The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-11-28
LOCAL DOTS

The Odell mills at Concord were sold
ut pub ic auction Wednesday, bringing
$175,544.
Capt Penny, the L.. 81 C.'s new con-
ductor, made his first run over the road
Thursday morning..
Attention is called to the interesting
announcement of the Heath Jones com
pany in today's paper.
we again remind you that next Mon
day, 3Oth instant, is the last day for
paying town taxes without penalty.
Miss DoIst, Converse College teach
or, was accidentally shot with n small
rifle in Spartanburg Thursday by a lit
tie negro boy. The wound is not Sc
riouS.
The Emery Club was delightfully."- en-
tertained Tuesday evening by Mrs. j.
ID. Witherspoon. Ideal refreshments
were served.
IL. w. Drake, an ex-sheriff of Hale
county Ala, was murdered and his
house burned Wednesday night. Three
negroes have been arrested charged
with the crime.
"a called meeting of Bethel Presby-
tory was held in Chester Tuesday to
dlssolve the pastoral relations between
the Rev. "A. Ill. Atkins and his charges
In Chester county.
Tho Burgess Drug Company is a new
business concern just launched i'm Wax
haw. The new firm is composed of DIR.
u. Ill. Burgess, DR.. Ill. G. Houston and
Mr. w. :. Rone.-Monroe Journal.
The Friday Afternoon Book Club
met yesterday afternoon, Mrs. j. u.
hunter being the cultured and accom-
plished hostess. Elaborate refresh
ments were served during the evening"
we regret to note that there is no inn
proVement in the condition of Mr.. Rich
ard Robinson, whose illness has been
referred to in these columns In fact, he
has been worse during the last few
days.
The editor is indebted TO his good
friend, Mr.. G.. w. Williams, of Jack
sonham, for a mammoth cabbage head.
sent tto him Thursday. He couldn't
weigh it, for there are mo scales in East
End large enough for the purpose.
Mrs. Ella Roberts, of the Longsville
neighborhood, was taken from here
Monday to the Rock Hill hospital by
her son and daughter, Mr.. S. ID. Roberts
and Mrs. j. NJ. Hilton. Mrs. Roberts
is the mother of Mrs. w. L.. Blackmon
at this place.-Kershaw Era
difficulty occurred mt Elgin Thurs
Patterson, colored, in which the latter
was pretty badly beaten. 1t is said
that Patterson was drinking and that
ne struck another party with his gun
which caused Mr.. Duren TO interfere.
Mr.. John II. Roddey bought a bale of
cotton yesterday for III cents per pound.
rms was not long staple either, but a
pale OF short staple, but of the finest
variety and prettiest sample ever shown
here. The bale was raised by Mr..
PleXico, of Sharon, and has taken the
prize at two fairs.-Rock Hill Record.
Mr.. Edgar Williams, son of Mr. III. F..
Williams, of east Monroe township, and
Miss Julia Lindsay, daughter of Mr. IL.
Lindsay, were married yesterday morn
ing at $50 o'clock at the home of the
brides father, in Lilesville. Rev.T.W.
ChambliSs, of Wadesboro, performed
the ceremony.-Monroe Enquirer.
The cotton house at Mr.. S. j. Helms
Old home. near Wingate, was fired about
O'Clock Sunday morning, but by hard
work on the part of julius Ledbetter, a
colored man who lives on the farm and
his family the house and eight bales of
cotton was saved. one bale of cotton
was burned.-Monroe Enquirer.
While here this week Postoffice In
spectors Gregory and Smith made n
thorough examination of Lancaster IS
postofiice, ,tindingeverythingi in excellent
shape. The officers took occasion to
compliment Postmaster Hunter and
his assistants on the manner in which
they are discharging their duties.
Little Master Martin Phifer, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Crawford, who has
been in bad health for some time, was
taken by his mother and grandfather,
DR.. NJ. Il. Crawford, TO New York this
week for treatment by an eminent spec
ialist a message received here by the
father stated that the child stood the
trip nicely.
Mr.. Grover w. Terry, son of Mr.. j.
II. Terry, of this place, was seriously
injured Thursday at the Pine Creek cot
ton mills of Camden, being caught in
the machinery. His head was badly
bruised and cut, but it is not thought
that the skull is fractured. The unfort-
unate young mans father went to Cam
den yesterday TO see him.
1t will be recalled that w. II. Hayes,
a former citizen of Vance township,
was shot nv his son two weel<S 400 i'm