The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-12-05
LOCAL DOTS

me Masonic Grand Lodge will con.
Vsne In Charleston next Tuesday.
Farmers report good stands of small
gram, much of which has been planted
snd sowing is still in progress.
The Graded School will close for the
uohuays at p. m, Wednesday. Deo
1o' ana resume work Monday, January
constable w. j. Crenshaw seized five
s@hons OF liquor at Van Wyck a few
Gays ago, three from one party and two
from another. WV
rev. y. >. Young was to declare the
Lancaster and Shiloh pulpits vacant
last Sabbath.-Associate Reforr,oa
Presbyterian.
Miss Bessie Floyd, one of Kersbaw,s
most influential young ladies'. has beon
elected president of '"The Current Eyon,
Ciuo' at Claremont College, Hickory
Inc laymen' organization ofthe Meth
odist Conference will have leaders in
every District the coming wear. The
leader for the Rock Hill District is Mr.,
l.. G. Lazenby, of Lancaster. " :
The First National Bank. Mr. ~
hough, McCardell & Allison Rrothars
and Mr. A. w. Chance, all have new
ana attractive announcements i'm TO-
aay paper, to which attention is di-
rected.
considerable improvement is BEING
made In front yards in East End ;
among those who are grading and bean
utying their premises are Mrs. Ira n.
Jones, Mr.. j. f. Gregory and DIR. w r,
Laney.
MIS-. Henry Peninger, daughter OF
me late j. G. Outen, of Union countv
N. C., died few days ago at her home
m south Monroe, of dropsy of the heart.
she had been confined to her bed for
SIX months.
MT III. Hines is having the material
hauled Tor the construction ofa hand
some two-story residence on his lot in
Iast End. The building will be erect
so py contractor John Graham. who re-
Gently removed to Lancaster from
North Carolina.
Was She to Blame, an entertaining
U' was presented at the opera house
o'uay night to good audience,
Donig a return engagement. Like the
nrst performance here, n few veeks .ao
the one of Wednesday evening was ali
khat could be desired. In fact. this is
one OF the best plays that Lancaster has
had in years.
Mr.. S. V. Slower presented nc woa
nesday with some unusuaIIv Gna ond
toothsome sweet potatoes. known as
the virginia Forked Leaf or Sugar
ANS variety that comparatively
10" farmers In this country raise. we
are told. Mr.. Stover sold n load of the
potatoes on this market this week. and
the sweet tubers went like the proverb-
ial hot cakes.
me meeting at the court house Wed
nesday night to perfect the organization
oi tne volunteer fire company was not
well attended and nothing therefore w as
oone. The young men who have start.
90 thls most commendable movemant
deserve, and should receive. the moral
ana substantial support of the property
noiuers, business men and citizens
seheraiiy OF the community. Lancas-
'er has long needed first-class fire de-
pni'h'eh' ana 1t is to be hoped that
"neh ahother meeting is called in the
interest or the new organization il will
be largely attended-Since tho fora
gong was put in type we learn that
the next meeting will be held Monday
night.
The Baptist Convention of Soutb
Oarolina will convene at Union next
Tuesday.
MISS Jennie Thornwell and DIR. James
b. Elliott, of Fort Mill, are to he mar
rieu on the 10th instant, at the home in
fort MIL of the prospective brides
mother Mrs. NJ. III. Thornwel.
The SouthernIPower company is 90
ing to build third power plant in the
near iuture, having secured lands. etc.
t'r ths purpose along Fishing creek and
Catawba river.
notable social event in Rock Hin
thls week was the marriage or Mr.
Eugene c. Gwaltney of Winnsboro ond
Miss Marion Johnson, the beautiful
9aughter OF Dr. and Mrs. j. B. Johnson.
Ihe ceremony was performed at the
nome OF the charming brides parents.
Mss Johnson, that was, has MANY
friends and admirers in Lancaster whoro
she at one time taught music in the
graded schools.