The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-11-25
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Public Weigher Bailey. has weighed
$3.50 bales of cotton thus far this season,
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Os.
car Jacobs, of Crockett Cross Roads.
Nov.I9.
Attention is called to the Rank of
Lancaster's new announcement else
where. o''o-
The upper Camp Creek school opened
Monday with a good enrolment. Mr.,
James Z. Duncan, of Dixie, is i'm charge
The graded schools will observe
Thanksgiving. Exercises will be sus-
pended this afternoon until next Monday
morning. ''
AS Will be seen by The News's adver-
Using columns some valuable lands are
ior sale In the growing Elgin commun-
Don't forget and come to town to.
row-Thanksgiving Day-expect.
ing TO trade or transact other business.
LOT the stores, banks, etc., will be closed
FOR the present part of II. F.. ID. No.
at Heath Springs has been discon.
tinued. However, the same will he
re-ihstated when the road is repaired
Mr.. Thomas Blackmon, of the Rich
Bill section, has rented Mr.. Bean regard
Cunningham house and lot i'm ,East
,Hnd, previously occupied by DIR. f.. O.
A1nson and family.
We are pleased to note that our old
friend, Mr.. JEFF Sims, of Flat Creeix
who has been sick for ten weeks. is now
Improving. He was able to sit nm
awhile Monday. p
mr. ELLIE" Bowers is having q
handsome broom cottage built in south
hho Tor himself and family. The buiI.
Jung Is being constructed by the Moore
LUMBER and Manufacturing comnapv
win which Mr.. Bowers is connected.
Mr.. c. III. Everall, of the Jackson
nam section, will move to town
To-Day occupying the house in South
End vacated Monday by Mr.. Sam Har-
per- VINO moved into the old home of
nls brother, Mr.. Robert Harper, who
Is now in his new residence.
Mt Mothershed tells us that the
mortgage Litter" cotton seed which
ne Is advertising for sale is the best of
tne many varieties. that he has tried i'm
ms many years experience as a farmer.
1t yielded for him this year on an aver.
age OF 1895 pounds of seed cotton per
acre. Po'
The many friends of Mrs. ]. F.. Carnes.
of the o. X. section, will he nIeasad to
learn that she is improving in health.
She lett the hospital Mt Rock Hill sun
oay ana came over to Lancaster, where
she is staying with her sister, Mrs. =.
H. w illiams, until she is able TO make
tue trip TO her home near o. X.
we again remind all concerned of the
TACT that, while the game season is now
open, 1t is unlawful to sell game of any
hhd. Not even 'possums can be sold
Ihe penalty for violation of the law is
heavy, and the game warden. DIR. j. =.
Rutledge, will prosecute all casesire
ported to him.
Taxpayers of the town of Lancaster
are reminded of the fact that the time
Tor the payment of municipal taxes ex-
pires next Monday, both instant. After
that date the penalty attaches. The
tlme VIII not be extended so YOU had
better pay up now, if you have not AL
ready done so.
The many friends througout the
county of Mr.. l.. NJ. Cauthen, who lives
with his son-in-law, Mr.. John Bridges,
At Heath SpIings, will regret to learn
thatthe genial and clever old gentleman
is quite sick. He has been unable to be
up in more than two weeks. Mr.. Cauth-
en- is one Iof the oldest citizens i'm the
county, being about SO years old.
There was large congregation at
Zion Sunday to- hear the Rev. Jas. II
Brown preach his farewell sermon.
the church paid out its assessments
and about seven dollars over. Then
some of the members made the pastor
present of pair of kid gloves. The
people would be very glad to have Mr..
Brown returned to this work.
The term of Associate Justice Ira B.
Jones OF Lancaster expires on July 81.
l'lO, and his successor will be elected
at the session of 1910. Justice Jones.
VINO was formerly Speaker the House.
is now serving his second term of eight
years, and he has made a marked i'm
preston by his able and thorough opin-
ions.-Columbia cor. the News and
Courier.
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