The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-10-17
LOCAL. DOTS

neio county's leading citizens, died
Wednesday.
Maj. j. n. Vandiver, a prominent
cltizen of Anderson, died Tuesday. He
was nominated for the legislature i'm the
last primary.
"A check for $500, amount ofinsurance
carried by the late Martin Harper i'm
.he eJun1or Order, was received Thursday
oy MT. >. Hagins of the Elgin Council.
Fire broke out in the Carolina hotel
I'm ROCK Hill Wednesday night and con-
siderable damage was done before the
names could be extinguished. 1t started
from the kitchen range.
Mrs. Z. A. Parker of Wingate under
went an operation for cancer at st.
refers Hospital in Charlotte yesterday.
Her many friends will be glad to know
that she is doing well Monroe Jour
nal.
"A negro named Buck Davis, from
Sreenyilie, was accidentally killed Mt
Great Falls Wednesday. Hewas swing
ing out of n moving "dinkey" engine.
when he was struck by a PROTECTING
rock in cut and killed
Mr.. III. $. Heyman has sold an inter
est in his sizing business to Mr.. G.. B.
Skipper, superintendent of the Lancas-
Ter Cotton Mills, and the concern will
pe known in the future as the Skinner
SIZING Colchester Reporter.
Mr.. George Bowers, one of Lancaster
county's successful farmers, came near
losing his gin house by fire a few days
ago. fortunately the flames Were dis
covered before much damage was done.
Inc fire was due to an accident.
Lum Taylor, arrested by Policeman
y. Mike Sowell, was tried and convicted
before Magistrate B. +. Phillips, of the
cotton mills, one day this week, of the
charge of profanity in church. The
sentence was 30 days or $50. The fine
was paid.
Wade Sinclair, the little son of Mr..
Thomas Sinclair, of the Creek neighbor-
hood, died Tuesday night of a paralytic
stroke received last Saturday. The
child was not quite three years old. The
burial was at Upper Camp Creek church
Wednesday.
Miss Leola Horn, daughter of Mr..
George Horn of Unionville, is in st.
Peters Hospital, Charlotte, where she
has been operated on for cancer of the
tongue. 1t was necessary to remove
half of the tongue, but her friends will
be glad TO know that she is now getting
on nicely eed.-Monroe Journal.
- ''C'''A Nhioliii'i nag was placed on
the graded school building yesterday.
below the national flag Exercises ap
propriate to the occasion were held.
addresses being made by Supt. Craven
and the Rev. w. \. Fairy and patriotic
songs rendered by the school. Mr.. John
Il. Green, of the board of trustees, pre-
sided.
Miss Jessie May, daughter of Mr. ar d
Mrs. John Cole, of Royston, Ga, and
granddaughter of the late w. A. Hill
llard of this county, died few DAYS
ago, at the home of her parents, aged 10
years. She was a pretty and lovable
girl and her untimely death is "A severe
blow to her fond parents.
Miss NJ. Elizabeth Clark, of Heath
Springs, who, as recently noted to the
Era, went to Crocketville to take n no.
sition as teacher, has been appointed by
Governor Ansel to a scholarship from
the Flfth congressional District in the
Confederate Home College i'm Charles
ton, which scholarships are awarded
only to the children of Confederate sol
diers.-kcrshaw Era.
The negro captured in Flat Creek and
lodged in Jail last Saturday by sheriff
Hunter is named Daniel Buchanan, and
not Dan McKenna, as stated in We'd
nesday's News. The name of the negro
he shot is Henry Clark. the bullet strik-
ing him in the leg. Buchanan claims
that he shot Clark because the latter
was attacking his lBuchanan's) mother
with an axe.
During the past ten days there has
Deen quite an exodus of mill peoDIe
from Fort Mill to the other towns i'm
this section. The two mills here have
been closed for the past six weeks. ana
this period of idleness has forced the
people to seek employment at other
mills. No information is obtainable rs
TO when the mills in thi, place will re.
sumo operations.-For Mill Times.
Mr.. Walter II. Crcnshaw. son of Mrs
{. {. Crenshaw, celebrated his DIST
birthday last Monday night, oct. 10Th.
at his home at The mill village. He
had nice supper at O'Clock which
was enjoyed by anumber of his friends.
After supper the ladies sang some beau
tiful hymns until the string band ar
rived, which made some fine music.
which was enjoyed by all present
Mr.. Geo. w. Jones, who has taken
one of the county's road contracts, be-
gan work this week on the Cam
den road, and is now working between
Lancaster and Elgin, having already
completed about three miles. He has
invested in modern road machine.
which is doing fine work The machine