The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-08-08
LOCAL DOTS
Cotton, 1880; seed, 20 cts.

Much needed rains have fallen in
some sections of the county this week.
Miss Ivy Crawford will entertain a
number of her young friends today at
luncheon.
The stenographers of South Carolina
will meet in Columbia today to form a
State ASSOCIATION.
MIR. Harry Johnston, young man
of Rock Hill, died Wednesday, just after
the amputation of diseased leg.
There will be picnic at the Bruce
school house Wednesday, August the
18th. The public is cordially invited.
Rev. I. S. Caldwell will assist in a
meeting at Shiloh, in Lancaster county,
S. c., on the fourth Sabbath.-A. X.
Presbyterian.
MIR. j. M. Reid, an aged magistrate
of Lee county, committed suicide Tues
day afternoon, by shooting himself. He
was II years old.
Miss Dida Bowers and Mr.. Samuel
Falkenberry were married at White
Bluff last week by Rev. h. t. Black
man.-Kersbaw Era.
MIR. j. w. Roberts and Miss jamie
Vincent were married here Wednesday
at the home of Mr.. William Harris, by
Magistrate B. F.. Phillips.
The Junior Council of Elgin will
gave picnic on the 18th of this month.
The ladies will serve refreshments for
the benefit of the church there.
The News force is indebted to Mr..
Dock Walters, of the eastern portion of
the county, for peck of fine apples
presented to them yesterday.
The Van Wyck and Riverside base
ball teams played match game at the
former place Wednesday. The score
was 8 to 4 in favor of Riverside.
The interior of the Presbyterian
church has been handsomely repainted,
the work being finished Thursday. Mr..
III. II. Horton, Jr., was the contractor.
Rev. Jabez Ferris, who was grant
ed a months vacation by his congrega-
ton, is spending the time in Philadel-
phia for special Observation-Disclosures
Era.
The policeman at Great Falls who
recently killed a negro, while the latter
was resisting arrest, was admitted to
bail Tuesday by Judge Ira B. Jones in
the sum of $4,000.
AS previously announ ced, the State
reunion of Confederate Veterans will be
held in Greenville next week, Aug. II
and l3. The railroads will give reduc-
ed rates for the occasion.
The Rev. X. T.. Small closed a sue
cessful protracted meeting at Rich Hill
Baptist church Thursday. There are
81 candidates for baptism, and were
admitted To membership by letter.
Miss Hessie Thomson entertained a
large number of her young friends last
evening, complimentary TO the mem
bers of her house party. Dainty re-
freshments were served during the
evening.
Mr.. Boyd Horton, Auditor Horizons S
genial and popular young son, is now
filling the position in superintendent
McLure's Office made vacant by the
promotion of Mr.. Ward Pegram to the
conductorship of the l. 81 C's passenger
train.
Mr.. Douglass Tompkins, the young
Rock lillian who was the guest Of Mr..
Ira Jones this week, has been awarded
the York county Clemson scholarship,
for which a competitive exam ination
was recently held. Mr.. Tompkins is
son of Capt. and Mrs. X. f.. Tompkins.
The work of distributing piping for
Lancaster's water-works system was
begun yesterday morning, by large
force of hands, under the direction of
Civil Engineer Goss. Excavating for
the pipes will probably begin Monday.
1t is thought that the entire system will