The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-11-04
LOCAL DOTS

Have you soweG any small grain vet?
III not, why not?
The infant of Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Belk
died last Saturday night.
A 12-pound son was born To Mr.. and
Mrs. William Barton, of this place. sun
day, Nov. L.
The White Bluff school opened Mon
day morning, with Mr.. Il. T.. Blackmon
as teacher.
A fine 12-pound girl was born to MIR.
and Mrs. j. NJ. Cook, of the Creek sec
ton, Oct. 27, 1908.
A fine daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Roberts, of the Creek section,
yesterday, Nov. 3.
The Williamson Cross Roads school
will open next Monday, 9th instant. with
Mrs. A. c. Williamson as teacher.
President Roosevelt has issued his
proclamation designating Thursday.
10Th instant, as Thanksgiving day.
A fine eleven-pound boy was born to
MIR. and Mrs. l.. II. Croxton, of the
Stoneboro section, Tuesday, Oct. %,
1908.
There will be preaching at Beaver
Creek church next Sunday morning at
III o clock by the pastor, DIR. Rice. The
ladies are requested to bring their mis-
Our esteemed fellow townsman, Capt.
w. B' Ilyle, had another valuable mule
to die few nights ago, a victim ofcolic.
~ VIII be recalled that he sustained n
similar loss few months ago.
Mr.. Thomas McCorlkle. the well
known Confederate veteran, who lives
with his stepdaughter, Mrs Mary Smith.
met with bad accident few davs
ago. He fell and broke several of his
ribs.
The family of Mr.. Wylie q. Caskey,
OF New Cut, has been sorely afflicted
1or the past four months. The fourth
member of the household is now down
with fever, and still another is threatened
with it.
Chairman Hughes, of the county
committee, forwarded to the editor of
The State Friday the following contribu-
uons TO the Bryan fund, made through
w. III. Draffin, of Riverside: John r.
Latham, 25cts; w. IL. Drafin, 25cts: II.
c. Millen, 25cts.
The sales of cotton here last Saturday
were unusually heavy, about 800 bales
being marketed. For hours row of
wagons loaded with the feecy staple
extended all the way from the court
house square to the cotton platform at
the depot. Nine cents was the price
paid.
Mr.. j. Is. Harris, of the Heath
Springs section, met with painful ac-
cident few days ago. While watering
his mule the animal, becoming fright
ened at the noise made by the rolling of
child's wagon, suddenly jumped, and
alighting on Mr.. Harris's foot. severely
bruised the member
Little Samuel Milton, son of MIR. and
Mrs. NJ. Y. Cauthen, of Heath Springs,
died last Wednesday, aged not quite
fourteen months. He had about re-
covered from spell ofwhooping cough
when he was attacked with grip, the eff
fects proving fatal. The burial was at
Beaver Creek Baptist church Thursday
Mr.. G. w. Williams, of the Jackson
ham section, presented his friend, Mr..
w. q. Caskey, of New Cut with n cab
bage few days ago that weighed IL
pounds. We understand that there is
still another head" in Mr.. Williams's s
garden which is even larger, and which
may eventually find its way into the
editors pot.
Associate Justice Ira B. Jones was
here for the Fair. Mr.. Jones is looked
upon as one of the strongest men ever
elected to n place on the Supreme Court
Bench. lie works hard, but he believes
that one of the best things he can do is
to mix with the people and remain one
of the people, although he devotcs most
of his life to study and work.-Colum
bia cor. The News and Courier
The many friends throughout the
county of Mr.. Richard Robinson will re-
gret to- learn that he is in bad health,
having lost the use of his left side lie
&c at hn hlY IN, Ia,
Allen Adams, who married his grand
daughter. Mr.. Robinson, it will be re-
called, celebrated his SOth birthday
some weeks ago with family reunion
at the home of one of his sons, Mr.. =.
ID. Robinson, at which time he was in
the enjoyment of excellent health.