The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-04-28
LOCAL DOTS

Cotton brought 10 cents on this
market yesterday.
Mr.. Oliver Blackmon has toma-
to blooms in his garden. Many
gardeners haven't set out plants
yet.
On Monday last the Lancaster
graded schools entered upon the
9Th and last month of the present
session.
Douglass church is being re-
painted, both inside and outside.
Painter H. H. Horton has the
contract.
1t was Mr.. John Gaddys, form
erly of Lancaster, not Mr.. John
Garris as previously announced,
who won the $14O0 automobile
raff1ed at Pineville, N. c., recent
ly.
Capt. Allen H. Clark, a we'll
known conductor on the South
ern, died Monday, of pneumonia,
at his home in Rock Hill. The
remains were taken to Camden
yesterday for burial.
Capt. A. H. Greene, who was
severely injured in an automo-
bile accident few days ago, as
heretofore published in The
News, has sufficiently recovered
to be out on the streets again.
Mrs. John P. Hunter has resign
ed her position as writer of the
social letter for The State. Mrs.
Hunter is a gifted and scholarly
writer and her highly entertain
ing communications will be great
ly missed by our Columbia con-
temporary's readers.
Sam Lee, the Chinaman, who
recently opened a laundry in Lam
caster, in the Riddle block on
Main street, is doing good bus
mess and his patrons are increas-
ing daily. His establishment is
well fitted up and conveniently
arranged.
Sam Massey, colored, charged
with storing and selling liquor,
as publishedin in Saturdays News,
was required by Mayor Hughes
to pay a fine of 500. 1t will be
recalled that Chief McManus and
. Policeman Bell captured 8 gallons
of booze at Massey's house few
days ago.
The annual meeting of the
State Federation of Women's
Clubs is in session at Sumter.
having convened last evening.
Mrs. w. e. Taylor and Mrs. L.
c. Lazenby, delegates of the
Franklin Circle of Lancaster,
have been assigned to the home
of Mrs. Reese.
The Rev. MI. Long, of the
Greek section, sent us on Mon
day sample of his fine clover
crop. He has l 1-2 acres of bur
clover that will average two feet
) high, and is so well pleased with
this, his first, experiment that
he will plant largely of clover
another season something that
it would pay all farmers to do,
since clover is not only fine stock
food but soil improver as we'll.
AS will be seen by announce.
ment elsewhere, Mr.. w. ID.
Bewley, who purchased the large
JeWelry stock of j. G.. Robinson
in Chester. will begin an auction
sale of jewelry, etc, in Lancas-
ter this morning, in the store
room in the Springs block for
merly occupied by S. Daghir e
Co. Special inducements will be
offered ladies to attend.
Among the children surviving
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Smith, who
died at their home in York county
Saturday. as published elsewhere,
is Mr.. Fred f. Smith, of Tirzah,
whose wife is a Lancaster lady,
formerly Miss Jessie Long.
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Nj. j.
Long, OF Greek. The first wife
of Mr.. John Craig, of this coun-
ty, was a daughter of the lament
ed couple.
Mr. j.. II. Caskey. the well
! known Confederate veteran, Wis
tied in the Unity section the
past week. He was delightfully."-
entertained by the hospitabIe
people of that community feast
ed on spring chickens. early cab
bage, etc, etc. But the old vet
eran'S greatest treat was the