The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-10-08
LOCAL DOTS

Cotton Oil Company is paying sol
cents per bushel for cotton seed.
Col. Leroy Springs received
months-old Holstein buE, which he
will send to one of his plantations.
Mr.. ]. H. Ross of Charlotte will
deliver an address in the A. r. p.
church at Pleasant Hill on next Sab
bath. the 10th, at II o'clock a. m.
Capt. j. M. Hough accompanied
the Chesterfield county fair boosters
on their trip through that county and
was one Of the speakers at Pageland
Tuesday.
Mr.. M. l.. Beckham. county cot
ton statistician, reports that up to
September 25, 1915, Bats bales
have been ginned, against 500 up
to the same time last year.
The Lancaster Bible Society will
r meet next Sunday evening at 1880 in
= the First Methodist church The
local pastors will make short ad-
dresses and it is hoped that there
will be a good attendance.
One of the contestants for the
prizes offered by The News says she
is Gin 1t to the finish" Now that's
the proper spirit in which to enter
the game. We hope every contestant
will enter the contest resolved to
stick.
Rev. DR.. j. II. Thayer is in at
tendance on the Moriah Baptist AS
sociation with the Flat Greek church.
DR.. Thayer preached the opening SER
mon. He carried to the association
a splendid report from the First
Baptist church.
opened Monday. September 27, with
an enrolment OF 1856. Last year only
10S pupils were enrolled in this
school. An increase in attendance
he's been made in all of the graded
schools of Lancaster.
The Lancaster graded schools
have completed the work of the first
scholastic month and reports will be
sent out the first of next week
close examination of these records by
the patrons OF the school is urged by
the superintendent
Rev. r. w. Catoe and Mr. jim
Williams of near Pageland stopped
over here few hours last Tuesday
They were on their way to Rock Hill,
carrying with them Mr. Clayton
Williams. who will undergo treat
ment at the Fennell Infirmary
A protracted meeting will begin
in the First Baptist church Monday
night at 7:30 o'clock. The pastor.
DR.. j. II. Thaver. will be assisted by
Rev. ]. S. Dill. d. D., pastor of the
First Baptist church of Gaffney.
The hours for the services will be
$3.50 and 1880 p. m. each day.
Magistrate w. j. Crenshaw of
Van Wyck was in town last Monday
and turned over to County Treasurer
Hilton $63. fines collected in his
court the past quarter His docket
was also inspected by County Super
visor Cook, as the law requires and
found neatly kept and in first class
condition.
\. The Lancaster high school foot
baii~team, accompanied by Messrs.
Ira b. Jones, Jr.. and Thurlow Greg
ory, Jr., went to Camden this morn
ing and Will play a match game with
the Camden high school team this
afternoon. Prof. w. l.. Feaster,
principal of the Central school, also
went to Camden this afternoon to
witness the game.
Among other alterations made
on the Cunningham Hough property
on Main street. the new plate glass
front in the store formerly occupied
by the millinery department of the
Jones Mercantile Company, is a very
decided Improvement. Other changes
IA like nature soon to be made,
will add much to the appearance of
the other stores in this group.
ALI who were present at the
home mission meeting OF the Ladies'
Aid Society of the Presbyterian
church at that church Tuesday after
noon, enjoyed hearing Miss Belle
Thompson. welfare worker Of the
Purity Presbyterian church Miss
Thompson spoke Interestingly of her
work in its many phases and her
charming personality as we'll as the
message she brought. made strong
appeal 20 her hearers.
The ladies OF Lancaster, parti-
cularly the mothers, are invited to at
tend an open meeting of the Mission
Study Glass OF the First Methodist
church. Mrs. T. Y. Williams has
been asked to deliver a criticism of
The Child in the Midst" which
book both the Baptist and Methodist
Mission Study classes have recently
finished studying. The day of the
meeting is Tuesday next. and the
hour Is 4 p. m.
The patrons OF the Central
graded school will be glad to know
that the doors at each end OF the
school building have been changed
so that they now open from the in
side out instead OF from the outside
in as heretofore. This has been
done to give better and safer exits In
case OF fire or other emergencies,
The superintendent also contemplates
heginnfnR the racfica ~ 9ra d-SInu