The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-11-14
HEATH SPRINGS NEWS
IMPORTANT EVENTS
DEATH OF GOOD WOMAN
School Improvement Work a
Great Success-Many Visitors
in Good Town.

her VINO dled at her home in Lake
Wales, Fla, Sunday. November 5th.
were brought to Kershaw for inter
ment there Tuesday, the 7th inst.
The funeral took place from the resi-
dence Of DR.. e. C. Brassington.
brother-in-law Of DR.. B. d. Stalkner,
and a close friend of the family.
where the body was carried from the
train Tuesday morning. The short
but impressive service at the
grave at o'clock in the afternoon
was conducted by the Rev. ]. B. We'll
don and DR.. ]. w. H. Dyches of the
Heath Springs Methodist and Bap-
tist churches, respectively. The
numerous floral tributes, beautiful in
their variety and design, which COW
cred the grave, bore silent but GER
tain testimony to the high esteem in
which Mrs. Stalkner was held by a
large circle of frienas not only in
South Carolina but several other
States from which these tributes
came. Mrs. Stalkner, whose illness
was but Of a few days previous to
her death, was in her 57th year. She
was born in Laurens, the daughte,
OF DR.. James of that place, and in
early life united with the Presbytc-
rian church of which she ever re-
mained loyal and devoted mem.
ber. Her husbands work as a civil
engineer for the Seaboard Railroad
Nrecessitated his going to different
points in several States. and she al
ways accompanied him. Thus she
was thrown with many OF the rail-
road officials and employees, upon
whom she bestowed many kindness
ses and to whom she administered
wise counsel as opportunity pre-
sented itself. BY these, and others
greatly beloved, as was evidenced by
the many messages of coincidence RE-
ceived from them by the family in
their hour of sorrow, and the beautl-
full floral tributes sent from many
places.
Mrs. Stalkner is survived by her
husband, Mr.. l.. T. Stalkner, one sis
ter, Mrs. Mary Wright of Manning,
and three sons, as follows: DR.. b
ID. Stalkner of Heath Springs, Mr.. c.
d. Stalkner OF Rock Island, H., and
Mr.. w. NJ. Stalkner of Kits. Ky. To
these and others comes the comfort
OF Gods word, BLESSED are the dead
who die in the Lord from henceforth
yea, saith the Spirit, that they may
rest from their labors; for their
works follow with them"
The tacky party given at the Ma
sonic hall Friday night by the
School Improvement Association, OF
which Mrs. w. S. Moore is the effi-
cient president. proved to be a sue
cess in every way. According to the
receipts taken in at the door the at
tendance was two hundred and
thirty and every one entered hearth
ly into the spirit of the occasion and
enjoyed the evening to the fullest
extent. Nearly everybody was dress
ed "tacky," without respect to per-
sons, sex or age, and their conduct
and conversation were pitched on the
same plane. The receipts for re-
freshments, together with those at
the door, netted Saba. not a bao
showing for the first venture of the
kind by the School Improvement AS
sociation. The first prize for the
"tackiest" person was awarded to
Miss Ethel Davidson of the schooI
faculty, and the second to Miss Nell
lie Williams, one of the school pu-
pills.
DR.. B. ID. Stalkner's father, Mr.. L..
It. Stalkner, of Lake Wales. Fla, his
brother, Mr.. c. ID. II. Stalkner and
wife, of Rock Island. ILL.,, and his
aunt, Mrs. Mamie Wright of Man
ming, 8. c., have been with him ana
his family here for the past few
days.
The Rev. Mr.. w. B. McIlwaine was
the guest of his sister, Mrs. w. s.
Moore. Friday. He reports that his
son, a student in Union Seminary,
Richmond. Va, has just undergone
successful operation for appendi-
citis.
Mrs. w. j. Vaughn, who motored
with Mr.. and Mrs. Commodore Hin
son to Columbia early in the week to
spend few days with them. return
ed home Sunday.