The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-03
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from Il BUSINESS TRIP TO SC. LOU
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The Chamber of Commerce
dinner on Ma rch 81 will be serv-
ed by the Kings Daughters and
we know from past experiences
that this fact is sufficient as
surance that the dinner will be a
good one.
aMessrs, E. c.. Mackey, r. S.
Stewart, Claud N. Sapp, M. P.
Johnson, Whiteford Smith and
DIR. C. B. Pratt began house
keeping this week in one of the
Jones cottages next door to the
Baptist church.
Mr.. A. w. Chance has moved
from the store between B. G..
Hough's jewelry store and Judge
Jones' law office to the store
room in the Riddle block, recent
ly vacated by the Southern Ex-
press company.
Miss Flonney Sowell left for
Dallas, Texas, Thursday morn
ing to buy Spring millinery for
the Monis Merchantile Co., of
Chico, Texas, where she has ac'
cepted the position as trimmer
this season.
Miss Cornelia Elliott will leave
next week for Richmond to be-
gin the trained nurses course at
the Memorial hospital in that
city and her friends here at
home wish her abundant sue
cess in the work upon which she
is about to enter.
Mrs. J. S. Fischel. formerly
of Chester, has joined Mr.. tls-
chel who holds a position with
the Lancaster Pharmacy. Mr..
and Mrs. Fischel have rented
rooms in the home of Mrs. Ju-
liza Porter, where they have be-
gun housekeeping.
The friends of Mayor r. ID.
Rlakeney, of Kershaw, will re
gi,et to learn that he is having
Considerable trouble with his
ewes which have caused him Sc
we're pain. He has been in Rock
Hill this week receiving special
treatment which we hope Will
give him relief.
Rev. P. B. Wells, ID. D., pre-
siding elder of the Rock Hill dis
tr;ct will make his first official
visit for the current year to the
First Methodist church next Sun
day night. He will preach at
1880 p. m. and at the close of
the service will hold the first
quarterly conference.
Luther Ellison, secretary OF
the Lancaster Chamber of Com
merce, attended a meeting of the
= county fair secretaries in Colum-
bia yesterday and read an arti-
Gle on "Judicious Advertising
Secretary Ellison was, by accla-
nation, reelected secretary
treasurer of the South Carolina
federation of fairs.
Rev. H. r. Murchison and Mr.
A. G.. Williamson were present
at the Deacon's conference of
Bethel Presbytery which met
in Chester this week. The at
tendance at this meeting was
very large and representative
there having been present near
ly a hundred delegates.
At a meeting of the congrega-
tion of the Presbyterian church
next Sunday after the morning
services, an election will be held,
if the way be clear, for three adj
ditional elders and enough addi-
tional deacons tn axe the totGl
number twelve.
The Harper Hardware compa-
ny opened its doors this week,
with q full line of hardware, in
I the tore-room formerly occu-
Eied by the dry goods depart
T1ent of the Jones Merchantile
conpcny, which has been COM
pietely renovated. This new con-
cern IS managed by Messrs. Rob.
ert 5. Harper and A. F. Giles.
Miss Fannie Clark of Union,
who for several seasons past has
been milliner for the Jones Mer-
chaptile company and Miss Car.
lie !. Bear of York, Pennsylva-
nia, who has held a like position