The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-05
VAN WYCK PEOPLE
ALWAYS DOING THINGS
SCHOOL WORK HAS BEGUN
Flood Sufferers Need Right Kind
of Help-News of Interest
from Good Community.

Prof. and Mrs. Linder have return.
ed from Montreal, where they spent
the summer. and report very
pleasant vacation in "The Land or
the Skies" Prof. Linder and Misc.
Rogers OF Bennettsville, his assist
ant teacher, are ready to enter upor
their duties as teachers Of Van
"yck High School, which opened its.
session on Monday morning. Rev.
Jas. Russell and some of the patrone.:
were present and spoke words of en-
couragement and gave the school
their good wishes for successful
term
Mr.. w. \. Ashe has overhauled
his brick plant which was so badly
wrecked by the July food, and is now
running on full time in making,
Trick and will soon be able to fn
the many orders for brick which ac-
cumulated while the plant was out
Of business.
Some OF the flood sufferers have,
oeen trying to get seed appropriaceol
by the government for the relief or
those who lost their crops nv tbs
Hoods. but have been unable to se-
cure any up to this time. 1t is all
most too late in the season nov for
the kinds of seed ready to be dis
tributed, and much of this seed is.
not suitable for their needs. Thew
neeu grain to- SOW for their nwr,
food and for their stock. MANY viii,
be destitute little later. but If thew
use the proper judgment and can eet
he right seed It will be a great heir
10 them next spring 1t seems tba@
the flood funds are handled in n way-
hat very few can get any roller
The plan of giving work to the sur.
fererS, on the streets and roads az
IN" prices paid is not as remunera
NV" as work and prices given bv.
railroads. power companies and 9th
er corporations. Besides the streets.
and roads are located some distance
from whore the sufferers live. which
would compel them to leave their
homes and families and bear ex-
penses that they could not we'll at.
ford. Those in charge of these,
funds should investigate needy.
cases and give them the proper re-
lief as intended, when the Keller.
Fund was created.
Messrs. Lawrence and Claude,
Davis of Columbia spent the week
end with their father. Rev. J. ".
Davis. They returned to Columbia.
Monday morning accompanied by,
their father, who will spend a part
his September vacation. voted HIM
by his congregation with them. Tn
the meantime, his pulpit VIII be,
filled at his regular appointments
Miss Ethel Vaughan is visiting
relatives and friends in Pleasant
Valley this week
Y Miss Bessie Cunningham is visit
ing her aunt. Mrs ]. NJ. Yoder and
friends around Van Wyck this week.
There were some disappointments,
at the result Of the first primarv
ne Of the county candidates said,
go to the polls on August %. an6s
vote as you pray" From some or
the returns IL seems to ne that the
vote and PRAYER did not go together
II the voter prayed for good govern
ment. and at the next primary the
voter should be more careful how he
casts his ballot.
Rev James Russell of Chester
hlled Rev. ]. V. Davis pulpit OF the,
Methodist church Sunday afternoon
and preached an able sermon on the,
parable of the tares.
! Messrs. j. A. Hyatt. r. II. Massey
IC. r. and X. NJ. Yoder motored to-
Colleg Hill Sunday afternoon to the.
unveiling OF Woodman monument
placed at the gave OF Consul Robert
Ney McNeely who perished on the
III fated Persia.
Van WICK people with manv 9th
ers rejoice that the railroad strike
has been averted-and nave an in
creasing faith in Woodrow Wilson.
! mat this district should have an