The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-13
BUSY DAYS IN
HEATH SPRINGS
DEATH OF MIR. WILLIAMS
Much Building in Progress.
Honor Roll of Progressive
School.

Heath Springs, Oct. 12.-Extensive
building operations are in evidence
in Heath Springs at this time. There
is more activity along this line than
at any time since the writer's resi-
dence here. Messrs. E. F. Hammond
and j. A. Clark are erecting hand
some and commodious residences on
their respective lots, the former near
the Methodist church on Main
street and the latter on the lot east
of the residence of Mr.. w. It. Stover.
Other citizens here are talking of
building residences in the near flu
ture. Mr.. +. G. CroXton and Mrs.
Lillian Hinson are making extensive
improvements on their homes. and
Mayor j. A Williams is planning to
do the same with his residence. re-
Gently purchased of Mr. p. T. Twit-
ty.
a ginnery with all modern i'm
provements is being built by the
Springs Banking and Mercantile
Company and a movement is on foot
to establish a -four mill in connection
with it, This will be fine move
and will help Heath Springs and
prove blessing to the entire com
munity for miles around. 1t is also
hoped that in connection with these
a lighting plant sufficient for the
needs of our town will be put in.
Nothing of material nature would
add more to the town than this.
The large brick building going up
on Main street near the postoffics
Will be occupied in part as a garage
by Mr.. A. b. Cauthen. ard as stor-
age house for Buick automobiles
which will be handled by Mr.. r.
Coke Bridges. The restaurant, con-
Quoted by Mr.. John F. McGill in con-
nection with his beef market. near
the depot. is filling a long felt want.
Heath Springs is still on the map
and paying the top of the market
for cotton and cotton seed, and SELL
ing goods as cheap as they can Be
bought anywhere.
large number Of our citizens
haze taken stock in the Heath
Springs Building and Loan Associa
tion. This hearty local sympathy
with this important organization is
the best assurance of its success.
Messrs. p. 4. Twitty and Henry
Halle went to Rock Hill Tuesday TO
Ilr IIni ,,.l,a
sick. and DR.. Walter c. Twitty.
Mr.. and Mrs, S. c. Gardner, Mr..
and Mrs. j. NJ. Cauthen and children.
and Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Pittman ana
family went to Sand Hill church,
Tuesday afternoon 10 attend the flu
neral of Mr.. w. j. Williams.
Hope is entertained now, by those
in attendance. of the recovery of Lii
lie May, the little seven-year-olo
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Cameron
Adams. who is i'll of typhoid fever at
her home near Rich HILL
Death of an Octogenarian.
Mr.. w. j. Williams, one OF Ker-
shaw county's oldest citizens. died at
the home OF his granddaughter. Mrs.
Thomas knight. two miles below
kershaw Monday Oct. 9th. and was
buried at Sand Hill church (BaptistJ
on the following afternoon in the
presence of a large concourse of rel
atives and friends. Mr.. Williams
was about S5 years of age and was
ior many years an honored member
and deacon of Flat Creek Baptist
church. He was reared I'm the Flat
creek section of Lancaster county
and lived there till few wears apo
when he removed with his grand
children, Mr.. and Mrs. knight IN.
their home near the town of Ker-
shaw Mr.. Williams suffered the loss
or one OF his lower limbs several
years ago and was never able to on
around very much after that. And
In recent months his health has been
very poor But in all his sickness
and suffering he has found in his
savior never failing comforter and
irlend; and in that friend and Sa-
Vior ne died reposing his hope for
the eternal security OF his soul. Mr.
Williams is survived by one sister.
MRS. 3. c. Gardner Of Heath Sprines
ana several grandchildren, to whom
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