The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-12-12
SHORT NEVIS

Will close for the Christmas HOLIDAYS
wednesday, December 20.
we have been asked to saw that
the box supper at Elgin, announced
in our last issue, has been indefinite
ly postponed.
Mr. M. l.. Beckham. cotton stati-
tician for Lancaster county informs
us that 1000 bales of cotton were
g'nned In Lancaster county up to De-
cember 1, 1916. On that date las.
year. 1886 bales had been ginnned
MRS. Leroy Springs, her guest, Mrs.
j M. Odell of Concord, Mrs. M. ST.
Witherspoon and Master Marion
Sims Witherspoon, motored to Char
lotte yesterday, returning in the at
ternoon.
Mr.. W. NJ. ,Estridge will celebrate
his seventy-second birthday at his
home in the Wild Cat section, Friday
December Is, 1916. The public is
cordially invited to come with we'll
filed baskets.
Crowds of people saw Clara Kim
ball Young, the beautiful actress. in
The Common Law and there was
general satisfaction with this photo
play in which the popular star play
ed the leading role
The public is cordially invited TO
attend hot supper at the home Of
Mr.. E. E. McCain's on Friday night.
December Is, the proceeds of which
will go for he benefit Of the Ladies'
Aid Societ'' o. Unity church.
The Christmas sale by the United
Workers (Mrs. j. B. Mackorell's
Sunday school class) of the Presby-
terian church will be next Tuesday.
December 10. A wide variety of
beautiful articles will be on sale ana
refreshments will also be sold.
The annual bazaar given by the la
dies Of the A. r. P. church will be
held Friday, December Is in B. {.
Hough's old store, next to the Firs,
National Bank. The doors will BIZ
open promptly at 8 p. M In addi-
tion to the fancy work there will be
a turkey supper and many other at
fractions.
The welcome service of Rev. y.
w. Keller, the new pastor of the
First Methodist church, held at that
church Sunday evening, was attended
by very large congregation. After
an able sermon by the new pastor,
the other ministers of the town made
short appropriate addresses of well
come to their co-laborer.
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We are in receipt of an invitation
from DR.. S. w. Pryor to the opening
Of his new hospital today The new
building is to take the place OF the
one destroyed by fire last year. DR..
Pryor's many friends and former pa
tients in Lancaster will learn with
pleasure that the new hospital is now
complete with every modern conven.
ience.
Miss Isabel Williams. sister of Mrs
IS. l.. Allen. who has been with Mrs.
Allen for several months past, leaves
today for Due West to spend few
days before going to Anderson
where she will practice her profess
sion, that of trained nursing. Miss
Williams has made many Lancaster
friends who regret her departure, but
wish her that success in her pro-
fession. to which her talents and
training justly entitle her
On December 9th all railroads
aopted new demurrage charges un-
der authority Of order of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, as fol.
lows:
$1.00 for the first day.
$500 for the second day.
$500 for the third day.
$500 for the fourth day and each
succeeding day each car is held after
the expiration Of free time until car
Is released.
Miss Lewis Murchison entertained
the Happy Go Lucky Club Saturday