The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-02-13
SHORT LOCAL NEWS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
RECENT HAPPENINGS IN
CITY AND COUNTY.
DOings of People in Which All
Sections of Lancaster Coun-
ty Are Interested.

dutomoplle Trips TO Columbia Sun
day and they report that the roads
are In good shape. Those returning
Sunday evening said that it was cas-
lily possible to maintain an average
speed of 80 miles per hour between
Lancaster and Columbia.
have made trip via automobile
to Heath Springs many times in my
life but l never saw the road in such
splendid shape BEFORE" declared Il
Lancaster citizen yesterday. The
gentleman made the trip Sunday
and he says that the highway is in
fine shape all the way and that it is
a genuine pleasure to motor over it.
Merchants report that Saturday
was splendid business day in Lam
caster. The political speaking had at
tracted number of country people
to the city for the day and they
bought freely at many of the local
stores. Local merchants believe
that trade conditions will steadily
improve from now until summer ar
rives.
Beech Camp No. 376, Woodmen Of
the World, conducted interesting and
impressive exercises at West Side
cemetery Sunday afternoon when a
monument was unveiled to a deceas-
ed Sovereign, H. Frank Bell. A
throng of people gathered for the ex-
ercises and the Woodmen ritual made
an impression on those present who
are not members of the order.
The mock marriage conducted at
the Mackey Opera House Friday
evening under the auspices of the la
dies OF the Methodist church occas-
ioned much merriment and the au-
dfence passed delightful two hours.
The undertaking was also a splendid
success from financial standpoint
and a neat sum was realized for
church purposes. The theatre was
we'll filed.
Plans are on foot in Lancaster for
forming q party to visit Washington
on March 8 for the Inauguration of
Woodrow Wilson as President OF the
United States. Washington is
mecca for tourists and the additional
attraction OF the Inauguration will
serve to draw many visitors from ali
over the nation. 1t is possible that
sufficient Lancaster people may de
eide to make the trip to warrant re-
serving an entire Pullman car for the
local delegation.
Those who attended the meeting
OF ministers and deacons of Bethel
say that the meeting was Jealous
one and well attended. John B. Bar
ron of Rock Hill was elected presi-
dent of the association and ii was
decided that the next meeting will
be held in the Good Town" the ex-
act date to be announced later. The
association hopes to have not less
than 100 deacons in attendance at
the next meeting.
The electric current, with whics
the Lancaster Cotton Mill village is
to be lighted. was turned on for the
first time Saturday evening. The
people Of the mill community haile1
the innovation with delight and they
say that they are much pleased over
the great Improvement. In addi-
tion to the electric lights, the milf
village is now supplied with running
water and the mill people regard this
as being an even greater improve
ment than the lights.
Oficials of Lancaster Sunday
Schools of ali denominations report
that Come to Sunday School Sun
day" as observed in Lancaster last
Sunday was a remarkable success in
every sense of the word. The. Sun
day school rooms at all the churches
were crowded and reports of super
intendents indicate that there was an
increase over the normal average at
tendance of not less than fifty per
cent. In addition, the collections at
a majority of the Sunday schools in
creased fully fifty per cent.
Great disappointment was occas-
ioned In Lancaster Sunday morning