The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-02-13

who underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis at the Pryor hospital on
Monday.
Miss Bernice Davis, milliner for
the Lancaster Department Store, left
Sunday night for Northern points to
assist Miss Fannie Clarke, head mil
liner, whom she Joined in Charlotte.
N. c., in purchasing the spring mil
inery.
Plans for School Field Day will be
thoroughly discussed at a meeting OF
the County Teachers Association.
which is to be held in Lancaster next
Saturday. The meeting will be called
to orter promptly at II O'Clock in
the Central School building. Amin
teresting program has been arranged.
Mrs. John p. Hunter delightfully."-
entertained the members of the Fri
day Afternoon Book Club at $40
o'clock. After the regular program
was carried out in full refreshments
in four courses were served. Pink
carnations gave color and fragrance
to the afternoons entertainment.
w. E. Davis, who has been con-
a
on Main street, has moved his stock
of goods to Morganton. n. C.. and
will consolidate his stock and CON
duct first class establishment in
North Carolina. He has been operat-
ing a successful store in Morganton
for some years.
Miss George Washington" is a
feature attraction to be presented by
the Star theatre Thursday night.
This stirring play was staged under
the direction of Daniel Frohman and
Miss Marguerite Clark is the star in
the cast. Manager Parr says that his
patrons are sure to be pleased with
this splendid production.
Miss Annie Pickens. who made her
home in Lancaster for two years, is
here for short visit Miss Pickens
is native of Charleston. but is talk
ing course as trained nurse at
Johns Hopkins hospital. She has
been on visit to relatives at Charles.
ton and is now en- route to Baltimore
to resume her studies
Discussing yesterday the steadily
increasing price of all merchandise.
r. b. Robinson, manager of the Rob
inson-Cloud Company. declared thai
he was much pleased over the fact
that he bought heavily eight months
ago in the line of staple piece goods
and he therefore expects his business
during the present year in that line
to be unusually good.
MISS Flora Robinson. who IS in
charge of the Ladies' Ready-to-We
department OF the Robinson-Cloud
Company, left last night for New
York city where she will spend a
fortnight buying goods for the spring
and summer trade of this popular
establishment. She will be Joined in
New York by Miss Ida Porter, head
milliner for the Robinson-Cloud
Company, and Miss Porter will buy
the spring and summer millinery for
the establishment.
Lancaster people learned with in
terest yesterday that w. r. Bradford
of York, who has been a candidate
for the uneIpired term to congress
from the Fifth Congressional district,
has withdrawn from the race. Mr..
Bradford had already filed his pledge.
but said, after ascertaining that the
short term member would sit in con.
gress only two days, that 1.-The game
isn't worth the candle" This leaves
three candidates in the race, 1. c.
Hough of Camden, ]. w. Hamel OF
Kershaw and Paul G. McCorkle OF
York.
People of this city and county
learned Sunday with deep regret OF
the death of DR.. j. e. w. Halle,
which took place at his home in ROCK
Hill Sunday morning at an early
hour. DR.. Halle had not been well
for some days. but his condition was
not regarded as serious and his rela>