The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-02-16
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.

The friends of Capt. A. H. Green
will be delighted to hear that his
condition is much improved.
Ernest Beatty will be operated on
for appendicitis at Fennell's Infirm-
ary in Rock Hill within the next
week.
Messrs. C. X. Connolly, Reece Fun
derburk, Ben G. Hough and Lucius
Bennett attended the Valentine dance
in Monroe, N. c., Thursday night.
The regular monthly services at
Christ Church, Episcopal, will be
held next Sunday at II a. m. and D.
M. The services will be conducted
by the rector of the church, Rev. F.
N. Skinner, and a cordial invitation
is issued the public to attend
Mrs. Minnie Myers is in the North
ern and Eastern markets where she
is buying goods for the spring and
summer millinery and ladies' dress
goods departments of Hirsch's and
the Busy Bee. Mrs. Meyers writes
that she is securing some splendid
bargains.
E. l.. Eison, well known and
popular travelling man of Gaffney, re-
ceived information while in Lancas-
ter Wednesday to the effect that Mrs
Bessie Wood, kinswoman, died
suddenly at Gaffney Wednesday
night. Mr.. Eison left yesterday for
Gaffney to attend the funeral
Sam Adams, who has been very i'll
with pneumonia for several weeks,
is now convalescing at his home on
Route 5. Mr.. Adams was in the en-
ploy of the Hardaway Construction
Company at Great Falls when he be-
came i'll and will resume his duties
with that company when his health
permits.
Vouchers have been made
out for the back pay due
the Rural Free Delivery car
riers of the Lancaster office, un-
gress, and the local carriers expeC;
to receive their additional pay with
in the next few weeks. Seven car
riers Of the local office will receive
SIS under the new law and one car
rier will receive 500.
d. f. Penny went to Chester We'd
nesday morning, having spent a
couple of days with friends here, to
join his wife who has for some time
been Ill in the Pryor hospital. Capt.
Penny was conductor on the Lancas-
ter and Chester Railroad for a num-
ber OF years and he and his family
are we'll known here. Mrs. Penny's
condition is regarded as very Sc
rious.
The March term. court of general
sessions for Lancaster county, will
convene on Monday, March IL. There
appears to be some little doubt as to
what judge will preside at this term,
but it is thought that Judge James
E. Peurifoy OF Walterboro will come
here. There are number of GRIM
inal cases on the docket, some OF
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which grave offenses are charged.
At the morning hour next Sunday
a special service for children will be
held at the Associate Reformed Pres
byterian church, according to an an
nbuncement made by the pastor yes
terday The pastor says that while
this service is primarily for the chill
dren, yet older people are urged 70
be in attendance and a cordial inv!-
ta:ion is extended the general puCnt
to attend.
]. f. Bowlin, who has been man
ager of the Columbia Tailoring com
pany's Lancaster store for some time
has purchased the r. & b. TailorinH
company from his brother, j. III,
! Bowling. The new owner of the
store will take charge of the busi-
ness on March 1 and the retiring pro
prietor will assume his duties as ar
r. f.. d. carrier from the Lancaster
office. It is not known just who viii
he sent to Lancaster by the Columbia
company, but their local store Will b.
continued.
Next Tuesday night will be one o.
.xraat in.arast m memhers OF with