The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-03
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.

H. r. Rice moved to the M. M.
Johnson home on the west-end of
Cay street yesterday.
DR.. G. w. Poovey and son George
motored to Charlotte. N. c., Sunday
and spent the day with friends.
Local cotton buyers were Offering
10 1-2 cents per pound on the Lam
caster market this morning for cot
ton.
B. Cauthen, Jr., left Sunday for
Columbia where he will take a three
months business course at Bowen
Mcfeat Business college.
Ben T. Griffin left yesterday for
Georgetown where he has been sum-
moned as witness for the State in
South Carolina Circuit Court.
Mrs. l.. C. Grist of York has ar
rived in Lancaster to have charge OF
the welfare work at the Lancaster
Cotton Mill and has already assum-
ed her new duties.
G. l.. Nisbet, editor of The Wex-
haw Enterprise of Waxhaw. N. c.,
spent few hours in Lancaster yes
terday on business. Mr.. Nisbet has
number Of friends here and he is
always accorded a hearty welcome
Because of the unusually large
amount OF Easter advertising, The
Lancaster News is unable to print in
this issue the list OF winners in the
Field Day contests. The list will
positively appear in the next issue of
the publication.
Archie Cummins Caskey, the little
16-months-old son of Constable ard
Mrs. G. p. Caskey died at the home OF
his parents at Elgin last Saturday
morning, following very short ILL
ness. The funeral service and in
terment took place at IElgin Sunday.
Friends Of Rev. and Mrs. H. r.
Murchison will be glad to know that
their little son, Colin, Is now con-
valescent after undergoing an opera
ton In Columbia hospital. Mr..
Murchison went to Columbia yester-
day to be at the little boys bedside.
Bethel Methodist church is making
elaborate plans for the celebration of
Children's Day next Sunday. Mr..
Ashcraft Of Monroe, N. c., will de-
liver the address to the children and
indications are that the day will be
very successful
Mrs. w. F. McGinnis of the Win
throp Training School OF Rock Hill
has accepted an invitation to deliver
an address before the Unity school
next Friday evening. beginning at s
o'clock. A small admission will be
charged at the door, which sum will
go to the School Improvement Asso-
citation.
Great crowds thronged the Star
Theatre yesterday and today to wit
ness Civilization" pronounced to
be one of the best motion pictures
exer exhibited in Lancaster. Those
who have seen the picture say that
II was we'll worth the additional price
charged by Manager Parr. Theatre
patrons consider that Lancaster was
fortunate in being to secure the at
traction.
Confederate veterans of Lancaster
have been asked to meet next Sat-
urday morning at IL O'Clock to per-
fect plans for the approaching State
reunion. which will be held next
month in Chester. 1t is said that
Chester Is planning to make the re-
union the most successful held in
South Carolina In recent years and
all the Lancaster veterans are keenly
interested
Because OF the fact that so few
farmers were in attendance IL was
decided that no meeting take place
Saturday afternoon to consider the
question OF a county fair Efforts
were made to have a meeting Friday,
and later IL was determined to post
pone the undertaking until Satur-
day. Since there was no interest