The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-02-27
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.

been Ill Tor some weeks, was able to
be on the streets yesterday. Dr.
Funderburk underwent an operation
in a Chester hospital for appendi-
about town yesterday by his many
friends.
l.. C. Davis. who has been connect
ed with the Sanitary Barber Shop for
some time in the capacity of mana
ger, has resigned that position. Mr..
Davis is now considering the matter
of opening a pool room and possibly
a new barber shop but has reached
nc definite decision.
Miss Ida Porter, milliner for the
Robinson-Cloud Company, returned
yesterday after spending two weeks
in the Northern and Eastern mar
kets. Many Of the latest styles IN
millinery and ladies' ready-to-wear
are arriving daily and Miss Porter
says that she is we'll pleased with the
success OF her trip.
The entertainment planned for
last Friday night by the Dry Creek
school was not held on account Of the
fact that the weather was very incle-
ment. 1t is announced that the event
will take place next Friday night and
the people of the Dry Creek section
hope that there will be a large at
tendance.
The Equal Suffrage edition Of The
Lancaster News, published under the
direction Of the Lancaster Equal
Suffrage League, is to appear next
Friday. Members Of the local league
have worked untiringly to make the
coming edition a success and they
deserve credit for what they have
been able to accomplish.
The Office of the city clerk and
treasurer was crowded all day yes
terday, numerous business men pay
ing their municipal license for the
coming year. The time limit for
paying this license is to expire to-
morrow night and after o'clock to-
morrow evening penalty of 10 per
cent will be attached to all unpaid
licenses. Tomorrow will probably be
a very busy day indeed with Judg"
Secrest.
One OF the best sermons preached
in Lancaster in a long time was de-
livered in the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church last Sunday
evening, when DR.. j. S. Moffatt,
president of Erskine college of Due
West, occupied the pulpit. DR.. Moi
fatt preached to large congrega-
tion at Shiloh church Sunday morn
ing and then came here for the eyen-
ing service. He delighted his Ian
caster audience.
Sunday school officials of the va
rious churches in Lancaster say that
the recent Come to Sunday School
Day" is evidently to have good eff
feet for some time to come. One
Sunday school superintendent re-
marked yesterday that more people
were in attendance at his Sunday
school last Sunday morning than had
ever answered to roll call at his
church. Similar reports come from
all the other Sunday school officers.
Rev. H. r. Murchison os Lancaster
il in receipt of information to the eff
feet that his nephew, Clark c. Min
ter, has just received his PhD. de-
gree in chemistry at Johns Hopkins
University Mr.. Minter is native
OF South Carolina and is a graduate
OF Davidson college. He Will at once
take up research work under the aus
pices of Johns Hopkins University
and his friends all predict that he
will make name for himself.
In view of the fact that twelve
Pullman reservations have already
been made for the Lancaster car TO
the Inauguration, Southern Railway
officials announced this morning that
one car would be set aside Tor the use
of local people. The railroad had
stipulated that IS reservations must
be made mere before the line would
furnish a special Lancaster car. but