The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-13
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.

Lancaster cotton buyers were Of
fering 20 1-2 cents per pound on the
local market this morning for the
best grade of cotton.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Robinson are
rejoicing over the arrival of a fine
baby boy at their home. The young
man made his appearance yesterday
morning.
Rev. H. r. Murchison, pastor of the
Lancaster Presbyterian church and
r. T. Beatty, an elder of the church.
will attend the meeting Of Bethel
Presbytery at Great Falls next Tues
day. So far as is now known, no
business out OF the ordinary will be
before Presbytery at this session.
Colin Murchison. the little H.
year-old son Of Rev. and Mrs. HI. r.
Murchison, has been brought home
from Columbia, following an opera.
tion for appendicitis in a Columbia
hospital. Friends OF the little boy
and his parents will learn with pleas
ure that the operation was entirely
successful.
U1man Wilson. the little son Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. s. Wilson suffered
broken arm Wednesday night about
8 o'clock when he attempted to
crank an automobile. The injured
h4x 4,ly
Pharmacy, where the bone was set,
and he is now getting along as well
as could be expected.
]. S. Fischel, who has been con-
nected with the Lancaster Pharmacy
for some months, has resigned his
position, effective May l and will
leave Lancaster. He and Mrs. Fis-
chel will visit relatives in Chester
for some weeks before locating. Dur
ing their stay here Mr.. and Mrs. Fis-
chel have made many friends and all
these regret their departure.
Rev. e. S. Jones of Rock Hill,
presiding elder of this district. will
conduct the service at the Lancaster
Methodist church next Sunday even
ing at 8 o'clock. Immediately fol-
Lowing the conclusion of the service,
Mr.. Jones will conduct the quarterly
conference. Methodists of Lancas-
ter are much interested in the con
ference
The Lancaster News this morn
ing received the following telegram
from l.. G.. McFadden, captain OF
Company HI, 1st South Carolina In
fantry. which is located in Rock nul:
Company III. First South Carolina
Infantry, has been ordered under
arms. Urge ali men to come to Rocs
Hill and enlist as we need more men,
Please give this item all the publicity
that you can in your paper"
Rev. Hugh r. Murchison of Ian
caster, who is a membF of ehe aux
iliary committee on tbA Civic Pre-
paredness movem"-. of South Caro-
Nna. mas peen appointed by the Cen
trail Committee to deliver two ad
dresses in other towns in behalf Of
the movement. Mr.. Murchison will
go to Sumter on April Is to address
a meeting there and to Chesterfield
on April 20 for a similar address.
Wednesday was navy recruiting
day in South Carolina and Lancaster
was expected to furnish 15 recruits
to the United States navy but unfor-
tunately no recruiting officer had
Rached the city and accordingly
there was little interest taken To-
cally in the day. 1t is expected a re-
cruiting officer will be here within
the next few days, since the local
postoffice has received information to
that effect.
Paul G.. McCorkle, former con-
gressman from the Fifth Congress
sional district, spent a few hours in
Lancaster Wednesday with friends.
Mr.. McCorkle says that he never
knew before ne got into politics that
he had so many friends all over the
district. He says that he will never
forget the kindness of the people Of
the Fifth district and he is convinc-
ed that they are the best people in
the world, bar none.