The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-08-03
SHORT LOCAL NEWS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
RECENT HAPPENINGS IN
CITY AND COUNTY.
O0ings of People in Which All
Sections of Lancaster Coun.
ty Are Interested.

young men 10 give dance on Au-
gust 10th in honor of those who
have been conscripted or have vol
unteered.
Misses Mary Locke Barron and
Mildred Green, with their violins.
will assist with the music at the
Sunday school convention to
be held in Heath Springs
next week. This will be one of the
enjoyable features of the meeting.
John F. Bowling and Homer Bow
ling received a message Wednesday
stating that their father was critic
ally i'll at Shelby, N. C. The young
men left via automobile for Char
lotte, from which city they took
train for Shelby.
Misses Naomi and Helen Derrick,
their guests, Miss Louise Barr of
Kingstree, Misses Sadie Wilson,
Olivet Blackmon and Mary Hough,
r. Douglas Plyler, John Faile and
Crawford Billings, chaperoned by
Mrs. o. G. Blackmon enjoyed a trip
to the river on Thursday.
John Gaines, demonstrator for the
Dodge automobile, who was serious
ly injured several weeks ago when q
car turned turtle with him near
Lancaster, is now able to be out and
is spending several days in Lancas-
ter. Mr.. Gaines has been pa
tient in a Chester hospital since his
injury.
Mrs. Mary II. Barron attended the
funeral OF Everard Starr at Rock
Hill on Thursday. Mr.. Starr was
the young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ju-
liam 5. Starr cf Rock Hill. and was
drowned in the creek on the place
of DR.. j. E. Massey, his uncle, while
in bathing on Wednesday after
noon.
DR.. E. F. Bell, well known auto
mobile dealer OF Spartanburg, accom-
panied by Miss Beth Green, passed
through Lancaster Wednesday en-
route from Columbia to Charlotte
and Spartanburg. DR.. Bell says that
he finds that the roads, for the most
part, are in good condition, although
very bumpy in some sections.
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Fair premium list were received in
Lancaster this week and many val
liable and desirable prizes are offer
ed in many classes. 1t is said that
the fair will show more agricultural
achievements for South Carolina this
year than in any previous year of the
fairs history.
member OF the local exemption
board, discussing the arduous labor
the board is now having to perform.
declared to Lancaster News report
er this morning, eff 1 had this to do
over again and had any choice in the
matter / wouldn't tackle the job
again for $40 per day or any other
price"
A number of young Lancaster men
have closed an agreement with
Frank Harper by which Mr.. Harper
has undertaken to construct a swim
ming pool for their use. A rental
OF FIVE dollars per month is to be
charged those participating and 1t is
predicted that the pool will be one
of the most popular places in the
city after IT is completed.
Lancaster people who remember
DR.. Floyd d. Rogers. who was here
for some weeks in connection with
the South Carolina Board OF
Health's hook-worm campaign, will
learn with interest that DR.. Rogers
has been appointed first lieutenant
in the hospital corps of the United
States army. He is now stationed at
Fort OglethCrpe. Ga.
r. w. Graeber. the new farm de-
monstration agent for Lancaster
county assumed his duties herel
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Graeber
says that he is much pleased with
Lancaster and Lancaster people and
he thinks that the prospects for sue
cessful work here are splendid. He