The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06
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.

II. r. Murchison. the pastor.
The pulpit of the Lancaster Ban
tist church will be filed next Sunday
morning by DR.. c. c. Brown of Co
iumbia. A cordial invitation is is
sued the public to attend the SER
vice.
James Cauthen Of Dry Creek and
Robert Usher OF the Dixie section are
ir Greenville where they are serving
as jurors in the federal court for the
Western District of South Carolina.
They will be in attendance on court
for probably fortnight.
The annual Easter dance OF the
Lancaster Cotillion Club is to take
place in the Mackey Opera House to-
night. A number of guests from
other towns will be in the city for
the night and the Easter dance prom
ises to be the most elaborate ball of
the year.
Sidney Bailey, the young man who
was seriously injured in the Jones
Cross Roads tragedy, has been
brought home from the Fennell In
firmary in Rock Hill, where he has
been undergoing treatment. 1t is
understood that his condition re-
mains very grave.
The Lamb Tailoring Company has
secured the services of j. p. Harrell
of Canton, n. c., an experienced
ts ilor and presser. The company has
also purchased a steam pressing out
fit, which is shortly to be in place,
and other decided improvements will
b. made in the Lamb service.
Dozens OF American flags made
their appearance in Lancaster dur
ing the last week, almost every busi-
ness house and Office displaying from
one to half dozen. Almost every
man on the street wore small
American flag in his buttonhole and
patriotism appears to be running
high.
Shortly after o'clock Wednesday
afternoon a barn belonging to w. ].
Cunningham was completely 6est 'oy-
ed by fire. The building contained q
small amount OF feed stuff at the
time but no stock. Mr.. Cunning
ham said yesterday that the origin
OF the fire was a mystery to him. The
loss will be small, with no insurance
Lancaster county's share of the
fund appropriated as State Aid for
the Rural Graded Schools will this
year amount to $500 and that sum
is now in the hands of the county
treasurer for distribution to the va
rious schools of the county. 1t is
said that the work being done by the
rural schools Of Lancaster county
will compare very favorably with
that Of any other county in the
State.
Elliot Springs, member of the
Junior class at Princeton University,
has offered his services as a member
of the aviation crops. according tn in
formation reaching Lancaster yes
terday Mr.. Springs is a son Of Col.
Leroy Springs Of Lancaster and Is a
graduate OF Culver Military school
one Of the famous military schools OF
the United States. number of the
young men from Harvard, Princeton
and Yale have offered their services
to the government
Pensions will be paid to old SOL
diers OF Lancaster county this year
In sum amounting to $5,382,
funds for which will shortly be IN
the hands OF the county treasurer.
This amount Is slightly larger than
that OF last year and this year two
classes heretofore drawing $29 each
will receive $40 each instead This
is due to the fact that several veter-
ans have died since last year and the
fact that a small sum was left from
the pension appropriation of las,
year.
Rumors of all sorts relative to
German spies are being heard on the
streets of Lancaster almost every
day. The latest report heard here
was to the effect that foreigner who
was here several days ago with
monkey and a hand organ had been