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


plans by which from this time on the
Bible Glass of this church will hold
its meetings in the Star Theatre every
Sunday morning at 10 O'Clock in
stead Of in the church as heretofore.
Mr.. kellar says that he hopes to in
crease the membership Of the class
to at least 100 before July 1 and he
believes that his plan for holding the
class In the theatre will help to
bring about the desired result.
Some excitement was created in
Lancaster late Tuesday afternoon
when report was circulated that
man had kidnapped a baby boy. 1t
turned out that Ernest G. Swicegoot.
who has had some domestic diff
vulties, had attempted to take his
child away from the mother. He
secured the boy and had reached the
county Jail when Sheriff Hunter took
hand and forced the man to return
the child to Mrs. Swicegoot. The
man m the case has just completed
Ichaingang sentence, having been con-
victed OF housebreaking and larceny.
Lancaster people became much ex-
ercised Thursday afternoon over a
report that the Kaiser had been as
sinated. The report was first re-
lceived here over a cotton wire and 1t
was ascertained from the Western
Union office that similar reports had
been heard on its wires Lancaster
people were much in hopes that the
report was true and they did not
hesitate to so state. They were dis
appointed this morning when they
learned that the report was without
foundation.
Pupils of the Lancaster Graded
school are confident that representa-.
tives of the local school will win one
or more prizes at the Catawba Ath-
Iletic and Oratorical Association which
holds its spring meet in Chester to-
night and tomorrow night. Tom
'Funderburk will deliver the declama-
ton for the local school, his subject
being, The Evils of War" Freddie
Knight will compete in the recitation
contest, Julian Ross will represent
and Theudas Faile will compete in
the high and standing jump contest.
Prof. III. G. Bowman of the faculty OF
the local school Will accompany the
students to Chester
A telegram received this morning
from Congressman w. F.. Stevenson
advises that all the bids for the con-
struction Of Lancasters new post
office building were too high and
that therefore no contract for the
erection of the building was let. The
Telegram advises that new bids will
be asked. This is a sore disappoint-
ment to Lancaster people as most 10.
cal folk had hoped that the building
would be in course of construction
within the next few weeks. The to-
tai appropriation for the Lancaster
building is about $4,000. The bids
were opened by the treasury depart
ment in Washington Wednesday.
With approximately 20 councils
represented, the first district council,
Junior Order United American Me-
chanics. met in Lancaster Wednesday
night. The district is composed of
Lancaster and Chester counties and
almost every council had one or more
representatives in attendance. The
address of welcome was delivered by
r. s. Stewart of the Lancaster bar
and the response was made by j. F..
Nisbet. The next convention is to be
held at Heath Springs on the second
Wednesday in July. Before adjourn
ment the council unanim ously adopt
ed the following resolutions: Be ii
resolved that we the delegates Of this
convention heartily endorse the ac-
tion taken by President Wilson and
stand ready and do offer our personal
services in whatever department he
may call us.
Acting upon request of Solicitor j.
X. Henry, Sheriff ]. p. Hunter has
forwarded information to the solici-