The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-02-23
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.


have been very sick for the last two
weeks We're able to be out again
yesterday. This is good news to thei,
many friends.
The celebration of Washington's
birthday passed off very quietly in
Lancaster The three banks of the
city were closed for the day and the
postoffice observed Sunday hours.
No demonstration of any kind max
ed the occasion here.
A large number of visitors from
other towns are expected in Lam
caster tonight for the dance to be
given by the Lancaster Cotillion Club
The dance is to take place in the
Mackey Opera House and will begin
at 9 o'clock.
The Midway theatre, recently pur.
chased by Peter Bratsos, has been re-
modelled both inside and outside and
is now ready to resume business. The
appearance of the place Is much i'm
proved and the Midway theatre is one
of the prettiest little amusement
places to be found in this section.
Friends of w. u Clyburn of the
Halle Gold Mine section will learn
with interest that some slight i'm
provement was noted in his condition
yesterday. Mr.. Clyburn has been
nritipaI1y for Sayorol Il o,,l I, z.
friends have been very apprehensive
about him.
DR.. j. S. Moffatt, president of Frs
kline College at Due West, will speak
at Shiloh A. r. p. church next Sun
day morning at IL o'clock Sunday
niG1t DR.. Moffatt will fill the pulpit
Or The Lancaster Associate Reformed
church. A cordial invitation is is
sued the entire public to attend both
these services.
]. l.. Driscoll, manager of the
Lancaster Department Store, has re-
turned from two-week's trip to the
Northern markets where he pur-
chased large line of new spring
goods for the local trade. Mr. Dris-
coll says that he found some splendid
bargains. The new manager OF the
popular local store is planning to
bring his family from Lynchbure
Va, to Lancaster within the next
week or ten days.
~visitor spending yesterday in
Lancaster became reminiscent and
remarked: young man you should
have seen this town thirty years ago;
1t doesn't look like the same place
today. ! can remember when there
wasn't a brick building on Main
street and when the streets were SO
deep in mud that wagon could
hardly crawl along the thorough
fare" The visitor spoke in the
highest praise of Lancaster's pres
ent paved streets and wi.ite way
lights.
II. II. Hines. a member OF the
House of Representatives from Ian
caster county, returned to the city
last night, following the adjournmen,
of the General Assembly Wednesday
Representative C. Frank Clyburn had
been called home several days ago on
account of the serious illness of his
father. Senator d. Reece Williams
went from Columbia to Clinton tC
spend a few days with his children
but will probably arrive in Lancaster
early next week. j. S. Wilson. ser
geant at arms of the house, arrived
I'm the city last night.
AS a result of the new whiskey law
just passed by the South Caroline
General Assembly, the Probate Judge
will have his duties almost
doubled. The new law provides that
the county official shall issue certifi-
Gates to those wishing shipment OF
one quart, and this certificate must
state that the whiskey is for medical
purposes. There Is no provision IN
the law for extra clerks for the Pro
bate Judge, nor Is any provision
made for the additional printing re-
quired. This means that the county
official will have to bear considerable
additional expense.
- Encouraged by the success of the
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