The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-20
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.

Judge j. u. Stewman. Judge of |.
: Probate for Lancaster county, spent
the weekend in Rock Hill at the
bedside of his daughter, Mrs. Robt.
Horton, who is i'll in Fennell's In
firmary. Friends of Mrs Horton will |
be glad TO learn that there is con,
siderable Improvement in her con-
dition.
Solicitor j. X. Henry and Court |
Stenographer Harry 1. McCaw spent |
Sunday at their homes in Chester
and York respectively, returning to |
Lancaster yesterday morning to re-
sumo their court duties. Judge S. |
w. C. Shipp, who is presiding at the |
present term, remained in the city
over the weekend.
S. NJ. Barnett, who has conducted
five and ten cents store in Lancas-
ter for several years. is engaged this
week in moving to Rock Hill where
he will make his home in the future.
Mr.. Barnett has not decided what
business he will engage in in Rock
Hill and temporarily, while trying to
regain his health after long illness,
will not embark in a new venture.
The time for paying State and
county taxes expired last Thursday
and County Treasurer T. l.. Hilton
is now engaged in preparing the
sheriff's executions. Mr. Hilton said
-
year will probably be larger in num-
ber than for several years past, but
no explanation of this fact has been
advanced
The Lancaster graded school won
a prize of $40 at the recent meeting
of the State Teachers Association.
This prize was awarded to one
scho6 in each county raising the
largest amount of money for School
Improvement purposes during the
year just closed. The Lancaster
school raised $95.57, which compares
very favorabiy Indeed with the
amounts raised by the schools in
other counties.
Present indications are that the
case of the S."te versus Ernest
Evans, Walter Evans and Waite.
Ringstaff, charged with murder.
will not be called at the present term
of court of general sessions. There
are a number of other important
cases, including several cases OH Dm-
icide, on the docket to be heard be-
fore the Evans case is reached and
as court is to continue here only
through the remainder of this week.
1t is highly improbable that the ac-
ton will come up for a hearing at
the present term.
Lancaster people are much inter
ested in the plans and specifications
for Lancaster's new Federal buud-
ing. The postmaster has mad
number OF visits from parties inter
ested in seeing just what kind of
building Lancaster will have. Tee
plans call for a building of white
brick, finished in stone, and the gen
eral appearance of the new postoffice
is expected to be very attractive in
deed. 1t is hardly likely that any
construction firm of this immediate
section will put in a bid for the
work The bids are to be opened and !
the contract let by the Treasury De- |
partment on April IL.
Preparations are being made in
the Office of Lancaster county's |
Judge of Probate for attending to
the new prohibition law certificates |
when the new law goes into effect |
which will be on April 25. Judge |
Stewman is preparing to place an |
order for the necessary certificates, |
which certificates will give the date, |
tn ename of the applicant or con-
signee. his postoffice address, the |
carrier bringing the whiskey and the |
amount and kind of whiskey Judge |
Stewman says that he will follow the |
ruling of the Attorney General rela-
tive to issuing the certificates and |
will charge 25 cents In each instance
when an application is made to or /
der liquor. The general public of |
the county will await with interest |
the date for the new law to become /
effective and to see eihow 1t will work |
in actual practice.
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