"The Free Lance" Issue: April 3, 1903 part 1 LENOIR HAPPENINGS: [March 31] --Miss Mary GRIFFIN, who has been sick for some time with dropsy, died Monday the 30th inst., and was buried at Conner's today at three o'clock. --There is some mumps in this community. Our school teacher, Miss Lizzie RUDISAIL, has it but is able to be on duty today. --Miss Permerlee LANCASTER, who has been working at Henrietta, N.C. cotton mills through the winter, has returned to J. M. EASLER's to spend the summer. --A. E. BRYANT and family have been sick for the last week with grip, but are improving now. --Mrs. P. L. SPROUSE has 89 cabbage plants set out. --There will be preaching at Davis Chapel next Sunday. VAN PATTERN SHOALS NOTES [March 30] --R. P. JONES of Crescent has been appointed notary public. The appointment was secured by Senator D.E. HYDRICK. --B.K. GARRETT and Elfred ROGERS have new boarders at their homes. They are both girls. Mrs. Else POLLARD has returned from a week's visit among friends and relatives at Greers. --J. O. JONES and wife of Laurens are visiting relatives in and around this place. --A.B. GROCE went down on business the 25th inst. Miss Nettie JONES of Fountain Inn is at this place on a visit to her parents. ENOREE EVENTS: [March 30] --Mr. GLENN, the young man who was cut in the mill some time ago, is getting along well and will be out in a few days. --There is a good deal of sickness in town. Both doctors are kept going day and night. We have two of the best doctors in Spartanburg County. Everybody likes them. --The new city hall is about completed. It is the best building in town. --The school taught by Misses HAYNES and HAMBLETON is well attended and the children are learning fast. Two better teachers would be hard to find. ARTHUR ROBINSON GOES TO CHARLOTTE Arthur ROBINSON, who has been in the Western Union telegraph office here for some time, will leave shortly for Charlotte where he will become assistant manager of the Postal Telegraph Company in that city. Mr. ROBINSON takes the position vacated by C. S. MINGUS, who comes to Spartanburg as manager of the Western Union office here. A FIRE IN PACOLET Wednesday night at 11 p.m. a fire broke out at Pacolet station and destroyed the larger portion of the business section of the town. The fire started in the dwelling of J.D. SCOTT on the main street of the place. The fire, it is supposed, started in the kitchen of the residence. The blaze gained headway rapidly and soon three stores and two dwellings were consumed. The following stores were burned: W.E. BLACK's, Chas. LITTLEJOHN's and J. D. KIRBY's. The residences burned were that of W.E. BLACK, and J. D. SCOTT. The store and residence of W.F. BRYANT had a narrow escape from destruction by the flames. The town has no fire protection whatever, and it was only by strenuous efforts of the citizens that the flames were checked before consuming the remainder of the business portion of the town. free post Lisa