"The Free Lance" Issue: August 7, 1903 part 1 THE LEGAL SALES Only a small number attended the legal sales at the court house. There were no probate Judge's sales and only two by the master, while the sheriff offered two tracts of land for sale for delinquent taxes. The auction was conducted by M.O. GENTRY in the absence of Auctioneer FOSTER, who is still sick. The master's sales were as follows: W.M. BOMAR vs. Jos. L. STOBBELBEIN, tract on South Church street and Bomar avenue, bought by W. M. BOMAR for $2500. L.W. McGWINN vs. M.E. NEIL, tract near Clifton containing 4 acres and adjoining J.A. CARROLL; J.A. RAMSEN and others four lots. Lot. No. 1 bought by A.G. SPROUSE for $85; lot No. 2, R.G. SPROUSE for $66; lot No. 3, L.W. McGWINN $30; lot No. 4, L.W. McGWINN $30. The following are the sheriff's sales: Louis M. DAVIS, 1-4 acre near Cannon's Camp Ground bought by John M. CUDD for $4; John P. MASON, 35 acres in Beach Springs Township, bought by H.L. BOMAR for $315. J.H. SLOAN IMPROVING J.H. SLOAN, who was painfully injured some weeks ago, having his kneecap broken, is still confined to his room but is improving as rapidly as could be expected. The physicians state that Mr. SLOAN will recover entirely from the injury in the course of a few months. It will probably be some weeks, however, before Mr. SLOAN will be able to get up town. LOCAL AND SPECIAL --Ida GOODWIN has been committed to jail here by Magistrate BERRY of Reidville on a charge of larceny. --Frank C. ROGERS has secured a position as clerk in the Merchant & Farmers Bank. --Mr. Judson HENDRIX, living in this county has entered suit for $10,000 for being injured by falling from a buggy last winter while driving over a very rough country road. BERRY BRIEFS [Aug. 4] --J.B. MOSELY and wife of Martinsville are visiting friends and relatives at this place. --Mr. and Mrs. Henry GOWANS are the happy parents of a fine baby boy. --Miss Kate JOHNS of Cherokee is teaching school at this place. --Will AYCOCK and wife of Spartanburg are visiting his brother J. H. AYCOCK, at this place. --Jeff NESHERTON is building a handsome little cottage on his farm and expects to occupy the same in a few weeks. CALVERT RE-ELECTED The election of Tuesday passed off quietly and there were no disturbances or unpleasant occurrences to mar the quiet of the day. It was evident to those who were keeping a close watch on the polls at an early hour yesterday that CALVERT was leading in the race for mayor over LEE by a safe majority. FORK ROAD FACTS [Aug. 5] --H.A. WINGO is repairing his mill which was damaged in the flood of June 6. --Thomas WEATHERS of Laurens has been visiting friends here. He has gone to Asheville to spend a few days. --Miss Myrtle FOSTER has been visiting friends at Landrum. --Jesse FOSTER and Miss Sallie BURNETT are sick. LENOIR HAPPENINGS: [Aug. 4] --What has happened to Eph GOODLOE? We would all like to hear from him again. --Miss Mary Lee HARDIN of Chester is spending some time at Cherokee Springs. LANDRUM: [July 31] --Miss Georgia TURPIN has returned from a visit to Spartanburg. --Clarence MORGAN and bride have returned to Brevard, N.C. where they will make their future home. --Rev. Wm. A. ROGERS of Spartanburg, was in town yesterday in the interest of the Southern Christian Advocate. He secured a large batch of new subscribers while here. --Jacob CARPENTER and J.B. TURPIN left this morning on a few days' fishing trip to Whitney. --John G. LANDRUM of Concord is spending this week here with his mother. --Miss Ida FERRELL of Columbia, is visiting relatives here. --Rev. Mr. FOWLER of Campobello will begin a series of meetings in the Methodist Church here on next Sunday morning. --Miss Beulah WALDEN of Fair Forest, is visiting relatives here. free post Lisa