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>> LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION. | Mr. T. .1. Bratnlett of Laurens. route 5. was in the city Thursday. Mr. H. S. Blackwell attended the commencement exercises at Urskine ?college last week. Miss Donte Counts returned Wed nesday from Winthrop college. MiSS .Mamie Crews is at home, hav ing complete I her course at Win throp. Mis-? Willie Mae Chlldress returned Wednesday from Spurtanburg where she attended the wedding of Miss Er nestine Jones. Ldttle Miss Catharine Crews gave a delightful birthdag party Monduy af ternoon, at which a large number of her friends had a most pleasant time. We all hope She may live to he 10 lime- 7 ami more, and that her beau ty a;; 1 sweetness may always abide with her. Mis* Julia (iilkerson went to Clin ton Friday to attend a reception by Miss Dot Owens to the friends who coui; jso her house party. Messrs. V. s. onion-son and w. c. Lancaster attended Miss Dot Owens' < loceptl >n at Clinton Friday evening. * All ?'ae eit; churches except the Episcooal wer? closed last Sunday morning in order that tlte people might hear Dr. Moffut's sermon at the First Metho list. Mr. Dupon' Cuerry of Greenville spent Saturday night in the city. Miss Junie Colvln left Saturday for her home in Chester. It is a matter Of resect that Miss Colvln will not teach i:i the city schools next year. Mis-; Kate Glenn left Saturday for Spart an burg to attend the Wofford commencement, before going to her home In Chester. Mrs. E. .1. Cage and children of Greenville arrived in 'lie city Friday afternoon. Mrs. Cage accompanied by Miss Anna Prentlss returned to Greenville on Monday. Mrs. \V. E. Lucas went to Spartan burg S inday to attend Wofford com mence meat. Miss Annie Bell Chlldress wen' to Greenville Saturday for a visit to friends. Whi!-' in the city Friday. Dr. .1. II. Harms and daughter, Miss KiUhertne. were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C C. Featherstone. Little Miss Katherlne remained in the city until Monday. Mrs. Lucy M Boytl returned Satur day f a fro.-.- 11 ill where she visited Mrs. : I. T. Stnipsbii; Mr. W. W. :;. :: and three children spent - erne days In tlte city last week, Mr. B: :! lea-.i..-; lor Columbia on Sat urday. The children will remain here "il Mrs, Ball arrives nexl week, when fter a tew days' visit the fam ily will leave for their summer home in II-:: lorsoiivllle. Mr. (5 is liar*, who has been atletid ? ing the t'niversity of South Carolina in Columbia, is in the city for the summe,-. Rev. C. Ii. Jordan of t'nion was in the c:-y last Sun iay ami administered the sacrament of the Lord's supper at the ??hutch of the Epiphany .and preached at the evening service. it "was announced that Rev. O. T. Por cher if Greenwood would con be i these two services, but late.- it was found Impossible for him to be here, and Mr. Jordan kindly consented to be present. Keep in mir. I the drawing contest at Terry's store nexl Monday morn ing at .'bom ! : o'clock. Fifty dollars will be given away. Dr. .1. S. Mi ft tl While in th ? city was r':-> lines' oi Mh and Airs. f. ('. Fen the ? ion >, Mr. Harb? Wilson went to Green ville Saturday ai i brought back with him the line, new E-M-F automobile that he purchased some tune ago from the Tanhehlll co.npany. Miss Mayme Tolbert is at home for the summer from Winthrop college. Accompanying Miss Tolbert is Miss Sadie McGIII of Abbeville, who will spend a. few days in the city. Miss Marjorle Gilder of New York is in the city visiting her sister. Mrs. E. I'. Minier. Miss Jessie Bolt Is home from Co lumbia college, where she graduated this year in music Miss Lilller Stevens who has been jvlslting Miss Emily Meng left Mon day morning lor her home in Ker 8haw. Miss May Henderson spenl last Week With Mrs. T. R. Simpson, en route to her home in Ashevllle. Miss Emma Arnold of Atlanta w i the guest of Mrs. R. L Simpson last week. Mrs. .1. A. Arnold of Anderson, who has been Visiting Mrs. K ,L, Simpson, returned home Saturday. Mesdames Nottingham aal Powell are guests a; their mother's home this week. Miss Lillian Woodward of Aikeft Is Visiting the family of Mr. S (i ,M< - Daniel on .Main street. Mr. '.v. L. Gray went to Spartan burg Saturday to be pre-??at at Ills fraternity reunion held at SVofford college. Mr. Cray graduated at Wot ford i:i isTU. Miss Sadie Sullivan who ait.?mied the College for Women in Columbia this year, is at Clinton this week, a member of Miss Dot Owens' heuse party; she will reach home , ,\ Friday. Mis .lOsle Sullivan attended com mencement at the College for Women in Columbia this week. , Mrs. fi. II. Honey, accompanied by her friend Miss Annie Savage of Wal terboro, went to Greenville yesterday to attend the Furman commencement. They will return on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Langston w'll begin housekeeping this week: they will OCOUpy the llramlett house on Church street. Mrs. Martha Habb aud Mr fluide , JIabb left on Monday for Memphis whence they go on to Coaio. Miss., to visit relatives. They will be absent about three weeks. Misses Ruth and Margarite Adams Charleston are the guests ot Miss Helen Crisp. Mr. Marshall Cole and Miss Lucy Hill ot" Cross Hill were united in marriage Sunday morning. Rev. \v. k. Thayer performing the ceremony. Judge C. c. Feathestone returned Wednesday from Spar tun burg where he held a three week.-.' term of civil court. Mr. Carlos Moseley is at 'lottie from Wofford college. News from the Columbia hospital is to the effect that Mr. .las. w. Hen derson who was so severeiy hurt some lays ago, is improving rapidly and will possibly be at home the last of the week. Mr. i\ A. Simpson left Monday morning for a visit to his brother who lives near Memphis. Messrs. T. B. Crews nil 1 R. B. King left early Monday morning for the reunion of Confederate veterans at Memphis. Tennessee. Mrs. .lanie Abrains is now In charge of the county farm since the death of her aunt. Miss Jane Statues. The people in Hast LnuretlS have been greatly inconvenienced for the past few days by the burst in? of the water main near the river above the Main street bridge. The lire engine was used .Monday afternoon lo pump the water out of the hole, and the break was dually repaired. Mrs. Mottle Cray and Mi.-s Margaret Bray have gone on n visit to Newburn and Morehead City; they will spend a few days in Charlotte also. Dr. .1. T. Coole is Confined to hi., room on account of illness. Mr. Aha ih l*augston of Madden passed through the City last Thursday en route home from Louisville, where* he, this year, received his Ph. i>. de gree at the seminary. Blakely & Blakely '.ia\ c> '.coved their meat market into the frame building formerly occupied by the Kxpress company. This building has be.mi moved across the street adjoining the Tobi block. Hr. Ii. K. Alken has received a let ter from Congressman Johnson, in which ir i-= stated thai as yet nothing has been done about Cm- Lnurens post ottice matter, but tha' it will he taken up as soon as the pressure of bustn >ss permit s. i>r. an.; Mrs. F. .b Intnan left Satur day for LoulsvlRe. Ky? t,> attend the Shriners' meeting. From Louisville they wi'd go to Cincinnati. Columbus and Jackson, Dr. Innuui's old home. They expect to return to Laurens the 28ni of June. Next Tuesday afternoon nl 7 o' clock. In liarllngton's pasture, the Traynham CHiards will engage in n practice shunt battle, which the pub lic is Invited to witness. The com pany will inarch from the armory In two platoons, meeting tit tlie ap pointed place shortly after 7 o'clock. ,L M Wlnn, a citizen of the city, was fined $100 in the Mayor's court Mon day morning for violating the dispen sary law. He paid the flue. The condition of Miss Nan Barnetl who was brought home quite ill from Willlston several days ago, continues critical. Mrs. Kennedy rind children of Spar tan burg ar.* visiting her father, Dr. .1. M. McCarley. Postmaster Oeo. s. McCravy has received no* ice from Washington to th:> effect thai his salary will !>?? ad vanced July first from ?2,ICO to $2. 'J?'). Miss Nora Taylor Is spending this week In the city with relatives. Messrs. .1 I\ Strobe! a v. I M L. R , - per spent last week In Dorchester county, near st. George, hunting and fishing. Mr. Clarence Cunlnghr.m of Cralg send. Cross Hill township, was a vis itor In the city Sunday and heard Dr. MoiYatl at the First Methodist church. THK MICA I'll OK SIR1IS. Carolyn Wells, In l ife. On j more unfortunat ? Grasping for bread ' Rashly Importunate, Laced 'most to death. (laze at her t mi l?rly. Dress.'! with such cure; Fashioned so slen lerly, By corsetiere. Look at her garments Clinging like cerements: Judge her hot scornfully. Think of h": iudUrhfUlly, Oentlj an I humanly; Not of the heft of her - All that is left of h.v Now is pure womanly. Se ? (l)OSe silk s!ip< of ll M'S Clinging so lovlngi; : One Might say. gtoviugly, Sheathing those hips of li Kseap'd from til" Collih; Her fair golden tresses while wonderment guesses who-" head they're from. Sh" is dressed rightly, No matter how tightly Her heart is compressed. i dree tot re sheathing May stop one's hrethlng. But one is well .dress.>d * Our neighbor's faults are magnified sevenfold, but as to our own short comings wo can not see them with a microscope. As Q rule most live stock do better when the grain fed to them is groun 1 but sheep will do as well When fed Whole grain. mr. tv. w. ball. PoUowlQg are a number of refer ences to Mr. w. \v. Ball, who last week resigned his position as edito rtat writer on The News and Courier to accept the position of news editor on the Columbia State. Mr. Ball Is a native of Laurens an l was for sev eral years editor or The Advertiser. Hone, bui v>t forgotten. lie has gone and we are sorry: but we couldn't help i*. He is built that way. having been taught in his youth that here we have no continuing city. He has gone to Columbia, where he Used to be bet?re he came to us. and he cleared out In spite of the fn< I that his letter of resignation was never accepted. That Is to say he "moved on." in spite of all the good counsel of hi.- best friends, against his own better judgment, i:. fact, and. though lost to sight, he will ever be 10 memory dear. He is "a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy ;" bill he won'; stay put. Come what ' ?nay. however, we have had the satis faction of working with him fur about four years, more or less, it seems less now that iiis bright presence has van ished, and we know that he comes very near being all-wool-and-a-yard wide. His vacant chair will he kept for his return for the space of the usual thirty days. We hope sincerely i that he will get far more than what is coming to him and that he will ? soon come back home. All tins is about William Watts Ball, who is go Ittg to ('o'uml)ia to work some more i on the Columbia State.?News and Courier. The Iteeord Is Delighted. We judge from an editorial appear ing in today's issue of The News and Courier that our esteemed Charleston contemporary lias lost the services of one of the best and brainiest news paper men in the south ami that our Columbia contemporary Is to he con gratulated upon the addition of Mr. William Wat's Hull t > It's staff. There Is not u more thorough nor more .tonorabie newspaper man in the profession than Blllly Ball nor a I.er fellow In the world. We are delighted to know thai he Is coming to Columbia (o live again, and we trust (hat he will be :i!)> so Id appre ciate tu- value of "Main" street, as Well n.-> the beauties of the capital city generally, that he will nceopl a Bill} Ball. Mr. w. w. Ball has t >slgnc i from the editorial staff of the News and Courier and has hfcejtted :i desk on the Columbia Stat \ There is ho bet ter writer on the press In this stai" than Billy Ball and we congratulate The Stat-> on securing his services. N'ewberry Herald and New.-, cm- of The Best. W, w. Bali, for the past four years a member of the editorial staff of the News ami Courier, and at all times one ol the best all routi i newspaper men America, has gone bach to Hi eluinbla state, on which paper he as formerly a worker. -Yorkvlile Ell uirer. THE CKOSS Uli.I. SCHOOL (By W. S. Hough. I In tlte year 1855 the citizens dl Cross llill erected two brick acade mies, about one-fourth of a mile apart, for the separation of the sexes. The school prloi to thai time was lo cated near the oil Presbyterian Church, and was to some extent a de nominational school. Through the efforts of Messrs. H. A Austin and llogan (loggans, who with Hire? others wen? appointed to recover as much as possible of the Wadsworth endowment, which i treated in another article by Mr Feath erstone. enough ha.- been restored to yield an income of $1.00 per pulpl in the dis'ri t. Had the fund been prop erly managed this district would now have an Income of $25,000 per annum. Forty years ago this school was supported by subscription. Pupils i:i the higher grades were charged tuition, gome of them as high as $5.00 per m?nth, Not until two years ago. lid our people awake to a full reali sation of their possibilities and obli gations, It was then that our hand some $5.000 building was erected and equipped with modern desks and new furnishings. The lot cost $800. A acroat share Of the credit for all this work is du- to Mr. P. A. Wh(trtOl) who gave almost Ills entire time for a ' whole* year in endeavoring to build up Ibis school. I n ier the MOW order, two pupils Were entered in college last year, and one of them, Miss Mary Owens, made highest honor at Limestone college in Latin and Algebra. Five teachers are employe I ami the total salaries amount to $2.280. The flrsl year of the establishment of the high school the enrollment Increased from 104 to I IS. The teachers for the past year w->re: W S. Hough, principal; Misses Pea He West, high school department; Kate Addison, sixth and seventh grades; ledia Barre, fourth and fifth grades; a.id Lizzie Crillin. primary department. If you have not bought yet. be sure to see our line of Refrigerators and ice Boxes in dlffereni sizes s. m. & e. ii Wllkea & Co. Have You Bought a GO=CART YET? Let us show you our line :3? r-T? that is made of the best quality of material, with bodies in different de signs and sizes with um brellas, upholstery and running1 gears in differ m -M^Vv VN> ?A H .V. - , ent colors, with the best quality of rubber tires and the latest improved foot brakes. You will find here the larg est and best line from the small folding Qo-Cart to the large upholstered Qo Cart. Ranging in pricefrpm $2.50 to $27.50. QRA*i COl RT-OWIMiS 1'nS ?i fR (Dv Prof; Archie Willis) S"';:>.'. ? ; i'.s ago the towr.s ol (irtiy sol; ?' i which ih" children of both] lOWIlS !:.:-?' ? -a>\ Tin- litt!?' to Wils of Cray Conn und Owings lie just two in If es n part, and a site was selected, nt|d-way between the two places, upon which the building should stand, Exactly one mile from the center ?>i each town, In a beautiful grove <>t young oaks, the school was built, be in; called the Gray Court-Owiugs in st Itu! e. The first principal of tin Institute was Prof. Th?S, P. Jones, who hail Charge of the school for two years. During the time 'bat Prof. Jones had charge of the Institute, be had asso ciated with Ii Im Prof. \. Q. Itlce, Misses Annie Putnam. Alice McCar ley. Daisy Harris, and Mrs. Thos. F.: Jones, a - music teacher. The school begab to excite atten (ion Immediately ufteY it was built.; an.I hoi ohty !: I it draw pupils from! ib.- I wo r,.'\::-. ::::.| th" seel Ion S sur roun.ling, but pupils from other places cam-' to c.ay Court-Owlng.s Institute to gel ready for college. During thd time Prof. Jones had charge of the school noi less than a do/.ei: girls an I boys wer - prepared lor 'b ? different colleges there. Among those who went from the In stitute to college during the Ars! two years of :' < existence were Mis.-es Haiti.- IJrow 11 lee, Pearl Garrelt, l.u pile White. Nannie McCain, and Kate Wright. Messrs Richard Harris, Mb ,1am OwillgS, Karl Harr.-it. Robert an.I John DuPree, Clyde OUrry. R?ther Henderson, Cleveland Jones, Rrooks Patterson, Cleon Hunter and Archie Willis. Prof. Hamilton had charge of the school during the third year, and thai year s ??? ral s.lrls StlRl boys wer? pre pared ; ? college, Among those who went ?'. u i f!i" Institute to college dur ing the year thai Prof. I Ininlltoh ha I Iehai'ge. wert' Misses Louis- Harris. , LoUlse Gl iy. ReSsl.? CltCCk, May W'il ; ton rim : i iitIs. Annie Willis an I Mr existence and the school was verj I successful under Mr. firysou's innn* agemeni Several weiht from (bay Court i> ? in.-.- to college during the year thai Mr. HrySOU Was principal Among those whom Prfo. Rryson pre* pared for college wer.? Misses Rthol Willis. Itosn Che. k and Messrs. Albeit Gray. \ C. Shell, w. P white ami Groy Harris. Prof. .1. C. Anderson was principal of the school after Mr Rryson, Mr, Anderson had a most successful year, keepli i u;? the school's record of sending somo of its pupils away to college. During the years that Prof. .1. Y. Rryson and Prof. Anderson taught at the institute Mrs. McSwalh, one of the m-' successful public JChOOl teachers this Kate has produced, was associated with the school, as toucher of Iii?- rmcdintc department. Prof. Anderson had associated with !iit;i Mrs. M Swain. Miss Kulii Cheek an i Miss I'nnnie Harrison. During the session |usl (dosed Iho school has ha<l for its principal Mr. Archie Wiiiis. Mn Willis litis ha I associated with him I his year. Sirs; L.turn lltttchcll anil Miss Km I a t'heok. The enrollinciil this year was oiie liumlretl ami forty-seven, ami :.i\ mein hers of Iho lent Ii Krade wer.- pre pared for college this year. They are Misses Nettle Cl.k and Mamie Wll Iis; and Messrs. Kills (iray, Tallle Armstrong. David Dorroh and Jefl Willis. Two years ami an effort was made to vote the High school) hut II was overwhelmingly defeated. This year the attempt was made again to vote the High school and it was carried with.mi an opposing vole heing cast. The school building win he enlarged during the summer, ami what has heretofore been the tlray Court Ow im;.- graded school, or Institute, as i' is (-tiled, win ix- the ilriij court 0w? lags lli.-.ii school. The olllcer.- rd I he hon rd ol I rus tees, since the school's erection., have !.Ii Mr. IV. I.. Cray, president; Mr. I.. ('. Dono Willis, treasurer. Teachers Klcelcil l ei \e.\l Venr. At a meeting of the hoard Of trus tees on Monday afternoon, Mr. C K Klugli of Coronaca was elected prin cipal of the city schools, an l Mr, IL I. Parkinson of Payetteville. 'renn., 'I- a ti*aclier, Mis Willoii ("ray was elected a teacher hut declined; hence there Is one vacancy yet to he Tilled. Mr. Klugli is a Wofford gradual - and was la.-t yeai' a teacher in tie- firoch wood schools; he comes highly rec ommended. Misses Maty Simpson, Irene i:a.?* and l.ila Hurl were re elected leachers in the mill schools Miss Fannie Ma - TisttUtes ha.- I.a r.looted leaeheT ol Hi-' kindergarten II Ihr Di : heath of Mr. I lllelilT, < cemetery. Mr. hi Ich or suffer ?d with thai terrible if in lady, consumption, and some wed:.- ago went to live In th ? op iti air, ton it was too late, During his residence in I.aureus he Was a InilOf. II-' 'eases only a wife. stomach Trouble*, Many remnrknblo tftires of stomach trouble.-, have been effect?d by Cham berlain's Stomach and fdver 'Tablets One man who bid .-pent over two thousand dollars tor ::: idichin ami treatment was cured by a few boxes Of these tablets. Price. 2.1 cents. Samples free a' the Laufens Dhig Co. Corn silage in limited quantity may be fed to Shedp. but not in a large quantity. Vearllng iambs when shed ding their first i.b will not fatten 'rapidly on that account. Scholarship and En trance Examination Clern5on Agricul tural College ilny, July -u !. in '.' :i. in., thd Sebola ? ship iiinl KilllaiK'i" Examinations In Clcnisoh Agricultural College will Im h.-Iii under the direction of liie County IUitiril mi Education. Applicants must In- at lensl If! ; ? , , dI age ami must Im |iic|in re.l ! > > the Proshman ("lass. Thor?? an* no Scltolarslil|>s in Hi.' Preparatory ( lass. Till? clttSs Is t>111>~ opeli lo a Umbel number of boys who ran hoi ? m"i. high schools an I who UH< living in sections of tin' State wlieie school facilities aiv poor. Scholarship:; lira worth ?liio.i'i) feud Fron Tuition Tho n?'\t .-???.-a.a of rMoinsoii Agricultural Collcgd will begin H^ept v ' Apply in t! " ittl 1 > Siiporiulch hull 11! Education after June 'or ?? ? ? I 1 Information concerning kin; s hoi-' arsliip E.Niiininai Ions. I'oi' catalogs, further Infonmi'iou, ? i . ? ? . P. II. ?11.1 I . Presl Icttl, , i mmx;i: i o i.k r. in . i i'on mi! ?rs 'i Liiuri'us ami Abbeville t'ouul.l ?-. hlo bidder Mi.- Contract for bulldltig Man.iv llrldge <>?,.?: Huludn rivet ?I the old site or such lieW -be as may be selected ithls will Ii" lukt'll o either Wood or stec) bridge. ".M inusl I," accompanied by ce: J check of $!?)?). tin guarantee, thai '.,<:? der will It MlcAcssful close wrist >n < out met an.I I'M'i'u!.' satisfactory boh I tor performance of sutUv Ih on ? It Iti* flie a mount of contrrici price with i . 10 ilayrf after liwiir I ol < on' raet All lud- to be |)i'i'selite<| in t!i ? f >rth 'and manner pr>'.-< ri'x-1 by sal I i;n> niissloners, I to ??< I -1 \ 11. in soi rii i \iidi.in ( mi lit 5 u l.iiurciis. ? ? I I School lion- - finder (he innmtgeuuili' of th" trustees ,of said school, j All fijuullllcd electors ami free-hol I el'S residing In said district arc >ntl Hed to vote ol said election Those desiring to vote out of thfl said High School District shall v )? ? i ballot containing the word yes written or printed thereon. Those desiring to remain In thfl said High School District Shall vot I a ballot containing the word NO writ (en or printed thereon. Polls shall open at the hour of seven o'clock in the forenoon an ! re main open unlit ih<- hour of four o'clock in ih? afternoon, when they shall be closed and the ballot - counted. The trustees shall report the ro? I suit of said election to the County Hoard Of BdueattOrt as soon as possi ble th ireaftei. OEO. I. PItT3, i'-n Couoiy Su,)- Education.