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08 8 8 8 8 8'8 8 8 8 8 8 '8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Local and Personal Mention. 8 It 8 . 8 8 8 8 8 88 8 2 8a8 8 882 Mr. J. W. Butler, of Hickory Tavern, was a visitor in the city Saturday. Mr. and AINrs. Eugene Cummings, of Barksdale, were shopping in the city Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. McDonald; of Columbia, are visiting Mrs. R. A. Lit tle for a few days. Mlr. Illa C. Hudgens of Knoxville, Tenn., In visiting ir. and MIrs. . T. Dunlap this week. Miss!.largaret Dunlap left last week for Charleston to spend a few wecks with friends. Miss EDthcl Smith, of Atlanta, is the guest of Mlas Frances Davis on West Main street. Miss Virginia ludgens, of Pendle ton, is the guest of Miss Virginia Barksdale this week. Miss 'Luclc Watkins, of Monroe, N. C., is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hinson. Mr. Lon iRounds, vlo is connected with the Army Y. M. C. A. in Florida, was a visitor In the city Monday. . Mirs. C. B. Gren and little son, lle., of Anderson, have been the guests of .\rvs. Bllte C. Crisp for the past week. .\Itr. and .\Mrs. I. Boyd. of the Ikolm re-1tlon, were shopping in the city Satruday. .\ IrS. J. C. Philoot, of 'Colimbia, has been visiting her :irother, .\lr. G. F. I ittic, a few miles from the city, for .. k pa,;t week \01. two. Prof. A. G. .Miller and son, 'Willie Dews, of Waycross, Ga., has-been vis iting tle former's mother, Mrs. Vir ginia Miller, for a few days. .\lr. .. Pitts Henry, who has been in Florida for t le piast several monthus, has age in returned to Ilie couity and is withi relatives near Mounttlville. Miss Marguerite Adams and little sirter, Anni Kellar, visited .\ins. 0. B. Green at 1h hiome of .\Mrs. :11. C. C:isp H,;: week. M.r. Bill Crh:' returned to his diuties at tho Pc rt 'mout h navy yard last week after spendin several weeks here V:!th his mother, M.\rs. 13. C. Crisp. .1lr. T. 11. Nelson. of Louisville, Ky.,, has beeni a vilstor in the city for sev eral diays Iii week, having come down to Iook after h11iuainess Interests. Mir. W. C. Irhy, who has been mak Itng iis home in Jackronv ille, Alia., since file first of the year. has been spenliug a few days in the city oil M.\r. .1tlius F'tgreaves. who is now located in Sfiaetburg, sient the week-eid in tile city wihi relalives. The frie(ds of .\Mr. Y. C. I ellamas were glad to see him out on the Ft reet 11 ai this week after an illness 8.1 vaonth or iore. r. J. Ed. 11art, Who has been nmak fing his hoile in TnL'sville for some time. returned to fihe city last wcek to spend a few days before being called to th1e army. lie is nuihered in tle draft this Week. A piano recital Was given by little .\lisses Ik!irl'owve llx ..\l ahaffi:'y and .iar;.'arvt .\(Cravy, the two pliu'ils of .\lis' Flora fiennett at heri home op l at TPhua Mlay afterinoon .at. 6 o'clock. 'lh 1i' eeltal was unusually inter'estlng - (e(oun ' f thi iie youthiiful ness of t he I utih:. h youna''r being ju.t live yeai' (i ' '- 1 in o th ar in ply thle farmer's- thuemselvesa and m;emi 1 '" er' l'w,- hoa-c obi. avd the riten 0 "sti mat inig how~' mmhI flour to gr'lnd for' a' farmier fr'om his when('ii, msilrs r'olth, f" t'-ih m'ml-er' (f the farm 4. intil i" new. riulci 'in regard to v-hi"at silI'thi!i'qes oe en'ietd wheat'PU mi'i rre nrt de~'liver any itouri to fa rer me s t hev signa the iiledgre eer id agrin' ag to use one hound of noi "' ut m''tin Ies for every' Jond (if .'3. -Rule 26-4) ini irear i of the Ailling Ilivision Is mnodifled to the extcnt st.Lted al'o've. W.\. TaLLTItOTT, Fiorod Admn. fot' South C'arnllna. June 22, 1918. No. 80. Mr. ial to Make Address. i. N: TB. Dial, befor'e leavIng the city Mlonday to i'etumrn to the cam palen par'ty. announced that lie wouild make an address at the couirt hiouso Saturday afternoon, July 6th, to whieh .he Iivited all of his friends of'thme "mmunev and siurriounding country. The meeting is to he hcldl at 4 p. mn. Ouestiloneires ar'e br'tng maiulledl ouit this week to the registrants wvho have become of age since .June 5th, 1917 and who registered on June 5th of this y ear. Quest ionaires must lie return cid to thec local exempltion board with in seven days orn the registrant is lia ble to a year's imnrfsonment * "Blue Sky" By C. VAN DE VEER REYNOLDS (Copyright, 1918, Western Newspaper Ureton.) "I fear I do not understand you." She wisithe dilltiest, loveliest little lady possible atitt ie (I man111tly looking, cleair-eyed young Imnn, Gerhld Thorie, lawyer 'or at yeIad surprised yet gilad that 1n caise had comne to h11 int - solicited, and gladider still thait Is elit vias it rItdiantt vision of youth a114tel honty. "I'ardonl mle," hle spoke, "the phrase is so voilu1 prelieztsive," I easailly imed it. "'llite Sky;' Miss WaVyne..ireeis-ly exPreisses tile fnI(et thtait the two tititig coilputlties ititletl III the nieintortid ott have sultnitted to lile ar stock .Iobbing lj'oposit is of tlhe itost viru lent typle." "hI'ien Ihe lifty thousgand ciollritr4 In Vested III thetut Is lost," questioll'ed liss lirharat Wayne aniyoulsly. "Absolutely jil irrt(rlienbly.' A veil of stichien tearfutlness cromssed ler clear ltie eyes. Shte sigieel annd sat lko one strivi:g to recover frotm it Shock. "I hople youl have not Investedl all that 12inoney it this wild-ent stock," he "N(,t unyseif, but tmy half-tincle tilt gtrin11 l .(s," )'epied A Iss WVI ynte. "Thlere is aitn unn11 miled Girar111l who hals visitedl our. hloie fretiulently for se ,VeraIl. Iuont hs. I Iever' liked h1itti, but i1ny lintlesehn. to have mo ne buisiness with him itui I (li not Interfere. ,Just toaciy I Saw sinethiig lit ai ewsptaper aboul the bankriitcy qf reltilitg coni I wi s. Aly uince broke down, cag lig hhn iiself w"Ah having lost Itny for It1e. i-Il coitfessecl how ie hl been loodwliked. I see tle futility of hop iig to recover aiytuig froit the wreck. There 1; tillither natter of b1 ush iness I wisht to refer to you," n1(i tilt fnir sia'aiker reimoved frotm her hanilidbtg a roll (of hills. "ThI'lere Is lifty tholtsan1 dollhars,C he sltid. "which I wislI to entrulst to you for legItilitit inlvestiint. Except 4ull 41(.l11 ti house ily giuardlian, Air. Waityne int; ys lit i 'nclest wny, tht is ill thitr ( lefi ' the fot unte I Itinlerited froit lny fatiher two yeiars go." "Aly dear. yotling. lady." exchlmed Thtorne in amtiz'entnt. "I ennnot till dletstatui how you)i ennI unquatiliffildly trust to me, It stt1range."1 "You are not it striiter," site gently correct ed. "Anoling sine piiri s of Iny fat her I ftiilun several where his at toriley was iminci ts it', r. (Gregory ''horn. I ntrll'ily thought of iite Ing- Illy :nilgicci ffIl Inlhs charige. V1''1111 inqiites insuleo I loettrned 11hat he waIs ch 314. hu that you bhad succeedel to( his busin< s5. Sur'ely I caln trust tit! 3son'lI (1 if Va4unl I whoill Iy litther liad th . u111l1n 'is ol'llenci." "1 1th:111 you," howed llhe yottn 1: 111 , :'revntil lovoe . "I will I(( lin y-our be 11,111' us thatuAh you wArvo n myn)\-I sis ter." nil thwn oftervi aln hour'scnu. taltion, th3se two ll eIc. she Ielieved N111 st:ui. hte fl ig that .1 swet. centranie'c.. i:'vseince h:3(1'ilone linto his lift. larib3arn, wet. ino, full ofl r,.soilve to in:ilk l'obert W'yne fo'l that she c! : 1111II!. her O1 her h:il lcal :3ho tru'sta cl hiin1. WhailI 4 lietey Ituci slie wouh3lc 31hare' withI t blin to thec 1311. To :'3 r suitsc' 31 slih i re4chiUl hotne3c wll rus3ci \Vo un~ e Wihoi li,I h.:1'l -1h'.\V3Il ~ivl l':4 bli'a i''lllseena thatIc "Youll:-ii 4c.c ::E 1-r ril3:'cs iy iceI( lo h113r 1or40w to lil'olui'scct t 5(narry he sh'cVVwilive ccln thei' renini. Iefr to1 wtii'c'k lbii Z01 1 . e 34icfc4ltis I Iit'c'ne 131 3t ' runI' to t firepl 1 e,4 li e :fi3 W\'n thle h4au33 thIii.'lletedc girl'no that4 hieri uniclc .' in l a i llenIc' c mci!. lin. 434nd 134 tin \ 4'in if lit r'ecovered it' woubctic he 0(1 Ioths bcefor'e he4 woutldl le 31bleII to4 be 431houtas for~clyl'. It 31 fo tol e'ntaiifor' t ncl co-opera''3ticonf in the4 vlsItIs of1 yitsu;t Th'Io:'ie, Wayne'tt felt is way~ slowly' hael~~', to not" mi'l1 Iiig.c 1)i.'lie ayo cula an stift nad1 huhn~cy. thle scoltinig odori cof ltos Illed hue. linr't1 13 14 hrn b in ('Ilt'-neentsn3tticmns ofhis pat in wast-33I lng her0 fortuneti. sitl bcrlghtly. "1 )o youil kniocw w~here' you niya' in the suinnty SouthI. ri;;ht that iire( dolly growing In vaIlue. A frind Iinves5t4'( my13 lIttle all In is ipin~e, 1 k in~Iig ofI ts pr'ospeet Iv~e boomt sald you1 needed4'( lute sky." IHo gronn. ('d n11d winced'. -"Oh, rea1l blue sky, of th14 past andio hope, for futture. See.' hllrhrI dre'tw up the shadice. Thriiough the open't whaIiilowc~ spaco0 htobe(rt Wauyn I bceautty.' "Ai we' are' going to mako(4 y'ou hnp.~ "'W4'',"4'( he questted. "Yes. Oh, so0 muitch hasi' hnppe'ned sInt-e'-since3 te old lIfe. T1here he is no0w." as aI we'lcome foottep soundtced. "Uncle Itobtt-my husbannd, Gerald Thorne-" Red Cross Payment Due July 1st. The flist installment on Red Cross pledges will be due July 1st. Payment should be made to your local treasur ei' in every instance. The cards for the City of Laurens will be found at the Laurens National Bank; for the Laurens Cotton AMills (lohmes St. Aux iliary) at Laurens Cotton .Milla ofice, and for Watts Mills at the mill office. Cards for other branches and auxil larles will be found in the hands of the local treasurers in each case. J1. J. ADAN S, Treasur.er for Laurena County. 'Now With Oil Mill. Mr. lanco Crews, who has becn care-taker of the iostofllce for several years, has acce.tdd the place as sup crintendent of the Laurens Oil Mill vacated by .ir. lallman, who has been called tp enter the draft. lee Creitm *Slupper at laanmteston. An ice cream supper will le given at Langston church for the benefit of the lied Cross auxiliary Satutrday night, June 29th, beginning at 8 o'clock. The public is invited. WATTN MILL NE WS. Watts Mill, .June .'-i.--iev. .1. A. Brock an([ Rev. W. L. Mullikii in illcd their regular' appoiintments here on Sunday morning and evening. TIe sermons were very much enjoyed by all. .liss Alary labb. who had Ihe mis fortune of gettinlg her arm lrol-:en in the milly last week, is improving. Little Katherine Sorgee, who has been siek for sometime, is doing vry nicely at prestl I. Mir. W .C. .lMarlor is on the vick Ifh.! alIso. Mrs. Jodie .\lcKee and little daugh ter, Moz.lle of 'Grenvool are visit ing relatives at this Place. .lisses Annie laurie. Ola .\la and Jenn I-Leomia laimme't, of Rock 11111, aIre visiting the! r sheter, ..\lrs. .1. .\I. Moore. Little . s Grace .\locrIe. of this place, visited last w(4 ck at Ithe home of her uncle, Mir. II. L. llan::ett, of Lanford Station. Mr. Frank Titr'ns, of Greenv''lle, is visiti ng frien'Is anld relative'; o,&, thi )lace. .laster IIomer .lfam met.' aifter spending a few days with his sister. has retiirned to hii is home in Roo 11 ill1. M!v;: Ella f.\ttde l'utuni and i.ce, little \lie Lottle Mac Teague, of 1..an rens \ill, s!eniI. Monday at the ho:.1 of.\rs. .l . IM. oore. ANNOUNCEMENTS For Congress. IHorace 1,. Dhomanr is hereby nn noun ncd as a candidate for (ogres! fronm the Fourth Congressiiiial Dis ,triot, subject to t i! ules of the Dmn ocratic Pritary. For Superi lsor. I hereby announce Myself a candl ILae for Oi' otibi o, StIpervi:'ur' of lairens couniy, subject Io the rules andt regmialatin:s of the' D):nmi-r-ti c I hiereby anno:tMi~en mtyself a aandl date for' te-electinn to the olirie of t, suil-ect to nil the~ t'ilc's andic reguila Uions oC theIXii Demorat i(c lrimal~ry, I hereby ann t'ouncite myi~sc.f a ecnndi date for the olh-e o Tret~asure c. - :a-s reuis (outy ii: .ject to te cii s of the D~emiocratIle imay I hiereby anntoitne(e myiself a (enint. datec for' iihe 0 ile' o Supert ftV )'r or laarrents county. stmtject to th' rubs and regulations of lie Demaoeratie' i mary. S. S. FA ltitl\ 1. For Sutli. 0tf2 Iuetionbi. I hlebyii annIoun Sce myslf p: a (Ian to tihe iules cof the De::;o'raite Pi't miary. TAI,!'( 'P'. \Vila-ON. 'or . house (if ltpre'en lt Iives,. I htereby announciie miytelf a eandi da'e for' fouse hf lietpres;entat ive's the iru.l'' an'l r'eg'.u ltot of thie h.)1o~'JA.\l'Ilu'n t. S'LVN I here by an 10noce myselft a cand ci diat e for' thle Illo'ise of ltitresen tativ: f'rom L:u tureits c'outnt y antd l 'ldge moy Se'lf to) abidle by Iitheettlts ef the D)emu For P'robate! Jtudge. We arec authorized to atnnounne thet natte of 0. 0. Thonmpsotn as a caiidl (Iate foir re-election to .the ofieo of Probate .Jttcge, subject to thec rutles oIf thte ietmocr'atic P'rimar'y. For Auditor. I hereby anntounice myself as a enn dlidate for re-electin ias AudItor o: Latiiens coutnty subhject to thle trules and regulaijons of the D~emoerattic I het'eby ann toutnce tmysel f as a ('ann didate tot' re-elect ion to the omleo of 'ITreasur ter of I /t tretna countty and ptromuise to abide by the restultc; of the Djemocratic primary and to continue a faIthful performa~nce of the duties of the omuie. ROSS D. YOlUNG. Beautiful Rugs x:;U CL U t A Over T wo Thousandi Dollars WA~orth Just Received Royal Wiltn s, Ax minsters, Velvets and Br-ussels Colorings all fresh and new, and with the softnes.s and charmn of genuine -orientals. With, rUg rica. en the ever-upward trend, it is with somec pride in our Luying resources that we offer so, great a choice of lovely rugs as this at this time and for so littlve money. Come in as early as y u can as wv4e are anxious for you 1.o See this, the handsomest line/of rugs ever shown here. You'll like. both the display and the 'rices. s. M. & E.H. W1*kes &C N W ,;.JiI V; TH E Tt Nur u- H Over nTive Touhsandro-.e:ar or--th Jusn frecwihd Roybsmal is made.is garantVeles ato Bheuseo ofBiraetabb meaitheu verbest prdcc n the r mpardkte., it i witAsom pris trLing Staesoren thtwofe grea atoiement lastvely thga th at stme iad frsoml Cotie in was r asved wiu suprsa n renxso hoes a. tithoug hefact waineralgy ever saown the. hoie bth the ly wild thre w2ithu.e h bs i ronathm Our~c Mealts r-DredN. andiConsequte Bramta el-Babb rouc o~ h Millingta Our staturent lateta e esmalimdefo