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* Local and Personal Mention. Mrs. N. S. F. Giles atid Mirs. Irvint Coleman, of Clinton, were visitAorH i: the city Monday. Mr. John A. Riddle, of Rock 1111 was the guest of Mr. and Nirs. Get P. Jenkins Sunday. 'i-rs. J. Y. Milai and children hav been spending a few days with reli tives iin Newberry. Miss M1ary Ferguson left 'Monda for Columbia, where she will Vis friends for several wedks. .Mrs. It. L. Gray, Miss Laurie Gra and([ Miss .\ladge 'llarris, of Gra Court, were visitors in the city yet terday. Miss Margaret Wright, who has bee with Minter Company for the past. se eral months, has accepted a )os1itic at the freight depot. M isses Fay and Nannie Kate <i gens, of the Connie Maxwell Orphai age at Greenwood, spent the wevCek-e in the city with relatives. Col. J.1. 'Wharton, of Waterloo, w among those in attendance upon tl public sales Monday. Though not y himself again the Colonel is able get about very well. Mr. and 'Mrs. .John F. Blacki who werc married in Columblia la week, have arrived from their hone moon and are at present taking roo at the home of Mrs. S. ). Childre and meals with Mrs. 13. K. 11umn phric EQUIY1. ('ASES 11E1"A111). ('omion Pleas Court. In Session ivi ,ilge IW.W. 3emmiiniger Presihl The fall term of the Court of Co mon Pleas convened Monday mornii with Judge Rt. W. Memminger, Charleston, presiding. The court's i lention this week Is engaged ml equity cases, but next week jury cas will be heard. An important ruling was made M< day morning in the case of T. M. Slh against his wife, Mrs. Bessie Shr which is to be heard at this term. torney W. N. Graydon, representl tihe( plaintiff, appeared berore 1 court on ai lea to have the case hem before a jury, but .Judge Memminj ruled that the case should not go the jury but should be heard befk him. The case was set to be tr next Thursday. ('otton 3Market Agahi ('ongested. r After several days of comparat freedom from tie congestion wh has marked the local cotton mar fol several wveeks, the market beca congested again the first part of t week and very little cotton could handled by local buyers. As a ret very fmw hales were stored and staple became almost a drug on market. Prices ranged around cents Monday, but Tuesday morn the few bales that were ham brought better lrices, the best bri ing around :18 cents. The Greens market. wvas .floted at 38 cnts (lay and the Greenwood market fl 38 to 38x 5-8. Embargoes still exist several of the prinicipIal shipi points where most of the c:ottor shipped. New' BuLldligtningim~ t'p. .\m'. A. 1'. Teague, employee Wilkes' & (Comupany, biought a va< lot 1;ist week on (Chestnuit strmeet 'f Mr'. W. C. L1aiPenster' anmd I'x ectt erect a smnal I (ott pge on it at an e; dlate. Mr'. Tea~gue's house5 will lbe of a nuiimbeir recenitly pl an~nedl or ready uier.i'i.conoistruto mion ini that tion of the city. Mir. 13. 13. .\lo bii ung::low on South iar eper' st ree nearinig compilet ion as is t he hung: of' .\!r. .1. P. Tolber't on Fiariley Av'e Mr. WA. S. P ower ia building a hi on thle east. side of 1irby avenue o) site lie lRoper home, while ir. A Biramuhett is lawing down material his home on Parley Avenue. , Teachmers' 3Meeting. As announced last iveek the te ers' meeting will be held at theec house Saturday, Nov. 8th, biegin at 10:30 o'clock. After the reg business meeting, 'Miss South, E Home D)emonstration Agent, anal by Miss Fornly, dairy specialist, Miss Daisy Harris, County -1 demnonstration Agent, will discuss demionstrate hot dishes suitable serving with school lunches. Noi ly every teacher in the county. also every mother interested in subject, is uirgedl to attendl this 11 ing. Attenmding Presbyte'ry. 1lev. C. T. S~puires andi Mr. J ~" Todd, from thle Fiirst Presbyti church of this city, !Mir. J. N. W representing the Lisbon Praabyt church, and IRev. .J. L. McLinu am tending the meeting of the f Carolina fsynuod in Anderson thiis Ihuiineuss Womeni to Mfeet. A meeting oif thle liusihess WVor Club bas bieeni cal led for this is noon at. 6 o'clock in the liest 11 All members of the club 'arc urg1 a tten d. HOME TAILENT PLAY TO BE THURSDAY ' Cast of Characters Completed and Finishing Touches Being Added in 1 the Rehearsals. The big home talent production, "America First", which is to be given Thursday night at the Opera House under the auspices of the Daughters of the Confederacy, has been rapidly 1 w whipped into shape by '.Mr. Albert Li. t - Baker, the director, and the finishing I touches are being added in the final I y rehearsals before the presentation of t the play. The play promises to be a splendid success, as the cast has been y well selected and the rehearsals faith y fully attended. The reserve seat sale will open this morning at Powe Drug Store and those 11 desiring seats are urged to secure - them before the final rush. n1 The cast of characters is as follows: Columbia-of the good old U. S. A. I. 'Mrs. J. 'H. Teague t- Admiral Shotanshel, U. S. Navy -Mr. 10. K. Wilkes Captain Randolph, Richmond Rifles is Capt. W. t. iichey ko 14iLeut. Montrose, Richmond Rifles, ALr. Jack MeCravy to Sergt. "McCarthy, Richmond Rifles, Mr. Allie Lee i n, M\ajor Spol.rwood, Confederate Vet st eran Mr. C. 11. McKimmic Y.. ilillie Breeze, Chicago Ecvening is Blow Mr. Will .\leng ss Eiseaill, Spanish Diplomat and s. German Spy 3 . . W. Crews Carmena, Ills Accomplice, a Span ish Girl Aliss Margaret Wright Irs. Fairfax, a Charming Widow, th Miss Isabel Sullivan - Rose Randolph, Richmond Belle, )I- Miss 'llattle Gray tg Dorothy Spotswood, daugher of the of Major Miss Nellie Thompson it th Pianist aMrs. 11. K. Aiken e08 Violinist -Mr. John Inman 'Chorus of Virginia Belles and Red n- %Cross Nurses: Miss Anna Rhodes, Miss 1w SadIe Alitchell, Mrs. Tom Bolt, Mliss w, Hattie Kate lCasterby, -Miss Ruth Eas t- terby. Miss 'larlan Crews, Miss Willie ng Graves Almond, liiss Lula Dial, 'Miss Ie Caroline Fleming, Miss Mary Gas(iue, rd Miss Alliene Franks. 'r Chorus of Richmond Rifles: Fate to Adams, Guy Campbell, Durward 1ills, ire tClifford Rowland, Francis E111i, Bill ied Medlock, Hugh Bakely,,Eleck lakely, Everett Thomas, A. C. Miller, lay mond Cheek, 1. F. Niedlock. Harry Cooper, Elrnest Garrett. Children of the U'. S. A. and LII - ch putinns: Katherine Lewis, Frances ket Switzer, Miary Ilamilton. Mary Dell mn Rowland, 'Mary Flowers, illa Dunlap, his \Vill Ai Mae Tompson, Wad(ldy L4e be Whitlock, -Martha Franks, Pawnee 'it 'homps4on, Meredith Medlock, Vesta the Oglesby. Annie Lou 'Witlock, Lillian the C. Moore, Blanche Glenevor Thomp son, ary Todd, 'lla loyd, Cynthea igUurton, Jeanette lamilton, Nellie d Dagnall, Lenora Miller, Eiulah Walker. 11g- Cowboy Girls: Nannie Franks, il Matillne Caldwell, Mary Sue Dagnall, on Banche Ilissop, Elizabeth Thompson, mtl Inez '.iotes, Mlabel Barton, Nettle M1ac onl Tollison, Lila Hickman, E~mily Franks, ing %clla Blhakely, sFrances Childress Hat is tie 1a e Dunlap, Mlary Tfhompsosn, Lit ha Kennedy, Annie Leah Almand Laurie Kennedy, Frances Blakely ofHarie Bishop, Ruth Oglesby, Willic ant (Caldwell, .Janette Teague, Mlary (Caro l in tiud .ns, Frances SwvIt zer. to \mericaln lkosebuids-'Rose Roseni rl hal, Sara mu d hey, Rlebeeca M1yers I'sloise .\ille Ir, Ida .\ae Hunziter, .lanhi Il- arris, .\ary ILou Fergutson, Mlargariel RIicha rdson, unittl I.\Miller, Anita M Il low 110-t eeral Traicts ol' Lanud Sold by ('leil amei of (ourt. Lanndts Bring good Pries~ 10- A fairly large crowd att ended t h lIen legal sales M\ionday mnornki and~ sov for (ral tracts wvere soldl at good iices Thtel lerk of court was the only otile er having sales. Lands were sold b) h-him in disposing of cases as follows Mlat'ie M\artin et. al vs Geo. WV. Miar iitin,* 127 ner~e tract In Youngs town niship, sold to Ri. L. Gray for $-1,500; 7 tate acres adjoining same tract sold to ~ sted J. Burns for $6,200; lot in town e and Gray Court, sold to Walter flarksdal for $200. nd T. H. Nelson -vs (race floyd, 38 1 for. acr'es neatr Barksdale, sold to D). 'I Kinards for $3,075; 22 t-2 acres noa but Cold Point, sold1 to Robert R. Blaldwi this for $2,501. e- hlome Building & Loan Assoelatio vs 10lla Dentn, lot on Gray street I City of Lautrbns, 801(1 to IM. F. Satl ,(ders, attorney, of Greenwood. for $52' .lan Stantding Spring School. rian 7th, there wilhl be af' oyster suppe at- given for the 'ben'efit oft the library 11 outh I the Landies Impirovefnenit Assoclatie eek. at Staniding Spring school, (Greenvill county. The putblie is cordially It vited. ___________ ienst fim j te r u SOCIETY. + Announcement Party. Milss Agadie Stillivan was hostess Prlday evening at an original and en ertaining -iallowe'en party when an iouncemient was made of the all >roaching marriage of \liss Virginia ignew and -Mr. It Coke (ray on the |0th of this month. The house was larkened for the occasion wille shadows" moved aiong Jack O'Lan erns an1d joined in amusing gaimes mtill they .were called into the dinin'g oom11, whel the lights were thrown on tnd all unmasked to receive (Ihe sur wise of the evening. In the center f the table was tll im.proved wedding cake from which silken streamers spread, spelling the words "Congrat ulations November 20." At. a given signal each guest pulled bne of the streamers from tile cake and found on its end a card hearing the words "Agnew-foray". The happy couple were immediately surrounded by the guests and showered with congratula lions, after which a delicious Ice course was served. AMiss Agnew has beeni leaching in the local schools and at Watts ,Mills for several years 'While M.\r. Cray is one of the leading yoilnig bu hsiness men of the city. The marriage will take place at the home of (te bride in Due West and will be a <luiet home affair. -0-_ Rev. L. I'. McGee to Wed. \u11n11icement of the approaching marriage of Rev. 1,. I'. .\i M(;ve , for four yea rs pastor of tihe First letihodist church of this city, was read in The Toluimlila State with i much interest Monday. The anunoulnceient was made at a party givii by .liiss Jessie Patterson, in Columbia, (lte bri(le elect, Miss M ildred Pagett, being a close friend. Miss Pagett t(aught in the public schools here for a short while several -years ago and is pleas antly remembered by many in isk city. An account of the ainouncement party was as follows: Miss Jessie Patterson, who is a teacher in the Columbia city schools, gave a delightful party yesterday af ternoon at her home in Lykesland to announce tie engagement of Miss Mlildred Pagett of that community to the lRev. Loring P. i.\lecee, pastor of tle First .\Methodist church of Rock 11111, Thie house was decorated in yellow chrysani heniunis and other attumn flowers and during the afternoo.n a salad course was served. The guests Inltided for tie most, part (lie imem bers of the Lykesland ThIulrsday ilook cli), all mutual friends of t(he hostess and the bride-elect. Miss Pagelt was presented by Aliss latteison with a i)eauit iful bit of lingerie and a sol) venir of the afternoon. The wedding will take place inl Lykeslanld on Novmeber 2ith, .\iiss P'agettI having recetily resigned heci posit ion as a teacher in the Rlock liillI school to come hiome aind makde r'eady for (lie Iiport anti event. (Cont inuert irom Page One.) yot (enre to lake t hatI respoinsliiliity Ilt we inseist we ar icnti it led not i hiave it smotheired: we are ent itled t( a fair attempt to bring about rat ifien (ion." Are ente('i!rinlg a forimal dil'jEM-tion Id Senato ICaLAodge's iroposal , Sen ato: ll itcodik iresented '( a niew requeits whi'ib. had bi(en dirafited by thie inii I y memb~il ers of (lie foreCigni rel at ion: coalmmIttee. Thiiis called for (lie fina . vote on (lie Lodge. resolut ion at: o'clock on Thhursday of thiis week, ant .. cont a Ined the furthle r provision Itha if the Lodge resotlution failed to iv . eeive the necessary Iwo-thlirdls vo(t .. thle senate lhould on Friday anid Sal .. urday of this week consider reserva ( ions to be proposed by (lie dlemiocratii mninorit y. Senator Lodge objected to this u1po0 the groundls that it would be wvriting new: rule for the senate to agree thma after the resoltionl failed c'onsidera tion should he given to alternaliv r reservations. Hle contended that th Sonly way thIs could -be (lone was b passing a motion for reconlsideratli a ~ NOT'ICE of (lhe COUN'TY i,EASUltEII. Tho Books of the County Treasurt ,will bo opein for the collection Staito, 'County and Commutation lon rTaxes for the fiscal year, 1919, at 111 Y Treasurcr's ofilce from October 131 n to 'December 31sut, 1919I. A f ter D~ecen e her :31Ist one per cent will be addei After Jlanuary 31sat. two per1 (tent wi -h~e addedl, aiid a ft ciebrt ua ry 28t seven per cent will be: addedl till t 1 I15th day of Mfarch, 19201, when I I boo0ks will lbe olosedl. All persons owing11 ld priety more than on:' towvnshuip are reqiiulc to call for receipts ini each of I severaltownships in which (lie ni ]H Are You Ready for Your Is your guest room attractive dainty and beautiful, and the bed can show your guests to their rc they will enjoy their visit with you don't know how much it will add I satisfaction to refurnish it with on now have on display. In our shc play a suite that will just suit for and quality of this suite is such tii The four-poster beds, the large dr< glass, and the roomy chiffonier, th mirrors, all beautifully designed best figured American walnut a pleased with the reasonableness o you may have this suite in real m We are displaying numbers walnut, oak and old Ivory and call and inspect our line, even if y S. M. &jE. H. WILK perty Is located. This is important, as2 ad(lit ionl cost and penalty may be Hinler No. ;.. attached. Clinton No. 5 All able-bodied male citizens; he- II tinte No. . tween) the ages of 21 and 60 years of Iinter No. I age are liable to pay a ;,oil tax of II tinter No. 6...... $1.00, except. old soldiers, who -tre exempt at 50 years of age. Commiuita- Seial Schools-Jae] tion 'Road Tax $1.50 in lieu of road Well%, No. 6;...... dily. All men now in military 'wr- I itricane No. 15 . vice are exenlit from roaMd tax. Shady (.rove No. 2 The Tax Levy is as follows: Jack,; No. 3 State Tax ..............9 mills acks No. Ordinary CoiuNty Tax .. ..1 mills .IRoadi andl Bridge.. .... . . . millsSpclShol,'ufl Raii oila Ilond ...... .....1 mnillI ngo (hoihNo: Road Bonds .. .. ..........I mills___________________ Jail Jlonds .. .. .. ........ mill______________ Constitutiona! School Tax . .3 mills IPermanen t road and bridges 2 1 mills Tlotal ...n.. . ..2 umlls Special School;-Laurens Township. 12attrens No. 11i.. ........10% tmills Tr'iinity-llidge No. I .. .....%. mills M addens No. 2 ...............I inills Narnie No. 3 .. .... ........ mills Ilailey No. 4 .... ......... mills IMills No. 5 ..............4 mills Oak Grl-ve No. G .... .......2 mills Orai No. 12 .. .... ...........mills Spiecial Schools-Youlngs Tow nshi p. Vounigs No. 3..............I mills Youngs No. - .. .......S mills Youngs No. I.. .... .....111. mills Youmngs No. 5.. .............millsI Fotintain inn No. 311.......21) mills Lanford No. 10 .. .......10%) m ills _______ Ora NI). 12 .. .... ...........mills Youings No,.I..............' mills Central No. 6;.. .... .......2 mlillS YounllgS No. 7 .. .... .......S millsIT S Special Schools-Dials TIownsh ip. Gree-n Pond No. I .. ........7 mills E lDials 'No. 2 ..............8% mIlls E Shuiloh No. 3 .. .... ......12millIsI G;ray Court-Owings No. 5 . .12% mills Barksdale No. 6 .... ........ milIs U l )lals Chutrch No. 7 ..... . ... .-I mills Merna No. 8 .. .... .......10 mills F l~'ouln~an InHuNo.r11N.......(1..ill i l~ials No.C.inton..No..5....-..un.l. Mt. BethelHu.nter.N..........m ll Pricetn o. .........2 ml te Did y .. .. . Poplr Srins No 3........12 l Hun ter did 6t you? . I lickory Taell'sNo.o17 . ...8 .I.n.l. llrweron o. ...........1tnllurrIticn the bank . Stillivan ownshShady GrobondNo. unl.. Mern No.8............. Jamil s ok fo ..o.u. Speia Shols-atlo ow specalScoos Weufft Mt. GallagheaNostI.n..hur..h8No.ll ~.I)kn N.:..........SSil it. f (eneroin N. ..F...R... mll D Oill No. .. .... .. .......S mIlls . 1t. eahnt No. 2.. .. .... ...I mills rinet.Oln No. 17.. .. ....12% mills PI(ola Spring No. 3.... ....l2 mills . cory lavll No. 1........ mIlls erton111 No. 72.. ...... ... mills Merna 111 No. .. .... .. ..... mills Th .\(lt.S 11111he No. 1 ... . . mills IIe(hole11em No. 2;.. .. ......4..mills N.BDIL - MkountNo. 3 .N. .6. .. .. ....8 mlils Thanksgiving Guests ? ly furnished, the furniture comfortable, so that you om with pride, and so that much more? If not, you :o their enjoyment and your of the handsome suites we w window we have on dis that purpose. The beauty at it appeals to everyone. 3ssers with such a nice large e dressing table with triple and finely finished in the md we know you will be f our prices. If you prefer ahogany. of other suites in mahogany, I would be glad to have you ou have no idea of buying. ES & COMPANY .. . . luills Seiuffletown No. I.......... mills .. mills 1lanford No. 10U...... .. .i mills . H. . mills Ora No. 12.......... .. ..S mills ..-1 mills Seuffletown No. 2.... .. ..... mills ..2 mills Seuffielown No. ...... ..1.. mills .... ..I mills irompt atteilt ion will be given tiose who wish to pay their taxes 1,4 Township. iihrough tie nail by check, money or . 3.. 1. 11mills der , tc. . . 111... 1. % ills I'rsoins sending in lists of names 3 lills to be taken cff are reliuested to send mnii - Ibm early; and give tIhe township of i ills each, as the TrIeasuler is very busy dlrin Lg the month of I )ilember, toW) ''o~ls~il lIS10 ). Yol'NG, .... ..n mills County TPrea surer. N- D rn that mon'ey? Well you worked for Why can't you put some little piece of ~ach pay day, so that some day it can always be able to work, even if you are will be a fine feeling to have the money 'tile you could work, which is now. Bank V1e ad~d 4 per cent. interest. ke OUR bank YOUR bank. terprise National Bank residnt C. H. ROP'ER. Canhier