Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The FAMOUS KNICKERBOCKER QUARTETTE ChesDavisMusical Comedy Co. Play a Return Engagement at the Thisshow holds the Palmetto record for big attendance PALM ETTO THIS WEEK Change of Program Nightly THIS IS THE GREAT MUSICAL COMPANY WITH THE CELEBRATED KNICKERBOCKER QUARTETTE THAT PLAYED TO RECORD BREAKING AUDIENCES WHEN THEY WERE HERE BEFORE. THEY HOLD THE RECORD AT THE PALMETTO FOR BIG AUDIENCES. 10 People ALL ARTISTS THIS IS A CLEAN MORAL SHOW FULL OF GOOD CLEAN COMEDY WITH PLENTY OF GOOD SINGING AND DANCING IV o Ad vance in Prices A Cleao, Moral MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY Great Inc Schoo] CITY SCHOOLS WILL BEGIN 1915-10 SESSION TO MORROW TEACHERS MET AS WAS SCHEDULED All Are Here and Everything in' Readiness for Opening-In crease in Enrollment. With an enrollment which is ex pected to outnumber by 200 or 300 that ot the opening day ot any pre vious year, the 1915-16 session of the city schoolB will begin tomorrow morning at 8:40. All of tho teachers have arrived and are ready to take up their work in 'thc various grados and schools. Already a large num ber of pupils havo enrolled and many moro will register tomorrow. "The enrollment ia way over that of last year," Btated Supt. McCunts yesterday afternoon, "how much I cannot tell you right now for all ot the figures havo not yet ben - com piled. And of course tho negro pu pils Will not enroll until Monday. Tho enrollment at the mill schools yesterday was just about half ot what it will (bo. There ls an Increase in the number of pupils that 'bas swept over us like a flood. My impression regarding the increara ls that the new ones have moved in to a great extent. Many have.come to my office wlto stat ed that they attended schools in oth er ettie? last year. Of course there . are always sonle r,.w one? who haven't moved In but it seems that the numbo ris greatly Increased this year." , "I cannot give you - the permanent assignment of teachers this after noon for there will,he some changea. There ls always a flood of pupils on Ute opening day who have not enroll ed and U)ls Increase nearly always causes ?orne changes to be mode. Al most every grade ls now full to over flowing." The "R" Months are here and so are FRESH OYSTERS Served any Style by chefs who know how they ought to be prepared. Order Now PIEDMONT CAFE GUS ANTON AK AS, Prop. rease m 's Expected "The teachers inputing:! wero helu* in my ofllcc today as scheduled and ail of the teachers aro hore and ready to go to work." Last year at thc end of the first day in Hie session the total number of pupils in tho three town schools. North Fant, West Market and Kenne dy, numbered 1086. Yesterday tb? number of pupila enrolled for those same thr<?< schools was 1.250. In addition to this there will bo a num ber to enroll at tho school buildings tomorrow morning. The work to be dono tomorrow in the echoolB will ho that of getting the gradoB Btraightenod out nnd as signing the leesons for the coming .day. MEETING WAS HELD AT PIEDMONT YESTERDAY IN INTEREST PROPOSED NEW COUNTY OF WIL L1AMSTON 600 WERE PRESENT Meeting Was Addressed By Sev eral Speakers Who Explain ed the Proposition. Approximately 600 people wero i presont at Piedmont yesterday after noon at the meeting held in the in terest of the proposed new county of W.illiamston. Eight speakers ad dressed the meeting and explained Its object and tbe new county pro position.- It was stated last night that a big majority of those present were in favor of the new country and were very enthusiastic. Among thc speakers were Messrs. J. C. Duckworth, O. D. Gray. M. I. Mahn Poy. Riley and C. B. Burr isa and Drs. W. A.. Tripp, R. W. Alex snder and Monk, of MeuV.nont. The different speakers explained to these present what those favoring the new county were trying to do and gavn a brief outline-of the . county's boundary. They discussed tho amount of taxnblo property and what affect the change would have on it. This meeting, like all the others held heretofore, showed what tbc people wore overwhelmingly tn favor of Wllllamston county. ... ENTERTAINMENT TONIUIIT Oakwood flautist Church-ETerybcJy Cord hill v Invited. Supt. E. C. White of tho Oakwood i ia pt ist church Sunday school yester day-afternoon stated that-there would bo an entertainment at that church tonight. It will be In the order of a song service and music will bo dis coursed by a string band. Several Speeches will also be made. Admis sion free and everybody Is cordially Invited. L HAVE BOOTH AT COLUMBIA STATE FAIR HOME DEMONSTRATION AGENTS IN 24 COUNTIES WILL HAVE CHARGE CANNED PRODUCTS Will Be Exhibited-Good Adver tising Medium and Many Will Doubtless Send tn Samples. Tho Anderdon county agent of home demonstration work yesterday morning mailed to tho committee in Columbia the plans for her booth at the State fair this rall. All of the agents In the different counties in the state were mailed plans on paper a few days ago and were askod that they select tho one they wanted. The one selected by tho Anderson county agent calls for a booth 12x14 foot with shelves around the aide and pyramid shelves In the center. ^he steel building hos been designan l for the uso of the county agents and the Anderson booth will ho lorrted there. In the center of the ?. whore the shelves will be placer" . pyramid style, canned beans. tomate peaches, palra, etc., will bc phic?tl, Around thc sides will be planed rrlas: Jars of pickles, relishes, pemontoo/jt, otc. In the booth also will h.? ex hibited ?home made fireless cocCtcr,' refrigerator and other model kitchen conveniences. Everyone in the county who have canned products In square gla?s Jarr. and who wish them to he place! on exhibit at the fair are reo.ueste-1 ic notify Miss Jayne C. tarlington. These products must bo ;-.:?v 1 In queen Jars or either the pint or quart size. A certain amount of the goods canned by the girls of f. e tannin? clubs will be selected for the exhibits but there will be space for other pro ducta and anyone who has something worthy of exhibit Is asked to send lt in. The Bolton fair will be held just a week before the state fair and Miss Garltngton will have a booth there. Some of tho same products exhibited there will bo used in Co lumbia. Last year a lot of canned goods, such as vegetables and fruits, were sold through the booths in Columbia and doubtless there will be many calls again this year. . It would be well for those who have something to sell along this Une to send in an ox blblt. Miss darlington stated yes terday that she would do all ahe could to get a sale for plmentoos, several ladles In tho county having some to offer. She stated that the pomentoes must positively be puro. In addition to the 24 (booths for the agents of home demonstration work there will be a large central booth whore all kinds of home conveniences will too exhibited, so In all Utera will be 25 booths in thc homo demonstra tion department. At Catholic Chun*. Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Mass 10:30 a. m. No other services. < CLEMSON CLUB WILL BE ORGANIZED IN COUNTY MEETING WAS HELD HERE I YESTERDAY AFTER NOON MEET AGAIN ON 25TH .1 Extend Invitation to all Clemson 1 Men in Anderson County to Attend on That Date. A meeting for the purpose of or ganizing a Clemson college club in Anderson county was held yesterday afternoon in tho office'bf Mr. Wlllet P. Sloan. About 20 old Clemson stu dents were present and all were anxious to have the -club in Ander son county. Nearly all were local men but Messrs. Bea Aull and Eu gene Sttton of Autun were present aa was also Mr. Tom Cothran of Co lupbia. Another meeting is to be held on Saturday afternoon,-September 25, when tho organization will bo com pleted and a constitution and by .aws adopted. A special invitation ts extended to all Clemson men in Anderson county to be present. In vitations will be extended to promi nent Clemson men In other parts of tho state to address the meeting. It ls estimated that thero aro about 300 Clemson graduates or students who attended that college for at least one year in Andersoll county, who will join this club. This same matter has been dis cussed before but no' definite action was taken. Clemson clubs aro now to be found in nearly all large cities of the Unlt od States and they gre proving very successful. It gives.the boys a chance to renew old acquaintance ships, make new ones1, and by associa tion bring about a ?loser fellowship and understanding. With the large number of donison men in Anderson county, doubtless the strongest club In the state or in the whole country can be organized right here in Anderson county. It ts hoped that all Clemson man in the county will attend tito meeting on the after noon of September 25. MH L. E. AMUM5W8 IS DEAD Was Engaged in Photograph Business Here l'util Two fenn Age. Mr. Eugene T. Anderson has ;-o cetved a telegram from Vatdosta, Qa., announcing tho death of Mr. L. E. Andrews, which occurred Friday. The funeral servicos will be held and Interment made at Port White. Fia., this afternoon: Mr. Andrews bad many friends in Anderson where he lived three or four years.' He Waa an Englishman and carno to this coun try when quite a young maa. He carno to Anderson five or six years ago and was engaged in the photo graphy business.- Two yoara ago ho Went to Val dusts, afr. Andrews waa about 63 years of age And waa the son of a professor of Oxford. He was hlg>>. ! ty educated and an Interesting per'-! sea. Appendicitis/was the ^sus*, of j his death. BIG SHOE BUSINESS IS SHOWN AS RESULT OF MAKING GOOD SHOES AND CONTINUOUS TRUTH FUL ADVERTISING PROUD OF NAME Fl?rsheim Shoe Company Have Always Put Their Name in Shoes Made. Friday, Mr. James Commlngs, who travel? the southern states for the celebrated Fl?rsheim shoes, wa3 In the city calling on.Gelsberg Bros. Shoe company, who handle their shoes exclusively in Anderson. Be ing asked about the wonderful salea >f his company, and their steady irrowth notwithstanding tho 'war, he replied that it was all duo to the mokine of good shoes only, and the continuous and persistent and truth ful advertising which his company al ivays carried on, day in and day out, in and out of season. Mr. Commlngs stated further that Us company had started manufactur ing shoes in a back loft, but from iie beginning they had always placed their name in every pair of shoes hoy turned out; that he himself, bad lad several orders offered him by lealers who wanted their own names in the shoes, but that his company had never sent out a Bingle- pair' without their name in each shoe and hat he supposed they never would 1 That brings out a well known joint about advertised articles. "If t ls advertised, lt must be good or ho maker would be ashamed to dace his name in IV consequently he consumar ls bettor protected, in 3uying advertised li?os, than when juying non-advertised ar, leles. "Another1 thing about advert Ising;*' ?ontlnued Mr. Commlngs," is that by ar tho greatest results are obtained rom the constant use of tho daily ?ewapapera in advertising anything of i nerit that ls in general use." "Another thing about advertising" j lohtinued Mr. Cummings" is the fact! hat thc advertiser will got much bet er results, by placing his advertls Qg in the newspaper? than In any oth r medium; it goos into tho homo' chere the hoed arias, and fortunate ndeed ls ho, who has a well worded dvertisement in the home, newspa ier In that home when the need rises." Mr. Commlngs was very onthuslaa Ic and optimistic about the outlook or business throughout tho south, tating further that ho believed that usin?es waa going to ho better this om lng year than lt had- boen for ears. - . B. X. P. U Meettair. Tho B. Y. P. Y. ot the First Bap' 1st church wu! meet thia afternoon it 5:30. Tho public is cordially in ked to worship with th?m. Frost-It cost mo $7b for the woek nd. Snow--Entertaining friends;, .weren't ou. Frost-Great Stott, no! Being eft ertalnod.-- Ldfs. BUOU TMEATK MONDAY "JEWEL A FIVE Reel B. U. F. Feature, Featuring ELLA HALL MONDAY REELS OF REAL COMEDY THE ?MDEESOM MONDAY "STRAIGHT AND NARROW PATH" Two Reel Kalem. "A DEED OF DARING" Kalem. "THE ONE FORGOTTEN" Biograph. MISS LOIS REECE. Look After Your Child's Eyes Of Supreme Importance-Toar Duty School begins within a very few days, and then study, study, night work, and more night work, which me? 'S a strain on young eye sight. NATIONAL MADZA LAMPS ****-. ar? the nearest approach to Sunlight tha.t there is. They are better and cheaper than any other light made. -.-.^ (See Window Display.) SOUTHERN PUBLIC UTILITIES CO. Pl "rfrr; OUR FIRST FALL SALE Wa bare just received 100 Imported Cut Glass Bud Vases, which we are proud of offert&s to eur fricada at the ridiculous price of SOc Each, on Mondar. Don't fall to soe these in Window. Walter H. Reese & <?o. Jewelers and Opticiens. Wc will gin your cotton for one ($1.00) dol lar per bale up to SOO poonda, bagging and tics furnished. You can ?tone your cotton with us in the Farmers Warehouse and take your receipt to the Bank and borrow mcney at 6 per cent in terest. Yours To Serve Peoples Oil & N. L. GEER; Pres.