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MORE SIJBSO RAILWAY MEETING HELD YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND THIS MATTER WAS FULLY DISCUSSED RURAL PEOPLE WILL SUBSCRIBE Number People in Anderson Have Not Been Seen-Will Need About $40,00Q-Com mittees Appointed. At the meeting of the raliway ex I (?union committee- anil the directors of tho chamber of commerce yester day afternoon at 6 o'clock tho Bub ucrlptlons were oinvannod and it wa? discovered that Anderson will have to fiilHo about $:tr>.000 or $40,000 mdre, this conclusion being reached otter u conference with Mr. J. L. Mur phy. After a canvass of tho names of thone who lt waa thought would Bub ?cribe, bad been modo, there wa?? found to be Dfrout 40 people who had not been aeon, who, lt ls thought, will Subscribe when tho proposition la put to Hiern, lt will 'bo necessary fot these to subscribe liberally, and for 'iranio of those who have nlready sub Hcrllcd to in?rense their subscriptions In order to rnlHO the necessary amount. Anderson county has .been aBked for $170,000. Tho greater part of th's amount will hrvve to be subscrib ed by tho people of Anderdon and tho remaining by Hmso along tue routes from thia city to Hie river. It will nlso be necessary for thoco alona thone routes to subscribe liberally In order that the $175,000 may bo rais ed. At tho meeting yesterday afternoon sub-committees wore appointed tr canvass those parties in the city of Anderson who have not yet been seen, und plant' mode for securing tho sub script lon? from thoso along the routes between here and the Snvannah river. Tho mibncriptlons along the routes out of Anderdon will .he conditional. Tho people ?long each ronto -Will bo asked to subscribe . on tho condition thal tho road ho 'built nlong theil routo. Because of this, there will h.ive to bo Boveral different cubscrlp tion lista in tho field and of cours? thor.' along tho varloun rout or, will ?lo their boat to.secure tho amounts necessary In order to get tho road. Get your May Delineator now at Cox Stationery Co. Th* ANDERSON Today ?T:IK KT IM MW CASE OF NARY PA?E" And n 5 Heel Feature "THE M ?NANCE'. OF THE MITTE* Featuring Alf-itu, ll OA IV BIJOU THEATRE "Brightest Spohla Town* iRSON? "Now O? *EET ANI R?PTEONS STARR ROUTE STANDS CHANGEJELEGIIQNI THIS SURVEY FOR NEW RAIL WAY SHOWS JP EXCEP TIONALLY WELL SUBSCRIPTIONS Will Be Asked of People Along | This Route and Also Along Upper Surveys. That tho Starr route for the An derson-Atlanta electric railway stands an excellent chance of being selected developed ' at the railroad meeting held yesterduy afternoon. It was stated thal this survey had shown itp# exceptionally well, and that it might prove moro economical than others* when everything, ls taken Into consideration. . The Starr route is the one which j loaves 'Anderson Drom South Maln| nt root, goes to Stnrr, thence south west to Halley's ferry. This route ls| a little longer than tlV upper routes, but the grades are good, cud no| bridges will have to be built. The 'people of Starr and along that j route will be usked to subscribe to tho first mortgage bomls of the road, j and willi also tho people along tho Roberts route. It will he necessary i for both routeB to subscribe liberally 'and doubtless each "Will see which 1 I will be aible to offer the best Induce ment as fair UB the subscriptions ure concerned. FIRST "SUMMER WEATHER' IS HERE AND PLANTING OF COTTON IS STARTED With tho advent of the first "sum mor weather" of tho BQISOII, farmers of Anderson county uro beginning to bring forth their cotton planters. Much of the land in thlB section,--pos sibly more than half, is ready for j planting and yesterday the distribu tion of seed and fertilizer begun In earnest. It was said! recently by a prosper ous Carmor ol this section that the farm lands of Audorson <aunty had been bettor prepared thlB season than before in years. If this ls eorerct. and R if also tur that more cotton than usual Is being 'planted, 'predic tions of a banner cotton crop are! likely to materialize. CLERK TO GET g SKILLION Youth of 10, Working In Store, In her? ts Fortuue. (Seattle (Wa'?hi Dispatch Loss Ange les Times.) Harold Richard Clements, li) yenrsj old. who has been working in ? de partment store here at a -small salary, has been notified by Arthur Payne, on attorney at Louisville, Ky., that he oas inherited tho $3.000.000 estate ot I hin grandmother, -Mrs. Mar** Clem- ' ents, who died tliero recently. Young I Clements is the son ot Hurry Curtis Clements-, formerly president of thc | Denver Traction company, who died nine years ago. When Mr.' Clement? died he left the bulk of his estate to his mother, only a small allowance going to hhs son, young Clements sahl. PRIZES CLEAN VV WEEK ESSAYS School Children H*vo Opportunity to Wu *?. The clvjk: committee of tho cham ber, of cojrnmorco will pay f? to tho school pupil writing the -bet essay cn "How to Clean Up Anderson." These essays, must not contain over [ 500. word's and must bs handed to tho secretary, of ifeer ^ehatn^r ai com merce -h-jr* Motiday night. Th?r is a aplondld opportunity for 'some ono to earn 95. " 5 We have Strawbeny h^d Van?l I la Ice Cream today-Mono. Owl Drug Co, .: ;'.;>--,iJ-^? r4?.???':'-.-'V ^K .'.':' '^?m^: ? ti In Full COME, )ERSO? COLLEGE WILL HAVE EXERCISES APRIL 21 TO COMMEMORATE 300TH ANNIVERSARY DEATH OF WM. SHAKESPEARE ALSO HAVE ADDRESS By Dr. H. N. Snyder of Spartan burg-Plays Will Be Excep tionally Good. April 2:1 I? the liOOili anniversary ?fi tho death of William Shakespeare famous English poet und dramatist, and tho students of Anderson college will commemorate this date by giving a plan on Friday night, April 21, and by huvlng l>r, H. N. Snyder, preal dt-nt of Welford college, give a lec ture on Saturday night, April 22. Tho entertainment on Friday night will perhaps be the best of lin kind tho collego students1 have ever given. ?All members of the senior class, stu conts of Shakespeare, arc preparing to give a series of playlets bashed on scenes from Shakespeare and entitled "Shakespeare's Loves." special Shakespearian costumes are being ordered, and the entertainment ts ex pected to be exceptionally gofid. On Saturday night Dr. Snyder will make an address on Shakespeare, and since he ls recognized us ono of thc best students of English literatim und plays In tho soutu, doubtless th!? will be a treat to the students and t-. the people of Anderson of a literal? inclination. CITY Sul?LSl?SE 0? MONDAY HY 22ND ONLY FIVE MORE WEEKS UN TIL SESSION WILL COME TO CLOSE < - THE EXERCISES Will Be Held on Monday Ni^ht, But no School Work After Friday Preceding. The Anderson city schools will close on '.May 22, according to an announce ment m?de y?storday by Supt. E. C. McCanta. Tho actual work will end on Friday, May IO. but the closing exorcises will not ba held until Montray night, 'tho 23. This announcement will ? bo of much Interest to tho school children of tho city since lt ir.enns that thev only have five moro weekB to go to school. The city schools will on that date CIOM ono ' of their most -prosperous vears. W. H. H. NEWELL RESTING WELL AFTER OPERATION AT HOSPITAL TUESDAY Mr. W. H. ?ll. Newell, prominent civil engineer of this city, ninderwen: an operation for appen di el tit- at tho Saint Mary'r. hospital Tuesday after noon at 3 o'clock, and reports from there lato yesterday were that tho operation was quito successful and that ho. is Testing nicely. Mr. Newell' has scores of frienda In Anderson, and thoy will bo pleased to learn that the operation .was suc cessful anti that he will soon bb out again. M RH. J. !?? LAND HAS TICKETS People In Stan* Xdfrnborhood M?y Secure Then From Her. ' Mrs. J. N. 'Land nt Stair has thc ?cr.5?ii chautauqua tickets bargained for by tho people In that neighbor hood, anti they may bo secured by seeing her. Mr. Fitzgerald stated yesterday that the tickets were not being pur- j chased as rapidly an they ought to be j and that this matter ought to W ai* i tended to at once. 1 NG Blast In 1 SEE FOR YO *? DRY < IFURMAN WILL PLAY , i CLEMSON TEAM Hi BIG BASEBALL GAME WILL BE STAGED" HERE DUR ING ENCAMPMENT BE ON TUESDAY Both Teams Showing Up Well and Doubtless Game Will Be Splendid Exhibition. A baseball game will be played in ] Anderson on Tuesday afternoon. April 2."i, between Clemson and Pu mian, tliis announcement hoing made yes terday by tilt? secretary of the cham ber of commerce. This will be dur ing the Clemson r-ncnnipment since the cadets con.e to Anderson on the Monday preceding. Just where the game will he played has not been fully decided, but most likely on the encampment grounds. A baseball park is to be made in Xorth Anderson but it ls not known whether Mils will be completed in time for this game. WILL ?tfcfOF?GEB GOMPANYJr TONIGHT J. J. Trowbridge Has Resigned as First Lieutenant and Elec tion Necessary. Mr. J. J. Trowbridge yesterday tendered his resignation ns Second Lieutenant of Company H. first Sooth Carolina Infantry. A meeting of the comppny will be held tonight at S o'clock In the armory cn North Malu street for the purpose of elect ing someono to this vacancy. LADIES HELD MEETING So Definite Plans Yet Decided Upon For Entertainment. About 20 ladles of the city met yes terday afternoon at the city hall lo discuss plans for the arrangement of the Clemson cadets during the Clem son encampment. Committees were appointed and it was decided to hold another meeting today to further ar I range plans. The Idea of a big lawn .party and open air dance seems to lie popular. Mrs Laurin Simpson. Mrs. Laurin Simpson of Iva under went an operation tor appendicitis at the Anderson county . hospital on Tuesday afternoon. Yesterday her condition was reported es balng fav orable. Porto Elco Prospers. San Juan, Porto Rico, April 12. High ougar prices aro bringing re newed proti.ierlty to Porto Rico-. Dank clearings during tho first three months of this year have Increased $5.500,000 over the some three months last year and totaled $18,550.000. We have Strawberry and Vanil j ta ?ce Cream today-mono. Ow! Drug Co. VULCANIZING We, are now prepared to vulcanize Automobile Tubes and. Casings as well as Bicycle Tires, our facilities for doing this work being the completest in the city. AU Work Guaranteed Drop by and let us show you the biggest thing ever Introduced tb 4hs motorcycling W?F?O-The ? 510 Indian. GATES & SMITH West Benson Street 'fhono 103 ? irak &..-.' SALE ?very Department URSELF GOODS GO. ?i S. c. THIS SUIT SALE Is surely making a stir. Its just in time for women who are now realizing they can't wait longer for a suit. Spring already here and Easter just around the corner. If you are one of these and want a quality garment at a little price you'll do well to hurry over to our place. Large "Women Needn't have their clothes custome made. You'll find here a ready-to-wear suit with good lines in the better materials and newer styles. These arc' included in our Spe cial Pre-Easter Suit Sale. The Blouse Department ls abloom with Easier Fashions. Today is the best time, ever to see all these dainty blouses. Opened yesterday lots of them at prices rang ing from $6.00 to $10.00. Many colors, many styles, made in all sorts of fetching ways. You know this is to be a blouse season, you'll need several for thc dif ferent affairs. This is the best place io make your selections. Moore-Wilson Co. The Daylight Store Let us make your Easter Suit. American Tailors. City Candidates' Cards FOR ALDERMAN WARO 3 I hereby announce myself a candi late for alderman from Ward 3, sub ject to the* rules of the city demo cratic nriniarv ?>l?ctton. ERNEST DUGAN. FOR . ALDERMAN, WARD 4 I hereby announce myself a tahdt iato for alderman from #Ward'.4. aub loct to "tho rul03 of the city demo 3rntic primary election. F. E. .ALRXANDER. The most beautiful line of ever shown in Anderson. NOW ON SALE AT t? . jg Burriss Patent Roll Lock Has no equal, making ample allowance for contraction and expan sion. Now is the time to put a new roof on your house to protect you from fires and leaks. Estimates Cheerfully Furnished Write or 'phone us for prices Jao. T. Burriss & Son Asderso?, S_C SHH ?'S <-i y? p Ml m ., . - .: ' y v ty ;if. . . . ': ">'^^V.'V-;V,:--'v. ^. . .