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GRAND OPERA SINGER PLEASEO_A?OeCE MME. JULIA CLAUSSEN AP PEARED HERE LAST EVENING HAS UNUSUAL VOICE And Her Singing Was Treat to Music Lovers of Anderson ?Quality Excellent The seating capacity of the big <dmutauqua lent was filled to ovoi flowllg last evening for the recital given by .Mine. Julia Clauaaon. Mine, .('latissen was warmly rocclved, and perhaps received nioro applause than any other Blngor who has ever visit ed this- el:y. -In tho reciUvl she wr.n ar'jistcd by Messrs. Pierre Menroite and Marcel Charlier. Mine. OlatiSHcn is /prima donna contralto of the Chicago Grand Opera co;i7>pany and her singing last night was Indeed a treat to tho music lov ers of Anderson. She posses a volco of wondciful range. She is not only a contralto but u mezzo i'outralto and a dramatic soprano, which <is very unusual. Tho quality I of her 'high notes is the same as| that of her low notes', and this too, is very unusual. Her voice is un usually strong nnd sho has tho vol- I umo. for tho full climax and the ! . strength t?- carry tho phrases through to the end without tho loast fatigue. In addition to her superior volco sho has admirable quaK,Jcs of Interpre tation, that which Is lacking In so many nlhgors. Probably tho best rccoivod number on the program last evening was i Mme. Claueseh's rendition of "Aria Proin Samson at Datllle." Tho au .dtenco was especially anxious to hear this, und they . were not tho loast bit disappointed in Mme. CIsub sen in this number. Mr. Plerro Honrotte. the violinist, is concert -meinte r of the Chicago | Grand Opera company. He is a lyri cal vtollnlBt and his numbers lait . hlgnt wore much'admired. Technic ally :'he Is an ex-pert. Mme. Claussen and Mr. Honrotte *wore accompanied on tho piano by j , Mr. Charllor and in selecting him no] hotter choice could have' been made. CLOSING ..OHE UTS SCHOOL Several Speeches Were Mnde There \ ' Yesterday. A big picnic was held yesterday at Huberts to mark tho closing of the I Roberts school. Four other schools,] Double Springs. High Point, McUecs 1 and Green Pond, Joined in with the j Roberts school and held an educa tional rally.- Speeches were made, by the F.mv. *".' T. Hollingsworth'] und Profs. W. W?lls and L. A. Sense of Clemson and Mr. S. M. Hyars of Anderson. Congressman A. F. Lover hod been, invited but was unable, to u/.tend. There wore about :ioo people present and tho, . - day was a very successful qne. y m? We will have w day and 1 May loth . Mr. B. 0| Stern Brothe . Mr. Stern advises some exceptionally \ our. customers; in the tailoring, anrj: we wll hiany of you call du as can, as. the offerfii are always worth whi - And fellows, we with a new Hat ?ha? ten in to sell at $2.1 looking two dollar*? a Hat we've ever loo thinlc you'd Inter we'd advise you not Smith, Garn "Where Qti M N^rth i-ri ft y ^jwAif.';', l$m& ? jffi~Tr;''J- "tr.r? DB. MIN RESIGNS FROM BOARD HEALTH WAS HANDED TO MAYOR GODFREY ON LAST MONDAY WAS SECRETARY Of Body But Had Already Re signed That Position?Comes as Surprise Dr. W. II. Xartlln du lam MOmiiy tendered to Mayor Godfrey his resig nation an a member of the board of health of the city of Anderson, having already resigned as secretary of that hoard a few days previous. The re-, Signalton was to take effect Immed iately. City council Imp, held no meeting since the resignation was received and at the next meeting will probably elect a man to tuhe Dr. Nurdin's placo. ... | Dr. Nardin's lorm would have been out early in tuu year t!M8. When asked yesterday why ho had resigned, ho stated that it was be cause lie thought it best to do so at this time, and that because he thought hiB usefulness about over with. Ho furthor stated that it would allow him more time to dovote to his profession. Dr. Nardin bus been a member of tiio board of health for something ov er two years. Ho has been ono of the most .active momberB and has been very instrumental in calling at-, tention to many matters of sanitation in the city. His resignation at this tmo comes ?b a surprise. Mo Iiub been ono of the most progressive members of the board, and his resig nation will be received with general, regret. i IIOPEWEFiL SOCIAL UIJtCLE Enjoyable Meeting Wo* lield on Thursday Afternoon. "An enjoyable meeting of the Hope well Social clrclo was held on Th?rs-, day uftornoon with Mre. O. K. Due worth. Soveral visitors lent an ad ditional pleasure to the afternoon and 'the attendance of the members was good. During the social hour Mrs .Duc wcrth served dainty refreshments aad was assisted in her duties as hostess by MIsb Alma Due worth and Mrs. W. C .Martla. j. m. smith Appointed Sou of Mr. 3.3. Mm Ith of Starr is . . Assistant Examiner. Mr. ti M. Smith, son of Mr. ,T. J. Smith of Starr, bos been appoint ed an assistant oxaminer of th? Fed eral Trades commission at Washing ton. Mr. Smith graduated at Clem son college last June and has been -teaching school at Snow Hill. The appointment Is for four monUif bj* will probably ho made a permanent one. ith us Wednes hursday, and llth, rs Tailoring Co. i us that he will have jobd things to offer way of high class I be glad to have as ring ; his Stay with- us gs made try this firm Rcigm" Girl Missing; French Letter Puzzles Police Chief Sammona Gets Note From Montreal About a Vaude ville Girl .Marguerite lia h disappeared. If lier whoreaboutH uro known to anybody In this Bcction, Monaolur I.. N. Maxur* otto of Moutroal. Canada, would be grcu.Iy appreciative. lie bay wrl ten Chief of Police Summons a high ly interesting letter?all in French? and at the lute hour of 10 o'clock last night the roporter loft the chief bend ing over the letter with contracted brow, trying to make out what It Is all about. Mo said at last that he would U?ko the scrool to ono of the Anderson school teachers for trans lation. "1 can hardly make out some of the letters I got written in English," the chiof said good-naturedly. This thing hero lias bo completely stump ed." Now, about Marguerite. It can be only surmised that biie has fled; that friends, rotatives, or possibly enemies, aro tanking a searcli for hor. Everybody In Anderson mu?t know tho petite, winsome blond, though. Sho was a conspicuous- figure on tho streets during encampment week. Between the acts at the Palmetto sho flirted with Uie boys in uniform with tauntfkig persistence. It is said, strictly on tho Q. T.?s-s-s-h, net a word about this, tliat tho winsome miss completely turned the bead of more than one Tiger. Yes, by-gosh. she had lots of 'em going nicely. Well, the half has not been told? not as tho chief told it. And there must be something eltfa hidd'|i in that a la frog-eating epistle. Surely, there must bo. The letter had the chief puzzled last night; that much was plain. The reporter had forgotten the lit tle French he had tried to absorb in school days,. and as for reading the letter?-well, it was oil dutch. Fami liar looking words such as per sc, pis allor, petite prlncipii?ob, It was fierce. But that does not answer the ques tion, Marguerite Somobody. 20. pretty, petite, bluo-eyed, golden-l air ed, and coquettish can't be found. That's what tho chief things tho let '?r says/ anyhow.. And tho roporter look hit' word for it. Marguerite played in Anderson all encampment week, and when the troupe left for Montreal, Canada, the little miss could not be found. Someone, for some reason, sentimental or other wise, has written from the big Cana dian city asking about the girl, and In the letter ho encloses a photo graph showing the entire troupe that ! played here, with Marguerite In the center and s cross mark In Ink across her body. The chief Is hard at work on tho lotter?It's a puzzle, too, for one not Versed in French. He will need all the help ho can get before 'the mys tery is solved. WAS 'VIIA NU SUCCESS Mr. W. I>, Osborno stated ester day that he was much pleased with the cuccesu of the auction sale of lots conducted by tho Greensboro & Auction company and thnt over 100 lots were sold, the totnl bringing ap proximately (14,000. Tho hind sold was near Mr. Oshorno's home. Ar lington, and are excellent bullJlig sites. ' . "Mr. J. P. Boylcs, tho man who hod tho sale in ohargo, Is also pleased with the success of the sale. This is tho second sale tliat he has had charge of In Anderson recently, und both of them wore successes. Mr. W. F. Rowland of- Dean sta tion was awarded the- lot which wn.s given away, tho selection being made by drawing the cards from a hat. WAS SLIGHTLY INJURE? J. A. Darby Was Struck by an (u. . totnobilo Yesterday. ' Mr. J. A. Darby of Honen Path was struck and knocked down by'an automobile yesterday driven by Mr . i W. T: Bruce, the accident occurring on Soiith Main about l?i30 o'clock. Mr. Darby was slightly bruised, but not seriously injured. - Mr; Darby and several gentlemen warn siiiuding .in tho street talk in j when the machine came up behind j them The other gentlemen ,fot out of the way, but -Mr.Darby CM not move in thne to keen from being -struck' Mr; Bruce B topped his ma chine, and when he found out that Mr. Darby, was not seriously hurt, he drore. oa. A Special Orchestra I Cm account of the meeting here thlB week of the Woman's Federation of cluba Manager Trowbridgo an nounce that ho has secured tho cer vices rot a high class orchestra to furnish music at bis pepfllar play .house all neat week. The orchestru is composed of MessrsY McC'aiily, Ed i wards nnd Smith. ? A SMAL1 ?ss Comssh, 3( and old English pti e from Calhoun^s fa FIRE INSURANCE MEN WILL BO 10 COLUMBIA ATTENL' ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STATE AS SOCIATION LANEY-ODOM ACT Will Be One of Most Important Subjects to Be Discussed at That Time All the ii>i'iiil>crs of the local Fire Insurance association will In all probability go to Columbia on May 19 to attend Uio annual meeting of the South Catvlina Fire Insurance association. This will probably be one of the moBt even'-fu! meetings in the history of the association since the Lancy-Odact anti-compact act and its effects will be ons of the principal subjects for discussion. One of the principal speakers of tho meeting will bo Edwin WarfieiJ, j president of the Fidelity Deposit company or Baltimore. 1 Mr. M. M. 'Mattison, president of the South Carolina Life Underwrlt- , ers association, has received an In vitation on behalf of the Fiio Insur ance associtioh to attend the meet ing and to extend the invitation to members of tho underwriters asso ciation. School ?utcrtaiumcui. There will he an entertainment at 'Doublo Spring school house next Thursday night, May the eleventh. Admission 15 and 25 cents. F. 0. B. FACTORY The Mo& For the Money in a Magnificent Car A Car of Character and Quality This is the greatest motor car. value of the year. The light weight, big, roomy, 34.9 horse power, five passenger touring car with 112 inch wheel base places this car in lead of any car selling for less than $1,000.00. The many exclusive features of the chassis constuction are the result of eight years of this company's experience and this construc tion gives unusually ample seating capacity, easy riding qualities, beauty of body d?sign and ECONOMY OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. It will give us pleasure to let you see the car perform. When may we demonstrate for you ? , D. P. & SON, Inc., Anderson, S. C< DISTRIBUTORS fribble Person se Mr. Tribble roado hb first purchase in 1914. This lot he sold in 1915 to Mr. B. B. GosseK and bought another. Last week Mr. Tribble sold hb second lot to Mr. Gab. Boyd and hat now bought i third. We have two other purchasers to announce You'll be interested ?n watching for these .to^irice merits,^? ' f mv~ TftE THING TO DC; is to buy a Nojth Anderson lot yourself. iported in 1810. . Three sea ch^stej^v?r a csntui-y o?d. j (Fort Hill). Latn||^