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41st Year PICKENS. S. C., JUNE 15, 1911.
Liberty.
Miss Mary Sheldon, of Fatr
play, spent the fore part of last
week with her sister, Mrs. W.
B. Glenn.
- Miss Ruth Parsons, of Pick
ns, was the guest of her sister,
rs. H. T. Keenan, and other
elatives here last week.
Miss Meda Hunt spent last
eek with fri'ends and relatives
Greenville. She attended the
mmencement exercises at
rman University, of which
brother, Mr. Willie, is a
dent.
-Virs. A.P.' wrence, of Cen
tral, visited h ' aunt, Mrs W.
S. Parsons, and other relatives
here last week.
Mrs. J. P. Glennnd her two
nieces, Misses Nelliend Helen
Watkins, of Anderson, spent
last week as the guests of Mr.
ahd Mrs. J. P. Smith, and other
relatives here.
Mr. Cloyd Robinson, of Char
lotte, N. C., spent last week
with his many friends in the
city,
Mrs. R. L. Crenshaw, of At
lanta, came last Friday to the
edside of her mother, Mrs. J.
. Wakelin, who is seriously ill.
Mrs. J. R. Shelor, of Ander
)n, spent part of last -week
rith her sister, Mrs. 13. G.
m)rith.
Miss May Willis sment a few
ays with her uncle, Mr. B. F.
arsons, at Pickens, last week.
Miss Floride Calhoun,of Clem
n, was the guest of Miss Pearl
ith last week.
r . a - g s. J. F. Banister
spent Sunday tRthFThatter's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bowen,
at Plckens.
Little Miss Marie Smith is
risiting relatives in Anderson
is week.
'iss Nettie Parsons returned
n Batesville last week, where
has been for the past few
-nths engaged in the millinery
.iness.
Mr, and Mrs. G. B. Byrd and
laughter, Miss Meda, attended
the wedding of the former's
ilece in Blacksburg, last week.
iss Meda's parents have re
irned, but she will visit friends
id relatives in Gaffney before
~turning home.
Dr. Ed. Allgood, of IR. 1., was
n the city Tuesday.
Mr. 0. F. Wilson, of Catee
(chee, was in the city Saturday
on bulsiness.
We regret to inform the pub
lic that the Salubrity News has
d.eparted this life, and gone to
.lparts unknown.
T. A. Hughes was shot Tuies
dlay morning by Mr. E. 0, Gil
tap, at the latter's residence.
ot hear' particulars.
i auto accident one day
*,Mr. J. W. Smith had
ribs dislocated.
E. Robinson, -con
builder, who is now
Iwork at Fort Hill,
aaturday night and
i ome folks.
I d a mith, ofEaly
U ther, Mr. J. P.
[ afternoon,
--binson, who is
c at Central, Is
.0 days.
*of thisi section
Our'ishing, but
The 11 year old son of our fel
low townsman. Mr. J. F. Crane,
has been sick for several days,
being threatened with fever,
but we are glad to know he is
better.
The Tragedy of a $3-Life. ,
The tragedy of a death such
as scores of girls met recently in
a New York factory fire-trap is
great, but for many of the vic
bims the tragedy of living was
just as great. Here is a para
yraph taken from the pitiful
3tory of the identification of the
lead:
"A cutter identified his sweet
rieart by their engagement ring
mnd her purse. It contained a
week's pay, $3."
Imagine, if you can, a young
woman fighting for an existence
n New York dity on the pit
;ance of $3 week! Imagine her
laily starving, her daily crush
[ng of desire, her daily killing of
lope!
What an awakening in the
rnorning from a nigh t of trou
bled sleep on a misern ble pallet
Ahat gave no rest to weary flesh
and bones; not an awakening to
rresh air and sunshine and con
Wortable surroundings, but to
squalor and dirt, narrow walls
bhat barely give space to a bed,
box and a broken chair. What
a breakfast must be hers! A cup
f tea warmed over a smoky
lamp and dry bread-no more
probably. What a toilet! A
pitiful effort to make a few
worn and faded garments look
presentable, and then a glance
into a broken bit of mirror at a
figure so unattractive and a face
so unsatisfied. There follows
the long tramp to work, some
times through cold, sometimes
through heat, sometimes wet;
then a hard day's toil, ten hours
of bending over fine garments
for the prosperous, and then a
painful tramp back "home" to
another scant meal and-another
night's weary sleep.
And so (lay Ifter (lay the
struggle goes on to keep body
and soul together, and the soul
clean, on a pitiful $3 a wecek. It
dare not stop-not even for sick
ness. It must go on. And with
it all there is an everlasting hun
ger- that is never- satisfied and
an everlasting yearning for
something better that is never
appeased.
rfThe Tragedy of such living is
as great as the tragedy of any
dying. Sometimes in the years
to come men will look back up
on these present days of ours,
and marvel that we ever believ
ed that we dealt justly and up
rightly with oye another. -Hay
erhill Gazette..
A Delightful Evening.
Thumrsday evening, the 7th
instant, had been set apart by
Mr. Ben F. Parsons, when he
would "keep open house" to his
friends, at his beautiful home,
"'Maplecroft"' in Pickens.
The lawvn party was original
with him, and given by him,
and invitations sent out for ev
erybody to come and enjoy
themselves, which all did to the
fullest extent.
From 7 to 11 some 350O people
of the town and vicinity enjoy
ed themselves. The lawn wam
decorated )vith flowers, atche
and eloctric lights, the lights b
ing concealed in the trees an,
shrubbery and made a mos
Pleasing effect. Seats an
swings and cozy cornei
were all about and were occu
pied at all times, while th<
ground and spacious liazza
contained many people wh4
claimed their courting dati
were over.
Music was furnished bl
Ward's Orchestra,' composed o
a dozen pieces, the players being
made up from members of thi
famous . Piedmont Band, an<
was a most excellent attraction
They occupied one corner of thf
piazza and made excellent mu
sic, which was intersperced a
times by the -piano and violin
and solos by ladie present.
Mayor Sam B. Craig, in a few
well chosen remarks welcomed
the guests and openeq the festiv.
ities of the evening aid the lasi
seen of him he had a very beau.
tiful young lady far from th<
madding throng and wat
using all of his eloquence trying
to persuade her that "'Craig"
was as good a name :s she
could get and she could "weai
it,"' if she wanted to. We learr
the young lady has Leon given t
line of hot air before, so took the
matter under advisement.
Punch was served in corner oi
the lawn, the settings being
ferns and potted plants. Bobby
Burn's favorite was deliciou.
and not too strong.
The Methodist and Baptisl
ministers were present, and, n(
doubt, thought the climax of th<
occasion would be reached an<
solemnized, but the man go
"cold footed" or the lady stoo<
upon her inalienable right an
prerogative to change her mim
-anyway, that which all mos
expected, for a wonder, did no
happen.
We won't call any names bul
will let our readers into a gooi
joke anent this occasion. Whil<
serving the punch a loving
couIpIe walked up to the table
and he, observing a thread o
-the shoulder of his fair en
amorita, undertook to brush i
off, niaking two or three passes
at it., but it still stuck. Becom
ing determhine( to remove th<
offending article he gingerlY
jerks it from her shoulder an<
undertakes to dispose of it sur
rep~titiously. Imagine his em
barrassnmentI and1 consternatiot
to find it still coming into hi
hands, and finally with:
double-h andfual of cotton -sill,
threadl ini his hand1 which he
rolls into a little ball and slyl'
tosses under' the table, a satis
fled smile of a dluty wvell (ion<
spreads over his face, litti<
dreaming of the havoc he har
played with "'my lady's'' toilet
The next morning when th
young lady in question came t'
breakfast, her mother asked he
how she enjoyed herself th
night before, She r'eplied
"Splendidly; it was a nice occa
sion," but further "remarket
-that she had slept but little. O1
being pressed for a reason fo
her wakefulness, replied tha
she had laid awake half th
night trying to think what ha<
become of her union suit! B3oys
hereafter be careful how yoi
~try to remove threads fron2
around the neck of lady's dres
es.
Tiakinig it all in all, the lawi
fete al "'Maplecroft"' TJhumrsda:
night was one of the lelasantes
social events in Pickens in mai,
days.
Several out-of-town guest
were present, and they, with th
home folks, all showered con
plimients upon Mr. Parsons fc
s the enjoyable evening he had
I- iVen thom and expressed a
I wish that the pleasure would be
t repeated soon.
A At is needless to say. -that
9 D4ine Rumor, as usual, found a
- mIte to share the nest that Mr.
. ,ios has so nicely fitted up.
3 do not like to question the
) goed dame's veracity, but time
a alone will prove the truthful
ness or falsity of hei bbbling
r tongue.
r Here's to the health and hap
Spiness of all who attended and
the Iope that they may all
I akain'Meet soon under such au
spicious circumstances,
Glenn-Taylor Weddinq.
The Presbyterian church at
Niberty was the scene of an un
usually pretty, simple wedding
Wednesday afternoon, 7th inst.,
when Miss Louis Smith and Mr.
'W. C. Taylor, of Westminster,
weWe niarried, the bride's pastor,
Rev. J. C. Bailey, officiating.
As the first triumphant notes
of Mendelssohn's Wedding
March were sounded by Miss.
Nellie Watkins, of Anderson,
the bridal party entered the
church. First came the ushers,.
Messrs. W. C. Ariall-, J. P.
Glenn, Colt M. Robinson an(d Y.
P. raylor. They were followed
by the bridesmaids,. Misses
Amaryllas Sitgreaves and Flo
ride Calhoun, of Clemirson Col
lege, attractively gowned in
white lingerie embroidery frocks
with large white picture hats
and carrying armfuls of pink
carnations.
Then came the little ring
bearer, Master Marion Glenn
Smith, the b ride's nephew, bear
ing the ring in a white
satin cushion, and the little
flower girl, Miss Marie Smith,
in a dainty white dress, and
carrying a basket of pink sweet
peas.
The bride came in 'on the arm
of the maid of honor, her sister.
Miss Pearl Smith and was met
at the altar by the groom
and his best man, Mr.
Andrew M. Norris. of West.
minster. Here they were nro
nounced man and wife with the
beautiful ring cereemony.
The bride and grooi left on
the 6 o'clock train for the moun
tains of Western North Caro
Ino, where they will spend their)
honeymoon.
Mrs. Taylor is the oldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Smith, and is universally popn.
lar hecauise of her charming
Imanner and lovely disposition.
Mr. Taylor is superinltenldent of
the schools at Westminster ,and
is one of the most su1ccessfuli and
popular teachers who has ever
hieen emlployedl there.
ne Folger---Taylor.
Oeof the miost brilliant
affairs that Pickens has been
r treated to in a long while took
B place last Thursday evening,
,when Mis Eilene rjylor became
- the wife of Mr. Ernest Folger.
Both of these young people'
d! are numbered among Pickens'
r otpplrset, and the wed
t' ding has for some time been
B exciting considerable interest
1 among the young people of this)
,city and vicinity.
1IThe wedding was solemlnized
1at the Baptist church and the
- nuptial knot was tied by the
bride's pastor', Rev. ('. A.
Waters.
Thew church was beauitfumlly
t dlecorated with rare p)ot flowers,
ivy and( hamboo vine; and be
fore the wedding party came to
s the chancel Mrs. 0. F". Kirby
e feelingly rendered '" Perfect
SLove.''
r Promptly at 7 o'clock, to the
stately rythm of Mendelssohn's
"Wedding March," beautifully
rendered by Miss Frances Bruce,
Mr. FoIger, accompanied by his
best man, Mr. Fred Symmes,
of Greenville, advanced up on*
aisle,' While the bride, on the
arm of her grandfather, Mr.
Alfred Taylor, of Taylors, S. C.,
advanced up the other, and was
given by him in keeping to the,
man whom she vowed to love,
honor and obey.
The bride'ssister, Miss Lorena
Taylor, was maid of honor; the
ushers were Messrs. Julius E.
Boggs, Jr., Hagood Bruce, A. B.
Taylor and Sidney Bruce.
The maid of honor was strik
Ingly pretty, dressed hi white
batiste, trimmed in lace; her
becomingly pretty hat was of
black chip and wreathed in
pink roses; her flowers were an
irm boquet of pink roses and
rmaiden-hair ferns.
The bride, as usual, was most
charmingly beau-tiful, which
was evhanced by her becoming
Iress of tan cloth, tailor-made,
with hat to match-, relieved by a
tiny bunch of pink, and she
carried a sho-wer boquet of
bride's roses and maiden-hair
ferns.
They were the recipients of
many handsoime, useful and
valuable presents, which m ade
quite an iniposing array and
equaled if not surpassed any
such tokens of esteem that have
ever been seen. here before.
Hand-painted china, cut-glass,
costly bric-a-brac,. silver, linen,
and useful articles of every de
scription in the greatest profu
sion and of the handsomest.
Both of the young people are
quite well known, not only in
this immediate vicinity, but
throughout the state as well.
Mr. Folger is a prominent and
progressive young business man
of our. city, being the head of
the Folger-Thornley Co,, while
the bride is one of our most tal
ented and popular young ladies,
the daughter of Capt. and Mrs.
J. T.. Taylor.
The happy couple left imnie
diately for Easley, boarding
train No. 30 for prolminent east
ern points, where they will
spend their honeymoon, after
which they will be at home to
their friends in the groom's
splendid residence on Main
street, when congratu lations will
be in order.
The guests were many in
numbller, nmany from abroad
being present.
[Mr. and Mrs. Folger ret~urned
to Pickens this (Tlhur'sday)
morning, the groom looking re
freshed, bright-.eved(, rejuiivenat
ed, andl at peace with all th1e
wo)rldl, the bride, of course, in
the same cheerful and happy
coniditioni.
Prof. W. E. Dendy Honored.
T1he~ nuiimorous f riends of Prof.
Dendy in Monroe and through
out the state appreciate very
highly the compliment paid him
by the trustees of the Fifth Dis
trict ALgricp ltutral School in
choosing himi as president of
that institution, and even
though he (did not accept the
p~lace because he felt that his
dulty' lay else where, his selection
was none the less a tribute to
his popularity as a man and his
su perh abd iity as a teacheor.
Prof. D endy realized the fact
that the dlistrict school offered
big opp)otulnities andl that it
was a fi(eld of great promuise, and
but for his connection wvith the
Monroe public schools he would
havelreadily accepted, but the
unanimity of the local board in
asking him to remain, together
with their appreciation of his
good work since he has been at
the head of the schools, coupled
with his own conception of-duty
In the premises, caused him to
decide to remain.
Prof. Dendy has been in Mon
roe only a few months, but du
ring that time he has made
hundreds of friends and distin
guished himself a an educator
f splendid ability.-Walton
(Ga.) Tribune.
Standing of Contestants.
CONTESTANTS FOR PIANO.
NORRIS:
ims VidaSheriff 801,850
LIBERTY:
Riss Annie Boggs 233.725
CENTRAL:
Miss Lillie Moore 78,125
ilss Gula Powers 81,27(s
3IX MILE, Pickens, R9mte 2.
Mitst Hattie Boroughs 61,225
Sliss Lizzie Garrett 94,325
PICKENS. Route 4.
lis Eva Holder 129,175
PICKENS:
Sisls Minnie Herd 125,128
Hism Pearla Hester 87,275
Miss Josie Chastain 355,825 .
Hliss T Bates 352,050
DACUSV1LL E:
Mies Lillie Sutherland4 293,025
TABLE MT., Marietta. Route 2.
Nlisi Leila Jon-a II75
PICK ENS. R. 5.
Mrs. zinie Iraeni!e 5.225
CLlEMSON COLLEGE,
Miss Tecoa Madden. 119.625
JOUASSE, 8. (1.
Miss Annie W hitnire 90,975
PICKENS, R 3.
Gracia Porter 1;5 075
LllIHERTY R13
nis Nina Griflin 101.725
EABLE.y, R 1
Inez Smith 352,075
CONTESTANT.S lOR STALK CUT..
TER
PICKENS, It. I
J. D. Findley 39,225
Elisha Giletrap. 129,825
PICKENS, R 2.
W. B. Allgood 398,425
B. F. Freeman 101,275
W B. Mann 95,225
10. Rt. Moon 125,875
PICKENS, R 3.
w. R. Price 145.925
Ed Griffln 117.275
PICKENS R 4.
A. L. Edens 120,825
,M. M. Holder 125,575
J. W. Hendricks 88,125
PICKENS, R 5.
J, B. Brazeale 98.050
P'ICKENS, R 6.
A 1'. Alexander ':- ,225
Itoht. Cnrtis 6S,225
Li ~tYR 3.
L. Wa. O'Del 105.725
W. M. Gant t 203.850
E A SLEY Rt 6
.J. L llagwell 393 1251
EASLEYX It 1
J Hir *1 .ooper 1 39.375
.1. II. linghes 70.125f
Tlhough, no) incumbent of' the
spe(akership has ever' been inm
inated for president since the
national convention systemi wasV
introduced1,several former speak
ers have received nomilnations
for the office of' chief executive
of the nation. Among themi
were Henry Clay in 1844,James
K. Polk in the same year, John
Bell in 1.860 and .James G.
Blaine in 1884I. But no aspir
ant for the pr'esidlency has made
such headway while filling the
speaker's office. Speakers Sam
uel J. Randall, John 0. Carlisle
and Tlhomas B. Reed all failed
to dlevelop sub stan tial strength
as pr1esidential candidates, a!:
though their distinction as party
leadiers was uintinestioned.
Goodbye. What's Your Hurry?
Comie into the gardlen, Mand,
M\ind not the co'OWs Ldad low...
Gee! Y ou've sat on an ant hill,
Maud!
Well, good1lbye, if you're going,
-Hou-toTnin Post.