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READY FOB THE CONVENTION; C'oneross Community Provide? Home? for Delegates-I/ocul Notes. Coneros8, March 23.-Special: The Sunday School Convention of the , Beaverdam Association will he held with Coneross Baptist church next Saturday and Sunday, March 28th and 29th. We extend a hearty wel cotno to the convention and invite each and every one to attend. All will be greeted with a welcome in our homes. We extend an urgent in vitation to John Durham and lt. W. Grubbs and all other lovers of music to come and assist In making music for the convention. We want to make this gathering the best la the history of the convention. The churches will he entertained at the homes as follows: T. D. Alexander-South Union. W. T. Alexander-Walhalla No. 2 and Oak Dale. T. L. Alexander-Village Creek. W. O. Alexander-Beaverdam and New Westminster. J. W. Alexander-Cross Roads No. 1 and Double Sprlhgs (O.) W. hf. Arve-Madison. M. Abbott-Cross Roads No. 1. Kev. W. Abbott-New Hope. J. S. Abbott-Toxav.ay, Return. J. D. Abbott-Rocky Knoll. J. C. Barker-Walhalla No. 1 and Kant's Grove. G. L. Barker-First Westminster. S. J. Barker-Poplar Springs. W. H. Butler--Mt. Tabor (O). and Shiloh (O). J. B. Burdette-Andorsonvllle. Miss Lizzie Broom - Double Springs ( A ). Will Bright-Bethlehem. Will Cobb-Bethel, and Mount Ta bor (A). Lim Duckworth-Wolf Stake and Mount Olivet. Mrs. Mary Dilworth-Pleasant Ridge and Mount Pleasant. J. V. Dilworth-West Union. C. E. Du Bose- ('orin tb.. Robe ri (? i 1st rap-Damascus. E. M. Gainbrell-High Falls and 1 lepsibah. Mrs. Nettie Hesse - Clearmont and Pleasant Hill. Mrs. Sue Ilunsinger--Shiloh (A) and Seneca. S. M. Hunnieutt-Earle's Grove and Newry. S. F. Johnson-Cheswell. W. H. Kell- Rock Hill and Old Liberty. W. M. Keith-Changa. W. H. Walker-Mountain Grove. Mrs. Lena White-Long Creek. Earle Murphy-Pleasant Grove. Mrs. Francis Jane Miller-Jorda nia and Hopewell. (The program for the meet inp: will be found elsewhere In this issue..' T. D. Alexander and Mrs. Lucy Barnett made a very pleasant trip to Greenville recently. They visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Al exander. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Cox, of West minster, were recent guests at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Wr. Abbott. Miss Madera Alexander spent last week in Westminster with relatives. folk.! l. Hnnnlcnti ol Seneca, re-j turned home las Sunday after spending KO m o tune with h\i son, S. i .... tluunieucl, Hiiu wue. MATTERS AT WESTMINSTER. V. M. Cross Appointed ns PoStmu.s tor-New Church for Baptists. Westminster, March 24.-Special: W. D. Hull, traveling salesman, ls spending a few days with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hull. He has been working in South Geor gia this winter. C. P. Mills received a telegram Saturday telling of the death of his father. Wm. T. Mills, which occur red at his home at McRae, Ga. Mr. Mills was sick only a few hours, suf fering a stroke of paralysis about noon Saturday. I <? ?Med at a little after 2 o'clock. C. P. and J. Ii. Mills left Inimedial .! ' for McRae. We join with a host of friends in sympathy for these young men In their bereavement. Prof. John G. Clinksoales, of Wof ford College, delivered a religious lecture at the Methodist church Sun day evening at 7.30 o'clock. He is a lecturer of considerable note and his discourse was highly enjoyed by a large audience. Mrs. S. F. Reeder is visiting her father and mother at Blacksburg. H. C. Terrell has purchased the mercantile business of F. M. Cross and will continue to do business at the same place. We wish him much success. The Civic . League has set apart. March 31st. as "clean-up day." Let us bear this in mind and have our premises In good condition on or by that time. The New Westminster Baptist church people are going to work in earnest for a new church building. They have secured a desirable site and in the near future will begin the erection of a $10.000 brick building. This ls much needed and will add greatly to our town. "Watch Westminster grow!" F. M. Cross lias received notice of his appointment as postmaster at this place. This work will come natural to Mr. Cross, he having been assist ant to his father at one time. We wish him success working for "Uncle Sam." The carnival left us Saturday and left snow with us, too. Mrs. R. B. Setzler has returned to her home at Greer's after a pleasant week's visit to homefolks. F. W. Cannon and F. M. Cross spent a few hours in Lavonia, Ga., last week. Local News from Poplar, Poplar Springs, March 24.-Spe cial: , The health of this cominunlty has somewhat Improved since our last letter. The Sunbeam Band met at the home of J. B. Sanders last Sunday and carried out a very appropriate program. The band will hold Its next meeting with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Brewer on tho second Sunday In April. The Sunday school at Poplar ls prospering, with J. B. Sanders' au superintendent. W. H. Brewer went to Walhalla Sunday evening to see his father, who is very sick at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ellie Morton. HIGHLAND AND COMMUNITY. Prof. W. K. Tat? und M. G. Ilollnnd Visit thu School. Richland, March 23.-Special: The snow Saturday night reminded us that winter ls still here. The fruit trees around hero are beginning to bloom, but wo hope that it wasn't cold enough to injure them. Rev. and Mrs. G. M. Wilcox and daughter, of Walhalla, spent th? hist part of the week at the home of Mrs. s. H. Coe. T. B. Wyly and son Wayne spout tho past week visiting relatives in Carnesvlllo, Ga. Cadets Edgar McMahan and Stiles Strlbling spent from Saturday until Monday evening with homefolks. Their second term examinations closed Saturday and they were given a holiday. At the election of officers in the Richland Sunday school yesterday officers were re-elected as follows: W. H. Hughs, superintendent; J. R. Wright, assistant superintendent; Dean Davis, secretary and treasurer; Bruce Strlbling, assistant secretary. Prof. John G. CUnkscales, of Wof ford College, lectured at Rock Springs Methodist church yesterday evening. In his talk he showed the "Four men In one" exemplified in the Apostle Paul. A good crowd was present and enjoyed his talk very .ouch. Miss Annie McMahan attended the State Teachers' Association in Spar tanburg Friday and Saturday. She reports that Oconee county was well represented, there being ahout 20 teachers of the county present. Prof. W. K. Tate, of Columbia, visited several schools in the lower pari of the county Wednesday and Thursday with Rural School Supervi sor Miss Annie .McMahan. They vis ited Richland school Thursday morn ing before taking the train for Spar tanburg. We were glad to have Prof. Tate with us and hope he may he able to visit our county again, for we feel sure that the schools are in a better condition now than they have ever been. There was no school in the pri mary room here Friday, as Miss Car rie Smith was in Spartanburg at the State teachers' meeting. M. (!. Holland, county demonstra tor, visited Richland school last Thursday and made an interesting and Instructive talk along the lines of progressive and prosperous agri culture, the Boys' Corn Club and Girls' Tomato Club. Me stated that very few money prizes would be given, but instead that fertilizers, farming implements and high bred stock would be given as prizes; also two four-week courses at Clemson College would bo given to thc two boys making the highest average. He ask' >i for new members, and about ten joined the club. Up to this time, he said, he had fit) members, and of that number only tbrce lived below tho Southern Railway. One reason for this is that he lives in the upper part of the county and could visit the schools there oftener tbUll lie mild n ... Ula par! o! the county. !'< lias been ?lek foi ?ove ro) days, which waa Aitnthoi hin drance to his corking lip new mcr.i hers We feel sn re Lint th?' lbw'er many members as tue upper part, and hope that Mr. Holland can visit all the schools In the county at once and double the number of members he now has. . Wo. also hope that other public-spirited citizens will follow the example of the Westminster Oil and Fertilizer Co., and offer other useful things to create interest and help Mr. Holland out in his efforts to make this the banner year in the Boys' Corn Club. KILLS HIS WI FIO KY ACCIDENT. (?un is Fired ns Mun Rushes Out to Kill Hawk. Covington. Ga.. March 22.-While passing through the kitchen of his home at dawn this morning on his way to slay a hawk, which had pounced down upon a brood of chick ens, Bun Johnson, a farmer living five miles from this place, acciden tally killed his pretty young wife, when the gun was unaccountably dis charged in his hands. She died instantly. A coroner's Inquest was held a few hours later. Following Johnson's version of the tragedy, he was acquitted by a ver dict of accidental death. The entire loft side of the dead woman was mangled by the load of buckshot. She was standing with her back to the doorway, through which her husband was passing, when the gun accidentally exploded. Appointment on May 1st. Columbia. March 21.-That Kurtz P. Smith, of Anderson, will be ap pointed Solicitor of the Tenth Cir cuit was the Information obtained here to-day. Governor Please will appoint Kurtz P. Smith as Solicitor, ls tho understanding, practically af firmed to-day. Mr. Smith yesterday resigned as a member of the trus tees of the Industrial School at Flor ence, thus paving the way for his new appointment. The appointment will be made on May 1. The vacancy on the board of trus tees of the Industrial School for Boys, at Florence, a State institu tion, was filled to-day when Governor Blense named Bmile Saint Aniand to succeed Kurtz P, Smith, of An derson, resigned. Through Window Auto Smashes. Rome, Ga., March 22.-When em ployees of the Howell Grocery Com puny came to work they found the front door smashed in. the plateglass Windows shattered, and the wreck of a big touring car standing In the mid dle of the store front, beside a pool of blood. Thoughts of theft, murder and other terrible possibilities flitted through their minds, but investiga tion showed that the wrock Indicated th? sudden ending of a midnight ride through the rain. Tho machine be longed to R. M. Gibson, a wholesale merchant, who with a party of three friends, two of them young ladles, had been motoring. The steering gear broke, and the machine crashed Into the Howell storo, which stands at the intersection of two streets. Mr. Gibson was cut about the wrists and handa by particles o? srlajs. hut none I of the othey* waa Injured. JOHN W. KOCK I ts DEAD. Was i\ Oood Citizen and Maxie dal lant Soldier of Confederacy. The news of the death of John W. I Rogers, an aged and respected citi zen of Oconee, and gallant soldier, caine as the source of deep regret to friends In Walhalla last week. Mr. Rogers was a man whom every one respected for lils worth a3 a citizen and admired for his record of ser vice to the cause of the Confederacy. Mr. Rogers was well known to most of the people of Oconee and was highly esteemed. We are indebted to Judge J. W. Holleman for tho fol lowing facts relative io the Ufr of the deceased : Tribute to John W. Rogers. I think the passing away of Mr. Rogers deserves more than a simple notice of his death, and I hand you herewith a short sketch of his life. He was born March 30, 1835, and died March 16, 1914, and was there fore 79 years old, lacking 14 days. He enlisted in the Confederate army July 21, 1861, at Sandy Springs, in Company C, Orr's Regiment, under Capt. J. J. Norton, and served faith fully and bravely during the conflict. After he returned home In 1865 he married Miss Elizabeth Jane Fra sier, to whom ten children were born. After her death he married Miss Mary E. Kinley, and to this un ion three children were born. After her death he married Miss Martha H. Foster, to whom was born one son. making a total of 14 children all of whom are living. He leaves 80 grandchildren. 36 great-grand children, making a total of 130 liv ing descendants. Mr. Rogers had the misfortune af ter the war to lose one leg, yet he was ever energetic and made a good living for his large family and left them some property. Ile was buried in the old Moody graveyard, on Little River, after fun eral services by Rev. L. Rigdon, of Sahun. We having been comrades in the same company, 1 send you this. "Peace to his ashes." J. W. llolloman. Bounty Knud Locals. Bounty Land. March 23.-So cial: Miss Hettie duntbarp left Sat urday for Westminster, where she will visit her uncle. John Campbell. Rev. Pick Alexandor, of Cashier's. N. C., spent Thursday night at the home of J. S. Kn trek In. Misses Annie McMahan, Carrie Smith and Rosine Singloy returned Saturday from Spartanburg, where they had been in attendance on the State Teachers' Association. They report a most enjoyable time. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Mllam and two children, of Sandy Springs, were week-end visitors to Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wright. The singing at the cchool bouse yesterday afternoon, conducted by Ci.. M Abbot*! .wan en^ovod b* oulte u nico HDle gathering. Poplar, rest, l alon, Oonoro* and Paitvlow ,'ero 1 w d' . c pi i . fited. W' :\( . Q 1. x o I have Mi. Abbott >.vUh tts lind iw>| $ be | will come main. Mi ..'...*ie Kinn ol Central ii vis- ! Ring lier cousin, Miss Agnes Ellison. Mrs. W. A. Stevens and little.son, W. A., Jr.. of WilHauiBton, spent a few days last week with her father, B. E. Bagwell, leaving Saturday. We are glad to report an improvement in Mr. Bagwell's condition. The two little sons of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Smith were quite ill last week, but aro out again. Nellie, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Berry, ls quite ill. We hope her condition will not prove serious and that she may soon be up again. JUDO in favor of M. C. K of Atlanta, Ga., agi Et al., of Walhalla, obtained July 8th, ment bears inter?s annum, and the an including interest t is $436.88.' Said ? Outcry, in front o door, at Walhalla, 11 o'clock A. M., c APRIL, 1914. TERMS C lilli RE5I5T il . > LEACHING il SJjV '' KANSAS CITY SO. OMAHA OKLAHOMA CITY -iflt HOME OFflCK BRANCH OFFICE "ClDf* pU1* ATLANTA MONTGOMERY Tho SOURCE OF AMMONIA is tho most vital consideration in tho selection of fertilizers. Being tho most expensive element of plant food, it should bo bought in such form that it will neither loach out In tho soil nor lio dormaut be causoofits slow process of nitrification. The MORRIS BRANDS aro ammonintcd with tho world's best nitrogen bear ing materials, and have proven their superiority in crop production over other fer tilizers by scores of tests. This claim is substantiated by the testimony of farm ers who used them last year by tho side of others, and whoso letters appear in our current Year Book. Call on your dealer, or write us for a copy. This is the guarantee we attach to every bag of guano wo ship. Can-you got a similar WRITTEN GUARANTEE on any other goods on the market? OUR GUARANTEE: "TO THE PURCHASER OF THIS GUANO: We guarantee the Ammonia In this guano to be 100 per cent PURE ANIMAL MATTER, derived solely and entirely trom the HIGHEST GRADES OT PACKING HOUSE BLOOD AND ANIMAL TANKAGE, made and selected for us by our parent organization, Morris A Company. It ts thc FIRST CHOICE from six of the largest packing plants in the work'.. MORRIS FERTILIZER CO., At'anta.r.a." CALL FOR THEM AT YOUR NEAREST DEALER'S. FOR SALE BY P. P. SULLIVAN & CO., Madison, S. C. NOTICE TO TOWNSHIP BOARDS OP ASSESSORS. Thc Township Boards of Asses sors are required to meet at Hie Au ditor's Office on Wednesday, April 1st, 1914, for the purpose of assess ing Real and Personal Property. The County Board of Equalization will meet at the Auditor's Office on Thursday, April 16th, 1914. Members of the Boards of Asses sors are as follows: Center-B. J. Marett, lt. A. Ree ves, Henry L. Verner. Chattooga-L. A. King, W. H. Mongold, W. G. Russell. Koowee-J. H.- Hunnlcutt, W. H. link, O. C. White. r. . \: Crater, T. .1 Thrift. 1 janeta--.) O. Campbell, . 8, tt'wM?? D. A'. Perrit*. } -ei> -ea Tow. ~0. W Gr?? I. v.*. O. li mi,ion. Tugaloo-A. H. L?ana, u. H. mil ler, G. J. Ramsay. Wagener-J. C. Barker, J. Pur man Morton, S. H. Snead. Walhalla-G. A. Norman, J. A. Stock, W. D. Moss. Westminster-W. L. England, A. Zimmerman, W. M. Dillard. Whitewater-D. E. Nicholson, F. L. Moody, W. H. Cantrell. The Boards will please meet at 10 o'clock a. m. D. A. SMITH, Auditor Oconee County, S. C. March 25, 1914. 12-13 MENT ISER COMPANY, ainst J. F. CRAIG S. C., for $351.31, 1910. Said Judg t at 7 per cent per munt due thereon, o March 1st, 1914, sale to be at Public f the Court House South Carolina, at >n SALESDAY IN )F SALE: SH. U/ye Most Popular Corset on the marhet i to-day is "WARNER'S RUST PROOF" Sold by MOSS & AN WALHALLA, S. C. NOTICE OF FINAIi SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. ?\otlee lg hereby given that the un dersigned will make application to V. F. Martin. Judge of Probate for Oconeo County, In the State of South Carolina, at his office at Walhalla Court House, on Friday, the 24th dav of April. 1914, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter *h .-if.ni application can be heard, for leave to ma'ce Anal settlement of the estate of James B. Tarrant, do ceased, and obtain final discharge as Administrator of said estate. F. S. HOLLE MAN, Administrator of the Estate of Jas. B. Tarrant, Deceased. March 25, 1914. 12-16 Chamberlain's tttvn ia?..,. i>uy it lt tutti/ *t> ** U/?. TRESPASS NOTICE. .NOTICE.-All persons are hereby notified and warned not to trespass, in any manner whatsoever, and wo forbid any one to hunt, cut timber, fish or set out fire, on lands owned by us or undor o .r control. O. B. HUDSON, J. E. WARD, J. H. WOOD. T. W. LILTON, M. B. FINLEY, F. H. ALBERTSON. Salem, S. C., March 18, 1914 14* I O 3F" Jb" E JE* The Service of my Jersey Hull to tho Public JFee #1.00 Cash. Also DUROC JERSEY HOAR. Fee either Cash or Pig. W. JP sat X>ioU?oTi? Seneca, S. C. Route No. 4. IH9HHH