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THE CUNTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. 8, C. GRAND JURY . RETURNS BILLS Hands Down Indictment Axainst 1^- cal Mill Man On Slander CharKe. Other Local Case* Heard. Laurens, Sept. 24. — After holding the b511 of indictment since yesterday rooming:, the grand jury handed out a true bill at the opening of court to day against E. W. Gurry, cotton mill superintendem of Clinton, charging biro with “uttering and circulating VETERAN PASSES 93RD MILESTONE American Lesion To Present Play At Woodruff Man Has Annlrersary Home of His Daughter. (By Ruth Drummond, in The Spartan burg Herald. Woodruff, Sept. 19.—E. W. Dendy, Confederate veteran, who celebrated his 93rd birthday anniversary Sun day at the home of his daughter, Mrs. j arrangements Downs Casey, is probably the oldest! citizen of this community, with the glanderous fajse sUtements <*«ncem- ;^^^^ ^ Martha Ann Wad ing another. The grand jury yester-1 Woodruff Route 1, who passed day heard Rev. A. J Bowling, the I birthday anniversary Aug- prosecuting witness, and several other , , witnesses called by the prosecution to . •rtity in the e«.e. -I • ">‘'7 ''•“’'''V Interest in the erimin.l action w.,< •",<< .'> th* »»" »' ‘f"' ar.d Mrs. Silas Dendy and was born A committee representing the Amer ican Legion headed by Julian W. Cole man as their chairman, met on Aug. 14th with M. J. Edwdards, representi-1 tive of the Universal Producing coin- i pany of Fairfield, Iowa, to complete j for the producin,{ of the famous rookie comedy “Corporal, Eagen," to be staged on Oct. Slst, in’ accentuated by the fact that .Mr. Bowl- (.‘Jinton. The production ii\ somotblng entirely new and different in the man ner of clean, patriotic community en tertainment. “Corporal Eagen” has a coast-to-coast record of large and ap preciative audiences, and unusually good press reports. The produc'ion in* had .1.0 brought civil proceedinits •'“K offered by 76 loe.l people, us- the mill superintendent and •t Vanceville, September 14, 1837. He jng elaborate costuming and s.enic against the Clinton Catton .Mills, by whom it •volunteered to enter the Confederate. is alleReil he is employed. Both cases beginning of the War Indications point to a succe««fol revolve around charges of immorality SUtei and served showing of the production in Clinton which .Mr. Rowling alleges Mr. Gurry years in Com-[ as has been the case throughout the had made against him and which the regi-! entire country. minii^ter claims were untrue. ^ you want to laugh, see “Corporal Between the >States and served throughout the four years in Com pany F, 14th South Carolina regi ment. Mr. Dendy did not engage in By aen-ement between the solicitor' the I Ragen” at the Florida Street stood and c ronvel for the defense, the trial ! find .lackson i on Oct. 31st. and watch for parti :u. of the criminal action has been post-1 Richmond. In describing lars in regard to the cast and re- poned :o another term of court. The ' J'- feelings on entering the war, Mr ' civil action is scheduled for trial in j f>‘*"'»y -tatc-d that at first one would rather be anywhere else, and that fear common pleas court to convene the fourth .Monday in October.' The grand Jury also returned a true bill this morning against William A. Moorhea I, George H Ellis, E. W. Bragg, individu&lly and as agents and servants of the .Ioanna (o)tton Mills, a coiporation, for casting impurities into a stream near the mill in that 'they “did unlawfully 'flow and'cast into a stream and inland waters of t)iTs^state c^ertain impurities, to wit: 8ew< age water, feeal matter and oth er impurities which were destructive to f'-h and their spawn." This case also will likely be carried over to an- othfi term of court. The court was engaged this morn ing !n the trial of John D. Dominick, Clinton man, charged with grand lar ceny from J. K. Hatton, filling sta tion owner. Hatton charges the defen dant with pocketing for his own use certain sums of money taken in by him from the sale of gas. 11 itton brought his books into court in the at tempt to establish a discrepancy be tween the sales reported by Dominick amf the purchases made by Hatt m from the gas company. was uppermost at the time, but that a man soon got used to it, and did not care. In his recollections of “hard times” during the war, Mr. Dendy says that these were not to be com pared with the terrible conditions when the Negro element had the su premacy during the reconstruction pe- hearsals. Negro Boy Is Convicted Elijah Kingsborough, colored, was tried on Tuesday morning at I^aurens on a charge of burglary. It will be re called that several months ago Elijah was discovered, in the home of John riod, Out rf the 142 men who wer<^J*u.^7^ earlj^-'in ♦thVTiromipg and Egg Ik Helpful A w^le variety of sandwiches may he m ule from egg. One of the easiest is ma le by letting the eggs boil very hard, .hen peeling and cutting up fine and then ^spreading on buttered slices of hT« »il. Some people like a fried-egg sandwich. Egg with mayonnaise is de licious. Waxed paper is so inexpensive that you have little reason not to be fairly generous with it. It is a good plan to place each sandwich in a separate piece of waxed paper and other things, like cake and deviled eggs, should likewise each have their individual piece of waxed paper. ( ITATION OF I.E’ITKKS OF ADMINISTRATION Tlu' State of .South ('unilhia. ('ounty of l.aurens. By O. G. Thompson, I’l'iibale .Iu<lge: Whereas. Bear! .Stewart Brown made suit to me t<i grant her I.«'tters of Adm’nistiaSon of the Estate and KA* ‘s o*' (temge T. Brown., Tbt are theref.ire, to cite and ail- h all anil .inviilar the kinilred I'e'litors of thi' said George T. dfi e.i-» ii. :h.i! they be an I ap- m> n, and !!• !\\ t ' me, hell ;n •It •he Court of n.s. .S, (' Bro- on O aft er pumu'a- on no w hv no‘ G I • l.n'o m'xt. • f. a* 11 o'clook in the fore- o -how . i i o. if any they have -a I Adm ni'• v.ilion shauld LM in i 1 . 1 1- my hand this 21th dav o'" .'intember, l'C2-:to A. 1).. O. G. J. B, B.»;’.o. TIIOMB.SO.V, E. S. C. WANTS company F of the Confederate Pro visional grmy, there are only'four liv ing today. These are; George M. Han na, Cross Hill; Ben P. Templeton, Del Valle, Travis coun^, Texas; Ned P. Blakely, Gurdon, Clark county, Ark.; and Mr. Dendy. Every year on August 19 a reunion is held at Langston church, this date being the anniver sary of the company’s organization. Mr. Dendy married Miss Margaret Jane Templeton of I.auijn.;, in 18G9, and to this union five children were born, two of whom, Margaret Eliza- het^h ami' Eugene Wilkerson, are de ceased. The others are; Mrs. Downs Casey, of Woodruff; Mrs. Minnie Law rence and Whitfield Clark Dendy, of Greenville. Since Mrs, Dendy’s death in 1891, Mr. Dendy has made his home with his daughter. During his life he has been a suc cessful farmer and carpenter, and while he says he has not fully retired yet, being able to assist in the chores around the house. Mr. Dendy’s personal appearance would deceive a person into thinking that he was a much younger man. He reads well without glasses hut says he has used them for the past lU .years to read fine print, and has the use of all his faculties. He is a most interesting conversationalist and is| up <m -the Hjupstinns "of today, having'' kept up with the times by reading the daily newspapers. He meets the ru ral mail carrier at the box every, morning to get his mail for the day, i and to discuss the news. Rheumatism has slowetl up .Mr. Dendy’s pace, but: has not dimmed his interest in things around him. i Mr. Dendy has a fine philosophy: for a successful life, that of “if you have a job to do, go at it cheerfully and like to do it, and soon it will be I finsihed.” The.''.e are four things that j .Mr. Dendy never meihiles with, which j S would be a fine example for all of us to follow: ‘‘.\ man’.s religion, politic.s, let every man (<r woman, f.>r that iiKitter, vi't(‘ as he pleases; private Opinions and imxlern youth." Ur tliinks^ that the boys and girls of today n I degenerating but are as goo they e\er were. 'His hobby has been for a number of years to save all the huffubt nickles that he couM .secure, luit in the past few years, money has betm scarce and he says that he has spent them for “just one thing and then another,” until there are not many now. Mr. Dendy believes in diversifica tion of crops as a solution for the de- j preswon of the day. As he expres.ses it. “plant more, and stay out of the made his escape, later to be captured. The Negro, when caught, stated that he had entered the house in search of money and since that time had been held in jail for trial. Following an agreement between attorneys In the case, a compromise was agreed upon and the jury consented to a verdict of guilty with recommendation to mercy. Judge Mauldin sentenced Kingshor- ough to a term of five years labor on the county chain gang. Card of Thanks We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their many expressions of kindness and courtesies at the death of our dear wife and mother. Your thoughtfulness and kind sym pathy in our dark hour was a great comfort, and will never be forgotten. We wish we could express our feel ings and appreciation, but it Is impos sible. We can only ask for God’s rich est lilessings upon each one of you. Frank H. Boozer and Children. Dear Good People: Pretty nearly every Sunday paper — surely all the monthly magazines — ^ Contain stories of the buying of new luxuries and thrills by our wealthiest American families — Vast estates, yachts,, glorious 'round-the-world- , trips — >4 All those luxuries rpost of us will probably never en joy — But there is one luxury within the literal reach of all — one luxury the millionaire cannot call his exclusive own — one luxury we all owe to ourselves — Deep, comforting, happy sleep. Our word for it that we have promoted more good health and more happiness in this man’s town than you can credit to the average man or organization — Through having urged people to buy sleep equip ment which will deliver them better sleep ihan they have been accustomed to. You’d be surprised how many people do not know the importance, the vital necessity, of this trinity of com- A relaxing, yielding, luxurious MATTl^SS —a^ scientifically comfortable SPRING — a bed of appeal ing beauty. Once they do, through demonstration by us, they are grateful to us for life. That’s a fact. Taking it for granted that you do know their impor tance, won’t you give us the pleasure — soon — of show ing some of our latest received stock of Simmons Sleep Equipment? Your visit will be well repaid. Cordially, Prather-Simpson Furniture Co. i a It Can’t Afford Not To” are I Wise buyers know that commodity prices to day are from twenty to thirty per cent lower than they were a, year agQ. This means an aver age greater return of twenty per cent out of your dollar. ; stores,” and you will be better off. at^my home.] Many changes haVe come abotit Owner may gel same by applyln.g to during Mr. Dendy’s life, such as modes Frank H. Boozer. Gp'of travel, lighting systems, naved i SS FOR RENT—Filling station on 1'"’P''o''ementa in machinery, S grove street. Apply to Job I). iLn- , * which he admires. In discussing S Itpl^’hanges from the.wagon -A real good milk cow. land. WANTED- S. C. to the air- plane stage, he says that although he isss I « n il .J 4 I***’®® Hambone about is Apply to I- B. D,ll.rd, Umton,Ihi, oom' = ^ I enjoy an automobile ride, yet when it S FOUND-.M.lo yo.rlin* elf. woi*hl<•»•"*• I.= pound,. Owner may got Mr. ' Wise buyers also are keeping their eyes peeled from week to wedc for adv^’tisements in The Chronicle featuring these new prices. about 300 same by paying costs. W. H. Beasley, R. F. D. No. 4, Clinton, S. C. Itp KEEP POSTED BY READING LOST—A diamond bar pin in front of my home. If returned to me you will receive a liberal reward. Mrs. John T. Young. Itc Dendy attributes his long life of activity to sane living and no evil habits. Note;—Since this article was writ ten, one of the surviving members of his company. Geo. M. Hanna of Cross I Hill, has‘'pa.ssed away. NOTICE—I will give you 12c per lb. for your cotton on used cars. Will trade used cars for cows and hogs. John 0. Milam, at Hatton’s Filling Station. 10-2-2tc MEN WANTED—For Watkins route in Clinton. Average earnings $35 a week. Chance for reliable hustler to make big paying connection. Write at once, C. H. Worley, 231 Johnson Ave., NewMfcp N. J. 10-16-4tc NOTICE TO PEOPLE WITHOUT WORK The Chronicle White and colored people de* I s siring to pick cotton are asked s to assemble at City Clerk's Of- |s fice next Monday morning at 6Is o'clock. Farmers desiring to hire S help are asked to be present also i S' at this time. Rate of 50c per 100 s will Iwk nAill ^ISaAMCs«wk«»4a4SSS YOU, TOO, CAN THEN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW PRICE SAVINGS will Jbe paid. Transportation both ways furnished.