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_ VOL. XXIX * GEORGIA MINSTRELS: VISIT CONWAY ; LARGE NEGRI) SHOW UNDER CANVASS GIVES ONE PERFORMANCE ? iinnm whitp nnNTRfii UUUI.II IV III I L. UUIllllUk I The Attendance for a Wonder was , .Small as Compared to the Crowds r Usually Going to Shows in This County. . As a usual thing shows coining tc Conway are well patronized, that it the kind that pretend to he aggregations of any consequence. Last Sat urday J. C. O'Brian, a white man am his family, running a large negrc minstrel show visited Conway for the first time and gave one performance on Saturday night on one of the lots of W. R. Lewis. He had one of the largest tents ever brought here for r show of this kind, and the companj ^ had sixty people in it all told including the colored band. Contrary to ex pectations the audience to witness the performance was small as comparer to the crowels atteneling shows here ii the past. Whether this was due te the hard times caused by the Euro pean war, or whether the show hat not been as well advertised as the oth ers, we do not know. The managei did not seem to know either but in ? short speech he gave the war time: credit for the small audience. The show had performers who art certainly above the average of theii y kind. The negro band consisting 01 many pieces, rendered music that fai excels those usually performing a such shows. O'Brian claims to hav< his home in Georgia and stated thu he had been in the show business foi upwards of twelve years. ^ Death of Alpha May Lupo. Alpha May Lupo was bom Marcl 16th, 190IJ and died on October 26th 1914, at Baker's Sanatorium, Charles ton, S. C., following an operation foi Septicemia. She was laid to rest oi October 28th at Green Sea cemetery v her funeral being preached by the pai f tor of the family, Rev. Sam T. Creech She was considered one of the best o: girls, loved by all and her litth friends were numerous. She had th< best of influence and as she lived st she died, for hers was a triumphan death. It seemed almost more thar v the bereaved family could bear t< part with the little girl which was th< sixth of ten children of Mr. and Mrs W. F. Lupo, she being the first t< have to part from this world, but w? know she took her flight with Hiir who gave it by the testimony she lef y, just before she passed away. Know ing she had to die she put her arms around her father's neck and kisset him, and said, "Papa, Jesus is coming after your little girl." Oh what t great consolation to her family and t< the completeness and sufficiency oi the Christian's faith. Let our prayei be that we shall die the righteous ant may our last end be like hers. "One Who Loved Her." LITTLE EVIDENCE IN BERLIN Berlin, Oct. 26.?They still ea< wheat bread in Berlin. Amusement* proceed with little sign of abatement k Few posters to call men to arms art ^ 10 evidence and there are many able bodied men on the street in civiliar clothes. These conditions in striking cotrast to the situation in neutra Holland where all people are compel 1 ed to eat bread that has a 75 per ceni mixture of rye and where almost al walls are covered with official an / nouncements relating to mobilizatior and the regulation of prices, wen sources of wonderment to a eorresponI dent of the Associated Press. BLOW ME ! On the battle field I sit, ^ Blooming ready for to quit, I've been chasm' and been chased foi forty days; First some Fritz pursues me 'rounc 'Till both me and 'im is in a bleeding daze. Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys arc v marching, Buck up, comrades, all is well. But if anxious to find out \SJc\ thn hlnrmvincr vr?w'? nbrmt I I'll bo blcedin', blinkin', blowod if 1 I can toll. I ?E. F. Mclntyrc wf^ \V. H. Kinpf was in Conway the latter part of last week. (The MH LYCEUM ATTRACTION H All LOVE STORY. Strange as it may seem to those who did not know, the lyceu^i attraction taking place here last week, as elsewhere reported in this paper, carried a love story along with it, if we may express it that way. The performers in the attraction consisted of three ladies all young looking, but of course of uncertain age. With them to the hotel in Conway came a man said to be engaged to the violinist. Before ^reaching Conway and while traveling toward this place the young- lady had written to a > former sweetheart and received a let; ter from hm which she refused tc , let the present beau see. They fell ou1 over this and both were mad when they arrived at Conway, so that the > course of true love indeed did not rur ; smooth as it ought to have done. The . man locked up in his room under u throat that he would commit suicide This worked up the lady violinist tc such a pitch that she fainted before the time for the show to go on and a physician had to be called. The mar refused to unlock the door and refused to answer when called througl the closed door. Later by looking through the transom the lady sav plainly that the man had not carrier out his threat, and finally was able tc go to the school house. During the performance she did not look at the audience and during- the progress ol the program stimulants had to be ad ministered, j That this trouble injured the per . formance and caused it to be dry ant r lifeless goes without saving, as man} t who attended it will know. . The love-sick twain refused to eai their meals for a day or more and ii ? was not until the day after the shov ,, that they became reconciled and weni p to dinner together. When the troupe r left here the following afternoon the two were apparently as loving as twe ? kittens. t r Epworth League Elects Officers. The Epworth League of the Con way Methodist Church met one nicrh last week at the parsonage and elect ed officers pud- transacted other item! 1 of buftit)4*'88. The followng officer! ' were chosen to serve for the follow ing year: President, Claude Dusen r bury; 1st Vice-Pres., Joseph Clark 1 2nd Vice-Pres., Miss Elsie McCoy ' 3rd Vice-Pres., Miss Ella King; 4tl 14 VicePres., Willam M. Goldfinch; Sec ^ retary, Miss Lena Johnson; Treasur er, Benjamin E. Sessions. Mis.s Bessie Clarke was chosei * agent for the League paper, The Ep * worth Era, and it wan determined t< try to get up a club of ten at onc< 1 at 50c: each per year. A music com 5 mittee was chosen as follows: Mis: "M Ella King, Miss Sadie Goldfinch an< Miss Elsie McCoy. The Sunday afternoon devotiona services will be continued. It was d< L eided to hold the business meeting! of the League every 1st Monday night. The next meting of the Ep j worth League will be a literary an< social gathering, and the time is nex ' Motiday night, Nov. 16th, at the resi 1 dence of Mrs. S. E. King. * At the meeting last week there wai a good attendance and the member! j manifested a good deal of enthusiast! We feel that the League is taking oi new life. It is hoped that a grea many of our young people will join it this organization. 1 Juvenile Missionary Society. The ladies of the Conway Metho dist Church have formed a JuveniW Missionary Society among the chil dren. About 25 have already joine< 1 Marguerite Collins was chosen presi j dent. Miss Sallie Hamilton and Mrs L. H. Burroughs are managing th< ' new organization. The meetings ar< j very helpful and instructive. All th< children of the church are invited t< join. \ ESTATE NOTICE All persons holding claims agains1 the estate of S. J. Lewis, late of Hor ry County, dec'd., are hereby notified to present the same duly attested t( teh undersigned, or this notice wil ? be set up in bar of their recovery and all persons indebted to the sai( I estate are hereby notified to mak< navment. to the undersigned. Jane Lewis, Admx., of S. J 11-23-Ot. ' Lewis, DecVI. ,! J. 0. Norton, Attorney. CONWAY METHODIST CHCIK H ?, for Sunday, Nov. lf>tl Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. Preach [ ii.'* at n a. m. Epworth Lrayne a J <1 p. m. Preaching at 7:50 p. m. I h>ny r meeting on Wednesday I nigl t. A "0 dial welcome to all. Albert D. Bctts. I pirn [QRRY COUNTY AND HKR PEOPLE. CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY M SAD DEATH IT WAS I Of JASPER TART \ ACCOUNT OF THE FINDING OF HIS BODY AFTER BEING DROWNED IN PEE DEEE t (Mullins Enterprise.) > Jasper Tail, mention of whose i awful death by drowning was chron- ' ieled in these columns last week, has ! I been the all-absorbing topic of con versation amoung those who knew ^ ; the young man. { i Notwithstanding the fact that hun- 1 dreds of friends and neighbors had { > been engaged in the search for the s ; body for more than a week, no trace ? C it. if .1 i!l n 1 1 i ui ii ?us mund unwi ounaay morning 1 ' and the search was almost abandoni ed by the end of the week. Early Sunday morning the Enter- ' i prise learned, the faithful father was ! . the first on the scene of the tragedy. 1 > He secured a boat and was out search J i ing the river's surface in tho early 1 i gray of the morning. About 150 i yards from where his son went down, 1 is the dangerous spot known as Knife 1 i Island Falls. When the father got j near enough, he saw the form of a 1 r man?his son?standing erect in the i 1 water at the falls with bowed head. > The water at this point was said to be 1 ? about eight feet deep, and the young 1 * man's head and shoulders were above ( f the water line. With the assistance of some frien<ls who had gathered by that time, the - body was placed in the boat and car1 ried back to Galivants Ferry, where j it was prepared for burial, and later ' it was sent to Mullins and entered in t Cedardale cemetery beside the brothL 1- 1 _ 1 ,1 * < * l, ei wuu wile i?une? mere just, six j weeks ago. t The aged father and mother are ; completely prostrated by grief. Jas; per was their last child, and protector ) in old age. They have the sympathy of all who know them. To The Teachers. As you know we carry over a cash balance each year in order that trustees may pay for the school work they 5 have done through the summer and 3 first part of the fall. The funds usually lasts through July, Aug. (and Sept. This year it lasted to the middle, \ of October. t ' Now the county Treasurer tells me 1 that the fund is exhausted. The State Supt. of Education says that owing to the fact that taxes are not being paid in as fast this year as usual, he cannot pay the State aid before about the first of January. You see then that for five or six weeks that the % County Treasurer will not have a great deal of funds to pay claims, j I think that if you will do all your business through the bank of your j choice that the banks will extend to vou their usual accommodation. f Library Advantages. The State has money on hand to help theh schools establish $40.00 li j Draries or enlarge the library alt ready established with a $15.00 order. The State Board has put in a set of suplementary readers from the first ? through the fifth readers. Schools 3 can put in this reading course under ^ the library law but you can get larger orders. For supplementary read. ers, a school can get the following or} der: $15.00, $80.00, $45.00, $60.00 or 75.00. All are familiar with the library law. Mr. J. D. West, a former teacher and member of the County Board of s Education, now a trustees of a flourishing school, has grouped the supplej mentary reader proposition. This reading course properly uRod would be a great saving to any school j S. H. Brown. j Death of J. R. Willoughby. > J. R. Willoughby died at his home in Floyds township in this county on November 4th being at the ripe age of eighty-seven (87) years and some t months at the time. He was a well. known ex-soldier and a pensioner for j many years. He leaves no family ) surviving him except one daughter ] who is an invalid. j TRESPASS NOTICE. ? All persons are hereby forbidden to enter or trespass in any manner on . my lands in Simpson Creek Township, containing 100 acres, more or less, and bounded on the North by R. .M. Boyd, and estate lands of J. -T. Boyd.i . East by W. S. Hewett, South by lands i j of J. J. Boyd and M. 1''. Boyd, and] - West by iS1 non Boyd, Jr. All persons L violating this notice will he dealt with according to law, N. J. Sarvis. 12-Brd-n-pfi. T. V/.Edwards was among those visiting Conway one day last week. iti % ??> Of i FIRST. LAST. NOW AND FOREVI (WEMbEft 12, 1914. LYCEUM ATTRACTION FIRST COURSE WELL ATTENDED AT BURROUGHS SCHOOL AUDITORIUM LAST THURSDAY EVENING. Tile first attraction of the Alkahest Lyceum Course for Conway this season caine off at the Burroughs School Auditorium on last Thursday evening aerore a house that was indeed packed considering that this was the first number in the course. The coming 3f the young ludies composing the show had been advertised for several weeks in advance. They were said to be the Alkahest Favorites. They proved to be three fine looking ladies, well dressed and evidently highly accomplished. The name of the leader of the troupe is Mary Dentiison Gailey, the violinist of the party and by far the one of the three with the most talent. Varied selections were given by them for the entertainment of the crowd. The instrumental music furnished by two of them was by far the most enjoyable feature of the program. The Conway Lyceum Course has evidently started out this year for one sf the most successful seasons it has ever had judging by the suport the people have given it this time by the purchase of season tickets, and by the manner in which the general public turned out at the school building to witness the first number. To the careful and painstaking management of the officers who have this course in charge this year is du? more than to anything else, the great success with ? ? * % wnicn tne course has been started. The people from the country will he welcome to attend the entertainments. Home Entertainment. The public is cordially invited to the .residence ojf Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Dusenbury on Friday night, Nov. 13, 1914. to witness the following program, viz: Music. "Zekiel Brown expresses himself." Music. "Old plantation songs and stories." , Music. Watermillion." Drill by six witches. "The Smack in School." After the exercises are over refresh ment.s will be served and the proceeds of which will be used for the benefit or Union Methodist Church. "Snow Ball." Death of Sarah Eliza Thompson. Mrs. Sarah Eliza Thompson died at Wampee, in this county, on Sunday morning, November 8th, 1914, being in the t>8th year of her age. She is survived by three living children as follows: Mr. A. C. Thompson, of Conway, Mr. M. B. Thompson of Wampee, and Mrs. Robert Irvin of Wampee. The remaining members of her family preceded her to the grave several years ago. Her life was one of Christian endeavor and love for others, that might well be taken as an example and followed by others. The funeral services were conducted by her pastor, the Rev. Mr. Hewitt. In the funeral service he spoke of the great work that had been accomplished by Mrs. Thomp son. There was hardly any Sunday School when she came to the church, but by her untiring efforts she did much in building up both the church and Sunday School until now they are among the most flourishing in the entire section of the country. That she had taught more than 200 in the Sunday School. The funeral services were attended by an immense congregation of peo pie thus attesting to the great love and esteem in which this lady was held. Blind-Tiger Raid. The officers raided the blind-tigers again last Tuesday and placed in the lock up of the town the following offenders: Sam Bessent, Isaac. Hughes. Robert Chestnut, Frank Brown. Ben McBridc, Noah Jones. Ail of those taken were colored. Definition Discussed. Definition of commercial paper and the discount rate to be charged by the reserve banks on such paper were discussed last Thursday by the federal reserve board. No decision was reach . .1 VII. totl SR." W. C\ T. U. STATE CONVENTION. The annual convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of South Carolina which was held at Florence, October 30 to November 1, closed on Sunday night with an enthusiastic mass meeting at the new Methodist church. The vast audience that crowded the great building listened with marked attention to the convention speaker, Mrs. Thomas E. Beauchamp of Kentucky, as she talked on the subject "Is the Young Man Safe?" The pastor of the church, Rev. R. E. Turnipseed, conducted the devotional exercises and Mrs Joseph Spratt President of the organization, presided, as she did at all the other meetings except that at the City Auditorium at 2:80 p. m., on the same day, which was conducted by Mr. John F. Dudley, Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. The subject of "Good Citizenship," was handled in brief talks by Messrs. James P. McNeil and J. Wilbur Hicks of Florence, and at greater length by Mr. Charlton DuRant of Manning. The crowd of men, women and children. largely men, listened with closest interest as Mr. DuRant told plain facts concerning the complicity of men of good standing in church and State with the liquor traffic. The applause that greeted many of his utterances showed the hearer's appro,val, even in a dispensary county. With the exception of these two, the convention meetings were held in the First Baptist church, Dr. J. S. Sowers, pastor. Morning and afternoon sessions on Friday and Saturday were devoted to 1 _ . _ _ *1 I i * < t 1 Dusiness, rriaay nignt, to tne welcomes which were extended for the city by Mayo? Wm. R. Barringer, for tVie churches, Rev. Richard T. Gillespie, for the educational interests, Mr. A. H. Gasque, County Superintendent for the Federated Clubs, Mrs. Wm. R. Barringcr, for the local W. C. T. U. Mrs. W. M. Waters. Mrs. George Pierce Watson of Manning, fittingly responded, after which Mrs. Frances E. Beauchamp was introduced and gave the main address .of the evening. Although Mrs. Beauchamp's talk showed evidence of wide understanding and close study of the liquor traffic in all its relations to business and civic affairs, she chose to arraign it according to the "Thou Shalt Not" of the Bible. Her handling of the liquor question in her first address created an interest that extended throughout the entire meeting. m * j _ xnc convention received a communication from Dr. Burts, chairman of the committeee appointed at the meeting of prohibition workers, recently held at Columbia, inviting cooperation in the effort to secure at the next legislature the passage of a bill submitting the question of the Statewide prohibition to the voters of the State. A committtee consisting of Mrs. J. L. Mims, Edgefield; Mrs. C. A. Waters, Pelzer; Mrs. Chas. P. Robinson, Chapin; Miss Cleo E. Attaway, Saluda; Mrs. W. M. Waters, Florence; Mrs. Joseph Spratt, Manning; and Mrs. A. E. Wait, Conway, was appoint ed to confer with Dr. Burts concerning the matter. The convention voted to petition the Legislature to pass the Anti-Polygamy Resolution, which asks the United States congress to pass an anti-polygamy amendment to the Federal Constitution. This amendment lacks but six States of having the required number to secure it, and South Carolina is one of the six. The joint resolution which asks congress to place the whole nation under prohibition was presented at the Sunday night meeting and that vast throng of about a thousand persons unanimously endorsed it. All the officers were re-elected. They arc: President, Mrs. Joseph Spratt; Vice-president, Mrs. J. L. Mims; Cor. Sec. Mrs. C. A. Waters; Rec. Sec. Mrs. T. R. Denny; Treasurer, Mrs. Chas. P. Robinson. Miss Cleo E. Attaway was re-elected State Organizer. Space forbids description of the beautiful musical programs that, under direction of Mrs. J. L. Wysong, of Florence, enlivened the meetings, of the part taken by the children, and the cordial hospitality of the citizens. The convention was- taken in automobiles to visit the State Industrial School. It was also invited to drink tea, by the charming president of the Florence Union, Mrs. W. M. Waters, at her hospitable home. The Florence Wr. C. T. U.. which is little more than a rear old, is creating prohibition j sentiment at a rate that bo-lies ill for the dispensary in the not distant fut It IT. The weather turned to much wurir or last Sun lay and on Sunday night there were showers of rain. i No. SI. GASES IN THE COURT CAME TOJUICK END MOST OF THE CASES SET DOWN FOR TRIAL WERE CONTINUED OVER. PRINGLE BROS. VS MISHEQ Jury Remained Out for Several Hours in Case of Pringle Bros., vs. H. W. Mishoe.?Found Verdict for Plaintiff. The Court of Common Pleas ;n session here last week, beginning on Monday morning, did not last very long and came to an abrupt end at about noon on Wednesday. When the court adjourned for the day on Tuesday evening the case <*? Pringle Bros., vs. H. W. Mishoe was beig tried. This case had been on the docket for two or three years, having been continued from time to time for one reason or another. The case was taken up again to be finished on Wednesday morning when the court convened. This controversy grew out of a note for $579.00, give? by the defendant to the plaintiffs in the year 1910. He admitted that he gave the note and that it was for the amonut of three bills of goods purshased from Messrs. Pringle Bros., a wholesale firm in Charleston, S. C. In June 1912 this note was placed by Pringle Bros., in the hands of their attorney at Conway, and he wrote Mr Mishoe on June 22nd, 1912, demanding the payment of the sum of $173.00 the amount then claimed to be due oa the note, but did not include the 10 per cent attorney's fees for which the note provided in case the note was not paid at its maturity. Mr. Mishoe paid no attention to the letters received from the attorney but after receiving the letter from the atorney he made ono payment direct to Pringle Bros., for the sum of $100.00 and still later Just before, or just after, the attorney brought action, made another payment of $50.00. The action was brought in 1913 and the defendant made his answer in the case admitting that he gave the note but that he had fully paid the note. The arguments in the case were concluded about the middle of the day on Wednesday and the jury went m to consider the case. They retmained in the room until a late hour on Wednesday afternoon and then came into the court room and rendered a verdict for the plaintiffs in the sum of $53.47. After this case there appeared several cases on the equity docket that had been fixed for trial at this term.. But the case of Parker vs. Parker was referred to a referee. In one other case, that of Allsbrook Bros. vs. G. W. Sessions, the report of a referee was not yet filed and this case was continued on that account. AH the other cases on the list were either compromised or put off, and the court came to an end on Wednesday evening. PROGRAM < ei For the Horry Uniou. The Horry Union will meet witk Union Valley Church, commencing on Friday, Nov. 27th, 1914, at 11 o'clock. Introductory, preached by G. W. Harrelson. At 11 a. m. recess for ten minutes. Union opened by the Moderator. List of Churches called. Letter? called for, read, and delegates enroll* eci. Remarks if any. Election of officers and committee# appointed by the Moderator. Adjournment until Saturday 9:30l Saturday. Union opened by the Moderator at 9:30. List of Churches called. Querry No. 1?Are the Raptist doinp; their duty? It* not why not? by .J. H. H. Edge. Querry No. 2?Who does the five Foolish Yirgions represent, assigned to J. I>. Watson. Querry No. 3?Did Judas eat the broad and drink the wine at the Lord's last supper? assigned to G. W? Harrelson. Report of Committees. Location of second session of the Union. Union closes in its usual order. C. U. Thompson, A. 1\ Thompson, Com mittee. Mayo Stvou I was in Conway dur! court week. ^ % V