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BELTON PAGE DE*Gfw^ mV/S AND ADVERTISING. * INTERESTING BUI * AND NOTES FF * i' , ; ; * CLAUDF A. GRAT Y-H> H- # * * * # # # # # * Mrs. Ben K. Hard in and little son, ?. K.f .Jr., ielt Monday for an extend ed visit to relatives in Spartanburg and Shelby, N. C. F. M. Cox, o? the Aral of F. M. Cox & Company went to Columbia yester-' day on business. J. M. Kurdock, a prosperous farmer of the Mt..Bethel sectlpn, was one of thoFe who Imd business in town yes terday. Miss Mary Orr of GrenvJM?, Is' In Helton at the bedside of her aunt. Mrs. Campbell, who is very,; 111, N. I. Murdock. a prosperous farmer I of th? Mt. Bethel section, had bus.l ncss in Helton yesterday.. , A. I*. McMahan. of B'cltOh, R. F, t?. ??, was seen on the streets of Beitpn ] yesterday. Or. W. B. Campbell, of Atlanta, who has/boon here for several days, on ac-l count of the illness of bis mother, | returned home Monday, O. T. MicMjihan of Helton, ft. F. D. I 2. was in town on business, yester day. George W. Grubbs df llon?a Path,' wan in town yesterday, the guest of his sop-in-law, John R. Harris. r - * R. B. Kay. a largo*former of the Marker's Creek section, was among ! those who had business -in (he city >vaiurday. J. C".. Cothran of Toboy Crook had business7 here yesterday. Walter E. Greor, vice-president and cashier of the Bank of Helton, may be mentioned among those who had bus mess in Anderson yesterday. Miss Bertie Wright, of Helton, was called to the bedside, of her Uttle niece who la, quite sick. Waller Kcaton, of the Eu'enozer sec tion had buslnose^^^Hoa . yester--1 J. C. RhodoB. of BeHtm H. F,-pr e,-] t'y '. 1 was In town on business yesterday. ?^'.! Tiie following traveling men' were nt HotrjiCcer yesterdayi O,.A. Ar^j Colum/bla: G. E. Mbrrell, Colum H. H. Pfylcs,, Washington,, D,,C.r Hen ry F. Bu'.kman, Baltimore; J. H. Squlres.'Wlishlngtonj D.C; D; T, Wei born, Grcohvi'.le, .... Mrs, Woodward of Augusta.' |s vis iting her parents, on Green street. . Mrs. Mattispn and Mrs. itagsdaie of Shady GVoye. were In town sh?ppjng yesterday. . \ , Mrs. H. M. Gcer bas- Iss?ed Invita tions t? 18 af her frlnnds to dine with hnr on Thursday tn celebrate Mr. Gcer's 51st blrtr?day. A pteasap*! day is assucrd to all of those who are. In vited to this function, Jtr. and Mrs. T. C. Poorq have issued invitations to a six o'clock dinner at their delightful home In the, ?outhern, suburbs of the tbwn? - Mr. and Mrs. Poore'a friends always welcome an Im itation to this hospitable borne and are looking forward wffit a great deal c pleasure to thirsffalr. 'Miss Eva Str?ig?r.:'wbo: ?* .vlisRIpg in Anderson came h?me for/the ,d?? ,t . m l .ij.ir^^.lMV-.-M*1^ Htatemtept'ot ^ejndlfiap 4ef ,4l.e PEOPLES ?AtfK - located at Bclton, 8. ft the.close of H>nns and Ws?o^nts^,, .. * 52, Overdrafts .. .......... Furniture and Fixtures Othc lloal Eastatc O.wnucd Hue from Banks and Bpuk . ors. f'nrrency,.. Gold. . Silver aud other Mlnoj^, Cola .. .'. .... . f.. Cbccku and Caah' Itemr? .... Anderson C. H. Aaan. 1?D. Total.I6D.10?.71 LIABILITIES: Capital Slock P?hl 1er 18.aS0.00l Kurplua. .fund .. . .. Undivided pYoQls, les cur rent expenses and taxes nald.. . :. Individuals Deposits sub jed to "check. 43.463.51] Ifcmiai:* Certlfteatesot?t* posit. Time Ccrttlffcete* of De posit ... Cushlefa, Checks. i otal. STATET\OF , SOL *? f~T County bt Anderson, __ Before me csinc W. D. Cox, cashier of theja^oV?,. n>ipcd>att&. HgOMg dolv sworn, says that the abdvfe and fnr?i^ins statement is a true condition of skid bank, as shown by the books ot said bapk. : i'lV^J Sworu to ,and auVscrUMh?MBrfH this loth day oTMe^TlfM. HENRY R. CAMPBELL. _ , Notary. Fu^lo, K. Stringer, 1 J Hi. McCuen. 4, T. U?ce. ******** * ** * * >GET OF NEWSt * tOM BUSY BELTON ! $_4 * (TPS, Corrwpondcnt * ************* and night Wednesday. She returned I [to Anderson. Thursduy. < . .' , ? Mrs. W. P. T?te Bpent Wednesday I with Mrs.^ W. K. Stringer. Mrs. Foy Porter Whitlock will be with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Geer until .Monday,.,'. tC ?_. Mr. Wliitlock. will come to Belton Saturday and re'urn with lier Mon day,. . The, Missionary Society of the First Baptist church met Thursday after noon', for their? regular mo?thly meet bag". ' Th-j subject was "personal ser vice."" After* th? devotional exercises and business was through with, Mrs. J,r T. west surig oy?s'pectgl request; "A Little Bit of Love." Mrs. Tram wen .read a tract:. Mrs. Rice made a talk on,."personal service." Mrs. M. T? McCuan s'nhg '*t'll ?o Where You Want Me to Go." f! ?Mr. "Perrtn rThontpsOtt of Columbia, was in Helton yesterday on business. Tbo Library committee Wish to no Ufy all those who have Joined the 11- j brar? association" that they will rail on them some time boxt week for the dollar arid..'the book promiw ' Also, If thev have failed lp ?e? r:, ac wish ing to join the association, i. has been purely an oversight and they assure you that they are anxious to have you as ja wem^er, Yon*; can get member ship., cards by ?aUtog on either of the fe??o^.?ss: * ??r^., ?r; K. Slfjuper, Mrs. \VVc." Brtfwnt Miss Elisa Neville, Mrs. Ai W. B?ggs Or THr. Honry^ Campbell. oooooooo oGo o o o o o o o o j ? A BUE VILLE NEWS , o o. 01 OOOOOOOOOODOOOOOOOO . _ Abl>eville, March 11. -Sunday even lug abotit 7. o'clock;.little JlW. Nabors, the .8-year-old son of Mrs; Claude Cochran, was horribly burned, .dying later. The little follow was ready for and1 Was '.standing, in front of tbo ate, when the blaze was blown out ward by the wind, setting the chlld'a g eh mi He ran lato the ball and by the time his mother reached Jnj haj,Ibeeu., horribly, burned. She urued her own hands badly''In PUV g out,the flames;. The..chl;d died Monday morning at 4 o'clock. The fu neral services wore held' Tuesday orning at .the Baptist church. Much, nhpathy is fclL.for.Jilft grl?t stricken family. .. . vlUti^p.hav? oeen is??bd ,tt?.tbe, \^Wiug^h^ Hattie^ypn arid Mr. ArthurPi*U'*ffD?lusK; oV ifcc 18th. of March. "?Thp' ^?Sdirig w?ii beat Co? Presbyterian1, eight o'clock in I E Associate lurch "it1! the even " von. ihiB com "ias always j dlately bya ^i^brl? b^$?& being bitten ' as, ins orlne hie here and, is no of the most popular young ladles In tbo city. Dr. W. G. Harper spent Sunday la ndereoi. with his father. Miss Mary HLJtlU has returned rrom visit to Mt?."fc. D.jCopeland^ atjEl irtbn, G?! . Miss Grace Smith, who has been, vis* Misa Meta Lithgoc In, Attaints, rned borna Monday, jss Mamie Bowie Is visiting Mrs, ,. W. Rigors In /planta. Died to Misa Nannte apa;.Mrs.;ciar h?rne tomorrc whore thfjy. wc' Smith and chip, erijo Ab$?$l Smith, who r> her marrjag? the popular and mucl popular arid' much belovfe Iod?es visited rela tives. Sunday. When dosth was ly. made a CRADDOCK &. CO., Philadelphia, naming ftfog||$r. rt ?s ' Time Lisait Expires. ^Muebiuc limit for E. t?t up,'ihis . ggs p??nt In and he has thereby let his franchise H ijj rumored here that K>cal capotai toerecTriaWs WaW^J It Is certain that Refofiiv y ...... , r-;- . Columbia. Mafeb,,li:?tfbe. hjchf?V*?r primary, rfef?nh In South' ''CarofJm? will Abw*be'caf'rIed'toktu^Btaio demo cratic convention- whldh meets iu -C? lumbta'earTy ?*Mfo?^ The'popbsmij factloh'a are'no'w 'orv ganlzln? l?'?lrsectl?BB 6f S^utTi olina tq. captur?!, th? cl?p.' m?ctlr thou the' 'cofinfy; couvent Um m 'i finally the state convention of dci crats. " f^J** If Gov. L'iease rides supreme In'thVj convention 'Miere Witt be^ri?^ctlon^] tuken to plac-j the prtiharyv' sy?tbfAL bovo suspicion.^. It the 'ahtl-admln-M str%tIon forces 'get control, tlien thereV will certainly be some changes in tlfd' primary law:. N'o.'attemJ)t,',win bel made to keop any white tman in th?'l state from .voting, but' an. attehi'pt will1 be made lb keep some white men from voting more;. than ohe time. Tin; financial situaition "has ' pot cleared tip in South C?jblfpa. ^'.NO h?; lution has been found tq the ta'nf " and Werf indication' W ' thaf. ,'thb stl government VifT'n?L 'wlt^opl runt '- ?V, Atl^Bt, ??| -beesrnbeV. " ' So$? ans must be rodnu to secure ft loan lof $*io".?dq!'* 'Slafe"'MctaXk dor no? be'-1 IlievQ th^t'jihy'bau^ jwfiHrvst the state T?jie sta?? ? d^pccratlc,. executive committee' will m?^? lh C'blujip'Ma ints. spring'?o'prepare tl??. ftlnere^Tajf/'rori the atale; jsrid Senatorial'; campaigns'.' There, ; be. twp1 >tgJP&^Ip^OT each,'. cctjjity seit apd |?Sc..? nm' ue plenty O'f ^fun for the' vofer's.'" Eleven' . gov. J^?edjl ftepartrir Iment of agriculture. 'The maps are tbn Uost copn|?j^?T?^8li?Mr; anfl | those, desiring copiedfchcuWr address. those' desiring the department of agriculture. J. F. McMerrltt,. ag?d '?TOrs; na-1| Itive 'of y?$\?rrf county, dietf, at "tTin ,1 Confederate Home after ' a short 111-1 ">-f 1 -, Til ryj* J '-e-<- ?-' CQMM?N1XY SPIRIT INTO^ Ql#> Time SpcUii^^^B^-^l People Of Comrnsj^Enthu astk Over Staols To rvnviiie, March" Itt,?The School j 'Improvement Association of Townvlllc met last Monday evening at the school | ? .^borlunv ?'P.qt; the bt-'^mesa mat-j ters were disposed of Interesting as! well as iustruct!ve, talks were. made ' by Rev. G. W. r?elUngswortU and Rev. 'I W. S< Meyers along the line' of f*beol| favor of thls^a^i^^./ae^to^ Affer the . absoplaUbn, was decLar adjourned a rif??t d?af bt entbu-^ was Wroused By 'a'n spdlllag bee 1tft*^ the VfteHrairs of the association^ana,,j^"^i$?H^rs of ,the! associai the nigh s nog. was a aj the' be: past October.. ; ApO I 'TKekt Saturda^ase}^ ^ lmP' 1 i. to 9 p. m. ome' and part "iborlng sch( Come i of the .1 r?r Beys>a*;a^rl.s?.l y. | itor. March 11.--Tim girls' to Jffitp?r$ corn/ clubs Ja la ?l^?,rg?^,?^,R,.'l,' - -' prises th! ITW Inducement U t .year's l?)?nr for ttig ctub n;e??-^ ot if\o features of. the occasion dinner that will be f .wader the User. Mtaa tomato demonstrg Prof ' '''Cha>|ab*> R? ly^iUiott of Winns JrJsvIe" .Sali'-j ?h(eag?. tpU^0j^-9%d -suit of the MwiitaMMiCx-r^ratioR :jtsart|>s<;fea HK?idj AfrPo]ic? oioar ^?sot?Ijj of u^o?y^^pta ire?, will be hoard here tonabrrow. HELTON, S. C. m>??a - < ??? ?.? ... i. ? v^r..^? ^. w? ..?,.?-. feg? Jpt>'Printing Bwfc^-?f?^'WorJi Co?h^nrial Printing, W^^^^M^1^ LOOSE, LEAF LEjbfcgfc ,VW?v*?and. ALL O??H?E RULED FORMS E . _. . ? _!_ ?-.? &k Ws '<?*: ? Si'OJtTIM? TALK,, t.:-* s *' * * * * * York, March ~li.-^Y6?rig Jay Ms winding up practlfc? for his I Vnwtch Vim curie* 'bfr.tr?jn-j ourta of the" PhiUdelpftfl^^H ^v^cliib next Mbmi?y." 'rC**f**BL j vTou?? is Vine pf thc"cleverefets ?>on* Cots-A^the ga?^ft on'this Bide of*Hi6'1 Atfsflttt. and it,Pi ?xceedlogly IqYtuh ale tfcaV h? Is' aufflcibhtly-- endowed] IS'world,'s goods ao't to' *oe/?n' jy th<; allurements or the pio .Ogathe. .- " 1 lit? between the Federals and LdV baseBAll would ?'ce*?i?nir harvest. for the big players, Spsdy1 bfg folldwainvho iexc?sed for ' cl?uckllbr^ up | s over such a,'''struggle. v say -Aiat -.they.'arei -pre ss bigl. as the highest'j pif! fact titat. he ' '^retired' when hlf^^k ter h'e;,m?4llttyfh.e, laud <ot the. k?nr garoo. . ' , ? : v Where are WOis^lwgon?lf League [magnates who {kauple of niohtbs I said ?h?? ihfi ^T^?S ' diu?'t u?Y?.'iinyl money .bac^lggJndm? The Chicago, Fcdp w.ere reC?ttj^y incorporated lh I Illinois ?Wk^ oiii^k^ Htf^y of S2&0.0S-?. ! r,',ha>f .bpfu. said .??d *riir.i tea on the proper *rrtae|og of track}: I "in Franc? and.,eflpraparjia. .or England 1 they rscq.on,/ri^ %?uu witl.qh la 'anl advantage.Jn some, Mtepecta,. inasrupch Ias racerni?eja nw^^eld/regard?ijjy nf weather, co^ are cxtre.'melx- po elr Qpt'btt&aff?? 'he world. Voupljig^L. a nice little trip orld and cleaned, u - "*-.en. dps stops PJgsmei #ej?l1 vas nothing dep< h 3t cohcuidlotj Is ^ioev sd States, is" not. . iugUl ,a; New Yo Packers orijisn ?siqa.1 owjqg. tqj ?In h -"?ides, that .the A bill for the-creation of mmjssloa. tn_i reellste iode iBland has been r?j rte legislature. A. slinj "SS Mtfi' ?te of tho trxmWss.pf. onsacola Club has < against them for brea und?8^e-BT^^ ?avo edited. Cjolunj] ^ratnln* capu>,, o o p o o o p o o 0 9,0 0 00000 ... 0 0 a 0 o .^'.?J?P..? (ssra. Jbnn.anfrlBrn??, Pf Mess, ted Mr! !r. ?int Monday. Little Jane Mc t?ta?l T?iC : *tfh?' hsst .emnmqUi.ed '. Kissof sod .Yti. Com3 in pjxra.vsdiiiiAiaiiioLM Herlon, 9. iv - ko X. Q. X. OX. O.X 0 2, THE st^Df^rwAw; x o x. ox 0 xj?j*. 9.x. o j^cux 4? O x. ! I havo >nOf>eeD}fAT>|0^td WTUfOr: mntinn desired. in regards.iq a paper forihe. folks\ of Beiton,: or>(_rather, I havWt heard, any,. one say wh?ewer thoy wanted ? PapftT,pr not.. . I am an xloup.to hear from tljo people rJa\r$r gerd to .this matter, and,.can assure 1 them tl)at. if. .they .desire a paper. "1 ! to rern^^np". u "ou I say 9?l^rt.yQ#si ifcjtjrohante are the uu?s', tt rdo the talKiur rlghb nwv M3Ns?i*^yt* v~-/*T?<<?j T wbntter If the f?. 8. ft A. thtnkB but'th? paoiengorr'trbo br c*r& would Hk?^for; tb?iu 6f?"for their.?wn_ accoujoaa-j that they will mthcrn station. It seems'that tll??A pobple became offended 'at the | juaypr and city council for 'not allow Jffl?jMWl'Ao build a. .niaritt;.J&Mfe b^f^Bra limits PTTiM^wr^W h?*? ?lnady'er??t?d. thai, 1s, it tb?y : ba'v- c. 'ftre ord'iifcc* and "ore. ep.ri?"ft-"" iBgH. The buildings which the coin pa'lfy - has -already er?ctotT-are -'diinfo fite Jtrapa ?nd tf they' should happen.' to" got afire' they would probably bo dangerous to thV p_art of"'fife little' tltey bave , the advantage' of the people aud you have V ride ae' tbey ttrSY* is one consolation'that pld can ' rcly; on a'nd'Hh'a't Is'..., st?'tSe ?tili has a' ralfroad commlsBlon ujfon which to fall back: on. l bear that a majority of the people favor, a^s?wer system for the town of B?llen Thev have'not'discussed'1 the O??'stlon very ninch "but ' those r Who have' eatd anything about'it, all" favor jBk^^ ^y^jfcv^lite^ ' **** ou?aWon 00' for general'dl?cusBlon and ilhd'but the seht'ment that prevails in'regard' to this Biolt?r? ? am: sure' t?e hsatttf of the xowt?tmity >sVdUld bo 'boM& arid not only ' t^a^ Tt wbuid te?d to p?t. After .being ah aspirant foi^the offlcc of county auditor,'and'being deflate*, by. qno'oL,the 'mt*ri Ojat ckthe out and said who he was "tet," Jim Craig has beCu appointed assistant b^nk '?:?uni incr. h?; the man' tb^t the'governor appointed. Jilu would hot''tell t'n' ift-S campaign, two years alfo "who*he iVO?ld vote tor and when asked the', question he' replied that he would--vote tor who Ajgtfleased.. This waB^mJrcd on the part, of the' antls as"being ? 'ni?n'arili that got for him a good "many votes., "htia n?t/pcd over now . ahd~Jf^e? again life fa art .'aspirant for fldir??nd -will' straightwayTofthconilhg. ' ^0?W,ffltto1*iim.f>*du m?y bo' alit? to tote\t*'?y sacks Of corn on tt^ samo'l |aboj4idu^b<ikJnne gol^'cIBtA.illnhin DO \ hear not'.iing 'in regard to Urn f ai r t -Bel ton . is ' surely not going' id ; pass up the fair this year. 1 'won't] say mu?h. about - this matter., for 1 ' know tott. Uj)^;njuiy^ #1^5. ot it I W wilt, and she I wantj to-hear^the .*enfjntenj.,aai re: gards tUp paper, here. , P*> ' Yours truly, /thb gTANOftiPjE man. m '?ttm. > I The health of this community is Mgi geod^^at the present. excepljMrs..,1 ?^w6?L.rw'ni in improving somewhat. The' Sphool" at wj?s'. place ' being , Mrs. Erheat her father. Mr, T. H. week Tucker is in h ow?" Daniel Is visiting j Hurrlss this I ' ^o are, fj pieces b?ck! oiSrr J?dgi v?ry happy one heard hh.il see "W. I>. C/s" e columns of this pa rent his "writing be is ! on the farm. Some-[ up the .'road the i Other MH)rpl6g driving, Santiago, ptngr tug tb'the tW?r'his voicoi'th'at gr?nd ?id 'song, '*?vcr Ttiere." Ah, yes, ?v?r therS. ' "They sufd he wua going lnth dir???tlpn,.of ,Fri.end?thlp. Th? fnrmf>r? Kayo anna, to. hau Una theiy jgf^jffia; mak<; a bale to the acre tills tinio. Sonie using MorrlB, ?01112 Royalilcr, some the Anderson' goods. Ftam' the way they are hauling I don't thick there will be enough to go ?round thi" time. Two farmers .went uo the road tn?f, other evening with bright smiles on. thofr faces. They were riding oh a load of sweet scented mixture. Talk ing about farming one snid 10 ihr oili er. "Well, I guess you are going to plant a tot'W corn this'time?" *WcH; not as much as I did last year. I want to put all of my land In cotton .and have 'not, got ,anywbsrc to plant, corn only in aIltU/j.rough new ; ground I 10k In this winter." located at ilelto?i, H.at 'the close of I/onhs tand Discounts .. 103.244.15 [Overdrafts. 211.94 ! Furfaltdre an* jWxturcs .. 1,000,00 ? Bankjpf THousc .. ...... 2,r,00.oo I Due from Banks and Bank I ers .... 7. ... 14.488.78 I Currency. 818.00 Silver'and other minor Cold .. 463.34 Checks and Cash Items .. 1,1250.00 . T??^. LiAB?LtT?B8: "*1*3-5^T Capftal Stock Paid In.. ..$ 25,000.00 Surplus Fund. iO^C-S.iO Undlvtde Profits, less our- - J 'r'?ht expenses snd taxes I paid.. 8,8e5.6a Due io B?Rks and Banfe ers .. '.. ?. 343,60 Indlvid?al Deposits HUb I J?ct to cbegk ./ .. .... 73.761.90 Demand certificates of de posit .. .. .... 0,382.24 Total.1123.856.27 STATE7 OF SOUTH .CAROLINA, County 'of A'nderson, dlv' Before me caiu? "C: M. Horton, cash ier of the above named bank, woo, be ing duJy sworn, says that 'the..above and foregoing statement Is a troc cbriqttloa of sauf bam as, shown by the books of said bank. ' C. M. HORTON, Sworn to and sabscribed uofore me this 10th day of March, 1914.; A. W. BOGGS, Notary Public. Correct Attest: R: J. Gambrell, I. m Co*?** , i ... John, A. Horton, Directors. VOL. 1. NO. 49._*eaMf, Estabihmed 18?s DafJj, Jaa, it, 1914. ANDERSON, S. C THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 12, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. $5.00 PER ANNUM.