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Gleamings From The Interesting News Items From the Official Monthly Paper of the Anderson Y. M. C. A., Fred M. Burnett, Editor. On August 19th, thc attractive Library and Community House; shown in the above cut was formally dedicated at}d opened to the public at Riverside-Toxaway. A large crowd assembled to witness the exercises and an attractive program was rendered. This advance move on the part of thc Riverside-Toxaway management is merely another indication of thc willingness of the aggressive manufacturers] of Anderson to offer to their ambitious operatives the best possible advantages. THE CONMAN congratulates you, Mr. Gossett! RIVERSIDE-TOXAWAY PRIZES. Wc are glad to announce in this issue of THE COMIAN thc prize winners in the better flower yards and premises contest conducted by Mr. Gossett this year, in the* Riverside-Toxaway villages. Mr. Gos sett's offer'was very liberal, although the weather was very unfavor able during the spring and many were at a great disadvantage to try to have flower yards and gardens. There were several families inj the village that carried water during the dry weather and watered1 their flower yards and even the vegetable gardens, thus showing the j interest in good homes and premises. The prize winners of the two] villages are found below: Riverside Village-Flower Gardens. first Prize..Mattie Beasley Second Prize.*.L. W. Church Third Prize...Mrs. Pike Fourth Prize =.,.\ .Annie Peace Fifth Prize.,.J. A- Alexander Fifth Prize.A. C Allison Best Kept premises. First Prize.L. W. Church Second Prize-.." Annie Peace Third Prize..Mellie Curry Fourth Prize..t. Mrs. Pike i?fth Prize.'-.Lonnie Franklin Specials. Best Front Yard.Mattie Beasley Best Back Yard-.;L. E. Smith Best Condition Shade Trees.A. W- Beaslev Best Condition Fruit Trees..Mrs. Pike Best Home. .L. W. Church Toxaway Village-Flower Gardens. First Prize..Mrs. Acker Second Prize.J. L. Head Third Prize.._.J. H. Davis Fourth Prize.?. H. King Fifth Prize.v.._.E. A. Hutchison Fifth Prize.E. J. Campbell Best Kept Premises. First Prize.Mrs. Pearson I Second Prize.<.J. H. Davis Thjrd Prize..J. E. Moulder; Fourth Prize.J. H. Alewinei Fifth Prize.J. B. Estes! Specials. . Best Front Yard.Mrs. Acker! Best Back Yard_.:.E: A. Hutchison! Best Condition Shade Ti ces.E. C Franklin Best Condition Fruit Trees,.Mrs- Junkins Best Home.Mrs. Pearson _. , i ?;?'?.??. BROGON WINNERS. In the early spring, Mf. C. W. Causey, Supt. of the Brbgon Mill, offered different prizes, amounting to ?50.00, for flower gardens, premises, vegetable gardens, etc., etc The prizes have been! awarded, but.owing to th? fact that there were so many who took a | great interest in the improvement of their gardens, yards and prem ises, it was a hard task to really tell who did deserve the few prizes above the others. The Brogori people ara to be congratulated for j the'real interest shown in the homes and premises of the village, and while there are quite a number of splendid homes and premises in the village, those who had things just a little better than the others and captured the prizes are as follows: Flower Gardens. First Prize.B. C Grigg id Prize.E. C. White Third Prize ..John Wade Fqguih' Prize.Chas. White Fifth Prize.'...,-Maggie Gambrill Fifth Prize..S. J. E. Dixon Specials. Best Arranged Garden...-.B. C. Grig? Best Individual Plant.J. E. Floyd) Largest Display_ ?. E. C. White | Best Kept Premises. First Prize....:.B C Grigg id Prize. ..?, C. White Third Prize..L. E. Carethers Fourth Prize.. S. E. Hart Fifth Prize...J. D. Boykin Specials! Best Front Yard. . ,.*. .E. C White] i( k Yard.B. C. Grigg liest Fr?nt Porch11 & Hajj September liest Porch or Window Vine. liest Home. Oven i'irst Prize. Second Prize., Booby.:. GL?CK WIRELESS. The people of thc village and especially Hie children are look ing forward to Monday, Septem ber 14, when the Gluck Mill school will begin. Miss Floride Harris will he the'principal this year and will have charge of the higher grades," while Miss Grace Owen will assist Miss Harris and have charge of the intermediate grades. Every boy and girl in the village that can should be ready lo go thc first day Blake Morgan, of Greenville, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Kay, on Vandiver street. M!^e: Nessie Young and Dessie McGill, '.wo of the village's pop ular young ladies, are Just back from a visit to relatives and friends in Hendcrsonville. Little Gladys Johnson is spend-] ing the week with her grandfather at Honea Path. Miss Lee Cooper, on Hill street, has been on the sick list for some time. Mrs. Macy Wood Brown is im proving from a short illness. A fine baby boy, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hancock, on Wellington street. The Baptist people of the vil lage have preaching at the hall on Saturday night now instead of Sunday night. j J. M. Davis and family are vis-! ?ting in Abbeville county this week. Mr. S. E. Perguson, the ' boss weaver, is moving his fat to Gluck from Atlanta. Mr. Pergu son comes to Gluck well recom-| mended and, we welcome him and his family among us. The Gluck Mill has been run., ning on full time this summer and everybody seems to be happy and prosperous. A very unusual occurrence took place at Gluck last Saturday and Sunday when six young people of the village were married iii ?es> than twenty-four hours, which alone goes to show that Cluck is the place to live. Mr. Albert McGill and Miss Ophelia Baine are one of the new couples and after a short visit tc Hartwell. Ga., are at home to their friends on Vandiver street. Mr. Robert Adams and Miss Katie Morrison were happily mar ried last Sunday and live on Hill streeL Mr. Allen Boles and Miss Eliza Young were married last Sunday and afterward left on a honey moon trip to Mr. Boles' relatives in Georgia. The friends of the above couples and THE COMIAN extend to them all the good wishes possible. Now that Mr. Ligon has had the front streets ? f the village cleaned up and put in dandy good shape, with just a little work on the part of those in' the village, the Gluck village can be made one of the prettic \ mill towns in the South. Trash A all kind and old tin cans (tir cans breed mos quitoes every d' ) are hauled off promptly whe put on the back alleys. Let's ir. i rove the looks of our premises. HIKE"T7 HIGH SHOALS. Sunday : ernoon, August 16, ? jolly*cro.r 1 of 30'S?nd?y school boys en jr ed a hike to High Shoals. T:.e bunch left the Orr ville ' Methodist 1 Church at 3:?S and returned about 7:00 o'clock. Every boy seemed to be a good walker and, while the.< vwere sev eral small boys along,- almost every one reached home as jolly as when he left. Two of th? num ber deserve special mention, Mil foil Cooper and John Henry Be vill. Thes^fwo are much smaller than the others and are only about 6 years old, but kept up with the crowd and enjoyed the trip going and coming, which is not less than a ten-mile ?like, showed that they were game little fellows, and sportsmen of the true blue kir.3. RI V?RS?DE-TOXAW A Y. Almost , all the ladies of the village are taking advantage of the splendid crop of piaches arid other fruit this year arid are put ting up lots of fruit for winter use, which is a very good thing to do. TF.e many friends of Mrs. Jane Moulder will be glad to know she is Improving very fast af the hos "Com?an" .L. E. Carethers .B.C. Griigg eer?. .L. H. Thomas .T E. Wlii te .L. A. Patterson .pital and is expected to return home at an early date. Thc new l ibrary which was formally opened Wednesday night, August if>, is the most popular place in the village with the young folks at this time. One of the social affairs of the month was the wedding of Mis;. Nannie Pearson and Mr. Will Roberson. Miss Pearson is one of the most popular young ladies of the village, while Mr. Roberson is the efficient cloth-room over seer at Toxaway. Their friends; and THS .COMIAN extend to them very best wishes Luke Moore is wearing a broad smile nov/ all on account of a fine "boy" at his house Everybody enjoyed the pictures shown by Mr. Minis at thc hall last Saturday night and hope it won't be long before we will have more. Mr. Luther Peace was at his regular ros! lar.t Sunday evening. Mr. J. H. Willingham is very ill at this writng. Mr. Tucker and family are run ning the boarding house ai Tox awav formerly occupied by Mr. Ford. t Mr. Wood, from Greenville, Tiled Mr. Graham's pulpit here Sunday and spent the day with Mr. Joe Whitten. Mrs- Hughes, of Riverside, spent Sunday with Mrs. Vail, at Orrville. Mis. Pearson and family, Will Roberson arid wife, Mrs. Cleve-' and and Mrs. John Mahoney jent Sunday with C. H. Pearson and familv. One of the most interesting baseball games of the season was the one pulled off at the park twp Saturdays ago between Riverside Toxav/ay. and Brogon. The score ?was 1 and. ,V up to the tenth in? I nmg, when pur team made a run ! and won the .game. Clean ball was [ played all through the game. The addition of several new houses in the Riverside village ? adds much to the looks of the vil lage. Mrs. McKee, on Mitchell street, enjoyed a visit to relatives and friends in Union last week. Luther Church visited his brother in Georgia during the shut down.~~ We are elad to report that Mrs. H. T- Smith is improving very fasi from her recent iiiness. Every bov and girl -in the vil lage sliouid remember that SCHOOL BEGINS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. ADVANTAGE OF EDUCATION The chance of a properly edu cated man in holding a position as a va inst an uneducated one is as 250 to 1. according to Mr- Harris, United States commissioner of ed ucation. 1 ORRVILLE NEWS. School cays are here and all the children are glad. Mrs. C T. Cooper is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mattie Evans, in Clinton, this week. Little Charlie Hart, who was kicked by a horse the first pf Ajir gusf, has abc ut recovered. Mr. Bob Traynem, a brother of Mi's. Corra Whitten, paid prrT ville a short visit last week. " Mr^W. T. Belvin, pastor of the Orrvlile Methodist church, is away conducting a meeting. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hill visited relatives in Piedmont and Pelzer during vacation time. Mr. and Mr* Frank Sanders are just back from a visit to relatives and friends in Georgia. 1 Miss Blant?fcStamps, on Harris street, is quite ill at this writing. Mr. R. W, H embree, director of the Second ?egimant band, spent the firtt week of Aygust in the country directing" thc Jolly baud, after Which Mr. and Mrs. Hembree spirit Several days with friends in Piedmont. Mr. W. C. Jaynes and wife spent a few days in Georgia dur ing the month arid report a very pleasant trip Mr. S. W.-Rabb reports a very pleasant vacation of two weeks spent .rn the mountains of North Carolina. Miss Florence Hudgens will soon leave to take charge pf her sch?o? work'tn the country, where she is to teach this vear. Mr. Berry Sawards, of tflber ton, Ga., is visiting Mr. P. M. Hutto and J. T. Mahoney. Among those who attended the annual picnic at Carsv/ell Insti tute were Messrs. B- C. Young, Amos Craft, Charlie Ellison, Ed Conwell, W. M. Scott, J. H. Han cock and R. VV. Hembrec. EQUINOX NEWS ITEMS. Mr. Hunter is thc new superin tendent at Equinox and coinej from Lowell, Mass. Mr. Hunter i highly recommended as a mil! man and is winning a host o! 'rtchds alfifadv!*' ; . Mr. A. E. Mid! H the nev/ n?aVi igcr of the store at Equinox and is putting in his stock of goods a rapidly as possible. Mr. Will Blakelv has moved to thc village and lives on Church ? street. Mrs. Guy Beard, of Gluck, spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Hall, on Church street. After grading and hauling dirt several weeks Highland avenue, the new street in the village, has been turned into one of the pret tiest streets in the whole village. The ground is very level on the I front and the back and by the grading that was done gives ev erybody a chance to have a good garden spot. Omar Dickason and family are also among the newcomers. Mr. S. T. Massey, who has been installing, moving and over hauling machinery in the mill, 1 states that he has finished his work and that it will only be a short while until all the machinery will be running. Everybody is busy at Equinox, rome are moving in and getting ready to go to work as the work starts up, others are cleaning up and beautifying their premises and planting fall vegetables. Watch the people make a new ? place out of Equinox! MOVING PICTURES. There has been no permanent schedule arranged yet about the free moving pictures that are be ing shown in the different villages, find the only way to know when pictures will be shown is to watch the bulletin boards for noiices. i ANDERSON MILL NEWS. Mr. L. O. Gosnell and family visited relatives in Spartanburg and Greenville counties during the time the mill was shut down. Mrs. Annie Smith visited friends in Pickens county a few weeks ago. Mrs. Smith ls an old resident of the village and it is interesting to know that she has lived in the same house in the village . iftecn years. C. T. LaFoy, of the office, took advantage of thc special trip to Washington and other points of interest during the' month, and says he took in about all he could stand at one time. J. R. Richardson and family | are spending a few days in Geor gia at this writing, Mrs. M. A. White has reamed] home after ? visit to her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Abbott, in Walhalla. Miss Abbie Wester ts visiting in 1 Westminster at this writing. Miss Levan, of Pell City, Ala., j is visiting Mr. and Mrs, Jnb. Mor gan, on West End avenue. Mr. R. E. Smith is now outside] overseer at the Anderson Mills. Mr. M. P. Owen, from Pelzer, | is the new second hand in No. 1 weave room. SCHOOL BEGINS IN OUR NEW BUILDING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, and every boy and girl should be ready to go the very first day- and- attend regu larly. Mr. Frank White had a new coat of. paint put on his house while the mill was stopped. j SION YOU% NAM?. "You just sign it.for me, I'm pov/smil nervous'* bi "I "MbW % rite much" are expressions that are frequently heard around a mill Vhen a man ls asked to sign his name, lt's a pitiable sight to see a man grown who can't even sign (Iiis name and would not know it if he were to see it in writing. This man, hoWfcver, will ftol S?e this' art?ck. but we are writ ing itF> for those who will see it. You may have opportunity to help iii some way by a w.,rd couramment some boy or girl to ger the" rudiments, of an education that will I: of inestimable value to them in after life, TheVe i* positively nc? excuse for any person at any of our mills will set to it that fht oppo? ls supplied. If you can't read and Wanted: BANK STOCK Subject to supply we will buy Eight Sharer, of Bank of Anderson. J. Furman Evans Co. Evans Building Anderson, 2. C. While Others Are Crying Hard Times We are sawing and cutting wood? 'No. the finest beef, mutton, veal, pork, &c, ever kept in the city of Anderson. Our business in this line as well as in the Gro cery line is growing. We are not going to let "hard times" talk cut a hole in our business. We are going to give you the goods, the price, and the service, in return for your patronage and good looks. "Nuf Sed." A. POWER 2125 S. Main SAM D. HARPER, Mgr., Phoee 132 write, don't be too bashful to let ?BB-HBBMBDBHMMHBHBBBBBI; . y WE WILL PAY YOU Tte above article "Sign Your ^km. r?r\n Name" was written by L. P. Hoi- aklN ?fcNTS ?\>X lis, who is editor of the Pacomico, YOI IR POTTOM the paper published for the oper- * VVi ivn atives of the Parker Cotton Mills We have several small forms, Company. Mr. Hollis had in mind fine. land,, in five miles of the. the people who worked in''those city, which vre will sell at from particular mills when he pointed $45-00 to $75.00 per acre-only out the advantages offered to the. 1-4 payable th*? fall, ami we w31 people to obtain an ?ducation, take Good Middling Cotton ir Right herc in Anderson, at Gluck, J riment of this 1-4 at Ten Cents at Orr. at Brogon. at Equinorx, at ja. pound. We will hold the cot Piveisidc-Toxaway, and at the ton until February let and give Anderson Cotton Mills the people you the overplus the?, if there is W I) have as good opportunity this any. Coming fall and winter to obtain Balance payable in One and exp* ri instruction as can be ha.' Two Years at 7 ?er cent interest. under similar conditions any viiere. ,Wc were proud of our Anderson Real Estate & Nigh! School last year and expect . l?,"?.a?-?.* lo make it bigger and better than investment *~0. ever this time. / E. B Dorteo, Pres. L. 8. Herten, V. P. ?^Tltj^S .' w? *. Isarthalk Treas BROGON ITEMS. _ The people of Brogon village have been for the last two weeks j enjoying the. annual vacation1 which the company gives in order that everybody may have a time for rest and recreation. Several families are spending their vaca tion in the country^ while others are in the mountains and other places of interest Mrs. Hall and daughters, Eu genia and Clarice, and Mrs. Harry Cathey, spent several days last week visiting in Georgia. Belton Hall is away on a hike at this writing. Mr. a id Mrs. Bruce visited rel atives and friends at Inman last week. Mrs. Charles White and chil dren are back from a visit to friends in the country. Miss Emma White has returned ffom a short stay in the country with her grandfather, Capt. Bus by. ;* Robert Junklns soent a few days in Walhalla last .week. (Some attraction up that way for "Bobby"). Miss Alma Farmer and Mr. Will P^iHps were happily married SUIL day, August 16, and, after a very sumptuous dinned, the bride and ?room left immediately on a short honeymoon. Their friends of iiie village and THE COMIAN ck tend to them very best wishes. The friends o? Mr. and Mrs. Rush sympathize with them be cause pf the death of their baby a few weeks ago. T. E.* White and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Magnus " Metts, Miss Sarah Bowie and John Bowie, spent a week of their vacation at tnn?s Foi ping trip, report plenty of fish and a fine time. The moving pictures which arr. irvj shown .op the lawn at the Sbraty about once every two weeks bv Mr. Mims, are always It K your eyes er glasses la question! Alright thea dont seek farther, just see ate. . I specialise on these troubles and can gire you that finish on work that spells satiu faction. Trices $108 te $?00 up. Be. pairs 10e np. DR. M. R. 112 W. WhitnerSt Ground floor-telephone c eec tiena, well attended and-enjoyed by all,, and especially by the women and' children. We wish to thank who ever is responsible for the free .moving pictures. One of the most enjoyable outings of the season was thc "Social Hike" taken by the mem bers of the Girls' Club of the Library two weeks ago. After broiling meats and toastine marsh mallows Over the camp fires and telling ghost stories, the girls re turned toVthe Library a tired, but lively crowd. JMI% George Reynolds and Mrs. Spearman od H.street are quite ill at this writing. Mr, C. W. Causey and famllv spent several days at Isle of Palms during vacation time SCHOOL DAYS BEGIN MON DAY, SEPTEMBER- 14. LET'S GET THE CHILDREN READY TO GO ALL THE TERM. rciVWalch Brogon's flower vards!" And s?en mmmmm?k ' "Bar, did yba eVer kao^jr a woman to hay ?hst sae wanted et the first .tm &&.<*m l9r My wira frequently ?oe?-thal ts, eke re tv: ms ta lt after she's he? te all the ?thar