Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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* ELECTRIC CIT * _ * Items of Interest and Person; * Wireless on the Si Taking Time Hy 1 ho f orelock. ! Anderson' people have at last learn ed that it dees not pay to wait until tho last minute io "swat the fly."? They have learned that one fly left! alivo now means three million -flies next spring and with the idea in mind of exterminating 'the entire fly tribe practically every business house In town has purchased numerous fly swatters and they are all going after the flies. If the housewives will do the same thing and "swat" very ear nestly for the next few weeks to come, all the files may be killed by tho arrival of cold weather and next rummer Anderson will not havo so many of the pests. Movement io Help Thc Little Children. It ig understood that several of the young ladies in and around Ander son have become interested in the movement to collect toys and gifts to he forwarded to the children of the foreign countries for Christmas and that possibly two or three young la dles around the city may constitute themselves into a committee to take charge of the gifts and attend to for warding them to Brooklyn, from which point they will be shipped. The Southern Express company ' has agreed to carry all packages Intend ed for'this purpose, from Anderson to Brooklyn free of charge and tho packages will be loaded on govern ment steamers in Brooklyn and car ried from that place without trans portation charges of any kind. Thc children of Anderson and thc older people as well ohoulu *io the.ir part in helping to make many' a sod home a little merrier on this occasion. -o Gypsies Said To Be Near-by. Reports coming to Anderson say that a number of bands of gypsies arc in this part of the country at present and farmers are warned to keep4 their stable doors locked and a sharp look-out for their stock at night. Maybe the children of the county will not believe lt but it might be as weil for most of/them to keep indoors after dark as well and not stray too far from home In day light. It ls said that the wandering hands are threatened with race 'sui cide and that they have resorted to picking children up in their travels arouhd the country in order to keep the tribes*up ta- the usual number. Not many Anderson children would Uko to travel with a band of people, taking only one bath each your. -o-. Schcol Trustees To Meet Friday. The regular monthly meeting of the' board of school trustees of the Anderson city schools will take place next Friday afternoon In the office of E. C. McCants, superintendent of the city's public schools. These meetings aro held on tho first Friday in every month and the work of the schools during the past month ls reviewed and plans aro made for tho coming /month. J. A.. Brock, ls chairman of tho board, G. N. C. Boleman is sec retary and-WV H. Shearor'is treasur er. Prof. McCants said yesterday that so btisino?s out of the ordinary was* to como up' at this meeting. Why Hope You're When There's a **************. y SPARKLETS * si Mention Caught .Over tba * br?ete of Anderson * J ************** Model Will be Followed Here. The Anderson chamber of com merce yesterday received a copy ot tho Wisconsin State Journal, publish ed ut Madison, Win., and describing in detail the manner in which thc great Wisconsin State fair was fi nanced and managed. The chamber of commerce is engaged in close study of these plans and making ar rangements for putting similar ideas into use here when the Anderson county fair is organised next. fall. It is said that tho fair here will bc con ducted along business lines in every particular and that it will be well financed and managed just as a mod ern business undertaking would be staged. While it is a long way off. the sooner preparations are begui? the better the fair will be. -o- , . , Sasseea Was . . Ill Yesterday. Advertisers around town probably wondered yesterday when 10 o'clock came and went, ll o'clock did the j same thing, followed by the noon j hour and still "Sass?eb, the Ad Man" failed to appear. As a matter of fact, tho genial advertising manager, of' The Intelligencer was confined to bed at his home on Me Duffle street all day yesterday and was not able to attend to his duties. It is hoped that he may bo recovered today and able to be back on tho Job, "addier" thau ever. r/Irectors Will Confider Elevator. I That a grain elevator will be built in Anderson at an early dato is nov/ almost an assured fact but the work ing details for the Bchcme have not yet been worked out and it ls hoped that this may be accomplished whon tho monthly meeting of the directors of the Anderson chamber of com merce takes place on Thursday, No vember 12. At this meeting the plans loathe elevator, as prepared by a Chicago concern, will be submitted to the hoard of directors and that body will be asked - to pass upon them. -0 Anderson Firm ls Shipping Abroad. Numbers of Anderson people labor under tho delusion that all Anderson concerns are confined strictly tn An derson "in their business operationr and do no shipping abroad. This is decidedly a mistake as was shown yesterday morning when the large, furniture van of O. F. Toity ami Son drew up to one of tho freight e&aonj yesterday with a consignment of goods for a well known concern in Greenville. The shipment consisted of office fixtures and furniture. Other Anderson concerns are daily broad ening their fields of endeavor and getting business from practically evory-town in South Carolina. ?Anderson Boy? Picking Oranges| Some weeks ago a number nf An derson boys left the city for various pointa in Florida where they went to join Ute crews of young men recruit-, ed from all parts of the country anr engaged in thc orange picking I nisi QeBSi Yesterday Frank Pruitt, who has boen working for Sadler's Ca rago and Charles Minor, wh3 has 'hat way is the Tribble ay-the way of Clothes tuality, Clothes Style tid Clothes Value--the ay that most Anderson ten are taking. /e wish we could think F the proper words to npress you with our j irnestness and ?inceri /, regarding the quali r, style and value of the all clothing now await ig you here. Priced From $10 to $25 he clothes themselves re the best proof-come ie them, and be con iticed of the truth. boen working at the Charleston and Western Carolina freight station, both resigned their positions and left Par Florida to join the other squads already there from Anderson. Thc pojrs Write home that they are en joying the life and that after they get used to the hardships it is a more like a picnic than real work. Carswell School ls Doing Well. Miss Suzie Sharpe of Pendleton who is one of tho teachers >n the Carswell acbool, passed through the city yesterday to resume her duties (at Carswell. Miss Sharpe talked in terestingly of the school and says that tho people of the Carew.?il sec tion ano os much interested in :he cause of education as aro tho people of any section of the country. They are; determined that their children must have the best school facilities that it is possible' to obtain and they ate straining every nerve to place their school In the highest rank. Pendleton Parsonage Nearing Complet lon. Pendleton people spending yester I day in Anderson referred with pride [to the handsome new Presbyterian! i parsonage now being built In Pen dleton. It will be remembered that ] j tjiis pretty, dwelling was destroyed by ?Ore some months ago and that the entire building was a total loss. At ( the same time the pastor. Or. Samuel ] Adams, lost his very fine collection t of books. The new parsonage, which c will be ready for occupancy within i the next few days, will be one of c I the nicest homes In Pendleton. i -o- I Occupy Building t On January First. ? Anderson will be able to boast ot t another decidedly handsome business building when the contractors com- t plete their, work on the new Lipon 1 and Lodhetter building on North Main ' street. -It is believed'that the build- * lng will be ready for use by January 1 an:l tho contractors aro working with that end In view. When the " [wholesale' concern occupies -tee n??w J muildlng it wiU he possible for them j I to run an entire train Into their 1 building and to load and unload * j shipmenti [ -o [ Traveling Krna Not?s Imprr.t emento. J. J.'Baker, for a number of years a well known furniture dealer of Anderson, spent yesterday in the city. Mr. Baker ls now a traveling man, with headquarters in Richmond Va. and gets to -this. city but rarely He said yesterday that he was sur prised at the number of changes ant? improvements made in the business (tnctinn nf th? ?ity since his last visll here and generously complimented j the people of Anderson on what they [are doing. e Patronizing the Hartwell Fair. Numbers of Anderson people went to Hartwell, Ga., yesterday for th? purpose," ot- attending the Hart coun ty fair, which is now in' flrogress. The Anderson people, returning tc thc city last night, sold that Hart j county ls evidently alive tn every] possibility and that the ffcir is thoroughly creditable showing of the j county's resources. The fair will Con-1 tinue for several days and by reason j of the fact that the roads from An derson to. Hartwell are in splendid I shape, tt is probable that numerous] motor patties will be made up today and tomorrow for the trip. . ?-.>.>. mi: meeting Of Commissioners. Tho county commissioners of An derson county met yesterday in on' of the grand jury rooms, at tho court | house for tts regular monthly meet ing. Alt members of the-board were In attendance. The business trans acted 'con'steted of auditing and ap proving bille against the county and nothing ottt of tho ordinary was pre sented for attention. Automobile Drivers . Bod Spat* DUfrulUes. Tho traffic policemen on tho square ware kept busy; yesterday warning drivera of automobiles and serving nummojis on them to be present at tho city hall today at 12 o'clock te show reason why they should violate the traffic ordinances and drive on the . wrong side of the street. Much of this trouble was . occasioned ? by reason of the fact that tb? pavine of the approaches to the bridge on Main street ls now underway and when P street car or a car the Piedmont and Northern Unto was standing on thu square it was almost impossible for a driver to keep from violating th? taws.1 It Is said that the work on the bridge will he completed within ! the pcxt few days end then there will be no possible excuse for the drivers of vehicles to violate tho law*. Mr. Broyles Is Critically Ul. Anderson people learned yesterday] with great regret that George Broyles ia very lil et his home in this city j and that ihe attending physicians are entertaining nome fears for his re covery..-For a number of years Mr. Broyles has beep a. valued employee I of the O. A.*?B?a Music: Hefts? and ' he hes numbers of friends in all of the county. These will hORe that ?condition (mav not bo eo serious fe ne#':feared/ ? Festhefte* the CaYleff Cepeert. Oh account of Congressman Hef lfa'? lecture On ?ext Monday nigh! ihe faculty concert at Anderson col lege will Ix givr?t oh Tuesday night November 10, si ?.30 f'e'ioc5' ? ?>,?^o- - He Chaneo In Cottee MSsrtet. tasterdsy saw na change le the Wv cal ^cotton market and throughout tho day the fleecy staple sold In An? doreen tor ? c*a?ta. < Qatte a qaaatHy Letters Fron Jim Lotit His Job. Jun timidly confided to me last I light to reduce his usual coffee order | ,o half the weekly amount. Jim is one of the men that lost bis j lob at the mill, because he failed to work "show day" hut then what was poor Jim to d,o, his foreman asked lim to get off, and his job was not in lie mill or In a rush, so Jim and-the ithers layed off and all were "fired," j row Jim's out of a job. ; Thc company took out the week's rent from the small wages due Jim, uid now he la out of money to buy he children winter shoes, and where s the bread to come from next week, while Jim is looking for a job. Jim is farced to move to find work, all be muse his foreman was sick on show ?fr' "" :ame to the city during thc day and n'ttch of it was sold although the rc :eipts at the Standard Warehouse ast night showed that there are sill! nany farmers in Anderson county ible to hpld their cotton for 10, 12 or 15 cents. [Ullman Store Is Now Moving. Work was begun yesterday on] ransferring the stock of goods of Ti Ullman from the building lie has ,een occupying on West Whitner ?treet/to the new building leased by lim on South Main street. Some lays ago the Hillman store room on ?Vhitncr street was purchased by <yle Shirley. Mr. Hillman last night tad practically all ol' hla stock in thc tew building and was getting it well irranged. ? o o o <> o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o ? Ol i BELTON SOCIAL. o ? .?' ? o n o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o BELTON. IL F. D. No. 3.-(Spo<?lal) I -Friday night, October 30, quito o lumber pf young people enjoyed a ?allowcen party at tho home ot Miss] ?leo Cox gifen by the Y. W. C. A {irla of White Field church. The] l?coratlons of *. leaves, corn and] >umpkJna transformed thc rooms ant tail into a veritable "spooks" den. Hi I M At th. w Emil perm f'The M day and wanted Jim to "get off." True they had heard of the orders of the "big boss" that all that failed to work show day would not be allowed, to work again for the company, but how could Jim know it meant him?.He had always worked rogularly. Has a company boss a right bo ter rorise tho men with fear and threat of loss of place to niako them submit snd do bis bidding, does a working man loose his freedom when he agrees to work at a machine for wages per day? Has the company a claim on a laborer's time tomorrow? Which is the more important asset, tho machin ery, or the family of the laborer? Money has but one answer, and money is king. . -W. C. M. As tho guests arrived they were met at- the door ky a witch and con iucted into a room lighted only by tho dim light from the eyes, nose and mouth of pumpkin faces. Here witches helped -remove their wraps, while two ghosts rattled their chain? and helped to rouse the Halloween spirits. After all tho guests arrived thc games were begun.' Two witches passed around hats containing slipc of paper with numbers; one bat be ing lor ' the gentlemen and one for tho ladles. The tw holding corres ponding numbers were partners Then each couplo was given > o Thanksgiving menu and asked tc mark what they would like served them. When this was done, they were asked to write the recipe for. what they had ordered. After they hail written them, they were re&d aloud and the best cooks were de clared by the best recipes. The guests wero then led out inte the hali whero a row of applos sus pended from the celling wera hang ing, a couplo being allowed to . an apple together without holding it They found this rather difficult but amid tho abouts of laughter most o? them 8 ti cc oed efl. " Whilo part wore enjoying this fur tho others wero having equally as much amusement over a tub filled fe We have for sale 500 1 Oats (gr?ded ^e?df ?tfl'. When finned on OmvS premium extra length sti Dalrvmple and Texas St worth a premium. We buv for cash or exe seed, or sell meal and hull; ROBERT General 1 I *r.':b t. f i? y .-?.?! with water and apples to be "bobbed" for. The fortune teller also did her part from out of her den of com and leaves. ; After this the boys were all asked to go into another room. They wert wrapped in a sheet and, sold to tho girls, ,tho prices paid ranging from one half cent to ll cents. This was the means of got ting -them coupled off for the dining room, where the witches served hot chocolat? and teni flakes. When through in the dining room j they were left to enjoy themselves as they chose until time to say good night. Mor Al Men. It is In men as ia* sells where some* times there is a. vein ot gold which tb? owner knows not of .-Swift. "Store-New*" In The Intelligencer Sells The Goods'. -. ir... Show, New York J ?od cardes off all ho g at 129 net words CF i,:-: Id's Champion Typju HU Eventually '?I .... ... - ?l:-s..v I. . ? bushels Hancr?ft Prolific 00 per bushel: Special ?ins, we buv at fa t?fe^ttoirt. Good stv& orm Proof are jzeher/atyv hanjre meal and JiuJls f s for cash. E. LIGON Manager ' 2;* wv Submarine SunJl. ' fe LONDON, Nov. 8.-(9:47 p. m.)f The British submarine D-5 was sunk in tho North, sea early thie morning by a mine which waa thrown ont .by a German cruiser retreating bet?re British cruiser?. Two officers and two men ot thc submarine were saved. This Information ls contained tn an admiralty report issued here tonight' -The HU marl no D-5, built In 1911 was ICO feet long. Sha bad a tpeod of 15 knots above the water and 10 knots submerged. ? ?<? German Consul Assaulted. WASHINGTON. Nov 3.-The ?jp man consul at Tabns, Persia,' was ?eV saul ted and took refuge fal the Amf?* lean consulate wIth other pan tc-striek cn German sub Jects, according toTft message to the American government' late today from Minister f^aldwell?at Toberart". ; , Irr-Mv--? FROM NOVEMBER 1ST TO NOV EMBER SOTH, WALLACE WILT; GIVE REDUCED RATES ON PHO TOGRAPHS TO AVOID CHRISTMAS WJSH. STUDIO 2 DOORS BELOW" BEE HIVE. The tax collector never pleases'/n eu ii tom or but they all come bach to bim the next year Just the same. _. _ _?.??