The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, May 23, 1906, Image 1
VOL XXI.
LAURBNS, S O.. WEDNESDAY. MAY 23. 1906
NO. 4.2
SESSIONS COURT
TOOKUP WEEK.
All Motions for Now Trials
Overruled.
WALKER GETS 4 YE AUS
After Due Consideration He Abandoned
His Intention of Taking Appeal to
the Supreme Court.
Tho first week of the court of Gen
eral Sessions and Common Pleas was a
very busy one, the entire time being
taken up with criminal business. The
second week of court opened Monday
mornin;; with common pleas causes.
Two of the most important cases
tried last week were those of the State
against L. D. Walker, charged with
murder, and John Q. Cole, et al.,
charged with assault and battery, in
terfering with a peace officer in the
discharge of his duty and carrying con
cealed weapons.
On Saturday morning counsel for L.
D. Walker, who was tried last Tuesday
on the charge of having killed John P.
South and convicted of manslaughter,
argued the motion for a new trial, So
licitor Cooper replying for the State.
Judge Dantzler overruled the motion,
stating that Walker, in his opinion, had
had a fair trial, and therefore he could
not grant the motion.
Walker was commanded to stand up
and after being asked if he had any
thing to say why sentence should not be
passed on him to which he replied in the
negative, the court sentenced him to
serve a term in the State Penitentiary
for a period of four years at such labor
as he may be able to perform.
Walker is not a strong man physi
cally apparently and, besides he is suf
fering from an injury on one of his
hands received three weeks ago while
at work in one of the cotton mills at
Greenwood.
At first it was the intention of Walker
and his friends to appeal the case,
through his counsel, to the supreme
court, but it was announced Monday
that this had been abandoned and
Walker will be carried to Columbia at
once to begin his sentence.
Chas. Caldwell, colored, charged with
murder, was acquitted.
Thursday and a portion of Friday the
court was engaged with the trial of
the State vs. J. Q. Cole, L. W. C. B'm
lock, R. R. Riddle and Pressly Mims,
all of Goldville, who were charged un
der one indictment with assault and
battery, etc. The defense was repre
sented by Ferguson & Featherstone,
while W. R. Richey assisted the State
in the prosecution. After remaining
out about four hours the jury returned
the following verdict: "Not guilty" as
to L. W. C. Blalock; John Q. Cole,
guilty of aggravated assault and bat
tery and carrying concealed weapons;
Pressly Mims,guilty of assault and bat
tery and resisting peace officer; R. R.
Riddle, guilty of carrying concealed
weapons. Motion for a new trial was
also refused in this case and the sen
tences imposed were as follows: Cole,
three months or a fine of $100, Riddle,
thirty days or $50, Mims four months or
$125. By agreement the fine of Mims
was reduced to $100. In each case the
fines were paid.
This case grew out of an attempt by
Deputy Sheriff Arnold of the Lydia
Mill, Clinton, to arrest at Goldville
Vaudie and Kit Mims, mill operatives
at the Banna cotton mill, located in the
town of Goldville. Arnold was accom
panied to Goldville by several persons
from the Lydia mill village. In endeav
oring to effect the arrest of the Mims
boys, in a field near the Goldville mill
village, the arresting party fired sev
eral shots, not at the defendants, but
simply to make them give up. This con
duct frightened the women and children
and enraged some of the citizens, in
cluding those named in the indictment,
who sought to drive the Clinton party
out of town,after rescuing Vaudie Mims,
who had been placed under arrest. Cole
and others assaulted Arnold and as the
party was driving away from the scene
several shots were fired at them by the
Goldville party. In the testimony it was
shown that Mr. Blalobk had no pistol
and that he did all he could to prevent
a clash.
This all took place on Sunday morn
ing, Feb. 25, this year.
Friday afternoon Vaudie and Kit Mims
were convicted of assault and battery,as
to Vaudie and simple assault as to Kit.
They were charged with assaulting a Mr.
Cothran and family, mill operatives at
Lvdia Mill, on Saturday night, Feb. 24,
or the night before their arrest was at
tempted at Goldville, out of which grew
the trouble between Arnold's posse and
the Goldville crowd.
Vaudie Mims was sentenced to 30
days on chningang or pay a fine of $30;
Kit 15 days or $15. Both paid.
Clinton Personals.
Clinton, May 22.-Mr. and Mrs. W.
M. McCaalan, Miss Emily Wataon and
Mrs. M. P. Kennedy are visiting friends
in Greenville during the General Assem
bly.
Miss Julia Gilkerson of Laurens at
tended the luncheon given by Mrs. W.
J. Bailey on Saturday morning to
jnty of her young lady friends.
Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Copeland spent
several days of hujt week in Greenville.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Todd returned on
Friday from a week's stay in Atlanta.
The commencement exercises of the
Presbyterian College will begin on Sun
day, June 3rd, with the baccalaureate
?ermon by Dr. James Thornwell.
Mr. F. M. Smith of Union spent
Sunday in the city.
Mr. M. T. Chancey of Gray Court was
in the city yesterday.
Misses Jennie and Lutic Young are at
home from Chicora College.
Mr. J. R. McGhee of the Greenwood
Index was in the city Monday.
The Farmers' Union will meet at Oak
Grove Friday night, May 25.
Messrs. M. A. Riddle and T. S. Boyd
of Waterloo were in town yesterday.
Messrs. Charles and James Scott of
Greenville county were in the city Sat
urday.
Mrs. B. S. Guionof Charlotte is spend
ing some time with her daughter, Mrs.
A. C. Haskell, Jr.
Mr. Dudley Young of the Marion Mil
itary Institute, Marion, Ala., is at home
for the summer vacation.
Messrs. Frank Smith and Clyde Ray
were among the Laurens contingent at
the Reunion in Columbia.
Capt. and Mrs. A. B. Byrd of Belton
spent last week in the city and county,
visiting friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Wells Todd went to
Greenville yesterday to attend the ses
sions of the Presbyterian Assembly.
Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Ketron of West
minister are expected to arrive in the
city to-day to visit Mrs. Ketron's par
ents, Judge and Mrs. John M. Clardy.
TO MAKE A TOWN GROW.
A Set of Rules Whereby Efficacy is
Guaranteed.
S. A. Fishburn, secretary of the
Commercial Club, of Dallas, Texas, has
prepared a set of rules for making a
town grow. He guarantees their effi
cacy. Here they arc:
1. Join no organization looking to the
upbuilding of your town. This will
prove an encouragement to those who
give their time and money to sustain
such organizations.
2. Impugn the motives of those who
join and charge them with a desire to
advertise themselves. This inspires pa
triotic men to work all the harder for
the public good.
3. Pour cold water on every new
home enterprise, predict its early fail
ure, and contribute to that end by pa
tronizing its rivals in other towns. This
will encourage others to put their
money in home enterprises.
4. When a committee calls on you
for a contribution to any good cause,
act as a sore headed bear, and yield up
what you do give as begrudgingly as
possible. This lightens the burdens of
the committcemen and sends them on
their way rejoicing in their work of
love.
5. When strangers visit your town
let them wonder around alone and en
lighten themselves by reading the signs
and pumping the professional loafer.
They will carry away a delightful re
membrance of their visit and advertise
the town wherever they go.
6. "Cuss out" your public officials (to
their back of course) and accuse them
of everything from petty larceny to
high treason, no matter whether you
can substantiate your charges or not.
This will prove a keen incentive to the
complete fulfillment of their official ob
ligations.
7. Whenever your town papers <'iffer
in the slightest with your ideas of pub
lic policy, declare they have been
bought up and promptly cut off your
patronage. The editor will turn the
other cheek and redouble his efTo/ts in
behalf of the town and its "good peo
ple."
8. Oppose any enterprise whicn is
not in exact accordance with your own
ideas. This will be conducive to that
spirit of concession and unity which i.s
necessary to it.
9. Give sparingly if at all to move
ments for the general good of the town
oven if you are the largest property
owner in it. This will spur on to greater
exertions the public spirited citizens
your town now has and induce the com
ing of others.
10. Observe these rules closely and
there can be no doubt about the growth
of your town. It will grow and con
tinue to grow?up in weeds ? until it
shall ultimately become a fit habitation
for bats and owls.
We believe that some of our people
already understand and employ the
principles here formulated but they are
not enough to make the system com
pletely effective. A wider employment
of'the rides will accomplish something
definite. Now is the time to organize.
?Charleston Post.
? OUR SPECIAL NOTICES.
DON'T FAIL?To see our line of port
able and traction Engines. Hudgens
Bros. Laurens, S. C. 83 if
NOTICE Dr. B. F. Godfrey will,
when possible, be in his office over Hop
kins' store, from 2 to 4 o'clock, p. m.,
every day except Sunday, instead of
only two days in the week. 42-lt
ENGINES - We now carry in stock a
full line of Portable and Traction En
gines, also Threshers. Hudgcns Bros.
Laurens, S. C. 83 t f. '
SAW MILLS If you want a Saw
Mill get our price before you buy.
Hudgens Bros. Laurens, S. C. 3o tf
FOR SALE- Siding, Flooring, Ceil
ing, Shingles, rough lumber, etc. See
me before buying elsewhere. C. II.
Duckett or Toy Garrctt, at Hunter's
Btoro, Laurens, S. C. 39-tf
FOR SALE?I have a quantity of the
cHfhrated Unknown pea for sau?. M.
H. Fowler, Laurens, S. C. 42-lt
CONFERENCE HAS
BEEN ARRANGED
Representatives of Railroads and Colum
bia Traffic Committee will meet with
the Citizens of Laurcns Monday.
Through the efforts of Dr. H. K.
Aiken, representing the Citizen's Com
mittee of Laurcns there will be a meet
ing held at the city opera house next
Monday, May 28 which, no doubt, will b?
attended by all the merchants, shippers
and business men generally of Laurcns,
as many matters affecting the growth
and interests of this city are to come
up for consideration and discussion. One
of these is the matter of securing bet
ter mail facilities for Laurens.
Mr. G. G. Lynch, general superin
tendent of the Charleston & Western
Carolina railroad, Mr. F. H. McMaster
representing the Traffic Committee of
Columbia, and the board of South Caro
lina Railroad Commissioners, consisting
of Chairman John H. Wharton, Col.
Banks L. Caughman and Major John
H. Earle, have accepted invitations to
be present at this meeting.
The aim of the meeting will be to
show in the most convincing and con
clusive manner possible the absolute
necessity of some changes in railroad
schedules that will give this city im
proved mail facilities, etc. This is the
purpose of the meeting. Let it be your
special business to attend. The meeting
will be held in the opera house Monday.
Information as to the exact hour for
the conference will be given in ample
time.
A PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONARY.
Rev. W. F. Junkin of China Preached at
the Presbyterian Church.
Rev. W. F. Junkin, native of Texas
who has been in China as a missionary
for the past nine years, and who is at
tending the Presbyterian General As
sembly in Greenville, preached at the
morning and evening services Sunday
at the First Presbyterian Church here,
delivering most excellent discourses in
which he described conditions in China
and told of the progress that is being
made in evangelizing that great nation.
Mr. Junkin expects to return to China
this Summer, being located at Suchein,
300 miles inland from Shanghai.
While in the city he was the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. C. Fleming. He
returned to Greenville Monday morning.
Destructive Fire at Ura.
At Ora, six miles north of Laurens,
the residence of Mr. Wm. E. McClin
tock, son of Capt. W. A. McClintock of
the same town, was completely destroy
ed by fire at one o'clock Monday night.
The fire seems to have originated in the
upper part of the house but when dis
covered it had gained such headway
that Mr. and Mrs. McClintock had only
time to make their escape from the
building, being unable to save anything.
Mr. McClintock's loss is probably a
thousand or twelve hundred dollars,
with no insurance.
Cole Point Negro's Narrow Escape.
William Calhoun, colored, of Cole
Point, this county, fell from a passen
ger coach of a mixed train on the Char
leston & Western Carolina railroad late
Saturday night in this city as the train
was hacking over the Spartanburg tres
tle, and in addition to breaking one of
his arms he was otherwise considerably
bruised up. The marvei is that he was
not more seriously injured or killed
outright. He was picked up by the
train crew and the road's local physi
cian was called at once to attend the
man.
Winthrop College Farm.
During our stay in Rock Hill last
Thursday we had the pleasure of look
ing over the Winthrop College farm
under the guidance of our friend H. B.
Buist who manages it and has charge
of the college grounds. The farm is
woith seeing. Originally an old field
of gullies and plum thickets it is now a
model. It contains 144 acres devoted
to raising food supplies for the college.
Fifty-five good cows supply the college
with 2,500 gallons of milk and from
1,200 to 1,400 pounds of butter per
month.
All the fresh beef and pork used at
the college goes from this farm which
supplies about 8,000 pounds of beef and
from 2,000 to 3,000 of pork when in
season per month. The cattle are
bought and fattened upon the place and
the hogs arc raised upon skim milk
from the dairy.
In season about 200 quarts of straw
berries are furnished from the farm
each day.
The value of supplies furnished ranges
from $1,200 to $1,400 per annum. They
arc vaiued at wholesale and in that way
all expenses are paid and a profit left.
Mr. Buist runs everything systematic
ally and is the right man for the re
sponsible place. ? Editor Hemphill in
the Abbeville Medium.
Afraid of Dispcm
To us, nothing has illustrated the sad
bondage of South Carolina, to the dis
pensary issue or the liquor question, as
the recent session of the State Demo
cratic convention. This question sealed
the mouths of the representatives of
the party which controls without opposi
tion the destinies of the commonwealth.
No man dared speak on that issue, and
because the dispensary could not be dis
cussed nothing was endorsed. If we
were" to depend upon the expression of
those Democrats assembled in conven
tion, for our conception of what the
Democratic party in South Carolina
stands for, we would be woefully in the
dark. -Spartanburg Herald.
A NEQRO HOMICIDE.
Douglas Moore Slain on Sunday by
Berry Finley.
At a negro celebration at White
Plains Church, near Boyd's Cross Roads,
six miles south of this city, Douglas
Moore was shot and instantly killed by
Berry Finley, about one o'clock Sunday
afternoon. The sheriff was notified of
tho killing and at once proceeded to
Cole Point where Finley was arrested
at his home late in the afternoon and
brought to jail.
It seems that Moore and Finley had a
misunderstanding about the manage
ment of a soda water stand. Moore is
said to have been the aggressor and af
ter striking Finley in the face drew his
pistol and fired twice, whereupon Finley
pulled a 38 Colt's magazine revolver
and killed his man on the spot, shooting
him twice, once, it is said, after Moore
fell on the ground dying.
Moore was a son of Chris Moore and
lived on Mr. W. P. Brown's plantation.
Finley is a son of Chess Finley of the
Madden section ?f the county.
COLUMBIA REUNION CITY.
Veterans Enthusiastic Over the Capital
City's Hospitality.
Columbia, May 18.?The reunion con
vention closed today with a hurrah and
an enthusiastic vote of thanks for Co
lumbia and her citizens and a unanim
ous vote to come back here for the
next reunion. There was no restraining
the old vets in their enthusiasm for the
course and the thing was carried with a
whoop and a burr ah and various and
sundry rebel yells.
Division commander Thomas W. Car
wile took occasion to urge upon all the
importance of each camp in the future
sending in a list of those who should be
entertained free so as to avoid confu- i
sion. And yet in spite of neglect along
this line not a hitch has occurred, so
generously did Columbia provide for
the coming of the veterans. None
have gone hungry and none have
been without quiet and comfortable
sleeping quarters. About forty slept, in
the big tent last night but there were
150 blankets unused and tent room a
plenty on the other side of the grounds.
An earnest plea was also made at the
convention today for better preserved
records. Every veteran was urged to
at once write his war experience in his
own way when he gets home and after
filing a copy with his camp turn over
a copy to his family as the "Thin gray
line" is more rapidly thinning each
year. The- announcement that the
veterans were invited to attend a re
ception at the governor's mansion this
afternoon was received with applause,
and several were on their feet at one
time saying that Hey ward should be
nominated for a third term as gov
ernor. Among tho most enthusiastic
members of the convention about the
royal treatment received in Columbia
were those from the Augusta ('amp.
General Carwile was re-elected com
mander and Gens. Zimmerman Davis
and B. IL Tengue were chosen heads
of the first and second brigades, re
spectively.
WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL
Closes Friday, Jnue 1st, With Speaking
and a Big Picnic.
The present session of the Waterloo
High School will come to a close Friday,
June 1st.
Mr. G. H. Ligon, principal of tho
school, was in town Saturday and stated
to a representative of THE ADVERTISER
that he would close his school with an
all-day picnic, which will take place at
Waterloo on the 1st day of June.
Several speakers will be on hand, a
picnic dinner will be served and in the
afternoon a game of ball will be played.
Death of an Aged Lady.
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Pea Ridge, May 19.? Mrs. Docia
Blakely died at her home May 15th, af
ter a short illness, and was laid to rest
at Rocky Spring cemetery on the fol
lowing day. The deceased was eighty
five years old.
Mrs. Mattie Lindsey and children, of
Ora, visited at Mrs. Sloan's last week.
Misses Ola and Ella Belle Blakely
visited Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Hill last
Monday.
Messrs. Leese Cunningham, T. R.
Blakely and others from this neighbor
hood attended the soldiers' reunion at
Columbia last week. All report a
pleasant time.
Veteran Died on Street Car.
Columbia, May 17. ?W. J. Boon, a
veteran attending the re-union from
Camden, suffered a hemorrhage of
the lungs while riding on a street car
this afternoon, and died immediately on
being carried to his tent on the cnpitol
grounds, where medical assistance was
rendered from a hospital tent provided
for such cases. Mr. Boon was a survi
vor of tho Second South Carolina regi
ment in the company under Capt.
Halle.
Senate For Oov. Heyward.
The State convention was unanimous
on at least two resolutions, one of them
endorsing the course of Senator Tlllman
in the United States Senate and the
other praising the administration of
Governor Hcyward. The latter is a
public official of too fine a caste to be
allowed to drop out of office. The Sen
ate is the place for him. He and Sen
ator Tillman would take good care of
the interest of South Carolina in nation
al affairs.?Greenville News.
We now have in stock a new line of
Graphophone Records consisting of the
latest songs and band pieces.
S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
City Schools Close Friday?Hon. T. 0.
McLeod to Deliver Address.
The closing exercises of the Laurens
City Schools will take place in the
graded school building at 11 o'clock
Friday morning. The graduating class
consists of four girls and four boys,
Samuel Olynthua Fleming being the
valedictorian of the class.
The address of the occaaion will be
delivered by the Hon. Thos. G. McLeod,
State senator from Lee county.
HON. W. C. IRBY, JR., FOR CONGRESS.
Young Legislator* Ambitious to Repre
sent Fourth Congressional District.
The Hon. W. C. Irby, Jr., will be a
candidate this summer for the Demo
cratic nomination for a seat in the
United States Congress to succeed the
Hon. Joseph T. Johnson.
Mr. Irby is twenty-seven years old,
and has served two terms in the legis
lature. He announces that he will make
his campaign on the platform embodied
in the resolutions which were endorsed
by the Laurens County Democratic con
vention held here May 7th. The reso
lutions were published in full in THE
Advektiskk, hence our readers are fa
miliar with them.
The Hon. G. Heyward Mahon, of
Greenville, is also a candidate, and the
indications are that the race will be
a spirited one.
GOOD FOR CLINTON.
Citizens Name Committee on Hospitality
During Commencement Week.
Clinton, May 21?At a meeting of
the citizens of Clinton, Friday May 18,
a Committee on Public Hospitality was
appointed, in view of the approaching
Commencement of the Presbyterian
College of South Carolina. This com
mittee wai assigned the duty of secur
ing free entertainment for all visitors
to the town during the Commencement
occasion, of making all possible provi
sions for rendering their stay in the
town a pleasant one, and of advertis
ing to the public that Clinton is proud
of her College, and is anxious for all to
come and help to celebrate this Com
mencement. All are cordially invited,
and the committee will be glad to pro
vide entertainment for such as may
notify beforehand their Chairman, Rev.
J. B. Parrott, or their Secretary, Mr.
A. E. Spencer.
The Commencement exercises will
last from June 3rd to June 6th.
Winthrop College Commencement.
The commencement exercises of
Winthrop Normal and Industrial Col
lege will take place June 3-5 inclusive.
On Sunday June 3rd, Rev. Geo. B.
Eager, D. D. of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, Louisville Ky.
will preach the baccalaureate sermon.
On Monday June 4th at 8;30 p. m. the
Carnegie Library will be dedicated. On
Tuesday June 6th, Dr. David M. Ram
sey of Charleston will deliver an ad
dress before the graduating class which
consists of sixty members fifty of whom
will take the A. B. degree and two the
L. I. degree.
Secretary Brooks Swygcrt.
Mr. Brooks Swygert has been elected
secretary and treasurer of the Laurens
Furniture M'f'g Co. by the board of
directors. Mr. Swygert. is a fine office
man and an expert bookkeeper, who
has had much experience in the whole
sale business since coming to Laurens
several years ago. The directors of the
Furniture plant are to be congratulated
upon securing Mr. Swygert for this
important position.
Teachers Examination.
The regular spring examination for
teachers was held Friday by County
Superintendent of Education R. W.
Nash, Prof. W. P. Culbertson of Mount
ville and Mr. R. E. Babb, composing
the county board of education.
There were six white and fifteen col
ored applicants for certificates to take
the examination.
Gubernatorial Candidates.
Hon. Richard I. Manning of Sumtcr,
Lieut. Gov. John T. Sloan of Columbia,
and Hon. Cole L. Bleasc of Newberry,
have filed their pledges with Gen. Wilie
Jones, chairman of the State Executive
committee, and formally announced
themselves as candidates for governor
of South Carolina.
Death of William Davis.
Mr. William Davis, aged eighty-seven,
died at the home of his son, Mr. J. M.
Davis, near Mt. Hethel last Tuesday.
He was a native of Abbeville county,
and his remnins were taken back to
Turkey Creek church for burial.
Ten to Three.
The Watts Mills base ball team de
feated a team from the Mollohon Mill,
Newberry, Saturday afternoon on the
local diamond by a score of 10 to 3.
Have you pains in the back, inflam
mation of any kind, rheumatism, faint
ing spells, indigestion or constipation,
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea makes
you well, keeps you w?ll. 3fi cents,
Ask your druggist.
The dispensary board have decided to
re-arrange the salary list, of county dis
pensers, placing the s.ilarv rollon a
"merit system' -that is paying in pro
portion to the business done.
Col. Jno. C. Haskell and Mr. F. H.
Weston are the candidates for the Sen
ate in Richlind county?the former be
ing against the dispensary, the latter
for il.
CLINTON COLLEGE
COMMENCEMENT.
The Twciity-sixlh Annual Commencement
Exercises of the Presbyterian Col*
lege of South Carolina.
The faculty and graduating class of
the Presbyterian College of South Car
olinu, located at Clinton, have issued
engraved invitations to the commence
ment exercises of the college from
June 3rd to the 6th. The following iB
the program:
Sunday, June 3rd, Baccalaureate ser
mon, Rev. J. H. Thornwell, D.D. Ft.
Mill, S. C, 11.00 a. m.
Sermon before Y. M. C. A., Rev.
J. M. Holliday, Manning, S. C, 8.30 p.
m.
Monday, June 4th?Meeting of Exec
utive Committee of Board of Trustees,
3.30 p. m.
Debaters' contest, 8.30 p. m.
Tuesday, June 5th?Annual meeting
of Board of Trustees, 9.00 a. m.
8.30 p. m.?Alumni Address, Jas. H.
Thornwell, Jr., Winnsboro, S. C.
Declaimers' contest.
Wednesday, June6, 10.30 a. m.?Com
mencement: Graduating exercises, de
livering of medals, confering degrees.
The graduating class consists of
Misses Marion McCrary, Clinton; Eliz
abeth Horton, Clinton; Messrs. Richard
T. Fewell, Rock Hill; Jas. D. Fulp,
Fort Mill; J. Ed. Wallace, Sale Creek,
Tenn.; Spurgeon W. Sumercl, Clinton;
L. St. Clair Hays, Clinton.
Fire at Owings Station.
On Saturday night, May 12, the same
night that Mr. W. F. Medlock lost his
home by lire, the residence of Mr. Robt.
Moore of Owings Station was burned,
togethei with all his furniture and
household goods. Mr. Moore and fam
ily were absent from home at the time
of the fire which occurred late at night
There was $575 insurance on the house
and furniture, less than half their
value.
Will Repair State House.
Columbia, M?y 17- ?The State House
commission has awarded the contract of
putting a new roof on the Capitol
building, the Lidibisy Tiling Company,
of Savannah, getting the work in a
contest with less than half a dozen oth
ers. The contract for re-enforcing the
roof girders was also awarded, the Jef
fords Company, of this city, getting
this.
Mortgage For $200,000,000.
The largest mortgage ever seen in
Charleston was filed yesterday in the
office of the registrar of mesne convey
ance to be recorded. The mortgage is
given by the Southern Railway Com
pany, of Virginia, to the Standard
Trust Company of New York, as trust
ee, anc is for $200,000,000. The mort
gage is in book form and covers 147
printed pages aud contains 40,500 words.
The mortgage is given to secure
bonds and covers property owned or
controlled or operated by the Southern
Railway, from the city of Richmond, in
in the State of Virginia, and the city
of Washington, District of Columbia,
into and through the States of Virginia
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geo
rgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Tennessee, Indian Territory and other
States.?News and Courier, May 18.
MONUMENT TO THE LIVING
Strange Ceremony in Commemoration of
a Marlboro Couple.
The newspapers of the State have ob
tained a curious bit of news about Mr.
and Mrs Joel Covington of Hebron,
Marlboro county. It related to the dedi
cation of the tombs of this couple,
with an address by a man and memorial
essays by two young women.
This is not a new idea altogether. The
address and dedication part may be,
but the other part is not. Numbers of
people have been known to prepare their
own tombs in which they were to be
buried. The writer remembers well vis
iting when a boy at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Foster Wells, near Chappells,
in this county,and seeing their tombs or
graves in the family graveyard in sight
of the home. The graves had been cut
in solid rock about as deep as the ordin
ary grave. The rock was on the surface
of the earth, another rock was there to
fit down into this, leaveng space for
the coffin. Our recollection is that the
graves were not made on the spot, but
a distance and transported there. They
remained in the graveyard several years
before they were needed. The burial
consisting of placing the coffin in the
rock, then fitting the other rock over it
and sealing it up.
Col. Ciint Ward of Wards, Edgefield
county, had his monument and that of
his wife prepared and erected in their
family burying ground years before his
death. They had handsome marble
monuments, his being surmounted by a
marble statue of himself that was a
striking likeness. - Newberry Observer.
The tenth annual commencement of
Clemson College will take place June
10th to 12th. The baccalaureate ser
mon will be preached by tho Rev. J. Y.
Fair, I), I)., and the address to the
graduating class will be delivered by
Dr. E. B. Craighead, formerly presi
dent of Clemson, now nt the head of
Tulane University, New Orleans.
Win. T. Spaith, who is charged with
robbing Rlngling's circus of $30,000
at Tarboro, N. C, two years ago, was
arrested in Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday
and was carried back to North Carolina
for trial.
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I LOCAL OBSERVATIONS. |
Remember the opera house meeting
takes place Monday.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend the commencement exercises of
the City Schools, Friday morning at 11
o'clock.
It will be a good time for Laurens
citizens to show up strong at the meet
ing to be held in the city opera house
next Monday.
Col. T. B. Crews, Capt. T. J. Duck
ett and Mr. Sim Ray were among the
veterans who attended the confederate
reunion in Columbia.
Mr. C. W. McCravy has returned
from the Union Protestant Infirmary,
Baltimore, Md., where he went six
weeks ago for surgical treatment.
Mr. J. P. Saxon of Huntington at
tended the sessions of the General As
sembly of the Presbyterian Church in
Greenville for a few days last week.
Hon. W. C. Irby, Jr. and Mr. Ryland
Traynham attended the school picnic at
Columbia Church, Greenville county,
last Saturday. Mr. Irby made an ad
dress.
Dr. W. H. Dial, Messrs. J. H. Peter
son, M. L. Nash of Laurens, J. Y. Bry
son of Ora and Dr. J. R. Culbertson of
Owings Station are in Sumter this week
attending the annual meeting of the
Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias.
Mr. N. D. Franks, formerly of Lau
rens, now of Greers, Greenville County,
who always remembers that tne latch
string to THE Advhrtiskr office hangs
on the outside, gave us a pleasant call
Friday while in the city. He visited
relatives and friends in and around
Laurens during the past week.
Rev. E. C. Watson, Rev. M. C.
Compton of Laurens, Rev. J. T. Taylor
of Wares Shoals and Rev. J. D. Ham
mett of Enoree, who attended the
Southern Baptist Convention returned
from Chntanooga last Wednesday,
having stopped over in Atlanta for a
day on the return trip.
Building and Loan Association.
A short time ago notice to effect that
the Laurens Building and Loan Associa
tion was about to be organized with a
capital of $50,000. This was good but
before the day arrived for organization
the capital had been considerably over
subscribed and then it became neces
sary to apply for another commission,
fixing the capital at $100,000, or double
the amount of the first commission.
Laurens is coming to the front every
day, no mistake about that.
Hollingsworth Twins at Opera House.
The Hollingsworth Twins and their
company played Monday and Tuesday
nights to well filled houses. This after
noon at 2:30 o'clock they will give a
Matinee performance, and tonight will
complete their engagement here. They
will not be here Thursday, Friday and
Saturday as at first advertised.
Bishop Capers to I'rcach.
Bishop Ellison Capers will visit Lau
rens next Wednesday, May 30, for the
purpose of holding divine services at the
Church of the Epiphany, at 8:30 o'clock
Wednesday evening.
LEFT HANDSOME BEQUEST.
Thornwell Orphanage to Get Some $15,
000 From Estate of Dr. Pelham.
It is stated that Dr. James Wardlaw
Pelham, who died recently in Ashville,
left an estate of some $15,000, which all
goes to Thornwell Orphanage at Clin
ton after the payment of the cost of
the erection of a monument to ins fa
ther and mother.? Newberry Herald
and News.
Rural Letter Carriers' Notice.
The R. F. D. Carriers association of
Laurens County will meet at 3:00 p. m.
May 30th. This being a legal holiday it
is hoped that every carrier in the coun
ty will be present whether a member
of the association or not, as some im
portant matters will come up of inter
est to all carriers.
S. G. McDaniei., Pros't.
For County Supervisor.
I'hereby announce myself to the vot
ers of Laurens County as a candidate
for the office of county supervisor sub
ject to the result of the Democratic
Primary election.
John D. Mills,
HARRIS SPRINGS OPENS JUNE ISTH.
W. C. Wharlon Will Have Management
of the Hotel.
A dispatch from Harris Springs to
the Spartunburg Herald says:
"Some extensive improvements are
brin>: made for the formal opening of
the hotel hero on June 15. Guests how
over can be taken care of about June 1.
Mr. W. C. Pettus, secretary and treas
urer of the Harris Springs Company,
will have the hotel in charge. Mr. W.
C. Wharton, formerly manager of
White Stone Springs, will be manager
of the hotel and he will have a number
of able assistants associated with him.
"Mr. J. Casper Smith for a number
of years traveling representative of the
Harris Springs Company, has given up
his position and wili devote his entire
time to farming.
"Mr. Ruf us Wilcutt of Cross Hill
will have charge of the Harris Springs
hack line this season. Mr. Wilcutt has
bought a number of new horses for this
work and is having his hacks and bug
gies thoroughly overhauled."
The Camden dispensary has been
closed pending an investigation into its
condition. It is said the shortage is
$1,400, but no authoritative statement
has yet been made.
POWER TURNED ON
AT WARESMOALS
Cotton Mill Soon to be in
Operation.
CAPITAL OF $1,000,000.
What Money, Brains and Work Have Ac
complished'-Many Obstacles Over
come"-Fine Manufacturing Plant.
Mr. N. B. Dial, president of tho
Ware Shoals Manufacturing company,
informs us that the power has been
turned on at the Shoals and that the
dynamos have been running since Sat
urday. All the machinery has been
placed and everything is in readiness
to start the cotton mill up now.
The Ware Shoals Manufacturing com
pany has a capital of $1,000,000. In
addition to developing one of the finest
water powers in the entire Piedmont
belt of South Carolina, a magnificent
25,000 spindle mill has been constructed,
a model and flourishing town built up,
that, too, four miles from the nearest
railway station, although a road has
been graded almost to the mill from
Barmores on the Southern and it will
soon be put in operation.
President Dial and his co-workers
have had a long pull, for it is now about
four years since dirt was first broken,
and it must be remembered that the
start had to be made from the stump
and all material that could not be ob
tained in and about the Shoals had to
be hauled from the nearest railroad sta
tion,- a distance of four miles.
The development of this fine manu
facturing enterprise is a great boon to
that section of this county and Green
wood.
THREE NEW BISHOPS ELECTED.
Dr. Seth Ward, Dr. John J. Tigert and
Dr. James Atkins.
Birmingham, Ala., May 17' ? After a
day of exciting balloting at the Metho
dist Episcopal General Conference,
which continued up to 10.30 o'clock to
night, the following three new bishops
were elected:
Dr. Seth Ward, assistant missionary
secretary of the church.
Dr. John J. Tigert, book editor.
Dr. James Atkins, Sunday school edi
tor.
Dr. Tigert was elected on the first
ballot, Dr. Ward on the third and Dr.
Atkins on the twelfth.
Dr. J. J. Tigert was born in Louis
ville, Ky., November 25th, 1850. He
graduated from Vanderbilt University
and from the Southern Baptist Theolog
ical Seminary at Louisville. He was
licensed to preach in 1S75. He received
his degree of L. L. I), from the Univer
sity of Missouri.
Dr. James Atkins was born in Knox
ville, Tonn., April 18th, 1850. He re
ceived his education in Tennessee
schools, and was licensed to preach in
1870. He has been president of two
Methodist, schools, is the originator of
the Bible Teachers' Study circle, and
is author of several books.
Dr. Seth Ward was born in Leon
county, Tex., November 1st, 1858. His
boyhood days were spent on a Texas
farm. He received the degree of 1). D,
from Southwestern University. Ho
was a member of the ecumenical eon- I
ference in 1901, and has filled numerous
appointments, his present position be
ing assistant secretary of the Board of
Missions.
STATE SUMMER SCHOOL.
Hon. 0. B. Martin, State Superintendent
of Education, Announces Faculty.
Hon. O. B, Martin, state superin
tendent of education, lias sent to this
office announcements with reference to
the state summer school for teachers,
which will be held at Rock Hill this
year from dune 20th to July 18th in
clusive. Mr. Martin will be superin
tendent of the summer school, with Dr.
1). B. Johnson as associate, and W. 11.
Barton, assistant.
The lectures on pedogogy and educa
tion will bo by Dr. Preston Search of
Ohio and Dr. C. B. Gilbert oi New
York.
The Instructors in the different de
partments will be as follows:
Prof. Patterson Wardjaw, University
of South Carolina, pedagogy.
Supt. E. L. Hughes, Greenville city
schools, illustrative geography; assist
ant, Miss Agnes Deal.
Dr. James P. Kinard, Winthrop Col
lege, grammar.
Prot. E. E. Utterback, Atlanta city
schools, drawing.
I {Dr. A. L. Manchester, Converse Col
lege, mu.de.
Prof. A. G. Rombert, WofTord Col
lege, Latin.
Prof. M. 1). Karle, Furman Univer
sity, algebra and geometry,
Supt. s. 11. Edmunds, Sumtcr city
schools, composition and rhetoric.
Prof. 1). W. Nance, Clemson College,
English and American literature.
Prof. C. B. Waller. Wofford College,
arithmetic and trigonometry
Prof. J. S. Jennings, Greenville Fe
male College, natural study and agri
culture.
Prof. W. H. Morton, Converse Col
lege, physics.
Prof. W. S. Morrison, Clemson Col
lege, history.
Miss Mary F. WicklifiV, Winthrop
College, manual training.
Miss Margaret H. Puryear, Augusta
city schools primary methods.
Miss Catherine Mulligan, Winthrop
College, domestic science.
Miss Minnie Mac feat, Winthrop Col
lego, kindergarten.
Miss Martha G. Powell, Winthrop
College, reading and expression.
Miss Ida DaCUS, Winthrop College,
libraiy methods.
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