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ANOTHER SCHOOL ENDS YEAR'S WORK. cresting Exercises Mark the Com? menccment Program of Mountville School?Mr. Ansel Speaks. Mountville, May 19.?The commence ment exercises of the Mountville school were of unusual interest. At the school building Wednesday evening there was a contest by the boys for the beBt declamation. A prize had been offered, and several boys entered the contest, creating considerable in terest in the friendly rivalry. The speeches were all well delivered and the contest close, but the prize was given by the committee of judges to Mr. Jesse Teague. At proper intervals music was furnished by the girls of the music class* The boys were happy and each one evidenced a strong ambition to do his best. The closing exercises proper were held at the Baptist church Friday morn ing. After some exercises by the chil dren the following prizes awarded by the school were presented by Kev. James Bradley, accompanied by appro priate remarks: Best General Report?Miss Jayne Lesley. Second best Report?Miss Jayne Boyd Hudgens. Best Composition?Miss Mary Olivia Boyd. Best Declamation?Mr. Jesse Teague. Excellence in Spelling?Mr. Jesse Teague. Excellence in Music?Miss Olive Ful ler. Then came the invited speakers of the day. Hon. M. F. Ansel, of Greenville, in his own interesting and forceful style, spoke to the children of cultivating kindness and politeness, and pointed out to the parents their duty to children, referring to the material, scientific and educational progress of the age. His was a splendid and eloquent address, and very much appreciated by the au dience. . Prof. A. E. Spencer, of Clinton, pic tured in a very impressive way the pro gress made in education since 1890, and present and future needs of the educa tional system. He made a strong ap peal for better salaries for teachers, and for some plan of filling up the gap between the common school course and that of the college. His address was well received. Rev. James Bradley, of Cross Hill, made a strong and eloquont address. His subject was: "The Development of the Higher Man," and he handled it well, presenting some deep and impor tant truths. A picnic dinner was served in the park near by, which* was made the more interesting and enjoyable by the addition of some splendid barbecue hash prepared by the veteran cook, M. B. Crisp. The day was fine, and notwith standing the busy season a large crowd was present. In the afternoon a business meeting of the patrons was held, in which much interest was manifested, and all the teachers were re-elected with marked unanimity and some enthusiasm. CHARGED WITH FORGERY. Spartanburg Man Forges Check on En terprise Bank of Laurens for $60. Spartanburg, May 16.? J. M. Pearson was arrested here late this afternoon charged with forgery. Pearson is a white mnn, middle aged, intelligent and is well connected in this county. The officers have been on the lookout for him for more than a year, at one time the man being in custody in Shawee, Oklahoma, but he escaped before he could be brought back to this State. Pearson is charged with forging the signature of Mr. Aug. W. Smith of this city. Mr. Smith is president of the Bank of Woodruff, and the checks were made out against that institution.There were two checks both dated March 22, 1905, and they were made out in favor of W. R. Wilson, the amounts being $292.15 and$187.20; neitherof the checks was cashed, the forgery being discov ered in time to prevent the fraud. Pearson also forged the name of W. S. Gray & Son of Woodruff to a check for $80 on the Enterprise bank of Lau rens and obtained the money. The man was arrested here this afternoon in the weave room of the Spartan mills and was identified by Mr. J. R. Westmore land, Cashier of the Bank of Woodruff. Pearson will be prosecuted on all three of the charges by the bank officials. IN MEMORIAM. A tribute to the memory of R. L. and J. H. Nance, the sweet little babes of J. H. and Lyl Guthrie Nance, whose spirits were wafted into the pearly gates of Heaven, on the 3rd and 5th of May. Cod in His infinite mercy gave us these sweet little flowers for five short months, and they were the happiest and brightest in our gardens here. But God saw fit to transplant them in His gar den above to prevent the buds from withering, and to-day, dear parents, they are the most beautiful flowers around God's throne. When you go to that Home, they will be the first to smile and welcome you. "Of the flowers here blooming, He knows which to spare?and touches some not with His hand, he leaves them to wither, die and decny, but the choice ones He takes for His hand." ? Then call them not back from this gar den of love and cease to be buried in weeping. They are safe with our Father in Heaven above, ?not dead, but sleeping. It pours the oil of life into your sys tem. It warms you up and starts the life blood circulating. That's what Hol lister'e Rocky Mountain does. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Ask your Druggist. Crazed by drink and unrequited affec tion for a girl, James H. Clark, a tele graph operator of Chamblee, twelve miles from Atlanta, Ga., on Tuesday shot and killed ono man, seriously wounded three others and then commit ted suicide. HOLLISTER'S Kocky Mountain Tea Kuggef s A Buiy Medicine- for Bu:y People. Brings Golden Health and Renewed Visor. A tpeollo for Constipation, Indigestion. T.lvcr nn<] Kidney troubles. Pimples. Kc/.emn. impure itlofHl. Had Hroath. Slujorlsli IIowcU. Hendnoho !?n.l PaOKMhfci *,s Hocky Mountain Ten in tab lot form. 3? cents n box. Genuine made by HoixiHTMi nitro Company, ModUon, Wis. ({OLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE L. D. WALKER'S CONVICTION. The Prosecution Succeeded in Making Out a Surprisingly Strong Case. On the day after the conviction of Leavcll D. Walker of manslaughter in the criminal court here last Tuesday the correspondent. of the Columbia State sent the following story of the trial to that newspaper: "The conviction hero yesterday of L. D. Walker of manslaughter caused very general surprise, and the case lias been much discussed to-day. Motion for a new trial will be argued Friday. Walker is represonted by Ferguson & Feathcrstone, while W. R. Richey as sisted Solicitor Cooper in the prosecu tion. Walker appears to be very much cast down to-day, and plainly shows that ho has suffered intense sorrow since last night, when the verdict of the jury was announced. The State made out a surprisingly strong case in view of tho version of the affair at the time John P. South was killed by Walker and some of the testimony of witnesses at the coroner's inquest. Messrs. Ferguson & Featherstonc made a hard fight for their client, and they are preparing to continue it. "L. D. Walker is thirty-three years old, and has a wife and four children, the youngest, and infant, three months old. He belongs to a good family of the old Poplar Springs section of the county, between Reedy and Saluda rivers. Up to the time of the tragedy last September, which may cost him endless suffering, and perhaps a term in the penitentiary, Walker lived on the farm, a renter. Immediately after the trouble he moved to one of the cotton mills at Greenwood, where he has since resided as a mill operative. "John P. South, whom Walker killed, grew up in the same community with the dofendant. He was thirty-seven years old, and unmarried. He was an industrious farmer, and but for occa sional sprees he was a very good citi izen. "The members of both families and many interested friends and i-elatives attended the trial yesterday, Mrs. Walker appearing with her three months-old baby in her arms. "The State put up twelve witnesses, the defense four, including the defend ant himself and his wife, the only eye witnesses to the tragedy of September 28th last year. "According to Walker's testimony, be and South had not been on good terms at one time, but they had adjusted their matters, as he thought, and were living peaceably in the same neighbor hood, not more than half a mile apart. On day of killing South came to him in the field, and after using very abusive language South declared that he had come to settle old differences. South was armed with a grass hook. Believ ing his life in danger, Walker fled the field, went to the house, secured bis gun and started back toward the field, when he met South coming on after him. In the second encounter South repeated that he intended to square up old scores, and said that one of them had to die then and there. Still armed with the old grass hook South advanced upon the defendant when Walker fired, killing South instantly. Defendant was corroborated by his wife in all that took place in the final encounter. "One of South's sister's and a brother and Mr. J. R. Elledge were the first ones to reach the body, and they testi fied that no grass blade was about the body, and it was brought out that the old blade which Walker recognized as being the one South had on the day of the killing was found on a rock in Reedy river, where the deceased had a fish basket. South no doubt, carried the hook with him that morning, when he left his home to go to his own field to cut grass. It was pretty clearly shown that he went by where his neighbor, Walker, was at work and they probably had some words about a small debt Walker owed South, al though Walker denied that. South went on to his fish basket, where he left the grass hook, and was returning toward his home when he was shot. The shooting took place in the road al most in front of Walker's house. South may not have seen Walker before the latter .fired upon him. He was shot in the right side, the charge passing clear throu. h his body. "Walker claims that South had at tempted to invade the sanctity of his home, but this was not allowed to come out in the trial." Defenders of Columbia. Mr. P. H. Madden, of Cross Hill, Laurens county, who is visiting his son, Dr. A. A. Madden, 909 Lumber street, wants a re-union of tho arsenal cadets of 1865, who were the last defenders of Columbia as Sherman approached. Col. J. P. Thomas was in command, with the late Col. J. B. Pattrick. Mr. Madden has vivid recollections of the shells falling in Columbia from Sher man's batteries.?Columbia State, May 17th. You can always find here a complete line of every thing that you may want in Table Glassware. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. NOTICE Of Stockholders' Meeting. The State of South Carolina, County of Laurens. Notice is hereby given that In pursu ance of a resolution passed by the Board of Directors of the Enterprise Bank, of Laurens, S. C, a meeting of the Stock holders of said Dank is hereby called to meet on Saturday morning, June 30th, 1906, at 11 o'clock, at its place of busi ness at Laurens, S. C, for the purpose of considering increasing its Capital Stock Fifty Thousand Dollars, making its Capital One Hundred instead of Fifty Thousand Dollars. ENTERPRISE BANK, Per N. B. Dial, President. 42-6t Notice. I will sell at public outcry to the highest biddor, for cash, on Salesday in June, being the 4th day of June next , during the legal hours of sale, one Ault man & Taylor engine, 12 horse power, now on the public square in the city of Laurens, levied on as the property of L. W. Hall under and by virtue of the chattel mortgage given by the said L. W. Hall to B. P. Bomar; the said sale to be made bofore the Courthouse door at Laurens, South Carolina. Dated 10th day of May, 1906. T). C. Barksdau:, Special Agent. DEATH OF A VETERAN. Mr. Henderson I indiey, a True Citizen of the County Fasses Away. Mr. Henderson Lindley, a veteran of the Civil War and a life-long citizen of the Tumbling Shoals section of the county, died at his homo last Thursday afternoon and was buried at Rabun Creek Church on the following day, the funeral services which wero conducted by the Rev. E. C. Watson, being at tended by veterans and friends of the community. He was eighty odd years old and leaves a large family connection in the county. Tribute from One who Knew Him. THB Advkutisek has received the following interesting item of Sullivan township history, together with a word of praise in memory of Henderson Lind ley: Henderson Lindley came from a pa triotic family. One hundred and thirty five years ago, Patrick Cunningham and Aquilin Hall, loyal subjects of King George, came over from England and located their land grants here on Reedy River. Thomas Lindley married a daughter of Hall and built his cabin on the bank of the river on the Francis Monroe plantation. He was diametrical ly opposed to his father-in-law in poli tics, being an ardent Whig and fought for the Colonies under Capt. Jonathan Downs. In those trying days, first the Whigs and then the Tories would be in the ascendency. The Whigs would take to the swamps and cane brakes, when out-numbered. Mrs. Lindley lived to be over one hundred years old, and would relate to her grand and great grand-children the hardships of the Re-1 volutionary War. Also tell them about I running bullets for the Whig soldiers out of lead obtained from the cove hills across the river opposite the house. The [ lead was pure enough to put into the j ladle and run the bullets. Many a day she made them while her husband was afraid to show his head out of the woods. Thomas Lindley had four sons, Wil liam, Aquilla, Henry and John, who were called out for military service at Georgetown and Beaufort Island in the war of 1812. John Lindley's son, Henderson, the sub ject of this sketch, and his son Thomas, father and son, both followed the ban ner of General Lee, until the surrender at Appomattox court house. On the tented field Henderson Lindley was the life of the* camp?ever looking on the bright of life. Many a soldier would forget his depression on seeing his cheerful countenance and hearing his apt sayings. He was one of the finest nurses in the county. When it looked like typhoid fever would kill out the Bolt family in the fifties, he quit his home and de voted all his time to waiting on them. This will show hi3 tender heart and fearless disposition. Many days we spent together in the war, Ku Klux and riot times. He was a man that was ever true and by my side ready to meet any emergency. A few years ago in the Kinard meeting near his house he was greatly blessed ami took on a new life?and lived a better Christian from that day. Wm. D. Sullivan. Tumbling Shoals. Mr. 1\ II. Nelson visited Columbia last week. AN ELDER ELECTED MODERATOR". Uericral Assembly of the Southern Pres? byterinn Church Opens in Greenville. Greenville, May 17.?For the third time in its history, and for the first time in six years, a ruling elder was to* day elected moderator of the General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church, in the person of Allan G. Hall, of Nashville. The General Assembly was organized about fifty years ago, and with but two exceptions ministers have always been elected to the office of moderator. Mr. Allan G. Hall, dean of the Law School of the Vanderbilt University, for many years the presiding officer of the lower house of the Legislature of Tennessee, and well known in political circles by reason of his fight for a child labor law in Tennessee, and chairman of the Greek-Latin examination of the Church, was elected moderator to-day. Mr. Alien G. Hall is a descendant of ancestor*- So stood high in tho Pres byteria it was not so strong as it is to- "? claims as ancestor the Rev. Di fall, of King's Moun tain, well kiuswn among the people of days that are now past and gone. He is the grandson of Dr. Thomas Hall, who was one of the pioneer Presbyter ian ministers in Tennessee. The General Assembly of the Presby terian Church in the United States, more familiarly known as the Southern Presbyterian Church, gathered here to day under most favorable auspices. Every one of the 83 presbyteries of the Church was represented, the 210 com missioners being divided equally be tween the clergy and laity. The annual sermon by the retiring moderator, Rev. J. T. Plunkett of Augusta, Ga., was j listened to by an audience that crowded the big church. The election of a new moderator was the chief event of the day and a spirited contest attended the decision. The delegates are being enter tained tonight at a reception tendered by the ladies of Greenville. The present assembly promises to have more than usual interest, for among the numerous other questions to be considered will bo that of union with other branches of Presbyterianism, which has been under consideration for several years formally beforo the va rious assemblies. The general assembly convened at the First Presbyterian Church this morning. Dr. T. W. Sloan, pastor of the Church, delivered the invocation. Former Moderator E. L. Green of Dan ville, Ky., followed with prayer. The retiring moderator J. T. Plunkett of Augusta, Ga., then delivered the annual sermon. NOTICE OF OPENING Books of Subscription. Static ok South Carolina, county of laurens. By virtue of a commission issued to the undersigned, by J. T. Gannt, Secre tary of State, the books of subscription to the capital stock of Laurens Building and Loan Association will be open at the Enterprise Bank, at Laurens, South Carolina, on Thursday, May 24th, 1906. Said capital to be One Hundred Thous and ($100,000) Dollars, divided into One Thousand shares of the par value of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars each, paya ble In monthly installments of one dol lar per share, until each share becomes of the value of one hundred dollars. C. H. Roper, A. C. TODD, M. J. OWINGS, C. E. Kennedy, S. M. Wilkes. 42-lt Here is the store that cares more about your comfort than about your money. To fit you perfectly with shoes that will look fit and stay fit we rec ommend " Urfit." " Urflt " Is patented and comes only in shoes that have the "Good" sign These shoes will not heel slip, side swell nor twist cut of shape, and they have the style, shape and polso that never wear out. R. E. COPELAND'S Shoes, Hats and Furnishings Customers' Shoes Shined Free. The One-Price Store Carolina Hail Insurance Co. Capital Stock, $25,000.00. HOME OFFICE: - - - MARION, S. C. Office in Farmers and Merchants Bank Building. DIRECTORS: W. J. Montgomery.Marion, S. C. P. S Cooper.Mullins, S. C. H. C. Graham .Marion, S. C. Chas. A. Smith.Timmonsville, S. C. W. H. Cross Marion, S. C. Richard I. Manning. .Sumter, S. C. J. C. Mace ., .Marion, S. C. R. B. Scarborough.Con way, S. C. W. Stackhouse.Marion, S. C. Insure Your Crop Against Destruction. We insure your Tobacco for $100 per acre. We insure your Truck for $100 per acre. We insure your Strawberries for $100 an acre. We insure vour Cotton for $30.00 an acre. We insure Small Grain for $8.00 an acre. The coat of this insurance is small in comparison with the investment that you have at risk. The premium to be charged on all crops, except tobacco, is two (?.) per cent, of the amount of insurance. On tobacco, where there is con ditio ably more risk, the premium is only three (H) per cent. The losses will not. ho prorated, but paid in full within sixty days after proof of loss has been filed at the home office, or may be paid sooner, in case the loss is adjusted in. a shorter time. NO MEMBERSHIP FE?j. J. F. Tolbert, I .aureus, S. C. Agent for Laurens Co. The just as good as ours is not as cheap as ours. Quality Tells?Our Price Sells The just as cheap as ours is not as good as ours. THE Question of the Hour: How to Dress Well at Small Expense Fine Clothes Makers RnKlmore and New York is the question, and a hard one. The custom-tailor is slow, ex pensive and often unsatisfactory; machine-made ready-to-wear Clothing is TOO cheap. Let us solve the problem for you. We carry in stock fine hand-made garments made by celebrated wholesale tailors like Schloss Bros. & Co. and others. They equal the finest custom-work in every particular of finish, style and fit, they are tailored far better and the price is reasonable. There is no question as to the quality of these garments. They are the product of the highest-class tailoring institutions. Character, style, individuality and expert workmanship are reflected in every detail of their construction. Come and see the New Spring Styles. Our Spring lines are now complete. We will gladly show you the new models. Suits: $12,00 to $30.00. Ladies' Department! Lot of things for the hot weather. New lot of Ladies' and Children's Parasols. Special values in White Dress Linens, Lawns, Organdies and Mulls, Ladies' Lace Hose, Ready-made Shirtwaists, Belts, Collars, etc. 1 DAVIS, & CO. Famous Outfitters for Mankind. Laurens South Carolina. ^ Subject to Sale the Following estments: > a One 6-room house And nice lot on Harper, prop erty known as Downey property, for $1,900. One nice lot on Harper St., 00x180, highly im proved, $500. One nice cottage and store house at Laurens Cotton Mills, $2,200. Three large store rooms on Main St., known as the Bailey property, all rented and good paying investment, for $li,000. Four large lots on Estes estate, large fronts and very deep, will sell cheap and on good terms. Eight-room house in first-class repairs, 4-acre land, located on Main St., in what is known as Brooklyn. INVESTMENTS: Ten shares National Bank of Laurens stock, at $101.50. Ten shares Watts Cotton Mills, $87.50. One share Bank of Laurens stock, $137.50. Twenty shares People's Loan and Exchange Bank, $200.00. I want to buy the following: One share Laurens Bonded Warehouse. Name best price. Thirty shares Enterprise Bank of Laurens stock. Ten shares Wares Shoals Mfg. Co. stock. Ten shares Bank of Laurens slock. Fifty shares Laurens Furniture Mfg; Co. I write Fire, Life and Accident Insurance. See me before you buy. GEO. W. SHELL, Broker. 117 Main Street Laurens, South Carolina.