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1EUNI0N IRVIVORS In This City I unlay. * ~VETEHAN8 ion for Completing Rolls Confederate Soldiers in This County. obedience to the cull issued two -'Sks ago tt large number of veterans "(.ether with their sons, wives and "lighters met in the court house last Col. R. N. Cuningham pre mecting and in the tempo re of Capt. W. A. McClin issued the call, Judge O. G. |/i stated the object of the I Judge Thompson stated that i : 1 i M; 111 appropriation by the for the purpose of provid of the confederate soldiers to filo in the office of the clerk itt of each county. That the |>n naturally entailed a great | work and none of the old sol Lad the time . to perfect it with remuneration and he thought | legislature Should be asked for >riation to lrifbct this require To take steps looking to the fting of these rolls was the prime of this meeting. Jno. M. Cannon, member of the 1 io delegation, was called upon and [Iged his efforts towards getting ^h a measure through the next ses u of the legislature. *%> break/the monotony of business (Miss Ella\ Wharton, the 'accomplished daughter of Col. J. H. Wharton, recit e'frr. very appropriate reading which was greatly enjoyed by all who were present. For the information of the meeting it was stated that the J. 11. Kcrshaw chapter of the U. D. C. has taken the ?.initiative towards the erection of a! hJt*jV?-nt to the Confederate dead. ution was adopted wherein the I frans proposed to take the initiative irTthe erection of a monument to the1 women of Laurens (18G1-18G5). The' meeting then adjourned and the voter-1 ans and others repaired to Holmes |>ark where a barbecue had been fur ished by the citizens and an elegant jenic dinner spread by the ladies of the ?utcrans' families. I Altogether the occasion was most en joyable and it was determined that the I i occasion be repeated annually at some I convenient time of the year. I Lineman Killed by Live wire. if ? < Greenville, Aug. 24.- While at work among a network of telephone wires on I Main street today Walter Forrester, a lineman, was shocked and and died in a ? . few moments. The wire he was hand ling became crossed with a big power cable and it is thought nearly tf,000 voltsjpassed through his body. Forrcs . ter was about 20 years of age and un-1 I married. SPECIAL ME ET l NU OF STOCKHOLDERS (Continued from page one.) portion of the resolution which stated that the Messrs. Reigel had violated any agreement. He said that he did uot question Mr. Dial's statement that it was the under standing that he was to continue as the president of the company, but the Mes srs. Reigel had not turned him out. That he had resigned of his own free will, that there was nothing said about what his salary should be. That he disliked coming into this meeting with "I told you so," but he had told Mr. Dial what the outcome would be; that Mr. Heigel had said to him that he proposed to control the property and that he had told it to Mr. Dial. That I he had been in favor of selling the property when ? they could no longer hold a controlling interest in it and mu:\ iote it; that they had been offered the cost with interest by more than one party and that he, had been in favor of accepting it. He further stated that Mr. Reigel had inquired of him if there was any way to get a majority of the stock of I he company without taking Dial and that he had told him that he knew of no way. He declared, that he had been at the stockholders meeting a little more than a month ago and nothing was said in the meeting about the wastefulness or extravagances of the management; that the same directors were unani mously reelected and that they had been voted for by Mr. Dial, Mr. Hughes and Mr. Beacham; that no word of pro test was uttered and that no vote was recorded as a protest against any wastefulness or extravagance. In reply Mr. Dial said that Mr. Richey had told him of the statement of Mr. Reigel but that in the face of the agreement and the clause in the by-laws he regarded his position as I secure; he contended that when they had reduced his salary from $3,000.001 to $1,200.00 that the compensation was not in proportion to the dignity and re sponsibility of the office, and to raise the salary of the treasurer from $2,500. 100 to $6,000.00 and to lower his salary | from $3,000.00 to $1,200.00 was done to j heap upon him an indignity and force 1 ! him to resign and in this way be rid of his watchfulness and his efforts to pro tect the interests of his homo people. In this way it was a breach of the con tract. Mr. Hughes and Mr. Beacham ex plained that they had voted for the same directors but that they had made complaint to Mr. Dial in regard to the wastefulness and the extravagance going on around the mill. Mr. Hughes stated that he had also called Mr. Richey's attention to the matter be fore the meeting of the stockholders. Mr. Richey offered to amend the resolution?by striking out all charges of breach of contract and in serting therefor the words. "Whereas the majority of the stockholders tlirough their directors have acted in of the minority ejic." The amendment failed to receive a second and the ori ginal resolution was carried, Mr. Richey alone voting "No." "On motion of Mr. Dial three Btock holders, to-wit: H. K. Aiken, J. O. C. Fleming and T. J. Beacham, were ap pointed as a committee to ask of the Messrs. Reigel that they give or take a proposition for the sale of their stocks. It was further moved and carried that Messrs. R. A. Cooper, A. C. Tcdd and F. P. McGowan bo appointed a committee to look after the legal rights of the minority and to report to and advise with the first named committee, and that in case a sale or purchase of stock could not be cfTected they take such legal proceedings as they deemed best to protect the interests of the mi nority. On motion of Mr. W. L. Gray the lo cal directors were requested to "inquire into the cost of all officers' dwellings recently erected or being erected at Ware Shoals, and if the cost of same has exceeded the amount agreed upon j by and between N. B. Dial and Mr. B. D. Reigel, that such excess cost be re paid to tho treasurer of the corpora tion by the occupants or builders of same." The meeting was then adjourned sub ject to the call of the chairman. THE NEWS AT CROSS HILL. A Largfe Number Enjoy Barbecue-Local and Personal Mention. Cross Hill, Aug. 26.-Mr. P. S. Pin son and his near neighbors gave a bar becue last Thursday. Quite a number of persons were present to enjoy the occasion. Mrs. L. S. McSwain of Gray Court is visiting here. She stopped over on her way home from a trip to the James town Exposition. She visited Wash ington city and other places of interest while away. Misses Bessie and Pearl Hays of Clinton were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Austin last week. Mrs. Lizzie Todd of Clinton spent last week with her mother, Mrs. N. E. Boyce. j Mr. John Rudd has bought the house and lot in town now occupied by Rev. J. A. Martin and will move his family to town. Mr. John Miller of Whitmire I with his homefolks a few days last week. Mr. W. II. Bryson has a contract to furnish one hundred loads of sand for the new school building. Work on the school building has been delayed for want of material,; the ce ment has not come. Mrs. W. A. McSwain and ehildrcn*\?f Newberry are in town for a short visit. Farmers are busy having their fodder pulled, and the cotton bolls are begin ning to open. Messrs. Will and Bob Owens and Manuel Bollse of Clinton visited at Mr. R. A. Austin's Sunday. Five lot men's pants $1.48 up to $3.50 Rcdilron Racket. \ Sayings and Doings of \ _ John Smith. BY W. D. 8. In the forties John Smith came up to [ our muster ground to talk to the peo ple and make votes, as he was a candi date for the legislature. There was a I good deal of excitement about the fatal I cases of congestive chills. It was some thing new, and the physicians did not know how to handle it. A crowd col lected around John Smith and asked him to explain what the word conges tive meant. "Well sirs, I am not much I of a Latin scholar, but will do my best with the word. Con means chill, and gestive no life expected." His defini tion was splendid?much better than j his Latin. He also told his auditors, that he never wore but one pair of drawers in his life, and still had that pair on, doubts being expressed about cloth lasting so long. He said, "gentle men, I will show you." He rolled up his pants and patted his naked legs, saying, "here is the first pair I ever had on, and arc still wearing them." A North Carolina wagon drove up I with a load of apples. Smith bought enough to treat the crowd. He would take a half bushel of apples and toat along with them and say "pigoo, pigoo" and scatter them on the ground. You never saw such a scuffling over the ap-! pies by the younger set. The old men looked on, some, saying they were no hogs to root after Smith's apples. In | [ signing his name ho would make a | great flourish with the J, drawing it around until it reached the left hand corner of the paper. One day in pass ing a school at play time he stopped with the children and Dock Owings ask-1 ed him to cut the ,,big J" for them. Owings folded a sheet of fools cap in the middle and placed it on the desk. Smith sat down and wrote his name with all the extra cuts. After the children had examined it Owings placed it in his book until Smith left. Ho then drew it out and opened the sheet and wrote a three hundred dollar noto across the signa ture. That fall he carried the note down to Smith's store and demanded payment. Smith refused to pay it? 8aid he never gave him such a note. He was then asked if it was not his signature. He said "yes, but I will never pay the note." After being teased sufficiently, Owings handed him the note. "Dock, how did you get this note? "Don't you recollect cutting the ,big J' for us school boys? "Yes, and it has learned me a lesson. Iwill never cut the 'big J' again for you." 5. M. & E. H. Wilkcs & Co. Gentlemen:? After using a Bucks Stove some time I find that the ventilated oven and white enameled doors give us the most perfect baking stove I ever used. I find that they are fuel savers. I can highly recommend the Bucks Stove. Yours truly, W. H. Pitts. 2 spool good thread for 5 cents. Bed Iron Racket. ?^RFD IRON RACKETES Burns's Famous Department Stores, Sell More Goods for Same Money - - - - Same Goods for Less Money ?J 2 H D Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Dry Goods, Millinery, Notions and Racket Goods, Crockery-ware, Glass-ware, Tin-ware. Window Shades, Rugs, Trunks and Valises, Umbrellas and Sunshades, Patent Medicines, Cigars, Tobacco, Etc., Etc. RED IRON RACKETES Six Special Bargain Days Each Week - - - - I.aureus, Greenwood and Spartanburg, S. C. The Right Way to Do. When we trust yuu we must have some assurance of your responsibility. When you trust us you have a right to a like protection?it's only fair. The McCaskey system we employ guaran tees that. If you owe us $8.00 and that is right, all right; but if you pay $9.00, it is more than right. Just $1.00 more. Our McCaskey accounts shown at your house and at our store arc always right and must correspond. Try this system. You will like it. 3-2t KENNEDY BROS. Notice of Election. SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 4. Dials Township. An election will be held at New Har mony Academy School district No. 4, Dials Township, Thursday September 12th.. 1907, to decide whether a tax of two (2) mills for school purposes shall be levied and collected in said District. Those in favor of tax will vote "Yes" and those opposing "No," Reg istration Certificate and tax Receipt are requirements of electors to vote. I It is ordered that the Board of Trus tees shall act as managers of said elec tion, which shall be conducted accord ing to the rules governing general elec tions. Polls will be open from 7 A. M. to 4 P. M. By order of the County Hoard of Education of Laurens County. R. W. NASH, Chairman, R. A. DOBSON, 4-2t L. D. ELLEDGE. Notice of Election. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 4, LAURENS TOWNSHIP. An Election will be bold at the school building, School District No. 4, Laurens Township, Thursday, September 12th, 1907, to decide whether a tax of two (2) mills for school purposes shall be levied and collected in said District. Those in favor of the tax will vote "Yes" and those opposed "No." Reg istration certificate and tax receipt are requirements of election to vote. It is ordered that the Board of Trus tees shall act as managers of said elec tion, which shall be conducted accord ing to the rules governing general elec tions. Rolls will be open from 7 a. m. to 4 p. m. By order of the County Board of Ed ucation for Laurens County. R. W. NASH, Chairman. R. A. DOBSON. L. D. ELLEDGE. 4-2t. Scholarship Examination! The examination for scholarship in South Carolina Military Academy and Wofford Fitting School will be hold in the Court House at Laurens, Friday, Aug. :i0th., lt><)7, beginning at 9:30 A. M. R. W. NASH, 4-it. Co. Supt. Education. Be sure to sec the bargains that we have just put on our Ten Centn Coun ter. All useful articles and are. worth more than we are asking fof them. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. Expensive Error?. When settling your account at your merchant's and you happen to detect I an overcharge, that is an error. If you do not detect it, it's not an error; just expensive. If you do your trading at our store you will be saved from all error. You know and we know just how the account stands. We use the McCaskey system. After this system is explained to you, you will like it. If you are not now our customer, try this new system. 3-2t ' KENNEDY BROTHERS. Notice of Election. In consideration of petitions suffi ciently signed by the free holders and electors residing in school District Nos. 4, f>, (5, and 7, Dial Township, Laurcns County, asking for an election for the purpose of voting upon a proposition to organize a High Schnol at Gray Court | Owings Institute, as provided for by a recent act of the Legislature. An election will be held at Gray Court, S. C, Dial Township, Friday, September 6th., 1907, beginning at 7 j A. M. closing at 1 P. M., under the supervision of Messrs. W. II. Barks dale. W. R. Cheek, II. J. G. Curry and W. B. Abererombic. Those favoring the proposition will vote "Fur High School" those opposing will vote "Against High School." Registration certificate and tax re ceipt are requirements of electors to vole. By order of the County Hoard of Ed ucation of Laurens County. R. W. NASH, Chairman, R. A. DOBSON, 3-2t. L. D. ELLEDGE. Wanted 25 Women and Girls at the Overall factory. Nice, pleasant work" good wages. Apply to T. K. HUDQENS, ltn Manager. Notice of Election. In consideration of petitions sulli ciently signed by the freeholders and electors residing in Sch<|o1 Districl Nos. 1, 4, 5 and 11, Laurcns Town hip, Laurena County, asking fe>r an election for the purpose of voting upon a prop osition to organize a High Helmed at, Laurens, S. C, as provided for by the recent Act of the Legislature, an olec-, tion will ')e held in the1 Town e>f 1,aur eus, Laurens Township, Friday, Sept. 6th, 1007, beginning at 7 A. M. and closing at'1 I'. M. under tfiesupervision of Messrs. W. L. Boyd, W. T. Dorroh and R. G. Pranks. Those favoring the proposition will vote "For High School," those oppos ing will vote "Against High School." Registration certificate and tax recoipt are requirements of the elector to vote. By order of the County Board e>;' Ed ucation of Laurens County. R. W. NASH, Chairman, R. A. DOBSON. 3-2t L. D. 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