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HARRIS SPRINGS HOTEL FAILURE. Later Facts Concerning Management. Mil, PETTUS IN CHARGE I.aureus Alterneys Interested in the Adjustment of the Hotel's Tangled Affairs. Fuels of later development concern ing the failure of the Harris Springs management have proved quite inter esting and somewhat sensational. The Harris Springs company leased tin hotel to Mr. Henry Z. Rees for tho Benson. It cannot be learned jusi where Mr. Rees is from,but iL is known that he once managed large hotels in Atlanta and Richmond and came to Harris highly reeommended. Now, iL is current talk that he has dealt dis honestly with his lessors, leaving the place without having paid any rent and presumably carrying with him a large amount of the hotel receipts. Mr. Hees came to Laurens last Sunday night and registered at Gray's hotel. Soon after a telephone message was re ceived by an attorney here to the effect that some parties from Harris were on I lie way up to Laurons Lo have Mr. Iocs arrested for breach of trust. Upon their arrival, however, it was found that only Mr. .lack Brown, the liveryman for the hotel, had a just claim for breath of trust, the jumping of rent not being so considered. It seems that Mr. Rees would collect hack faro from the guests and had not turned these amounts over to Mr. Llrown. At the conference here Mr. [tecs paid Mr. Brown the amount due him. On Monday Messrs. Cannon and Todd of the local bar wont down to Harris to Mir up the business affairs of the management as best they could. It was found that Mr. Rees had paid all his white help, but none of the negroes employed. After figuring the assets it was found possible to pay these negro servants only 81 per cent, of their wages, which was at once due. None of the season's rent was paid. IL may lu re be remarked that Harris Springs hotel was this year equipped with about ? he finest nnd most extravagant corps of servants that could be found any where,iL having some exceedingly high priced cooks and other help. I pon the payment of the hack fares due Mr. Brown, Mr. Rees was allowed to leave; where he went no one seems to know. Mis. Rees passed through the city one day last week. In the in vestigation by the attorneys it was found that the sum of $1(X> had been deposited by Mrs. Rees in the Hank of Cross Hill,which had lately been check ed out to a bank in Atlanta. I'resident Pettus of the Harris Springs company, a resident now at the springs but formerly of Augusta, look up the management of the hotel for Hie remainder of tho season lor the accom modation of the remaining guests, the larger number of them having left the morning the state of affairs was reveal ed. Mr. Pettus found some difficulty in managing the servants when they found the manner and nature of Mr. Rees' dealings, being inclined as they strike. However, they were prevailed upon to serve the few remaining meals with a promise from Mr. Pettus, in whom they had full confidence, that they would receive their wages. It. was through Mr. Pettus' able dealings that (he guests suffered no inconvenience. Crazed With Cocaine. There were two negroes, a man and a woman, lodged in the city station house last Saturday for disorderly con duct. They were not drunk, but crazed with cocaine. Their arrests caused considerable stir on tho streets, at tended, as thoyworo, with wild screams and strenuous resistance. The police say they have never dealt with such a bad case as was this negro man's, lb was arrested at 2 o'clock and at 12 Sat urday night he had not quieted down. It is siiid that the cocaine habit among thoi "grocs hero has reached alarming prop, 'lions. ...v. Joseph Piani lo Speak. Rev. Joseph Piani, tho ex-Italian priest? will address the Baptist prayer meeting tonight in tho First Baptist church. Mr. Piani is an excel lent speaker and his addresses intensely interesting. The public arc cordially nvitod. W0UNTV1LLE NEWS GIVEN FOR WEEK. Death of Mrs. Calvin Fuller-Union Meet ing Held With Beavcrdam Church-Other News. .Mountvilli-, Sept. 7. Mountvilfo has again boon called upon to mourn anoth er death. Mrs. Addie Fuller, widow of Cal L. Fuller, died Friday evening af ter a brief illness. She was tak< n sick on Wednesday'nlght and lived about -is hours. Saturday afternoon her remains were laid to rest in the family grave yard near her home. Mrs. Fuller was I a quiet, unobtrusive Christian lady, a member of the Mountvillc Presbyterian church, and in meekness and humility she tried to imitate the life of her hi vine Master. Her many relatives and friends have the consolatioi of; sym pathizing community. Mr. John C. Cluck has r< irn I from a visit to bis people in Ten s . Mr. Cluck is one ol* our Coal". rob vete rans and we are glad he is i ijoying tin pleasant associations of !', Mr. Brooks Goodman, carrier on I:. F. I) No. 2. spent his vacation thh summer on the seacoi1 I of North Caro lina. Mr. John I.. Anderson on his return trip from the mountains was delayed several days by the Hoods, lie reached home one day last week. Mrs. Sallfo Marshall and children, of Sumter, are here visiting a number of relatives. Misses Lottie and Mary Green, of Columbia, are spending a while with Mr. .lohn L. Fellers' family. Messrs. T. S. bangst":) and ?!. I'. Caldwell, of the Registration Hoard, on their tour over tho county gave us a very pleasant call last Friday night. These are two of the best men in Lau rens county and we enjoyed their stay with us very much. In tin; work of registration in Laurens county we have without doubt a true case of mutual fitness of men and position. The union meeting at Rcnverdam church the fifth Saturday and Sunday was an interesting and successful occa sion. Besides the interesting discussion of several live topics Bro. W. I'. Tur ner preached both Saturday and Sunday and;1 dleetion of 0v01' twenty dollars was t .mi Sunday for state missions. Tho work of gathering and ginning cotton is now engaging Hie attention of onI* people. Several bales havo already been ginned and sold. FALL TERM COURT CONVENES SEPT. 28. The fall term of General Sessions Court will bo convoncd on Monday, Sept. 28th, with Judge It. W, Mom minger, of Charleston, on the bench. The jury commissioners net yesterday and drow the first week jurors as fol lows : Laurons Township It. L Langs ton, lt. IL Young. J. W Abrains, (i. II. Finley, T. It. Blakcly. Scuffle to wn?M. A. Sumerel. .lacks C. ('. Young, W. J, Henry. W. L. Lynn, J. II. Pitts. Hunter It. 1'. Adair, it. 11. 1 oung, W. M. Slimercl, .1. L. Crawford. M. B. Bedonbaugh, T. J. chandler. Goo. W, Young. Cross Hill -M. T. Simpson, L. B. Pinson. Waterloo G, M. Moore, I. II. Pitts, L. S. Cooper, T. L. Oxnor, .1. L. An derson, 10. F. Milam. Dials?J. T. Brooks, G. P. Dorroh, W. W. Yeafgin, B, C. Burns, John A. Aborcrombio, W. !{. Owings. Youngs T. ,1. Laytou, <>. c. God frey, IL R. Prior, J. M. Fleming, L. B, Bailey. $7.50 io |.ady. On Saturday night lit !> p. in,, WO will give away two $2.50 gold pieces as fol lows! The person holding tho lucky number, white coupon, gets ihe Ill'Ht $2.00. Second drawing, blue coupon, a lady must hold this coupon as this draw ing will bo for ladios' only, The lady holding the lucky number of blue cou pon will got $2.60 in gold. AI the Moving Picture Thcnt ro, Hen Lays Two I'^ks a Day, Mr. IL L. Cook, of Young's town ship, was In Laurens Saturday and paid The Advertiser a visit. In the course of his very ploitsant conversation he told of a hen that he bad, The hen has been laying t wo CggS a day for a few days past ^nothing unusual,1 Sho is of the Indian gamO breed and Mr. Cook says he will get some more of them if they do that well. FLOOD DAMAGES AT BOYDS MILL. Mr. Boyd Relates Extent of Havoc Wrought to Property of Power Co. Following is an item from the New berry Observer relative to the flood damages at Boyd's mill : Mr. F. M. Boyd, who had been sent down to install the power plant of the Reedy River Power company, at the old Boyd mill on Reedy river, was in Newberry on Sunday. He had been out to the river the day before. He found that the river had cut a new channel through a hill nearly forty feet high and had left the dam constructed by the power company standing off to one side. A TOW dam will have to be constructed to turn the river back in its former channel. He says that he found some of the heavy electric mo tors down by the power house, at the foot of the dam, stripped of their box ing, through the workmen vowed that they had left them covered with the boxing in which they were shipped from the factory -oak slats two inches thick and fastened with twenty penny nails. Smith Elected Senator. At 11 o'clock last night the state vote was: Evans, 2!>,S72; Smith,49,025; Mcl lichamp, 31,263; Swcaringcn, 40,661; Cansler, 36,300; Caughman, .".5.77!?. Smith and Swcaringcn are elected, while Cansler's success is not assured. Woods-Boyd. Miss Mamie Woods, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. V. Woods, of Fountain Inn, and Mr. Geo. Boyd, of Anderson, were married at the bride's home on Saturday, Sept. 5th, the ceremony be ing performed by the Rev. (1. H. Wad dell, of the Methodist church. Mr. Boyd is a prominent young man and the agent of the C. & W. C. railroad at Anderson. At one time he was con nected with the Laurens railway offices and has a number of friends and rela tives here. LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION. Miss Laura Barksdale is visiting friends in Newberry. Messers. Fail and Tom Mills have gone to Davidson College. Mrs. Dean, of Greenville, is visiting her daughter, Miss Sue Dean. Dr. Beason, of the Fden section of Dial's, was in the city Monday. Miss Ilallye Thames, of Charleston, is visiting her sister, Mrs. IL K. Aiken. Mr. Jack McCravy is visiting rela tives in Greenville and Kasley this week. Mr. T. F. Babb, of Tumbling Shoals, paid a pleasant call at this office Mon day. Messrs. M. B. McCuon and .1. M. Wood, of Princeton, were in town Mon day. Miss Lucia Daniels has returned to Snartanburg after a visit to Miss Lucy t 'lardy. Mrs. M. 11. Babb and daughter. Miss Minnie, are visiting in the Babblown section. Miss Emma Hutchcrson has returned to Greenvillo after a visit to Mrs. .1. A. ('opeland. Mr. Jesse K. Vance, formerly of this city, is now in charge of the oil mill at Edgcfleld. Mrs. ('. II. Hicks returned Saturday from a month's visit in Knoxvillo and Seviorvillo, Tonn. Miss Nancye Howard, of Greenville, is visiting at the home of Mr. Robert Brown near the city. Misses Starnes and Howard, of Groonvillo, are visiting Mrs. R. ('. Brown at Chestnut Ridge. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Yar borough, of Sparlanburg, spent Thursday in the city as the guest of Mrs. IL W. Ander son. Mrs. .1. Wade Anderson, Mrs. Thos. P. Ray and Mrs. Maria Botilware spent last Wednesday with relatives at Clin ton. Mr. Calhoun McGowan re turnen home the latter part of last, week from Gol* Umhin for a few days rest before resum ing bis studies at Carolina. Mrs. W. F. liar roll and children, of Columbia, after a month's visit to Princeton, spent Saturday and Sunday in Laurens on their way home. Mr. J. N. Wright, Jr.. of Spartan burg, came down Saturday to spend a few days with bis father." Mr. Wright has been slightly indisposed recently. Dr. W. C. Irby, who returned tWO weeks ago from T?te. Springn. has been confined to his home since returning. Dr. Irby was able to be on the streets Tuesday. Mr. W. VV. Ball of the editorial stair of The News ami Courier, passed through Laurens Suttday enroute for Charleston from Kendcrsonville. Mr. Ball's family are still in the mountains. EDUCATIONAL RALLY SERVICE. Cross Hill Citizens Addressed in the In terest of Baptist Institutions. Cross Hill. Sept. 7.? There was a service in the interest of Christian education at the Baptist church last Wednesday. Rev. W. E. Thaycr and Solicitor Cooper, of Laurens, made ex cellent addresses. Col. .1. (I, Wharlon, or Waterloo, was among the visitors. Messrs. John Hanns and John Fuller have been on the sick list the past week. Mr. Dave Black's two little children have been seriously ill. They are bel ter today. Mrs. .1. R. Wilcut is quite ill at the hospital in Columbia. Dr. Miller spent a day in Columbia the past week. Mr. Arthur Leaman sold the first bale of new cotton here at 8 ? cents last week, Master Robert Carley fell from a box car and broke his arm Saturday. Mr. H. '/.. Nabcrs and family were recent visitors to our city. Miss Amelia Vance, id' Clinton, is spending a few days with Misses Kate and Annie Austin. There will be one new firm to do busi ncss here. Mr. Jell' Coats wdl open up goods in the Payne brick store. Mr. John Rudd will be associated in business with .1. W. Workman ?.v Co. Mr. Calvin Dill wdl be with Mr. R. A. Austin. Mr. .1. il Walker and little daughter will leave for Texas to make his home with his sons in the "Lone Star State. ' Mr. J. D. Austin and daughter, Miss Louise, are with relatives here. A little child of Mr. Gus Coats died yesterday. Heavy rains fell here last Friday and Saturday. More washouts are reported on the railroad. Trains had just begun to pass regularly. Caught Fine Red Pox. There are not many fox hunters now in the county, but the few remaining are experts and great lovers of the sport. Last Wednesday morning Mc trs. John D. W. Watts. Jim Wade, Mason Hill and Carl Fuller ran down a tine red fox in one hour and forty live minutes in the country to the left of Stomp springs. Mr. Watts says it was quite an exciting run and thoroughly enjoy* d by the men, and indeed the does came in for their share of fun. In speaking of his dogs Mr. Walls said he had about the finest in the country in speed. In proof of this he related the opinion of Kir. Hitchcock, who summers at Aiken, that the dogs bought of Mr. Walls were the best in his kennel, and he has some from all parts of the country and from England. On Monday morning Mr. Watts and his friends let the fox loose and ran him down again in forty-two minutes. Death of Waterloo Ciiizen. Mr. I. T. Saxon, familiarly known us "Dock," died at his home near Water loo yesterday morning a! 1(1 o'clock. He was about CO years old and is sur vived by his widow and three children, Mrs. Marion Whin, of l/iuivns. Mrs. John McPherson and Mr. William Saxon, of Waterloo. He was an in dustrious, patriotic citizen whose death is a loss to his community. TWO AHE INJURED IN WRECK ON 0., N. & L. Passenger Train No. 52 Met With Seri ous Accident Near Uary's Men- I day Afternoon, Atlantic Coast Line train No. from Charleston to Greenville, met with an accident near Gary's, on the Columbia, Nowberry and Laurens railroad about i o'clock Monday afternoon, the tender of the engine and Ihe mail and baggage cars leaving the track. Mail Clerk .1. L. Killian, of Greonville, was struck by a stove in the car and was painfully but not seriously hurl. Baggage Master Carver, of Grcenvillo, was injured by an iron safe striking him in tho abdo men, the extent of his injuries have not been learned hut they are not I I thought to be serious. None of the passengers were hurt beyond a severe shaking up. The derailed train was nut by south-bound passenger train No. ?:i and a transfer connection made. Mr. Killian is a brother-in-law of Mr. C. I). Moseloy, of this city. Because of this wreck no train from Coiumbia came into Laurens Tuesday morning. However, a track was built around the wreck and the mid-day trains passed all right. Tacky Parly at Cross Mill. Cross Hill, Sept. 7. ?One of the most delightful events of last week was a "Tacky Tarty" given by Miss Leila Bryson at her beautiful suburban home in honor of Mrs. Ida Whyte, of Greens boro, N. C. As tho gaily dressed crowd were clamoring for the first hand shake with their hostess "each in turn" were served with a block of gum. Miss Bry son was assisted in entertaining by Misses Carrio ami Nancy Goodman, Miss Goodman in her inimitable style serving stick candy, ginger bread and lemonade. As a finale a vote was taken for the "tackiest" couple. Miss Wilma Kamey ' won the girl's prize, "a box of stick ' candy," and Mr. Roy Simmons the boy 's j prize, "a ginger bread man." All voted Miss Bryson an ideal hostess. Those present were: Mrs. Ida Whyte, of Greensboro, N, ('., Misses Annie Sims, Janie Pinson, Lizzie Carter, Belle Madden, Mary and Kloise Brown, Wilma Kamey, Ben Brown, Edith Anderson, Lillian Prothil, Kminio, Carrie and Nancy Goodman; Messrs. Ruf US Walker, Koy Simmons, ] Carl Proffltt, Marvin Anderson, lluedi! Puller, Hugh and Broadus Pinson, Jim Crisp, Thornwoll Boyce, Gua Pinson,' Hazel Smith, Benton Matthews, Booze Pratt, of Ninety-Six, Henry Bryson. Richard Carroll (o Lecture. Rov. Richard Carroll, of Columbia, will lecture in St. Paul colored Baptist church Friday night, September lllh, 011 "Bow the Negro Can Remain in This Country and Have Peace." Spe cial provision for white people. Ad mission 10 cents. CLOSE CONTEST IN SECOND PRIMARY. Two Karos Especially In to res ting. FIVE BOXES MISSING. Sullivan Elected to The House?Pitta Superintendent of Education? llairston Coroner. All hut live boxes were beard from at !>::?0 o'clock last, night, the five being Tip-top, Brcwcrton, Uaniol'a Store, Ml. rieasant and Odell, the voto in these boxes amounting to about 250. From the total vote accounted, 2,910, it is positively assured that Mr. Jared I). Sullivan, the prohibition candidate, is elected to the Legislature. Mr. Geo. L. Pitts is elected superin tendent of education by a good major ity, and it appears that Captain T. .1. Ducket! is defeated for sheriff. The predictions are that the three old ollicors, Nash, Duckctt and Watts are defeated. Mr. Dorroh practically conceded Mr. Me( raw's election last night, while, Mr. Duckctt thinks he can hardly over come Mr. Owillgs' lead. The state ticket in Laurens surprised many ill Smith's lead of 104 over IOvans last night. It was conceded that Swear iIlgen and Cansler would carry the county. The returns were secured with more ease at this election, although the boxes "over the river" could not be reached. _ State Ticket in Laurens, Returns from ?? boxes on the Stale ticket give the following: Evans. 1254 Smith. HIT) Mcllichnmp. r>2.'t Swoaringor. 20lio Cansler. 1950 Caughinan. 71.'5 Light boxes Oil the State ticket, are yet to hear. RURAL DELIVERY ASSOCIATION. Meeting of County Society Was Held Monday at Poslofficc. A meeting of the Laurens County Rural Letter Curriers' association was held Monday at tin* postollice with a fairly good number of the carriers of the county present. Several reports were heard by the association and rou tine matters disposed of. The matter of tho repair work on roads and bridges since the recent Hoods was discussed informally and informa tion was given to the effect t hai in some sections the citizens have taken up the work and put the roads in a passable, condition and in some instances ropaired or rebuilt small bridges. The associa tion expressed itself as gratified with Supervisor Humbert's appeal to I he people in tin;; eirieigency and it is be lieved there will be a general response on the part of the patriotic citizens of t he county. Second Primary Election. PliUClNCTH Clinton. Clinton Mill. Laurens Mill . I lope well. Laurens No. I . . . Laurons No. 2... Dial Church. I 'nwer. Lydia Mill. Cray (!our( . Waterloo. 1 .angst on < 'hurch Ora. Cross Hill. .Mount ville. Watts Mills. Goldvillc. Kinn?. Cook's Store .... lOkoni. TuinUin ? Shoals. Stewart.. Store. . Pleasant Mound. Princeton;. Youngs . Woodvillc. Shiloli. I ilinford Station. Toi \i. dal u r< Auditor Shorill" 11 in ir?i ?15 015 2 I 07 25( i !l 17 Id '?!? 17 I no i-.7 IM 17 Supt. of I'd I in; :'.l III 12 2\ ill it 1o| \2 121 21 10 11 ftO Hi 10 :'l 2(X! 1(2 lot" I III 2h0 !10 17 112 2<S :!8 :\h 6(1 01 Oil 57 !J0 20 111; i 1728 ?I". 21 ni '.?2 22 no .' I! ? IS I; l.:o (15 G!5 ni ? ??> 11 11 18 84