The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, September 09, 1908, Image 1
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.
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Clinton Mill.
Laurens Mill .
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Laurens No. I . . .
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Dial Church.
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Lydia Mill.
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Waterloo.
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Watts Mills.
Goldvillc.
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Cook's Store ....
lOkoni.
TuinUin ? Shoals.
Stewart.. Store. .
Pleasant Mound.
Princeton;.
Youngs .
Woodvillc.
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