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HARRIS SPRINGS HOTEL FAILURE. Later Facts Concerning Management. HB. PETTUS IN CHARGE Laurens Attorneys Interested in (he Adjustment of the Motel's Tangled Affairs. Facts 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 the hotel to Mr. Henry Z. Rees for th season. It cannot he learned just where Mr. Rees is from,hut it is know n that he once managed large hotels in Atlanta and Richmond and came to Harris highly recommended. Now, iL is current talk that he has dealt dis honestly with his lessors, leaving the 1>1.ue without having paid any rent and presumably carrying with him a large amount of the hotel receipts. Mr. Rees came to Laurens last Sunday night and registered at Cray's hotel. Soon after a telephone message was re ceived by an attorney here to the effect that some parties from Harris were on Ihe way up to Laurens to have Mr. Rees arrested for breach of trust. Upon their arrival, however, it was found that only Mr. Jack Brown, the liveryman for the hotel, had a just claim for breach of trust, the jumping of rent not being so considered. It seems that Mr. Rees would collect hack fart: from the guests and had not turned these amounts over to Mr. Brown. At the conference here Mr. Lee.; paid Mr. lirown the amount due him. On Monday Messrs. Cannon and Todd of the local bar went down to Harris to ?? tile 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 possiblo to pay these negro servants only Hi per cent, of their wages, which was at once due. None of the season's rent was paid. It may here be remarked that Harris Springs hotel was this year equipped w ith about ? he finest and most extravagant corps of servants that could be found any where, it having some exceedingly high priced cooks and other help. Upon the payment of the hack fares due Mr. Brown, Mr. Rees was allowed to leave; where he went no one seems (o know. Mrs. Rees passed through the city one day last week. In the in vestigation by the attorneys it was found that the sum of $l()(i bad been deposited by Mrs. Rees in the Bank of Cross Hill,which had lately been check ed out to a bank in Atlanta. President Pettus of the Harris Springs company, a resident now at the springs but formerly of Augusta, took up the management of the hotel for the remainder of the season tor the accom modation of the remaining guests, the larger number of them having left tho 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 .Hike. However, they were prevailed upon to serve the few remaining meals with a |. miso from Mr. Pettus, in whom they had full confidence, that they would receive their wages. It was through Mr. Pettus' able dealings that the 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 the streets, at tended, as they were, with wild screams and strenuous resistance. The police say they have never dealt with such a bad case as was this negro man's, lie was arrested at 2 o'clock and at 12 Sat urday night he had not quieted down. It is said that the cocaine habit among thei "groes here has reached alarming pro|\ 'lions. ...v. Joseph Plan! to Speak. Bov. Joseph Piani, the ex-Italian priest, will address the Baptist prayer meeting tonight in the First Baptist church. Mr- Piani is an excellent speaker and his addresses are intensely interesting. The public are cordially nvited, MOUNT VILLI] NEWS GIVEN FOB WEEK. Death Of Mrs. Calvin Fuller?Union Meet ing Held With Benvcrdum Church-?Oilier News. Mountville, Sept. 7. Mountvilfo has again been called upon to mourn anoth er death. Mrs. Addio Fuller, widow of Cal L. Fuller, died Friday evening af ter a brief illness. She was taken sick Otl Wednesday'night and lived about Is hours. Saturday afternoon her remains were laid to rest in the family grave yard near her home. Mrs. Fuller was a quiet, unobtrusive Christian lady, n member of the Mountville Presbyterian church, and in meekness and humility she tried to imitate the life of her 1 ?i vine Master. Herman) relatives and friends have the consolntioi oft sym pathizing community. Mr. John C. Cluck has r< irn- I from a visit to his people in Ten . . Mr. Cluck is one of our Confci rat?? vete rans and we are glad he is ? ijoyiug th< pleasant associations of li Mr. Brooks Goodman, carrier on R. F, D No. 2, spent his vacation this Bummer on the Bencoast of North Caro lina. Mr. John L. Anderson on his return trip from the mountains was delayed several days by the Moods. He 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. John L. Fellers' family. Messrs. T. S. Langston and .!. P. Caldwell, of the Registration Board, on their tour over the 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 the work of registration in Laurens. county WO have without doubt a true case of mutual fitness of men ami position. The union meeting at Benvcrdum church the fifth Saturday and Sunday was an interesting and successful occa sion. Besides the interesting discussion of several live topics Bl'O. W. P. Tur ner preached both Saturday and Sunday and y Election of over twenty dollars was x. ;n Sunday for slate missions. The work of gathering and ginning cotton is now engaging tin- attention of our peoplo. Several bales have already been ginned and sold. FALL TERM COURT CONVENES SEPT. 28. TIlO fall term of General Sessions Court will l)e convened on Monday, Sept. 28th, with Judge K. W. Mom minger, of Charleston, on the bench. The jury commissioners met yesterday and drew the first week jurors as fol lows : Laurens Township P. ?), Langston, H. II. Young, J. W Abrains. G. 1!. Finloy, T. R. Blakoly. Scuffletown M. A. Sumorol. Jacks G. C. Young, VV. J. Henry, W. L. Lynn, J. II. Pitts. Hunter R. 1'. Adair, R. II. Young, W. M. Sumorol, J. L. Crawford. M. B. Bcdonbaugh, T. .1. Chandler. Co .. W. Young. Cross Hill M. 'I'. Simpson, F. P. Pinson. Waterloo G. .VI. Moore, J. II. Pitts, L. S. Cooper, T. L. Oxnur, J. L. An derson, F. V. Milam. Dials-J. T. Brooks, (i. F. Dofroh, W. VV. Yoargin, 1'.. C. Burns, John A. Aborcromblo, W. R, Owings. Youngs T. J. I.ay Ion, o. C. God* frey, II. R. Prior. J. M. Fleming, L. B. Bailey. $.?..SH 10 Lilly. On Saturday night at !' p. in., we will give aWay two $2.50 gold pieces as fid lows: The person holding the luchy number, white coupon, gels the llrnl $2,50. Second drawing, blue coupon, a lady must hold this coupon as this draw ing will bo for ladies' only. The lady holding the lucky number of blue cou pon will go", $2.50 in gel!. At the Moving Picture Then! to. Hen Lays Two Ljrgs a Da;., Mr. R, L. Cook, of Young's town ship, was in Laurens Saturday and paid The Advertiser a visit. In the course of his very pleasant conversation In told uf a hen that be bad. The hen has been laying two eggs a day for a few days past f&mothing unusual.' Sho is of the Indian game breed and Mr. Cook says be will get some more of them if they do that well. FLOOD DAMA?ES AT BOYD'S 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 Hood damages at BoytFs mill : Mr, P. 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 New berry on Sunday. He had been out to the river the day before. He found that the river bad cut a new channel through a lull nearly forty feet high and had left the dam constructed by the power company standing off to one side. A rTow dam will have to be constructed to turn the river hack 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'.),872; Smith,49,025; Mcl lichamp, :;i,'J5:!; Swcaringcn, 40,561; Cunslcr, 36,360; Caughman, 35.779. Smith and Swearingen are elected, while Cansler's success is not assured. Woods-Boyd. .Miss Mamie Woods, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ceo. P. Woods, of Fountain Inn, and Mr. Ceo. Boyd, of Anderson, were married at the bride's home on Saturday, Sept. 5th, the ceremony be ing performed by the Rev. G. H. Wad dell, of the Methodist church. Mr. Boyd is a prominent younnr man and the agent of the C. & W. C. 'ail road at Anderson. At one time 1.0 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. Earl and Tom Mills have gone to Davidson College. Mrs. Dean, of Greenville, is visiting her daughter, Miss Sue Dean. Dr. Beason, of the Eden section of Dial's, was in the city Monday. Miss Hallye Thames, of Charleston, is visiting her sister, Mrs. II. K. Aiken. Mr. .Jack McCravy is visiting rela tives in Greenvilloand Easloy this week. Mr. T. F. Babb, of Tumbling Shoals, paid a pleasant call at this offico Mon day. Messrs. M. B. McCuen and .1. M. Wood, of Princeton, wen1 in town Mon day. Miss Lucia Daniels has returned to Spartanburg after a visit to Miss Lucy C lardy. Mrs. M. II. Babb and daughter, Miss Minnie, are visiting in the Babblown section. Miss Emma Hutchcrson has returned to Grconvillo after a visit to Mrs. .I.A. ('opcland. Mr. Jesse K. Vance, formerly of this city, is now in charge of the oil mill at Edgcflold. Mis. C. 11. Hicks returned Saturday from a month's visit in Knoxville and Seviorvillo, Tonn. Miss Nancye Howard, of Oreenville, is visiting at tho home of Mr. Robert Brown near the city. Misses Starnes anil Howard, of Grconvillo, are visiting Mrs. R. C. Brown at Chestnut Ridge. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Yarborough, of Spartanburg, spent Thursday in the city as the guest of Mrs. II. \v. Ander son. Mrs. d. Wade Anderson, Mrs. Thos. F. Ray and Mrs. Maria Boulware spent last Wednesday with relatives at Clin ton. Mr. Calhoun McGownn rolurncn home the latter part of last week from Col umbia fora few days rest before resum ing his studies at Carolina. Mrs. W. F. Marrell and (d)ildren, 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 his father. Mr. Wright : has been slightly indisposed recently, Dr. W. C. Irby, who returned two weeks ago from 'fate. Springn. has been confined to his home shfee returning. Dr. Irby was able to be on the street* Tuesday, Mr. W. W. Ball of the editorial staff of The News and Courier, passed through Laurens Suitday onroute for Charleston from Kendcrsonvillo. Mr. Ball's family are still in the mountains. EDUCATIONAL RALLY SERVICE. Cross Mill 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. Thayer and Solicitor Cooper, of Laurens. made ex cellent addresses. Col. J. II. Wharton, or Waterloo, was among the visitors. Messrs. John Hanns and John Fuller have been on the sich list the past week. Mr. Dave Black's two little children have been seriously ill. They are bel ter today. Mrs. J. R. Wilcut is quite ill at the hospital in Columbia. Dr. Miller spent a day in Columbia the past week. Mr. Arthur Lcatnan sohl the lirst bale of new cotton here at 8. cents last week. Master Robert Carloy fell from a box car and broke his arm Saturday. Mr. H. /.. Nabcrs and family wi re recent visitors to our city. Miss Aurelia Vance, of Clinton, is, spending a few days with Misses Kale and Annie Austin. There will be one new thin to do busi ness here. Mr. Jeff Coats will open up goods in the Payne brick store. Mr. John Rudd will bo associated ill business with J. W. Workman & Co. Mr. Calvin Hill will he with Mr. R. A. Austin. Mr. J. Q. Walker ami little daughter will leave for Texas to make bis 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. (ins Coats died yesterday. Heavy rains fell here last Friday and Saturday. More washouts arc-reported on the railroad. Trains had just begun to pass regularly. Caught Fine Red Fox. There are not many fox hunters now in the county, but the few remaining are experts and great lovers of the spoi l. Last Wednesday morning Mi ssi s. John I). W. Watts. Jim Wade, Mason Hill and Carl Fuller ran down a line rod fox in one hour and forty-five minutes in the country to the left of Stomp springs. Mr. Watts says il was quite an exciting run and thoroughly enjoyed by the men. and indeed the dogs came m for their share of fun. In speaking of his dogs Mr. Watts said he had about the finest in the country in spi ed. In proof of this he related the Opinion of Mr. Hitchcock, w ho summers at Aikoil, thai the dogs bought of Mr. Watts were the best in his kennel, and he has some from all parts of the country and from England. On Monday morning Mr. Walts and his friends let the fox loose and ran him down again in forty-two minutes. Death of Waterloo Citizen. Mr. J. T. Saxon, familiarly known a "Dock," died at his home near Water loo yesterday morning at I" o'clock, lie was about 60 years old and is sur vived by his widow and three children, Mrs. Marion Winn, of Laurens, Mrs. John McPhcrson and Mr. William Saxon, of Wntorloo. He was an in dustrious, patriotic citizen whose death is a loss lo bis community. TWO ARE INJURED IN WRECK ON C, N. & L. Passenger Train No. 52 Mel With Seri ous Accident Near tiary's Mon day Afternoon. Atlantic Coast Line train No. ?2 from Charleston to Grconvillo, mot with an accident near Gary's, on the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens railroad about 1 o'clock Monday afternoon, tho tender of the engine and the mail and baggage cars leaving the track. Mail Clerk J. L. Killian, of Grconvillo, was struck by a stove in the car and was painfully but not seriously burl. Baggage Master Carver, of Grconvillo, was injured by an iron safe striking him in the abdo men, the extent of his injuries have not been learned hut Ihey arc not: thought to l>? serious. None of the passengers were hurt beyond a severe shaking up. The derailed train was nut by south-bound passenger train No. .">;{ and a transfer connection made. Mr. Killian is a brother-in-law of Mr. C. I). Moseloy, of this city. 15ecau.se of this wreck no train from Columbia came into Laurens Tuesday morning. However, a track was built around the wreck and the mid-day trains passed all right. Tacky Party at Cross Hill. Cross Hill, Sept. 7. One of the most delightful events of last week was a "Tacky Parly" given by Miss Leila I h yson at her beautiful suburban boon in honor of Mrs. Ida Whyte,of Greens boro, N. C. As tho gaily drossod crowd v.cn 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 Carrie and Nancy Goodman, Miss Goodman in her inimitable style serving stick candy, ginger bread and lemonade. Asa finale a vote was taken for the "tackiest" couple. Miss Wilma Kamey won tho girl's prize, "a box of stick' candy," and Mr. Roy Simmons the boy's ? prize, "a ginger bread man." All voted Miss Bryson an ideal hostess. Those present were: Mrs. Ida Whyte, of Greensboro, N. C, Misses Annie Sims, Janie Pinson, Lizzie Carter, Belle Madden, Mary and ICIoisc Brown, Wilma Kamey, Hen Brown, Edith Anderson, L ilian Prollitt, Emmie, Carrie and Nancy Goodman; Messrs. Ruf US Walker, Roy Simmons, ! Carl Proffltt, Marvin Anderson, Hugh Fuller, Hugh and Broadus Pinson, ,lim Crisp, Thornwcll BoyCO, Gus Pinson, : Hazel Smith, Bcnton Matthews, Booze Pratt, of Ninety-Six, Henry Bryson. Richard Carroll to Lecture. Kev. Richard Carroll, of Columbia, will lecture in St. Paul colored Baptist church Friday night, September I Ith, on "How the Negro Can Remain in 'I bis Country and Have Peace. " Spe cial provision for white people. Ad mission 10 cents. CLOSE CONTEST IN SECOND PRIMARY. Two Races Especially In teresting;. FIVE BOXES MISSING. Sullivan Ejected to The House?Pitts Superintendent of Education? Hairston Coroner. All but live boxes wore board from at !>:.'!<> o'clock last night, the live being Tip-top, Brcwcrlon, Duniol'a Store, Mt. Pleasant and Odcll, the vote in fliese boxes amounting to about 260. From tho total vote accounted, 2,010, it is positively assured that Mr. Jared I). Sullivan, the prohibition candidate, is elected to the Legislature. Mr. Cleo. L. Pitts is elected superin lendent of education by a good major ity, and it appears that Captain T. J. Duckctt is defeated for sheriff. The predictions are that the three old ollicers, Nash, Duckctt and Wat Is are defeated. Mr. Dorroh practically concoded Mr. McCrnvy's election last night, while Mr. Duckctt thinks he can hardly over come Mr. Owings1 lead. The state ticket in Laurens surprised many in Smith's lead of 164 over lOvans last night. It was conceded that Swcar ingcn and Cansler would carry tho county. The returns were secured with more ease at this election, although the boxes "over the river" could not bo reached. State Ticket in Laurens, Holums from '2a boxes on the Stale ticket give the following: Lvans. 1254 Smith. 1416 Mellicham|>. 623 Swearinger. 2060 Cansler. 1060 Caughman. 7Pt Light boxes on Hie Slate ticket are yet to bear. RURAL DELIVERY ASSOCIATION. Meeting of County Society Was Meld Monday at Postofficc, A meeting of the Laurens County Rural Letter Carriers' association was held Monday at the postofTico 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 the repair work on roads and bridges since the recent Hoods was discussed informally and informa tion was given to the effect that in some sections the citizens have taken up tho work and put the roads in a passable, condition and in some instances repaired or rebuilt small bridges. The associa tion expressed ilself as gratified with Supervisor Humbert's appeal to the people in this emergency and it is be lieved there will he a general response on the part of the patriotic citizens of the county. Second Primary Election ilnlun IMvKCINC'J ('lini < ni. Clinton Mill . Laurens Mill. Hopcwcll. Laurens No. 1... I .nurcns No. 2..., Dial Church. l'oWIT. Lydia Mill. (Sray (Jourl . Waterloo. L?ngsten Church Oiii. Cross Hill. Mouulvillc. Watts Mills. tJoldvillo. Ilcnno. Cook's Store .... lOkom. Tunibliii]; Shoals. StOWai'lS Store. . I'lonsant Mound. I 'rineelon,. Youngs . Wood vi lie. Shiloh. I .an ford Slat ion. i Oil \> c.o His 12 2!? 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