The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, September 09, 1908, Image 2
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
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