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Real Estate of J. Y. Gar Ungton involved. MOTION TO DISSOLVE. Carolin? Agency of the Nome, Georgia, Life Insurance Co. Plaintiff in This Interesting Case. There was a hearing yesterday bo fore Judge liydrick on a motion to dis solve the attachment upon tho lands of J. v. Garllngton, a warrant of at tatchment having been issued by the Carolina Agency upon Mr. Garling ton'slands> in Laurens in January. The motion to dissolve the attachment was argued by Mr. A. C. Todd and '??.nisei for the company was heard n the other side, but Judge liydrick did not announce his decision veater lay. He indicated that he would give tho attorneys on both sides ipportunity to look further Into the matter and, It they wished, submit to him additional authorities on tho ques tion at issue. The decision will prob ably he announced next week. This case is a very interesting one. following the attat< hinent of the lands .! the president of the Scmlnole Se curities company to secure, as alleg ed, amounts due the Carolina Agency >i tiie State Mutual Life Insurance company of Home. Ga. The complaints in the case alleges an amount lue of not less than $25,000. The lands of Garllngton are a part in Lau rens and partially in the country round the town of Lnurens. When the hearing to dissolve the nttatchmeut came up before Judge liy drick, Mr. A. C. Todd of the firm of Dial and Todd of Laurens appeared I tor Mr. Garllngton, and Messrs. Logan .v Edmunds of this city for the plaintiff < 'ompnny. Mr. Todd's contention was that tin proceeding was purely an equitable one and that the lands could not in SttCh oases lie attached. lie cited authorities to sustain this point. The whole proceeding is one of consider ? hie technicality, as are all cast s of this nature. rite Complaint. The complaint made hy the Carolina Agency company states that it is and wo ; a duly incorporated Company, with a capital slock of S150.000, divid ed into 1,500 shares, with a par value of $10 each: that John V. GarliugtOU, treasurer and general mnumigcr of the company, held 7,500 shares. Among his duties was receiving and caring for funds of plaintiff and keep ing books ami account relating there, to. it is alleged in the complaint that he, acting on a resolution passed hy the board of directors, sold and disposed of about 5,000 s.. >,res of stock a: $10 each, collecting about $50,000; that in1 received for plaintiff on pre miums on insurance policies Issued by the state Mutual Insurance com pany of Itome.Ga., through plaintiff, its g. aeral agent, about $70, 000; that, although frequently called upon by plaintiff to account for his actions ami doings as general inaiUUlgcr and (teas it ?, r a.id to account to it for money received by iiiin, less tho sum author |/.ed to ho naii! out by him. the defen dant hits never dom' so. hut or. tile contrary has departed from ?!:? St nth i (iti < ouilintcs to absent himself there frotii for the purpose of t'efehliug and defrauding plaintiff. Warrant of Attachment. The tvfirrnhi of attachment involves t;.> billowing: I'ndivldcd half intereni in n tract or land, known as the W. it. Voting place.: ? :i Lhurens county, and containing! 555 acres, more' or less. This land v ,| : ci Ibed in lack's township. Lall? ;?< ns 'Otinly. An undivided half inter est fu a tract of land in Jacks town ship. Laurens county, containing 500 acres, inol'o or less, known as the Owings place; a tract of SIS! 1-! ncres, more or less, bounded hy land i now or formerly owned by John Y, Garllngton, hinds known as Hank lands, formerly of L. I'. W. His. r; .; ;(, . ee|, portions of I'.ieSO COftofti thicks of hand situate in Lau.vn. Cotihly. heretofore come; et! to John v. Garllngton by Mary Y. Garliti) dm. hy in (' de?d ittnlor dtit? of January, I jjoo, described a i tract of I.?0? acres, more or I CSS, known as trek No. '1 0f jho Key ?er sttrvcy; tract No. of ,??, ,;,,,. survey, fontnlnlng 555 neriosi j ii oi .? or less; i rncl of I .?t?JS tu res, (< oul im cd < ii Pago Eight.) ANOTHER CHAPTER SN HUNTER CASE. Wash Munter Secures Stil) Order i roiu Chief Just Ire Pope ami will Appeal to 1. S. Court. Monday's News and Courier con ti.ins the following interesting dis patch from Nowbcrry: Chief Justice V. J. Pope lias stayed the remittitur in the case of the state vs G. Wash Hunter, recently aflirmed by the Supreme Court, for thirty days, upon petition of the defendant, in order to give time to perfect an appeal in the case to the supreme Court of the United States. Hunter, who was charged with murder in the killing of P.!bort P. Copeland, In LnU rena County, was tried four times in I.aureus county, after which the venue was changed to Greenwood where in Pi bruary of last year he was con victed of manslaughter and sentenced eight years on the public work or in the state Penitentiary. In his appeal i'i the Supreme Court it was conten ded, among oilier things, thai the Constitution of the United States gave him the right to he tried in the county where the alleged offence was com mitted. Other constitutional ques tions were raised. The exceptions wert; overruled, however, and the case was recently aflirmed. Hunter's attorneys went before Chief Justice Pope upon a petition setting forth that III their appeal the Constitution and laws of the United States were drawn in question. And that petitioner was desirous of hav ing these questions passed upon by the Supreme Court of the United Stall's. The petition prays that the remittitur ho stayed to give defendant time to perfect his appeal. I SIM; HOY IPS MILL POWF.H. Lines All (her the Cltj Arc Supply ing Man) Motors. Work en the lines constructed by the Reedy River Power Company has been pushed with all possible rapidity so that now the entire city is strung with this Company's lines furnishing power to many small plants that use motors as Well as to the city. As is well known, the Reedy River Power Company has a contract t? furnish the city's electricity for lighting purposes and for very small motors. In addition to this the Company has the privilege of selling power to parties desiring amounting to over three horse power. P.ramlett's shops are now equipped with motors and all the work in that establishment is run by electricity. Mr. Bramlctt is much pleased with the ar rangement. The I.aureus Steam Laun dry is installing motors and will pur chase power from the Reedy River Co. Put the largest contract made is with Watts Mills. As stated in The Adver tiser a few weeks ago, the Watts Mills ?is building an addition; this part will he run by the power direct from Royd's Mill. Tili: L1KN 1, \ IV AS PASSKR. Text ni' Hill Given Kor Information of Inquirers. Columbia, March tl Special: Thero appears to be a general dosire lo get more intimate knowledge of I ho status <.:' the lieh law legislation. This morning's mall brought an Inquiry for the Act exactly as it was ratified, The Act ? : exceedingly id'.ort tri hero given in f?ll, it provide.: He i: enact od by (he General Assem bly of the Stale of South Carolina thai Section ",(;."?!'. Volume i, Code oi Law:-, of South Carolina, IU?U, relating to lit ns for advances be, and the sumo Is, ll< Ccby i epeab'd. S eSiou 2. That ail Acts or pans of Act -, inconsistent with this Act i>e. and tin- same are. hereby repeated Section This Act shall take oifooi on the Hrst day of January, \. i>. lOio, Provld id that all Ii ms taken before this A< t lakes effect shall be valid, and may bo enforced as now provided by law. Approvi d March I, 1000. It u ill bO noted that tin re 1.? no possibb occasion lo worry about the lien law until this year has come t;> ,i complete end. l>r. c. Puller IIurL 111 ;?:! :..:<(ing to gel out of ?he way of a team m ar the postofUcoi Insl Fri day, I >r. A. ( . FUlb r foil on the hard ri menl walk and broke one rib. Ilia many friends will he pleased, how ever, to learn that the Doctor is get ting along well and that no serious results haVo followed?tho painful ac , < ideal. D \ II TIIK S WA NN \1I (tl\ Ell Yt'otild Construct Grout Power Plant Near Augusta. Col. N. I). Dial has returned 10 tho city from Washington, whore lie spent somo days in an effort to got a govern ment grant to construct a ?lata across the Savannah river at a point eight miles north of Augusts preparatory to the building of a power plant at that place. The scheme is a Georgia-Car olina enterprise, Mr. .1. 1.. llankinson of Augusta being associated with Mr. Dial in the effort. Already the chart er for the company has been issued by the South Carolina legislature, but tin* Savannah river being a navigable stream national legislation for the construction <>; a dam is necessary. The proposed plant is to bo of large proportions, the capital stock being $500.000 . with privilege to Increase to $100,000,1. it purposes gener ating at the outset about 10,000 horse power of electricity and will supply towns and eith's in the vicinity. Securing the necessary legislation by cougress is the interesting ques tion, owing to the position which President Taft may or may not take on the matter. Mr. Dial failed to get through any measure in his recent trip, hence the matter rests until the special term this month. General election Yesterday. According to the rules of election, the nominees tor municipal ollices were voted on hy the people yesterday. The \ote was small, but all those nom inated In the Democratic primary two weeks tlgO were elected. MINISTERIAL UNION MEETS. I.aureus Association of Ministers Met (in Monday. According to the usual program, the Laurens Ministerial union held its monthly meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms at II o'clock on Monday <ii this week. Nearly nil tho members were present and the meeting was a success. Rev. J. M Shell was enrolled as a new member. A constitution and set of by-laws were adopted as submitted by Rev. c. F\ Ranklll, who was last mouth ap pointed a committee of one to frame them. Possibly tite most important matter disposed of at the meeting Monday was the agreement upon uniform hours for church services in the city. Prom now until the fall months, morning worship at all the churches will begin at 1 1 o'clock, and ev< ning services at 8 o'clock ami the prayer meeting at s o'clock on Wednesday evening. At the First Raptist. the men's prayer meetings are to lie held on Sunday aftoruoop at !!::I0 o'clock. This schedule of hours takes effect at once and the prayer meetings tonight will begin at s o'clock. A vote of thanks was extended The Advertiser for its oiler to the min isters to use its columns for church service announcenu ats. Installation Ser\ ices. Tho Installation services of Rev, .1. .1. I lari ell as pastor of Obi Fields Presbyterian church, will take place next Sabbath at eleven o'clock at old Pichls ( Lurch. Lev. Charten F. Ran kin of Laurens. will preside ami pro pound ti.e constitutional questions, and deliver the charges to the pastor and people, and Rev. It. P. Pell, I >. D . president of Con verso college, will preach I he sermon. The public nre cordially Invited, K'tfiitill/alioti Hoar! Organizes, The Laurens County Hoard of Equal ization was i'0-?rftottlztd ;.' a hit rtihg held yesterday hi life ofllco of the COtlllty auditor, Mr. U, P, Adltil' 01 Clinton being elected OS chairman. Vtidltor McGravy, by virtue of his of Ihre, act as clerk to the board. The board adopted some resolutions rela tive to tax returns ami arranged n schodttlo for the work of the board. Another meeting will bo hold two Weeks later. VlslfOil Hreein ille. Rev. \v. D. Ilammctt, Messrs. C. H. Hobo and .1. s .Hennott spent yester day In Greenvlllo. nttonding tho .'treat revival services being conducted In that city by the Rev. c <>. \v. Trrtotl of Texas. S'otleo to (he >>. R. Miss Let t ie Todd, sccrolar.v of the Menry Laurens Cfioplcr, Daughters ol the American n volution, requests the members of the diopter to meet with Mrs. W. D. ForgUSOtl net Friday after, noon at 1 o'clock. the 1 jiom is lech hi: kecpiAi . Or. It II (I Mrs. Tiltt Ullis Ol" XowlMTPJ Please I aureus V [id lent e. Under the auspices of the gv?dod school library association, Dr. Hoy /.. Thomas and .Mrs. Thomas of XowbclT.v u|i|ieared Friday evening ;.t Ibo city opera house hi iheir lecture recital. The programme consisted <>r a lecture by Dr. Thomas on "The Llfe Tragcdy of Edgar Allen Poe" and a number of vocal solos by Mrs, Thomas. A very small audience greeted these entertainers, and the receipts were insuflicicut to cover the expenses. Very seldom have die people of I.aurt us had the opportunity of hear ing such a IcctUI'O as the lew who were prt sent enjoyed on Friday even ing. Viewed from any standpoint it was a masterpiece; highly entertaining; In teresting, Intense!) Instructive, it held the atlenilo'.i of the audience through out, delivered as it was in most pleas ing style. Dr. Thomas is fairly saturated with ideas about the lite and poetry of the foremost of American poets, thoroughly in love with the weird beauty of these lines penned under such trying circumstan ces and (lowing from a mind ami heart torn with grief and misfortunes. His audience on Friday evening could not hut be impressed with the argu ments advanced in favor of the much criticl'/.od and. by many, the much hated poet of America; they heard I'oe's side of it. ami Poe rose in their favor. In his rendering of a number of I'oe's poems. Dr Thomas was especially line, partlculary in "The Hells."' The writer has heard a number of Interpretations of the wonderful poem, lint none has equalled that of Dr. Thomas'. "The Haven" was ex ceedingly well interpreted, especially the latter half of it. .Mrs. Thomas' singing was a pleas ing feature of the evening's entertain ment. She had an unusually sweet voice ami sang with excellent expres sion. dpa TU Ol MISS a x xik cook. Young Woman of Cross Hill Dies at Home of Itro(her. Cross Hill. March V .Miss Annie Cook died last Thursday night ami was burled at the Haptisl cemetery Saturday. She leaves one sister and three brothers to mourn their loss. .Miss Annie has been living in Green ville; she and her shier. .Miss Sllllle, for sometime. She came to Ct'OSf Hill a tew weeks ago sich. She dl ! at the home of her brother. .Mr. .lohn Cook. .Mr. Joseph T. Ligon id" Greenwood was with relatives here Saturday. I Miss Conic Tinsley of Hodges is visiting a: Mr. W. T. Modden's. Quite a number of Cross Hill people will attend Court at I.aureus this week. i;< v O. M. Hollingsworth filled his appointment at the Presbyterian church here Sunday. He will llnish his studies at the seminary in April and the chiirChes of Liberty Springs, MOUntvlHo and Litiboll Will try to in duce him lo accept this Work as Iheir pastor. Mr. \v. T. Grown, nutchfiii: t. ha ids shoo ni lirly i oiupleted and ri ady for ? plant by hlttlittg in a htliuber of gliis for the fall business. Tv.o of dur oitifceim were dlseu'tslhu bogs. One of flieiil had killed a 100 llOlllltler and l.e said he had rather have two that Would weigh slot) pounds each. The other man remarked: "I never have seen :. slice of ham too Pie. yet did you Willie?" addressing Iiis son. Willie said. "No. sir."' Mr it, F. Wade has bought a lot on South Main street ami will blllld a re.- Ideiice mi i?. Ihev Missed Hare Trend Those Who failed to Ina!1 Dr. am! Mrs. Thomas at the opera house on last Friday evening were the losers. The evening's cntorttil?tncni was probably the best thai Louroilfi has had i'i a year's tllUOJ and to think tlinl so fl ..? enjoyed it ! The WOt'd "lecturo" has lt.< terrors for some oeopl? and doubtless is justified in tionio Inrtnucesi but Dr. Thorn n lecture Wrtli an Intellectual treat and should have hi en heard by every per son in the city! they could have lonril ? d solle i.liins. J. P, Dil LARD DIED SUNDAY MORNING Kitvv I nn" llliios Prominent Citizen of < Union Pusses Vwaj Mas a Distinguished \ derail. Clinton, March 8. Mr. .!. P. Dillnrd died at his home here about 7 o' clock on Sunday morning, and was buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery this after noon at I o'clock, lie had been ill lor several weeks, ami for a week before his death it was evident that his re covery was improbable. Fora number of years Mr Dillard was a prosperous and successful farmer, living in the Tylcrsvillo section of Laurens County. About three years ago he gave up the active management of his plantations and brought Ins family to Clinton to live, lie is survived by his wife, who was Miss Irene Hyrd, and by three sons ami four daughters. All of these children are unmarried and living at home, except Mr .lohn Dillard of Agusta. tic, who las been at his father's bedside tor several days. The other sons nre Mr Khnorc Dillnrd, the agent or t he Southern Express < lompany at this place, ami Mr I.. B. Dillnrd. a member of the llrm of Dillnrd & Bo land. The daughters are Misses l.ila, Mary, Jessie and Irene Dillard. Mr. Dillard was a brother-in-law of the Rev. W. P. Jacobs, who assisted the Rev. B. 1*. Reid, of Keidsville, in conducting the funeral. Mrs Dillard is a sister of the Rev Dr S. C. Byrd, of Greenville. The funeral service was a very simple one ('amp R, S. Owens, U. C. V., of which Mr Dillard was a member, at tended in a body. Many lovely Moral tributes attested the interest of the community. Mil. IM l IT. H AT ItABCN CRKKK. Talked tin Hie I.in men's .Missionar) ilo\ erneut? Rabtlli, March s. Rev. 13. ('. Watson, our pastor, not being aide to till his place Sunday sent Mr. C. II. Roper of Laurens, who made a very strong and interesting talk on the Laymen's Mis sionary Movement, taking lor Ins gtiide tlie fourteenth and II ft ecu tit verses of the tenth chapter of Ro mans. The service was much enjoy ed hy all who wer? present. Quito a number oi the Laurens people attend cd the service Sunday morning. They wore Messrs, L. II Hope,, Robert Roper, Gtis Mahaffcy, .1. \. Armstrong ailtl daughter, Miss Nannie Kate. Mr. t'lyde Godfrey, Who b touching at (.'entervlile, ,is!tcd ius parents Sat urday and Sunday. Mr.-. Victor Btibh of Fountain Inn, spoilt Sunday with her parents, Mi. and Mrs. Lc\\ is Mahaffcy. Miss Mae Willis of Gray Court was the fliest Of Miss Collie Maholl Sill urday night and Sunday. Mr. Will foicmaii of Woodruff was visiting in Itabuii community Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Benson of Woodrufl sp< nt Thursday and Friday with their son. Dr. J. w. Benson. Mr. C. A. Habb and wife were visit ihr in the community Sunday. Mr. ai d MiS, K. V Hipp and little son. Gray, visited friends and relatives last u i ek i.i Ah Hint \ lilC, Mr. \V. D. Mfihoil |-aid a vi i' to Hie Killcrlahimcat al tlak Grate, Malouo Lyi i:; Ah uda.v (he Da Special Sermon Bj Mr. Tint ?er. In I. I ? a powerful sermon and was h i;ii unmu.-.illy large (UldlCUOC. SPRING m ?F SESSIONS COURT Jud(je Prince Delivers Very Able Charge. TRUE BILLS H> l"URNED. N'cgro Convicted oi' trsott und Young \\ litt?' Man Cuilt.v uf l.itlccnv l'lusoii Case Tomorrow. Tin' spring (ci in ol Court of Ccnernl Sessions ror Lau reim county convened on Monday morning. Judge I'rluco of Anderson presiding. The Court was confronted wit Ii n honv.v docket, and a iiuiubor of bills worn bunded cut by Solicitor Cooper, Judge I'rlnee delivered a strong; charge (it iIn* grand Jury, dealing both witli their general ami speellie duties, lie einpbasi/.ed the oath which the Jurors had (alien, and the solemn duty which rested upon them lo observe that oalh in every plirlieular. In his remarks as lo Iheir dut.\ lo Invesll (?iito the county unices and till the public alfairs of the couniy, and to look nflor the welfare ol the county generally, he look up the subject ol' education, strongly urging the need oi bettor schools and bettor teachers. The average South Carolinian, he said, ;,aU" less attention to I he selection to the selection of a teacher lo train Iiis children than to I he selection of a man to hiiild his house. And yet the teacher dealt with child life at a lime when the character ol the child was soft and plastic, and every touch en dured ihrough tine' ami eternity. ,\lcil who had no aptitude lor (he management of schools were inn often selected as trustees, and mere novices employed as teachers. The following (rue bills were return, cd by the grand jury on Monday: Slate vs. Cot bra ii I'lnson, murder; SlalO vh Nat Williams, murder; state vs. Will (loodiiian, murder; Slate vs. h'owlor .1 Itragg, violation dispensary law: Stale vs. Will MoColloUgh, as sauli w it ii Intent in ravish The trial of Cot lira ii i'insoh was tlx od for Th?r, day morning at :>::;?> o'c'oek. < )n Tue: day i rue hill: .voro re( itrned in the following cases: State VS. Shaw Milam, assault and hall? l\\ Willi intent to kill: Stale vs. (;rill I'l rks, mil dor. State vs. AI her I Dulicuii, null with intent to ravish; Stati vs. Albert Itiley lioitsehreaking ami larceny; Stale vs Joe Iterry. assault and hail cry with Intent to kill. Oil Monday lack l.i >ul . colored, was placed on trial tdiarged willi arson, the alleged offense hi in; selling lire to a liegl'O cabin on M '. .Monroe s place in August of last year. The house caught but did not burn. Leak was convicted with recommendation to mercy. Mis attorneys, Messrs. '"an mm &? lilackwoll, guvi notice of ino t ion lor tew t ein I ?ii Tuesday mtiriiIng !>?..? ;i KYnd>\ white, was fried oil ih< charge of stealing a gold v\. i ii bbok eaSO ill the olhl i i ? . ... ? Cooper K- lilihh on .'ui.. . > ! :i r. Tbb . t Ian- liy . ; (| was Si ii I colon d. We. t i'lt d ort ?muH Mid battery with i ? o, John Cililinndi boil! wav conv Icjod i hi) i. and aggravated ? ? i; ? The time lliiilt for w'thoul jKrtnlty, i to Marth l.'.th. hv t! Ily law .Mended