Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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[v^^ij Tuc nnest' ni?::t tastefui and I 1 wholesome biscuit, cake and pas- | I (fi||^lS) I try are made with Royal Bale &>N\^^A'|' ing Pov/der, and not otlierwise. ISSlvfelllBlM Royal is the only Baking Powder I g^UlA*^) made from l| ^ass^ Royal Grape Cream of ITartar | W BBS BHMMllJWWIBHjlHIWM ? > COURT ADJOURNED SATURDAY AT NOON Jftck Lonli, I'onvietoil of Vrsuit, (iiion fen i'oiirs Albeil Human Is Granted Neu i'rhtl. Lato Tuesday an- njuon of .: i tweek i!h> eouri of general sessions had up for trial Ilm case of t:. ? State vs. AIImm-; human. Mi., youiig kvhltti man charged with attempt ml criminal assault upon the person ... a young white girl. The ease wen; to the jury Wednesday morning after the arguments by Attorney W. < . lib;., Jr., lor the defense and Solicitor Cooper lor the State. A verdict of guilty, with a recommendation to mere} was found. .Mr. Irby gave nctlci of mo tion for a new rtihi, bill on Sat unity morning Judge Prime .sei aside Ilm verdict without any motion or argu ment, saying thai he fell thai justice had miscarried in the case, ami that he would grant a new trial. Hoild for Duncan was llxed at ?l,ooo. Tom Nash and Sloan Ley burn, col ored, pleaded guilty of the charge of highway robbery ami larceny. The sentence of the court was that Nash pay a line of $30 or serve thirty days on 'ho chalngang; and thai Leyburn pay a line of Sinn and serve thirty days, or servo l" months. Jim Cliiiksctilcs ami Will Crawford pleaded guilty of hoiisebreakhig and larceny and were sentenced to in j. nioiltllS eaeii on the chaingang. Leumns lOllison was sentenced to .1*. months for confessed lioasehrenk ing and larceny. Irby Boll pleaded guilt) of larceny and was sentenced to IS mouths. Oil Wednesday II. A. Holsen plead ed guilty of selling whiskey in viola tion of the dispensary law ami was sentenced to pay a line of $W0, or SCI'VO .'! months. A good part of Wednesday was con sumed by the I rial of John Henry Anderson charged with the murder of I.is father-in-law al Cedar drove church on September Isl of last .' ear. Josli Carter, an oh! negro, was shot to his death by the hand of Anderson % at the grave of Anderson'? child, who * was on that day being buried. Ad der toil ?as uoi i: ins wiii, his wife ai d children, v. ho were al In r father's Josh ( :? rlor's. I; was brought mil Mi<<i \ni| Cil ? .1 of unpleasant relation: with his frtlh i" .in.law. Al i lie I .in ', Anderson w-i;> In hiding for the shooting of Air. Benjamin "sedating" as tin liegroos called ii. Wltoii pile ill Ills children died ai d v...s being buried. .Anderson turned up M me churc i and was seated Inside wlieit !.?? saw Ihrough I Iii.- (i?or Josh Can "? atld wife drive j Up in i ho J ai d. When i hey had nbotil llniidied unhitching their team, j Anderson got up. w i i oti Into the : yard, met Carter and without a word shot him. without a word or sign but j the drawing of Iiis pistol, When j Carlor saw the pistol in Anderson's] j^/j nd he i irned around aa l walked j away from him, receiving his d nth j wound almost in the back. After shooting Carter. Anderson turned ami Hied to shoot Curler's wife, lull hid pliitbl snapped. .bulge Prlnco appointed Utorneys IMohoy, Jr., ami Blackwell to defend Anderson, which Hey did ably, but in no avail, the jury llUdlllft a rvedlct I <n "guilty of murder". Xt w trial < v. ?.. refused. Will McColloUgh, colored, was nc (ftiittod of i he charge of ill; 'iii|)( cd criminal assault upon tie* person of I little white girl, Messrs, Cannon a.id Turner" wer.? Appointed lb repro M mi t he defendant. Jim McCoy, colored, chnrg *d with mtirdOr was found guilty of mnn nlaughter with a recoinmondatlon to Mercy, lie was seiltoncod to two years in the penitentiary or upon the (he public works of the county. Jim IjOnk, COltVlcted of arson, was i sentenced to a term of ten years upon (he public works of Ihc county or In the Stale ponllentlary. The case against Will Coodinan. Charged with thO murder of a negro at cross Hill was continued until the next term of court. Messrs, Blcaso of Nowborry and Turner of I,aureus represented Goodman. Mr, Turner went to Nowborry Tuesday of this week to appoar before Judge Prince to ask bail for Ooodmau. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. ?;?:< ? ....... . . Iii honor of Judge (leof E. prinee. wiiu liuii week presided over the spring lehn of ih<' general sessions court. Mr. W. II. Richey, Sr.. enter tained it niunher of friends nl nn ele guhl stag dinner on Thursday even ing .11 his home on Wosi Main street. I'n 1 iy twenty-llvo Miosis Wore the recipients of Mr. Richey's hospitality. Tlio guests were received in the front parlor and escorted to the punch bowl in the left, which was grace fully presided over l>y Miss Eliza heth Richey, the ullractive daughter of the genial host. In the dining room, which wns prettily decorated for the occasion. tii<> guests were seated at the two tables, twelve at each. Dinner was served in courses by Mrs. .1. .1, Adams and Miss Marl. During the progress of the dinner, those present were delighted by a number of vocal and piano selections by tlio Misses Ricbey in the parlors adjoining. After dinner, the guests enjoyed a social hour over their cigars. ooo Hon. ('. ('. Foathcrstono, of the lo cal bar, tendered to the members of the Lnurens bar, a stag dinner on Friday evening complimentary to His Honor. Judge Ooo. B. Prince. Prac tically every momber of the legal pro fession, together with a few others, special guests, enjoyed the 6 veiling at Mr. Fonthorstone's. ooo Mr. W. L. dray was at home to a number of friends Saturday evening in honor of Judge Ceo. E. Prince, who last WCOk presided over the sessions of court. Mr. Cray and Judge Prince were room-mates at Wofford college. friends of many years' standing. The occasion Saturday evening was n stng dinner. Those present were: Messrs. Dial Gray, T. D. Darlington, R, Coke Cray, II. K. Alken. H. B. Cray. \V. A. Watts. .1. D. Watts. .1. Wells Todd. C. w. Tune. o. I'.. Simmons, I. F. Bolt, W. H. Dial, and Col. T. C. Trayuham. ooo Oil Tuesday afternoon Misses Annie and F.lizahoth Rlcliey delightfully en tertained the Mysterious Twenty-two club. The parlors of the Richey home, thrown on suite, were beautiful ly decorated in crimson, and this crimson color scheme was carried out most tastefully in every way possible. During the games of progressive whist the scores of which wore given by pi'elty little viss Rebecca Adams, Mrs. w. R. Richey, Jr.. served delicious fruit punch. Alter severnl mines of whlsl n salad course whh cheese tilraws and chocolate was served. Throughout Iii? entire afternoon many beautiful piano solos wore rendered by Mis, M. U Roper. LIFE ISH'T W?RTH LMHG T!;/s Statement May be Generally At tributed lo.fche '.i:<.i< of Good Health. Wo tvant to talk to people who are nerv re.n, who suficf fretpi?nt licatUtcli v.li.i don't Cni -y ih,,:.r food, who aio irritable, I nuii kly lose Iii- ir tctnper, are so tired and worn out th: 1 I hoy feel they linn i aivo up, ; and have be ,?mo so despondent that Iho I doesn't Sei :n worth living. Wo krt > v exactly \vl il is ;:.<; Jnsith r wi''i p tjopl? i > 1 lids condition, and it t'ney will folioW our advice, we * n tell lititlU h< ??? t? r. ? i r -?>(! heallh and that bonyawy ?' fcciii r which ir.AkW I inj seem ail Miiishlno and Most 6/ th? a' ovo de erlbpd c '-.A''.'<??? ? \ cliictly caUSoil by ? ..'atrh.il in., .'t::;.-. p.otiof tlvotvuicoiiutncinl :>??<. '1 < I . mo wohl.ko lo i;: of the l .'%? Iu< i Inrinmcd and eva^oiaed v?t? vvthktti .. i incited depth. '..-a foil ?? ?? T,.o tit ?y v.. , I that t!.:< can hij bvef.< lie is .. i . j irtalinent ?l the blood. Wo I.ave. t t . atuioni,-'and v.c art! . ? p<i > ' ?' I I we will supply it t > i :.? i tie. I I p.viay t.n y |-. !.! n ? . i < \. v h ! ^ ? j lory and b (la liciUl to Iht '. ' ? . , body builder, ?u<l a Mtici ? ? on ii)i u . loraiivo tritt cL'anst s tin j iaend.t r,. > i I functions. |<( |i'm ?? Tb"l : t' ? ; < ' : 1 1' c cfttanlinlpoison,to ? ..? r ? <? ?> lo good I <..lib, touts tip' allays inilaninuition, rent ? i ?? eoiij i Htidsiimiiltjti i| the > Ii" 1< Wl to I uUI ' activity. It i ? ; ;;'<? idid i r I liik'.i ; flesh ftiid nun .o i. ??'al r^-.. i > . j nn wcukhc.scss. Cunic to Out store today and < < t a" >< >i tie of Mucu-Torto, and aftet givitift it a n toon ab!o trial, If you mo hoi i uislied ?iinp'j lell in so. and wo ^ < ? ha 'I back voiu money without ones.ion. Snr-jiv, nothing could l e moo* fair than ihU. Two sizes, to cents ?r..l :" i ,i ??>. Latirens Drug Co.. Lauren. . S. C. Von will lind lo re the largest and l.est line of Dlniu r Hots in different leslgns colors .and decorations from Which you can select just what you want. H. M. k: B. H. Wllkes & Co The i)rl:-(>s cluririK Happy Woek will make you ?udle. -Davis-Roner Co. LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION. Miss Katie Hughes visited Laurens tills week. Coroner R. O. Mairston la recover ing from an attack of grip which kept liiin confined at his homo during the past week. A card from New York states that Miss Annie Uilkorson of Laurens was registered last week at the Hotel Woodward. Broadway, of that city. Mr. ('. A. Tower, consul commander of Laurens Camp, Woodmen of the World) who attended the recent con vention in Spartanburg of the Head ('amp of So,Uli Carolina WOodmen. was chosen as chairman of the board of Head Camp managers. .Mr. Wash Miller who died at his home last Friday in Waterloo town Bhlp was a veteran of the Confederate army, having served during the last year of the Coilllict a.- one of the members of C?pt. Mat; ion- .^' Compa ny and Williams' Battalion, some of his surviving comrades being Judge John ,M. Clnrdy. W. I,. Addison, I. T. Lab-mine and John W. Taylor. Mis. c. c. Feiilhcrstouo and little daughb r, i ho. he. le i Monday for a short vi.it to Airs. !'. /.. Wilson in N'owberry. Mrs. \i. f. Wade has returned to Cross Hi!!, after spending a row days with relatives in the city. Airs. Orn .McDonald of Decutur, Ca. spent Friday mid Saturday in the city with her brother, Air Damp Hunter. .Messrs. it. I.. Clnrdy and Jno. H. Brook.; are in Charleston this week serving as jurors in the Federal court now in session. Mrs. M. L. Copelnnd and .Mrs. W. B. Lucas returned Tuesday from their trip to Cuba, after an absence of one month. .Mrs. A. F. Sherard left Monday for a visit to relatives In Greenwood and Cokesbury. Misses Helen Cox and Lena Cannon of Baltimore, popular milliners of last season for the linns of Davis-Roper I Co:, and Simmons & Son. respectively have returned to the city and have ta ken up the work of the on-coming Benson. Mr. ?!. F. Tolhert has returned from Baltimore where he accompanied .Mrs. Tolhert for a medical treatment. How ever. Airs. Tolhert has been taken to a Bnnitnrlum in Ashevillo where she will receive treatment for several months. Greatest line of Ladies' ready to wear bats ever shown in I.aureus Prices are lower than ever. Davis ttopcr Co.. Laurens. S. C. Be sure to see our line of Bed room suites, made of solid oak. beau tifully finished in different designs ami sizes at money saving prices. S. M. & B. H. Wilkes & Co. Red Iron Racket Is Now Receiving the Biggest Line of pring uooas Ever Shown in Lauren's. Consisting; of Clothing, Mats. Shoes, Dress Goods, Millinery, Notions, Jewelry Watches, Clocks, Laces, Embroidery, Ladies' Skirts, Shirt Waists, Ladies' Wash Suits. Collars, Cuffs, Skirts, Underwear, Hosiery, Gloves and small wares. Across the street in our Annex we have just received a car load of Crockery, 1 in. Glassware and Racket (ioods. Tobacco, Cigars, Cigaretts, Soaps, Sugar, Coffee, Pepper, Spice, Nut megs, Drugs and hundreds of other things. And remember we sell same goods for less all the time. Come to And Save Money, The Largest and Best Line of ;m ?'~=s?- ?? ??f - fir-1 ; * - ~'T#7'' \ 2& A ? That you place. n .,5 KT B H ^ ^ will find at any \V, :?? ; #y w V-,\' Cm 9 Consistm^ of a beautiful Hue in the latest de* signs, pretty patterns and different colors. This is the best Sine you wii! find anywhere from which yon can select just what you want. And on ac count of buying them in large quanities we can sell you at prices that you cannot duplicate at any other place. IM J 9 40?. # w W %7 m 9 ;: i %r V % m w X tr.