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?=The Last Week of H. Terry's GREAT RENOVATING SALE Don't Fail to Get Your Share of the Bargains That Are Left. DEAR FRIENDS. On next Monday the 14th of June at 12 o'clock we will give away in our store the $50 you have been hearing about. The numbers will be drawn from a box and read out so every one can hear, and the number that corresponds to the one read out will get the prize. So please have your num bers here, if you can't come yourself send them by some one or mail them to some disinterested person in town. Do not mail them to us for we can't attend to them for you. The lucky numbers and the names of the persons holding them will be published in next week's paper. Let me urge you to have your numbers here on the above date Yours truly, 9 Laurens, S. C. H. TERRY CITY SCHOOLS COMPLETE ANOTHER YEAR'S WORK. (Continued from page One.) of the graduating class of the city schools on Sunday morning in the auditorium Of tl.e First Methodist church. The subject of Dr. Moffatt's sermon was "The Advantages of Youthful Piety.'' founded on the first verse of the twelfth chapter of Eccles instes: "Remember cow thy Creator in the days of thy youth."' Introducing the subject, the speaker said that wisdom and experience al ways added weight to one's words, and that the words of his text were written by Sc "omen, the w isest man who over lived, and that those words of human wisdom were re-enforced by the Spirit of God, under whose in spiration they were written. Solo toon, by the nature of his injunction to youth, denies that the1 young mir.d should be kept free from serious con cerns and matters of religion, that it should be left to enjoy the pleasures of youth. Dividing his subject into five de partments, Dr. Moffatt very forcibly presented the advantages cf youthful piety as follows: (1) It is the easiest time to do this. Youth is the most plastic period of lite. Youth is least preoccupied, freest from absorbing cares. (2) It is safest time to do this. Prevents Injurious habits, mistakes, faults, loss of precious time and labor. {".) 1; is the most advantageous time to do this. Knalles us to make lUOKI of iife and get the lest out cf life. Knalles us to get the best in the way cf worldly and temporal blessings; and ti e test in tl.e way of helpful and godly service. (!) It forearms us for the future. It prepares us to meet trials, sorrows, and difficulties later in life. (fi) It is the only certain time to do this. We have no guarantee for to morrow. The row only is ours. May not live to maturity or old age. We provide against h ss of our barns, stores, and dwelling house. Can we afford :o lake the eternal risks on our Immortal so-.:!? In youth look to your everlasting interests. The large congregation present Sun day morning enjoyed this sermon, so clearly and forcefully presented. Dr. Moffatt t.as a manner and style pecul iarly Iis own; he talked straight to (he inc.alers cd the graduating class and *o young people in general; Lis sermon made a deep impression. An interesting musical program was Kivc n by the choir, the voluntaries being <-:>ee:,.i!; beautiful, Miss Jes sie Bo ' presided at the organ, a:id ??is usual, the ,loople were delighted With fertc y v.e-.e played with fine effect. Hake (>. Man! Tell .:s. ,.;e you advertising in the same old foolish way That your grandad did before you, And persist "It Think the whole world grows your address "'Cause it hasn't changed In years?" Wouldn't the pf.thos of such logic Drive a Lilly goat to tears? "Just a card" is all you care for, Hieden, lote.some and unread. Like the sign upon a tombstone, Telling folks that you are dead Wake up, man, and take a tonic, Huuch your hits r.nd make a drive, Ttun a page and change your copy. Advertise und keep alive! - exchange You will find hero the- largest and best line of i?awri and Porch Furni ture, consisting of a beautiful line of BetteeS, Hammocks, Swings, (lookers Md chairs. B. M. ft K. II. Wilkes ft Co. THE UNVEILING POSTPONED. <Toss Hill Ore monies Will Re At Later Date?Other Items. Cross Hill, .June 7th...It was (mite a disappointment to our people that the unveiling exercises appointed for last Thursday had to be postponed on account of the down-pour of rain. It was appointed for 11 o'clock, then postponed till i? o'clock and finally had to be indefinitely postponed. Mrs. Lucy Royd and Mr. M. L. Cope land of Laurens. also Mr. \V. \V. Hall and daughter of Charleston, were Cros Hill visitors last Thursday, Mr. and Mrs. .1. .1. McSwain of Greenville were in town last Thurs day, the guests of the Daughters of the Confederacy. Mr. Glenn Parrott of Clinton has 'been elected principal of the High I school here. He is a graduate of Purman university and has bad sev eral years' experience. The other teachers elected are Misses Pearl West and Lizzie Griffin of Newberry. Miss Klmira Dos-Portes of Ridpeway, and Miss Blanche Pinson of Cross Hill. Saluda river wt.s higher last week than it has been before, except dur ing last August freshet. Mr. Clue Goodman's ferry boat broke loose from its moorings and he was afraid it was gone. He found it some distance below en the opposite side of the river. Mr. P. S. Pinson went to Colum bia to the hospital last Saturday week and submitted to an operation of a serious nature last Monday. He is getting along fairly well and his friends hope for a speedy recovery. Hr. E. W. Pinson and Dr. Miller wore with him. Miss Janie Pinson is very ill, but is thought to be a little tetter today. The family has our sympathy. Some few days ago Mr. Jim Keen w. ;.t fishing en Saluda river. He put out 2d hooks baited with mulberries. In a short while he had hauled in 25 pounds. Some weighed as much as 3 lbs. All cat fish. Keep us in mind for the lest line of !ce ("ream Freezers and Water Cool ers in different sizes. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. Have you bought aGo-Cart yet? If not, be sure to see our line iu dif ferent designs and sizes, at prices that will be money saved lor you. S. M. & E. H. W ilkes & Co. Sheep will damage orchards when the trees are small both by rubbing against them and ty eating the ten der bark. j^?P? ???? Xfttz OlR SPECIAL NOTICES. \cw Homes for Lent *!(>.;ni per Month- Three n< w five room cottages, just built I city water* furnished free in ceil house; hiceyinrge rooms; 4 (be places in each.* These cottages are handy to public square, churches and new graded School building. I also have on same lot. four rooms in the Foster Simpson residence for rent, adjoining the Red iron Racket. Call and see. L. K. Hums, at Led Iron Hacket. Will rent or sell. 42-tf Reward Five Hundred Hollars Re gard is offered by Ufr citizens of (Hay Court for the arrest/and conviction of the person who set fire to the stores of Willis K- Curry, Q, ?, Moore, and R. L. Gray, on the night of May 13th, 1909. .C N. Leak. Intendant. J2-tf Corn Mill - -The Eureka Foundry and Supply Co. has installed an up-to date grist mill and Is ready to serve the public. Bring us all your grind, ing; give us a trial. Fureka Foun dry k Supply Co., K'utrens, S. C. 38tf Wanted White girls to learn a good business and Jrnrn Ift?O.O? to $500.00 yearly. Tm work is easy, factory is well ventilated, and board can be procured for $2..r,0 a week, Rood home. Seidenborg & Company. Cigar Factory, Greenville, S. C. Wanted Wide awake man with horso s:nd wagon. ? Good money for AI. man. Wrlt? at once. Mt. View Ice Cream Co., FasTey. S. C. COLORED GRADED SCHOOLS (Thus. Sanders, Principal.) Editor The Advertiser: By your request, 1 am trying to write a brief, and very disconnected sketch of the colored department of the city schools since ISIO, or since 1 took charge. I End it next to impos possible to give a lengthy, and accu rate account because of lack of time. I trust, however, that the following may serve your purposes tor the pres ent, at least. Fourteen years ago. June 1895, 1 was elected to the principalship of the colored department Of the city schools, my wife being chosen as as sisiairt some months later, and we took charge in Sept. 1895?enrolling, dining the session of 1895-1896, be tween sixty and one hundred pupils, and closing with sixty-five?just a reasonable number for two teachers to warrant anything like good work. For the next three sessions, 18f?T 1900, our enrollment increased stead ily from sixty-five to about two hun dred, with an average daily attendance of one hundred and twenty-five to one hundred and fifty, and that with a force cf only two teachers. From 1900 to 11?04, we were assisted by Misses Mamie Allison, Pearl darling ton. Cora Satterwhite, and Mrs. P. A. Callahan, for the latter portions, only, of those sessions; and from 1904 to the present, we have been assisted by Misses Janie Langford (now Mrs. Dr. Maxwell). Rosa Sober. Manie Duckctt and Lidie Sanders?Miss Suher suc ceeding Miss Langford, who resigned, and Miss Sanders succeeding Mrs. Sanders, who was forced to give up the work, because of ill health?our present force being Misses Suber, Sanders, and the writer. When the two of us took charge of the work in 1 *>'.?*., we found a few rough benches in two of the rooms, and the fust work to be done was the fixing, or tightening tip of these. There was not a chair, table, map, globe, song book, Hilde, nor anything that goes to make up a school outfit, save a very few pupils, most of whom were small. Rut by laboring, and waiting, we now have a full set of map and globes, a bell .an excellent chapel organ, fifty Bibles, fifty song looks, a drum, two reading charts, a table tor each of the four rooms, a Webster's Interna tional c'ictionary, and several other articles that we can not think of just now fl is was all done through the combined efforts of the patrons, pu pil- and teachers; all too, in addition 'o our Incidental fee of ten cents a month each per pupil. And last, but by r.o means bast, each, room has been furnished ?'Ith patent desks, by the trusties, not new, but just as ser-I vioeahlo as if so. Yet there- is room feu- Improvement, for the roof of our building is sorely in need of a new cover, it being a veritable lire trap?-and the entire structure needs a coat of paint Inside and out. and we hope the; trustees I can see their w ay clear, in the near future-, to havo some work done. I Again, since we have had charge of the scheiol. and before too. 1 think, no graduates have l?een sent forth. This, though. Is no fault of the teachers, for had the pupils remained in school, and had they met the requirements, I we could, and would have done our part. Yor, we go under the term, i "graded school,*' and are somewhat 'gradeel, but the irregular manner In Which so many of our pupils attend, makow it absolutely Impossible for us to do what might be reasonably ex pected of us. Ned withstanding all tliis. we have some very encouraging repents from many who have gone te other schools, and to some of the uni Versifies and colleges in North Caro Una, South Carolina, and Georgia. 1 have before nie an invitation from one of our old pupils who is in Ashe ville, N. C, inviting us to the closing exercises of her college, where we ! may hear her deliver the valedictory. This is Miss Estelle Sullivan, former ly of Kaurens. Another, Miss Ella ' B. Pyles won the prize in oratory, and duo. It. C.arrett claims to have lied his class the past session. Both .Miss I'yles and "Jno. B." attended the State Colored college at Orangeburg. From Biddle university, Charlotte, N. C, comes the statement that Barl Franklin, if not the leader of Iiis class, is the peer of any one in it. There high rank in the schools of their may be others who have taken high rank in the schools of their choice, but we have not had a chance, as yet, to speak with them personally along school lines. Yes, we have pupils at Allen univer sity, r.nd Benedict college in Colum bia; Chafiin university, ar.d the State Color .1 college in Orangeburg; "Wil liams-Ferguson, and Harbisen in Abbeville; Biddle university in Char lone, N. C; Sfotia semlnaryMn Con cord, N. C.J Halne institute In Au pusta, (Ja., and Scofleld In Aiken, S. C, all "making good." So much for that. Our immediate needs arc an audi torium, two more teachers?which will make six of us?and a library. With these we will feel very much like "a-sure-enough" graded school. We are not discouraged, however, and by the close of another session, we hope to have some, or all of the above mentioned necessities, for we have not only been "laboring and waiting,'' but have been "laboring" while we were "waiting," and shall labor and wait on. We are told that labor accomplishes all things. Commencement Note. "1 understand that your daughter graduates this year, and that she is to he the valedictorian of her class. What will be her theme?" "O, it will be the loveliest you ever saw?rose applique over Alice blue, with a ruche of chiffon, the dress be ing cut empress with a long trail edged with point lace and the bodice garnished with steel cut beads with short sleeves trimmed in Irish hue oi" almost priceless value with medal ions down the left side to give it that love ly French (fleet and the corsage satin faced?O. I tell you my daughter's theme will make them all sit up and take notice." A Twelve round Cabbage. Mr. H. P. B?rdette of Lanford is a fine gardener; at least he has raised some of the linest cabbage ever Been in Laurens. Mr. Burdette brought to this office Monday morning a head that weighed 1" 3-4 pounds, and meas ured 38 inches around; it was solid and firm, in fact one of the finesr heads of cabbage the reporter has ever seen. Children's Bay at Watts Mills. A children's day will be had at the Walts Mills Haptist church on Sunday morning, .lune 20th. An interesting program has been arranged and tlie exercises will be good. The public are cordially invited. r I The Time NOW \ We are offering I The Place SIMMONS ! Special Inducements ToShorr-rs During the Month of June. i Read these prices. ! Yard wide guaranteed Taffeta Siik, black only, worth fi.oo, our price All $1.00 Messaline Satins All 5< c soft Silks, b( th in plain and fancy colors All ioc soft Silks 89c 89c 39c 25c One lot Ladies' Shoes 4 i it One lot Childrens' Shoes , yard ? VC All light ColotS i:i 50C Woolen I )rcss (io< ids A11 #1.50 read y m nde Shi rt VVa 1st? reduced to 39c 1.19 25c 48c 6<)c <>8c 25c ?!8c ()cSc 98c All la.st season's Embroideries which sold from 25c to 75c per yard are being closed out at per yard 15c ? O. B. Simmons & Son Laurens, S. C. Ira t 11 Hi IIIWI 111 Get it at Simmons' Do it NOW