The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, August 11, 1909, Image 1
VOLUME XXV.
LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST II. K>09.
TRAVNHAM GUARDS
RETURN PROM CAMP
Encampment'at Green\i[[e
Ended.
RETURNED THURSDAY
Lnnrcng Military Company Makes Fine
Show hit; in Encampment of First
Regiment Last Week.
Last Thursday at noon the local
military company, Traynham Guards,
returned from Greenville where it.
with the other companies of the First
regiment were encamped for ten days.
The boys were all well ami hearty,
and seemed to enjoy their stay in the
"Mountain City*'. In the matter of
drills and appearances the Laurens
boys made an enviable name for them
selves.
Asked about the camp life this year,
one of the company said: "As at
Chickamauga, Ga., in P'OS. the en
campment at Greenville this year con
sisted of l ikes and problems. Both
trips were distinctly 'work trips'.
Upon arising each morning at ?>:!">
five minutes were allowed for dress
ing and at r.-.L'O the roll was called.
To be absent at roll call means arrest
and arrest means that you can't go
over to town with the boys. After
roll call the nun are made to pick up
the trash and litter In the company
street, to air the blankets and put the
tents in good shape; after this was
done breakfast was eaten and prepa
tions made for the morning's drill.
"Promptly at seven o'clock drill
call was blown by the regimental
bugler and the entire regiment went
out to work on the problem for th<
day until 12 o'clock. These problems
consisted of marches from five to ten
miles with sham battles. The great
est problem of the encampment lasted
from the first day to the last and the
problem was "What'll kill ehigeers"
"Recall was sounded at 12 o'clock
and then dinner was served about
one o'clock. Leave was given until
dress parade in the afternoon a'. 0:45,
then alter the dress parade rail sup
per the men were given leave until
10:30 at night after which everybody
was supposed to be in bed.
"The fare was substantial and well
cooked, and Was served in one of the
fair buildings which hid been pro
vided With long Counters for the men
to eat on. On Wednesday the people
of Greenville ^ave a barbecue to the
regiment, fervihg beef, mutton and
pork, hf.sh, til Iced tomatdes and
pickles.
"On V.v:lnes;day ftf'ernoon at o'c
clock the regiment was reviewed by
(lev. Ansel and Ms staff. Company '>
led the regiment marching in froni
down Main street from the Confederate
monument to the post office where the
regiment was turned and marched
back to Washington street.
"The v. m. c. A. was represented by
Mr. Julian Smith and the t< ht was pro
vided with writihg im ierials, latest
magazines and newspapers. The '
was rdso a piano in (he tent which fur
nished a great deal of pleasure to the
nun. Mr. Smith was <? regular In
formation bureau and could t"'l you
anything from 'Who Is thai nian
i that gives *??<> rriariy orders'?'
(!ol. Lewis t > Mow old is that 1 ~
that belongs :?> the enptai i ?t Conij -
ny D?'
the manoouvera but not before1 t'hpt.
Donaldson, U. s. a. detailed for the
encampment proh'?urtced (he h\ in*
fan try N. <;. s. c. all right."
Broke Leg in Kail (htlUO,
in the ball game last Saturday be
tween Watts mill and Laurens city,
Uoss of the mill team broke t.is bit
leg in two places sliding into home
frorfi third. Wl He very seriously
hurt and still in danger, Mr. Hess is
getting filong as well as could be ex
pected. Watts won the game by a
ucore of ? to A.
Keep in mind that you will find the
liest line of Rockers made of O'.k. Ma
bogany nnd Reed in different designs
and sizes, beautifully finished and at
prices that will be money saved for
you. At
K. M. At- E. H. Wilkes ft Co.
Corn Mill to lie Opernted?
Mr. ,i. Rode? ,- {,nfi ,vir. ttance Crews
have purchased the corn mill from
(he FJurckn Foundry and Supply Co.,
and will Operate it at Rrnnilctt's shop
as soon as it can be erected.
Pr'de breakfasted with Plenty, dined
with Poverty, SUppod With lidauiy.
REUNION PICNIC AT
OLD QUAKER CHURCH
Sttr> Ivors of I'wo tonfetlernte ( ?? kii>?t
nies Meet in Hcl'iilon at Historic
Church Last Saturday.
Any one who has ever attended a
picnic Rt Quaker Baptist church
knows full well the unbounded hospi
tality of the people In that section of
the comity and the great pride they
take in making their festive occa
sions successful. Old Quaker church
has been the scene of many pleasant
days, and the re-union last Saturday
was by no means an exception.
Ae< Ording to the custom of several
years past, the survivors of Company
C, i4!h s. c. regiment, and Company
C, 3rd S. ('. battalion, held their an
nual re union at this old Church, be
ing the guests of the Quaker Sunday
school. Both these companies were
formed of men from that part of
Laurens county, many of them being
mere boys. Their record in the war
was a fine one, as some one remarked,
'liiere were no liner soldiers in All
the armies of the Confederacy than
these boys from out here"'. About
thirty of the survivors were at the
re-union Saturday.
At about 11 o'clock in the morning,
near the church door was formed a
marching line of the Sunday school
Children, With the veterans in the
rear. They marched to the speak
ers' stand, where the meeting was
called to order, a passage of scrip
ture read and prayer offered by Mr.
.las. Pitts. After the roll call of
veterans, the marching line w.ts again
formed Rr.d the crowd proceeded to
the cemetery; here, the little chil
dren marched around the grave of
every soldier, placing thereon a
wreath of Towers And a Confederate
flag. This was the most inspiring
scene of the day's exercises; ttie little
children, chid in pure white, with
wreaths and flowers, doing homage to
the brave old soldiers, while the sur
vivors with uncovered heads stood at
j the gateway and blessed the tribute.
Misses Minnie Caldwell a:.d Minnie
Stone led the childrt n in their march.
Messrs. It. A. Cooper and .lehn Ii.
Wh art on, i.ht invited speakers of the
day, delivered inspiring and interest
ing addresses, both of which were
greatly enjoyed by the large audience
Mr. Cooper dealt with the causes
which made the Confederate soldier
great, going back Into the early his
tory of this country and showing the
part taken by the south In every strug
gle' lh which the country was In
yolved. lie .-bowed very clearly thai
in i ;ery Instance, the propelling mo
tive of 'he southern man was a pa
triotic devotion 10 his country, the
country as a whole?not a section
of it. And that t'.is spirit of devotion,
hie. (1 and inborn, made the Confed
erate soldier faithful, trite and never
failing, consequently great. Mr. Coop
er was especially happy In his choice
of words and phrases; his address was
a magnificent one.
state Senator Whnrtoh Was at his
hest, although the lime was short and
dinner hour was already delayed.
The hard* :i of Ills spec.-!! was the ditty
of the presew generation to preserve
tu:;? s; ivit that actuated the Confed
erate soldier. lie said that in
south alone this spirit Of patriotic
devotion had been kept alive since
the founding of our government; it
o
to keep and transmit to our children.
Mr, Biirkett i.. Henderson presided
over the mee'lng and Introduced the
speakers. Mr. Henry Fuller 'alle?l
the roll of the companies, and Mr.
Pool Thomas led the crowd In a song.
The dinner was one of the finest
spreads eve r had at Quaker, much Of
tlie honor for the success of it as well
as the other parts of the day s enter
tainment being due to Mr. Thos. II
Hurts, superintendent 01 the Sunday
school. There were over six hun
dred people at (he picnic.
mom: MONUMENT i m i ll i\o.
Woodmen to Hold CereillOltJ in Honor
of Sovereign M. H. stone.
Mr. C. A. Power and Mr. .1 Lee L?ng
stem, officers of the local Woodman
camp, announce that all the camps in
the couniy and Ihe public generally
Are Invited to be present at the un
veiling Of a monument erected to the
memory of Sovereign McDuffle H.
Stone. In the c ity cemetery on Friday,
Ausist 2ofh ;.t 10 o'clock. At 1!
o'clock an address will be delivered
by Hon. .!. J. McSwnin e; Greenville
a full program will be announced
next week. All the camps are urged
to attend, bringing their banners and
badges and lake part in the ctren.oi y
( ITT1XG OFF DU A 9 HE A IS.
Count; Medical Soeiel} Passes Son to
Striking IN solutions.
The doctors in I.?urens county are
tired of Working for dead boats, as evi
denced by a set of resolutions unused
at a rcc?nt meeting of the medical
society. They do not mind serving
needy people who have positively no
means oi paying for medical atten
tion; they will continue to do char
ity work, but they now refuse to wait
on those people who call in one
doctor and "work him*' as long as
they can and then get another.
Following are the resolutions as
adopted by the County Med:c,d so
ciety.
'In consideration rf the fact that
there exists in this section as else
where a class of people who Im
pose upon the medical profession by
getting first one and then another
physician and paying none and real
izing as we do that sueh people are
prompted in : :.is wrong doing rather
by a premeditated plan to dead beat,
than the priFs of poverty and feeling
that the day has passed when a physi
cal! can be poor and neeay and >:'.'A a
blessing in bis Community a:-. 1 fur
ther that to fu< ceetl by giving our
' best to the public we need the lh< ; 3
to tldvun.ee our studies, enhance ohr
efforts and improve bv.j* err.:..a:-, n
tnrium,
F.e it therefore Resolvi d by the T. .1
. rer.s County Medical society:
1. Thai we confer with one ant th< .?.
? exchanging lists ol sur-ir im <.:?:s.
'positively declining to serve them nn
til they shall make a satisfactory ad
justment of the ir past accounts and a
jircper securing (,f the present cue.
2. That a copy of these resolutions
be furnished all the county papers
that those concerned may govern
themselves accordingly by preparing
for a sadden illness?the usual ruse
, for pitiful appeals to us.
3. That this does not apply to
known worthy and unquestioned
eases (if charity to whom as in the
past we will continue to give our ser
. \ ices gratis."
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FROM MOUNTVILLE
Constable Lone Catches a inspect*1
Flans Formed t<> Improve Beav
er dam Church Building.
Mouhtville, Aug. t>.?Constable s tm
I.owe ar: feted a negro .'.ere Frit'..;,
who h.e thought answered the descrip
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r< leased.
Sev-ral '? '
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V ? '?'..' od f-sent
ri v? ry pleasant d..y jkva* s|v<?.: ::i s-. &
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Beaverdam lias one the oldest ad
best church buildings in the county.
it is a large brick struettire reeti.iJy
j re-covei'e)d With (In add belongs to the
splendid and substantial ante-bellum
models of church I uildJngs, St<
we re (aki n .::.<! jdkhs Inaugttarated
Friday to finish some Inside repairs
and give the building; ;-s former cje
Supt. C. I., Pitts a; d Mn .lames S :!
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put in better condition, Mr. Sntrt Fav
i rar has charge of the Working fore ?.
A (ri? Ol pretty girls from Waterloo
spent Several days With friends here
last week. These wer?' Misses S u e
Pea roe, Maude Culbertson, and Kate
11< nilrieks.
Mr. Eugene m. crisp is arranging
to s< t up a jewelry and repair btlSint Sf
at Clinton. An office has been se
cured and material ordered and Mr.
Crisp expects to be ready for business
in a short time.
Mis. Lucy Crisp of Coneord, N < .
came down Sunday to stay a while
with home tolks.
Kev. F.. I'. Mitel.'11 is at Bethel
church, N< wherry county, this week
aiding the pastor in revival meettng8.
Mr Robert iv I'asley of Sparenburg
in enjoying a few weeks' outing with
his people here ta d at Cold I'oii.t.
In California the main shaft of th*
North Star mine at Crass Vallej is
?down 5400 feet on (he vein, which has
a dip of (wen(y-elght degrees, so that
the maximum \* rtlcal depth is only
208C feet.
GLOW KS Or' "< IMP si <!\ t'< II".
I la ail Is IN i!l> (he Name < 1 [f.
\\ hat's In ,i N iin. I
. -i it
judging ftotn the emblem, daintily
suspended on the canvas1 entrance to
the camp, it Is by no means a misno
mer. But what and why the emblem?
It is nothing more nor less (hail a
gooJ, substantial curry-comb; the
kind that you will lind at the livery
stables ol the city, the kind that
makes a horse's exterior lock bright
and shiny. Why? There happen to
be In that neck of (he WOOdB a few'
small Insects, by name, red bugs, or
common'y known as chlggers, cl ig
en s. or jr.st plain jiggers, if you will.
These diminutive specimens of the
lower strata of life have a weakness
?tbe human fleseh, and (hey are not
bashful about helping themselves.
Hence tbe name, "(.'amp Scratch".
But the persistent intrusions of
these "terrors of the woods" seem to
have no effect upon the .'oily campers
Oil! ; t Cheek springs. The camping
spirit has seized the young folks ami
In SpltC of a few discomforts they are
having "ti.e time ?f their lives".
They have eight tents, a good kit ?heu,
a cook stove, a shed for tlie horses'
f< nh and plenty of hammocks. They
have a fine ccok. and they cat ? well,
a good deal cftener than when at
home. What do they do to while
away the days? There need lie no
such question, when it Is considered
tl'.at about eigl teen young people are
together. It is reported that Cupid
1 as taken up summer quarters at
Cheek's, and Tbe Advertiser is not
authorized to deny the report.
The young people are having a good
f.rne: they went into camp last Friday
and expect to stay there the remain
der of this week. So far they have
not been bothered by rains. Last
Sunday a number of them attended
church at Rabun. For dinner Sun
day, the campers retched aid enter
tained about thirty-five guests.
The merry (arty are: Misses Annie
and Edna Sitgreavee. Rosalie Franks.
Zehn?' C ay. Julia Gilkerson, Joseph
ine Fuller. Nell Miller. Elizabeth
SheM. Willie Mae Ch 11 dress, Gladys
Rarksdale of Greenwood, Jessie Bolt,
Isabel Bailey ef Greenwood, Donie
Counts, and Lai In Mae Dial: Messrs.
Th d. Frt nks. Brocks Cl IIdress, Henry
Yetirgln, ?ss-Ie Anderson, Barle vvn
scn. .:; s. Dmikiin, Thos. Hay. Coke
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are M . ? ; l\ " ;' '?'
Copelrtni, arid r.ll?s lane ?v.'.tew.
MII, W. itOHIHHI (if:PS OVYU ;:.
(pni lifted I . nil fnovplred I- rni oi
Itidttor c \\. Met raw.
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M . Mi I rni > (?< '?* \ ? |idltl(hteu(.
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dudes the gathering of cotton ginnery
statistics, ar.d is award* el by the gOV
er: :..*:.!. Mr. MeC-avy he Id this pi
sit Ion prior to his election as ;;?..<:;:( r,
Kriacntlonal Kall? Wednesday, itftli.
As announced last week, the eelu;.
tlonal rail; that was te> have t>*? t.
held on Tuesday had to be postponed
on r.ccount of the heavy fains until
Wednesday, August 2f?(h. Instead
of holding the meeting In the graded
school auditorium, however, it has
been decided (0 have i: at the gutphui
springs in the eaftern part Of the
city, where a big picnic and barbecue
dinner will he served. This Ifl ,.:i
Ideal spot fe r tie meeting; H It where
ail the political meeting* are held.
There shohld be, : ; least lOOO peo
ple here on that day. Lei everybody
come, it will tie- a great day In Lau?
i en.;
INTERESTING SI IT
FILED WITri CLERK
telephone Company Itnitsrs Utlou Kot
llauiaucs ?gaflist I'utcrprlsc Hank
I lid Others.
O i last Thursday a suit for dtim
;>?? was llle.'t \. '*.!i the clerk of court
that will cxv!:o considerable interest
in Lnurctis; it is an action claiming
?<? damages against the Enter
prise baiik, x. II. i?i.:!. B. w. Martin,
and K. !.. Heti/.og Co., by the Lau
ren s Telephone Co., because of forci
ble ejectment. The lirm of Rlcbey \
Rlcbey represent the plaintiffs; Mr.'
\V. R. Rlcbey, Sr.. is president of the
telephone company.
!? is alleged In Ihc complaint that
the telephone company was forced out
of its quarters <'n I ?aureus street on
AtlgttSt 6th, I9t T. when the woi k on
the n< w bank building was bOgUll,
that the plaintiff bad charge of the
premises for the entire year, up to
the following January, and that in
being forced out sustained damages
to the amount named in the com
pialut. The defendants have bo< n
se \ ed w ? !i not Ices of k lit.
The telephone company had qnnr
ters in (he < Id brick building <n the
corner where the new bank building
now stands. When the ? Id 1 .:i!i:i:i;
was lorn down, it is alleged that :!:?'
plaintiff was act dealt vv|th fairly,
hence the suit for damages. The ease
will likely come tip at the November
term of court.
RE-l'XION NEXT SATURDAY.
Old Schliers To M<<< Here Oil Next
Saturday. August Ilth.
The survivors 61 the war between
the states now residing in Kaunas
county, and all their friends are re
quested to meet in this city on Satur
day of this week, August 14th. It
has been some time since a county
re-union was held and It is hoped
that as many of the old soldiers as
can possibly do so will be here on
that day. It will afford great pleas
ure for them to get together again
and talk over the old days and their
struggles in the "sixties".
The EUggestlon was made by Mr.
W. A MoCllntock some f* w days ago,
and acted upon by the olDcCrs 61 the
local cam]'. So every .??? a:i Is
earnestly requested t> be liefe on
SALE OF OIL MILL
Nol CONFIRMED
Referee Karle Hear- OhiccUOlls at:.!
[Rellin v >;,!,. Null und \ ej !.
Mill to he Ite-Sol.f.
i:a d ? \ Urn (la v si ? ?
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lirm tin nd I
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i. : i\ to the highest
>_'" ? in-*, ad of ? i ,000 !?:'?? .-. and
also tl.ii* ;'. be sold to ;!.<? ! ighosjl bjds
der. no upset price being named:
OH Wednesday of next \\<<k. Mr,
Barle Will he bore to hear argument*
as to the validity of the lle.cie note
held by the Peoples Loaii and B.v?
change bank of this city, and to v> ? -
der a decision as to whether the mill
shall be liable tor that Indi i t< dill KS
< : t lie individual sign? rf
Picnic at Friendship t'lturch,
v, the Woodmen picnic to his j-; < \
next Friday, August rtth. w?i he
heard some of (he most prominent
speakers of the state. Among (hem
an Re-., .i m Dallas, i.e..,: escort,
llOn, Wade Hampton ('( . ! i . i i ,.i
bia, Col. T. C. Hntner of ftenne^tsVille,
and Co!. ,1, II. Wbarton of ti.is c6un(>'.
There will be others The public arc
invited to l.e present on Friday.
C.e.t in the CChtcH and wo;l<
ROLAND MOSELEY18
STILL IN THE LEAD
In Advertiser's Great Pop
ularlt) Contest.
CANDIDATES ARE BUS>
Much Interest is Heilig Taken in (?'erat
Itattlc ii( liiillots in This Count*.
LM1,.*?40 Votes ( list s<? | nr.
The first weck ?? i The Advertiser's
(?real Popularity Contest closed Tuos?
day afternoon after all the mails had
arrived, and the vote helow shows the
great interest that Is being manifested
by people all over the county, it
fact, everybody is talking about this
great contest. Why? Itecnuse hcvei
has such an offer been made lo Iho
people, and ti ey are taking advantage
Of it.
Kolai d Most b y of Laurt IIS Is still
in the lead, having to Iiis credit f?,t>t,JJ
Votes. The next highest is Miss Mar>
Smith of Waterloo w :.?>..? vote Is i*.17? ?,
with Miss -Varl M-'dUu'l; of Fountain
Inn a Close third, having 2.1110 votes
to hv * r< d{t. Tl..? standing of tlx
As will
bo t.dtcd, i i.? . ? ? arc a tr.inibet' of iiew
c.it i-.s this week, and there will he'
still more next w< ? k.
Reports from every corner of tl?
comity indicate that a Most active
campaign Is being waged for l lies?
\<:<s. The Candidates and (belt
friends are getting buKy. While tie
j collection of the weekly ballots is a
vre it help, those in the contest are
realizing that the "voting certificates'1
Bent in with subscriptions are what
count. Two hundred votes tit a clip
is worth WOrkihg f<>: I low to get
them? Ste your next door nelghlx
writ-' to all your friends botli in tho
county and out, ash them to either
renew their subscriptions or to send
in one or tv?v> dollars for the paper
<ht Up n list and write to all that
would Le hi.-ly Interested In you ot
.The Advertiser. There i.r< thousand,"
of people who Will subscribe to thh
paper; ^'t them staft'-d and they will
thank ??* ?: for i*. Is it ??? good count.'
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