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MW CONSTANTS MAKE RAPID GAINS Result of the First Month's Campaigning. FOUR ABOVE 10,000 LINE A Careful study <.f the ??Returns-' for This Week Will Prove Quite The tabulated votes of the list of contes ... ts for the four prizes offered by The Advertiser show steady In creases for a mi jorlty of the candi dates. s<ime making notable gains for tlie past week. Four are now above the ten thousand ballot mark, with the fifth. Miss T. Crfcig Hunter, almost in this Class, Coed progress has been made by the different candidates and their friends, and the "campaign" is just now getting ntitlejr full headway. September is here and Is a good month for business, especially in the news paper sul sei Ipt'crt line. Important to Contestants. Please take notice that hereafter the weekiy count of votes will close each Monday afternoon ,t siv o'clock, in st? ad of on Tuesday afternoons after the afternoon mads. The number of renewals and new names now being put on our list niak<s this step neces Hary so as to give us time to get the lists properly corrected, so that all subscribers will get their papers promptly( the week tfcey are turned in to US. We will thank yon then to get your week's work :n by Monday's mails. How the Contestants Stand. Zelte Blakely, Laurens .. .. 12.850 Edith Sexton. Laurens. 3,610 Mary Smith. Waterloo.10.780 .1. O. Teague, Waterloo. 1.710 Sadie Fuller. Mountville .. .. 1.080 Rdmcnia Garrett, Laurens .... 1.040 Edith Teague. Mountville .... 3.800 .los..do Thompson. Madden .... f'f'O Louise Copeland, Laurens .. .. MO Lilly Mae Rudd, Cross Hill.. 1.110 Roland Moseloy, Laurens .... 17.210 .Innie Kennedy, Clinton .. .. 1.1C0 Eugene Fonehe. Laurens .. .. r.20 Pearl Medlock, Fountain Inn 7.070 Nora Cannon. Lanford . f>00 Fannie Graham, Laurens .... t>40 Mary 1). Sullivan, Laurens .. 10.020 Wilma Prentlss, Laurens .. .. fi.700 Rncia Wolff. Cray Court .. .. 1,460 Nannie A. Burns, Laurens .. 1.340 Fannie Fuller. Motintviile .... f.00 Nell'e Poole, Laurens. f>20 T. Crnig Hunter, Ofri. f?!f Willie Bramblett. Princetort .. ?'???'?' Lawrf- v Adah', Clinton .... ni? Sarah Fellers, Mountville .... M0 Mrs. Clyde Martin, Laurens ?? h;820 High and Reserved Pr.!i*c. c<d. T. P. Crews, :!.e veteran editor of the Lnnronsvllle Herald, is in the city (o ~.ii the lied Shirt re-union. Col. Crews was one of the truest ol the true In lfc?6. He is now the old est editor Ih the state In active ht.r hCss. '!?> is 77 years old. but look* fully 2 I years ;. c.;r.g< r. and gives every i>-?,...;???< of a long lease of life yet. Col. Crews IS one of the most honored <-' tests 11 the city Oh this oc casion. Wo are proud to have him here.? A r..'? If oil Dftily Mail. Altg. 21. Charles Tidwoll Killed. "pi. ?? >:" ( haties Tldwell, a brother of Mess si Floyd and Mitt Tldwell of Walts mil's, w.-.s shot and killed at .fobristen ifist Thursday morning by bis brother-in-law, Vfthoej' M. .May. also a citizen of Johnston, it Is al loged thrd "Po.Mor" Tidwoll had mis t rca.ted his yoting wife the t ight be fore. CSU fing Ihi to have homo and Seek the protection Of her brother. The men ?!.<; on the street next day whe,i May. using a shotgun, {'.red upon TidWell, mortally wounding him. TidWell wa.H a native ol New berry county. Jones Pnmil] Re on Ion. The descendants of John. Solomon. Richard, Abr.er Jones and two sisters are requested to meet nt Slmpsonville Beptetnber 16 for the purpose of hold ing fl reunion 0< the Jones family. Mr. W. G. Jones and Dr. Clifton Jones of Ibis City are members of this large and influential family, and both will Attend the reunion. Ifei. Mr. Thau r Ketiirns. The Rev, W. F. Thaycr, pastor Flrfll Baptist church, will this week return from Hendersonvllle, having spent the month Of August there, and on Sundry regular services Will be resumed M the First church. Interesting. PEOPLE OF MADDENS GLADDENED BY RAIN IVcspccI School Opens Now Ses* slon. With Prof. H \. Cuihcrtsoti a* Principal. Madden, August 31.?A nice rain teil ;:i this vicinity Sunday night. All hearts no doult feel thankful, Mr. and Mrs. Camel of Cross Anchor, en route for a visit tu relatives at Mountvllle, stopped over a short while with Prof. Culb< rtson. Miss Mary Davenport of fold Point visited Miss Tetmie Madden last week. Dr. Poole wns called in yesterday to s?c Mrs. '1*. S. Langston. All are glad her case is not considered se rious. Little Misses Grace Finley and Mary Martin of I.aureus spent Sunday night with their cousins. Kathleen and Wln ona Martin. Mis. M. T. Allison has returned from a visit to relatives at Spartaubltrg, Enoree and Cold Point. Master Walker Marlin of Krae.ee visited his grandmother, Mrs. Allison; also Masters Paul and .lack Finley of the Mt. Pleasant section. Mr-. Lee Madden, accompanied by his brother Henry of Watts mills, spent Saturday night and Sun day with their uncle, Mr. Charles Maddt n Of Waterloo. The school at New Prospect op n< d this morning. Pro!'. B. Y. Culbertsoft teacher. Master John Bryson of Cross Hill visited his cousin, Douglass I'.ryson. last week. Mrs. O. G. Thompson and daughter. Miss Snllie, spent Saturday with Mrs. M. T. Allison. Miss Clara Davenport of Lauren8 visited Miss Jessie Thompson last week. ? Mr. T. s. Langston attended the Cnion meeting at Quaker church Fri day and Saturday. SENATOR SMITH WILL SPEAK HERE MONDAY The OccHstou is the Monthlj Meetlnts of Laurens Farmers' t'nion Other Speakers Kxpected. United Stales Senator B. D. Smith. Prof. Harper of Cleroson college and State Senator John H. Wharton are expected lo attend the meeting here next Monday of the l.aurens County Farmers' union and deliver addresses. Tie- meeting will be held in the court house and will be of a public churac f*hls vi ill be Mr. Smith's first visit to Laurens since his elect ion htst sum mer to the United States senate and .is his reputation as a rapid-lire speaker is well known by hundreds of Laurens citizens there will no doubt he a large crowd in town Monday. Miss NOSH I H TOMOKKOW XKOIT. (?ood Utraetton at the Cltj Opera House is Killed. ? Mi-s Moshcr of Colorado", which is to b< ;.t the city opera house tomor row night, is one of the largest at tractions of its hind iu the South to day. ? tells a pretty story in a serio comic way. of fin old westerner who makes a fortune in t!.<- Denver real estate boom and com< s east to make a mutch for his daughter, wherein he can gei blue blood for his silver money. The many Iriais and frlbtl? lntlons of the plti fellow furnish the light side of the play, whil-' the pathos Of the piece is brought out by his daughter, who gets sick of the -ham Of it all. The character lead of the piece is ably handled by Mr. AI ?easley, and Miss Pearl White who is well Known throughout the Southern atates is su premely clever In the character of the ('.: tighter. The paper for this attraction, by an accident or oversight of the railroad company (ailed ot arrive, but Mr. An drews the advance representative of the company has thoroughly billed the town, and we predict a record break ing business for them. "Miss Mosher of Colorado" is .-it the City opera house tomorrow night onlv; prices '2 .">. .'.0 and ",'< cents. Seats are on sale at the Laurens Drug Co. Baptized vii'D-six Convert*. As the result of a great revival re cently hold at Cedar drove church. Youngs township, the pastor. Kev. W. A. Anderson Of Woodruff, on last Sun day at Van I'atton Shoals adminis tered the ordinance of baptism If* 50 candidates. Cot in the Contest and work. FOUR MOTHERS OF Readers of The Advertiser Respond to Call. We notice In last week's Advertiser that Capt J. P. Sloan asks for the name of any Confederate soldier's mother who may be living in Laurens county. Mrs. Polly Culbertson of Rosemont, near Waterloo, is both the widow and mother ol a Confederate soldier. She is the widow of Butler Culbertson who was either killed Or died In the Con federate service, and also the mother cd Motison (.Mat) Culbertson who was a soldier in the Confederate war. We cannot give the command in which he served lot know he was in the war. Sc>n..> years after the war he moved to Greenwood where he lived until a year ago when he moved to Bradley, at which place he still resides. "Aunt Polly" is the only mother of a Confederate veteran now living in this county that we can recall. She : is near ninety years of age : :>1'- with the excepth n of a dint vision, still en joys her natural ; < w< ; nd activities. VY. < t.-on. Mountvillcj Amp. ::c. Mrs. Katheriue Pitts, add to mother of * et Editor The Advertise:-: Having noticed Mr. Slot n's call for information in regard to old soldi' rs' mothers now living, i wish to say that jl entered the Confederate r.rir.y be fore I was 16, ai.d that tr.y mother whe will soon Ie is remarkably well preserved and can do more and '. get about better than mar ;, women at 50 or 60. 1 do hot View Mr. ? Sloan's object in asking for this In formation, but I am glad to furnish my part of it and be is at liberty to use it any way he sees proper. .1 Y. Pitts. Ware Steals. It. F. P., Aug -'7. Two Others in Sullivan. Mr. .las. P. Sloan: Mrs. Rutha Lindley is the mother of Thomas Lindl? y of Co. C. Sixth Pat., s. c. I. tier busband, Henderson Lindley. was in the same command, then in Co. A. Six;!) Reg. S. C. C. during the balance of (he war. She is Sa years old and lives rear Hickory Tu ve-.n. Mrs. Mary Roll was the mother1 of Ell Pelt v. ho w;is kiib d in Virginia, ile: belonged to Co. A. Sixth S. C. while his brother, .John S. Boi; was a member of the South CarOlifia re serves. Co. ('. Sixth Fat. S. '". I. and of Co. A. Sixth S. C. ''. Mrs. Poll's husband, .James Bolt, served i:i Co. C Sixth Bat. s. C. 1, Rhd the s. C. reserves. She lives heat" the < Id tan v.ard, oh Reedy rive- and is >7 years of age. VVlrij !?. Sul'lvi hi, Sr. Tumi Mng Shoals. Aug. :'??. W. (. T. C. Kepresi ntuttve*. Mis. i:. s. Herbert of Ornng? i president; and Miss Emm? Onry <: Abbe ville, field secret, v j the Wd* man's Christlaii Temperance Chioii, will visit Laurons Sa: rda> ; !. 1 : :i Sund; y night Miss Gary will speak I t lie 1 M< (save ? I for lomiiaj this occasion. While the :*y M: ?. Herbert and Mis* (la y will - VtlHTtltt M'< RAVI P.I riRI S. Mr. W. r. Ilorroh Issumos (ho Butte*. el the Olli:?'. This morning the formal trhnsfe, cd the County auditor's office to .-. new official will take pd.c Mr. C, W. McCrnVy who has tilled the position several months, retiring and turning the affairs of the Office dVef to I is successor. Mr. W. T. Dort oh. recently appointed to till out the unexpire?! term of Mr. McCras >. Mr. McCravy today returns to his duties as cotton census reporter, hav ing been lately re-appointed to this position, Mr. Hammott, who was assistant in the office under Mr. Mc Cravy, retires also and will at (.nee return to a former position with the Laurens Cotton Oil Mill Co. Kot, M. t. Carlisle to Preach. The Rev, Mark L. Carlisle will preach at Pr?mie tt ehtlVCh next Sat urday and Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m. (let in the COI '.< i k LIVE SCHOOL NEWS Teachers Being Elected and Special Le\ies Voted. The educational rally on last Wed nesday was a success in every re spect. The speakers Were all pres ent except Col. J. i >. Cappelman of Charleston. In his telegram stating that he could not le present lie add ed: "May public sent inn:.; awaken to ;lie responsibility of the hour that 'With increase of wealth and prosper ity' may come an increase of love for learning throughout South Carolina!" Miss Kitty Arnold cf Honea Path has been elected to r.ssi&t in the Princeton school. Th" trustees of l ine drove have re cently painted the .school house inside and out. New dO?r? and blinds were nisi) add< ! to the house. Tlie trustees of Shiltih high school have elected Miss Inno Cunningham of Pishopville. principal! .Miss Ktta Jacobs of Klngstree. intermediate grades, and Mis- !! :??: Wolff, primary grades. A mat new room has re '?? !.:!;? been added to t!:? school build ing. This gives Shllph a nice build , ing ol three <!. SH rooms. Hunter school district No. 3 has re e'en My voted a two-mil I special school tax. The dress Hill high sol id under the supervision of Prof, Pnrrott will begin its session Wednesday. Sept 1st. The good people of Oakville school voted a .".-mill school tax on Aug. 14th. On Aug. 28th (hey rtceived a check amounting to $100.00 from the state hoard. The application for the $100.00 was based on tlie special tax. Miss Nannie Simpson, who was elected to teach the Sard is school, tuts resigned on account of her sister's death, This leav<s Sard is without a teacher. The pictures Of the rural schools made by Mr. c. Aaron are in the c?!?;? e ol the county superintendent ol education. Call and get them. They will riot 5'? km out by mail. Miss Alma Garrett cd Pelzer has been elected ;o teach the Central S< h6< I, Mhs Clin Wilkle of Chester has been i!t ''el to |caeh as principal iri the- pHiksdale school. The assistant hf.s l i \ V (MIL. KIM XIOX. ; c.iiV ? . ? oi Ah x Nfdteis met In tiiosl ' ?. ? Tin ... . ?. ? !l ? [e;< ... :> ? . I hi !?*"???! arid Mr. .). ,1. Uoo? cd Anderson, Heath of Mr-, ih .1. Prunk?. Mrs. Nannie Riakely Franks, wife of Mr. Jh 3. Pranks, died :.; her lame at the Laurens rri'l Village Shortly after fi o'elo k Monday bight. She was ill about two w? ?;:??.. death being due to progressive paralysis, The funeral service and Iriterrneni took place yesterday afternoon at Reeky Springs c hurch, Mrs. Franks Is survived ! y her hus band, two sons and four daughters; also by two brothcMessrs, Reid and HUI Blakoly cd Laurens . ;..i fi Ulster who lives out wei t. Get in the Cont< t and work. CROSS KILL I U i S FOR I HI PAS1 WEEK liitotuohiltst Krank Sfnimolts Wools V Ith ?n Vccldciil Personal Notes ami ( oilllticitts. Cross Hill, August :.!. Bey. G. M. I killings worth is v.itii hoinefolks ;.t ConyorS, Gn.. for a visit. Mrs, .i. A. Austin after spending sev eral weeks here It ft for her I ome at Vidalin, Georgia, last Thursday. Prof, and Mrs. C. w. MeSwttln are Cros Hill visitors t his week, Misses Kditlt and Louise, Willie and .lames Austin of Clinton are Cross Hill visitors. Mr. Prunk Simmons while driving his automobile last week math too short a turn and the machine "turned turtle'* with him. He escaped un hurt ami the machine was not Injured materially. Mr. tint! Mrs. w. c. Kasor made n trip to Greenville in his Franklin last week. Mrs. .1. Milli r Pin -en has been ijulto sick while visiting her mother in Greenwood county. Mrs. i; A. Austin, Mi?< - Knie and Annie Austin. Dr. C. 11. Voting ami Mr. Hugh Leamaii compose a party who left for Mom reat, N. <'.. I its! Monday tor :. stay of a We? k or more. The readers of The Advertiser en joyed Dr. Aikeii's reminiscences < ! hit western trip very much. The school here will begin Wednes day, the 1st. A good rain fell her? last nicht, ami We hope now the drought has ended. Mr. S. w. Lowe captured a pistol concealed on the body of Wash Pitts on the public highway nonr the Uyrd place. lie was shooting along the public highway. He paid a tine of $20 Saturday morning to Magistrate Goodman at MountvUlc. He was as sisted by Constable Tlllman Watts. ORPHANAGE SCHOOL OPEN SESSION T ODAY Clinton (Jraded School's Opening Fel lows Sept. it. and that of the < oiloge "sept. 28. Clilltoh, Aug. ill. The Thornwell Orphanage schools opt it tomorrow with an tit tendance of almost three hundred. The Clinton graded school will open Thursday, Sept. :?. The r-ol loco will open the t we n t y -1 h it d. Schools will he (aught tit the Clinton am! Lydia cotton mid- Mrs. .fiilia a Lahor will leach at the Clinton mills and Mr. It. S. Owcits. v ill have go of tie Mi 111 PL I I P. tH v |{S. Mel i I YUM It. I!r Piissitm bf at: KstirnaMc l.;u[>. Funeral Hi id Friduj. ? Mrs. W. A. MeCUiilook wife <.! ('apt VV, A. McCUntook, wore saddened last ? ' leath P. ? . cot.fined to her hod. She kisew1 from I lie first that In yet ? . ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? |< ?.. Missionary union Miss .lanle N a hers of Lau r? Iis is vi ng relatives here. Miss Fuphemia Thompson and Mr. W. M. Hryson are elected delegate* to Iht COtlllty Sunday School Toll vent Ion, l)r, I!. H Mrysori of Hriidley who is spehdlng some weeks at hi- old homo here i?, we are sorry to report, (|Ulte indisposed. Messrs. George, Samuel and laid." Blnkely, Willie and It d Byrd re. turned recently from a eaiiiplng trip. They visited Hendersonvilie, Lnk' ToxaW'ay and oilier places of interest. Samuel und Ludy filnkoly going on to Ashevllte where their mother hBfl I.n for foinc months for the benefit of her health. The Presbyterian and A. R. p. Sab bath schools united Tuesday with a most enjoyable picnic at Enoree. educational meet m fine success f<<ill> \\<in Meld if) Laurens on Wednesda). STIRRING ADDRESSES Messrs. Parker and \\ barton Pater Compulsory I duration Other Speakers a I' Mooting. The educational rally in tliis all) Wednesday, attended by possibly foui hundred people from every itaarter oi' Iho county, was in evi ry way a sue cess ;<u>i entirely? satisfactory to thosi in charge. Addresses were delivered by lion. .1. K. SWenrlngen, Mr. Levvbt w. I arker, I Ion. II. A, Coopi ?. Mr. \v. Carl SVbai ion, and Prof. Ii, I., .loin . I be Ihreo last named belnn homo speakers The meeting was ?mein I with prayer by it- >\ I. I?. (trout, pa - to.- i r tiio First Mi thodk' church, at ti-r which a. short iiddi'css' of welcome was Ihado. l\V Mr. S. I!. Hon< < dltOI of t!;< haui'i ns Ad\ ? . t er, A strong exposition < : condition" in South Carolina, the needs oi schools by S.tp< rii.t'-'i.h ? t Swearia a..:, a powerful appeal for 'ho lldop lion of a compulsory education i > ? ti l.: by Mr. Parker, an Urging of in dividual responsibility in lh? cducu tion of the chlldri n ol (lie Stale hj lion, it \ Cooper, alid an appeal i'oi the rural schools by Mr. Wharton w< thr features ol tin' addresses deliver ed. The audience was thoroughly appreciative, giving elosi and Inter ested attention to all that v.; s said. Superintendent of Education Sweat Ingen was the first speaker, and aftei a lew brief Introductory remarks he wcnl into detail regarding the pres ent conditions in this state. 11c Bald that the purpose of Ihise educational rallies was to get the people to think deeper and more earnestly on the, school problem .citing the Inadequate facilities ami iho woeful lack of np preclation in tunny of the counties <jf the advantages offered. lie congr'at iiliili d I.Curchs < OaiPy u| on th> St hps taken ii.r: yea; lor ohtailt late aid schools al.d ti.e f:, uidlng of high nut i" ? I will :!f Ol I I i s. bir \. ? ? ? "the state force.- ? on and me to |?a> (axes for tin- schools; we have tin tight to demand fimt this money hi properly used, and that ll be used by (ill, livery boy and Blrl in the BtatW i entitled to an eipial opportunity, nho1 if their parents will not (five i' to them the state has the right u, io , :?,, ni." To tching on the negro question In reference to compulsory education Mr. Parker said that i, In believed tlx negro, though he be educated, could ever gain supremacy over the whites, he would not oast his lot in this s< (<s Ho b< lieved in the |hh( re; t snpndor Continued on page eight.