The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, October 13, 1909, PART ONE; PAGES ONE TO EIGHT, Image 1
SHOWER Of BALLOTS i
PELL DURING WEEK
Leading Contestants Make
Great Gams.
AN IMPORTANT NOTICE
'! ho Contest (.?Otting Warmer and
Warmer- Paper Will he Put on
( ash in \ (banco Basis?
Warm: Warm!! Warm!!! And just
u little hit warmer grows this groat
?outest. Talk about good, whole
some rivalry? Why ;i." like was
i ever soon in old Laurens county he
Core, and the rivalry Intensities as
( very day passes. What will it be in
the wind-up. Jus; a few more weeks
remain, and the u:e^: battle will end.
.?.ad the four victors will !??? declared.
The prizes belo:.e ? > valiant.
There at'? no inaP ::;.' chithge.s this
'.??e"k in th- s'tn'ntiii . f the e?ntest
i I Itoland M "took
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I uiportitul s itlcc.
I after Ji i ;
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h ad
move is ma tie aft " e? refill dellbern
; 01 on th-- i a:; <?' tip management.
o feel i . ? op!f
view I iuj; tin' situation Ih the t ight
light, will weleoine ?hang.- ns the
only correct ; ...i 1 roper business
method. (>:: .luiKiary 1st ?Very sub
scriber whose |iap< r is hoi paid up i:i
advance Will he cut off-?no exceptions
will he made, Let the candidates
keep this announcement ia mind, and
t cure the rent wnls n iwi :??? are
n great tunny i eoplc |ii i.he county
? hooo BUbserlptioUs expire the first
oi January and the first oi February,
it will be a he it the sttme ihjns for
(hose to renew now as inter; let the
people keep |his i:: mind.
Standinu of t undidute?,-,
Poland Mos,-ley. Laurens .>?
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Miss Will
Miss l-'dit
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list week
The Ad\
I..id bet 11 t illed of the (..- .;. I d ase.
i eiingra. He said that ( i.e attending
physiclnn, j)r. J. I. l)oi;r.un of Ware
Shoals, had consulted a number ol au
thorities about the case and lhat it
I. ad hern jirohouuct d. b| yotid i, lest Ion.
p!< llngra. Mrs. Pitts was in what are
considered the Insl sliigcs, lmt now
?wie is about completely recovered,
i- was liol Stilled just What t ? ni
(he do<Mor ?ntptoyi :.
Belcirud s ! i Kj iomI.
Mr. .1. Wells Totlci rid IP . Chris,
'" Itnukln ItrtVi bei n eleefed delegates
In (lie South Carolina s\.I. which
eels it
?. ?ciober.
Ilit/ii.tr mi Som iiiIm r Milt.
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bazaar at tin- nl'iuo y oil November
i (tit. Instead or the 12th. a nni utticcd
last wee!,: the Change i: IlltldC bC
t anse I here will 1?' a lycenin nftrac
tion at die school on to" night
oi' the 12th. The bazaar will last an
tiny: dinner v. ill be served, and
lUlicllCH Sold. All Kim!.- oi good
things will be toi sale, particularly
nmotlg these will be a M b'-I lot of
flower bulbs. Be sure to keep thla
in mind. The bazaar is for (he ben
efit of Ihe hospital fund.
Mnnuer Cotton Ihn.
Last Saturday was the banner cot
ton day this season in LaUrens, a2G
hales having been marketed here dur
ing Ihe day. Tin1 ruling price was
J.'.iO, and it is estimated that the total
amount paid out for the staple ap
proximated 000. The receipts on
Monday and Tuesday wore very good
mid the price remains Steady at Sat
urday's figure.
Keep your word and your word will
keep you.
ENOREE W. IM. UNION
CONVENES TOMORROW
Missionar} Workers In Vimiial Con
tention nt Presbyterian Church
The Woman's Missionary union of
(he Fnorce presbytery will convene in
the auditorium of the First Presbyte
rian church of this city at 1:30o'clock
tomorrow afternoon, continuing in ses
sion until Friday night. The business
sessions in ihe mornings and after
noons are exclusively for the ladies,
but the public generally are invited
to the evening services.
it is announced that Rev. 1.. C.
Vass, who has been n missionary in
Africa for twelve years, will make
addresses on Thursday and Friday
evenings, using magic lantern illus
trations. He will also speak to the
children at i o'clock Friday afternoon.
The people will do well to hear Mr.
Vitss.
The full program is as follows:
Thursday, October I Ith.
?I: on i" in.?I) "vot ional exercises,
Kn roll inent of delegates. Music,
Prayer. Social half-hour.
',:'.?<< p. !.:. Devotional cxtM'cha i:
Rev. (.' i . Rtinkiu. Address ? ? wel
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Friday, 0< tdher 1ft.
I); * v o; i tu i:I
Minutes of ItHlS; Reports of Sot lo
ties. Ri tort of Kxoeutive t'onitnitti ?.
Report 01 missionary visitor. Dis
cussion oii literature and mission;
Study classes) led by Mrs, vYatkihfi
and Mi-- !'? I!? Crnig.
Prayer : il
vie-' for our tnlssion/ir.v work homo
and abroad, by Mrs. Hobt. '?b; ms.
Oar Counttv Societies, discusi On |e<l
by Mrs. Hunter of Old Fl< bis and Mrs,
Audi rson of Centre Point. Reporl
Of Tiea.-i??? ?. Pnllnished and new
business. Flection of ofllcers, So
lei t ? .. ? ?? Of ION
Mu.-ic. Prayer;
?I:oo p. special servic or chip
dreu,
Addi ? ? t : sioi .<>?.;?
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Our Hai C o.v station, I.
Mi
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unlit Hi
Ir. 1 >. II.
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Ml .'. F. ' ai ii
sOn, Sir, Clin? If. I licks in on liver'}
bittdiiess arid has bei n here for some
lime, returning to his family at i::
lorvals. '!'!?? contemplated move of
ibis family to [.aureus will be heartily
welcomed by ail who know " c. Hicks.
I lie Floral show,
The fourth annual Horn) show will
I.'
do
lit S . 1 I.Nt.'S ii.Wk iih * <
Neu Institution nl Walls v;t4. !,. ..;:is
With Oood Iliisllll" ? .
bank a; Witt!? milb open 1 fo: I usi
for I lie hoiielll of the Ojx :. ?
the mill, ami was planned ' d<
Smyth and Swygeji t. Oil (In first
two days Hie bank received di-pow'is
of something over $700, With lontln
mil ami cuCOtlj'ngiug business every
day since. With the strong backing
Ihe bank has. it will succeed and be
of vast benefit to the people ?>i (hat
community,
The olflcers of the bank art ! .1
AdgOl" Smyth. Jr., president; Thos. I
Swygert, cashier, and P. it. li'by, as
sistant cashier. The directors are:
F. A. Smyth and .1. F. Slrrino of
Greenville, J. \ Smyth, Jr., T it. Wnl
lace and t f. Swygerl of Laurons.
\ir. Swygerl, whb has the greater
part of the management Iii liai d, la
one of ihe safe: t. most energefIc
yOttng business men In I.aureus: his
ability is beyond question, and the
bank is certain to prosper under his
direct ion.
A chaperon i-= merely a fender for
keeping a eiil from COllldil e. with the
wrong man.
\\ II.I. \ssisT PltOSKUTION.
nllcitor Cooper Will tppcur In Case
Igainst Bigluim and Vuilit.
The couri of general sessions tor
?corgetown county meets next Mon
lay. Judge Richard C. Watts will
?reside. One of the most Important
?ases docketed for the term is that
if the state vs Dr. Q. C. Higham and
w. Ii. Avant, charged with murder,
the killing a few weeks ago in that
county of Mrs. Ruth Crisp Higham.
the young wife of Dr. Higham, one of
i he def< odants.
The trial of this case promises to
he one of the most sensational ever
heard in South Carolina. It is re
called that Solicitor W. II. Wells of
that circuit visited Laurens county
shortly after the arrest of Higham and
Avant for the purpose, as was learned,
of consulting Mr. M. It. Crisp, father
of the deceased young woman, ai d tor
tin- additional purpose of making some
personal investigations of her former
home and Community surroundings.
Since that, it is understood. Solic
itor 1.'. A. Cooper of this circuit has
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Vlontiil \ nun Is It Case Heard la Croon
no<*d Lit cd In I .nun a--.
In the court of common pleas nl
Croon wood Ins) Thursday. wa.j led
a mental uuguisli case against the
Western Inlon Telegraph Co.. result
ing in a vei'dii i of s'.cn diimap s for
the plaintiff, Miss Lily Hi-own of this
city. A ?'hange of Veline Was asked
and the trial was not In Id in this coun
Tlte - rounds <u' the su't Ivor! the
failure on the pan of (he company'*
employee.; lo ir to deliver a lologrujn
to Iis.; firow ii from Mr. C. 10. Vinci i
of VtlUMis. (5a.. which ho re 'he n<
? n
irowti, w ho ii ii 1 il rec, ii
lit Laiu'ens Cotton mills
II \".| \ i UK KU MW S Mi! ! ?-.
>Ir. Slum tlnliaiYo) ' i>ih llclnfho al
Itllhlin Other Items,
tikhuiii Oct. II. At the lion.i Mr,
and Mrs. T. I-' Buhl?, f|Uite a pit . i.: ?
? lay last ThUrstlu.\ was spent in ie not
'.{ ilieir uncle. \|r Shaw Malm ft- ?
Townville. Those present wer?;1 Mrs
Nancy <) .. ms and son. W. D. Owem
Mrs lleboooii OweiiS ami diiughtei
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tit i en pond community.
Mr. .loi n Mahoil and family were
the IpU'KtS of Mr and Mrs. W ilt- < i in
InSt Week.
Mr. Dili Vance ami father of Au
gusta Cross Ponds speiii Saturday
nigh! and Sunday with Mr. Zci, Vance
Mr. W A llaldw in and childr. :, \ Is
lied In yVnre Shoals Saturday ami Sun
day
Mr ntid Mrs. Stoho Holl spent Sun
ilay with h. r brother, Mr. W. I* Bald
win
Mis.- Vivian Owens of Kdeii was the
giiesi of Misses Mae and Allle Dahl?
la t Frida j :.im| Friday night.
Mr. W M. Mahon. Jr.. Wlis in th
city Saturday oil business.
Dr. .'. W. Reason ami Wife spelil
Sunda. at the lloino Of Mr. T F, Dahl?
( ai d of Thanks,
We wish to extend riur thank- '?i
(he good people of ih.- town of Cmss
Mill for ihe all cut Ion ami kindness
show n ii- during lie illness of Mrs.
?Inmost w. Roott.
\ Nu (IHK INM'l < TO II COMING
Will Investigate Matter at" tree Hellt
i rj tu' Mail la ( itv.
'I*;.. ? seems ?<> \> sonic confusion
in the hintt? r of tHty delivery of mails
for Lnurens. \H is known, an in
spector from the postolllce depart
ment visited 11:is l iiy some (line ago
and mad*' Iiis report al headquarters,
.lust what tl:::t report was is not
known, but it wai; evidently an un
favorable one, since news was later
received In re that there was no imme
diate prospect of getting the delivery
established.
Dr. H. K. Alken, president of the
chamber ol commerce, look the mat
ter up with Congressman .los. T. John
son of this dlsti'lct. requesting an in
vestlgatio Tiih .as compiled with
and Mr. .'ohnson write'* Dr. Aikcn:
'?I ;.ti: . lv(s< (I I y OK' pOStOillCO de
ji. ?!'.-. ? : ?' the l.a.f eiis free de
li* ? :. . ??? ! . - I ? < :i i< -opened and
I l.i
Ith
tar) Hcclimr,
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inr-rested In
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\ i \v 1 ,;<>?<] ? I H I. t. MMH \".
IN rsniia! nth ? ? I don I'enple and
I Itclr I rl< lids,
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with Mi
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M is Main : .< >? Anderson has
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IM t i I e n 11
perfiilmideiii .loins announced Ilia
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froth remarks recently made, jt sei u.
that Iiis desire i^ being grntiflci
When I'rof. Morpbet ami Wife Wei
here ]'\y' week, llioy Visited illO sclior
on Thursday morning ??' I ontorlalne
the children; while ai the school Mfi
Moiphet said: ' I havi been in III
schools north and south and I has
lie'.er seen SChOOl Clli ' .. SO llt'tlt .11:
tidy III thoir t())pi ..anee a:. IN e j
Alld .vain: .. t week. Miss. Mai
Of'lggs of frilligV I idneat ional wii'f'fi
was here, teaching dHi wing, to (ohei
I'i'v and ptfnils, and M - (Srluas sali
of LntireiiH. Volt are eortnlnlj
DESTROYED m HRE
ON FRIDAY MORNING
Residence and Household Kfi'ools <>i
S. It, l ein he ( ompletrh Swept
\ u ii) II oust* I us tired,
A disastrous lire occurred early I'M
day morning. In which the residence
of Ml*. S. U. t'oueho, and his entire
household effects were destroyed. The
building belonged to Messrs ,1, 11.
I (rooks and M .1. Owings, upon which
there was $1,000 Insurance. Mr. Vow
ehe had no Insurance on his goods,
The Urse had already made groat
headway before it was discovered, and
the family hard) escaped with their
lives, heilig unable to secure even
their clothing Some of the boys wore
compelled to (limb down the porch
posts, escape otherwise heilig out off.
No assistance was to he had from the
lire department, the house being loca
ted beyond where (be wnt< r main i \
tends, at the Cud of South harper
st rent.
mily
idiliiig lit :i c'ott'aj ? 00 Sullivan st reel,
Mit. i " i- n. inn. \N n m \ nmi:n.
I'oaiilar < Union Man < iiim^ llride Iii
i; reell w< od (II her Itciiis.
? Melon loan M ; lain; a Unland and
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earl
Tin- young pcopb decorated tlib ear
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driven to (he . ? m ? et \\?? V, 11. I 'a i i
ami show, roil tin .. wilh ideO and good
W IsllCS.
.Mr. and Mi- (Inland will lie with
while the) On ?? ? ling ready for h?u^ii
keeping. They > ill make their homo
in i lie i, : Up ... . oii < "lUitenial si reel
liel?ngin:, in ? i? K< aned)
M la: i
ly, i vv Mlitimi, it I' h
bof. A 11 fialloway,
t'rfii ill (owmihip
I W Til ier. (l I! |M(I
Wat. i bo township
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MODE Of BAPTISM A
MATTER if DEBATE
Sectarianism Stirring (. Un
ion People.
SERMON LAST SUNDAY
Conscmilhcs Deplore V|tIttittwn mul
Discord Cronted on Ki'Union*
Mutters ill' Minor lni|i(ii't.
('Union, < ?i i. 11 Wlici Ihm- or noi it.
is |iro<ii (lull lti?'> love it Unlit or that
I hey uro rcully IS?>l*? .;?<! in tllC a (til
ii,? Iii-- iti'oiit ilio r.i'ijtturnl mod'1 at
I'dminisI'M'Ing haptlstii ilio fact Is tluil
llhOlll ??'?'Voii Inadiiil <-i,i.'.iis (if .'?ii
io>vn almost iiij'CO ihms. as uunt>
< i n |l'.?: 0 J -, ! .?}? -ll.it- ? u:M;r.-j;at hill Ii! -
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