Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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IN FORWARD MARCH LAURENS 18 IN LINE Ali Business Enterprises Had Good Year. BANK DEPOSITS GROW /? An Increase of $!7>V>00 Over .Irevlous Venr Evidences the General Tread o< Prosperity. In financial and Industrial advance ment, Laurens hist year took rank with the most progressive towns and coun ties in the commonwealth. This is liest indicated, pi rhops, by the rapid growth of the banking Institutions within her horders as compared with the success of these corporations in other counties. As an index of the prosperity enjoyed by the hanks of 'his city, a comparative statement < ." deposits jit the close of business. December 29, shows the gains made during the past year: December December 29. 1908 29, 1909 Palmetto hank 92,000 131,000 Enterprise hank $105,000 $17."?.mat Hank of Laurena 132,166 158,580 Peoples Loan <fc Ex. 271,700 303,435 Lucas Savings hank . 8,000 $600,866 $776,015 The above hanks have a combined capitalization of $305,000, and an in crease of $17"..000 in deposits is a very significant showing. The Lucas Sav ings bank was chartered only a few months ago, and already it is making a fine showing. Other banks in the County, four in number, according to their recent official statements, had a good year's business and the farmers, a largely increased number of them, have bank accounts and nearly every official hoard of the various banking concerns Include one or more farmers as directors. The Enterprise bank and the Hank of l>aurens have savings accounts and these departmens in each institution gained a large per centage in volume. Dividends. On January the first semi-annual dividends were paid by the different local corporations as follows: Peoples Loan and Exchange hank s per cent, on $ 100.000?$S.000: Enter prise hank. :i 1-2 per cent, on $100,000 ?$3,500; Bank of Laurens, l per cent, on $.".".(1(111 $2,000; Palmetto hank, 3 1 2 per cent, on $50,000 $1,750; Laurens Trust company, -1 per cent, on $2.".000 - $1.000; Laurens cotton mills, ?! 1-2 per cent, on $350,000 -$!5.750;Tho Ad vertiser Printing company, .s per cent, annual on $."..tKi0?$100. Up to January 1, the two bonded warehouse managers here had hand led ]0,t!00 hales of this season's crop of cotton. About 12 per cent of this amount, is stored. And a very small amount is held outside the warehouses taking the county as a whole, for the high price prevailing most all the fall season 'moved" practically every a vallahle hale. The crop was short something like .'',5 per cent. In Laurens county, hut the returns, it is estimated, approximated the total amount receiv ed for the \%\K crop, including the in creased difference realized on the pres ent season's yield of cotton seed mar ketted. The merchants had a fair vol ume of business all fall, and it is un derstood that collections were as good as, if not better than previous years. ?As has been stated in these columns alrondy, the acreage sown to small grain this winter is probably ncreas ed ino per cent. Altogether the out look for the new year is encouraging, and doubtless greater strides along all 'lines will characterize ladO. New Enterprises. The formntion of several new enter prises marked the year just phased. .some of them taking definite shape just at tho close of the olo year. A niong these may be Included the Stan dard Dudding and Loan association with Initial and ultimate capital stock of $1.000.000 to $5.000,000. running serially; and the Planters' Grocery company, capitalized at $10,000. With in the present month It is expected thai two new firms will open up dry goods stores In the Dial-Gray block. These are Messrs J. W. Sparks who comes from Thomson (ia. and Lesser ?- |<0th of Anderson. Thus practically every storeroom in the city has a.tenant, And the same can he said of the resi dential sections. Bulldfnpr Rrn. The building ern roes on. Losi year thousands of dollars were used here Jn the erection of dwellings, store OLIVER TEMPLETOiN ANSWERS SUMMOiNS One of the County's Uncommonly Eine (IUI Citizens Culled Hence. Hurled Monday. Another gallant survivor of com pany P. Fourteenth South Carolina regiment, one of the celebrated Con federate commands that went out from Laureus, has answered the final sum mons. This refers to Mr. .1. O. Tem pleton who died Friday. I>ec< mber at the home of his daughter .Mrs. M. S. Dlllard, at Wrens. Ga? 30 miles'be low Augusta, whither he had gone just a month before, accompanied by Mrs. Templeton, to spend tho winter. The bod> was brought borne Sunday, and on Monday the funeral to- k place Mr. Templeton was 7?', years old For more than 40 years he was an and practically all of his life was spent in the vicinity of Parks station. ' For more than 40 years lie was tum officer in Rocky springs Presbyterian church, and he was accounted one of the leading laymen of the county. As soldier and as citizen, Oliver Tem pleton never shirked Iiis duty as he saw it. and in his death the county , and state lose a true son and a man esteemed by all his fellows. After the death. 24 years ago. of his first wife, who was a Miss Domini), Mr. Templeton, a few years later, married a Miss Rowland who survives. Among the surviving children are Messrs. E, R.. Calvin and Lee Temple ton. Mrs. Dillard and Mrs. .1. A. Ar j nold of Anderson. Miss Nicle Tem pleton of the county and Mrs. Wm. j Taylor of Spartanburg are ?isters of ' the deceased. _ There's No Lieu Law Now. The repeal of the Hen law went into effect last Saturday, January 1st., the i act having passed by the legislature i last January. However, the doing j away with liens does not effect the ' mortgage which may be given on a ! crop after it is up and growing. And I some who are in a position to know , say that a person can give a lien now I as formerly and yet remain within the law; in other words, the law can be "got around." I _ MIN I ST KItS' CONFERENCE MET. City Preachers Ite-Organlzcd For An other Year's YVork. According to the call, the ministers ' of Laurens met In regular monthly ; conference in the chamber of com merce rooms on Monday morning at 11 o'clock. There was a good attend ance and several made helpful talks. Rev. E. C. Watson, the present in cumbent, resigned as president of the ; conference and in his stead Rev. ('has. F. Rankin of the First Presbyterian church was elected. Rev. J. 1). Crout having moved away from the city i caused the place of secretary to be vacant; Rev. \. T. Stoudenmlre was elected. The two new Methodist min isters. Rev. L. P. McGee and Rev. 1). R. Roof, and Key. C. 1*. Parker of the Episcopal church were elected mem bers. Rev. C. F. Rankin'stated to the con ference that there had been 37 acces sions to his church as a result of the recent revival there. Rev. W. E. Thayer, in a short talk told of his plan of having the communion ser vice in the evening, and that it was effective and pleasing. rooms and so on. From modest cot tages, at a cost oT a few hundred dol lars, to palatial residences represent ing an outlay of $10,000 and above, the "building boom" if such it may be termed, went forward with great ener gy for the greater part of the past year, and the indications arc that there will be little or no abatement along tir.s iine during Ho- present year. The remodelled First Baptist church will be ready for use again withlng four or five weeks. The federal postoffice building? The site has been decided upon ten thousand dollars is the con sideration, lenving forty of tho lifty thousand appropriated by Congress to be used in the v'-eetion of the hniVng. j it Is possible that work will statt on this Improvement sometime in the summer; however no edvloos to this effect have been received In Laurens it Is merely speculation. Rut if Lau rens is to rely on the promises of the railway officials, there will be erected at the Laurens depot between now and tho summer of 1011 a passenger station that will reflect credit on Cnpt. Childs and Col, Anderson and comport with the "new era" progress that Is destimd to gain in strength and vol ume as the months, only IS of them, you understand,' come and go. second \\ us r send ?. v school. Election ct Ofliccrs und Anpolntntoiti oi Xov Teachers. On lasi Sunday the officers of the Second Baptist Sunday-school were I elected as follows: It. 13. Thompson, Buperintendent; i>. A. Morgan, ussi. superintendent; C, C, Johnson, Beere* tary; Eddie Wade, nss't. secretary; Mvs. Anna Johnson, organist: 1). A. Morgan, leader of the choir. The sup erintendent appointed the following leeches to serve for the year: G. 13. Moore, S. \V. Rutledge C. s. Thomp son, Mrs. Jnnle Hawkins, Mrs. Anna Johnson, Mrs. Annie Jones, Mrs. \, It. Oossett. and D. A. Morgan. The school lots adopted the "Crusade Shield-' system in its work. The Christmas entertainment on the evening of December - ltd. was tjulte a success. The proceeds were sent to the Connie Maxwell orphanage, On this occasion the pastor. Rev. A. T Stoudenmire, gave to each of the Sun day-school teachers a pretty present; the school in tarn nave Mr. StOUden miro a gold watch and chain, as a lokt n of high esteem in which lie is held. Returns t<? Xewberry. Mr. Richard H. Greneker who lias been engaged in newspaper work in Laurens for several years, left Thurs day for Newbery where he will take a position with the Herald and News. Before coming to Laurens Mr. Grene ker had been connected with tlie New berry papers in different capacities for a series of years. He did excellent work here and made many lasting friends who will wish for him con tinued success. an important notice. The Advertiser's Cash In Advance System Goes Into Effect. Owing to the stress of business in The Advertiser ofllce for the past two weeks, closing up the books for the ! year, taking stock, and preparing an nual statement, etc., It has been im possible to send out notices relative ! to subscription arrearages. As announced some weeks ago. The ? Advertiser is to be put on a strictly cash in advance basis; all papers must be paid for before mailed out from I the office. Because of lack of time, and failure to notify all those who arc at present in arrears with their subscriptions, no names will he strick en from tlie list until JANCARL IJiTH. This time extension is made in order ; that notification may he sent each sub scriber, and that settlement may be made before tlie names are dropped. However, it will he wcdl for all sub scribers to look at the label on the pa pers, see if they are in arrears and pay up before January 15th. If all ! will do this there wil be a gre^t sav ing of time and trouble with the lists. Notices will be sent out at once: see to it that your subscription is paid up in advance. The Advertiser does not want to lose a single subscriber; it will continue to serve its friend:: the best possible. Help it to carry out the cash in advance plan, the only method that is strictly business. Miss Mary Coiupton Dead. Miss Mary Compton, a sir.tcr of the late Mr. William ComptoY) of tlie coun ty, died Saturday night, December 25th. at the home of her nephew. Mr. .1. 'I'. Pntton, near Orn, in the 79th. year of her age. The burial se rvice took place Sunday afternoon at Old Fields church. Country Home Burned. Mr 1.. S. Madden, an industrious farmer of near Holly drove church, suffered a serious loss Monday after noon, December 27, when Iiis dwell ing, together with almost all his household effects, w.-re destroyed by fire, the origin of which is unknown, The loss was complete as Mr. Mad den hail not a dollar of Insurance on his property. ONE HOLIDAY HE MI (IDE. Tom Dean Killed By George Martin in Sc u file t o W n To ? n s hi p. It appears that Laurens county pass ed through the holiday season with only one homicide to record. This OCCtired Wednesday night last when George Martin shot and instantly killed another negro by the name of Tom Dean. The murder was commit ted at the cabin home of Martin who lives on the Tongue place, in the vi cinity of M. B. Poolo's in Scuffletown township. Coroner (Inlrston held the in juest Thursday fuid during the clay Martin cam.' in and gave himself up to tho ? iilerlff who committed him to jail. (Ol.. J. w. s : km sovs BOOK. "Tito Wnj To Win" Issued From Xenle Press >>>' New Vork, Some of Iiis Intimute Friends in the city hov ? been apprised of tho fact that. Col. John \V. Ferguson has for several mouths past been engaged in writing a book. These and bis num erous acquaintances in tho city and county win be pleased to learn that the book has been issued from the Neale Press of New York and copies will be received in l.aureus by Satur day of this week. They will he on sab- ;n (be Palmetto Drug store at $1.50 a copy. The prospectus of the hook, the title of which is "The Way to Win", n i tains the follo\Hng: Jack Hamilton, New Yorker, bach elor and man of pleasure, sits alone In his luxurious!) furnished apartments in New York City, lie Is staring straight ahead, his lips drawn in a thin bitter line, his eyes narrowed keen, unseeing. He is judging his own life, coldly holding it up for inspection as I if it \v< re some new and impersonal thing. For once, and at last. Jack Hamilton?handsome, courted, bril liant Jack Hamilton?is face to face with his Past. 'Slowly he turns it around, that he may see it on all sides, this Past that is so curiously a part of himself, yet so removed from bis present. And looking steadily, lie sees himself for w hat he is?a spendthrift of life's most precious gifts ami opportunities, lie sees a young man starling in life with superb health, the best general and ' technical education two continents af- j ford, with an assured social position and a patrimony of several thousand dollars. Between this young man and j . himself stretch twelve years of idle ness, dissipation and careless pleas ! ure, years of sheer waste. The young ' ' man called the years "Sport" and "So I ciety"; the man of thirty-three calls j them "Failure." j "To begin the new life, you must out loose from the old. root and branch." j It is Jack Hamilton's decision. With SUCh a man. to decide is to act. He proceeds to cut loose from his former life, root and branch. With his pro fessional library and equipment, and the ten thousand dollars left of his fortune, he goes to the middle West. He is determined and fearless, and the .Midwest is a free and beautiful Ib id for a man who would sow new seed, but ? what man can escape the harvest of his former sowing? In the moral world the new sowing and the harvest lie fie! i by Held. The reaping and the sowing are commingled, and only the will of a strong man can make a sad harvest a thing potent for good. "The way Dr. Jack Hamilton reaped what lie had sowed, yet redeemed the waste years and evolved his manhood ?the way he ?won out" in a splendid Western city makes a story worth j while in itself, and Mr. Ferguson has told it witli zest and charm. It Is at once a character study, a love story, and a sort of "exporlenco meeting," 1 and. all in all. is a delightful combina tion." CHORAL SOCIETY ORGANIZED. Prof. V?. 0. iinvnmdi Will Direct Or chestra and (horns Here. ' In addition to giving regular In struction to his private class, Prof. Willam (). Barn well, who has recently located here, will direct an orchestra and a choral society, practices to be gin at an early dale. For several days Prof, Ha in well has had the orchestra in hand and already it shows the results of his able work. The orchestra is compos ed of ten y nng nien of the city with Miss Jessie Holt, pianist. Prof. Barn well desires that the orchestra meet at Mrs. Qtio S, McCravy's on Thurs day evening of this week, S o'clock. Hesldes the orchestra. Prof. Barn Well has been putting forth some effort toward tin- organization of a Choral and dramatic club, to give public pnr j formanoes at various times. Already I he has secured thirty-one of the best singers of the city and a mooting of this society will be called at an early date; announcement will be made next week. He hopes to get at least IIfty voices in the ein?, till, and will do rvoto much Htno to training them. Any Who wish f't sing in this chorus may communicate with Prof. Barnwell at i Ith Or Mrs. McCt vy's or at the rOSb donee of Dr. 11. K. Alk'i n. Send in Petitions. Dr. W. T. Jones of Ware Shoals re quests all who have petitions relative to the Rasor bridge matter to send thorn In by January lath, at the latest I GREAT PERFORMANCE IM LAURENS TONIGHT "Parsifal*, \ Beautiful Slorj of Me dieval Times ! old I :i Surpa - - iutr .>ii!>>i( Drama. The story of "Parsifal" is one of in tens!? Interest. In the Castle of the Grail, secluded from the haunts of men. two holy relics, tlie spear and the cup. are guarded by a band of Heaven appointed Knights. Anfortns, their King, trusted rather to physi cal than spiritual strength, goes forth against Kllngsor. a magician of evil repute, whose ohh f desire Is to en compass (ho down!';.11 of the Knights und the destruction of all holy things, The fall of Anfortns comes through Kundry, a half won an half witch, who under the spell of Klingsor is trans formed in to a being of trauseendnnt beauty. Kllngsor secures Mm sue red spear carried by Anfortns and Inllh ;s therewith an incurable wound in the knight's side, which bleeds afresh with every celebration of the holy rite. Torn by physical weakness and the pangs of remorse, Anfortns' condition becomes desperate, win n, at length, in answer to his supplications, a ce lestial voice js hcarad promising hint relief Parsifal appears upon the scene, a mere youth, Ignorant of the ways of the world, yet noble horn. Klingsor fears that he may prove to he the Re deemer to heal Anfortns' wound and prepares for him snares of a must seductive kind; beautiful gardens, maidens of wondrous charm, and Kun dry herself transformed by magical means into an enchanting nymph, who tempts Parsifal, not by sensual means alone, but by Influences which trav erse tlie whole scale of human emo tion. Against all these allurements, how ever, Parsifal is proof and his purity triumphs. Mad with dissapointment and rage, Klingsor hurls the sacred spear at Parsifal, but instead of pierc ing, it miraculously hangs suspended above the head of the youth, who, grasping it, makes the sign of the cross, whereupon the magicians' spell is broken. The garden with its won derful beauty falls to ruin, and Parsi fal is seen, high up on the broken wall, in triumphant possession of the holy spear thus recovered from the powers of evil. Again the scene changes to the great hall of the castle, and once more Anfortns is borne in upon his weary litter. The Knights demand that lie uncover Hie Crail. hut as with each UllCOVt ring Iiis agony iu< leases, lie refuses and in a paroxysm of despair, calls upon the Knights to slay him and end his misery, Unobserved, Parsifal now approaches, bearing the snored spear, lie todies the wound and Immediately it is healed. Then he proclaims himself King of the Grail and orders it uncovered Ascending the altar, he raises the sacred vessel in all its crimson beauty. The Knights knoi I to do him homage; Kundry dies at Iiis feet in the joy of repentance, and a white dove defend ing from the dome of the hall, hovers over his l ead, while Knights and sin gers sound a hymn of praise. The story is a grand exposition of the sorrow and suffering of humani ty and redemption of Purity, Faith ami I.ove. Parsifal is announced for one per formance at the City Opera House to night. The special attention of Parsi fal patrons is called to the unusual hour of commencement, T.ir. p. m. Auditors should he in their seats at thai lime as no one will he sealed during tlie action of the play. Marriage at (Jraj Court. At ."? o'clock last Thursday after noon at the home of the bride's par ents, Miss Rosa V. Hogers was united in marriage to Mr. ICugcno Vcnrgln both of Gray ('o ut. Rev. B. C Wat son of Laurens performed the cere mony. Miss Hogers is the daughter of Dr, ('. R. Rogers and is a most ex cellent young woman; Mr. Voargln is a young fanner of the Gray Court sec tion. Aft ir spending a few days with some of Mr. Voargln'8 relatives, the young COUple are at home. Hoth young people are qtlltO popular at Gray Court and have (he best Wlslll B of their many friends. Surprise .Marrlatre a! Clinton, Clinton. DdO, 28, A surprise mar line-' took phiCO at Hie 1 om- of ti Rev. Mr. Fowler hi t i'undav after noon whir: Mi-.; Mary, daughter of Mr Phyette Chandler, became tec bride of Mr. Clan nee Copoland. Roth are quite younp Very Few Public Sales and Raihcr Low Prices. MERCHANTS WERL BUSY Sil'.es (Inj Uro light Mini) People lo CM) Wtltnmrli There >\ Ms l.itlle Pollll! iti Public .Sales. Monday was snlesday in I.aureus, the Iiis' of the new year, bringing lo the city one of 'I"' I arges) crowds seen here in recent times. In spin* di' the fact that there were only u few public sales there was a good deal of private trading in all lines. The stoics were busy and the liorso-ihon say t! ;.i a pretty fair business was done, in their lino; people are buying some good stock for the coining year. The sheriff had 'advertised son.o properties of the Eureka Foundry nnd Supply Co. for sale, in Kctttcnienl ol (Maims. The sale, however, WHS UOl made, the sheriff being notified that. th<' company would go into bank" ruptcy. a lot of land, containing 2% ncres , in East [.aureus was sohl by Clerk <d Court Holt for $:i:c> to W. I.. Cray; this was in the case of M I. Copoluud and \V. W. Hall vs. .lohn C.arlington, colored. II. H. Cray bid in a lot of Iacres in Jersey for $1,000, sold by the clerk in the case of the Southern Flour and Grain company \s. Mary C. Sullivan. .1. M. Phil pot vs. Sarah Miller and others; one lot containing acre, sold to H. E. Uabb, $500 being the con sideration. The only sale made by Probate Judge Thompson was the tract of 75 acres of land known as tho old Shell place, :i miles west of the city, sold as the estate of the late Robert C. Drown; this was bid In by Dr. B, F. Posey for $1,825. The now cottage on Irby avenuo, erected by Contractor Cooper some slme last year, was put up by Charlie Duckett, tin* present owner, hut was bid in by his agent. Mr. Marvin Wolff, real estate agent. The Jerry faarm lands, consisting of a Hue trad soul , of I.aureus, were put up by Auctioneer Leak, aa l bid in by Mr. Jerry. ' The Cross I IUI Oil mill propel II ! woro sold at auction according to n decree frolll tllO tailed Stale: Co , i of Bankruptcy, 1.? Ing bought bj Mi. I A. 0. Todd and II. 10. llahh, of II Laurons bar. The price paid Wi ^ $-l,(i75, It is mit yet known Adult dis position will be made of the mill. Neu It. \ I., tssoclatiou, Tho Stnndaard Building and i.o. . I association 1ms he. a o'ganl.i ' hh-1 the books are now open for subscrip tions al the offices of the assoc .-,' i >. i in the People Loan and Exchange ban!. Mr. It. A. Cooper has been elected president of the Standard, Mr. \v. K McCuch, secretary and treasurer, and the board of directors is ab follows; K. A. Cooper, YV. It. McCueil, s. i'. Babb, J. W. Todd, W, P, Hut gen.;, E. O. Anderson, and C, V, Tun PIHNt ETON !.((< VI III >!**. ChristlllltH Visitors anil llollilnj I I - (crlaiiiiuenls in Comity. Princeton, Jan 1st. Christina . i od off very (pi let I y her,- with n ! ? dlnlngs and an entertainment by tho school. Miss Maude Machen entertain I her Sunday school class with t> d?digh*fiti luncheon Monday afternoon, Miss Bessie Onlnes entertained ;? few of her friends Thursday. Among those present were MlssCf! Bessie An nie and Pearl McCtien, and Mary Lag well and .Messrs. Henry Fie niai Clary MoCuen, ami Sloan Bagwell, Miss Nina Jester of Green Wood is spending this week with Miss Machen. Lev. Foster Speer and family ar< visiting relatives in LowndcsvHIe. Messrs B. F. and Martin Arnold are visiting at the home of Col. R, I; Arnold. W. M. Woods has gone to Groonvlllo on business. Messrs. George and ,T, l. McCu?n Of Yv'are Shoals, Tom McCu?n of Helton, tt ' <? MeCoeii of iionea Path and John McCtien of Abbeville woro al homo (hiring tl h hoi idsv rottirn safut Monday. i I will Ork on