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EVENTS AT CLINTON I CONCISELY RELATED Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Fulton Leave For Japan. SOCIETY (NEWS NOTES Presbyterian Missionary Leaves For Field el' Labor Lectures By I>r. W. I?. Jacobs Other Items. Clinton. Jan. IS. Dr. and .Mrs. Ful ton left oil Monday for the'r trip across the continent to Han Francisco and thence to far-away Japan. The la dles* Mlssioary society of the First Presbyterian church held a spoo'al meeting on Saturday afternoon wICi Mrs. J. F. Jacobs to bid -Mrs. Fulton farewell. Some very pretty parting Kifts were made to her, a steamer letter was presented to her, and a very affecting religious service was held. Mrs. Fulton is a woman of the highest type of character and has made many devoted friends during the fourteen months she and Dr. Fulton have spent here. Dr. Fulton spent his boyhood here and counts Clinton as home. Mr. and Mrs. Fulton have purchased a lot here and will in case Mr. Fulton's health again fails make their home here permanently Mr. Qeorge P. Copeland is still In a very critical condition. He passed the crisis of the pneumonia with which he was suffering last Thursday but on Saturday he grew weaker after the temporary rally. Mr. Spurgeon Sumerel, a medical student in Columbia University since ast September, is quite 111 in a New York hospital. Mrs. Oeorge Ellis has been quite ill fOA* several weeks and her mother, Mrs. Roach of Savannah, Ga., is vis iting her. Mrs. Mazyck, matron of the Presby terian college is quite ill and has been for about two weeks. Last week Dr. Jacobs delivered lec tures on Switzerland in the Carolina Memorial Hall oil Tuesday and Thurs day evenings to which the pubic was invited. Good audiences were present each time. This week on Tuesday and Thursday ho will deliver lectures on (he Sea of Galilee. These lectures nro illustrated ly the magic lantern and are exceedingly interesting. The annual observance of Lee's birthday will bo kept this year ns u.< ual. The exercise.-, will be held in Carolina .Memorial li::ll Wednesday evening. The lyccum subscribers enjoyed Dr. Brown's lecture on Friday evening very much. Cocial life in Clinton recently has been very pleasant especially among the married set of society folk. Mr. and Mrs. K. 55. Wright entertained live couples at dinner on Tuesday ev ening and again on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Shnnds entertained on Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. w. D. Copeand entertained one evening last week. Little Miss Emmie Young had a doll party In celebration of hor eighth birthday on Wednesday after noon and Miss Elizabeth Young en tertalned a party of little girls on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Cyrus Bailey and Mr. William Jacobs left last week for Davidson college where Mr. Bailey is a junior. Mr. Jacobs is just entering. Misses Maytne ami Allen Leake left Monday morning for Tampa, Florida where they will spend the rest of the winter with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moody. Miss Aurelia Vance, to the regtet of her many friends, has ace >pted .a position as stenographer in Jackson ville, Florida and has gone to h iv new home. She will be with her brother, Mr. H. Y. Vance. Mrs. Whllden of Charleston Is spend ing some time with her daughter, Mrs. A. J. Hrlggs. Miss Janlo Kennedy will enter Con verso college next week to study pi ano and vocal music. Hospital Patients. News yesterday from the several L&urenS patients under treatment at ? the Columbia hospital was to the effect that Mr. N'ye Owens and Miss Cul rerston are rapidly recovering and that Mr. Emery Machen will probably return home this week. The Palmetto Masons*, Palmetto Lodpe No. 10. A. F. M. will bold a regular communication Friday night of this week. Work in third degree. HAS CONFIDENCE IN JNO. Y. GARLINGTON Hond of Audit Company, On Visit to 1.aureus, Expresses Esteem and Regard For Former Citizen* Yesterday afternoon Messrs ('has. H. Highley ano S. M. Wilson of the ('lias. H. Highley Audit company of Augusta, Oa. were visitors in Lau rens, their appearance in the city being of more than ordinary interest on account of the fact that these two experts examined the books and ac counts of .lohn V. Oarllngton and J. Stobo Young, and test Hi ?d in the re cent trial at Columbia. In which Messrs Garlington and Young were convicted. Messrs Highley and Wil son were guests at the Masonic ban quet last night. In the course of a conversation with The Advertiser reporter. Mr. Highley said that he had heard the report that ' Garlington and Young bad lost the i esteem Of all their home people and : that they could not conn? back to their ! old home here. "But," said he, "1 am Convicpd other wise; since I have been here I have noticed the many prominent men who have cordially greeted Mr. Garlington ; and have heard the many expressions ! of esteem and confidence on every hand. I am impressed With what I ! have seen; my high regard for Mr. ? Garlington has been confirmed. Ac cording to my audit and in my opinion | ' as an expert the Semluole Securities 1 ' company still owes Mr. Garlington $24,000 in stock, and 1 am convinced ' that there was no misappropriation of funds." I Mr. Highley stated that he had come to Thorens for no other purpose than to find out for himself just how the people here regarded Garlington and ' how they would receive him after his j conviction in Columbia. During the afternoon, both Highley and Wilson ! were accorded invitation to the Ma sonic, banquet at the armory last night, j Mr. Garlington, who is a member of the local chapter also attended the banquet. FORMULATING PLANS FOR ANNUAL MEETING I.aureus Medical Association Appoints Committees on Arrangement And L'ntertniumcni of stale Society. The Laureiis County Medical socie ty hold a special meeting on Friday afternoon for the purpose of electing olllcers for tho ensuing year and mak ing preparations for tho meeting here of the State society in April. Tho following officers were elected: \V. i>. Forguson, president; T. I. \V. Bailey of Clinton, vice president; J. j H. Tcague, secretary ; A. J, Christo j pher. troasurer. Dr. T. J. Peake was ! elected on the board of censors; this hoard is now composed of i>)s. Peako, Ferguson and Bailey. Considerable discussion was had as to the method and means of entertain ing the South Carolina Medical socie ty, and to facilitate matters the fol lowing committee were appointed to report at the next regular meeting; Committee to provide ways and means of entertainment: Drs. T. L. \V. Bailey, R. 13. Hughes, and I. Schayer; Com mittee to provide homes for the dele gates and to finance undertaking: Drs. W. I?. Ferguson. .1. H. Teague, and A. J. Christopher. Dr. W. II. Dial was made an advisory member of both tin se committees. There will be about 225 doctors in attendance upon this meeting, which is the annual convention of the so ciety. The people of the city nie re quested to assist the committees as far as possible in their work. Later, a list of the delegates who will attend will be published in The Advertiser, and the people will be asked to se j lect whom they wish to entertain. It Is thought that most of the sessions ! of the convention will he held in the j new Masonic hall; some of them in the graded school auditorium (?) pos sibly. John Anderson's Appeal. By permission of the supreme court, the appeal of .lohn Hour) Anderson, colored, will be heard oil February 4th. It is recalled that Anderson killed his father-in-law, Carter, at a negro church near Waterloo, and was last March convicted of murder and sentenced to hang in April. His at torneys. Messrs W. ft. Rlchcy, Jr. and 11. s. Blaokwell, gave notice of appeal to the supreme COtirt. If the nogro Is given a new trial it will come up ai the March term. PROMINENT SPEAKERS COMING. President Riggs and Prof. Harper of Clemson to be Hero. Secretary J, Wade Anderson of the Laureus County Farmers' union an nounces that on February 2Stb. Act- 1 ing-presldent W. M. Riggs and Prof. J. N. Harper of Clemson college will address the fanners of Laurens coun ly. Letters of acceptance have al ready been rec< Ived from these gentle men and they will In- on band. it will be an excellent opportunity for the farmers to hear these two, speakers, both of whom are of more thau ordinary prominence. They will discuss tin- ft.rtilly.er question, which is now ubsorbing the interest of all i the people. Prof. Harper is well known to the peope tier and his com ing is heartily welcome i. Prof. Riggs is one of the most accomplished men and educators in the state, and, no { doubt be will be wi ll received. At the conclusion of the speaking a meeting of the county union will be held. 22 Alleged t'ninhlers Nabbed. Single banded. State Constable Dick ! Hughes of Ware Shoals is reported to have arrested L'2 white men last Sat urday night on tin- I.aureus Bide from the mill village, lind later bad war rants issifd by Magistrate Kellet of ! Sullivan township, charging the men ' with gambling, It is not stated how many of the party escaped Constable Hughes: nevertheless he made a mighty big "haul." TO INVESTIGATE CLEMSON. I Hill Introduced in Legislature That, will Create Interest. Hon. L. J. Drowning, of Union, in troduced in the bouse on Friday morning a bill providing for an in vestigation of Clemson college. The bill provides for the appointment of a committee composed of three mem bers of the senate and four members of the house to investigate the affairs of the college, and that said commit tee make a report and such recom mendations as they may deem proper, the report to be submitted at the next session of the legislature. The committee is required to keep a correct record of its acts and of the testimony taken before it. and is em , powered to employ stenographers, to appoint a marshal and to require the attendance of witnesses. It is provided that the president ami board of trustees shall have the right to be present s.t the sessions of the committee, tttld shall have the right to be represented by attorney, If llloy j so desire. There is a section to the ? effect that no testimony given by a ! witness shall render the witness liable to criminal prosecution. Five thousand dollars is appropri ated on! of tli" funds of Clemson col lege to defray the expenses of the in vestigation. The pay of the members is fixed at $5 per day while in at tendance upon sessions of the com mittee, and 5 c( nts per mile for dis tance traveled, and it is proposed to pay witnesses $2 per day and the same mileage as members. Important Ads. Today. In today's issue of The Advertiser there are a number of important ad vertisements, that should have the careful attention of all readers. Some excellent bargains are offered by l?a vis-Roper company in the wind-up of the great mill end sale; Simmons Is selling (bines cheap, in bis closing out sale; Ashondorf is making some straight propositions; Mlnter has something interesting to flay; the North Laurens Realty company In vites attention to an announcement; Hopkins is offering some bargains in almost every line; Wllkos has some thing to say about furniture; Tribute offers some big discounts on clothing and Burns says to wait on his Feb j ruary sale. An Esteemed Imitation. Mr. und Mrs. C. C. Featberstone of this city have been invited to act as ( members of the receiving party at the State Dar association that meets in Columbia tomorrow evening. How-, ever, owing to the illness of Mrs. Fea tberstone the Invitation could not be accepted. Mr. Featberstone, though., will attend the meetings of the asso ciation. Cake Sale On Saturday. The Indien of the Presbyterian church Will Conduct a COko sale at the Todd, Simpson Company's 'tore on West Main street next Saturday morning, beginning at 0:30 o'clock. House keepers will do well to tako notice of this announcement. MKS. HAI TIF. SHELL SWITZER, One of the ( Hj's Most EHtlmablo Worn* en Passed Away Yesterday. Mrs. Italtle Shell Switzer, widow of Frederick slid! who died some eight een years ago at Polzer, passed away yesterday afternoon at 2:15 o'clock at her home on South Harper streel Mrs. Swltzer was ill only three days with an acute attack of gastrlls, though she had been a sufferer from this trouble for a year or two. The announcement of her demise was. the occasion yesterday afternoon of nruiy expressions of sincere sorrow and re gret, for the deceased was a moat es timable woman and was beloved by all who knew her. She was a daughti r of Capt James Shell of the Gray Court. Million, eighteen years ago she was left a widow with seven small children. Af j ter a residence of a few years at Gray Court she moved to 1.aureus i:i 1 -'?s. By the application of industry and the aid of her sons and daughters she acquired a comfortable home and the children are well established in uusl ness. she was also a consecrated ; Church worker; in her death the First Methodist church loses a valued mem ber and the community the Influence of a lovable Christian woman. She would have been fifty six years of age next month. Her children are Messrs .las. s. Switzer of Woodruff, .lohn 10.. Thos. C. and William M. Switzer of the Switzer Co.. Misses Clara and IClla abeth Switzer and Mrs. ('has. It. Bish op of Laurens. Mr. K. T. shell of Gray Court was an only brcsther and her surviving sisters are Mrs. W. T. ; Dorroh, Mrs. .las. F. Owings of this city. Mrs. 1.. stoddard of Greenville and Mrs. Mary Brooks of Cray Court. The funeral and burial services will take place this afternoon at '.\ o'clock at Dials church, with Rev. L. P. Mc Gee. pastor of the First Methodist church, oftlciating. SENATOR WHARTOVS WORK. Some Kills Introduced K) I.aureus Representative* j Among the bills introduced in the senate by lion ,l. II, Whnrton of Lau ? rem; Is one to lengthen the term of of flco for the county speriiitondonl of education, making it lour years Instead of two. it is understood that Repre sentative Boyd will oppose the bill, on what grounds is not known. Senator Wharton has Introduced a bill authorizing tie Laurens county treasurer to refund to tho Keedy River Power company taxes paid on it.; prop erty and future exemption ainottntlnj to a sum sudlclCnl to cover the cost of building a bridge over the river at the plant, which the county i.; now using. Tho power company built ibis , bridge, which is now used by the pub lie, and offers to let the county pay lor it in exempt ion of taxes. I Another bill pertaining to bridges Introduced by Senator Wharton is one authorizing the supervisor to rebuild Itesor's bridge. This is the result of a petition signed by .".tin citizens of Greenwood and 500 of Laurens. Senator Wharton. of Laurens. intro duced in the senate a bill providing that chattel mortgages shall not be foreclosed during the mouths of April, May, June and July, unless they ma ture during those months. Senator Wharton said today that the object of his bill was to reach pawnbrokers and peddlers who go around the country selling farm negroes various articles and taking mortgages due in tho f?ll, and then waiting until the spring or summer to foreclose, when farm work is heavy, thus forcing tin farm ncgr?OH to give up the mortgaged properly or fall back on the landlord to pay the lebt. Senator Wharton's rural free deliv ery exempt ion bill was killed. The bill was state-wide and provided that rural free delivery mail carriers should be exempted from road duty and the committee's report thereon was unfavorable. This report was adopted upon motion of Senator Carl isle after much discussion. Senator Wharton defended his meas ure upon the ground of the great service the mall carriers do the state, but the bill was opposed upon the ground, among other things, that the matter of a $1 tax was so small as to not be worth considering in the senate. To Bine at W kite House. Columbia. Gov, Ansel left Tuesday for Washington, where lie went io at tend the conference of governors to day, lie was accompanied by Mrs. Ansel, Miss Fredrlcka Ansel and Mrs. IL II. Harris of Greenville. The party will dine at the Whit ' Ilou.e tomor row evening. FOR IMPROVEMENT OF COURT HOUSE Petition Circulated Per An Appropri ntion of $15,000 To Itciltodcl Lau rens Court Itufidinpr. Through tlie efforts of several pro gressive citizens a movement has been set afoot to secure an npproprlatlou from the county funds, through a spe cial act of the legislature, for the im provement of the court house in Lau rens. Ill order t.) seCUre thi^. petitions will have to be placed in the hands of some mcmbi v of the Laurens delega tion to the legislature and the matter may be gotten through. Messrs II, K. AiltCIl and .1. II. Brooks in conference with Attorney It. 10. Bnbb, it is understood, will draw up the paper and the petition will he circulated today. These papers will he forwarded to Senator Wharton and be will employ his best efforts to have the matter acted upon. The intention is either to get a small bond issue, or an extra tax for the purpose, or to have the amount required, possibly $ir>,000, taken from the county fund. There has been much discussion In Laurens county as to the improving or tin- removal of the court house Many I.el it ve that the county should sell the present site ill the CCIltCI Of town and build a new. modern struc ture 111 some other portion of the city. Others think that a new build ing should be erected on the present site; some think that the present building can be so remodeled and im proved as to be a credit to the county and by this, method the comity could be saved a considerable sum o( money. And this last seems to be the most popular idea, and it is to this end the petitioners will work. The petition wil be forward* ?1 to Senator Wharton at an early date and It Is hoped that he will secure the nec essary legislation. How the other members of the delegation stand on the matter is not known; there has not been sufllcient time to confer with them all. DR. ROBERT FOWLER ANSWERS LAST CALL Prominent Citizen of Count) lud He? loved I'liysielun Hies \fter A Short Last Wednesday afternoon a: his home in tin- Warrior creek section of the county, l>\ .1. Hob< :i Fowler, one of th?- county's best citizens ami a most beloved physician, passed away after a brie; Illness, In the li'lrd. year of his life. The burial services look place nl the Warrior Crook Itaptlsl church on Thursday, conducted by liev. A. T. Kloudcuinirc of ti;;s city, llov. .1. A. I {rock and Hey. .1. T. Tay lor, in 111o presence of a large con course of sorrowing relatives and I friends. The pallbearers were; .lohn I). Mills, H. w. Landford, W. IS. Hobo, Willis Voargln, .1. C. Shell, O. L. Hun ter. W. II. Harksdnlo and IS, II. Moore. In. Fowlor was a veteran of the late war having served faithfully through out the long struggle. He was fust in the cavalry then in the artillery and was later transferred to Co. IS. 3rd. South Carol Inn battalion. Kor shaw's brigade id' which his father. William Fowler was captain. His comrades In arms attest to bis faith fulness and devotion to IhC cause. The deceased was for long years of bis life a faithful member or the War rior creek church, always taking an active part in all the work of that body and living a lit'- consistent witli his. beliefs. Some one said of hi in yester day: "What the poor people of that country are going to do without l?i Fowler I don't know; he was their guardian; he helped the poor, ho be friended the widows and cared for the orphans.' What a tribute to the ||fe of any man! There are many hearts that grieve, now that their friend is no more. Dr. Fowler is survived by two broth ers. Mr. .lohn W. Fowler of this city, and Mr. Dixon Fowler of Spartanbuig county; by two sisters, Mrs. Blleil Owens of the comity and Mrs. T. H. Simpson of Laurens, and by bis wife who was Miss Meredith. Second Methodist Church. Pastor I). H. Hoof of the Laurens Circuit, Methodist, announces services at the Second Methodist church of this city as follows; Preaching every first Sunday morning at II o'clock and evening at 7 o'clock and every third Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Sunday school every Sunday morning a: 10 O'clock; prayer meeting every Wcdn'?'? day evening at 7 o'clock. The public are cordially Invited to these Beryicos, illness Tin I'uncral. CROSS HILL WANTS TO BE COUNTY SEAT Movement Is Launched For New County. COMMITTEE APPOINTED At Housing Mass Meeting Cross llllll tius mid Neighbors Decide to Try For A Neu Count). Cross Kill wants t<> be n county scut : the people of Cross Hill want, to seccdo from dear old l aurens and "build em a county of their own.'* And some of their m ar neighbors arc hi sympathy with the movement; in fact, Borne of tin- Nowberry folks want to leave die mother county. Hut (hen, no body in Laurens is surprised at that, for it is easy to understand why peo ple shoud want to g, t nut of Nowborry county. Anyhow, tin movement has been launched and the folks in and about Cross Hill are :,heady getting busy, and when these Oros> llllllans get busy ?"there's something doing." A mass meeting of the cltlzoiis of this busy "LlMlt'CliS COtlllty town" watt held Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Dr. .1. II. Miller, one of most pro gressive ami ngresslvo citizens took the c hair ami presided over the meet ing; Mr. I.. F, MsSwaln was secretory. Some one slated the object of the meeting, and the entbuslam was high, ii was not an effervescing overflow of exuberance either; those folks had some facts ami llgurcs on which to base their talk. They are convinced that they have tin: required amount, taking off a ?,ood slice of one New berry county, and a goodly portion of dear old Laurens (mercy on our dear selves!); and that the popil ,tlon in I Hie proposed territory wll meet tho requirements of law. However, the promoters of tho I scheme are not going at it blindfolded and they will be sure of their ground 'before tiny ask for an election. To this i ml. and to secure definite infor mation, the following coiuinltteo wan appointed at the mi ss Uli etlllg to can vas the territory and to report at a future meeting. This i unilttoe is composed of the following: 10. i'.Uas or. 10. <\ Chapm; o il i Mc.swain, S. II. GogglUIK. and A M Mill. Tho following were appoint* ) .. an advis ory committee: .1. II Milh r, W. C. Itjisor, M. T. SllU! " ? IS A. '.'.'bar ton. Ti e working of this i|i!l' e and tie- progress of ' ? pint': foi the new county will be wa'j bed ?? ''.i much in - IoI <?[ in Laun ns. * Mil'OTIMI VT < 1.1 7vi\. Kx-i'rcslilcul Meli Makes A Serious Charge Against Trustees. Or. I*. II. Meli who has j::s? recent ly resigned his ofllco as president of Clomson college, makes in his report to the general assembly a most seri ous Charge against members of tho board of trustees, accusing them of nepotism, or favoritism toward their relatives in I he distribution of ofllCOfl and positions on tin- facttl >', lie eile? the following Instnnci i it. \v. Simpson Three nous in-law on the faculty. \V. W. Uradley A brotlier on tho faculty, .1. K. Wannnmnkor A brother-in law on tin- faculty; a nephew on tho station staff: a niece in de office pt the president; a relative hi the treas urer's office. W. I). KvailS a son i" i he tr-Ms uror's office; a son holding the posi* tion of fertilizer Inspector, Alan .lohnstone a nephew on tho faculty. Methodist Delegates Kleeted. Last Sunday morning the First Methodist congregation elected tho following dolcgntcs to the Laymen's convention now in session at Colum bia: Messrs SV, L. Gray, .1. L. Hopkins, .1. F. Tolbert, L. 0. Lalle Jr., C. (', Fonthorstone, R. io. Bobb ami o. B, Simmons. Ilcaiitlfj Ing ('rounds, During the past week the Watts mill management have had over throe hundred maple and elm l,.es set out. on the mill premises ami the grounds surrounding the mill planted in grass e Box Supper at School, There will he a box supper at the old Mountviile school hom e on Friday night of this week, the L'lst. The pub lic are cordially invited to attend.