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RURAL POLICE FOR COUNTY OF LAURENS Provided Senator Whartons Bill Passes. WORK OF LEGISLATORS (lencral Assembly Pusses on Some Matters That Will Affect Affairs of Laurens Pity ami Count). Among the hills that have been in troduced in the legislature, affecting the Interests of the city and county of 1-aureus are several by Senator Wharton und Representative Irby. Prominent among these Is the bill authorizing the expenditure of $18,000 on the court house building here. In troduced by Senator Wharton. The bill mot favorable report from the committee and in all likelihood will pass both houses. It having already passed third reading. The bill authorized the re-building ?r Rasor's bridge lms passed both . houses and become n law. This bridge according to the bill, musl bo built within a year's lime; the sum of $1, t;e.o was apportioned to rover the eost. ! II is practically certain that the bill introduced by Senator Wharton leng thening the term of OfTiCO Tor the sup erintendent of education and the sup ervisor, and for increasing the salary ?f the latter, will become a law. This Wll has already passed the senate Senator Wharton has Introduced a bill, which has passed the senate and now in the bouse, providing for two mounted, rural police officers for the oeunty of .Laurens. The duty of the ?Ulcers is to patrol rural districts, act wttb usual police authorities, and re ctlve compensation not less than $f>0 per month and not more than $7f>. The bill will likely pass. Mr. Irby*S bill authorizing the city of Laurens to vote bonds for the pro posed electric railway will in all like lihood become a law. In addition to these there are several hills validating certain school elec tions In the county; one of these was introduced by Representative Sullivan. MINISTERIAL IMON MKT. Pastors of tile City Meet and Discuss Church Work In Their Charges. The regular monthly meeting of the I Ijfturens Ministerial union was held ta the chamber of commerce rooms on Monday morning, with a good number of members present, llev. C. P. Han ktn. president of the union, presided. Among others matters related by the vaJ'ious pastors, was the intelligence that the salary of the pastor of the llrst Presbyterian church bad been increased $450 and that of the First Haptlst, $U00. Two new members were rocelved Into tho union; they were Rovs. B. P. Mitchell and W. 10. Harre. Tho pastors who made reports re garding their work were Revs. C. P. Parker. I). R. Hoof. W. E3. Thayer. J. \j. McLin. A. T. Stoudenmlre, nnd C. P. Rankln. The tenor of theso reports wns that all lines of church work were progressing and developing; that new members had been received both by baptism nnd letter and that the church ?o would give more to the various causes this year than ever before. The meeting Monday morning was opened with prayer by the Rev. C. p. Parker and closed with prayer by Itev. W. ID. Thayer. ROBBERS AHM THEMSELVES. Brooks A- .lanes' store Broken Into and Cans ami KnlTCS Stolen. Seven Winchester rifles, two double barrel breach-loading shot guns, sev eral knives and Ingersoi watches were stolen from the hardware store of Brooks & Jones some time last Wed nesday night. The robber or robbers effected their entrance by cutting out one of the panels In the back door, using a brace and large sized bit for the purpose. Chief Bagwell has the brace nnd bit ?which was left on the scene by the thieves and which can be secured by the owner when identified. Dairy Association Proposed. Messrs W. P. Harris of Votings, J. | Wade Anderson of the city. W. I). Myrd of the county and probably others, are interested in the organization of a dairy association In Laurens county. The above named citizens are Inter ested in dairying r od cattle raising, nnd It Is probable thai a formal call will be Issued at an early day for the purpose of forming the association. CROSS HILL GAVE TO MOUNT VERNON FUND Pamela Ciinlngliam Received First Contribution on Fund to Buy Prop- | crty From Liberty Springs, doss Hill, Feb. 7th.?Mrs. Hayne Dry son of Hock Mart. Georgia, visit ed relatives here last week. She was called home Wednesday on account of the death of her brother's child. Mrs. Bijie Leamail accompanied her to Hock Mart. Mr. s. W. I.owe has boon trapping the "tigers" lately. lie arrested five recently near Qoldvillc and says he hns proof to convict. Mr. Carl Proffetl came in from West Virginia last week on account of his father's serious illness. Mr. Proffetl is much better today. The paper by Mrs. Swygert on the life of Miss Pamela Cunitlgham was interesting. It will be of interest also to know that the first funds collected by Miss Cunlnghnm from the Mount Vernon properly was a collection giv en by the Liberty Springs congrega tion, Cross Hill, as the record will show. Miss Cuningbam was a mem ber of this church and her father II ruling elder, and one of the original contributors to the property, now owik il by the congregation. Mrs. Frnser Sanders of Greenwood visited Mr. :<nd Mrs. French last Fri day. Mr. Perrin Watts of Florida Is also with Mr. and Mrs. French. Mr. J. W. Hill sent n fine hound dog by express to a man In Pine Bluff, Ar kansas, hist week. Miss Kate Addison of Ninety Six was a Cross Hill visitor hist Saturday and Sunday. A number of traveling horse traders were in town last Saturday and trading was lively for a while. They had some pretty horses. Mr. Hugh Fuller also Mr. Enoch Plnson each traded for one of the best horses. SI FT. PITTS AT PRINCETON. Visits School at That Place New Mer cantile Firm ?Personal. Princeton. Feb. 7th.?February came in bringing sunshine and "Old Folks" say that winter is only half gone. A few of the young people went to Rabun church yesterday. Among the number were Misses Maude Machen, Kiddie Arnold, Messrs .lohn Machen and Ben Bramlett. Superintendent of Education, Geo. L. Pitts visited the Princeton school Wed nesday of last week. This was his first visit to the school and it is hoped will not he his last. Mr. Pitts told the hoys about the corn club but so far none of the Princeton boys have join ed It. Prof. Cork has been to Greenville to visit friends. Mr. Allen J. Sullivan went to Lau fens today on business. Mr. Willie J. Bramlett is at home for a while from Draughon's business col lege at Columbia, on account of bad health. Several of our people went to Lau rens last week, a few of them were: Messrs Jno. M. Wood. W. H. Monroe, Jno. Taylor, and Miss Ludia Taylor. Mr. .1. 11. Maddox has sold his stock of goods at Honen Path ami is erecting a store here where he will soon begin business. Miss Grace Taylor of Laurens Is visiting relatives here. Mr. James of Columbia is here get ting up a music class to teach by mail. Messrs Jeter McCueil and Herman Dugan of (Ionen Path spent yostordny here. Miss Emma Mabon of Greenville Is visiting relatives. Delegates (o (Jrceiivlllc. Dr. Carroll M. Miller, representing the Rising Sun chapter, number 6, Royal Arch Masons, ami Dr. W. 11. Washington, representing Adoniram council number 2, went to Greenville yesterday to attend the conventions of the Grand Commnndery, the Grand chapter Knights Templers, and the Grand Council of the state. Hirght L. Metis Bead. Unintentionally, the notice of the death of Mr. Bright L. Metts was omit ted from the last issue of The Adver tlBOr, Mr. Melts died on Sunday three weeks ago at the home of bin grand father, Mr. Jas. Metts at Little Moun tain, and was buried at Ml. Tabor Lu theran church on the following Tues day, the Rev. Mr. Krepps conducting the services. Mr. Metts was '.'.'2 years of .-"re and leaves a widow, who was Miss Alice Meadors and one Child; for a number of years and up until the time of his death he was the railroad ngent at Goldvllle. *_M .:><> ON MOM I'M EXT FUND. Amount Contributed During Past Week For County Monument? The fund for tho Laurent) county Confederate monument was Increased during the past week by $24.50 con tributed by the following: .1. Adger Smyth. $5.00; J. s. Cralg, $5.00; w. C. Irby. Sr.. $."..iU>; \V. C. Wharton Ol Waterloo, $5.00; R. Fleming Jones, $2.50; and T. !> Darlington, $2.00. Every week the fund is growing, and the needed amount will soon be secured. Mut. it is desired that every body contribute. It is a LAURENS COUNTY MONUMENT, and the people of Laurens county should build it. The cause is a worthy one; it is a debt of honor that the people of this reiteration owe to those of the past. Will they meet the Oblibution? As stated last week the monument has been selected and work on it will he Kin at the factory at once. It is ex pe< ted to be completed by September of this year. The committee desires all the funds in hand by the time the work is completed, and lor this to be realized, all those who have pledged amounts are urged to send In their subscriptions at once. Others arc solicited to contribute, How much will be raised this week? FARMERS1 MtiKTiXti S ATI'KM AY. Profs. Hi ??us mill Harper and Mr. Ira W. Williams to Make Addresses. As announced in The Advertiser two weeks auo, there will be a meeting of the farmers of the county at tho court bouse at II o'clock on S;it M'dny of this week, at Which Profs. .1. X. Har per and W. M. Riggs of Clcmson col- j lege will deliver addresses; at tho J same meeting Mr. Ira W. Williams who is at the head of the government demonstration work in this state, will speak to the boys of the newly-organ ized corn club. I^et the people keep in mind this meeting as it will be one of the most important and'beneficial of the year. LAPPENS MEN WIN PRIZES. Awards in Hotter ami .Milk Contest Won Bj Men of This Count). At the butler and milk exhibits in Columbia last week, several prizes were won by Laurens county people, among whom were Messrs Dorroh & Harris, and W. 1). Byrd. In the city last Friday, Mr. Byrd staled that there wer? a groal many exhibits, in fact more than had been looked for. hut a number had been thrown out because of failure to comply with all the rub s of the contest. However, Mr Byrd said that the start was a good one and that there would bo a great deal of good to come of these annual exhibits and contests. He said that there were a number of excellent addresses deliv ered at the meetings. Among the prizes, Dorroh & Harris won half of the second nnd third priz es in the dairy butter contest, receiv ing $20 as prize; In the same contest Mr. Hyrd received half of tin? fourth and fifth prizes, reveiving $.X.7f>. For the best cream. Mr. Hyrd won second prizo, receiving $7.r>0 while Dorroh <fc Harris won third, receiving $2.50. Dor roh & Harris won second prize in the milk contest rCclvIng $7.f>0. The to tal amount of $38.73 was won by rep resentatives from Laurens county. CLINTON BAPTISTS OCC UPY NEW CHURCH Beautiful Neu Building To He Bedient? cd Next Sunday. Services Homing ami Evening Revival. Clinton, Feb. 7th, The chief events in Clinton for the next few weeks will center about the beautiful new Bap tist church. It is at last finished and equipped at a cost of $17,000, and is one of the loveliest, most artistic struc tures in the state, a credit to Laurens county. The first services, to which the pub lic is cordially invited, will be held next Sunday. Several guests are ex pected, among others Dr. A. J. S. Thomas, editor of the Baptist Courier, and the Rev. .1. 1). Mahon, a former pastor. On the folowlng Sunday the Rev. I,. A, Copor, stale evangelist, of the Baptist denomination, assisted by Mr. Ruby In charge of tin- music, will con duct a series of meetings, Laurens people recall the delightful meetings held by these men In Laurens a few years ago. A skilled organist has been engaged or a Ban red concert but the date for that has not been set yet. NKUItO UM ! 1.1) AT CLINTON. Jumped From Seaboard Trnlii ami Met [tenth on Stool Kails. Clinton. Fei?. 7th.- A highly respect ed negro or this section, Butler Wil son, was killed In Jumping from a Seaboard train at Dover Junction last Wednesday night. The body was found In a horrible condition about s or D o'clock the next day by a freight train force. It seems that Wilson had been to Charlotte and when the train stopped at hover, it being between one and two O'clock in the night, he possibly ln'si lated, getting used to the dark, to Jump off until the train w...^ beginning to move. Then he Jumped and fell on nn adjoining track, breaking in his breastbone and striking his head. The exncl facts will never lie known. The train from which he alighted went on Its way and he was quite dead wllOll found t he next day. He was a tenant of Mr. 11. '/ Wright's and highly thought of by white ami bla< k. weekly lettek pitoai kabcn. Personal Mention Conccrlitfr II:;bun People ami Their I'rieails. Itabuil, Feb. 7th. Mr. Stobo Holl and wife spent last Monday with her brother, Mr. W. P. Baldwin. Mrs. lOfllo Mnsson spent last Mon day with her mother. Mrs. It. A. Owens Mr. lloyce Wolff was the guest of Messrs Sloan and Nesbltl Mnhon last Wednesday. Mr. Walter Bnldwin was in the city Saturday on business. Mrs. .1. A. Main m Is still very sick at her home in this community. Several young people from Prlnce j ton attended the service at Rtlbun, on Sunday morning. Mr. L. H. Roper and Rev. 10. ('. Wat I son of Laurenn spent Saturday night i at the home of Mr. James Roper. Mrs. Markus Owens who has been ' critically ill Is Improving slowly. Mr. Chnrlton Armstrong ami Miss Armstrong and Mr. and Mrs. James Mahaffey of Fountain Inn were at Ka bul) Sunday morning. Rev, A. I.. Vaughn of Piedmont, had a very large congregation at Rtlbun, Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Roper of I.aureus spent Sunday with Mr. ami Mrs. James Roper. Rev. A. K. Vaughn and E. C. Watson are spending a few days in this com munity hunting. ,_ j BKA LS IN UK A l ESTATE. Sale of Properties Effected Saturday ami on Salesdaj. There were but two public sales, both conducted by Clerk of Court Jno., F. Bolt, made on Monday, the regular' February snlesdny, These were the Jones Miller property In the Fork Country of Waterloo township, and the John V. Boyd estate In the Ekom country. The Miller property, con sists of 164 acres and was bought by j Teogue Miller, one of the heirs, for $1.2'2r.. John Y. Boyd of Creenville, with attorney's powers, sold the es- ' t?te of his rather, consisting of 2601 acres, bidding it in himself, the price being $1.200. Auctioneer J. N. Leak sold the T. K. HudgeiiK house and hit in Brooklyn for $2.'J7I. Mr. Hugh S. Kennedy being the purchaser. On last Saturday, the M. Y. Garrel! place, consisting of 12a acres, situated about Sl.N miles west of the city, Wan bought by a son of Mr. GaiTOtt. Mr. Ford P. Garrott, the price being $3,000. This sah- will havo to he confirmed by a circuit Judge, since an infant daugh ter of Mr. M. V. Garret! holds half in terest in the property. The paper.; have been forwarded to Judge Klugb. Presiding Elder Duncan Hen-. Rev. W. M. Duncan, presiding elder of the Creenville district, tilled the appointments in this county as an nounced last week, completing the two day's engagements with the sorvl' e at the First Methodist ? hUrCll of the city on Sunday evening. A large crowd was present to hear Mr. Duncan; the sermon was a forceful presentation of the elements necessary in the suc cessful performance of the church's mission in the world. J .1?. IV. Watts Honored. At a meeting of the State Fair as sociation in Columbia : week, Mr. J. D. W. Watts of Lauren: county was elected general BUPOI'IntOIUlOnl of the association. This office carries with it considerable distinction and much responsibility, and is deemed a dis tinct honor. WEATHER PREVENTS BIG AUCTION SALE Sale of Watts Properties Will Re Held Next Prldit) Morning, at 10:30 O'clock llalloon Ascension. Because of the severely inclement weather yesterday, the auction sale of lots by tin' North Laurens Realty company had to bo postponod until Friday of this weoK. Beginning at about It o'clock Tuesday morning, rain and sleet began to fall; it continued so practically all day. and it was useless to carry out the intentions regarding the sale. However. Mr. Arthur, manager of the company, stat ed that the entire program that was mapped out lor Tuesday will be car ried out on Friday. The hour of be ginning is 10:30. The Realty company suffered con siderable loss on account of th'> post ponment, for Prof. Swart/, who will make the spectacular balloon ascen sion, was on hand, as was the largo band from Xewberry. Prof. Swart'/ 'will remain in the city until Friday ami will make his balloon llight, Ink ing with him any young man in the city who may so desire, and the brass baud from Xewberry has been secured for another engagement. Mr, Arthur announced from tho court house steps yesterday thai ovory foature of Hie day's entertainment would 1.arried out. and that the numbers which have been given out, chances at the free lot. will be pood on thai date. Let everybody bring the numbers; some body will win the lot. Come prepared to have a regular holiday ol it. This auction sale promises to be the biggest real estate deal in tho his tory of the town. 'I be lots which are ' laid out from the J. i>. Watts property ! near the Watts Mills are valuable 08 | tales, and they will all he sold to the highest bidders, according to the terms announced in The Advertiser for tl.o last weeks. Bit; MEETING AT FOUNTAIN INN. Representative Men Will Meet Ami Discuss Rlntter of Electric Line. The Laurens chamber of commerce appointed a committee last week to I meet representatives from Cireenvillo 1 nnd Intervening points at fountain inn in reference to the electric trolley line that is to be extended from An derson to Groonvlllo and to Spartan burg. For some reason the plans ol the meeting had not fully matured and it was not held. However, since that dale, the local chamber of commerce has been in correspondence with the Greenville board of trade and the ngroemoH reached that a meeting be held on next Friday mor li >g at 10 o'clock in the town of Founi in Inn. CSrnenvlllo will send a large delegation to the meet ing; representatives all along the line will attend; Clinton will have dele gates; In fact, people from miles a rotind will be on hand to discuss ways and means of interesting the promo ters of the line. Laurens will be rep resented by at least twenty-live of her best business men. It is a well known fact that the new trolley company has vast resources at hand and that it will build its lines to and through any county that can show where the investment will pay, and whore the people are sufficiently inter ested in tin- project to glvo a littlo time rind labor in an effort to get the line. The Idea is to gel the line to extend from ClieenvHb to Laurens. via Simp sonvllle, Fountain Inn. and then on to Clinton and around by (Menu Springs io Spartanburg. if the people ail along this way wish to get their claims before the promoters they will do well io, attend the Meeting at Fountain Inn on Friday of this week. Prof. D. N. Harrow to Lecture. Secretary (>. P. Godwin of the Lau rens County Fanners' union announc es thai Prof. I). X. P.arrow of Clemson col logo will be in Laurens from Mon day the 11th. of this month until Wed nesday the ICth. and will deliver ad dresses at the court house on farm ing. All subjects of interest will be treated In this series of lectures, and the people will do \\f\t o hear them. Glee Club Tliursdii) Night. The Lyric dee club will entertain the members of the School Lyceum association on Thursday evening of this week at the graded school audi torium. The general admission is CO (?(Mils. The quartette of young men are recommended as strictly flrsl class performers both in vocal and Instru mental music, ami the entertainment will dOtlbtloSS be of plea in*-' nature. EVENTS OF A WEEK 1 IN SOCIAL CLINTON Marriage of Mr. McNeil and Miss Walker. VARIOUS NEWS ITEMS Many Parlies mill Social Ufiiirs En liven Life in Hustling Neigh horliooil Town. ('Union. Feb. 7til. Last TuOStlny af ternoon Mr. McNeill and M'ss Lui'ft Walker were married al the home o( Dr. T. I- W. Bailey, a nephew of Iho Inide. Iho Uev. ('. Lewis Fowler per forming the ceremony In Iho prosence of a number of frloiulH and relatives. Mrs. Lawrence Bailey tendered Iho newly married pair and a number of guests a delightful wedding supper. Mr. and Mrs. McNeill are at home in the house owned by him Oil MUKgl'OVO street. Last Friday afternoon little Miss Todd celebrated her birthday with u parly to willed a number of little peo ple were invited. Friday uftorpoon watt the occasion of another pretty birthday party at which young Miss L'lllh Hirsch gave a number of boys and girls a happy af ternoon. Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Hall of lluildor Konvlllo, N. C. have been guestH of Mr. and Mrs. .lohn T. Robertson lor the past week or more. Miss 101 i/a Horton of Columbia spent the week-end with the Misses Mean. 1 Mrs, .1. n. Jacobs has recently re ' turned from a visit of several weeks in Nasln lllo. Mrs. Julia Grlifln is to visit rela tives in Spartanburg this week. Mr. Fred Mllum, an old Clinton boy, and his wife have moved hero and will occupy a house belonging to Mr. Henry Voung. Mr. Mllnm is a skilled ma chinist I rained in Biddeford Maine, and will with Mr. A. I), Blakcly operate a machine shop. Mr. and Mrs. Ii. I Horton will spend part of nexl week with friends in Clin ton. Master IIa rule Psrrott, who .muco his mother's death has made I, is homo in Cross Hill with Prof. (Menu Parrott, visited tin- family of Mr. J. W. C>pc land, Jr. this week. The Itev. and Mrs. ('. Lewis Fowi M' have perfected arrangements for it tour to include Fgypt, Hie Holy Land, and Constantinople. They sail In llvo weeks. Their party Is a small one. it includes Miss Sadie Phllson of Darl ington, formerly of Clinton. EDITOR HONEY It LSI UN'S. I . \^ ill Become News Editor on News and Courier .Next Mouth. Mr. S. 10. Honey who has edited Tbo i Advertiser for the past two years, lacking a few weeks, has tendered his re ignation, effective tin; last week In iliis month. With reluctance the management has accepted the resig nation of Mr. Honey, regret ting his de cision to sever his connection with the paper which has been marked by pleasant cordiality throughout. lb- goes to Charleston about the first of March, having accepted the position of news editor on The News and ('our lor, a place which he Is capable Of fill ing to the satisfaction of all concerned. The Adver! h er will w ish him well in his new held of journalistic en I-avor. CLARENCE WHITE IS DEAD. Victim of Deplorable vecldent He Her* eil of Suffering Tuesday. Clarence I,. White, the young man who was found unconscious in it ditch near the Charleston \- Western Caro lina railroad in the direction of Watts mills, died at the home of his father in tlw county at 10:30 o'c lock yester day morning. The funeral and burial services will be held this morning at Harmony Baptist church, in Young's township, A few days arter too accident, which occurred on Sunday afternoon of last Week, Mr. White was removed to his father's Mr. Virgil A. While, homo in the county, and placed under iho care of nr. .1. it. Culbertson. Only at times during the nine days thai he llllgored did the young man regain OCnsolousuesand then only for short periods. Tie flniVof chairs and rockoTti that we received a few days ago <? mtalned a grenl many extra good vnlin and we would like for you to see them s m. i; ii. VVIIkes ft Co.