PART TWO; PAGES NINE TO TWELVE
VOLUME XXV._ _ LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1910. NUMBER 35
SCHOOL NEWS NOTES
OE LAURENS COllNTl
The Schools, Teachers am
Pupils.
The people over the county seem t
be very much Interested in up to dut
school buildings just now. The trus
teea of Byrd's school in Scuilletow
No. 2 have just completed a house thn
is a credit to any school district. A
Friendship, In Youngs No. 2, a nous
will soon he finished that the trustee
and patrons as well as the children an
teachers may well he proud of. Th
patrons of Oakville school. In Watet
loo No. r>, met Friday and plans wer
perfected for a nice house at the
place. The people of Princeton wll
take definite steps next week toward
a largo new building at that place. Th
present building fund makes it eas
for trustees to build a school hous
now and our people are going to tak
advantage of it.
The Boys' Corn club is progressin
nicely. The boys are preparing the!
land well. It seems that there is mor
interest In corn growing just now tun
ever before. No doubt the Boys' Cor
club Is having Its effect already. Mi
O. B. Martin was heard to remark I
Columbia the other day that Lauren
county has one of the largest and mot
wide awake clubs in the state and the
he looked for Laurens to be the banne
county this year.
Miss Maggie Garllngton and he
school will present "Ma Duesenber
and Her Gearlcs from Vermont" in th
school house some time in the nea
future. This is a popular play an
promises to be a grand success.
Next Saturday is teachers' meetln
day. All tho teachers In the count
nre urged to come to this meeting.
The principals of the eight big
schools of the county are requeste
to meet at the office of the county sui
erlntondent of education next Satui
day at 10 o'clock to make final arranp
ments concerning the April Declaim
ers* contest. The judges and the oi
der In which the boys shall speak wi
be decided on at that time. Bach t
these schools should be represente
so that matters may be satisfactoril
arranged.
Shiloh, Green Fond, Gray Court an
Cross Hill have held their prelim;
nnries. Jesse Wolff from Shiloh, ('1yd
Curry from Green Bond, Barnio Bai
rott from Cross Hill, and Charlie Gai
rison from Gray Court will represser
their respective schools in the Apr
contest. The other schools have nc
selected their speaker. The Lauren
high school will hold its prellmlnar
Friday night.
COUNTY TEACHERS' MEETING.
Program for Saturday Announced h
Mr. Parkinson.
At 11 o'clock next Saturday morn
ing, April 2, the Laurens Count
Teachers' association will meet in th
Laurens school auditorium. Follow
ing Is the program:
"How to Teach Participles and In
^ flnltlves," Mr. M. B. Self.
"Improvement of School Grounds,
Mr. J. C. Martin.
"Neatness nnd Cleanliness in th
School Building," Mr. W. P. Culberl
son.
"Athletics In our Schools," Mr. I
L. Parkinson.
Evory teacher In tho county 1
urged to be present.
B. L. Parkinson,
Preslden
LaureiiB, March 28.
Three Life Term Prisoners.
On Wednesday Deputy Sheriff A. I
Culbertson carried to tho penitential
at Columbia tho three negroes, Willi
Harris, Willie Gray and Cleve Thorn
son, convicted at the recent term c
court and sent up for life, for th
murder of Will Hand in Youngs town
ship, the trial jury ba\lng saved thel
necks by recommending morcy.
( Bishop Turner to Lecture.
On Friday night. April 8, at Bethf
church, Ilev. Henry M. Turner of AI
lan'tR. the well known colored lecture
and senior bishop of the African \
?< E. church, will deliver a lecture on th
subject: "The Negro Solentiftcall
Considered." Reserved seats will b
provided for the white visitors and
* small admission fee will be charge
We have all kinds of enamel war
for your kitchens.
ft M. & E. H. Wllkes & Co.
? AMONQ THE EXCHANQES i
A Greenwood Prodigy.
Mr. und Mi'B. J. E. Qregory wer
in The Index office lust Snturduy uf
ternoon with little Miss Malzie Greg
ory, the little girl whose spelling pre
cociousness was noted in The Inde:
some time ago and they showed tha
the little girl had learned some sur
enough big words sinco that time.
She can spell now the names o
practically ail the states of the Unloi
and also the names of tho principa
cities. sh<< does not hesitate at sucl
words as electricity, chinquepin, rheu
mutism, neuraglia, pneumonia, etc
etc., all those hard old words that ar
mavorites in spelling matches. Malzl
will be four years old on July the 4tl
next, so the real wonder of her spell
ing is in this fact, that she is les
than four years old.
The little girl is the adopted daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory. She ha
a sister and two brothers In Conn!
Maxwell orphanage.?Greenwood In
dex.
Jury, the Law and Kvldeuce.
Is it because Nowberry hns bette
criminal lawyers than Laurons that I
is so much harder to convict a whit
man down here than up there
"There's a reason", if it isn't that it'
something else.?Newberry Observer.
Todd-Rnnmgc.
Mr. J. A. Todd and Miss MamI
Ramago were happily married on Sun
day afternoon at tho home of th
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L
Ramagc in Coronaca.
Theb ride is a very sweet and at
tractive young woman who has man
friends in this county. The groom i
one of Laurens county's most sterllm
young men who for somo time has hel
a responsible position with the Sea
board railroad.
The many friends of those youn
people wish them much happiness i
their future lives.?Greenwood Indes
The Old Ways on The Farm.
There are some lost nrts on th
farms of our state. Up to abou
1868 farmers made their own plo\
lines. The best wero made of liar
noss leather and thoy would last fo
years. But most of tho lines wer
made of cotton thread spun for th
purpose. If tho farmers of this da
wero roqulred to make their plow line
they would have to go without. Tber
wero expert makerB of plow stock
in every neighborhood. Thon mnkin
a grain cradle so that It would bo wel
balanced was quite an art.
Somo of our smart young farmer
would bo puzzled If required to mak
a rabbit and chicken proof garde
without hammer, nails or saw. Th
railing and palings were made b
hand. There were threo rails t
each pannel. Holes wore bored ii
the posts and tho ends of the railin;
Inserted. The lower piece was abou
six inches from the ground and th
upper about a foot below the top o
tho palling. Tho third was mldwa
between them. Tho palings wore wat
tied, the lowor ends resting on th
ground. When nails were on hand th
railing was nulled to tho post.
Sixty years ago when tho plow
man started to the field he wore cloth
Ing spun, woven and made at homo
his shoes wero made of home tanno<
leather; his plow gears .except th
trace chains, wore all made on th
farm, his plow stock and plows wer
all made at home. Ho drank wato
from a gourd and ho was careful t
keep one hanging at every spring, i
home-made horn called him to din
nor, every bite of which, oxcept sal
and sugar was raised on tho farm.
Now when young farmers consldc
these conditions that prevailed ther
they ought to be more diligent In the!
work and thoy ought to do twlco a
much as tholr fathers and grandfath
ers did.?Farm and Fireside.
In the Pee Dee Section.
Mr. Fenthorstone, candidate for gov
ernor, spent a part of last week in th
Pee Dee section of the state, vlsitlni
the towns of Hartsvillo, Darlington an
Hennettsvllle. He has been Invited t
attend a big banquet to bo given b;
tho Darlington T. P. A. post on th
evening of April 8.
Make a Shabby Floor Look New.
Get a can of the L. & M. Floor Pain!
Paint the floor in the morning. It drle
hard over night. With a bright vnr
nlsh finish. Saves wear?looks brlgh
nnd cheerM. Get it from J. H. Kr. M
L. Nash, Laurens; J. W. Copeland i
Co., Clinton.
SPECIAL ( VHS TO REUNION.
Southern llullroud Will Carry Veter
uns to Mobile.
Mr. W. E. McGhee division passen
ger ngent of the Southern Railroad a
Charleston, has made arrangement
with Major Oeneral Zimmerman Da
vis, commanding the South Carolin;
division, United States Confederat
veterans, for through Pullman sleep
ing cars and coaches to take the vet
erans and their friends from Soutl
Carolinn to Mobile. Ala., to the an
nual reunion of the Confederate- vet
ornns to be held April 26-28, 1910.
The through Pullman sleeping car
and coaches will be hauled on th
following schedules: Leaving Colura
bia on morning of April 25. at 7:15 ?
m., passing Newberry 8:51 a. in
Greenwood at 10:10 a. in., Deltoi
11:22 a.m., Anderson 11:57 a. in
Seneca 7:00 p. in. Veterans jolnln
party at Seneca will leave Rock I III
at 6:45 a. in., passing Yorkville a
7:24 a. m., Hlacksburg 9:00 a. in., an
Gaffney 9:18 a. in.
The round trip rate from Hock Hi)
will be $12.30.
Cump Gurllngtou to Meet.
The annual meeting of camp Gar
lington. United Confederate Veteram
will be held April 9th proximo, at 1
o'clock a. m., at the olllco of Probat
Judge Thompson.
A full meeting is requested, as im
portant business Is to be trnnsacte<
Delegates arae to bo elected to at
tend the General Reunion at Mohih
Alabama, to be held May 20, 27 an
28.
Also, delegates to the state rounlo
are to be elected. The time for thi
meeting is not yet designated. Th
place of meeting Is Spartanburg.
Oflioers will be elected for the onsu
Ing year.
The members of the camp are earn
estly requested to be prompt in at
tendance.
T. B. Crews,
Commander.
Laurens. S. O. March 23, DUO.
Pluutliig Season at Hand.
Farmers in the city Saturday froi
many sections of the county stated ths
splendid progress had been made tc
ward preparing for the planting sen
son now at hand. Unusual at tent lo
Is being given to corn and a groat den
has been planted already. Accordin
to Mr. Jared 1). Sullivan, count
agent of the National Bureau of Plan
Industry, who has just completed vis
its of Inspection in eight of the nin
townships, farming operations are we
advanced, the preparatory work fo
planting has been done in a more tboi
ough manner than usual, and corn cul
turo with Increased acreage. is th
slogan of the Laurens farmer thi
year.
Selling Cotton.
Several small lots of cotton wer
sold off the wagon here Saturda}
Some of It brought the top of the mat
kot?14 3-4 cents. it is understoo
that comparatively little of the stnpl
remains in the hands of the farmer;
As to that, the commercial supply c
cotton throughout the county is lowe
than In years.
Deufiiess Cannot be Cured.
by local aplications. as they canne
reach tho diseased portion of the eai
There Is only one way to cure deafnes
and that Is by constitutional remedies
DeafnesR is caused by an Inflamed eon
tilt ion of the mucouslining of the Bun
tachian Tube. When this tube Is in
(lamed you have a rumbling sound C
Imperfect hearing, and when it is en
tlrely closed Deafness Is the resub
and unless tho inflammation can b
taken out and this tube restored t
Its normal condition, hearing will b
destroyed forever; nine cases out c
ten are caused by Catarrh, which I
nothing but an inflamed condition 0
the mucous surfaces.
Wo will give One Hundred Dollar
for any case of Deafness (caused b
Catarrh that cannot be cured by llnll'
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sol
by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for con
stlpatlon.
Corn Breeders' Association.
All Laurens county farmers and al
other Interestod are Invited to mee
with nie at the court house, at 11 o'
clock next Saturday morning, April i
for the purpose of organizing the Lau
rens County Corn Hreeders' associa
tlon.
.tared D. Sullivan.
County Agent Nations
Bureau Plant Industr)
Laurens, March 27.
He sura to see the beautiful line 0
Go-carts we are showing.
8. M. St B. H. Wilkea A Co.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION.
" Mr. .). Y. Bryson, president of th
t1 Bank of Bnoree, which opened for bus
b Iness last week, was in the city Th?rs
. day, accompanied by Iiis brother, in
I R. H. Bryson Of Bradley. The Mossr
ll i Bryson were among the promoters o
8 [ the new bank which is capitalized a
-' $r?o.ooo.
Mr. W. J. Sanders, one of the bes
'* ! farmers in the county, was in towi
- Saturday from Mount Bethel. Ill ad
. I dltlcn to planting bourn; and othe
Harden seeds oil (Jood Friday. Ml
Sanders planted a special acre in cot
ton.
Mr. B. Y. Culbortson, principal o
the Madden high school, was in th
city Saturday.
Mr. W. D. Harmon of Scuffletowi
was in town Saturday on Iiis way t
Newberry for a (lays' visit.
Rev. Hoheit Adams, I). 1).. presiden
if the Presbyterian college of Bout
Carolina, Clinton, was in the city Sat
urday.
Mr. Hen F. Simpson of Cray Com
was in town Saturday.
Mr. J. (3. Teague, one of our youn
farmer friends from Waterloo wus
visitor to the city Saturday.
Mr. Eugene Yeargill was in the cit
{Saturday afternoon from his farm
0 j few miles out from Cray Court.
e I
Mrs E. W. Martin spent a few day
last week in Columbia,
Capt. A. Y. Thompson of Ora wa
In the city Saturday.
Foreman Mattox of The Chronic]
office, Clinton, came over Friday after
noon for the burial of Dr. .tones whoi
lie had known for several years an
for whom he had a high regard.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Norwood of th
city and .Miss Rosa Bailey of Collimbl
college, spent Faster Sunday with Ml
and Mrs. I*. B. Bailey, near Leosvllli
Mr. and .Mrs. J. Willis llenderso
spent Sunday with relatives at Lai:
ford.
Mrs. Louis Anderson and littl
daughter are at Lailford this wee
visiting Mrs. Anderson's parents, Cap
and Mrs. W. II. DruilllllOild.
Mr. 0rover Godfrey and Miss Ma
rtrambetto of this county were mai
l ied Sunday, arch 20 hyM the Met In
dist minister, Rev. D. I), Jones of Bin
reo.
Mr. ('. C. Connors, after a resldono
of sis months at Woodruff, has return
ed to 1.aureus.
Mr. T. J. Weathers visited his brotl
er at Woodruff during the past weel
Mr. J. 1). Watts was associated wit
Dr. Aiken in the recent purchase <
the Bailey block of stores here Insten
of Mr. Simmons.
Edltor W. J. Dendy of the Cllnto
Gazette was in the city for a fe<
hours Friday. He admits that Ills vlt
its to Laurens are less frequent tha
formerly, still he enjoys coining u
"to see the old town grow."
Rev. W. A. Clarke is in Oreeiivill
this week visiting, his daughter, Mn
Kate Poole.
Mr. Frank Henderson of the AllgUf
ta Commercial college spent the Bat
ter season with home folks in the citj
Mr. Clyde Fowler has returned t
Augusta where he is pursuing a but
Inoss course.
Mr. G. B, Godfrey of Youngs town
ship visited the citv Saturdav and Sun
day.
d
e
i Mr. T. .1 Layton of Lnnford was
visitor to the city Saturday.
Mr. James Wham, whose health ha
not been at all vigorous for the pat
,( lew months, has be, u Spending a par
i\ of his time recently in the city takin
s special medical treatment.
I Mr. It. IV Sullivan of Camp Hill. Ala
was in the county lasl week, visitin
his uncle. Dr. Hobt. It. Gllkorson.
Mesrs Calhoun McGowan ami Qu
Hart of the University of South Care
Una were at home for the Easter hol
idays.
Master Louis Stoney of Cainde
spent Easter in the city with his sit
ter. Miss Jeanillo Stoney of the grade
school faculty.
Mr. Larry II. Walts of Saluda, Green
wood Coutlty, spent ii few days In th
city last week with friends and rela
tlves.
Miss Abble Hampton, accompanlo
by Master Barle and little Miss Alle
McCord Poole, of Gastonln after a via
It to Mr. and Mrs. L. A. McCord, rc
turned home Saturday.
Sinod A Soldier's Life.
Facing death from shot and shell I
the civil war was more agreeable to .!
A. Stone, of Kemp, Tex., than facing 1
from what doctors said was consnm
ptlon. "i cantracted a stubborn cold
he writes. that developed a COUgl
that stuck to ine in spite of all reme
dies for years. My weight ran down I
130 pounds. Then I began to use Di
King's New Discovery, which complete
ly cured me. I now weigh ITS ponndt
For Coughs, Colds. La Grippe, Asthnu
Hemorrhage. Hoarseness, Croil]
Whooping Cough and lung trouble, it
supreme. GOc, $1.00. Trial bottl
free, Guaranteed by Laurens Dru
Co. and Palmetto Drug Co.
SUMMONS AM) NOTICE.
Stale or Sou til Carolina. County 0
Laurens, In the Court of CoiUlUOl
l'leus.
The State of South Carolina, l'laintill
against
Straus, Pritz & Company n copnrlnor
ship COUBiSting Of Straus am
-Prltz and others unknown res
idents of the City of Clncllinttl, Slat
of Ohio, and others, Defendants.
Summons for lte?ef.
(Complaint Served.)
To the Defendants Above .Named:
You are hereby summoned and re
quired to answer the complaint In thi
action of which a copy is horewitl
served upon you. and to serve a cop
of your answer t>? the said complain
on tlm Attorney-General at his oillc
in Columbia, S. ('., within twenty day
after the service hereof exclusive v
the day of such service, ami if yoi
fall to answer the complaint witUi
the time aforesaid, the plaintiff horel
will apply to the court lor (be relit
demanded in the complaint.
.1. Fr?ser Lyon.
Attorney.General, South Carolin:
Anderson, Felder, Koiimltroc fi Wilsoi
VV. F. Stevenson,
it. I.. Abney,
a I Of Counsel.
Dated February 9, 1910.
To the Defendants: Strauss. Pritz i
Company a copartnership consist in
?f - Strauss, ami ? Pritz an
other unknown residents of the en
of Cilicinattl, State of Ohio, abo\
named.
Take notice that the Complain) t<
gether with the Summons in this at
tlon of which tho foregoing is a cop
was tiled in the Oillce of tho Clerk (i
the Court of Common Pleas and Geuei
nl Session.^ for Laurens County a
Laurens in the county nil (I stale nforc
said on the IS day of February, 19It
.1. Fr?ser 1 o on.
Attornoy-Genornl, South Carol Im
Anderson, Felder, Uoundtrce & Wilsoi
VV. F. Stevenson,
B. D. Abney,
Of Counsel.
? I Dated February 21, 1910. :'.l C
ARE YOU SATISFIED
WITH YOUR STOMACH?
Do you ?rant a belter one?one lliol won't
belch gas, or turn sour, or icel heavy or make
you (eel miserable?
MX-ONA
Cures indigestion
It relieves stomach distress in five minutes.
It turns old, unsatisfactory, rebellious stomachs
into new ones, ever ready to digest the hearti
est im nl.
Wo guarantee Mi-o-nn tab
lets to cure stomach disease.
Money back if they fail.
50 Cents a Large Box
Laurens Drug Co., I.aureus, S. C.
I-?1
Get Ready to
GARDEN
and buy your
SEED
of US.
We have a fresh lot of
Garden Seeds of all kinds
of a good variety best a
dapted to our Southern
soil.
Yellow Danver and Sil
ver Skin Onion Sets,
Irish Potatoes, Seed
Corn, Field and Snap
Beans.
Kennedy Bros.
Laurens, S. C.
A Waich gift may mean
1 V everything?or nothing.
It depends on the watch?not
necessarily on the price you
pay for ii.^Tlie RxCBLSIOft is made,'
finished nidi adjusted as a finr match ? \
I at a populai pric??$4.50 to $11.00. ^
! Ask 11.1 for the KXCRLSIOK WATCH.'
FLEMING BROS,
AlPRII. 1ST
i
? is the last day for paying tlic April dues on stock and on
m loans to the
t Merchants Building' and Loan Association
a After this date all delinquent stockholders are subject to
a fine of TEN CENTS A SHARK.
i
.J. J. ADAMS, SKCandTRKAS.
SPECIAL RUN ON
Candies This Week
One lot 20c lb. Candy at
lO Cents
One lot 35c lb. Candy at
20 Cents
Also Fresh Groceries at reduced prices.
J. H. BENNETT
LAURENS. S. C.