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ITEMS OF INTEREST IN SOUTH CAROLIN Culled and Condensed f Busy Readers. RESUM? OF PAST WEI Current Events of Interest In T ^ Stute Selected and Briefly Noted For Advertiser Readers, of the trstees of Lander college \ held at the college Tuesday even! All the officers and teachers of the c lege were unanimously reelected. The report of President Wilson \ very pleasing to the trustees. 1 present year is indeed the best one the history of the college. The tendance this year Is as follows: Hoarding pupils. Day pupils. Spccinl pupils. Total. President Wilson also annoum the programme for the commencem exercises which will be held this y May 28-80. The commencement sermon will preached Sunday morning by Bisl A. W. Wilson. The sermon Sunday night will preached by Dr. L. s. Beattie. 1 graduating exercises will be held M day morning at the college. The erary address will be delivered M day night by Zach McGee. the Wa ington correspondent of the Colum State. Mr. McGeo Is a native Greenwood and will be heard b> large audience that night. The trustees present here Tnesi ) were: Capt. Q. W. Sullivan, chairni; Hov. A. J. Cauthen, secretary; B M. B. Kelly, Rev. M. W. Hook. Dr L. Stokes, S. A. Nettles. P. B. We Capt. C. A. C. Waller, Capt. F. Evans. Greenville,?Inexplicable as to i five, crude in execution and patlu in every detail, is the crime of forg ancl money raising committed and mltted by 13-yoar-oid Rosa Trot an intelligent white girl, who \ brought to Greenville on Katun from her home in the mountain fi nesses and tried before Commissio Blythe. United States Secret Service Ag Henry B. Thomas, who ferreted the case, in talking to the corresp dent after the preliminary trial, s that several weeks ago he recel fr?m Chicago headquarters a let the Trotter girl had written to Set Roebuck & Co., Inclosing a $2 which had been raised to $20. An; with this evidence and data he cam* Greenville and from here went to I rlettn, In the tipper part of this co ty, where, after a few hours' seai he had very little difficulty in afft ing the girl's arrest. On her nrrest the girl frankly mltted raising the bill, declaring t she believed herself innocent of i crime. She is a bright-faced little 1 Vith deep blue eyes and hair will tinge of Titian. She was held In % bond before the commissioner, bill 1 llOt jailed. She was placed in C tody Of Deputy Marshal Corn. \ took her to his home, whore she > be held until Monday, her father bo expected hero at that time to put bond. The girl's parents can not fii om the motive in raising tlie bill, they told the officers that she 1 good clothes plenty of them?and 1 everything she wanted in reason. Mr. Trotter is a well-to-do fain The letter to the Chicago house c tallied an order for a hair switch, I tonic, rat, freckle lotion, safety ra and a trunk. Bickens,?Haas Butler, colored, i hanged hero Friday at 12:20 o'cl for attempted criminal assault. The crime was committed last y< Butler entering the young lady's partmcnts in tho night time. Sot thing nfter 11 o'clock at night, was awakened and found a negro her room and he had her by tho ai she screamed and he ran and as wont through the window sho rec I nlzed him, he having for some t been a worker on her father's fa and the moon was shining brlgh The alarm was given, a posse \ J\ formed and he was captured and lo ed In the Plckens jail the next Dlo CAMP GARLINGTON ELECTS DELEGAT* 11 Those Who Will Attend the State n 'ill General Honiiious?Officers Chos en for Another Year. The annual meeting of Camp Ga Ington No. 501, U. C. V.. was h Saturday at the office of Prob Judge Thompson, with Command Thos. B. Crews presiding. ' After payment of annual dues, the mnt of electing delegates to the gene reunion, to be held at Mobile, Ala ma. April 26-28, was taken up i Col. T. B. Crews, Dr. W. C. Irby. t John M. Hudgens were chosen. Tin v&s ! selected as delegates to the state ng. j union during the month of August ?oi- Snartanburg are J. S. Cunninght j Mel Fleming. B. W. Lanford Sultn ? badges will bo provided for the de gates. The camp officers were reelec or :K his lag vas 1'he In j as follows: T. B. Crews, command at- John M. Hudgens, vice command B. W. Lanford, adjutant; Rev. J. 127 McCain, chaplain; John T. Langst 41? quartermaster; J. 1). Mock, tronsui 29 Chattanooga was unanimously -dorsed as the meeting place of 20."> general reunion In 1911. red Ofllcial notice from division lie ent quarters was received announcing ear death of Major General Zimmern Davis, commanding the South Carol be division of United Confederate v iop crans. From general headquarters a cc be munlcation was received giving The outline of the reception and enterta on- j mont program for the veterans dur lit- I the Mobile reunion, on- j Commander Crows was author! sh- j to appoint sponsors for both occasio bin of ' a Jay nil; JIM DAVIS DENIES IT. Now Says He Did Not Shoot the Neg Alex Ray. A few days ago the Greenville Pi ev. I mont t arried a local story to the J. ie?t that the prisoners confined In Us. ' Greenville jail bad organized a "prli S court" for the purpose, it was stal of punishing those found guilty any infraction of jail regulations. 1 no- it remained for a Laurens jail "In tie to assume the role of counsellor cry a fellow prisoner. This refers to ad- j fact that Jim Davis, the self confes (<r. murderer of Alex Hay, now dei vas that he flred the shot that sent tiny third victim of one night's butch ist- to instant death. He has changed ner mind, upon "reflection" and "secoi thought, and no one knows exa< cut what else, but the prisoner v out j brought about this change has In on- i "spotted." aid I Meantime Davis will languish ved i.is steel cage, having from now ui tor June to perfect bis "brief." irs, ? bill Geil? Boyd to Retire. n,.(I It has been announced that ( > to J. C. Boyd, adjutant and lnspec Via- general of South Carolina, will un- I be a candidate this year for reel ?ch.jtlon: that, on account of the condit jot-1 of his health he will, at the end j his term of olllce, retire from pul ad-1 life, in ills connection the mal but I men of Laurens, together with tl: uny friends here, are Interested In ass further announcement that Major ti a T. Bl'OCk, assistant adjutant gene 500 will bo a Candidate to succeed (1 vas Boyd. vho Play at Friendship School. ,vlll "Ma Dusenberry and her Gear in:- of Vermont, will give an entert; up men! at Friendship school Satttri ith- evening the 16th, at s o'clock. as This play is very popular and had one of the best that has been given had I.aureus county in sevetfal mont It is full of fun from stdTt to I'm ler. Each character Is fine, and nffo on- abundant, merriment for both old i young. Some one has truly said. "I com er that 'Ma Dusenberry and her Ge? is far superior to any play depict country life." The instrumental music alono well worth the small admission of 2f? cts. Tho public Is cordh Invited. mir zor .vas nek sar, a in e she in County Sunday School Institut? Prof. W. P. Culbertson of Mou 'm; Utile and Mr. W. H. Drummond he Lanford. members of the e.xceul Og- committee of the Laurens County S Ime ,]av School institute, were in the ( Saturday conferring witli local mi tly. tiers of the committee relative to was next meeting of the Institute. It > dg decided (o bold the Institute at Motl ?rn- villO sometime in May, the exact <] ENOREE PHEKBYTEKY (LOSE ml Her. Robert Adams Iteslgns as i Slated Clerk. S-partnnburg, April 8.?The stn spring mooting of Enorce Prcsbyb closed last evening at r>::iO o'clock ter being In session three days. rl next meeting of the Presbytery v ate j be held the last week In September er, j the Second Presbyterian church the I Greenville. A number of reports w ter ; read and adopted at the sessions y rnl i terday. These reports were from bu- standing and executive committees tnd i the Presbytery. ind I Rev. Dr. Robert Adams resigned ose stated clerk, which position lie 1 re- ! held for the past live years, and B at [ B. P. Davis, of Greenville, was elec im, to fill his place. ble I The following commissioners fr Bnoree Presbytery to the general sembly, which meets In Louisbu \V. Va., the middle of .May, were er; llected: Rev. J. S. Watkins, 1). D.. p er; tor First Presbyterian church, Spti K. nnburg; Rev. E. P. Davis. D. D., P on, I tor of the Second Presbyterian ohu or. of Greenville, Ruling elders; Dr. en- s. Oeland, of Wellford; Col. J. R. H the iison, Fairview church. le ted id- DAIRY AND LIVE STOCK ASSC the I - tan Meeting of New Organization Will Ina Held Here .May 5, L't- Secretary J. Wade Anderson of I.aureus Dairy and Live Stock as ,m< elation has issued the following e an corning the next meeting of the ?'>- ganlzatlon which will be held Thu mK day. .May 6: "There will be on hi speakers who will discuss the subje zed of feeding cattle and the hog ind ns- try. Every body in the county is j vited to attend the meeting. The hh ings of the association will be h quarterly, and it is the desire of officers of the association to inlist cooperation of all farmers in the co ty In its cause." "Join in with us," peals Secretary Anderson, "and 1 make Laurens county the loading co ty in the state in this particular." At the May meeting it is expoc that there will be a fine exhibit colts, calves, pigs and poultry, in dition to dairy products. to, ed- j ef the j -on ed. I Of bit rd" for the sed ios the ory Iiis Reclaimer*.* Contest. The Laurens County Inter-H School Declnimers' contest will t place Friday night. April 22nd, 1)08 ning strictly at eight o'clock in uj.. school auditorium. The public is tly ?ho ?en in itil die itia elr the vited to hear the young men sp< ' and urged to com.- early as no one a 1)6 allowed to enter while the spe - ers are on the floor. There will be admission at the door. The nnmee ? the right young men who are to spr j the subject of their speeches, and i order in which they will speak is f I en hero: Shlloh, Jesse Wolff, "Won 3ol. Triumphant; Clinton. Ferdinand tor cobs, "The Boston Massacre;" L not rens, Phil Huff, "A Task for the Bi ec- Politic"; Cross Hill. Barnie Parr ion "The Trial of Mr. White"; Green Pc of I Clyde Curry, "Under the South Flag and the New South"; Cray Cot Charles Garrison, "The Speech t Made History"; Mountville, Rot Thornton. "The Fallen South"; Wat W. loo. Langdon Long. "The New Soul on. Picnic nl Poplar Sprint An old fashion basket picnic will given by the teachers and pupils j Poplar springs school on tho soli Is", i nnd Church grounds. Friday. April in- . The public is invited to he proSi lay j Solicitor It. A. Cooper will lie aim i the Speakers of the day. in Hiihh.MalN.n. ha. Mr. Stewart Mahon and Miss CIl Ish.! Babb. popular young people of rd81 Rabun Creek Church section, w ind married at the home of the brh parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Babb, S day afternoon, April ", tho cereim being performed by the Rov, B. Watson. dd irls ing nt dty >m tho is Little Fishing Expidiiion. fee A party consisting of Major W. illy Watts. Dr. W. C. lrby. J. Wells Tc A. Huff, i. T. Balentlne, J. V. Bolt, i Ernest Huff, spent a day last week on Rabun creek, at tho old burnt f tory place. It was a fishing pa of J nnd great strings and bags of suck Ivo were caught beforn noon and IM? i crowd made merry the balalu <? <<f day cooking and eating. Thoy turned late in the afternoon, sing the praises of the chief fishermen i vas j cooks, the line roads, the excell nt- cpndidtlon of the farms?In short, ate cording to a member of tho party, \, vv CUl^CdUAT , AKKIL. I CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MET Officers for Another Year Wore Fleet Tuesday Night. The annual meeting of the Enure iry j chamber of commerce was held Tin af- I day night when ofllcers for anotl 'he I year were chosen and other bustn< ??111 i of the organization given attentb In The chamber elected the same o of cerB. Dr. Hugh K. Alken, preside! ere W. R. McCuen, secretary; S. J. Cra es- J treasurer. The secretary was Instru the j ed to employ the services of a sten< of rapher and typewriter whenever n< Iessary. as! The chamber appointed a commit1 iad ! to do some special work, and seve ev. matters wore passed on. Future me ted j lugs will be held monthly, on the fi I Tuesday night of each mouth. At oni j meeting in May, the chamber will b< as- two special addresses, ('apt. J. rg, Smyth, Jr., and Hon. W. R. Ricl e- j having accepted invitations to spe as- ? on this occasion. rt- - as- COMMON PLEAS COURT. rch _ .1. Spring Session of the Civil Court I ar- ! gins April 2.'?. The spring term of the cumin pleas conn for Laurens county cc *'X. I veil es Monday, April 25. If JutJ Dantzler continues too unwell to p He side, the governor will appoint a si Clal judge to hold this court, the ? The jurors for the first week w? SO- drawn Wednesday, as follows: on-' 1.aureus township ('. M. Hawkins, or. D. W. Watts. .1. I,. Hopkins, ('. 10. Ro is- land. .1. M. Hall, .lames M. Dean. T. md Hyrd. J. I). Chancy, cts i Scuflletown?\V. J. Dryson. us- i Jacks?E. F. Hay. In- Hunter?Jas. 1. Adalr, W. E. Nabc ?et- Cross Hill?W. M. Miller. J. eld ' Dukes, H. E. Hltt, W. C. Hill, the { Waterloo?L. C. Culbertson, W. the 1 Cooper, J. E. Martin. J. W. Fowler, un- 1 N. Jones, Sr., J. E. Elledge. J. Y. Ib ap- jamin, E. P. Milam. [>Cs I Sullivan?John W. Simpson. M. un- McCuon. Dials ?1,. A. Armstrong. T. I). F ted i row. w. F. Medlock, T. E. Garrett, of M. Owings. Eugene Ycurgln, Ruf us ad- Babb. Youngs w. F. Grumbles, O, C. Gi frey, J. C. Smith. Second Week Jurors. I.aureus township- J. I. Colom T. D. Darlington. ('. ('. Ilombreo, .1. Lnngston. .1. II. Parks. .1. Pitts lb Igh ike ;ln the in- '>' ,a]{ Jacks?J. II. Stone. Ceo. M. Nahe ..Iii 1 lunter -Ceo. \ Browning, (I. Davidson. .1. I.. Boyd. Cross Hill- H. I.. Turner. O. B, Pi Olln Hill. Waterloo?S. S. Crawford, Frti Walker, W. T. Putnam. B. II. And son, H. II. Pinson. Sullivan?J. H. Ballentlne, Jr., ,T< no of ak, the slv lan I lumbert. Dials?J. Roland Willis. W. L. Ch Ja. W. Hecks. J. Acy Ballentlne, J. au ady (((( tine, I.. A. Thompson. W. Belt Owin ndJ W. H. Barks'dnle, Willis H. Cheek. M. Hall, R. H. Owings. W. A. Burn* Youngs -W. G. Henderson, w. Stevens. J. Scott Hlggins, M. C. Wl nker. el!) irt. hat I icrt e I' ll." ! bo of I ioi 1.".. >nt. Warrior Creek Centennial. Warrior Creek Baptist church, loo ed In Youngs township, is one hundi years old. On the fourth Sund April 21. appropriate centennial s vices will be held at this obi chur the Rev. T. M. Bailey of Groenvl having accepted the invitation to i liver the cohtenhlnl sermon at n "1K doc k, ether prominent speakers v bo on hand for the occasion and exercises of the day will be contlnt in the afternoon, after the BOrvl ? of dinner. All sister Churches are vlted to attond the ceremonies. '1 or? Rev. A. T. Stoudemire is pastor, lo's I 1111 >ny c. Destructive Fires. On Wednesday afternoon "for tires." i few miles east of the cl destroyed between 150 and 200 coi of wood belonging to Messrs T. Lake and M. L. Copeland, and swi over a large area of timbered In on the plantations of those two C zens, as well as a portion of the coi ty home tract. The tire spread fr< a new ground tire on the place ol j colored man. and the act of allow] I it to escape was a piece of earole noss for which there seems to be redress. A. idd. tnd out nc rty. ers the the re Mr. George n. Balontlno has mo\ ind into his now cottage on Church str r>nt The lioiise vacated by Mr. HalentI no. located on Hampton street, is now i CUpied by Mr. M. B. Counts, ev- ...-. . .... . .. ed LIVE NEWS (NOTES FROM ORA SECTIO 'iis BB icr 38B an. (Tl it: is. ct ral ct rst its >ar A. icy ?iik Dr. Bryson Returns to Former llo ?Music Recital MLs Cralg Goes to New Vork. Ora, April 11.?-Dr. R. H. Brya of Bradley for some weeks, lias bo Visiting his sister Mrs. S. II. Flemil The community will be gratiflod learn tliat be has decided to loci here for the practice of his profosst 5g- j Messrs. S. J. Cralg of Lau re BC- I Joseph Crier, Sam Ketchen and R. I Byrd of EJrskine spent the week-e i,>?> relatives hero. Mrs. W. W. .bines and Miss lies Byrd Of Laurens wore the guests S urday of Mrs. W. J. Fleming, The recital given Friday eveni by Miss Allen's music class was nn enjoyed. The (lass Is composed Misses Alice McCiintOCk, T. Hunt Isabel Blakely and Lois Crier anil tl I were assisted in the recital by Mis Allen. Margaret Hyrd and Mrs. B. ! Crier. Miss Hell Cralg, in order to be th oughly equipped for the work to v h she has consecrated her life has ou turned to the Biblo Teachers' Tra >n" ing school in New York city. She Ige ' pods to be there during the reiiiaim re' of the session. !R>- Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hryson have 1?. called tO Due West to the lied side 1(' Mr. George Hngan who is critics ill. having been stricken with npoplt ? ?'? about two wet ks ago. 'W- Rev. H. II. Crier and Mr. W. B- Blakely returned today from Mt. C tnel where they have boon attend a meeting of Presbytery. Yesterday in the Presbyterian (dun ls- Mr. Sam Mills was ordained as a d con. L. .1. RURAL SCHOOL PRIZES. Announcement fur 1010 by Prcsld of Association. Tlie South Carolina School Im pro I mont association offers fifty prizes . the schools of the slate for the in ^. decided material improvement in: during a g iovnleugth of time. 'I of tin! prizes nro to bo $100 each, : forty are to ho ????>> each. Regulath concerning the llfty prizes that nro he awarded i,y this association nro an. follows: 1. Improvements must bo made tween Nov. 1. 1000, and Dec. 10, I! 2. Prizes will bo awarded to bcIio where the mosts decided material i provomcnts have been made dur tho time mentioned. :s. Undor material Improvements Included local taxation, consolldall new buildings, repairing and paint old ones, libraries, reading rooms tables, interior decorations, beaut i ing yards, and belter general cqu ! mont. 4. No school can compete for any these prizes unless it is a rural seht gB No town witli more than 400 populat g j shall be eligible to the contest. , 5. All who wish to enter this cent j? ! must send names and descriptions jjj. schools before improvements are mt to tho president prior to Oct. l. fi. All descriptions, photographs, i other evidences showing improve me at-I must be sent to tho president hof red Dec ID, 1910. Tho chairman of ay, board of trustee'; of any school t er- Is competing for a prize must nppri eh, all descriptions before and after i lllo provemonts are made, de- 7. Planks will be sonl to SCllO o'- competing for tho above prizes w kill questions to bo answered relating the tho conditions under which tho I led provemonts have been made. Ing 8. Prizes will be awarded in chot in- Dec. P.I. HMO. The prizes are to 'he used for further Improvements In schools, receiving them. Address all communications to M W. L, Daniel, President Soutli Carol ost School Improvement association. Sa [ty. da, s. C. n nd R. ?li lt. Its, ink dm B. es rds I) Lund Sale Was Success. r.,,1 1 Ponny brothers. the Crccnhn i?,l North Carolina, auctioneers, sustnil iti_ their reputation here on Satnr< when they sold at auction sixty-eii building lots in about the same tut ? n her of minutes. "One a minute." VV |ng those who witnessed the performai I know all about it ; those who did i 1 missed something entirety out of ordinary. in om ss no ,.d Mr. Fonlhorslone at Barllnglon eot Mr. C. C. Feathcrstone attended 'banquet at Darlington, given Frh night by the Traveling Protective soclallon of that city, and respont oc NUA1BER 37 >N STATE MEDICAL MEN COME NEXT TUESDAY Convention of Doctors to be Held Here. OUTLINE ~?F~PROGRAM on (en ug. to uto on. ns> j First Dny Will lie Devoted to Prell nil l) j nary Exorcises?Scioutitlc Sos iiubl slons Open Wednesday. The sixly-aocond annual lueeiinf i?r the South Carolina' Medical nsso elation will lie held in Laurens HOXl I weok, tho preliminaries opening Mon lnj, day evening with a session of tin n,\x I council at Cray's hotel. Tuesday morn ing the meeting of the county score taries will he held in the Dlul-Graj building, and during the afternoon am evening two sessions of the House ol Delegates will complete all prellmi nary work. Wednesday morning in Mason l< 'remple, the sessions of the COtlVOU lion proper will bo opened at I0:."0 with President Dawson in the chair The order of Hie opening' ( xerclscf follows: Divine invocation: Itev. W. 13, Thny or. Addresses of w< Iconic: Dr. W. I) jly I Ferguson, Dr. 11. K. Aiken, president Laurens chamber of coiiiinorco; l)r W. II. Dial, Laurens County Medical society. TIlCSO Will be followed bv the annual address of the president. Di .lohn !-. Dawson of Charleston. Tin general sessions of the convention will then be proceeded with, continuing until Thursday afternoon. The program includes a large num ber of special papers which will la presented by the different members ol tin- State association, besides souk special subjects by distinguished visi tors, including Dr. Ceo. it. Johnson ol lllohniond, Dr. .1. II. Musser of Phil, adelplila, Dr. ('has. Hunter Dunn ol Uoslon. For the entertainment of the visit ing doctors and accompany lug ladies lCn|.l080ph C. Camp will deliver a Ice ture in die graded school nuditoriun Wednesday (Venice. at 8:HO, bis an 1,1 nouiieod subject being "Truth niu :iS Shams." Thursday < ? nlng n buffoi supper will be given at (!?.?? armory The local committee oil arrange moots, comprising Dr. V.'. !i. Dial m chairman. Dr. It. K. Mnghi s. I it. Isa (lore Sr-hayei- mid Dr. T. !.. \V. I'.ailey practically Iiub everything In readiness for (lie convention. are The odlcors of Um state assoelatloi on' are: Dr. .lohn L. Da v. cm of Charles ton. president; Dr. F. II Mc.Lend 01 or Florence, 1st Vice president; Dr. C ily" M. Uees of Charleston, '..'nd vice pros! l,n*|dont; Dr. a. ii. Ilayden of Summor VlllO, :'nl vice president; Dr. Waltei Choyno of Sumtor, secrotary; Dr. C I'. Almnr of Charleston, treasurer. sie ut of er. icy ses II. or ich re in, ex iler ?el) of ?XV Ing rch ea ent ve to ost nie hi he llo, ols im of ?ol. ion III EN MAL (II It MEETINGS. oi State Democratic Kxcciltlvc Commlttci ado Issues the Cull. Col. TltOS. It. CrOWf, executive coin md ciitccmau from I.aureus, nticudoi nts a meeting in Columbia Wednesday ore night of the State Democratic exced tho tivo committee which met lor the pur hat pOSC of sotting in motion the iiiacliln )ve ory of the parly for the foil hcominj [in- precinct club i.dings, county am i slate convc ntion i. rils Col. Wiiie .loies of Columbia Will lib reel, (t' d as chairman of ih" commit to ' tee. im- The report of tho treasurer shown that there is over .i |,I00 in the tr. as cks ury. be tik? following resolution was ad'ipl tho ed by the commlttoo: ? in ohedlenco to tho constitution ol irs. the party, a convention of the Demo Inn oratio party or the Slato of Souti hi- Carolina is hereby called to asscmbU in the city of Columbia on the IM.I ( day of May. 1910, at 12 m. "Tho county chairmen throughoul to. the state are hereby instructed to or mil der the clubs in their respective conn lay tics to assemble on the 23rd day ol nht April, for the purpose of electing dele in- gates to the county conventions to hi ell, held on May 2. The eounly conven ice tion which assembles on May 2 will not elect delegates to the siate convention the each county being entitled to double its representation in the general as sembly, ami (lect a member of tin '? Stale executive commit tee. lay Lecture was Called Off. as- The lecture of Mr. T. lt. Pitt?, BOllCd? led uled to be delivered at tho city oporo