The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, April 13, 1910, Image 1
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.
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.vas
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sar,
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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
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for
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the
ory
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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