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HIGHWAYS THROUGH PIEDMONT SECTION lu Trip From Columbia via Lauren* to Crccuvlllo Joe Sparks Oh* scncs Mini) Improvements. Tho following oxtrnctH uro from n two column article In The Stute of Monday, Juno Gtli. flood roads nro the liest advertisement for a commun ity or a county. Wc cannot get as much desirable publicity at so small a cost in any other way. to say noth ing of the satisfaction of possessing the road: The most Important highway in South Ca roll mi the road Hint connects the Capital city and middle Carolina with the rich Piedmont section the road that would add a trade territory, to Columbia bringing thousands of dot- j lars to the merchants, cotton men and others, the road Dial hundreds of tourists would travel annually to the mountain resorts of western North Carolina and of th!c Stnfe, the road , that passes through a line section ol the Stale, the road thai would hind ttie two sections of the Slate together, more closely, socially .financially and t in many other ways, the road that, would in ing hundreds of visitors to i the capital city annually is possibly, in places, the worst stretch of road, in South Carolina. The road which has (legenrated al-1 most into a "hog pain through the old. fields and pastures," as one travel-1 ing over it expressed himself, lies al most wholly in Lexington, and. there fore would come under supervision ol the supervisor of that county. Mountain Highway, The people all over upper Carolina , are now clamoring for a highway im proved from the capital city. Sc\ ernl good roads meetings hav e been. hold as to Which will be the i?.st route from Columbia. Union is light ing for the highway, just so with Laurens. Clinton and other points , along the route. There can be lots of talk and many good roads en cl ings. .Much interest may be display ed. The citizens of tho Piedmont sec tion of the State may build the most improved highway down as far as Newberry, for it has been agreed thai i the "mountain highway" will go as , for as Newberry. From that yolltl I its route has not been decided upon.1 Columbia to Greenville. From Columbia to Greenville, over 110 miles away, running time: six lion rs. This run was made by Frank Knebln one of the best known autotnobilists in the Piedmont .section of the State, driving his 50-horsepowor Seldon tor-1 pedo machine, .Mr. Kneble won the prize in the race from New York lo Atlanta last year. This run was made, necessarily go- , ing over that bad stretch of road through Lexington county, which con- , sinned almost as much timo as tin other part of the trip. The car was of high power and made a good run , Without a break down. .Mr. Knoble was accompanied by a represontativi of Tito State. First Obstarle. The first obstacle encountered on the trip was the bridge across tin river just above Columbia. Here a! ice was paid to cross the bridge. This fee keeps many farmers away from the capital city. " I lie Jungle.*1 This road which runs for several miles beyond the bridge was, how ever, easy sailing for "The Jungle,' as it has been called. The hills and hollows were struck and then it was feet the way for 15 miles. Down into n hollow the roads went then through 'n muddy, swampy stretch a hill is struck here are veritable boulders, worn and rough. Which the traveler must climb over. It does not seem possible for a wagon loaded with cot ton to pass over the road. The road Is not wide enough at any point for two teams to pass. On the top of the hills there are Bometlmes soverol roads to choose from for a few hundred yards, and It sei ins that every traveler tries to find a heller route around a rough place. HridgCd are an unknown quantity, and it seems that the band of man has never been placed on this Important road. On to Xcwborrr. From Prosperity the improvement is noticeable and good lime was made. It Is here that the good work of the supervisor of Newberry county Is shown. He is gradually Improv ing all of the roads leading to tho town. For several miles before en tering Newberry, there is just a? good a. road as can be found in any county In the State The road Is of red clay, and could be made permanent and passible for any kind of vehicle In wet weather by the application ol some sand. Out of Newberry. The "mountain highway" has been decided upon as far as Newberry. From that point the road is undecid ed. The citizens of Newberry and there nre many progressive people in tho town, all fighting for good roads will cooperate with the citizens of other towns, no matter which route from that point to tho up.country Is decided on. The people say that they will have their part of the road in Just its gnod condition as any other purl 111 any other county. From Newberry to Clinton, with the exception of posihiy five miles out of the city of Newberry, much WOI'k is needed. The location of the road is good, tin* bod la hard, hut there are many ruts and the drainage lias been neglected, The road is not wide eilOUgh. Some work has In en 'done on the road and much more is needed. Into I.aureus County. (.aureus county in a (pilot way hau been doing much toward the cause of good roads, To one going over the toads in that county after several years, (hero is a lost feeling. There have been so many marked j improvements. Below Clinton to the county line, there is some work II.led The road from Clinton to LnureilS, in miles, is possibly one of the best pieces of roadway in the Stale. All hills on this road have been elim inated and by automobile Ihe trip can he made in l'.~> minute: running al a moderate rate. The road follows the Columbia. Newberry & Luurens railroad for lour miles, then turns to the light follows the ridgo which is known na Pea Kldge, by the county home, Park's Station ; lid into I.aureus. It Is of red (lay and white (day. about 20 feet broad. The drainage is in fine shape. I.aureus to Greenville. From I.aurens to Qreonvillo the dis tance is 38 miles. The roads have been improved to a marked degn within the past several year.:. The grades have boon cut down and the ' curves eliminated. The bed of Clay and gravt I. There are few ruts and holes. This condition Is due to the. work of the supervisors of I.aurens and <; recuvillo count lea. Where once was found a rocky, rough road up and down hill is to he found a smooth lovel highway, where one team could haul one hale of cotton in lair weather and none in wet weather; one team may haul two three ami lour hales of cotton. Th.e statement can be made that the Piedmont section of the State has done just as much if not more than any oilier section for the Improve ment of tlie highways. None of the counties have voted bonds for the Improvement of the highways, but the work has been done out of tiie funds of the counties rais ed by taxation. Greenville, Spartanburg, I.aurens. Greenwood, Gaffney, Clinton and Newberry are all connected by excel lent highways. For Von to Judge. Thousand of gallons of the I.. M. Paint are produced in one operation by machinery. Only chemically pure color is used. The actual cost of I.. & M. in only about $1.30 per gallon when the job is finished. Will you de pend upon this product, or a paint made by costly hand labor in a pot with a stick, producing a few gallons! at a time; and at that very likely made with common earth paints, and ques tionable quality Linseed Oil. The L. & M. Paint is sold by J. II. & M. L. Nash. Laureus; j, W. Copeland St Co,, ('Union. Notice. Misses Mottle Tarrant and Wll Lou Cray will coach a limited number of pupils for six weeks beginning Mon day, June 13th, 1910. This work has the hearty endorsement of Mr. B. L. Jones. The examinations given In the school will, if passed, admit a pu pil to the next grade in the I.aurens city schools. Terms live dollars per month, hours !? to 12 o'clock, location the Dial-Cray block, over J, C. Shell's store. Those desiring admission to these classes should phone 135, The I.aurens County Teacher's Insti tute. The I.aurens county hoard of edu cation met Saturday and perfected the plans for the county institute for teachers. It was decided that the school will open .1 iino 20th, and close July 15th. The school will be held in the I.aurens city graded school building. Kvery teacher who expects to attend is urged to be in the audi torium at !? o'clock of the first day in ordoi thai the organization and sched uling may bo perfected without delay. Fach teacher will be required to lake three of the branches of study and may take four. No teacher will t be allowed to take more than four studies. Fach of the four instructors are re pleated to keep a strict account of the work done by each teacher, noting the time of entrance, times absent and times tartly. Those who do satisfactory work and attend regularly may have their certificates renewed. As will be seen further in this ar ticle there will be a faculty of four instructors, and that there will bo nine branches taught. One may readily see that the faculty and course of study j are very strong and complete; very much more so than In usually found I in a county Institute. Prof. I). T. Klnard of the Mathemati cal department of Clemson college will be principal of the school and will . teach Arithmetic, Algebra, and I'eda. gogy. Mr. Klnard Is considered one of the most thoroughly educated and best teachers of the State. The posi tion he holds at Clemson is a strong recommendation within itself, i.au rens county la indOOd, fortunate to be able to secure the services of such a man. Mr. Klnard will use the State adopted Arithmetic and Algebra. Bar rett's Practical Pedagogy is the text on that subject. Miss Leila Morgan will have charge of the department of Engll8h Grammar (Deuhler'S) and Civics (State adopted). Miss Moigan comes highly recom mended and enjoys tho reputation as being one of the most cultured ladies of the State. Miss Maggie M. Qarllllgton will pre sent Primary Methods, Drawing and Oeography. Miss Garlington needs no Introduction as a teacher in Lau-j rens, and tho information that she has accepted a position in the institute. i specially as teacher of Primary Meth ods ami Drawing, will he cheerfully re eeived by teachers of tho county, The adopted Geography will he used. Tho other two branches under Miss Gurl Ington will bo practical work with note hooks. No text Will he Used Prof. T. I'. Jackson, of the Agricul tural department of Clcmson, wilt he hei'0 for the first two weeks (d* tho school and will have charge of (lie Agricultural department of the insti tute. This course will he taugh en tirely hy lecture, only iisin? the text books as reference. Iloncycutt's hook will doubtless he used. A great deal of Importance is at last being mani fested in this very important study. No doubt all the teachers will take this course. Mr. Jacks ,n is a practical as well as an experienced man, and comes strongly endorsed by tin; Clem son faculty. As may be at once seen, the text books will cost very little. No doubt most of Hie teachers have those books already or can secure them without cost. Any of the books may be found however, at the Dodson-Kdwa'rds Drug store. There will be no tuition or Other fees. The only expense al Inched to the month school will he the hoard bill and possibly the cost ol Olio or two books. The majority ol the teachers of the county have al. rondy signified their eagerness to at tend. We will have the largest at tendance tiie county has e\tr had at one of these institutes. Kvery teach er of the county and those who expect to tench here next session arc invited and urged to attend the mil time. The wi , k throughout will be practical with the view of assisting the teacher to present the subjects in the classroom. If furthei information is desired write. Ceo. I.. Pitts. 45-2t County Supt. of Education. WATCHES Have you ever examined the excellent stock of high grade Watches we have in stock? If you will spend a moment in our store we can show you the very best in Howard, South Bend, Waltham and Klgin movements, and our prices are always moderate. Jewelry and Watch Repairing; of every description carefully and promptly done. Fleming Brothers, Jewelers and Optometrists We have selected from our various departments some special values which we will put on sale FRIDAY AND SATURDAY The prices on these items will be so low that no one can afford to miss getting some of these bargains. In addition to these items mentioned, we have a fine 5election of goods in our several depart ments which we are sure will interest you. Remnant Sale Wo have gathered together all the Remnants and will sell them at about half price. Remnants of Silk! Remnants of Dress Goods! Remnants of Ginghams! Remnants of Percales! Remnants of Bleaching! All Remnants! Sale of Muslin Underwear One lot of Gowns and Chemise, slightly soiled, to be closed out at this Friday and Saturday sale at a great sacrifice. Gowns worth up to $1.00 and $1.25 at .49 Chemise at .49 Sale of Ladies' Wash Suits The weather is getting warm and now is the time to get your Wasn Suit, just when you need it. $7.49 5.99 4.49 3.49 2.98 $10.00 Wash Suit 8.50 6.50 5.00 4.00 Special Shoe Sale One lot of Ladies, pat, vici. gunmetal and tan Ox fords, worth $2.50, 3.00 and 3.50, size <fc i n ^ 2 to 5, special Friday at Saturday ?Pl,y? One lot Ladies' Oxfords, size 2% to 5, f aq worth $2,00 and 2.25, special I ? ** V Specials for Friday=Sat One lot Ladies' Long Gloves, worth $1. in black, white, gray, brown, navy, at One lot Regal $1.00 corsets, at One lot 50c Girdles, at 40-inch White Lawn in short lengths, special Friday and Saturday, yard One lot of Lace, worth up to iOc yard, special Friday and Saturday, yard One lot Colored Muslin, special at yd One special lot Muslin, at yard Ladies' extra size Panama Skirts, 30, 32, 34 and 36 waist, at One lot Parasols, at urday 50, yg .49 .25 .05 .04 .05 .10 $6.50 .98 Special Suit Sale i's two-piece nobby colored suits, $12.50 value, Friday & Saturday One lot Men's two-piece nobbv colored <fc r% r% o "ry & Saturday *PV,VO One lot $10.50 value, at One lot Men's Negligee Shirts, with or without collar, special at Men's white feet socks, special per pair Men's Wash Ties, special at Men's Undershirts and Drawers in Balbrig gan, at Friday and Saturday, each 7.98 .48 .10 .10 .23 With a purchase of $6.00 or over Friday and Saturday we will sell 10 yards of An droscoggan Bleaching at Come to the Special Sale Fridav and Saturday at p J. E. Minter & Bro Laurens, S. C.