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IMPROVEMENT i CEMETERY BEGINS Civic League Doing a Great Work. MATERIAL ORDERED Handsome Staue ?all to lie Erected Along North Harper Street? Net Wire Fence All Around. The Laurcus Civic League has taken Up so actively and vigorously the task Of improving conditions at the city cemetery that preliminary arrange ments have been practically completed and in a very few days the actual work of enclosing and protecting and beau tifying the graveyard will begin, An enthusiastic meeting of the league committee of live, who are working with full authority from the trustees, was held .Monday afternoon at the rooms of the Chamber of Com merce. At this meeting a general out line of the situation was carefully gone over; also a number of all-important details such as specifications (kindly drawn up by Mr. H. I). Humbert! cov ering the material and workmanship of the handsome four-foot rock wall which is to extend along the bottom of the embankment on the entire street front of about 900 feet. Competitive bids will be asked (or at once for constructing this wall; ::iul it is probable that tlie contract tin re for will contain a c lause requiring im adequate bond for the satisfacuirj Completion of the work within about 4? days from now. Meanwhile the fencing and posts have been ordered, and ought to be here this week and all in place (with the gates swung and locked) in anoth er week. The league has deemed it proper to entirely separate all money donated for cemetery Improvement from the organization's general fund; and, in pursuance of that plan. Mrs. Ii. K. Aiken baa consented to act as special treasurer. All cheeks sent in pay ment of subscriptions to the cemetery fund should, therefore, be drawn to the order of Mrs. II, K. Aiken so as to avoid occasion for tin necessary en dorsements. The president of rtie civic League particularly requests that each lady who has a subscription list will per sonally interview all the subscribers whose names appear thereon, to the end that when these lists are turned in to Mrs. Alken at noon Friday, Oc tober I 1th, as many as possible of the amounts subscribed may be properly marked "paid". In order to save every one concern ed as much trouble as possible, how ever, it is suggested that contributors not wait to be called on but that they mall their checks .u.t once either to the members on whose lists their names appear on to the special treas urer direct. It has not, of coui.se, been possible in the limited time since this move meat was launched to personally pre sent the matter to anywhere near < v erybody in Laurens. Hence it is cer tain that very many who would natur ally wish, to subscribe have been quite unintentionally omitted. To all of these the Civic LengUC desires par ticularly to make it known that every such omission has been purely inad vertent and accidental; and, further,' that a Check sent now to Mrs. Aiken will be duly appreciated, Although the response to the call for donations has been so Immediate and general that the success of the undertaking is already absolutely cer tain, such of the subscription lists as have been totaled up indioate that considerably more money must be raised right away if the Initial work of enclosure Is to be paid for as it is done. So. if any subscribers wish to increase the amounts of their contri butions, they can rest assured that every cent of It will be used to the very best purpose In the world ? name ly, keeping clear of debt In commenc ing the performance of an important and sacred duty. If it he found Inpracticable to in dividually acknowledge each contri bution and thank each contributor by name, a consolidated letter of thanks, with the amount donated by each sub scribed, will most probably be printed in the next Issue of this paper. It is the desire of the league that all possible contributions be actually paid In?cither by check or In cash?within the next three days, and that all sub LAURENS LADIES TO HAVE BAZAAR Ladies of the Methodist and Prcsby tor in ii Churches Making Prepara* tlons?Prises to he Offered. At a meeting held last Monday the ladies of the Methodist and Presby terian churches decided to hold a ba zaar sometime during the fall, it will probably take place on the loth of November. Many handsome prizes are to be offered for the best serys anthemums. These have not yet been selected but as soon as the committees are chosen for the purpose, a list will ; be made out and published. KUSSEL KOPEK SlUTMHS. Voting Man Who Was Hurt in Kallroad Accident in West Virginia. The body of Mr. Russell Roper was brought to l.aurens Monday from Welch, West Virginia, where his death occurred Saturday morning at a hos pital as the result of injuries sustain ed about the first of September in a railroad accident. Yesterday the re mains of the young man were taken out to Knhun Creek cMirch for burial in the Roper family plot. The deceased was only nineteen years of age and his untimely death is a great blow to his family and friends. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Mac. Roper oT this city whose friends deeply sympathize With them in their sorrow. EXTKHTA1XMEXT MIXT '1TKKWAY. Given by the Ladles Aid Society In First Methodist Church. Next Tuesday, October is. the peo ple of Laurens will have the pleasure of enjoying an evening Of exception ally fine music. Mrs. Phas. Spearman of Anderson and Mrs. Rug? of Peesville have been secured by the Pndies Aid society of the First Methodist church for an entertainment on that date. I Mrs. Spearman, who is a niece of j J Mr. Wiley Willis, is well-known here whore ?he has often delighted man;. j with her wonderful playing of the or gan. Her selections next Tuesday ev ening are anticipated with much picas lire by the music lovers of the city. Mrs. Rugf. who will assist Mrs. Spearman, Will give several vocal i solos. Her line voice, with its depth | and cultivated tone 7.as given her a wide reputation as a singer. Besides selections from these two ladies there will instrumental and vo-I cnl selections by local talent. There will be no admission fee but a free will offering will be taken. _ TO DISPOSE OT STOCK. RrcnneCke & Co. to Sell Sim metis" Stock in M Days. The O. P. Simmons stock, which is I now in -the hands of Prennecke & Co., ' will be placed on the market next Friday morning at 10 o'clock. Mr. Prennecke says he is Boing to show [the people of Paurens and surrounding 1 country one of the greatest of mer chantile events. The force of extra clerks are now arranging and mark ing the stoCk. You will get an idea as to the val ues the company offers from the dou ble page advertisement in this issue, wnich. by the way, appearing in red. makes it the mosl expensive and at tractive ad that has ever before been published In a South Carolina weekly. Arranging for the l air. Mr. John n. w. Watts, general sup erintendent of the State Fair associa tion, goes to Columbia today to look after the final preparations for the annual fair, which opens Oi tober ".t. Mr. V'utts *ays that the prospect* for a bettor and bigger fair thn 1 < ret' are good, and that exhibit room is HOW well nigh exhausted. Ho will carry down two car loads of exhibits and there will be an unusually large number of exhibitors from Lnttranf county this year. Mr. Watts will spend tWO days in Columbia this week. Greenville Negro Hanged. Punk Sllerard, the negro who killed Officer Waldrop at Piedmont some time ago, was hanged at Greenville last Friday. After killing the officer Slier ard was bunted by a posse for a day and night, but was finally captured by the sheriff who sent the negro to Paurens for a few days, or until feel lug against the murderer had sub sided. The execution of Shcrard was the first hanging in Oreenville In S0V0I1 years. scription lists be completed and tin any event ? delivered to Mrs. Alken at noon of next Friday the fourth 1 ; Instant. NEWS OF THE WEEK IN VERY LIVE TOWN Improvement Work Goes Forward Steadily TO HOLD FALL BAZAAR One of die Coming Events is ['uvcilim! uf < onfcderntc Monument* Prob? ublj lief ore Thanksgiving, Clinton, October 11.?Miss Anne C. Burgess, who has been critically HI for over a month at the Thornwell Orphanage, was carried to a sanita rium ;n Sumter today for an operation. It is generally understood that the op eration is a very serious one and the chances for her recovery are slight. Misses Seilte f.nd Mamie Burgess and Miss Sallie Orant of Winthrop college and Messrs Joe and? Plummer Burgess accompanied her. ? Work is going on rapidly at the graded school building and there is every reason to expect that the addi tion will be completed early in De. cember. The contract has been given to a Charlotte architect for an alteration of the choir loft of the Presbyterian Church. The change will be an Im provement in appearance as well as convenience, the contract providing for cabinet finished wood-work to match the organ. Mr. Q. A. Hille has rented bis house to Mr. Koeck, tin artist in the tin ploy (if Jacobs A: Company. Work will begin soon on the laying of sewer ! ipes in the Thornwell Or phanage grounds. This was provided for at the last meeting of the board. Students continue to come to the Presbyterian college. A number have come during the past week. Several fancy-work parties hive been given the past week in prepara tion tor the bazaar. Some of the granite for the Confed erate monument has been unloaded here. The Daughters of the Revolution met with Mrs. Byrd Phillips last Thursday and elected Mrs. J. F. .la cobs to represent the Musgrove Mills chapter at Orangeburg. This chapter thanks to the exertions of it regent. I Mrs. . C. Davis, now has a "Heal Daughter" <>n its roll, Mrs. Fannie Monroe of Goldville. The downpour of rain last Friday prevented the Stephen D. Lee chapter C, D. C. from holding its regular I meeting, 'ibis meeting was to have been a most important one. The Thornwell Orphanage celebrat ed It's birthday last Friday with a hol iday and a picnic to "the River" for a number of the older pupils and teachers. Miss Fronde Kennedy made a brief visit to Columbia last week. The Ladies' Aid BOCTety of the First Presbyterian church met Monday af : ternoon to make final arrangements I for the Bazaar, The dates set for tills popular social occasion this year are the t'th and Kuh of November. A 1 strong e ffort will be made to make the I Chrysanthemum contest a strong fea ture vgain this year and the contest will be thrown open to all the ladles of Lnurens county. Six prizes will be giv. n: for the best collection exhibit' by one grower, for t"ie best single specimen!, for the largest numbi r ol blooms on a single Stalk, for the hand somest white specimcm. the hand somest pink, and the hnndsohiest yel low. Besides the chrysanthemums rooted bulbs and pot plan - will be i i sale at the bazaar. Committees are already at work making pillows* bags, belts, handker chiefs, fancy collars, baby clothes, doll dresses, and the other pretty things which are always for sale. The usual turkey dinner and O.vstt suppers are being arranged for. Besides the bazaar there will be two other festive occasions in Clinton this fall, The young people are inter ested in the tennis tournament and i; will ('.raw a number of visitors to the college set. The unveiling of the Confederate monument will draw all clasg? & and will be a red Utter day in Clin top's history. The date has hot been set '<?? it yet but it is certain that It wilj be before Christmas, and probably before Thank-giving. The monument will be about twenty-eight feet high, a plain shaft surmounted by a crown uphold ing a c annon ball. Oil the si b s Coil f< di rato (lags and suitable Inscription? will bo placed. Four smalh r cannon THE BAPTISTS HOLD SES8I0JUT RABUN Fourteenth Annual Associa tion Last Week. ATTENDANCE WAS LARGE Man) Excellent Addresses Heard and Interesting Papers Presented .Meets Next in I.aureus. The fourteenth annual meeting of the Lauren! County Baptist associa tion wir held at Rabun Creek church last week, the sessions beginning Tues day and continuing through Thurs day. Tlte association was organized for business with the election of Chas. it. Bobo, former clerk, as moderator; \V. P. Cuibertson. clerk, with B. L. Henderson, assistant; c. n. Roper, treasurer. The introductory sermon was preach ed by Rev. A. T. StotuTeninlre of the Second Laurens church. Upon spe cial invitation Rev. L. M. Roper of Spnrtanburg preached Tuesday night. The rest .of the sessions was taken up with reports and the presentation of the different claims from the sev eral departments under the control of the Baptists of the State. Rev. A. T. Jamieson of Connie Max well orphanage addressed the body, as I did Dr. Roper, representing the sec retary of the State .Mission hoard: Rev. T. .!. Wat s. financial agent of the Bc.plist Theological Seminary. Louis ville, and Rev. T. V. McCnll of Clem son college who is trying to raise funds for a Baptist church at Clem son. t.'n Wednesday evening Rev. ('. I.. Fowler gave an illustrated lecture on his visit to the Holy Land. The papers presented included the following: Temperance?Rev. \V. R. Thayer. Education? Rev. J. O. Martin. Home Missions \V. H. Drummond. Foreign Missions -Rev. J. A. Martin. Voting People's Work -Rev. C. L , Fowler. Stat" Missions - Rev. B. P. Mitchell. Woman's Work -Prof. W. P. Cui bertson. Orphanage?Col. .lohn H. Wharton. Aged Ministers?Thos S. Langston. Sunday Schools?C. II. Roper. Twenty seven of the thirty churches embraced in the Lauren8 association were represented at this meeting and it ;s generally agreed that the sessions were the very best yet held by the association from every standpoint. On Invitation the association decid ed to meet next year With the F!;\ : Baptisl church of Laurena. Annual Singing Convention. The Holly drove singing convention was held last Sunday, with a large crowd from the surrounding country in attendance. In addition to the song services. Rev. B. I'. Mitchell preached an excellent sermon and altogether the day was one of the best the good people or' that sect lot', bave enjoyed lately. It might be mentioned that the features of the occasion wore the solos by Miss Dora Roof of Lecsvlllo who i?. visiting her bTOthcf, Rev IV R. Rout", and the line singing of the Pea Ridge quartet!. Din nor as usual was served oh the grounds. A num ber from th city went out and joined In the celebration of the day. Mr. Stohn Simpson Improtlmr. News Yesterday from Mr. Slobo Simpson of Spartanburg who has been quite ill for the past week or so was to the effect that Iii? condition was EOi lewhat Improved, which will bo gratifying to lib many Ltuirens friends l$<.\ Slipper nl liar).-dale. A box Mi!ip< r will be glvOll Satur day night ;.: the Bnrksdnlo school house for the benefit of the school. The public is invited. Sheriff Divings Moves. Sheriff John I?. OwlllgS IIOW resides at the county jail, having moved in this week' from bis residence on South Harpe: street. balls will be idaced on the corners of the pedestal. The cost Will be $1000* $1000 Of which 111 hand or pledged. The Clinton Pharmacy i- dl playing these cannon balls 111 its* windows and conducting a gu- using contest, the pro ceeds to be devoted to the monument fund. The R.n\ c. L. Fowler conducted n series of meetings In (ho Baptist church lust Week. NEGROES ENGAGE IN A GENERAL ROW Bunch of Them Bounded up ami Given ItcnciK of the Lav* Other Mohutvllle News. Mountvillc. Oct. 11.?As a result of a general row at a negro frolic two weeks ngo two miles below here, siuue have confessed to misdemeanor and paid lim s imposed l y Trial .last ice Goodman; others have been hound over to court. Charge:! were made oat against quite a number for gambling and shooting. St vi ral shots were made during the engagement, one man making free us of a shot gun. Sever al wounds were inflicted hut none very serious. Mr. M. Workman and family who live four miles below Mountvillc, have the sympathy of the < oinmunity in the alll'ctioil Which hUH come to them through the critical sickness of It lit tle son. He has a thront trouble which has necessitated surgical treatment at the hospital in Columbia, lilt his Improvement is not sufllcient to bring hopeful relief. Several of our people attended the funeral of Mr. Sam Dendy. which was held at Waterjoo Sunday. Mr. Dendy was a brother of Mrs. \7. It. Crisp of litis place and was well known here. Mrs J. I.. Fi lb rs and little grand daughter. Ruth Crisp have returned from a prolonged stay at Orovcr., N. c. and Richmond, Vn. Mrs. Fellers spent several weeks With her daughter Mrs. Lucy Crisp, at Orovor and some time with In r son. lieber, at Richmond. Messrs M. it. Crisp and w. l\ Cul bortson attended the meeting of the Latircns association at Itabun last week and report a large gathering and a good meeting. Mrs. .1. C. Cook and daughter, .liilla. have returned from several months' visit to relatives in Illinois. M US. MAG GIF, I.. FF.TF.HSOX. Passing <>i' a Mast Estimable Woman .Mourned h\ All. Alter an illness of a little more than a week. Mrs. Maggie Lnngston Peter son, passed away Sunday night at her home on South Harper street. Though her death had been expected tor sev eral days, the announcement of the Una) dissolution caused deep and gen oral sorrow to lo r friends and rela tives in the city and county, ami there Is much sympathy for those of her family b it behind to mourn her de parture. On Monday afternoon the funeral was held at the First Methodist church, the simple service being conducted by tl ? Kov. Ii. P. McGeo, pastor, assisted by Rev, v.'. i;. Thayer of the Baptist church. Interment was made in the city cemetery, there being present at both services a large assembly of friends and relatives of the family. Mrs. Peterson was trie widow of the late .1. Wofford Peterson and a daught er of .lohn Lailgston, a very prominent citizen of Lattrens county in his day. She was C2 years old in September aim is survived by the following children: Misses Maggie, Nannie. Mary and Lil ian Peter ?Ii: Messrs Thus. 10, ami I Orovor Peterson of Mississippi. John II. Peterson, clerk of the city council, and B. c. Pi terson, manager of the I'nion-lmffalo mills store a I l.'nion. Also surviving the deceased are two brothers, Messrs John T. Lnngston of Laurens and Lee A. Ln.li ton < ; I Is lington, and one sister, Mrs, V.'. .1. I ionium of t i c county, GOF.tf TO l> \ ItLING'l i>\. V.r. IV. J. Sloan ci\?-. i:p Position at Lii it re us Lotten % ] ill. Mr. William .). Sloan for the past f',\ years time-keeper at (lie Lumens cotton mills, leaves today for Darling toll where he has accepted the po i tion of bookkeeper for the Darling on Manufacturing company, Mr. Sloan h. a capable and efficient office man besides being a very fine fellow, genial and big hearted. His many friends in Laurens regret that his change of business means the removal from the city of himself and Wife, for both are very popular hero. Most of bis work at (he Lauretta mills will now devolve upon Mr. Clyde Martin the popular cloth room mann? gor. ( nil Neu Fastor, Bee. J. l. Pago* of in inn Ii 11 b n called to the pastorate of Choi Inut Illdgc ami Waterloo Baptist t hui che and it is understood thai the <?' cli committee has recommended that la be invited to (lie charge of Itabun Creek. GUILTY OF MIM Convicted Yesterday In Spe cial Session Co":rt DAVIS DIDN'T TESTIFY Spot-till Judge .1. ||. .Minion of < hos? tor ( out cued (lie ( niirl Monday .Morning. .lim Davis, (ho negro < hi with complicity in the murder of Ida Me Coy Nil son. was yesterday found guilty, and Unless Iiis sentence Is com* muled or LI:; attorneys go.( a new -rial in which a different verdict Is render ed, Dnvis v. ill nay the death penalty f< ;? his crime. Sentence was not pass ed yesterday, pending notice of :? mo tion for a new trial given by counsel' for (lie defendant. The case of Davis took up inofd of yesterday's session. He was repre sented by Messis T. r. Turner and \V. It. Knight, appointed by the conn to conduct the defense. Davis was spe cifically charged in the Indictiuenl with the UUtrdcr Ol Ida N'< t on. tin.null in the course of the (rial ii was brought ,oui thai he l ad repeatedly mated lo different parties, including the sheriffi since the killing, that he was with Claude Ferguson on the night in .March last when Ida McCoy Nelson, Toney l.eamnu and Alex Kay were shot to death. All parties were ne groes and the wholesale killing occur red mar Parks Station. l>a\is war; "scared" of Ferguson, and after doing their deadly work at the Nelson worn an s house. I.eaman having been shot dead in her cabin, the two murderers, i acordiug to Davis' "confession", went directly to Alex Kay's hon e, a mile distant, called Day to toe door and I poured a load of shot into him, Fer guson doing the "talking" ..ml Jim Davis the shooting. Imt Davis was 'convicted of the murder of the Nel son woman. A number ol witnesses ' were put Up by the Star and the trial ? was followed by a large crowd. The defendant was not placed on the wll noss stand, nor was there ; ny evi dence offered in his be ha I f. Ferguson, tin alleged arch conspira tor and red-handed inurdi rer, has nev er I.a approht :n'.< d. The special t- < ? ihe criminal court was convi n< d Monday morning by Special Judge .! 'I Marlon of Lho (".ester bar. The grand Jury report ed Monday and passed mi the hills handed' in by ?.< solicitor, linlshlng the business In Hie afternoon, Sien ogaphcr Deal of Colunibla i- here In . pi:.of Mr. Aull ol New le r > who had I to he at Abbeville this wt ? k. During the day several n Inor cases were heard. Will ITtlgiics pleaded guilty to the charge of violating the dispensary law and was lined 5100 Which he paid. A case that attracted more than passing Interest was that ol Mack Money, a I l-ycar old white lad, who pleaded guilty to houscbroaklng ami larceny, lie had no coun el, .lodge 1 Marion sent hi in (p the stM-- rcformn. lory until lie becomes t wcr.ty one years of age, The hoy. rid i reporter ..; Tin- AdM been pttSSt '1 <>'?? ' ' ' "? ' H bOI'U Late yeslc colored I'OO'I HAM. I !:iii \ I,aureus School Ten m Will (lash limns \vlfll Drei IIUOOil, The lirsl gridiron blittb ol ' 0 sea son In Laurens will be played next Friday, the I Ith, when the husky I.au reus iiiuh school 'levei, intends lo put a few kinks in the grjjty Oreen wood gang, (loth teams have been hard at work slucn school.- opened, punching the pigskin ti - high and low and doinj other M ni net sary to the football play,i ?. The two teams are i.venlj man d ? promises lo bo lh ? ly i. ? io llr ii toot of the ft (i i-po's w hi* le ??! the end of the last quarter. Tin ; dm is* ion will J. M, Bmli ty Friday,