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Subscription Price Is 91.00 per Year Payable In Advance. Published by ADYEBTISKB PBIMTIMO COMPANY La areas, 8. ?. Advertising Rates en Application. Obituaries and Card of thanks: One cent a word. Entered at t>n postofflce at LaurenB, 8. C. as second class mall matter. LAUBEN*, s. C?, JANUARY II, 1911. Things are waxtng warm in that rjew Heyward County coutest. ? ? ? "to.tlfHcx ?how that lyuchlng Ik on \ho decline In Ohio. ? ? ? Slogan for Laurens: The full smoke house town. ? ? ? Slogan for Anderson: The town a carpenter built. ? ? ? Slogan for Charleston: Use tangle foot. ? ? ? Slogan for Spartanburg: "Keep your '??ot on the soft, soft pedal." ? ? ? ft looks like Prof. Rlggs runs Clem son college just about as well as a ;'eai live "president" could. ? ? ? The weather prophets are predict ing another cold wave for the latter part of this week. Oh, ray! some more hot weathor. ? ? ? Traveling to N'ewberry for the pur pose of making n deposit in the Pos tal Savingt Rank, recently establish ed In that city, will not he regarded BS a great hardship by very many people. ? ? ? Have you been to Bee the new depot since it was opened? You watched ?s gradual rise all last summer and ?all. hut you do not know what a mag j.illcent building the structure really .s until you make a earful Inspection nt all its appointments. ? ? * In about eight weeks, after the roads begin to improve somewhat, we shall <xpcct that good roads' ardor that was exploited all Op and down the !;no between some of the towns of the 1-ow Country and the Piedmont, during the summer of 1910. to brenk out anew. ? ? ? During the past year Investments in some of the prominent South Caro lina counties were as follows: Ornnge burg, $1,671,500; Laurens, lur.O.ooO; Rlchlajid, $l>9r>,000; L'ulon, $6i:t,000; Spartanburg. $631,r>00; York. $615,500; Ofcenvillo, $870,000. These are pretty satisfactory figures for the yenr 1010. ?Augusta Herald. ? ? ? m Spartanburg last week the grand [ j'nry gav? one of the "Social Clubs" of that city a clean bill of health, stat-j ing that the club in question was be- ; ing conducted on a "high plane." This' report, It may be stated, was made: in-consequence of an investigation in-' to, tho management of the different ?daces of this character, ? ? ? Now just as our new depot Is he-' itg completed. It would be a good ?hing if tin police or the depot au thorities would keep that lobby from '??? ing congested when the trains come In. It was something of a trial for ladies to get through the crowd Mock ing the opening there Sunday after voon when the train from Greenville arrived. . . ? ?0OD ItOVRS. "Commissioner Watson will repent i ;s recommendation looking to the attachment to the department of a State highway engineer, as against any proposition looking to a State highway commission, and as to State assistance to the United States soil survey in the prosecution of Its work. ? In connection with the latter it may be mentioned that on: Saturday last, the United States sott survey Issued In completed form, the map and re. suits of the survey of the Conway urea iu this State, making very nearly {?,000 square miles of territory that V.as already been covered."- -The State It Is hoped that the legislature will take some step in furthering the work ff road improvement and drainage in 1 this state. Commissioner Watson has befora inade these recommendations *nd has talked It on every occasion,i &pt not yet has the legislature done ? KBytnuig for road Improvement. The ! k*po$tmcnt of a state highway en gineer, ns ho suggests, will be a for ward'v,atep in this direction. With the appointment of a state alghway engineer should coma the appointment of county engineers, or r?f>ad tpasters, thus giving to one man the djBty of caring for our roads and another the duty of carrying on the ?fflee-business now done, by the super ? LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION. ? Mr. J. H. Power?, of Barksdale, spent Saturday in the city. Mr. John Y. Oarllngton spent ?- few days in Columbia last week. Nellie Poole has returned home from a short visit in Greenville. I Mr. J. M. HellamB, and grand-son of j Gray Court, were in the city yester I day. I Mr. M. A. Leaman, of Cross Hill. ? made a business trip to Laurens Mon ; day. j Mr. John Terry Poole has returned to Atlanta after spending the holiday's at home. Solicitor Cooper left Tuesday for Columbia to be in attendance on the legislature. Misses Rose and Hattie Davenport spent the holidays with Dr. and Mrs. C. U Poole. Messrs. Tom and A. P. Taylor, of Dials Township, were visitors in the I city Friday. Mr. James Wham, of the Trinity Ridge section, wus a visitor in the I city Monday. Miss Tallulab Neville of Clinton, visited Mrs. H. K. Alken for several days lask week. Miss Nora Taylor spent Sunday with Miss Pearl Medlock at her home in Dials township. i , Mr. Gus Simmons loft .Monday for Florence where he will he for several weeks on buftinct s, Miss Lucy (lardy has gone to .Montgomery. Ala., lo spend some time with her cousin, Mrs. James W. Ram ! age. .Mrs. W. W. Edwards, and little daughter, of Due West, aro visiting Mrs. Edwards' mother, Mrs. M. I). Miller. Mrs. II. K. Alken. Mrs. W. E. Lucas. Mrs. m. L. Copeland and Miss Bottle Watts will go to Greenville today to ? seo "The Merry Widow*' Mr. L. H. Watts, an old Laurens county ' boy" but who has been mak ing his home for some years at Coro naco, made his annual visit to Lau rens Monday. Mrs. C. A. Foster of Tlmmonsvtlle, who is spending some time in the city with her mother, Mrs. W. T. Dorfoh, accompanied by her slater. Miss Sarah Dorroh. visited relatives at Woodruff the past week. Miss Louise Lynch, daughter of Mr. Walter If. Lynch, formerly superin tendent of the Laurens Cotton Mills, has returned to her home in Augus ta, after a fortnight's visit to Lau rens friends. 4* 4*4-4 4**4 44 44 4-4-44 444 4 **4<4 \ SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. ? Miss Julia Children* entertained last Friday evening at the home of her parents oft Main street. The fea ture of the evening was a guessing contest In which Miss Mildred Babh won the prize. Following the differ ent games delicious refreshments were served. The host was assisted In en tertaining by Misses Annie GiTkerson, Julia Oilkerson, Fannie Thames. Eliz abeth shell. Annie Bell Childress and Willie May Childress. Among the guests were Misses Ludcle llentz and Jennie Boyd, of Greenville, Annie Lu clie Poole, of Greenville, Kathleen Sullivan. Gertrude Bamett, Nellie Poole. Helen Sullivan. Mildred Bttbb. Lucy Childress. Nell Childress; Messrs Tom Lake, Charlie Fleming. f.eon Dodsoa, James and Krsklne Todd. Phil Huff, Bill Crisp. Earl Cain, Barn*!?. Sam Holt, Henry Franks, Job Little, Dave Childress. John Terry Poole. ooo Dr. and .Mrs. C. L. Poole entertain ed recently for Miss Annie Luc lie and John Terry Poole. Those present were Misses Margarite Simpson, Nell Payne. Julia Childress. Helen Solll van. Rnth Kasterby. Annie L. Poole, Nellie Poole. Messr?. Tom I ate-. Phil Huff, Willie Crisp. Charles Fleming, John Bolt. Orover Richey, Sam Bolt, Robert Roper. Hastings Dial, l.et.n Dodson. John Terry Poole. After a flower contest n delightful sweet course was served by Miss"?? Ruth Poole and AJpha Bolt. ooo Mrs. Clarence E. Gray, who Is soon to leave Laurens fo rher new home in I Oeorgtown. has been the recipient of I numbers of entertainments In her > honor within the past few dttys, Mrs. A. ('. Ileskell was the hostess jester ; day afternoon at a beautiful afternoon j reception. "Vhen Mrs. Gray was the j gwest of honor. Numbers of ether .dinners nnd bridge parties hav#. been j given for Mrs. dray by her numerous [ friends, ,,^1^^^, LA?RENS FINANCES REVIEWED BY JONES (Continued from page one.) item was proved by a certificate from M B. Humbert, county supervisor, to the effect that on August 10. 1906, he, as county supervisor, and J. H. Cope land, as county treasurer, had made a note at the People's Loan and Ex change bank in the sume of $5,830, of which $330 was for interest or dis count, end that the balance. $.>,.ri00. was placed to the credit of J. H, Cope land, as county treasurer, for school purposes. "Thereafter the governor ordered the experts to return to i.aureus and make another investigation for this item. "On November 6. 1910. they filed a supplementary report, stating that on re-examination they found the item to b? a proper charge against Mr. Cope land -though by another mistake they said it was for county purpose. Another Report Made. "In my annual report for 1903 1 called attention to the fact that Mr. Copeland was appointed county treas urer on March 14, 1901, commissioned May 25, 1901.. and assumed the duties of the office on July 1, 1901. in that between March 14 and July 1. in that year, both Ex.treasurer Babb and Treasurer Copeland were acting as county treasurer and receiving and handling funds as such ofllcers. "Mr. Copeland borrowed $S,000 for county purposes on a note as county treasurer, dated March H5, 1901. i "During the months of March, April I and May. 1901, ex-Treasurer Babb col 'locted $1,738.38, county dispensary funds, which was not charged to him In Iiis settlement With Treasurer Cope land and is still due by him to tlte county. "When t'.ie $8 aim was borrowed. March 16. 1901, by Treasurer Cope i land, the bank-only credited him with $5,960.6*), deducting $2.03:'..36 on ac count of amount claimed as overdraft due tlte hank by the county on account of ex-Ti easurer Babb. Refused to Allow Credit. "I refused to allow this application of $2,033.36 as a credit in Treasurer Copelnnd's accounts. The grand jury, upon ex parte statements without con ferring with the comptrolled general office, directed the county supervisor to draw his warrant in favoi of John , H. Copeland, dated August 5, 1904. to cover this amount, and the credit was therefore allowed Copeland in the settlement for tlte taxes of 190*1. "There is no question but that Copeland was entitled justly to a credit for this amount, as he had i never received it from the bank, though the county had given its note therefor. But there is no evidence thnt the county ever received the benefits from this $2,033.36, so bor rowed from the bank, but the ev! dence shows that Mr. Babb Iook credit for the $2,033.36 in county warrants j paid by the bank, and the county paid the bank the note for $8.'?nn. Thus | the county lias paid out $4,01(6.72 to settle a debt of only $2.033.36. In questionably either the bank or Mr. j Babb owes this amount to the county. The bank has refused to furnish a proper voucher to Mr. Copeland to cover this retention by them of $2,- j 033.36 out of the loan. Rut as Mr.] Babb was county treasurer, the coun ty must look to him and Iiis bondsmen for those funds. "I, therefore, reiterate Mr. Babb owes a balance to the county of Lau rens at $3,564.95. OmisHion to Charge. "In my annual report for 1908, I reported that there was an omission to charge ox-Treasurer Copeland with $5,500 proceeds of a note, August 10, 1900, borrowed from the People's, Loan and Exchange bank for school pui poses, cm entrv of which was' made on the county treasurer's books.. and there was a balance due by his ( estate nnrl bondsmen of $?.Or?7.40. [ "An examination of the reports ofj these experts shows that such exam- j Inatlons are of little practical value, i because ?weh experts are not familiar with the ordinary administrative law govern niiag the conduct of affairs to be investigated, and of that account can not ?woperly check up or verify even the settlement sheeta. much less make vtp en accurate statement of the legal charges against the county treos. urer and the credits to be allowed him. "Thus In the Investigation of the dispensary funds in the hands of the county treasurer these experts over looked the fact that the county treas urer is responsible for all profits which are paid to him, those due the towns, as well as the county and school funds, and that all such should be charged to and accounted for by him. ' 'T.elr over'ooktng the note for $5.600 and omitting to chance p against the county treasurer Was due to their lack of knowledge that such note should have been, under the law, signed by the county supervisor, and a record kept of It in tht)t office as a charge against the county treas urer. Their failure to examine In that office for charges against tbe*county treasurer, and their inability to make an accurate report upon an original Investigation is shown by the state ment in their report that 'it would give us pleasure to find any omitted record,' and that they have not de termined which of the treasurers is responsible for the $600.86 shortage reported by them. To do so, they say, 'would be quite a difficult task There was no proper checking in or out of the treasurer's and no approved settlements for several years,' show ing that their supposed Investigation was a mere compilation of the often Vicorrect annual settlement sheets, which they say have never been ap proved?for the obvious reason that they were Incorrect. Their work is not an original examination into the facts. As to Complaint. "As to their complaint 'on account of the lack of Hystem and manner of bookkeeping in such offices,' 1 beg to state that the system now In use by me ! has the approval of Comptroller Gen erals Hagood. Stoney, Verner, Eller . bee, Norton, Derham and others, un der whose direction It has worked ' well. Hut no system will worn satis : factorlly if the requirements are ig nored by the Incumbents in office; nor j wilt it be intelligible to accountants unfamiliar with tho requirements of ; the laws upon which it is based. "Greenville county recently uro? ] dertook to adopt a new system of keeping accounts in Its public offices at an initial cost of something like $J..".00 to the county. But it has ? proved practically worthless and mis leading, as neither tho county treas urt r nor the county auditor can use i it, and at the same time comply with the statutory requirements relating to their )ffices." The called meeting of the Haptist Laymen of the State which will be held today in Columbia, will he at tended by Messrs C. B. Hobo. It. A. Cooper and John 11. Wharton of Lau rens. SPCCIAL NOTICE-S. 9. Wanted?Orders for Cabbage Plants ?grown in fields and frost-proof. 1.000 crated. $L2.">; 2.000 or [more $i.00 per t'fiusand, F. O. B. Yqnng's Island. Address. Kniest M. DePre Co., Columbia. S. C. 24-4t Warning?All persons are hereby warned not to hire or harbor In' any manner, one Lee Cold well, co\oted, who is under contract with H. Watt Bryspn for the year 1911. 24-lt pd For Sale - -Hurt Oats, .r>0c. per bushel. Mammoth Bronze Gobblers. $3.j?0/each. Hens, $l..r?0 each. S. C. White Leghorn cockerels, $1.00 each. W. P.* Harris. 24-2t pd. To Rent?A fine pasture just below the Laurens depot In easy reach of the entire town, for cows' and other stock, and all persons at^jr forbidden to tie any cattle on the lands of Mrs. .1. C. Blark. Apply to J. Wade Ander son. 24-4t For Sale?2 one-year old pure, nice Bronze turkey gobblers at l.'ic per pound. 4 genuine "Silver Lay/ Wyn dots" one year cockerels at $lf00 each. W. P. Todd. Barksdale. S. c, 24-lt pd For Sale?One of the prettiest res idence lots in Laurens. Apply tftJ^B. K. Humphries. / 24-lt "COPYRIGHT" Flour shhufd by all means be used at this season of the year. It Is pure and gives strength. Copyright is best. NOTICK. Please do not forget to pay the Tel ephone Co. this week. w. r. Richer. Secy & Treas. ;| The New Year Should be started right ?> !: by doing business with us. We have always !? been known as Despen < ? sers of <? I! PURE DRUGS \ \ and medicines, and dur ' I ing the earning year you y> will find us ^with the ? '< best quality of goods < '> and the best service for ' ? handling them. I Dr. Posey's Drug I Store "Purity at PoseyV Laurens, S. C. f. D. C. Meeting- Postpone*. On acount of the ceremonies to be held at the unveiling of the Confed erate Monument nt Clinton on the 19th, the meeting of the Daughters of the Confederacy, which wae to he bidd at Mrs. J. S. Bennetts on that dtue, ha? been postponed to the afternoon of the 23rd. The meeting will then be held with Mra. Bennett, opening at 3:30 o'clock. Still At It! We reduced our Stock so that we vacated room over the Laurens Drug Company the first of the year and we have but few Goods in our Base ment, and if the buying public could realize the saving in buying from us, it would not take long to wind up. Our Goods are for sale at Close-Out Prices and no legitimate dealer in the same line, who ex pects to continue business, can or will sell you Goods all the way through at our prices. CLOSE-OUT PRICES 10c Jap Goods now. .08 25c Jap Goods now 20cts, two for.35 $1.50 large nickled Lamps.-. $1.30 $2.25 large parlor Lamp. $1.50 10c white Curtain Poles.7jJ 10c oak Curtain Poles*.07 Plain oak pedestal Dining Table. $7.90 Quartered oak pedestal Dining Table $8.90 Spendid imitation Mahogony Writing Desk $8.75 Cheaper imitation Mahogany Writing Desk $5.50 Guaranteed Steel Ranges, with warming closet for only.. $25.00 Cheaper Steel Ranges, with warming closet, for. $20.00 $2.25 straw and cotton Mattresses. 1.75 $2.75 straw and cotton Mattresses. 2.00 $4.50 combination Mattresses. 3.25 $5.00 cotton Mattresses . 3.50 $6.50 felt Mattresses. 5.00 $2.00 folding bed Springs. 1.45 ALL OTHER GOODS IN PROPORTION Respectfully, The Cainc & Pitts Furnitur? Co. Just Received! We have received Second Shipment of Electric Toaster Best on Earth at $3.50 try one: Palmetto Drug Co. New Spring Goods JUST ARRIVED whici, aifKrd my New spHn*sa* i Latest Styles f ?r?b?UWPMhi,>nPlat?' Come I D. ISACOFF [ Practical Tailor |