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BIG BONUS OFFER FOR COUNTY CANDIDATES Thirty Thousand Votes for Thirty Dollars. IIN ADDITION TO THE USUAL SCALE Mammoth Otter Is the Best That the Laurcns Comity Candidates have Yet Received and Guarantees to Them an Equul Showing in the Count If They Oet to Work. - There is only one more week left in the great contest. In the closing days of the mighty race, the Contest Department has offered an unusually fine bonus for county candidates. For every $150 sent in on new and old sub scriptions before Saturday night, an extra bonus of thirty thousand votes will be given In addition to the regu lar scale of one thousand votes for each subscription. All business sent in since the contest began will be counted in this offer. Thirty thousand votes are also offered for each club of live new Chronicle subscriptions and twenty thousand for live old Chronicle subscriptions. Now this is the best offer yet made. It gives the county contestants an equal show with the other contestants. The only thing that will he required to get in the swim will be to put in extra work during the remaining three days of this week. Contestants! get to work and the reward will be yours. Don't forget tiiose beautiful county prizes. Don't slip up and let one of those get away from you. The battle is not won by many votes yet Little time is left, the opportunity is yours. Take it. The following tire a few lead< rs in t his county ? Mr. T. 11. Nelson 133.405 Miss Odessa Hcmbreo 132,215 Miss Euphemia Thompson S7.315 Miss Sailio Wolff 8 1,230 Miss Niza Stilli\an 83,9 0 Miss Annie Kate Childr.css 77,890 Miss Laurene?? Culbcvtson 7*1,000 Miss Kalo Davis i 74, o."> AT SECOND BAPTIST. Bot. 0. I- Orr of Anderson Will As. . sist the Castor, Kc. V. 0. Allisou In a series of Meetings Commencing .Line Ith. Beginning next Sunday. June 4th, a series of revival services will be held in the Second Baptist Church here. The pastor. Rev. A. O. Allison will be assisted during these services by Rev. </. I.. Orr of Anderson. Rev. Orr is considered one of the finest preachers of the State. For some time lie lias been engaged en tirely in evangelistic work and his labors have been crowned with re markable success. He is a very force ful and illuminating talker am) his Coming is anticipated with much pleas ure. Former Castor Here. Rev. a. T. Stoudenmiro, formerly pastor of the Second Baptist Church here and now located in Qaffnoy, was ? visitor in Laurens last wook. Thurs day evening he delighted his former congregation with an Interesting talk. Rev. Stoudenmiro has many warm friends hei'o in Laurens who til ways receive him on his visits here with a sincere welcome. CHATAUQUA WEEK AT N'KWBKKKY A Week's Festhitlcs to Celebrute . Home Coming Week. Prominent Speakers on the Program. Home Coining and Chatauqua Week, beginning Monday Juno 19th. Among other prominent speakers will be Wil liam Jennings Bryan, and Richmond Pearson Hohson. A full Chatauqua course of entertainments has been en gaged and the folks "down to Newher ry" are counting on cntertainitig in their usual hospitable style, all the people who can possibly scrape up the time and money to attend. It can he safely said that only thOSO who are thus handicapped will stay away lor everybody will be anxious to he on hand. Col. E. II. Aull, of the Herald and News, Is at the wheel in this affair and this fact will guarantee that fhe week will be a success. PLAINS RECEIVED FOR PROPOSED NEW HOTEL Blue Print and Perspective Shows a Five Story Building with Basement Mr. E. B. Oreshani, who has Inter ested himself In a proposed new hotel building for Laurens. has had his ar chitect, S. P. Tlnsley, to send here a blue print Xor the proposed new build ing. As in all other of his hotel ven tures, Mr. Greshom furnishes the ar chitects plans himself. The plans call for a five story, 40 j bedroom building and a basement. The entire ground floor is taken up with tho lobby, dining room, kitchen and their accompanying apartments. In the basement will be a barber shop, pool room, sample room besides u fuel and storage room. Tho remain ing floors will be given over to bed rooms and parlors. On account of press of business Mr. Qresham has not yet made known when he will be able to get here to dis cuss the matter with the business men, but the hotel Is being discussed quite generally on the streets, and when he does arrive the business men Will be in a position to give it ther best attention. As is already known the lot which is being most generally discussed and the one on which an option has al ready been secured is that one now oc cupied by .Mrs. (Marke as a boarding house, opposite the proposed now Post Ofllce building. COL. Hit VAN COMING. Tin- Peerless Leader Will be Here June 17th to Make an Address at the Op era House. William Jennings Bryan, the "Peer less Leader" and the man who will most probably have more Influence in tho selection of the Democratic candi date for president next year than any Other man or set of men. will be in Laurens Saturday the 17th of June, and while her;? will make an address at the Opera House. It has been known for some time that Col. Bryan was coming, but no definite dale could be settled on. However, the day has Ik en set and all those who intend hearing him would do well to make preparations to go. Tho seat sale will begin in about ten days at the Pal ! motto Drug Company's Store. The i price of admission bus not yet been sol? led upon. Col. Brynn is making lour of the south-enslorn states ami i.aureus will be among the few cities in iliis stale to hoar him. W tHRANT FOR FELDER. Neu Dispcnsnrj Commission Instructs Secretary to Swear Out Warrant. Columbia, .May 20.?By a resolution the stale dispensary commission this afternoon instructed its secretary, I!. P, Kelley of Blshopvllle, to swonr out in Newbcrry county warrants charg ing conspiracy to derraud the state against Thomas IL Felder of Anderson. Felder, Roundtree & Wilson. Atlanta attorneys. Folder had been summoned to tes tify today before the commission, but failed to appear. A letter from him was rccolved and the resolution prescribing the swear ing out of the warren! for his arrest was afterwards adopted, bill the text of lim letter was not given eat. W. A. Dolman of the Charleston bar was today appointed counsol to the dispensary commission. 5IEETINCI CLOSED THURSDAY. Revival at the Plrsl Bapti-i Church Comes tit a ( lose. Tho revival services at the First Baptist Church came to a close Th?rs- 1 day evening, the series having boon continued from the services le id by local ministers .May 10. It and 12. Af ter the arrival of Dr. J. C. Massco of Chattanooga, on Monday, May 15, the meeting was conducted by this able and remarkably gifted speaker and | man of God, two services daily being \ held throughout the series. The meeting resulted in bringing Into the church many souls and a gen eral r< Vlval among tho membership of. tho church. Witnessed linnging of (?1st. On tho invitation of the sheriff of Spartanblirg, Sheriff John I). Owings attended the banging at Spartanburg last Friday of Gary Olst. a young no gro who was convicted a lew months ago on tho charge of having made a criminal attack upon a young whjte woman. COL. THOMAS B. CREWS PASSED AWAY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING Veteran Editor and Honored Citizen of Lauren.s County and the State?His Career in Times of Peace and of War. A flower-covered mound within the enclosure of the family plot at the city cemetery marks the resting place of all that is mortal of Col. Thomas 13. Crews. Here, by the side of loved ones gone on before and over the graves of three brothers-in-law, James Willie and Theodor?? Hance, who gave up their young lives oil the Held of battle in the War between the Sec tions, Crosses of Honor were recent ly erected by the Daughters of the Confederacy, another veteran patriot ic and true now sleeps and rests from Iiis labors. It was shortly after one o'clock Saturday night that the final summons came and the soul of the ex-Confedor jate soldier, editor, former legislator, ; postmaster and honored citizen was ; wafted hence, tin- end coming peace ? fully while members of the family in loving tenderness and devotion gath ered gently about his couch. This scene was at the home of Mrs. .John P. Dolt, the only duughter of the de ceased, for it was here that Col. Crews had made his own home during the past several years. Col. Crews' illness was of about four weeks' duration and the immediate cause of death was valvular disease of the heart. At different periods he rallied and bis family hoped for the best until a few days before the end came when he suffered a decided (hange for the worse, Gradually he grew weake r and on Saturday night, when it was realized that the end Was near, lib tubers of the fiuily were summoned to the Holt residence. A few hours later the aged patriot, worn and weary, yielded up the ghost. Col. Crews himself realized his con dition, and to frh lids who called to s j him am', to memb . - of ids family he [expressed absolute faith in and hope I of the future, saying that while his I life had been far from perfection, he rolled oil tin promises of God and had ilong since accepted salvation. At six o'clock Sunday afternoon funeral sei let wet e held : t the Holt reside nee. the Rev. I.. 1". McGee, pus-1 j tor of tiie First .Methodist church of which ;!:? ?: coosod had been a mem ber for more than half a century, and Rev. J. K. McCain, a long time friend officiating, At the cemetery the Ma sons conducted the last sad rites ami the benediction was pronounced bj Mr. McGee, Thest services were held in the pre since id' a vast concourse; of people assembled to pay tribute to the memory of the venerable editor ami . venerated citizen. The pall-bearers were Colonels I'. II. Dominic k and Job? K Aull of New berry, Messrs, T. C. Switzer, Thomas Downey, C. M. I3abb, J. ll. Peterson.: Ossle Anderson and II. Te rry, of 1.au reus. Honorary: Col. II. V. Simpson. 0. 13. Simmons, W. II Washington, Judge K C. Watts. Col. J. W. PergU son, I{. A. Cooper, R. 10. Bnbb, Copt, lt. ll. Hudgeiis. M. I.. Roper, Dr. W. C. ; Irby, W. It, Rlcbey, Sr., and E, I'. Simpson. Among those i.? re for the funeral from other points Included Senator 13. u. Tillmnn and it. R, Tlllman, Jr., of Trenton. Mr. and Mrs. Wffry D. Tlll man of Orc< iiwood, Gov. C. L, Bleaao and James A. Hoyt cd' Columbia. Edi tor Hugh Wilson of Abbeville. Mr. L, (i. Potto of Gaffney, Col. E. II. Aull, Messrs Cannon and Eugene Blcnse of Newborry. Senator Tlllman, ac companied by Iiis sons, made the trip from his home in an automobile, leav ing Trenton after ten o'clock and cov ering the distance of TO miles In am.: pie time for the funeral services. He stood tho tri|i alright and after the services returned to Greenwood where he spent the night with his son. Col. Crews was twice married, his j first marriage being to Miss Eugenia E. nance, October 21, is.'.r,. Forty four years ago Saturday, May 27, she' pnssod away, leaving besides her bus band, three sons,. William T.. James T. and Edgar II. Crews, and on. daugh ter. Miss SaUlo, now the wife ol Clerk of Court. J. P. Holt. The children thus montloned survive the father, together witli grandchildren and great-grand reu. in isTc Col. Cie ws was married tho second time to Miss Celia BallOTW of this city, whose death occurred a i> w yearn ago. Col. Crews was one of the oldest If not the oldest newspaper editor and publisher In South Carolina, having since serving his apprenticeship in the office Of the Messrs. Godtnatl, pub lishers and editors of the Laurens vllle Herald, continued his eon- | nectlon in newspaper work continu- I ously. with the exception of the four; years given to Southern Confederacy, up to the time of his death. In the meantime lie tilled many places of hon or and trust, having served one term in the State Legislature along in the I eilghtles, and afterward represented ' LaureilS County in the Stale Senate four years. In 1893 he was appoint ed postmaster at Laurens by President Cleveland, serving a term of four years ! At tie time of his death he was a member of the board of trustees of the Old Soldiers' Home, commander of Camp Oarlington, C. c. v.. and mem her of the Stale executive committee from Laurens County, a position he had the honor of filling for a number of years. Politically he was one of I the b ailers in Ibis county, having dur ing He1 Reconstruction Period devot ed tho best energies of his paper to the cause of redeeming the State from Radical rule, and he personally or ganized and assisted in equipping tho first Red Shin company in Laurens In the recent era of State reform Col. Crew- was active in advocating and (allying to a successful Issue the po litical upturn -i of (ha: day. He could have had most any ofllco in tho gift of tho county or stale, for ho was rocog- ' nl/.cd as a L ader ami bis countrymen greatly wished to do him honor, but ho declined and lent himself to advanc ing the cause of reform and the for tunes of oi hers, Thomas Missel I Crows was a sen of Thomas and Mary Crews, and was born at Ituthorfordion, N. ('., Juno T. ISI'L', and then fore, lacked only ten days of completing hi-- "Dili year, lie came t<> this town win ii a boy of iv. hayiny attended the r,?|ioo!s of his hometown, when not at work In his father's wag on and buggy shops. AI! r ch i king a year ?>i- so in his brother's store and that of Mr. Moores ho rntorod tho of fice of tho Messrs, Hodman, then pro prietors ami editors o." the Lnuivus vlllo II raid, completing bis appren ticeship two years later. Later h< worked on the Family Friend, a in \vj paper published in Columbia, after ward going to Atlanta, when- h<- was employed as a printer on the I tk toll I gcnCcr, afterword Ibo Atlanta Consti tution, Returning to Columbia ho worked as a Slate printer for some time, ami lin n cam ? back lo Laurens to work on the Herald. Just before tho war he accepted tho position of foreman of tlid Conner, at Abbeville. When ih" War Between the Sections broke out ho enlisted with Company A, i-! South Carolina cavalry. I lampion', brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. Ho succeeded lo the first lieutenancy of his command, ami frequently led bla company as captain upon the com mando!' of the company being shot out and for Other causes. He was en gaged in many of the Important bat tles, but escaped SvlthOut receiving a single wound. At the close of tho war Col. Crows returned to Laurens ami with a local company he purchased from the es tate of James i lot I IllgS WOl'lh tho Lau rensville Herald, which he published. Col. It. W. Ball and ('apt. Homer Mc Oowan, both of whom have passed away, being the editors. Later Col. .lohn W, Ferguson was tho editor of the paper. In Col. Crows became chief editor and proprietor. !?":;:? a time along in the eighties lt. C. Watts, now a circuit judge, was associated with Col. Crews in conducting The Herald. While living in Atlanta, Mr. Crews joined an expedition and proceeded to Cuba to assist Lope/. ;.nd other revo lutionists in the revolt against Span ish rule on the island ii ? was n mem ber of the second < xpodltlon, and while all the men In his expedition were captured, they did not suffer tho late of Lope/, and his men. for he with the rest of the crew, were paroled later ar.d allowod 10 return homo. PIEDMONT DENTISTS IPs StboiCM HERE Almut Thirtj ui* Them worn1 here Yes? tcrdn\ alitt iiii Interesting Meeting Hehl. Tlif Piedmont Dental association, composed of dentists from Qreenvlllo, Spartanburg, Anderson, Union and Laurens Counties, are in session hero today. The meeting was called to or der this morning in the Chamber of Commerce Hall where an Interesting program was begun. The principal address of the day was made by Dr. J. I). Bby of Atlanta, who spoko on "Orthodonla." This address was made in the Opera House where the speaker was able to use lantern slides to Il lustrate his points. This, as were mos? of the other addresses, was ?>t a techni cal nature and of Interest principally to dentists. Other addresses during the day were made by Dr. Sterling of Green ville, Dr. W. I), Simmons of Piedmont, Dr. >l. T. Montgomery of Spartanburg, and Dr. J. H Wallace of Spartanburg, ! The meeting was concluded last with (he election of ollicers and a smoker to the visiting dentists. DKATII OF MKS. LEWIN ?TUNS. Mother of .Mr. I.. I'.. Hums ami Miss Laura Burns of the clly. After an illness of about ten days, I Mrs. I.i wis Burns passed away Mon day afternoon at her home in the city. She had been sick of measles for some day: when complications set up Involv ing the heart, and her death was due to this cause. Tin- deceased was the widow of the late Mr. Lewis Burns of the county and she is survived by the following children: Messrs. L. E. Burns of I.an nuls. .1. c. Burns of Greenwood, Mrs. Austin Bramletl of Bnrksdale, Mrs. Percy Thompson of Swltzer ami Miss Laura Hums of this city. sie- was seventy-four yenrs of ngo and was a most estimable woman, member of the Baptist church, a Kind, ly friend and valued neighbor. Today lite body will be taken nut to Warrior Creek church for Interment following the funeral services which a 111 be In UI at 11 o'clock. MISS LILLIAN \ I ItGI.M \ HOLT. Bled in Columbia Last Wednesday '. i lor .: Short Illness. Miss Lillian Virginia Bolt, daughter of Mr. and Airs. J. Warn a Boll ol this city, died at a hospital in Columbia last Wednesday, after four >\<ks o( Illness, She was brought home and laid to rest In tho city cemetery, H v. Mr. Tlinybr conducting the s rvici . Miss Bolt was a young lady ol many rare accomplishments and up to the time of her death had been, since I rav ing school, a trained nurse devoting i all of her energies to that proi'os Ion. Many sorrowing friends followed the hotly to t he i i ne lory. Biiiil? at Muunhllle. Application has been made i,, Ujo Secretary of Slate for a commit sion for the Hank of Mountvillc. Notice of the opt>nl?jJ ol books ol subs< I'Jpllon can be found in this paper. This Is a step that has been cotilcmplatod for some time and If Hie bank i- gotten up. which i til moat tin assured fact, it Is bound to he a paying \ inture be. sides a great convenience for this g row in;: to v. 11. Col. Crews was a charter member of the stat<- Press Association ami for seven years served as president ol tin Society. He took great interest in its affairs and was frequently called upon to contribute papers at the an nual meetings; in latter years these contributions being especially valued for their reminiscent Intorost and worth, in 1001 Editor Crews wrote a series of articles on his recollections of Laurens fifty years ago, and pub lished Ihom in Iiis paper. In th<" death of this agc<l citizen, Wldoly known throughout the State, Laurens County loses a prominent uro, who tins boon Identified with tho county's affairs for more than half a century, and he will bo missed in a Meld politically UtllqUO, and by all the old soldiers who held him in Hid high est esteem and love, and by all his countrymen who honored him for his courageous and outspoken stand 111 be half of tho people's Interest's, whether on the popular side of the Issue or not. throughout a cfroor devoted to news paper work in the county and 8lf}te, I NEWS OF THE WEEK IN TOWN OF CLINTON Season of College and School Commencement. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS ON POPULAR PEOPLE The Annhcrsnry of the Installation of Dr. JucollH as Pastor of tho Pres byterian Church Observed With In. (cresting Olid Inspiring Foremen Its. Clinton. May 30, May 28th has conic to be a very Important date in Clinton. On that day in 1804 tho llov, VY. I*. Jacobs was ordained lo tho pastorale of tho I'resiiy lei Inn ohurch here. Ten years lator, May 28, 1874, tho first cornerstone of the Thornwell orphanage was laid. On this account the day Is sol apart as Founder's Day at lite orphanage and Is celebrated by n holiday, parties, picnics and festivities in the various homes. This year tin day fell on Sun day so its celebration was. sot bach lo Friday. Sunday morning Or. Jacobs preach ed a special sermon bearing on the significance of the day and looking back over the history of the church and forward over its opportunities and duties. He asked his people thai they as a congi'cgullou take some measures lo relieve him of tie work Iiis tail ing strength rendered him unable lo do for them, ami exprei t d his wil lingness to welcome and cooperate with the mau of He i: choice whoever he might lie. Commencement straight Vlong, Beginning next Sunday morning tor three weeks Clinton will have com mencements. TllO It' . D: 11 A. White of Columbia Theological Seminary Will preach the college baccalauroato sermon in the luorniiij ud the llev. I), M. I lollltlay . ol Wliiin loy,. will pr< ach before ' ? V. > c A ut i lie evening service. Oi Vlondi evening ibe oiators Con.t ? . :'!'..? i!n? < < u lllg tile (b'( lai?i CCIiH t, Will lie In Id. Tiii; rt gilb ? < '.in.- , nt i,e in ex orcises will be I.ebl V- d . ?!;. \ i.n lug when I ?r. -': \ v. i i ' ope "f the Fnlvorsily of r-oui h Carolin will ad dross t !ie griidi'i-.t in ? and i ?. ir friends. Mrs, Jiilin iniiii : v( liool. On Sal:iI'di ; ? (<(iii Mi s. Julia Mal? r's school . Cilu;oi ??! li VIIlagt; ,1 , . \hout : " I it' i? p< opl< if' , and ditl beaut if u!ly. es will take plnot in i . . school auditorium on Thu \ ; ml I 'riday evening (jf Hie WC.'d i'. ' "II. enmilieneeinelit. Tim orphanage ooiim ? < im ill I, gin--. .Ii'ii.. I St h ! ml exit id a> u mil through \Vednei (!:.?? i.;<r \ !.. Thoriiwell Orpliannuc Mailt. A well orguni/.i 'I caiui ii i to hi im back tin' old o?. and .-.iris for a reunion i t ::. I > '?? . oiitfc I or ward SUCCi SSfully T! i i)bj and have resp Ca Ms for money ' 'i Ii i lb' chemo lor Mr. Mm from the fust tin | tin ... ; ;. nai n e,i lie in Ipcd not I'm pit it i! ' ? i. i'.i ly and about a hundred tiie expoci i d back. They v. ill < amp in the' school-rooms ami unused buildings and a dining-room will bo Improvised in the basement ol Mio Mar.V Jacobs school The rally is lo begli I nie 17, and wind up after (en day "ller Friend tin Incinj." The play produced by local tglotll last. Thursday evening made a groat hit and realized over ami above expen ses almost. $ioo.oo for the monument fund. Compliments have been i how ered on it and advice to take tin- road has been offered, until the troupe's heads would he turned individually and collectively if they could bo, The staging, the Costuming, ami (ho acting were a revelation to Clinton of pos sibilities for pleasure; in their midst not hitherto rCCOgni'/od Really the greatest success of the play was the fact that it afforded so much plea: me rather than its (Inane la] success. It is quite p > Iblo thai an amateur actors' club u , \ Ol ganheed and plays presented for dlf-? fOront public enterprise . ? u| times during tho year. * iContinued on pag