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GLORIOUS FOURTH VERY QUIETLY SPENT The City Took on a Sunday Aspect. USUAL OBSERVANCE AT WATTS MILL Those That Celebrated at All Took It Oat In Picnics or A Hemline the Har becue and Hall (j?umes nt Watts Mill Where Newberry and Watts Mill Split Even. The; Glorious Fourth was not as glorious as it might have been in Lau fens. It was more like a,glorious hot -?Jbay with nothing much to do. Some *ew, however, celebrated the day very pleasantly by attending picnics, bar becues and ball games. At Watts Mill a big barbecue was held and two games of base ball played, Watts Mill and Newberry bucking up against each other. In the morning Maine, which was a very good exhibition, Watts Mill defeated the Newberry boys by a score of 4 to -. In the afternoon game which was not so fast as tire morning game, the Newberry boys turned tables on the Watt*' Mill aggre gation and put the rag all over them to the tune of about 9 to i. The fea ture of the; second game was the loss of a diamond ring by the Newberry short stop. A large number from the city at tended a picnic at Yarborough Spring while another large party attended a picnic near the hospitable borne of Mr. W. I). Byrd. At Mountvillc a very enjoyable day was spent by a large number of peo ple from different sections of the coun ty. Here they had a barbecue, for the benefit of the new Methodist church, and a base ball game. A still larger number, however, stayed at home and enjoyed a dt y ol rest. The usual Sunday crowd decor ated the seats and chairs on the west i ide of the square and in front of the ' >tel. CAFAf I I V IS l VXI I). The New 1.aureus County Hospital N Full of Patients Several Opera (Ions Performed and Patients Being Well. Conditions at the new Laurens Co'unty Hospital are very encourag ing, both in the matter of number of' patients and the results b< Ing obtain- I ed. Yesterday the building was just about full and no more could be ao commodated without some of the bed rooms being given up. Misses Irby and MasFarlane have their hands full ! and are Unding all that they can do to attend to the patients, Both Di\ Knowlton, of Columbia, and Dr. Pryor, of Chester, performed oper ations at the hospital last week and their patients are out of danger and i on the way to recovery. Both of these surgeons were very much pleased with th hospital, speaking ve ry highly of the accommodations and advantages. The operating table) so generously donated by Dr. Knowlton, arrived Sat urday and has been put. in place. CHANGES IT POST OFFICE. Proper Accommodations Being .Made For the Postal Savings Bunk. J2?f pen tors have been busy nl the cWRofllce for several days making charges in the arrangement of the in terior of the building. The registry window and the boxes that have here toforo been on the right side have beon taken over and put on the left side of the building, making a long lobby. At the end of this will be the postal savings bank and registry win dow. The small office which has been built on the right hand side and at the front will be occupied by Postmaster Hieks. This change of arrangement is not i; ?onded by the government to take the place of the new post ofllce build ing which will bo built at some future date. Firemen Return. Although our firemen made better runs than a number of other teams did at Columbia, they did not succeed this time in bringing back any of the priz es.. In both the state and interstate hose wagon contests, the Laurens boys . arne nut fourth, which should be con iJBcred as very good. Next year they hrt.pe to do even better. COL. J. H. TRAYNHAM DIES IN HOSPITAL Prominent Luureng Citizen and Ex Confederate Soldier Passes?Inter ment at the City Cemetery Snturday Afternoon. Col. James H. Traynham died Thurs day night last shortly nfter nine o'clock ut a hospital In Atlanta. On the preceding Monday, accompanied by members of his family and a phy sician, he went over to the Georgia city thinking a change might be of some possible benefit to him, for he had been very unwell several days and was as he believed growing stead ily weaker He suffered from a com plication of diseases and had not been a well man in a long time. Friday night the body was brought to Laurens and at five o'clock Satur day afternoon the funeral and burial services were held at the city ceme tery. The Traynham Guards, the local militia company, named in honor of Col. Traynham upon its organization several years ago because of his great interest in the company, attended the funeral, commanded by ('apt. \V. R. Richcy, Jr., and over his open grave the regulation military salute was bred by the command. The church services were conducted by the Rev. W. B. Thayer, and Rev. L. F. McGee. The active pall bearers were: R. F. nab)), W. c Irby, Jr., M. T.. Roper, J. T. Crews. S. F. llabb, S. R. Todd, 10. O. Anderson, \V. R. McCuen, William Henderson. C. M. Hal b. Honoary: W. A. Watts N. 15. Dial. F. P. McGowail, W. G. Wilson. J. M. Phllpot, R. W. Willis W. L. Cray, ) H. Sullivan. S. D Childless, II, Terry, O. 0. Thomp son. John M. lludgcns, M. V. Simpson, lehn W. Ferguson, W. T. Crews, J. D Waits. Dr. Clifton J?rn s. J. F. Tol bert, Messrs, w. I. Traynham and Theo dore Traynham of Atlanta, relatives of Hie deceased, accompanied the re mains to Laurens and attended Hie funeral exorcises. The body of Col. Traynham was encased in a handsome Confederate gray casket, ami as |( was borne to its final resting place a superb collection of beautiful irar Innds ami wreathes of flowers necom pni led it and wore later placed on the :.? ?'? I v m ide mound, .lames Hi mi'ton Traynham was horn in Greenville County. Danklin Town snip, nearly seventy-three years ago. lb received a fair education and prior to and following the close of the War Between the States he taught school in Laurens and Greenville counties. At the beginning of the war he enlist ed with a Greenville command, com posed entirely of Greenville County in? t; and as Company F, it was assign ed to the Sixteenth South Carolina Regimen! ?And in the stirring days, months and years that followed Com pany F was always-'Well to the front with thf Sixteenth, and for daring and galantry no man excelled young Traynham. At the battle of Franklin, in Tennessee, November 30. 380-1, ho was severely wounded while leading his company as captain of the com mand and later tnk( n prisoner by tin Federals who carried him to Fort Del aware, where he remained until after the surrender. The wound received In this battle gave him much trouble in after years. i In lSi'.s he came to Laurens and af ter clerking several years for differ ent merchants lu formed a partnership With the late Mr. Albert Dial and pur chased fl drug business which he con tinned for a number of years with great KUCCOSS. Nearly twenly years ago. however, he retired from the mer cantile business and for the most part devoted his lime to private business. He married Miss Mary Drown of Charlotte. Eleven years ago last month she passed away. In ixsfi Mr. Traynham was appointed by Qov. John Peter Richardson as 'i member of his staff. When a young man Col. Trayn ham joined Columbia Baptist church, near his old home in Greenville Coun ty, and he maintained his membership with this little church as long as he lived. He was also a member of Camp Garlington, United Confederate Veterans, and always took an interest In the meetings of the old soldiers. He is survived by bis two sons, Ma jor Ryland P. Traynham and Mr. Thomas Qlbbon Traynham, both of this city. Baseball at Owings. In a game of ball July 1. plaved at Owing* station between Owings and Fountain Inn junior club?, the latter won by tho score of six to five. One of the features was a beautiful double to second by Fountain Inn center. NEGRO FROM LAURENS HAS BEEN PARDONED Adum Shelton, Who Was Convicted Along With MnVinnn Hunter for House Rrenklug and Larceny Par doned on reconimendution of SolL cltor Cooper. Adam SheltOU, who was convicted along with Wayman Aunter in the re cent term of court here for House Breaking and Larceny, has been par doner by Gov. Blease. Shelton was charged with entering a negro pool room and stealing money and other articles. In the trial, in which Sliel ton had no counsel, Hunter implicat ed him n the crme and both were con vcted. As will be seen by the letter below. Solicitor Cooper doubted his guilt and when later Hunter admitted that Shelton was innocent Mr. Cooper wrote the letter below to Gov. Blease asking for the pardon. Following is the letter: Hon. Cole L. Blease, Governor Colum bia, S. C. Sear Sir: At our recent term of the court for this county which convened on the 19th inst.. there was tried a ease against Wayman Hunter and Ad am Shelton botli colored, charged wth housebreai.ing and larceny. They were each convicted and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment. The only testimony against \dnin Shelton was the statement of his co defendant, Wayman Hunter. I was not satisfied at the time of the guile of Adam Sin lfm and determined then! ?o make some further investigation. Hunter and Shelton were both de livered to one of the foremen of lie chaingang for 'he county on '''hursduy 2'Jd inst . at which time Hunter stated to the foreman of the chaingang that i lie alone was guilty and he had made the statement With reference to Shel ton in the hope that he only could he benefited himself by it. Our county supervisor heard all the testimony in the case and while he does not object to Jin Ving a large chaingang force, he has stated to me that he ilid not b< lieve Adam Shelton | was guilty. Wayman Hunter died on Saturday, the L'lth inst . from the effects of co-! cnino as stated by ihc attending physi clan. Being confident that the conviction Of Adam Shelton is not supported by the testimony, and especially In view ' of th<- ; !i.:<m> nt <?! his co-defendant, I write to a;k that you grant a full pardon to Adam Shelton. Very truly yours. Ft. A Cooper, Solicitor. Louri ns. s. c. Juno 20, 1911, Governor Blease wrote the solicitor stating that the pardon Is granted as soon as the papers can be made out and commending the solicitor for h\< stand. DEATH OP M IL "HI l.l.l 1" RE ID. Mount IMeasanl Citizen Succumbs Af? Jer Long illness Burial .Mondai Afternoon. Mr. William .1 Heid, a highly re spected citizen of the Mount Pleasant section of the county, died Sunday nicht at his home, after an illness ol several months. For a number of years he had been in poor health, tho spectre of disease eventually forcing hllii to give up work and abide the la . summon:; Ho was a good man an: had many friends and acquaintances In this city and throughout tho county. He was a son of the late Mr. Warn i Heid of tho county, and he is survived by Bovcral brothers and sisters. II married Mos Bettie Fowler, sister c. Missis J.ihn W. ami William \V. Fow lor of the Mount Pleasant community. Together with several children she survives. Monday afternoon the funeral and burial services of the deceased were held at Mount Pleasant church. Examination Deferred. The examination which was to he held by Postmaster Hides today, the fifth of July, has been put off until the fifteenth in order that the applicants for the position of city mail carriers might be held at the same time. Those who Intend taking these examinations are requested to hear this in mind First Marriage Lice use. The first license issued In this coun ty, under the law passed at the recent session of the Legislature and which went into effect Saturday, was issued today, Wednesday, by Judge of Pro bate Thompson. The contracting par ties were from Clinton, Mr. Hugh Murphy, age 19, and Miss Soph in QoL den, age IT. LIVE STOCK DAY AT WATERLOO Friday July 21st will bo a Rig Day and Many Prizes are Offered for Exhibits. The people at Waterloo are making preparations for a large crowd when the Live Stock Association and the Clemson-Wlnthrop train meets there Friday the 21st. Mr. Carl Whnrton has gotten up a large number of at tractive prizes for the different dis plays and in all probability a large crowd and many splendid exhibits will be there. The following very attractive prizes have been offered: Planters Fertilizer and Phosphate Company offers 3 sacks 8-3-3 guano for the best brood mare and colt; 2 sacks S-."'.-:'. to the next best. Davis Roper & Company offers a $5.00 pair of Stetson shoes for the best milk and butter cow of any breed in Laurens County. S. M. & IS. H. Wllkes & Co. will give a $3.50 rocking chair for the best loaf of bread and cake baked by a I.aureus County woman, young or old. Planters Fertilizer and Phosphate Company, of Charleston, offers :; sacks S-:*>-:! guano for tho best horse or mare colt bred in Laurens County; 2 sacks of S-.'l-o for the next best; also ;! sacks of S-3-8 guano to the best mule colt bred in Laurens County and 2 sacks to the n (xi best. .1. F Minier ? Uro. will give a pair of $3.00 shoes to the young lady un der 21 years of ag?- who makes the best shirt. W. Carl Whnnon offers one barrel id' first patent Hour to the man who has furnished the inos< children the longest time during the past school year to any .md all schools. John \ Franks off u s a nice ?'..'.."><? open buggy bridle to the host harness horse ii I .nun ns county I)rooks & Jones offers a pair of Weiss shears for (he prettiest child; under .'. years of ago Planters Fertilizer and Phosphate') Company offers :; sacks of s .;?:: guano' to the best bull and 2 sacks to the next beat of any brood in LaurensI County. Anderson, Whnrton & Co., ol Water loo, offers a $3.00 Jefferson bal to the la -? pair of pigs under six months old ' i n ;iM.s im u \i pul t I-:311 v Presentment of Ilm Orand Jiirj Con? tains Congratulations for these ( mint) Proleelors, At the leeellt si SHn'i ol li..- Court ! of Common Pleas, tin- following pre-: scntmcnt was made by the Grand Jury: To His Honor, Kniest Gary, Prcsld ing Judge: The Grand Jurors lev leave to make this their lina'. proscnimpiil for this term of Court. \\'?? thank His Honor, Kniest Gary Presiding Judge, and other officers of tin- Court for kindnesses and courtesies shown us nt this term of court. We Imvo care fully examined and passed on all hills handed us by the Solicitor, We congratulate the rural police for their elllplent work throughout the county, im- the good order being kept. Respectfully submitted, j. w. Doli Foroman, i n Lay Corners lone. Deputy Grand Warden IL A. Coopdr will preside over the Mn - nie cere i: oniOS Incident upon t! e laying of the coi norstonc of <;;?? ehwpbd I los? pltal building .Inly "<;h Other Inter CStlng ceremonies will be held at the SIIUIG lime Monsters ( niniiig Here. The part} of Greenwood boosters, who wll make a circuit of tho different towns and cities in the vicinity will visit Laurens Friday September sth, where thev expect to got a few lines as to how a city should look. The party will spend the night here and continue tilth journey m Greenwood the next day. Was Irrestcd Here Will Workman. Colored, wanted in Anderson County for shooting another negro, was arrested sovornl days ago by Rural Policeman Sullivan near the city ai d looked in the LaureUS jail. Saturday the deputy sheriff of Ander son County came for hi man, Hnskcll Martin, white was com mitted to 'ail Friday charged with destroying shad" trees at the Watts Mill.- village, PROMINENT YOUNG MERCHANT PASSES Kuli? ii E? Copeland Succumbs Atter an Illness of Several Mouths' Dura* lion?Nutlve of Clinton, Burlcd Wltli Masonic llnnnrs. After a lingering illness of many months and in spite of all that medi cal attention and loving hands could do for him. Mr. Kotiert E. Copoland, af fectionately known as "nob" by hosts of friends who knew him. breathed his last at his: home here last Wednesday afternoon art three o'clock. Mr. Cope land had been In failing health for many months, part of which time was spent in a Columbia hospital which he left when it was seen that nothing could bo done for him there. Mr. Copeland was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J, C. Copeland, of Clinton and was In the 34th year of his life. He was a brother of Mrs. Jack Young, of Clinton, and Messrs. 11. A. and .1. I'. Copeland, Jr., of Columbia, His wife, who was Mlns Mary How-en and who he married in l!'<>7, survives him. Mr Copeland moved to l.aurens about < Ight years ago after having been merchant of Clinton for a few years. Ily his genial and gentleman ly ways and by attention to business, he had built up a very profitable trade here, his friends being unnumbered His death is quite a loss to the busi ness interests of the city. The funeral services were held at the City Cemetery Thursday afternoon, being attended by a large concourse of people, many of his old friends and relatives from Clinton being among tin in. Ilev. Mr. McGeo and Uev. Mr. Tliayer conducted religious services ami the body was interred with ma sonic honors. The following men acted as pall bean rs: I?; W I?. Fi rguson, Dr. II. Hughes, Dr. G. C. Albright, Messrs. A. II. Sander.- . .1. L. Young, W. 10. Clardy. William Copeland. A. W. Tea gue, I".. I Wilson and C. W. Stone. i MM. I) OK HS s( \ K< I . the Summer Terms of C?ur( for (his ihldlcllll IMslrlt'l lllMC all In en ( ill Short. (hi short forms ol eourl in tin- differ, cut com ; i. s ol (his iudici.'i I disl rid cerifed In Nowberry the summer term of eourl only lasted 'wo days, i-i <..->?.id one day, in I .a m ens I w o day. rind in \bheville no court was held :.i all. Of com SC ilii dies not moan ih'ni ilu dock - ? cleared.! but t'..' cases were disposed e| m flp'il \ me. There an .-ii!l s e\ ?'. i pi h er cases in ouch of the ? ooumic leu the reco?'d of crime has been iiotlte iibiy good, For !. ? Iii.; ihm in niapy yi ai s : ho jni| dooi ; of (he I .an '< pi county i.iil stood open last week to any who w :iiit? d to R0 in oi out. It ha:- now been nearly elghi inonilu since a homicide has (ak< n place in ' this county The grand itiry took cog nizance of this healthy state of af fairs in Its last presentment by coin* piemen: ing i hi ru rnl pol lei I t hol r. work over tin county. Col. I rttj iilitiitt's Will. Th.C u ?l Of Iho late Co!. .Iaa.es 11 Traynlmni has \>'p.t u admitted to prp? ballon in Ihe oflieo of (he Jtidri ? of pro bate. Alter providing lor his on 1,1 ?iirvivim sister, Mlsa Amnndn l' Traynham to whom a comforlnbh uni of money Is given and tip Traynham home and farm in Greenville County where - lie resides, is bequeathed dur ing her lifo. To his elder son. Ily I a nd 1' Traynham. he wills hi ham'soinc city home, and tho block of store buildings <<n the south siib- of the square are givt n to T. Gibbon Trayn ham, the younger son. Tin- rci t ol the estate, consisting of real and per sonal property, is equally divided be tween these two legatees who are named in the will of their father as executors Premium Committee Mel. Messrs. W. I). Hyrd. .1. I) W. Watts und C. A. Power, composing the pre mium committee of the county fair, held a meeting Saturday morning and began the arrangement of the pro mium list. Although they almost com pleted it. other additions are yot to be made. They would like for any one wishing any special event placid in (he list to notify one of thom and if possible it will be done. A-. the printing of the list will soon in- bo gun, il is necessary that iheso Bllg geutioiis be sent in ai one.-. LETTERS COMING IN ON ESSAY CONTEST Do Not Delay but Write at Once* THE CONTEST LASTS TEN MORE DAYS Look in Last Week's Issue of Th?* Advertiser und see the ItcqulroraenOi to Get Into (he Content and Win Prizes Aggregating Filtern Dollars with Very Little Work Winched. it looks as if the contest editor is. going to he swamped with essays 01? the cemetery for Which The Advert is er has offered fifteen dollars in priz es. One GBBay lias already been sub mitted and a number Ol others huvo made enquiries about conditions. It is to he hoped that at hast twenty live essays will he contributed foi if will take this many to make the con test really interesting Remember that it doe* not cost dim cent to enter and that you no not have to he a subscriber to Tin Advorllsoi All that you have to do i^ to write un der the directions furnit-hed in last week's paper. 11 > o.; I . V< not got Ihcm, call at tbit ollh ? t.mi I hoy w ill he supplied. The conti . open i?. any member oi tin wblti city schools. DEATH OF MKS. \\ ILLI \ M \\ II \ I.I \ A Woman of Mail) I Im Pralls l'nssed \";iy Wednesda) Horning-, in tin- death Wednesday morning of Mrs. William Whuley Laurens lost a line Christian chained i and a worn an who in the eighty ^' years of her lib' won and kepi (nun) friends, Dontli was not entirely unexpected a:; Mrs. Wlinloy on account ol l < i ; ; < has been in feeble In al b Im um tiiiie> "Ann! Kit." a i i . - lainilai |\ known over Laurem County was at tli' time of her ill a' .? 'a lib hoi nephew. Mr. \1 I OV. |l,l ii I hi w idow of M ; Wi.'. hale) . w iio died about I wen:.' . ? : : <? SSije? making her lirm< i < ?? Lauren sie- ha'., relatives ai mourn le i Tin; rip no I will lake i Clllireh I'll She Will he band in th< (JEN. L\ VNS Id \ IL Lllitllflll Soldier III I I iiL >Ii I ale \\ ill' ami Prominent in SfhiU ( IVfI ami IlllslllCSS Life nf (.? - Atlanta. (... . .Lily : Alte Ung? i lug at deutln dnoi i' ? ? ?. ... :. month Cen. Clem, nt A. i. ; foi an i I commander In 'lie' nl 1 ? I'uiied (!oiifederate \ < !? ?. i ne ' hinne. Iiildren were Itoud rractor Here. Supervisoi I lumber! lias received from the Victor Tractor Company a large gusolino tractor to bo put to use on the public roads and other works of the county. The machinery Is something like that of an automo bile, the hood over tin- i i ciiu- being about twice as long as that of any machine in town. As the cranking of such a big machine would seem a very important item to the one who would have to crank if. a search won made for it but it could not lie found. The tractor is a %ery interesting ma chine to look at and will probably be used (o good advantagi on the roads of the county. .Meeting at Lisbon. Rev. Mr. Rauschenborg Will open a protracted meeting at Lisbon ChulVIt beginning the f.hur aj night boforo the Fourth Sunday In Inly. Tho moot ing will last for one w \1L The public is invited to come and latfe (Mil' services. ale) i tig; nick.