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\ (iff If I* ^i&tlf YPVt 15 5v fl ftlWttft 0V VOLUME XXVI. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1911. NUMBER SO TO BEGIN BUILDING DURING DECEMBER Post Office Plans INearing Completion. LETTER RECEIVED FROM AUTHORITIES Our* Reason of (ho Dclaj in Building of the Lauren* Rost Office Building was Because of the Trouble in Se curing- a Site, Other Cities (Jetting Ahead of Her. Following several letters which 'ongressiuan Johnson received from different men of tin's city referring to the delay in beginning the new federal huilding, Mr. Johnson looked into the matter at the Department, receiving the following letter in reply: Treasu ry i )epa rt ment. Washington, D. ('.. July :t. 1911. Hon. Joseph T. Johnson, M. C, House of Representatives. Sir: In answer to your Inquiry in regard to the proposed new post office build ing at Laurons, South Carolina. 1 have the honor 'o inform you that the pre liminary sketches and estimates have been taken up and will shortly he for warded to the Cabinet Oflleials for ap proval as req iircd by lav. Aft -r the return of tin1 sketches flvt months will he required for the completion of the worl ing drawings and specifica tions an i their submission to the gen eral contractors for estimates, which would lix approximately December, 1911, for a contract to bo ill force should no unf< rsoer d 'lay o cur. While tic deslrabil'ty of getting the ' . ik ui"'">- contract n.< soon as pos sible is appreciated, owing to the ur gent requests for the construction of hulldings in all parts of the country. ino Department has adopted the gen ra'v po'lcy, which Im doomed fair est to all concerned, of taking up the ^various projects in the irdcr in which the sites are vested In Lhc (Vovern ?( i t. While Hie \ct prov'ding for the erection of the post olllco build ing at Lnurens was passed May 30, 1908, the site was not acquired until March 8. 1910. nearly two years af terwards, prior to which lli-i -it.;; for hulldings authorized by the same Act had heen ncqulrcd and took precc nee over Lnurens Respect fully. R. (). BAILEY, Assistant Secretary, While the letter from Mr, Bailey* ("joes not definitely state that the l uilding will bo commenced in Decem ber, it call be seen that the citizens of Lnurens have at least a right to bollevo that construction will begin before the Hrsl of the next year. STOOD EXAMINATIONS. Snpt. Tilts Held Winthrop and < ol lege of Charleston Examinations Friday. Twenty girls faced the examination papers in the court house Friday to compete for iho Winthrop College county scholarships. The awards will bo made from Winthrop Collego with in a few weeks. Four hoys stood the examination for the free scholarship tO flic College of Charleston. As this ?eSpllcgo generally semis up a >tiff set **ef papers the hoys had all they could co to cope with them, The following young Indies stood Hio Winthrop examinations: Misses Juliette Pitts, Winnie .b ans. Virginia Owens, Sara Wallace, Lucy Wallace Azlle Wofford, Kate WbfTord. Mar garet Young.' T. Crnig Hunter. Susan Dritt, ESva Shell, Florine Simpson, Ethel Winn, Mary Bagwell, Inez Mey ers, K'la Langston. Maude Langston, Kathorlne Holmes, Ellen Abrains, Al lie Davis. The following stood for the College of Charleston scholarship: Willie Wolff, Wllbert Wood, Elwell Watkins. Phil Huff. Tnking Life Easy. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Thompson. Jr.. and Mrs. W. 10. Brnmlctt. of Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Watson and chil dren. Mrs. S. C. Roid and Mi itramlett and Armstrong compose a party which is living in tents at Yar borOUgh Spring. Mr. S. C. Reld was among a number who visited them Sunday where ho found thorn enjoy ing the cool of shady trees and fresh ? prlng water. The party Is enjoying a very pleasant outing. GRABBLING FISH MOT AGAINST LAW Assistant Attorney General Makes He ply on TIUs Subject to Hon. W. ('. Irby. In reply to a lette" written the At torney Genera! concerning the grab bling of fish in this state, Hon W. C. Irby has received the following reply from M. P DeBrubl Assistant At torney General! July 7 1011. Hon. W. C. Irby. Laurens, S. ('. Dear Sir: Your letter to the Attorney General asking for an opinion in regard to the catching of llsh, as provided for In the act approved February ISth. 1911 was received after the date on which yo > stated you ''esired to have the opinion. Section 2 of the act referred to provides that no person shall catch fish in the waters of this State with any appliances of anv kind except hook and line with ordinary bait, or by spoon or artificial fly or phantom minnow, or by artificial halt between the first day of April and the lirst day of November of each year. I think this act prohibits the catching of fish by any appliance except those special ly allowed. There is nothing in I lie act of 1911, or (lie act of 1910, which it amends, to indicate that the act was intended merely as a local act for certain counties. I do not think the act can be construed as preventing ny person from catching fish with his hands, unless he uses some forbidden appliance to enable him to catch them in this manner. Section 7 of the act of 1910 provides that any non-migra tory lish. except game Osh may be caught at any time and in any man ner not prohibited by this act. Sec tion 1 of the act names the lish \yhlcll are to be known as game lish. Yours very truly, M. I*. DeimUHL, Assistant Attorney General. COMPLETELY SW.tMl'EI) 'EM. I.aureus Second Nine ( times Out 'fall ender in a Showdown with the Trin it> Midge Warriors. 'i'h" Trinity Ridge second vine ball tossers came into town Saturday ;if ti moon and after wad I up, through tb" Laurens bovs of the same size emcrgi d frpm the. ?fracas with banners flying and a heap big scalp (led to their belt. I Although the sporting editor of The Advertiser was not fortunate enough to he present, judging from the "joy I usity" of the Trinity Kidgn lads ami the tale of woe from the Laurens side of the game, the country Luis must j have put the rag all over the town boys. Anyhow, at the end of the game the score stood 20 to t", in favor Of Trinity itidge, Laurens in the mean time having vainly used two right side evolutionists and a south paw to check the endowing tide. IJyrd and Hraml'otl handled the artillery for Trinity Itidge while Huff, L?ngsten and Sullivan did ; the flinging for Laurens nnd Payne did the mustard plaster smut (ho stuck to 'em. Soe?). The fanner boy.; puljed down three pnlrs lor extra bases while the Laurens hoys Could only muster one double. It was re potted (hn't the reason for the shocking defeat administered to tie- Laurens bo".s was dm- Jo the fact thai life Trin ity itidge team was over tie- - alar\ limit. Ml if II OF MKS. (. i.. on i;\s. i \pired I'ridaj Kvcilillg l.nsl from nil lunch of Henri Trouble. Mrs. Josephine Vcnrgin 0w< nwife of Mr. Columbus L. Owens of the coun ty rural police force, died unexpected ly Friday evoning last at the family l home in the Warrior ('reek church section of the county. Mrs. Owens was stricken with heart failure late In the afternoon and death ensued half an hour later. The Rev. J. K. M Cain of Gray Court held the funeral sei vices Saturday af j temoon at Warrior ('reek Baptist church and the interment in the I churchyard followed. j Mrs. Owens was a daughter of the late Robert II. Yeargin and she was {a most estimable woman. Hesldes her husband she is survived by two chil dren, Connor .and Marie Owens. No Court This Month. There will be no summer term of Common Pleas Court for this county. The session is scheduled to commence on the fourth Monday, but the Bar As BOOlatlon having agreed that the term CO\lld be dispensed with the term will not be called, THE HOTEL LEASE CHANGES HANDS .Mr. C. 1*. W. Sullivan Sells His Lease (0 .Mr. It. L. hinif, of Clinton, Mr. C. l'. \v. Sullivan, who lias been running the hotel on the square, the old lieu Delia, has soid his lease to Mr. B. L. King, of Clinton. Mr. King I will take charge on the First of Au gust. Mr. King lias been conducting the ! Clinton Hotel for a number of years and is very popular with the travel ing public. He knows how to run a hotel and what to do to please the drummers. There is little doubt but that he will make a go of the propo sition. .Mr. King will continue to run both hotels for the present, but about the Ii ist of the year he proposes to move his family here from Clinton. BOKS TUB WORK OF IS MI LLS. Something About tile Hig Traction Km glue which Supervisor Humbert IIus "Hi.im:." Supervisor Humbert has been hav ; ing what the ladies term a running reception" for tin' past week, following the purchase of the big gasoline trac tor which will be used on the county roads. The running began last Tues day when a representative of The Ad vertiser called in the Supervisor's of fice to ask "just a few questions '' He [had hardly asked but a few before he was run out for asking more than was needful. On several occasions last week Mr. Humbert did a little running himself behind the big mafhine to see j how she was working. Ami then Mon day morning the real running began laud it lasted till nightfall. Early in the day following question after ques i (ion, some more or less sensible and j some more or less senseless, Mr. Hum bert bad to run for cover in his of fice. Only a few short minutes did he spend in peace lo re for soon the ? Uri ons began to drop in. asking questions. ' This continued all during the day un til about live o'clock when the Super visor made nnothcr run for the Post Qfllcc for rest nnd recuperation. A few more cornered llllll down }i?-:-? and be had to run !<> The Lnurens Hard ware Company, but the rest hero was short as it was at the I'ost Oflico and I further up the street he pushed, tin crowds still pursuing. 1!? Iiund up In fron! of The Lnurens Drug Com pany foi .? spell and then sought rcf ugo Inside and 'twas leu . sitting so ; renoly on one of the comfortable tall stools of ?bis drug company, the rep rcsentative of The Advertise) cornered him again. Some more questions, ihon or less sensible and more or les! of the other kind had to be answered Mr, Humbert hero stood hi* ground until nightfall when tin supper bells sounded retreat and all parties, <\?' p! Mr. Humbert, having enjoyed a vcr> (?pleasant time, the reception broke im L Mr. Humbert seems to be very well i pleased with the work ot the big gin oltlio tractor engin?', a notice of Whi< i appeared In this paper last weck. 'J i ? engine ijns a thirty live horsepower pulling capacity on the draw bar, While primarily Intended for a$ ? ftuVnl purposes on the plains of the West, it has boon used lo a great ad vantage as a road engine. Is :.< i tended to do actual rpad work it elf, ! it only taking the place of the mules usually hitched to roi d n nchlnes. Tin tractor pulls Ihne road machines, tak ing the place of twelve joules former ly pulling these machines, but pulling a great deal more ami faster than these mules would pull. In the first trials of the machine 3 1-2 miles were worked over in -I i hours, the agents for tho machine claiming that, between eight and t?? 11 jpilcs of roadway can be scraped per day with an average consumption of 2f> gallons of gasoline. Taking into consideration the relative costs and up keep of the engine and the twelve to fifteen high class mules, it will be seen that with the much larger re sults accomplished, the machine will be a great saving to tho county in money and will afford a much better and faster method of working the roads. The tractor cost about $3,000. it requires one experienced ami com petent operator and four convicts to do the entire work. The tractor will be used principally <>ii 'he main thoroughfares of the coun ty, for it will bo found impracticable to uso it on the smaller ami littl" used roads Tho convict gangs will give them the usual attention. WATER SITUATION DISCUSSED I IN COUNCIL Following mi Id vor sc Honor! on Con-; di(ion of L'ltj Drittklug Water Hoard j of Health ami Council Met Together.! Following a report <>f the state Chemist, Dr F. L. Parker of Charleston, that the Laurens water supply was slightly contaminated) a meeting Of the Hoard of Health and the City Council was held Monday night, it ?had also been reported that the water shed from which the city gets its supply was not in a cleanly Condition. These reports were brought up befoiv the combined bodies ami discussed. A motion was offered and passed ih.it a committee ho appointed to look Into the matter, feel the pulse of the cltizons and to discuss the advisabil ity of ncttiiin Q supply of water from elsewhere The matter of ways and neans to procure the necessary funds to put their ideas into working shape is also understood to be one of the committee's duties. The committee is composed as fol low: From the eltlcens- Dr. Posoy, I ?r. Dial, and M r. 11. Terry . from the .Council T. C. Swltzer, .1. Fee Lang j ston, F l'. McGownn; from Hoard of Health in- H. F Hughes, T. F. Mon roe, Dr Christopher. Dr. Hughes, the Chairman of the Doard of Health, in speaking of the water situation, of which there have boon some very wild reports made within the past few days, said that there was no ground lor alarm as the situation is exactly the same as it has been lor years in the past. Fach sum mer the same conditions have prevail ed. though in not quite so bad a form. llOWOVer. to he on the sale side, this committee was appointed to look into tire matter and if the exlgencls of the situation demanded, another course of supply will lie procured. Whether this source will be springs, wells or what, nothing definite could be said. ITI.I.M \\ si: It V It V. INSTALL Kl?. Through Pullman From Charleston t<> t.reemille Uy the Way of Laurens Cut on Friday. Following a campaign carried on b> ni' 'chants and travelers in the lowet plirl of the State, the A. C 1. . the t y W c. and the C. X. ,v I. railroads have joined together and placed a Pullman cai on trains and b< .n Charleston and (5roonv|lh> puss * lug through Sumtcr, Columbia ami ithcr points. It had h< en stated and denied on several occasions within tlio past two weeks t!?.-;t this action ? ould hi- taken and ahoni two weeks .tool;.' ear v as actUallj Hfllt tl.t'ollgn but was taken off the in x' d: y. It con linin (I to run from t'aai i< -ton to Co lumbia, however. The olllclals of the toads finally got together and last Friday another car huvliic been secur ed from ibe Pullman Company, the service was < Mended to Greenville; The ear is being fairly well patronised it is Understood that the car is put on temporarily ns an experiment, D will be alhiwed to remain until the lirst of January and if by that time P has not justified its installation, it he teken oft. Standard Pull mans ; ro being u ed now, hut the railroad! ? hope to gel chair car- shortly as th.C'j will furnish, belter k< nice lot- the tied Hot llackeCs Mit: Sale. ginning Thursday, July i::. the IvVtl Hot Uacket, under the manage ment of Mr. W illiam Orndilff will hold their big semi-annual sale. Mi. Qrti duff owns SlOl'es in four or live town', and be handles a big line of most ev erything. II?' promises some classy bargains, Mr. Iscinnn of the Green ville store is here to make the sale hum. <dp< land'- Store Closed. H F Copeland's shoe Btoro is closed temporarily to comply with legal re (|Ull'0mentS following the death of the proprietor. The stoic was closed Sat urday and will remain closed for fif teen days. It is not known yet what disposition will be made of the stock. Mr. .1. ('. Copeland, of Columbia, is the administrator of the estate. Waterloo's III? Pa). The town of Waterloo is making big preparations for the big agricultural and stock day then the 21st of this month. The Clemson-Wlnthrop train i- expected t'. draw a large crowd and the prizes offered for tOCk and other things Is expected to bring out a big exhibit. GRIM REAPER CLAIMS VETERAN JAMES WHAM lie Was n Most Excellent Citizen ami One of the Foremost Furniers in tht> County Funeral Mundil) at Dials Church, Mr. James Wham, one <?f llio coun ty's substantial citizens and a man most highly esteemed by all. died at his home six miles west of the city Sunday afternoon, following an illness of several weeks. He had been in de clining health lor a period of years j suffering from rheumatism und other ailments. However, he kept op and i was able to come to town up to about two weeks ago. Yesterday afternoon the funeral ex ercises and the interment with Mason ic honors at Dials Church, with a large concourse of neighbors and friends in attendance, Mr Wham was seventy three years old and Is survived by his wifi' and four children, Mrs. Walter Mahaffcy of Greenville, Mrs DenJ. Wofford of Woodruff, Mr. Georgo Wham and Miss Nell Wham who re Side at the family home Ills family connection was large in this and Greenville counties, and there are countless friends throughout this see lion who sincerely regret his demise, He seised in the Confederate army as a member of Dean's Cavalry of SpartanbuiL' County, and Iiis record as a soldier .is one of the proud lega cies left to those nearest and dearest to him Cor more than twenty years he had lived on his magllillcetll farm mar Trlnly church, and he was gen crally a.tinted as one of the most successful farmers in the county. He was a liberal supporter of tin- church (illd no man exceeded his peal and en thusiasm in the matter of providing school facilities in the rural districts. As neighbor, churchman ami citizen, James Wham will be missed. DF.SKKTS Ills Will. Clarence ('iilbortsnn, a \all\c of I.au reus ('(miiity, skips Greenwood with Vnether Woman. Leaving .1 wife and five little chil dren behind, Clarence (Fulbert son, who wii employed as a boss of one of the i.is at the Gienilcl Mill. lefj bere it i week vviih a young lady lb' 1.; written to the Superintendent of the mill, it is siiid. tallnii l bat lie would not i nun. I tot h oi the lei lei were mailed on a t rail! in i he Staii ol Virginia 'lie father of the young lady, with Whom ( ";:' "' oii departed, has i. sued ;i v\; rrjmt for Iiis ; rrest bill i o far Iii authorities have been unable to locale him. No reason has bei i; . ol tin man He was appa ?< utlv do in.: well and was in very good In.ai. I ciul v hapi ? it oi iiw ood Journal Clai em - ' lulberi son w m oi Ig imill; 'from l.aitren.s County Ho has been employed at tho Grendel Mills for a number ol years and had risen to a very line position with that coinpnny. I'ecple who know him in t!ii- county iii'i vi.v much surprised al (lie act ion he let taken MO UK VW KOI! II. F, lb >1 IN. Fast master General Decides lb t'jirr) tint tii l< rs of I ongress. Washington Inly !i. The I0.n< " ndd rural fr< o delivery carriers in 'h> sued today by I'ostniaster (jchcral I lilchf bok. 'I [je ol d' r provides I'd I he diabun ? Inenl during i lid pr< teni Fiscal yeai of ? 1,00.0 which v\ ill ! mean an increase ol $ I"". over t In present salary ol $000 for all carriers On standard routes, with propoi tlon ate increases on tho shorter routes. Congress provided last session for the expenditure ol this extra $1,000,004 but left i< to the discretion of the post master general as to how much of it should be expended. Mr IlllcllCOCk said today that low rate of pay was not sufficient, and that the carriers would be immediately given the in creases, in wages. The rural delivery system was started fifteen years ago with 83 Car riers, who wer.' paid only J'J'iO a year. On July I, there were 41.G02 carriers, their aggregate salaries being $30,703, 000. ( linages Kocalioi. Dr. Karl c. Owen-, who has hereto fore, made his headquarters at Holt <v lludgem . t.ibb s has chnngi d his head quarters and will now be found at K W. Martin's stables. Dr. Owens hai made qiule ;'. success as a veterinary surgeon am' in bis practice ||q visit i every poitior of the county. CLINTON COLLEGE HAS NEW PRESIDENT Rev. D. IV1. Douglas of Balti more Accepts Work. DR. W. P. JACOBS WILL RESIGN PASTORATE Wtcr Serving l'rosbj tcrian Church for Xonrlj l'it'i) Years, Venerable l>i vlne Decides |o (live the Work. Other C linton News. (Minion, .1 uly II, <>u< of tin' im portant events ol tbe past week was tin- announcement Hint tin- Rev. I* M. Douglas of Itnltlmorc has accepted tho presidency of Ibo I'resbyterlan col lege nml will arrive with bis wife and two children ulioul the lux of August, lie will live- in the president's house Dr. Douglas is a nntivi South Caro linian. ll<' was educated at Davidson, Columbia Seminary, the l'iilvorsit\ of South Carolina, I'rlneotoil, an.I .lohn S llo|ikitis. He has been a hard an 1 uc eessful student, and is ye| a |iracl eal man. a hard worker. The trustees feet that they are vorj fortunate in ? ? ? ??nie such a presideut, II ' is a younu man. pi I'haps I11 > ai of age, of splendid physlqui ami he manner as a speaker is very attt u ti\e The Presbyterian congregation i called to meet Suudn> to receive ihn resigiinlion ol the He\ Di Jacobs a. pastor, The needs of tie orphanage and of (he church, and Dt Jacobs'own failing health all rondoi u Imperative that the resignation he accepted Doc Iro .Ricohs has been pastor o' this church forty seven yenn ; ml the dl ? solution oi the pastoral relation In hard for him ami hi: congregation alike to la< e. I |e had tiiim d to make out the ball contui y I u: duty i" ji t< d out the Impossibility o: ? ; < < t\ in ? i!. i.t ar I ?? ml it ion M Th.' I". nub oi l i!\ v ? i \ h-ip Wim. lej and |(i< ! h l w ho * re : pi nding t in N.llllh. . ol people |i : he inoujilliins ; ml . ? !. a\ this <il M i Kmmie .Met :: : delighted io lear that he bllCk at home alt?'! operation foi appendh The young pcoph a Ibis Sil iii Up i ..ml o; he. along win. other law-abiding men of his :; < ? isi naturally much plea ed with conditions that mal" ;t po slblo to hold a sane celebration a d< SClibcd above. Heath (if Mrs. Haid? in. Mr. Olive, July ii. our community was saddemd on the account of the death last Thursday of Mr- A. I. Baldwin, Of Hock Hill, formerly of ihi?. place. Wo extend our sympathy t<> J tho family The hmg drought was broken at tili? place on last Sunday, when a nice rail' feil. A crowd of our young people spent j the FoUl i!i at Harris Spring. There will be children*' das : vices at Mt. OHv< Baptist church inixl Fourth Saturday, July 2nd. All firO 1 Invited to attend. Mr. ami Mrs. a. B. Washington vis it< d at I'elzer last w< ok* i Miss Ornco Sims r pent lasi week w Ith her ? ister, Mis. .1 Y. (dm