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Vi IT If p ^ftf it v Pit % ^ fftt PYti ft py VOLUME XXVI. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1911. NUMBER 51 LIVE STOCK MEET TOWN OE WATERLOO Everything In Readiness for a Big Day. HOSTS OF PEOPLE EXPECTED PRESENT The Clemson-Wlnthrop Train Will he Present and a Large Exhibit of the County's Resources is Expected. A Barbecue Will be Served on the Grounds. All the preparations have been com pleted and everything is in readiness for the reception of the Clomson-Win throp Train, <he Live Stock Associa tion and the people of the county nt Waterloo Friday, the 21st. Mr. W. ?Carl Wharton has given a groat deal of attention to the riiatter and wi.'h the aid of his townspeople, he'Is now prepared to take care of a targf crowd He states that he has a splendid new barn and all the stock that is sent there for exhibition purposes will be taken care of free of charge in cider that none may go hungry a big barbecue will be prepared and this will be served to the crowds at a moderate price. Other conveniences have been prepared so that nothing will be lacking. The Clemson-Wlnthrop train will be there. This train has been going ov er the state now for over a month but the officers have not gotten tired and they will be willing and ready to give any information In their power. Cor - eernlng this tram The Advertiser has received the following letter from Prof. D. N. Barrow: Editor The Advertiser: As yo,u have doubtless seen from the published list the Clenison-Win throp Agricultural-DomesticScience Train will bo at Waterldb on July 21. This train will consist of one Arms Palace horse car containing at least three thousand dollars' worth of the very best samples of cattle, horses, and swlno that we could get together. There will also be one baggage ear equipped for practical demonstrations and various things In regard to farm ing. Among other work to be given in this baggage car will be corn judg ing and scoring, together with a num ber of lectures pertaining to the grow ing of corn. This feature is added specially for the benefit of the boys' corn clubs and we hope that the boys of these clubs throughout the State will turn out In force to get the ben?-, fit of this work. Winthrop College will has/O a car in which practica1 demonstration In do mestic science will be given, also a carload of household conveniences. Those two cars are primarily of ben efit to the ladies and we hope that they will turn out in full force. Miss Hyde, who is in cha**ge of the oar. Will give practical demonstrations of the various household operations and this ?voifc will prove of Hpec'al Interest to all who attend. fn addition to Ibis lectures will be given by Various Speakers on thoir lines of agriculture, The train will be in < ha roe of my self and I will be assisted by Prof. A. Smith. Chief of the Division of An ir.nl Husbandry and Dairying! Dr. E. Marnott. Veterinarian Of the S. C. Ex periment Station; Mr. T. P. Jackson. <of the S. ('. Cotton Seed Crushers' As sociation; Prof. J. H. Napier, Assist ant Professor of Agronomy; Mr. C. B. Baddon, In ( barge of boys' corn club work in the state; and others. We expect to spend the whole day at Wa terloo and trust the people will come prepared to spend the day with us and get the full benefit of this train. Trusting that you will call the at tention of your readers to these facts and thanking you in advance for the courtesy, I remain Yours very truly, D. N. BARROW, Superintendent. The following prizes have been of fered for the different subjects named: Planters Fertilizer and Phosphate Company offers 3 sacks 8-3-3 guano for the best brood mare and colt; 2 sacks 8-3-3 to the next best. Davis Roper & Company offers a $5.00 pair of Stetson shoes for tho best milk and butter COW of any breed In Laurent? County. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. will give a $3.50 rocking chair for the best loaf of bread and oake baked by a Laurens County woman, young or old. Planters Fertilizer and Phosphate ANOTHER CHANCE FOR TROLLEY LINE Interurban Open for Propo sition from Laurens. HIGH OFFICIALS ARE WRITING HERE Supposed that Opposition Being En countered in Spartanburg is Taus? lute the Railroad Promoters to Turn Their Eyes in Other Directions and Laurens is Favored. It is understood here on good au thority that the interurban trolley company, which is building a line from Greenwood to Charlotte, is again considering the advisability of run ning their line to Laurens. Informa tion was received to that effect by one of the lending business men of the city Monday and Immediately steps were taken to agitate the question of turn ing the line this way. The old peti tions which were circulated last fall for the election on a bond issue of $20,000 to go towards the city's sub scription for capital stock were again circulated and enough signatures of free holders were secured to call an election on the question. There is lit tle doubt but that the election would carry with a big majority. In addi tion to this amount the Watts Mill las, fall voted twenty five cents a spindle towafdn he purchase of the stock, this amounting to about $10.000. Individu als have already signified a willing ness to subscribe to the capital stock so it can be rafely said that if the trolley people give Laurons a show in the matter they will meet a hearty re ception. The survey which was made last, year showed an excellent line from Greenville to Laurens by the way of Fountain Inn and Gray Court. The line runs along a ridge almost the en tire distance and could be built at .1 very low cost per mile. The line could co'inect here with either of the two lines running into bore or could con tinue on to Clinton and connect with the Seaboard. The latter plan would in all probability be followed if the line were bellt In this ulrectlon. rite 'people of Clinton would join heartily in the plan and so would the land own ers along the route between these points. HASE HALL AT OHA. ( raj Court ami Lanier?! Ora ? ill Tic Up Saturday Afternoon. Ora, July is. The Gray Cotirt-?w inj;s ball tossers and the Ltinford-Ora aggregation will try nine rounds of the national game hero Saturday .after noon, The game will be pulled oft ill Jeg Little's pasture, near Martin's Cross Koatls. A big crowd Is expect ed to witness the defeat of tfne of the teams. Messrs. Carl Rnrksdale, <>i Clinton, .f. C. Harksdalc of Laurens and 1'ston Hembroe of this place went to Groen wood Sunday in an automobile, Mr. Ks ton Hembree Will accompany a ball team made up from several teams In this county which will innko ; n inroad Into Georgia next week Tit.? party will be in charge of Mr. Bailey, of Clinton. Voting Hembree Is making t|uite a n::m< for himself as a pitcher. Company, of Charleston, offers sacks 8-3-3 gtllino lor (he best horse or. mare colt bred in Laurens County; 2 sacks of 8*3-3 for the next best; also :: sacks of S-.'!-:{ guano to the best mule colt bred in Laurens County and 2 sacks to the next best. .1. E. Minter & BrO. will give a pair of $3.00 shoes to the young lady un der 21 years of age who makes the best shirt. W. Carl Wharton offers one barrel of first patent flour to the man who has furnished the most children the longest time during the past school year to any and all schools. John A Franks off?rs a nice $2.HO open buggy bridle to the host harness horse in Laurens county. Brooks & Jones offers a pair of Weiss shears for the prettiest child tinder f> years of age. I Planters Fertilizer and PhdSphate Company offers 3 sacks of 8-3-3 guano, j to tho best bull and 2 sacks to tho j next best of any breed In Laurens County. f Anderson, Wharlon & Co., of Water loo, offers a $3.00 Jefferson ha! to the best pair of pigs under six mouths old. A FAMILY REUNION. Children and Grand Children of Cant J. It. Minter to Gather at the Old Home Place. Friday the children and the grand children of Capt. J. R. M inter will begin to gatl er at the old home of Capt. Minter at Sedalla, in Union County. There are about twenty five children and grandchildren in the fam ily .nid all of them will meet at the old home place with Capt. Minter and spend a week together. During this time Rev. Mr. W. R. Minter will carry on services In the old church which the family have always att< ed. They are anticipating a very plea, it week's gathering together, when they can mingle with each other and discuss the days of their childhood. The entire family will be entertain i ed at the old homestead Which is now occupied by Mr. J. K. Minter, one of the sons. The others who will com pose the party, which of course will include Capt. J. H. Minter himself, will be Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Dial and three children, Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Minter and Master Gelder, Mrs Mag gie Minter of Davidson, N. C, and j three sons, Clark, Russell and Hugh. Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Minter and three children of Lir.colton. N. C. and Miss Marjorie Gelder, a sister of Mrs. B. P. Minter. WILL OPEN" AGAIN. .Near Beer Man to Open up Shop with a Weaker Variety. Other Stories Circulating. H. Sampson, the near beer man, opened bis shop again Monday morn ing after being closed for several weeks. He has received from the City Council permission to sell a bot tled drink, made iu Charleston, said to contain only one fourth of one per cent, alcohol. This is a somewhat milder drink than was sold before. In the meantime a report has gain ed circulation that another neat beer saloon will be opened up by other parties at r.r. early date with the same grade of goods that Sampson handled at first. PLACING HO AO SIGNS. I Sec. McCuen of the Chamber of Com merce Placing Signs on All Main Thoroughfares in the County. Mr. Bob McCuen secretary of the Chamber of Commi rc< hai been busy for the past several days devising ways and means of erecting sign posts along the main thoroughfares ol the county, The champion all wool and a yard wide sign painter nnd <.< cot ntor, .lann : Pool, has also been employed on the job making sketches to point out the day for the weary 11 ;.v< lei Mr. McCuen has arranged to have several roads posted this week Among them are the roads, from LaurenS to Princeton, from Clinton to fountain Inn. from Laurons lo ICnoree, from l.aureus to Cross Anchor and from l.aureus to the free bridge on the (!re?nwood County line It will be noted that all of these roads 1? ad to Big GreonvJIIc, Spartanburg und preen wood County linos and Sec Mc Cuen is expecting those counties to moel him ball ? ay. On each sign is placed all tie prin cipal points to which (he roadi end The road loading to AlitlersO) signs road thus: Princeton, Belton, Honca Path, Anderson each town be ing underneath the other. In this way the traveler cannot possibly be mis guided. Green Hunter Paroled. Green F. Hunter, sentenced to pay a fine of $800 or serve a sentence of twelve months at hard labor, foi vio lation of the dispensary law, has been paroled by Gov. Blouse. Hunter will be made to pay a fine of $200 and if he ever again is convicted of the same charge will have to serve out the orig inal sentence. Store at Ora Robbed. The store of Mr. W. T. Diakely. ft merchant at Ora, was broken Into Sat urday night and robbed of a small quantity of Clothing, shoes and jewel ry. Rural Policeman Sullivan made an investigation but. the only trace of the thief was a bundle of cast off wearing apparel, that of a tramp evidently, found by the road sido between Ora and Lanford Entrance was effected by prying open the back door. The robber Is supposed to have been a white tramp who passed through that section Saturday afternoon. WATE 11 FOUND PUKE. Or. Parker in Analysing (Ik- Second Sample of l aiirms Wuter Finds it Entirely Free from Contamination. The quarterly report on the purity of the Laurens water has been made by Dr. Parker. State Chemist. The following is the report as regards contaminations: State Board of Health Of South Carolina. Charleston, S. C, July 14. 1911. Sanitary Wat?r Analysis No. 6.r),V of Sample of water received 7-10-11, from Laurons Water Works, Laurens. S. C. Bacterial Analysis Bacterial Indications of Contamina tions, none. Remarks, Free from Contamination. Respectfully submitted, P. L. Parker, Jr.. M. D. From the above it can be seen that there were no grounds for the rumof that Laurens water supply had been condemned. TOWN BOYS WIN, In u Snorting Cond Tilt Laurens .Mill Team Goes Under in u Game Fight. Thai the game between Laurens Mill second team and Laurens city second team last Saturday was one of the greatest in the history of baseball goes without saying. Although The Advertiser's special war correspon dent was absent from the tiring line it only took the howling mob of boy.; who visited him In his office just two minutes to prove that It was the crowning battle of the season. It was the Waterloo of the Mill boys, though they put up one of the scrap piest games ever seen in Carlington's pasture. There were triples and doubles and singles, pbenomiual catches, sensational plays, soul stir ring stabs of the sphere and so forth and so on. The town boys, of course, claim a majority of these things and there being no proof but the score, which was ~> to 0, it will have to go at that The batteries for both sides w. re easily the stars. For the Mil! Reed Min i in and Skinner Webbers heaved and caught the pellet In true league fashion The town battery. Ralph Moore and Herman Boyd were there with the goods from star! to finish, Moor;- striking out sixteen bat ters. These two teams play again next Saturday at the Old Mill brick yard. Now take a look at the line-up. Laurens: Little, Uoyd.ll.. Moore ; Payne. L?ngstem. Martin Bolt. Daven port, Boyd, Barksdale. Lauren; Mill: Weathers. Martin, Martin. Riddle Walker, Summerol, Moore, O'Shiolds, Putnam. FUGUTIVE IS CAUGHT AFTER SIX YEARS John t arier. Who Killed Negro (?Irl in i'm:, Vppreliended in Clinton Will he Tried at Next Term of Court, Rural Policeman .1 H. Madden woill 'down to Lydln Mills, near Clinton FlT day ami brought back oJhn Carter, who killed ;. negro girl, Laura Craw ford (>:?. tll(! 25th Of August, l!i"">. Car ter is now in jail to await trial :n the next term of court. There was only One other f\V0 witness, a negro girl, am' site will be brought lo conn as a The tragedj occurod on Little i?v er. near the Dunlap place. Tho jury of inquest I lid the crime a I his feet, but he escaped going towards Colum bia, where the chase was given Up it bolng said lliat he had gotten killed there. However, several weeks ago it was heard that he wa i in this neigh borhood and last week Mr. Madden , went down to Clinton and got him. The original warrant was Issued by Coroner W. 1). Watts and placed in the hands of Sheriff Duckott. A Freak of Fjeslght. A very curious Incident, and one that is giving his physicians consid erable thought, occurred to Mr, Henry Belanger, Of Stevens Point. Wis., re cently. Mr. Bolangor is the father of Mrs. Harold Sampson, of this city. He has been totally blind for three years and last Monday, while sitting on his porch, his sight suddenly returned to him for about two hours It left him then and returned a few days IdtCI for several hours and on Thursday lie was able to SCO for a whole day. Inning tllCSO period; he was abb- to distin guish everything around hitn. His kinsmen ate now expecting a perma nent return of his sight, lie is 7S years of age STEADY PROGRESS IN BUILDING LINE Several Handsome Homes Being Erected in the City THE GLASS FACTORY ALMOST COMPLETED riHHt Expected tu lie In Operation by tile First of September?Outside Work Has Been Finished?Other Building Hud Improvement Notes. The hammer and the saw are some busy in Laurens these hot days and if all the rumors atloat will just an chor there'll be sounds of hammering and sawing hereabouts for some time to come. With the beginning of the n modeling of the court bouse, the awakening of Uncle Sain to the fact that the new Post Office is still on pa per and the beginning of a few other promised Improvements there will i>e work galore for* the carpenter. A few of tht? recent Improvements and build ings are listed below for the benefit of those who never look over the town in which they live. ? ? ? There are several big improvements contemplated on the square but there is only one flriu up and doing yet. The corner store-room on east side of tin* square and owned by Dr. B. P. Posey, the druggist, is being remodeled into what will be one of the handsomest drug stores in the slate. The front will be of impervious pressed brick with the ljwer floor entirely of plate glass. The interior will be finished In mahogany, the side eases and the show cases being solid mahogany with mar ble base. There will also be a new soda fountain which, with its solid mahogany back bar and the remainder of pure onyx will be in keeping with the other fixtures of the store. The fountain is of the "Iceless sanitary1' variety ami is very expensive. The pre scription case will be of mahogany with onyx pillars in front The floor of the entire building will be covered with tile and the celling will be of I metal. ... Mr. George Ik He, Jr. has just com pleted a handso ne bungalo on West I Main street. It is very beautifully and at the same time practically designed both inside and out. Mr. Halle expects to occupy h's new home within a few weeks ? ? ? Mr. John IliekS, a brother of Post master I licks, has begun the erect ion id' a large and expensive new residence on the corm r of Todd and Parlej live lilies. Mr Hicks has only recently de cided to make l.aureus his home but he and his family ate well known hern Where they have many friends. ? ? ? Mr. W, D Cooper the well known contractor has purchased a lot from Mr \V <i Lancaster on Parley avenue and intend.- beginning the erection of a pretty home within the- ueVt fo,\ v celts. IIis fin mor home ha hi n sold to mi Artbur Taylor. ? * ? Mr Will ''.town who ha: been muk llig Iiis home a few mil, ? outside of the c|ty ha.' <b elded to mo1 e his fain lly here, lie lias purchased a spacious lot on Rout I Harper street ami lias at j'oady begun the erection of a home, that from the i?Isuis- am! specification: j promises to be one of (he proltiosl In the city, ? ? ? The Wallace place on Laurel street, now owned by Mr. Albert Dial has, been overhauled and remodeled Into an attractive dwelling, that adds much to the appearance of thai neighbor hood The outside and inside have both been greatly altered and improved ? ? ? i .Vr Douglas G-ay, a mombor of the firm of Grav and Kasterby, the lumber people b-is very recently completed new residence on Rotitll Harper street. This home is of semi colonial style and is- an extremely pretty and n:trn< live dwelling. ? ? ? Another home on South Harper street will be that of Mr, W. P Hud gens, who intends to begin the erec tion of an eight-room house in a very short time Mr ifudgeilS is planning one of the prettiest home on South I larpcr. ? ? ? I nder the supervision of Supt. Pan TO REMODEL THE COUNTY COURT HOUSE County Commissioners Call r_ irk* ? . for Diua?. EARLY BEGINNING OF WORK EXPECTED The Building will w Up-to-date In Every Particular and when Finish, ed will in' One of the Most Conve nient Court Buildings to Im> Found Anywhere Hereabouts. As will he seen in another column of this paper, the county commission ers have called for bids for the remod eling and enlarging of the County Court House. The remodeling ami enlarging was authorized In an act' at the lino session of the Legislature empowering the county commission ers to expend as much as $40,000 for I the purpose. As the plans call for a building of the very latest pattern. It is thought that the contrai l will tall for the expenditure ol tilmosi the eu time amount. The building will be a modi ru one in every respect. Although all of the offices will remain on the ground floor as at present, they will bo dif ferently arranged and much Inrgei and roomier. Fire proof valuts will be provided for nearly all of the dif ferent Offices ami everything will be made as complete as possible and at. the same time convenient. The build - ing will be steam heated throughout. Mr. Humbert has been Studying and arranging (lie plans for many months ami nothing has been OV< Hooked In make the building ?ine of the best of its kind. Bids are to be submitted on or before * igasl 1st and '.hey will be opened that day. If bids tue submit 'ed sa*lsf.ietor\ to the county commis sioners work will pro! il ly be begin within a very short time aller that date. The present building was erected in 1838. When first built i: answered for every purpose, but the needs of tho county have demanded beltci facililicH lor some years All of the county of ficers are cramped for room at pres ent and the new oHlcc will hi- moro welcome to them than ?.nybod> else. The architects on tie building uro Drown, I'roilitt k Hamilton of Mian la imi ?piirluiibuiT I In original drawings were made by Mi Luther I lampion, w ho was raised in Laurens and who up until a !? v, months an, was a resident lu re I: was during hi:? residence in La,inns :. I. ;. months ago thai he Irow the bis! i Inns A, Ten Kyek Drown is ol Atlanta ; id is onei of ihe foremosl architect?! ol the South Many ol* the mammoth skyscraper* in his home city were planned by him. Mr. I'rofbtt i; a roSidi nl < I Spartan burg and a well known architect. Mr. i lumherl b .-du ndj making nr ? rangomcnis, for tin- accoimiiodatloiis lor the county offices whlh 'he build lug is in the hands of tin contj actoi Mo i iirobfbly u-e wilj i ? n ,?< of looms over several stoics on the pub lic sfjua re. s I'OOB I N \ M C IONS. ( leiiistill and ('llhcrslt) Ol Hl lltll f uro? linn Scholarship ami Entrance Ex aiiiiiiiitious If* I I Frldi ... Twelve bo> loot! ilic examination '01 scholarship : ml entrance cxnmlna lion ai (be eo " i lion: <? Friday un11 the e siood for I i<> University of South < aroliua. The follow Itif. stood the Clomson ex aminations- 101 well Wntkins, I. 0. Sui Hvnn, Jr., Kugcno Barnott, Bugono Cox. Ilobort Thorton, Nib H ?'. Clark. Wllbcrt Wood, John Loyd Adalr. Mar vin Harris, Milton A. Sullivan, W. Orady Wesson and Kniest White. Those who stood the University ex aminations were Joe Dolt, C. M. Lock wood, W. Paul Martin. coast, the work on Laurens' new enter prise, the glass factory, is moving along to completion at a steady clip. The produces, tanks, lears, etc., have been completed, Operations at the plnnl will bogln about the 1st of Sep tember. ? ? ? The building and loan associations! oi Laurens are bnsv nl wdrk building homes around the outskirts of the town. A hundred or so, more 01 I- ??? Jiave been erected out in Jersey an I many more nre scattered on every Side of the tow ii.