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SCHOOL NEWS OF UUHNS COUNTY Four Townships have Voted Special Taxes. FINE PROSPECTS FOR GOOD YEAR The Shools are Now Opening all 0\er the County with Brighter Prospects Than Any Year In Their Past His tory?Laurcns Schools arc General, ly In Good Shape. Many of the schools over the coun ty are already open and at work. The schools are opening earlier and will run longer than formally. Youngs No. 3, Scufnetown No. ?>, Jacks No. 2, and Waterloo No. It have all voted special school tax during the summer. The Laurens County Floys' Corn club will hold its second annual Corn Show on October 19th, In connection with the County Fair. Wo have 140 boys in the club this year. Many of these boys will report surprisingly large corn yields in spite of the un favorable Weather conditions. The members of the club are requested to apply to the County Superintendent of Education for blanks on which to make their returns. Quite a number if boys stood the scholarship examinations during the summer. Robert Thornton of the Mountville High School. .1. 1). Sullivan and Eugene Rarnett of the Laurens High School won scholarships to Clem son. Joe Bolt of the Laurens High school won the scholarship to South Carolina College. Willie Wolff of the Shlloh High School was the success ful competitor for the scholarship at tho College of Charleston. Watts p Hudgens of the Mountville High School won tho Citadel scholarship. Elwell Watklns, of the Poplar Springs School, on account of the high mark he made on the examination, and through the efforts of the county sup erintendent of education, has been awarded a scholarship in the College of Charleston. Eston Hemorce of Ora has been awarded one of the work boy scholarships at Clemson. These W2,c all bright young students and we flVpect to hear great things from them JpX the future. A great deal nf improvement has been done on school buildings and grounds during the summer. New houses have been erected In the fol lowing school distric ts: Hurricane No. 15, Hunter No. 2, Cross Hill No. 2, Waterloo No. 1, and Youngs No. Tho school at Princeton has been made a State aided high school. The school at this place has made wonder ful progress within the last few years, Three teachers have been employed for the coming session. .Mr. (!. E. Well>orn as principal, with Mrs. Min nie Britt and Miss Emma Lou Hum bert assistants. The school house is being remodeled and enlarged. The people of Lanford also made application for a State aided high school. We hope to hear a favorable report from the application within a few days. Tho regular fall teacher's examina tion for certificates will he hold on Friday, Oct 6th, begriming strictly at 0 o'clock a. in. Mr. .1. Piei'CO Coals of Cross Hill spent a few days last week in the Trinity Ridge community, visiting the patrons of the school and doing some work prelemlnary to the opening of tho school. Mr. Coats has been .lie! i cil principal of this school. Miss An nie Putnam of Owings and .Miss Payne of Laurens are tho assistants. The school will open on the 18th. The grounds have been mowed, the yards and flowers worked and trimmed, and tho house baa been thoroughly clean ed, ready for the reception of teachers aad pupils. a^Viss Wynona Rlloyk who hits so suc ^Psfully taught Hie Bailey school for several years, has arrived and opened school Monday. . During the vacation Umonths tho trustees have repainted tho school house both inside and out. and made other nee- ary Improve ments. Tho many friends of Mr. John Can non will be glad to bear of his con flicted improvement. Mr. Cnnnoii boon very sick, though not dan gerously, at the County Hospital for tho past few- days. KM NEWS OE THE WEEK IN TOWN OF CLINTON Death of Mr. Robert Jacks Adair. INTERESTING SESSIONS ON BAPTIST MISSIONS The Ladles Missionary Union of the Laurens County Hupt ist Association Holds Session in Clinton -Other .Matters of General Interest to the Public. Clinton, Sept. 12.-The death of Mr. Robert Jacks Adair last Friday even ing was not a shock to his friends, for he had been sick four weeks and during the latter part of the time des perately. His illness began with mumps and went into typhoid fever. The funeral was held in the Metho dist church Saturday afternoon, the Rev. J. 10. Mahaffey conducting it, and the interment was In the Presbyterian cemetery. The deceased was born in 18C7, a son of Mr. R. P. Adair. He is sur vived by a widow, who was Miss Min nie Copeland. They were married in 1SS7 and had nine children, all living at home, unmarried. They are as fol lows: Rhett. J, Irene, Mamie, Lena, Raipli, Posey, Robbie. Mr.' Adair was widely and promi nently connected and a large con course of friends and relatives follow ed bis remains to tho grave. Graded School Opening Postponed. Owing to tho fact that the supply of school books has not arrived the op ening of school was postponed until next Monday morning. Ladies Missionary Union Meets. The representatives of the Ladles' Missionary Societies of the Uaptlst churches of Laurens county met hero last Wednesday and Thursday and held very interesting sessions morning, af ternoon and evening. Mrs. C. B. Bobo of Laurens is the efllolent and popular president of the union. Personal Items. The Rev. George Cornolsou of New Orleans, preached in fiie First Pres byterian church Sunday morning and evening services. ,r Mrs. P. McD. Kennedy left* Tues day, accompanying her sister, Mrs. M. .1. Oliver of Marietta. N. C. She will visit there and in Marlon county for a week or two. Misses Frezil Hauser of Wedgefleld and Augusta Gilchrist of Shandon vis ited at the home of Mrs. Kennedy for several days, leaving Tuesday. Mr. .1. 11. Davis' family are at home again. .Miss Helen Bailey returned home last Saturday after a delightful sum mer with relatives ?11 Oklahoma and* Texas. Mrs. .1 .A. Bailey and little Alden returned Saturday from Chick Springs. Miss Laura Aull returned Saturday from a round of visits in Jacksonville, Pin., Montrent, N. C, and Antun and Pendleton. Miss Virginia Neville left last week for Helton to teach in the graded school. Miss Mattie May Neville leaves Fri day tor Chester where she will teach Mr. George Wright's family has j rented the house belonging to the col lege, occupied now by Mr. Uhett Cope land's family. Mr. Will Page of Lynohbtirg, Va., was carried homo from a visit hero, last Friday, desperately ill. Mrs. Julia B, Aldrich has arranged to make her home in the Clinton mill village in order to better conduct her work there. Besides resuming her Chool for children she will carry on a library and reading-room furnished by tho management. A list of new books has been or dered for the public library. Mr. and Mrs. Wyntt Aiken and chil dren of Abbeville havo been visiting Mrs. Neville's family. Misses Chloe Johnson, Edith Austin, Mary Bean, and Virginia Owens leave next Tuesday for Winthrop. Voting Choir Girls. An innovation was mado at tho Methodist church Sunday evening when the young girls of tho church wore called to the choir and made to do ditty there. In tin* absence of tho older members of tho choir, several of Whom were absent from tho city, the young girls made quite a success of It. MR. W. T. CREWS STAATS JNEW PAPER "The State-Appeal" will bo Ii??1 Name of the New Weekly Paper to start at Greenwood. Mr. W. T. Crows, until recently con nected with the Laurensville Hernhl. will leave Laurens within a few days for Greenwood,where he will begin the publication of a new weekly paper. The paper will he known as the "State Appeal" and It is understood will he favorable to the administration of the present governor. Mr. Crews has already heen to Green Wood several times on husiness con nected with the paper and he will go over to take charge within a few weeks. His son, Mr. Stanley Crews, will also go over to assist him in the composing room. KINGS DAUGHTERS' WARD. How Patients may Gain Entrance at this Ward in the County Hospital. The local chapter of the Kings Daughters have fitted up i ward at the hospital which will he open free to al 1 patients who are unable to pay the customary fees. A patient who Is taken In this ward obtains all the benefits of nursing and attention that those patients receive who enter as pay patients. A committee lias been appointed by the Daughters which will decide who is eligible to get the henefits of this room. Tbc committee is composed of Mesdames J. H. Teague, chairman, H. K .Alken, Eugene Hudgens, Fleming Smith, Brooks Swygert and Ed. Mar tin. If there is any person in the city or county of Laurens who is desirous of going to the hospital and entering this ward .they should notify any one of this committee and the matter will he immediately taken up and settled. The ladies wish it distinctly under stood that the room is set apart for patients from all over the county and any who are unable to pay the cus tomary fees will he welcomed to take advantage of it. CITY COUNCIL MEETS. Committee Appointed to have an Audit of the Hooks .Made. The 'City Council held a meeting Thursday night. A statement heing re ceived from City Clerk Peterson that he was unnhle to make a report, as had heen asked hy the council, a com mittee was appointed to have the hooks audited and a report made. Council also gave notice that an election for Clerk and treasurer would be held Tuesday, (last night) but up to the time of our going to press no election had heen held. The petition as to the voting of bonds for a trolley line was also to come up again last night, it heing re membered that action on the petition was postponed some time ago. It i. understood that a majority of the councllmen now favor ordering the election. TKIMTY-ltlDGE OPENS. Children Will lie Kxpcctcd at (his School Next Momlnj Prof. J. I*. Coals, of Cross Hill. (? be in Charge. Trinity-Ridge school Will begin the session 1911-12 Monday, September IV The following teachers will have charge of the school. J. Ploi'CO Coats, principal, and Misse? Annie Putmnn and Ruth Payne, assistants. The parents ami friends of the school are urged to be present at the opening exercises which begin at 8.30 o'clock. The prospects are bright for a most successful years work. Concerning Rcceptlclcs. Patrons of the postofflco receiving their malls by carrier must provide some kind of receptlcles for mall mat ter. In order to give everyone ample time in which to secure boxes mail is at present being delivered to a number of residences where reCOptlclOS have not heen provided. However as soon as the boxes that have heen ordered arrive and everyone has had time to provide some kind of a box delivery service will he withdrawn from those residences which provide no place to deposit mail matter. There am now on sale in the city, boxes ranging in price from twonty flve cents to our dollar and fifty cents ilius putting the price in reach of ev eryone and it is earnestly hoped that no om? will fail to comply with this requirement. SEPTEMBER TERM OF SESSIONS COURT Only Case of Interest so far Is that of Boyce E. Haches for Assault and Mattery with Intent to Kill. The September term of the Court of General Sessions is being held this week. Courtcrler Barksdale called the court at ten o'clock Monday morning and soon after Judge Gage, Solicitor Cooper, Clerk Bolt, Stenographer John K. Aull, of Newberry, and the other officers of the Court were found In their accustomed places. There is little of interest connected with the court this time The case of Boyce E. Hughes charged with assault and battery with intent to kill Lau rens Hughes is one that will attract most attention. The testimony was taken yesterday and the arguments concluded last night. The jury was still in the room when this paper went to press. There are two negro mur der cases on the docket. The following are the six "left ov ers" on the Grand Jury: D. E. Todd, J .11. Cunningham, J. L. Held. J C. Heeks, T. L. Henderson and Hilary Blakeley. Presentment of (?rand Jury. To His Honor Judge Gage presiding: The Grand Jury begs leave to pro- j sent the following: For tills term of court we thank His Honor, Judge Gage, and other officers of the court for kindnesses and courtesies shown at this term of court. We have care fully examined and passed on all bills handed us by the Solicitor. We, tho grand jurors, recommend i!\it steps be taken to improve the road cross ing, near Poplar Springs church (col ored) crossing the C. & W. C. R. R., the south side of Ora. Tho above cross ing has been reported to the Grand Jury. We also recommend that all rail road crossings In the county be im proved by placing plank on each side of tho rail. We recommend that steps be taken to regulate the reckless run ning of automobiles and motorcycles. The report of the Superintendent of education was received as Information and we approved of the way in which he kept district reports. Respectfully submitted, J. W. Holt. Foreman THE CLINTON BAZAAR. Will Ho Hold In November Six Prizes For Clin santheinuins. The ladies of Laurens County are most cordially invited to attend the bazaar to be hold in November under the auspices of the Ladles Aid Socie ty of the Presbyterian church of Clin ton, and to display their chrysan themums, taking part in the contest for six diyerent prlxos to be awarded as follows: 1. For the best collection of fine chrysanthemums. 2, Tor tho most fine flowers grown on one hush. For the best out-of-town collec tion. i. For the best single yellow Chrys anth? mum. "?. For the best white chrysanthemum ti. For (lie liest pink chrysanthemum There prizes are offered by the fol lowing Clinton merchants: Messrs; J. w. Copelaud Co., Copoland-Stono Co., ; m. s. Bailey & Sons Clinton Pharma cy, Young's Pharmacy, and L. II, ' Sealfo, The ladies hope to have the largest land host collection of Chrysanthe i munis over displayed in Clinton, and ail Chrysanthemum lovers are urged 10 lake part in this contest. Now is the tiino to put in the best work on I your plants, disbudding, fertilizing, etc. The actual date of the bazaar : w ill ho announced in these columns later. To Relnj Cornerstone. The corner-stone of the court house will he relald next Thursday, tho 21st at II o'clock in the morning. Appro priate ceremonies will bo observed and all of the people of tho county are invited to be present. If it can be arranged, the stono will be ro-lald with Masonic ceremonies. Jones fo Hun. (From Tho Daily Piedmont.i "To the Lancaster News: You are authorized to state that, if providence permits I will cer tainly bo a candidate in the primary next August for nomi nation as governor." IRA B. JONES. MASTERLY ADDRESS BY DR. HARMS At the Opening Exercises of the City Schools. URGED CHILDREN TO DETEST IDLENESS The City Schools Opened Monday Morning under very Auspicious Circumstances, n Large Number of Children being Presen) and the Teachers In Fine Spirits. Reading of a Bible lesson, by C. F. Rankln, Prayer, by R< v. \V. 10. Harre. Song by t! c school, "Blessed Jesus," Welcome and Introduction of ('.,? Speaker by Supt. B. I.. Jones Address by Dr. .1. II. Harms. Address on part of the Minis t3i-3, by R v. p. p. McGoo, ? few words from the trus tees, by H. Roper, Dismissal. With a full quota of children pres ent and a large number of parents in attendance, the Pity Graded Schools opened .Monday morning, the feature of the opening day being the address of Dr. .1. II. Harms at the School Ral ly which began at Id o'clock. Suit able exercises were held at the open ing exercises of the other schools of the city. At nine o'clock the children gath ered at their rooms and hooks were assigned and studies outlined for the next day's work. Other matters which generally come up at this time were settled and at ten o'clock the children marched to the auditorium where a large number of the patrons of the school had already gathered. Aftc the reading of a passage in the Bible by Rev. ('. P. Rankln, Rev. W. i. Harre made a fervent prayer. Then in a few woids Mr. Jones welcomed the patrons to the. school, saying, among other things, that if was his hope and belief that he and the teach ers were entering upon the year's work with renewed spirits and a de sire to do even a better work than was clone last year. Ho thanked the parents and friends of the school for the support that the school had been given before and asked that this sup port be continued. Then addressing a few remarks to Dr. .1. n Harms President of Nowberry Colloge, who was to make the princ ipal address e?t ?the day. Mr. Join, introduce,! him to ! the audience. The address of Dr. Harms was one that could hardly be done justice to except by listening to it. He is one of the most polished orators that ever sp<aks in Lnurens and throughout I.is address Monday h?- was given th<' very closest attention. lOvon the ami i lost of the children present showed that they were attentive to Ills word by answering at odd tines questions put to the school on dKTereiii plui: of the subject in band. While hi words word addressed principally (o the children, the old*!' people p:'> s ent listened with rap) attention anil were .perhaps, Inspired to start out anew to try and oecotlipish things they had not succeeded in before, Dr. Harms made a idea ??> (he children to endeavor to round out ten- themselves a year of work in which every faculty which they possessed would he brought Into activity. He urged upon them the importance of having a well roil tided purpose In life find not to de vote; all of their energies along one Hno of endeavor. He y.iU\ tint there were things for the; hand- to do, things for the head to do and things for the be artand (hat only through (he de velopment of all tln -;e faculties could (hey hope- to round out a perfect year of work, lie tool: occasion t<i say in an early stage >>\ his nddre s that the children of Laurens wore very for tunate in (heir educational facilities in thai they had a sc !:oo| hlllldlhfl which Would serve I fi model for any city in the stale niitl a superintendent who had few csunla niiywhorc, Dr. Harms urged the children to take advantage of their opportunities for the future \\ Ifuro e.< r, o l t?te and of the SdUth d< : i]lnh j upon the cduca t lonal tl< \ pit 1 dron. Hi., rj liftil story of Program. Indication That he Will Run for Governor. TO TAKE EFFECT EARLY IN JANUARY On Account of (in* Connection of Iiis Name with tho Unco for Governor, which has becu made for tin- i'asl Wicks, it Is liollcvod that He will Kan. Ira B. Jones of Lancaster, chief justice of tho state supremo court, Monday telegraphed to U, it. Brooks, dork of tho supremo court, the an nouncement of Iiis resignation, to tako effect January 1912. in many quar ters this Is taken as a very strong in dication that Mr. Jones will unuounco his candidacy for the governorship In opposition to Cole L Please, tho Incumbent, who lias staled that he in tends to seek reelection. Justice Jones' announcement a:t sent to Gen. Brooks follows: ?'Lancaster. Sept. I I. I'M |. ? Brooks, cierK. Columbia. "Resignation to lake effect January '". Mailed governor today. (Signed) " Ira B. Jones." It has been rumored for some timo that Justice Jones lllighl take the field for tho governorship. Mr. Jones has been a member of the supreme court since 1890. flo was elected chief justice upon the res ignation of V. J. I'ope in 1909. SIllCO I that time lie has served witli no lit - tle distinction as head of South Caro lina's tribunal of last resort. Justice Jones, who was horn in Newberry, December -it. 181*I. Is a graduate of Erskino college Ho at tended Newberry college for t wo years, but went to ICrsklnc to com plete, bis education. Alter leaving col lege-, be taught in Newberry and Bdgefield counties, at the same timo studying law. in 1S72 he was ad mitted to the bar and opened an of fice In Newberry. lie also became as sistant editor of the Newberry Her aijd. In 187f> Mr. Jones moved to Lan caster. From (hen on be began to interest himself actively in politic-, flo was elected to the legislature from Lll.ll COSler county and in 1890 was an ointed chairman of th?: ways ami " committee of the house. Sub :sequent ly he was chosen speaker. Serving in that capacity until 1800. In ism; he wa made chairman of tho Democratic executive committee of l.aticasli r county and also of tho executive committee .-or the Fifth congresssional district, lie was \|r<> president of Ihn constitutional run I vention of 1 89f?. ' Ho was clot led to tho supremo court by tl.e legislature in ISOG and became chief justice I" year, later. In 1 >7.*. he man |od Mit i Roia ecu H. Wyso of Kdg'-llolii county, The State, educated negro boy and an lllit.or lo Rev. I.. I". M Goo. on behalf of Hjo .. . words to the Children and at tin- s;imn 1 dress. Mr. C. II. ROpCl' Spdkn fl I'OSV words Oh half of the trust cos, say inir among other things thai i' I their hope to steadily make Improve ments on tho school. The rally came Id a close alter Mr. Jones had addressed ft few word; par ticularly to the childI'Ol) and more par ticularly to tho parents, He direct ed the attention of the parents to tho fact that they were exposing their children to disease and death by fore (hg the children to buy old hooks used by other children who possiMy had left, germs of diseases in (hem. IIa showed n few books that he had pick ed up at tit-- book depository, flo said that Ik- was even afraid lb pill, Ills own hand on them for fear of contagion, lie urged the parents not to he i o plCUtsh with their ohildte ntut to ai-.e them nice, fresh, n< hooks to start out ih" year will). After tin chlldri n v.. ,o inarch to their room':, they were ear uid ill unl d, \\ gular oxorol