The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, November 01, 1911, Image 1
VOLUME XXVIi.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
IN TOWN OF CLINTON
Sale of the Clinton Hotel
Property.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ON POPULAR PEOPLE
Several Heal Estate Deals Going on
ami a Number of Improvements
Noted -Orphanage Children going lo
Atlanta in u Body Social and Per
sonal Items.
Clinton. Oct. 30.?a most Important
real estate transaction was t!u> sale of
the Clinton hotel last week to Mr.
John Young, one of the three build
ers and first proprietors. The pur
chase price it is understood was $2~>,
000. The hotel was built by Messrs.
?lohn H. and N. A. Young and A. B.
Blakely. Mr. Hugh Workman, who
sold it, has owned it for about six
years, having rented it to Mr. P L.
King, the past two years. Mr. Young
plans to mako a thoroughly first-class,
up-to-date hotel out of it and will be^
gin soon to remodel and add to it.
Another very Important sale was
that by which Mr. J. H. Wham sold
his valuable property on the edge of
town to Mr. E. R. Aycock of Jones
ville Mr. Aycock and his family will
occupy the house Mr. Wham plans
;o return to his place, known as the
Decatur Simpson place, where he liv
ed before removing to town.
Mr. W. B. Parr's attractive home
just opposite the First Presbyterian
church is ready for occupancy. Tt is
among the prettiest and most conve
niently arranged houses in town.
Mr. W. H. Sbands and Mrs. Myrtle
Hjunter will probably be able to spend
Christmas in their new homes, the
work on both progressing now very
rapidly.
Mr. and Mrs. Fuller's friends sym
pathize with them on account of Mrs.
Fuller's severe illness. They had hop
ed to have their new home finished by
the beginning of winter.
Clubs and Parties.
Among the clubs holding their so
cial meetings for October last week
-A were three book clubs. Mrs. G. C,
/Vitts entertained the \ctacon Pook
u club on Thursday. On Thursday also,
Mrs. .lack H. Davis entertained the
Halcyon hook club. On Saturday Miss
Orrah Bess Little entertained the Ju
nior Pook club.
Miss Julia Neville entertained the
Tattlers on Wednesday.
On Friday Mrs. Will B. Owens en
tertained the Cecllian Music club.
Mrs. W. J. Bailey was hostess on
Thursday at the meeting of Musgrove
Mills chapter, I). A. It.
On Thursday Mrs. Jack Davis en
tertained a do/en friends at a beauti
ful luncheon.
Orphanage News.
About 200 of the pupils of the
Thomwell Orphanage are going next
Saturday week, November 11th, to At
lanta, where they will he guests of the
Presbyterian churches of that city un
til Monday. They arc to take part In
a great rally to be held by the Pres
byterians of Atlanta on the 12th,
On account of the Atlanta trip and
the fact that whooping cough is preva
lent among the younger pupils whose
presence was especially desired by the
hosts, Dr. Jacobs declined the invita
tion tO tho State fair Ibis year.
Personal Hems.
Byron King. the. celebrated lecturer,
delivered an address at the Methodist
Church Sunday morning, which was
the occasion of drawing an unusually
largo congregation. He made a good
impression.
Miss Tallulah Neville went on Mon
day evening's vestibule to Norfolk,
where she will visit relatives until
Wednesday. Then she will go by boat
to New York where she will enjoy
^weok of sight-seeing with relatives.
?From there she will go to Horton where
Bhe will spend the winter visiting an
Old friend and seeing the many his
toric points of New England.
Miss Lillian Anderson of Greenville
visited Miss Laurie Aull the past week
end.
Miss Roberta Aldrlch of Columbia, a
College for Women student. Visited
Misses Marlon and Emmie McCrary
over Sunday.
> Miss Elizabeth Bean visited Miss
Eliza Horton In Columbia last week.
Mrs. R. C. Philson. after a pleas
ant visit In Clinton, went to Columbia
DAY OF THANKS
APPOINTED BY TAFT
In Acordonce with tlie I'susal Cus
tom tlu; President of the United
States Sets apart n Day of Thanks
giving.
Chicago, Oct. 30.?President Taft to
day issued his annual Thanksgiving
proclamation, calling upon citizens of
the Untied States to celebrate Thurs
day, the 30th of November, next, as a
day of thanksgiving and prayer. The
proclamation reads as follows:
"The people of this land, having by
long sanction and practice set apart,
toward the (lose of each passing
year, a day on which to cease from
their labors and assemble for the pur
pose of giving praise to Him who is
the author of the blessings the.y have
enjoyed, it is my duty as chief execu
tive to designate at this time tlu? -lay
for the fulfillment of this devout pur
pose.
Blessings*
"Our country lias been sigi ally fa
vored in many ways. The round of
the seasons has brought rich harvest.
Our industries have thriven far beyond
our domestic needs, the products of
our labor are daily Unding enlarged
markets abroad. We have been free
from the curses of pestilence, of fam
ine and of war. Our national counsels
have furthered the cause of peace in
other lands and the spirit of benevo
lence has brought us into closer touch
with other peoples, to Hie strengthen
ing of the bonds of fellowship and
good will that link us to the comrades
In the universal brotherhood of na
tions. Strong in the sense of our own
right and inspired by as strong a sense
of the rights of others, we live In
peace and harmony with the world.
Hieb in the priceless possessions and
abundant resources wherewith the un
stinted bounty of God has endowed
us, wo are unselfishly glad when oth
er peoples pass onward to prosperity
and peace. That the great privilege
we enjoy may continue and that each
coming year may see our country
more llrruly itabllshed in the regard
and esteem v.. our fellow nntions Is
the prayer that should arise in every
thankful heart.
"Wherefore, 1, William Howard
Taft, president of the United States
of America, designate Thursday, the
30th of November, next, as a day of
thanksgiving and prayer and I earn
estly call upon my countrymen and
upon all that dwell under the flag of
our beloved country then to meet In
their accustomed places of worship to
join in offering praise to Almighty
God and devout thanks for the loving
mercies he has given to us.
"in witness thereof, i have here
unto set my band and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
"Hone 'at the city of Chicago this
30th day of October In the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
eleven and of the Independence of the
United States of America the one hun
dred and thirty-sixth.
"By the president:
"P. c. Knox,
"Secretary of State."
Fine Citron Vine.
Mrs. Lottie rtosh, of Babbtown set
tlement in Duals Township, has a
number of citrons thai should have
been shown at the county fair. Mrs,
Nash had one vine to nurture 22 cit
rons on it, each of them weighing from
II to 10 pounds. The total weight of
all of them was 653 pounds, every bit ?
of it coming, it is to be remembered,
from one vine. Although there were
several Inrgt citrons at the fair weigh
ing perhaps more than the largest one
of this collection, it is doubtful wheth
er as much as ;"?:{ pounds were grown
on a single vine anywhere else in the
county.
last Wednesday.
Mrs. J. I. Copeland and Hazel Scaife
were elected to represent the Stephen
I). Lee chapter, U. D. C, at Green
wood, with Mrs. J. Q. Phillips and Miss
Fronde Kennedy alternates.
Mrs. John C. Davis and Mrs. .1. Q.
Phillips will represent the Musgrovc
Mills ohnpter, D.^A. R. at the Chester
convention.
Mrs. Martha Calvort is spending tho
winter with her daughter, Mrs. A. E),
Spencer,
Mrs. A, V. Martin nnd children nro
visiting in Atlanta.
Mr. ami Mrs. Douglass and Miss
Elizabeth are gone on a two weeks'
visit to Baltimore,
The Ladles' Aid society of the First
Presbyterian church are preparing
for their annual bazaar to be held next
week.
IN A NEW HOLE.
County Officers act as Arbiters of Jus
tice in Church Affairs and Preserve
Order at Election of Pastor.
Rural Policeman Sullivan and Depu
ty Sheriff Held were called on to play
a new role when they acted as pro
tectors of the peace and director of
ceremonies at St. Pauls Baptist church,
colored, .Monday night. It seems that
a stormy meeting was expected and. in
fact, materialized later on. The meet
ing was called on account of a desired
change in pastoral relations, the Rev!
.1. 11. Walker not being wanted by a
majority of the church members. As
some difficulty was expected in de
throning Rev. Walker, the officers of
the law were called on to preserve
the peace. The two ofllcei'8 went down
at the appointed hour and first took
seats in the rear of the hall. They
were at once escorted to the front to
have seats where tlte view was better.
Here they sat down facing the congre
gation and awaited developments.
Things began to happen thick and
fast and the officers were forced to
call order several times. A motion
was made to elect Rev. Walker moder
ator of the meeting. This was taken
as the "red flag of defiance". The bat
tie was on and ths outcome of the
whole meeting seemed to rest on the
outcome of the Strife at this point.
Rev. Walker lost out and in his place
Rev. Rucker was elected moderator.
This was a victory for the bettor cle
ment but the battle was not over. The
real battle came when the minutes of
the meeting were to be read in which
Rev. Walker was elected pastor of the
church. The intention of the anti
Walkers was to have that clause strick
en out where Walker was elected to
the pastorate. When the time came
to read them another conflict was on,
the question being as to who was to
read the minutes. Pandemonium
reigned for many minutes and at last
Mr. Reid was called ?n to act as read
er. Mr. Reid refused to act and the
minutes wer?; finally .end by someone
else. Here again the anti-Walkers
won a victory and the clause was
stricken out and an election was de
clared in order. Thereupon Rev.
Rucker was elected pastor of the
church.
With the election over, things quiet
ed down and soon the meeting was
over. The officers stayed on the spat
until all was "qufet on the Potomac"
and then returned to their homes
Hit in High Places.
Chief Bagwell and Officer L?ngstem
ran in on a bunch of gamblers Satur
day night over in Jersey that broke
all records for speed In escaping.
When the two officers first made their
appearance on the scene the "shoot
ers" had already sniffed danger In
the wind and were on the verge of
eloping. When the officers made a
dive for the gamblers they made a
dive for the windows and according
to tho story told yesterday the little
cabin was left almost a wreck by the
fugitives. In jumping from windows,
doors, cracks and other openings no
tice was not taken of obstructions
with the result that glass and window
sills were scattered in every direc
tion. Sunday other officers of tho law
visited the scene just to see how much
damage had been done.
lilt; AUCTION SALE.
Oakland Height* Iteattj Compnnj uill
Hold Rig I.and Sale Saturday.
The Big Four Hundred Annex will
be the scone of one of the blggOfli sales
hold near Laurens in a long time. Next
Saturday, Nov. Ith., at one o'clock, the
Oakland Heights Realty Company will
put on sale 7"> choice lots. The sale
will be strictly for colored people
and with the easy terms offered they
will have an excellent opportunity
for owning some good lots. Among
the attractions will be a speech by
Rev. Richard Carrol, the well known
colored educator of Columbia. Resides
this there will be free prizes and a
brass band.
Old Time Corn Shucking.
An old time corn shucking is sonic
thing unusual these days, but. .Mr.
J. K. Nash was tho host at one of
these fine old gatherings one day
last week. About twenty four peo
ple were present and they shucked
all of Mr. Nash's corn and placed
It In the crib and at tho same time
were not too busy to do honor to a
bountiful dinner. The day was a
very plonsanl on" and enjoyed 1m
menscly by all who were present.
PREMIUM MST CHANGES.
Several Entries In the County Fair did
not (Jet Due Credit for Their Tart
in It.
As was expected by Secretary Pow
er, of the County Fair, several entries
In the different classes were not given
due credit on the books and In the pa
pers. These entries were those made
111 the rush at the last moment and
consequently were not given proper
register when made, a number of peo
ple picked up entry tags and placed
them on their exhibits without turn
ing in their duplicates to the secre
tary and in this way some confusion
took place. For this reason a num
ber of the awards were made from
memory rather from the records and
it is very easily seen bow mistakes
could creep in.
The following are some of those
who should have been given proper
credit on the books:
Mr. S. C. Power on the prize offer
ed by Moseley & Roland for the best
mule colt under one year of age.
Mr. Moore Sullivan won second place
in the standard bred colt class.
Mrs. M. .1. Pearce v on fust prize, of
fered by Fleming Bros, in the ladies
driving contest, and Miss Lucy Fedon
came second.
Mr. Q. B. .Godfrey, who had a splen
did display of different kinds of cane,
won first place In sorghum cane class.
Mr. .lohn M. Wood won several priz
es on Iiis fine cattle that were not plac
ed to his credit on the bot ks.
?THE HAM, OF FAME."
The Subject of a Special Series of
Sermons by Rev. W. E. Thaycr.
Rev. W. El. Thaycr of the First Bap
tist Church, has announced that he
will give a special series of morning
ser'vons. the subject of the series bc
l/if, "The Hall of Fame." The first of
tlvso v. ill be given next Sunday morn
ing. These sermons will consist of
special studies of the lives of Bible
heroes and with Mi. Thayer's excel
lent powers of description and narra
tion are certain to be very interes -
lng. The first of these sermons will
be a study of the life of Abraham.
Laarens Horses at the l air.
Laurens horses will be among the
crack racers on the track at Colum
bia this week. The first race of the
meet will see Linda, the little brown
sorrell owned by Mr. Pope lrby in
front of the wire. The race is a 2.15
pace and is for a purse of $300. Linda
has been making some line records
of late and will probably make a line
showing. Another horse in yesterday's
races was Haggs, owned by Mr. \V. .1.
Barksdale. This is a 2.20 trot witli
a purse of $:500 attached. Several oth
er Laurens horses are in Columbia.
Had Sister Here.
Mr. w. Preston liix, an announce
ment of whose death was given in our
issue of last week, had one living sis
ter, Mrs. Sue Vilnius who is residing
in Laurens at the home of Cm'. II. V
Simpson. The lateness of securing
the news of Mr. Mix's death prevent
ed a fuller account of the life of this!
well-known and honored native of
Laurens. llesid? s his two children
and one sister. Mis. Adams, lie leaves
many relatives in and around Laurens.
V. I?. C Meeting.
Tlic John B. Keishaw Chapter Unit
ed Daughter of the Confederacy will i
bold their regular meeting Monday,
NOV. 6th., at the home of Mrs. W. H.
Washington. The hour for the meet
ing will be I o'clock.
SECOND WEEK JURORS.
The following arc the second week
jurors.
Laurens?P. Conway Martin, W, B.
Motto, A. L. Mahaffcy, John M. Moore.
A. B. Culbertson.
Dials?L. C. Owens. F. M. Curry.
Fflle Owlngs, John H. Wolff. D. D.
!'toblard W. B. Poolo, W. C. Gray.
Youngs Samuel M. Thompson, S. D.
Martin.
Jacks?t. O. Ray, Fred lobnson.
Hunter?C. M. Bailey. T. D. Cope
lnnd J. I. Chandler. II. L. Todd, J.
C. Cluck. F. C. Smith.
doss Hill j. ii. Wesson, W. II.
Austin, J. W. Simmons, M. A. Lea
man, S. D. Jones.
Waterloo -Gary M. Fowler, M. 13.
McDaniel, Sr.. .1. 13. Henderson. J. \Y.
Saxon
Sullivan?-It, O. Carlisle, J. R, F!
ledge, II. II Mahon. John A. Mahon.
W. B. Wilson.
MR. LEWIS MENG
DIED YESTERDAY
A StaniicIi Citizen and a High Toned
Gentleman?Meld in the Highest lie
gurd bj Many Friends.
With slnccrest regret the people of
this city learned early yesterday
morn inj; of the death of Mr. Lewis
Meng, which had occurred In Hie early
morning hours of the night before.
Mr. .Menu had been in failing health
for a number of years, hut only in tho
last few months had his sickness be
come serious. Ho had suffered With
kidney trouble for a number of vcars
and intermittently for the last few
months lie |md boon confined to his
bed. Though his death was known
to he only a matter of time, it came
as quite a shock to his large circle
of friends.
Mi' Mong came to I.aureus when
the Laurens Mill was being built and
had been a resident of the city since
thai time Though worn and reared
in Union county, he came here from
Spartanburg. Though not taking any
active part in the life of the commun
ity, he was well and favorably known
all over the city and was highly re
garded as one who attended to bis
own affairs with promptness and zeal,
lie was not one to meddle in the af
fairs of others, hut always took great
Interest in his friends and co-workers
and was faithful to them in all things.
He was a quiet, unassuming man, one
to he deeply appreciated when thor- '
OUghly known.
At the time of his death Mr. Meng
was f!8 years old. lie Is survived by
his wife, who is a daughter of the late
.Mr. Harrison Martin of this county,
and one son, Mr. William B. Meng,
and a daughter, Miss Emily Meng.
The funeral services were hold at
the Lauren8 Cemetery yesterday af
ternoon, Rev. L. P. MoGee officiating,
assisted by Rev. W. E. Thayer, whero
a large concourse of friends and rela
tives gathered to pay a last tribute.
The active pall bearers wero Messrs
R. L. Jones, M. L. Smith, Thos. Swy
gert. Eugene Hudgens. A. W. Teague,
R. F. Fleming, L. G. Ralle, Jr., James
Dunklin, S. M. Wilkes and R. V. Irby.
The honorary pall bearers were
Messrs. 11. R. Bar net", 11. S. Kennedy,
J. D. Watts, Dr. R. E. Hughes, Dr. Isa
dore Schayer, R. II. Hudgens, T. D.
Lake, J. D. Cbildress, F. M. Smith, Dr.
L. S. Fuller. Dr. H. K. Alken, N. B.
Dial. W. S. Montgomery, M. L. Cope
land, J. W. Anderson, T. F. Simpson.
John M. Hudgens and C. H. Roper.
New Superintendent.
Mr. II. W. Lock wood, recently with
the Birmingham branch of the Met
ropolitan Life Insurance Company,
has moved to the city to take the place
made vacant by the transfer of Mr.
DeMOBS to other territory. Mr. Lock
wood is now staying at the Gilker
son house with his mother until he
can rent a house when he will bring
the remaining members Ol Iii? family
here Mr. De.Moss has made a number
of I i i uids here who will regret to see
him leave, but at the same time Mr.
Lock wood will bo welcomed among iho
people of the city.
SALE OF FINK FA K.M.
l ite Plantation of the I.ale it. M. lien
ry, mar (Million will be Sold "w
\c ill her ((III.
Among the more Important land
sales to take place on .\\>\. Olli., will
bo the sale of the plantation of tie
lato B. M. Henry. This land is id. al
ly located .and btts always been con
sidered among tin- best farming laud
In this county. It is situated tear
Clinton lying on the Sandy Fork pub
lic road which leads out north from
Clinton. It. is divided into eight well
balanced tracts and offers excellent
opportunities for persons desiring to
make a good Investment in farm lands.
The Carnival Affair.
Unless the carnival company, with
which the City Council signed a con
tract, changes its mind and decides
not to come here it will most probably
commence pitching tents next Monday,
tho Gth of November. At its last meet
ing the Council refused to cancel the
contract which it has with the carni
val company and put it up to the
Chamber of Commerce to write the
company and let the sentiment of the
town be known to them. What action
the carnival company will take is not
known. According to (lie contract the
city Is to furnish a site, license and
a specified numbi r of Incandescent
lights for the different tents for the
sum of $250.
INTERESTING ITEMS
FROM THE COUNTY
News Letters From Many
Sections.
CORRESPONDENTS
GIVE LOCAL NEWS
Happenings of Interest to .Many Peo
ple nil (ner the County add (o Those
Who lluve Left (he Family Hearth
stone itlld gone (o (Miter States.
.Iiikcs. Oct. 28.- One of the nobbiest
entertainments of the season was a
"Surprise dance" given a( tho hospita
ble home of Dr. Townos Jones, Weil
nosdny evening, 25th inst.
The evening was spent in bridge
playing, and dancing.
Music was furnished by Maddens
string hand. In addition to this Mr.
and Mrs. (Mower added very much to
the occasion by rendering a choice se
lection of Instrumental and vocal so
los.
Those present were Misses Lillian,
Bolle, Mary and Lain Jones, Daisy.
Annie and Lula Mays Hughes, Lyi and
iia/.ei Cobb, llaskell Henderson and
ICmmn Castlohcrry. Messrs J. Frank!
Anderson, Colemnn Davis. Newton
Graham, Jesse O'dell, II. I?. Bradley,
J. C. Nicklcs, Bennett and Stepp Heeks.
Oscar ami Floyd Henderson. Walter,
Adams, and George Jones. Mr. and
Mrs. (!. L. Gray ham. Tho out-of-town
guests were Messrs Rob Agnew and
Fur man Vermilllan of Due West, Mr.
and Mrs. Forest ('lower of New York.
Rnbun, Oct. 30.?Mr. and Mrs. T.
F. Babb and Mr. II. H. Mabon attend
ed the union meeting at Chestnut Ridge
Sunday.
Mrs. Rebecca Owens ;uul Mrs. Mar
kus Owens and children spent last
Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Hoardie
Owens of Eden,
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Mabon visited
Mr. Tom Mabon and family Sunday.
Miss Vivian Owens gave a singing
at her home last Thursday night and
was very much enjoyed.
Mrs. Jane Molt and Mr. Ludle Aber
crombic spent Sunday night at the
home of Mr. W. A. Baldwin
Mr. Paul Willis of Shiloh visited
Mrs. Mclvlm: Abercrombie Sunday.
Mountville, Oct. 30. Mr. William
Fellers, a student in tho South Caro
lina University, came homo Sunday,
22nd ist. quite sick. In i few days P.
was found that his IlillCSK bad devel
oped into a case of typhoid fovor. Ib
is doing very well HOW under the
treatment of Dr. Peak of Cross Mill.
Miss Jessie May Hryson, daughter
of Mr. Cal Hryson, was taken severely
sick last week of appendicitis. She
was carried to the LuureilH Hospital
Friday morning when- a successful
operation was performed, Her sis
lor, Mrs. Wnsson. is with her. Mr. and
Mrs. Hryson were lip to see her Sun
day and brought favorable impres
sion:- Of hot' recovery.
Last Sunday morning tho Meth
odist church the young people organ
ized an Fpworth League Quite
number enlisted and Hie work lifts a
favorable In winning,
Srv 'ral of our people are intending
to vis!) the' S?lle Fair this week.
Tbc II tziiur a Success,
The ladles bad a very successful
bazaar la i \\ ek, a largo hin?ber of
visitors ? ?on. in:: Into (own from the
surrounding country. The sabs of
fancy work and of the dinners amount
ed to nhotll $100. The ladies were
VOiy i.'i.e!; .dear (I V.Uh il 3 stress
ful termination.
Rural Pollleman in Trouble.
Last Wednesday, In the magistrate's
court at Mountville, Rural Policeman
J. H. Madden was tried and found
guilty of disposing of n pistol which
belonged to the County. Ho was sen
tenced to pay a line of $20 or serve
days on the gang. Through his at
torney, T. C. Turner. Ksq., he gave no
IICO Of an appeal for a new trial.
(Ppossum Supper.
O'possum will ho on (he board at
Mountville Friday nlghl when the la
dles of the Mountville Methodist
church will si rvo a supper for the
henoflt ol* (ho building fund. A nun;
bor of other gqod things to ea( wilt
be servd and a lance crowd is ex
pected lo Come an'' enjoy the evening
together.