The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, November 08, 1911, Image 1
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
j IN CENTER OF CITY
Tremendous Loss From
Destructive Flames.
FLAMES ORIGINATE
IN NASH'S STORE
In Suite ot (lie Hard Work of tile Lo
cal Firemen the Flames Spread to
Social Other Stores and the Stocks
in all of them are Almost Totnll)
Uuliicd.
Beginning In the second story of the
store of J. H. & M. L. Nash, the fire
which raged early Friday morning,
spread to M. H. Fowler's store and
from there to the building occupied
by Hunter & Co., Owings & Owlngs
and L. B. Blackwell. Although the
outside walls of all these stores are
still standing, the roofs and partitions
are burned out, the woodwork Is com
pletely destroyed and the stocks are
all but ruined. Although only a com
plete inventory would show the total
loss, it is conservatively estimated at
between forty and fifty thousand dol
lars. Some of the property had con
siderable insurance on it, while some
of it was not insured as much as the
owners would now wish. None of it,
however, was insured in as largo
amount as it could have been.
The fire was first discovered over
J. H. & M. L. Nash's paint and hard
ware store about 12:30 o'clock Fri
day morning, where It had already
gained considerable headway. The
alarm was Imemdiately given and the
hose wagon rushed to the scene. The
door on the ground floor was burst
open and the fight to stop the flames
begun. In spite of every effort of the
volunteer firemen, assisted by others,
the flames spread rapidly. The fire
men were seriously hundicapped by
K\ lack of hose. When It was seen that
the llames were likely to spread fur
ther the hose wagon was sent to the
glass factory where about five hun
dred feet of hose and two nozzles
were gotten. One of these was kept
playing on Fowler's store while the
other was sent to the rear of the bloek
and did good work. This made a to-1
tal of about eight streams being play
"\eP on the fire and by steady and con
s'stent work the lire was under control |
by 2:15 o'clock and by 3 o'clock the
damage was over with.
Fortunately for the buildings sur
rounding the burning district, very
little wind was blowing and the little
breeze that was stirring was in the
direction of the streets. The Hank
of Laurens was only saved from the
fate of the others by a strong tiro-wall
between it and Nash's store. At one
time the window in the roar of the
building caught afire, hut the water
was at once turned on it and it was
saved. A steady stream was kept on
the pool parlor building, occupied by
P. It. Qarllngton, colored, and it suf
fered very little damage.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The part of the building where it
started is used as a warehouse for
paints ami oils by Mr. Nash and the
only plausible theory put forward yet
is that it was caused by rats striking
a ntntCil. The only other theory is
that of incendiarism and liiis is given
jio credence at all as no motive has
been developed. The origin will doubt
less never ho solved.
The value of the stocks and of the
buildings as they stand now Is a mat
ter of speculation. flow much they
were damaged Is hard to say, but it
can safely he said that it will cost as
much to rebuild now as the buildings
originaliy cost and that the stocks ot
goods are of little valuo form a mer
chant's point of view. What tho in
surance adjusters will allow on the
goods will determine their value and
iu no other way can it bo determined.
Therefore The Advertiser will not at
tempt to make an estimate of tho loss,
' Ynit will give the valuo of the build
ings, tho amount of stock and tho In
surance covering both. The following
J Is a list of these things as supplied
t by the owners themselves, with the
oxeoptlon of the property of Mr. T. F.
Babb, who could not he found. Ills is
estimated.
Hunter & Co: stock 'ino, Insur
ance $3,000 with J. F. Tolbort's In
surance agency; building owned by
?T, F. Babb, estimated valuo $3,000, in
surance $1,100.
Owlngs & Owings: stock $13.000, in
NEWS OF THE WEEK
IN TOWN OF CLINTON
The Annual Bazaar is Next
Attraction.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ON POPULAR PEOPLE
Nu Nous of Intense Interest is Stir
ring Everybody Attending to Their
Own Business und Trying to Make
(he liest of the Low Trice of the
Country's staple Product.
Clinton, Nov. 6.?The ladies of the
Presbyterian church will hold their
annual bazaar on .Wednesday and
Thursday In the Utopia building and
the committees are busily engaged in
the final preparations. Dinner will
be served on Wednesday and Thurs
day and supper both evenings. The
several booths and special features
will be better than ever it is hoped.
The Rev. .1. B. Mahaffey delivered a
most unstructive and entertaining lec
ture In the graded school auditori
um last Friday evening. The receipts
went (o the Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church.
The circus took Clinton last Wed
nesday. Although it has the reputa
tion of being one of the best on the
load John Robinson's show as given
here was, according to experienced
circus goers, "not up to the scratch."
But it drew a crowd. Especially
wore the negroes out in force. From
early in the morning the farm wagons
rattled In with loads of happy "cot
ton-pickers" off for the day. Many
white people also came in from the
surrounding country.
Very few Clintonians attended the
fair. Among those who went were
Mr. and Mrs. Bothwell Graham, Miss
es Laura Aull, Emmie McCrary, Mrs,
Myrtle Hunter.
Among several recent real estate
deals were two of especial interest:
Mr. Frank Adalr has bought the Ross
Young place on Phlnney Avenue and
the Rev. J. E. Mahaffey the Hays
place on the east sido of town.
MISSIONARY ADDRESS.
Miss Annie M. Barnes, Editor of The
Little Worker to Talk at the First
Methodist Church Thursday.
Miss Annie M. Rai nes, editor of The
Little Worker, an excellent mission
ary paper for young people, will make
a talk in the First Methodist church,
Thursday. Nov. Dth at 1 o'clock p. m.
The public generally and especially
members of sister churches, who are
interested in mission work, is cor
dially invited to be present. Miss
Raines has been an eytens've traveler
and has written a number of very in
teresting and beautiful books of trav
el of this and other lands
LAUREN'S INVENTION.
Mr. K. ('. F. Meeker has Applied for
Patent on a Short Turn Wagon.
Mr. K. C. F. Becked, who recently
moved to Laurons and opened up a
general repair shop, has recently in
vented a device which he is using in
manufacturing short (urn wagons.
These wagons will turn in one half
the space with the body on that the
old style wagons would require. The
wheels will not lock under the body
and will run as easy on its shortest
turn as when running straight. It
has several oilier advantages over the
old style wagon and will no doubt
prove propular, especially among tho
farmers.
surance $L50U with J.~R VoTinVrT and
$1,500 with W. II. Dial; building own
ed by T. F. Babb with Insurance of
$1,100.
L. R. Blackwell Printing Establish
ment: stock $2.100, Insurance $1,000
with J. .1. Adams and $100 with .1. F.
Tolbert.
.1. II. & M. L. Nash: stock $.1.r(00, In
surance $2,",00 with J. F. Tolbert;
building owned by Dr. Clifton Jones,
valued at $1,000 and Insured for $2,500
with J. F. Tolbert.
M. II. Fowler & Co.; stock $0,000,
Insurance $1,000 with J. F. Tolbert;
building owned by Henry Martin, val
ued at $7.0ao and insured for $.".,000
with Hilary Kennedy.
P. R. Carlington Pool Room, dam
aged about $250 and covered by insur
ance.
Damage to adjoining buildings about
$260 covered by insurance
HUGE LAND COMPANY
ORGANIZED IN LAURENS
Southern Land Development Company
Organized Here Buys 17,000 Acres of
Land in ami Around .McBoo.
Perhaps one of the largest and most
significant estate deals that has been
'made In this state in recent years was
consummated last week when a com
pany of men, headed by Mr. N. B. Dial
of this city, puchased over 17,000
acres of land near McBeo in Chester
Held county. Although tracts of land
have beotl bought in this state at va
rious times before, it is hardly prob- j
able that ever before so much land
has been bought at one time with the I
same object in view. Other big tracts
have been bought more for timber
speculation. 'Phis tract of land has
? not been bought for that purpose, but
has been purchased to be divided up
Into smaller tracts to be sold to home
seekers from this and c;ther states who
wish small farms. Although the com
pany will encourage the purchase of
small tracts of land by the incomers,
it will be willing at the same time
to sell larger tracts.
McBee is on the main line of the
Seaboard Railroad from Raleigh to
Columbia and is also on two other
lines, tho S. C. Western and the C. M.
& ('. railroads.
The land is suited to tho culture
of nearly every product which is now
raised In this state. Oil account of its
close proximity to the mail line of
the Seaboard it is expected that the
farms will bo largely utilized for the
raising of truck and garden products.
McBee is only eighteen hours from
New York and is right in line for the
refrigerator cars going North.
Mr. Dial has received a letter from
J. A. Pride, Industrial Agent of the
Seaboard Railroad, stating that he will
cooperate with the new company in
developing tho territory and that hi
will do all In his power to bring man
ufacturing enterprises there. On ac
count of its well known adaptibillty
for truck farming and its advantages
for development, McBee is given a
prominent place in the industrial ad
vertising campaigns of the Seaboard
Railroad.
Mr. B. P. Minter, the secretary and
trueasurer of the company, is now busy
arranging for the development of the
property and advertising its advan
tages He intends extending {he cam
paign into the regions of the North
and West from where settlers are com
ing now in largest numbers.
LAUKENS KOAWS ?EST.
Party of Autolsts Travelling from
Florida to North Carolina Says This
County Has Best.
Driving a big Chalmers touring car,
Mrs. W. I. Johns and Miss Edwards
passed through I.aureus last Saturday
on their way from southern Florida
to Qastonla, N. C. The party, in order
to get the hem lit of the good roads be
tween Qroonvlllo and Columbia had
gone several hundred miles out of
their way. They spoke very compli
mentary of South Carolina roads and
were particularly pleased with tho
I.aureus county portion of the journey. !
This Is only one of many compli
ments paid by travellers to the roads
of this county and speaks well for the
county and especially for Supervisor
Humbert who is a strong I dlevor In
good roads.
MaKcs Improvement*.
Mr. \V. Solomon, the Jeweler has
just completed tho installation of an
improved outfit for the testing of tho
eyes. It consists of a specially con
structed dark room with electrically
lighted test letters, giving him a mod
ern and accurate method of deriving
at the strength of the patients eyes.
Mr. Solomon Is a graduate oculist and
has prOVOd very successful in treating
oyes and fitting glasses.
Hitr Horse Sale.
As will be seen elsewhere In an ad
vertisement in this issue Mr. P. O.
Waldron will conduct a big auction
sale of horses and mares at Martin's
stables next Saturday, November 11th.
Mr. Waldron has boon hero many
times before and always brings a good
bunch of stock. The animals Will ar
rive Thursday and the auction will bo?
gin Saturday at I o'clock.
Box Supper of Barksdalc.
A box supper and oyster supper
combined will bo given at the Barks
dale Graded school building, Friday
night, November 10th beginning at
7:30 o'clock. The public Is cordially
I Invited to be present and take part.
MANY SALES MADE
MONDAY MORNING
Salosday of November Saw More
Property Changing Hands (luiu in
.Many a Day.
Monday was salcsday for November
and a largo crowd was in the city de
spite the rainy weather. The prop
erty sold brought fair prices.
The Henry Land.
'Die Henry property situated eight
miles North of Clinton was bought in
by the different members of the fam
ily and brought a total of $14,250. The
home place was bought by T. H. Hol
land, Mr. H. I). Henry bought tract
No. 2 containing 53 1-2 acres, facing
two public roads, tract No. 0 contain
ing HIT acres on public road to Clin
ton, and tract No. 7 containing 12 1-2
acres on road leading to Laurens but
lying near Clinton.
.Mr. YV. A. Henry bought tract No. 5,
containing 07 1-2 acres on road lead
ing to Clinton, and tract No. s. con
taining ST 1-2 acres, near Clinton but
facing road leading to I,aureus.
Mr. YV. .1. Henry bought tract No :i,
containing 48 1-2 acres facing the two
public roads and near the town of
Clinton, and tract No. 4, containing 85
acres about 2 1-2 miles out from Clin
ton.
Walter (.'. IMtts Kstat?.
The sale of the lands of Walter Q.
Pitts deceased, was as follows:
Tract No. I, containing 110 72-100
acres lo W. M. Pitts for $5,750.
Tract No. '.' containing 50 33-100
acres to .1. II. i'itts for $1,100.
Tract No. containing 14189-100
acres to It. 10. Rabb for $1.22:*..
Tract No. 4, containing 24 93-100
acres to .1. I). Pitts for $Sti0.
The Pitts Land.
The following were the puchasors
of the different tracts of tho lands
of B. C Pitts, deceased, all of them
being in the town of Clinton:
Tract No. 1 to G. C. Pitts for $2,100.
Tract No. 2 to W. M. Pitts for $",00.
Tract No. 3 to W. M. Pitts for $822.50
Tract No. 1 to .1. M. Pitts for $380.00.
The Hamilton Luuds.
The following sales were, made on
the Hamilton lands:
Tract No. 1, containing 117 1-2 acres
to II. L. Plakeley for $2,9110.
Tract No. 2, containing 122 acres
to W. P. Brown for $1,450.
Tract No. I!, containing 7171-100
acres to w. i*. Brown for $2.t;oo.
Tract No. 4, containing 1211 acres,
to I'. A. Simpson for $2,000.
Tract No. .". containing 250 acres
to H. A. Cooper for $:*.<inn
Sheriffs Sales.
In the case of Burdett et al vs M. O.
Carter and L. F. Simpson the defend
ants purchased the property for $1,000.
Clerk of Court's Sales.
In the ca.se of .1. II Miller vs Nanc.x
Madora Workman et al land bought
by II. I). Carter lor $1,208.
In the case of Walter A. Davis et al
vs Ida II. Watson el al. Hie property
was sold lo W. II. Davis for $1,250. |
In the case of Mamie Cardwel! vs
Ryland A. Culbertson the property
brought $1,420, bought by W. T. I' .
MC III) KU Will. oil.
Neuro \\ bo hilled Vliofhei' in this
Count) iibout Seventeen Years Ago
at Last is Caught.
Deputy Sheriff Held returned Fri
day from Camden where ho went to
bring back to Laurens one Tack Fullor
alias Lawrence Kuller, who is waul
ed In this county for the murder of
Preston Mllam, also colored. October
3rd, 1805. The murder tool" place In
Cross Dill township when the two nro
said to have had a falling out over a
woman.
Fuller stoutly denies thai he Is the
man wanted hut people who live in
the neighborhood where the orlmo was
committed have seen him and declared
that he is the man wanted. The negro
does not give a satisfactory account
of his birthplace or bis abode on the
past years. The officers of tho law
are confident, that they have the man
that they are looking for.
Second of Series.
Continuing bis series of subjects
under the general caption of "The Hall
of Famo," Rev. w. B. Thayer will
preach Sunday morning on "Lot or
a Righteous Mail." The first of those
sermons in til I Rorlcs was delivered
last Sunday when a large audience was
present and heard it with the closes!
attention. Mr. Thayer extends a cor
dial Invitation to strangers and oth
ers to attend ibe services.
INTERESTING ITEMS
FROM THE COUNTY
News Letters From Many
Sections.
CORRESPONDENTS
GIVE LOCAL NEWS
Happenings of Interest to Many Vau
pie nil over the County ami to Those
Who Have Left the Family Hearth*
stone ami uonfth to Other States.
ML Olive. Nov. ti.?Misses Luht May
and D?rth a Itolt of Llnwood College
spent last week at home.
Misses Sarah Cooper and ICtliol Cul
hortson of Laut'OllS graded school
spent Saturday and Sunday at homo.
Miss Junlc ClllhcrtSOn Of Cross Hill
is visiting hor sister Mrs. Walter Hill.
Mrs. Mauurva Hill, who has hooil
visiting her son in l.aurons. has re
turned homo.
Mr. ('. W. Martin of Madden, visited
relatives here Sunday.
Mr. A. B. Hill or Laurons visited
relatives here last Wednesday.
Mr. 11. .1. Culbcrtson had the mis
fortune of losing an out-house lasi
Thursday morning which contained
14 loads of pea-vine hay and one half
ton nit rate of soda.
We truly hope to see the farmers
sow oats and wheat and other winter
covering crops and improve their land.
Princeton. Nov. 0. Messrs. Thom
as and Klbert Freeman and Mr. .1. M.
Wood have been in Columbia attend
ing the fair.
Mr. Fleisher of Greenville who Is
roprtsonting tho Aeetyline (ias Light
Co., was the guest of Dr. Brltt quo day
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. F. I.. Bramlett spent
the week end with their son, Mr. W.
J. Bramle.tt In Fountain Inn.
Mr. .1. L. Traynham of Honea Path
was in Princeton on business one day
last week.
Miss Kiddie Arnold who teaches at
Long Branch near Anderson has gone
to resume her school duties.
Misses Pearl and Annie MoCuen
went to Honea Path on a shopping
tour Monday.
Wo arc glad to welcome Mis. Rob
Inson from Kasloy, who has bought
Dr. West's house.
Mr. Jeter McCuen of Honea Path
was the guest of his parents Sunday.
Mr. G. H. Rldgeway went to Green
ville Sunday and while there he was
the euest of Dr. ('. Q. West.
Dr. .1. It. Brill made a flying trip
to Greenville Sunday on professional
business. Mrs. Dritt ami Helen ac
companied him and wore the guests
of Mrs. Rutlndgn McGheo while (hero.
Messrs. Allie Sharp. .1. F. Davis and
w. I. Freeman are in Laiireni attend
ing court this week.
Cross Hill. Nov. 0, Mrs. Tolbcrl
and little soiii <>f McCormlek spent a
few days with Mr. and Mrs. .1. M Pin
son anil oilier relatives here last
Week.
Mrs. Nannie Goodman Henderson of
Waterloo was a Cross nil! visitor last i
Wednesday.
Amoiiu, those who attended the fair
in Columbia were Mr. and Mrs, Con
way Dial, Messrs. P. A. and W. T.
Iloyen, p s. Pinson. Slmnions nhd
Hugh Pinson, .1. 10. Lehman and .liiu
Ciisp: Mises LI I lie Mae Riuld, lllancbe
Pinion. Fdltlt Anderson, Cleo Walker,
and Mrs. Iliirnsldo.
Prof. .1. P. Coats of the Trinity
llldge school was with honiofolks last
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Lfllher Martin has bought 'lie
stock of goods of Mr. Con way Dial,
and will Continue the business at the
m. A. Lcaman store.
Mr. Tom Cole has a cow ho says has
been giving milk continuously for nine
years. That is a fine record, and no
sign of going dry.
The friends of Mrs. P. P. Austin will
bo sorry to know that she ha i been
qultO 111 morO than a week.
Mrs. N. I. Williams visited relatives
in GroenWOOd the past. week.
Dr. E. W. Pinson Is . ' rlout '> 111
since yesterday. .'Ms people tiro ap
prehensive about his condition.
The drop in the price of eoMon i-;
disappointing yet our merchants say
trade is good and collection j satis
factory.
To attend some public function Ol
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
UTE JUDGE KLUGH
EULOGIZED BY M
Resolutions Spread Upon
Minutes of the Court.
DISTINCT LOSS
TO BENCH AND BAR
VI n Meeting Of Hie Laurens Itlir As
sociation ii Committee was Appoint
ed to Draw Up Itosolutlons Upon tho
Dentil of the Distinguished Jiutgo
ami ( ill/en.
yesterday nftornoon .lodge Goo. \V?
(luge paused for n fow minutes dur
ing (he regular routine of court busi-l
ness to order spread upon tho minutes \
of the court a copy of tho resolutions
adopted by tho Laurens Mar Associa
tion on the death of Judge .). C. Klugh.
Judge Klugh numbered his friends by
the score in Laurens and the reso
lutions express the high esteem in
which lie was hold by the members of?
the Mar. The following is tin- text:
of the resolutions as they have been
written in the records of the court:
Whereas it has pleased the Almighty
Cod to remove from our midst .las.
C. Klugh. Judge of the Eighth Ju
dicial Circuit:
Now therefore, be it resolved by Iho
Laurens Mar Association:
First. That the herald announcing
tho death of Judge Klugh has left
sorrow and regret in Its pathway;
As a judge he was endowed with ex
ceptional ability, as a man be was
pure, kind and highmindcd and as n
citizen loyal and zealous, and yet un
derneath all this was a strong cur
rent of adherence to duty. His death
is a distinct and great loss to tin;
Bench and Mar ami to the entire Statt)
of South Carolina.
Second. That a copy of these reso
lutions be spread upon tho minutes,
of the Court, a copy thereof bo mail -
ed to .Mrs. Klugh, and a copy he mail -
ed to the county papers and to each
Of the leading daily State papers) and
thai we express to Mrs. Klugh and
Children our sincere sympathy In their
soro distress.
John W. Ferguson,
John M. Cannon,
W. It. Itlchcy, Jr..
< 'mil III It tee.
Laurens. S. C. Nov. I, 1011,
The court was occupied the great
er part of yesterday with the caso of
J. W, Fowlor vs Mrs. O. F. Fowler in
volving the payment of a rude which
J. W. Fowler claims thai Mrs. O. F.
Fowler .should make payment upon.
Tho Caso will likely occupy a part of
this morning's session, The only oth
er ease tried so far was thai of S. I'
Childless vs the C N. & L. Kail road
in which Mr. ChlldrcHti sued the rail
rood on account of the death of a cow
on Its tracks. A verdicl was rendered
for the defendant,
The court will last for I w o we< k
M W ('. fi \\. C. SCIIKIU l,K.
llorillliu Train Mill of Npnrtillihill'fJ
Nu (Im ii ire in Kvoillli? Train Mill,
Mi it.j.;li;r November there vvll
he a i < a era iigemeu I of Hie pa senger
(rain schedules on Ilm Charleston
Westein Carolina road. There Will
be two train each way hi ; ,vei n Spar
lanburg and Aiiausta.
The first train will have Sparlan
burg at 0,r?0 a. in., and will run
through to \ i "i ia. The uftcrtioon
train will have about as a! pre em
5.10 p. in., ami run through to An
gnstn, The inniniiir train from An
gusl.a will arrive in Spart.inbiirg nl
I-'.2d p. in. and the aflornoon trail
out of Augusta will reach KparUiiiburg
at 9.50 p. m. Spartanbtirg Journal.
When a representative of The Ad
Vertisor asked at tho union station
yesterday for a confirmation of this
statement, Mr. Nelson stated that 111
had received no insiructions as to ft
change. Although no Instructions had
been recdvod, several men connected
with the railroad here stated that they
bei loved that the change would be
made as the plan had been on fool fo
? omo 11 mo.
Meeting of M. \. it.
e regular me (ting of the Daught?
d'die American ttovojii'lon, which
to be held on Friday, November
has been postponed on account'
io state convention at Chi sb ??. t<>
ity, N'oveniboi 17th