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COMMENCEMENT DAYS ARE NEARLY HERE Laurens Schools to Close May 20th. HILARY A. HERBERT TO MAKE ADDRESS After a Successful Session the City Schools will Close the Doors Mon day Evening, May 20th. Address of Col. Herbert to be Monday Even Ing, May 18th. After a nine months' successful ses sion under the direction of Supt. U. L. .lones, the city schools will close Mon day evening, May 110th. The annual address of the commencement season will he delivered somewhat earlier than visual and a few days before the closing of the school. The address will he made Monday evening May 13th by Col. Hilary A. Herbert, a native of tills county and now a distinguished citizen of Washington, D. C. Col. Her bert was horn in this county, but at an early age moved to Alabama where lie rose to prominence. During Cleve land's administration of the presidency Col. Herbert was appointed Secretary of the Navy and was largely responsi ble for the increased efficiency and tlie steady growth and effectiveness of that arm of the service during those years. After Cleveland's administra tion Col. Herbert took up the practice of law in Washington, where he has been signally successful. In addition to his arduous labors in his profes sion, Col. Herbert has found time to devote himself to literary work and is the author of several books of an historical nature. The address of Col. Herbert will begin at 8:30 o'clock in the school auditorium. The annual sermon will be preach ed in the Methodist church Sunday morning, the 19th, by Dr. W. W. Dan iel, president of Columbia Female col lege. Dr. Daniel is one of the most widely known ministers in the South Carolina conference and a large con gregation is expected to be present to hear him. Because of the fact that the annual graduating exercises arc rather too lengthy to be carried out during one ?evening, Mr. .lones has decided to have part of the exercises Monday morn ing, May 20th, and to have the real graduating exercises Monday evening. Heginning at 0:00 Monday morning, a part of the graduating class will read their essays, songs will be sung by the children, the honor rolls will he read and other minor details will he carried out. To these exercises the public is invited and expected to at tend. Monday evening the graduating class will continue their exercises. The diplomas will be delivered and the medals awarded. For this evening Mr. .lones has succeeded in securing Prof. .T. G. Clinkscales, of Wofford college, to make the address. Prof. Clinkscales is a distinguished educator of the state and always is prepared to make a scholarly address. Having already a largo, number of friends here, it is expected that the auditorium will be filled With expectant hearers. The following are the names of the graduates and their essays: Rvellne Austin: "Our Southern Wo men During the Civil War." Crier Hlakely: "The Hero of Vln cenncH". Richard Dunlap: "The Private". Lula Dial: "The Life of .Jefferson Davis". Mildred Casque: "Henry TImrod" Claude Garrett: "The Life of R. E. Lee". Otis Huff: "The Facts that Make a Nation". Edwin Moseley: "Should the United States Annex Mexico?" Tom Owlngs: "The Power of Inven tion". Hoy Owlngs: "Child Labor In South Hi rollna". Anna Prentlss: "Places of Revolu tionary Fame In Upper South Caro lina". '* Julius Sltgreaves: "Electricity and its Effect on the Age". Florlno Simpson: "Raphael's Slstlne Madonna". Kathleen Wllkes: "Why We Fought In the Civil War". John Wofford: "China Asleep and Awake". Marie Langston: "Is or Is Not our State Government Extravagant?" Julia Chlldress: "South Carolina Re Sources". SCHOOL SUPERVISOR FOR THIS COUNTY Miss Willou (Jray lins boon Employed by tho County Board of Kducatlon to do Kurnl Supervising Work. The county board of education has decided that Laurens county Is to keep up with other counties In the state In the matter of school Improve* inent work, especially in the rural dis tricts. Because of the fact that the city schools are more able, financially, to take care of this kind of work with its own corps of teachers, the school supervisor employed by the county hoard will look after the interests of the rural schools only. Miss Willou (Jray has been employed to undertake j this work and she will begin her du ties at the beginning of next session. During the coming summer she will go to Winthrop College, where she will take further studies in order to be better prepared to undertake the work. Miss (Jray is a graduate of Columbia Female? college, has done post gradu ate work at the University of Tennes see and holds an A. M. degree from New York University. She lias taught successfully for several years in the schools of the county. Through the efforts of the county superintendent of education, a liberal donation from the Peabody fund has been given the county toward the sal ary of Miss Gray. Several of the counties of the state have been employing rural school supervisors for several year; and the work that they have done lias called forth the unqualified endowment of leading educators. Hon. O. B. Martin, of the United Stales department of ag riculture has taken a great deal of in terest In the work and takes every opportunity to speak a good work for it. Through the efforts of Miss Marie Cromer, now Mrs. Cecil H. Seigler, who was employed in this kind of work, were formed the first girls to mato clubs in the country and through her efforts they have been extended all over the United Slates. HIGH SCHOOL MONKY KK( KIVKI). Over u Thousand Dollars Received from tlio County Auditor for the State Aid High Schools. Treasurer Ross 1). Young has re ceived from the stale treasurer and placed to the credit of the superin tendent of education $1,171.00, which is this county's portion of the state aid high school fund. This same amount was received a few weeks be fore Christmas, the total amount com ing in two installments. It will thus be seen that each BChool below receiv ed this year twice as much as is credited to them this time. This mon ey goes towards the general running expenses of the schools named. The following arc the schools and the amounts accredited to each In the sup erintendent's office: Cross Hill.$220.00 Gray Court.19f..OO Mountville.20G.00 Princeton.ir.0.00 Shlloh.100.00 Waterloo.l.'O.OO Trinity Ridge.1">0.00 Total.$1,171.00 The high schools at Laurcns and Clinton no longer participate in tills fund, having been barred at the 1011 term of the legislature. MKS. YVLLIS HKI.LAMS. Native of This County Dies nt her Home in Spurtnuhtirg. Mrs. Willis Hellams, sister-in-law of Mr. Capus Hellams of this city, died at her home in Spartanburg Fri day, May Xrd. She was about 63 years of age and had been In declining health for some time. Hefore her marriage she was a Miss Mahala Yeargin, of this county, and was widely connect ed. The funeral services were held at Lanford Saturday, wliero a large as semblage of people gathered to pay a last trlbuto to her. She is survived by one child, MrB. Mark Patterson, and a number of oth er relatives. Her husband, Mr. Wil lis Hellams, died only a few months ago. Negro Captured. George Ruth, the negro who made an nttack upon Mr. J. B. Tlmmerman at the freight depot some weeks ago I and who escaped at the time, was lo cated In Charlotte several days ago and brought to Lnurens by Chief Hug well. The negro is now In the county jail. LAURENS COUNTY FOR BLE?8E SOUTH CAROLINA EOR JONES So Went the Conventions Held In South Carolina Mon day?Counties That Have Heretofore Given Strong Blease Majorities at the Polls Went for Jones In the Conventions. With 41 Democratic county conven tions heard from out of a total of 44, It appeared at midnight Monday night that the supporters of Judge Ira B. Jones for governor would have easy control of the State convention, which will be held In Columbia May 15, ac cording to The State. The Woodrow Wilson forces at midnight had a nuc leus of 38 Instructed votes, with en dorsements in counties with a com bined vote of 48 delegates. The conventions, held all over South Carolina, were in the main qiuet and harmonious, though in two places? Charleston and Georgetown?there were contests resulting in splits-. In both cases two conventions were held, each electing county organization offi cers and full slates of delegates. The trouble In Charleston vas caused by the contest for sheriff, in which .1. Elmore Martin, the incumbent, seeks reelection, in Georgetown the split came after the anti-Hlease candidate for chairman. Edward Grlswold, had been declared elected by one vote over .1. Walter Doar. The results show about the follow ing on the contest for control of the State convention: Jones delegates (men from counties which indorsed the Judge for governor or men whose personal preference Is known to be for Jones)?113; Mease (under con vention, indorsement or personal af filiation)?3G; uncommitted or un known 45; totnl convention vote 336. Presidential Vote. On presidential preference the vote, if vote it may be called, stands: Wilson (instructed and from counties indorsing Wilson), %; Wilson (per sonal preference). 23. Total 111). Un derwood (known to favor the Alabama congressman), !'. There was no other expression of preference for presi dent. Five counties instructed for Wilson and live indorsed him. On the gubernatorial side there is one coolest affecting the Standing, this being in Georgetown, where the regulars indorsed Judge Jones and the other convention took no action with regard to preference. The same is true of the presidential race, the Georgetown regulars instructing for Wilson and the other club not express ing its preference. Anumher of counties are still un committed. Judge Jones' home countyy, T.ancas ter, gave him an enthusiastic Indorse ment. Spartanburg, which was on<? of the fighting points of the campaign, went for Judge Jones almost bodily, electing?a solid Jones ticket of dele gates, indorsing Judge Jones and in structing its delegates for Woodrow Wilson, Clarendon declared for the unit rule in the national convention. In Dorchester Senator Tlllman's candidacy for reelection to the senate was indorsed. In Edgcfield, Senator TUman was elected a delegate, as was .1. W. Thur mond, Judge Jones' campaign man ager. Judge Jones' candidacy was indorsed by a vote of OS to 4 and he Is believed to be favored by all the county's delegates. In Marlboro county D. W. Mcl.aurln was Indorsed for State treasurer. Jn Orangeburg the convention Indorsed the custom of electing as delegate at large the governor, tho State chair man and the two United States sen ators. I.aurens county's convention In dorsed Gov. Mease's administration and declared against any restriction on the primary vote. It also Instruct ed Its delegates to support Gov. Mease for delegate at large to the national convention. The Union convention opposed any restriction of the primary vote. In Greenville the convention adopt ed a resolution looking to the reopen ing of entries in the primary race In case of death of one of the contesf ants. I In Dillon resolutions were adopted condemning corruption of the electr rate and pledging candidates to stamp out the practice. Si'.luda county Indorsed Senator Till? man for reelection. Officers Elected. Convention President: R. A. Cooper. Convention Secretary: C. A. Power. County Chairman: John M. Cannon. Executive Commttteenian: \V. T. Crews. Delegates to Convention: G. M. Moore, W. C. Irby.Jr., .lolin M. Can non. O. P. Goodwyn, Clarence Cun ningham, Rev. .T. K. McCain, T. W. Cannady, Geo. A. Drowning. Hon. R. A. Cooper requested that Iiis name be not submitted for reelec tion to the office of county chairman, The county democratic convention, held In the court house Monday, was at times a disorderly affair and dif ficult of control. On several different occasions Mr. Cooper, with difficulty,] succeeded in securing order. The convention was a Please con vention, in so far as results go. The Please forces had succeeded in bring ing full representation to the meet ing and were In the majority. After this fact was demonstrated by an aye and no ballot upon the question of In dorsement of Gov. Please, no contests followed as it was evident that the majority were standing together. The I contest of the meeting came when Judge O. G. Thompson attempted to have resolutions passed, one para graph of which declared against the indorsement of any candidate. Anoth er paragraph In Judge Thompson's res olutions was aimed against the move ment to restrict the primary and still another favored the convention's In dorsement ol a presidential candidate. Mr. John Cannon, leading the Please forces, attempted to nullify the reso lutions of Judge Thompson by offer ing a substitute amendment, one of whose paragraphs hilariously indorsed the governor. A heated colloquy fol lowed, which was Anally settled by a motion to lay Judge Thompson's reso lutions upon the table. Calling for the aye and no vote, the tellers were unable to agree as to A'hlch side bad a majority. This predicament was ? Kotten out of when the motion to lay on the table was withdrawn and the original amendment of Mr. Cannon J was put. paragraph by paragraph. The (list paragraph in Mr. Cannon's reso lution called for an unqualified in dorsement of Piease's administration \ and a repudiation of the last legisla ture, This paragraph was put and resulted in a victory of the Please ' forces by a vote of 93 to 7J. This vote demonstrated the relative strength of the two factions and after this vote all the other paragraphs were carried by acclamation. The resolution as a whole being adopted, Judge Thomp son's resolutions were killed. In order that the people of Laurens county might read what their conven tion lias passed and what the other part of the state is to judge the peo ple of the county by, the resolutions are published, as follows: .1. M. Cannon'' Resolutions. Pe It resolved, ThP this convention endorse the administration of Gov. Cole \j. Please and that we repudiate 1 the unfair and dk titorial light made on him by the last legislature. Be is resolved. That this convention sense of this convention that every candidate for the legislature and sen ate declare themselves "for" or "against" Cole L. Please, for gover nor, the peculiar political conditions make this step necessary in order that the people may know for whom they are voting, whether for a friend or an open enemy. itesolved third, That thlp. eonven tlon put Itself on record as being un alterably opposed to any restrictions placed on the vote in the primary. Resolved fourth, That this conven tion go on record as opposed to the elimination of the county to county campaign for state officers. Re it resolved fifth, That whereas a fight Is being waged to keep Gov. Cole P. Please from being a delegate to National Democratic convention to be held at Paltlmore, It Is therefore, the sense of this convention that only such delegates as are willing to sup (Continued On Page Five.) MEMORIAL DAY TO BE OBSERVED: Parade of Children, Daughters, TrayII? ham Guards, Sons of Veterans and Veterans to be Made from School ? House. f The annual Memorial Day exercises will be held Friday afternoon. An un usually attractive program has been arranged. The school children, the Daughters of the Confederacy, the Sons of Veterans, the Tray it ham Guards and the Veterans will take j part In a parade which Is to start from the school building at 5 o'clock. From here the parade will lead to the cemetery where after the usual cus tom, the graves of the dead soldiers will he decorated with flowers. A few simple exercises will also take place there. The stores of the city have been requested to close at r> o'clock so that all the employees might have the op portunity of attending the exercises and manifest an interest in the occa sion. Crosses of honor will he bestowed upon the following: .1. S. Bozdcll, S. Cokcr, A. .1. Smith. I'. Cannon, .1. V. Culbertson, W. \\. Fowler, .1. B. .lones, \V. B. Parsons, G. M. Langs ton, .1. W. Moore. .1. 15. Peden, R. Y. .1. IDllego, G. A. Miller, A. V. Motes, Joseph \V. Moore, B. Plnckney Jones, William N. Wharton. PICNIC AT IIA HC N. Delightful Day Marked the Closing of the Kden and Habiiu Schools. The picnic at Rabun last Friday marked the close of a successful year's work of the Eden and Rabun schools. About ten-thirty o'clock the evcrclses were opened with several beautiful songs, after which Mr. W. A. Baldwin offered the opening prayer. After a few appropriate and interesting words of welcome by Mr. 11. II. Mahon, Rev. Davd M. Hamsey, president of G. F. c. college, Greenville, delivered a splendid address -"He True to Thy self"; in which he gave the young school boys and girls some good ad vice. Then last hut not least came the good talk of Rev. 11. 1.. Bnggott, the beloved pastor of Rabun church, in the form of an appreciation. The speakers were presented with large, beautiful hunches of white and yellow ? marchalniel roses by the schools as a token of honor. Then about one o'clock the crowd gathered beneath the huge oak trees where the good ladies had a long ta ble weighted down with good things to eat It was something beautiful to behold. Now the afternoon was turned over to the young people and Clipld only, can relate the events which hap pened In the shady grove. Equitable Insurance Building Fire. Mr. Lavender has put aero.-s a good one this time, sure enough, lie has procured for Thursday afternoon and night a complete film of l.,> groat Equitable fire in New York City when that great pile of magnificent wood, stone and masonry was completely wrecked. The burning building and the activities of the lire fightcru of the I metropollo are clearly shown in won derfully realistic pictures. Mr. lipv ' ender thinks that will be tho greatest picture that he has yet shown and he Is expecting to see a packed house. The usual prices that ha\o made the picture show such a success hero will prevail: live and ten cents for all parts of the house. Combined School Picnic. The two schools of Oak Grove and COpoland are planning to have a picnic to celebrate Ihn closing of both schools. The picnic will be held at Davis Spring, a few miles east of Lau rens, and a large crowd is expected to attend. Neither school will have any exercises, but several prominent speakers will be present to make ad dresses. A musical program has been arranged and this will prove an at tractive feature of the day. The pub lic Is cordially invited to be present and to come with well filled baskets. Woman's Missionary Institute. The Woman's Missionary Institute, for Laurens county, of the Presbyteri an church, will be held at the First Presbyterian church, nt Laurens, May 16th. The exercises will commence at 10:30 a. m. The ladles of the two missionary societies of the rhurch here will entertain the delegates. An at tractive program has been arranged and a full attendance Is anticipated. INTERESTING ITEMS FROM THE COUNTY News Letters From Many Sections. CORRESPONDENTS GIVE LOCAL NEWS Happenings of Interest to Many Peo ple nil out the County and to Those. Who Have Left the Family Hearth stone and gone to Other Statct. Tylersvllle, May 6- Rev. J. C. Davis tilled his regular appointment at San day Springs Sunday afternoon. Quite a crowd was present and we wero glad to see sii many visitors. Mr. T. P. Poole spent Sunday with Messrs. J. S. Crulg and W. ('. Winters. Misses Ella and Llllle Peterson aro at home to spend the summer vacation. Mrs. Lulu Cooper and daughter, lit tle Edith, have returned from an ex tended visit to relatives in Charlotte, N. c. Mr. Fur ill an Poole was in Cross An chor Sunday afternoon. Quite a number of people from hero were in Lnurens Saturday. Misses 10)In and Mattle Polle Peter son spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Donnan and family. Mr. Martin Poole was in Laurens Monday. Pine Grove, May in. Most all tho farmers have about finished planting In this neighborhood. Mr. W. P. Pled lost one of his flno mules last week. Mrs. Fred Franks Is getting along nicely now hut her niece .Miss Maniio Fowler is still with her. Miss Pila Pramlett is still at Pall iens with her grandmother who Is still very low. Mr. and Mrs. /.. It. Traynham and little son, Pay, spent last Sunday with I M r. .lohn I lenry I Sowers, Mr. Austin Pramlett and daughter, I Mae. spent last Saturday in l.aurens with his mother Mis. Sarah Pramlett. I Barksdale, May 0, The fourth Sunday , in April seemed to bo a vor.> appro I Ifvinte day for marriages. Several took place around here. Among them worn I Miss Eula Paldwln and Mr. Willie Chestoin of Cray Court. Misses Idez und Loudcllc Paldwin. w em to i.aureus Im t Friday. Mr and Mrs. Toni Armstrong, of Cray Court, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. .1. V Henderson las) Sunday. We were sorry to learn thai Messrs. W. II. Plllksdalc and SV, It. Putnam are sick. Mr. Mosly Burton and Mr. Elmer Paldwin paid Mi. George Palib a short : visit last Sunday morning, Lanford Station. April 28. On Mon day evening Miss Neil Wolborh de lightfully entertained hor friends. The parlor was beautifully decorated with potted plants and cut. flowers. Refreshments were gracefully serv ed by the hostess. The gif ts Were: .Misses Mai lc and Itulli Patterson Ora Dell Hunte!', Flbi'rie Lanford and j Hobiii Patterson; Messrs. p. I), Alex ander, Pen Hunte.-, William Hy'rd Goo. land Samuel Hlukeley, Poyd and Clyde I Deshields and Chnrlton Patterson; (lames were indulged in until an up. I propriate hour when the very happy : occasion was ended by reluctant and lingering departures. \ .Tones. May ?;. Mr. Samuel Awry. of Laurens was in this section recent ly operating an Improved gin sharp ? onor. Mr. W. II, Hill and son. .Timmlo Loo, recently visited Greenwood. Mr. G. L. Graham hns n flno garden. Mr. Willie Williams passed away oil the 2Mb of April and all of our peopl ? tenderly sympathize with the bereaved family. Messrs. Samuel ami Charlie Wil liams, of Laurens, were recently in our midst. Horn on 2.rith of April to Mr. and Mrs. Pen Carroll, a son. Porn on 3rd of May, to Mr and Mrs. J, C. Russell, n daughter. Mr. Drayton Poggs has a position with Mr. J. II, Henty. Mr. T. J, Deacham bus returned from the Chester hospital. Miss Jlmmle McNillCh has finished her school and Is at home for the siim (Continued on Pago Bight.)