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20 PAGES; PART 2, PAGES 9 TO 16 NUMBER 21 LAURENS STANDS VERY HIGH IN PROPERTY VALUATION Columbia, Dec. 12.?A statement, issued from the olllce of Comptroller General Jones today, says that the taxable property In South Carolina has increased in value about $-1,000,000 during the year. The following figures are given: 1912. 1911 Acres of land 1S,?66.112 18.596,162 Value of real estate . . .$152,052,298 $149,802,901 Value of per sonal prop erty . 96,119,406 94,192,625 Value of rail road prop erty . 43.359,299 43,136,493 The total value of all taxable prop ertl in the state in 1912 is $291,531,. 003. as compared with $287,132,019 in 1911. The tax levy last year was 5 3-4 mills. llecause of the lefeat of the asylum bond issue It Is expect ed that the tax levy will have lo he? increased by the next general assem bly. The following table shows the tax assessments in some of the largest counties of the state and some of the counties nearest Laurens: Abbeville.$ 34,659,403 Alken. 05,424,505 Anderon. 7l,s32.023 Barnwell. 35,641,202 Charleston. 147.208,136 Chester. 40,376,344 Edgeileld. 25.322.597 Florence. 43,809,485 Georgetown. 23.685,204 Greenville. 90,013,605 Greenwood. 39,117,779 Laurens. 40,570,769 Marlboro. 27,932,804 Newberry. 41,846,090 Orangeburg Richland .. Spartanburg Sumter .. . Union . . York . . 49,985,555 105,524,063 110.49:5,27(5 43.257,250 39,802.420 51.432,375 Total.$1,(176,303.208 The following table shows the total value of the property for taxation for i-ome of the largest counties in the state and for the counties nearest Lau rens: Abbeville.$ 6,027,738 Aiket). 11,379,060 Anderson. 13,014,265 Ilaruwell. 6,198,470 Charleston. 25,601,415 Cherokee. 5.537,503 Chester. 7.021,799 Chesterfield . 4,126,670 Clarendon. 4,306,925 Darlington. 6,3^8,138 Edgefleld. 4,403,930 Fairiield. 5,1 I3.396 Florence. 7,619,041 Greenville. 15,654,640 Greenwood. 6,803,092 Laurens. 7,055,786 Lexington. 5,395,317 Marlboro. 4,857,879 New berry. 7,277,581 Oconee. 4,798,630 Orangeburg . 8,693,140 Pickens. 4,026,964 Richland .. ., .. .. 19,352,011 Spartanburg. 19,216,222 Sumter. 7,523.000 Union. 6,922,160 Williamsburg. 4,595.685 York. 8.944,761 Total for the State. .$291,531.003 THE TIDE IS TURNING IN FAVOR OF LAURENS Presbyteries of the Synod of South Carolina meeting this Week to lie consider Action as to Removal of Chleora College. Following the campaign in (ireon ville for the expected funds with which to put Chleora college on a firm er basis, which campaign resulted In the raising of something less than $6,000, the Presbyteries of South Caro lina are meeting this week and next week to consider the removal of the college to Laurens, which has offered to give substantial aid to the Institu tion. The first, presbytery to meet and act on the matter was Bethel, which met Monday. By an unanimous vote the proposition of Laurens was accepted and a recommendation was made that the college be moved to laurens. The following resolutions were in troduced and adopted: "Whereas, The board of trustees of Chicora college has not met since the fall meeting of the Bethel pres bytery, thus leaving the way open for a reconsideration of presbytery's action at that meeting, touching a proposition from the city of Laurens for the removal of the Institution from Greenville to that city; and, "Whereas, Since Its fall meeting the presbytery has obtained new light up on the matter of removal, leading it to rescind Its action, declining to con cur in the recommendation of said hoard; "Resolved. That presbytery do now concur in the recommendation of the board of trustees of Chleora college? that, the proposition of the city of Lau rents be accepted and the Institution be removed to Laurens." It requires a vote of five of the presbyteries to move the college to Laurens. The South Carolina and Harmony presbyteries voted In favor of Laurens during the first campaign. Bethel Presbytery made the third to vote for Laurens. Bnoree presbytery will meet to vote on tho question at Spartanburg Thursday at 2 o'clock. Pee Dee will meet Friday at Florence, at 11:30 o'clock. Piedmont will meet at 2 o'clock Monday at Senaca and Charleston presbytery will meet the 27th. As the number In favor of re moval to Laurens has greatly Increas ed since tho first meetings. It Is very probable thnt Laurens will easily se cure the necessary number of votes to secure tho college. SCHTIIERTK II KHK THURSDAY. The Popular Mixed Quartet Will lie Nexi Lyceum Attraction. To be Giv en in Hie Opera House. The Schuberts will appear Thurs day evening in the opera house, this well-known quartet being the third attraction of the lycoum course. The Schubert.; Is a mixed quartet present, ing a popular and high class program of music and reading. Bach member of the company is ;i thorough musi cian; each is a soloist and each has excellent dramatic ability. ;hus en suring a well-balanced and attractive program. The program presented by the Schu berts is popular anil high-class and i.ll is lirst-class. Judging from their success with audiences in the past, they may easily be considered the most popular entertainers of tin course this season. The opera house will he used this time instead of the school auditorium and the program will begin prompt ly at eight o'clock. The prices to tt"ose who are not members, are: in side the rail r>0c, behind rail and gal lery 15c. Between the acts, Mr. Lav ender will display several lue motion pictures. Play id owings. "Too much of a good thing" will be produced at Owings by local talent, Tuesday evening. Dec. 31st, 1012, ad mission 1."? and :'."> cents. CARNEGIE DONATES. Will (Jite ffiuiTTownrds Organ For First Baptist Church. Provided the congregation of the First Baptist Church gives half to ward the purchase of a fine pipe or gan, Andrew Carnegie has promised the other. This information was re ceived by the Baptist congregation here several days ago in 'a letter from the secretary of Mr. Carnegie. The amount ho will give is $1200.00 and it goes without saying that the Bap. tlstB will easily raise their share. Mrs. Polly Fuller. Waterloo, Dec. 17?Mrs Polly Ful 'or, age 14, died here last night, after a week's Illness of pneumonia. She is survived by three children. Mr. II. C Fuller and Mrs. Virginia Nelson or V/aterloo and Mr8. I.ettie Walker of Cross HTI1. She Is iJV.rvlved by a large number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. The burla! will oocu. in Waterloo today The deceased was '.lie oldest resident in the county. TO ASK ENDOWMENT FOR COUNTY HOSPITAL - Petition being Circulated Asking the Legislature to Allow the County of Laurens to Provide u Permanent Endowment of #5,000 fur Support and Treatment of Poor of County at the Laurens County Hospital. Petition? are being circulated over the county asking the legislature to empower fie county of Laurens to provide a permanent endowment fund of $"?.000 for the purpose of using the income therefrom for support and trentmon; of the poo?* and'lndlgent of tho county at the Laurens County Hospital. The text of the petition may bo found below As is well known, the Laurens County Hospital has been in opera tion now for a number of months, a great many patients having hern treated. Just recently the old Irby home has been renovated and now the hospital is located there. Miss Julia Irby is the head of the hospital. The petition is as follows' "The State of South Carolina, "County of Lauren;. "To Hon. 0. P. Qoodwin, State Sen ator; and "To Honorables \V. C. Irby, Jr., II. S. Blackwell and George A. Brown ing, Jr., Members of the House Of Representatives for Laurens Coun ty, South Carolina. "The petition of the undersigned citizens of Laurens County, South Carolina respectfully shows: "1. That there is established in the City of Laurens. in the County of Laurens and State aforesaid, a bos. pital known as the Laurens County Hospital, the same being a private in stitution for the treatment of diseased persons. "II. That It is the duty of tho County Hoard of Commissioners for Laurens County, S. C. to take charge of all indigent persons, incapable of caring for themselves, and your pe titioners believe it would be for tho best Interest of the public that a per manent fund of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars be established for the purpose of using the income there from as a i ermanent endowment for said hospital In consideration of the treatment at said hospital of all per sons dependent upon the County of Laurens as paupers for support and maintenance, all of such persons needing medical treatment lo bo re ceived in the said hospital ;>s patients, there to be maintained and treated by the said hospital authorities free from expense to said County so long as medical or surgical treatment should be necessary. Provided, however, that if the income from such endowment should not produce a fund sufficient to maintain such patients at s ild hos pital, that then and in that event, the said hospital authorities shall not be required to receive such pa tients for free treatment. "III. That the County Hoard of Commissioners and the County Phy sician shall constitute a board to de termine what patients shall he enti tled to receive free treatment under the terms of said endowment "WHEREFORE, your petitioners pray that you do introduce and en deavor to have passed such bi'ls as may be necessary. In the General \s SOmbly of the State of South Carolina for the carrying into effect the fore going, and your petitioners will ever pray, etc." Buying Long staple Cotton. Mr. T. I). Lake, the local cotton man, in conjunction with Mr. Evan Davies, of Hartsvllle and Liverpool, bought TiOO bales of long staple cotton on the Laurens market during the past week. This Is quite a large purchase of this gride of cotton and ranks among the largest sales in the state. Junior Grand Warden. At the meet'ng of the grand lodge. A. F. M., in Charleston last week, Hon. R. A. Cooper, of this city, was elect ed Junior Grand Warden, one of the most highly coveted honors in the lodge. Oyster Supper at Ora. An oyster supper will be given at the Ora school house Thursday even ing. December 26th, by the ladies of tho missionary society. Other attrac tions, such as n lunch counter, candy booth and a fish pond will also be provided. The pub'.lfi is curdlnlly In vited to attend and aid In a worthy cause. JESSE K. VANCE BURIED YESTERDAY Died i? Anderson .Monday nftcr a Short Illness. Survived by Mother und Sei oral Brothers and Slste.rs Mr. Jesse K. fance, eldest son of Mrs. Mary C. Vance, who was for many years a resident of Laurens. died at the home of his sister, Mrs. William Hanks, in Anderson. Monday morning after an Illness of just a few days. His Illness was due to an at tack of grip, which brought on urae mie poison. Mr, Vance spent his early life In T aureus, so his body was brought here yesterday Cor interment in the Lau rens cemetery. Hev. C. P. Rankin conducted the services and a lnrg" number of his former friends and In timates wert present to pay him a last tribute. An unusually large number of (lowers were placed on the grave, the deceased having been noted for the fast friendships which he made dur. lug his lifetime. The active pall hearers Were: W. II. Washington. Karl Wilson. Vance Irhy. W. 1). Ferguson, R. 10. Hughes, Dial Cray. W. C. Miller. W. Bd Clary and s. 1>. Babb. The honorary pall b.?arers were: Dr. W. C. Irhy. MnJ. W. .'v. Watts. J. I) Watts. Col. .1. W. Ferguson. \. Huff, T. 1) Lake. I). A. Davis, lt. F. JoilOS, w. P Robertson, Dr. W. H Dial. \\. II. Anderson and Dr. G. C. Albright. The deceased was 40 years old one week ago. He had hut recently moved to Anderson, being located there as traveling salesman in the Piedmont territory for the Virginia Carolina Chemical company. l!o is survived ty his mother. Mrs S. W. Vance ami the following brothers and sisters: Messrs V. H., v. Q. Vance of Colum bia, Mr. S. N. Vance of Bonnettsvlllo, Mrs. William Hanks, Mrs. Frank Fer guson of Greenville and Miss Caro line Vance. A PROMINENT CITIZEN HAS PASSED AWAY John M. Wood, of Princeton, u Lead ing Citizen of the Count) and Highly Esteemed Man Died Thursday. .John M. Wootl, one of the liest known and highly esteemed citizens of the county, died at his home at Princeton Thursday after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Wood was one of the many to contract pneumonia in tin- recent warm weather and alter a struggle in which skilled physicians i.ml loving hands did all that could be done, he succumbed Thursday after noon at "?::!() o'clock. The funeral services were held at the Princeton Baptist Church Friday afternoon. Rev. .1. B Thayer conducting them. The young men of his Sunday School class wore acting pall bearers. The follow ing were honorary pall bearers: M I.. Cheek. It. F. Arnold. Robert Ridge, way. Dr. It. B. Gllkcrson, .1. W. Taylor. R. B. Taylor, Dr. .?. P. Dritt, A. .1. Monroe. J. Frank Davis and .1. T. Machen. A large number of friends and relatives followed the body to the grave and paid a silent tribute to his ashes Mr. Wood was a very enterprising and progressive farmer, having been very successful in his operations. Though a very industrious man, he always found time to render assistance to his neighbors and to do much good work in the community. He was high ly esteemed for his many good quali ties. His death leaves a place in the community that will be bird to till. Mr. Wood was about 1ft years of ago and a son of the late T. It. P. Wood. Bnrly in life he was married to Miss May Bramlett, who passed away some yea.'s ago. leaving two little sons. He later married Miss Mamie McCuen and she, with two small chil dren survive him. Three brothers. Messrs .1. P. and .1. A. Wood, of this county, and Mr. W. P. Wood, of Texas, and one sister, survive him also. His death was received with sorrow all over the county, he being univers ally esteemed wherever known. Play at Shilob. A play, "Miss Topsy Turvy" will be given at the Shiloh school on Thurs day night. Dec. 1ft for the benefit of the school. Standard R. & ' ? The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Standrad Building and Poan Association will he held Friday. Dec. 2<ith, 1012 at 1:30 o'clock. The mooting wiil be held in the olllces of the People's Poan and BxchangO Pank. NEWS Of THE WEEK IN TOWN Of CLINTON I New Minister Welcomed by United Denominations. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS ON POPUI AR PEOPLE Marriages and Receptions Keep the' Society Folk Going. Changes at Graded School, Mr. ltutlcdgc and Miss Parrot! Resigning. Plnj at the Orphanage. Clinton, Dee. 17. On Sunday after noon at I o'eloek at the resilience of Mr. ,i. W. Copolnnd, Jr., Miss Margaret Parrott was married to Mr. P.ugcnc Pouche. The ceremony was perform ed by the Rev. Mr. Vass and was wit nessed by a number of intimate It lends of the bride and groom. The only attendants were Mrs. .1. \V. Copolnnd, the bride's sister, and the groom's tl'otbor, Mr. Foucbe, Mr. ami Mrs Pouche are making their home tor a 1 while with Mr. and Mrs. Copolnnd. Death of Mr. .1. I.. McNeill. Mr. .1. I.. McNeill died at his home 1 in this place on Sunday night and ' was buried here Monday afternoon :it I o'clock. lie is survived by a widow, who was Miss I.on Walker. Mr, McNeill has llvoil in Clinton for a number of years. Inning removed to this town from Greenwood, lie was a veteran of the War Botwocn the I States. A large Circle of friends and connections share the grief of bis widow. Dr. lt. W. Johnson to Ma IT) Miss Adair A large circle of relatives and friends are interested in the marriage of Miss Mamie Adair and Dr. lt. W. Johnson, which will take place on Wednesday afternoon at six o'clock at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Minnie C. Adair, and will be attended by .i number of intimate friend;'. The ceremony will be performed by the Rev. .1. B, Mahnffey. Dr. and Mrs. Johnson leave on the 7*20 tram to vis it his relatives in North Carolina. On their return they will be ;it home with Mrs. Adair. The bride has a wide circle of friends and relatives and Dr. John son during the two years he hits lived hero, has made many Irieuds who all congratulate and give their good wish es to the collide. Changes at flic Graded School. Mr. Irvln RuHedge of Greenville, principal of the public school, h is re signed his post on account of bis health ami the vacancy caused by his leaving was filled by the t rut tecs by the ebction of Miss Hera Bailey. Miss Margaret Parrott. teach of the fifth grade, resigned to be married. Her place Is being filled by Miss Kllso spencer. Tba graded school will close for the Christmas holidays I on Friday. Pla> at (he Orphanage. The senior class at the Thorn well Orphanage, ututor the direction of Miss Ruth Jewell, presented a very Clever play Tuesday evening, called "A Luncheon in the Suburbs." The choral class of the Thornwoll Orphan, age sang a chorus "Who can tell what the bells are saying?" very creditably. The Rev. S. 0. Can(C) Welcomed. On Sunday night all the other con gregations of the town Joined with the j Methodists in welcoming ih< Ir new minister, the Rev, S. O. Can ley. dr. Cantcy came her" from Mate burg, exchanging places v Ith the Rev. J, \j. Mahafi'cy, who went from here to Batesburg lie has made an excell ent impression here. Cn Sunday night the Rev. Mr. Vass. of 'he Baptist church, the RoV. Mr. Joiicj. of the Presbyterian church and the Rev. Mr. Hooton of the Associate Reformed church, all took part in the services. the church was filled to Its utmost capacity with an appre ciative congregation. Social Doing*. Mrs. A. B. Galloway's reception on Tuesday evening In honor of her son and his bride, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Chandler was a very successful af fair. On Wednesday aft smoon in spite of very inclement weather a larger num ber of guests responded to Mrs. J. T. Robertson's invitation to meet her son's bride, Mrs. T. Q, Robertson, The house was bright and Inviting and the reception proved a lovely affair. Re ceiving With Mrs. Robertson and the (Continued on Page Twelve.) AUTOMOBILE KILLS GREENVILLE CHILD Nephew of Honorable R. A* Cooper of Laurens. RECKLESS DRIVING CAUSED ACCIDENT Clllld Han Into Street Saturday After, noon and was ('rushed to Death by Automobile, whose Onners did not Stop to Nee (lie Child tltej bad Kill, od. Greenville, Dee. i<?. Following the hearing of (lie testimony this after noon ut tile coroner's Inquest Into the d?'nfh of 11 tin ?renn, who was run down and killed Saturday afternoon by the automobile of Dm id S. .leu kins, the jhirj returned a verdict at (rlhulilig (lie boy's death to criminal carelessness on the purl of Jenkins ami bis son. Clyde. .Coroner liaison issued a warrant and turned it ohm* to (lie sheriff, who placed father ami son under a: res?.. Mtorncyx for the man ami his son will appear lieforo Judge Prince III Anderson tomorrow und make appllcalion for hull. GreenvllUt, Doc I I, Irving, thu Hi. ycar-ul i eon of th?? Id v. John W. Wren, ,i country minister mid Kludont. of Put-man university, was run down by nn automobile on Augusta utroot this afternoon and killed. The combined efforts of the city po lice and the county nulhoritlos to as certain the slayers of the child liavo come to naught as the driver of the. car. when ho had seen that he had run over the child. applied more power to his machine and sped away. Two men and three women occupied the car. "I wonder If we have killed him," exclaimed one of tin- women. passengers as the machine passed over the boy. but they did not stop to satisfy her curiosity. She and the j driver of the car were seen In look Ibach at the bleeding form lying on ' tl.. street hut that wa- all llOtlCO ' iiski n of the incident by them. I A merchant ran into the street ami J picked the little fellow up and called for physicians. The lad was placed in a machine and rushed to the hos pital hut died on the way. Mis father had cone into the COUIltry, where ho was to till an engagement at one ol! his churches tomorrow, When the lifeless body of the child wi<? carried to the home where ihn mother and three younger children were alone, it was the lirvt news they had had of the tragic event. TIlO mother swooned at sight ?.f her dead boy and tonight is. in a critical con dition from tin- shock The child's skull was frightfully broken and torn I by the blow from the automobile. The Men Surrender. Greenville, Dee. i:>. David It Jen kins, a well known and prosperous planter of the Fork Shoals seetion oi the county, and his tfi year old Hon, Clyde, came to the city Sunday morn ing and surrendered to Die sheriff and the chief of police, as the parties re sponsible for the death of little Irvin Wrenn, who was fatally injured Sat urday afternoon when their autotno | bile ran him down at the intersection ! of Augusta and Klklns streets The po lice preferred charges of exceeding tho I speed limit and rcckiess driving against Clyde Jenkins and released him on bail ol $50, The county au thorities will not take any action in the matter until after the coroner's Inquest into the death of the hoy, which will be held at :i o'clock this afternoon at the undertaking establish ment of .las. F. Mac.key & Son. Driver Wanted to Stop. Jenkins stated that be had hl? wife, two daughters and son in tllO machine at the time or the accident. The son was driving the car. and stated that be realized at the tlmu that he had run over the child and probably injured him fatally. When questioned as to Why he did not stop after seeing that he bad inn over the child, the boy stated that he wanted to hut the holies in the car became frightened and Insisted that they keep going. Father and son both ; appeared deeply penitent over tho tragic happonlng, ami seemed to realize that they had acted unwisely in not stopping the ear anil leading; KOmo assistance to the dying hui or (Continued on Page Twelve.)