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MEMORIAL DAY FITTINGLY OBSERVED Entertaining Address by Dr. S. A. Steele. GRAVES DECORATED BY SCHOOL CHILDREN Impressive-Ceremonies at the Ceme tery when Honor Kol Iis Called, Graves Decorated hy Women and School Children and Salute Fired by Traynham Guards. Memorial Day was fittingly observ ed here Friday, when the principal address of the day was made by Dr. S. A. Steele.of Columbia. The exer cises were held in the opera house, Dj\ H. k. Alken presiding. Rev. M. Li. Lawson, pastor of the First Bap tist church, opened the ? exercises ?with prayer after which the graded school chorus sang a patriotic air. Dr. Steele then responded to the In troduction by Dr. Alken. # The address of Dr. Steele was dif ferent from the usual order of ad dresses delivered on such occasions, both in the title and subject matter. Ho said that the soldiers of the Con federacy had been eulogized and praised, that the women of the Con federacy had been lauded In no lessor degree, but that the boys of the war had not received the attention due them, so be had selected as his sub ject "A Boy's Glimpse of the War." It was xtnnecessary, be said, to state what war war intended as everybody In this country and at this time under stands what is meant when Is men tioned "the war". As for him, he would never call it the Civil War nor the War of Secession. He would call It the "War of Misunderstand ing", because a misunderstanding of the fighting qualities of the opposite sections was the one tiling that did most in bringing on the trouble. By reciting many of his own experi ences at the outhreak of hostilities, Dr. Steele showed that the South had small opinion of (lie mettle of north ern soldiers, believing that a south ern army could sweep the whole north in a few months. Many of the soldiers, be said, went nortl?, with their "party clothes" expecting the "war to end in a few weeks with a glorious victory for the south, this to be followed by fetes and frolics in Richmond. Every soldier expected to come back home with glory won in a few short conflicts. That the nortb had no better opinion of the fighting qualities of the south, Dr. Steele showed by reciting an instance where a young Vermonter came south in 1861 and finding that the people were at a fever heat over the approaching conflict and that the young men were flocking to the flag, returned through the In es to his native state. Here he found the same activity and the same war-like atmos phere that prevailed in the south ami a like distrust of the fighting quali ties of the enemy. Arriving at his home town, he got off the train in time to be present at an enthusiastic rally. Here he tried to correct the impression that the southerners were nothing but blusters and blowers. The result was that the crowd wanted to lynch him and he had to make a hasty escape for saying that the south would fight. So, Dr. Steele said, the north had the idea that the south would not tight and the so th had the Ideu that the north would not fight and both of them rushed precipitate ly into the conflict without respect for the Btrengtb of the opposing side, feeling that it would bo of short du ration but full of glory. If either nation nad really understood the strength or appreciated the fighting qualities of the other, doubtless some other mothod than war would have been resorted to to bring about an understanding. Dr. Steele recited numbers of amus ing Instances showing how anxious the boys of the south were to get into tho conflict, how he himself made more than one attempt lo get away to tho war and was only subdued when <icn. Forrest settled the matter by telling his mother to keep "him at home as the army was no place for children. The address of Dr. Steele was closely listened to and greatly on Joyed by those who camo out tp hear COURT ADJOURNS AFTER TWO WEEKS Two Weeks of Court Marked by Clear-cut Verdicts, Non-Suits and Directions of Verdicts. The court of common pleas adjourn ed Friday evening after a two weeks session. The two weeks of court were marked by the clear-cut verdict of the juries and the settlement of cases by the court itself. Several cases were non-suited and several verdicts directed. Not a single mistrial' was ordered and in nearly every case the verdict was a clear cut decision as to the merits In the complaints. Wednesday morning the jury came out of their room on the case which was on trial when The Advertiser last went to press, that of Ida Teague vs the Laurens Cotton Mill, In which the plaintiff charged that the mill had been harsh and brutal In the treat ment of her daughter. The jury ren dered a verdict for the defendant company. Wednesday morning the case of Clackstock vs Owings & Owings was taken up. This was a suit for pos session of a cow and damages for il legal seizure of the same. The plain tiff claimed that he bad paid up a mortgage under which the defendant forclosed and seized the cow. The defendant entered denial of both al legations. The court ruled out alle gation as to damage and the jury awarded the cow to the defendants. In the case of Counts and Cowan vs W. P. Hunter for the possession of two horses over which tho defend ants held papers, the defendants were awarded the verdict. The matter of a guarantee on one of the horses sold was the principal point at issue. In the case of Mrs. Emma Sullivan vs the Western Union Telegraph com pany, in which the plaintiff claimed damages because of mental anguish resulting from a delayed telegram, the plaintiff was allowed damage in the sum of $253.00. In the case of Owings & Owings vs Martin & Barksdalo In which the plaintiffs wore asking judgment on a note given in payment for goods sold to tlie defendants, the jury awarded the plaintiffs a verdict in full for the amount asked, $384.85, which represents the principal with interest. This was the last case tried. Judge Hnyne P. Rice, of Alken, presided over the court for the icc ond week, this being the first time that he has held court in the up COUntry. He made a very favorable impression as a judge and as *a gen tleman. He made numerous friends during his stay here. In Street Car Accident. Mr. Copey Henderson, who is now living in Greenville, was "among those present" at a street car colli sion the other day when several pas sengers were seriously injured. Mr. Henderson, however, escaped with a slight gash over his eye and Is now getting along very well with the ex ception of a little swelling over the "lamper" in question. His friends are glad to know that ho escaped injury. THE PLAY EXCELLENT. Greenwood Actors Please Audience in the Comedy ''The Elopement of Ellen." The play "The Elopement of Ellen" presented last Friday evening In the opera house by the young ladles and gentlemen from Greenwood was a most excellent amateur performance. Every member of the company show ed unusual talent and the attractive little comedy made a hit with the en tire audience. It would be impossi ble to select the "stars" from such a well-balanced company for each played their part in professional style. During the intermissions Miss Blanche Simmons sang several solos and her delightful voice won round after round of applause. him. He Is a delightful speaker with a humourous vein which cannot do else than plcase\ He was presented with a bouquet of roses upon the com pletion of his address. The ceremonies of the day were continued at the cemetery, where the Honor Roll of the Confederate dead was read and tho soldiers graves were decorated with flowers by the women and school children. The Traynhnm Guards as their usual cus tom fired a salute. The Choral so ciety also sang here. The exercises were concluded with prayer. THE HOTEL WIINONA GOES UP IN FLAMES Spectacular Fire ic the Early Hours of This Morning. Total Loss. The Hotel Winona, situated on the blufT just a few hundred feet from the railroad stations, was completely de stroyed by fire early this morning with one out building adjoining and another out-building belonging to Mr. A. R. Sullivan living next door. Very little furniture was saved from the building. Tho guests made narrow escapes with their lives and baggage, though somo few grips were left in the building. There were several guests at the hotel for the night. The fire was discovered about three o'clock this morning by Chief of Police Bagwell who lived a short distance in the rear of the hotel. When first seen the blaze was shooting up in great flames from the roof. The fire depart ment made quick response to tho alarm, but the blaze had gotten such a head way and the building was of such com bustible material that little progress could be made in subdueing it. The firemen centered their attention toward keeping the blaze from getting too hot to spread to adjoining buildings and in protecting those buildings, though sev oufhouscs were eventually burned. The building and contents were prob ably valued at between five and eight thousand dollars. The property was owned by Mrs. ?. M. Reese and was being used by her as a hotel when burn ed this morning. It was a comparative ly new structure, having been built sev eral years ago. E. B. CASH WATTS BURIED HERE FRIDAY Son of Justice Watts, of the Supreme Court, Passed Away at Henderson* \illo Wednesday. E. B. Cash Watts, son of Associate Justice R. C. Watts, was buried in the cemetery here Thursday after noon jn the presence of a large, num ber of former friends and associates who had gathered to render him a last tribute. Mr. Watts tiled Wed nesday m/orning at Hondercfonvlllo where he had been carried from ('lie raw several weeks before when it was thought that a more bracing at mosphere would aid in warding off the disease that had gradually weakened him for the past few months. The funeral services were largely attended and numerous beautiful wreaths of flowers were placed on the grave after the service. These came not only from bis friends here, but from Columbia, Cheraw and oth er places where he was so well known. The services were conduct ed by Rev. ('. F. Rank in, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. The active pall bearers were: B. O. Anderson, R. V. Irby, Dr. W. D. Fer guson, J. W Todd, Jr., Albert Dial, R. P. Jones, S. M. Wilkes and M. L, Copeland. The honorary pall bear ers were: D. H. Counts, Dr. W. H. Dial. Dr. W. C. Jrby, Col. H. Y. Simp son, Col. John W. Ferguson. W. L. Cray, J. W. Todd. Sr., C. W. Tune, W. W. Jones and Dr. H. K. Alken. Mr. Watts was approaching thirty years of age. He spent bis boyhood days here .where bis parents lived at that time. He attended several ses sions of Clemson college and later read law and was admitted to the bar He settled in Cheraw, where his father had married a second time and was making his home. Each sum mer, however, bo came to Laurens with the other members of the family and continued the friendships begun in his youth. At the time of his dcatli he was magistrate at Cheraw. He Is survived by his father and step-moth er, three sisters, Mrs. Dr. Royall, of Charleston and Misses flussle and Courtenay Watts, of Cheraw, and Mr. John Watts, a Bcnior at the University of South Carolina. Mr. Watts was of a pleasant and friendly disposition, and made num erous friends and few enemies. His death brought great sorrow to those who knew him well or were acquaint ed With birn. New Minister Arrives. Rev. O. C. Hedgpath, who was re cently called to the pastorate of the Lucas Avenue Baptist church, lias ar rived and has already taken up his work. He is occupying the same house recently vacated by Rev. J. M. Trog don. Mr. Hedgpath is entering upon his ministry with a determination to accomplish things and his work will be watched with interest by the other churches of the city. SUMMER HOLIDAYS DRAWING NEAR School Children Soon to Throw Aside their Books 1" Take the Annual Yfl> cat ion. The faculty and pupils of the city schools are beginning to look for ward to the annual summer vacation. The final closing exercises will take place on the evening of Monday, .Tune 2nd and the next day the children will consider themselves free for several months. Resides the awarding of di plomas, other Interesting exercises have been orranged, including' 'the annual address and the annual ser mon. The address will bo delivered this year by Rev. J. F. Vines, of An derson. This address will be deliv ered Monday evening, June 2nd, fol lowe dtmmediately by the awarding of the diplomns to the graduating class. The annual sermon will bo preached Sunday morning, June 1st. In the .First Baptist church by Rev. B, Pcn dlcton Jones, of Nowberry, Friday evening, May 30th, the grad uating class will hold their exorcises. At this time the orations will bo de livered and the essays read. The following pupils arc In the graduating class: Hoys?Heni*y Franks, Erastus Mad den, Hayne Taylor; girls?Mamie Austin, Mildred Babb, l.uey ClllldrOSS, Julia Henderson, Vivian Huff, Gusslo Miller, Brucio Owings, Pauline Pren tiss, Caroline Rbpor, Clatle Roper, Harrlotte Simpson, Nannie Mae Wil liams, Ruth WInn. In order that the exercises on the different occasions might not Ivo made too long, Supt. Jones has decided to hold other exercises Monday morn, ing, dune 2nd. when the promotion cards will be delivered and the per fect attendance buttons and other awards presented. DOCTORS YS LAWYKhS. (.'real Hall Came Scheduled for Ne\t Friday. Proceeds to lie (liven t<> Kings Daughters. New records in the meat national game will he made next Friday af tornoon when the doctors and the lawyers of l.aurens will present a nine-act comic tragody entitled "Base hall B3 She I'sotor Be". TIlO lawyers will take one side and the doctors will take the other and a gate-keeper will he on hand to take your 15 cents admission fee. This Is going to be a regulation baseball game, with many side features. These side fea tures will be kept secret until the game begins. Dr. W. 1). Ferguson has been elevated to the rank of mana gerial expert for the Pill Pilots and Calhoun McOowan, Beosqular, will be the official umplro-cusser for the Jury Jugglers. The game will begin nt f> o'clock and end week after next. The proceeds will be given to the Kings Daughters, Deposit from Fountain Ion. The petitioners for an election to cut off a part of Laurons county to form a new county with Fountain Inn as the county-seat have made the deposit with the clerk of court as re quired by the statutes In such eases. The petitioners deposited $500. The Woodruff petitioners deposited $300 with the clerk of court several week, ago. The commissioners for the Foun tain Inn proposition have not been announced by the governor. WA ITS YS TRINITY-RIDGE. Seme Rig Rail Came at Walts Mill Saturday Afternoon when the Sec ond Nine Meets Trinlly?Ridge. One of those heap big ball games is lo be pulled off at the Watts Mills grounds Saturday afternoon. when the second team of the Watts Mills Will go up against the wiry ball tossers from Trinity-Ridge. The Trinity-Ridge boys had a corking good team last year, so It is expected that tbls game Saturday afternoon will be no tame affair. An admission fee of 10 and 16 cents will be charg ed. The game promises to be a great one. Sunday Sermon Subject*. Rev. M. L. LaWSOn, pastor of 'lie First Baptist church, has announced thai the subject of his Sunday morn ing sermon will be "Dreams and their Value". At the Sunday evening ser vice, which begins at S::i0 o'clock, he will take a8 his subject "What We Know about our Next-door Neighbor." Mr. Lawson invites all who will come to be present at these services. CAROLINA LOSES TO CLINTONIANS Truck Meet at Clinton .Monday Ito* suits in Victor)' for ('Union Lads. Clinton. .May 13. The track teams of the Presbyterian Collogo of South Carolina and South Carolina Universi ty met bore yesterday afternoon and hold a most creditable nnd exciting contest. There were In all ten events, six of which were won by the Presbyterians. Hoy ward. Harth and Anderson of Carolina showed good form. Uey yard is a hurdler of exceptional abil ity and won the high approval of the crowd when, after being 111 following the low hurdles, he recovered and went Into the high hurdles, again run ning with remarkable skin. Plaxlco of Presbyterian, as has been the case all season, did splendid work and was a great factor in his team's victory, Anderson and Nichols also did good work for the Clinton lads. The results follow. 100 yard dash- Plaxlco (Presbyte rian), bist, 102-5; Hill (Carolina), second; Monckon (Carolina), third. Pole vault?Anderson (Preshyte rian). first, 10 foeti Anderson (Caro lina), second; P.riinm (Presbyterian), third. Half mile Nichols (Presbyterian), llrst, 2:17; Harth (Carolina), second; Guy (Presbyterian), third. 13road jump -Plaxlco (Presbyte rian), first, 20.2 1-2; Hey ward (Caro lina), second; Richburg (Prosbyto rian>. third. !f0 yard dash?P.rimm (Presbyte rian), first, 50; Tcmplcton (Carolina)) second; Hill, (Carolina), third. Low hurdles ll< yward (Carolina), first, 12 1-5; Anderson (Prosbylorlan), second; Green (Presbyterian), third. 200 yard dash Plaxlco ( Pre byle rinn), first; Rlchhourg (Presbyterian),j second; Monckon (Carolina), third. High jump Anderson (Carolina), llrst. 5.4; Groon (Presbyterian), sec ond; Plaxlco (Prosbyterian), third, i High hurdles lloyward (Carolina), first, 13; Dudley (Carolina), second. No third place awarded, Mile Harth (Carolina), first, 5.4; Guy (Prosbyterian)i second; Hellion i Prosbyterian >, third. Tho records, considering the had condition of the track, were good. This was Carolina's first track meet of the year. It was Clinton's fourth meet nnd fourth victory. Close of I lie Graded Sc hool. The ( losing exercises of the grad ed school will be held on Tuesday morning, June 3rd, when certificates of graduation will be presented to a class of nine girls and oik? boy. The address on (he occasion will be de livered by Prof. Cllnkscalo of Wofford college, one of the announced candi dates for governor, an extremely pop ular public speaker. Last Wednesday afternoon the trus tees re-elected Mr. E. II. Hall super intendent and the follow teachers: Misses Laurie Aull, Dessie Stewart .of Lancaster, Nannie Crelghton of Groon Wood, Ussle Voung, Mora Hailey and Edith' McCutchcon of Rlshopvlllo. MISSCS Mabel Sumorcl, Irene Prince and Wren Hafhcr sent in their resig nations. The vacancies thus created will be filled within the next week or t wo. Sundnj School Vnnlvorsnry, On Sunday the forty-eighth anniver sary of the founding of tho Presby terian Sunday school horo was ob served with excellently prepared find most appropriate exorcises. The ad dress of the occasion was made by the Rev. Mr. Pattcrsln of Biackshcarj Ga. A number of classes presented specially prepared songs and recita tions. Three children received Mi ldes for having recited perfectly the ?Shorter Catechism" and one receiv ed a testament for reciting the "Child's Catechism". An Engagement Announced. This afternoon Mrs. George Wright j and Mrs. Venable Martin gave one of the largest and most beautiful recep tions ever given here In honor of Miss TallUlah Neville, whose marriage to Mr. John Spiatt will be solemnized in June. More than two hundred la dles availed themselves of the OP' portunity to wish the gUOSl Of honor happiness and prosperity. \ Kail Storm. A hailstorm passed over tho Yar , borough's mill section Saturday morn ing. As the crops WOre barely out of the ground) Very little damage was I done. ' CAPT. J. R. WINTER PASSES TO BEYOND Long and Useful Life Ended Yesterday. FUNERAL SERVICES THIS AFTERNOON After an Illness of Several Days Fol low liiic a General Decline In Health, Capt. MInter Passes Away AvhI n Few MontliH Less than Eighty Years of Age. Cnpt. John Russell MInter, planter, merchant and public spirited citizen, died at his home here yesterday at one o'clock after an Illness which had lasted but several days, but fol lowing months of failing health. Fri day afternoon ho became sick and from then on to the end his strength gradually failed him, though his fam ily were not uneasy as to his rocovory until JUPt bOVOral days bolero his death. He ,vas suffering from ni> tangible disease, though thero tvero Bllglll Complications Of internal or gans, the end coming as a result, of a general breakdown consequent upon Old age and failing strength, ("apt. Minier would have been olghty yens or ago the' iih of July. Copt, Minier was bom in York county in 1833. During his childhood he went to the common schools of the. neighborhood, but set out onrly In lifo to make his own way. When tpilto a young mall ho moved to Ml, Tabor, in U11011 county, and from there he ivonl to Sednlln in the same county, in Sodalla ho spent the best and lltOSl active year.-, of his life, becoming an extensive pluutor and merchant, cause of the SUCCOSSful conduct of his own affairs and the Interest he show id in the progress and welfare of his follows, Cnpt. Mlntor became a prominent figure in Union county, his Influence being foil boyond the coun ty lines even ovor the entire Btal ? lie was olectcd to Ilm legislature against bis will and sorved Ills peo ple faithfully and woll, In I89J ho moved to Laurons where he wat nl ready interested In a lenities way and where his children could have heiler educational facilities. Iloro ho became ac tively interested in the linn of Mintcr <k Jnmleson which grew and prospered until a lire swept tho entire business away entailing great loss. This business was conducted in a large three Story structure on the ground now occupied by the stores of Minier Company und s. m. ti 10. H. WDkes & Co. Rccauso of advancing age. ('apt. Minter did not re-enter the business Held again at that time, but when a few years later bis >.,n. J. K. Mintcr, graduated from college the linn or J. R. Minier & Son was form ed, with Mr. J. 10. Mintc r a partner. Later Mr. .1. 10. Mlntor "?'lined to Sednlla to manage tho large Inter ests I here and tho linn was changed to .1. 10. Mintc r & Rro., with 10. I*. Min lor in active Charge Last year this linn was dissolved and the new firm of Mlntor Company, as now composed was organized, Capt. Mlntor retaining stock in all these enterprises, ('apt. Mintcr was twice married. Ills first wife was Mis.-; Fannie Dod? son Ramsour, daughter of Gem ral Stephen Dodson Rnmsour, ('. S? A. This marriage was Sept. 0, I8G8. Of this union six children were born ami of these four survive. Minnie Rain BOUT Minier, the eldest child, was the victim of a sad accident when but twelve years of age resulting in her own death and that of her mother. This was in 1881. The child's clothes caught afire and, In attempting ui 1 sisted, to rescue her, the? mother also got within range of the blaze and both wore ko painfully burned an to cause their death. .lohn Ft, Mllfter, the second son. died several years al ter his marriage. Ills wife with three sons, Clark, Russell and Hugh, arr living In North Carolina where the boys are attending Davidson college the first two 'graduating this y.-n Tho other children of Capt. Mlntei are Rev. \V. R. Mintcr, of Lincolton N. ('.. .lame-. 10. Mintcr, Sed.illa. S. C. Mrs. N. B, Dia! ahd 10. I*. Minter. o Laurens. Sent. 30, l$83, Capt MhVei married Miss Catherino C. Smith, o Glenn Springs. She died June !i Hinr, with out! Issue. Capt. Mintcr was not a college lire. (Continued on lOditorial RagoA