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TStye gobertisier Subscription Price Is $1.00 Per Tear Payable in Advance. Publh led by ADVERTISER PRINTING COMPANY Laurens, 8. C. ALISON LEE "W. G. LANCASTER ARTHUR LEE President vice-Pres. Sec. and Treas. Advertising Rates on AppllcaUon. Obituaries and Card of Thanks: One cent a word. Entered at the poKtofllce at Laurens, S. O.i an second class mail matter. LAI'RENfi, S. C, JUNE 11, IMS. The Advertiser will be glad to receive the local news of all the communities in the county. Cor respondents are requested to sign their num?\, to the contri butions.. Letters should not be mailed Inter than Monday morn ing. Fine weather for Doctor Cook! ? ? ? A lucky boy was he who was still banging on to 'em when the cold snap came. ? ? ? We see where one of the banks in Columbia Is going to run a Panama Exposition "Club". Reckon the po lice will raid it. ? ? ? Supervisor Humbert had the steam beat turned on in the court house yes terday morning. We tuned our lit tle office stove u|> the day before and went for the blanket box that night. This is "Bonie" cold weather for June, It doesn't seem to have much effect on the June brides, though. They no along and get married just the same, ? ? ? The Fountain Inn Tribune throws a little light on how Woodruff got ahead of Fountain inn in getting the elec tion for Its proposed new county. The Tribune intimates that the governor didn't treat the Fountain Inn peti tioners right, showing a partiality to the Woodruff folks. Flop over to TUenso, Qulllen, and you might get in on the ground floor yet. ? ? ? CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON AND CUR RENCY LEGISLATION. President Wilson and Congressman Johnson are as one on the question of early consideration Of currency as well tu: tariff legislation. Mr. Johnson tnakes the point, :.:id the president agrees wth him, that currency legis lation should go along with tariff leg islation vo that when the tariff legisla tion becomes law the socalled "money ed' interests" and the protected inter ests cannot jointly bring on an artifi cial panic to cast a black-eye on tariff jrevlslon. The point that Mr. Johnson makes is sound as well as far-sighted. What would be easier for the Wall street interests to do than to bring on a panic following tariff legislation and what -would be better campaign argument than that tariff revision had brought it on? It could be used with telling effect in the next campaign and might (ultimately result in democratic defeat. Mr. Johnson also points out that the present congress will have more time lor a discussion of currency matters than during the next and that, in fact, no great discussion or investigation Is necessary aa the country has already, through the special congressional monetary Investigating-commlttee, got ten sufficient evidence to justify leg islation on the subject. While Congressman Johnson has made no spectacular speech on the irabject and therefore has received no Kreat notoriety because of his sound <views, it seems that he has made a distinct impression on the president in a quiet way, and this suggestion has made himself an Influential factor In legislation on this phase of national fcmslness, ? ? ? S.MALD COUNTIES. The theory that small counties are Iwstter for the people as a whole than largo counties Is not always true, al though In some cases it might be. It may be admitted that some email counties have advantages over Mmc large counties, but because some of the small counties are successful does not say that all of them are or that all future ones will be. "It Is the exception that proves the rule." If It can be shown that it Is not to the advantage of the people of the area in the proposed Enoree county to "vote for a new county, then the theory that BTnall counties are better ex ploded. If It can be shown even that the formation of a new coun.y. with .Woodruff as Its county-seat, will prove detrimental to the people of the coun tJen they are leaving without showing ft relative advantage to the people drawing away, then the theory ?tili does not hold good, for the people as a whole must be taken Into consider ation rather than those of any re stricted locality. Therefore, even ad mitting merely for the s ike of argu ment, that the form.ulo.i of Enoree I county would not work a hardship on tio- people entering it, its injury to Laurens and Spartan burg counties Could be offered as a prefect])- logical argument against it. Thus, in many ways, the theory or the advantages of small Counties over large counties does not apply in the im:*.! of tin: pro posed Enoree county because, even if small counties are better as a rule, this is an exceptional case. This Is a case of facts against theory. KNOItEE COUNTY. Elsewhere in this paper today ap pears a communication addressed to The Spartanburg Herald by Col. T. J. Moore, of Moores. Moores is in Spar tanburg county and is included in that portion of it now wanted by Woodruff for the formation of a new county. Since the publication of the coiumunieation in The Herald, The Ad vertiser has had several requests from prominent citizens of that part of Laurens county wanted by Wood ruff, asking us to publish it. As the article of Col. Moore shows so con vincingly the unwisdom of form ing this new county, The Ad vertiser publishes it in full. All of those who are affected by the new county movement should read it in order to secure an idea of the dan gers ahead. And then we arc publishing today an editorial from The Gaffney i/cdger. Note what The Ledger says about the expenses of Cherokee county formed some years ago: "We would advise our friends in and about Woodruff to watch out, however, about too lib eral promises as regards the economy of running small counties" * * *"we are paying several thousand dollars I more each year for salary than we did when we started." Connect this admission on the part of the new county of Cheorkee with a portion of the argument of Col. Moore: "Now, it seems to me that any man of good practical common sense ought to see that it will cost more to run two counties than one, and as for Cherokee county, I was told by one who knows what lie was talking about that the' county lias only one good road in it. the National Highway, and that Its roads and bridges are of the cheap est order, and that they are now try ing to sell bonds to keep things go ing." There you ore. The Ledger says that salaries are going up while tiie report is that the roads are not being worked, presumably because they haven't got tiie money. This new county of Enoree would he very much like Cherokee county, only, as the old negro would say, "a little wusser." Enorec County wo-Jld not have much railroad mileage from which to derive taxes, Cherokee has more; Enoree would not have a great deal of factory assessments, Cherokee has more: Enoree has a large agri cultural area which does not return much taxes, Cherokee has about a like aiea: Enoree as a river ami sev eral big creeks running through the proposed county. Cherokee divides with the other counties to bridge Broad and Pacolot (rivers; Enoree county would he a very hilly county and the roads would he expensive to work: Cherokee Is a hilly county al Bo and the only reason the roads haven's cost them more is, as Col. Moore s:>.ys, they haven't got any good ones. So in nearly every particu ai Enoree county would labor under the same disadvantages as Cherokee only the disadvantages would be more em phasized. It would be a proposition to keep the taxes down. Spartanburg township and Laurens township are now bearing the biggest burden In supporting the government of the districts now proposed to be cut off. If these two townships are willing to shoulder the burdens, re gardless of the reasons therefor, pray what reason Is there for these new county people to turn the good thing loose. We have always heard It said, "When you have a good thing, s'ick to It." On Tuesday the first day of July A. I)., 1913 at 1 o'clock P. M the Hoard Of County Commissioners of Lauren8 County will let to the lowest respon sible bidder the contract for building a bridge over Reed* River at Tumb ling Shoals, in saia" county according to plans and specifications to be ex hibited at the lottftig. All bids must be accompanied \bv a certified check of $100.00 as guarantee of good faith thai bidder will if awarded contract execute written contract and satis factory bond, for performance of same within ten days after award. The right Is explicitly reserved to reject any or all bids. Done at Laurens, S. C. .Tune 10th, 1013 in pursuance of a resolution of said board of date .lune 3, 1013. We have Just received.a large ship ment of Howls and Pitchers. They are beautifully decorated on one of the latest shapes, they are worth l.7">, but we offer them at $1.2."?. S. M. & E. II. Wilkes & Co. ? ? ? llrldge to Let. tc-ru H. H. HUMBERT, Co. Supervisor. 11 SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. J A wedding of interest to many throughout the State, was that of Miss Helen Ixjutse Crisp to Mr. George Benjamin Greene, which was solemn nlzed at nine o'clock, Thursday eve ning at the First Baptist Church. The church decorations were except ionally effective; ferns and ivy being used extensively throughout with light ed candle decorations on each side of the altar. The organist Mrs. Erskine Babb play ed appropriate selections and Miss Sara Kay from Ridgeway sang sweet ly. Mendleshon's Wedding march an nounced the arrival of the bridal par ty. The ushers, Mr. Willie Ra4> from Winnsboro, Mr. Ernest Easterby. Mr. Boyce Clardy and Mr. Albert Dial, proceeded the following bridesmaids and groomsmen: Miss Annie May Lawson of Columbia and Mr. Cley, Miss Lalla Mae Dial and Mr. Willie Marshall, Miss Mary Sullivan and Mr. W. P, Nicholson, Miss Lucy Clardy and Mr. Hewlett Sullivan. Miss Sadie Sullivan and Mr. Edgar Sullivan. Miss Hattie Kate Easterby and Mr. Robert King. All of the groomsmen were from Anderson. The bridesmaids all wore lovely gowns of pink and blue brocaded Charmeuse, and carried pink carnations. Miss Marguerite Adams of Charleston, the maid of honor, was lovely in pink Charmeuse. She too, carried pink carnations The daity lit tle flower girls, Elizabeth Wells, An nie Keller Adams, Dortly Wells and Eegree Blackwell proceeded the bride scattering from tiny baskets sweet peas In her path. The lovely bride was never pretti er than in her handsome wedding dress of brocaded Charmeuse with pearl trimmings. Her long veil was caught up from her face with pearl ornaments and she carried an armful of brides roses and lilies of the val ley. She entered with her father, Mr. B. C. Crisp by whom she was given in marriage. Mr. H. H. Green of Abbe ville, a brother of the groom was best man. The ceremony was performed by i Rev. I'. 15. Wells, pastor of Bethel church, Charleston. S. C. He was as sisted by Rev. M. U Lawson. Immediately after the ceremony an informal reception was gifen at the home of the bride for the bridal party and the out of town guests. Every room was quite effective with elabor ate decorations. The guests were re ceived in the hall which was decorat ed with festoons of roses and Ivy, In the parlor amid banks of pink roses j and carnations were displayed the i large and handsome collodion of presents, bespeaking the popularity of both the bride and groom. In the real hall Misses M. E. Quaterbaum of Columbia, Ruth Easterby and Josie Sullivan served punch. The dining room was lovely in decorations of green and white. Quantities of raini ture wedding bells hung used with a large one suspended over the bride's table from which were caught tule draperies to the four corners of the table. Mesdames Bolt, Blackwell and Hellams served a delicious ice course. Mr. and Mrs. Green left immediate ly after the reception for Henderson vllle and Toxaway where they will spend several weeks before returning] to their home in Anderson, where Mr. Greene Is quite a prominent lawyer. The out of town quests for the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. Win. Greene from Abbeville. Mr. H. H. Greene from Abbeville, Rev. and Mrs. P, B. Wells and little daughter, Char leston, Mrs. J. Duncan Adams and lit tle daughter, Charleston and Miss Marguerite Adams, Miss M. E. Quat erbaum, of Columbia, Mrs. Glenn Wells and little daughter of Columbia, Mrs. Lawson and Miss Annie May Lawson of Columbia, Mr. Celey, Mr. Marshal, (Mr. JBdgar Sullivan. M>r. King, Mr. Nicholson and Mr. Hewlett Sullivan all of Anderson. Mr. Willie Rab and Mr. Willie Rab, Jr., of Winns boro. On Wednesday evening, after the re hearsal, Miss Lalla Mae Dial enter tained informally the bridal party and the out of town guests for the Crlsp Oreen wedding. Miss Lula Dial serv ed punch in the hall which was lovely in decorations of palms and ferns. In the parlors and dining room the color scheme, pink and white, was carried out most effectively. Quanti ties of sweet peas being used every where. On the mahogany table was a large cluny lace cover, in the center of which stood a silver basket of sweet peas and ferns and on each side were large candelabras holding pink shaded candles. The dainty little flow er girls served a delightful Ice course and mints. Miss Josle Sullivan and Mr. Ernest Easterby pinned sweet peas on each guest as they came from the dining room. ono Yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock a wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Curry, near Ow Ings Stntlon. which will be of wide interest in this state, when Miss Min nie Sue Curry became the wife of Mr. Lonnie O'Brien Hlers, of this city. The home was beautifully arranged for the occasion, everything having been done to make the occasion joyful and bright as well as impressive. The ceremony was a very simple one, be ing performed by Rev. W. B. Wig gins, of Fountain Inn. Immediately after the ceremony a splendid wedding spread was served, after which the young couple drove to the train to take a bridal trip to the mountains of North Carolina. After their re turn, they will be at home to their friends on College Place. Mrs Hires is well known in Laur rens. where she has spent a portion of her life. She is a talented and charming young woman of many pleasing traits of character, a young lady who has made unnumbered friends wherever she has been. Mr. Hiers is the agent for the Southern Express Company and is considered one of the company's most capable j employees, one who is certain to rise to a prominent place in the company's i affairs. Mr. Hiers is a member of the City Council and is a very pop-J ular man generally in Laurens. The marriage of this young couple Is a source of much pleasure to their numerous friends. ooo At an entertainment given Wednes day by Miss Jessie Trotter in Sevier-1 ville, Tenn., announcement was made of the approaching marriage of her sister, Miss Lucile Trotter, to Mr. Robert Brooks Childless, of this city*. The marriage will take place the 18th of this month, the couple returning to this city to make their home. Miss' TVotter Is not a stranger in this city, having visited her sister. Mrs. C. H. Hicks, here last summer when she made numerous friends by her beautiful graces of person and man ner. Mr. Childress Is the junior mem ber of the firm of \V. P. Childress & Son and is a prominent and popular young business man of the city, ooo The home of Mr. and Mrs. C. \V. O, Mattox, of Jefferson, Ca.. will be the scene of a wedding tomorrow after noon which will be of Interest here, when their daughter, Miss Sarah Mat tox, will become the wife of Mr. W. G. Me Dan lei, of this city. The bride elect is- a well known and popular young lady of the Georgia city, while Mr. McDaniel is a popular employee In the postal service here. After a i bridal trip, they will be temporarily at home with Mr. McDaniel's mother j until they build on the lot which he' owns on the street to the rear. Mr. McDaniel will be accompanied to Jefferson by several friends who will ; be present on the momentous occasion ooo Laurens has been more than usual ly gay with receptions, teas and "showers" given to several of the popular and charming young ladies, who w ill be numbered among the June hriJes of 1913. Among the most de lightful of these occasions was the "Pin, Needle, Rutton and Thimble Shower" given by Mrs. J. S. Hennett on the morning of June 3, to the brides-to-be, Miss Hananh Tolbert and Miss Helen Crisp. The decorations in the hall, parlor, library and din ing room were ferns and daisies. Baskets and vases of these "starry eyed beauties of the meadow" made a sylvan scene very refreshing in the hot, dry weather. After a pleasant social hour this merry crowd of about thirty young ladies was invited to the dining room; a regular "hen party, to have a daisy fortune tol dthem." From the chan delier, graceful festoonlngs of leyyow extended to the polished table. On the centre of the handsome renais sance lace covering was a mammoth daisy of crepe paper and on the under side of Its petals was written the coming fate of each one. After a de licious salad course, each fair maid en pulled a petal from the daisy and read her fortune. Of course not one is to be left to the sad lot of "old maid"? "There never was a goose so gray But sometime, soon or late, An honest gander came that way And claimed her for his mate." Repairing to the spacious hall the brldcsto-be were asked to sit together on the sofa. In her daisy decked auto dainty little Martha Royd rolled In and "showered" them with papers of needles, pins, thread and buttons 'enough to "keep them going" for a long time. Mrs. Bennett's gift to each was a dozen fine linen dinner napkins. These were handed around and the young ladies were asked to "turn down the hems" so the brides could at once "go to work" after the wed- ] ding day. Very refreshing yellow sherbert and angel cake wag then served, after which the guests bade the kind hostess "au rjevoir". ooo Another very charming event on the afternoon of the same day, was the "Miscellaneous Shower" given b-' Miss Hattie Kate Easterby to the "bride-to be", Miss Helen Crisp. On entering the hall with Its graceful festoonlngs of green and white and bowls of fra grant sweet peas, very refreshing and delicious frappe was served by lovely young ladies. Passing into the draw ing room an informal hour of social greeting quickly passed away. Here the decorations were heliotrope and. white, the daisy purple of the flowers showing restfully against exquisite pieces of net and crochet. On the fine old mahogany centre table there was a grand piece of hand embroidery ?large orchids done in heliotrope and violet silks, with the long, graceful leaves of this rare plant from Brazil ian forests, done in shaded green. In tiie very prettily decorated dining room, all was pink and white; dainty drapings of pink were gathered in a bow above the softly shaded lights, then again gathered in graceful loops at each corner of the polished table. There was a large centrepiece of ele gant hand made honlton; then a mir ror with border of silver grapes and on It a large silver basket filled with lovely pink and white sweet pc'is and asparagus-Plumosus. Clusters of these fragrant and lovely blooms were scattered among the out glass dishes of mint. In the very elegant refreshments the same color scheme was carried out; pink and white block cream and bride's cake, as delicious as it was pretty. The fair young "bride to be", robed in lovely pink silk was asked to be seated in the middle of the drawing room, while "showers of blessingo'' fell all above and around her, in the way of very handsome and useful, gifts. coo Picnic at Tumbling Shoals. The following young people from Laurens enjoyed a delightful picnic and flood near Tumbling Shoals last Thursday: Misses Elizabeth Hill o' Mooresville, Ala., Mabe! Hurt of At lanta, Dorcas Calmes, Mary Todd, Wil lie May Childress, Amelia Todd, Annie Hell Chidlress, Anna Prentiss, Bessie Childress, Lilla Todd and Messrs Vance Irby, Jim Harney, Rice Nlckies, John Wells Todd, Tom Ray, Erskine Todd and Arthur Lee. A delectable basket lunch was served, followed shortly afterwards by a life-size re production of the days of Noah. Not withstanding the delicious sousing so charmingly served by the Weather Man, the picknickers enjoyed the out ing very much. ooo Tnllicrt-( handler. This morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Tolbert, on West Main street, their daughter, Miss Han nah Gray Tolbert, will be married to Mr. Arthur Barle Chandler, of Vic toria, British Columbia. The cere mony will be performed by the bride's paste;-. Rev. L. P. McC.ee, of the Meth odist church. The bridal party will march to an improvised altar to the tunes of the wedding inarch played by Miss Hattle Gray. After the wed ding the couple will take the train for the east, visiting all the points of interest, after which they will travel west to make their home in Victoria. The wedding is a culmination of a romance which had its beginning at a sanitarium in Battle Creek, Mich., where Miss Tolbert was a trained nurse. He met her there, where a sympathetic understanding early de veloped into love, leading up to the announcement of their engagement a short time ago. Miss Tolbert is a young lady of many beautiful traits of character and of a very attractive personality. Mr. Chandler is an ex tensive planter and land owner of British Columbia. During a short stay of a few days here he made a number of friends who were fortunate enough to meet him. ooo Mrs B L. Clardy was hostess to the Forty Two Club Thursday morning, when she entertained in a most de lightful manner, an unique cherry ef fect being gained with beautiful hand painted score cards and other cherry decorations. Mrs. E. H. Wllkes and Mrs. Carol Miller served punch to the guests as they arrived and a delicious sweet course was served after the games. Others a?s1stlng Mrs. Clardy were Mrs. Eloise Shell, Mrs. Wells Clardy, Mrs. H. K. Alken, Misses Beth Shell and Pearl Clardy. ooo Among the most enjoyable of "the many social events of the past week was the party given last Wednesday evening by Miss Charlotte McGowan complimentary to Mlsrs Elizabeth hui and Miss Mabel Hurt. Severl hands of progressive Forty-Two were play ed, after which the guests were serv ed a delicious salad course. About twenty young folks were present to enjoy the evening. ooo Hurney-ltnmsay. A marriage which will be of Inter est to numerous friends here and in other parU or the state will be sol emnized a' the Presbyterian church this evening, when Miss Mat tie Har ney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Harney, will become the wife of Mr. J. b. Ramsay, of Spartanburg. The church has been beautifully decorated for the occasion and a very pretty ceremony Is anticipated. Miss Har ney will be attended only by Miss Lollfe Cordle, of Home. Ga., and she will be given in marriage by her brother, Mr. James Harney. Mr. Ramsay will be attended by Mr. John Fielder of Spartanburg, as best man. The ushers will he Messrs. Tom Poarce, Sam Nieholls, Joseph Everett and Irwin Magness, of Spartanburg. Dr. H. P. Pell, of Converse college, will perform the ceremony. Follow ing the ceremony, the young couple will go to Greenville in Mr. Ramsay's machine and from there they will take a bridal tour through the north. Af ter a few weeks they will be at home to their friends at Spartanburg. WATTS MILL AND INEWBERRY TIE Fought for Ten Rounds In Fast Ex hibition on Newberry Grounds La?t Saturday. Next Game Here. Newberry, June 9.?Watts of I^au rens and West End of Newberry fought hard to a tie score In their reg ular scheduled game here Saturday afternoon, the game being called at the end of the 10th inning to allow the Laurens club to catch the train. At first rain Interferred and threat ened to break up the game, but after the first few Innings which were play ed In a drizzle, the clouds passed away and the crowd enjoyed some tight sport. Both clubs played good base ball, but Livingston shone brighter on the mound than his opponents. The score: R. U.E. Watts.000 202 000 0?4 8 1 Newberry . . .200 001 001 0?4 10 5 Batteries: Hill. Byrd and Ruff; Livingston and Campbell. Umpire, Havlrd. >'ext Game Here. The next game of the league will be played In Laurens on the Watts Mills grounds between Newberry and the locals. This game, like all that have been played this season will no doubt be close and well-played. The games so far have been the best ex hibitions of baseball seen in Laurens in many years. The Saturday con test will be called at 4:30 and ad mission will be 25c, grandstand free. Xevt Count) Movements. Woodruff is making an effort to have a new county created out of portions of Spartanburg and Laur ens. We know absolutely nothing about the geography of the propos ed new county, the taxable property or anything about it. but as a general proposition Will say that small coun ties are much more convenient to the people than large counties. We would advise our friends In and about Wood ruff to wach out, however, about too liberal promises as regards the econ omy of running small counties. If the new county Is created they may start out in an economic way but it will not be long, If the example set by Cherokee is followed, until every of ficer In the county will be clamoring for more salary, and little by little each will be raised until finally the people wil be taxed to pay from one half to as much again for salary as when they started out. We do not , know that Cherokee Is paying her of ficers too much but the truth Is that we are now paying several thousand dollars more each year for salary than we did when we started and if we are receiving any better service we are unable to distinguish it.?Gaff ney Ledger. I SPECIAL NOTICES. .New Shoe Shop?Early in July I will opefn, in the Enterprise Rank buildup of Laurens, an up-to-date shoe Ajfop, equipped with modern ma chinery. All work will be guaranteed and will be done promptly while you wait, not more than 20 minutes. J W. Reagin. 46.3t The Loser by directing to post office box No. /35 a minute dlscription of the artldle lost and paying for this advertirfement can ropossese then^ selves of the article lost. 46-dt. Cows For Sale -Two cows fresh in milk IM sale. $:,5.00 and $40.00. Ap ply towJ. T. A. Ballew, Lisbon, S. C. 46-2t For ISale -Nancy Hall sweet pota to plaits. Trice $1.75 per thousand. Ten tWousand lots at $l.f?0 per thous and. VI ean fill orders on short no tice. J. L- i'ower, Gray Court, S. C? R. P. D. No. 1. 4G-lt-pd Attention We want to sell you your cultivates, harrows, grain cradles, hoes anM heel sweeps or any other hardware. Our prices are right Moseley.ft Roland. 4l-tr Peas, ll'ess, Pcas-For sale, price and sample sent on application. Hattaway & Co., Spartanburg, S. C. - 33-tf" BRICK! BRICK!! For First-class Building Brick get in touch with me at once. J. L. P1NSON Greenwood, South Carolina