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Rrftfed Baking Powder Absolutely pure/ The only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar Makes delicious home-baked foods of maximum quality at minimum cost* Makes home baking pleasant and profitable I LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION. | Mr. B. W. Blakoloy, of Clinton, was in the city Friday. MT. Steve Clarke, of Tylersville, was in the city Friday. Mr. J. Wade Culbertson, of Ekom, was in the city Saturday. Mr. Geo. W. Proflltt, of Sagetown, was in the city Saturday. Mr. R. D. Boyd, of Laurens Route 5, was in the city Saturday. Capt. W. A. McClintock, of Ora, was a vis.tor to the city Friday. Mr. J. M. Monroe, of Milton, was a visitor in the city Wednesday. Mr. Will E. Pitts, of Friendship, was in the city on business Friday. Mr. J. S. Craig, of Tylersville, was in the city on business Tuesday. Miss Mary Jackson spent the week ?'id with friends in Spartanburg. tMr. W. E. Pitts, a thrifty farmer of the county, was in the city Friday. Mr. Win. II. Monroe, of Princeton, was trailing in the city Wednesday. Mr. Geo. W. Washington, of Ware Shoals, ame over to the city Thurs day. Mr. Martin II. Burdinc, of the Gray Court section, was in the city Thurs day. Mrs. W. 11. Gilkerson spent the week-end in Greenwood visiting rel atives. Mr. Hayne P. Workman, of old ville, was a visitor to the city Wed nesday. Mr. L, C. Anderson, of Hamens Route A, was in the city on business Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Tlios. M. Shaw, of Seven-Oak Farm, was in the city yesterday. Mrs. C. M. Riddle is spending awhile] with her son, Mr. O. D. Riddle, in Greenville. ? w Mr. J. Copey Henderson, of Green t,iwil!e. spent Sunday in the city with hi;; parents. Mr. John W. Butler, of the Hendcr sonville district, was shopping in the city Friday. Mr. II. Frank Tumblin. a Hickory Tavern farmer, was in the city on business Friday. Miss Ora Helle Hunter, of Ora, has been visiting relatives in the city for several days. Magistrate Jno. W. Kellett, of Sul livan's township, was in the city Fri day on business. Mrs. M. Z. Wells, of Greenville, vis ited her brother, Mr. J. G. Sullivan, In the city Friday. Miss Henrietta Anderson of Reid vUle, has been visiting at the home of Mrs. Ray Anderson. Miss Mary Mafleld of Wayco, Texas spent last week as the guest of Mrs. Ray Anderson. Constable Leonard C. Abercrombie, of Sullivan's township, was in the city on business Friday. Mr. John II. Cunningham, a promi ?mont farmer of Lanford, was In the city Wednesday on business. ,( Miss Annie Childress has been vis iting Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Park, of Greenwood, ,'or several days. Mrs. Ixickrldge and M!Lss Roble Ixtfkridgo of Lynchburg, Va., are the guests of Mrs. W. D. Ferguson Miss Annie Lucile Poole, of Green wood, has been visiting the family of I)r, C. L. Poole for several days. Hon. ami Mrs. Joseph T. Johnson and son, Charles, have been visiting relatives In the city for several days. Mr. Ralph Wilson, who lias been teaching in the lower part of the state, is at home for the summer vacation. Mrs. Sam Talley, of Columbia, is spending some time here as the guest of parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Boyd. Mr. Shelton C. Culbertson, a former ( Tjaurens boy, now of Pacolet, was a visitor to friends In the city Thurs day. Mr. Greer Blakeley, who has been attending F.rskine college this year, haa returned to his home near the city. Mrs. O. W. Leonard and children, of Spartanburg, are visiting Mrs. Leon ard's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. \V Jones. Miss Jeannette Miller, of Greenville, came down Tuesday to visit her sister, Mrs. J. G. Sullivan, on South Harper street. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. F. Jones, of Woodruff, are visiting Mrs. Jbne*' father, Mr. John N. Wright, and other relatives. The many friends of Miss Hester Cooper will be glad to learn that she is improving after a severe attack of, appendicitis. Mrs. G. S. Northey, of Columbia, will return home tomorrow after a few days' visit to her mother. Mrs. C. C, Cooper. Miss Mattle Lawson and Mrs. F. O. Cunningham, of Greenwood, spent the week-end with Mrs. J. E. Glenn on Jones street. Mr. and Mrs. Hart Richey, of Flor ence, are spending a few days with Mr. Rlchey's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Richey, Sr. Mrs. R. M. Anderson and family of Reidville. S. C, returned home last Saturday after spending a week with Mrs. Ray Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Camper, of Wash ington, lh ('., are visiting Mrs. Cam per's parents, Mr. and Mrs. I). T. Moore, a few miles from the city. Mr. Emery Nash, well-known over Laurens, his native county where he has hundreds of friends, lias been here for the past few days visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. James I.. Killian and daughters, Mrs. Rogers, of Arkansas, and Mrs. McAdoo, of Greenville, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. 1). Mose ley for several days. Mrs. William Cockrell, Misses Eliza beth and Lucia Cockrell and Augustus Cockrell of Jacksonville, Fla., and Miss Mary Simpson will leave short ly on an extended tour of Europe. Miss Jaule Garlington, who has been teaching at Hyatt Park for the past two or three years, has been of fered the position of rural supervisor of Anderson county?Southern School News. Misses Simmons, Cooper and Set/.Ier of Converse College are spending a few days in Laurens while enroute to their homes for the summer vaca tion. They arc the guests of Miss Helen Sullivan. Messrs. J. M. Hiers, of Smoaks, and M. G. Hiers, of Atlanta, Ga., have been in the city for several days, having come to be present at the Curry-Iliers wedding which took place at Owings Station yesterday. Mrs. R. W. Rail, her sisters. Mrs. Lucy R. Boyd and Miss Rettie Watts, and her daughter, Mrs. M. L. Cope land and Mrs. Copeland's two little girls, Reaufort and Mary, have left or their summer home at Saluda, N. C. Miss Frances Thames left Thurs day for Hendersonville where she will spend a part of her summer vacation with her sister. She was accompan ied as far as Spartanburg by (Miss Anjnie Gllkerson who returned the same afternoon. Mr. G. W. Gardner, Jr., of the Green wood Daily Journal, was in the city. Thursday. Mr. Gardner was very much impressed with the substantial appearance of the business section of the city and witli t ,e many improve ments since his la t visit here. Miss Wil Lou Gray and Miss Madge Harris left Monday morning for New York City, where they will join a party under the chaperonage of Miss Maria Parkinson, of Hollings Institute, to tour the southern part of Europe. They will sail on the liner Saxonia. They expect to be gone several months. Miss Mabel Hurt, who has been vis iting Miss Amelia Todd lias returned to her home in Atlanta. Mrs. James Kennedy ami Mrs. Dr. Davis are visiting their parents. Mr. and Mrs. I). 10. Marnett. Mr. and Mrs. J. I). Young of Gaff ney arc visiting in the city at the homo of the former's mother, Mrs. Ceo. F. Young. REPRESENTATIVE LONG ACQUITTED OF MURDER (Continued from Page One.) again interrupted. "I noticed when I got up to speak at WarremIlle," said ixmg, "that Pickens N. Hunter, Iiis brother. Na than Gunter, und Elliott Oantt took up their positions ;n front of the crowd and assumed defiant attitudes. When i made reference to Jake i.y brand, Pickens Gunter got up and called me a liar, 1 askod his name and address and he gave them. I heard him say something about going outside and "oft"'' would come my head." Long was nominated in the second primary election about September 15. Warned of Duuger. "Immediately after the second pri mary," he continued, "a number of people came to me repeating threats and rumors that they had heard. Among them was M. T. Hoi ley and John Pementer. Van Jones wrote and E. B. Qunter telephoned me from Wagener warning me of the danger of returning there. Altogether, 1 suppose at least a hundred of my friends spoke to me, repeating threats, and advising me not to go back to Wagener, 1 was then in Alken, having been here since before the election. I also read reports in the newspapers to the effect that I would be killed if I went back to Wagoner. Acting upon the advice of my friends to remain in Aiken un til after the political fight was over ?(Mr. Rusbeo* another legislative candidate from Waggoner, was not elected until the third plenary?II sent for my wife, she came from Wagener and we boarded here, stay ing away Ijrom Wagenor 'to avoid t rouble." A newspaper article, an interview with Hugh Long, published last' Sep i em her. was offered in evidence af ter being read to the jury. Mr. Long was quoted in that interview as say ing he bad heard threats made against his life if lie returned to Wagener. Ashed how many votes he received at Wagoner, be replied that he got 120 out of 300 cast. His election was contested on the ground ?that he was not a citizen of South Carolina, but proof was established and the contest thrown out. He re mained in Aiken until after the third primary, in which Uusboc was elect ed. A card of thanks published by Long in his Wagener paper was also read and put in evidence. In this card Long stated that he had "no 'tinge of feeling;" against any one because of his mistreatment and per secution, but stated bis purpose to '?represent the whole people of Aiken county." In reply, to question, Long stated he printed the name of Pickens N. Gunter in his paper only one time during the progress of the campaign. The issue of his paper in which this publication was made was produced and offered in evidence, ami that por tion of tlie article in which Mr. ('.Hit ter's name was ccntioned was read In reply to an affidavit made by J. W. Lybrand that his automobile was not used by political enimios of Hugh Long in the campaign, as charged by Hong, the article stated that Mr. Ly? brand's statement was literally true; that Mr. Lybrand's car was out of repair and that he was using the ear of Pickens N. Gunter, the "president of his bank," and that the car was manned by employees of bis bank and store. He denied using Plckens Hunter's name In bis campaign speches. Let Tilings Calm Down. "I didn't return Immediately to Wagenor" said Long, "because I thought it best to remain away awhile. I wanted to avoid trouble. I thought the fight that had been made ngainst me was a political fight and that t would blow over and be forgotten, especially since the man my opponents had been so anxious to elect had been elected in the third primary. I went back then because my home was there, all the business I had in the world was there. I was Intendant of the town, and I went back to resume my occupation and to exercise my right as a citizen. "It was Wonnesdny after the third primary when I went back. My newspaper oflice had been broken n to twee durng my absence, and some of my private papers stolen. My home hnd been surrounded and windows forced open by parties who went there after jnylnig'itt hours. My pistol, tin- only one I bad, had been stolen in one of the raids on my oflice. When I went back to Wagener I borrowed a pistol and a shotgun from Dr. Port wood ami a j pistol from Joe Rrown. It was with Brown's pistol that Long shot Pickens Gunter. The oth er weapons were found at his home. "Rev. Mr. Holley came to nie soon after I got home." continued Long. "He told me when I nskod him if he thought it safe for me to stay there. 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"As it was my usual custom to do, i wem to the postoflice the after noon of the encounter, got my mail, and came back down the street to Hayes Gunter s store, where 1 mot Mr. Zogler, Who was in my employ, and we stopped to talk. 1 was glancing over a newspaper and did not sec Pickcns Gunter approach, The first thing I real/.ed I was grabbed and struck behind the h it ear. The lick stunned mo. I fell to tin- ground. Tho next tiling I rcall/.cd w:h wlion I Was falling, and then I saw an.I rec ognized tile faee of the man who was falling or jumping on top of me. It ' was Pickens Gunter. I believed then . the threats I had heard were being ; carried out. Mr. Gunter fell on top i of me, about the time we bit tho ground lie struck me in tin- face and eyes, blinding me so that I saw noth ing else of the light. He caught nie by the throat. The marks remained there for weeks afterwards. He dis covered, it seemed, that I was strug gling for my revolver, ami his hand caught mine." "Why did you shoot i'ickens Gun ter, Mr. Long," asked Mr. Croft of his counsel. The Fatal Reason. "I shot because he had made threats against my life, because lu was the stronger man, because in; had , attacked me. I fired in defense of my life. He was making an effort to get my pistol. He was in a rage and 1 knew that if 1 didn't shoot him either he would shoot me or I would be killed by others." Long declared he was flat of his back on the ground when he fired tho fatal shot; that he saw a man run up and catch hold of Gunt >r lir li-! no, know whether he was a friend or a foe. When the first shot was fired. he said, Gunter seemed to renew his efforts to get tin- pistol, but after the second shot, the muscles of the man on top of him seemed relax. As he went away from the scene, ho sale" he saw a crowd follwolng, some of the men behind armed. Among these bo declared, was Nathan Gunter, Long went to tin- home of Henry Gardnlor, but denied telling the po liceman, Baldwin, that he was ex pecting trouble with Gunter and thai Gunter was too rwift for him. "Ho tried to arrest me," said Long. "I was upstairs armed. I told him not to come up there and he didn't, I did not want him to arrest mo and pul ine in the ll?lo lockup whore I would l?' at the mercy of the mob. I did not toll Duldwin anything, cer tainly not what he claims, because, to show how absurd that would have been, he was my enemy. I bad been forced lo bold up his salary to keep him from beating the town as he had been COllooting lines and putting the money in his pocket." Long declared that from the point on the second story of the Gardiner home where he took refuge e oilld look out of a window and see ihe mob gathering. "In the mob," lie declared. "I saw J. Chester itusbee, with a double-bar relled shotgun over his shoulder." Long sent some one to telephone the sheriff lo come at once. Solicitor Coiner's cross-examina tion of Long was bitter ami grind ling. It took place while a thunder storm was in progress. During his cross-examination, Long severely flayed .!. \V. Lybrand. Wife on Stand. The defense closed when Mrs. Hugh Long took the stand to help save her husband's life. Mrs. IX)rig was the 55th witness for the defense. it. Hayes Gunter, under Indictment as accessory to the killing of Picken? Gunter, was also put on the stand to-day. He Is a cousin or both Pick ens Gunter and Robert L. Gunter, the solicitor. My tin; acquittal of Hugh Long the charge against Hayes Gun ter is disposed or, since; there 'an be no acessory in a case where the law says there is no principal. MX AI, si; l TMv.rfKXT. Take notice that on the I 1th day of duly, I will render a final account of my nets and doings as Administrator or the estate of A. W. ttcase, deceased. in the office of tli'1 ?liukge of Probate of Laurens county at II o'clock, a in., and in the same day will apply for a final discharge .from my trusts as Administrator. / Any person Indebted to said estate arc notified and required to make pay ment on that date; and all person having claims against said OSttltO will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever barred, Brooks Swygert. Admlnisi rn'.or, June 1 L 1013, -1 mo. Services ai Mountvllle, Children's Sunday will be observed! at the Church of Btornal Hope (Unl vcrsnlist) in MOUntvllle, June 1."., un der the direction of Mrs. May T. Cluck. Preaching will 1)0 by Rev. G< 0, Sfu 1 gon DeLano, D. D. The occasion will! merit the presence of the public in ;:? noral. j w. m. r. to mi:i i. Mill llulii Sessions in Klrsl Baptist Church Here. Kino I'rug nun. Tin- \V. M. I . of the 2ml Division, will meol with (ho First I'.apiist church at IjUUI'0118 tlx* Uli Saturday before tin' .'.tli Sunday. A lull (It toil ti lt HC?! oi all churches an- earnestly re (|tiested to attend. Program, lOi.'.fl Devotional exercises conducted b> Mis. Fannie Moor?' I?': |.) Address of Welcome Mrs. Itulhp Torry. Itesponse, Mrs, Charlotte Gray. Holl call response hy euch delegate giving number of female inembors of respective churches and tie- num ber that are active members of the M Issioua ry Socloi y. 1st rpiorj it indifference is tin- hill of difficulty that faces us as a so < ;? t. how can we best overcome it? Opened by .Mis. Murj Harksdale, followed by Mrs Mamie Cllldwoll, Mrs. Dr. Benson and Mrs A. B. Barksttdle. 2nd quer> I >o>>n the Bible warrant tithing in our gifts to the master? shall we begin to practice same? Opened by Mrs. Nat Austin, follow ed by Mrs, Eula Roper and Miss Mllie Martin. Social hour. Devotional exercises conducted by Mrs. Clara Watts. The need and possibility of maintain ing a V. W A in every church in our Division? Opened by Mrs. Em ma Roper, followed by Miss Mary Lake and Miss Allle Babb. Miscellaneous, Cleo Wofford, President. Mrs. Muttlr Hughes. Mrs. Muttlc Hughes, wife ot Mr, M. L, Hughes, who lives mar Owings Station, died Saturday and was buried at Harmony Church Sunday morning. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. II. II. Jordan. Mrs. Hughes Is survived by her husband and six chil dren, as follows: Cheslcy Hughes, Qr., Hughes, A. V, Hughes, Loo-nie Hughes, Mrs. Barney Curry, Misses Allcne and Myrtle Hughes. Mrs. Hughes was 'Is" years of age and a consecrated Christian woman whose death will be a source of great sor row to her neighbors and friends. To Cure a Cold In Otic Day Take T.AXATIVJ! BROMOQuinine. It stops the CotlRh and Headache ntul works off the Cold. DrilfTgiltS refund money H it fails to cure W, OROVIJ S signature on each box. 2Sc.