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VOLUME XXVIII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1913. NEWS Of THE WEEK IN TOWN Of CLINTON James R. Copeland Elected Mayor Last Thursday. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS ON POPULAR PEOPLE Clinton Alive wKh Social Entertain? Meats. Many Seeking the Cooler Menntaln Climate and the Seashore, while Lots of Visitors are being En tertained in the City. Clinton, July 22.?In a municipal election held here Thursday to elect a mayor to fill out the unexpired term of W. M. McMillan, resigned, Jas. R. Oopeland was elected by a good ma jority, Wilson W. Harris coming sec ond In the race. There were five can didates in the field and all made credi table showings. They were as fol lows: Jas. R. Copeland, Wilson W. Harris, II. L. Scaife, W. E. Owens and E. Lee Pitts. Mr. Copeland is a busi ness man and has a large connection of friends and relatives. He is en gaged in the general merchandise business and has resided here practi cally all of his life. Several weeks ago Mayor McMillan resigned to take charge of the postoffice. An election was immediately ordered by city coun cil to select a successor for the un expired term. One of the most interesting social features of the week is a house party composed of ten 'young ladies with Miss Jane Kennedy. The party is composed of Clinton girls, who are Misses Maude and Mabel Sumerel, Bera Bailey, Essie Young, Ola Young, Irene Little, Orrah Bess Little, Bessie Owens and Jessie May Mahaffey of BatcBburg, S. 'C. Many social affairs will be given in their honor during the week. Miss Eliza Neville entertained a few friends Friday morning in honor of Miss Sue Covington and Miss Mary Cartright of Yorkville. On Friday night a number of young folks were entertained at Mrs. W. H. Shands. Monday night Mr. William B. Owens entertained a number of young men. Miss Virginia Neville left Tuesday 'for Columbia. Mr. Stewart Abell of Lowryvllle was in town this week. Miss Cartwrlght of Yorkville, Is the guest of MissesxEvie and Kate Shands. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Copeland spent Sunday with Mrs. Shakley in Spartan burg. Mr. Joe Little of Abbeville, visited his mother last week. Mrs. Henry Young visited her sis ter at (Enoree this week. Mr. and Mrs. Thornwell Jacobs of Atlanta are the guests of Mr. J. F. Jacobs. Miss Florie L?ngsten of Darlington !s the guest of Mrs. Philson this week. Miss Dot Owens is visiting in Lau tens. ?Mrs. Harris of Spencer, N. C, is visiting Mrs. John Griffith. Misses Mamie and Sallie Burges* -left for ClemBon this week. Mrs. J. Q. Phillips Is spending some, time with her parents in the country. Miss Jessie May Mahaffey of Bates burg, is the guest of Miss Jane Kenne dy this week. ? Dr. W. S. Bean is visiting Mrs. Tay lor in Ashville, N. C. ,-MIbs Zee Wright is spending this \,.onth with her sister in Greenville. ? Mr. L.yl Leaman of Cross Hill is in town this week. Mr. R. C. McLees spent doveral days in Greenwood last week. Death of Miss Lfczle Putnam. Miss Lizzie Fuiiiarn, daughter of Mrs. Bluford Putnam, died at her home near Owlngs Friday night after a lin gering Illness. She was buried at Harmony cemetery Saturday, services being conducted by Dr. Drimm, of Clinton, in the absence of her regular pastor. Miss Putnam was a conse crated, Christian woman, greatly loved and admired by all who knew her. She was a member of Harmony Baptlsl Church and took a great deal of lntcr st in church affairs. At Harmony Church. en's Day will he observed at y Baptist church on the first In August. Exercises will 10:80 o'clock. The public is o bo present. TO STUDY PELLAGRA IN SPARTAINBURG Uncle Sam to Establish Station in that City for the Purpose of Studying the Disease which Is Spreading Rapidly. Washington, July 19.?Senator Till mun and Congressman Johnson talked with Surgeon General Blue of the public health service yesterday on tho pellagra situation at Spartanburg. Today General Blue sent the following leitet lo ?oiituur Tiliuian: "Washington, D. C, July 16, 1013. "My Dear Senator: "In view of the urgent character of the outbreak of pellagra at Spar-' tanbuvg, S. C, the necessity of advis ing in respect to the prevention and treatment of the disease and the op portunity thus afforded to aecuro patients for purposes of study In the marine hospitals being used for pel lagra Investigations, it is expected that a receiving station or dispensary will be established at Spartanburg. This dispensary will he maintained for some time and will be in charge of an experienced officer. The dis pensary will be provided with neces sary facilities for such care as Is ren dered at our patient dispensaries. Respectfully, "Rupert Blue, "Surgeon General." , This means that the publls health service of the national government wUl establish a dispensary at Spar tanburg for tho purposes indicated above. Senator Tlllman believes that this dispensary will relieve the situa tion at Spartanburg in some degree, because all patients sick with pella gra will be sent at government ex pense, if they desire to go, to the hos pital In Savannah for treatment. This may result ultimately in the national government being asked to establish a permanent hospital for the treat ment of pellagra and tuberculosis at Spartanburg or some other town In that vicinity. Because most of the pellagra in South Carolina is found among the mill people, there arc more cases In Congressman Johnson's district than In all tho balance of the State. Con gressman Johnson has been very ac tive in this matter and his position on the committee on aproprlalfions of the house makes him a potent factor In getting the national government to aid these people.?Greenville News. RALLY AT MT. GALLAGHER. Masons and Woodmen to Give n Picnic Saturday when a Number of Prom inent Speakers will Make AddreseHH. Brewerton Ix>dge, A. F. M., and Mt. Gallagher Camp, W. O. W., will cele brate together with a picnic at Mt. Gallagher church Saturday, the 26th. Several speakers, prominent In Ma sonic and Woodman circles have been Invited to make addresses and a most enjoyable day Is anticipated. Grand Master Geo. S. Mower, of New berry, Hon. R. A. Cooper, of Laurens, and W. Hampton Cobb, of Columbia, and others will be present to make addresses. Music will be furnished by the Princeton band. The public Is cordially Invited to attend. lok't^at Newberry. Mr. R. A. Cooper and Mr. C. A. Pow er were guests at a Woodman rally nt Oakdale Mills, Newberry. Saturday nlgh?, whore both were on the pro gram for addresses on Woodcraft. Quite a number of people were pres ent and a pleasant and profitable meeting was enjoyed. Freak Ear of Corn. Mr. L. H. Willis, of Gray Court, has sent to The Advertiser a freak < r of corn that would puzzle thc'autho\i ties even at Clemson college. The ear is in neallty about thirty-five ears projecting from one stem, though none of the small shoots Are fully developed or would likely have been fully do veloped. The little shoots curl In a downward direction, giving the appear ance of an ostrich plume on Indies' hats. Mr. Willis states that he has about eight acres planted In corn and that as,a rule tho crop promises to be very good. At Mount Bethel. Children's Dnv exorcises will !>?' hel l at Mount Bethel church Friday, the 2?th of this month. The people of this church are expecting all of their friends to coine and enjoy the day with them. Tlie^Jay Will be made pleas ant for all those who attend. y COURT ADJOURNED SATURDAY AFTERNOON Five Hundred Dollars Awarded Larry Cunningham In Suit Against C, N. & L. Appeal to Supreme Court. Tho court of common pleas adjourn ed Saturday afternoon after having considered equity cases all of that day. Judge Devore returned to his home in Edgefleld the following day. The trial of the case of Larry H. Cunningham vs. the C. N. & L. rail road, wnicn was in progress when this paper last went to press, was con cluded Wednesday afternoon, the plain tiff securing a verdict for $600. As will be remembered, the suitvWas for $10,000, the plaintiff claiming that he had been injured In this amount be cause of negligence on the part of the defendant railroad when it was alleged that he was thrown from one of its trains while passing through the Laurens cotton mill village in June of last year. The attorneys for the defendants have filed notlve of an ap dcfendants have filed notice of an ap peal to the supreme court, up the case of T. L. Darton vs J N. Leake et al. This was a suit for actual damages for the recovery of a part of a crop attached by the defendant and ror punitive damages In the sum of $1,000. According to the testimony, the defendant, acting under a mortgage given during the spring of 1912, had the sheriff seize a part of the crop grown by the plnintin on two adjoin ing farms near Gray Court, claiming that the papers covered the crop on both farms. The action of the plain tiff was brought to recover the portion of the seizure grown on one of the farms, alleging that the papers only covered the crops grown on the oth er farm. The jury found for the plain tiff for the return of the property or for $17.r? in case the property cannot be delivered. No punitive damages were awarded. A verdict for the defendant was ren dered by the jury in the case of Luth er Boyd Palm, by his guardian ad litom, II. P. Riddle, vs The Watts Cot ton Mills. This was a suit for dam ages in the sum of $10,000 for injuries alleged to have resulted from burns about eight years ago. when the plain tiff stepped on a pile of live coals on the premises of the defendant com pany. The contention on the part of the palintiff was that the defendant was negligent in leaving the coals in the pathway running by the boiler room. The answer of the defendant was that the coals, instead of being in the pathway, were between the pathway and the boiler room and that the plaintiff was trespassing when the accident occurred. Evidence was In troduced to sustain both sides in the case, but the jury sustained the con tention of the defendant compnny. Friday afternoon the court awarded a verdict for the defendants in the case of Mattie Hill vs Temple GUliain and Harriet William?. All of the par ties to this case were negroes. This was a contest over the will of Ellhu Williams who lived near Cross Hill. When Ellhu died Mattie Hill, who claianed to be his wife, took pos session of half of his property of about fifty acres, the other half of the property going to Harriett Walker, about whose claim there was no dis pute. After the death of Ellhu and after Mattie Hill had taken possession of the land, Harriett Williams mado her appearance and claimed that she was the rightful heir of Elihu, as they j had been married years before. It wag to fettle the dispute that Mattie Hill brought suit The case was de cided In favor of the first wife. W. C. McGowan, of Columbia, was present to represent still another claimant to the estate, one Ella Rlgsby, of Liver pool, Eng. Ella, so it was testified, Is a huge negro woman showing her self in England as a giantess, going under the title of the Princess of Bo mar. She also claimed to have mar ried Ellhu at one time, but the evi dence went to show that she reigned in the hou?e of ElihU "betwixt" the other two claimants, so Harriet Wil liams said. This was the Ir.st jury case to be tried, the court giving its attention to several equity case* Saturday. Littleton Female College. Attention is called to the adve.M ment of Littleton Female College, found in another column of thla paper. This institution has had a very stlC C08sful career and ha.' made a distinct J contribution to the education Of young I women in thla and adjoining stat< . BLEASE CRITICIZES ADJUTANT GENERAL Oov. Condemn'. Moore For Refusing Appropriation to Company Which l ulled to Meet Requlremcuts. Columbia, July 17.?In a letter ad dressed to Norman S. Richards, com manding the Liberty Hill , military company, Governor Blease today criti cized W. W. Moore, tho adjutant general, for refusing to pay an ap propriation of $225 to the organiza tion. The chief executive says he does not know of "any redress until the primary election of August 1914." Some time ago the adjutant general refused to pay to the Liberty 1111) company an aproprlation of $225, saying that the organization had fail ed to meet the requirements of tho military law. At a meeting of the military board of tho state, a ma jority resolution, signed by the gov ernor, General Willie Jones and Col. Cogswell, of Charleston, Instructed Gen. Moore to pay the money. This he refucBd to do. Carrying Out the Law. When asked for a statement today, General Moore said that he was car rying out the statutory law when he refused to pay the Liberty Hill com pany; that as a sworn ofllcer of the state he could not do otherwise. Governor Mease's letter follows : Mease's Letter. "Captain Norman S. Richards, lib erty Hill, South Carolina. "Dear Captain: Your letter of July 16th, requesting that your company be excused from encampment duties, received. "In reply, I beg to say that your request, under the circumstances, will be granted, and your company Is here by excused from attending the en campment at Anderson for this year. "1 hope, however, that you will get your boys together as often as you can conveniently; have your drills and your practices, so that when the time comes for them to be Inspected thai everything will he found In first-Class condition and thai we will experience no further trouble. "I regret that General Moore does not pay your company the money due them. The hoard was unanimous la declaring that you should have it, With the exception of General Moore. Of course, |f he desires to set his judgment up against all the balance, I do not know of any redress until the primary (lection of August, 1914. Very respectfully, (Signed) '?COLE L. BLEASE, "Governor and Commander-In-Chlef." Bailey Military Institute. In ths Issue of The Advertiser ap pears an advertsement of the Bailey Military Institute which is now locat ed In Greenwood. This school Is to hold Its first session In Greenwood the coming year, having been removed there from Edgefield where It "was known as the S. *C'. C. l.\ It will open for the fall term in its handsome and commodious new building only recent ly completed. A fine preparatory course for young boys will be given, and the school, well equipped and with Its competent corps of teachers, has a most promising outlook. W. W. (TLBKHTSON DEAD. Former Citizen of this County Bled at his Home In Bradley. Mr. W. W. Culbertson. who has a large family connection In this county and who formerly lived near Kkom, died at his home In Bradley Sunday the 13th, after a long illness. He had been on a steady decline for a number of months, his death not >elng unex pected. He had numerous friends and relatives In the county who will mourn his death, He is survived by his wile, who was Miss Sallie Freeman, two daughters and one son; his step father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Coley. of the Boyd's Mill section; three brothers, Y. .1.. of Greenville county, L. C. and W. II., of this coun ty; two half sisters, Mrs. Tom Pitts and Miss Maggie Coley and a #half brother. Marvin Coley. Mr. Culbertson was a thorough Christian man, taking a prominent part in the work of Iii? church, the Bradley Baptist church; \ New Postmaster. Mr. and Mrs. Charles II. Hicks are the parents of a new boy, the voting man having arrived Sunday morning. The mother and little one were r< tin ? well yesterday evening. FIRST MEETING TO BE IN AUGUST Conference For Common Good to Hold First Session la Columbia August (Ith and 7th. Columbia, July 19.?Tho first meet* lug of tho Conference for tho Common Good will bo hold In Columbia, August Gth and 7th. For thla meeting the railroads entering Columbia have granted 8|>oclal rates and a large at tendance Ik expected. The purpose of this conference is to offer an oppor tunity for men and women who have at heart the best Interests of the Btate to come together and discuss vital significant things und endeavor to ar rive at a remedy for the evils which exist, and to assist each other in al! efforts for the common good. The movement is non-pol1ticni and the conference will discuss principles and not personalities, it is hoped that its conclusions may deserve the support of all lovers of the state regardless of political atllllotions The conference is Intended to be merely a preliminary to county conf ?? < nces to be held later In the summer or In connection with '.he county fairs in tho fall. It will b.i noted by reading the program that it Is not made up of long papers. Men have been asked to state In a few min utes their conclusions, and then the subject will be open to general discus sion. The committee extends to every body a cordial invitation to attend this eonference and to participate in its | disoiiF?,i"ns, and to unite in a resolve I to think and talk about the thing i that are worth while. Dlt. J, BEN JONES. Formerly Practised neur Cold Point In this County hut .Moved Several Months ago to Crescent. The many friends of Dr. J. Hen Jones, who practised medicine up un til a few months ago at Cold Point, will regret to learn of his death, which oc curred In Greenville Saturday night. The following account of his death was carried by the Greenville News Sun day morning: Dr. J, Hen Jones, a well known cit izen of Laurens and for many years a practicing physician there, died in Greenville last night at tho home of bis nephew, Mr. Ocron Jones, on 101 ford street. He was 57 years of age. The remains will be carried to Foun tain Inn today, leaving here on the noon train via the C. & W. C. rail way. The funerai services will be held In Fountain Inn today and the interment In the cemetery there. Dr. Jones was stopping at the home of relatives here in route to the west for his health. He has a large fam ily connection in the upper part of the state. He enjoyed a lucrative practice in his profession at Laurens for a number of years. Of the Immediate family he Ls sur vived by five brothers and three sis ters: Dr. Geo. H. Jones, Jefferson Jones, Mellon Jones, Mrs. J. A. Crad doek and Mrs. i/ou Hill, of Crescent, S. C, It. P. and Miss Lillian Jones of Crcer, and J. T. Jones of Fountain Inn. XO PRIMARY AT WOODRUFF. Senator Tillnutn Will Not Oppose Congressman Johnson's Choice. Washington, July 15.?Senator Till man has notified Representative John son that he (Tillmanl will no longer insist on a primary for the selection of a postmaster at Woodruff, and will not oppose tho nomination of Bruce Arnold, whom Mr. Johnson' has de cided to recommend. Several weeks ago Mr. Johnson announced that Mr. Arnold would have ids recommendation which is prac tically equivalent to nomination. Some of the other candidates for the place brought pressure to hear on Senator Tlllman and the latter ask ed Mr. Johnson to have the matter decided by a primary. Mr. Johnson. of course, could not consent to do this, which left the matter of tho prl ' mary Up to Senator Tlllman. The senator has since made some Inquiry into the situation and has decided that in all probability tlio primary WOMld not change matters und has thoroforo decided no! to insist upon it. and not to oppose the nomination of Mr. Arnold. A primary was ordered at. Jones-* vilio upon Senator Tlttmnn4? sug g< tlon, and Cnpt. SCOtt, who had boon recommended by Mr. Johnson was chosen by a large majority.? GrCOnvlllO News. TRAYNHAM GUARDS OFF FOR ANDERSON Left This Morning In Spec ial Coach. WILL BE GONE FOR EIGHT DAYS Headed t Capt, W. R, HIchey, Jr., Crack cul Company of State Nn tlonal ? ard Leave for Encampment In "The Electric City". Uncle Sam's Regular* to be Present to Show Them a few Pointers. The Traynhn.ni> Guards, known of ficially an Company "D" FlrtU Regi ment, South Carolina National Guards, left this nidi uinr at 8:HO for Anderson where they will remain on encamp ment for about eight days. They left In a special coach over the C. & W. C. and will change for the Southern Road at Greenwood, 'Hie company Is In charges of Capt. W. R. Riehe/, Jr., with 3 commissioned officers, 12 non commissioned officers and us privates. The Traynham Guards 1h considered by the army experts who are sent to this state by the U. s. Government, as one ui the beat tu Uio staio mmua. it has always ranked exceptionally well In training, equipment and i nattend ancc. Capt. W. R. Riehey, Jr., a grad uate of The 'Citadel, litis a thorough knowledge of military tactics and to him is due a large part of the com pany's excellent showing. The com pany Is also fortunate in having lieu tenants and non-commissioned otllcers of exceptional ability. Their doings in "The Electric city" will he keenly watched by their many friends in Lau rens. Their good work at other en campments Is a sure v|^n (bat Other crack companies will have to "double time" to keep up. The stay ol" eight days in Anderson will pretty well taken up with real work. With dally drills, dress parades, sham battles and other military stunt.: they will doubtless not suffer tor lack of something to do. Uncle Sam has detailed a crack regiment of regular infantry to show them bow the things should really be done and to give them a touch of real soldier life. The officers of the local comvany are as follows: W. R. Richey, Jr., captain. B. It. Simpson, 1st lieutenant. Joe Smith, 2nd lieutenant. B. A. Sullivan, Jr., Isl sergeant, Shell McDanlol, quartermaster serg. it. A. Little, line sergeant, .1. A. Davenport, line sergeant. Lang Nosbltt, line sergeant. I'lke Swltzer, line sergeant. W. R. Crisp, corporal. Ran Little, corporal. Tom Holt, corporal. Frank Russ, corporal W. R. King, corporal. Clarence Cannon, corporal. -^ ' Heat Severe on Animals. The showers Saturday nftornooQf Saturday night and Suiulay evening Came as welcome guests after tho severe-heat of the few days previous. While crops in some sections of tho county were not suffering for rain, in other sections corn and garden crops were suffering severely and the cotton was not making much pro gress. Draft animals also came In for their share of the heat. Several deaths from heat arc reported from over the county. Eichelberger Broth ers, of this city, suffered the loss of a large horse, the one bought some time ago from the Union fire depart ment, a valuable animal. This horso succumbed to the beat Saturday after noon. Mr. Collen C Jones, of Foun tain Inn. lost a valnnhlo saddle and harness horse Saturday afternoon. This was a splendid animal valued at. over $K>0. No further losses have been reported since the rains of Sat urday evening. Pncnltj Completed, ' Miss Kittle Richards, daughter of R R. Commissioner lohn G. Rifthards, o Society Hill, has befen elected to ill the vacancy in t) >? city graded >choob made by the resignation of Miss Vnhh Davis. Miss Richards is ,a collog< graduate V'ith several yoartffcxpoi'ienei in school work and come*"very high)? recommended. This election complete the faculty for the coming session/,