Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION. | Miss Odessa H ombre, of I an ford, was in the city Saturday. Miss Allie May Riddle is visiting relatives in Gray Court. Mr. Killie Pitts of Brewerton was in the city on business last week. Mr. Green Murff of Brewerton, was a visitor to the city last week. Mr. Ben Coley of Ekom, was seen In the city last week. Mr. Brooks Nash, of Merna, was In the city; shopping last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Langston spent Sunday in Ora. Mr.' S. M. Wright, of Woodruff, was a visitor in the city Friday. Mr.Jftufus Gray of Gray Court, R. F. D., was here the past week. Mr. Milton Latlmer of old Union, , was a caller here the last week. Mr. Jack Wofford of Madden paid the city a visit last week. Mr. Sloan Mahon of Rabun -was here last week In the interest of his store. Mr. James Langston of Ware Shoals spent a while in the city last week. Mrs. Robert Wasson of Charlton Hall, was in the city shopping Friday. Mr. Ben Crawford of the Berwerton section was in the city Friday. Mr. Brooks Sullivan returned to Port Arthur, Texas Saturday. Mr. James Medlock, of Shoptown came to the city Saturday. Mr. Simp Malone was in the Oi'.y Saturday. Mr. John Jacks was In the city Sat urday on business. Mr, Tom Peden of Gray Court was hero Saturday attending to business. Mt. Mack Burns, a young Barksdale farmer, was here Saturday. Mr. Wash Taylor of Pea Ridge came tl tho city Saturday to cool off. Mr. J. W. Turner of Cross Hill was here Saturday. ' Mr. J. L. Moore of Ekom, was hero 1. Saturday. I Mr. Willie Mitchell, of Durbans, was ' in the city Monday. Mr. Wm. Wasson, of Sullivan Town ship, was a visitor to the city Monday Mr. George Clardy of Tylersville, w*.s In the cty Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Lewis MacChary, of Tylersville, was here TueBday. Mr. Andy Coley of Ekom, was in the city Monday selling beef cattle. Mt. Neil Knight, of Heudcrsonville section, was in the city Tuesday. Mr. Pinkney Hellams, of Shiloh, "was here Tuesday. Mr. Eddie Milan) of Lisbon was here Tuesday. a Mr. Frank Davis, of Princeton, was in the city on business Tuesday. Mr. Abe Coats, of Friendship, had business in the city Tuesday. Mr. Jimmie Jones, of Mt. Gallagher, was In the city Tuesday. Mr. Austin Brainlett, of Barksdale, was here Tuesday. Mr. Zelus Traynham, of Barksdale, was a visitor to the city Tuesday. Mr. Lee Madden, of Maddens, was in the city Tuesday, resting up. Miss Anna Prentiss of Greenville is visiting relatives here Dr.-L. S. Fuller spent Monday In Greenwood on business. Mr. Milford Cheek, of thj Horse Creek district was a visitor to the city Saturday. Mr. Bascomb Brownlee of Warrior Creek was circulating in the city Sat urday. Mr. Alsoy Coleman who occupies the old Badgett house was in the city Saturday. Mr. John Y. Henderson of Barksdale the "Scuppadine" raiser was In the city Saturday. Mr. Elbert Elledge, of Poplar Springs was in the city Saturday on business. Mr. Mose Madden, tho Cold Point truckster, was In the city Monday plying his trade. Mr. Luther Finley, of Madden, was in the city Tuesday with a load of fino roasting ears corn. Mr. W. M. Calne, of Laurens Route 6, was in the city on business Tues i~ day. , Mr. Martin Arnold, of Princeton, was in Uio city Tuesday buying goods for their store. Miss Amelia Todd has returned home after visiting friends in Green ville and Belton. Mr. C. C. Gambrell of tho Ware Shoals Mfg. Co., was among the busi ness visitors here last week. Dr. T. L. Timmerman and Mr. Jack Timmerman spent Sunday In Green Wood with relatives. Mipn Eloise Stevenson, of Jackson ville, Ala., is visiting her sister, Mrs. "W. C. Irby, Jr. JlAT. W. G. Ross has returned to the Jfcity after an enjoyable stay of several w weeks at Hot Springs, Ark. f M,lss Dorothy Owens, of Clinton, has been the guest of Misses Josle and Sadto Sullivan Cor several days. Miss Lottie Simms and Master ^4^brge 21 ins of Spart an burn are the ||T'uJm''' M's- Btddle. (!ralg from near Lanford k fw those who attended court Sjf ' ^<A?r Elledge, of Poplar Wm.K lBamong the visitors here last week. Mr. C. C. Good of Greenville was down last week, looking after his farms on Reedy River. Mr. Sidney Armstrong of Eden was in the city Thursday talking over old times with his old cronies. Mr. Samuel Waason of Friendship was circulating with the boys here Friday. Mr. Dempsey Watklns of Burnt Fac tory was seen on the streets here Fri day. Mr. George Young of Renno, and owner of Btormp Springs, visited his fam?y here Friday. Mr. Albert Hughes of Spartanburg county, was in the city trading. Fri day. Mr. George Riddle of Sagetown, had business to attend to in the city Saturday. Mr. Will Shockley, of Mlla's branch, was selling blackberries in the city Saturday. fe Mr. Ludy Baldwin, of Hickory Tav ern, was here In a business way Sat urday. Mr. Jno. West Williams of Cane Creek spent the day In the city Sat urday. Mrs. C. A. Foster, who has .been vis iting her mother, Mrs. W. T. Dorroh went to Hendersonvllle Saturday. Mr. Charles Rounds, who is now working in Greenwood, was in tho city for tho week-end. Misses Grace Barksdale and Rebecca Moore, of Greenwood, are visiting friends in the city. Mr. Russell Mlnter, who graduted this year at Davidson college, Is spend ing some time in tho city with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mlnter. Mr. Pat Madden, of Cold Point, was In the city Saturday with some fine Rocky Ford cantaloupes and Elberta peaches. Mr. Marshal Manley, after a week's vacation over at Ware Shoals, is back on the Job at the Laurens Steam Laundry. Mr. Herbert Sullivan came home Tuesday from a month's sojourn in the caves and gorges of the mountains near Hendersonvllle, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Taylor have gone to Belton and Princeton where they will visit relatives for several days. Mr. Wirron Wilson of Spartanburg and Dr. Jesse Wilson of Riedville, were In Laurens for a short time Sat urday enroute to Johnston. Mrs. R. F. Fleming, of Greenwood, spent several days in the city last week with her son, Mr. R. F. Flem ing, and other relatives. R. B. Pasley, Esq., of Spartanburg, a former citizen of this county, was In the city several days last week at tending court. Miss Mary Johnson, who lias been visiting her grand-smother, Mrs. Amelia Anderson, has returned to Spartan burg. Mr. Wm. D. Sullivan of Tumbling Shoals passed through the city Friday on his way to Shelby, N. C, to visit his daughter, Mrs. Culberson. Mr. John Madden, of Cold Pond was heer Friday and reports plenty of rain and crops in nourishing condi tion. Miss Nellie Thompson, of Laurens Is the guest of her cousins, Miss Ella and Karan Traynham. She is accom panted by her sister.?Honca Path Chronicle. Mr. and Mrs. Will Dlvver, of Ander son, spent several days in tho city last, week with Mr. Dlvver's brother, Mr. T. M. Dlvver, making the trip here in their automobile. I Mr.'Brooks Sullivan, who has been spending his vacation of several weeks With his relatives here, returned to his home in Port Arthur, Tex., several days ago. Mr. Henry Sprouse, a native of this county who is now making his home In Texas, has been spending hia va cation with relatives for several weeks. Mr. Lonza Culbertson of the Mad den district drove his little gray mule to the city Saturday. He has been ploughing and driving tho same gray mule for 20 odd years?some mule. Miss Mamie Wilson left Friday for Hendersonvllle, N. C. where she will spend ten days and will go from there to New York to buy fall mlllenery. Her friends will be glad to know that she will be In the eactern part of Ten nessee again this coming season. A. G. Hart, A. B. and B. S., 1012, and a candidate for the degrees of M. A. and LL. H. in 1914, University of South Carolina, leaves today for Laurens where he will spend a vaca tion of a month. Mr. Hart has been en gaged In special work 'n the office of the president since the university closed In June.?The State For Culs, Barns nnd Bruises. In overy home there should be a oox of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, ready to apply In every case of burns, cuts wounds or scalds. J. H. Polanco. Del valle, Tex., R. No. 2, writes: "BllCk lens Arnica Salvo saved my little girl's cut foot. No one believed II could be cured." The world's best salve. Only 2.", cents. Recommended by Laurens Drug Co., Laurens, S. C. There's going to be a big sale Au gust 2, 1913 at J. C. Burns & Co. ? BETHANY NEWS. Dethany, July 21.?Mrs. M. L. Coop er, who has been very sick, is able to sit up some now. Tho protracted meeting began at Hello View Sunday and among those who attended from this section are as follows: Cynthia, Floyde, Dora and Rex Cooper, Ethel and Annie Roberts, Iola Bragg, Earle Cooper and wife and Mr. and Mrs. Grover Thackston. A nico shower fell here Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Putnam visited his father, of Warrior Creek settle ment, recently. Miss Iola Ur'agg is spending the week with her grandfather, Mr. T. L. Bragg. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bragg, a son. Y. M. f. U. Social of Trlnit)-Ridge. A very delightful reception was giv en to the recently organized Young Men's Christian Union of the Trinity Ridge community by Mrs. J. D. W. Watts on Saturday afternoon, the 10th. The young people were received by Mrs. Marion Calnc, Mrs. Watts being unwell. A very interesting contest had been arranged by the chairman of the So cial Committee of the union. Tho questions wore all to be answered from a penny. It was quite an unique and Interesting contest. Mr. Fowler Boyd, of Fountain Inn, who was a visitor at the home of Mr. R. D. Boyd, and Miss Nell Wham won the prize, having missed only one question. After quite a pleasant time spent In the contest, listening to some very ably rendered music, and a great por tion of pleasant conversation, Miss Helen and Moll George, the attractive little daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. George, assisted Mrs. Marlon Caine and Mrs. James Martin in serving a delicious course of refreshments. Those enjoying the occasion were: Misses Eva and Maude Kingston, Net tle and Georgia Medlock, Pearl and Ivy Boyd, Mary Barksdale, Minnie Ir vln, Mattie Kate Owings, Nannie Mao Williams. Nell Wham; Messrs J. C. and Clyde Barksdale, Herman, Marcus and Claude Boyd and Fowler Boyd, of Fountain Inn, Ahls Richardson, of Simpsonvllle, Anthony Fuller, Carroll Smith, Douglas Barnett and J. VV. Watts. Threw Wooden Shoes at Bride. In the shower of missiles hurled after the wedded pair something struck tho settlement worker with stinging force. "What on earth!" she exclaimed; then quickly added: "A wooden shoe! Who ever heard of throwing a wooden shoo at a bride?" "Most overybody who has attended weddings In this part of town has heard of it," said the officiating curato. "It is the custom here to throw wood en shoes because at some time In her life nearly every bride has worn a pair. For the present generation they wore not her Sunday shoes, nor her evening dress shoes, nor even her ev eryday street shoes, but around tho house and maybe to the nearby shops In rainy weather she has clattered around often enough In wooden shoes to Justify having a pair thrown at hor for old time's sake."- Boston Herald, Card of Thanks. I wish to take this means of ex pressing my appreciation of the work of the fire department last Monday night, when my barn was burned. I Attribut to them the credit for pre venting further losses and I thank them, and the neighbors who helped, for their valient work, Respectfully. C. D. Moseley. LITTLETON COLLEGE For more than 30 years we have been training girls and young women for successful teaching and for useful ness In life. We furjilah scholarships to young women preparing to teach and free tuition U> all students who take instruction A\\ our Practice and Observation School. We guarantee positions to all teach ers who compete our courses of study. For catalogue address .1. M. Rhodes, I Littleton, N. 0. 52-6t I REFEREE'S NOTICE, State of South Carolina, County of Laurens. COURT OF COMMON' PLEAS. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company, Plaintiff. against G. Wash Hunter, et al., Defendants. Pursuant to order of the Court of Common Plea.s for Laurens County, South Carolina, in the above stated cause, directing UBS to, call in creditors of the defendant G Wash Hunter, to take proof of their /lalms and ascer tain the amounts (J/fte the said credit ors, a reference win he held at tho ofllce of Simpson, Cooper & Babb, at Laurens, S. ('.. on the 18th dav of Aug. 1913, at the hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and all creditors of the said 0. Wash Hunter are notified to appear' before me to establish their "lalms on Laid date, or be forever barred. R E. Babb, 52-3t Special Referee.! A REAL GRIEF Wlfey?It makes me so mad. Juft think, I got caught In all that rain. Hubby?Afraid you caught death o* cold, eh? Wlfey?No; but I was carrying my new pink parasol. THE DIFFERENCE She?He's getting deaf, isn't he? He?No; he's only practicing to aay "lieg pardon" Instead of "What's that?" LABOR SAVING Weary Haggles?Say, pard, why do you smoke such a short-stemmed pipe? Tatterden Torne?I will tell you, Hnggs. The shorter tho stem the Iobs distance through which to draw the smoke. SURE THING Blinks (at the banquet)?Why don't you listen to Boogem's address? Jinks?Nix. I'd rather read It in the morning after tho reporters have put it into nhapo. MUST BE She?I wonder what there is about the soaBhore that makes one so senti mental? He?The bathing girls, I guess. USE A Perfection Oil Stove No Heat, No Odor, No Smoke. Cheaper Than Wood. i Here is a Blue Flame Wick Oil Stove that you are sure to like. Our line is very complete and prices very low. Don't delay a single day, but come at once and pick out the stove you want and get the benefit of it during this hot weather. S.M.&E.H.Wilkes&Co. CHARLESTON k WESTERN CAROLINA RAILWAY. Chnngo in Schedules, effective Sunday. June 8 1913. lletween Augusta and Spartan burg?Main Line. 3 17 2 4 8 4:25pm 11:00 am Lv Augusta Ar 12:10 pin 7:05 pin 7:06 1:24 Greenwood 9:25 4:40 7:23 1:42 Coronaco 9:08 4:23 7:40 1:58 Waterloo 8:52 4:08 7:49 2:07 Cold Point 8:42 3:59 7:.",ii 2:14 Maddens 8:35 3:52 8:01 2:19 Ivby 8:29 I S: 10 pm 2:25 pm 8:30 u in Lv Laurens Ar 8:20 am 3:40 pin 7:50 pm 8:23 8:48 Ora 8:03 7:33 8:35 8:55 Lanford 7:5G 7:25 I 8:40 2:50 9:00 Hnoreo 7:51 3:14 7:20 8:56 3:02 9:17 Woodruff 7:35 3:02 7:04 !):08 9:29 . Swltzcr 7:22 6:51 9:14 9:35 Moores 7:1? G.45 9:2? 9:43 Roebuck 7:07 G:37 9:40pm 3:40 pm 10:00am Ar Spartanburg Lv 0:50a m 2:25 pin G:20 pm lletween I,aureus and Greenville. 55 52 51 54 53 56 ?S:io 2; m p m 8:30am Lv Laurens Ar 8:20am 1:45pm 7:25pm 8:22 2:52 8:12 Doubling 8:09 1:33 7:11 8:28 2:58 8:48 Rarksdaln 8:03 1:29 7:00 8:34 3.00 8:55 Gray Court 7:57 1:22 7:00 8:39 3:11 8:59 O wings 7:53 1:17 6:55 8:53 3:24 9:13 Fountain Inn 7:10 1:03 0:42 9:05 3:38 9:25 Sdmpsonvllle 7:29 12:50 0:30 9:16 3:51 9:30 'Mauldln 7:17 12:38 0:18 9:35 pin 4:10vm 9:55am Ar Greenville Lv 7:00 aim 12:20 pm 6:00 pm RRN'KST W1ILLLVMS, G. P. A., A. W. ANDERSON, Gen. Mgr., Augusta, Ga. Augusta, (In. COLUMBIA, NE WHERRY AND LAURENS RAILROAD. Schedule effective Norember 22, 1912. Schedules are published only as information, and not guaranteed. 50 54 52 51 53 66 8.00 a m 5.00pm 11.20am Lv Columbia Ar 8.38 pm 4.55 pm 11.15 am 9.30 6.29 12.49 pm Prosperity 7.08 3.35 9.50 9.47 6.47 1.06 No wherry 6.52 3.20 9.32 10.41 7.42 1.58 Clinton 5.53 2.35 8.44 11.04 am 8.20 pm 2.20 pm Ar Laurena Lv 5.35 p m 2.00 pm 8.20 am Nos. 52 and 53 dally solid through trains between Charleston and Green ville. Arrive and depart from Union Station, Columbia. Nos. 54 and 56 s?*lld through trains between Columbia and Greenville, Arrive and depart from Gervais Street Station, Columbia. Dally except Sunday. Nos. 50 and 51 solid through trains between Columbia and Laurens. A** rive and depart from Gorvals Street Station, Columbia. Operated on Kundajr only. ,V. ./. CRAIG. P. T. M, E, A. TARJRtEfR, Com'l Agt, Wilmington, N. C. Columbia, S. O. ? LAURENS COUNTY HISTORY. * ? Lewis Saxon was horn December 19, 1765 in Ninety Six District, South Carolina. In 1778 and 1779 he was dratted as a private under Col. James Williams and Robert McCrary for thrcj months' service in each year, lie wa i in the battle of Stovo. In December 1780 he volunteered under Col. Jo seph Hays and ('apt. William Harris and served until 1781. Was then ap pointed Captain and served as such until the close of the war.' He was In the battles of Cowpens, Ninety Six and Rhltaw Springs He married Sally Allan, daughter of Mr, Allen who resided on North Rabttn at Rollin Willis mill. She was born January 29, 1769. He died October 31, 1813 and in )s 1 r, his widow married Robert McN.cs who dlod January 7, 1840 on Rabun Creek at the Pat Caldwoll farm. Jan uary 3, is 15 Mrs. McNeoa was allowed a pension for her husband's service. Lewis Saxon':; children: ( larrissa, born December 19, 17S7. Charles, February 7, 1790 Died fanu ury 14, 1831. I .oui..a. August 3, 1791. died August 12, 1792. I David, November 29, 179?, died De cember 16, 1837. Polly, October 23, 1796. Hugh, October 8, 1798. Allen, June ?, ISO?, died February 22, 1822. Joshua. November 29, 1801. Lydall N., April 15, 1803. Tnbltha, July 2, I804,dled Novem ber 1 1, IS33. Susanall, December 14, 1805. Samuel. Sevtember 25, 1807, died January 15, 1831. Harriotto, May 20, 1809, died Juno 16, 182? Lewis, December 1?, 1S10. died Au gust 20, 1811, liOwls Saxon was sheriff of Laurens District from 1801 to 1804. Mr. K?harles Allen was the last sur viving soldier of the Revolutionary War from Laurens County. Wm. D. S. Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cure. The worst cases,no mntterof how lonK&tandinp | are cured by the wonderful, old reliable 1' I'orter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It reli I'Aiu and Heal* at the same tbue. 25c, 50r