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I LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION. | , Mr. Bee P. Bailey was la the city Ifl Thursday. Mr. Ben Hdlatns was In the city a lew days since. Mr. A. R. Thome, of Ekom, was in the city Tuesday. Mr. Jona Smith of Mt. Olive was in the city Thursday. Mr. Maxie Jones, of Gray Court, was in the City Monday. Mr. Wm. Anderson, of Waterloo, was in the city Monday. Mr. it. O. Halrston was in the city on business Monday. Mr. W. G. Wilson has'returned from the northern markets. Mr. Guss Holmes of Lisbon was in the city last Thursday. Mr. Charley Brooks spent the week end at Hendersonville. Mr. Bryson of Mountvllle, was shop ping in the city Friday. Mr. Win. I?. Harris, of Young's store, was in the city Friday. Miss Posey Adair of Clinton, is vis iting Miss Mary Sullivan. V Miss Janie Hunter of Ora, is visit ing in the city this week. Mr. Zack Tinsloy of Laurens Route 5, was in the city Monday . Mr. J. W. Todd came down from Montreat to spend Sunday. Mi-. Pet 0. Smith, of Laurens Honte 6, was in the City Tuesday. Mr. Win. S. Holt, of the Hickory Tav ern, was in the city Monday. Mr. Charley Wolffe, of Slliloll, was visiting in the city last week. Mr. G. Pope Irby of Laurens Route 3, came up to the city Friday. Mr. J. X. Leak of Gray Court, was in tlie city on business Thursday. Mr. Milt Latlmcr of old Quaker com munity, was in the city Friday. Mr. John O'llell of the Mt. Olive sec tion was ir. the city last week. Mr. Charley Saxon, of Rabun, was in the city one day last week. Mr. Jack Tumblin of Barksdale was trading in the city last week. Mr. Pen Coley of the Fkom com munity, was in the city Friday. Mr. James Moore and a friend spent Thursday out Sandy Springs way. Mr. F. ('. Smith, of Mountvllle, was in the city on business Monday. Mr. Gullen L. Pitts, of Tumbling Shoals, visited the city last week, Mr. Pill Terry was circulating among] old friends in the city last week. 4 Mr. Milton B. McCuen, of Princeton, was visiting in the city Thursday. Mr. H. P. Burdette of the Lanford ' section was in the city yesterday. Mr. J. II. Jones of Ware Shoals Route 1. was trading in the city Monday. Mr. Haskell Colcman of the Parks dale section was in the city Friday. Mr. A. B. Cleveland, of Tylersville, was in the city Monday on business. Mr. L. G. Tucker from Gray Court, was in the city last week on business. Mr. Milam Hellams, of Friendship, came to the city in his car Thursday. Mr. Glenn Fuller, of the Trinity Ridge district, was in the city Monday. Mr. Dock Traynham of the Friend ship section was in the city Monday. Miss Lucy Childress has returned after a visit to relatives at Knights. Mr. Eugene Wason, of Friendship, was in the city yesterday on business. Miss Irene Adair of Clinton is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Copelaild. Miss Helen Sullivan is visiting friends in Greenville and Greenwood Mr. Lee Spoon of Kenno, S. C, was seen on the streets of our city Tues day. Mr. Carlisle Holt of Goodgioil'S Fac tory was circulating in the city Tues day. Mr. It. Wash Taylor, of the Pea Ridge section was in the city Thurs day. Mr. Robt. M. Wasson. of Charlton yllall, was in the city on business Mon day. Mr. Wm. B. Motte, supt. of the coun ty home, was in the city a few days ago. Mr. .1. 10. Tollison of near Quaker, ?was in the city last week in a business ?way. Mr. and Mrs. Dickert of Goldvlllo are visiting at Mr. and Mrs. John C. Bbyd. Mr. James D. Pitts, of Friendship, had business in the city a lew days, since. Mr. Win. P. Drown from Laurens Route :*.. was a visitor to th" city last week. Mr. Frank Tcmplcton, of the Holly Grove section, was a caller in the city Friday. Mr. Joseph Simmons of Ware Shoals. "Route 1, was shopping in the city to Monday. Mr. Hnrloy Franks of Rarksdale Community was a visitor in tue city Tuesday. Miss Carrie Lou HlggiUS of Lanford fc, Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Ferguson. Mr. Wade Culbcrt80n of Cold Point, ?was among those that came to the city , last week. Messrs. Jno. M. Haddoii and Lew Haddon of Ronno wore visitors in town / last week. * Mr. John Wells Todd lias returned] home after spending a week in the] I mountains. Miss Nannie Hums has gone to Easley. where she will visit friends for awhile. Mr. Qeo. W. Clardy of the Tylers vllle section, was in the city on busi ness Friday. Miss Willie May Chlldresa has re turned home after a \isit to friends in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Pinckney Simpson of Paris. Texas, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. ?lohn C. Boyd. Mr. Walker Ca.. nine of the Habuns was attending business affairs in the city last week. Miss Mary Johnson has returned from a pleasant visit to relatives in Richmond, Va. Mr. Murphy Mahaffey. of the vicinity of Gray Court, was a visitor in the City yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Halle and little son have returned from Cnaka Springs, Tonn. Mr. S. Poole Holt, of the Burnt Fac tory section was in the city on busi ness yesterday. Mr. Sam McCravy, of Lexington, is visiting his brother. Mr. Goo. S. Mc Cravy this week. Mr. and Mrs. .1. .1. Pluss have re turned home after a pleasant vacation in the mountains. Mr. II. Wesson, a young farmer from the Friendship District, was in the city Tuesday. Miss Sarah Holt left Friday for llen dersonville, N. ('., to visit her friend Miss Hattlo Sullivan. Mr. John Q. Brown, of the Little River section, was in the city on bus iness a few days ago. Mr. Earl Wilson has returned to Mont t eat after spending a few days here with homcfolks. Mr. John W. Madden, of Holly Grove, was in the city Monday and reports ( fops line out his way. Miss Marguerite Simpson left Mon day for Union where she will visit friends for some time. Mr. George Hush of Hush, S. C. is spending the week wit;-. Mr. Willie Sul livan, at Tumbling Shoals. Miss Annie Jamleson has returned to her home In Helton after spending sev eral days here with friends. Mr. and Mrs. \\ . A. Palmer, of Cokes berry, have bt en visiting Dr. and Mrs. B. F. POSO.V for several days. Dr. and Mrs. II. K. Alken, Hugh and Robert Alken have returned home af ter a vacation in the mountains. Mrs. C. W. Turn." returned home yes terday after spending a week with Mrs. John C, Davis near Clinton. Mr. Pal Roper of tin- Hickory Tav ern community, was circulating in the city the first part of this week. Dev. w. 10. Thayer is expected to ar rive in the city today to remain with friends until the first of next week. The many friends of Mrs. Fannie Bullock will be very sorry to learn that she Is very sick at her home. Mr. L. E. Burns spent several days last week looking after business In terests in Greenwood and Anderson. Misses Roberta and Willie Dorroh have gone to Gray Court to spend sev eral days with friends and relatives. Serg. Richard Moore, U. S. Army, was here visiting relatives last week. Serg. Moore is a native of Lanford. Mr. Burloy Lnngston roturned Sat urday from a sldllleo trip to Blstol, Tenn.-Va., and reports the going line. Miss Willie May Childless has re turned home after a visit of several weeks in Philadelphia and Washington. Mr. and Mrs. II. D. Rantin and chil dren, of Clinton, spent the week-end in the city with Mr. and Mrs. Ross D. Young. Dr. and Mrs. (',. C. Albright and chil dren have returned to the c ity after a pleasant visit of several weeks In Clinton. Prof, and Mrs. II. J. McC.ee of Statesboro, Ga., are in Laurens visit ing Mrs. McGee's sister Mrs. William Solomon. Mr. and Mrs. Wells Clardy have re turned home after a vacation trip in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. Mr. James D. Black well of the Ra bun Creeks, accompanied by his lit tle son Richmond, was a visitor In the city Tuesday. Miss Lena Copelnnd of Ron no and Miss I^ena Young of Whitmlro, have returned homo after visiting Mr. and Mrs. 10 .w. Copeland. Miss Bet Jones, of Fountain Inn. has returned home after a visit of sev eral weeks with Misses Annie Helle and Bessie Childless. Mr. R. I). Boyd and family of the Trinity-Ridge district spent the day in the city Tuesday as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. II. Nash. Misses Margaret and Lilly Miller, of Laurens, are in the city on a short visit to their sister. Mrs. 11. R. Mc Allister.?Abbeville Medium. Mrs. James Powell and little son, who have been visiting their mother, Mrs. Rosa I. Caine, left Saturday for their home In Wilmington, N. (\ Mrs. Ralph Terry and Master James Terry have returned from Staunten. V.l., Whore they were the guests of her sister. Mrs. Glenn Ruckman. Mr. Theodor. CreWS, who is now making Iiis home in Atlanta, where he is in the drug business. Is spending Iiis vacation here with hoinefolks. Mr. W. Bennett Heeks, of Wilming ton, who has been visiting Iiis father near Ware Shoals for several weeks, was a visitor In the city Wednesday. Messrs. John Watts. Charles Flem ing. Moore Dial and Fowler Childless have returned home after a two weeks* camping trip to the mountains. Miss Francis Smith and Mr. AlsloI Fuller, of Moutltville, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 11. B. Humbert Monday and did shopping in the city. Miss ltessie Crews has returned from Newberry where she has been the guest of Miss Havird. She is now in Greenville visiting her sister. Mrs.' Wallace. Mrs. w. Solomon has returned to] her home after several weeks "pert inent at the hospital. Her many friends will be glad to hear that she is ?Moving rapidly. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Swit/.er. who were married in Baltimore several weeks ago. have returned to the city and are now at homo at the family residence on South Harper street. Mr. L. K. Burns, representing the local branch of the Bed Iron Hacket store, will leave the latter part of this, week for Baltimore and New York where he goes to purchase Iiis fall SUpply Of goods. Capt. J. w. Copeland, of Clinton, and Ills son-in-law, Mr. J, 10. Sloop, of Stntosville, N. C, were in the city yesterday. Capt, Copeland introduced Mr. Sloop to the county olllcors and "bowed hlui over the new court house, which he greatly admired. Mr. Austin Brnmlett, who lives be tween Laurens and Bnrksdale station, was in the city Thursday and left in The Advertiser olllcc an ear of corn raised last year. Mr. Brnmlett states: that lie always raises enough corn for himself and has enough left over to sell Iiis friends. He sold a wagon load while here Thursday. IXTKRESTING I TESTS PROM OVEH THE COl'XTY (Continued from Page One.) enough for home consumption and to spare his neighbor too, in a case of emergency. Large acres of oats will be put in this tail or at least that is tlii" sentiment of the farmers at pres ent. It is to be hoped that they will not (hange from that determination. Mr. .les.^e Wolf, who lias been on a 12 days furlough to hoinefolks and otlier relatives here, left the other day to report on duty at tile Medlock Pro. Drug Co., of Atlanta. Mr. D. A. Watkins. Master Sloan, lit tle Margie, little Marie Abercrouibie and little Flora Hell Hendrlx, visited at Mr. William Abercroinbie and oth er relatives, in Pelzor anil Willlnm ston Friday and Saturday, returning Sunday. Miss Bessie Hi ow n of Laurens will be the principal of Shiloh school for the next session of 1913-1-1. Miss Mary McKcc of Donalds will tie assistant. Miss Marie Simpson of Shlloll will look after the little tots. The east side of North Habllll creek at Goodgions Shoals, was the scene of a box supper Saturday p. in., given by the Indies of Shiloh. The proceeds go for the benefit of the parsonage at Cray Court. We haven't learned what amount was collected. Mr. W. L. CllCStlllC has gone into the mercantile business with new store and new goods. Mr. Will Simmon's had a mule bit ten by a snake the other day. Our veterinarian, Mr. J. T. Dagnoll, is treating the case. Rev. Mr. Morris of Donalds, who is the pastor of a new Baptist church that has been erected this year near Hen dcrsonville school house Is conducting a series of revival services. The meet ing has been In progress for a week. The church lias been tilled day and night to its capacity and it is learn ed that much good is being accomplish ed. Once a white preacher, after con ducting services in a colored church asked an old deacon to lead the con gregation in prayer. The brother in black offered a very fervent appeal for the white brother and said. "O, Lord, give him do eye of de eagle dat he may spy out sin afar off. Put his hand to the gospel plow. Tie his ton gue to de line of truth. Nail his ear to the gospel pole. How his head dow n t .vixt his knees in some lonesome dark and narrow valley where prayer is much wauled to be made. Noinl him wid de kerosene ile of Salvation and den sot him on (ire anil let him go. Amen. Will open Ginnery. 1 have erected a lirst-class Mlinger System Ginnery on th/ old Roller Mill site. It will be operated by electricity and will be open Uf the public at the beginning of the sdaSOIl. The first live bales will be ginned free. S. G. McDANIBL. , Lauren , S. C. For Weakness and Loss of Appetite he Old Standard general strengthening tonic. '.ROVK'S TASTKI.KSS chill TONIC, drives out lalaria and builrtfl Up fie system. A trne lorllc mil sure Appetizer. ::oroduUsaudehlldren, roc ? LAS FORD SETTS. ? Lanfo.d. Aug. 25.?After several weeks of rest the farmers are busy pulling fodder. The rains for the last few days have helped the corn and cotton considerably as well as the late gardens. Mr. Richard Moore is on a visit to bis father. Mr. Moore is one of Undo Sam's boys, stationed at Fort Castle. N. C. A camping party, consisting of Misses Marie and Ruth Patterson, Misses Orn Mel. and .taute Hunter, Messrs ttaxter and Royd Dcshlelds, Hen Hunter. John Patterson and vary Holt, with Mrs. l.ou Hunter. Mis. .1. M. Dcshlelds and Mr. .1. lt. Willi.- as chaperoncs, are spending several days at Van Patton's Shoals. Miss Luclle Camp and brother. Chas. of Spartanbttrg, Miss Velva Turner and brother, Hilton, of Holl ing Springs. Mr. Rhett, of Hufort. Misses Minnie and Florrlo Lanford. all spent a pleasant day with Miss .veil Welborn. in the afternoon they all enjoyed a ear ride. Mrs. Lena and Miss Molllc Moore arc visiting in Clifton and Spartan burg this weck. Miss Othella Johnson is spending the week at Ware Shoals with Mrs. Oliver. Sl'KYlYOKS' VSSOC1AT10X. Aunual Meetiug Will He Held Sutur> daji September titli. The l.aureus County Survivors' As BOOfUtiOU will hold its aunual meeting at 1.aureus on Saturday. Sept. <">. The Object of these annual meetings are for a reunion of the few remaining survivors, here and there In our coun ty, who helped to inr.ke up those; splendid companies of men and boys' that served in the Confederate Army during the 60's, and for the promotion of those things that tend to the pre-! scrvattou of the social memories of the struggle for Southern Independence. Prominent gentlemen have promised to address the meeting. W. P. Coker. w. a MoClintock, o. (i. Thompson, lion the Trouble Start*. Constipation Is the cause < many ailments and disorders that tllitko life miserable. Take Chamberlain's Tab lets, keep your bowels regular and von will avoid these diseases. Kor sale by all dealers. i buy worn out automobile tires at fair prices. Always in the market for Hilles, Tallow, Beeswax, Scrap Iron, scrap Bubbor, Meli i ami Burlap, ami Bur lap Hags. Write for Further Instillation. E. BOGGERO, Greenwood, S.C. Dr. T. L. Tim merman Dentist People's Bank Building^ l'huuc 332. 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