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FINE RECORD MADE IN SESSIONS COURT Thirty One Cases Disposed of During Week. A LIFE TERM FOR SAM PRICE Court Adjourned Saturdaj Afternoon After One of the Busiest Weeks on Beeord. Business Dispatched with Precision und Rapidity. The general sessions court adjourn ed Saturday afternoon after a record breaking week of work. Thirty-one cases were tried in addition to six appeal cases. Fourteen prisoners were sent to the county chain gang for a total of eighteen years and lines amounting to $485 were either collect ed or arranged for. in addition to the total of eighteen years of chain gang ?work, one prisoner, Sam Price, lias a life term sentence for murder and recommendation to mercy, but bis at torneys have filed a notice of appeal to the supreme court and it will be some time before it will be known | "whether or not he will have to serve the sentence. Following tlie disposal of several ap peal cases from the lower courts, the court of general sessions adjourned Saturday afternoon after a very busy session. The court was occupied with the cases of George Lark, for violation of the dispensary law, 'When this pa per dast went to press. George Lark was convicted on two of three different counts and given a sentence of eight months or $2f>0. Jim Burnsido was convicted of an assault and battery of a high and ag gravated nature with recommendation to mercy. He was given three months or $.">0. John Vance was acquitted of assault and battery with intent to kill. K. H. Smith, 'white, was tried for as sault and battery with intent to kill, the prosecuting witness being a negro. The jury remained out until late Thursday night without reaching a verdict. The judge ordered a mistrial. James Wilson, charged witth tOv same crime, was given $100 or three months. The court disposed of two murder eases during the Thursday session. In .the morning the court took up the case of Sam Price, charged with the murder of Tom Hunter, the killing having taken place in "Possum Hol Jc/w" near one of the negro church In this city. The killing grew out of jealousy on the part of Tom Hunter and occurred on the night of March 22nd, 'when Tom Hunter discovered ?Sam Price at the former's house, in company with bis wife. Price claimed on the stand that he had merely stop ped there to find out of Toms wife why Tom had threatened to kill him and that Tom's wife had called him into the house for fear of public criticism if they should be seen in the yard. Price admitted firing the fatal shot but claimed that he shot to protect him self when Tom Hunter advanced up on him in a threatening manner. Price 'was found guilty witli recommenda tion to mercy. The court over-ruled a motion for a new trial and the ne gro was later given a life term sen tence. Thursday afternoon John Allen, who killed Will Loopey in the southern portion of the city on the 27th of Au gust, was tried for murder and con victed of manslaughter with recom mendation to mercy. The lawyers for tho defense and state agreed to recom mend this "\erdict and the jury ren dered its decision Without leaving the room. Allen was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary or on the public works of the county, lie claim ed that tho shot Which caused the doalh of Will Loopy was caused by an accidental discharge of a pistol when he and Will Loopy were playing with it. Xo evidence materialized to con tradict this testimony so the verdict of manslaughter was rendered. Tho court Thursday also disposed of Jim Dendy. charged with assault and battery with intent to kill. He was acquitted. In the case of the Still i VH .lessee Reeder, charged with as emit and bat tery With intent to kill. Reodor" was convicted and given a sentence of $200 or f? months. The jury handed up a sealed ver diet In the case of .lack Bowman, Charged with soliciting emigrants. The entire day Friday was taken U|) With the case of the State vs .los. G. Sullivan, charged with obtaining a bill of lumber from Hudgcns <fc Roper, of Laurens. upon false pretenses. The Jurors went to their room Friday ev ening and remained out until Saturday morning about 11 o'clock, when Judge Shipp ordered a mistrial. The (?rand Jury. The grand jury made its last pre sentment of the year Wednesday af ternoon, as follows: To the Presiding Judge: The grand jury of Laurens county makes this, its last presentment, at this term: We have passed on all bills handed in by the solicitor. Wo commend that the supervisor employ competent architects to make plans and estimates of cost of erecting a new jail and also of repairing and putting i i good condition the present jail. We recommend thai the supervisor secure estimates of cost of beautifying the court house grounds and putting same in first class condition. AVe recommend that a door be cut in the partition between room at back of judge's stand in court house and the toilet room. We recommend that suitable car pets or lloor Covering be placed in aisles of court room and on judge's stand. It has been reported that Laurens Cotton Mill lias been depositing trash and refuse matter at head of a stream near C. B. Adam's store and that such is detrimental to the health of the community. These conditions have been examined into by a committee from this body .and it has been found that trasli and refuse matter is de posited at the point to such an extent that it amounts to a nuisance. Wagons of the Laurens'Cotton mill were at the point when the committee was there and trash was unloaded therefrom. We recommend that the said mill be required to move such trash and re fuse matter from said point to some point where it will not amount to a public nuisance at once and in the event it fails to do so that it be pre sented for maintaining a nuisance. We recommend that the telegraph poles and wires along the Columbia. Newbtrry and Laurens railroad, be tween the Decatur Simpson place and Ceorge Copeland crossing be removed from the public highway by the own ers thereof and that in the event such, owners should fail to remove same from the highways that they be pre sented for obstructing the highway. In conclusion we thank Your Honor and the Court officials for courtesies shown us. John A. Franks, Foreman. Sept. 10, 1913. The following are the six "bold over" jurors for next year: .1. C. Mc Millan, Jim Wade Hill. .1. B. Phil pot, J. Ben Hunter, J. I). King, W. II. Sims. Lecture at Hock Brldtre. Mr. Frank Whildew, of Columbia, ?will give his lecture "The Burning of Columbia" at the Rock Bridge school, Friday night, beginning promptly at half-fast sov(M). All lovers of South Carolina history should hear this in structive lecture, given by an eye 'witness lo the scene. After the lec ture there will be a box supper for the benefit of the school. Come and bring well filled boxes. Fine Hunting Trip. Mr. John I). W. Watts. Mr. John Bolt and Mr. C.eorge Martin returned Sat urday from Berkeley county, where they had spent the past week or so hunting fox and doer. They report splendid luck anil much fun. Mr. Bolt kille,) the first deer of his career, the first one that lie had over shot al in his life. In all, they killed two deer, a half dozen foxes and some smaller game. Coining' from a Distance. Mr. S. (5. McDnnlcl, who lias recent ly opened up one of the new indus tries of the town, tho McBnniol <;in nory, states that h? Is getting cotton from quite a distance now thai lie ha- ; made it possible for move cotton to be ginned in Laurens. Si ed cotton has come to him from as far as the Cross Anchor country, from near ?fa and even as far as War.' Shoal-. The town needs more small enterprises such as this to draw the people here from a distance as every new concern like lliis attracts new business. CHORAL SOCIETY TO WIDEN SCOPE Laurens High School Choral S?del) to Attempt ami Accomplish Greater Things tliis Year. The Laurens High School Choral Society, which gave a very successful concert last year is now making pre paration to present a program far in advance of that rendered last year. This year the society will be strength ened by the best voices in Laurens, who will aid the pupils. In addition to this, the accompaniments win be played by three very capable musi cians, Mrs. W. B. Lucas, Miss Caro line Roper, ami Miss Francis Davis. Taken all together the prospects for a successful concert arc very bright. The Choral Society was organized for the purpose of cultivating a taste for good music. To this end, a rather comprehensive program lias been ar ranged. There will be lighter selec tions from such composers as Whit ing, Wilson, and IMnsutl. Among the lighter numbers Wilson's "Carmona" will be given. There will also be clas sical numbers from the works of the following composers: Schumann, Qrlcg, Handel, Schubert, Raff. Mnseng ni, and Qounod. in this group Schu bert's "Hrl King" and Grieg's "Olaf Trygvason" will hold 'prominent places. The crowning feature of the program will be the selections from the opera "Patience,' "Martha." "Del' Freisch?tz," "Ii Trovatoro," and "Faust." .ludging from those selec tions, one is easily convinced thill lie society is fulfilling its purpose. In order to perfect an organization and to discuss the plans for the com ing year, a meeting will he held in the school auditorium Thursday evening September 1Mb, at eight o'clock. The director cordially invites to this meet ing every person who likes to sing and is willing to work faithfully to learn the music selected. He feels that those who join the chorus will not on ly help it but will also improve them selves. He is very desirous to have the cooperation of all tin- musicians of Laurens, for he feels that, with this cooperation, he will bo able to accom plish that of Which the entire town will justly lie proud. DEATH OF MKS. DAVIDSON, Estimable and Much Hehn cd Lady of Clinton? Clinton, Sejd. 16.- Mrs. Ceorge Da vidson died Saturday morning, after suffering for two months from a stroke of paralysis. Mrs. Davidson was 77 years of age and has lived in 'Clinton all her life and leaves a host of friends. She leaves six children: Mr. L. 11. Davidson, G. H. Davidson. 0. R. Davidson and Mrs. T. R. Owens all of Clinton and Mrs. J. C. McMillan and Mrs. Ii. S. Copeland of Renno, S. C. The funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at four o'clock In the First Presbyterian church and were conducted by the Rev. W. P. Jacobs. Appreciated Minstrel. The minstrel show staged at the opera house Friday evening under the direction of Mrs. Doverenx Turn er, for the benefit of the county hos pital, drew a large audience which listened with interest to the black face comedians, both male and female. Quite a number of late songs and | new jokes were pulled or, A neat little sum was realized from the performance. ANNUAL BAZA AH NOV. ('.TIL Ladles begin tu Make Preparations for Hie Inntuil Event. Announcement has been made by the secretary, that the annual bazaar, held by the aid societies of the Me thodist and Presbyterian churches, will In' held this year Nov. Oth. As is tho usual custom, dlnm r will bo serv ed at noon and oysters in the evening. As formerly, the varied line of noodle and hand work will he displayed for sale. Sparfnnhiirg Openings, In another part of this Issue of the Advortiser will be found an advertise ment setting forth tho dates for tho fall openings in Spartan burg. The dates selected for special displays of the merchants in that city are Sept. 22. 2". and 2!. the first three days of next week. The merchants of Spar tanburg have made special prepara tions for these three big day-. VETERANS IN BLUE HOLD REUNION ( 'hattanooga is Scone i>f ltounlon of Those Who fought lor the i' 11 it>ii in (ho r.u's naj spont in Sight ?Co? hit:. Chattanooga, 'turn., Sept. 15. The formal opening today of tho Grand Army of tlio llopubli 's 17th annual oncnmpinenl was occupied chiefly with sightseeing tours to historic battlefields. A drizzling rain, which lasted until nightfall, did not deter thousands of veterans from making, pilgrimages to lx)Okoilt Mountain. Chickamauga I'ark and Missionary Itldgc. About 3fi,000 are in attendance, including visitors who are not veter ans. Today was officially designated as "Lookout Mountain Day" for this reason a majority of tho veterans vis ! Ited tho scene of tho struggles titty yoars ago of Confederate forces under Generals Drngg and l/nigstreet and Colon troops commanded b> Generals CS rant and "Pap" Thomas. Tho veterans wero divided into1 groups, upon reaching tho mountain and special guides explained the maneuvers of the competing forces and told thrilling stories of many sharp encounters. Although these guides learned the facts of their stories from what are considered authoriati ve sources, they were fre quently Interrupted by veterans who participated in the struggle, ami who volunteered corrections. Interest of the. veterans already is being manifested in the election of a commander in chief of the <;. \. U to succeed Cell. Alfred H. Mels. Representatives from three cities have entered tho contest for the for ty eighth annual encampment. Delega tions from Mobile, Houston and He trolt are seeking this honor. yk 01.pi: tymk com'. An Old Negro Vppears on (he Streets with Suit Made in 1^7!?. Dcdcckcd in a handsome gray suit. Lewd Henderson, an old negro, creat ed quite a little stir last Saturday when lie appeared on the streets here and Incidentally mentioned tho fact that his new fall suit was made in 1879. He looked splc ami span in the new fall styles of thirty-four years ago. the suit still being in good shape, without a patch and of the llll est form-fitting model. Lewd says that the suit he hud on Saturday was just his everyday clothes and thai he had a Sunday-go-to-meetlng suit at home erected about the same time that was the real thing. Lewd is a fine type of the old southern darkey, and is proud of having gone through the entire four years of war as the bodyguard of Veteran Wade Hender son of this county. Wanted In North Carolin?. James Christopher, wanted in Hay wood county, N. C. on a charge of murder, was arrested In Greenwood several days ago by Deputy Johns, of! Lydia Mills, and turned over to the North Carolina authorities here S'lii day afternoon. Christopher and a woman who was accompanying him were both carried to Hay wood county | Sunday afternoon. The nrresl came about after Christopher iia I been spot ted at the Lydia Mills by Deputy Johns1. Before an arrest could bo made, however, Christopher i"ft for Greenwood, where the Lydia deputy arrested Kim. BulhH Have Come. The Advertiser lias been nsked to announce that the bulbs for the bazaar have arrived and those who desire them can gel them by applying to Miss Elizabeth Hlchey, tho chairman of the Committee. Hy notifying her any number will bo prompt! lollver ed. More Dispensing Piind. The siat. Superintendent of Kduea tlen has made nnnoiinsod distribution of the dispensary fund now In lii.H hands. I.aureus county comes in for a .-hare of this. .*I,-jbeing nllotcd to this county. New Graded School Tear her. To me. t the needs of n largor at tendance at the grad< 1 school, Mis Mary Bell Bahh, of thi city, has b< oil elected as an addition:!! lonelier, Misa Bahh has been teaching .school for several years and Is a most Capable teacher. I. ?. < OPKLANTI I.K U i s. Ojiens (Mice in Grccnulllc where He Ulli Deal in I'.>i. Mr. Blbert VV. Copelnnd, who has boon luiying cotton on the local mar ket for a number of years, left last week for Greenville, ?bore ho will open ui> a cotton brokerage business, buying and. selling cotton all over this section Of the state. Mr. Copolllhd went to Greenville to bo nearer the larger cotton mills and where he could he in touch with tin* New York mar kets. In view of the impression abroad that the 1 .aureus cotton market is not as good as the markets in nearby towns, ami since Mr. Copolnud could not IIOW possibly be interested in ot idased a.-> to the l.aureus cotton mar ket, he was asked his candid opinion as u> the relative marketing ndvnnttig OS of the l.aurens market and other markets. Mr. Copclilltd stated Uli equivocally that the market at I.au reus was equally as good as any of the markets surrounding it and that III times the agents of the different Cotton linns nearly got their quota Hons from the l.aurens agents, Taken the year round, he said, the l.aurens market is as good as liny and that, oil many occasions, be has been told 1 by the cotton factors that cotton could he bought cheaper elsewhere. As an instance of this. Mr. Copcland stated thai the Saturday before he left Lnu rens, cotton was bringing 12 cents In Clinton ami 12 I I in Hamens. This is Hot always the case, he stated, but only goes to show that III time:- the l.aurens market is al>ov< Uber mar kets and that as a gene thing it is equal to any of lliein. It there is an impression that the l.aurens cotton market is low, he said, then the impression is wrong. liKCTITIti: UN PAN VM V. Prof. II. .1. Mct-ce Will Give lecture With Lantern Slides h'ridliy, Sept. 24St.ll. Supt. lt. L Jones, of the city school has succeeded in securing Prof, II J. McCee to give a lecture <?ii " The I'an anna Canal" in the school auditorium Friday afternoon ami night. Sept. 2(1. The lecture will be illustrated with lantern slides, the pictures beim', the same ones used by the Panama Canul Commission representing the govern ment. Prof. M< ( lee has a thorough knowledge of the big canal ami will 110 doubt give a very interesting and instructive account of the great pro jeot. There will be a matinee in the afternoon given especially for the children. The prices for the matinee will be in cents for children and If* cents for grown-ups. The admission to the night performance will be ir?c for children and i!."> cents for grown ups. The proceeds will go to the i chool fund. TICK PRIZE WINNERS. The Parcels Post Page lias t(tractcd Great Attention (Her the County. The Parcels Post editor or The Ad vertiser has had bis hands full open ing and judging (lie many letters sent in answering the questions on the perC'ds post page. Letters have come in I roiii all over the county and tie job of looking them over hasn't been easy. The letters so far have been re markably good ami The Advertiser i sorry that it cannot give everyone the oio-dollar prize. So far two set ol questions have appeared and the fol lowing two young ladies have boon judged as the prize winner tii ? : week, Miss Mottle Hobo Pooh . second week, Miss Nellie Holcoillbe, The contest will continue I <? more weeks ami every reader of this paper Is invited to make a try for the j prize. The question and conditions will bo found on (ho Parcel Post page in tIiis issue. \ dds sa \ Iiitr> Hepa rl iiienl, lleglnnlng on tin fi t of next hioiit Ii pctobc . I Peopb Loan and K ?. ? i (heir Ol er bi hklllg hU ill" T i lie die lent management n bank, and sayings deposited will pay lh" ii : ?! rate of interest, four per ei ? The Peoples H'ahk hin la '-:i In for i!''. years and ha i ro >n to if. otic of t ho si i niii'" i in If till lout Ill the. upper pari of the Mate. The LvliigH depar?hont will undoubtedly , . <!?.?? a valuable asset. NEWS OF THE WEEK IN TOWN OF CLINTON The Schools Open With Large Enrollment. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS ON POPULAR PEOPLE Presbyterian College will Open Th?rs? tla> Morning with (ho Largest Kit? rolliuenl In its existence, shower in Honor of Miss Ora Hess little. Clinton, Sept. Id. On Tuesday ov enlug the members of the young ladles embroidery club gnvo a most attrac tive shown- to Miss On ah Hess Little who loaves the L'.Mb of this month for inhocntx. Kach member of :h < club gave some piece of silver or some use ful gift for tho ?ork bar. or sewing purpose ami it was a most complete outfit of lovely articles. A book con taining pictures of each member of the club ami some verse a boll I Ihoni was also presented Miss l.ltilo. l>urj lug the afternoon each person present wrote a letter for her to open at some curttUn lime durlug her journey, Miss Olo Young was hostess for this occa sion tllltl her lovely homo was beau tiful with let ins and pink roses. A delicious salad and HWoel course was served. Monday morning Hie graded school opened with an cnrollnn nl of f?00 chil dren, The teachers for (he year are: Miss lOssie Young, MIhh I'curlo Hays, Miss Hera Halley ol Clinton. Miss lOdlth McCutchoon of Hlshopvlllo, Mist Marie Yearger of Haltiniore, Md.. Miss Frances Hurgess of Crawfords vllle, c.a.. MIsh l.eoia Hook from i Mriuo, S C, Miss Annie Itadcllffe, from Abbei m,. and Miss I'curlo Col - Her from Mken, s. c. College will open Thin: day morn ing with the brightest prnspccl II has ever hail and the hoys are lo re ready for work. Mr. I'.hi.. I .1. I trim mi I. ft Moiulav for llishopvillo, wheie In will take up his work as principal of (he graded i el.I i here Miss Sara Cnpclaiid lofi Saturday lor Marlon, N. C to take up her work ill the school there. Miss Mary Dlllard left hoi week for I,ako t'iiy. where she tenches iliis session. Miss Irene Dlllard left Monday for Lynchhurg, \'a . where she has accept ed a position in llandoir Mucon col lege. Miss lOdlth Austin lefl for Winthrop college this week. She has accepted a position in the preparatory depart ment for Ibis session. Misses Virginia Owens, lOvIo Sliands, Nancy Owen-, lOmma Chandler, Ijou iso Austin, Lena Adnir, llatlle Klnney, llattio Delaney, Marguerite and Car rie Voung bfi on Tuesday for Win t hrop. Misses ICmmlo Robertson and Mittie Young spent the week end with Mrs. 'Duncan Johnson in Newberry, Misess Louise and Itoena Jones re turned from Georgia this week, wiiero they have been spending the summer. Miss Clnylo Halley left Tuesday for Greenville where she will enter <; r. (!. Mi .. Lam i> Aull hat ri turned from a trip lo Virginia, I >r. a ml M ri. Nel on rel u rned la t week from Minne ota, where they ha ?. e been for th. in in im r. I'm!', ami Mrs. Woodworth returned from Virginia Tuesday. I'rof. \. \' Martin returned from \t ? lanla Tue day. Dr. W. S. I:, .hi. Jr.. IcH Tor Virgini last week. Mrs. A. 15. Galloway hiis returned from Hat lington and Manning. Mrs. S. o. Caiitey, who ha i 1..- it ill for some t|me was lalo v. to Colum bia ho ;.i':il last woi k. Mr. ami Mr II. I. To I I of Gri ? n - f'nn a al ( aril (?'?1110, 'I ' ? o<l in the county jail Sunday eharg. I with shooting another darkey, .lain< s Wilson, Knturndy night, the shooting having i iken place when the negroes fell out over a gambling game.