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PUNS MATURING FOR COUNTY FAIR _ Everything Being Gotten Into Readiness. ADDITIONAL PREMIUMS NOW COLLECTED Sales und Liver) Stables tu* the < [tj have Offered to Shelter Horses und .Mules Brought In (lie Night Before. Farmers Urged to Send Exhibits. - I I hero is not a great deal more to he said about the annual Laurons county fair except that as the 17th of October approaches the prospects for a suc cessful exhibition grow brighter and brighter. The management is alive and alert to every need of the occa sion and nothing Is being left undone that could possihly add to the day's attractiveness. Haziness as to plans is every day giving away to a certain definiteness that gives promise of a Well organized machine on the event ful day. With the present plans car ried out. nothing could prevent a suc cessful fair hut a lack of exhibits and, if present county-wide interest counts for much, the exhibits will he here. The fair will he a success. Pure Food Exhibit. According to an item of news sent out from Columbia, Commissioner K. .1. Watson will send the state Pure Food Exhibit here. Mr. Byrd made a request for this several days ano and though he has not heard definitely from Mr. Watson, it was stated in several of tlie daily papers that the exhibit would he sent. Incidentally, the Laurens county fair hits received considerable favorable mention from without during the past few days. The Laurens county fair is recognized as an educational Institution conducted largely by the farmers for their own educational and material advance ment and this is recognized by gov ernment experts as the ideal to he striven for. That the fair hero has no side-show attractions and no admis sion fees has been widely commented upon. It was because of the educa tional appeal in this fair that Com. Watson consented to allow the health exhibit to lie se-.t here. Fanners Fxpcclcd to Co-operate. Mr. Byrd, president of the nssocla- \ tion, was in the city yesterday mak ing further arrangements for the fair and securing more prizes. He took occasion to state that the merchants have beon exceedingly liberal in con tributing to thi> fair this year and that he would consider it a special favor to himself and to the merchants if the farmers would express their ap preciation of this interest by sending In exhibits. He stressed the fact that those farmers who have been success ful enough to produce prize products of any kind should exhibit these things iind in this way join with the mer chants in stimulating a desire for hot ter things on the part of those who tire still trodding the old paths. He said that the merchants Could show their Interest in no other way than by offering prizes and that it is left to the individual farmers to work out for themselves and their neighbors the problem of advancing the cause of agriculture in the county. Stall Room t?." Stock. W. P. Childless & Son. .1. P. Hicks K- Son, 1). H. Counts and L. W. Mar tin, all live stock dealers, have gen erously offered their spacious Stahles for the use of exhibitors the night he fore the fair. They Will furnish free stalls for all horses and mules to be exhibited in the show ring. As space will he naturally limited, they will not be able to take care of cattle or other stock. This arrangement is ex pected to solve the problem of those who will have to come from a distance. Cattle and other stock will have to ho staked within the fair grounds. Officers of the Fair. Through oversight The Advertiser bns until now neglected to publish the names of the fair association of ficers for this year. They are as fol lows: President. w. i). Byrd. Secretarj and Treasurer. C. A, Power. General Superintendent. J. I). W. Watts. ((Continued on Page Five i COMMUNITY FAIR FIRST OF ITS KIND Committees llnve Keen Named and All Arrangements Mude ?t Hock Bridge to Hold the Flrsl Fair of its kind in the South. Miss Janye (!ai lington. who lias charge of the school al Rock Hrldgc, has announced that all aiTUllgomoillS have booh completed to hold a Com munity Fair at the Rock Hridgc schoolliousc on Oct. I Ith. The whole community is expected to take part in the fair, it is the first of its kind to be held in the South, and will no doubt bo productive of many fine re sults. Miss (hirlington states that it will he conducted exactly like the state fair and the county fair. The prizes will be confined entire ly to bluo ribbons. A ribbon will be given for the lirst prize in the adlut exhibition and one for the lirst prize in the school children's exhibition. Those 111 charge of the various de partments arc as follows: ('.rain, Mr. Kniest Hipp: Stock, Mr. Watts Davis; Poultry, Mr. Ceo. Davis. Vegetables, Mr. Will Lynn; Fancy Work, Mrs. Watts Davis. Mis. Vaughn and Mrs. Williard; Cooking, Mrs. .lim Milam, Mrs. .11til Young and Miss Lula Young; Canned Goods, Mrs. Fl more Simpson. Mrs. Chandler and Miss Aga tha Davis; Pets. Mr. Douglas Hipp. Arrangements have boon made to have several well-known men of the stitte address the fair visitors. The following are among those who will make speeches: Prof. Harper, head of the agricultural department at Clcni son. Prof. T?te. Mr. Swcarillgeil, Supt. Ceo. L. Pitts, John D. W. Watts. \V. D. Byrd and Miss Frayser of Win throp. Prizes will be given in the follow ing branches: main, stock, poultry, vegetables, canned goods, cooking, and fancy work. During the day an old time barbecue will be served. Everybody is invited to come and take part in the fair or come and he a spectator, Meeting of Teachers. The Laurcns County Teachers asso ciation will meet in the graded school auditorium here Saturday, the Ith of October. This will be an important meeting ns ofllcers are to he elected for the CtlSlieillg year. Miss Wil Loll Cray, rural school supervisor, has is sued invitations to the teachers and a number Of others to an "At Homo" to be given in Hie newly opened rest room in the court, house. A large number of teachers is expected and a delightful day is anticipated. hniubts of Pythias llani|uct. A pleasing feature of the entertain ment to be afforded the visiting knights during the convention of the Knights of Pythias here next week w ill be the banquet to he served in the dining room of the King Hotel, Wed nesday evening. Seats will he taken at 0:30 o'clock. While the program has not been entirely arranged, sev eral prominent Pythians have already accepted invitations for after dinner speeches. Arrested in Greenwood. C. C. Anderson, convicted at the last term of court of disposing of property under mortgage and a sealed sentence handed down, was arrested in Or ecu wood Monday and brought to Laurcns to serve out the sentence. An derson is a white man ami was charg ed with crossing the Greenwood line and disposing of cotton under mort gage. Oak Grote School. The Oak drove school, situated near Mr. P. B. Bailey's, will open next Monday, the 6th. All of the children are expected to be on hand promptly at the usual hour. Shootiiitr Near floldvllle. ixiotnis Klnard, colored, has i.n lodged in the county jail for shooting a neuro near Goldvlllo several days ago. The wounded negro is no! sup posed to he fatally wounded. Card of Thanks. We wish to extend on: Rllicerost thanks to the friends and neighbors who wore so kind and thoughtful of us during the recent Illness and death of our beloved husband and father. These kindnesses will ever he remem bered and appreciated by us. Mrs. Downs C. Barksdalc and Children. BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY OF FALL GOODS The Annual Pall Openings of Laurens stores Attended ??> Ladies from All Sections of the County. With an unusually largo number of visiting ladies in tin? city Th?rs day, the milllnt ry stores of Laurens hud tholr full "Openings". Quite u number oi* ladles were hero from dif ferent nearby towns nnd from the optimistic reports of the merchants tin* day must have been n very suc cess/ill one from their viewpoint. Prom early in the morning until late in the afternoon, the ladies went from one store to the other admiring the newest and nobbiest of the season's crea-' tlous. Some bought and some only tried on, but as the day was not ex pected to bring forth many purchasers, the merchants wore satisfied with the Impression made upon the visitors. While the fall openings are general ly understood to be but displays of millinery, no little attention was &\\ en to other lines. The latest fash ions in coat, suits, dress goods, shoes and notions were handsomely display ed in all the stores and received no small share of attention. The stores having millinery departments. Davis Roper Company, Mlnter Company and Switzer Company, were of course the principal gathering place s for the day, hut the handsome displays of dress goods and other ladies" materials made by II. Terry and W.O. Wilson attract ed quite a hit of attention. The Advertiser man Is not expect ed to go Into any minute description of styles, hut it would doubtless he safe for him to say that the hats are a little smaller this year. Whether or not the tariff has yet had any effect on the price he does not Icniw, but judging from tin* few remarks caught here and there he has come to the con elusion that, the market is holding Its own and that, if any revision has bei u made it wasn't downward, However, the hats in Laurens arc in a par with any of those shown elsewhere and the prices are no higher here than any where else. TJie fact is, the merchants here claim that, they carry as complete a lino of ladies wearables as the stores of laraer cities ami that their prices compare to considerable ad vantage. INCKMri A II V 0UIU1N SITPOSLIL yi. IL Met lien, of Princeton. Loses Larn and ( intents hj lire Oi Mjs tcrioiis Origin. Relieving that the lire which de stroyed his barn the night before was of incendiary origin, Mr. M. IL Mc Ciien. of Princeton, secured the blood hounds from the state penitentiary Sunday morning and carried (hem to the scene hoping that they might pick up the trail of the supposed in< ediary The effort to locate an incendiary was unsuccessful, however, and the dons were returned to Columbia that af ternoon. The lire occurred on the place of Mr. McCuen Saturday night, being his second loss of this kind recently. While the barn was a very small one and the loss not large, Mr. McCuen had reason to believe that the fire was not accidental, hut that it was of incen diary origin. It had been reported to him that a former neuro hand with whom he bad had some trouble had threatened to "net. even" with him ami this negro was suspected of being the guilty party. However, no proof of any kind was secured to substantiate this suspicion, as the dogs could not pick up any trail leading from the scene of the (ire and no further clues found no charges of any kind have i been preferred. I . 1). V, .Meeting. There will be a regular meeting of I the United Daughters of the Confed I eracy. Friday afternoon at I o'clock at the home of Mrs. .1. H. Sullivan. This is a very important meeting and all of the members are urged to at tend. Members are requested to no ', tlfy the hostess as to whether or no: they will he able to he present. High School Superintendents, Tiie superintendent of every S4ato Aided high school in Lauren- county is requested to meet Mis- Janyo C. ? Oarllngton, at the Laurens graded ? school chapel at half-pasi ten o'clock. ' Saturday morning, the fourth of Oc tober. Miss Oarllngton is anxious to meet every high school sup* rintend ; out, as she lias important bu-:.n> SH to i lay before them. CLINTON NEWS OF THE WEEK Athnnaen ( luit Fntcrtnlus. Other So cial Fronts aii(I Paragraphs on vis itors To tin?l From ( Union. (Minion. Sept. ;io. On Tuesday morning the Athonean Club met with Sirs. \v. .1. Bailey. Invitations to the wedd ng ivy-;cption of Mr. James R. Dnvta to > is; M.ir> Sulllviin were reeolved hero last week With much interest. Mi Davis is a Clinton boy ami has a ho-: 0.f friends here to wish him everything that Is good and successful ii the year*, to come. Miss Laurie Aull left Tuesday for Laurcns where sho will teaeli this year. Mrs. Hall left Monday for Spi'.l'lnn burg where she will visit her mother and from there she will join Trot', llr.ll in Chester where they will make their home in the future. Mr. and Mrs. Ii. Gr ail a 111 are visit ing Mr. and Mrs I?. Graham, Jr.. on Broad street. Mr. and Mrs. Graham will make Clinton their home in the future to he with their two sons who are in college here. Or. Win. I*. Jacobs. Dr. W. S. Bonn and Mr. I-'. D. Jones left Tuesday for a meeting of Presbytery to be in Cross Mr. W. C. Harper spent the week end with his parents in Anderson. Mrs. .1. ('. Harper returned from Greenville this wee'... Miss Irene Adnir left last we. k lot Moore's where she will teach this win tor. Miss Annie Blilkely h it Tuesday for Darlington where she will teach this winter. Miss lx>ulse Workman left Tuesday for Gaffney where she will entoi Limestone College. Mr. Lucius Newton left Saturday for Greenville where he will study music this winter. Mr til'' Mrs. Tom Walts returned to their home in Columbia after visi lug relatives here last week Mrs. Nevy Keel of Paulino i-. visit ing her daughter. Mrs. It. S. Bailey. Mrs. W. 10. Bramlet and Mis- Vvlo Mahaffoy of Laurcns visited in Clin tonlast w . ok. Miss Nina Noilly his returned from Abbeville where she has been visiting her sister. Miss Minnie Bailey returned Tins day from Ashvllle, N. C. Mr. L. T. P.Cous;.II of Greenville is visiting friends in Clinton. Mrs. II. S. Sfuilfe left Thursday for a visit to her sister Mrs. Norman in Chattanooga, Tcnn. to lay cokxkilstom:. Interesting Kxorclsos at Trinity .Ridge Friday Afternoon. An attractive program has been ar ranged for the cornerstone laying of the new school building at Trlnlty Flldge. The exercises will take place Friday afternoon. The following is the program: Bible rending and prayer Itev II. I.. Baggott. opening Remarks Superintendent of Education 0. I.. Pitts. Song?"America." Heading Miss Laurie Aull. Dedicatory prayer -Rev. T. W Munnerlyn. Address Holl. R. A. Cooper. Song "Columbia, the Oem of the Ocean.-' Benediction Rev. P. P. Mitchell. Immediately after the exercises, cake and h e cream will be served for the benefit of the Rural Improvement association. The public is cordially invited to attend. I?" ( ream at Orn Sclioolliotise, The patrons and friends of the Ora school met at the sctlOolilOUHC on Fri day afternoon. Sept. 2G, at the closing hours of school, and under the diroc tioti of Miss Wil Lou Gray, county supervisor, and the teachers, Misses llickson ami McFnddcn, organized a School Improvement association Much inten s' was manifested .and it is expected that this will be ;i profit able year for the school. Mrs, John McCUntock was elected president of the association. The other oflleors wiH be elected at the first regular meeting. It was decided to give an lee cream entertainment at the school house on Friday night. October 3rd, The public is cordially invited to come. DOWNS C. BARKSDALE PASSES TO BEYOND Will Known iilid Popular Cithccn of I.iiurons Passed Aua) Last Th?rs, tlaj. After an illness lasting over several months. Mr. Downs -'. Harksdale, one of ihe elty's widely known 'Itlv.ens, iltcI at hi-- home Thurailny morning, at II:SO o'clock, For the past few days Iiis death hud been momentarily expected, so his relatives ami friends were prepared for it. Wthoitgh he had been suffering from a complication of diseases for several weeks, the end was hastened by several paralytic strokes Immediately preceding ids den. tli. 'I'll,- funeral services were held at tin house l'rlda\ morning and the In terment, preceded b> prayer and song service, look place at the Laurens cemetery. The services were eon ducted by ids pastor, Itev. M. I. Law son. of the First llaptist church, as sisted by Itev. L. I'. McOee. The grave was complete!} covered by the many I beautiful Horn I tributes carried by loving friends and relatives. The following were the active pall bearers: s. M. W'llkes, C, M Miller. C. 11. Hobo. C. II Hop. !. (.' \. Power. .1. D. Owlngs, .1. \. Franks, Dr IL I-:. Hughes, .i s. Itennett, i M Phllpol; honorary, Cl. S. McCruvy, W, 0, W ilson. .1. .1. PIuss, 10. I' Minier, \V. T. Crow s. It. 10. Hahb, Hr. II. Is. Mken. N It Dial. Mr. Harksdale was bom ami reared in this county, lie moved i<? the city about Iwenly-llve years ago ami since, that time has been employed in various capacities at the court house, peace otlieer. court crier and 'deputy, besl let being a public auctioneer. In fulfill inn his duties in these ollleors, Mr. Harksdale lllwayt carried a certain congeniality and jovlull.v which made him a v< r> popular man all over the eountry. His friends were number less, his enemies none, Resides his wile, who was a Miss Kale Hop. Mr. Harksdale : survived h,\ several children, as follows: Ktlgar I?.. .1. All. n. Laurens Hark dale, Ml : Lucht Harksdale and Mrs .1. M Hut uess. a!! of Laurens, and \V, <>. Hafk dale, of Sparliiubui "? lie: Idos I ? ?? i t hree brot her - and t hl'ee i- I ci'S s u r vive him, as follow- : w. i>. Bark dab-, of Lauren . (!eo A. and .lohn v. Harks dab-, of Orel ii wood. Mis. W. }? Niu !i. of Mississippi, Mrs. '. 11 Frank? and Mrs. (leorgc Hyrd, of this county, Mr. Harksdale had a very extensive rela tionship in this county, his ancostirs having be.-n among the early seltlei TWO UK LI) IHK MI KIM It. Itilej Owens, Colored, hilled in the Lower Part of the count) Snliirdnj MghL Kiley Owen:-, colored, WHS hilled :\l Belfast in the lower part of tin- conn ty Saturday night and T V, I'iltt and '? Manse Simpson, also colored, have' i been locked up in Ihe county jail charged with the deed. Both of the men deny the cha rge. According t<> witnesses lo ihe trag edy, Owens and several other negroes were out Humbling. While in the net : of playing, certain parties slipped up from behind and shot Owens with a ! pistol, tie- ball entering the back of the bead. Ii is alleged that lite two prisoners woro seen running away froth the scene of the crime ami that Other Incriminating evidence ha.- ? Ii seen roil. Shot in the Leu. Henry Voting, colored, has been lodged in the county jail on the charge of assault and battery with intent to kill. It Is alleged that Voung shot an other neuro in the leg near Orn sever , al days ago and that the leg will have to be amputated, The shooting grew I out of a dispute over a gambling debt, so it is reported Trank Stone Pardoned. The gorernor has granted a pardon to Frank Stone, who was convicted in Laurens county in I ft 12 on the ehargi ol obtaining goods under false pretense!, and entenced to pay (In?; of .* :<"> or ei'Vc 110 days. Since a. sinning oflie? tie- governor has < xlend ed e;. rnencj in 7ufi case'-. ( (ipehind Sehnoi lo Open. T. . 1 opeland school, Miss l.titlc i Young teacher, is expected to open for the year's work next Mond r tin (Kb. The children and parent - ? . ? \ I |ie< ted to bear this in mind, i JUDICIAL DISTRICT PROBABLY DIVIDED Congressman Aikcn Intro duces Bill In Lower House* TWO PLUMS VVHERI NOW Iii)I ONE It II Introduced lit ('oticrcssiiiiiii liken ( nils for l>tipltv.it]ion of Present KoderuI Jiidltliil Machinery. I.ao reiiv would i?o Inelntlcl in Western District. Washington. Sett j.< Congn -omni Mkou has Introduced a 1*111 which ii! passed will divide Hie State of Sollt.il Carolina into two Judicial districts) this Idll which is very llllioll Wanted by in. u y law > eis in the State is art follows: "The western district will luoludo the counties of Oconce, IMckous, An ilersou, Greenville, Spurtauhttrg, Ijiiii rens, Abbeville, Greenwood, Kdgollold, Salnda, Nowborry, Union, ("In rokoo, York, Cbeslor, I >n neuste I' ami l?'aii - llldd, a- liny cxlsl al the ilate of till) passage oi tids act. 'Ihr eastern dls trtel Include: the residue Of the Htlill State. ' 'I hat the president should ippoiub a dtstriel judge for Hie aid western district who shall posuess and oxer-, else all the powers conferred by law upon the judges of the district com til of the Cnited State., ami who shall, IIS to all hllslllCH ami proe.HlIgH arising in said western distrh sue. <-ced lo and possess Hie same power;! and perform the same duties within the Kiild western dlstrlcl as a i> now possessed ami exerelsoil.o> tue dlstriefc judge lor the eastern ami western din* trieis of ii? dtstriel ol South Caro lina, ami who shall receive the suillrt sal:.r\ iip the other judges of tl v, diu-? irlei court of the ruitc,i stafi "That tin- present <.i- 11 lei luden and mar hal w ho are now tie I a rieft judge ami ma i ha! lor both tl.a: I ? ei n and w ? stei a disl i h I ol! Soul h < a i oliua, as hcrotofoi " con-iituli d. but who are rcHldi nls ol! I In- ens tern di 11 led . a ? ?? bereh a ? signed io the eastern dbd del . . eon-* ! lituled by ecfion I of t: . . .:? <., ami the presenl dtstriel attorney, who i the di Hie! ;ittolllcV foi' llOt.ll IllO ea. lei n and 1 estorn dil Irlcls ol ihn dlstrici of South Carolina', us hereto fore'.co.ust Hilled, but who is a ??? id.-ni; of the western district, is hereby a - signed to the^vestern diidrlel (.con stituted hy section i ot this aet'and then- shall he a district attorney foe tin- eastern district as constituted by section I of Mrs aci to he appointed a district attorneys arc appointed in ither iuditdal districts ol the United States. That there hall he a (list [o.t ill toriiev and a marshal in said .vonteril distru i to In- appointed as marshals ami districts attorneys lire appointed in the other Indicia! districts of ihn l'll|ted States. That the di: 11 k't at - lornoj for the eastern dii I let <d! South Carolina am| Hie district ittor ney for the western district of South (Carolina shall receive an itinuul salary of $ I.?"'"(? and tin- ma:: lal Ol! Dm eastern distrlcl of S?>utli ('a oil lit ami tie- mar hal of tin- western dis trict of South Carolina - hall ea h ?? ? ceive ,-ni annual .-alary of $1..'. "Tllll' a t'U m ol t he c i reIIIt. coil i t and aterni of the district court oi! tin- Cnited States lor ! aid We lorn district of South Carolina, as const! luted in seciiou i of ihi- ,nt. dial) l?'? held in Greenville on the third Tue - day of April and on the third T i olay of October In each year; at An derson on the fourth Tuesday in l'"ob urary In each year; at Spar tan burg on tin- lir.-t Tuesday of June In efie'u year; and at Greenwood on the fir-'. Tin', day Ol I ircciiihei in em I . Lahor Hay. S'eX! S; till lay; tin- Ith of < > ???, ? ??, ith pro!(tstani deiioiuinat ion r>!" I ? II i- i is expected that the dej's contribu tion's Wi ! i-iaOlli'il to a large figure. Tie- public is retptost* (I '<> bear ihi-: date intuind and to a< t accordingly.