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LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1913. FROM IH[ CJMY News Letters From Many Sections. CORRESPONDENTS GIVE LOCAL NEWS Happenings of Interest to Many 'eo. pie all over the County and to Those Who Have Left the Family Hearth. stone and gone to Other States. -Lanford, Dec. 29.-The heavy rains last week spoiled ouI', good roads and Christmas trade to some extent. It also stopped the turning of land and the mule trade. Capt. 1. W. Lanford is in Tennessee buying mules and horses for this market. Miss Carrie 'Lou Higgins and Miss Robin 'Patterson spent Thursday night in Woodruff. Miss Ruble Edwards and sister spent the week-end with Miss'Othella Johnson. Master Charles and Miss Lucile Camp spent a iportion of the holiday with Miss Nell Welborn. Mr. and (Mrs. Palmer Thomas spent the week-end at .1. R. Franks'. Mrs. J. T. Littlejohn with Master J. T. and (ha,rlie Bell are spending the holidays' at Capt. J. W. Lan ford's. Mr. J. 1. Johnson has sold his prop erty here to Mr. Joe Williams. Mr. Johnson hasn't lived here in some time. Mr. E. G. Boggs and family are vis iting Mrs. Bogg's parents, Mr. and Mrs. 11. M. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. J. Leo Langston 'visit ed Mr. Jimmie Patterson, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Bonar" spent the week-end at L. M. Cannon's. Mr. Vance .Johnson is visiting his parents hero. Misses Flossie and Lottie Lanford spent Thursday here with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. (i. J. Lanford. Mr. .T. RIoland Willis is visiting at Mr. T. R. Wolff's. Dials, Dec. 29.-The holidays are drawing to a close and "The old year lingers at our hearth Hand clasped with nenory, Without our door the now year waits Smiling and beckons us." And here's to wishing each and ev ery one a bright new year. Mrs. N. Z. Nahors and children of Columbia, are spending the holidays with Mrs. I. S. Brooks and family. The following young 'people will leave in a few days for their respec tive colleges, -Misses Nita hunter and Cecii Owings to Chicora, Misses Kate and Marie Curry to Lan'ler, and Miss es Nell and Clara McCall to Fruit land Institute and Mir. Marvin Harris to the Charleston Mr:J!c Al college. Misses Alpha and Vena Martin were the guests of Miss Salle Brown lee Friday night. Mr's. Smith Boyd and litt.le dauigh ter Eleanor', of Greenw'ood, are visit lng Mr's. H. Y. Simmons and family. Mr'. and Mrjt. W. S. Boyd andi chil dren of Hiendiersonville, spent Satur day with Mr's. J1. Ri. -Browniec and family. MIsses Alpha and Lola Martin are at home from Kinston. N. C., where they have been in school. ?,ri. and Mrs. Arthur Harris and children spent Sunday with Mr. D. D). Harris and family. Mr. James Roborson of lionea Path was a welcome visitor to hoizmefolks last week. Miss Olare Camiphell was a visitor' to the :Mountain Oty last week. Mrs. J. T. GillespIe and children of Greenville spent the week-end with her 'parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harris Curry. The oyster and 'box suprper at Dials school house Friday night was a suc cess and a ,tidy sum waTs'f6liged. The sproceeds will go to iake some im 'provemients on the schooldbuilding. OwIng to the absense df the .pastor there -was no 'preaching 'here Sunday afternoon. Tylersvlie, Dec. 29.--Rev. 3. P. Mitchell delivered his farewell sermon ait Langston' N"nday. Although we re gret givin. 'n imp, we are glad to wdicome, Resv. Mr. Trogdon. Misses Vehma and Corrine Coly, of Piedmont, were tihe attractive guests 1f Miss Lillie Peterson. last week. Nir. Hugh Meyers spent Sunday with Mr. Furman Poole. 'Messrs. 'Pqlmer Linson of Augusth, Ga. and Will Little, of Laniford, were visitors in the neighborhood Sunday. Miss Helen Tinsley and brother, Earle, of Cross Anchor, were the guests of Misses Grace and Fannie Poole Sunday. On last Saturday i:ght Miss Lillie Peterson delightfully entertained a num'ber of her friends at a "Rook party". During the evening progres sive games were played and delicious fruit was served. Quite a number were present to enjoy the gracious hospitality of the hostess and all re Port a fine time. Messrs. Layton Cooper and Wales Johnson, of Cross Anchor, visited rel atives here last week, Messrs. T. P. Poole and W. C. Win ters were .business visitors to Laurens Saturday. Miss Nonnie Clark and Messrs C. R. Cooper and Niles clark were in Clin ton last Wednesday. Mrs. Tom Gross, of Taylors, is spending Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Peterson. Madden, Dec. 29.-For the last time in the year 1913, this correspondent sends greetings to The Advertiser readers. The old year goes out in tears, for the patter of the rain drops as they fall on the farm house roof sounds like a requiem for the passing of 1913. May we in the closing hours of the year think only of the blessings that have come to us-forget our sor rows or mistakes and bravely turn our faces to the new year with all it has in store for us. Wedding bells rang merrily in this community during the Christmas tide. On the 25th Miss Lillian Proffitt be came the bride of Mr. Walter Moore. They, with a party of friends drove to Cross 1Hll where Rev. Jodie Martin spoke the irrevocable words that made the two one. 'May they know much of 'happiness 'in their wedded life. On Sunday afternoon Miss Rosalie Osborn was married to Mr..Edd Milan, of Clinton, Rev. .1. A. Martin, offlelat ing. The ceremony was witnessed by the family and several neighbors and friends who wish for the young cou -pl success in the life that lies be fore them. Among those who have gone from us and yet who love to come back home, we notice the faces of .Mesar s. James ludgens, of Knoxville, Tenn., Ben Martin, of Enoree, and Shaw Cun ningham, of Clinton. The latter, while here. was the guest of 'his sister, Mrs. G. H. Finley. rMr. John Bryson, of Greenville, was the Christmas guest of his cousin, Douglas Bryson and the family of his kinsman, J. M. Dean. ;Miss Juanita Martin is spending the holidays with her parents here. Among the new neighbors who have come with the new year we are glad to welcome the family of Sir. Cliff Cuningham who are now domiciled at the old 'Martin home, and Mr. Clinkscales and family, of Spartan burg will soon move to their new home. lie :has 'purclhased a -farm from Mr. J1. M. Dean. Mr's. Mary Allison and niece, Miss Ora .Power, spent part of the holidays with did friends andl relatives near Barksda1 l e. 'Misses Kate and Azile Wofford and Ruth TBrowvn are the Winthrop. girls wvho are at home 'for the Christmas season. The present that they all seemed to appreciate most heartily, was the much dreaded report which for all three was good. 'Congratula tions to you young 'ladies. 'Prof. Yates Brownu who is now teaching at Bowman, .Ga., was shaking hands with friends and neighbors at the Saturday service., Mr. John I, Brown, who has but lately moved to Oheraw, was in his accustomed place at Prospect Sunday. 'His friends -generally regret the de 'parture of 'him and his family from our midst. The anany friends of Mrs. John R. Finley will be sorry to hear she is not so well, We hopie she wil'l soon be0 upi and about as usual. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martin were out Saturday. Mrs. Martin stayed till Sunday with he[ mother, Mrs. Finley. Mr. and Mrs. Griff Finiey attended a famnily reunion at the home of Mrs. Finley's mother, Mrs. Della Cunning ham, of Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Ounning rham' had the pleasure of having all hier children, nine in number, oni that occasion. Misses Robbie1 Hludgons, Louiise Dean and Ora Powers were the gestsi DYNAMITE ON TILE FARM. Mr. Tom Shaw Is Using improved Method of Breaking Up Land as an Experimnf. Mr. Toni Shaw, one of the county's largest and most progressive planters has recently tried out the new method of breaking, up land with dynamite. He has selected an acre of ground on the main road from herd to Cold Point and last week used the explo sives in holes about three feet deep and about fifteen feet apart. lie will plant this acre in corn and the three adjoining acres, broken up rin the old way, he will also plant in corn al so with the same amount of fertilizers. in this way he is certain of finding out just exactly what good results can be gotten from the use of dynamite. He expects to keep close tab on the experiment and if it .proves success ful will extend it next year. CALLED TO UNION. Rev. L. S. Shealy of Second Baptist Church Will Move to Union. Rev. i. S. Shealy, who has 'been the pastor at the Second Baptist church for several years has notified his con gregation that he has accerpted a call to Union. le will leave for his new field at once. Rev. Mr. Shealy has been a most popular and loved minis ter and it is with the keenest regret that his congregation and friends see him leave. While here he has made many friends as well as at Warrior Ci'eek and Antioch churches where he was pastor at the same time. His successor will be Rev. W. S. Walters of Rock 1ill, who comes with the reputation of being an excellent preacher and a man of many admira ble traits. Col. McGowan Here. Col. Saimuel \McGowan, payinspec tor in the United States navy, spent several days in the city last week, having come down to visit relatives and to make soice improvements on the McGowan plot at the cenmetery. in addition to the work he directed to he (lone on the family plot, Col. McGowan, in 'his usual hig-hearted way, made it possible for the ceie Icry assoelatiou to greatly beautify the whole cemetery by making a gift of over five hundred settings of roses. These rose plants, selected in WVash inglon by (Col. Mc(lowan for their great beanuty nai harnihood, are now being planted by the cementery keep er and give promise of adding a great deal to the beauty and quiet attrac tiveness of the place. Elected Superintendent. -Mr. Richard Simpson received a tel egram from Camden yesterday in forming him that he hadl been elected superintendent of the Camden graded schools to fill out the tin-expired toim of the late superintendent, Mr. Legge. Mr. Simpson was previously princi pal of this school, but has 'been act ing superintendent since the death of Mr. Legge. His elevation to this po sition Is quite a compliment to his ability as a teacher and executive. New Officers Elected. At the regular meeting of the Royal Arch Masons held last week the fol lowing officers wvere elected for the coming year: R1. A. ilabib, Hi. P.; Hi. B. Hum'bert, K.; 0. i., Simmons, S.; J1. F. Toibert. Tre'as.; iH. Terry, Sec.; Geo. L. Pitts, C. of Hi.; 'C. M. Miller, P. S.; T. L. Monroe, Ri. A. C.; C. Fi. Brooks, 3V.; Thios. Downey, 2V.; Y. S. Glilkerson, iv.; and 10. 0. Anderson, Sentinel. Serb ices at Mounutville. New Year services will be0 held at tile Church of 'Eternal Hope, Unlvers alist, in Mountville, Thursday. .lanu ary 1, at 7 o'clock, p. mn. Dr.. D~eiano will officiate. Monday of the eMisses Wofford. Mrs. P. Hl. Martin, her friends will be sorry to learn, has beeni conflned to her bed for the past day or so. Carrol and Hugh Culbertson are spending their Christmas 'with their grandfather in Anderson. Mr. 'Willh A. Wofford ha~s been on a recent visit to his brother, J1. A. Wof ford. He brought the news that Dr. H. C. Wofford, who is well known in Clinton, where he lived so many years, is seriously sick. Hise family and friends are very much concerned ove'r his condition. 'Mrs. May 'Iludgens Thomason, of Woodruff, stopped for a short while with her aunt, Mrs. T. S. Lnistotn. JOHNSON TALKS ON CURRENCY LAW 'T'hinks it Will Benefit Country by De. concentrating Surplus Money Frot Now Y ork and Distributing It. Spartanburg, Dec. 30.-Congress m1an Joseph ''. .Johnson is in Spartan burg, having arrived Sunday for a short visit. Mr. Jo~nson talks inter estingfly of the currency bill recently signed by President Wilson, saying it is a piece of constructive legislatiop which is bound to redound in mu/h good to the country at large. file thinks that'it will prevent tpanics, be cause it takes away from New York the concentration or the surplus money of the country, which is used for speculative purposes and distrib utes it throughout the United States, to be used for legitimate commercial endeavor. Mr. Johnson said he was present when the currency bill was signed and it gave him much pleasure, for he was one of the few members of the house who advocated financial leg islation during the special session of congress called for a revision of the tariff. Two Fundamental Principles. The congressman says that, the new currency act has many of the salient features of the Vreeland-Ald rich act, but differs from it. in two fundamental particulars. The Vree land-Aldrich measure provided for a centrailization of the money of the country, while the Glass-Owens bill distributes the surplus in from eight to twelve regional banks Ils tributed throughout the country; also. the Vreeland-Aldrich act provided that the batiks could issue paper money, while the Glass-Owens measure (ie volves this sovereign function on the government. The reserve board, which will have entire supervision of the regional banks and the operation of the new law. will he appointed by the pres ident and will be ;PaidIL a salary of $12,000 a year, each, from the treas ury of the United States. The na tional banks of the country are al lowed GO days to come into the n a tional system, after that date they Will cease to have any reserve privi I eges. If they. do not come in after 12 months, they will lose their na tional elhrte'rs, Old Law. ITnder the old law, the nationai banks were required to keep 15 per cent. of their deposits as a reserve. But, later, Wall street Interests got congress to pass a law allowing the banks to place three-fifths of this amount in the reserve banks. Almost invariably this money was sent to New York and placed on deposit at 2 per cent. interest. There it was dis persed on call loans and used for speculative purposes. New York, therefore, has $500,000,000 of the surplus cash of the country'. Under the new law, says Congress 'man Johnson, regional banks will be established all over the country which wilhl hand-le suirpluis of the bianks entering into the new system. This mtoiney will be loaned back to the bianks in the systom to be used~ for commercial and not speculative putrposes. In other wvords, it cannot be0 utilized for "wild catting" in stocks, but must be used for the fur theriance of legitimate iindustrial en ter pri ses. lian~ks Must Subsc~ribe. Regional .banuks cannot lbe estab lishedl tunless thte banks ini the terri tory suibscrihe to a minimum of $-4, 000,000 worth of stock. ilThe reserve board of the United States names three of the direcctors and the stock holding banks name the othetr six. These nine directors will atppoinit the officials of the regional bianks. All the banks becomng members of the national system 'by stubscribing to a regional bank will be tundler the sui perv'ision of the reserve board, whuich, at any time, may send a Unaited States balking exaiminer to thorough ly investigate that institution. TPhe banks becoming members of the na tional system will deposit 6 per' cent. of their surialus and capital in the regional banks. The regional banks cannot take individual depiosits; they will l'e the depositories of the govern ment and the banks which are mem hers of the national system. The govornmnent itself will be the only agency which Is delegated to issue curirency. Times Allowed for Witl'drrgwal. Three or f~ir years is allowed hv3 MiRtS. NA II E. IIALLE W. Miother of Mr. .1. ''. A. Iallew, of this ('ounty, Dies at her Home in Union County. Mrs. Snrah 1:. Ballow, mother of Mr. .J. ,'T. A. Hallew, (ied at her home "Oakland" four miles north of Uninon, Tuesday morning at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Hal lew hal been in poor health for several years and her (lentil was not uoxpected. She was 78 years of age. eir husband, John T. l1allow, preced ed her to the grave 32 years ago. In her early life she united herself with the Baptist church, and has lived ia consistant Christian life through all these years. Mrs. Hallow is survived by nine sons --J. T. A. flallew, of Laurens; J. P. Hallew of Spartanburg and E. K. Hal low, of Blackrburg; J. I. hallow, O. 'T. Hallow. Olon Hallow, Omega Ballow, Ola Hallow and Orin Ilallew of this count.y. 'ie burial services were held at Duck Pond Baptist church, being con ducted by the Rev. L. L. Wagnon. Mrs. hallow was a remarkable wo man, beautifully exemplifying the prin ciples of true religion. Mir. .1. T. A. Hallow was at the bed side of his mother when the end came, returning to 'his home in tilts coulntf Saturday. lie has the symlpal.hy of a wide circle of fliends in his bereave iiteit. DENO'N('ES S. C. PRIISONS. "Oakland Sammy" Uses Some Lured Lainguage in His 'Talk. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 30.-Round ly scoring jail and prison conditions in South Carolina, .James P. Kelly, alias "Oakland Sammy," finds the tont.gonery jail a veritable haven and harbor. Kelly was brought back to Montgomery Sunday night to an swer the charge here of burglarizing the Alarion postollce in 1892. Postofmee inspector -Gregory also caine in for a full share of the ani mosity of the man whose career in twenty years has been one which, if known, would probably marvel the most extraordinary stories contained in tihe wihid('est detective books. "I would rather he in h---l than in a prison or convict camp in South ':'arolina," is the way Oakland Sam my tells of the conditions in the pris ons which lie left but a short while ago, under a parole from Gov. Cole Blease. Kelly brands the statements her alded in this section of the burning of a jail in Florida in which he was confined and the placing of the re sponsibility on him, as false an. a malicious attempt of the postomice officials to corral together evidence to cause his chances of reformation impossible. Kelly declares that le is not guilty of half the charges which have been preferred against him, and denies vehemently ever having attempted to 'burn a jail in Florida, after his es caple fi'omi the Montgomery jail in 1892. When Kelly was searched soon af teir his arrival here, a small jag saw, and~ a small biottle of flu id, appai'ent 13' of ain explosive chlariactei' was 'found in the i)Ocket or one of his coats. Arriestedl just as he r'eachied the gate of a SouthI Car'olina eonvicet camipl after his p~ariole by Governor rtlease, andl Placed undt~er guiard In a jail, offcers here aire at a loss to know how it was possible for theo prisonei' to seculre implements, which but foi' the vigilance of Ciaptarn Che ney, of the local jail, might have per1 mitted another daring escap~e firom the jail. Mr. Sullivan to Take Office. Mr. James H1. Sullivan, the newly hpinifted superintendent 'of euoc. tion, will take charge of the offie to morrow, 'he having b~een preparing himself and getting acqtuaintedh with the dletails of the 'business for sev' eral dlays. Mr. Pit-ts, wvho gives tip the offlee at. this time, 'has not yet iintimatedl w~hiat his plans are for the 'future. the new cuirrency act for the wilth. di'awal of theo $500,000,000 from New York. The withldrawal nmust be gr'adu al, otherwise theore wiuld he a panic if suich a Ilarge 'rinount is takeni fi'om the finaiicial centei' of the counatr'y ina one lumni) NEWS OF THE W[[E( IN TOWN OF CLINTON Movements of People Well Known in This County. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS ON POPULAR PEOPLE Dlancing, leceeptions and Parties Make Merry the Holidays. Young Men and Youtng Women Enjoy the lioli. days with Parents at Home. Clinton, Dec. 29.-Ont lFriday after noon Mrs. Guy Pitts entertained th Acteon book club. This was a most delightful meeting with the Christman spirit carried out in every detail. On Christmas night the young peo ple enjoyed a very informal dance in Copeland Hall. On Monday night Mrs. W. B. Owens Jr., entertained a number of friends at a most elaborate tea. During the past week there has been entertaining all the time with linings and tens and luncheons. )r. W. S. Bean, Jr., of Virginia, is with his parents tiring the holidays. Air. 1. It. Owens, of Abbeville, is in the city with his parents. Misses Virginia a and Nancy Owens, l'vie Shands, Lena Adair, Ilattle Fin ney, :nmina ('handler and ouise Aus tin are here from Winthrop. -Miss Amy C'opeland is in town for t:he holidays, from the Collego for Women. MIiss Mary King and Irene Dillard from Randolph Macon, are in the city for the Christmas holidays. Miss Edith Austin is here from Winthrop for a few lays. Mir. Paul Austin, who teaches in Charleston, is spending his holidays with his parente. Miss Sara ('opela nd is at home front Marion, N. C., for this week. Mr, Workman .Yohiison.f. M. T., Greenwood, is with his uncle, Mr, Workman, for a few days. Mir. IR. Z. Wright of partanbu rg, is in town. MI. and Mirs. 1i. L. 'Todd and fan ily oif (Greenvilh'. s'ent Christnmasi with 1r. i. Z. Wright's faimily. ir. Hohert Durant, of Spartanthur g, is spending this week in Clinton. ir. and Mrs. .lohn Spratt of Latu rens, Ir. and Mirs. W'illinim Ii. .James of Atlanta, Miss Virginia Neville of Tennessee, Miss Eliza Neville, of Del ton and Mr. I). W. A. Neville, of Washingt',n, spent Christmas with Mrs. W. G. Neville. Mr. Daniel Ilrimm. of Hlishopville. is with his parents for the holidays. iMiss Frances Garvin, of Easley, spent Christmas here. Miss Eliza Spencer is visiting her parents during the holidays. Mr. John Henry of Greenville, is in the city for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. 'Pon Robertson, of Clemson, and Mliss flessie Fretwell, of Ahheville, are the guests of Mr's. . T. Rlobertson. .,irs. L. NM. Kennedy and Kathrine, of Spartanburig, are vis-Iting relatives In Clinton t his week. Mrt. andi NIrs. .Ja.mnes R. D)avis, of Laurens, atre visiting Mr. anud Mr's. .1. C. D~avis. Mrls. J1. Q. Phillips is ini Macon with heri sister', Mr's. A'ikerman. Mr's. F. I). Jones and children left: Mlontday for A\i ken, to visit. .her brothi Rev. F. I). Jones lcft foi' George.. town on Monday, where lie w-ill sitemt the week. Mr. D~arby Fulton, of Columiau. is the guiest. of Mr. William .Jacobs. Mr. iT'hornwell Jaco-bs, of Atlanta. Is visiting his father this week. Miss Emma ipp)I of Moutntville. is with her' parents this week. 'Miss Mary D~illard of Lake City, is in town for the holidays. Air. II. Y. Vance of JTacksonville,. Fla., spent Christmas here with rela tives. Nliss Sara hiarvin of Spartanburg, visited Miss Mary J. Manson last week. Miss Eugeina Iavo. of Columbia, sqient Chi'istmnas with Dr. WV. P. Ja cobs. Mr i. and Mrs. Roy Siunmpsoit -have ire turined to thieiri home ini Spaitanhutirg' aftei' visiting i'elatives here for the past week. Miss Lauriie Auil, of Laurens'it, is~ (Contt inued c on Il'age IFive.)