Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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!Je Ebbertiger Subscription Price is $1.00 Per Year Payable in Advance. Published by ADVERTISER PRINTING COMPANY Laurens, S. C. AISON LEE President W G. LANCASTER vice-Pros. ARlTHUR LEE Sec. and Treas. Advertising Rates on Appilcation. Obituaries and Card of Thanks: One cent a word. Entered at the postotilce at Laurens, S. C., as second class mail matter. LAUltENS, S. ('., ,JANUARY 14, 1914. The Advertiser will bo glad to receive the local news of all the communities in the county. Cor. respondents are requested to sign their names to the contri butions.. Letters should not be 'nailed later than Monday morn ing. The formation of a now bank speaks .ell for the progress of the city. .re are few things that are produc tive of more good for a town than banks as. they collect and place into available form the floating capital of ;he community. On several occasions The Advertiser has advocated the closing of the stores all the year round at six o'clock. The matter has been person ally discussed with several of the merchants and with one exception they have all been in favor of it. The objec tion raised by the gentleman opposed to closing at six o'clock in winter time was that it was necessary to re main open in order to staighten uip stocks. This is an objection, but it can be gotten around by closing the doors to custo:ners at six o'clock and atrarightening stocks with4ut intier ruption. It will not 9e very often that any stock will remain to be straJght eued up anyway as the clerks will look after that before closing time. Announcement has just been made that two of Atlanta's most successful stores are to close at 13:30 O'clock. It seems that Laurens stores couid easI ly close a half hour later and not suffer from it. We suggest thtt the dry goods and clothing stores try this experiment. * * * M1. 1cCGOWAN FOR JIll)Cl,. One of the important matters to coie up bofore the present legisla ture will be the election of several associate juistices. QuIte a nutmber of prominent Inwyers have been umetn tionefdl as fitted to ill the vacancies and among them is a menber of the Tmurns bar, l in. I". P. M o~owan. Mir. Mc~owan htas receivedl the endhor'sG went of Ihis coil e:tgutes here and doubt hess wviii receive considlerale s'upplort from difforont. sections of thte state. lie ipossesses a widle knowledgo of the law an d has lhad ant actIve experi once at qiiractlice extendintg over many yearsx, mnakinttg him~ well fItted to fu I 1111 (very requhiremeint of the oilee. ~Mr. McGowan has had( a long and lion ored career at the Laurens bar and has .just ar'rived at thte age when one begIns to tink of the htonors rather than the c:nouments of ofice. Doubt lesslhe would feel more gratIfied over the recognition of htis abilty than the sanry which would go with it. The legislators would go munch further and not fInd a man better fitted for the place. W. W. Unll, editor (If Thte State, himself a aurens aman, has called at tentIon in the followIng words to the dleath of a lormer ~iturens county cit izen, Col. (Marces 10. Ilookecr, of Mis sissippt: "Col. Charles 1'J. Ifooker, whose death at the ago of 90 at lila home in Jackson, Miss., was announced in the press dispatches yesterday, was a na tive of South 'Carolina, having been born in Laurens county, where hie spen t lis boyhtood. lie was a brave Con federate soldier, having lost an arm in the service, and for a long time, until old age cauisedl lis retire ment from active life, hte was one of the most influential men in the pub lic affairs of MissIssippi. F'or 20 years ho was a memiber of the national house of represenitatives and his abilities antd chtaracter were held in htighi re piute in that bodly. Ie was an admi' shle type of the southern patriot and gentleman and was richly endowed with the social (iualities that make and hold friends. Few of -his old friends in South Carolina survive, but a num ber or lis kcinspeople, of a younger generation, are hiving ini Laurens. Tn the \state of lisa adoption his career was honorabla. to the home of his birth and youth." PERSONAL ITEMS CONCERNING CLINTON Short News Notes Picked up by The Advertiser's Special Correspondent Clinton, Jan. 6.-On Wednesday night the Knights of Pythias gave a most elaborate and delightful banquet at the Hotel Clinton. A delicious menu was served in six courses and after the menu was finished the guests were called to order and given a warm welcome by Mr. W. 11. Simp son, toastmaster for the occasion and who announced toasts by W. W. liar ris, A. 'C. Daniels, H. J. Winn, Capt. F. S. Evans and C. D. Brown of Abbe ville. This was an occasion to be remembered with pleasure and delight and was attended by a numlier of out of town friends. Music was furnished during the evening by tho Laurens band. After the banaet a dance wa, given in Copeland's Hall. On Wednesday afternoon Miss Ohi Young entertained a few friends. On Thursday Mrs. J. F. Jacobs en tertained the Friendly Dozen book club at a ten course luncheon. On Friday 1lisses Hera and Ruth Bailey entertained a number of friends at a dining. Monday night Mr. and Mrs. W. It Owens, Jr., entertained at an elab orate six o'clock dinner. Tuesday Mrs. M. A. Hays was host ess at a four course dinner. On Wednesday night and Thursday Miss Fimmie Young was hostess to seven of her little friends. Mr. Robert and Gary Harper of An derson were the guests of Mr. .1. C. Harper last week. Miss Lucile Harris of Laurens vis ited friends here last week. Misses Fant and Fleming of Car lisle spent Monday in Clinton. Miss Wren larfner of Chester visit ed Mrs. John Hunter last week. Miss Lettie Abell and Miss McLain of lowryville are visiting Mrs. Lee Young. Miss Florrie llurdette returned from (reenville this week after visiting Miss Delia Russell there. The Presbyterian college began work Thursday and the students and pro fessors are back again after spend ing the holidays with their parents and friends over the state. Mrs. W. A. Shands has returned from Lancaster where she visited Mrs. Reese ,Williams. Mr. ). W. A. Neville has returned to his work in Washington. Mr. W. I. .Jaimes spent Sunday with Mrs. W. O. Neville. Miss Hilise Spencer left Monday for liollyville where she will take up her work as governess again. Uiss Frances Garvin returned to her teaching in Easley on Saturday. )r. and Mrs. D. M. Douglas ha' C turned from a visit to Chester. Mr. IEugene Power of Abbeville vis it:d M r. W. .#. Bean, Jr. last week. Mr. X\.%'Owens, Jr. returned Fri day frhn *uzm Tree, N. C., where he eari 018 brother, Edgar, to be in Miss Rallie Burgess returned from Sum'miorton on Tutesdlay. On last Wednesday night at the home of D~r. WV. P. .Jacobs, Miss Lila Jacks was tuarried to Mr. Preston Nahors. Miss .Jacks was an inmate of the Thorn well orphanage and was a mnember of the Junior class in the TFhornwell college. Mr. Nabors is a young farmer andl lives near Cliniton where they will tie at home to their friends. THE1 $TE ADY $UU$CRIBER. lion dear to my heart 1$ the $ toady $ub$criber, who pay$ in advance at the flr$t of each' S ear; who $end$ in hi$ money Sand doe$ it quite gladly, and ca$t$ round the office a halo of cheer. Ile never $ay$, "Stop it, ~I cannot afford it," for, "I'm gettng mre apoer$ now tihan I read,"but alway$ $ay$, "$end it,_ S the fami-ly like$ it; in fact we 5aJi find it the thing that we need." Ilow welcome hi$ let ter wheno'er it come$ to u$, Ihow it snake$ our heart throb, how it make$ outr eyeS dance. I We outwardly thank him, we int wvardly 'ble$$ htim, thte $teady $ ub~criber whio pays in adlvance. Sif you will carefully re-read - theo foiregoing you mtay discover_ Ia cerita' it typographical pecul lar ity which is intendied as a gen tle remlindler to a few of our~ r ieader's. A wordl to the wise (and good) is suficient.-IEx For Frost lies andi Chatpped Skin. For frost bitten cars, fingers and t~oes; chtappted htandls andl lips, chtil blains, coldl coi'es, red antd rough skins thtere is ntothting to erqual ilucklen's Arnica Salve. Stops the pain at once anid heals quickly. In every htomne there shoul be h a box handy all the Line. Best. remedy for all skin dils eases, itching ee"zemta, tetter, piles, ptc. 25e. All druggisis or by qnall. II.i' 1 uck len & Co., P'hila. or St. Louis "Shall Blease Be Senator" That is a very important question that, will in all probability, soon pre sent itself for answer in this state. The answering of it is of vital import ance and our worthy voters should go slow in making their final decision. Cole L. Blease is now serving his sec end term as governor of the common wealth and during this time ho has pardoned, paroled, and conumuted the sentences of approximately 900 peo ple. The question in the average man's mind is, "Should all these crim inals have been turned out, to war on society again?" Let us go slow in answering that question. Among these 900 criminals are many that., I honestly believe, deserved a pardon. Many of them dewncved freedom. Still, scores of others deserved it not. When Blease turned out the negro murder ers, negro rapists, gamblers and crooks to wage their war upon South Caro lin-a's fair name again, he did a great wrong, both to, himself, as i. man, as a citizen, and as governor, and to the commonwealth. Again, Gov. DBlease does wrong in using partiality in handing out the state's "official plums" lie has said that he will give these favors to his friends only, and none others need apply. Now, when a man is elected to an oflco he is elected by the people, the lawful voters of that state or terf'itory, to carry out the wishes of the people. In other words, lie is elected as a servant of the whole people. This is a dcmlocratic country and an ofliceholder is "the servant of the people." Does Mr. Blease carry out this form of democratic govern ment? Hardly. It seems that rather than recognizing his obligation as "servant of the people" he has as sumed the role of "the Master of the people," with a huge capital ".M." I do not know very much about the record of F. 1). Smith in the United States senate, but he is chairman of one of the most powerful, and one of the most helpful, co:nmittees in that august body. Now, if Mr. Smith were not an all-right man, he would not be chairman of this powerful committee, would he? And do you think that such speeches as those that Mr. Blease do livered at Richmond, and at Anderson, would be listened 'to, very attentively? You don't think so, do you? I have met Mr. Blease, and I must say, his looks belle his actions. In appear ance he doesn't look like a man that would say, "I shall grant favors to my friends, and none others need ap ply." Mr. Blease has been gifted with a great brain, and it's a very sadl mis take of his that ho doesn't use it to ward the accomplishment of better and greater things than he does at present. Ilis deeds and speeches have caused the name of our commonwealth to C'o.lne a by-word of ill-fame in the sister states of the Union. Does this kind of advertising bring "coffers of success" to our state? We need thous ands of sturdy New Englanders as cit izens of our state, and if we remain sloy ini redeemiling its fair name, then, of course these sturdly labor'ers will long delay their coninug, It isn't any mnoney in my pocket if Smlithi defeats Dbase; or DBase de feats Smith. I only ask that tile thous ands of voters will pause and consid em' how their ballot, will affect the fu ture of this state. Every true voter, shiould, by7 all lmeans, have the best in terests of his state at heart. Elect 11ini en to as high an office as a seat in tile United State senate, is not a light matter' at -all. Statesmen, who have time best Interests of the whole iieople at heart. shiouild be elected to such01 a highl and powverful office. Then these statesmen woiild lbe goodl exam plles for' "Young America" to follow after. But, kind reader, would it be a wise coumse foi' "Young America" to fellow inl thle footsteps of seine of our near-statesmen of todlay. Would such a course be a wise one for him to pulrsume? I have thrown a true light around each of tihe men who are as irmants for a seat in thle United States senate. So far as you and I know, we cannot tell of any had mistakes of Senator Smith. Can we say such, with truthlfulness, of our governor? There, you hlave tils political story ill a nutshell, and, as I close my arti cle, T repeat my (questonl, "Shall Dbease be Senatom'?" '"Voter.'' C (hatngesu in Firmis. Notice has b)eeni giv'en of the dis solutlin of tile fim of Mahlaffey & Ttabb. Mir. Mahaffey wvill continuie tile business as In the past. Mr. Babb has purchlased an interest in the Bramlett mepair shop and wvil ereaf ter' be founad thlere. The name of this concern will no0w be WV. B. Branmlett's Souns. These changes have alreadly gone into effect. Dri. M. A. Simmons' V'egetable Liver Medicine is one of thle old time i'eme dlies. Fli'st Offered to the piubliIc in 1810. To this dany it rankls as the best remedy foi' the relief of biliousness, inldigestion, constipatloll andl all dis orders dute to a toi'pld liver. Thle gen.. unme is put up in a lithogr'aphedl tin box. Ask foi' it. Pi'ice 25e. Sold b~y n111 dininis HERBERT ACQUITTED GARLINGTON PARDONED Trial of C. J. Hebert Most Probably Ends Seminole Case. According to a dispatch in yester day's Newberry Herald and News, John Y. Garlington, who was paroled by Gov. Dlease some time ago, was Monday pardoned in full by the gov ernor. C. J. Hebert was acquitted in the Richland county court Friday of all charges preferred against him growing out of his connection with the Sonnole Sticurities com-pany. The following is the newspaper account or his acquittal: Columbia, Jan. 10.-Governor Blease stated this afternoon that in view of the acquittal of C. J. Hobert by a jury in Richland court today, he will Mon (lay grant an absolute pardon to John Y. Garlington, formerly president of the Seminole Securities company, who is now out on 'parole. "If home juries acquit 'men like He bert who resisted extradition to this state and the men higher up are not punished," said Governor Blease, "there is no use keeping the home boys in jail or under 'parole." Tfhe governor added: "There is no us trying any more Seminole cases while I am governor." Cleared of All Charges. C. J. Hebert Is cleared of all charges growing out of the sale of controlling interest in the Southern Life Insur ance company of North Carolina to the late Seminole Securties company. The jury in the Richland county court after being out all night returned a verdict of not guilty shortly before noon today and Mr. Hobert walked out of the court house a free man, cleared of the charges which have hung over his head for six years. Hebert was indicted for conspiracy to defraud the stockholders of the Seminole out of $98,000. The case consumed two days, it going to the jury last night. When court recon vened this morning the jury was still locked in their room but about 11 o'clock filed into court and announc ed a verdict of acquittal. Hebert is a resident of Chattanoo ga,' Tenn. lie was defended by Rep resentative t. H. Welch of this coun ty and Jesse M. Littleton, of Tennes see, a brother of former Congressman Martin W. Littleton of New York. SPCi AL NOTICES. For Sale-Mountain Eagle pit games L. C. Fuller. 25-3t Chickens For Salo--Barred Ply mouth Rocks and one Brown Leghorn rooster. Apply to Lewis Anterson, I.r.urens. 25-It For Salte-About 600 bushels of corn in the ear, and about 40 tons of pea-vine, stover and oat hay for sale at market price. Jeff Davis, laurens. 1 Route 5. 25-5t-pd For Sale or to Rentr--Three tracts of the Mrs. Kay land, in Sullivan town ship, ncar Tumbling Shoals, r50, 44 and 31 acres respectively. J. Cl. Sullivan, Laurenms, S. C. 25-3t For Sale-Good family horse cheap; also One mule cheap. ii. G. McDaniel. 25-2t For Sale--50 bushels of Cook's Cot ton seed, at $1.00 per bushel. A pply to J. S. George, Laurens, S. C.. Route 5- 25-it Loste-Green hand bag containing 'pair of kid glo,'es and some silver money 'hetween R. fl. hell's place and IMurens. Finder will please return to Palmetto Hlank or Advertilser of flece. 25-lt-l Tihis is thme year to assess iseal FEs tate--Audltor Thompson insists on ev ery one making their tax returns of both real andl personal piropierty early andl avoidl the rush so pllease got busy lie is waiting to take your return or furnish you with blanks. Ringlet Ilarred Ply mouth Rocks Splendid gssortment of Cockerols and Pullets for sale at conservative pric es. This stock is bred to a high state ot purity. L,. S. Fuller. 25-5t $1I00 to $.400 'per month solling high gradle andl general lubricating oils, greases, paints and exclusive special ties. Salary or commission. Fairfax Refining Co., Cleveland, Ohio. 25-1t-pd To Ment-The farm of W. A. Cope landl, one and a half miles of Laurons. A good two-horse farm. Twvo theous ands J)ounds( mididling cotton. J. Wade Anderson, Laurens, S. C. 24-2t-pd For Sale or Trade-One 5-passon ger autoinobile in first-class condition for sale or will trade for real estate. Address Blox 14'7, Lau rens, Sl. C. 24-5t ('otlon Seed For Sale-50 bushels of iprovedl Big Boll King Cotton Seed for sale. See me at once. I~rnest 10asterby, Laurens, S. C. 24-5t For Sale-Two 'mnies, twvo good see ond( hand buggies. Wiill sell cheapl, cash or on 'time. H., D)ouglas Gray. 2i-tf Saleswonmen: Take notice-if you wvant to earn good money in a digni fled and pleasant occupation write Tihe .\cAllister Company, Peoples (Gas Building, Chicago, Illinois. 24-St-pd For Bent-Five room cottage on Sullivan street. Apply to W. 10. Meng. 23-tf ('orn and4 Ilay- have for sale about. '400 bushels of corn in the car and about 35 tons of poavine hay ait market price. Call or write G. HI. Bolt, Lau rnn, nt, S. 19-5t MEMORATA. Robt. E. Lee. A million hearts ! Tongue can not tell, Nor pen record, the multitude Of kindred souls which know thee well, iou man so great. Thy fortitude, And honor true, were love supreme For Southern homes, and thou didst dream To keep what sires (bequeathed to thee, Intact for us-our chivalry. And now when time thy record writes, 'Tis graven deep, upon the heights. Where names are scribed which shall endure, To ages toll of manhood sure Of one who knew no .lower flight Than standing for God-given right. Geo. Studson DeLano, Mountville, S. C. McBEE HUSTLING. Springs, four miles away. A power liant will be built within two miles Mr. E. P. Minter Speaks Enthusias- or McIeo which, as a result, will soon ieally of Conditions There. be lighted by electricity It is expect 'Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Minter, of this ed that a railroad will soon tbe built city, have just returned from McBee from that town to Monroe, N. C., on where they have been on a business abling a through train to run by there and pleasure trip. Mr. Minter bought from Charleston to the West. A $10, about 1,500 acres of land there him- 000 school building has just been con self recently. Mr. Minter says there pleted. w!ll be several great improvements It is stated that a government oi made in and around there soon. pert is in that section now, laying out Among them, an $18,000 passenger de- a complete system of roads on whicia pot will be built at McBee and a big $40,000 will be spent in that township hotel will be constructed at wig j alone. Farm Implements for Sale Cheap Three Cultivators M Two Cole Guano Spreaders Three Cole Cotton Planters And other Farming Implements for sale at one-half price. Second-hand but in the best of condition EARLE WILSON At Clardy & Wilson's Store. a _ A GOOD RESOLUTION Will be one to get the "correct" glasses your eyes need. Replace those harmful badly-fitted ones you're now using. EXPERT OPTOMETRY At your service here-the' skill and exactness that the fitting of your efes demand, at reason able expense. Get an examination! William Solomon Reliale Jeweler Lares S.C And cenoten withFa urrtingee frse agto teald worniness recond-hng u ntbs of condition.d ll or *sal * doe in A akthCad &hp ilnsons-soe.Rbeie Vewill bes onewn to tuth "ordrt and ses ayidofr i~on whe're nwit latsting.mhie Ateil you sin c ul ie ofnwhiery'kl and toolatesser tatsto the mrttingd wore les abemad t ery'esto abler epense.t Get anhr niexiain elalso Jewealeocee-or Laund ss . C.at tnin todero wthou crn trati whoe houeadn o h l (liotvo somkwanst your rder and weoillgivyyukindsactof einnutin Jan . 1st.nal ofneahnra teoCouthvey aSoo Borkstadw will be an odlted bey uesto ins omtlyad o Mhr notictt.oels Whwilalme a ln o scl n-dooris and h as Spennt cnion , poores, inse tabwhles hous. J.OD. DRUGO COMPANY On heSqure LAURENS, S. C.