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* I 4&p -- " 4 12 PAGES. PART 1, PAGES 1 TO 8 VOLUME XXIX. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, FSBRUARY 4, 1914. BER 28 AlUNTIC COASIINIE TAK[S OVECR R OC Bill Introduced in State Legislature. CLOSELY ALLIED FOR MANY YEARS Superintendent Anderson Speaks on the 'Effect 'which the Change will have on the C. & W. C. In this Sec tion. He Expects Improvement. Several- days ago Sen. Carlisle, of Spartanburg, introduced a bill in the state senate authorizing the Atlantic Coast Line railroad to take over the Charleston and Western Carolina rail road. No opposition has developed to the -bill so in all probability it will go through. The two roads have been very closely allied for some years. What effect the legal coordination of the two properties will have on that part of the system which touches Lau rens can only be derived at from an interview given out by General Man ager A. W. Anderson, of the C. & W. C., to a representative of The Augus ta Herald, as .follows: "A. -V. Anderson, general manag er of the -Charleston & Western Oarolina railroad, was seen today regarding the report fomt Columbia that a bill had been introduced in the South Carolina legislature per mitting the Atlantic Coast Line to purchase the- C. & W. C. road. Mr. Anderson was risked how this would affect him and other oflicers of his road located at Augusta, and how it would affect the C. & W. C. road as a property. He replied that he did not know how it would affect him or other .local officials, and further stat ed that he did not think that it need be a matter of public concern just what would become of the officers outside] of courAe, of personal rein tions that might exist between 'the patrons of the C. & W. C. road and its oficials; that the interesting question was how it would affect the road itself and its patrons. "Mr. Anderson expressed it as -his opinion that it could mean nothing but good for the future development of the road, which meant, of course, the best interests of its patrons and the public generally throughout the section served by the company. Mr. Anderson further stated that the question of securing money sum cient to develop the property along well needed lines has been always a serious one .for his company; in fact, that under the present condi tions it was hardly possible to bor row money and that therefore he could only feel that should the Property be acquired by the Coast Line that the opportunity might and no doubt would be given to 'make such improvements and develop ments as would lprAVO to the public's best interest. "Mr'. Anderson was asked the fu thor question as to whether the fu turoe plans of the company would in crease the imp~ortance of Augusta as the princip~al op~erating point of the road. is reply was that he could not say what the plan of op~eratiolf would be, assuming as he did that that wvould be0 a matter of future de volopiment, but that he saw no rea eon to feel that any changes would take lace lessening Augusta's im portance as headquarters for its pr'esent large proportion of shop andl transp~ortation employes. "Mr. Andersgon (1id not appear to be0 uneasy as to himself andl his as sociates, stating, as he did, that the compmetent and deserving oflcers of the company would certainly be cared for, and if they were not com petent or deserving they should not expect any particular consideration. H-owvever, that from his experience with the Coast Line interests, they were disposedl always to care for their men, and especially those long in the service. Has 8-10 Miles of Track. 'The Charleston & Western Caro lina railway has a trackage of 340 miles. It has 4 line running from Augusta to Spartanburg with branch es to Greenville andl Anderson. It also has a line running from Augusta to Port Royal. "Thie Port Royal dilvision was con structed Arst, the. first train having run over this djvision iq) the early DELEGATES APPOINTED FOR S. S. CONVENTION Delighted Time and Profitable Meeting Anticipated at Anderson. The executive committee' of the Lau rens County Sunday School associa tion, at a meeting held on Monday of ternoon, appointed delegates to the state convention which is to be held in Anderson February 11-13. It is the wish of the committee, inasmuch as Anderson is so closely and centrally located and such a delightful place to visit, that all the delegates appointed be In attendance. A-pleasant and pro fitable time is assured for all who at tend. The following are the delegates appointed for this county: Laurens-Mrs. R. E. Babb, W. L. Gray, C. W. Tune. Laurens, Rt. 3-W. F. Wright, C. W. McCravy. Clinton--B, L. King. Owings, W. P. Harris, W. C. Curry. Fountain Inn-W. C. Wilkie. Fountain Inn, Rt. 4-G. T. Cook. Gray Court-J. E. Johnson, Mrs. R. L. Gray, C. B. Owings. Waterloo, J. H1. Wharton, Mrs. W. C. Wharton, J. C. Smith. 'Renno-B. F. Copoland. Cross Hill, J. P. Denny. Lanford--\lrs. Lola J. Cox. .lountville, J. M. Simmons, B. R. Fuller. Ware Shoals--J. B. lu-mbert, J. C. Martin, .John N. Golding. 311. BYlii) IN ('O1.111IA. Will- Address Live Stock Men on Top ics Connected with County Fairs. Mr. W. ). 'Byrd will leave today for Columbia where he goes to attend the annual meeting of the South Carolina Live Stock association. On Thu rstday, Mr.' Byrd will address the association on the topic "The County Fair as an Aid to Better' Live Stock." Mr. Byrd is president of the Laurens County Fair and is deeply interested in all matters pertaining to fairs as well as to live stock. The fact that Mr. Byrd has been nsktN. o address this im portant meeting is a high complement both to Mr. Byrd and to the Laurens County Fair. It goes to show that the fair hero is considered all over the state and in other states as an ex cellent type of the successful county fair. TO SING A'' TiINTY liIDGE. Date Changed for Appearance of Lo cal Quartet at Trinity-Ridge. Because of a conflict of engagements the date of the entertainment at the Trinity-Ridge school, in which the Laurens quartet is to appear, has been changed so that the entertainment will be given tomorrow, Thursday, night instead of Friday night, as previously advertised. In addition to the singing by the local quartet, composed of Messrs. C. H. and IEd 'Hicks, Ford B. Franks and Jack McCravy, other amusments will be afforded. The pio coeds from the entertainment are to 'go to the school Improvement fund. Thfe public is cordily Invited. A va r'ied and very 'attractive pirogram has been arranged. At Lebanon Chiurcht. The Ladies' Aid Society, of Lebanon chuirch, will have a hox supper and bazaar on the night of the' 14ith of February, when they wvill sell fancy ar'ticles, firuits, etc. The public is cor' dialiy invited. The proceeds will be devoted to the repair of the church. Domainicek Wiuns Is Suilt, Columbia, Feb. 2.-The supreme court late today sustainied F. HI. Dom inick, In his claim for' a fee of $1,200 for services in the state hond test unit. Tihie coimptroller was or'dered to pay the claim. seventies. The Spartanburg division was built In the eighties. V'The president of the' road is J. B. Cleveland, of' Spartanburg, andl its general manager is A. WV. Anderson, of Augusta. "There has long been a mistaken imphression that the C. & W. C. is con trolled by the Atlantic Coast .ine. Al though some of the officers of the two r'oads are the same and, although the Coast 'Line comles into Augusta over' the C. & WV. C. tracks and~ the C. & WV. C. enters Charleston over the Coast Line tracks, still they ar'e separate andl distinct properties. The C. & WV. C.'s Port Royal divisin Coninects wvith the Southern rail way at !Allendale, the Seaboard at Fairfax and the At lutie Coast Line at Ynmassna." MR. D. H. CONMIS M U. S. MARSHALSEIF While in Columbia Several I Suggested to Him that and Break ti While in Columbia several days ago Mr. D. II. Counts, of this city, was ap proached by several influential friends with the suggestion that he flWe an application' for the office of Vtited States m.rshal for the district of South Carolina. The nominatien fo" this oflice is now hanging fire in Wa.sh ington because of the failure of Sen. Tillman and Sen. Smith to cone to an agreement on a candidate. It will be remembered thpit Ate ^nev 'General McReynolds some time r.go sent in thc nomination of Editor .1. L. Sims for this office after Editor Sims had ap parently gotten the inside track over all other competitors. Before the nomination could be brought up in the senate, however, Sen. Till'nan withdrew his endorsement from Air. Sims and since that time no progIens has been made in the matter. The friends of Mr. Counts are work ing on the theory that Mr. Sims can DEATH OF EUGENE YEARGIN. Popular Citizen of Gray Court ]lies After Lingering Illness. Mr. EFcugene Yeargin, a popular cit izen of Gray Court, died at -his home yesterday morning after a lingering illness stretching over a period of sev eral years. lie had been In a weaken ed condition for some time and last Thursday took a turn for the wo. se, when it became apparent that the end was but a matter of time. The fun eral services were held yesterday af ternoon at four o'clock being con ducted by Rev. T. W. Munnerlyn. A large number of friends followed the corpse to the grave to pay a last tri bute. Mr. Yeargin had reached the middle age of life. Some years ago he mar ried Aliss Rosa T. Rogers, daughter of Dr. (has. E. Rogers, and she and a little girl besides other relatives, survive him. - Some years ago Mr. Yeargin lived in Laurens, where he was greatly lik ed by all who came in contact with him. He spent several years in Ari zona in search of health and about three years ago returned to Gray Court to engage In farming and there he remained until his death. lie was a man of many excellent qualities, be ing of a pleasing disposition and up right character. le was a momber of the Methodist church and took con siderable interest in church affairs. He will be greatly missed in his com munity. 3isonaries-Visiting Laurens. Rev. and Mrs. John Sundstrum, mis sionar-ies froem China, are in the city visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. -B. Bobo and Rev., and Mrs. W. A. Clar-k. They will remiain in America until the latter part of the year. R1ev. and *Mrs. Sund1( strum at-e giving their set-vices at the station foutnded~ by Rev. S. C. Todd. Theoy are being given at cord(ial w~el come in the city. Tlwo F'ord Purchasers. Two amore Lauriens county citizents have joinelt. the large at-my of F"ord auto owners. They iar- Dri. J. L. Von nell, thte genial Waterloo physlciant, and Mr. J. 1i. Motes, te wve:l I known mail carrier- of Moutntville. These two purchases wet-c made from Sum mer Bros. last week. R1ev. J. 3M. Cuil, jrtson. Rev. J. M. Culbertson, of Marion, S. C., has accepted the field composed of Keolton, Phillipi and Lockhart Bap tist churches will begin his work the first of Febr-uary. The field has been without a pastor since the resignation. of R1ev. J. L. Hodges, who acceptedl the Grieen Street Baptist chiurcht in Spar tanburg. Mr. Cutlbortson c9 mes highly r-ecomnmendled aboth as astor and ipreacher a~nd the Union County Bap tist association wvill extendl to him at cordiial welcome-The Union Times. At Eden School. rther-e will be an 03yster and~ Iee cream auppier at Eden school liday afte-nooni andI tnighit,'beginninig at -4:0 o'clock. Tihe public is inivited. AY OFFER FOR ' TO SC[[D ADAMS lays Ago Prominent Friends He Apply for the Place te Deadlock. not get the appointment without te endorsement of Sen. , Tillman, that somec man will get. the place on whom both senators can agree, that Mr. Counts is such a man, that he is en tirely competent to fill the ollice and furthermore, that the P'iedmont sec tion is due to come in for a share of the federal patronage. Mr. Counts is an extensive farmer and stock dealer of this city and is capable of meeting every ;equirement of the office. He has been in business in Laurens for many years and would doubtless receive the unanimous en dorsement of his fellow citizens be cause of his enviable reputation for honesty and square-dealing. Mr. Counts has not yet definitely made up his mind on the question, but he is seriously considering filing an application for the place. He has pow erful friends \vho would work in, his behalf and he would make a forniida ble contestant for the place. MIRN. EI.JZ.lTIHil JONES (()0PE'1. Mother of lion. I. A. Cooper Dies Sud. detly in Greenville. Mrs. Ellizabeth Jones Cooper, widow of the late Henry A. Cooper and moth er of lion. I. A. Cooper of this city, died very suddenly in Greenville Sat urday morning while at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John N. Wrenn. Mrs. Cooper was visiting Mrs. Wrenn at the time and expected to be there for several weeks longer. While sit ting in a chair early in the forenoon Mrs. Coope, was stricken and the end came shortly after. The body was brought to this city Sunday morning and carried to tin ion church, near her old home in the country, and there it was Interred in the family plot, 'Rev. M. L. Lawison conducting the services, assisted by Rev. Mr. Brock. Mrs. Cooper was a consecrated. Christian woman and a lady ofrestita ble character. She is survived by three brothers and four sisters. M1S. BETSIE DIAL. Widow of -Late Newtton Dial Died in Youngs Township. Mrs. Betnie Dial, widow of the late Newton lliai and autht of the Messrs. Hobertson of this city, died at the home of her son, Mr. John Dial, near Gray Court Saturday. She was sick for only a short while, her death com ing as a result of complications inci dent upon old age. The funeral ser vices were held at Friendship church Sunday afternoon. Rev. Tr. -W. MunI nerlyn conducting them. A large crowdi followed the corpse to its last resting place, attesting to the high esteem in which she was held. Mi-s. Dial was a member- of thte Baptist chur-ch and a woman of nmany estimable qualities. Sihe -was eighty two years of age and is survived by thre-e chilldren; as follows: Mr. .John Dial, of Grany Cour-t, Mrs. Alec Rid dile, of Laur iens and Mi-s. H ar-ris Rid dlie of Gra-y Cour-t. le dei (ath is dleep ly mourn-ied in the commnunity int which she lived. 5 and 10) (cents Store. 'Mondhay moi-ning the (loots of the new S and 10 cents store were thriown open to the public in the Fleming building between Moseley & -Roland's store antd ileming~ li-others. This new con-cer-n was opened up by Mi-, W. M. Hayes, of Gri-eer, andl will be known an Hays' 5 and 10 Cent Store. 1l1s two brothers, Mesnrs. M. ',. 'and C. Hi. Hayes will have charge of the busins htet-e, while Mr-. I iaycs himself will dIi vitde his time het ween Laurens and Meten Day Non-Stop Run. Attention is invitedl to the adver-tise mecnt of thte Maxwell "25-4" automio bile onl page 3. T[his handsome ma (-itinc is handled by Suimmeri Pros., of Newb~erryv, and is reeiving a cot-dial welcome bty au tombilmle enthuIttsiast s int Iihis sect itn. The advert iseintent tells of a migimnIileitt run imiade by the little mnabhinon) MILLS CRITICISES NATIONAL GUARD Unsaitisfactory (Conditious Existing us to ( are of Government 'rolerty. Columbia, Feb. 2.-Sharp criticism as to the manner of caring for mili tary property by the national guard of South Carolina is contained in a letter to W. W. Moore, adjutant gen eral, from A. L. Mills, brigadier gen erall, staff for the chiof of staff of the United States war department. The letter of General Mills follows: "I au directed by the secretary of war to advise you that a supply of automatic pistols, calilere .45, with the necessary appurtenances, has been purchased and set aside for issue to the troops of your state when the present unsatisfactory conditions as to care and accountability for property have been improved to an extent that will warrant these new and expensive arms being placed in the hands of the troops. "These supplies were purchased from funds appropriated by act of congress, approved March 3, 1911, and' will bo. issued without charge to the allotments to your state under Sec. 1661, or the act of May 27, 1908." 'To Canmp at. (reenv ille. Columbia, Fob. 2.-Plans are form ing for manoeuvers by national guardsmen from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, at Greenville this year, according to a letter received here late today fron the 'inited States wa r depar1 tment. About 1:3,000 men will participate. Reg ular troops from Savannah and Atlan ta will participate. "A ItIEOIM EN'I' OF TWO." Being the Entitlements of a itip-Rioar. Ing Itsarity at the Opera House Fri day the Next. Aim,-Fire,-Shoot! E'very deep thinker is probably aware of the fact that. on Friday of this week a regiment of two and sev eral others will present. "A Regiment of- Two" to a large and interested au dience in the opera house. That fact is well-known even in the remotest sections of the public shuare, but this being a very important meeting all members are again cordially urged to attend. The play itself is a comedy, with a. few tragic frills for the purpose of thrills. It has been played in all the largo cities except Laurens and ha: met with wonderful success and lots of cash;-same is hoped for Lanrens. A large share of the footlight talent located here will take part in' this rendition and therefore you can ex pect an IS-karat, 2-1-jewel perform ancc. Between the acts several specialties will be presented absolutely free of charge. A bevy of beautiful budding belles will ring in a song and dance exposition between two of these rub hers and an hitherto unheard of male quartet 'will probably electrify the audience between two others. WVhile these extras are being pult before tile peopile tile scenery wvill be switched aroundl thle stage so it will not be ree ognized as that used ill the othler acts. In order 'to bo among those priesent wh~o enjoyed~ the hospitality of the charming hlostess, you'll be obl1iged to kiss goodbye, either 25c, 35e or' 50c. Rleservedl seats are now on sale at Powe D~rug Co. and they are going like pongce iace in a t0c store. Wrestling Match Torrow Night. Tomorrow evenling in tile ,Opera' house a wrestling miatchi will be stagedl lbet ween ii(reek" Peters, of Spartanburg, and( 13. Shelton, of Green woodl. In additin to the wrestlinlg match, moving picture filmIs ill be sh~own. 'The two wrestlers will conl test for the middle-weight champion ship of Southl Carolinla ill a catchi-sa catchi-can bout, the ininecr (ldcared on the best two falls out of three. ,An admission fee of 25, 35 and 50 cents will be char'ged. Ladies and gentle mn are invited. To locate Here. Dr'. C'has. P. Vincent, of Enoree, who has1 taken sever'al special courses0 iln general sur'gery in Chicag6'and is nOW (doing special work in Newv York along the linle of gener'al sur'gery and dlis eases of women, has (decided to locate in Laurens after Mar'ch 1st, 191 .1. lie lhas beeln ver'y sulccessful, both1 as5 a lra('tiemllg phbysiianhll ad as a u rgeon. Ilie will rrrive soon to t;'ke up is re sidIenlce here,. wher~le lie will be enor FROM TH COUMY News Letters From Many Sections. CORRESPONDENTS GIVE LOCAL NEWS lalmpenings of Interest to Many Peo ple all otter the County and to Tihose Who iie Left the Family Hearth stone and gone to ether States. .Jones, Feb. 2.-We recently met the following frientS, Chief Justice E. B. Gary, of Abbeville, Thos. Cothran and L. W. Parker, of Greenville, and Messrs W. L. Gray, Charlie F. Brooks and J. S. Machen, of Laurens. The Sunday school is in a prosper ous condition and a cordial welcome awaits all who attend. Mr. Frank Mattison, of Belton, was the guest of his daughter, Mrs. J. A. Morrison, last we' Mrs. Co. L. ..an visited Mrs. New ton Golden Saturday. Wie were very sorry to hear of the death of a warm friend-, Dr. Wistar Wilson, of Williamnston, and tenderly sympathize w ith the bereaved family. Ou1r friends and iieighIois, Messrs. (. II. Walter, B. a d'ii S. C. Riley, Win. Hlenry .\loore and lion .1. Frank ami .1. A. \lorrison honored us with a high ly applrecaltrl viit yesterday. \Ve were very sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Ml. I' Cooper, mother of lion. R. A. Cooper. and sympathizo most tenderly with the relatives. Mrs. Wtn lenry Moore and Mrs. Walter 11. Riley were the guests olf Mrs. Dr. W. T. Jones Sunday. Bv. It. L. Morris, of Princeton, will preach here on the second Sunday night and we cordially invite everyone to come and hear him. Dr. W. T. .lones, accom:panied by his little grand-son, William Jones Jenkins, spent the week-end at home during the adjournment of the legis. lature. Sh ilolh, Fhb. 3. --- .:ster Paul 1 i1i Ia n, a Week ago yesterday, while rid ing ai tricycle, fell off of it stifering a se riouis and iminfuml acbient, dis locating his left arnm at the elbow. A. physician was called and lhe arm was re-set. Ilis school-mt~ates will be glad to learn that he is imlproving. Between lDr A. C. Fullei's old mill and Mr. Jas. Power's, there is an ugly place in the road that needs repair. Mr. Woodford Wallace is at home from the Red Iron 'Racket, Greenville. Woodford, it is understood, will re turn to the farm. iMisses Mittie and Ullni Armstrong and Ine and Bessie Wallace, wero the guests of 'Miss Maggie Irvin two Sundays ago. Misses Claudell and Inamell Holder entertained about a dozen of their school mates one (lay recenitly. Theiy indumlged ini some vcery nice gamnes be fore andl after dinner. They had n. Jlovial clay of It. Mmrs. J1. L. Baldwi-n and dlaughter, Lucite, of lI onca Path, visited home d'olks recenitly. 3dMr. Willl Irtvinc is on a visit to Greenwood. Milss Mlamie WVilson, w'ho -holds5 a lucwrativye posi tion -as sa leswoimn ini Nc w* P'ort, Tlennm., is at h.lomew foir a short while. 3dMrs. W. F. Bolt, or Rlahun and Miss Maggie M\cN inch, of lRcyid's mill, who arme ott a few days' visit at 'Mr. WV. F. Bolt's, visited at Mm'. W. C. (Gray's One daiy last wveek. Center Point, Fob. 2.-Mr. W. L. .Jones, the well known contr'actor of this community and who Is doin'g somo work at Cross Anchor for Mr'. RI. G. WVatson, calme (down yesterdlay to be present at. the unveiling of thme mnotiZ umment of his father-ln-law, Mr. Amos Dayvenpor't. Miss Bessie WVatkin~ anmd Master lienr'y, from near Lau re, visited at. thme hmome of 3dMrs. W. I. Millet' last. wveek. Mrin. d. 'W. lloyd, fromt the Sii'Toh section, came down last week to have his -la tnd surtveyed. Mlisses Anie Sue Pad~ I Ly I 'Canuomn havc e returnedci home frontm treeille i whmer'e they' spent tsomie ti mite wvtih titelr Te f~' or was c't11l:1 itn o' see Mss