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9 e eee PINE BLUFF NEWS. * Pinie Bluff, Aug. 24.-Mrs. Corey Adair and Mrs. 'Nannie Murphy, of Clinton. visited Mr. W. G. Zoazman and other relatives of this section the past week. Mrs. Elberta Hollang is with her homefolks for a while. Glad to note a considerable improvement In little Francis. Bathabara Sunday school will have their Children's Day on the fifth Sun lay, August 30th. Everybody is cor dially invited. Come and bring well filled baskets. Dinner on the ground. This community had their annual barbacue at R. S. Griffin's last Friday. It was well attended and much en joyed. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Boazman visited Mr. R. S. Griiln yesterday. Miss Gladys Griflin is also with her grand father at this time. Mr. Carrol Brown, of Greenwood, is spending a while with R1. W. Brown's family. Mr. G. E. )Ioazman has returned af ter spending three weeks in Columbia, itch improved. Mr. T. J. White has returned to his home after an extended visit to his sister, Mrs. I. D. Whiteford. 9* * ** * ** ** * **99** ** * * * WATTS M1LL NEWS. * * * Watts Mill, 'Aug. .24.-Rev. L 1. Iowls ill1ed his regular appointmenmt and also adimnuistered the ordinatnce of baptism on Sunday night, a large congregatiQu heing ,present. Our new church hell has come at last and we hope to hear it ringing in the, near mature. Mrs. Cynthia Roberts, of Mountville., visited at the .home of Mr. Will Nol son Sunday. Miss Octavia McQuown .of Clinton, visited at the home of her foLher. Mr. E. Y. McQuown, on- last Friday. Mr. R. .IL -Donaldson has roturned from a delightful trip to Washington. Mr. E. Y. MeQuown attended the -old soldier's reunion last week at Lang ston church. Mrs. Jim LInford. from near Cross Anchor aul Miss Anraie Couch of En oree were the guests ot'-M. .n Mrs. J. P. Stroud oil SuncIay. Misses Lillie And Evelina letvis, of Enoree, visitedl at the' hm .of Mr. and.. Mrs. W. HE. .Bursin last week. Misses Annie Lanrie..and Mae Ilam melt of Groenville, ain visiting their and Mrs. W. E. Burns last wecdf:. i r. Sam' i'iaiks han pened ;to a very painftl -accidotnt:&aturday after noon by-getting his hand Cit froLi the explosion 01of a coca cola bottle. Little Nellie 'Tinsley is still serius ly Ill kt this writing. Mrs. W. C. Marlor is visiting this week at the 1home of her father ritar the Ridge. Mr. Will Gifllin is spending a wh'ile in N.inety Six .and will 'isit oiler points before nemurning horne. Mlsoems liucile andl Ella Xiaude !Putt.. nam -of Laurens amill, visited at the~ hlome <of JT. M. Moore 021 .1Moraday. *9* * * 9** * * .ED.EW 'EWS *9******9 * * 9* Eder\, Aug. 2-i.---.Misses Wilili Mae Annie Bell iand Ilessie ChhIlrer-.spenlt serveral day11s last week with .their grandmnother, Mr's. .L. R. Birooks. relatives inl WoodruW Friday. Miss Jenovne .nlah is spendinr a while with Miss .Kate .$hirley or Tous n ville. Mr. .and Mrs. .Paul .Qrgy spent Saa urday at the 'home <of .M. W. Gray. Miss Marguer~te Roper ,of Lau reps is vis~ting fIn Eden'this ,ok. -Miss Ruth Martin .0f the Warrior section .pnt .a 'few <days .last week with Misses Alpha and Vcoa Martirn. Caril Reeves, .MLrs.. Ina~ Reeves and Miss Do.rothly .Mahia'fy .spent a short while at Ch~ieks spriing an~d .Han dersonvi lie ham t 'woek.. * JLR.i11U NEWI'. * e e eo e e * . a * * * 'abun. Aug. 2b,-Mrs, Archie Bean after spending severail days with par ents, Mr. and( .\rs William Mahoun, re turned to her home in Easley, Friday. NIrs. Iteb~ecca Owens aind dlaughter Miss Ediia spjent .4tonday night wvith, Mr. and Mrs. ('inq1NWasson of liick cry Tavern s(etilqh.4 Nis ls M a( Itope; ''I ~'1 i iing relaiv.es and friends inu lIo Path. M rs. Marly Itoit ' r speniinii sr - oral d11ay with he ir >rother,.i Mr. Pink - riey Bld(w in, retu rne d to h et' hom11e Uickory Taverni Sturday. Cheekt s;. n t 'everal (1ay3s inst week wih Mr '!s. 7.'h Ven ee om' Ow]ings ties and Irieis i nii l'Ii'imont. Pell W\;uitki 0fo Eu' section 4'ent Saturday with Mrs. Melviba Aber cromble. Mr. and Mrs. Belton Owings, Mrs. Houston Babb and little daughter Mary of Eden section spent Thursday with Mrs. Nancy Owings. Mrs. Rebecca Owens spent Wed nesdfy night with Mrs. Efily Woods of Eden community. Miss Nannie Kate Hudgens of Lau rens is visiting Miss Rucia Wolff. Miss Ruth Martin after sp"ing several days with Miss Alpha kMitin returned to her home near Warrior Friday. Mr. T. F. Babb, and daughter Miss Mao were visiting in Eden section Sunday. Misses Aillene, Lona and Alton Blaldwin spent Thursday with Mrs. Jane Bolt of Hickory Tavern section. Miss Estelle Babb of 1Eden section has been spending several weeks with ler sister Mrs. Stewart Mahon. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Smith of Trinity liUdge was visiting Mr. and Mrs. Claude Mahon Thursday and Friday. * WAltE SIOALS NEWS. * :* * a Ware Shoals, Aug. 22.-The hand some Confederate memorial recently erected in Old Greenville church, near Donalds, will be unveiled at a picnic held on the church grounds Satur day, August 29th. T1he event promises to be one of the most popular gath erings held in this district during the summer. Addresses will be deliver ed by e4x-Governaor M. F. Ansel, of Greenville, Colonel Bonham of Ander son, and Rev. J. M. Dallas, pastor of the church. The exercises will begin .at ten o'clock in the morning and will continue until evening. A hearty invitation is extended to the veterans and their children to be present along with the general public who will re ceive a crdial w.elcome. Mr. J. T. Garland, of the big store, .has .returned ifrom Visiting New York .and other cities of the north., lie re ports a pleasant .axd interesting .time. The .Misses Grace Logan and Lila (Cobb have returned home after spend ing a very happy aoliday in Ue city 4tf Baltimuce. ,Dr. W. T. Jones liv again a cand-idate for the legislature. Dr. Jon-es has 'made a fine representative .in, the past 'doing his beat for every class-of our citizons.anut.desrves to be elected and retuirned at the top -of the 1)o1l. He is .a gentleman that is a credit to 'this pstrt of the county and a genial gentle man, the friend of reerybody. ir. J. C. Cam)pbd1, the able and poi'ular heall of our :store and bank, has returned 'from his vacation spent in Now York and .other cities' and re ports a fine fEime'on the New 'Englano coa; t. Trhe. Ialpthit tehureh-organaized a Sun .day.uchool'hese last Sunday and heard a ntunber of interesting addresses, ('111cef of wihich was delivered by 3Ar. -R1oper ,of .Laurens. The fine music cabinet in the com lpany'ii .tore wi~l be -givoen away next Saturdity the enntest beisg held then. Mr. 'herring, Cff.Marionccounty, was 'here omia visit to his esteemed father in~law 'last week, Dr. Thomas Jones. Mr. Herring .is .a genktl .gentleman, lwho 'mnde .many iwarm flilends .here during hir short stay. R1ev. J.. M. !Daltui was <Otle of .the -sweakers :at Arborille school picnic 'hidu in Ms:a. Tonm Shamrp's griove last Wid nestlay. 'l iss lIJatti" AleO~illc is:at present en ;at vlsit t her sister :here, Airs. J. C. t'ampbell. We are glad to seue thia esteemed lady once mwo in our amidst. Mr. W. I). *Eullivan off 'Tunabling ShoakIt was a :stiitor .to sour town last Sat.urgaay. .We -.were :glati to see :tis 'enraible and honored sentlemam .in 'Ou r :Isst. -SRIIJA NEW$ * .Sh~il~h., Aug. 24.---Pulling .tsrdder is ilhae order .1 the <ty. I observe the .cot,ton fields .are gettkig wikite too too early for cotton At the paesent :prico. A love 1'east for the mills. Tomorrow will be a day of gladness for .somne. Wednesday wi~ll be a day of -mourning -for ina~ny. Tihe Gray Court Oil Co. -hws sold out its gjnnery hero to the Ecountain Inn 01' Co. Theli Fountain inn Oil Co. Is overhiauling andi makting sonme repairs oni the machInery. Mr1i. M. G. Wallace will superintend andl will buy13 seedl. Tisi seed market is conv~enient to the farmers here' in sellinug seed ats it Haves haul'.:ng thiemi to market as they pay the manrket prilen anyway. Mrl . WVofford W~alIlacei la e'xpeeted hoe today from (1reenuvi lle', where he( hats beenPI On a vliit for a few dlay. Mras. M . GI. Wallace editetauin ed last week(.\ Miss 10dny (unr'eton, of (ireen 'ille. aret V''~hinga klnsfohlks in (Ilintonu wV re(turnm home tomiorrowv. r~. Cda~land iao iy and Miss f ~Lt lar ANC RE Buyers And n< Clothin linery, Ready Remen When you need J. Ce The House That married on 14th inst at the home of the bride's parents, here at 8 o'clock, Rev. J. R. T. Major, pastdr of the First Methodist church of Laurens, ofliciat Ing. If Omen holds true, our inclination is that the epithalamum song Will be sting to a couple more of our fair Misses before many more moons shall wane. ). A. Watkins Is enlarging his dwelling by adding two m1ore rooms and a passageway. J. B. lellams and J. H1. Tumblin are the carpenters. Wiile death i'ides on the wind, the hand -of the grim reaper hovered over the bed of Miss Rebecca Wallace and bore her spirit to its new mansion in that new Jerusalem above, ,on the 12 inst. She was an estimable wmnan and Christian. She was laid to rest in the -graveyard at Chestnuxt Ridge. The bereaved one 'have the -sympathy of this onimunity in their irrevocable loss. * -00L.0 POINT NEWS. * Cold Point, Aug. 24.--The weather continues very warm ;nd crops would be mucdh "benefltted by a good -dhower. Farmers are sowing -turnip seed and the good Wives are canning frtfit for the Winter. WVe believe :the health of th'is 'com munity is very good at present. Mrs. Genura El'nore 'has been somewhat sick but is 'better now. Cand(idates Boozer, Stewart, Nash andi Harris spent Monday night with . Mr. 'Henry ;Duncan visited .near Barksdale Saturday night and S'unday. Rev. JT. A. TBrock has resigned as pastor of Mt. -Pleasant church. Our best wishes go 'with 'him Wherever lie feels called to work. Mr. and Mrs. B3.'H. Putnam of Flior ence, S. C., visited Mrs. J. D. Hunter last wee~k. Our county candidates 'have only one mocre day. Every man should go to the ipolls Tuesdlay -and hel-p .his county by casting his ballot for the -men best 1fitted to 1ill sthe -digerent offi 005 0 JW e A )I)EN N oE o '** * * }iadden, Aug. 25.--Well the tale wili be told today--i .trust that the verdict of the peole -will be for the lioner of the state. I'mn hopinig myself for. the best, but 4f the\ worst conmes .0nd the worst here refers in the elec1.ion of Coleman LAvingston Blease) I shall as all true South 'Carolinianis will, not. sulk in ouri tents, hut believe that I his atilletioni grievous thotugh it be, wvill not last. always. I however, I 'im hop~ing1 that it is all over except the shoutinug! WarU s and t ru mors of waris have no offect, onl thle prosperity of somel( folks.4 .\ r. .I,1. .Cuii l't son Is having ('reedu a (ommlllousil barn. Thie dlling of I .\' . J. ii. De'ai is also going upl andil will sona lbe dionie. Mr. (Culh ert son is ahso having the' gin at thkis plae adlii also at IEkom aut in fIrst cihus c (on- 1 d'.tkc,n. Mir. ('arl i'rofiitt is to huave ' Y HEARD FR RACK from the I\ Goods are arriving Goods, Dress Good 's Coats and Cloal Motions and Racket I Inder-buy and Und to !z COM] VENT STORE by Selling Same Goods High Priced District urens Street. shock to wake up Wednesday morn ning to be told the bold fact that "Blease is elected!" I can't vote but I earnestly hope that the day of our salvation from Bleaseism draweth nigh--yea it is now with us! Patterson Reunion. * The second reunion of the Patterson family was held August 20th, at the Robin Patterson spring near Lanford Station. After all had arrived on the grounds we were called to order and all join ed in singing that grand old hymni "Jesus, Lover of My S'oul", after which the head of the family, Mr. W. P. Patterson, led in prayer. Minutes of last 'meeting were read and the roll cal. '. There were pres ent eighty-one ..ienbers of the fami lies of Robin and Joseph Patterson and sixteen members of the families of their sisters Mrs. Betsy Patterson Workman and Mrs. Nancy Patterson Brown, besides some friends of the family. Tihe young people gave some do lightful music which was very much ap~preciated. Tile songs by little Kathleen and Martha Patterson, also by the chlildren of Mr. 0. C. Cox, wvere esp~ecially good, Resolut~ions on the death of little Evie May Gossett, tile only member of the famiiy whlo has died since last -we met, were read by Mrs. M. G. Patterson. An excellent essay on "Tile Faimifly, -the Unit of Church and State" was read by Miss Luncile Cox. Mrs. WV. D. Patterson read an essay on "The Value of Our' Reuniong". The 'following oflicers ore elected: Chairman, Mr. J. Lee Langston; Secretary, Mrs. W. D. Pat terson; Program Committee, Mrs. M. 0. Patterson, Miss Lucile Cox, Baxter DeShields. All business being completed we then adjourned for dinner whlich was plentiful and enjoyed by all. The next meeting will be Aug. 19,. 1915. Mrs. W. D. Patterson, Secretary. GRtE AT BA TTLE ON. Germians Gaining Ground Rapidly, Long JBattle Ahead. Paris, Aug. 23.--The following of flcial announcement was annlounled tonight: "A great battle is now in plrogress rilong a vast line extending from Mions to the frontier of TLxembherg. Dur troops1) ini conjun ction withI thle Bit Ish haive assmned every where I hie affensivye. We are raced by lmost)0 he whXVIole ( ;era armlll31I ly. bothl aet ive md~ reser've. "T 'On eroid. esp~eciallIy on ourl igh])t. is thiCkly woodeld and1, difllcult. nd lhe great1 nurabier of forces in-~ 'olved malkes lt impossible to- follow tell by ep; the ml0oemenlt of' each'l )THER COUNI ) IRON are Back iw Fall and Winter g, Hats, Shoes, Dry' Ladies' and Children to-Wear Garments,I iber Our Motto is L anything just come IURNS BIG DEPART] 's Made Laurens Famou Completely Out of the 210 West La Misses Louise Dean and Sara Dry son and James Dean, Jr. are off on a visit to relatives at Greenville. Dr. Ferguson of Laurens, was called to see Mrs. Dora Bryson last .week. The friends of Mrs. Bryson will be glad to know that she is better. Dr. Fennell, of Waterloo. was call ed Saturday to see' Aunt Betsy Motes who has been quite sick for the past -few days. She is also better, her friends will be glad to h.ear. M r.. A4deruoil . Abcrcroml)ie of lla hon is with his sister, Mrs. Betsy Motes for a ftew days. The fariners of the community metL and organized a Farmers Union Sat urday morning at the school house. There was once a strong farinet s c1h through here and there is no raa sun why a strong one couldn't he formed again. The friends of Dr. G. W. Cunnin. ham will be friterested to know that owing to the' war his year's leave of abse 'nce will not be utilized just now and his trip abroad has been post lponed for awhile. He wvill continue at Middlebury College. Dr. A. B. Langston and his mother visited relatives at Waterloo for the week-end. WVhile there Di'. Langston gave an account of his wor'k in Brazil at the Baptist church Sunday school. Mrs. Omega Trimmerman and cliii di'en of 'Edgeftld are hero on a visit to her .mother, Mi's. Coi'a Madden. Miss League and brother' andi Miss Bolt of Rabun were visitors of Miss .Jno. Cheek and attended ser'vices at 19ew Prospeet Sunday. Mr. snd Mrsa. Simipson Bailey and three little girls of Sedalia, have re turned to their home after a lelasant visit to h~er mother and othei' relatives here. Mr. J. A. Wofford and daughters, Misses Azile and Myra, attended 8cr vices at Waterloo Sunday morning. Mr. Mar-vin -Roper, of Atlanta has been on a visit to his sister, Mrs. Thad Meore. 'Mrs. :Belle Moone an aged lady of Greenville. was buried in the New P~mospect eemetery .Saturday afternoon Sih was raised near here and leaves a 2arge family connection. Hecr only son, Mr. Fate Moore preceded her to the grave several years ago. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Felts of Giloenv'ilt. Mr. Johbn Martin and Mr. Clyde Martin of Greenville, wvere her'e Sat uriday for the burial of their sister and zunt, Mr's. Moore, Mrs. J1. Ri. Finley and son, C. P. Fin ley visited the family of Percy W. Fin ley of Mt. (iallagher. Misess (race Finley, Kathle'n, Wi icuna rnd Noine Mar'tin and~ Rohit. Pin 03y vlsited them' aun s. M-ada 'ie Xlice- and 111ila ~' iew~art of' ('i cii forI lhe week-end. I se" (''x 'le 'J.b *uinl on14 m hiL wva c the 1(1l1. -ie ann Ionnheed lie laoi hat lie intended to go ump 11n1( s9tay till 'ar inm the night ini ordler that hie iitght' leamr the news' gradlmly. ie, liko - ne. hielieves that lease anid is-oe will le (hnled on)e for all today, lbut if ii lees ha ppen that ha shqd go in he'd ike to have the news In abroken doses. !e doesac't bHovne~' h0 ol nd hi'a. OM ET larket daily. 8, Mil Ls, and Goods. er-sell. ?ANY for Less Money. result of tIhe first phase of the con bat before we can form any conclua ion as to the situation. Otherwise we should be giving to the press divergent and contradictory news, since such a battle naturally is made. up of actions And reactions which follow &nd connect .in a continuous. manner." In Vosges -he general situation de terilned us to withdraw our troops from Donon and The Saailes pass. These points w'ere no longer of any importance, since we occupied the fortitled line. binriing a L Grand Cornne :Dc Nancy. Luneville is oc cupiedl by the Germans and at Nam'ur the Germans are making great of forts against the forts which resist energetically. . . "The forts at Liege, still hold. Fort Chaudefontaine- has -been 'the scene of an act of heroism which affirms. once more the brilliant valor of the Beldian armS. - "The fort which comlhandh , the railroad to Aix L4 Chanielie by er viers and the tunnel to Chandefon taine, was ..ubjected to a continual and extremely violent bombardment. Whten it w"as reduced to a mere heap of ruins, and Major Namethe, the commanding offlcer, judged that fur.. ther resilstance .was impossible, -'be~ blocked up the tunnel by runping sev-. era! locomotives into each other and set fire to the fuses leading up to, th~ mines surrounding the fort. "His mission then accomplishd Major Namecho determining that'the. German flag should not fly Ceen over the ruins of his fort, blew up the l'Owd(er magaz-ine and perished." TOWNSIIIP FAIN. I Progressive Cross 111ll Making IgJ Preparations for Event. Cross Hill, Au*. 2.-The election Is over and the next thing of interest is the fair on the 29th of September? All the committees report that 'they' are going to have good exhibit& Eighteen premhitlins hlave been pt'Om.. ised by orl' merchants and others for the stock department, also good pre.. miunms for cotton, swine, farm proy. ducts and other departments. A ist wtll be published probably next weelk. WVe e'xpect ladies hand -work, et-c. to be n. L':veryone is requestedj to eta... tribute sc.mcthing. .'j~ Remiarkable Cumre of Dy senitery. "I was attacked with dlysentery about .July 15th, andl used the doctor's medieine and other renmediies with no relief, 0only getting worse( all the time n wa uatble to do anything andl my weight drmoiped from 1-15 to 125i Pot)nd(s. I sutffe red for abotmi two m~othsl when' I w'as adlvisctd to uiso ( nl'bert'laint's Colie. ('hol': anti 1)htarrlboa l lmed(y. I us edi t wo hot. ties oif it amnd it gatve maeprmnt roliefl.' writ.r's I. WV. litil oj S o 11111, N. ('. For .sle by all d,r. Wheniever* You Need a Gleneral Tonic Takhe (Grove's 'The Old Standardl Grovec's Tasteless (hill Tomec Is eqpually v'aluable. as a Jvneral 'Tonic because it contains the rell k nown tonmi i roperties of O U I N INIl tmd IRO.N. .It acts otn the i-.'r, Drives )ut hialaria, Enriebjen the .llin-d apd hllads up the \''lin, e..'A.a )cn