Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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S 8 8' $ 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8, 8 8 8 8 8 .ocal ah4 Si sonal XNtion 8 68889:~ 8888888 68~ Capt. J, W. Copeland, of Clinton, was a visitor in the city.yesterday. Mr. W. E. Darksdale, of Spartanburg spent Sunday in the city with relatives )dr. J. ED. Allen of Honea Path. Bpelt the day here .ydsterday on business. Mrs. S. B. Wilson and Miss Annie May Bryant spent the week-end in the city as the guests of Mrs. J. S. Maclien1 Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Owens, Jr., of Clinton, have been visiting relatives In the city for several days. Miss Susie Hodges, of Greenwood, has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Lancaster for several days. Magistrate M. A. Cannon and Mr. U. C. Watts, of Mountville, were in the city on business Monday. Miss Loulse Fleming, of Greenwood, has been spending several days In the city with Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Fleming. Miss Hester Cooper spent Saturday in Clinton as the guest of her friend, Mrs. F. R1. Miller. Mr. Calhoun McGowat, of Char lotte, spent the week-end in the- cily with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. Thos. Garrett, of Gray Court, were in the city oil buS ness Wednesday. Mr. and Mirs. John Y. Garlington, of Chicago, are visiting relatives in the city for a few days. Mrs. Jessie Hodges, of Roanoke, Ala, has been visiting her brotiher, Dr. H1. K. Aiken and Mrs. Aiken for several days. Mrs. E. H1. Wilkes,' Mrs. Aiken and Mrs. Hodges will go to Clinton today to attend a party given by Mrs. W. B. Owens, Sr. Miss Ludie Taylor, of Princeton, is sitopping several days in the city with telatives on her way home fron Co lumbia. Mrs. G. S. Northey and little son, Grose, Jr., of Columbia, are visiting Mrs. Northey's mother, Mrs. C. C. Cooper of this city. The friends of Mr. Charles Simpson will be glad to know that his condition is improving at the Baltimore hospital where lie has been for several weeks. 'Dr. Isadore Schayer spent several days in tile city last week on his way to Columbia from Cincinnatti, where he has been taking a special course for some time. Misses Nellie and Lenora Thomp Eon, now students at Greenville Fe male college, spent the week-end in the city with their parents, Auditor and Mrs. J. W. Thompson. Miss \Villie Hicks, who has been spending some time in Knolville, Tenn., has returned iome. She wias tecompanied by Miss Natalie Miller who will be her guest for several weeks. Miss larriett Simpson who is at tending Chicora College spent the week-end in Laurens withl homoefolks. She was accompianied b~y Miss Mary Em~lma Glee, who was her gluest for tile twvo dlays. 42-piece Dinner Set free at the Booster Store. Read the Booster atd in this pa per and hlel). your favorite Booster. J. C. BURNS & CO. SOUTHERN EXPRESS C'0. Tro HELlP. Will (Carry Christmans P'resents Intend ed For Foreign Countries Free of C'harge. Ship will sail Nor, 10th. The Southern Express Company has announced that they will carry free of charge all packages intended for tile big 'Chlristmas ship1 that the .American peCole are planning to send to destitute peoles0 of tihe Eulropeani wvar countries. As annlouniced several weeks ago ini the piapers plans are on foot to send( one of Uncle Saoms big battleships across the Atlantic laden with Christmas presentS 'for the chii dIren of Europe. The governmlient has promiisedi to furInishl thle ship1 and big plans are on tile way ror filling it with ali kinds of presents. In order to en colurage tis beautiful tribute of tihe Americana people tile Souther~n Ex - jpr'ess Company offers to hlaul free of charge al11 packages intended for this cause. Any plarcel weighing upj to one hlundred pounds wvill be ifhuled free, Tihe following letter sent to all of tile r u~ents by Superintendent Bulckner ox 1)p lls tile nmethods of shipping: Wiilmlingtonl, N. C., October 2711h, 1914. Agents: Shlipmnents or Christmas gifts dlonalt ed1 for th lih(ildren'C~ of INuriope, for for warding oni Unitedl States governfent st eamners from Broolyn November 10th,. will be. carried free to Blrooklynl from points whelre express service is Pecessary b~ecaulse of the limited timle before sailin~g date. ,Shipments musct be~ limited to oe huntdred pounds and be mlarked "Christmas gifts for the children of Europe" and should be started in am pie time to r'each Brooklyn forty-eight 1hours before November 10th. W. Dueltner, Superintendent. DEPLOR4BLE SHOOTING . THURSDAY MORNING Ifa nt Young Man Shot While in the Yard of Leading Citizen. A very deplorable affair occurred during the early inorning hours of Thursday, about 4 o'clock sa. in., when John Watts, age 22, son of A';soci.tte Justice R. C. Watts, was shot in the lower part of the abdomen on the right side by Mr. Eugene 14. Wilkes while the former was apparently seeking to make an entrance to the sec'ond story of Mr. Wilkes' residence from a small China berry tree on the west side of the house. From all appearances young Watts was under the Influence of whiskey at the time and was not re sPonsible for his actions. Mr. Wilkes came to his regular *lace of business Monday morning whero he talked unreservedly about 'he affair, stating that it was his de &re 'that the public be acquainted with the full details so that they might -3ec that he was not at fault in shoot ing. H-e expressed himself as being very sorry that the incident occurred, but that he felt himself entirely justi filed. According to the account of the af fair by Mr. Wilkes, he and Mrs. Viikes wore first awakened abou; three-thirty in the morning by the harking of the neighbor's dogs at a Man walking heavily on Main street from the (i rection of the public square. The sounds died away as the man reached the neighborhood of the Wilkes resl dence when it is presumed that he turned uII the unpaved street running along the west side of the house. This opinioa was confirmed shortly after wards 'when sounds were heard as if someone was climbing the high "blind" fence on the side of the house. Mr. Wilkes thought possibly some one was trying to steal coal and it being a very cold night he did not attemnt to prevent it, preferring to lose the coal than to have trouble. A few min utes later, however, some misgivings were felt as to the intent of the in truder -when he was heard walking around tile yard. Thereupon Mr. Wilkes arose and looked out of the window to see who it was, while Mrs. Wilkes went to the back door where she remembered a step-ladder rested against tile house, leading to the roof. Meeting no response from repeated calls and not seeing anyone, they' re turned to bed and were relieved short ly after to hear the intruder climb the fence again as to go away. This was not tile last of tile affair, however, for very soon Mr. and MArs. Wilkes were soon, startled to hear sounds in the side yard, which is unfenced. Both arose and with pistol in hand Mr. Wilkes opened the blinds and survey ed the yard. Amid the branches of at China berry tree about ten steps away froni his window and very close to the piazza, he espied the form of a man in an overcoat with his hand stretched out to the edge of the pilazza roof as if prepaing to swing himself upi. Mr. Wilkes hailed him once, then again anld againi. After the third call and awvare of Is own dainger from attack, Mr'. Wilkes states thlat he ailied at tile leg of the man aind shlot withl the hlope of disabling r'ather thlanl killing him11. Tile man aiternlately 811(1 and fell to tile grouind and stood fac iig Mr'. Wilkes, wile again called onl him1 to surr'aender. H-arry' Wilkes, the young son of Mr. Wilkes, whoe roomed just overhead, al so called to the stranger several times and neither receiving any reliy, Mr. Wilkes shot againi. The mani thlere typon made a burst for tile sidewalk, where lie-halted again and Mr. Wilkes shlot again, this being the third time. Tile figure rapidly ran iinto the street toward tile west anid in a few minutes w'as found in tile piazza of Mr. B. L,. Clardy. Mr. Wilkes thinks the fIrst shot took effect. As soon1 as he couldl reacih the tele phone Mr. Wilkes states that lie called for the police stationl and Oficer D~od' son' answvered. Mr'. WVilkes told 1him1 to comie to his housie where' lie haid shot at an inltr'uder, whiomi lie ..thought lie had lilt once. Offncers Dlodson aind Davenport rushed to file scene while Mr. Wilkes hlurriedly di'r5sed andf eimer'ged in time to meiet the police men at the sidewalk in front of the hlouse. A search was immiediately imadle for the mani and endeld at the home of Mr. Clardy, wher'e young WVatts had( runif into the piazza aind fallen. While running lie had pulled off his Ooercoat and It was found uniderneath himn. A few feet away in a i'ocking chair' lie had also dropped a bottle of whiskey. Mr. Cliardy had( found him thier'e- when awakenedi by tihe noise. As soon as the idlentity of the young man was dis-. ceed~ Mr'. Wiikes directed that a iphysician he0 calledi and( that lis father' Ie nloitified and( both of these things wvere done. Upon the ai'iivail of the phystiin a hurried examination wvas mnade and( lie was carr'iedi to tile Julia Irby sanitarium, where lhe lias 'since received eonstant attention.. A few hours after tile affair, a specialist was summoned from Columbia and 1he ar rived about noon on a special train. 1lheamination of the wdund developed that the ball had entered the lower part of the abdomen on the right side, ranging upward, and had punctured the Intestines in four places, the Pall not being located. The perforations were sewed up and other measures taken to ensure his recovery. An examination of the Wilkes prem ises the following morning showed where young Watts had scratched the white-wash from the fence with his feet in endeavoring to climb the fence and -where, he had placed a pile of rocks to aid in getting over. On the outside of the fence was one of his shoes 'and in the back yard was the other one. In the back yard also were tracks he had made while walking around beneath the trees. How young Watts came to be in the vicinity at such an unseasonable hour is as yet unexplained as his physicians have not allowed him to talk. -It is known, however, thai he returned from an automobile trip to Greenaille about three-thirty o'clock and parted with his friends on the public sjuare, going up West Main street where he had several friends with whom he had often spent the night. At the time lie was already consider ably under the influence of whiskey. As his own home is about a mile from the public square it is surmised that lie was endeavoring to reach the home of one of these friends in this vicinity and that, temporarily crazed by drink, he was attempting to get in without disturbing other inimates. At an' rate, it is the consensus of opinion that lie was not responsible for his action at the time of the occurrence. .\ir. Wilkes, in discussing the re sponsibilitty for the affair, stated that he regretted it very much but that he felt himself amply justified in the premises. Leaving out the consider ation of the danger to himself as lie faced the intruder, he said that it was either a case of allowing him to take possession of his place or shoot and lie did the latter with the intention of wounding rather than killing. Mr. premises. Mr. Wilkes states that he could easily have killed hif if he had wanted to, as there were but a few stepis separating them. In the city much sympathy is felt for both parties as both of them are very popular in their respective cir cles. The condition of Mr. Watts has been a source of anxious Inquiry since the-unfortunate affair and Mir. Wilkes has been the recipient of many ex pressions of confidence and sympathy. H-e has kept in constant touch with the lospital and has been Very solicitous of ir. Watts' condition. If streI0uus el'ct-iol night Upsets you--tis wihl put you rigtlmt: 0 0 0 Now 15c for :1-oz bottdle (usedl to be 2:e): 25e for 7-oz biottle (used to be 50c). -12-piece Dinne)'Jiet free at the Boosteor Store. adi thie Boostm ad"( in th is pa per and helidp your faIvr~rite Booster. J1. C. IHUlNS & CO. It flcally Does llelieie Rtheumiatismn. E~verybody who is amlicted with Rheumatism in any form should by all means keep a bottle of Sloan's Lini ment on hand. The minute you feel pain oir soreness in a d6int or muscle, hathe it with Sloan's ~iniment. Do not rub it. Slean's i) n rates almost im mediately right to jtje seat of pain, re lieving the hot, ti der, swollen feel lng and making the part easy and~ comportable. Got a bottle of Sloan's 'i~nimient for' 25 cents of any druggist and~ have it in the house--against ('olds sore and swollen joints, r'hieumatmim, neuralgia, sciatica and~ like ailments. Y'our' money back if not satisfied, but it dlons giv'e almost instant r'ellet'. We are Hammering Away at. our bulsineses ot' shoeing horse I(inli tilp to1, fasioni, and we arme lnown to ianke the best and1( miost durble1 liIer;eshioes in thle neighiborhllood. I'asy .'tter's t.oo, that. arie as1 a(ceptalhe to tile beast as to its owmier, C'onsldc'tng the quality of our1 wor'k our1 ipric.es are exceedingly reoasoniable. You cani save iioney hereo and sill got the 'most satisfactory work. J. D. SEXTON & SON LAURENS. S. C. USE "GETS-IT",.C0jtNS 8HIIVEL, VANISH! It's the New Way, and You'll Forget You Ever Had Corns. "Two drops put on in 2 seconds, corn shrivels, comes clean off!" That's the marvelous story of "GETIS-IT", the niow-Plan corn cure. Nothing can be simpler for thb cure of corns-and it never fails. i'Phat's why millions of people are using "GETS-IT" today, NoCornt to Bump; No Pain. U You Use "GETS-1T." and throwing a way their fussy pla, - ters, stichy tape. Itoe-eating salves, and "wrapping outfits" that make a bundle arotind the toe and choke it into pail by pressing either on or around the corn. There is nothing to stick to your stocking, jrothing to cause inflanh ntion orr wiess, noth ing to pres. , 01 ori n' Id the corn. You apply t in 2 . .onds. No more kives, rso or files, with their bloo -soi dangers. Try "GETS-lT" for that corn, callus, wart or blunion. "GTS-1' " is sold by druggists Vv erywhore, 25t a bottle, or sent direct by 1. Lawrence & Co., Chicago. "GIETS-IT" is sold in Laurens )y Laurens Drug (o. and Itlays Pharmacy. MOST CRUEL OF RELIGIONS That of the Ancient Mexicans Surely the Most infamous Recorded In History. The temples were called teocalli or "God's house," and rivaled in size as they reembled iu form the temples of ancient Babylon. They were pyramids on a square or oblong base, rising in successive terraces to a small summit platform. The great teocalli of Huit silopochtli in the City of Mexico stood in an immense square, whence radi ated the four principal thoroughfares, its courtyard being inclosed by a square, of which the stone wall, called the coatepantli or serpent wall from its sculptured serpents, measured nearly a quarter of a mile on each side. In the center, the oblong pyra mid of rubble cased with hewn stone and cemented. 375x300 feet at the base, and rising steeply in five terraces to the height of 86 feet, showed con spicuously to the city the long pro cession of priests and victims wind ing along the terraces and up to cor ner flights of steps. On the paved plat form were the three-story tower tem pies on whose ground floor stood the stone images and altars, and before that of the war god the green stone of sacrifice, humped so as to bend the body of the victinj that the priest might more easily slash open the breast with his obsidian knife, tear out the heart and hold it up before the god, while the captor and his friends were waiting below for the carcass to be tumbled down the steps for them to carry home to be cooked for the feast of victory. Before the shrines reeking with the stench of slaughter, the eternal fires were kept burning, and on the platform stood the huge drum, covered with snakes' skins, whose fearful sound was heard for miles. From the terrace could be seen seventy or mere temples within the inclosure, with their images and blaz ing fires, and the tzom'pantli or "skull place," where the skulls of victims by tens of thousands were skewered on cross-sticks or built into towers. There also might be seen the flat cir cular temalacatl or "spindle-stone," where captives armed with wooden weapons were allowed the mockery of a gladiatorial fight against well'armed champions. 'Try This F~or Youar (Cough. Thousands(1 or peopile keel) coughing because unable to get the right rem edy. Coughts are caused by Infliamima tion of ilThroat and lBronchial 'Tubes. What. you need~ is to soothe th is In - flammnat ion. 'Take i)r. K ing'New i)ls covery', it lenetr-ates the (jd.licate mu couls Iin intg, raises the/'hlIegm antd uiickly relieve's lie < > tgest ed memt br-anes. (Get a 50c hdttie froem your diruggist. "1Wr. King's New I )iscov cry quIckly3 andiu coimplet ely stoippedu my13 rough,' writes .1. 11. Watts, 10ioy dale, Texas. Aloney back if not sa tis i but itnea rly alIways helps. (curt in Messlin... The court ot' comotn1 pieas coni vented Mlonday mtorining with .1 iudge TI. ta. Sense presiding. AMonday- was oc cupled with thle trial of the case of WV. ii. Knight vs .1. L.. Knight, whereint thle pla in illf suted for a half lntecrest 'n 1015 acres of ilnd ini Suilivan town ship allegedl to have been willed them j'intliy. After- reumaiing outi ali .\on (ay night, thle juriy returni-1ed a verdicet Ior thle defecndant. 'lhis ease has beent in thle (court~s for a numitber' of yea rs. Y'esLtlrdi-y was ocenipled w'.tih the con Getneral lection Yeteiray. 0On13 passive iinterest was shown un the genteral election yesterday. Only i67 votes werec cast at the Laurens box for state officers and 181 fot' federal officers. There was a very light vote on the different constitutional amend men ts "WHITE BEAUTY" THE NEW HOOSIER In Your Kitchen Tomorrow for $1 Grasp this Fe Free yourself fromi kitchen dtiruidge)y. Begin saving i les of steps toimiorrow. YoIr' own plhysician will tell y ol thad t io held i udgery im the kittchen is responsible forl 1m11.1Ny of womn'is serious nlervous. troulbles. You enn 't take I he rest lie reloi- iii..ul'i S. long as you walk miles every day in the kitehen prepim- and clearing after Ineals. Bit youi can save thi iin.juirious 111mo 11111eeessaryv walking with tile wonideril new HIoosier Calbiniet. )-F "White Beauty" Advortised in Leading Magazines 700,000 Women Now Use the Hoosier---Why? Becaluse it, is I ie greatest labor saver - th e greatest health saver tlle. ouiild p ut ilto theig *homies. .\lost of, themll have bouight throgll 11 ev revOiiKfn du(dation of friilds loli own I loosiers. 'Tilk t( you -rienIds ablouit it. Do it nlow while you still enni av w Iloosier with all the latest improve Ienits delivered for oinly- $1.00. Read the Hoosier $1 Plan This pian was started bky tihe l oosier Company 14 seasons ago a nd is strictly reglated by the oimpa ny as follows 1. You may choose any of the new Hoosiers -"White Beauty," or "Oak Interior" at slightly less price. 2. $1 puts your Hoosier in your home at once. $1 weekly quickly pays for it. 3. The low cash price fixed by the factory prevails strictly-no extra fees.. 4. This sale is under the direct supervision of the Hoosier Company. 5. The sale is strictly limited to our small .allotment of new Hoosiers. 6. Your money back if you are not delighted with your Hoosier. Th'lis gauarantee you see protects you cut irely. Buit this is he t hirid day of the sale. TIhe alIlot menit is going fast. You should comie at once. Our Sale of Aluminum Quari t Sauce Pansfl has~ pro~ved( eniormuly~l p)opular. To. mnorrIow we nan still lalke or'der's fromi womnen only f'or a few miore to be suipp'lied fromi the seconid lot now oni the way, at only l 'ains of. this size.( sell regularily for :15 and 50) Y ou need no0t buyi anyi thin g else' to ge't thewse' pnis but y ou mus i'dcome e u-ly foi even the -seon d lot may. b al~t.1~l' bsIribd for befIore S. M. & E. H. WILKES & CO. UNDERTAKING OHICHESTER S PILLS T HE f\.ouNi ili V,. KENNED)Y BROS.," iNI~enV~~nA Undertakers and Embalmers I '.a(I ~ Call, answered anty hours, ay night 'oe ' C PIANO TUNING DR. CLIFTON JONES *SWLAR In the Simn dn.Tjphone Phone: Offien No. RA; Renidence 914' S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co.