Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Opet Never before h prices. We rea little more pow not join our larg I)REISS (OODS AND S M~lENT. 36-inich wool Serge, all C( 36-inlchi wool Ottoman, all1 45-ineh all wool sponiged Serge .... .... .... . 'Tlhe season's latest iiovelti Serge, Ottomian, Seo Broadeloth an d C(repes, 1 lot Dress, worth 50c, all ILarge assortineit of 36-imo as Messalines, Poplii Satin1, 'eau de Soie an Illt1 Stripe Messalinies in all thie new colors 27-inclh printed Silk Popli IIOSE 'FOR LADIES, Heavy rib Hose .... ..... Ladies' black, tan and gi :3 pair for .... .... . I oy Scout Hose, heavy ri San dow IHose, heavy rib Ladies' black, Czarina Io RELIEF IS ASKED FOR THE BELGIANS Food, Clothing ild other Suppilies wil e Sentii as South Carolina's Cont ri-. bution to the Starn g. Answering the urgent aipeals be Ing sent to this country from war Atricken Ileigium for abid] to tide over the winter season, a llaigium Relief Committee or South Carolina has been formed to solicit food, clothing and other articles that might be useful to the Belgians in their hour of need. It is planned to gather enough rood and clothing to compilete at shipload and this is to b~e shipped from this state's principal seaport dlirect to the stricken country. Dr. H. K. Aiken, cashier of The Laurlens National Blank, has been na med (ch a iman of the :ommlIit tee from thiis c:ounmt y anld lie will a)ccept aill con tribut ions sent im. The tol lowing letlter, add(1ressed to D r. A&ikenI goes fumrt her in to the cam paign: (Columia, S. C., Nov'embe'r 1-1, 1911i. lDear $ir: The undersignmed (omittli ee, actinmg uinder au thority3 of the Coluiihia Chamber of Commneree, has started a state-wide South Carolina nmovemenct to raise cash, good stuftfs, clothing an:d other contIribu1t ions to be sen I to Bet glum to the women, chiildlren a nd othI er non-combatants who are facing starvation anmd mnisery. Trhis cormmittee has decided to alt point a chairman in each c!ounty in South Caroll *a to gather ump cash andl other cont ribuittoios, and we bog to no tify you that .you 'nave been ap~pointed' as Chairman in your county, and we urge you to take steps to collect, ev erything possible as outlined above. Plieaso forward cash as collected to the treasurer of this committee, 11. W. Holcombe, and hold all food stuffs, clothing and other suppilies until we notfy you as to where to send them. You are authorized to app~loint as manny sub-commIttees in your county as you mafy see it. At present our idea is to gather food stuffs, clothing, etc., throughout this State and send it by boat direct from Charleston to Belgium, and the com mittee is now working in ani effort to secure a boat for tis purpose. Tfhis is a great opportunity to help the suf fering neonpln anmd al1so a great onor SWIT4 ting TI To Ap ive we bent our effo lize that money is t erful. Right now w le number of satisfi WE ARE GIVI] ILK$ DNMPART- W I'E Al >1ls, only . . .50 25-inch red 1 colors, only .50 27-inch red ii and .shirtink 5 Extra heavy nel only vs in ll wool 31-inch brow ehl Plaids, 36-inchl bron from .75 to $1.00 36-inch all o Moors, special .35 36-inch wIlit -h Silks, such 36-inlch 2ine is. Duehcss, laveider,< d Taff'eta . . .00 and Taffetas, EN TRA V ... . ... ...1.00 Gn1111 Metal bi ns, Only... .50 or Stib t( MISSES AND T."., Oll 3 \ ici, broad I N. u(hin metal 1 .10, 3 pair .25 toe, only . -ay Hose .10, Tan bluchier ............25 Calf, broad b .. .15, 2 for .25 Box Calf, pl ........... .25 (in Metal b se .. .15, 2 for .25 toe, only Swil tillity to Show the world what South C'arolinia vann do, and to adver-tiso ChlStolls a deep-sea, trans-Athl tic port. We feel sure t11.hat, yo will imm11 e diately ie eager to tike hold or this work to lielp tits committee. This lovellent only started a few days ago. but the response has beeni very gener ilous its cash and food stuff are being contributed liberally. We ask that you will keep) this commifittee advised as to what you are doing. Wo will enclose In every sack, box or package, literature regarding the climate, soil and general good points of South Carolina as a place to live in and everything will be labeled "From South Crolina." Yours very truly,.. Belgium Relief Committee of South Carolina, Brutce Walker Rlavenel, ChalirmanI. WV. W. Hall, A. B. Langley, (Gustaf Sylvan, L. P. C'hamberlayne, 'D~ouglas MlcKay, .tamues A. H oyt, 11. WV. hlolcombhe, Tireasu rer. Acepting the ab ove alppointment I will be glad to receive, care for, andl forward such cont ribut ions as t he kInd hearted pleople of i2aurens coun ty w'Ill make up. Make a canvas of your com.. mtunity. .\any little things COmtbined wIll (10 these suffeing people a wvorld of good. Res pet fully, HI. K. Aiken. 1Bemnarkable ('ure of Croup. "Last wInter when my little boy had cr'ol I got him a b)ottle of Chamber lain's Cough Remedy. I honest be 1ieve it savedl his life," writes Mrs. J. B. Cook, Indiana, Pa. "It cut the phlegm and relieved his coughing sll s. I am most grateful for what tils remedy has dlone for him." For sale by all dealers. Notice of Seile. Notice is hereby gi'en that five shares or First Nation~ Bank of ClIn ton stock, of the estat, of the late J. I). Nel, will he sold ~tpublic outcry du ring the legal hours'.of sale in front of the court house at f~aurons, 8. 'C.. on salesday In D~ecem per, 1914, being the 7th (lay of the month. . O. I'. NENfI4. IExecutor. 17-21 Orc(onwnmi, C. TR COA ie Doo Those Wh preciate G rts more strongly t< ight and we are gohi e are offering some :d customers? You ITG JUST A FEW Dl RED PljANNE-lj AND PBlOWN IANEN. lannel, only .... ...... .15 nd white Plannel only . . .20 red and blue twill Flan ... .... ........ ....25 n LinIn, only .... .... .15 n Linen, 1only .... .... .20 len, brown, only ..... .25 ie lin)enie, only .... ..... ..10 lne, blue, black, green and m1ly .... .... .... .... .10 AliEES IN MEN'S SIIOES. itton or lace (Park, Vogue (es) wily .... .... .... 4.00 letal bals, English lasts 4.00 Oe, leather lined .... .. 4.00 lucher and button, bump ... ....... ....... ...3.50 and button, ony.. .... 3.50 .oe, leather lined, only .. 3.50 tin toe, only .... .... .. 3.00 lueher and button, Terrier ... .... .... .... .... 3.00 Zer * CROSS ILL NEW11wS. * * * 4 * * * * * * * * * * *. 4 Cross 11111, Nov. 11.--A good day was enjoyed by the Cross 1111) school last Friday when the school and the 'chool Im111provemtent Association observed Ar bor Day with appropriate exercises. TPen shade trees, one by each grade were planted, a row or fiye trees on each side of the walk leadIlng from the school building to the street. Also, a row of hedge on each side, between the trees and the walk which is about twenty-five feet wide. The land had been ploighed and fertilized and the holes dug before hand. At 1:20 in the afternoon, the school, members of tihe Im provement association, and others assemlbled in tihe yard wher~o each grade proceeded to pllant a tree and all together set out the hedge, afte'r 'which the following program or exr cises was carried out: Wh weobserve Arbor qDay, ani 4eer c ise in dlialoguie forml, by the ''igh1th grade. Th'lis was followed by a song, A rbor D ay, by the hIighl schiool. Tenth II grade -Name1i of t ree, G r'eenleaf Witttier. Sketch of Wihittier's li fe by Gladys (Gr1i1ln. Nilntht gradle-T'ree, imrodl0(. SkeOtch of Trimrod0('s life by Sudl~ie Low(e. iEighlth grade-T'ree, Wood row \VIl SOnl. NamIling the tree by Mary (rif fin. Seven it grade-T'iree, .John C. C5alhoun. P'oeml, Why We Pla:nt Trees, by .fohni Waits. Sixth grade-Tree, Stonewall Jlack son. Essay on Arbor D~ay by itughl Miller Leamarn. Fifth gradie-Tree, Robert Loulis Stev 01150n. Quotations fram Stevenson 'hy Lillian Lowe. Fourth grade-Tree, Jlefferson D~avis. Life of D~avis, by Alma Coleman. Thlird grade-Tree, Robert E. Lee. Recitation, Robert E). Lee, by the class. Second grade-Tree, Cary. Reading, The Poet Bisters, by Gussia iarmnan Recitation, The Trees, by the class. First grade-Trree, George Washing ton. Recitation, Washington,. by the1 class. . Song, Arbor Day, by the seven gradecs. Invitations are out announcing two marriages of mluch interest, to take place here withlin thle next tell dalys. Miss Wil ma Rtamey' is to be married( neOxt WVednlesd(ay, 18thl inst., to M". .ollun ller ofnri whtmlir, tile Cereony PANY 1 r. of 01 o Know ai ood Bargai )wards giving the v 'g to do our share i f the choicest val 11 be welcome toda "AMPLES OF MAT ''an bluebler alld button, ''errier ("in Mletal blueber, only . (u1111 Metal byttonl, only ....... Tanl bluteber anlld buttonl, onl1y ... (1un M etal blueber ..... .... ... Viji bluclher .... .... .... ... S'atinl Calf, only .... .... .... . COTTON (001)8 S I)'AR' Good A pron G inglhamis, only Good Calico, only .... .... ... Glood cotton Cheeks, only . 36-inch gool 8ea Island, only 36-inch good Bleacling. only .... 27-inch Cotton Flannel, only .. 27-inch bleached Cotton Flannel, 27-inch extra heavy brown Cotton ne, only . .. . . . . . ... .. .... 1921 Outing, all kinds, only .... Good Bed ''icking, only .... ... Good l)ress Ginghams, only .... 36-inch Pereale, only........ 27-inch white Waisting, only ... I lot 15c Dress Crash, special ... 1 lot 20v Linen, black stripe and < special .... .... .... .... .. Comi to le liirformed at the bride'is h1ome at. Mrs. )r. Pin son's. On Wednesday, 25th iInst., Mr. .iames Ilronadus l'in .oi will be illarried to liss .'ora (er trude G crilin at. the I Ilaptist church. Hecause of the pollarity of .ese couples, Im'ich interest is felt l in esc ceremonies and "kitchen showers" and "linen showers" are beitig held in their honor. A surprise kitchen shower was given In honor of Mirs Griflin at her home last. Weudnesday by the United D~aughters of the Confeder'acy. To day Mrs. Alma Leaman is giving a lin en shower ini honor of Miss Wilma Rlamey at her home two miles out of town. Rev. S. H. Wilds, mislonnery to Af rica, spoke at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning, explaining the con ditions, needs and effective missionar'y work in central Africa. Sunday evening R1ev. (1. (1. Mays or G reenivillec, secretary or home and local missions, spoke at tihe P'resb~y terian ('1hurch. Miss Mary Miller of' Chicora college is at homeI) lii s we'ek for the M 1 er lilmey weina. i Mri ns. .1. A. (Guthrie aInd son, .iames, h~ave ret urned fromn a vlsi t to reI it iiee ait Grieenisboro, N. C. HE11,' COMES QUICELY, Wh'1en liyomel 1s Ulsed For lIeadl Colds, (Catarrhm or Cr01up. When your head ia all stuffed lup cauising you diil iihedches, d~tllealt breathtng, constant .1nifling. and you reel generally miserable, there is nothi lag quite equal to I tyomnet, to give qnuick, effective an~d lasting benefit yet perfectly hlarmless, simple t.o use and inexpensive. To get (quick and eriain relief from entarrh, or a cold,* itls most important that the ipedlcation -goes directly to the inflam fd ,tissues lining the air pas sages. Tjiat's the Hyomel method. Just put/a few drops of antiseptic I!yon~ei ththe inhaler that comes with every cj pl1ete outfit, and breathe it you wvih feel better at once. It clears the head, quickly relieves tihe tight ne.ff in the chest andl that choked -upi feeling, all disagreeable nasal dis charges, watery eyes and dull head aches surely cease. So certain is the rLurens Drug Co. of tihe curative plowerfi of Ilyomel for catarrh, eroup, asthma, and similar 'liseases, that they sell it on the "No Dolls! D~olls! Dolls! Come and see our display of beautiful dolls. S. M. & 10. II. WIIK ICS & CO. Only One "DRQMO QUININO" To get the genuitne, call for fult name, f4AXA. TIVit BROMO QUJ NINII. Look for signature o1 X. W. GROVJ'E. Cuires a Cold in One Daty. Otopo NOW pportu id. ns 'ery best goods at ti imaking the power] ues ever offered in y, tomorrow, this we 4Y BARGAINS te 3.00 IXT ?A VALUES . . . 2.5U Gun Metal cap or 1) 2.50 tops, only .... 2.50 Patent cap or pla 2.25 tops, only .... 2.00 Patent button and . 1.50 G un Metal button INT. Kid lueber, (ushi . .05 uu Metal button .. .05 ette top . . .. . . ... .05 Piten.t blucher ant .05 top .... .... .. .081-3 P'atent buttoni, vel .081-3 Low iees for Mif >nly .10 Metal button or Flan- Vici button, low hie , . . .10 1latent button (14 , . .10 Oun Metal (16 but .10 Velvo Calf button < .. .10 V ici, Commonsenst .. . .0 Gun Metal button ..10 Common Sense Vi< .. .10 Vici blucher .... heck Viei button, low ... .10 Vici plain toe, clot any / * itlN('ETION NI1S. * Prineton, Nov. 16.--.M is Ludyo Taylor has retut-ned from it pileaant 'stay in Laurens and Columbia. Mr. S. 1). 11agwell has returned from a forilght's visit to friends in Coluin 'bia. lDr. G. C. Gammbrell spenlt ai rew hours in Hionea Path Friday. Messrs. J. F. Davis, J. L. IHagwell and J. T. Davenport made a flying trip to Laurens Monday. Mrs. T. H. Carter has returnedl from a visit to her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Allen In ilonea Path. Messrs. Luther and Lewis Kay of Hlonea Path spent Saturday with their sister, Mrs. J. M. McCuen. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Alien and daugh ter,. Helen1 of Ilionea Path, spent Sun day here. Miss Oc(.avia Morish of JLnder ('o1 loge sipent last week-end with her brother, Rev. R. F. Morris.. Mr'. and Mrs. Joseph Tr. Dav~en Port and~ son1, .Josephl, Jr., .spenit Friday in lionen Path. R1ev. RI. F. Morris was a visitor in Green(~fwood Tuiesdlay. MrIis. W. I. lFreemflan and sonis Thoml as and1( 1louston spent a few days in Laurens tils week. Messr's. J. L. Blagwell and JT. T. Machen wer'e visitors in Iliona Path Friday. Mr. J. S. Ruff spent Friday in Lau rens. Mr. and Mrs. Ri. 1B. Arnold, Jr., were visitors in Ilonea Path Friday. Buy your goods at tihe Rooster Store and hell) your favorite Booster friend. J. C. Blurns & Co. Try- This For Your Cough. Thousands of People keep coughing because unable to get the right rem edy. Coughs are caused by Inflamma tin1 of Throat and Bironchial Trubes. What you need is to soothe this In flammation. Take Dr. King's New Dis covery, it I enetrates the delicate mu cous lining, raises the Phlegm and quickly reifeves tile congested mem branes. Get a 50c bottie from your druggist. "Dr. King's New Discov.. ery quickly. and1 complotely stopped my cough," writes J. R. Watts, Floy.. dame, Texas. Money back if not satis fied, but It nearly always helps. We are showing some unusual val ues. in h)eds. diressers, chairs, and roek er's, new and upi-to-dante goodls, highest class workmanship and finish, yet our pric(cAa are Ilow. S. M. & R If. wmmie &. Co nity le very lowest 'ul dollar just a Laurens. Why ek or any time. IN LADIES' SHOES. lain too, with fancy .... ......... .. 3.50 in toe, with fancy .... ...........3.50 bldcher only .... 3.00 and blueber, oily 3.00 on sole .... .... 3.00 or blucher, craver .. . ... .... .... 2.50 1 button, craverette .. .... .... ..... 2.50 vet top, special . . 2.50 4seS, Patent, Guin blucher, only . ... 2.50 els .... .... .... 2.25 button) .... .... 2.00 ton) .... .... .. 2.00 )r blueher, low heel 2.00 ... . .... .. ...2.00 or blucher .... .. 1.75 i .... .... ...... 1.50 .... ........ .. 1.50 heel .... .... .. 1.50 11 top ..........1.50 TheII 'onny s a Farmier. Idito[ Or 'fTh0 Lauirens Advertiser: If I mistake not, I notie(l in Your valuable paper of last week, where our worthy and eflicient county supervisor had rented a large farm rioi one or otr citizens, and will enter into com petition with our onq horse farmers, in raisIng a grain crop. That will en able the man with his broad acres to pilant. is usual crop or cotton. Now, in all fairness to Mr. Humbert, does ho think that this is right? And does the commonwealth of Laurens county think it right, at this period when. we, the one horso farmers are pro-. hibited by the lawvs of our stat~e front planting but one-third of our usual cotton acreage. Such as tis wil los.. sen the demand for our gra crop. if Mr. Hlumbert has no worh in his. sectIon 0of tile county upion thle Public hligh ways, and if he will comel inl the viciilty of Lanford, I will show hhn~ roads that are almiost 1ipassible, If I didn't milsunderstandl Mr . H umbert, duin g the cami Ign, lie said In htis puiblic spieeches Ithiat he was (doing all the pullIc work thait ouri county gov-. Pii~ernmet had mfeains to do wIth. I wIll. kind(1ly ask 01ur su1pervisor, fromi what i-ourcee ha rs found mnoney to enter~ into the I farinig business, ini compelitI Ion with the very mna whlo aro paying taxes at a sacriflee, that our county r~oad(s might he kept In goodl condItion. I1o you niot well know that the season~ ior' farming is the only seasoni that. good roads can1 be made? 1~atori, . C, NV."Tax Payer".. Free For Boosters. The tour gold watches are now on dlisplay at the Booster store. Get. busy and win a gold watch. J. C. Blurns-&' Co.. Oray Sebool Oee oii. Gray school, in Youingh towratlip op~ened Monday morning for the 1914., 15 session. Miss Annie Kate Childreos Is princip~al of the school and Miss Irene Wright Is assistant. A success ful termi is 'inticipate 1. See our line of Heaters, sui table for schiools, halls, churches, stores and homles, great variety of sIzes and styles to select fromi. S. M. & 1'9. ii. Wilkes & Co. Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cas. The wort case,norater of howong stanin, are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Hlealing 0th. It rellevees "nlrt end1 Heal- tat the rSatime. 25, 0,$,Q