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V* VOLUJ~ XX. AURNS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1915. NUMBER 27 News Letters From Many Sections. CORRESPONDENTS GIVE LOCAL NEWS Happenings of Interest to Many Peo. ple all over the County and to Those who haveo left the Family learIth. stono and gone to other Stites, Clinton, Jan. 25.-Mrs. A. D. Gallo way gave a lovely Rook Party Satur day afternoon in honor of the school teachers. On Tuesday evening, Mr. and Mrs. JasIC.i It. Copelan( entertainedI a nui ber of friends at an elaborate diiner'. Wednesday .\lrs. Geo. A. Copeland was hostess to a few friends. .\Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ferguson gave a lovely dinner party on Thurs:ly to a dozen couples. The young married couples in Clin ton have organized a club to meet ev - ry second Thursday, and on las-t Thursday the club met with .\lr. and Mrs. L. 11. Dillard. Delicious refresh ments were served after a dozen games of Hlook had been played out. The members of this club are: Mr. ajid Mrs. Larry 1. Dillard, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Daniel, Dr. and Mrs. Wil liam C. Harper,. Dr. and Mrs. M. J. McFaddon, Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. WInn and Mr. and Mrs. Joe H. Phin ney. Friday afterinoon the Hlalycon book club met with Mrs. J. C. Robertson. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Jacobs of Atlan ta, are visiting Mrs. W. J. Bailey. Mr. Robert Harper, of Anderson, is visiting Mr. J. C. Harper. Dr. W. P. Jacobs has returned from Athmuita wihere he went to take part In the exercises at the laying of the cornerstone of Oglethorpe University. irs. R. J. Copeland, Jr., has return ed from Spartanburg where she spent the past week with relatives. Mrs. Charles Akerman has returne:l te her home in Macon, Ga., after visit ing Mr. and Mrs. John C. Davis for two weeks. Mrs. M. A. ilays left rtesday for her home In Washington, ID. C. Mrs. Joe Balley returned this wcak from a trip to Columbia. Mrs. William 11. James left Frtday for Chester to attend the Jaics-Clark wedding tho 27th. Mrs. Briggs has returned from a visit to relatives in Spartanburg. Miss Agatha Davis left Saturday for M.acon, where 5h0 will visit her sister, Mrs. Akerman, Miss Mamie ltIrgess has returnedi front Vort Worth, where she has been bOice October. IMr. and Mrs. .1. C. IHarper and (laughter spent the week-end in G'reen Ville. Miss Annabelle Martin returned to her home in Virginia, this week, af ter spending t110 past two months - hero wvith her brother, Prof. A. V. Mar tin. The many frIends of Mr. and Mrs. R. E3. Aycock regret seeing them leave Clinton to make their home in Jones ville. The contest was held at the college on Monday night to decide who would represent -the college at the Inter-Col ~legiate oratorical contest to be held in Rock Hill in April. The sp~eakers and subjects wvere as follows: A. HI. Miller-"D)uty in Polities." J. T. Blallengr-" The American Mer' chant Marine." .P, N. Gresham-"The Task of Civiliza 0. M. Nickles-"Nature's Call to Free - donm." J. F. Jacobs, Jr.,."European against American Civilization." W. E3. Davis-"The Trend of Govern.. mont." Th'ie judhges renderedl their dlecisionl a tLe between Messrs. Jacobs, D~avis ' andl Grosham. These three spoke again on Thursday night and the dlecislon was that Mr'. JT. F. JIacobs, Jru., would represent'The college h' Rock lill. WVare Shioals, Jan. 25.-Mr'. 'Dexter E.lledge eur esteemed.q principal of schools, has been again able to take up his work hero after' a serious ill hess, which lasted for several months. His many friends are glad to see him looking 80 -well, and wish for him a happy and successful future. Much sympathy is felt in town and lnthe surrounding district for Mr. anid Mrs. Atwood Pitts of Brewerton, in their recent sad bereavement of 6sing their bright little daughter, S'arah, wvho died as a result of a burning ne cidoeit at their home there. The child's dross caught firo as she was playing around the fireside in the absence of her devoted parents. Before they could reach her the child was so bad ly burned that she (lied from her in Juries a few hours later. Little SaraI was seven years old and 'was very clever and winning for a Child of her' age. She retained conseioisniess U;) to the very last and( dId not seem to suffer much pain. Tle funeral of tihe little girl took plac) it Friensnil p cemetery on .lanuary 6th and was a-. tended by a large number of sorrow ing relatives and friends. Services were conducted at the church by l1ev. .J. M. Dallas and tle Pved remains Vere interre in the [ ifaily plot there. 'le brokei-lieal-ted parents have the sympathy of all our people. Mr. Clardy of Laurens is at present on a visit to his sister, Mrs. (land Pinson here. The plcture shows in Katherine la I aro being largely patronized by our town's people with a goodly nwiulier from the lower edge of Lairens colin ty in attendance every night. 'I lhe crowds are so great that it is (Ilillilt to find seats for all the people. The company's store Is prelaring to put on their big mid-winter sale about the end of this month. This annual event always -attracts a big crowd of people to our town. The nany friends of Mr. R. S. Oilv er will be glad to learn that she is recovering frui her late sickness and soon will be able to be around agati. Much sympathy is felt for Mr. Jas. Babb who recently lost his wife after a short sickness, borne by her with Christian resignation. Mrs. Babb was a quiet, nice lady who was greatly be. loved by her neighbors and friendA Her funeral took place last Tuesday at PInehill ciiemetery, am1id 1an61y mn1111 festations of grief over hr early d. - liniso. Young Mlaster 13en Guy who h. - been sick with plellimonla for the p:s. we'ek, is much bettier at this writilg. We(' ilope to see Ien aroun(d again af ter a few days. l uch symiathy is felt for mr..' Freemanli Whose child is very low nit I piem ouiliOlia. We trust the child tay' re'cover'. Mr. RoLert IIlughes, who has been conductor on the Ware Shoals I. H., has resigned his position. Mi. Ilughes has been in charge of the train for several years and was very pophilr wi th the travelliny public who will miss Ills obliging personality verv much,- We wish him great success in whatever work lie ma0y take up. Mr. Clifford Bowio who has heen confined to the house for some time ' ith sickness is not luch better a' this writing. The many friend of this fine you ng man lope that he may 1111 prcve sdon1. Rev. Mr. Connelly the new Metho (dist Pastor has been in trioduicedl to Ils wvork here and lias miade a ver'y fav (lrable 1ipression upon01 his pleople, iWe wish him much success in his wvork. Madden, Jan. 18.-Mrs. Jolla R. Fin Icy took advantage of one0 of the preCt ty d'ays and wvent up to Laui'ens to see her' dafghiter', Mr's. Frank Mar'tin and incidentally to take in1 the opening day of the Switzer' Saule. Scvei'al informal dinners have been given Dr. Langston before lhe leaves Tuesday. Mirs. Ada Roper was the r'eent guest of her01 par'ents, Mi'. andl Mr's. George Brown neai' hei'e. Mr. and Ml's. Thadl Moore sp)ent the week-end with hei' par'ents near' Ra bun. Little Miss Lillian More was left with her1 grandpar'ents for' a short visit. There is a noew stor'e construictedl by thle Ii'ay brIothers' of Laurenall, at thleir farmn, just south of her'e, that will doubtless he( a help1 to that Iimediate nelg'hborhIood. The store is near the negro Chlurch, WVhite Plains. Mr I. andi Mr's. J1. D~ennie 'Culbertson spient FrIday wvith the family of Mr. T. S. Lanlgston. Woe were grievedi to niote in the last Issue bf your paper' thle (dealh of . Andy Jones0, of Jacks, lie was my father's frienid and the onily letter' I ever rccelvedl from hlip was during thle last illness of my f-atheor and he used these words "I learned to know and love your father duriny the war our fr'iendship dates from .then. Lau (Continued on Page Pour.) IVAR NEWS IN IiIIEF. CrownlaiI of Austria-Hungatry Ma,1 See Claish of Huiige 31asses of Itus. snus unid Teutonic Allies before Many Days-No Important (Ing. es Yet. Of actual fighting there is little but now troop dispositions inl various (ttuaters seem to indloate \that g.eat battles in the iuropean war soon wfll be raging again. This is particularly true in Dluko wina where the Austrians have mass ed large forces in an endeavor to push back the Russians, and in the Car 1thian passes, where Petrograd re ports the troops of the dual monarel v a re showing activity. ilerlin notes a movement of Ius sians in coisiderable forfe to the orth 1 \ofVarsaw and the German military critics are in a quandary as to whether this means a manoeuvre i a Ie.? Camiipaign il that district where previously all Russians . i - teIIIpts at an advalce hve been ie pulsed. Nothing defiite has been learned with regard to Germany's claim tla th:e liritish lost a Crisor inl tihe sea tight Sunday. Ihussia Is' said to have sent Servia additional Cossacks and to have sent. eolsideralie quantities of supplies inl to that kingdom. Germany has seized all stocks of wvheat to insure a supply of bread nll til the next harvest. Stocks will be distributed according to population. Tle British armoredl merchant steamer Viknor has been sunk vith I'll hands off the Irish coast. The vessel either foundered or' struck a A. V3inna newspaper declares the Austro-iungarian foreign miinister has stated he will refuse territori. concessions to Italy and Roumaila ever shall such action result in their entering the war on the :ide of the tillies. It Is stated in London that owing to reports that. GGermany is seizing all food stiffs for mibirIy use, the Aiel "We's amir \\'llhelinia, ituoi rf-on York f' o (We'lany with food, jg ihkoly to he siopiled b, the alli ': n. 1s(s a positive gtaratee is given that her Calgo will not ieach to German atmIly. Armi'sterdai reports that the. yealr-old Iuiit rained m1e11 of' te lains turim in the priOvince of il'iiandulbuir., in which I lei'iin is located, have been cited to appealr for medical exaf11 iu. tlon. Ch~anges Stand. .J. C. Sahadi who has been conduct ing a fruit stand in the store-room next to Mlinter Company, has iovedi his stock into the old postoile building, where he will conduct his btisiness on a larger scale. 1f. LANGSTON LEIVES. WI1 Stil ;or- Sotiutieriea from New Vork oil Febrlunary 6th. Dr. A. B. Langston, the well-known South Amner'ican mIssionary, left Lau rens last week f'or Ghenit, Ky., whe"e lie will joini Mr's. Lanigston foir thiir~ tipl to Now Yoirk, from whence they will sail on February 6th., for Rio dec JTaneiro, Dliatzil. Dr. Lantgston hias beeni etngaged in miissioniary wor'k ini South Amer'ica for several year's ad oii his retun w ill 1)e conniected wit'h thle Baptist Theological Seinary, le catedl in Rio (1e Janeiiro. Hie ia a son of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Langstoni of Madden and has many oilier relatives in this county. He ia a most promising young mlssioner'y and~ his woi'k ini tile past has already pftceh him in thie front rank among the Southern no tist missloner'ies. Ifadt Bad Spell. Mr'. Stove Taylor, who has boen confhined to his home for several months on accounit of sickness, had almost recovered, when a few (lays ago lie was suddenly seized with~ a fainting spell and for sever'al days was very ill. Ulai friends throuighout Laurens county wvill be glad to hear that lie is nowv very niuchi betteit. Mr. Nick' Pallas, wvho rani the Lan i i(ma Candy Kitchen hero for a nuim lher' of years, is visitinig friends in the city. Since heaving Laurens lie hias spent several years at his old home in Greece, Mrs. Stonoy, of Camden, mother of, Mr's. H. S. Blackwell, is visitingMr nnd Mrs. Blackwell. GIRLS VICTORIOUS IN SUFFRAGE DEBATE Given Decision In Debate Before Jilt. ery Soeiety Friday at the Grated School. "L.ee and .Jaekson Day" was Cole brated at the gradeld school at(ditor'1tiumi Friday arternoon by the mlembers of the high school and liteIrary society. A programi of alroprlhtt recitations and tontsie, besIdes a debate on wonman uf Trage, was renidered. III the debate on woman suffrage, in which lthe youno: ladies u-Iheld their owin tight to vote aind the young men tried to u phold their views a long opposi to lines, h! yoting ladies proved the victors. The uisial roles of manl as guided by logic and facts, an( woman by intuitiot. were rveIsed it thle debat on it ilsl. momt entits fulestion. The youing Ih. des came pIrepared witth fact and arguments to u phold their endi of the lehte while the young ien tlevote. theiselves Inore to liigits of fant t'inn appelIs to reason. They wore opposed to wolan siiffrage but (i(l n)t give iany reasons why. They ju.st felt that way. It, woild hardly be salf( to say which of the yointg de haters had tle best paper, all of theim being good. Ot the aflirmativo sIde wore .\lisses uth flagwell, Francis Myers and Mary Sul Ilvant antd ont tie negative were Paul Lake, Thornwell Dunilap and Truman Roper. The following is the entire program though t'he approach of IIthe closing hour prevented Its completion: Declamation Biurgoyne's Sitirrender Walter Rutledge. Essay: "Life of Lee"-Lola McPhail. Declamation-Frank Posey. Chorus: "Old Black Joe"--Julian Me Lood, Elise Babb, Lois Nelson, Paul Ine Nelson, Rebecca Lake, Maartha Owings, Pack Childress, . hiarry Wilkes, Ja:nes MeCravy, accompan led by Franius Davis. Debate: "Resolved, That the. Women of 'South Carolina Should be Allowe I to Vote." Pr'vI'ation: rTonewall Jackso'; say:"I~fe f .ackson"-Ru11th.\ Al ister. vN 'etn was preside-d over v ss Saa Iolt. .\liss Dorothy litt.1 n(tls actd as secretary. C0'NTY 00("T'01S 3ET. Ifed I'lnusualy Fine Mieetnz 3londay and Elected Offieers for the Conulnu Year. The Laurens County Medical Asso eiation held its reguilar Ilolntlly meet 4ing here last Alonday morning In the fleees of Dr. C. P. Vinient, Jr. The mecting was well attended and liany sul:Jects of importance to the profes slon were discussed. Durtin1g the meorntiuiy tle followilng offieers wer~e ele'cted for the year 191 -Presidelent, Dr. W. II. Dial; vlee president, D:-. 1.1. Vincent, Jr., secretary andl treas uter, Dr. J. M. Bea rlen) relorter, Dr. C. L. Fenniel. The rol lowintg memberh~ts were elected to r'elreset,t -the society at thle sta te tmeeting in Green wood: rs. Ferguson antd flailey, with IiIrs. Vlncentt andc Fennliel as alternlates. At thIs meeting bte doctors diecidod that In the futur'e the mecetlngs w~Il1.1 he held every 'othter'11 month listead of monthbly end In te afternoonls at. 2:30. WVILL~ HIOLD SPE('I. 3t EETINO. .Addressesq by Pronmineni VIsItors lle fore the Soclety of ChrIstian En deavor. The regular Sutnday evenintg mieet Ing or the Christlan .lttdeavors of the Presbyterlaan Chlur ch text Sunday wIll ho deCvoted to thte dis5cussion of ForeIgn MIssions. Several addresses by well-kntownt peole will bte given1 oni thIs Imuporta nt phase of church wor'k. Mtrs. ElIza Sealfe of (Clintont w~ill ad - dross the roeiety on1 the subject "Mex co'" and1( ,.lr. J1. C. Siahadi- wIll giv-e a lecturte otn "Syr'ia. and( the Country A routnd Jerusalem".' Th se two spaik - thtese subljects ln an etterItan and In 'truetivle mann er as their knwl-v c(dge Is first-band. In all prtobalbility somleone wIll lecture on (ChInna and JIapIan. PTe usual exercises of the so clety wIll 'also be 11eld. Tlh e pubIlc of' all dlenofltnations Is cordlal ly Invt' ad to alttend~ this service, whicht wIll ltegIn1 at 6:15. Mir. Frank McCravy Is spending thIs wveek In Columtbia Int attendance upon0) thle Interntltiutal Bible Conference. LEADIINC IN 1l1iV. Dr. L. W. HIoper Assisting In (irent .Ceting in City .of Halliere. Dr. 1. M. iloper, who Is well known In Latrenis county especially, and througliout this state, las beenl select ed by tle great revivalist, Dr. Wasion 13miner to assist It, tie series of inee Igs that are being held in (,ach of !ai twenty-five Baptist e(ltrelies It) the city of liaimior. )i. rioper ia; bween assigned to tie( ,irst Itaptist chutrch of that. city where ie preacies tach i orning and to the I'Ittaw l'ia.e Blaptist chuirch, where he pracles cach evening. The selection to tk ptnrt In this wonderfli ievival is a s0inay honlor and will be borne with success by Dr. Roper, who Is consider ed aliong tite most olottueit and bril tlant iiIIsle's in tle Southern Bap 1ti clurch. lIe has iiiIny relatives iN lurnthe honie of*.his rather, and( ni anIy frietnis- who will w.atc~h IsI' ,.. Icrrts with ititerest. Wall Street Jiournal Says South (ut. hiL: 0il Nose to Spi l- the l'ace, 1!'rom Wall Stret .tot1nat, Dec. 241 There Is a tremondous moral in a statezment iade by the .\anufacturers Reo(I rd, of liallijiore, which Ilie South whould ponde-r atl digest. Itailroad1 consiruiction in the South, in thy year now% closing, sho e t smallest I uile age In the thirty-tlree years of (tat pubi teat ion's existence, and less than on'e-half of the average annual In crease In that period. In Congress tile South is now in control. Perhaps uniconsclously, it has teen paying off what It chooses to be lieve are old scores. To (10 this, the eitire raiload Industry of the country has suffered. Iit the investment. of new capital in tIe south las beeni less relatively, than elsCwiie 11; and tle loss to business inl that sectio-n has been en ormois. 'Ilis Is at a litne, Iioreover, when thoe otton e.rop has.' failo1, not Inl <l71antity or qu'ality', hLut in mlarkel iitrY: while iliportant status have reore:voed anojtqr hinrek eeinl the wh(Il f. ol rin.ious products, by tl:e Al Its, lo Iil(n contan list. IRosin is 1: o hinr of sihrapnel shells, cimiphor ' sa c 0lunt1I of smiiiokel powder, and tirpentine i, lhe only discovered t:-sis 'or a synhiti:c substitite. 'I'hese, w!'h the depre"sion of 1'a:e, iake the b:l-den iearvy to bear. Iut persetIu tlen of the railroads. for tile ('heapest lnt or politics. has added iinleasura bly to the paralysis of what once looked like a promising development of southern resources. What is at the ;oltonm of all this? I. is two-cent fare laws, extra crew laws, milsehi I evou s iICddling 'it tire lace of' regulation, truckling to the labor unons, sacifIting b)road Inter ents to tile sellish demands of ship lw-rs who demland( ratos bearing Ho re ition to the anile of the servee per formeld. These thingms have fright. ened Capital away. Real (slate i aints un ildeveloled, the lin di Ies had oI worse,'~ ad the last econtiit fi;,lurIIIe is seen it the i'act tat a ddi tioins to taxes alrleadly opprtiessive yild a lowert r'evenue 10 thle reCspee live states. There Is an 01(d f'able of Aesop whichb Vengr'ess and1 tile southern legisla tiuies should ponder'. It tells of' the dIispute betwi~oon the Sun itando the 19ast \\ 11nd as5 to whl(ic could( make thle tranv cler r'emove hIs cloak. The wvind on ly madle hIm dra1w it closet' ar'ound im t. Priospter'ous5 t1 riroads mean itprio' Jerous buisiness, and a lar'ger' tax col le'Ctionl for' ubtl Ic dlevelopmenlt froim the gr'eatest taxpiayers' in thle ('outitr. ilere Is a priooit as simplle as (ilem1entar iy ariI ithir.et Ic. Can itourI i sout (irn politicmIns see it? A nd, If for lno less selfish reasons, cant they see it befor'e It imiprtesses It self upon01 thet inid and tiocket of' the votlers of' '91l(?" ('oiIf.tee' fto 'oluiiia. A\ delegation11 fiomt Ihis city wvent to Colubii a iTuesuday in thie lnt eest otf the moivleent 1for staewide~l proa thititioni. Th'Ie plit lins to lte legis latute, asking that an election ont the I; testont bte orid/r'ed, wereO s(nt dlownI sev'eral weeks ago. It. Is stateOd fthaLI fiom fils coiunty. .\r. Jack .\oCravy, wltoshas bteen in htome. is marny fr'iends wtIll lear'n with dligbtlt'tat he ia steadlily imt npr~Vim JAMES A. CLARDY TO B[ POSTMASTER Recomended By Congress man Johnson HAS NOT BEEN SEN r TO SENATE Aifter tin Excit in ('ont fe or I, au. 1,'CIan 4 t- o ,1 .() Ie , I 1) %j : II. I 4) 1 11 11 Cit I ie. ell es Ri ecomenai Ilii tiln. lhat ,' 11 ll-2ffice 111 ( 1 \\''ulo ~l~i'- loll of. N\ I. a l a i th l. (Con ti r l Irm t I b 11 senate Ei. pected. The II dosadsent. -y l pa. 0000apoilentws ce~ \\'dne(sday we 1 a ~nar ,h.,It Conigres'sinan .t ose;i . los haid recommended1:, .\I r. .1,n~ C :lrdy to the ll ot lliP depl.-iil nt. TI:0 first ws wts rtha citted lroiou wIll-e of the allernoon pater \\-e. da . 1 y aferIloon 111(d w 1itn a ot mil lIts Was Well knowli througlout tho (lty. So far no oficil a11111o 111n1o t ntsr ben ia bit it is vXhec-ted thtt the a1onment. wilof be Mrt tie shond ld ill toh t \\ill bson withiea tao neVxt. few days'and sent. bly himn at once to the senate for Conf1rittin. While nollig definite has been leari 'IA is expected that the noination will be conflrmed by the senate. Mlr. Clirdy as received alilifi1al applicaoli blank front the postoillco department to be filled out and re turned at once so it is expected that the appointment will be settled short Iy and that hie will he ready to take ulp) the work oi Feybruary 111.11, 1t.h t date of thle expirationl of .\r. C. U. Hick's rm Th conlte'st tor tilhe IL:urs; c post wastership lihs aernl ay exitiln onle, there 1-eil not ess thI):., eot' t Iy -five ap1plicants for. thw plavo. CoanareI'ss mll!n Johnlson did n'ot yet :1ny hinlt drop sto w o the iucky me welh hr md C'oitin i f)~ AhVM 1,'0'e 1 ..i~ til hat it wasi 01 omr all knownsi yeas :!ir lin~1': t~ i~ihe lasoiwes 5te contei3 \It. Clardy j, aml1o1 ing l mIo. well kn5wnl of Lau rens c01 izn 01l has inade Illbis his 1omeiv fol ahmrty 1w111o ly-seven years, cominig ho.r to lono whie'n he a11 i s thy-ive ehats lie iro. Shortly Jfer iov 'ig to this laty ho was appointed a railway m:tl ('1erk by President Cleveland and for '1bou11t tLwo years ield the withn between hero aInd Columbia. After resigniig thigs knew tlr. Johnson. .\Mr. lardy has withi theml for about six year". !10 thenl entered businessq- for h"imself', or. I anszing a Coin t sslonl 'broil -ago buslinst, which he has sui ccess IllyI y arrid t n toi th 11e present. Mnr. tillady was orn in the Mt. Tal laiher section of wiel 01 I llmy m:1. 1oN 's1 ost d m 01 hi 1 1' il. Is lieiattended the Car I lotnt schoo .ears1and Flitre wa hrd ta heoii ii'ist. knwXl iJoJohnln, whoII wasc51et lastr to ! I''amnyelier loers hel coutyl and t11hoese 1together wi hudrd ort '1riendr wonralte him3' on is CIl'ood Fii oroh pastday ori so .anr. Clardy9t heas ee makin the ronds of hus fod thanking nheitforfth1ir buhools