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VOLUME XXX. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1915. . FIRST PRIMARY EXT TIJ[SDAY Election of a Mayor and Aldermen TWO CANDIDATES FOR MAYORS JOB Every (andidate for Alderman has Competition and the Raceo Promises to be Exciting and Close all the Way Through. - Next Tuesday the 15th the Laurens City Democratic Club will hold the first primary for the selection of Mayor and Alderme for the city. So far ,only two have announced their candi dacy for the office of mayor, Mr. 0. M. Babb, the incumbent and Mr. Alison Lee, Editor of the Laurens Advertiser. The following gentlemen have an nounced their candidacy for alderman tfro.m their ward: Ward One, Carlos R. Moseley. and C. II. Gasquc; Ward Two J. Warren Bolt and Boyd Sexton; Ward Three, W. E. Ha'wkins, J. W. Hellams, C. B. Adams and M. L. Motes; Ward Four, T. C. Switzer, J. E. Tollison and W. P. Sullivan; Ward Five, Earl Wil son and R. G. Franks; Ward Six, Jeff J. Adams 'and Aug. luff. According to the rules of the city club it is necessary to have been in the city four months in order to be elegible to vote. It Is necessary to have been in the ward five days be fore the primary in order to vote in that ward. Those changing wards af tcr five days before the election will vote In the ward from which they moved, As specified by the constitution of the club there yill be two boxes for the voters. One will be placed In the county court house fQr all voters ex cept those in Ward Three. All Ward Three voters will cast their ballot in a box to be located at or near the Laurens Mill Store. One New Candidate. Only one new candidate has been added to the roll since the last Issue of The Advertiser. Mr. M. L. Motes announces in this issue his candidacy for the office of alderman to repre sent Ward 'Three. VISITED COUNTY SCHOOLS. J)r. I. 11. HI and Prof. W. H. Barton Accompany Supt. Sullivan on Tour of Schools. Dr. I. W. 11111, formerly superin u-tendent of education1 of Alabama and now in charge of corn club work in f.fteen southern states, with Prof. W. If. Barton, of Clemlson college and Supt. J. H. P.ullivan, visited a number of La11urenIS county schools hist week n-aking addresses at each place visit-I ed.They were met by large and en husiastic crowdls, much interest be ing shown in the subjects discussedl. Prof. Banrton addressed the assembled children andl patrons on the surbject of "'Agricultunrc" while D~r. 1H111 and Mir. Sullivan dliscussedl"TPhe Connec tion1 between Agriculture and Educa tioni." ilhe following schools were v'is ited: Friendship, Yosungs, Grays, Huni - tersvilie, Patton, Ebernezer, Gray C'ourt-Owings, D~ials, Eden, ilickory Tavern, Trinity-Ridge and IHurricane. WILL MEET SATURDAY. 'Teachers of the County Will Hold Regular Session this Week. 'rie regular monthly meeting of the I urens Cou nty Teoachers associationi will lbe held in the~ gradeil school au ditorium next Saturdlay, beginning at eleven o'clock in the morning. T.his 'meeting l)romisesC to 1)e one of the most interesting so far 1held anld it. is ex jieted that practically all of the teach ers of the county will be in attend ance. The~ most important poitt or dliscussion will be the next County school Fair. - Thfie program is as follows: "H ow Much of My imle Should I De vote to TFeaching My Pupils How to Study." Miss Liucile TurIner'. "'Tie Need of a Unifornm Standard for the Schools of Laurons County and How This Standlard May 'be Estab lished." Mr. Ralph Wilson. "Final Instructions for the County Fair Preparations." -Supt. James HI. Sul!ivan, WATERLOO BOY ROBBED BANK Loaned Part of Money to Innocent Friend and Both Started iu Coal Fields. G. L. Long, the young Waterloo man arrested in Greenville Thursday morn ing for robbing the Bank of Waterloo, was granted bail in' the sum of $800 by Magistrate Traynham Monday morn ing and soon after loft for hi shome. G. L. Proffitt, the other young man ar rested with him at the time, was re leased soon after the arrest without any charges being preferred against him, it being clearly shown that he was innocent of any connection with the robbery. Young Long cleared him of all- complicity in the crime soon af ter the arrest by stating that he alone had robbed the bank and that Proffit knew nothing of it. The story of the case, as taken from The Greenville News, is as follows: "F'irst Sergeant Noe of the police department yesterday afternoon ar rested G. L. Long and G. L. Proffitt, two young men of near Waterloo a id Laurens respectively, charged with having stolen $125 from the bank of Waterloo last Saturday near noon. Long confessed last night to the officers that he took the money alone and that Proffitt had nothing to do with it. , "When seen last night at the city hall, Long (id not want to talk when a reporter for the Greenville News saw him by permission of the oi cers. He at first believed that the" reporter was a detective and stated that he had nothing to say. When told by one of the officers, however, that he was a newspaper reporter and not a detective, Long replied: "That's worse, I'd rather talk to a detective!" When informed that there -was no way of keeping the story out,of the paper, he stated that he was willing to make a -clean breast of the entire affair and did so. He began by saying: "I'm from a good family and-" Here he choked up and silently wip ed his eyes. Several times while tell ing of the affair Long broke down; but finally gave a very lucid account of the whole thing. "le stated that Saturday morning he went alone to the bank and found all the doors open, incluing that of the safe and that he entered and helped himself. lie took $100 in $5 notes and $25 in (imes, the latter being found upon him. He said that $c0 of the currency was buried upon his father's farm; but when asked, refused to give his father's name. It I; Wash Long however, a well known farmer of near Waterloo. "Long stated that 'as long as he could remember the bank was left. t:nding 1 open around the dinner hsour and that he decided to ro it, so he 'entered and took the imey, unmolested. "lie went, to the farm aid buried a parit of' the money and then got P'rofhl tt, wile lives near Laureins, to accompl!ary himn to tils city, the two bleing en1r Oute to tihe Viirginia coal fields. linthI carriedl suit cases withi atllItheir c'lotinlg ini them andl rhey had anothei' small grip to carry soll ed linen and thleir shaving apparatus. "Proffitt has evidently traveled about to acme extent.'for his suilt ease bore the express tags of a iium ber of cities somewhat distant from the quiet little town of Laurens. Hie was clearly the shrewder of the two for lie refused to talk'to any great extent beyond saying ho had nothing to (10 with it. "After the robbery the bank ofl cis kept qluiet and hence tile fact wvas not knownt outside of a limited few unitil tile capture of tihe boys wvas madle. Shieriff John D). Owings, of Laurens, statedl last night ever long distance telephone that. lie first en ied of thle robbery last ighit and( hat lhe woutld come11 for the lprisniers today. ''The to!lice reeiv~ed a telephone c-all .from Lauriiens ye-steirday after 1no01 to l)ok Out for these Iwo men(1 otn the alfternioon tra in, thotugh tile message camne after the train had arrived. The ofilcers scat teredi abot over' towni anid began lookinig for them0. S-ergeant Noc wvent by the, Rtoyal restaurant and1 sawv two young fellows sitting in there eating, lie went thfyough on tihe lpretext of get ting a drink of water and decided that they wvere the ones he wvanted. "He did not interrupt them as they REV. W. E. BAR RE PASSES TO BEYOND SuperannIa(e(! : inistcr c the Motto. udist Church Passed Away at his Home hero Friday. - Rev. Wesley Eidson Barre. for many years a minister in' the South Carolina Methodist Conference and for the past eight years a resident of this city, died at his home on North Church street Friday morning after an illness of about a week. Mr. Uarre had been In declining health for some time, but the end 'was hastened by an attack of paralysis a .week previous to his death. The funeral services vere held Saturday afternoon at the Lau rens cemetery, being largely attended by friends and relatives of the de ceased. The services were made the more Impressive by the presence of the Presiding Elder of this district, the Rev. P. F. Kilgo, and four other Methodist -ministers serving charges in this vicinity, as follows: Rev. J. R. T. Major, pastor of the First Methodist church; Rev. W. H. Lewis, pastor of the Second Methodist church; Rev. Rairy, of Clinton; and Rev. T. W. Mun nerlyn, of Gray Court. The active pall bearers were Messrs. J. W. Dunklin, 12. G. Balle, E. 0. An derson,' R. B. Terry, T. C. Switzer, Geo. L. Pitts, L. fl. Blackwell, Clarence Reid The honorary pall bearers were Messrs. W. L. Gray, .J. J. Pluss, H. Terry, J. F. Tolbert, Aug. Huff, R. E. Babb, Dr. W. H. Dial, J. F. Bolt, S. G. McDaniel, B. A. Sullivan, 0. B. Sim mons, J. H. Sullivan, Y. C. Hellams, C. II. Gasque. The pall bearers were se lected largely from among the ofilcers of the First Methodist church, of which the deceased has been a mem ber since his residence in Laurens Wesley Eidson Barre was born in Edgefleld county, August 11, 1851. He attended the common schools of his community and later attended Wofford college where he graduated. Soon af ter his graduation he began prepara tion 'for the ministry and joined the Methodist Conference which he st-rved for about thirty years. Eight years ago, on account of declining health, be was put upon the superannuated list by the Conference and since that time he has resided here. His ministry was characterized by a devoutness, faith fulness to ideals and earnest service which was productive of much good wherever he, was called upon to labor. Early in life Rev. Barre married a Miss Barr, of Lexington county. She and the following children survive him: Mrs. W. T. Moore, Miss May Dells Barre, Miss E~dna Barre and Mr. W. 0. Barre,. Wiholesale Firm ('0omissioncd. The Dixi lionr & Grain Conp any, which has been (oing a thriving whole sale husiless here and at Greenville for a nua'her of years ha.; been grant i(d a co1iission of incorpor:tion by t11. secretary of state. F.. K. S ru .lIhnii Sp'att and .ane' C. 'I'oui 'are naled as ineorporators. .assai~I4~fdor' anid Suinibens ( 'ommun1111y Fair. Thbe Royal Amnbassadlors andil Sun beams of Watts Mills are gett(ing ready13 for their' Tt Community Fat ir to hm held at tihe Libr'ary, Februar'y I Xth, arIe vecry enthbusiastic in thleir wvork and 19thi and 20th. The boys are making etc., and~ the girls are doing needlle wor'k. Aln effort Is hbeing made to se cure war relics etc. The young peopile aire cry enithulsiastle in their wvork andu lar'ge cr'owdis arie expbected. Admissioni feo 15c and 25c. were eating, hlowever', but allowedl thiem to flnish and whieni they caine out ho accosted them anid asked thteir niames. They toild who thiey wer'e ar dI gave their corrlect namesiu), so they' were 'brought in. Tihe .money wvas fc.untd uponi t hem, Long having someli tin lg like $2 I in di mes and Prtoil It havXinig somiethI ig-like $20 in currenclt y. W ithi ihe liresenice of such'i a lar amount111 of ies~t, the olhiet's wIere, pr:ettIy surIe t hey had( thle ight men('I artd the ('011fesslon of Long sihowed themn to be righlt. '''h'law rnvegard'l Iing such1 r'obber:y iln c'ae of9a conitctioni, ia 110.t le:ss tl.anj 10 years att hiardu labor0. 'The sttte does not re1iuirIe t hitt thtei lulled lbe brlokeni inito bu1t the merIe nct of the taking in a builtng oc Ieicid by a llnk, 0or entein~g for' tile Ielony. "'Long statedl that lie never' wated ' the thiing to reach court buit wXotld~ compr'om iso by playinig the mfonecy back if n~ossible." COMMITTEE AGREES UPON SUBSTITUTE llawkius, Ilarper, Mcrullough and Odom ltc'id Meeting Yesterday. Columbia, Feb. 8.--The special cor mittee from the house consisting of Messrs. Ilawkins, Iiarper, McCullough and Odom, has agreed upon a substi tite compulsory education bill. The compromise measure that will have the support of the Ilarper-l-awkins ad vocates is acceptable to both sides. The collittee conferred with Gov. Manning and Supt. Swearingen and he agreement has the approval and support of both these officers. The substitute will be presented on the house side tomorrow and( will no doubt lass the house. The essential features of the substitute are: The features of the Swearingen hia'wkins' bill shall go into effect only when the school district by petition of majority of the qualified voters of the district ask for it. In case no such petition is filed an election shall be held upon compulsory attendance up on petition of a majority of the board c f trustees of a district or upon peti tion of one4fourth of the qualified elec tors. The exnmptions are practically un changed. Attendance is required for the full term fixed by the local board of trustees and attendance of fleers may be employed. If no ofil cer be employed the duties are to be performed by trustees without com pensation. The age limit for attend ance is fixed at from eight to four teen years. The senate late tonight passed the Sinkler local option compulsory edu cation bill to third reading. Debate on the -prohibition referendum will be gin when the senate re-convenes in the morning at 10:30 o'clock. REV. J. K. McCA1N DEAD. For Many Years a Minister in the S. C. Methodist Conference.. Superan. nfluted Eight Years Ago. Rev. J. K. McCain, for many years a member of the South Carolina Meth odist Conference, died at his home in Gray ,Court Thursday m.or1nng at 5 o'clock after a long illness, lie was buried in the cemetery of the Cray Court Methodist church Friday mlOrIn Ing. the service. behing largely attend ed from the town and surrounding country. Rev. McCain was born near McCor mick, then in Abbeville county, in 1839. lie entered the wear as a mem ler of Co. K, Fifteenth Regiment, i er shaw's Brigade where he made a gal lant soldier of the ('oiifederacy. At the Second ilattle of Manassas he was severely wounded. For a few years fol!owing the war ie was engaged in farming after which he entered the inuist ry as a member of t he S. C. ('onference. Ile s0rved th fill low ilg charges in the t'nfee'nc(': iil:h:.id circuit, 1872-7:1; eidsvlile clren it 187-1-77; La~ur'ens (circu!it 1878-80;i .Jonesvillie clreuit 1881-82; Poiec circuit 18:-9't; Hranehv'ille circili :cr'th1 I-aurens circultit I1900-t,8; Pros Pe rity 190-1-5; Mc('ormli1k 1906;.: 11 suer' annuliatedl 1907-15. Ret'. McCalin was twice miar'riedl, hIs seconid wi fo hav'ing pr1ecded him l to the gr'ave some) time ago, lie is surl vived by tile following childrten : Slher iff .Johni C. McCain, of Columbia; Mr. A. T. lCain, of Gireenvilie; WV. liar r'y and1( Miss Minnie McCain, of Gray Court and P. Rlembert MeCain, of ('o lumbia. One brlothler, M,'. .J. M Mc Calln, lives ini Greenwood. Rev. McCain was a man11 gr'eatly be loved by those over whlom lie mlinilstor ed and~ honored by all withl whlom he came in contact. liis liie was one or humbI~lle servs'ice an h( iis dleathi ) ma rIs the passing of a good cItizen. Ills do.. haritutre will be greatfly mourn'lled ther1'ever he was1 kniown. Nonlinnflin N'nt to .Senate. Acecorinig to disp:'lhbes from Wa.: - ingtonl Prlesident1X' Wison has sent! 1he name10 o1' Mr'. heames M. ('Iardy to I he a1t tIs ipile. it WIli Ie remnembe,''rd thlat he wasii r'ecommlnended by (',, grossman .ohnson several w~eeks ago. I'Te torim of Positmaster'i leks expIdires Suliday. it is s4upp1osed thant the Sen ate will act upon01 tile prlesident's 1101... inlationl befor'e that time, in whlich case it is thought that Mr. Clardy will as sume)1 ofilen Mondav morning. EVERYBODY IS LOOKING TOWARD FRIDAY EVE ihen the (reatest Performance Ever Put. tiion the A nerieau Plank Will be Staged in Laurens. In order to prevent the reserved seats agent front being shot to pieces in the mad rushi for choice chairs, the fact that there is going to be a local talent play in Laurens next Friday night, Feb. 12th., has been kept as secret as possible. 1lowever, The Ad vertiser's special war correspondent got on the trail in the nick of time and "we have with us tonight" the follow ing facts. The production aforesaid goes by the name of "Bachelor Ilall" and is guar anteed under the pure fond and drugs act to be all wool and a yar\l wide. it's a comedy and will he funny. In fact it is frolicsome from end to beginning though there will be served a few soft and sobful selections to those desiring same. As a matter of fact it has been 0. K.ed by some of the older natives as being one of the best and most enjoy able plays ever given in this township. The play will be acted by local ar tists who have been hard at work for the past several weeks and they have well nigh perfected this particularly pleasing performance. It is being giv en for the benefit of the four orphan ages in this state; a most worthy cause and one that, all should take pleasure in helping. The curtain will rise promptly at 8:15; and will fall after each act. The cost to each of those who will enjoy this play in a reserved seat will be fif ty cents; -babies to pay same as Me thusaliahs. The admission fee for grown people back of the railing, up and dlown stairs, will be 35c and chil dren 25c. Reserved seats will be put on sale at Powe Drug Company Wed nesday afternoon and a scramble for good seats is inevitable. The following will probably be ar rested early Saturday morning as th< are the ones taking part in this per formnce. The fast. The Hon. Geoffrey .\yrtleton, ('on gressmtan form the 9tih 1)istr'ic t John Fewell Silas .Jervis, ltaInble:.own Deacon Rice Nickels i'llisha Hassett, lambletown I)ea con Aiison Lee i'nsign ack .\Mereith: Acting till (er sealed orders Robt. IRoper Pinkerton ('ase, an amateur de tective W. E. Megt .asper: the butler at lacielor Ilall Eldward .lcCrady Vere Lee: ain amateur actor and ant:hor of "The Fatal Shot" Ernest.\lachle' O'l Oke: a policenan George Gris .\lr;. \'an Styne: 'who has dra ai( aspirations .\ r3. .lohn Srttt C'laire: ht"r daughter who has, not .Miss !-ranee, i.javisl ll y lihynois, an 1 amaiur n .\i iss .\nnlie Sir iphon P'lL~if 3Ml'CTIN N. STi'{i1Y. Fer'ilizer andli Ecronom uy 1)zy to be Oh. tuervedin IlhVe ('ourt. iluse, in accordl ith thi ie rl ama~fl titoll is Suled lby Go v. .\antning several dlays ago a "Fertil!%'er and Iceonomy Day"v' w!! be h observed in the Cour t I ouse' here Satturday. lFarmners and~ towns lpeopile are alike invited to attenld, thoughl the meeting wviili e ofC chIief nterest to ta rmers. Thlle Carmlers' '\ Iyes as well as thie farmers are ex iW(Ied to at tend. Two Uadd1resses will lie delivyerned ini adi tion to shlort imprliomlptui talks by an Iyone whio milay enire to speak. Th les e two a Iremes will Ibe del!ivered iby liIon. W. t . L'hy. t on "la t lizem"s' anil ae. I :' le lI. Gug a d r: or o '1'. h ' ). W.l Wait I iaty d( -- 'ci, was entieid by thieves .\onday night atnd a 111m1all antUnt of mone; takenl fr'om the (cash drtawet. Shietiff Owi ngs wats not Ified of the robblety yesterday andl has ils force on a keen look-out fot' ih0 robber. FOR THEA STE [[K Many Local Events Taking Place ROOK PARTIES ARE POPULAR 11r. and MIrs. Guv Copeland Celebrate Silver Annittversary of 1arried Life. 3Many Parties Mnd Moeli Funetions in the Lively (ity--Personai .Ien. tion of Those Going to and fro. Clinton, Feb. S.-Ir. and Mrs. Guy I. Copeland celebrated the 25th an nlversary of their marriage with a Sil ver Wedding on Friday night. Tho pretty country home w\as beautifully decorated for the occasion and beau tiful silver gifts were on display. There n\ ere about 100 guests present to con gratulate Mr. and irs. Copeland. On Saturday afternoon Miss Essio Young entertained the young ladies embroideyr club and the teachers of the graded school. On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. James It. Copeland entertained tihe Arteon Book club and about a dozen other friends. Wednesday afternoon Mrs. P. S. Bailey entertained a few friends in honor of Mrs. Reese Williams of Lan caster and Airs. Ilarbin of Charleston. On Wednesday afternoon \Misses Mlaude and .Mabel Sumerel were at home to a few friends at a "Rook" party. Thursday afternoon Mrs. Robert [Farr entertained a nuiber of friends. The Christian1 lhideavor enjoyed a Social meeting on Thursday night at the home of Mrs. .1. Q. Phillips. On Friday afternoon Mrs. 1. W. Copeland, .Jr., entertained at a "Rook" party. Mr. and Mrs. .1. C. ila rper enter tained a (cw friends at. an elaborate -ix course dinner 'n l'riday night. .Nil. and M rs. i. It. Young ent lained a number of friends at a din Ier oil Saturday. .\lihs Ol;1 Young enterttained a few " i nds oni ndtti y atroo11001n. .rs. .1. T. Robirtson is visit.inl her oi 4i Cltmson. Mliss Zee Wright left Saturda' for iamtburg whe:re -he will sieesi a we('k w r1el.iv . lIr. W. 1'. .la"obs. Mliss .\ollie 't :n on :u d Allts. 'W'. I. li~ney left l:day 'or a mtontl's trip in lFlorida. .\rs. Ilothwell is visiting lor siatgr, \irs. . M. Keinedy in Spartanurg, .his week. .\!r. mil .\Mrs. .lt n s iat 'olpnt the III k-' nd with .rs. W . I. NI \ill,. Mirs. aN. Z. Wright . l .\liss \aver - -gri t fro WeC: vii ton Mous.a. .r h ari vis to in hensir. u ' ns M\r. .3t'. .\Edg\il*la hpent of \ ieek~ ott, nd C.\ats.Pr arae visit-lgN ' adNts igiend'.s ine g.'lorida. sFlr 'ie . anow .\'s. ..D..a hn av r rNit's to lthirt homeh i ' A lnt. ;sftilr ius t of weik' vii o .ts. Why I~ 'o'li i. .. .\r. .atd HI>. Ydont has rt'rne romt avsit to~ehe friends i inu es .\lr.at Mrs ,I.(. Ed'i'y'ofKings in, N. C. areI vtisting Mr a nd - Mrs.i tP.t M . Naits'le e V t i it1V .liss C arrty1)11 i titoul 'lt ot' Sats ilegNo ,i the il t ofe i Miss tetlo.