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5 5 S 58 8 8 8.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 68 8 Local and Personal Mention. 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Mr. J. M. Simmons of Mountville spent the-day here Monday. . Miss Leila Thompson spent Sunday in Spartanburg with relatives. , Mr. J. -1. Garrison of Gray Court was among the business visitors in Laurens last Thursday. Wr. Albert C. Todd spent several days in Washington, D. C., last week on business. Miss Amelia Todd returned home last Saturday after spending several weeks in Charleston. Miss Lilla Todd who is attending Brenau College, is spending somne time at home on account of sickness. Mr. M. G. Williams of .Birmingham, Ala., was among the visitors in the city last Sunday. Hon. Geo. A. Browning, Jr., of Goldville, was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Mr. J. F. Nelson and son, Dallas Nelson, of Waterloo, were visitors in the city Saturday. Mr. J. D. Sullivan, of Clemson col lege, has been spending several days in the city with relatives. Misses Sarah Dorroh and Beta Mere dith spent 'Monday in Newberry visit ing friends. Mr. John W. Grist, of Yorkville, vis ited Mr. and Mrs. Geo. R. Grist Satur day and Sunday. Mr. J. T. Kirby and Mr. Grover Thompson, of Princeton, were visitors in the city Friday. 'Mr. and Mrs. Joe Beaudrot and Mrs. Ray McGee 'went to Laurens yester day.-Greenwood Daily Journal. Miss Imogene Wilkes is visiting friends in -Abbeville, having left on the morning train Friday. Mr. J. D. Bowon of Sumter, is spend irg several days here as the guest of homefolks. ,M1ss Leoiora Thompson, who is at tending the Greenville Female 'College is spending awhile here with home folks. Cadets Ray Taylor and Claud Gar rett of Clemson College, spent a col ple of days here with homefolks this week. The many friends of Mr. W. R. Mc Cuen will be sorry to learn that he is confined to his home on account of sickness. Miss Christine Frazier, of Ninety Six, spent the week-end as the guest of miss .ajoril( Gelder at the home of Mr. an*Mrs. ItE. P. Minter. Rev. E. C. Watson, who is Uow pas tor of a ilourishing church at Simjp sonville, was a visitor in the city Mon day. Mr. Frank Henderson, of Denmark. has been spending a few days in h. city with his parents on South Harper street. Messis. W. G. No)'z, .J. it. lusti and son, Willie hltt and Mr. J1. I. Hitt, all of C'ross I liii, were visitbra in tihe city Miondahy. P'rof. I ra ('romtley, of I rmo, spenit Fidahy night aind Saturday at the home of P..'.. an ld .\rs. (I. C. hie(dgeiteth, ont Mr's. . lhn Y. Garillington and Mr. -Ear Ci(ainte left .\l ondaiy for S'an xiFran 'i.'c(o, (Cal., to join M\r. G;arlingtoi, who( hats beeni et'e for somle t ine. Mrs. C. E. P a rker will l eav'e the Ilat jtr patrt of I the week for Cockviile, 'Tenn., to JToin Mr. Parker who has lbeen there for several weeks. Mirs. F. P. McGowan left a few (lays ago for Greenwood and Ninety Six, where site will visit friends and relai tiv'es. Misses Lutcy Childress, Lucty Vance alnd Claudia Darlington, stuidonts at the College for Wonmen in Columnbia, spenit the week-end here with home. folks. Aliss Ruth Easterhy, of Lautrens, andh Miss Leta Todd, of 'Simpsonville, are spendling thte week-end with Miss Parnell Abney.-Greenwood Daily Jou rnal. . Miss Henry Wright has returned fromt Columbia where she has been employedi as a stenographer duriing ti~e sessionts of thte legislatutre. Miss Emma Davenport has retur'ned to hter home at Princeton, after spend tng several days with her sister, Mrs. G. C. Hedlgepeth on North Hat'per' street. Trho ft'iends of Mr's. John M. Wham, whlo has beeni in' a Columbia hospital for several w.eeks, will learn with re gtret that site is ini a priecarious condil tion, andl doubts ax'e expt'essedl as to Iher' recovery. Mri. Jamesa Iowen, of Ralelih, N. X., spentt theo week-end in thto city witht his miothert, Mxrs. Mar'y liowen, and sis ler,. Mt's. Mary Copeland, on Soth H arpter st reot. The fr'ientds of Capt. J. N. D~yess wivll regret to learn of te death of his ifat her, witicht ocecurred in Autgta i Saturda'ity. Capt. D~yess attended the funteral ser'vices. returning to the city POSTMASTER C03Mm188101A. Mr. Clardy Soon to Take Office. Mr. Hicks to Traye. 'Mr. James A. Clardy, whose nomina tion for the postmastership at this place was recently donfirmed by the U. S. senate, is daily expecting to re ceive his commission from the post ofilce department. All the require ments have been complied with and nothing remains to be done before go ing into office but to secure official or ders from Washington. Mr. '0. H. 'Hicks, who has made a .popular and efficient postainster for the past four years, has aliounced that he will travel in the wedt in the interest of a large school supi)ly house. However, his friends will learn with pleasure that he will continue to make this his home. We have just received a large ship mcnt of Gold Band Dishes. S. M. & -E. H. WILKES & CO. JUDGE MOORE TO PRESIDE. Court of General Sessions to Convene March 8th for One Week Session. The Court of General Sessions will convene here March 8th, with Judge Ernest Moore, of Lancaster, presiding. It is understood that the court will have a heavy docket 'to contend with, including several murder trials. The jury commissioners met last week and drew the new grand jurors for this year and the petit juors for this term. The two juries are as follows: Grand Jury. J. W. Wells, 'Dials; J. L. Crawford, Hunter; Jerry C. Martin, Waterloo; W. H. Anderson, Laurens; J. Will Dil lard, Hunter; J. W: Martin, Laurens W. M. Chaney, Scuffletown; E. M. Gar rett, Dials; R. G. Woods, Dials; M. E. McDaniel, Jr., Waterloo; J. H. Nance, Cross .Hill; T. J. Cooper, Waterloo; G. C. Young, Jacks; W. -E. Pitts, Sulli van; W. M. Gray, :Dials; W. E. Sher bert, Youngs; J. E. Chandler, Cross Hill; E. H. loore, Youngs. Petit Jury. Laurens: A. F. Coleman, James A. Lynch, Z. R. Traynham, S. R. Cain, J. Hicks Martin. Dials: J..R. Brownlee, W. M. Curry, W. W. Cook, J. N. Leak, P. J. Roper, L. T. Curry. Youngs: H. F. Niontjoy, G. M. ilar lan, E. E. Meisner. Scuffletown: R. L. Holland, A. E. Cleveland. Jacks: T. P. Turner, T. W. Dillard, J. F. Whitmire. uitnter: .1. E. Longshore, T. .J. 1la lock, W. A. Moorehead, .1. . 'ainter. Cross 11111': D. 0. Reeder, J. W. Ropp, T. M. Pinson, L. .J. litt, W. 1'. S-pear mian. Waterloo: W. Y. Watkins, N. 11. )avenport, G. M. Fowler, .1. 1'. Miller, S. Ii. Brissey. Sullivan: V, I1. Lancastcr, T. T. Wood, J. I. Carlisle. FilDE 1)EPA IIT 31ENTr OFFICERS. At. 3eetinig Last Week Ofleers for Comiig Year Were Elected. At a recent meeting of tihe Laurns Fire Depar it mont the rol low~ing ofr'em. wer'e elected for' the comin g vyear, J1. TI. (Crews, Chilet'; Thmomsa D~owney, A.s t'istanit Cief; G;ny Watson, ('aptain; (Clyde Fowler', First Lieutenan' ; W~il IIlami S witzerct, bSecond Lieuteant; W. II. Anider'son, I l'restie t aindi l'om I ott, Secrteta ry an Trelm'asurerm. A mons oth er' thIintgs dI 'iused at the moetIng plnans w~ere bgun f or' the0 annualn stamte tour nament to be0 held ism! & car' in Greenwood. Dleathm of Mrs. Ray. Mrs. Lecila Gor'e Ray, widow or the late Simeon E. Ray, died( at the home of her (danghter, Mr's. Beard, in Flor once, Thursday morning. The -body13 was br'ought here and interred in the Lauirens cemetery Saturday' morning, services being conducted. by Rev. .J. R., TP. Major, of the Methodist church. Mrs. Ray lived In this city many years and had many friends wh'io mourned her (loath. Sb0 w~as a mem ber of the church of Seventh Day Ad vent'ists and was dlevouitly attached to her' religious belief. Orld Coleman Place Burned. The .old home of Dr'. Galley Cole. man, at Cold Point, occupidd by Mr'. WV. F. Wheeler, was totally destroyed by fire, Thursay morning, only the household goods being savedl. The fir0 w"as of unknown origin, being first notied~ in the roof. Being a large frame structure and without wia ter' protection, effor'ts to save it were in vain. Tuesdlay evening. 'R1ev. and Mrs. JT. E'. Cai'lisle loft sever'al (lays ago foi' Spartanbum'g wvhereo they will make thoir home in the futur'e. Tiheir nu merous friends her0 had hoped that they would dlecideo to make this their home and therefore i'egi'et very' muclh to see them deparit. Di'. 1. U. Christophem', of Landrunm, visited his brother', Dri. A. J1. Chr'isto pher, here last week. , While here he ipurchased a Ford touriing ear from the Laurens Motoi' Cai' Company'. Born to Mr. and~ Mm's. Ci. S. Allen, a girl. MANNENG REMOVES REGENTS. Dr. Julius '1. *Taylor Resigns froin Body. Columbia, Feb. 21.-Gov. Manning sent a message to the senate early this morning announcing that he had re moved four members of the board of regents of the State Hosiital for the Insane. The action was taken under section 8, article 12, of the constitution The members removed from office are J. DaBivens, Frank R. Hunter, A. H1. Dean and .Jaimes A. Summersett. Ju llus H1. Taylor, M. D., of Columbia, re signed as a member of the board. The message was sent to the senate ime diately after the act for reorganizing the asylum hail been signed. No spe cific reason for the removal was given. The governor said that he was not ready to announce the new appoint ments. The message follows: "I have the honor to advise you that I, as governor, under authority of section 8, article 12, of the consti tution, have removed from omce Hon. A. H. Dean, Ion. J. D. Bivens, -'lon. F rank R. Hunter and Hon. J. A. Sum mersett, regents of the State Hospital for the Insane, subject to your con firmation. "I also have the honor to Inform your honorable body that Dr. Julius -1. Taylor has tendered his resignation as regent of the etate Hospital for the Insane and that it has been duly accepted." BUYS HALF INTEitEST. Mr. Clyde Fowler Buys Interest of J. S. Bennett in Firmt of Bennett all Owens. Mr. J. S. Bennett who has been own er of half interest In the grocery busi ness of Bennett & Owens, has sold his share to Mr. W. Clyde Fowler. Mr. Fowler will not take an active inter est in the business except to handle the bookkeeping. He will continue .to hold his position in the Laurens Na tional Bank. Mr. Bennett and his son Mr. Tom Bennett have formed a part nership for handling a conminission brokerage business. U. D. C. Meeting. The J. B. Kershaw chapter U. ). C. will meet .with Mrs. .J. H1. Teague, on Monday, afternoon March 1st, at four o'clock. Members are urged to attend. Minnie Babb, Sec. We have the largest and most attrac tive line of China 'Dinner Sets, both in design and price, we have ever shown. S. M. & H. H. WILKES & (O. SICK, SOUR STOMACH, INDIGESTION OR GAS 'ike "P'itles Dilpepsin" und InI five mlintmtc you'll wonder what beenme of lmilsery inl stoaneh. Wonder what Ilpset your stonnlich which portion of the food did tithe a age--do youm? Well, don't bother. If youril stomaheli is inl a revolt; if soumr, aid gaussy~ aind upset, andi~ w'hat you just ,ite hacs fermeni'utedi into Sttubborn'u litil's; hiad dizzy and aches; biehlh gases and1( cidis and1( erueta t undiigest i'd food. bruea lli houl , toni~t (1 Coated - just take ai little l'ape's ,li nppsin and ini live iniiteiihs yqu won der w hat be-. camei( of thec uIndigestioni and dlisi ie..s. -\liclionms oh flmn acnd womfenl todavy know thait. it is need less to hav~e a bad stontcht(I. A little I lDielisinm occasicon ally keeps this delicate o:'gcan regu. Ilated amnd they eat their fav~orilte foods without feat'. If yourm stomtach doesn't take careC 01 y'ourt liberacl limit withot rebeilion; If yourt food is a damage. inst end of a helj,, remenmber the quickest, surest, most51 harnmless relief is Pa le's Dlalp-p. in which costs only flfty' cents lot' a Ilarge case ctt dirug storen. It's truily wodeful-lt digests food and etils thIngs, stracight, so gently and easily that it is realy astonishing. P'lease, for youri sake, don't go ion and on w ith a weak, d isor'der'ed stomach ; ht's so unnecessary. 'I An Annoying Break down is apt to occur at any time to any style or make of carriage, but the chances of an ne'cident arc greatly lessened if you have tis inspect your running stock regularly. The wheels that we place on carriages Inst lonugr' and runa better than the othler' kind i, for they are built right and put on ight. We, are expert mechanics and otur prtices are reasonable. Let us put y out c'arriage in shape. J. D. SEXTON & SON 'LURENS. S. C. SWIS1H! CORNS01~ WE USE "GETS-IT" 1915 - WALL PAPER - 1915 2 Seconds, 2 Drops-Corns Vanish! For everybody with corns, there is In every drug store in the land one of tle real wonders of the world, and Jimt's "G I'S-IT" for corns! It's the first and only corn-cure ever known that removes and and every corn or callus without fail, without fussing with thick bandages, too harnesses, corn E EVERY woman has a natural pride in her home-she has certain ideals of what it shou~d be. You have your ideal of what the decorations of your home should be-you want them right in 'astyle-in color-in effect-you want a pretty home, andyou want it ? without too great an expenditure. No matter whether you want to rome Foxy Trot, Mfmakeln. Whgt? Corn decorate one room or the entire Gone? Yes, I Used GETS4IT."' os-o a idaslto o swelling salves, Irritating ointments. It's app~lied In 2 seconds-bing, lbIjg your problem here. 2 drops, the work Is done, the Corn shrivels i, your corn agony ends and te Corn leaves forever! All the leip Ing, the r)ain that dart to your heart's core, the crucifixion of having to wear' shoes over screaming corns, th dan ner es of blood 1)0801 from making them bleed by using knives. razors and scis sors-ai'e gone at last! "UrE'Ii" is9 the new way, the sure, simple, painless ,way. Try It for corns, calluses, warts ofilwh bunions. "GhmTS-IT" Is sold wy druggists ev erywhere, 25c a bottle, or sent direct py r. Lawrence & Co., Chicago. Sold in Laureias and recommended as the world's best corn cure by Laurens Noug Co. and Rays Pharmacy. Annual NcctlIng. The Annual 'Meeting of tile stock holderd of The Farmers Bank will bee held In their offyes, Tuesday, ahMee 2nd(, 1915, at 11:30 o'clock.______ R. F. JONES, Cashier. REMEMBER THIS. When you get a good thing remem ber where you got it. Shoes repaired COME AND SEE OUR NEW LINE correctly and promptly by G. D. Allen, Main Street, Bank of Laensl M. & E. H. W ILKES & CO. Building. 3-tp s e& E eW L E O J. C. Burns& Company's BIG-- ... . CLEAN SWEEP February Sale Is going right on in full 'sway. Hundreds of people have taken advantage of our 'Clean Sweep February Sale, now is your time, don't pass up a good thing. Get yur goods now at Clean Sweep Prices. A llgoods marked down in plain figures to Sweep Out. Come this week it will pay you to come many miles and buy your goods this week at Clean Sweep Prices. SOMETHING DOING AT Red 'Iron Racket J. C. Burns & Company 210 West Laurens Street Next to Bramlett's Shop FOL LOW THE CROWDS THEY. ARE COMING!