Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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STOMACH TROI F( Madority of Friends Thought Mr. Hughes Would Die, But One Helped Him to Recovery. Pomeroyton, Ky.-In Interesting ad Vices from this place, Mr. A. J. Hughes writes as follows: -"I was down with stomach trouble for five (5) years, and would have sick headache so bad, at times, that I thought surely I would die. I tried different treatments, but they did not seem to do me any good. I got so bad, I could not eat or sleep, and all my friends, except one, thought I -would die. lie advised ine to try Thedford's Black-Draught, and quit .Destruc |0f V After taking inven hav.e too many Wi ) While it is possible t] er is yet to come an to those who are no Winterwear at muel Only a limited nul hand--these are offei close. (AA~ieWA* Oats Right Ti D1 Makes Short Work of I System-Aches i In S. S. S. You pet a Twist o Many a rheumatic sufferer has been to noO drug store for ai bottle of 8. S. S. and been handed someothing claimed to be '"Just as good." ruiy, to ask for bread and 1)e given a stoneC is still ini practice. 'if you are troubled with rheuimatism in any form he sure to use S. S. S. and note Its wonderful influence. S. S. 8. has the peculiar act ion of soak ing through the intest ines directly into the blood. In five minutes its iniluece is at work in every artery, vcin aond tiny caplillary. Every mnembranie, every orgy n of t boy everyt emnctory l eco~fmm in purities. Thue stimulaoting properties of 8. B. S. compel the skin, liver, bowels, kid neys, bladder to nil work to the one end of casting out every irritating, every pain. :inflicting atom of poison; it. dilsodges by irrigation all accumulations in the joints, causes acid accretllng to disolve, renders COTTO Reduce acreage4 One thousand bushe Cotton Seed for sale, f. o. b. Ware Shoals, ADD: Ware Shoals Ma ,Ware She JDLE In FIVE YEARS taking other medicines. I decided to take his advice, although I did not have any confidence in it. I have now been taking Black-Draught for three months, and it has cured me haven't had those awful sick headaches since I began using it. I am so thankful for what Black Draught has done for me." Thedford's Black-Draught has been found a very valuable medicine for de rangements of the stomach and liver. It is composed of pure, vegetable herbs, contains no dangerous Ingredients, and acts gently, yet surely. It can be freely used by young and old, and should be kept in every family chest. Get a package today. Only a quarter. 10R 1ond tory of stock find we nter Goods on hand. ie most severe weath opportunity is offered t provided to secure i below market value. ,ber of Blankets on -ed at prime cost to son& Co vist SRheumatism lIeaning Out Your Entire nd Pains Go Fast. n Rheumatism thant Settles It. trnnta l n1 thecatt r thtoso pecular cause such mnyst ifying and often baffling rheumatic pains1. Ia welome to the <eakst stomnach. If you) have dru'lgged yourself until your stomach Is nearly paralyzed,~l you will be astonlished to fintd t hat H. H. H. gives no sensation butt goes right to work. This Is beause It is a putro vegetahle Infusion, Is taken natttrailly Into your blood just as pure air Is Inhaled natutrally into your lungs. (let a bottle of S. S. S. today, and ask for S. S. S. You may depend upon it that the store that sells you what you ask for ia a good place to trade. WrIte to thte Swjift Spciicr Co. 20 Swf ldg. amtlanta, Ga., N SEED mnd plant better seed. Ia Simpkin's Prolific 75 ets. per bushel S. C. RESS Lnufacturing Co. mils. S. C. SCHOOL ADVANCEI IN L Short History of Various Show that they Hav Progress in Few Y Patton School. Iu Patton school is located Iin Youngs of township iII the upper part of Laurens County. b( .The building has one room, painted a Inside. and out. We have patent desks fastened to rt strips, so they can be easily moved. n: Other recent Improvements are: a t( library, a ilyroplate blackboard, a wa ter cooler, pictures, a nice recitation ti bench, and a large scrap book for the ( amiluseiieit of the little folks. n We have fifty-nine piis1 oil roll N and only one teacher, but we are try- t1 Ing hard to get another teacher for next year. b We have organized a literary society ti which meets every two weeks. a \Ve have a two acre play-groind a which we have been improving reccnt ly. tI \\"e play ball at recess and have a btegun practicing marching for the a School Fair'. s Our teacher has been conducting a right school for the mxen and women tl of the community. Great Interest was p! shown. p] We need at new building, another a teacher andi a teacher's desk. Friendshlip School. p Friendship schoolhouse is situated it about seventy-live feet from the road il' a large grove, near Friendship Iit Church. It Is a two-story building, si iainted while, the upper story being I used for a Woodman hall. I alny iII tuovemlients have beeni made C' in tie last. year. One of tile roomiis l'as been lengthened eight feet. On h tie twenty-seventh of November the w ladies of the Rural School improve- 11 ment Association gave ai oyster sup per and raised money to paint the in- T side of the bcilding. This added great ly to tie inside appearance. On the thirteenth of Febr'uary the larger ]It pils and young people of the commn- t< Ity gave a play to raise money to get new blackboards. The amount real- a ized from these "vo enter'tainmnents was $3.1.00. With the exception of two, all the tL pupils tin our district are enrolled. This enrolli men t was I :.st year seven ty-tlree. The oys hiave a good ball I grounild. They have playel several b gmiievs w\-il tle schools iear here. n The teachers, .\isses Madge Iiarri's and Cleo Waid have carried on a night ti school for the bi nellt of the comuniiI01 i- A ty. p'he poaple of this (olmunity' Im take a great. deal of itilerest inl the school woik , and isp the school hoxise as thle ('(nlterx of social lifec fox' both (e thle old andl young. Lucile I Riddle. hi Ninithi Grade. nI . Hunitersvll~e School. Our x school house is situted near~ 1 thle pub1l1Ic r'oad anx'd xot very3 far f'romn Be thanyis clhurichi. TIo the rearx of th e buildinig is a gr'ove in which is a spinIg whei re we get. water'. ini frontI of thIe hbuildin l we hxave our1 play pround;~ to1 the ileft is the boy's hail Our school buiilding hxas bxeeni"~' vy muciithx imxroved sincl(e last. yea r---a niew r'oomi for the p'iiarxy grxadIes andxi a porichl hxas bxeen adided. We also have ne w bhIaekboard'is andxx tirty1 niew single desks. We hiav'e r'ecenxtly got toi a iiumbier of sulP pleimentIary3 readlers, withl ul wich hi we ai'e very3 xiiuchi pleasedi. La1st yearI we hadl only twoX( t eachiers. Tis yeai' wie have thrxee. Tihey are g LIllie Max'tin. ii S'ome timle ago wue obxserved Clean- Li Uji Day, tile menC caime and1( liowed uxp 0our yard'( and1 leveled It off. TPhe lai- " dies ('clnd uip iside the buiilig. Our I teacher's halve beexn te'acin g axx xi!ghit schiooi--forty-thr ee meni andi wo.. men werOie enoi'lledh. Ihtr xing thle niighit school we hadix a xnumxber' of' visitor's, among themu, Mr., " Sv~ eaingexn, State Suplt, or I'cucation;it Dr. Hill1 fr'om Washingtoxi Mr'. liar toxi fi'om C'lemison; Miss 10v'a IHite, Mr. 8 Suliv~lan andt Miss Gi'ay. We h'ave or'gainized a Rtural Schiool 0 inmphrovement Associatioxi, and hope to "" mxeke a goodi mniy more imrnl'ovexment s We all expect to attendl the School b) Fair' on Apr'il 9thx. Nell Cook. Seenthi G'ade. Gray Court-0winogs School. rt Tho Gr'ay Court--Owings school Ir bcilding is on a little hill hair way -between the small towns of Gray S Court and Owings. w The schools of Gray Court and Ow lngs united in 1902- b Tihe kind of building that was con- g streted when the two schools first IENT URENS COUNTY, Schools in the County Made Wonderful the Past ears. ilted was a five-room building made wood and plastered on the inside. Tlls building was put up by a num r of public spirited mien rather than public spirited community. Tihe growth of this public spirit was Lpid after awhile and the whole com unity took an active part in the bet rmlenti of the school. As a result of the changed condi auns, the old building became inade late to suipply the needs of the com 1inilty, and so a handsome building as erected in 1911, by tile coimuni The present building is made of *ick, is tIhree stories high (counting le basement), has seven class-roonw library, anl olilce, a large auditorium, id is heated by hot air. 'When the schools were first united iere were only three teachers and jouit seventy pupils, while now, there re six teachers and one hundred and welty p 1ipils. The school is tile social center of te community, as it is the mneeting ace of the associations, and, as the .ays and other public entertainments -e held here. The school is reaching out into oth districts aIndi many high school pti is from other schools are now coIl g to Gray Court-Owings. The school lIas not yet reached all I tile district, partly, because tile hiool has not done its best to get tie Ip)is to come, bit, mostly because icy have not seenl tile need of an edi Itiloll. Thie ideal or am11bition1 of tills schoo. to get all tile high school pupils ithinl miles around to coie here for leir education. Bruce Gray. enth Grade. Shiloh School. Shiloh school is situated in Dials mvJnship, district numltilber three. This school has been established JOlt twelty-five years. The school now has a session of vell 1110111s and gets a state aid of ree 111111dred dollars. All Improvement Association has e1 organized in the school since st year, and has beell a great aid to >tih tile sciool an i ieole of tile com uiity. 1im1 provemellt Is have bei md e on le school grotnd.; his term11;1 al s o )oks for tIle library at (esks ive Yel bolght. Tlie school is now fitt'd With a g1lhe, aps, water-coolers and blckets, imat ii desks and1( a goodl iibrairy. ,Th'ie Calhoun ILiterar'y society, whtichi als bien organlized in theO school, 0ee" every' two weeks and1( the chil re' .ke mulich inlterest ill it. Sonn~e exercises were givenl by thle hlpls b('fore Chrtistma and111( ten (101 trs were~ * cal izedl fr'om~ th enterta ill. ent. 'The~ Ils1 and1( t eachers are no10w ttsy ipreparIintg for tile Schlool Fair, The11 teachlerms of thi elchool thtis yea r re: .\i isses ('OX, .1(ohnsonl1111 and \ ee. G;ladlys Wolff, ith Gr made. New lIarmtony Schtool, Our schtooi is located inl D iaIs townI The school is tile largest it has1 beenl several years -nllmenfl~lt beinlg We htave two ieachlers and eighlt Inl tile fall we gave an1 enltertaini Cent, for tile Intrtiose of raisinlg mloney I Securet supp~llemtentary reders~t. Last year we placedl flfteen dlollars' Crthl of' hooks inl ouir library. We are goin~g to ob)serve Clean-Pp ay Friday, Marchl 1911h. We hanve 1new blackboards, maips, Ictionary, globe and stoves. Tihere ale a few InI 0our school wh~o ill receive perfect attenldancee butt We are mlakintg plreparations for tile rdhool Fair. Mr. Sullivan and Mliss (iray visited 11r scol onl F'ebrutary 12th1. We cre gladl to hlave them wvithl us. Outr greatest nleed is a newv school ildling wvhichi we ho0pe to have soon. Mary DIal Gilliland. Hickory Tavern Schori. Hickory Tavern schlool building has ur class rooms, an auditorium and a rge hall. Our school has a society named the idney Lanter Literary society, which cots every two weeks. We have a library in our school hIlding and two bookcases filled with >od books. Our school haan baen in sansion for Nervous Weakness This is an ailment that affects women to a large extent, and is a particularly prominent symptom where there are Irregularities and other disorders from which women only -suffer. DR. SIMMONS Squaw Vine Compound Is a Medicine for Women - It acts on the nerves, quiets irritation, strengthens weakened parts and restores the strength and energy of health. Nervous women who are run down, weak and discouraged from constant sufferiing revive at once under Its powerful restor ative influence. It promotes good appetite and digestion, sound refreshing sleep, steady nervei, the enjoyment of a healthy body and cheerful spirits. it is pleasant to take and acceptable to the most delicate stomach. Sold by Druggists and Dealere. Price $1.00 Per Bottle C. I. SIMMONS MEDICINE CO., ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI WE WILL WELCOMC. U IN OUR BANK Whenever you are thinking money or bank, think OUR BANK. Our business is MONEY; "OUR MONEY. is BUSINESS. We welcome anyone in our bank and always have time to listen and advise. If you need a bank consult us. What would you do without a nrnorAraiVA hank in vneir nonmrnmirn9 VAm-w first duty to yourself is to have Money in the Bank It is a faithful friend. Make OUR Bank YOUR Bank. Enterprise National Bank of Laurens N. B. DIAL, Pres. C. H ROPER, Cashier A Contest In Imagination. A good imagination is the foundation of mialy 1 success. A good inngino i sil a 'i:4 esseitial iII anly succes s Is Ia good memory or reasoning. A good imagination is the special essentI lal to the inventor or witer of stories or plays. Alany of th noted Inventorsi or writers Of stories or plays were horn' anid raised in the cou nt ry or small towns. Sonie of the most noted writers of stories ecale such through soine little Incident that cau2sed Ilien to fInd themselves as well as the vorld to find them. We may have some noted latent talent hi1dden In our midst and we are offering an opportunity that may waken and aroise It to life and start the possessor on the road to fame. We shall give 1,000 D3ooster C-oipons to'each ierson wlio will write a description of fifty words or more of tie baby that, we will give away on April 17th. We shall give 2,000 to the person who writes the best description. These descriptions must be at our store on or before Saturday, April 10th. The baby will he brought to the store on Saturday, April 17th. SMusIe next Saturday by Boosters. Bring your singers. One hour is your time. The contest for grand prize piano will close April 17th. STANDING MONDAY BALLO' BOX COUNT. FIRST-Mrs Eva Teague. SECOND-Miss May Roper. THIRD-Miss Lena Roundtree. FOURTI-H-Miss Ruth Patton. Others following closely. THE BOOSTER STORE J. C, BURNS & CO.