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AIKEN DISPENSARIES CLOSED. Mayor Issues Order when Old Dlspe .n. sary board Refuses to GOve up . Books. Aiken, April 24.-By order of Mayor Moseley, the dispensaries of the/city of Aiken were closed today. Early 3lorning visitors to the dispensaries were disappointed. Saturday is the day when liquor is sold in large quanti ties and thek thirsty knocked in. vain at the doors on which a notice had been placed, signed and sealed and countersigned, by the mayor and the city clerk, J. L. McCarter, to the ef fect that for the public good the dis pensaries of the city would be closed, until further orders and calling on the chief of police and the sheriff of the county to see that the ofilcial procia mation of the mayor was strictly ad hered to. At a meeting of the board of con trol last Tuesday, two neuw member. recently commissioned by Governor Manning and a hold-over, a complete change of dispensary employees was made, only two of the old clerks being retained. 'This action on the part of the new board is resented by men Xho' have lost their positions and the clos ing of Aiken dispensaries resulted from the refusal of a clerk to name a day when he would check -up. - There Is a doubt in the minds of the employees as to whether the action of the new board is legal, although the Governor has issued commissions to the new employees. The Aiken county delegation named two anembers of the board of control but one of them resigned-Mr. Rawls -and the delegation had not up to the time of the meeting of the new board named a successor to Mr. Rawls. P. K. Livingston, of the Kitchings Mill section, has been niamed .by the ma jority of the Aiken county members in the General Assembly and the gov ernor asked to commission him. The action of the imayor in closing the (Nienlsaries is strictly Within his legal rights, and as to how long a time the order will remain in force depends upoii the action of the governor and the head if the city. The following is the text of the proclamation: "Ily virtue of the power and author ity vestedI in me by Section 856, Vol unme 11, Code of Laws of 'South Caro lina, 1912, it appearing to my satis faction that the public good demands the same, "I, W. J. AMoselcy, mayor of the c'ty of Aiken, S. C., do hereby order: "That all dispensaries in the city of Aiken, S. C., be temporarily closed un til further order. "Tie chief of police and his a'sso clates, including the sheriff of Aiken county, who is ex officio a policeman of tie city of Aiken, are comnmanded to enforce this order. "Given uder my hand and the ofll cial seal of the city of Aiken this 23d day of A pril, 1915. -- "W. .1. Moseley, "layor of the City of Aiken. "J. L. leCarter, City Clerk." OLD) SOLIEli ItIEIT'IIN HO3ME. Enujoyabile lieunuion of Confederate V'et eranus in C'oluiua Last Week. Columbia, April 24.-Tlhe reunion of the South Carolina division of tile United Confederate Veterans came to an impressive end yesterday after Jvnon with a parade on Mlain street be twecen lines of spectators. Tile paradle, one of the most successful ever at-. templtedl in Columbia, was brought to a halt at tihe State house, where 1,000 boys andl girls, dIressed in redl, white and blue, formed a living Confederate flag (Il t he stepsi of the nor'th portico. Tile childruen cheered tile veterans shrilly and san~g "Dixie" andl "Tip perary" until tihe ehoes of the Conm federates' song in tile War Between the Sections and tile allies' song in tile War' of tile Nations seemed to mingle, After Former CGoy. D~uncan Clinch Hleyward hlad delivered a brief address to the veterans group~ed on the lower' stelps of tile State hiouse and in thme plaza, the "rebels" received thir~l fIrst "pay" in Confeder'ate currency sinec Appomattox and Greensboro. N. 0. Pylesfi dressed in a worn gr'ay unifom and W. A. Clar'k, commander of Camp hIampt'on, acted as 'paymasters. The equipage from whichl they paid off was a nondescrip wagon dr'awn .by a drab mule, bothl vehicle and animal having the aplpearance of hlaving been thlrough the war. The paymlaster's chlest was an iron safe used during the wvar to hld~~ Confederate curr'eney printed at tile branch treasury in Coimbia. The veterans r'eceivedl their "pay" gleeful 1y, examining the worn notes with tremnbling fingers' which had been steady enough on musket triggers in the days when the worthless stamp~ed -paper was backed by the Confederate States of America, At the business meeting of the South Carolina division of the Uni.td Confederate Veterans yesterday morn - tng, it developed . that the soldiers were not .unanimous in regard to the advisability of passing a law which would elipninate the provision thet vet erans o'wning A stated ineome should Woliit rneive nanaton'* frui h mt". However, the Nterons adopted a r'so lution to. appoint a now committee to ask the -next generAl asserpbly for "appropriate pension legislation." It appeared too that a majority- of those present at the meeting were In favor of eliminating the property qualiflea tion for pensionie, The time and place of the next State reunion will' be decided by Gen. B. H. Teague, of Aiken, reelected com mander of the South Carolina division yesterday. 1P The annual reunion ball was danced last night at the Jefferson hotel, the veterans, sponsors, maids of honor and visitors mingling in the -meas ures. As tokens of apprecialon of their services during the reunion, the ex ecutive committee of Coluibians in charge of the affair presented gold crosses to Gen. 13. H. Teague and W. A. Clark yesterday, through Former Gov. Heyward. The reunion of the South Carolina Confederate veterans in Columbia was a pronounced success. The attend ance of veterans was fully up to the expectations of the comipittecs. The arrangements were perfect in eyery detail and well executed. It is estimat ed that besides the veterans there were 3,000 visitors in Columbia yes terday. Main street was crowded dur Ing the parade yesterday afternoon and the State house plaza and the ad joining grounds were packed with People. Few veterans remained in Columbia last night, but those who stayed were comfortably quartered. LIBRARY NOTES. * * (.* * . . . . * . * .4 Jiecs Your 'Top Spin I It is easy enough to admire the works of others, to relax into a pas sive mental state of acceptance with out realizhig that our brains also should be busy workships. Emerson was filled with delight when he met an argument that, as lie, says, -"Set my own particular top to spinning". 'Today our difliculty is to find that incentive. In the golden days of the past, men spoke, as Hiawatha, with "naked hearts together", but in the clamorous days of the present wlen we wish people to heed our re marks we entrust them to the printed i)age, knowing full well that should Socrates discourse, along ouri pave ments and street corners, in his in mitable dialogues he wou.ld be regard ed as a fanatic -by those who know or, at least, think they know. This being true, we do not look for great thoughts, from our11 acquaint ances in the course of an ordinary conversation. To catch them in their great moments, we must go to the LaItrens Public Library and take them away to some secluded corner where without fear 6f the brainless critic, their treasures may be revealed to us. Let your own particular top spin. You will feel better for it and Lau rens will be a better town for having you in it. Trho libr'arian will be glad to- assist you from three until flve on Tuesdlays and Fridays. Publicity Committee. COL. ESTES DE~AD. Prominent Spartan burg Business MIan ])ied A fter Several Months' Illness. Spartanburg, April 23.-JCol. Elliott Estes, organizer oif the Southeastern Life Insurance company and wvell known throlighout this state, dhiedl at his home, 730 North Church street, yesterdIay at I :30 o'clock after an ill ness5 of several months. Colonel Estes was in his 62nd year. Thie funeral wvill be conducted from thie residence Saturday niorning at 11 o'clock, interment following at Oak S-ince his retirement from active bupiness some time ago, Colonel Eis tes has not been in good health and his death was not unexpected al though it came as a groat shock to his friends and hulannss acquaiut ances thi'oughout this city and see tion. ils brother', A. 13. Estes, of Waycross, Ga., arr'mivedl here yesterday morning and was with hmiim at time time of his death. Other' members of the family will arrive today. Elliott Estes was born August 28, 1853, at Lawtonsfille, S. C. On .No v'ember 16, 1875, lie mar'ried Miss Julia Helena Rloss, of 'Macon, Ga., where he lived for' a number of years. lie moved to Spartanburg in 1896, and was for ab~oul ten years gener'al agent for' thme Union Centr'al 'Life Insurance company. It was prmincipally through his activities that the Southeastern Life Insurance company, now' qf G~reenville, was organized, and tor some time he was president of this company. Colonel Estes was regard ed as a .business man of unusual ability, and he was looked upon as a oitizen whose life and work were of' unusual benefit to this city, Colonel Estes was a member of the Baptist ohurch. He also stood high among th~e Masons, being a Knight Templar land also past eminent commander. Tempting Inducements For Thrifty Buyers Every Article we Sell Is Dependable. Every Price Named Is a Money-Saver. Every Article Guaranteed as Represented. Why is it that our business is sq good this year? The question is easily answered---It is because the peo ple of Laurens Countyrealize that we are continually making every effort to offer. extra generous values. To give the best quality of goods at the most reasonable price is our aim and our growing trade proves that every customer is pleased and comes back for more 1 bargains. We Are Making Some Big Offer ings This week. Read Them. W1ITE OXFORDS-WIIITE OXFORDS Canvas Pump (white liel) .... .... .... .... .... 3.00 0anvas Pump (leather heel) .... .... .... .... .... 2.00 Canvass, 4 button .. 1.50 Canvas 2 strap, medium heel ....................1.50 Canvas, lace blucher ........................1.50 Canvas 2 strap ............................... 1.25 Canvan Pump, rubber soles ....1.................. .50 Canvas, Misses 12 to 2 .... .. .... ..1.00, 1.25, and 1.50 Canvas, Children's 8 1-2 to 11 .... ....7...75, .85, and 1.00 TABLE NO. 1. $2.50 and $3.00 Oxfords in all leathers, patent, gun metal and tan, 1uimps, very special ................... .89 TABLE NO. 2. Misses and Women's Oxfords, low heel or high heel, b1li cher or button straps, in all leathers, very special . . 1.39 TABTAE NO. 3. Misses and Ladies' Oxfords in all leathers, odd sizes, worth $1.50 to 1.75, very special ....1.......... .00 TABLE NO. 4. aMisses and Children's Oxfords, lace or button straps, black or tan, worth $1.00 and $1.25, very special . . .75 TABLE NO. 5. Sizes 2 to 5 and 5 1-2 to 8, all styles and leathers, worth $1.00, yet your .size, while they last, very special .... ..50 JUST RECEIVED 1110 SUIPMENT NEW WAIST GOODS 27-inch Ponce Voile; new styles, only............ .15 27-inch Magnolia Voile, new styles, only ........1..5.15 All the new styles in Voiles and Emnb. Crepes just arrived this week. Best values we ever offered, only ........25 36-inch Ciepe de Chine, the new shades, only .......50 Why spend more than is necessary to buy here, get the best Switzer, I Fresh Vegetables Arriving daily from Florida Tomatoes, Beans, Cabbages, Lettuce, Celery, Onions, Irish Po tatoes, Beets and other vegetables. They arrive fresh every day. Fresh Strawberries next week. J. C. Shell & Co0 Phn* e No1183 42-inch black and white eheek Dress Goods ..-.. .... .50 40-inch black and white eheek Dress Goods .... .... .. .25 1 lot all-linen Lace, special this week only .... .... .. .05 Big lot Vrall and. Round Thread Lace, only .... .... .05 Ladies' Silk Ilose, black, white, sand and putty, only.. .25 Ladies' bleached Tape Neck Vest only .... .... .... .05 Ladies' Ganze Hose, black, white and tan, only .... .. .15 Infant Silk Lisle Sox, fancy, only . ... .. . .. SPECIAL TIIISWEEK FOR ONLY 10c A YARD. 27-inch Ratine, just what you want for the jumper Suit .10 36-inch white stripe Mladress, only .................10 20 pieces 27-inch Shevron 'Mulle, all the. new styles for this season, only .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .10 36-i-neh white Linen, only.... .................. .10 Best Percale 36-inclh, only .. .... .... .... .... .. .10 27-inch Standard )ress Gingham, only .... .......10 36-inch Shirt Madress, all colors, only ..... .... .10 30-inch white Plisse Crepe, only.... ..............10 27-inch white dotted Swiss, only .... ........... .10 27-inch white P. K. for Skirts, only. .... .... ........10 36-inch new Lineni, taln and blue, only .... .... .... .10 READY TO WEAR DEPARTMENT 1 lot white P. IC. Skirts, new styles, worth $1.50, only . .1.00 1 lot white Mladress Waists, worth 50c, this week only .. .25 Big lot, Ladies' Silk WVaists, only .... .... .... .... 1.00 1 lot WVash Silk Waists, stripes, worth $3.50, to close this week, only .... .... .... .... .... .. ........... 1.98 Big lot. Crepe Gowns, worth 75e, at our store only ......50 Big lot Pereale House Al)rons, only .... .... .... .. .50 Ginghaim and Pereale House Dresses, all sizes, worth $1.25, only. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .. 1.00 for merchandise? Just as easy to and save the difference. romp any Low Iound-Trip Rates for Everybody Offered by the SEABOAR) AIR LINE RAILWAY "The Progressive Railway if the South" To 1NEWPORT NEWS, VA.-Gen's Assembly Presbyterian Church in the U. S., (Southern), May 20-28, 1915. To MEMPI-'lS, TP1NN-General Assembly Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Womian's Missionary Convention, May 20-27. To RICHMOND, VA.-Annual reunion, United Confederate Veter ans, June 1-3, 1915. To BIRMINGHAM, ALA.-Grand Lodge 1. o. o. F. of Alabana, May 10-13, 1915. To BIRMINGHAM, ALA.-Sunday School Congrdss, National Bap tist Convention (colored), JunIq 9-14,1915. To 8AN FRANOISCO AND SAN DIEGOCAJ-.Panama-Pacific In ternational Exposition, and Panamda-California Exposition, 1915. To HOUSTON, TEX.-Southern Baptist Convention and Southern Sociological Congress, 'May 12-19, 1915. To AiTHENS, GA.-Summer School, University of Georgia, June 28 July 31, 1915. For specific rate, schedules or other information, call on SEA BOARD Agents or write. . 8. COMPTON, FREM OEISSLER, T. P. Ak,,S. A. I. --y., AsA gL.assengei Agen - Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, a. see .Iesses'e------------------ ~ es..:g.