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0/ VOLUME XXX. LAURENS, 'SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1915.0UBE~4 KING'8 DAUGHI[RS .HIR N[UT WE[K State Convention Meets With Local Circle FINE MEETING IS PROMISED The Dielegates will Arrive Tuesday for the Opening Meeting Tuesday Night, to he elild in the First Bap tist Church. An Automobile Itde to Clinton, a Fete on the Lawn of Mr. Minter and Many Other Social Fea, tures Form Part of the Program. The people of 'Laurens will have within their gates next week delegates from many places in the state to the annual meeting of the Kings Daught era, which is to begin here Tuesday. The delegates are expected to arrive Tuesday noon as the first session is to be held Tuesday night. The public is cordially Invited to attend all the sessions. No deflnite program has been ar ranged for the meeting, although it is nderstood that two sessions will be held each (lay and thatt the iieeling will coutilue until the latter part of tile week. Several soeal features have beCn definitely irranged for, however, one of thei being an automobile ride to Clinton Wednesday afternoon fol lowed by a fete on the lawn of Mr. and Mrs. E 1. Minter,, at 6 o'clock. To tils the delegates and their hosts are invited. At tile opening session Tuesday night I-lon. 11. A. Cooper will welcome tle delegates in behalf of the city and Mrs. J. 1H. Teague will welcome tlem' In behalf of the Helping Iland circle. Responses will be made by visiting delegates. This sessipn and all of tile reillilling 011e will be held inI the First Baptist church. All of the delegates .will not conme ,is strangers to Laurens as this will . make the third time that tile Kings Daughters have met in ainual session iere. Thleir coming this year will be all tile more eljoy'lable ats the oppor tunity will be afforded the hosts to relnew friendships made onl former ov casions. The' organization of tle K1ings Daughters is non-sectarian, members being drawn from all tile denoinila tions. Its energies are directed large ly toward the alleviation of suffering allong the 1)001 and needy iIn the Ill mediate vicillies of tile respective ic rcles It is a very large orgailza 'tion and is grbwillg collservatively ev cry year. JUG 3IASCONIC MEETING. I - ____ Additional Plans m11ade for Masonic Meeting 31ay 1Mtl. Still more plans hae been added to those originally made for tile Masonic meeting to be held here May 13. It is stated that tile 1100tilg will be tHIe largest of its kinld ever held hlere, vis itors being expected fr'om townls inl t his and adjoininlg counmties. liegin nling at. four o'clock in the afternoon thme .lntered Apprentice dlegree will he givenl followed by the Felloweraft deC gree. A recess ob aboult all hour Will thlen lie taken at 7 o'clock, after wichI the Masters (degree will be0 givenl. The mleetinlg will be especially inlteresting on account of tile ipresec~e of several grand~ lodlge otlicers. The members are ean mestly requested to lie on1 hland promlptly at -1 o'clock. LAUIIENS TOOK IT'. Hi1gh School Bloys Win Gamue of Bli with Gray (Court. Yesterday afternoon all records for the season were broken when the lo cal high school team wvalked abouit withl tile Gray Cour't team b~y thle geore of 32 to 18. 10xactly whlat tile fea tlres wvere could not lie obtained but it seemls that a good many scores were made and errors wvere served at fro qulent inlterl'Is. With the exception of a few aeroplane acts bothl teams played steady ball. Preaching at Highland Home. There will be preaching at Highland Home Biaptist church on Saturday, thle 8th, at 3 p. mn. and on Sunday, -the 9th, at 11 a. mn. PIenle at Blarkudale., The public is cordially invited to at teasd the Blarkedale school picnic wbleh will be in the grove at the sta tIol p e~ ?rdy ? 4th. ClliId Found londering near Fountain I nit.. Another Tragedy Several Years Ago. IThat an evil geniu's seems to inli ence the lives of the little Tucker chil dren, whose father committed suicide at the Laurens mIll about two weeks ago, may be inferred from the follow Ing, taken from the last Issue of The Fountain Itn Tribune: "Sunday night F. M. Barnett's chil dren found an 8-year-old girl wander ing in the woods near their home oast of town. She was hungry, dirty, ut terly exhausted. After being taken to the house, the child explained that she was a daughter 'of L. D. Tucker, who shot himself to death at the Lau rens mill village last Friday. Short ly before taking his life, Tucker gave the child to John Sharp, who lives at Gray Court. Sharp took her to her father's funeral, and then carriedl her to his own home. Sunday afternoon the child became frightened at Sharp's rough speech and ran away, hiding in weeds and brush along the road to avoid capture. Mr. Barnett kept her Sunday night and on Monday carried h'er to Simpsonville where she has an uncle. "Tucker's suicide last Friday recalls another tragedy that occurred twelve years age. At that time he lived on Iray's plantation on Enoree lisiver, Whlile fishing one night, he 'directed his wife to lock the four youngest children in the house and bring tle oldest child to the river with his sup per. Left. alone, the four children found means of making a fire and burned the house down. Neighbors who arrived flrst on the scene found two charred bodies at the threshold of the front. door, where they had struggled to get out. Tile two young or children were burned in bed." COU'RT PROCEEDINC'S Second Week of Court of Common Pleas. 3nny uCases Have leeni Tried The Court, of Connon Pleas, with Judge Moore presiding, is now in the second week's session. h'le many cas es on the docket are being tried with despatch, tle ten days so far consum ed having been busy ones. T1hue suits that have been settled so far during the session are as follows: In the case of The W. W. Kimble Company vs .J. .D. Chancy, verdict ren dered in favor of the plaintiff. In the case of J. N. Leak s M. H. Burdine, verdict rendered in favor of the defendant. In the case of Counts and Cowan vs G. T. Speake, verdict In favor of the plaintiff. In the case of 'Laurens County vs Sullivan Power Company a verdict for $1,700 in favor of the plaintiff was retu rned. In the case of Miss Dora 'Madden vs C. & W. C. railway, verdict in favor of the defendant. In the case of 11. E. Sullivan vs Lydia Mills, verdict in favor of the dlefendant. lIn the ease of Counts & Cowvan vs Tom Lloydi .an -1( lrysoni andi~ S oddar1id, v''diel for' the defendants. in te enase of Sitmmter-Wise-La tham Stock Co., vs -D. L,. Iloozer', verdict of $10(0.00 foi' the plainti1ff. The jury wats still out in the ease of J1. M. Ball and I). Hi. Counts vs Ow tmgs and Owings. lBefore adjourtnmenit yesterdlay af tetnoon JTudge Moore announced that out of respect for Col. JIno. W. Fer gason thle distingu ished nmembter of the' Laurens bar wvho dlied on Tuies dlay, the courit would adjourn at 5:30 this afternoon, the time of thle funeral servicees. 1Reival at Second liaptist. Revival services ar'e being held at the Second Baptist church at which a great deal of interest is beinig man ifested. Rev. J. A. Brock, the pastor, is ieadling in the services. Hughes Not a Candtidate. WVashington, May 4.-In view of the recent references to the name of Au sociated Justice IIutghes of the su preme court as a candidato for the presidlency the following authorita tive statement was made today in his behalf and with his approval: "Jus tice Hughes wholly disapproves tho use of his name in connection with the presidential campaign. Not only has he no desire to re-enter polities but as a member of the supreme court he is not available. He is inot a candidate in any sense and can'not pprmit .his nampi to be used, TO HONOR DEAD SUNDAY AFTERNOON Fitt in Ceremonies lin Observance of Mem01or'ial DIIy. Rev. Major to iake Theladies of the Joseph 11. Kershaw c'ha pter, U. ). C., have airraIlged an approit'ate program for ile annual meliorial day exerelses which are to be held next Sunday afternoon. The tenth of the 'monti Is the day usually set apart for these exercises Com memorating the deeds of heroism and Valor of Confederate soldiers, but as tle tenth fell upon Monday t his year, a very undesirable day for public meetings, the date was changed. Preceding the exercises at. the Celm teiy, a larade wilI be held from the vehool building to the cemetery. The school children, daughters of tle Con federacy, veterans, sons of veterans, the Traynham Guards, the boy scouts aid others who may wish to join In the parade are expected to gather at. the school building at -:30 o'clock. The march to tile cemetery will begin at 5 o'clock, headed by the school children. At tile cemetery appropriate exercises will le held and an address will be made by Rev. .1. I. I. Major, paistora of the First. Methodist. churh. The following are tle commit tees ami tle program of tie exercises: Decorate Im1onumi)eift onl Sqiare: .\rs. llrooks Swygert, Mrs. G. C. Albright, Mlrs. L. C. italle. Program collmlittee: -iss lieulah 1la1le, M rs. 11. K. Aiken, .lrs. .1. War ren lBolt. To receive flowers, tie sashes, dis tribulte flowers and flags at school house: Ml rs. .1. S. Bennett, 'Mrs. W. It. Richey Jr., Mmrs. W. G. Lancaster. To see that leglected graves are cared for before Memorial Day: .\rs. H. W. 1ail. '.'he children shouldl meet at tle cemetery Saturday afternoon May Sth to find graves they are to decorate. 'Mrs. Fleming and Mrs. GilIkerson arc asked to meet them at five o'clock and to give thlem necessary instrue tions. Mach daughter is asked to be re sponsible for the furnishing of four hmudtuets to le sent to tle school house by -4:30 p. In. Sunday May 9th. Everybody is invited to be at school bidiing at five o'clock Sunday- after noon to form the parade, especIall' the children, Daughters of tlie Confed ersey, veterans, sots iof veterans, the Traynhan Guards, boy scouts. Exercises at, ('pemetery. Mister of Ceremonies, Mr. Albert Todd Prayer by Rev. C. F. Rankin Song, "Nearei Nly God to Thee" by everybody. 'Decoration of graves Address by Rev. .1. it. T. Major Song by children Presetation of Crosses of Ilonor to the following named desceidents5 of veteranas: Clrence 1P. Wilson, de scendant of Villiam Wilson; Gideon flellamis, deoscendant of Itobert. T. Ilellams; 11. W. Itelilams, descendl ant of .fohtn TI. Ile! ams; .lohin it. Btrownlee, ldscendiant of .Joseph It. hirown'tlee. iFew remiariks on I lonor 11011I, .\lr.X A. C. Tdd. Benediet !on, R~ev. .\l. I,. ILawson TFaps The pu li c Is invited to at tend t hese exer'cises and to lparitiel hate int the pr'oper' observance of tIs day set apiarit to the keephIng in memaory t hose wh'o devoted t hem' services to t heir state whlen t hey weme needed most. All wh'lo ('an shiould( at tend and should fitrn ishi flowers to (river' the graves of those veterans who ar'e now asleepi. Mi's. i'dgar m'Babbi, PiesIdeant. MIiss .\innie liabbi, Secretary. TFEA('lIEllS EX.UMINATION. To lhe lHeldl in the 'our't House Frmi dany Heginaning at 9 o'<dock., Thleacher's examination will lie hleld In tihe court iiouse Friday mor'ning, beglnning at 9 o'clock. Applicants for' examination must be at least i8 years of age. ExamInation wviii be in the followving subijeets: Algebra, Arithmetic, Engilish, Geography, Ped agogy, Physiology, History, CivIl Gov ernment and Agr'iculture. To Make Literary Address Hon. R. A. Cooper has accepted the invitation of Power W. Bethea, super intendent of the Conway schools, .to deliver the annual literary address before the graduating class May .l TEACIIERIS .MET SATURlDAY. linerestlg lusintess Session Followed by Pienlic fin the G1rounds. Th'e (ounty1 fteacher's assoviationl held it lat lontlily neti jng of tie yeari at Itle school building Salllrday., blsines s being comibilied with pleas-i lire to iimiake a prolitabl, andii en Ioya ble d( ay. I ill ediately afI'er asset i biing the teahers repaired to tihe idle llour theatre- where, as guests of Mliss (raV aind Ai.'. Fiullivanl, they el joyed a 5een reel picture "Alierica" as s taed at the Nev York iippo droie. Iletirning to the school hbuild Ing a busi ness session was held after, whicli a picnic dllinter was spread fol lowed by ice creamiii. IThe following oflicers were ieeelid for next year: Pres., It. IL. 'arkinson; Vice Pres., Miss Floride Iarper; Sec retary, Aliss Nannie Simpson; 'Treas urer, \ir. E. A. Fuller. After the election of ollliers a rising vote of thanks w'as tendered the retiring of ficers. The associat Ion has proven itself veryvaluable during the past yeair. The teachers have b)Ceen able to meet together and exchange ideas on knot ty seliool problems and to give to each other the benllt of experience gailned as the year progressed. At each Ilieet ing papers on timely topies have beeii read by Ile teachers themselves. m1o1st of them displaying iluch originlal thought and researDcl. These ipers have been considered i unusunilly v al ii able as expressing he views of those in the ranks, so to speak. rahlier' than those not. actually enigaged in teach ing. The meetings also have served to keep the teachers entlhilsed wilih their wvork and to keep ithle t istees watchful of their duties. Laurens MIl Winners. The Laurens mill aggregation ofl horse-hide flingers made aii aft ernoin attack on the fii'st divislon of the Lydia mill army corps Satird(av af ternooni, completely routing them and i n'flleti ng severe inajuries, captui'ing the game by a score' of 5 to 0. ('ouch, clilef gulineri of tile 141ureins mill) ar tillery, won tle Iron cross for ('oil splicuois pitching and thiri'gess was lecoriat ed foi' speed in gallant chiarg ('5 around th1 le L ydlIa tllanks. Col ict - ing reports come from the Camn p of thw enemily,l but hothI sides arie i'e- inflorcinag for another battle to be fought on tie Lauirenls mill heights next. Saturda'ay afterinoon, at -I o'clock. larring lil expected balloon ascensions tle bat tie is expeeted to lbe fiercely fought as the Laurens forces are strongly on trenching themselves for the atIack from Clinton. How to Grow CottonD. 'Mr. E. S. Tinsley, who farms Ion a relatively siiall scale a 'e' miles from file (city, (lemionstrated last year i how it is liest to grow cotton. .\I. Tinsley found that tile most profitable way was to grow som1lethilng5 else. lIe p laint (e.l caitalouipes, vegetables, grain anild other articles foi' sale while the (o'tt tol wa- coming upl) and sold eniouglh of thlem to imeet his obligations in thie fall. lling well headed for the fray whjen colttonl was below IroduiiIIon Cost lhe was in a 1positionl to hiold andit lie held. lie sold thle othier day f or ar'ouid 10 ('ents a lioundi, while oth cirs who had not vai'ied Itheiri cr0ops were forced to sell on a sagging mai' ket. in thle fall aiid lost money becau se of It. Peace O(icrs Ileldl (onference'. Answer'ing a call issucd by .1. W. Wellsj, of Gray Court, for'eman of the gi'and jurDy, Ithe sherlIff, thle rual Ipo licemnen and sever'al of the magistrates and constabiles met with Mir. Wells in the grad'll jury i'oom Mlonday morn ing anid discussed law en foi'cement in the counDty. SolIcitor C'oopei' was invi ted to thle mleet ing1 and lie explanin ed the gallon-a-maonith law, hesides Dmaking a few general r'emar'ks on law enforcemlent. After' the meeting .\i'. Wells stated that he was very much leasedC0 withI the iresul ts of thle eon fer'ence, Ithe report being br'ouight In fromn all sections of the county that vei'y little lawlessness abounded. All of the officers piledgedl themnseleves to the strict enforcement of all the laws on the statulte hooks. Littile Plays at Gray C'ourt-Owings. The fi'st three glades of the ai'ay Court-Owings school will present sev eral plays and exercises on Friday night, May 14, at 8:30 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to attend. An admission fee of five and ten cents will be charged for the benefit of the School Imnrovement aasociation. KNIGHT '-.KES OFFICE. Oth1 Ad III IIiSterIed to Clerk of Federal Court. Gr'civille, lay 1. -.1. 1I1oadus Knight of Trentlon, formevrly clerk of 11hv colinlittee oil naval affairs of til' senate, was odlay sworn in as clerk of the Ilitled States ( ourt for the wevsteIn llstrict. .ludge .losoidh T. .Johnson adm11inlisiered tII. Oath of of flee. With the a Ippoililnmil of Mr. Kn;ight1 io 0he vierkship the organliza tio of tIlle newly created weslern dis trict is now coniplete, and hereafter al1l Ihe orders, dliecrees, jldLgIl(illts and proceedings of this eourit will be dis Charged frot the headqiarters at. G reenviIle. Mr. inight Is welI fittd for the o silioll assilled by hiil Ioday. lie was ediated at Irskinie college, grad tiating In 1901. Soon afterwrads lie becale private Secretary to Congress-. m1an .1oseph T. .ohnson of the FoiltI distric. of South Carolina and served in that capacity for five years. 110 wIs transferred to tle olice force of Senator It. 11. 'Illian in 1906), and later was appointed clerk to the com millee on naval affairs, where lie served until appointed to this posi I Ion. A son of .1. E. Knight, well-to-do and,( influiential farmier of Duiniin township, Greenlville -countly, .\ r. Knight was born and reared in this Stat . lie is :"., years of age. In 11166 he mallried Miss Katherine .ones of it. Cairmel. 1Huiys Greenwood i c fe. \Ir. Charles liondros, of liondros Ilros., r'eturlneId yest erday fromt (GItll Wood where he wentl to comleted~ ar-1 ralgements for- purefiasing the Sea board Cafe located near the Saboalrdl ;Ind linterurlban dlepots thevre. Vlder I1le new muianagvineit Ihe place will be (nlled the ililsy lb'e "'afe. I Iond ros Irothers have beeni in bu1siness in Iaulrenis for about six years and dIr ing ihat im have p ve very ro IWO gressive business mlen,. lI ie Chance for Girls. As nnollneed elsewhere iIn this is sit' of Te .\dvertisel the annu111al ex uIminallion for scholarship to Will I1hrop College will be held here on .*iily 2nd. This is ai illlis lli y tillO opportulility torl soeoC ,allrels colllly girl to obtlaIin an education free and, no dloubt mnany will contest for* the, scwholarship. Heldan 1eief Tomllorrow. The .luni1or Rlelief circle of the 111 gian CoitnliIee has contracted withi the Idle Hour theatre to divide pro eeds fromt tolorrow' s door1 receipts. The ladies have divided ill) a large niillber of tickets and Will make a canvas of the city to sell them. They will appreciate any assistance that the( puiblic will render them). ('1). C. Scholarshil. In addition to tle scholarlsilpis ;i realdy adverlised the Genl. D~iv. 11. D., C. will give one. scholarship in S. C. to 11he (''niversit y of \'irginlia- \aled at $ t.tMll andi goodl till two year's. The re~tlilemlents ale the Sameli as for' other'l schola rshipils anld l'mulst ill ini by .lune 5th. Address .\ll's. .1. I. ('opeland,(1 Ciinton,11 S. ( . . or M\iss Arm01ida .\i oses, 81111nter, S. (. Eichelberger-Wlimblerly. The societ y ('o lmns of The State Sun day (cont1aine th 1Ile fol Iliig mar1 inter'est in ' anr enls, ~ wheire thle brlidet is so well andl faivorablly kn1own: I iariley3vill e,N.lay 1..-Siinday mlornl Inog at l10::10 o'clock M\iss 1liily Al11it' KIl e elegeri andl Isaac Il'i n'k nay Wimbll ol1lV(f lIIarleyvillIe werIt liarI iedl at lie 11ome1 oIf M\aint W. in tingclro, the 11ev. Ht. C. 110111ware oflh elating. The brlidIe is the attractivte and11 the accomopl ished dauighter i of .\l's. .\l's. Wimb0 erly has beeni teaching in D or'chesteri' coiin ty for' Ithe pasit threell yearls and has beenl very sulccessfulh. She has miadle hosts of fr'iends heire, who will lie glad to know she will mlake ITirleyvil heir home. The gr'oomi is a 'mani of sterlinig (quallies andl Is hIghly esteemedl in hIs coim mnilty, lie Is a very successful and well-t.o-do pilanter of D~orcsteir couin ty. Mr'. and Mrs. Wilmberly will ho at home in their r'esidence near' Harley ville. Mr. J. W. Strawhorn of Greenwood was in the Iety last week on a pleas ure trip to see his son Mr. M. G. Strawharn. JOIN W. [[RGSO PASS[S TO BUOID Dies at Sanitarium After Short Ii3ness FUNERAL. TO BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON A ig Ii e of 1'seflness a Ili .\lErm. pli1shmenlt E-nded Vester-day 31(1rnintfL I'olloilag anEl A (tI aci of 'relie Pl'oson Satur11day 31 o rnig 1 -'11 NrSi ling Chihlrell. Col. .John \V. erglisol, Nestor of' 110 I-l rells har, former slate 'iEalor, veterall or the Confederate ariy and ror naly years one of,the leading cit iens of the city died at the .l1ulia Irh])' alnitar 11 E yesterday m1orning at 19 )'(lock, following an attack of l'remic poison Saturday. Cot. Feerguson was ltiddelly stricken while preparing to Ilight. from his huggy nlear his ollico alulrday morning. IPriends standing learby noticed ils plight and rushed to Ills assistalce. I10 was inun1 ediate y carried to the salitaiuml-iE where le 1-enl-inied to fihe end. Al. no tunem fol lowing the attack was hope Enter iaine(i for IIis recovery. The fuleral services will be held his aft'erIool in the celltiery here At 5:30 o'clock. Rtev. V. F. 1""l1l k 1 will condul them111, assisted by Itev. A. ['. Wardlaw, ). D., of (Gr'eer. TIIo honlorlary pall healers will be CoI. 11. Y. Simpson, P. A. Simpson, ('. \V. Tuie, E. It. \\'ilkes, .j. XX. Todd. A. C. Todd, W. L. loyd. .1. 1). \\ats, IlIr. W. C. Irby, W. A. Watts, .1. .1. I'luss. Th) active pall hearers will he L. G. llalle, M. L. Copelald, W. 1. Knight, .I. C. Owings. 1). If. ('omtis, Alex. Ilram lette, I)r. A. .1. Christopher, . M. Wilkies, E-. S. II ludgenls and .lohni .\oore. .101111 \'a I ergEluso was born ill. Newberry NoveEnher 2el'.'!t, I 1 . et son of Dr. Gogo lEerguson, a n1 h aiv of this county, anud a Pi'y' Fer isou., being therefore, nEarly ig'hity and onle-htlt I' year" of age. Of hi 4:irly I ife " lEE. I I e11 and 1I ' '1r4 at11 1 t i vo .\ l of the ('arolilas" 5lteaks 1hitis: ''.lohn \V. ''guloI n as V tI E 1.4 1 io IlEiEood hi his Iti' (Ev E countl1y, I he grealer par1t of his lille being spElt; in tie ity of N'owhv rry. Iloti his parells laving passed away inl Il his early youth, lE r-esided wJill Ilt rel alivei; of his Iot her. I[,;:- ti: 'edira tion was received Ill the E non schools of the county, hEi at fo E'irteel. le eitered a 'resbyterian male acad ('EY at GrCeElnwood, S. ('., tIEglt by 1)r. Isaac Adi]], who i t that lila' had gained mutch vminence as, anl edutcator.s Ifere ie reallied four1 years, afteo vhich he nt'iteed ()gIvlIt rpi. r:liver i~y at .\ illed."etville, (;,I. lIto :-d a - 1i.1 finEi this inslitiuE ioll ill ]":.;. then. at thet' age of tweIlil*. IielaIE-nInll to l'i home he too I uI : thi l i i( n o E'honty, i lt is(('54 l kno t as the ('hi <tnigi I ' ction. Ilen ' wasllt lho e as prn Iiscigal o 11he Einall i (aemy it3(a' (' s 51Eil(l. l'11'hrens co ny, ~hicht' Il position warE''i ant hleeehe devoiEtedSe'a'' 1 hislll~ lipposed lto se 1essin, but( wen ih' (th'e lieno sl satel0)15 i atul th (ping' ofr 1t.i litd n(' lgo EESg in' anyl .\-', o i'h lid tllsegimenkth of the osh (aolina.i Wa ruAn11er llere het' i erved ('l'l(Emoa (ihreiea'r (111r mnhs, whenhce wait dO~ischarged hy vcorn 1 f 3 phial dis--' aIlIty.6 One hits r'eturn1 hoe1'l(I he e. IL'Ined Iteiahbeting i ed to loe ntil naelyteM, IN8-, whn lhe re taneed thes pomiary perIc al fm ht he rnstae tropand uont 872. oaiain the ourtha prresor Int ofthe t.ater troops, heae wsclle en i rgssgnewsd lced thesto one74 y.an eltrd uhiponki the cose law hol (Coetuntlyue voun'tage o hspr In 166 h waschosn prnciplo'