Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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S 8 . 8 8 8, 8 S 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 :8 .8 8 Local and Personal Mention. 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8'8 8 8 8 8 Mrs. Irvin Moore of Waterloo, was In the city yesterday. Mr. Pierce Irby, of Mount Holly, is spending a few ddys with- relatives 'here. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Anderson, of Fountain Inn, spent Sunday in the cty with, friends. MIss Mlarie Langston, of Ro-,k 11111, spent several days ii the city last week with relatives. Miss Iaulil Fatman, of Charles tn, 'Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. 11. C. Rohir at the Laurens Hotel. Miss Minnie Havird, of Newberry, has been visiting Miss Bessie Crews for several days. Miss Rose Hudgens has returned to Pelzer after visiting relatives here for severql months. Miss 3eth Shell has returned home after a successful year's teaching at Johnston. Aliss Lucy Goggins spent the week end- in Laurens with relatives. Greenwood Journal. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Harris of Clin ton were among the visitors in the city last week. AIr. Tay Irby of Charleston is apending sone time here visiting rel atives. Mr. J. 0. Babb of Woodruff, was among ti~e business visitors in the city yesterday. Mrs. W. -1. Green spent seeral days traelling with Mr. Green in North Carolina last week. Miss Brucie Owings, who is attend ing Greenville Female College, spent the week-end here visiting homefolks. R. D. Pasley, Esq., of the Spartan burg bar, attended court here several days last week. Miss Lillian Salters and Miss Louise McDaniel, of Clinton, were shopping in the city Saturday. Mr. A. H. Sanders has been visiting relatives for several days at his old home in Sumter. Mrs. A. W. Todd and children, of Augusta, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Roper for several days. Miss Mary Talbert is at home again having completed her school duties for this season in Laurens county._L Edgefleld Chronicle. Mr. Geo. Anderson, a former Lau rens citizen now living in Rock 11111, has been visiting in the city for sev eral days. Mr. D. A. Davis of Davis-Roper Company left yesterday for New York where he will purchase a large line of summer goods for his company. .is. J. R. T. Major and two chil dren, Mary and Roberta, returrned home Saturday after a visit to rela tives in Beaufort. .\Irs. Corinne Boyd returned to Spar tanburg Tuesday after visiting Mrs. F. P. McGowan and other relatives here. Mrs. Chas. L. Moore, of Charleston, and Miss Dick Rysor. of Ocala, Fla., are the guests of Dr. and Mrs. H. K. .Aiken. Miss Allicmhe'Franhis, w~ho is teach .ing at Clinton, spent the week-end in the city with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Franks. Mrs. 0. D. Chapman, andl little daughter, Helen, have re'turned home after a very lpleasanlt visit to friends in Augusta. Mrs. W. D). Byrd and( Miss Meta :ShlclI retur mned Saturday from Col umi - bia&, wvhere they hadl been visiting Mrs. Byrd's mother, Mrs. Cathcart. Miss Mary Edwards left Sunday for Belton to attend the funeral of her uncle, Mr. J. B. Pinson, who died early Sunday morning from the effects of .griippe. -Miss Fiorence Wilson, who hui beeni living here with 'her brother, Mr. B. W. Lockner, for some time, left yes terday for Kangj City, Mo., to visit .relativyes. Miss Lutie Taylor, of Princeton, is 'visiting Mr. and $Mrs, Ti. Lane Monroe asnd other relatives in the city, having .come to be present at the meeting of the Kings Daughters next week. V. 13. Grier, Esti., of Greenwood, general counsel of the C. & WV. C. rail road, attended the sessions ' of com mon ifleas court several days last week. Mr. J. A. Owings, of Gray Court, who had his leg broken about a ye'ar ago while operating a saw mill at ee*nd this week though' his leg :has not yet entirely healed. Mrs. M. T. Haf~4'ewes operated'on at 'the Julia Irby sanitariurm last Wed nesday for appendicitis, the operation being performied by Dr. Teague, as sisted by Dr. J. M. Bearden and Miss irby. At last reports Mrs. Hayes was getting along nicely. Mrs. W. W. Hunter, mother of Mrs. *Luke T. May, is here from Ora, Lau rens county, on a visit to her daughte~r This honored and beloved woman of our noighboring county 'is being cor dially welcomed by our townspeople. 1l~dgefleid Chronicle. Col, 8. J. Nicholls, of Spartanburg, was among the attorneys from other cities who attended the sessions of .cnt last week, While here ho aiso interested himself in his candidacy for congress, renewihg old acquaint ances and making new ones. Judge Joseph T. Johnson and son, of Spartanbuqg, spent the week-ond in the city with relatives. ' This was Judge Johnson's,first visit to Laurens since his elevation to the bench and his numerous friends took this oppor tunity to congratulate him upon his new honors. Mrs. F. P. McGowan, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Machen, Eliizaboth Cooper and Mr. Ernest Machen spent last Thurs (lay night in Greeilville. They Iotored through the country in .Mr. Cooper's touring car. Miss Carol Roper of Greenville Fe male College spent the week-end here with homefolks. She had as her guests Monday her classmates Alis Retta Wilson, Miss Ruth Altman and Miss Dawson. Prof. Swift of the college faculty came with them. We give you a special invitation to attend our Oil Stove Demonstration Thursday, May 6th from 3:30 to 5:30 P. M. S. M. & E". H. WILKES '& CO. No Game This Afternoon. The game of baseball that was scheduled to be played this afternoon between the high school and the: Chairwarmers has bee) postponed un til Friday afternoon. The game will be played for the benefit of the Kings Daughters, all of the gate receipts to go to that organization. Conic to oui' store Thursday P. M. and see how easy and. pleasant it is to cook on an oil stove. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. WINSTON.SALEM MAN SAVED FROM DEATH J. E. Ediin Says Wonderful Remedy Brought HIfm Astonishing Rc~lef. J. E. Erwin of Winston-Salem, IN. C., was for a long time the victim of seri ous disorders of the stomach. He tried all kinds of treatment and had many doctors. One day he took a dose of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy and was aston ished at the results. The help he sought had come. le wrote: "I am satisfied through personiai use of the life-savin powers of your Wonderful Re edy You have saved my life. I couild ye lived but a few weeks more h d t not been for your remedy. I am I , osing a list of friend sufferers wh ught to have some of your remedy. Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives permanent results for stomach, liver and' intestinal ailments. E'at as much and whatever you like. No more dis tress after eating, pressure of gas in the stomach and around the heart. Get one bottle of -your druggist now and try it on an absolute guarantee-if not satisfactory mioney will be re turned. Huge Cakes of Old. We al admire tho elaborate sugar castles and doves and other artistic attempts in icing and silver paper iat the confectioners turn out for wedding and anniversary festivities. We also know the intricate floral and geomet rical patterns worked out in citron and other candied fruits and nuts to be found on the "lobkuchen," "pfef fernussen" and otlier German fruit cakes; but few of (he modern cooks would attempt to compote with some of thg~ pastry triumphs of (lie mid dle ages, when huge feasts were pre pared for tho lords add their retain oe by (lie chefs of (lie time. In thoso days when oxen' were riooked wvhqle andl served and wvhen p~eacoicks wvere served in their plumage, it was nio unusual thing for (lie pastry pie to be big efoughi to hide wvithin its shell a small child dressed as a fairy, or per haps liveo'animals or birds. It was at this time that the famous Mother Goose rhyme .was undoubtedly com nosed. War Atlas anid Map. Have you got your war map and atlas? Clip) the coupon elsewhler'e ini this lpaper, enclose it with a Dollar' bill forn one year's subscription anid secure them. Madame Wade Corsets will give your figure perfect coutour' as long as they last. They are boned with our specially pre pared "duplex" or "wolohn" bonery. Never rusts or stains the most delicate fabrics. Not sold in stores, but fitted by an expert. See or write MBSW. N.- W. SIIEPA RD "GETS,IT" A SUIE. S110T FOR ALL CORNS Use Two Drops-mid They Vinsh. When corns make you almost die with your boots on, when you try to walk on the edge of your shoes to try to get avway from your corus, you're way befifnd .timo if you have not used "GW'uS-IT". It's the corn cure of the Century, the newway, the sure, pain less, simply way. It iakes a fcllow really feel foolish after he's used toe eating salves, corn-biting ointments, @m "Murder I Everybody Tries to Step on My Corn!i" Use "GETS-IT" and You'll. Have No Corns to Be Stepped On. tocbundling bandages, bloodyl6ring ing razors, knives, files, sciss I's, jab bers and what-nots, when h ises just 2 drops of "U1i138-I " an sees his corn vanish. The ffere ce is divine. -Just try it. You von' wince whenl y-on put onl you 1 s 10 .. in the morn ig. "G471'S-IT" i sure, "gets" any cori, callus, wart or bunion. "G0iTS-Ir" is sold by druggists ev erywhere, 25c a bottle, or sent direct by E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago. 'Sold in Laurens and is recommended as the world's only real corn cure by Laurens Drug Co. and Rays Pharmacy * * ALBERT C. BALDWIN. * * * * * *** * * ** CCC .. ,* , Albert C. Baldwin, son of A. A. and M. J. Baldwin, was raised near Barks dale, and united to Highland Iome church September 15, 1907. He al ways attended church as regularly as possible. He was faithful to his S. S. and made it a practice to read a portion of God's Word before Ie went to rest at night. He was a brave, manly boy, never grieving parents, brothers or sisters and always kept good company. lie went to' school to Prof. J. D. Robinson this term and was well Pleased with his teacher and play mates. ie took his bed April 17 and suffered a great deal. lie was eon scWous only at times. lie spoke of his granm(iltother, called for Itis uncle, brothers and almost all of his kin, by name. He spoke three times of "Go ing Home" pointing upward and smil ing. Saturday he suffered more in tensely but at times was easy and tri'ed to talk to brothers and friends. lie suffered until about flve hours be fore he died but passed away as otne going. to sleep! He (lied at tite age of 19 years, 2 months, h (lays, leaving parents, three brothers and eight sis ters to mourn for him. C. E. B. Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies .Won't Cure. The worst cases, no inatter of how long standing, are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Hlealing Oil. It telieves Paiun and Heals at the sanme tinme. 25c. Soc. M.0 STA TE MEN T Of thle Rteceipits andi, Disbursements of the ('ity' of Laurens, March 20, 111 to Marceh 20, 19i5. RE~CEI PTS: Sundries .. ...........$ 9318.40 Loans made .... .......20,118.21 Police fines . . . .. . .... 3,089.80 Real and personal taxes .. 16,288.15 Street Tax... .. .. .. ....1,210.00 Special tax ... . .. 4,636.28 dlog tax ........ ......110.00 Light revenue .. .. .. ....9,696.72 Water t'eventue.. .. .....,189.22 Water material .. ........113.26 Light material..........51.55 Labor on watet'.. .... .....35.70 Labor' on light......... .. 3.22 Total .............$ 60,541l.8i Balance in Dank .... ......2,391.47 Casht in safe............212.22 Total .............$ 63,14i5.50 DISBURSEMENTS: Sundr-ies .. ...........$ 2310.71 Rent on armory .. ,. .. 150.00 Note paid .... ..........10,000.00 Interest on note.. ......110.00 Interest on bonds ($98,000) 5,440.00 Street work and expense ..l7,617.09 Police expense.... .. .. .. 5,930.l8 Water expense ...,. .1,875.5( Light ex pense... .. .. .. .11,76.19 Light material .. ........1,148.43 Water material . . .. 816.51 Fire department expense ..1,049.20 General expenses (salary executive department, ad vertising, fire insurance, omie supplies)........2,652.3( Total .. .... .........$ 58,696.11 Balance in bank .. .. .. ....4,449.2 Total ... ...........$ b3,145.5( C. W. K(ITCHElNS, Clerk and T~reasur'er. City of Laurons, S. C Do sture to call and see our 0il Stove Demonstration, Thursday P. M from 8:30 to 6:30. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes A Co. SPECIAL INVITATION 0 FOR YOU TO ATTEND OUR Stove Demonstration Thursday, May 6th, FROM 3:30 TO 5:30 PA M. C 0 M E1 We want you to see just what our Oil Stoves will do, see how easy they operate and how perfectly they bake, boil and fry. Don't Forget the Time Thursday, May 6th, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. U COME! S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. Laurens, S. C. If You Are Looking for Bargains, Here They Are.. Below we have listed an extraordi nary line of bargains in Shoes that no one can afford to miss. Look them over. TABLE NO. 1. $2.50 and $3.00 Oxfords in all leathers, patent, gun metal and tan, Pumps, very special - - $1.9 T 9 B NO. 2. Misses and Women's Oxf s, low heel or high heel blucher or button strap, in all leathers, very special $1.39 TABLE NO. 3. Misses and Ladies' Oxfords in all leathers, odd sizes, worth $1.50 to $1.75, very special - - - $1.00 TABLE NO. 4. Misses and Children's Oxfords, lace or button straps, black or tan, worth $1.00 and $1.25, very special - 75c TABLE NO. 5. Sizes 2 to 5 and 5 1.2 to 8, all styles and leathers, worth $1.00, get your size, while they last, very special - 50c A New line of (I~7IFLI A Beautiful Summer Ladies Coats . SW ITZER CO. egoods arri ing just arrived every day