Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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8 8 8; 8 -$ 8 8 .8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 . - 8 8 8 Local and Personaiil Mention. 8 8' 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 O,8 8 8 8 8 Mrs. it. 1j. Simpson azf-.'hidren are visiting relatives in Will'htriston. Mrs. H-. K. Aiken 'is spending soic time in Ashyille, N. C. Mrs. It. M1. Sims of Chester will arrive today to spend sonic time with her mother, Mrs. Ilurton. Mr. and Mrs. S. R. DorrolA and child from nir vipartanburg are spending a while here with relatives. Mt. 0. L. lunter of Gray Court, Route :3, was amiong the business vis itors in the city last Saturday. Mr. W. G. Stone of Atlanta, is spend ing this week here visiting relatives in the ity and the couity. Mrs. P. A. Slimpson has returned hionme after a stay at Montreat and Arden, N., . Mrs. James W. Powell, of Wilming ton, N. C., is visiting her mother, 31rs. Rosal 1. Caine. Mr. V. It. Riddle, of Atlanta, is vis itinig hiIs mother, Mrs. Ella Riddle, on Sullivan street. Miss Lila Riddle, of Cinton, is -svend ing the month of August here with her mother. Mrs. M. J. liillams, of Laurens, is the guest of Mrs. .1. M. Mceices. Green wood .loirni. Rev. Sanders R. Guinnard has I'e turned to the city after spending sev eral weeks in the mountains. Mr. W. C. Manley has returend to his home near Ware Shoals after visiting his son, Mr. M. E. Manley. Mrs. Clarence McKiiney is spending some time with relatives in Green wood. Mir. '1'. H1. Nelson, who is now living hi E'towah, Tennessee, has been vis iting in the county for several weeks. Mr. J. T.-Crews left several days ago for Edgeflold, where lie will remain several weeks. Messrs. Frank and Will Crisp, of Jacksonville, are expected in the city today.-to visit home folks. Mr. W. B. Pitts, who -nierwent an operation at the -1ispital last week, is steadily improving. Miss Julia Con'nor, of' Greenwood, has been visiting Miss Laila Mae Dial for several days. Mr. Yancy Gilkerson has so far re covered from his recent operation that lie was carried home several days ago. Misses Maude and Adelaide Damon, of Florence, are visiting in the city as guests at the home of Mr. C. H1. Gasque. Miss Enilly Burnside. who has been visiting Mr. E. P. Milam near the ciff, has returned to her home in Greenwood. Mi. E. H. Wilkes is enjoying a rcst at Montreat. N. C. Ite is expected to ret urn to the city within the next few days. Miss Brucie Bagwell, who under w a-i aii op tion for appendicitis at the hosllf" tecently, is improviing rapidly and is now at home. Mrs. (eo. MeCuteheon, of Colunibia, has re(turined home after a delightfuil Visit to Mrs. N. Ii. DIal, duriiing which time she was the recipient of much soc('ial attention. Mir. L. Ri. Kerr;' who wvent to 'New lh'dford, Mass., several w eeks ago to v'isit Mrs. Keirr, who is spending the suimmer' there, has beenr detainedl on account of the illness of Mi's. Kerr. Mr's. .1. llutledge Meclhee and (daug1h I ei, w~ho have been v'isitinug Mr'. and Mirs. WV. Ii. (Gilkerson, retuirned to thelir home' Sunday, accompanled by M\r. Mc Ghlie, who had come up foi' them the dlay beftore.(' Mir. N. It. Dial lefty est erday for San Franelsc' !,o 0a ttendl thle Il'anama Ex' poition aniid to v'isitI ot her w('wforni 1'oints. Mr. Dial Is taking a well cain ed test. inot ha1vinig let ump in hiis labora long enough to take a purely pleas urie Iiri ' duiin'ig thle past Iw'enity years. A sso('iate .Just ice II. ('. Watts had in tendedl acco innyiing him, but was j'reveiited from going at the last mo mnent. T'he party of Larrns pleople who left here the first week In Jluly foi' the exp iosit ion hiave r'eturnedi home, fiomi here wer'e Mlsses Wil Lou floyd, iOcta Meredith, Mai'y, Lucia andi Annie Simpson, Sar'ah Dnmoro, Mary Bello Fuliei', llenry Wight and Mi's. Lidle IHar'ris. "Medlock's T0xtr'a line" is the name which Mr'. 0. C. Medloek gives to a long Texas bean which lie successful ly grows on his farm neair the city and a samp~le of which he was showing on the sti'eet scver'al (lays ago. One of the beans was 26 inches long. Consipation Cauises Most Ills. Accumulated waste in your thirity feet of bowels causes absor'itionl of peirsons, tends to pr'oduce fevers,, up sets digestion. You belch gas, feel stity, ir'ritale, almost eiraiiky, It isn't you-it's your condlitlon. El)imii nate thisi polsotnouis waste by taking one cir two Dr. King's New Lire Pillls tonight. I'njoy a full, free bowvel muovement in the nmorning--you feel so grateful. Oct :n original bottle, containing :31 pills, fi'om youf' Drug jus tmod.- for 25c +++++ + + ++ +'+ ++ + SOCIETY. + ++00+++++++ + .tI ss Lusoti's i ngagefent .iiounced. Mr. and ,Mrs. John I'yans Lawson, of Shandoni, announce the engage lent of theli dAtighter, Annie Alac, to Ashley 13. Weathorsbe, M. D., of Helton, the marriage to take place in November. This annlouncemlent wvill lo of intoterst in Shandon and Colum bia, where Mliss Lawsonl has many frirnds. Dr. Weathershe is originally froi Wilishtoir, larnwell county, and \was, graduItled f'otu Charleston \led.. ival k-ollege a few years ago.-fhe State. IFor orir"iu ity '1nd uiti ene'los for oleasur" aild surlprise, tis (-ity has h1d nothine to -rlIass the aililnoe lot lii neleon, given by 'Mrs. Fraink. (Clin' tit h(r] ho1pitable home on North Hiarper sre.Thilrsdaty m1ornlingo. The dini1mr rooml wa., bvn - ittiflilly decorat 0 '.! inl yellow an1d white, the color schille bina 'I rr iedl out in the lunch ((n itwli. C(overs were laid for rit h i and each gliest foun cd her Place card inl an artist ic hon hon a tadorned with orange blossomiis. The elegant Iluneheon of' seven courses beau i ftil ly served wa; 1O.1t iioyable and made dotbly so by the siur-prise of the occasion , coming wit tle third coilrse wh s 2111mall Can1ary bird life like In their graceful poise, perched upon the rinm of the sherbert glasses, and, as thlieir lithe formiy.1 gently swayed an(d palused, anl aristIc small cigraved Card in thelir beaks brought this ilessage: AlIss Toccoa Canlle Mir. Walter Powell October 1915. ILiss. Caine is the beautiful daugh ter of 'Mrs. Rosa I. Caine, not only very polmlar in this section, but well known in the two Carolina's and Vir' gilnia, while Mr. Powell is prominent in business lit North Carolina. 1 000 Beautiful and artistic In appointment and complete in detall was the recep tion given Saturday afternoon,.from 5 to 7, by Mrs. W. E. Meng in honor of Miss Emily Meng, who is to be mar ried to Mr. B. L. Jones today. The house was decorated in yellow and green, the color scheme being car ried out throughout the spacious home and in the refreshments. The guests were met at the door ty Mrs. N. B. Dial, Mrs. L. G. Balle and Mrs. W. E. Lucas. After a gracIous reception here they were ushered to the receiving line by Miss Annie Gil kerson. In the receiving 1111e were Mrs. W. E. Meng, Miss Meng, Mrs. Lewis Meng, Mirs. Norris and Mrs. ii. Creswell Fleming. From here tile guests were shown to the dining 100111 by Mrs. S. M. Wilkes, Mrs. If. Douglas Gray, 'Mrs. Lamar Smith and Mrs. J. N. I ludgenis. in t ie diliing room to eiter tain) thle guests were: Mrs. IEugene Huidgens, Mrs. Ar'thur' Huidgens, Miss Carol Ina Roper and Miss EliIa Roland. Mis. J. H. Teague, M\rs. R. F. Fleming andI Mirs. R. 10. Hulghes cuit block ereaml and cake. The refreshments were ser'ved by a bevy of young gir'ls. i'ini wasi served on thle piazza dur1 ing tihe afternoon by Mr's. A. Dial Gray, Mrs. J1. F. I larney, Miss .Josle Sullivan and Miss Laila2 M\ae D)1al. 0o0 Thlis morning at1 10: :0 o'clock a1 notable so('iety' event will taike place In athle FlirstI Met hodist clhuirch, when Miss Emily Menig, thle da~uighter of Mrs. Le.wis Meng, will heomoie theo wife of Mr'. H. L,. Jones, formerly suplerlintend cnt of the gradedl schools here; bti now a -resident of Newblerriy. The ceire manyi will be peifornmed by Rev. LI. P. McGee, of G reen wood1, the formier 11ms51or of the bide'. Mirs. Chats. ic ks willI pres Ide at the organ. The servIce wvilIlibe original and unit1(iue In that thle parit s of birride's ma:1Ids; will lie ta1ken; by hi ttle gIirl s, chilidhen whom M iss Meng has tiught ini tihe schlis her. iss Meng' w'ill lie at tended1 by'V 1 M is ernice M~eng, its imaid of honor..Jones will lie at tended by~ his br'othei', Mr. T. D). Jone, of Augusta. The little gIrl at tendants will enter first and march dlown the aisle, foi'm ing a tableau inside tihe chancel. They will be a follows: Katherine hiceks, Eloise Ciardly, K(athlerine Meng, Maintze Richardson, Fannie Dial, .Jaile Ilolnmes Davis, Ada Catherine Owings, Margar'et Hutmbiert. Marlegene Gray, Tocca Clary, Amaryllis Smith, Sarah Rlichey. lola Mae Hunter, Mary Fergu son, Caroline IHudgens and Mary Ma jor. FolloIng these will be the ushers, Messrs. .T. I. Swygett Alli Lee, L,. 0. Balle and W. A. flarton, Jr,., of'Glreen vylle, They will hi' followed by the flower girls, Catherine JTones, of Au gusta, aigd Logare Blackwell. Then will come thle little ring 'bearer, Jack Balle. Tihe b~ride will enter wih her' br'oth or. MIr. W. E. Meng nnd theyov wn meet Mr. Jones with his best man in front of the altar. The bride will.bo dressed in a trav eling suit of gray and will carry a bouquet of bride's roses. The out of town guests for the wed ding are Miss Jones, of Newberry, Mr. and Mrs. T. 1. Jones, son and little girl, or Augusta, Mrs. .J. ). Boyd, lien dersonville, 1lev. and 'Mrs. McGee and Miss Katherine McGee, Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Shefersee, Green ville, the Misses Simpson, in Montreat for the summer( Mr. W. A. Barton, of Greenville, and others. ** * * * * * *9*. * 9* 9 * * B.\B1UN NEWlS,* *9 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A number of the lIab'in ieople at tended the Wham lawn picnic last Friday. Nl'. and !rs. Brooks Nash had a hou se party at tlir beautiful 101home I-t week. 'lose present were: Alisses Nannie Kate and Cora Arim strong, of Laurens: INsther Fowler. of Iauis: and A.larthila WVolff of Shi loh (oninunnityV. Tli protracted ii 0eting started at Itabon yesterday. R1ev. Simpson is brlpOlig Rtev. Hagaott in the meetinlg. M cs. Alarkus Owens' eye is improv !n' and trist it will soon be alright again. \lr. and .I\rs. Hi11i lolland, of Leba inon section, visited .Mlr. and AIrs. Clde Malon one (lay last week. Mliss Coats. of iPrieidsli Ii .scetjon, and liss lazei ikBlt, wet" vist s of Miss Cora Teague Sunday.,f liss Edna Owens iS visiting Miss Mlargcie I Lolder of Gcieipond see Nir. and M rs. (us Mahaffey, of Lait reis sient Sunulay with 'ir. and iMrs. Iewis .\laffey. Mr. Smith J. Martin visited his mother, .lMrs. Nancy M. Martin, of Warrior Creek section, last Wednes day and Thursday. 'Mr. and .1Mrs. Herbert Abercrombie of I lickory Tavern, visited Mi. and Mrs. Will Bolt Sunday. Mir. and Mrs. Claude Mahon were visiting In Waterloo the latter part of the week. 'Mrs. Walter Baldwin is very sick at this writing. AlE THERIE HOOPSNAKEST Snake Yari of Local Snake Specialist Questioned by Noted Zoologist. Is there such a thing as a hoop snake? Mr. 11. Terry, the genial dry goods merchant and high "imickety niack" in the South Carolinadbiraich of the Junior Order of Mechanies, says there is. 11. A. Surface, Ph. D., of llar ibruig, I ' . says not. Who is right? Here is the way the question caie up1) for discussion in t hose "colyuis:" Sunaday afternoon, while a group of "'yotinig leilers" around town, includ ing Iirk Clardy, (uts Babb, F rnest .\0loore, BilI l oimason. Mr1. TerryI'3 (I Tar were "bauskinmg' ini thle shadle of Wilkes & C'o'.s. awnaing, dodging the sun andl swa ia~ing yarna,. snmake yarns imost ly, M.Trywarmed0( up to the subject0 of hioopsnakes. Gtts Bahib had alr ieady' gone rather .uniig ('n moccasin snakes when lie toid of gina~ping one in the v;ate 1 'on(e t'., e when lhe was so over come~ ini the ' emotion" that he wuas un able1 to t'irn I' 'mi loose andl how lie "'Camie 1(o" somle time later on the hank of' 1the ('reek wvhiile friend(s sto(od4 i'ounid telling how they had been fore cii to knio('k time snake omit of his hand1( with sticks. Th'lis mocensin story ar ouse .\(1 r. Tie rry's story telling amIi bimtion and. he "let loose' abiouit thle hiooipsnake. Ac'oi'dinag to him, when'1 he was a boy hack in the wiilds oIf No'thi Carolina, a hooisnaike r'ol led thriough a neigh boa's frontI ya'(, on intentilonalIly r'an againust a blac1k goum I ree andi stuck the shiar'i polnt of its tail in the tree, causing the triee to (lie thle next da~y. It is niot remember ici edi wuhet her Mr1. 'iei'iy said( hle saw' t ho snake or whether' lie saw th le Itree later'i, but any way, lie saidi Ithe stum hp (If the dood4( tre w'0 as still in the yard'( up .ther'e and anybody ' ould go themre aind see it., No othe' iiioof w~as neces sai'y. Mr. Terry's atory was received as In format ion andl the meet ing pro eeeed. Now, as already said. there is a Drm. Constance in Pennsylvanla, a real "sniake docto'." An account of his views of the hoopsnake wei'e eon tainedl in a recent issue of the New York Sun. The Advert iser' man re0 called this account and~ in view of the momentous question at issue priints It as follows: "Th'eire may be oir ther'e may not be any such thing as a hoopsnake, but Dir. 11. A. Surface of llarrisb~urg, wvho is the State zoologist, has a one landred dollam' bill which says that no tail hit tng, hill 'olling'varmint ever lived1, and lie has offeredl the aforesaid 1)111 to any one who wvill bring before him any thing which even faintly resembles the alleged skidding repltile. According to the accumnulated1 i'e itaions of that typo of person w~ho is nlmost cntinall nuirsued by snakes, a hoopsnake has a button on his tall, which in moments of .alarm he puts in his mouth and goes roll Ing about at a speed of from 20 to 30 mIles al hour. Good roads mean nothing In the young life of a strong Jawed and determined hoopsnake. F'or years it has been noted that a hoopsnake, no matter what he may do In the early moments of the 1light along the highway, in all instances makes off at top speed at the fInish, leaving no card, 'address or telephone nuimber, That fact Is but one of several which have impressed Dr. Stirface witi the lielef that a hoopsnake Is a mental ailment and that he exists oily in the ininds of persons who'tell a story well. le admits that if any qne ever had been bitten, pinched or even kicked by one of these hoop snakes lie would have soic faith in thle reciltals, but inasmuch as they a ways go rolling off stage lie has de cided that lie can risk $100) in an ef fort to locate aid linspeet one. Those who have been booming the loopsnakes for fears have al ways declared that file reptile has a spike t In his lhead, which is buried in a tree when the snake, driving recklessly. leaves the State road oil his way down hill. NoWadays n1 en1d of porsons are s inoopiig a rounld free trni. ks in the viciniity of this town looking for reck less hoopers. "(ONTENT.ANTS VOTEIS MUST lE AO'T1E D." All I who hale 1(Ites fl foire, will please vote themnt befo're Aigust tle eleveiti. ack votes are n() good af ter then. No. 124. aviyme Miller. * T) LVD1)E Ihi.tt31E'. , *Thle sonl of T. J. and14 Bet tle Bramle114tt* Today we are vith the ones we love and tomorrow wings the soul, for we are forced to part. Oh, how sad we have fought to part with (hear Clyde. lie (lied on July 1st, aged 16 years and six months. His parting words to one and all were to meet him in heaven. How sweetly lie said "I am ready to go." Thou art gone, dear Clyde, sweet akd peaceful be thy rdst, thoughts of thee will ever linger with the ones who knew and loved thee best. In the church yard in Chestnut Ridge Clyde sleeps while the wind from wood and imiddow softly sweeps over. the little mcund. God knows best with what aching hearts we laid him down to rest. God was wiser. Who can num her all the woes Clyde in his peaceful slumber will never know. "Mother." CASH T Means per cent saving 'f oing ai Then you'll neec come in here and see You'll find thiss bles-the latest style Dthing you'll want il Shoes and the like. Moderate pricea Sguarantee the qualit: Dyou more value for . Most men hereal yourself. Special closing o GSil k Shirts, Panama: Special closing o Waoh Shirts, Kimomo DDress Goods. have to offer you. Spw s Vil"..Ii III V N~ eWare of Iosquiterns U3e an Acme Canopy and avoid the dan.. ger and the annoyance of mosquitoes. Pne 2. 1:30 Price$ 75 Fs either Iron or Hansfrom i wood be 1 ing cran be used over any stile bed. Mosquitoes are just beginning to make their appearance and now is the 1ime to buy your Mosquito Bars. Don't wait, but come now and buy while cur ttock is complete. S. N. & E. H. WILKES & C0. 1854 WOFFORD COLLEGE 1915 SPARTANBURG, S. C. A Christian College with high standards and ideals. Well equipped Lalboratories and Library. Strong Faculty and full coursesc8. Next session begins September 15th. Write for catalogue. H ENRY N. SNYDER, President WOFF6RD COLLEGE FITTING SCHOOL A high grade preparatory school for boys. Individual.attention. Careful moral training. $185.00 pays all expenses. Next session be gins September 15. For catalogue address SEA DIMASTER Spartanburg, South Carolina IE BEST IS NONE CASH qrl"WN1"N IMeans Better Goonds TOO GOOD for same money - vay this summer?N some new Clothes of course. You'd better what we've got to offer you. tore headquarters for Men's Summer Weara in good dependable clothes as well as every ithe way of Shirts, Ties, Underwear, Hats,NI Stoo. This is not a cheap store, but we do Sof everything we sell and we know we offer our money than any other store. outs think so, too. Come in and judge for Ir~ ut prices on all summer Clothing, Straw Hats Flats, Mens and Womens Oxfords. t prices on all Ladies Dresses, Shirt Waists, ~s, Muslin Underwear, Millinery and Summer of your time and let us show you what we is-Roper Company CASH Back Southe lead -Wh Pa_ oe LaurnaSout Caolin Wh PayMoy