Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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68 8 8 8 8 8 8 8.8 8 8 $ 8 s 8 8 8 8 Local and l'ersonil Mention. 8 8 8 8888 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Mr. Frank Switzer of Shiloh spent Monday in town. Mr. Lone Moore of Mount Plei'sant was here for the day yesterday. .Ir. Glenn Fuller of Trinity Ridge wi.s a business visitor here Tuesday. Mr. Joel Nelson was among ti business visitors here yesterday. Mr. Robert Wasson of Charlton Halt spent yesterday in Laurens. Mr. John Owings of Barksdale spent the day here on Tuesday of thisweek. Mr. W. W. Grumbles of Owings spent Friday here on business. Mr. J. Q. Brown, of Cash's Depot. is visiting relatives near the city. Mr. R. L. Owings and family, of the Oakvillo section, have moved to the city. Miss Louise Fleming, of Greenwood arrived in the city yesterday to spend several weeks. Mrs. C. M. Clark and .Mrs. Albert Todd spent the day in Columbia Thursday. Mrs. Thos. N. Holmes, of Pineview, N. C., is visiting her father, Mr. J. N. Wright, and other relatives. The friends over the county of Mrs. .. S. Wolff will regret to learn that she has been very Ill recently. Dr. J. M. Bearden and Mr. D'Arcy Svygert are attending the Commer cial Congress in Charleston this week. Mr. W. ). Compton, of the Boyd's M ill section, was a visitor in the city yes..terday. Mr. Ad Calhoun, of Ninety 'ix, spent Monday night in the city as guests of Mr. and 'Mrs. F. P. McGowan. Mr. Ilaste Stewart, of Clinton, is at Itending the sessions of the Southbern Commercial Congress in Charleston. "Ir. John ii. Wolff and daughter, Mis.s Mattie Wolff, were visiting in the city yes'erday. Mr. W. P. Stewart, of Fountain inn, was a buinesis vi.iilor to the city yes terday. Mr. and irs. C. E'. Parker, who have been making their home in Cookville, Tenn., have arrived in the city to spend the iholidays with Mr. and Mrs. W. Rt. lticlhey, Sr. Mi. V. P. Coker, the well known farmer and Confederate veteran of Youngs township, continues very sick at his home. le does not show much ir' rovement. Ills friends all over the co unty sympathize with him in his sickness and hope for his early recov ery. Rev. and Mrs. W. E. Thayer, of Sum ter, visited friends in the city last week on their way to the Baptist State convention. Rev. \V. B. McCuen, pastor of the Dovesville iaptist church, spent sev eral (lays in Ihe city last wcck with relatives on his way to Greenv!llc to attenld the convent ion. The ginnery in Greenville operated by Mr. .J. Copey 1Htenderson, formerly of this city, was destroyed by fire last Saturday night. Mr. G. C. Anderson, of Gray Court, wvas in the city on business Thursday. Mr u. Anderson is just recovering from a painful fall he had several weeks ago. Dr. W. C. Irby and Mr. W. L. Gray are attendling the Southern Commer cial Congress in Charleston as (de gates appointedl by Gov. Manning. Deputy Sheriff Columbus Owens left yesterdiay for Ashevilel to secure a ne gro held there on a charge of assault and hattery in this county. * Memrss TIhomas Sullivan and Claude SullIivan 'eame in Monday to spend I le day. They are both residents of th-' Mt. Beothel section. M. Idd Cnrhet of the Lisbon sec tion spent the (lay here Monday look inrr after business. M\lr. Gus H ohlmes, a resident of the 2s bon sec tlonl, was among the visitors in tbI'e city the [lrst paurt of t h is week. Mr*. WVill PittIs spent the day here M onday, coming In from his home in t he Friendship community. Mr. \ash Taylor spent Monday in the city looking after business inter ests. Mr. Will Clardy who lives on Lai rens Route Three wvas among the v'is itors here yesterday. Ship Loads Find New(C Those Fragrant, Mellow-as-oli That Make New Orleans the TIS IS TH[E KIND WE US the Coffee that human hands green, until it reaches- the take our word for the goods prejudiced. Try a can at oui back if you are not pleased All Croce, Use Only HALF as Much a THE REILY' New Or! Mr. Charley Saxon of the Rabun Creek section came down yesterday to look after business. Messrs George Weathers and Mark Ilollams were among the lluntersville visitors in the city yesterday. Mr. Bill Terry of Laurens Routo ''wo came in yesterday to spend the day on business. Mr. Oscar Hunter an Ora farmier, was among the visitors hero for a short while on Tuesday. Alr. Walkor Chestein was among the labin visitors here for the day yes torday. Mr. Lumus Milam who lives in the Lisbon section spent tho day here on Tuesday. Mr. Martin Armstrong, a resident of the Shiloh section spent Tuesday here on business. Mr. Martin Poole of Tylersville spent Monday in town looking after business. Messrs Robert McDaniel and Welly AlcDaniel of the Ekom section spent the day here on Monday. Mr. John F. Davis and family, who. have been making their home here, have moved to Clinton. Mr. E. P. Milam of Laurens Route Three was here for the day last Satur day. .1r. W. C. MItchell and son Mr. Eu gene litchell from near Alountville, spent the day here last Monday. ,ir. lilh Watkins spent the day here Tuesday, coming in from his home in the Motim IPleasant, section of this county. Messrs. J. 0. 1 lellamns and S. A. Godfrey were among the visitors here yesterday. They reside On Gray Coui't Route One. AIlr. Pike Switzer will leave one day this week for Atlanta where lie goes in the interest or the Opera I louse Pie ture show, which lie states wll be op eied in about three w'eks, showing a mucli better line of picture.s than ever befrore. lirooks-h(I.lett. Miss Carric Kellett, of Foutta - ia Inn, and Alr. Bartlett Brooks, of Gray Court, were married at the home of lr. J. E. MeRoney, at Fountain inn, last week. Rev. Matheson performed the ceremony. The young couple are now living in Gray Court where the groom is in business. Rtemember Your Promse. Have you promised to send in your subscription for anyone in the con test? If so, come across. The contest is nearing an end and somebody needs your votes. "COUSIN 1SABE LLE" Mirthful Comedy to be Presented at the Graded School Auditorhim Next Tuesday Evening. Charles IIllliard, of "loney Boy" ENvans' Minstrel fame, has arrived in the city and is holding daily rehears als for the production of his mirthftul comedy, "Cousin Isabelle". This play, has been creating a sensation hrotighotut South CarolIna and Prof. Parkinison has arranged a peCrfor'm anice on Tuesday evening, Decembher 21st, for (lie benefit of (lie Laturens ligh school. An excepltional east of local talent has been assembiled in supplort of Mr. IHilliard, who will be seen in thie role of Jlack Iheath, a young society man, andl also in a high ly amusing, as well as artistie, .me personatlon of "Cotusin Isabelle". Mr'. Hlilliard is a natIve of South Car'olina-huailing from Stute~ und has aplpear'ed wvithI variosu Cohan & Ilari's attract ions, the celebrated George Eivants' Minstrels andl also as leading mani for' Cecil Spooner at the Spooner Theatre in Newv York city, i~e is aut hior, as well as producer' and star of "Cousin Isabelle" and is also gifted w'ith a fiue bairitone voice. Recor'd-br'eaking houses have at (tended( thiIs attr'act Ion wherever pro sented(, withu frequent retuirn engage ments and1( it. IS expiectedl that the ca hiacity of the school house aui~toium will ho tested here. Glowing repor'ts have conmc from Orangebumrg, The E'v eninig News dleclaring it "bettor than nine tenths of thme pr'ofesslonal shows seen her'e," the receipts being two hiindr'ed dohllars on a rainy night. Their Way Into )rleans I-wine Coffee Beans, the One. Coffee Place of the World IN BLICNDING LUZIANNE,, never touch from the sack, coffee pot at home. Don't ess of Luzignne--we may be expense. Got your mioney 's Have It. a of Ordinary Barrel Coffee TAYLOR CO. en, La. "IN TUNE FOR THE NEW YEAR." Tito Corley Co., of Alchnond, Va., has Ordercd Burnwcll to GAet North Carolina "in 1Tuno") for (ho New Ycar. It is c.ustontary with some palino dclerI- to givo one "frco tuning" af ter they rcel a piano and the Corleoy Co. of lchmond, Va., h.ve givcn one of the largsct ordera cver given to one man, at on timo for thi: hind of work to Mr. Dlarnwvell, the plno 11 man who has beca in Lautitrn for the last three wccks. The order from Corley Co. glvc: a list of plano owners in over twenty fivo N. C. cltam and towns and an av crage of oight plano In each town. That makes over 200. This gentleman once lived in Lau rens. le stolpled over here on one of his trips and taught violin for seven months. This was in the winter and Spring of 1909. Mr. Barnwell has a natural love for teaching and whilo that Is not his' professicn, occasionally he takes a vacation from his real profession that of a plano workman,-and either goes back to Atlanta, lis home, and assists his father in his musical work or takes a class elcwellcre,-Tust for the love of the art. Mr. 1Tarnwell attends to piano work In four stats for a number of manu facturers inl the north and many deal ers ii the south and was engaged to make this trip to our town by S. M. & 10. Ii. Wilkes & Co., through the Schulz Piano 2. of Chicago and At larta. The Wilkes Co. are agents for the SeuIlz Pi'no an1d ,:velu red MrI. 1an Ilel hrough that. coeol'uru. While here he l'-- -had the patronage of the meA vrit i:ul piano I vners and ha, doe' somee ier unu 11' tal work for Ithem. O11r, Very I !J li usielalns will fei( that fadt. I e as now in Lau 1 an'ut tweny-- 1'-e *dv aInVe orders, st ill to fill am( i.- conistaitly receiving othes; tfi l'0 I. the mialls. WVIen hi; Tar ens work 1has been fin ish: ed le ;1 :tart at one for North Carol inia to (10 those 200 pla nos. ATTlNDED BAi.PTIST ('ONVE NTION. ILurenils WelI Represented at the An nual Meeing ini Greeni ilie. Rev. AT. L. Lawson, Messrs C. i. Rloper, C. 13. I1obo and Mlancel Owings, have returned home after attending the annual llatist Convention which was held in Greenville part of last week and this week. Mr. W. 1!. Drum mond of Lanford and Messrs 11. H. AMahon, W. A. Baldwin, Anderson Abercrombie of Rabun Creek Church and Mr. J. 11. Wharton of Waterloo were 1111oig the 1'Laurens county lap tists who also attended the coilvell tion. Mr. C. 11. Roper is a Imuibember of the Boarid of Directors of tile Haltist Ilospi Ial in Coluilli.a, and llr. C. H. Bobo is on the Board of Directors of Connie Maxwell Orphanago and also a mn embher of tihle A pport Ion ment Comn mittee of the State Association. These oflleeo are filled by the association and are places of great honor and1( trust. A.re Ytu hiin:i! Any one'? The Adlvertiser'- auto contest clos es Monday. D~o not declay sendi~ng in your subscription. Do it today. If you have promised it, live up to your ipromnise. VEIIDI('T OF A('QUITT"IAL F'OR ERINEM'T INiENlOW'EII F~airilid 3!in ('harged ith 3t Mird~er of lifidt lotltiare in Winnsboro Freedl by York (ounty .Jury. York, D~ec. 10.b--After' beOing out1 01n hour and 30o miniu tes thle jur y in thle I senhiower can bo roughbt in a verid ict of not guility at 8 :30 o' 1(10k this afternmoon. Thle cas wo~en t to thle juriy at 1 o'clock, afte wh'lei ih court was ad(journed0( for thle no00io rcss. The verici Ivas re turni'ied imimedia tely a'f lt'r t he conv'ening of court. for the af er'noon session Tihe i'esultI was heard in silence by3 a 1packd 0 ou (1't r'oom there being no sign of demuonst ration of any kind. Court conivenedl this morning at 9:30 o'ciock and ipreceding the concluding ai'gumnents in the case JIudge Rice ad dreCsed a few r'emai'ks to the audience in which lhe called attention to the solemnity of the occasion, and gave wai'ning that he would tolerate no manifestation of approval oi' the re verse by those in the court room at any utterances of the attorneys in their arguments. The first argument of the day and the closing one for the defense was made by C. L~. Blease, speaking'a few minutes over one hour'. Solicitor J. 'K. Henry made the closing argument for the State, speak tag a little less than an hour. Judge Rice delivered a clear' and comp~rehensive charge to the jury in which the lawv applying to the case wvas fully explained. Shor'tly after the ver'dict had been returlnedI by the juriy court adjour'ned until Monday when general sessions business will 1b0 i'esumred. The other F~aireld cases scheduled for' trial hav'e L en continued until the April term of court. ,A iA7 'P FN-<~'." ' -T~ Make Your Gift a Useful Piece of Furniture (IFT RNI UR& te h thae knowuir Gif ri Ug Furniture for all purpo,,ses and forp eve .y roo-m i,*n hour:e th--- Fu wvtue that we itiv0w IS iLn e riht is absoatey safe oby Jus. at this tr m a e drLmof Wr,! isn (1 0 M T . t Lar an C heapest ev - -' roughA to th4 City." * Do your Christias shopping here, where you will have the advantage, of seeing the very latest styles and finishes. A larre assortment to select from with prices lower than can be found at other places. S. M. & E. 1. WILKES & CO. Rescue 11om1e Relief. ('HAPTEI ()ICIS ELE(TD. Captain (.Mliss) Ina Depew, rCpre- R n" Sun (hapter No. 6 Leetcd Of. S aie of South ('i rolinat, senting the Salvation Army Rescue Chomis eeem ri ( onty of 1m-e1 1s. 1-1.IN ('011fl 1T' CO:~.'iOx 'LE.\S. Hlome for girls in Greenville, was in Annual election of otlceOs for the N 'arT ale IO C di.vi\. I ly and the city several days last vek solielt- I n- figYear took place at. the meet- a A0 .1 or tr I state of inig 1 subscriptions for that worthy . i t- Ing or I ising Stn Chapter No. 6 onl W. .1. BIrksdAalo, Le:eense;d, Plain o'tridaity ni-it, the 3rd. The following tiff. .I!Hit on. A.; is wcil kno~vii, the res- ag:Ins It, wi . A. Iabb, il. P.; M. 1L. Smith KI .'. o o di ll y a n oa offerings and is uindetr the dliretcionl of Tihomas D~ow ney, S.; J. F. ToI bert, .\. ItLdale,tl )eccaw 11 t a Dr.o the Salvation Army. Its work is the iTreas.; 1I. Terry, Secy. ; Geco. L. Pit ts, fondant. rescue and reformation of fallen girls, .o I.;C M.'liir,1.S. (. ' In'iittoa.Jerc fTh Cut Its inmates being taken from all partslrok,.A..;I.A itcM t 11)1tOtryt)heihstidea of the Piedmont section. Captain (ae .IV;E .AdroSn nl lna' ot en ~od h r D~epewv was greatly encouraged with -_________(iyo h otdrn h ea her reception in Laurens at the time Lcueii lns she was seen by an Advertiser repre- 1hr illea ilsrtdlcue5 'l~ to~ry owt sentativye, but she stated that she ~ '''~lc.1 o;e h iyo ~u'ncnan would( not get the opportutn ity to see ~''~'~''''iiglu' ii ~lSdsvn 3 ~e~ i O mal~ny whom she wvould ordinarily like b 'o' .A Vuhp ftleU -1)i;~)arstoe0'1es(x to call u pen. She asked that. any of ~e'! 'o o h (arlit.A sit c't t'oefnsl faaa ofrec those who had not been called utpon antd were interested in thle work, lie I"pe' ilvIamso'M 1 ig req tuostedi to senld theirt gifts of money 1 1 i i ' et~~C'afi i i i''1 'Cti~l' ~ ~ tb or -pr'ovie'ions to the home ont i'uther- P: ist~~(Xiittli ii iiit iil.i ) ,itI 01A/ ie' ford strteetI in Grteenv ille. The' 'tustees ::ct e tt ''t o Ii O ' s i'I .3n.A a] i e of the bomne ar to lMessrs. Thios. F. P'- tAvVI NI. .I.*awo :ii' c'. ''v on'd '1 A er II. J1. 11aynteswothI, TI. Orecgon 0'i I1' .i ~Ild 3 i:'' ''I i i ' s I t: . I il K~oeste r andit ,David 1. Tt'axlet'. l'The nesue 0tieaItitit to Ii'l le rd 01 1..leniv, i ip w t fact that t hose gent lemetn all ow I teir ae 1(1'i siljet. itiO I.1! ' io i':iIch It.vy Ioiipg f naames to lie conntectedl withi thle home p liItl. oll13'aldtigoI. Iaiits o Ctenil .a0( '' od is a su fileiet. gitat'an c t~a ih cause' oIi~ l iWl lm hc is a wvorthy otne.A'111 y ifisI.Atiit'tg Th Ye Old Time (Cornt Shucking. ~' Messrs J. N. Wrtight (Gr'andpaw), - I' ott o'ptlicIsctn.Sd bugene Hutdgens, B. L. Clatrdy, Caipt.~~lxt olesl frtb h tnta J1. H-. Car'lisle, .J. W. Bolt, Jrt., anid W. \ utvxd atd to le ~ in b P. Hludgens, all exp~et combination ' odaawhltebitteosa talkers and eaters, composed a con--'vnaetst h ia'lsxiib c getnial party thtat advanced on Mr.OI~e GoH.otasuccessful far'mer a1Iidoeen'fo aefslad foxw miles from the city, ot'e night lastnetidtoyatsfmdtefsl, otiekanddmetjoyad owithehlmtoneaof thtose old time "corn shuckings",oertesip'miebain8pr where the shucking is but a minor jei neetfo aeo ae ob part of the program. Qutite a nutmber'i~'ra. I~l nullwt ev otepr of the neighbor'i of Mr. Bolt were also prtesent and the evening wvas greatly Of eto t mutdea tony Mt. Gallagher Camp No. 47i1 will~ mrgaealot p'viete e isolidtoiccs atanytuneatranmanattrne. Prchserto ayiorhta styleor maeofwarriae, bitestapf.oI theeermssfusnl yer.il be elect n cother bacietutegscty r ntcmpid wih lt ad-ob n471ftecapt b e atten seetiioonv.tsis rsl o aneo om useun Ald Ites are meetg Mna nigh t'iprestcs-uatI.sdyo anetrsa tetiko year lilbe eecte Andothe' but- froos R. cy A' i trgtat itOlC. C.;P.1a.dA..LittlereM.,3 V.; dalt, price aiV.; t' . neasone Sent its Allmemets ae 'eqtet~'~ b p'es pTh r w'ill ba''ae n iustae etr en t. unerth Scoo mpoemn asso-soig penhdlieo J. B. Q'l ~ bylProlerk. A. aucop ofth U ilnes i'e~ eyl I~ecember 13, 191r.L AyofSuthCrolna1. Admission I.WIKE &Co