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k;Int VOLUME, XXI. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1916. - ANNUAL COUNTY HELD NEXT FRI] Usual Great Crowds are Expected to Attend SCHOOL PARADE SPECIAL FEATURE Exercises at the School Building and Exhibits In the Court House Expect ed to Surpass Those of Past Years. Athletic Events Will Hold the At tention of Many. A little more than a week remains before the day for the annual county school fair, which is next Friday, April 14th. Active preparations have been in progress in nearly every school district of the county for the past sev eral months and the indications are that the fair will be largely attended and that the exhibits and contestants will be numerous. During he past two weeks the tehchers and young folks have been busy preparing for the event ful day. Athletic fields have 1)011 busy with young fellows "get ting in practice" while halls and class rooms have been made to ring with the resonant voice's of orators in 1he making. Needles and thimldes have also been busy, as well i as crayons and pencils. In fact, the lines of adtivity to be represented at the fair are so numerous that children of every taste and talent. are able to compete for ribbons according to their inclina tion. The school fair may be roughly di vided Into three departments, viz., lit erary, manual training and athletic. Oratory may be included under the literary department, the contests in which will take place almost entirely in the graded school auditorium. Ad mission to these, . except the - high school oratorical contest at night, will be by card only. The manual train ing department will be in the court house. The athletic department will be on the graded school grounds. Con tests will begin in all of these depart ments at 10 o'clock in the morning, a program for each being found in an other place. The grand parade will take place at 11:30 o'clock. The pa rado will consist of pupils, teachers, trustees, school improvement mem hers and members of the night schools. It will form at the graded school school building as formerly and pass up Laurens street to the public stuare. As each school is expect'd to' have a banner of its own and the children will be dressed in fresh colors, the parade will form a beautiful pictiure. As is customary, picnic parties will be made up on the school grounds at dilner time. The dinner period is al ways a pleasant part of the school fair, for then it is that friends and relatives are able to conie together for a social hour. The following is the program, with the Judges and other information: Failr Commnittees. The following ai'e the contest ocim mit tees and thle rooms in whliich they will hold contests: 10 O'clock 1st Reading-Miss F'loride H arper, conductor, Misses Allein Franks, An n io Simpn 1 and~ Mauriie SimpIsoni Rloom 7; 2nd Reading--Miss Mlary flelle Ilabb, conducdtor; Mihses MaudLangston, Lui cia Wolff, Janie Narris-ipoom 1. 3rd and 4th Reading-Mirs. hi. L. JIones, conductor; Misses Edna H arvey, Mlary Garrison, Mirs. Annie Oxner. Room 8. 5th and 6th Reading-Miss Ella Ro land, conductor; Miisses Gertrude (Goetchins, Myrtie Culbertson, Gienie Aiken-Room -1. 3rd and 4th Spelling-Miss Mary Simpson, conductor'; Misses Lidie Sloan, Winnie Jeans, Miamie Byrd Room 3. 5th, 6th andl 7th Spelling-Miss Kit tie Richards, conductor; Misses Eliz. aboth Tolbert, Annie Kate Childr'ess. Minnie Wallace-W~est Unsemient. 8th, 9th and 10th Spelling-Mi'. P. D). Iluff, dir'ector'; Misses Ludie Young, Lucile Wolff, Mr. W. T. Ch!ilds-Room 12. ' 3rd and 4th Arithmetic-Miss Coir inne Agnew, cond~uictor; Misses Mayme Padget, Luicile Cox, Pauline Mdianiol -Room 6. 5th and 6th Arithmetic-Mrs. 10mma Roper, conductor; Misses Lillie Culi bertson, Leoah Martin, Lula ECdwrds Room 5. SCHOOL FAIR DAY, APRIL 14TH 7th and High Arithmetic-M lss Belle Nickels, conductor; Mr. W. P. Cul bertson, Misses Nannie Simpson, Irene Workman--Room 11. 1st and 2nd Composition-Miss Re becca Dial, conductor; story told by Miss Frances Thames; Misses Cleo Ward, Lucy Peden, Mary Miller East Basement. The bungalow type of scho'. build] ty nith plans like the above are flock 3rd and 4th Composition-Miss Ireno Ray, conductor: Mrs. Beatrice Sloan, Misses Winona Chancy, Manic Atkin son--East Cloak Room. 5th, 6th and 7th Composition-Miss Lillian Kibler, conductor; Mrs. Karle Owings, .\lisses Evie Shands, Bllanche Stewart--Room 10. 8th, 9th and 10th Composition--Miss Fannic Creighton, conductor; Misses Sarah C'opeland, Clanra Woods, .\ir. W. L.. i.:(1mer - Rloom 9. IlIistory--.\liss Annie Clardy, een 1uctor; .\isses I'earl 1ile.-ely, L.ul Aili. Mlauche Pinson- -ioom 2. ilutlon hle Contests 1 and 2 - M:. Ioster Slii lson, (conduictors; .\ls. C. W. 'Tune, \1 is. Lewis .\en;Meg Basient. Darning Contests 1 anl 2---Ms.. Vir ginia ('aine, enniductor; Mrs. I)croh: Ferguson, .\ iss Lint Jones We.. Basement. Exhibits--Mlisses (oggans, Dean and Sim pson--Cou r llouse. II. S. Declamation Contest---Mr. Ins. II. Sullivan, conductor; Lieut. Cuirry. Bailey Institute; Joe Gtrier, I)ue West; R. I'. Gonzales, Columbia.--Graded School Auditorium11. F lementa ry IDeclamat Ion Contest for Iloys-\ r. .\ajor, 'onlductor; .\tessrs1 C. .l alley, La mar Smithi, J1. C. Smith. ---GraiLded School Auditorium i. EllementIary' D~eclamation1 Contelst for Girls*--.\lis. H. L. 1P. P arirr tin, con - ducito)r; MeLsdamles .J. W. C'opeland, .1. I). Watts, Dr. Kl1ugh- First Ila jtistI (Churich Sunday School 1100om. i1l O'elock IEleet Ia ry A thletl e Contleslt--M.li it. ('. Ililonil conduictor ; Me~ssrs R1. T. .Wilson, J1. M1. Fewell, Arthur Leo; Alison Lee, ofllal scorer--Front Camn i--For B1oys, a--50-yards dash; 4 ft., 2 inches hligh andi under. b-100-yards dash; between -1 ft. 2 inese and 5 ft. 2 Inches in height. c--220-yards run; above 5 ft. 2 Inches in height. dl---2 I-Inch hurdle race; above 4 ft. 10 Inches in heIght. o---1011nn ig igh jllmlp ; 0open to all boys. f--Stand(1 ig high jumilp ; o pen to all boys. all boys. h--Polei vaulting; open to all boy's. k'.-Open, to lloys aind tVirls, a--Plotato race for girls under 41 ft. 10 ihos hIgh. b--Potato race. for boys uinder 4 ft. 10 inches highI. c--Three-logged race for girls un der 4 ft. 10 Inches hIgh. (Continued on Page Eit.) WOFFOID ALUMNI ME'. A Large Number of Local Woordlans Make Preliminary i'lans for Organ. izatlon. In answer to a call sent out by Mr. Edwin Lucas a large number of Wof ford Alumni rnet in the Knights of Pythias Hall last Thursday evening and made preliminary plans to organ. ize a permanent alumni association for Laurens county. The meeting was t, very enthusiastic one and after a gen eral discussion of the topic it was de BARlKSDALE SCHO00L ng, as above, is ery much I.- "o."-e I Bridge, Hlurricane, Gras and IReedy cided to hold a banquet saane time to wards the end of this month at which time a permanent organization will be perfected. Mr. Ed win Lucas was made chairman of ihe- hanquzet committee and i I to lbe asisted by .\l I' lfi' Ni(e'..li and( Flhil I luff. Dr. .'-nyderI ir!ide. t of W\offordl (o:: :a:; a ' eepte.d nan invltaation to lhe 'c: prea nt thle -l'aIinet uand to nui~lle atl 'ld!e *At t hi.; itn the a ;:nn:nl 1i1 it h permioanient olr '":. anil form-ti-. a I he r, n::'; a:il addres a'.'o (I! the Worf'ord mn ahat wer'e knao vn to 1 TIhe. O followin W\'i~ord ytaduates andl formier .ltidents. were p reyent f or thme lirst mebel'tng: lter. .l. I?. 'T. .\lajor, Drm. W,. 1I. )!aal, .\essrs W. L. (ray, Lamiar S~mithI. C. F. fi'ook., Moore Lanke, Albert Dial, I'hail I luff, .-lir. Slasa and (Carlos .\o"''ey3. l'aure at Hicakory'ii Ta'lrn. wi Ie;' Iar- at Ilii'kory Tav-ra school ':" i': 1e' '! ?' ya- ' j" ('i! ''a - Iui ltzd U':o an n,.l :., ;,-u -..an wi'.1 lbe char ged.l Tlhae eaounty raedica:l noelety' mael le the roomslI of ID),.I Hughaes .\lnd~a mnorninrg and an interesting session was hold. .lap-ers on Pellagra were read by D~r. J. I. Fdennell, of Waterloo, and Dr. 0. H. Knurh, of Cossn 11n1. SElRMON TO BOY SCOUTS. Itt'v. C. F. IRankin (have an lIIspiring Talk on the (irent Scout Movement. last Sunday evening Rev. C. F. Rankin of the First Presbyterian church preached a special sermon to the members of the local troop of Bloy Scouts. All of the members of the troop Were present and together with he congregation they listened to a 1 delightful and inspiring discussion .f the great cloy Scout ioveinent. Mr. ankin gave muany interesting facts IW1. Otther new s( hools in the (oun ose- -1;,.blehem.. about the work of the Btoy Scouts, the valuable training that they received, the dut!es that they perform and from the oath that each hloy Scout takes lae drew muany valuable lessons for the t ~ .c F MIL1ITAi:V OIGN 01ld as well as the young. At the~ (1)n elusion of' his seriimn .\r. Itanik~ nu - se d te r<p wiha m ,0ili WOULD HIELP ItEAUT'IFY RAILROAD PROPER'L'Y HERB President J. F. Livingston Indicates Jiis Willingness to Assist Improve ment Work, That the C., N. & L. railroad stands ready to lend a hand in making Lau rens a city more beautiful is indicated by a letter just- received from Presi dent Livingston by a loca! citizen. This citizen wrote to Air. Livingston in regard to the railroad property be tween the public squttare and the depot, suggesting that the railroad co-oper ate with those interested here in beau tifying it. The letter of Mir. Living. stun in reiply is as follows. Dear :"ir: I an1 in receipt. of your letter of Mareh 27th, with reference to Iinprov ing the aLipCarance of our vacant lot north of 'tle depot, and beg to assure you that it will give Inc a great deal of pleasure to cooperate with you in every Way Possible along this line. 1, too, have been studying somie plan to itii!nrov' tle appearante of, this pi'o erly, hill have not yet iee able to comne to anyv definite conclusion as to wh"1at should be ldone. It you, or you: 1:4' 1KnII I . htv ul i i((i1 on thle . u 1I. .in i I ' . i l a ppre iale it if you w .i1 - yie 1 >w i n hai wad- I enn a r:'1 yo ( :, Ir 1 ' ii) !) iii L i ;. !' 1 r( 1: 11.)t ' I , '.' I I 111u tl'u i11 .eol u'j~,\ W ,ll) liLIS l il) ' miI i1 y il! In oh es a d .. i1' i 4' ti.ii hos o you Wild W 1ti'Q eiln si ahi''fr e ii g:. d i o ili lo ll ofi you. t t nd th ir e yards, and, n,. li I - "t"'o' . +\ et ni n tho if yu a -e alntim to hagns and Ite '.ii be gh :t j''' in the la s v ti y o '! l'Opele haIe e evpry . rll 71 I to b rtil of tI tr achiev e nts, and I I h1ink it ay eeryone who has the intr est of your town o e, a delt of grati tude to those of ytu who were respon sible for the changed condition of your streets and p~rivate yards, and public I Itit ltions. Let ti e know if you have) anything to suggest and I will be glad to join hands with you. Yours truly, J1. F. Livingston. President. PL..1Y AT ItR lIT-1111)(11 . T1o lie U1lveln Frihay .April 7th: for lient e'ilt of thle School. '1 he ;,lay, Last laynn, will be given by !ni talent, at Trinity Rtidge school bort~e Fr idaty evening, .-\pril 7, ,1t N::"' o'e"!oek. .\ Innsticall treat in stoic f~or a 1 y .rs. oper. and1 I.aurens Quar itl. I:' loblit' is courdIialy in' rid. .\dmi. ! in :091 ":,cents. ra n I u( dar for1) the l'O iit of the l ural ul :1'(,\ven1 nit .\ 'oe(int i11n. .1 '...} (:. 1 iM ll . (. 11:.4dl\1y 010 :n ->r):e 1' ,. Y')an11 111 N0"11h l ia:'s1r 1:orn:. of his 110111ng son who 1.1' ' :t ly died 01nd wh1o was the tune1h-l)ved l'a trol I.eadIer of the Scouits. .\lr. Hankin who w\as the olrgan1izer of the L~aurens 11-oop and11 hats been1 it, Scou11 .lser, tende'rt d his resignation1 somea weeks SCENE AT THlE LAST SCHOOL FAI AMERICANS SWOOP DOWN ON YILLA Surprise and Scatter Them to Four Winds SOLDIERS FOLLOW IN HOT PURSUIT lieported that. Villa l'scupOd i ith Onuo Leg fBroken in a ('arriane. Ipera tion of Troops mde Bore )iflicult by Snot Storm. 10: l'aso, .lMarch 3I.---lou ir hundred Aniericai cavalryi , lii nder Ihe co) nland of ('ol. George A. D)odd, gal loping (own from the slope of the great cont inental divide', have fallen on the mnain body of lI' ranico Villa's handits at. the San Ge ronimtbo ranch, senttering thern in mnany di rectionls and driving the handit chiefl, woundedl and srippled, to seek a hiding phic-'e in the moot) Iains. Villa 'as huirried from da ::r in a (81rri,1 . Til- 1h;1t b( 111'S 1111 ?1 4 ! ; ) Ii ' 11 \ 1 1 : 1 ))~ . 1' I 1 b'H; k . I t , nin 1 " '. hof 3!r'h': I," n Il" ('t!n!, y u Ie ti.nr The a t'i "r Athie ('lt(' a 11d110 Vbilla catl where .,) tali is hwere elehiating the :4l.rn'h re ot '!72 car raoza l d i'. s tb. ay s f iousty at, Guerrero. Villa IBadly Wounded. Villa, shot through the leg and with one hip shattered, was hurried from the scene, barely in timge to es cape ftie onslaught of the Amerlcans. The bandits made a brief but hope less stand. Then they broke and lied, leaving 31 dead on the field, in eluding their commander, Gen. Illiseo }Hernandez. Two machine guns, a number of horses, riles. ammunition and equipmient fell into the hands o' the Amiericans. .\nong the kinown woinde4d is .ab 1o L~opez. \'il:a's lieute(nant in the :'o lu1m1s rid. The .\mteal ) ( 'n ensulal ti('s were f~our pIrivates wm,:n411ed T'l w .\1(":i - tin 11 1;m :in1 I') onl the( field1 ((f li t or}. F or tive" 11, ,r the"y dre t - 1!! -m E--" '4 :),I -I ill to 1h' \.'1l'i h t':= ((f u14 ni n aks71,1 (.':t :1;11 enn1 yn41). v.hle re mo s o ('vn 1 r l <, 2 ar ' n I o1 wn1'I),- and s1ir'1'11 P1 m s1: ) . :Ills 1e1 t I t1 hir" (' and rider. 'hey ha 'lted (ily aft (' Itm ('has(' ha:ul(d emI en m1 '4 ihs ,n ! he \'illI. as W(t i a il al < 1334 1, po broket'n and his d'ath or car 3't onl'y ia Mutation of (ays. V'rips'1 ((lnly hours, is thl1' inevitable 'onclusion. re1ached here as little by litI ' the de 1ails of "I)ohl's ride" i'ea(c'ed Ihei hor der.4 ItI seem i mpos' ibl) t hat 3)0 1 the 4Cip 'i'd)hindi can longI renI)4)m Iin Shhin 4re in t'ao nan u wa es i i~ontnued n I re ic b . 84