Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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88S8888s88~88888 8 8 8 Local and Personal Mention. 8 8 o S8,88888888888888 Mrs. W. H. Dial has gone to New York on a visit of several weeks. Dr, W. B. Furman, of Owings, was a visitor in the city Monday. Mrs. Asa Workman, of Hopewell, spent the day in the city Tuesday. Miss Mario Philpot has returned to the city to spend the summer months. Mr. S. Ney Crisp of Mountville was among the visitors here for the day last Friday. Mliss Francis Davis has returned home from .Brenau College to spend the summer vacation. Miss Helen Jones has returned from Spartanburg, where she has been visit ing for several weeks. Miss Claudia Darlington is at home for the summer after attending Queen's College in Charlotte, N. C. Mrs. Dunklin Sullivan of Augusta Is spending some time here as the guest of relatives. Miss Nell Bostick has returned to her home in Spartanburg after spend ing several days visiting in Laurens. Mr. Grover Richey of the University of South Carolina spent the week-end here with homefolks. Miss Hattie Gray, a students at the Columba College, returned home for the summer yesterday. Miss Lillie Miller, who has been teaching at Winder, Ga., has returned to the city for the summer. Mr. Ed, Clary representative of the Cheek-Neal Coffee Co., has been spend ing a few days in the city after a suc cessful season on the road. Mr. Ben Sullivan,' who is with the Southern Power Company located near Charlotte, spent a few days here last week. Miss Esther Fowler is spending sev eral days in Gaffney attending the commencement exercises of Limestone College, Messrs 11. W. lockner, Laurens Darksdale, Robert Roper and Oslo Sit greaves attended the Knights Templar meeting in Greenwood last Monday. Miss Josie Sullivan, who has been teaching in Camden and Miss Sadie Sullivan who has been teaching in Chester, have returned home. Mr. W. L. Stone who wont to Ruth erfordton, N. C., to undergo an opera tion has returned home luich imi proved in health. .lMiss Hlarriett Sinipson is expected to return from Chicora college Thurs day accompanied by Miss Mary Emma Gee, of Crawfordsville, Ga. Messrs C. H. Wlorkman, Ludie Teague and harry Wilkes left yester day for Atlanta to bring back three Studebaker cars. Dr. R. l. Hughes will spend a cou ple of days this week in Charleston where he goes to attend the meeting of the trustees of the South Carolina Medical College. Misses Margaret Dunlap, Virginia Simpson, Mary Sullivan, Ruth McAlis ter, I tattle Sullivan, Mary Barksdale, LuAlal Lile and .\ary Littie have re turnied to thlei' homie here to spend the summler' v'acation, afrter at tendling W\inthrop, College during the heast ses .\i's, Cora Cox iLuens is iattpunding thle sessions of' thle National Federa tio'n of Women's Clubs, which are b) ing held in New~ York City'. Mrs1iiLs is one of the delegates from South .\lris. Geo. R. Grnis and little da ugh ter i' r eni' iiledl to .\ltms. Cisit's 'formei' hlomei ini York, M~onda~y, 0on alccounlt or tile ser'ious lil ness of' her- fatheru, Mr. AIr. C. E. Par'ker, wiho has been in the gover'nent Ompllloy, stationed at C'ookyvllle, Tenin., arr'ivedi Saturday to join Mi's. Parker, who is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mi's. W. R. Richey, Sr. Mr. and Mr's. W. P. Childress, Mrs. Jiones of Fountain Inn, Mis. Welils Clardy, Misses Annie B3e11 and Bess *Childress, Mr. Pack Childress and Mr'. Roy Hudgens went to Rock Hill yes terday in motor Oars to be0 present at the commencemenlt exercises of Win throp College. Miss Julo Childress is one of the graduates tils year. Miss Rosa Gray .has returned fr'om Columbia where she visited Miss Hat tie Gray during the commelncleent of Columbia College, where the latter i'e ceived her diploma in music. Mir. and Mrs. Sam Wilkes, Master Sanm, Jr., and Miss Juanita Wilkes loft yesterday through tile country for Rock 11111 to attend the Winthrop coml mencemlent exercises. The friends of Mr. WV. 8. AleCr'ady of McCrady Bros. & 'Chevbs, who had an oflico here until a few months ago, were glad to see him in the city again the early part of the week. Mr., Mc Crady was in the city in connection .with the pi'oposed now interurban rail road. Not So Cheap. ni tile ad of John Davis last week, telling jbout the excellent Davis ~Spring water, the price was put down at' 100 a gallon, 2 for 15e but it should be 10c a gallon straight. I* *** ** * * * * * ** *0*00*4 * - - SOCIETY -.. ... * * * The Wednesday club was entertain ed on Wednesday afternoon by l r M. L. Smith at her residence on East Main street. This meeting was devot ed to,the study of "Local History"-as follows: Past History, Mrs. B. L. Parkinson; Present Problems, club members responded; History of Wed nesday club, Mrs. J. D. Watts; Life of Ver'di, Mrs. Brooks Swygert. The last number was to have been read at a previous meeting. The members were presented with the attractive year book for 1916-'17. The retiring president, Mrs. W. L. Gray, was given a rising vote of thanks for her untiring efforts in behalf of the club during the past year. This meeting concluded the year's work, after which the club will take a summer recess until September. Dur ing the social half hour, the hostess, assisted by Mrs. J. MeD. Moore, served a delicious ice course. Those enjoying the afternoon were Mesdames N. B. Dial, B. L. Parkinson, J. M. Stoney, W. L. Gray, Brooks Swygert, ,B. L. Jones, J. D. Watts, J. H. Hicks, W. H. Dial, I. S. Blackwell and A. 'C. Todd. 000 Culbertson-Cooper. Ware Shoals, May 29.-A very pret ty wedding took place at the Manse Sunday evening, May 28th, when Miss Pearl (Yulbeistson became the bride of Mr, J. D. Cooper. The marriage took place in the parlor, and the im pressive ceremony which made the happy young people husband and wife was performed by the Rev. J. M. Dal las. The beautiful bride was dressed in white, with picture hat to match, and as the happy pair took their plac es at the altar, they looked very hand some indeed. 'fhe bride was accom panied by Miss Cooper, sister of the bridegroom. After the wedding, hav ing received congratulations for a long and happy wedded life the young peo' pDe left for their home in Ekom. oo Anderson-lunter. A wedding of interest to the many friends of the couple in this city was that of Miss Nita hunter to Mr. George Anderson which took place at high noon Tuesday at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. .1. ilunter in Owings. The ceremony was performed by the bride's uncle, Iev W. M. Owings of Pendleton. \its. .lohnson llunter of Owings was dame of honor while two charming little nieces of the bride were flower girls. The groom had as best man, his brother, Mr. Lang An derson of Liberty, while Mr. Miles lunter, brother of the bride, and Mr. Rudolph Anderson of this city, broth er of the groom, were ushers. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Immediately after the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Anderson left for Raleigh, N. C., wiier-e they will remain tunt il lhe comp ilet ion of some w~orkl .\r. An der-son is at plresent dloing t here ini the line of his duties as textile ex pert for the government, after which they will go to Washington where Mr. Anderson Is locatedl andl where they wViiillmakce Itheir homne.-Gre(enIiviille We offer' y~ou the'very best 'tual ity in F-rumit .larI m libbers and( have t hem for. all style jars. irices 5 and 10 cenlts. ~. ,1 &r: r RED-Co SHRT Shr' T l 'Sxluirel Tn Lae thrdsyn & adeWlln Ped Manhtta ta has0 anheworanei.olda lardy & Wilson Cents Furnishers' We are showing the largest assort.. ment of Baby Vehicles to be found anywhere, -and our prices will please you. S. M. & K Hi. WILKESi & CO 1916.1917 Teachers. Following are the names of the Lau rens City School teachers for the ses sion of 1916-17: Miss Elizabeth Wan naimakor, St. Matthews, first grade; Miss Floride Harper, Kingstree, sec ond grade; Miss 1la Roland, Laurens, third grade; Miss Mary Bello Babb, Laurens, fourth grade; Miss Mlary lcCant, Walterboro, fourth and fifth grades; Miss Virginia Agnew, Due West, fifth grade; Miss Corinne Ag new, Donalds, sixth grade; Mrs. Em ma Roper, Laurens, seventh grade; Mr. R. C. Hilton, Greenwood, Miss Belle Nickels, Woodruff, Miss Lena Wingate, Rock Hill and Miss Pauline Hobson, Summerville, Tegn., high school teachers; Misses Mary Simp son, Irene Ray, and Annie Clardy, Lau rens, Mill School teachers. Pupils making a yearly average of 95 on deportment, 95 .on attendance, and 90 on scholarship are honor roll pupils. Following are their names for 1915-16: First Grade-Collyar Barksdale, Bil ly Bolt, Harris Cooper, Dallas Dendy, Orville Mc'Clenny, Alsey liller, Fred Roper, Pinckney Sullivan, John K. Taylor, Bruce Thompson, label Miar ton, Harriet Bishop, Legare Black well, Frances Childress, Elizabeth Cooper, Hattie M1ay Dunlap, Mary Fil ler, Letha Kennedy, larlow Mahaffcy, Clara Sexton, Amaryllis Smith, Iar riet Todd. Second Grade-James Machen, Mil ler \cCuen, Mary Lou Ferguson, Ida May Hunter, inez Motes. Third Grade-Peter Lewis, Paul Philpot, Margie Chancy, Eloise Clardy, Jane Holmes Davis, Mariegene Gray, Katherine hicks, Margaret Humbert, Ada Catherine Owings, Hilda Taylor. Fourth Girade-Jo Bagwell, Mary Copeland, \largaret Knight, Ruth Sul livan, iRuby Templeton, Carl Thomp son, Charles Barksdale, Sarah Kath erine Barksdale, Floride Moore. Fifth Grade-Vermelle 'Caine, Re becca Adams, Beaufort Copeland, Nelle .Jones, Lillian Lewis, .ack \lller, Sarah Eliza Swygert, Grace Taylor. Sixth Grade-Margaret Lake, IEula flu ris, Mary Owings, Etmmie Lou Washington, flermie Lewis, Rosalie Sullivan. Reventh Grade Boys-Thomas Barks dale, Lucius Burns, Mlonteith Caine, William Gray, Coy Reid. Seventh Grade Girls-Flora ren nelt, Ea mmnIe Sullivan, .\nnie Wade. Eighth Grade-Mary BlackwelI, Pauline Clark, Ethel ('oilier, Estelle .\lartin, Anna Sulivan, Nash I'IIIpot. Ninth Grade-Annie farksdale. Tenth Grade--.\lattie Lee Riddle, Ellizabeth Young, ('harles '1'hoampson, Rebecca Lake. .lill School. First Grade-Wilmer Snod(ldy. Second Grade-d-Eith Ilellams. Third and Fourth Grades-Zell Blakely, Lola Snoddy, Ilelen Boyd. In each room a bronze medal is giv en to that pupil who makes the high est yearly average in scholarship and deportment. Following are the names of pupils who won bronze medals for the session of 19!51.I: lFirst gra de, Ilruce Thom pson. Secondi gradle-lda .\ay Hiunteri. Tirad g rade-Peter ILew is. lFourath grade --Mary ('opel anad. lFour th anad Fl fthI grades--\ermnelle Caine. Fifath grade-- Sarah Eliza S'wygert. l~xth gradle--.\Margaret Lake. SeventhI grade boys-\l onteit h CaIne. Seventh grade girl s--EmmanIc E1u 1i van. E'ighthi grade, Sec. 11---.\lary Black Eighth grade, Sec. P-Lhaurenos Crews. Nmith grade-AnnIe Barksdalec. Tenth grade-Rebecca Lake. .\ill School. First Grade-Wilmer Snoddy. Second grade-EdIth HoIllama. Third grade-Ruth Free. See our line of Water Coolers, Ice Cream Fraeezer's, and Rlefrlgerators. We offer' better quality, lower pri'ces and larger assortments, S. M. & ID H. Wilkes & Co. REV. I. 0. LEE TO WATERILOG. Young Baptist Minister of G4reeniille Accepts Ca'ud to This Countty. Greenville, Many 27.-R. 0. Lee, a teacher in the public schools of Gireenville since 1913, has -resigned his position, to necept the pastor'ate of twvo churches, and to become prIi cloal of the Waterloo, S. C., school. Mir. Lee was recently calledl to the Cross Hill and Waterloo Baptist churches, and accepts the C all of these charges and also the tener' of the posi tion as principal 6f the Waterloo school. Ils work in Gr'eenville has been successful. Hie was for' a time prini cip~al of the Central gr'ammar' school, andl during the past session, was pr'incipal of the Chicora Grammar school, There ho taught the seventh grade. IRev. Mr. Leo is a 4"urman gr'adu ate, and is regarded as an eflcient teacher and preacher. fle was re cently re-elected to his Iposition in the public schools of Greenville. Just What You Need at Prices You Can Afford to Pay Buy Now So That You Will Have The Use of Them For the Entire Summer Freezes Quicker, Uses ____ A Serviceable and Well Less Ice Made Cooler 2 qt. . . $1.75 ) 3 " . . 2.00 Prices From 4 " .2.50 THE QUICK MEAL 6 " 3.25 Gives More Heat, Uses Less $1.50 8 ' . . 4.25 Oil. Why Use Any Other? Up $2.25 $9.50 Made of best white maple, woven Here is a well made, large size Ice cane seat and back. Large, roomy Box that will preserves your ice and and comfortable. keep your milk, butter and meats cold. We have the most complete line of summer goods to be found anywhere and we offer every possible in ducement for you to come to us for your summer goods. S. M. & E. H. WILKES & COMPANY On Sunday evening, June Ith, at " 7 :3:0 o'clock F'alrview Camp at Watts , '"N AMills will unveil two m~onlumen'ts ;:A y,/ erect ed to t he memory of' 11 S./ lBishop and~ J1. .\. Owens. The eanm deceased sovereigns with beautifuli K ~ tlowers. Promninent speakers have been , ' seurd orth ocaio. llWood- ,, men andI the piublic generally are in- ~4; I t I I l ~ o n Ld o . 1 . I i s h o p ,, \ '. C .~~ it. 11. Donaldson, (' Let us fit you up wuith White Mlaple'__' ., / ment to select from at itrices that. will save you money0.I, S. M. & 10. 11. WI LK10S & CO. "That's Fine" ~ 't Is what they all say after getting a shave J T here. You've never realized what satis-CiroCd faction there is i1 a good shave till ou - have tried one tour parlor. Z~ We're S )eeialists in Shaves Hair-Cuts, Shampoos, ,Massages, etc. _4 Baldwin' s Barber Shop Tee Only Barber Shop i Town by Whites Only Under Enterprise Bank UNDERTAKING aBtl hohaSrw tSd KENNEDY BROS.,Stn. Undertakers and Embalmer sEeyoykos tb t ae Calls answered any hours, day. or ught.~ LAURNSS '~. J~ ~% " '~$\ ~ <~~' i\%