Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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" * * .......... * SHIILOH! NEW& * Shiloh, Juno 19.-The rainy weather of the past several weeks has caused the farmers to get badly behind with their work. Numbers of them. are not done thinning cotton. 'Miss Irene Wallace who graduated from the Laurens high school recent ly, is spending her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Wallace. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wasson of the Friendship community spent Sunday With Mrs. John McDowell. Miss Margaret Wolff is spending her vacation with her r-arents Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Wolff. Miss Wolff was the successful teacher of the Fleming school. Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Tumblin of i-len dersonville, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James W. Chestein. Mrs. Rebecca Owens of Rabun spent the week-end with Mrs. J. C. Hellams. Misses Anna and Cornelia Wallace were the guests of Misses Fay and May Hellams Sunday afternoon. Mr. John -iellams has been very sick for several days. The following of his children vidited him Sunday: Mlr. and Mrs. Arthur Curry, Mr. and .\rs. Earl Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ala haffey, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wasson, Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Hellams and \irs. John McDowell. Mr. and Mrs. 'Coke Bolt were the guests of Mi. and Irs. Gary Wallace Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Armstrong and family were the guests of Mr. and .irs. Martin Armstrong Sunday. Mr. Milton Wilson has returned fromt Wofford college. lie is spending his vacation with hiis motlher, Airs. Payne Wilson. Master Wofford, the little son of \l'. and Mrs. Roy O. Gray has been very ill for several weeks. We are glht to hear that he is improving. " " ('ROSS HILL NElW S. Cross 11111, .une 19.-Cross 11111 is to have a Chautauqua. The town has signed up with the Radcliff Chautau qua company of Washington, ). C. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, .July. 12th, 13 and 1.1 is the time agreed up on. Dr. D. W. Daniel and other noted lecturers, the Alpine Yodlers and oth er famous musicians, Agricultural, ed ucational and health orators will be some of the attractions. The program is being irepared as rapidly as possi ble, and will be made as interestin t and as profitable to all people as..labor and means will permit. Prof. J. Pierce Coats of Beaufort, after spending a week here with his parents, has gone on to Nashville to attend the Peabody Summer School. 1-e expects to be there until Septem ber. Mlr. Coats has ben given one of the two scholarships assigned to this state by that school. Prof. 1.andon 1. Reeder, principal of North Pacolet school, Spa-rtanburg county, is attending the WVinthrop sunneri school at Rlock 11111. llis family ai'c here with relatives. .\i'. Itobeirt A. Boyce has been ighi sick foi' several d1ays. I us condition1 senms still uninpioved. Mirs. Ra wls of Rticihand coumnty3 1. sp~endlIing soniei time hiere w'IL ithihe sis ter', .\iis. lItarmon,. .airs. Arant of Elorcee is v'isitinig her sister, M\rs. 3. H1. (Goggans. Miss Carry Fullerci of Atlanta is a ver'y pleasant visitor to her' cousin, Mliss Zell Goodman at IHarg Spings. Mi's. Aiec Owinigs has r'etur'ned fromn a several weeks' stay with her' son, lDr. .Aiaurice Owings of llaltimnore, .Mris. lairy iloyce llradley of .\tonte cello, Ga., is here for a month with hei' miotherci, .\hi's. Bettic Boyce. .\l iss \'irni' Calhonn111 of (Greeiiw1oodl couty13 is visiting hier sisterms, .lr's. T. M. 1Pinson and M\rs. J1. W. lItannah. Messi's Alec llrown and( Jt. C. Me (Oowan of' thle Chtadel caine home last week for' the summner. Messrs. 'T. M. P'inson and J. W. S'im mnons spment scver'al days last week at Wr'ightsvillc Beach go'ing onl an excuir sion given by the S. A. L. Railway. Several cotton blooms have been found in this section. Th'e first report ed were by Dr. J. H. Miller and T. T. Hill1 on the 1-4th. Mi's. J. A. Guthrie is visiting her peopl)1 in Noi'th Carolina. Mrs. RtobertL Corley of Columbia is spendinig sever'al weeks here with her mother, Mr's. Florence Cirley. The Baptist congreogation enjoyed two splendid discourses on the second Sunday. Mr'. C. 13. hobo spoke Sunday moi'nihg and Rev. E. A. Fuller preach ed Sunday evening. Both of them were helpful and app~reciated by goed congregations. Mr. Fuller is one of the gi'owing young prieacerms of the day andl Mr. Hobo is a preaching layman who is doing much for the Christiart cause. *To the Public. "I have been using Chamberlain's Tablets for indigestion for the past six months, and it affords me pleasure to say I have never used a remedy that did me so much good."-Mrs. C. E. Riley, JIlion, N. Y. Chamberlain's Tablets are obtainable evertwhere. SOUTH CAROLINA MILITIA WILL RESPO1ND PROMIPTLY Military Companies of this State Stand in Itadiness to G(o to the Front. Columbia, Juno .19.-The military do partment of South Carolina today stands ready to put into instant exe cution the order for mobilization of the State's National Guard, announced in dispatches from Washington. Pre liminary orders outlining the move ment of the State's 2,568 men to the mobilization camp already have been issued, and wily the word of command is. waited before the citizen-soldiery assemble at their stations and move to the concentration camp at Styx, in Lexington county, a few miles from Columbia. The adjutant general thinks that, as all plans for mobilization have been long prepared In advance, the entire strength of the National Guard can be mobilized at Styx within the live day period alloted for the opera tion. Gov. Manning issued a stateiient militia and of citizens who could help in the patriotism and loyalty of the imlitia and of citizens who could help or hinder the work of the National Gaurd. Will Iespond Pt'rontitiily. "Fouthi Carolina will promptly re spond and furnish her quota," de clared Gov. Manning. "I am confldent that the call for additional men in the service will be met by our loyal and brave men in an offer of their services to 'defend their country. Fur thermore, those who employ men will, I am sure, see their duty in making it ipossible and easy for licir emt 'loyes to join the National Guard and thuis discharge an obligation that rr si in11011 ( 1ry citizenl to contribttte i.; imrt for American deCfensec and to pr;o teet A merican lives and honor." Gen. Mloore was at his dlC( far into the night, awaiting orders frot the proper olilcecr. Ile has already cCiiniu nicated with Col. E. Al. Iliythe amd Col. Ilolmaes HI. Springs, who have in turn gotten into touch with Ih it companies. Gen. .loore sent the following tele gram to the chief of the bureau of militia affairs in Washington: "The organized militia of South Car oline, including the naval militia, stand ready to answer any calls of duty within or without the tSates. The guard is not only willing but anxious to respond to the call of their country in this crisis." Gen. Moore, commenting upon his telegram, said that. he could not have asked, for a more hearty spirit of co operation than lie received from the company officers lie had been in comt muniication with. The full war strength of the South Carolina militia, said Gen. Moore last night, will approxImate over 5,,000 of ficers and men. This strength will be distributed among two regiments At 12 infantry companies each. In ad dition each regiment will have one Sillily comilpay of 5.1 men ld one machine gun company of i1 1me. There wIll be live Comnhies0 of coas ar ti lery w~hih, w~hen mu lste(red .t o fitll war strentgth, will aggregate 750) eni listed mten and1( abou t :20 oilicer s. Th e tnaval militIia, consistinag of f'ourt di vis icns, will have ani (tirte en listmiient of about I2010 meni and a pprox Iiatel y 20 otileets. 'The hieadqutariterts t co Paniy will consIst of 50 min andil thle (itne cavalry Itroop--the Cha rlsMt on 1,1ght IDragoons-of (GS muen anmd I three The prellminiary pr~epariation and the 1)ermanen11t atrrangiiemeniti s of tihe mob111iitilon eatmp at Styx will Ibe In (charge ef .\laj. Patrtick .J. Drtewv o1 liarnwell, chief of the (uttermaiitster' de'par tmetit, whio Is already itn Column b't ,, whrie hle stopped over on h is way to (lnntu i-"prlngs, where he in tentdedl to spenid his v'acnt!on. ('apt. .1. .\I. Irahtam, Ninet(eenth inti ry t., Carolina, will tmister in thle troops a fter~ their arrival at Slyx. Geti. W. W. Aloore, adljutanlt getieral, wIll be in immiledla toecharige of thle (camiip. 3Many Hlaie Enuought. The adjiutatnt general statedl last night that many of the comupatnies would bie mutsteredl to thle mininium wvar strength--05 men-andl ready to move within 418 hours. He was of theo opinion that the entire militia of the State woutld be at the mobilization gtouinds before the titme limit of flye (lays after receipt of otrders had been receivedl. The recruliting officer for each com pany will have to remain at his home station after his comlpanly has de parted, secure additional enlistments to bring the orgatization's enrollment up to 150~ men, maximum wvar strength WILL 31Y ('HILD TAKE~ DR1. l(ING'S NEWl D)ISCOVERLY? TIas best answer is Dr. IKing's Now .Discovery itself. Its a pleasant sweet syrup, easy to take. It contains the medicines which yeturs of experience have proven best for Coughs and Colds. Those who have used Dr. King's New Discovery longest are its best friends. Besides every bottle Is guaranteed. If you' don't get satisfac ion you get your money back. Buy a bottle, use as directed. 'Keep what 99c Sale 99c Sale | 99c Sale | 99c Sale | 93c Sale Ninety Nine Cents Sale Sat Minter Company Friday And "Ninety-Nine" spells bargain---at our store---Friday and Saturday. You will take the right step in the preparedness movement against high prices, if you avail yourself of the opportrfity to buy goods at un heard of prices on today's market. 9S1," (th- fly Mall's Panama Yard wide any Iand, 2Oan's a)nn aiiit'S. 1II1t .cI 1riday and Satmr--\ aids 1'1.. .. .. .... .99 Men'. ( Sik 'I'9 a. 1(. tV.r . ..9 !lt u my 2 aSi I it a1'1 (heviot Shii'tiiig, groodWi( o Sl (( i1I1;4( (IvM."1'2 yards fl8 .. .. .. .9 1 i' .................99 9!b- oti (I anyi Men's Im'a1s II tvk ( ott ott 'I''1.s. 1 ti 4 __.!jA t . 2 ' h . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 1 2 5 A\ v iO h h 11 i P ~a wt s . F ri over j4.5. O. (J).(f at .tie'Ili iiiett. spca 2 . ~1.2 yards.. 99 One I(lt \ '. Sp'1Sh l. 9!h- t1Y of any Lay 'il (lla j. V andit, Jt(aenl Suit, sold Friday anld :(;-jueh Ii i 1 i l i ti'da..90 ,atu I rd ay 3" . yards fo . 99 S'm ael (o1 Hats in M\illiniery' I bilk *1 .s( and :;z-.O 'v alto. I arge lIath Towels, 25 value, 1 I i i, your choic fo 9 .99 Friday and Sat orday 5 for. ..99 (One lot *1 .25 black 1:11(k)- eltiln'. 1.2 ail* .( Yad wide IPajama Cheek. 12 skirts, at 1 nd y r s f r. . . . . . . . . . . . .9 9B r n Shrs F i a yards____for__._.___.________ _ .__ardg shipment Lfior' $1.25 ..t.. at n .a., .. .. . 99 Yaird Wide OI ti lenhit. 12 Waists, special at.9v O( v lot Mens *1.00 Shiigts, yards for.. .. .. .. .99 99v oil of any .adies' $4.00 wit..9 2 9 Bra Collirs .99 Table of 99cts Slippers Broken lots, ladies and children, values $1.50 fo $3.50. Take your Choice of any pair on this table for - - - 99C Ladies Slippers, 2kirs, ao . 1-2 Chlde Sliper.ize.. .99 Wit CanvasSlipprs, al sizeofor5a.iesandichldren I.lDon't FailitoAskito.SeefThese Wit Eah 9c Pckae Sld ridy ad Stu day wnd wituday prcpuie .ne SpottN -NdSothings, Cashh__il___('_lar. rgdead I Sat rdy-. .- -. .. .. .. .9 ofAe 'ssy isCta W. M. U. * 4 * * * 4 * 4*4** * * * The quarterly meeting of the 2nd Division of the W. M. IT. will meet with Beaverdam Church the Saturday be fore the fourth Sunday, June 2-1. Del egates from the 3rd'or lower Division are asked to be with us at that time where a cordial welcome awalts them. Program. Devotional Exercises conducted by Mrs. May Madden. Enrollment of delegates. Address of welcome by Mrs. Ina C. Benjamin. Response by Mrs. C. 13. Dobo. Discussion, "An Ideal Program for a Monthly W. M. U. Meeting". Open ed by Mrs. Guy Smith, followed by Mrs. Charlotte Hipp and Mrs. Wash ington of Gray Court. "The Great Need of Charts in Teach ing" by Mrs. Clara Watts. Appointment of Committees. Social Hour. Devotionaj Exercises conducted by Mrs. Josie Martin. Sunbeam Work: Ia) It's Need.---Mrs. Nat. Austin. (b) It's III)portance.--.\ms. J. S. Bennett. Y. W. A. and R. A. Work.-llow best to get. young people interest"I. Mrs. Emma Roper and Mrs. Mary Barks -dale. Cleo Wofford, President. Alile aubb, Secretary. ATTENTION, SIltINEIIS: Yaarrab Temple, Atlanta, together with other Shriners and their families will use the SA 130A RI) Alit NI NE RA I V WAY in tawo special trains, start ing from Atlanta, Ga., Satuarday, .1uly 811h, on following scehedule: L-eave Atlanta .. .. .....9:100 A .\t Leave Abbeville .. ......2:10 P M Leave Greenlwood .. .. 2:35 ' .\ IIave Clinton .... ... 3:20 P .\ Arrive Iuffalo .. next day 7:45 P M These two trains will be the finest and most complete in every respect. 1XTREMELY LOW ROUND-TiPlP FARES WILL lIE IN EFFECT. For speciflc rates, Pullman reservation or other information, call on nearest EABOARD Agent or write Fred Geissler, Asst. 0. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. C. S. Com pton, T. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. 483t ( ,EN. 31IIS S.1 VS I 1:,0111 3111.1Ti'.\.llEN ('.\1,1,1:0 Ol'' Chief of Division of 3111111ii A iairs Es timates This as Mlinimum Force. Washington, .1une 1S.-Grig. Gen. Alfred Mills, chief of the division of militia affairs, estimated the rininuin militia force to be called out to be 115,000. ATTENTION ELES? Atlanta Lodge No. 78 and Birming ham Lodge No. 79, together with other Elks and their friends will leave Sun dlay, .luly t9th over the SEAHOARlD AIlt LINI HAILhWA.Y for Ialtimore, .\ld., to at tend the great E0K. H tl'N ION, special train starting from Firm Ingham, Ala., on following schedule: ILeave iBirmingham .. .. .. 8:00 A M Leave Atlanta .. .... ....1:10 P .\ Leave Althe\i:le .. .. ..5:21 1) .\ Leave Greenwood 1.. .. ..6:49 I' M Leave Clinton .. ......7:34 P .\ Arrive Baltimore next day 11:30 A M SPECIAL ROUND-TRlI) RATKS WILL l IN EFFECT. For siecifle rates. Pullman reservntion or other infounation, call on nearest SCA BOARD Agent or write Fred Geissler, Asst. G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. C. S. Compton, T. P. A.. Atlanta, Ga. 48-3t ioeer ('ilifornia Neutral. San Dicgo, Cal., June I8.-l.ower California will remain neutral in t.he event. of hostilities between the Unit ed States and Mexico, aocerding to advices received here today from Col. 10steban Cantu, military Governor of the territory. 31Mr. and Mrs. J. T. ('rawford to Move. Mr. J. T. Crawford has been pay master at the Brogon Mill for several years, and has recently been promoted to night supIerintendent of the Wil liamsmton Mills. Mr. and 'Mrs. Craw ford are moving today, to the regret of their many friends. Mrs. Crawford will go to her former home in Gray Court for a visit. of a month, while the hungalow which is being built for them in Willinamston is being corn pleted.-Anderson Mail. Barbecue at Water-loo. There will be a barbecue at Water loo Saturday, Juno 24th, to which the public is invited. Pfrominent speakers will be present.--Adv.