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(11MNX~~' AM - __ N I |rO.R6 VOLUME XXXII; LAURENS; SOUTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1916.NIRR-A ANINAL COLMITY [AlR [XtC[DS [XPTATION Exhibits Show Much Im provement in Quality SWINE SECTION MERI. TORIOUS Although the Fair was Late in Gotting I rganised, the Attendance Was Large and the Exhibits of High Order. Plans Already In Making for Next Year. Darriag a shower of rain at the noon hour Friday, the annual county fair was a great success in nearly every particular. The weather man, who had assumed a threatening air for several days, finally gave vent to his feelings near the middle of the exhibition day and drenched a large number who had stayed on the grounds during the meal hour. Although many were driven away, the crowd that reassembled in the afternoon to witness the riding and driving contests was equally as large as the morning's crowd and all wete good humor. The number and quality of the ex hibits in the various departments this year attested to the advances being made In agriculture in this county. In the food crop, swine and horse depart ments the exhibits this year were bet-I ter than ever before. The exhibit of Youngs school, in the food crop de Jpartmnent, and that of Mr. J. i.' Powers, showed a wide variety of gardlen pro ducts. The displays in the swine de partment of Messrs W. P. Smith, H. D. Stewart, T. M. Shaw and D. E. Todd were especially noteworthy. The swine exhibit was several times as large as any ever shown before at the local fairs. The arena, always a strong card, cis 10lo.fipJo9 -. ... BM N brought out its usual fine display of home grown horses and mules. Perhaps the largest individual crop and truck exhibit was made by John I, Power, Whose booth contained 571 varieties, by actual count, of the pro- j ducts he has grown on his farm this year. He and his daughter and sister also hAd 40Oexhibits of canned pro ducts on display in the ladies' depart ment on the grounds. In this last named booth, under the management of a committee of ladies, was present- I ed a wide range of home made pro ducts by thge farm wives and handi work- by various contributors from the - oity and the county. Young's school, located in Young's township, had a very attractively ar- l ranged booth in charge of Miss Genie Aiken, principal, and her assistants, Misses Corinne Aiken and Mabel - Moore. Products from the school house garde were shown, and there was a most creditable exhibition of art, needlework and domestic science! culture. Many othier schools, it was under siood, exp~ected to participate in the lair exhibition, but the threatening weather conditions, it was explained, r muade the venture impractioable. The Clinton brass band furnished music for the day, and despite a brisk shower of rain diaring .the early afternoon, the occasion was immense ly enjoyed and altogethey was the success the managers and all others T interested endeavored to make thet C event. f SAPPS TEAT IN JINO. Asst. Attorney General Will Run for oemgress from the Fifth. Oolumbia, Oct. 23.-Claude N. Sapp, assistant attorney general, tonight ferimally snnounced his candlidacy for I coagress from the Fifth congressionall district two years hence. Mr. Sapp C is v native of Lancaster county, which I he served in the legislature. Mr. Sapp r took a prominent part last week in the lI Oraharn stilt againtst the state from I which he engaged with considerable C added prestige, Mr. Sapp has always a b~een a loyal Democrat and will vote I the national and state tichot IA No- 1 venmber. Hie dubbed the talk' &$ he"- f lng as absurd and said lone' of .he .r Illease leaders had etetr entertained such an Idea. "it is nothxing but idle st~reet talk," . said Mr. Pi , in declaring as his oplnio. th' 'he Tilease caucus sc'ed- I tiled for. toniorrow night would r. even cotasidor aniything like bolting. NREENVILLE RECKLESS DRIVER .. EILLS AGED WOMAN ire. L. C. Jarnigan, of Greenville, Aged 78, Run Down by Automobilist, Who Drives 'Away Without Giving Help. Greenville, Oct. 23.-Mrs. L. C. Jar tagin, aged 78, of Park place, was truck and almost instantly killed last light about 9 o'clock by an authmo-. ilie, reported to have been occupied >y several persons whose identity had tot become known to the police as he deathldealing car, said by witness is to have been running at a high rate if speed, did not stop after the acci lent. Mrs. Jarnagin, walking with her tome companion, Miss Rosa Dickson, lso an elderly woman, was returning rem church, along the Rutherford oad, and before Miss Dickson said he could realize what had happened drs. Jarnagin, was dragged about wenty-five feet and the rapidly dis appearing car dashed its way down he paved street. The crash, the rattle of the shat ered glass drowned by the hum ning motor awakened Russel Cush nan who was just dozing to sleep in is home nearby. As he made his vay to the street George Davis a oung man who was returning from hurch hurried to the lifeless body of he aged woman. As she lay gasping or her last breath blood formed in lots over her right eye almost con ealing the ugly gash just above and o the right of her nose. She drew nother breath of agony, and expired few moments after persons had laced her frail form on a bed of rass, in a nearby yard. Mr. Cushman immediately notified he police department and Sheriff tector. Officers were soon on the cene, but the unknown touring car ad spend Its way to the realms of systegy. In t e excited crowd that gathered tood Miss Rosa Dickson, so over ome with grief that she could scarce y collect her nerves to relate clear y the details -of the tragedy as she ad seen them. She told that Mrs. arnagin -was walking along the edge f the ribbon pavement on Ruther ord road, near where a series of :mall stores owned by Messrs Stone Iced the road. They had little time o see the car as it made the bend. he said she faintly remembered rabbing for her companion, and the ext she found herself picking up a at. Down the road some distance ie body lay. Some literature was picked up car the 'dge of the pavement, in-i icating where the woman was truck. A close inspection of the avement, with the aid of a flash ght revealed to the offleers signs of here the tires had treaded from the irt road. to the concrete. Near there saistant Chief C. M. Thompson picked p particles of a broken electric globe nd other glass which led him to the onclusion that the death-dealing car 'as electrically iighted. From a negro, who claimed to have con the automobile pass at a hIgh ate of' speed, 'Chief Thompson gained tie impression that It was an Over and touring car. The negro also aid the oar was occupIed by severai ien and lie could not say whether bere were any women inmates. Mr. D-vis, who was the iir';t to the escue of the body, told the oflicers bat he thought it was an Overland ar. Asked if the car was running as ust as 30 mI!es an hour, Mr. Davis aid "it w-is going faster than that." 1e could not distinguish any of the eupants, because the car, lie said, was traveling so fast andl It was mderately dark where it passed." Trho police department and the she r If are working on a clue which they elieve will lead to a succexlsful con lusion as the automobIle in (luestion. M&st night a systematic search was. ade for the car, Of course it is not nowni whether the occupants realized hat the automobile had struck any ne. Persons on the scene after the cldent seemed agreed in the soluition hat tihe machine was thrown into ikh power as it dlropphed off the lill inm ront of Mr. J'0arnhlardt's home on time Lew lpaved road by way or Ilopowell aitarlum.' On tihe cit of tbis inclinue, oppo tt(. u.he :,ur. .Iiarnhlardt lives 'i. the su i i viwhleh. Mr's. .JaLna:.,b. - 'lI Dle''on ived by th'tmse Mrsm. .Ia ing;in Is survived by a...ma. 'illiaum Ndisain .Jarnagin, who ho ., YOUR ' If you meet a man who Who thinks that his Just take him aside, or And hand him this g "There are fancier towns t are towns that are bigger than in the tinier town all the city things you can see in the wea the town that is small, and yet town like our own little town a through the heart of your tow straight, but the neighbors you with a welcome your coming a of the glittering town, with its in the midst of the throng you own little town after all. You t or miles its border extends; th wherever the town, are content If you'll live and work and tray fact that it's small, you'll find t town-is the best kind of it tos I10H SCHOOL TEAMS FIGHT TO A DRAW Anderson and Laurens Lads Unable to Score on Each other at County Fair Friday Afternoon. Anderson High School and laurens High School fought to a draw in the gridiron contest at the fair grounds Friday afternoon, the four quarters being completed without either team being able to put the pigskin behind the goal posts. The two teams played about evenly throughout the match, though the Laurens boys to be pena: Ized on several occasions for off-side plays. The Anderson team was a husky set of youngsters and appeared to have an edge on the Laurens boys in weight. The nearest that either side came to scoring was just before the end of the second quarter, when Lau rents had the ball a few yards from the Anderson goal. On the fourth down the Laurens boys lost the ball on an unsuccessful forward pass. Spectacular playing was some what at a premium ,both teams pinning their hopes largely on straight line backing. Earle Langston was the mainstay of the Laurens aggregation In this department of the game while Green did the plunging for the "My yown" boys. J. L. Ialngston and the two Fuller boys did effective work in the line. For the Anderson boys .\ar in and Dunford were strong support is. The members of both teams, with )ut exception, played consistently. Laurens was weak in putning. Trho game was free from objection ible features. The Anderson lads, like the local boys, played a clean game .hroughout the afternoon and made a good impression on the speteators. rho following was the line-up: Anderson (0) laiurers (0) McOowan, B. e McAlister )'Donnell, L., Capt. rg Fuller, W. Jureton, A. lg Poole,G. Robinson, J. W. rt Fuller, E. Elarris, R., It Langston, J. L. Power, M. re Dial, Frank D~unford, Van Ie lAtke, W. WIartin, B, cjb Vrisp, C. Ireen, S. rh langston, E. IBewley, TI. lb Martin, F. Subs for A nderson, I lood, liowen. ?oaeh Buck Barton. S'ubs for Laurens, Iilnford, ii ughes, [Bt. A t E den School. A liallowe'en party will be given at the Eden school Friday night. Re [reshmnenis will be served and the pro seeds devoted to school purposes. It responsihie position in the City Na tional bank, in Chicago, and he resides at the Illinois Athletic Club there. S1he also leaves a daughter, Mrs. Jabi b~a, of' (either K~noxville, or Morristown, Tonn. 11cr husband also resided ini T'ennessece, having left her sonme time ago. Mrs. Jlarnagia was a spiritual we man and a devout convert of' thec Sevenmth D~ay Adventist (lhuirch, and it was told1 by Miss Diekson last night that she held creed moreW sacre'dly and SiremelCy than doimest ic felicity withi her husbiand who, she said, left be 'aniue he did( not agree with her In their observance of all the principles of that. faith. She was a woman of coimfortable means andl 'made it known to her' i-h that she intendc' to will cer ri~ trj or use a' :& church .OWN. is down in the mouth, town. is all wrong, out for a ride, .aint, little song. han our own little town ; there this, and the people who live excitement miss. There are thicr town that. you can't in. -up and down there is no other fter all. It may be the street n1 1s11't long, imn 't wide, isn 't known in your own little town vait.. In the glittering streets )alaee and pavement and wall, will frequently long for your neasure a town, not by money, e best thing you can have menit., enjoyment. and friends. le in your town ill spite of the hat the town is your own little "n after all.''--lligg,. W. '. P1OLLO.1(K WILL MAKE RACE FOR U. S. SENATE Announced Monday Night that Ile Would be a Candidate for Office in 1918. "iamecock" Candidate. Columbia, October 23.--W. P. Pol lock, of Cheraw, tonight announced that he would be a candidate for the, United States senate In 1918, when the state will again select one of her rep resentatives in the "greatest delibera tive body on earth." This is the first definite announcement for the senate. Senator Tillman, who now holds the seat that will be filled at. the next election, has issued no statement late ly in regard to himself, so it is yet somewhat problematical as to whether or not he will be a candidate to suc ceed himself. The senator has, in years past, expressed a desire to "die in harness," though more recently he has intimated that because of his frail health, he will retire from public life at the expiration of his present term. The announcement of Mr. Pollock will create much Interest. lie was the "gamge cock" candidate in the me morial campaign of 191-1 when the quartet of candidates was composed of M. 1). Smith, Incumbent, Cole L. Ilease, then governor, L. D. Jennings, if Sumter and W. P. Pollock A more iggressive ,tump speaker than Mr. I'olloc-k has not been heard in this ec since the old Till manic days. iar Ind Mr. .Jennings fought bitterly in 1hw campaign two years ago. They -ntered as avowed anti-pilease men nd after the first week of the cam .aign cut loose, with all the Power of heir forenaic oratory. It was Mr. Pollock who delighted the "antis" Vith his never ending lampooning of he record of Governor 1ilease. When he entered the race, little was known of him over the State ex cpt plat he had served in the Gen aral Assembly, and had also held a position in Washington. Within a few veeks his name was familiar all over lie state, as is fight was of suchl un1 isulal intenseness. 1t ls generally belih'ved that the 1 :liCncmn t of Mrl . P'olloc'k makes I celtain that the i-ace for thle sen ut.e w.vi li e at the least, a thre-e- en try contest. !t is assumed that Mmr. lillease will be a camjdidlate and almost -c'rtain that (either Senlator Tijilman f Congiressman Asbui-y Levcer will run. Mr. Lever- will probably await he dleision of tile senior senator h~e roi-e ann~ouncing his intention. If Sen itoir Tillman runs again. Mr-. hever' ruest likely will oger for- ireieetin to lie house In' ca se th livenerablde s'n - ior r-etires, the First. distr-ict congr-ess mina is ex pect ed to enltr the i-ace. New A maio Dealer. rhe Maclhen Motoir Coimpany is the arnei oif a ne0w compianry whlich is sell ng iik c-ars liere. Mr. 10. W. Mach-n s manacgei- of th ic-oncern.- A shi it ment orf thise c-ars was reeivued last weekiad delhiveredl to Messirs It. II. Itlakeley-, lC. -itgreauves and J. S. \lachlen. . mine- lapiles inm Octobmer. Majlora Autg. 11luffI, fertillizer dealer-a 11( amnd ubic i eme conmvei-sat ion alist, was the "liroud possessor"i-' o fa yollung liune apple Mondcay mfori-nilg. It was foaund on one oif his appil. trees (-June) the day befoie and ci lged clIt -ms a 'ur iosi ty and to tmi -:11 I :rieni . It was a~ :ri-v largo .wtrmm .d '. a deliciously sweet, :c -1 ,t lie kent it. Improving Very Rapidly. The latest news received at this of flee yesterday from Mr. J. A. P. Moore who left last week to undergo an op oration in Cleveland Ohio, was that he was improving very rapidly. Dr. C. P. Vincent, who accompanied Mr. Moore to the hospital, returned to this city Teusday morning and reports that he saw the operation, which al though was a very tedious one, Mr. Moore stood it fine. The specialist which operated on Mr. Moore, stated that this was the 1,86-4th Goitre oper ation which he has done. In a tele gram received by relatives, from Mr. J. S. Machen, who is with Mr. Moore, it was stated that the physician thought probably Mr. Moore could re turn home within ten days or two weeks. Made "Big Haul". Rural Policemen '. L. Owens and A. I. Boyd made a "big haul" Saturday night of those fellows who handle the bones and cards by the fire light out in the woods. They flushed two "covies" of them; one in Waterloo Township and the other just across the litr in Dials Township. There were 1-1 caught on the Waterloo side and 10' on the Dials side. The raid was so carefully planned, that everyone of the indulgers were trapped. Police man Owens came very near having to shoot one of the negroes in order to save his own life, as one of them, be ing drunk, grabbed a shot gun and was ready to shoot, when Mr. Owens got the drop on him and prevented any further difficulty, Synall Fire Friday. Friday afternoon about 3 o'clock, the home of Mr, J. F. Harney, which is located on College Place, caught fire and a considerable amount of dam age was done. The fire, when discov ered, was burning in and above a wardrobe which was in a corner of one of the bedrooms. The fire alarm was sent in and shortly after the truck reached the scene, the fire was put out. However the fire and smoke, together with the water, caused considerable damage to everything contained in this room. No other part of the house was damaged to any extent, No one was present when the lire started. it was s5tpposed to have started by rats and was discovered by neighbors, who gave the alarm. Card of Thanks. Mr. and Mrs. .1. 11. Wolff and family, also Mrs. Boyce Wolff, wish to ex press to the people of Luarens and the entire surrounding neighborhood, their deep and profound appreciation for the warm :ind sincere sympathy as ex pressed 1-y then ionistering presence, *he bc.iatiful tiowers, and sweet letters of consolation di: i ng the recent sor row that has come to them. "Kind hearts are more than coronets, And s iiple faith than Norman blood." Making (food Headway. (ood headway is being made on the building next door to Minter' C'm-, pany's store, which Mr. E. P. Minter is having erected, lie has had the old building former'ly used( as a grocery' store tor'n down and a newv one is go ing up in its place, 'rho alley between the two buildings is also to be used, a driveway being left on the other side next to Mr'. M. L. Copeland's building. Mr. .\inter expects to hav'e a very at ractive little store-room there when it is finished. ..Sent, to Asytum, Fiank 'Todd, the negro janitor' of thle Court House beccame mentally unbal anced several days ago and1( has been sent to the hospital f'or' the insane at Columbia. Frank will be greatlty issed8(, e'speialHIly by the o('cejitpnt of the ( ourt I louse, as he' was a fa ith (iii, trusty and polite old darkie. Sammuri Mc(Gonnai liere. Mr. Samuemml Mc( owxan, IPayiinasteri Gener'al or thle nta vy, spenit severalI (lays in laanrens this week, hmavinig come downm fl'om Washington for' thme pimtrmose of personally3 supjerinl tending (certa in grtading a nd drmatnage wor in u the hanrens (emtery of' which he is the 'hainma no th Ile I toard o f'TrusteeIs. KlLlD B1Y P'I'liii Berlin, Oct. 21. - Via Sayville. Counat Kar ml ' i< '~ h. the Au stiani premier', n ' a ' kF (d todlay chil1e at. .' or' of a V'ienmn ne wspa iton 1 Adler, says I .' O)vers'ons News A rec - YMJGHN TO ASRYLM 8tNT[NG[8ll8P[N9[D Solicitor Bonham Follows Physicians' Advice DEATH SENTIENCE STILL PENDING Although Condemned Man Is Saved from ileetre Chair Pribably for Life, He has Death Sentence I'ang ing Over Hlim in ('ase he Iecovers Sanity. Greenville, Oct. 22.-The insane asy lum or the electric chair? The sands in the Judicial hour glass, sifting ,for four years, have reached that point where one of these two fates awaits Thurston U. Vaughn, of Greenville, found guilty of a num ber of crimes so hideous that even men in conversation with men find difficulty in grasping words that are not too obscene and vulgar as a vehi cle of expression. Solicitor Proctor A. lionhamn, after careful consideration of the Vaughn case and after receiving opinion from eminent physicians whom the state had retained to examine into the con demned man's mental condition, S'at urday decided to let Vaughn remain in the State Hospital for the Insane, where he is confined. "The likelihood of his returning to normal mental con dition is quite remote," the solicitor announced, "but if he should, he may at any time be resentenced, and he would have to suffer the death penalty, unless clemency were granted by the governor." In making this iial and important decision, Solicitor Itonham made public, at their consent, the oi.inions handed down by the physicians who had Vaughn under examination in the asylum since last March. H also gave out a statement, settin. forth the reasons for his action In the Iat ter. ''hus another inportant chapter has been recorded in the famous caso which has been followed with the keenest interest throughout, from his first arrest, escape from the county )ail, and subsequent recapture in Bal limore while attending Sunday school, sentenceed to death, and appeals to the ulpreme court of the state and of the United States. Wro~nged Orphan Girls. Thurston U. Vaughn confessed to, lnd was sentenced to be hanged for having wronged several "minor" ,irls inmates of the Odd Fellows Or phanage of which he was superinten dient. Since the commission of the rime the old form of execution in this state was changed to electroc ation, and this fact was the main ground of his appeal to the l:nited States su r)remet court. 'T'he trial of Vaughn oc curr'ed be bind closed doers in (Greenvillc, Oc thbe former orphlanage supjerint en I ober 2-1 to 2t1, 1912. The .lury mecturmnd a verdict of gutilty, and the sen once of death was passed upon htlim by Special Indge Ri. 0. Pu rdy. Vaughn w ; tak en to the state penutenitiarty, to aiwait. execution, lie was brouightbhefore the circuit court in Greenville last fall to lbe res'enteniced, lbut, upon01 mot0ion of his counsel. M.cCullhough, MatiIa & Iylthe, the sentence was stayed until a further examination of his mental conldition could b~e madec. Solicitor lionhamn Saturday stated he reali'zed that the Vaughn offense was a most horrible onie and that the man, of course, shouldc be1 pished i~)to the very limit of it aw, but1 ma ni fiest ly theit effect 4%f t e.xecutlion, he explahined. would he~ ent irely lost if Ite oltdender is not him1 5-.f ('itale t of realiY'.in 15why the p'1uis~ nii aIwas It Woid be cotmrti~ y to Illc.x in V irnun , i i h f o mi omt. n :2 . m Ws e .. : t it 5' w.ere gras e ro lj Vitna afi'- the assass'inatain '" (o-mt .C .,kh Whlic'h the 1)oli' wer'e powe, ' , Th ' w melere also t ''iL. .oitC of lhe tit)t 'tat'on. ii . ,.7 2 favor of th. L. aitedl Stut( - .