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686SPe ,S " RSO 1 1 9 S:" 8 Lee!a and Personal Mtentio, 8 8.R 88888 88 Mr. R. L. Stoddard, of Owings Sta tion, was in town Monday on business. Mr. Biuegen H. Wilkes spent Mona day in Clinton attending to business. Mr. S. J. Craig, of Ora, was in town Tuesday attending to business. -J.C. , Smith and W. C. Wharton,' of' Waterloo, were business visitors in town. Monday. Mrs. Pinkney Wimberly, of St. George, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Harriett Eicholber. Messrs Charles and Clary McCuen, of'Princeton, spent Friday visiting rel atives 'in this city. gr. R. C. Owings, of Owings".StA Lion, was a business visitor in town Monday. Mir. and Mrs. Clyde Franks spent Sunday ;in thQ Beaverdam section, vis itifig relatives. lMiss 'Ludie Taylor, of Princeton, spent the week here visiting relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Oxner and daughter, of Kinards, spent a few hours in town Tuesday shoppiing. Miss Mattle Dell Browning, of Gold vyile, motored to the city Tuesday and spent a few hours shopping. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Patterson, of Lan ford Station were shoppers in town Tuesday. Mr. Cab Martin, of Youngs Township was in town Tuesday attending to bus ines,. Mrs. Augustus Milam, of Mountville, 7R. P. D.. was in the city Tuesday for a few hours shopping. Mr. \V. P. Thomason, connected with Wilkes and Co., is confined to his bed on nacount of a severe cold. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Gray, Mrs. Rosa 1. Cane and Miss .lulia I rby leave this nierning for C. o'1 mbia to attend the Fair. Mr. Jack McCravy attended the foot ball game in Greenville Saturday be tween Georgia Tech and Furman Uni versity. Mr. A. c'. Owings, recently of this city, now living in Owings Station, spent Tuesday here among friends and relatives. Mr. .1. E. Clary, who is now travel ing the two Carolinas, spent the week end in thoe city with his children and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Young, of Gaff ney, are visiting their mother, Mirs. George Young, on North Harper street for a few days. Mrs. I. If. Wilkes will leave Thurs day for Abbeville where she will visit for several days at the home of Mrs. W. A. Jami.e on. Miss Dollie Puller, of the Heaver dam section. was a visitor last week in the hone' of her sister, Mrs. 'Clyde Franks. 'Mr. Edwin Moseley, who is teaching school in Greenwood, spent the week end here visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. I). Moseley. Mrs. W A. Jamieson of Abbeville, spent, several (lays last week in Lau rens hav'ing !omne over for the Wilkes Mars wedding. Mr. andl Mrs. 11. L,. Scalfe, Mrs. W B. Owens and Miss McCasian, all of Clinton attended the Wilkes-Mars wed ding. Misses i'stheir lFowler', Iuth iad lItattle Kate Kasterby left Monday for ('olunmbia, where they will spend the w, cek attendinig the State Fair. Mrs. .J. 0. C. Fleming andi Mrs. Prank Caine spent a few (lays last week in Coluiimbia visiting friends and relatives.* Mlisses Amneiia D~rummbond, D~orris Young and DrunchIl Owings spent theo week-end in Fouintaln 'inn', visiting Mlr. ad Mrs. M. J. P'arson. Mr. l'verett Taylor, of P'rinceton, sipent a coulle of days in the city last week, visiting relatives anid also tak ing in tihe fair. Miss Bernice Ailgood, .Mri. .John All good and Mi'. Math~ew ial, all of An derson, and Miss (Cora lautnami, of GIray Court, visitedi Miss Nannle Burns Fi day. Misses KilizabethI Young and Julia Iliendlerson who are at tenin~ig school at Winthrop College, are expected homne next Friday to spend the week end with* their plarents. Mr. and Mrs. Fitz Lanford, of Woodruff, spient the dny in th'. city Sunday visiting theIr relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Graves L. Knight on WVest Main street. Mr. Eugeneo Powei's, who Is attend lng 1schoo1 at Furman University, Spent the week-end hero with is par' entr, coming on Tlhuirsday so as to take in the fair. Mr'. William .tacobs and part of isi 1 Hi rl am'ty, of Clintonm, passed thrlioughl here a'uec,.ay morning motoring to Spartanbur g. MIr, .Jacobs wll be0 marli r'ied to MIss Kdna Shmockley oIf Spair hoanbut 'ay and their manIiy friendis wish the rli long, happy and p rosper' ibalfe. Mdisse. 11nnio Kateo Chidroesa anln Ire ,Wr1. , 'wchers r, ~he ry Vc . l Mr,. am.. airs. Steo sens. M.' i lalley and ";:.. * . . " " -. . . . . S - SOCIETY ,, . . S" .* * * o e Se .... ..... Wednesday Olub. On October 11th, the second meet ing of the Wednesday Club was held at the home of Mrs. H. S. Blackwell. Fourteen members were present. Gertrude Atherton and her novel "Mrs. Balfamo" and Ellen Glasgow's "Life and Gabriela" were the subjects of the day. Afteit delicious refresh ments and a pleasant social half hour the meeting adjourned. At a meeting of the Young Peoples' Christian Endeavor society in the Presbyterian church on last Sunday night the following were elected as delegates to the State convention which is to be held in Sumter on Nov. 10-12: Mrs. H. K. Aiken, Mrs. Robert Eichelberger, Rev. C. F. Rankin, Mr. E. I. Wilkes, Miss Nell Miller, Miss Kathleen Wilkes, Miss Roberta Dor roh, Miss Mildred Counts, Miss' Mary Wilkes, Miss Elizabeth Richey and Mr. Robert McCuen. on Entertained in Asheville. Mrs. Railing entertained last night at the Battery Park hotel with a bridge dansant in honor of Mr. and .frs. Ferris Cann of Savannah; Mrs. Walter Montgomery of Spartanburg; Mrs. Lucas 'of Laurens, S. C., and Mliss Jessie. Thompson of Spartanburg. Twelve tables were arranged in the ballroom and dancing was indulged in after every four hands of bridge. The prizes were won by Mrs. Scott and Mr. Eugene Jones. Mir. Hudson won the booby prize, while .1ir. Per ris 'Cann cut the consolation prize. (luests' prizes were awarded to all present.---Asheville Citizen. non Wilkes-Mars. A beautiful but quiet wedding took place Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock when Miss Imogen Jiackson Wilkes became the bride of Mr. J. Moore Mars of Abbeville, at the home of the bride's parents, Ni. and .\Irs. 1. If. Wilkes. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Charles F. Rankin, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Lau tens. Only the relatives and very in timate friends of the bridal couple were present. .lust before the entrance of the bridal party Mres. Iugh Kerr Aliken sang "love's 'Coronation" and "My Icart is Singing". The Lohengrin W\'edding MIarch was played by irs. M. L. Roper. . The only . attendants were the bride's sister, Miss Kathleen \W'ilkes as maid of honor and Ir. W. .1. Smith of Abbeville, as best man. Miss Wilkes wore a lovely gown of yellow satin cha rmeuse and en i-ried an armful of yellow chrysant Ihetmuimis. At the first strains of the wedding march the groom entered with his best man. The bride and her fat ier en tered together, Preceded by the maid If honor. The bride's wedding robe was of ivory, satin made en train and I rinmmed withI radium silk lace. lI er veil was caughit withi a string of pearls, andl sihe carriedl a shiowei' bioiuquet of bride wore a lovely dliamond bronal., (lie gift of the bridegroom. After congrat ulatins from t hose iresen t a beautifuli recept ion followed between the hours of eight and ten. immedlat(ely after the reception Mir. and Mlrs. Mlars left for a fewv weeks trip north, after which they will be at home to t heir friends in Abbeville. The bride's going away suit was Of luei broadeclothI with blue and gold acces soies to miatch. Mir. Mlars is a well knownt lawyer of Abbeville, while his bride, a graduate of Winthrop College is one. of Laurens' most popular young (let NlcK inley sheet music at Flenm-. ing Brothers' store. 10e per' copy, postage prepCaid, At Oray ('ourt-Owings. Dri. E. M. Poteat will lecture at Gray Court-Owings school building Thurs day evening, Nov. 2nd, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. 'Admission fees of 10 and 20 cents will be charged,. the pro eedIsto be devotedl to school purpos en. he pblieislnvited. (Cross Anchor Fair. The Township Community Falr, of Cross Anchor, will be held at Cross Auncbor' Friday and Saturday of thi" week. An attractive entry I' 't has becen dlistributed, giving the desired formiation about the fair. The pr .,,in' is imited to attend. A sol1id ear load of Rocking 'Cheirr just receiv'd. These gooti wer bou %hit hark In the s;w"ing b'efore tht ade~' ie in iericc andq we have nuP 0. ti o*~ld t'rices, givIng . v'ahics fth, vili savey you lone. - WILKI'S & I ~, ~ . .hildre t Suafy. CITY ATTORNEY RESIGN& loUowing Discussion of Answer to Suit Filed by Power Company Against City. R. 10. Dabb, city attorney, handed In his rosignatiin to the City Council Wonday afternoon following a discus sion of the suit filed against the city by the Reedy River Power Company for back payments on electric power furn ished the city. In explanation of his retion Mr. Babb asked that his letter f resignation be spread upon the min ites of the council, as follows: ro the City Council of the City of IAu rens, Laurens, S. C. :lent!emen: Wherea. , certain litigation has aris 'n between the Reedy River Power Company and the'City of Laurens; and Whereas, as City Attorney I advised you that in my opinion, the Power Company would prevail in its eonten tions in the event of litigation; and Wherena by resolution duly adopted you desire and have directed that in .inswer to t!.e complaint served on you l, the Recdy liver Power Company that the de'ense of fraud be interposed, a hich defen'se in my opinion imputes moral fraud to the plaintiff; and Whereas, I am unwilling to sign any pleadings imputing moral fraud to any )erson without the submission to me of evidence sulliient to convince me that there is a probable ground for such a charge; Now, therefore, finding myself un able to agree with you in your course in this act ion, I deem it wise to tender to you my re'signation as City Attorney [s1 I could not. conscientiously under take to set uti this defense and, there fere, will not hamper you in your ef forts to c(Onteel the ease on this Egrountd. In justice to myself I will ask that this letter be spread upon the minutes of yourl Board. IRespect fully submitted, It. M,. BHA D1. laurens, S. C., Oct. 25, 1916. Messrs Richey & Rlichey are conduct ing the case for the city, having been previously employed by the council. Specialist Coiniig. C. I.. Ilaubert, of hliladelphia, a specialist who was here some time ago, will be here again today and to morrow at the LTaurens hotel. Men de siring to see him may call there for him.:-Adv. ('111 3MON Pl'E.ts (Ilt-T NOV. 6'1'11, Jnge bownn to Preside. Probably be -Tiwo 1Week's Session. Corut of Commhon Pleas will mweet on Monday. Nov. 6th, Jludge 1. W. how luau presiding. The jiry connission ers met at the usual place for draw ing on Saturday, Oct. 2I , and drew the First week's Jurors, as follows: Secutlletown 'Townlship)- --.1. 5. C'raig. IiaIs .1. Y. Taylor, It. It. Owings, RItb. 1':. .\Ioore, C. If. Kellett, T. C. MlcCauley, I). I). itrownlee. Iiunter-I-dg ar 'I'odd, W. T. I'ut man, - I. I oI eland . . I lairston, .' I. A\htira A. C. I en lieltt, W. I. .tlohnlsona, 5. .1. A da ir. ittsa, WN. II. .\l oiiroe, l'ugenei I. Simp.. Youings- -W. C. ( mow, WV. T. Ste I aurensfl-Ge-o. WN. Garr elt, Ii. . Iigstoni, 1. II. I leatoni, Wi. Ii. iranks, TI. .J. Irvinu, IE.( .iJesse, lE. it. iHolI. C'ross llill-J. WA. W~ard, J1. 1. Mliller. Waterloo--H. M1. L~atimer. .Jacks--I,. P. Nabor8, E. W. Bonds. Court .will prob~ably last for t wo weeks. JIurors for second week will be drawn on Saturday, to rerve for Ithe second week, com~imencing on! .\onday, Nov. 13. We ar nohlowinug Ithe besit antd big gert line of I eating Stoves to be foundi andl our prices arc right. S. M1. & E. ii. W[.K EX & CO. Woodlrowv Wilson Pnund, The AdIvertiser hais received $1.00 each from Mlessrs WV. C. Mlitchell andl WV. K. Alitchell, of Mlounfville. UJrgent cells for' more funds are no wheing sent out by the -National D~emocratic conimittee and Laiurens county people1 may respond according to their en thuniasnm through Thio Advertiser. While the commilttee is veri grateful for every coat ribut ion that is made, It Is tryving to impress the fact upon welt-to-do D~emioerats -thit larie amounts arc aiceptible. The campaign is nearing ani end now and those who desire to contrihbute should do so at once. The Advertiser will miale a re 'ulttance in several days and woni-1 be glad to forward a larger sunm ' n it now ~ias on hand. POSITIVE EVYIDE' CF. ,ui many people who hiue :n 1 Co., I s.noP dnii We Offer for Your Selection Two Thousand Window Shades at Old Prices In many cases this means less than today's whole sale price and they are the famous. INDOW SHADES -made in 14 varieties, offeringi a choice for every purpos-at ever pri~Wce C'TIERFULT windows make cheerful homes. 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