Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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S Imeal and Personal M*ntion. 8 S$$$$ 8 s 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Mr. Tom Shaw spent a short while last week in Atlanta. Mr. John Smith is very sick at the hospital in this city. Mr. Adger Bolt has gone to Woodruff where he as accepted ai position. Miss Rosa Madden of 'Clinton spent Thursday in the city visiting fri'etids. Miss Vera Cheek of Gray Court spent Friday here with her friend, Miss Anna Rhodes. 'Mr. I-i. A. Graham of Greenville was among the business visitors here yes terday. Mrs. Sue Teague and Mr. J. T. 11111, of th./ Waterloo section, were visitors in the city Thursday. Mr. Pelham Chasney, who has been in Barnesville, Ga., for several months with Mr. G. S. Klugh, formerly of this city, has been spending several weeks in toe city with his parents. Anthony Fuller, who has been em ployed by the Powe Drug Compa'ny for several months, has accepted a -position with Clardy & Wilson and will take up his new dut'es at an early date. Mr. Carlisle Bolt left last Thursday for Calhoun Falls where he wil join a party of Southern Power Co. engi neers engaged in pireparing plans for water power development on the Sa vannah River. County Commissioner J. T. Todd has been very ill for several weeks and his condition yesterday was reported as unimproved. On account of his ad vanced age, much uneasiness is felt over his condition. He has had a stroke of paralysis. Mr. John Bolt has returned to his home in McColl after spending several days here with friends and relatives. While he has not made a definite deci sion, Mr. Bolt states that he will most probo bly move back to Laurens the latter part of this year. The many friends of Mr. T. J. Mc Mister will be delighted to learn that he has accepted his old position at Davis-Hoper Company. Mr. McAlister has been making his home in Laucas ter, where he was in charge of a large mercantile establishment. Mr. M. H-. Henderson, a former resi dent of the upper portion of the county, but has recently moved over the line Into - Greenville county, was in Lau rens Thursday and while here sub scribed for The Advertiser in order to keep in touch with the home folks. Mr. S. C. Wood, manager of the la dies' department in Clardy & Wilson's store, was called to Gastonia last week on account of the serious illness of his mother. He returned to the city Monday morning, but on receipt of a telegram saying that his mother was giowing worse he returned to hcr bedsi'de Monday evening. Our l Iine of window shades is com plite. in !lI colors and prices. S. M. & E. H. WI10S & CO. S11twoIes Concrete Contractor. Mr'. Ildgar L~. D~avis, who is doing a large anmount of concrete work for the Soulthernt Rlail way around Spar tanhuri:, was a visitor in the city yes5 terday.' Dr. D~avis is originally from the WVare' Shoals section of the coun ty andI got his experience in concrete work durning the erection of the big mill and dam11 at Ware Shoals. lie has had a numnber of large contracts giv en him by the Southern Railway dur S ing recent years and is making good in that line. MRS. MINNIE PILSoN RAY, Widow of the Late Thos. F. Ray Diedl at her hiome hzere Yesterday. Mrs. Minnie Philson Ray, widow of the late Thos. F. Ray, died at her home in this city yesterday morning after a short illness. The14 funeral services will be held at the house tis after noon at 3:30 o'clock and interment wilt follow immediately afterwards in tihe cemetery. Mrs. Ray was the daughter of W. F. PLUMBING a In connection with ot have opened up on Sulliva ger's wood yard a first cla: It will be in charge of F] roughly experienced in th( PHON LaurensHardi and Jane Wright Philson. Her father Was a' leading merchant here before the Civil War, but gave up his business to enter the service, from which he never returned. She was a 'grand daughter of Glen. Nathaniel Wright. 'Mrs. Ray is survived 'by her sister, Mrs. W. P. Childress and three chil dren, Miss Irene Ray and Messrs Clyde K. and Thos. F. Ray, all of this city. She was a consistent member of the Presbyterian church and took much interest in its work. The following will act as pall bear ers at the funeral this afternoon: Active: Eugene ludgens, A. C. Mi.u ler, F. M. Smith, Rt. B. Childress, Hlamp Hunter, Birk Clardy, Roy Little, Rt. F. Jones, M. L. Smith, Nye Owens; lon orary: Col, 1-. Y. Simpson, .1. M. Wright, Dr. L. S. Fuller, F. P. Mc Gowan, D. E. Barnette, S M. Wilkes, C. W. Tune, Dr. H. K. Aiken, Dr. R. E. Hughes, J W. Fowler. + SOCIETY. + Rook Party. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest D. Easterby en tertained in a most deightful manner last Monday evening at their home on West Main street. 'Tie game of the 'evening was rook and many rounds of this popular game were enjoyed by the .gu'esta. After the cards were laid aside, the hostess served a delicious salad course, followed by coffee. Moorehead-Crawford. Miss Belle Moorhead, sister of Wim. A. Moorehead of Goidville and former ly teacher'of the Friendship school in this county, was married to Mr. .1. Lewis Crawford, of Barclay, Tex., at the parsonage of the First Baptist church, Spartanburg, Friday, January '5th. The couple will make their home 'in Texas, where the groom is in busi ness. 000 MLarried in Ashville. In the Friday issue of The Ashville, N. C., Times appeared the ansounce ment of the marriage of Mr. alph W. Wiggins, connected with the Laurens Motor Car Company of this city, and Miss Cecile Bowdell, of Indianapolis, Ind. Mr, Wiggins has been 'n this city for several months-and - has made many friends who are congratulating him upon his good fortune. The- bride and groom arrived in the city Monday and have taken rooms in the Little residence on Laurel street. The fol lowing is the account of the marriage as taken from the Ashville paper: "A romance begui some1 three years ago in Indianapolis culminated here 'Ihursday afternoon in (he marriage of Hal ph W. Wiggins, formerly of 52 Layman avenue, Indianapolis, and I now with headrluarters in South Caro linia, and Miss Ccciil Bowdell, 250 West Maple road, indlianap~olls. 'News of the marriage wviil ibe re ceivedl withl sutrprise by tile frIends of tile young coulle, it is slated. Miss Dlowdell mfet Mr. Wiggins hlere Tlhiurs (lay and they were mlarriedi inl the pas tor's study of Cenitral Methlodist church by R1ev. 'C. W. Byrd, D. D. Mr. and Mrs. WVdggins will go to Co-. lumbia, S. C., Saturday, and after a wedding trip expec~t to make their home11 In 'IAurens, S. C. "Mr. Wiggins is engaged in tile bus iness of selling automobiles and Mrs. Wiggins was stenographer' for the High'way Tractor company of Indian aipol is."' Our line of window shades is coam plete, in all colors and prices. S. M. & E. H. WILKES & CO. Uncle Eben. "A lazy man," said Uncle Eben, "sometImes has to work mighty hard hustlin' foh excuses." nd TIN SHOP ii hardware business, we n street, near Eichelber is Plumbing and Tin Shop, oyd Martin, who is tho husiness. E 128 vare Company * * * * * *' * * * * *.** * * * * * A LETTER FROM "AUNT KATE" * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dear Advertiser and Its Readers: It is never too late to return thanks for a kindness received (though it were best always to be not late). I therefore make this my first letter in the new year, a letter of thanks to those of you who kindly remembered . the old lady during the year just gone. It is a pleasure to be spoken to by those who only know me as "Aunt Kate" and assured that the letter under that cognomen is con sidered a very bright spot in The Ad vertiser! To be told as one little mother hailed mle In at H. Terry's "Is this you? Well, I don't read very much-I don't have time, but rest as sured I'm never too tired or too busy to read what Aunt Kate writes!" And so I'm here to tell you if my scrib bling gives pleasure to a limited num ber, if health nermits, The Advertiser will carry at least. one letter a month during the yea' upon which we now enter (and more If the spirit moves and there comes another chautau qua.") Christmas, 1915 a citizen of Laurens received as a present a book that I venture has been read by a goodly portion of the county. I wish to as sure the genial dentist that if all who read this book "Aunt Jane of Ky". en joyed it as thoroughly as did the writer, then he who so generously shared his gift with so many, must feel the glow of satisfaction that comes to one for a "kind deed in a naughty world". I-Ic offered the book to me when the year was young (and with the impled compliment that he thought of "Aunt Kate" while read ing it) but it was near Christmas time again before the book reached his hands. Though it was long in getting to me yet it was thoroughly enjoyed an I more so perhaps, as 'by that time my daughter, who sojourned for a while in Kentucky last summer had the pleasure of meeting the authoress. Some of you who are blessed with a sense of humor and like to read, put that book on your list as the next one to buy. It is full of good hearty laughs with here and there a tear and true to life in humans nature--the au thoress knew that to perfection. She must have been reared in a rural com munity and at some time while there, have been a dilligent member of the "Mite Society". It. is just a chronicle of the every-day lives of a rural neighborhood you can find not only in Kentucky but in South Carolina. The first chapter "Sally Ann's Ex perience" I laughed till I cried. For I know "Sally Ann" so well I've met her a lui of ities, (or het twin sis Ier!) "A.lilly .mos hown,' is a leaf from rle ex; Pr :en('e of ii nv moot her with a house full of chiiilren----Irying to dio her own work---(Ices:; tile eli11drel 111(1 get. re ady for the "hlig me'ting". low tired iodily and spiiriitall a mlothler i* mst lie by thle itime shie reahlCh 'S 'tt ihrch. No wonider Al iily reflused to slng the' openinug htymni "'lcomie! i'weet ihay of Recst;'' And thtetn have Samt ask the lareacheri hmomei with him, exipectig a big dinnmer. Once ini hiis life lie was dlisaphpointedl! Ini Alilly's confessioni to the sister's of the "Mite Society" (S'ally Ann as interrogater') she made the nmin adimission that she "had never' had a minute of r'est since she imarried (Sami (Amos and sh'e wasn't expectin' any till she diedl!" Now dear sister, haven't you been just like Milly, tired out and have sonmc good old deacon, who had done nothing but eat a good breakfast of friend chicken and cantaloupe, say to you "How are you tny sister? You don't seem to be In the spirit and un dorstanding today." Let me repeat if you want several good hearty laughs read "Aunt .Janc of Kentucky". In conclusion, let mc wish that the year 1917 may be filled with kindly deeds one to another, of helpful thoughts and at its close may the wvorld be a little more eheer'ful, some life a little brighter that we lived, is the sinecere neow year's wish of your' loving "Aunt Kate", Cottage Home, January 12, 1917. JIANKRUPT' NOTICE. United States of A merica, Western District of South (a rolin. IN DANKRUPTY. In the matter of W. 11. Hoffman, Clin ton, S. C., Bankrupt. Notice is hereby given that the above named person has 'been duly adjuadged bankrupt, and the first meeting of the c'rditors of said bankrupt will be. held ini the Court liH at Laurenis, S. C., on the 1st da ob"~'~ruary A. D)., 1917, at eleven o'e1k in the forenoon, at which time Nhd place thQ crediitot's may appear', examine the bankrupt, pt'ove their claims and transact, such other business as may pr'operly come biefore said meeting. J. . McSW AIN, Referee In Bankruptcy Greenville, 5. C. 26-1t KEEPING EYES OPEN Some of the lloase Workers Think it is Time to Have at New Leader. Maneuvering for political advantage is seen this early among the various I3lease leaders in connection with the annual meetisg of the General As sombly. Realizing the advantage of which lay with the early worm the various leaders of tho minority fac tion are sharpening their political pencils and are figuring on what course of action will land them at the front of their ranks. Of course those who have hereto fore either been workers in the ranks or holders of lesser oflces have to be reckoned with Cole L. Ilease. For two toi :s (lovernor of South 'Carolina, Mr. Blease was defeated for the United States Senate in 1914 and was again last year when his faction pin ned their chances on his winning the race for Governor. And now they are talking about Mr. Illease again being a candidate for Governor in 1918. At least at a meeting of some of the leaders here the other night styling themselves the "Central Committee" it was given out that they called on the former Governor to make the race. But that some of those who have heretofore been workers in the ranks or holders of lesser offices think it is time for a new leader to come forward is evidenced by the announcements of William A. Stuckey of llishopville, for Governor and of Thomas E. Peeples, the present Attorney General for Governor. Both have made the positive announcement that they will be in the race in 1918. Attorney General Peeples has one particular advantage which will ap peal to his faction, he has been a successful candidate. He was the only one of the Blease leaders in 1914 to be elected and last year had no op position, indicating that he has a very strong personal following even among people who have never voted for Mr. Blease. Ile will enter upon his third term next Tuesday and with an un broken record of victories behind him gees into the campaign for governor especially appealing to those men iii didate who has a chance of winning. his faction who want to follow a canl In addition Mr. Peeples has made a good record as Attorney General and his administration is lprogressive. ills recent organization of the 1Engrossing )epartment along the lines of effi ciency is one or those marks of iiro gressiveess that makes himi a formid able candidate. It is believed that while Mr. piease may appeal to that element of his faction which look on him almost as supermanl those who are accustomed to looking to restilts and want to win will prefer Mr. Peoples and "its results that count," as one political obseWver of imore than a (uarter of a century said this lilt)orning witc n disetissing the :situation in the illease camp. ''That Mrt. \\'. A. Situckey will es. am oIg the i.. nse rnk- . i. s . evident, liii is one oft the orgaizer- andt leadi ('r' of' the Secret Varmetlrs .-lliance anld has been doinig yeomanr l*worki ini I ihn rankis for former( G (overanor I lease. A studienit zas well as farmer .\r. Stuekey is filled with en tusiasm for' progressive legislation fav'oralie to the farming and laboring classes and Ihe sets tihe exampile by being a good farmer himself. 1his relations wvith tihe tenant class of farmers, who consti tulte about 43 per cent of the popula tion of South Carolina, illustrates the man and they have a great affection for him, ie wvas prevailed 0on to run for Governor last year but gave way to Mr. lilease and his friends now think it is time for' him to be giv'en an op portunity. it's an unussal situation for a 1)oli tician to twvice go diown to defeat in South Carolina and still retain his hold on any considerable numiber of voters. But it must be admitted that Mr. Blease is an exception to the or udinary rule andl he must be reckoned wvith by any man who seeks to lead his faction. if he runs he can keel) alny one of the factions from winning and tihe same can bue saidl of others in his political camp, But tihe county of flcials and legislators wh'lo want to win niext time in thte lilease faction will want a man ida cant win. it contrast to the situation of the Blease side of thte Ic~unc is that of the faction now in power, Mr. Robert A. Coop~er of Laurens is the only ani notinced candidate for Governor and indications at this timie point to his being the only one. Of course new conditions may arise between now andl thle next election which maly over. turn the Present out look but1 unless they (10 ,it appears that Mr. Cooper will go into the taco for' Governor with practlcally tile solid backing of the majority faction of the voters of South Carolina. lie is a campaigner of magnetic proportions and enaily makes friends andl besides the thousands of ptersonal followers of his own he is favored b~y a majority of the follow eras of Governor Manninlg. lie is from T u k Should you come to us for your trunk, y o u = -------- would have the advant age of a larger line to select from as well as 'the very best grade and..... At the Lowest Prices to be Found We not'only2 offer low prices, but we have just the trunk you want and in any size. Come and see our values. :-: S. M. & E. H. Wilkes and Company Laurens, :: :: :: :: So. Car. THE KEYSTONE OF SUCCESS IS AMBITION. Oneof the elements of ambition is the desire to be independent. The surest way of be ing independent is to acquire wealth. The only way to accumulate wealth is to save. Every dollar you place in a Savings Account with this strong Bank will help you save another one. If you already have one see that it is in creased. Better do it today. We Pay 5 Per Cent Interest On Savings Accounts BANK OF GREENWOOD Greenwood, S. C. The Oldest and Strongest Bank In Grel.n1wood County AT THE CLOSE OF SIESS DECEMBER 31, 1916 RESOURCES LIABILITIES Loans and Discounts 1,003,197.18 CptlSok10000 Overdrafts 49,518.60 Stocks and Bonds 71,556:66 SupsanPrit10.31 Banking House, etc. 43,919.25 DidesUn id4080 Furniture an d Fixtures 5,000.00 Cash on hand and Due fromDpots105469 Banks 77.036.37 - the up country and this fact will beNTIE is clement of strength ini his favor 'itCotyfarifCoison when he goes into the race.erof[lrnsCnywilwadcn The introduction of an "air tight" tatfrmdclatnina h prohibition bill in the H-ouse of Rep - Cut Ii 1( orIluefrt resentatives by Representative W. R.lsln 'a'Ol ~~uy6h 97 Richley of laurens, one of tihe lBlease 'Ootin01101 ilviibai leaders, caused some commlent, butatiasOlslrybis 'i)5t0 indications are thlat it will have little wl ~ ostq~ nete ~co opportunity for favorable action. Tileiotl 1'hee tsittin. ltoisi general public wonder what tMr. 1tefebai il lt e Blecase thinks of the bill for If he has Ol diinlcl e o ramn beeni con~sistent in one thing it h11 a llohslainsrelttlgtet beeni for local option and has niever l(ItOlsevitbtinocs been accused of being a prto~hitionist. i diin( ii o'iboiin Mr. Richey is an able parliamnentarialnsary15 jUi temon, and wvill prove a strong chlampion for iaal iL.~~ ' i hc iemn his "air tight" bill and lie undoubltedi- ia ~atc fec fteeisi ly wvillI attract support from tile ex-1118~ilIbe(00. I eihrc ete treme wing of tihe prohibitilonists who ecp uhiltiie saeo'iai are of tho opposit pollt~ical faith from l are n imiittelb iy himself on State p)olitics. And tilt hen ia Iln f st too there is a considerable element of '' t'i~it~l o10sliittdi pr'ohlbttionists altssong the D'lca:;e mi- tc re ona tie th ay fFeb nority in tihe flouse.rtay 117 The jockeying for' position among .1.1Iine. tile various candidates for' Gover'nor 2-1S iiiio' of the minority faction is intet'est ing to --- --- - - onlooker's andi some detcidedlly utnex- E''N pectedi developmnts miay occur. WIi o aeanra peie 111gh gr'ade sewing machine oil atendanislnltelohatyac flue and ten cents per b)ottle.to. S. M. & E. HI. WILKIS & (C0. J. ROY CRAWFORD sUltVEYOR i tlifrti ~t'oeat tn'n P'ints, Tracings, Ilue Prints, Etc.teiitgveelf.odonyb s $1r0s ofLarekans o., willadn TelephoPhy2601aClintoereque.teatts Mill