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S888 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 88 8 Local and Personal MentIon. 8 Mrs. W. J. Moore, of Greenwood, visited relatives in the City duri'ing the past week. Magistrate J. Wess Donnan, of Scuf.. fletowI towilship, was a visitor iII the 4city yesterday. Miss Nell Childress, who Is attend Ing Lander college, spent the week end In the city. Tr. u. Jeans, formerly of Ora, is low living II I elen, tPla., where lie is en gaged in business. .1nldge I . C. Wafts I. spending soy Oral datys InI th~elcty Wilih Is brotherI, .\lej. \\. . Wa . Miss Carol Rtoper 0r lhe (reenvihe Female College is spti'ling a fe\w day\ here vWithli htnliifolks. Mrs. Itice Nickels and .ls., IAla Todd lave returnled holmte a r ien. inl,, awhile Inlhl lsin Miss I'(lly l'ly nti.is of (Gre -ile' is ving in Ihe oily s lhe guest of hvr grandmother, .\r. V\. If. (Carreit. 'Miss Naii Kale rmisirong, lias acceped 1 posillon in t le dry goods departmleit, of thm Mliiter Colmpaly store. Irs. Erlniest I-it:erby hald as h1er gue.t revera ldays is week. .\iss 1 ,ov. w ho formerly auight in tho :-.v-d. 0(d ;chools here, hlisses Marlltha and liruciv Owing;s and Miss ldncy .\lelmhil, who are at tending Anderron college, speilt the week-eid inl the (ily Will their ipar enits. Mr. John Gilkersoni, who has heenl making his honen I a kaligl. N. C.. for the past year, has returned to I,au r0ns where le has accepted a positIon with the C. & W. C. Italway. Ai. and Mrs. "U. If. Osborne, of Illet m 1oi. Va., visited .\lr. and Mrs. F. 1). McGowan several days last week. Mrs. Osborne and Mrs. Mcowan were at school together at 'Staunton, Va.. and have visited each other on) several oc casions since their school days. . "Alice ini W1ondeilanid". Monday affernoon and light and last night the pupils of the graded school, under the direction of Miss D. 1101)0 Ieonlard(, stage(l a spectacular extravaganza of rare Iealty and in icrest. Nearly two hundred children took part In I the play and when massed In groups oil tie stage createtl a very beautiful and artistic effeet. Little Miss 'ara IEiza Swygert took the part of "Allen" and won the hearts of the Ilidiences by her natural and easy rendition of the part. All of the chil dren carried out their parts well. Miss Naniie Kate Aristrong, the only par. ticlpant not connected with the schools, took the part of "Columbla" and renderod a vocal solo of great sweetness. The play was givein for tle beiet of the school (lecoration fund and it Is un !iderstood t ti le pro reeds wore very satisfactlory. To .1sist Supt. ,lohnison. Mr. lsarney l'arroit, of Clinton, has aceepted a)1 osiln as ssistat to waster' andi light dleparitmienit. he 5r rived in the ('lty S'aturday andii haA at read b1' ego i work. .\ir. I 'arrot lis a nnui nber of friends among the youni; SPeoll of t he ('ity who aire (delighlted toi have hin ini Laurens. 110W Sl'01.A IlNElS 0I'il:. s lg P1lnre ntt Idle llouri Next Wedl "Civillizat ion," Tlhoimas II. I uee's mill ion (dilar illm n spectacle w hich comes to thle I dle Iloiur Theatre Oin Alarchi 15, is remnarkable for thle fact -that it prL'esents onl the scr~een the first filmled r'ecordl of how a submarine- 0op erates when attacking a blig steamecr. It was through the Instigation of Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., Mr. Thos. II. Inco's personal representative, that the United States govprnment agreed 'to cooperate in the taking of this por tlion of the "Civilization" film. It is elistomary for the navy in Its (tuairter ly off Point TLma, S'an Olego to use for target. practice ain old dIscarded steamer or freIght vessel. Mi'. IHead agreed to furiish thle baiittleshp sI eeni in "'CIvIlizatlion"', for this tiprose, andl~ on behalf of Mr. I nce to pay for the ex pensive t orpedIoes and1( shll s used( ini the firay. Th'le governmient agreed to fiurn IshI t'wo batt leshiips, two torptedo boat destr13oers, oine cri ser, and Iwo submarines, the slatter' being of thle H boat class. The battle as fought for' thle movies actually lasted 27 minutes. There were 600 shots fired biy United States Jack tars andI soldiers, to say nothIng of another 000 shots fired in the air for the most part biy the hired motion plcturo soldiers, Of the 000 real shots fired by the United States navy men~f,, Seach One carefully timled and1 plaed, -ninety-two per cant wore effective, wh1leh is a record Uncle Sam may wvell . eproud of. -The sinking of three enemy shiips takes place in full view of the audli once, and one boat is blown 500 feet In the air, -while all about the sea is tor tu~ad into a thousand seething spouts by the burstr shellsa. '. LIFE TERM PRISONER APPREHE[NDED IN N. C. Onie of tile Negroes Coivicted of the Murder of Mr. Cleo. F. Young, Thought, to be lit North Carolina. Shier'iff Rited left yesterday for Char lotte, N. C., where he expected to se cure 'Toml, Young, an11 escaped convict from this county, who had been sorv Ing a life sentence for the murder of Mr. Geo. F. Young at Ren1no in 1915. The re-a rrest of Tom Young came about ia a result of a letter which is ul)pose( he had wvritten to his sister at Itenno relating some instan0ces of 11he crime and giving some other in forination as to Iis wanderings. Mr. ill had been in core-spihencu for Several days with a Mr. .1. 11. Tiaylor', of "Ianll'0d. N. C., who had come Into osses~ioni of the lel er and who had lakenl (the liimr up with h1im1. Mr. Taylor gave a description of the ne0 gro which tile sheriff thought litted 1h:t1 of, TcIim You pg vr-y hene' exactly, 10en to ole millor sCar's about his person). ' R It d r-eceived a telegraml f1oma Mr. Taylor .londay night advis ig h111n to be in Charlotte yesterday to receive the prisolner. It will ho remmilberlod 11,11hat Tom Yong, witloch GIvenwood Ilogers ald i3ut1k (1 Caldwell were convicted of tile 11u rdPer of Mr. Yoting after Tom Young had turn-led state's evidence. They were Iri'd separiltely ald each reco mmeNd ed 0 i mercy by the jury, receiving a life senence ca-11. (reenwood Hog v'5, thought to have beenl the ring leader inl tile crime, was tried again and convicted of arson, beilig seln.. tenceod to deati. lis case was alp pealed to tile sliprele court, by hIs attoriey, A. (". Iart and (le verdlt of the lower coui upheld. On (lie recoin Ilendation of tle pardon board his sentolce was commiuted to life I im prisoiment and he was put to work on tle state fa rmt, from which Ie escaped. Dunk Caldwell, who began serving his sentence on the county chain gang, died after serving several months. Tom Young escaped from the county gang after serviing several months. C'ard of Thanks. We wish to express our sincere thanks to the neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted its during the recent sickness and subsequent death of our daughter and sister, Em ma. 1lay God's r'ichest blessings rest on them all, Is our earnest wish and Irayer. Al r. and Mrs. .1. P. Elledge and Family. Meeting of 1). A. It. The Henry Laurens Chapter 1). A. Ii. will mecet with Mrs. P. A. Simpson at 3:30 Friday afternoon, March 9th. Mrs. M. L. Copeland, See. IIEVEIJ HAYINEl in "'Te Great Sec'ret" ati the Opera lIouse'. Eatch chater gets better anid blette'r. 'IA k ES D)O("Vt'OR'S 1) EG RIE-E. ('lark ('othran~ 3 itter Graduiatedh fr~om .kiihns lililkinls Uivlerst.y. Cl'ark C'othIiran M1in terz, gr'anudon (If the late J. R. inter, was graduated from the Johns I lopkins Uiveisity, at Baltimore, on February 22, with thie degree of D~octor of Philosophy, according to a message receivedl by his uncle, E'. P. Minter, of this city. Mr. Clarke Minter is well known in Laurens, where ho has spent some time. Mr. Minter's record at the Hlopkins has been rather phenomenal, having completed a three-years course in two years. Graduating from D~avidson college, the alma miater' of his dleceas ed1 father, one uncle and two brothers, with (lhe dlegree of H. S'. in Mlay, 1913, and A. M1. In May, 1914, lie took up his studies at thle U~niversity in Feb ruary, 1915, following seven monthus' work it the clientical depatment. of (lie Westein E'lectrie Company, New York. 1)olig researchi work in chemistry3 at thie uuilversity Mr. M1intr hais made severalI imiportant discoveries which have been recorded in scientific hIs tory and which have mtade hint qutite a name among the chemists of (lhe countr:y, ills special work secur ted for htim an appiointment as a Car'negie Reserch Fellow and as assIstant professor of chemistry in that dec piartmnent of the university. J1e will assume those duties March hat. On a recent visit to Baltimore, Mr. ,E P. Minter had the lhease of seeing ltis nephew and two others, J. Russell (nd Ihugh R. Minter, the former of which is a member of the editorial and art staffs of the Baltimore Sun, and the latter a salesman for the Packard Motor Car Company. Wednesday Club. Mr's. B. L. Parkinson was hostess to the Wednesday Club on March 1st. lhe subject to be considered was "Ed ttcation". Brilliant Papers were read by Mrs. James II. Sullivan and Miss Frances Tliime, conce rnuing vocatlon 11 training Itid the Montesorro Method, rollowed by general discussionl by the lub umembers. A new mcmber, .Mrs. ganuiel. Wilkes, was Welcomed to the lub,.and after a short business ses siIon aid reeshlinients, the meeting itdjourned. THE )FIRST STEP sually the first indication of a lowering (if lialtli is found in the bowels and liver. Something goes wrong--we cat too much, or work too hard--and the bowel action weakens or the liver is sluggish. That heavy feeling on arising in the morning, dryness of the throat, with had taste, a slight headache, dull e'cs-all show that food has fermueu ted in the intes tines, and that ithe body is man tufacturing p sons instead of good blood. Clear it a I out. divc the stomach and owels a fresh sturt. Encourage I ic liver to ' to work. Man, in does all this, without gril ing o' 1 1! akening. It's the ide; I laxati - and liver tonic, becaus it f ows Nature's plan, without ' comfort, inflan muation or forming a habit. Con stipation may be overcome with its use. Liquid o r f7 tablet forml ' . T I e 'rn - lets tiaste I i It , canndy. Ch biiren like -+ then. a it d they are rae. . .' 10 and 25 cents. , -The Peruna Co Columbus, 0. Pay for Election Managers. UnderI the recent act providing for tile election on the bond Issue for good roads, provision was made for the prompt payment of the election ex lienses, including that, of the pay of managers. Mr. Humbert, who as chal irmanii of fite board of coutty cOlI missioners, Is overseeing the details of the election, asked that the manag era be advised of this and that they be requested to callat the proper time for the election boxes. FINAL SETLE'ENT. Take notice that on the 7th day of March, 1917, we wil render a final ac count of our acts and doings as Exc eutors of the estate of Dollie A. IIltt deceased, in the ofice of the .Judge of Probate of iLaurcns county, at 11 o'clock a. in. and on the same (lay will al ply for a linal disch~arge from our triust Is a,:, Execulors. Any. M:ron indebted to sald estate !s n1otifie.11nd reqire'd to 11o..se pay 11mei on thil d;ile; and all perisoins ~av ing~ c: . agai sz said ' afe will presenh thbem on or before iaid date, dIlly proven or he forever barred. It. 1E. HITT , J1. A\. PINSiON, (ari of Th'anks, We take this means of' plily~ t hankingi ti;Ihe imany friends andl neigh-. bors foir the mainy acts of kindniess shiown duig the siekiness and at lie decathI of our beloved father, Wad~oe II. P'inson, aind to atssure I bem that theIr thoughtfulness wIll eveir be r'eimem bered by us. ''llis Children.'' "Kie-Yie-Yie ! Get Me 'Gets-It' Quick!" 2 Drops M~ake 'oi'n "Fall Off! "i've jolnedl the Never-again Club. Never' agaIn wvill I use arlything for corns but 'Gets-it'. Put 2 drops of 'Gets-it' on. and from that second the coi'n begins to shiiivcl, insteadl of "Oh, Don't ' ouch II It's Sn ore!" Usee "(Jetst It" uimi It WNever lie SoreS stwelling upi li e a ltfit wh11it' sponge. Thenl It Ilose - your .ee-and~ gloi'y hallelujah! the corn conies off mis though you'd take a glove off your hiand!" Yes "Gets-it" is thue coi'n discover'y of the' age. More "(Jets-It" is soltd by many times than any other corn irenm edy In exIstence. Try It and you'll know the reason why, it takes two seconds to apply it, anti it dries at once. That's all. 'Doin't expei'iment -follow thue experience of mililions innd use "Gets-It". "Oets-It" is sold everywhere, 25c a bottle, or sent on receipt ot price by III, Lalvrence & Co., Chicago, Ill. Sold in Iaurens and recommended its the world's best corn remedy byl Itureka Drug Co., Powe Drug Co., Lau rann Drug Co. Stylish--Comfortable-Inexpensive Let Us Demonstrate Onc to You---Now $19.75 $280 IN Other Styles From $15.00 Up SEE OURWINDOW Press the Button---They Do The Rest Mahogany, Golden Oak or Early English Finish Spanish Leather Upholstering S. N. & E. H. WILKES & CO. Schoch Fair April 13th,1. Preparations are being niade In the ofilCe of the county siperintendent. of education for j,hie annual county school fair, which I,, to he hield thlis year. onl April 1:1th. 'lhe fair blIletin, which i gives fill information to teachelrs aid 1 oites;tants, will be giveni to the print- 191 erIS this wVeek and will he issiledl ini all IfI i A probability before Saturtiday. .\lr. l t i U \III wtii l,11 livant state' that lie Is expecting the fair t his year to be eual to if it does not: surpauss former fair's. .\rs. lVier- I h olw~ l ieC m ais lon ite sitpe' rvisor of' lurial schtools, Is rendering vai luale -issistanice in ('liI ..$0000 dirawing upj the plants. I -- Thiere will he an eniter'tainmentt at New l irmoiny (10 scolhoulse leidayi nIght, M\arch 9ith. (Creaml and (ake wiill lbe servedl. t Ill i :~it~I tI.. ...$ .0 , in l fo lii 4"eain tg St reamils In lthe ('ountv yi oLaiturents. S. 4', Slate otf(11I (outarolina, County of Lauirens. ~~-~E Purtsuianit to( an Act of)1 the Genieral A5sseInb of3'0 SonuthI ('arollina, thlere(for providing; lie It Itesolvred, by the ('oil t lt3 loarid of Comm ilisionei's of I an rens County, B in the State af'oresaid: That thle following perlids he and the same are hereby lixed for the Lwec akdl oet~~ cleaning of sItreanms withIn saidl coun ty for andi during the year A. D. 1917, outInsthe Following bydlawnduComgathes ruar, an Bariksdaelest dy RrCoer Tarha, and strams tyshall b claned o adcuta ~oi yFfyDlas cleaned (during the pleriod beginning lwPdlr fcokFfyIolr the fifteenth day of July13 andl ending IonanraiedaIaresCrtfrh irtwgnrtrkoeaed the thIrty-fIrst (lay of AXugus'.. IhtsS . ~ le1Ii(1'O Jn n il t ~lhtsft ahadtoa All landl owner's andi ler'sons ntin 3 .B tI7 rgno ikoeae yIlesm charge of landls are hierehy notilled tsI ii and requ ired to cl ean thleir st reams I.u I ,Stpr.io' o tsittlei '; ~gn rtuk wIthin the above tnamied lperiods. ilone and tilleod at Laurenis, f. (IeI.,te or.2-tatt "fen ~la' o ec d~in S. C., In r'egulanr aiinnal meetinug, this ~ -----Iw o r;tc prtd13 h the -Iih-day of Jianu tar:y, A. 1)., 1917. iI'~te ie~ fm'li~ es i t it 'titi' fsetce ilfcI 'e 4~~t~st, i. I. ll'M I'.lliT, ilr i iiiits 4'Itt) . ~ fI taa ''lhlt I l~'a s i J. D). MOCIK, Supervisor. "i'telit 1 11 I' 'ic'l'nt'llnt; Cler'k of the Board. 21-1I1 l'~t'ieo n.c fteUni:l 'dieso .wt~ ia'itca it Licetse for Tlralle In Se('d Cottion or i, Itro' l' htigiil lir 'IlllasfoeoI ad;lna I 'npaceked LInt ('ot totn in thle C'outyt3 1l~i eo e i e(ot11'1b 'hW ~ie'ttc 9i e ~'ttes n of Lauren':s, S. ('., for' the year o'('~niisoes(fLu ''sCi i1' i't A. 1D. 19)17. ottI('olI, rgla't;aa I ddltso lat a'(gas.Oo State of Soulth Carolina, eitigsembe; Iui!rdad''iI't'Fye.olI "fr County of Laurens. lhttelcnefe olel~dh al n vr aoio 'ikoi Pursuant to ain Act of the Generalhakran illi'dogbunc;ete. Assembly of SoutIh CarolIna, apprltoved1wtI h adcut o'ln uig AlIiesst eIse l h the 18th day of February, A. D). h19l5, te3erA ) 97 eai esteCek(fCitto il onyadt Iterefor prloviding;arht'b xe Itth folrigjeoffreadeetunilte1s lIe It resiolvedl, by the County Boardanotttwt:cy ficebrA.1.17,ahi'Vd of CommIssioners of Lattrents Countay, Frfo liilr fgol.wrs ~ yhw ioilcta l lie In the Stato aforesaid, in t'egulat'ar an e'hnlsFfenlolr sudafe i ll'lt lyo 111 ntual meeting assembled; I~'pdlr fgos ae nltsalleft w hrso h bv That the license for tr'afml in seed e'chnhs ntohrelaoo ae its cotton or unpacked lint cotton withinatrckFitDolr;oninegtranulmtnga the lImits of saId county for and dur- FolcldrSogodwran T.ires.11,*Cthth4hdy ing the period beginnig the 15th day mrhnioi n os aoo TnayA ) 97 of August and ending the 20th day ofThryDlasAtet December of the year A. D. 1917, and Pdlr fSoe rfagsrrte11 I IM3IIT the same is hereby fixed In the sum offitwaoortuk Seny-veJ1.MC, prisr Two Hndre andFift Dolat's AllDors and r ahe adt. naln waonrt f h lar.2.4