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VOLUME XXXII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1917. JEFF DAVIS MEMORIAL SHAFT NOW IS ASSURED Monunent to be an Obelisk 851 .Feet High, Erected at Birthplace f Pres. ident of Confederacy In Todd unty Kentucky. - . . Hopkinsville, Ky., March 24.-The long-cherished desire for a proper memorial to Jefferson Davis, first and only President of the Confederate States of America, at his birthplace at Fairview, Ky., is at last to be real ized. For nine years or more this project has been urged. Luight years ago 19 acres of the original Davis farm at Fairview was bought and was dedicated with much ceremony in the presence of several thousand people. But somehow the money has , ot been forthcoming in sufilclent amounts to put the proposition through on the elaborate scale which was desired. Most of the contributions were siall sums given by individuals, and they ran into the necessary thousands of dollars very slowly. Yet since the park site was bought about $20,000 has been thus raised, and as fast as avail able this was expended in paying for the land, clearing it and inclosing it with a very hadsome stone fece. In the last few months, however, fresh impetus has been given to 'the scheme; new and really substantial backers or it have been interested, and ats tie roulnding out to completion of the plans it Jias been decided to erect as Ohe crowning feature of the park an obelisk 351 feet high, making it second iI point of height inl the world, the Washington monument alone ris Ing above it. lAist sumner General George W. Littleileid. of 'Texas, and Ccneral Ju Ilan S. Carr, of North Carolina, two followers of tile Lost CauIse and mulI1ti millionaires, were enlisted inl tile 1ro ject and each mIade a generous contrl bution. The National Organizatioll of Dlaughlers of the Confederacy, at their recent annual lleeting, pledged their support. Other organizations and in dividuals all over tle natio are show ing renewed zeal and making substan tial subscriptions. General Littlefield, besides a large Initial gift, has agreed to give $2 for every $1 contributed. General Carr, who is now III tile Orn ent, approved the plan1s for tile mem1o rial before leaving and assured tie promoters of his hearty support. General lennett Ii. Young, of Louisville, has all along been the mov ing spirit in the project. It was 11e who advanced the montey to close file option oi the property when it was about to be lost through lack of funds, and It. was he who got General Little field' and General Carl- interested. General Young Is president of the Jef ferson Davis Home Association, which is behind the memorial project. The other oflicers are General Julian S. Carr, of Durham, N. C., and V. Y. Cook of Hatesville, A rk., vice presi dents, George V. Littlefield, of Aus tin, Texas, chairman of board of di rectors; John A. Wood of Jackson, Miss., Chairman of advisory board; John 11. Leathers, of Louisville, treas urer, and Thomas ). Osborne, of * Louisville, secretary. Test hIoles have been dug on' tile highest in1t of tile woodled eminence in the park site at Fairview, and at a depth of eighteen feet a 5011(d lime stone foundation wvas found. There Is an abunadance of limestone on and ad jacent to tihe park for tile monument itself. Tile foundation wvill be 43 feet squiare, and arranlgenments are beinlg made for laying it. To build tihe obelisk wIll requilre 6,000 yards of sand, 5,000 barrels of cemlent and 6,000 yards of crushed stonle. Wilen completedl it will .weighm 27,000,000 pounds, andl the COst will be approximlately $80,000. 131(1 hlave been submitted for its erection. hTic wvork will 1)0 (lone inl furthler beautifying and improving the park. Plans al ready prepared cali for driveways, walks. ihr'ubbery. flower gardens, etc. it is hloped to complete tihe obelisk in time to unvoll and dedIcate it on October 22 of this year. It will be a great occasion. Governor Stanley hlas pr1omised to be present and to lend thle various departments of the State gov ernmlenlt to It. It Is hoped that Pres Ident Wilson will be able to attend. The park property is a part of wvhat were tile imlmediate pr1emnises of the JDavis family inI 1808, whlen .Jefferson1 *,Davis was born. The exact site of r! the two-room log cabin in whih he was born Is novi occupied by tile hand some Bethel BaptIst church, the mem bership of wichi would not part wvithm It, 'The first Federal-aid hligh~way to be construotod In Kentucky is now plan SORROWS ARE MULTIPLIED WITH (110 1 iHLL PEOPLE Dr. Hugh Piuson Died in Pittsburgh and Other Residents Seriously Ill. Cross Hill, March 31.-This has been a week of shocking and surprising events for Cross Hill. The first and most heart-rending was the death in Pittsburg, Pa., of Dr. Hugh A. Pinson which occurred Tuesday evening after an operation Saturday for appendicitis. Dr. Pinson, together with Dr. Carroll Curry, both of whom had graduated from the Medical College of Georgia, last June, went to Pittsburg to pursue further lils studies In practical medi cine and surgery. He had been trou bled with an affected appendiz for some time and on Saturday last this was removed with the sad result men tioned above. Because of the sudden ness of the death and the distance from home no one of his pepole here was able to reach him, though his brother Charles, went as far as \Vashington. The remains were brought home by Dr. Scurry, reaching here late Thurs day night. The funeral ceremonies and interment were at Liberty Springs Friday afternoon in the presence of a large concourse of weeping and sor rowing relatives and friends. The ser vices were conducted by Revs. \V. D. Ratchford and R. G. Lee. The floral contributions were abundant and most beautiful. Dr. Pinson was about 3.1 years of age and was just colPleting his prepara tion for a tromising career in the mcd ical profession. lie was a klud-heart ed, congenial, energetic young man, a mtemnber of the llaptist, church, and es teemed by every one who knew him. Ills paren is, Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Pin son, withi three brothers and two sis ters survive. All these with other rela tives are shared in their grief by a host of ;;yimpatihizing friends. in the midst of these distressinmg anxietis camine a imessago Tuesday from Mr. loy Simmltons at Neweastle, Del., stat Ing that lie was sick, unable to come home alone, and asked for sone one to come for him. His father, .MIr. .1. W. Simmons was in the hed suf. fering from acute in(ligestion . and could not go, but Mr. -Joe Carter left early Wednesday morning ret urning with Ioy Friday at I p. i. Ile has a slight attack of paralysis but It is h1oped lie will 80011 recover. , During the wveek information caie from tile Pryor htospital at Cheater that Mr. 11. A. Wharton is not doing well. Mrs. Wharton is with him and Dr. J. If. Miller, at the invitation of Dr. Pryor, went over Friday to see himl. While the minds of the people were absorbed in all these anxious trou bes and sorrows, Thursday afternoon fire destroyed the barn of Mr. Casper Chandler, constiming all llls provend er, together with one horse and one itmule, the only work animals lie had. It is not known how the fire originated and it was discovered too late to save anything, though every effort was made to do so. Mr. Chandler himself was in town, two miles from home, at the time, but his family and neighbors suieceeded in saving other nearby buildings, including the dwellIng house, agalnmit a strotng unfavorable wvind. The loss of his stock and food, es pecially at this season, falls heavily upon Mr. Chandler. Mrs. Eugenia Culbertson Hillhousec of Abbeville, who has been under treat ment at the Pryor hospItal of Chester, for several weeks, underwent an op oration for applenidicitis last Monday. Whlen last heard1 from shte wuas doing well. Two weeks ago Mrs. itilllhouse splenlt a (lay and night with relatives here on her retuirn to the hospItal. Herm sister, Miss Maggie Culbertson, a train ced numrse of Augutsta, is with her. Mr. Frank D~wight, a stuidenit in Cliemson College, spent last week-Lndi here with hir sIster, Miss Sarah Dwight of the Cross H1i1l school. Misses Josie and Janie (irillin, teach.. eta In IEdgefieldi and Saluda coutntics, are visiting their parents, Mr. anld Mr s. Somte (Good Advice. "Don't think too miuchi of your own methods. Wantch other pteople's wvays andl learn from them." TIl is good advice, especially when bilious or con stihiated. You will find many people whlo utso Chamberlain's Tabets for these ailments wIth thte best results, and will do well to follow their exant ple, ned to) connect the birthplace of Lhi coln in Larue couuty and that bf Davis in Todd county. It will cross the State from east to weost, and be a verItable boulevard,......' -t * IlflUN NEWlS.* Rabun, April 2.-The afriers made good use of their time' last week on thea farms, while the weather Was so pretty. Mrs. Nancy Owens visited irs. T. F. Babb Monday. Mr. lDouglas West after visiting his mother Saturday night returned to his wotrk near Fountain Inn Monday, Mrs. Rebecca Owens and daughter, Miss Edna visited Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Mahaffey of the Eden section Tuesday. Mrs. Mary Bolt of Hickory Tavern section visited her brother, Mr. W. P). Baldwin Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. Rebecca Owens and son, Archie were visiting relatives in Greenpond section Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. Harley Abercrombie visited her sister Mrs. Gus Terry of Boy(s Mill Thursday. Mr. ad Mrs. ODunk Nesbitt of Pied mtont visited elatives In this commun Ity from Friday until Monday. Mrs. Boyce Wolff of Wasfhington is visiting Mr. and MIrs. John Wolff. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bolt visited rela tives in Piedmont Saturday and Sun day. .liqs Alliene Baldwin was the week end i iitor of Miss Cora League. 1f% TXe EAST] CL Four Days On1 was Never Bet1 Women who I Prices will be 15 Easter Blouses (N-orget te liuses elah, trime~. <nshngwith spo birs; eor--white, ~pinik. mna biieii'k, prier .' .$5.00 an Easter Neckfixir Ilig 'arPi(ety of' styles inll En ster Ne'q'kweaiIr, in (loorget gatn(1i(e an' 131I'(ngee eollars a I'r a n~ 'itill' sets ; pice 50c andl......... ......... READY-TO-WEA Ladies' ('oat Suits, in ges, Voiles, anid Poplii Ladies' Dr'esses in Taf Sand Crepe de Chine. New $pring ShaJ Miss Jonovee Babb of Eden section, spent Friday night with Miss Edna Owens. Mr. J. C. League visited Mr. Furman Bilt Sunday. Mr. Boardie Owens and family of Trden section, Mr. Claude Wasson and family of Friendship community, Mr. Soloion Mahaffey of Eden visited Mrs. Iebecca Owens Sunday. The Hickory Tavern teachers, Miss es McKittrick and Rasor visited Mr. and Mrs. Will Bolt Sunday. Mr. Joel LIa) and family of (ray Court, Mr. and Mrs. Robert iellaims of I lickory Tavern were visiting rela lives in this community Sunday. Miss Mae Roper of lIaurens and Mr. P1aI Roper of McCormick visited palr 01hts from Friday until Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Smith J. Martin and daughter, little Aurora visited Mr. Dennis Owens and Mrs. Nancy Owens Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Sloan Mahon visited Mr. John Wolff and family of Shiloh section Sunday. VETERANS OF GRAY TO IMETT IN FORICE Many Fromt South Carolina M I At te-nd Confederate liunilon in Wash Washington, March 2-.-According to Information made public here to Ctin. C I te 117 "R SPIRIT I &RDY & in Which to do Y< :er Prepared to Ser, Enow Style and Ai lumbered among th Strikingly Ti rt vol- Manyv womenl will wish se and bhomrt stylish and 1 $6.50 i-(.e. \v WI have dir nra g(11 reat vollection te, or..Sport nd col $1.25 Ten( pieces of S4port. S Pongee Sp in in111.14 andi ae Sill, Sport ! 1le1l pla0ids fo r W\ash Sk and1( D evuunshirie, pr1ice~ p Silk P, pm. at........... Clardy! 18. reta "The Ladies es Laurens, : me'omIam o day at the headquarters of the Con federate reunion committee there will not be a baker's dozen of old fellows left In South Carolina when the big gathering takes place here In June. Fifty camps from that State alone have signified their intention of being here. This is. the largest number from one State that has applied for quar ters during the 22nd annual reunion of the Southern soldiers. The Ten nessee veterans have applied in large numbers also. E1ast Potomac Park will not be se lected as the site of the tented city. This location Is believed by Chair man Harper to be unsuitable and ef forts will be made to get a location not so close to the Potomac river. The expense of the union was diseussed by the committee in expen ditures late yesterday and the pro gram of entertainment tentatively mapped out. Honor Roll of Wotndroiv Wilson , School. - Second Grade-Mildred Burton, Lou ise Todd, Sara Cheek. Fourth Grade-Nell Cheek. Fifth Grade-.\lamie Webb. Sixth Grade-Colton Cheek, Esther Craddock. Remllell Reid. Seventh Grade-.Margie Craddock, Ola Sue Owings. ill nedi4 N\ \4 "INDS EXPR WILSO )ur Easter Shopping ie it's Patrons Than ppreciate Value, Se Le Easter Shoppers a immed Hats their Easter lonniiets to becoling and yet ine(-X -et ed onel m (forlts to Ipro0 I relamrkable vaI ies for will satisfy thieir neds. 'lor early in t he week. Suiting ulting .inst reei ved, deC oriary 8,uiting priCe Pearl ..... .... 25c andt 35c Also v ort Suiting ne colors; S ini assort ed stiripjes and14 ( '1ocke j) jr~I dla per yar d 75c whit < skirting .n1gs- in ahisortI't i stipes in(11 arts. piCed j e r yard( 50c ors a at rd ines, 'o ph ius. l'ilies. er yard . . .. 25c and1( 50c E stticoats Kd( -of Tifflta -iSilk,itI Ow IEaste l'pattern/Ps y diesignus; priced111 .$5.00 and $6.50 jualit, SWilson ~New Store" :So. Car. Clip This and Pin on Wife's Dresser How Thinl People Obtain a Plump Strong, Robust Body. "Before I took tonoline people used to call me 'skinny' but now my name is changed. .ly whole body is stout. Hlave gaimed 15 lbs and ain gainingm yet. I .,like a ne w mnI," declared F. P. Smith, Pitts)u1 rg, J)., wno had just: litished tie tololiine treati ment. Woul(d you, too, like 14) quickly put frrom 10 to :10 lbs. of' good, solId, "] ay there" flesh, fat an i miscuira .iue between your skinl and bones? Don't say it ca't be done. Try It. Iet lus selld You flee a 50v llackage. Or tonloline and prove what it can do for you. The Peoples )rug Store is 11dis pelsing a great deal of tonloliie. .lore than half a million thin tnea and women have gladly Made this test and that tonoline does suecceed. does make thiin folks fat even where all is has falled is best proved by Ile tre llendous busilless we have lone. No dr lastic diet, flesh creams, massage. oil or emulsion!-- but a simple. harmless home treat ment. Cit out the couipok and send for this Free package today. Trake tonoline with your meals and watch It work. This test will tell the story. --5 BOX FREE- . Free TIonohine C'oupon. This cou on. with 10c in silver to help pay postage, packing, etc., and to show good r :thl entitles holder lo one 50c packiage of Tonoline Freo. Address the American Pro prietary Co., Iloston. .lass. ESS.ION at N'S and this Store Now. rvice and Fair It this Store. Hmtt$ &ots GrayandOhaman 'ieand thcki Storeo rvice pairn.. Fair$.2 1Silk Stockingsbakn Gray one, he and mp ine Ly;er polors paite$.25 p$ai.50 I lis pri...ea.h...$1.25 aster Kid Gloves lives. phitin whhe and11 white lack It innuiiiings, prlie $2.50 - ul Jones Middies ize, fast (olors an h11 est ;pr'iee eaeh $1.25 and $1.50 SILKS [ow Dross Silks e ew Crepe de Chine. [ew Georgette Crepe In All Shades