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S88888888S888ggS S Loeal and Personal Menton. 8 88888 8888 8 88 John Gilkerson and Allie Lee spent Sunday in Greenwood. Mrs. T. D. Darlington has arrived in the city to spend some time with rel atives. Mrs. J. Moore Mars, of Abbeville, is visiting her parents, Mrx and Mrs. E. H1. Wilkes. 'Miss Frankie D. Miller has as her little guest, Miss Lorene Coleman, of Cross Hill. Mrs. Vaughn 3l1l10': spent the week end in Cross Hill with relatives and friends. M rs. J. P. McNair, of Aiken, is visit ing her m)otehr, Mirs. W. W. Roland, on West Main street. Miss Nell Hellams, of Geenville, was the week-end guest of Miss Mary Belle [abb on Farley Avenue. Mrs. Wilmot Smith and Airs. F. C. Pinson, of Ware Shoals, are visiting relatives in the city. Messrs Sam Bolt and Dave Chil dress, who are members of Co. D, visited home folks Sunday. Mr. John F. Bolt, who is now locat ed at McColl, has been a visitor in the city for several days. Mr. S. C. Wood spent the week-end in S'partanburg returning home by way of Greenville. The friends of -Mr. N. B. Dial will regret to learn that he is confined to his home on account of sickness. Ers. 10liza Coley, wife of Mr. Ben Coley, of the Ekom section, was re ported critically ill yesterday. Mr. Tom Ray was among those who made application before Lieut. Bowen at Greenwood last week for the oficers reserve corps. Mr. Frank McCravy is expected in the city the -latter part of this week after a successful season in evangelis tie singing. .MIr. Boyce Clardy is having a cottage erected on Church street to be occu pied by Mr. Hendricks, manager of the Coca Cola plant. 'Mr. and Mrs. James Kennedy and two children, of Williston, are visiting frs. Kennedy's patents, MI. and Mrs. ). F. Barnett, on East Main street. lessrs D. W. Swygert, Jack Me Cravy and D. C. MlLaurin ran pl) to Spartanburg Sunday and while away visited the boys of Co. D, whom they found inl good spir'its. Mrs. lRebenca Burgess has returned to ber home in Albermarle, N. C., af ter spending a pleasant. week in Lau rens visiting her many friends an( r'elativcs. Rev. S. if. Templeman left 'Monday for New York where he will attend the meeting or the lloard of Trustees of Colgate University, of which li is a mnember. Misses I tattle Kate and Mlith Easter by, ast her lFowler, Marie Philpot aid 'Mr. It. A. Little formed a party that ml1o10ored to S art iaibu rg Sunday to visit friends with the Trayi hain Guards. Guy Garrett, who' has been attend ing Cleison college, was among those who applied for comlmissins in the oilcer's reerve cor'ps, Ile entn home severtai day3s a1go to visit his mother101 before gong5 to) Fort Ogle thn' orpelo tralning. Mr. B. I1. Todd, of llarksdale Sta tion, has been notilled10( to re port ait Fort Ogletho rpe, Athanta, the latter llI't 0o' this week to begin raininug in th it l tl(e's' reservye ('orps. .\lrI. Tlodd made~l appctits on befor'e lect. Howeni at. Greenwl '~ood last week. L eon Ydarigin,. son of Mr., and Mrs. W. \V. Y'eargin, of Giray Court, has wit ten his paren ts from Wofford col - lege thbat lhe will join the Traynham Guards upion his gr'aduat ion, which will be advanced several weeks on ac couint of the wvar. ..\r. Wmn. Glelder is expected in the city during the next few days to let the contract for the new r'esidlence which he is to build on West Main street. The' house wvill be of brick, furnished with srcam heat and other rmode'rn conveniences and will be of mUodera'te size. Mr. D). E. Barncti, Jr., returned to his dutties in the Barnwell graded school Monday after spending several (lays wvith his parents, .\:. andl Mr's. P. E. Btarnett, Sr. lie expects to go to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., next Saturday to join the Ot1icer's Reserve Corps. Mir. ii. C. itohn hnas returned to the city after spending several weeks In Baltimore undlergoing treatment. Ils friends will lbe glad to know that his trip was of considerable benefit to him. On his return home he stoppedi over for a short time in Spartan burg, where lhe saw several of the local members of the Tr'aynham Guards and heightened their spirits consaler'ably by a generous distribu tion of smoking tobacco and cigarettes. The' Advertiser has received a let toe' from Marion L. Robertson, of Gray qCourt, who has joined the aviation orps and is now stationed at <Pensa cola. Fia. His friends will be interest ed to know of his whereabouts and are gratified to learn that he has passed all the examinations. Alaska Ice Cream Freezers are best We have them in all sizes at last year's prices, O B. MA&E,.H,1YIMECS&C0 MISS WOFFORD ELECTEiD. Made President of the Laurens Coun. i ty Teacher's Association. The last meeting foe the current year of the Laurens County Teachers Association was held in the graded E school building Saturday morning. The meeting was well attended and an in teresting progam was carried out. This 1 being the regular meeting for the lec- I tion of officers, the following were 1 elected: President, Miss Kate Wofford; I Vice President, B. L. Parkinson; Sec retary, Miss Ludle Young; Treasurier, Miss EIva Shell. Miss Wofford is the first woman to become president of the association and naturally was highly congratulat ed upon her election. She is a teach er in the commercial department of ' the local schools, being a daughter of Mr. and -Mrs. J. A. Wofford, of Madden. She succeeds Mr. Parkinson, who has been president for two years. Misses Young and Shell are two of the most progressive teachers in the county and have done effective work in their schools. Death of A. H1. Ward. The many friends and relatives of A. 11. Ward will be pained at heart to learn of his death, which occurred at his home in Clinton Thursday, April 26th after a long time of suffering. lie had been In bad health for nearly five years, and for the last five nionths confined to his bed. lie never mur mured nor complained, but bore his afflictions with all submission, as Christians do. Ile was submissive to his death, and requested his wife and children to meet him in -leaven. He was a- consistent member of the Bap tist church of this place, to which he so much loved to go. There is a vacancy in the home, and his wife will greatly miss him. He leaves a wife and seven children to suffer his loss: Mrs. M. A. Ward, form erly Miss M. A. Rose, Messrs Jonas Bond, and Will \Vard of Greenwood; Mrs. Mary Sindler of Greenwood; Irs. Sallie Grant of Spartanburg, and Miss Clara and Miss H1allic Ward of this place. Mr. Ward was born September 1857 in .lonesville, Union county, where he lived unItil 191 when Ie moved to Laurllns couny, where he lived u1ntil his death. The corpse was carried to the lDaptist church of ILaurens for the funeral services which were conducted by Rev. N. K. Collins, whoi gave a very beautiful and appropriate sermon. The corpse was then taken aild laid to rest in the city cemetery by his daughter, Jessie, there to sleep until the great and glorious resuprection mIlorn ijig. "A Friend." More (lood Clover. The Advertiser received a bulnch of crimson clover through le m1,all sev oral days ago from l r. W. 11. Wilkie. wlho lives inl Youniigs4 townslip. Some of this clover wNas allt thirty in-hoi tall. I1I slated that his was I earel grmownl" Ihat Mlr. lar',which mna it;-ed ariounlld i 1 inch'les. ile says tilmt he0 has six or :even acres Ilourghi all of It is niot. as goodl as the sample lie .ent . lie has about I wo acr~es, hovs: ever, of whIih hile Is ve&'ry p roud, lie aodded at the~i boil im of thle note ac comanying the clover "I thinik it a line camtchi (rol for uts."' intertain ;ment at Wadsw'~iort h School. A\ free entertauiiinenti v~iii be0 giveni at Wadlsworthi school Friday niight itlay litth, beginninig at X:3)0(o'Ck, to wvhich the pumbli c is cord ialIly ivted. No. 1(11105 ' h'eport of ('4)n ENTERPRISE NI At. Laurens, ini the Sinute of South (aruo 1st, 19)17. R10~SOU1 Loanis and dIiscounts............... . Not es anid Dilla rediscoun ted .. .. .. .. Ov'eidrafts, unsecured............... Hlondcs lled (other thlan U. S. bonds) Stock of Federal Reserve 'Bank (50 Value of blanking house ......... .... Furniture and 'Fixtures .......... ... Real estate ownedl other thian banking Not amount due from approvedl resern York, Chicago, andl St. Lois ... Net amount due from applrovedl reserve reserve cities..... .............. Oilier checks on banks in (lie samie city Outslide ceks a nd ot heri cash items . Fractional currency, nickels and ceint Notes of othier national banks ......... JLwfi reserv e in vault and net amlo serve Banik......... ......... ... Oilier assets: County lPig C'lub ...... Total .... .... .... .... I. . Capital stock paid in .... ...,..... ... Surplus fund ......... .... .... .... Undi'videdl profits..... ......... .... 1.ess currenit expenises, interest ndi ta. Dividends unpiaid ... .... . Demand deposits: Indlividlual deposits subject to cheel Certificates of dleposit due in less Il1 Cashiei's checks outstandling .. Tot al demand de posits .. .. .. . Time deposits (payable aftei' 30 days, more notice): Certi-ficates of deposit .... .... .. Odlhe' time deposits .. .... Total of timle dheposits .... .... rl'otal ......... .... ......... ... Liabilitilen for rediscounts, including th< Baik ......... ............. .... State of South Carolina, County of Lau I. C. ii. Rloper, Cashier of the above the above statement is true to the besi Subscribed and swvorn to before mi Correct-Attest: N. B. Dial. C. 1E R1 JOSEPHINE P. KRUSE DEAD. Vife of John F. Kruse, Sr., who was Born In Laurens and Lived Part of IIis Life Here. The Advertiser is In receipt of a hort notice of the death of Mrs. Jo- I ephine P. Kruse, wife of Jno. F. Cruse, Sr., of Philadelphia, who was orn in this county. Friends here who emember Mr. Kruse and other mem iers of his family will sympathize with im in his bereavenent. The notice vas as follows: '843 Wynnewood Roard, Philadelphia, Pa. March 27, 1917 Josephine P. Kruse, wife of Jno. F. (ruse, passed out of this life April 7, at 12.05, noon, after having had a najor operation. She led a sweet bhristian life, was 31. years married, eaves three sons and a daughter. The laughter, age 26,- is Mirs. 1lelen May Vebster. The oldest son, .John L]al -ens Kruse. Is 29 years of age. She vas later blessed with two sons, Paul 6dmond, 11 years, and John F. Kruse, Fr., age 7 years The father, John '. Kruse, Sr., was born lay 16, 1865 n Laurens, S. C. Very truly yours, .Jno. F. Kruse, Sr. per L. 11. K. ilA IFI' I03131SSION 31ET. lIeld 31eeting in the Court. House Sat urday. lilanhs have been Received. I. A. Cooper, C. A. Power and 0. G. l'hompson have been appointed com nissioners for the registration of Lau *ens county men who are affected by he draft measure pending before the iational congress. This commission alled the election managers of the last iection Saturday and they held a neeting in the court house. These nanagers are to act as sub-commis doners In their respective neighbor moods. The methods of drafting will !)e publicly announced after the pas sage of the bill, which is expected to ake place the latter part of this week. 3.iss Emmain, Johinstonl. Aliss Emma Johnston, for several eis the companion of ANirs. Gibbon i this city, died at the hospital yes lerday morning after an illness of mit a few days. She was given all the ittention that physicians and friends 'ould afford, but. their efforts were of io avail. The deceased was a maiden lady past middle life and had no im nediate relatives, closed related than nediate relatives.-She was a woman of nany excellent qualities. The body wvill be carried to Macon, Ga., today 'or burial. Some of her cousins, In 'luding Messrs R. 13. Reeves and G. 1. Williams, of Savannah and .\lrs. lbs hblis,, of Woodruff, have arrived to 1ssist In the funeral arrangemen ts. In V'ashlm>:tron 1'.1-t Week. .\lr. 'N. 11. 1)i:!l went to W s ig o A.t w.k wlere h- ofTroi 1d Il.- ice o 11he liltmint in an1y ca1paelty wlehvl il ihthi s Ill to usl im i t. He0 ;:d I hat th1 e I ee a iIml e iol inl ''2 enein pa long s;tru-gean uI)C0 hat IWill bie frlu ht w'ilth in:ny 10ody is eorhfient of the out('Cme. I Ie said that the peole in this i-ect ion laVe noti yet come to realize the' s(ri 'nes ofi5(I th conflict befor'e them. \Ir. Il) rited(( no0 din~ite inst;rue tons~ while in the capital and w ill wait anfy ordiers he may receive. dlition of the LTIONAL BANK ilina, ait the (Close of Huinessl( on . in W.CES: .. .. .. .. .. ..$302371.37 . .. . .. .. . 1,750.00 $300,t621.37 .... .... .... .... .....93 .... .... .... .... .... 2,000.00 per cent of subscrIption) 3,750.00 .... ... .. . . .. ... 22,466.16; .... ... ... ... ... ,600.00 house..... .............1,650.18 e agents in New ..... .... ....$ 9,816.06 agents In other ..... .... ....$14,391.90 21,717.96 ar town as reportIng hank i ,763.031 ....... .... ....$ 132,87 ................1,115.29 1.218.16 .... .... .... .... .... 2,315.00 ntt (1u1 from Federal lRe . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . 18,120.761 -...... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .$83,310.'21 'PIES: . .. . . . .. .. . . . $l00,0i00.00 ..- 7.. . ... . . . ... 25,0(0.00 ..... ......... .... ... 215 .... .... .... .... .... 70.61.4i3 an 30 (lays ................12,036.86 .... ... .. . . .. ... 2,4i18.35 ........... ....$9,41.14 or' sub1jet to :30 days or . .. . . . .. . . . .. 85,442.32 .... .... .... .... .... 65,465.82 .... .... ....$150,908.14 ........ .... .... .... ....$383,310.21 )5O with Federal 'Reserve ......... ...............$ 1,750.00 rens, s: -nanmed bank, do solemnly swear that of my knowledlge and belief. 'C. H. TLOPlIR, Cashier'. this 8th day of -May, 1917. * L. G. Dlalle, Notary Public, ennedy, S. bM. 'Wilkes, Directors. DEATH OF C. S. THOMPSON. )Ied In Columbia Where He had Gone for Treatment. Brother of Judge Thompson. A pall of gloom was cast over many bones over the city last Frdiay when t was learned that Mr. C. S. Thomp ion had died at a Columbia hospital lust as he was about to undergo an >peration. For several weeks he had ieen in bad health but the seriousness >f his position was not realized until i week ago, when he went to Colun a for- treatment. Ills p)ople thought that he was recovering very rapidly ind it was a great shock to them to carn of his death. Mr. Thompson was a native of Lau rens and a faithful worker in the See nd hlaptist church. He was loved by ill those who came in contact with him. Ills life in the community where he lived was one of untiring service to his friends. 'Tie funeral took place on Saturday ifternoon. Rev. J. A. Brock and Dr. S. Ii. Temfpleman conducted the services. A large crowd was present. Trhe deceased is st.irvived by his wife, three sons, Messrs I. E. and J. B. Thomipson of Laurens and Mr. C. I. Thompson of fionea Path; and two laughters, m rs. Turner of Laurens and NIrs. .1. W. Mloore of Columbia. lie was ! brother of Probate Judge 0. G. Thom pson. Service League Meeting Postponed. The regular meeting of the Woman's Service League, which was to have been held Mcnday, was postponed on account of the inclement weather. The next date of meeting will be announced later. Meeting of 1). A. It. The regular meeting of Henry Lau rens Chapter D. A. I. has been post poted from the 11th until Friday the l8th of Alay. The chapter will meet on that afternoon at 4:30 at the home of the Regent, Aliss Julia Irby. M1rs. '. L. Copeland, Sec. WELCI C-! Come of Go( W, Quotc Belov W ear, I'usli pers WV $17.50 uity igt1 ()ow $1 innnedi t... ....re II .. \\'hit et 'dsIr onl Sh...w Wh i t 'n rSit. s.. rim \ lm s I ~ u alit lidy jlilous, WI Islack j it 'dirt ontti ly ly I'................... Bget Sale This We $\2.5 lSu(its, r~euIe obi .. $19.75ii ud its educe Stt ....i $17.50t Suit, redued ytt .... our pri only ...... AlSWNi'okITZo Sis SPECIAL SALE OF 110NMlINIn M i 1ME11ln"immunimmminuinsi m wa oI I I mnumm "Wear-Ever" ALUMINUM 6-qt. General Utility Kettle, for Cooking Rice or Grits, for Pot-roasting, Preserving, Stewing, etc., and 6-cup Muffin Pan-Regularly $2.65 Both for ONLY 1 .t foThe Kettle only, $1.19 and the Coupon if presen ted on o r before date named in Coupon. The Muffin Pan only, 48c Try this Recipe - On I, tour Cover for Kettle, 35c -L.uMi k Aluminum utensils are - .NOT "all the same" -- -t l "Wear-Ever" utensils are made from thick, hard sheet aluminum. have no coating---cannot chip, scale. - or rust. Their wonderful durability eaves the expense and annoyance of .... . .continually buying new cooking --- utensils. Rice, grits, etc., may be cooked in a Wear-Ever" Kettle Refuse Substitutes without stirring. Supply is Limited! Clip the Coupon! .Wear-Ever"Coupon Buy Early! 11 -31.19 far K.ete -M S.MN.& E. H. Wilkes &Co. 9ME TO OUR LUTAUQUA and Inspect Our Stock xsNat the Same Tme er a 'ew oLpecials :in ace ~ .Red -o 7111 You Ouglat to 11e s.n m . . . 0c ( & $3 o (I \euileif~'ii. . .30 . . -b N. . $1.00" gality- $3.50 !ii iiadla~ ~.p.... only ..250 .a ....c I u r S t 50$ Iaa the am! Tiutiirnt toc .. . a e w p c a si i xford. enpa tre. '........ ...2 .0 Vic (otillll ut-.e( xi~,1.......$.750 ........'$1.0... ..$3.00~d .......$2.5 .A.1.0 'v,.,t Cu .(11 3t 1iteit S ill't;. .40 .1 1 You, \a....t. t. $.0 .. ....$2'$1.0 ..~~~~~~~~~~~~.....S ~ lai111 IIat ii ittt ~ie i .$3.5 ...'id . 0l \(t ll~ Me'a tOxflll~odsO med....$1.00 lsTa h......r.b..her.Oxford.....00 derskirt O(13Lletal and Patnt bluche Ox ek r:ds .... .... .... .... .......$2.50 ...$17.75 Il'h lleachl andit Whlite Canvas Ox .... $14.75 l'ords ..... ........ .... .. ....$1.50 ..$13.75 . . .. $12.75 Table No. 1 Speial lot of~ siz.es aind styles, tani 'th 75e, pumlips and~ dull1 leathercs, sat in and ... ....65c black Xiuede( Oxftords. value tip to only . .50c $I.50( ant .$4.(t0, ontly........$1.08 ...'.;..5..25c Table No. 2 ...... ..25c IPatenut pumnps, gray top. tan bittton .25, our' . andu lueber' Oxflords. lpal~tt ptump~s. 25 our m'tanyv other sty1les, sizes uip to 5. val .. $1.00 ites lit to $3.00, onily.. .... ......$1.48 25c andi 50c ... ....25c. Table No. 3 8tuday(peial lot Chbldren's" anud .Isses Ox ford1, aill styles andui leathler's, straps1) tble of ~ andi lpmnp ls, but toni or lace. We are .IHatsi de(termt ined to (close this lot out re 11ce for gar dless of cosat, vaiilies up to $2.00 ...$1.98 aend $2.50, very specil onl.y.... ..98c ER COMPANY