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88 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8-8 8 8 8 8 8 8 ,8 8 Local and P26rsonal Mention. 8 8 8 8888388 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Mr. 11. F. -Wofford of Spartanburg was in the city on businiess Thu irsday. iAeut. LOIuis Stoney, of Columbia, spent the week-end in the city with relatives. Dr. and Mrs. J. 1L. Fennell and clil dren of Waterloo, were shopping in the city Monday. Sergeant Walter Manley, who is sta tioned at Camp Sevier, visited his par elts here Sunday. Miss Helen Jones left Monday morn Jn for Spartanburg to take up her Studies again at Converse collge. .liss Hattie Gray left yesterday for New York City to purste her studies again this year in the Columbia lini Versity. Allsses Dorothy Huldgens and Amy Wolff left yesterday for Hartsville to enter Coker college for another year's stuldies. Alisses Pauline and Alma Prentiss passed through the city yesterday on their way to lartsville to enter Coker college. 1isses Vi"ginia lHarksdale and Ma mie Burns have gone to Greenville to take up their studies at the Greenville Femald college again. Misses Gladys Gray of Gray Court, Vand Mary Louise Cogruil of Charles ton spent several days with Miss Margaret Dial last week. Messrs Charlie Thompson, Frank McGowan and Fred Wingo left yester day for Columbia to continue their studies at the University of South Carolina. .John i). Fuller and .J. l. lolt, of Launrens, and Coyle Moore, of Water loo, tak1e the train here this morning for Charleston to take uip thelir studies at the Citadel. .\lr. dldwin Moseley, who is attached to a hospital division at Allentown, Pa., arrived in the city Sn oda. 'After. noonl to visit his parents, .Mr. and .\lrs. C. 1). Moseley. for i few days. Miss Francis Datis left last week for - irenau. where sie will teach in the music depart men t thIs year. llss Da vis graduated at lirenau last year and took a very high stand in her studlies. .\ies'vrs 0. 11. Simmons, Jr., Mt. A. Wilson, Malcoln liunter, 'Shaw .iohn son, Erskine Stoddard and Mit1hell are amiong those from tilis city and county who will attend Wofford this year. Miss iPearle Goodwin, of Spartan burg, is. visiting Mrs. S. R. Dorroh. Miss Goodwin has jiust completed a course in fled Cross training at Spar tanburg and is now on her way to vis it her mother before being called for service. Mr. J. M0. Johnson, of Gray Court, passed iihrough the city yesterda'y oil his wav home from the meeting of the Fifteenth Annu.; Sssion of the Na ional letteir C, . lers A iI ation, held at Kansas City. ir. Johnson was si,1oai'lly holorei by being elected on tile exeiitive committee of te asso eltioni, this being one of tohe .;ix offi ces in Ile gift o( tile association. Min .\Martha Whxit neri, of Atlanta, .\i.ie 1lea nor ('iahltr'e, of' Goisb loro, N. (., and~ .\lir. .1. ('. Whlit ner, of Porter Siiiings, Ga., lmotoe iover fV Iroii Poir em' S prin1g.s SaInirday with .\lMr. H icharid Ci ,OVer Ih wi' eek-Ond. Mr . Rmpopn 'ont inued'( to Coinumbia yent(erday whlere he en teredO thle Priesbyteorian seinar 10iy to ipriepar im iiselft for the mllin i stry. d. C i G:mellI, enash Ier of Iiithe lhk of \Wire Shoals, was a ibusinless visitoi' in thle c'ity~ yes'fterdcay. Mr. Gambrel I stated thait[11 flue'prorss is being madec oil thle iroad blin g top-soi led betw~een Ware Shoals and Princet on. Ahott four' imiles of thle roadl leading outI of Ware Shoals will be top-soiled and probably mnore wh'en that much of the work is Completed. Thle woi'k is be ing done by public subscriptioni. the corporation making a substantial coni t r ibut ion. Mlisses hallie and Gladys Wolff, Grace Wallace, Sadie Griay and 1Ella K~nighit, all from the upper part of thle county, leave here this morning for' Timestono collere, wheire they wiai pnr'sue their studs thmis year. in rdglition to Fi'ank Armstrong and Tr'emaln Roperm, who '# last week foi' Cle'nren College to b- on blund when the foot-ball team began training, the following from this city left yester day for' Clemson: Cecil Roper, Ray Taylor',.Harry Wilkes, Bill Crisp, Car lile Dial, Farr'is Mar'tin, Connor Ow ings, Charlie Franks, Thonrawell Dun lap, J. *W. Wofford and -Herbert Sulli van. The Laurens contingent at WVinthrop college has been leaving during the past few days to take uip their studies for the ensuing year. Quito a numbeor of young ladies from the county at tend Winthrop who take trains at oth er points, but the following is a par tial list of those who wvent from~ TAu r'ens and the immediate territory: Misses Ruth McAlister, Virginia, Mary andh Hattie Sullivan, Inez Hudgens, Re becca Clarke, Alpha Bolt, Mfian Brown, Myra WVofford, Mar'y, Lula and Lucy Little, Mar'garet Dunlap, Virginia (G'ay, Minnie lrvin,~iattie [Lee Riddle, Eiizaboth Young, Eiizabeth Moseley, Hattie Watbon and Mary Burton, ; - - I1iot1s Scenies 31ark Icetinu of th flartford Branch of People's (oun eil. Speakers are Arrested. Hartford, Coin., Sept. 16.---Riotou scenes marked a meeting at Socialis lIall here today of the Ifartfor Brancli 'of the People's Council 0 Americlea for Democracy and Pelce culminating in the arrest of th speaker, Mrs. Annie, R. 'Hae, of Ne% York, the chairman, Alfred 1. AVhiltc head, of this city, and the abrup ending of the meeting by the police. No serions trouble occurred at th meeting, but when the authoritle stepped in a clash seemed immineii Police action was taken after Mr. .hlale had criticised the President an the war, condemned conscription an declared the Uinted States had i right. to go abroad to fight, Glerman; .because of a belief that "fifty year hence" Germany might make wari 0 this country. When Mrs. I-ale was ordered t, stop, there was an excited rush b the audience for the platform. Oni man, .sliaking his first at -the speake declaredl she had insulted the Prcsl dent. Mrs. Halo and Whitehead wer takeh to police headquarters, wher they .were charged with breach of th< Peace. Police action was taken after a con ference between federal agents am local officers at the meeting. It wa: said later the matter had been turn ed over to tije city authorities. The meetling had been announced in commemoration of the 130th anil versary of tle drawing up1) of thil ,on'stiition of the lUnited Stats. liend uersuoni- .eman~*~i. Al ise Sarah Hlenderson. Ihe alt rae live dami ughticr of Mr. and Miirs. J. \\ llenderson, and r\l. Jesse Gevaman. m em ploee of the Iaitrns mlotor ('a Coipaly, 'vee aippily imarried Pi day iighl, I ev. W. b'. A1tilliken per foring ithe ceremony. The marriag, ('Emnie as a1 greal surprise to thel friends who were 1111avare of 0hei in ten I ons. Mr. and Ali's. I aian iia ra now takhra a short hqneymoon, afte wilii tiey will maehr Ilici homjie here N(''IT:JM1-:NT NEI\ iiARisDALEI Considerable exciteimient prevaliel in tle vicinity of HarkAdale Statim 14uniiday, when it, was reported that negiro hald attempted a criininal as sault. upon a young lady of the neigh horhood. The sheriff's forces hurrie to the seene and made every endeavo to discov'er a clue as to the where abouts of tile would-be assailant, but were uisulecessfii. It -is generally be lieved that the young lady had a mys teriois and temporary mental de an gemlient or that tile negro Was i hariimless vagrant and was oily\ lhen upon somie petty thievery. Tile excite ment has died down an(] no further de veloplm(neIts are expected from file in ildent. itS IV Af( Pi Wt.S N .ll1 P11111 i U' i L i r-: 1110 G l TI-:l 11111 a ly niil be. ltiemeased TiE~iorrowi .ct ion biy ,1iustlice Wa'mtts. York(, Sept. 15.- -1ight (of thle I er men who have becin in jail hierc or lie charge of coimp1 liit in thle I ynch. ng of. thle lnegro preacher i\Vat soi Sims, ini the I ,ocust liili Isect Ion o1 York County, on thle morning of Au gust '-I, were released on hond1( thlii afternoon. Appmlient Ion for 1hond( foi lie ten accusedl men1 was miade b)y 'T. F'. .ictow, l'sq., of counlsel foir t1in diefen~se, beforc Associathe Jfustict Watts, at Chlesterfld this morning Ilondl for J1. Meek .\icG ill, Ezell Boln TI. Ri. Penninger andi W. Carson Latti more, white, and 'Tom Satnders, 1311 Siand(ers, Lawyer Sanders and Igonh F'ranklin, colored, was fixed at $50( achi. Bond1( of Fred Pecnningeir, white, was fixed at $3,500, and that of Franl Twltty, colored, at $3,000. At 0 o'clock this miornine' these two men hmad not1 obtained bondsmnen andl John R. Hart, I10sq., of counsel for the defense, said Iliey probably would not he able tc lo so befoire M\onday, although thlere was a possib)ility they woluldI be ire leasedl some time tonight. John W'ilkerson, a wvell-knowni cit zen of If ickory Grove, and foreman af the York county grand jury, that p~resented the meni last Monday, signed the bond of 'Postmaster McGill and Policeman 'Iattimore, of Hickory rove. The other bonds were signed by parties living in tho vicinity of the tragedy. The eight men expressed ,great pleasure and satiefaction 'this after noon at being released from eustody ifter their stay of more than a weeki In jail. All of them returned to theii homes this afternoon. The Case against the alleged lynch Drs will probably be0 tried At th~e fall eiterm of court of generai sessionis for Vork county, which convenes in No. rember~ 19. J. (G. F'aning,, a State detective, who ias been here since shortly after thme tragedy occurred, Is still at work i this vicinity. 8 IN (0U1T HOUSE SA 1T1i1)Ay ir. Siylder, on. 1. K. Osborne, Prof. 11.' 11. 1and 111d 3118 lldys Smith Mlke Addresses. s An atidielce coluposed largely of t school teachers, trustees aid neinbers I of the rural school iIIproveiiieiit asso f ciations attended tle joint meetilng of I the department of edicat Ion and the 1 Council of Defense In the court house v Sat urday. Although the crowd was - comparatively small, )ts close atten t tion and the deep interest manifest ed partly made up for the lack of num . hers. Dr. It. E'. I luighes, clairiman of q the conty Council of Defense. presid ed over the meeting. lion. If. K. Os borne was the first speaker on the program and lie gave an illuminating I address upon the causes of thd War 3 alld alms for Which this country is fighting. Prof. W. If. Hand made an' S address along educatiolnal Hines, point 1 lig out the weaknesse.s in the state's school system, which lie characterized Sars a marvel of patchwork. The prin cipal weaknesses, lie said, were a lack of co-ordination, the method of elect r lig county superintendeits in the pri - marjes and the faIlure to combine the smaller schools Into larger and more 3 efWlcibnt ones. lie advocated the clec a tion of county trustees to six year terms and these trustees to have the election of the county superintendent - in their hands. Dr. IT. 1N. Snyder, I president of Wofford college. made an 3eloquent address on the principles of - dleocratic governmeIInt, making a (if rec t appeal 'to tlie hidividual to give 4i nst ined support to Ihe government. - that the rights of detchcy ilight he vouchsafed to other peoples of tile world as well as made ie'manent in our own iation. Ie pictired both lie glories aind sorrovs of war, sayIg that iees mu Iist he' ii madl if the - iresiden I's ideal is to be attained of ma1iu i,e world "safe for demnocra ". iDr. Sniyder's address was one of fit( lie -, 1 lorlutent an1d inspiiig ever leard in this city. N14-; s ntih, of the( flomo D.'monst ration Departmieiit of Winl throp (011 0P. was preseti at the meet Iing and imale a short address asking fr the support of thiev patrions anid -o (achers of the colity il th Work of her home demonstration. She said that the goverI'nelit was going to lare v'Ieipesu '11 lielping tle house 'iives to cons-ive the food resou rees uld she hoped that tle work wou (l1 he e rontable inl lis co ilty. The following in vitation of interest to a wide circle of freiieds in tiiis city 11nd tlroughout the state have been is stied. Dr. and Alrs. William Ilastlgs ])Ial request tile pleasure of yourI' coim pali at the wedldilng receptiol of their daugh ter ILalla .\lae -1and Dr. r. ohn il.afayette .\larshall on ilie evei oif \i't'io vie day, Oct. :'rd at iglit-irty'% o'clock Three hiund1red aid ifteen \v'. .\ain St. I a iriens5, SouithI ' Caolina. . ee o yat cightiO o' .:. S. .\. & 1E. 1i. \Vi GKI'08 & CO. I 4 'ii i'd ot' 'Thankl.s. I I ishi to) e'xres mC5 y sinlcere' appre -eiatton to the nleighbors; ai frie'nds, holhi i whit an c11(oloired, who r~oedred 'iel iac vaualie assista nce when i my -lhouse' was coinsu med liy fire. AlIso, I wish to thank thme tIne depart ment foir its Itromipl rePsponise to thie alarm and1( Its ialu iabhle as.sist ance. iTespetfuilly, J1. Allen Ilramlett. SERVICE TELLS It has always been my endeavor to give perfect service to my patrons since eutering the bar ber business in L urens, and wish to tha k my patrong for tlgeir~ liberal suppo~" Your Patronage Solicited Sanitagy Surroundings and Every thing for Your Benefit ADD CAMPBELL Enterprise Bank Building -Rot)l Iondl Sale. The County of Laureons, South Caro lina, offeirs for sale $150,000.00 hload lmpirovement Bonds diated July 1st, 1917?, hearing interest at F'ivo (5) iier cent per annum, payable semi-annual ly, .July 1st andi January 1st of each year, maturing as follows: $11,000.00 matuiIng in 5 year~s, $15, 000.00 In ten years, $20,000.00 in fifteen years, $25,000.00 in twenty years, $30, 000.00 In twenty-five yeairs, $50,000.00 in thirity years. Will be solda foi' not less than par' and accrued interesat. DoNot Let Here's a BF A new four piec first time. The dresser, the wel graceful, roomy charms. We have this sui fully hand rub] Enamel. The w out. Our Pric Just Ster We K SS.M.& I SPE( In Dr We have a Dress Ging] colors. 15c vali 20c vali These gooc and ought t< BLANKET. All wool blank, prices. Blanke taken the big n1 SHOES FOR THE These Thing subject to the approval or John C. Thompson, Esquire, Attorney a't Law, 1619 Equitable Building, 120 IRoadway, New- York, as to their validity. Acaledl bids accompanied by a cer tified check of $i,000 shall be sent to HI. .B. Hlumbert, Supervisor,' Laurens Court House, S. C. Bids will be open ed on September 21st, 1917, at the hour .of- ten o'clock A. M. The -right ia reserved to reject any or all bids. 'U. B. HIUMBERT1, 8-2t--A Supervisor. LAND SALE. State of Mouth ('arohlina, Counuty of Laurens. IN COURT OF COM.\ON l'1ITAS. Home Trust Co., Pliaintiff, against Roy E. Goodwin, et al, Defendant. Putrsuant tora dcrineof the crtt This Opport d-Room Suit of Un e suit that we are simple lines of the I [-appointed dressing chiffonier are full of it in AmericaR Black bed and polished, < orkmanship is comm .e $p75.00% F In and See the Actt .now You Will Be P1 . H. WILK IAL VA L ess Gingi in unusually attrac iams in plaids, strij Lue ute Is were contracted > be seen. !BLANKETS! f ets, North Carolina mad, ts are scarce. The g ilils over. Play safe and WHOLE FAMILY, SC AND ALL -I. T ER R3 s Have to Be Seen to Be. 'ou Are Always Welcom< in the aibove stated ease, I wvill sell at public outcry to the highest bidder, at Laurens, C. Hi., S. C., on Salesday in October next, being Monday the 1st day of the month, during the legal hours for such sales, the followving de scribed prop~erty, to wit: All that certain tract, piece or par cel of iand, situ'ate, lying andl being In the County of Laurens, State afore said, containing seventy-fIve ('in) acres, more or less, bounded b~y lands of M. A. Sumerel, W. A. Shands, 0. P. Goodwin and knowvn as the Halr ston plaee and being the mand sold and conveyedl to the dlefendant, Rloy .0 Goodwin by 'It .A. Cooper, asaignee, or O. p. Goodwin, andl 1. P. McGowan, as agnt for thle cediltor of 0. P. Good Terms of Sale: One-half cash, bal dace o bae pid twelve months from Unity Pass [i~ I C usual Value ;howing for the ed, the spacious table, and the the quality that Walnut, beauti )r in Old Ivory endable through our Pieces ial Goc)ds eased ES & Co. 4UES iaims :ive line of 12 1-2c 15ce for last fall ILANKETS! e at attractive overnment has buy now. HOOL CHILDREN Appreciated. securedl by bond1( and mortgage of the p)urchaser over the said p)remises, bearing legal interest from date, with leave to p)urchaser to ipay his entire bid in cash. Purehaser to pay for papers. If the terms or sale are not complied with, the land to be re-sold on same or some subsequent Salesday on asame terms, at risk of former pur C. A. POWER, C. C. C. P. and 0. S., Laurens, s. C. Dated, this Sept. Ii, 1917. 8-3t--A R U B-MY-TISM Will cure Rhelgmatism, Neu ralgia, H-eadacheb Cramps, Colic Sprains, Bruiss tute, Burns, Old Sores, Tetter, king-Worm,' Ec zema, etc. Antiseptic Anodyn, used irnternally or externally. 2.c