The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, December 19, 1917, Image 7
NOTICE
of the
COUNTY TtE.SURER
The 'Books of the County Treasurer
will be open for the collection of
State, County and Commutation Road
Taxes for fiscal year, 1917, at the
Treasurer's office from October 15th
to December 31st, 1917. After Decem..
ber 31st one per cent will be added.
After January 31st, two per cent will
be added, and after February 28th,
seven per cent will be added till the
15th day of March, 1918, when the
books will be closed.
All persons owning property in
more than one township are request
ed to call for receipts in each of the
several townships in which the pro
perty Is located. This is important, as
additional cost and genalty may be
attached.
All able-bodied male citizens be
tween the ages of 21 and 60 years of
age are liable to pay a poll tax of
$1.00 except old soldiers, who are
exempt at 50 years of age. Commuta
tion Road Tax $1.50 in lieu of road
duty.
The Tax Levy is as follows.
State Tax .. .. ....8/ mills
Ordinary County Tax . .3% mills
Road and Bridge .. .. ..3% mills
Railroad Bond .. .. .. .. .. ..1 mill
Past Indebtedness .. .. .. ..1 mill
Road Bonds .. .. ......1%/ mills
Jail Bonds --.--.-.. ..1.. mill
Constitutional School Tax .. ..3 mills
Total .. .. .. .. .. .. ..22 mills
Special School--Laurens Township
Laurens No. 11 . . .. .. ...8% mills
Trinity-Ridge No. 1 .. .. .. ..8 mills
Maddens No. 2 .. .. .. .. ..4 mills
Narnie No. 3 .. .. .. .. .. ..5 mills
Bailey No. 4 .. .. .. .. .. ..4 mills
Mills No. 5 .. .. .. .. .. ..4 mills
Oak Grove No. 6 .. .. .. .. ..2 mills
Ora No. 12 .. .. .. .. .. ..8 mills
Special Schools-Youngs Township
Youngs No. 3 .. .. .. .. .. ..4 mills
Youngs No. 2 .. .. .. .. ....4 mills
Youngs No. 4 .. .. .. .. ..7 mills
Youngs No. 5 .. . .. ... ..4 mills
Fountain Inn No. 313 .. .. ..13 mills
Lanford No. 10 .. .. .. .. .. .6% mills
Ora No. 12 ... .. .. .. .. .. .8 mills
Youngs No. 1 .. .. .. .. .. ..3 mills
Central No. 6 ............2 mills
Youngs No. 7 .. .. .. .. .. ..8 mills
Special Schools-Dials Township
Green Pond No. I .. .. .. ..7 mills
Dials No. 2 - - .. - .. .. ..8 mills
Shiloh No. 3 .. ..........4 mills
Gray Court-Owings No. 5 ..12% mills
Barksdale No, 6 ... .. .. .. .5 mills
Dials Church No. 7 .. .. .. ..4 mills
Fountain Inn No. 13 .. .. ..13 mills
Merna No. 8 .. .. .. .. ..2 mills
Dials No. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..1 mills
Special Schools-Sullivan Township
Mt. Bethel No. 2 .. .. .. .. ..5 mills
Princeton No. 1 . . .. .. ..8 mills
Poplar Springs No. :3 ... ....4 mills
Hickory Tavern No. 17 .. .. ..R mills
I1rewerton No. 7 .. .. ... ....4 mills
Sullivan Township R R Bonds 3 mills
Merna No. 8 .. .. .. .. .. ..2 mills
Special Schools-Waterloo Township
Waterloo No. 14 .... .......4 mills
Mt. Gallagher No. 1 .. .. .. ..6 mills
Bethlehem No. 2 .. .. .. .. ..4 mills
lOkom No. : ... .. .. .. ....4 mills
Centerpoint No. 4 .. .. .. .. .. 4 mills
Oakville No. 5 .. ........4 mills
Mt. Pleasant No. 6 .. .. .. ..2 mills
Mt. Olive No. 7 .. .. .. .. ..8% mills
Special Schools-Cross 11111 Township
Cross 11111 No. 13 .. .. .. ..7 mills
Cross Hill No. 1 .. .. .. ....2 mills
Cross 1ill No. 2 .. .. .. .. ..2 mills
Cross 11il No. 4...... .. mills
Cross 11111 No. 6 .... .......3 mills
Cross 11111 No. 3 .... .......2 mills
Special Schools-Hunter' Township
Mountville No. 16 .. .......9 mills
Hunter No. 2 .. .... ......4 mills
Hunter No. 3 .. .... .......4 mills
Clinton No. 5 .. .... .... ..11 mills
Hunter No. 4 .... .... .. ....4 mills
Hunter No. 1 .. .... .......2 mill
H-unter No. 6 .. .... .......4 mills
Special Schools--Jacks Township
Odells 'No. 6 .... .........3 mills
Hurricane No. 15 .........3 pnills
Shady Grove No. 2 .. .......3 'mills
Jacks No. 3 .... .........5 mills
Jacks No. .4.... .........3 mills
Special Schools, Scuffletown Township
Langston Church No. 3 .. .....3 mills
Scuffletown No. 1 .... ..... ..2 mills
Lanford No. 10.. .... .....6 mills
Ora No. 12.... .... .......8 mills I
Scuffletown No. 2 .. .... .....4 millsi
Scufflotown No. 4 .. .... .....4 mIlls
Prompt attention will be given
those who wish to pay their taxes
through the mail by clleck, money or
der, etc.
Persons sending in lists of names
to be taken off arc requested to send
them early: and give the township of
each, as the Treasurer is very busy I
during the month of December.
ROSS D. YOUNG,
County Treasurer.
FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Take notice that on the 9th (lay of
January, 1918, 1 will render a final
account of my acts and doinge as Ad- e
ministratrix of the estate of A. 'Y.
Thompson dleceased, in the offlce of
the Judge of Probate of Laurens coun
ty, at 11 o'clock, a. m. and on the same I
day will apply for a final discharge I
from my trust as administratrix.
Any 'person indebted to said estate
Is notified and required to make pay
ment on that date; and all persons ~
having claims against said estate will
present them on or before said date, gi
duly proven or be forever barred.
afary 10. Thomnpson,
Adlminist ratrix.
Dec. 5, 1917.-1 mo.-A.
Whenever You Need a General TonIc
. Take Groves.
The Old Standard~ -rove's Tatetess
chill Tonic is equally valuabIe as a C
General Tonic because it contains the i
wellkniown tonic properties of QUZNIN4IS r
anud 2R0ON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
t Mlaria, Enriches the BR@O *i V
1 h Whole yspten. 0o4 . j
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NA.RNIE NEWS.
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Narnie, Dec. 17.--Cold. weather has
reached us in earnest. To those who
were caught without wood and coal
It was indeed hard. That is one bless
ing all the farmers should appreciate.
Mr. Rex Patterson from Atlanta was
visiting his mother before leaving for
the navy.
We are glad to report that Mr. B.
1l. Owings is getting along nicely. He
has been visiting his sister in Atlanta,
Gia., and reported a nice time.
-Ir. W. P. Clardy and family were
the guests of Mr. W. L. 'Reid last Sun
Lay.
.ir. Lawrence Waldrep, wife and lit
tle daughter, 'Louise, spent the day
with their parents, 'Mr. and Mrs. B. *M.
Dwings.
Mr. Wright Simpson from Camp Se
vier was the guest of his parents, Mr.
and aMrs. J. M. Simpson.
Mr. T. H. Burts is on the sick list.
We hope that he will soon recover.
Mr. Harley Franks has a carbuncle
on his neck, and is improving nicely.
Mr. Troy Owings and wife are visit
ing their Aarents, 'Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Watson of Spartanburg.
There will be a Christmas tree at
Woodrow Wilson school on December
list. The public is invited to come.
We wish you a merry Christmas and
a happy New Year.
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S LONO IIRAN('li NEWS. "
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Long Branch, Dec. 17.-Everybody is
feasting on the rabbit since the snow
fell last Tuesday night, which we were
all very much surprised to see.
There will be a Christmas tree at
Long 'Branch school house on Friday
fternoon at three o'clock. Everybody
is cordially invited to attend.
Miss Mildred Holland spent. Sunday
with Miss Sudie Keller.
.Masters Alva and qrrie Holland
visited .laster J. L. Chaney Sunday.
We are glad to see 'Mr. C. Q. ITolland
0ill improving.
Mr. Clarence Harris visited his
nrother, of Ora, last week.
('haniberlain's Tablets.
Chamberlain's Tablets are intended
's'pecially for stomach troubles, bil
)!sness and constipation, and have
net. with much success in the treat
nent of those diseases. People who
lave suffered for years with stomach
rouble and have been. unable to ob
an any permanent relief, have been
ompletely cured by the use rf these
tablets. Chanberlnin's Tablets are
ilso of great value for biliousness.
.hronlc constipation may be perma
iently cured by taking Chamberlain's
i'ablets and observing the plain print
d directions with each botit.
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JONES NEWS. . *
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.lones. Dec. 17.-The friends of Rev.
1. t. Connelly will be pleased to
earn that he has been returned to the
'rinceton circuit for another year.
Dr. W. T. Jones, Walter 'M. Jones.
*. H. Hland and Rev. J. T. Traylor at
ended the Grand Lodge of Masons in
'harleston last week.(
lirewerton Lodge .No. 183 A. F. M.,
vill hold( the next regular communini
ation on the 4th Saturday, Dec. 22i'
it I p. mi. There will be work in the
C. A. and F. C. degrees and election
ind installation of officers. Members
're urged to attend and visitors will
>eO cordially welcomed.
WVhile attending the Grand Lodge in
Tharleston we met 'Past Masters,
tobert A. 'Cooper, Laurens; IDr. Divver,
knderson; Dr. H-arrison, Abibeville;
Iryan, Greenville; Mower, Newberry;
idllers, Dillon; .Dr. C. W. Burton, Iva;
lob Anderson, Greenville; C. A. Pow
r., 'Laurena and many oilher friends.
Messrs Jan. 'Hodges, John D~auber
nd John 0. 'Davis have recenily pur
hased automobiles.
TIhe friends of Mr. Frank P. Jones
vil be pleased to learn that he is
radually recovering frdm a recent
nilury stustainedl from a fall off a wvag
*n..
.\iss 'Margaret 'Dallas of lDue WVest
ollege and Misses Vivian 'Martin and
sabel Ileacham of Lander College are
t home for the holidays.
We were very sorry to learn of the
oath of our nephewv, Mr. Thos. Wil
lams of 'Taurens, which occurred at
amp Sevier last week and we tender
I' symfpathlze with his bereaved fain
y.
Mr. JHenry Crow of 'Hogansville, Ga.,
isited his friends -at Ware Shoals last
reek.
We recently met the following
rlends: 'Jas. -H. Sulliva0, superintend
n~t of education of lAurens; J. R'. Tal
Is, of 'Imurenw', A. R. Theme, of
komn, Austin Anderson of Waterloo;
nid John F. lIll of Abbeville.
We return 'thanks to our frilndls
'ho have been so kind to us (luring
ei year and wish eacha one a happy
bristmas and prosperous New Year.
/e also wish the editors, printers, cor
rispondents and readers of The ''Ad
ertiser, a happy Christmas And. psos
erous 1918,
'E'N. U. U . BROOKS
CLAIMED BY DEATII
Gallant Confederate Veteran .loins Iiis
Comrades on "The Other Side".
Faithful Official and Distinguished
Citizen Expires Peacefnkly at. Home.
Columbia, Dec. 16.--Gen. U. R.
Brooks, aged 71, clerk of the South
Caroling Supreme Court since De
cember 6, 1894, died at his residence
at Shandon, a suburb of Columbia, this
morning at 8:45 o'clock, after an ill
ness of several months, ie was sur
rounded by the members of his family,
with tie exception of his eldest son,
who Is sick in a local hospital .
Gen. Brooks is survived by his wid
ow, wh(, was .Aliss Mary E0mma Jones;
three daughters, Mrs. \V. L. Bennett,
of Columbia, .Mrs. S. T. Carter, of Co
lumbia, and Mrs. 11111 A. Gardiner,
formerly of Norfolk, Va., but. now of
Worcester, Mass.; two sons, Ulysses
Robert Brooks, .r., and Al. Bonhan
Brooks, both of Columbia. ie is also
survived by two sisters, Mrs. S. M.
Smith, of Edgelleld, and -Mrs. Hula
Brooks Jones, of Columbia, and one
half-sister. Mrs. .ulia Morgan, of i0dge
field, and seven grandchildren, the
family of State Treasti'er' Carter and
Mrs. Carter.
The funeral services will be held at
St. Peter's Catholic Church tomorrow
afternoon at :1 o'clock and will be con
ducted by the Rtev. leather .1. T. lie-.
arty, its rector. The interment will be
in SI. I'eter's ('eetery, on 1lmtuwood
avenue. The following will lie pall
bearers: Active, D)r. 1. W. P. Hutler,
D. C. ]ray, Ihenry Jennings, .lames C.
Otis, F. .1. 1irennen and W. If. Town
send; honorary, Chief .Jlstice 1tgene
13, Gary and Associate .1ustices T. It.
fIrazer, George W. Gage, 1). 1. Ily
drick and it. C. Watts; .Judge .1. \V.
DeVore, (sen. villie Jones, I. 1. A b
ney, ;*Esti., .lodge .J. huller l,Yon an1i
Dr. TI. .\. :11 flowe.
Camttp Ilatiptoni, Utite(i t'onfi'ederat,
Veterans, and lllshol> nglan ii (.'oinell,
Knights of ('olinnbt , ~f ith ifl wIit'hI
organtizations he was a inilier, will
attend the funeral in a body.
Gen. Brooks lapsed in a staIe of
coma two days before his dealh and
never regained consciousness. Ilis Ia'
conscious act. was the -oimititug. of
prayers up1lion a rosary. Al hIs regtuest
he will be httried in his iniflormi of
grey, I nwi lch he served so gallantly
during the War lietween the SItales,
and in his folded han ds will he c'>asIi'i
a crucifix.
l'ar'd of Thlanks.
Please say in your good paper that
this preacher Is very happy at. tils
time because that on Mo Inday, the 10th,
ir, 11. Balley, a member of Bellviow
Ililtist. Church made me a very line
Christ mas gift. It was a nice dressed
hog whIch weighed over a htn(ired
pounds. Now, Mr. Eiltor, Just think
of at preacher having a whole hog in
his home at onte time. I never heard
of such i thing before. This gift was
very highly appreciated by the entire
family and we cannot. express the
gratitude of our hearts in these few
lines, but we d'all always try to lIve
humble, atd e er piray God1 to greatly
bless the give:r.
Yours very truly,
J'. A. Brock.
HAPPIEST MAN IN
COLUMBIA, HE SAYS
Wants EntIre City to Knowi
A bout It.
FEELS YOUNG AGAIN
health Restoredl by Vitona After All
Other Medhiines Failed.
"I am the happiest man in Columi
bia today and I wvantI to tell the pitbl1ic
Its all because of whatu. thIs Vitonta has
donle foi' tme,' saId Jno. WVesley Gay,
recently. Mir. Gay hIves at 2229 Lau..
rens strieel , anid Is a well know~'n coach
ear'lenter' for the Souitthorn I a ilIwas'.
"'I never Spent money to betteru ad4
venatage in my lIfe than wh'Ien I bioitght
Vltonia," b'e continued, "fCorn it over
caime tr'otbles that had beent liullink
mue t'own fot' the past three, or four
years. I had seious kidney troubhle
whIch b-ought on ri eu tmatilst/and I
had alt awl'il time of it. My: g/fimnihl
was also Int had conditin. E had tio
apipetite, was nervous anid coutldn't
sleep) well, I laud painis ini/miy sides,
shoulders atnd nieck and1( .mi6 conitioni
becanme so badl it was all (hat I ('ouild
(d0 to stay otnsy job. I t/iedl all kinds
of miciCnes and was utnlet' tet'alimett
of dloctors, bitt nothlintg seemetld Ito
reach mny catse andl I kepIt. getI ing
wor'se.
"I hear'd abiout .V itonia antid declided
to tr'y it but I had vety lIttle faith in
Its doing ine atny good. I began to
feel ati Impi'ovementI before half the
bottle was finishied and( nlow I feel like
a different mani. The rhieutmatIim has
dIisapI:meareCd, the pains have left tmy
sides andi~ neck andt I feel like I did(
when a young man. .\y stomachi Is In
good cond.ltlon and my kIdneys no
longet' botheri me. I'm not nervous 'Ihe
r was, my sleep Is soundit and restful
and liy applet it e Is good. Vitona is the
filest thIng oif its kInd I've ever seeh
and I ami more than delightted witht
the i'esults. I thInk everybody suflfer'
lng with kidney Ituble lilt rh ieituma
ttim shoultd kntow of thIs wonderfuil
dIisCovery."
Vitona is sold in Laurens exclusIve
ly by the LaudirenR Drug Ce.; atid by
nreka Drug Co., Watts -MIll; ,lhn 31.
Millei', Cross Hill; R,. 0. Htut, Owings,
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* A SWEEi' ROUND FACE.
Written by
*.losie Cunninghamt Martin
and dedicated to
Our Soldier Boys "Somewhere
* in France".
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'T'ho' many years have passed andi gon
A sweet round face I see;
It has followed ie through all thes
years,
It lives In miemiory.
Those eyes of blue, I see them yet,
They once weire dear to me;
Those eyes that once looked into mine
So sweet and tenderly.
In fancy still 1 see that form,
That face, those eyes of blue;
And after all t hese weary years,
'They still to me are true.
Oh! may that face for me retain
Its sweetness, ever more;
Until Ihose hands shall eckon mile
To heaven's golden shore.
Though now I am far, far away
Across the hillow's foam,
I'nt dreaming, sweetly dreaming, deal
Of thee, and "Home Sweet Iome".
\'hiy use ordinary cough remcdie:
"i(n liscee's German Syrup ha
Cen used so successfully for fifty-on
years in all Parts of the United State
for coughs, bronchitis, colds settle
in the throat, especially lung trouble:
It gives the patie.it a 2ood night's res
free from coughing, with easy expec
toration In the morning, gives natiii
a chance to soothe the inflamed part:
throw off the disease, helping the pIa
tient to regain his healt h. 25 and 7
Card of Thanks.
Editor The Advertiser:
I'lease publish this card of thank
in you r paper for ne and oblige:
We are very thankful to the peopl
oif' Watts MilIs and the good people .
the irby 1lospital, and the good do(
loi. for fhe great help and the man
kindnesses shown to us and our daugi1
ter, .\irs. Min nihe Campbell, during he
recent illness. We are glad to sa
that she is back at home and is lii
proving fine, and but. for the help the
we received she could not have bece
relieved from suffering. We wish t
Ithanlk all of our friends very much an
pray (od's blessing on each of then
Yours truly,
.\Ir. and Mrs. I). II. Ileaton.
fard of Thanks.
We wish to express our heartful
thanks to everyone who Camne to on
assistance and for every net. of k1n
ness shown us by our friends anld reli
lives aid also oiiri physician d urin
the recent illness and death of oi
wifm and muiother.
Very sin cerely,
\Ir. I. Y. Y\leQoown and lFamil
naur of th t
usno. Weiji c
See matur variet
j edde giftebec
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Stine Defense C'tnell Lends.
The South Carolina council of de
fense is placed among the first siX
councils ir the country in an article
on "Our "s Defenders", which appears
in (he current edition of The Century
Magazine. This State's council is
placed at the head of all in the South.
Our line of .\Mahogany trays are ex
Ira good values.
S. M. & l . if. W'1J"IChES & CO.
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1 ' t !' "counterfeit. Iparts.
instient bring it bei
reliable servierP wilth
("nt eqitupnent. to give
l''rd Lrvice obtua
tyl~y;used are supplied by
ii"",pany. You can not. e
ive: the service and
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1 Touring Cr$36, 2
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LA URENS. S. C.
Executors, Adinistrators
Trustees and guardians are hereby
notified that the time for making tbeir
annual returns will comimonce on the
1st day of January, next.
Dec. 10th, 1917. 0. (. THOM'SON,
Judge of Probate L. C.
At Copeland School.
There will be a box supper at Cope
land school next Friday night, Ie.
21st. Also a concert on the Edison
phonogra ph.
ERSAL CAR
r'sare advised to beware
"I your car eed(s ad
Swhere yout will lind
the comiple' tiechi ani
Ilhe highest qualify of
ble. .\ll the Ford pails
the' Ford .\otor Comi
xpect youir lord car to
enduraniii e you deiiand
ered for by mhen experi
ds. Rlunabout $3.15),
edanl $415, C'oupelet
--all 1'. o. b. Detroit. On
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