The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, April 17, 1918, Image 8
VETIEf.\NS MEE'T IN ANNUAL.
REUNION AT 0111NGS
Good People of' thie Conatiultity Spread
an Aibunlitit Table muitd at Great Day
was Enjoyed by All.
The 32nd anntial reunion of Co. G
(ILaurens Briars), of the 3rd S. C.
regiment; 1%o. ', 14th S. C. regiment,
and Co. 1E, 3rd S. C. battalion, was held
'at Owings on last Saturday, the 13th,
(It was the 57th anniversary of the
-fall of Fort Sumter, which occurred
'Saturday, April 1:1, 1861). The follow
ing answered to roll call: Of the
Briars-W. A. .lClintock, 0. U.
Thompson, .1. Iowis Stoddard, Thos.
Y. Henderson; Co. tE, 1-ith-Col. Jos.
N. Brown, Calpi. 11. P. Grillith, Lieut.
A. C. Owings, W. 11. Parson, J. D.
lock, I. .1. Stoddard, J. 1. Garretl,
Z. V. Garrett, .John A. Putnam, .\. L.
WVestmorelanml. J. W. Westmoreland,
John 11. Jones and Jno. Y. I lender
son; Co. E, :rd Bat.-S. P. Hall, T. 1.
Owings, and Lafayette lenderson.
Col. Hrowi, the first captain of the
company, rose to the colonelcy of the
1-Ith regiment, with Capt. Griflith, who
led the company the last. year of the
war and bLeutt. A. ,'. Owings, are thrce
s rvivi ng_ orig inal.1 commissionled olli
eers of this comapamy. I would think
there is not 11nollelr example of t he
kind amiioig the sirvivors of the
Southern armies.
It was a fin( 'ay, there was a cool
crowd. 1vehvlylv elljoydc tm
se lv('s. The . <1 people of the co;mn
mun11ity ,. -a plcmldiql table, of -in
aninel:nee of vood thilngs for a!l.
Professor Rialph \\'ilson presidel
with his u1s1al biity ald fact. Exer
vises oin'nel with plra1yer 1I< by ie.
AmiIerson, of) \'oolrutf. Profcssor
Wilson n.11d his 'arils of Ihe Gra '
Coulrt-Owings s' lun I.!! repa red an
aPin'opriale : via, it inlspiring
s01ng1s accol( an11111 led by inimen.1111101tal
11111sic. Veterans \'atce a l( St rib]ilng
gave Its sonie goom! specimnus from 1he
violinl. fiin lulding. Dixie .
The speakihng was led by Col. rowr
followed by Captain Grilith an(] l Ilon.
.ohn P. i'i rrison. of the 111th S. C.
regienltiv. These veteran soldiers,
each one of whom had much experi
enee on tle Iiing line in tile grca!
sectional struiggle of tle sixties, were
listened to with the most earnest a:
tein ion ald i'eclin g, as they recited 11:
story of tlh' day that I ried m: n
souls.
A. C. Todd, K..q., of thill ar' n
ha)r. had Iieen invited to address
ml1ee(ilg ald wvas on,) hand, btil having
given way to sIvivors to speak 1ir:t
and Ihe exercises, inli dinig I he d
ner period, having made it so i in
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Our Advice to You:
Will be Higher ti
Siy'iial :1')inch1 Sea I slaml. wr tth :
intg, worth 2 5, l ou prI~iI .:ia
ar~l- iele la. I. Se Is n l,'111 1~s ta
We ht I th .nes 1o o1I f Dres it1
fan i 's iiI in 1 a s r ia t' b at 9
rieja n;le~ ar seli ie for
SIalt 2f l KI li- l1nny I a
\\ have a l Vtiif \ ! Sit h
Ol S \\'.il t) ej -y s \V i p s i
Ill h aIIII . . .414 . i $2.48. $108 $1.'
Spvil alu1 'o tti lte o
No. 1ll Storeh 21 w
tthe day, that Mr. Todd declined to hold
the people there at so late an hour. It
'as disappointing for all were anxious
to hear him. We'll call hint again.
An interesting incident occurred In
cunnec tion with the attendance of Miss
Et own, the cultured and graceful
Ilaughter and only child of Col. Brown
who accompanied her father to the
meeting, when Judge Thompson, in
a brief speech in which he referred to
her devotion to home, church and
couiltry, introdluced her as ong who
lore the name or the first lady of the
Confederacy, : Miss Varina 'Davis
Brown, when the lady in well
eho(en terms, and in graceful manner,
lade reply that carried conviction to
all that -ie and the warrior father
w(re happy in mingling with the sur
vievrs an( descendants of the heroic
of the South.
Alut 0it survivors of the several
arms of fihe service were in attend
ance, and a number of veteran wemen.
widows an(l wives of soldiers. A! I
hilfnoj o hm( i, their sacriflee was far
greater than ours. We had tile old
. :d reimeit flag. Wash iarksdale,
a good specimen of the war-tiim co!
or. ( servant, always comes.
It is not. enerally known, but it i.
tre, thaIt outr organiat ion antedates
. ( G'neral Ilieu iion Sou tih, by twoi
*Ir, the latter was organized at
N A Orieans in ISt:. Oir coipany
or:aniz n:ionm began ill I"T7 al( ti eithle
ia-orablo wveatherl conlditionl. nor1
Sother causes have kept us froin
m'e: :i c'.' ry y:r sine, onl tihe aI
:r'My n-arest the 1.~ th of April.
;(-'Ios w\ere passed inl menwory
l vmtwo ha \e dieI silice our lat
m- et ina.
, sinmce ot last annia re
! ' i6' Hnrav linl, has b ,een
Iul'er #LI I l'y tlhe leatl of C8m
Kadt . '. T l 1s1t anid 31aning
I'i s of Co. G, :"rd re..iment : Saum
uel T. Stwart of Co. E, I1Ith lleginent
and Washingtonl A. Garrett, .1. Perry
(art it anld Winslow \V. 4rumbles of
No. , :,rd Battalion.
Thimcrefore resolved, That the sur
vin milibers of the:e (n0111 manals
<Ihsile to lit onl record their attesta
ti1)) to the (cit-age, loyalty and deVo
aon, of our i'eloved comrades who
ye piecdei its in eternity. Gener
clinr. brave and kind of Ieart, they nev
s-.whirked anly dutty. 1ut wlether 1in
h! routine dilties of the amp, the
:m1d weairy mar11ch, the widnighl
: 1f the pieket post in wiIt ry
('r in the illst of fite dre('adfll
( h of battle, 11h1Y proved their die
vtwion to the etelrnal in'.tciples of
rig !:, to homte aid na live land.
Bur~i
Buy these Bargain
21s Spring and Still I
l-.. . 1 c I lin Irlo '
...... ...20c Ni Iah.So
2215 .10c '. li ~tss.i
. ... 221-2c oI tetuI.
le. worth
.t . i..221-2c ii
I ' \Vaidt 9c 7 i'
.~ .uo . .$198 ,.
.8. $.. $5.981
.. .2.98 'ii7.3
. 9c andt 09c ' \
.. .. .$4.39 >'
89c~ ando 9c '.I u
I8 ny tu $'3.00 K; i i..
(1s arrliv- IIi ' -v
Laut.enst
Returning to, theig.Z desolated homes
at the close. of hiostilities, in the midst
of disaster and difficulty, such as nev
er before conf.ronted a people, inl the
var ious stations of husband, 1arent
and patriotic citizen, wrought as faith
fully in peace, as they had fougth in
war. They have well earned (he ll
dying epitaph-they were Confederate
coldiers.
A lessening lic each lessening year,
Each lessening hour more dear.
For the family and friends of each of
our coinrades we are moved with sin
cerest syiathy, and while we pause
to let fail the unbidden tear, we fain
wovuld commend them to the iercy
and goontiess of God, in whose
streligth anii mercy the children of
ien 11nuist ever seek refuge and colso
lation.
'Tha t the County papers be reqiuetsed
to publish these proceedings.
A Survivor.
.AS .\ F.\1011: H E
IYS $1,000 oNDS
sniislini as a farnier, Sheriff .1oo
Al. If. Asilcy, wit out solicitation.
called at fil ieadqtia rters of the
''hiird Libert: Loani lonl caipaigi
this niioini'g atiid sigied an applica
lion for $1,i000 of Liberty Bonds of
th1c th1iri is ue.
"I wa ft to joIin tile ranlks of tle
f ni:lers 1 i his niatter of lbuying Lib
ty ont - Tim inolney I) p:iy for
w!, cw z !! 5 n fron) nIly farm,"
Od carc :h- shecriff.
.. I n - 4o g thli e i fa rt iers o f
tio en :n cy '1n1 I o conw,
to 11h- : , - - lta 1 every 4,11v of
: i r in ts 1 -.v f the-,
ai ned :?:t r u.lhy
It is up to 1s wio t:tay' at hione
to "tt lbhin1d 1( :tr boy:; wiho are ight
ig for us oli the h:1:tle fronts. It
is til ,o u'. too. to su: by our gov
eIrnnlic t. I d i 't b y any of the
IoIItldg of ihe I first atal second issues,
but as I see it Inow it is (Iearly my
duty to buy some (if tile tlird issue
honds. I want to urge all of tle farm
Vra to l'uy,% some of these bonds, and
I know i hey are going to do so. We
Iarmers slioilld mak.11w it literally '.
!-'armienrs' I oild Issue' for all of us
realize that it is our timh e to coie
to ith vid of the governmen(.
"DOwn at Ilona Path tle other
a a armeri, whsef nani1e I won't
[a-: I ight now. (am11 inl and slbscrib
1-d fo ',()I- of bond.-. lI wenA% t1
. 4 bome and i began st udying about
It'' malit r. end heil next lay ie caeti
.I and d l(II l his sub-sciip)t ion1.
1'1's Oh way to do it. Tle farmers
t!.(, able to boy tliese boIId. tII
s. Never again, ,ini
ligher Next Fall. E
lKneei Punts 69c, 75ic, 98c,
.......... ......... ..$2.98
..ri............ .........89c
per al ... ... .. . . .. 0c
14 l,4'.)....................4c
iik io alose in scI
..r.pri....... ........c ..2 O
....................... . .90.C
for ~......... .....c
\ es' am i 4441. lss
...' ... ... 15c o 6 c
b- .. . .... * . .. ....5c411
............... .... ........ ..5c
II p - .T sei'iI -Ilits 1n'.
p 1' on' to In ' i na. Y t.
n n' I- on ~4
RED.. ...RO.. ..15
when tho campaign is over you are
going to seo that the farmners art at
the tOt) 0 fthe list."-Anderson 'aily
WOMAN'S LIERTY LOA N (I()r.
MITTEE ACTIVELY WORiKING
Orgaiization Perfected and 31embers
A(t1iely Coopieiating witl t he ltreas
nry Department.
The local bianch of the Woman's I
Liberty Loan Comi ittee has perfect
ed its organization and has begun ac
tive work throughcutt the county. This
comlnittee was organized for the jaur
Pose of aiding a11nd co-operating with
the Treas-iry Departnent in the sale
of ibe110y Donds. Mrs. W. E. Lucas
is County Chairman of -this work and
all requests for speakers and Informa
tion should be addressed to her. The
township chairmen of the woman's
comtuilttee will report to 'her each
week the progress of sales in her
distriset. The organization rov Ihe
county and city is as follows:
Chairman for flauren:' count --rs.
\\'. E. L'LP.ark
.Lurenis t owns;h i !I- rs. 1. Lj. I'a rk
lison.
Young'; townshlly-.\rs. C. 1'. Wal
dropI1 and ars. If. E . 3Hoho.
Cros3 -11111.---\ls. Alexanto-r Austin
At ' irs. Conway elPial.
Ilins to nshis.\ rs. oh (Gray.
n!!va n townshi. -.\Aliss .\nnie .\ie
W.\a rhten I..'m J -mh -.\lras. \ilary liar
(K -' : V. 1. .1. Adair.
a dh' 1w t n \is:, B v, I
ai. g.
.\lon'vi --Aiiss; .\laMrie Stokes and
.\lrs. Colier Chase. \
TS si'H .' wards in laurens arseA
reprIes( Iled : .\am . am Wilkes, Mrs.
Frank Caine, .\lss (;ilkerson, .lrs. I.
A. Coopr, .\!rs. B. .lono . .\Miss .iary
S iinpson and .liss; France.; Tha mes.
CAUSED BY WEIGHT OF SNOW
Simple Explanation of Odd Shapes of
Trees, That Has Been a Mystery
to Many.
To the Person who is not versed in
forest lore the grotesquely bent tree
trunks that tare to be found in alimost
til woods are tystifying, and wonder
i. OfteI aIro0used as to th1e ilaiuse, 1e
~rsthe l'oplur Svivu .\onthly.
Ioresters vill tel questioners timt in
.he Caen of trees in moutainou ; ('oun- I
Lry an1(d other sectfion>s where the suiow- '
call is heavy, the weiht of snow is re
sponlsibit l l la mst finstancves _f11r the -
nany long years, wi
~uy now, at J. C. Ru
alt e haveu ~ine nt tatk itn' In.
A pr in gh.a niaats, l'eeiles. -t.a
( i 'he . ' Iani('h imbray. ' flie hi ng. (
T ~i in 'I' twel . IaamntIkert)hiers,
ad r. I 'iatirwaer. Ladlies' finte
tintd Nott ions; of al kiitis.
Spetial Wthhave the lagest (li
a at ri-, 'r Ithow :1oday'*s taik
at fri i.... .... .... ......
Wom attttt's Ti . the wstrbil's best.
t l j e.Ntb t i i t . 's . .ure ta
V thh 'ns u e o
Shotel Sale. ''thdt [cts'' to
ritj'L yourtt f'eet to opit big Shote Stoea
pices on~ Odd Ltt Sh<
*CKET'
queer twists fig asume. Wjen a -fie Will, aieierrril;
tree is young the weight of snow that grow in a norimal way. "H1aIrpin"'ben10
falls on its branches often bends the and other odd shapes result.
trunk over until it is flattened to the A curious tree stands on the top of
ground. Sometimes it is buried under Tunnel lill, Johnstown, Pa., about four
sik or eight feet of snow and held lit miles from town. It is a sugar miaple
that posl'lonl so long.that when warm about one hundred years old which has
weather cones the tree fails to spring prolonged its own life by grafting u
bactc into its normal position. The braich Into a much younger tree,
sumer sun causes the tip of the young
tree to turn upward and if it manages
to withstand the weight of the snow of New line of Lamps just received,
he netxt winter, tligt portion of. the s. M. & E. H. WILVKES & Co.
oEn.
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Victor System of Changeable Needles
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synchronized in the processes of manufac
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When you ant to hear Ca.Oso---or any
other of the orld's greatep/artists---just
as he actuall sings in rea -ife, it is neces
sary to play is Victor cord with a Victor
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la. That is th 'strument for which the
record w s ade, and only by their com
bined use s the true tone of the artist faith
fully reproduced.
There are Victor dealers everywhere and
they will gladly demonstrate the various
styles of the Victor and Victrola, $10 to
$400, and play any music you wish to hear.
Period styles to order from $375 to $950.
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1 you have this chance again. Goods
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re'ss ( inihiuns,
I )ess Skirt.'. il'' 1119CIia oo a. . . .S
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