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Etfje ZNbbertiser Iubscription Price is $1.00 Per Year Payable In Advance. Published by & DVElTISE lI PillNTINGs COMPANY Laarens, S. C. Advertising Iates on Application. Obltuaries and Card of Thanks: One Cent a Word. Cntered at the postoffice at Laurens, S. C., as second class Mail matter. L..11 tI.GNS. S. ('., WRIlL 24, 1017. WMSII3$.A ISSUED liY TIM UNITEDSTAV Buy Them And Help Win The War Now ( I i ." Ib. ia \V' a4 jIst )(W ;:4 IL - I : 1 1 1;- 444 il traIn a 1in :1 i lb . 1hey -- Tl 1 i \ .-:.:T IN< 4 \\ d : y rIi la re so wh I- 44'41 :-ho bl -.4 1 ex ings Sat urd'ay. although11:1 as5 a matter(41 his, 14 11s he ou144h: always 1t) d1. inl 44r 'to be4 he'ld h.14'r. There4 is n1o shar41p pouitical i ne of1' ) ('14':vage' this ye'ar as we 44 Vreyl abb- 4 1 1'c-. .\i 14east Ih '1re IS. 1o aeromonious4j411 fee'ling and1( noth1 lng that1 a1 enulnt.l 4'onvent'1in ma1 ~ y d1o journ1'1. 11he. 41h-1.'iion as to who14 is go4 4lng. to) a4': t . 41thees wi.41l o be 4settled. as they' alway4. are', in .\11gust , we4 be' 1)m1y helpj ini Saturda411y. 14n5less he mightl 1411y 01r 411 14 few'4. Iaiber(ty 111nd1s wh.'ile so) engaged, I'001, 1t00.\14. 'Therei' an h)e nlo quesI4tIon In thle m11inds of (110ose who1 desire a' 4 cean and moral cIty or1 who have thle Interest of the growing youn11g men at heart, as to the0 desirabili11ty or undesir51 abilIty of pcool rooms1 a1s the4y have beenf con) ducited in t-his cIty. The game of 1)ool 1is barn1'le0ss, just44 like any other game whien the0 rih t a10mo1s11ere XIur rouinds it. lint, ul~nhiy for' pool), 1'ounds14 It and14 has14 surrounded1110 it her'ie. It 1is not li kely 11hat the atmllosphcie wvil1 change uinless tile council, backed upJ by thle citIizensg, takes a hand. .If only because15 of the overwhelmdig Pub 114 4401n 1111m 11n .'OI(',.I ..t 111 ..n....,.1 es Sunday and before tne council Monday night, the council must feel itself bound to rid the town of this iniquitous business, but no doubt, with the support of the citizens behind them they would have disposed of it anyway. There is no reason for say ing that any nuisance may not be dis posed of or abated under the law, for telinicalitles of the law never can and never will stand in the way of an aroused public sentiment. The coun cli may or may *not be able to close u1p the pool rooms immediately, but it ean throw such restrictions around them as will make them as harmless ns any other business in the city. If that is done. we need not fear the con sequenI('lces. More .W1ent Called. The local exempll )1ion hoard has. call 1 .: white mnen and :9 volored to be .1a oin niext .bnday. I' 0nwsonof, theml have flihd 1 ' in .w 11 m It ion on agrieu1tural r un - is not cert. ainl who w.-ill br(. m n: -\ .1y:4 later "our mf.n. will V H t 14 Camp Sevier and n I ort r v.. G I. ItI 1411*-T1e11. No'. SPm\ !'1- i, OT:l 1!.\p b;argain. Mare has1 Y v A ii J. 1 : hi lala. 41 \ I j S iion w l t !j.Xetill. \1s T . -u \b b u e i. I- :-a For senaiv 1i11K W~k-, j~twk I 'hile , 1rvic( at ill 's n r -I rbori:! (h1441 bl . S 1. .\ buoeour TS.op tOn !mrnJ.S.j.i' 1F11 r latle i nI - .\4n4 l ", itor hhl~e~ t-l rir ee.:2~.d . '1 . Ii . Silll wrel. kI aI res. 8 (4*in-It-~Ii 1F4r ale ' \ ll' havel fe Iu 1 !.ii a.01:101 anIY t'inte4 duj.rin g t . yar. 4*4i4 aJ lfew 4'l~ on h 4)nd at .ares . k~ it: i!41 I.-li. T. II 4-'r l, Ialre s 1'. t ('. IE--A l -i l -10-(O *.\)d ll.fortoaleOrei 14a1 - seede halul and1( Plots.viNI $177 m)1 Ip ho l-n ton sed.I T.' . 0.m ,I lIorlns. i. 5.C. 1 wil work anywhlere.lL >114 l'Itr it. A 1o-.:1 secind-hand t horsMel wagon. III 14J. Ieei1(ng1stonIo .l. Sing. Grubb in:~ Wa1lt1. .\til (Store.401~iOl 40- C t F'orii' * Clehlht lon o l, an-e ilenderson.v ~'ute .~n Sta.le (or ot Sled Iiuteow . frel il.Applys to 11 b. llakel . .7-St-pd I-n.l Portolei-Pro a~ind Nancy lP I aPtato Plants,e $2.5 per1 1thousand medithousandtsn. $I'. IT, Jo k. Iliei atS. C. 37-2t ae pecall the Sbath. Iolal forr the .\ahne Columbranwhod, women, eigtre Sand thClevlan H as stleVn derver0 lland attndats. L'otnoSta-l iolto wrieed. tHuer Bros.,Laren. 37-5t 1'or Sale -Pgt romRc and Nancyt $1l ott lat,$.50 perretngo 5 Pens0 heade med Iiatrle shpment'. Thover I. Brockc, Jiln.' Path S"... 7- t Wanted-Ati to he(il- Stt I iospa l or es insalents.olumbia witeet iwomen, eigrreoan sotirappy yearly. (s2.tdn nuri'ssand attenan. .Fo 3ifom-l CITIZENS AROUSED OVER POOL ROOM (Continued from Page One.) der their small, as well as large earnings, but also an opportunity to lead such of our citizenship as will patronize this busness into practices of immorality and gambling; and "Whereas, the mission of the church is to checkmate all such evils. There fore be it resolved: "That we the membership of thi church do hereby petition the Honor able Mayor of Laurens, and the mem bers of The City Council of Laurens, to revoke if possible the right or li cense to carry on such business In the City of Laurens and if this he not possible to thrown around such bust 'ness such restrictlons a; will beOt protect our boys who may pattonize it. and that a committee of live lay !i:, be ntnued by this meelt ig to pro Snt andl pres.; the favorablo aetion ehe City Coulncil u,1-n thii.s reI The p(-tition d .Vn f ' Iy th: ' del *,:.atio. and imet- tI H ota 3lon iii i night was a ll . "We, tihe umtiler-iin2. ha'in:. beeno :-nt by Ci th s'e01 0"ho oreluntra topool rem- ein'r r yo ren i' ierf i' -n you 11 fill! 'P1 ire t t sM-ith 10 iz -oninu sad lititi entii t i on:~, ' tSecondi. That hte s.'tti .v ith the Heede U 1iveri l'i4we r Co. for' whlatever amltountt iS due, with le.01 interest lhercon, by pa ying casht, or g iving a ntot, or note(s, of the. City, to ruon for such time ats may hbe aztreed upion by himt and thei said Power Cor many." On a uinetsiont of Aldermtt:In Eaister lv. .\ldl'rmiant P.extont stated that the city had laid by nto fundI with which to meeiCt this lpaymt,~l which amtoonts to :.bout Anai 11er mfonth for' neCarly Ont mtionut of \lder':;inI Sextori, the mtayori atnd (liter of tpolice were' autthor - izedu tu otu summertu unaifotrms for' th ptolicei deptmen ttCt1 to b paId for' ot of thei litndts of thle city. Otn miotion of .\Iderman .Jone . I,. A. 8earson,. of Colimhda, wvas 'siv.;n thle (ottrail to attulit Ithe city btoolu :it ai rat e of s . iC' perlay. Otn imotijoln of Al dermttant .lnes andt seconded byv A ldermant f Sex tn, thle mayor was antthlorized to) act as ittr chasing agent for the city and1( in stued t ~ o use a dupiilen te order bonk In perforiming these dot ir'. A Idermtan Bishop wished to amtend the motion bty auithorlzling the clerk 10 pay t he bills a s reOseted whten cert ifled to by the mayor. The r(solutin with amendment was passed. The city cletk was autthorlzedl to se (inre bond, the ptremiuim of wleh is I le pa Id, as 'ntsittmarty. .outt of thle funds of the city. On mtot Ion of .\lermnt I lellatms a systetm of gatrbaii collect ion was prio vided for' by wh Ih wagons will mtake weekly (collen1 its of I rash fromt all sections of the citv. The citizenOts will he given notice ns to whzen wagrons muay be expected. The iuestion of disposing of the Llynamos at the city power station and A the galvanized cans used some time last year by the health department t-ame u;, for action but nothilug was lione. A sale of both was considered. . ** * HARMONY NEWS. Harmony, April 22.-We are having a continued wet Nwell of weather at tihi time and we farmers don't get to p!ow Very much. We are sorry to chroniele the death of Uncle uim Simpson, which occurred ;t th1" home of his son1, Eugenie Simup son. Friday morning. lie was a good inan and lived out his four score1 y aving pIssed lis 801h birt hday au ('isItmas day. Tho fiunteral ser Vl'C. were held at Poplar Sprinigs Baptist church Saturday, of which he h>1 n hiilost a life-long memer. 0s wCrce1oducled by wt The New S And As fast as the exp'cr mor came to us friin the Correct in Stve as Wirth high standrd of (1Iality vorite of thinkinig, thrift It's a Habit of Thrift to Buy/ Dollar Wists Do Not Forget Our Lin C MO! Present New Pri Above BUY Auto 4 Phone 200 pastor, Rev. Jim Anderson, of Ander son, after which lIe was laid to rest In the cemetery at that place by the side of his wife who had preceded him several years, amId a great crowd of ielat ives and friends. U'ncle Simpson was a veteran In the War Between the States. lie leaves live sons, John W., Jas. W. and Nugene E., of this com munity and Rev. William of Inman, and C. W. of Ware Shoals, together with - a lot of grandchildren and other .'elatives to mourn his departure. The church has lost a good member, the commtnity a valued citizen, the chil (ren a loving father. The bereaved ones have the sympathy of the entire *oinmunity. 31. Luther laipton Joins Englieers. i'rienis here of ir. N1. Luther Hlampton. who lived here several yearIS jgo as ani1 arebitect, will be in Ierested .in knowing that he has re c(litly enlisted In the engineerlgn bralich of tlie armity and expects soon t e selt to Fralce. .Mr. lliampton is a son of Mr. and Mrs. .1. M. p pring Wirthmoi Still Priced at Just , ss C uld bring them, t hese n. gr t new Wirthimor factc moi Waists always are, an , t.1 tt unlvarying standhud th;~ ., )rudent women Iroughet -'7:7 e of White Shoes for Ladi H. TERRY IEVROLE ALDVANCE fDAY, APRIL (NEXT MONDAY) Price . . .. Itce . . . . . Prices f. o. b. Flint I Y'' YOURS THIS Palmetto & Accesan 'tqn, who lived here several years ago, aid is also a relative of Mrs. L. A. M\cCord. Since leaving Laurens he has met with considerable success at Gastonia, N. C. and more lately at I.\liami, Fla., where he wns employed .on a number of contracts by wealthy tourists. NOTICE OF 10' STOCK. State of Soulh Ciaroliu, County of Laurenm. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned will on the 1st day of June, 1918, make application to Watts Mills, a corporpoation organized under the laws of said State, vith it princilpal place of bu tiness in sid'county, for the issue new ce eates of stock in said coj orat I 'In lieu of the fol lowing c 'tilc- es which have been lost or ltr .(I, to wit: Certifiea s Numbers 96, 281, 1060, resipeetly y for 1 1 shares of prefer red sto and ::: and 20) shares of com mnoni stock olf sai( corporation which cerificates were i s.tedi to S. IIerbert .Jlen ks, wiio tiIQ-enfter tranlsferied i(i certificales; to he 1iIndersiglie(d. A. .\. lAW & CO. April 2:3, 1918. -10-6t es Are Here )1.00 w models in the Wirth ry. They're New and they possess the same t has made th.m the fa t an ntfire nation. T Guaranteed to Fit Perfectly and Give Entire Satisfaction s, Misses and Chijr.n .9th. .$685 . $701 Mich. WEEK ry Co. Lae. C.e