Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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9 8-8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 8 8 8 8 A 8 8 Local and Personal Meition. 8 8 8 t 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Miss Minnie Lee Nash, of Clinton, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Philpot last week during the Chautauqua. -Nir. M. W. Oxner and daughter, .\iass Eva Oxner, of Kilards, were visitors in the city Monday. Misses Josephine and Maric Work man, of Ilopewell, were the guests of Miss Lillian i1opkins last week. Allss Sarah Lee Burnside of Troy, has returned lff1 e after visiting Miss Addle Davis for several days. Mlr. and Mrs. Sam Tally, of Atlan ta, are expected in the city Sunday to spend about a week with Mrs. W. L. Boyd. Ars. I. K. A iken is spending this week at Davidson College where her son, Hugh Aiket., will receive his dI ploma this week. Miss alary Wilkes has accepted a position in the ollice of the Ware Shoals Manufacturing Company and went over last wk to take up her di ties. liss Corrie Knight, who is the pres Ident of the Y. W. C. A. of tile Nor mal Collegiate Institute at Asheville, N. C., will represent that institution in the Blue Ridge Conference at Black Mountain which convenes on the fourth of June. Mrs. Rosa 1. Caine, Mrs. A. D. Gray, MIss Alariegene Gray and Dial Gray. Jr., leave today by automobile for a visit to Mr. Nottingham and Mrs. Powell In North* Carolina and Vir Illa. They will be gone for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. [toyt Camp, who were happily married here IstI week, spent Monday in the city with Mr. and Mrs. .1. N. II iHdgcns on their tay to Ilarts SilIle. W. lenry Martin arrived in the city l astl week from Col imbia Ilni versity whee li received his H. A. Degree this yea r. Mr. lartin, who i riot yet Ill the sIraft ago, las applied for ser vi-t in the army and navy. but Ox ' e -01.4o land in tOh avialion branlch at anl (arly date. Mrs. ). C. Ituckman, aceoilpanield b. her datlileri. iss Rleha. of Stain tii, Va., is spending some time in the city with her mother, 'irs. Fanni'e X! onore, and other rlatives ill tlie city and county. '\Tr "''d . . .. 11. Ar erson left List week for Grafton, W. Va.. where thoy -._),.I to make their hioiie inl the fulur. ilt. Anderson having been in t11-helnh1 fo. several years. They s Itopped over for a few days In Spar nburg withIi Jiide and .\lis. .os. I,. . rI heforf. continuin l their jour P . The friends of M1r. and Mrs. : !i)i m here regret to see them leave L-a111rens and hope that at soime fitur time thy may return to make it thehr home again. ir. H. W. Willis, who was reported in a critlea (ondition at ITot Springs, Ark., last week, Is expected to arrive at home sne time file lat(er' part. of tlis.'k. some inprovement having h i'en ino ted il lis conditlon. From a elegrami reeived last week by his no phiew, Mir. .John Inmuan, It was In foerred t hat Mr'. WIllis was in ext remis, but o wh in Mr. In man arrived t here auriday hle found( him better and de c ided toc bring iii hi ome. Very Mutch Eneouirageud. Mr. N. Ii. Dia return red Friday from 'Cha ilest on, Coluiimbia and other plac cs in i h' lower part of the state where hec has been consul t inrg frien ds ini me garid to hIs candidacy for the I'nited State- Senate. .\lr. Dial states that lie feels ver'y much encouraged over the out look, but that up to now the race Is very lincertain. Ie states that lie finds(1 many oild fr'iends anrd learn~is of new ones whierever' he goes who are pledging their supplort to him and dloes not see wvhy lie willI not, poll a -har~y v~ote in Ithe piimary. Dleathi of .Mrs. Edmionin Slteares. Mr's. Edmon Ia Sit greaves. mnothem' of Mri. i'. Silgreav"es and Mr's. William soli Mart in of thIiIs city, died at the -home of' thle lat ter last Wecdnesday af I ernoon anmd thle remains were carried far burial to Bristol, Tenin., her former j home, Thu iirsdayv morning. Tihme body wvas accoi~manied by antther da ugh t' r, Miss flessie Sltgreaves. The de eensedl had been ani Invalid for some ti me, ha vinrg been e.opin Iedl to her hed for the past two years, so her deoath. while a great blow to her' family, was niot uinexp~ebted and came as a relief from long auffering. Soldiers Sofe Across. Mrs. D. Rl. Simpson, wife of Lieut, D. RI. Simpson, l18th Infantry, re celved a cablegram from her husband Saturday stating that lie had arrived In F'rance. From thIs it Is taken for granted that the entire reglient, in whliich are many Laiurens boys, has landed safely. Lieut. Simpson, al iioiugh t ransferred from Co. .1) form erly lihe Trraynham (luards, to an other' company. wvas still In the sonie regiment when lie left Greenville and departed a short time aftem' the Lau rnnn bons. AT PROSPECT CHUlRCH Exerieks Were of t Pnilotic Nature in ltonmor of tihe Boys from the Coim. m1uni1ty Wh1o i1 Have Gone to the Front. The annual Childrens IDay exercIs es. which have been held at Prospect Baptist church for the past thirty years, were liehl again Saturday in the preselne cof a large and appreciative niudielnce. Following the exercises, bountiful plenlc dinners were served oil the ground. At. one time It was doubtful whether or not the' exercises and i)icIc would bo held this year on 'account oc the disposition to save food and avoid waste, but after considering the sentimental interest felt in the ex ercises and the suiritual effect on the community it was decided that it would not be in conflict with the spirit of the times to keep up the annual custom. The exercises this year were partly of a atriotic unture out of a desire to express thilugh them tile church's appreciation of its members who had gone to the front. The altar of the church was decorated in patriotic colors, the service flag of the church with twelve stars on it being hung be hind the pulpit, flanked hv a United States flag and a Red Cross banner. Other Red Cross posters wero dis played promiinently in tile CUr cl. The services, which were under the direction of Mrs. P. ii. Martin, were presided over by Mlr. Tom Langston. Rev. J. D. Pitts. who was for miany Years its beloved pastor, was present and made a short but inspiring talk before -the program began. The first part of the progralI, in which the chil dr1n0l of the churcll and Ile choir ,ar ticipated, was of a religious nature and tile setond part was devoted to patriotie songs and recitatios. Ruii n ninig through all thle num11bers, whichl Were very creditably rendore(ld, was a siit' of religious and patriotic fervor Which 1111pressed 111011 the minds and hearts of tliose present the sacred ness of the day being observed an1d tile spirit of love for tile absent ones who had gone out from tile community for service in bilhaif of their0 tountr. 11 tlie afterilooll another gatiering was hold ill tile church when Mr. C. 11. Holnive made an address ii the in terest of tle Ited 'Cross, the result of which showed a handsome pledge for War Relief fund. New 311et to Register. Alr..C. A. Power has been designated Chief Registrar, having oversight of registerinlg the youlg 111011 who have become of age sice June 5th1 last. These m1lel. as already annioun l(ced, ivill have to register next Wednesday. Ill regarl to Iis \i'. Power gave the following infort'l ioni yesterday: The registration will take place at lie court house begiln1in g at 7 in tie morning and continuing util 1 In the Persols teIlmloarily absent from hom can get cards by applying to tle local board and appearing before the ch ief eterk or atty per'sOnl111 auhioized~ to iregistetr 0r execute same. Persons wh'lo ai'e sick and unable to appear ('nn1 secure catds by apply ilng lihrough 511 (01 soe compeen 1p21rson wh'lo will be dlpit ized to carly thle carPd to the regi1strianit, the same11 to be flIe 1( oult andl ' ltuil re to th boar 101 d. Thell Chief Ile'gistral' expect s1 ltave the alssistanle (If the regiular' clerks, and othercis who ii~ v'olunteercci to as sist. * * .' , a a e a a * a * a e S S a Ct'oss 11111, Mlay 27.-The Cross 11il1 school will fin ishI up its yearv's work lbhis we'ek, wi'ith th e 'onuillneeent exercises prtopert lFriday even1linzg. Th'ursday eveninig a p y3 wvill be givenl by high school pupil.' inciludig the teth gr'ade. Oni Friday evin g, Drt. 1). .M. D~ouglas, of Clinton, andu Rev. the annuial or' c'ommtleIneet adi~dress es, a fteor w hicho dipllomlas anld ce rt ifl (eates will be preseted to those wh'lo shiallI haveC tillishied thle t enthl griadle. TI'wo (other01 school u of th i. sect ion closed last week wIth a ppropr'iate cx creclses, ine Grove oin 'iTursday' ev Sever'al of outr people atte'ndedl the flag ser'vice at Waterloo Sunatlly after' noon. Dr. Austin anid two sonls, William and James, of Clinton, were here Sun day visiting their relatives. 'Mr's. J. A. Martin anid soil, George, of Westminster, were hero a few days last week to see Mrs. Maude Noffz and Mr. Luthler Martin. Rev. Geo. E. Smith retutrnied the first of the week from 11ot Springs, where lie attended the meeting of the South ern Bapitist coniventlon. IHe reports 011e of the greatest mleetings ever held. Thue Red Cross campaign is expected to close today with sutbscr'iptis close New Itne of Abimitup Ware just receiv ed 13. M.R, fm i. uriLKa & 1. + SOCIETY. + + +91 + + + + + + + Several announcements of' interest to local p1eo)le have been made in ad ,joining cities durIing the lasi few days. In (reenwood(I the engagement of Allss Grace Barksdale, who hay' many rela tives here, to Mir. E'arle Wharton, was announced recently. .\iss Helen Tol bert, of that city, who has visited here on , several occasions, is also to be married at an early (late to Mr. De Forest Wade. In Greenville the an nouncement of the engagement of Miss Carol Herndon to Mr. J. Hall Lewis, of Virginia, has been annouic ed. Miss Herndon is related to the Irhys and Caones here and has been a frequent visitor here. In Gaffney, the engagement has been announced of Miss Aurelia Alice Lodge to Mr. William Lowry Walker. 'Miss Lodge has visited in Iaurens often and has many friends and admirers here. Tle marriage will take place some time next month. 0 00 Hludgeits-Camp. A simple but pretty wedding was that of Miss Dorothy Louise Iludgens. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Hud gens of this city and Mr. William Hoyt 'Camp of hIairtsville. The wedding took place on Thursday afternoon at 6:30 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents on Souli IIarper street, the roomis being ehiari ingly decorated with Dorothly Perk ins roses and old IEnglish ivy aind ferns. In Ihe recep tion room wheir tle ceretmony was performed an alltr was improvised of roses and ivy and a large wedding h(.l1 of roses uling directly over tIh bridal party. Preceding the ceremony .\t's. It. Vanec Irilhy, .\I. 1obert Iloper anid .lrs. It. K. Aiken sang "TIh Sutiln shine 01of Your Smtile, ".lv Dear"' and "I'm Riingiig of 'oiu", Ih e accoipan imnto being played by 'irs. M. L. Roper. At he first strali n of the bridal loruis, played by 'Mrs. E'rskine Babb the bridal party entered. First caie the dame of honor, Mrs. .1. N. litidgens, who was becomi ingly attired in a gown of tanpe georgetItc, carry in g an armful of American Beauty roses. Next came the groom and Ii.s best mant, Mr. Walteri Alclall, of Iar-tsville, followed by ithe maId of hionor, miss 1i1la Todd, who was ehalm ming in her girlish gown of flesih (oloired georgetle e('ipe aid poke bon net of piink roses. Site wore a (or'sage houtltet of pink Kilarney roses and ferin. The two little flower girls, Eliziabeii Cooper and (aroline ild gens. then c etred scatteliing pink 'ie petals. and they wore followed by little larrielle G;ray as ring hear I the ring being contealed in a lily. Then eatmle tle bride, witli her fa the. She was beaulifil inl a sitmple natural tinted georgette and raditim lace gown and a Iorsage borinet of tinik roses and lilies-of-te-valty. 'PT' Rev. Samueltc Ii. Tentplemtant, pat 11or1 of the irtst IPatist eltirchl, sakli thle itmpressive ceemnony. A Iartge recept iont thlen followed, lle.. (clvtig at Itie front (lootr were .\i'. and .\t is. It. L. Park inisoni whlo in Itrodueed Itle guiestsa to Ithe r'eceiv itt !!m w hichi w'as comtiposed of .\lr i. attd .lr.4. .t. \. Hutdgenms, .\i. atnd .\i's. Wt\ilili Iltovt It'rtaining in Itie partloi' anid recep jolt halt were .\lrt. atnd .\irs. .1. Ml. .\oorte,MAir, attd .Mi's. P. A. Cooper'. Dri. anid Mt's. IT. K. Aikent and .\i'. and( .\trs, ttlht~ Rt 101er, whlile in thle gift i'oomi 2taudnia Sauntder's, .\i's. ILesteri Knight. .\tr. atnd .\trs. TI. J. .\eAlister, atnd .\tr. Ihugh Aiken eniteitainedt anti M\iss Katleeii Wiilkes anid Witltiam tthowen pries ided at Itic brtide's book. In lthe .leniig, Al esdamteis .\i a y i''Iha rksdal1e, 11. i'. Uopc lantd antd .\t ss Rosc iliudgeits. Thley' wvere assisted int seivinug an ice' n'o u' by~M Alsaes M\arty loiet'. I tar Ila'rr' Mle ll1it er and .1on tiiindl cens. heluvinig itt the' back hall was .\ir. anad .\irs. Tthomas Switzer. A Vteri the r'ecepitIon M t'. and M\rs. Camtp I 'l" for' Atlan ta andl 01thir Southern pointts. The br-ide is a reentI gi'aduiate of Coker college and i' a poputlar' yountg git'l of this city, while te groont is a pi'oitsing young businessa man of H~artsville. A lar~ge tnmber of friends and irela lives attendled Itte wedding froit numti ei'ouis town'ts In the state, Placed in ('ommand of (Comtpany,' Accord inrg to ca bled r'epiors ftott hr'Qnee ('apt, J. L. M1. irby', l 7th Ent-. ginteer'., who has breen hattaIlion adjhu ta dl with irantk of capit ait a Inc' the or'ganizat(Ion of te t'egiiet. bits been placed Int congtand of Co. II. of the saime iregiment whr'e lie 'wvill have better oppotuiIty to dliIplay hb abtil THURSDAY SET APAR(T FOl PB.AYEIR AN'D FASTIN,11 Services to be Hell In ('InIrhes oi ('ity ian Stores Expected to Close. Mayor Babb, in a statei meit to the pu1blic yesterday, called attention to the pnrocla"Wf Ion of thet Presidtent set ling apart 'h it rsd ay as a day of pray (r andl( fasting, and calle d uipo the people of lihe city for a eneatl- ob servancie of the day and reiqu('sted that I he stores of the city close from the hour of 11 a. ml. until 1 p. mi. in order that. all may have the opportuln ity to attend tle special services to be hield on that account. As is already well known the President set apart thal. (lay as a (lay for fasting and prayer for the boys Ii France and the suc cess of allied arms over the conmion enemy. Services for the occasion have been arrangeod for in Laurens and it is hoped that, similar services Will be liheld thr'oughout tIlC county. In the city of LItaurens unton services will be held at the Presbyterian clhur acl at I o'clock in the morning and at tle Method ist (liu roll inl theii: evening at 8:30. If the (rowd.i at tending are too large for confort, other churches will he opened. On account of these serviees there will be no prayer ieeting in tile Presbyterian and Methodit churchies Wednesday evening. Special showing of Chifforobes in oak and mahogany. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. A rrested for Transportar Whiskvy. 13arney Wasson, a young viite man of a highly respected family in the couity. Was arrested by Rural Po!lice man Abererombie Sunday aft ernoion oil th Fairview road .ust this side of the Creenville county lin on t he clar'e of violation of the prolhibilotio Il w:. l ii that h' wasI rang rin,; about four _allons or whiislhey when appr wile ded. Willi Pu 'tim , au i n, It)rvo %%ho aiioipan ied hIim. wa: ar ra.;t(dl at hi se anl time. W\Va ,m wa rele.sed(l on hond Sunday apen and fhill gr Monday tulornin . *kv:n arr'.-:vd Wa1sonl's au1toml(11obl ha,1i7 turned over inl the road and it was Fome1 tiilm, before lw coul(d b r i Snliliciently to be0 brouglt to Lauirens. Tile arrest followed all (,Ie .s: '+ery condutie on the part of Wasson a few miles farther up thie io. Thi . wasc reported to file rural polic 'an1 by Mr. Loo Meares, a subslltitial citi wit of the neigilhorhood, w ho had ni riously warned tle young Iln an to d; ,1st from hi conduct and go 1om1,. Wh lin Mr. Mea es 1f o to seer te SPECIAL AT Si We have sele< stock which we b filling out their su advance being me sider the prices w indeed. 25 pieces Amoskeag Ging last year, just receivec 40c, our price today, y 25 pieces Windsor Glo worth today 35c, our y Big lot 27 inch Dres~s C good styles, onlyv 5 pieces Country Club Sp worth 75c, to close at 1 piece 3G inch Brown I 50c yd., only 5 pieces fancy 36 inch S striped, only 27 inch Pride of the only These Prices Hoh - SWITl MAKE YOUR PORCH COOL AND SHADY Keep the Sun Out---Let the Air In IB_ e n /at i Dorch hades adorhiwen ion andPaients Let Us Fit Up Your Porch All Sizes in Stock S.M.& E.7 ilkes&Co. . 'i:n ; a. idoit oil te road whic . a wiek to Ailkn to ac ':tui s h-i 1 esin-. Wli'n 0 te p'a- *') a ;.-Os loln as farm dlemionistrator, at i pon t .ceni thkl no- 1" :n Ippoined fa-mtt deiiontstrator -c) v.-vesnp v.*Nth 1he whst-,i lb m- Iand ha.s returneod to n oacher. will bo taken by 1i, ti, liin Ap ointld temoe-traaor,~ . c f. A' . wiI al-so Is arrived in~f' (!: ya=I t c l. I~ I a % v o A. I; Ci ;i rt' m! - a Si 1s niBE TO "THE ADVERTISER" SUMMER OFFERINGS AITZER COMPANY :ted a few choice articles from our large elieve will appeal to those who are still rnmer apparel. On account of the rapid ide in all lines of merchandise we con e offer on these articles very attractive ham, bought ,36 inch White Voile, only.... 25 I; worth no0w 36 inch fancy white Waisting, only 25c d. . -- 25c 36 inch good Bleaching, only .20c 'a Percale; 36 inch good Sea Island, only. ~20c riceia, all23 36 inch fancy~ Summer Voiles; all the inhmalnew styles, only......25c -25e B3ig lot 40 inch fancy Sum mer Voiles, rort Skirting, per yard . ...35c and 40c once .50c Big lot white Voile Waists, only $1.00 mien, worth Good white P. K. Skirts, only $1.00 --..--35c Fancy Silk Skirts, only---.-- -$5.00 kirtings; all Good all-wool Skirts, only ---. $7.50 -----25c Big lot summer Silk Dresses $16.50 up WVest Lawn, All Ladies' Coat Suits 33 1-3 off reg ..---15e ular price. I Good Until the Stocks are Exhausted ER COMPANY