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Mr. J. W. Butler, of Hickory Tavern,
was a visitor in the city Saturday.
Mr. and AINrs. Eugene Cummings, of
Barksdale, were shopping in the city
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. McDonald; of
Columbia, are visiting Mrs. R. A. Lit
tle for a few days.
Mlr. Illa C. Hudgens of Knoxville,
Tenn., In visiting ir. and MIrs. . T.
Dunlap this week.
Miss!.largaret Dunlap left last week
for Charleston to spend a few wecks
with friends.
Miss EDthcl Smith, of Atlanta, is the
guest of Mlas Frances Davis on West
Main street.
Miss Virginia ludgens, of Pendle
ton, is the guest of Miss Virginia
Barksdale this week.
Miss 'Luclc Watkins, of Monroe, N.
C., is visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Hinson.
Mr. Lon iRounds, vlo is connected
with the Army Y. M. C. A. in Florida,
was a visitor In the city Monday.
. Mirs. C. B. Gren and little son, lle.,
of Anderson, have been the guests of
.\rvs. Bllte C. Crisp for the past week.
.\Itr. and .\Mrs. I. Boyd. of the Ikolm
re-1tlon, were shopping in the city
Satruday.
.\ IrS. J. C. Philoot, of 'Colimbia, has
been visiting her :irother, .\lr. G. F.
I ittic, a few miles from the city, for
.. k pa,;t week \01. two.
Prof. A. G. .Miller and son, 'Willie
Dews, of Waycross, Ga., has-been vis
iting tle former's mother, Mrs. Vir
ginia Miller, for a few days.
.\lr. .. Pitts Henry, who has been
in Florida for t le piast several monthus,
has age in returned to Ilie couity and
is withi relatives near Mounttlville.
Miss Marguerite Adams and little
sirter, Anni Kellar, visited .\ins. 0. B.
Green at 1h hiome of .\Mrs. :11. C. C:isp
H,;: week.
M.r. Bill Crh:' returned to his diuties
at tho Pc rt 'mout h navy yard last
week after spendin several weeks
here V:!th his mother, M.\rs. 13. C. Crisp.
.1lr. T. 11. Nelson. of Louisville, Ky.,,
has beeni a vilstor in the city for sev
eral diays Iii week, having come down
to Iook after h11iuainess Interests.
Mir. W. C. Irhy, who has been mak
Itng iis home in Jackronv ille, Alia.,
since file first of the year. has been
spenliug a few days in the city oil
M.\r. .1tlius F'tgreaves. who is now
located in Sfiaetburg, sient the
week-eid in tile city wihi relalives.
The frie(ds of .\Mr. Y. C. I ellamas
were glad to see him out on the
Ft reet 11 ai this week after an illness
8.1 vaonth or iore.
r. J. Ed. 11art, Who has been nmak
fing his hoile in TnL'sville for some
time. returned to fihe city last wcek to
spend a few days before being called
to th1e army. lie is nuihered in tle
draft this Week.
A piano recital Was given by little
.\lisses Ik!irl'owve llx ..\l ahaffi:'y and
.iar;.'arvt .\(Cravy, the two pliu'ils of
.\lis' Flora fiennett at heri home op
l at TPhua Mlay afterinoon .at. 6 o'clock.
'lh 1i' eeltal was unusually inter'estlng
- (e(oun ' f thi iie youthiiful ness of t he
I utih:. h youna''r being ju.t live
yeai' (i ' '- 1 in o th ar in
ply thle farmer's- thuemselvesa and m;emi
1 '" er' l'w,- hoa-c obi. avd the riten
0
"sti mat inig how~' mmhI flour to gr'lnd
for' a' farmier fr'om his when('ii, msilrs
r'olth, f" t'-ih m'ml-er' (f the farm
4. intil i" new. riulci 'in regard to
v-hi"at silI'thi!i'qes oe en'ietd wheat'PU
mi'i rre nrt de~'liver any itouri to
fa rer me s t hev signa the iiledgre
eer id agrin' ag to use one hound of
noi "' ut m''tin Ies for every' Jond (if
.'3. -Rule 26-4) ini irear i of the
Ailling Ilivision Is mnodifled to the
extcnt st.Lted al'o've.
W.\. TaLLTItOTT,
Fiorod Admn. fot' South C'arnllna.
June 22, 1918. No. 80.
Mr. ial to Make Address.
i. N: TB. Dial, befor'e leavIng the
city Mlonday to i'etumrn to the cam
palen par'ty. announced that lie wouild
make an address at the couirt hiouso
Saturday afternoon, July 6th, to whieh
.he Iivited all of his friends of'thme
"mmunev and siurriounding country. The
meeting is to he hcldl at 4 p. mn.
Ouestiloneires ar'e br'tng maiulledl ouit
this week to the registrants wvho have
become of age since .June 5th, 1917
and who registered on June 5th of this
y ear. Quest ionaires must lie return
cid to thec local exempltion board with
in seven days orn the registrant is lia
ble to a year's imnrfsonment *
"Blue Sky"
By C. VAN DE VEER REYNOLDS
(Copyright, 1918, Western Newspaper Ureton.)
"I fear I do not understand you."
She wisithe dilltiest, loveliest little
lady possible atitt ie (I man111tly looking,
cleair-eyed young Imnn, Gerhld Thorie,
lawyer 'or at yeIad surprised yet
gilad that 1n caise had comne to h11 int -
solicited, and gladider still thait Is
elit vias it rItdiantt vision of youth
a114tel honty.
"I'ardonl mle," hle spoke, "the phrase
is so voilu1 prelieztsive," I easailly imed
it. "'llite Sky;' Miss WaVyne..ireeis-ly
exPreisses tile fnI(et thtait the two tititig
coilputlties ititletl III the nieintortid
ott have sultnitted to lile ar stock
.Iobbing lj'oposit is of tlhe itost viru
lent typle."
"hI'ien Ihe lifty thousgand ciollritr4 In
Vested III thetut Is lost," questioll'ed liss
lirharat Wayne aniyoulsly.
"Absolutely jil irrt(rlienbly.'
A veil of stichien tearfutlness cromssed
ler clear ltie eyes. Shte sigieel annd
sat lko one strivi:g to recover frotm
it Shock.
"I hople youl have not Investedl all
that 12inoney it this wild-ent stock," he
"N(,t unyseif, but tmy half-tincle tilt
gtrin11 l .(s," )'epied A Iss WVI ynte.
"Thlere is aitn unn11 miled Girar111l who hals
visitedl our. hloie fretiulently for se ,VeraIl.
Iuont hs. I Iever' liked h1itti, but i1ny
lintlesehn. to have mo ne buisiness
with him itui I (li not Interfere. ,Just
toaciy I Saw sinethiig lit ai ewsptaper
aboul the bankriitcy qf reltilitg coni
I wi s. Aly uince broke down, cag
lig hhn iiself w"Ah having lost Itny for
It1e. i-Il coitfessecl how ie hl been
loodwliked. I see tle futility of hop
iig to recover aiytuig froit the wreck.
There 1; tillither natter of b1 ush iness I
wisht to refer to you," n1(i tilt fnir
sia'aiker reimoved frotm her hanilidbtg a
roll (of hills.
"ThI'lere Is lifty tholtsan1 dollhars,C he
sltid. "which I wislI to entrulst to you
for legItilitit inlvestiint. Except 4ull
41(.l11 ti house ily giuardlian, Air. Waityne
int; ys lit i 'nclest wny, tht is ill
thitr ( lefi ' the fot unte I Itinlerited
froit lny fatiher two yeiars go."
"Aly dear. yotling. lady." exchlmed
Thtorne in amtiz'entnt. "I ennnot till
dletstatui how you)i ennI unquatiliffildly
trust to me, It stt1range."1
"You are not it striiter," site gently
correct ed. "Anoling sine piiri s of
Iny fat her I ftiilun several where his at
toriley was iminci ts it', r. (Gregory
''horn. I ntrll'ily thought of iite
Ing- Illy :nilgicci ffIl Inlhs charige.
V1''1111 inqiites insuleo I loettrned 11hat he
waIs ch 314. hu that you bhad succeedel
to( his busin< s5. Sur'ely I caln trust tit!
3son'lI (1 if Va4unl I whoill Iy litther liad
th . u111l1n 'is ol'llenci."
"1 1th:111 you," howed llhe yottn 1: 111 ,
:'revntil lovoe . "I will I(( lin y-our be
11,111' us thatuAh you wArvo n myn)\-I sis
ter." nil thwn oftervi aln hour'scnu.
taltion, th3se two ll eIc. she Ielieved
N111 st:ui. hte fl ig that .1 swet.
centranie'c.. i:'vseince h:3(1'ilone linto his
lift.
larib3arn, wet. ino, full ofl r,.soilve
to in:ilk l'obert W'yne fo'l that she
c! : 1111II!. her O1 her h:il lcal :3ho
tru'sta cl hiin1. WhailI 4 lietey Ituci slie
wouh3lc 31hare' withI t blin to thec 1311.
To :'3 r suitsc' 31 slih i re4chiUl hotne3c
wll rus3ci \Vo un~ e Wihoi li,I h.:1'l
-1h'.\V3Il ~ivl l':4 bli'a i''lllseena thatIc
"Youll:-ii 4c.c ::E 1-r ril3:'cs iy iceI( lo
h113r 1or40w to lil'olui'scct t 5(narry he
sh'cVVwilive ccln thei' renini. Iefr to1
wtii'c'k lbii Z01 1 . e 34icfc4ltis I Iit'c'ne 131
3t ' runI' to t firepl 1 e,4 li e :fi3
W\'n thle h4au33 thIii.'lletedc girl'no
that4 hieri uniclc .' in l a i llenIc' c mci!.
lin. 434nd 134 tin \ 4'in if lit r'ecovered it'
woubctic he 0(1 Ioths bcefor'e he4 woutldl le
31bleII to4 be 431houtas for~clyl'. It 31
fo tol e'ntaiifor' t ncl co-opera''3ticonf in the4
vlsItIs of1 yitsu;t Th'Io:'ie,
Wayne'tt felt is way~ slowly' hael~~', to not"
mi'l1 Iiig.c 1)i.'lie ayo cula an
stift nad1 huhn~cy. thle scoltinig odori cof
ltos Illed hue. linr't1 13 14 hrn b
in ('Ilt'-neentsn3tticmns ofhis pat in wast-33I
lng her0 fortuneti.
sitl bcrlghtly. "1 )o youil kniocw w~here'
you niya' in the suinnty SouthI. ri;;ht
that iire( dolly growing In vaIlue. A
frind Iinves5t4'( my13 lIttle all In is
ipin~e, 1 k in~Iig ofI ts pr'ospeet Iv~e boomt
sald you1 needed4'( lute sky." IHo gronn.
('d n11d winced'. -"Oh, rea1l blue sky,
of th14 past andio hope, for futture. See.'
hllrhrI dre'tw up the shadice. Thriiough
the open't whaIiilowc~ spaco0 htobe(rt Wauyn I
bceautty.'
"Ai we' are' going to mako(4 y'ou hnp.~
"'W4'',"4'( he questted.
"Yes. Oh, so0 muitch hasi' hnppe'ned
sInt-e'-since3 te old lIfe. T1here he is
no0w." as aI we'lcome foottep soundtced.
"Uncle Itobtt-my husbannd, Gerald
Thorne-"
Red Cross Payment Due July 1st.
The flist installment on Red Cross
pledges will be due July 1st. Payment
should be made to your local treasur
ei' in every instance. The cards for
the City of Laurens will be found at
the Laurens National Bank; for the
Laurens Cotton AMills (lohmes St. Aux
iliary) at Laurens Cotton .Milla ofice,
and for Watts Mills at the mill office.
Cards for other branches and auxil
larles will be found in the hands of
the local treasurers in each case.
J1. J. ADAN S,
Treasur.er for Laurena County.
'Now With Oil Mill.
Mr. lanco Crews, who has becn
care-taker of the iostofllce for several
years, has acce.tdd the place as sup
crintendent of the Laurens Oil Mill
vacated by .ir. lallman, who has been
called tp enter the draft.
lee Creitm *Slupper at laanmteston.
An ice cream supper will le given
at Langston church for the benefit
of the lied Cross auxiliary Satutrday
night, June 29th, beginning at 8
o'clock. The public is invited.
WATTN MILL NE WS.
Watts Mill, .June .'-i.--iev. .1. A.
Brock an([ Rev. W. L. Mullikii in illcd
their regular' appoiintments here on
Sunday morning and evening. TIe
sermons were very much enjoyed by
all.
.liss Alary labb. who had Ihe mis
fortune of gettinlg her arm lrol-:en in
the milly last week, is improving.
Little Katherine Sorgee, who has
been siek for sometime, is doing vry
nicely at prestl I.
Mir. W .C. .lMarlor is on the vick Ifh.!
alIso.
Mrs. Jodie .\lcKee and little daugh
ter, Moz.lle of 'Grenvool are visit
ing relatives at this Place.
.lisses Annie laurie. Ola .\la and
Jenn I-Leomia laimme't, of Rock 11111,
aIre visiting the! r sheter, ..\lrs. .1. .\I.
Moore.
Little . s Grace .\locrIe. of this
place, visited last w(4 ck at Ithe home
of her uncle, Mir. II. L. llan::ett, of
Lanford Station.
Mr. Frank Titr'ns, of Greenv''lle, is
visiti ng frien'Is anld relative'; o,&, thi
)lace.
.laster IIomer .lfam met.' aifter
spending a few days with his sister.
has retiirned to hii is home in Roo 11 ill1.
M!v;: Ella f.\ttde l'utuni and i.ce,
little \lie Lottle Mac Teague, of 1..an
rens \ill, s!eniI. Monday at the ho:.1
of.\rs. .l . IM. oore.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Congress.
IHorace 1,. Dhomanr is hereby nn
noun ncd as a candidate for (ogres!
fronm the Fourth Congressiiiial Dis
,triot, subject to t i! ules of the Dmn
ocratic Pritary.
For Superi lsor.
I hereby announce Myself a candl
ILae for Oi' otibi o, StIpervi:'ur' of
lairens couniy, subject Io the rules
andt regmialatin:s of the' D):nmi-r-ti c
I hiereby anno:tMi~en mtyself a aandl
date for' te-electinn to the olirie of
t, suil-ect to nil the~ t'ilc's andic reguila
Uions oC theIXii Demorat i(c lrimal~ry,
I hereby ann t'ouncite myi~sc.f a ecnndi
date for the olh-e o Tret~asure c. - :a-s
reuis (outy ii: .ject to te cii s of the
D~emiocratIle imay
I hiereby anntoitne(e myiself a (enint.
datec for' iihe 0 ile' o Supert ftV )'r or
laarrents county. stmtject to th' rubs
and regulations of lie Demaoeratie' i
mary. S. S. FA ltitl\ 1.
For Sutli. 0tf2 Iuetionbi.
I hlebyii annIoun Sce myslf p: a (Ian
to tihe iules cof the De::;o'raite Pi't
miary. TAI,!'( 'P'. \Vila-ON.
'or . house (if ltpre'en lt Iives,.
I htereby announciie miytelf a eandi
da'e for' fouse hf lietpres;entat ive's
the iru.l'' an'l r'eg'.u ltot of thie
h.)1o~'JA.\l'Ilu'n t. S'LVN
I here by an 10noce myselft a cand ci
diat e for' thle Illo'ise of ltitresen tativ:
f'rom L:u tureits c'outnt y antd l 'ldge moy
Se'lf to) abidle by Iitheettlts ef the D)emu
For P'robate! Jtudge.
We arec authorized to atnnounne thet
natte of 0. 0. Thonmpsotn as a caiidl
(Iate foir re-election to .the ofieo of
Probate .Jttcge, subject to thec rutles oIf
thte ietmocr'atic P'rimar'y.
For Auditor.
I hereby anntounice myself as a enn
dlidate for re-electin ias AudItor o:
Latiiens coutnty subhject to thle trules
and regulaijons of the D~emoerattic
I het'eby ann toutnce tmysel f as a ('ann
didate tot' re-elect ion to the omleo of
'ITreasur ter of I /t tretna countty and
ptromuise to abide by the restultc; of the
Djemocratic primary and to continue
a faIthful performa~nce of the duties
of the omuie. ROSS D. YOlUNG.
Beautiful Rugs
x:;U CL U t A
Over T wo Thousandi Dollars WA~orth Just Received
Royal Wiltn s, Ax minsters, Velvets and Br-ussels
Colorings all fresh and new, and with the softnes.s and charmn
of genuine -orientals. With, rUg rica. en the ever-upward trend,
it is with somec pride in our Luying resources that we offer so,
great a choice of lovely rugs as this at this time and for so littlve
money.
Come in as early as y u can as wv4e are anxious for you 1.o See
this, the handsomest line/of rugs ever shown here. You'll like.
both the display and the 'rices.
s. M. & E.H. W1*kes &C
N W ,;.JiI V;
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Tt Nur u- H
Over nTive Touhsandro-.e:ar or--th Jusn frecwihd
Roybsmal is made.is garantVeles ato Bheuseo
ofBiraetabb meaitheu verbest prdcc n the r mpardkte.,
it i witAsom pris trLing Staesoren thtwofe
grea atoiement lastvely thga th at stme iad frsoml
Cotie in was r asved wiu suprsa n renxso hoes a.
tithoug hefact waineralgy ever saown the. hoie
bth the ly wild thre w2ithu.e h bs i ronathm
Our~c Mealts r-DredN. andiConsequte
Bramta el-Babb rouc o~ h Millingta
Our staturent lateta e esmalimdefo