The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, November 06, 1918, Image 5
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Local and Personal Mention.
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Messrs. J. H. and -W. W. rDavis, of
Clinton, were visitors in the city yes
terday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Moore, of Green
wood, visited relatives in the city
Sunday.
Mr. G. H. Seibert and son, Clifton, of
Iho Harmony section were visitors in
the city yesterday.
Private Don 11. Irvin, who is now
at Camp Sevier, spent yesterday in
the city on business.
The city library will be open Tues
day afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock each
week after the qua rantine is raised.
Master Bob .llodgers, son of I)r. E.
C. Rodgers, of Cray Court, came down
yesterday to do some "shopping" for
the home folks.
A card has been received by Mr.
and Mtrs. E. Ii. Wilkes announcing the
safe arrival overseas of their son,
Moiut. M1. H-. Wilkes.
MIr. James llenderson, of Princeton,
was operated on at the hospital Sun
day and at. last reports was resting
well. lie is a brother of Mr. J. \Villie
elnderson, Jr., of this city.
MlIaS Ruth B3agwell of this city, has
been named as , clerk in the engross
ing department when the legislature
convenes in January. Miss Bag'well
was recommended by Solicitor Black
well.
Miss Sue Dean returned yesterday
from Augusta where she has been
recuperating from her recent sick
ness. It is expected that she will re
sume hoer duties at the Western Union
today.
Mr. 13. Y. Culbertson, one of the
editors of The Herald, is among those
who have recently been attacked by
the influenza. le was unable to rc
port for duty at his office yesterday.
His many friends hope for his early
recovery.
Dr. W. F. Irby, propriotor of the
Enoree Drug Company, has been quite
sick of influenza at his home in Eniioree
for the past several weeks, but was
well enough Monday to be brought
here to the home of his parents, Mr.
and Amrs. A. G. Irby.
Erskine Todd, who has been at
Camp Jackson for the past several
months, has been (1/scharged from
service on account of his health and
Ia,:- been at home for the past week.
Ite expects .0 return to his business
:t i'iberton, Ga., after lie has regained
soile of his strength.
.r. James .Mars, court st enographer
for this district, came over from Ah
herille .Monday to be present at. the
convening of court, \but ret u1 rned
wiihen he ldiscovered that. the session
111(1 been post poned. While here he
\V14 the guest of .\Mr. and .\rus. P'. 11.
Wilkes.
Sl'ep and Rest.
On': ni t he most common causes of
i-'IoIPia and rest lessiess is indiges
i In. Tak1e onle of ('ha:nhrls'a1n'., Tah
1rt.; immei'dtint'ly after' supper('i and( Mee'
ifyon doa not res't heltI e:' 'end 51leepI
hie :-. The onlyI c'ash a yg. H er'.
t;aer :t h'0. by motoring ho Gr(een)wrood
r':d "i'tinc m:'rrie'd a't tih' home1 of Dr.
O(i('.l. .nth'l: '' ik l veni rt a t i lm
h ore her mariage, was one o1' Niety
'. a popar nurie andMStl wvill be
re''ally mihsm!. Yli. To'idd hi a lendcheg
The'sr manyi fri':a iih for theam a
"Ir. nnd Mu's. W. (C. Ilrownl'ee take(
tis. melthod of tliuhaing the fr'ie'nds for
'19~ cour tes'y anid k indness33101,'i shown 'hem
ath. dea 10th oif theli' little dlaughter'.
Oct. ti, 1918.
KNOCKS OUT PAIN
THE FIRST ROUND
Comforting rellef Com pain
makes Sloan's tho
WVorld's Linmnt
This famous relieve:' cf rheuma.-tic 2
aches, oorenetss stiineg..- mpinful
sprains, neuralgic 5 , anm most
other external 1tis that humanity
suffers fronm, ep' y's its great sales
because it proctrlesly nio er faila to
bring speedy, comfort ing relief,
Always ready for use, it takes little
to penlcirafewithout rubbng' un I produco
results. Clean, refreshing. .t all druLg
stores, A larg e boit! tlemean economy,
80,00 12
IIA1US SP1INGS PIO I'EllTY
SOLD O $15,500
Bought in at. PubIlic Sales by Carol 1).
Nanice; of Cross 11111.
Tle Harris Springs property, the
scene of many happy gatherings and
fo' a long tie one of the best patron
Ized resorts in this section of the
,our.try, was sold under forcelosurc
proccedings at public outcry here
Monday morning and was bid In by
Carol 'D. Nance, a prominent farmer
Df Cross Hill, for $15,500. Mr. Nance
gave no indication as to what he ex
pected to do with the property, but as
it has a large acreage it is generally
Rupposed that he will use most of it
for farming piiurpose3. It is state'd that
he was offered a handsome proflt on
the property jut a short timev after
It was knockied (lowli by the auction
eer. The spring property has not been
operated to any considerable extent
dn li the la;t year or two and for a
numbliet of years the hotel hia; been
The legal cales for the day were
as follows:
In the ca.;e of Carrie T. Fleming vs.
Jane Ueeks, 100 acres on Reedy River;
Fold to F. L. Dramulett for $1,950.
In the case of 1lomer Garrett, ad
mitnistrator or J. P. Garrett vs Gaston
Abeicronhie, G6 1-2 acres fi Youngs
lownship; k:old to J. J. Alanley for
$5,000.
In the case of J. C. aldwell et al vs.
Mrs. Bessie C. Norris, 96 acres in Wa
terloo townaship; sold to W. 11. Palmer
for $ 1,350.
In the care of Peoples Bank of
FoGuntain Inn vs. PhIlillis Martin et al,
t wo I racts of .17 1-2 acres known a.;
Ilillie Martin tract, in Youngs town
shi:; sold to .1. .\M. Richardson, attor
n'ev, for $2,500.
In the case of mereantile Trust and
Deposit Company et al vs. Harris
Lithia Springs Company et at; bought.
by Carol 1). Nance for $15,550.
In the settlement of the Lizzie Cheek
estate, SG 1-2 acre tract, known as
Lizzie Check home place, was bought
1:y Nesbitt 11. Mahon for $7,050; near
lloyd's .\fill bought by Mrs. Anna West
for $1,800.
Wome'l Wit "Over the Top".
MrI. R. L. Gray, of Gray Court, who
was chairman of the woman's commit
lee of the county in the last Liherty
Loan drive, has received delayed re
Ports which show that the women sold
I total of $1.0,000 worth of bonds in
lihe drive. In 'addition to the actual
sales made, the women were instru
me'ntal in making many other sales
which brought the county's total to
uclh handsome pr-oporti ons.
HOW L A iKE MET DE.ATI.
[itt. ,1am's C. Todd Wries of he
)eath of Liet. T. 1). Lake.
Mr. T. I). Lake has reecived the Iet
or he!ow from Lieuti. .1lames C. Todd,
. :ribing the (deathi of i'eti. Lake
w1VeraI weeks; ag'o. LhetA. Todd was
1', himself and is; now rCvlupe!rat
ing ini a ho(spIitailifback oif the lines,
ha vini been. ini comm.ttand of thle ('omi
santy wihcn the batile was at its height.
I'h (etter' w'as as f'ollows:
n ;'v': ind' ust and t hat it is aans
Ou:-' roi en hn: brt' inth.h rd
wg:[:m we lost a ood manyis ineni a~a
od giv:d er is d~e:'t. !cde
n:a' s'tL! (e'---at thei headli of his men'!.
u:tnaa i(nt To ti ((n.ms:.i'l hsis
tonn' but sono; af r t:-n'ina tha
\'S.5 ln.stanitl 1 k illed. Oilr o!lit-er.. who
sye fall i a in tii eaisemeint have
s'ien buiild in) a celltiian plaice amli I
vill ivet yout all the detijls when I
:se yo:t. I have hl rng and I wi! I
ohllect hiIs o1ht' effects as roon as; I
sit out oif the hospit a .
.\r. Lake, if there is anylhuing I cnn
la hIlease let me( know. I want you
mod youri falnily to know how deeply
feel beenusite Tiomi was thes best friend
hat T had and I shall miss him as
01uch as possible.
Yourls truly 3,
.Iames C. Todd.
At It. Atrain!
"I retty us the 1)1(turmes In the seed
-: salogu es"' was the 'otmmnoni commente
mn two big turntips wh'Iichm Mr. WV.
iti'wn left for the "Gattrdlen IEditor''
he s othier' day. Mr . Browni br'ouighit in
bree big.I tnlIpa some t ime ago, each
>f wihleh was !arge enmotgh for un av
'rag'' famtii y'i s'al, hut these two far
xeceed them bothI in size andl a p
>earanee. Oneo of themt weighed six
iOunds~i and the other Itvo and neit her
>f hetm had a blenmisht on tem. They
w'ere hard to boat.
rhlO Uuinine That Does Nlot AMfect thme lasti
leccan.se of Its toinc and larative (ffect, .AXA.
L'iiittil'5,hf O eSUINI itist~tti iu:.5nor Inty
Promilnent Yonng Cit i of Laurens
Did of Inflito:tt Thursdny Morning.
Samuel 11. Todd, soin of the late Col.
Rutherford P. Todd, died at his home
in this city Thu:raday morning about
five o'clock after an illnews of several
days of plctinonia following influenza.
Mr. Todd had been called home several
weeks beforc to he with his family, all
of whom had been stricken with ifilu
enza. The coedition of hia family im
proving, he had returned to his wc rh
when sicknie. o..veiCana him forcing
him to retiurn hone again. Pneumonia
:tct in on Tuesday and hils condition
r pidly became worse until the end
Thursday mornila:.
Mr. Todd was prominently connect
ed In the cfity' and coutnty. Ills father.
the late Cof. R. P. Todd, a galla nt ofll
cer of the Confederate army, was a not
vd lawyer 1:1 his dty and at one time
Stte tSnat r, be~ a promin ent fIgure
'n the pubhlic life of the county. ills
'fl(ther wot. -1 a lIs Farley before mar
rinage. another one of the older fami
ie0s of Ilh county. Mr. Todd inherited
many of t he ehoret eristica of his par
e'Its. having been :a man of winning
,)ereonal ity and strong friendships.
For several year' Mr. Todd had lMcin
in the revenue service of the federal
government, mking his ho:ne at
Georgetown. A receit promotion
brought about it change in his field of
work so he movd- his family back to
L'i'ters, oecipying the Clary resi
dence on Irby Avenue.
The deceased wan 28 yea:'s of age.
He is survived by his wife, who was
Mlss Clailia' Crews, seven small chil
dren, five boys and t'wo girls, the oldest
being a boy of thirteen years.
The funeral services wcre held at
the La urens Cemetery Thursday after
noon, being conducted by Rev. J. N.
Steadman and Rev. J. L. MeLn. The
following acted as honorary pall beai
ers: J. W. Todd, Si'., Col. II. Y. Simp
son, Judge R. C. Watts, Maj. W. A.
Watts, lion. N. B. Dial, W. L. Cray, J.
F. Bolt, -Dr. C. .P. Vincent, ilPr. W. 1).
Ferguson, Dr. 11. 1. lughes, W. T.
Crews, J. T. Crews. The following
were active pall bearers: A. C. Todd.
1. T. Todd, i. R1. Nickels, Vance I rby,
Dial Gray, C. M. Miller, Clydo Ray, 13.
M. Wolff, J. .1. Adams.
Hoth Court, Ternis Postponed.
Acting ipon the recolIepldation of
the Iar' Association and n11-olicitor
Iilachwell, th(, special term e crim
inal court which was to have been
held Iis week and the regulhir te-rm
(f civil court which was to he held
next week, havo both been called off
by Judge DeVorc. T'ils action was tak
en on account of the present health
confl 11tions. ; a numbnher of enes of smnaill
pax as well as influenza still he'ing re
porte:l in the i: y. "'olCitor' l'.
well went down to I'oliiumbia Mo.\lnay Il
conferl with Goveror-il N.\linin inl rv
-ld t holding a spjecial tit m of ,:ita
ina I,, ouv()rtI in De)cembllI,(.r anmd it( i i
0 - .. -0 od 1th1at this, w il b e Ima~td .
Q1 lu haie 3ny b liiseI ud.
Alto,h~ ino dIeln' ee cion h:'N he
itlon~ y't by the city board of health,
it i.) I xIme(td ti hat I te oily iuat t in1 o'
riin 'E' ;:uara'. line las;t Suhndayv H
ti- I though~ht it be'st to 11ost oe' it for
an'other' w'.eek oatn :n' ii'nt of addnitjin'1
(':18e: of smali--;ox. The lluaranit:'
int the counat ''.." : ri'. ed last Suniday,
as th hic nf l z :,i oin hi:id shiown
.\l -. .Jeae it. lraman reieied) a
later fromt her haI::z;!e'ver'i '''':,y
'a ny. ( 'rp1. 1. ):1nan, who w111 w * r':I
int' at a' ciaragg whlen lie was inducrted
into ser'vice, has heen at tihe mtoW:
t rut schoo1 l 'ila p .\1i:1s. Longt; 1.
HEAD AND NOSTRILS
STUFFED FROM1 COLD
'tt'ip's ('old ('omoponnd"'' eni~n ac'ohl
or g ripp ~'In a fen.ti hors.
Youri cold wvill brea5k and alnl grijppe
m'iseriy ('nd( after taking a dlose' of
'Pa i's (ol C'ompioiund" e'n-ry% tvar
hour's unil hriiee dloses are( taken.
It Iwrompt ly l1penit elogged-up nit.
ills andI air* lpa age: in the hieadl
Itope nasty discarige or nior;t rnn in1g,
relieves sick headache, duiliiness, fev
'rishtness, 501re th opt, snieeinig, sore-"
'1ess and stifnesd.
Do(n't staty stutited uil! Quit lowing
Ompiiound,".' which{l ('osts only a few~
('ils at ainy drug store. It acts w tht
lit assistanlce, tIes ii:e, anl (an1.
la nil in('onvenic'e. Accceit 11( anhi
CiCH ESTER S IILLS.
I nill t AmS yo-'ii iru~rI. (orfi
Pi I. Lr 'i m gen
ioTk ti olha, ii alor~n
ARE THE WOMEN OF LAURENS
SAVING THEIR TIME AND ENERGY?
Are you one that is hanging back and doing extra hours of labor each
day when a Hoosier Cabinet will give you more time for other things?
Hoosier Cabinets Just Received
Come at Once and Select the Model You Like
Labor-SavinE Devices For Women Are Necessary
When factories increase their production, they don't increase the
hours of work of the men. They don't cause them to do needless
drudgery, but they put in the necessary machines and labor-saving de
vices to help them do a bigger day's work with but little more effort.
You can do the same thing in your kitchen. The Hoosier Kitchen
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world's greatest experts in Domestic Engineering help make the Hoos
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and give you that much extra time for other things that are more prof
itable.
Our Supply is Limited--..Make Your Selection Early.
S. M. & E. H. Wilkes Co.
. W . Griffith Includes
Presents LILLIAN GISH
The GEORGE FAWCETT
ROBERT HARRON
GEORGE SIEGMAN
HENRY WALTHALL
A story of the re-genera- MDY
40 MAXFIELD STANLEY
tion of women by war.
With practically the same cast as ROSEMARY THEBY
"The Birth of a Nation" and GLORIA IOPE
"Hearts of the World"
They're all fighting the war-the man who shoulders the
gun and the woman who is transfigured by th great love,
the love that places country above all else. :
OPERA HOUSE
I Thursday, Novemiber 14
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