The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, April 23, 1919, Image 5

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* Local and Personal Mention. Mr. A. C. South, of Ware Shoals, was here Thursday. Mr. W. Carl Wharton, of Waterloo, was a visitor in the city Aonday. Mir. John D. Hunter, of Barksdale, was a visitor in the city Wednesday. Mr. Oscar Elnore is .reported very sick at his home in the Watts Mills village. 1.r. Gregg. Jeans spent the week end in the city with his sister, Mrs. M. H-. Hunter. Mr. C. A. Todd, of Clinton Route 1, was among the visitors in the city Thursday. Fred Pearce, of Waterloo, passed through the city Wednesday on his re turn to Camp Jackson. Licut. ). R. Simpson has returned to the city after securing his dis charge at Camp Jackson. Mrs. W. 0. Iancaster and Miss An nie Gilkerson spent yesterday in. Greenville on a shopping tour. Oapt. Arthur Lee went down to Co lumbia Sunday 'where lie expected to secure his discharge within a few days. Mr'. Boyce R. Clardy has returned to the city from Norfolk, after having received his honorable discharge from the navy. Misses Martha Owings and Lucy and Lola McPhail, who are attending Anderson college, apent the week-end in the city. Harry Wilkes, Cecil Roper, Carlisle Dial and Farris Martin, all of Clem son college, spent Sunday in the city with relatives. Misses Claude Gray and Lil Willis and Messrs. Cary Bolt and Frank Dor roh, of Gray Court, were visitors in the city Friday. Mrs. Chas. Rounds, who is making her home in Woodruff during the ab sence of Lieut. Rounds in France. has been a visitor in the city for several days. Mr. E. 11. Wilkes went down to Clinton Sunday afternoon, where he delivered an address before the Chris tian Endeavor societies at the orphan nue and at the college. Dr. and Mrs. C. P. Vincent. Sr., and Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Vincent, of Varn ville, have been spending a few days with Dr. and Mrs. C. P. Vincent, .r., and Mr. and Mirs. 1. E. Vincent. Corp. Hugh R. Minter, who has just returned from overseas, arrived in tle city last week to visit his mother, Mirs. Maggie Minter, who has been staying with Mrs. E. P. Minter and Mrs. N. 13. Dial for some time. Miss Marie Smith, of Charleston, Is expected in the city the latter part of the week to visit Mrs. Dr. William Smith, who has been staying here with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wright while her husband has b)ecn with the overseas forces. Mirs. L. S. Bolt, Jr., returned last week from Greenville, where she has been in the office oif the Greenville Motor Car' Company for seveira -weeks. She is expectinug her' husband. Lileut. Bolt, to ret urn home with the 81st Division at an early date. Clerk of Court. C. Shep YeldlellI and Mrs. Yeldcll, of Greenwood, passed through the city Satuiirday aftei'noon on their way to ('linton to snend the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Jeans. Mi'. Yeld~ell appeared to be somewhiat W/i ~lU I "HAR OPA"AHOUSE, F0 Children 10c surprised to find that a little bit of business was going on here. lMr. Chas. E. Hill, of Rochester, N. Y., has been a visitor in the city for several days. Mr. 'Hill was attached to the 27th Division, both while it was in Spartanburg and in France, and while in the former place contracted friendships here that drew him back upon his return from overseas. .\r. Rex Patterson, who is in the naval guard service on the U. S. trans port Zeelandia, has been spending sev oral days In the city and county with relatives. Mr. Patterson has crossed the ocean nine full times since enter ing the service, besides making niany coastwise trips in American waters. Hls transport was among those that brought the men of the Thirtieth Di vision home. Dr. and Mrs. LeRoy Wilkes and tiwo children, of Brldg'port, Connecticutt, arrived in the city several days ago to visit Mesars. S. M. and E. H. Wilkes and Mrs. H. Y. Simpson. )r. Wilkes is a specialist in hygiene and is at fached to the medical staff of the' Bridgeport board of health, giving most of his time to lectures In the schools and public gatherings. Dr. Wilkes spent his boyhood days here, but left a number of years ago for the north where he has spent most of his time in recent years. Entertained for Visitors. Miss Julia Irby entertained a few young friends Monday evening in honor of Ir. Chas. E. Hill, of Roches ter, N. Y., a former member of the 27th Division recently mustered out, who is visiting friends in the city. Pro gressive rook furnished a very ainus Ing pastime for the evening after which a tempting salad course was served. Those enjoying the evening besides Miss Irby were Misses Anna IRhodes, Lilah Riddell, Harlan Crews, Myrtle Teague, Josephine Young. Bes sie Caldwell, Lois Reid, Alberta Rid dell, Elizabeth Walker and Messrs. Chas. E. Hill, Fred Coleman, Turner Martin, Earle M1artin, S. M. Drum mond, Ralph Moore, John Hludgens, John rnman and Charlton ITellams. Soldiers Entertained. On Tuesday evening, at the home of his father, Mr. Win. C. Byrd entertain ed In a charming manner, complimen tary to several of his friends in Old 1-lickory Division, who have just re turned from France. The home was beautifully decorated in dogwood and dalfodils, combined with flags of the allies. A bountiful turkey dinner fol lowed by a salad course was served, the following boys being present: Lts. 1). Roy i4mpson and Joe Smith; Tiigh W~orknan, Earle Langston, Bob Bar neft, J. P. Caldwell, Anthony Fuller, Jno. Little and Christopher Adair. Oth er guests present were: Mrs. Lawton Lypscomb of Ninety Six, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Little, Misses Roberta Dorroh and Sara Bryson. The souvenirs of the evening were hickory buds tied with the national colors. Derrick to Speak at Mountvlle. Mountville, April 19.-Prof. S. J. D~errick, president of Newvberry Col lege, will deliver the addlress to the gradn rtng cass of Mountville high schopi1 at the commencement exercises to be held on May 29, according to an announcement madle today by the principal, J. C. Haltiwanger, of the Instit ut ion. rCTION WILLI1AM FNO' F A LION" (IDAY, THIS WEEK Adults 20c PIRESIYTERIANS MEiCTING IN SESSION HIERE South Carolina Presbytery Holding Spring Session in the First Presby. terlan Church. The spring session of the South Carolina Presbytery is being held this week 'with the First Presbyterian church of this city. About forty dele gates are in attendance from the vari ous churches in the district. The first session of the Presbyterial was held last night, when the opening sermon was preached by the moderator, Rev. E. Dudley Jones, of Clinton. The sessions of the Presbytery will continue throughout today and a part of tomorrow. At the session tonight the sermon will be preached by Rev. Dr. Reavis, of Columbia. Business sessions twill be held today and tomor row. 'The sessions of the meeting will be open to lie public, but the evening services will be of more &iterest than the day sessions to others'than the delegates. Dr. Reavis' sermon tonight is expected to draw a large congrega tion as he is widely known as a pulpit orator. MISS ROPER WINS HONOlt. Selected to liepresent Laurens High School in the State Deelanation Contest to be Held at Columbia. 'Miss Gladys Roper, of the 10th grade, was selected Thursday night to represent the Laurens High School at the State declamation contest to be held in Columbia next month. Miss Roper was the successful contestant in the local contest participated in by herself, Mlss Mattie Sue Wofford and Miss Nancy Meng. The judges who made the decision were Dr. 11. . Aiken, Rev. Vermillion and R. E. Babb, Esq. Rev. Vermillion made the award to Miss Roper in a faw happy remarks in which he complimented the young la dies very highly upon their meritori ous work. A musical program was rendered by the young ladies of the high school which was greatly enjoyed by the large audience attending. Big Time in Greemood. - Quite a number of young people mo tored over to Greenwood Friday for the ball game, contest and dance. Among those who went were the grad uating class of Laurens high school and several from the tenth grade. Their first stop was at the Oregon hotel where they freshened up a bit. Then out to 1. M. I. and supper. Af ter riding around the city, Latider col lege was the next stop, where the ora torical contest was held. After hav ing quite a big time the party arrived In Laurens in the "wee hours of the morning". All reported a most splen. did time. Those who went were: Miss es Juanita 'Wilkes, Sara Bishop, Sara Saxon, Mattie Suie Wofford, Harriette lHughes, O Ry., Itaiwr, Mrs. Brooks Swygert, Miss Smith and Messrs. Wil liam Anderson Boyd, Ray Lawson, Lairry Boyd, Albert Clark and Diram Brown. * Dr. Tti emman Pleatse's. A large congregation hieard Dr. S. 1i. Tlempleman, pastor of (he First Baptist clhuch of Laurens, preach at South Main Street Hapti1st church last evening. Dr. Tem plemnan iapoke on the obstacles to) the spread or (lie King domn as evidenced in (he Ilives of many of those who priofess Christianity. usrd( to hid~e the Ilight. of Chr iist ianit y he said. Hie ('ied the bushel of liii heralit y. thle bushel of inaetivitIy and the bushel (of incoinsist eney. :Dr. Tem itlemian is a very pleasing and force ful1 speaker. The singing un ider the direct Ion ot Mr. C. P. Curriy Is pari tiluilarly flne. Tie has a mtagnitheent (ehorus1 of sonmeI fly voices. Dr. Tlem ph emaii wvill speak agalin toniiightI. 8eri vices hegin at 8: 30.-GrO eenwtoodl in dlex. ('atrnival at Watts Mills. A 'arnival takeii part in by (lie (chii dren and olderm people of the Watts Mills will lie hiel d on the imill grounds Satutrdaty eveninig fromi 6 o'cnck uint il 9:310 o'clock, The carnival is being dlireeled by the school t eachers, though the apart icipanits wvill be0 drawvn from all ages. A small admiission fee wvill be charged'to the carniival grounds(1 andl to the various attract ions. 'The piibl ic is cordially invitedl to attend. hiotel ('rowdled With Guests. Mr. A. S. Perry, maniager' of (lie Lau rens H otel, w"as very mutch con cerned yesterday afternoon to pro perly take care of guests askinig for lodging for the iiight. By 6:3 o'clock lall available rootms in (lie hotel had bteen flil aitd rooms were being sought from other places in (lie city. While it is niot ('ttonnno to have rooams allI taken that early In the ev ening. Mr. Perry states that he ic findin ii Increasintg dim(leuIt y in taking care of gtuests slaying int the city ov er' night. Colds Cause Grip and Influenza LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tabiets remove the cause. Thero is only one "Bromo Quinine." E.W. GROVE'S sigaure on har0. FREE DEMONSTRATION OF Detroit Vapor Oil Stoves To-day and To-morrow, April 23rd and 24th Conducted by Oil Stove Expert from the Factory DON'T MISS IT Every user of our vil stove should be sure to come to this de monstration. We will have cooking and baking tests in connec tion with the demonstration that are sure to help you get best re sults with the stove you -.re using. Detroit Vapor Oil Sto'ves are built like Gas Stoves and operate as easily. They have no wi-cs or wick substitutes. DON'T FORGET, TodP.er and Tomorrow, April 23rd and 24th BE SURE TO COME S. -M. & E. H. Wilkes & Company Styles in Tu"ne With the Times The Young Man as well1 as-, the Older Man will find that we have a i t th s~f ,at u f t h i S tyl ri ght, p right1 *r" 4 OW_! - . "dT h y r a new a to-orrow andas atractvea sin. 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