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V I)UMFi XXXIV. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1919. LIBRY LOAN LAGS IN T11t COUNTY Only Few ThoLIsand Dollars Subscribed THE CAMPAIGN. ENDS SATURDAY l'izeit Necssily for More Work ald M1r 0 Subscr1.. -1Itonls lI I ,Ibert-y bL it irih e Is III be Stwers-4fid II lu This ,ounty. o1eline 1)o ble i eIl Ithis Ai141i11 411r inI l'4P' lesl4" 1 Ha11k. \\'ilt Ihe irospet of faillr in Ihe Victnry Ltmnl canipaign staring! the( conunil .t in l the flae, Chairman 11. K. Ailoen has called for a Ieeting of all l'iher--ty I .Oan conuinill eliiem n and others interested ito be hield inl the4 Pevoples Lo0ani & -110x(Ihang' Hlanlk buiiling 11his afternoon at I o'elock. Chairman Aikln stathd yesterday tha1:1t, sear(cely a he'inning had been imlade in ap proachiig the iimum set for this county al( that he expects4 the patri oili people of Ite couity to arise to lte sititation and not only buty bonds tl llselves bit get and sell tlhIII to others. The trenches must he stormed and thle striongholds taken, he said, or else we mliust adnilt to anl inglorious lack of paitriotism and appreciation of the soldiers who fought and died for freledom In France. Laurens county's quota in the loan is $1'21,150. Of this amount seal-ely $30,000 has been subscribed -and the campaign is scheduled to end Saturday night. Informal reports have been re ceIved from committees in Laurens and Clinton, but no reports have been made from the other sections of tle county. MEMORIAL DAY TO BE OBSERVED NEXT SUNDAY Address of the Ocension to lie Made by R1ev. C. T. Squires. Children to Take Their Ursuali Parts. The annual Memorial Exercises, vommemorating the Confederate dead, will he held at the Laurens cemetery next Sunday afternoon at 6 o'clock. * The address of the occasion vwill be mnade by Rev. C. T. Sqiuires and the Ionor Roll, consisting of the niaml1es of tile heroes w ho dIed in battle and since the wir, will he read by Mr. Albert Todd. The exe-rcises of tile afternoon will he al-ng the same lines as similar events in t ie past. A program of niisie will be :'u1Idered by a (hir1' of adults and by the sChool children and after ihe ceienon ies are Completed the chil dren will decorate the graves of the departed soldiers With flowers. 'I'he clildrilen and teach e's will a_ mble at thv graded sclhool at 5::310 o'clock and from Itlire will march to the ceimet eI'y. Parents are requested to 'c-ooperate with the teachers In see ing that the4 (hildtren are assemled at the s(chool house on time and that they be provhed wi't h flowers where possi bIc. 11lo~yever, it Is earn es tly dIesi red that thle children at tend whether or L.11ittl 11oy Jtreaiks Leir. iFurmoan Keolley, whose father Is a fartm eri'iving julst beyond Wati ts M\ills, fell off or' jumnped oft' the C. & W. C. trestle just wvest of the Southl I larper st reet cr'osing .\onday moring and br1oke one of his legs, suffering intense pain. It Is thought that hie became fright Iened at an appr'oachiing t rain andl either lost his balance or attemt ied to lump to save imself. The young fellow was on his was to school with sever'al other friends, but they hur riedl d(wn theIi track and e'caped with out Injur'y. At TIriity-Rldge. On Saturdlay nIght. fMay I10th, begin ning at 8 o'clock, the ImprIovemeOnt AssocIatIon will servo leo cream at the Trlnity-Rlldge school buIlding. lie ginning at 9 o'clock. the play "A Southern Cinderllla"',w~ill 1)0 given. Ad mission will be ten~ andI twoenty cents and the piroceeds wvill go to the school. Eitnorth League Mocial. The Epwor0Ith Ii lague socIety of the lairtst Mtethiodist chur ichi will give a IPoum1 ii 'arlty anid mutsiealI program at lie ch urich Friday e'rven ing, begi nning at 8 :3 84'clock. Tlh e puit Ii is cordial - ly Inated to nttend. * * **** * * * ** ** * ** * * * ~ IT \1, \ NS RYlTI'i N. lianis del'uat14n11 ti Ihe peace vonlfernc wid reN t urn to 'aris in 11h11- for fihe c-.eemony of 11mndfine-u. ithe fie le 11re-a11y Ill Me (;ermal n ii l31t1 ti nbil iai m ls ff'Plher Ill ThIis folden. ebagein helin. 1in I o Ii In t it 1, wa ann e d in * I Irl. I- It l I n.; edi t 4 l4' ' 14 III I I leas I.riIe I Iit I s111lf , VI wil r * rt a Y it (Versilles llt Thursday. * A s an1r 1 i ml ifi n ih IIa former re- * ('nlatons 1lea the14. or. n utli I I heOf ret Nmily edl ill ill. lhe of. laln .\mha k.. Solar11. ft Greatl Briainl, i ho is inl* saris. hts ieltn dlls te p.aioe. *ite r n.Il 110%as l l the m1111eti-lr todayt 11lh w.11 %%-ll formnlly 11110 l n Ihen ei orof Nations, ocri C'OMM.O0N P L.EA\S C-OURT 31.\ il'S GOOD P'ROGRE1-SS WI robably .\d1o r Some Time To. i orr*w. Wokmande Gary Preshlin-, The siconf d We k of the Cour of Comilo, tPleas finds t machinev of thie asrt wokin in to order anitd nhany cases diwoaser of. . ud mi rank H. Gary, of Ahheville, is againl presid ithe, tile condition of T.ldge Princ.e SAIll not aarranting his attendance. The vcoutr has ade such eaogress that It I.; thought 01,.t it. W%*l b)1 possible to adjolrn .possibly tom aborrow. The following cases have been dfis posed of it addition to those carried in the last issu of The- Adhertiser: In fle thase of Ludden & Bates vs J. C. Workman the Jury found for the plitiff $328.17 or the possession of the piano, thle purchase price of which was involved in the suit. The next two cases were similar, their titles being W, J. Hunter N 4 J. A. Abercrombie and WN. J. Hunter vs WV . in Cooper. In each case the suit Involved an alleged contract by which the defendants were to deliver fthe bales of cotton each to the plaintiff on a certain (day at 20 cen - a pound. It alas alleged that the cotton was not delivered and the plaintiff asked for the difference in the conratto pric e and the prive of eotion onl thle dlay set for d telivery. There beingtwil no0 defense, he plaintiff was awarded a verdict of $175 in te l Case. ilenry lfidgen s brought suit against the ierland-Ilarper Compa y for th e dum of $125,h. alleing at hde bought a second hand car from Ilie company and paid this amount vash. Ill, further alleged tha thie company to pu1 lthe arw in good coidition anid (Io livsr it to him, which was aeveor don. The julry rendered a verdict for the recovery of the $12-5, h ith m nt ires . Arbli !on & Sanders vs ,D. Rt. Seuirry, tis beingv a su1it over a hreclaimledl to bo uisind. 'hle jury enider e a verdict for the dfindant and awarded him i refund of ,100 on the original A' . il tadt. thit b4ein a siu~lit of thrtee had ofl nle Oilamb til he'v Plai tiffser hirTe jdrmaresdr il ther.-u Mrs.. Jl laden voprs r. P.:th lea btiltnvt ai virsiollo of lan~. ed wfsndreo the pn itif itssetslo fm ohf land. Th. 0. Mo nd vs. f. ly, avst.l& W.lt. Theilroaduit'ere 'a veict otf stok dfendAanta oGa Cutn aryC. atk idns ths wome. Plin tif werel awardt oed damaglc eld n them S of th ani50.ic i alivdt laps.n Lli' atoopert to hP. ein, s te.ritwas ende'ed for thepantfin-h dum fn $10. ThoV. A. ron vs . .ly a oke. 'oltswa wmphyent of treb plaintd antfo Th ourslt darcnd was ledtfor 11th tellso le defendant. ve' Mltoar C.4 Waks cvs odmno the'j~iolf Wold, a attit over a fet'olly 'held byot t (son ofe te pla'.inffwleh hol allwn to1 The imiasquei'ade party, heralded by ithe select hit of' poetry in, The Adver tiser last, week, look place at the armory Tiursday night as scheduled. Inieldental to t masquerade a brisk trade was carried on in Inlolade, ice cream ani ewilng gum and while a rich hautil in Iickles and dimes was made by avaracious hands presiding over tie fortune telling tent, the fish 1)ond and a few other "concessions". Outside of the good-natured carousal that went on during most of the even ing by the young folks, the feature of the evening was the masquerade pa rade, when the 'would-be sailors, sol diers, robbers, farmers, knights, oril entals, revolutionists, princesses, so ciety girls, colonial dames and what not passed in review before a commit tee of Judges in competition for prizes given for the most original make-ups. Dr. R.' '. Ilughes pmresented the )rizes after the larade, the honors going to the following: Saralh Bishop, 1st; Sarah Saxon, 2nd; Buddy" Albright, 3rd and Ruth Todd, -Ith. The iroceeds from the eitertalinmeit wvent to the school library fund. Mrs. Emina Willis. Mrs. Emma Willis, widow of the late W. A. Willis, of Dials township, died at, her home near Gray Court Wednes day and was laid to rest in Dials (lihurch cemetery tihe following day. Mrs. Willis had been an invalid for about seventeel years, hut hor' lIIi suffering with ChIrist ian forlitild aid was deeply revered itn hr (onuilinity. She is sitrvived by two sons, Mr. .\r chie Willis, a former represcintat ive in the legisattuiri' from this couity bu1t IOW etag'd in lewsp1aplert wvorik in Atlanta, and Vernon Willis. a youn almer. Thre daughters, all ot thlie (ouitty, albo survive her. Tl-y a' .Mrs. l-Itrleitl Owings, Mrs. R. l. \oore aMiArs. WrighIt Willis;. All of the chibirenl I\were4 n10ar her whnl lit, endi vatne, .\lr. Archie Willis i havitna colme OV('r several days hfore whle it was alpnlt(ilt t hat e end was nea'. Ill a Itttr r'eC(eiv(ed by I his 'a rInts he,jLeu. It. A. -;ullivan, formerly' atttach d to Co. 1), of the lis1th I nfan try, statr-s that he is expect ing' to ar live htoie at an early dal, possibly by .June 1.~tlh. Nieit. Sullivan'-soecired a transfer to another division when his own division was forwarded homie, so It Is sullposed that his present division is among those assigned to early con voy. Christlai Eidenvorers helunrn. Mirs. .J. R1. Ellis, Miss Dettio Bram lette, Miss THarriett Simpson, 'Mlss Caroline I holmes, Miss Elner' Miller and ir. E. If. Wilkes have returned from Augusta where tihey at tended the big convention of Christian Endeav'or cirs. Thiey report a pleasant and profit able meetin1g. Mir. Wilkes was applolint ('d ('hairm'nan of thle commn~it tee on transpor5101tat ion in th is state. Voidic t ro ei'red the pliltiff for $11 - .99. Tlhe courit Is nowi~ (engagedi iuponi thei ease of thte Kent ueky I lorse & .\ilel (tompanyii: vs T1. W.' Knight w~here It is alleged by the defendanit that a muille tilric'hased from the lplaiintiff was tun.. sundn. .11 iT i 11 ISTS I N S -;SS I O.N. DI'riet (oni'erence 1hing1 Ilie l iII F'irst .11lethodi1st ('In1arch. I 4111t'nS is entterta ining this ,wcvk Ihe dii lto Ithe TI .hird District Con Irene of th .l\bihodist ciltuirci. The d(lf,.alecs. aboutf. sevntty-five in nitmn her, conttIlueeq] to arrive last night d( the sessions will lasti during to dlay anl tomortow. The opening ser 1110n1 waS .' preachetci lalt nlight by Itev. ('. M. Morris, of Greer, the rest of the service being given Over to a devotion a! service followed by a welcoming of guests. Tle deliberations of the Conference. besides the routine matters, will be taken up largely with discussions of plans for the Centennary fund. The meetings will be presided over by Rev. .1. M. Steadman, presiding elder of the district, who arrived yesterday and was given a cordial welcome by his friends here. The sessions are open to the public and it is understood that the service this evening will be made an especially attractive one though no program for it has been announced. Wrie-Up of Laurens. The Atlant a Journal came out. Sunil day with about more pages than one Could easily count reciting the Il vantages of Laurens as a good town and tellin- of the fine qualities of a whole lot of its inhabitants. Tile sau articles were Ie to go into The Ad vertiser. this week. bit the plates ar rived too late for insertion. The sp eiail numb110er is the wvotk of 'Mr. .1. .\rehic Willis, a native of this county. and reteits credit tipoi himself and his assistants wlom - has gathered ar'ounitd hit. \rchie vent at it. like hw Wi wa(s dl)t inl to 1m 1auren1s onl !ite ma; and I' jus I abouttt succeeded ill putt tin it in him iitets than it has Iithrt hto bnli pictuird. Tlo liinotr .\ltmni lDend. Friends1: of tho lAte T. 1). Lakhe, Jr., who w.as kil ledl itn action ot tlie west er'n frot, A 1 b( intlerestIed in the imentorial (xisis to be held at Woffrd" e):h 'e ne1xi vunda veInIa 1 int his hontor an d itn holnor of all \\of ford siIbII and alun1111i who made the tiuprem. saIrilIi diring the -war. iil . I ak ::raduta t ih re sevea:l1 yars '. haivin2 boen a cotnsistt, stuent and (n. of Ihe most popitlar mlenl of ti. be lllo lle t body. .t"r.. WV. (. Wilson. 'Tie funcral of .\rs. Carrie Weathers Wilson. wife of W. G. Wilson., whose death occurrtedil SIatuIlday at her home in the La rt tt.\1ill village, was held at the local coitmetery Sunday. Fou r' childin and the husband survive. \lrs. Wilson iad been in declitning health for about six montihs. She was an ex cellent woman and was a native of ILautren s enunty. Unveilin Iai. I'nlon Chiurch. Services cot tenorat Iig tie death of Wtm. ). .\itheleli. who died at Camp Jaekson last year, and unveiling of a mtonumttentt (1rected ltlt by .\L. Olivi' (Campli W. 0. W., wvill take pl1ace at I'n ion Bapt ist ('Ihurc'h Sun day evening, May 1Stht at 3 o'clock. l'itting ser' vi(ees will bi e hbI antd his frientds antd relatives at'e invited to atttend. Pictnhe t Oaikille School. Theri'e w'ill be' a pienti( at the ('los.. ing ot' Oak 'ille school ridlav. .\ay A, itDemiOntrt atorit Moor'e, ('ol. Wharton an ther lci s peak ers will be present. A basket dlinner' wvill be' served by the p atrton s and~ friettids to all. r it 'i I ;I i i i i Ia 1111 ii ' l i' Ie N I rm > Si i-:o hw i In f ori "i 'Ii I M V II I1 I I f I I I .41 Ii, i tIl I" r e s ar I fo reur fu . ilax~~~~~~ S1 a t \ I Vla ly21111'N Ie wqirll H AtI wol-l sim on'' h; -(1 thN' f t iW u in- n l h Onioit~l r ero jetl orp 11p.2 V Ii. I Ii- : SIO lt2I~i 2ussions li \lIP l 21 to 22f p>1. 11wii I in 1 f 14 i I I In'' tI I tt o :-464 If( ItrI1 I Ii a t :IIoII , I . III I y Il ,l 1 21 (1on - n ltif hl a 'limng Thur1' arnd Fr12' day o l1'Ii-- -y ( r . Tov.eI a vory initr di and ill-niru livk eei- Thlonah t ho ralinI Il Th r.-day mo()rn]ie 11g . .-( ha !).-; wor.k aml indil.11 Ien , 4,11c., k pi( somo awy, \.ieII y schr0ols or nore were represented d1111 11 e asfi i With two o 'r the xcept ions O ('em-, sioako the prof]1 ora was Morvensn aind thorouly pre :irId for in wol Srined tr. him. Ths el. .1. a. of, Colu hia, a d .J os. .. (;aims si, of Greswood, wiraibith prsin and1 Idded nSh eto te inspiration Ii pro Il of the i'. tillIn. The address T u'5 i rs day evening Iby Dr W. W. lalL, of Spar anhurg, was a1 spi d i il discotirse an d theoroughly enjoyed by every oie. See. Walls disen tssdt such sulecs as Hihle Trtithl, Plresenit Day Emiphasis, .\lndprn Mlethods, UIriiipmett Eflicient Teach ers, S. S. Progress, etc., whil See. Gfaines spok of the Scope and Slervice of the 'Su111dily School lovelIen1t and Trainiiig Young 12aptists for Kingdom Service. irI. Gabes Is Field Sfcretary of the 13. Y. . 1. work if this state and is thoroughly uip) on1 young pIo ple's work anid t2ra2ining. His addrss onl S. S. 'Movement. was very instrue tive. Dr. Hlal2 ill nhim, address l usi d as his subject three probilms of Su dayl School work, .\la , liht and .Nowe-I ment. These three problemts, said the( Speaker inl his usua11 impressive a111n11 iter, aire(- aniswerd by'l .sus inl th11esei IIre commands: Pray ye, Tarry o aid o ye. It was a forefull dtiscuI.-i siont of thisinerestilg anld yrikin sui(0(1W and thae lat de1. impr hessio on his; a(f dif ene. o1t The lstoy of 11thi2 meetcing would niot he nevarly Iold with oul ment21Cioning he work of our wne' colunty nu-. hose- speechoes wer" fill] e4ion .. ev. J. P. Co lman of Priir.C. tonl. tpok of thll- Country S1111day School: k. It. Ilo o, of I.:a urn di - W('l' h 'eet'e d ttheAb'ud n , inlTl 1' i le . C. N. \'ermlillionl, o, La..i1 r'ni lion is ' ad res h-th- for n (' wor1 hip l l liviency inll hool work: Rov. If. Iaydo~ck, of L~auron,. il his d voions Friday Maornin 4m-1 1:1li2 irmy po p, I'ur (b- irob:I A Ii wi. 1(. 1 W. ilo, ofMs M , ('ount ain in i reledt'e chol'ow Opport unit y for. EU ifUbll A1 I ; A1 I VII NS NOW Ii.'L: II 'k1 I' It NX N' 0i I Al*. RE tiRN- I le lu nt i i u l hj'l~ b) ii ledt DIp. . I'. ~ ~ I I. IN' ri Ii (1Ir~ll It~ t I 111 ii? c I'ill 1 (it11 rX(iv'Ii I lt r.tll i re l bittt linh-d f) the G eie! li bii anle- Toe h T a I ii y nas inaye Si ao lal n o Io 1ian Ipr 1 ii. nd h.is forig oi 1is -0 c h Waro mhonin. (In pr l ie ( t rIe re t ur a to r a i o ftom (; m Cla - ! ;'U I -m ly 111 4 p y fl. m v I 1101' iaehy f inc 1hol tely u -I th 1 ead aeon itdfersncmr th t we aoon to h armant o ohnwha \'rnillcesid\\'edda aftenion,ta wouIh :aIf Ita(a.,biio. tt\'i lb t It ] is qucl Is lio ret let], ] sltsfin )w t n n imit f eiltiw.lie t u Imt lilf, h inrviice pe a conc reni. Brit'll Pbsac 111(1's~i t et i'y te prot-i as Haof e lIjans mad.S renrdu tP''~iti.~ iiii(tinoliia nemt signath I\\s hi '<w iastet outr oy in' ea d rt(lio It his a t gai th rt oh do swems 10oli beei dbtsincfo they belitf thatpeahe dinferences be twean -Gr eat liitan, rae andr (te a 'nistd isatrs Ita Ionly ere cnlcla i s e a Woildn sandsf t)malian nmbistomay ye i be'settled ithi fullis iac tord. r ilin rlian it aian nsemie, and il-ost o lte tI')liimiti of setlie st 'il forevig min iser liBaro onrenino aie retnnle toe Plai f riom. Rmi sher they1w1ola, have be en ste uit theil' peac confere'ceti m o l thanc ee ago nli g to ' i ilit il iily io obtign wia Ittaly It cons ited ii' by o tnion ltha of it ( l-i Itili dle ii that' . i t( (aloc-i w ld a-tiisI Ilitalit a iti onii's'.- i ile ithIlls t h Itlia ntio n stt ll al amoi]si cmte un animity ofsntmn wonidora Min the a'ceil ione area . 4atessl o -thle ll't>eg ian d ha een p ur uoantedb the uil elin f Higro c ito e haden sant tioul li o i gnIII wi t te tf t l ian I eIe t on hat the bas inntat Fliiate hol rl all ndm atifantnoryOl i I ' o I Oll tIm t. . 'hia';s r prt s a ais Ilt ' awad fof I'o''hi at o .izla alt ao norb tftnullriteae ye'tnht. undr dis..l ' uls'itna d tecu clo he a M[[TING OR llBERTY AN All who are interested in "Fi1nishin llT Job" and in seeing Lauirns makesone sort of rca; sonable rcsponse to the Last Call of Our Country for thesake of the Boys "Over There'" are requested to meet at the Peoples Loan & Exchange Bank this (Wednesday) afternoon at 4 o'clock for a short conference. We are all busy, but a few minutes will do. Respectiully, -1. K. AIKEN. County Chairnan.