Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Local and Personal Mention. Siss Ella Bearden, of Enoree, was shopping in the city Saturday. A. C. Todd, Esq., left yesterday for Columbia to spend a few days. Mr. Job Little, of Columbia, spent the week-end in the city with his mother, Mrs. J. R. Little. Mrs. W. B. Owens, of Olinton, spent Chautauqua week In the city as the guest of ir. and Mrs. E. H. Wilkes. Mrs. W. B. Henry, of Clinton, spent Chautauqua week in the city as the guest of AMr. and Airs. Ross ). Young. Mrs. William Thomas, of Woodruff, has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Colum bus Owings during Chautauqua week. Miss Mattie Gray White, of Colum bia, spent Sunday in the city as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Wolff. Mr. Frank Henderson, of Conway, spent several days last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hei.der son. Mayor J. Moore Mars, of Abbeville, spent Sunday in the city with his wife and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 'E. 11. Wilkes. Lieut. 11. 11. Fuller, of Mountville, who has recently returned from over seas, was a visitor in the city Satur day. Mr. Earle Owings, who recently re ceived his discharge from the navy, has begun work with Owsings & Bobo, merchants and bankers. Mrs. Amelia Brown, of Atlanta, Ga., is spending a few days with the fai illes of MIessrs. J. C. Owings and E. W. Mfartin. 'Mr. Jess Leaman, who has recently received his discharge from the army, having been in the motor transport service, arrived in the city last week. Mliss Lucile Harris and Miss Mary Wilson, of Clinton, spent the week end in the city as guests of Mrs. J. R. Little. Mr. and Mirs. S. P. Collins, pf Cin cinnati. 0., are the guests of Mrs. Col lins' mother, Mrs. C. .. Hipp on East Main street. MrM R. S-. .ohnson, a former citizen of the county but now a resident of Anderson, was a visitor in the city Monday. Miss Annie Gilkerson and Mrs. W. C. Lancaster spent several days last week in Columbia where the former went to consult a specialist. Mrs. R. W. Celder, of Greely, Col., is visiting .Judge. and Mi's. William Gelder nid MIr. and Mrs. E. P. Minter. Mi's. Hugh S'anford is also a guest with theim. Mr. Frank Chappell, formerly clerk in the Laurens Hotel, but now with the JermI'euC Hotel in Columbia, spent Sunday and Monday in the city -with filends. Messrs. Joel and Albert Morse and sisters, Misses Oncy and Caro 15forse, of Albeville, spent several dhys last week in the city as guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. IT. Wilkes. - Mr. Mills Nabors. who has recently retuirned from overseas, and Miss An ie Nabors, both of Spartanbug, spent Sunday in the city with Mr. and Mr's. J. 'L. Naboirs and family. Mr. G. S. Roff and son, Harold, who have been spending sever'al wveeks in the city with Mr. -L. G. Roff, left last Friday foi' Chicago, where they will visit several 'weeks before returning to their home in iPortland, Me. Mr. Roff and his young son made many friends here who wvill wvelcome them hack again. JUST 'AJ We have just re of beautiful Welw< Waists. $1.50 al See our Georget Waists. Beautiful 5 Just opened a Dressss. These Are early and get the pic Special fo: We will offer sp Ginghams Saturday 12 1-2c, FORD SHOES I Women and Childrei H. T] Death of Mrs. Sophia Benson. On. May 14, the death angel visited the Gray Court community and bore on Its wings to 'Heaven, the . sweet spirit of "Aunt" Sophia Denson. Sh'o had been in ill health for five months and bore her sicknes swithout a mur mur and asked God to give her rest. Her life of 76 years was spent in lov ing ministratio nto her loved ones and trying to serve her Heavenly Father. By her many good traits of character she endeared herself to a large circle of friends. She leaves a husband, Mr. Charlie Benson, and a number of friends and loved ones to mourn her loss. She died at her old home where she was born and reared, loved and cared for. She had been married 36 yeas and was a member of the Warrior Creek church. The funeral services were conducted 'by Rev. 1. N. Kennedy of Ora, and the body was laid to rest in the Warrior Sreek Cemetery. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She was gentle, loving and kind, was always ready in time of need. There was a large crowd of relatives, neighbors and friends :present, thus attesting the love and esteem in which she was held in the community. She is gone, oh! how we miss her, Life no longer can beguile, But we hope to meet her yonder In that happy Afterwhile. We 'will miss her, yes, we will miss her, While she's on the other shore, But we shall one day meet her Where sad partings come no more. She is gone, our hearts are aching, Since we see no more thy face; She is gone, we miss her presence In each, lone familiar place. )"A FRIEND." Gray Court, R. F. D. Death of a Child. Annie Claire, infant daughter of Dr. and -Mrs. T. L. Timmerman, died at the home of her parents in this city Wednesday evening at 9 o'clock after an llness of about two days. The child, which was about 11 months old, was sick but a few days although up to a few months ago it had always been rather frail. The little girl was quite a favrlite among negihbrs and friends of its parents and a great quantity of flowers were sent by them to the funeral which took place the follown-z aftlinoon. The services at the funcral were conducted by Rev. A. E. Iloller. of tI' Methodist church. in the ahseice of the parentn' pastor, R Iev. It ' Trvieman, of the Eaptist churc. Local Methodists Go Over. The (canvassers of the First Metho (list church in the Centenary Cam paign made a whirlwind canvas Sun day afternoon and secured an over subscription of the quota before night fall. $14,505 was asked of the church and $19,671.70 has so far been sub scribled. Similar bright reports are heard from all over this district and also the entire Conference. Childrenu's Days at New Prospect. Children's Day exercises, which are looked forwvard to 'with a gr'eat dleal of interest hy many people in the county, wvill be observed as usual at New Pr'ospect Church, next Saturday, the 24th. The collection will be0 for Con nie Mlaxwell Orphanage. A large crowd is expectedh as the exercises are usually of an interesting and en te'rtaining nature. RRIVED! ceived a shipment of >rth and Worthmore rid $2.50 te and Crepe de Chine tyles. shipment cd Taffeta sure to please. Come k. r 'Saturday ecial values in Staple , per yard or Women. Keds for 1. ERRY ENGINEERS BACK HOME. rnpt. J. L. M. Irby and Men Return to the City After Strenuous Duties Overseas. Capt. J. L. M. Ir-by, of Co. 13, 117th Engineers, and other members of the ;ame regiment from this city and sur 'ounding territory returned last week ifter receiving ithelir dischaiiges at ,amp Jackson and were given a glad velcome by their friends and rela ives. Among the in returning, be dides Capt. Irby were Jack Anderson, [no. W. Peterson, David Childress, J. C. niith, Jr., W. C. Bolt, Fred Wham, Fohn B. Cheek, C. C. Craddock, Clyde J. DeShields and Thos. 11. Wood. 'onmends Capt. Irby and Comipany. In special orders 'issufd by Col. Ionroe Johnson, commanding the reg Ient, Capt. J. L. M. Irby and his 3omiiand are highly pralsed for tihe Xtremne judgment and sound engineer ng principles exercised under fire. I'he part of the order referring to Iapt. Irby and his company is as fol ows: 1. 1 wish to call attention to Capt. John L. M. Irby, Company B, 117th iSngineer iegiment, who with his !ompany on November 5 was put o work on the corduroy at Bar Val cy, who worked coatinuously until l0 o'clock the following night in spite )f the fact that they had been for sev nral days hiking with insufficient food Ind rest and who on the following norning were interrupted by the di islon engineers on their way forward o strengthen the applroaches to the emporary bridge built by this regi nent at Petite Armoises, the approach ?s to this bridge having been fou.nd nasuficient. He got his company dis patched on this work with incredible promptness, and while materials were lacking his ien procured materials [rom telephone lines, transporting the same on their shoulders and allowing [he truck supply to pass this bridge within three hours, constructing some thing like 100 feet of corduroy road for this purpose. Captain TIhy Is to b)e comiminiented very highly on the extrenie judgment and sound engineer Ing principles exhibited Oil the cor duroy roads lie constructed, both- at this point and Brieulles. 2. 1 wish to call attention to First Lieut. Joseph B. Stribling, Coin pany B, One Hundred an( Seventeenth Engineer Regiment, who from G o'clock p. m. util midnight on November 3 with a snatch team and a dec tachment aided the traffie on tihe Ver pel road and who made the hike tihle rollowing (ay with his company and served with them i through all subse quent difliculties. 3. Captain Irby says that no one inl his company needs special mention: that everyone in his companiy worked with equal willingness and delight. Throughout this campaign the men of this coipaniy in Spite of the excessive hardships and the fact. that they were working night and (lay seemed de lighted to know that so much depend ed on them and were sensitive to their respionsibilities. They deserve great credhit for the manner in whieh they dlischiai'ged their duties and the esprit R. T. Wilsoni Siek. Mir, 1R. T. Wilson, wvho is to take of flee as County Superintendent of Edu cation at an early date, is reported iii of typhloid fever at the home of relativ'es in Fountain Inn. Special clothing, hat and shoe sale this week at -. C. Burns & Co.'s 2 stores in Laurens. Notiee of Sale of School Bonds. The Board of Trustees of School Distr'ict Dials Number Three of Lau r'ens County, the State of Slouth Caro li~nL., twiltl tree~cive fida rfor ktoupon bonds of saidl school district aggre gating the sum of Twenty-F'ive hlunt clred Dollars; said bonds to be dated June 2, 1919, and to mature June 2, 1939 and to hear interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum, payable semni-annually. No bid at less than par wvll he considered. All bidders are required to submit their bids in writliig and to have same sealed. All b)ids must lbe accompanied by cash or cer-tified check payable to the ord(er' of lloardl of Trlintees' in the alfin of One lildred D~ollars to guarantee compll ance with the bid. Cash or checks de posited by uinsuccessfyzl bidders will be returnedi. Those ceposited by the neicessful bidder wilk be held anld the amiouints'thereof retttrned to such sue eessfuil biddem' upon his comlpllance with the terms of liis 'bid. Trhe Trustees reserve the right to reject any or all' bids. All bid(s shall be addressed to the Board of Trustees of School Dis trict DIals Number' Three of Laiurens 7 unty, the State of. South Carolina, 'o. of Sim-pson,'Coopei' & TBabb, Lau rena, S. C., and said, bids will be op Ined on Monday the 2nd (lay of June, l19, at. the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon at, the 1ofice of Simpson, )oper & flabb at Laurens, '$. C. aM. (. 'WAblACE Chair'man, C. Ii. WILSON, Clirk, F. F. 1hiIJAMS, 'Board of Trustees of School Dis trict liials Number Three of 'Laurens County, The State of South Carolina. 44-2t RIh uiinin That Does Not Affect the Head Because of its tonIc and laxative effect, LAXA. rIVIt BROMEO QUININE Is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor. inngnhedReebrthe fultine and (oVo h i'ntr fE . OROVI(. 30c. or Oil Stoves LIKE GAS Odor--- No Smoke ly safe. The most satisfactory Oil the ladies who are using them.) te hot summer without one? They onomical to use. We are showing ild be glad to demonstrate the )or Stove to you. ilkes & Company = = = = HOUSE .e , May 23 This Week nbal Young U IN ar rione tts sed by us as coming to Laurens twice0 to arrive. This time we have assured0 r 23rd,--Frid~ay0 LI ID Detroit Vap WORKS No Wicks---No Bakesiperfectly and absolute Stove on the market. (Asi Why~try to worry through tl are moderately priced and ec all sizes on our floors and wot Detroit Val S. M. & E. H. OE .a OPERA DThis Week Friday Ny N Clara K, N'. "The M D This picture has been adverti Dbefore but each time it has failed its arrival for the above showing. Friday,--Mas