Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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E!je Zlbbertifer Bubscription Price is $1.00 Per Year Payable In Advance, Publuhed by ADVERTISERI PRINTING COMPANY Laarens, 8. C. Advertising Itates on Application. bltuaries and Card of Thanks: One Cent a Word. Ontered at the postoltico at Laurens, S. C.. as scqond class mail matter. L \'*ItENS. S. C., 31AY 28. 1119. Ints off to Ilawker ald Grieve. They did nlot Itlyd al heWay across. bult they too,, their i:es in their hands in try mng. You 114) l'ger ('' lie old fashion ed kilds say "l'aw. ginline a nickel." The 1new version is. "'Daddy, give me II cenits." * * * Tlhe 11-cseclCe of Capt. .loin .1. Ale Swaill in) the city yesterrlay remimis us thI he nmy be a (al~idnLa for Coi --re5 lext yvar. 11e has nlot anlionliced 111s ilteltionls %(I. 101 iI ma y safe'ly l'v said tha if hel r1un: he vill have . long S11pp1ort ill this (otinty ill which he was born and reared. Capt. .le Swain is a 1mn far hyoml ull aver ill ability andl caaity for public Service, besides enjoying the 1conil dence 'l 11 esteei of his acqlu aiit ances professional and hsine'ss life. These <qualities, it may be obe41rviil Ill Passing, ~ar not always colinl11ed ill one. ws too ofteln abilit is u-ed ill he wroniv direction. * * * Tle Advertiser thinks that the tille has alout come for a 10-u1) in "I rives'' of on sOrt or. another but it will not allow the opportunity pass lo sa a w1'(ord for the Salvation Armly. whose campaign closes this week. Not 1 inen1o thll vailuable, worki C-arri"l Onl by this orgaanlzatioln ill the "ar, it is one of 1the' 11ost va lable a(1gencvies for vood that thll great aml -maller. oilles contain. Thel# Salvation rm reaches anl 'lvil'it inl til' popullatiol 11hat tile Cl) Ihuc's d1o not reach anl I no oth er olganations xcept the no (le aritint ecoms1 to iit 14rest hr 'ielves in. TIll im many fa~En nul n1 '1n l l eu that it ha4s 5 . 1 11141 n le fur iti which it ims Createod for 11enl tli have suffe lmisfortu 1 a'0 1-ithouit ninibe. The limit1 to it.-* Uoot wk has only b1en *v' m'llrel by its inalvces 111d we are ale to xtend this limit a little it. Thl (ol ty has n)4ot 1(acled its qiuota yet. but it .honllj 11) so by th* I nd 01141 of tile \w k f is 4sial --1 1osity is aroled. Cl'NTY (,',T-. T,1111T10 FRO 1t3 '. S. GOy ERNTy 1 .\ 11 1' Allotted Three IslII Trucks Froimi Those Left rmDmbizaonof the Armily. ('olumbia. 74iny~ 21 .The State Hi gh way C'ommissioni 11as b~een not1ified bly the Fede'ralIP1 iurau li(f Roadls that 79 o1f lhe 2%~ 111O m tor li(' truck wi('h arie to be turne 1'1'1over to tile ('ommI sslin a re venldy fori sh~lilmenlt. The State Thigh way (Comlmission has instrulcted tihe Unr! eaui (f Publ)ic R~oadls to have thrl(ee 2-tonl Nashl Quadrmupde Drive trucks sh i ppod from TIndianIopolis to Laulrenls. The trlucks wil Ibe tur lned over' to tile road auithorit ies of Laurens'11 enunty for Use in malilltaining or construct01ing r'oads built1 ill whiole or1 11n lart 'with Federal aid1. Counties wh'iCh hlave made no pro0 vision to ulse Fedleral aid In (01nstru4't lng road1s or' bridges cannlot un~der the Fl1ederal law shlar 10in tile (list ribult ion of trucks from tile Feder'al Bureau of Publie1 TRoads. These trucks are part of the surp'lus) war equ~ipmnent built hy Uncle Sam for u1se in whipping tile hunl. An aot of tile last O'onlgress in struc10ted the Seel'etaryv of War to turn overl to thle Secretary of Agriculture f0or distihlution to tile Sztate Hitghway Comm))issionts. through 1:he0 Feder'al Tiu reaui of Pubhli IT oads, all su rplus wvar equIlipment, inc'ludi1n trucloks. I Is ex l40eted4 that South ('arolina will get a good decal mor0e' roadl bulilig equip mlent andi 511ppilies besides thle 296 '1rulcks wh104ichave been given to it. 12 3illion Buyers of Victory LoaiN, Washington. Many 26.-Total subl aerilptlions to tile fifth or Victory Lib~er ty Loan were' announlcedl todlay by tile treasurly as $6,249p,908,300, all over sub scrilptionl of nearly $750,000y.0. Tt was estimatedi officially today thatt there' were 12,000,000 sulbsicribers to the loan. Nearly 60 per~eenh.of the total, $2,663,1i'4,85'0 was taken' in 51u'b tcripltions of $10,000 or less. .Weeting of W, 0. W. The r'egular meeting of Mlyitle Camp No. 200) W. 0. WV., will be held next Friday night, iy 30th1. All menubers are'( reqluested to comfe. There will be degree work. C. C. Caldweli, C. C. 'ER M. Wason, Cli., (CLINTON NEWS. * * . . . . . .* . . . . . . .*.- . Clinton, May 26.-Mrs. Tom Spratt, of Chester, spent several days last week with 'r. and Mrs. John Spratt. Mrs. W. S. Bean, Jr., of Washington, D. 1C., was the guest of !Dr. and 'Mrs. W. S. Bean, Sr., last week. 31iss Dorcas Mason delightfully en tertainied the Knitting Club last Wed nesday afternoon. A delicious salad course and icei tea was served to the following guests: Mesdanies Kenneth Burdette, Jas. It. Coyepland, Jodie Chandler, Hugh Donnan, Irby 1lipp, W. 13. Owens, Jr., Misses Immiina Ilipp, Nancy Owens, Ethel Willis, Lee Ay cock and Jette Dillard. Mliss Catlierine Kennedy, of Spartan burg spent several days last week with her grandpartsf., Dr. an(l Mrs. W. S. Ailiss Vary Sue Wilson entertained a numaber of her friends at a dalnece Sat lirday even ing at the hotel. 3Mrs. Duncanl Johnson and childrien,. of Newvierry, spent ile eek-n with ler1 sister, .lrs. J. P. Jacobs, Sr. Mr. .1. S. Ale(regor, of Ruby, spelit the week-end with his family who are tle guests of Mr. and Mlrs. T. C. Suii erel. Wis. \. S. Bean. Si.. (ntertained a 11mber)O of friends last Friday after 110011 at a lovely receptioll ill lVmnor of Al rs. W. S. 11ean, Jr., of Washingon. I). C. lellciouis block creami and Angel Food cake were served to about onev iiu(dre(d gi'ests. .irs. flean1 was assisted by Mesdamles B. Graham. .1. A. IRaily, A. I'. Spencer. W. G. Neville, W. II. Owens. .Tr., Alisses Mary Bean and Hera Balley. .\ir. B. Duekett, of Richlond. Va., is the guest of his father, Capt. ''los. I)ucketi, who is very ill at the Clinton hospital. Mris. Walker and echildrlen, of Macon, (;a., are the guests of \1r. anId .Ils. John C. )tvis and famtily. ir. Gene Galloway, of the navy, Is spendinig 11lie week :with his mother, .\rs. A. HI. Calloway. FRENC' .1VIATOl ABANDONS PhlGIIT1 Livulf-unnit Rot-et (Clves 1-p Tranls-Al 'bttic TI' ri. Lan lids in tr1occ. ('nan il ca, .\lo irco. .\ ty 2. I-iomnenan1t Roget, -I P1ren h0 aviator. who left P'aris early yesterday 11rn11 ilt on tli Iirs leg of a li-oje<-ted Iranis-Atlanltic flliht by way of iakar to Ilrazil. Ia nidedi at 4; o'clock last night Kenita. :: kilonetrs from Rabat. II niaehile was damtaged inl laniding 11adls s-.\tlanili trip) will ha-v lo ho abanldonfd. Ilo.-e came df ml very difllivilt grotind. h'le macli 1ha4 left \'illacolblay, France, at 5:1(1 o'clock Siturday morIfinig, carryinlg as t Iss'ger' Caplain 'oli. who previ 1sly had rosd(t the .i Mditerranean 'oll was slightly bruntised when It innehineo cali, down. The enitire trip wa. (ovetedl W ilholuta stop. The avia lois artrivid last ni;uhi at Rlabat biy iauttloobile where thi'y were thei guests if General Lutatley, thle Preach miii ariy comnilitider. As thlelir maiintei 'ann not lie reirted hiere the aviators will retur itoii i France. by steamier. SitIeutinantt I toget seemis to have tbeatenl the r ecord of lthe' Amtlericani liav'.y sea lhmte N'- I, whtich in its re-. 'et tflight to thIie Azores (ovieed 1,.950 flew 2,170 kilomletres, about 1,3.18 niles). {NI~iE'TS F" P'YT'HIAS. Laurens Lodge No. 43 wIll meet next Mon '(day nlighit at 8 o'clock. Memters are urged -to atten$. Vfsiting Knights welcomr. W~ork in third (degree. R. W. IRIGOS, C. C. J. F. TOLBERT, K of R. S. LAND SALE. Stateo of Soth C'arolia, Countty of Laurensi. COURT'i O1" COMMON PLEAS. H~ome lUtilding & Loman Association, Plaintiff, against P. Rt. Romans, et al., Defentdants. Ptrsttant to a (dec of the Court in the above' stated case, I will sell at publ)1Ic otery to tihe highest bidder, at Laturens C. II., S. C., on Saleaday in June next, heing 'Monday the 23nd dlay of thet month, during the legal hoturs for suelt sales, thle following described property, to wit: All that lot of land, situiate, lying md being In the City of Laurens, Cotun ty of Latrens, and State of South Carolina, containing one-fouirth (1-4) of an acre, more or less, being known as Lot. 'No. 16 on the survey of lands of N. B. Dial, made b~y II. B. Ilumibert, surveyor, in 1907,-and being the saine prtoper'ty conveyed to P. R. Rlomansaby said N. B. Dial by (Iced recordied in the oflce of the Clerk of Court for said County and State in Dook. --, page - Fud~ daited - day of -, 1910. Trermns of 'Sale: cash. Purchaser to p'ay for papers and. stamps. If the termst of sale are noticompliod with, he land to be re-sold on same or some tiblsequelnt Salesday on same terms, at risk of former purchasier. Sheriff. F)ated, this May 13, 1919. 4..3t..A * 0 * 0 * * $ 0 $ V $ $ SPECIAL NOTICES. $ *$ Wanted--Vo rent a house for small family. if necessary will take rooms. T. B. Ballard, Box 293. 45-It-pd Notle--All persons are hereby warned against hiring or harboring my son, Perfi Shell, twho has left home without consent. Ab Shell. 45-It-pd Found-At Chautauqua tent. Tues day night, man's rain coat. Owner can secure same at Palmetto Bank by paying for this advertisement. 15-t-4pd l'lantts For Sale-Sweet pepper, to mato, SalvIa and Coleus, 15 Cents per dozen, each kind. Mrs. J. G. Sullivan, South Harper Street, Laurens. 415-it-pd Sale--Sale of household effects on Th ursday, .Alay 29th, .beginning at one o'clock. Il rs. L. 1). Bass, Cold Point, S. C. 45-it-pd llarbecuite-At 'Mountville, July 4th. Also good speaking. Public Invited. Cooked by A. 1. Crisp. 45-itspd Lost-One rubber rain coat. Finder please return to F. P. elGowan. 15-tt-p(d For ltentC-Three rooms Convenient ly located near public siuare oil South IHarper street. .\Miss Maggie .\lartin, '113 South iarper street. 45-it-pd .1ule For Sau--l have an A-.No. 1 mule I do not need. Will take $t00.00 for her. Jn1o. 1). II lnter, Barksdale. 15-2t-pd 1W"anted---11a) dsk. Roller top pIreferred. Nothing but. a bargain. 1'. It. Silmerel. 45-it-pd Lost-A iarker fountain pen, in post oiliee Saturday. ILeft on table. Re ward for its return. T. I-. Sumerel. 45-1t-pd Lost-A the chitati ua Alonday night, a child's sweater. inder please iltify 'lhe Advertiser oflice. -I.~,-1t-pd For11. Sale-Practically new Ford louring car. E. 1). Easterby. 4.-1t Pe'is ianted-Will buy in lots of on1e to fifty bushels. Write or phone lle. Al. l. 'Motes, Watts Alills. 44-2t-pd flliey--Ch(loice soction lioney for sale, 25 an1(30 cents 1a pound. Mirs. It. It. Ilumbert, phone 289. 44-4t-pd Wanted-To trade good mare, bu.ggy and harness for Ford automobile. ..1 Y. Adair, Owings. Rou te 2. 44-2t-pd For Sape-Potato Plants, five hun dred thiousands at $2.50- per' th1ou1sand, 30e per hundl(lred. ten .Madden, phone 230, Iaurens, S. C. 43-2t Liberly oIlnds--If you have them for sale, see me. Clyde T. Franks, at 'armers Natioial Bank. 40-tf U. S. Mereiant 3Marine-aMen want ed to be trailed as saIlors, firemen, stowards, for good jobs at good .pay on n"Il 9oing ships. Pay witle trainll inu: hoard and iquarters free; ages 18 to : ; ring birti er-rtillate. Apply to C. 1. M ler. 10: W Ma in St., Agemit 1'. S. Shippilug loard. 40-If NOTICE . There will be a meetilng of the stock holders- Of the Dixie ' lour & Grainl Company, of Lauren:-. S. ('.. at their warehouse at IoOn. .lun_ 711h, 119, for Ile purpos of votinr oil illerensin.g til' capilal stock to $:ti 000.t0. .1. C. TO1DD., .12- it scec. and loTreas. ADI)MlNISTRIATR'IX' SALE. 1ly authority of 0. G. Thompson, .luidge of Probate for ILaurenls County in said Slat', I will sell at public out ('ry to the highest bidder for cash at the residence of John C. Boyd deeased at IaItre'ns, South i rolila. on Thu1'rs dayl~. .1lne 5th, 1919 aIt 1 o'clock P. M., lthe' folloin)'11g 1personl pr'oper'ty (If thie est ateI of Ithe saiad .lidhn C. lloyd de (eas'd: I hay press, f mo1wer'1, 1 grainl dIrill 1 ginain (radile and1( 1 htarrIow, al so1 2.5 ble~ls ((orn stalks. MIRS. JAN 1IE S. ltOYDI, .\lay 2t3, 1919l. Admilnh:t ratix. 4i5-2t-A ('littoin for Letters of Admtiniistraition State Of South Carolina, County of Laurens. by 0. (1. Thompson. Probate .Jud~ge: Whereas W.. C. Whitmir~e made suit to ime, to gr'ant him Letter's of Admin istrt'i oll of the estate and effects of TIhiese are thlerefor'e, to cite and1( ad( monish51 atlI and sIngular the ki ndr1ed1 and credItors of the said Eliza Eihner dleceasedl, that they be andl appear' be fore me, In the Coui't of Probate, to be held at Laurens C'ourmt H ouse, Lau1 rens.5 S. C., on the~ 30111 dIa y'of M\ay, 1919 next, after publIention hereof, at 11 o'clock in thme forenoon, It) show cause, If any thley have, vhy tile saId Administration shold~IC not be gr'anted. (Given umnder' my hand thIs 15111 day oIf May. Anno Dimini 1919. 0. G. TH'fOMPSON, lt1-2t 3. P. L. C. ABBEVILILE-GIREEN WOOD MUTrUALi INSURIANCE ASSO01A'ITION. Organized 1892. l'lHOPER~TYiI INSURiEDJ fiii,b5i,:100. WIllTF 0R CALL, on the unesign ?d for any intformatlon you may desire thoumt 0our plan of insulrance. We Insure your proplerty against de tuction b~y ilIE, WINDST1ORM.~ OR ilTGHTNINO. and (10 so cheap~er than any company in existance. Remomber, we ar'e plrepared to prove to you that our1s is thie safest and heallest plan of insurance known. Ouit Association is now licensed to write Insurance in tho countIes of Abbheville, Greenwood, McCormick, rEdgefield, Laurens, Saluida, Lexington, Rlichland, Calhoun, and. Spartanm'rg.' Th9 officers are: Glen. J. Fraser l'.yon, 1'resident, Columbia, S. C.; J. R. Blake, Glen. Agt., Secty. and Treas., 3reenfwood, S. C. DIRE~CTORS: A. 0. Grant .. .. ..Mt. Carmel, S. C. J. M. Gambrell . . . . A bheville. S. C. J. Rt. Blake .. .. .. Greenwood, S. C. A. W.. Youngblood .. . .Hodges, S. C. F. Fraser Lyon . . . . Columbia, 8. C. EI. HI. Nicholson .. ..Eidgefleld,S. C. WV. 11. Wharton .. .. ..Waterloo, S. C. WV. C. Battes .. ...... .Bates~bur'g, S. C. J. RI. BL AKE, Gen. Agt. lreoinwoon 5. C.t TAX SALE. Under and by virtue of executions Is sued by the Clerk and Treasurer of the City of Laurens for tinpaid taxes for the fiscal years 1913 to 1919, Inclusive, I swill sell at public -auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, on salesday In June next, being tl~e 2nd day of -the month, a lot of land In the City of Lau rens on Hampton Street, levied on\ as the prol)erty of Walter Blakely and bounded by lands of Harry Jackson on east, Fred ludgens on west, Tomy Owings on north -and Jackson Street on the south. : R. BLAKELY, 43-3t Chief of Police. LAND SALE. State of South Carolina, County of JLurens. COURT OF COM-MON PLEAS. Home Bluilding & Loan Association, I'litintiff, against Plll. Puckett, et Zt., Defendants. 'it suant to a, decree of the Court in t1w above stated case, I will sell at pmblic outery to the highest-bidder, at iaurcns C. II., S. C., on Salesday in .1ut next, being Mioday (lhe 2nd day of tle month, (luring the legal hours for' such sales, the following described Iropcrty, to wit: All that certain piece or parcel of hid. situate, lying and being within the corporate limits of tihe City of Lau 1ens. County and State aforesaid, con aininig one-eighth (1.-8) of one acre, more or less, known as Lot No. 14 of the sub-division of the property of N. It. -Iial, as aptpelars fiom a plat of sur vvy thereof m uade by .olhn. M. 1ludgens, surveyor, on the - day of - , 1910, and being the lot sold and conveyed to meI(, by N. It. Dial by deed dated 13th of .l1ly, 19110, as by reference thereto wIll more fulIly alppear. Ternms of Sale: cash. Purchaser to pay for papers and stamps. If the terIs of sale are not compliied with, the land to be re-sold on same or some subloiuent Salesday on itsaie terms, at riski of forier pu rchaser. St C. RIID, Sheriff. Dated, this May1 13, 1919. 43-3t-A 2 HOURt ROD.%K FINISHING A12 olls developed 10c; packs 20c upI; prints 21-2c, 4c, 5c; enlarging 35c up. Specialists--we do nothing but kodak finishing. All work guaranteed to please. Eastman Hodaks, Films, Supplies. (0LUMIA P11110 Fl NISITNO CO. 1iii Tiylor Street Columbia, S. C. 37-tf Dr. T. L. Timmerman DENTIST Laurens, South Carolina Office in Peoples IJlmk litildiig UNDERTAKING KENNEDY BROS., Undertakers and Embalmers Calls answvered lany hour day or night Simpson,Cooper & Babb Attorneys at Law. WIlI Practlee in all State Courts Plroilpt Attention Glven All lusiness Blackwell & Sullivan ATTORNEYS AT LAW P'rompt Attentlin Giveni All Juin~iess Montey to Loant on Rteal Estate Ofliee ini Simmuonts Building 1'. C. Feathierstone W. II. Knight FEATHJElISTUONE & J(NIUIHT Attorneys at Law Lau rens, S. C. All Btusiness In~trustedl to Our Care Will Have Prompt and Carefui Atten then. Offiee over Palmnette Bank Mr. Featherstone will spend Wednes (lay of each week in Laurens. W. M. NASH SURVEYOR Terracing :: Leveling NOTARY PUBLIC Gray Court, S. C. Shoe Repairing Have your Shoes hand sewed at a moderate price an'i make your Shoes last ynuch longer. OU(R eW 66 New York5 ample Shoe Store H. LUREY, Proprietor Lauren. S. C. JUST OPENED Another shipment of Hosiery, em bracing Ladies' Silk and Pink Lisle in white and colors. We make special mention of a good quality of ;black-ribbed hose for misses or boys at 2$cts. a pair. Ladies New Silk and Voile Waists and the latest in Ladies'-Neckwear. W. G. Wilson & Co. Take a simple thing like a dozen eggs You pick up your teleplhone and tell us you want a dozen eggs. That's all we ask you to do. Then think what we do. We buy the eggs-which takes considerable knowledge of eggs-and we hold them for you. We deliver them to you. We guarantee every egg to be perfect when it arrives at your door. It's the same iwith every purchase you make. And we are mighty glad to jperforn these services for you because we know you appreclate them and in return for the'm you make a regular practice of buying eggs an( other things at 0tr' store. You like to deal with us because you feel that we are do ig everything we (an to make your buying pleasant and profitable. You feel that we are hon:'y trying to serve yfo aid youl have faith In us. So Ihat 'hen we 10te you alou t new li.;ngs from time to timei' you tOike our word as a matter o' course. lieca use of this faith you have in uw youi can readily see how' cnrfu1 we mu11list te that the tlihigs we recommend are rood. We have no fear, however, in reo-nmending RYZON Ilaking 1%1wdler'. It's yu re haiii1 (lwetr-efillcient, economical and al w :a 1niform. And it's fairl' priced, 40 cents per pound. Ask u's about other new andl good things. FOWLER & OWENS Laurens, S. C. THE LAST OLD Landmark of Laurens Has to go Under the Hammer AT AUCTION Tuesday, June 3rd., 10:30 a.m. To make way for business progress. Laurens l4as grown so rapidly in the last few years that the present busi ness area Is over crowded and it's been almost irmlgossible to buy or rent a business property. You will have this chance at this sle. The terms are easy---One-third (143) Cash, balance at one and two yeas. Special Music by Brass Band. U. S. Realty Auction Company, Sales Agents Home Office-Knoxville, Tenn.