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llE' ICI'-NT 310'NTVILIi BANK Bright Future for Successful Institu tion at 31oun hile. Oler Notes. M.\oant ille, lay 2t;.-At a special meeting of the stockholders of the Bank of A.lounuville, held 'May 20th, ir. J. .l. 84imn1oions was elected Presi dent; W. .1. Cick, and J. C. Nelson, Vice Presidents; and C. .l. Fauller, 'Cashier. The commIunity feels that this instiUition will grow steadily as In the past for Mr. Simllniols has sne cessfully operated merchandising for the past twenty years and the stock holder's naturally feel with his bilsi ness ahility that they have elected the proper mani for this posit ion. The balk has a capital of $20.000 andl undi vided protits and surplus of $7.000 and has beei paying an annual dividend of ti per cent since the second year of its organization. ir. C. M. liller has been cashiler since its beginning. and still serves In this capacity and is liked by the entire community. The mumps is vely prevalent here and new eases are developing every day. Mrs. c. M. Fuller has been quite sick with it. ir. J. -M. Simmons. Mrs. Matide lityson and several clildren are conlIined oil account of it. ittle Julia Willebreller is quito ill Wit ir)ollical Pieunionia, and her par eis1 are quite disturbed Over her con dition. Miss Lou ise Richardson has retiuin ed from1 her schoo: work in Dillon, S. C. Miss Lou iso has been ieaching sle oessfully for tle past four years, and her work has beei very satisfactory, an( we are aliways glad to see her at home. Miss .layne 1oyd it Iidgens has tinl ished her first work as taclier at Mount l'basant, witl Miss lary lill, of Cro.s lill. mirs. .\ . Wood ret unetd today at Ier an extended visit to relat ives5 ill .\u lu *a. (;a. and ' t.ol poin1's. M r. Woodwort h. on of I I, ro f )1( - or at1 th I l resbyteria n C oll e att VIC l i l. fil led 'M r. I tat ch ford. ('u. 1e1a r appoitinent at thu Presbyterian church Sunday norning. The closing exercises of the High School here will be held Thursday night and the entire community is in vited and people inl other towns are cordial ly wel~lcme. Thie farmers around mo'intvilie are watching the cotton iarket with much iiterest at present, and they are puz zled to know Just (when to let go of the staple, but In our judgement cot toil lias about reached its turning point, as it is iiot expected to advance to an inl reasona ble price as some peo ple miay t hink. So if you want to take advaitage of :31 eieits per pound, sell. .\Mr. A'. 0. Biodel, Universalist pas tor, has aceepted a call from this church and others at Newberry and Saluda, and he with his family have moved to the parsonage here, and the commilty wvelcomes them in our midst, as lie appears to be a man that 'would enjoy taking an interest in the public, and this place has suffered for just such a man. ('CROSS ilLii S('HOOL ('LOSES 191-19 ISESSION Interesting ('lass 'Exercises 1eid u'lesdaiy E'venng. lev. lilehard ('arroll Speanks to Whites aid Ne gUoes. ('ross 11111, \lay 26.-The work of the '('ross 11111 school closed last Fri day. 23rd inst., ;but the class exercis es will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at 9 o'cock. 'he following are the graduates and the program of exercises for the evening: Ernest Roy Aistin. class history; mmie Eola Workmian, readi "g.The i ,eper": Lew'is .1. Turnmer', declanma ion, "'1Youg .\li's Temperance"; Grace Isabel 1Hitt. valediclory. The commnencemeit address will be deliv Ired b ('apt. .ohn .1. .\e ~wain. of (ree ni)vie. l Music will be fumnished by Ali'ss Mary liill anid others. Di pilomauiis w ill bie d i'i 'riedl by the prin - eima m. .\ir. Thuo.. .\. Itatiton and family of Renno, whose home was recently de stroyed by fire, moved to Cross 11111 last week and are occupying one of the W. T. \iadd"i dwellings on Main street. We )do rot know -Mr. Hatton's plans nor the 'onation he will follow here. lie iwas I-,.enage( in farming at Renno. and is nlow working at the carpenter trade. Richard Carroll, of Columbia, spoke to a large audience Sunday afternoon at St. Johns colored church near Cross lll. His audlience 'was composed of both white and coloded. all the white people having heen invited. We un derstand that the subject of his lec ture was "Luck and How to Get It". Though his voice and vision appear! to be giving 'way sollewhat, everyone enjoyed the address which was replete with experimental thought and whole some advice, especially to his own race. How to live and treat other people and duty to lower animals. etc. were some of the good things of the address. The speaker 'predicts that his life is nearing the close and he wants it to end without regrets. fin an in terview with your correspondent Sat trday lie spoke of a number of things and expressed a kindly feeling ror several of our statesinen and political leaders. Ie emphasizes correct re ligious living and moral and Chris tian training in our schools. 1lig ling f Old Ilickory Porch Furni ture to art ye this week. Come in and see it. S. 'M. & F. I. VILKrMS & CO. NOTICE. A public meeting of those citizens who return real or personal property in the school district of the town of ILautrens, will he held in the Court louse. Friday, May 30th, at 10 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of electing trus tees for said school district and also for the purpose of 1-yin, -i tax for maintaining the public schools in the town of L1auii rens for the sciholastic year', 1919-1921). BY Order or lloard of Truistes. 0. It. SI.\MONS, Secretairy. -13 W.M.U. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The quarterly meeting of the 1st Division of W. M. U. will meet at Friendship Baptist church, June 7 and 8, 1919. .We urge that as many of .1e women of the division come as can see to it that your society Is repre sented. Saturday, 10:30 A. :M.-Devotional Mrs. \V. F. Grumbles. Greetings-~Mrs. Frank Bobo. llesponse- Mrs. J. B. Cook. Roll Call-Answer with a sentence prayer for our work among our young people. "Me.ns and 'Methods"-MNrs. Toy Drummond. Prayer. "Song Message"-,Mrs. Ralph Bobo. "Has Prayer the Dominant Place In our W. M. U.?"--rs. Lola Cox, Mrs. Z. 11. Traynham, Mrs. W. M. Myers. Prayer. Appointment of Committees. Report from Convention. Quiet Hour-Mrs. 1C. W. Hood. Lunch Hour. 1::0 P. M.--4evotional--Mrs. John .Jones, Jr. I low Shall We Arouse the W. M. U. to a Greater !Realization of Their 'Privilege and Responsibilities in the R. A. Work ?"-Mrs. Arthur 11oberts, Mrs. Ross Power. Song--"Count Your Blessings." "Stewardship of lilfe"-\lrs. S. M. Benjamin, Mrs. Snyder. Fon:. -"Must I Go Empty Handed?" MiscIllaneous. Report of Committees. "Closing Message from the Word" M rs. J. 1. 'Cook. Sau rday Night, 9 o'clockthe Y. W. A's will give V. W. A. Ideals in tableax and pantomime. Siuday morning, Ill o'cloci--Smnday .tiehlool. I.,xeri'vses by Sun ibeamHs. Mrs. W. W. Yearghn, Pres. Fisk Tires Going Onto More 4 Cars Every Day CONDITIONS these days-the larger demands on everybody's purse-are leading motorists everywhere to look ngore closely into the actual! value of automobile tires. We see it every da . See it in the steadily in-., creasing demand for F sk Tires. Fisk Tires give cer'tain very definite features that more and more motorists have come to look for -greater uninterrupted tire mileage, longer life, greater safety under all driving conditions. As an enlightened motorist you want your tire expense out down to where at really belongs. Next time-Buy Fis. WALDROP'S GARAGE1 Laure rs, S. C. L. B. FRIDAY & CO, Gray (it, S. C. FISKiNSITIRES AN EXCEPTIONAL PURCSE THREE HUNDRED SUMMER SUITS Our buyer has just returned from the Northern Markets where he was extremely fortunate in buying a big assortment of Men's and Young Men's Summer Suits. By buying for two stores we were able to clean up a number of entire lots at very attractive prices and are offering our customers the advan tage of this unusual purchase at a time when desirable Clothing can hardly be had at any price, owing to the scarcity of goods and the con stant advance in prices. A big portion of these Suits have already been received and the balance will be delivered to us this week. Young Men's Stylish Waist-Seam Suits in Blue Flannel and Worsted Fabrics at $25.00 to $35.00 T New designs and colors in Palm Beach Suits with Waist-Seam and Patch Pocket models for Young Men. Conservative styles for the Older Ones at $15.00 to $18.00 Big Shipment of Straw and Panama Hats just arrived. Make your Copyright 1919 Hart Sehaner & Marx selections while the assortment is best. arton lothing ompany CASH CLOTHIERS "SUITS ME"