The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, July 09, 1919, Image 1
.)UEXXV ARN SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9,) 1919. NM3~~5
ARRIVESFROM FRAM[
Atlantic Fleet Vessels Form
Escort
ADDRESS SENATE
ON TIURSDAY
A*tpPearnitce of the President lefore
the Senate Expected to Eelipse All
Other 11atte'rs during the Week.
ext Few lmonths to be (iven Ov.
4'r to Consideration of pence and
Lenguo Covenant.
Now York, July 8.-scorte b1 iy a
Ile:. ot' warships the tralisport George
WaN.shlington, bringing President Wit
son home from France, passed qtuar
antine and moved on to New York har
bor at 1:30 1). i. today.
As the transport passed Fort Han
cork the guns boomed a Presidential
salute, echoed ten minutes later by
Fort Wadsworth. Tho shrill whistles
of harbor craft took up the din.
Tho President and Mrs. Wilson
stood on the bridgo of the George
Washington as the vessel steamted up
the harbor to her pier at Hoboken,
convoyed by destroyers and welcom
ing craft of all descriptions. Tho rails
of the transport %%ere lined with re
turning soldiers cheering and wav
Ing their caps.
Tho battleship Pennsylvania, bear
Ing ilvo members of the President's
cabilnet-Daiel 4 hlaker, Lano, Glass
and Wilson-led the way, followed by
-he Oklahoma with the George Wash
Ington at her stern.
The George W~ashington had a clear
way up the, harbor. Police and navy
patirol boats preceded the transport
and her escort. sendin out of their
path excursion craft, ferries and
ba rges.
The George Washington turned in
to her ;)ler at 2:50 p. im., while the
warships in her escort tired a presi
dential salute.
Tho George Washington docked at
3:10 1). In.
'Ihe Georgo Washington was report
ed eight miles southeast of Ambrose
lightship at 9:55 a. In. She was be
lig led by two (lestroyers and one bat
tleship and followed by two destroy
oils.
The Geoi..e W'a hington and her
convoy passed Ambroso Lightship at
noon, led by the battleship Pennsyl
vania with Seeretary Daniels and a
pirt y of other governim ent otiela is.
As the Goorge Washington and the
escorting fleet of destroyers passed
Sandily i took the President's salute was
fired by the guns on shore.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
Amirieait FederatIon of Labor, head
ed4a delegatlon of twenty-five promi
nent labor leaders from CentrMl and
South American countries who went
down tle hay on a (ity ferry boat to
aild in welcoming the President.
The South American labor leaders
arie in this city attending a conference
of the Pan-American Federation of
Labor which opened yost erday.
Another terry boat carried 1,000
reside(nts of Staten Tsland and a large
number of relatives and firiends of
thle soldiers ret urning on the George
WVashilngton.
Newv York. .July 8. -lFou r dread
naughits and 36 destroyers firomn the
Atlantic fleet formed the esert that
mtet thie 'nttedi St ates naval transport
George Washington, willh President
Wilson aboardl, 30 miles east of Sandy
liook early today. The PresIdential
salute from those vessels was the tirst
of the manny ":elcoming ceremonies
awaiting the President on his ar'rival
here this afternoon.
Ini thet ha rbor woero 45 warships,
beaded by thle flagship Pennsylvani a
with Admiral 11. Wilson aboard, as
signed to join thei out -harbor escort.
Vice President Marshal and members
of the cabitet were assi-e'ned to the
Pennsylvania, whIle the city's ofillal
welcomiing party, headed by Mayor'
I tylan and Governor Smith, were pats
sengeirs aboard the munieipal steamu
er's Patriol and Correct ion.
To Spueak Thunrsday.
On board the U. S. S. George Wash
1 gton, July 7.-The president's mues
atge, to bo delivered to congress on
Thursday, is complet'e' The message
will take about 20 minutes to road
and contains 5,000 words devoted to
the noed treaty and protocols and
TItEIE YOUNG MEN SECUltE
CONTIROL OF OLASS FACTOtY
Nearly Tiwo-Thirds of Oitstanidling
(apital In the land14s of Three Lociti
Men.
Announcement was authorized sev
eral days ago by one of the majority
stoc((kholders, that a controlling linter
(st inl the Lalrenis Glass Works had
ill"ssed Into the hands of Messrs.'Al
herl, C. Dial, 1xinest Mansterby and 11,
Dottglas ('rav, tlree young business
in ii of tie (i1y assoc'iated already In
other lines of business. Agents for
thlese menc ithave ))(!(.It bnimying u11p the
stock for soiw ti alin and a few weeks
ago had bought abtiot $:10,000 .of ile
titstanding capitalizition of $17.000.
It is un11derstood that the price paid
W1as ar1111tild par. ald initerest.
'I'hn Ltaurens Glass Works was or
ganized about ten yearis ago and began
operatios soon after. At first it. was
handlcapped by lack -of Capital Iand in
(xperientce Incident to a ploneer inl
hustry. bit after several years of hard
struggles it began to get on a better
basis and is inow one of the city's sill)
stan tial industries. C. H. Roper is
vt esident of the enterirse and Albert
C. Dial sccretary and general man
ager.
SPEiCIAL 3I-ETrING
Cli.UllEIR OF C03131 l .:ItC
1r. D. W. Da1nli of Clemson College,
has ('onsented to Come ad Make
Address.
The local Chamber of Commerce is
looking forward with a great. deal of
pleasure to the big general meeting
which is to be held next. Monday night
In the court house, wh.)ten Dr. ). W.
Daniel and rossilbly Sen. I' ). Smith
will be present to make addresses.
The meeting is to bo inl the nature of
a get-together affair and the public
generally, both from the city, Sur
rotnding towns and the riral see
tons, is liteltd, Dr. Daniel has aI -
ready acepted the invitation to be
present and if Sen. Smith (1os not
come the program will he arranged to
stilt the occasion.
Tits ptiblic mteeting was provided
for at. the last regular session of the
Ct'ha mbe' of Commerce and was it an
swve to a demtand for closer co-opera
tion between town and country. Dr.
W. It. Dial, president of the cham
her of coimei'rce, will preside over
the ieting.
llegstalon looks Close.
According to the legal aninotince
ient which has been running in the
newspapers of this city, tho time for
registering for tie pover elveltia(n'to
be held on JIly 22nd, expires Sati
day night. It is lear'ned that very few
have registered. Those not register
ing before that timte( will not b0 Pilm
powere(l to vote.
the work of the peace conference.
It Is understood these peace con
ference subjects are dealt with on
boar( general lines without taking itup
tlte large questions of the treaty in
detail, as this probably will come later
wheni the foreign relations commit
tee of congr'ess examnes tho details.
Theb lpre(sidenlt also will have ani op
por'tuntity to go over thiese matter's
witht member's of te commdittee. In
tils exaiminationi of t he terms Ite willI
have the cooper'at ion of a nitmiber of
spe Ia lists now i'etur'ninag withI thet
lpreslidentilal par'ty, wh'Io htavo (1eal1t
w ith the det ailed branchtes such as
toriL r'eadljlst ment s andl economIc
The w~eat her is hot and1( htid, te
sea Is smootht andl the sky cloudy. TPhe
pr'esidentt wvill talk thtIs a fternoon ov
or thIoev wireess tel ephlono wiih otfle
lals at Washington. Th'le wireless tel
ephtlone has been work Iitg duitnlg the
ight and( t hIs mor'nng with IthIt naval
radi1 o station of New Britnswick, N.
Jf. D~espito iinfavorabule static condi1
lons, theo voices of tose ashote weme
hteard (listinoctly' here aitd conver'sa
lions wer'e cari''ed ott successful ly.
Ily means of mechianteal r'elay at New
lBruinswvick, coitnect Ion wIll 1)0 estab
l1.shed( beCtw'een te pr'esident's studi~y
on board ship and te Whtito Itotise.
Prtestdent Wilson's spteechi, to Ito de
lIvered at Carneglo Hall In New York
city tomorrow after'nooin wll not 1)e
pi'epared In advane,. lie wvill speak
extemptor'anleouisly and ('onfiiIin iself
to an acknowledgement of thte gi'eet
log given im and his sat isfact Ion at
b~eing home again. Questions relating
to tho peace trety and tile wvork of
the pe(aco conference will he resei'ved
for' the dilsciussion until thte presidlent
firat makes hIs repoi't to congress.
YOUNG 31AN'S LIFE
COST OF ILIN D ERi
Kelster In' Fatally t (Woum ied i
Prosperity.. Shot for, 111urglarI.
P'rosperity. Juiy 7. -Keisteor iialir,
n of' I. 1. alta'r, was shot and fatally
WOtnded hero last night, by (. W.
Kinard, who itnistakenly took im111 for
a burglir a party of which Kinard
was a member was triying to cap
Ilure. Ilair and several young people
we'e at the hoine of' a friend oppo.site
the store of Mr. Kinard whlent i they
noticed thrneo men go helhind Mr. iin
ard's establishment and later heard
th'm break into the store. Several
mnn including .\r. Kinard, who ha.d
been niotilb-d. surrounded the bulild..
in!" to captire.the brglars and when
\ir. Mir camp armind the corner .ir.
Kinard shot him with a shotguin, think
ing him one of tie bi rglars.
The load took effect in the alt(btonwn,
pInetur111ing thle inlestines Over 11nn
I ities. Youn tg Ilal' wa-IS gi'en first
aid by local physicianis and later
rushed to a Columbia hospital for anl
operation. A fte' stitehing 9:1, pltn
tres in fite abdomen i octors at. the
Colmtbia l Hospital saw thero was no
chance for hi wounded mi and gave
'? hope. Ile died about 10 o'clock this
torning, a message to relatives stated.
All efforts to save ils life were made.
but, tthe iitestines and stotmach were
literally torn to pieces, mat k ing it lim
1Siblo to save him.
Mr. 1Iair' was one of the most. poplt
I'at' yoing m1eni of the comunii ty and
has many friends wh-]to are grievetd at
the accident. Ile was a Iiembt'r o!
the 1Nighty-first. division and servel
itn France. lie only rtouined from
foreig'It soil last week and had been
at home .ist a few days. \I,'. K in:tro
a. well known merchant here and is
rief srickei over the accident.
Young liair is survived by tis father
and mnother, .\r. and l.r. It. I". Hair.
and a brother, at the 'nive'rsity of
('hicago. Th' rt'mnains were brougln
here this afternoon froml Columb )iia
and will be Interred at. Profsperity
Cometery tonot'row.
Two of the robbers, who wer the
cause of tle sh)ooting, escaped, but
the third was captired afier a scuffle.
Sheriff illease arrived on tIhe scene
shortlhy after thle fatal affair and is
se'arching for the other two men.
MARTIN iIl'lLDING
VIlANGJES HA.NDS
E'nest 1). Easterby uiyts Two Stores
ot Sotitheast ('orner of' the PuIdle
Stilunre.
.\1ii. Drnest D. i.:asterby has purchas
ed the t\wo stores oil tie sotieast.
corner of tile piblic sqiuare from ir.
lieuiry Martin, the prieo not. being
mrle puiblic. The Corner store Is he
ing tised by liondros iBrothers as a
cafe and the other )o Is oclipIed bI
Aho Diamond. dry goods and Clothing
Im 1chan. These stores are on a 1011
tWar cortier' and are comoparatively
new. havin! hen built after a tire
abouti. eight. years ag).
11uy3 Watts% .ills Stor'e.
.\i'. TI. D). Lake. ofC this c'ity,' antd his
(4on-in-lawv, .\r. Joe P'hinney, of' Chin
t on, withI atn armyti3 friend of' .\ '. PhiIn
ney3, ieutt. .hames MaritIn, of' Al abama,~
have pturchased the Wat Is .\ ills dc
liiartmen0)t store and w ill be ini operatI
ing it as soon1 as the details of' the
dealth entn b)e 'tomplIet ed. Mr'. Phinney,
w~ho was a IleutIenan t in the armiy anti
only3 r'ecently' receiv'ed hiIs ischiarge,
and MrlNIt. Mar'tin) willh he in perisonalt
chlar'ge of' th It tore. It. is und~terstood
tha t t hey wil~l atdd to thle alrteady large
sttock atiniaopit thle eash) plan of' sales.
Ofilcer's Expected Hloume
Rielat ives of' Lieut. Hotn A. Stullvan
and1h ~Liet. Chartles Flm0)In g received
Itelegramns from them the ti rst of t hIs
we'ek statinog that t hey3 had atrr'ivetd in
New Yoi'k andlt wouldE be~ home sootn.
1 ot h of' lthese mnen werte formter' mem~
her's of' the~ 'lTanhamn Otiards. i et.
SuillhIvan secur etd a t ran sfer t'o t the
army)3 tif tociupat Ion after te itrmllis
tier'. LT cf. FleinK wg as tr'anlsferred~t
to anothiter div'ision whien 1)e won his
Litrte 1Land4 Deail.
Mi'. . WV. Long andt sons,5 Ar'~tes
andl~ 0. L,. Long, sold their f'artm, form
erly part of thto Shiaw estate, to
Knight & IEdwar'ds, of Fountain Tnn.
Trhis tract of land, 'containing 412
acres, was bought b~y them from Mr.
J1. Mc~D. Moore about, a yea)' ago, and
was sold to Knight & E~dwards 4t a
handlsome prioft It is utnderstoo~d that
KnIght & Eldwards paid $30,250 for
thno proert..
SSIIEIFF i" :ECTOt
SLAIN LAST FRIDAY
li, iie1ldo iesult of Long-Stan dig
G1r1lhre. Gosnell Shot Four Tim4-e.
(reeiville, ,Jnly G.-That Sheriff
Rector was shot three thlnes by Jako
Gosnell In BIriscov's t;rage90 611 West
C"ourt street ",nortif afrer ne(onl lri
day following 111 exchiange of Vor(Is inl
vIlich Rector cursed Gostnell wa; the
statenent made by W. Ilunyan Iel ler,
lorilner deputy sheriff and j11ailor, at the
in'luest. hold y'stellrday 1orning inl the
county courthouse toieeti the
nmull.nr ill which lheriff Rector came
to his deatl. A1r. Keller was the
only witnei'ss exalined at thle iiliest,
and, so far a- is knovn, was one of
I vo eyewitn e-ses to tle shooting, the
other bein. Mrs. .ake Gosnell, wife
tof the man w 1ho) is held for the dealh
of tihe (reonville county slieriff.
After learing thle evidence of Mlr.
Keller, the july of inqtuest lost no
tim1o in rendoring the following ver
dict:
"\e, tho jury, find that lendrix
Rector camto to his death by gunshot
wounds at the hands of Jake Gos
nell."
Tho nember, of tho Jury were Lee
Cosby, W. 1. Vaughn, Avery Vaughn,
.f. L. \lvester, W. 0. Carnes and Sam
M. Snow. They had been drawn as
jurors lrijday afternoon and had
viewed the body of Sheriff llector at
tle undertetking establishment or
nlmseurc, McAfee & Co., Ihlen so that
it could be removed to the Rector
honie on tlie cutskirts of the city.
'l'lTe courtiIromin\ was packed to ile
doors vitli standing room vo. avail
for a part of the crowd that
tried to gain entrance. h'le inqunest
had been set for 11 o'clock and Ihe
arrival of that hour found a Ia rge
and eager throng awaiting the open
ing of tho colirthoise, which had
bueenl closed for the day outL of re
spect for the dead sheriff, but which
was opened long enough to hold thw
inluest, because another place any
think like large enough coul Iot be
secured. \hen the front (door was
oIplned the crowd pou red in until the
courtroom was filled to overflow ing
and a conslderalo number congre
gated in. 1th1 lobby outside. Illile
diately ater i the inquest the crowd
lef, thIie building and it "'as again
closed and remained so the balance
of Ihe day.
M.r. Keller, upon being sworn, Was
q'uestioned first. by Solicitor Martin
and went forward without hesitation
vith the story of ithe shooting as he
saw it. Only the few people who
were nea11 t1 Witness chair could
hIear wlat lie said, as the soli Witor
sat. but. a few feet away, a11 because
of hoarsness asked (lestions in a
: lubdued voice. The people in the m1id
dIe of the -ourtrilom, near ile door
.11id in the allervy caught but. little of
what was said.
Tho witness began by saying le
know Sheriff Rtector and saw the
shooting atI. II riscoe's garago Friday.
Ile said le. .lake (Gosnell, Cosnll's
wife and two imleclianics were ini I)he
garage whlen Rlector (0ame inl from
t he stree.t, thriough the door used 1by
autiomiillles in coing~i in and1( going
(lit; that. letor spokel~ toi (osnell,
say ilng "GoodtIili mring, .lake; t'Ihat
Gosnel1ldidi not speak, 11t. th(iat he
(I ellert said "G(ood morni'Iing, shierifl,"'
wherepon11 hect or reli ed, "11ine
linnyan, hiow~ are yo1u,"' lIe said Glos
ne Illl ai to leturn1 Rteeltor's gre(et -
iiig and( Rlet01r said: "- dl 300o, 1
don't enreo whethe you' 0 shpeak or nlot.
I Ihoughtl I would shuow yo 3'i would
speaik to you.'' TIhen, said the witness,
Gsnll got. upl from a knteelinlg posi..
(Ion biesidte his car, which was being
repaired, and saidl: "'. don1't want 1(o
spIeako I ou or1 1 havye any3thIing to (do
withI you."' Th'len, thIe witniess test I
11led, (losnell slart ed to1 kneel back
dowin, and1( itctr walk(ed a shiort dis
tan1ce past himo and said: "'You dirty
-- -,I donI't ('are whether you
speak or 1no1.' stoppIJing and(1 trinlg
hiis biody sI lilly I oward GlosnellI as
lie spioke. At thIs pinlt, sidi the wIt
11(ss, (Gbsne(lI driew hiis pistol and1( fired(
four times, Rtector' going down at the
tI rst relport. All the shot s, he decIa red,
we're fIr ed in raplid successlin and(
Itector's hlead seemled to drIop) to thie
flooi faster thban (lie rest of the body13,
wIth thle reslt that lie'fell, thle s1ide of
Is face being flrst to hit the 11loor.
K~elleir testifled that whlen Ghosnell
shot itector' had his right hand 0on
his5 body1, In front, and ho thought
either inis helt or' itched In Is
suspenders, H-o said also that Reoc
tor had a cigarette or cigar In hIs
left hand when he entered the g..
1W-OW'EN REUNION
TO BE H ELD IN AUGUST
Number (if F lrollinent Speakers. onf
I'rirlam'ili. Ifirl i at Lilerty Sprinigs
('hlreli, ('ross 1ll.
The followinli' prograi has been
sugg' steI for 1he .\l'(owan 'eunion to
ho held at, laiherty Spring..schr,
'ros IIiI, A1gutst. Ist:
10:210 to 10:::5- -Intr mr':tal i'roeeition
in Irlutreh gri-ove.
11): l ' I"StrUmnrItal -o!o Rosa le
Cowanl.
I I : 00 - 'i vo i on - - Itivv. W . ).
ia tch forId.
I :0- Son --- me rica".
1 :11 -.\udrss of Weeonu -I)r.
.John Hl. -\lilr.
11 :20-lh-spons atul eynot ad
dres.":; Captain John .1. AleswaI .
II: 10- -"What I o Navy did t wIn
lho Wai'". - Adliiiral Saniniiel Mec(owanl.
12:00--"\\'hat le Couniil of Dv
Ifense Did to Win tlie War"- --I Ion.
('hristiv I1enet.
12:15--"What the Press Did to Win
th- War---(a ---Thc Press Bureanis
Ilon. 11. 11. .\cGowan. (b)---Tho IEdi
lorial lools---)r. W. \V. Itall.
12: ta-'-A{Id GloryM,.--ajor .\V. C*
.\leowan,.
I :o----Quartette -"Tenting on the
Old Caip Groiind''--(ral talent.)
1:10---"-choes froil the Camps at
Iloine and Aroad --Capt. .Maxey I Ian
rua, at. A.lGowan llonies, )r. Paul
Ale'.owanl, Capt.lip \\*hitl(, Capt.
W. I. .\lcwxain, CaIt. W. 1'. Nance,
Dlr. I ingh ie'net. P'vt. Ilassell Miller,
PvI. ('alholn .\le(Gowanl, Pvt, Iter.
Chanidlr.
I::,0 --Occupational 1)iges t. of tle
.\c(:owan amiily--I'of. C. W. M
Swatin.
i:r-3 -Alinorial for dvocensed memi
hers szinlce the last reunllion NIt W-..
1'. l)anirl.
2:00 to 3:0 utriniss;ion for din
::00 -Shnt t~illks hv b frinds of ther
lownfamlily: (;ov. It. A. ('ooper.,
-X-Ctov. lHichaird I Aannitu .111 ' .
Tlrorn-pon. lon. .1. IP. .1. Cablwl1.
-r'. a1t01- Sn1iowde,'n, lito. \. F. Aic
I ssiek.
-1usi0-ss l'Ifl-lion of officers,
rporlts of commit iffe's, ele.
1=0r ehain a"In songP-"God hev With1
Yu T il W .\l Again."
lieniodietion.
A... ALTMA31.N BURtID Ill'.:J
'aher-1. of 3Is. Rolbert, 11. Roper iled
Mt his Ii lime in lawhinsville. al.
F-riday.
Mir. ('. A. .\ltmanl, father of .\rs.
I ",lirt II. o per, (if tis city. dirl at.
his hoin in lTawkinsville. Ga., Fri
here for burial Sin y afternoon. Sot'
vies aind intorimnt took place at the
-ilaiE"ns Cemorteiry, the ervievs being
voniduclod by Rlev. S. It. Temipleman
and 1r6w. C(. T. Squires.
\i'. Altnai was 52 years of age and
was an extensive farnier. IIe is smt'
vived by his wife and two daughters,
Mirs. It. II. Ioper, of this city. and
Airs. A. A. Knight. of Tanipa, Fla.
Senai~toi Dial took aidvanitage of the
u'i'ss (if ('ntre'rss last w'irk Ii 'o n coe
dlrrn n and spiend a few days at hometlr.
Siui. IDiail said thait hte lhard ino par
I tilat'r'ws to gIve nut c(epit that
lie was trlying to do his 'duty' as a
sna tot' anid that hre was acting wI h
rot fri or' fav'or. In r'eardi to thle
.hidgeship, lie said thatlihe was ready
Ito act as lie thmight ever'iythiing trail
beren said t hat w\otuld thr ow any' light
on t ho claims oif thei v'aioui cantdi
dabi's. Fori hiimns'lf, he,' said, hei ac
('eptred thle r'espontsibiilities of patronii
age~r along w"itht the other' responisili..l
Ith's atnd wias r'eady to shiouildrt them.
Thler'efoi'e, lie w'as not concerning hi m..
self a 2irea:t dleal abouit thle rfftects of
Ihis arts utn hitmsrlf.
raig(', anud thoughit lie had it still wvhent
h wa .s shot, lie est imanted thtIH fee
toi' amnd (osnell were abiout eight
fe'et aptarmt wvhen then shlinitg Occurr'ied,
II ie id inot thinkil llecrtor' hmil Ihis Ight
nilI ftred, andi had ftni'i see'n him wIth
that hand in his clothes.
Up'Ion heinog ('riosx-examinedh by At -
nirney D~ean, Kel let' saId lie saw a
tiistoil in Hlcto's hii pocket as lie
fell; that in the fall the cor-no' of
hIn coat. flowv upl, revealng Ithe
weapon. ie woiuldh not. say liositively
just wvhereo Rec'toi's r'ight hand wvas
when the shootIng by (Gosnell hegan.
As a r'esutlt of tho verdIct by the
Jury of inquiet, Gosnelh will be 'rled
totr mutrdor.
TOP S01L ROADS
NOW [R WAY
Work Started on Princeton
Road
CROSS HILL
GETS ROAD
'onilty Iii-huay ('omm inission, Witiness
'd 11ina:-uuirati of nio Hoi ullding
Ye'd1eiliy and The ii nhed
l''uirih lv.iee ('rs liio IM d1141 to
Get 21n1 Early Sti1.
III the- pr(selce of sutpetrvisor, sev
.'rai of the higiwaVy colmiissioi and
" nuiniuber of citizlens, grollid was
broe(n0 near the city limits ye.sterday
o0in02 g for the lop-soil road from
I',miren ts to Priincetonl. The work on
this road lis heei let. to (remnory &
Thomas, eontractors, and representa
lives of thie firm were on han1d to see
th:it the work was properly undertak
11n. I'he firm has at presenit. only
one of thr cee sections of its road work
i force, h)121 the other two sections
a- expe(ted at an early date.
The powe'r work in grading is furn
ish e'd by n1i1les and horses, the fore
mnan statuig yesterday that motor
power is iit satisfactory for this par
t4iiiular ki1i41 of work. The stock is In
-nod condition aid (tie eqttipment of
im bett. Tr'?le is not linhig inter
red with by Ihe N work going on, but
dIiversA are ex pected to use care inl
11)ssin g teamlis.
'ross liill Road Lau n lied.
After witiesing the heginning bf
work uponl the l'rinceton road the
biih1wa 0'onissioi hlvid a regular
lu 2lg i the' oll of the supervisor
.Ind took ill olhe' natters pertaining
to the n1ew roads. After a thorough
4i5ission of lans for the future, the
4o ais72n 4decided to laun11ch1 1ts
fouriith r.ie't, ihw road from Spring
Grove. 3, by Cross Hill and Mlart. Teague
place 1ti te Sw1m place to connect
with the prospc(tive road from Lau
renis through Waterloo to the (reen
wvoOd oun.\ line. Work upon this
road wi!l be started Just as soon as
top-soil and right s-of-way are grant
id. Oi account of the many details
wich have to he followed in getting
the itse of the fedleral aid, it is likely
tlt.tt, the Cross 11111 road, like the
l'titncetonl road. both of which aro to
b10 b12ilt without, feVd'rl2 aid, will bo
w-Il untder way before the Enoree to
Waterloo an2d Kiniards to Fountain
[ini roads ar4 b' eguni.
Sullivan Leads for Postmaster.
Accordinlg to tunverifled reports and
judgiig froi2 1he m12arks of th.ei civil
3'rtvice etum21ission that have been
made pub1ic by the idividual candl
dates for 1thle postmastership, Mr. Jas.
It. Siutivati, for the past. fev years
co(1nty supenri n tedent. of edluention,
14ecived the highest, mark in the Coin
Ilet tiv4 e'xamination21 hed111( to decide
wvho wouild get the apI'pointment and
prtobab1ly his name22i will 1)e 1hand(ed( to
thle prlesidentI for' recommendation at
an1 113 (arly dat'. It is generIal ly con
ceded tha22t Mtr. Dial will not. object to
h2is appo44intmen 22a22 nd tha221 Mr. Suilli
12an wVill get thle jotb. AMr. C. D. Darks
(122l4 secur ied thle secotnd hiighiest miark
:in1 d tl. ID. 31. Norwood, alssistant pos5t
2inaster'2. Carne2i third. The mar11ks of '
th2ec5e thre2e4 (conte(stan12ts wereC very
('lose t oge'ther'2.
E'hiureh Nittite.
The li'a22Cramen2111t of the4 . Lor'd's Sup
''ri will bie (*h5 'I'(rt 24a the Priesb~y
24'ia 2122h(12rch(l nl'I Sabbath 1 moi0i ng.
Serv'1'ice 14r2epara1t':Iory to thle 'Com.
22nion w~ill be held this ev'eninig at
:2( l'(clock.
Ou'ri i c11 nielion he1rshipl is uriged to
lit tpresen1 an we1( " e'(x tenld a eor'dial
inv1italtionl to al1l of our bre'threun of
the4 other1 brc2aches of' the Churc'h to
wVorship w1ith Iiis ini this m1emoria121l serl
We shall w'or'shii 82abbath I 'eening
\: thodlist (church1.
Past or.
leoommIriede for' Rlt~ Police.
Ml a meieting of the County Delega
tiIon held hiere last week. Mr'. W. D.
8Su11Ivan, .Jr., of Tumb1lling Shoals, was
r'ecomimended to the gover'nor for ap
pointment as r'ural polIceman to sUC
(eedl L. C. Aber'crombilc, r'ecently de
ened.i