The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, July 14, 1920, Image 5

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* Local and Persoal Mention. *** e o e *....* e oe S C e e Mr. B. F. Owens, of Danbarton, iwas a visitor in the city Sunday. Miss Gallie .Hunter, of Pendleton, Is the guest of Miss Sadie Sullivan on West Main street this week. Mrs. J. 1D. Jeans and little child, of Clinton, hiIve been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Hamp' Hunter for several days. Mrs. David Childress and family 'have gone to Hlendersonville to spend the summer. Mrs. Belle Gray, of Fountain Inn, has been visiting friends in the city for a few days. Henry C. Tillman, Esq., of the Greenwood- bar, was a visitor in the city yesterday. 1-1. 11. JBlease, Esq., of the Newberry bar, is attending equity court here this Aveek. Mliss Katherine Moore, of Greenville, has been visiting Miss Margaret Dial for several days. Mrs. J. Y. Wallace and children are spending some time in the city with Alrs. Wallace's parents, \.\*. an11d Mrs. J. T. Crews. Mrs. Lous 'Vantzler and daughter, Edithi, of Greenwood, returned home yesterday after spending several days here with Dr and Airs. L S. Failler. Miss Malmy dielle Eitimes has re turned to her home in Columbia af ter visiting 1)r. 'aind lMs. L. S. Fullie for several daI:.'s Aliss Ethel Anderson, of La Grange, Ga., is spending several weeks with he' sister, Mrs. P. E. Caninon, in, Sit greaves Court. Mr. and Mrs. William Walker antI family, of Gree'nville, spent the week end in the city as guests of Dr. and \lrs. W. H. Dial. Mrs. Albert '. Todd and daughter, Harriett, le'ft - few days ago for .Birmingham, Ala., to spend some time with Mrs. Todd's father, lRev. 'rown lee. Misses iLtcia and Annie Simpson, who have been visiting Mr. and Alrs. ECarle Wilson for se%'eral weeks, have (epiarted, the former for .lontreat and the latter for Charleston. M'. .1. Lee langston, Who Ils now manager of the liuffllo Mills store at Union, was a visitor in the city yes ttrday and was cordially greeted by his friends oi the streets. Mr. and .I\rs. J. W. Todd and Mrs. (larlington left yesterday for Mon treat, N. C.. to spend the emainder o the ummemr. miss itessie Todd went a head several days, ago U; prepare for their coming. Mrs. John P. Polt and griand-dauglh ter', As S:tr:il li liey, an(i \lr. Nat iennedy returned Thursday from i n.tr' toip to (.>: a nboro where they visited Ml r. and .l-. F. P. Tatuni. They we'e accomlnnlied homle by Miss Sarah Dfolt who has been there several weeks. Mr. W. Hastings )ial, .1r., after spending his vacation in the city, left last night for New York city where he will reeivye is assignmenrit on one of tile gover'nmient liners, Ilie explect to be sent oil this tipi eitheri to South Ailmea or the0 011ient and will be gout for several mionthls. Mr'. ilal is one of the r'epriesenltatives of the govern ment on the ships operatedl underi thet federal sipin )1g boarid andt hioldis a very responsibie piosittin. Mr. Per'cy WN. Moor'e, for'mer county dlemlonstraItioni agent of tis county but no0w a r'esidenit of Gri'envill( city with lls brothler, Mr. M. iD. Moore, air. Moore is city' muanager' of a lar'ge cor'poration town in Tennessee and says thlat lie likes thle w.ork very mfuch. WVhile here lhe spenlt several hioum's on thet puileI sqiare' speaklinlg to friends and acqualntences. GASOLINE AND Kl Just received carload of Gai 2 to 12 Horse Power; Portable Saw controlled by clutch wlihi Any detective par' made good at COLUMBIA SUJ 823 WEST GERVAIS ST) 45-tf SUNDAY SCHOOLS 003TPETE. lianner is Offered for Attendance at 'Sunday School Convention July 23. A county-wido attendance contest has .been organized In connection with the. approacihng County Sunday School Convention to be held at War rior Creek Baptist church near Ora on 1Friday, July 23, according to Leon C. 'Palmer, General Superintendent of the 'South Carolina Sunday School Association. At this convention an attractive banner wili be publicly awarded to the Suiday School' having the largest number of delegates over 16 years of age present at the conventign, in pro portion to the distance traveled. Un der this plan, ten delegates coming ten miles each count the same as twenty delegates traveling only flve miles each, thus making it fair for all, both near and far. The banner becomes the property of the Sunday School winning It and may be taken home for permanent display in the -Sunday School room. ANDEltSON FACT011Y. DESTItOYED BY FIEll.l I.mss in Padt and Collar Plant Placed III Ten 'i'lhousa nd lD ollar I's. Anderson, .luly S.---The Andierson pad and collar factory was destroyed by 'Are Wednesday night. The fire started in the store room where there was a large stock of collars and pIads, and it is not kInom*wn how it originated. Owing to (le very nflammable stuff of which these pads are made -the fire wias Inlider good hcadway before the lire comipny) got there, and the fac tory lbeing located at quite a distance from. the hydrants made it, some lit tle time before connections <oiuld be made. The firemen worked valiantly when they (id overcome the difficul ties, and in a short time had the fire under control, but not before about $10,000 damage was d(one. The par't of the factory not burned was badly damaged. This factory belongs to 'i'liomas Q. Anderson, and has been burned twice before. This time the factory was covered with metal shin gI'-s which confined the lire in the in terior, eating into the huge piles of collars andl pads. There was some !in siur'alice, slut not enough -to cover the damages. Is stated. .1. FhoST WALKEl DEAD. Veteran Clerk of Court of IRicbland County Dies it llome. Sick 31any 'olumbia, .July 12.-.lohn Froi Walkr, fo: 22 years clerk of' court of l0lich1inl cou1n11y% and one of tie best known and most beloved men in the county, died af his home, 16:10 Senate street, yesteri'da1y morning at 10:30 o'clock after a long illness. Mr. 'Wauilke'r had been in a eritical condi tion foi the imst several days and while Iis death was not entirely mi expected, it nevertheless came as a great shock to members of his family and frlins The death of Mir. Walker' will bring sorrow to a large circle, not only in 'H~iclhandl County, whei re lie wvas for more lian 80 year's in pubice life, but also throughou t the state. .\ir. Waslker wouldh have been 69) yearis of age had he lived until Novemiler 21. lIe wvas biorn in 18d5h. Finniey- White. Last Sunday night, at the residence of .\lr.x .1. 1'0. Tolilesoni, Miss l~mma 'linniey, of Atlanta, Ga.. wvas married to Mr. .J. F. White, of Colhimbuia. Thel m-ari'iage ceremony was performed in the presence of a few fi'iends. Mr., \\'hilte is anm engineer' on thle 'C., N. & L. iailrioad an d t he bide is a popular' young ladly of the Gate City.* EROSENE ENGINES noline and Kei'osene fI:ngines from Sag Rigs; Gasoline Engine Di'ag eliminates danger and saves time. factory during life of Engine. PLY COMPANY EE T, COLUMfBIA, S. C. W E, BROS. MARBLE & GRANITE Co. MANUIPACTURElRS ERIDCTORS Dealers in everything for the "qme ry. The largest and best equIpped mon nental mills In the Carolinas. REEMWOOD. . . - S. C. LAURENS SPLITS EVEN IN TWO GAIES Defeated by Cross Hill Friday and Won Over OwIngs Yesterday. The -re-organized Laurens county base ball league started a new season pgi the local diamond Friday when Cross Hill came up and copped the first game from the locals by a score of 11 to 3. With the exception of the first three runs, all of the Cross 1111 tallies were made on the third out after close decisions by the -umpires. Pnson pitched a good game for the Cross 'Hillians, while 'Rufus 'Wolff hurled well for the locals for flve in nings when he was relieved b' Cox at his own reqIuest. Charles Rounds caught the last part of the game for Lauirens and fitriiished the feature of the game by his "stone wall" stand against a Cross 11111 runner at the plate. Scoro by innlings: R II E Lauzrens .... ...000 100 200--3 5 6 Cross 11111 . . .302 022 020-11 15 3 'latt1eries: Lalurens, Wolff and Cox, Johnson and 'otids; Cross 11111, Pin son and Cuilbert son. ii nurI'telns Winls Seconi. 'Tlie second game of the new season was played at Owin gs yisterday when Latireiis defeated the Owings aggre gation Iy a score of I I to (). 'he fea tlres of the ga me were the hitting of Cox and Cothran for the locals, the forii'r gelting a liomier and a h:ee. ba'ger. Ioho itec'd in vinile ba Ill letting his oppoliits down Witli one lilt. Only one Owings man reached third base and two reacthed seconld. 'lv'erce Irby i layed a wondevr.fil game on the insiel d. Con!siderable argu ment resulted over the p!ai ng in the outield of Cothran, of the. locals, on 'the ground that lie was Ineligible to play under the rules. Score by innings: Rt If E TLarens. .. ....150 003 200-11 13 3 Owiigs .. .. ..000 00 000- 01 1 ; (Batteries: Laiirens, Bobo IId Flem ilg; Owings, 11111, Owings anld lryson. 'Iloie riun, Cox; three base iit, Cox and Cothran. Struck out. by Bobo, 10. Standing of the, Chlbs. Following the reorganlzatlon of the leagiue witi the linton team out of the club, a new season was oridered by the dirrh2ors for tle three remaining 'libs. The followiig is the otiial standing to date: Cross ItHill........ 0 loon Iattllrel .... ... ....1 1 .500 Owings ...... ..0. 1 011 New Sehedtile. The sliedtile colimin ittee appoimiiedio by tihe. dlireetors at Ieflir ieeting I'll it rsday iight adopt ed the following schedule below for tie new season with the uiderstanding that s,ie of the Cross liill-Owings mgames miay !( played on the Laiurens diamond. As will he seen the lFriday game of ihis week between Owliigs and Cross !ll will be played here. The sciiedil. leaving out tihe, first two games already playved, foliows: .July it; Owinas andI (ross Hill a' Jly 2)---(rolss 11111l and Ow)~ings :t C'ross .11111. .1il Z'--()* Oxng.'s and La:ituren.- at Owings. July 27-- Laurens anti Cross liill at -Lau rens. .11uly 30--Cr-oss 11il1 andI Owings: at Ovings. August 3-Owinigs and Laurens at Auitust t-Ia uren s and C ross 11till at Cross 11ill. Atugust 10--Cross '11111 and Owings ait Cross 11111. Auigust 13--Owings and Lanure ns at Owings. Autgust 17-LTaturens and (Cross 11111 at 1Latirenis. -Auitst 20 -('oss 11111 and Owilngs at Owings. August 27'-Laurens and Crost; Hill at Cr'oss 11111. Newv Foremutan at La undiry. Mr. D). L. l(Insland, who has been with several of' the largest laundries in the south, has arrived in the city to accept the position of foretman of the Laturens Steamn Laundry. Mr. Me D~aniel, proprietor, states fliat the laulndry ia now in positIon to turn out work in good condiltIon and prtomlptly.' C'ongressional Meeting. A meeting of congressional candi dates ia to be held at the Watts Mills Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock, ac corfling to an announe~ement gIven The Advertiser yesterday. It is ox.. Ilected (lhat alhl the congressional catn dlidates of the distrIct will be present to make addresses. Itec(pfiOni for flrIde anad Groomn. Mr's. (leo. S. McCravy has issued in vitations for a reception FrIday even Ing, Jluly sixteent~h, in honor of Mr. and Mr's. Frank Edwin McCrdyy, who wvere nmarrleed in 'North Carolina sev emal weeks agso. Mr. and Mrs. Me Cravy have been on a visit here for the npat few ays, 10 Hospitality, the one note of expression which we should all strive to express in our home arrangement, should not cease with one room but should be extended to every room in the house. There never was in the world's history a time in which better and more artistic home furnishings was produced than now. Our assortment is the largest, most complete and finest to be found un der one roof in the state, and includes all the popular and wanted periods. Our prices are the most moderate that you will find. You are always welcome to look. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. DODGE BROTHERS BUSINESS CAR Dodge Brothers Business Car is being used for all sorts of hauling on all sorts of roads, in every state in the Union with low repair cost everywhere. Easterby Motor Company Phone 200 Laun, . C.