Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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. rtiser Price $2.00 Per Year a'kyable in Advance Published by tVERTISING PRIN'fING COMPANY Laurens, S. C. Advertising tRates on Application. Obituaries and Cards of Thanks: One Ce'nt a Word. Entered at the postoffice at Lauren.s, S. C., as second class mail matte:-. LAUR ENS, S. C., JULY :25, 1920. Theo lctt(r of the coumnty hi. engineer, founti in anoth .ol u::m, o this paper, in whc-:i he givvaa advice on t:e oub.:t 'f d: the county's4top. :-oads, a read with, fa- '.y! the advIc : - on perhaps do ro, -. 1( pa, cr. T tendiency -0.~ ae !ii to overco. effort sho d ad to cur speeA mani a lawx arn'z.. iflr a .'o ter of th. :-oad : w surfa. w : - d - will l' ea H m nti th ' roads ' y ro: Tr! allir - a r me far- a di12 cult ;; opo.a21ion in th' ir d ainw. the Bo~ei:R~n oerm~t and Trotsky r it ttatl tha: it has secured icrmannt eranol of the i-at l an im:,:r- and that we will have io rco!niz':t now or latf r on. NoA.n.. :hort of anohr art-at war can disr(AL1d- !i- no-w 2ovrnr-nt and another war is unthinkable. If recognition of the new regime will bring peace, and it probably will, it appears that the wise thin,. to (1o is to grant the r'eo:x nition and truit to the future for ti" nation to ;'ill itself out of the mire in which it has c n gulfed itself. Advocates of higher priced cott on who say that Eu rope lacks only cotton to start the mills running again, over look the fact that coal, money and a steady supply of willing labor besides other important things contribute e the paralysis of tiuropean indlustry day and that until thies things are supplied, as twell as cotton, the mantu facture of cotton goods there cannot progress. European countries are using some cotton now and will use it in in creasing quantities, btt the staple it self is not the sole governing com. mnodity. The voters of the nation have a wide variety of candidates to sele(ct fromo this year--Democrats, Republ-ians, 1Prohi bitionists, Soeialists, laorites and others. .iany of the best voterA will be found in all the parties but all the best politicians. will he found in u first two. A real goodl 1o0 tician doesn't lay his money on a weak hors.. it, stays with thle htoris thlat is likely to wvin. F'(lt IIlS Ol'INION Want to Kntow Extenit to Wlh S. C EIec(tiont Laiws wi1ll lont ravetie Colunmbia Record. Following up the suaggestion md to Giov. Cooper s('v(rail weeks ii( by Thomas P. Cothiran, of Sotuth ('aro lina, speaker of the iotuse of iepre sentatives, to thle effect that the iNthI Carolina elect ion laiw s will lbe wit ho full force uoon lie ratitliention of the nation-al suffrage amiendmenat and that the governor might take some action looking to remedying the sit i. ation, the suffrage leaders of South Carolina have asked Attorney (;ener-. al Wolfe for an opiniot, .s to what ex tent the present (leCtion prtovisions of the state constitution andi of th sta'te laws iil b e withotut force when the national amendment is iprociaimed and what action will be necessary to correct the discrepancy between state andl national statutes. The at.. torney general is expectedi to render the opinion this week. The su ffragc leaders are looking to the ballot this tail. Speaker Cothran recently stuggested to Governor Cooper that if the amend )nent Is ratilfed and the election~ laws in South C~rolina are nlot (hanged, the election so far as it was held in South Carolina might be thrown out as illegal. .fle sug~gestedl t wVo reme-. dies, one that the governor call a special session of the legislatture en.. act new ohec-tion laws, and the otltrr that the governor Inst rtct the si:,er-. Visors of registration to allow women to register (during the registration p~eriodl, the first half of Atugust. As yet Goternor Cooper has taken io action butt something will probably ~be done witliin a few days. Pending .this action. the suffrage leaders have * REV. GRANVILLE C. GIRILES. * * (By WilL D. S.) * -, e e ..e... S e e ...... ee The minutes of the Reedy River Bap tist Association of 156 and '5S shows that he was a licensed preacher of this association, lie resided on llan;per Street, Laurens C. H., S. C. Was a painter by trade. I employed him'soon after this date to paint my house Jin and outside. There was no ready mixed paint then. We bought the lin seed oil, white lead and all kinds of dry colors. They were ground !n a hand nill, beat and riu')bed in an iron mortar wilh an iron stle. \e sure had a lont' andI tdioi-z jobi of it. I kno'. I :'ot miilh:y Itirel of it before comicti'n. I !e wouihl paint a while, t''n go off )n a reaching trip. lIe told in about lik experie.nce vithi a churcl h. -u;ied i an aIdjolnina colnt. in ti'. fall faz was the eu-. - tOmi they.V rais (d 0 colk- Cion to )ay 1h1 . r- ah--r for his year' 4 work. I1 aouwnted to t welve dollars. lie reimon -trated with his conizreatation ahout the cnilpay. liv f told il.m that I., aould not hire a hors. fr.o:I the rtable andr i ', wet y-five-mih-.- to pri-;ea-c to themfor thils sum. Tiv called himt, again ante! promised to pay better th nlext y-at. When 'cy day came they paId only six dollars. lie resign 1old them to call anoth'r 'roeart. "Dltrother Gries, our crops h-cve be-n ve ry had and money hard to _.vt. i you will preach t Itl- hird yeart- for us, will r-iir do better.'' ell, he cin sCoited and tritd them antother titme. Whe-n pay day rolled ar'ound4, his pero .le paid him i t v e lolI ars anid QI, ol sist(r- preted( him \itlh a pair of hotme-K Init cot ton s ocks. 1i1e ti 'Jhese old minutes tell that the La rens Ba itist chirch had 'teaching onee a month. T. Q. Pearce was their pastor. Had Is wiite members and 27 negro mielmlttbers. collection for missions $8.06. Delegates to the as sociation were V'. WV. Winn, G.C. Grimes and S. larksdale. The Cuiine That Doos Not Affect the liae necrnt.'e of its tonic innd laxative effect, LAXA TIVit isRONe1O QUilNF. i etter tiat ortiunry (utaeii eue and does not cause iervirtisne,% not rit-:t,: in heard. Rernemtbr the tu3i1 nar-! Atl ok for the signature of E. 'V. GROV.. 3Uc. * S SO e a . 5 a S . e * ANNOUNCEMENTS. 000 05g 0 *00 **0 00*0a Fri'-ends of Dr. W. II. Dial hereby an nounce hin a candidate for the House of Representatives from Laurcns coun ty and pledge himi to abide by the rules of the Diemocratic primary. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the House of Representatives from Laurens county and pledge my self to abide by the rules of the Dem oeratic primary. W. ELIAVOOD DrLARID. Notice of Bond Sale. I Ile trustees of School ilstriet Lau tons No. :1, of .laurens County, the State of Soth Cat-olina. will se-ll at theic ollions of Dilal & TIoddl, La trens. S. C., ont the 5th day if .\ttgct-t, l1i., at the hot:' of 1(0 o'cloei ini thle fo' 1-noon, c-ottlon bionds of saidl schoocl udistriet in thlie sum n of Seven IThousand lrive flundred l)ollars ($7,5Oi.00)j, matitring t wenty (2111 yeats after' date thletreof, beartintg itterest at six .pe cen~lt lier aniititin. payable semni-annital ly, to thIe hiighest bid eder, for (cashI Sc-al crId hids will bie received upt to the- time of thec sale. All bidderis will be trequt tirI to deposit wvitht the rhairmoan of tthe lonard aisht or centiltird chted1 of someC solvent banitk int the sit itf Ti~'wo iiltn - drted D~ollarts ($2(e0.00) to gttat-au t' plerformian0ce on ht1 is i iat withI the itirms of his bid I the bc*cvent samte liheuld rbte neaceptedi D' josit-; of un.t sutccessful b idcders will )b c it i'un :1 im. mediately after thte close of the sale. rThe tirustees reserve thte rightt to reject any andI all bids Seabed hids1 shioutld he addrossed to the Chati'rmahn of the Hoard of Trutstees, cate Dial & Tiodd, Attorneys. L~atrens, South Carol ina, and plily marked "Ilid fot' School 'N. RI. T.YTOD, Ft. II. HitRTrON, 2-2t-A 'iTustees. IABJIEVILLE-ORLEENWOOD MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSO(IATION. Organized 1892, PRUOPERLTY INSURED $8,875,860 WRITE OR CAL1L on the undorsign ed for any information you may desire about our plan of insurance. We Insure your property against de struction by FIRE, WINDSTORM OR LIGHTNI-NG, and do so cheaper than any company in existance. Rtemember, we are prepared to prove to you that ours is the safest and cheapest plan of Insurance known. Our Association is now licensed to wito Insurance in the counties of Abboville, Greenwood, McCormick, Edgefleld, Tmurens, Sal uda, Lexington, Richland. Calhoun, and Spartanburg. The oincers are: Gen. J. Fraser Ly-on, President, Columbia, S. C.; J. R1. Blake, Gen. Agt., Secty. and Tres: Greenwood, S. C. DIRFCTORS: A. 0. Gran-'... ....Mt. Carmel, S. C. J. M. Gambreli .. .. Abbeville. S. C. JT. R. Blake .......Greenwood, S. C. A. W.. Youngblood .. ..Hodges, S. C. J. Fraser Lyon .. .-. Columbia, 8. C. RI. H. Nicholson .. ..Edgefteld,S. C. W. HI. Wharton .. .....Waterloo, S. C. W. C. Dates .... ....Batesbutrg, S. C. J. I. IL AKE, (Aen. Agt. Greenwood), S. C. Jan. L, 190. asked the attorney general for ai 0opinion as to the situation and thei further action will depend on that. Several of the suffrage leaders o the state, some in Columbia consid ered recently the plan of going to places of club enrollment and askin: to be allowed to enroll on the Demiio cratic club books. However. womer would hardly have been allowed t< enroll. It is probable that some e.xecu tive action will be neces;sary befor the women of *.he state can reuis:c for voting this fall. However. the.. ex. oto vot 'iurinz the cominz (lse tions *h'-y 'ta!'t. They :oint to thi( fac- t:va nly one nore state has ratiy aid TaneneNorth I'aro la a n- ' l - e are ir :ne ta:a: ca-t d irin .elal ses. mion . T.n -fl::ffaZ le ad . n S t :I ar 0 (O' r con iden' *hat T . o North 4-a:-!!a w 1,at SConn-:. C ut ;'n etiOn ln an n te two South -rn .-a-, a- n .aority crat. h miat n n y r-s i !i u h persu::Ia C:-:a' -o t Wh c -"on *"in" - *rcht n Tonne.=see~ ani! N :h C : r) ~ a ' r'-sult :-o th" 1(1r g i-ri~ ho in 1 rat fic a f irm Viard Irom .IMr. oi .o, El'i'- Lam :I -a .\dvertisr.r: 9 in le r M .o rh- 1,0t pay. fr7 Th .\d oi ::r. Pleat. senu it 'f M( dirre', d to the Indiistrial School fo r( ' .('otimbia. 8 ('., 11. F'. V. A.h: a ref1 ormatory in du1s I t rial J) oo for youne-' wh-iteI Lirls. T e t. fo!r :zIrls ar'( here. now andl th1( num..1 r ill ib- doulbled soon,, as soom as :tnothr-r buildine' is finished The 8':a ti out 2,1011 ac(rs o' lanl) heI -. III the Dunth Fork This institution i s ' m1les from the capitol blildinlg. I hav-y a lermanent job here as a ,tat 'ace ofIlCfr. Your;s ve'ry truly, S .W. LOWE. Columbia, S. C.. R. F. 1). 2, July 1.3, 11. The- Advertir carriet two more an notnetments for the Ilouse o' Hlt pr silt atives tils we!k. W. -llwo) 1 I)il lard, the well known awyeir of ('lin ion, ntrs tlle race and )r. \\. It. "I-l o thlis city,.: annonneectd by his friends. Grover C'. \\atts, the " Weil Digger", of M Wnt!ile, entered tI arena Iktst week b:t f t y-i to r ', the tIsual ntt('e gIve nthe (andldates outside of the ad vertisine ':4 umns. .ir, Watts sttes that he is "'-oing d]own' to "wind them 1up)". Younae Woman' illed in Hfer hclihen, Riristol, V~i.-TeOnn., .July 21;.- .\Miis \ilile Bradshaw, a young woman. way shot to death in the kitchen of her home at Ap.talachia. Va., at noon 1un. day and Floyd Freeman, 26 year old and married, has been arrest(al charged with the rime, it was learneI here todlay. Pereeman is said to hiavi I pearit' at 1the kitchen door1 and)1 will 11h' aIreeting "'I llo 11ill,'' fired si:' shots inlto heri bodyl. li'(r'tieman was arre(sted at Norton. Va., itS lhe wasit imrehal~si ng a railro:i hiket. ('ourt .Martini Fallsk to .\innonnieet Veri. New~ York, .1 uly' 2t.-Th'le cou ri martdial befor'e whtich 1i Atenan'it 1 lFran k Lam tb, setniol' officer of the nay,!tV sr-al]ane Nto. I 114 t has been-~ onl tria at thei lirooklyn navy yard (ltairg(' withI illeg'al tra'~nstportat ion of liquor oni Ih ir craitft, adjotirneid today with (Jut annlotlneing its verdIct. Thei find igs will ibe rev1ie wi'd by thIe secre'(tar.i' of the navy. V'Irgi nia Moonshiner Fatally W1onndiied - l rstoll, 'PTnn).-Va. Jutl y 21'.- Charlih Smiuith watS woundced fatally Stinday b. revenute officers wtho swere iraiding dlisti lier av~t Imb toden't, ai mining eami of Southwest Virgin ia, it wasit report ed heie today. Smtitht is said to havt met the offleirs at the dloor of tih< I lanhit and~l at the pjoint of at pIstol or der'ed thleti to leave. Tlhe r'evenile me w'r0'lke 01n tile trigger and Smit 1 Grueome Find. An) e.ttraorinary story comesu froml Shanghai (China) of a find by some railway mn at Hlarbin, A box ear ad dIressedl to Colonel BulikoY, who Is the Itussian representative at Hlailar', was opened and founxd to contaIn apparent. ly hags (if flour and firewood. Under. nenth1 thtese were found eight chsket, each one duly iJ.nbeled, six beairing the( names of grttnd dukes and dufchesses and the other two the name of a priest and a valet of one of the grand duk~les. T1o make sure there was no ruse, oat casket was openerId and a body re vetled. In addition to the names of the denad there was also wrItten whoc had killed thetm and where. The ques. tion Ilalheing asked w~ho had forward ed these bodIes and for what reason, and where they were ultimately (les tinedl to he sent. lIn these days wvhen railwaymen expect to find hIddetn away gold, jewels arnd other precious met' ala, to lhe confronted with caisketa con taining murdered persona is indeed a grneomenannd unwelcome find. I $ SPECIAL NOTICES. S*s $** * s s e * Overlands For Sale-Touring car and sedans on the floor. Also som good used cars cheap. Sunerel Aoto Co. 2-it-p( Wanted-To rent an invalid's rollei chair. Dr. R. E. Hughes. 2-1 For Sale--Mediun size iron safe Cheap. Frank Posey. 2-1t-p For Sale--28 acres of land near Ora. about fifteen acres in wood and tim. ber. P. C. Martin, Ora. S. C. 2-it-p( Lost--iSmall female hound, 3lack back and tan legs with white spot or breast. Tail broken in the middle anr tip cut off. Answers to name "Cora.' ieward for her return or Informatior as to whereabouts. Notify John D. W Watts or Tom Dennett, Laureis, S. '" - 2 -lt] Fords For Sale-One new Ford tour ing car with self starter and electric light. Price $825.00. Sumerel -Motor Co. 2-1t-pd Wairons For Sale-We have Just re ceived a car load of new Hickory wag ohs which we will now offer at at tractive prices, $130 and $135.00 for liht 2 1-2 size, and $115.00 for 2 3-4 two horse wagons. T. I. Sunerel. 2-it-pd Notfie--We now have a complete line of groceries In our store at Nar nie. Yonr trade will be appreciated. Austin Hrameltt & Son. 2-St-pd 1a11d For Sale-Two hundred acres known as ILia .ones place, quarter minle from city limits, just south of C. & W. C. Ry. on Lanrens-Milton road. For price and terms see or write C. Yates Brown, Atty., Spartanburg, S. (, 2-4t Veerlinary Surteon-I am a grad iate of Ohio State University, complet Ing a four year course in veterinary 'hildress & Son's salestables. I'hone Children & Son's salesstables. Phone 25. Will answer calls day and night. O'Neal .acobs. 2-5st-pd Newi Fords-y---f interested In new Foruds s'k flabb & Brooks, Gray Court, S. C. 1-1t-pd Watnted-First class shoe repairer, wages 61le- per hour. W. F. Ponder, Laurenls, S. C. 2-1 t-4pd 1,4st-$25 or $210 I black velvet bag. Lost in city of Laurens Saturday, -July 21h. Name of Corrie Byrd In bag. Re ward. Please notify Corrie -lyrd, Laurens Route 2. 2-lt-pd Notic-4,aurens Trust Company will pay you G per cent interest for your money. 15-tf F-,or Sale-One pair mare mules, foi 4,n1d five years old, weigh 11511 and 1200 Ilbs. Broke anywhere. Terms to right party. Harness to go with mules. One home-raised horse com intg ive. . Weight P00. Good trotter. Work. anywhere. Terms to good Ja'1:-. Two good rut bber tired blg :les aid iarness. All this property will he sold below value. C. A. Ow ens, Clinton, S. C. . I -3t Own A Ione-Land is the only real estate. Persons who grow rich us cally owi land. The Southern Co operalive Association buy or build homes anywhere on the co-operative plan. Consult ut. C. .\. Demtpsy, Manager, Columbia, S. C. I-St-pd For Sale-'i'wo good farms. See Clyde T. Franks at Parmers National Bank. -52 -tf Orm's Tasteless chill Tonle estores vitality and energy by purifying and ei.i rcking the blood. You can soon feel Its Strength *Ding. lnvt4orating Effect. Pricb 60c. For Sale Near Princeton, S. C. F~or SaeIc 25 anc for sale at $ 100 jper acre. It is in 3sep~arate' tracts. Top soIl road inns thri ough one( tra ct. Other' 2 trac'ts are itearbhy. 'The matil carrtieri goes once a dany bthroiughI each t ract. l'Tere are I10 dwelling houses, good barnis, :tastures, runnin jg wa~teri aitd well at each house The farms (can he easily divided .as bte public road run s thr iough the ce n ttr of tea'h tract. lety3 of good tilthber, btothI oak and tuin' with each 'tctb. Haptist antd .\lEt hodi1st ('hurchtles and 2 good schools nteatr the fairms. good pasture with each farmt. One of the fai'ms is now ready a stock farm. .\ilton iH. .\1cu'cen, Hlox 125, Wllalmuston, C. C, Milton B. McCuen Box 125 Williamsten, S. C. In praise of the Estey piano, Joseph Hoffman, the world's renowned pianist, says, "The Estey Piano is incomparable in its quality." A large stock of Upright and Players always on sale by John A. Holland, The Greenwood Piano Maui Ref erence: The Bank ol Greenwood, the oldest and strongest Bank in Green' wood Connv. OWEN BROS. MARBLE & GRANITE CO. DESIGNERS MANUFACTURERS ERECTORS Dealers in everything for the -eme-' E tery. The largest and best equipped mon umental mills In the Carolinas. GREENWOOD, - S. C. C. O. D. Beginning August 1st, all laundry will be de livered C. 0. D. Have your money ready. LAURENS STEAM "LAUNDRY W. S. M'DANIEL, Prop. New Goods W. G. Wilson and Co. have opened for Spring and Summer wear complete lines in every department. SILKS in the best weaves. VOILES of the latest creation. A full line of Hosiery, Table Dam asks, Doilies and Towels. A full stock of Dress Ginghams and Apron Checks, Ladies' Neckwear and a full line of Notions. W. G. Wilson & Co. We Can Paint Your Car In a Short Time. Most people round here already know the kind of work our paint, 'Top and Upholstery Deportment can do with its new facilities; but they dread having their cars paint ed because it takes so long. Even at that though, they've come to know that we don't take a bit longer than is necessary to do the kind of work that can be "Guaranteed by Gibbes" Let Megsrs. J. W. Todd and T. D. Darlington tell you about our paint jobs---they know Write or Phone L. D. 9935 Gibbes Machinery Co. Paint, Top and Upholstery Department Columbia, S. C.