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CROSS HILL NEWS. * p - Cross 1111, Sep1t. 6.---The Cross Hill It and 1ountville schools are beginning ( their sessions this Monday morning. g Indications point to a full attendande. 0 Miss Jo.: ie Griflin left Saturday for her !yor] as teacher In the Prosperity school in Newberry county. .I\,ss .iosie is a young lady of splendid character . aiid na1tural en(dowinAents and a few y('ars of uccecssfuil experiene. She will be Valuable help to the education all '..ork n l'r(spe-:1ty. Miss I'loride Rludd, who recently I gr-aduated fron Lander College, is a r:' mbre of tht Clini toll school faculty! 4r.1 he:.ni her work there Agu ;. :Wo. Mirs. J. 1). W. Witts, of Ciestnuit Rig. returned to her limne this 1mor ing after sp)( (ldilg a we ck here vith -h fa iyof hce. broth))(,*.\Mr. ':'onway Ial. ''ho ordilnale( of baptisIl was ad ministered Sunday o10n11in'at a H1(aver damli churcl and St unday aft ernoon at 10-th1abar'a urh .\lr. .1. \alter Sinunons, who is un der treatment at a hoswital'1n C hester(I for paralysis, was doing Well at last report. Mr. H. A. lloyce\ went to the Chester Hlospital last. week for Ireatillent Il-, der a specialist. For some time liha ii1 heen troubled with --omeiv stomach de lirnelent. Master Roy 1ial. sonl of .\ir. and \Mrs. Conway 'Dial, is in the hospital at Rutherfordton, N. ., for surgical treatment. 11e went to tilis ho'it al from Spartanhurg where he had been 1iunder special examiation for several days. A few days ago he underwent1 at serious operation. Which 111ch anx lety is felt ill the rn-t11 of tills treat ment it is thought and hoped 110w that th' patient :w i Jl regain his desired health. Mr. and Mrs. Diai are with 141411. The remains of t wo soldiers who were drowned during the World War whent theiri ship wrecked on the lEngl1il coast .were brought to this place recently for re-hrllial inl their resnective home cemeteries. Those of Colie Stevens arrived two weeks ago and -were interred ill their final rest Ing place at Liberty Siprings. Those of Walter Brooks eame last. week an(1 were re--uried at Souls Chapel near Vaughansville, the h1om1e of his par A dwelliniig housP on .I\. S. ii. Gog ganls' farmil, uintil recently tile home Of Real Estat I have a numi of fine timber other streets i experience, at Don't le r. Tom Cole, near Waterloo, was de- A royed by fire early Sunday morning. d lie house was cocupled by Charley It yles, a col'ded tenant. It Is under ood tIat there wvas no.insurance and a .c building is t ctiplete loss th Mr. i oggans. The colored family lost a reat deal of their household. The fire b riginated in the kitchen in sone way. Mrs. J. D. Wright and children, of \ .shev'le, N. '"., after spending some ine here with Mrs. Wright's sisters, i'rs. T. U. Crows and Mrs, iRObezt e Vade, returned to their home last. 'eck. \c were glad to see Mr. John W. 'c .ler and(l daughter, Miss Gennle, in uir imidst last Saturday. a e . n~ .me. e e eo ee ] Laanford, Se-pt. ' .-SchIool opened1 re .\Monday morning under very fav, )rable conditions. A large number of, ii pils and pat ronl"; assemillied to Il(eet mnd wvelcomei 1,he n'ew teachlers. llev . M. Sexton was present, assisting in Ale opening exercis's and conducting the devotional for the occasion. Sut. ii. T. Wilson imie a very line address lid spoke encouragingly as to the p0s sibilities of rur cal schools; also coil pihnenting ouri( present faculty, which consists of Mliss Sara t2ewis, of Con way, %,rincipal; .\iss 'lurgess, a grad u-ate of W in throp college, the interimte date teacher, Miss Chapman, of Foun tain nn, also a traduate and vviry highly recommendfed, the primary grades. We are looking forward to a very successful school term. Our boys and girls are preparing to leave for their various schools. Messrs. Paul Cooper and (rover Burnett liave already entered a's 11111 college. in North Carolina. Mr. laoule Izinford left last week for Furman lUniversity. lie is trying out for the football team. .lr. .1ames Fleming leaven some 11line soon for Carolina. .irs. IHobson Franks and little son. .lohn lobioni, of Spartanburg, are vis iting NIr. and Mrs. .1. It. Franks. Miss Minnie Lanford a.( \1aster Frank Fleming went to Greenw% Saturday to visit 'her sister. .rs. G. W. 'Wash, whose children have been spending some titno with their grand parents, Mr. and Mirs. J. 'W Lanford. Mrs. .1. R. 'Paittepron spent a few days last week in I:,rksdale with Mr. and Mrs. Don Burns and a few days In Fountain Inn with her sister, Mrs, is the Foundat Buy Land i yer of nice farms in land at $60 an acre n Laurens. Call on ad know values in T, t the Price I fall and we GM M Ima Adams. She returned home Fri. Ely afternoon with a report of a very - ne vdsit. -' ir. and Mrs. Joe Williams and Mr. t nd .\-rs. Clarence Garrett went to t atrens iMonday afternoon. .lrs. Estella Bomar is -in 'Epartan- t urg visiting friends and relatives. .3I!ss Nanile Harlan has gone to Voodruff to attenid the high school. t .\Mr. J. D. .Johnson w(it to Arcadia 1 uniday to be prest-nt at a big birthdayi .lejratiQn of his .oni, .lr, B.\ W, Jo:m 011. .\1ls Mfildre(d t ilaflord is visiting her irter, . llrs. llihard \Ioorc. at Arcadia. .\Mr. G: .1. lanford has recovered from kis receit illn ess and his i le friends are 'lad to see hfim inl Ils ustial good iUnmor. I litriman \Villlims, tli litle , son of di. .1am('-4 Villittia s, has Iyphoid fever. )r. Halley aild family, of K'lintonl, x(src the atuests of Mrso. Mallile lDrumi - n1ond lastSudy The ditrict muetling of the \Vonw's \lissionry Society will Imect With the adies of the . E. i.. church on the 15th 1d lt;ll of S(ptemiber. All arI e ('1o lially ilvited to atten1d these services. .I. lobsoni l''ranks. anad lIss Audry lPranks were guests of Mr1's. .1. V. .lohn son last \onday. P.ilSON IE'NION. * (,Cont ributed.) C I ...e e. e g e g ee g. This family gathering convened at the residence of .\Irs. Alice Moore near kIanford Station on Monday, August 30th, this being ihe SIst birthday of .\lrs. Mary Lanford Parson, widow of tlie late lienijamuin Parson. But few at tail tihis age. This reuniu ion Is an an nual affair attended only by ;is i Iti ediate fail] y save a few exclusive frienlds. -r. Parsonl 111u tus unlder great obligaitiol to her by h(ler inivita tion. Would tlli miy lifT could bc as: faithful as hers. roimtaly at lii o'einek frien ds and relatives began i to asseible 11and vie'd wiith each oilier in showing their ao. preciation of the ilng and "ell-spen life of their host-t he mot-her ai grandmollier. The family consists of the old noth er, two soils, Messrs. Robert and Max Parsons. andl five daughters MesdaIe: M. 0. Harlan, .1. G. baanford, Alic, Moore, Nannie Barnett and Sara Pag (the latter living In far off Texas wa not present). A large nulber 0 grandchildren and great-grandehil dren. ion of many of s all the time. tracts from 25 to 1( . Also a number of me if you are in th< own and County. I of Cotton s( ut to 43c. E A CALL Tho dinner was orze of the very best m -suml)tuous, wholosome, plentiful, to xcess--these daughters and daugh ers' In law heing second to none -in ble culinary line and are fair samples' f this good mother. What an inheri ance! It is sweet to watch their de otion, not ml.ny cases like it. T'he son.s-In-law a.re alo ,1nd an. hoightfil of hr, who is far pasit the aeriian of 1,41c, tilsabled, waititg, the 'etIspec tion :s good, her eVS ate on1 he hrIzQ')n, t:& lorivan of the set. ing sun-her day is far spenct, in the fier--glow weill colc t:e last call of I Ie( .\laster, fevlin 11 at the world, hough not the slme. is better briglit- I i', ippier, than in the days of her .iouth, al id that which should accoim any old ag-as holor, love. obedi n'e, trooi of friends, and to feel ur1*c that though 'ilie fashion of this wvor!d passeti away, yet that w hich is cod and I tru< shall (inldl foIev. The PSai.;11,t says "The riighteous slall flourish like the pahlm tre, e shal rtow like a vedar in I.ehanon. Th101os that he planted in thl. louse' of theo I.o.rd arll 'loistrish inl the coulrts- of oul (od. They shah still bing forill fruit in old ave. 'Thiy shah he fat and flou rishin'.r. Sa speaking of a beam ifu! old age. 51uch as thiS, al ' inspired po e 11ot has sling -- oil. Oh softly, the yars1 hIV swept blIy the. Trouchii%.n': thelghlvithi tomb(, rcst canre; Rorrov .t1'0 c:I.(. did ttefl often llhring nigh thee, Yet they have left thee l'u t h.aut to wear." Bitys Coker Hlouse. Mr. G. C. \Vinin. one of the local I avi-!aty .ollipany force, hougiht le (u111se on) Su11 Ivan st re t form erlty v, -d0.l by. MI.. T. .M. Colihirat a Tttr day and re-sold it tls Wt k to \\. 0. omtoni ali L. G. ditxwill. of the P.;pIla:- Spr ms eulmet.i who i.x:iet (t) move to thiti eity at aln iearly date. "I Spent $1 on Rait-Siapl tanld Saved i the Priee of it iop." I ames MeGu ire. famous og Raiser of New .lersey, says, 'I advise every farmer troulul with rats to use RAT FNA V. Tried everything to get rid of rats. Spent $1.25 on RAT-SNAP. Figured the rats it killed saved the price of a bog." RAT-SNAP comes in cake form. No mixing with other ofod. Cats or dogs won't touch it. wThree sizes, 35c, t5c, $1.25. Sold and f guaranteed by Liaurens Hardware Co., .. Putnam's 'Drug Store and Kennedy Uros. America's Larg4 It steadily incree 00O acres. Some is w nice Houses and Lot Smarket to buy or s have sold hundreds a are you. I AND BE CO TheR Laurens Nat'l Princess Th THURSDj "LIIND YOUTI/1 NATIONAL I PICTURES ] NATIONAL PICI "BLIND YO Adapted from the pl LOU TELLEGEN and WILI Instructive Entertainment fc Father, Mother an< GET THE H) LOOSE LEAF L ....For Sale By.. ADVERTISER PRY ~st Fortunes. Th< ~ses in value. e11 improved. I have one son West Main, South f 1 Real Estate. I've hat rnd made them thousand t opened at 2 NINCED eat Estate Etatre 'URES UTH" t ly by ARD MACK 0 r Everybody I Child NBIT EDGERS NTING CO. 3 time to large tract larper, and 1 12 years' s of dollars 7c last Man -ens. S. C.