The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, November 24, 1920, Image 7
NOTICE
OF THE COUNTY TREASURER
Tho books of the County Treasurer
wil4 be open for tho collection of
State, County and Commutation Road
Taxes -for the fiscal year, 1920, at the
T'reasurer's ofliceo from Oct6ber 15th to
Decomber 31st, 1920. After December
31 one per cent will be added. After
January 31st, two per cent will .be
added, and after Feb. 28th, seven 'per
cent will be added until the 15th day
of March, 1921, when the books !will
be closed.
All ipersons owning property In
more than ono township are requested
to call for receipts in each of the
several townships in which the prop
erty is located. This is important, as
additional cost and penalty may be at
tached.
All able-bodied male citiezns be
tween the ages of twenty one (21) and
sixty (60) years of age are liable to
pay a poll tax of $1.00, except old sol
diers,. who are exempt at fifty (50)
years of age. Commutation Road Tax
$6.00 in lieu of road duty. All able
bodied men -between the ages of 21
and 55 are liable to Road duty except
th.se in Military Service, School
Trustees, School Teachers, Ministers,
and Students.
The Tax Levy is as follows:
Etate C Tax.. .. ..........12 mills
Ordinary County Tax ......4 mills
Road and Bridge .. ....4'1-2 mills
Itailroad Bond.. .. .. ..-..... mill
load -Bonds ............1 mills
.ail 'Bonds ............1-2 mill
Good Roads ............2 mills
Constitutional School Tax.. 3 mills
Total ...................31 mills
Special Schools 1aurenIts Trownslidp
liaurens City .. .. .. .. 12 1-2 mills
Trinity Ridge No. I .. .. 12 1-2 mills
1'rospect No. 2.. ........ 8 mills
Iaurens No. 3 ..........12 mills
Bailey 'No. 4 ............7 mills
Watts Mill Fleming, Copeland 8 mills
Oak Grove No. 6 ..........6 mills
Ora No. 12 ..1.........4 1-2 mills
- Youngs Township
l';henezer-Patton ...........3 mills
i'-iendship No. 2 .......... 8 mills
Warrior Creek--I. Old Field . . 8 mills
Bethel No. 4.. ........ . 1-2 mills
(ray's No. 5 ............ 8 mills
('r'rtral No. 6 ............8 mills
Youngs No. 7 ....... ....8 mills
1-an(ford No. 10...... 10 1-2 mills
Fountain Inn No. 3.13..... 20 mills
ials Township
(sianpond No. 1 ..........8 mills
'den No. 2 ..........12 1-2 mills
Shiloh No. : ............12 mills
New Harmony No. 4 ..4....4 mills
Gray Court-Owings No. 5. .20 1-2 mills
Barksdale No. 6 Consolidated 12 mills
Dials 'Church No. 7 ........8 mills
.\lerna No. 8 .. .. ........12 mills
i'outnain Inn No. 31 ......20 mills
Sullivan Township
Princeton No. 1 .. .. .. .. 12 1-2 mills
Mt. liethel No. 2 ..........8 mills
l'oplar Sprin'gs No. 3 ......12 mills
lirewerton No. 7 .......... 8 mills
Me.\ea No. 8 .............12 miliE
lIiekory Tavern No. 17 .. 12 1-2 millE
Local R, It. Bonds .. .. .. ..3 mills
Special School-Waterloo rownship
Mt. Gallagher No. 1 .1......2 mill4
llathlehom No. 2 ..........4 mills
l'kon No. 3 ............ 17 milk
Center Point No. 4 ........8 mills
Oakvflle No. 5 ............ 8 mills
Mt. Pleasant No. 6 ........ 12 milh
Mt. Olive No. 7 .. .. .. .. Ii 1-2 mills
Waterloo Town No. 14 . .. ..8 millk
Speial Sehool--ross '11111iTownshii
(ros 11111 No. 1.. ...........2 mills
Cross 11111 No. 2 ............6 milh
Wado No. 3 .. ............ mill
Old Mountrville No. ; .. .. .. 3 milh
C ross II11 Tow n No. 1:1 . . .. 15 mill.
Special Sehool---lintil er Townsiip
Lisbon No. 1............ 12 mill
Roc'k No. 2 ............. 8 mill:
Ib0-k Bridge 'No. :1...........1 6 milh
,.dsworthl No. -1.... .........8 mill:
tH.'4ed rville ( part of No. 'It . . 8 mill:
('lion No. 5 ..........141 1-2 mIll:
GldIviIle No. 6 ............... -1 mil1:
K inalds No. 419 (part of No. 6) 8 milli
Ih'it'ast No. 6 .... .......4.1-2 mili
I ur ',n No. 15 .... .....6 mill;
Moun vill e No. 16 .... .....11 mill1
Speeial Schtool-Jacks Township
STh'ody Grove No. 2 .. ... ....7 mill
BR"nn!o 'No. 3 .. ........ .... mill
Hlatton No. -1 .. ........ .....mill
O'd1( 11 School No. 6 . .. .. . . .. mi.
lhirricane No. 15 .. ...... ...6 mill
Spitecial S('htol--SeiIletmwIn
To'wnship
I oe g Branch No. I.. .... ...8 mili
I yrdl'.s-Musgr'ove No. 2 ... ....8.mill
Lanrgston 'No....... .. .. . . ..3 mill
Sanidy $prinigs No. 4 . .. .. ..4 mill
l.:mndfords No. 10. .. .. ..10 1-2 .mill
Ora 'No. 12 .............1 14 1-2 mil11
P'roper. attentioni will be givdua thos
whos wish to ipay thneir taxe's thrmtig
:..mail by check, money order, etc.
rsons s01 ending11 ini lists or names10 I
1' tak~en ofl' are' reftlueste(d to sn
'nem early andur give the~ townishipti
ee, sI the Treasuirer is ver~y bus
itrlig the month of D~ecember.
ROSS 'D. YOUJNG,
County Treasurer.
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enjoymenut out of cverythinig when yet
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the system, enusin:, vicakness, lazinees
mowrvoumsness and sicknebs.
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UCEROKEE YOUTH
HELD FOR MURDER v
I1oy llenderson Captured. Coroner's
Jury J1hunes Him for Death of Iads.
Dhienies to Officers ]te Did the Killing.
Gaffney, S. C., Nov. 21. -Frank and
Floyd Kirby, aged six and eight years
res.pectively, whose mutilated bodies
rivere found in 93luo Branch creok, six
miles from here Saturday afternoon,
came to their deaths at the hand of
Rtoy Henderson was the verdict of the
coroner's Jury at the inquest completed
here today.
Henderson, sixteen year old youth,
who is alleged to have done the kill
Ing, 'was captured last night at It
o'clock by the county sheriff and dep
titles at 'Butler in this county and was
lodged in the Cherokee county jail.
'The yoitli had gone to the home of a
farmer at Butler and having secured
lodging, was preparing to retire when
the ofileers made the arrest.
According to th story given by of
ficers, Henderson Is alleged to have en
ticed Frank and Floyd Kirby uway
from home Saturday afternoon to go
hunting. When near the creek, it is al
leged, he shot the smaller boy, blow
lig off the right hand tol of the head,
then caught the older boy and beat
him over the head with his gun until
he was dead, after which he took the
bodies and threw them into a deeli hole
of water.
It was learned from officers tonight
that lienderson denied the killing af
ter his arrest, lie is quoted as say
nig that he left Frank -an( Floyd Kir
by at a certain point after they went
out hunting with him. After parting
with the boys, he told ofilcers, he was
fired upon by a negro. When asked
how his gun, which was found in two
pieces near the scene of the killing
was broken, 11e is said to have claimed
that when tile negi n fired at him he
fell, breaking the gun as he went to
the ground.
Death of 3Irs. .1. B. Davis.
W-are S hoals, S. C., Nov. 18.-The
community was saddened Monday
by the passing of Mrs. Mary Ida 'I)av
is. tiler home going *was a sudden
shock to the family and the friends.
From all appenaeances she was well.
She was about her work when sudden
ly she sank upon the floor. 'ler huts
hand rushed to her, took her in his
arms called her, sought for signs of
life, but her "spirit had gone to lim
who gave it." There was no struggle,
no paini, ler heart had ceased to
beat.
She was the youngest daughter of
Mi. "hilly" Gaines and Mirs. "Patsy'
Gaines of Ware Shoals, S. C. She be
caie the wife of John 'fl. Davis In
the year 1876. They lived happily to
gether for forty-four years, making
thekirI ioie ittll armi t1tony ioinilillty of
Laitrels iouilty. She 'was a most faith
fll, colsistIlL alld devoted temtber' of
I opla Ir S 'priigs Baptist Clhu1rchl for
about forty-two years. She loved her
ehurch and its instititiotns. IHer hoIme
was always openi to titer pastors an~1
Bitt It is her home-Ilife that shows~
theo sntow-whiteniess of her' piire chal"
aciti'. She wvas known'i as "Auint Ida'
to 'whom thle chilldr'etn went for flowvers,
4And 51he never' tiurnted them awvay
emp'J~ty htandedl, hut withI her own Ilittle
hands lulcked the flowers antd witha
smile gave thtemt to the chiildrten. Shtc
4 t'eated all with kindntess and courtesy
a T1o her huisbtand shte was true soul--.
tiue wijfe and htelptmate'. Site filled ht
s home11 with (luenttly atmtospher'te. Shi
H bore andi loved and trained hisi childrer
as a salnted mother. 11er beautiful lift
IS titmped indlellibly oin the family
s Site always felt het' lir.t, ditty to hei
mi tothet' htad pitrer ideals1 for t hen
titan she i. 'There ate miany sparklInmi
dI facets of thle pitrity of' hera rich l if
I Te mo10 t piromtinent ones5 arie: tha
pea'(ceful and kindly element whltich reC
sitits fromi prayer; that lurlfying ole
tmenit htornt out of a htear't of love; tha
element whtich prompted a sacr'i fcia
- ipirit, and that virtue of nevei' speak
itig unmkindly to any one. She love
Ghod's word and~ foundl in it str'engl:
comtfor't and( inlspira'tionl. Site wvas of
tn se('n ireading it when alone. lie
a lbenIin Iinfliuence poits hteavewvari
i i'vet'last ing un tto that ever'-enichtin
s' io and blessed life. Shte spoke oftIen
hetr .two ('hiil(IrenI -la May anid flai
g .n1(y 1 .ewiis--whvlo htad prieceded heri'
th'~le iA)Ird's Paraise.
At the fiuneral service six of ht
n grealt i eces caried in front of cLI
caske(t t he immttenise floi'aICI expressic
of love. II liinmediate nephiews, Wai
.ren Davis, Frank Davis, hlroaduis 'a
te is, 11111 D~avis, George D~avis and WI
'N lie Walker, were theo pallbearers. Jm
in behtind the casket followed her hu;i
followed heor onily daughter, aund th(
.S follolwedl her BIX 50ons with their wiv<
it
and1( families, begitning with ti
ks younigest.
'S The service was conducted by ht
e pastoi', the Rev. Mr. Colematn, at tl
ng PoIplar Spirings Baptist church, N<
'17. The choir sang Lead Kindly big,
LsleOP in Jesus." The large church
ras cvowded with loved ones and
rends. She was laid to rest in the
)avis Plot of -the cemetery. The
'reat and many floral designs were an
xpression of love and esteem which
he commitnity held for her.
Mrs. Davis Is the mother of nine
-hildren. She is surbived by her hus
)and, John ). Davis, Ware Shoals, Jo
;eph E. lDavis, Ware Shoals; James
. Davis, Spartanburg; Willie '1. Davis,
Vare Shoals; E'dgar W. Davis, Ninety
31x; John A. Davls Ware Shoals;
lesso -P. Davis, Greenwood, and Mary
i~lizabeth Davis, Ware Shoals.
One Who Loved I [er.
FINAL SETTLEMENT
Take notice that on the 3rd day of
Decomber, 1920, 1 will render a final
account of my acts and doings as ex
ecutor of the estate of A. J. Elmore,
deceased, In the oflic of the Judge of
Probate of Iaurens county, at 11
o'clock, a. in. and on the same day
will apply for a -final discharge froir
my trust as executor.
Any person indebted to said estate
Is notified and required to make pay
ment on that date; and all yersom
having claims against said estate wit
present then on or before said date
duly proven or be forever barred.
W. B Johnson, Executor.
Nov. 3rd, 1920. Alnc
LET US
Insure Your Cotton
We Insure Cotton Anywhere in the County, Either
in the Seed or in the Bales.
Do not take the chance of losing your crop.
Barksdale & Roper
Laurens, S. C. Phone 409
The Big Sale Is Going On
At Both Stores
J. C. Burns &. co.
Red Hot Prices
Reduced Prices on Cotton Goods---We are Taking Our Medicine But it Don't
Taste Good; Our Doctor Says Take it.
'RED HOT PRICES DOWN SHE GOES RED HOT PRICES
39 . ci Heav Cheviot Shirlin" (I Bot Felt 'Bed Room Slip
rdc ed o ......... . .9 .) to................
35e lIest heavy Plaid H1lomespini.
lRvdiieed to............ ...23 c Men's Clothing, Ihot 1101t 6 Coi'd ~j)o1 Cottonl
R educed to......................
1 Table :25 quality Apron I- Haig- jShoesa
ham1s, rediueed to ................ a d s . Best ( Cord Spool Cotton
1 Table 35e Outing and 0 inugha Ims, Overcoats -o-*
ReduIed to ....................9 o. ...
S of e Outigs Redued to eav FIeec Ude
TO-WEAR wearl, Reduced ................ 98
I ljot 394e Oultings-, Ulieduced to25
I ~9 O tiis ldiCCl o245c C4-i' ass ki s )1.51) Qutalily L ad ies' Silk 1 lose,
23e Quality 39 in. Sea 18slnd, Re- C C Suit, and Jadieg', 'Misses', Special........................
(Ilued to .........................l r0 White, llu kan(1 Brown
30c Quality 39 inl. Sea Island, Re- iLarge Can'or 'Linit Powdei
(Illeed to ..........................15~C RHediied Prices. Rvd Liot......................... I10 C
35e Biest 36 inl. L .1 . Sea~ Island, I?(-- Al *100 $1.1, $1 .1 l ot tlotN o1f
(Ileel to .........................I ~ ~ y Ut 19C Stadrdj ne goin 84c
Big s Re ut Oniilsail-ll...
v1 Best, Quality 36 ill. Bleaching Mno's Coh ing, Swamp Root.
1111(l (Cham bray' Rzed iied to ...... 29c , W p0(,s (CH a Litvs Oil, War
GO verc,$44,4lioat
:3()at(!.t-t u towilf3 ill.4) Aoo Quei'stV af e ( lre. .S, fol. thle
i n . d19c witvh free with all Bloys 'iitt Blood, and o mSi4.
R$ -i' u to ............to . . .
I'roiii $8.00 lip. ("(1t. yourl Suitno
(;51 Best A. C. A. rvatdherpo Ctkingol
t( .................... 3 9 C 1) , and~ et. you w atel (ree. yar )d ) M e. . . .eav Ove..I'.. $1.98 c
V, !t~i- Rediietioii ill (all Meiis Shirts, $3.50 Avn 's I n iion Maide O)veralls
I Iot y dens's oxo Red ) .ot I . . ...... $2 5
10 Tv Iies, H osier'y, I 'iderweiti' Sweater' l)i" *I iliC*, 'of I * * 'S * Overa Iq 989.
t~e u e to.2 .... ................ $1 9
1 L ot ('ldre " .141111111s iniii size lfose, ( , ot s, Mill ile i' . Noti ms, IL t (ion, $.5 0)tE ibl M i 19
Red Iw .......................ear,RC Sdatins ad fine ..re. . (oods..
r We can list only a few items from our $1,45,000.00 stocks in our two stores
a here in Laurens. We are meeting conditions in lower prices as they come and
3ew Rock3 i.1, Botto isad ein-oce.Cm n iuewt so orFl
due earnd.d.lars
an hob. dC. Burs....ny
Redw-e toe...... ..... .....
D5ris A .A est Sieeing,
1C No0 ildtre' ml siz0 ILaese, eBgSl s N.2Sor ot ieteSur
LAURENSiS. C. Going Op inoBurns5B.oA
atchfree with al Bys' uit