Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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* * Local and Porsonal Xention * Dr. and Mrs. J. T. .utledge spent Friday in Greenville. Mrs. I. T. Henery, of ,Saylersville, Ky., is visiting her sister, Mrs. H1. K. Alken, -this meek. * iMss Minnie Babb is spending this week in Greenville with her brother, Col. Oscar W. Babb. Mrs. W. H. Martin has as -her guest her unt, Mrs. Dillsworth of Asheville, N. C. 'Mrs. J. F. Blackion and little child are spending a few days in Columbia with relatives. dir.' and Mrs. 'W. G. .Ihncaster, Mr.' and Mrs. John L. Gilkerson, and Mr. Allie diee spent Sunday in Greenwood, where they went to attond the funeral of their aunt, Miss Julia 1). H'odges, who died early that morning, at the age of 82 years. The many friends of 'Miss Mary Fer guson who has been ill for the past several days at the Moreland Apart ment will regret to know that t was ncessary for her to go to Columbia last night for treatment at the Column 'la IHospital. - Greenwood Index Journal. 'Dr. and 'Mrs. 1W. D. Ferguson an Mr. and Mrs.'R. V. Ir1by will leave Monl day morning for Sumter to spend a week with Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Marion. Col. T. '). Darlington came up from 'oluimbla Saturday to spend the week end at home. Col. Iiarlington has re cently had his office and staff moved from Charleston to Columbia and is now nearer home. SPostmaster James H1. Sullivan and Carrier Charlie 4Hellams, of the city, qpost-office, and Mr. Joe :Phinney, of the Watts iMills ipost-office, were witnesses at federal court in Greenwood Tues day, but the case in which they were interested, that of amie Knight, col ored, charged with sending obscene matter through the mails, nyas post poned. While in Greenwood they said .they saw another local citizen, Mr. i1bb Copeland, who is on the jury. Mr. Copeland, they said, seemed consider ably dissatisfied because Uncle Sam1 didn't luve a cotton wire run into the court house where Jurors could hear the market reports. The nearest wire 'from the Green-wood court house is about a quarter of a mile and Mr. Copeland, according to these gentle men, not being able to leave the grounds, was as restless as a caged animal. Among the guests at the Laurens Hotel thlis week is Col. ). B. Scott, of Kentucky, plmter and stock raiser. Col. Scott sp'nt several mfnlths in the city last spring and is in the city again on a combined business and pleasure trilp, renewing acquai ntences made earlier in ithe year. Miss Mattle Lee 'Riddle, one of the teachers of tBoiling Spring graded sch'ool, spent the week-end with her parents, .Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Iiddle nea'r the city. lievival Meeting Closes The special series of scervices wvhich have been in progress at the Fliirst Presbyterian church sin e October 23, camne to a close Sunday evening, wvhen the congregatlion of all .the churches of the city gathered to attend the final service. 1D'. J. H-. Hlenderlite, wvho lead the services, returned to his home .In Gastonia, N. C. Monday. The ser vices were -well attended throughout 'the series, a number of accessions :to. the churches of the city being made as direct results, while -the spiritual awakening among the member'sh ip 'will doubtless have a far-reaching effect. M rs. Lou Lawson D~ead Mrs. Lou :Lawson, for many years a 'esident of .this city, died Friday in pamtanburg, .where she had been vis ng her son for' several weeks. The dy was brought here Saturday morn * and interredl in the 'Laurens ceme y. She is survived 'by two sons, irs, 'Leo andl Ernest Lawson, both partanbui'g. A brother, Th. G. F. icy, liv.es at Cr'oss Anchor in Un 'u nty. 'ay Off for Rural Carriers ' eter carriers are .to have Armistice Day, as a holiday, g to an announcement sent out 1JohnsA, executive committee GOray Court, yesterday. Mr. vas authorized to mak the sent 4n a telegram fW. vattorney for -the' ates ~Carriers' AssociatidW't ing at Friendship T. Squires will fill his i Friendship - 'Presby 4next Sunday afternoon DGflE, No. 19, A. F. )E. timet,to Lodge, No. 19, ., will. be held on * '~'nIght, Nov. 11th, $4'lock. Membess ree t and : visit ome, Work in 'E. DETRWIT MAKES te FOCH WELCOME, 0 Finds Path Strown With Flowers. lI Canadat Takes Hand.'It Detroit, Nov. 7.---Marshal Foch's Journey into iMichigan today was over I a -path s'trewn with flowers. His wel- at come was from practically the entire a population of -the cities in which lie ti stopped, including .Detroit, with its SC million people. 4V Detroit's welcone, intenpreted by the 81 number of people who crowded the thoroughfares through which he S4 iasscd, exceeded that of any city lie has visited-with the possible exception of New York. Canada also Joined w-ith Michigan ini ,welcoming the marshal of Franco. az Windsor, Ont., sent a umber of the naple leaf soldiers and a highland band to participlate in ,the parade. It was one of the few 'times Canadian soldiers have crossed the international line, the last being when a contingent came over to extend a welcome to Colonel Roosevelt on the occasion of his visit here about a year before his death. farshal Foch and his party did not arrive until 1 o'clock, coming from Chicago by way of Camp Custer, Bat tle Creek, Jackson and Ann Ai'bor. leoaving his train here, the marshal found his pathway to the street strown with roses and chrysanthemums, the tribute of welfare workers and nurses who served in .the War. After a formal reception 'In the city hall where le .ws welcomed by Mayor James Couzens, lie was driven III the .'aIrade through the downtown streets and to two *of Detroit's large automo bile factories. lie made a tour of one of the fact6ries and exiressed sur 'prise at its magnitude. lie then rest cd before attending the banquet in his honor and the mass meeting in the armory. The entire faculty and student body of the University of 'Michigan, besides most of Ann Arbor's citizens, were at the Ann Arbor station to welcome Marshal Foch today. In li,; message to the university faculty and students, lie said lie was a great believer In a thor ough education and -was "proud of the fact that I have never ceased to he a student." fEarlier in the day he had dedi'ated the Roosavelt American Legion hospi tal at Camp Custer. "Marshal Foch left affpr midnight for Cleveland where he will a"r.vea t 9 o'clock toiorrow 1 morning to be the guest of that. city for two day!. AGI.\iL SALES-"41 310NDA1Y County Ofi(aer -Dispose of Con;sidei able Property Iin S'tlemenit of l tates. Tle coun ty officers mde he follow Ing sales of' real estato Mond-ty, srl - day of November: Cierk of Court In tlhle case of Ro.ert I. L'v; vs Henry Pose., 110 nres na.:- Clinton, bought by.John I. Young ' In the case of Laurens iuilding and Loan Association vs Ilenry G):nt, hot in city of Lauraens, -bonght byli A. C. Todd, Att'y., for $3195. In the ease of Lauriens 1Rui1dinmn Loan Association vs D~ora leleming, lot in city of Laurens, bought by C. H!. D~uckcett for $700. In the case of .T. W. Tloddl vs Sanm A. and( S. W. Williams, lot in city of Lau recns, bought by A. C. Todd, Alt';'. for $305. In the settlenment of- the, estate of Abe Cook, (65 aci es bought by J. C. Cox for $1,650. .Judge of Probate In settlemient of the estate of 10liza 'beth -Noffz 24 acres in Cross l11ll town ship, bought by -Miss Sarah Thompson, for $207. In settlement of the estate of Frank Abererombie, three iparcels of land -aggregating 141 acr'eh, moro i less, bought by Mrs. Mary E. Abeo'erombie for $5,960. EnIgagemient~ Announced Mr. and Mrs. John Lafayette Mc Clintoek, of Ora, announce tpie en gagement of their daugihter, Alice, to a'r. Evins A, Goodwvin, of Ujnion, the wedding to take -place in eai'ly ayinter'. WOMEN CLAIM D)ISCRIMINATION Winthirop Alumnae Would Ifa4 Stato Legislature Equalize Appropritions for Male and Female Instiutibus. At a recent meetdng of the local enalter of Winthrop Alun.nge h'eld at the home of 'Misses Miat'y Bello and Sarah Balbb, tbpe resolutio'ns printed 'below wer'e heartily endorsed 'Uy the chapter. These resoltutions 'were pasped by 1#embers of the State 'FedclaatIon of Wonin's Clubs at itheir convention in Camden,-they have been hearijy en dorsed -~rthe Charpters of Winthrop Daughtet in the State, by a large body of alumnae assembled at Withropu ~ummer School last summie ,p~ by the hadesof all the state-wide' oagan lzatio~ ' Nwomen. Who' adskmbled 'at Winthrop dellege on July' th, at 'te call oQt 'chairman of the South Crl ~a~ue of: Women Woe. ouState ineutution~ char red and established for the higher t lucation of women is Winthrop Col ge, chartered at a time 'when no such cS ovision had been made elsewhere Sy I e state; and 4 Whereas, This State College for wo on enrolls nearly as many students I the three State colleges for men, - kd furnishes the majority of the ained teachers for the common hools (there being five times as many Dmen teaching In the whole of the ,ate as .there are anen): Be it resolved: First, That we, the )uth Carolina Federation of Women's ubs, realize keenly that the work of inthrop College has ben seriously Lndicapped by the action of the -leg lature at its last session in making L appropriation inadequate to meet Celebrat Make a real event of the return of loved or having on "display" pretty new furniture. Think how it would sion. Think how p will all be. And in this connectic you want to ease yot as please your eye, your selections in our Those who appreci room furniture will suites we are showin very low. BLANKET Most Complete Lin, Found Special---Good Heal ) Blankets $2.90 the Pa FA] The most beautil We]1 he needs of the. institution; Second, That in view of the fact that lo much larger appropriations were nade 'by the legislature for the higher Iducation of the young men of the 3tate than for the young women, we 5hall request a just division of the state's money for educatilon between ts young men and its young women. Third, That we take urp this -matter vith our representativcs; that we iut )ehind it the whole strength of the whole womanhood of South Carolina, o the end that the legislature shall )rovide adequate money for the con inuance and development of the great vork which Winthrop College is doing or the womanhood of the State, thus ;erving the dearest interests of South Jarollna-her home and her schools. T a Their R Some New this Thanksgiving and tes to home fireside, by one or two pieces of brighten up the occa leased and happy you n, do not forget that if ir pocket book as well you will want to make store. 7te high grade dining surely appreciate the g. The prices, too, are S Sto be y Plaid ir RU All size--a 9x12 Brussels 9x12 Matting ~CY CHINA--CU'] ul line we have ev [nvite You to. Call & E.H. Rev. J. L. Browieo Dead Rev. J. L. -Brownlee, father of Mrs. A. V. Todd, of this city, (lied at his home In. Birmingham Saturday and was buried there Sunday. 'Mrs. Todd has been at his bedside for several weeks and Mr. Todd spent several days there last week and left when Mr. Brownlee showed some signs of inmprovement. He returned when he heard of his death to attend the fun cral, returning to Laurens Monday night. Mr. Brownlee had vfsited here on a number of occasions and had many friends who were sorry to learn of his death. Soliciting for Rescue Work Miss F. M. Young, field agent of the Florence Crittenton. Home and Train eturn Hon Furniture In our store we are show ues in dependable artist hard to beat anywhere. Our stocks are brand ne ing the finest lines of furr erings that money can I low prices are pared do erything. Look at the prices and r Then come in and make S? Just to see the bed room ing is to want them. TI pearance as you woul workmanship the very b that we know you will b The oni will find, ~ ..~$ from the coveing GS grade. Lii grades. Rugs $18.75 Rugs $ 5.50, r GLASS---POTTE er show n---and the i I and See Our Di Wilkes ing School of South Carolina, located at Charleston, has been in the city several days soliciting funds for this institution. She expects to remain here until .tomorrow, visiting those whom she thinks will assist in main taining the school. The Florence CPit tenton [Ionic Is an institution for pre ventative ad rescue work among young and unfortunate girls. It has beei maintained by public subscription about eighteen years and has a recog nized record of useful work, 'besides having the endorsement of the State board of Charities and Correction. This school has received considerable aid here in the past, -but Miss Young is hoping this year that the fund will show a considerable increase as money now is very sorely needed. ie With ing an array of val ic house furnishing 1w. We are show iiture and floor cov uy. And the new vn to the limit on ev oieces shown below. comparisons. suites we are show- ( iey are as fine in ap di wish, finish and est. Priced so low a pleased. )MFORTS y complete line you including every grade finest downs in silk Sto the cheapest RY >rices are lower.