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;;0 BAim FPIgeal 'Monti * e e Oa nd a * * * * , * .'e. O- S. Link is spending a fo 'd&ys W44th relatives in Orangelburg. V.. T. M. 'Pinson, of Cross 41111, was a visifor in, the city Monday. irs. J. L. Marshall, of Greenwdod, IMS 119n VisitIng her parents, Dr. And Mrs. W. H. iiial,,for the east few (lays. Mr. and Mrs. J. . Machen, who Are now living.in Greenville, spent Friday and Saturday in the city -with relatives. Mrs. W. H. Wlhitky and little daugh ter left Sunday morning for tlieir home in Albernmarle,.N. C. Dr. Dick Fuller speit the holidays with iomefolks at Laurens, and lias returned to New Yorl, -Mr. Claude S.-Fuller, who spent the holidays with his4 father, d5, . Ful leir, has returned to his ie nein Nor folk, Va. Friends here of Dr. an(d Mrs. .J. '1 Rutledge will be sorry to learn that they hdve gone to Lynchlbuirg, Va., where thev -Ill reside in the future. .Af. Tyler- and( little'tonl * c1 Charlotte, .N. C. has headiluarteria nSa ko Charlotte the (*nvey, :'ffer a few - W. it h lciel'.o' ks, li: retiurel I> Lier w o: P i: .numapolis, N. C. Whuile n Laurens she vi te:.1 her brother, C. 1. Ohaney rn Sit rcave. m. Mr. 'hos. R. 'Ka:.tcrby left S'aturday tor N-ew York to attead the anniial An toiAbile Show at Miison .Scia Gal' len .and als to attCiii the melanstA (;' Dodge Brotheri dealers at the sam1c timo. , Messrs. P. ill. Caine and 1H. Dougha'I Gray left yesterday for Holneau, in the lvwcr- part of the late. to join a duchl hunting party froni Sanditatug an ('harleston. 'i'hey w il be Mone about .1ir. and1( Alts. E.itle WVilson o ar. to(umt, N. C.. and .\ry. anad Mr:4. .J.unc: M. Stout and little rlaughter, of Wash ington, ). C., who haLve ben spenldil some time with .their father, lDr. L S Fuller, lave reta:'ned to tiihr r *spec tEve h1omles. M'. Manley Adame. well .knownr ime-ichant of Fleinhin atreet, has .beeni con.lned to 'iis home cin arccount of sicknesa-, for several days. For sgom< timl)j it wan thought that an oplraton ywould L3 necesm'5y. but Iimprovenicon 4iring the past fe.v- days has lased )1 physician to ..itve up the t -cration W-ow FEOM FOlRI H Onli Comprelensive Plan for Muscle Soals. Two "ontiaict Blids". WvshingtoLt, an. 7.4-1ir-'r Wora, I tie view of war 4epartment o!htha'is e"Upies the position of. first imp)ort awee among those bidding for lease p)rchase, completion and operation of the Muscle Shoals, Ala., nitrate and power projects. Secretary Weeks announced today after a conference with C. C. Tinkler president of the Construction Com pany or North America, of San Fran cisco who sought an agreement 'ir which his company would complet4 construction worik aind opierate the plasut on a semi-government bats that the Ford offer- was the only comn prehensive scheme before him 'toi completion of the project and manu faoture of fertilizer 'by private enter prise. UiBoth the Tinkler proposal and tha recenstly submitted by Frederick E liagstrum of Wilmington, N. C., it wa s&id, related also entirely to con struction work on the dams and othe; plants and involved the gbvernment tr future management of them as wel as in payinig or the trorl( to'be done Thei virtual spading of the two offdri in the cla a-6f'-contraot. -bids rathe1 than, leasne itid' operatIon spiroposals breukht Mr. Ford's..plan again to th< forritont pf the .transaction and re -mov~ed hi( the mindsQr war departmen1 0oSlci is *hatever idea had existed tha1 the 'ink or aifllngstrum plans wer< of a oo petitlve sort a-s compared tc that #f tile Degotit ma utacoturer. . It )wng) recalle4' tat.- when Mr Weella fis( apnouncod his desire t< dise e 4f titesele 6hoa'is proper' tiest a teptable private interest whc WnUI gulardntee Ny operate -them tc the couitry's advantage 'he was pronWPted principally by the motivo ol making them sporyvoaible. to the na tion,.: guaranteeing their operatior: rathor than' 'lefting tahem stand deat -still, ,and Withotat slcing congress fot 'thle .*illionls necessary fygovern' mtenti conistrucotion and alienent fluoh a desire still exists-tAthe mind of thb war secretary, it Was said, and the t$ord offpr,. It was added, is the nariet thing the government has re' celvell for Its fuifillmnt, that, how. flItment In its. presenlt form -,of the d~ei16s ifMy. Week&-'and the secre 'ary11l 0eek to have .it Amended 'i e(gifd1len8e sobiedulod to -begin Wed. eeit tieIweei, ware departnient, ~fi cIals an 45 6pel ntatives of Mir, Ford, 91 he Iette~rin~ 1erson.. ty trlt'iiltydreO Bradley-poolo Mrs. James F. Bradley has am hounced the engagement of li daughter, Miss Margaret Bradley i Mr. 'R. Frank Poole and many pleat ant entertainments -are already bein planned for the -bride-to-be. The wed ding will take inlace in the early pat of February. Mis.s (Bradley was a student of ti1 Woman's Collcge at -Dye West an has tatght successfully in the publi schools of the county and in the grad ed schools at Clinton. Miss 'Bradle is an accoyiplished musician and ha scores of'.friends to wish her happ ness in her married life. Mr. Poole Is a native of South Cat olina, his home being at Gray Cour lie is a graduate of Clemson Colleg and a world -war veteran of fou years service in the aviation depar ment. .Mr. Poole is teaching at t.t University of New Jersey and is young educator of much promise. Abbeillie iPress and Banner. WIZARD OF MAGIC COMING iitji', the great 31agician, Present Mos E'laborate Entertaiument. Dav i',, .pcjularly known as th '.\laster .\laglcian," is to unloose hI b o! t ric(k.I before local people het on, the evening of January 20, at t: Opera lciume, as the second attractio in the Beacon ljyceuI Course. 1)av is: the c :ception, disproving the rul that there is notiling new in magi Tiere I.; mor'e new stuff in the Day: program thwn the usual whole evenlin ,;ven by te ordinary magician. Wh9 D.;vis doe.s is wiz'ardry, and his mat viml of doing it i an artistry of tht 'Ihvre is one strange thing after at utotcr and fun all tle time. You'll laIjg at his w;:t and humor, as well as hi -.:m)tderful magical feats. You'll wan to w'tch hIm closely, for when yo think le ias iinished a feat of magi -and it would be the end with the av crm-e magkian-he is just getting t the interesting patrt; in fact nearly a his tricks have three points to ther intste~ad of one. Davis performs twice as many feat as the average magician. There Is n delavy witlh useless "patter" and hi talk Is as interesting as what lie doel With a splendid stage setting, lots < ?Iartpher nalia, and an excellent assist ant, the entertainment runs smoothi and without waits. You will say h ;s the cleverest magician you have ev er seen, and you will enjoy his prograi from .beginning to end. There is no a dull momntft. * * * * * * 0 * * * * * . * NA RNIE N EWS Narnie, Jan. JO.-lra. Annie Burt Chapman andl son, of' Alabama, ar'e vii iting their aunt, Mr's. F. H-. Burtoi Mrs. E. B. Bolt atnd daughter, RuE were guests ot Mrs. Eva Bramleti Thursday afternoon. . Mrs. Mao Craddock, of Fountain In sp~ent last week with her parents, M and Mrs. Austin Bramlett. 'Miss Remelle Reid returned la. week from Lanford, where she spol a delightful week with friends and me atives. Mr. Ralph Youtnig, of Clinton, spet last week-end With Mr. Ira Bolt. Miss Annie Lee 'Hlagon and broth< Harper, entertained quite a number friends at their home in Abbevill Trhur'sday evening, in honor of Mia 10va 'Dlolt and Messrs. Ira Bolt and L Roy 'Ramage, of this place. Miss Evet Bolt returned Friday fro .Abbevilleo,' where she was a guest Miso Annio Lee Hagen, last -week. Miss eLouise Hunter was an attracti vliiiter of relatives li (old iPoint la weok--end. Mr..and Mrs. Will Burns and daugi ters, 'Mises Ida and Carrie, of Lai rens, 'woe guests of Mt'. and Mrs. H-. Burton last Sunday. Qalte a 'number of friends -gave Ml Eiva .Bolt a sur'prise party 'Fridt night, which was greatly enfloyed I all present. Oranges, stiCk eandy as cake were served to the foflowir guests: Misses Connie Mao and E~sth( Craddock, Momelle Reid, 'Nell Burt Dewvey ~Balentine, IBeatrice IHellam Upaisy 'Bell and Sara V. Owings, Rut anid Elthei Bolt; Messrs. Ray Trayi ham, q~uther Bramlett, tLeroy Ramag Ira' Bolt, Tom and 'William Burt Hlomer Owens, Leslie Sanders, Charli Kn-ight, Ralph Youtng and Louis Wi son, of 'Clinton, Mr. 1)ass, of Spartai burg. - 't-The Satt in the Sen. The gallge -matter In the ogem)i .1 suffleient to make a black of *saa measuring '4,800,000 eiubic miles. I *spread over the entire hi4rface of th Unitedl States, ekclusivo of Alaska, I woukq form ji qrgist tedre thdh a mil '0gts#6 , salif the ocan T. )ul4 coVet 't the laW 1 ares 9fh'go E30 6Icd Udt $6744 y Baey -ehool Onor Hioll .irst Grade-Williitm Abrains, Jac] Templeton, Lillie Mae Shockley, Elli Adair, Mae Hughes, Beatrice Temple ton. Second Grade-Carrie Richards, Roe Jerry. Third Grade-Lou Ella Fuller, ViI lie -Lee Fuller, Charlie Richards, 1ien r ry Nelson, Edwin Templeton. Fourth Grade-I~rskine Adair, Eas ton Jerry. 9 iFifth. Grade-utigene Brown, Ada Benjamin. Sixth Grade -- Mary Templeton Robert Martin,. Seventh Grade--Mary Hlenjamnin. d Eighth Grade-Sa.ra Adair, Matt-b c Benjamnin, David .Martin. y Card of 'l'hanks 8 We wish to thank our neighbors an< friends for their sympathy and man: kindnesses to us during the sicknosE and at the death of our dear husban< t. and father. That Gotd's riohest 'bless e ings may be with you all, is our hum r ,ble tyrayer. Mrs. J. Harris Curry and Children. a Statement of the Conditionl of the IPOPLES LOAN & EX(H. BANK, Located at Lanrenis, S. C., at. the clos of business Dee, 11, 1921. RENSOURiCI0S Loans ald Discounts .. .$381,536.0 S Overdrafts--.. ...... 2,679.9 Bonds and Stocks Owned 3 by the 'ank ....... 32,187.5 FSnuriiture and Fixtures . 4,300.0 Banking -1louse -. .. .. .10,000.0 e Due fromll Banks and :Bank e ers -----.. .... 14,048.0 n Cirrency --.-.-...... 9,297.0 'old .. .... 392.5( Silver and Other Coin . 637.9 C Checks and Cash Itenms . 355.0 Other 'Resources, viz.: s U. S. Liberty thoan Bonds 23,250.0 g Total ... --.. -..... .$478,084.0, IJ A13 LI'ic.,S Capital Stock Pai In .. ..$100,000.0 e surllus Fund .. .. .. .. 2S,000.0 Undivided Profitsl less Cur rent Eipenses 'and Taxes Paid ..... ...4 .....3,627.9 h Dividends Unpalt .... .. 4,000.0 s Individual Deposits Subject ito Check .. . .$156,799.82 Savings Deposits 39,700.67 L Time Certificates of Do c posit .. .. ... 98,887.61 - Cashier's Checks 667.98 296.056.01 Total ..............$478,684.0 State of Sduth Carolina, 11 County of Laurens. Before nie came C. W. Tune, Cashie 8 of the above named bank, who, 'bein duly sworn, says that the above an( foregoing statement is a true condi 9 tion of said bank, as shown by th . books of said ban'k. f C. W. TUNE. Sworn to and subscribed before it this 9th day of January, 1922. Y G1DO. II. BLAIELY, Notary Public. Correct Attest: W. A. 'Watts, (R. I Jones, W. R. McCuen, Directors. Statement of the C(ondl0idon 'Of the BANK OF OWINGS Located at Owings, , V., at :tie le'n , of Budlness, Dec. t 92.. RIESOUICES * Loans and -Discounts. .$ 57,611.C Overdrafts .............3,4-8.0 a Furniture and F'ixtures .... 1,3l9.I ~.. Banking Houso . . . . . . . . 1,287.1 Duo fmBanks a-d(ai - er .. .. .. .. ... ... *10G'8. i, Currency ........ .......777.1 *e Silver and Other Coin . . ... 138.. Checles:and Carch Itums .... ..... '24 'Total .. .. .. . .......4 -721932. Capital Stock it '.n .... ... .:25j000.' at Surplus IFund . .....-1260 at Undiv-Hied Profits 3ess ()wi rent 'Ex pense's aid ,Thxes 1- Ppd .....J . . ..... 4; 5. ndVidual DepsJtd Sulgett it to Oheck .. .....59,333i02 TIno 'Certificates .of Gfle Iposit .. .. .. ..12,83%3 tr Cashis Checks .. 174. '-311,691.' >f Oter Udiabilities, Viv.-:.... 6' 0, oTta'l.......... ...... $'2S2 state -of Soutih Caro'Iina, County ef Laurensn. Before me came Henry TEkta :OW'hns Coshler urf the above namne6 ;bank, wht be'ing 4tily sworn, says that the -abo' and foregeing statemen.t i1s a true co ditlon of Bard bank, ais shown 'by ti re booksn of :said .bank. it ~ HE~NRY ETTA CAVINt'iS. Swvorn to and subscrl-bed before n1 thist 9th day of Janusxy, 1922. R . M. BUIYSON, - Notary Public. ,Correct Attest: G. W. Owinige, Hec:1 Etta Owings. R. M. Bryon,'Erector aa TO IAKL ' Whe YouFeel a Little "Off" It Wi e ring You Back to Jealth. Some peciple never need any mied! cine at all. They are, as the sayin goes, "strong 'as a bull." They ar mighty lucky. Muost 'people need good tonic- once -in a wlhile. They tak cold, or throulgh overwork or , scie 'aotivity do not get enough sleep: man t ePA -Itaproper. food and thus, hurt th 'digestion, It is mighty wise -to tatk in Gude's 'PeptoMangan: ih the.: neal t for a few weeks anud build up,4. On y cannot have too much, good .Illalt11 -' Pepto-Mangam gives you plenty of re blood, 'and 0vorybody .lino~a. that rea -blood nieans feeling .good andI looki ing gdod 411 the' time. Sold by drum Sgists in IU1@44 n!~ t~Alet oQfm. Ad vefisemenlt, 110.1 Wher P By making a i answer to this que month we are offe sale so broad in scc for the beautifying ways longed for, aT Bear in mind.-. a matter of fact, oi are a source of pric We know that we acting patrons witt Brighten your fortable furniture, ter years of servict bargains we offer. S. M. & E ktatement of the (omditIon ,of the PALMETTO DANK L4epted at LanIw s, .. C,.at the close of business Dec. 38, 1291. Joans and Discounts ..4254,72569 lverdraftn .. .. .... .. . .68.92 .Oanda and Stocks Ow-nod by the ank ........... 3,580.00 vurniture and Jfiureas.... 3,450.00 Banking House .. ... . 4,550.00 2 Due from 'Banks and Bank 7 ...... ............1:9,401.75 2 Os rrency . .... . ... .. ......6,412.001 4 GQld ...... ... ... . . .... 160.00 8ilver' and Other 'Coinl . 1,262.21 12 Checks and Cash Jtemis ...707.41~ ~0 Gther Resou vle. i.: LiUberty Bon2ds ... ..... ... -23,950.00 -- Total . . . . ... ...,358,267.98 .Capital Stock 'Paid H[n . . ...4 50,000.00 0 Surplus Fund . .. .. .... 30,000.00 10 Undivided Pronts, 4oss Cur rent Expenhes and Taxes * (Paid . .. .. .. 17,772.89 7. Dividends Unmpktid... .. ....2,196.00 *Individual Deposits :Snbjoct to Cheek . . . . $108,987.1.1, -Bavings Deposits .11,641.04 TJimo Certifieates .dt 'Do L4 posit .. .. ....96,118.28 t~Cashier's Cheeks 11.152.66 208,299.09 Total .... .........$368,267.98 5tato of South Crlina, County of a.rena. SBefore me came L. G. Italic, Cashier o -of the above named ba-n'k, who, being1 e0 Atuuly sworn, says that the abono andl foregoing statement is :a true condl 0 -tion of said bank, as ahown by tihe books of said bank. 'L. G. BAjIJJIC. e 'Bworn to and subscribed before une 21Us3 5th day of January, 1922. F. H. Walker, NJotary Public. 'Y Lorrect Attesti R. B. Terry, 'L. E. 5. Buns, J. Mills Hunter, Directors. * INi BANKRUPTCY Uniited :States of America, Iaistrict of E'outh Carolina, 1In the District Court. In the :matter of R. Fi?. Flemirjx and HT. C. tieming, individually and as partners in trade under the firm name* of F'lem).ng Bros., Bankrupt. Notice is hereby given that the abovel named persons have been duply ad-i Judged 'bankriapt, and the first meeting of the'creditors of jid bankrupts will be held in thi Court Hoiiue in the city, I of .Laurens, S. C., on the '-3h daiv of1 Panuary A. D., 19Q,, at n.ne o'elo':k in .the forenooti, at wn ,:hI tibe anzd piacc the creditors masy appear, examine the a bankrutpts, prove iLheir claims an~d Stransact such other business as may a propeOrly come 'before said meeting.. E. M. DI.YTH'), Referee In Bdnkruptcy. 26-1t-A~ -* Habitual Constlpatien Cured . In 14 to 21 Days ,'LAX-FOS WITiI PEPidN" is t*specially. 1 pired Syrup Tonic-Laxative for Habitual 1 cnatipation. It relieves promptly but - ,piould be taken regatarly for 14 to 2r days toinduce regular action, It Stimislates and Regstatea *Very Pleasant to Take, O0o e Are the rices Now risit to our store at once ry, "Where Are the C ring values greater thi pe that you will find r of your home--items kd at prices so low you quality has not been sa< jr low prices and high - le to us and amazement will fulfill the expectati< k the values we are offei home with dependable,1 the kind that you can st . We invite you to cc H . WILK Statement .of the Condition of the BANK OF GRAY (OUiRT Located at Gray Court, S. C., at the -close -of usiuess (Dee. 1, 1921. REDSOURCI6S Loans and Discounts ..$152,513.30 Overdrafts... . . . . ... 3,494.29 Bonds ani (Stoc'ks Owned by tho Bank ........ 17,573.00 Furniture andl Fixtures . 1,704.63 Other Rea. Estate Owned 1,000.00 Banking House........ 1,750.00 Due from Banks and Bank ers. ..... ....... .....9,87.84 Currency .. ... .. .. .. .....728.00 Silver and Other Coin . . 152.28 Checks and Cash Items . . 4,238.31 Total --.. .. .. ..ii~ ..4193,027.65 Capital Stock 'Paid In . . .. .$ 25,000.00 Surplus Fumd.... .. .. .. .. 25,000.00 Undivided Profits, less Cur rent EIxpanses and Taxes Paid .... .... ..... .. 13,653.90 Dividen ds Unpaid ...... 36.00 Individual Deposits Subject to Ch eck...$9,893.85 Savings Depoalits 22.58 Timo Certificates of D)e iposit .. .. ...28,75.67 Cadhier's Checks .. 635.65 129,337.75 'I'otal .... .........$193,027.65 State of South 'Carolina, County of Laure'ns. Beufore me caame C. D. Gray, Cash ier o1f the above naaned -bank, wiho, be lng dIuly sworn, says that the above and foreg.oing staltement is a true con dition of said .bank, as shown by the books of said bank. C. D'. GRAY. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3rd, day of January, 1922. W. H. McCAIN, Notary Public. 'Correct Attest: R. 'L. Gray, 0. F. Dorroh, S. ID. Martin, Directors. Time to Plant and the best varieties of vegetable and field seeds to plant for each purpose is told in the 1922 Catalog of SEEDS Now ready to be mailed, free on request. Reduced prices are quoted on Seeds, Poultry Supplies, and Feeds, Garden Tools and Spray Materials. Write for your copy today. T. W. WOOD & SONS, Seedsmnen, 17 S. 14th St,, Richmond, Va. Old you will have the ld Prices?" This mn ever before; a 1o end of articles that you have al will be surprised. rificed here. As rrade merchandise to our customers. mns of our most ex ring. beautiful and com ill be proud of af ome and share the ES & CO. Statement of the Condition of the BANK OF MOINTVILLE Located at MountVille, S. C., at th Cl04o of business Dee. 31, 1921. R'E'SOURLCES Loans en( Olsounts .. ..$ 80,949.81 Overdrafts .......... 424.99 Furniture and Fixtures . 2,120.00 Banking House ........ 2,000.00 Due from Banks and Bank er .. . . ...........1.136108 Currency ..1,94.'00' Gold .. ..r Sivrand Other Coin . 750 Checks &ndl Cash Items. 17.. Other Resources, viz.: Trax Receipts .... ... ..1,059.7% Total.--.. . .. .... ..$106,80.18 ' IAAInlGs Capital Stock Paid In .. ..$ 20,250.00 Surplus Fun d ... ...... .,000.00 Undivided Proflts, loss Cur rent Expenses and Taxes Paid - --.. ... . . . .. '1,721.64 Individual D~eposits Subject to Check . . . .$38,388.50 Time Certicates of De lost . . ... .. ...7,74200 Cashier's - Checks 758.04 4i6,888.54 Bills Payaible, including Cer tiflcates for. M~oney thor rowedI -..--..... .. .. 32,000.00 Total .... ... .. ...$106,860.1-8 State or South Carolina, Counity of Laurenis. Before mec came C. M. Fuller, Cash ier of the above Dned bank, .who, be ing duly sworn, says that the above andi foregoing statement is a true eon-. dition01 of said .bank, as shown by the books of said bank. C. M. F ULLEic. Sn'orn to and subscribed before me this 3rd day~ of .Januar~y. 1922. iW. E. ORiISP, Notary Public. Correct Attest: C'. Al. Fhuller, WV 3. Clue'k, J1. M. Sinmmons, Directors. ASPIRIN Name "Bayer" on Genuine Warning-! Unless you see the name Bfayer" on :Dackage or' on tablets you are not getting genuine Aspirin pre-., scribed .by physicians ort twenty-one years and p)rov'ed safe by anllions. Take Aspirin only as told in~ the Blayer: package for Colds. Headache, Neuraj.. gia, Rhueumxatism, IDarache, Toothachie, Lumbago and for Pain. Handy tin. 'beres of t.welve Bayer Tablets of Asa pirin oost few cents. Druggists alge. sell larger packages. Aspirin is te, tr'ude mark of Bayer Manufacture ofet Mononatiocideat. to naui td