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VOLUME xxxvii. ,LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1922.#UBR4 PROGRAM ARRANG[D fOR CO[MNC[MNT Largest Class In History of School to Graduate BOYS AND GIRLS TO PRESENT OPERETTA Extreises will Blegin Sunday Night. in Methodist Church. P'ageant to be Given. Wednesday and Clnss Day Thursday. Graduating Exercises Friday In Presbyterian Church. 'Superintendent H. W. Gasque, of the clty schools, announced yesterday that arrangements for the commencement ex9rcises have lbeen completed. The exercises be said, -will be more elaborate this year tha those -held in several years. They wil! bein tSunday night, lay 14, at 8 P. M. in the Metho dist Church wherp !Dr. George W. Quick, of Greenville, will preach the baccalaureate sermon. The service here will be in the form of a union meeting, there beidig no services in the other churches. Wednesday afternoon, May 17, at 5 P. M., an operetta entitled, "Under The Sugar Plum Truce," will be present ed by the pupils of the 1aurens school. The operetta will be given in the form of a pageant on the campus. Teachers and pusvils have spent six weeks re hearsing for the overetta and it is ex pected that the -pageant, never before seen lhere, will be performed in an able manner. , The cast of characters is as fol lows: Amber Locks - - Rolfe Hughes Curley Locks Gertrude Tenipleman Dickie - - - James Dunklin Alice - - - . Frances Switzer Orphant Annie Augusta MeClintock Magg'edy Lan - 'Clarence Albright 'ShuffleS on - -.''~It. P.)iodd Uncle Doe - - - Ducket Ybung Captain of Sailors - Paul Philpot The boys -and girls of the sixth grade will assist the leading charac ters as hunting lads and lassies. The boys of the seventh grade will be sailors. Failes in the operetta will be the girls of the fifth grade, while fifth grade boys will be picnickers. The first and second grade boys will be Squtgicum Squees. There will also be dancing drills by groups from the pu pils of the second, third and fourth grades. . The program will continue Thursday night in the Opera House where class night exercises will -be -held. On Fri day night in the Presbyterian church the graduating exercises will be held. Dr. -D. W. Daniel, of Clemson college, will then deliver the commencement address. A scholarship medal will Ibe awarded a's well as certiflcates for per fect attendance and punctuality. The graduating 'class this year is the largest in the history of the school. 1Dleven boys and eighteen girls, whose ~average scholarship, according to Supt. -Gasque, i higher than that of any pre vious class, will graduate. ORDER OF MOOSE * ~ IS OROANIZEID HERE 'AIfty Seveni Members ill be Initiated Thursday N~ght. - The ILaurens Lodge of the Loyal Or der of Moose, which ilas been in the ~process of organization for - a month, *will ibe formally opemed next Thursday night at 8 o'clock int the Knights o~f iPythias hall. 'Phe local ledge will be 'known as Laurens Lodge No. 1049. According to present plans, 57 mem bers of the new fraternal order in the city will be initiated Thursday night. Mf.'R. Gies, of Greensboro, 'N. C., will ingtltute- the lodge. Hie will 'be i'ol lo'wed by iD. A. 0, Outz, of Greenwood, Past Dictator of the Greenwoodlodge, who will addresd the Snembers o Moosedomn. TO' 0E00iATE (*tAVES Woman's Auxililary* to 4)9er~e Memo ri Day for 1)Oal of WP*14War'. 'Ihe Womart'B' AiltitaitOt the 'I1hos. I.Lake, Jr, POet; Apferiban. Legion, l as arraned't observe inext Sunday idedorationh day 'for Vdecesd Eel e~~r t the World~ar and illi 3d9e Mothie grayos'of ~ol4Cfos ;nthe io' *aid s"eterday tht tei8 ' eatiyes4 o transB yZ secun ~ for~bo ~l~tOn O OPERETTA AT WATTS School Children to Give Entertain. ment on Watts Mills Lwn Saturday E viening. The Watts 'Mills school will present on the mill lawn Saturday evening the little operetta ".Nid-Summer Eve". About forty children will take part in the play and a very pretty and inter esting evening is looked forward to. A similar operetta was given litst year and -proved a big success. An adinis sion fee of 15 and 25 cents will be charged. The public is cordially in vited to attend. The following children will take part: Queen-Aliss 'Robble Mills. Dorothy-.Niss Kathleen Sanders. Spirit of Dawn-Miss Nellie Williams .Herald-Clyde Ferguson. Flower Girls-WMisses 'Willie Fay Kirbby and Very Putnam. Flower -Fat ries-Misses Janette Stoner, Katherine Burns, 'Runette Mc .Pherson, Emma Jennings, Odell 'Bobo, Willie Mae Gaston, Marie 'McDowell, Frances Sorgec, Lillian Stroud, Sara Cogdill, Fay Franks, Sara Roberts. Will o' the Wisips-Misses Svira Bald win, Elva Brownlee, Robbie Tinsley, Julia 'Pulley, Lillie lay Allen, Loree Williams, Lulie Wilson, largaret Sor gee. Little Green Elves-Misses Sara Nell Garrett, Helen Waldrop, Virginia 'Burns, Tompey i'Vilson, Agnes Taylor, Victoria Moore, Ruth Hanna, Louise Cogsdill, Clara Jenings, Virginia Mar tin. 11EV. E. A. FULLER BEGINS GREN'EWOOD PASTORIA'E Large Congregations .Hear Opening Sermons of Mountville Miniister Called to Greenwood. Rey. Ellis A. 'Fuller, of Mountville, who recently accepted a call to the 'pastorate of the South 'Main Street Baptist church, Greenwood, 'began his work there Sq~nday, preaching both mornig and. evening.. Rev. Fuller wen't to Greenwood from fLouisville, Ky., where he has been for four years. Two years ago he com Wleted the regular Seminary course in the Southern Baiptist Theological Sem inary and for the past :wo years he has tbeen taking post graduate work and acting as an instructor in the in stitution. He has also been preaching to churches in the vicinity of Louis ville. Mr. Fuller is a native of Mountville. He was graduated from the Presby terian College at Clinton in 1912 and shortly afterwards while -engaged in teaching was ordained as a Baptist minister. He served a group of coun try churches in Saluda county and for a short time the Baptist church at Saluda before going to Louisville. TO ODERVE MEMORIAL DAY Capt. Douglas Featherstone, of green. wood, to Deliver Address. Memorial Day exercises In honor of the Confederate dead are to be held at the LAurens cemetery next Sunday af ternoon at 6 o'clock, according to plains of thie local chapter of the Unit ed Dau ters of the Confederacy. As is well Iiwn, today is the day set apart for thie observance of this cere mony but it has been the custom of re cent years here to hold the exercises on the Suiiay following the regularly designated day. .The usual program of exercises will be carried out. A. C. Todd, Esq., will act as master of ceremonies and Capt. Douglas Featherstone, of Greenwood, will be the oratoi' of the day. The, school children, as usual, will gather At the schooilhouse andd .marvh to .the cemetery in a t~ody 'with - lowers *to strew on the graves. The local post of the American Legion is also ex1pect edl to take part. New Phiarmaeist -Announcerpent was made 'by J'ohn R. Putnam, of Putnam's br'ug store that the vacancy left by DigW,~A Depose, whod has'returned telbis home in Sen neca, E. 'd,, will be nited by D~r. W&if. dFanning, ot M4,Vomick. Dr. 'Fadilg ie agraduate ofothe 4tdid'al Co114go. at Ctifrleston, of teg elaes of 1918. He will commence ~Jis duities here ofi May la elres 4g6ntiedt Apontment Ch~ Olar e~ 89,n.of Mr. eI"nu1,~t'#011 r drliOda Pe'r the %~l~t ~e b~lif .ee, ~~$al ~ the CALENDAR COMPLETED FOR COMMON PLEAS COURT Judge Frank B. Gary, of Abbeville, to Preside Over Court. Forty-Six Cases are on Calendar for TriaL The new schedule for holding court in this circuit which went into effect May 1, provides for -a two weeks ses sion of the Court of Common Pleas in May. This court will convene here Monday, .May 15, and will 'be presided over by Judge Frank '13. Gary, of Abbe ville. 31embers of the local bar met last Friday and Saturday and arranged a clendar for the two weeks the court will be in session. Forty six cases are on the calendar for trial. The following venires of 36 jurors each have been drawn by the jury com missioners: For the first .week, beginning May 15: Laurens-iFred S. -Doyd, Rufus Arm strong, 'C. W. Taylor, J. M. Blakely. sDials-.\t. W. Wood, J. -Hamp Hel lams, lack N. Campbell, D. L. Brooks, E. M. Mlarler. Youngs-J. A. Cooper, E. M. Riddle, 0. C. Cox, qH. F. Montjoy. Scuffletowni-J. C. Wingo, J. D. God frey, M. MV. 'Sanders. Jacks--Thos. -H. Little, Clyde E1. Bobo, A. L. Nabors, J. J. Nabors. Hunter-W. L. Teague, E. 0. Hentz, C. R. Worskman, J. .B. Sipeak, Jno. Spratt, C. B. Corley. Cross *lill--.Jno. I. Nance, R. E. Smith. 'Waterloo-Jno. H-. Wharton, Jr., Troy F. F. Moore, Jno. R. W~eathers, W. L. Blum. Sullivan-J. F. Hall, J. A. Coats, 1H. 0. Walker, W. A. Baldwin. For the second week, -beginning May 22: 'Laurens-J. F. Satterwhite, R. H1. Fleming, Jr., Ambrose L. Hudgens, J. F. Tolbert, James L. Davenport, B. C. Barksdale, G. A. Fuller. Dials-J. F. Ba'bb, J. W Wells, S. J. Martin, 'H-. T. Cook, C. 31.M'honmason. Youngs-J. R. Franks, C. D. Cox, W. W. 'Roberts, 3. Frank Bobo. Scuffletown-J. W. Donnan, Geo. W. Cunningham. Jacks-J. B. Philson, J. F. Whit mire. Hunter-T. J. Johnson, D. -R. Lynch, 1). 'B. Bobo, C. Bragg. Cross -Hill-J. C. Chandler, W. 1. Gregory, A. E. Adams. Waterloo-A. W, Chapman, Sr., J. Wister Cooper, J. 1C. Campbell, Joe. W. Sims, Geo. W. Culbertson, P. C. M' Daniel. Sullivan-P. ,. Abrams, J. G. Sum crel, L. F. Abercrombie. SERMON FROM DETROIT IS HEARD HIERE Local Radio Fans are Entluslastle, A bsente of Static ales Pc ssible Clearness. What is thought by radio fans here to have been the best connection yet made on the radiophone in the Enter -rise Bank building was that of the sermon heard Sunday night from a church in Detroit. Owings perhaps to the climatic con ditions, that thing called "static," what over it might be, was conspicuous by its absence. Everything from the sing ing of the choir and congregation in the church to the modulated voice of the preacher was heard, clearly and distinctly. When the congregation rose .before a hymn was sung, the shuffling of feet .was heard as though it were in the same room. CHIAUTAUQUA CLOSES Generally Accepted as Onse of the Best Progrants In Recent Years. The Retlpath Chautauqua season closed in. the city last night with the Vierra .'iawaiians and ,Te~s Pugh, fun maker. The general verdict of those who have attended the entertainmnent is 'that the season's -program -has been one of the hest that Lurens has had. A ,number of people have already -signed the. contradt for the return of the Chautauqua next: year and it is generally, believed that 'sufficient sig natu'res wil bte secu red to guarantee an engagement in 1028. W Perfect Att~ndafice What is nro. don'it a perfect 'reco'r4 for atteuidaie to the chautauqua Is that et Mr. and Mrs. R. t. Gray, of Gray cdourt. Alteotigh living approx fIndtg3 ten .miles tromn tite tent. Mr. 4ndX'fs 'Gray hiave net antsse# a single eror ance of the chattauqtua this season. '@very attractioni showp was womth the ttlp nec'esaz'Y t see it, they E1 RO IS AR1ESTED FOt ALLEGED SiOOTING Witniesses Say He Shot Twice at Wife. Negro Denies Story of Witnesses. John Bryson, colored, was arrested Saturday, shortly after midnight, charged with attempting to kill his wife, Susie, from whom it is said, he had been separated for more than a year. The woman Is now in a critical condition, two bullets, alleged to have been fired from Bryson's pistol, hav ing taken effect. The shooting took place at 10 o'clock on 'the road to Madden Station, one mile from Lau rens. The negro, when arrested by Sheriff 1leid, Deputy Owens and Policeman Paige, denied having shot the woman. Five negroes who saw the shooting identffled lBryson as the man seen hid ing behind a tree. The. witnesses told the sheriff that .Bryson ran about ten feet after fBring the first shot and fired again. No pistol was found on Bry son's person when lie was arrested. CIDIETERY TRIUSTEES MEET Rlegular Semd-Annual Meeting Held Yesterday. New Hembers of Execu live Committee. The regular semi-annual meeting of the board of trustees of Laurens cem etery was held at the 'Enterprise Na tional 'Bank ,building last Tuesday fore noon, the executive committee being also in attendance by special invita tion. The highly gratifying condition of the cemetery at the present time was commented on with enthusiastic approval. The treasurer's report showed the ,finances to 'be satisfactory in general but not so many subscribers as would be wished to the maintenanco fund, whereas several lots bespoken in ad vance have not been paid for, notwith standing repeated notives to the pur chasers. A resolution was unanimously passed requesting the treasurer to notify all persons Interested that such lots not paid for by -the first day of- June-will -be considered as having reverted and will 'be held available for resale. Another resolution requires .that hereafter the executive committee shall invariably receive cash payment at the time that any lot is engaged. Mrs. W. D. Ferguson and Mrs. P. F. Kilgo were unanimously elected mem bers of the executive committee. JI1LDIMEN IN SCHOOLS HEAVE MANY DEFECTS Report. of County Nurse Shows that More than Half of Ch.ildren Exam ined Have Defect.,' The. first monthly report of Miss Sallie E. Gossett, county nurse, was made .pu.blic this week. According to the report, Miss Gos sett has traveled 567 miles through the county during the month. Ten schools were visited and 17 talks on health and sanitation were made to -346 chil dren.. The children to whom these talks were made were examined by Miss Gossett. The ratp)ort shows that 197 of the 346 children have a total of 312 defects. Cl'assified, they are as fol lows: ID'ofective eyes, 10. Defective ears, 4. Defective nose and throat, 125. Defective teeth, 145.. Miscellaneous, 28. MONEY RLECIVED FOR AllD OF HIH 80R00OLS Treasurer Roij D. Young Receives $7,812 as High School Aid. State aid for the high schools of Laurens county amounting to $7,8-12 was received Monday morning by Treasurer Ross D. Young from the state suumerintendent of education's of Ace. The amount received will be divided in the, following manner according to *Nir. R. T. Wilson, county superinted ent of education: 74urens high school . . . .. .$2,906.00 Oray Court-vwings ,. .. .. .1,467.00 Cross (Hill .. .... .... .....1,017.00 Clinton .. ...... ..... ...1,792.00 dlinton (colored) . .. ..'. . . 630.00 W. 0. WALJDRftP SE'TTLES f 1NEIW QUATEllS W. C. Ellrop, Ford and Fordson dealer in this territory, who' last week announced 'that he is moving' into new and larger quarters, is now settled in thetbuildig previously occupied by the V'incent Motor Car Co.?. Mr. Ilaidrep stated yesterday that in thie quarters he is liowin he is able to ue the equipment for repairing au tomphbiles to bept 'dttge, LAURENS BRIAItS IHOLD 0N'XION IRfildles Old Field is Scene -of Thirty Fiftih Annual Reinonll of ('vil War Veterans. Twiently-Three Veteranis are Present. Survivors of 'Co. G 3rd S. C. Infaji try, Co. E 14th Infantry, and Co. E 3rd B3attalion, met in their thirty-fifth an nual reunion on Satirday last at Rid (les Old Field. This Is the old muster ground of the upper battalion 4ist regi ment S. C. mil I tia where our fathlers drilled with the guns they killed squirrels with. We had a royal wel cole and splendid eliterta in menI. There was a large crowd, among thei a goodly number of widows and wives of veterans. The exercises of the school pupils under the leadership of Mliss Rhodes, was file. Their renlder ing of DIxie brought forth the old Rebel Yell. Judge Thompson presided. Messages of affection and regret at inability to attend from Miss Varina Davis 'Brown, of Anderson, and S. it. Thackston, of Gaffney, were read. Addresses of interest and instiruc tion word made by Capt. -1. P. Gri th of Limestone college; F. P. '.\lcGowan, Esq., and Admiral Sam .lcGowan, the attendance of the latter was of un usual interest, 'being a nephew, and bearing the name of the uncle, great ly. distinguished citizen, soldier and Jurist, Sam 'McGowan, who had led the famous brigade, the gallant survivors of which, together with survivors of Knrsha-w's Brigado compose this or &.inizatl6n. Our organization antedates the or ganization of the United Confederate Veterans which had its birth in New Orleans in 1889. Ours dates from 1887. Inclemency of weather, nor other cause, has up to (late, kept us from holding our meeting once a year. Sev eral comrades from dif'erent sections of the county were wIth us. 'We have been entertained by these ,people be fore-a splendid section that has al ways furnished its full quota for war or other calls. Long will we remem ber Riddles Old Field, -with her noble people, .with her old time, whole souleld hospitality and genuine friendship. She has all the up-to-date improve ments in school and home and -field with the Old-time goodness. C. A. oPower was with us to lend a helping 'hand. Resolutions in memoiry of Lewis Stoddard, Co. 3rd Regiment, who died since our last meeting, were passed. Following are the veterans who .were present: Co. E, 14th Inf.-H. 'P. Griffith, A. C. Owings, W. B. 'Parson, R. J. Stoddard, J. A. Putnam, J. D. Mock, J. W. qWest moreland, C. H. Hughes. Co. G, 3rd Inf.-O. G. Thompson, Mel Fleming, T. Y. Henderson. Co. E, Bat.-Simeon Ball. Other Commands-J. W. Jones, W. A. Simpson, G. M. lanna, W. B. Ful ler, J. F. Pinson, J. P. Caldwell, W. B. Owens, L. M. Cannon, J. W. Lanford, A. M. TLanford, M. -E. .Davis. YOUNG LAD-ES TO ATTEND REUNION Misses Margaret Dunlap and Virginia Sullivan and Mrs. C. P. Roper are Appointed by 'Commander of Camp Garllngton. J. D. Mock, Commander of Camp Gar-lington, 'No. 501, Civil War Voter ans, announced Tuesday that he has ap~pointed Miss Margaret Dunlap as sponsor to the camp at the reunion to be held May 17 and 18 at 'Darlington, S. C. 'Miss Virginia Sullivan and Mrs. IC. P. Roper will act as maids. Commandler M(ock stated that there are eight members of his camp and 'twenty members of other camps throughout the county who have sig nified t.elr intention of attending the reunion this year. An effort is -being made by the veterens for reduced rates on the, railroads. Play Ball - A meeting of base ball players and fans has been arranged for next Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Ameri. can Legion Hall. It is planned that at this meeting a league, consisting of either 4 or 6 teams ibe organized, Many ball players from Mountville, Cross Hill, Gray Court, Clinton and oft this city will be present at the meeting. All interested isi the formatioi of a county league are urged to be pres ent. . - -' T wenty-81x Nfegtees ArresteA . Twenty-nix. negres, each of whon1 was fined $5.00 by liagistrate 'Wrighi for' gambling, was the result of twc raids, made by city police and oOunt4 ofheru Naturday night and Edadtdy, Al STATF PRISON Fourteen Wounded of Which Two May Die TORCH APPLIED TO CHAIR FACTORY Trouble at mhe State Penitentiary WIllelh has heen irewing for Several '211t.n' to a IIrad 311) ndity Shortly after Noon ihen 150 Prisoi. ers Mutiny. Col uinbia, -lay S.-.\tUnt;y of 1;0 prisoners at the South (arolina state i:enitentiary today was quelled thN afternoon after 1-1 prisoners had )ee shot by guards. Two of the wounded men, may die. Several are so serious ly hurt that they have been removed to Columbia hospitals while the others are .being attended in the penitentiary hospital. The trouble, according to peniten tiary authorities, has been brewing for several weeks. Three weeks ago the authorities were advised thht prison ers were in possession of weapons. A search was made revealing the pres ence of knives, razors, blackjacks and biyonets. These were concealed in the civilian clothing of the prisoners. Pris oners in the South Carolina peniten tiary do not wear the "prison stripes" but are tpermitted to wear civilian clothing when they are not working. When at work they wear overalls. Following the discovery of the knives, razors and bayonets, an or der was issued taking away the cloth ing and today was set for the collec tion of the garments. Trouble has been brewing, too, it is thought for some time on account of a change in the office of captain of the guard. A new captain of the guard was appointed several months. ago to succeed the captain of the guard, re signed, and this caused great dissatis faction. Today when the clothing had been collected and the men who work in the chair factory, one of the depart ments of the penitentiary, were or dered to resume their work after the lunch hour, a majority of them de clined. Standing in a body 150 refused to enter the factory. Twenty-four, the men who work on one floor of the chair factory, went to their posts, the others standing dirmn. The captain of the guard was summoned and told the men to enter the factory. Again declining they are said to have stated that they would be killed ,before they would re sume work. The entire force of guards was then called out 'and when the prisonors began to make a demonstra tion with sticks they had seized and knives they work with in the factory the guards opened fire. Many of the guards fired above the heads of the mutineers but some fired into the mass, 1.3 abeing wounded. Later one swas hit in the head with a piece of iron .pipe. In the mneantime it was found that the chlair factory was on fire and when fire hose was called into play it was found the hose had been cut. The city fire department was called out but on arrival found the shooting in progress rand did not etner. Tile fire was extin guished, showever -by the prison authlori ties. City and county plolie officers went to the scene and assisted in re storing ordIer but (lid nlot take part in the actual shooting, tIs occupying on ly a matter of minutes and bringing tile situation ulnder control. A cheek of tile prisoners showed, authorities say, that no prisoner escaped f ron the yard where the demonstration took place. Jack Davis, originally from New York, who is serving a sentence of 1:1 years for breaking into the home of tDr. T. T. Moore, a prominent denti'st, cutting the teieiphonle 'wires and lock ing tile dentist and his wife in a bath room while he0 looted tho house, took an odd part in the affair After tile riot was over he abus'ed anid cursed offic era, defying 50 men, and hlad to be an ally clubbed into submission. He was not seriously hurt, however. Call to Pastorate *At a congregetionlal meeting, of the P'riendship 'tPresibyterian church hold' last Sundky afternoon, unaninojis cl-l ,was exteded t6 -the Rev. Chailes ID]. Sullivan, of Atleantic Beach, Fla.- for ithe 'pastorate. Other churches it. the proposed group are expeced to 'aot ot, the call neit Sunday.,~