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V M xWLAUE OTH L[[ [. BURN8 DIS[ SUDDNLY LEADING MERCHANT OF THE CITY PASSEI) AWAY AT 1118 PLACE OF BUSI.NES8 THIJRSDAY AFTE RI. NOON SHORTLY AFTER FOUR O'CLOCK. 'Lee E. Burns, for many years a lead ing mnerchit of the city, interested with his brother and other relatives In stores here, in Greenwood, Ander son and Greenville, (lied suddenly of heart failure In the up-town store in this city Thursday afternoon a few minutes after four o'clock. The end came without warning. During the day he was apparently in good health an(1 had been about his usual bitfsiless dities. 'Just prior to his collapse lie had been assisting in marking up goods newly arrived' from the ship pers. As the task was finished he was seen to bend over and clasp his head in his hands. Em3inployees of the store caie to his assistance and laid him down where lie could be comfortable, but in a few moments lie passed away without reviving sufliciently to speak. The funeral was held from his home oi Church street Friday afternoon at 6 o'clock, Rev. Samuel H. Tnemleman, pastor of the First IBaptist Church, con ducting the services, -being assisted by Rev. P. F. Kilgo, of the First Metho dist Chirch, and Rev. C. T. 'Squires, of the First Presbyterian church. After the services at the ho9use the P)ody was borne to the Laurens cemetery where It nwas laid to ret in the presence of a large number of sorrowing friends and relatives. Mr. Burns was from the Warrior '2reek section of the county. In early life lie came to Laurens and entered business in a modest way. His busi ness constantly expanded until at the 'time of his death he and his brother, J. C. Burns, of Greenwood, owned or controlled stores in Laurens, Green wood, Anderson and Greenville, doing one of the largest businesses in this section of the state. He had invest ients ti real estate and was a (ir'ec tor in the Palmetto and 'Laurens Na tional Baiks and Laurens Glass Works. li early life the deceased connected himself with the Warrior Creek Bap tist church and retained his menimber ship there to the end although being 'a consistent attendant and worker in the 1First Baptist church of this city. Mr. Burns is survived by his widow, who was 'Miss 'Eliza Cheek, of the county,.and three children, as follows: Mrs. Carl Roper, of this city; Mrs. Fred West, of Jonesboro, Ga.; and Miss Hula Burns, of this city. One brother, J. C. Burns, of Greenwood, and two sisters, Mrs. Pe'ry Thomlson, of Spar tanburg, and Mrs. Bob Taylor, of Foun tain Inn, also survive him. At the tiine of his death he was 51 years of age. .No definite announcement has been made as yet as to the future conduct of the local Burns atores, but it Is un derstood that the 'business will be con tinuedl as in the past but under the general supervision of Mr. J, C. BurnA, of Greenwood, FI'NAL -V4)TE ANNOUNCED State Democratic Committee Met in --Columbia Yestterday to Tabulate Votes. Columbia, Sept. 4.-The State iD'omo *cratic Executive Committee m'Oets here at noon tomorrow to tabulate the. vote in the recent primary. It fa under . stood that several .protests are to bo -brought before the cortimitteo. The offcial vote. in the governor * race as tabulated *by H. 'N. Edmunds, secretary of the comnittee is: Bloga'e *77,619; Cantey 1,258; Coleman 3.780; Duncan 1,777; Laney 23,045; MeT1eod * %5,682. * Jolis Advertiser 'Staft MIss EFleanior Ball, daughter of W. WV, Pall, editor of The State. and for -many years editor of The Advertiser, has joined the force of The. Advertiser ithe capacity of local reporter and has begun her dutieys. Miss BlalV is a gradhuate of Ra~dcliffe University ,and l1esires to expand her education by *enitering the field In whioh her father *andl grandfather, tihe late Col' B. 1W. Dfai, blade signal sulccesses. ~Mi~' NEGRO MUTE HELD ON MUIIDER CHARAUGE Harry Yilliamiis, 18 Year Old Negro Mute, Chargeil with the 3urder of 8 Year Old Negro Child. Grandfai thier Held as Accessory. Harry 'Williams, 18 year old negro mute, is being held in the county jail as a suspect in connection swith the death of EllIe Halter, 8 year old orphan negro girl, whose dead 'body was found VSaturday afternoon in a clumi)p of weeds about half a mile north of the 'Laurens Cotton Alills village after a search which had been going on for her since about two o'clock the day before. Joe Williams, grandfather of the mute, is being held as accessory after the fact, -peace olicers connect ing him with the effort of the mute to hide -the body of the girl and cover up evidence of the crime. .Harry Wil lianis was arrested Saturday night and Joe Williams Sunday morning. The 'Halter child was first missed from the home of San Griflin, her un cle, some time Friday afternoon. A search began then which lasted until Saturday afternoon iwhen police of ficers were lead to the dead body of the child by 'Harry Williams, who lived with his grandfather nearby. -1ils peculiar behavior at this time and the subsequent finding of a bloody axe and blood-stained clothes on the prolises of Joe Williams lead to their arrest. The indications are that the girl wds killed by a blow on the head with a blunt Instrument and that she was murdered in the yard of Joe Williams. The opinion prevails that the Vil liams boy, who is said to have a had reputation, flew into a rage and struck the girl down -probably over a trivial difference, as it is said that he has an ungovernable temper. Blood stains Iwore found in the yard aild in the path that leads from Joe Wil liams' house to-the little swamp where the body was concealed for 24 hours there were traces of blood according to the officers who investigated the case today and made the arrests. 'The presuniption is that after the killing, the mute and his grandfather carried the body of the child to the -weeds an'l hid it. M.CIMOTH BAND MEETINU Bands fromt All' Surrounding Counties to*iather at Watts Mills Saturday. Through the efforts of W. F. Nick orson, leader of the Watts Mills band a mamnioth get-together band meeting is to be held at Watts Mills Saturday afternoon beginning about 2 o'clock and lasting until night. The object of the meeting is to bring the bands of the upper part of the state into closer relationship with each other and to promote a musical atmosphere in the mill villages. A 'program has been arranged by -which each band will play several se lections and then the combined bands will play a program together. Among the bands already invited, most of which have accepted the invitations, are those from Greenville, Spartan burg, Whitmire, Clinton, Newberry, 'Laurens, iPelzer, 'Piedmont, Uinion and Columbia. Ball Game at Watts Moseley and Bobo, pitching "aces" of the Carolina League who have .gone up to the Spartanburg team, will prob ably face each other on the 'Watts ' Mills diamond saturday afternoon 'when the Laurens iills anld Watts tMills teams wIll play each other. Mosoley' has' already 'been signed for the ILaurens ifills, while hobo's twirling is pradtically assured fior Watts. The game will start at 4:30 o'cloek when a big crowd is expected. --* * *** * *' * * * * * *. *LANE~Y WilL VOTE IV'B Ml'1EO * ( * At Chesterfield Satink'day fienai *, *' tor Laney gave out the followig* *' signed statement: y "' *1 * "As I have beea apto ehedtfor ' ~ * a statement as to mny attitdde In * * 'the ne'xct primary, { wish' to state * ~ * that my position ivas well' defined * * In 'my speech at Allendale in Ve * ( * re'oent camhpaign, in which I, st . * * *4 edhat I had never supported Mr. * C *V Blease. The principles advocated * * hy me Were 4' .line with those ex. * - * pressed by Mr. McLeod and I ex- * * pot to 'fote Vox him in tihe next * ( * gfrinary. I' talte this opportunity * * to eoxpress my, deep appreciation * * tf those *ho supported me in-the ** * reett primary. * '/:~ ~'t * Sse uEREK MNY9 NASH CONT[TS WATTS VICTOR Di1OSE RC11E IN CON'EST FQt COU3NTY SUPERtVISOR BRINdS ON CON''ES'' BY DElMiATED CAN. DIDATE'. HEAilN(I T1'0 lE lHAD TlHi UlRSDAy. The nomination of John D. W. Watts is supervisor of the county as de ,lared -by the Democratic executive :ommittee in a two-day meeting last veek has been formally protested by iis opponent, W. aM. Nash, in a notice led with Chairman C. A. Power hrough Featherstone & Knight, at ,orneys. Grounds for the protest were lot stated in the paper served on hairman -Power and had not been giv 1i yesterday afternoon .when Llr. 3ower was asked about the matter. t'he protest is filed with the county 'ommlflittee and not with the state com nittee. Immediately upon receipt of the >rotest Mr. Power issued a call for t necting of the executive committee to )e held Thursday morning at 10 )'clock. At that time the protest will )e considered. It will be recalled that according to he figures received by telephone to l'he Advertiser office last Tuesday light, Mr. Nash appeared elected over ilr. Watts by a margin of two votes. rhe difficulty of receiving many figures )ver the teepihone prevented an accu 'ate count being made. When lhe totes of the managers were tabulated )y the executive committee Thursday norning the odds turned in favor of hr. Watts, the first official count re Lulting as follows: Nash ...................2490 Watts ............. ..2499 At this point it was called to the at ention of the committee that ill some >oxes certain tickets had been laid (ide and not counted for any offlq )ecause th voter had left four instead of three names in the race for House >f Representatives. On, motion of J. V. Wells, of Gray Court, these ballots vere counted for all races except louse of Representatives. Upon the econd offillcial tabulation of ballots the 'ote resulted as follows: Nash .................2504 Watts ................2505 When this result was announced 1-1. . -Blackwell, appearing as attorney or Mr. Nash, requested that-the bal ots be gone through again and care ully scrutinized and recounted. By a 'ote of tile committee the request was ranted, but the committee adjourned o meet- Friday morning when all loubtful tickets were passed among he committeemen apid attorneys for oth parties for examination. No hange was made in the result except hat Mr. Watts gained 'one vote at 1-ray Court. This left the final vote s declared by the committee: Nash...-..... ......2504 Watts.. .. ... ..A.. ....2506 In counting the ballots the commit cc included ballots whore the names f candidates had cross marks oppo ito their names and where it was lain for wvhom the voter intendecd as is choice. It is reliably stated that lr. Nash gained more votes from this ecision than 'Mr. Watts. One partly nutilated ballot was thrown out, hough common report has it that it rill play a prominent ,part' in the pro q t pror eedings. The lballot was torn 'lpposite the, namer~ or the candidates or imtpei'visor.. Mr.. Nash's name re nained entirely on the ticket and all f Mr. Watts' name except the last we letters. There were no -pencil nark's on ,either name discernible to I he naked eye. . , There were comupanttively few hanges in~other races ~for county of-. ces. C. D. Nance and W. L. Gray rere declared nominated for the Touse of Tleirsentaf~ives, while J. 0. arnett antd James L. Browning will Erke the second race. . Ben. A. Sulli 'an, Jr., and Miss Kate.Wofford make he second race for superintendent of ' ducation-. Toy A. 'Drum-mend was looted one of the county commission. rs, while A. -B. Blakely and A. H. I 'loor9 make the second race for the thor plade. Following are the official totals as eclared 'bythe committee: Fr Ceniness, 'Fourth District 3 . McSin ..... .......4964 For E!onse of. Repre'sentatives - . i- ani tt .. ..... ..' .. .. ..1848 1 Pastor of First IIpt1ist Church liiiids iI Itesig nai lon to Take Effe Oc. tber Ist. The resignation of tihe llev. Simunel I. Teilplemtan as pastor of the Firs; IlHatist cu rch of Laurens, was of fered Sunday at tlhe conic lusioni of the I iorning ser'ice. With regret, and re luctance, as eXpIressed by miiore thaln one m1ember of the church in the dis c(sSioln of the motion to accepit the tender, lie congregation voted the re qunest of the pastor. The resignation is effective October 1st. It is under stood that Mir. Templegnan has a call to I lizabeth City, N. C., and his resig nation from the Laturens church is for the purl)se of accepting tIlie invita tion to the North Carolina city. Mr. Teipleian has )eei pastor of the Laurens Baptist church six years. Hi-ie came to this work from Rich miond, Va. The pastorate here has been attended by marked strides hi advancing the interest of the church and the denomination, for he has beenil a recognized leader.or organizer Ii all the departments of' the work of the Laureis association, almost from the first. year of his pastorate here. In the civic life of the city and couity he has evince(d the interest of a pa triotic citizen that. has been far reach iaig in its effect for law observance anid law en forcemnent. ' is iinfhienCe will be Iiiissel, not. only inl [1he city, but throughout the county. hOBO M11AKES (4OO) WVlInS SeConid Full Guaiae Pitiched for Sparlanburg anid Gets B;' Hand From Sports Writer. Louis Bobo, alias "Lefty", alias "Old ,Maan" Bobo, star 'pitching ace for the LIaurens team in the Carolina League an'd who iwas taken on by the Spartan burg cre-w of the Sall'y about the close of the local season, hic had a fine be ginning in higher company, according to newspaper reports. After being worked in several tinies in part gaimes to get used to higher company, 'Man ager Kelly put him through the full pace with Greenville Friday afternoon and the local boy :walked away with the game. The following comient in the sports coluni of the Spartanburg .1-erald Saturday shows how be is go ing with the Kelly Klan: "Bobo, ILaurens county's contribu tion to Manager Kelly's pitching staff has made an impressive beginning in Class B balh Th'e little southpaw has pitched excellently in nearly every game in which he was assigned, has had the grit and stamina required of pitchers in the Sally, and can go the full route. While undoubtedly devel opment will help him and improve his mound work, -at the present time his unusual steadiness and coolness, to gether with his ability to toss 'em where they ought to go, ranks him as a -real -pitcher." -Moseley, another of the Laurens hurlers has also been take on for a try-out wvith the Spartanburgers and was worked in the outfield for several innings Thursday. IHe coplped several nice ones in the field, 'besIdes making a,. hit out of two times up, the sports commentator saying that he looked ''extr'a good". Howard ,the locals' star short-stolp, has also signed the dotted line with the Spartans, biut has not been given an opportunity to show his goods yet. Local fans are counting on him mak ing a big showing when Kelly desides to stick him out ibetween the keystone saek and the hot corner. Political Meeting Friday Night Candidates for county suroerintend ent of education wvill speak to the vot 61rs of iWatts ~Mills Friday night at '7:30 o'clock, according to an an nouncement 'by Mr. 13. .W. Sorgee, president of the Watts Mills club yes terday.- Mr. Sorgee said that other candidates for county ofilce would 1)e cordially invited to attend. * * *. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SC11001 SUBSCRIPTIONS * *s WVremind schiool teachers anad * * college stuldenits of thie special * * suabscription rate of $1.00 for thae * * 80choo1 year. * *, Subscripionts are patyable it aid- * * vace. n oder hatthese stub-* * scriptions may be entered at theo * * samne time and on theo same sec. * * tion of the mailing list, we urge * * those expecting to stubscribe to d(1* * so before leaving htome, * * THlE L~AURENS ADVFUTISER * ** CIT C90OL OPEN NEXT' KONDAY ALL . IN IEAD 1)INESS FOiIt Til MOST SUC'UESSFUL SESSION IN TI111E-111t H IN10TOR. T111101 t ARi, F I-A31E BUILDING TO TA K E 'AlE OF OVERFLOW. The 1laurens City Schools expect tc ollen ntext Monday with the largest enrollment that they have ever had Already more than forty pupils fron outside districts have been entered, ac cording to iI. W. Gasque, .ilperiltelid iit. The new four room fraie build ing is ready to house pIarts of the second, third and fourth grades. The following list of teachers w-ill be associated with the city schools this year:% 'lligh School-G. 'W. K'stes, York, i'rlinlcip41 and Mathematics; '.llss lertha Wyatt, Greenville, Commercial; liss Sara Babb, Laurens, Latin; Miss Frances Bradhan, 'Manning, 10nglish; Miss Lella -Walker, Blackville, His tory; Miss Marguerite Toibert, Lau rens, Eighth Grade Science. Grammar School-.Miss Lilly Miller, iaurens, seventh grade; Miss Nleta Tolbert, sixth and seventh grades; Miss Louise MclDaniel, Laurens, sixth grade; Miss Macie rlcCarley, Laurens, fifth grade; 'Miss Nell Kinard, Ep. Worth, fifth grade; Miss Mary Belle Balb, Laurens, fourth grade; Miss Birucie Owings, Laurens, fourth grade; Miss Ella Roland, Laurens. third gradc; Miss Pearl Clardy, Laurens, lhird grade; Miss Grace Zimmerman, cameron, second grade; Miss Annie Wellford, second grade; Miss Alleene Franks, Jaurens, 'first grade; Mrs. 11. .. Jones, Laurens, first grade. , Laurens NMill School-'Miss liattie Kate 'Easterby, principal and second grade; Miss Julia Childress, third and fourth grades; Miss Virginia Barks lale, first grade. iMiss Kinard, Miss Zimmermai, ts Meta Tolbert, and 'Miss Walker have secured board with Mrs. J. F. Bolt, 111nd 1\liss Bradham will stay with her mother and sister at 'Mrs. E. ). Barks lale's. First Bale Ginned The first bale of cotton of the new season was reported on the public iquare Monday. It 'was raised on the rarpi of F. P. McGowan and B. M. Canl non and was ginned by the Laurens 3il Mill. The 'first bale last year was ;inned September 1st. Takes Over' Filling Station Mr. Thos. D. 'Downey who has been with the tMcDaniel Vulcanizing Station lor the past few months, has taken ,harge of the filling station on East baurens street where he will 'be glad o see his friends in the future. Pitts Reunion The 'Pitts reunion .will be held Fri lay, iSeptember 8th-at the home of Mr. WV. H. Pitts, near 'Friendship 'Presby erian church. Relatives, friends and ill have a special invitation to come md bring dinner. V. *L. Gray.--.............2472 P~hil 'D. Huff - .. .. ..1640 F. C. 'Mc~Thniel .................549 lugh D. MicCravy.. .. .. .. ....1076 iarroll D. Nance .. .........2831 WV. 'Dennis Owens.. .........686 For Superinteundent of EdulcatIon J. Shaw Johnson .. ... .... ....1159 dirS. Earl C. Owvens .... .......601 Ben A. Sullivan, Jr. . .. .. ..1225 d!iss IKato V. Wofford .........1992 For Supervisor MY. 'M. Nash .... ...........2504 ohn ID, iW. Watts ...... .... ..2506 '' For Probate Judge ). . Thompson .,.,,... .464 For Treasurer I. Jud Langston.. ...... ..1502 loss D. Young .. ...........352 'For Auditor Dl1more 0. Bramlett ... ...1407 F. eWaddy Thompson .........3606 For County Commissioner roe R. Adair .. .. ..........1638 L. B. liakely....--.........1742 roy A. Drummond .. .. .. .. ..2416 F. B.*'Hitt .. .............1731 L. H. Moore .... .... ...2032 'ural Polie The vote on the rural police ques ion was 8707 to 1257 in favor of Its 'etentlon.- Only two boxes, W~atts ftils and dIlals, voted aga'inst 'it. ['ho vo~e in thle city of Lautrons was f5'4.to 9,7 In favor of the atem GOLDYIl[ FARM[R SLAIN BY NEGRO . .11. OXNER SLAIN MONDAY NIVIIT. 11011' I'UN) T!.SI)Ay MIORNINGi. ('011L11,1El BARlKS HA LE, .iCUt'SI1-: OF CIIME, ES. ('A PES. I. Al. Oxner, well known white fari er living between Goldville and Kin a,rds in the lower IpaIt of the county, .as found dead yesterday morning in the barin of 'Collier lBarksdale, share Cropper, with the IIulipper crown of llis head beat almost into a jelly and with gunshot wounlds in his left aim and left chest. Collier 'lerksdale, sus leeted as tle assailant, had already disapipeared when search for limit be gani ysterday morning and at -last re ports he had not yet been appreliend ed. Accor(ling to reoorts from the scene of the honicide, Mr. Oxner went to the home of Barksdale Alonday night about nine o'clock and questioned him about Iis absence fromi the farim wen his crop needed attention. An argument and difliculty followed In wl ich both sides used firearnis, Mr. Oxner using a pistol and Barksdale a shot-gun. The wife off BIarksdale, from wloimi only meagre details of the difliculty have been wrung, has not in dicated wilich one of tile two men fired first. aBarksdale received a bul let. in his arim, but was evidentl' able to overpower .ir. Oxner and club hh1 to- death witli the shotgun. A trail of blood to the barn shows that -the body was then dragged there feet foremost and face downward .where it was left. Barksdale during the Ilghit went to the home of a dir. Johnson nearby and asked for the payment of wages due him on account of work done that :lay, saying that 'Mr. Oxner had shot him and that he wanted to get medical help. Mfr. Johnson, not suspecting anything more serious from the ne gro's talk, gave the matter little thbought during the night but)1 next min'ii itig recited the iegro's story to .\Ir. Will llalock who, in turn, stold Rural Polieoman AbranIs. i'. Abrams went to the Barksdale house to make an inv'estigation and found Nir. Oxner's body in the Ib'Xrn. Sheriff Reid was immediately notiflied and steps taken to apprehend the fugitive. The sheriff's forces, twith the rural policemen and a posse of citizens scoured the country all day yesterday in search of Barksdale, but up to a late hour yesterday afternoon he had not been applrehended. A trail which he left behind him showed that he went toward Renno from the home.of Mr. Johnson and from there went tW the home of -Dr. Taylor where he had his wound dressed. lie avoided sus picion there by telling the physician the same story that lie had told ;Mr. Johnson. The officers lost track of the traIl after lie left flDr. Taylor's though both Sher'iff Reid and the ru ral polIcemen yesterday said that they had reasonable hope that they would catch him before he got far away. A considerable body of men were gathered at the scene of the homicide yestei'day afternoon, but accordIng to repor'ts froni that vIcInity there is lit tIe excitement. MRS1. JOSEPHIINE CANNON Died at Hlome of Her Daughter Early Saturday Morning. Mrs. Josephine iflobo Cannon, widow of the late W. 'D. Cannon, (lied at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Knight, near Barkadale, -Saturday md'ning at 2:30 o'clock. The funeral services were held In the Laurens cemeter'y 'Saturday afternoon, con ducted by her pastor, Rev. C. W. Wat.. son, assistedl by Rev. P. F. Kilgo. Mrs. Cannon was in the 80th year of her age. She had been a lifelong mem. her of TrinIty Miethodist church and was greptly beloved by all who knew her. Sihe Is survIved by two daugh ter's, Mirs. Geo. KnIght and Mrs. W. ~B Kn ight, and sever'al grand-clhilldren. 'Friendshi lithrcht There wvill be a Suitday School rally at FrIendship Baptist church on Sec ond 'Sunday mornIng, 'September 10). Mr. Mann, superlinteindent of Green vIlle city schools will be 'present and.. make an address. Other speakers wIll also be present. Sunday 'Schogi at 10 o'clock and other deusvdes are' to follow. 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