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LEE WOMAN SPECTATOR AT HISTORY MAKING Mrs. Abigail DuIant of Bishoiville, Now PIast Century Mark, has Lived Through Anxieties or Five Wars. 'The State. Biklol)villC, Oct. 21.-This city has -the distinction of being the home of a remarkable centenarian, Mrs. Abi gall 'Dulant, who has lived in this coinrunfty all her life, celebrated the 100th anniversary of he birth July 3, 1922. The 101st year of her life found ler in good health, self-reliant, vigorous 'for hdr years and with the fine intellect and keen interest In af fairs that has always marked her. Mrs. DuRant is the daughter of .James Remlert, who was of French liiguenot stock. She was born on her father's plantation nearthis place. A large part of this beautiful plantation, which contained more than 5,000 acres was inherited thy her and has been in her lpossession for over 67 years. -Mrs. DIuiiant was married 81 yearis ago. Her husband was John 0. OF1'u1an t. grand son of Henry DuRant of the American Revolution. 'Irs. Iiuiflant, has lived through the anxieties and sorrows of five wars. - She had relatives constant ly in peril during the Indian war in Florida lin 1832. When the Palmetto regiment marched to the Mexican war, Ca leb 'Rembert, her only brother, was I on1e of its brave volun1teers. She never saw him again, as lie died from ldis ease and was burled in the City of .\lexico during -tie siege of that strong hold. To the Confederate war went her .husbaimnd and two sons, David and Jamn's. This great war took its dead ly foil, too, as James died from dis oase in the Confederate hospital at Charlottesville, Va. Then came the Span1.-h-American war and the anxie tie,; comnne cted with the peri-l to her grandsons engaged in It. And finally the World war, in which were engag ed many grandsons and great-grand sons, on, great-grandson, Ilugh Mer ritt, having made the supreme sacri flee.I Nat'urally the IConfederate war made the greatest imlpresston upon 'her, and she talks most Interestingly of her experiences.' 'Like so many otherI brave Southern women, during that period she worked unceasingly to keep the lantation going, to care for the young children at home and to cheer and aid loved ones in the field. Fiemnst have realized that the end, o' tihe Confederacy was near, when one Saturday night in March, 1865, while. she and her flive young daugh ers were seated at the sujm'er table, there rushed into the room, entirely ticxpectedly, more than a dozen Un lon .soldiers. They ransacked- the louse and made merry with brandy I n hich they found. They formed part Af Sherman's army, camped a few Iiles away. On the Sunday following hundreds f 'Federal soldiers pillaged her place. Th'ey took horses, cured meats, chick Mn9 and everything to eat that they lould -find. They 'burned the barns Ind Outbuildings and the gin with bundreds of -bales of cotton, but they left her .home stognding. For a weqk, i1he says, nothing was cooked in the '1)ig house," for the soldiers would ltaid around the stove while the food was being prepared and would eat it I fast as it .was cooked, so she had to Stop trying to prepare anything. ]'he only food which she and her oung Ohildren had during that thne xas brought to them secretly by faith ul negro slaves, iShe (id not go to xed for a week, ibut 3ust slept rpr a ew minutes at a time, day or night, a chairs. During this week oflicers interview-! -d her constantly, trying to get infor nation as to the whereabouts of the lien of her family and threatening to burn her home if this information vas not given. Sometimes they would hlke )creparations to carry out 4lheir threats by .pulling brands from the [lreplace and would boast of having burned Columbia. .\Vith brave calm Iless, whicli she still evidences, she told them 'that she (lid not know where her mncii folk were and that if she did he would no6t tell. Probably, no one else in South Caro iina has lived through as much his tory as Mrs. Du'Rant. She was born the year after the death of the great Napoleon, when the world had been recently torn with wars, and she lived to see, nearly 100 years later, pradti 2ally the entire world in arms again. As a girl and young woman, she lieard constantly of the great political [luestlons that were beginning to di vide the 'North and South. She re 3alls vividly wien nullification was a vital .issue and South Carolina pre pared to resist forcibly the tariff laws of the nation, and she, with other South Carolinians, took 3)ride in the debates of the great Calhoun and Webster. She. remembers, too, the in tense interest of that day In the ques tion of free and slave states, and howl this finally -brought on the Confeder ate var, with the great changes that! it wrought in the So1th. Mrs. -DuRant has seven children now I living: Mrs. Jane Reames, iishop 'ille; Mrs. Ellen Dixon, Not-folk; Mrs. 4atilda Flowers, Sumter; Mrs. Aman [a Merritt, Carlisle; Mrs. Blandina )Ixon, Camden; Mrs. Olivia Shaw, 31shopvillc; Oliver DuiRant, Bishop ,ille. 'She 'has outlived the following chil Iren: 'Mrs. Elizabeth McLeod, Charles tembert IDurant, James A. DuRant, at, James A. DuRant, 2nd, A. 'C. Du ant and 'David Ili. Dultant. Mrs. DuRan't has 228 living descend tmts, including 42 grandchildren, 139 ;reat-igrandehil(dren and 38 great reat--grandchildren. The Tienry DuRant chapter of the ). A. 'R of this city, which includes n its ieibershhD 19 of her descend-1 Lnts, recently presented to her a book :ontaining the names of all of her lescendants. On her 100th birthday ;reat numbers oX her des-.ndints and, ier friends and ac. 4,%!ntances gath red at her home to nonlgiratu-'ate her ad she also receiveI i-ny letters nd telegrams from po.nts Ql-oughout he United States. 'Irs. 'DuRant has vent the last 28 years of her life at he ohme of her youngest daughter, Irs. W. R. Shaw, of this city. - STATEMENT f the Owineiship, Management, Vjr. (cu1lation, lte., Required by the Act of Congress of August 21, 1912. Of The 'Laurens Advertiser, publish d weekly at Laurens, S. C., for Oct. I, 1922. state of South Carolina, 'ounty of Laurens. Before me, a notary public in and or the State and county aforesaid, )ersonally appeared Alison Lee, who, maving bean duly sworn according to aw, deposes and says that -ie Is the %ditor of the 1Laurens Advertiser, aid hat the following is, to the :best of his <nowledge and helief, a true state nent of the ownership, management, tc., of the aforesaid publication for lie date shown in the above caption, :equired by the Act of August 24, 1922, -Ibodied in section 443, Postal Laws md Regulations, printed on the re rerse of this form, to wit: E. That the names and addresses )f the publisher, editor, managing edi or, and business managers -are: Publisher, Advertiser Printing Co., baurens, 1S. C. Editor, Alison Lee, 'Laurens, S. C. Managing Editor, None. Business Manager, Alison Lee, Lau mens, S. C. 2. That the owners are: Arthur 'Lee, Greenwood, S. C. Alison L~ee, Laurens. S. C. 3. That the known bondholders, nortgagees, and other security hold mrs owning or holding 1 per cent or nore of total amount of ibonds, mort ;ages, or other securities are: None. 4. That the two paragraphs next ibove, giving the names of the own rs, stockholders, and security -hold ers, if any, contain not only the list A1 stockholders and security holders as they appear upon the books of tihe ,ompany 'but also, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears pon the books of the convpjany as rustee or in any other fiduciary rela ion, the name of the person or cor p)oration for iwhom such trustee is act ing, is given' also that the said two p)aragraphs contain statements em )racing aillant's full knowledge and )eiief as to the circumstances and :onditions under which stockholders Ind security holders w'ho do not ap pear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities In a capacity other than that of a bona ilde owner; and this affmant has no reason to ibelieve that any other person, associatio.n, or corporation has any interest direct or indirect in the iald stock,'bonds, or other securities than as so stated by him. ALISON, 'b1E, IEditor. :Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st day of October, 1922. Lawrence G. Roff, Notary Public. LAND SALE State of -South Carolina, County of Liaurens. A. 'L. Putnam et al, Plaintiff, against .ianes Waldrop ald Carrol Waldrop, Defendant. Pursuant to a Decree of the Court in the above stated case, I will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder, at Laurens, V1. H., S. C., on Salesday In November next, being 1lona(ly the 6th day of the month, during the legal hours for such sales, the following de s'cribed property, to wit: All that tract, piece or parcel of land lying, being and situate in the County of Laurens, in the State of South ICarolina, containing forty-four (44) acres, more or less, bounded on the north sby lands of M0. G. IBranlett, on the east by lands of 'L. M'. Burns, south by ;ands of Sam Garrett, and on the west 1 lands of Austin lramlett. Terms o' Sale: Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers and stamps. If the terms of sale are not comlplied with, the land to be re-sold oil same or some ubslequent Salesday on same teris, it risk of former purchaser. C. A. -PONVAIR, C. C. C. '. and G. 0. h)ted October 2, 1922. 14-S"t-A lhe Quliile That Does Not Affect the iead 3ecause of its tonic and laxative ef ect. LAXATIVE4 BROMO QUININE (Tablets) can be taken by anyone without catusing nervousness or ring ng in the head. E. W. GROVE'S sig kature on box. 300. An ugly cut ? MENTHOLATUM is antiseptic and healing. Opening Tuesday OCTOBER 24 Sweet Potato Storage House We are glad to announce that our new Potato Storage House will be opened Tuesday, October 24th, and ready for business. Crates are now ready for distribution to be sold to the farmers at cost, and all Potatoes must be stored in crates. Only No. 1 grades will be received for sale. All others will be received and must be packed in crates. Crates 12 12-c a Piece We have a new house put up under expert supervision and will be run by people who know the business, a man being left in charge on the ground night and day while the potatoes are in the warehouse. We Assure Absolute Satisfaction Call Clinton 13 or 213 Sweet Potato Storage House At the Ice Factory Clinton, S. C. 000 COATS AND DRESS The Season's Newest Goods Bought at Almost Half Price-Going Same Way We bought in New York $25,000.00 worth of Coats and Dresses at almost 50 per cent on the dollar---the greatest buy we have ever been able to make, which will go on sale Thursday Morning, October 26th We want you to come in and look through one of the biggest and best lines of Coats and Dresses you have ever had the pleastire of looking through in the city of Laurens. You be the judge. Every garment the highest class, and price less than you can buy the goods for. It makes no difference how small 6r large you are, we can fit you. We look out for all. We appeal to you to take no chance in putting off coming to Batson's, as you will have to see for yourself the quality, workmanship, style and price before you can realize what you can buy for your money. Any garment will be held upon a small deposit, if more convenient to you. We want you to share in this great feast of bargains in dresses and coats. ,,terprisp pational Bank Bv.lding Laurens, South Carolina I ~ Ili% Y, - 1. L el.",~iA A