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'***w* * * * * * * * * GRA C~Ii~OURT.l IiEiLRAIiOS N011'1-18~ j* * * * * * * * **4 The Young Vomnan's .\issionary so ciety of Cray Couirt hldI anl jinte.rest ing service during prayer week. This body of younhg vollelI is. doing finve 'vork under the Spielendi guidince of Alrs. Festuts Curry. On SImd-Iy eveling the church ros - trtim was ai 4scel of bealuty. Tall pine trees and low growing scrubbery llade (lhe view truly Arcadian. Two 1pretty tableautx were given From 1'vanigeline. For it is II that bealtitifl poem that laongfellow in his immitable way tells us the history of the Freich people now living down in 41oisi4na. Into the history of their nigration is .wov en thh: beautiful love story. An of fering was taken for these .poor French People down in LouisIana.- An other interesting nunmber of the pro grain was given by .ll-. Festus Curry. Mrs. Curry was dressed as a trained nirse and .beauttfitlly told of the work or the missionary hospital down anoni tle IFrench people of Louisina. Sev eraIl otheri nIun-bers were giveni during 0he ev41t ng, interesttig readings in terspersed by songs. One 411' the best things eyer given Inin Gray Coiut was a pageant writ trt, by Mr. Watts, Baptist astor at Lairens. The pageant was bealtiful ly rendered in the .liaptist church by yoing people frot Friendshi). We swant thei to come again When their coming is better advertised. - On Tuesday afternoon a, Frances Villard memorial service wAs held at .the Methodist church. Miss Allie Babb gave a fine report of the annuttl W. C. T11. U1. meeting held at Newberry. The Gray Court union received the beau tiful state banner presen-ted to the un ion makfing the greatest gain in mem bership during'\ the year. On Suhday afternoon Miss Hood pre sented to the chapter of the Junior League, Mission 'Study Book, "The Handinapped Winners". Miss Hood is .a teacher in the Gray Court-Owings school. The children of the league . were held sipellbound as she told them these two true stories of PhylIs 'Wheat ley and; Paul -Laurens 'Dunbar. Miss -flood is indeed a wonderful story-tell ei and the children want her to come again and 'tell them one of these true stories. On next Sunday, Nov. -26, at. 1:30 o'clock Miss Mar-le Vatighn -will tell the children the story "Hi-low the streets were paved 'with. leather'." This interisting, little hook,""fan diOapped Winners," was written by a young woman of North Carolina. * *4* * * * * * * * * *' * * * U llDDLES OLD FIELD NEWS * ** * * * * * *' * * * * a * ** Riddles Old Field, Nov. 20.-The peo ple of this community have been busy sowing grain l'or the past few weeks. Tlose on the sick list are .\Mrs. John Bron, IMrs. James Godfrey and Mrs. Amnbrose i-lolcomibe. We hope for them a speedy recovery. V -We miss t wo of our boys of this 'onuinunity, '.r Wilkes Riddle and Sami Green who have recently left for the navy. Mr. Marvin IRhodes and his mother, Mrs. J. B. -Rhodes, .were the guests of the latter's dlauighter,' Mrs. S. J. Burn's recently. Misses IHester :Britton, Mary -and Janio Garrett wvere .the week-enid guesta of Misses Maude and Rosa Rid dIe. Mrs. -Willie Martin and little daugh ter Vara, have 'been visiting Mrs. Mat' tlin's lparnts in Oseenville. Little 'Miss Lou NettIQ Holcotmbe was the guest of Miss IMargardt Rhodes .one night last wveok./ .Miss Louise :Iutnam spent Wedlnes dlay night with ,her friend Miss Cora Lee Riddle. Miss Marie Tinsley was the wveelf eii guest of her sister, Mrs. W. F'. Ir' yin, n&i t aiurean. *Mr'. and Mrs. A..W. -Rhodes and lit le son, A. -'W., Jr.. also MlishFEthiel Stoddlard(, were shioppling in Lauren~s iSaturday. Mr. andl Mrs.2 John Burns 'yore shop tping in Laiurens &'atur'day. 'Mr. and- Mrs. .Henry Cannady and two little daidghter's 'were the week end gucsts of Mr's. Coungdy's pronts, Mr'. and Gir's. J. R. Owens. Sir. and Mrs. Egbert Riddle and daughter' were in ,'Lauireni Saturday.' 'There 'was a party 'givlit the home t( M-r. P'. A. giddle Saturday night ~ijk was very' inuh elio3fd .by SIl te young -people of- thsis..comtaunity. )Mr. A,.- 1W. ide~ atiad familywoe t be guests of' h1h. brother', Mrs J. D), h~Jodes, at G*ray. Oourt Surnday night. ~Strengthdy~ your stomah 'aund hate *,r {tiiige~toni; M~-ONa is guarant Intife itufCo te do ifof " e WOMIAN SENATOR AltIIIVES IN CAPITAL .1r1s. F'elton ReNVIHch Wash41ingtonl With inieliflon (If Obnilning Sent iII Sen nit(. Too O1ld to F1iht Hard. WValiiigtoni, N.Y.. W8.-31rs. W. 11. 'Felton, hPpointed senator front Geor n, pending Clecti(oi of a successor to tie late ?.oniiator 'Watson, arrived - hlere today with the announced iliten (fion of obtailing a seat in the senate if y possible so as. to "blaze the road for i the womanhood of America." She add- t ed, however, .that she was too old to miake an aggressive .ight for the p1laCe to which Walter F. George, was elect ed oil November 7. d Mr. Georg iwas obtaining his cer tiflcate of, eLction today at Atlanta 1 and exipected to arrive here Monday in a thie for the convening of the senate. lIe has- announced his willingness to I)erniit L irs. Felton to ocCdpy the seat ti for a single day, if that could be done s legally. She (Ars. Felton be sworn, r she would be the 'ilrst woman to sit 11 in the United States senate. a The problem that would 'be present:- 1 ed should Mrs. Felton present a claim to the seat was discussed today at a conference between Vice 'President Coolidge and Senator Curtis, of Kan sas, chairman of the senate rules com niittee. They hoped to reach a definite declsion before night. Before entering the conference, Vice-4President C-oolidge, in reply to a question as to what lie would o should sirs. Fe'ton present a claim, said lie ivould "greet her its an old filend." Hie declined to amplify this statement. % Mrs. Felton, owho is 87 years old, made the 780 mile trip to her home in Catersville, Ga., unaccompanied. She was fatigued after her Journey and spc:nt the day quietly at her room in a hotel here. She would not discuss fin detail her plans other than to make clear her intention to present a claim for the place to which she' was ap pointed byV Governor Hlardwick imme diately after the close of the last ses sion of the senate. After the conference with the vice President, senators said the seating of Mrs. Felton would depend on whether objection was offered 'by an individual senator. Should objection be made, Mr. Coolidge, it was explained, swould be prepared to following the ruling of former Vice-President Marshall in a similar case. Mr. Marshall held that former Senator Christie (Benet -of South Carolina, appoint('d to succeed the late Senator Tillman, ceased to be a senator -with the election of his suc cessor. IRtepublican senators said they would not object to Mrs. Felton taking her seat. M1S. BlEASE SUES BlII ARNEY ESTATE E $100,000 Askeil a4 Pajy for Care Ghenu Late 1t. L. Abney, Attorney. t Columbia, Nov. 19.-The complaint r in i suit for $100,000 brought by -Alm. I Lillie S. Hllcase, wife of former gdv-. er'nor Cole L. Blease, againkt The en tate of the late i130njainii L.-Abiney, has l been snerved upon Stephen 'Elliott, of'j Columbia,' attorney in fact of .John 'fR. Abney, 'Newv York, wvho-wivth 'his sister, C Mrs hualunter, of Atlanta, Is the iiyrincfpal 'lienoflciary of the estate, It was.$tatedl tonight by D. W. Rtobin son, attorney for Mrs. Blease. TPho late B. 'L. Abney, for years di vision counsel for the Southern Rlail way, left an estate valued at ap- 'i proximately $75i0,000 at bis - dekth which occurred November 11, 1921, at the home of the formner Governor and Mrs. Blease. In her compllaint IMrs. Blease alleges that he promised during his life time to (pay her and re- t member her in his uwill for her care o1f 'him during his residence in her heme, wvhich, it Is stated began while L.\lr. Blease was governor and contin-t ued until Mr. Abney's death last year. In the complaint it is alleged that "the plaintiff at,tho request of the sanme Benjamin L. A'bney, deceased, rendered and furnished to hint. con 4tftnt arduous and exacting:a.ttontion, Ii dae labor aryd service" and "that the flecondent pronmised and agreed con stantly renewing and. repeating said prJoniises b~hd a'greemnent from time to timrd't me to Day and compe~nsate plaintiff for such service, the lega'iind morl' obligation of wpilch tho cqast'a'nt-, ly Nogjhie and hfilyhilufuind ap *Iprec'lated." Althoutgh no inventory of , the cs tate of'g he late air. Abney t hben made ,public, kt Is estirfated in finan* clal and lekal pire es here to~the gWrtht approxi mptely 4760,000. Other the j few smnal . bequests tho 'whoee t frees 'to the deeased's brother, J6hn' RI. Abney, an attorney of New Yoris, ang,~his sistei', Mrs. ftaa Hiuntor, of Atilinta, Gogrgia, Oster Sig'por at'oplar'' bjri~veont asseoiad1on ;*11 ~a& :oyster suipper, ato pies, caintai aidc SOCIETY. + + ++ + + +++ 4 + ++ + + (Continued from Page One) lid .\irs. Ballard 'of Peterstown, W. a., an1d a prominOnt attorney of \fuil n, W. Va. le attended the Universi of -West Virginia and is also a grad ate of the 'Washington and Lee law "hool. During the recent world war e served as a captain in the seventh ivision. After December .1st, -Mr. and Mirs. allard will occupy their new home 'hich has Just .been completed in Mul 1ns, -W. Va. I Among the out-of-town guests for ne wedding were Mliss Irma F(loyd, tatesboro, (1a.; *irs. Carter Price, arnwell; Mr. Joe W. Dingess, Hlunt igton, W. Va.; Mrs. Roy ii. Taylor nd Mr. Walter, Guest of Anderson Ir*. T. 1. Swygert, Columbia. Reception for Mrs. ('harles Flemtingx A large and beautiful reception ,was Iven by Mrs. Joe Iliinney and Mrs. 'leming Jones Saturday afternoon 'om) four to five o'clock in honor of Irs. Charles Fleming at the home of irs. Fleming Jones. A color scheme of yetlow was used, profusion of' chrysanthemums being laced about the rooms, and yellow ipers in candelabra carrying out the ame color note. The receiving line was coliposed of Irs. Phinney, lMrs. Jones, Mrs. Charles 'leming, 'Mrs. J. 0. C. Fleming, Mrs. 'rank Caine, Mrs. T. 'D. Tiake and 'Mrs. ecil Roper. Assisting wer;e Mrs. J. V. Todd, Jr., IMrs. W. ID. Ferguson, Irs. Robert (R6er, 'Mrs. L. G. Balle, irs. Henry Franks, Mrs. J. C. Todd, irs. C. T. Squires and Misses Rekah tichards, Lilla Todd, Brucie Owings nid Olynthia Joles. In the dining room lrs T. N. Parks ale and Miss Wille Jones poured offee while .Misses Martha and Vir inia Barksdale, Laura Vance Jones, "loise Miller, HIarriet Todd and Ada )wings served fruit cake, sandwiches nd mints. Throughout the afternoon Mrs. M. L. toper and Miss Frances Davis furn Ihed beautiful music. About a hundred and fifty guests ailed during the afternoon. * * * * 'p* ** * * * * * EKOM NEI'S *b * * * * * * * * * * a * Ei'kom, Nov. 20.-We are glad to re ort the health of oiur community very ,ood at present. There has been- a line rop' of potatoes made in this section. The -ldies missionary society met at he home of "Mrs. Mattie Pitts ,and had (iiiting. There were about lifteen >esent and they had a pleasant lay. We were glad to have the B. Y. P. I. ociety of ILaurenns with us. The prio rlami awas real good and all present en oyed it very'3 much, Mr. llly Cooper 'and children, ,lissos Bertha and 'Lonie Cooper, ily diae Phillits; and 'Laurence Culbertson 'ecentdly attended a singing at 'Beth ehem church. Miss 1Dvelyn Cuibertsoli spent the irmiistie holidays wvith homnefolks. she was accompuanied home by her riend, Miss Collins, of iullens. On last Friday morning a trio of our ~irls who hofd responsible positions ~t Ware Shoals, decided, as they wvere ff duty for the week-end, rather thani vait until that night for an auto that hey would hike it, so they did, anld nado the tr'i1 from tlkIr boarding lace, a mile oi; two this side of Ware hoals in about two hours,. and said -hey were not very tired. lirs. (J{. $. IWallace, 31r. andi Mrs. J. N'. Fowler and Mr, and Mrs. 'W. '. CuI oertson, spent Saturday w ith -their' ieter', Mrs. Jennie (Hamilton. 'Mrs. -Mattie' Burts, and children pent the week-end wvithi her parents, ftr. and -Mrs. I,. C,. Culbertson. i~r.' and Mr's. Frank Abercroniibie ,iited IDr. and Mi's. J. 0. Cooper Sun lay afternoon. A USEFUL PAiN [,hitr~ins People 'Shouljj Heed .its W~arnigg.. .Nave' you a 'sharp pain' or' a. dull iecho aeross the smalL-of your 'back? D)o you realize that it's oftei) a timely dgfl Qf ' kidney aknese / Prom pt .reatcopk.nt is a saf ar ~ainst more s9riptig kidney trb, .. Use Dean's K~idndy'Pills. 'Prolit a Laurens r'es dent's experience. Mrs. Ada 'Laurens, 532 (10. Main St., says 4:My kidneys gave Ipe a great :Jla of trouble.' ~orninigs I felt tired mut and had littl energy to begin mny 1'i/s worke~ gi heads felt Theavy anid peculiav' al4 'thofo Maa:,diuR zelhe &#irpss ' y 'lidifys *'W~hn I sto6ped b1k htit soe relft|' My kid ne as Midt act n1igh~ t aojffelY agisede #4k Mfa~ the11 Mtou ble, Why Take a Chance? The Risk Is Too Great! A T the reasonable rates we offer for Automobile In surance of every kind you can well afford to avoid. With increasing number of cars on the streets and coun try roads today and the greater number of new drivers in the field a man is foolish not to have his automobile and himself properly covered by reliable insura*nce. The numerous thefts of cars and tires, the hazard of col lision, smash-ups on uncertain roads, the danger of fires and accidents ---all these are fully protected by our policies. Phone for one of our men to explain such Insurance to you. The United Agency L. C. BARKSDALE, Mgr. Phone 409 Laurens National Bank Building COHE N'S I 9 Hasmoe tolr r quarters to better serve You CO HEN NS Will now pay only half the rent they formerly did, which will 'enable them to sell at lower prices TERRY'S OLD STAND their new hoine