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LEE G. HOLLEMAN WILL
MAKE RACE FOR CONGES5
FORMER MAYOR ANO PROM
INENT BUSINESS MAN DE
SIRES TO REPRESENT
THIRD DISTRICT
BORN AND REARED
IN OCONEE COUNTY
Ia Basinets In ( cottee and Ander
son Counties and Has Large
and Influential Connections
In Other Counties of
District
Thc announcement that he had de
finitely decided to shy hi.; hat into tho
ring, and run fpr congress from thc
Third Congressional District, will
come ns a surprise to many of Lee
Cr. Hollemati's friends ia this and thc
other counties of the district. It has
been known by a few friends, of forin
-=
last four years. After serving in this
capacity for two years the Peoples
Dank of Anderson decided to increase
its cenital H tock from 1100,000 to
$200.000 and the ofllce of president of
the institution was offered to Mr.
liollcman. which he accepted, tender
ing his resignation au State bank ex
aminer to tlic.governor.
Due to his careful management and
enterprise the " Peoples Bank has
grown and prospered and today it ls
recognized as one of the strongest in
stitutions in South Carolina. Tho
value of the, stock has steadily ad
vanced and ls alway? in demand.
In the month of June, 1912. only a
day or so before thc time for entering
the race had expired, several friends
approached Mr. Holleman about his I
being a candidate for mayor of thc
city of -Anderson. Mr. Holleraan had
not thought of being a candidate be
fore being approached, and stated t
liis friends, who had approached him.
thai lie would consider the matter fo;
three hours, and at the end of that
time he Would give them a dcflnito I
answer. In about two hours Mr.
HollepiQu had reached a conclusion
und hp was formally announced as a
candidate. There' were four candi
dates: for mayor that year, and -Mr.
tloliemau and Mr. Robert E. Llgon
Lee G. HoUeman, Wno. Enters Race for Congress F^om Third Cpa*
gressional District _j
er Mayer Holleman that he was con
templating entering the race for con
gress, but bia decision was not fully
decidod upon till ycstorday. Mr. Hol
leman stated laBt night 40 a represen
tativo of The Intelligencer that he had
many assurances of support already
from a number of personal friends ov
er the district, and that he knew that
others would stick to him in his race.
Genial, cordial in manner, a good mix
er and a pleasant companion, Mr.
Holleman has made numerous friends
where he has been known, and there
ls no man in the district better or
moro favorably known.
The following sketch of Mr, Holle
man will be of interest.
Mr. Holleman was born January. 4,
1872, and reared at Walhalla, in Coo
nee county.
After finishing the Walhalla school
Mr. Holleman, at the age of 17 years,
mpved to Townviiie. in Anderson
tsnmtyi For. two years ha.wa? employ
ed aa a clerk in one of tho stores of
tho town, a:id then moved lo Boote*?/
?whore he nerved two years in a store.
On thc first flay of September, IS92,
MT. i Holleman--decidod to move to tho
city of Anderson and has since made
this city his home. Ho was employed
by Bleckloy and Frotwell, general
merchants as Clerk and bookkeeper,
remaining with .thi.i firm until. 1900.
He then went with thc Peoples Bank
of Anderson as bookkeeper and cash
ier. In. 1906 tho office ot Stat? bank
examiner was created by the general
assembly, and Mr. Holloiuan wa.-;
selected for this office, bis term to
were in, the second ?race. Mr. HdUe
man winning'. He served thc city
wisely and ?carefully; and his admin
istration was. progressive. Thc affaire
of thc city were welt administered by
Mr. Holleman and bis council, and to
day improvements' of a permanent]
nature, put flown during that admin
istration, are to be found in every
nook and corner of the city. Several I
years before Mr. Holleman served aa j
a member of the city council.
In 1914 Mr. Holleman did not off or
for re-election, deciding to give all
of, his time to bis banking Interests
and to his duties as: secretary and
member of the executive committee ot
tho State Banker's association, ile Iv;s
been secretary of tho state association
for, years, being re-elected evet/y
.term. He is an able officer and is con
sidered one of tho most popular mern?
bers of the association.
Besides . being ' weil and favorably
known in, bia home county, Oconeo,
and besides being well connected and
well'known in. Pickeps county. {Mr.
Holleman is fcnowh.'to everybody in
Anderson county. There are appsoxl' I
mately 21,000 votera -In thc third -dis
trict and onc-lliird or 8,000 of them
live in lilia county. Mr. Hollcman's
strength In-..theser. three counties,
should in iure his gatling into a sec
ond primary, aafl ha tfoubtlcsK will be
able to draw.-a nico. vote iu tho ethe*
counties in the district. Mr..Holleman
is well known among the business
men in Greenwood,- Abbeville and
Nowberry. and this will he very help
ful during thc clccU?u. . ; ?
"SUNNY SOUTH*'
(Made by the Moline Plow Co.) -
This planter.does perfect dropping for either corn, cot
ton, peas, or sorghum. It'will distribute all the fertilizer
you want it to handle; and do it evenly and equally, lt's
all steel constriction; r.o cast parts to cause trouble.
Owing to the decreased cotton acreage wc Are narcing
4 orery special price on this Sunny South Planter.
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Mr. Carlton Watt ot Anderson spent
the week-end with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. B. A. Watt.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Sadler and chit
dren and Miss Waters -of Starr Spent
Sunday at the home or Mr. and Mrs.
D. F. Sadler.
Miss Allie Evans, a student of the
Women's College of Due West was
the guest for the week-end of her
brother.' Mr. C. D. Evans.
Mr. Jim Harden and daughter,
Miss Sallie Harden of Lowndesvllle
were visiting relatives in town Sun*
dar'.- . . -WZ*. ? Pii :?*....: ? ? <
Tbe .Wvp- T. tJ. win ihect next
Saturday Afternoon at 4 ' o'clock rn
tho Presbyterian church.
Miss M. E. Jackson of Storevllle
is spending the week with her cousin,
Miss Lois Jackson.
Mr. Hardy Sadler and children ol
Pendleton spent Sunday here with
relatives.
The teachers of the Iva high school
will entertain the Philatbea class ol
the Presbyterian church Wedneeda)
afternoon at 4 o'clock at the resi
dence of Mrs. T. G. Smith.
On last Saturday evening Misset
Alhsnye and Clara Townsend enter'
tal ned a number of the young peo
plo with a social. Th? time was won
pleasantly spent in playing games.
Miss Car rio Smith of the Lebanoi
section is the guest thia week of hei
sister, Mrs. Cliff D. Coleman.
Mrs. W. R. Williams waa ehoppini
in Anderson.
Mrs. J. F. 8impson and children o
McCornlch are spending eometlm1
with the former's parents, Mr ah<
Mrs. R. 3. Sherard.
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Prof. L. M. Mahaffcy and daughtei
Gladys spent thc week-end with hi
father ot Townvillc. He has past hi
eightieth mite post, has been remark
abley Meet, to spend such a lon
useful life, and give the world a
many useful citizens, but he is si"
now, but we hope he will recover an
spend many more happy days.
. Mrs. Stringer is not improving a
we hoped. She has something to li
very happy over though, she live
with lier son, Mr. D. Stringer an
her daughter, Miss Beulah, who ba
been a successful school teacher tc
1 number ot years gar o up ber scho:
several weeks ago, and is giving ht
whole time to her mother. Mr
Stringer hos lived a Godly life, an
lt ie so sweet to see children mat
sacrifices to give their parents jc
and comfort when they most need I
and lt is sad to see children forge
ful ot their parents. who they ow
their existence to, yet there ls eon*
one who will read these lines who ai
neglecting t|elr father or mothe
perhaps both. There is someone wt
ie enjoying plenty today, and fatb
add mother needy, yet they thlr
they made what they have, and fatb
and mother ought to have done ti
same. But father and mother sta
by you when no one else woul
Could we not stand by them win
they most need us? They will on
need us a little while longer, tb?
when they Ure gone we will say, "
I only had. if I only had."
Mr. Fred Copeland and little sou
Belton visited the family of Mr. 8.
Fowler Saturday and buuday.
Miss Ina Cartee has gone to A
uerson to stay a few weeks with Mi
Kirkpatrick to take lessons in dre
making. We would like to see ma
more girls do the same, for it is
great accomplishment to be able
make all of ones clothes. Why r
all be able to do so successfully,
we will be taught as in other thlni
Thorc is nothing nicer in a home th
a woman to be able to make anythi
she wonts .oatly and tastefully,
ia a great economy for dressmaki
don't work for pastime, but they ea
at! they .'got lt you don't -believe
Just try lt.
Mr. Warren Carteo seems to
gradually sinking. He has been
nattent sufferer for aeveral years,
looks Strange to UB Why eotm> havo
suffer sb much and so fong ' w
?tilers go free, hui lt is not strai
Ithor, for He says "whom the IA
Idveth ho chosetb." He gives nea
Wtsutforers patience, some never
patient but most ot them do, t
thelr..-patlehce Has a good elf ec
others.
Mr. and Mrs. Ot nar Duckworth i
bl??aod with another little girl
their heme. Another little plant
cultivate, fertilise and rain
branches to twine around the ri
bracrs, as to bear, the best fruit.
the responsibility of such a plant.
Mrs. Wm. Vandlver Is able to he
again, we arc glad tb cay.
Some of our people take the adv
rtago ot thc Sunday night lecturei
Anderson' to mon. We hope ra
others will do likewise, for then
much food for thought in these 1
tures from these talented mea.
Today, Monday* la a real spi
day. the day we. all love, suns!
bright air crisp +ni , tavigorat
Wh*t will we worry about ?cd
Not the weather, we'll have to h
something. Suppose we all try a I
pisa,' and something good tn ev?
thing, for without winier we ?
enjoy ?pring. wttS&it rafa we ?
enjoy sunshine, without sickness
cant cn loy health, we can't have si
SM^ffiftaut a UgTii behind, and
sure to hurst forth and shine In cl
Its glory, if we will only open
doors. So let us clear the dari
??a windows, open wide tho doora
parting sunshine and lt wtil come,
we always find what we look for,
dont look tor distress for you'll
lt sure. '
Mr. Foster Martin has been <
fined to bia bed a few days with
scoute attack of rebedmattan tn
back, but is abie to be up ?gain. I
he will ?con fte wall.
Miss Addi*? *ltst*i who has 1
working tn vh* Central telephone
flee ta at home uaw. We always
come our girls back home.
Mis? Melli* Welborne ls teae
Crow? Uc
to 3ee home giris patron
ERSKINE COLLEGE ?
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The first meeting of the prohibition
class waa held on last Tuesday even
ing. Prof. Long making the address.
Quite a number nt addresses bavr
been arranged ter which should provo
of much benefit to the student body.
On last Friday evening the Phllo
mathean Literary society elected the
following officers: E. A. Sloan, pres
ident; R. B. .McCormick, vice presi
dent; R. N .McCormick, secretary;
C. P. Cunningham, recording secre
tary.
In accord with the usual custom
tho student body will have holiday on
April 1.
The Junior-senior banquet will be
held at tho college home on next Fri
day evening at 8: SO o'clock.
The baseball game with B. M. I.
last Saturday afternoon was postpon
ed on account of rain. Thc manage
ment is trying to arrange for the
game to be played this Tuesday.
Erskine play Westerloy College on
Thursday and the College of Char
leston on Friday and Saturday. Thc
game Thursday will be called at 2
o'clock in order to allow thc visiting
team to catch the 4:15 train.
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The bOPltli of Ulla commun ll y is
very good at this writing.
Mr. and M -s. Jr.ics and little nun,
Olin, spent Sunday afternoon w'.th
Mr. and Mrs. Cbarll0 Hawkins and
family.
Mr. am! Mrs. Jim Elgin spent Sun
day afternoon with Mr. and Mnfc
Cb.vUo .Loftia.
Miss Ma?llo IV. atelier * ;io it . Tuesday
nigh*, with M';ses Ho ;; and Corlnu
Clamp.
Miss Aillo McClellan bas returned
home after spending u few days with
hor sister, Mr?. O. Campbell of
i-e vol Land.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Lof
tia- on thc 22nd, a g! i.
Miss Eva . Parker spent Sunday nf
ci noon With Mr;. Charle l-awk'is.
. Miss Allie McClellan spout a few
hoars Sunday afternoon with Mi s
Mullir Uraichor.
- (Messt?. Guy Hawkin;-, and Frank
Hanks vl.-v.;d t datives in this com
munity recently.
Mr. Joe Parker and little son,
Robert, visited relatives near Snow
Hill Sunday.
Mr. and afra. D. A. McClellan
spont Sunday with ' their daughter.
Mrs. Oscar Campbell of Level Land.
Mrs. Jim stemming lute been sick
for the last few days, but ls Improv
ing.
Mr. W. P. "fucker spent a few
minutes with Mr. M. A. McClellan.
Sunday.
Mr. M. A. McClellan worshipped at
First Creek Sunday.
" Hurry up First Creek correspond
ent, coma again,, we like to road your
news..
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o WEST CIIEOOAH KfcWH ?
0 . e ? e :?* w . e is O e a e
Our pastor, Mr/ McCuen, filled lils
regular Appointment at Cedar Cove
church-Sund?y afternoon and a nrge
congregation was cut to bear him,
and also received three new mem
bers, Mr. Sandford Cooley, from Cedar
Shoals, end Mr. and Mrs. Wyl?e Wbitt
from Rehoboth and Mr. Wbitt was ac
cepted as a deacon In Cedar Grove
church. 49
Our young ladies ir? wetting ready
for Beater as lt Will soon be here.
We learn that Mr. Heavy Tottis is
very sick at th's time, but hopo he
will soon bo able to ho out agalb..
Mr. Editor. I wish Mr. Ashley, our
sheriff, would got busy and got some
blood hounds, as he promised to keep
them. Wo bavo had iota of mealing
done In our midst. Mr, Holiday's
house was broken into one day last
week and a number o', others also.
Tuero" were two stray negroes- hiding
test week-In'Mr, "wal tv- Kellys1-woods
abd frightened some of the pcoplo and
lots cf tim tuen, both white and color
ed, went and searchr-1 the woods for
theth, but they got away and thc
sheriff would have been notified If ho
had any dogs, and* And : : P.; county
ohaJngahK could uso them ' Ir.ttead of
thom-lying around tn the swamps, as
wrdfto not Unow wb?i On;y merni and
?ateonld leave our wonich iolks and
they would opt be af raid.
The t oort et Xest Resort
Around the stove ot the cross roads
grocery in the real court of last re
1 sort, for it finally over rules all others,
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
been before this court In almost every
cross roads grocery In this country,
and has always received a favorable
verdict It is In the country where
hum expects to receive full valut, tor
his money that this remedy is most
appreciated. Obtain abl o everywhere.
LSG AL
_NOTICES
'TAXPAYERS '"SAKE KOYIfK
Tbs limo for paying taxes will he
out April 1st. and t have published
a list of Anderson Behool District*
No. 17. urhtefa have not been paid.
Kow if you fall te ?all for your poll
tax when yeo pey y?t*r taxes lt will
cost you gs.00 so if you fail to pay,
do not blame your/auditor.
Preachers and School Trustees are
liable for ppll tax.
WW8TON. SMITH,
County Auditor
NOVICE
Taxpayers o? Anderson county:
The tax booka will close.the 81st
of March. AW ra?rseos not paying by
then will have to antic with the
sheriff. Only nine m*.r? days remain.
. W. A. Tripp,
Pnnnty-'TAisSurer..
Wari!? 21. 1*1?.
Style
Service and
Value
Our Spring Line is up to
the minute* including all
the nobbiest styles,
weaves and shades o f
the season, -:
$7.50 to $25.00
Very strongVme at $10, $12.50 $15
Spring line Regal Oxfords from $2.50 to $5
While in New York recently, we picked op
Bomb EXCEPTIONAL VALUES in an ALL
WOOL Serge to be sold at $7.50, $10, ?nd
$12.50; which are well worth from $2.50 to
$4.00 more.
R. W. Tribble
"The Uto-fco-Date Clothier."
Goods Roads
SO.UK DOTS FROM UOVKHXHKVr
REPORT (?001? 'ROAD ?0M?S
In Madison Comity, Tenne* ?tee-?An
Example 'i'llis Morning For An
derson Canary.
"The necessity Tor good r;ads v.-ns
hastened by the winter 'if great mud.''
1012-13. When lt came tho burden
could no longer be borne--tho roads
wcro impassable-all day was con
sumed in going a few miles. Kor moro
than 3lx weeks this condition prevail
ed, no one' uttcmpted H? pass over
these muddy roads except in case of
dire necessity. Tho farmer was lock
ed in and ull trude was t-topped. All
'persons ' wuntcd good roa.l?, tile only
djfferoncc pf opinion being .da to the
best means of procuring Uicni: after
a; long discussion which teemed likely
to prove disastrous to .gobd'. ronda -
some contepditig fer direct /taxation
and a few rodda e?ch year, und-others
wanting to issue bonds, a fanner aj?se
and addressed the meeting as follows :
.'Mr. Chairman, 1 am juirt a plain
farmer, and have-no .business trying to
talk in this meeting. I am all cover
ed wltli mud^_ there 1? mud iii ray
boots, and all over my'clothes, 'ind
my hat is all spattered up, too. I
walked to this meeting because my
horse could not travel the roads. I've
got a little farm and sawmill out on
tho Poplar Corner road, just ? little
over twp milos f-'om town, and lt 1
could climb up on a hard road with
my truck and what lumber I've sabr
ed, I could clear enough In one o ny
to pay my tax on that road; but I
haven't got lt.
"I bought some groceries from you,
turning to a merchant, this month:
ye?, 15 worth, for I carried them out
on my back; but it I had a good road.
lt would nave been $25. I am sure
Thia plain Ktatemnnt brought tim
question home, n hearty laugh . Went
round, a motion prevailed, without.
opposition, to instruct our represen*
tatlve In the State l?gislature to draft
a bill authorizing Our county court to
issue honda in tho sum of *300,0Qd,
bearing 4 per cent interest arid ex
tending over a peribd ol thirty years, j
Tho funda arc deposited equally in
five banka of the city, (Jackson).
Tho execution of all work, and pur
chase of all tools, materials, -etc..
Ure under the direction of the chief I
engineer and the good roads commis
sion. Proper souches are Issued by]
the chief engineer in payment tor all i
bill? wheo properly countersigned by
J ?.
? Department
thc socrctary of thc good roads com
mission and two of the bonds trus
tees who constitute .tho finance com
mittee, and then by the secretary, who
is chairman of the county court, ami
who Issues thc cheeks. The funds are
thus safeguarded and kept in a busi
nesslike way.
Laud Values Increased.
Since the construction ot these
reads began, the land values through
out the county jiavo increased, in
many instances from- 20 to 100 per
cent and thc city property has groat*
ly advanced in value. No house i "to
rent;" builders'busy, numbers of new
real estate ,. officers opened, large j
(?neta of farm land*.. subdivided,-I
prices being pa'd which ?~donlsh'the?|
most farseeing champion' of good'
roads.
New '? families -front adjoining conn- !
tries and>States constantly coming in,
some to make their home in thc city,
other?, wanting farms; others looking
ahead, und anticipating profits, haye'
made purchasers f< and 6 miles buck
TroHi; the-now roads, paying largely]
increased prices.
Fot instance a farm on the top of
the hill on lower Brownaviiic rood!
lind been owned for several years by
a bank, lt having been taken to satis
fy a debt, and had fallen into neglect,
balng badly washed. The tenant who
lived in tho single poor cabin on. the
ir?2-acro tract, poid $100 per year
rent. A progressive rcal-e3teto dealer
purchased the tract at a price con
siderably abo\|3 that which the bank
had asked only on0 year before, di
vided it into three tracts, and sold it
again to three representative farmers,
flood homes are Pow being made for
the reception of families on each ot
these three tracts, -fruit tree- are
planted and thrift and industry pre
vail where indolence and Improvl
douco empted but a short time before.
SPECIAL TRAIN
Charleston & Western . Carolina
'.railway Will operate Special Train1
April 8th from Calhoun Falls,. Lo wa
deville, Barnes, Iva and Starr to An
derson and return account the Ander
son County School Fair and Field
Day, giving entire day ta Anderson.
For special round trip rates and
schedules, ask depot ticket agent*, or
. T. B.: CURTIS
Commercial Agent. Anderson. S. C.
y'/v/s <}/' Ci POI
Choice Coffee the
"Blue Package" Coffee
This is the product of the Pan
American countries, skilfully
roasted by Chase flt Sanborn, the
fargest coffee house in the United
States. v ?
This "Blue Package" coffee
has stood the test where others
failed, per pound.30c
Did you know that we have
customers who have been drink
ing this coffee 13 years without
changing and still drinking it.
Why ? Because they get the bc?t
value money will buy-pure, mild
and wholesome in every respect.
This coffee is washed seven time?
before roasting, and put up in
sanitary packages.
Why do you buy medium price
coffee in tin cans? Don't you
know, you pay for the tin cans
every time you buy a pound of
coffee?
lt you want a tin can, go lo the
tin ?hop and? buy one that will
IFS*, a life time for a small sum,
[thereby eliminatinfc; the cost of a
?tin can every time you buy coffee.
Let us send you one pound rif
coffee; if not satisfactory, we'll ?
refund the price, 3 Oe.
lp.; Anderson
Cash Grocers? Co.
A Good Grocery Store.
9(m BACKACHE ?JOS; 'LAJM*
