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VOLUME XXVI. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1910. NUMBER 10 SPECIAL SESSION COURTJEXT WEEK Extra Two Weeks Term Opens Monday Morning. CRIMINAL BUSINESS A Number of Important Cases on the Docket for Disposition?Will Have Special Judge, A special term of the criminal court for Laurens county will be convened next Monday morning. A special judge Will preside over the term which will be continued two wee*s if necessary, The criminal docket for this county has become somewhat congested and it was with the view or ? learing up matters that caused Solicitor R. A. Cooper to ask for a special term at this time. Among the important cases to come up sit this session will he that of the State against .1. W. Wise and Mit Tidwell, thi> two white men charged with the murder of Clarence White near Watts mills last winter. An other white defendant charged with murder is .tack Day of the Belfast section who it is alleged shot a negro i few weeks ago. In all there art; many indictments on various charges ' ) come up at this session. Jurors for First Week. Laurens township?J. D. Sexton, W. 11. Blakcly, B. A, Sullivan, .1, C. God frey, Edgar Blakely, M. l! Roper, T. B. Brown, /.. R. Traynham, 1-1. Terry. Scuftletown ?R. I.. Smith, Sam .1. 1 odd. .lohn T. Blakely. .lacks?K. P. Neighbors, ? . I.. Simp son. Hunter - M. A. Cannon, A. J. John son, H. M. Wakely. Cross IIit?R, P. Wade, .1. E. Spear mint. .1. h. Atchlson. Waterloo?11. C. Sims, W. B, Sims, t 1. P. Burton. Sullivan w. P. Tumbling, J, B. j >avls. Dials ,1. E. Farrow, .1. S. I!;.LI.. .1. 11. Curry, is. C. Burns. Votings- P. D. Clark. W. M. Hunter, C. M. Harlan. .1. T. Ed wards. W. M, Coker, I.. I'.. Bailey, J. Parks Goodwin. Second Week Jurors. a. .1. Owings, P. s. Pinson. B. R. Austin. a. M. HIILS. M, Gnrrett, Jam mie Roland s. R. Cray, .1. M. Ridge way, Joe it. Adalr, B. 1'.. Gossett, L. S. McChray, C. W. fetone, D. M. Wil liams. W. M. Henderson. (',. W. Davis, I*. S. Bailey, D. M. Sanders, S. D. Childress. w. R Redden, c. H. Work man, W. F. Coats. Cecil Madden, W. E. Cray. .1. C. Langston, .1. II. S. Hipp, W. I). Patterson, P. J. Owings. W. P. Harris. I.. C. Dorroh. .1. M. C-ay. fail Guderson, W. A. Baldwin, W. Sanford Knight. J. W. Thompson, .1. H. Rudd, W. It. Crisp. LEADER OF E S1* E KA NTISTS. Dr. Bean, of Presby terian College, Sw rotary for South Carolina. The Ksperanto movement in South Carolina has recently been strength ened by the npiKiintmcnt of Dr. W. S. Bean, of the faculty of the Preshy terian college of South Carolina at Clinton, as secretary for South Caro lina of the Esperanto Association of North America. Dr. Hean succeeds Dr. Stanhope Sams, of Columbia, who was Obliged to resign on account of the press of husiness. Dr. Dean Is an accomplished linquist who has experienced by actual travel In Europe the difficulties that attend even tin1 linguist when he steps out side the holders of the languages he knows. His recognition of the need of an international language and Iiis adherslon to the Esperanto movement grows directly out of this experience. DKI/KGATEH A 1*1*01 NTF.D. Pres. B.vrd Selects Three to Attend Association in Chicago. Mr. W. I). Hyrd, president of the South Carolina Live Stock association has appointed the following gentlmen as delegates to the American Creamery association?D. II. Rowe. chief of the Dairy Division, Washington, D. C, li Harris, Pendleton, S. ('.. and Thomas Tnylor, Jr., of Columbia. These .n are all prominent In the live Stock world, and, If they accept, will make good representatives. In connection with the American Creamery association, there win be a meeting of the National Dairy show. They will tie held in Chicago on Oct. 26, and the combination of the two will ! make this one of the most important events of the year. O. B. SIMMONS & SON SELLS STOCK OF GOODS Mr. L. A. Ilrenneckc of Greenwood Now in flic Cit)' Looking over Goods. Will Have a Sale. Mr. L. A. Brennecke of Brennecke & Co. of Greenwood, has closed a deal for the stock of goods of O. B. Sim mons & Son, and is in Lnurens this week going through the stock making preparation for the heginning of the hig sales next week. Mr. Brennecke is manager of the firm bearing his name which does a general business of buying and selling stocks. Messrs O. B. Simmons and his son Ml*. GttS Simmons have decided to quit the mercantile business. This firm is one of the oldest in I.aureus having been in business here for more than twenty years, and their decision to quit the merchantilo business has caused general regret. Their stock at present consists of a Hue line of dry goods, notions and shoes and Mr. Itrennecke expects to sell the entire Stock at greatly reduced prices. A large force of clerks has been employed and will report for duty next Monday. The big sales begin at an early date. TRAYNHA/U GUARDS HOLD AN ELECTION \\, It. Hielte} Jr. Chosen Captain. Simpson and I t hy First and Second Lieutenants. As the result of an election of of ficers of Company n (Traynham Guards), National Guard of South Car olina, as ordered by the retiring cap tain. Oscar W. Babb, William R. Richey, Jr., was chosen as captain of the company; D. R. Simpson, first lieutenant; G. Pope Irhy. second lieu tenant. Capt. Richey, who is a gradu ate of the South Carolina Military college, has been first lieutenant of the company since its organization, whiio Lieut. Simpson was promoted from second to first lieutenant. He is a popular salesman here and has h i n connected with the military comp ivy for several years. Lieut. It'bv Is a son of the late CnP -d stnt >s Senator .John L. M. Irhy, and has boen a inetube? of the company for some time. Two Vacancies Killed. At a meeting last week of the trust ees of the city cemetery, held at the home of Mr. W. W. Jones, two vacan cies on the hoard, caused by the death of Col. Ball and Mrs. T. 1!. Crews, were filled by the selection of Mrs. Eliza Ball and Mr. N. R. Dial. The other trustees ore Mr. .1. O. C. Fleming, chairman; Col. T. It. Crews, sect,Mary: Col. .1. W. Ferguson, Mrs. Sue Adams. Mrs. W. W. Jones. Rev. J. I). Pitts was one of the original members of the hoard. A committee consisting of J. O. C. Fleming, J. W. Ferguson and T. R. Crews was appointed to arrange with Supervisor Humbert to have the lands I of the cemetery surveyed. Plats will I be sold, as formerly, according to j space. At a subsequent meeting of the hoard Ihe selection of five persons constitut ing the cemetery committee, as sug gested by the Laurens Civic League. ' was approved. This committee con sists of Mrs. Eliza Rail. Mrs. T. F. Simpson. Mrs. E. W. Martin. Miss Mayme Ferguson, Mrs. Sue Adams. In this connection The Advertiser is requested by the president of the Civic League to announce that bids will he received for building a wall around th.e front of the cemetery. Information regarding this work can he had by ap plying to Mrs. .1. s. Bennett, president of the Civic League. The High School Football Team. Football suits were donned by the Laurens High school hoys on the fif teenth of September. Although four of the men who made last year's foot ball season a good one for the High school have gone to college, prospects for this season are bright. Many new men are beginning to show up in good form. fJames have already beep arranged with Greenwood and Sumter. The managers, Sam Bolt and Willie Drum mond. are now trying to arrange game with Anderson. Shester and Clinton. - Notice! All persons are forbidden to hire or otherwise employ one Zed Johnson, colored who is under contract witli me for the year 1910. Those falling to heed the above will be held liable for Hilft. Oct. 4, 1010. C. w. McCravy. 10-lt Laurens, S. C. TWO INQUESTS SAME DAY, Coroner Halrstou Colled to Clinton and Tylersvllle Friday. On Friday Coroner R. O. Halrstoil held two Inquests. Tlie llrst ease was ! that of an old negro man. named Hob ert Williams, who committed suicide ! early Friday morning at the home of ' his daughter at Clinton. Williams used a razor cutting his throat from ear to ear. Death ensued within a ' short time after being discovered by j his daughter. It Is said tpat the old : man had recently become somewhat demented. The other ease was that of Cener .iones. also colored, wtio died Friday as the result of a gun shot wound re ceived about a week before at her i home near Tylersvllle. The jury re turned a verdict to the effect that she came to her death from gun shot WOUlid, Inflicted at the hands of one ' lien Ulakely. Immediately after her death Dlakely, who lived in tin; same vicinity came to the city and delivered himself up to the sheriff and was lock ed up. DEITTV Silt:III FF HEID. r'oriner Police Chief of Clinton Ite tarn^ to I.aureus. Former Chlel of Police s. Clarence Held of Clinton hns accepted the posl tion of deputy sheriff, the nppoiutment having been mad - Friday by Sheriff Owings. Mr. Reld succeeds Mr. A. ?. Culbertson. resigned. The new deputy has had much experience and is re garded as a most efllcient and capable officer, He has entered upon his new duties. Several years hgo Mr. Reld was engaged In business here and later was connected with the local police department. His return to Laurens is welcomed by his many friends. (.'HIST MILL AT HOYD'S Will he Operated by the Reedy River Fewer Company. In Connection with its electric pow er plant, the Reedy River Power com pany has installed und will operate a first class grist mill. New rocks were bought and the mill is now ready for operation. This will be a great con venience for tl)e people of that sec. tioh .and in view the largo corn crop the new mill will be able to do a big business. Hone' raised coin and home made meal from a pure cereal will "cut out" the spread of pellagra or any disea.-e attributable to the use of unsound grain. In this city Messrs Rodgers & Crews have been running a flour and grist mill successfully, for several months, and in other parts of the county other mills have been start ed during the past year. Annual Singing Convention. The annual singing convention will be held at Holly ('.rove church next Sunday. The celebrated Holly Grove church choir will be assisted by mem bers of other church choirs of the city and county, and the occasion is anticipated as an event of Interest. The public is cordially invited to attend the exercises. Mrs. Peterson Very III. Mrs. Maggie L?ngsten Peterson, widow of the late Mr J. Wofford Peter son, is critically ill at her home on South Harper street. Since Sunday afternoon her condition has been very serious, and members of her family who reside out of Laurens have been summoned. Mr. J, IK W. Watt? Improving. The many friends of Mr. .lohn 1? W Watts are pleased to know that lie is rapidly recovering from a seige ol malarial fever. He has been confined at bis home more than three weeks, and for several days bis condition was regarded as quite critical. However, he Is now much improved and will soon he able to be out again. Mr. Russell Roper Improving, Mr. Herbert Roper returned to tin' city Monday from a visit to his broth er. Mr. RUBSell Roper, who is slowly recovering from serious injuries re ceived a month ago at Welch, W. Va Over a week ago Mr. T. Mac. Roper, father of the young man. received a telegram from the hospital authorities to the effect that his son was not doing well and that his recovery appeared doubtful. It was because of this un favorable news that Mr. Herbert ROper hastened to his brother. How ever, be found that he bad rallied and when be left him Sunday he seemed to be getting on more satisfactorily than at any time since going to the^ hospital. ministerial UNION met. Hi 1.1 Its Regular Meeting Las! Mondaj Some Inspiring Talks. The Laurens Ministerial Union held it.< regular meeting a( the Chamber of Commerce room Monday morning October Itrd at 10 o'clock. In the ab sence of the president, Rev. C. P. Rankin, W. 10. Thayer was elected to pi . side over the ses. ion. Revs. Rrock. Roof, Harre, Stoudenmlre, Mitchell, Haminett and Thayer spoke encourag ingly of their respective efforts, Rev. Thayer stating that he had baptized 30 during the year and collected for benevolence over $6,000, which is the liest that his Church has ever done. Rev. Mr. Hnydock of Pelzer also gave an Inspiring talk on conditions at his church at I'el/.er. Mr. Haydock j preached at the Raptist church here last Sunday evening, The I'nion was dismissed with pray er by Rev. w. is. Darre to meet again ? m Monday after lirst Sunday in No V< tidier next. y\ it. r \ mrs successor. Albert E. Sloan ippolntcd as llepuij to Clerk of the Court, Clerk of Court John l<\ Roll has np polllted Mr. Albert IS. Sloan as his dtput.y to succeed Ca pi. O. W. Rabb, resigned. Mr. Sloan is a native ot Newberry county but has been living in Laurens for ten or twelve years. He is very popular and has Idled with ti.t ire satisfaction lor a good many years the position of section boss in the weaving department at the Lau rens cotton mills, lie is president of the Laurens mill Democratic club and i? otherwise Identified with the pub lic life of the town. III!ATM OF W. II .CULHERTSON. Clinton Cltly.cn Succumbs to Typhoid Fever After lirlcf Illness. Clinton. October.I. Alter a short illness, lasting only one week. Mr. W. H. Culbertson, died here Saturday af ternoon at 7 o'clock of typhoid fever. During the few years Mr. Culbertson has lieeh in Clinton he has made many friends who learned with grief of his eh ath. While here he held the posi tion of engineer of the city water and light plant. The only member of his Immediate family is a sister, .Mrs. < iphelin Hoyd, of i h s place. Mr. Culbertson was an active mem ber of the local Masonic and Woodmen Indues. The M.1SOIIS of Campbell Lodge No. II. A. F. M. of this place, had charge of his funeral, which took place Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock at tlie local < emetory. Mr. Culbertson was originally from Lkon: and was about 15 years of age. hurt IN RUN \W VY ACCIDENT, \. Rial (JrilJ Injured Last Xlglll at Railroad Crossing, Mr. A. Dial Cray, a prominent young business man of the city, was very painfully injured last night at 7 o'clock in a runaway accident <>n South Harper street. He had started home in bis buggy, and just as he was leaving the square his horse became frightened and made a wild dash toward the rail road Crossing. As It happened, a shift - 1 lug freight train had hacked upon the cr0S8lng, the rear car almost closing i lie driveway when Mr. (L av 's team reached the crossing. Rut this did not Check the horse and he plunged across, with the result that IhO buggy was hurled against the car. throwing Mr. Cray underneath the trucks, Some bystanders rushed to his res cue and dragged him from under the train. He was at once taken t., the residence of Mr. c. A. Power, nearby, where lie received medical attention. Later he was removed to the home of his father, Mr. vv. J.. Cray, on Main street. The full extent of his injuries could not be stated last night, imi he re ceived a number of painful bruises and suffered much from shock, Sunday School Class Picnic. Prof. R. L. Parkinsons Sunday school class went out Saturday for a picnic trip to Thompson Springs, and all enjoyed the out inn Immensely. The (lass Is composed of the following girls: Misses Lucy nnd Nell Childless, Amelia Todd, Kathleen Wllkos, Mary Wilkes. Margurlte Dunlnp, Hattle Simpson and Cussie Miller. lT. I). C. Meets I'uesdaj. Nth. ' There will be a meeting of (he I. R KershUW chapter, I'. D. C. next Tues day the Iltll, in the rooms of the chamber of Commerce, beginning at 1 o'clock. An Important pari of tin meeting win be the election of officers for the coming year and cm this ac count a full attendance is desired. MR. THOMAS F. RAY EXPIRED SU IN DAY A. M. Found Cold in Death hj Members of tin* Family- Paralysis Assign. imI As Cause. Mr. Thomas F. Hay. a must highly cstc ned citizen and for several years a po|" lar traveling salesman, died at his home here early Sunday morning, in the ">stli year of his age. Paralysis was assigned as the cause. Mr. Kay spent Saturday in Spai'tun burg on business, returning home late in the afternoon. Karly in the night he suffered an attack of acute indl. gestion, caused, he supposed, by eat ing some watermelon while in Spar tauburg. Atter midnight he became erster and at o'clock fell asleep, members of (lie family retiring from his room then. At 7 o'clock Mrs. Hay went i > his room and round him still asleep apparently. She ?1 j * 1 not at templ to arouse him. Presently tho daughter went in to call him to hroak fasl and discovered that he was cold in death. Mr. Hay had l.n a resident of I .aureus sine? I SSO. moving here from Nowherry county, near Whltin're, where lie was reared, his father l?o Wllllam Hay of that county. Ho married Miss Minnie A. Phi hum of 1.aureus county, who with ono daugh ter, Miss Irene Pay, and 'wo son . Clyde K'i Kay of Laurens and Thomas F. Kay Jr., of Charlotte, survive. I|u also leaves two sisters, Mrs. I. \Vside Anderson of this city and Mr*, ttai lie T. Drown of Clinton. Atter coming to Laurens Mr. Ray was contluously engaged w ith differ" ui hut Iness llrms as salesman and sever al years ago he accepted a traveling position, llrst with Fuller \- Darling ton of 1.aureus, and Inter with whole sale houses outside of Laurens. lie had just completed arnngemcnta to go back on the road this week, having been off during the summer recuperat ing the somewhat Impaired condition of his health. Mr. Kay was well liked by all; lie was a good friend and neighbor and will be greatly missed by a large ein le of close friends. For his family there is deep sympathy fell by all the people of LOUt'Chs and wherever tin deceased was known. The lunoral and burial services were li< bl .VP nday morning at the city ceme tery, tho Rev, ('has F, liankin. pastor of the First Presbyterian church of which the deceased was a member, conducting the services. RLORC IM/ VTION OF It KD W I X. Messrs Klcttner ami Hlcase of Xenher rj \?ist Local Men. Otto Klcttne r. great sachem of South Carolina Red Men. and Cede I. Illeasc, past great sachem. both Of New hen v. came to Laurens Saturday night for the purpose of assisting hi tin reorganization of the local tribe of Red Men The meeting was held in the new hall at Watts Mills, liefere going into the work of effecting the organization, Mr. Klettner and Oover nor-elect Dlense made appropriate ad dress, there being present a large crowd of citizens, quite a number go ing out from the c ity. The new tribe, number 7-1, starts life again with a membership of about *fi Red Men. The election of ofllecrs resulted in the selection of the follow ing: Dr. R. R. Walker, sachem; L, Id, Bishop, senior sagamore; i>. L, Poul ware. junior sagamore: W. M. Powell, prophet: Pierce Irby, keeper of wam pum: K. II. Donaldson, keeper of rec ords. Messrs Kb ttner and Please were ac companied by Messrs Cannon O. Illeasc and W. Smith l.angford. Repairing Stare Rooms, Carpenters and other workmen are engaged in repairing the double store rooms of Kennedy llros.. recently oi - copied by J, L. Hopkins, and the room in the Robinson block, formerly occu pied by managers of the cafe. Iloth these places were recently gutted by lire. Copelnnd School Opens. The present term of Copelnnd sc hool opened Monday with Miss Jessie Trot ter again in charge as teacher. Sew Deputy Sheriff Rtisy, The first oiilcial business of Deputy Sheriff S. c. Heid carried him to Key Vllle, Fla., where ho went Saturday to bring a negro prisoner. Arthur Love, lace, to Laurens where he will he died for assault .and battery, it being charg ed that he she t another negro the Laurens depot about two years ago lie escaped and was Cnpturcd ll Florida tow n some days ago. I FINE ADDRESSES AT THE UNVEILING ImprcsslveCeremonics Wit nessed By Thousands. FOUR FINE ADDRESSES I.ninciis ('01111(3 Unveils Confctlcriito Monument in (lie Presence of Nearly 4,00(1 People. In (ho presence of fully line.' Minus and people, including one hundred ami twenty live veterans and six hundred school childrt n, the Conft ''? t?te inonu inout erected to the memory of Lau rens county soldh rs was on \V tin -s dny unveiled alter being formally pre* sentcd to the county of l.aureus by Governor Martin l?\ Ansel in behalf ofi tho .1. It. Kershaw chapter, Daughters id" the Confederacy, under whose aus pices the exercises v., re held. The speech id' ucccputucc was de livered by iI011. It. A. Cooper of this city, who in behalf ol the people od I.aureus pledged lite ,,; und pro* lection of the shaft wv.lch fittingly coinincnorntcs the valo of Laurciis county heroes of tin Southern Con federacy. Speakers ?f I hi Daj. The Hon. C. C. i'i atl ? stone neti d ;n; masier of ceremonies and mhdo the address of welcome dwelling sympathetically upon the nuspiclous ness of (he occasion. '1 lie oration of the day was delivered I y ') . Lee Da vis Lodge, president of Llinestolio college, and one oi the mo.-i ac complished public speakers In this state. Tim invocation wa* offered by Uev. \V. E. Thayer of Laurens. Pre ceding the exorcises the veterans wero given a ride about tie city in auto mobiles liiere Peine, ovc-i twenty ma chines in the procession. Promptly at ten u'clock the Dnugh tors and veterans asseii bled at the opera home and Iron. th< ? marched to the stand near the monument headed by the Now|<< hand, tho thirteen girls selected to in veil ihq monument a ml Joined hi ' ?? line ot! march by the sei und children an I 1 heir t- ado r. It vV; ?: 1 most Im posing and inspiring ??? ? and olio of the notable loatun 1 the day. The stand war decor, ?? . , ml front all the stores and othei I lildiligs oil the square flags and 1 ui ng wero displayed In honor of tin u .1 loni All stores, hanks and ? !'' ?.- closed during the ceremonies. The battle Mag so p 0 idly carried at the head of the paradt wax that o( the Third regiment, Kershuw.'s bri gade, and hore the marks of til lea 1 one shell ami possibly HO in 111 lo halls. W, O. Peterson was possibly the only one present v. do dad ever been detailed to net as- coloi bearer for that standard undei which so many men had given theii I ves. The MoUUUieilt. Two scores years and live after Ap pomnttox 11 granite Bhaft is erected to the memory of the Laurens county men and hoys, numbering In ill about three Ihousam: Who Wenl "? tho front in T.I and on tl rough tho succeeding years of the struggle be tween tie- North and the South, The ashes of hundred* of them re pose in the sod of oth< -'? tea, man-.' re; 1 in the Laurens feine:? ry, whilo in almost every gravi ?;. ?I <d Ihn C?llilty there are to be I >.:?' lOllllH marking (he grave ol < on federal') soldiers. To these and tl n 1 ave sur vivors, numbering loss than threo huiidrod, the handsome monument, formally unveiled Wednesday is lov ingly dedicated as a memorial fitting; and sublime. Young "Rebels." The little "rebel" ladles who un veiled th<' monument Li in number, representing the 1'S Confedernto states, were Misses ?3arah Bolt, llat tlo Sullivan. Lucy Darlington, Lucia Eonthorstone, Carrie Fleming, Beau fort Copolnnd, Flora Bennett, Virginia Simpson, Rebecca Clarke, Margaret Dial. Alpha Bolt, Louis* Dendy and Emmie Lou Washington, in connection with the children who unveiled the shaft it i-.resting to note that Beaufort Ball Copeland, youngest of the thlrteei . i- . grand* dnughter of the late Col M VV. Bail and great grunddnilghlci ol \V, I'. Watts, one of the Signets Ol the 01 ? dindnco of secession, y,,, , parti cipated in unveiling thi i 101 imehl nt Cross Hill .'reeled by II W. Jia!l Chap ter, r. i). c. some time ago, on behalf of the Daughters of tho . < 'ontlnued on pi r e aim I