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NEWS OF THE WEEK IN TOWN OF CLINTON Baseball Game Absorbing Interest. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS ON POPULAR PEOPLE Clinton College Pnts the Rug Over Newberry In n Closely Contested Onuic Marked by Good Humor on the sldo Lines and Classy Playing on the Field. j| Clinton, May 2.?A Sunday School Institute composed of representatives from the. Baptist Sunday schools of Laurens County is in progress at the First Baptist Church here. The very interesting program published In the public prints is being carried out. Baseball Games. The game between Newberry Col lege and the Presbyterian College at College Park last Saturday afternoon was enjoyed by one of the largest crowds that ever attended a ball game in Clinton, and from the llrst excite ment was intense. Newberry made three scores in the first two inings and the big crowd of visiting rooters made their side of the grand stand ring. Thon the home boys put McQowan of Cross Hill in the box and until the end of the game he held the visitors at his mercy yield ing them two hits and putting up a clean, fast game. At. the same time Edison for the visitors was doing some very pretty pitching. It lookei for a while as If Clinton was not goiim to score though the fans hoped on. But tit the beglnnig of the eighth, the home players having begun to hit Edi son pretty freely in the seventh, the visitors put Eptlng in the box. From jithcn on the game was Clinton's, though r they had to work for It. When Clin ton's first score was made in the sec ond half of the eighth inning the crowd went wild. Another followed. McQowan made short work of the sec ond half of the ninth. Then the Jiual tug began. When the score was tied and nobody down, with the stvotlgesl part of Clinton's team up, victory was certain and the crowd began to make for the sides ready for the end. I.ea nian of Cross Hill crossed the plat ' and ended the game I to :: for Clinton. Not a cross word or dirty (rich marred I lie game and (he visitors bore their disappointment better than was to be expected under the c1rcum> stances. They said that while they wore disappointed thoy bad no kick; they were "beaten fair and square". Mr. William Bailey of Greenwood was tho Umpire and not a single decision was questioned. On Monday afternoon a prutty and ??lose game was played between El'8 klne and tho Presbyterian College, in spile of the threatening weather a fairly good crowd was out. The score was 'J to I for Clinton. The Krskine Und Clinton teams crossed bats again this afternoon, and Ilm resulting score was r? to I in favor of Ersklno. New Building and Loan Association. The Security Building and Loan As. Boclatlon bas boon com missioned by secretary of F'tnte With a capital or $65,000. The promoters are ,f. A. Bo Hey, W. II. Simpson. A. B. Callow ay. C. M. Klon-. It. I.. King, and J. D.Uell. This is a st route set of backers and the HOW enterprise will doubtless succeed. .Music Class Recital. Miss .lane Kennedy's music class will give a public recital in the Caro lina Memorial chapel on Friday night. Mtwt of those who will take part are first, year pupils but their efforts will doubtless please their friends and re flect credit on tho budding artists, .Social Items. Mrs. W. I). Ferguson. Mrs. W. J. Bailey. Mrs. J. R. Copeland. Mrs. E. Tf. Hall, Misses Emmie Robertson, Elizabeth Pcan, Clara Duckett. Mol lie Manson, Maud and Mabel Sumcrcl, and Mr. Spurgeon Slimerel returned on Saturday from the music festival ?at Spartanburg, Mrs. W. B. Owens, Jr., and Miss Margaret Parrot! entertain tonight In honor of the Avolori Club. \ number of young ladles and gen 1th men are preparing a very snappy war-time play which thoy expect to prosent about the middle of May, do nating the proceeds to the Daughters SERIOUS UPRISING I IN CHINESE PROVINCE RoImIUoii, Brigandage and Pillage Abound In One of the Great Prov inces Where the Famine Is Raging. Hong Kong. China. May 1.?Rebel lion, brigandage and anarchy arc stalking through the western half of Kwang Tung province. The loyal troops are lighting desperately to crush the uprising, the seriousness of which is revealed In further dis patches from Canton today. Wo Sam, the Chinese who was educated In Japan, is the leader of the revolt against the Manchu dy nasty. The brigand chief, Luk, of Suntak, is at the head of a horde of outlaws whose object is robbery ind murder. These combined forces have thrown themselves with fanatical dis regard of their own lives against the troops and since the first outbreak Thursday night much blood has been shed. Sedition is rife among certain 'of the troops and it is feared that the disaffected soldiers will desert their ''leers If the revolters appear to have the Upper hand. Official advice and the refugees arriving from Canton today confirm the sinister reports of yesterday. Bodies of the slain lie in the streets of the city. Famine prices are ask ed for foodstuffs and theshops gener ally are closed. In the panic there have been few attempts to bury the dead and the stench from decomposed bodies lllls the air. Today the revolters to a great ex tent, have withdrawn from Canton and are devastating the country to the west. While the fighting was progressing in the streets Chinese gunboats pa trolling the west river fired into sev eral parties of rebels, slaughtering 200. Retreating to the countryside, the revolutionists attacked and captured Sam Shul, !10 miles west of Canton, and murdered the prefect. The troops were put to flight and the rebels moved on to Wen Chow and Woo Chow, both of which towns they took after slight resistance. Tuk's brig and:; following in their wake looted the shops of the three towns. The triumphant sweep of the revolution aries continued westward along the West liver and reports front that dis trict say that the movement is spread ing and the revolutionists are murder ing and pillaging in other places. While the movement to the west was being directed by Wu Sum, l.nk led personally a force to the north and seized the market at Chtinklok, 20 miles north of Canton. Then be made a wide detour to the west of Canton and well upon Fatshan. a town I.", miles to the south west. Here he first destroyed I ho pal lace of the assistant magistrate and then turned the town over to his fol lowers to be looted. The battle was a hard foil gilt Oil ?. the imperial troops giving battle at Tung Shi bridge, Thirty-seven sol diers were killed before the troops fell back. Advices state that Shui Hung, on the West river, has fallen to the revolutionists, who murdered the pre-] red. SOMK tin ?1 sim:ss. i IHvvor Ilms.? the Hustling Tin Polks Buying (.noils bj the Car-l/oatl. Solid car load of roofing tin is a pretty pood sign of some tin business and to Dlyver Bros, belongs the glory thereof. In fact this Is just one of many shipments that prove these folks I to rank way up in class A when it comes to hustlers. Their work Is not confined to this city alone but every town in the county has been reached by them. Among the big jobs of recent date Is the handsome cornice front for the Boo Hive in Clinton. This store Is considered one of the prettiest in the county. Hivver Bros, have also recently completed work for the Bank of Waterloo, and several firms here In town. of the Confederacy for the monument fund. The arrangements for the observ ance of Memorial Day have not boon completed yet hut will be announced in a few days. Mrs. John T. Robertson, returned this week from an extended visit to relatives In Georgia and Tennessee. Mr. Tow Robertson has been at home twice recently on short visit SUNDAY CLOSING AT THE POST OFF ICE The Wishes of the Patrons of the Of lice will be Regarded. Post Master Hieks has received a communication from the Tost Office Department inquiring about the feasi bility of .Sunday closing here. As is well known already, a number of the larger cities of the country have al ready adopted the idea of closing the general delivery windows on Sunday and distributing the mails in the boxes only. By this plan a large number of employees In the larger officers were given a rest. However, in a city the size of Lau rens. the plan that has heretofore been Inaugurated would not amount to much for very little mail is handled through the general delivery window anyhow. The only plan thai would aid the postal employees in any mea sure would he to do away entirely with the distribution of all or parts of the mail, it is Absolutely neces sary, under the postal regulations, for some of the employees to be there on Sunday for the reason that there is a large amount of mail which must be received here and sent out again. Post Master Hicks would like to know the wishes of the people on the subject. If they would like to do with out their mail Sundays or do without certain classes of mall, letters etc. for instances, he would like to know. He invites the patrons of the office to ex press themselves on the uestlon. DEATH OF MRS, JOHN H. JONES. Wife of a Leading Latirens County Citizen and Mother of Dr. Clifton Jones of This ('it}. .Mis. Margaret Johnson Jones, wife of Capt. John II. Jones, a well known and prominent citizen of the county, died at the family home In Youngs Township, near Fountain Inn Monday afternoon at two o'clock, after an ill ness of several weeks. The funeral and burial services will be held this morning a: 10 o'clock at the family burying ground at Fountain Inn. The deceased was a most OXCOlleul Christian lady, loved by young and old. and l ei devotion to church and home was beautifully exemplified throughout her long and useful life. On February US, last, she passed her OStll birthday ami <'ii the I :t!i day of tho same month Capt. and Mrs. Jones eolcbrated th.Mr golden wedding. The surviving children are Mrs. \V. J. White, of Ac nia, (la., Mrs. A. T. Taylor ol Washington, On.. Mrs. T. !?: Isaacs of APondale. s. c . Dr. Clifton Jones o! (hla city. John II.. Jr.. Culleii and Tili ron ..'one- of Fountain Inn. TO OPEN HOSPITAL. Misers Irl?) ami had aria ml Hope in Open (hie 1?, J um- 1st. Miss Julia Irby bought in the old Irby homestead on South Harper street Monday at the Judge of Pro bate's sale and II is her intentions at the present time with the aid of Miss MacFarlaild to tram form ii into a lie. pital at an early date. She has had an architect to lock over the prop erty and he gave it as bis opinion that it could he made into an ideal build ing for thai purpose with a moderate outlay of money. In the meantime Misses Irby ami MrtcFarland lu v r< mod the bom -now occupied by Capt. Smyth, who will give Up possession of it (he I iltli of this, month, and by tie- 1st of June they hope I.) on. n up temporarily in there, am necessary furnishing will be ordered a: once so that there will he mi delay in outfitting (he building. When the hospital is opened il will place Laurons in a very enviable po sition, for there are few cities any where hs size that have one. I.au rens feolS the med of it and will doubtless give ll its support. The ladies who will have it in charge are experienced trained nurses ami win' he in a position to offer the very best that could be offered in tue way of ?conveniences and service. Hase Ball Saturday. The Walls Mill team will play Km Oreo at the Watts Mill grounds Sat urday afternoon. These two teams played last Saturday at Enorcc, the Watts Mill team winning the Iii-: con test by the score of 5 to ::. The two teams are In f)no condition and are playing llrst class ball. A good gaim is oxpected. YARN SPINNERS FORMING MERGER OrgtinJefng *lo.ooo,oo Corporation to Control Mills of Two States. Charlotte, N. C, May I.?Cotton yarn s|)lnners representing nearly loo.ooo Bpindles held two meetings here today behind closed doors to consider the proposed merger of Southern mills. The proposition offered by the pro moters contemplates a merger of one million spindles on which bonds will be Issued to tho amount of $10,000,000, of which five million will be devoted to the cash purchase of the properties and the balance reserved for working capital. It is reported that a tentltlve proposition has been made of 82.50 for the bonds. The mills entering the ' merger are to have their property I assessed by Lock wood Creen & Co.. ? of Hoston and J. P. Sirine of Green ville, S. C . and of the assess >d value ! twenty per cent is to be paid In cash. j in addition to the quick assets of the mill and 10 per cent In preferred stock and 40 per cent in common stock In corporation merger. The promoters will retain twenty per cent preferred and common for their work. In addi tion to the issue of bonds there will ; be $12,500,000 of preferred and $12, 500,000 of common stock issued amounting to 35 dollars a spindle. Committees were appointed to lay the proposition before the Southern mills and report at another conference. Frank L. Underwood and Leonard Paulson of New York, two of the most interested promoters were present at the meetings. Practically all of the manufactur ers here are from North Carolina mills, with quite a few well known South Carolina spinnet s. A majority of the spindles included in the mer ger will be of mills of this state. It is stated that there is no lack of the financial backing necess'ary to put such an organization on a sound bus iness basis and it is confidently ex pected that the meeting this afternoon will have a satisfactory termination. Mr. Pndorwood. one of the promoters of the merger, is a well known organ i i/.er and has many friends. Grccn ! ville News. KXKItCISH V LITTLK I'ATIKNCK. Onlnur to (he Fuel Thai Ml Mail Mai ler Must be Clussilied ami Counted, l)isllibation n< Poslofilcc .-ill be Snmmvhat Delayed for a Time. Post Master Hicks b is asked that tint patrons of the post olllce be made acquainted with the fact litnl during, the month <?f May Hie delivery or mail will not be made with the tsual promptness which characterizes the oflice at other times. The post olllce , d 'partinenl has issued orders for all t in- mail to be counted ami clai lllod both in coming in and going out dur ing this period. This entails a tre mendous amount of extra work and will necessarily cause a certain amount of dolay In distributing. How i vor, when this month is over the us tinl methodH will ho returned to and m> extra delay will be necessary, it is thought that thb r< *brd of the hand ling of the mail will be use.', by Post I .Master General Hitchcock 111 recoup im ndiug to Conan t sOm ? changes In | the postage rales, which hay ? been v, id. |y discussed of lain. During this same period (he rural letter carriers are required to count, i:.. isify and weigh all mail i tatt f Dies Verj Suddenly, Pose |<( hui ly. the well known |i ?? gro blacksmith; died very suddenly Monday afternoon. Kennedy was ; hoe ing oiio of those smnil hut very wiry Loulsanna ponies and oxi rtlng him self a great deal In trying to put on the shoe. A number of m> n standing around s.'iw him waver and begin to i. il and nsked what was the matter. He plied that he was sick and dizzy. Ho was carried to a lunch nearby and placed on it in older to give him a chance to recover. However, he got worse instead of Improving and In side of an hour was dead. Ills death Is supposed to have been ilue to a rupture of a blood vi icl In the bead. Kalling \ round Monument. An iron railing has been placed m otind the Confcd train monument ami it adds i great deal to the nllrac Uvrncks boshl keeping loafers from silling on ii The monument now looks complete and only needi hoiuo woik around it to make It still more nil n ctlvo. Hero medals for south caroliinains Two White Men and OlIC Colored Kee- | Oglllzcd by Commission Given Med als and Also Cash Prizes. Flushing. May 1.?Thirty flvo awards in recognition of acts of hero- , Ism were made today at the spring meeting of the Carnegie He .1 Fund Commission and the issuance nine silver and twenty six bronze medals were authorized. In addition tho money accompanying the medals amounts to $34,100 and pensions to widows of heroes total $1,310 annual ly. The money is apportioned as fol lows : $0,000 for worthy purposes; $2 200 liquidation of mortgages, $3,700 for other Indebtedness; $4,000 pur chases of homes; $ii.uoo for educa tion; $:i.200 death benefits and $l.nau for restoration of health. In nine instances the heroes lost tin lr lives, and the award is made to a member of the family. Twenty of the awards are made in connection with rescues from drowning. live from railroad trains, four In runa ways, live In mine or well suffocation cases, and one the rescue til an in sane pat it-tit from a roof cornice. In today's awards a number of heroes arc recognized as follows: .lohn R. Graham, aged 35, saved from drowning George W. Thomason, and attomtped to save c. Leo Lips, comb at Thlckety, S. C., March u, 1910. Bronze medal and $1.000 to liquidate huh btodness and other worthy pur poses OS needed. Albert J. Applcby, aged 18, saved Ruthelln M. Harboson from train at Bowyer, S. C? March it. 1010. Bronzo medal and $2,000 as needed for edu cational purposes. Boyce Lindsay (colored), aged 16, saved 10. Reynolds Smith from train at Spartanburg, s. c. May lm;. 1010. Bronze medal and $2,000 as needed for educational purposes. BAPTIST ( III lt< II KKVIV II?. Services ('eminence Wednesda) Kven lug, May Id Or. Massee of Chatta nooga Will Come Ma\ 15. A series of revival services will be gin at the First Baptist church Wed nesday evening, May 10. The first sermon will be preached by tho Itov. i il. L, llnggott. Thursday evening Itey.! !'.. P, Mitchell will occupy (he pulpit, and on Fridiry nighl the i t'vIccs will be conducted by the Itov. 10. c Wal >i These well known Baptist ministers reside In 111i>? city and (heir preaching Will be :i purl of tin- preliminary set", yiccs b. i'ore the arrival on the follow ing Monday of Dr. .1. C Massee of Chattanooga who has been secured by the pastor. Itey. W, 10. Tbayer. to con duct tin- meeting. There will be no services on Saturday. May 13. Aft- r the arrival of Dr. Massee i! is proposed to hold two services daily.; Sunday morning, He further staled that the service- would be arrang. '. o as not to conflict with the school eom menoomeni sei nu n Wednesday night May !7. 1)1 bk( toby ... I. \i :m:ns. PictllllOSlt Min i t<?r\ Company Vow Im* Itcprosontiilit e* lure Gelting Infer, million. cd in the city yesterday and liuin ''.I ately b< ::ri work on the rllrectory of the City and vicinity which uns cm VII 'd for a! out a month ago A num ber o!' r< prCKontatlves of the company wil' i.e here ii: a day or two to assist in the work. All names of business anil working people over sixteen years of age. both male and female, will be taken and Classified in the big book. They will be classified both alphabetically and according to occupation. Tho city of Laurens and the rural routes running out from it and the town of Clinton will be Included, Widows will be tak en, but old maids will not. unless they have som" occupation, l: U thought that the flrsl edition will be out by the 1st of June. Kussel Lnwsnn No Heifer. The condition of |{n .11 Lawson, who was Injured in Columbia during the automobile rncca lasl fail and who is well known here, continues about the same with little signs of Improve ment. He has been tnkon to hi home in Greenwood, it i said that there lH !.':' hep., of I i.: Ii', Ing much long, i COMMITTEES NAMED FOR MEMORIAL DAY 4 Big Dinner for the Vet erans: CROSSES ERECTED OVER GRAVES I.V\. .1. It. (.icon, of Greenwood, I* to Make the Annual Oration at the F.x erclses which aro to la* Hold In the Opera House \ llcautlful Program A imaged. The ladies of the J. It KershaW chapter, Daughters of the Confedcrit cy, met Monday afternoon and made all preparations for tlifl observance of Memorial Day next Wednesday, The principal feature of the day will bo (he address in the Opera House by Itov. .1. it. Green, of Groan wood. Tho ? fcerelses will begin at 10 oV lock and will he composed of Hinging of patri otic airs, addresses' and presentation of crosses of honor to a number of old veterans. Following the exercises in the opera house, a march will he made to the cemetery where the graves of till soldiers of the war will he decorat ed. After this ceremony is gone through with, the ladies oi the cltj will serve lunch to the old veterans in the Armory. The lunch will mark the close of the exercises tor the day. The following veterans will receive crosses of honor: lrhy T. HnlentihO, R. It. llurgess, .1. II. Jones, l). s. Lynch, .1. F. Murray. John It. Manly. Elijah Mailer. .1. M. Nash. It, W. Taylor. 10. it. Thackston, Davkl Yarborough, I). II. Hnldwin, .1. s. Iloydell, E. L. Rd> monds, S. Coker, S. T. llalley, and A. .1. Smith. As ii very large number of veterans is expected to take lunch with I ho ladies in the Armory, ill the ladies of the city, whether daughters of the Confederacy or not. are invited and urged to make some contribution fot it The Daughters wish to hliVO lllO tahles loaded wllh good thing: to eal. Monday afternoon the ladles placed 7"' of the iron ero.st.c! (>?.? ; the graves of the dead veteran ih tin < lly < ln< el cry. The follow llljfj OOIIUI .' ' ; . e hi ell appointed lo Itav e!uir;t o! Hie oxcr T.r.le Coiniiiitt' M . \v II. Cill kqr on. cl.ini.ruu i| ?'? .A (' lrhy, Sr., M r;;. I.. N. I.o.x d. A!: '.. II. Kiche: . Sr.. Mrs. .lohn F Ii;,:; \\. . Waif n Bo!!, Mrs, il. \V. Hall. M: . .1. II. Sill I. van Mrs. .1. S. I'.' a:, Ii, M i : . W II. I lie. I. Mrs. W. K. I.UCas, Ml! T I) Hail It '.ton. Mrs. Itrooks Swygi i !: V. II. Washington. Mr> Ait': Sullivan; Mrs. .1. It; Mule. Mi l'< e, Siipp Mrs. Capers Iii Hann Mrt V D H.J I'd Mrs. Josephine Watt . . h ;) o ? Fl om I ng. (loffee ' 'oniinlttc \\ i" '' .' i Clarke, chairman. Mrs. II. K. Ailon. Ml I".!);: Hell Copeland. Me lb jo Hpinuilj Miss Maine F rgllKOii. .... W. !!. Uiidiey. .Irl. Mrs. U ,10. < . eland, Mi Coinmiilee on Mysln Ikon. Mis, .1 II. Teagti The following younit I; to i he enijjj (>> of honoi Mil ? Julia Gllkcrsoi tid; Laura Burk dt lo, l: !)<M I oils IT <;ki:i \ u omb. Third Hi Ii ici Medhtii \hmh liillon S\ ill i?e Vddrcsscd Hr. McCortb.ick and Or. Cm Ig, A large contingent of the Latin ns county medical fraternity will att. ltd the meeting Friday at (Iroenwood of the Third District Medical association. A feature of Special note will In- the addresses before the association of in . .1. N. MeCormnok, chairman of the organization committee ol llio Ameri can Medical AsSOO.inllon, and Dr V |{. Crnlg, secretary of tin- same ROCii i ?. Dr, .\!fCorinaci< has been In '1 for several da>s II lid litis spoken b ?? foi ? several orgnnJiuitlOnK .and other assemblages In South Carolins and ho has ! eon i;. . rd with nun || . : Ml?, !. .1 Plus? and Cfi|)t .1 M leave Saturday for Atlnnl win at; nd the nniuti i