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* MADDEN NEWS.
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Madden, Aug. 13.-A large crowd at
tondd the baptizing at Prospect Sun
day afternoon where seven young
girls and three young lads went down
Into the water to arise "to walk in
nowness of life". We trust that these
.young people may I)e hlteIPful (and
loyal to the church and their lives a
benediction to all.
We were glad to greet the following
friends from other churches, who en
joyed the services with us: Mir. and
Mrs. R. T. Dunlap and daughters, of
Laurena; Col. and Mrs. John Wharton,
of Waterloo; Mr. Ton Madden and
Miss Nota McDaniel, of Mt. Pleasant.
The many friends of Mlrs. Niinnie
Iihley Lawrence. of Seneia, and 'Mr.
aid Mrs. J1im Finley of Westminster,
weue surprised and delighted to greet
theni Sunday afternoon. These good
folks are former laurens county peo
tile rInd' are here and a-t Waterloo on
a visit to numberous relatives. We
wer, gladt to see they were looking so
weli and their lines evidently have
tallen in pleasant places.
Mesd-jamles Georgia .\artin. Mattie
I an.ttston) and Peart Brown are three
o' the good 11101terS of our comm)un
ity that have been ol the sick list. We
are ad to report all better and hop
to se hem out soon.
All hearts were saddened when It
iecamue known that -John Watkins was
dead. His body was brought ll) from
-1oltimbia Sunday afternoon and was
buried in Mt. Pleasant cemetery Mon
day morning at II o'clock. A large
e1tOun el'- of neighbors and friends
were present. Rev. .J. It. Williams
conducted the funeral exercises. The
Scri)trte lesson was taken from the
words of the Saviour to .\lary and
Martha, "Thy irother' shall live
agaii." The hearts of all go out in
dee pest sympathy to the parents,
brothers and sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. Traywic'. long and
sons came' upl) from Pheraw for the
fun erkail of 010 thi brother, .John Wat
kins.
SeVeral from here attnded tle old
soldieis' reIunion at Quaker.
\Mr*s. Jim Roper. Nir. andl irs. Will
Wood] and Irs. Charlev Ro ler were
ret ' visto1*.s of Mr. and Mrs. Thad
Moor.
ndMr. Tha' Moore and Mr.
W: ''r Nlooriwere visitors of t heir
h :.;. -.1 a .\loo, 1itunlay. Thoy
e n greet t hir br oer. 1,. 1'.
tor and Ibrid. wio lave trtitited
Coats,Suit
Fall
Fifty new fall dresse;
and georgett~e combin~a1
and greys, $2G. to $32.!
Serge P
For S
The Mar-H off serge
skirts, made from goor
serge, price $20 and $2
Wool
For Early
Pure Wool Sweaters
mon, rose, terquoise, i
$7.50 to $12.50.
Single Bed Sheets, i
Bleached Sheets, he
Extra large size W<
GORDON SILK HOSI
Black, White, Bronze,
and Champagne,
$1.00, $1.50 and $2
from their honeymoon.
Mr. Lewis Prointit, who is in the Ord
nince department, and Miss Alice
Profitt, of Columbia, were visitors
to homiefolks for the week-end.
(Intended for last week.)
Madden, Aug. 5.--After a week of
rain the sun shines brightly again and
farmers are in the meantime whittling
and discussing whether it will be best
to plow the crop again.
Protracted meeting closed at Pros
peet Friday night with an addition of
10 youthful tmelbers. Rev. R. J. Wil
llams, the visiting preacher, was
greatly loved by Prospect people and
his preaching was helpful to young
and old.
The writer recently had the pleas
ure and privilege of reading a letter
from one of our soldier boys near the
far-flung battle line in France. "I
am just behind the firing line and will
be in ii a day or two. Don't worry
about me. Rest assured when me
an(] my Lewis gun (1o get into the
fight, what we will (10 for 'Old Jerry'
will be a plenty." Bully for you,
Claude, t'nele Sam has no better shot
than yoiu and we all know you will
do your duty.
Mlisse Fannie 1!udgens and Mlariv
Madden. wi) are taking a bisiness
course at Green ville, came down for
the week-end. Tiey were accompain
ied by a friend. Miss Miller.
Mts. \'iola (entry, after spending
tite week of meeting with her sister.
Mrs. Iona Brown, left for home near
l)-.tbhin batirday.
Mrs. Della Cunningham, of Ilt.
Pleastant enjoyed tie meeting at Pros
peet, her old home chuirtch, as well as
dltighted hter many friends with hetr
presence, for sIe is a favorite here.
She was the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. GIriT Finley.
.\Miss Ora Powers is spending a few
days with her cousin, .\,ss Mattie Hobo
Poole noar Langston.
.\i .1 i itt m lie .\tihis was the recent
guest of her aunt. .rs. Le Laitgstont.
.\liss .\Myrtle Bishop. a charming
yoting Id,1. of Iuman, after a1 pleas
alt visit itre wilth Miss \zile Wof
ford. returi'nd ithomt1 Monday. Mis"
-,hop was one of tie eOficient teac
ema of Ithe school of which .iMiss \of
fi6 was p'n;ipal a1nd1 their' work to
teher ia de a ast inlg frientdship.
.Mr. 1. 11. Martin, (if Ala nta. , is
soendi. his annuti1al vacation whith his
.\l-. r .irs. T. It. P-ronvt and
d-n rbn .3 .-3 lluhxerf- 'lhe enljoy
able ene is f Mr. 'Ind .\)r'. . A.
\\'offord .unday. v- e intrs-eId
AR
s, Dresses, Sk
Dresses
A in serges, rtir.s, tafl t as
iO.
4iddy Suits
chool Girls
Middy sglts with pleated
I qualityy of navy French
5. /,
Swegf ers
Fall.,Weairtug
in all the new shds atl
le and combinatiorns, puce
SHEET
rood quality, each.
mined, 72x90, each
Bleache
>o1 Blankets in plaids an
ERY
Grey,
.00 Laurens. S. C.
In hearing that their son, Yates, who
is in the aviation service, is going on
up in his chosen line of service. Ile is
expected home for a few days befor he
sails for overseas dity. We hope he
wili get homic, as expected, the latter
part of August.
Mr. and Mrs. Wash Long and their
charming daughters, of Waterloo, were
pleasant callers recently of the family
of Mir. and Mrs. J. A. Wofford.
* ,JONES NEWS. *
Jones. August 1.-Mr. Jeff Craw
ford of Florida, passed away recently
and was buiried with Masonic honors
at Mt. Hethel last week. .Mr. Craw
ford was reared and spent his life with
the exception of a few years In this
section, and was held in the liglhes!
esteem by all of our people.
.\lr. L. F. 11. Daniel. of Chandler,
and son, Prof. Johnny Daniel and
wife visitel the former's sister, Mrs.
)r. v. 'T1. Jones last week.
Born on 5th inst. to Mr. and Mrs.
John 11. Cul hertson, a sol.
Iorn on 'ith inst., to .\Mr. and Mrs.
.1. W. Kirkland. a soi.
lorn on Stl inst.. to Mr. and Mrs.
lrinest Vannadore, a daughter.
.\Mrs. Crawford. of Florida. recently
visited her sister, Mrs. Mac Mitchell.
Mr. Carlisle is building a nuice col
tage.
We recently met the following
friends: Wesley Gaines. of Ilibler;
Wells Riley, of Greenwood; Dr. Arthur
Boland, of Georgia; llev. F. I. Bram
lett, McCorilick; Willie and Arthii
Crawford, of Florida; Willie Hasor,
Whitmire; John Crawford.'North Caro
lina; Clifton Shaw, Washington. 1)
1"I.; Townes Mabry, Cokesbury; Dr. C.
W. Burton, Iva; Irby Box, Spartan
burg; Yoiung Godfrey. Donalds; A. It.
'lhomuue, EIkomi; and Osie Allen, Lee
county.v
.\lr. Wilmol Smith, of Greenville.
ecenty 1paid s a very appreciative
visit.
M. and M.\rs. Eugene ILpford. of
Kings .\ountain, N. C., recently visited
friiends and relatives here.
)r. W. .1. l2anigston preached at Mt.
allagher last Sunday. Dr. laangstoni
is ati ('1lileli t divine and is very popu
hi with all tof ourl 1eople.
:everal'. I of 0111 people att ended the
'union at Quiaker and greatly n.loyed
th ospla.;1:1lity of the good people of
that seelion.
(",1ndidato Vhe, uhs.Me
V: rhorah On' (. anD I R! I .sell
L L
irts, Middy SL
Sweate
Velour Sweater hats, h~
er; coljors, rose, ter'quohs
pr'ic $6.50 ea h.
Fall Co
Twenty five new fall
and grey, serges, popli
$25. to $35.
Fall Serge Skirts
New styles, best woc
to $15.
Black Satin Skirts, $12
3, PILLOW CA
FOR THE CO
. . . $1.00
. . . 1.35
d Sheets, hematitched, 8:
- WOOL B
:I plain colors, price.
ardy
were in our midst a few days ago.
The congressional candidates, Aiken
and MDominick, delivered addresses a
Ware Shoal's on the 13th inst.
Mr. Cleveland S. Jones, of North
Carolina, visited his father, Mr. Jas.
Jones, last week.
%it. .ohn Frank 1111, of Abbeville.
spent last week witi his parents.
.\lr. and Mrs. Charlie .lauldin, of
Anderson, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Jones. Ir., last week. -
A large crowd from here went filsh
Ing lust Tuesday on Reedy river and
reported a delightful outing and plenty
of fish.
Mr. Hayden. of California, is visiting
relatives and friends at Greer. M1r.
-ayden is a native of this state and
made the trip in a Ford car.
Rasor's Bridge road Is in good con
ditlon which is a great convenience
to our people.
CALOMEL PURIFIED
OF ALL OBJECTIONS
'hemtists niid Doctors' Favorite .iled.
feine of Niasenthi and iangerous
QuatlitIes. New Variely Called
"('lotahs".
A\ triumph of mnodern pharmacy that
is destiuned to bless the whole world
in1ii is the opinion of physicians and
druggists who are familiar witi the
w calomiel hat is wholly free from
the objectionable effects of tile old
tle ealomel.
Ail o'casional p1iifying of tlie sys
tem and thorough cleansing of the liv
er are abl)utely essential to health,
and. as all dyetors know, calomel is
tie only (Irug that acoomplishes this
result. No ' that the unpleasant an.d
dangerous ffects'are entirely remiov
ed. the po1 laflty of tile new calonel.
Calotabs. will be vastly incteased. Its
effect is delighlitful. Oie tablet at bed
time, a swallow of water--that's all.
You wake up next morning feelil
fine, your liver cleansed, Your syst em
purified and with a hearty appeti.te for
brealkfast. E.A what you pcices
no danger. No restrictions of Ibi;
orm diet.
,'alotabs are sold only ill ori'ginal
sealed pakages jrice thirty-five
cents l. ur ug.i reom iens andi
'iuarateesC' them.--tAdvt.I
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Coigress.
Il onL1'. Bomar is hereby an
nounsicel as a candidate for Congress
f-om h ourth (one remwlonal is
trict. su'-ioet to the rules of the Dem
I hereby a il- u- nnue III Self a1 cad li
he-- Io re-,"!eeion oCnresfo
o :: ss and iothjoct 11o 1 I-t ru f
theleneratic Pry
SAMl .1. NI'IIb.S.
hits, Wool Sw
r Hats
ats to match your swc at
sanin, grey and black,
at Suits
Coat Suits, black, navy
nis and broad cloth, price
-Black and Navy
Iserges in all sizes, slo.
.50 and $15.
SES AND BLI
LLEGE GIRLS
Bleached Sheets, hen
Bleached Sheets, hen
1x90, each . . .
LANKET -
Wils
"A oode I
For Supervisor.
I hereby announce myself a can-.l
date for the olilee of Supervisor of
Laurens county, qubject to the rules
and regulations of the Democratic
party. JOHN D. W. WATTS.
I hereby announce myself a candli
date for re-election to the offlee of
Vounty Supervisor for Laurens Coun
ly, subject to all the rules and regula
lions of the Democratic primary.
H. B. Humbert.
I hereby announce myself a cand'
date for the oilce of Suipervisor .of
Lavrrns qounty. subject to the rules
and regulations of the Democratic pri
mary. S. S. FARRAR.
For Supt. of Education.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for County Superintendent of
Education of Laurens county, subject
to the rules of the Democratic Pri
mary. RALPH T. WILSON.
I hereby ennounce myself 'a candi
diatIe for the office of Superintendent of
Education of 1Laureons county and
pledge Ityself to abide by tle results
of the Democratic primary.
GRIAVI-'S L. KNIGHlT.
For House of Representatives.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for re-election to the ioulse %..
r(presentatives and pledge myself to
ablide by tihe result of the DeIocratil
primara1y. 1). L. HOO'AER.
I hereby annouice myself a enndi
dat" fIor the i)llos or Ito resen flttiLves,'
for lens Couinty and pledge iyself
to abide by the rules of the Deiocratic
primary. R. D. BOYD.
I hereby announce myself a candl
date for House of Representatives
trom Laurens county, subject to all
the rules and regulntions of the
Democratic Primary.
JA.ES H-. SULLIVAN.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the House of Rlpreseptatives
frot Liauirns county and pledge my
-elf to abide by the results of the Dem
ocratic primary. S. H1. GOCGANS.
T hereby annoriuce myself a candi
date for the offie of Representative
from Laicuens countyv in lie lowe;
hous051e of the (enera"tl As'eiml ly. s't
jet to ithe rules of the Demoer.1tic
party. .1. II. It'sTI.
SIherei v annonce m:yself a ca ndI
d'le for ie Hiouse of hReIiesenttativer
from Lauirent coltlty, ouh.idet to lhw
riles of the Demo'rativ primarv.
.1. If. A ' 1NS.
I hereby announlce iyself a vamnli
.Ntle for the flouse of Iteprie ltatives
from1 Lait ren County sith.Ieet to ile
ril ee of the Deiioeratic priiary.
). T. KINA iD.
I horeby :'un1ounvIce mnyself a vaendt
fl-te' for :h11 I f lo et' of ltepiresett i iv(S
r''r Ibairn 's numy Nd pledge ny
(elf 11o ah d by thi e r and re -
tations of the Docratic primary.
WAL'll'it .l. NA1'lI.
eaters for Fal
Fall C,
Plush, Velours and broa
brown, g~rey antd 'ourgand
$20. to $37.50.
Velour and Broad Cloth
Crepe de Chl
Crepe de Chine Waistsi
binations, 3.50 and $5.
Voil waists in white e
price $2.50. each.
hNKETS
imed, 81x90, each
istitched, 81 x90, each
2.00
. . $7.50, $8.50
G
ing <
comn:
lace to Tra"
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the House of Representatives'
for Laurenu county, subjoct to the
rules of the Democratic primary.
JACK ff. DAVIS.
Fof Probate Judge.
We are authorized to announce the
name of 0. G. Thompson as a candi
ditte for re-election to the office of
P)rohate Judge, subject to the rules of
the 'Democratic Primary.
For Auditor.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for re-election as Auditor of
Laurens county subject to the rules
ind regulations of the Democratic
party. J. WADDY TIIOMPSON.
For County Treasurer.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for re-election to the office of
Treasurer of Ljaurens county and
'romise to abide by the results of the
Diemocratic primary and to continue
a faithful performance of the dities
Iof the ol1ee. ROSS D. YOUNG.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date (or the offlce of Treasurer of Lau
rens County subject to the rules of the
Democratic primary.
I. JTDSON LANGSTON.
For County Commissioner.
Ifoiring been urged at the last m0
mont by a nmiber of my friends and
neighbors in the upper section of the
1 county. I hereby announce myself a
tnn1i;date for the oflice of County Com
missioner and piledge myself to abide
by the rules of the Democratic pril
Iary. t. WNRIGHT .\.MRTIN.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the oflice of County Commis
Sioner of Laurens County subject to
the rules of the Democratic primary.
L. WI. .MARTIN.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for the ofilce of County Commis
sioner of Laurens county subject to the
rnles of the Detnocratic primary.
A. 1H. DLAKELY.
I hereby announce myself a candi
(late for County Commissioner for rau
rens County, subject to the Irles of
0h Democratic primary.
.1. 1. O'DFLLI1.
I hereby announce myself a Candl
-lte fotr the oftive of County Conmmis.
tiner of ILaurens coun ty an11d pledge
iynrlf to abido by the rules of the.
DIettmoeratic prilmarties.
Ak. H. .\OORM.
I hereby ailouncetl myself a candi
'ili for thI o'll-Ve of ('outnt Iy Commi is
ILonor of 1 r enS County and pledgi
eimy:.tlf t a hide by the rules and regn
lations of the Dctiocratic party.
JI. C. NELSON.
I hercby fnn1tlo)IttO myseif a candl
:a for .\mMavistrale of Laturen; Town
tzhlp and !ledge myself to "bide by the
res'i' of the Ie tu irti" primary.
.JOlIN N. WRM10'llT.
EAR
1lShoppers.
)ats
di cloths, black, navy,
y. Black Plush Coats
Coats, $25: to $35.
ne Waists
n white, flesh and corn
mnd stripes, new styles,
I . .$1.50
. . . 1.75
,$10.00 and $15.00
OSSARD CORSETS
They Lac, in Front.
r the original front lac
~oraet. They fit and are
~ortable.
Lu.50 $3n5 ...d $ nn

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