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BIJOU TH??TRE TODAY soi A Metro Five Reel Vivid Talc of the Battlefield Featuring / HOWARD ESTERBROOK THE ANDE TODAY HEARST SELIG NEWS NO. 48 Selig. 0 LIFE'S CHANGING TIDE Biograph. ROMANCE OF AN AMERICAN DUCHESS Essanay 2 Reel. Palmmettto Tkeii?hf< TODAY "THE RUSE" T?vo Reel Broncho. "AT THE POSTERN GATE" Reliance. . ONE OTHER SELECTED REEL Ice Cream Freezers at \v*inter Time Prices Being overstocked on Ice Cream Freesen we have reduced the prices ?nd they are going rapidly at these prices; especially is this true when it is known that we handle the "Coldest Alaska," and thc "North Star," two of the best freezers made. Six Quart freezers reduced from.$3.50 to $2.50 Four Quart freezers reduced from. . .$2.50 to $2.00 Three Quart freezers reduced from.$2.00 to $1.50 Two Quart freezers reduced from.$1.50 to $1.25 Tate' Hardware Co. THRIFT If thrift does not co.nc natural to you, cultivate it. Realize the fact that every man who has a dollar put aside is st capi talist We earnestly urge you to open an account with th'.* bank for any suri. Either a Checking or a S?vings account, in ad dition to being convenient encourages you not to use your money except in a wise way. The prosperity yovi enjoy today does not guarantee yo? prosperity tomorrow. Changes in the business and industrial world may later on deprive you of your present measure of prosperity. We Pay Interest On Deposite. PEOPLES BANK OF ANDERSON BIBLES BIBLES BIBLES We have a splendid line of Cambridge and Bagster} Bibles and Testaments. FANTS BOOK STORE Girl In And< SHE IS WANTED TO REPRE SENT THIS COUNTY IN S ATE-WIDE CONTEST EIGHT CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN NAMED Vote For the One You Think the Mott Beautiful-She Will Com pete V.'ith Others for "G^een" of thc Harvest Jubilee. Thf most bvauMfui young lady in Anderson couuty n to bo selected aa ? tim representativo if this county In Stutu-wld?- beauty COL lest to choose the "que< ii" of the Harvest Jubilee, to lie held lu connection with lite State Fair, October to October 30. The young lady who will represent Anderson county fcs the St?te-wide contest is to be selected hy popular vote. She Is to bu selected fruin among eight candidates who have been nomi nated hy tho publicity committee of tho Harvest Jubilee. This committee lias requested The Intelligencer to [conduct thu contest for tho selection j of Anderson county's representative in the contest. Here is a copy of the lotter The Intelligencer has received In regard to this matter, which will give thu names of the young ladies who have been chosen as this county's candi dates: Columbia, August 6, 1915. Editor Anderson Intelligencer, Ander son, South Carolina. Har Sir: Dr. L. A. Grifllth, mayor I of Columbia, hus toduy sent out a letter to the following young ladies in ?your ?ection, notifying them of the fact Uiat tiley have been nominated candidates in tlx; State-wide contest I for a beauty queen to reign over the Harvest Jubilee ut Columbia, October I2G-30: Miss Frances Trlbble. Miss Rosamund Hurdlnc. Miss Llcwcllcn Ligon. Miss Carrie Fretw?ll. Miss Eleanor Frank. Mlas Elizabeth Van Wyck. Miss Lula Dell Ramsey. Miss Evelyn Browne. We aro wrlUng to a?k that you an- j I nomico iliis fact In your columns and' proceed at onco to select by popular j I vote, the young lady who will finally | represent your county In this contest. When you have made your final deci sion please forward th** young lady's photograph to the writer, who willi I see that it ls reproduced In the special State-wide beauty supplement which will bc sent you lu time to appear in your paper of August 27th. Your prompt attention and co-oper : cou 5 ? THIS COUPON IS HOOD fr MISS . . J whom I consider the JIM st beaut fr who have been nominated for the J for Anderson cornily In thc Slate fr for the Harvest Jubilee. ktrtTt**tvtvvt*t^ttfvvt B. L. MITCHELL STROCK BY AN AUTO Machine Passed Over Him and- He Was Knocked Unconscious No Serious Injury. [ Tho young son of Mr. D. L. Mit chell narrowly escaped serious Injury ! yesterday afternoon when ho was run over by an automobile on East Ben son street. Although the machine paased ovnr him, he waa only bruised about the head and his right arm "was hurt. The boy waa riding a bicycle and was turning from tho square into East Benson street. An automobile driven by Mr. Adger Cobb was com* lng Into tho square from Bast Ben son. When the boy saw tho machino1 he turned to tho loft and then to the right. The Auto was right on him I then and struck his wVcel. throwing him to tho. ground. Mr. Cobb had already applied the brakes and seeing tho boy fall, he turned the machine, so that neither of the front wheels would pass over him. The machInQ was lifted off the boy and he waa taken soto Geisberg Bros. thoo store unconscious. Medical aid was summoned and soon he weis all right except for bruises on his. hesd and arm. Tho accident was one that was uh avoidable sad no blame ls attached to anyone. - Hop*ia*.Drtseell. Mr. Ernest Driscoll and Miss Lo rena Hopkins, both of this city were married Sunday morning by tbs Rev. J. D. Croat. This wedding came ss a surprise to their many fiends. Mr. Driscoll ls employed as drum mer at the Palmetto theatre. Mr. and Mrs. Driscoll are at the home of the former's father. Mr. J. D. Driscoll on MbCully street. [ost Beautiful erson County? ation will be greatly appreciated. YOUTH very truly, H. P. Eldridge, Chairman Publicity Committee. The Intelligencer does not know j who furnished the committee with the names of the above candidates, and knew nothing about the details of the contest until we received the above letter asking us to conduct the local .contest for the selection of a repre sentative for tills county. Wu arc glad lo serve the committee, and will ask thal the public forward us thoir votes Immediately, as the time in which thc contest ls to be conducted is very short, only a week. Here is how the contest will bc conducted: Uelow you will lind u coupon which la good for IO votes, v ..(. mis coupou uod write plainly in ilie blank space which one ot thc above eight young ladies you thiuk Hie most beautiful. Then mull or bring your coupon to The Intelligen cer, cure of the Beauty Contest De partment. The contest opens this morning and will close at midnight, one wa k hence, that ls, midnight of Tuesday August 17th. Tho votes will then be counted and the results of the elec tion forwarded to the publicity com mittee of thc Harvest Jubilee. The Intelligencer will uko forward to tho committee a photograph of the young lady who is voted to be the most beau tiful of the eight who have been nom inated. This photograph will L<e pub lished along with photographs of 43 other young ladles representing the various counties of thc State, and when the 44 photographs have been published in the papers of thc State the public generally will be culled on to select the most beautiful one of the 44, who will bo crownod "queen" of thc Harvest Jubilee. The young woman selected will bc equipped with au elabroato trousseau, betltting her royal beauty and grace, and she will sit in statu on a handsomely deco rated "float" in tho parade, attended hy exquisite maids of honor, and chlvalorlc courtier.* will pay her honi 'age. Now don't forget how the iocnl con test is- to be conducted. Below 1s a coupon worth to votes. Clip this coupon and write plainly on lt tho name of your choice of the eight young ladies whose names appear above. Mall or bring in your coupon to Thu Intelligencer, care of Beauty Contest Department. The contest opens today and closes one week from this midnight. There ls no limit to tho number of coupons one person may send In. The standing of the va rious candidates will be published from day to day in The Intelligencer. hTho final result of the contest will be 'given on Wednesday morning, August [llith. Tlie coupons for voting will appear 'in each hmue of thia paper during tho week thc contest ls on. Here is the coupon: PON I FOB TEN VOTES FOB * .it. * + ifni one of the eight candidates + contest to select s repr?sentative .? -wide contest to name n "queen" * * ? ? MOVING PICTURES AI AONDySOtt THEATRE Hew Senrke Will Start Today Under New Management Good Shows Promised. I The moving pictures In tho Ander son theatre will start thia, afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Mr. J. J. Trowbridge 'and Messrs. s. M. Trowbridge, man agers, having made fais, announce ment yesterday. Pictures will bo shown both morning and night. Mr. J. J. Trowbridge weet to At lanta' on Friday and has made' ar rangements with the General Film company to usc their service, which Is recognized to bc among tho best. Tuesday will bc feature day at the Anderson. - Mesara. Trowbridge state that they will keep thc theatre cool and well ventilated and that it will be thor oughly cleaned dally. A four piece orchestra consisting ot plano, drum, cornet and flute will furnish music. The program for Gie show today ls as follows: "Hearst's Selig Neva service, "Life's Changing/ Tide." and Gie romonse of an Attmerlcan-Ducb The Besary. Tho channing play, ."Tho Rosary,'* will be given at Gie Bijou, on Thurs day, August 12. It will bo a bene fit performance for the St. Joseph Catholic church, and wilt doubtlesn draw a large crowd. Vb* boc* bad an unusually pooular run, and waa a great favorite, wirb all who read lt. During the show Gie song. "The RosaTy*\will bo sung by Mrs. Wilkie. Aurthur la Meeting*. Dr. B. T. Jones of Newberry is assstlng Gie Rev. O. L. fcertin ta a protracted meeting at- Hopewell this FRAMERS' SOCIETY MAKING BIG PLANS J. C. STR1BLING WRITES ABOUT ARRANGEMENTS BEING MADE HELD AUGUST 12 And Large Crowds are Expected to AttenJ-Railroads Are In terested in Meeting. "Pendleton District Farinera' So ciety will pull off the most important meeting lu one hundred years next Thursday morning .August 12th, at 10 a. m. At this meeting everybody who desires to register their names upon this society roll, und honor himself and this old Boclety, will feel proud so long as he lives, and his descendants will share this honor for ages to come," writes Mr. J. C. Stripling, president of ttic society. "Come out to Ulis laut quarterly meeting of thc ceulury and take part In arranging the program, selecting speakers for the celebration, and give us your Idea as to what kind of sou venir tlie society should send down the next century in honoring ali ac tive members who take part In mak ing this a successful celebration. "The secretary of agricultura of the United States, Dr. Houston, says he ls coming to deliver the Centennial address, and wants to shake hands with all Its members, and judging from prospective members he will go back to Washington with a sore arm. "Remember when you pay in the $1.00 for the membership fee that you get all the benefit of this foe in the valuable history of the society, and at the same time have your name recorded in the Centennial Souvenir. "When you Join this society you do not join a bag of hot air, but the old est live progressive Farmers' Society In America that owns valuable prop erty with Incomes kn rents, etc. "A popular idea ls to invite all pros pective candidates for any ofTlce to come to this meeting, and after the business meeting has bern concluded to turn the meeting ovfer to the au dience to call on any speaker de sired to address it. "The society will not Btrain its credit among the ladies who are ex pected to have a Uno picnic dinner October 13-14, to bring baskets full at the August 12th meeting, but of course all will provide dinners in their owm way." J. C. Stribllng, Presldont. Kai broad H Interested. The railroad officials are taking a great deal of Interest in thc plans for the centennial celebration. Tho Roy. W. H. Mills, vice president and chairman of thc publicity committee of thc society, ls in receipt of the fol lowing letter from Mr. M. V. Rich ards, agricultural commissioner or thc Southern railway: President, Pendleton Farmers' So ciety, Pendleton, S. C. My Dear Colonel: On my return from the south this woek, I had opportunity to read tho history of your society. I found much of interest therein, and am glad te know that you are going to celebrate Its centennial October 13th and 14th next. Mr. F. L. Merritt, industrial and immigration agent for this depart ment for South Carolina, has head quarters at Columbia. He waa here yesterday; and ! told him about tho proposed Centennial, as well as the quarterly meeting to be held at Pen dleton on the 12th Inst. Ho will pro bably see you at Pendleton this week or next and discuss plans for promot-. lng further interest In your centen nial meeting. If it ls possible for bim to db so, be will arrange to bo In 'Pendleton on Thursday, August 12th, and will be glad to make a short talk at your opening meeting on that day. If thora is some especial agri cultural Bubject which you wish our representative to discuss at your qarterly meeting,( Mr. Merrit will try to have one of or agricultural men present for that purpose. You will find Mr. Merritt a splendid gentleman who will be glad to co-operate with you in making your centennial a great success. I havo engagements in - Virginia on Wednesday, the 11th inst. If I can get through in time, I may he able to be in Pendleton on tho 12th. We are deeply Interested In the further development of the state nf South Carolina, and if we can render you any assistance in advancing tho splendid work which you and your as sociates have boen doing, it will bc our pleasure to aid In every way wc can. consistently. i thoroughly enjoyed my recent vis it with the people of South Carolina and was especially glad to meet you personally, one who mis had BO much to do In building up that state. Yours v*ry truly, M. V. Richards, Commissioner. fleed Meeting Closed. New Prospect church has just clos ed one of the greatest protracted meetings she lisa ever held,, adding to her membership SO new members. Also forwarding to Connie Maxwell orphanage as follows: cash, $13.78; $10.20 worth of chickens; $21.IC worth oj; dour; expenses. $1.26; ex press 35 cents. Bles Graveyard. All parties interested in the Rice graveyard are asked to meet there* Thursday morning August 12 to clean off the grounds. New Grocery BROWN BUILDING, EAST WHITNER J. F. Gary, Proprietor Having lost my right hand in the As phalt Plant two weeks ago, and having a family to support, I am compelled to seek some other means of support; so I have de cided to open up a Retail Grocery Store, and cater to the Mill people around An derson for the greater part of my business. I have bought a stock of Brand New and Fresh Groceries. They are being put into the store NOW. We will open for busi ness ! Wednesday, August 15,1915 and we will appreciate your trade. We will show our appreciation by close prices, and fair and honest treatment. Mr. J. C. Burk will be associated with me in the management of this business, and any courtesies shown him will be ap preciated by both he and I. Remember the place-Brown Building, East Whitner Street, where you will re ceive fair, honest treatment. J. F. GARY ? y iftrS ^SBjj] B "*^*HHIF?MI^IB fcT *^ML?M H rai Wm ^H^k HTK?M ' fl ]fl?y?^ ?a metal ea?*^ts4ate? ?ad oct J HUB 3-IN-ONB.OIU COMPANY*^ nnl aa D A BROADWAY NM Von? Crav IHHHI Batterie s 25c Each Wc hav* a lot of ft e?H, high grade Batterie?, bought prior ?o last advance in price, which we wiD sell subject to present stock, at price named.. i i 'J; .>;*,. Thia ju your opportunity. Sullivan Hardware Co.