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?=The Last Week of H. Terry's
GREAT RENOVATING SALE
Don't Fail to Get Your Share of the Bargains That Are Left.
DEAR FRIENDS. On next Monday the 14th of June at 12 o'clock we will give away in our store the
$50 you have been hearing about. The numbers will be drawn from a box and read out so every one can
hear, and the number that corresponds to the one read out will get the prize. So please have your num
bers here, if you can't come yourself send them by some one or mail them to some disinterested person
in town. Do not mail them to us for we can't attend to them for you. The lucky numbers and the
names of the persons holding them will be published in next week's paper. Let me urge you to have your
numbers here on the above date Yours truly,
9 Laurens, S. C.
H. TERRY
CITY SCHOOLS COMPLETE
ANOTHER YEAR'S WORK.
(Continued from page One.)
of the graduating class of the city
schools on Sunday morning in the
auditorium Of tl.e First Methodist
church. The subject of Dr. Moffatt's
sermon was "The Advantages of
Youthful Piety.'' founded on the first
verse of the twelfth chapter of Eccles
instes: "Remember cow thy Creator
in the days of thy youth."'
Introducing the subject, the speaker
said that wisdom and experience al
ways added weight to one's words,
and that the words of his text were
written by Sc "omen, the w isest man
who over lived, and that those words
of human wisdom were re-enforced
by the Spirit of God, under whose in
spiration they were written. Solo
toon, by the nature of his injunction
to youth, denies that the1 young mir.d
should be kept free from serious con
cerns and matters of religion, that it
should be left to enjoy the pleasures
of youth.
Dividing his subject into five de
partments, Dr. Moffatt very forcibly
presented the advantages cf youthful
piety as follows:
(1) It is the easiest time to do this.
Youth is the most plastic period of
lite. Youth is least preoccupied,
freest from absorbing cares.
(2) It is safest time to do this.
Prevents Injurious habits, mistakes,
faults, loss of precious time and labor.
{".) 1; is the most advantageous
time to do this. Knalles us to make
lUOKI of iife and get the lest out cf
life. Knalles us to get the best in
the way cf worldly and temporal
blessings; and ti e test in tl.e way of
helpful and godly service.
(!) It forearms us for the future.
It prepares us to meet trials, sorrows,
and difficulties later in life.
(fi) It is the only certain time to do
this. We have no guarantee for to
morrow. The row only is ours.
May not live to maturity or old age.
We provide against h ss of our barns,
stores, and dwelling house. Can we
afford :o lake the eternal risks on our
Immortal so-.:!? In youth look to
your everlasting interests.
The large congregation present Sun
day morning enjoyed this sermon, so
clearly and forcefully presented. Dr.
Moffatt t.as a manner and style pecul
iarly Iis own; he talked straight to
(he inc.alers cd the graduating class
and *o young people in general; Lis
sermon made a deep impression.
An interesting musical program was
Kivc n by the choir, the voluntaries
being <-:>ee:,.i!; beautiful, Miss Jes
sie Bo ' presided at the organ, a:id
??is usual, the ,loople were delighted
With
fertc y v.e-.e played with fine effect.
Hake (>. Man!
Tell .:s. ,.;e you advertising
in the same old foolish way
That your grandad did before you,
And persist "It
Think the whole world grows your
address
"'Cause it hasn't changed In
years?"
Wouldn't the pf.thos of such logic
Drive a Lilly goat to tears?
"Just a card" is all you care for,
Hieden, lote.some and unread.
Like the sign upon a tombstone,
Telling folks that you are dead
Wake up, man, and take a tonic,
Huuch your hits r.nd make a drive,
Ttun a page and change your copy.
Advertise und keep alive!
- exchange
You will find hero the- largest and
best line of i?awri and Porch Furni
ture, consisting of a beautiful line of
BetteeS, Hammocks, Swings, (lookers
Md chairs.
B. M. ft K. II. Wilkes ft Co.
THE UNVEILING POSTPONED.
<Toss Hill Ore monies Will Re At
Later Date?Other Items.
Cross Hill, .June 7th...It was (mite
a disappointment to our people that
the unveiling exercises appointed for
last Thursday had to be postponed on
account of the down-pour of rain. It
was appointed for 11 o'clock, then
postponed till i? o'clock and finally
had to be indefinitely postponed.
Mrs. Lucy Royd and Mr. M. L. Cope
land of Laurens. also Mr. \V. \V. Hall
and daughter of Charleston, were
Cros Hill visitors last Thursday,
Mr. and Mrs. .1. .1. McSwain of
Greenville were in town last Thurs
day, the guests of the Daughters of
the Confederacy.
Mr. Glenn Parrott of Clinton has
'been elected principal of the High
I school here. He is a graduate of
Purman university and has bad sev
eral years' experience. The other
teachers elected are Misses Pearl
West and Lizzie Griffin of Newberry.
Miss Klmira Dos-Portes of Ridpeway,
and Miss Blanche Pinson of Cross
Hill.
Saluda river wt.s higher last week
than it has been before, except dur
ing last August freshet.
Mr. Clue Goodman's ferry boat
broke loose from its moorings and he
was afraid it was gone. He found it
some distance below en the opposite
side of the river.
Mr. P. S. Pinson went to Colum
bia to the hospital last Saturday week
and submitted to an operation of a
serious nature last Monday. He is
getting along fairly well and his
friends hope for a speedy recovery.
Hr. E. W. Pinson and Dr. Miller wore
with him.
Miss Janie Pinson is very ill, but is
thought to be a little tetter today.
The family has our sympathy.
Some few days ago Mr. Jim Keen
w. ;.t fishing en Saluda river. He put
out 2d hooks baited with mulberries.
In a short while he had hauled in 25
pounds. Some weighed as much as
3 lbs. All cat fish.
Keep us in mind for the lest line of
!ce ("ream Freezers and Water Cool
ers in different sizes.
S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co.
Have you bought aGo-Cart yet?
If not, be sure to see our line iu dif
ferent designs and sizes, at prices
that will be money saved lor you.
S. M. & E. H. W ilkes & Co.
Sheep will damage orchards when
the trees are small both by rubbing
against them and ty eating the ten
der bark.
j^?P? ???? Xfttz
OlR SPECIAL NOTICES.
\cw Homes for Lent *!(>.;ni per
Month- Three n< w five room cottages,
just built I city water* furnished free
in ceil house; hiceyinrge rooms; 4
(be places in each.* These cottages
are handy to public square, churches
and new graded School building. I
also have on same lot. four rooms in
the Foster Simpson residence for rent,
adjoining the Red iron Racket. Call
and see. L. K. Hums, at Led Iron
Hacket. Will rent or sell. 42-tf
Reward Five Hundred Hollars Re
gard is offered by Ufr citizens of (Hay
Court for the arrest/and conviction of
the person who set fire to the stores
of Willis K- Curry, Q, ?, Moore, and
R. L. Gray, on the night of May 13th,
1909. .C N. Leak. Intendant. J2-tf
Corn Mill - -The Eureka Foundry and
Supply Co. has installed an up-to
date grist mill and Is ready to serve
the public. Bring us all your grind,
ing; give us a trial. Fureka Foun
dry k Supply Co., K'utrens, S. C. 38tf
Wanted White girls to learn a
good business and Jrnrn Ift?O.O? to
$500.00 yearly. Tm work is easy,
factory is well ventilated, and board
can be procured for $2..r,0 a week,
Rood home. Seidenborg & Company.
Cigar Factory, Greenville, S. C.
Wanted Wide awake man with
horso s:nd wagon. ? Good money for
AI. man. Wrlt? at once. Mt. View
Ice Cream Co., FasTey. S. C.
COLORED GRADED SCHOOLS
(Thus. Sanders, Principal.)
Editor The Advertiser:
By your request, 1 am trying to
write a brief, and very disconnected
sketch of the colored department of
the city schools since ISIO, or since 1
took charge. I End it next to impos
possible to give a lengthy, and accu
rate account because of lack of time.
I trust, however, that the following
may serve your purposes tor the pres
ent, at least.
Fourteen years ago. June 1895, 1
was elected to the principalship of
the colored department Of the city
schools, my wife being chosen as as
sisiairt some months later, and we
took charge in Sept. 1895?enrolling,
dining the session of 1895-1896, be
tween sixty and one hundred pupils,
and closing with sixty-five?just a
reasonable number for two teachers
to warrant anything like good work.
For the next three sessions, 18f?T
1900, our enrollment increased stead
ily from sixty-five to about two hun
dred, with an average daily attendance
of one hundred and twenty-five to one
hundred and fifty, and that with a
force cf only two teachers. From
1900 to 11?04, we were assisted by
Misses Mamie Allison, Pearl darling
ton. Cora Satterwhite, and Mrs. P. A.
Callahan, for the latter portions, only,
of those sessions; and from 1904 to
the present, we have been assisted by
Misses Janie Langford (now Mrs. Dr.
Maxwell). Rosa Sober. Manie Duckctt
and Lidie Sanders?Miss Suher suc
ceeding Miss Langford, who resigned,
and Miss Sanders succeeding Mrs.
Sanders, who was forced to give up
the work, because of ill health?our
present force being Misses Suber,
Sanders, and the writer.
When the two of us took charge of
the work in 1 *>'.?*., we found a few
rough benches in two of the rooms,
and the fust work to be done was the
fixing, or tightening tip of these.
There was not a chair, table, map,
globe, song book, Hilde, nor anything
that goes to make up a school outfit,
save a very few pupils, most of whom
were small.
Rut by laboring, and waiting, we
now have a full set of map and globes,
a bell .an excellent chapel organ, fifty
Bibles, fifty song looks, a drum, two
reading charts, a table tor each of
the four rooms, a Webster's Interna
tional c'ictionary, and several other
articles that we can not think of just
now fl is was all done through the
combined efforts of the patrons, pu
pil- and teachers; all too, in addition
'o our Incidental fee of ten cents a
month each per pupil. And last, but
by r.o means bast, each, room has
been furnished ?'Ith patent desks, by
the trusties, not new, but just as ser-I
vioeahlo as if so.
Yet there- is room feu- Improvement,
for the roof of our building is sorely
in need of a new cover, it being a
veritable lire trap?-and the entire
structure needs a coat of paint Inside
and out. and we hope the; trustees
I can see their w ay clear, in the near
future-, to havo some work done.
I Again, since we have had charge of
the scheiol. and before too. 1 think, no
graduates have l?een sent forth. This,
though. Is no fault of the teachers,
for had the pupils remained in school,
and had they met the requirements,
I we could, and would have done our
part. Yor, we go under the term,
i "graded school,*' and are somewhat
'gradeel, but the irregular manner In
Which so many of our pupils attend,
makow it absolutely Impossible for us
to do what might be reasonably ex
pected of us. Ned withstanding all
tliis. we have some very encouraging
repents from many who have gone te
other schools, and to some of the uni
Versifies and colleges in North Caro
Una, South Carolina, and Georgia.
1 have before nie an invitation from
one of our old pupils who is in Ashe
ville, N. C, inviting us to the closing
exercises of her college, where we
! may hear her deliver the valedictory.
This is Miss Estelle Sullivan, former
ly of Kaurens. Another, Miss Ella
' B. Pyles won the prize in oratory,
and duo. It. C.arrett claims to have
lied his class the past session. Both
.Miss I'yles and "Jno. B." attended the
State Colored college at Orangeburg.
From Biddle university, Charlotte,
N. C, comes the statement that Barl
Franklin, if not the leader of Iiis class,
is the peer of any one in it. There
high rank in the schools of their
may be others who have taken high
rank in the schools of their choice,
but we have not had a chance, as yet,
to speak with them personally along
school lines.
Yes, we have pupils at Allen univer
sity, r.nd Benedict college in Colum
bia; Chafiin university, ar.d the State
Color .1 college in Orangeburg; "Wil
liams-Ferguson, and Harbisen in
Abbeville; Biddle university in Char
lone, N. C; Sfotia semlnaryMn Con
cord, N. C.J Halne institute In Au
pusta, (Ja., and Scofleld In Aiken, S.
C, all "making good." So much for
that.
Our immediate needs arc an audi
torium, two more teachers?which
will make six of us?and a library.
With these we will feel very much
like "a-sure-enough" graded school.
We are not discouraged, however, and
by the close of another session, we
hope to have some, or all of the above
mentioned necessities, for we have not
only been "laboring and waiting,'' but
have been "laboring" while we were
"waiting," and shall labor and wait on.
We are told that labor accomplishes
all things.
Commencement Note.
"1 understand that your daughter
graduates this year, and that she is
to he the valedictorian of her class.
What will be her theme?"
"O, it will be the loveliest you ever
saw?rose applique over Alice blue,
with a ruche of chiffon, the dress be
ing cut empress with a long trail
edged with point lace and the bodice
garnished with steel cut beads with
short sleeves trimmed in Irish hue oi"
almost priceless value with medal ions
down the left side to give it that love
ly French (fleet and the corsage satin
faced?O. I tell you my daughter's
theme will make them all sit up and
take notice."
A Twelve round Cabbage.
Mr. H. P. B?rdette of Lanford is a
fine gardener; at least he has raised
some of the linest cabbage ever Been
in Laurens. Mr. Burdette brought
to this office Monday morning a head
that weighed 1" 3-4 pounds, and meas
ured 38 inches around; it was solid
and firm, in fact one of the finesr
heads of cabbage the reporter has
ever seen.
Children's Bay at Watts Mills.
A children's day will be had at the
Walts Mills Haptist church on Sunday
morning, .lune 20th. An interesting
program has been arranged and tlie
exercises will be good. The public
are cordially invited.
r
I
The Time
NOW
\ We are offering
I
The Place
SIMMONS
!
Special Inducements
ToShorr-rs During the Month of June.
i
Read these prices.
!
Yard wide guaranteed Taffeta
Siik, black only, worth fi.oo,
our price
All $1.00 Messaline Satins
All 5< c soft Silks, b( th in plain
and fancy colors
All ioc soft Silks
89c
89c
39c
25c
One lot Ladies' Shoes
4 i it
One lot Childrens' Shoes
, yard ? VC
All light ColotS i:i 50C Woolen
I )rcss (io< ids
A11 #1.50 read y m nde Shi rt VVa 1st?
reduced to
39c
1.19
25c
48c
6<)c
<>8c
25c
?!8c
()cSc
98c
All la.st season's Embroideries
which sold from 25c to 75c per yard
are being closed out at per yard
15c
? O. B. Simmons & Son
Laurens, S. C.
Ira t 11 Hi IIIWI 111
Get it at
Simmons'
Do it NOW

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