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MRJNO.iM.CLARDY
GOES TO REWARD
End Came Peacefully Last
Friday Night.
AN ESTEEMED CITIZEN
Veteran of (nil War at>?l Former
Ji:,!l-c of Probate Funeral Held
Her?' on Sunday.
At two o'clock Saturday morning
occurred the death of Mr. Jrto. M.
Clardy, one of ii:<' most honored and
respected citizens of Laurens. Der.th
was due io a sudden and complete
stroke of paralysis. While tempora
rily in good health and to all appear
ances hearty and strong, Mr. Clardy
had been suffering for the ras; three I
yrais with progressive paralysis.
Friday night he ate his supper with 1
usual relish and retired for the bight;
ai about two o'clock Mr. ClRJ'dy was
awakened by the noise of hi.; death
struggle, and the end came before
assistance could be called.
Mr. John Micha? l Clardy was born
on Novenmber 30th, l >-;?-. about fifteen
miles 'vest of Laurens, i.-i the Mt. <?;.!
agher section of the county. :.i 1S91
he with his family moved to Lnuri :.s
upon h.is election as Probate .fudge,
which Office be held until ISuTn Fol
lowing this term of faithful public
service, Mr. Clardji was assistant
easl;!^:- m the National lank of this
city until that concern went hit of
business three years ago. Since then
Mr. ( lardy has not been engaged in j
active business.
In the war between the states. Mr.
Clard.v was a private in the 4th
all ion, state troops, stationed on j
the sea coast of South Carolin::. In
this service he was true and faithful, j
which qualities characterized him |
throughout his long and useful life,
lie was a member of the Firs; Bap
tist church of this city, deyoted
strong and consistent. As a member
of the mast ;::<? fraternity, he was held
in high ho:.or. beloved for those qual
ities that make a mart.
The deceased Is survived by orte
brother, Mr. .las. a. Clai'dy of this
oily, and eight sisters as f< ?owS:
Mi-. O. B. Simmons ai J.aU'/ens. Mrs.
I'. L. jlendersoii of Ware Shoals, '-.iss
Hhuna Clardy of Laurens. Mrs. .1. \V.
Beeks of Ware Shoals. Mrs. A. B. Kay
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Mill. Mrs. .:. i>. Austin ?>i Clinton end
Mrs. vV. ?'. Mob.ro of (Ireenwood. Mr.
Clardy is survived also by his wife,
wlio was Mi-s Elizabeth Rhsoi'; to
I ? ' Iren w!>o :?:??
F. Clan >f
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lanta, (la.. Mr. Reuben C. ( laydy ol
Miillins. S. C, Mrs. M. B. Ketvort of
Cornelia, (la.. Misses Lucy and Maggie
(ill fdv and Mr. Bo.vce Chtrdy of Lau
rens.
a profusion of ?prlng-sv.mmer time
(lowers end wreathes, the floral lU :
bates placed on a newly made mound
by loving hands, marks the Anal rest
ing place in the city cemetery of all
Mint is mortal
This SefvlC'?? (eiok place Si::day : .*.:?
iK.on ? it< ? '
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I) rksdale, P. A. Simpson. P. Min
ier, c. a. Power. ?!. a. Frank*; M- ?'?
Owings. M. H. Hunter and ir. K.
Hughes; honoraryi J. M. Hudgens.
\v t. Dorroh, R. A. Coop< r. H. P.
Mrth?ffey. L. 0. Balle. .1. Pi iss, M.
ii. Fowler, w. ic Rickey, Ii. V. 81m>
ana. ('. ih Bobo.
Mr, .las. F. Clardy; the < Idesi sort,
and Mrs. M. L. Henderson, a sister,
were unable : > come to t! e fun< ral,
all the res' bell K present < scept Mrs.
Ketron, ne?> Miss Annie Clardy, (he
oldest daughtr, Who mlsnd her train
at Spartanbttrg aritl did r it arrive
liiitll th.::o Sunday afternoon.
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residing i
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Coronaca; Mr. Ah I Mrs. lo.nl i. Oiin*
GRIM DEATH CLAIMS
CROSS MILL W OMAN
Miss .Innie i'iusoti, Beloved lij nil \%Iki
Knew !'<?:?. Succumbs Viler u
Lingering Illness.
Cross Hill, s. v., June 14th.?Mr. .1.
W. Simmons lost a tenant house by
fire last Wednesday night. He thinks
it Wi:s sc on tire.
Mr. i'. H. Madden has lumber on
the ground to enlarge and in.prove
his h.iune.
Mr. R. G. Wade's new house is j:o
ir.g up; the frame work is nearly
done.
.Mis. R, <;. Wade is visiting in Lau
ren*.
Miss Janie Pinson died las; Wednes
day l.iuh; alter ii lingering illness?
a young lady just budding Into wo
manhood. A gloom is east over our
town; she was very popular and was
held in high esteem by all who knew
her. She leaves father, mother, two
sisters and four brothers. Her body
was laid to rest in the cemetery here
at ? o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Rev. G. W. H?llingsworth, her pastor,
Conducted the service. The pall bear
ers were Messrs. Hugh Lea::.an. lias
gel Miller. W. T. Royce, Hugh Fuller.
Rufus Walker and Lambert Nance.
O: :? you::- people are coming in
from college. .Miss Wtltner Ramey
graduated at Columbia cpllega with
honors. Misses Kate at.d Anne Aus
;i:i hud Mr. Ellis Fuller passt d t.. a
higher class at the Presbyterian Col
lege < f South Carolina without con
dition, and we see ''distinguished"
and "highly distinguished" r.iarked to
them i : several studies. Miss Kate
Austin won the essayist medal. Mr.
Maxey Harra "made good*' at Krs
kine.
CHl'RI H CORXERSTOXF. IS LAID.
Ilaplish of Clinton Begin Work en
Handsome New Structure.
Clinton, June 22.?The cornerstone
pf ;i.e new Baptist Church was laid at
live o'clock last Thursday afternoon,
Although the weather was threaten
ing a good sized erowt* assembled to
witness t.io ceremonies and hear the
address delivered by Co!. M. Q. Don
aldson ?.; Greertvllle. I'r.fd^tuitntely,
j . ? . : e ar
rangements an:! scatter tl the' attdi
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I !'.!?
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Mid Col. DonaJdsfih's address was
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hi the evening which was held in tin
As^u?iate Reformed chtirch. The box
?outi hied a ntimber of interesting rel
ies; the history of the church, the list
of charter members, s>.:>...? of Mr. Fow
ler's sermons and other writings, and
the other things usually i InCed in
cornerstones; The Rev, Mr. Magill
of tJ:e Second Baptist church, Newber
;?. offered an earnest prayer in the
course of the exercises arid the Rev.
Mr. Fowler made a few fitting re*
inn: ks.
Col Donf.idscn's add.ess was < :: the
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on ii've v.'c>rfor the members of
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lea sit re
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ten or twelve thousand dollars, it Is
o:i exactly the sit" of the old church
nr. i no better location is to be found1*
in C linton.
['reaching' at PrletuMilp Clturch.
There will be preaching ; t Friend
ship Presbyterian church on June 2T,
at M o'clock a. r::. find at v' o'clock I",
m.. t y K< v. .h ?., s M. Dallas 6f Ware
H!:ea!s. The jnitillc i.re cordially In
vited id attend these services.
fit
w. fioyd. of Spartan
o) :: A. And Samuel
erloo; Mr. Join) (1.
Boyd and Mrs. Mlh*
H
NO TIMK (UM ESSIOX Uli \ v I i i'.
tiiatnhcr of (<? inmcrcc Declines l'o?
quest hi Knihvuj (Initials,
In pursuance to a call by (be i>:*e??l
dollt, (he Lauren* chamber of com
merce held a meeting last Wednesday
afternoon for the purpose of consider
ing the Joint request of President
Childs 01 the Coiumbi . Newberry and
Laurens railroad and Genera) Super
intendent Anderson of the Charleston
and Western Carolina road, asking for
an extension of time in the matter ol
building the new passenger d< 1 ot here,
it win be recalled that sometime in
Marth the stale railroad commission,
acting on a petittion from the Lauren*
chamber of commerce, issued an order
directing the two railway companies
to erect a lit w station at this place b)
December 15, 1000.
On Monday of last week Messrs.
Childs ami Anderson came to Latin ns
and conferred with members of the
chamber of commerce, submitted plant!
for the proposed new station, and made
the request referred to above. At the
meeting President Alken laid the
statement ot the railroad officials her
fore the body which. In pit' -\ * ; s,
thai the railroads wert ? : hi : ? : .s
now to carry otit tin ord . :'. ? :
priations for other ii ? <:-~ i. ?'.
beeil mad", and that :: fore ;?.<?? -
ply with the (Crins Of the ' mi is.-: . "??
order they could not i ;:. ; .. Stati
siudi as they tlioiuselv< .- d i.
dd he i ? ? ? ? '. .
and the public. 1:' alle? d ;:?. :* (he
suiumer of lOll, howevtr. t gi ve
assurances of a willingness to Co
handsome (hin,-* by L: s. T: ? .?'
asked that an LS-motiths* <>???-.'<??, < f
the order he allow. 1 for t 0 ; love
reasons.
In order to '-?< t ll.e matter properly
before the body i: Was i . red that t..?
request be not g ranted. The li cit Ion
was discussed pro and COU. m r.e C( ; -
tending that the matter was now <
llrely In the hands of the commission
and (bo railroads, that the order had
been secured after a long fight and it
would be regarded as a piece of foolish
ness for Laurens to go behind the ac
tiou of the commission. An amend
incut was offered, granting a eonces
sloii of twelve mouths, buj 'his wit?
lost; whert upon tin
was put and car: h d i y a " r??.e of : ?>?<
tl an iwo to one.
\\ I)I>I)IN(j KKI.LX \ I fi.IN'l (IN,
Mi-. M. (?. v..:wmill to Warrj V?
Viruiuiii Olli?
Clinton, .Ihne ~.Mr, M. 0. Wo
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morrow is his wedding (lay, !!?? :..
rles Miss Miufsarel Wheelwright
Pttlon, Wott rgir.ln. at the I ? uni
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;... ? ? . 1 M
will be in West Virginia hind
opening of college i:i ike fall vv
tin y v ill make Clinton I heir hoiin
The board of trustees < ; the coll
hope to bo a! le io erect a Cottage
Prof. Woodworth < =. ?!.<? < ? ; .. us,
token of their appieciatloti of
value to th.- college, For KfJV(
years he has filled the ? air < ;' fa
Itsh nitd lllston to the ? ntlre
faction of the a tit hi ril
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nipp
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\\ ill (>itte the *: nit: or i
from there they \? i\[ |. ?
extended (Ohr ol (be
and points of Interest,
has for several .wars 1
and oirtoef in the TllOt
age and she is grenlly
fellow workers; Ol d ;?.'
by her pupils and Oha
generally ro< ngiibied ;.
prettiest women in 1.
and slt( has friends and
the cut ire slat -. ;?': ?
in Clinton.
the ih v. <*. L. wis Fi
today from Asheville wl
Cd the National Conven
societies. Mr. Fowler
nil: N i n v ciF II UilN ( im i K.
Partners uro Suwliit! I'otis Personal
ittms oi 1 Ilten
Rttbun, Julie 21.? Most of the fa rill*
ers have till their grain saved, The
general average w;:s fairly good; The
ground is isi tine cultivation for sowing
peas tids week* and a lot of people
I around bet e are sowing now.
Mrs. IJebeccn Owens and daughter,
Miss Edntl. \isi:?d Mr, and Mrs. Claude
Wesson in the Frl< ndsbip eointnunity
last Thursday.
Mr. t. F. Babb and family inn nt
Thursday with Mrs. Nancy cAveiis.
Miss Clarenda Abercrombie accom
panied 1/ her little niece. Miss Jennie
Belle Watklns, was visiting In the
Hickory Tavern Community last week,
Mr. Waiter Baldwin paid a pleasant
vis;* to I .aureus Friday.
Mr. George i.. Pitts of {.aureus was
the guest of his friend Mr. Nesbit Ma
i hun Saturday t:i?.:.t.
"SQLIRE" GOODMAN
AFTER PISTOL TO FE RS
MatrMrute at M<uint\ille Maklut; It
Kot for \ lolutor* oi l.nu I'lie
VdM-rtiser is tppreciated.
Mountvllle. June LM. The Ladies'
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cht: . - ? . . ? e;: i:: :V s 11 v a I
k i Frtd..y <
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;.l sessions of ..is court recently. Most
of tie eases coming up foi' ;: liciti'lug
are for violation of the law iu carry
ing cbncealed weapons. This is the
next gratest evil to whiskey drinking
in the state. ? ml may he the cause ?>:'
even more homicides. Nothing that
we think of would induce a man thus
wilfully tu violate the law of hi.- coun
try eveiii j4 <<<>:-e to Injure or kill.
To carry out fills desire is all the use
he i.i.s for a justed.
Messrs. Henry Fellers, Orady Cui
:berls6n. Ellis Fuller, Alsey Mitchell.
Clarence .Kr.es. Frank and Eugene
Stv.r:?f. and M:-s-s R?th Stokes. Liz
zie Pa ? l:i ?
uii to tin- \y?oidiui
(iRU COURT DRUG
COMPANY'S STORE
Htl ll(lN4.tiii< NoY\ liulhlltig Nnu load}
for Occupuncj Other i int? :??
I? i i?.? ? ('<iittcuiplu(cd<
(Srny (unit. Juno i'!. The Gray
Court Drug company has completed
its handsome now store room und will
move into it iids Week! tins is one of
the i.lost modern und up-to-date drug
stores in the county. The poiUolllce
is also located in this room and the
postmaster has installed a combina
tion lock box system which adds much
to the appearance ol the rooms and
the postolllce.
Mr. It, L. Urny will soon begin work
rebuilding the brick' walls where the
lire occurred on Ma> loth and will
build two more brick rooms adjoining
the preaeut walls.
Mrs. K. T. sh.-ii will att. ad the wo
man's foreign missionary meeting ul
I'dgelleld ibis week as delegate front
this Society, and Miss Virginia Willis
will go as delegate from the juvenile
society;
Mr. T. A; Willis ami Mr. h. Ii. Iliooks
will soon op> n a fancy grocery store
in the building recently occupied by
impany.
a. roh ail
\ I im. Ml Mil AI, SPHIM.',
'i'<itu Ihn is ??!! Lauren* lloilfi" I'uo,
(lie (Iwncr.
Quito a number of people here have
become very much interested hi a
mineral spring alioill t v\ o miles el si
of the eity, on route number two.
Tom Davis, a good, hardworking, re
spectable 111 gt'O ciwns this spring and
has Invited nitmbei s of p. oplo to
Come out and try (hi wati r; he has
been bringing d< mtjohn: of it to many
?.: his friends In re in ton in
According to a stat? nienl made by
one of (lie physicians of the city the
.water from this spring is an oxoolloni
stomach medicine, and lipon his re
commendation many have Died it.
.lust what Tom mean- to do with his
possession is not yet known, lie has
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(.rains Per I . S. <-.iih :! . f I
( u'de i in 'ii -.
i .
Per Mill
1< rN "IMi rtiti!
Neu Krid-. mi
\^ Ideiiluu l)iiveuaj.
THE COURT HURRIED
THROUGH WITH WORK
Fine Record Made in Dis
patch of Business?
ADJOURNED YF.SIERDA>
\\ ii Goodman, WItltt'i I'lcadod Guilt)
(<i killing! Negro Other ('uses
df Less Importance,
The shortest term ol Ihe criminal
court in I.aureus ???>?.1111>? during many
yea I'm past was dial which convened
u:i Mouda.v nioruiug, Judge .hunts W,
DeVore, ol Kdgelleld, presiding. All
the ens* s ?ii immediate Importance
demanding a trial b> Jury at this time,
wiiieh could l"' tried, were disposed
of on Monday, and the petit jurors
wore discharged on Monday afternoon,
h w;:s the desire of Solicitor Cooper,
on account of the eOnditioii ol tin
crops mid lilt; hoe'oni lly for farm In bo?
id l< i ili" juror it and witnesses got
buck home US soou as possible, a nil for
this reason several nilsdoihetiiiors ol
luliior importance. Whore the defcud
;;:,: s v. ere on: mi In.ml. t '?:<? I i'l: i < I
which would hiivc kepi fttriu laborers
lo re as witnesses, in additioii to keep
ii.t; the juries jongi r than ; bsoltltely
noo sSai'y, wore coiltiiuied. The. docket,
ot \ etirs.
in his chut'go to tin grand jury 01
Monday moriiluu, Judge DeVore called
especial attention to 11??- need of
Uriel iilforcOUU lit of tin- VII g I'll llC)'
law, saying Im believed nine-tenths ? '
the (liaholical criims in this state
wore committed b) those covered by
(his law.
will i;.Iman, white, charged with
murder in the killh.r of a negro in ->
giiuiblhiK crowd in the county aoni'i
time ago. pleaded guilty to inaiislaugb
ti r. and whs sentenced to serve foil'
years. Solicitor Cooper consented t
accept the plea, hut would not con
s<nt to any sentence, leaving ihn: (
i!." presiding llldge. (loiidiiian w;m
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