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SARNIE PARROTT WON CONTEST PRIZE The Cross H!!? High Schoo! Comes Out Victorious. EIGHT BOYS DECLAIMED First Annual Inter-Hlurh School Re claimers* Contest Was Held Fri day Evening?Fine Sueeess. Master Bnrnie Parrott, representing the Cross Hill High school, was last j Friday awarded the prize, a handsome gold medal, In the first annual inter high school declalmers' contest for Laurens county. Seven other young men, who had the distinction of rep resenting the other high schools of the county, participated in the con test and all reflected great credit on these advanced institutions of learning. The contest was in every respect a splendid success, and its promoters, chief of whom is County Superintend ent of Education Qeo. L. Pitts, are enthusiastic over the result and have determined to make it a permanent institution. The exercises were held in the spa cious graded school auditorium, with tally seven hundred interested auditors present, there being in attendance large delegations from each of the rival schools. Supt. Pitts presided, and the exercises were opened with prayer by the Rev. .1. L. McLin, of Laurens. Interspersed with music the program was as follows: "Wowan Triumphant"?Jesse Wolf, of Shlloh. "The Boston Massacre"?Ferdinand Jacobs, of Clinton. "A Task for the Body Politic"?Phil Huff, of Laurens. "The Trial of Mr. White"?Barnie Parrott, of Cross Hill. "Under the Southern Flag and the New South"?Clyde Curry, of Green Pond. "The Speech That Made History"? Charles Garrison, of Cray Court. "The Fallen South"?Robert Thorn ton, of Mountvllle. "The New South"? Langdon Long, of Waterloo. The committee of judges consisted of Rev. .). B. Green of Greenwood, Rev. R. II. Crier, of Ora; Prof. 11. II. Dom I nick, of Fountain inn; Dr. II. K. Alken, and Mr. R. A. Cooper, of Lau rens. In a felicitious little speech the Rev. Mr. Creen announced the decision of tho judges and awarded the medal to Mr. Parrott. The winner in this first annual orn torieal contest is the youngest son of the late Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Parrott. and Is fifteen years of age. He Is a pupil of the Cross Hill High school, his brother. Prof. Glenn Parrott being he principal. The medal was the gift of the busi ness men of this city. REV. J. D. MAHON DEAD. He Was Horn in Laurens County in The Year 1835. Union, April 22.?Rev. J. D. Mahon. a well known Baptist minister in South Carolina, died in Union Wednesday at the home of his brother-in-law, Capt. E. L. (Mark. Mr. Mahon had been in had health for some time though noth ing Immediate was apprehended so the end was not expected. He was for many years pastor of different Baptist Churches in Fair Hold and Chester coun ties, having served for 20 years as the faithful minister of the Salem church at Sontuek, this county, and also serv ed a short pastorate at the First Bap tist church in Union. Mr. Mahon was a man of exemplary Christian character, faithful and true to all his charges and was much be loved by his congregations. He was born In Laurens county. March is:{.r>, and Is a graduate of Furman univer sity. Ho was twice married, first to Mrs. Durham of which union three children wore horn, and second to Miss Jemima Crosby of Anderson county. The funeral services wero conduct ed this afternoon at. 3 o'clock from the First Baptist church by Rev. K. W. Kawthon assisted by Rev. John l?\ Vines the interment being made In the old Presbyterian cemetery. Picnic at. Dials. The friends and patrons of Dials school will give a basket picnic at Dials April 20th. The public are cor. dlally invited to attend. ' DAUGHTERS PREPARE FOR MEMORIAL DAY Rev. C. F. Rnnkln Will Deliver Annual Address?Mrs. Bell Names the Different Committees. Under the auspices of J B Kerahaw chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, Memorial day will he observed In Lau rens Tuesday, May 10. Mrs. Bell, pres ident of the chapter, announces that the annual address will be delivered by the Rev. Chas. F. Rankin, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, and In addition there will be an appropriate musical programme arranged. Mrs. Bell also announces the ap pointment of the following ladies on the different committees for this oc casion : Table Committee. Mesdames C. M. Clarke, II. K. Alken. J. O. C. Fleming, W. H. Dial, Warren Bolt, J. A. Copeland. W. D. Byrd, Brooks Swygert. B. W. Ball, Capers Hellams, .1. S. Bennet, Lucy Boyd, .1. H. Tengue, W. II. Qllkerson, .1. F. Bolt. R. E. Babb, J. H. Sullivan, W. R. Rlch ey, Sr.. S. K. Dendy, .1. ti. Sullivan. W. E. Lucas. .1. R. Little. Arrali Sullivan, T. F. Simpson. .1. J. Pluss, U. B. Bell, Miss Ulla Hell Copeland. Coffee Committee. Mesdames T. 1). Darlington, ('. E. Cray C. C. Featherstonn, M. L. Cope land, Joe Watts; Misses Mayme Fer guson. Minnie Babb. Beulah Balle, Nannie Babb. Bettie Watts, Laura Barksdale, Lola Anderson. Decoration. Mesdames Dunk Watts. W. D. Fergu son. R. 10. Copeland. W. R. RIchey, Jr.. W. 11. Washington. Hunter Morrisett: Misses Bessie Roland, Julia Qllkerson. MARK TWAIN DIED THURSDAY. World-Famed Humorist and Author Passes Away. Redding, Conn.. April 21.?Samuel Langhorn Clemens, "Mark Twain," died painlessly at 6:30 o'clock tonight of angina pectoris. He leaped into coma at o'clock this afternoon and never regained consciousness. It was the end of a man outworn by grief and acute pain of body. Yesterday was a bad day for the little knot of anxious watchers at the bedside. For long hours the gray, aquiline features lay moulded in Hie inertia of death, while the pulse sank lower and lower, but late at nighl Mark Twain passed from stupor into the first natural si cop he had known since returning from Ber muda, and this morning he wok" re freshed, even faintly cheerful, and iu full possession of all bis faculties. He recognized his daughter' Clara. Mrs. Ossip Oabrllowitch, spoke a woi d or two and feeling himself unequal to conversation wrote out in pencil: His Last Words. They were his last words. Laying them aside he sank first into reverie and later into final unconsciousness. Tray nimm Guards Inspection. The annual official inspection of the Trnynham (luards will take placo to morrow afternoon. The inspection be made by Major W. T. Brock, assist ant adjutent general of South Caro lina. Sulllvan-Babb. Dr. II. M. Babb and Miss Marion Sullivan were married this evening at nine o'clock at the home of the bride's parents on West Crcer street, the cere mony being performed by Hev. S-. W. Henry, pastor of the Methodist churcV.. Only the intimate friends and a few relatives of tbe happy couple were present to witness the ceremony, The groom is ii native or I.aurens county but located here several years ago and enjoys a lucrative practice. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Sullivan and is one of the favorites of the Honea Path social set. Imme diately after the ceremony a reception was tendered the bridal party by Mi. and Mrs. Sullivan?Honea Path Chron icle. School Lycenm ( loses. The Concluding number of the I.an rens school lyceum let tine course was given by Dr. L. C. Herbert Monday night at the school auditorium. The lecture by Dr. Herbert was one of the best things put on for this season, greatly pleasing the large audience. Ponntnti inn "Notions." Laurena Is only waiting a chance to attach Fountain Inn as a suburb, says Dr. Alken. Fountain Inn, however. Is pushing out toward the south, and Lattrens is herself not too big to be come a suburb.?News and Notions, \ FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MEETING. Rev. .Mr. Wakolield Took Charge of Services Sunday Morning. The series of special services which began Sunday. April 17, at the First Baptist church are daily growing In j Interest. On Sunday the meeting was i turned over to Evangelist W. 1). Wake Held of Nashville, and twice each day he Is greeted by large and Interested congregations. Mr. Wakefleld has already demon strated his ability and power as a great preacher and revivalist, and the moctingc arc bound to result in the ac complishment of great things for the church and town. During the past week Pastor Thayer carried the meetings forward, holding two services daily which were well at tended and in which there was mani fested much concern and interest. Mr. Wakefleld arrived Saturday afternoon from Gaffney where he had been In a meeting for three weeks, and on Sun day morning the Laurens meeting was turned over to him. Services are held at I P. M. and s P. M. The meeting will continue through the week, If not longer. CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. One Hundredth Anniversary of War rior Creek < hurch Observed. It is estimated that fully 1,000 peo ple attended the centennial celebration bold at Warrior Creek Baptist church, In Youngs township, last Sunday. Quite a number from tho city went out, and there were representatives from many sections of this as well as other counties. The day marked the one hundredth anniversary of Warrior Creek church which, according to the records was organized In 1S10 with 118 members, many of whom were from the old l'p per Duncan Creek church. The centennial sermon was preached a.t 11 o'clock by the Rev. Thos. M. Bailey of Greenville. In the after noon addresses were made by Rev. B. II. Crier of Orn. Rev. S. It. Bass of McCormlck and Mr. Austin M. Rob ertson of Anderson county. Mr. Rob ertson is a son of the Rev, Toliver Robertson who was pastor of Warrior for forty years and widely known throughout this section its one of Un loading preachers in his denomina tion. in his historical sketch, presented by Mr, Bass, a former member of the old church, it was. shown that the church at first occupied a log school house. Later a comfortable brick building was erected. In time this was supplanted by n large frame building Which from time to time has been im proved and today, with a membership of more than 300 i; is one of the larg est and most influential churches in the county. Some other noted preachers in their day who served old Warrior were the Rev. Silas Knight and the Rev. A. C. Stepp. The present pastor is the Rev. A. T. Stoudemire of this city. Off to Mobile Reunion. Col. Thos. B. Crews and several oth er veterans of the county left Monday for the Confederate reunion now be ing held at Mobile. Calvin Harper, colored, accompanied Col. Crews. Har per went to the front in '61 with the late Hen. Hugh L. Farley, one of the officers of Company (i. or the Laurens "Briars." Later Harper was taken by Henry Farley, the dashing cavalry of ficer .and daring scout, to Gen Stuart's headquarters where in- had the care of the horses belonging to the different officers. Cal. is 70 years old and this is the first reunion he has ever at tended. He has always voted witli the Democrats and is a negro generally respected. DEATH OF A YOUNG LADY. Miss .Myrtle Ycargln Passes A Way Af ter Long Illness, After a lingering illness. Miss Myrtle Ycargln died Tuesday afternoon, April 19. at tho homo of her brother. Mr. Eugene Yeargin who lives a few miles east of Gray Court. The deceased was a daughter of tho late Mr. and Mrs. lt. II. Yeargin, and until a few years ago she had resided in Laurens since Childhood. She was twenty-nine years of age. and is survived by one sister. Mrs. Columbus Owens, and three brothers Wednesday afternoon tlie funeral and burial services of Miss Yeargin were held in Laurens at the city cem etery, the Rev. R. M. DuBose of Cray Court, officiating. CIVIL COURT CONVENED MONDAY. Mr. Fenthcrstouo Presiding as Special Judge at This Term. The court of common pleas for Lau rena county convened on Monday. Special Judge C. C. Featherstone pre siding. In the absence of Judge Dnntz ler who Is still confined to his home by sickness. It Is a splendid evidence of the con fidence of the bar in Special Judge Featherstone's ability that he has been called upon twice In so short a time to hold court in his home town. All of Mondu> and a part of Tues day morning were taken up in the trial of the case of Mrs. Rosalie Sullivan vs Mrs. Lidie Machen for possession of certain lands which have been con veyed to Mrs. Machen through a chain of title coming down from Mrs. Alice P. Crier, to whom the lands were COll : veyed by Mrs. Sulivan. The land in volved is situate* about two miles from the city and this tract and other lands involved in the suit contain about 200 acres. The deed from Mrs. Sullivan to Mrs. drier did not contain the word "heirs" in the babendum clause, and With the omission of this word con veyed a life estate. Upon the death of Mrs. drier. Mrs. Sulivan brought suit for the land. The contention of the defendant was that it was the inten tion of the parties to coifrey an abso lute title and they asked thai the <!<-?m1 be reformed. The jury found for the defendant. This being an equity case, it will come before .Indue Feather ! stone for decision, the matter being submitted to the jury by him simply to aid him in making that decision. The case? has been to the supreme court once. The plaintiff was repre sented by Mr. F. B. drier of Greenwood and Messrs RIchey &? Riehey of Lau rens; the defendant by Messrs Simp son. Cooper & Rabb. The next case tried was that of R. D. Armstrong vs City of Lanrens for $?00 alleged damage for overflow of 1 bottom lands by reason of the dam I placed by the city in Reedy Fork creek 1 in connection with the city's water plant. The case was submitted to the jury yesterday afternoon and a ver dict for the city was returned. Messrs. Cannon &? Blackwell represented the ! plaintiff. Messrs Simpson, Cooper & Babb the defendant. LACKKNS M AN SHOT BY N KORO. ?aller Bryson, Native of Cross Hill, Victim of Thugs. Atlanta, da.. April 23.?At the end of the Druid Hill's street car lino? a lonely spot in the outlying section of one of Atlanta's residential BUbut'lH three negro highwaymen tonight shot and instantly killed Motortnan 3. T. i Brown and after robbing Conductor W. II. Bryson of $:::> .fatally shot him in the back and made their escape into the nearby woods. Motorman Brown was shot down as he started to reenter bis car. and with revolvers leveled at the conductor's head he was ordered to throw up his hands. On complying, one of the men relieved him of all the cash he had on his person and then he was told to "hit the grit." !!<? was shot in the back by one of the men after he bad run about GO yards and fell In his tracks. Two shots penetrated his liv er. The injured conductor was rushed to a hospital, where it was stated that thcro was no possible chance of his recovery. Native of Cross Hill. Waller II. Mryson. who was shot by negro highwaymen in Atlanta Satur day night is a son of the late Hillary Bryson of Cross Hill this county, where he lived until about in years ago. He married a daughter of Mr. John Brooks of Vaughnvillo, also ol this county. His mother still resides at Cross Hill. Operation Performed. An operation was performed Sunday morning on Conductor Bryson and it Is announced that there Is a slight chance that, he will recover. A Miscellaneous Sale. There will be a stile of all kinds of articles for the household at Todd. Simpson A Co.'fl store windows Thurs day. This sale Is held by the Aid society of the First Presbyterian church ami will consist of fancy band made articles, collars, belts, center pieces, aprons, etc.. as well as pickles, preserves and other household lux uries and necessities. The articles are attractive and well made, done by some of the best needle artists and housekeepers In the city. CROSS HIL! BUDGET FOR THE PAST WEEK Unr?te Parrott, Winner of the Orator leal Coutcst, Given Ovation by Townspeople Saturday. Cross Hill. April 25.?Tho Town Council is having some good work done oti tho sidewalk loading toward tho Presbyterian church. Mr. Henry Miller of Whltmiro was with his parents here last Thursday. He has been attending the meeting of the South Carolina Presbytery ut.Mor rls church as delegulu ftoui hin church. Mr. \V. a. McSwnln, another Cross Hill hoy, was a delegate fro 10 the Church at Newberry. Mr. Madison Workman look his llt the hoy to Columbia last Friday to he tested for SOUtO throat trouble. The little fellOW seems to be well but can not speak above a whisper. Mrs. W. T. Austin spent the week end with relatives at Clinton. Quite a number of persons from here attended the oratorical contest at Laurens last Friday evening. Prof. Parrott ami Miss West, two of our teachers, attended. Young Parrott received quite an ovation when h<> ar rived in Cross Hill Saturday. Miss West, his teacher Is very jubilant. In deed all our people* .'eel Interested in his success, lie was met by a num ber of Students, Citizens, and trustees. Hnrnic is in the clgth grade and we think It qulto an honor for him to win ' the medal. Mr. and Mrs. S. II. Goggans enter, tallied a number of friends at dinner last Thursday at their elegant subur ban home. Those present from Cross Hill were Itev. and Mrs. .1. A. Martin. Mr. and Mrs. It. A. Austin.Mesdames W. C. ItttSOr, a. M. Hill and 13. M. Plll : son. Supervisor Humbert is making some plans to grade the road leading to ward Chnppells, which will cut out i some ugly hills. If people on Hie road will give him their support lie will give them a good road. There seems to be some lively kicking just now. Mrs. Hngood and Mrs. Colonial! of Greenwood spent several days last week witli Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lcniunil. Rev, G. W. Ilollhigswortli was called to Conyt rs. tin. again last week. This time to the lud side of a slstor who died hot Thursday. The family is sorely allllcti d. Dr. .1. K. Goddaw was horc I!? turd ay to sen Mr. W. ?'. Hill who is critically ill. Mr. Hill lias been in poor health some weeks and has been seriously ill the past Week. APRIL COLO WAVE DOES GREAT DAMAGE IN ' THE SOUTH. Every Southern state, with the ex ception of Florida, was held in the j grip of a cold wave, accompanied by j flurries of snow, from Sunday after noon until Tuesday morning. Mon day tho temperature fell below freez ing in a greater part of Mississippi, Louisnnn, Alabama, Texas. and throughout the greater part of tho South there was a fall of snow or sleet during tlie day. In Latlrens and oilier points of tho county little flur ries, of snow and sleet fell in the af ternoon, and in Gl'OOllVlllo am! Ander son snow was reported. The extent of damage wrought by the cold wave in this Immediate sec tion can not bo determined just now. but garden truck and fruit, have no dought bi en more of loss seriously in jured. Homy f inancial Setback. Atlanta. April 25.?With millions of acres of young cotton destroyed by the cold weather which today over BpreaJQ the entire cotton belt, with the unusual April accompaniment in many sections of snow and sleet the South has suffered its most disastrous finan cial setback perhaps since the civil War. Resides cotton, young vegeta bles of every description suffered from the freezing lethpornturoa and fruit was more or less damaged in every Soulhein state oxcopl Florida. Pension Money Merc. Clerk of Court Holt lias received the pension money, and Tho Advertiser is requested to state that when pension era cannot come for their money, send written order for same. i DOCTORS' MEETING CLOSED THURSDAY Laurcns Sessions Best In Society's History. CHARLESTON IN EXT YEAR Large Number of Highly Instructive Tuners Head ami Discussed Some N'otcd \ isitors. Shortly before one o'clock Th?rs* dny the annual convention of the state Medical asociatlon adjourned, to meet UOXl year In the <? ity of Charleston. During the afternoon many of the vis itors left for home, llowt vcr, quite U number remained for the banquet) Which was tendered Thursday evening in honor of the convention visitors by the Laurcns Medical association, This occasion proved most delightful in ev ery way and was a Utting close of a most excellent Programme of enter tainment provided by the people of Laurcns for the special gUGSts of I ho week. The Laurcns convention goes on record as the largest and ono of the most successful In the history of the society, the register showing an nt lendance of 210 physicians for the Session. .lust before adjournment, President Dawson invited to the chair Dr. Meln tosh. the new president, who thanked I the association for the honor con ferred. j The convention adopted the follow* Ing resolutions of (hanks, offered by Dr. W. .1. Hordel I of Logoff: Resolved, That this association, by a rising vote, express its thanks for the hospitality shown by the Laurcns County Medical society and the people of Laurcns In so generously entertaining the State naaoeiat ion. The scientific sessions of the Stale association began Wednosdny morning at I0SI0 o'elocw in Masonic hull, with about 150 members present, all thn county societies in the Stale being rap. resented. Prayer was offered by Rev. \V. K. Thayor, pastor of the First nap list church, in grac< fill i fn.lies, Dr. II. K. Alken for the city, and Dr. It, 10. Hughes for the Latin us Medical so ciety, expressed n heart} welcome to the state nasoelathMi. To these Pres ident Dawson i ponded In lofly for the convention, and then proceeded with the delivery of is! ani ml address; ?vi.ich was a plea foi the ?'' iClltloii of the profei kIoii, l)r, Da \\ noil's Adsln sv. After saying that ho owed ! '??'< elec tion to the former students, whom ho j bad taught In the medical college In (Charleston, Dr. Dawson contrasted the buk of preliminary education on | the part of many students of today an compared with the trained young men whose theses, some in foreign ' language, are preserved In the archives of the college and who grad uated in the institution's earlier days. "Nowadays," ho said, "the young men graduate too early, thoy study medicine to make a living only, and if this state of things shall COntitlUO medicine will cease to be a profession and become a trade." ? The old doctor" Or Dawson raid, "was a mim of all around Cultivation, a man of wide reading, a delightful raconteur, familiar with gootl litera ture, and a centre of Intellectual ed ucation in his community. Is the av erage medical student in the State today the possessor of ovolt au nver alte education from tho high school or mail colli go I lo Is no). and I speak it to your shame." Tho man who would train bin son to it profession should begin tho train ii!" in the lad's early years. The aver age of general education, ho intimated, was higher in the legal than in tho medical profession which ought not be. "Our modern tendencies aro loo real istic and we are lotting g<> tllO ideal." The medical colleges in Iho South dependent on tuition fees for support could not remedy the prevailing con ditions, tho work of Professors now In Ing Chiefly a labor Of love. The rem edy should be applied by tllO medical examiners. "Why noI demand of 'ach applicant for license not having a If. A. degl'Od from a college, that ho write an Im promptu es! ay on some subject to show llint ho can at leasl Write his* own languago grammatically?" The medical indent as - rule does hard work in the lecture room or the labo <Combined on page live.)