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JAS. K. VARDAM?N IN CLINTON TONIGHT Noted Mlssisstppian to be at Chautauqua. OTHER ATTRACTIONS OF EQUAL INTEREST ChautAuqua Week is Expected to End in a Blase of Glory Saturday, When the Merchants arc to Put on a Trade Day. Many Visitors have Arrived. Clinton. June 4. -The Chautauqua Is now In full swing. The past two days have witnessed the closing exercises of the Presbyterian college, which have beon interesting to all who attended them. The contests by the young men have been largely attended and atten tively listened to. The Chautauqua proper starts to night, when Gov. Jas. K. Vardaman will deliver his lecture ""The Impend ing Crisis." It Is expected that the hall will be packed to Its capacity to hear him. As in the case of all the attractions, the lecture will be held in the Memorial hall of the orphanage. The following is the program of the week: Sunday, June 2nd. 11 a. m. Caccalaureatc Sermon be fore Graduating Class of the College X p. m. Annual Y. M. C. A. Address. Monday, June 3rd. y, p. m. Annual Orators' Contest. Tuesday, June 4th. 10:30 a. m. Business and Social Meet ing of Alumni Association. 8 p. m. Ajinual Declaimers' Contest. Wednesday, June 5th. 10 a. m. Commencement Day of the Presbyterian College. 8 p, m. Lecture?The Impending Crlsi6, by Gov. Jas. K. Vurdaman. Thursday, June 6th. 9:30 a. m. Band Concert. 10 a. m. Bicycle Parade for Little Girls. 3 p. m. Lecture The Man Against the Mass, by Frank Dlxon. f. p. m. Base Ball. 8 p. m. Musical Concert Company. Friday, June 7th. 9:30 a. m. Band Concert. 10 a. m. Merchants' Parade and ^ Trades Display. B' p. m. Nell Burnett Concert Company ^6 p. m. Base Ball. 8 p. m. Lecture?The Coming Ameri can, by Frank Dlxon. Saturday, June 8th. 9:30 a. m. Hand Concert. 10 a. m. Automobile Parade. 11 a. m. Lecture?Truth and Shams, by Hon. Jos. G. Camp. b p. m. Base Ball. On Friday evening the closing exer cises of the public school were held In the school auditorium, the address be ing delivered by Dr, H. N. Snyder, of Wofford College. The following pro gramme was carried out: Welcome by Miss Amie Copcland; essays by Miss Annie Ivou Norman and Miss Clayte Bailey; address, by Dr. Snyder. Deliv ery of medals and diplomas. The fol lowing are the eleven who received di plomas this year: Annie Aycock, Clayte Bailey, Kenneth Burdett, Emma Chandler, Amie Copeland, Hattio Fin ney, Hattio Dolleney, Mattle Holland, Annie I<ou Norman, Clayte Young and Gertrude Hollingsworth. The election of teachers for next year has been held. Following Is the result: First, Miss Edith McCuteheon; second, Miss Irene Prince; third, Miss Mabel Sum erol; fourth, Miss Essie Young; fifth, Miss Margaret Parrott; sixth, Miss Wronn Hafner; seventh, Miss M&ry Weaver. In the high school department Prof. Hall will be assisted by Misses Laurie Aull and Dessie Stowart. Miss Weav er is from Weavervllle, and Miss Stew art from Johnston. They are the only new teachers. This has boon a very successful and satisfactory year. ^awPriday afternoon about one hundred I^Btbe children from Epworth Orphan ^age, Colrmbia, were entertained on the campus of the Thornweil Orphanage, lunch having been prepared by the la dles of the town. Thursday evening Uie Laurens Cho ral Society gave an appreciative Clin ton audience the pleasure of hearing that excellent cantata "Saul," that they have beon singing in many of the [.aureus county towns recently. Too I much could hardly be said In praise of tbis entertainment. There were about thirty-five in the chorus and cast of LIST OF PETIT .Il KOHS. Jury Commissioners Drew Thirty Six Men for June Term of Court of Gen eral Sessions. The June term of the court of gen era) sessions Will convene in the court house Monday, June 17. Judge Frank B. Gary will preside. The jury commissioners met Satur day morning and drew the following Jurors to serve the first week: Clarence Fowler, Laurens. L. C. Tribble, Laurens. Jonah A. Smith, Waterloo. B. G. Taylor, Dials. S. D, Ed wards, Youngs. S. P. Bolt. Sullivan. Jas. L. Bagwell, Sullivan. J. N. M. Sullivan, Laurens. R. M. Brownlce, Laurens. Hobt. O. Copeland, Hunter. Egbert M. Riddle, Youngs. C. W. Stone, Hunter. G. C. Anderson, Sullivan. S. C. Brownlee, Youngs. Jno. R. Curry, Dials. W. L. Tengue, Hunter. B. B. Gossett, Youngs. Geo. W. Culbertson, Waterloo. C. Y. Garrett. Youngs. J. Y. Matthews. Cross Hill. ?I. F. Anderson. Waterloo. S. B. Glenn. Youngs. J. N. Milam. Hunter. J. L. Boyd, Hunter. J. !. Adair. Hunter. E. W. Ferguson. Hunter. Olin s. Hill, Cross Hill. H. B. Cray, Laurens. J. N. Owings. Dials. W. S. Adair. Dials. T. A. Senn, Laurens, D. J. Madden, Cross Hill. C. I). Kellett, Dials. S. L. Owings. Dials. J. G. Young, Hunter. J. B. Owings, Dials. BARBECUE AT MOUNTVILLE. Blease and Jones Invited to Speak. On July the Fourth the ladies of the Methodist church of Mountvllle are going to give a big barbecue. The feast will be served In the Mountvllle Park. There will be several attrac tions, among the more Important will be the speaking. Both Gov. Blease and Judge Jones will be Invited to ad dress the gathering and in all proba bility others will be asked to talk. Revival Meeting Closed. Rev. Mr. McLendon has been con ducting a two weeks revival meeting at the Second Methodist church, the last service being held Sunday even ing. Rev. Mr. McLendon proved hlm j self a very faithful and inspiring preacher, the meeting being produc tive of much good, a number of souls being added to the church and the spirit of the congregation revived. The singing was conducted by Rev. Mr. Shankel, a student of the Columbia Theological seminary. Mr. Shankel was ouite sick for a few days before ho left, but was able to leave yester day for his home in Bristol, Tenn. Prof. Culbertson to Waterloo. Prof. W. P. Culbertson, who lias been teaching the Mountvllle school for the past thirteen years, has ac cepted the position of superintendent of the Waterloo school. Mr. Culbert son will move to Waterloo and build a residence. His daughter, Miss Hi lle Culbertson, will assist him In the school as will also Miss Mamie Doug las of Wlnnsboro. Tue school will now be In bettor shape than ever to give to the children of that communi ty the very best advantages, for Mr. Culbertson Is noted as a teacher of the very highest ideals and grentest efficiency. Goes to Hosptal. Mr. Will Thomoson of S. M. & E. H. Wllkes & Co., was carircd to Colum bia yesterday by Dr. Tcague for the purposo of having an operation per formed. Mr. Thompson has been In ill heoMh for some time and it was de cided a few days ago to have on opera tion performed. He has a great host of frlenda hero who hope that be will soon return In perfect physical con dition. characters. It would be hard to desig nate to whom is due a larger amount of praise. In any event the singing of the Hicks brothers and Mrs. II. K. Aiken was especially ploaslng. On Saturday evening Mrs. D. M. Douglas asked some of her friends to assist the clans of 1912 to search for a pot of gold that Is said to have been hid on the lawn near the president's homo. TO CONDUCT REVIVAL. The evangelistic services, which arei to begin in the Baptist church the sec ond Sunday in June, June 9th, are already beginning to attract attention. Rev. Mr. Thayer has heard from Rev. W. L. Walker informing him that he will be here on the appointed date and that he will have with him Mr. E. L. Woloslagel, who is to lead the song services. Rev. Walker has Just closed a very enthusiastic meeting in the First Bap tist church of Greenwood, where about 125 members were added to the church. Tho meeting there showed sueh tine results that it was extended over a longer period of time. The Sunday services will be at 11 o'clock in the morning and at 8: 15 o'clock In the evening.. The week day services will begin at 10 o'clock in the morning and at 8:15 in the evening. Itev. Mr. Thayer requests that It be announced that the public at large, irrespective of denomination, is cor dially invited and expected to attend the services and to take part In the worship. Rev. W. L. Wulker. VALLEY FARM PROVED A B4G SUCCESS Flay at ?ie Opera House Friday Even was Witnessed by a Large Audience. The Amateur Actors Pleased at Ev ery Stage of the Game. The play "put on" by the members of the Order Eastern Star Friday ev ening, entitled "Valley Farm" was an immense success. The opera house was packed and jammed with expec tant friends, who left the ball after the * entertainment satisfied that the piny was "the best ever." To attempt to say which one or the "actors" did best would be a hazardous undertak ing and it will not he done here, but several of them shone out at times a little better than others and exceeded their own efforts in other parts of the play. Everybody will admit that Miss Willou Gray, as Alvlra Holcorab, was the "star" of the evening, though there were others who did almost equally as well. Miss Beta Meredith, as the colored servant, easily took the cake for expert dancing and was amus ing In othe parts. Miss Rosalie Franks, .ts the heroine, captivated the audience when she first mad" her ap pearance and acted her part well throughout. Misses Ina Little and Laura f'romer, taking the unenviable parts of scheming "females", executed their parts so well that their appear ance on the stage was really not wel comed. Roth of them did fine. Miss Lucia Harksdale, as the gossiping Liza Ann Tucker, was the limit. She cer tainly had studied her part diligently for her work was of the very best. Now, for those men actors. There Is Geo. L. Pitts. Outside of a far-fetched joke on The Laurens Advertiser, pos sessing absolutely no resemblance to a point, he did very well. In fact Mr Pitts carried off a large bundle of the honors. Mr. Oslo Anderson was a very acceptable "city feller" as was Mr Copeland Henderson a neglected but true lover. Mr. Clyde Franks aofsi his part with ease and assurance, wl.lie Mr. Robert Roper, as Azarinh Keep, showed considerable talent. Mr. Roht Eichelberger experienced considerable difficulty In cleaning off tables grace fully and In keeping clothes Into a valise that would not stay shut, but ho acted the part of the butler excellent ly. Taking the show as a whole It was well worth going to see, being one of those where the ticket purchasers felt that they had gotten full value re ceived. The proceeds at the door were around $140. The Eastern Star will use the balance, after the expenses are paid, fcr causes which the order supports. Mr. E. L. Woleslagel. BASEBALL AT WATTS. Home Team Lost Saturday -Game? Already Scheduled for Nert Three Saturday r. In an interesting nlne-uct tragedy last Saturday the pill people from Clinton mill out-ncored the Watts' ag gregation to tlie tune of 11 to 5. Not withstanding the lop-sided score the drama was overflowing with spectacu lar spots that kept tin- assembled multi tude of about two hundred fans thor oughly Interested till the curtain fell. In the special mention column belong the names of "Tay" lrby and "one o' them Hills", both of whom made star ry catclo s. And for Clinton the simon pure hero was Fuller, the collegian, who pasted the pellet for a home-run drive with thr. e bases full and the score f> to 2 against his team. There was other mighty good playing but these w.-re the llme-llghters. P. S.?There Is one other thing:: Fisher, the Wails back-stop played bis usual all-round up-to-snuff game. Games for the next three Saturdays 1 have been arranged as follows: On the, 8th Drayton Mill, 15th Lydia and . 22nd Mollohon. New Candidates. Two new candidates have been added to The Advertiser's list since the last' issue. Mr. Austin Abcrcrombie an- 1 nounces his candidacy for the ofllcc of county commissioner nnd Mr. Ar temas C. Long comes out for the office of Magistrate in Waterloo township. 1 Death of Mrs. It ram left. Mrs. Sarah Bramlett, an aged lady of this place, died at the home of her son, Mr. Allen Bramlett, Sunday af ternoon. She had been In failing health for some time, because of her advanced age so her death, though sad, was not unexpected. Mrs. Bram lett had been a member of the Baptist church for many years. Her pastor Rev. W. B. Thayer conducted the fun eral services, which were held at the Laurenfl Cemetery Monday afternoon, i A large number of sorrowing friends, and relatives followed the body to its! la?t resting place. Mr. Pntnam Leases Hospital. Mr. A. D. Putnam, who has been a patient at the county hospital for a few weeks, has returned to his home In Harksdalc having so far sufficient ly recovered an to leave his bed. He Is now rapidly recovering his health. HIh friends hope for his early and complete recovery. Mr. lavender states that he will ] haw two fine feature pictures for tomorrow afternoon and night. The ?ubjects of them are "The Idler" and "Little Conjurer." "(Jood pictures at regular prices" is Mr. Lavender's motto. SEW POSTOFFICE BE GUS. Contractors have Arrived and Work has Already Begun. Contractor .lames DeVault arrived In the city Saturday evening and bo? gun staking off the lot for the new postofttcc Monday morning. Yesterday dirt was broken and other plans per fected to get the work of construction under way at once. Mr DeVault will not remain In the city while the build ing Is going up, but will have as his chief representative, Mr. W. H. Dris coll, who haa already arrived. Mr. DeVault states that he will probably have the roof upon the build ing by October and that by spring, the entire Job will be finished. He was told of the long time taken by other contractors In neighboring towns to finish government work and he stated that there would be lit delay in bis work and that everyt g would go along like clock-work. Mr. DeVault Is preparing bids for the Union postofilce. He states that tii*- specifications for the Union build ing calls for a better structure than Is to go up hero. The Union building will be completely fireproof while this one will not be. 1.1 VK STOCK ASSOCIATION. Will Hold Its Usual Summer Meeting at Some 1'oint Within the Count). Mr. W. Carl VYharton, secretary of the Laurons County Live stock asso ciation, was in the City Monday. Ib is beginning to agitate the question of the regular summer meeting, it will be remembered that the meeting was held at Waterloo last year, whro a large crowd gathered to see the coun ty stock exhibits and the Clemson demonstration car. Although the association bar, not re ceived a definite invitation from any community in the comity to meet with them this year, it is understood that several arc desiring it. The associa tion will hold a meeting at an early date, at which it will be open to invi tations from these places. The asso ciation generally draws a very large crowd at its summer meetings. Last year a number of prizes were ffered by enterprising merchants and others who felt an interest in the growth of live st?>ck sentiment, it is hoped that these firms will offer priz es again this your. THE FLOOD SUFFERERS FUND. Generous Response b) Several Citi zens of the Count) to Appeal for Aid Following the appeal of "Old Farm er" In the last issue of The Advertis er, several generous responses were made to the fund to aid in the relief1 of Mississippi valley sufferers. A to tal of $23.00 had been sent in up until yesterday and The Advertiser added enough to make it an even ?*J,r..OO and , this was sent to Mr. A. C. Kauffman, president of the South Carolina branch of the Red Cross. He will forward it to the filood sufferers. As the need of relief Is immediate. The Advertiser hopes that additional funds will be received by Saturday night, when it Is our purpose to mail the second cheek. As stated in last week's paper, we think it best to ex tend an urgent invitation to those who will give to this worthy came and then send the money while it is need ed. For this reason, Saturday night was fixed' as the time when all sub scriptions would be received. Of course, if any more money comes In after that time we will take pleasure In forwarding it, but we could urge those Who wish to give to do so at once. The following Is a list of those who have subscribed so far: Old Farmer.$ LOO | Y. C. Hellams. 5.00 Mrs. S. J. Cralg.15.00 Cash. 2.60 The Advertiser. 1:50 Total.$25.00 Marksmen Return. Cftpt. W. It. RIehey, Jr. has return ed from Charleston where, be, with the squad from the Traynham Guards, participated in the annual rifle prac tice Although none of the Laurens company succeeded in making the team which goes to Camp Ferry, O., the Laurens marksmen showed up fairly well Capt. Rlchcy won one of the medals and Corp. Sumerel missed a medal by Just a few points. Those composing the party from here were Capt. Rlchcy. Sergeants Roper and Sullivan, Corporals Eichelberger and Sumerel. Privates Weathers and Hubs. INTERESTING ITEMS FROM THE COUNTY News Letters From Many Sections. CORRESPONDENTS GIVE LOCAL NEWS Happenings of Interest to Many Peo ple all oter the County and to Those Who lime Left the Family Hearth stone und gone to Other State?. Tylcrsvllle. June 3.?Rev. .T. C. Da vis filled his regular apointmont at Sandy Springs Sunday afternoon. Miss Lula Donnan is visiting frlendo at Due West. Mr. Furman Poole spent Sunday with Mr. W. A. Poole and family of Pea Ridge. Mr. George Cunningham and chil dren of Pea Ridge spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. .1. \V. Donnan and fami ly. Miss 101 la Peterson is visiting hor sister, Mrs. I'. K, Abororomblo near Wood ruff. Mr Hugh Donnan of Clinton spent Sunday with relatives here. Mr Murtin Pool? spent Sunday ?'Ith Mi. and Mrs. W. M. Alexander <>:' ?ij, orec. Several from the neighborhood leaded services al Bethany Sunday. Dr. 0, F. Mosel.y and family of Cross Keys spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. .1. W. Donnan and family. Mr. W. C Winters was in Woodruff on business last Wednesday. Messrs. Russell Poole and Frank Shorkley were visitors in the neigh borhood Sunday afternoon. Sulphur Springs, June 4. The farm ers are getting very busy this week saving their small grain. Oats are fine and as corn has made such a rise in price they will be a great help to the farmers and here Is a lesson for them. Why won't they learn to raise plenty of corn and other feed stuffs at homo so that they will not. be at the mercy of the great specula tors. Little Clarence Walker has bo m right sick for the last few day;.. Mrs. B, 1.. Saxon who has been stay ing will, her daughter, Mrs. J. M. Winn. of Laurens, for the last few weeks, IS with her son, Mr .1. W. Savon Mr. and Mr?, Harber Jones wore vis itors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. .1 II. McPherson, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Q. 0. Teague and Hi tie Frances and Bertha, visited Mr. Teaguo's sister. Mr:;. Old ilollams, of ?arksdalc Saturday nigh, and Sunday. Our Woman's Mission and Sunbeam society held a very Interesting meet ing Sunday afternoon. Mr. .1 M. Smith and son, John Cas per were in Laurens Monday. Mr, and Mis. .(. W. Saxon and moth er, were Sunday visitors at Mr J. K. McPherson's. Little Beatrice Hellams is with her grandmother, Mrs 0, W L, Teague, I for a few days. Mr. Asa ToagU< . Misses Minnlo I Teague, Mary Smith and little Fay Bill visited relatives hear Barksdale ? Saturday rilghl Mr. Walker Fowler gave his young friends a lawn party las' Saturday night and all report a nice time. We are Indebted to Mrs. 0. <> Tea gue and Mrs t. K. McPherson for r?'. cent kind favors. Madden. .Tune 4. Everything and e\ . erybody here, so far as this corre pondent knows, is calm and seien... and the majority are bard at work. We have had good rains and tie- crops are growing nicely. Even the COttoi in red places Is up which Is decided ly encouraging. Have any of you noticed that the government is wanting farmers to save their potato beds, after they g< t through planting potato patches, in order to get all the potato slips po^' ble for the Mississippi valley. The hope Is now to get the overflowed Tnndrf In sweet potatoes and to that end will get the. slips for the farmers then-. Possibly there wouldn't be many to be had In Laurens county, but every little In a case like this will help, so If you have any dips that can b?* spared let It be known through the up (Continued on Editorial Page i