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FIGURES ON CONSUMPTION Of WATER AND ELECTRIC LIGHT POWER At a meeting of citizens held In the court house yesterday afternoon, Mr. N. B. Dial laid before them figures showing the receipts from water and eiectrlc lights for the past several years and the amounts paid the Reedy River power company. The Advertiser would have given the speech of Mr. Dial In full, but the meeting was called by him too late for a full ac count to get Into the paper. ? The figures are as follows: Income of city from lights and power for 1909 .$ 11,288.71 Paid to Reedy River power company. 6,744.00 Profit to city.I 4,544.71 Income of city from lights and power for 1912.,.$ 14,506.48 Paid to Reedy River power company. 8,643.11 Profit to city.* 5,863.37 City received from lights and power, 1912.$ 14,506 City received from lights and power, 1909 . 11,288 Increase.* 3?218 City paid Reedy River power company, 1912.$ 8,643 City paid Reedy River power company, 1909 . 6,744 Increase In cost of power.$ 1,899 * 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 Water.$ 3,209.79 $ 3,373.84 $ 3,617.62 $ 3,990.90 $ 4,217.14 L'ght. 7,720,33 7,914.87 9,010.53 9,697.63 10,289.34 $10,930.12 $11,288.71 $12,627.15 $13,688.53 $14,506.48 About 98 houses wired and connected up In past two years. Now about 9S street light?62 Arc lamps and 36 tungsten. Mr. Dial made the point that at an Increase In cost of $1,899, this city nad increased Its Income $3,218. NATIONAL CORN SHOW OPENS AT COLUMBIA City, Jn Holiday Attire, Welcomes Visitors to Greatest Agricultural . Event Ever lit Id in United States. Exhibits from Twenty.seven Stales. Columbia, January 27.?With in numerable flap;s and fancy decorations flying a glad welcome, the city of Co lumbia began this morning to receive visitors to the fith National Corn Ex position, which opened its gates at f o'clock, it will continue two weeks, and during this time it is expected that it will be visited by thousands of peo ple from various sections of the coun try> who will come to li to study the fundamental principles In agriculture which are demonstrated In all its va ried exhibits. The Exposition embraces exhlhlts from some 27 state agricultural col leges and experiment stations, a great and comprehensive exhibit from the Federal department of agriculture, representing all the numerous phases of activity of this department, and various other exhibits, all devoted^jgt the fundamental purposed the exposl tlon?-the bettormeo%jl^of agriculture a=d the ftnrfCbjKe'nt of rural life, rpffwds on Urodnds. MefTy strangers visited the grounds HTiis morning, and the series of struc tures which houso this agricultural event have been alive with the dem onstrations of the exhibits, the opera tion of the modorn farm machinery in the machinery exhibit portion of the building, and with the college yells and the eager exclamations of the corn club boys, who are here to at tend tho prize winners' school, which began its sessions this morning. Opening Exercises. The opening exercises were held this afternoon, beginning at 4 o'clock, In the presence of a large throng of city peoplojand visitors. The leading merchants of the city closed their doors at 3.30 o'clock, to allow Oppor tunity to all to attend the exposition. .Addresses were delivered by Mayor T. C. Thompson, of Chattanooga; Mayor W. H. Olbbes, of Co!i mbla, and Dr. S. C. Mitchell, president of the Universi ty of South Carolina. The exposition will he open throughout the two weeks from !? o'clock In the morning until 11 o'clock in the evening and every night tlio structures will be brilliantly il luminated throughout, Knowing the elaborate decorative effects to their I *>st advantage. , federal Exhibit. Tile great exhibit from the Federal I'oparlinent of agriculture, tlie host the department has ever put out, has aroused the wonder of all visitors. Many have spent hours studying some single feature or this exhibit. Tn addi tion to giving a graund review of the work of the department, this exhibit deals fundamentally with many agri cultural problems, especially those which are peculiar to the South. Beginning this afternoon at ~ o'clock the Government is exhibiting a num ber of interesting and instructive mov ing picture films at the Fifth National Corn Exposition. The pictures ar9 io be shown every afte.rnoon and ev ery evening. The admission charge, 50 cents for adults, and 25 cents for children under 12 years of age, covers the entire Exposition, and, of course, there is no extra charge for these pic tures or any of the other educational demonstrations. Cuttle Tick mi Canvass, Among the reels shown is one deal ing exclusively with the cattle tick, the destructive insect which Is stated to be costing the South annually from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000. The com plete lifo story of the cattle tick will be shown In moving pictures Ulms, from the eggs to the adult insect, and the various methods of the tick erad ication will also bo shown upon the screen. This film will be accompan ied by lectures from Dr. E. M. Nlgh bert, of Atlanta, of the United StatojJ department of ,?g^$uM||er Mmsj^jtfTw making their first pub ?fftvappearance, having been recently completed after two years of Investi gation in getting pictures. Cattle Dipping. Demonstrations of the cattle dipping vat at the fifth National Corn Exposi tion will commence tomorrow morn ing at 10 o'clock at the exposition grounds. Demonstrations of the vat will be given dally throughout tbo ex position at 10 o'clock, 2 o'clock In the afternoon, and at 4 o'clock In the af ternoon, according to announcements from Dr. Fahey this morning. The cat tle will be dipped In the arsenical so lution, and the operation will be fully explained to all persons Interested.? News and Courier. Mr-BEE GETS ANOTHER. Work .Will Begin .Shortly .on n Through Line Hallway over C, N. & C. McBee. S. C, Jan. 21.?McRee con tinues to expand along every line. T i latest addition to the many asset f the town Is a through lino railway. The old C. X. & C. railway has been bought by the president of the S. C. W. Railway and this line will be ex tended from McRee on to Monroe, N. (*. This I give this town a direct line to Charlotte and to the Cllnehlield. Surveyors will be on the grounds this week and it. Is stated that the road will i>o completed within six months. Another addition to Mcltee's list of Industrios IB a 40-ton oil mill and eight'gin system. Work on'this will be COmmoncod in the early -lug and the plant is expected to he ready for the fall business. A contract has been awarded for a new graded school house for Me I !ce. This structure will cost $7,000 and will be modern In every respect RACING COMMISSION NEW SUGGESTION Bill Introduced In Loner House to Provide for Regulation of Horse Racing. Columbia, S. C, January 27.? A bill tbat would establish a racing commission and to prescribe tbe con ditions under which horse-racing may be established in thla state was introduced in the lower house today by Representative Miller of Rlcbland County and preferred to the Judiciary committee. The commission, as proposed by the bill will consist of three members to be elected by the general assembly, and shall hold office for three years. Their remuneration will be a salary of $500 per annum each, such salaries to bo paid by the several state and county fairs and other racing asso ciations in this state. The commis sion is required to make annual re ports to the general assembly. The commission shall have the power to prescribe the rules by which all rac ing : hull bo conducted in the state, and all associations must be licensed under the commission. The licenses of each association will bo for only ono year which is revo cable upon the order of the commis sion for the violation of any of its rules. The bill provides that any asso ciation licensed by the commission may hold one or moro races each year and may give purses or prizes to be computed for, but no person, other than those owning horses entered in the race wJM have pecuniary Interest in the purses or prizes given. The act further provides that no running or trotting race shall be permitted except under the provisions of the act, otherwise the person engaging In such will be guilty of a misdemeanor and will bo fined not less than $2<W or more than $500 for each day of the race. At each running or trotting race the bill provides that no betting, book-making, or pool selling will be permit ted thereon except on the Pari Mutual system. Any person guilty of a violation will be deemed guilty of ;i misdemeanor and will be punished by a fine of not less than $200 or more than $f?00. Death of Mrs. Fannie ltabh. Mrs. Fannie Dabb, wife of W. M. Ba'bb, died at her home in Young's township January 16th, of heart trou ble. She was burled on the following day at Dials church, th/? services be ing conducted, tyv Tiev. W. L. Walt, of Woodruff. . Mt-'s. Mabb was In the hov femy^lxth year of her age and had [lived a consecrated Christian life, hav ing been a lifelong member of the Methodist church. Before her mar riage she was a member of the well known Ahercroinbie family. She Is survived by her husband, eight chil dren and numerous other relatives. Though past the alloted age of a life time, her death was deeply deplored by a wide circle of relatives and ac quaintences, Heath of tin Infant. James Danklin Watts, Jr., the in fant child of Mr. and Mrs. .1. I). Watts, just sixteen months old, died early Sunday morning after an illness of several days. For some time previous to its death, the child showed consid erable Improvement and the favorable condition Rave its parents hope of an early and complete recovery. How ever, during the early hours of Sunday morning, it suffered a relapse and lt> a very short while had breathed its last. The funeral services were held at the cemetery Monday morning, Rev C, F. Rankln conducting the services. The grave of the little one was cov ered with flowers sent by friends and sympathizers of the parents and by those who had learned to love the child during Its short life. So numer ous were the flowers, that there were enough to completely cover the graves Of this child and the two that had gone before it. The parents have the sympathy of all in their bereavement, Hlhs KdwardH (iocs (p Florida. Misr Lizzie Edwards loft Saturday for St. Augustine, where she has ?'< copied a position In Fingier Hospital. Her many friends regret to sec her lopvo this city nnd much success Is wished her in this new field Of work. Owing to Miss Fdward's lovable na ture and kind disposition, she is bound to win friends and success wherever she goes. BAPTISTS WILL BUILD A NEW PARSONAGE Conclusion Reached After Enthusiastic Meeting at (lie t'luirrh Sunduy Morning. After the services at the First Rap tlst church Sunday morning, a con gregational meeting was held when steps were taken to provide funds with which to build a handsome new par sonage on the lot owned by the church on Church street, Just In the rear of the house of worship. Mr. D. A. Da vis was spokesman of the meeting and laid before the congregation a feasible plan of raising the necessary money. It was decided to expend be tween four and five thousand dollars on the house and make it one of the most attractive pastoral homes to be found anywhere. The pastor has been living up until now In the residence opposite the church, but the congregation felt that It whs his right to have a home be longing to the church, so this progres sive step was taken. The step was partly taken too out of appreciation of Mr. Thayer's recent determination to remain in I^aurens after being call ed to another church. Doubtless this new undertaking by the congregation will serve to weld the members to gether In oven closer fellowship than they have been before and that It will be an inspiration to do even more In the future. (JEN. SICKLES ARRESTED. Unless lMons of Friends to Halse Al leged Shortage Succeeds. New York -January 26.?den. Dan iel F. Sickles remained undisturbed in his home today, an order for his ar rest, issued yesterday in Albany re maining in the hands of Sheriff llar burger, who decided last night upon receiving it not to serve it until Mon thly. The sheriff said tonight that he would execute tomorrow the order for the general's arrest unless the sum of $23,476, for Which he has failed to account, it Is charged as chairman of (lie New York monuments commission, is paid before 'he sheriff's deputies reach the Sickles home on their er rand. The sheriff believed, however, thai friends of Con. Sickles would fur nish bail and that the alternative of placing the old soldier in LudloW street jail would not be forced. A movement to raise by subscription the amount of the general's alleged In debtedness and relieve the aged civil war veteran from all possibility of go ing to Jail was started today by Wil liam Sohmer, State comptroller. Mr. Sohmer Initiated the fund with a sub scription of $100. to which Sheriff Tlar burgcr added an equal amount. int. war? n> i,e err re. Hookworm Expert to (Jive Lecture at tile UHMICII .*????>??? Dr. J. LaBruce Ward, of the state department of health working under the Rockefeller Foundation, will be In Laurent-- next Tuesday night to give an address on the bookworm disease and preventatlve methods In treating disease. The address will be free of charge and everybody Is cordially In vited. Dr. Ward will illustrate the lect- with Btercoptlcan views. Dr. Kouth. who has been conduct ing the hookworm campaign In the county for the past week, states that the people are coming to him in large numbers to find out ifMhey are af fected. He stn'es that he has been so overrun with applicants that he will probably have to call on the depart ment for aid. Numbers of cases of hookworm have been discovered, Now With J. S. Heimelt. Mr. Nye Owlngs. who was associated for several years with the firm of M. H. Fowler & Co., has bought an Inter est In the store Of Mr, J. B. Bennett Mr. Owlngs and Mr. Bonnet! are well known and popular merchants and doubtless the business will prosper even more than it has done heretofore. In addition to ihe fancy grocery line, this firm will now carry a line of heav ygrocorios for the country trade. Mr. Todd Loonies. Mr. is. E, Todd, who has recently moved from Atlanta to Laur0)18, hi home county, for the purpose of locat ing here as a civil CglHOOr, has moved his family to the City. They will oc cupy the house at 11'-' Manse street. He has bad a phone Installed and those who desire his services can call phone 346. CORDIAL RECEPTION TO MISS FRAYSER Agent of the Extension Department of Winthrop College Pleased! uith Reception In tills County. Miss Mary K. Frayscr, of the ex tension department of Winthrop Col lege for rural and mill schools, spent a part of last week In the county vis iting the schools and making address es. Although the weather waa very disagreeable at times, she was met by attentive audiences and the people ev idenced considerable Interest and en thusiasm In her work. She expressed herself as^being well pleased with the interest shown. Miss Frnyser's prin cipal mission is to Interest the people of the state in the progressive educa tional methods and ideas of the pres ent day. Her especial attention is directed to the questions of compul sory education, medical inspection of Bchool children and the creation of a social atmosphere nround the school or making the school a social center for the community. S4ie spoke along these lines at the different schools vis ited and suggested the introduction of a trnvellng teacher for a number of allied schools, about live in number. The duties of such a teacher would be to tench domestic science, agricul ture, handwork and other such branches, going from one school to an other. This has already been tried In several states and has proven a great BUCC088, the children securing a great deal of practical knowledge that they otherwise would not get. Saturday, Miss Frayscr addressed a number of toaohors and patrons at the graded school building here, where I she made a very interesting talk The other places visited were Qoldvllle, where she was greeted with a large audience at the Methodist church; Gray Court Wednesday morning: Young's school Wednesday afternoon where the teachers and patrons of that school and Friendship mot; Thursday morning at Dials and the same af ternoon at Harmony; Friday morning she visited Harksdale and the same at" tornoon Trinity Ridge. At all the schools she was cordially received, by large audiences considering the weath er ami doubtless her efforts will tend to awake the people to an interest in this work. NEXT LYCEUM. Chicago Ladles Orchestra Will be Here Monday Feb. 8rd. The next lyeeuin number is a com pany of artists a proved success from every standpoint. This company Is the Chicago Ladjlos Orchestra, which is considered as ranking fore most among lyeeuin attractions. It Is composed of artists that have add ed to a life study of their Instruments years of experience! as a lyceum attraction. The entire personnel is made up of members of standing and marked ability, capable of playing with the best ' musical organizations in the country. ?The program is high ly satisfactory from every viewpoint and the entertainment will no doubt be one of the mos I pleasing ever giv ei. in a lyeeuin course in Laorcns There will he selections by the full orchestra, violin, flute and VOcal so los, string ensembles, and readings. This number will be given in the school auditorium on Monday night, February 3rd. The general admission will be ?O cents. M It. CCS SI M MONS (JOES WEST. Ha Accepted a Position With Coca Cola Company in Kansas City. Mr (Jus Simmons, a Laurcns boy, left last week for Kansas City, where in- will be located in the future as the Western Manager for the Coca Colo Company of Atlanta. This, is consid ered one of the big jobs in the com pany and Mr. Simmons Is to he highly congratulated for winning this deserv ed position. Ifntll recently he has been living in Orconvlllo whore bo made a fine success in the wholesale grocery business. BOX Slipper ut (Ira) Court. The sCliool improvement association of Hho Gray Court?-Owlngs school gave a l)OX supper Saturday night Which proved very successful. Besides prov ing a very enjoyable evening, a net sum of $35.40 was realized for th< school. The entertainment was to hnvr been held Friday evening, but had t< be postponed on account of the weath or. NEWS Of THE WEEK IN TOWN Of CLINTON George P. Copeland Died Lasi Thursday. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS ON POPULAR PEOPLE Iged and Honored Cltlxcn of tho County Laid to Kent After a Long and Useful Life. Clinton. Jan. 28'.?-Mr, George Prin gle Copoland, tho oldest citizen of this town, died at his home on the out skirts of Clinton la: t Thursday af ternoon about 2 o'clock and was burled I in tho Presbyterian cemetery at 3 o'clock on Friday afternoon. Mr. Copeland was born Nov. 4, 1822. He was married early In life to MIbs I Mary Ann Frances Young and a large family of children grew up around them. Several died In Infancy. Thoso who lived to maturity have without exception, been useful and prominent members of society. Mr. Duckott Copeland, the oldosl of them, died many years ago, leaving a widow who afterwards beCamo Mrs. J, II. Phln ney, and three sous. Q, A., J, It., and T. I). Copeland and one daughter. Mrs. 10. Waters Ferguson, 'l he noun and daughters surviving arc as follows: Mr. J. W. Copoland, Mrs. Lewis Boll, of Brovnrd, N. C, Mr. J, Rhett Cope' land, Mrs. W. A. Shanda. Mrs. P. S. Bailey, Mrs. Guy L Copeland, Mrs. R. 13. Copoland, Mr. M. L. Copeland of I,aureus. A large number of grand children and great-grandchildren have grown up about Mr, Copeinnfl, From his early manhood Mr. Cope laud was a successful and on tor pris ing business man. lie was at one time engaged in a incrchnnllte business, known as Copeland and Bennien. Lat er this lir.m gave way to West and Co. On Mr. Copeland's retirement from business the firm was continued at the old stand by his son as the .1. W. Copeland Company. Mr. Copeland was for many years a cotton buyer. All of his lifo he operated successful ly a large farm and his means was acquired by Ins industry and good management as a planter. He was of a i^Hlring rifttnrc and had no de sire for pifbllc office or responsibility. For many years he was a trustee of the old Clinton College before it be came the property Of the South Caro lina Synod. He was a Mason In good and regular standing. He. was a loyal and devoted church member and elder. His fondness for Sunday school was marked and he was in his place In the Bible class always ?xce|rt when .sickness kept him at home. His death was due to tin attack of pneu monia. The funeral services wore; conduct ed by the Rev. I)r W. P. Jacobs, for many years his pastor, and the. Rev. F l>. Jones his pastor at the tlUlo of his death. He was buried with Ma sonic honors Beath of Mrs. Hallle Brown, Clinton was saddened Saturday when ton wjts saddened Saturday whqn the news was given out that Mrs. Sal lie Brown had passed away. She was about sixty years old and tit the timo I of her death was residing with her only daughter, Mrs. Walter Davis, with whom she had lived for many years. Mrs. Brown had been sick for I a number of months and her death, while bringing with it much Borrow, was not unexpected. She. was a wo man of many sterling qualities, lova !,'.e ami kind-hearted always. Her re mains wore Carried to her old homo In Newborry county Sain day and there laid to rest with her family. She leaves, besides a host of friends, many elatlves to mourn her loss. The fol lowing children survive her: Mr.;. Walter Davis, Clinton. Mr. W. U. Brown, Clinton, Mr. (3pps Brown, At ? ta. Mr. Sims 0. Brown. Now berry, I Mr. ICugono Brown of Clemson Col ??? ?. and Mr. Cnrol'Bfown of Georgia. Mra. Brown l ad many close relative:) H]|i* Laurens, where her only surviving I sister. Mrs. .! \v. Udorsen, lives. She I was a slfitoi'' of the late Mr. Tom Kav 1 of thai city, \ Surprise Wedding, Oh Wednesday evening at the , >? I denen of the Rov, P. D. Jones, wiio is a cousin of the bride. Miss Ajinie Loll Ahell and Dr. .1. Loo Young, were mar ried, the Ceremony bolng witnessed by* (Continued op Page Ten.)