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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-08-19
STATE CAMPAIGN
WILL CLOSE HERE

The State campaign party will be in
lawcns Saturday, August %, for their
final campaign meeting. The cam
paigncrs will probably come to I.aurcns
Friday afternoon from Grccnvilc and
and the meeting will be held Saturday
morning at the park. County Chair
man Cooper will preside,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-08-19
Marriages..

Married, Sunday Aug O. Mrs. Allie
Check of Gray Court to Mr. William
p. Ovens Of Laurcns, Rev. G.. W. Sal
ter officiating.
BY the same officiating clergyman
Miss Nora Bobo and Robt BrownIcc,
both Of Watts Mills, were united in
marriage on Sunday, August Is.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-08-19
Union Meeting at Highland Home.

The union meeting of the second and
third section of the Laurens Associa-
tion will meet with Highland Home
Baptist church August 2S-30. All the
churches are asked to send full dele
cation and seek to make the meeting Il
great success.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-08-19
DEATH OF MRS. HOLLINGSWORTH.
Wife of Rev. q. M. HolIingsworth Passes
Away at Cross Hill.

Cross Hill, August II. i Mrs. Ora Hol-
lingsworth, wife of Rev. G.. Nj. Hol-
lingsworth died yesterday morning.
She had been quite i'll for several weeks.
Her father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bohanan, of Conycrs, Ga, also his
mother, Mrs. Hollingsworth, were with
them when she died The body was
taken on the 3 O'Clock train for Con-
yers, Ga, Intcrmcnt will be today at
the family burying place at Old Smyr-
ma PRESBYTERIAN church.
The pail bearers are w. M. Miller,
M. 7. Simpson, M. A. Lcaman, John
Hanna, w. II. Leaman, j. f.. Lcaman,
DR.. J. II. Miller and Mr.. II. A. Austin.
all of whom went with the family on
their sad mission. Much sorrow and
sympathy was fcft for the family in
this their sad af1liction.
The friends of Mr.. Rufus Walker arc
glad to see him out again after his
serious illness.
Mr.. Wright, of IIehn, Ala, is in
town on a visit.
Mr.. A. ID. Owens and Mr.. Bill Owens
are visiting relatives in Spartanburg.
Mrs. Ida Whyte, of Greensboro, N. c.,
and Miss Avcma Guthrie, of Burling-
ton, are guests of their aunt, Mrs. j.
II. Nance.
Mrs. Regina Crisp and daughter, of
Grccrs, are visiting relatives here.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-08-19
TRAGIC DEATH OF
DR.. B, F. GODFREY
Victim Of Frighti'uI Run
away Accident.
HE LIVED IS HOURS.
Becoming Frightened at Train the Doc.
tors Horse Ran Away and Crashed
into the Bridge Railing.

III Il NlSdSJIOuS luIl;lWaN aCclucnJ IN
this city last Thursday afternoon DR..
Bcnct Franklin Godfrey, one Of the
c0uutys most popular young men and
successful physicians, was fatally in
jurCd, his death ensuing twcntY eight
hours later; his horse 50 badly hurt that
he had to be killed, and his buggy com
pIctcly demolished. The accident oc-
CURED about 2 o'clock as DR.. Godfrey
was driving into the city by way Of the
laurcnS oil mill. In crossing the rail
way track Just ahead of passenger
train No 2 from Spartanburg, the doc
tors horse evidently became frightened
at the moving train so close behind and
dashed wildly down the declining road
toward North Harper street river
bridge. SO great was the speed that
when the turn of the road at the north
end Of Little river bridge was reached
the railing Of the bridge, and tearing it
away, fell nearly twenty feet into the
stream below, the horse falling on Dr.
Godfrey and the buggy being complctc-
ly demolished. The horses hind leg
was broken and the animal had to be
killed. DR.. Godfrey was rendered m-
~ but for the timely as
CONSCIOUS 'n'n nj ,,andir,,
sistancc of negro who VA a1IM
nearby when the accident occurred, he
would have been drowned, for his head
was in water when the colorcd man
reached him.
As quickly as possible the doctor was
removed to the home of Mr.. Frank
Martin, who resides nearby, where he
received Immediate medical aid, all OF
the physicians of the city going to the
scene post haste II was found that
DR.. Godfrcy's left leg had been broken
a little above the knee, one rib fractur-
cd and otherwise seriously injured in
tcrnaIIy. Mrs. Godfrey was notified Of
the horrible accident and She came at
once, bringing with her Miss Lille
lIalr$tOn, It trained nurse, who happen
cd to be at her fathers on a visit, and
everything possible was done TO make
her husband comfortable. At no time
however, did hc rally sufficiently to
Warrant an operation, remaining in "A
Semi conscious condition until the
end, which camc Just before O'Clock
Friday afternoon or 2S hours after the
accident internal hcmOrrhagc causing
his death. Following the disaster hun
drcds Of friends and relatives visited
the Martin home Thursday evening and
friday all Offering assistance and Civ
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-08-19
Program of LaurcnS Union No. |.


The Union Of the first section of the
Laurcns Association will meet with the
Warrior Creek church on Saturday be-
fore the fifth Sunday in August, 1908.
All churches in the Union will please
send delegates.
<Na RAa~
SATURDAY, 10 a. M. "Nu ~
Devotional exercises led by Bro. W..
II. Drummond.
Organization.
LIST. DO we as Christians thank God
for the unpleasant as we'll as the pleas
ant events of life? If not, why not?
j. w. Lanford, M. O. Owings.
Recess.
2nd. What are the causes of our
young members ncglccting to attend
our Saturday meetings and what is the
remedy? j. A. Riddle, }. A.. Brock.
3rd. What is the standing of non-at.
tending and non-paying members in our
churches? John Marlor, w. S. Power
SUNDAY, 10 a. NJ.
1th. Relation of Sunday school to
its own community, church and the
world. Opened to the Union for dis
cuaSlOn.
Il. m. Sermon by Rev. II. r. Todd.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-31
Throwing Mud at Veteran.

(ROckland Courier GaZettc)
The Waterville idea of general pre-
sonal attack and mud throwing upon
Republicans will not go far, we ven
ture to believe. in turning thoughtful
voters into the Democratic ranks. In
its continuous performance along the
ridicule line the Waterville Sentinel
INDUCES in a column Of sneers at the
war record of Mr.. Swasey, the Re-
publican candidate for Congress in
the Sentincl's contention, the fact that
Mr.. Swasey took part in no active
engagement renders the fact that ne
enlisted in the ranks a thing to sheer
at. We guess this won't go down with
the old soldier voters. Mr.. Swasey IS
not campaigning, nor has he ever done
So upon any connection that he hal
with the Civil war. However brief
that connection was, it was honorable.
1t was always. however, the attitude IT
Democracy to hate a man who went to
the front in that time of national peril,
and it is an object lesson to the sur
vivors of those days to see how the
spirit continues to survive among the
Democratic papers of today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-31
Maine Travels the Right Way.
R1npnr Nous


The OmenS Of disaster to Maine
which are cast on the screen by Mr..
Gardner and the Democratic calamity
howlers are not coming true. A great
majority of Maine voters believe in
Maine and in Maine institutions. Our
affairs are not as yet SO nearly perfect
that they cannot be made better. but
they are going the right way. Cover
nor Cobb has done more toward reduc-
ing the state debt than any other Gov
ernor since the Civil War. -Four more
years OF reduction at the Cobb rate
and Matte will have no State debt to
talk about. And while the debt is APP
preaching the vanishing point, our
valuation is gaining very rapidly.
Why turn off into rough and I'M
charted and untrodden roads when we
are making splendid Roadway along
the familiar old highway that was
built by Republican surveyors?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-31
Bryan in the White House.
(Philadelphia Inouirer)

philadelphia Inquirer)
Suppose Mr.. Bryan to be elected
President with all of the vast powers
that go with the office. what then?
How would he conduct the Depart
ncnt of State for he would name a
Secretary in sympathy with himself ::
What would he do with the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, for he
could bend it to his own will through
personal appointments?
What would he aim to accomplish,
with the supreme Court of the United
states, for he would have the filling of
several vacancies before his term
should expire? Would he give it a
socialistic trend?
In what manner would he conduct
the Treasury Department-handlc the
question Of bond issues-through his
influence over the Secretary, whom he
would select?
And what do you suppose would be
his policy when it came to welding the
gigantic authority OF the Attorney
Generals office?
A Republican Senate could block his
legislative schemes, but it could not
block his Cabinet.
Think it over.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-31
Bank Deposits Tell the Story.
belfast Journal.)

tBtliaSt JOurnal.)
In the letter from Ellery Sedgwick of
D. Appleton L. Co. to Holman Day ask
ing for an article on prohibition in
Maine for Appletons Magazine. one Of
the questions Mr.. Day was called upon
to answer is: Have savings banks &C
counts grown They have grown
from s1,50o,000 in 1860 to $4,000. 900 in
1907, and in addition there are $1,000
900 on deposit in tho trust companies,
making . total OF savings by Maine peo-
pie of $40, 100000 exclusive of The de-
positS in the savings departments of
the national banks. In the last ten
years there has been q gain of savings
of 100 per cert. while the population
has increased only five per cent. 1t is
worthy Of note here that when the
State was under Democratic rule the
deposits III the savings banks fell off
from $32.000,G00 to 100000, 900, and when
the Republicans regained control they
returned to the former figures The
banking institutions of Waldo county
alone have on deposit today over three
million dollars, and no better proof
could he given of the prosperity of our
people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-31
A Popular Candidate.


The rally at Lakewood on TUESDAY
last was, for many citizens of this
county the first opportunity of seeing
and listening to the Hon Bert M
Fernald of Poland. the Republican
gubernatorial candidate. The i'm
pressoin made was most pleasing and
this one address, we are sure, Will win
for Mr. Fernald, with Somerset peo-
pie, the reputation of candid, force
full speaker The Republican candi-
date has magnificent presence and
his manner, and instincts. both on and
off the platform, are manifcstly those
of thorough gentleman. Those who
had previously made up their mind TO
vote for him will be strengthened In
that determination, those who were
wavcring will be carried over by the
charm of his personality, and those
who may be retained by party fealty
form enlisting in his support. VIII, we
are confident. have some regrets that
they are not at liberty to cast their
votes for gentleman with whom
honesty and frankness. seem to be
natural and deep seated characters
tics.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-31
Campaign
Comment.
Business and Politics.

washington Post)
1t appears that certain industrial
activities are giving much concern to
some of the Democratic organs, and
one of them has this to say: Political
necessity requires the opening of steel
mills in Ohio which is to say that
a busy people vote the Republican
ticket and an idle people vote the
the Democratic party took that posi-
| ton, and it was the worst sort OF
politics.
The opening of steel mills in Ohio
and in many other States is due to the
fact that the demand for steel neces-
states additional supply, and to the
further fact that there is abundant
capital in the country at low rate Of
interest to keep in operation every mill
prudently operated and that can sell
its product at a reasonable profit.
There is more money in the United
States than there was a year ago,
when the deposits in national banks
reached s4,322.SS0,141, the savings
banks s3.495, 410,S75, the State
banks s3,O6S, 649,S60, loan and trust
companies s2,061 ,623,O35, and private
banks s151 ,072,225. making a grand
total of $1,000, 635,3 4S. How much is
held in Old stockings, or buried in the
earth, or hid away in secret places is
matter for all sorts of conjecture.
With that showing and farming
population never so prosperous, with
fields grooming with harvests, we do
believe that as soon as the politicians
get off the scene, next November.
there will be a revival of business in
this country that will surpass all that
has gone before.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-31
Running Down the State.


The Boston Herald heads its story of
the Democratic rally at Bar Harbor
with this extraordinary statement:
"Says Maine Leads All in Drunken
ness. Obadiah Gardner, Demo-
cratic Candidate for Governor. Speaks
at Bar Harbor." In the report of this
speech as published in the Boston Her
aid occurs this sentence: 1T is q
strong statement to make, but one
that can be proven, that there is q
greater percentage of drunkenness in
the cities of Maine than in those OF
any other State" If Mr.. Gardner
said that what do the people of Maine
say as to his fitness for the guberna-
torial chair? The Democratic cam
paign is degenerating. We are sorry
to see the evidence that citizens of our
own state are joining with men of the
starnp of William Thompson of New
Zealand in decrying the character of
our citizenship. If Mr. Gardner is
elected Governor. which may it please
good fortune he never will he. he will
DO elevated to the highest office in the
gift of a people who are worthy of a
better name than he is giving them.
What does he expect? That the good
people of Maine will permit him to go
about the state making statements
like the above, a statement which ev-
erybody who ever went beyond the
borders of the state know is not true.
and that they will reward him for the
sentiment he is expressing about his
own people by making him the Chief
Executive of the state? If he thinks
that he is laboring under the greatest
mistake of his life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-31

In some parts Of Europe corncobs
are used for building purposes. The
cobs are collected and taken to a fac
tory, where heavy congresses crush
and mould them into blocks of various
sizes just az bricks are variously
moulded. These blocks are bound
with wire SO as to make them hold to-
gether. They are then soaked in tar
to make them watertight. and are
ready for use after this treatment. OF
course. they are much lighter than
bricks. are always dry, and make
good houses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-31

Mr.. Charles Harbary threatens to
call Hon. John p Swasey. 1.-THE black
est liar out Of hell" The Demo-
cratic campaign has been made up
very largely of epithets. The Repub-
licans having the arguments have not
felt the need of rcsorting to personal
abuse. The sober-minded voter has
not failed to note this fact. It's a
weak cause that seeks to bolster itself
by calling hard names. 1t indicates a
less of temper-and loss of temper In a
political campaign is pretty good evil
dence of a weak cause. 1t may be
remarked in passing that Hon. John
P. Swasey is well known in Maine as
clean, able and upright a citizen as
there is within its borders. What is
more, he will be elected to Congress on
September 14th by rousing majority.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-31
Saco is All Right.
(BiddefOrd JOurnal.)


The BiddefOrd Record assures its
readers that the Republican rally at
Saco, Wednesday evening, was a
frost. That's what it Was-for the
Democrats. From Republican
standpoint, however, if a crowd that
far exceeded the seating capacity of
the hall, enthusiasm that was given
vent on the slightest provocation. in
terest that never for a moment
tagged until the last word of the last
speaker had been spoken, if all these
factors count for anything, then the
meeting was anything but a frost.
The statement of the Record fairly
illustrates the tendency of the Demo-
cratic press to avoid the truth as
much as possible and lie deliberately
in the absence of any more promising
avenue of escape.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-31

The Somerset reporter in describing
the rally at Pittsfield said: Mr.. Fer
maid ceased speaking. the audience rose
and gave three cheers for the speaker
and the party, and then there was
rush for the platform, everyone appar-
emily wishing to be introduced 10 the
distinguished citizen from Poland. The
first to gain the platform was a vete-
ran IF the First Maine Cavalry and
"how are you, old HERO broke i'm
puIsively from Mr.. Fernalds lips as
he greeted the old soldier, evidently a
former acquaintance. with enthusiasm.
Both hands of the gubernatorial candi-
date were busy from then on and dur
ing this imprcinptu reception of half
an hour or so Mr.. Fernald must have
shaken hands with farmers, mechanics,
business men and their wives from
about every town in central Somerset.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-31
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT
Obadiah's Flop.
portland AdvertiSer.)

portland AdvertiSer)
81 have been travelling around Maine
for the past 10 years and l don't hesi-
tate to say that in those 10 years there
has not been single moment of time
when there has been systematic, hon.
est attempt to enforce the law
throughout the length and breadth of
the State at any given time.
In my home city. where the Gov
ernor of the State lives, there has not
been one moment Of time in the last
five years when one could not buy
liquor on the main street in at least
10 places. 1t is a strong statement to
make, but one that can be proven,
that there is a greater percentage of
drunkenness in the cities of Maine
than in those of any other state"
The foregoing extract is from a
speech made by Obadiah Gardner at
a Democratic rally at Bar Harbor last
evening. This is the same Obadiah
Gardner who during nearly all
those ten years in which he was trav-
cling about the State of Maine was
master of the State Grange. For ten
years he has been familiar with con-
ditions which he says lead him to
think that there is more drunken
ness in the cities OF Maine than in
those of any other states. OF course,
in his addresses to the State Grange
we would expect to find that Oba-
diah Gardner pointed out these
things 1t is reasonable to suppose
that he told the farmers of the State
whose representative he was that
this was a state in which it was not
Hill
Der that Mr. Gardeners familiarity
with Maine covers a period of ten
years during which he has been tray
cling about the State. Remember
also that it was during the time that
he was at the head of the Grange
that Mr.. Gardner was travelling hith-
er and yon seeing the dreadful
things about which he is now telling
the intelligent people of the State
of Maine. And what. two years ago.
did Mr.. Gardner say to the Grange?
1t has been printed before. In view
of this Bar Harbor outgiving 1t Will
bear repetition. Speaking at the an
nual convention Of the State Grange
held in Augusta in 1906. only two
years ago, eight years after he be-
gan travelling around this wicked
state. Obadiah Gardner declared:
81 wish here to go on record as
being entirely and unreservedly in
favor of the prohibitory law OF
Maine"
State Master Gardner entirely
and unreservedly favors prohibition.
Candidate Gardner declares prohibi-
ton failure Further comment is
unneC eSsary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-31
Sincerely Yours.
ADAM 2. LEIGHTON.
Mavor

Sanfords dedication of town hall
that has cost something over s75,0Oo
to build and furnish gives added
strength to the well-known fact that
this town is one of the most prosper
Gus and enterprising in the whole
state. Located a bit off the beaten
path of travel. Sanford has grown anu
flourished without any beating of
tomtoms. or blowing of horns, or other
adventurous aids SO frequently utilized
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-31
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS,
Assignment Of Speakers as An
nounced by the Republican
State Committee,

HON. L. NJ FERNALD.
Clinton, Aug 81 (afternoom.
unity. Aug. il evening".
Durham. Sept. ) (afternoon).
Lisbon. Sept. ) (evaning).
Leeds, Sept. 10 (aftcrnoon).
Turner. Sept. 10 (evening).
Auburn. Sept. H.
l,amariscntta, Sept. l (afternCon.
Waidoboro. Sept. l evening"
PASSPORT, Sept ?.
Bluchil. Sept. 4.
HON. JOHN T. SWASEY.
!.ivernlore, Aug. 81 (afternnom.
I.lvernlorc Falls. Aug 81 (evcning).
l,amariscotta. Sept l (afternoon).
Eoothhay Harbor, Sept. l (evening).
Sanattus. Sept. 2.
Lewiston, Sept. 3.
Mechanic Falls, Sept 4.
Durham. Sept: 8 (afternoon).
Lisbon. Sept. (evening).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-31
get out more in the sunshine, and look
at the doughnut instead of the hole.
The Democratic leaders are getting

The Democratic leaders are getting
cold feet as the campaign progresses.
Every now and then some man whom
it is alleged "once voted the Republi-
can ticket" is trotted out and exhib-
tied as "convert'' 1t will be the
turn Of the editor of the Sentinel next.
Meanwhile a big contingent of former
Democrats who cannot support Bryan
are hard at work for Republican sue
cess. and every day brings new &C
cessions to their numbers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-31
Republicans Everywhere Enthusiastic
UewistOn Journal)

Governor Hill moderately puts the
Republican majority Sept. 14th, at
$1,000 to $4,000 Mr.. Fernald thinks it
will exceed this, basing his opinion on
the assurances from all over the State:
from the great number of Democrats
who will vote for him and on the live
ly interest among the Republicans on
every side.
Mr.. Fernald has held a series of the
finest meetings this week that ever
were held in Maine. beginning at Port
land, Monday: Athens, Tuesday after
noon: at Lakewood in Madison. Tues
day afternoon: at Guilford, Tuesday
evening; Pittsfield Wednesday and
Bath. Thursday. Mr.. Fernald talked
to 5000 people in Portland. His meet
ing AZ Pittsfield was packed. Many
were unable to gain admission. Peo-
pie stood all the evening. Enthusiasm
was at concert pitch. His Guilford
rally was vote-getter. Hon. Carl E.
MilliEen of Aroostook county, who was
in Lewiston, Thursday. said that Mr..
Fcrnald's speeches in Aroostook vital
lied the entire county. Il never at
tended a finer rally in my life than
that of Mr.. Fernald at Houlton." Mr.
Fernald is a remarkable man. His
personality Is most engaging. His
speech is dignified. manly, direct and
candid. Mr.. Fernald made votes and
what is better still he reused the Re-
publican vote.
We have word from York and Cum
berland that never were Republicans
SO united, active and confident. Every
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-31

AS a candidate Mr.. Gardner Is not
proving as strong as did Mr.. Davis
two years ago. 1t is evident that his
failure to arouse any enthusiasm is
OCCasioning a great deal Of worry to
the Democratic bosses.