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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15
STORIES
COMING IN RAPIDLY
Interest In The Advertisers
brain" Contest.
$500 TO BE GIVEN AWAY
There Are Many WHO viii Contest
For Advertisers Five Dollars
In Prizes.

Since the announcement two weeks
ago that The Advertiser will give away
50 in caSh for the best Christmas stor-
les. there have been an amazingly
large number of stories sent in to the
Office. Some of them are fine, and
some are going to be hard to beat. But
the contest is ON. and every boy and
gill in the county should be on his
or her nettlc and ctremine that one
OF the prizes must come his or her
way.
And vet, there have not been as
many stories as there ought 10 be.
Why? 1t should be n matter Of pride
on the part of every parent, and every
school teacher to have his child or
pupil enter Il contest where brains
count What have you done. teacher
and parent, to assist this work that
means something for the child? Not
the money, but the honor OF winning
Il prize in such n contest
Writing compositions, ESSAYS and
stories Is training that every child
must have: It calls into play all their
faculties. Get the child i'm the con-
test. DO it now.
Now, If there is child just a little
over fourteen years of age, he or She
can enter the contest. 1t is not neces-
sary to reduce the requirements to a
matter of few days, or even month.
Let all who are IA and under write a
story. Write on one side of the paper
don't maxi 1t over 1000 words; mail
1t to The .,dvertiser by Saturday of
this week. This is our last announce
ment. The stories will be printed
next week and the prizes awarded
For the best story The Advertiser
will give 81 I'm silver; for the three
next best, 81 each Win prize.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
FROM CROSS HILL
Death OF Mrs. B. B. Goodman WcdncS-
day night Personal Items
PcrilOuS job.

Cross Hin, Dec. 13th.-Mrs. ELLA
Goodman. wife of Mr.. b. b. Goodman.
died last Wednesday night and was
buried Thursday afternoon. Mrs.
Goodman WAS about 30 years old and
besides a devoted husband, leaves two
children to mourn her loss. She was
before her marriage, Miss ELLA Fuller
of this county, and many friends and
relatives Will hear of her mthmely
death with sorrow and regret.
She was consistent member of the
Cross Hill Bautist church end was
universally loved for her womanly
graces and Christian character.
She is also survived by three broth
crs, Mr.. Ernest Fuller, of Rock liill;
Mr.. Gettys Fuller, OF Abbevile Also
by one sister, Mrs. Lewis Dantzler. of
Hodges.
Rev. j. A. Martin has moved to his
home in town
Rev. and Mrs. G. w. IIollingsworth
were in Laurens Saturday.
Miss Summers Nabers visited Mr.
and Mrs. r. A. Austin last Thursday
and Friday on her way to Conference
at Abbeville.
Mr.. w. II. Boyce has been quite i'll
the past week.
Little Miss Vivian Nance the beau
tiful seven year old daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. G. ID. Nance. entertained a
number of little folks Saturday at a
birthday party.
Mr.. c. S. Pinson has an 1S inch bored
we'll and ashort piece of plank fell
into it. He paid a littledarky to get
it out. lie tied the rope around his
waist and had to go down hands up and
get hold of it with his feet. He got
it near the top twice and it fell back.
The third time he got it out. This
was right perilous job.
This correspondent wishes to con-
graduate the four young people who
won out in The Advertiser Contest.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15
Dr. II. X. Aiken.

Or. VI. X. Aiken, president of the
chamber of commerce, says. regarding
the meetings that close today:
"Dr. Thacker has delivered remark
able able and forceful sermons. His
earnestness. his sustained eloquence.
his thorough knowledge of the Bible
and the spirit of the Master that so
clearly dominates all that he says
and odes. combine to chain the atten-
tion of all his hearers. Nothing is
said or asked for that need embarrass
any one. The love of Jesus for lost
world is held up as the magnet to
draw men unto Him And there can
he no stronger plea than this. Force.
cempulsion. ridicule, abuse nor legs-
lation have never, nor can ever, move
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15
THE THACkER REVIVAL,
WILL CLOSE TONIGHT

men TO reformation in morals like
est. If Christs way is not better than
the way of the world. christianity
woold retrograde rather than grow
DIR. Thacker avoids personalities
and sarcasm while enunciating clearly
his fixed and logical views upon the
life that now is as we'll as that which
is TO come. Consciously perhaps. he
seems to keep ever DefO;c lhc adEoni-
ton In Essentials-umi,y i'm non-es-
sentials-liherty; in all things .chari-
ty.
He has been heard by all classes
and creedS here and If the feelings OF
anybody have been hurt by anything
he has said or done nothing has been
heard OF it. Let it not be understood
that he is a trimmer" or so much a
candidate for popular favor as to offer
compromise with known sin-far from
it; but he seems to have the rare
grace of loving the sinner while hat
ing the sin. He is an illustration of
the wisdom of evangeliZng the world
through the means and under the aus
picies of one of the established denom-
nation. rather than putting forth in
dependents who are answerable to no
authority. and whose heresies often
bring discredit upon established reli-
gion
"All denominations will see and feel
the beneficial effects of the revival of
true and undefiled religion in this
community long after this teacher has
gone on his way :"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15
CHAPTER ELECTS OFFICERS.
Rising Sun Chapter, Number q, Choos-
cS Leaders For the Year.

At regular meeting of the Rising
Sun chapter, Royal Arch Masons on
last Friday night the following officers
were elected and installed for the
coming year: r. A. Cooper, high
priest; Geo. l.. Pitts, king; Brooks
Swygert. scribe; w W. Dodson, treas
urer; Ii. Terry, secretary: r. A. Babb.
captain Of the hosts; c. NJ Miller,
principal sojouner; T. l.. Monroe,
r. A. captain; w. G. Lancaster. third
veil; Thos. Downey. second veil; Y.
s, Giikerson, first veil; and w. III. Cik-
erson. sentinel.
This chapter was re-organized last
year. since which time It's growth and
progress has been remarkable, and
intensely gratifying to all its members.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15
Shower For Thursday.

The jelly and preserve shower that
was to have been last week will be
held at the residence OF Mr. White W.
Jones on North Harper street ON
Thursday afternoon of this week at
$3.50 o'clock. This shower is by the
Junior Aid society of the First Presby-
terian church and for the Thornwell
orphanage. All the ladies and child
ren are expected to attend this shower
and to contribute some article.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15
A CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT.
VIII School Children Will Give En-
tertanmcnt Tuesday.

On next Tuesday evening at 7:3O
O'Clock in the Laurens mill auditorium
the children OF the mill school will
give Christmas entertainment for
the benefit of the mill school library.
A most interesting and pleasing pro-
gram has been arranged under the
direction of the teachers OF the school
and those who attend will be pleased.
The cause is worthy and should be aid
ed hy everybody. The entertainment
viii bc&in promptly at 7:@G; the ad-
mission will be Ia cents for children
and ID cents for adults.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15
Mr.. Frank Wright Promoted.

Mr. Frank Wright, son of MIR. and
Mrs. w. f. Wright of Tylersville, WHO
has been express messenger on the
Southern line from Augusta to Colum-
bia for some time has been transferred
to the line from Jacksonville to Char
lotte, one of the most important runs
on the Southern line. Mr.. Wright is
quite young man, barely twenty
one and the promotion is a substantial
compliment.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15
Rev. j. l.. McLin,

OF the meetings, Rev. j. l.. McLin
says:
The evangelistic meetings now
drawing to close at the First Presby-
terian church has been much appre-
ciated by the people of Laurens. This
is evidenced by the unusually large
congregations that have attended the
services, both afternoon and evening
Dr. Thacker's methods are some
what out of the usual order for this
section, nevertheless his preaching is
thoroughly evangelical 1t is charact-
erized by the earnestness. force and
simplicity and is calculated, under the
blessings of God, to quicken, comfort
and strengthen Christians, and lead
sinners to repentance and faith in
Christ as personal Saviour.
"The singing OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher
has been an attractive and important
feature of the meeting. The gospel.
as sung by them and the strong choir
supporting them, has doubtless made
lasting Impressions for good upon
many hearts.
Personally i have appreciated the
services and trust have been benefit
ed by them"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
Young White Man and Negro In Jail
On Serious Charge.

Young John Creemer. of the Watts
mill village, is in the county Jail
charged with criminally assaulting an
aged white woman in Youngs town
ship some days ago Before Creemer
was arrested, however, Will Johnson.
colored. was arrested on the same
charge and identified by the victim.
But the officers had reason to believe
that the woman was mistaken and
warrants were issued for two young
white men. Thus far only Creemer
has been captured.
1t is stated that the woman i'm quas-
uon is over sixty years of age. some
what feeble in mind and that thore
is possibility OF her beinng mistak H.
Further, there are rumors that. willie
there is something in the case. it was
not in reality an assault
Creamer is apparently about is
years OF age: he has relatives living
in the neighborhood OF where tho
crime is alleged TO have been commit
ted, and that he was visiting there at
the time
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15

tian community sober industrious,
God fearing people and a prosperous
and progressive little city. May Heav-
ems richest blessings rest upon Lau-
rens and her people.
| wish to express my deepest ap-
preciation of the support given by the
newspapers of Laurens to the evange-
listic campaign. Some one has said,
When great moral issues have been
at stake, when the pulpit has seemed
to be powerless when reformers have
been discouraged. when the masses
out of sympathy with good govern
ment seemed to be in control, 1t has
always been true that the press has
been the mightiest agent for arousing
public sentiment in favor of rights liv-
ing. right thinking and right acting
The papers have been our great help
ers, and in no place have they given
more space and assistance than here,
and hear that you have the best
weekly paper in the state. The excel
lent notices and unstinted commend
ations of your press have promoted
i'm no small way the interest and sue
cess of the meetings.
The committees, publicity, finance.
ushers, music and others, have been
untiring in their efforts and unusually
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15
NEW Elder Is LAURENS MAN.
Rev. T. c. Odell Appointed Presiding
Elder at Recent Conference.

Rev. T. c. Odell who was appointed
presiding elder at the session of the
Methodist conference in Abbeville this
week is Laurens county man, having
been born and reared in the Mt. Gale
CHAR section of the county
Mr.. Odell is quite well known in
Laurens and in the county and his
many friends are pleased at this mark
of honor conferred upon him. He
has a number of relatives here who
VIII be interested in this news.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15

efficient in their work The splendid
choir has done fine singing. and the
music has been an inspiration TO the
meetings, touching the hearts and COM
forting the souls of the great congre-
CATION. have been hoping and pray
ing for certain definite results from
these meetings. / hoped that Jesus
would be more real and the Bible more
precious to us. longed for the bring
Ing of Gods people closer together that
in the unity of the spirit and the bonds
of peace they might cooperate more
and more for the uplift of the commun-
ity and the upbuilding of the church
the moving of christians of all denom-
tion and a deeper sense of individual
responsibility; the reclaiming of the
careless, cold, Indifferent, worldly
minded church member and the sal
walton of the lost These have been
the purposes of this evangelistic cam
paign which God has richly blessed.
The success of the meetings has been
brought about not SO much by the
'Thacker-Fisher combination, but un-
der the guidance of the Holy Spirit, by
the excellent preparation and splen-
lid cooperation of the christian people
of the entire community.
Il rejoice that God has blessed your
efforts Christians have been COM
forted and reconsecrated, back-sliderg
have returned unto the Lord, many
have given their hearts to the Jesus
Christ and new members will be re-
ceived unto every church.
no Christian workers ever received
a more cordial welcome, more hearty
support and more earnest cooperation
than YOU people have given to us.
peak, know, both for the Fishers and
myself when | say. we cannot find
words to express our appreciation
oi it all. God Bless you every one"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15
Series of Services Have
Resulted I'm Great
Awakening.
SOME COMMENTS BY
VARIOUS CITIZENS
Religious Meetings at First Prcsby-
terian Church Have Been Produc-
tive OF Much Good-EXprcS-
siOns From DR.. Thackcr
and Prof. Fisher.

Tonight, the series of revival ser
vices that have been in progress since
December lSt. al the First Presbyter-
ian church of this city come to close.
The service at T:30 will be the last
of what has beer one of the most re-
markable meetings ever held in Lau-
rens; productive of so much good, re-
SultfnG in great awakening of the
people and turning their thoughts to
things religious, the means of convert
ing many to a profession OF faith in
Jesus.
According to a statement of Rev.
c. F. Rankin, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, at the close of
the service Tuesday afternoon, there
had been 431 who had signed the re-
consecration cards. that is expressing
desire and intention of leading more
consecrated lives and being more
faithful to their professions; there had
been SO professions of faith, and 16
who had declared their intention of
securing their church letters which are
at present elsewhere, and uniting with
some church in Laurens
In addition to the above, as a re-
suit of the one service held at Clinton
yesterday morning at the Thornwell
orphanage, there were 143 who signed
the reconsecration cards and % pro-
fessions of faith. DR.. Thacker went
To
preached at the orphanage and return
ed to the city for the afternoon service
yesterday.
Tomorrow, DR.. Thacker goes to his
home in Norfolk to spend the Christ
mas holidays with his wife and child
rens. In January he goes with many
others evangelists into the state of
Maine for religious campaign.
The services that come to a close
tonight have been blessing to this
entire community; there can be. nor
is there. any question about this. The
influence of them has been felt Vast
throngs of people have attended the
services; they have listened with un-
Houdi dll'iIiNSlleSS, anu llc results
can never be computed. The singing
has been the best church music ever
heard in this city; 1t has been by a
chorus of something like seventy-fve
voices from all the choirs of the city.
Prof. Fisher is an accomplished lead
er and director, and seemed to be
able to get the people to sing as they
have never sung before. Mrs. Fisher
at the piano contributed much to the
beauty of the music.
While the meetings have been under
the auspices of the Presbyterian evan
gelistic department. all denominations
have been made to feel that the work
was for them as we'll and the hearty
cooperation of all in Laurens has been
feature of the meetings
A free will offering mDunting to
something over $500 was raised and
presented to DR.. Thacker This is in
addition to the expenses provided for
by the members of the Presbyterian
church; people Of all denominations
contributed to this free will offering.
Following are some expressions re-
garding the meeting by a number of
representative citizens, together with
word from DR.. Thacker and Prof.
Fisher:
H. s.s,..s
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15
School Closes Thursday 9grd.

The Christmas holidays in the grad
ed schools beGin on Thursday after
noon, December 2&rd and close on
Monday or Tuesday aftcr Christmas
One week will be given Definite an
nouncement Will be made next week
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15
Mr.. ID. 4. Davis.

Mr. ID. A. Davis, one of the leading
merchants of the city said yesterday:
The gospel of love is what will win
men, and DR.. Thacker breaches that
gospel Brow beating and intimida-
ting are Of little effect.
THE meetings have been. what seem
TO me, great success. The excellent
singing was feature; Mr. Fisher is
an exceptionally competent and eflec-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15

conducting this
series of evan
gelistic servic-
es in Laurens;
to have been
with Mr. Ran
Kin a personal
friend, a fel-
low townsnan
an e q + Il e s [,
able and eff
cent co~laDorer
in the vineyard
of the Lord:
to have had
the united and
prayerful sup
port of t he
good people of
his church. the
earnest COOP
0ration of the
y a or S and
Christian peo-
pie of all
the denomina-
tions. and the
good attention
and p ii e n t
hearing nf the
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15
Woodmrn TO Elect Officers.

Laurens camp, number JS, will meet
on Thursday night of this week for The
purpose of elccting officers for next
year 1870 o'clock is the hour 1t is
desired that every member be on hand
for this special meeting.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-12-15
DR.. j. Il. Thacker.

DR.. Thacker has the following to
say to the people of Laurens:
1t has been one of the pleasures of
my life to have had the privilege of
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-01-08
PLIGHT OF JAPANESE EMIGRA-
TON COMPANIES.

The prohibition of emigration to Ha-
wall has dealt serious blow to the
japanese emigration business. Over
thirty emigration companies in this
country have almost all suspended bust
ness and some of them, says the Japan
Times, have closed their doors. Those
continuing business are the Morioka
Co., Empire Emigration Co. and Meiii
Emigration Co. They remain in bust
ness with no small difficulty by send
ing emigrants to South America, chiefly
Brazil and Peru. But the steady
growth of national expansion. the Toxic
paper remarks, does not allow the Jap
anese to confne themselves any longer
within the limited extent of their faith
erland, while of late the national ten
dency is greatly prone to oversee de-
velopment. Some time ago Messrs.
Hase and Otsuki of the Sendai Emil
grafton Co., organized the Canada Farm
ing Co. as joint stock enterprise. The
company is now engaged in farming
work in Canada for furtherance of the
object with which it was started. Quite
recently party of the shareholders of
the Empire Emigration Co. started n
new emigration company named the
Teikoku Shokumin Kaisha, with CAPT
tai of 100000 yen, to send emigrants
to Brazil and other South American
states. Should these new concerns be
successfully foated and aim at the de-
velopment of their business under the
government aid and assistance, the
emigration business will revive.-Ship-
ping Illustrated
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-01-08
EMBRACED DERRICK
At H|LO KILLS A MAN

HILO, Hawaii, January Gone man
is dead, another is in the hospital Sc
rously injured, and third is suffering
from hurts, as the result of an acct
dent which took place on the Hilo
breakwater last night w. d. johnson,
engineer in charge of one of the big
cranes, was the man killed. Inspector
Willard, attached to the crane crew, is
consigned to the hospital, while Beas-
ley another employee, is wounded.
The three men were all attached to
one of the big cranes which is used for
lifting the great rocks used in the con-
struction of the Hilo breakwater into
place. A fve-ton rock was being placed
on the work when the Embraced crane
gave way and fell into the sea, carry
ing Johnson with it. The crane had
started hosting without signal, it is
claimed.
No inquest will be held over the dead
man. The funeral will be held today.
johnson was formerly employed by the
Hawaiian Dredging Company.
Mr.. johnson was brought to the
Islands by f. J. Lord, and worked on
the Honolulu harbor dredging contract,
recently completed. Mr.. Willard was
the government inspector, and H. C.
Beasley is well known in Honolulu He
did all the woodwork polishing in
James B. Castle s residence.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-01-08
OAKLAND MAID
VOWS POVERTY

Stating that she is about to take per-
petual vows of poverty and become
Sister in the order of the Holy Names
of Jesus and Mary, Charlotte olga Ber-
ger, of Oakland, California, has fled a
document with Registrar Merriam max
ing her mother, Martha Berger, of this
city, her attorney in fact, and giving
her the right to sell or dispose of as
she pleases eleven shares of stock in
the Waianae Sugar Plantation Com
pany and two bonds, valued at $1,000
each.
Her mother is also given the right
and power to vote the stock as she
chooses at meetings of the company.
In case Martha Berger should die be-
fore the property named is disposed
of, it is to be given to the secretary
of the Sisters of the~H Holy Names of
Jesus and Mary.
Five hundred dollars is the sum
which Charlotte Berger states that she
will pay to the order Immediately as
an entrance fee. In the religious con-
gregation, she is to be known as
"Sister Olga
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-01-08
NO OPIUM IN CHAMBERLAIN s
COUGH REMEDY

There'is not a particle of opium or
other narcotic in Chamberlain s Cough
Remedy, and never has been since it
was first offered to the public, 1t is
as safe medicine for child as for
an adult. This remedy is famous for
its cures of colds and Group, and can
always be depended upon. For sale
by all dealers. Benson, Smith & Co.,
agents for Hawaii
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-01-08
Mayor Is Dubious.

Mayor Fern is not at all enthusiastic
regarding the compromise idea, however,
intimating that he wanted to have the
various questions at issue now go into
the courts for n definite settlement. He
is willing to enter into temporary com.
promise in order that the public work
may proceed, but he does not want to
compromise and leave behind him I'M
settled all the points now being
wrangled over, points which may then
be brought up later.
"I~want nothing more out of this
than the law allows me- he said. "If
the courts decide that have not the
powers I have assumed, all right; if
they sustain me and I am right, as !
certainly think am. want to know
it,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-01-08

moving, however, that it be read by
the clerk.
"Don't make the first notion" said
Logan. "I want to see as few motions
as possible, because l have to put them
ALL - -
Logan put the motion to accept, to
which there were six "ayes" and one
Hno.u
List of Bandsmen.
AHA, for the committee on public
expenditures, then presented his list of
bandsmen. The list and the salaries
vynra.