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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-06-28
THE FIRE WAGON AGAIN.

We were not aware before that ne
groes were members of the City Fire
Department. When the fire wagon
started out Saturday morning. with
that pair of slim-legged borrowed an
imals, there were three of them hang
ing on behind. Besides the regular
members of the fire department and
these three negroes there must have
been half dozen other men perched
on the wagon. In addition to all this
weit' the wagon weighs two tons
Now, how can 1t be expected for our
horses to gel 10 fires with much speed
or without serious drain on their
strength. Where Is there farmer in
this county who would run his horses
at gallop for half mile with five
Thousand pounds as load?
1t might perhaps appear that The
Advertiser is taking upon itself the
duty of regulating and directing the
fire department. but it is not trying to
take that role Every member of the
fire department VIII agree that all of
these people should not be allowed on
there every time the fire bell rings.
They are absolutely in the way at a
fire and only serve to hinder the fire
men III their work The department
has made some splendid runs within
the past few weeks and is getting in
better shape as the weeks go by, but
they are greatly hampered when they
are crowded out when the fire call
comes.
We would offer a suggestion to the
company itself, which we believe
would help in getting off from the en-
gine house a little quicker. This sug-
gestion is to help do away with the
great excitement around the fire house
door every time the bell rings. Sat
urday morning the horses became so
frightened and disconnected that It
took quite deal of time to get them
to go out at all. This was caused by
the swarm Of people who crowded
around the door, when the bell rang.
1t happens all the time and while
these strange horses were delayed a
little longer than usual this time, we
have noted from our window that there
is more or less of delay every time
from this same cause. The sugges-
tion we would make is that the mo-
ment the bell rings the doors should
be closed and the lights turned on In
side in order to see how to harness up.
Then when everything is ready let the
doors swing open and the horses go
out without excitement. This would
have to be practiGed to get the horses
used to It, but 1t is better than the
plan now followed and is a plan that
is followed in great many larger ci-
ties.
While we nave rambled along so far
on the fire department question. The
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-06-28

baurenS has a well organized
boosting" club Glad to see it. The
old city on the hills has been little
SLOW, but she is coming. Now let us
all Join in boosting" Clinton Sure
she's climbing steadily, but there's
nothing like little soda in the dough
Clinton Gazette.
The Advertiser is i'm receipt of a
communication from II. Sampson, pro-
prietor of the near beer saloon, en-
titled "My Answer" AS the article
is rather lengthy and came in rather
late we are unable to publish it in
this issue. However,. we will publish
the entire letter i'm next weeks paper
sE@
We would Impress upon correspond
ents the necessity of placing sigma
lures to their letters. Very often we
are forced to throw contributions in
to the waste basket which we would
really like to publish. but which have
no names signed to them. Such a con =
trbution came from Reedy Grove
this week. Please sign your name to
the articles sent ill.,
We have persiStently refused ever
since the bill was passed to attempt
to get OFF anything in this column
aboOt the marriage license bill, which
goes into effect Saturday, and we do
not expect to break our silence For
our part if we are ever put face to face
with the proposition, we will take our
medicine like man and go up and
plank the dollar down.
to lose from her soil such men as
Jas. ID. Burton, engaged in extensive
Y. NJ. G. A. work in the railroad city
OF Oakdale, Tenn, and many others
who are missed from the family
hearthstones, it is always a pleasure
for The Advertiser to make note of the
great work that they are doing and to
let the old home folks know that the
something worth while in the world.
Although the Camden Chronicle
gives us credit for the inspiration to
change the makeup of its excellent
paper, by taking advertisements from
the front page, we are quite sure that
they must have had the idea in view
all along. We were agreeably surpris-
ed when we opened the Chronicle last
week to find that the change had been
made. The Chronicle Is a much bet
ter looking and much more newsy
paper than before and now with its
new equipment, ii is i'm a position to
take lead in its field. Having gone
to the expense of providing its pa
irons with such an excellent paper.
IT deserves an even larger and better
patronage than it has enjoyed here
tofore.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-06-28
tract from The Greenville News:
The Reporters Position.

"In the course of his daily rounds.
the reporter called at the office of
the Supervisor of Education in quest
of news and was furnished with
facts, views, opinions ct cetera con-
tained In the two stories referred to
by The Advertiser. AS no one repre-
senting the Laurens County school Of
ficials or the residents of Columbia
school district favoring the annexa-
tion of the strip of Dunklin town
ship to Sullivan school district could
be found, their side of the question
was not touched upon In the news
stories. Had the reporter been able
to find any one Of them this side of
the question would have received the
same attention as the other.
The only interest the reporter had
i'm the question was it's mere adapta-
bility to news story and as I'm all
other cases, endeavored to give a
truthful and impartial account of
the affair, as 1t was related to him"
While we would not for anything at
tempt to advise The News as to what
it should do, The Advertiser does be-
the power to demand rehearng on
this matter. The editor of The News
is a busy man, we know, and this is
a very small section of Greenville
County, but It's part of it just the
same. Princeton High School is Of
fering to a number of Greenville coun-
ty citizens benefits which they cannot
enjoy in their own county (unless bet
ter provisions are made) and we are
sure that The News would not willing
ly look idly on and see this chance
taken away from them.
We would assert again, though, less
there be some misunderstanding Of the
position of Laurens County. that
Princeton will receive some benefits
by the incorporation. But the bene-
fits are justly hers, nevertheless, for
she is already receiving and will con-
tinue to receive, Columbia district
children in her school whether this
matter is settled satisfactorily or not.
We would not have the people of
Greenvile County to believe that
Princeton will be imposed upon.
County Superintendent of Education
Pitts has gone to considerable
amount of trouble and expense having
this section surveyed and in attend
ing to other matters in connection
with it, and we believe that it would
indeed be pleasure for him to know
that his plans for the education of
the children in the vicinity of Prince
ton would be carried out. Supt. Davis
has given the impression all along
that he would be in favor of the in
surprise to those interested here when
his vote on the matter became known.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-06-28

There is one medicine that every
family should be provided with and es-
pecially during the summer months !;
VIZ, Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. 1t is almost GER
tain to be needed. 1t costs but quar-
ter. Can you affard to be without it 4?
For sale by all dealers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-06-28

Lookout Mountain Irish Potatoes
for July planting. Grow well plant
ed after grain. $1.75 per bnshcl.
44-5t. pd. VIM. p. Harris.
OWingS s. c.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-06-28
THE HOSPITAL.

he Laurens County Hospital is an
institution which should be given ev-
cry encouragement and aid by the Deo
PIE OF this city and county. 1t is an
institution which many larger and
more prosperous cities are crying for
and which many more would be only
too glad to support. These two la
dies have undertaken to give us what
should prove a real blessing to great
many people who have been hereto
fore unable to receive proper atten-
ton and everybody in the county
should make it point to make 1t
our hospital" Hardly a week passes
but that some one is carried to some
other city in the state to get the ben.
eft OF hospital attention and these pa
tients now should be carried to our
own institution whenever the physi-
clans think the case demands 1t. Many
more things are still needed at the
building and gifts of any nature Will
be accepted. 1t is going to be a hard
road to travel to get the institution
on its feet and we should all join to-
gether to put 1t on a Arm foundation.
CALL FOR A RE.HRARING
Concerning the Princeton School
matter, to which we referred at length
In these columns last week, we take
pleasure In reproducing short ex-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-06-28
LEARN AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS.

Take thirty days Practical course
In our well equipped Machine Shops
and learn the Automobile business.
and accept good positions. CHAR.
LOTTE AUTO SCHOOL. Charlotte, N.
C..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-06-28

Nanted-A horse of good size, gem
tie and suitable for a lady to drive.
III. Y. Simpson. ,48-2t
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-06-28

The Advertiser will be glad to
receive the local news Of all the
communities in the county. Cor
respondents are requested to
sign their name to the cOntri-
buttons. Letters should not be
mailed later than Monday morn
Ing.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-06-28
TRADE WITH US
We carry a Full Stock
of Goods and can
Please You.

We offer this week 16 lbs.
Whole Grain Rice for $1.O0.
We have a few bushels of
Peas left to close out. $2.25
for the Speckled and $3.50
for the Unknown.
Call on us for Cane Seed,
Millett Seed, Bunch and Pole
Bean Seed.
Try a sack of Corno Hens
Feed. SO lbs. for only $1.25.
Good Broom for Is cents.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-10-25
THEWEAVER'SS SHUTTLE
Great Line Of Sweaters
Made by Penna. Knitting Mills

An ATWOOD Line
$500 Grade in sNOTAIR' in Oxford,
/. Navy, Cardinal and Grey
$3.50 Grade in Cardinal and Oxford
$3.50 Grade in Cardinal and Navy
Perfect Fitting
Also handle the Germantown Textile
Co.'s ssIMPERIAL" Custom made Sweaters
at all prices from $1.OO to $500
S1.OO Yund, Kennedy & Yund Sweater
in all coIors. Best $l.OO Sweater known
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-10-25
LARGE LAUNDRY
FOR PLEASANTVILLE
Borough Council Meets MI. John Risley
Half Way and Big Enterprise Is Assured.

Pleasantville is to have large laun-
dry which will employ from so to 100
people with a payroll Of from $4,000 to
$4,000 annually. This was finally set
tied at meeting of Borough Council
when it was unanimously voted to pro-
vide the necessary sewerage to take off
the waste water and to exempt the
property from borough taxation for a
period of five years.
Mr.. John Risley, the promoter, was
present, and this was all he asked, and
he stated that he was ready to begin
work Immediately looking towards get
ting the plant in operation at the ear
lest possible time
Mr.. Risley has already given notice
to Lake 4 Risley to vacate the building
they now use as mill ON Decatur
street, west of the Shore Fast tracks,
dry, and as soon as possession is secured
the machinery will be installed and
work commenced 1t is expected to be-
gin operations early next year.
Mr.. Risley will have a plant which
will cost nearly $4,000 and in addition
will begin erection Immediately of six
houses to be occupied by some of his
labor.
This is the greatest forward stride
Pleasantville has ever made, and it will
be followed by other industries, some
Of which are already figuring on locat
ing here. Our Mayor and Council de-
serve and should receive the gratitude
of every individual who has at heart
the advancement and welfare of our
growing city.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-10-25
A BOYS LABOR UNION.
Good Boys for Good Work at Good
Wages.

In view of the fact that many things
around home are left undone, because
there are no boys to do them, and in
view of the fact that it is not always
an easy matter to secure the services
of boys of the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth
Grades Of School No l, have formed an
organization for the mutual benefit of
themselves and those needing boys help.
The boys draw lots for their order on
the waiting list, and as they are en-
ployed they 60 to the bottom of the
list and their names are carried to the
head of the list again.
Any one desiring boy mornings or
nights after school, or on Saturdays,
has only to phone to the Principal of
School No. l, and the call will be given
to the first boy on the list. But if a
boy has given good service and party
desires the same boy again, his services
may be secured without regards to his
number on the list.
The boys have agreed that their SER
vices will be worth one dollar per day
of eight hours, fifty cents per half day,
twelve and one-half cents per hour, and
on Saturdays no call shall be accepted
for less than twenty five cents.
Should the character of any boys
work be so poor as to work an injury
to the organization, his name will be
dropped from the list entirely.
This is work that should receive
the attention of every one interested in
the welfare of Pleasantville's School
Boys, and little encouragement on the
part of the citizens of the town, might
start the ambitious and energetic boy
on the road to future success. Give the
boys chance
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-10-25
Yesterdays baseball score:
Athletics, A; Giants, 2.
FIRE HOUSE PLANS ACCEPTED.

The Mayor and Council have accepted
the plans for fire house drawn by Ar
chitect J. Vaughn Mathis, and are ad-
vertising in The Pleasantville Press to-
day for bids for its erection. y The gen
eral idea as submitted by the firemen
has been carried out and an ideal home
for our fire-fghting apparatus will be
had. The building will be of brick, two
stories high, and must be completed by
April lst next.
The Macmillan Studio takes second
place to none, either in the quality of
its work or its promptness in filling
orders.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-10-25
FOUND DEAD BODY
Of Colored Man, Who Undoubtedly Was
Accidentally Killed by Shore
Fast Car.

Living beside the Shore Fast Line
track. as if it had been struck by a
train. the dead body of William Berry,
colored, was found last Friday night near
the Wright street crossing in Pleasant
Vile. The body was badly mangled and
seemed to have been dragged along over
the railroad ties beside the track before
it was. probably hurled to one side. -Four
little children, living with their mother
on farm about three miles back OF
Pleasantville, are made fatherless by
what appears to have been an accident.
Two sons of the dead man, William, a
bus driver, and Sylvester, laborer, live
in Atlantic City, where daughter is al
so living.
How the man came to his death the
authorities are not entirely certain.
The first known of the affair was when
Theodore Allen, a machinist employed in
Atlantic City, was walking home beside
the Shore Fast Line track about three
quarters of mile below the Pleasant.
Vile station. He discovered the mangled
BODY lying about six feet from the east
bound track and still warm, indicating
that the man had been killed but very
short time before. Allen sent for Mayor
Crawford, who with Officer McDermitt
had the body removed to Parsels' under
taking rooms and started an investiga
tion after notifying Coroner Sontheimer
Berry was about 40 years old and fol
a time there was some doubt as to hi.
identity. A man named Holland ant
two or three others saw the remains Al
the undertaker's rooms and identified
him as Berry, but they were not quit
sure of his first name.
Investigation by Mayor Crawford dis
closed marks on no less than six rail
road ties, which seems to have beel
made as Berry's body had been dragged
| by train, on the side of which it j
| thought his clothing might have caught
The ground was also scraped up for
considerable distance not far from tn
| spot where the body was found.
One Of the mans legs was broken, hi
! shoulder was dislocated and there wa
! a deep wound in the forehead.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-10-25
Assistant Treasurer at Trust Compan

Assistant Treasurer at Trust Company.
The directors of the Pleasantville
Trust Company on Thursday evening
last elected Mr.. Mervyn Wilson to the
position of assistant treasurer. Mr..
Wilson is too well known to need intro
duction to the local public. Born in
Philadelphia 26 years ago, he came to
Atlantic county in 1904 to take the po-
sition of secretary to the superintendent
of the Bell Telephone Co. at Atlantic
City, which job he relinquished two and
a-half years ago to become assistant to
the City Clerk Of Atlantic City, which
position he continued to hold until a
few weeks ago. Last March he opened
gents furnishing shop in Pleasant
vile and continues to conduct this busi-
ness, in which he has been highly sue
cessful. Four years ago he married
Lorena, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Frambes, and they make their home in
an attractive bungalow on West Wash
ington avenue. Having knowledge of
bookkeeping, typewriting and stenogra-
ply, enjoying a wide acquaintance, pop
ular with all who know him, he will
undoubtedly prove himself of inestima-
BILE value to the institution In Messrs.
LeCompte and Wilson, the company
starts with a most capable force to take
care of the large business they doubt
less will receive.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-10-25
Atlantic & Suburban
Railway Company.
Change in Schedule.
EFFECTIVE
Tuesday, Oct. 1881

Service between Allan
tic City and Somers Point
same as previous SChed-
ule.
Service between AbSe-
con City and Atlantic
City cars Operat e d
through between 6.I5
and SIS a. m. and 3.15
to 7.15 p. m. Balance of
day close connection
made with SOmers Point
cars at PleaSantvilIe.
All cars operate through
without change on Sat-
urday nights between Alb
SecOn and Atlantic City,
leaving Absecon Is and
45 minutes after the hour
and Atlantic City on the
hour and half hour.
Half hour service to
Somers Point Saturday
nights.
See Time Table.
r. A. GALE,
Superintendent.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-10-25
THE WEAVER STORE
Good Goods :: Good Service 5: Square Deal
Pleasant Birthday Surprise.

A number of friends rendered Mrs.
Andrew Strang surprise party on
Thursday evening, Oct. 10Th, in honor
of her natal day.
The surprise was complete and very
jolly evening was spent by all. She re-
ceived some very pretty china as re-
membrance from her friends.
The invited guests were: Mr.. and Mrs
Bartlett, Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Ford,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hazelton, NJ rand
Mrs Mark Caste, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Boyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Dougher-
ty, Mr. and Mrs. Austin, Mrs. Walker,
Miss Mildred Boyer, Miss Addie Ford,
Miss Katheryn Austin, Miss Emma Ford.
A new roof has been built ton the
building occupied by j. E. Smith & Son,
opposite the Hotel Rodney.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-10-25
FOUR THOUSAND COPIES.

The issue of The Pleasantville Press Of
next Wednesday, Nov. lst, will be the
largest ever issued by the paper and will
consist of four thousand copies. Such
an opportunity for advertising has never
before been presented in this section, and
our merchants and others are cordially
invited to avail themselves of it, Rates
will be the same as usual To insure at
tention, all copy must be in our posses
sion by Saturday next, Oct. 2Sth.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-10-25
It's Equal DON'T Exist.

No one has ever made salve, oint-
ment or balm to compare with Buck
lens Arnica Salve. It's the one perfect
healer of Cuts, Corns, Burns, Bruises,
Sores, Scalds, Boils, Ulers, Eczema, Salt
Rheum. For Sore Eyes, Cold Sores,
Chapped Hands or Sprains its supreme.
Unrivaled for Piles. Try it. Only 25c
at all Druggists.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-10-25

Lake & Risley Co. are arranging to
build large mill on their property ad
joining the West Jersey tracks. This
was made necessary by their having to
vacate the property they are now using
for the purpose and which John Risley
will convert into a laundry.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-10-25

Great progress is being made in re-
hearsing the play Santiago, which
Excelsior Council Band viii present in
Red Mems Hall in about months time.
About fifty of Pleasantville's best tai
ent will participate. Full details will
appear later.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-25
DINNER ON AN "AIRSHIP"
Philadelphia Guests Could Even
.. Hear Propeller Whirl. ..-
[By Telegraph 70 The Tribune.

Philadelphia. Feb 24.--Forty prom
inent society folk tried hard to imagine
that they had dined in an airship to-
night, before they descended to the Belle
vue. Siratford ballroom TO participate in
the Assembly Ball. the exclusive dance
Of Philadelphia society. The aerial din
ers were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles E. Coke. al whose request the
solarium on top Of the hotel three hum
dred feet above the street level had been
transformed into reproduction Of the
cabin of dirigible balloon. The whirr-
ing Of easolene engines and the click OF
revolving propeller blades aided the illu-
sion.
When the guests entered the hotel
operators Of special elevators, garbed as
aviators, whisked them up to the roof.
Hanging from the roofs Of the cars were
recording paragraphs, diniinutivve pens
in rurrle ink tracing across the face OF
the instruments the rise Of the elevator.
AS they reached the roof. the guests
heard the chug. .chug Of the engines and
the swish of the propellers. IN one
corner Of the cabin was a wireless oper-
ator, who sent aerograms from the
guests 10 friends in the city.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-25
CUBAN JUNTA NOT GOOD PAY
At Least, John T. Smith, Bankrupt
Saws It GIVES Him Some Thousands.

John T Smith, Of No. i62 East 18TH
street. filed petition in bankruptcy yes
terday, with liabilities amounting 70 SI,53)
and assets Of S25,2S5. The assets, however,
are merely nominal. They consist Of money
owing 10 him.
Some time ago, Mr.. Smith asserts. he did
& bit Of business FOR the Cuban junta.
There appears on lis credit sheet the fem
OF s24sj0. said TO be due him from that
bcdy for money expended, services rem
dered and goods supplied. The Novelty
Airship COMPANY is down for $50 for
services and material, and the city Of New
York has omitted. according 70 the claim,
to reimburse Nj Smith for services and
carfare 70 the extent OF s2i5.
Mr. Smith used TO have eleven lots IN
South Oyster Bay. Long Island, but they
were sold for taxes. Before he entered the
real estate market NJ. Smith was ship
builder, and 1t probably was while en-
gaeed in that trade that he fell foul Of
The Cuban sympath!zers.
Those who are trying to collect from Mr..
Smith are Thomas VI. Mulry. Mary Bren.
ran and James J. Smith, Of Cleveland, all
G. whom have loaned him money; Perry
Watson. OF South Orange, y. J., who has
q $3.50 note: ST. Jerome's Academy, which
wants t.45 for tuition, and the West Side
Eoard Of Trade, which IS short s45 for dues.