The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-17
GRAY COURT NEWS.

district no. 8, in which is located the
Gray Court-Owings High School,
held an election Saturday for voting
on bonds for the erection OF a new
schoolbuilding. The election was car
med In favor OF the hood issue, 81 to
36. The trustees will build q new
building on the spot now occupied by
the Gray Court Owings High School,
which will be one of Laurens Countys
prettiest locations.
The Gray Court Owings high school
has been one OF the County's leading
schools for the past so@ years, taking
first prize in several OF the County
contests. This school promises to be
a County leader i'm the future. We have
good corps OF teachers and a live
board OF trustees. Mr.. G.. B. Owings,
president OF the board, is graduate of
Clemson and taught for several years
n the county schools and knows how
20 handle Il school. We have great
confidence in the success of the school
while under his care. We hear some
Court will be on hand with display
hat will capture some OF the prizes
Mr.. S. ID. Martins offer OF $500
ton OF Fertilizer for the best stalks
Of cotton grown by the use of powa-
hatan Chemical Co.'S. fertilizer is be-
coming one of the topics and there
will be savcr3l farmers from this
community that will contest for this
7aluable prize. We hope to have Gray
court-Owings high school we'll repre-
Scnted at the fair.
Our town Is coming to now life at
present. Several buildings are in
)rogress and people are arranging to
"Omc to town to live. Mr.. W. r.. Gray
has rented his home at knights Sta
Ion and will move in town during
The winter, occupying the house own
ID by l.. II. Brooks, now occupied by
!. E. Moore.
Miss Margaret Floyd, of Woodruff, |
IS visiting Miss Allcne Willis.
Mr.. B. f. Yeargin left last week for
Amitc, La where he has accepted a
position as professor of agriculture
on ranch school. Mr.. Yeargin just
finished an agricultural course at
Clemson college last session and
doubtless he will meet with great
success in his profession in the west
Miss Eva Shell Brroll Martin, Kate
Curry and Marie Curry left last week
for Lander College
Miss Claude Shell and Henrietta
Owin@s have left for Winthrop college.
Quite a crowd attended the baDtixing
services at the Baptist church Sunday
afternoon. Twcnty-one persons were
baptized
The Wesley Adult Bible Class. of
the NJ E. church, gave an afternoon
picnic OH the lhurc!!: lawn last Med
nesday, which was quite success
The ladies prepared Il fine supper
which was served on the lawn in pic
mic style. The Wesley class of Dials
and the Kings Daughters, of Gray
Court, all Joined in having a photo
graph made and then each class was
taken separately which will be pub
lished in the Sunday School literature
About seven-thirty the crowd retired
to the church where Messrs. r. A.
Cooper and Jno. G.. Clinkscales were
10 have addressed the crowd on Sun
day school work. Neither of these
gentlemen were able to be with us,
SO Mr.. w. l.. Gray was on hand and
was called on and delivered a very
strong and earnest appeal on behalf
OF the Sunday school work. Rev. II.
w Munnerlyn made the address or
welcome and called for class records
from Mr.. j. w. Wells, secretary of
the Wesley class, who stated that this
with 33 on the roll Now there are
II enrolled with good average at
tendance, with good collections, plen-
ty OF money to defray all expenses
md n nice sum in the treasury. The
class officers are: w. p. Harris, pres
ident; II. n. Munnerlyn, and l.. c.
Dorroh, teachers; Gray Harris, treas
urer; j. w. Wells. secretary. Mr..
Ralph Wilson was then introduced
and gave very interesting and in
sLructive address on the Sunday school
work. The Wesley class is a flourish
ing class and is making a great i'm
proyement on the community. It's
moral influence will be far-reaching.