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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-03
ANNUAL REUNION OF
COUNTY VETERANS
Several Prominent Speakers have bccn
Invited to Make Addresses Before
the Veterans.

The annual reunion of the ConfCd-
crate veterans OF Laurcns county Will
be held in the city Saturday, the en-
ercises 10 be held in the court house
beginning about 10 o'clock in the fore
noon. The meeting will be presided
over by Capt. w. \. McClintock. Capt.
w. =. Cocker will be at his deck as
secretary of the association A large
number of the veterans from the coun-
~ are expected to gather on this an
nual occasion
Besides the customary program
carried out on these occasions, the
veterans will be addressed by several
prominent speakers. Hon. II. A..
Cooper, Col. j. Nj. Cannon and Hon.
f. +. MCGOWAN have accepted invita-
tons To he present and make address
cS. 1t is probable that several OF the
old war horses themselves will have a
few remarks TO make. rcminisccnts OF
the war.
IAiS annual gathering of the old vet
Grams is looked forward TO with a
great deal OF pleasure by the old sol
oI"rS - 1t gives them the opportunity
to renew old aCQuaintcnccs and re-
count and hear rccountcd THE brave
deeds done in the SIXTIES. ON thar
day the city will be given over to the
soldiers to do with it as they viii.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-03
SENDING OUT DIVIDENDS.
Ware Shoals Corporations Pass out

Ware Shoals, Sent t. Dividend
checks aggregatine $22,5oo are being
sent out by Ware Shoals corporations
today as follows
The Ware Shoals Manufacturing Co
is paying a special dividend OF . per
cent on outstanding common stock
of $l0OO.000 amounting to 100000, in
addition to the regular scmi-annual
dividend of 3 l-2 per cent on preferred
stock of 100000, amounting to $40
500 The Bank of Ware Shoals is pay
ing the usual semi-annual dividend of
per cent on its capital of $4,000
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-03
PENSION BOARD
ELECTED MONDAY
W. 4. Coker Elected Chairman and
Commissioner and W. 4. McClin.
took Secretary.

y meeting OF the Confederate vctc-
ran representatives from each town
ship IN the county was held in the
court house Monday morning, when
the election of the county board OF
pension was gone into Capt. w H. Co
kcr Was elected chairman and com
missioner OF the county board. Capt.
W. A. McClintook was elected sccrcta-
rNand Veterans Pat III. Murphy and
Lowndcs Ferguson We're elected as
t3e additional members DR.. W.D.
Ferguson, OF this city, was elected
physician.
As commissioner of the board. Capt.
w. +. Cocker will be in the court
house the first Monday in each month
to attend to the business of the board.
Veterans will find him there ON those
days.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-03
NEGRO FESTIVAL
ONE CASUALTY
John Allen Kills Willie Loopy In Ne.
gro Settlement on Southern Side of
the City.


gro Settlement on Southern Side of
the City.
John Allen, colored, was landed in
the county Jail "Wednesday afternoon
OF last week charged with the murder
of Willie Loopy. also colored the kill
ing having taken place about nine
o'clock the night before. The homi-
eide took place at festival" then
in progress at the home of a negro
woman in that part of the city known
as Jersey. A small black negro. who
escaped Immediately following the
tragedy. is charged with aiding and
abetting in the deed He is still at
large.
Coroner Hairston held an inquest
over the body of the dead negro Thurs
day morning and the jury rendered
a verdict to the effect that he came
to his death from gun shot wounds.
the gun being in the hands of John
Allen.
According to the evidence at the in
quest and to other facts gathered by
the sherin's office, the killing was the
result OF Il prcmeditated plot between
John Allen and the little black negro
whose identy is not yet known. John
Allen, who is said to be married and
N
some attentions to Sallic Forgy, a
young negro girl. Willie Ioopy, it
seems, had been captivated by the
same charms. At the festival Sallic
Forgy was presiding over the water
melon and soda water stands. with
Willie Loopy paying court John Al
len entered the house, closely follow
ed by the little black negro, and with
out much ado pointed pistol at Sal
lie ForGy and then turned it on Will
lie Loopy, firing With deadly effect.
The bullet entered the chest of the
negro little to the left, causing death
shortly afterwards. John Allen denies
this version OF the story, declaring
that he and the little black negro
were playing with the pistol when it
accidentally exploded. 1t is said that
the pistol belonged to the black negro
and that he handed ii to John Allen
just before the killing suggesting that
at will do the work"
Both negroes escaped after the kill
ing and the strange one hasn't been
apprchended yet. Soon after the oc-
curance search was begun for them.
No trace could be found of either of
them until some time Thursday after
noon, when a clue was picked up as
to the whereabouts of John Allen. The
negro had sent to town for pack Of
cigarettes and these were TO be de-
livered to him at a negro woman's
house on the southern edge OF the
city. The sheriff. accompanied by
Deputy Sheriff Reid, Chief Bagwel and
James Davenport, started on hunt
Reaching the house in question and
not finding any trace Of the negro,
they began search of the outlying
territory, Deputy Sheriff Reid, fol-
lowed up some tracks which he
thought might lead him to his man,
came upon the negro asleep in a
thicket of grass and underbrush The
deputy sheriff took bead" on the
fugitive and ordered him to get up.
The others of the posse were called
and the negro was then brought to
the county Jail.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-03
ANNUAL COUNTY FAIR
ON OCTOBER 17TH
Officials Met and Set Date
Saturday
BIGGER THAN EVER
BETTER THAN EVER
Date Arranged so as not to Conflict
with the State Fair which Is to be
Held Two Weeks Later. Executive
Committee to Meet at an Early DATE.

Committee to Meet mt an Early Date.
The big wheels were set in motion
Saturday to turn the machinery of
the annual county fair The officials
of the fair association met in the office
OF Clerk Of Court Power and discussed
the meeting were Pres. Byrd, Secre-
tary Power and Superintendent John
ID. w. Watts. Friday, October 18th,
was decided upon as the date for hold
ing the fair and it is understood that
1t Will be held in the same place as
heretofore, in Garlington's meadow.
A meeting of the county fair exc
cutive committee will be called at an
early date when the details of the
exhibition will be worked out. AL
though but little has been decided up-
on, one thing the officers are determine
ed upon and that'is that the fair this
year is to be bigger than ever and
better than ever. With the splendid
crop prospects and the already boun-
tiful past, the officials are very opti-
mistic. They expect the fair of 1913
TO eclipse anything ever held here
before.
The fair of 1913 will be the third
since the present organization was
perfected. The first seeds of the or
ganization were sewn in the summer
of 1911 when Mr.. w. ID. Byrd wrote an
tinlo
the people of the county to bcstir
themselves and 10 hold a fair where
its products and resources might be
exhibited for mutual benefit and en-
Joyment Soon after this a meeting
OF some of the most wide-awake and
progressive farmers and business men
OF the county was held in the county
court house. Out Of this meeting
grew the fair association. Officers
we're elected and executive committee
men were appointed from each town
ship. The officers and executive COM
mittee worked faithfully and harmon
iously together until the day of the
first fair 1t so far exceeded the expec-
tations of the most sanguine that a
vote was taken on the grounds to re-
peat it again the following year. The
same officials were reelected for the
fa1r or 1917, with the exception OF
several executive committeeman who
dropped out. In spite of the depres-
sion and the low spirits of the people
following a small crop, the fair was
again a great success, but hardly what
1t would have been had the crops been
more favorable. So, with two splen-
did examples Of achievement behind it
and with every prospect OF a bumper
crop, the officers Of the association
are enthusiastic over the prospects
for this years exhibition
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-03
FAIRyIEW STOCK SHOW.

Program has been Issued for this An
nual Event i'm the Lower Part Of
Greenyille County.
The Advertiser is i'm reccipt of the
premium list of the Fairview Stock
SHOW, which is to be held September
26th. The usually attractive list of
prizes arc to be given and very sue
cessful day is expected.
Those desiring further information
can secure it from Jas. G.. Goodside,
Fountain Inn, S. c., r. f. ID. 3.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-01-16
Plans 10 Further EmbeIIisk the Capitol Grounds

know them. we're young, a great deal
Of the plantation was for quick results.
The results were achieved. Some
skrubbery has developed 80 that as q
permanent feature 1t cannot be In.
dursed by progressive landscape ar.
chitects, but even this will not be
trifled with. Plant mortality in the
capital grounds was high last winter.
A large amount of s%hrubbery was kill.
ed by the long and excessive cold. A
number Of rec have been slain by
summer storms. and several were de-
stroyed or irreparably injured last
summer.
Whenever the replacement Of a tree
Is determined on a memorial tree will
be set out, with the final result that
memorial groves will surround the
capitol. Last spring a beginning in
this line Of work was made. and In
the east park on the senate side Sen.
ator Bacon planted a willow oak. Vice
President Sherman a purple beech.
Senator Lodge a red oak. Senator
Cullom an oak. and Senator Wetmore
an English beech.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-01-16

Of the average popular song. Former.
ly sheet music was derived from the
operas of Gilbert and Sullivan; nova.
days they seem to come mostly from
the burlesque stage. Twenty-Five years
ago many popular songs possessed
considerable merit; today many Of
them are unspeakable.
at is not the actual. literal mean
ing of the words sung that is objec-
t~ionable. but it is the connotation, the
idea obviously implied, or that n
is led to anticipate, which constitutes
the peculiarly vicious effect Of these
songs. Popular music today is at its
lowest ebb. But even II it cannot show
brains, it at least can show decency.
and l would welcome any movement
designed to this end"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-01-16
n BEne o

w ASHINGTON.-The collapse of
W the Bachelors" Washington's ia.
nous cotillon club, which for the last
twenty years has established the
standing Of the successive crop of
smart society, has been followed by
the establishment Of the "Benedicts"
and at last Washington winter time
smart set has undergone the long
threatened pruning. The Bachelors.
according to some reports, fell of its
W weight" In other words. too
many who could not muster all the re-
quirements were admitted to member
ship and one by n the "swagger"
element withdrew. The detection be-
gan several seasons ago when Major
Charles McCawley. U. S. NJ. c.. who
throughout the Roosevelt regime was
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-01-16
Y. M. C.. A. Puts Ban on All Suggestive Songs

THIS notice was posted the other
I day at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms and
dormitory here:
Members of the Y. NJ. c. A. and
visitors to the Association building
will please refrain from playing or
singing music Of the following kind
in or about the buildings: 'Hitchy
Koo,s Row, Row, Row. 'E~verybody's
Doing It, When | Get You Alone To-
night
Such songs are suggestive and not
at all in keeping with the ideals Of
the Association"
The notice appeared on the bulletin
boards throughout the Y. NJ. C. A. dor
mitory as well as on the announce
ment boards in the Associations gym.
nasium. pool room. bowling alleys.
turkish baths. readi1S Dom and bar
Der shops.
The ruling was made" said Secre-
tary Cooper. mot because any one has
made himself Objectionable by per-
forming these questionable songs. but
merely to insure that the policy and
moral conditions of the young man
shall be carried out in this detail as In
others. For many years I have noticed
a steady lowering in the moral one
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-01-16
Mr.. G0sLINGTON GOT EVEN
Collision Of IIi-Mannered Man and
Fire Hydrant Afforded Him Much
Satisfaction.

'You know the crowding, pushing,
III hammered chaps" said Mr.. Gosllng-
ton, that elbow their way through
and crowd you off into the gutter, like
as not, and pass right on with never a
thought? ] encountered n OF them
this morning in Sixth avenue.
He overlook me, coming up from
the rear. walking faster than l.. and
when he had come to me lie didn't
sheer out, but KEPT right along, Shout
dering me so that | almost fell into
the street. But in one brief moment |
was more than fully avenged.
Just as this ill-mannered chap
shouldered me had arrived at a fire
hydrant, for which | was about to
sheer out. You know the fire hydrant?
Built of cast iron. very hard, and
standing up rigidly. very rigidly. You
cant just shoulder a fire hyGrant out
of thu way, and just as this may shout.
deret me out of his course he came
upon the fire hydrant. which with me
covering it from view he had not
seen. His mex rude. reckless step
forward carrying him up against this
fire hydrant fair and squarely per.
bunk.
And 1t didn't break his leg, but
it did make him limp; he limped quite
%perceptibly, | vas pleased to see, as he
walked away"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-01-16
Rash ALMOST COVERED FACE

Warrenville, OF have felt the
effects of blood poisoning for eighteen
years. | was never without some erup-
tons on my body. The terrible itch.
ing caused me much suffering and dis.
comfort, while the rubbing and
scratching made it worse. Last spring
l had a terrible breaking out of bills.
:ery sores on my arms and limbs. My
face and arms were almost covered
with rash. l could not sleep and lost
nineteen pounds in five weeks. My
face was terribly red and sore, and
felt as If my skin was on fire. At last
l tried a sample Of Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment and l found them
so cool, soothing and healing, that l
got some Cuticurs, Soap, Cuticura
Ointment. and Resolvent. l bathed
with hot water and Cuticura Soap.
then l applied the Cuticura Ointment
every night for two months, and | am
cured of all skin eruptions." (Signed)
Mrs. Kathryn Kraft, Nov. 90, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept. l., Boston"
Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-01-16

ID LANS are made. and their execu.
j ton will be proceeded with as soon
as finances warrant, for further en-
bellishing the capitol grounds by the
planting Of additional s%hrubbery. 1t
should be emphasized that no attack
Is contemplated on the design OF the
grounds which represents the admir-
able work of the landscape architect,
Frederick Law Oknsted. The layout
OF the capitol grounds is satisfactory
to everybody, and the design is veneer
ated by all the men having in charge
the care and preservation OF the
grounds.
When the capitol grounds, as We
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-01-16
Collapse Of Washington's Famous CotiNon Club

the Beau Brummel Of Washington,
gave up his membership. George How
ard. o of Lady Howard of England
and kin to the ultra-aristocratic Riggs
connection, resigned about the same
time. Gist Blair, one of the most elig.
ible bachelors in the country. came a
close, third. but these lapses were
made up by the younger army and
navy set.
Last year things got worse and even
the lances Of criticism assailed the
bachelors. whose dances careful moth.
ers considered a bit too hlase for the
debutantes whose contingent hereto
fore had not been considered properly
accomplished unless they appeared
at least at the Bachelors three yearly
Germans" The turkey trot was one
Of the first wedges. the introduction OF
bridge whist tables where some pretty
high play was possible was another
d~isintegratory feature. while the habit
some Of the young matrons had of 60
ing out to the smoking rooms and puff
fing a cigarette or two between dances
was yet another phase OF the bache-
lors' later dances which more careful
mothers refused to view with favor.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-01-16
Proper Rescue.

How did you come out of the tilt
you had with the beauty doctor?"
Well | managed to save my face"
The Washington herald., 1913-08-13
Democrats CONTINUE
CAUCUS ON CURRENCY
Insurgents Make Speeches Against Re-
discount Section and Want to Pro-
hibit Interloeking Directories.
GLASS CONFIDENT OF WINNING

With the insurgents claiming progress
in their attempts to amend the admins
tration bill the House Democrats yester-
day continued their caucus on the cur
rency measure.
General debate on the bill was continued
and the talkative Democrats agreed to
extend for two hours the limit of time
for discussion. General debate will now
run for ten instead of eight hours.
Representatives Ragsdale. Wingo. Eagle
and Medley, members of the Banking
and Currency Committee. asailed the
administration bill Mr.. Wingo voted for
the bill in committee but reserved the
right to fight for amendments.
The object of attack was the rediscount
section, which the insurgents claims
makes no provision for the farmer and
discriminates in favor Of the CONNER
cial paper of. the banks. The insurgent
attack was preliminary to the offering OF
the Ragsdale- Henry amendments provid-
ing for an Agricultural credit" cur
rency.
I'VE made progress" declared Repre-
sentative Henry, land the chances now
are these amendments are going into the
bill. We also are going to win in the
demand to prohibit interlocking directo-
rates among national banks
Chairman Glass. while not denying that
the insurgents made a good showing. as
serted that their amendments would not
go into the bill and that the regulars had
the situation well in hand.
The caucus win be resumed at noon
today and general debate must be con-
cluded before amendments are in Or.
der.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-13
Store Addition
NEARLY READY
Woodward & Lothrop's New
Structure viii Be Finished
in October.
MANY NOVEL FEATURES
Auditorium for Shoppers and Cold
Storage Plant viii Form
Paris Of Building.
MANY NOVEL FEATURES

The new addition to the Woodward &
Lothrop Building is rapidly nearing CON-
pletion.
1t is being constructed by the F. B.
Nesbit Company. and is expected to &c
finished about October !. The new sec
ton of the store will have many no, Ell
features, including an auditorium with a
seating capacity of 80. also a plant for
cold storage Of furs, which occupies a
large part of two stories.
The building is eight stories in height.
which includes a roof garden covered
with red tiles. and is provided with an
attractive pergoIa. Music will be fur
nished at special hours of the day.
Birch Forms Interior.
The interior of the building Is being
finished throughout in birch stained in
mahogany, and the floors are of maple.
The first floor will be used for hosiery,
underwear. jewelry, stationery, engrav-
ing. and notion departments. The Sec
end floor for an enlarged mems depart
ment, containing clothing and shoes. The
third floor will be used for the juvenile
department, and the fourth for toys.
The fifth floor will consist of house fur
nishings, and the sixth the restaurant
and furniture department
Cold Storage Plant.
Taking like floor space from the sew
enth floor. the cold storage plant is prac-
tically two stories. This also will have
quarters for officers of the company.
The auditorium Is on the eighth floor,
which also will contain a large telephone
exchange and the rooms for the storing
Of furs, which will take up about half OF
the space.
The auditorium is to be used for the
of advanced styles in
dress and other articles and for enter
tainments, which will amuse the many
patrons Of this popular store.
c. l. Harding Is the architect.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-13
ROCK CREEK PARK
PROPERTY BOUGHT
H. R. Howenstein Company Acquires
Lois On Which viii Be Erected
Seven Homes.

The II. r. Howenstein Company, which
has recently erected six seven-room
houses, situated in Kilbourne Place. be-
tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth Streets,
also have purchased the lots adjoining
this property. The new lots are close
to Rock Creek Park.
Seven new residences containing eight
rooms each. with large porches both in
the front and rear. will be erected prac-
tically of the same type as those COM
pleted.
The rear porches will give q beautiful
view Of the park toward the Zoo. Some
of the fronts of the houses will be con-
structed of buff colored tapestery brick
and some of red brick. Large French
windows lead to the rear porches. All
of the first houses that were built have
been sold by the Howenstein Company.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-13

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The Washington herald., 1913-08-13
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

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committee lila & Susan r to Le,errtt NJ
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