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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-10
Jennie Fowler,
Seventh Grade
Copeland School.

Copeland school was established in
1894, when a small school house was
erected on the land belonging to Mr..
j. w. Copeland. The first trustees were
Mr.. j. d. Sexton, S. ID. Childress, and
John ID. Mills. The first teacher was
Mrs. j. d. Childress. Who taught only
one term 1he next term was taught
by Mr.. jeff Davis, Miss Myrtle Culbert-
son taught the third term. Miss Bes-
sic Hudgens was the next teacher and
taught four years.
Since that time the following teaca-
ers have taught here: Miss Myrtle
Yeargin, one term, Miss Georgia Cope
land, two terms, Miss Bessie Tenant,
one term. Miss Ella Belle Copeland
three terms. Miss Jessie Trotter two
terms. The present teachers are Miss
Lutte Young, principal, Miss Lille
Parson, assistant. This is Miss Young's
second term. and we had as an assist
ant last year, Miss Eva Coleman.
In the last few years the school term
has been increased from six to eight
months, and also the teachers salary
has been increased
In 1901, the old school house was
moved, and a nice, larger. one was
built in its stead. nearer the road.
The old-fashioned home made bench
es were replaced by new patent desks.
A teachers desk and revolving chair
have been purchased. A library has
been established and new books add
ed from time to time We have a
good globe, some maps, charts. and
few pretty pictures. This year we
have made enough money by giving
entertainments to paint the school
house inside. The trustees have
bought two new stoves this year, and
curtains to divide the assistants room
from the principals room
am indebted to Mr.. ]. ID. Sexton
for the earlier history of the school.
Willie Childress.
Seventh Grade
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-10
Princeton School.

The first school known as the Prince
ton school was located near the Gill
kerson farm about two miles from
Princeton on the Laurens road. School
was held here for several years, then
1t was moved about mile below
Princeton on the Augusta road. AT
ter several years of teaching at this
place, it was moved within the incor-
torate limits of the town QS7S). DR..
Brooks Rutledge was the first teach
er About the year 1885 an ell was
added to the building and two teach
ers were employed. During this ses-
sion 100 pupils were enrolled. About
thirteen years later an entirely new
building was built. consisting Of one
room. Since then the Isedool has
progressed much and has been consid-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-10
Mt Pleasant School.

Mt. Pleasant school moved from Will
Evansville about 1870-was first under
control OF local board OF trustees /,
viz, Messrs w. s. Hunter, Jno. Dav-
enport, W. A. Fowler, w. o. Hender-
son and perhaps three others.
1t was not put under public control
until after the election or Gov. Hamp-
ton, lest 1t be used for negroes Af-
ter election of Hampton. there was a
township board of trustees, viz Drs.
T.. ID. Coleman, Jno II. Smith and Mr..
Jno. NJ. Hudgens. Subsequent to sub
division of townships into districts,
school has been under control of dis
trict board.
For few years in the sos and 90's
the school was at Cold Point. Since
removal to Mt. Pleasant has been MAX
ing good. We have special tax of
only Q mills. An increase on this levy
is much needed as well as a now and
larger building. Present board of
trustees are Messrs Jno. d. Hunter,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-10
Rock School.

The school site was given by Mr..
Alex Nickels about the year 1884. The
house was built near a rock quarry
and 80 called the Rock school. The
trustees then were Messrs. C. l.. Full
ler, George Hanna and John Wasson.
The teachers in order were Matte
Fuller, j. c. Cook. Emma Latham, Bes-
sic Hollingsworth, Callie Simmons, A.
B. Ryley, Julia Dean, jamie Chalmers,
w. A. M. Plaxeo, Annie Clardy, Car
rie Paden, Olive Workman, Maude
Dantzler, Sara Beeks, Bertha ia
cobs, Grace Cook and now Sara Wilkes
About the year 1911 the school was
moved to it's present site near the old
DR.. Philips home. 1t still goes by the
name of Rock school. The school has
twenty-six pupils enrolled, the grades
are from the first through the tenth.
Term of school from seven to eight
months. The trustees are now Messrs.
S. A. Leaman, ID. NJ Simth and II. L..
Jones. The school had box-party
anu Soiu ice cream, clearing Sz9oU.
This goes for the Improvement of the
school building. Five or six take the
School Journal. one has joined the
Tomato club. think one-half Of the
pupils will get library certificates, and
two or three will get perfect attend
ance buttons.
Lawrence Jones,
Eighth Grade.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-10
RBNNO SCHOOL.
lin Course of ErectiOn).
Wadsworth School.

Our school has quite a history. MIR.
Wadsworth. very rich farmer and
merchant gave all of his property
when he died to the poor children of
our section of Laurens county. This
part of the county was called Dun
lap Battalion then. He said in his
will that all OF his money must be
used to educate the poor children of
Dunlap Battalion. He had hundreds
or acres of land. Ever since Mr..
Wadsworth's death, the children of our
section have been enjoying his money,
which is spent in keeping up our
schools. Our fathers, grandfathers,
and great eat-gEandfathers have re-
ceived their education partly from his
money. Our school. which was the
only one at first to get Mr.. Wads-
worth's money is named for him. 1t
is in pretty grove nine miles south
of Clinton
We have sixteen pupils and five
grades. Our school term is nine
months long, Miss Kate Dixon is our
teacher We have one corn club mem
ber, Seyborn Day Our School I'M
provement association Is going to give
up globe. We have new black
boards. U. s. flag and some new IL
brary books. Ten of the children take
the Journal, and three of us hope
to get the perfect attendance button.
Josephone Workman.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-10
Poplar Spring School

There has been a scnool at Poplar
Spring as far back as Our oldest peo-
pie can remember. Among some of
the teachers who have taught this
school. are: Messrs. l.. T. H. Daniel, j.
II. Watkins. Nj. l.. Roper, L. ID. Elledge
j. e. Arnold. Misses Mamie Boyd, Myr-
tie Cufbertson. Nora Watkins. Eula
Check, Alma Wallace, Isucy Haddon,
and our present teachers, Misses
Barnie Wallace and Lucille Wolf.
Four years ago we added another
room, hall and piazza to our school
house and since then have had two
teachers. The enrolment increased
from 60 to 102 The school has a
special four mill tax and runs six
months. We have all the grades from
the first to the tenth. The literary
society, which was organized in 1908
by Miss Alma Wallace has been a
great benefit to the school. 1t has
furnished the school house with
shades and pictures. We have a nice
library, globe and maps.
AT present the school has an enroll
ment of SO pupils; two boys, j. f. Pitts
and Humbert Sullivan, belong to the
Boys Corn club; two girls, Annie
Belle O'Delle and Brooksie Davenport,
belong to the Girls Tomato club.
blight of the pupils will get perfect
attendance buttons. The School Journ-
al goes into fifteen homes.
Wilbert Wood
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-10
BrewertOn School.

Brewerton school is situated within
three miles of Ware Shoals. Sixteen
years ago the Brewerton district was
taken from that Of Mt. Bethel and
Poplar Springs. Until about four years
ago the building was a one-room hull
of a hocse with rock chimney at one
end, but the fact was realized that i'm
provements must be made. so with the
aid and advice of our county super
intcndent of education we have a nice
uniform, well equipped two-room
building, which compares favorably
with any building in the rural dis
trict. The rooms are large and can
be thrown into one large auditorium.
We have some double and some single
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-10
cred a very good school.

cred very good school.
In 1911 the school became high
school. This year under Mr.. j. w.
HUFF, principal and Mrs j. B. Britt and
Miss Kiddie Arnold, assistants, 110
pupils have been enrolled.
Twelve pupils are subscribers to the
School Journal.
The value of the school property Is
now about $1,000.
The district has a special tax of
three mills.
This year there are three candidates
for graduation, the first in the history
OF the school.
At recent supper $26 was cleared
which goes for maps, etc.
Susan Britt
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-10

Nose Madden and j. w. Fowler.
Only one teacher employed, Miss
Hattie Earle.
Fifty-three pupils have been enroll
ed. have ten grades and term of sew
en- months.
The officers Of our School improve
ment association are as follows; pres
ident, Ethel Madden; vice president
Jennie Fowler, secretary, Louise Hun
ter. treasurer. Nose Madden. We have
raised funds enough to supplement
our library and to buy several beau
tiful pictures for our school room.
We have a club of ten that are sub
scribers to the School Journal. There
are two pupils in our school that will
receive the perfect attendance buttons.
And one girl that belongs to the To-
mato club.
Jennie Fowler,
Seventh Grade,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-10

desks, two large recitation desks,
maps, charts, blackboards. The build
ing is well heated with two heaters.
We have library with about seventy
five volumes. The present teachers
are Mr. j. C. Burdett and Miss Sudle
Medlock. Our enrolment Is about six
sy pupils. length OF term seven months
More than half the pupils take the
School Journal. The school is sup
ported partly By three-mill special
tax. The trustees are Messrs. T. 8.
Crawford, w. G. Murff, j. H. Balentine.
Arthur Culberson,
Seventh Grade.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-10

For rheumatism you will find moth
ing better than Chamberlain's Lini-
ment Try 1t and see how quickly 1t
gives relief For sale by all dealers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
Now, learn Business!


Get ready to obtain and to hold
commercial positions!
Make such preparation where the
best systems of shorthand and
bookkeeping known to the world
are taught at the Southern Short
hand and Business University, this
city!
Positions are always awaiting the
graduates of this famous Business
College.
A certain teacher of Bookkeeping
recently took the Southern's Bust
ness Course just to say that he held
a diploma from this well-knOwn in
stitution.
Reputation is mighty good
thing to have.
The Southern's As years Of con
tinual operation has made it an en-
viable rep"
Call upon % or 80 or more OF At
lanta's prominent business firms
and bankers, and verify this state
ment.
Among the recent students who
have accepted positions and made
good may be mentioned Miss Rose
bud Altman, who, under date Of May
IS. writes is follows.
Southern Shorthand and Business
University, Atlanta, Ca:
"Gentlemen-Anyone can attend
your college with absolute assur-
ance Of satisfaction, as your courses
are easily and quickly learned and
they meet every requirement.
Il consider Graham Pitmanic
Shorthand the best in existence,
chiefly on account of its simplicity
/ SPENT ONLY THREE MONTHS
in completing your Shorthand and
Typevriting Course and immedi-
ately accepted position with
the International Correspondence
Schools, which you secured for me.
Sincerely yours
MISS ROSEBUD ALTMAN
Yes. the Southern's pupils learn
as much about shorthand in one
week as do the pupils of any school
on earth. and they become better
stenographers in three months than
do the pupils Of any of the nom
Pitmanic systems bat the south
ern prefers its pupils to give little
longer time to the study and there
by become experts
That's why the business men pre-
fer the Southern's pupils.
The business men have already
become disguised with stenogra-
pliers writing some Of the new
tangled systems, as evidenced by
the following advertisement which
appeared in the Atlanta newspa-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06

pers
Wanted r. Lady stenographer
work light, go per month TO be-
gin. Chance for advancement.
No Charter writer's need
apply Answer in own handwrit-
ing NJ. A., Box 20i, care Geor-
gi4n'
Better be sure to learn the best
system al the start.
Graham PitminiC leads an others
in rapiGity of execution and Iegibil-
ity In reading. and IL is taught at
the Southern.
Write. call or phone for catalogue,
and enter now. Address.
A. O.. BrisCoe. president or l. W..
Arnold, vice president, 10 West
Mitchell Street. Atlanta. Ga.
Rev. Thomas /. Bryan. represen-
tative and lecturer.
Send 25c in stamps for a copy II
Professor Bryan's Pamphlet on
Punctuation.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
CHAMBERLIN- JOHNSON=DuBOSE co.
ATLANTA NEW YORK PARIS
"AH Work andNo Play--- .
Following Our Now WelEEStabliShed Custom
The Store Closes Tomorrow at O'clock

The Saturday haf-holidays for the summer begin
tomorrow!
They come as a little breathing spell" for those
who you and faithfully through the long days of
the year-and may they thoroughly enjoy them! Nor
we speaking out of pure philanthropy-t is tinged
with business Judgment perhaps with the psycholo
gy of business simply putting into practice the
old adage about all work and play. We want bright
willing, happy people abOutus We long ago recognized
the Saturday haf-holiday helpful means to this end
We trust that whatever slight inconvenience it may
cause you big public, will be more more than offset
by the renewed energy and vgOr and happy smiles that
people will bring with them on Monday mornings.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
We're Toilet Articles Ever So Priced?

And right the big of toilet articles, when
the hot and when comfort depends much the
take acquire it. There telling you how much will
time it half, again it's fourfths again it's five
sixhs-but such fractions teread the actual savings
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
YOUR ACQUAINT
CAN HELP YOU WIN IN
CONTEST FOR PONIES

What shall whenI subscribe for
The Georgian and The
This is
contest
Tne is Explain
test win and that friend
moneys worth and more
wllge
ready The
In this ask them
saving which through subscriptions really
your friends are
quanted with The Georgian and The American
they friendly
nominate candidate in The Hearst's Sunday Ameri
can and Atlanta Georgian Pony Outfit Contest:
Address ..........'............. ................
AuuFeSS
GOOD FOR 1000 VOTES.
Only One Nomination Blank Voted for Any Contestant
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
AHalf=Day Of Observation-Disclosures
In the Junior Department
Third Floor

Much be saved in the halliday tomorrow We have
created some timely and wonderfully fine values the Junior
Deartment-theq question VIII ether such values will last
through whole halliday Read them and judge for yourself
whether you should delay hurryng
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06

H. B. Reid, Crawfordville. Ca. 1900
Raleigh Wilkinson, Athens 80. 1000
Evaline Webster, Waycross 49,. 1000
School Boys and Girls Outside of
state of Georgia.
Fain f Webb. Jr ............ S59O5
Lena Mae Smith, Knoxville,
Tenn =. .............. 24S7O
Robert Hyatt Brown .,... 1910
MCGEE Hunt, Westminster, S. c. 1925
Miss Dorothy Davis ...... $3.50
Rodney stephens . 6410
]. I. Seweu Observation-Disclosures. 5055
Elmer Cooper, Greenville, s. C. 3l10
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
IS YEAR-OLD MISS ALTMAN
COMPLETES GRAHAM SHORTHAND
IN THREE MONTHS AT The
SOUTHERN BUSINESS COLLEGE

AS the Literary Schools and
Colleges Close, Many of Their
Pupils and Teachers Are
Entering the Southern Bus
mess College for a Sum-
mer Course in Shorthand
and Bookkeeping.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06

Sizes eight to fourteen years.
itv. They have navy, red and white
out of the class OF ordinary mlddies.
than one once YOU sec them.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
Children's $500 & $500 MILDLY BlOuses Sis

The white galatea is splendid quail
collars and silk ties that take them
The chances are you will choose more
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
Children's $500 & 5000 Dresses S2.9S

years As choice collection of lnen French
would choose from
Styled the becoming little fashOnsas only
makers know how Some are handem
ri sh crochet acea have point
that marks as extremely pretty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-14
OF MURDER
Davis. Arrested for Killing Al
Hatch, COnfesses.
Gives Detail of Plot and His
Own Wanderings.

Kansas City. Aug. 14.-Mrs. Bernie
Davis the 20 year old Wichita bride of
the leader of the boy bandits who
killed AL Hatch was in custody at the
county Jail for a short time after she
and Davis reached Kansas City today
in the care of Harry Hoffman, chief
deputy marshal. Davis was arrested
yesterday in Oklahoma City. The re-
lease of Mrs. Davis was ordered by
Judge Latshaw when he reached the
criminal court building. She went at
once to the home of Davis's mother.
Harry Davis signed a statement to
the prosecuting attorney today saying
that the plot to rob AL Hatch was
formed in spaghetti joint near Eighth
and Main streets.
He told that he and James Harper
and Harry Asher rode to Linwood
boulevard and Park avenue and waited
for Hatch who was known to wear
81, 500 worth of diamonds.
when Hatch got off the car said
the statement. ASHER told him to hold
up his hands. At this time Asher,
Harper and myself had Hatch covered.
Hatch put his hand to his hip pocket
and Asher fired. Hatch was holding
on to the lamp post. Then Asher
stepped back on the grass and fired
two more shots. Harper did not fire.
L shot twice. We all ran.
I'VE went to my home at 3030 Brook
lyn avenue and all went to bed. Har-
per left the house early in the morn
ing. Asher and I went down town at
80 O'Clock.
ASHER was arrested at Eighth and
Main streets.
Il was just inside the cafe when
Asher was arrested.
That night 1 was in Asher's house
when the police came in. Mrs. Asher
told the officers that we were all her
relatives sitting out in the kitchen.
There We're several of us in there.
That night 1 went to Memphis.
From there to New Orleans, then to
Wichita from December to January
4. Then 1 went to Fort Smith, Ark,
then to Galveston, then to Oklahoma
City, then to Ponca City, Ok, and back
to Oklahoma City where 1 was arrest
ed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-14
OPPOSES RECESS
President Wilson Gives His
Views to Democrat Senators.
Says There Should Be No Trad
ing With Republicans.

Washington, Aug. 14.-President
Wilson today informed Democrat SEN
ators that he is unalterably opposed TO
any recess of the senate between the
time the tariff bill is passed and cur
rency is taken up. He made it plain
to them that he believes it the duty of
the Democratic party not to hesitate
in its program of legislative reform but
to dispose of the tariff and currency
during the present session of congress
so that the December session may take
up promptly antitrust and other legis-
lation carrying out platform pledges.
The president communicated his
views through Secretary Tumulty. who
last night and early today got in touch
with most of the Democrat senators
and came to the conclusion that a sub
stantial majority was in favor of inn
mediate legislation and no recess
Incidentally the president took
strong position on the question of leg
islative agreement between Democrats
and Republicans in congress. He be-
lieves the Dem ocrats as the dominant
party should proceed with determine
The fact that Republican senator's
informally had agreed to speed up
consideration of the tariff bill if a re-
cess We're assumed after it's passa ge
prompted the president to urge that
business throughout the country de-
manded early action on the tariff re-
gardless of whether any vacation or
recess was promised in return.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-14
WHITMAN IS BOUNCED
New York District Attorney Thrown
Que of a Restaurant.

New York, Aug. 1.-two hundred
men and women including District At
torney Whitman were eJected from
Healy's restaurant, Columbus avenue
ard Sixty-sixth street, a few minutes
after 1 o'clock this morning by a
phaIanX of policemen.
CIubbed and bleeding men were
pitched into the street by the side of
hatless women, whose clothing in
many instances was torn and displaced
by rough handling of the police.
"This is an outrage, a disgrace on
the city of New York" declared the
district attorney he was swept into
the street. Il will present the matter
to the grand jury at once and 1 will
seek warrants for those responsible
for this outrage"
The district attorney had gone to the
restaurant at the request of Thomas
Healy, the proprietor, who wanted him
to personally witness the scenes that
are being caused by the determination
of the police to enforce Mayor Gay
nor's 1 o'clock curfew order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-14

perfect alignment, and the crowd, in
Guiding even those who didn't know
much about marching, saw the per-
fection of their movements and ap-
plauded uproariously.
Raper Commandery No. l., Indian
apolis, from popular opinion, present
ed the best exhibition of drilling in the
first days competition of commandery
drill teams at the parade grounds of
the thirty-second triennial concIave of
knights Templars. Last night Detroit
Commandery No. L, conceded the best
drilled team of the knights Templars,
gave an exhibition drill, it being barred
from competition, which drew pro-
Ionged applause from the crowd.
No official announcement of the
markings given each team will be
made until late tonight or Friday
morning. Last night the official ban
quet was rendered the grand encamp-
ment at FL Jebel Temple
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-14
CANCSTER IS KILLED.
Shot Dead While Walking Along
New York Street.

New York. Aug. 1.-THE list of
gangsters' crimes was augmented to-
day with the murder of a man be-
leved to be Joseph Rookie, a MEM
ber of the Sullivan street gang, who
was shot and almost instantly killed
early this morning while walking on
Thirty-first street.
The man dropped with a bullet
in his brain in front of an unoccu-
pied two-story building in the door
way of which a revolver was after
wards found. Three policemen and a
detective within two blocks of the
spot We're on the scene within two
minutes, but they caught no sight of
the escaping murderer. The victim
himself clutched loaded revolver
which he had not fired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-14
Low WAGES AND VICE
No Relation Between the Two, Says
n. U. Professor.

Chicago, Aug. 14.-Low wages are
not an important cause of vice, Pro
fessor Harry A. Mills of the University
of Kansas, asserted during a lecture
at the University of Chicago. He Sc
vereIy criticised the recent Illinois in
vestigation and told students that the
evidence tended to deny any relation
between wages and immortality.
IF any considerable percentage OF
women become immoral it is to be
explained chiefly by the environment
and the effort to obtain favor and not
by the rate at which they are paid.
asserted Professor Mills. Virtue is
protected in poverty almost as general
ly as in riches. The deficit is made up
of the quantity of charity and some
times must be paid in the kind of liv-
ing which spells in the long, if not the
short run undermining of health and
efficiency and the sacrifice of oppor-
tunities for little more than a wretched
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