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celebration of her birthday anniver-
sary, when she had among her young
friends Arthur Moses. Lillian Moses
Randolph Ogilby, Elizabeth ogllby'
Betty McNaIly, Peggie Walsh, Eliza
beth Peele. Harriet Whitford. Ordway
Whftford, Katherine Deming. Alice
peming, Lillian Latimer and Helen
Minnigerode Mrs. Robert l.. Corby OF
East kirke street gave a tea last week
at her home in honor of the new mem
bers of the Chevy Chase Chapter of
the Young Women-s Christian Assocla-
ton. when she had the officers OF the
association assisting her. Mr.. and MRS.
Charles Hagner were hosts at dinner
the past week at the Chevy Chase Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Livingston Beatle
of Delaware street have cards out for
an at home April 3 from to H. Judge
stanton J. Peelle of Connecticut avenue
and West Irving street who has been
in Indianapolis, Ind, has returned to
his home. Mrs. Samuel II. Paschal of
West LenoN street, who has been
spending some time at Atlantic city,
n J has returned to her home. MI.
and Mrs. Walter S. Abraham of Morri-
son street were hosts to the members
of their card club the past week at
their home Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Wurde-
man Of Morrison street have cards out
for five hundred Monday, March ~
Mrs T. j. Boyd of Massachusetts. who
has been visiting her daughter and
son-in-Iaw, DR. and Mrs. A. NJ. Stin-
son of East Bradley lane, has returned
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to her home. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward ].
Walsh of Newlands street were hosts
at dinner the past week to.a party of
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Nc
Nally of Newlands street entertained
at dinner the past week at their home.
COL L. {. Frost of San Antonio, Tex,
who has been visiting Col. and Mrs.
F. NJ. NJ Beall of Brookville road. has
returned to his post. The Community
Club of Chevy Chase met the past week
at the home of Mrs. George j. Hessel-
man of Raymond street, when the fol-
lowing were elected officers for the
year: Mrs. George J. Hesselman, presi-
dent; Mrs. William p. Montgomery,
vice president: Mrs. Arthur NJ. Stimson,
treasurer, and Mrs. James B. Clayton,
secretary. At the meeting it was de-
cided to have an Easter sale at the
home of Mrs. John II. Dynes on Cum
mings lane for the benefit of the club.
Miss Ethel Furman and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Furman of East Orange, n. j.,
who have been house guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph A. Burkhart of Connecti-
cut avenue, have returned to their
home. Mrs. George J. Hesse Imam of
Raymond street entertained at lunch
con the past week at her home. The
Mems League of the Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church, of which Judge
Thompson is the president, gave q very
interesting musical at the Chevy Chase
Library the past week. Among those
participating on the program for the
evening were DR.. and Mrs. S. Swan,
Mrs. Howard A. Coombs, Miss Drake,
Miss Latimer. Mr.. Lee D. Latimer. Mr..
Morton, Miss Cramer and Mrs. Albert
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A Bazaar and Supper for
Hospital.

In connection with the bazaar and
supper to be given at the Hotel
Raleigh, April 13 and u, by the board
of lady managers of the Episcopal Eye,
Ear and Throat Hospital. the after
noon dansantS are expected to prove
very popular, many tables having al
ready been reserved By the patronesses:
Mrs. John c. kelton, Mrs Thales l..
Ames, Mrs. II. S. Boutell, Mrs q. W.
Baird. Mrs. Chauncey Baker. Mrs.
Charles ]. Bell, Mrs. p. H. Buckingham,
Mrs. George Barnett Mrs. Murray
Cobb Mrs. w. Irving Chambers, Mrs.
Thomas j. Casey, Miss Josephine Davis,
Mrs. George Thomas Dunlop, Nine. de
Freeman, the Misses Foster, Mrs.
Charles c. Glover Mrs. Edmund Colds
borough, Mrs. Lindley NJ. Garrison. Mrs.
Preston Gibson. Mrs. Walter 5.
Mrs. David F. Houston, Mrs. Perry $.
Heath, Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, Mrs.
John a. Hoogewerff, Mrs. John y. John
ston. Mrs. Ralph Jenkins, Mrs. H. +.
Miss Bessie ]. kibbey. Mrs. c. B. Keser-
stein, Mrs. kondrup, Mrs. Reeve Lewis,
Mrs. Henry r. Lemly, Mrs. Joseph K.
Lamar, Mrs. William Payne Meredith.
Lanahan. Mrs. Allan Mclean, Mrs.
George 7. Porter, Mrs. Armstead Peter,
Mrs. Z. Francis Riggs, Mrs. William C.
Rives. Mrs. Claude Swanson, Miss NJ A.
Sharpe. Mrs. William Sinclair. Mrs.
Charles p. Summerall, Miss Summers.
Mrs Matthew r. Scott, Mrs. Carl Vroo-
man, Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley. Mrs. Will
liam z. Wooten and Miss Agnes Hart
Wilson.
The committee in charge of this fea-
ture is composed of Mrs. David Meads
Lea, president of the board of lady
managers; Mrs. Frank F. Fletcher, Mrs.
William II. Fox. Mrs. Norman Gait, Mrs.
Frank Hume Mrs. A. J.. Pope. Mrs.
Charles w. Thomas. Mrs. William B.
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Fort Myer Notes.

The three attractive daughters of
Col. Wilder Of the 5th Cavalry are
making a visit to their father at the
post. A number of charming enter
tainments have been given in their
honor.
Capt. and Mrs. c. Sidney Haight en-
tertained at dinner at the Army and
Navy Club. The guests were Capt. and
Mrs. Sturgis. Miss Wilder, Miss Violet
Wilder, Miss Scott, Capt Martin. Capt.
Elliot and Capt. Locke.
Maj. Duval entertained at supper last
Sunday night at his quarters in honor
of the Misses Wilder. Miss Nesmith,
the daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Nesmith.
past week. Miss Nesmith spent her
younger days in Fort Myer, and has
many friends in the army.
The officers and ladies at Fort Myer
and Hunt Club in hunt across coun-
try Wednesday. They started from the
riding hall and finished back of the
hospital. 1t was a pretty and quick
biles. Among the riders were Mr.. G.
Hayden, Ralph Coffin. H. G. Connor
Mrs. Bowen, D. Upson, Mrs. Siddon,
Mrs. Smith. Lieut. Winter. Misses scriv-
en-, Miss Buchanan, Miss Anderson
Capt. and Mrs. Haight. Capt. and Mrs
Mrs. Vandeveer, Capt. Donnelly, Lieut.
Carlisle. Miss Violet Wilder, Miss
Scott, Capt. Gallup. Miss Hitchcock
Miss Howard, DR.. Griffin, Col. Treat and
Master Coolidge Haight. After the fin
ish refreshments were served at the
Officers Club.
The polo team is back from Aiken
S. c., after winning the loving cups
and the one e-thousand-dolla prize.
Maj. DuvaI entertained at dinner last
Wednesday night in honor of his
brother-in-law and sister. Commander
and Mrs. A. F. Failfield, who are sta
toned at the Naval Academy, An
napolis. Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. A. H. Stevens. DR.. and Mrs. w. B
Carr and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas P. Nor
gan, jr. Commander Fairfield has re-
turned to Annapolis for duty, but Mrs.
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Pinehurst.
spondenee OF The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
PINEHURST, n. c., March 21.-All
Pinehurst has spent the week upon the
courses, half dozen galleries of from
so to 200 people following the play
with the same interest that big city
shows on election night. Women's
event of the united championship be-
gan on Monday with Mrs. r. II. Bar
low, many years eastern champion:
Mrs. J. v. Hurd, international cham
pion, and Dorothy Campbell; Mrs. J.
X. Price and Miss Louise Elkins, once
winners of the united; Mrs. II. r.
Stockton of Plainfleld, Mrs. G. f. UbeI-
acker of Hackensack, Miss Myra Brad
well Helmer of Chicago. among the
prominent entries. Amateur Champion
Francis Ouimet. the title holder; H. S.
Worthington, Jesse Guilford, Hamilton
Kerr. Parker Whittemore and half a
dozen other "cracks' warming up for
next weeks classic, with not dull
moment: golf-always golf-from
breakfast prophecies to nineteenth hole
rood-nights.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Melvin of Wash
inston. d. C., are here for q fortnight.
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Manahan. Ethel Schneider. Gladys
Crump. Edna Crump. Claudia Reed.
Florence Kemp. Hazel Allan, Elizabeth
Hopper, Carolyn Shoemaker, Lucy
Buckman. Katherine Chapman, Mar
garet Norton, Catherine Woodward.
Wlhelmina Sacks, Charlotte Washburn,
Eleanor Buckman, Alma Knox. Sarah
Smith. Jean Falconer. Eva La Toilette.
and Messrs Sensner. Edmund ZaZtz,
Green. Benjamin DoweH. Charles
Jacobsen, Gilbert King. John King.
Carroll Pierce, Cameron Roberts. Lewis
Wells, Henry Nooks, Eugene Jacobsen.
Gordon Kennedy. Charles Smith, Henry
Boynton, Boyd Brown. Sigmund Bryan.
Dexter Bullard, William Harrison,
Richard King. Richard Miller. Allen
Roberts. George Sacks, David Clark,
Joseph Crupper, William Cushman.
Otis Dyer, Percival Hall. Collins Jones,
Rudolph Kirk, Godfrey Mcdonald
Chester Pierce, H. r. Wager. Robert
Cook, Llewellyn Davis, Kwan Tser
Kwan, Charles Stown. Edwin Pierce.
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A Charming Dance.

Miss Hazel Jones. daughter Of Senator
and Mrs. Wesley L. Jones, was hostess
at a dance last Friday evening at the
Cairo, given in honor of her guests, the
Misses Dorothy and Margaret Coffin of
North Yakima. Wash. Those present
were the Misses King. Burwell, Barker.
Fairlamb, Janet Brown, Hilda Janson,
Louise Pugh, Charlotte Simpson, Mar
garet Allies, Nab Barber. Margaret
Dodge Louise Low, Edna Maedel,
Carolyn Shoemaker. Mildred O'Neill,
Estelle Reeve. Ruth Bissell. Eleanor
Butler, Marian Fletcher. Grace Fox.
Elsa Rothrock. Elizabeth Tyree. Zelma.
Judith Atwater, Grace Carter, Candace
Howard. Elsie Brown, Kitty Crupper,
Eleanor Eby. Julia Hopkins, Elizabeth
Jeffries. Mary Hunt Roberts, Kathyrn
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Household Hints.

The cheaper grade of almonds with
hard shells are quite as good as the
others for sailing. They are no more
trouble to prepare IL a hammer or
nut-cracker is used to break them.
To keep flannel from shrinking. put
the article to be washed in cold water
and let 1t soak for half an hour. then
wash in the usual manner.
Wooden cooking plates for pies are
made of wood pulp and are porous and
light. No greasing is required and the
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Benjamin Byrn, Franklin Schneider.
John Armstrong. Chester La Toilette,
Falconer and Bell.
The ballroom was beautifully deco
rated with cut flowers, palms and pot
ted plants.
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Chevy Chase.

MIR and Mrs. Adolph A. Hoehling. jr.,
of Newlands street gave a party to
their young daughter the past week in
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dough or paste never sticks. The pulp
absorbs all superf1uous grease and the
use of the plates is therefore sanitary.
Evening star., 1915-03-28

Fairfield will remain for a while
longer.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-04-28
VETERANS ENJOY DINNER.
Annual Dinner Given to the Old Vets

The annual dinner, to which the
Confederate veterans Of the county
are invited by the Daughters Of the
Confcderacy and other ladies, was
spread before the veterans in the
Traynham Guards armory Saturday,
nearly one hundred Of the old war
horses" being present. Dinners were
sent out to several too feeble to at
tend in person, making 102 plates be-
Ing served besides four moro to darky
servants who followed their masters
through the campaigns.
After dinner was finished the veter-
ans repaired to the court room, where
Col. ]. Fl. Wharton made an address
and several others made impromptu
talks. During the day they also we're
the guests OF Mr.. William Switzer
who entertained them with moving
pictures. During the morning they
could be seen In groups In the court
house lobby renewing old friendships
and swapping stories about the war;
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-04-28
Shooting In YOungs Township

FRANK Clark and Thomas Hender-
'oii' wei! known citizens Of Youngs
township, became engaged in an al
tercation near Mr.. Henderson's homo
Monday and as result the former
was seriously wounded by load of
gun shot and the latter received bull
let wound In his foot Particulars as
70 the occurrence are meager, 1t be-
ing understood, however, that the af-
1ray was the result Of ill-feeling that
mad existed for some time.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-04-28
HIPPODROME IN PICTURES.

New Y0rk'S Most Wonderful Play will
be Shown mt the IdIe Hour Next
Friday.
\ complete picture portrayal OF the
filppodromc, New York's largest and
most popular theatre will be shown at
thaIdlc Hour Theatre next Friday af-
tcrnoon and night. The pictures re-
produce the main historical events of
American history and are arranged
most interestingly. Thousands of ac-
tors are engaged in the performance
and 1t is altogether considered the
most marvellous stage production ever
given In any theatre.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-04-28
PARROTT MILAN
RECEIVES PAROLE
Sentenced TO Eight Years in Pcnitcn-
tiHry far Shooting W, VI. Irly.

ochtcHSVu 10 ElgnJ lFafS Ill ICnltCH-
tinry far Shooting w. VI. Irby.
Acting upon the recommendation of
the State board of pardons Gov. Man
ming has granted parole during good
behavior to Parrott Milan Of Laurens
county who was convicted at the
spring term Of court liz 1910 on the
charge Of assault and battery with in
tent to kill and sentenced to serve
eight years in the State peniteitiary
Milan was charged with shooting W.
NJ. 1rby, a Laurens county farmer, in
November, 1909.
The report of the board of pardons
on the case is as follows: Estate
against Parrot Milan, Laurens coun-
ty, for assault and battery with intent
to kill; sentence eight years. This
party has served more than half Of
his sentence, and there is a petition
which contains the names of more
than 5000 citizens of Laurens and
Greenwood counties. We recommend
that this prisoner be paroled during
good behavior"
Milan has been confined in the
State pcnitcntiary for four years. a
former governor Of the State refused
to grant him pardon. Yesterday
Milan went to the Office Of Gov Man
ming, who talked with him for some
time and advised him to begin life
anew with determination to make
good. Milan was convicted when he
was 10 years old.
1t was said at the governors Of
five that Gov. Manning in granting
the parole was not influenced hy the
large number Of names on the pc
tition. Milan left for his home in
Laurcns county on the afternoon
train.-Thc State.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-04-28
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS.
DR.. Douglas and DR.. Snyder to be
Commencement Spcakesr at Gray
Court Owings.

X. T. Wilson, principal of the Gray
oourt-Owings school, has announced
the speakers for the annual com
mencement exercises, which arc to
take place May 1926. DR.. Dawson NJ
Douglas, of the Presbyterian College
OF South Carolina, Clinton, is to preach
the baccalaureatc sermon Sunday,
May 23rd. The literary address will
'bo delivered by Dr.. Henry Nelson Sny-
dcr, president OF Wofford college, Fri
day, May 25th. With two such noted
educators to deliver addresses and this
being the first commencement since
the completion OF the handsome new
school building, the exercises are ex-
pccted to be unusually interesting.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-04-28
SOUTHERN WRITER'S IN SESSION

Meeting Of Local Interest because Of
the Appearance OF Laurens Woman
upon the Program.
The program Of the annual meeting
of the League Of Southern Writer'S. TO
be held in Chattanooga, Tenn, the lat
ter part Of this month, has been re-
ceiVed by The Advertiser. Local in
tercst is attached to the meeting by
the appearance upon the program of
Mrs. Cora Cox Lucas, Of this city. who
Will read a paper upon the subject
"Music as an Educational Factor, in
fiucncc of Popular Song. Another
South Carolina name noted upon the
program is that of Miss Mary Z. Fray
ser, rural school demonstrators, Of
Rock Hill. Mrs. J. \. Epperson. who
has visited Mrs. Lucas here, is also TO
read a paper Mrs. Lucas is treasur-
er of the league.
AS set forth at the conclusion of the
program, "Thc object of the League is
the advancement OF education in the
South. the diffusion Of information and
the cooperation Of the writers for
their mutual benefit the cultivation
of the amenities Of the profession by
personal intercourse and the inter
change Of opinion among the writer's
of the South; the preservation of the
rights. the maintenance Of the honor,
dignity, history and tradition of the
Southland"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-04-28
DAYIS-ROPER OPENS FRIDAY.
well known Laurcns Firm VIII Rn.
commence Business This WnoL

ven Known LaurcnS Firm VIII Re.
commence Business This Week.
Davis Roper Company will rc-opcn
It's doors for business next Friday thc
"oth, after having been closed since
the first of March. The proposition
made by the firm to the creditors was
accepted and they will continue their
business at the same stand and nm
der the same management.
Their re-entrance into the businose
world of Laurens will be received with
great pleasure by their manv friends
throughout the county. Their unusual
~ large assortment of merchandise
mas always made the store an attrac-
llon to the visitors to the city and the
proprietors announce that thew will
continue to carry their usual varied
STOCK. Their present $47,O00.O0 stock.
including this springs materials. will
De greatly added 10 at once, giving
them their regular spring line.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-04-28
BIG MASONIC MEETING.
Ihree Degrees to DO Conferred N
Meeting Here May 18Th.

The local Masons are looking for
"ard with a great deal of interest to
the meeting which is to be held on
May 18th when three degrees will be
conferred. Three grand lodge Off
oers VIII DC present to take part in
me ceremonies: Grand Master Geo. r.
nryan, of Grccnvillc; Deputy Grand
Master X. y. Cooper, OF Laurens; and
district Deputy Grand Master w b
iat'on' OF Cross Anchor. Invitations
TO attend will be sent to all lodges in
the district.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-04-28
VETERAN
HAS PASSED AWAY
W. IL. Franks, Veteran OF Indian and
Civil Wars, Died Monday Night.


MIR. w. H. Franks, we'll known citi-
zen of this place Indian fighter and
veteran Of the Civil war, died Monday
night after an illness of several
months. For several days his life had
Dccn dispaired of SO the end was not
unexpected. At his bedside were his
wife and three sons, one Of whom, Mr..
Marvin Franks had come from Char
lesion several days before when the
end seemed near.
The funeral services were iroid yes
terday afternoon in the cemetery here,
services, being conducted by his form
er pastor, Rev. ]. d. Pitts, of Fountain
Inn, the services being largely attend
ed. The active pail bearers were
Messrs e. A. Easterby, Claude II.
Babb, Fowler p. Childress, E. O. An
derson, II. Lane Monroe, Thomas b.
Crews, Tom Bolt, B. NJ. Wolff, w. G.
Lancaster and r. c. Gray. The honor
ary pail bearers were Messrs. w. L..
Gray, DR.. H.. B. Grtton, Dir. w. C.
lrby, Capt. Brooks Swygert, s. p.
Babb, w. II. Gilkerson, II. Terry, j. 4
Crews, Maj. w. A. Watts, T. ID. Lake,
0. G. Thompson, Y.NC. Hellams, w. p.
Chidrcss. e. p. Simpson, j. j. Pluss,
}. L. Langston, O. B. Simmons, II. NJ.
Wright, DR.. j. S. Wolff, G. NJ. Miller.
Il. G. Switzcr, w. S. Bagwell, Arthur
Hudgens, j. l. Coleman, Il. G. iTrayn-
ham, j. Wade Anderson, and Albert
Dial.
Mr.. Franks was 50 years Of age and
had lived in this city during the great
cr part of his life. When young man
he enlisted in the United States army
and saw service against the Indians
in Florida and the west. At the out
break Of the Civil war he joined the
colors Of the Confederacy and fought
throughout the conflict, being attached
to Co. b, 1st South Carolina regiment
in which command he made an envia-
bic reputation for bravery. On ac-
count Of his previous training as a
cavalryman in the west, he did not re-
main with his company at all times,
but was detached to train cavalrymen
throughout the armies. Mr.. Franks
surrendered at Greensboro and re-
turned to his home here where he en-
gagged in farming and as mechanic
He was an upright and honest citizen
and was highly esteemed by those
with whom he came in contact.
Mr.. Franks is survived by his wife
who was a Miss Ballew, and three
sons, as follows: DeSaussure, r. G.,
and Marvin, the former two living
here and the latter in Charleston.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-04-28
Yence Ross Re-Captured.

Vence Ross, the white man convict
cd at the last term Of court for non
support Of his wife and who escaped
from the jail before commencing his
sentence, was re-captured in the west
ern part of the county several days
ago by Rural Policeman Kellet and
lodged In the county Jail. 1t will be
remembered that he was given a SEN
tencc of one year on the county chain
gang or in the state penitentiary.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-04-28
HOG CHOLERA NEAR MADDEN.
Clemson Expert Visited the COmmuni.
ty Last Week and Injected Serum in

several instances.
w. E Garrett, Of Clemson college,
has pronounced as hog cholera an
epidemic of disease among hogs in
the Madden vicinity. He was called
to that community last week after sew
eral farmers had already lost valuable
hogs by death. He injected cholera
serum in a large number Of cases SO
the epidemic may now be halted. Loss
cs have already been suffered in sew
eral instances, however. Mr.. Powers.
for instance has already lost IS hogs
and pigs, Mr.. j. A. Wofford has lost
one, Mrs. May Madden has lost two,
besides other losses. 1t IS also said
that the epidemic has also appeared
in other parts of the county.
1T is understood that the cholera
serum for the prevention of the dis
ease may be secured from Clemson
college at cost of between fifty cents
and a dollar for each animal. It nav
be procured by writing to Mr.. Garrett,
at Clemson. Mr.. John ID. w, Watts.
county farm demonstrators, will :Lso
be able to furnish information. He
may be reached by writing him at
Laurens
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-04-28
CAMPAIGN OPENS
FOR CONGRESS
GreenvfiIe Postmaste yship
Forced as Issue
FIVE CANDIDATES
ARE ANNOUNCED

Questioned as to Grccnrillc POST
maStcrship. No other Candidates
have yet Announced.
Greenvillc, April 25.-Thc consres-
Slonal campaign was opened up last
night at the Judson mill when the can
didates outlined their policies to a
large crowd which had assembled to
near the speakers and also to partako
of the various fancy things which had
been prepared by the Judson camp w,
o. w.
X. NJ Leatherwood presided and he
was introduced by j. F.. Langston.
The speakers were each limited to Is
minutes and all were given good at
tention and applaudcd
r. J. CAN'T, Of Spartanburg, was
the first speaker and he outlined his
policy. He stated that he was a JEFF
fersonian Democrat, despite what
anyone might call him. He was asked
who would be his candidate for post
master Of Grccnyillc if he were elect
cd and he stated that he saw no rea-
son why he shouid not confirm for
mer Congressman Johnson's decision
and appoint w. ID. Metts.
!. G. Blackwood, of Spartanburg,
spoke next and he made a most fav-
orablc impression. He was also asked
whom he would appoint for postmas-
ter of Grccnvillc in case he were
elected and he stated that unless he
could find something against w d.
Nets he would appoint him. He
said he knew nothing against Mctts
now. lie took up the tariff question
and spoke on national questions.
Mr.. johnson, Of Union, spoke next.
lie made clcar-cut talk on national
! politics and when asked whom he
would appoint postmaster OF Grcen-
vile in case he were elected, he STAT
cd that he begged to be excused. He
stated that he had been probate Judge
in Union county for the past eight
years.
Sam j. Nichols, Of Spartanburg,
was greeted with cheering when he
came forward and announced that he
was running upon the same platform,
which was good roads and govern
ment aid in their building.
When asked whom he would favor
FOR postmaster in case he were elect
ed, he stated that he would be for
Metts If Mctts was a Sam Nichols
man, otherwise he would be for some
one else. He said he would not ap-
point any man who was not a Sam
Nichols man. He was given hearty
applause at his conclusion.
B. ~ Morgan spoke next and he was
also heartily applaudcd at the outset
and conclusion Of his talk. He told
OF his boyhood days, how he was rear
ed upon farm in Pickcns county. Ho
favored good roads, restricted i'm
grafton. He stated that he did not
care to make any promises as to tho
postmastcrship wncn the question was
put to him. He spoke for the greater
part OF his time upon national politics.
llhc chairman Of the meeting then
called for Sheriff Rector who spoke
upon his candidacy for Sheriff. He
stated that many false rumors were
being circulated upon him and that
he was being prosecuted, that a gang
was after him; but that the .Iudson
boys would stick to him and tnat he
would win out. :.