The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-09-14
HICKOR YTAyEIeN NEWS

Illckory IaVcrn, Sept. 12.-The cot
ton is opening very fast through this
section, and the farmers are making
no delay in picking. Most of the
farmers arc through pulling fodder.
1t was great shock to this com
muhlty to hear of the death of Mr.. Roy
saxon a few days ago. The family
has the sympathy Of the community.
Last FRIDAY, while cranking Ford
car Mr.. Walter Saxon broke his arm
NJ. and Mrs. II. NJ. Bolt and Mr..
and Mrs Cecil Madden attended the
Blackstone reunion near Anderson
last Sunday.
MI, and Mrs. Cecil Madden, accom-
panied by their little daughter, Sarah
and Misses Cora League and Lucille
Traynham, motored to Hcndcrsonvillc
and ether points of North Carolina,
! part of last week.
Mr.. w. NJ Abcrcrombie has a sore
foot and can hardly get about.
Miss Tossic Tumbling left for
/ Greenville last week where she is to
'ltenu business college.
In a few days quite a number OF
our young 9coplc will leave for school
IN different parts of the state.
| Mi. j. G. Sumercl, who had his leg
broken some time ago, is not mprov-
Ing very fast and it is feared that he
iMil! have to undergo an operation be-
fcrc his leg gets well again.
Born to Mr.. ana Mrs. Jimmie Lee
Kcllctt, Il son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Bolt and father,
Mr. Dorrow Bolt, spent Saturday night
with Mr.. r. NJ Bolt.
Mr.. Ludic Abcrcrombic spent Fri
day and Saturday in Greenvillc.
Miss Vera Baldwin returned home
Saturday, after teaching summer
school near Greer.
| Mrs. Florence League is on the sick
list at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs Theron Saxon, of
Greenville, visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charlie Saxon, Sunday
A few Of our people attended the
Barksdale. All report good time.
Mcssrs. j.. NJ, NJ. c. and Gillie
Sumcrcl motorcd to Greenwood Mon
day to sec Drs. Blake and Turner who
arc treating Mr.. Sumcrcl's broken leg
Mr.. Jessie Kellett, the youngest son
of Mir. j. w. Kellctt. had the misfor-
tune to stick something in his eye last
week, which will probably cause the
loss Of sight in one eye.
Miss Corric Knight will leave for
Wimsboro this week, whore she will
teach this winter,
Last Friday, Mr.. j. c. Abcrcrombic
received q telegram that his son, Cor
poral Lewis FELTON, Abcrcrombie, who
was killed in action in Fronce over
three years ago, would leave New York
on Thursday and Friday night his
body arrived at Laurens. The body
was brought home and laid to rest in
the family plot in Rabun Creek ccmc-
terry on Sunday at II O'Clock with
scores of relatives and friends attend
ing the funeral. 1t is estimated that
between seven and eight hundred at
tended tho funeral, Rev. w. a. Bald
win conducting the service. A brief
talk was made by Mr.. c. A. Power, af-
ter the Rev. Baldwin had finished. The
following brothers acted as pail bear
crs: Mcssrs. w. NJ, G.. c., Frank, Mel
vim, Fred and Guss Abercrombie.
1t is remembered that Corp. Abcr-
crombie volunteered in the L S. Ma
rine Corpc and had served about two
years, when ,war was declared by the
United States. He was in the first
unit Of Marines that sailed for France
and was in some Of the hardcdst bat
ties fought, and finally on June 8, 1918
the bullets from machine gun claimed
him as one Of the dead.
Lewis FELTON, Abcrcrombie was
loved by all woh knew him, and it is
said he was one of the best Marines in
his company. We all sympathizc with
the family but we are glad to know
that his body now rests in the family
plot in Rabun Creek cemetery, instead
CT Flanders field far away.
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