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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-19
Solicitor blackwell Ont

Solicitor H. s. Blackwell twas well
coined on the streets OF the city Mon
day by his many friends who were
glad to learn that he, has recovered
from his recent illness. Solicitor
Blackwell had been confined to his
home for three weeks suffering with
Influenza.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-19
Tn The Lodiea

A cordial invitation has been extend
ed to the ladies in the city, by the MEM
bers OF the Civic League In Ward 1, to
attend a Silver Tea which will be given
next Tuesday afternoon, April 25, be-
tween five and seven o'clock, in the
home Of Mrs. J. ID. Watts on West Main
street.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-04-19

With Busters, Fly SKATERS, Brooms
and Garden Utensils Pupils OF Grad
ed School Parade with Civic Leauue
Floats Monday In Interest of
Cleaner Lnurcns
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-01
The Commercial, Union City, Tenn.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER /, 1922.
ROUTE THREE.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. M, Ferguson Wis
tied friends at Oblon Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gray, Of
Polk, we're in Crystal Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy Bradley, OF
Memphis, wore weekend visitors in
Woodland Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thea Terrell, OF
Route Seven, visited Mr. and Mrs.
j. W. Thomas Sunday.
Miss Mittie Gardner, of Mississippi,
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Bas-
com Isbell, the first of the week.
The Rev. Carlton filled his appoint
ment at Mount Olive Church Sunday.
He was the dinner guest of Mrs. Hen
ry Jackson.
Esq. Albert Caldwell, of Clayton,
and Mr.. Sam Pool, of the Antioch
vicinity, were business visitors near
Woodland Mills Tuesday.
Miss Cecil Jones, who has been
Mrs. Henry Jones guest for the past
three weeks, has returned to her
home at Aberdeen, Miss.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Prather are the
parents of little daughter, who re-
Gently came to make her home with
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Marshall enter
tanned as guests Mr.. and Mrs. John
Isbell and son, Clifford, and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. l.. Glover Sunday evening.
Ice cream and water melon were
served.
Mrs. Frank McDaniel's guests Sun
day were Mr.. and Mrs. John Rice, Mr..
and Mrs. John Glover and children,
Mrs. Bessie Glover and children and
Miss Vera Kirk. Perhaps others
whose names we failed to get.
Quite number of friends from on
Route Three attended in Union City
the funeral of Mrs. Walden Stigler,
who died in Oklahoma last week. The
remains wore brought back here and
inferred in the Union City Friday.
Rev. and Mrs. o. w. Taylor and
baby have returned to their home
in Sturgis, Ky. The local editor was
misinformed about Rev. Taylor be-
ing pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church of Sturgis Although enter
tanning a high regard for the Pres
byterian people, Brother Taylor is
strictly q Baptist, "all wool and a
yard WIDE" and is pastor of the First
Baptist Church at Sturgis.
On last Saturday the Mount Olive
Church, in conference, granted per-
mission for the schoolhouse to be
torn down and removed from the
church grounds to the new school
ground bought from Dave Glover
and DR.. Williams, near the Metho-
dist parsonage, consequently work
on the new Mount Olive and Antioch
consolidated school building com
menced this week.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-01
WOODLAND MILLS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Powell are tn,
happy parents of fine boy.
Miss Jessie Pruett will begin hel
school at Houser Valley Sept. 4.
Mr.. J. A. Preuett, who has beer
sick for two months, is not any bet
ter. He is very i'll.
Mrs. Milburn Gardner, of Mis-
sissippi, is visiting the home of hel
sister, Mrs. G. B. Isbell.
Mrs. Ebb Sanders, who was in
Nashville some four weeks ago for
an operation, is doing we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miner Ferguson have
returned home. They have been Wis
iting Mrs. Annie Hogan at Russell
Vile, Ark.
Rev. Marley, of Jackson, will
preach at Woodland Mills next Sun
day. All are cordially invited to
hear him.
Woodland Mills, school will begin
next Monday, Sept. 4. A large at
tendance of pupils and patrons is an
ticipated. Everyone invited to be
present.
Mrs. Catron Compton and son, Blu
ford, of Nashville, are here visiting
Mrs. Compton's sister, Mrs. ]. C. Pru-
EFT. Mr.. Pruett is busy harvesting
his apple crop.
A B. Y. P. U. has been organized
at Woodland church for the benefit
of the young people. Hope all will
attend and take part in the work,
which is needed here as we'll as else.
where.
Mr., and Mrs L. B. Isbell are en-
tertaining a fine boy, who came a
month ago. Guess Mr.. Isbell is fig
uring on the pleasure of having some
body to work for him. He has four
boys. Either that or he wants to
work for the boys.
A very large number of friends
and relatives attended the funeral of
Mrs. Eula Stigler, wife of Rev. Wal
den Stigler She was greatly beloved
by everybody. Our loss is her gain
and we must be submissive to the
will of the Lord tho the cross he
heavy. May the grace of the Lord
be sufficient in this great hour III
need.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-01
Man Postpones His Funeral

81 am 66 years old and for past
two years have been suffering so bad
ly from stomach and liver troubles,
bloating and collie attacks that | did
not expect to live more than a few
months and was arranging my Of
fairs and even my funeral. Three
doses of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy
have entirely cured me-" 1t is sim
pie, harmless preparation that re-
moves the catarrhal mucus from the
intestinal tract and aIlays the infiam-
ma ion which causes practically all
stomach, liver and intestinal all
ments, including appendicitis. One
dose will convince or money re-
funded. Sold by divers Red Cross
Drug Store and druggists every
where.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-01
Real Estate Transfers.

H, w. Hardy ct al. to S. C. Va
den, so acres in No. 10, 1882.
w. P. Bishop ct ux. to Joe Hayes,
4615 acres in No. 5, $1,000.
A. G. West ct al. to l. F. West ct
AL, 122 acres in No. IL, $4,000
Felix W.Moore ct al. to Mrs. Nellie
Jones, lot in No. IS, $4,000.
Geo. NJ Roach ct ux. to Herman
Roach, 20 acres in No. 16, $4,000.
L. A. Ward ct al. to ]. w. Cole
man, 1876 acres in No s. $4,000.
G. R. Caudle ct ux. to j. A. Har
rison ct ux., lot in No. 6, $3.50.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-01
Death of F. w, Graves.

Mr.. Ferd w. Graves, a we'll known
citizen of Troy, died on Thursday
the Oath ult., after an illness of ten
days, resulting from general decline.
Mr.. Graves was 70 years of age
He was native of Kentucky. Moving
to Troy some forty years ago, he was
united in marriage to Miss Mary Kir-
by, sister of l. S. Kirby, of this city.
Mrs. Graves died about twenty years
ago. There were no children, but
Mr.. Graves is survived by brother
and sister at Thompkinsville, KY,
John T. Graves and Mrs. Turner.
There is another brother in Paris,
Texas. Mr.. John Graves and a ne
phew were here for the funeral. Mr..
Graves was for many years an Of
ficer in Number Six District. He
was candidate at one time for Sher-
iff, receiving large vote. He was
a member of the Church of Christ
anu q HHo Lhdh pei ooholly' hi5Aly CD
teemed and regarded everywhere for
tn highest qualities of character ami
citizenship.
Funeral services were held at the
Christian Church IN Troy, conducted
by Elder John r. Williams, and the
remains were inferred at the Troy
Cemetery.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-01
Death of Mrs. Il. W. Stigler.

Mrs. Eula Maude Stigler, wife OF
Rev. II. w. Stigler, died on the 22d
day Of August, 1922, at Texhoma,
Okla, after an illness of some weeks,
resulting in uremic poison.
Mrs. Stigler was the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Donnell. She
was reared in Number Three Dis
trict and married at Clayton to Rev.
Stigler in 1910. Two children were
born to the union, viz: Willie Leon
ard and Sarah Elizabeth. The hus-
band, the grandparents and the chill
dren survive, together with also a
brother and sister, H. B. Donnell
and Mrs. Oren Stigler.
Mrs Stigler was a member of the
Baptist Church, protesting christian
ity at the age of twelve. Her hus-
band was pastor of the Baptist
Church at Texhoma, where Mrs. Stig.
Ter had located ten weeks before her
death.
Deceased was a dear, sweet chris
tian mother, wife, daughter, friend
and her passing fills the heart and
home with sorrow and the communl-
ty is transformed into mourning.
The remains were shipped to
Union City and were carried to the
home of the parents. On Friday, the
25th ult., at II o'clock am, funeral
services were held at the Baptist
Church in Union City, conducted bv
Rev. G. T. Mayo and burial at East
View Cemetery.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-01
IMPORTANT, TAKE NOTICE.


Don't run your car with cut our
open.
Don't run your car in excess OF 15
miles per hour within the city limits.
Don't run your car without all
lights burning.
Don't ride bicycles on sidewalks.
Don't allow waste water to stand
in barrels or cans on your premises.
Don't allow waste water to flow
from sink to the streets.
Don't throw banana Feelings on
the sidewalks.
Don't spit on the sidewalks.
Don't allow your chickens to
trouble your neighbors; keep them
up.
Cut the weeds from the property
occupied by you, or vacant property
owned by you. to the middle of the
street.
Don't pass the f1agman at railroad
crossings without permission; it
might save life.
The above ordinances, are good.
They may seem small, but are on our
books and must be enforced. The
officers have been notified. Any vi
olators will be fined.
J. w. WOoSLEY, Mayor.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-01
Lest We Forget.

Several lists of Confederate graves
have been sent in for, which the U.
ID. c. Chapter extends thanks. But,
friends, there are too few workers.
1t is all labor of love and. appre-
citation, and won't any one who knows
the location of one or more graves
please notify Mrs. n E. Beck, County
Chairman, Union City, Tenn.
MRS. w. ]. CALDWELL,
Publicity Chairman
Many thanks for the water melon,
Mrs. Caldwell. Ed.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-01
1929 Models.

Six of the Ford 1928 Models were
received at Mr.. Rast's place yester-
day. The new car is equipped with
a slanting ventilator windshield,
one-man top, a heavier new-shape
fender. It has a better appearance
and is as stylish as any of them. And
the price remains better.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-01
End of Conference Year.

The end of the conference year
is almost here and hope to see all
of the members of the Union City
Circuit come to the aid of the pastors
to make this the best we have had
of the four years of our pastorate.
l will preach at Pleasant Valley
Sunday morning at IL o'clock and
at Sanders Chapel at pm
G. w. EVANS,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-01
woodland mills High School.

Woodland Mills High School will
open at $3.50 am. Monday, Septem
Der 4. Every pupil is especially urged
to be present on the first day OF
school that all classification may be
completed and schedules made out
for the years work. Bring last years
report card with you, as this will aid
greatly in classifying.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-01
Preaching

There will be preaching at the
Presbyterian Church on North First
street Sunday, Sept. 8, conducted by
the Rev. B. NJ. Cowan, of Collier
vile, Tenn. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-01
New Church.

Rev. Landenbcrger will conduct
services and preach in the New
Church Chapel next Sunday at IL
am. Subject: "The Parable of the
Wise and Foolish Virgins" The
second meeting will be held at $3.50
pm. Subject: "The Heather or Peo-
pies out of the Church" The public
is cordially invited to both services.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-01
Announcement.
few days

Miss Beulah Allen, teacher of pi-
ano, announces the opening of her
studio on Sept. 4. Address 404 E.
College street. Phone 1901 for APP
pointment. 2S-2t
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-01
BOYS Suit of Clothing.

Kirkland says: Come in, boys, and
look the pony over, and you may
get suit of clothes. The pony is in
the window and will be there for a
few days.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-01

If you expect to vote at the No
vember election, you must pay poll
tax for the year 1921 not later than
September 6.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-01
<. 0. T. M.

The next meeting of the Maccabees
is for Tuesday next. Be sure to be
there; some new members to be adj
mitted
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-01

For ice and coal call $50,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-09-01

Did you know that the Central
Filling Station sold tires?
The Washington times., 1922-10-08

ter. She looked fearfully about the little
room of their home lest even the walls
might hear and tattle. She spoke only
three sentences. But they were enough.
The girl who had been kneeling beside
her mother rose and looked down upon
her. Her face was white.
"Your father was part negro. l did
not know it when | married him. AS
soon as | knew it left him."
Sarah Cleas spoke at last. Her answer
caused her mother to dry her tears.
"You are right" she said. 81 cannot
marry him. | will not"
The next day she bade her mother
good-by, affectionately. Her mother re-
members now that it was a longer, more
lingering good-by than she had ever given
her before. She went back to Rochester.
Her associate nurses at the sanitarium
noticed that day that Sarah Cleas was
not her former vital, laughing self after
that visit to her mother in the little town
of Wellesville, N. Y.
"You are working too hard" said one
of the nurses. "You need some recrea-
ton. Come out with US to the movies
tonight"
Her grief swept away her reserve.
"My mother has told me of a taint in
my blood. can never marry"
"Nonse. You are the healthiest girl in
the hospital"
"You don't understand. My father had
negro blood. am at least an octoroon."
The two other nurses were shocked
into silence. But they knew that Sarah
Clcas was right. For her there must bc
no marriage.
They took their separate way to
their, rooms. The next morning Miss
Cleas was missing. A screen had been
wrenched from her window and was lying
on the ground. She had climbed through
the window, had slid down the outside
wall to the next window on the lower
floor had sprung safely to the ground.
Her foot marks led across the sanitarium
grounds to the river. They led straight
to bridge over the Genesee River.
The Washington times., 1922-10-08

out she really wanted that impossible
Yankee Stires he said he'd tell.
"He told just the one thing you Yam
KEGS can't stand" Follett, the English
man, sneered. "A touch of the tarbrush.
She wasn't altogether French, you see.
Her mother was mulatto over Penang
way. She knew how Stires felt on the
subject.
at was not Stires, after all, that found
her, though he must have hunted the bet
ter part Of the night. She was discovered
by a crew of fishermen. They brought
her in from the remote cove, with loud
lamentations and much pride. She must
have rocked back and forth, between the
shore and the reef, for when they found
her her body was badly battered. From
the reef above, they said, she looked at
first like monstrous catch of black sea-
weed on the sand. Her black hair had
always been like a curtain of velvet"
The story of French Eva is an exact
parallel of unhappy Sarah Gleas's tragic
solution of her problem of miscegenation.
A play, "Pride of Race" in which Robert
Hiiliard played the principal role, goes
farther. 1t shows what might have been
a greater problem and greater sorrow had
Sarah listened to the pleadings of her
heart and married the man she loved.
The Washington times., 1922-10-08

"But the doctor cannot help Deegan,
who will not tell his wife the fear that
haunts him. When the child is born
Louise is not permitted to see it.. The
doctor and the nurse will not tell her.
She grows suspicious she watches her OPP
portunity and hastens to the baby's bed.
She filings back the covering. The child
is black! Deegan carries her back to her
bed.
"Deegan-I've killed her. I've killed
her. Help me, doctor, I've killed her.
"Blake-No, no. She's only tainted.
(Hc goes to Louise
"Dccgan-Don't let her die, doctor.
Don't let her die. Speak to me, dear.
Speak to me. (Louise revives with
sigh.) Thank heaven!
"Blake-You're better now, my dear.
Gouisc looks at the doctor, then slowly
turns and looks at DCrgan. Realizing
what has happened, she shrinks from him.
"Decgan-Leave us alone. (Blakc mo-
tions to the nurse to leave, which she
does.),
"Deegan (after long pause e)-Louise,
you must know the truth.
Louise (coldly) do you mean?
"Deegan-When first loved you, when
1 asked you to be my wife, didn't know.
On my honor, as heaven is my judge. /
The Washington times., 1922-10-08

chose nursing. She was nurse at Lees
Sanitarium, in Rochester, having gradu-
ated from there in June with the highest
honors.
And now, something else beside ambi
ton had come into her lfe-love. With
one avenue opening safely and pleasantly
before her, she had come to another that
seemed to promise the happiness that
every woman Graves.
She had met young man in Roches-
ter, a member of one of the best families,
comfortably fixed financially as well.
While their acquaintanceship had been
ripening into friendship, and from that
into deeper affection, feeling of shy
ness had prevented her from talking to
her mother about it. At last he had pro-
posed marriage to her and, gladly, she
had accepted him.
That night she went home to her moth
er in Wellsville all athrill with this new
and wonderful joy that had come to her.
And after they had eaten their dinner
she went to her mother, put her arms
around her neck, and told her that her
heart had been asked for and had been
given.
"There isn't better man anywhere,
mother" she said, "and you can't realize
how happy'I am"
But Instead of the words she had ex-
was only silence and she felt the mothers
head drop down upon her hands.
"Why, what's the matter" she asked,
laughing, and raised the older womans
face so that she could look into her eyes.
The eyes were filed with tears.
"Why, you're crying" she said. 81
believe you're jealous. But you won't
loose me, you will gain a SON."
Mrs. Cleas's lips trembled. She arose
and drew her daughters head down to
her shoulders.
"You cannot marry him, DEAR" she
said "You cannot marry any man. Not
now, nor ever"
The girl drew back and looked at her.
The mother leaned close to her daugh-
The Washington times., 1922-10-08

dreaded to tell her sweetheart was re-
vealed to him by nurse.
"Why did Sarah do this?" he groaned,
looking at the white face, the closed
eyes. II thought she loved me. We were
to have been married soon."
"She could not tell you. She was
ashamed" they said.
Slowly, with infinite sympathy, the
story of the girls sacrifice was told him.
Strong man though he was he nearly
swooned at the recital. Recovering him
self he walked slowly away. The shadow
of the blight that had destroyed Sarah
Cleas's life lay darkly upon him.
The shadow of Africa, black, sultry,
menacing, lay across his life. Truth was,
at least as strange as fiction. 1t was
more dramatic than drama.
Parallels of the tragedy Of Sarah Clcas
have been supplied by both the drama
and fiction. One in the collection of best
short stories of the year, edited by Ed
ward J. O'Brien, tells a tale that is
strangely similar to that of the young
nurse of Rochester. Its title is French
Eva" The author is Katherine Fullerton
Gerould. Thus does Miss Gerould narrate
the climax of the story:
"Ching Po did want to marry her once.
She wouldn't, of course. When he found
The Washington times., 1922-10-08

been cultivated, so, where peo-.
pie have ancestors either black
or yellow, it is possible that a
descendant, no matter how
white in appearance, may have
an entirely black or yellow
child, even when the other par
ent is entirely white.
No more pathetic instance of
this shadowed parentage has
ever occurred than that of the
recent death of Sarah Cleas, a
pretty young nurse of Roches-
ter.
A few weeks ago life to Miss
Cleas seemed suddenly to bios
som with happiness. She was
pretty, ambitious and we'll
liked. Her mother and she
lived in a pleasant little house
in Wellesville, N. Y, with
money enough to live along
comfortably without worry.
She did not remember her
father Her mother talked
seldom about him, but from
childhood she had taken it for
granted that he had died before
she was old enough to have any
memories concerning him. The
girl had wanted a career, She
The Washington times., 1922-10-08

TN play and in story-in America at
least-the tragedy of what is called
. "the black drop" in blood otherwise
white has been told and retold.
But seldom has it actually occurred in
real life.
There is a good scientific reason why
"the black drop" is tragedy. Just as
flowers and fruit will sometimes revert
to the wild type from Which they have
The Washington times., 1922-10-08


ried, the day my father died, that he told
me the truth.
"Louise-What truth?
"Deegan-That am of negro blood.
"Louise-Oh!
"Deegan-Never until that day had he
told me anything. | was as ignorant of it
as you are We were rich. We were
supposed to be one of the best families of
New England, and he educated me in a
way that made me proud of myself, my
connections, my family. How was l to
know? "a long pause.) My great-grand-
father married a freed woman, half
negress The first taint goes back to their
child. But my father was white. l am
white, as white as you are-or was until
that news came and tainted me. There
was only one danger, the chance of the
was only one chance in million, so my
father told me, only one in a million.
"Louise-And knowing all that you
married me?
"(Deegan rings bell. Enter Blake)
"Deegan--Tou see it's hopeless, hope
less. Truly, the sins of the fathers. The
sins Of the fathers. Blake, take the little
I'll follow you soon. (Blakes goes out.
Deegan turns back to Louise.) Is there
nothing | can do, nothing can say, moth
ing that will soften your heart?
"Louise-No, no. It's motifs black
It's not mine.
"(Deegan bows his head and with bent
back slowly leaves the room to 60 with his
child into exile.)"
Louise marries again and apparently
forgets. The last scene shows Deegan,
white-haired, living with his dark-skinned
handsome young son on. plantation in
Jamaica.
Sarah Cleas might have chosen the risk,
the way of this drama. She preferred the
safer, surer way, that of the story.
The problem which led Miss Cleas to
kill herself did not deter the beautiful
Countess NADIA Torvy, daughter of the
Grand Duke Michael of Russia and niece
of the late Tsar, when she wanted to
marry. The Countess Torvy became the
bride of Prince George of Battenburg,
youngest daughter, Princess Beatrice.
But for all her race and beauty Mi
chaels daughter has a strong strain OF
African blood mixed with that of the
Romanotfs. She is a direct descendant
of Peter the Greats black slave Hannibal,
who came straight from the Congo.
Hannibal was the gift to Peter from
the Sultan of Turkey. He had cxtraor-
dinary intelligence and the energetic TSar,
who cared nothing about man or wo-
mans birth, promoted him until he be-
came a general in the Russian army.
Hannibal was ennobled, died rich and re.
nowned, and among his descendants in
Russia was the greatest poet of the Musco-
vtes, Pushkin. Pushkins granddaughter
was the wife of Grand Duke Michael.
The Battenburgs have as yet no chill
dren.