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About The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1914-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1914)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER i NEWS FROM NEARBY TOWNS SPARTANBURG BRIEFS Aut« Turns Turtle. Spartanburg, S, C.—The handsome eight-passenger Marion car of F. T. Cantrell climbed a guy wire at the corner of Hampton avenue and Spring street Saturday afternoon. The car turned turtle, precipitating Maurice Lawson, who was driving, and Fielding Cantrell. Neither of the men were injured.. The car was damaged to the extent of about SIOO. LAD STEPS ON LIVE WIRE AT GREENVILLE AND IS INSTANTLY ELECTROCUTED Greenville.—George King, the eight year-old son of Mrs. W. L. Mauldin and stepson of Dr. W. L. Mauldin, was Instantly killed Sunday when he stepped on a live wire. The little boy was playing with two other children in the yard of his stepgrandmother, Mrs. W. L. Mauldin, widow of the late state senator. The wire was a guy, which had come into contact with the feed wires of an arc light. In string ing the wire the feed wires had been thrown over the guy wire, which, with an iron peg, was fastened to a tree In Mrs. Mauldin’s yard. The insulation of the feed wires wore away, the peg burned the tree a«d then came loose, the wire falling across the sidewalk. It lay there some time but was thrown over the fence and into the yard by a man who noticed it. He used his cane in throwing the wire. The chil dren came outjnto the yard to play, the little boy stepped on the peg which was at the end of the wire. He scream ed once and fell, 2,300 volts of electri city passing through him and killing him instantly. Dr. Mauldin only recently married Mrs. King. The funeral was held Monday after noon. DENIES HE MARRIED FEW HOURS AFTER WIFE’S DEATH Waycross. —Joseph F. Graupe of No. 41 Brunswick avenue, who has been litigating' in the Buffalo courts for the custody of his little daughter, Edna, aged 7 years, who is now in the possession of her grandfather, Erharat Lauffer, returned last night. Mr. Graupe denied the story sent out from Buffalo to the effect that he married within a few hours after the death of his first wife. “It was two and one-half years after the death of my first wife before I married," he said. Mr. Graupe expects to continue the fight for his daughter, although the Court decided against him. He has appealed the case to the state supreme court. It will come up again in No vember or anuary. MODERN TRANSFER BE HAD IN FLORENCE Florence, S. C. —With the appear ance on the streets of the handsome, automobile transfer omnibuses re cently Florence took another step for ward In its rapid advance toward “metropolitanlsm." The busses belong to Mr. W. E. Street of Newbern, N. C., and will be operated between the Cen tral hotel and the Hotel Florence and the union station and Seaboard sta tion under the name Street Transfer Company. The machines were espe cially built by the Corbett Auto Com pany of Henderson, N. C., and have 40 horsepower. The concern will also operate an auto baggage transfer. The truck is already here and has been given a tryout. Mr. Street intends to put in city taxi service very soon, using high powered machines for the business. He expects to make the business permanent. CLEMSON “HOME COMERS’’ DEPARTING ON ALL TRAINS Clemaon College, S. C.— After three days of jolly good times the Clemson "home comers” are departing on ull trains. There was a good bunch at the final love feast Monday night. It was regretted by all that the Hcv. H. B. Turnipseed, of the class of 1838, the first class to graduate, could not be here to preach to the home-comers. The Rev. T. V. McCall took his place. The total number of old boys, gradu ates and ex-students, in attendance reached the 600 mark. Much enthu siasm was manifested and renewed loy alty to alma mater one of the notable results of the gathering. On all sides one hears the remark: "We must have unother home-coming." 99 ARRESTS MADE DURING AUGUST FOR WAYCROSS Way cross—Ninety-nine arrests were rmuJ* by the police during August. This la two more than In July. Most of the cases were t6r disorderly con duct and fighting. Serious offenses were scarce. In the fire department a record was hung up. Only two fires happened during the month, the damage entailed being nominal, or practically none at all. AMERIOUS WEDDING TOOK FRIENDS BY SURPRISE Amerieus.—The marriage of Mias Claudia Ooza and Mr. Sheppard Till man, when announced yeaterday morn ing, came as a pleasant surprise to very many of their friend* whom the young couple neglected taking Into their confidence when, on Sunday eve ning. they drove quiatly to the resi dence of Rev Qobort L. Divine, pastor of Furlow Dawn Baptist church, where the ceremony was performed. (Jood wishes and congratulations followed yesterday and the young coupla thus etart upon their voyage upon the mat rimonial sea under happiest auspices. Both have very many friends In Amer leus whose good wishes will over at tend them. LEG BROKEN IN 2 PLACES WHEN HIT BY AUTO Greenwood,—George, son of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Bailey, had his right ieg broken in twp places below' the knee yesterday afternoon W'hen he was struck and knocked down by an auto mobile driven by Mr. Chapman, at the National Bank building. The accident is said to have been unavoidable and perhaps would not have occurred if the street had not been congested by autos and other vehicles. MRS, W. GILMORE KILLED IN AUTO CRASH; SON HURT Orangeburg, S. C.—After the engine and one car had passed a steep grade near Santuc an automobile ran square ly into the second coach Sunday, kill ing Mrs. Alvin W. Gilmore and In juring her son and three daughters. POLICE CATCH BUND TIGERS. Waycross—Raiding the home of four negroes In succession, the police Sat urday captured four alleged blind ti gers. Two were women and two were men. They w'ere arraigned in record er's court Monday morning. TAKE PRIEST FOR ARMY. Belleville, lll.—The Rev. Father Kaiser, a Roman Catholic priest of Belleville, was impressed In the Ger man army during mobilization accord ing to news received here today from the Rev. H. J. Sehlarmann, chancellor of the Belleville diocese, who is a re fugee in Switzerland. The Rev. Father Kaiser was sent to Europe by the bishop of Belleville and it is suposed he was impressed before he hadtime to communicate with an American consul. SCALY, ITCHING BREAKING OUT On Face. Skin Red and Irritated. Burned Like Everything. Scalp Crusted. Face Disfigured. Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. In One Month Sound and Well. R. F. D. No. 1, Box 42, San Antonio, Tex.—"My trouble began with a breaking out on the face. There would be a rough scaly itching and dead skin formed on my face. Then It would leave the skin red and Irritated and would bum like everything. My scalp was ull eruatod and my face was grpatly disfigured. The dry crust formed on my face and would get red and **y T I 1 / WnTf kt Irritated. My hair did not fall out but little white blisters formed on the scalp and It was pretty sore. "I used different kinds of remedies but they failed to do me any good so one day I noticed the Cuticura advertisement in the paper and made up my mind to try them. I started using them as directed and was relieved of that burning and crusting at once. In one month my face and head were sound and well.". (Signed) A. O. Small, Jan. 31, 1914. Samples Free by Mall If you wish a skin clear of pimples and blackheads, hands soft and white, hair live and glossy, and scalp free from dandruff and Itching, begin to-day the regular use of Cuti cura Soap for the toilet, bath and shampoo, assisted by an occasional light application of Cuticura Ointment. Although Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold everywhere, a sample of each with 32-p. Skin Book will be sent free upon request. Address post-card: !* Cuticura, Dept. T, Boston.’! TO SAVE EYES Is the Object of This Free Pre scription—Try It if Your Eyes Give You Trouble, Thousands of people suffer from ejo troubles, because they do not know what to do. They know some good home rem edy for every other minor ailment, hut none for their eye troubles. They neg lect their eyes, because the trouble is not sufficient to drive them to an eye specialist, who would, any way, charge them a heavy fee. As a last resort they go to an optician or to the five and ten cent store, and often-tlmes get glasses that they do not need, or which, after being used two or three months, do their eyes more Injury than good. Here Is a sirnole prescription that every one should use: 6 grains Optona. (1 Tablet) 2 ounces Water. Use three or four times a day to bathe the eyes. This prescription keeps the e>es clean and quickly overcomes In flammation and irritation. Weak, wat ery, work-stra.ned eyes, granular lids and other similar troubles are greatly benefited and often-tlmes cured by its use. Many who wear glasses have dis carded them after using It for a few weeks. It Is good for the eyes, and will not injure the most sensitive eyes of an Infant or the aged. Any druggist can fill this preemption promptly. Try It, It, and know for once what real eye comfort is. Get Fall Clothes For Labor Day A small sum down and 11.00 a week will get stylish Kali clothes for men and women at the popular store of The Menter Co, at !M0 Broad street. Dress In style on f.abor Day. f**v*r mind about money. It Is the business of The Menter Co. to e*. tend credit to all, and this firm doss It wl llngly and cheerfully. Je e the F*«II suits and dresses, ladles, Hnd then avail yourself of this opportunity to get charming clothes right now without any red tape of any kind. Men and young men. Kail suits from the leading clothes makers are now being shown, and as the prices are on bottom and the terms of credit most liberal, why wait till later when you can get Just the right suit before'Bsbor Day? A Determined Week- End Effort to Re duce the Gents Underwear Stock A Man’s Column Full of Bargains That. Should Interest* You Every Shirt in Our Entire Stock in White and Fancy at Following Reductions SI.OO Wachusett Shirts now . .... .75c Men’s Dress Shirts for .... . . ,50c Men’s heavy work Shirts reduced to . 39c Underwear Reductions Men’s side seam Drawers, 50c quality for 39c Corwith’s Check Nainsook Vests, 50c value for 39c Corwith’s Check Nainsook Pants, 50c value for . 39c Men’s Check Nainsook Union Suits, SI.OO value for 75c Men’s Che<& Nainsook Underwear, a suit 50c Men’s Night Shirts, trimmed in colored and white braids, for . ... . ... . . ,50c Our Special Sale of Men’s New Sox Best Yet Sox, each pair . . ...... . .. . 7£c Onyx Silk Sox, always, a pair . .... 25c Economy Sox, all colors and sizes, two pairs for . 25c Men’s Pul-Easy Collars, each .... 10c Boston Pad Velvet Grip Garters, a pair 25c and 50c Men’s Wash Ties, 25c values for . . 10c Men’s Silk Four in Hand Ties for . . 25c Men’s Handkerchiefs, 6 for . . . . 25c Men’s Linen Handkerchiefs 15c and 25c Men’s Suspenders, all colors, for . . 15c, 20c, 25c and 50c PURPLE TRADING STAMPS ON ALL PURCHASES. J. A. MULLARKY GO. 830 Broad Street THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. ' r OPEN LETTER To Oar Customers in Georgia and South Carolina The present European war situation has disorganized the financial world, and is having its effect upon business in our section, caused principally by the uncertain basis upon which the present cotton crop must be financed and market ed. We are now going through a “reconstruction period’’ and our country will soon adjust itself to a sound and stable basis upon which we will all do business, live and prosper. With an abiding faith in the value of cotton we are wil ling to do business on a COTTON STANDARD at 10c per pound, on all sales to cotton producers or shippers, made after Sept. Ist, 1914. 0 In accepting cotton at 10c per pound in payment for Remington, Smith Premier and Monarch Typewriters we require that it be on basis of Augusta middling and delivered to us f. o. b. Augusta, Ga. Yours truly, REMINGTON TYPEWRITER CO. By L. J. Henry, Dealer. FOR WEAKNEBB kND LOBB OF APPETITE The old Standard general strength ening tonic GROVES TASTELESS* thill TONIC, drives out Malaria and builds up ths system. A true tonic and sure Appetizer. For adults and children. 60c. Malaria or Chills & Fever Prescription No. 866 U prepared 'eapecially for MALARIA or CHILLS A. FEVER. Five or six dote, will break any case, and if taken then a. a tonic the Fever will not return. It act. on the liver better than Calomel and doe. not flripe or sicken. 250 Big Drop in Pianos and Player Prices Now is your time to buy a Piano. You have been waiting and looking for bargainfl, and this 1a your opportunity. High grade new and uaed Pianos 1-8 to 1-2 off. We have more pianos and Players in store than we need, and more on the way, and have received instructions from the various manufacturers we repre sent to cut prices and reduce stock. World’s Choice Pianos For Little Money $350 Reliable Bradley, dark mahogany, new . $l2B $375 Prescott, figured, mahogany, new .. ... -$l4B S3OO Mason, carved rilahogany, new .. .. . ..$123 S3OO Conservatory, mahogany, used ■<*.,. ... .... $ 98 $375 Harvard, carved mahogany, used * . .. -$195 $350 Bradley & Co., dark mahogany .$l4B $350 Bradley & Co., dark mahogany, carved r. $155 $450 Beautiful Bailey, Cir. Walnut, new $245 SB6O Electric Piano, Oak Mission, used $385 SBOO Electric Piano, dark oak, used $250 SSOO Gordon & Son, Cir. Walnut ~5285 $450 Gordon & Son, Figured Mahogany .. *.5270 $550 Kranich & Bach, Figured Mahogany .$325 $350 Stodard, Figured Mahogany, used - $155 $350 Kingsbury, oak case, used $95 S4OO Kingsbury, Mahogany, used $l5B $450 Haddorff, Mahogany $325 S6OO Newton Player, mahogany $295 Do not handicap your home and children by denying them a Piano; give them an equal chance in life with your neighbors. Secure one of these great bargains and have music and happiness In your home circle. You can make a first payment of as much as you wish and arrange terms for balunce. Play while you pay. We have many other good bargains in fine Pianos and Players of leading makes. Our liberal guarantee goes with each sale, also the Manufacturers’ warranty. Store open evenings during this sale. All Pianos and Players marked in plain figures. Organs, sls, $25, S4O, SSO. A. A. Thomas Piano Co. No. 639 BROAD STREET. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Formerly of Thomas & Barton Co. SCHOOL TRUNKS We Make a Specialty of TRUNKB, BAGS AND BUIT CASEB. For Young Ladles and Qenta Girls and Boys who are going off to College. CUT PRICES. Augusta Trunk Factory 785 Broad-Opposite Monument. NINE
