FARM ? Before You Buy or Sell any Kind of Heal Estate, or Business, Write us your wants. J. Y. (JARLINOTON & Co., Laurensk, S- C. VOL. XX. LAURBNS, S C. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 1904. r Al,L KINDS OF TURNIP SEED ?AT? Palmetto Drug Co. Get them while stock is complete. NO. 8 BABE STUART MET HIS FATE. Had Attempted Criminal Assault on Young Lady. CONFESSED HIS GUILT. Crime Was Committed in Laurens, the Death Penalty Was Inflicted Upon Negro in Greenwood County. Babe Stuart, a young negro of this county, met his doom last Friday night at the hands of a party composed of white citizens from Laurens and Greenwood countii s. Thedoathponalty was indicted upon the negro because he attempted a criminal assault Friday afternoon on Miss May Hujjh-js, the 14 year ol 1 daughter of Dock Hughes, a farmor who lives near Baldwin's store, in Waterloo township, coven miles West of the town o( Waterloo. Stuart confessed his guilt and wss taken by the crowd to a point lnGroen wood county, a mile boyond Smith's bridgo on Saluda river, whore ho was shot and his body left beside the road. Tho body was found Saturday morn ing by some one who was passing through that section on their way to Greenwood. The coroner of Green wood was notitled and csme up and held the inquest about noon. The verdict was tho usual one in such cases. Stuart's body was turned over to members of his family and wai buiiod at Andrew's Cbapel in Gre.nwood county, Saturday night. According to the best info, ma'ion obtainable by a representative of Tmk Advertisek who visited the scene, it seems that last Friday afternoon about 4 o'clock, Stuart who had been living with Mr. Hughes several years and who was picking cotton together w'th another negro in a field a half milo from the Hughes' home, on some pre text went to the houso and concaKd himself in t1 o cotton house Mr. end Mrs. Hughes were abient, the furmor having gone to a nearby gin house to do Borne work, tho latter to visit a neighbor's sick chi'd, and the girl*, Misi May and sister, were picking cot ton around the house, emptying their cotton in the cotton house as their sacks became full. All this Stuart seems to have known and dellbeiately took advantage of it. Miss May was, as it happened, the first to.enter the cotton house for tho urposo of emptying b^r sack of cot ton* Tho cotton is kept in t.h? loft and as tho girl ascended the step? the ne gro stealthily followed and sei/. the young womsn by the throat. An out cry attracted her younger sister wBo?0 arrival upon the scene caused the ne gro to dr Education, SMALL COTTON FIRE. Its Timely Discovery Averts a Serious Conflagra'.ibn. Choss Rill., September 27th.?Mrs. J. F. Pusrr was oallod to the bedside of her brother, Mr. Charlie Daniel of Royaton, Ga., Mouday, who was shot Sunday while assisting to arrest a ne gro. She returned homo Thursday and said the doctors had hopes of her brother's recovery. William JHenry Rasor of Whltmlre was In town on business Tuesday. Misses Blanche Plnson and Laura Hollingsworth left Tuesday for Win throp College Miss Sara Austin is spending this week with hor sister, Mrs. Casper Cbaudlet noar Clinton. Mrs. W. T. Austin, who has been qulto elek for sometime, we are glad to report, is convalescent. The mld-nlght train Thursday sot the bales of cotten on tire on tho depot plat form and had it not been for Messrs. ?en Still and Goorgo Thompson, a very serious loss no doubt would have been the result. By timely elTorts they succeeded in putting it out. C. D. Nanco went to Calboun Falls last week to see his brother, J. H. Nance, who has opened up a geuoral merchandise business there. Mrs. Woodward's Death. The many friends In this city and county of Mrs. Mary Woodward, wife of Rev. B. J. Woodward, have hoard with profound regret of her death which occurred at her home in North Augusta last Friday. Her death it is believed was duo to poisoning, earned It is thought from oating canned meats. Rev. Mr. Woodward was also poisoned at the same time and has been in a very critical condition for the last ten days* Mr Woodward is a leading Baptl8t dl- ' vine ard is well known here whoro he , resided for several years. Since tho above was put in typo it is , stated that Mrs. Woodward's death was not tho result of causes given I above. Mr. Woodward's condition is report- | cd as improved. Letter to R. L. Jones. . Laurons, S. C, Dear Sir: You are a teacher; here's i out! for your boys: If tho painting costs two or three ( timts as much as the paint, and one paint g>09 twice as far as another, bow i much are those two paints worth? If Devoe is worth Sl.?Oor $1.76 a gal lon how much Is the other ono worth? How much is a gallon of paint worth anyhow? Tho answer U: Depmds on the paint. j Tho reason is: paint isn't always pitint. There are true and false paint at d shcri-mea&uro. How much is a short-measure gallon worth? How much is filse paint worth? How much is Devoe worth? There nro millions a year in the an swer t ) this last one. Yours truly, F. W. DbVOB & CO., Moseley ii Roland sell our paint. STATE NEWS. Hie News of a Great State Briefly i Noted. Major Karle's majority over Mr. Mob'ey for railroad commissioner was 20,4i:i votes. Gen. J. Walter Gray, who was nomi nated for master of Greonvilo county In the second primary, received his ap polntmont and commission from the governor la3t Wednesday and assumed the duties of the otllie Thursday- He succeeds the late D. I'. Veruer. Col. J. D. M. Shaw, Col. J. H. Whar ton.J. O. C. Fleming and J. D. W. Watts wore appointed by Governor fleyward as delegates to the Cotton Growers Convention from this county, and Col. R. A. Love, an official of the congress named Col. J. Wash Wat's of Mountville and A. G. Voight of Union to represont the Fourth Con gressional District at the Farmers Congress, both of which met at the same time Monday at St. Louis. G.'n. WUio Jones, tho Stato Chair man of tho Democratic party, Is now making an address, which will bo is sued to tho Democrats, urging them to vote in tho general election. In some of the Districts the Republicans aro planning to ^nomlnato men for Con press in the District Convention. Robbers battered down tho back door of Uo post office at Kingstree last Thursday night, blew open the safe and socurcd about $500. Geo. W. Taylor, a photographer of Benncttsvi le committed suicide Th?rs day by shooting himself through tho temple. It is said ho had been drink ing and imagined that throe young men of tho town intended to kill him, because of somj trlval remark ho had made in their presonco. Thore's Dysentery ?Collo, too And Cramps; but this remember do Though enemies all babies must meet. "TEKTHIN A" will them all defeat. '?TEBTHINA" Overcomes and Coun teracts tho EiTeOtS of tho Summer's He it, A ids Digestion, Regulates the Bowels and makes toothing easy. Co-ts on y 2.1 cents. EXECUTORS' SALE. At public salo, Clinton, 8. C., Nov. 3rd. 1904, at 11 a. m, we will sell at Clinton, S. O., the estate of C. M. Fer guson, consisting of town lots In Cl'n ton and farm lands on Duncan's Crtok. For specific information see plats at storoof Ii I). Honry, Clinton, S. 0. Terms CASH. john Fkruukon, Dunk PfffiOUBON, Extcutors. WILL BE DECIDED OCTOBER SIXTH. Meeting of Railroad Commission to be Hold HVo With Officials or Both Railroads aud Local Committee. The local committee selected some time ago to look after Laurens' inter ests in tho matter of securing a obange of passenger depo', accommodations, has been notified that the board of railroad commissioners, Messrs. C. W. Garris, J. H. Wharton and B. L. Gatighraan. will meet W. G. Childs, President of tho Columbia, Newberry & Laurons road and A. W. Anderson, General Superintendent of tho Charleston & Western Carolina railway in this city, Thursday, October 6th for the purpose of deolding definitely the proposition of making a ohange. The local committee Is of course in vited to meet with the commissioners and railroad officials. From here tho Commissioners and Mr. Childs go to Clinton to tako up tho matter with the Seaboard road of build ing a proposed union depot at that place. Dots from Pea nidge. Our farmers arc- very busy picking cotton, which Is npaning vory rapidly. We are having flue reason* for gather ing crops. Messrs. Sloan and Rowland attended tho Fairvlew Stock Show. Mrs. Godfrey of Kkom has ???turned home tifter ependlng a few wiv.es with her son, Dr. Godfrey and family. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Halrston visited the lattor's parents at Euorje Satur day and Sunday. Miss Mattle Tarrant of Sprlnglleld, Orangoburg county, has ohargo of the Oak Grove sohool, which opened last Monday. Miss Neenio Taylor, who has been sick, wo are glad to report is well again. Master llho't Sloan of Cliatou in at tending the Oak Grove school, lie is stopping at his uncle's, J . P. Sloan. WANTED?Goo J milch cow with young oslf. Largo, red preferred. Apply at th's ollloe. DK AT 11 OF 1IENKY A. COOFF.R. flood Man Woes to Ills Reward?Was 111 Only Fivo Rays. On tho lifth day after receiving the first paralytic stroke, Mr. Henry A. Cooper, died at his homo near Owiugs villo at 11 o'clock last Friday morn ing. Tho burial services were con ducted by tho Masons at Union Church, Saturday af.ernoon at 2 o'clock. By| his death a good man, Christian and citizen has been removed from his community and I he county. Ho was a in unbar of tho Mount Olive Baptist Church, having removed his inemborsbip from Union Church a low yearo ago. Ab a Mason he belonged to Browor ton Lodife and waa a fai'hful and hon ored member. March 2 l.Aht ho celebratod his froth birthday and up to tho lime of the at tack Sunday night a week ago, hls'gen eral health had always beon exception ally good. ... His wife, who was Miss Elizabeth Jones and seven sons and daughters as follows surv. vc: Mossrs. Wisiar Cooper of Honea Pa'b, R. A. Cooper of Lau reos, Lulher Cooper, Mrs. Jamos Jour s, Mrs. John Wren, Mrs. Clarence Mar tin and Miss Mary Cooper of Owings ville. Au iud"?cribahlesomethinglsstamped upon cvory suit und gives an individu ality to tho woaror that makes the pub i'o say: "There goes a well-dressed man." no got it at Davis, Roper & Co. Wo hi vo on our sample fioor twen ty-livj different styles and sixes of Heating Stoves, and we will take pleas ure in showing you our line and quot ing you prices. 8. M. ft B. H. Wilkes & Co. Laurens, S. C A GREAT STORE A GREAT RECORD Invites you to inspect a great line of merchandise. We are proud of the fact that to say you buy from our store is equal to saying that you buy only first=class goods. We guard carefully our repu tation and see to it that, whatever else you may say, you cannot say that we sell you merchandise that is not dependable. We offer this season a line which is all that long experience and ready cash can command both in quality and reasonableness of price as well. Many Bargains. New (Moves. ioc to $1.00 New IjfeVts.25c to 50c Ladies'; Vests.15c to $1.00 . Children's Vests.ioc to35c Men's Vests.25c to $1.50 Iyadics' Hdkfs.3c to 25c Children's Hdkfs.ic to ioc Men's Hdkfs.3c to 25c Good Dress Styles in Out ing . 5c to ioc Elegant yd. wide Flannel ettes .ioc Heavy Double Fleeced Ki niona Cloths, worth 20c, at.ioc A Great Line Dress Goods. S |-inch Cheviot for Suit or Skirt.50c 36-inch All-Wool Cheviot...35c 36-inch Suiting for skirl and Suit.25c 4oinch novelty Cheviot suit 50c 40-inch Novelty Mohairs.50c 36-inch Novelty Invisible Checks...50c Elegant line Novelty Suu ings up to.#2.25 per yd. Our line lUk, Dress Goods is c< miplcte at r.oc to $ 1.35 New Shirt Waist Suit Sill s .59c to #1.00 New Wraps in latest cut, #3> #5? $7-5?' $io?#I5 Our Fall Display of Pattern Hats Will take place Thursday, September 29th. Would be pleased to have you visit us on this date, when we will show the Newest in the Millinery Art. We will also display a great line of New Wool Dress Goods and Silks .\ .\ .\ .\ f? ======^ n House Furnishing; Articles Big line Table Damasks in Bleached and Turkey Red Table Napkins, per dozen Big line Towels Bed Ticking 10-4 Sheeting One Yard Wide Bleaching 25c to $1.00 40c to $3.00 5c to 50c 7c to 20c 25c to 30c 5c to 12 l=2c An Immense Shoe Stock, Some of the best makes manufactured. King Quality for Men, Kippendorf Dittman for Ladies. None better than these two makes. See us for your fine shoes. A grand line medium priced shoes. The best $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 Ladies' Shoes that money can buy. The best $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00 Men's Shoes that money can buy. The best 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 Chil dren's Shoes that money can buy. A big line women's shoes in odds and ends, sizes 3, 3 1-2 and 4, some of them sold for $2.00 and $2.50; we make them in two lots, 48c and 75c. Come and feel at home with us. I O. B. Simmons Co. X MERCHANTS NEWS. New line neok-wo*r at Copeland's. The date of Davis, Roper & Co.'s grand fall opening Is Thursday, Sopt. 29. Don't fa:l to see the boaulif dis play of tho latest creations In street and pattern hats. Crawford $3.50 and $4.00 shoes are famous- see them at J. E. Mmter & Bro's. Don't fail to attend the opening, Thursday at the Hub. Men's shoes 08 cents to $4.0.1; La dles shoes 18 cents to $3.50; children's shoes, 10 cents to $2.25. O. B. Simmons Co. Whether you want to buy anything or not when you are in the city come in and lot us show you through our en tire lino of house-furnishing good-. S. M. & E. H. Wllko.< & Co. We positively have everything just as wo advertise It, read our ads. Come to our store and seo for yourself that we the good to back up every assertion we make in our advertisement?. Davis, Roper & Co. If you wish to seo Millinery as it should be this season, visit the liub 2i>. We will tjko ploasurc in showing you through our onliro line of IIou?o Furnishing Goods. Anything that you may want to furnish your houso with from tho kitchen to tho parlor can be found hore. S. M. & E. H. Wlikes & Co. Laurens, S. C. Nobby style nats for joungmenat Copeland's. Try us for Shoos. We carry some of tho bebt roods in shoe-, and we also havo a b'g lino of medium price t goods. O. L>. Simmoni Co. Dorothy D >id shoos uro perfeoth n in the shoe art. All the new fall stj e just in at J. E. Minter it Bro's., for you to seo them. O. B. Simm >ns < !o See the ricli swell pattorns in Fill Neckwear at J. E. Minter & Bro's. Look to your interest ami do not Stop until you visit Laurens' greatoR si re. Wo not only give you the best vahu s. but wo givo you the lowest pi ico thai you can gel on saino olass of good DavD, Roper iv Co. Whether you stand or sit Cop land'u Shoes always lit. Don't forget our big display of p tern hats, Thursday 20th, o. B. Simmons ( o. School Companion gl von awn/ free I with overy p.iir of school sh os, . I J, E, Minter & Bro' Wo havo 30 inch black TalVot i guaranteed at fl.uo p.r yard worth every where $1.25. Davis, Roper & Co. Von can get Xoigler Bros. Shoes for habies and children and there's nouo better at Davis, Hop. r & ' o. Try a pair of black eat 1)030 for men, ladies and children. Davis, Roper J .'o. tiOOI) SPIRITS. (Jood spirit.? don't ail cum > f ore K n ruckey, Their main source 14 tho and all the liiu spirits over mad ? the B'uo Grass Stato cuuld not remedy a bad liver or thu hund'cd-and-. n ? i 1 effects it produces. You can't have good spirits und a bad liver at th<'s ?m; time. Vour liver must be in fine Shape if you would feel bouyant, nappy and iiopv ftil, bright of me,light of step,v :r orous and gllCGOcSful in your pursuits. You < an put your liver in fine condi tion by using Green's August Flowor the greatest of all medicines for liver and stomach and a cortaiu euro for dis pepsia 01? indigos I ion. It b ,s been a f .vorite household romedy lor OVOr thirty-five years, August Flow rs nuke your T ver hoalthy and active ai ' thus Insure you a liberal support of "GoodSpirits." Trial sjzo, 2.V; rogu? Iar bottles, 75c. Atall druggists. o A, fH ?x? o &t a:. tfi- . Br.ar?lh? h? KlRll YOU llfl R. R. HORROR INJENNESSEE. Passenger Trains Collide Near Kiioxville. SIXTY PEOPLE KILLED Orders Wore Misread or Disregarded. Several South Carolinians oil the Ill-Fated Train. in a collison on the Southern road, near Knoxville, Tonn., last .Saturday of two heavily loaded passenger (rains, (?0 pus-engors were hurled to instant death and 100 were injured, several of whom have since died. Among tho killed were four members of a family named Hill, of GafTney. The trains w6m running on timo at the rate of ."55 miles an hour. They col lided noar Hodges, a town not far from Knoxville. Tho terrlblo horror Is due, it is believed, to (he disregard of or ders by the engineer of the Westbound train. The trains bad been instructed to mqct. at the usual place and it will never bo known why it was not done as the engineer perished with the rest as did the engineer on the East bound passenger In the list of those injured appoara the names of two from Union, two from Winnsboro, two from Columbia and two from GafTney. *? ?? AMONO OUU FRIENDS. g ir *? l he Advertiser is compelled, for lack ol space, to discontinue its serial story, Hearts Courageous," for a time. Wo h.ipe to lake it up again shortly. The lent mceiinjr. which is being . ndiicii d by Ltev. N. J. Holmes and 0 hers h attracting large crowds and eil Interest is manifested in every ?ervico. Wash Jones and Floyd Henderson of M Gallagher left yesterday for Iho outh Carolina College. Jamos Simpson of Orewerlon was in town Friday. I he win k of laying the rails on tho War Shoals railroad, which isaspur track rtconlly graded from ?armore'a o< nnnenoed Monday afternoon. Mrs. S. II. Pluss, Mrs. ltosaCaino and daughter, Miss Talulah Calne, joinoJ a party ut Clinton yesterday go Ing i" tho Kxpoaitton In St. Louis. De? 1 re returning they will probably visit Gmain, Nob. Cap'. II ii. Watkius of Anderson and .1. N. Watkius of Greenville spent Sund ;y in the city. Mfs-ra IL L. Henderson, W. E. Washington and James Martin of the jvr ? t ? i 1 ighor s el lo > wore here ct. 5th, at Cope o store Prices: ;{.>r>0-75-100. 25-CENT COLUMN. Sthayku From home, Tuosday, 13, i : ulo, )5 hands high, nice b'Mv, g ?l ordar, white mouth, ich t ill, thod all round. GKO. V- AnitA.MS, Whitmire, s. C. step1. ?dlh?2t. Wantkd Tb reo cows that will give ii. oo rallons of milk or more and one at in ?ro pounds of butter. J. Wade Anderson, Sept. 20th. hh ? 2l. Foil Sai.K -Thirty thoroughbred H rkshiro Figs, all ages and sizes, price > ; lo M Apply to Dr. Dial I'ok Sali?;?Sto?-e house oc cupied by R. P. Milam & Co. M, I,. Copeland. FOUND ?Fair go'd rimmed eye rlassos which tho owner can get by calling at this olTlco, identifying same and paj ing for this ad. Wanted To sell you your bagging and tl , lied Hust I'roaf sood Oats, i y, Ityo and Crimson Clovor socd. Fi Icos right. J. H. Sullivan. A Gor.d Time To buy your bran, rice tud rico Hour to fatten your hogs on. Try mo. .1. H. Sullivan. the !' ople Who wish to buy ll itir, c i n, meal, feed oats, hay, sugar, coffee, bacon, laid, and all kinds of 1 mo and soe mo. i carry ill ? lai o Bl ck i i heavy groceries In i\n; in anxious to sell; will glvo you ? boys from 0 to tf years Apply at 'lb". Dixie at once. Nol i > ? but school hoys need apply. in troubled with constipation try Stomach and Liver Taw lels, j nreonsy to take and produce no griping or other unpleasant effect. For sal o by L?nens Drug Co. and Dr. fi, F. I'osiy. SOUHSrOMAOH. When the quantity of food taken Is too largo or the quality too rich, sour st. mach i^. likely to follow, and ospec ia.lv so II the dlgo&tion has been weak ipatlon. Bat slowly and n. loo freely of easily digested food. icate lliO food thoroughly. Let flvo hours elap-e liotweon meals, and when ?ou feel a fullness and weight in i bo r< gion of t lie stomach after eating, take ( liaiiiborlaln's Stomach and Liver Tablets and tho sour stomach may be >ld< ii. For sale by tho I.aureus Drug Co. and Dr. 15 K I'osoy.