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FARM W
Before You Buy or Sell
any Kind of
Real Estate, or Business,
Write us your wants.
j. Y. Gaklington & Co.,
Laurens , S. C.
Harris Lithia
and
Qlenn Spring
Water on draught at
Palmetto Drug Co
Laurens, S. C.
YOL XXI.
WOODMEN GIVE
ANNUAL PICNIC.
J. J. MeSwain, Ora(or of
the Day.
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
Other Speeches Delivered by Messrs.
Goodwin and Irby if Laurens and
Prof. Cork of Rock Hill.
Alma, R. F. D., No. 2., August 22.
Six hundred Woodmen and their friends
attended the vnird annual picnic last
Friday given by Myrtle Camp, No. 206,
W. O. W., located at Friendship
Church. This is one of the strongest
Camps in the county and its member
ship embraces the very flower of the
entire community.
About a year ago a neat and com
fortable Castle Hall was built?a most
commendable example soon to be fol
lowed by other Camps in the county.
Prof. L. D. Elledge as Consul Com
mander, S. H. Johnson, Adviser Lieu
tenant, Mr. Guy Elledge, Banker and
Mr. Hobt. M. Wasson, Clerk, constitute
the principal officers of Myrtle Camp.
There are, of course, other offices in
the Lodge and these are filled by capa
ble and enthusiastic "choppers." Myr
tle Camp is the pride of the community
and it is doing a good work.
Friday's exercises were in charge of
Mr. R. W. Nash, County Superintend
ent of Education and a prominent Wood
men of the county.
Promptly at 11 o'clock the members
of Myrtle Camp, together with a num
ber of visiting Woodmen, formed in
line and marched from the hall to the
cemetery, where appropriate and im
pressive memorial exercises were held
over the grave of Sovereign John La
fayette Pitts, to whose memory a suita
ble marble shaft was erected a year
ago by Myrtle Camp. These ceremon
ies were concluded with placing a bank
of flowers on the grave of the departed
brother.
This over, the crowd was invited to
repair to the speakers' stand, where
the address of this feature of the day's
celebration was delivered by John J.
McSwain, Esq., of Gr'enville. He is
an eloquent and charming speaker, who
can hold the rapt attention of a crowd
for an indefinite period, no matter what
the subject is. But he had a good sub
ject, one next the heart of his friends,
the Woodmen, and he let "himself out
for an hour or more, greatly to the
charmed delight and pleasure of all his
auditors. When he finished a nuiutoi
of magnificent boqucts were sent to the
stand.
At this hour a basket picnic was
served and everyone fared sumptuously.
In the afternoon the crowd reassem
bled, where Messrs. O. P. Goodwin
and W. C. Irby of Laurens and Prof.
J. Coleman Cork of Rook Hill, who is
visiting Capt. E. G. Mitchell, made ad
dresses.
The speeches of Messrs. Goodwin
and Irby were devoted to a defense of
the dispensary and against the move
ment to vote out the institution under
the Brice Act.
Mr. Cork said as Rock Hill had no
dispensary there was not much discus
sion of the subject in the city but he
thinks the people are preparing to vote
the thing out of the county. He is a
teacher and his idea is to inculcate in
the minds of the young proper ideals of
government and in this way a senti
ment will be built up that will drive
from (air borders corrupting influences
of whatever nature.
A little life may be sacrificed to an
hour's delay. Cholera infantum, dys
entery, diarrhoea come suddenly. Only
safe plan is to have Dr. Fowler's Ex
tract of Wild Strawberry always on
hand.
25-CENT COLUMN.
FOR SALE CHEAP:- Bran, sligthly
damaged. Excellent feed for cows and
pigs. Dixie Flour and Grain Co. 3?It
WANTED ? Every body ;n Laurens to
see our fall and winter samples for fine
tailor made suits. Cleaning and press
ing done promptly. Phone 180.
10. J. Dancy, Laurens, S. C. 3?It
WANTED: - A few more girls wanted
to run sewing machines in overall fac
tory. All machines run by power, no
peddling with foot, nice, clean work,
and we'll pay you while learning. Apply
at once, as we expect to start up in a
few days, to T. K. Hudgens, Sec'y and
Treas., Crescent Company, Laurens,
S. C. 3-tr
WANTED: - You list your proper
ty with me, either for sale, rent or ex
change. Quick results. J. N. Leak,
Gray Court, S. C. 3-4t
WANTED-At the Laurens Hotel,
regular boarders, with or without, rooms.
Prices reasonable. For further infor
mation see
2?2t J. J. Dallas, Proprietor.
WAGONS: Have just received a car
load each of the celebrated Studebaker
and Hackney wagons, one and twohorse.
T. N. Harksdalc, Laurens, S. C.
FOR-SALE:-My Mountain Creek
plantation, about 200 acros, fine bottom
land, original forest, splendid pastures,
six room concrete residence, four ten
ant houses, barn, cotton house etc.
splendid well-water. Terms to suit you
G. A. Fuller, Laurens, S. G.
R. F. D. No. 6.
FOR SALK -219 acre farm in Chest
nut i l/dgo' neighbo.hood, seven miles
West of Laurens. Dwelling, two tenant
houses, well of goo<>wntcr and plenty
of running wata*. Ten acres in origi -
nal oak forest, acres in cultivation,
balance in pines. Land slightly rolling.
Terms reiu>om.?l</.
0 (REV.) Jos. A. Maktin.
B2-& Cross Hill, S. C.
WANTED DETECTIVES, Responsi
ble, Sharp, Daring Young Men every
where. Experience unnecessary. En
close stamp for particulars. Grandell's
Detective Bureau, Philadelphia- Pa.
PERSONAL AND OlilBRWISE.
Mr. W. W. Bryson of Mountville was
in the city on Saturday on business.
Miss Laura Burns, of Barksdale, was
in the city shopping on Saturday.
Mr. J. J, Pluss is off to Ashville, N.
C. for this hot weather.
Mrs. Nannie Jordon of Anniston, Ala.
is visiting Mrs. C. W. Tune.
Mr. Connor Fuller is building on his
lot on Eii^t Main street.
Mrs. Coque and children of Virginia,
are visiting at Dr. R, E. Hughes.
Mrs. Claude Fuller and Mr. L. D.
Pitts have gone to Hendersonville.
Mr. J. P. Sa> on has gone on an out
ing to Snluda, Ashville and Charlotte,
N. C.
Messrs Earl Wilson, Will Itichey and
Guss Simmons have been on a trip to
the mountain resorts of North Carolina.
Misses Glennic Bolt and Hannah Tol
bert have returned from a visit to Gray
Court.
Mr. F. M. Godbold of Marion is visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Warren Bolt on
West Main street.
Clinton boasts more automobiles than
and town of its size in the state. Thoso
of us whose coigne of vantage overlook
Pick Hudgens' shop can say that we are
never out of sight of an auto except
for the crowd. Who can beat that?
Death of Mrs. Mary Chapman.
Mrs. Mary Hart Chapman died at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Margaret
Hart at Maimi, Fla. a few days ago.
Mrs. Chapman was a sister of Mrs. B.
A. Wharton of Mountville and was
widely connected in the city and county.
Three children survive her, the eldest
daughter, Miss Mary having just grad
uated at the Thornwell Orphanage.
Reunion of Laurens "Bees."
The reunion of Co. "F" 14th, S. C.
volunteers was held at Sandy Springs
on last Saturday. There was a good
gathering and the day was fine. Inter
esting speeches were made by Judge
O. G. Thompson and Hon. F. P. Mc
Gowan. The social feature were looked
after also and every body brought din
ner and every had a good time.
A full account of the reunion appear
elsewhere in this paper.
Miss Kathcrine Copeland Returns to
Clinton.
Miss {Catherine Copeland, of States
ville, N. C, will return to Clinton on
&epu 13th, for the purpose ot taking
charge of her class in music. Miss Cope
land is an accomplished musician and
thorough teacher and her pupils are
fortunate in having their first instruc
tions at her hand.
John Grant Pound Guilty.
John Grant, the white man who was
arrested on Thursday evening Aug. 17th
by policemen Bagwell and Jernagan,
and charged with disordely conduct,
reckless driving and various 'offences,
was tried on Saturday morning before
the mayor and a jury.
The defendent was found guilty on
two counts of the indictement and lined
$50.00 on each. He will appeal to the
Court of sessions.
Another feature of the case is that
he swore out warrants for the police
men making the arrest, charging them
with false imprisonment! claiming that
they had no right to follow beyond the
city limit to make the arrest.
Oak Grove Burned.
Oak Grove School house, near Bel
view Church in the neighborhood of
Leesville was burned on Monday night
about 12 or 1 o'clock.
The origin of the fire is not known
but it is thought that probably some one
dropped a lighted match or stump of a
cigar or cigarette as the W. 0. W. had
had a meeting there that night and had
not adjourned until late. The school
furniture was of coarse all destroyed
and a lot of new paraphinalia belonging
to the Woodmen, also.
We are unable to ascertain the loss
in dollars but there was no insurance.
Yellow Fever Conditions.
The fever situation in New Orleans
and other places has improved during
the past week.
It was thought on Monday to be under
full control as there were only 45 new
'?..ses on Sunday and the proprotion of
deaths much smaller. Later advices
show that Sundays good record was not
held by Monday and 61 new cases were
reported for that day. It is stated
however that there is no cause for alarm
as a serious epidemic is no longer feared
but it is expected there will continue to
be some new cases until frost.
CLEMSONS EXPENDBTURES.
More Than $150,000. a Year. Equival
ent to $4,000,000. Endowment.
Columbia, Aug. 18. ? Acording to a
tabulated report filed with the state
superintendent of education, Clemson
College has spent for the last scholas
tic ? .< more than $155,212. This re
<. was filed to-day and it is th*- first
of the series of annual statements to be
sent by the colleges of the state. The
figures arc most interesting. They are
given month by month and show that
Clemson is one of the richest colleges
in the South, although practically every
cent of the income is expended on ac
count of the enormous attendance and
the nccesriary ex |. vu.se attached thereto.
Of the $155,212 expended a great deal
came in from the fertilizer tax which
was $118,000 last year and has already
gone nearly that high this year. The
statement does not give the sources of
revenue but thin will be filed later.
HOW HOME SEEKERS
MAY BE BROUGHT.
Interesting Paper Read Yesterday by
Mr. I. H. Morris, Recently Mov:td
Here From the West.
Mr. I. H. Norm, who recently came
to South Carolina from Illinois, yester
day read the following paper before
the "ou h Carolina Industrial and t n
mereial Association:
W- are here to decide upon the best
methods for Riving the most attractive
information regarding our State to the
iii 'os*?r, the manufacturer, and the
home seeker.
Now ' take it that what we are try
ing to do is to benefit not only com
munities, but our State in its entirety,
and to do this I believe we should all
try to work out some method giving
the greatest publicity to the various
opportunities within our State for the
investor, the manufacturer and the
home seeker. As regards the investor,
I do not think we need worry very
much, for as a rule all he wants is to
feel assured of dividends, anil capital
can be induced to follow good, honest
and industrious people into almost any
land.
The manufacturer I know very little
about and it seems to me that all we
need to try to interest is the home
seeker; all the rest will follow as a mat
ter of course.
I believe it to be a fact that there
are only two ways of increasing wealth
in the world. One is by manufactur
ing raw material into marketable com
modities, the other is by production
from the soil. Labor is the one essen
tial of both these, so that we may say
labor is the only way in which the
world's wealth can be increased. The
farmer is the greatest laborer in the
world, hence he is the greatest pro
ducer of the weath of the world. The
tilling of the soil by proper cultural
methods produces th<< food Bttlff nnd
the wearing apparel for the entire hu
man race. Thus we thai if we examine
closely, that the greatest possession we
have is the soil, it is the greatest en
dowment of mankind. From it wo are
told we came, on it we live, move and
work out our destiny, and to it wo
must most certainly return. How do
we regard it or treat it'.' Do wo care
for it and tend it as we should? We.
should always bear in mind that al
though the soil cannot go out of ex
istence, yet the ability of the soil to
produce plant life and support herds
and docks, may and does cither in
crease or decrease, and that it is our
rltit.i ? . -? >? ? .1.. \. ..
ing our life time to leave conditions
just a little better than we found them.
If we do that it matters little about
our religion or our politics. If wo havo
been good citizens, the world is better
for our having lived in it.
We should ever hear in mind that a
town, a community, a Slate or a coun
try is a lesser or a greater number of
individuals and that the good or bad
character of the individual nffects the
whole. The proportion of good or bad
citizens makes the State either good or
bad; according to the proportion, is the
character of the State. To be a bad
citizen it is not necessary that one
should be a criminal, he may be pos
itively bad it is true, but he may also
negatively bad, and of the two, the
negatively bad is often the worse. A
negatively bad farmer is that one who
neglects to perform the duties of the
trust imposed upon him as a custodian
of the soil, and neglects to leave it bet
ter than he found it, or neglects to
care for it as he should. If a man has
a fine jewel he puts it in a costly set
ting; he grooms and gives especial care
to a fine horse, and in so doing, ho is
not negligent, but the same man may
be negligent of his lands, not fearing
to lose them by lack of care. lie just
has them and lets it go at that.
I will venture the assertion that loss
than half of the land owners in this
State can follow the exact boundaries
of their land without the assistance of
a surveyor. How can a man properly
value something the very appearance
of which he is so woefully ignorant of?
As a matter of pride the owner of land
j should try to put it in such shape and
condition that it would attract and
not repel visitors and then I believe
many land owners would be like the
Nebraska ranchman who sold his ranch,
stock, furniture and itensils of all
kind. The purchaser demanded an in
ventory of everything he had pur
chased, and when it was made, in
cluding all the r.crsoral property,
chairs, pots, pans, mrks spoons, dishes,
etc., the old ranchman backed down and
would,not sell because he found an old
brass kettle which he never before
kn.->w he had. The trade fell through,
the old brasp kettle was cleaned and
polished and was found to be of great
value. It is always well to see your
own property. To know what you got,
to keep it in good shape and to realize
as fully as possible what can be done
with it. When this is done, you may
find that you have the old brass kettle
and don't care to part with it. The
Nebraska ranchman was a negatively
bad citizen.
(iood citizens are those who desire a
home, a place to rear their children and
train them up in industry, to give them
what education they can afford. Such
people, all of them, are good citizens,
no matter where they came from nor
where they make their homes. I think
the most worthy attribute of man is
that desire for a home where he and
his family may live In pence and com
fort, and I am glad to believe that the
great majority of civilized mankind has
that desire deeply implanted with it.
The settlers who have come hone, yen
those who are even now docking to the
United States, arc in the main people
who seek to better their conditions, and
the great northwest is today filled with
men who were born in foreign lands or
who are the children of foreigners,
and you find them in many cases forc
ing themselves up to the higher ph.ces,
not satisfied with a living only, but'
filled with a desire to put their children
in a better position in life than they
ever hone for where they came from.
I belie ve that the newer parts of this
country, tho plains between Mississippi
? ;ver and the Rocky mountains have
proven beyond all argument what the
best agents of publicity and immigra
tion are.
The good, live, hustling passenger
and traffic agents and real estate agents
and the public press- all must work to
gether and in absolute harmony with
the communities in which and for which
they work.
Let every man try to be a good citi
zen, do his best for his own and with
his own, and not forget that absolute
truth does more good than anything
else in the long run and we will lay a
foundation to work on and to build up
from that will bring lasting benefit to
our State and one that we will be proud
to have a hand in building. United,
honest effort will work wonders. It may
take a while to get the result, but not
the less surely will it come. Wo must
remember that when we plant our seed
and set out our shrubs and trees some
bear fruit the same season they are
planted while others, not for years,
but we plant them just the same,know
ing that some one, some time, will
gather the fruits of our planting.
Lht all try to see the best in our own
community, let us work for the painted
school house, road improvement, for
education in the broadest sense and a
few years of prosperity will do wonders
for South Carolina.
Let every citizen lend his aid to the
betterment of local conditions so that
the evidence of thrift can be seen by
nil who look, and the result will be sat
isfactory.
We as individuals will have profited
with the rest, and just so surely as one
and one make two, will good citizen
ship ami intelligent methods build up a
State, bring in investor*- and establish
factories. Let us throw wide the por
tals of our State, give the greatest
publicity to opportunities as they exist
and stand as good citizens should, and I
have no doubt the railroads and real es
tate men can do the rest, but we must
all go together, they cannot do all, nei
ther can we. The citizens of a Slate
should be the ones to demand and en
force improvement on their own ac
count first, last and all the time and in
this movement we should remember
^tftlo,"Av.g\i8i,Y?tU:w<' ''- .h "~
Unfortunately Correct.
The Yorkvillo Inquirer recalls that
Congressman l>. E. Finley predicted
when the dispensary system was origi
nally debated in the State Senate, of
which he was at the time the member
from York, would render corrupt any
government upon which it should be
engrafted. We are glad that the In
quirer has directed attention to Mr.
Finloy'fl course. He was a follower of
Senator Tillman, but he was a Re
former who at all times made con
spicuous his contemptuous disregard of
factionalism. In those days of bitter
conflict between the factions in Colum
bia when his own wing of the party was
in overwhelming ascendancy. Mr. Fin
ley refused to enter a caucus which
drew the lino against any of his fellow
Democrats. Generally he voted for
what were known its the "Reform
measures." but never because he was
told to do so. lie was always fair to
the minority and his freedom from
partisan bias was a matter of daily il
lustration in the Legislature. Mr. Fin
ley's position in those unhappy political
times was one almost of isolation, and
his manliness should not be forgotten in
South Carolina. News and Courier.
Historic and Romatic,
A very romatic place, from many
points of view, is Musgrove Mill, just
nine miles from the town of Clinton,
lying upon the highway running direct ly
from Clinton to Spartanburg.
It came into notice as a mill before
the revolutionary war and has been run
ning pretty steadily for something like
I2.r> years. This is sufficient evidence
of the fact that it is a good site for
milling operations. Itf chief notoriety
in revolutionary times springs from the
fact that a battle was fought at this
mill in which the British and Tories
were badly worsted. On a hill over
looking the Fnoree River and the mill,
is a dwelling on the site of the cottage
home of t he celebrated Mary Musgrove,
whose revolutionary fame has come
down to our times.
This mill properly had fallen into a
very bad stale of repair. But. its pres
owners have taken the matter in hand,
and have installed a new turbine wheel,
reconstructed the building, put in shaft
ing and gear wheels, rebuilt the corn
and wheat, mills, and have it in good
shape for doing good work.
Musgrove on the Enorce is a famous
place in IhCSO parts. Clinton people in
great numbers visit the mill during the
summer, and fish and camp out and pic
nic on the shores of the river.
.IusL beyond the bridge, and over in
Spartanburg county, is the famous
HorseShoc Falls, so named for "Horse
shoe" Robinson whose exploits in all
this section of country has added
j romance to the beautiful scenery.
The time is coming when in addit ion
to tho hum of machinery, Clinton peo
ple will have their summer cottages on
t he banks of the river, and its waters
will be alive with their boats. -Our
Monthly.
f J J.\. ?K V O XU X .A. .
Bcm i tlio IN Kmil You Have Always Boiif.M
WEEK IN SOCIETY.
The Fortnightly Social Club Delightfully
Entertained by Miss Caine.
The Fortnightly Social Club, which
on account of the absence from the city
of a great many of its members has
not been taking part in the social life
of late, was called together on Tuesday
afternoon by Miss Tallulah Cainc at
her beautiful home on South Harper
Street. The hostess was assisted in
aeeeiving by her sister Mrs. Dial Gray
and the guests, on entering, were serv
ed with punch from the reception hall
by Miss Toccoa Caine. The guests
were forced to arrive between showers
but quite a number braved the weath?.r
and were fully repaid by a charming
afternoon. Progressive "Nations" in
spired a merry, social hour after which
came a beautiful course of refresh
ments, pink ice cream, chocolate and
white cake.
Those present: Misses Nannie Kate
Hudgens, Annie Gilkerson, Maizie Lit
tle, Willie Jones, Josephine Minter.
Mesdamcs, William Meng, A. D. Gray,
VV. II. Washington, P. A. Simpson, W.
H. Anderson, M. L. Copeland, J. H.
Parks.
A CHARMING PARTY GIVEN BY A CHARM
ING LITTLE GIRL.
On Wednesday afternoon little Miss
Hcbecca Clarke entertained fifty of
her little friends in honor of her sixth
birth-day. The little folks spent a glo
rious afternoon in games and frolic of
every description. The most delicious
sweets and ices were served in an in
terval of play. The little hostess re
ceived some lovely presents from her
little friends. She is the very pretty
and attractive little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. M. Clarke.
AN ELEGANT RECEPTION IN HONOR OF
HOUSE PARTY.
Mrs. I). A. Davis entertained Miss
Bessie McMahan of Lexington, the
Misses Fant of Union, Miss Dorcas
Calmes, Messrs. James Davis of Clinton,
Knox Simpson of Laurens and Roy
Fant of Union at a house party last
week in honor of Miss Josephine Fuller.
On Friday evening, Misses Fuller and
Calmes received over a hundred guests
at Mrs. Davis' beautiful home in honor
of ti e members of the house party.
The reception was not only one of the
largest but one of the most beautiful
entertainments given in Laurens re
cently. A color scheme of pink and
green prevailed in decorations ami re
freshments and Misses Fuller and
Calmes, the charming young hostesses,
wore lovely costumes of pink. The
parlors and later on the spacious lawn,
which was brilliant with myriads of
Japanese lanterns. The most delicious
ices, pink chocolate and vanilla cream
and cakes were served by some of the
belles and beaux who are not as yet on
the carpet.
A JOLLY HOUSE PARTY.
Mrs. J. I). Pitts is entertaining a
house party this week, the guests be
ing her grand-children, Master Douglas
Featherstonc, Master John D. Fuller
and Misses Lucia and Phoebe Feather
stone.
Dr. Francis Mar^ii Sctzlcr.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the Sunday School Associa
tion of Linirens County, S. C, wdiich
met at Friendship Presbyterian Church,
August Jrd and 4th 1905, on the death
of our beloved friend and comrade, Dr.
F. M. Setzler.
Whereas, it has pleased God in His
infinit? wisdom to call from earthly la
bors to the Heavenly rest, Dr. F. M.
Sotzler. Therefore be it Resolved ?
1st: V'c would place on record our
appreciation of his labors, and bear
testimony to his unfaltering devotion to
the cause of Christ. To have known
him was to receive an inspiration to a
nobler life. Unselfish and unostenta
tious, his pure, truthful life was a bene
diction. Faithful to every duty, his
memory will remnir. a precious herit
age.
2nd; While we are bowed down with
grief over our loss, we sorrow not as
others who have no hope. He has
heard the call, "well done good and
faithful servant, enter thou into the
joy of the Lord."
3rd: That we extend to his bereaved
family our heartfelt sympathy in this
time of sore bereavement and we com
mend them for consolation to the God
of all comfort.
4th: We direct that a copy of this
Memorial be sent to the bereaved
family and that a page be set apart in
our minutes to the memory of Our de
parted brother and a copy sent to our
county papers for publication.
F. L. Bramlet,
J. 1'. Saxon,
F. E. Dibble,
Committee.
Miss Fleming Entertains.
A large number of the young people
were chnrmingly entertained by Miss
Louise Fleming, Thursday evening, at
her home near the city, when she ten
dered her guests, Miss Olynthia Jones
of Laurens, at a card part y. The house
was beautifully decorated in evergreens
and roses, and the guests were met at
the door by Mrs. R. F. Fleming and
Miss Louise Fleming with her guest of
honor, Miss Jones. Progressive hearts
was the game of the evening, and those
prccnt pronounced it one of the most
enjoyable parties held recently. Dur
ing the evening tempting fruit punch
was served, and the evening closed with
a delightful ice course. ? Greenwood Cor
respondent to News and Courier.
OA?TOTIIA.
Deon the '1)8 Kind You lUi Always Bought
Signatare
of
Ilm Kind Y'jti Him Always
MILLIONS RIDE AND
THOUSANDS KILLED.
What the Railroads Do for the People?
Accidents on the In
crease.
Washington, August 17th. ?The In
terstate Commerce Commission gave
out to-night very interesting statistics
in reference to the railroads of the
United States.
The casualties during the year end
ing June 30, 1904, numbered 94,201.
The persons killed numbered 10,046,
and the injured 84,155. There were
2,114 trainmen killed and 29,275 in
jured; switch tenders, crossing tenders
and watchmen, 229 killed, 35,722 in
jured; casualties to employes coupling
and uncoupling cars are assigned as
follows: Trainmen killed, 269; injured,
3,506; swinch tenders, crossing tenders
and watchmen, 23 killed, 420 injured;
other employes, 15 killed, 93 injured.
Passengers killed in 1904, 441; in
jured, 9,111. In the previous year 355
passengers were killed and 8,231 in
jured. Of these, 2,622 were killed and
4,968 injured because of collison and
derailments. The number of persons
other than employes and passengers
killed, was 5,972, and injured 7,977.
In 1904 one passenger was killed for
every 1,622,267 persons carried, and
one injured for every 78,523 carried.
For 1903 the figures show that 1,957,
441 passengers were carried for one
killed and 84,^24 for one injurod.
During the year 715,419,682 passen
gers were carried, an increase of 20,
528,147 for the year. The passenger
mileage, or the number of passengers
carried one mile, was 21,923,213,536,
having increased 1,007,449,565.
NEWS ITEMS FROM PRINCETON.
Children's Day to be Celebrated-Pro
tracted Revival Services.
Princeton, S. C, Aug. 22. ?It has
been decided by the Sunday School of
the Princeton Baptist Church to cele
brate Childrens' Day on Saturday, Sept.
9th. Quite an elaborate programme
has been arranged for the occasion and
the event is anticipated with much in
terest.
A revival meeting is in progress at
the Princeton Church this week. The
meeting was protracted from the regu
lar services on Sunday. Rev. I. E.
McDavid, Pastor of this church, is be
ing ably assisted by Rev. Benj. S. II.
Harris, of Greenville. Much interest
is manifested and the meeting will be
col)rMlWrtti ?U?WtLih0 week,
have charge of the two convict squads
of the county have recently done con
siderable work on the roads in this lo
cality. It has been necessary in sum
instances to grade sections of some of
the roads and nearly all have been
widened and otherwise improved. This
is the first time in many years that the
improved road scrapes have been used
on the roads hereabouts. Messrs Cul
bertson and Power appear to manage
their squads well and their approved
ideas of roadmaking arc excellently ex
ecuted.
Mr. Jeremiah Stone and others are
attending a holiness meeting in Green
wood county this week.
Mr. W. M. Bryson, of Ora, for sev
eral year principal of the Princeton
School, was the guest of Dr. and Mrs.
C. Q. West a day or so last week.
Mr. R. W. Arnold and family, of An
derson are guests of friends and rela
tives in this community.
Rev. Casper Donaldson, of Atlanta,
spent several days in this community
lately, and attended the recent meeting
of the Greenville County Baptist As
sociation which was held at Columbia
Church, just across the line in Green
ville county. He is a native of this
section and was ordained to preach the
Gospel at Columbia Church thirty-four
year ago.
Miss Hattic Crane is spending a few
weeks at Hendersonvillc, N. C.
Miss Minnie Kay, of Enslcy who has
been visiting in the county for the past
several weeks is spending sometime in
this section.
Congressman J. T. Johnson, of Spar
tanburg, visited his sister, Mrs. Lizzie
Allen last week.
Miss Sallie Bell McCuen, of Anderson,
is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs.
William Berry McCuen.
Mr. J. C. Gambrell and family of
Greenwood are visiting relatives here.
Miss Iris Machen, of Honea Path, is
visiting relations here.
Mrs. W. R. McCuen and Master
Robert McCuen, of Laurens, are with
relatives in this vicinity.
Mr. Wade Dent and sister Miss Lima
Dent, of Columbia, arc spending some
days here the guests of relatives.
Mr. J. F. McCuen, of Piedmont was
in town Sunday p'' Monday.
Mr. J. H. M' m has returned from
a brief visit to ^aurens.
What's the secret of happy, vigorous
health? Simply keeping the bowels,
the stomach, the liver and kidneys
strong and active. Burdock Blood Bit
ters does it.
A (iamc nt Mountville.
Mountvim.k, Aug. 20.- Mountville
defeated Lisbon is an exciting game of
ball Friday afternoon by a score of 7 to
5. The Lisbon boys were outplayed in
every place. Jennings played a star
game at second. Hits, Mountville, 12;
Lisbon, 6. Errors, Mountville, 3; Lis
bon, 7.
Batteries: Mountville, Bryson and
Irwin; Lisbon, Fuller and Moore.?The
State.
No such thing as ' 'summer complaint''
where Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild
Strawberry is kept handy. Nature's
remedy for every looseness of the
bowels.
STATE AND GENERAL NEWS.
It is reported that the Chinese boy
cott is weakeng, and will fall through
in a short time.
Baron Komura, Japans peace envoy,
has donated $500.00 to the Japanese
School of Seattle. The principal course
of which is the Japanese language and
literature.
Enrico Hernandes of California
claims to be 141 years of age. This
would make him the oldest, man in the
i world. His neighbors claim that that
he does not grow any older in appear
ance but looks the same he did 50 years
ago.
One of the Wholesale business houses
in Charleston, S. C, recently secured
an order from Porto Rico for 29,000
pairs of shoes, ranging in price from
the cheapest to the most expensive.
The bill was sold to one merchant and
aggregated in dollars and cents a little
more than $21,000.
It is reported that an attempt was
recently made to assassinate the Em
press of China as she was pussing
through the northwest gate of the city
to her Summer palace. Her assailant
was dressed as a soldier and was
promptly bayonnetted by the guard.
An excursion train on Atlantic Coast
Line from Kinston, N. C, bound for
Norfolk, Va., plunged through an open
drnw in a bridge over Elizabeth River
near Bruce Station eight miles from
Norfolk on Thursday afternoon. It is
stated that about fifty persons, mostly
negroes were drowned. The accident
was caused by the failure of the air
breaks to work.
Dr. Lyman Hall, President of the
Georgia School of Technology at At
lanta, Ga., died at Dansville, N. Y., on
Thursday. Dr. Hall was graduated
from the United States Military Acad
emy at West Point in lb81, and had
been at the head of the Georgia Tech,
for a number of years. He was re
garded as one of the foremost educa
tors of the South.
News From Lisbon.
Lisbon, August 19th.-Mrs. R. T.
Dunlap and her sister, Miss Liza
Hudgens, have returned from Stomp
Springs, much improved. ,
Mr. Rivers Milam of Spartanburg is
spending his vacation with his mother
and other relatives at this place.
Mrs. E. P. Teaguc and children of
Columbia are on a visit to her mother,
Mrs. Ella Hudgens.
working on the Railroad. We look
some day not far in the future to see
this young man pretty high up the lad
der.
Misses Veda and Geraldine Bclot of
Greenville are visiting their aunt, Mrs.
Milam.
Miss Bertha Martin of Clinton is vis
iting Miss Lorie Teague this week.
Mrs. McKinncy and son of Abbeville
have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. R.
Holmes.
Mr. Lotes Holmes has gone to school
near Asheville, N. C.
Mr. John Wright, Jr., is spending a
few days with his friend, Mr. Hugh
Fuller, of Cross Hill.
Mr. J. N. Wright, Sr., reports a
grand time at Clemson during the
meeting of the Farmers' Club. He
says every farmer ought to meet at
Clemson every year and hear the views
of every man that tills the soil, as
something can be gained. Our friend,
A. J. Smith, a man that has his hog
and hominy at home, also has a kind
word for this great Institution of
learning. Outside of meeting the farm
ers and getting their views the social
feature is worth something. So let us
all go to Clemson next year at the an
nual meeting of the Farmers' Club.
Start now and work to that end.
Tyicrsvillc News.
TylbrSVILLE, August 21. The farm
ers will be picking cotton soon.
A delightful lawn party was given by
Mrs. G. M. Moseley Saturday night.
Misses Ova and Gena Henry of Clin
ton visited Miss Emma Blakeley Satur
day and Sunday.
Misses Fay and Mauree Simpson and
Mr. Willie Simpson of Gray Court vis
iten their uncle, Mr. J. H. Powers,
last week.
Miss Crystel Ruy and mother visited
Mr. William Domain's family Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss Annie May Patterson of Wood
ruff is visiting Mrs. Willie Poolc.
Messrs. Charley and Oren Hollicc of
Cross Keys visited the Messrs. Donnan
Saturday and Sunday.
Messrs. John Gore and Jim Carter of
Cross Keys visited Mr. and Mrs. D, M.
Sanders last week.
Miss Nan Peterson of your city is
visiting in this neighborhood.
Mr. Will Little is at home now.
Misses Mary and Jessie Dillard leave
in a few days for Greenwood, where
they will visit friends and relatives.
Miss Pearl Sanders visited Misses
Emma and Mattie Donnan Sunday.
Miss Mattie Donnan is visiting in
your city this week.
Mrs. Rettie Grimes of Cross Hill vis-1
ited Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Chancey last
week.
Master Marion Sanders was in Lau
rens on Monday.
Rose Bun.
You are cordially invitee' to attend
our exhibit any day this week. Come
and have a cup of coffee and hot bis
cuits if you intend to buy or not.
Explosion Do ponds on Mir.
Czar's Reply.
EVENT UNCERTAIN.
The Whole World Anxious to do What
it Can Toward Peace Consumnin*
tion-Wc Will Know Today.
Nothing has been doing in the peace
conference since Saturday. The peace
envoys have communicated the situa
tions to their respective Governments
and are now awaiting their further in
structions. President Roosevelt is mak
ing a trcmenous effort to bring the two
countrfes together and it is understood
that the whole of Europe is bringing
what pressure it can to bear on the
two governments towards the estab
lishment of peace.
Russia lias practically acceded to all
the demands of Japan except the ces
sion of Sakhalin and the payment to
Japan of the cost of the war.
President Roosevelt has transmitted
to the Czar, through M. Witte, the
Russian envoy,' a proposition, which it
is understood the Japanese will make,
if they are assured that it will be ac
cepted. On the reply of the Czar the
event of the Conference will determine.
The outcome is not encouraging, but
it is not hopeless. The answer will pro
bably come today.
Clinton Social News?Personals.
Clinton, August 21st?Mrs. N. C.
Jordan and daughter, Miss Mary Jor
dan, have been for the past two weeks,
the delightful guests of Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. McCaslan.
Miss Rosa Philson of Pittsburg, Pa.,
is visiting relatives here and in Lau
rens.
Miss Glasgow of Davidson, N. C,
spent several days last week with her
cousin. Miss Fronde Kennedy, in whose
honor the latter entertained Friday
night with a progressive "Up jinks
party."
Mr. L. W. Copeland of the Southern
Express, Richmond, Va., is at home on
a short vacation.
Mr. J. C. Copeland of Union spent
several days last week with his pa
rents.
Mrs. Frank Austell of Union after a
visit of several weeks to her parents,
home Thursday.
Messrs. harry Dillard and E. J.
Adair left for Baltimore, New York
and other Northern cities Wednesday
afternoon.
Miss Kathcrine Bean is on an ex
tended visit to Richmond. Va., and
New York.
Among the Clintonians who have
been summering in Hcndcrsonville,N.C.,
the following have returned: Mrs. W.
B. Owens and daughter. Miss Molliu
Mausen, Miss Sarah Wright, Mamie
Zee and Stephens Wright.
Mrs. H. 1. Horton has r? turned from
Williamston.
Miss Mattie Martin of Yseplanti,
Mich., is visiting her brother, Prof. A.
V. Martin.
Miss Mossie Bristowof Darlington, is
visiting at Mrs. S. A. Philson's.
Mr. and Mrs. J, [. Copeland hav/ \
turned from Anderson, when' \\w f
been visising Mrs, Copcland's /
Miss Ellcno McCaslan is < '
tended visit to Atlanta.
?Messrs W. E. Owei s and 3
ertson are on a visit to their u
in Henderson vi lie.
Mr. Tom Robertson is in Henderson
vi lie.
Mrs. Howard Caldwell and little
daughter Elizabeth of Columbia, S. C.
are visiting relatives in Clinton.
Miss Mabel Giles of Greenwood, S. C.
is the charming guest of Mrs. Walker
Bailey.
Miss Walker of Columbia a cousin of
Dr Bailey is spending some lime with
his family.
Miss Tululuh Neville and Mr. Wyatt
Neville are visiting relatives in Abbe
ville.
Probably for the number of inhabit
ants we have more automobiles than
any city in the State. Four have recent
ly chilled the air with their vibration
and have caused something of a mania.
The report is current that we are soon
to see three others. These machines
arc all handsome and indicate the cdm
fortablo prosperity for which Clinton
has ever been famous.
The horses and mules of the vicinity
have not become accustomed to them
yet bid they too will quickly prove that
this is an educational center,
A Camping Party for the Mountains.
A party consisting of Mr. and Mrs.
Adger Stoddard, Mrs. V. A. White,
Mr. Will Power. Miss Ulc Power, Mia
Carrie Stoddard and Master Clarancc
White, of Raploy, have gone for a ten
day camping trip to the mountains of
North and South Carolina.
The party Will take in Ccasars Head,
Cedar Mountain, Brovard, Hondorson
ville, Ashville and other places of in
terest.
Buy it NOW,
Now is the time to buy Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
It is certain to be needed sooner or
later and when that limes com?
will need it badly you will need it
quickly. Buy it now. it may save life,
For sale by Laurens Drug Co. and Dr.
B. P. Posey. R

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