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AUTOMOBILES Brush Runabouts - $485.00 E. M. F.--30 Touring Cars - $1,250.00 Flanders?20 Runabouts - $750.00 F. O. B; Factory Swygert & league South Harper Street - Phone 316 x Now is the time to - - - Insure Your Crops of = - - Cotton, Corn, Etc., AGAINST HAIL or your Horses and Mules Against Death From Any Cause SEB J. E. TOLBERT LAURENS, S. C. In New Office in Todd Building, South Harper St. ^ UNION MEETING WAS HELD AT N. PLEASANT Some (Notably Strong Ad dresses Delivered. REV. FOWLER S SERMON Mountvlile Ginneries lire H?nning Ouy mid Night?Social and Personal Notes. Mountvlllo, Oct. 311.?Notwithstand ing the cold weather Saturday and Sunday, tho t'nion meeting at Mt. Pleasant was woll attended and 'was a most inter sling occasion. The va rious topics on the program lor con sideration were discussed with a spirit of earnestness and unanimity, the mes st tigers generally participating. On Sunday morning Messrs .). H. VVhurlon ami .lohn T. Robertson ad dressed the union on the subject of home ami Sunday school training. Rev. ('. Lewis Fowler, in his usual forcefulucss, prcnchoit the missionary sermon from the text "Go Ye There fore.". It was a great sermon and Iis power and truthfulness was felt throughout Ihe audience. A collection was taken for State missions. The people of Mt. Pleasant church wer?? exceedingly cordial and hospitable In their entertainment of the union. The ginneries hero are kept busy now every lay and sometime; part of the night trying to meel the demands of the farmers. About l,F?an bales have been ginned at this place. Mr. B. M Crisp operator at Xewher ry. Fla., spent last week with his home folks recuperating from a recent attack of malarial sickness. He re turned to his work in Florida Sunday, having entirely recovered. Mrs. Maude Bryson lias been quite sick for several weeks and we are sorry to report her condition still un improved. Mr. S. v. Culbortson of Laurens came down Sunday to see his people at and near Cross Hill. Shelton is one of the noble boys of Laurens whose life is not in vain. Miss Mary Martin recently made a business and social visit to Green wood. Mrs. .1. I). W. Shaw is having several HOW tenant bouses erected along the public road on her farm. Don't Scrub Kitchen Floors Paint that kitchen floor instead of scrub bing it every lev/ days or buying expensive coverings that grow dingy and show wear. You can do it yourself. It's easy and costs only a trifle. M. i ACME QUALITY FLOOR PAINT (Granite) V is the ideal finish for kitchen, pantry and laundry floors, steps and inside surfaces to be walked upon. It's hard, durable, sanitary,easy to apply, e;isy to keep clean, hard to wear ou':. Brush it on tonight and you can walk on it tomorrow. If It's a surfaco to ho painted, enameled, stained, varnished or fin ished in any way, there's an Arme Quality Kind to i.; tho purpose. NICHOLS * ROPER LIFE AKOl'.M) RAM'S. Much Cotton in the Field -Cold Snap Kn joyed. Habun Creek. Nov. 1.?There's a good deal of cotton In the field yet but crops are not as good this year as they were I'tst year. Mr, and Mrs. T. F. Habb spent last ! Saturday and Sunday visiting rela tives and friends in Fountain Inn. Miss Corrlc Mahon and brother, Mr. William Mahon. were In Laurens Sat urday. Messrs Houston and George Babb, after spending several days In Green ville last week, returned home Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Osborne Hlx of Friend ship spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Putman. Mrs. Hue Mahon and daughters. Misses Marie and Lizzie, visited In the Poplar Spring community Sunday. Misses Mae and Atlie Babb spent several days in Laurens last week vis iting Mrs. Houston Roper and Mrs. Luther Roper. M s . I'<h.a Owens is spending a few d- ys ?v?'h her sister. Mrs. Claude Wus son at Friendship. Very little sickness in this commun ity. People ate enjoying this cold wea ther. Resolutions. Whereas, it pleased our Lord to call to her reward on August 14, 1!?I0 one of our members, Mrs. Mary Barks dale be it resolved, First. That, in the death of sister Barksdale Wo have lost our oldest member, one who was a zealous mem ber of the Woman's Missionary society of Highland Home Baptist church, from its organization. Second. The world was enriched by her life and impoverished by her death. Third That, a page in our record he Inscribed to her memory and a copy of these resolutions be published in the COUIlly papets and the Baptist Courier. .Vrs. w. w. Yeargln, For Committee. Resolutions. Whereas, our beloved sister, in Christ. Mrs. Ina Meli Power Owens whose life was one of uutirclng devo tions to God. was called to her reward April I, 1910, Therefore, he it resolv ed: First That in the death of Sister Owens the W. M. S. of Highland Home church has lost one of Its most zeal ous and energetic members. Her adorning was that of a meek and quiet spirit, which In the sight of God is of great price. This is her character. Thus she iivod, its such she died. "Though dead she yet speaketh." Second, Thai we extend to her de voted husband our heart-felt sympa thy. May he with us look to and ask .God whom she served and who alone can give the comfort we need In this sot row. Third. That a page In our society record be inscribed to her memory and a copy of these resolutions be ptlblfshed in the county papers and the Baptist Courier. Mrs. Z. R. Traynham, For Committee. First Snow of the Season. Washington, October 2S.?Snow, many days ahead of its average date of appearance, fell tofiay es far south as the noth sections of the Gulf States and throughout the entire country un seasonably cold weather prevailed. In the east and south the cold wave from the west arrived in the day and the prediction is that the cold will contin ue in the sections tomorrow, to be fol lowed by moderating temperature Sun day. In all sections east of the Rocky Mountains, with the exception of the Great Lakes region, where snow flur rlts are predicted generally, fair wea ther is to prevail tomorrow, the rising temperatures to move gradually east ward. Snow In the Lake Superior region today was heavy and killing frosts pre vailed in the interior sections of the country. In the Ohio Valley and the Appalachian Mountain region snow (lurries of today are to be followed by clear weather tomorrow. HOW TO CURE RHEUMATISM. It Is an inicrnul Disease and Requires an Internal Remedy. Tito cause of Rheumatism and kin dred diseases is an excess of nric uciu in the. blood, To cure this terrible disoase this ncid must be expelled and the system so regulated that no more acid will be formed in excessive quantities. Rheumatism is an internal disease and requires an intornal reme dy. Rubbing with Oils and Liniments will not cure, affords only temporary relief at best, causes you to delay this proper treatment, allows the malady to get a firmer hold on you. Liniments may case the pain, but they will no more cure Rheumatism than paint will change the fibre of rotten wood. Science has at last discovered a per. feet and complete core, which is call ed "Rheumacide." Tested In hundreds of cases, it has effected the most mar velous cures; wo believe It will cure you. Rheumncide "gets at the Joints from the inside," sweeps tho poisons out of tho system, tones up tho stom ach, regulates the liver and kidneys nnd makes you well nil over. Rhcu tnacldn "strikes tho root of tho dis ease nnd removes Its cause." This splendid remedy Is sold by druggists and dealers generally at GOc. and $1 a bottle. In tablet form at 25 and 60c n package. Got a bottlo today. Book let free if you write to Bobbltt Chem ical Co.. Baltlmoro, Md. Trial bottle tablets 2fic by mall. For sale by LAU REN8 DRUG CO. Our new fall goods are arriving on every train, come and see them. S. M. & E. II. Wllkes ft Co. Are You Hard on Shoes? Many a woman thinks she is hard on shoes when the fact of the matter is her shoes have tricked her. If your shoes go to pieces unreasonably soon it's the fault of the maker. To meet competition he has skimped and scalped and substituted inferior for honest materials till there's noth ing left but looks. The Look for fhe Rtd Btll on fhe Box. SOUTHERN GIRL $2.00 SHOE $2.50 is built to fit the foot snugly and comfortably, as every good shoe should. It is built along the most fashionable lines, as you have a right to expect. It wears like iron?which cannot be said of some shoes at this price. The parts that show arc honest on their face and give to the foot a trim and stylish appearance. The parts that take the strain and wear?away inside and out of sight?are just as thorough, j ust as honest. Look up our dealer in your town and let him tell you how we can make such a good shoe for the money. CRADDOCK-TERRY CO. Lynchburg, Va. This same shoe in our "Autograph" brand, $2.50 and Sj.OO is Goodyear avelt seuced. In Our College Woman's Walking Shoe, S3.OO? $1.J)0?$4.00, it r,/u.iIt the best custom make. We want to do your Tin Roofing Guttering* and all other work in the Tin and Sheet Iron Line We will sell you a better grade of VALLEY TIN than you have been using at the same price. We make anything to order out of Sheet Metal Be sure and see our Metal Shingles before roof ing your residence. Yours for better work and material. DIVVER BROTHERS Gray Block, Sullivan St. - Laurens, S. C. Why Will You Do It? Don't send off after Wedding Presents and Holiday Gifts. Let us show you our stock of new goods in Cut Glass from* $i.oo to #25.00 Brass from Si.25 to 10.00 Fancy China, Pictures and Silver Novelties. We have a big line of re-bound Copyright hooks, was $1.50 now 50C Hoy's and Girl's books at grc Big lot of catchy little booklets for your sweet hearts and friends. ? il. A Nice Present for Little Girls FREE With a 25c purchase we will give free a cut out paper doll room, either parlor, dining room or kitchsn, with 7 V, all three. Agent for Nttnnally's Candies. Agent for Break up Cold Tablets. Palmetto Drug Company, Laurens, S. C. METAL SHINGLES Laid 20 years ago are as good as new to-day and have never needed repairs. Think of it! What other roofing will last as long and look as well? They're fireproof, stormproof, and very easily laid. They can be laid right over wood shingles, if necessary, without cre ating dirt or inconvenience. For prices and other detailed information apply to Local Dealer or Cortrifcht Metal Roofing Co., Philadelphia, Pa