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MISS NANCE MADE
THREE ADDRESSES
President State School Im-.
v proyement Association
PAYS LAUKENS A VISIT
? i
Greeted Everywhere by Large and En.
thuslastlc Assemblages of Teachers,
Trustees, Patrons and Pupils
Miss Mary T. Nance, of Columbia,
president of the South Carolina School I
Improvement Association, visited Lau
rena on Friday and Saturday, and de
livered three addresses while in the |
county. On Friday she visited two ru
ral schools; Trinity Ridge and Shiloh,
where she talked to large assemblies
of patrons and pupils on the popular
subject of school improvement. At
both places she was heard with marked
interest and enthusiaom.
Saturday, by invitation, Miss Nance
addressed a special meeting of the Lau
rens County Teachers' and County
School Improvement Associations,
which was held jointly at the court
houso. The meeting was presided over
by Prof. A. Q. Rice, president of the
teachers' association, and the Bpeaker
was greeted by a large number of pa
trons and teachers. For over an hour
Miss Nance discussed, in her charac
istically charming and attractive style,'
the subject of school conditions inj
South Carolina. She made a special
plea for better school houses, more at- j
tractive grounds, a more efficient teach
ing force and bettor pay for those ser
vants of the public.
In urging the need of more interest j
on the part of parents in seeing that
the children attend school Miss
Nance cited the fact that there
were in this State 54,000 children
over ten years of age who can neither
read nor write, 25,000 white children of
school age who have never been to
school, 23,000 more colored than white
children in school, and 15,000 white men
of voting age who cannot read the
names on the ballot.
Miss Nance took occasion to congrat
ulate Laurens, her native county, on]
the general progress that has been
made in the last few years education
ally. The county leads in the number j
of High schools and new school houses, I
pranks first as a prize winner for school
' improvement, and leads again in the
number of special school districts sup
ported in part by a special levy. She]
also paid a tribute to the efficient work
of Superintendent of Education R. W.j
Nash, the two enthusiastic school asso
ciations and the excellence of the teach-1
era of the county.
At U?e conclusion of Miss Nance's1
talk Miss Bessie Hudgens, of the Trin
ity Ridge school, who is president of the
Laurens County School Improvement
Association, and Miss Clara Welborn,
principal of the Shiloh school, were!
elected as delegates to the annual meet
ing of the State School Improvement!
and Teachers' Associations at Colum-'
bia on Dec. 30 and 31.
Before adjournment short talks were
made by Prof. R. A. Dobson, superin
tendent of the Laurens city schools;
Prof. J. Groves Colbert, superintendent i
of the Clinton Graded school; and Prof.
W. P. Culbertson, principal of the
Mountville High school.
charmed trinity ridge bchool.
The principal of the Trinity Ridge'
school sends The Advertiser the fol
lowing brief account of Miss Nance's
visit and address before the patrons,
trustees and pupils of that school Fri
day morning:
Miss Mary T. Nance, president of!
the State School Improvement Associa
tion, met with the Trinity Ridge school j
? and made a very able and most inter- j
eating address on the subject of "Ru-j
ral School Improvement." Miss Nance,
by her pleasing manner, fine logical
presentation of her subject, held the
sympathetic fnterest of her auditors
throughout, arousing renewed inspira
tion and enthusiasm in a great and
rapidly growing subject. The meeting j
waa a real feast for the school and,
visitors.
At the conclusion of Miss Nance's j
talk D: \ . Fuller, who is always in]
favor of thpt v.hich tends to make our!
citizenship better and wiser in every!
particular, introduced and made a
brief, but. very interesting talk. The
doctor is u faithful cititen at all tlmcB, i
and under all circumstances is ready]
and willing to lend himself to whatever;
enterprise has for ita object the im
provement and betterment of the com
munity, schools, churches, etc.
Appropriate remarks were also made;
by Messrs. John D. W. Watts, G. A.
Fuller and F. J. Owings, who compoao]
the board of trustoes of this school.
at the shiloh school.
Gray Court, Rfd No. 1, Dec. 10.
MisB Mary T. Nance addressed a large
crowd at Shiloh, Dec. 6. She compli
mented the work of the shool, and made
some practical suggestions for further
improvements.
Tho public is invited to attend the |
entertainment which is to be given by [
tho Shiloh school Saturday ovening,
Dec. 21. A small admission fee will
be charged, and tho proceeds will be
used for school improvements. Tho
following programme is to be ren
dered:
Mock Trial-"The Great Pumpkin
Case."
A Christmas Acrostic.
Ethiopian Farce?"Jumbo Jum.
Recitation?"Molly."
Comedy?"Two of a Kind."
Big lot Men's $2.00 and $2.25 Pants
now going at $1.76. Red I ton Racket.
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS. ?
Mrs. W. H. Washington is viaitlng in
Cheraw.
Mr. P. R. Moore of Owings was in
the city Saturday.
Mr{ T. B. Jones of Waterloo was in
the city on business Saturday.
Mr. Fayette Pressly of Princeton R.
F. D. No. 2, was in the city Saturday.
Mr*. L. H. Watts of Greenwood
county ia visiting Mrs. B. W. Ball this
week.
Mrs. C. C. Featherstono leaves today
for a visit to Mrs. Emslie Nicholson of
Union.
Mr. E. G. Hill and son, Mr. Cnspor
Hill, of Cross Hill were in the city
yesterday.
Mrs. Margaret Dodson of Donalds is
visiting the family of her son, Dr. W.
W. Dodson.
Mrs. J. H. Brunson has gone to Au
gusta and Florence for a visit until af
ter the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Workman of Hope
well spent Sunday night in the city with
Capt. and Mrs. T. J. Duckett.
Misses Willie and Lint IJones have
returned from a visit to their sister,
Mrs. O. B. Mayer in Newberry.
Mr. J. M. MurlT of Spartanburg spent
last week in the city and county, com
bining pleasure with a business visit.
Mrs. W. E. Lucas, Mrs. M. L. Cope
land, Mrs. C. E. Gray and Miss Lil Har
ris were in Clinton last Wednesday for
the Bazar.
Mr. J. J. Dondy has traded his Cole
man place near Cole Point to Mr. Jack
H. Davis for a farm neur Dr. Jno. A.
Barksdale's old home place.
Mr. T. Mc. Roper of Hickory Tavern
was in town Saturday. His friends j
were glad to see him out again after a
long confihomont at home from sickness.
Messrs. J. D. Sexton & Son have be?
gun the erection of a five room cottage
on Garlington street for Mr. Henry J
Dodson, member of the police depart
ment.
Rev. John E. Carlisle, presiding elder
of the Kingstrec district, who stopped
over in Laurens on his way from the
annual conference, preached at the First
Methodist church Sunday.
At the State Convention of the
Daughters of the Confederacy held at
Chester last week, Mrs. John C. Davis
was complimented by being elected 3rd
vice-president of the U. D. C. of South
Carolina.
Eor Prohibition.
I notice in the Clinton Chronicle an
appeal to the Prohibitionists to meet at
Laurens on December 12, to take ac
tion on the liquor question.
I bid you God-speed in the work un
dertaken to arouse men to their duty,
to come forward and stand firm for
prohibition. Why not everybody vote
against the sale of intoxicants? Surely
we can all see the evil of it. Should
we not all strive to stamp out every
evil wo can for the future generations?
I verily believe that God, who made
us, requires it of all who profess His
name. I know men who claim that
they would have voted against the dis
pensary at the last election, had it not
been for the fact that they believed
the movement was gotten up to defeat
the dispensary because Tillman favored
it. I consider that a weak excuse. I,
too, have voted for Tillman, but I don't
feel that that is any reason why I
should not vote prohibition. I have
boys that I hope to see grow up to be
noble men some day. Haven't you,
dear reader, some boy, or brother or
father that you are interested in; that
you would like for all such temptations
to be removed out of their way? We
can all help in this great cause and no
ble work. Some say we can't have pro
hibition?but why can't we? If you
vote for it, and I vote for it and every
one else votes for it, what else will we
have? Blind tigers? They can't sell
without buyers, and surely nobody
would vote for prohibition and then
buy the stuff from a blind tiger. That
would be a bigger hypocrite than the
devil needs.
I believo that one great obstacle in
the way of prohibition is the so-called
moderate drinkers?and they are usually
church members. How can we hope to
improve the morals of our people when
officers of the church and lay members,
men of high reputation, stand around
the corner and, when thev think no one
sees them, dodge in and get a bottle of
liquor, stick it under their coat-tails
like they were stealing it, and slip out?
If it is right to drink whisky, why do
men try to hide it? Is it not because
their conscience tells them that it is
wrong? Paul said: " If meat make
my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh
while the world standeth, lest I make
my brother to offend." And now,
I reader and moderate drinkers, if whisky
I will cause our boys, our fathers, our
! brothers and our neighbors to get
I drunk, debauch themselves, ruin their
homes, fill drunkards' graves and lose
I '.heir souls let's not only abstain from
I drinking, but let's all meet at Laurens
on the 12th, as requested by our Chris
tian brothers, and see what can be done
by a united band of loyal citizens and
Prohibitionists. Let us be ready, by
the holp of God, to vote for prohibition
the very first opportunity. May God
help overyonc to Bee his duty in this
matter. S. J. T.
Clinton Rfd.
Muscular Pains Cured.
"During the summer of 1903 I was
troubled with musculur pains in the in
step of my foot," says Mr. S. Pedlar,
of Toronto, Ont. "At times it was so
painful I could hardly walk. Chamber
lain's Pain Balm was recommended to
me, so I tried it and was completely
cured by one small bottle. I have since
recommended It to several of my
friends, all of whom spoak highly of
It." For sale by Laurens Drug Co.
Why not give your wife a good Cook
ing Stove or Range this Christmas?
Something that is used every day, will
last and bo appreciated. Get a Buck's
or a Majestic. Sold only by
S. M. & E, H. Wilkes & Co.
STATE DISPENSARY
BOOKS AUDITED
The State of South Carolina Has Lost
Thousands Through Management of
the Big Institution.
The Columbia State Thun ^ay morn
ing contained over four columns de-'
voted to the report of the American
Audit Company on the bookkeeping of
the State Dispensary. This report,
largely statistical, goes into details and
proves that many thousands of dollars
annually were lost to the State of South
Carolina. The State says:
"That the State ef South Carolina
lost thousands of dollars, and perhaps
hundreds of thousands, in the manage
ment of the State dispensary through
the lack of system, through careless
uess, gross neglect and misapplication
of funds, is revealed in the report filed
with tho dispensary commission by the
American Audit Company. While the
revelations contained in this report are
within themselves startling, tho Audit
company was limited in its investiga
tion of the assets and liabilities of the
dispensary to live accounts only. They
give it as their Judgment that if a com
plete audit were made of the records of
the institution the errors of omission
and commission brought to light by
them in the investigation just com
pleted, 'immense in themselves,'
would be infinitely small as compared
with those covered up in tho closed
transactions of past years.
"The Minute Book of tho board of
directors for the year 1905 is missing,
and other records which should have
been on file were nowhere to be found,
I which made the task of the expert ac
countants very difficult. In numerous
instances it was found necessary to
call upon creditors of the dispensary for
duplicate invoices, etc., and to rely up
on them to some extent for informa
tion which should have been on file if
the affairs of the institution had been
conducted in a legitimate, business-like
manner.
"The report of tho American Audit
Company contains about 250 pages, and
is handsomely gotten up. The work of
auditing the books and accounts was
done under the supervision of Mr. E. A.
Richmond, of the New York office. He
was assisted throughout by Mr. Charles
Franklin, of the Atlanta office, and at
intervals by other representatives of
the company. While the investigation
was limited in its scope by the commis
sion, the work done by this company
was thorough and in every way satis
factory to the commission.
"The work done by these expert ac
countants cost the dispensary commis
sion approximately $8,000, but this
amount is more than offset by the re
coveries made by the commission as a
result of the discoveries of errors and
misapplication of funds which they
made. In other words, the American
Audit Company more than reimbursed
the commission for the investment
made in their employment.
"Dr. W. J. Murray, chairman of the
dispensary commission, is expecting a
supplementary report from the audit
ing company, dealing with the stock
account of the dispensary at the time
the institution was closed by legislative
enactment."
Fresh Eggs.
An enterprising countryman took ad
vantage of the high-priced market last
week and brought a basket of eggs to
town for sale. He encountered a Main
street housekeeper, who needed some
eggs for a special purpose, and a bar
gain was struck. An examination of
the lot revealed three guinea eggs, but
the good woman, being city-raised, did
not untierstand that you cannot have
fresh guinea eggs in December, and for
her purpose guinea eggs were not de
sirable, anyway. In view of this cir
cumstance, she concluded to cook them
for her husband's supper. The husband
declared that the initial preparation re
vealed that the three eggs contained
"three guineas nearly grown," and
that the necessary but inelegant expla
nation made the loss of his supper very
supportable.
THE NEWS OP CROSS HILL.
Death of Mrs. William Spsarman.
Personal and Local Paragraphs.
Cross Hill, Dec. 9.?Mrs. Spearman,
wife of Mr. Willie Spearman, died last
Wednesday from a lingering illness.
She has been a great sufferer. Inter
ment at Bethabara on Thursday.
Wm. Barmore Rasor and his folks are
now domiciled in their new home on
Main street.
Mr. J. C. Wilcut kas moved to his
pretty home on North Main.
Cupid has been putting in his work
on the sly, we hear, and I may have
something more in his line to report
soon.
Mrs. W. C. Rasor visited relatives in
Clinton and Laurens last week.
Mrs. G. L. Carter has returned from
the hospital at Chester. Her condition
is much improvrd and her many friends
hope for her a speedy recovery.
Miss Mary T. Nance was with home
folks here Sunday.
Mr. R. D. Nance is having his home,
known as the "Duckett Young place,"
repainted, and will move his family in
to it soon.
Ma. W. T. Austin was with retatives
in Clinton last Friday and Saturday.
The B. W. Ball Chapter Daughters
of the Confederacy gave a dinner at
the hall in town Saturday. A nice sum
was realized for their monument fund.
DELIGHTFUL MUSICALE NEXT WEEK.
Very Clever and Attractive Programme io
Be Rendered by Amateur Talent. I
Everyone should be free from engage
ments the evening of December 17, for
that is the date of the Civic League en
tertainment, which is to be given at
the Graded school building, and will be
well worth attending, aside from the
fact that the money will be used for
the good of Laurens. The musical pro
gramme will be rendered by several of
the most accomplished musicians of
the city, and will be followed by "Jeru
sha Dow's Family Album," a series of
"living pictures" with a clever com
mentary or description of each picture,
which will be given by Mrs. Jesse H.
Teaguo, whose clever acting and charm
ing recitations need no word of praise
from ir- Prices of admiesion, adults
25 cents, cnildren 15 cents. The pro
gramme is as follows:
Male Quartette ? Messrs. Hicks,
Thomason, Wilkes, Roper.
Vocal Solo ?Mrs. Lamar Smith.
Violin Duet?Messrs. Frank McCravy
and Dudley Young.
Vocal Solo?Mrs. James Boyd.
Ladies' Quartette?Mesdamea W. P.
Thomason, James Boyd, H. K. Aiken,
Miss Bertha Wells.
Vocal Solo?Mr. W. P. Thomason.
Male Quartette?Messrs. Ford Franks,
Thomason, Wilkes, Roper.
Vocal Solo?Mrs. Lamar Smith.
Violin Duet?Messrs. McCravy and
Young.
Solo?Mrs. James Boyd.
"JeritSha Dow's Family Album" ?
Mrs. J. H. Teafrue.
Laurens Society Folks Abroad.
Spartanburg, Dec. 7.?Mrs. W. S.
Montgomery entertained a few friends
Monday morning, in honor of Mrs.
Wash' .on, of Laurens, who is visit
ing h< r sister, Mrs. O. W. Leonard.
Mrs vlontgomery's guests enjoyed a
gam. of progressive whist, after which
was .served a delightful luncheon. Mrs.
Hill won the prize, a dainty hand
painted picture frame, for the highest
score, and, as a souvenir of the occa
sion, Mrs. Washington was presented
with a piece of the hostess' own beau
tiful work.
Those who enjoyed this delightful en
tertainment were: Mesdames W. P. Ir
win, Washington, Joe Gamewell, H. A.
Ligon, D. C. Correll, J. M. Hill, E.
McL. Bomar and Victor Montgomery.
?Spartanburg Cor. State.
Newberry, Dec. 7.?Mrs. O. B.
Mayer delightfully entertained quite a
number of her friends Friday afternoon
a her home on East Main str?et, in
honor of her sisters, Misses Willie and
Cynthia Jones, of Laurens. At the four
tables six-hand euchre was played and
greatly enjoy?.d. Delicious refresh
ments were served.?Newberry Cor.
State.
"DANIEL BOONE ON THE TRAIL."
Opera House, Thursday, December 12.
Rest Wolves and Bears.
On Thursday night, December 12, at
the City Opera House, "Daniel Boone
on the Trail" will be presented by Mr.
Robert Harris. This is one of the
most realistic and sensational plays
ever produced.
Nearly everyone is familiar with the
history of the famous pioneer and
knows of his many exciting experien
ces, all of which are presented in a
realistic manner by this company. To
properly present this play real wolves,
bears and Indians are carried by the
company, which will be seen on the
streets the day of the ehow. The com
pany numbers over twenty people of
artists, and there will also be several
clever specialties. One of the most ex
citing climaxes of the bill is when Dan
iel Boone has a fight with the ferocious
wolves in order to save his daughter,
who is thrown into their den by the In
dians. This featuro alone is worth
more than the small admission price.
Rolling Thunder, a full-blooded Sioux
Indian, and a direct descendant of the
famous Indian warrior Sitting Bull, will
be with the Daniel Boone company.
This gentleman is a graduate of Yale,
where he graduated with high honors.
After leaving, he returned to the reser
vation, preferring to be among his own
peoplo and near relatives. Rolling
Thunder has an elegant flow of the
English language, and is today the only
full-blooded Indian playing with any
dramatic company. His interpretation
of the great chief "Little Bear" is a
rare piece of acting; and when be
decked in full war regalia his appear
ance is most picturesque and striking.
The blanket and headdress were given
to him by his uncle, and were worn by
the famous Sitting Bull himself. Roll
ing Thunder has been offered a hand
some sum several times for this dross,
but no offer has ever tempted him to
part with so valuable a relic. It was
with great difficulty that the manage
ment induced Rolling Thunder to ac
cept an engagement; but he at last
consented, and has received many flat
tering press notices for his work.
ANSEL'S DELAYED STATEMENT.
States in Washington That He Will Soon
Decide on Senate Race.
Washington, Dec. 5.?Governor An
sel told the Herald correspondent to
day that upon his return to South Caro
lina he will immediately give out a let
ter for publication announcing his de
termination as to the raco for the Sen
ate.
Gov. Ansel is here attending the
Rivers and Harbors Congress, and re
turns to South Carolina tomorrow night.
?Cor. Spartanburg Herald.
Col. Wm. Elliott Dead.
Col. William Elliott, former Congress
man from the Charleston district, died
Wednesday night near Beaufort, fol
lowing a brief illness.
His health has not been of the best
recently, and ho was resting from work
and spending his time in outdoor recrea
tion, in the hope of improvement. He
went to Buzzard's Island a few days
ago on a hunt, and was taken ill and
diod before he could be brought back
to Beaufort.
At the time of his death Col. Elliott
was United States commissioner for
marking the graves of Confederate sol
diers buried in Northern cemctorics.
The Cotton Situation.
With the supply 1,250,000 bales short
of last year's crop; with millions more
of spindles, with spinners realizing IIS
per cent, profit; with the demand the
greatest the world has ever known;
with the certainty of an insufficient
supply to meet the world's demands,
the only thing under the sun that could
prevent the farmer from getting 15 to
18 cents for the remainder of his crop
is for him to refuse to demand fair
prices and persist in selling for less.
December 10th. /^UNIONIST.
CONVICT PREACUER
NOW PRIZE FARMER
A. R. Fowler Grows Best Cotton in
Greenville County, Although He Has
No Hands and But One Arm.
A. R. Fowler, the ex-preacher, who
has served a sentence in the State
prison for some high-finance operations,
has just been awarded a prize by the
Farmers' Union for the best cotton
crop In Greenville county.
After his release from prison Fowler
moved to a small place near Fountain
Inn owned by his wife. On this small
farm he has worked hard, aided by his
fuithful wife and several children. Fow
ler has only one arm and both hands are
gone, but his physical infirmities have
not deterred him from making a suc
cess at farming. He has invented an
ingenious contrivance which he wears
as a sort of harness that fastens him to
tho plow handles, and it is said that he
can run as many furrows and lay by as
much corn in a day as anyone of his
more fortunate neighbors.
Fowler's case attracted considerable
attention while he was being tried. It
will be remembered that both of his j
hands were shot off while hunting, and
the.insurance companies refused pay
ment of his accident policy, claiming
that hr severed the members just to
get the insurance money. The chief
charge against Fowler at the time was
forgery, and on this he was convicted
and sentenced.
W. O. W. CHOPPING
AND LOG ROLLING
Sovereigns of County Join Palmetto
Camp at Double Hill Forest, and
Have Lively Times.
On the evening before Thanksgiving
Day one of the most pleasant and inter
esting gatherings of the W. O. W. fra
ternity was held with Palmetto Camp,
near Ekom. The visitors were most
highly entertained by the Choppers
around Ekom. An elegant supper was
spread on long tables in the forest, and
everybody was bidden to participate to
their full desire. The barbecued hash,
prepared by Caterer Barney Culbert
son, was seasoned to suit the palatable
taste of all.
There were about 80 sovereigns pres
ent from Laurona, Gray Court, Oak
Grove, Friendship and other camps in
the county. Jolly John R. Boyd, of
Greenville, who was in the community
visiting relatives, dropped in just to be
with the boys, and made a full scholar
at the supper table and enjoyed the
merriment of the evening in the fullest
degree.
After the supper had been finished
the workings of the third degree were
exemplified, to the delight of all, this
degree being conferred on a prominent
sovereign from Ware Shoals. At the
conclusion of these exercises the pre
pared programme of the occasion was
taken up and carriod out, as follows, C.
A. Power, of C. C. Laurens Camp No.
98, presiding:
Address of Welcome?J. E. B. Rob
erts.
Response ?L. D. Elledge.
The Goat I Rode?Homer Culbertson.
The Log I Rollod ?Calvin Cheek.
Woodcraft?R. A. Cooper.
How I Escaped?A. R. Thome.
The Difficulties I Met-W. S. Bolt.
The Road I Traveled-J. D. Terry.
Fratornalism ?J. M. Cannon.
Camp Physician; His Duty?Dr. B.
F. Godfrey.
Why His Presence is Necessary?Dr.
J. L. Donnon.
The Medicine I Prescribe?Dr. H. D.
Mahaffey.
How I Got In--Oscar Stone.
In addition, impromptu speeches were
made by Messrs. R. W. Nash and Geo.
L. Pitts, which were much enjoyed.
The music, which was furnished by
the Ekom string band, was, of course,
a feature of the evening. When Bar
ney Culbertson, Dr. Godfrey and "Un
cle" Porter Elledge's boys get the
strings in tune there is "something do
ing" in the musical line.
After adjournment, the visitors were
invited to spend the rest of tho night at
the various hospitable homos of the
Ekom citizens, the same being accepted
by many, and all will ever have occasion
to romamber the grand rally in wood
craft around Ekom.
THE GREAT
Christmas Selling
At our Big Store is attracting great crowds of buyers. If you want the most useful in presents
see us and see us early. The following and many other desirable articles.
Elegant Rugs 39c to #4*00
Beautiful Comforts, values up to 7.50
Elegant Art Squares 5.00 to 14.00
Magnificent line Ladles' Coats ill 50
inch Garments $2.00 to 15.00
A complete assortment of Misses Beautiful
Furs.
Ladies' Shoes in Rcid's make.
Children's Shoes ill the Educator and Waif
kin makes.
Men's Shoes in W. h. Douglass make.
See US every day from now untill Christmas
and we will do you good.
0. B. SIMMONS COMPANY.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION.
Miss Agnes Adams visited her mother
in Clinton last week.
Miss Lucinda Bolt spent last Sunday
with friend* near Waterloo,
Miss Mame Ferguson returned home
from New York last Wednesday.
Only two weeks remain to get ready
for Santa Clause, little folks.
Mr. J. O. C. Fleming is spending this
week at Tampa, Fla. with Mr. J. Wells
Todd.
Mrs. Maggie N. Compton of Spartan
burg paid Laurens a brief business visit
last week.
Mrs. J. R. Little and Mrs. J. W.
Hopkins were in Clinton last week for
the Bazar.
Mr. William Owings, of the J. E.
Minter & Bro. sales force, spent Sun
day at Owings.
Mrs. A. L. Adams, of Greenville,
spent Sunday in the city, returning
home Monday.
Mr. R. E. Taylor and throe of his
handsome little sons were in town Sat
urday from Tumbling Shoals.
Mr. Robt. F. Bryson of Clinton at
tended the stockholders meeting of the
Bank of Laurens here yesterday.
Mr. W. E. Nash of Clinton was in the
city yesterday attending the stockhol
ders and Directors meeting of the
Bank of Laurens.
Dr. Rolfe E. Hughes was called to
Richmond Monday on account of the
illness of a sister. He will return as
soon as possible.
Judge John M. Clardy who has been
closely confined at home for some time,
took advantage of the nice weather and
spent some time down townfyester jay.
Mr. L. A. McCord made an attractive
exhibit of work done at his studio at
the Clinton Bazar last Thursday. The
exhibit won high and well merited
praise.
Mr. C. B. Bobo, who attended the
State Baptist Convention at Orange
burg was reelected treasurer, and he
also took a very active part in the dis
cussion of various church affairs.
The Rev. W. E. Barre, who was re
ferred to the superanuated relation at
the recent annual Methodist Confer
ence, has removed from Waterloo to
Laurens with his family and occupies
the residence of Mr. E. W. Martin.
The National Republican Convention
will he held in Chicago, June 16th, 1908.
Kansas City and Denver both wanted
the convention, but the "Windy City"
was the choice of the majority of the
national committee.
A Communication.
To Thr Advertiser:
In the Greenville Daily News of the
28th of November we see, in regard to
the present court in that place, a state
ment thus:
"A member of the local bar said this
had been the most disastrous court for
plaintiffs in damage suits that he had
ever seen in his many years of practice
at the bar."
To my mind this is speaking a great
deal in favor of the intelligence, or
awakening, of the juror. We sympa
thize with the bereaved and maimed of
those many railroad accidents, but wo
think when a person takes a job of
work on a railroad train, or any other
place of work attended with never
ceasing danger of accident, that he
simply takes his life in his own hands,
and no concern should be held respon
sible for accidents unless there is evi
dence of criminal negligence or care
lessness on tho part of such railroad,or
concern.
It may bo roeallel that wj expressel
an opinion, a few months since, just
along this line of umvarrante 1 abuse of
corporations, railroads, etc. We be*
lieve there are some lawyers who help
to institute or urge on le^al proceed
ings in mmy accident cases that wval 1
not b3 done wore they not after the
bounty per cent.
Wj also noticed, nit mmy weiks
since, that tho Hon. M. F. Aosol our
able governor, was deliberating on the
idea of running for the Uaitol Slates
Senile. Wed) not object t) .s e e i a ?;
him attain greit heights, but think
he has n>t whippeJ tin fijht t> a ? lish
that he mi store J his armies to ths
front for when h j was olocte 1 ahn > ;i i
term ago. In other words, to d3 pi tin,
the Colonel made a race on the pi'o'i o -
lion platform, an I while hi h.\l ^"'i
things brighten a little, tlvere are I >n|
stri,l;sye'; to be mill ere t'?3 g>ll is
reached, and it is very essential that he
remain at the helm an 1 see tint the
enemy is entirely van i lish i I.
In this week's isi l > of T.i : V >/.:<
T;.se.t we soc a stop ti'oi wi hive
anxiously lookel f >.?, by tho ministry of
Laurena an 1 several prominent min of
town and coanty, in fag ird t > a moot
ing at Laurens o.a De jqji'oei'.l'J, for the
purpose of agitating ani layior de?
cided plans for votinjf Oit the "Od'jtis
ive Fountain" at Laurens. The very
dirty thina: is feeling disturbance ani
ruin to ab rat four I > stfx Burroanling
counties, i wisat. I.riroiison day
this week, ani a nogro man came to
the livery stable, where I chanee I to
be, with two one-gallon brown ju.es of
corn liquor, oat up an I bran I ? I by the
Laurens "Whisky Fountain." II; put
those two brown j irs into a ougry,
(pre.Hiim ibly his), hitched up his in lie
and drove out. Now, can iL appear to
any sana-thinkine; man that no was
anything but a traveling dispensary?
Just to think that any class of no >plo?
as tho negro, for instance, who, with
but few exceptions, nover provides a
wenk's rations ahead -is allowed to go
to the "Fountain of Ajax" an 1 carry
off in broad daytime as m*ny gallons
of "Jersy Lightning" as ho can tote or
haul is Onoagn to m ike anyone shu 11 er.
Whon tho "dally" of a tiling gets
sick and disputed ani forsakes his
child, as the renowno 1 B. R. Tillman
ha t done, way is n )t everyone else
ready to slap it out of existence? And
We (fo balievo the people of Lii-n
county are only waiting an I wishing for
an opportunity. An! the laws of th l
State should br- so adjusted that the
stuff could not bo shipped in. Now,
this is a very important item, an I the
lawmakers should tako steps invni
diately to carry out such.
W. M. NASH.
Morna, S. G., November 20th.
DR. HUGH K. AIKEN
ELECTED CASHIER
Annual Meeting Bank of
Laurens Stockholders.
OTHER ELECTIONS.
Dr. Aiken Chosen to Succeed the Late
Mr. W. P. Caine-Beglns New
Duties Jan. I.
At the annual meeting of tho stock
holders of the Bank of Laurens, held
yesterday morning, the old board of di
rectors, consisting of O. B. Simmons,
W. R. Richev, Dr. H. K. Aiken, R. B.
Bell, L. H. Wilson, W. E. Nash, J. H.
Sullivan, Frank Hammond and R. T.
Dunlap were re-elected,
At the subsequent meeting of the
board of directors the following officers
of the bank were re-elected: President,
O. B. Simmons; vice president, H. K.
Aiken; assistant cashier, J. J. Adams;
solicitor, W. R. Richey. Dr. Aiken
was also elected cashier, which office
was made vacant by tho death of Mr.
W. P. Caine. He will assume his du
ties after Jan. 1st, 1908. The Bank of
Laurens was particularly fortunate in
sccuring'a successor of Mr. Caine. Dr.
Aiken is not a native of Laurens, but
when he was ready to enter upon his
life's work he selected Laurons as a lo
cation and all the days of his manhood
have been spent here. Since he adopt
ed this as his homo he has done his full
share towards its development. He re
tired from the practice of his profes
sion some years ago and has devoted
himself to business and while yet a very
young man has made a remarkable suc
cess. As president of the Chamber of
Commerce his labors continue indefati
gable for tho development of his town
and county.
The clock ticks and ticks the time away,
Shortening up our lives each day.
Eat, drink and be merry,
For some day you will be where
There is no Rocky Mountain Tea.
(Free sample at Palmetto Drug Co.)
Death of Miss Roper.
On the 3d inst. Miss Maude Roper,
the 19-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. T. M. Roper, of the Hickory Tav
ern section, and a sister of the late
Mrs. R. W. Nichols and Mr. l. R. Ro
per, died at the home of her parents,
from an attack of fever. The burial
service, conducted by Rev. E. C. Wat
son, took place on Wednesday at K i
bun Creek church.
Within the past few months the ha id
of affliction has been laid upon t'fts
family in a peculiarly distressing ma i
ner, and much sympathy goes out to
them.
Special lot Men's $1.01) jHats, 09c iL
Reu Iron Racket.
You will save money if you will i *e
our line of useful presents for t ie
home, and we will take pleasure in he o
ing you select your presents.
S. M. & E. II. Wilkes & Co.
Cotton Ginned to December 1.
The census bureau Monday 1 issue.!
bulletin showing that up to Dec. I
8,313,854 bales of this year's crop had
been ginned, against a total of 10,02? ,
833 bales last year. The market hid
already advanced and remains, firm a'.
11.50 .
The finest Coffee Substitute e/e.*
mad'? has recently boon produced by
Dr. Shoop, of Racine, Wis. You d > i'.t
have to boll it fifLeen or twenty min
utes. "Made in a minute," says th i
doctor. "Health Coifee" is really ho
closest, coffeo imitation ever yet |>'>
duced. Not a grain of real coifeo in iL,
?ithar. Health Coffee Imitation ism ilo
from pure toastod csroals or gra is.
with malt, nuts, otc. Really iL wo ild
foil an export, were he tounknowin fly
drink iL for coffeo. Sold by I. M. P.iiL
p )L.
>> OUR SPECIAL, NOTICf-*. ?
FOR S ALL1-Several hundred Celir
Posts, measuring from 0 to 20 feet in
length. Apply l<> B. (',. o,v<u, G ? iy
Court, Route No. 3, regarding same.
19-1L.
NOTICE ? Dr. Poola says he is im
proving, but needs a tonic; and if his
patients would coin; and pay up, iL
WOUkl ba a batter tonic than any m: li
cin i he could take.
WANTED -V g))lco.v froshinmilk.
Would like to o < Hi tn/o c ?w to com ? in
in the Spring, baL will buy. Mrs. .1 lie
0. Clark. 19-It
FOR RENT? Sovoiul good roomi,
with noeossary conveniences, near city
Graded Schools. J. A. Roisters. L9.lt
WANTED?To b ly ,in old MelodKi,
for cash. Nam.: pri ? i wanted. M *s.
lt. E. CopolatvJ, Lu:;n, S. C. Dtf
FOR sals -My houso a-n 1 lot on
s illiv.m streot is off j I for quick s it a
at $1,250. J. J. Don ly
13 2t 1.1'irons, S. G.
FOIt SALS -Agool, nlca, two-sto?y
House, containing nina room), front
ail roar piazza; goolwillof wator
also goo I barn. Lot contaim two acros,
fronting on N ?rth Harpor sir.; >l; .m l ,i
g)>l aolootlon of (lift or ant kinds >C
ir.iits. Titles porfoct; tor mi day. Sjo
i).-. ii. O. Oolomm, city. is-11-v
FOR SALE -If you want to buy a
good farm, Ana tim/oared In I, etc. I
off iv all of my land coalisting of 3)1
a:roi. Will sjII in stii'I tractl o: an/
wiyL) suit parohasa?. Tormi nrmi
any. For particular.* s>> rm. John
T. Qlakely, Clinton, s. c. is to
BUGGY POR SALE. ', ,.! hail
top Buggy, In good repair, Cor sale at
a bargain for cash. Apply atADV?i?
TiSKI? office. 17tf
COPYRIGHT PLOUR-Is pure. Th i
family that don't use Copyright Plouo
is to bo pitied. Don't lot your m >.?
chant soil you s ).n iLhinr ;u ,r,, { . >,v
tho boat, * *

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