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FELL AD ON CHRISTMAS DAY. r. T. Ers e Todd, A Leading Citizen of Lau s, Dies Very Suddenly. Dr. T. frskine Todd, of Laurens, Vwas sud ily stricken on Christmiias day as was walking from the postoffic o his home, passing away a few n lutes later. He was ap parently n his accustomed health, which, I wever, had not been vigor oUs for me time. le was accom panied y one of his little sons when h was stricken and suddenly sank to he sidewalk. By dea of Dr. Todd Laurens loses a highly esteemed citizen. Dr. Todd was 49 Vars old. He was the son f the L e Samuel R. Todd, a dis nguish d citizen. Dr. Todd leaves wife a .1 five children. He was leadin member of the First Pres yteriai Church. He had retired from ac ive practice as a physician for som ten or twelve years, giving his time!to his large commercial in terests md private business. IlIe as the senior member of the firm Todd, Simpson & Co, dealers in eral merchandise, director of the National Bank and a member uncil. r. Todd leaves a wife, who is a sister of Mrs. Alan Johnstone, of his citv. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. tenis of More or Less Interest Condensed In the State. Chester will build an additional scholl house at a cost of $S,ooo. CrGrover Cleveland and a party of friends who have been hunting near Georgetown have shipped their ducks and othcr game to the North land followed themselves. A young negro, . zels Garling ton, was run over in Laurens last week by a shifting freight train, receiving injuries from which Ie died. The accident, it is said, was ticue to his own carelessuess. Aboul two hundied Augusta sports went over the river to Ham burg, on the South Carolina side, on Christmas day and fought a bull dog and a wild cat, the bull dog killing the cat in about five min. utes. A negro named Armstrong cut the throat of another negro, John Major, from ear to ear in a field on a plantation near Beaufort on Thursday morning. The two ne 'groes were walking along together. Major was almost beheaded. John Miller, a negro, was shot and killed by anothar negro, Lee Gillen, in Greenville county last week. Miller had b)eeni married only about ten days. He went to his house to find Gilden in the house with his wife and dillen shot and killed him. James B. Caskey, a young man, was fatally shot in the Lancaster nill village on Friday morning by '. B. Skipper, superintendent of e Lancaster cotton mills. Skipper dtwo others were arrested. The uble is said to have been the re Iof a fuss at a dance the night re. .r. R. WV. Gaston and Miss eWofford, both of Woodruff, : married in a passenger coach lie C. & W. C. train between ista and1 Spartanburg on Tue.s nmorning of last week. Most passenger-s in the coach stood witnes~ses while the ceremony rformeid in one end of the 'ig negro, named Eutgene rt, hats beeni conunitted to 'urens charged with killing egro, Press Taylor. D)av ys that Taylor came to his .a Christmas present and 1d up his shot-gunil and kstraight at T1aylor when, ter surprise, it went off, Paylor instantly. GREAT R SPLENDID la ........UPON Il THE EWA Clothing, At "Clean Sweep" prices a time when you need the go and must buy when YOU how low we are selling them From N.oi Everybody will have a chancE goods ever brought to this m cure some of -the bargains we. I Clean Sweep of Cloth Suits $ 5.50 and $ .00 now $ 3 S 800 " 9.00 0 10.00 " 250 " S 1-1.00 " 15.00 " 10. 10.00 " 17.00 " 12. 19.00 " 20.00 I -4 These Prices are Solid and Rust We quote "Great Redi lines, but evern Fu Every Clothing Counter is a Shelf, Our Entire Store is a This is good news for those coi everybody who knows anythi every respect. This Great Rei the economical buyer most fo opportunity to save money in L to convince the skeptical, bu eyes opened. ALL GOODS ARE Remember that everything to goby January lst-just 40O get the first pick of the splendi Don't miss this sale and then s TheEw Clothieu EDUCTION IEW STOCK THRO HE MARKET BY. R T-PI ER 3hoes, Hats, t a We have decided t I OUr business on )ds This hias a bso ILute ly I and all goods left in ee this Great ReductiC offered in hulk at t can get for the whgi< to get at low prices Sone of the irket., We wart every friend and ow offer. ing Shoes, Shoes, S1 0 0. 00. j'.IWIi( V re* 110. Is i 50. 5o. Proof 1E Shoos, Good Si id childreu. action" prices on these i (thing goes ir the sale, I rnishing Goods, Etc. Bargain Counter, Every hoe SI t Bargain Store in this Greatf atemplating buying now or in the ng about our stock will tell you it lu.ction comes irn the nick of time rcibly, for there has never been >uying your winter outfit. We can t all who buy here during this sa MARKED IN PLAIN I ( is just as advertised and that thi lays yet to come, Time moves sw d goods going at "Clean Sweep" I ay that you thought we didn't me art-Pifer -s and Outfitters3 -SALE WN muumuu S0. Etca. > make a change lanuary 1, 1904. een determined over stock after n Sale will be hie best offer we stock. 1st, best and newest Customer to se ioes I (5 now $1.25. 2.2i- now 1.75 3.00 now 2.50. 8.50 now 2.7i-. 4.00 & 4.50 now 3.25. 5.00 & 50) now 4.00. 10r.C, for mon wonjol wo leading lats, ielf is a Bargain leduction Sale. ?ear future, and is up-to-date in and must strike offered a better scarcely expect le will have their iIGURES e whole stock is iftly. Come and >rices. an what we said Co.