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Take Note or This. Tin: advertiser wants a corres pondent at Waterloo, Princeton, Lun ford's, Mountvllle, Alma. Youngs, Jacks nod a lialf 'I '/<'D other points in the county. \ Miu ii Appreciated Calendar. "Isn't it nrotty?" is tho universal ro inark of llldlos when they piek up one ot Hood's SarstiparlllR Calendars for pjOl Messrs. C. I- Hood & Co., are as enterprising as ever and, as usual,their Calendar for the opening year of tho 20th Century is very beautiful. Confederate Reunions. on May 28th, 29th and 80th at Mem phis. Tonn. State Reunion, Columbia, May 8th._ l',u i'v sack and barrel of Hransford's Hour bears the Anti-Adulteration Loaglie trade-mark, and a posted for foit ol fclOOO is a guarantee of its purl I ? Insist on your grocer giving you Bransford's goods. Bnbb \ Knight. Messrs. 15. Babb and W. B. j Knight, bright young Attorneys, have joined teams and the title of the firm i? Ilabb >v Knight. Current Events. Iloei - active in Africa. President woll ol a bad ease of 'Crip ?Oi l epidoinie in Northern cities. Tremble for Uncle Sam in Phllliplnes still. Ill China it 'ooks liko peaoo. LI Hung Chang sick with llrlghts dis ease. "Some Recollections of John Wllkos Booth." Is the title for a personal memoir of Lincoln's assassin by Clara Morris, which will appear in MeCluro's Magazine for February. Out of her own experience in association with him, Mis- Morris writes ibis account of the unhappy man. The article will be accompanied by a full-page picture from a photograph in the collection of the author. The S. S. McOlure Co.. 111-1".*. Fast 25th St.. New York City. Big stock shoes just received, all grades, lowest prices, (live us a call before buying. J. E. MlntorAc Bro. Read this and you won't regret it. No 1 I, Oak Wardrobe with two doors and t wo drawers. Large size $0,50. S. M. & 13. If. Wilkes. Agents for J. & P. Coats' Spool Cot ton. Large- stock always on hand at J. K. M inter v\ Bro. ?mmenhmermb a ED?a d dd db u ?aaotataaaia ? g The Most ? Popular Girl 8 In the County. a d u ? Vote for the girl you like best K in tho county to receive the q BRocking-cliair ? now oi exhibition at S.M. & K. 5 a 11. Wilkes. n ? n a q u Miss.D a n a ci THG AnVERTISBH will give to tho young lady in I.aureus e.unity getting the greatest number of votes the rock ing-chair now on exhibition at Wilkes' store. The contest will close on the afternoon of May 28th and the result will be announced in the paper of Wed nesday. May 29th. At tho top of the column appears a printed ballot with a blank space in which tho name of the girl you wish to vote for may bo written in ink or pen cil. Clip this hallo*, and hand it or send It to Tiik Advertiser office by mall. Any person may vote as many of these baiiots }'s he chooses and persons liv ing out of the county may vote, but the young ladies voted for must be resi dents of the county. This does not ex clude girls who are temporarily absent atsohool. The ballots can be saved and nted altogether or each week as it suits the voter. Titrc ADVERTISER prints each week about tfty papers which are for sale and arw no* sent to subscribers. These papers may be bought for fivo cents each now as heretofore, but no or ders for extra papers outside o! those will be recolved. Therefore the voting will bo practically confined to regular subscribers and the person who subscribes now will have that many more opportunities to vote. No one in any way connected with THE ADVERTISER Will be allowed to vote. Each week the names of the youn; ladies voted for and the number of votes will be published. It will be a good idea to begin your voting next sveek. the voting CONTE9T?first WEEK! Miss Allino Miller,.lfi '? Rosa Kuller,. 1 '? Laura Vance,. 2 " Annie Copeland,. 2 " Lydle Miller, .. 1 " Bessie Brown,. l " I.aura Wright. 1 Planch Kuller,. I " H. J. Laney. 1 ?? Lilietto Caine.2 " Louise Richey, . 1 " Fdith Knight, ..'I " Ninnie Curry.3 '? Claudia Copeland,.2 ?? Mamie Sue Wharton,.. 1 Lutte Jones,.1 " Maggie Dillard,. 1 We are sidling overcoats at prices never quoted before. A few fine dress heaver overcoats to go at a bargain. J. E. Minter & Bro. wanted?You to order your whis key ' >r personal use"' from Cooper Fanning Distillery Co., Hrovard, N. ' 0. Corn whiskey from $1.05 to $2.00 por gallon; vessel Included Rye from $2.15 to $3 15. Poach brandy $2.05. Ap ple $2,1") per gallon. .a. f. Cooper, President Editor's Awful Plight. F. M. ii gglns, Editor Boneca, (ills.,) News, was afflicted for yoars witn Piles that no doctor or remedy helped until ho tried Ihicklcn's An.Fca Save He writes two b xes wholly cured him. It's the surest Pile cure, on ea*tb and the beat salve In the world Cure guar anteed. Onh 21 cents. Sold by The Laurens l >rug Co. Do not send off for books, now or 2nd band, but come to us. Palmetto Drug Co. NOTICE The firm of A A Madden & Co., Is tins day, the 19th day Decem ber, 1900, dlssblvod by mutual consent. All debts contracted from this date for ward I am not responslhlo for. A. A. Madden, M. D TAXES EXTENDED To ist of Feb ruary. PURSUANT lo authority vented in tho Comptroller*Oeneral of the stat", tho time lor Paying Taxes of IflOO i* ex tended to FIRST DAY OF FEBRU ARY, 1901. Tho l? per cent penally will be added to all those who do not pay their taxes by 1st of February, 1901. Take due notico and govern yourselves according ly. MESSER BABB, Treasurer L, 0. Jan. 14th, 1901?3t. Du vail -Pearce, Mr. Prank Duvall, a popular member of thoolty police force, was man-led on Sunday to Miss Elolse Pearce, of Wa terloo. Tho marriage took place at the residence of the bride's brother, Mr. Joe Pearce,In Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Duvall have tho good wishes of a large contingent of friends. Laurens Hoys at College. At a recent election of Officers of the Clariosophic Sooioty of the South Car olina Coll,..re Mr. k. i>. Pasloy, of Lau rens. wus ohoson Treasurer, and Mr. J. H. Machen, of Laurons, Rergeant-at A:-ms. Messrs Pasloy and Maohon are bright young follows und are making good records at college. A Wedding at Mountvllle. Miss He.th Culler, tho beautiful daughter of Mr. Crank Kuller, of Mountvtllo, was married on the l)th inst., to Mr. W, l'inkney Sullivan, a successful and popular youug business man of this city. The wedding took place P to homo of the bride and was a beauutul affair. Rev. W B. Dun can, of this city otlloiated. Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan will make this city their homo. In Interesting L< ctttre. Bishop Cap m s will make an address to tho operatives of the cotton mill on the evening of tho 23rd Inst. The lec ture will be given In the hall over the mill store at eight o'clock, Bishop Capers will givo tho second In a series of lectures by accomplished scholars and speakers, which President Lucas has arranged for the enjoyment of tho mill people especially, i>tit tho public generally are invited to be present and if they avail thomso'ves of tho invita tion will spend a pleasant and profitable ovonlng. "Ol plianage Notes. This is tho title of a now monthly, Issued for January 1901, from "Connie Maxwell Orphanage," established by the P.aptists of the state at Green wood, 8. C. The salutatory is modest, but beautifully written and the paper is handsome y printed. Tho number contains most appropriately, likenesses Of Mrs. Sallie R. Maxwell. Dr. J, C. Maxwell, noble benefactors of the In stitution, and Connie Maxwell, their deceased daughter, whoso name the institution boars. We gladly place it on our list of exchanges. The National Hank. At the annual meeting of the stock holders of tho National Hank, this city on the sth inst., the following Direc tors wore re-elected: Dr. J. A. Barksdale, .L W. Fergu son, B. F. Posey, .J. H. Wbarton, C. D. Bark* dale, T. E.Todd, A.H Culler. At a meeting of the Directors the fol lowing officers were electod: Dr. J. A. Barksdale, President; Jno. Aug. Barksdale, Cashier: R. W, Da vis, Assistant Cashier. [', as is claimed, nine-tenths of the trouble is caused from eating Impure food, then you should by all moans see that the "stall of lifo" is pure. To In sure ibis buy only Bransford's Hour. It makes tho host and purest broad. Ask your grocer for it. Tea and Toast. The ladlt s will bo glad to hear of tho big tea farm that Is to bo established down In Colloton. It will bo a wonder ful thing if tho sand hills of tho lower country should be converted Into groat Hyson plantations. Tho suggestion re. minds: A count r\ man sold a dog to a town man as a tine possum dog; being taken out tho dog trotted at his new owner' heels and had no smell for the 'possum. The late owner being called on to ox plain, said be had tried tho dog for everything else and the dog failing, he concluded ho must bo good for pos sums. _ WxNTKD Young men or girls to work up new subscriber-! for THE All VERTISER. Bobbed tho Grave. A startling incident of which Mr. .lohn (diver, of Philadelphia, was thi subject, is narrated by him as follows ' I was in a mo.st dreadful condition, My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunk on, tongue coated, pain continually in b ok and sides, no appetite?gradually growing weaker day by day. Three physician- had given me tip Fortll nately a friend advised tryiug 'Elec tric Hitters,' and to joy and sur prise the first bottle made a decided Improvement, l continued bbolr use for throe weeks, and am now a well man. I know Uiey saved my life, and robbed the grave, of another vlotim." No ono should fail to try thom. Only f>0 cents guaranteed, at Laurens Drug Co. _ Don't fail to go to O. H.Simmons and get one of the $1.26 ladles street hats at 75 cents. Wo always lead. If you need the new school books we keep them in stock. Palmetto Drug Co. Bargains in Cloaks, Capes and Furs at C). B. Simmons. Clippings from llonea Path Chronicle. Warron \V. Davis, of Laurons coun ty, has moved with his fatuity to this place and is occupying M. I. Brock's cottage in the southern part of town. Mr. Davis will be connected with Reddin's wood and blacksmith shop. Miss Mattie Hrown.daughter of ('apt. ami Mrs A. I'.. Hyrd. of Helton, is to be married to Prof, John T . West, of Del/.or, on January 17th. Prof. Wost is principal of the. Cel/.or school. I James Machen, salesman for M inter fi Son, of Laurens, visited relatives hero thi ; week. Mr. .lames Simpson, one of Laurens county's enterprising planters, was in tho city last Friday. CROSS II ILL ITKMS. Mr. ,1. L. Miller spont last Sunday in town with his parents. Col. Black, of Blacksburg, spent Ninas with his daughter. Mis. Dr Miller Dr. .1. M. Owens spent Monday in Laurens. Rumor says he is going to get bim a "bird" for ins cage" Miss Sara Austin entertained a few ol her friends New N eat 's night. Tho decorations wore lovelv and the supper grand M iss Sara knows how to enter tain. Messrs. Leaman and Hani.a wont to Laurons Monday Miss sGrace and Ethol Simmons, Laurons, spont lasl week in town witli relatives. Come again, little girls. Mr. Bob Smith died very suddenly last Friday night . Ho was buried at tho COmetery Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Miss Demplo Scurry, ot Chappolls, is visiting Mrs. ,). vV. Simmons. Joo Carter is clerking for w. c. Ra i.or and .1. c. Austin for J. C. Hutchin son. Cab in young ladies and seo t hem. Mrs. T. M. Plnson and little Willie Mil er came home from Saluoa Mon day. Prof. A. B. Riloy after spending a few days In Groonvlllo came homo Fri day. Mr. J.m Pitts, of Hod < >al Texas, is visiting Mr. AloX OWCDS Wo all like bim and will hate to seo him leave. As news is scarce will stop until noxt woek. VIOLET. That Throbbing Headache Would quickly leave you, if you used Dr. King's Now Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their match" less merit for Sick and Nervous Head aches Thoy m ko pure blood and Strong nerves and build up your health. E sy to take. Try them. Only 2f> conts. Money back if not cured.? Hold by Tho Laurens Drug Co. /Ml heavy winter suits to go at out prices. \ - J.E,Mlnter&Bro. FACTS PERSONAL AND BRIEF NOTES OF RECENT EVENTS. Don't forget to vote. Clip und send in your coupons. Col. J. W. Ferguson is in Columbia. Cotton yestorday In this market0.(10. Messrs. s. p. and Clarence Babb vis itod Spartanburg last week. Mr. Perry Martin has returned home from a visit to Greenville. Subscribe for The Advertiser.? Only a dollar a year In advance. Mr. Lewis Met'ray, a leading planter of Tylersvllle, was in town .Monday. Miss Maine Ferguson is visiting in ('harlotto. Miss Amy Nolan left a few davs ago tor a visit to Florida. Vote for some pretty girl in the a d . krtiser's voting contest. Mr. and Mrs. Will Meng are visiting in Spartanburg this week. Mr. L. S. Fuller visitod Anderson laBt week. Vote in THE advertiser's voting contest. Mr. s. F. Parrott visited Columbia I ist wook. Mr. .1. ,]. Ward is no longer repre senting The Advertiser. Clerk of Court Holt spent Saturday in Greenville. Miss Laura Irby has been visiting in Clinton for the past ten days. Mrs. A. C. Dil lard came down from Spartanburg Thursday to visit her mother, Mrs. F,lla Shell. M iss I .ilia Visanska has rot urncd from I a visit to Georgetown, and has again taken charge of her music class. Mr. Scott, the popular representa tive of the Thornwell Orphanage, was in tho city Thursday. Mr. W. M. McCaslan, Mrs. W. K. Owens and Miss Nancy Owens were in town on Wednesday. Mr. Jeff Connor, of Greenwood, was tho guost of Dr. P, B. Connor last week. Messrs Ryland and Gibbon Traynbam have entered a business college in Au gusta. Ga. Mr. 1). C. Smith, one of tho most prominent gentlemen In tho county was in the city from Waterloo Monday. Mr L. D. Curry, of Itapley, was a welcome visitor to the advertiser otliee on Monday. Rev. N. J. Holmes has been elocted president of the Southern division of the Christian and Missionary Alliance. Mrs. \Y. H. Gar re tt has returned from a vioit to Mr. and Mrs. Claude Garrett, of Greenwood. Mi.-s Mary Dolt, a charming young lady of Alma, was the guest of rela tives in Laurens last week. Col. J. H. Wbarton has been com missioned and is now on the Hoard of Railroad Commissioners. Wanted correspondents for The Ad vertiser from every post-Oflico In the county. Subscribe for The Advertiser and Bryan's new paper, The Commoner, only $1.75. Mr. D. F.. Barnett has removod with his family to Inno, to the regret of his large circle Of friends here. Capt. Griffith's goal administration of the State's Penitentiary ensures bis re-election by the Legislature without opposition. Mr. D. II. Counts has brought Iiis fp.inllj to Laurens and is occupying tho lato residence of Dr. B. K. Martin on Mai . street. Mr. G. Dorter Fl lego, chosen in Pri mary, has been appointed Magistrat for Sullivan Township by Governor MeSwooney. MisseS'Adams and Young, of Eton ton, Georgia, who have been tho guosts of Miss Caro Adams for several weeks have returned home. Captain Tom Anderson, a prominent citizen of Waterloo, was in the city Monday aud made tho advertiser a pleasant visit. Mrs. Charles Boatiek and Mastor Frank Bostlck, of Spartanburg, ar rived in Laurens on a visit to rela tives last Tuesday. Mr. Will B. Campbell, of Waterloo, has boon commissioned as Magistrate for Waterloo Township. A capital ap pointment. Hon. Stanyarne Wilson made a load ing speech in Congress last week on tho Democratic side in favor of tho Hepburn Bill. Messrs. S. F. Hunter and .1. M. Wal lace, two bright and energetic boys from Ora, have entered the Converse Commercial School at Spartanburg. Tiik advertiser wants a corres pondent in every section of the county. If you wish to correspond let us hear from you and wo will writo you what we want you to do. Player, Dispenser of Willianisburg, who claimed to be robbed of all tho Dispensary money, *l,x<>0. by four masked men has been arrested. He fore giving up that amount of money a Laurens man would have stood out. against Caesa? 's 10th Legion. A good farmer subscribing for l'HK Advertiser last woek, said: "i shall stick to cotton, because I must have money, but 1 shall try my hand on coin and roughness also. My corn won'', last beyond the 1st of March." Rev. .lames M. Magruder, of Spar tanburg, will proaeh at the Episcopal church, this city, on Sunday, at eleven A. M. and at four in tho afternoon.Kev. W. S. Ilolmos will preach in Spartan burg on tho same day. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Will Bullock, formerly residents of Laurens, will learn with regret of the death of their little son last. week. Tho child WAS kicked by a mule. Mr. Bul lock is now living on a farm near Gold villa. lion. It. A. Cooper camo up Saturday and returned Monda*'. He reports tho Laurens contingent -?f statesmen com fortably quart erod at Mis> Annie Don ham's, lie thinks legislation will go on vigorously after the oloetlonH art over. His labor contract, Kill though reported unfavorably, will bo urged vigorously. Ho thinks the Charleston Exposition appropriation will pass, as there is a strong feeling that the re sources of the State and her advan tages should be made known to tho world. Already capitalist- from tho North havo bought 1,00?) acres of land in Colletonand will experiment in t a on our barren pine lands and this is no doubt duo to the more talk of our groat, Exposition, There Is no refuso from tho glucOUO factorios in Bransford's Hour. It is pure wlntor Hour, and cannot bo sold at the cheap prices of mixed goods.? Ask your grocer for Bransford's Hour. Toilet Articles: All the. leading perfutnos. Soaps In groat variety. Powders for every purpose. Dentlfioes, combs, brushes. Seasonable Remedies: Menthol inhalers. i latarrh snuffs. Ltcoric < pollots. Salvos for lips and hands. Glycerine and Rose Water. Winter Specialties: Red Flax Cough Cure. Hot u nter bottles. Oil atomizers. Nursery Needs Plain, fancy, assorted. Quality the ohject, i.ow Prices an incident. The Laurens Drug Co. Druggists. 'Phone 7fi Goods deliyered. Daring the Holidays you will want tho whitest und oleanost of linen. Our Laundry work in exceptional in quality, faithfully well done and dolivered with promptitude. Please lot us have your order. We clean and press suits bettor than any other place in the city. LAU RENS LAUNDRY CO. Hollo! No. 00. PARKER RYE NONE PURER, NONE BETTER, DISPENSARIES BIG BARGAINS IN ?e MILLINERY. ?*? A chance forevery Lady to get a Hat. $1.00 ami $1.25 Street Hats all colors, at 75 cents. <!W Don't wait until they are all picked over but come early and take advantage of the oiler. Peace 017 Eartrh ^i^r)t Prices to fill. IReady for Cr^ristfpas ^= You'll enjoy giving at our prices, and what you give will be worth)', if you buy from us. Talk is easy but we have the Goods to show for our statements and we know a few things loo. We can save any pur chaser, of Clothing, Shoes or Dry Goods, money on these lines. From now until Christmas we intend to sell the Goods. If quality and price counts we will win. Some straight Shots. Ciotrjir)**. Sfjoes. \ Dty Goods.* Ur)deru?ear. There uro Shoes, and there are Hoys' knoo suits in hi>avyigi1008| Hut you wni ()nly find the weights from 69 cents up. Mon'stbest Shoes in our store. suits in evory imaginable color? WE GIVE and atylo from S-.?,is up. Overcoats that will koop you^ leather in them at the same! warm at small prico. Splice you pay for trash In this department we have \\o{ gold dollars going at 4qcents, nor! Dross Goods worth $1.50 a yard* if or I9 cents per yard. hut wo. [are selling Dry Goods oheaper than! you evor bought thorn before. Men's, Ladios' Children's Muslin, Cotton or WOOL at small prico for high quality material. Ask for our llecce lin<?(l suits at 98 omits. TJF TJ* ~V ??V "TT* !T>V *0F 'V "V* Ginshams, Percales, Homespuns, Calicos, Flannels, a saving whether yomvant a We never fail to please those who want the best. Laurens, S. C. .1. duwuitvuilj' THESE m^'^-rr^-^vs.'mrM. ?L%A-SU^.mi ? .JPjR^gL J? '*? ltd. ' M' mm 1 ^ ^77^15^35?^ I OL '? '??? *?m ?vvtm' i 3ol are shown in Show Window : Oak Mantel No. 49A : Veneered Columns, with French Bevel Plate Mirror 18 x 36 5 Tile B. No. 9042; (irate No. 126: Complete ready to set up? eight I'aldjk. ->;*;<# on WWSft' v>\i ?$l!'-00 i f jJo^ Purchases, rf. Laurens, ti. C. 3ptt:r,:e north carolina ? Direct to the Consumer from the Distiller. ??rJ jf?T* Information and prico*list sent upon application. Address? II. Clarke & Sohn, Statosviiio, N. C. '^?tm KENNEDY BKQS? the Undertaking bupinoBH at tho old stand. COFFINS, CASKETS and ROBES, and HEARSE, at the ? ?^ LOWEST PRICES_^ A oontinuanee of tho generous patronage hitherto extended r<-j peotfully solioited. KENNEDY BROS., Laureus, S.O