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REVIVAL AT CLIO Thirty-two Sermons Preached by Rev. J. F. Speake Clio, May 4.--Tho greatest spir itual meeting ever held in this com munity closed on Sunday night with an over crowded house at the Methodist church. Thc Rev'd Sirs J F Spcake,conferonco evangelist, F H Shu 1er, pastor, and J J Douglas, pastor of the Baptist church have worked together in beautiful Christian harmony, and tho result is a groat outpouring of spiritual grace that must lire in this com munity as a great strengthening power in tho moral and spiritual uplift of thc community. Mr. Speake closed thc services with his thirty-second sermon receiving ?he plaudit of well done welling * p in every heart. Tho fruits of tho victory over evil has not all been gathered yet. About seven ty five have come forword for church membership, some of whom will go to thc oilier churches as the doors to all tho churches were kept open by the pastor, Kev. F H Shu 1er who occupies a high place in religious fame and wc all deeply regret that this is his last year under the rules of the Meth odist conference. Mr. J L Stanton, one of Clio's best citizens and best carpenters has moved to Tatum where he has work for several months ahead. Rev. J J Douglas will close thc exercises of the Clio graded school ^.8:30 Wednesday night. Tho thermometer registered 37 degrees on Friday morning lires wore enjoyed in every house, and cotton appeared weak, though but little has been injured. Mr. O C Hays, of Dillon, and Mr. Wilson Hays of thc Bothle hem section, attended thc scries of services at thc Methodist church this week. Rev. W P Mcadors took part in | the services at the Methodist church on Friday. Mr. Arthur Poston, of Chcraw, has been assigned to duty herc as night operator, and AS soon as a night bell is put in here thc oper ator can bo called up at any time of thc night at his office in his bed room. Mrs. D M Edens has returned from Clarkton, N. C., after spend ing some days with her sister, Mrs. L R Stanton Mr. D M Edens spent Thursday night in thc town of Laurinburg, N. C., and expressed great sur prise at thc growth of thc town. 'Vhc cold nights and windy weather of this week make it nec essary for carly planted cotton to bc planted over. Some of thc first cotton planted seems to have stood tho exposure better than that just up, but it is a good time for planting yet. A considerable quan tity of peaches have been blown off but thc trees arc yet too full of fi uit. The Clio Mottling works is a new establishment in (Mio and seems to be doing a satisfactory business in all kinds of soft drinks. Mrs. D E Rogers of McColl has been spending some days in town with the family of Mr. Dan At kinson. Miss Kate McIntyre, of Red Springs, N. C., is visiting her sis ter, Miss Sallie McIntyre, this week. COLLAR BONE BROKEN J B Moore Hurt in Getting off TraJn Near Sellers. John Benjamin Moore got his collar bone broken and was other wisc bruised in getting off a Coast Dine train near Sellers last Friday. Mr Moore intended to get off at Sellers but the porter did not ea'l otp Mic name of the station, and tlm^kain was moving off before ho^realized that he had reached Sellers. Ile then decided to get off at thc Marion and Southern rail road, about a mile below Sellers. Thc train slowed down at the crossing lint did not stop. Mr Moore stepped off, but the train was moving faster than he thought and ho was thrown violently to the ground. Mr Moore was unconscious for a few minutes when he regained consciousness he discovered that his left collar bone, was broken, Ho walked about a half mile to the home ol' a citizen who .sent him to Latta for treatment. Ile remained there till Sunday. Ile reached Bcnncttsvillc on the noon train Sunday and was taken to his home on Maple Street. While snaring H great deal he is doing ns well as could be expected. If you haven't, the time to exercise regularity Doa n's Itepulets will pre Tent constipation. They- Inducca mild easy healthful action (d' thc bowels with Cub griping. Ask your druggist for them. L'Dccnts. MRS NANCY EASTERLING DEAD Another Good Womsvn Sifts Joined the Silent Majority. Mrs Nancy Eastcrling, who for some time lias been in feeble health, died Wednesday morning at the home of her son, Mr DJ Kasterling. Besides her son, shebas one daugh ter living, Mrs II B Willis of Florence. Her other daughter Mrs Henry Clark died seyoral years ago. lier husband, Harris Eastcrling died on his way home from from Virginia after serving four years in the civil war. Left with three small children, Mrs Eastcrling provided prudently for her household. She leaves a num ber of grand children, and great grand children who will long re member their kind grand-mother, lier spirit has departed to Heaven, and thc God who gave it, after a long and noble lifo time. Death of Sam Cox 8am Cox, who formerly kept a barroom on the state line, died at his home in Smithville last Satur day of cancer of thc jawbone. Ile had returned from John Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, where he had been under treatment. Tho funer al services were conducted by Ker. P B Ingraham at thc Hub bard cemetery Sunday at 1:30 p. m. Mr. Cox stopped soiling liquor two or three years ago, and was living a better lifo. Death of Mrs. Thornwcll. Mrs James II Thom well died at her home, four miles south of town, on Wednesday, April 29. Thc funeral services were conduc ted by Dr Bunyan McLeod at Oak Ridge cemetery on Thursday at 11 A M. Mrs Thornwcll was Miss Laura Anderson before her marriage. She had been since her girlhood a faithful member of the Presby terian church; She is survived by her husband and one child-a lit tle daughter. Brownsville News. Brownsville, May 9.-Tho work begun on the Methodist church here some weeks ago has been completed and this house of wor ship is now a credit to tho com munity. The cool weather and severe dust storms have done considera ble damage in places to thc corn and cotton. Tho stand of cotton in this section is linc and already chopping out has begun. Mr. and Mrs. C B Crosland and Mary Louise and Misses Annie! and Sallie Carlisle, of Bennett^ ville, visited at the home of Mr.' Oj P Hodges last week. --.? .>?.-. Spoke at Pine Grove E I) Smith addressed a good crowd of farmers at Pine Grove Saturday. Ile did not get here to fill the engagements at Drake and Clio. Ile was to be in nennettsville Monday, but (Jims. Crosland read a telegram from him saying that he had been unavoidably kept a way. Marriage in Bri^htsville. John A Howell and Miss Mary Kilon Chavis were married by Magistrate Hurley on Sunday night, April 26. .--, Stop that tickling cough! Dr. Shoop's Cough (Juro, will surely stop it, and with perfect safety. It is so thoroughly harmless, that. Dr. Shoop tells mothers to uso nothing else even with very young babies. The wholesome, green leaves and tender stems of a lung j healing mountainous shrub fur nish the curative properties to Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure It calms the cough, and heals the sensitive bronchial membranes, No opium, no chloroform, nothing harsh used to injure or suppress. Demand Dr. Shoop's. Take no other. J. T. 1 )ouglas. Most, (Usliguring skin eruptions. Scrofula, pimples, rastu s etc., ure due to impure blood, llurdbck lUood Hit ters is a cleansing blood tonic. Makes you clear-eyed, clear-brained, clear skinned. MCLAUGHLIN-BOUILOELAT Auditor of B. and C. K. R. Wins a Scotland County Bride. On Wednesday afternoon April 29th at 3:30 o'clock at the bride's home, eight milos north of Max ton, N. C., Mr. G P Bourdclatj and Miss Frances McLaughlin were happily united in marriage, Rev. W J Brown, Presbyterian minister at Raeford, N. C., offici ating. Tho groom is tho popular and efficient auditor of tho Bcn ncttsvillc and Cheraw railroad and resides in this city. Tho bride is accomplished and cultured daugh ter of Mr. Benjamin McLaughlin, of Spring Hill, Scotland county, N. C. Tho happy couple returned to Bonnettsville on tho 7:25 p. m., train, where they were mot by several frionds, and escorted to the groom's own lovely little homo, on King street, which had recent ly been completed and elegantly furnished. The state Republican convention met in Columbia last week and a niid great excitement delegates were elected io the national con vention. John G Capers knocked a negro delegate from the plat form and for a time it looked as if serious trouble would be thc con sequence but this was ar er ted by cooler heads. I There is n Pink Pain Tablet made by Dr. Shoop, that will positively stop any pain, anywhere in 20 minutes. Drug gists everywhere sell themas DrJShoop's 1 Headache Tablets, but they stop other pains as easily as headache. Dr. Shoop's Pink Pain Tablets simply coax blood pressure away from pail! centers that is all, Pain conics from blood pres sure -congestion. Stop that pressure with Dr. Shoop s Headache Tablets and pain is instantly gone. 20 Tablet 25c. Sold by Jno. T. Douglas. Teachers Examination. The regular spring examination for applicants for teacher's ccrti'" cates will be held in tho cc house, at Bcnncttsville, on the 3i Friday in May, which is tito 16th day of that month. A. L. Easterling, Co. Supt. of Education. 89-92 A. D. ?ftTired nerves with that "no ambition" feeling that is commonly felt in spring or early summer, can be easily and quickly alterco by taking what is known to druggists everywhere ns Dr, Shoop's Restorative. One will absolutely note a changed feeling within 48 hours aiter beginning to take the Restorative. The bowels get sluggish in the winter-time, circulation often slows up, the kidneys are inactive, ami ?ven the Heart in many eases grows decidedly weaker. Dr. Shoop's Restorative is recognized every where ns a genuine tonic to these vital organs, lt builds up and strengthens the worn-out weakened nerves; it sharp ens Hie failings appetite, and universal ly aids digestion, lt always quickly laings renewed strength, life, vigor, and ambition. Try it and bc convinced. Sold by Jno. T. Douglas. NOTICE. State of South Carolina, County of Marlboro, In Court of Common Pleas. William M. Guinn as admini strator of the personal estate of John W. Covington, deceased - plaintiff. against Randolph Williams, and Taila Williams, Defendants. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF TO THE DEFENDANTS, Ran dolph Williams and Lula Will iams; yOU ARE HEREBY SUM MON 10O and required to au s wer tho com plain; i ti this itel ion. which has been tiled in the office of tho Clerk of tin? Court in and for Hie County and State afore said, find lo serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint, on ihe subscribers, at their offtco, in tho Town o? Bonnottsvillc, with in twenty days after tho service hereof; exclusive of the day of snell service; and if you fail to answer thc said complaint within the time aforesaid, Hie plaintiff in this action will apply to tho Court for tho relief demanded in the complaint. TO Tl 1V DEFENDANT, Kan. dolph Williams hud Lula Will iams: TAKE NOTICE, that thesum mons ami complaint in tho above entitled action have boen lilod hi office of tho Clerk of Court of common Pleas, in and for the County and State aforesaid, McColl, Mccoll, &LeGi?and, Attorneys for plaintiff, ' May, 'Jud. A.' D. LOOS, OL? - r> TO THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEXT PRESIDENT The Peo Dee Advocate and the Marlboro Democrat aro going to send a party of ma? to Washington on the occasion o? the inauguration of tho 27th President of the United StMbm on March 4, 1909. Three of the party are to be selected by the readers of the Advocate and the Democrat, TSm party will be composed of the following: 1. The most popular minister in Marlboro county. 2. The most popular public school teacher in Marlboro County. 3. The most popular young lady in Marlboro county, 4. The person who sends in the largest amount for subscriptions to the Pee Dee Adyo6S.T? f) The person who sends in the largest amount for subscriptions to the Marlboro Deraocia 0. The person who sends in the largest amount for subscriptions to the Advocate aaf? Democrat together. Each of these persons will be given free railroad tickets to Washington and return, so as t* include March 4, 1909, the date of the inauguration of President Roosevelt's successor. Tho party will probably go to Washington a day or two in advance of the inauguration, ?? as to witness the closing scenes of the present Congress, which will adjourn sine die on Mardki 4, 1909. The party will also be given a free trip to Mt. Vernon, Va., the old hom? of George Wash ington. There can be seen the house in which the First President lived and died, the fumituaro which he used, the carriage in which he rode, the tomb iu which he is buried, and many otk? relics. ngs ional intereet. A trip will be taken to to the top of the Washington Monument, which is 655 feet high, from it the whole city of Washington can be seen, with the Potomac river winding along bte F border Concilions of the Contest 1. Each person who subscribes for the Pee Dee Advocate or the Marlboro Democrat will b& entitled, i< i < s < h ur i pdon subscription, to one vote for each of the persons to be elected. BL $1.50 is paid for the Advocate one year, the subscriber will be entitled to 150 votes for a minieta?, a public school teacher and a young lady. Eighty cents for th ) Advocate six months will en title the subscriber to 80 voten. One dollar for the Democrat a year will entitle the subscribes to 100 votes, The votes must be given in at the same time the money is paid. 2. Every agent of the Advocate or Democrat will be entitled to as many votes as will the sub scribers whose subscriptions ne or she gets. An agent who gets 10 annual subscribers for tfee Advocate, will be entitled to l?00 votes. Ten for the Democrat will give him or her 1000 votes? Agents' votes must also be sent in with the money. ii. A ballot wi be printed in each issue of the Advocate and Democrat, which, when cut oust t in before the expiration of the date printed in the ballot, will count as ten votes for one xx\ each of the three classes in the contest. These ballots will not be counted unless they are !. . the office before the expiration of the time printed in the ballot. 4. Those who are getting up clubs should send in their subscriptions and votes as often as poo sible. It is not necessary to get up a large club before sending in the names, money and votes. Each agent will be credited with every cent sent in, and will get the benefit of the total at tb? close of the contest. No person will be counted as an a^ent, however, till he or she sends iu aft least three subscriptions. 5. No agent will be entitled to more than one prize. If the same person appears to be entitles, to more than one trip, thou one of the trips wil given to the person who sends in the second largest amount for the Advocate and Democrat combined. If the same person still seems to have two trips, one of them will bo given 1er the third largest amount for both papers combined. 6. Besides being allowed the yotes indicated above, and having a chance to win a free trip to tho inauguration o? the next President, all agents will be allowed ten per cent commission on aW money collected by them. This applies to renewals as well as new subscriptions. To be entitled to commissions, an agent must send in, at first, as many as three subscriptions. After that, one <w more may be sent a time by the agent. 7. No subscription will"bo taken on credit for anybody. We do not keep subscription accounte 8. The vutes received by each person will be published in each issue of the Advocate and the Democrat, revised up to the close of the preceeding week 9. The contest will close at ti P. M. on the fifth day of February, 1909. The votes will be counted and the trips awarded by a committee of thrco citizens of Marlboro county who are also to be elected by the voters themselves. There is a place on each ballot for the names of the cit izens whom the voters choose to count the votes. The time for voting for this committee wit? close just a week before the regular contest. The ballots for them will be counted by the editor* of tho Advocate and Democral,and tho three highest will be declared the managers o? the election. Their names will be published in the paper preceding the close of the contest for the free tripe. In case any manager elected cannot serve, he or she will be allowed to name a substitute. This ballot, if ?rc the office of the Pee Dee Advocate and the Marlboro Democrat, before 6 P. M. of May 16, 1908,"will count as ten votes for each of the following three persons to receive free trips to Washington and Mt. Vernon, to the inauguration of the next President of the united States: "1 ie Y Rev. pastor of the.".church teacher in the.school young lady residing in. This ballot will also count as ten votes for thc following citizens as managers of election, .of. I? of of J The ballots to be sent in with subscriptions have a little di lieront form from tho above. They are printed separately and can be obtained at the oflice by any agent or subscriber who will call or write for them. The contest is now on. Begin to send in your votes at. once. The sooner you get your, favorites in the lead, tho better chance they w 1 have of winning. Subscribers will be entitled to the same number of votes, whether paid at the oflice sent by mail, or paid to an agent. But in every case the votes must come in with the money, or els? they will not be counted. Agents ?hould go to work at. once.A subscribe]1 picked up here and there, every now and titer ill amount to a great deal bv the time the contest closes. ADDRESS, w FREEMAN & CALDWELL I