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BELTO * $ * * * if? ' * INTERESTING BUD< ! AND NOTES FRI * CLAUDE A. GRAY. Belton. March 30.-Mia. 8. A. Briggs, of Spartanburg, who has been visiting' relatives In Belton, returned to her? Momo yesterday. N. A. Coward, formerly of Belton, but now of Greenville, waa aninn? those In thc city yesterday. Cha-;. F. Spearman, a member of the firm bf Willis & Spearman, an up-to date mu3ic house of Anderson, waa in Helton yesterday en route to Kuno* Path. He was accompanied by Mr. Daveaport. ' . The citizenship of Belton ia looking forward to the opening of Belton Li brary with a great deal of Interest. The opening wi! be on Tuesdays AnrJVj 7. Already the membership is large] and every one is very enthusiastic and ia urging those who have not yet joined the library association tb do so by opening day. The fee is $1.00 per year and thor e who feel able 'are naked to furnjsh a book for the Li brary. The placa for the library for this year is in the Stringer building. J. P. Cox, Sr.. or Belton, a C3cfctted-? ?rate soldier of distinction, was among those present at the dinner given in Anderson Saturday to the old soldiers. Mrs. M. A. Willingham went to An-j T. yesterday io visu tier aau g ti ter, Mm. L. L. Martin. Mles Annie Chiles spent the .week end in Greenville with friends. t Tho young people of Belton who rendered "The Time of Hie Life," ;u. comedy In three acts in Belton last Tuesday evening received the follow ing invitation yesterday: "Meet at Fricrson's Pharmacy at 7:15 and come-with a keen appetite- and follow thc leader." We presume that the DONNALOI WILSON HO. Now the leading druggists of Belton. Agents For Ntiunally's and Mary Garden Candies, Westinghouse- Electric Supplies, Buist and Burpees G?r den Seed. Finest and most complete line pf drugs, druggists' sundries in town You get ^whajt ypu \w^ '..; at :;:pur store. ;!We afcptf?intt? yrj'f?tf?de. DQHNALD^a WILSON GO. BELTON, S. c. , NO BETTER Photographs can be made than the ones we are new making -Come Iii and let us show you fret-' ter work at a reasonable price. TAYLOR'S BELTON, S. C. [- J?" ! Just Because she is your wife, ctrug glihg with you to make the partnership a busi ness success, does no?t mean that she has lost he* appreciation of Jew? .eiry. Hasn't it been too 1r\??<* ein rt* voil tP.TYi&tXIf* ber her jn his way? . :1 JKWELERS fief on, - C. N PAGE' * * * ********** SET OF NEWS * BUSY BELTON ? .-? . * ?S, Correspondent. ^ ************* theatrical party was invited to the home Of' a member of the Civic Lea gue or Belton library, where they are io be entertained. More of the af fair will appear in the next Issue of Th? lateiiteeaoar,,, j The following .traveling men were at Hotel Geer Sunday: J. F: Lingbide, Anderson; B. "L. ' Spencer', Detroit; J. A. Lawrence, Detroit; J. 0- Bass, Boston; J. H. "Dairson. Athens. Ga.; T. M. .Edwards, AUant?i; A. M. Aiken, At?antaV'C. r. Lcd. Charleston; G. W. Pine. Spa.rt??i?M'.r^; J. H. Thomas, South Carolina; J. E. Sheperd Atlan tptrv?, B. Bitas, Baltimore. C. A. Fra ser, Florence: r J. W. Stokes, South Carolina; Miss 'Florence M. Young, Washington, A?.Q? ^H*ed, Jr., New York; W*. IC Hoplln.' Now York; G. D. Boyd Charlotte; W. G. Harper, Ab beville.; Mr. and Mrs,. A. F. MqKlBsick, ? reen wood*.' '"'Tiri'.' arid M?)B. ?'C Brown and chU-| dren of Anderson spent Sunday after noon In* 'Belton {vttJT'relaives. ., nj "Tars. Watter Greer, Mies Janie Greer Haynie and MrSv'W- C. Heafin have returned from a very pleasant visit to Mrs. HeaphVs parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Bri?tow In Greenville. 1. Mr?. Haddon Geer is a very wel come' visitor in Belton now. Rh? lal w4?hijitt!;t.M?d Mrs.. H. M Geer on N. | Malu street. Mr. Russell peal of Greenville j spent part of Saturday with friends! here. , Mr. W. B. Weat hes returned to his home In Columbia. Messrs. J. T. Cox and R. j. Gum brell attended thc Sunday school in stitute Sunday .at Prospect church. . Mr. WUL Fields'of the Bethany neigh bor hood wa3 ia Belton Monday. [' Miss Nancy King, .who is attending Anderson College, spent Sunday \ at home. Miss Carrie Scott of Greenville spent the week end with her sister, Mrs. Hayne Lewis of Belton. .Mr, and Mrs, Walter H. Griffin, and Mrs. Bob Anderson motored down to Belton Wednesday and spent a few. hours with their sister Mrs. Mayne Lewis. Chamberlain's .Tablets, for Constipa. For conaUpaUou ?hamperls^ tpb I lets are eXce^enC fess, te t?ey mild and ?estie itt 'effect. Give 'th?^-a trial. For sate by Evans' Pharmacy. (Adv.) o SIX AND T^llfTY o i.- vi. '. ?.c ?fi' .*I;. -,.?- J. > . 0 o oooooo?o?ooooo ?/ * ^ 'sJ^issjasW'' *>^w^^.-it*-'^is^fB Williamston, March- Z9:-^mts > tnitr of Friday, afternoon and night was very acceptable, as work animals and farmers were getting done putting in fertilizer for cotton, but very little corn has been planted. ..One'-thing noticeable Is that our farmers are manuring their cotton lands better than heretofore. ' - Tb? young ladies ot the Sunday [school have recently pieced curtains j tn the church so that tho whole bulld | ing ean be cot '?.p. into ? class room. ' Many of our people are getting ?ea? anxious to be given an opportunity to sign the petition asking for an elec tion on the dispensary. Thos? ?rho favor the1 return of the dispensary claim that those who drink liquor are going] to get it even if they do have to send to -a> distant state for lt We doubt if conditions are very much botter now than they were td the days of the- dispensary. : * Msm*'Beopl?; vot ed against the old dispensary with the f trope butt th?y wduld get prohibition that would prohibit, but it seems that they were mistaken for. there ta hard ly even a 8unday^pa*8es but that Hfltwr can ne'bought in sections re nate from Ute county seat In any, quantity desired from a drink to five { gallons and it can be bought at any 1 time in any small town in Andersen county. Wer have never bought wbts {koy from a blind tiger to the etty'of 4 Anderson but we nave? known-nteta- to buy whiskey tn les? then SOO yards of the court bouse in broad open day light. . Moir the queoi??? id who is io blame for this state ot affairs. The county cheers can't be held responsi ve f?r it fer ire they iss ???I6T? anything about R unless suetr is re ported to them and where Is* th?'nwn J who will buy liquor freon Ofl&o&lBaA linen is<j|>Mi>ii f'baw*en*-ns?^Kilses ?j the baying* s*6r*lly If ?ot itrt'lssjMV gal!ty as the one who dees the aeltiag. The bliadttger bnslness lg- .?ne- - pt knowing and jsot knowla*:. We know it is being sold and at the same time >EVOTED TO THE UPI ni is niifl -*-?-4?--*T% j we don't kndw. It> has got to-*b? pins* where tt i? almost Ha haWT to prove that a -gorson ls a blind tiger as it would be tOrprftrVthst's! tmlT'frOg is a fro?. Suppose we try the dispen sary'again and see if that will be any better.? Wo ithinw the editorial and 'H?ax rentrV- article in The intelHgnecr of recent-dote were 'exactly to the' point. We favor compulsory education and above all compulsory teaching. - We have known' children to copy their lessons* at hone and hand thom tn to teacher ??? on -the following day and those same lessons would be returned to the-pupils without s Bingle cor rection made. . We call 'that teaching some. ?What we ?heed today are more teachers like Profs-. W. P. Holland and the lamented G. L. Johnston 'Who one time iaUK*I1 school 'at Lebanon. Then H was know your lesson or go after a "four foot" hickory and the pupils were pretty 'sure to ktiow their lessons.* 'Profs. Bryson abd Stone have re cently ordered a new supply ef's?ng books'for the church'' -add Sunday school. With Prof. Bryson aa leader, our choir is fast forging ahead. Vernon, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Ma-tln has been very'Bick but ls Cast improving: ,"; Bete*'-Ward?'ief-.Beaverton* vjs?ted ir leuda here a few nights ago. .., * J*. E. -Mnrtlsv and ?A. M. Guyton. Jr., i of Williamston R. F. D, 2, were visit ing'here a few days ago I Tb? tmtifrrm nt >h? Moltnn cni.n^i are?.certainty glad- that the school lei to receive -?300 of :'the Btttle; rural i graded school money. This Behool does not- -snake as big ado 'as some other schools, But that does riot keep it from being one of the best schools in the county. The teachers, Missen Boles and' McAllsfer have certainly, given entire 'satiEfhctlon during . the present session". "~* J. D. Link says he-ts a candidate for matrimony and* is eur? of election it he can'only get One1 vote. .? :***??** AL* W.' -Ptckens-' Oar popular mer chant says that -the'trait'crop 1B safe in thhv section" BO long sh lt doesn't get killed'out W * cot* Bpstt Jim MoorO ssy* 'the" Andereon.Ab f-evllle-Eaelejr troHey whistle -wakes him every morning bWwing for the big station1 aft W-Bflteker's Crossroads; Guess ne> was only dreaming. Miss* Mamie Hiott of Picrcotown was visiting m - the conmttmity Satur day. - J H.' Bttodvwns a busiaesB- visitor tb P?lscr last Friday. ' ' Jep-Kay w*s in*the city Of Anderson last 8a*tardsry orr*SBlneOB ' Ali ?f ?te-frtx sod Twisty Sunday schools which possibly * can are re quested-te extend th?1' singing at FTienoship- oe'ai -??hdayv Te? sots?-On-? to wake-the Septus writer^ ufJC^rety after - "tab ' warm days of the pact week he can be per suaded to ocme out and give us an oc casion*! Tetter. ' ' ' $ * I . i?- tn?*?t .ii wm aa ? -?..'*??**': Chreste Stosmjsh .Trouble CsTedv thanda^^^cpn^j^&iqi;^ J^f-Ufc It is ix?i sVsprhUpg that m.any sui*? when a permanent ;.c,ure ...ls within their reach. ^n4 .nwy.,,be.had for a bought a package of^?hf^berlaln'a Tablets, and siye .uatoa them J have felt pretty well. I have previously us ed any number of different medicines, but nene of them were of any last ing jSfeef^u".. ??pr by Evans' Pharmacy. Adv. * k # 4Hp*irt- * ty * ty * * SOUTH W?U?/SMSTON * S?[?e 5 t!?.^sf^^ theatre ia t?; I j?us on b&??t pictures. The peopleTrnV-w their sip-1 prccUtk>nJb& the Uber*) attendance on Friday S^ fl>|fl^^;s3^t8 of eacb Mr> and .Mas, jfcxAWDbwrnan spent the week-e^^^t^?|ne with rela-1 ville last Sunnis ; Pharmacy: r-^tSw^'Jasi- i- . - 4*.' . oess.T/oeoooeso se s s so s s |* - Kf?&i - ! SOGOAOO^W tfiteh .IfcjttPS ip-?lf&?? Ira, March 27.--Miss Motflc MeQal lough'who has been spendl;.-^ several weoas in Duo West with bor sister, BUILDING OF BEtf?I KEW; fe ?Hfl!? -^=n Discovery '"?MIM I. > _':__ .- ??? A VcMlable t?eme?t That IR Raoidlr t?leme^ " . . L Friereou's .Pharmacy. Belton, S- C.,| j? rmC> of tba first progressive ces sera* to ef?*T /?r ?&P {he new sys tem of medicine that is fast sup planting ' the use of old-fashioned ? s?leme) as a. livor medici59. . j ".Nearly everyone knowsJpow easily the liver becomes sluggish in lida, climate and how this sluggishness effects' not only all the other physi cal" ?rgano .hut thc . nUud as wall. ' j Thc \signal : towera of (his dr ord condition, which some cali malaria isca .coated, tongue, ,lack of , energy, dull eyes,, constipation, sallow com plexion ? \ ' Taken with regularity this proven scientific. liquid vegetable . medicino la the Ipjwn of, CAB,SJWBLL'S LIVER ED will ,prp% ?pt or..promptly relieve all lifer troubles. . On, sale undoer nioner return guar antee ?y FTierson's*'?%1ltrnmeV.: : vB?l rm. s- C. Mrs., Minnie " Brown, h.as ! returned home. i. . Afr. J. C. Ligon will at an early date oben up a ?tfock of general meehan dies in thotstore room, lately vacated j?y,N. .Poliakoff. " .Mr. j? G, Ligon loft a lew .days ago tor Lynchburg. Va., where he goes to .buy goods. Dr tt' W Wim-?????- mnA aSY? jf?ck have beeajol^ ^ori" . vjsj? to. their daughter, M/s.i Wednesday on professional business. Miss Ellen Means.of Spartanpurg ls [tho guest,pf he/ f^end, Mrs: Sam Aa rderson. Ms. Wade.. Thompson of Flat Book aa. been visiting relatives here this feok. Mr. N. Poliakoff has moved his stock I of goods in 5.0 thc. alor e room recently occupied' by A^ SABowie. '. Mr. .James-Dusenbsry apd wife pf Anderson, were rlBH^g at ,tba AQWe of Mr Lem Reid QUO day thia week. Miss Mabel Feld spent Wednesday aftejrnpon in Lowndpoyjlle with rela tives. Wni?amsbary Co?r.tj ?lspeESary. " Colombia, March* OO.-The" dtopep,. sary advocates havofroa tb'etfcj?gbt in ^WJHiatrisburg county. ?- The'auprettjo court in ? decision yestorday by Asso ciate Rustica HydriCk, dismissed the ! p?tition df^T: Wi J$yle' abd others against R. M. McGowan: sad the state f reoard ' bf canvassers. - The action was brought to hare the court review, under iii yrrlt cf certior ari, action o&rttfb ?tate board of .danvasscrs", whi?lpby fa equally dlv|d"; "ed vote, akllrriied thc decision of the county board of canvassers of Wil liamsburg C??a?y, wSl?i'o?y^ the ruHuii ot-an election Held on the question of thesale??f whisky, was declared in fari or of tWiufjr Aereb?.;; ~ Jl j & ABBSVIMdt 8ABDEWEB Mr. W. A. Templeton, Who Had Heb ?lliti to^ancrsoh Died gsttdaj. ..Abbeville. March 80.-The town h i much saddened over the death of Mr ; M~x, A? ^?fettl?"?, -.-.whian .^occurred Suna^^ujnrplnwi -afc fi pflock.-;llr ^mpl^n.has ajways been a hlgb)i esteemed citizen and was ap elder ls Alie .Presbyterian, church. Mr. Tem , platenvhs*, .bean ?to very, bad health for some time and his death was nol unexpected He leaves a l?ft*^ two daughters, Mrs. Florence, Thorne., auti Miss Uly Tenipleton,, and "tjvo ?*$n,M Messrs. Giles .and W, G. Templeton The family have the sympathy of tnt entlra^oeinmiiaHy*. Mr.? Te^nwlotoc wss a brother of Mrg. J..at, Qllea ol Anderson., ? r '. The body of Engineer Wilhams, who was irjdromi -'i Jri irj^^'i^iariiMhi at C^me?ifc^Mjjco^^ day morning. rTrr^rillWrpajr.tlt fjpsfnv ? Mr.^^^^^^^^&aj^^M ra fi? tJu^t^, baL Hams^n? no twp t ? pes?enger . tr?fe wrecked trains, ?nd were r the . ? mlly. Hiss. LeonoravLena; ot waa^e;^tWt # Hrs. J, Mra?,^. Wi Rogers o? Atenta 5t Mra^naSrW? On., wearne over for the ope i the filferffit Btftfes hwtj&Kt~r borefsh^ ma m^^oTira. Ht Dr W. G*. Harper ^pent ?iwday^U Anderson with his father. M AMD VlCINITY? AfM> AS A M?DIUM FOR COMMU S AND ADVERTISINC. "-.Airly ?ore Fiel? *f^sj?oa<.oa ?arm Hr V?, D. ToniBon/TTW?mbtit;'?/Vr/-f?te?? -*r IW?OR GUANO CO?* PANY'P Fertilisera Mr. Tollison te ?a? of tl.'? ntori&inV Vg i4?fttltovvyBtomor9~a^^-^^^ylllllflM^i >Ai* your dealer for our goodH and accept a ?oui!: titut?. x- >t^& fl5^."?^ie>r J?-- A batten rertlllser will produce a better crop. BUNION 13RANDS" have demonstrated to many of th? Up t*?t planters tn your own county their superior "crop producing'* yu?ii?e*V;: Aak'^i??e"weir'who us??then. !^IW^Hamai)'M??xx?. las;: r? ? . tittftt*; ? ?te? flatsIflft't'. -.- ''^Siea* ?a. $V Hq?^?aw><4Tlimili, Falser. ttohiiitt^^awrt'hfrtofl^Ple^OB^ Belton Mercantile Co" Belton. . Bennett Meraatmiii tfrih ttMeyf" Wet^r ?Uuraa?tlfc KA, TC4UJa*su>a* Bmpire Mercantile ?a? Wtlllatww iii 1 T. r .C??, ?Jrfjww?.^rv. .-- j. n. uoutirn, ^nnoy* springe/ '1 " ' .'. and-many otherdeaterg-ln Anderson, Oreenrllle cod -Pichen? count?e.?."'PoT -further lnforrnaUo? r!ai3tic?|??rr?e? ?MRtaHrwr ^yPffl and New york Cotton (Rv Associated "Press ^ ". Nsw York/March ?u,-Cotton was ' oaa?e or Ip?B exalted todajr wita, old crop poflltioTis making high gTound Jor ! . jbe. {pavement on renewed coveting, oir bull support. Many contracts' led ^e*#4sWMI?aSSlJin*' at lg61 or 28 .points ano/rcj Saturday's close,' and 83 points above July. - , R^MrW^?rnj eab^s>j?wraJ4jle lor eign trad? accounts and bulll&h over * 2W*y advices 'r?m^jgsjfi^?r?; J snot markets were con Briefed chi efl y . XMPpnsibTe for the opa'-lng advance ; l&t to is pein^^ar,(^ttatef?Jso checked the advance from time to time and caused slight recjBr.iona, but of fering failed to Increase, materially . op th s aetiaaefcaiiiiiir^^u?sr4''*^: Then general tendency pattie mar get was upward until in the afternoon at which time old active ,cr^*"ft4$ft,' . tiona sold for about ) i io 25 oointa net : higher. October and December Contracts' Bold 6 to 6 points higher, but reacted ' willi the rest nf the list in late trad Uxz . . . * Spot cotton steady. Middling up lands 1376-, gulf 1400. ato. s?las??daas Cotton futures closed steady. toft rr;.-..l. W-? New Orleans Cotton ? New. Orleans.. La., March 30.-Con , tlnuod unsettled weather over the'cot l ton TCKrvi71?Vf>tP0?ess of May aborts . and reports of Jarge business .In Man ' niaises? ^Mastanas? the cotton market i today. The May option lsd/ the ?d . vance and at ?be highest stood 18 i pOlntB up. The other active months t ' at'.the highest were ii to 14 points up. ? The close was B to ?2 pointe up on a I staady close. " The weath?r forecant 'promised lit SECONOtANC t ' ry I SECOND and THIRD \ i No. 2 on Cotton m. 3 on Corn . MMyajajfeaaa? "-r \ .*??. ,. ll?.' ciiangc iu conditions. Tfchjgranis fyoni T^xa^fMl?8i?Blnpi, and other points 'rei?ort?d>tKe f?ir/ft xvp'rk, ivas being delayed by too hiu?ti ri?j/i. Large' acreage talk, offset to some extant, tho effect of ?jreatb,pr news pa. the. new crop months, , Cotton futures closing. ",. , March 1300; J?ly 1259; Aug 1213; Octni*tis??.J4f? 4 frv?: Liverpool Cotton Sales 8,000; speculation and export 500. Receipts 8,0.00. Futures Terr steady',,.. " v' w.. . . . ~ : ? j Colton GoooV ?arhets ,wRre^fcffier ^^Ma^jsilh haying, of convertibles more active. Report3'*8how the market, of low offer in "T- an rira*; f??rtcs j" ?^*t^^ western Cotton Seed Oil ward months on w^a*jftiy? in lard, hut th? maket soon Armed oh short covering,,.light. ?$H^r?^*Mif?l ?">d fresh huyla? for. outside,account. Au gust 'closed 2 points nigher and th? other positions unchanged to 3 net. ' T?I**taattAt feftsidd sessiy.^ Steck?) enid Bonds Ns* YorVMaicli to^pscuiatton j reached a^state^f, dea4to||??fi?ta. The. ' waT ?a!te?? but uX^'elee "?^f? compHshed. Lack' of public demand rirwaTtr^ttend tZERS BUIXETir np pr ico? caused traders to '?P^?WMM ?horl aide in naris fi^^if^'S. . A ?few ??:(:ctaltics fiav(>^ay.'eh?m^ '?qbaeco ?toaks ' once moro ..wea qt\ : Oic outtob#.o^.n^anU-tsir against ? '^.it?ySn'tatl fig.), of ?248.0g(i"^,.rr, Tlip inobey toa tied case. Time discounts 8?iln^w*r? ?*y. . ., , ' J' ? inec?ed 'ctmitn d^commerial ded al?pbt .Money M&rk*A**> Mercantile paper 3 l-2"a 4. ^erUna. e^aji??^(ea4y ; . 80 deys;? djar silver SST Mexican dollars 45 1-2. -'fM Government bonds steady; railroad ." ~*y Chicago Gr?aW^JI ^mte?*m Ane?banles almost to, gave sanction to est'~ est winter crop ev? ?abl? b?arlft? tnft.ut^ n consequence, the market unceasing .decline. flnifehedS." lOBs of l a J-S VoTl-4 a t 3-Hc : ? ' xr. ' "?*'? ? *\.w?v>.-i?'$f?fc? U We wilt tell to the highest 1 fpr cash' before : thc ' zautZ&hi Anderson, S. G.. on^jujiftsday in 1&14\ (MondaK^tbe^gaa yftotf^jlf i legal hours bf salo ?Tshar?s o; . ? .way Cotton QIJi Co^e^ffickv ******a^^ Bolton. 8. C., March 27th; ?9J kS??Mt, ^X'4' ? -4tV Mg, jy'ajg "#' .rr;, j jia**?*: i ?f??ttU&|?^r?s now . satisfactory grow tit of cr this line is past. *?' ' io JBoyi'*?tafi. Club?, up t l?r-the crop. ? ?Whe4^#?V^pp??cation c |fo?t$inir. m should be usw.. ? us&rorr'SeContf ATtet^te^*)* ilion tH S&on^anr^ ilractw Iff Gaorffia E