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1 %e Advertiser. p-'- 1.- ?-g? LOCAL, B Kvorybody^is talking aljout tho weath er j Did you MOO tho luna eclipse on Sntur .Tho building for tito now foundry is ^>r<\m, M * in." Ikioly. E Tin? Roudoiln ls ?i favorito resort for jRroiMuicrcuii mon to spend Sunday, I "Miss Suslo" failed to put In an ap ?nearanco this week. Causo unknown. I Tho baptists, ol* thia pince ox poe I io ?erect a vory Hue Church ni MU curly day. I A now luidlo across tho Oroonvlllo ?Railroad, nonr tho Methodist Church, is being built. Mr. Joseph .lorry bas paid for Tun An .VKitTisuu further in advance than any .juan ibis year. t School Connuissiotior bullock has pur? phased Mr. Franks' resldonce in llrook .lyn and will Improve il. Tin-?dr in thick with rumors of leap year entertainments, ?iud young men Biro donning their '?est look:, to attract the fair projectors, [ Mr. \V, M. Boyd, who bas for sonn? 7 months hean Section Mnstor on the a.. Hi, ?fe. S. section nour town, has boen re moved to tho Spnrtauburg sect lon, where Kio ba ? taken bis family. ?Jj Lisbon Farmer's Club NV ?il meet et "Prospect on Saturday, february Uh. "Matters of Importance, including tho ?appropriations ofthorocont f Jenoral As ?BOin bl y Will bo discussed. A large number of oppllentlons for IpoilRloilS under tim recent Act of the Legislature have hoon Hied in tins conn ?ty. Most of them, however, u ni rall to '"pass must er" for want of tho n.isa ; ry atlhhivils require by tho Act. Mr. T. M. Workman received a trac j thin engine last w -eek, ami dring il al Ibo depot, drove it home as a thing of Ufo, I without horse ,. Should these animals join tho Knights ol' Labor and declare a strike, Mr. Workman will still bo inde pendent. Counterfoil Dickies are becoming so numerous In this community as to sug gest tho idon that tho factory is not far away. Tho coin appears ns bright as a pin, and is a clover imitation, lt is well to koop a look out, and If possible dis cover the counterfeiter, Thero ls a decided disposition on tho part Of a fow of our more enterprising I mord?anla to pave the sidewalks before their respect! ve places of business. This Isonooftho most comtnondablo move ments we have seen in long while. Lot tho matter swoop like a tidal wave, nt least around the sipinro. Lecture. Hov. H. O. Friorson will deliver a lec ture on friday evening, L\ lunary loth, in the Presbyterian Church, for the bcil eXt of tho repair fund. His subject will bo "Tho llivguonols." Much pleasure and instruction may be derived from listening t<? this thrilling story of HU der ing and < nduranee in behalf of religious ? freedom. Admission, 25 els, A ssl;; ii ne II : . dur readers will regret lo leni n of tho fall tiru of one of our proniluoul mer chants, on Monday, ?loth ult., W. II. Qllkorson unido au assignment for tho beie lit of Ins ci editors. The assignment (Unbraces his stock of goods, house and lot, household and kitchen furniture, and is made lo C. 1,. Kike, lo be disposed of in the interest of creditors. Assets, $1.1,7:!I. Liabilities, i:>,rt7s. A New l-bitorprlso. Mr A. V. Fichclborgor is tho ownorof an extensive quarry of granite, wddeli has roooiUly been thoroughly examined by ex perts and pronounced ofil superi or order for building purposos. Tho quarries aro ncocsfiahlo to tho railroad and aro within a inflo of tho depot. The supply is practicably Inoxaustnhjo, and Mr Rhdiolborgor is now pei footing plans to work up the granite Industry at Lau rens. Ho has submitted a proposition to tho olly connell, which will bo care fullv considered and probably ncooptod, hy which much permanent good may bi' do *o to our si roots. New Term. Tho second Torin of tho scholastic year, 87-88, at tho Romalo Colfogo, will begin on February lath. Quite a num ber of mos students will he enrolled al that time, and i! is of great importance that they should matriculate beforo the opt ningof tho new tenn,In order to ho properly elassiUed and UOglll work with tivoli- class. This institution is steadily going forward,unit with a full corps of able instructor*, high standard and full Mellool, it IS In the ll'ghOSl sense suc cessful. Our people have rallied to the Col I eire, mid now it is bearing fruit. Let nothing impede the progress ol so good a work. Th? H how. Tho lioso i Isborno Company concludod a throo-nlghte1 ongagentont with a Sat urday matinee nt Watts* II..ii Inst woek. it ls a pleasure for Tur. AOVHUTISBH to add ila testimonial to tho worth of this Dramatic Company. Largo houses wit nessed each performance, and it is uni versally acknowledged timi Miss Os borne ls a decided artist. Her support too is excellent, ami altogether it must bo fftld that we have never lind a moro satisfactory porformanoe In Laurens. Tho Manager will not readily overlook our town in making Ids engagements noxt sen-ion, ns ho was both surprised and delighted with tho orowdod bouses, I! vnienlal. Prom, th.? A . H. IVesbs terian ol DtlO Weat, wo clip tho following nuilee Of a vory Interestingoeremony in willoh one of our townsmen look part. "Wodnanibiy overling, January 25,at 7,:}0 o'clock, Miss Carrie L. Todd, of lilla plaoo, was man led to Mr J. O, C. Flotil la;; ol Laurons, in tho A. I?. I*, church, bv tho Kev. w. L. Pressly, I?. 1). Tho bride Isa member of one of our oldest and best fahlllte* handsome, intelli gent nnd possessed of nil those shining graces which cmstltuto true woman hood. The groom ls a gentleman o? high eharaetor and considerable wealth. Thua th? bond (hat hinds (his loving ooupio Rhinos with pi ou.?s-,t happiness. Our best wishes ure wafted nod will nc eord with those of Innumerable friends. The happy ooupio tnnke thtdr departure on tho soothhond trsb) for Florida thia A.M. Personal? Mrs. Scott,"of Augusta, is on )a visit to rotativos at this placo. Mrs. Julia McGowan, of Spartanburg, ?3 Visiting friends and relatives hero. Mr Clark, of Now York, visited his brother-in-law, C. l>. hnrksdale, I?sq., last week. Miss Mary Williams, tho accomplished principal of Fountain Fun High School, ?pent Sunday iu the city. Weare pleased to see Mr. I >. l?\ Urnd ley so far recovered from his roount ill ness as io he able to como out on tho st roots oneo more. < LINTON.~ j. Moro Improvomontn A Memorial Hall at tho Orphauago-Oood Work of tho Coun cil - Aa Ovcrdoso of Morphine-boath of Colored Domocrats. In notlcoing tao Improvements, both progression:, and prospoctlvo, l unin tentionally omitted to state that, Messrs J. W. Copeland and M. S. Hailey, will at an carly day, idler and amend, their re spect ?vc s!. ore noms. Mr Copeland will put an iron front on llroad street and un oxtonsionln tho roar. Mr Balloy's Intontlon is to make his block two story, President Jacobs ol the Orphanage, is now laving down the material for a new building, to bo known as Memorial I lall. Clinton bas no graded school, but lo i odticatlonal advantages, are second lo n<> ?own in the state. A largely In creased oat rouage, tor tho next yoar, shows that hoi* oirortif aro beginning to be appreciated by the public . There are now, not only on the rolls, but in actual attendance, on the di neron t educational institutions of Clinton, not less than two hundred anti fifty, white pupils. The di lie rent hoarding depart men ts, nro woll organized , and aro already- rapidly till ing np. Our town council have purchased aoar load of terra-eotlatilo. ar.d are at work on a thorough system of sanitary drai nnuo,Whieb will prove ol immense ben efit lo our town, ami is a poi'llianon t lin? provoment of in edi value. Ike Davis, a Woll known colored Dom Ooral, living With Mr J. M. Hollings worth, in J neks Township, was lound dead in his bed, on the20 inst. Ike was a confirmed Morphine eater, and it ls supposed that he might nave died from an overdose ol thal < 11 11^. An inquest was hold, and no othor mets were clod ted, and the jury fornida verdict that he die/1 from cause to thom unknown An derson A Irwinn, another true blUo color ed Democrat, living in the same section, tl inti a few divs ago. Somebody will miss those two voles |n the primary. norold friend, ami Post Master W. li. tloll, is able to bo out again, after anoth or protracted sickness. Mrs .j. it. Hampton, of your town ls in Clinton, giving lev-ions to a largo olass ol' hullos,in fancy needle work. Miss f.iz/.tO Smith, and 15 Ul lita Mille, are teaching school in the country. The former at Hurrlean church, and ibo tailor nour < ?old villi', LAN PO lt IX nuuTtra. Our little town is on thc- rise, and nothing keeps it down now so much ns the pricey. :it w hich tho real estate ia held, Homo oven refus ing to sell nt any price. The factory that wa? expected to have boen commenced at M utntuiu Shoals seems to lay-we cannot hear anything definid? about it. No doubt a factor^ will bo built there, but tho prospects ol' it being; com monccd in tiie near future is somo what (lim, and indefinite. As soon as the factory at Mountain Shoals was tal ked (d', land that is worth from nothing-np to five dollars per acre to farm on, jumped up from the above prices to Thirty-five, fifty, One hundred, and some even to Two ll und red Dollars por nero According to locution. Visions ?d' fabulous prices fur town lots flouted through tin? peo ples imaginations-hui : Dreams are hut interludes of thought, which fancy makes, When monarch reason sleeps this mimic wakes. A ml various phantasies and form in dreams we sec, Which neither ure, nor e'er can bo. v?> havo Improved, altored, or . mendcil, the nhovo from Cowper, but it certainly suits thu land boom in this com munity, for the depression after a while will go us far below ns the ox b il erat ion lins gone above a monti lovel, ??nd there lt will be about right, and this littlo burg start on a solid basis towards pomnilCIlt dovolopmont. Mr. J. NV, Lan ford, wife and child returned on tho 10th, from Carrol Ion Gu., whether they had gone to SOO rotativos and friend-?. "Itfd" is a much traveled man now. Gul livers travels were nothing beside bis. Ho says If tho world is ns big every direction us il towards Car roll Co (Ja., why then it certainly mtisl bo ft "whopper," Those mos quitoes In? saw down about Millen ho says they by about tho h?Uflfl as large as n gander, and carry a brick bat lintier their wing-, to whet their bill on. Hut. be will tell you all about it when l?eseos you if you can gel him to overcome bis retiel cn?o. lie ls a very modest niau you know. Tl I* TOP, AGRICOLA. The bad weather ooo! 1 uno?, and VOry littlo out-door work is being done. Miss Allie (ii'liili)) a young lady of Cross Hill ls visiting at Mr I*. II, Todd. MUM Clifton Anderson and Thomas Smifh, bade thoh friends larowell a fovr days ugo, ami hoarded tho train for the binti of Howers. Mia 1' Il Todd, Who hav been quito ill is wo aro glad to learn Improving. Mr. NV. ll Wharton, has moved luto his now house. A young son of Mr J, H. Anderson While carlOSSly hapdjnqj a pistol a few days nun, shot himself though wo hopo Opt seriously. Married January tho 8th, at tho resb d?nc>e of tho officiating minister Rev J. II. Davinport, Mi James JJagwell to I MISH Marv Qoiri|llg. SIMPSON* M 1X1*3. WIT. Wo ?MO having MOMIO very cold wonth or al pro:.ont. People aro not dono picking eottOU yet, wo don't know w hat pooplo uro go ing Weat for \v non (hoy moko moro t han thny can ge'hor in Old South Carolina. Borne uegross have gone off, others ?av they orb going. Several whites have left recently for Tex aa. Well I reckon I wont go soon. Wo understand that Rev Mr Leitch in carrying on a protracted mooting at Mt. Pleasant, guess we'll hear thom some too. Married at tho residence of tho bride on Sunday tho IGth, Mr. David Coopor to Miss I,?thin Neely. Ho may such go on until i.ot ono of us will ho left to freeze. [For th? Advertiser] A TttUK STORY OF 1K?5. How Tom Was Tried Without A Court. When Loo surrendered in April lstis, and tho foundations of tho Southern Confederacy wore giving way all over the .South, many things occur rod in tho pri vate lives of individuals, which can nev er ho forgotten, There were occur ron ces of which tho historian wllltakono noticobocnuso thoy were entirely perso nal or thu parties were lOOObSOUl'OOr tho events too tragic to receive c red an co if transferred to the printed page. Tho following story is strictly authentic amt can ho voriliod ill all respects as the most of the aetois are still alive, and eau vouch for ovcry ( ssontial lout uro of of it although it is now a quarter of a century slncO the fact ,.occurred. A gentleman who thou lived In thc lower pan of this ntitto had owned a young negro man who.iouanio was Tom. When Lincoln's Emancipation Procla mation Wn9 issued oloourso Tom receiv ed his freedom along with all the rests of his An lean Urethren and was was tut nedtoo-oj upon Cn; world lo seek his fortune in any direction his taste or hisIncllnintion might prompt. Ho ing extremely indolent in his disposi tion ho dotormlncd to enjoy nt h ast for a time the luxury ol' absolute idleness, lt was not long howw r ho fore the em ployer ufnll idle pooplo found sumo thing for his idle hands to do. A gen tlomaii kept bachelor's hall about a milo from whoroTom's lormor master lived and as i-; frOlplOlltly tho ease with bach elors ho was often ahsont from home. Ho always however look tho precaution 10 lock up Iiis house, and see t hat OVery thing WOS secure bcl'OrO leaving home. Thisgonttoinan'N na.ne was Ponder grass and ia still living in the lowor part of this slato HO far as tho writer knows. During ono of thoso occasions wheo Mr Pondorgrnss was absent from home 'Pom concoivod tho Idea of milk ing a raid upon ids le.use and appropri ating such articles iii ho might lind io his own use. Ho according ly wen! one night and burglarised tho house and brought away a line double barrel shot gun,wovcrnl ?inicies ol' clothing and siudi otb,ir things ns suited Illa laney. When Mr l'ondorgrass returned and j discovered his losses ho applied to a neighbor for t be loan of a large (loree dog hi his possession that had been trained lo follow tho track of runaways and rogues. This powerful canine soon took the track of poor Tom and followed 11 to tho catlin occupied hy his mother, wno was thou discharging tho o lb co of cook for Tom's former master. Mr. I' finding tho door shut and fastonod de manded admission which after som" de lay was opened and them stood Toni trembling and confused with bis guilt, undeniably fastonod upon bim. Ile w as ordered to produce t ie stolen goods Which be promptly did without making an;, attempt at concealment or denial. Mri'then brought him and the atol?n articles to tho house of Toni's former alastor, and ox plained tba whole tran saction to bim and asked bim v hal IK* should do. The reply was the caso is in your own bauds, Toni's former master is no longer responsible for bim, and you must disposo of tho matter in the way you think best. Well thou,said Mr P, I will take Tom out lo tho woods and allOOl him. At that time, t be sn in mer of 1865, tho country was in n stat?? of prac tica! an.ir.chy. Tho Confederate auth ?r ?ties had benn overthrown and tho Ked eral i !o vern men l had not had t Imo tool'? gani/." military authority ovor thc conn try. There were uoeoiirtN martial or civil tribunals whero olloudors eould na tried and everything was in confusion, livery ono fob that ho could do whatev er was right in lllfl sight of his own eyes. I 'udor I hese circumstance*) Mr P consi dered that ns iii,i pr humor's guilt was pa tent and he w as the injured party 1 bat bc was entitled to OXOn i ?0 all the functions ol J IlllgO aild jil ry, to lake the ease iii bis own hands and sett lo it to .suit himself. Meantime Tom > mother, who was in the kitchen in the backyard, heard w bat had happened and of the important seonOS that WOro taking place f.t tb front door of Ibo former master house, e on" rou nd to bear w hat was going on. Hy thia timo tho entire white family was gathen il on the fronl piazza ami all deep ly Int?roatcd in what seemed to bo tho probm i nar los of Tom's execution. Toni's mother whoso naipe waa Oraeo, waua short stout e<> I h| no H Ali lean woman of quiet demeanor, and tho mother of 12 I'hlldron withoutpypf having had a rog ular husband, Whon.*dio beard w hat Mr I' proposed to do with her son, the crime he had committed and all Hie -dr oiunstancaa ot tin? ease, sin.' seemed for a ?few moments entirely overcome with gil I, and stood looking at Mr 1', and then at ber guilty sop, while tears chas ed each ot her dow n nor donny cheeks. At length recovering herself sha turned to Tom nod began to upbraid bini for his conduct not In tho violent language of vituperation and abuse, but luwordsol tendci ness and maternal love that seem ed to flow from a heart bm ing W ith an guish. Hbo reminded bin. >woflcn sin bad admonished him and warned him against lying and stealing and that he had disregarded ali her ?ounsnis an i had brought thlH heavy -orr av oh him self and ber. ' Now, said she, y OU have hrokon Into that man'a house, atol?n bis property and by so doing havo put your lifo In his hands. Mooan now kill you and nothing will \\o H dd about lt There ls no law In tho Inn?! to try you, und he cnn shoot you and that would bo the last of you. Your lifo hangs ,m his morey alone. And If ho should take you to ibo woods ind kill you whore would your soul go? . What would boeorne of you I Thomas? It Will break my heart. 1 can't ?land it. WithItlOSQ words sho hun? hot head nod nave way to convulsivo grief. Indeed she had touehoct the honrtsofail and toara began to flow Irom tho oyesof all the spectators. 8ho had gained her caso and saved hcrsonslifo. Mr. 1'could iH>t resist t lie oloOjUOIlt appeal and at onee recoded from hts purpose toahoot Tom and sa|d| "well Tom, if you will promise me that you will quit stealing, and go to work I win givo you a good whipping and lot you off." Tom of conreo promise?! and after receiving a aovoro thrashing wa? discharged. NRMO L13AP YE AlfS G HACKS. A "Batch"' Defends His Fellows by Call lug the Muso to Answer "Miss Suso." Uut Miss Susan ls Silent. Of Jokes that aro noithor rich, raoy nor raro, That plnngo one into tho depths of dis pair; That from innermost to outermost cause ono to ho ill, ArO tho jokes that How from a feminine quill. Porhaps you romembor a lasslo has writ ton That tho ladlosof Laurena are all to he bitten By those to whom leap year tia? given n chance, And has written, the SUCCOSS of her omi to on banco, sin- leis catalogued some of our dandiest dandies With language that savors of popper mint candios, And ovon in this issue your altontlor she snatches With a still longer hit of tho likelier cntchos. To the manly hearts now lu Ignoratio sleeping, I give warning of tho harvest they soot may ho reaping; And I know it my duty to them to ex pose That womanly wlokodnoss, forent una of woos. l describe those girls If nil horror th germs, lu gonoral and most comprehensiv terms, We have plow ly of stylos In both blond and bru net ( e, And some with complexions like a ric omelet. Tho cheeks of H few gleam like pinkos of roses, In colors that often extend to lltei noses ; Thoy havo eyes which havo beauties H deeply enthroned, They attract ont like oystors and tinko bonos. And sometimes a poor fellow foolish! fancies That tenderness lurks in those eye bright glaucos; lint wakes over in sn Ittoss merely I lind That their glorious orbs only serve a* blind. We havo many girls h ue, fri lr, llckloail falso, Whoso only rcduvming point is tho waltz ; Who will dance you down to the UtlltO level Of tho dwelling house of tho very devi We have gills in variety, of ?di sizes ar ages, from those who arc simple lo thouo wi think themselves sagos; And some possess intellects brighter I fur Than tho blazing and brilliant uioruli star Undertaking to ?lindow the King Day Hy boldly standing In Ins way. Their hair is of every color and hue And gradually glides Into colors ipi I now. Thoy have hands thal an? whiter tin snow on tin' mountains, Whoso touch is refreshing like spri from tl.e fountains; Thoy havo lips that are dewy w ith il VOrtl tho sweetest, Which you only can tanto of nt tim that aro modest. When tho lr pleasure they take in uti light rambles. 0\ or gullies, through Heids, and thron thickets of brambles; Then, then thoy are soft, and melli and blushing, fmmodiately tally is spouting and gui lng. And Ibero at tho SOUIld of her voie soft note Yotl are willing and anxious mid lum. to (lout Far away into realms of ethereal bli SI Whioh make paradise of a Lnuronsgli kiss. Yos, our girls aro nearly all loving n kind, They havo boen our delight from li out of mimi ; As a luxury ol' lifo they aro indispon Ide, Although their poetry may not ho fonslblo. And long may they live mid grow ru in ([rucos, With beauty increasing in (hoir mat loss faces ; lint hoys this thought in your hoi you must carry, That each is too dour to tho other h to marry. . BUBs-scninnijEi g.HB I- 1 " ' .. ' ' I ' Female* Colleg With a full corps of assistants Lnuronsvlllo Female College i reorganize and begin full HCSH Hopi. loth, itooms comfortn Standard high. Special attentio nil Female accomplishment*, > and splendid rhinos, Non-soi rinn. Government parental. Yoi Indica under the imm?diat o ean Mrs. MeCnslnn und Mrs. il. C . dun. Pupils received nt nny t and charged until end of quat Hoard .$12 por month \\\ advil Tuition *20, *m and with ?law com so * K> uer Colleghite your, j ah|C monthly. Wo solicit mid 1 to merit public patronngo. any information addues?, W. M.McCASLA* Fresh] LAUREN?, ?, C., Jiiiy 20, JB87 .. _ ? .- - - Absolutely Pur??. This Powder nover varie?. A marvel j of purity btrenui h and wholosontenoH >. Moto economical than tho ordinary kinda, and eannot ho sold in competi tion with iii-- inultiludo of low lost, short wolglp alum or phosphnlo pow der? Sold only In CANS. HOYAI, IIAK INO Powder Co., KM) Wall Street. N.Y State o?' South Carolina, C o ll ii t y of Ii :i ll v ons, IN I? HO OAT M .OL?: i. Margaret Tlualoy, Mary A. Ramage, , William Taylor, Satnuol Taylor. < >i hoi? la Sloan. Ito rrv Taylor, I aullo Taylor, Kwell Taylor, Kl fen I'owor, Km nm Taylor. Kobo it Taylor, Kltlv Tribhlo, J. K. Tribble, A. <>. Tnhblo,' K.J. Tay- ! lor, lt. ll.Taylor, Hugh Taylor, n. ?. I Taylor, Mar.-ard Marlin,.fauo llhlko loy, J. I?. Sloan, A. lb blakeley, I), li. Blakeley, Matuo blakeley and Mor tem e Blnkoloy, Petitioners, nic?in.st O. W. Sholl, as Administrator Kata!o Jumos Taylor, doe? used. S. Iv. Taylor, hoirs al. law, names and numbor un known, ol'Oharlos Taylor, docoasod, Jan:- M ? I a i ii or her hoi rs al law, names und number nu Uno.vu, s. J, Work man, L\ il. VVorknu n, Sherard Work man, Klliorl Workman, Kh/.ubrth Cunningham, Martha Harris, Mnrira rot A, Workman, heir a! law ?u* Juno Uood win, deconsed, names and num bor unknown, hoirs al btw ol' VV. W, Sloan, names and nuuther unknown, heir? al law ol'.Jumos Taylor, liarnos and numbor unknown, Kll/.abolh Spears or ber hoirs al law, unities and numbor un know u, Ui fendants. Sum mons for Huller, Complaint not Served. To tho Doti miauls tibov ni nie You aro hereby summoned and rc quired lo uuswei ibo politl?n lu thi* uetloi), ol' which a copy ? r. Ilk 1 in the oflleo ol thc Jud',o o?' Probato for Lau- . rons County, on tho If?th Jan., If 8, and I to servo a copy of your answer to tho said politl?n on thu inihsoribora ai tlioir oiiiiM? ut bau io m ?'. II., s. ?'., within twenty ?lays nfl r tho Borvleo horoof, exclusivo ol tho .! iy nf snob ?er* Vieo; ar.d if you fall to atiswi .. tho peti tion within the tic.o aforesaid, thu Plain tills in this aol lou will apply to tho Court for tho reih i domaud d in tho oompl ??ni. A. W. HtlllMt ! on, J. c. i. e. i. ". Dated January Pith, A. L>. I . II ASK Kid. ?fe Ul A I.. PlainliilV Attorneys. TO tba absent DofondantH, hoirs al law of Charles Taylor, decease I, names ami numbof unknown, Jami Mlhun or Ins heirs itt law, names and number unknown, hoirs ni law of .limo (loud wln, decease I, name and nunibernn known, heirs at law ol \V. W, sloan, na in OH and n imbor unknown, hoirs at law of J amos Tu vior, names and num bor unknown, Kiiy.uheth Sppars or hor heirs at I uv, names and immhor un known Tako notieo that tho summons and petition tn tho nhove sliitod causo was ii ltd in tho oflleo nf Jud o ?. Probate for Laurena County, on tho l?th dav Of Jan., A. D. IKSS. II ASK Ki,\? A DIAL, PlainlillVi' Attornoys. VALUABLE LAND FOR SALE! Wo will oiTor for ile d public outcry ut Laurens 0. lt., 8. C., on Salo Day in February n.M. bcinu. tho Olh day of tho mont)), tho va li - able plantation described KS fol lows, tO Wit : All that thiel Ol' lan ', HltUilted ill I the County of Lauren , in Ibo State of South Carolina, known n?i Hie "Gnrllngton tract," ortho John ll. Campbell place, near ('ros* lilli, containing Four Hundred and Bix ty-ilvo Acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of ikivld White ford, and other- mid tHaludn Uiver. ? Terms of sale-Oiie-htilf of the purchase money to b;i paid cadi,: and I he balance on a cf edi I Of OIIC ' year, willi I ntl'rest from the day of salo, secured hy lim bond of tho purchaser and a morlfjllge Of tho property. Tho purchaser to poy for paper.-. SLOAN ??. SKION?OITS, I n Liq. Jan. i?(?, 1888 lit j Patents. Caveats, Iradi' Marks and Copyrights Obtained, and all oilu r husllioss in thc C.S. Pat Oil I I UVtre at tended lo for MOD- 1 KHATK l i: KS. Our oilier* in opposlto tho t*. R, Psionl Ollleo. and ive eau obtain Cutouts in loss time than those rene lo from Washing ton. Semi Modeler Drawing. Wo adv INO a* to patent ability tu e ol'charge; and wo iiiako no ehnrgo unless svo obtain | PatenL Wp rofl M- here lo the Post III lift t Ol', Ihol Supt. of Money Order Div., nnd tbo ofll ?.?als Of the I' . S. l'aient * lillee. 1'of eh . , Ottlar, advice, lorms and refcronces to' netual obonis in your own Slnto ort t 'ounty, wi itu to c. A. SNOW. I NOT?CE. Loans oil approved Parut \ ands negotiated, Reasonable time and easy terms. Apply to C. I>. BAHK8DALE, Attorney ut 'Law. Liamma, H. 0., Jan. 17, 1888--Om N OT ? C ! ALL persons holding claims against tho Kstnto of Elton Cheek, deo'd, will nrosout and estai))Isii them befOfO me on the 8th day of Februtirv next, or bo forever barred. A. \V, BURNSIDE, Judge of I'robato. Jan. 17, 1888-81 1ST. S- I? .A. IR, IR, XS, ATTOHNKY AT LAW, LAUHF.NH, S. 0, - glfN>fftco over ?toro of W. L. noyd. 'lill ?III ll'111 I I > I11MIIIWI ll''IWI11 Will-HI MIIH - fW ft I li i fl ml gfl Iii HAVING opened out tv full Uno of STAPLE AND FANCY GRO CERIES in tho town of Laurens, wo respectfully invito tho buying public tn call nnd seo us. vVo proposo to can y everything in tho way of plantation supplies, stu !i it Com, Bacon, Flour, Meal, Molasses, Sugar, Coffeo, Lard, Rico, Grits, Plows, Plow Stock , Plow Boils, Single Tree?, Harness, Traces, nnd ovorythlng usunlly carried i? :? ilrst-class Oroeery Storo, nil ol' which wo proposo to soli al very cl ?so prie Wtfwouldcall special-attention to ont- lin" of Laundry and Toilet Soups. Having hon.viii in I arv* quantities, wo ean offer *peelal Induce ments to dealers ns well a-; cousuniot's. Our lino of Toilet Soaps I* completo, prices ranging from 2-5 cent ; a ea:;- down io three cakes for 0 cent-:. We still have ti lot of g< milne .1 ! Rust Proof Homo Oats, which wt will oller at 0*5 couts until tho 101 i ol' February, barties wishing those Oats will do w?ll to get them al once. IC^T* John M. Clnrdy, would lie pleased lo have his friends and acquaintances lo call anti seo him. r \) Vi h VJ h O IL U VJ ?V . SECOND l> )OR RMI. ti A 13 R S li Jan 17 ly .a n na Wave SULLIVAN, Ci o ls Floating tot' e Br ezo,but it w ll bo a colder day In Au ' ust w ion if^i .:?'?) IWW1!?'IE?8?!* F JS^(Wilki C. P* ROBER I ?)1 IN Unc3.orso'.lcl on Oca/plo a.nc3. jjTanoy C !.. o o eries ! TO tho cltlxeUH of Lauri it goods,consisting ?f I'lou , Meal, ? Cofleo, Hice, and evorythln f iisua! has ju d arrive ! I't'esh fr un I ho . specialty. AU task ? . to ??ive in . bc soi-!. Politest attention will bo vo . autoed as repi'e "?it" i, at . i announce, thal ilty st dc tc op ?j Bacon, ofblas't ' ., Qi'\t >, Sugar, kdpt iii a ilrst'-oiiv? i tlrocory House, ; ?ie tier ;. Cigars' x'n'nd Tobacco ix lrial. Th ! }..>.> ls av?? tl iro|an 1 mufti ..-tom ir . and cvdt'V article irUhT w ?, [\ ROBERTSON S Powlefs BLook, - ? Laureat, il 0? Jan. 17, i- fl--Uni. TftAYNHATfl 3: E 1AL. AS wo contemplate making ?onie changea iii oar business, wo will contin?e to of) >r our stock (,i Dry Goods, Notions, r.. Gc )ds, Gloves, Ho siery, Embroideries, Cloaks, iii w's, Cloth ing, Bonley, r I Skirls, Cofe:s, Cuffs, Ties, Scarfs, Cambrics, Combs, Hats, Boots an 1 Shoos, find various other av?lelos at and below cost. Como now and get bar gains. TR AYN!! Ai?. & DIAL. 1 rM * r WHEN YO U OOM 3 TO LAURENS GOTO MOUNTAIN BARRIERE YOU WILL GE ? THE NO"ilTH O .A. IR, O L ?NA SWEET MASH CORN WHISKEY. In The Bendena. Bar A. M. R3TN&fcOo.,