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Wrie Advertiser. LOCAL. 'rilo Uazolto of Auguate im? geno. Once moro St. Valentino's Day conics ar.und. Judge. Sinioiitvu is now holding Court In Uroonvtlle. Air \V. At Martin, now occupies his commodious r?sidence in Brooklyn. Tho ladles of tho Methodist Church havo reorganized thu Parsonage Alt! So ciety. The Survivors' Association of Laurens will meet on the second Tuesday in Feb ruary, in tho Court House, at ll A. M . Marrlcdj hy Hov. I). A. Todd, Thurs day, February '2d, Miss Kona Howland anil N. D. Franks. Allot' this County. Bov. K. O. Ki ii rson will lecture at tho Presbyterian Church here on Friday OVOnlng, and at Clinton on Tuesday next. Several communications have been sont in this week without the n iuo- of the writer. All such must laud in tho waste haskel. About 700 taxpayers' naines app< * ' tho hooks tor this County, and th"'I urer is now ongagod ill arranging his . pois for levying un tho properly. Mall Agent, Jas. A. Clarity, od io Lau MOON and Newberry railroad, stood his .that examination botoro tho Civil iSor .vico .Commission on tho 3rd inst. Ol'll possible- 100, ho was inurkod 07.02, which .is considerably above tho average. Mr. Titos. M. Workman has purchased llundat t>ra, and v% ill at an early day nievo bia saw mill lo that place, lt ls ?liso his Intention to cree) a grits Illili, eolton gin, ?ve., at < ira. Since tho leap year party Druggists havo cornered on Wizard (?il. This risc ls due lo tho Increased demand from young men who were so imprudent aa to be promenaded to oxcoss. Tho Cotton Munt is tine ?d' Hiebest ag ricultural journals for Southern fanners. It in tho only strictly agricultural publi cation in this State, anti is now issued semi-monthly by Hoyt ? Keys, ( ?loen ville, S. C., at tho low prico Of one dollar . a year. ?The P. It. A, W. C. railroad company Mian taken tho first step towards build ;iugj)?opor accommodations lu tho way .of ll d*pol,- they have measured their present magnificent structtll'0. Wo : shut I seo what wo shall seo. At a mooting of stockholders of Ibo Kooree Manufacturing Company, held .last week i n Charleston, < ) ramie S. Collin was made President of Ibo Company, lt was also decided to call per cent, of tho loapltitl by Feb. ir?, and bogia work at ?that tinto. . Trial Justice Stoddard performed a marriage coromony for a couple bisi week at about I'l o'clock, P. M., ami be fore the newly-made husband und wife had left thu Magistrate's house it was found that tho groom had ono wife at least living already. Our police force have como out in now and very handsome uniforms, ''Confed erate Gray" hoing substituted for thc navy blue. It lias been so long since tho service of a policeman was needed at this placo that many persons had forgot ten the oxistonco of such olllcors. 'X?ml week, under a warrant isstiod l>y ''Vt* hil /D?stico Miller, Casper Garrett, ? .colored ?boy, now a student at Allen Culvers!tj-, was brought from Colum bia to this place, and givoil a hearing Oil I tlie ehnrgo Of doflourlllg a colored maid .tindor Iho uno of sixlooii years. Tho ev idence being insufllciohti (?arrecil was unbiased. Wo have been l*0(|U0Slcd lo ask thc young mon of this jibloo to come to thc mooting of tho Y. M.C. A. this (Tues day ' evening, at 7' . o'clock, at the Moth O Hst Church, 'rids is a young tnstltu Don, but capable of doing much goo 1 it only Ibo members would attend faith fully. Let all feel cilllod upon to join, We aro glad to learn that Mr. W. II. (?ilk el son M in soon have his allai rs sat isfactorily adjusted and will opon husi noss Again. An agent will he appointed on Wednesday, after which Hmo the stock of goods will bo disposed of, and it is believed all claims can bo sett Iud. The assets aro largely in excess of lia bilities, and tho assignment was owing only to his inability to convert his prop erty Immediately into cash. Tho city cuni,eil have submit ted a pro position to tho railroad, toiiiaoadainiso Main Street from tho now depot to tho a piare, provided the railroad will haul Ibo material. Tho company has express ?ed a willingness to comply, provided IhO Council will load tho cars. This ?com* ti fair proposition and there is a prospect of having this lllltch-ncodod work completed. Tho following sad announcement wc clip from tho Monitor, of Johnson, S. C. : Mrs, Dr. Dunlap, from Clinton, linn *ens County, ls lying oxtrotnoly and very dan *oroliHh' Hi at the home ol' her sister. M THDr ''.J. Teague, in our town. Mrs. Dunlap ca..:'* dowu Ui ??o priment at thc marriage of hw? Mom,c Teague, coining Hi."0??1? iu H bu*M when tho weather was W inclement ami from the exposure oontt**0^" 11 VPr>' severe cold, which developed in '0 pneu monia of a stubborn and ma lignant ' vpo. Tho most skilled medical aid has hoon .0 attendance, but at this writing ' Tuesday evening) her life hangs on a very slender thread. We hope to lui able to announce a chango for tho better before going to press. There IH a slight chango for tho bettor this morning. ? Died, On Saturday last, at lils homo noar Young's Store, Mr. Hen. bishop. A god, 73 years. A Difficulty In Dial. Wo regret to learn of au unfortunate difficulty up in Dial Township, which occurred between W. K, Chapman and Killin and Vaudois Nash, lt SOOIIIK timi Nonie misunderstanding arose concern lng nuit tors connected in some way with Beulah Church. Hot words passed, and thon, au usual, canto blows. Chapman Struck tho two Nanbeti with a gun, break ing an arin for each. Dr. Snow, of Koon tain Inn, was called in and attended the iv omi h . I mon. A Model Woman. Tho Barnwell People, giVbs a inodol woman, having provlouslv presented tho inodol mau. Hmo is win t is said of her: "Sie- i ; u resident of Hampton County, forty-three years of ugo, modest und rotirlng in hor conduct ami charac ter. Cor thirteen years Him has hoon a consistent momia r of tho Baptist Church. Circumstances have roqulrod tier lo follow a course ol' lal'orlons lift generally regarded ali unsuited to her sex, hut she has met its duties hravely, lio orvbig mid receiving llih respect of all who know her. l?'or thirty years she has followed tho plough and engaged In the usual round of farm labor. Cast year she made ll 1110 hales ol' cotton, be sides provisions, with one plough. Who hus dug ouji well, hull! Ilvo chiiunoys, and frcquonlly split a hundred rails a day. She has a good home ol' her own, enjoys excellent health, and is sending her children to school regularly, lier lite is an tdo.picul robllki lo man;,- strong men who ha?e in,; equalled lier honora ble ree ord." I .isl o?' ?I a coy -, Tho following ls the list of jurors drawn on Monday la d, to serve al the approaching '.'.'erin nf Court, conieuelng Fobruury 2uth. Cl rand .Jury .im?. T. Furrow, lb W. hui id lord, K.J. Dendy, Andrew Phillip, .las bunnoo, li. I', lilli' dolt, (J Kl (I rilUlblCH, li. A. Henderson, T T. Anderson,? has Jones, .Im? I?. Uar llngton, W. F. Pearson, Wat W. Will* lae ?, W. C. Owens. Petit Jury I'.old. \\ hain, T. lt. I,. ? J ray, \'. 11, Uob urtsou, K. Wait Paliers.,u, .1 no. ( . Davis, lal llotirdoil, lt. V. .McDaniel, .'no. .M. Cray, ii. Poarco < Jarrott, Harvey.I olin son, lt. i i. C lo vol a u d i .1. W. <'. p. ii, W. J. bryson, W. li. farrow, A. V. Moates, it. W. Willis, I,. S. Doll, D.c. Cathcart, '. IL Kill, Pot lb MoKolvy, T. L. Taylor, M. M. Coopor, Ooo, M. Han nah, v. .1. Coopor Jr, w. Wlstar bryson, I.. 11. Kuper, A. W.Simms, M. Cl Patter son, J. lt. Anderson, CW. Kodden, h. W. Cloodwln, W, W. Crumbles Th is. P. Lynch. Porsonal. .Mrs. PJi/.nbotll Watts, of ihis place, is now on a visit lo her daughter, Mrs. Barrett, in Mississippi, Col. H. I.. Furloy,of Sparlnnburg, and Capt. A. li. Byrd, of Orociivlllo, were in low n last week. Mrs. s. D. CJarllnglon is in Charleston, where she will spend several lUOIlths for her health, Mrs. W. L. Boyd and Mrs. Cl. c. Voting have returned from Alabama, when thoy have boon visiting relativos. Mrs Kate I). Jackson, formorly tho url toucher in the Lnuronsvillo Female i ol lege, hut now ollhc Sumter instituto, is spending a fow days with friends lu the eily. Mr. Davis, of Koine, Qa., nilli Mr. Si las Meilaughlin, rn' Newberry, attended the Leap Vehr Party on Friday eve ning. Miss A milo Hart, ol' I 'okosbury, is vis iting tho family ol' W U. Kiclny I'.sp Col McCaughiln,ol'Nowborry, spent a few day.; w ith Dr Bill'ksdalo last wook. Capt J.H. Minter, of Inion county, spent several days here las! week Ho has recent ly purchased property in town and will locate here permanently with his family soon. Sale Dav. A largo crowd gathorod here on Mon day last. The usual amount of stock was oxebnngod or sold, hut Hie legnl sales attracted little attention. The Sherill'sold two tra?is of land, Pl rsl, tho properly of .lohn Armstrong, HI acres, brough! $15. An Interest In an other traci, sold under proceedings in t h" case of Todd vs. Davenport, brought $260. No sales hy the Probate Judge. rii<> Leap*Year Karly. Despite the rain ,nd mild of hist Fri day evening tho li ap year party given by the young ladies ol' this place, drew Oil! all invited guests. The young lliCIl ar.- mithin ":i-Ih- III pia'; lug their fair cn lortnlnors, and havo certainly loamed II lesson on this subjoet. The feast wat grand, and the v. ?i de adair passed oil' li the doliglll ol' all parties. .Jini;,.- Copeland. Our young lowusmti i. Mano L. CopO' land, Kstp, hun received lils coimuissioi as Trial Justice for baiirens Cotinly dalod February Uh. He is a vonni; mai of lino ability, ami will doubtless glvi entire satisfaction in discharging tho dil lies ol' his OihCO. Valentinos! A line ass. i l inenl just opened at Wil kos Kook A Drug Stor . ?'all and HOlOO early llOXl Tuesday ls tho lilli. CLINTON. j. Encoarar.it'.K Blfpia in Railroad Circles Plonty of l'oasloncra 30 Hcurs tn th W*0et Sufltclont l-'armora In Bot'.sr Con uitou A Dry Man la a Dry Town an? What Happened. One of the \ cry oldest and most prom incut landmarks ol' what Clinton wa thirty-five year* ago, Um l'osier HotC -ls about to bo romoved to make pine for tho erootlon ot a splendid block c buildings. Ou.'local director of the Cl., <'. A N K iilroad is in receipt of a reeont lotto from Prosldoilt Hoke. Tim outlook i all that can ba oxpootod, and lt IS an ?e sured fact that the whole linc will h completed just as soon us Hum an lili ans w ill permit. Our community has its full share f Confed?ralo ponslonors, hut b.v th stringent provisions of the Act but vet* few, if any, eau he admitted to share i its beneficence. TltOHO one-armed an olio-legged sHdiers, aa 1 heard ono < .boni remark the other ?lay, "have I work or starve," and w ith Hm nid un OOinfort of Hu ir good wiVOS tho most i them have a competent I i \ lng, and som of t liol II a little bibi up for a "rainy dav, Kut "tbey aro growing old," ami in few moro years tho Stato w ill fool lt l i.e its duty to amend Hm Ponslon Ai mid admit thom tn its benefits. Our young friend, "Tallahassee, made rathor a Hying Western trip, as I was absout I rom Us only about thirl; six hours. 11 is v\ .. leoine I >00k .Jhowo ve was just 01 cordial as if llO bad boen ni sont for as many years. Our farinor friends havo availed then solves" of ?Im gue weather of the pa wook, and have turned tho soil with vim. As a class, they . . I :u botter coi ditton, financially* than for several yen past, und not u few am preparad to pi . .edi for all they ?oed in the way plantation supplies, w bile a levv 'otho I have a small surplus to their credit hank. Such U Btatols truly encouraging nut uni v to ito .ai mers thomsolvos, bul to every bustnoss ?ml iudustr of tho wliolo land? Tho matrimonial boom has not dovol opod to a very groat extent in our HOC lion (Iiis winter, but tho process Of evo lution is going oil, and tho result is cer tain. So you may look ont tor spring weddings and plenty of thom? A stranger rode into town a few days ago and engaged lodging and stable room for himself, two or three compan ions, and as many horses. His next in quiry from both while and black, adult and clltldron, was for tho whereabouts of n drink of whlskoy, which, failing to discover, ho saddled his pony and left for parts unknown. We were nundi pleased to moot in our city recently Judge J. (J. Cook and 11 ugh beaman, ol' Cl'OSS 11 ill. Mrs. |{. H. Kelli and her son, Whit, aro visiting the family of President Smith, of tho Clinton fol I ego. YOUNG'S CltOSSlNG. TA ti h A ll A 8H K K. Our f?erlbo h&a a Case ot Western Pever, But ls Curca at tho Air-Line Depot. Wo have of Into boill iu ono of our row dy ways, that is your cori USpOlldoilt had an aculo attack of Western fever, that cunio very near pro vi nu fatal. We boar ded tho G A M lort; roon ville on tho inor ulngof tho 21 ult, roluolanlly, onrouto to the waning milgie city, HilTllinguni. After a soniowhal pleasunt passage over tho I -'. A li,, und. r the paternal care of thal nohlo Conductor Capt, Aereo and Hi st and si.nd niales, Ceorgo (J. Roo /.or and J Randolph billie, all ajovial crow. Wo arri voil at tho ' '< ?A li depot of tho Mountain city, here WO reluctantly badu our friends good by 0 i look a st root cai for tho Air bine depot, Ibo point?t wlrico ninny tunes wo well know tho boat ol'Irlands bad paned, 'l here wo waited patient ly for tho Wost bound ex press. Tbero we tbniiuhl over ali thc rabbit and opossum hunts, of our earlier days amidst Ibo boys al home. Tin re WO remembered UK old moss covered bucket that hangs iii tba well. Thou and there we learned lo h)VO the foot prints of our favorite girl. Hut' hark! What inspiring sound ; do w e hear'.' ('an any one dosct'lbo thc lilOXplicab'o some thing thal lilied my soul; and destroyed my mental faculties, seemingly bled, ?yo, severed thejeord i of palpitating roa son, when a gaily diessed, bul to mo seemingly imbued \\ il li tho very essence .?I' melancholy, nporulio band began playing. "Shall WO meei, beyond tho river?" What bitter auglll i lilied my soul. bul sir Mr i tarlington, it was then and lhere your humble servant dc Sided tiltil if the gods hindered not, wc should ?uni shall meei beyond (ho river that aoporalOS brooklyn from I.anions, and Hows by Ibo trestle. Yes wo are boro and wo continue io know wbon to takeout and Iced at tho sounding of bai ley's 12 o'clock whistle boys if you cnn run tar lu Soul h ( 'aro! I na at tu couts por das tl lek lo li If you got loll. ITOUNGiS STORK. TcacMug "Y0U113 Idea' to Shoot A Wid ower Went a-Courttnc Death of Mr Ton Bishop. Alter hoing silent fur some time, we ngatn \ entino to chronicle a few dots for Ibo AOVKUTI.HKU'H coln n I ns. Tho old your has gnu-,1 fks7, i (bo now OHO ( 1SSS) hits made ?ts appearance, and linds the scribe engaged in leaching' "I ho young idea how lo shoot." ( lue nf our widowers \\ ont courtine: not immy nights since. His mule or horse got loone or sonto ono turned it loo-.e. Tho result was (hilt le- had a toilsome Journey of four milos through mud knee deep. I (bink it wa- shout 1 o'clock, A. M .. v. hen 1 SlIW Ililli going lip (he road. Mr. ben. bishop die l this morning, Kel , 1th. Ile was sick bul a short Hmo. l'or ibo last year lie Ima occasionally snf forod from some complicated disease Ho was 77 yi arnold. There has been ll feW severe eases of pneumonia lu ihis community. All have recovered so far. Humor says that sonic ol'our young people contemplate deserting tho hard ship and trials of Hhif.h life. We would tell oil him, but a few (lays Will expose Ililli. liOt 0 is, US it Iscallod, strange, and seems to be lick le, but sonic have conti donee, as tho cousus of marriages show. Wo Uko those nico gloomy and rainy days, being somewhat of a recluse, you will p.Mei.ive why such nice weather suits my disposition. Miss t4Suc" Again lo thc Fore. 8ho Directa Her Dart.! Towards "Sub3 Sorlbbior." A bachelor's toes, or maybe his nose, Tho writer has goilllv slopped on; And so he squoals, for Ibo pain he feels, Hy putting in print ls ?argon. His rhyme-, are bad, bill sure 'lis ?ad, That a man should endeav or to hurl Such a mongrel mas-; of putrlflod sass, At ll poor little innocent girl. This lad ho did raie, and by Jupiter sw ear, So ?oilg as .1 hean ho .should carry, Tho giri waa not born who could cause idin to mourn, p ( ir ev er Induce him lo morry. I havo soon such young mon swear thus and then be a now ling a acoro or moro soon ; But ho knows Ito must tarry, ho knows he can't marry, before dial cold day comes in June. The fact is, voling man, you've shown your hand, Though your name v on may withhold. You may own half tue street, but you can't talk sweet, Hence, tuc gil 1 yon eau get intlSt he old. Musi bo ugl v and green, ?ind ?Illy I w OOH, And freckled mid faded and fat; Her hair must Ix? red, w illi oyos In her head RosonthllOga leather-winged bat. Indeed young man, such a girl in thc land Would ho put in a lunatic's cage; For tho woman who would marry you if she could, Must have lived in old Noah's agc. Now, Pm Sue IMpnr, not older luil riper That must young girls I have soon. ' fis leap year, you know, so I'll endeavor to snow, For tho license of loup year Fin koon. SCI; PIPER, Tho School truatOOM Of Waterloo Town chip will hold their nounal mooting at Hu vail's < Toss-road* on next Haturda.v, nth limb, nt ll o'clock. Teachers and all poisons Int? rested in tho public rohools of said Township aro invited to l?e present. TRUSTEES. sin M Dead In II is Own House. Benjamin A. Ross, who lived in (Hussy Mountain township, nour (lowensville, was shot and killed last Thursday night by unknown parties and under peculiar circum stances. Tho facts of tho killing HO fur ns could be obtained on yesterday uro these: Ross had boon sick during the day und was lying in front of tho tire while his wife was arrang ing his bod for him. Whoo shu had ti ii ?shed she called her husband und told him Iiis bed was ready. Ross got up and started to his bod, whoo bo was shot by some ono on tho outside of tlic building The sick mun threw up bis hands and ex claimed, "Lord have mercy, i'm shot," rind foll dead on thc iloor. There ls no clue whatever to thc identity ofJ.be party who did the shooting. Ross was a farmer in easy cir cumstances, lie had figured fre ((ontly in "moonshine" trials and had rundan illicit distillery and a li censed one at Intervals, lie was also said lo be an informer by some of his neighbors, who wen; engag ed in Illicit distilling, and liiere is some probability that tho shooting was done by some one who suspec ted him of giving Information. There was an indictment against Ross for illicit retailing and he would have been tried at tho com ing term ol'Hie district court. Ile figured in times post as a green backer in polities, and was always a somewhat noted character in Ids region. STRAY DIT8. It. will toko $50,000 t-? break up thoQreat Eastern, which was sold recently for $80,000. A blind man in Buffalo has just passed a law examination und boen admitted to tho b ir. Two hundred thousand Infants under 3 yours old aro believed to bo funned out in Franco. All ()hi.? tuan has l>oon charged with mak ing love and becoming engaged to three stsiors all nt once. Phylloxera mid mUdowhavo so damaged the French vintage that tho yield will Ivo 8,50 1,000 hectoliters less than last year. There is such a boom in tho Argentino Republic that buenos Ayres hos become tho dearest city in tho world to Hvo in, The pri.if pedigree Shorthorn catt le has dropped in bu .'land from an average of S'.'?O, which it reached a few years ago, to $135. Thu coal was so severe lu Monterey, Mexico, recently, that a cimiH proprietor had to build a fire around hit) olophant to keep him from freezing, Deawodml, D. T., lins an anti-fat society, the nieuilturs of which pledge themselves to abstain from eating anything that will add to theil- corpulency. A bit of Chinese philosophy runs us fol lows: "Observe not tho stranger bi thy melon patch too closely. Inattention is often thc highest form "f civility," h. ?dents of bapid City, D. T., have sont for n lot of quail mr the puntoso of stocking that region with the birds, lt is believed they will withstand tho rigors of tho winter. At tho mouth of tho Congo there is a re markable submarino valley. Just at tho mouth "f tho river it is 1,45*1 foot deep, and it can bo distinctly traced for loo miles out to M a. la order tO'introdueo railroads Into Mo rocco tho king of belgium bas devised thu itigcni us Rchomo of sending tho sultan a complete railway train with a lot ot rails as u prosont. Tho new Mexican law which provides that tho 18th of July each your-anniversary of tho death of benito Juarez-shall I? a day of pul.lie mourning hos boen published and geno into nr.-ct. Hereafter t.opermits w ill Ix. granted in tho City of Mexico for bull fights on woek days. This order hus boen given because hundreds of workingmen neglected their dally avoca tion in order to go to tia* bull ring. A sleight of hand perforator hi Thomson, lil -., while giving an oxhibitlon^j>rc8ontod u loaded cigar to Frank Potter of that town. When tho elgar exploded it burned Potter's mu tache, oy ul ills, eyebrows, one side of hid face anil one of his eyes. A Connecticut woman hus embroidered tho words anil Ullisio of "Home, Sweet Hollie" on a litton sheet which ts on tho "spareroom" bed, Her guests have not decided whether tho hostess means to indicate that they must fool at home or had bettor go honte. Ia Liverpool, England, a play entitled "Who's thc Lunatic I" waa recently onacted. liefere it was finished half tho people in tho nu Hence wort shouting: "Tho author, tho author 1" When ho blushingly appeared ho was greeted with roars of laughter und erics of ' lie's the lunatic!" Pi vo Paris firemen, on a lurk, captured a country luau's wugon load of buy on a puhllo Street, und, after turning somersaults and going through other athletic exercises upon it, bogan to throw the bundles of hay at ono another and at others. Tho police arrivod about this lime and ended the fun. Th.''finest house hi Washington ls that of I!, ll Warder, Oil K street. It cost ?100,000, sa l looks like a Venetian palace, lt hits a bathroom of white marble, ced ill otto of tho I. 11 rooms there is an apartment wallis! with mirrors, so arrangea that ono cnn seo every pu t of lum -If without turning his head. Thero wore lynched during tho year IsSf tn yie United Btatos no fewer than 128 por tons. Of thu various staU-s and territories Texas loads tho hst, with Alteen lynchings, nnd Mississippi is entitled to second placo, with fourtoon to her credit. All tho victims wore males, eighty of them liebig negroes. (saxony and Thur hight uro the homo and paradise of (lolls. Tho annual production of dolls1 stockings alono in Max..ny is 35,000 dozen. Thousands of shoemakers lind con stant employment in making dolls' shoes, Tho expa t of dolls to England, Franco an<\ America is wry largo, and increasing every your. The boston and Malno railroad has Just awarded Its pil?tes to tho station agents who have taken tho liest caro of their station grounds and mudo thu best floral display. Throo prises of $50 each went ti tho agents et Atkinson, Madbury and Koiinuhunk. There were four $30 prizes, soven $20 and throo $15, A Montgomery (Ala.) groocrymnn. dreg? lated tho report tba* fro had (oona ji.sooin bills hidden away among tho cobwebs in a corner of his store, and thoro was consldcr r.ble Interest around town t) know who had loft it there. After sovornl {lorsons had un nounced thomsolvos as claimants, ho quietly informed them that it was Confederate money, , An Englishman named Hughes, rendered splenetic hy unrequited love, committed sui cide at bologna in a moat determined inan pei*. Mo drank a small bottlo of whisky mixed with strychnine, then looked tho doors nnd windows, made a fire of charcoal, nnd finally cut tho artery of his loft wrist. A loaded revolver which ho had lying on tho table f M amie superfluous after that Tho little village of Abordoon, O., which li.s just across tho river from May s ville, Ky., lias in tho lost quarter of a century tieeoniO widdy known ns tba Oretna Oreen of ^he wost, ami it Is estimated that moro runaway lovers aro married there than in any other town In tho world. In thirty yoars at kMutt ?0,000 eloping couples have been mada happy thoro and tho justices of the peace have grown rich on the marr iago fees. "_ . . Too Many Pension Blanks. In view of tho fact that applicants for pensions under the recent Act of Assonibly.do not generally un derstand tho terms of thc Act in respect to tho incomos of pension ers, the Hoard has issued a circu lar asking nil county clerks of Court and Auditors to withhold all appli cations for tho present until the board can issue regulations to gov ern their entertainment and endor sement. A great many of the ap plications forwarded to tho board do not con form lot lie requirements of the Act, nod it is estimated that if all the applications already re ceived or in course preparations aro allowed the $50,000 appropriated for pensions will not last two months. The National Baptist says that the alleged remark ol Dr. Funk, the Kditor of the Voice, that ho ''would rather see rum sold by eve rybody, with no restrictions, than to seo high license," does not sur prise it, Within a year a lender of the Prohibitionists said to the edi tor of tin; Baptist: "I would rath er soc rum sold by whoever wants to sell, with penalties for improper sales, than to see any form of li Absolutely Pure. This Powdor never varios. A inro vel of purity strength and wholesomeness. Moto economical than tho ordinary kinds, and cannot bo sold in competi tion with the multitude of low test, short weight ?dum or phosphate pow dors Sold only In CANS. ROYAL ll AK INO Powder Co., 100 Wall Street, N.Y State of South Carolina, County of L a ureas, IN dtOllATK 60 U UT. Margaret Tinsley, Mary A. Ramage, William Taylor, Samuel Tavlor, < U Ind ia Sloan, berry Taylor, Ludio Tailor, Kwell Tavlor, Kllen l'ower, Kinma Taylor, Hoheit Taylor, Kitty Trihble, J. IC. Trlbblo, A. <>. Trlbblo, K.J. Tav lor, lt. ll. Taylor, Hugh Taylor, PI. S. Tavlor. Margaret Martin, .laue Blake ley, J. P. Sloan, A. ll. Itlnkeloy, lt. ll, lifakoluy, Mattie lllakoloy and Hor tense Blakoloy, Potltlonors, against O, W. Shell, as Administrator Kstate Jamos Taylor, deceased, S. K. Taylor, hoirs nt law, names and nu m bor un known, of Charles Taylor, deceased, Jane Milain or her heirs at law, names and mun bo r unknown, S. J. Work man. T. VI. Workman, Sherard Work man, Bl hort Workman, Kli/.ahcth dunningham, Martha Harris, Marga rel A. Workman, heir at law of Jane Hood win, deceased, naines and num bor unknown, heirs at law of W. W, Sloan, names and number unknown, hoirs at law of Jamos Taylor, names and numbor unknown," Kli/.ahcth Spears or her hoirs at law, names and number unknow n, Defendants.-Sum mons for Itollof, Complaint not Served. To tho D?tendants above named You are hoioby summoned and re quired to answer tho petition in this action, of which a copy was 111 od in the office of tim Judge Ol Probate fur Lau rens Conn ty i Uh thu (nth -.Jan,, ISMS, and to servo a copy of your answer to the said petition OU the Suhscribors at their olllee at Laurens C. 11., S, C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of tho (lay of SUOll Ker vico; and if you fail to answer the peti tion within tho time aforesaid, the Plaintiffs in this action will apply to thu Court for tho relief demanded in thu complaint. A. W. Iti HNsipp., j. e. i,. e. [n. s.] Dated January 18th, A. 1). 1888. HASKELL ?t DIAL, PlnlntinV Attorneys. To the absent DofondantS, heirs af law I of Charles Taylor, deceased, names I and numbor unknown, Jane Mil.on j or his heirs at law, naniosand number unknown, hoirs at law of Jane Good* Win, deceased, names and number un known, heirs at law ol W. W. Sloan, munns ami number unknown, heirs at law of Jamos Tavlor, names and num bor unknown, elizabeth Spears or her heirs at 1 AW, mu?es and numbor un known Tako notice that thc summons and politl?n in tho above stated causo was tiled in tho olllee of Judge of Prolmto for Laurens County, on tho 16th day of Jan., A. D. 1888. HASKELL A DIAL, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. Patents. Caveats, Trade Marks aud Copyrights Obtained, and all olhor business in thu U, S. Patent Office attended to for MOD? BRATE FEES. Our olllee is opposite tho U. S. Patent Ollleo, and we eau obtain Patents in less limo than thoso rumoto from Washing ton. Sond Mode] or Draw ing. Wo advise as to patent ability freo of chargu; and wo make no chargo unless wo ohttdn Patent. Wo refer boro to tho Postmaster, the Supt of Money Ordor Div., ami tho oin (dals of tho U, S. l'atcnt Olllee. For cir cular, advice, terms and ruforoncOS to actual clients lu your own Stato or County, write to 0. A. SNOW. NOTICE, Loans on approved Farm Lands negotiated. Reasonable time anti easy terms, Apply to C. I). HAHKSDALE, Attornoy at '.Law. Laurens, M. C., Jan. 17, 1888-6m NOTICE ! ALL persons holding claims against tho Est?t o of Eliza Cheek, dee'd, will prosent and establish them before me on tho 8th day of .February next, or bo forever barrod. A. W. BURNSIDE, Judgo of Probate. Jan. 17,1888-8t SIMMONS BROS. -: o i ? HAVING oponed out a full Une o? ST?PLE AND FANCY GRO CER I lis ia tho town of Laure*?, v;c respectfully invite tho buying public to call and nee us. Wo proposo to carry everything in the way of plantation supplies, such us Corn, Bacon, Flour, Meal. Molasses, Sugar, Coffee, Lard, Rice, Grits, Plows, Plow " Stocks, Plow Bolts, Single Trees, Harness, Traces, and everything usually carried in a first-class Grocery Store, all of which wo propose to soil at very close prices. Wc would call special attention to our lino of Laundry and Toilet Soups. Having bought in largo quantities, wo cnn oder special induce ments to dealers as well us consumers. Our lino of Toilet Soaps ia complote, prices lunging from 25 cents a cako down to tbrco eako9 for O cents. Wo still have a lot of genuine Rod Rust Proof Homo Oats, which wo will oiler at 60 cents until the 10th of February. Parlies wishing these Oats will do woll to get thom at once. 0?T John M. Clardy, salesman, would be pleased to "have his friends and acquaintances to call and see him. FOWLER BLOCK * SECOND DOOR BELOW CRAY ct SULLIVAN, LAURENS, S. C. Jan 17 ly_ The Cold Wave Signal ls Floating to the Breeze, but it will be a colder day in August when w. C. p. Is Tinder sold on Staple a.nd Fancy Qrooeries ! TO the citizens of Laurens County I announce that my stocic ol goods, consisting of Flour, Mool, Corn, Bacon, Molasses. Grits, [Sugar, Coffee, Bice, and everything usually kept in a first-class Grocery House, bas just arrived fresh from the great dealers. Cigars and Tobacco a specialty. All I ask is to give mo a trial. The goods arc boro and must be sold. , t . Politest attention will bo given to customers, and every article guar anteed as represented, at W. ?. P, ROBERTSON'S Fowler's Block, - - Laurens, S. 0. Jan. 17, 1888-6m. '_ I P.'l _., ? ! g j ! --j TRAYNHASV1 Bc DIAL. ?MI AS we contemplate making some changes In our business, we will continuo to oller our stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Dress Goods, Gloves, Ho siery, Embroideries, Cloaks, Shawls, Cloth ing, Boulevard Skirts, Collars, Cuffs, Ties, Scarfs, Cambrics, Combs, Hats, Boots and Shoes, and various other articles at and below.cost. Come now and got bar gains. TRAYNHAM & DIAL. ? ? ^T.,,.. .? ?????-jr- - MOUNTAIN BARI WHEN YOU COME TO LAURENS GO TO MOUNTAIN BAR, WHERE YOU WILL GET THE NORTH OAROLINA SWEET MASH CORN WHISKEY. In Ttl? Bendella. Bar A. M. RHYNE & CO.