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^Fhe Advertiser, XJ OO A. XJ . Editor Parrot hus withdrawn from tho Clinton Kn tor pr ?HQ. Tho Feather Renovators left this placo for Abbovlllo on Monday last. Mr. C. L, Kiko attended tho Munday School Convention In Spartanburg hint weok. If you want to soo tho biggest Uno of Hat? cvor brought to Laurens call on K. Bltgrouvos. Mr. \V. L. Tfarris. of Ooala, Fla., ls o ll a visit to Ids parents at this piuco. Messrs. Fritz Lan ford uad J. M. Hamp ton loft yesterday to join tho Foathor llenovntors ut Abbeville. Ladies' und children's Huts in endless variety and lowed pricOS nt E. Slt grouvos's. Tita next grout event in Luurous will be tho comnioncoiucut exorcises at our flourishing Fomnle C<dlege June '2(1. It hus boen ruining four days up to tho prosent timo und it scorns ns if t?tere was four moro duys of ruin hovering arou nd so mow hero._ Recent ruins have taken uway tho bridges on Reedy River known UH Smith's Mill bridge, und lloyd'* on Hala da and also nt Washington s Mill. Tho Pension Hoard hus rejected the following petitions from this County: ls. M. Madden, Hnniiuh Armstrong, Kel sey Wood und Mustia Kliaoro. It looks ns though the street lore* wore engaged in putting down n street rail way, but thut ls u mistake They uro preparing to do tho host Joh of inncnde mlsing ovor ucea la this soot ion. Mr. J. M. Hampton will he absout from Laurens several mouths, during which timo ?ll persons having business with the Laurens County Real Kstuto Agency.will dall on J. I), darlington. . A good hourly laugh ia assured all wh.O Will attend the college entertain men,Qu next Friday evening. Tho ob ject is to raise fund-, tn pay the expenses of speakers for commencement and the prico lins been placed nt 25 and 10 couts. now schedule on the C, A G. R. R. took eileet April 1. The ohango will bo noted in tho AOVKUTISKS noxt week, us notice wus received too lute for publica tion to-day. No change is mudo In thc arrival and depart uro of t ruins on the Laurens brunch. ?A reunion of tho sur vivors of Com pu nies G., of tho 3d Regiment; R., of the 14th Regiment, und E., of the Jumes Battalllon, will bo held at dray Court Oil tho 14th inst. All tho survivors of Hie different anns of tho sorvico aro cordial ly invited to attend. Speeches will bo ex ported iVoiu several of tho comrades. Wo havo recoived u communication froiu Kkoui, signed -'A Funner," which will bo published us soon us the writer sonds his name to this OU?CO, The name of tho author will not be made public, if it be desired to withhold it, nut n rulo of this olHcu is thut tho author's name must accompany all anonymous articles. The writer of this article on tin? rond law will pienso comply. A gentleman over in the Mt. Gallagher neighborhood was dreadfully alamo d during tho heavy wind storm one night laatwoek. In tho middle (if tho night lie aroso and begun putting on lils clothes. His wife remonstrated and asked whet it mcaul. "Don't you think," said the ii l:\htonev luisbond, "I would bo in a nico fix to bo blown down shout Water loo without my wearing apparel?" If I should annonce myself us u nandi ?Wo for any particular position, I do not wish .my ono to think that it ls a sehouie or chipie to d?font any opponent. My Intoution now is to do so but I may de fer lt. I will continue to talk Dry HoodH at M. A J's., und will bo ghui to buveyou uall. LUTHKR A. MCCORD, Tlie Pioneer Sulosinan. A somewhat novel ease happened in this County before n Trial Justice last weok. After bearing tho testimony the Jury decitled tho issues but refused to rondor'tiioir vordlet to ibo Court until their foo wus paid. It seoms that ono of tho litigants wus Irresponsible, and tho other party, believing in tho success of hlseauso, refused topsy tho Jury. After ?onto delay the Justice paid the Jury und la now a convert io tho Anti-Trial Jus tico party. A Depot Fur Linn cns. , It ia ?vident that this town is too big|ta .How ono man to plek up all tho iocnl happenings in ono week. Dur ?oreo must bo ineruaxed, for tho A i> vi: a risf.it bad entirely overlooked such an inter esting and Important item us Hint wo are to havo ?liow and elegant passenger de pot at tho G., L. A s. und O, ,v L. rail road. For throe wooks tho busy me chanics nave boen ut work and in u short limo th? motorial will urrlvo und a mod el, mo,'.em inmisi?n will accommodate the public. "Tho world do movo."--? Now if thia company will bear up tho reputation lt has won, by giving us a close connection North and Wost we'll be happy._ Halcday. The following Judicial snlen wore made on Monday laat: Hy the Sher I fT, Par son's land to I* K. Lanford, the plaintiff" In tito eas?, for f'285. By tho Mastor, ono ?team engine to Helter Co. for f??O; In the ease of Copeland vs Bryson, 186 aerea for |600, to W. T. Madden; Sloan vs Minims,21 seres to M. H. Pool for $150. Loot, On Friday last, Miss Annie darlington of this Cotipty. lost a gold watch at this place. A Suitable reward will be givon the ffuder, by leaving the same at this vffneo. Plenty af lUpaMUa? Am-. ? Oongresaman Phalps w>a that In 1884 tba Republican party w jt defeated by tho ??woolie of an ' aa?. U appears that in 888 the old party sf to bo defeatist by tho Jawbones of r. vast company ot asses eUanlUneotudy to action.-81. Louis Pott Dispatch Lay tho nhl willer hat saide and go to E. Bltgraa von's and got you a nie* new SUCH SCHEDULES! CAN'T WE "GET OUT OF THIS PIT" IS THE QUESTION. Many llallrotuls Hu? !<\>w Connections Laurens CJt'f *H liOft Itt Spur.Inn ;., nml Greenville-Arc ?Ito H ailroatl < "ii .j.ii-?n;: Against Us? i,aureus is looked upon by persons who live hero as a favored town, so far as railroads go. The sound of au incom ing train at any hour of tho day and tho busy life and activity around tho depots lu consequence makes us ace tho com mercial importaneo of tho llttlo cross roads town of former days. Wo havo 'I'll KKK SI'I.KN DI I> KAU,HOADS, but it cannot bo .said that wo enjoy to tho full OKtont tho bondis which should How from such fa cilities. The facts in the ease show that tho schedules on th?? Spartanburg <v Au gusta Railroad and thc Greenville road operate directly against our Intoiosts and place us at a fearful disadvantage. Jun a. this limo uti ollbrt ls being madu to gel Not thorn Bottlers to como into this section to live. Koducod rates, good for a short trip, aro given ny tho railroads, but, as TIMK IS MON KT with those poople, tlioy could not, if they would, visit us. Take tho passongor who loares New York at .r> o'clock in the afternoon; at 1 o'clock tlio next after noon ho arrives In Spartanburg, less than forty miles front this place. Hut ho is si ill almost as far from us as when bc started, for be must stop in Spartan burg until the next morning, and thou alter a DIM.A Y OK l.r> 1101; us. ho pulls inio our depot on a frolght! If he goes on to QroonvlllO he will lind himself left by a few minutes and sub ject to the sumo hotel bills and woury * atti ag. HOW ls IT PROM ATLANTA iiHd tho West? Take tho passenger aud mail train that pulls nut from Atlanta at K, a. m., and when you arrive in Oreen? villo you lind thal the Laurena train has rolled off loss than thirty minutes before your arrival, and this placo although on ly thirty six miles ls still 18 nouns AWAY! Prom tito North, by leaving ono hour too soon, passengers and mall must "top ovor fifteen hours. And from the Wost by a thirty minutos too previous depart ure we have passengers and mall DKIiAYRD IS noons. Is this right? Is lt Just to a county that has taxed herself to death to get close, direct, quick, business-liko con nections T Had such a state of affairs been put upon us by any corporation, ot lin *i han ono that bau herotofore shown tho broadest ami MOST L1BKRAL POLICY, we should at once boliOVO oursolvo i the victims of a vilo conspiracy. Mut such wo do not bolievo. While tho effects of Hindi sehedulos aro damaging to thc bus iness Interests of this plaoo, wo do not believe that there is any intention lo give Oroouvillo and Spurtunburg tho advantage ovor us. Hut, inasmuch au TWO noons M ADO IN, as shown by published time-tables, are allowed to make all connections in Au gusta, we fal) to (Ind a satisfactory rea son for not connecting at Spartonhurg and at tireen ville with the Air-Line Hoad. WK AUK BM ARTI NO under the discrimination, whether it be intentional 01 not, and if tho evil cannot bo cured, it would bo som.) consolation to know tho causo. If you want to seo a hat show go to Sitgroaves's New York Storo. A I'loasuni Surprise Was that given to Hov, David Haddon by the good people of Ora, on Friday. - For forty two years this beloved min ister of tho Gospol lias stood n i' and pro claimed Hie Word to this congregation, winch wo dart; say cannot bo said of any tither minister, anti as a token of esteem the people met together at lils house ami lilied his pantry with tlio good thing of life. A storo of provisions was given him em bracing a number Of barrels of dour, bains, .sugar, codee and thc like, as well au many useful articles of household fur niture, to adorn tho elegant now home in to which Mr. I hidden has just moved It wan snell treatment as this go jd mar. deserved. Gnp?. Humbert Declines. MR. EDITOR: I see from a notice in the AnVRRTISBR that certain votorsof Sulli van ami Dial's Townships havo prosont otl my name as a candidate to represent Laurens County in tho Senate during the next term, which would alford me ploasurc tt> do limier di lier* nt olroutu cutnstances. As prositlont of the C., K. A W. rail road anti also of tho Stato Agricultural ?nd Mechanical Hocioly, together with my private business, my time is heavily mortgaged, ami l de not doom it prudent ttl assume additional work for tho Hum mer months. Therefore, with tho kind est rega??s to my friends for their estonio ami confidence, and best wishes to the voters Of Laurens County for their pros pektiv ami BUCCOlfl, I munt ro.xpootfully decline their invitation ttl enter tho ap proaching campaign. I am yours truly, j. ii, HYMHKUT. TUMBLING SHOALS, W. A. W. You ron.ember tho warning that I gave that Suck-egg dog in my Inst dots Well ho dld'nt take lt but ho took some thing far worse yoaterday. Ho didn't hudgo "one Jot or tilth " after it hit him. Wool unto Huck-egg-dogs. No doubt many of your roadors have bonn! of tho death of Mr. Malcolm Irwin tho owner of irwin Mills, where hin family now reside If ls death occurod on Sunday, 2T> ult. Ho was a citizen of Abbovlllo Gt?., living on Saluda Hiver, ?tlllhs was known, and rospootod by many citizsns of Laurons. Ills romains were Interred at llonoy Path. Your correspondent dug up by tho root, tho other tiny, a dead sassafras tree, ?aid to be about fifty yoars old. It meas ured fifty eight feet In length and two feet In diameter at the base. A number of gentlemen have remarked thst it ! was tho largest sassafras they had over jason. There la another one standing : no*r where, tho former wa* that U no ISKOM? POMP K Y . Hain, Ruin. Wc lind last week ihreo days of almost inecs.mnt ruin. Tlic streams of Boody Uiver and Kuluin cronk have hoon considera bly swollen und somo damage done to bibines. Miss Alma Boland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. h\ Boland, of tlio Uocky Mt. sido, died on the 20th, in tbe 13 year of her age. Shoat? fonded thc Centerville school on Monday nnd was taken sick that night at Mr. J. W. Moore's, whore slie died on tho folioing Thursday. Alma was a kind und loving giri and was dearly beloved by both her teacher und school mates, as well aa all who know ber. Her re mains interred at Popular Springs on the 31st ult. Tho sympathy of the entire community is extended to tho bereaved parents and rela tives. I Married at the residence or the brides'* fatbor, March 22d. 1888, by Hov. J. A. Martin, Mr. Foster Hipp to Miss (Jabrilla Pinson, both of Mt. Pleasant section. Mrs. Sanford lloyd, whilo out in hor orchard superintending the trimming of ber fruit trees, was nc cidentnlly cut on tho bend, a few days ago. It was a so vere cut and has given much pain, MOUNTVILLK. K. Wo have had sonic lough weather [luring tho past week, cold as au leo burg almost. On Tuesday night we had ? pretty wovor?, storm of wind and rain. Tho wind raged during tho night Uko i maddened spirit and tho rain foll in torrents. On Wednesday tho wind dis pelled tho dark clouds and tho sun diono out as bright ns if there lind boon rio disturbing influences bolow. Have ItOSrd of no serious damago. The barn ind stables ot W. li. Fuller worotwisted mt of shape, and Ottt-llOUHOS aro blown (own at Dr. Caines. It seems to havo leen most severo along tho same path as taken by a simular storm in 'Ri from Southwest to Northeast. I am pained to note tho death of Mr. Thomas Fuller which occurred Oil thel'2 nat. Ono of tho old land marks. Hs wran an honest industrious man. In my noyhood he was known far and Wido as i skillful pugilist, a dangerous antago nist to encounter at thc musters or bus Kings. Ile had the respect and con 11 lenco of all men in tho community. Mr. James C. Miller lins been quite dek but now ls better. A child of M. It. Crisp is now very sick. Clad to see that the vexed question tis ;o "what la tho matter with Hannah?" s at last settled, some of us havo known br a long willie. Wo have somn oxcellent material In mr Township to make public servants >ut of. I would int proud to seo David du insides booked for tho Legislative Hull. Conservation, level-headed and .launch, the "gilded influences" nf floated corporations would never make lim swerve Irom tho path of duty. According to previous notico a respoe ablo number of citizens met al tho IC hool house noar Mr. Thompsons on int. thc 21th ult. A club consisting of ibout '2f\ member was soon organized. LC.Cork in Ibo chair ami Mr. Larry Watts ?Secretary. Will meet again on the th of April lo adopt constitution and .>y-laws and oloet porinanebt officers and liseuss matters pertinent, etc. Our gen jral socretury will give full particulars. I iindorstund a young gentleman who ms a Fuller conception of tho pleasures if matrimony than ordinary, was asked f ho did not have au idea of hulling on ho matrimonial harness and his reply vas I don't euro A-dain Jf I do. Moro mon. Sam m io Bryson andTylor Nicklea vent to Fountrln Inn for seed corn, and hoy report that country ?prosperous, and m provo! n g In overy way, ovory body ?early hail bin on and corn to sell. Farmers are getting a little behind in arm work on account of tho bad woath >r. During the windy weather tho atoro ?oom of Mr. Leaman Jones caught lire ind but for the agility of M r. Willio Bry lon who wav luckily passing at tho time, ho consequence might havo bon dlsas rous. HURRICANE. II ASK. Hui ?cano has two schools. Ono taught >y Miss L./.zio Smilli with forty schol ars, tho other by Capt. Stone with twen y liyo or more. In two miles of this placo there has icon twenty-four hundred dollars spent br young mules, nearly all bought u) Laurens. There has been several horses edd lOOUr neighbors also, WO don't know IV hat goes willi the old stock. Aw to the storm A few nights sine, we ..an only say that wo think this section uni its share. Tho catlin mon have been buying up nearly all the COWS around hero, it is liard to timi a good cow nt a reasonable* (jrieo. Mrs Ooodorson who ls now with tho family ol ll.Copeland Issick with chills. There aro dillis in several families here. Mr Creen hus Ins cotton soed mill run ning will, bis old engine ho han bought ? new ono but has no time to put it up. Not*niuch corn planted yet. Most of tho i.n mei s havo corn enough to ?lo them and some t<? spare. Hough on Sardines. DKAII Hm: I notice in your last paper nn account ofn man eating seven boxes of sardines. He will have to do hotter than that if lie turns one of our citizens down. Ho ate eight boxes and proposes a wager to oat twelve, but found no one willing to pay for thom. ? Yours truly, Cross Anchor. H. C. X. X. X. < ii vc Them A Chume! That is to HUVI your lungs. Also all your breath I iv g machinory. Very won ?1? ri'ul machinery lt ls. Itot only the larger air-passages, but Ibo thousands of Hit!.- tubes nm. cavities leading from thom. . When these aro c logged and choked with matter willoh ought not to be there, your lungs cannot half do their work. And what they do, they cannot do well. Call lt enid, 'cough, croup, pneumonia, catarrh, consumption or any of the fam ily of throat and nose and hoad and lung obstructions, all aro bad. All ought to be got rid of. Thoro is lust one sure way to got rid of them. That ls to take "ioseheo's German Syrup, which any ruggbUwlJl sell you st7{? cents a bottle. Von ir overy thing rdse liss failed you, M mayd?mond upon Md? Jot.****,. BY MAIL AND WIRE. NEWS OF THE WEEK FROM THE WORLD AT LARGE Russia la reported to bo resum ing ber military activity. Many bridges have been washed away in Fdgofleld County. Tho Broad River at Alston, S. C. was twenty feet above low water? The Darlington Building and Loan Association is to bo converted into a bank. A Georgia physician near Gains ville killed his brother yesterday during a dispute concerning a fence line. Doth tho Logan and Blair pension bills were passed by tho Congress ionol House by large majorities. The people of Klngstree, 8. C., aie short of beef, and attribute the lack of cattle to the effects of the no-feneo law. A boom in business is reported from Batosburg, S. C. A railroad is suggested from Blackville to that place. W. G. Colmory, cashier of tho Crystal Springs Bank, Miss.,00til ?n it ted suicide yesterday by shoot ing himself. Thc French cabinet has resigned, caused by the defeat of tho govern ment on a question of tho revision of the constitution. The President liassent atelier to the civil service ?ommission re commending . tho extension of the limits of the classified service. Waller Cayo, a young man from Edgofleld, was run over and killed by a locomotivo on the Port Boyal Railroad at Beaufort. In a quarrel over a nicklo in a Kaine of cards at Atlanta, Neil Stark shot his brother Flaut/, dead and fatally wounded another man. A most brutal murder occurred in New York, Coldcn Robinson, colored, cut his wife's throat after an attempt to murder her sister. The damage to therailroads and the telegraph wire at various points in lins State by the recent storm have neon very considerable. The delegates to tho Y. M. C. A. Convention, at Florence, S. C., are receiving great attention and hos pitality at tho hands ol' the people of that town. President Cross and Cashier White, of the Raleigh bank, will be tried for forgery. The amount in volved in those forgeries are said to be over $50,000. A freshet oil the Congo TOO River at Columbia, 8. C., is reported to be almost equal totllttt of IMHO. All of tho low lands above and below the City are Hooded. Weather nod Crops. The South Carolina weather ser vice furnishes tho following con cerning tho effect of thc weather on the various crops during the week ending March 24J The rainfall has been above the average, therefore unlavorable to the growing crops. The tempera ture was below the average affect ing small grain, fruit and gardens injuriously. Tho amount of sun shine was s moll. In tho northern counties the weather hus been unfavorable, hamage WttS done oats and fruit. Storms of wind and rain have visi ted this section? In the middle counties the low temperature of the past week was injurious to small grain, fruit and vegetables. Farm work was some what retarded, ullhough a portion of the corn crop was put in. In thc southern counties, oats und potatoes injured, also small grain ami vegetables. Ploughing throughout the State WUsStopped about two days, owing to wet weather. A Texas Advertising Scheine. Our State ls not only being kept out of sight ?uni mind, but there is an ovident and general disposition among people who aro lu lt to leave lt. Somebody has sent us a slip from aToxaS newspaper containing the circular sont every month by tho Secretary of Stato to each county, giving the names and ad dresses of prospective Immigrants and persons seeking residence in Texas. Among thom we find the names of Samuel DlbUle, of Or angoburg, Representative in Con gress; M. 1*. Howell, of Walerboro, State Senator; L. M. Tripp und Terry & Scatter, of Wultcrboro': T. B. Evans, W. T. Evans and B. W. Ball, of Laurens; W. I). Simpson, Columbia; Bennet C. Bissel I, Char teston. With men of that kind seeking opportunities to leave the State; with htiodrods of farmers of both colo!8 going West every year, and scores of young men of talent ami energy leaving as fast as they grow up, wo should seek some method of rt placing the drain on our population and bringing new IIIIIIMI and people to lill thc places of those who an. going and have gone.-Greenville News. An eui'it y stomach listons to nobody. Ropo in a good breakfast, but a had supper. Steal tho goose and givo tho gihlots In sin IA. Salmon and sermon have thoir teaoon lu Lent. Tho tante of tho kl tenon is better than th? smell. Bilks and ?atius put out Uno Aro in the kitchen. Thor? is no euko hut tliore is tho like of the sanco make. Who give? thee a ca pou, givo him tb? leg aad tho wing. livery one hnstcth tho fat hog, whllo the lean one bumetb. Who hath ?pico enough may season his meat a* ho ph-ascth. Tho Ixwt phynieians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet aad Dr. Mcrrynnm. lie tti.it waits on another mun'* trcuehor loaketa lat* dinner. Who boils his pot with chips males Wi Jtimjaa^n.: .,?.!. c. POWER, INCOLA. Tho gloom cast over tho pcoploby hav lng HO much rain am! threatening stormi ls subsiding since tho clouds huvo van ishod and tho rain and gusta of wind lia vc ceased, Thu farmers eun resumo their untie in a fow tl ays. Tho last law suit trlod at W. It. Stod darda's, I3sq., was a preliminary trial bo tween Ooorgo Putman and Jumos Bolt. Tho difficulty arising from each of thom hiring the same negro. Report says oaeh of them intend to work tho nogro, which will be rather inconvenient for tito darkey. With much pleasure wo attended church at Fountain Inn last Sunday ami heard an excellent sermon delivored by Rev. J. K. Mondonhal, pastor of tho Bap tist Church at that place. On next second Sunday wo expect a treat from Kev. Coke Smith at Dial's OllU reit. I regrot very much to have to report so much sickness from this community. Mrs. Edwards ls quite sick with pnuo? monia, besides hoing paralyzed, Watts Owings ls very low with typhoid fever. Mr. Elias G winn und two of his little boys have fever too, and Ids oldest daughter, Iola, died of tho samt! last Thursday, Mrs. N. S. Lyon ano Mrs. Mat Hughes aro both itt bed sick. A few people from this place ami quito a number from Fountain Inn were so badly disappointed In not getting to no up on tho excursion to hear Sam Jones that a lew verses have been placed lu thia correspondence for tho consolation of tho grieved ones. They aro tho follow ing lines: Sam Jones was ?it Greenville, To lecture you know; Dig John got his ticket, Ami tho hillanco, also. Just now I am thinking, I will tell you a fact That set Pink and Mary And Capt. Jack hack. Tiley fixed in a storm, A nd wont in a row ; But the train passed on, A nd it wasn't no yo. John went to the Fountain, All up in a gloo; Hut CtUtlg hack crooked-nosed, As plalnly I could see, Thero was Dr. H. ami lils wife, Who appeared on tho scene; "Kit MillgM," his sons Samuel, And Thomas and James. There was Miss Mary and Robbie, Who looked for a treat; They mad?! for the train, Bid they, too, were beat They started for tho opera, Sam Jones for to hear; Thcv made every oilbrt, Rut could not ?it Thoro." Tlioy telegraphed to tireen ville, for carriage and span ; Hut when the train passed They were left in the vail. Thoro is our friend Mr. C-, \VllO is a very nico man; Declares he is yoing, "Git Thoro" If you can. Como let's yo Dr. K-, Said C-I am bent; It costs \> irv little < inly thiriy-il. e cents. There was Kev. ll-and his wife, Who wanted to hear Sam Jones oil his lecture, On the subject "Git There." Mrs. Ii-looked sud, And turned oil' with a moan ; She? gave up her tieket And started for home. I liavo one thing to say, To you I'll declare; I f I over get started, I'll try and "Git There." FarOWOll my dear friends, Don't look so cross-eyed ; I aimed at tho truth, I don't think 1 have lied. Vacillating John Sharman. Candidate John Rhorman strongly re minds ono of thu position of the down east candidate for ofllco who laid dowu his platform to Hie voters from the stump with tho remark: "Them's my senti ments. I hope they will Btiil, but, it they don't suit, they can ho altered." That ls just Senator Sherman's attitude toward tho Chineso question. Ills eourso didn't suit California. Ho proceeds to alter lt as rapidly and ns radically as possible. Not content wi til this, ho also writes a letter to a gentlemnn ia Nash ville, la which he undertakes to explain that his assault upon tho south did not mean half what it appears to ou its face, and then proceeds to "alter" his attitude in this respect also. If John Sherman Isn't president, it will not bo for lack of trying. If at tlrst ho don't succeed, ho tries, tries again, and If one tack ls not a promising tack for tho purpose; hs ia not at all above trylug another.-Boston Horald. A Party *t N<sx?tlon. Abont tho richest thing which has ap peared in recent political discussion ls the declaration hy Tho St, Ixails Glohc-Donio erat that the Democratic party ls nothing mero than "un organized negation." This is eei-landy a unlquo Charge from tho oigun of a party which today has not ono positivo principio except of blind partisan opposition to all that Do moe rae stands for.-louisville Courier- Joui ut? 0) Voa I??it. The Democrats are tn splendid fighting condition.-Cineinnnti Kuqalrcr. 83B?BMB Thc Slate of South Carolina, COUN T Y OK Ti A U HENS. IN PRODATK COURT. Whereas, G W. Sholl, 0.0. 0. P.. has implied lome ft..- Letters of Adminlslru tion on thoestatoot Cym thia ltobertsor, deceased. Those are thereforo to cite and admon ish all and singular tho kindred ami i creditors of Haid deceased, to bo and sp pear Indore mo at a Court of Probate, to I bo hidden ut my ollleo at Laurens C. H., on tho lMh nay ol' May, I MKS, at 10 o'clock, a. m., to show OilllSO, if any they can, why letters should not bo g ran tod. Given under IIIV limul and seal this, Hie 4th day of April, 1HKS. A. W. BURNSIDE, Probate Judge. April 3, 1888 rv; et Stale of South Carolina. COUNTY OF LAURENS, IN'PKOIIATK COURT. Whereas, O.A. Winn has applied to me for loiters of Administration on tho ostato of Thomas Fuller, dcooasod. Thoso aro thereforo to cito and admon ish all anti singular the kindred and crediton* of said deceased, to bo and ap pear before mo at a Court of Probato, lo (M> holden at inv omeo at Lau ron s C. H., on tho '?1st day of April, 1888, at ld o'eloek. a. m., to show cause, if any they eau, why letters should not le granted. Given under mv hand and aoal this, tho 2U?.h day day of Nov., 1888. A. W. BURNSIDE, ?> to Judge. T. IF1 "ML"?L Wholesale HARDWARI We arc Headquarters for Har in Carload Lots for Spot Cas the Discounts, and hence we li ulators of Low Pl ices." T-vsro Get STOVES & To be sold i -2 On Time. Plc foi implomen ts at prices that will and Tinware at first cost. Buggies, Harness, Saddles, Brit cost. Our stock must bc reel ticed 1 time to get gooda Oh oap for thc ( whatwe suv. We bought to soil. X F. I Marci. 2H LAURENS Gen. Boulanger announced that he will stand or fall by tho election in tile department of the Nord. Klug John of Abyssinia lias ask ed tho Italian government for peace. Tho request, it is said, is made on account of tho scarcity of provisions among Ids people. The district of Lunebery, Ger many, is inundated and lifteen vil lages are under water, [tight per sons bave been drowned, ?ind nine hundred are homeless. Tho river Elbe is rising. Mr. Hnrtridge, of tho Savannah Times, narrowly oscapcd serious injury falling accidentally through tho elevator shnft in tho Times building nnd painfully hurting his buck. For Slick ?uni French Condy, also fruits of all kinds, buy Ihoin from J. ll . ?lames, Wilson's Snow Flako Crarkcrs at J. II. .James's. If You smoko buy Pattie Smith elgar, and it" you chew tobacco reinem her you cnn get both at .1 II. James's. All gradoxof Ihn r can bo bought cheap from J. tl. .1 ames. Sugar, Coffee, Kiee, Tc i, ??rils, Ac. Cboap at J, ll. James's. Loose Oat Meal ami ISllckwhont at J. II. J allies's. You can get (Ivo pounds of goodCofToo for ono dollar at J. ll, James's. A large stock of Canned < food 9 just re eelVOd at J, II. James's. Macon, Lani, Flour, Rico, Sugar, Cof fee ami Molasses cheap at J. II. James's. All grades of New Orleans Molasses cheap at J. ll. James's. Our Log Cabin Soap ls offered to tho public as an honest, first-class pieeo of soap, lluy il from J. ll. Jamos. POWDER Absolutely Pure. This Powder never varies. A marvel of purity strength and wholesomeness. Mote economical than tim ordinary kinds, nnd cannot ito sold in competi tion witli the multitude of low test, short weight alum or nhosphntn POW dors Sold only in CANS. KoYAI. HAK BAINO Powder ., 100 Wall Street. N. Y STRAYEDOR a From the residence of Mrs. S. R, Sharp, in the town of Laurena on Saturday night the 2eth of Mureil, 1888. One fine milch cow almost white, with brown spots nil over lier. Flee bitteti face, no horns, largo udder, Any one giving tiny Information ns to her whereabouts will bo libe rally rewarded at our office. JOHNSON & men KY, Attorney at law. Laurens 8. C. April 1888. N?TIGE. Loans on approved Farm I,ands negotiated. Iteusonalde time and easy terms. Apply to C. 1). BARKSDALE, Attorney at Law. Laurens, S. C., Jan. 17, 1888-6m Dr. C. LN POO Li : Offers bia professional services to tho cltir.biis ol Laurens ami vicinity. Calls promptly attended lo niuht mid dny, O ul oe ovor Hardware Stoiouf J. F. Mar tin A Co. I ?HT All-calhxal.nUbt.%lioiiUt-U^u< ! rtin <r&> Co and Ret nil E * STORE. X dwnre. Wo buy staple goods ll, thereby taking ail vantage of ave fairly won the title of "R eg 2?-I_.0?LClS ivs, Hoes, Nails and all needed astonish the natives, ('rockery liles, will he sold regardless of the first of May, Now is the Jasli. Come and see, wo mean 11M & CO., I, s. c.__ For Senate. I am a candidato for tlio olllcoof Son itor for Lau rona County. * LEWIS W. SIMKINB. F"or Probate .Judge. Col. A. W. DU UN Ll I>I0 is respectfully iitiiKiiiiicnl us a candidato for re-elect io n to tho office of Probate Judge, subjoot to tho result of tho Primary election. * I woutd respectfully announce to tho rotors of Laurons County that I am a .and id at o for tho oflloo of Probate JtldgO, lubject to tho Domacratio Primary. ? JOH J. BOOZER. For Clerk of Court. 1 would respectfully announce myself i candidato for tho olllco of clerk of the fourt for Laurens County, auojeet to tho 'rhnary Flection. ? J. WASHINGTON WATTS I respectfully announco myself a? u .andidate for ro-oh ellon for thoohTco of Merk >f Court, subject to the result of he Primary election. ? a. W. SHELL. For A n ?1 it ot*. I respectfully announco myself as a .ondidaie for the olllco ol'County Audit jr at the approachingoloStion, subject to tho result of tho Primary. ? C. M. FRANKS. M. Langston is unounccd as a can lidate for ro-cloctlon to tho olllco of lounty Auditor for Laurens County, mhject to the action of the Primary. For Treasurer, W. SCOTT KNIGHT respectfully puts limsolf before tlio voters of Laurons lounty asa candidato for tho oilleo of lOltnty Troasur, subject to tito Primary ilcction. * I would rospoclfully announco myself , Candidato for Ibo olllco of County 'reasurer, subject to tho primary. ? J. WADI: A N Dr. lt SON, I would respectfully pro so ll I myself >r ro-olr.ction to tho olllco of County 'reasurer, subject to tho Primary. * JOHN II. COPELAND. For School Commissioner. 1 respectfully announce myself as a undulate for School Commissioner sub let to thu primary, * T. P. BYRD, The friends of M. L, Hull >ck being nd? / satisfied with him in dischur gingtho lilies ol' tho OlllCO Of School Cominis ?oner for Laurens County respectfully om?nate bim for reelection, subject to ho Primary. For Sheriff. 1 respectfully announco myself an a andidate for re election to tho ofllco of ?heritT, subject to tho result of Ibo Pri nary. * B. V. BA LLEW. I respectfully announce myself as a andldato for tho Ofllco of Sherill'. J. W. LA N KOKI). I would respectfully announce my? leif as a candidato for the < Milco of Sher IV for LaurriiH County, subject to tho Primary Rlootlon, * Cross HUI, S. C. W. I.. TURNER, We are authorised to announco Capt. MIOMAS J. DUCKETT ?1 candidato for he office of Sherill', subject to thc! result ?f the Primary election. April 3, 1KHS. . For County Commissioner. vv. Proston Turnor is neroby announc id ha a candidate for tho ohMce of County 'oinmlnsioner subject to tho result of he Primary election. . CKOSK lill.I, TOWNSHIP. TO BENT. A splendid residence, on "Brooklyn ddo,"-good gurdon orchard, all iis !e?sarvoiit buildings In fact ono of th? most desirablerssldonoOSill the Town. A couunodiouH House and live or ?Ix Acres of loudon "Brooklyn sldei" Tonna moderato. A number of cottages on Jersey side. VOH RENT A doslraldo houss sud loton Brooklyn side. FOR RENT-A tlvo room Cottage on. Jersey side. FOR RENT -Throe or Tour good store rooms in tlie town of Laurens. A noat cottage on main street near M . V.. Church. Fi leo low. A neat Cottago on Main Street, near Female College. Apply to