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The Advertiser . I I, J._r t LOOAL. Ami sllll tho candidates como! WREN'S l*ho0?rftph- Wal My win open on Moy 17th. Tho HtoroH aro now ? dosed ut tho tsp ortho bell, 0 P. M. Tho Childrens' Day will bo oolvbl'utod ul Hopewell on Friday uoxt, 18th inst, tj Mr. Arcillo Wi ?Kilt luis gone to Pel/.er, where he will bo employed for some time. Miss Nannie Todd, Of Due West, visit od her Mister, Mrs.Fleming, at tlds place lust week. A negro woman living on Mr. Henry Hunter's place near UOldvllle, gave birth to triplets a few days ago. Mr. Fowler, of Highland Home, Lau rens county, attended tho Junior Fxhi bltiou, and sustained his county's repu, talion tor handsome h&eh.dors. MOBHIK Charlton Todd and Horrell Ferguson cunio up fruin Columbi? Thu md liy lam and returned on Mond .v. Anderson S.C. is uiatlig great prepar ing tor tin- Fireman's 'tournament Which will take pince, on June I Uh. Mu. Bm TO it! ['louse i Mow mu space to say to my friends that for private rea sons I nm eo in pel led tn withdraw my name as u candid ile lor county jcbtntnls. iloner. W. PinCSTON TC UN Flt Kev. N. J. Hoi mos prouehed un nble sermon in the Presbyterian church on Hnndny night to a crowded house. Tho new ?ch odul?s make close con HOC rion a ?t Urecnvlllo and Sunrtnnbnrh with thu Air bine railroad. What wc need now ls connections for freight. . A territllc hail storm passed through ^ ls county on Saturday lust, complete ly destroyed growing crops in tlc- North west section The Arthur [?ova company played bi Watts* Hall Monday nipht to a fairly good and lonee, both thc performance und play v i re \\ ell spoken jf. A new schedule went into ofled <>n Sunday lust, over tho t?. L. H. amt <J. A I., railroads We now have two trains to Groouvllt? and return on Sunday. We noticed Maj. I)a\ id lt. nuncan who is in 111 o ruc.' for congress, among Iiis friends in 1.aurons last week. Also Col. David Johnston of Union, who is a can didato for solicitor. A few nights ugo some ono entered tho residencoof Capt. C. M. Miller and stole, took, amt carried aw ay a parcel of mon ey, amounting to nhout $17.00. The thiel evidently know what he was about as In entered through a door W h loll had acci dentally been left unfastened, and dill not disturb tho family who wore asleep Inthe house. Prominent muong tlin progressive j houses of our town at this particular > tima, und cmuclnlly fits eiinitii.g o thc j ladle 1 is the cash company, famous us j they arc for fair bargains and low ju ices, j their large and tasty assortment <>t dry ; goods ?nd notions cannot fail to attract j the liberal cu .tom which to au unusual degree they desorvu. Death. Mr. P. H.jTodd ot Tip lop. di d on lust Saturday morning Aged about thirty yours. Mr Todd was a victim oj con sumption. Ile was a very estimable young man, and his death is mourned by u largo elrclo of friends. Hooking flea-Ho asters. A parly ot run en marooncis left Lam ens uh Monday evening for I'm ! Royal und viepilty whore thay will spend u week In Ashing and shoot i mr. They travel in r? chartered couch and rely np ou tho expected "catch" for n living. Will they bring bai t appetites as tro phlus? You will (bul a magnificent display and Nome special bargains in llluek timi colored casbincrs and Henriettas nt F. Simiu: \vi:s Thc Anniversary. Owing to the imm?n*c crowd at the ; Anniversary cidelnation at Clhilon on Saturday lust, and the tact that our re porter was somewhat behind time In ur riv ?og, it was impossible to gel into the church,' and hence our notes were taken from tbs out sill,, exclus rely, It was sold by olen? observer? tlint more poopb* war? present on thlw occasion than minny former, und certainly it ivan the largest crowd that bus assembled In Laurens county in years. About all tho reporter could find among tho', crowd on the grounds was aluin.l and candidates, but these were in abundance. It ls some what remark able that for the pu*t twen ty-four years the Saturday before the second Sunday in Ms j luis been good weather. This time, however, the rec ord wns broken by a severe wind storm and shower in the afternoon. A largo doh gabon 'rom this place ai tended. Many lett on the morning train uiul alurgo number hy private convey ance. A goodly number of young men and Irnyi failed to reach the depot ?111 time for the train, but nimhod Clinton almost ss early by counting e.?ss-ties. Every candidate ni lao held except (bur wero pressait, and every one we hud tho pleasure of interviewing wns Miro of his elret ion, r-xeept one, mid he wits almo.it sujo, lt is o remarkable fset that for '?"i year? this c?l?bration has occurred, and with tho grent crowd of people who are gnthoiol together, not odo aorloux dla ?01 bunco huvj occurred, and lt ls a rare thing .von for ii requestions inado for silence during sor vivant- ( Huton is In deed a model town, and ls Just now go ing forward with unusual vigor, under the certain prospect of tho C. O. A N. railroad. Wo propose Ot un curly date to give a skoWah ol tho town, tdinw big the res.un ?es and development. DEMOCRATS CONVENU. WHATWAS SAID AND DONE IN THE CONVENTION. Tho IWeinost Men of tho Day Meet anil Talk in Democratic Style-The Organization Perfected and tin? Campaign fairly Begun. At the appointed hour tlin County Convention waa culled loonier byComi ty Chairman (?. W. Shell, who arose ami congratulate tl the Convention on tho lull attendance, especially sim-o it. ha? boen charged thal the democrats of LaiU i'i'iis do not take interest, lu political mattera. "Inn fow moment? tho posi tion which I hold will he vacant, and I desire to Hfly that I am in no sense a can- i d Ida tO foi? re-ob-elion." Ile stated that; lils physical condition rendered it lui? I poatdblu lor him lo Indulge in a more ex- i tended address. The call was then read, and on motion ol'Capt .1. I? Byrd, Hr. M. C. Cox, wa? made temporary chairman. VA". I,, ??ray nominated IC. <?. Mit -hoi temporary sec retary. Mr. \V. I,, (?ray then moved that a committee ol' nine, embracing Ibu eh ,i, ?i ' ol' ( indi township club ho apb le oucredouf lidH.TIiiseommtttoo report ' o names of eighty ono gentle men who composed thc County ("oilveil lion nearly all of whom answered t., t heir names. H. W. Vance: ll is, now in or.1er to chet ii permanent Chairman, and I nom inale W. I" i J ray. J. I>. M. Shaw: I liomllllltoCapt G, W Shell. M i . i : i ,;y declined the honor and se conded the nomination ol' capt sholl, who was unanimously elected amid groat applause. Capt shell resumed Um chair, and in a lew well chosen words nek now hilled thc honor conferred. JMr. Aaron Cannon was umiiiiinnusly choson secreta ry. Dr. C.W. Duval! introduced thc fol lowing resolutions: I>lt. lit; VA M.'s UKSOI.r noxs. Whereas a convention of tho Doino e rat ie parly has bon called to meet at Columbia on tho 17th inst, for tho pur pose of electing delcgatoa to tho National I D?mocratie convention, which mcols'at St. bonis on tho 5th day ?d' .June prox., and wherens on prov I Oil H and similar iccasions the reasonable ex peel ai ions of the poople nave been abused and disap pointed by au usurpation ol' arrogated powers, exceeding their -?, ?shes by foist ing II pon I hem thc nomination of a state ticket unknown to a large majority of I I he voters of I he State, and Whereas nominations thus made arc ? not considered liberal nor wiso bul eon trary tollu- spirit ot [Democracy, Resolved 1st. Wo demand it ns a duty ? of pur delegates to oppose any attempt to make nominations of a state ticket ut thc approaching May Convention, us well as to refuse lo assist in making any nominations for either CotigrossI -mil or Judicial olllcors Kesolved -nd Wo declaro in Favor of a Statecanvass by all Candidates for any office whatsoever ard will oppose any nominations made until it shall ho properly decided whether such nomina tions shall 1)0 made by Conventions or Primaries amt express, our preference for the latter plan, Col. Irby was opposed to thc pream ble aed moved to strike lt out. In sup port of his motion he stated t hat the pro amble wns u reflection upon tho (lover noland I he state Administration. While Gov. Hil liards >n wns not his choice, vet he was tllOGovernor of the ; tate a id fis such ont.tied lo the reaped of all loyal democrats. Whilo the Administration had been expensive, it wns thoroughly d?mocratie, and h<> would favor nothing which would rolleM upon thc lawfully constituted authorities of tie- stale. Dr. Cox ci.nhl so?; nothing in tlc- reso lutions to relied ilisorodM, upon thc Gov* ci nor, and was lu favor ol' the lcsobi tlons. I am in for the Pt hilary and If wo uro to have li, let's have ii now or fore ver hold our ponce. I hopetho Con volition will Vote for Ibo res?-lu lions. Di Dux all: 1 no md soe b<o.\ tho res olutions can Ix Construed into a ns licet ion Upon tho Governor or anybody else. It only oppresses our profen-noe tor hearing tho candidatos before they ure nominated and opposes nomina tions 11 ii t i i they ave 'u-ai'd. and flxpn os a preference for thc Primary modo ot miking I hese vom Ina! ions, from Gov ertior to t 'oronor NV. I.. Gray: I think it m.wise to squabble over these matters. The mil ds of i he people of I.aiir. ns County arc lix? d <>n one Diing, ?ind thai is t hal the people l ave a right to recognition at ? he hands of pt hilo servants, and while the farm* ts uro M illn gio choose candi dates from any avocation, I hoy demand that these candidates reeogni/.e them ?is thu power behind the throne. It is not the intention lo reduct upon thoGovor nor amt I ihorefoi o inovo . n ame: dmont. A yole was taken on tim amendment und a ll.vision called. Al this juncture a point of ardor ? as raised, a? the Chub proceded lo put to v.?tc the question whether or not tho division should be allowed. This brought various delegates to tile Moor ?md whoil (pilot w as rusloi ed tho rising vote killed the u?>itmlmcnt. The resolutions as a whole were then paaaod: Col.. IIIIIY'S IIKSol.CTIONS (Nil .1. C. M. I roy ollcred ibo following ro?o)utions: Kesolved Thal ihe County Exoeullve Coininiltee shall appoint live (?) w hilo men, known lo be hones,t and fair Dom? ot-ruts Mineo thu war, not excluding young white men who have attained their noijority albco 1876, who shall aot UH managers al the coming Primary Klection. Throe (-'0 Of whom h iii rend euch ticket voted and ihe other two shall keep a correct roll of tho names (d' vo ters. Tho Said Hoard ol inuuugcra shall pince said roll within tho ballot h<>X with tho tickets, soal up sumo ami return tho box to County Chairman, who In event of a contest after liv? days notice, shall open sahl box in the preseneo ol' tho K.x eciitiv? Committee, lo-count tho Vmes, Mint roilcelaro therosult of the Primary. I 2nd That no negro shall volo in the next Primary Klection who eau not provo hy iWo responsible white Demo crats that ho VOPMI ? ?th tho De mdt racy ipr llaiiinlon and the stale ticket in 1S7S ?nd lins been a Democrat ever kineo. 3rd That If cither ortho forgoing reso j Ul) lona aro violated, or Hr? md strictly enforced, tho election at tho box whore sitjd violations occur ahull bo declared null and void by tho Kxecutlye Coin mit I'teo of the Colliny, and tho sahl ls?x I thrown out of tho count. EMPSON MILUS. ?Htcr Hipp Lo YOL. ?. LAI KENS C. LIM S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1886. big job of Clothing _Baltimore Fir?. Bhould tho writer of "liomimco in Heal 1 Life:" by ohnnoo see Hhs article and not bo pleased hy tho dolloato mannor in which I have unod ids name, fool dispos al to look mo U(J lie eau li ml me a( Salli a. N. t'., ami if tlio distance bo too grout for his w eary feet, 1 eau ho BOOH at Waterloo on V?M V short notice I. C. THOMSON. tn Justice to our Waterloo corrospon dotit Yl!E An VI: arisen desires to say that h'< is entirely free from any COODOO lion willi the matter, and did not write "Hoinaiue in I toa I Lifo." Tho artiele in ipiosttoii w as writton liy thc editor of thia pnpor, who sought ami obtal nod tin* facts from reliable men in Waterloo, ir however our report is unjust to Mr, Thomson; if what wo'diuvo given an Tuet? are not true, tuen wo are glad to do bim fust icc. Tho writer has known Mr. Thomson and ls free to say that his por sonal acquaintance would not warran! such an artiele, but wo have simply published whiil appeared n> ho reliable informal ion, .LC. OAULINOTON. Hot lois lo .Moot. Wu tin- undersigi;r<1 physicians of Laurens < 'oun ty, respect tully cal I it meeting of the members ol'the profession ?it Lu ti rons l.\ 11., on Hie Suledny in June, t" discuss the re cent amendments to the M eil Icu! Laws uf dhu -late by (he last Leg islature with othcv business of in terest. Thomas MeOov M . I ?. T. K. Todd M. I>. ,). I'. Simpson, J. A. Ihtrksdale, H. IO, .Marlin, .1 T I'oole. CL I'oole, J H Smith .Ir. W ll lHal. Wuhllm; In n Ovook Cburotl. Tlio pretti"st wedding procession I hav< soon was in Constantinople-a .stately and rejoicing march, though without music. Fancy a narrow street of high stone houses with projecting balconies, latticed with slats so elose together that perdons wiiliin eau seo without bein); seen. A long line of sedan chairs, cushioned and curtained with satin, each borne hy two men holding poles, and keeping step to gether like trained horses; their uniform braided jackets, baggy trousers and scar let fez made festal hy a hunch of lilacs on tho bosom For it was rejoicing spring, and the gardens of tho Bosphorus were radiant with color und bloom. At the head of the column an armed attendant, in gorgeous costume, with ! whip in hand, cleared away dogs and gaping idlers. They were en route for the thei l; church outside Pera, and the beauty of tho beautiful race was on the brido, Tin- Binning face at tho window \v:is like nome lovely human (lower, too tender for exposure, blossoming under plass. On thc classic head a wreath of orango dowers, to bo laid away on thc morrow and carefully kept for her burial. As they near thu church door a bridal chorus rules Ibo slow steps of tho car riers; and w hen the brido, lovely all in her white, steps from the ?ilUt-ii seat bonbons ure showered on her by waiting friends. The biidegroom, also crowned with a wreath, join? her, and they Maud With clasped hands at tho altar wltllo the long ritual ia read hy the priest. Three times tho wreaths are in terella aged by tho priest in tho naino of tho Father, Son mid Holy (?host. Three times the pair ? is led hy him round tho altar: a glass of ' consecrated wine is offered hist to thc br ?deg io mi, then to the bride, afterward to the liest man and first hridemaid, whoso cinty it is to he godfather and god mother to the children. The ceremony et iel s with kisses, congratulations and leave takings, much the sanio as in our , own country. Susan Wallace in Sunday I School 'limes. Th? Shatt'H r lin-ut Charger. The Persians of today, as those of old, aro n "horsey" race, I mm riders, fond of tie ir horses, looking never completo till teen in the :-ad Ile. with all tho luxurious trappings and ornaments they love to bo stow upon their persons and theil' cpa I rupeds. Tin-?.cant;, and Bupcrior breed ; of a horse, together with tho costliness of I his apparel, aro t.ii unfailing indication , of the owner's wealth sud station. And such hai nes... such Baddies, gil tiri und blankets! ll is tho Arabian Night* rodi vi vu ;. On race day last spring, after the cen- '? tests w eie over, tho shah caused his finest charger, u Turcoman of magnificent pro portions, to bo brought tn front of tho hugo pavilion tent wherein tho whole Kuropeii i and American diplomatic corps Waa OS! .chil d. What a lino fellow the animal was, nud bow ho w:is admired and caressed by lt IO ladies) But what w as especially noticeable about him waa tho splendor of his accoutrements. A saddle blanket of tho finest cash mero, every square inch of which was worth several f^oKl pieces; his broad bridle thickly incrusted with diamond* and emeralds and rubies, each tho size of a hazelnut; the bit of pure gold, and tho saddle straps an 1 other pieces made cf velvet and embossed with artistic lumps of poid and precious htones. Tho w bolo otttlll was worth a largo fortune; and this was but one of many.-Wolf von ?chicrbroud in The Cosmopolitan. A st hunt i? Pympton!. Asthma is not a disease perseas is Popularly supposed, Hut a symptom of disease. It ii s|K>ken of by different ^ninnes-as. for instance, hay. asthma. rose or June asthma, and ipecac asthma. .Some peoplo will get asthma from sh e,? hip on a feather pillow; others na soon as they come in contact with certain ani niais, as a ?lop. a cat, or ii squirrel. Pro fessor Austin flints cannot Bleep on a feather pillow without pelting asthma, and sp susceptible is ho to it that ho is able to detect the feather:! w le n they are placed under his pillow by persons whoso design it is to catch him oh his theory. < 'ases have come to notice where tho asthmatic symptom was duvelo|>ed in mon who happened to pet hold of a blanket upon which a dop had been sleeping thc previous day. Asthma may Ix- a symptom of emphy sema of the lungs, and may last for weeks or even months. Two men who were treated by me, one having nasal polypus and the Oilier stono in tin- blad der, hoi h had asthma To |>er*0US sus ceptible to it asthma is developed from working in tho du t around thrashing machines, and others Huffer from it as Koon as tiley enter an apothecary's shop where i[>ocao is kept. Nor is dropsy any thing but n Symptom of disease or a re sult of lt. Defined, penerally. asthma is a manifestation of disease of the nervous system which causes contraction nf thc bronchial IUI>CH. IL may bs seen aa a spasmodic contraction of thc norw*, and cf couran may bc a ny uv, norn of heart disease or some other disease.-Dr. II. V. Bteinmob, in Globe-Democrat. SHERMAN'S INFLATED DOOM. It ls un do of airy nothing A Wurm Sinn mor Ahead. Tho Courier-Journal wlsheato put itsolf ou record for once ns u weather prophet, and hera makes tho prediction Unit we aro going to huvo an unusually wurm sum mer. Thora are more reasons than ono for believing this, but one ought to bo suffi cient to couvinco tiiose who aro Bkoptlca) concernbig weather loro thut wo do not speak at haphazard. A few days ugo thora appeared in our oslceuiod blaine contemporary, Tho Now York Tribune, a dispatch saying that un less the Hon .lohn Sherman shall secure a united delegation to tho Republican na tional convention from Ohio ho will with draw from tho eau vasa for tho presiden tiui nomination of bis party. Of course, this was absurd on Its face Nobody ?rho knows Mr. Sherman cred ited it. Nobody octpiuluted with tho situa lion in Ohio believed that ho could got a united delegation from that state No body who bas watched tho persistent elec tioneering which he has done for years In bis efforts to secure tho presidential nomi nation could bave boon convinced that anything short of doath could cause him to withdraw as a candidato us long un lu? contd seo tho remotest chunco for his nomination. And so nobody, perhaps, was prepared for tho entirely superfluous and uncharacteristically heated deuial which Mr. Sherman hastened to hurl ut Tho Tribune, In which lc actually grew so torrid us to brand tho dispatch us "an unmitigated He III substance and detail." Now. we submit that when tho Hon John Sherman, of all men. begins to erupt in this incandescent stylo, bcforetliu spring bus fairly opened, and while the frost is yet in the air, there is tho best grounds for saying that tho Bummer is going to be unusually warm, particularly for tho Hon. John '-burmun. - l/itlisvlllu Courier-Journal. In Death's Lust Agony. As a drowning man, Indeed, doth Ked Republicanism catch at the straw of see tiona! agitation, while yet a little longer it bubs up and dowai amid the waves of public, opinion. lt reaches emt blindly right and left, having lost all sight of thc political horizon Always u sentimental ist, its decay is marked by u rush of blood to tho head, und very bud blood ut that, and a Hubby and mawkish flutter almut tho heart, which it mistakes for patriotism. Already the cold porspira lion of death bespangles its brow, while the Reids, the Itlgalls and thc Shermans run up und down tho bank of the stream, which must soon hide it, beating the air with t heir builds, and making the night hideous with I heir i ra s, and, ill their frenzy, recalling those withered hags whom our little friend Macbeth thought he encountered on tile blasted heath, bul who were, us we now know, merely gm up for thc occasion hy O smart scene shifter for stage effect. bl Shakespeare's blood curdling drama, however, they sue ceeded in Imposing upon the superstition of u mediicval soldier of fort um; as their modern prototypes shall not succeed in Imposing upon tho credulity of the people of tho United Stutes lt is u burlesque upon statesmanship and journalism that I hey should imagine thal they call - IJOUISVIII . Courier Journal. All Kind*, mi Hund. The political situation appears lo do maud that Mr Blaine should bc in per feet health, and he /. ives the country tin strongest possible assurance.; that ho feels Uko a fighting cock, Some year ago I be political sil nat ion demanded that Mr blaine's state of health should ix- truly alarming, and he got. up a sensational case ot sunst r?ike to meet tho occasion Mr. hluiue ia always prepared to furnish health in OVOry variety at Ibo shortest notice, and tho potltlcal situation can always get Oliy kind? I health from bim that ii culb for-;-Chicago Herald simula Teach Them Two Thing?, The state election in (?uiclutia and the municipal election in Now Orleans on Tuesday couves a lesson which it WO?lld bo well for tho bloody shirl orators of tho north to consider and digest. The first ought lo convince them that there is no hope whatever of their breaking the solid south so long as Ihoj direct thotr streams of calumny and abuse into thai quart or, and tho other thal reform movements ?land just as good a chanco of DUCCOS9 in the Democratic party UH out of lt.--Brook lyu < iti/.en. In ll? l.u-it 'Miro?*?. When the Republican party of Ohio turns to such nun as J. Warren Kel for, t'hurles N Vallaiidigham, Sam Rowe und 'Shorty'' McDonald to lend it out of the wilderness it mast bo In a sud struit There ls no wonder decent nu n turn from tho party of great "mond ideas " Th.-ir Cup of sorrow is lilied to overflowing. Cleveland Plain Dealer. win lin Answered i.ai.-i- On. While tho Republicans were adopting the bloody shirt plank of their platform at Chicago Senator Sherman, by a coincl deuce not severely singular, was making a bloody shirt sp-.-cch III the United States senate Vest, of Missouri, answered him there, und tho people Will answer lils party In November - t'incinuati Enquirer, Col l Comfort. Ohio Republicans declare that John Sherman ls their beloved son ami choleo for tho presidency, but tho Indorsement is snell a one cs a snowball might bo ex pected to extend to au icicle.--New York World. Sicily'? I munns Volcu.no. But what is that pyramid of white away off tO tho southwest, With clouds of vapor curling lazily from lt* top? Il is thc mountain king of Italy- tho far famous peak of Ktnn- two miles higher iban tho Mediterranean, which smiles OUt of lillie eves duwil llOlO lielow. TIlO great volcano of Sicily, and the highest of ?qropo, i thirty miles away, but it is so clear, BO distinct, so ja-rfect in its details and outlines, that it looks ns if we might walk to (he summit in an hour. As wo look tho sun goos dow n almost lx-hind it, tingeing its vajnir with yellow and red and making the grand old snow coated moun tain look as if it were waving a htrenmcT of Aro. -Will Carleton io Now York Btor. EMPSON MILUS. ?Htcr Hipp Lo YOL. ?. LAI KENS C. LIM S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1886. big job of Clothing _Baltimore Fir?. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, h AUB B N H C ? U N T V, i N I'lionAi K COI*RT. Whereas. NV. lt. (IWIIIIHUIII? W. K.Ow ens have applied to mc for Lotter? of Administration on tho estate of lt. Ii, Blakely. (loeoattad. These are tlierOforo toeite und admon ish all ami singular the kindred und creditors of ?aid deceased, to bo and ap pear before mo at a Court ol' Prohato to lie holden atmvoMiee at Laure tl H C. H., on the 17th day of May. 1888, Ht 10 o'clock a. m., to show cause it' any tiley [.ail, Why letters should not ho granted Clleeu undia* my hand amt soul titi? tho 30tb dav ol'April 1888. A. W. HRN8IDE. Proouto Judtf*?.. May 2, U-M*. _ANN()l'X( ^MiiNTsT" For Sonnte. 1 am a oandidute for tho olUooof Koa? alor for Laurens Count v. tjKWlS NV. SlMKINH. For House of Itopreaeiitfitivea, Wo are nuthorl/.ed to announce Col. JOHN H. WHARTON a candidate for re-election to the 1 louse of Representa tives subject to the result of the Primary election.' Weare authorized to announce %M R. JARED i>. SULLIVAN a candidato for the House of Reprosontntiyes HUS jeei to the result of tho Primary eloc l ion. For Probate Judge Cl. A. W. BURNSIDE is respectfully announced as a candidate for re-election to tlioollieo ol' Probate Judge, subjoet to the result of thc Primary election. * I woutd respectfully announce to tho voters of Laurens County that I am a candidate for thc oificeof Probato Judgs, subject to tin- Democratic Primary. JOH J. BOOZER. 1 respectfully announce myself a oau tlidatO for the" office of Probate JudK** subject to tho rosutt of the Primary Eioo lioo. JOHN M. CLARDY. For Clerk of Court, l would respectfully announce inyseli .i cundidutu lor t he o lil en of Clerk of tb? Court for Laurens County, SUDjOCt loth? Primarv IO lection. I. WA Sill Ni ?TON WATT* I respectfully announce myself as a candidato foi- re-election for tho othes ot Cl ork of Court, subject to thc r?unit <# t bc Primary election . o. W. SHELL. For Anti lt oe. I respectfull V announce myself AS a eondhlato for the olliee of < lounty Audit or at the npproachingoleStion, subject li* the result ol tlie Prbnarv. C*. M. FRANKS. c. M. Langston is ailOUllcod as a CHU didato for re-election to tbe office o l'onnty Auditor for Laurens County subject to the action of the Primary. For Treasurer, W. SCOTT KN IO HT respectfully put? himself before tlc voters of Laurens County asa candidate for the crillee of County Trcasur, subject to tho Primary elect ion. 1 would respectfully announce myself a Cai,.lu?ale for lin- ellice of CoilUty Treasurer, subject to tho primarv. .1. WA UK ANHKRSON, I would respectfully pt CHOIR' myself tor rc-oh ellon to the olliee of County Pressurer, subject to the Primarv. JOHN H. COPULAND. For School Commissioner. 1 respect fulls- announce myself a can didate tor the ollleo ot Sic h oui Commis sioner i? u bj oct io '.he Primarv. N. L, DARKSDALE. 1 respectfully announce myselfius candid .i< for School Commissioner' aub (eel to tl . primarv, T. 1'. HY Kl). The friends of M. L, Bullock being ful? lypoitisflcd w ith him in discharginpthe duties of thc olliee of School Commis sioner tor Laurens County rcspecifully nominate him foi re election, subject to .bc Prim?is. For Sheriff. I respectfully announce invsolfa can dlda.o for Hie ollleo of Sheriff suhjoot to tlie suit ot the Primarv election. ; KOW IN I*, SIMPSON. I respectfully aunonneo |myself as a candidate for ri-election to tho office of Sherill', subjoet to tho result of tho Pr mary. ll. F. BALLKW. I respectfully aunouneo mysolf as . enudidato for the Oflloo of Sherill'. J. W. LAN KORI). I would respectfully announce my self as a candidate for the i Utico of Sher ill tor Laurrns County, subject to tin? Primary Kleotlon. * Cross Hill. H. t . W. L. TU RN AK. We uro authorized to announce Capt. THOM AS .). DUCKETT a candidato for the iiliee of Sheriff, subject lo tho result of the Primary el oct ion. April .'h 18881 * For Count) CoiiimiMHloner? I r jspectfully announce mysolf u o*n> (lu?ate im- the olHer of comity commis* sit nor t-uhject to tbe Primary. WILLI AM si WRIGHT* Th . eiti/.ons of Sullivhn's ami Wal*r? 0 . Townships would respectfully mi 1 onm e the name of Mr. ZIMHI "CAR THU as H suitable man for County Cou - missioner. Mr. Carter is well known tu I ho citizens of Laurens County anti wo feel sure thal this announcement will meet with the approbation of Hie voters of Hie t 'minty. I respooifully aunouneo mvsoif a can . ' IdatO for re-election to the olliee of County |i Commissioner for Lauron? County, subject 16 tho Primarv ?deetion. JAM. lt IO LL. I respectfully announce myself a can didate for re-election IO tho o Bte o of Ooo illy Commissioner for Laurens County subject to the Primary oleotlon. * W. H. DRUMMOND. I respectfully announce invHolf a can didate for re-election to tho office ot (j* u tty Commissioner for Laurens Co.mtv subject to tho Primary election. .1 AS. DOWS EY, ? i BB I 1 ? _in I Ul NOTICE. Hopairs on ?ho Court Honan will ba let to tho lowest bidder lin anni bids to be presented to the County Commiss ioners on or by the PH h day of May. 1888. Ami any wanting to examino and soo u bat repairs to be made, eall on C. M. Miller who will show you. Tho right SH reserven u, rejeet any or all bid*. JAMES UK. Lo, 2t Chairman Hoard CommMtontfA