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The*?dvertiser, L O O AL, Icol Aiiothercnr load m" pura Luke toe, ?MM received nt KIO NN li I) v linos. Mr \V..f. Loa ko spoilt a lew days in liUureiiH HMS week. Mr. Samuel Sbnrard, ol' Ninety six. Visited LauroiiN /asl week, Messrs Dorroh l-'orguson mid Lurry lloyd arc hourn apondlng vacation, Miss Hollo NVrighl carno up htsl wonk from school tn Columbia to spend \ ueu lion. Mr. .1. W. Todd mid lum i ly aro drink il? ortho roiiutaliiH ot' heal iii ut Porter Splines, (?a, Contract.>r Hud- ns |,as a largo lore of liands :,t work on tho north portico ,,: ho"Courl House. C.tpt. lt. 11. Hi I; m ; ii I tying n now foundation in put, C.r tho Nulli l? ;. cm portie,,.a tho Court House. Mr. and Mrs. J. K.Cooper sp m ? f, u days last week in ti.n, v visiting I ho relativ es ol' i lu roriuei*. Miss .lanie Simpson ol" Peiulh lon, and Miss Simpson or Vtlailta, are visiting relatives it 1. 11 li i mils lu t >w n. I?r?f N. S. Harris, .ir, assisi ml tciicher In tho Johnston ?Malo and Pcmulu In Mt Uti lo, arrlv . I h eu . nu Sunday lust. Mossrs .lohn V. Harli linton fro ni Por ter'o Aendemy, ? 'harleston, and Charlton Todd, s. c. College, have, returned h .me for vaeitt ion. J'ho AVMM uutl Voi'i'inr now comes in on thc r?20 h ain iVoni Kpurtauhurg, . m - eral hours earlier ( lum heretofore.', Ditvo Shill lu colored, ol Lim re UH, ha . boon arrested for retailing p.pen- with out lieonse al Kooroo I letorv. Mr. .1. NV, Tinsley, ol' Harlow . ..uni v , Un., ia visit lug relatives in Hd.s eouu ly. He has henil ahsonl hom hi. nalivi hcuth for 2:1 ye? i . Mr. Toi I vcr llohorlson has had . uno work done ..n i ho Interior ot' his Moro, and eonloinplatox lilting up tim soe.ind story for od?eos in a row wooka, Ont'Mont flit/ has hool) received and moms unusually lull oi in) ira's! in? rend ing, which is savinv much for this . --, cellent little mngu'/.inn, -.- 9? -- Mr. J. C. Carlington und S. lt. Dial, Esq., loft on Monday morning for un ex tensiva? luislness .ml pleasure Inp io Italtiiuoro and Wash I nglon. \\'.< had a pleasant call I'roni M r. < ii ar ley tl. Crews win? Unppod over f..r a few days willi relativos, lio ls sti 11 running on th ) illa n ta it: (.Muir lotto m ?il ?onie. Tho Laurens I laso Itali duh will try her luck against) the chuinpions ol' i ho Plod mon I region, (1 roon ville, on Thurs day and Friday ev eniiers al li'W p lu. IVyden Norman colored, of I his place, has hoon arrested for stealing -;.> fi mi a work mn n on i he Carfilinn, Knosvith ?V Western, and i* now in lull al ll roi II Ville. We had n v.u v pleas tut call from M r. J. Warren Hlnkoly, ol Tv I i s,-iile. I.e.i week. He reports good cro| s in his neighborhood where they have hoon worked Well. Tin? hun nnnual session of th . I .iure ns county Sunday Seho .1 convention will meet at Kings chapel on tho 181 li nuil 10th inst., a full program of which will ho published noxl v\ eek. Itocontly in s unter thorn w as thc flhookiug spectacle ol' a Judge ol lilli high Court holding Court on sunday. It WHS n shameful violation of tho Sal. halliday Hitit nil right thinking pepin will protest . against' -SlllUtor Ad vance. Hov. ii. M. Dutton. l>- I?, of ('billin University, arrived in the elly .ves:, r ?lay. Tho business Willoh called ililli hero is to ptirchneo mach'may for his mochan leal department lin PX poola lo havo 1.200 pupils next session, charlo?? I on World. Wo h arntha! Mr. NV. L. lloyd will go North in n short Hmo to make Homo a l dillons lo his hardware luislness. I rom tho prosont outlook it seems Laurens w ill soon have Ihreo wholoaalo hardware houses. Hy accident ? isl week our Tv loraylllo paokngo did not turu up. cur frlonih will hear u ith ie. as (he entir.litton ofTitK AnvKuiisin waa OXhailStOd ho? Tom tho omission was brought to our attontlon. Mr. Thomas N. Branden, a nativo ol I.norens, ami I.roi he r ol' Mr. NV. lt, hratulott, died m < lovolnud sprints, \. C" on tho 2nd Inst. Mr. tlramlett was un ex? client husiness mau and from his energv snd tad. nmasKod a eoiisddoriibb forth HO, He was, as v e are InforillOd, Oliver mari lod. Jiro. Mills nives an rtecotint in Charily Mud Children of tim Duvld-t>ii county poor hons.-. Ills description mak.s us wish wo hui' ts good aona lu Laurens oounty? If over a county had occasion to hang 114 head iii shauin Tor Ile w ay tl trn.its its paupers. Cuiironw is that comi ty, our Monthly. Tim Hurry Herald says; ??vcr si\ thousand dollars lo (he Treasury, all dehispai.l, And 1101a tiliglfl prisoner in County J*lf, ?nd not a while man living in conway habitually uses profnino lan guage, wo challenge Cn' Stall'." NVe doubt il' there ls ano. lier county ililli,, Hint? Ih il ?-tri lUflkS Hie same showing. At a congron.'itioii.i! moiling hold rn .Huiuiav inst in tho Presbyterian church, il VOtfl W RS Ulken lo ?li cid?' w hell cr ll ls .mist expeditious lo hu'ld a now oil ll roll1] ?or ropulr the? bl ono. Til? VO o did not ?decido howovor, IM Iber . were Ul in I - vor or ibo mw building and 88 forro puring Ihn old, (|UI whole matter wa i referred to tho Peneena' Court, Tho Kiuno ol' h i :,. hull pl iyc I horo lui l week hy Spiirltmhuri'und Luirons was y.n exceptionally lino game und KOIIIC \\ hut offset i hu record <>i our I wy ; al ttparttuthiirg, rcsulllilg ll to 7 in mn- fa vor. Tac Spurte uhin-g Herald Honks thal Inasmuch aa tho Spurlumi ?lid mit practice for tin game, ll wau a vlolory lol' thclil. Tin y arc capital players, we admit, mid J illy good fellow* withal, and took defeat like men, ha: still look tomat. Thc Thnmoiisvilln Karmer'u l-Ylond d' a i e,., nj ,|. t(. s1 ys: "Tho report is hhroad thal .lodge Al trich, win, preside I al ile- ri.ut nun 'I' coin) in Sonder, was more or less Intoxicated during the entire tenn. The papera ol thai town, liowovor, have no' s word to say ahouI it. If tho report is true, nail ti,,. i, ,,. iy "(? i? KoeiH -; ro lladle, !'i . Sunder papera have HIIOWII their dcrelicliou ol' duly l., lui I lug t<? ox pone it." The jim . is drawing tn a elua . for all who waul roally good photograph work to gel it in Linen-. Captain Wren will h ave tin , placo an ! lui I .. ||, Hu la too well known already aa an arl i si to nOed a worn ol'praise, hui wo eanuol retrain from commending Ida vlow Work spee hdly, llisoliarges are very reasonable, ami ail ?.ri- am ? v. ho ,:, dr.- to have their luniies ^holographed should idavo or ders ru tim gallery t hi? w eek. Tho < ' ip iid?i kec|.s nhrensi ol dds profession lind keega fully supplie I willi tho Intest de vice., i ,r improving Hie art. Mr. i.. !.:. hi..-, pu . ? h i t ortho Agri cultural and Mechanical Association ea ! ?er ! a meeting of tho society oh Mon. day tim riiomi for lite purpose ol' melun; soiue iiiTiingoiuenlu for iIto holding < i tho l'armera' Instituto hore oh Mm -jv.:, ami'JTlli Instant, Itoinarks wen- ituule hy (lida. i'oruilsniv T, ll. (.'rewa .md Vu ron Cut.i, lavoriugtho Instituto and expressing Hieinsc-I vos MM ready and Willing ti, help Um cuti rprlse Ly i.icy or i'll'iirt. -\ eomuiilleo cmiKisiiug of foi. .1. \y. Koi'ittison. Dr. h. s. h'ulter, W. I" 11 ray, J, D. M shaw . .lanius liol!, Cullen I.ark and I.. I '.. I .'ai ley was ap pui n teil tom ike ar g?menla for soourlII a hall mel for lui ter'ai liing lim spca ki ra, A cimimilloo w as r.|so appointed to ex-| tend a notice of this in- titulo i . t lie far- ( mers of S|iitrtaulihrg, AhitoVille, Ne v. liOrry and i ? remivllle, and als., o? s.?eure if posathlo reduced r les ou ilie viirloiia railroads leading io Laurens and at the lo.Iel I, Maj . Clllloil Lark moved t ha1 (ho COHO luiusioimrof agriciilluro ho reipu -.i< I in -elidan Ins! llielor who would leoline I on ItuehTla, whlcli with Mr. \stoh ('unnou's timoudiuenl, '?or iihy other' Salon li lie sn hjoe.l," was adopted. As tho al.ovo lime conilh.t.'i with (.'alni wee!, in id- oil ville, a telegram has boon i sent (.. .\. p. Puller.minis i mo. ot : agriculture, nskiii", lor Hm Institute iii lie h. hi mi ibo 'illh und ??tii, Salciluy. Oil ly ono t rant m lund waa sold al Pub lie sale on ,Monday. Kl nen tsoblliyiho sherill as ihe property ?if .bail Vaughn, and purchased le. (Jra,\ A Sullivan IV j H $100, I he p. di, On Wednesday night thc Laurens SO cbtl ? 'lilli |'ii\ il nm il deliglll lid La ll in ' Wat i liiill Tim llearden fire .. ol Mi gusta, furnished Hie mush'. Tim follow ing ladies fruin a distil. attended ; Mlvsos Nailnio Westmoreland, .".'ii i I mid Min ilaerisoii, ol'OreenVlllOi Miss Susie A Hilder, Ph U i? Mi - !.; du. I're tdv.i ll.Coiiind.i i? Miss llat?h I toy* nubia, Creen wood; Misses Lilie h by, I an in Va nco, Nanni . Va nc -, a: d MiaMes Ferguson, ?d' chut nt, A hlituhcr ol gentlemen from a dis lacee were pl tl AO 111 . Til l? IllUl llCOU lill evening sim ,\ < r und "sw . < l ly ami ii i iii* Liv the atmosphere recommended ii- li' lo our gontle senses. Commencement ni Lauron . < m Monday I he hi.m drill Ly ! lie young Indios of tin- Petunia college, ..Maude Irvin" was rendered Ly Ihe you ni" ladies ol Hui primary depart men I. Itccltnlloiis wore had from n mini ber ol tlio you hg l?dioa of thc collegiate do pai l ?lieu'.. At ll o'clock on Tuesday morning the HOV. \f\ ! ?. K ir! lan I o! I "ol u ml ii, S. C.. deliver (I UlO ll Hill VOl'fio I'V addle- . lo - subject hoing loinalo education, which he discuss d in a v. ry IndcpeildcHl and nblo manner. Tho aponkor libbi his au liene.' sp M Lound w llb lie logie of colli? men s-II e, v. ; t h oecnaional spell i Of wit ami humor. I Io coiuhutlod tho ::-..< rtlon that Hie intellect of w oman v. a ; lutorlor to Hint of man, and w .> ? not HUSCOptlbltf Of (hal higher education wdtlcli I- given to young men, rpiotllig as niiliioril v i r h is po i t ion, i h" w lit Inga of Pial ?, Im .."dil, Stewart and of oilier philosophers. Ho contended that (ho plano ol fe m ah! education di nil I Le deepened and looa-, dened with Hm lddltlon ol fuijduiucu* tal trhiuiug in doineatte affaira.Tho eur rloulum of linnie I < malo Colleges w?.a or?llela ii :> i L dug e i ope t et io alford only superficial education. Cup as lo the Lauren -\ lill) Pe?nalo College, he had nevr aeon :i graduate "f thia Institution who did not Ly liereilltliro and ment il t rai ni n .c relied ere.I.ton lor alma ma ier. Ile did not Oppose pilllltlllg and tho i'm" m t i, h a herd I li ul Ihoy Bhould yield to ile proinl.o ? of odin a'lou in the anloneei'i elaaslea and our mother tongue. That typo ?fan oduealod jroiing la Iv Who Sought only lin- SO 'h iv of du doa waa not admired. Ho did not envy Ihe place ol a yOllllg lady who did not know how to make her own olothcaor daru Imr ow n Blocking ?. Tie honda of i \ mug lady Willi h oe arni StO never pren lor" can whoil Un- ailing dough and brertd ls novor Hwootor thiui when made with such hands. Tlio ilovolopinonl ol Hm new S .nih OrtllS I >r th I lllglinr and deeper and niorojcoinprohoiialvo minen Ho i ? f IhO yahna women of om country. A more imttruolive addicts was UoVOr dollvorod in thia <? d'.ogo. Ho spoke in vcrv <. o uest w ords for Hm w elfare of tllO Ool?oftO, and <. ei.plimenled her Iriciids who had aloud ny 1e r sido in th? days .?r adversity, mentioning hr example the v ame of Mr. Samuel lt. Todd. The 0K0r< Ison He n closed Ly es says from Miss Minnie Del roll ai d Miss BUSS MeCaslao, ol'the gi admiting o'.nss. OUR CLINTON COLUMN. COM ME NOMMENT AT CLINTON'S PET IN8T?1 UTIONS. cio-.ii;;-, v. rcrotso .. of thoCollozo and Thorn woll Ornhuuiiffo coi. Dutioan ou "Tho Conilue Man.*' An ::>.cel!c:it A?i?iro3!; )Ion. John Sam Vor .or "Juniors" Two Lovely Young Graduatun Reoonclou by Bakosinlan ?ocloty Tho Newspaper Man ric*.-, "Smashed"- Ann Jacka Townahlu ?tlll a "Kloatiier." ' ?.! .linn' 2i>: li, (ho Clinton College coin uionccntcul ii' :,i .i with un < s bibi Hon of tho musical tulon) nf tho mush-nl class. Tito ont ir?.1 onto rluiiitucul pnased pleas niilly nilli rolb I'totl groat pr?iso up ni tho lea? li r, M i .; Nulli i M ilin i. Tho chins was ;t lurg * ono numbering about twenty scholars, ?un? showed great progress ami eniishhi ruble talent. Tucsijuy,.) uno 20, waa occupied willi the h I bi (ion of tho primary anti Inter medial) tlepartineiila ol' tho collogo. Tin cxi re Isca wore most interesting, tho attdlonc'.i testifying to tho fact l>y cluan attenlloii notwithstanding the enor mous crowd. The Seminary hail in which ?.!.?. ? sereines (?>o|{ placo, was crowded, tho aisles heilig paeketl willi people, wldlo a largo number were un able t?> n?>i in and ol thor lel'l or reinal n od outside at t!i?' windows. Kvoryono was inlcrcstoiL Tim ehlhlron ao?piillod tliem.Hi'lven woll and deserved iii?' ap plauso which limy reoolyoiL , ??:i Wednesday ii'Ot?7lh,peedrred the ni mud publie exorcise.! ofilia Kukos* lui iii S?ololi. . Tile audleiieo was de tained by a lu avy iiliovver ol' iain just ahouI thc limo appointed for thu excr eta .. i<, hegin, but notwithstanding Ibo wot si reel s nm I da nip night air, ipille ti good auilioneo appeared and Hie oxoruls < * eomiiionced one limn lind ten minut es lalo. Tie audience wi'.. il ral en. erlaiiu d hy lin- ll.ni. |), I'. Huueim, ?>!' l.'nlon, in a highly poli-ind add ress upon "Tho . on.in- M.m." 'I ho exquisitely turned pirases ?ind hean tl fu I wording of the addi 'ss coupled willi a magnetic .-av ie ami superb volta . delighted tho uni linnea and brought forth round aftor round of upphiiisc. Tho speaker j earrli I Hie audience with l?i:,i in ? \ ?ry aeiiliiuent he ultoieil tvli'lo thc audience in return, slio wed tb i r H ppre '?.ilion by heavy mid often r. ju at ?'.I applause. Col. Duncan's ap ??..eli was iii!? .I with (ouching and hiiiiulil'iil tributes to Hie Women .-i' i .o doy . Tb' - (Minion |icdple seldom applaud during a speech, and when ib.it npphuist) i, called fntii, II iiid'eules a full nppreUiiillatioii ao l en joyment ?>i soin '(hing unusually tine. i' -i. Duncan probably receive I m ,:''' applause iban liny public speaker in Cliiitou siiieo (hiv. Thompson poko some .>.? ara ago. Coi. Hune.m w i: Hie llonorar.s 'UM lor of tho occasion. Mr, w. s. .1 neelia, I lie annual orator, thou followed willi a praiseworthy mid cess baned upon oho ci Pope's poems, iifjci which M r. W. H. i ? A lugs ably sdppu cd lim ulllriuutive of "Des? I ved Thal lim s mili (un? a right lo sociale Iron H.?' Chilli,'' and it io-a being ye?ry late, a few pithy sou le?mos from Ibo negative, closed the exercises, w hich were a perfect siieuesa, Thursday morning was taken up by (ho coiniiiciiccuionl proper. Thospooch of H.easioii was made bv I lon, .lobo S nu S'i ruer, Ct mini roi 1er ih'iie ral ol'the Sta!?-. * In Ids inbiri is lie showed tho eondl l|o:i ol' Soiuh Car? di un compan d ivilli Ibo sf a li) ol' tho I alon i and pul hui li a pow erle! argumeul for hillier education as a means of advanceiuelil in clVilivhi (iou a - weil us llunliee. Mi. \ eiuer lilia a very pb ."-set ml dress, .iud held Hm at ton Holl thron i eui the hour, Wo bolievd t al nh vcr bi.? fore have tim Clinton people had Hie pleasure of hearing l\\ > aiieh InloresUng and powerful addresses in olin week a- those delivi r< il : . Moll. I*. Dnuctin ?uni ! lon, John s. V orubi't Aft. ,- Mr. Vmer's ndilrcss, original speech - were in i'.e ii,- in?? Junior class, which i; cdihpoH'id ol' Moo;, lt. (Marko Jeunlnus, Hem w. Urunucii, iSuin'l. I". ?..- rd. ami Mis-; Ctr, (.co, i '.?< ? sa, of Miss Leo and the speeches CI'HK? young men, sliowctl -"real natur id (aleut and thu eultlvallon given lu tbi. IcpUrliucul by tho Socictit . ci Hie college, The Thornt) ? ll Orphanage exhibition curred Th i rsi lay nlghlj ami was ut teudo I hy a I urger crowd probably, than e\. ? nli?ndiid iih;\ ox li 11 il iou al Hu- Sem inary. 'i n.' < o i banago . \hihitlnh is.l ?sorv d !.\ popular. 'Iii. ebi li h cn ol'i be i Irphaii ugo always acquit I lu. nisei voa splendid At tito opening ol' (ho ? \ rclaeii, essaya were ri ad by Hid lwo yoiiiig lady grad uates, M isa Luc^v A. Whitley, of New i?. ri >, ?O' I Mis Mary Inn - Wallace, ol' l-'inreiiou, Tho osaayi were full of merit and grueefully delivered, und (lin vale dictory ?blivere.i by Mint \Vbaloy, W :M (ouching lind la (iiillful, bringing i ina io (bo eyes ol Hie audience, IJnii tpiols of Howers, oxipilsltoly lovely as Hui fair essayists Ummsolvos, woe showered upon Hiern. MMic exhibition \ loeb foll? wed, kepi ?lc mill lrnetf ul tho highest pitch of ox? poelaiiey throughout. Tin? merry lauah weill round, and ? very bodyenjoyed U?e I?'.'.I <lon. I: i i generally boil 'oded thia! uo other UOJloi ! . an roach Ibu high stale ?d' | rr fi eUon lo .\ hl< I. ibu Thornwoll ? rphnii. age has attalm ?I. fi idas' night wound up Ilia eoiuiueueo iiK nt with a reception by tho Kukoa* mian Society ?m Ibo Ol'phailflgo cainpiis. Tao beauly uiul gratia Of Clinton wore ?ml in i.oi'e, dealing di ni mellon to (he uiisophlsHeated youthful heart . Quito a number ofvliltoi.i from (he county were present. Wo o th o 1 our sympathy lo tho yo mg men who ao mourn ful ly aoroiindotl lbw girls at aboil t U a. m., with, "Nohody'a Darling on Kurth," ami "Didn't i n il Voil ibat Vour True hove would th eelvo YoiiT" lt was awfully funny hoys l?i Hie outsiders, In it not Cl tango (bat Mich cruet noorla uro hidden within ailed b?wit<h luglv fair rbrina? The report cones io us (hal live yoting men came (<> ?riof nfli I i blay night hom one of those lueirllfiss Hircos, \V. . .11 thal real wick od, VI itara and students are leaving, mid v thin a week Ibo Inn n will be a dry aajll burring, No more fun and I roi lc. lill ( ht i-?ilium. Tho country will now Iiavo to titko tho door, and tho ordorof | die day win I o, picnics lo thc hat and . li?j? .,.|s mi <|i riv . A commillco ni' farniorn IVom Junks Tow nshlp < '. ul ral ( 'lid? holli ll llincollllg with thc lucidum ts of l'Union laal Kat? Saturday evening. Mi*. P.dinnnd Adair In tho chair, Mr. i lavo Tri hhlo was tip po! II ted secretary. Tho objoot of tho meeting wits slated by tho chair, vi/.: Thal tba farinera of Jacks township be lieve Hui) limy are not being doidl full ly with in Ibo matter <>r cotton buying. Thal llioy propuso In have Muir own widghor Ibo coming season. That tboy desire tho merchants ol' flinton eil her (.. buy ' "Hon orbring htiyorsloClinton to coi II pule willi Hmso already In tho hiisim ns, Thal ll'the Clinton merchants do nul iioipiieseo In iii" demands of .lacks township club, they will transfer their inisii OHS to auoihor market. In Ibo debate timi toll.OMI) tim facts wore brough) out I bul Clinton bas al ready live professional buyers, besides nl lcuslnduy.cn nieridiaiil buyers. Nu cm.elusion was roached mid the meeting adjourned without anything having been nceotuplislii (I. We fall to see bow i lu? rarnierMif.lturks township eau tiU'ord lo carry mil Ihelr (bleats, shieo tho Clinton nturkcl avera ges as Itigit as any mid Hinch higher than many of Ibo surrounding tow ns. .bi"!.s township iinl'orttiunlely, bas ta ken thc notion (bat Clinton is a nest ni ..brats and scoundrel!*, and nothing ran r..n vineeo some ol' thuin to thc cont ra ry. Snell it chungo ns ibo conintltleo pro poses would only bo rutting their own throats. Lei Hm Jacka township peo ple Invest?gale Ibo surrounding ntarkols and If Clinton does liol comparo favora bly w Ult I bent, Ilten she desorvts ?" lose tho trade. < Minion led Ibo nial kel last year much nf (he ti. Lei Hie farmers study thc matter and Hud mil wind t hej ure about, for ll will do no to l h rea le li iii" Clinton nicrehiiuls willi wind they I.now never Will taite ola.-c. CIVKS. '.'he Luttrells Democratic Club. A (ton lily cou vent ion of I he Dem ocrat ic parly of Laurens County, i- ca lied lo meei ul ijaurens C. 11 , till 'i bm -day thc Cub bul, foi" the purpose ol clouting delega tes lt) Hie Judicial Convention, und del?gale* lo the Congressional Convention which meets ni Lauren a c. H.,0.1 Krhlay July, 20 Inst, mut transact any other husin- thal may come before it. Township chairmen will call their respective township mee tings and chad nine delegates from 'each town-lop. ||y order nf the executive commit leo. t ;. NV. Sn phil, Chairman. Citoss Itu,ti. A moot lng of Cross Mill township, 1 b.Miiocralic < !l*ih, w i.'l he held al Cr - Mil!, ?rn .July I Uh al :' o'clock ?). m., for thu purnoo) of circling delegates lo county eou.ven/hin, which meets on .lu!\ I Uti! til Lilli relis C. II. ll, IX. Ci s xi NC il A M. ( 'liairman. Di.VbS I ow 'NS ll I e. Will inn ! al 1 dals ( bundi on Saturday July lilli, til I o'clock for the purpose ol' electing del?gales lo Hie county convention which merl - ni Laurens c. 11.. <m the Ipili lust, .1. s. Wp I ?PP, ( Hail niau. JACKS row NS nip Will meet .?i ~ o'clock p. m., on Satustla'y the vt ii lust ut Sa rd is, mr 1 lin- purpose nf elect i lip il dob-git rs to rep re teni th . township at tho COUIlty convention to bc Imbi ll! Laurens c. H.. un Hie rath in 1 j ami iran-.iel ni h other business a- I may como hefon Ibo Club. lt. I?. ALA I lt. ! ( 'liairman. ! Sri I'll. I '.Ti ? w N TOWNSII i p. Will lorri at h?ngst011 Church on Saturday July l illi nt p. m. for the purpose ofelecling delegates i<> tho county Convention which mi els on (he lilth inst. CJ. W. Duvnll, ( 'liairman. Votings Township, Will merl ni 2 o'clock p. m., on Saturday Mtb Ins! lor Ute purpose of electing delegates lo represent tho Townships in tho county con vention which meets mi tho I Ot li i:i-? and to transact such ot her bus iness as may come before (he club. (). ( J. Thompson. \ < Chairman. > WA Ti. 1:1.o<> TOWNSII I I*, Will mool nt Cleorgo Moores on Saturday l Ith p. m., al 2 p, m. for the purpose of electing niuo tlelo gales to a eouniy con mention on thc I'M .1. ,i. li. WM AUTON. Chairman. SULLIVANS TOWNS?II IV Will meid iii Tumbling Shoals on Sulurday Hie I Ith Instant nt J o'clock p. m., lor tho purpose of electing lillie delegates loulloud a county Convention to be held III Laurens C, If., on Thursdny July thc Ililli in lani. T. lt, L W< )()|>. ( ?ialrmau, LAUULNS TOWNSHIP, Will inert ai Laurens on Satur day (he lilli Instant al :! o'clock p. m., f?r the purpose of cloding nine dob'fules to al lend a county con ven timi to he Imbi u 1 Laurens C 11.. on Thursdny tho 10th, July. WILMA MA wura I IT. < louttit!! lee .'Meei inp. A eonimillee ol' the survivors i f thedrd South Carolina UcgluiOIlt niul James Hatlalimt mid in the Court House on Monday tho ?j}(] Iii-.! when ihe billowing propra mme was adopted. A Poll} ill I trod of arrangement was appointed con.daliup of tho follow ing- gonllomen to wit : Capt. J. W. Lanier I, T. I!. |)< Shields, I).-. M CCox, Dr J. lt. Powlor, Capt. lt W I ?un lord, ?? .1 I), Ilyrd, " W A Mcclintock, W. I*. Patterson, i'.. A. Marlin. A. Y. Thump .<)), W 11 Drummond, RI ll Pcrguson, ll >s Langston, lt I* Milan), W M Hunter, .1 ll Parson, lOdwnrd Mooro, Melmoth Fleming, I Ton ry Mills, .1 ll Higgins. Tho foregoing committee will lui ve entire eon I roi of nil tho details incident lo the occasion and aro re quested lo meei at I milford on Mon day evening tho Util mst at 2 o'clock p. m., for consultation, Tho survivors of tho '.'ommand named have arranged for a reun ion to he held at La n l'on I on thc loth day of August next, at w hich time and place thoy have invited several distinguished sneakers. A dh.ncr will also he provided, ami every soldier of tho above com mand-within the county-are re quested to lonlrihuto a haskel well lilied with creature comforts. All confederate soldiers In this county irrespective of the branch of ser vice to which they Lei o mic? I, ami from every w here else w ho belong od to said command are respect fully invited as guests. Tho com mittee in charge earnestly appeal to every suivi vor ?lithe county ti uso their influence to make Mil meeting u grand success and wor (by ol'those w hose memory we do siro to commemorate. JOHN W. WATTS, Chairman c. W. si ll'J.L, Sec'y, N MM S Pit O M KKOAI. Our Corresponden! Cal ?Mies all tb New?. Div weal her willi an occasionn light shower jusl enough to muk cotton grow. Corn needs a gooi rain very much. Tin- threshers have Leen routn a .1' 1 heat ! Hit the little gl'lllll ero| Prom <nn- to five bushels of when lo ono sowing is all thal wore ron ll/.od. lloyd A.- Downey, Cooper t Washington know how to milk quick work of a light crop. T' e lirsl collen bloom of the sen son that wo li ive -cen was -how us by M r. J. II. I lendersoii, dun 'J Ith. We .ne informed that M r, 1,. ll. Daniel has the coll ll tl (d for?ai ryillg tho mail from Laurens t lloma Pa Ul, ami Unit (here will h -onie chango mude in Um schedtth M '?. I laniol n ?sumes Ibis dui y Moi ito y July lid. li was our pleasure lo be preset: to heal" Um CXCcllCUl address ? Kev. Mr, Kirkland lo the student and friends of Lnurcusvillc Peinai College. 1'. was lo say the least .-rand (real. The Hi-' roasting-oars of Ibo set son wen presented to us by Mr Pompey Juno lilith, anti wo wei in Jusl I Im rigid mond to do tu justice to such a delicious dish. Dr. W. I). Powder, of Mt. Plea ant, has '.vom- to Simpst. nville, i pr.mi ?;-e m ulicine, Wo reg i el I lost; such II proniisingyoun.^ phys ciao from our midst, hut at (li same lime we congratulate (ho pei ??le of Simpson ville in securing Iii -erviees of a milli ill WllOlll the can COU (ide, and whom WO CU heartily recommend lo any sect loi POM PKV. A Mitti or-ol-Fnc( Morden L\ nclicd, Syracuse, Kansas,Juno 27.- Wu lace Mitchell was lynched III night. In tho afternoon during preliminary examination ho plc dod guilty lo I he murder of ( >sc Johnson, ami attempted to murd August Johnson, mid in a matt? of-fact way recited tho details Un- crime. Just beforo niitlnig one hundred men went lo tho ji and look Ililli out. Ho was Ink; to the ?celie of the murder, and : ter he 1,11(1 made a full COUfoSsii and ofl'crcd prayer, was hung fro a telegraph pole. A. Al M. Associai ion. To the farnmrs of Laureus Count, The Slate BlU'CUll of AgricilllU will hold a farmers Institute Laurens C. H.on the 26Th and "J7 of July, under tho auspices of tl Lotirons Co. Agricultural and M Cliailical Society. The subject ho discussed luis already been n maimed ami I think ali will ngr that they nio subjects on which e erv larmer in thc County neei Info'million, l waul every farm in thc County lo attend tho I ns ttlto for several reasons, l-l. Because wo need tho Ind million that we cnn gel If we at lei 2l|d, Tho .Slate |s spending' I money for Ihn benoni ?d' the fi mers' an I WO ought to avail ot solves of tho privilege thus oxtc dod to us and then we eau H wind her ?ir md the expenditure a wlftO one. 8rd, since thofarmorsof Laure ( minty have hoi ncrylngouttigaii mal-adminis ration of the Agrie I ural depart ment, let us luke ? va i. tnge of (his am| ail other oppi inuit ?ca to i|ml on I what they : doing. .1th. Because tho mooting of (I County w ill have ll good ed'ocl i chilly inlelleeli ally and llliaiicilll Now hd euell and every omi ntte the Instituto timi hy nil nm: bring our wives, njld If Hm m wont eonm and bring their \vlV I call?n thc I lilies to come a bring their husbands and let tin learn something (hat they dbl i know beforo, The Indies may i helievo it bul I 0011 nssuro each i nf Hmm (hat tholr husbands do i know ovorytltlng mid if (hey w bring Hmm to the lusiitute tl will ted regret lt, I am sorry that none of the si Jetds beur directly on womans' inst itu tes, for 1 tun antisflod thnt lids ono will bo tho fororunnor of immy ot hors, tho womans' depart* moni shall have n showing. AARON CANNON. Si r. 11. Co, A. A M. H. A Reply <o Sec rotary. Wo simply called upon our Town ship Chairman for un explanation ns to why he tren toil die Township with such unfairness in (he lusi clod iou of doh gutes. .Mr. Secreto ry has nothing to do with tlio mut ter. Tlio Chsilrnuin is tho legal organ of tho Township, Wo may he a lillie Mimi, lanie, runty and slow of notion, hut wo intend lo ?how you n thing or two in our noxl election. All wo ask is fall ami ampio notice ol Hie election, "Wo will meei yon ut Phillp!." "Yi Mosesiles heal the long roll ami muster your company." Wo will i show Laurens County who rule ' Sullivans Township, and shapes her pol it loy, We have no objection lo Ml. Ilethcl Club discussing any sub ject sh.- piensos and of endorsing any sol Of men thal ?nil - her, hill wc. do seriously objeel t<> l ois dui representing herself ns tho windi Township, ospoeiully when it b dono in snell a hocus pocus manner Wc denium! nu impartial represen talion in your County Convention ami will con lcm! ?or it in our noxl (dee! loll. Y< ITER. ?VI I LTON M ATT IO RS, We had a glorious rain yesterday and everything looks bright ant fresh to-day. A splendid time li finish laying by coin. Cotton i .small bul growing fast. Mr. llinsoi of Kinnnls has licen through mi section threshing grain, Ho r< ports tlio crop generally sorry, tali ing an average <>f five dwy.cn hui ! (Hes of wheat lo make one lea lu ! Ho lins threshed very little eal (he fanners profer?ng ti) feed it i sheaf, ami buy.sued oats in tho fal Miss Alice lloyd, w ho has hoe attending th" Ko in a I o Collego i Coln m bin i- now home spend: u lier vaca! ?on. I seo in (ho ! 1er.dd (hal (lie Sil loh > "lull cai rie a level head on Hi COW question. Yb 1.4 climate ism adapted to tho manufacture < I cheese, hence wc sie nhl try lo gi j cattle Unit combine, milk, heel an work qualities. This you lind I i perfection in I ho.short horn, or Di j ven and .diort-horu cross. Wo lta\ i no market for our surplus butti and milk, ami it pay- much betti '. to raise butter Ihnl will give ns n nhumhincc lor homo use, and in ! Ide II- lo raise lino heel', and win exons, it would do the members Shiloh Club good (o soe (ho ma II i lici?n I thoroughbred, and gnu short-horns that wo have in th section. \\ o invite them to con down and t hoy will rot urn hon perfectly Kiltisltod that they n ae od tho right conclusion when th? dciuded that the short-horns al De ven were I ho calilo for our eon I try. Pl OK A WA \ . I I'.iliiur Blake's Vi-ii m Laurens I ; rucn w ood Tribuno, Wu paid a hasty vlsil tn..ur nclghhi lng,lOWII, Laurens, last Tin-.day, ? wura presen I at Hie el using exorcises ihn Lauseiisville I-Vinillo College Tu day night. Tia exercises w i re hlgl interesting, and the hraiit ifni you graduates mudo thc place amt Iho oe sion one ol sur pas dug loveliness. Pi W. M* McCushui and his corpsto of n assistants make this Institution ol'gr Vallie IO I lie pe.,' le of I lie State. 1 t curred t<> us that tho saine iriilli appl lo Laurens, of w Such w u liavo remark as applying lo othor places, \ i/: Hie s cuss of i lu- Institution largely dopeii on tho fuslor I ug care , and co-opernl of thc clll/.ens with Un- faculty nt college, lt -h.mid lu- eared foras an joel Ol' pride tn I lu lu. Laurens is nestled nulling the hi and presents lin- appeuriuiee of iii i ..I nlllueace. She has grown rnpii Ki iee W e w ere t lu re sev eral veal s a plead lng willi li? I people lo como i nullo willi Creen wood, and pnrtako tho houcgis slie lind dolerin I ned lo lain for herself III Ibo eon -i ru ct lon n rahroad lo Angst a, Lauren- refit nut* invitation then, but afterwards cohshlered, and is now n aping Hie h dil s. Turin AG EB THIS YEAR. i*l 11 s year Bismarck will turn TX Bii Cameron will lie so. Oeorgo William Curtis will turn 04 Verdi and Admiral Porter will touch 7' John (hight r:.d Edwards Piorrcpont In; Tl. Benjamin ll. Bristow nod Edwin B( Will ho .V?. (len. Joseph E Johnston and John Whittier will lie 81. Judge 81 'plicn J. Kield and Oon. N Hanks will bo 7-i (h a. Sherman mid Gen. fiongstrocf I dent I I.hti- and gray nt OS. Professor Asa Gray, Martin P. Tupper Cassius M. Clay will reach 7S. John lluskln, Gen. Ilosecrana and C w Piolil will scoro 00 summers. Mux Muller, Thomas Hughes, El llonnn mu? John Bhorman win be OA Perdlnnnrl de Lesseps, tho Prenohongtt mid David Dudley Field will rench 69L Wilkie Collins, Professor Huxley, Gc il. Pendleton und Btuperor Dom Pcdrc bo OA Tho spirit of 70 will nnlmoto TX> Browning. George Ticknor Curtis nni lave Poulllot, John C Fremont, Henson J. liOsslnp MeisSOIllor Will havo just lived three tpin of n cenlury. K U. I luyes, Donald O. Mitchell, J I'm ton. Dion Itouclcnult and "Oliver C will reach 00. Gladstone, flannlbal Hamlin, Oliver i.cll Holmes, liol- i t C. Schoiick ai.d A Tennyson will bo 70. George Bancroft, tho American hist* nml Von Moltk?, tho German wnrrlor bo SS-ns old ns tho century. Three score mid ten will nun\l>er the of Gounod, James Anthony Prondn, lU-aun-gnrd, Benjamin K. llutlernnd WI M. Evatt*. Carl Bchuri will I? ftO, Blalno IA, Pro llawkol 64, Mark Twain 63, T. ??. A biri Orovor Cloveli.nd 51, Brot Ilario 4'J, Tl i....my lor tim Fight? Tho Democracy of tho United Btntos has com ploted Ita Bland and taken Its po.-ilion in lino of I cit t lo for I ho Novem ber contest hs personal el.oms upon tho consideration of tho American pooplo were novor so great, Its moral stand never so sf i on;; ns in this instance; and with (.?rover Cleveland nod Allen O Thurman ns Its candidates, and n Hat footed declara tion in favor of tho most needed reforms of tho dav, no Democrat need fear for tho result.-Chicago Herald. A 'l imo l'o Ile I'roiul, It has always been an honor to ho a Democrat. Tho parly even in ita darkest days was worthy of love, of devotion, of tho self sacrillco of high minded men. Hut never boforo had Democrats moro reason for bearing themselves proudly than they do id tho pres. nt, hour. Nor hau there ever been a day since Jefferson died when tho party was moro worthy of lt:; Immoitnl founder liam ut thia hour. Brooklyn Citizen Anil Timi Wo Gillio to Victory. Ked ls going to lio tho favorito color this hummer. Tho Democrats will bran? dish tho rod bandanna, and tho Itopubll? cami will put 111 nu occasional wave of tho crimson .stained .shirt. - Boston (.dobo. Campaign Latin. Ave, oM Roman, to salutatnus, 'J ua nominado cst really ruinous. CKM ?lanU ot Thurman, couple Rlortosus! Brit onay vluccro oui IM qui opposo us. -Pul?alo Courier. Cooli Out for tlio Storm. Thc Democtatlo cyclone ls gettlngroady to burst, and Republicans will do well to stand nour tho outranco of their storm collars.--St. Louis Republic. Nary. Ot course tho R?publicains don't Uko tho St. Louis llckot. Why hhould they? lt isn't their ticket, is ItV- Boston Globo. In (Small Pieces. Republican punishment this year will he hy what is called tho "slicing process." - Kansas City Times. It Will Capturo tlio Country. Ono wave of tho red bandanna is worth n hundred thousand vote s. - Haleigh Nows and Observer. Harmony Everywhere Clovoland and Thurman! Tho names havo a mel li Huons sound.-Atlanta Con stitution. Wliat a Glorious Tlihi|? lt Is. lt means Botnotliing lo hen Democrat In these days.- Philadelphia Record. Thc lltillutlti Hoard Out. First lap ht tho great Democratic walk over. - Kan. as City Times. Nona Stronger. Cleveland and Thurman ls a strong llckot.-Now York World. Absolutely Pure This Pow der never varies. A marvel of purity strengt li and whuloHoincnnss. Mme economical than lim ordinary kinds, ami eatiuol Le sohl in compel lion willi the muli it mic ol' low test ! abort weigh) aluin or phosplinte pow ders Sold univ lu CASH, Ko VA I, H.Mv BAINO Powder .. bio Wall St root. N. Y J?J i-TA' jk i ) V131 \ Ti.P. : ; MENT6. CLO SING OUT I will begin to-day ami will continuo until the firsi day of duly, to ?dose ?.ut. loy entire Stock ol' Regardless ol Cost. Como al once If you wan; bargains, I also gi ve notice to all persons who aro indebted to nie to settle bp hy the lir-i ol duly, ( rime men oxccpled.) -;-J, VU J A MES ,-5* 20jil l.Al'PKN'S. S. C. Thc Ssalc ol South Carolina. County of Laurens. Couht or COMMON PI.F.AS. fj. Wilz, I. Wu/. \\. T, Bledler and s. IL Trogi ll- | ass, doing huslnoss under I Un lion nattie ol' \V il'/,, | ?Bed 1er it: Co., I'lnlutlU', ;. Summons. Ai' v i N s r John NV. Boll nd i C, L. I, Fike as assignee ?u' \\ . II. (Hikers >u, 0 f( lUhllltS To tho Defendants John \V, Bolt and C,L.l?Mko as usslgneeofW. IL diker" son. Yon aro hon bj suiiiinouod and re rpiired to answer ibo complaint in (his aeiion, which la tiled in Iheollleoof tho (derk of (kairi of Common Fleas, for tito said county, ami lo icrvus copy of j our answer to' lim said complain) oh th?. Hiihscrihors ni (heh oiiiee :ii Laurens O. li.. Sont n ( 'uro I i n.i. wii hin twenty dava aller tho service hereof, oxolush o' ol lim day of such service; and il yon fail lo answer the onniida'ul within the limo aforesaid, tho plaintiffs in this notion will apply ttl tho <?. ?url lor tho roller tte mandad in tho complaint. Haled .lune I <h, ,\. n, |s.s. fSoall (?. W.SHKLL, p, <.. ?\ i?. JOHNSON iV UICIIF.V, iMnini di's Al tor hoy H. To ibo ahnent Defendant, .lohn W. Roll] Ta ko notice, That iho complaint In lida action waa Hied In tao oflleo of tho ('?erk ol' the Coull of Com mon Pleas in ibo Counts of Laurons, in die Stat?-of South Carolina, on tlio Ot ll. dav of Mareil, IKKS. JOHNSON il BICH KY. Phd ililPa A^lomey*. Laurina s. ('., June is, li