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LO PAL, Mr.timi Mrs. VT. li. Fool.of lindon vis ItOil his lat lier .Mr. Goo. fj, Vovl last woo!:. Tho County Pnrmor's Association will woo*, on snleday to oxpross itself on ibo Mardi Convontion. Captain's Tlllinsu'ti Canvass of the Stato ivill bogia at I.aurons, wo hUYO not loni'U .u tho ?.late. Col. J. Ii. Wharton linn declined ibo '??ec for ro-oteotinn owing ?o pressing ito? marni? of private business. Mr. Thus. P. Way Las purchased tho Simpson (ihioo, in "Brooklynami w ill ?alio possession in nhnut three wooka. Tito MjtocllllvoCoinitdttooof tho Stato Board of Health meet hero to-day in tho o?iuo of Dr..'. I'. Simpson, to trans met t ho html nos? of t liylr annual session. Congressman I'm ry has pot.ltinned tho post-oftloo department for anew post-! o'llfoatMr II, I?'. Dwi ag's to bo called MOwiugs," Wi T. Hunter ia rouuinmeu- I 'led as ?lost master. 'Pim many friends of .Miss Mary .1. Vuld villi leam willi pain of her death, which occured y storday at tie-homo of Mer brothor, Mr. a. M. Auld, four miles t'ioin tliis placo, Reports from till parta ol' tho country contlrtn tho opinion Hutt tho grain crop this year will he ?uuiost a failure Wheat bas HU (Tor od most, of rust, will lo oats ure not doing well. Two I reicht trama on ibo l'on Roynl md Western Carolina collided about half A milo from the depot on Wednes day last mid :unashod the engines and sovoral carr.. Nobody was seriously hiirt. Tho Stockholders ot tim I.aurons t iii ind Korti If ZQJ' Company will hold a mooting today. Despito tho high price of tsood nhd Humorous delays, the coin .. my .viii pay a dh ?dead often por cent this year. Mrs. .M. II. Fowler loft hist wooli to vlsi! her grandmother in south Alabaran, Ult found Ulai although in good health iv non Mrs. Ploder left homo, hoi grand mother had died and was btiriod i/JoiCro she roached Alabama. On wednesday souToono contrary to tho statut^ h?torotJ tho dwelling of .dilof-of-Polica ami rom o ved there from lihou t a dozen sides of bacon. The b;l0OI1 belonged to Mr. .fohn Cotter. '1 he ,hlef has not yot reported' Heavy iront , havo appotirod for ibo M.i^t fow mornings ami considerably Innuigod carly gardons. Tho poach ; i . es havo not bio lilied g enerally, and nany seem to have Pec?me exhausted by the heavy erop of l.i^t SOilSoil, The gonllemon who are interested in tho purchase of that lino water-power in this Bounty, lc now ns Ware's Shoals, nr?Johnson <v Itlehio, Albeit Dial, N, lt. Dial W. I.. City. J. O. C. Fleming, H, ?VI. t'ai no, Tra n h Hum mond and Hoa ry Johnson. A OOUStdorahlo wind sonni passed ?uer a portion of this co viii ly OH Tit OB? day evening and did ti insldorablo dam ago. Nour Spring Gro"e. on tho planta tion of Capt. John fl Williams a num ber of cabina were blown down, ami trees and fonces wee demolished. [I \* incntirnglng to note that taxes r io . year will bo some lower. Tho levy luat year wu i:;', mdls again at lay, thia y oar and i'>'_- In UWS'? The d'.llereiico .'si .dight, but it is nneournging to see tho chango on tho right aldo. Tito stat? levy remains tho saine, " mills. Tho educational Journal of South Car olina, is tho tillo of a publication from the Proas ot Ibo TllOruwoll Orphanage at Clinton, published under tho auspice* of Clinton College. It is In appearance au in subject mailer above tba average if college journals, and will uotlouht ?rove a success. A skeleton was unearthed on tho plan - tatton of COI? John lt? Wharton, nour Waterloo? a few doy? ago. It was bu ,-icd about eight ??dies under tho ground, w ithout a COflin, and RO0U1S to have bron concealed for yours, it was Impossible to Identify.tho lamuins. mid no ?due bus ?.?eon ob? a i II od. Personal, alias Lillian Caldwell is visiting the family ot Mr. NV. W. Jones. .1 ,ttn V. darlington caine up from Co il uibia for a fOW days, on Saturday. Mis? Middleton, of Cha Heston, is via. Ln? her alftor, Mrs. W. I\ Ferguson Col.T. stoho Farrow, of Gaffney City, visited his brother nt this placo last week? >lr. and Mr?. H. F. Fleming, of Greenwood, mo visiting friends and rol utlvtfi hore? MISS Sallie Jone? hus returned to ber bbmo in Fdaelield County, uftor eev oral waefca barf Miss Laura Hltnpsou will Isafe In a Ww day* *.?* Carterville, Go., whore ?ha will moko her homo. Miss Julia sp? Strother will go to Uluonrl, to ?unir slater, Mrs. lleWrts. AT THEOPEItA, HOUSE. Karo Treats for AU Lovers of tho His t . I onto A rt. Tho Now York Coinedv Company hold the boards nt the Oporu House tltroo nights Inst woek. This coonany gives exeollont ciitortuliimoots and brought down tho houso uvory time? (Ju Thursday hight Anulo Plxloy'a j flinn,ling com ody "APLiSsi" was will I rendcrod. Miss Alina Dunno-Bussell as"?!',, - , i* tho "Mountain Qneon," sustnlno?. hoi nan admirably, while Mr. Chas. , i? i[ .," ??Judgo, was luhnttuhlc, a? irdingtotho "statoots." "Yuba J>lii,V troiu grave to gay, was a character mueii admirod, Whil? i ho plot of tho Moxiouu flJiirry Freeman) was wi II portrayed. Hut that touching drama, "Ha/.id Kirk," on Frailly night, was grand. Thisdraina has ol ton benli roi.doted by ? moro celebrated ni t Isles h-ss creditably. In tll? pathetic parts of tho play Miss Russell Hut'passud horself, especially in the scone Where shu nikos farewell ol' tho familiar haunts und lifo lt sel I". Tho suplan l< was splendid, and I nd ired, thoro ls emphatically nothing shot i about tho Now York (Von pa nv, lhere aro no sticks. I tia thc opinion ol m ab y thu. "Kath loon Mavourneenon Saturday night, was oven botter than the ol hers, mid wo aro not prepared to contradict this opin ion. At the earnest roques, ol' those who have had ! he pleasure ol' these Oil tortaiiimonts Mr chas. Bussell thu tuanagor lias boon iudneod to stay ovor ! for three niuhls this wook. As wo go to i press that luughnblo noniedv "Josh I whitcomb" is m progross. I These really first-class shows, at pop i ular prices, doser ve well, and it is a I Htangely sod a to person wno contd HOI get Iii, -fi or couts worth ol fun, as thu case may be. "Last Ly uno'' is promised to-night and wo tako tho liberty ?d' saying that while this popular piny lias boon giv- n hore before, it lias never bean soon ill Laurens ns lt will ho to-night. Ol' IC I CM ALF. COLLEGE. Tho Comillie Commonoomotil Prom ises to lu* (.cami. Under tho nillo administration of President McCnslan, tho Laurensvillo Co?udo Collego bas mudo great progress as an Inst ?tut lon for tho higher educa tion of woman. Indeed this old Col logo which was eut down while in thc full enjoyment of usefulness bv tho war, and Which has boon tho last to recover from tho OllectS of that dire calamity, has at last como forth and elayy.erlrfi r place of honor tlir.<lljg>JJuV'(ioIieges of the South, l ev o?Afijf Pe?nalo Soininn nos of Uii.s,sy.?:',ron ollera Idghor stand ard QC A'TnoroofHelcnt and 'painstaking fuc 'ult.y Tho Commencement, occasion is al ways tho l?ala day for tho young ladies and their iViiuni s but tho Commence mont of IS'.MI promises to lie mon- Inter esting than usual. Dr. A. Coko Smith of Wollard Collogo, wlb deliver tho an nual address. Kev. .1. 1?. Marlon, D. 0. of Seneca, S. t'., will preach tho Bacon laur?alo sci mon and Mrs. .1. K. (tiley of ricketts, will bo tho Alumnae IC*say 1st, Tito graduating olass is largo, and com prise a number of young ladies wdio nave distinguished themselves by tho rough scholarship. In connection als:? with tho Common cement, ? ill bo tho closing exercises ol the l,aureus Atalo Academy, This is ul ways a pleasant event, hut we venture tho bollol hat TlIK A li v KUTI SI : lt has made no nnnouueomonl i.ntly that will give moro pica-uro than that lion. LO, HcKissick, ol' Uniou mts consent' di to speak on this occasion. Co!. M?Kiselck, tho old warhorse, always draws a crowd, and his numerous ii i. ods through thc county will not tail to groot him upon this occasion. Anniversary ol' tim Lauren - County Bible Society. Tho annual mooting of this society will be held in thc Presbyterian Church at Lauron*, C. IL, on Sunday April JTth, at ll o'clock. Tho services will Include reports of the ofucont, addresses by Kev. T. ll. Law D. I)., District Superintendant of tho American Ibbie Sooioty and ot boru. Tho public generally aro cor.hally in vited to attend. s. H. 't'ont?, President. 1.1ST Ol' PENSIONERS. Soldiers and Widows win? Itecelvo Stale Ab! in I bit County. The following is a complet list of those persons in Laurens County wiio aro en titled to ponsions on tho Act of the Con oral Assembly as revised, .1. 1 i. Williams, N. h. (.nun, .lames Jones, Malton Elmore J.K. Wood, James Hann, G. IL Williams, N. W. Nash, W. T. Chappell, W. M. Babb, W. W. Maddox, C. C. Hellames, C. M. Franke, Wm. Spoon, H. M. Langston, J.C. Brown, Bill Wells, J. I?. Baldwin, I'- T Cramer, W., M. A. Cole, L. M. Biddle, Jaine? < 'handler Hob?coa Morgan, Nt K. Pittman M. J, Broinlett, Annie Kiddle, M.A.Mosely, C Neely, Mary M ed lock, Kyollue Woffot'd E. T. Hinton, M. K. Wood, S.e. Winn, Nancy Alldor'n, S. 15. Todd, Ht IL Harton. Iteradla Oarrott, Oblgal flan back Emeline Smnmorol, Mary Culbort'n T. C. Kennel, Mary Aber'hio, Sallie llltt, M. ('hast me elizabeth Osborn, H. M. d?stico, T. A? M. sexton, lt. L. Aber'blo. Martha Illohards, Bohccca Hums, T. E. Brainblett, CH. Madden, NancyBpelta, M. T. Alllaoa, TompCo?k, U.K. Biddle, A. F. .She ra ul, P, K. Kelton. Anna A-iost reny. M. V. ('haney, T. B. W?lfl'. M. K, H*lle ghy Sophronia Cooper, J. J. Moore, Rebecca Motes, J. VJ. lt hid lo, J.li. I'htltoN, SaaiathaRdarJ*, ii. ?. Ctrrry. We sm O Superb ?h Bvury department ? ?* >a/lc^ ( under tons of nov Itio*. W !' "?l i icular nt tention ot our in:? Pilutod Chalilos nt T ..."?'.. UJ . Molting"*, \| itu [Hu Hutting, Ktv in Kinbroiderlos and Vandyke Laces, bon pattern, boots mid Shoos iit vor, low url uro Irving tn follow suit rngardlmr our ur ^UC3rl33T^ OA NBWs NOTES, I Itciosof Interest (jatilt;rmi front Va rio us Q*uurlors Thu l)ou)onrallc. gaines in I Ml not H and Wisconsin, il'non li n 11 il, will m.? kn thom DnnmcrntU: Status ul tm? next l'r< shltm uloction. Although imite an ?>1<I bul?*, Mt s. Hen ry Want Moocher is rpilte ?H ti\ u, an<l : 1 t rads a goo.I ?leal ot allciuion at i'.i).il ka, Kia. A small comet, tho first ol thc year, has been discovered by astronomer 1 Brooks, of Xuw York. At its brightost j it will scarcely bu visible to tho naked eye. Tho first block Of till produced from! an American tin mine lias noun receiv ed in Pittsburg. It canin from tho Black lillis, whero tho oro is found in inex haustible quanti ties. Don't fool Oadlv over w hat my wife Sahl tO-nlght. You shouldn't ' mind what sho says Well. I don't soo why I shouldn't mind what abo says, 1 no tice you always do. fl em go Murray, a colored manor Bal timore. Md, is 115 years ot ano. Ho! walks ubouLauiPis in possession of all . his tuen I tics. Tho moat remarkable | thing about him is that ho never siwj George Washington, Tho jury systgkfi of Louisiana is a li:- : tlo diff?rent fu?m that of other Stntes. ! In civil casos, nine ot the twolvo jurors, aro all tll&t is necessary to return a vcr- 1 di-<4'instead Ol' tho Wholo number of; twelve. An eifert is being made to have ' tho samo rule apply to ci (mimd oases. The miuiher o'*licpior saloons in Now York city is estimated io he 7.00O and in i Itrooklyn 5,000 lU'fiOO in all. Tho aver- , ngd income ot'enoli^Btiloon i-- estimated, at not less than -1 1.000 Onnuallv. making ? $50,000,000 taken from thc people of tho j two cities to supper: the liquor trahie. ! A little girl on her visit to the Kountry for tho llrst limo, au oxehango relates,, had novcr seen a eo v before, an after j watching the milking process with oyes lull ot'ustotiistiieut, drew near, ami pla- I dug her hand un t ho cows side, oxcluiin- 1 od: "VVby.sbo's ?die: k full of it, isn't > sho?" '. Kvery lissno of tho hedy, every hone. ' muscio and organ, is made stronger mid ! moro healthful hy thu usc of 1 loon's Sarsaparilla, Cross Hill Township H. S. Conven) iou Tho Cross Hill 'township Sun-' day School Convention will meet i ut Liberty Springs, May Urti, ISOD, 1'noe it A.M M r. : 10', A. .M., KoligiouH exercises conducted by Kev. A. M. Hassell j Enrolling delegates and reports 1 rom schools, 11 A. M., "Teachingthe IJiblc*" (i.e. Hisor, C. I.. Fuller, J, lt. IJoul ware, Itov, ll. F. ( arley. IlKCF.Sg. 1 I\ M., "Christ's Life our Mod el,"--!).. I!. M. Caine. \V. 1?. Tur ner, Dr. J. IL Miller, Dr. K. T. Mc Swain, Kev. E. 1*. Taylor. l'. M.,''Patience and persever ance necessary to .successitu Sun day Schopl work.''-J. G. Jenkins, ; T.V.Jones, K. A. Austin, R. W.1 Seymour. W. T. AUSTIN, President, j David Burnside, Secretary. POWDER Absolutely Puro? This powder never varies. A marvel ol purity, strength mid Wholesomeness. Mor< ce.moinieal than thnordinury kind and cannot ho sold III conpotitioii w ith tho multitude Of low test, short weight aluin or phosphate powders. Kohl only in cans- RoY.Vti BAKINO I'ownmts Co lon Wall 8troj t. N. V. Lana Surveying. In nil its branches. Laying out dividing lund, retracing old lines and establishing old corners promptly attended to. Address at Simpson Milla, S. C. JOHN M IIUDOKNB, Surveyor. g?tions but 11??;8! tek of Spring ? low ?I w iili tho liitcsl productions va uvryfching fashion demands; L'o nt--. Adi thc> tatest altados h.-UJgos, li' apiolo ?Attrs inn zan In XV h Ito Good?. Chock ?Stripes mu ??na. As heretofore, our torn)? aro striotly lliciplc of d nug hoainOSS. sa oojvcF>^3sr"r^ Tho board of health saw proper lo recommend. viz: That all collars Hint ar.? d nop | mid in bud condition, be cleaned and sprinkled with lime, also all j low ami Hat places in the rear of ! the business houses, bo lilied with I earth and charcoal; and that alM privies within tho corporate limits . of tho Town be (deaned, nod re quired to be so through the .year, i lu consideration of tim above ( re?oit inundation, we, tho Town! Council of Laurens, in Cod neil ns? sembled, do hereby notify'all awn- i ers, tenants or occupants of any! lands, tenements, etc.,'that vee. 13 of Heall li Ordinances,' be and is in j tull f< -ce and virtue. VJ. a. Il AL LL. i Clerk of Council, i IGE COLD SODA WA-i TER 3 At lin- new linn known a II. i'? Higgins & Co. (colored). Also; Frc ..h Fish throe days in every week j Sugar, Codee, llncon, . ! Lard, Flour, Canned Goods, Cigars, Tobacco, ct?, j At small profit. Give us ;t call and 'a- convinced. Headquarters] Koppol's Block, Harper Street. LAURENS C. ll S, C ? W. W. BALL~ Fir? Insurance Agent for Sont hern Building and Loan Association of Huntsville, Ala. ..._ j HiSLUirerisvillG Female College OTK NH S F.PT KMUKO, lOlh., 18811 A mil Corps ol' loaehors In nil the dc-j paiiii.cntsa.nl thorough instructions guarnuloctl. KooniH t'omrorlnhio, Utah . stand.int. Npoohd attention ulvon toidi :'CI...ile neeoii pllslniionts. New aie' | splendid Ti.mos. Non-Meettir'an. Gov eminent nur"i>tul. Vouug ladies tindoi Imm?diate earn ul' Mrs. MeOasbin uni Mrs. buoy N. lloyd. Pupils received nt any liinn'und charged nulli end ol'oner-? ter. hoard si'.: per nen til in adv on e Tuition 20, ?yo, with ('li ssleul course SH per ('Oil date year, paynblo month.y. ' VVo SOlio.t ?iud hope tn merit publie pul i rouage* i Por Catalnguo and furthor particulars address, W. M. MeCASLAN, President. MONEY TO LOAN Allow rates of inlorosi on improved farm lands, in sums ol'$3U0 und upwards. Loans repavai.lc in small annual instill munta through a period of six years, i hes on ab ling the borrower to pa> ott Ids indebtedness without exhausting his orop In andv ono y ar. V, I?. IJAHK . i.ni:,) U W. Sl.UKi?s, > Laurens Laurens, s. e.S JUST RE A. full assortment of Mouldings Frames of all st/.es made to order oi specialty. Prices cheaper than eve all si/.o frames, also a lull stock of J Trnynham ?& Ll The Largest, Be: Si J Jewelry, C .Ever Shown i -:-V ISAN? Have just ?ccoiv*ot1 a completo iv SILVER-WARE- R1NB .01AMI Q? every description, and an efl ont?. The public ore invited t J. M. VI ?ht outright a incl ovory counter ia r tho sensoi?. SVod?vi.0 illhintouou, Ctislwnoro.s, llotiriotttiS tctions. I ((tined in ovo ry known make n net i-i-iii. Glad to noLico other stores Laur?nis ?3- O BOARDING HOUSE. I wooli! In fork ti the pilbil" thnt ? ?...vi- opened a. Boavtllug House. (Cor. Hixon ?nd Sonili Streets; formerly occupied by A. C. O wings,; rind would bo pleased &o servo tho public. Both Private and Trivaslenl cus tom solicited. iv:tvuloot Imo and comfortublo rooms. A, i*. u.rtA^FLirr. '..ii'.rciis. Mnr. 13, '00 :>:J Hm THE LAURENS DAK. II. V. SMKPSON, ATTORN KV AT t..WY. I..VJKI:NS. ... s.e.. \V. ll. ?MARTIN, ATTOltN R Y VT LAW. liA ll Ml'..N.j. - - Hid' j r. JOHNSON. w. it. men KY JOHNSON & JlICHJiY ATTOUN 15YS VT I. V W. Oi'i'iox- PIPinintr'H < (?rnor, Northwest* side of Pubilo S;? turo. LAI;III:NS. IL., - - s.c . B. W, Vt \ I., A rxb UNI-! v .vc r.A \v , r.At.r.icNs, - - - . s. c. MARKET REPORT COItUliOTUD kV 15 MK TA" UV COOPER AND BUP.XSJD BKOTHEBS Bneon, . 0 ($0V? Cents l-'loiir, . ?:?,<hl lo fk50. bord,. ni.'- H)' ; et?. I Lillie, . lil <?) i i IUH. <""rii, . ii.") <.i 7l>Ut?. Mool, . ii., Tts. Sitixnr, . ?' : ic l)<"ts, I'ollen, . ' IStijf/i"J Vt H Klee, . ><.;V ("ts. 'Polmono,. 2"? d\ 7ft Por lb ?linliiK^cs.. _.">(' -jo Per uni. Soed Oats, . fiO loll? Cts. limn, .: l .Iii} per leo lbs. Soap l.og cabin, . $2,33 per HON. Milchomi, . 7H eta, per Kit? COUNT::v i aoiiUDK. nutter, . . ).,<?. 20 Per lb. RgKS, _ t-l 15 Per Don I chickens, . J.j JO et* I Hillas- I U V S;llt, . .... SQ tm &m >?^i&?&& ?CEIVED! for Picture Frames, Cornices etc. a short notice. Round frames a. r known before. Glass to suit M irrors. i.. 33- SHAYER lal Red Block. st and Cheapest OF"? ?ks, Watches,! n Laurena at.3,?j?^ jaoTtniont of s.. >MDS, WATCHES *C. tlless variety ot \Ve<Ming Prs?* x) inspect the stock and prie SANS KA"