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HOME AFFAIRS. A* to Obituaries. The rule of this Ofllco as to tho pub lication of Obituaries, has always been that such matter in excess of ten lines was chargeable, at the same rate as advertising?one dollar per square, space of one inch. We now extend the limit to twenty lint*. All obituaries exceeding tills limit must be paid for at said rate. TO SUBSCRIBERS A groat many of The Advertiskr's subscribers aro in arrears,?many more thau usual. It is Impossible for tho pa per to got along unless Us subscribers pay. During the year wo havo endeavored to gIvo you the worMi of your monoy. Your county papor publishes news thut you can get in no other paper. Tho big weekly odltionsof dally papers published In Amanta and other oltles that you get for a low price make you think that the prlooof your county pa per is high. But these big weeklies do not toll you who is on tho jury in Lau rent. They do not toll you who of your friends aro married and who aro doad. You cannot call upon them to publish tho rolls of honor In your schools and tho announcements of your picnics and club meetings. Even tho advertise ments in your county papor aro valua ble to you?thoy contain Information which overy map In Laurens county frequently nocds. This yoar Is elec tion ye.ir and vou will need a county paper moro than usual. A county papor cannot havo a largo circulation like tho papers that tho dallies publish and the dailies can pub lish weokly editions much cheaper than wo ean of course Wo have been indulgent?too much so for our good. We can ludulgo no longer. On tho first day of March we oxpect to stop sending tho paper to those who havo shown no disposition to pay anything this fall. Botwoen now and then, tho soonor tho bettor, we ask payment from all In arrears. If you can't pay all, and will pay a part, you will And us ready to meet you half way and to continue Bonding the papor. Tho price of tho papor in Ono Dollar and a half a year._ The Advertiser Is preparod to do your work woll and at tho lowest prico?. Mr. It K. Burnett, lato of Spartan burg, has purchased tho Yarborough Mills, the old classic Musgrove site, and thoreby becomos a Laurens man. Ho was in to soo The ADVERTISER and wo gave him a cordial rocoptlon. Ills mills at Musgrove aro In good condi tion. He is ready for tho big wheat orop growing and tho oorn crop to oonio later. llelow we give from the Augusta Herald an account of the death of Mr J. A. Crisp, of Savannah, on the Ott) inst. Mr. Crisp was a son of Capt. Geo. Crisp, of Cross Hill and has numerous friends and relatives in his old county who heard with groat regret of his death: Mr. James A. Crisp died yesterday at his home on Abercorn and Ninth streets. He had liver complaint, but the cause of his death is thought to be attrituable to a complication of dis eases. He was 17 years of age and leaves a wife and two children. Mr. Crisp was a member of the firm of Gaudy, Crisp & Co., for some time prior to his connettion with this Brill he was with the old linn of Stubbs, Tyson ?fc Co. He wont with them very shortly after coming into Savannah, from Laurens county, S. C. "Como Toinmie, bo quicker at figured now. If your Pa gave your Ma a $50 bill and a $20 bill what would she have?" Tommy: "A fit." The next nt of coughing you havo come and get a Free Sample Bottle of Red Flax Cough Syrup* from The Laurens Drug Co. Don't fall to see tho Millor-Sis son-Wallaco Company at the Opera House at an early date. Every body enjoys a good laugh and every body Is sure to find ample cause for onjoymcnt who attend tho per formance of this very clever trio. The programme is arranged for laughable purposes only. Better Than Klondike Gold Is health and strength gained by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla, the great blood purifier. It fortifies the whole system and gives you such strength that nervous cease, and work which seemed wearing and laborious, becomes easy and is cheerfully performed. It has done this for others, it will for you. Hood's Pills aro the host ca thartic and livor tonic. Gentle, reliable, sure. Tho Miller-9l880n-Walloce Com pany have made a most favorable impression overywhero Ihey havo been in the-south-west during the last few months. Thoy are now filling engagements in tho south eastern territory and give ono per formance here at an early day. Job Printing. Bring your Jobs to Tim Advertiser ofllco. The ' Hicycllst'rt Dost KViend'' In a famll lar name for DeWltt's Witch Hazol Salve, always ready for emergencies. While a specific for pi los, U also iastantly relieves mad cures cuts, bruises, salt rheum, eciema and all affections of the skin, ft never falls. H. F. Posey, wholesale and retail druggist. Executor's Sale. By virtue of power vosted in uh by an order of O. Gh Thompson, Judge of Probate for Laurons Coun ty, wo will sell at Laureus C. H , s. c, on 28th day of February, 1898, at 12 o'clock, all th? stock of goods oontained iu the Hard ware storo of tho late J. J. Roland, deceased. Torms Cash. J. E. Carlisle, 0. D. Moselky, Feb. 12, '98. Administrators. Dr. liolfc ?. Hughes, Offices?Todd Building, Phone 75; and Laurens Cotton Mills Store, Phone 100. Specially preparod for Examing and Troating diseases of Bye, Ear, Throat and Noso. Sawing and Lumber. Prompt Sawing by W. D. Byrd. Moves his Mills when wanted. Quick delivery of rough lumber. Terms satisfactory. See the sub scriber. W. D. HYRI), TylertYllle. An Interesting Lettor on a Much Talked or question. Mr. B. O. Ingram, Laurena, 8. (J. Doar Sir:?We wrote you recontly about tho doBlrablllly of a uniform or standard plantation baling of the dl moiiBlons 58 inches long by 28 inches wide, and wo aro most anxious that you U80 every means of getting your gin nor8 to adopt thoso dimensions for the following reasons. A Northern Trust Company olearly inimical to the planters intorest has, it is saidf a controlling Interest in tho now fanglcd cylindrical cotton baling process, which they aro trying to force upon the cotton spinners as a remedy for the present irregular bullng on tho plantation. Under tho present irregular method tho long bales aro broken by tho vessel's stcvodoros to tit In tho cargo spacos with shortor ouos, and if wo had a uniform bale this difficulty would bo overcome ? Moreover, the uniform halo wolghing 500 to 6*25 lbs, would bo just us easily handled and at tho same expense as a halo of 159 lbs , thereby saving cbargos to tho planter and to us. Six yards to seven yards of now bag ging is sufiloient covering. Anything more causes diffioulty. Sugar sacks and side strips arc especially objected to. Iu order to show our willingness to help tho planter to meet tho neces sary cost of alterations, wo will allow noxt season a suflloiont royalty on the first hundred bale* for which tho bal ing box was changed BUfholent to cover the cost not exceeding $5, provided we aro given the refusal of tho pro duct of tho gin at equal prices with competitors, and proVId d also that the bales snail be covered in accord dance with the requeirements stated. Wo aro informed by our agents abroad and by mill owners at homo, that if thoro is not a radical ohauge in the manner of baling at the plantations next season, tho receivers of cotton generally may bo compelled to adopt tho round balos and to rofuso the square bale altogether. The loss to tho planter in this case would bo st> voro'y felt and all the benefit go to the pocket of a gigantic Trust Com pany. ALEX SP HUNT & SON. Wilmington, N. C. A beautiful lino of laces and embroideries just arrived at Jam ieson's. Ladies, soo Jamieson's lino of embroideries and laces before buying. I have yot a fow capes loft to be closed out at half price at Jam ieson's. Mr. Hudgens's Statement. Editor Laurens Advertiseb: I have no doubt that our tax payers would like to kuow something about tho cost of our Eloctrio Light Plant and W ater Works, as the matter is now being agitated. So ploasc print tho following statement which I take from my pocket memorandum book: Electric plant, 80 arc lights, $7,811 00 Two 00-horse Boilers . 888 00 Deep-well Pump . r>8!> 80 Lar";e pump, Feed pump and Heater. 1,085 00 Water-Pipe and specials_ 7,002 00 Hydrant and Valves. 1,281 00 Large Stand Pipe. 8,488 00 Small Stand Pipe . 5SD 00 Laying Water mains. 2,600 00 Ten additional aro lights_ 800 00 Additional Pipe and Lead.. 500 00 Total amount of contract, '^?.SMI) ?o Paid Council Note, $1,018 12 Paid three Town Bonds. 1,682 00 Paid fee examining Bonds. 50 00 Paid attorney's fee Supreme court. . 15(1 on Paid for lot. 08 H7 Bx'vatlon, founda tion, machinery, stand-pipe, etc. . 000 00 Extra electric poles and wire. 150 00 $3,51)8 88 $20,488 78 You will notice that 10 more arc lights were added to tho first contract, also more water mains. By looking over the chocks you will notice thnt the civil engineer's bill and several others should bo added to tho original con tract. It was said by a great many that we could not do what we had undertaken with tho amount of money we had fO operato with, i must say we tried in every possible way to save all we could. Wo set the Eloctrio poles, which saved something, and wo charged Kosscr & Castoo Two Hundred Dollars for ser vices rendered in his contract. We put in tho foundations for Engines, Dynamos, Pumps, etc. Wo found that a considerable ex pense presented itsolf when the plant was started in making pipe connec tions from water mains to houses and Electric wire and fixtures for lighting houses. Though our plant cost a little ovor Thirty Thousand Dollars we have the cheapest and best arranged ono thoro is in our Stato, and should our town pay to tho Commissioners the prico Other towns pay for Lights and Water to private corporations will se cure her making money. Fifty dollars is lowor than othor towns pay and wo havo forty arc lights, which would make Two Thousand Dollars. Thoro arc thirty-olght Hydr ints, with a rea sonable price for oach one for fire pro tection would amount to a good deal. This is gotten up hurriedly, but any othor Information cor. be gotton from Mr. Halle's books. r. ii. HUDGENS. Whon woar Logins to oxcoed re pair in your body you are going to fall sick. Tho signs of it aro: loss of flesh, palonoss, weakness, nervousness. OtO. The repair Deeded is food. You think you oat onough, and yet you fool that you woar out more tissue, enorgy, norvo-forco, than your food makes for you. Tho difficulty is that you do not digost onough. And this is so serious it is worth sit ting down seriously to think about if you can't digost what you oat, take a fow doses of Shaker Dif.-os tivo Cordial. Tho offoct of it will bo to luorease your flesh and make you fool stronger. You won't fall sick Proof that it is in control of your repair apparatus. It's enough to test this for yourself.? .Take a few bottles of Shaker Di gestivo Cordial. Sold by drug gists at 10 cents to $1.00 por bot tle. Certainly yon don't want to suitor thin dyspepMa, constipation, sick hoadnche, sal low akin and Iom of appetite. You nave, nsvor tried Do Wilt's Little Karly Riaora for these complaints or you would have ? *en cured. They aro small pllla but groat ri >m)atarj. B. V. Poaey, wholesale and re COUKT nRINGSA CROWD-VISITORS COME AND GO-NEW SPRING ENTERPRISES. Clerk of the Court J. F. Bolt visited Spartanbufg last week. Miss Allie Wolff is spending the week with relatives in the city. Put your strawberry bods in nice order ns they will soon begin to bloom. Mr. L. B. Farley, of Spartanburg, was in town last Thursday and Friday. Hon .Ellison Q.Gray don,of Abbeville, and Hon. C. I.. Blease, of Newberry, are attending the Court. The weather has been beautiful and tempting to t in ladies to sow peas and other small seeds and to plant potatoes. Mr. J. W. Todd. a prominent citizen and the Cashier of the People's Hank has been quite siek for several days. Mr. H. L. Bailey and family of Clin ton, visited relatives in tho oity last Sunday. lion. .1. A. McCullough, of Groerf ville, has been namod as a candidate for Govornor. Hon. J. M. Glenn, a member of tho Houso of Representatives from An derson died on tho 9th inst. Mrs. Frank Wilson, of Nowborry, has boon visiting rolatlves In tho city for tho past fow days. Mrs. B. C. Doyle, of Soneca, is ex pected in tho city in a fow days to visit her parents, Mr, and Mrs. W.W. Jones. Gorton's Mlustrols drew a largo crowd Thu. day ovening and praise of the show was unanimous the next day Mr. Young Vance, of Columbia, spent Sunday with his brother, Mr. .Jesse Vance. Buy atickot from somo of tho charm ing llttlo malus who aro soiling thorn and goto tho concert Saturday night. Bomembcr tho concert Saturday night and go without fail. Admission for (jrown folks, 50 cents, for children 25 conts. J. B. Park, Esq., a prominont young Attorney of Greenwood, was in tho city during last week on logal busi ness. Mr. Fraser Matthews, of Fnoree, ami Mr. Harry Cantoy, of Atlanta, spent Sunday with Mr. E. M. Mat thews. Tho Hon. II. II. Evans, Mayor of Newborry, and prospective wlnnor in tho coming raco for Attornoy Genoral, Is in the city. TllK ADVRRTI8KK hears that Mrs. J. D. Adams for several seasons Milliner for Mr. (). B. Simmons, will open out a Millinery establishment of tier own with the new season. Dr. J. P. Simpson's friends will be delighted to learn that he is expected to arrive from Jacksonville to-day, where he has been enjoying a few wceks'Jrest. Thero will bo a mooting of tho Pub lic Library Association at tho City Hall Thursday afternoon at 11:30. A largo attondanee Is urged as there will oe an election for pormanent olTlcors and important reports from several committees. Work has begun again on Messrs. Machen & Martin's rolling mill which is to be ready to begin operations this Spring. Mr. Machen, it is rumored will import a miller from tho North, who will brine the most improved methods Into the management of tho onterpriso. Mr. J. N. Wright goos out to-day to collect for THE ADVERTI8ER. It is hoped that the subsoribors to tho pa per will encourage his clTorts to tho best of thoir ability. Tho paper must still insist that subscribers pay up, while vory appreciative of the rocont rf&ponsos of some of its frlonds. Mr. Turner F. Richardson sends all the way from Washington State for The ADVERTISER. Ho is a brother of Mrs. Jack Brown of our city and has been on the far PacilTie Slope for twonty-throo years. Ho was a bravo boy with us whon pluck counted a groat deal. Ho will probably come down to seo us this fall. Fortuno Byrd att ended on Salosday at the Court House. Returning to his homo at n'urht on tho plantation of Mr. Marl Pool, ten miles N u'th of the city he found J< s. Munter with his wife under compromising circumstances. Byrd fired, a ball passing through Hunter's brain killing him instantly. An inquest followed, finding theso facts. 11unter surrendered and is in jail and will probably be tried this week. Affirmed. In the case of Willie Franks, con victed of the murder >t* Mason (Mark, at last July term of Court and sen tenced to life imprisonment in the Penetentiary and who appealed to the Supreme Court, the sentence lias been afllrmed and the appeal dismissed. The Concert Saturday Night. It has boon finally arrangod that tho concert to bo given under tho direc tion of Mrs. W. E. Lucas this wook, will tako place at tho Opera House, Saturday nignt, tho 19th instant. Miss Thompson, of Convorse College, and Mrs. L'gon, of Anderson, will assi.-t Mrs. Lucas with the program. During tho last eightoon months Mrs. Lucas and Miss Thompson have played for tho benefit of almost every church in ho city and nood no introduction to a I.aureus audience, while Mrs. Ligon is notod as ono of the most beau tiful singers of tho State. COURT. Tho Court of Genoral Sessions was duly opened on yestorday morning, Judge W. C. Bonot presiding. His Honor fully and lucidly instructed the Grand Jury, an unusually intelligent body, in their importantdutlos. There is a mass of cases for tho Sosslons from murder down to violating tho Dlspon sary law. It will tako until Friday probably to clear tho Jail. Thon the Jurors will bo dismissed until Monday morning. Tho murdor cases aro oxcltlng little intorost?all among nogroos. Allon Mooken ploadcd guilty to as sault with lntont to kill and gots $100 or 12 months on chain gang; Drato Owons for stmillar offonce, ! months or ijiftO.00. Truo Hills have boon found for murdor against John Hooker and Mark Blackburn, (same caso); Waltor Gailoard, Fortuno Hyrd, Wlstar Gar rott, Bill Ycargan, O?lor Maddon, charlos R^pp. (separatekillings)} J. L, Johnson, obtaining goods under false protenso; Goorgo Irby, ,:? suit with Intent to kill; Charlos l)illard> ?.i. As said, fow of tho oases attract Ih terost. Nearly all of tho cases ar negroes. In sevoral of tho murdor cases arrests have, not been offooted In two .of the cases the defendants aro lads and thoy wore nodoubt acci dental killings. All wool colored dross goods wo sold for 50oonts, I am now closing out at 25 cents at Jamieaon's. Mr. nial Replies. Editor Advortiscr:?I notice a card from Mr. R. H. Hudgcne in last weok'8 Horald in reforonco to tho cost ot the Electric Light and Water works plant. Mr. Hudg eue kept a memoranda of the cost of construction, etc., at tho time, but as he states, sovoral items aro left off. Thon, again, thoro are some mistakos in his statement, for example: 108.37 for lot, when this amount should be, I think, between $000.00 and $700.00. We purchased two lots,?one from Mr. Jamieson for $850.00, I beliovo, ami one from Col. Simpson for $130.00, I think, but the records will show. I am sorry Mr. Hudg ons did not got a complete state ment from Mr. Halle's books. Mr. Halle hasn't time just now to make mo a statement ' at will be glad to let any or amine books, etc. As to puj...,, jIV bonds, that was for money the city loaned Com missioners, and when returned from the proceeds of tho salo of tho bonds went to retire old bonds. 1, being an attorney and for fear tho public will not understand two other items in Mr. Hudgens's ar ticle, I will state that Mr. Wil liams agreed to take tho bonds, provided his attorneys, Messrs. Buist & Huist, said they were reg ular, legal, o.e., and provided we paid them $50.00 for examining into their validity, etc. This wo bad to agree to His lawyers were doubtful, and forced us to carry the caso to the Supreme court. In this case, Messrs. Johnson & Ridl ey and I represented one side, and Messrs. Ferguson A Featherstone tho other. My recollection is, Messrs. Johnson & Richey were paid a foo of $50.00, and Ferguson & Featherstone a fee of $50.00 or $60.00, including anot her case they had attended to in the Circuit court for the town, and possibly ot her mat ters. I think, however, these foes were paid by the City Council, and not by the Commis sioners. I charged nothing for my services. As to the $150.00 fee, I think Mr. Hudgens had reforonco to the United States court, instead of the Supreme court. The Commission ers asked for bids to furnish ma chinery, etc. After receiving bids everything was withdrawn until the validity of the bonds could be established. When this was done, bids were again called for. Smith, Vale <& Co., who had bid the first time, claimed they had the con tract, (material had gone down) but we refused to award them the work, and they sued us in tho U. S. court for a large amount . We employed Messrs. Smythe & Lee to assist in the case. I wont to Charleston two,or three times, and at last the case was withdrawn, each side paying its own costs. We paid Smythe & Loo $100.00, and paid my expenses and our part </ the costs, amounting to $50.00. I charged no foe whatever, and received none. In fact, I never charged or received ono cont of feo or pay in any connection what ever with the Works, from begin ning to the end. Respectfully, N. B. Dial. Herald will please copy. JOHNSON'S CHILL AND FEVER TONIC Cures Fever In One Day. SULPHUR SPRINGS. After an absence of several weeks we come again to visit the dear old Adveiitiber. The farmers have taken advan tage of the pretty weather and are about through sowing small grain and aro now preparing land for corn and ether homo crops. Go it fanners. Raise your hog and hominy and make cotton a sur plus. Hunter ami Madden aro now prepared to do Hrst-class sowing on short notice All in need of anything in their line will do well to call on these gentlemen. They are at present sawing a bill for Mr. C. Fuller. Our efficient PoBt Master and merchant, Mr. Madden, of High Point, has the mumps but is still on duty. Mr. M. (j. Smith, of Duo Wost, visited his daughter, Mrs. .1. W. Saxon last week. Mr. J. M. Winn has tho chicken pox and calls it small pox. Mr. L. T. H. Daniel, our Super intendent of Education passed through this section a few days sinco. Mrs. Amanda Rid o and family visited frinnds and rolativeB at the Laurons Cotton Mills last wook. Miss Rosa Burnotte, of Wil liniantio, Conn., is visiting Mr. J. W. Saxon and family. Our school at Mt. Ploasant is in a nourishing condition with about thirty-five pupils enrolled under the supervision of Mr. I). II. Hen dorson. Dess is a good teacher and always at his post. Mr. I). C. Crow, of Spartan burg, visited his father-in-law,Mr. L. A. Ilonderson last weok. Mr. Will Martin, of'your city is back at home to stay and wo are glad to have him in our midst again. Wo would kindly oall tho atten tion of our Supervisor to somo of tho roads in this oommunity as some of tho far mors aro oompelled to wiro in thoir farms to koop tho travelling public off thoir lands on account of bad roads. J. W. S. ? Running sores, Indolent nloors and sim ilar troubles, even though of many year's standing, may ba cured by using Do Witt's , Witch Hanel Halve. It soothes, strength - Lens and heals. It Is the great pile oaro. B, \Y. I'osoy, wholesale end retail druggist. - HINT IN TIME. You know now that you wiM want Garden Seed. Before de ciding where you will buy call and see our stock of Fresh Seed. The Laurens Drug Co. Todd Block. ASSIGNEE'S SALE. Unless sooner sold at private salo, wo will soil at public out cry for earth at Laurens Court Home, S. C, on the 1st day of March, 185)8, at 11 o'clock, a. m., assigned stock of floods of 8. 8. Boyd, consisting of tin and iron Ware and the usual tinner's sup ple s, and also terra cot (a pipes, galvanized pipes, and tho usual supplies of a plumber. J. o. c. Fleming , Assignee, Lewis w. Simki ns, Agent. We don't imagine ourselves "tho only dent in the pan" but qo one make.t a better Cough Syrup than Red )?lax?50 doses?25 cents at The Laurens Drug Co. Seekers after gold are much dis appointed. Seekers after health take Hood's Sarsaparilla and find it moots every expectation. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. 8unny South Stoves aro as good as they woro twenty yoars ago, but so much cheaper. H. M, & E. H. Wllkos A Co. i'Voight paid $10.00 up. Executor's Land Sale. By virtuo of power vested in me by tho last will and tostamcnt of of Savilla Boyd, deceased I will sell on tho premises on Saturday tho 20th day of February next at 12 o'clock, m., the following real estate: All that piece or parsel of land, lying and being in Laurens county, S. 0., on waters of Uoody River, containing Thirty (}}0) Acres more or less hounded by lands of J. A. Hughes, J. J. Pool and others, Terms?Cash. Purchaser to p?y for papers. If tho terms of salo are not complied with the land lo ho ro-sold on the samo or somo sub sequent day at Iho Hp*' of tho for mer purchaser, ENOCH O. MITCHELL, Executor. Jan. 28ih, 1898. Quinine and other fe~ ver medicines take from 5 to W days to cure fever. Johnson's Chill and Fever T+ak; eures in ONB DAY. GRAY COURT. Mr. A. P. Ooleman has moved to this place with tho intention of making it hie permanent resi dence. Also, Mr. Hasting Stewart has moved to this place. All join in welcoming thorn in our midst. Prof. C. C. Whiteside'a father has been spending the winter with him. Miss Alma Bishop, of Nowborry, has boon visaing hor cousins, Misses Blancno and Maude Bis hop. Mr. Claudo Bovd, of Sodalia, visited relatives here lecontly. Miss Loutso Meredith was in town a few days ago. Diphtheria has been in the neighborhood for sonn1 time, and wo are sorry to say it curried fatal results to tho homes of two fam ilies in the loss of a child. Mr. W. B, Putmau's little Willie Doll and a child of Mr. Dan Murphy. We oxteiid our sympathies in their be half. Dr. A. .1. Christopher has re cently erected a handsome little building for his drugs. It adds much to the appearance of his plaoo. We have not heard of a great many "parties" or "sociables" in this vicinity. Our young people must be gorwing more sober minded. Our ginneries have not yet fin ished the work of this season for we can hear the sound of t he whis tle to-day. In the public road may be scon wogons loaded with ungiuned cotton. Others with fer tilizers for the next crop. It does not seem from tho amount of fer tilizer purchased that the acreage of eotton will be reduced very much in this section. Mr. D. P. Gray,who was form erly employed by the firm of W. L. & R. ^. Gray has left and will open business for himself at Wil liamston, S. C. Bost wishes for his success. Mr. L. C. Dorroh has com menced work on his new house which will replace the one he lost by fin,1 on Christmas eve. We un derstand that he intends building an elegant residence. Master Albert Cray and little sis!er, Laurie, visited their aunt, Mrs. Tongue,last week. The mad dog fever has prevailed among the dogs in this vicinity to a considerable extent. The best marksman is tho best physician we can recommend. "Klondike. V LANFOItD'M LOCALS. Lanford is on epiito a boom. In tho near future we will have a telophone connecting us with Greenville, Sparlanburg, Laurons and elsewhore. A few days sinco Mr. A. M. Lanford had the misfortune to have his house burned. Only a few articles wero saved. A few days afterwards he had a horse badly crippled. We extend our sympathy to Mr. Lanford. .Mrs. R. P. Milam and children are paying an extended visit in Pair field. .Miss Janie Watts, of Camdon is stopping awhile1 with relatives here . Mr. WinftoldJohnson, of North Carolina is boarding with his brother, Mr. .1. E.Johnson ami at tending school here. Misses Mary Butts and Lillie Johnson visited the home of the former in Fountain Inn not long since. Mr. Charles W. Lanford spent a few days with his brother, Mr. B. P. Lanford, of Woodruff re cently Miss Alma Lanford paid her sister, Mrs. .1. T. Littlejohn a two weeks visit last month. Uev. U. L Masters accompanied by Rev. W. Butts visited our town and vicinity recently in the inter* est of the Baptist Courier. Mr. Henry Ferguson left last Tuesday for Charleston where he is to enter business with his brother. Mr. Charles W. Lanford is quite ill at this writing. Charles is one of our most popular boys and has hosts of friends who wish for his oarly recovery. A few of our people have been suffering from vaccination, and we lind that it is no protection against ohiekonpox which has been prevalent the town over. Capt. IL W. Lanford known and beloved by all, has been suf fering with .poison oak on his face and aims. Right well does he imi tate the example of our noted an cestor Job, and laughingly de clares, "It is awful." Lanford now boasts of ouu of the finest sohools in Laurens county. Ejvory body seems to he delighted with the progress tbat their children are making and are always ready to speak a word of praise in bohalf of our ofuoiont instructress, Miss May Butts ? Miss Butts comes to us with a Di ploma from Gainsville Female Seminary, in which school she graduated in '95. With an educa tion and practicability Cfcwx-Linod she has proven herself to be a very line teacher. And well may our little city exclaim: "We did the right thing for onoo in securing the services of Miss Butts as teacher. ,4Bm." No man or woman can enioy life or ac complish much In this world while suffer ing from a torpid liver. DeWitt'? Little Enrlv Hisers, the pi)la that oleanso that organ, ?pdekly. H. P. Posey, wholesale and retail druggist. $100 REWARD $100. Tho readers of this paper will be pleased to know that thoro is at least ono dreaded disease that soionoe has been able tooure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh.? Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the modi oal fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease requires n constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting direct !v upon the blood and mucous surfaces of'the system, thereby destroying tho foundation of the disease and giving tho pa tient strength by building up the const it ut ion and assisting nntltro in doing its work. The proprie tors have so much faith in its curative powers, that thoy oiler One Hundred Dollars for any ease that it fails to euro. Address K. J. CHENEY, & CO., Toledo, O. t?tF* Sold by Druggists, 75c. OASTOHIA. ?WM 1VE no longer BUpply our '-.cods to dealers to sell agalo. At the ame time, any one who h.is bought our seeds of their local dealer during cither 1896 or 1S07 will be sent oor Manual <,f 'livcrythlog for the Garden" for 1898 COKCJ provided they apply by letter a t\Cu and give the name of the local nt< chant from wiiom they bouRiit. To others,!! [3 magnlfl* cent Mnnu:!, every copy of wli It costs us 30 cents to place In your h Is, will be sent free on receipt of l?ccnls (si unj ) t>> cover postage. Nothing like this .". jiu.i1 lias ever been seen In icor abroad : i Isn book of 200 pages, contains 600 cs ;i wings of seeds and pi inls, mostly new, a in! Ihcseare supplemented 1 ? ;; full sizcccl red plates of tue best novel . .>*. sc; 111, finally, OUR1:": : -OTION will also !??. it v. ' char ? I > :'!l appll* cants sending 10 els. tan aa! who will state where they saw V\. ad- tisement. Toslal Crrd Applletttoi ? I'.: MltDllOtt. Cotpe to tr?e Great Sla?o^tef in PRICES! From now until March i si we will close out our Stock of Winter Goods, consisting of Clothing, Shoes, 11 als und Dry Goods, Regardless of COST, Preparatory to a change in our business, and to make room for our Spring Stock. Come soon and be convinced of the truth ot" what we say. We soli for (i JL Jsk. ww^2jr J3L7JL y and in that way can offer the buyer great BARGAINS. Come soon and sec for yourself, J. R. Minter & Son, Headquarters for Lowest Prices ami Best Values. Ii 11 ?mm nnwmmaamtvmfti ?\rc?ciablc Preparation for As similating IhcTood and Regula j lit\g live Stomachs and Bowels of ItfFAN IS /CHILDREN' Promotes DigesHon,Cheerful - (icss and Rcst.ConUhns neither Opiuin.Morphine nor Mineral. ISUT NAltCOTJC. Jktt/* cfGTd TrSAMBELPnVBBR 1 'It SrtJ. ' jitx.Scnnii * /'.*/. Mr.VV/x . 'nlst Scii.' * ]\ppcrimnt - Jl.'tnn Scr/f ? >.. iL <? THAT THE FAC-S1MILE SIGNATURE -OF ('/an'fi'?/ SuijStr . ) Aprrforf Itcrncdy for Con^lip.i lion, Sour Stomach,Dioi rhoca, Worms .Convulsions .Feverish ncss and Loss tir SLEEP. Tac Simile Signature i f _1SJEW YORK, ffl IS ON THE 0? EVERY I3ot^:l<:k ott1 CXACT COPY OF WRAPPER. UiLiiiaa._ C'.'.itorl.i h pnt r p hi or - I ? 1 Itles only. It f?jl?) not fc; ':.l in 1>:.1',<. iKa't n'.'.ov* onyono to sell "you Anything <'o en pica or promiio that it is "just an pooil" und "will nnswor every pur poac." , tHt yon got C-A-S-T-O-R-I-A.. e? ' wrippor. School Books Of all kinds. New Hooks at Publishers prices. Croud se cond-hand hooks at about half price. New Home Sewing Machines. Not at Agents figures but at Krices to suit the hard times. We ave a first-class machine we sell for $25.00 with a guaran tee for 5 years. Will sell on> easy terms.