The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, February 22, 1898, Image 2
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FAYABLKIN ADVANCE,
W. W. BALL. EDITOR.
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Proprietor.
LAURENS. S. C. Feh. 22, 18?H.
OUR 8OL0NS.
Tho Legislature adjourned on Wed
nesday night last after a session of
thirty-six days. We are always criti
cal, but not hypercritical and it is no
o.'ssary to hold a whip over public offi
cers. As a rule we aro merciful and
try to bo just Wo have said that the
Gonoral Assembly was a mediocre
body.
Reviewing their work wo desire now to
commend them for a fairly industrious
body and liberal and honest, looking to
the intereBt of the State. In the mat
ter of elections thoro was too much
politics?entirely. No good, but bad
may come of it to the Demootatio
party. Wo instance tho littlo band of
forty who voted against Molver as a
sam; lo?ho should have been unanim
ously re clocied. But, all-in all they
did fairly well. No assault can bo
made upon their patriotism or lovo for
tho State. There were some bright
men In tho body. We recall Hender
son, of Alkon, able and practical; May
field, of Bamberg, very clover (Eng
lish sense) and Dean, of Greenville, all
of tho Senate. Pat ton, of Richland,
'^s^rnor, of Oconcc, Mitchell, Thomas
ami Gadsden. of Charleston, MoOul
lougb, of Greenville, DeLoaoh,of York,
Simklns and Ratnsford, of "Old Edge
Qeld," Winkler, of Kershaw, Living
ston, of Marlboro, Mearos, (of Flor
ence, wo bollcvo), all of tho House. Wo
wore aboit to forget Ragsdale, of Fair
field and Scarborough; of Horry,
to bo classod among tho Senators
as hopeful young statesmen. Wo have
jumbled socallod reformers and antis?
all promising men, and they may be
looked for to take caro in tho future
that tho State suffers no detriment. No
radical legislation has boon enacted.
200 Acts wore passed and the News
and Courier, Tho State and tho Regis
ter havo published a list of them with
tholr titles. It will bo lato in March
before we can havo them in full. Of
exceptional general interest here aro a
fow: An Act affecting interest on con
tracts; to require Magistrates to sub
mit their dockets to county commis
sioners quarterly: to provide for the
county government for the various
countios; to create Loe County (out of
Sumtor, Kershaw and Darlington)1 to
require railroads to furnish separate
conches for the races: to provide
for taxation of telegraphs and tele
phones. We aro contont, and our
readers may feel easy. There was once
a man hard to please. Tie always ob
jected. To the planetary system par
ticular^: sun too low down in winter:
too perpendicular in summer; moon
too changeable and gave too little
light; tho stars too far distant, for use:
too much of our globe covered with wa
ter: troubled with quakes: comets, bliz
zards; "he could havo done better him
self." W-o should not be two hard to
please. Our immediate Representatives
Goodwin, Wallace, Smith and Mc
Daniel we wolcome home Wc could
not approve every voto each cast, (pos
sibly wo could not have done better),
but thoy were watchful, stuck to their
posts of duty and wo believe them
faithful to their convictions.
The explosion which destroyed on
Tuesday night last the splendid bat
tle-ship, Maine, in tho Harbor of Ila
vannah, and by which more than two
hundred lives of oflicors and mnrincs
were lost is one of tho most astonish
ing tragedies of tho century. The
cause of the disaster Is unknown and
will probably never bo solved. Tho
^ scone of tho calamity, and tho peculiar
i strained relations between this govern
| ment and Spain at this juncture add
( interest to tho awful event. It is
and will bo attributed to treachery on
tho par, of the Spaniards who were
sore at the presence of tho ship in
their harbor, and to accident, but dis
passionate and judicious minds will
await tho sovcro investigation that
must follow. The incident will have
its effect at tho South. Tho presence
of Fit/. Loe, a great Southern name, as
tho representative of the govornment
at Havannh, will oxcito patriotism at
the South, and a kindly fooling for tho
flag* of tho country that has not per
vaded this section since tho civil strug
gle. Wc can build and equip other
mighty onglnes of war and thousands
of mon aro ready t > tako tho places of
tho lost marines, hut tho mystery and
suaplclon of criminality surrounding
tho incldont intonslfy tho appalling
ovont.
There was a hard fight in the Logis
turc over a resolution to invostlgato a
charge that Honorable Senators and
Representatives had their liquor froo,
but It passod in a weak solution?two
thirds water. It scorns that the liquor
manufacturers o,' other States leave
their "samples" to bo given away by
the Dispensary officials. Apologists of
recipients of those fancy liquors urgo
that tho "samples" do not bolong to
tho State This is very well,
but It would bo well that Legisla
tors and State officials should not re
ceive these presents?only tho nigardly
accept favors which thoy don't expect
to reclplocate. Bosldes it don't sound
well for a Legislator to drink freo li
quor at the expense of a foreign manu
facturer and thou voto against its
manufacture in our own State. Of
course we would not hint that free
booze for thirty-five days would influ
ence an Honorable gentlemen's vote.
And yet liquor is a costly
us seo: Three drinks per
nts a swig, to a moderate
ays, and we have about
?oven gallons o! "corn''
iqnid measure.
CHOSS HILL.
In the course of a recent trip in
to a portion of oui sister county,
New berry, wo woro much im
pressed with the progress in thut
count*. , in the matter of improve
ment of public highways. The
roads are opened out the full
statute width of !J0 foot, ditches
opened on each sldo and good
drains put under tho road ut pro
per points, und tho drains uro well
bridged. It is a pleasure to travel
over such road.". This la Improve*
merit in the right direction mid
will be of benefit to everybody.?
V is said that roads mo an evi
dence of the degree of civilization
of a people and if we judge by thai
rulo Now berry is rapidly forging
lo the front. It is an * - ill bird Ihtil
befouls it own nestbut truth com
pels us to state that the condition
of our road-? indicate that wo uro
far behind in tho race. Our roads
are nearly bog wallows and gul
lies. Our bridges uro broken.?
Plunk and poles mid many small
bridgea over drains uro entirely
rotten. If tliero Is any power or
official or any person anywhere
whoso duly und pleasure it is lo
look after the mutter nod help us
WO would call Oil them to come
over to "Macedonia and help us."
lt. 13, Austin, of Mounlvllle, has
moved lo our town and opened n
.dock of general merchandise in
tho now store on Rail Road
A. venue.
Perrin Walls, who was burned
out a few days since, has rented a
store in the Post Office Building
and has opened up a full stock of
{.>. ney groceries and confeclionaries,
Our Telephone communication
is nearly complete, and to use the
pithy expression of our late fellow
townsman, William Lindsay,
?'Cross Hill is now the centre of
tho world." Wo now talk with
Ninety-Six, Green wood ,CoronaC'i,
Waterloo, Laurens, Clinton and
intermediate points, and we are in
formed by Mr. J. W. Simmons,w ho
Id the manager of the Telephone,
that tho indications hto favorable
for still more connections in the
near future.
Ij. P. McSwain has returned from
Nashville, Tenn., where he bus
been completing his business edu
cation at Draughous Business Col
lege,
Our town conncil is pushing the
good work of beautifying our town
by planting troes, opening and
widening I lie street; und Bldewulks,
Let it go on.
SORIllE,
Quinine and other fe
ver medicines take from .5
to 10 dnys to cure fever.
Johnsonys Chill and Fever
Tonic cures in ONE DA Y.
FOUNTAIN INN.
Your scribe with hla family
moved from OwingS to Fountain
Inn, i:i January. The removal,
hard work and cold weather have
prevented an earlier communica
tion t<> your valuable paper.
This is naturally a beautiful
place. The elegant church build
ings, the neat and fine residences
tngellu r with the clever and pro
gressive people make a very ad
mirable place to live.
The lt"vs. Shell, Cruig and
your correspondent leside hero
and arc all pastors hero und in the
I adjacent country.
Th"? Oraded School under tho di
rection of Prof. Cox and his wife
is progressing nicely.
Mr*. J, W. Hulls and daughter,
Miss Pearl, vi8lted Owings on the
?I h inst., and together with a large
number of inviUd guests partook
of a sumptnus turkey dinner al
Mr. Jeff Edwards. Long may the
big-hearted and clever Jeff live.
The matrimonial epidemic still
exists. On last Wednesday at four
P. M., nt this scribe's residence Ml".
Samuel Cook and Miss Mattie
Jones were united in marriage,
Rev. J. W. Hulls, officiating.
J. W. P..
To heal tho broken and diseased tis
sues, to sootho the irritated surfaces,
to instantly relieve the irritated sur
faces, to instantly relieve and to per
manently euro is the mission of De
Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. B. F. Posoy,
wholesale and retail druggist.
HOW TO FIND OUT.
Fill it bottle or common glass
with urine and let it stand twenty
four hours; a sediment or settling
indicates an unhealthy condition
of the kidnoys. When urine stains
linen it is ovidonce of kidney
trouble Too frequent desire to
uriuate or pain in tho back,is also
convincing proof that the kidneys
and bladder uro out of order.
what to do.
There is comfort in the knowl
edge so often expressed, that Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great
kidney remedy fulfills overy wish
in relieving pain in the back, kid
neys, liver, bladder and everyone
of tho urinary passages. It cor
rects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain or passing it, or had
efTocts following uso of liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that
unpleasant necessity of being
compelled to get up many times
during the night to urinate. The
mild and tho extraordinary effects
of Swamp-Root is soon realized.
It stands the highest for its won
derful cures of tho most distress
ing eases. If you need a medicine
you should have tho host Sold by
druggists, price frfifr cents aud one
dollar. You may havo a sample
bottlo and pamphlet both sent
freo by mail. Mention Thk Ai?
TISBR and send your address to
Dr. Kilmer <fc Co , Binghamtou,
N. Y. The proprietors of this pa
per guarantee tho genuiuoness of
this offer.
Hood's
Cure ?Ick headach?, bad
tasto In the mouth, coatert
tongu?, gas In tho Btornacu,
litre** ?nd '.ndlj(*?lion. Do
WMkttfn, hui n?v? ?iiilo ?tf*r
1? Wl?
A Skin Disease
In a Terrible Condition with
Scrofula Sores
Took Hood's Sarsaparllla and Is
Bottor than for IO Years,
"I had a skin disease which was vory
troubloHUiue. I took a great doal of
strong mudioino which did uot do mo
any good and 1 was at last obliged to give
up. I wnfl in a sort of stupor some of tho
time. Sorofula sorea broke out and I
oould got nothing o do mo any good.
My daughter told m? of a woman who
was alltictcd as I was and who found ro
llof in Mood's Hnrsupurllla. 1 concluded
to try 1 his modlciuo. At that time 1 was
ID a terrible condition with soros on my
boad and body. Tho first few dunes of
Hood's Sarsaparllla seemed to Kivo me
relief, and in u short time tho sores ho
?:an to hoal. My appetite improved and I
elt like a new 'man. 1 am now in hotter
health than for 10 years." 8. M. Oman,
Winnsboro, Fairtleld Co., Little River,
South Carolina, Remember
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Is tho best -In fact the One True Blood Pariser.
Sold by all druf:nists. 81; six (or S5.
H^?./-I'?- i>;n ? ''"r'' :i" '?lv,'r 1U9 and
riOOU S Klllb hick Headache, aso.
Shot al and Flogged.
The quioi little towu of Simp
sonvillo was tho soono of an un
usually boi8toroii8 ooourronoo on
Tuesday afternoon, when a white
man named I). H. Ookor was sot
upon by a party of tour and
handled rather roughly. The
facts as related by an eye-witness
aro as follows:
"Ed Shell, .1. Thomas Pedeu,
John Owiugs, Manning; Garret!
and a Mr. Gray of Fountain Inn
and Gray Court drove into town,
inquiring for Cokor. When told
ho was in town thoy at once made
search for him anil found Iiiin be
tween the establish men ts of Moore
and Todd Bros Sholl, win. was
the leader of the parly, oalli <l him
to hall, but Cokor ran. Shell
fired, using a breech loading shot
gun. The sind took offect ill tho
back of Cokor'a head. This, how
ever, did not stop him anil Shell
opened lire with a pisbol without
offect. Coker ran a few yards
further and fell. He was imme
diately placed by the attacking
party in a buggy and despite hin
heart-rending appeals to them to
have his wound dressed, was hust
led off, nobody knew where, until
the next morning when he was
again in town. His story is that
the party took him live miles be
low Fountain Inn. tied him loa
tree and beat him until he was
almost dead. How much credit
can lie given his statement you
may judge."
The affair is said to have been
caused by some remarks Coker
made about Shell's sister, who is a
widow. Coker is a married man
with children. IL? came to Gray
Court from Alabama aboutChrist
mas and on Sunday went to Simp
sonvillo, to which place Shell and
his party followed him.
Coker came to the city on Wed
nesday with his son and did some
loud talking about taking out war
rants for the men who mistreated
him, but he did not do so, and it
is supposed that he has left town
as nothing has been heard of him
in ttfe last few days. -Greenville
Mountaineer.
Johnson's
Chill and
Fever
Tonic
Cures Fever
in One Day.
"Women always cry at weddings
?I lie married ones because they
know how it is themselves and (be
un-niurried ones because (bey
don't. All Ihn same you must have
Bridal Presents and we sell Bridal
Presents.
The Laurons Drug Co.
Here is n prediction by Tho Ob
server. Watch 10vans and Irby re
turn to the Legislature.?Newberry
Observer.
Ladies, you will he pleased and so will
your friends if you wear n pair of Hel
ton slippers. Sec them at Davis, Roper
& Co's.
CASTORiA
For Infants and Children.
WILLIAM S. GLENN,
Central National Bank Building,
Spartanburg, S. C.
Real Estate, > 11
and Stoek Kroker.
Persons desiring to soil or buy Stocks
will do woll to consult him.
DR. W. H. BALL.
DBNTI&T,
OFFICE OVER NATIONAL BANK. LAURENS
OnrroK iiatb?Monday and Tuoadays.
,:";;';vRates West,
TEXAS, MEXICO, CALI
FORNIA, ?LASKA, or any
othor point, with FREE
MAPS, write to
FREI). D.BUSH,
Distriot Passenger Agent,
Louisv J I le & Nashville 11 It
m\ WallSt, Atlanta, Ga.
The Big Pour.
Kambiers, Victors, Imperials
- and Crescents.
50 Wheels
to arrive this week
including the most
up-to-date '9S models
on the market. We
will also have tiro
chainless wheels of
the verylajest styles.
We have c>n hand a
line of jjooi new and
second hard wheels
carried o'er which
we will sal at great
bargains, Ringing in
prices frotn $12.00
to $35.00" Come
and examine our line
whether yoii want to
buy or not We sell
for cash or time.
.What You Are Miss
j^. ;?. .
^nSEND for.
^>?ASl?*r* WORLD \m
WESTERN
wheel- 1 HI III M\f* ?5 v^J'
works-I ? UILU Ll\ Ji|-^ AjcwYork*^
All Goods Delivered in South
Carolina.
S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & CO.
Laurens, S. C, Feb. 21st, 189S.
NOTICE
Of Settlement and Application
for Final Discharge.
Take notice that on the loth day
of March, iSijK, I will render a
final account of my acts and do
ings as Administrator with will
annexed, of the estate of R.
A. Jones, deceased, in the ollice
of Judge of Probate for Lau
rens county at i 1 o'clock A. M.,
and on the same day will apply foi
a final discharge from my trust as
such Administntor with, will an
nexed.
All persons having demands
against said est;.to will please pre
sent them on or before that day
proven and authenticated, or be for
ever barred.
P. B. COOPER,
Administrator with will annexed.
Pel). S, iSUS.
$15 REWARD.
Fifteen Dollar-' reward will be
paid for the capturo of one Tom
Hoasloj . colored,who escaped from
the ohaingang on the 28th day of
December, Ls'.iT- Said Tom Beas
loy to lie delivered to the guards
of the ohaingang in Laurens coun
ty. R. P. AD AIR,
.Ian. 20?11?4t. Supervisor.
USTotioe.
THE citizens of Laurens will
please bear in mind that the time
for paying city taxes, without pen
alty added, expires with March
I, 1898. All persons engaged in
any business, occupation or pro
fession, are requirod to pay a li
cense tax therefor before engaging
in same.
W. K. RICHEY,
L. 0. balle, (Merk. Mayor.
Eel). US?IS?It.
STATE OK SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Laurens?Court of
Probate.
Whkrbab, Ii. M.Cunningham has
applied to me, to grant, him Let
tors of Administration, on the Es
tate of and eiVeets of B. D. Cun
ningham, deceased.
These are theroforo to Cite and
admonish all and singular the kin
dred and creditors of the said
B. D. Cunningham, deceased, that
they be and appear before mo, in
die'Court of Probate, to be held
at Laurens Court House, S. C,
on the 2d day of March next,
after publication thereof, at 11
o'clock in the forenoon, to show
cause, if any they have, why the
said Letters of Administration
should not. be granted.
(liven under my hand, this the
14th day of Feb., Anno Dom
ini, 1898.
0. G. THOMPSON, j.p.l.o.
Fob. 14, 1808-21.
For Sale
Tho Methodist Parsonage and church
property?within 400 yards public
square - South sido Main Strcot. Hand
somo now dwelling, throo acres of land.
Ono of tho most valuahlo and dosira
blo lot or lots in tho olty of Laurons.
For furthor information and terms ap
ply to Dr. W. H.Dial or O. B. Sim
mons, Laurons, S. C.
Hoods
Pills
Should he In every family
medlolno ohest and syei y
traveller's ?ni?. Tluiy are
Invftluabln wl>?n tl^M>m?oh
Davis, Roper& Co.
Standard Clothing
brings standard prices and to
pay lens than we aro asking is to gH less value. A careless man thinks
only of the appearance of a suit, of clothes the day it is bought, while
sensible men take an interest in the way clothing bought to-day will
look six months from now. If you want an up to date suit, neat and
nobby, and one that will give! entire satisfaction you can got it in any
color, any size, any cut, for $7.50
The Largest
Stock of Clothing
IN UPPER SOUTH CAROLINA. TO BE SOLI) IN THE NEXT
60 DAYS
Cheaper Tlin.ii 13veir Before.
It will pay you to soo these Goods and got the prices. Now is
the time to got a good suit for less money than you will agr.in soon.
Wo mean business, these Goods must and will bo sold in the next
60 Days. Come, soo for yourself.
Davis, Roper & Go.'s
Famous Clothing, Hat and Kig Shoo Store.
Lau t ens, S. C, Oot. 14, 1897
Clothing, Shoes and Furnishings in
order to make room for our
Immense Spiing Stock.
We offer our entire line of Clothing, Shoes und Furnish
ings at greatly reduced prices.
?fess Goods!
We are making room in all Departments for our Spring
Stock and ofl'er our entire line of Dicss Goods, Silks and Braids
at prices to suit everybody
Fifty Bed Spreads
Slightly soiled, worth $1.25 : special
price 98 cents.
fJtT" A Lot of ladies Under-wear at a Bargain.
fj)mW Five Dozen Ladies white Handkerchiefs at 2 J cents.
ttF" Our entire line of Blankets and Comforts are going to be
sold in the next few days. Now is your opportunity.
Yours to please,
Laurens Cotton Mills Store
YOUf*
CJ^arjce.
During the next Ten Days
we will offer our entire stock ot
Ladies Capes and Jackets at
reduced prices.
RESPECTFULLY
W. 6. Wilson & Co.
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?' m mvr
Great reduction in price of
Grlenn Springs Water at The
JLaurens Drug Co, Kennedy
Bros., and Dr. B. I<\ Posey's.
$1.75 per case, bottles to be re
turned*