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HOME AFFAIRS. As to Obituaries. Tho rule of this Oflloe as to the pub* lication of Obituaries, ban always been that such matter in excess of ten lines was chargeable, at the same rate as advertising?one dollar per square, spare of one inch. We now extend the limit to tvttnty line*. All obituaries exceeding this limit must be paid for at said rate. TO SUBSCRIBE 118 A groat many of Thk advertiser's subscribers are in arrears,?many moro than usual It Is impossible for tho pa per to get along unless Its subscribers pay. During the year wo have endeavored to givo you the worth of your raonoy. Your county paper publishes news that you can get in no other paper. The big weekly editions of dally papers published in Atlanta and other cities that you get for a low price make you think that the price of your county pa per is high. Hut tbese'big weeklies do not toll you who is on tho jury In Lau rons. They do not tell you who of your friends are married and who aro dead, 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 paper aro valua ble to you?thoy contain Information which ovory man In Laurons county frequently needs. This yoar is elec tion year and vou will neod a county paper moro than usual. A county paper cannot have a large circulation liko tho papers that the drill lea publish and tho dallies can pub lish weokly editions much ohoapor than wo can of course We have been indulgent?too much ?o for our good. Wo can indulge no longor. On tho first day of March we expect to stop sending tho paper to those who have shown no disposition to pay anything this fall. Betwoon now and thou, tho soonor tho bettor, we ask paymont from all in arroars. ff you can't pay all, and will pay a part, you will find us ready to meet you half way and to continue sending tho paper, Tho price of the paper is One Dollar and a half a year. Solicitor Sease camo down ,'rom Lau rons on Saturday for a brief sojourn with relatives" and friends In this county. Ho got off the train at Prosperity, and wont to the homo of his brother-in-law (Dr. 0. T. Wycho). Ho has a host of friends in Newborry bounty, who aro always glad to moot him. Ho is one of tho most successful Solicitors in this State, as tho records show.?Voice of the People, Now berry. Mr. ,T. D. Sullivan, of Laurons and Ms son-in-law, Mr. Smith, of Ooonee, camo here Monday ovenlng, then on to Hon. I. H. McCalla's wtnre they spent tho night. Tho noxt morning thoy went over to Mr. J. K.OHnkscalos, near by, where tho first named wus united In marrlago to Mies Sallio Oliakscalos, by Rev. B. W. Mason. Tho family and relativos had previously partaken of a sumptuous breakfast.? Soon afterwards tho bridal oarty ac companied by tho brotbor and sister of tho brido, Mr. R. Cllnkscales and Miss Leona Cllnkscales left for the homo of the groom.?Lowndcsvllle cor. Abbe ville Press and Banner. An important contribution to tho discussion of Southern lynchings is the Rev. Dr. Edward Li. Pell's paper on "Tho Prevention of Lynch L?A'v Epidemics'* in tho American Monthly Review of Reviews for March. This articlo is written from tho Southern white's point of view, and deals with tho lynch ing evil fearlessly and candidly, and at tho same time with an in telligence and breadth of view too often lacking in such discussions. It should bo widely read both North and South. If you have over seen a little child in a naroxvs.u of whooping cough, or if you Jaave Man annoyed oy a constant tickling in tho throat, yeu can appreciate tho value -of Ono Minute Cough Cure, which gives ?lutck relief. B. P. Posey, wholesale and .retail druggist. KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL. Miss Oarrere lias opened her Kindergarten ab the , Graded School. Children received from 3 to 8 years. Terms $2.00 per month. Open from 10 to 1 o'clock. Calisthenics Tuesday and Friday Afternoons at 4 o'clock. Terms .$1.00 per month. FINAL MEETING. Tho fiijal meeting of the county Pension Board is hereby called to meet at ,the Court House, at 10 o'clock, a. m., March 8th, inst. Tho Hoard would be glad if one member of oaoh Township Board would be present. B. W. Ball, Chairman. OASTORIA. Bean the ?9 Kind You Have Always Bflughl %Tre There is no hit or miss about the quality, style, lit and make up of our slioes. Davis, Roper ?fc Co. Double yod> dollars by buying our .shoes. Davis, Roper & Co. Dr. J. Ben Jones Ol\'es notice to the pub'ic that ho has changed his locatior 'rom Mad dor.e, H. C, to Laurons t^?rt Houso, S. O. Offlco in Mintcr building, so cond floor, Laurons, 8. 0., Feb. 28th, 1898. Job Printing. Bring your Jobs to Thk AdVBRTISBR office. The 1 Hicycllst'a Best Friend" Is a faint I tar name for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, always ready for emergencies. Whllo a specific for plies, it also instantly relieves and cures cuts, bruises, salt rheum, ecsema and all affections of the skin. It never fails. B. l<\ Posey, wbolesalo and retail druggl.t._ Dr. Rolfe E. Hughes, Office*?Todd Building, Phone 76; and Laurons Cotton Mills Storo, Phone 100. Specially prepared for Examing and Treating disoaseaof Eye, Ear, Throat and Noso. Running sores, indolent ulcers and sim ilar troubles, aven though of many year's standing, may ba cured by using DeWitt's Witch Sasel Halve. Itsoothes, strength ens and heals. It Is the great pile enre. H. P. Posey, wholesale and retail druggist. Why take Johnson's Chill & Fever Tonic? Because it cures the most stubborn case CAUL II 1,'KK.M A \N To morrow Night- For The IleneHt Of The Library. Carl Herrmann, the celebrated violin ist and mandolinisl is to play uj the Opera House here t<? morrow evening under the patronage of (lie ladies of of the I,aureus Public Library. The programme will embrace both popular and classical selections and the musician is also gifted as an Iniita tator and in this role never fails to have his audience in a roar. Herrmann played recently in Bpartanburg and made a line Impression. Because he will give an enjoyable entertainment he should he patronized, but In I.aureus his audience should he doubled as half ihe proceeds win go to the Library Association. We have said and repeat Unit the cause of the Library should be pushed along, talked up and aided in every possible way. great or small, by every citizen of l.aureus as it will prove of great and equal benefit to all. At its last meeting the Association rented a room over the Peoples' Bank, for the permanent dwelling place of its hooks, which will soon he attrac tively fitted up and opened. The pro ceeds of to-morrow night's entertain inent will go to pay lite rent of tlii> room. With the renl paid lor a year in ad vance, the life of tin- Library foi a year would he secured, and in that time much could he done for its future wel fare. A good audience to-morrow night is very important for its sucoess, The admission lee is only 25 els. for grown people and half price for children. COURT. Tuesday last being a legal holiday, sentences wore not passed upon the convicts of the preceding week. On Wednesday the unfortunate.-, met their doom. Hill Ycargin for manslaugh ter, got live years in State Ponltont laryj Fortune Byrd, manslaughter, four years ir. the Penitentiary. .John Johnson, convicted of murder at the October term of 1897, was re sentenced tobe hantred on Friday, the 8th of April. Johnson Ip a bright colored boy, apparently twenty years of age, ami killed with a razor an ither OoloreJ boy named Johnson at Clinton during last summer. On Thursday last at noon news reach ed Judge Benet of the very serious illness at Abbeville of Capt. W. 0. MoGowan, a brother-in-law of the Judge, when he ordered a recess of the Court until yesterday morning. By a crank in the calendar wo this year get three weeks of Court, the Nowborry Court being fixed for the 1st March,the ?J^th of February covering last Monday. The March number of the Ameri can Monthly Review of Elevlewa la another achievement In monthly journalism. The topics treated in this magazine are such us occupy much space in the daily proas, but the Review Is able to treat them more deliberately and in a more carefully adjusted proportion. No other illustrated monthly appear ing on the first day of March will have so much as a reference to the Do Lone letter, the Maine disaster, or the Zola trial in Pari.-.; but these great themes of the hour are fully discussed in the Review's pages. The Review's readers expect to have, them discussed there, so ac customed have they become to the essential qualities of timeliness and comprehensiveness, in the "busy man's m igazine." Quinine and other fe ver medicines take from 5 to 10 days to cure fever. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic cures in ONE DAY. THE MARCH N CM UK It Of the Delineator which is called the Spring announcement number, maintains the peculiarly comprehensive character of ils de scription and suggestion in ever) feature of personal attire, and the characteristic merit of its depart ment and literary features. The third paper in the series on Social Life in England is by Lady Curric, who analyzes in a pleasant way the conditions and influences of Coun try Home Life. Indoor Interests, in which Emma Churchman Hewitt continues her discussion of Domes tic Subjects, treats upon the vital question of fostering in boys and girls a love of home. Ciivc Rayncr's Final Adventure, by Martin Orde, establishes the hero in the enjoy ment of complete luippiness. In the Audubon Societies and Their Work, Krank M. Chapman, Assist ant Curator of the American Mu seum of Natural History, gives an interesting account of the aims and work of the Societies. Dr (irac*e Peckham Murray contributes an other excellent paper on the Com mon i.ls of Life. The Mystery of Bvbe Claribel,by Elizabeth C. Win ter, is a pretty story of the loss and finding of a little one and the agreeable consequences. "Signs," another scholarly cJ:ild-study in the sories by Mrs. Alice Meynell on Children and their ways, directs attention to the development of filial love and trust. A Literary Detective Bureau, as described by Elizabeth A. Hyde will provide much of a unique interest to stu dents of Literature, and a Sham rock Party suggests an enjoyable way of spending the evening of the day devoted to St. Patrick. Almonds in the kitchen, by Mrs. E. M. Lu cas is an article of thoroughly practical interest to housekeepers. In addition, the regular features of the magazine present a variety of matter calculated to entertain and instruct* Social Observances, by Mrs. Cadwaladcr Jones; The Flow er Garden, by Mrs. E. 0. Vick; Fancy Stitches and Embroideries, by Emma Hay wood; the Tea-Ta hie, by Edna Witherspoon; The Work-Table; The Housekeepers Department, for the Children, The Latest Hooks, Knitting, Lace Making, Crocheting, etc. Johnson's Cl'?///. vcr Ionic is* a ON/i DAY Cure, it cures the most stubborn case of Fever la 34 Hours. Sawing and Lumber. Prompt Sawing by W. D. Byrd. Moves his Mills when wanted. Quick delivery of rough lumber. Terms satisfactory. Hee the sub fiCrlb0r' w. I). BVBI>, PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS AN? OT11EK .NEWS WHICH HAH DRIFTED IN. Rev. R. itift> nileil the Rev. J. I>. Pitta's* pulpit on Sunday morning. Mrs. 1* A. Simpson und children are visiting Mrs. J. C. Garlington in Spur tanburg. Mr. William Leaman, n good otttzeo of tho oounty, died near Cross Hill, on Saturday last. The friends of Dr. P. O. Puller will ho glad to learn that he is quite eon valeseont from a recent Illness. Mr. W. W Hall and Mr. J. F. Riob ardson, of the Oreonvlllo News spent Sunday in tho city. Capt. A .11.Mulligan returned yester day from a visit to I.aureus.--Spartan' burg Herald. The Polk Miller Company, despite the inclemency of Saturday evening, drew a good house'and made a fine im pression. Attorneys .1. T. Johnson and S. .1. Simpson, of Spnrtanhurg, wero In the olty en legal business for several days last weok. Chief of Polleo ITuntcr, of Now berry, wns in town last Thursday to arrest a colored man by tho namo of Dorroh wanted in Nowberry for tboft. Lewis W. Simkins, Esq., and P. P. Mc(!owan relatives of Capt. V. C. Me.tlowan, attended hti unoral at Ab beville A Mr. Ki'lckmeyer, wife, fivo chil dren, and two Messrs. O'Noalo lo?t their livos in a tiro in Charlotson on last Friday morning. Miss Mary Hell, recently of Rirks dale's Station, spent Sunday In tho city, leaving yostorday for her home In Virginia. Mr. F. M. Matthews was called to Abbeville yesterday on account of the death of his brother-iu-law, Mr. W. C. McGowau. A bridge at, Sandy Ford over the Bnovee has been comploted and re ceived by the Supervisors of Spartan burg and Laurens counties. Congress hns voted Newbcrry Col logo $10,000 for the use and abuse of the building by F?deral troops in tho years succeeding the war. Judge Honet adjourned tho Court of Common Pleas on Monday last at noon, ordoring a special term for this county on tho 10th of April noxt for tho hearing of cases not requiring a jury. Miss Maude Terry, of Roekinghatn, N. C, is visiting relatives In tho city. Miss Terry has frequently visltod Lau rons and has a largo clrolo of friends here. Miss Beulah Hall, who is on a visit to her sister, Mrs. JotT F.vans, of Roa noko, Vn., is having a most dolltrhtful visit and is the recipient of many so cial attentions. A short drive Into tho country of five miles, and we saw piled under four Beporato gin housos,on soperato farms, about four hundred bales of cotton. Thoy represent $10.000.00. Mrs. Mabala McDanlol, widow of tho late Matthew McDanlol died recently i'.t Waterloo. She was a good Christian lady and loavos children, among thorn Mrs. Dr. L. M. Hondorson, J. R. and M. E. Me Daniel. Tho Governor has appointed R. D. Boyd and J. D. Sullivan, Supervisors of Registration for this county. Thoso with W. L. Cunningham form tho Hoard. Tho salary is $100.00 in elec tion years and $50.00 in off years. A series of revival services were be gun in the Methodist Church here Sun day, the pastor, Rev. Mr. .Jones, being assisted by Rev. Mr. Adams of the Presbyterian church and Rev. Mr. Hardy, of Clinton. Miss Rertie Jackson, the accomplish ed milliner at the Cotton Mill Store leaves to-day for the Fast. Miss .lack son will spend several weeks in New York and Baltimore and will return fertile Spring season thoroughly up on all fashion's latest lads and fancies. A colony of thirty North Carolinians from Transylvania and Hondorson countios are tonants on Mr. W. P. Harris's farm on the Fnoree. Mr. Har ris is one of tho advanced thinking farmors of this county. Grain and cattle aro his staples. Mr. T. 0. Lucas, who has sa host of frionds In this city, has boon at tho Spartan Inn several days selling drugs for a'large wholesale house of Char lotto, N. C Ho met with his usual suc coss in this county and loaves this morning for 11nlon.--Spartaiibiirg Her ald. Older citizens of tho city will re al unber Julian Cavis, who formerly resided hero and subsequently edited a paper at Spartanburg. nis wifo w(.s Miss Ella Anderbon, who was reared bore a noice of Mr II. W. Vndorson, of our city. Mr. Cavis had long resided in Washington, whore ho died a few days since. Capt, A. F. Naneo died at his homo at Watorloo on the 18th ult. He on tered tho sorvice whon quite a lad, served throughout tho struggle, re ceiving wounds from which ho has long suffered and which cvontually caused hlsdoath. lie was a nob'o, gal lant and true man and will bo mourned by many frionds and especially by sor rowing comrades. Tho edition of the Greonvillo News for tho 27th of Fobruary is a gom. It is nn illustrated edition showing tho advantages of tho growing city of Groonvlllo and it tooms with informa tlon valuablo as an advortisomcnt of that community. The paper speakB highly for tho city of Greenville and Is Itself a striking proof of tho subntan tlal growth of that olty. Miss Alma Garvert", a talented young lady of Charleston, is getting up a Kindergarten in Laurens. She teach es in the Graded School building,and has met with every encouragement so far, in obtaining pupils. A Kinder garten is a modem improvement of most fascinating order upon the old blue-back speller of a few decades back , and is generally regarded by the chil dren as a sort of paradise. Miss Car rerc'ssuccess in her undertaking would be a good thing, in its way, for the city. Death of Hon. W. C. Mctiowan. Tho death of this splondld young citizen on Hunday last at his homo in Abbovillo is universally doulorod. Ho Wftf tho only son of the lato Judge Samuel McGowaiv No young man in tho Stato was moro admired, had achievod a more onvlabl3 reputation, nnd great expectations wero had of his future. The great Archer lovos a shining mark. 1 NOTICE. -Largo nice roofns to lot with water works. J. R MlNTKU You will have two bandsoane feet to stand on if you put them in a pair of pur fleas shoes, Davis, Roptlr & Co. a close sham:. The Gallant lleharlor of a Laurens Hoy. The following thrilling story rolntos to a Laurons hoy, the son of Mr. W. II. Hammond. The. many friends of Henry Hammond sincerely hope that ho will soon recover from the Injuries and they are proud of the splendid uour&ge whloh ho has shown at his post of duty. The dispatch is clipped from the New York Sun: Engineer Henry Hammond of tho Charleston, Sumter & Northern road, is lying at hit homo In llonnottsvlllo dangerously hurned. Ho ran a race against a fire on the tender, which, was piled high with pino and lightwood. Whoti six miles from tho town, fire was dlseovorod In the wood and It wns then beyond tho control of the crew w'th the moans at hand, so the engi neer opened tho throttle wldo and made a dash for town. Th * fire burning at the door of the ? ab was too hot, so engineer and fire man crawled out tin; windows to tho footboard, clinging thoro while tho train dashed along. The increased wind fanned the fire to furnace boat. The crew were safe until they neared the town, when the train had to bo stopped. Tho road onded there, and a smash-up on the terminus was Inevita ble unless steam wns shut off and tho brakes put On. Engineer Hammond did it, and then tho fireman dragged him out through tho window. His burns are serious. I1IG BARGAINS AT JAMIESON'S. Every t hing Lu winter goods will be closed out in the next flftoon days to make room for Spring stock. Come at onoe. At Jamie son's. All wool colored dross goods that we sold for 5O cents to bo closod out at 25 cents at Jamie sou's. See us for a good shoe cheap.? At Jamiesou's. We sell the R & G Corsot, the W & H Corset, and the Feather bone Corset at Jamieson's. Wo yet have a few capes and jackets to bo closed out at about half price at Jamieson's. A special line of black dress goods just arrived at Jamieson's. DIFFICULTIES REMOVED. My father, my brother and my self were all troubled with loss of appetite and look Hood's Sarsu parilla with groat benefit. 1 have suffered for years with eruptions, but since taking Hood's Sarsapar illa I have had uo trouble of this kind. It lias also cured me of in digestion." Ernest. N. Jennings, Bogart, Georgia. Hood's Pills arc easy to tako, easy to operate. Cures indiges tion. OllOSS HILL. Tho many friends of A. E. Nance In this community whore he lived for many years wero grioved to learn of Iiis death at Waterloo on the 18th inst. His remains were interred in the cemetery at this place on tho 18th inst. Peace to his ashes. A child of Mts. Philips, section muster on the Seaboard Air Line died on the 10th ult. The remains woro carried to Hall county, Qa., hy the bereaved parents for in terment. Mrs. Janie Hamilton, of Darion, On., Is now visiting her father. J. C. Cook, Esq. and family, as well as other relatives and friends. Rev. E.G. Rice, Ol tho Baptist church is now seeing old friends in this section. I>Ir. Rico served some churches in this section over fifteen years ago and made many friends who ar^ glad to see him. Mr. John Fowler and Mr. Nit greaves, of Laurens were in town last week on business, and were much impressed by the progress of our town and the prospects of busi ness here. IPs a boy at Marshall Lea mans and all is serene. The rejoteiug at J. C. Hutchison is caused by tho advent of a girl. Dr. J. M. Owens has completed his handsome residence on Main Street. The brick store at old Cross Hill, an old land-mark has been torn down wid removed to tho Depot and will lie occupied as a Drug Storo by Dr. Owens. At an election held on I ho 11th of February the following were elected Town Council for tho en suing twelve months: J. G. Wil liams, Intendant) w. M. Millor, P. II. Madden, M. T. Simpson, P. H, Pinson, Tho same Council have served for some years, and their re-election by an unanimous vote is an approval by the people of their administration. Good progross is being mado by the farmers in tho preparation of the land for the coming crop. SOftlRK, CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bear? tho (Signature of $15 REWARD. Fifteen Dollars' reward will bo paid for tho capture of ono Tom Boasloy, colored,who escaped from the ohaingaug on the 2Ht.h day of December, I8i)7- Said Tom Boas ley to be dolivored to the guards of the ohaingaug in Laurens coun ty. R. P. ADAIR, Jan. 20?id?4t. Supervisor. WILLIAM H. GLENN, Central National Bank Building, Spartanburg, S. O. Heal Estate, Bond and Stock Broker. Persons dosirieg to soli or buy Stocks will do well to consult htm. HINT IN TIME. You know now that you will want Garden Seed. Before de ciding where you will buy call and see our stock of Fresh Seed. The Laurens Drug Co. Todd Block. The Annual State Convention of tho Young Peoples' Society of Christian Endeavor will meet at Clinton April 1st, There will be young people and active Christian Endeavor workers present from all parts of Iho State, Also, Dr. Fran cis B. Clarke, of Boston, Mass.,the founder of this world-wide move ment will bo present. The Ohrist? Ian Endeavorers hero,are preparing to entertain the delegates.?Clin ton Gazette. We don't imagine ourselves "the only dent in the pan" but no om makes a better Cough Syrup than lied Flax?5O doses?25 (routs nt The Laurens Drug Co. - Seekers after gold are much dis appointed. Seeker* after health take Hood's Sarsaparilla and find it moots every expectation. No man or woman 0 in enjoy lifo or ac complish much in this world whilo suffer ing from a torpid liver DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the pills that cleanse that organ, quickly. B. F. Posey, wholesale and rohtil druggist. JOHNSON1!* ~ CHILL AND FEVER TONIC Cures Fever ' In One Day. Certainly you don't want to suitor this dyspepsia, constlpatiorl, sick headache, s.il low skin and loss of appetite. You have never tried DeWitt's Little F.arly Risers for these complaints or you would have boon cured. Thoy uro small pills hut great regulator*. B. F. I'osoy, wholesale and re tail druggist. "Women always cry at weddings ?the married ones because thoy know how it is themselves and the uiwmaiTicd ones because thoy don't. All the same you must have Bridal Presents and we sell Bridal Presents. Tint Laurena Drug (!o, CASTORIA For Infants and Children. Sunny Houth Stovos aro as good as they wore twenty yoars ago, but so much choaper. 8. M, & E. 11. Wllkos&Co. Freight paid $10.00 up. Tho need of a good Spring Mediane is almost universal and Hood's Sarsaparilla*exactly meets COTTON MILL LOCALS. Since my last notes the follow ing have moved from thin plaoe: Mrs. Milligram and family to Union Cotton Mills. G. W. Mea dows and family to Newberry Cot ton Mills. The health of this place is some better thau it was last week. Mr. Charley Franks has been quite sick, but he is able t<> !><? up again. The poor Pedestrian has also boon right bad off with tousiletis. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Compton, of Ora, visited their son, H W. OomptOU last week. Also, Miss Carrie Wiggins, of Clinton, has been visiting her sister, Mrs. E.A. Franks. Now, Mr. Slooum Qilson, 1 no tice in your dots bearing date February 8th, that Mr. O. P. Goodwin made n (lying visit home from th<' law manufactory. Now, Mr. Gilsou knowing that you are very precise in your manner of speech and knowing that it would greatly depress your feelings to know of any of your friends mak ing a statement t hat was erronous and especially so when you was to think of being the real author yourself. The thing I would like to know is ronlly how did Mr. Goodwin got from Columbia to his residence on Pea Ridge. Not a de tailed description of hisjjjournoy, but really did he fly? Pedestrian. Don't bolt your food, it irritates your stomach. Choose digestible food and chew it. Indigestion is a dangerous sickness. Proper oare prevents it. Shaker Digestive Cordial prevents it . That is the long and short of indigestion.? Now. the question is: Have you got indigestion? Yes, if you have pain or {discomfort after eating, headache, dizziness, nausea, offen sive breath, heartburn, languor, weakness, fever, jaundice, ?llatu lonce, loss of appetite, irritability, constipation, etc. Yes, you have indigestion. To euro it take Shaker Digestive Cordial The medicinal herbs and plants of which Shaker Cordial is composed, help to digest the food in your stomach. When your stomach is strong, earn will keep if so. Shaker Digcstivo Cor dial is for sale by druggists, price I 10oent9 to $1.00'per bott le. REEDY GROVE DOTS. After a silence of several weeks we again send you some dots from cur section. Mr. and Mrs. Oxner have the sympathy of the entire commu nity in the death of their only child, Floyd. Mrs. Oxner is not atal well at the present time. Mr. W. C . Golden and family have moved out of our neighbor hood. Wo are very sorry to lose t hem. Tho house thai Rev. P. .1. M. Osborno expects to occupy has 1.11 undergoing repairs and he will move into it soon. Messrs. James Anderson and Henry Bagwell after an extended absence have returned home. The public term of Reedy Grove school will close on March. "2nd. Mr. Rob Anderson has a fine lot of cattle at Mr. James Baldwin's, getting them ready for shipping. There will be an ordination of deacons and possibly of a minis ter at Reedy GrOVO sllOOl house next Sunday. We are glad that Rev. J. 0. Martin. M. D., has moved near enough for us to behold Iiis genial face occasionally. The members of Bethlehem Church seem very much pleased with their new preaeher, Rev. Mr. J 1 MVOfl. The farmers seem to be prepar ing for another large crop of cot ton. Mr. DeoaturMadden and family have moved into the I1OU6O form erly occupied by Mr. W.O. Goldon; Mr. Walter Madden and family are now living in the house that bis father occupied last year. A set of new and beautiful charts have been purchased by tho Trustees for the Reedy Grove School. We (hink that these charts will prove very beneficial. Mrs. John Golden is reported to be quite sick. Mr. John Davenport, and family have moved down from Princeton and are temporarily residing in the house with Mr. Strother Craw ford. You Know. 7d HN SON'S CHILL AND RIVER IONIC Cures Fey et In One Day. ASSIGNEE'S SALE, Unless sooner sohl at private sale, wo will sell at public ouf cry for ca-h nt Laurens Court House, S. C, on tho 1st day of Marehl 18D8, at II o'clock, u. m? assigned stock of Goods of s, S. Roy I, consisting of tin and iron r ware and the usual llnner*s ?up I plies, and also terra cotta pipes, j galvanized pipes, and tho usual supplies of a plumber. j. o. c. Fleming, Assignee. Lf3\VIS W. HIM KINS, Agont. OASTOniAo Bear? the The Kind You Havo Always Bought Signatur? /W , S\l$7Z^?T $100 REWARD $100. The readers of thiw paper will be pleased to know that there is at least one dreaded disease thai soieuoe has been able to eure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh.? Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medi cal fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the Byetem, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease and giving the pa tient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprie tors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any ease that il fails to cure. Address F. J. OHENEY, & CO., Toledo, 0. Sold by Druggists, 75c. OASTOniA. Boiub tho _^1118 Km(1 You 222 A'M>S ^0Ugilt IVB no longer supply our seeds to dealers to, sell again. At the same time, any one who has bought our seeds of their local deaK r dm inj: either iS>>6 or 1897 will be sent our Manual of ?? l-verytblng for the Garden" tor IMS npnn provided they apply by letter I I\L<L> ,md givo the name of the local merchant from whom they bought. To nil others, this magnifi cent Manual, evei 1 copy of which costs 113 30 cents to pl?U e In your hands, will be sent free 011 receipt ol Id cents (stamps) tocover postage. Nothing like this Manual has everbeen seen here or nbro td; it is a book of 200 page ., contains sot) engravings of seeds and plants, mostly new, and these are supplemented by <; full si/e colored plates of the best novelties < i the season, finally, OUR "SOUVENIR" SEED COLLECTION will also be sent will ml ;: irge to all appli cants sending 10 els. for the Manual who will state where they saw this advertisement. Postal Curd Appll . i ? " \\ : No Attention. SEE CHANGE IN % J. R. MINTER & SON'S ^ ? AI) NEXT WEEK. ^3 AN OPEN LET To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD "CASTORIA," AM? "PITCHER'S CASTORIA/' AS OUR TRADEMARK. /, DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," the same that has borne and docs now s/tt?~7 "" 011 every bear the facsimile signature of wrapper. This is the original " PITCHER'S CASTORIA,'' which lias been used in the homes of the Mothers of America for over thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is the hind you have always bought y/V/?*^/7T~ 0,1 and has the signal arc of O^a^x^^c^i^. wrap per. No one has authority from me to use my name ex cept The Centaur Company of which Chas. H. Fletcher is President. j, ^ y March 8, 1897. Q?U>~~? ??. ?>. Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by a< epl ig a cheap substitute which some druggist may (because he makes a few more pennies on it;, the in gredients of which even lie doe: not know. "The Kind You Have Always Bought" BEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF Insist on Having The Kind That Never Failed You. TM? CINT.UB COMPANY. ?T MURRAY STUCKT. NIM YORK OIT?. School Books id Of all kinds. New Books at Publishers prices. Good se cond-hand books at about hi\ price. New Home Sewing Machine; Not at Agents figures but Itrices to suit the hard times. Wi tave a first-class machine w< sell for $25.00 with a guaranj tee for 5 years. Will sell oj easy terms.