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Dr, Montague's Visit. At the invitation of the Wednesday Afternoon Club, Dr. B. A. Montague, the distinguished President of Fur man University, Greenville, lectured to a large und cultivated audience at the Knights of Pythias Hall on Sat urday evening1. Dr. Montague is a mas ter 01 graceful English and Is gifted with a striking stage presence and pleasing delivery. He spoke of woman a- -he figures in the history of the world and of her sphere in the activi ties of the present day. The lootUre was replete with sketches of women whOSO virtues and talents have made their names immortal. He com in diced on the important and hcnell ccnt Influence of woman in the home, saying that hanpy married life could onfj be founded upon mutuality of con fidence and that if wives were univer sally Intrusted with knowledge of the affairs of thoir husbands tho substan tial prosperity of the fa ally would bo greatly enhanced and that the inort gage blight resting on the homestead would in numerous cases be removed, lie paid a beautiful tributo to the waiting, Buttering women of the South during the war for Southern inde pendence and eloquently pictured the noble work of women teachers in mold ing tho characters of the you nor'and womon-as missionaries in disseminating tho 1 hrlstlan gospel In tho lands of heathen darkness. Dr. .Montague's lecture was very generally praised hy all who had the pleasure of hearing him. I>r. Montague occupied the pul pit Of tho Baptist church, both at the morning and evening services on Sun day. At the morning service ho lee tu rod to a large audience on the snb ipot of Christian education, speaking with great fluency and strength on the advantages which would follow to our land and government if the relig ious as well as Intel'ectual training of the youth ol the country wore more universal. At the olose oi the morning service,the pastor, Rev. J. I). Pitts, announced that the I'.aptist church, the beautiful edifice erected by the Baptist de nomination here In 18011 and which has been in use ever since would be formally dedicated to the service of ;'od on Sunday evening. Accordingly a union service of all denominations of the city was held at the Baptist church on Sunday evening, the large auditorium and Sunday-school rooms of the church being packed. Rev. .". D. Pitts. Rev. .Mr. Estes, Uev. Mr. "Woodward, prominent Baptist minis ters of the county. Rev.Robert Adams, of the Presbyterian church and Dr. Montague occupied tho pulpit. The services were opened by Rev. Robert Adams, after which Dr. Montague de livered a beautiful dedicatory ad dress. Rev. Mr. Pitts, who has been the beloved pastor of the church for over twenty years, then followed with a brief. Interesting address The ser vices closed with beautiful music ap propriate to this interesting and im pressive occasion. The Furniture Factory Soon tobe Built. TUB ADVEnTlSER has been inves tigating to some extent the possibili ties Of the successful establishment of a furniture factory In this neighbor hood. The information is gathered that in the town of High Point, North Carolina, there are over twenty of these factories In successful operation. Furniture is manufactured on a large scale at Tocoa and Rome Georgia ? Laurens county and the adjacent terri tory has large quantities of oak, pop lar and other valuable woods. The olty of Laurons is as closely lo cated with reference to the great lum ber regions of North Carolina as is High Point and equally favorable freight rates can be secured. There Is r>a furniture factory for this part of South Carolina and our city is sur rounded with prosperous towns by the score which each year buy an enor mous quantity of furniture. Our un derstanding is that a furniture factory is at no expense for fuel, the refuse material from the saws ami planes fur nishing an ample quantity. It is stated that a company with a capital of about (30,000 00 Is tobe formed. It would be an easy matter for business men to in vestigate for themselves whether or not it would pay. Such towns as High Point und Toeeoa are situated pre cisely as Laurens is with regard to the raw 'materials and freights. It would pay some of our business men to visit High Point and examine the condi tions. If it were found after careful enquiry that a thirty thousand dollar factory would probably pay. the con clusion is a necessary one that a hun dred thousand dollar factory, with relatively smaller tixed charges, would ( pay a great deal better. THE ?DVER rtTISER does net believe that any busi //ncsa man will or ought to interest him ? self financially in such an enterprise - V until he knows t horoughly what he is \doing, but it does seem to us that Lau rens Is wonderfully well located for the iuccessful establishment of such an en srprise if furniture can be manu ioturod at a profit in the South. If rnlture manufacturing will pay in tlie^e parts, it is certain that very soon it will bo undertaken by progressive business men in this part of South Caro lina. If there is anything in it, and in our judgment there is, Laurens ought to take the start and supply the furni ture for the rapidly increasing popu lation 'of the up-country. JOE MUM)AY Will deliver in the Opera House, on Thursday night, Feb. 1st, his famous lecture on?"People I Havo Seen." This is Mr. Mun da?'s masterpiece and you will laugh until you cry and cry until you laugh. This will be your last opportunity to hear this noted lecturer. He has recently been ro ordained to the full work of the ministry and is on his retiring tour from tho platform to devote his entire life to preaching. Seats on sale at Davis, Roper & Co. Ad mission 15, '25 and 35 cents. To The Ladies.?Come and seo our Lawns, Pique, Embroideries, Etc. Big line at popular prices. Laurens Merehantilo Co. For select groceries?phono 109. Cotton Mill Storo. Our .January lines exceeds all of ' our previous olTorings in desira bility, beauty and sttength. It presents the same sterling merit metit that has won favor in the past. We invite your inspection. S. M. & e. H. Wilkes & Co. Beautiful Hue of new spring ginghams just received. ?. B, Simmons. Before you forget it buy a bar rel of Obelisk Flour at Cotton Mills Store. See what is o tie red in the Fur nituro lino this week in tho "ad," of S. M. & E. H. Wilkos & Co. NOTICE. A special meeting of the sharehold ers of the National Hank of Laurens will be hold at their hanking houso in the city of Laurens, S. 0., on Tuesday, tho 20th day of February next, to da tormine tho question of amending the articles of Association, so as to provide for a Board of nino, instead of oight Directors, and if so amonded to oleet ono Director* Jno. A. Bakksdai.e, President. Jan. 10th 1900. Captain J. W. Clarke has deoided to continue the management ol the Ben Delhi Hotel which is good news to everybody lu Laurens Captain Clarke has inud? the Hen Delia one of the bent hotels in the state and Laurens OOUld ill afford to lose one of her most progressive and popular citizens. Court will convene next Monday morning, Judge O. W. Iluchunun, of Sumter, to preside. The criminal docket is heavy and there arc a num ber of important jury eases on the civil side or the court. 'I'UK AUVBKTISKK Calls attention to the advertisement or the valuable real estate for sale by liev. N. J. Holmen. This land Includes many valuable lots as well as handsome farms in the im mediate vicinity of the city. A line opportunity for invostmont is offered. Tho Huthor ford ton Presbyterian, an admirable denominational paper pub lished at R?ther ford ton, North Caro lina is on our exchange table. Kev. W, l{. M inter, a .-on of Captain . R. Minter, of Laurens,and a strong young preacher ami writer, Is one of the edi tors and business manager. Some valuable improvements have been made in the Clerk of the Court's oflloc. A part of the front oilloc has been railed off and a longdosk built and the result will he that the con venience of the public Is rauoh In creased. Mr. Add Branilett did the cabinet work and it is well done. it is rumored'agalu that Joseph A. MeCuliough, ol Greenville, will bo n candidate for congress from this dis trict. Mr. MeCuliough Is a very able lawyer and strong speaker. Ho is a na tlveof Laurens county und if he enters the race will command a strong follow ing. The people of the town of Simpson vllle, a town only ten miles from the Laurens line in Greenville county, m-o going to build a cotton mill to cost a quarter of a million dollar.-. Simpson vi 1 Us is a wee bit of a town, but Is lull of enterprise and thorough going business men. Col. Krank Hammond, of Greenvile, was in the city last Wednesday. Col. Hammond is the president of the People's Bank of Greenville and is at the head of the movement to build a cotton mill at Plckens. Col. Hammond is one of the ablest business men in this seotlon of the state and a director of the Hank of Laurens, one of our strongest financial institutions. Miss Emma Pauline Marshbanks and Mr. G. Walter Donning were married on the evening of the 24th in-tant at the residence of Mrs. C. M. Clark, On Main street- Kev. J. 1). Pitts performed the ceremony in the presence of the immediate friends of the contracting parties. Mr. and Mrs. Denning have the good wishes of a large circle of friends. Miss Mattie Mcdlock and Mr.Thomas Downey, of this city, will be married at the home of the bride, at Brewer ton, at three o'clock this afternoon. Miss Mcdlock will be welcomed to Laurens by a large circle of friends and Mr. Downey, who has been with the linn of .1 . ?. c Fleming & Co.,for a number of years is one of the best known and popular young business men of the city. A very nourishing literary club has recently been organized at Cross Hill. The club has some thirty members on its roll ami is studying enthusiastically on very interesting lines. Miss Lll Brown has been elected president of the Endymion Club, as it is called, the other oliiccrs being Mr. A. B. Uiley, vice-president, Mr. dames Pitts, sec retary, Mr. Edward Leaman, treasu rer, Mrs. MeSwain, critic, Miss Loulie l.t aman, monitor. Heath of Mrs. Ciiinii'igham. Mrs. W. N. Cunningham died at her home near Maddens last Wednesday and was buried on tin: following day at Mt. Pleasant church yard. Mrs. Cunningham was a sister of Mr. B. L. Henderson, of Mt. Gallagher, and a lady of the most beautiful Christian character. Her husband and two sons survive her and have the deep sympa thy of the community and friends all over the county. The Bar Meets. Last Thursday morning the Laurens bar held a meeting in the. office of the president, Col. B. W. Hall. The "Smith hill," the bill introduced by Repre sentative Smith to place the sheriff anil the clerk oi courton a salary basis was discussed. Tho sense of the bar was that the bill should not be passed In Its present form. The lawyers think that the fee system should con tinue as to all except criminal busi ness. Of the twelve or fourteen mem bers of the bar present, only one fa vored the hill The bar appointed Col. j. L. M. Irby to go to Columbia and present i's view to the Laurens dele gation and a telegram was sent to Senator Wallace requesting him to hold up consideration of the bill until their view of the bill could be communicated to the delega tion. Col. Irby went to Columbia Sat urday. The bar passed a resolution that civil jury trials should not he taken up until the second week of court.it being understood that the llrst week would bo consumed in criminal business. The Louisville he-union. The following press dispatch ap peared in the daily papers last week: "Louisville, Ky., Jan. 24.?Active work is being done in preparation for the annual re-union of United Con federate veterans, which is to he held beginning May :I0. The lower board of the council has made an appropria tion of $20,000 for the entertainment of the veterans and as much more Is to he furnished by public subscription. The latter fund has within a few days grown to over $7,000. A committee of 50, made up of the most prominent business men and Confederates of the city, has charge of the work of making the re-union an enjoyable one for the visitors and a credit to the city." The Advertiser will pay the ex penses to Louisville of the Confeder ate veteran pensioner of Laurens county who gets the most votes. Any body who clips a coupon from The advertiser can vote. There is abun dance of timo to vote for and o'??ct your friends. Sond in your votes. It doos not cost you a cont. Mrs. Josephine South, Irby P. ().,had this to say : "The Stove bought, of you about a year ago is the best Stove I ue lie,ve made?cooks with less wood than, any Stovo I over saw. I am perfectly satisfied." Sold only by S. M. & E. II. Wllkes A, Co. Bargains in children's shoes at O. B. Simmons. Agents for ?! & P spool cotton. O. B. Simmons. Don't forgot tho somi-annul clearance sale next week at Cot ton Mills Store. Just rocoived a big lot of school books. Also a large aseortmnnt of box papers, nil sizes and colors and at prices to suit the timos. A box of colorod papor, 10 conts, worth 2$ conts elsowhoro. Palmetto Drug Co. For Bale?Doslrablo residence and lot on Main Streot, in tho city of Lau rens, 8. 0i Terms easy. Apply to Jno. A. Barksoai.e, At National Bank. FACTS PERSONAL AND BRIEF NOT KS OF BECENT EVENTS. Mi>s Ida Fuller spent inst week with friends near Sardis church. Mrs. E. M. Matthews lias returned fron h visit to Atlanta. Col. J. Ii, M. irl.y visited Greenville last weok. Master Coke Gray lias returned from a visit to Richmond. Rev. Thomas Campbell, of Cross Hill, spent hist Wednesday in town. Gon. .1. G. Watts went to Columbia last Friday. The time for paying state and county taxes expired to-day. Mr. J. T. Holder.of Eden, was in the city Monday. Mr. w. w. Simpson, of Woodruffs, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Guy S. Garrett visited Spartan burg hist week . Mr. lt. E. Babb went to Greenville last weok. Mr. Thomas (J. Watts has returned to Atlanta. Mr. .lohn P.. Brooks went to <>ru last week to the llunter-Cralg wedding. Magistrate Cooper.of Waterloo town ship, was in the city Thursday. Mrs. R. L. Russell visited Spartan* burg last week. Mr. .lames Leak was in the city Thursday. Col. j. Wash Watts has written a strong letter to the News and Courier opposing the broad tiro bill. Mr. S. .W. Eowo, a prominent citi zen of Cross Hill township, was in the city last week. Mr. and Mrs. Davenport, of Ken tucky, are at Mrs. Miller's boarding house on Main street for a few weeks. Miss Mattle Kerns is at homo f om Clinton, where she lias been a. *Jol logo all winter. Miss Paulino Bishop, of Ninety-six, has accepted a position at Mr. W. P. Garrett's studio. Mr. and Mrs. .1. N. Wright, of Lis bon, spent last Wednesday with friends In tho city. Mr. W. F. Payne, of Cross Hill, re presenting tho Bradd Street Agency, was in the city last week. Judge Richard C. Watts passed through Laurens on his way to tJreen ville lnst weok. Miss Amelia Kennerly, of Ncwberry, has been visiting her sister. Mrs. T. E, Todd fcr the past ten days. Mr. John Sullivan, of Tumbling Shoals, was in the city last Wednes day. Master F.dwin Lucas has returned from a visit to his grandparents in Darlington couniy. Mr. Jesse Cleveland, Jr., of Spar tanburg, is spoken of as a candidate lor railroad commissioner. Mr. J. W. Gray,of Woodruffs, was in the city Sunday, the guest of Mr. N. B. Dial. Mrs. J. O. C, Fleming, of I.aureus, left with Dr. and Mrs. O, B. Mayer, of Newberry, for a trip to New York Monday. Mrs. S. L, Frlerson lias returned 1'rom a visit of several months to her daughters, Mrs. .1. 0. Garllngton aud Mrs. w. 11. Webb, of Spartanburg. Dr. R. E. Hughes and bride will ar rive in the city this week and he at homo to their friends at tho Ben Della Hotel. The Laurens steam Laundry Is already doing a large business. Its business last week amounted to more than for the two weeks previous. The handsome cottages built by the Laurens Cotton Mills and to ho rented to its otlicers aro nearing completion. The cottages arc models of taste and com fort. Governor McSweeney has refused to pardon Jim Golden, (manslaughter) and George Workman, (arson), now serving terms at hard labor in the Penitentiary. The cottage of Mr. W.A. Johnson on Church Street hns recently been painted and the premises much im proved. It is ono of the neatest cot tages in the city. Rev. T. B. Craig and wife of Foun tain Inn, wer?* in tho city last week on their way to Ora to attend the wed ding of Miss Mollie Hunter and Mr. Nlles A. Craig. The Groonville Convocation, of which the Episcopal clergymen of up per South Carolina are members, will convene with the Church of tho Epiphany, this city, on the 21st of Fehruary. Dr. F. G. Fuller, of Mountvillo, was in the city Monday. Dr. Fuller is ono of tho I t and most useful citizens that Laurons county has and his num erous friends are ah/ays glad to seo him. Mr.E.H.Wilkes,of the lirm of S.M. ?c E. II. Wilkes, the largest furniture and china dealers in this section, left for tiie North last Wednesday, where he will purchase a large line of furni ture. An interesting meeting was con ducted at Sardis church, below Clin ton,last weok by Uev.N. J. Holmes and Rev. S. C. Todd. The services were largely attendod and great interest shown by the entire neighborhood. Tho Seventh Circuit, of which Lau rens is a part, will bo called in the Supremo Court on the 23rd day of April and five clays will bo given to the hearing of cases from this Curcuit. in enumerating who now and success ful enterprises of Laurens last week, we nogloctod to mention the Laurens Rolling Mill, which under tho manage ment of Mossn . Machen and Martin has been and If a handsome succoss. The Daughters of the Confederacy will have a call meeting at the resi dence- of Mrs. W. E, Lucas at 3.30 on Friday afternoon. All members aro requested to come prepared to settlo tlioir duos. liev. L. M. Roper, of Canton, Ohio, a distinguished young divine and- a nntive of this county and a brother of tho Messrs. Eloper of this oity, has been called to tho pastorate of tho Spartanburg Haptist church. Edgar Babb. W. B. Knight, Lafay (Uto Johnson, II. F. Kopor and K. A. Cooper are young lawyers admitted to practice law in tho last year or two. All aro good and talonted men and either would serve the county faith - fully in the halls of legislation. Ohildress Brothers have one of the best equipped sale and livory stablos in the state. Thoy now havo on hand about a hundred head of mules and horses. People who nro In need of good stock will find it worth their while to consult them* NEW Garden Seed. We have received our Stock from the well known growers, I). Lau dreth & Sons. Prices are fast advancing. Buy now. You wont regret it. Last year's crop of Beans and Peas was so short as to have developed a famine, tho liko of which was never known before. We can sell in bulk Onion Sets, R??. wjiRc . . ' and Multiplying. Early Peas, Hunch and Pole Beans, Turnip, Corn and all Kinds of Seed in papers. Our motto is "Seed That Grow" and the great points about these we sell are their purity and strong growing qualities. We sell Landreths because they lit. re been In Ihr Seed Business Founded in 1784, Landreth Es tablishment, has the distinction of being one of the Thirty-two Firms or Corporations in the United States which has been con tinuously conducted by the same family for a period of time con necting Three Calendar Centuries, a record of business rectitude and commercial persistency exceeding ly rare, as is proven by tho very few business organizations which have stood the many financial strains and radical changes in business systems since colonial days. It should be needless to say that the quality is always the best they can grow or purchase. Their long continued business reputation is a guarantee of tho merits of the goods they sell. They cannot af ford to distribute anything sus pected of being questionable. Tho Landroth Establishment, while the Oldest Seod House in America, is, in its management, as young and as active; as any in its line of business. We claim to sell American grown seed in preference to the cheaper, imported ones. We are those who havo never tried Lan DRETh's to do it now. Cheapest, in the end because host in the bo ginning. Respectfully, The Laurens Drug Co. Druggists. 'Phone 75 Goods delivered. Tf)e Fleece of tl>e Lanofo Woven into comfortable Blankets makes warm comfort, for cold weather. The worst ol the winter is here and il is well to be prepared for it. 1 am selling All-Wool Household Blankets now for 1088 than you will be aide to buy tluun again soon. Supply yourself wit. this comfort while you can get thorn at the LOW PRICK 1 am selling them at. Yours respect fully, Jgi:.s Ask t" See Bed-room Suit No Wasi)ir)*gtot) Co?leiryt Lie comfortably in a poor bed. Neither can anyone else-?and thor cuse I'm* your having a poor one when you can buy this elegant s ^ IN THE PAST IN THK PRESENT IN THK R T?RE. P |?Uck's fStoves laijoi lRar|ges. This suit is finished in brass and hand carving, is made of the finest Golden Oak, and consists of :> pieces: Bed, Dresser and Washstand. The Chiffonier shown in cut is nol included at the $25.00 price. If you want the Chill'oneir we will make tin suit to you at the Low Price of $80.00. Tho glass in dresser is 2 I \ 80 beveled. Altogether this is the biggest snap ever offered, ll yon want, a genuinely good set of bod room furniture al a very low price you can't afford to miss this chance. Wo pay th*' froight on all purchases of JSIO.OO and up. m %^%-''tV?k^%. /f?^'<V*W%''%**y/*>&^* HIGH PRICES RECEIVE THEIR "WATERLOO" IN THIS STORE. FIN E FURNITURE OUR SPECIALTY. 1900 ?Pamn:n.mv^ ^zr 1900 Clearance Sale We have resolved to clear the decks, and when wc determine to do a thing we enter into it heart and soul. We want to clear every heavy vveighl garment out ot" our store in the IS(ext 30 Days. During this sale no goods will be charged to anybody, so do not ask for credit , or to lake goods oul to look al. Pay tor what you get and wc will return the money if they do not suit. We inaugurate this sale for two reasons: ll gives us time to balance our boOK for 1S99 and get our breath before launching out in the year 1900. With the ringing of chimes we bid good bye to 1899, and extend to the new year a hearty welcome. This store is very grateful for the generous patronage it his enjoyed . and we trust that we have earned your confidence beserving it. So good bye 1899. You gave us many new friends . and made us more solid with tho old ones. You proved again that such merit as lies in our business methods is bound to win. We pai l with you gratefully but ex pectantly . for we are sure 1000 will do mote tor its than von have done, DAVIS, ROPER & CO. UP-TO-DATE -4g Hardware Store. ^ Don't forget our No. V Stovo, with Forty (40) pieces for $7.60. Wo have a lot of Plows that we carried over from last year that we will soli al ?*'>'. oonts per pound. The market on Barb-wire is still strong. The prico is still advancing. N?>w would be a good timo to buy before the price gels higher, and get. your pastures made boforo you start your crop. We have a lot on hand and can by trading with us. Anything you need iu our line we will be glad for you t(i give u < a oa11. dust got ;ii a bij? lot of AXES. Wo are carrying the best line of AXES that could be bought. Best Prices raid for Hides and Hees-Wax. H0kV" Bring in your old harness and have them repaired. Old Joe is with us at his old stand up-stairs. Yours truly, MOSE LEY & ROLAND, Laurons, S. ('., dan. :>0, 1000. West corner, Public Square. J. ii. SULLIVAN, B. A. SULLIVAN, President. Manager. (CORPORATION,) A BIG LOT of Shoes from 00 to 85 cents. These Goods are rare Bargains. Wo handle the Ohas. Hisor's, hand-made, in all styles of toes for men. The Cincinnati Custom, made in all shapes for Ladiotf?this Shoe is a beauty. See our line of TRUNKS all sizes and prices. Boys' Suits from $1.00 to $4.00; Ladies Capes from $1.00 to $5.00 .lust received another shipment of Dove Hams?try thorn you will use no other brand. Buckwheat, Maple Syrup, Raisins, Citrons, Currents, Prunes, Etc. Now is the time to make your Fruit Cake. LAU RENS MERCANTILE CO ThUJ PLACE?Tonn BUILDING?formerly Todd <fe Huff's stand. i \ Have YoLl at) Eye Fof Business? if so, boo our Millinery, Cloaks, Capos, Undorwear, Cor sets. Hosiery, Gloves, Neckwear, ready mado Skirts, Waists, Notions, and the biggest lino of Fancy Goods for the Hol iday trade ever shown here And all al the I^ouJest Prices ('all and see us, and wo will convince you we are right' No trouble show goods. Miss Bessie Bramlott and Mrs. Emma Richardson arc with us and will lie pleased to see their friends. (Find the right place). JS/L Adams McCords' New Store, Laurens, S. 0. I First SrjouJifjg 1 ? ?OJ< 1 I Spring Embroideries I m ?and? fiSS I -M ALLOVERS, jn- j i>?j Sale will continue throughout the season with m m (jfjj); fresh attractions added from :0: i l,mc 10 llmc' I 1 THE HUB, I m m ?- Three Poors West Post Oflh