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The Advhktmkk Is In receipt of handsome Illustrated art editions of the Spartanburg Herald ami the Greenville Dally News. The Greenville Daily News mentions among the attractions of Groenville,on its third page, "a bar, th? peer of any in thestate." THE AOVEKTISKII has more or less thirst for more Htfht.. Kev. Dr. Thomas II, haw. of Spar* Innburg, was in the city Sunday to addro8stbo I aureus Auxiliary of the American Bible Society. On Sunday mor ning he preached an ablu and ill tores tiny sermon to a large eongregu tion at the Presbyterian church on Sunday evening addressed from the the sunn- pulpit the Bible So oloty. This lust service was a union service, the other ohurohos of the city being closod and their eongrega* tions and pastors present to hear Dr. La w. Swit/er ?Pierson. Mr. .lames S. Swit/er, of I.aureus, Was married to Miss Cora Pierson, of Woodruffs, at the home of the bride's paronts, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Pierson on the :tlst ult. Tho wedding look plaee in the evening ami was a very charming atTalr and largely attended by the friends and relative- of the contracting parties. Among tho guests from I.aureus were Misses Paulino, Lizzie and Clara Swit/er, the Groom's Bisters, Miss Maud shell. Messrs. G.?. Mo-eley, Luther Koper, John Brooks, (/linton Shell, .lohn Swit/.er, Thomas Bwlt/.er, ami Mr. \V. I). Byrd, of Ty lereville. Mr. and Mrs. Swit/er ar rived in Laurcns on Thursday and are at the home of Mr. Swlt/.or's mother on I.aureus street. The Furniture Factory Progressing. The movement to build a furniture factory in Laurens Is taking definite shape and Mr. 10. II. Wilkes, who is at the head of the enterprise is receiving great encouragoment from business in? n in Laurens and elsewhere I'he subscription hoolfs have only been open about three days, hut $8,000.00 in stock has been taken already and much more promised which is not as yet aotually on the hooks. Mr. Wilkes is a young man of line business judg ment and has made a specialty of the furniture buslllOSS for the last ten years. Ele is thoroughly Informed as to the profits lo be realized in furni ture manufacturing and will gladly give information lo anyone inter ested in the subject. 'I'he factory numbers amongst its stockholders so fur leading business men of the city, county andovening neighboring states. A business man from Baltimore in town a few days ago, hearing of the enterprise recognized a chance for a good investment and at once took a number of shares. A Carolina Girl In Marry. Cards have been received in the city to the marriage of Miss Marie Oalhonn Butler, daughter of Gen. and Mrs. M C. Butler, of this State at Washington on the I5lh of February, to Lieut. Hubert Whitehead Mo Nealy "f the U. S. Navy. M air led. On the evening of the 4th of Febru ary, in this city, Miss Mary Knight and Mr. Charlie Motte. Kev. .1. M. Shell, Olllcinting. The young couple have the good wishes of Tin: Anvr.u tis Kit fo- a great deal of happiness. Lost. A pair of gold spectacles on last Thursday between the public gquai'C and the residence of Miss Sue farrow. Finder will please return to this ol fiec. 1 .-olid ear load of Suits, Beds and Bureuus were rcceicvetl by S. M, iv B. II. Wilkes & Co. on Wednesday Jan uary llith ult., and from the quantity of goods pa'sscd by hero it must have been a very large ear load. WANTED?Empty Cottonseed Meal sacks at .'!? cent -. ( Ml and Fertilizer ('o. Laurcns, s. <'. Messrs. S. M. & LS. II. Wilke-s & Co.. Laurens, S. 0.: Gents: I am using one of your Stoves and have Leen for ten months 'and I am delighted with it. I don't believe that then; is any better st<?vo. Mrs. G. S. Babbett, Breworton, S, C. We are closing out winter un derwear at way down prices. Davis, Roper & Co. A big line of pants just re ceived at J. E. M inter A' Bro. Prices right. A l>ig line of shirts of all kinds can be found at .1. E. Minter & Bro. Buy your shoes at. -I. 10. Minter & Bro. when you want them to wear well. NOTICE. A special meet ing of the sharehold ers of the National Hank of Laurens will be held at their hanking house in the city of Laurens, S. C , on Tuesday, the 20th day of February next, to de termine the question of amending the articles of Association, so as to provide for a Hoard of nine, Instead of ei^ht Directors, and if so amended to elect one Director. JNO. A. BAIIKSDALKi Preside n t. Jan. Kith 1900. It's a great and weighty ques tion to a young man with ma trimonial intentions to know if he has money enough to fit up his house und have BOmO to spare.? Quo hundred dollars buys lots of household goods from im. Let us figure up your wants. S . M. & 10. H. Wilkes & Go. Administrator's Sale. Hy virtue of an order granted me hy ?. G. Thompson, Judge ol Probate for Laurens Counts, I will sell at Laurens C. IL, S. G.,on tho 23d day of Febru ary, H>0<?, commencing at II o'clock, a. in , the following personal property of the estate of Dr. .1. P. Simpson, dee'd, to wit: Medical Library, Surgi cal and Dental instruments, large Mi orOSCope, ollice Furniture, including Iron Safe, Horse and Buggy and three head of cattle. The Library, Inst ruments, office fur rflture, etc., will be sold at office in the Todd building, formerly occupied by Dr. .1 P.Simpson, and tin; horse, buggy and cattle immediately thereafter at livery stables of C. S. Fuller. Terms of sale- cash. W. \V. SIMPSON, Fob, a,?-.'it Administrator. Teachers' Exam ination. Ion for Teachers' i be held at Lau? iday, 28rd inst. it the law makes special oxamina Jwishing to teach f must attend. Ml. Mahtin, k of Education. Dreadful Casualty. Mr. Plokens Shoekloy was run over ami killed on Friday night last, aoar Barksdale's, in this county, by a south bound freight train from (Jreenvillo.? Tho body was terribly mangled. Mr. Shookley was the son of Sir. .lohn Shookloy, of Barksdale's. lie also leaves a wife and two children.? They have the sympathy of man) friends. Salcsdaj. Salcsday was dwarfed by the Bitting of i he < 'ourt. There wore few sales. The Methodist pasonage lot was sold and brought $1,775, Mr. \V. L.Gray being the highest bidder. Death of Col. Billard. Col. Goorge W. IHllard, died at his home in Jaoks Township, this county, last week. Col. Dil lard formerly practiced law at baurens, but for the last eight or ten years has been a member of the Oroonvillo bar. Ho was a brave sol dier of the Confederacy and many of his comrades will hear with sorrow of his death. The IMorose? "The Diocese'' the organ of tho Episcopal church of South Carolina onds the year of its renewed existence with the February number and cele brates that event by changing its form for the better, by enlarging Us bor ders and we trust Btroilgthlng its -takes. An increase of one-third in size with no increase in price is a good Stop forward. May it- progress ever be onward and its patronage upward. The Voting Contest. Sonic of our friends appear to mis understand how to vole in the contest for the free trip to Louisville. Any body can vote and as often as they choose until tbo contest closes in May To vote one need not be a subscriber to the i ap. r; one need not be a veteran Or a pensioner. Hut nobody can vote except on a ballot clipped Irom TlIK LAUKKNS A i>yi:i;tisi:i; and sent or brought to this office. Man, woman or child can vote as many times as they clip ballots. Write the name in pen cil or ink, on each ballot voted, of the veteran pensioner who is the choice of the voter. sf.uiois fikk. 'lite Fanners and Merchants lloiuled Warehouse Injured. At about 8.30 o'clock on Friday morning the Farmers and Merchants Bonded Warehouse was discovered to be on lire. 'The lire broke out on the left hand side of the door which was open and at the lime of the discovery was no larger than a man's hat. From twelve to fifteen men were in the room weighing cotton when the lire was tirst observed. The warehouse is near the track of the C. & W. 0. Railroad and as the froight train had just pulled out for Greenville, it is thought that a spark from the engine caused the lire. The building con tained about a thousand bales <>f cot ton and about two hundred bales were seriously injured by fire ami water. The damage to the interior of the warehouse is heavy also, though there is no trace of the tire visible from the outside of the building. The Warehouse and cotton were both amply insured, but it i- impossi ble to learn at just what figure the lOSS is estimated. The warehouse was owned by a slock c< inpauy of which Mr. II. K. Cray is president and in which leading business men and farm ers of th ? city and county arc inter ested. tin: COURT. Promptly at 10 o'elook A. M. Mon day morning, the Court of General Sessions and Common Pleas was called to ordor, Jud;o (.). \V, Buchanan, pre siding. Kol lot lor Sense and Mr Camp* bell, Stenographer, always prompt, were In their places. The Grand Jury, a very intelligent body Ol men. was duly organized, Col. J. I) M. Shaw being designated as Foreman. There are fifteen prisoners in the Jail and the criminal call r.dar wl 1 1 e largo, as many defendants are on bail. There is however, no case oil th- criminal side of large interest, but it is pro bable that this branch of the business will abs rb the week. Judge Buchanan delivered a lucid and able charge to tho Grand Jury.? He emphasized that a Grand Juror should bo endowed with gfod moral character and superior intelligence and courage, having to conserve iho great interests of society, its peace, property anil good order. A i this writing several minor cases have been disposed of. <>n Monday af ternoon In the case of the State vs. Jenny Leak, et ab. malicious mis ch ief, a motion was made to quash the indictment on various grounds: that iho Grand Jury was organized with sixteen members instead of eighteen; that the witnesses tent before the Grand Jury were not sworn in: that the Solicitor was not authorized to administer the oath to them: that one member of tho Grand Jury was drawn as James A. Dean, and organized as Jas. M. Dean. Mr. Irby, of Irby A Babb, made the argu ment for the motion, Solicitor Sense, replying brieliy, and the Judge over ruling the motion in a very few words He said that he had not looked into the authority for the Solicitor SWrar ing witnesses for the custom was "hal lowed" in this State. At this writing Hen Cunningham, colored, is on trial for nnoder. It was a Christinas frolic, when a pistol acci dentally discharged and killt (I a man. In this case the plea is no doubt gen uine. WORK OK TUB CRAN'D JURY. State vs. Amy Crawford ? Assault and battcr.y with intent to kill. .*.'I0 line or serve 'ID days in the State Pen itentiary or county Jail. State vs. Fd Irby?Assault and bat tery, with intent to kill. True Bill. State vs. II. 10. Davis Assault and battery, with intent to kill. True Hill. state vs. John Fowler Resisting an oMcer, with Intent to kill. True Hill. state vs. jenny Leak, Martin Boyd and Joe Hell ?Malicious mischief to Railroad coaches. True Hill. State vs. Robert Harris ? Sealed Sentence opened . fine $200.00 or 8 months on public works or in State Penitentiary. State vs. Robt. Hill Hnusobreaking and larcency. Nol. Prosd. State vs. Ruf US Dundy? Burglary.? Nol. prosed . State, vs. MO80 Williams Murder. True Bill, State vs. Darcy Bolt, alias Adolphufl Bolt ? Housebresklllg and larcency. True Bill. State vs. F.dinund Henderson, Jim Wi tts and Newton Wright ? Hoiihc breaklng and larcency. Truo Bill. Slate vs Hen Cunningham?Murder. True Bill. NOTICE, FOH BALK?Desirable residence anil lot on Main Street, in tho city of Lau ren*, S. C. Terms easy. Apply to JNO. A. Bauksdam:, At National Hank. Wo are sole agonta in this city for the famous Jnnness Miller bIiooh. Seo tho job lot in ladion line shoos, si/os 2, 24 and 8, worth from $2.00 to $8.00 now going at OS cents. Davis, Ropor ds Co. Jreo tho nobby Hats in eight colors at Davis, Roper & Co. FACTS PERSONAL AM) BRIEF NOTES Ol RECENT EVENTS. Mr. J. Ken wick Anderson, of Hunt ington, was in the city last week. Mr. Marion Moore, of Waterloo, wa in the city last week. Mr. J. T. Harris, of Harris Lithia Springs, was in the city Wednesday. The crowd was here on Saturday lust in full force. Hon. George Johnstone, Of New berry, is in attendance upon the Court. Mr. and Mrs. John Davenport spent a lew days in Spartanburg last week. Miss Ethel Flnoh has returned from an extended visit to friends in Florida. Mr. W. E. Lucas visited Washing ton hist weok. Mr. R. C. Davis, a prominent citizen of Clinton, was in the city Monday. Mr. W. W. Hall spent Monday in Greenville. Messrs. B. L. Clardy and T. L. Mon roe spent Sunday at Greenwood. Miss Lee Nelson is visiting friends in Anderson. Mr. \v. Weils Simpson, of Wood ruffs, is in town this week. Mrs. Anna K. Simpson spent a few days with Mrs. VV. N. Wright, in Brooklyn, last week. Misses Emmie and Sara Jenkins, of Augusta, Ca., visited the Ml8808 Webb last week. Mr. and Mrs. S. J.Simpson, of Spar tanburg, visited Col, and Mrs. H. Y. Simpson in tho early part of the week. State Constable Ed McCravy has been transferred from Seneca to Lau rens. Rev. N. J, Holmes was in the city last week. He is now conducting ser vices at Holly Grove. Mr. Perry Wright, of Walhalla, vis ited his parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Wright last week. Kev. J. I). Pitts went to Clinton Sun day to assi-t Kev. Mr. Parrott, of the Clinton Baptist church in conducting services Sunday evening, Mr. Carl Wbarton, a student of Furman, spent last week at his home at Waterloo, recuperating from the Ills of vaccination. Little Miss Cornelia and Master Benedict Mayer, of Newberry, are spending a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jones. Mr. T. H. Nelson has moved his slock of goods into the store under the Ben Delia, vacated last week by Mr. Sitgreaves. Mr. 11. A. MoLood, of Sumter, has ncoepted the position of pharmacist, at Dr. Posey's drug store, recently va cated by Mr. Mitchinor, who has gone to Abbeville. The Presbyterians of Clinton havo begun the erection of a twenty-live thousand dollar church, which is to be one of the handsomest churches in the state. Miss Laura Vance, of Clinton, who is visiting Misses Louise and Lillio Vance, of Columbia, was one of tho belles at the South Carolina College German on Friday evening. Cock Robin is on his annual round For lift ecu years he has not been in full force, due largely to the <lo Strucilvo proclivity oi tho Southern small boy. Let him be restr; inod. Judge K C. Watts after a hard working term at Greenville, .-pent Saturday night with his brother, Maj. W. A. Watts in the city and has gone toCheraw to see his family. The firm of Armour & Co., havo sent out announcements of tho death of Philip D. Armour, dr. a member of the tirm. The house represented In this city by J. W. Jones. Mr. K.D.Nance, a prominent planter of Cross HIP, lost his barn and its contents by an accidental lire on Fri day morning. The loss to Mr. Nance is heavy, and he has tho sympathy of his numerous friends in his misfortune. Fannie Willi.i as, colored, was killed by her husband, Mose Williams, dur ing last weok, with a shot gun. The finding of tho jury of Inquest fixes only the fact of killing, but Mose is in Jail and the case awaits the result of the Court now in session. Hon. I). Wade Anderson, of Water loo, was in the city on Saturday. Tho years sit light'y on his shoulders as they should, for he was one of the men who as a member of the Wallace House helped to redeem the S'.atc In 1870. Mr. J. E, Normont, the genial and accomplished representative of the News and Courier, was in tho city Sat urday and enjoyed the "chemically pure" atmosphere of Tin: A?VER TISEB. Charleston will hold an Exposition in 1001. The whole. State will gladly learn of this. It is a charming city. Distinguished for elegant and unique talent for hospitality, tho city boasts a splendid body of business men. At Charleston and Charleston people at the helm the proposed Exposition will be a 81100088 worthy of^he new Cen tury. On Saturday night on Captain J. M. Rwit/.or's plantation, four miles from Barksdale s, Hosea Park, colored shot and it is thought fatally wounded Andy Madden. Several negroes were engaged in the scrap which was about a mule, and it is understood that the. plea of self defense will bo made. Park was brought to town and lodged in jail Monday morning, On Saturday morning last In clean ing an old we'll on promises formerly owned by Arlana Young, who died nine months ?ince, the body of a col ored male infant was found. Tho body was enclosed in a common bag aud from appearances had been in the well some days. The well had been dis used for months. An Inquest holden Sunday resulted In the arrest of Pearl PinoknoV and Isabella Blanton, col ored. The question will be If the Child was born alivo ami if there was foul play. At the suggestion of Miss Nora Smith, a bright pupil of the Laurens Graded Schools last year, tho children of tho grades which had Studied 1'ni ted States History, contributed a small sum each to tho Jefferson Davis monu ment fund. Tho children responded with onthusiasm to the suggestion and, the plan has been spoken of to othor schools of the state and has hcon urged hy the Richmond papers upon tho at tention of the teachers ami pupils of tho Virginia schools. So from the pa triotic spirit of this bright young lady a far reaching and splendid movement has been set In moiion. For Work. Judge Buchanan flxod as working hours from 9 110 A. M. to 1.H0 P. M. and from 8 P. M. as the business of the Court demands. NEW Garden Seed. Wo havo received our Stock from tho well known growers, I). Lau? dreth it Sons. Prices aro fast advancing. Buy N<?\\. You wont regret it. Lust year's crop of Beans and Peas was so short as to have developed a famine, the like of which was never known before. We can sell in bulk Early Peas, Hunch and Pole Beans, Turnip, Corn and all Kinds of Seed in papers. Our motto is "Seed Thai' Grow" and the great points about these we sell are their purity and strong growing qualities. We sell Land roths because thoy have been Founded in 1784, Land roth Es tablishment, has the distinction of being one of tho Thirty-two Finns or Corporations in tho United States which has boon con tinuously conducted by tho same family for a period of time con necting Three Calondar Centuries, a record of business rectitude and commercial persistency exceeding ly rare, as is proven by tho vory few business organizations which have stood the many financial si rains and radical changes in business systems since colonial days. It should be needless to say that t he quality is always the best thoy can grow or purchase. Their long continued business reputation is a guarantee of the merits of the goods they sell. They cannot af ford to distribute anything sus pected of being questionable. The Landreth Establishment, while the Oldest Seed 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 oheapor, importod ones. We an' those who have never tried Lan dreth's to do it now. Cheapest in the end bccauso best in the bo ginning. The Laiirens Drug Co. Onion Sets, wjiito Mill till ami Multiply lug. Respectfully Druggists. 'Phono T."> (tomls dolivored. Big H|K' ?f new S^nihro?d? eries Just received, pret tiest ever in Laiircns, and I lie price is right. Come and1 see tliein. Oi B. Siia>aons. Say I Wrjo's Yo?r Pants Maker? 2)iel Yo? Ever Try Otir Finely Tailored TYo?seTs? 1 hey stand ih<' wear and tear?the sit down and get up strain. Don't von want a new pair i<> help wear <'tii ihe Coal and Vest. "We are K,eetcly for You ISTo-w It you are particular about the kind of cloth that goes into your pants, particular about tb how much change you will have left, then we can satisfy von. cut and make, of particular about ?V1S? ROPER & 00 The rui in men I of Every Promise, ICvory word considered a sacred promise: tho appreciation' ? >t' our customers' friendship; those tilings have woddodj this store to the people, havo made our interest mutual, and beneficial alike to tho public and ourselves. Bed Boom Suits I2.U8 to #100.00. Sideboards 8.05 to #80.00. Dinning rabies 1.50 to #20.00. ( ouches 2.25 to #24.00. FEBRUARY BRIDES WILL P1XD Their hopos of n porfeel home no idle dream, the means may bo small, you'll lind lltal win us to make an estimate on t he lining of your you, from Kitchen to Tailor that the cost little. for all bough ii you have In usi ?mind will bo very Laurens, s. r T. N. Rarksdalo bogs to announce thai he lias added to hi.s business a fully equipped and vv< ll-appointod lino of A handsome HEARSE hau boon purchased. In tho conduct of funorals. good taste and judgment, will govern and patrons are promised ofHoiont and prompt, sorvico. A very large stock of Caskets, all prices and sizes, kept on hand. T. 1S^. ?arksclale. East-sido of Public Square. The Block of funeral supplies is kept on the tloor with Mr. Barks* dale's line of vehicles. Mr. lt. I*. Mi him has general OhftrgC Of these depart .iii - and calls, day or night, Sundays and week days, will have instant atten tion. At nights or Sundays, 'Phono Mr. Mlhim's residence. F f I>on*t MV.v I3xpei*imen tH on Vonr Crops, i $ i rr BUY FERTILIZERS That have been tested with satis factory results. ?If Yoi wax i in \:<v.. coNsur/r AUGUSTUS HUFF, who soils ilio following woll-known IIrands ol' the Virgin,a-( urollnn Ohomioal Company, and who will ho glad t" u< you : \n n li mi /- ? CHKItOKKK ACJI) PlfOS Oi'oonvillo Fort i/or Co,? ',;,?, ' ' , ??.,??,..,., ....,....,??? MIA I KS, with I'D AMI. ( ' I i !''IOMAI" Allison A Addison' ?.?...,,,..,. ??HiVffi r V. i - ? v/; Chi.n Kortilixor < o.'s m- m vvn 1 (4,?' chicoua ammoniATHP DISSOLV ED BONK. SUPKN PHOSPII VTK. Buy early and get in your Goods before the Rush. AUGUSTUS HUFF, t AGENT, Laurens, S. C.