Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A iappy New Yum-, and happy ad vent, for all our readers, Into the new century. A Laurent) Hoy Wins Out. We are not surprised to lind tho sub ("ect of the following notice command* ng the confidence of ids adopted eoun ty: The new Clork, Mr. C. R. 1). Burns, was born in Laurens county, South Carolina, on tho l*th day <>f November 1861. Ho moved t<> tins county with his parents in 1872. In 1000 be ontered the race for Clerk of Court and was elected for a term of four ye vs. Mr1 Burns is naturally accommodating and pleasant In his Intercourse with his people. We predict for bira a prosper* ens mid successful career as the third Clerk of Court in Ooonee's oflioial calendar." Keowee Coupler. Hon. < >. I*. Goodwin, of Laurons county, S C , arrived in town Wednes day night to spend the Christmas holi days with his relatives, tho Kays and franklins Mr. Goodwin was elected State Senator to represent Lauroas county at the ki*t election, and is a prominent figure in South Carolina politics Florida,Kissimee Valley Ga zette. NOTICE. The llrm of A. A. Madden & Co., ia this day, the 19th day Decem ber, 1900, dissolved by mutual consent. All debts contracted from this date for ward I am not responsible for. A. A. Madden, M. 1). HONOR ROLL of Laurens Graded School for the month ending Dei-ember 7th, lOOOi First Grade: Emeline Boyd, Edmonla GiUTctt. Alberta Kiddle, Ruth Dial, Helen Taylor, William Bruce Copeland, Moore Dial, C harles Fleming, Shell McDaniel, Walter O'Doll, Henry S? vorman, .lames c. Todd. Second Grade: Mamie Boyd, Jennie Fleming, Marie Gray, Shir'ey Mix Kathleen ulllvan, F ank Ca!no, Rich ard Chlldrcss, Frank Martin. Clarke Minier. Busseil M inter,Oslo Sitgroaves Third Grade: Fay Balenline, Mamie Crows, Pearl ? < lardy. Edith O'Dell, Elizabeth Simpson, Marie Taylor, Fred Campbell. Wi lie McDaniel, Henry Irby, Jack McCravy, HartRlchey. Fourth Grade: Sarah Baob, Jessie Boll Toccoa Calne, Helen Crisp, Lucy Goggaus, Laurens Barksdalo, John 13 'ksda'e, Roy Cray, Charles Mose lov. Diehard Simpson, Den Sullivan, Fifth Grade: Wossie Dee Dial, Annie Diamond, Lillian Peterson, Julia Rid dle, Ethel Simmons, Mamie Talbort, Samuol Fleming. Sixth Grade: Josephine Fuller, Daisy Sullivan, Robert Eichelberger, Stobo Young, Seventh Grade: Lorco Boyd, Eliza Calne, Blanche Elliott, Nellie Miller, Annie Kiehey, Josie Sullivan, Dosa Wright, Frank Crisp, Grover Peterson. Eighth Grade: Eva Fike, Lint Jones. Ina Little, Grace Simmons, Annie Sit greaves, Edna Sit greaves, Clarence Bramlott, Charles Kern, Helton Thoma son. Ninth Grade: Agnes Adams, Mary Belle Babb, Nannie Harnett, Kinma Ferguson, Julia Ferguson, Jessie Rix, Rhett Babb, Carl Barksdalo. Tenth Grade: Wash Jones. J. B. Watkins, Supt. Volcanic Eruptions Are grand, but skin Eruptions rob life of joy. Buoklen's Arnica Salve cures them, also old, running and fever tores, ulcers, boils, felons, corns, cut*, warts, bruises, burns, scalds, chapped hands, chilblains. Host pile cure on earth. Drives out pains and aciies.? Onlp 25 cents a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by The 1.aureus Drug Co, Every visit to our store gives you a chance at the line gold watch. W, A. Johnson. Bargains in men's and boys' clothing at O. H. Simmons. A Powder .Mill Explosion Removes everything and so do drastic mineral pills, but both are mighty dangerous. Don't dynamite the deli cate machinery of your body with calomel, croton oil or aloes pills, when Dr. King's Now Life Pills, whloh are gentle as the summer breeze do the work perfectly. Cures Headache, Constipation. Only 25 cents at The Laurens Drug Co. Wc would rather leave the half un told than to overtoil our story. Tho low prices are not the least attractive feature of our goods. W. A. Johnson, the Jeweler. A Christmas Jubilee will be held in our store every day from now until Christmas More useful crlfts than you will lind in any other store I ?avis. Roper & Co If you are in the dark as to .vbero to buv Lamps eomo to Laurens and see S, M. A; E. H. Wllkes' lino from 1)8 :ts. to *7.50. A new hat for Christmas would not be out of place if bought at our place Davis, Roper & Co. Christinas presents for your wife, sweetheart, husband and all tho chil dren at Mrs. Adams. Tho most appropriate Nmas pres ents at W. A. Johnson, the Jeweler. Each visit to his store gives you a chance at the prize gold watch. $10.00 suits to $5.00; $10 00 nui's for $0.25, at Cotton Mills Store?from Dee. 10th to 25th. Don't fail to go to 0. H.Simmons and got one of the $1.25 ladles street hats at 75 cents. ATTENTION! ATTENTION!! Teachers and Scholars of Laurens County* Wishing to srve you money, as well as to supply you with the latest books, we havo put in stock Johnson's Read ers, Loo's Histories, Ginu's Arithme tics and Froy's Geographies. Glad to havo you call. Palmotto Drug Co. NOTICE TO EXECUTORS, ADMI Nl ST RA TO RS GUARDIANS, AND TRUSTEES. Executors, Administrators, Guard* i ians and Trustees are notified that the time for making their annual returns will begin on tho lirst day of January next and may govern themselves ac cordlngly. Q q t?0MPSON, J, P, L. 0 . Doc. 1, 1900.--It. A Stampede. Fire works became Ignited Saturday afternoon in front of Bennett's storo, while the square was plive with half a thousand people and hundreds of vebi clesand every possible son of team. Can non eraekers and all manner of smaller fire works simultaneously exploded, the lire bell rung out, the department got 0U( its appliances, moles and horses', men, women and children heeamo fren /.led and the great square had Buoh a commotion as tho old century has not known. When quiet was restored, for tunately, and very luckily, the damage was small. Mr. Ollnton Shell, a clerk of Mr. Bennett) was severely hurt in the face by a rocket, but it is hoped not jerious'y. A half do/en buggies were smashed. Mr. Bennett's loss is about -f70.t)0. It was near boing a most serious calamity. A Public Library lor the City. The ladies of the ''Wednesday Af ternoon Club," this city, desire to see ostablisheda Public Library, and have $40.00 which they will contribute ay a (nucleus. A public spirited merchant has tendered a convenient and suitable apartment froe of charge for such time as may bo needed. The patriotic pur pose of these ladies, so generously sup ported should not he defeated, and wo bospeak with the greatest conlldence, the CO-Operatlon Of our entire people, men and women? No cause could more Strongly appeal to them for hearty support. Hooks and money may he contributed and the officers and mem bers of the Olub will receive thorn gratefully. Tin: AdvERTISKR is as sured that there are more than a thou sand books that tna\ he contributed without Inconvonlence to owners. Lot every citi/en do Iiis or her duty and a noble agency for the development of our young people is secured. Whli Gary Killed On t ho ilth of December, Whit Gary, H colored man of 7li years, six miles South of Clinton, was shot by a young white man, Martin Mllam. He died from the wounds on tho 17th inst. Tho : rouble occurred on a path In a planta tion, the only witnesses boing negroes. i) inquest was held by Coroner Fer guson Mllam has not been arrested, hut it is said that he will surrender at Court and stand his t rial. A New Order in Hie City. A charter, Conclave of the Knights i'f Damon was organized in the city on t'.e evening of the 14th Inst. The fol owing oflloors were chosen for the en suing year: O, B. Simmons, Comman der; C. L. Poole, Vice Commander; W. I*. Caine, Sec. and Collector: R. W. Davis, Treasurer: Q. M. McDaniel, Pro hate: W. E. Meng. s. W.j II. M. Bur dine, J. W.: O. W. Babb, Secretary: R. E. Hughes. M. 1). Insurance, we believe, is a paramount feature of tho order. A Plea lot a Worthy Cause. Because of the seeming neglect of some of the members of the U. I). C, I have been appointed ami feel strongly impelled to point out B me of the rea sons for greater devotion to the glo rious c uise and urge stronger convic tions along that line. In I ho first place, every cent paid into the treasury reaches the object for which it is In? ?ended None of it is wasted in officers alaries or spent needlessly. Every Chapter aftor paying 10 cents per capita each to national and state dues, has the right to place the remainder where thought best by the majority. The dlfferont Chapters, North. East, West and South arc working earnestly nd well -not to engender bitterness i.r strife between the sections, but to preserve as a holy heritage to those who are to come alter us, the true his tory of the noble part home by the ' south in tho Civil War. The Daugh ters have rescued the cemeteries of Hull Run and Appomattox and othors of our bloody battle grounds, (for their name is legion) from crudest neglect and put about them strong enclosures, made neat and inviting and marked ( tho graves of thousands of Southland's heroes, who died unattended by moth er, wife or sister: w hose last sound of earth was tho roar of battle and shriek < of wounded and dying comrades:whose i last look mot fcenes of indescribable lioiror. Daughters of the Confederacy, keep up the museum at Richmond, eiect monuments, inscribo tablets to 1 tho memory of their dead. Others who in their thought lor the dead, would not forget, to cmv for the living, , prefer to raise funds to educate the orphans of our veteran heroes or aid the destitue, who through no fault of their own arc broken in fortune,health and spirits. It is the Daughier.- who help to provide homes for the home les , and hospitals and nicdicinef. and nurses in sickness. Many a discour aged broken ono is giver, employment) many a poor ambitious child is edu cated. Daughters of the Confederacy) heiresses of i lust cause! born to per petuate its momory, preserve its relics and hold its principles as sacred as our own honor and to support and encour age with our means love and sympathy for the past dwindling ranks of bur viving heroes. Behind our veterans no pomp, power or patronago of an im perial government stands, no plethoric pur66 dispenses public patronago or boun'.cous pension to our war worn warriors. I n the name of the God of battles if we must forget our heritage and forfeit our hirthright to hold in deepest revort-nce this sacred princl ple and contribute our annual mite to its support, lets wait until tho last snowy head and bade scarred form marches down into the valley of the shadow and ro*ta under tho shade of the tree." Lets not add to the sting of defeat and bltti rnoss of surrendered hopes that of lack of sympathy and ap preciation from those for whom they fought. a Daughter. Ills Life was Saved. Mr. J. E. Lilly, si prominent citizen of Hannibal. Mo., lately had a won derful deliverance from a frightful death. In telling of i' he says: ' I was take.i with Typhoid Fever, that ran into Pneumonia. My lungs became hardonod. I was so weak I couldn't even sit up in bed. Nothing helped me. I expected to soon die of Con sumption, when I heard of Dr. King's New Discovery. One bottle gave groat relief. I eontlnuod to use, it, and now am well and strong. I can't eny too much in its praise. This marvellous medicine is tho surest and quickest cure in the world for all Throat and j Lung Trouble. Regular sizes ;">0 cunts and $1.00 Trial bottles free at Lau rons Drug Co. Mrs. Adams has a Xmas present to suit every body from 6 cents to $10 00. RHEUMATISM - ( ATAHUH, AHE I!loom DISEASES-CURE FREE. It is tho de<?p-seatod obstinate casos of Oatarrah or Rheumatism that B. B. 4i. (Botanic Blood Halm) cures. If doc tors, sprays, liniments, medicated air, blood purifiers have failed B. B. H. drains out tho spcclie poison in tho blood that causes Rheumatism or Ca tarrh, making a perfect cure. If you have pains or aches in bonos, joints or buck, swollen glands, tainted breath, noises in the head, discharges of mucuous, ulceratlon of tho membranes, blood thin, get easily tired, a troatmont with H. B. ?, will stop every symptom by making tho blood pure and rich. Druggists $1.00. Trial troatmont freo by addressing BLOOD PALM Co.. Atlanta, Ga. Describe troublo and freo medical advice given. Visit tho Store of W. A. Johnson, tho Jowoloi;, and got a chanco at tho Dia mond sot watch. We always head. If you need the new school books we keep them in ?took. Palmetto Drug Co. FACTS PERSONAL AND BRIEF NOTES OF RECENT EVENTS. Mr. T. H. Wobb is iu tho city. Mr. Lehuid G. Kenndy is in the city. Dr. Twitty, of Rutherfordton, N. C, is the guest of Captain J. VY. Clarke. ?Miss Mary McCarloy arrived in the city Saturday to spend the holidays. -Miss holla Thompson, of Spartun burg, is visiting Mrs. W. E. Lucas. Mrs. S. I . 'Frlorson has returned from a visit to Spartanburg. Rev. W. S. Holmes visited Spartan burg last week. Mr. .lames Mieter, of Sodalia, will will be in tho city for the holidays. Mr. Jack Sltgreaves, of Greenville, will be in the city for Christina*. Mr. and Mrs. Casper Smith, of Wa terloo, were in the city lust week. Mr. S. P. PaiTOtt has returned to the city after an absence of several weeks. Mr. WiHio Uichardson is in the city for the holidays. Mr. Henry Holmes is visiting bis mother, Mrs* S. P. Holmes. Mr. Allister Q Holmes, of Pendle tOIl, is in the city. Mrs. M. P. Willis, of Greenville, is visiting in the city. Dr. DoFoix Wilson, of Spartanburg, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Long. Mrs. J. C. Qarlington and children of Spartanburg, uro visiting in tho city. Miss Galbraith, of Spartanburg, is the guest of Mrs. Alex. Long, in Brook lyn. Mr. and Mrs. J, T. Jdmson, of Spar burg, are visiting at Mr. H. W. Ander son's. Miss Sallio Watkins returned from Ash vi lie OL Saturday to spend the holidays in the city. Mr. Medien has accepted the posi tion of book-ke.jper at the Furniture Factory. Mr. Jim Benjamin has moved from Brooklyn to a cottage on Main Street near tho dopot. There are several 6\voll social af fairs on tho programme for Christmas Week. Mr. Edwin Lucas, President of the Walhalla Cotton Mill, is visting his brother, Mr. W. E. Lucas. Messrs. James W. Hondcrson, of this city, and Jarnos E. Woods, of Sullivan, will be deputies for Sheriff Duckctt. Miss Mary Bellinger, of Gudsden, Alabama, is the guest of Misses Marie gene and Lillian Caine. Mr. and Mrs. Prank Kvnns and chil dren of Spartanburg, are at Dr. J. A. Barksdale 8 for tho holidays. Mr. Conway Dial is building a hand some residence near Cross Hill, whoro he will resido in future. Mrs. Rufus Dnnlup, of Mountville, v\as the guest of relatives in the city last week. Miss Mary Boyd is at home from the College for Women, Columbia, for the holidays. Misses Willou Gray and Mary Pike, students at tho Columbia Female Col lege, are spending Christmas at homo. Mr. Albeit Todd, who is a law stu dent at the South Carolina College, is in the city for Christmas. Thorc were services at the Episco pal church on yosterday,ChristmusT)ay, at eleven A. M. Mrs. 0. C. Fuller and Miss Mamie Sue Wharton, of Waterloo, wcro In the city last week. Mr. John Mills had bis eight line boys in the town yesterday all in a row. They run from 13 down to 1 and are a noble coterio. Wo have hurried Tin: ADVERTISER this week to give our faithful co-labor ers, tho typos, a llttlo taste of kind, generous, noble old Santy. Misses Louise Rickey, Meta SuMl van, Muriegeno and Li I let te Ca'nc, Emma Qudgens and Heesie Todd arc at home for the holidays. Mrs. C C. Fcatherstono gave a beau tiful reception at her charming homo on upper Main street on Friday after* noon. Misses Lil Harrisand Ida Fuller gave their pupils at the mill school a Christ mas tree on Friday. The little folks spent a vory happy afternoon. Mr. W. E. Gray, who has been with the Mercantile Company for the past two years, has moved with Iiis family to tho rosldonco of tho late Captain Albert Dial, five milos out of Laurens. Keep in mind that January 1st is a legal holiday and do your business in the Hanks according to law on tho following day should you have paper maturing on that day. On Saturday last noar Gray Court, ono Burnsido, a nogro shot Sherman Bobo, colored, omptying both barrels of a shot gun Into bisbody.lt is thought tho wounded man will dio. No arrest as yet. Tho Joromo Hotel ami other property in Columbia was destroyed by lire on Wednesday night. Loss set, down at $100,000, but it Is estimated that Phoe nix like, much morosplendid structures will rise out of tho ashos. It is a con soling view. Miss BolloWhildon, prominent in mis sion work in South Carolina and a most gifted woman and entertaining speaker, addressed tho ladios of the Baptist church on the subject of missions on Sunday afternoon. Ladies of other de nominations wero invited to bo present and groatly onjoyod a most interesting and profitablo occasion. Mr. Dunham Witherspoon, the young gen Lie.) nan who wag SO terribly hurt in tho Spring by the bursting of an on glno at Mountville, when young Mr, Fuller was killed, was in tho city on Saturday. Ho has passed a terrible or deal, but pluck has sustained him and wo trust ho will ontlroly recover. Religious observances will bo had In the churchos throughout tho Christian World on tho night of tho .'list watch ing tho loave-taking of the out-going century and tho birth of tho new. In many plaeos tho coromonlos will he vory olaborato. Tho saino was dono at the close of tho last century. Col. J. H. Wharton was In the city on Wednesday last, and duly invited tho editors to spend Christmas In the delightful and tasteful hamlet, Watorloo. Wo were sorry that wo could not accept and could only be spoak for him and neighbors a "horn of plenty" and a river of Gladness. D"\ and Mrs. .lossn Toague sustained a painful accident on Saturday after noon. They wore- just leaving the city when their homo bocame frightened and ran. Tho linos hroko and Dr. and Mrs. Teague woro both thrown out, and Injured, but fortunately not so seriously as to prevent them leaving to spend the holidays in the county, this morning . BABY IS SICK Don't grope In tho dark or tritlo with symptoms which may bo misleading to an unpracticed eye. Send for your physician and leave with him the responsibility of determining what the symp toms mean, and what The Remedy Should He. If ho writer :'. prescription, the responsibility rests upon you of having it promptly and accurate ly tilled. We are In business to meet just such emergencies. Our store Is never without an expe rienced and capablo attendant night or day. Our drugs are al ways the purest and best that we can buy. Tho Laurens Drug Co, Druggists. 'Phono 7? Goods delivered. How Many People will Enter our Store Dee 84th, 1000? A Gold Watch set with Four real Diamonds will be given December 25th, 1 1900, to the party who guesses nearest the num ber of people who enter the Jewelry Store of W. A. Johnson on December 24th. Guess as often as you like?it is absolutely free. Bach guess must be left in person, and one guess will be accepted at every visit to our store. Contest closes December 24th, 11 o'clock, p. m. Some body is sure to get the Watch, which is now on exhibition in our store. W. A. JOHNSON, Laurons, S. C. BIG BARGAINS IN LINERY. 1 A chance forevery Lady to sjet a Hat. $1.00 and $ 1.25 street Hats all colors, at 75 cents. 03r* Don't wait until they are all picked over but come early and take advantage of the oiler. nfy"" ?heb t ?.w; *^^w:;at*e?&. ^'i?-;*v .... ........ ^&^r.jsaj2^?a?SBSBaaaaii Peace 017 Ea r^i^t Prices to fill. IReady for Ci?f istfpas v You'll enjoy giving ut our prices, and what you give will be worthy, it' yon buy from us. Talk is easy but we have the Goods to show for (air statements and wo know a few things loo. We can save any pur chtiscr, of Clothing, Shoes or Dry Goods, money on these lines. From now until Christinas we intend to sell the Goods. If quality and price counts we will win. Some straight Shots. Clotri*)?*, t Siloes. I JDry Goods.* UtidefuJeaf. , . ... r There are Shoos, and there are* In this department we have no# Men's, Ladies' Children's Roy? knee suits in heavyiSh(M>s! Hu( SN !lh. i MnaHll u.ni?iit<. f?n,? ?0,. ..?.,,.> \t,...'.ii 4 ci . *goid dollars going at 4o cents, uori irlllslllL weights iroin tyj c uts up. ftion Bf'bost Shoos in our store. ' ? u ' w ' suits in every imaginable eolorj WE IiIV13 J Dress Goods worth $1.50 a yard* WIHiI and stylo from $2.g8 up. 4 . ... .11 d1'"*' lO conts per yard. RUT weS tt utrlj Overcoats that willkeen vouSy0U sl,OOS w,th?m P^tcboard or? 1 ' 5 at small price for high quality Uvercoats that will keep you* (rap k>athcr jn lhem ,u lho Bum rosolhug Dry Goods cheaper thanj material. Ask for our fleece warm at small price. Jprice you pay for trash. JVou over bought tliem before. ? lined suits at 98 cents. Ginghams, Percales, Homespuns, Calicos, Flannels, a saying whether you want a ,s??kf MILE3 OR .A. YARD. We never fail lo please those who want the best. s?. ^ iDofVt be guided by what you have seen in the past or expect to see in the future. MouJ is Lr?e Tifpe, Trjis is tf>c PL^CE for you to select your Everything for the Home beautiful. Buck's 28 A, Fame stave with 40 Pieces Ware $ 17.50 A {Freight l?ai(H <>?vf on $10.00 Furehasos. Laurons, S. C I n Building a HOUSE Every item counts. Consult us and gel the best Nails, Hinges, and all Hardware at the Lowest Figures that they can be furnished. Our line of Farm Implements, Tools, Chains, Locks, Wire for Fencing, Horseshoes and all kinds of Hardware are full and UP-TO-DATE. We are Never Undersold, Our l*aints are the moBt reliable. Examine our Cutlery line?it will save money. Our goods are iirst-class always. IL^<5u buy cheaper, you will buy shoddy stuff and lose money in/he end. Brooks <Sc Tortes. 00f Corner Main and HarpW Streets. Going ; Oat of ??.sir?essT ?^ (Jm entire stock must be sold within the next 60 days Regardless of COST. Wo havo a w 'II selected stock of Dry ^oods, Notions, Clothing Shoes, Etc, and Cln> bargain hunter will And that we mean just what WO say, when wo advertise selling out at. (JOST. Evory thing sold for theCASH/uo goods will bo charged to any ono. This aalo oommenoed Mojiday, Novomboi 5th . Rospoctfully, Laurens Mr can tile Company. I Ihk Plaok?Todd Building?formerly Todd & Huff's stand.