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Take Time And Injure! your property against] Kssible loss ? Your ?Ith against proba ble sickness and your life against eer Itain death. Fire, Life, Siekness and Accident Insurance. J. Y. G Arlington & (Jo. VOL. XVIII. mnvtm LAURBNS, S. O.. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29. 1902. Right in It! Here's a [Center ot Attraction. Your best chance for [Drugs, Toilet Articles, Cigars, fine Stationery for the Least Money. DODSON'S DRUG STORE, Under Beu-Delln Hotel. KILLED WIFE AND HIMSELF. Laurens Man in a Terrible Tragedy in Augusta. OHAS. WALKER'S DEED Mrs. Walker Had Entered Suit for Divorce. Young Han Drought up in Laurens? Bravo but Hot Tempered?His Career in the Army. At 11 o'clock Saturday morning last Charles II. Walker killed hie wife and then shot himself in front of the cot tage of his brother-in-law, Eugene Bissonotte, in Woodlawn, a suburb of Augusta, Ga. Wulker was a native of this county, a son of the late Emmet Walker and his mother and a brothor live near here. On the day previous to the shooting Mrs. Walker had died a suit for di vorce, alleging bad treatment on the part of the husband. Walker was a po liceman. At tho hour named ho went to the house of Blsaonetto and called his wife out. After a few moments earnest conversation, so a witness says, he put his arms around her neck,placed the pistol to her ear and fired twice or three times and thon shot himself. Both died almost instantly. Mrs. Walkor was Miss Stella Spears. She was 19 years old and was a beauti ful girl. She ran away and married Walker. A threo months old baby sur vives them. Charlie Walker was about 84. He was a man of hot temper but of great courage. Onoe he was accidentally shot by another policeman when they wero trying to make an arrest. At the timo he saved the life of Policeman Baston who had clinohed with <\ negro. Walker served in the war with Spain. While in San Francisco he stabbed a Northern soldier who made an insulting remark about Southern women. Tho quarrel grow out of a lynching discussion. Walker was court martialled and eentenced to im prisonment but South Carolina con* gressmen got him out of the scrape. V The ball that killed Mrs. Walker Went through the head and so did that w^ioh killed Walker. Walker's body wa\s found on the side-walk and Mrs. Walker's was found in the yard, inside the \gate. It is not thought Walker prenrieditatcd tho affair. The terrible affair is greatly regretted here by numbers of friends of the famtl-r. Walker was liked here. Lemons lu Laurens. In tho store of Fleming Bros, a fino lemon bush in fruit is to be seen. The bush has seven splendid lemons; one measures fourteen inches around. Tho lemons are of a dark green hue now but they will ripen in a few months. Tho bush belongs to Mrs. W. W. Jones and is a striking proof of her horticultural skill MT. BETHEL. The cotton crop is about harvested and has proven to be a short one. It has also been ginned and sold. Few farmers are holding for better prices. The corn crop is far In excess of last year's crop. Mr. James Simpson of this place,who has lived here thirty-seven years says there hasn't been a day in that length of time that he'did not have corn in his crib of his own raising and raised on up land corn at that. He does not work any bottom land. Miss Ludle Jones, of Greenwood county, who has been teaching a musio olass at Rev. Jas. A.JHughes' has fin ished and returned to her homo. Mrs. E. G. Mitohell of this place is is suffering with acute rheumatism. Mr. James Cork of Wares Shoals says that work is progressing finely and that the potato and persimmon crop was never finer. He seems very cheerful over the outlook. AORICOLA. 5aleof Real Estate By virtue of authority vested in "us as Executors of tho last will and tosta ment of B. W. Ball, deceased, we will soli at public outcry to tho highest bid der on Monday, Salosday in January, 1003, being the 5th day of the month, in front of tho Court House, in Laurens. S. O.j the following described real estate: That tract of land in tho city of Lau rens known as the residence of the late B. W. Ball, containing from 70 to 80 acres, more or loss, bounded on the east by the Greenville and Laurens branch of tho Charleston and Western Carolina Railway, on the south by Hampton street, lands of H. Y. Simp son. Sam Fowler and others, on the west by lands of H. Y. Simpson. Jim Brock man and others and on tho north by lands of Mrs. N. J. Holmes and T. E Todd. on tho waters of North Fork Creek. Tho improvements include 16 room brick, stone and cement house, three two-room tenant houses, one brick servants' house, brick two room storage house, largo two story frame bam and smallor outhouses, garden, flower gar don and orchard. Considerable portion of tho land is wooded. Terms: Not loss than $2,B0ff cash, balance in four oqual annual install ments securod by bond and mortgage of purchaser at seven per cent annual in terest: or purchaser may pay entire bid in cash. Purohasor to pay for papers. If bid is not paid in cash, mortgagor must insure house for benefit o? mort ?WO*. P'.liza Ball, ?ura Ball, W. W. Ball, Executors AMONG OUR FRIENDS. Dr. M. C. Cox was here Monday. Mr. Hugh Workman was in the city from Clinton Saturday. Mr. W. M. Hunter of Ora was in town Monday. Mr. G. A. Browning of Greenville was in tho city last week. Mrs. Robert Uill of Mauila was in town Friday. Mrs. J. F. Bolt left for Columbia yes terday. Dr. W. W. Dodson has gone to the fair. J. G. Brown left for the fair yester day. Mrs. W. E. Lucas is visiting in Co lumbia. Miss Claudia Irby has returned from a visit to friends in Virgiuia. Mr, J. Lylos Glonn of tho Chostor bar is hero at court. Mr. H. B. .T?nnings of Charleston was hero on a short visit to his son, David Jennings and other friends last week. Mr. Walter S. Gray and Mrs. Gray of Woodruff have boen visiting rela tives here. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Simpson of Spar tanburg aro in the city and are visiting Col. nnu Mrs. H. Y. Simpson. Mrs. Clara Albright of Clinton has been visiting her son, Dr. G. C. Al bright. Capt. H. H. Watkins, a native Lau rens man but now a leading lawyer of Anderson, arrived in the city Monday to attend court. Announced Next Week. Ia next week's Advertiser the win ners of the school children's contest in composition will bo announced and the prize composition will be published. Compositions for the prize will be ac cepted until noon to-morrow. School to Open. Tho school at Jones, S. C, in Green wood County, will open on Nov. 3rd., with Mr. P. B. Watson, a recent grad uate of Furrnan as principal. This school has always had the reputation of being one of tho best in this part of tho country. _ Meeting in Progress. Tho meeting at tho First Presbyter Church which is being conducted by the Rev. J. L. McLoes of Greenwood and Rev. Robert Adams, tho pastor, is attracting large congregations. Ser vices arc held twice daily,, at 10 in the morning and 7:30 in the ovoing, to con tinue through next Sunday. Mr. McLees'is a strong preacher and there is much interest in the meeting. New Brokerage Firm. Ernest and Casper Simpson will go into tho brokerage business in 8par tanburg in a short time. They have rented the portion of the Henneman building facincr on Wall st.rA??. and win have a convenient offlco fitted up thore. Both are young men of fine business ability and have many friends in Spar tanburg and elsewhere who wish them much success. Both are natives of Laurons and their friends hero wish them great success. Catchy Music. A delicious morsel in the musical farce, "A Wise Woman," is the intro duction of a quaintly melodious South ern "crooning" song and lullaby, done by Mian Marie Lamour. The music of this number is said to be extremely catchy and easy to remember, and so popular does it immediately become that it is whistled and hummed by all the 6mall boys, and by many of the big ones wherever the play is produced. To Be Married. At 0 o'clock tomorrow morning John W. Ferguson, Jr., second son of Col. J. W . Ferguson of Laurena, will be mar ried to Miss Fannie Maxwell of Wal halla, in Walhalla. Mr. Ferguson is secretary of the Cotton Mills. He is a fine, sterling young business man whom everybody in Laurens likes and ho is getting along woll in the Mill business. Miss Maxwell is an attrac tive girl of a leading family in Oconoe and is well known hero, having visited here. The brido and groom are ex pected to arrive here for a short visit tomorrow evening. It Will Be Explained. In another part of the papor will bo seen the report of tho Grand Jury. It will be seen that an unfortunate con troversy has sprung up with regard to a settlement between tho local dispen sary and Ex-county Troasurer Messer Babb. We suspect that the matter will be explained to the satisfaction of all parties. Nobody in this county is going to hastily believe that either Mr. Babb or tho Dispensary authorities have been guilty of any wrong doing. As yet there is nothing to be excited about. The Advertiser advises its readers to suspend judgement and say nothing until the matter is more fully investigated. ENDORSES MR. BOjLT, His Entirely Proper Action In Collect ing a Circus License. The following from last week's Clin ton Chronicle The Advertiser be lieves will be generally endorsed in the county: "We have heard some criticism in regard to the aotion of Mr. John F. Bolt, Clerk of Court of Laurens county for collecting a county license of $100 from Walter L. Main's Shows, The Laws of South Carolina of 1002, in Vol. 1, Sec. 2,319, compella him to collect a license of 1100 for each day a show ex hibits under canvass in Laurens coun ty. The money ia collected by the clerk and paid over to the county treasurer for tho oounly use. Instead of* an unjust criticism or censure, would It not be better to praise Instead of blame our officers for doing their Cain duty. We ought to know what 1b ourselves before we inculpate any man," ' TWO YEARS FOR EDWARDS, Sentence Passed Upon Him Yesterday Afternoon. WILL BE NO APPEAL. D. 1). Dickson Acquitted of Murder of Huck. Martin MUnin is Acquitted?Other Cases Disposed of?Crindual Busiucss of the Toriu Concluded. Tho trial of Walkor Edwards, ac cused of killing Rosa Edwards, his wlfo, endod at 11 o'olock Friday ight in a verdict of guilty of rnanslaughtoi' with a recommendation to mercy. Tho evidence was in general llko that of the preliminary hearing. Tho fact that the hotly of tho unconscious and dying woman was found laid out straight on tho floor with tho clothing noatly arranged as though it had been so arranged after sho fell, togothor with the fact that some minutes are said to have elapsed between the shot and Edwards' giving tho alarm, had great weight with the jury. The jury, one of a high order of in telligenco, with James A. Copolaud as foreman, soems to havo reasoned that tho woman did not dlo by her own hand, that Edwards killed her,but that as ho was not seen to kill hor ho was outltled to a benefit of a doubt as to tho manner and that therefore tho pro sumption that it was in sudden heat and passion was proper. Messrs. Babb and Knight and Fer guson and Feathorstoue promptly moved for a new trial. They argued that no crime had boon provon, that it was not proven that any particular per son killed Rosa Edwards. Judgo Buch anan yesterday afternoon . refused tho now trial and sentenced Edwards to two years In tho penitentiary. Edwards will accept the sentence and will not appeal. Throughout tho trial Edwards behaved with his usual calmless. Solicitor Sease conducted the prosecution with decided skill and ability. Walter Teague, nogro, was acquitted of the murder of Dextor Madden, no gro, Simpson and Cooper for the de fense. D. D. Dickson was acquitted of the murder at Goldvillo of Tom Huck alias Kinard. Ferguson and Foatherstono for the dofense. Dickson Is a white man. Will Sullivan pleading guilty to man slaughter was sentenced two years for killing Frank Books, and the case against his brother Pink was nolle prossedi All negroes. The trial of Martin Milam, white, for killing Whit Gary, colored, which at last court resulted in a mistrial, began yestorday. Knight and Babb and Al bert C. Todd are defended him. Solici tor Sease having conducted the exam ination of witnesses left fpr Bpartan burg in the afternoon, Mr. R. A.Cooper closing the case for him in an able ar gument. The jury went out late In tho afternoon and in a short time brought in a verdict of not guilty. This about completes the criminal matters to be disposed of and the court will attend to civil business for the re mainder of the week. MR. JOHN UREER DEAD. Passing of a Modest, Noble and Up right Gentleman. Mr. John N. Greer died at his home in Sullivan street at 10 o'clock Sunday night. He would have been 89 years old on Nov. 15. Ho Is survived by his wife and three sons, Charlos, Herbert and Manco. Charles is a sailor in the U. S. navy. Mr. Greer until some years ago lived in Greenville where he was formerly a large property owner. His wlfo was Miss Alice, elde&t daughter of tho iate Mr. C. P. Sullivan, one of tho most dis tinguished of the old time Laurens lawyers. Mr. Greer lost his fortune some years ago in Greenville. - He was preeminent for his upright, sterling honesty and when reverses came he was not a man to hide behind legal technicalities to save a remnant. He believed that a business obligation bound a man's honor and so he let his property go to his creditors. He was a member of the Methodist Church and lived consistently a modest, blame less life. In the great War be was a brave soldier, fighting in the cavalry branch of the Confederacy. He has loft his family a name unspotted and honorable among his fellowmen. The funeral was held from the resi dence yesterday afternoon and the in terment was in the city cemotory. Years ago when General Ellison Capers, now tho Episcopal Bishop of this diocese, was rector of Christ Church, Mr. Greer was ono of his friends. When the good Bishop was here Saturday, he heard of his old friend's Illness and vUited him. Al though nearly beyond consciousness the sick man knew the Bishop and re cognized him promptly. The Bishop said afterwards that Mr. Greer had always had a warm place in his heart. When they lived la Greenville together Mr. Greer was a man of large property and though a member of another Church he was able to do General Cap ers more than one favor. Among the men who knew him none stood higher than John N. Greer. Betritt? . _#"ite Kind You Haw Atwrpi BougM Mosiiui ' THESE ARE THE PUNCTUAL SCHOOL CHILDREN OF LAURENS. Pupils Who Have Been Neither Ab sent Nor Tardy During the Last Two School Months. In the Laurens City Schools punctu ality is one of tho lessons incessantly taught and tho girls and boys that are always on time are the star boys and gilds of t"ho school. Tho following have not boon absent or tardy in tho | last two months: First Grade?Jack Andorson, Korr Campbell, Ciaudo Garrett, Roy Hudg ens, Edwin Moseloy, Clifton Sullivan, Lewis Woodward, Nollio Cbildress, Sara Henderson, Irene Hazle, Anna Prentiss, Willio Sexton, Gertrude Tol lison, Nollio Thompson, Kathlcon Wilkos. Second Grade?Evolin Austin, Kate Rico, Marguerite Simpson, Mary Dollo Martin, Mary Posey, Holon Sullivan, Amelia Todd, Henry Franks, James Mi bun, Roy Owings, Lawrence Ken nedy, Edwin Lucas, Alox Long, Tom Lake, Douglas Feather-stone, I ouis Toucbstono, Lucy Childress, Mario Langston. Second and Third Grades?Elizabeth Bramlott, Emma Cooper, Ethol Rico, Holon Taylor, Loon Dodson, Thomas McDanicl, Clarenco Skenos, Earnest Shell. j Third Grade ?Ernest Bishop, Rich ard Childress, Shell McDanicl, William MeGowan, Roland Moseloy, Thomas Owings Julius Sitgreavcs, Esther Fow ler, Fourth Grado ?Downes Barksdale, Hilary Barksdalo, Fred Campbell, Frank Hondcrson, Tom Hondorson, Nat Kennedy, Frank Martin, Ossio Sit groavos, Martin Teaguu, John Watts, Rea Bramlott, Allono Franks, llettlo Lake, ttuth Langston, Annie McKin ley, Audrey McCobb, Kathloon Sulli van, Marie Taylor, Imogen Wilkcs, Ramello Young. Fifth Grade?John Bnrksdule, Lau rens Barksdalo, Henry Irby, Carlos Moseloy, Willlo McDaniol, Keonorly Todd, John Toaguo, Fay Baloatino, Jossie Bolt, Pearlo Clardy, Mary Lako, Ethel Langston, Mary Sullivan, Eliza beth Simpson, Crystol Ray, Sadie Toucbstono, Mary Tcaguo. Gertrude Wright. Sixth Grado -Annlo Childress, Helen Crisp, Sara Babb, Eloanor Duckett, Wossio Loo Dial, Aunio Huff, Sadio Sullivan, Luta Woodward, Gus Hart, Sboll Swygort. Q Seventh Grade?Clyde Fowler.Claude Shell, Albert Simpson, Stobo Young, Rosa Balontinc, Lalla May Dial, Gladys Huff, Lillian Peterson, Ethel Simmons, Hannah Tolbort, Nannio Tolbort, Mary Todd. Eighth Grado ? John W?lls Todd, Charles Simpson. Ninth Grado?Earlo Goodwin, Pierce Irby, Charlie Kern, Grover Peterson, Grace Duvall, Pearlo Duvall, Blanche Elliott, Zolene Gray, Margaret Miller, Bessie Sboll. Tonth Grade?Lint Jonos, Grace Simmons. Shortest Sluce 1806. Mr. S. D. Puckott of tho Fork sec tion was in the city Monday. Speaking of the crop Mr. Puckett said: "It is the shortest crop we haye had in our section since 1800. Three bales to the horse will bo the avorage in cotton. For eight weeks beginning June 20 we had not enough rain for tho water to run. Our corn crop is short too. It was attacked during tho dry weather by a worm and almost destroyed." Mr. Puckett is a leading man in bis part of the county and a successful farmer? except of course in years liko this when the conditions are peculiarly unfavora ble. _ Fortune. Smiles Oil Tin in. We have received personal and un questionable information from the east that "A Wise Woman" is making the strongest kind of a bit and has been doing an enormous business. Since the day it was started the man agement have been digging out and managing it without fear or favor, un til it stands without an equal in its line. OWINGSVILLE ITEMS. Health is good at this writing. Farmers are about through picking cottou, which is very much shorter than thought to be. Most every farmer in this section will mako enough corn to do him an other year. Those that planted bottoms this year made fine corn. Mr. Jeff Jones and wife of Baldwin visited the family of Mr. W. W. Cooper last Sunday. Mr. R. A. Cooper, of your city, vis ited his father's family, Mr. H. A. Cooper, last Sunday. Rev. J. O. Martin and wifo and littlo Stokes of Irby, passed through hero one day last wcok. Mr. Andy Culbertson, of Mt. Olivo, visited relatives born last Sunday. Mr. Mack Mitchell and wifo of Mt. Gallagher, visited the family of Mr. J. R. Redden last Sunday. Mr. Daniel Balcntino made a busi ness, trip near Broworton last wcok. Mrs. Arnold and Miss Esther God dard visited near Ekom last Sunday. PftfcO. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AN OLD FAVORITE ??WWW 'VTfTTTTVTfTTTtTTYVTTVVTVT HAIL, COLUMBIA By Joseph Hopklroon JOSEPH HOPKINSON was born in Philadelphia Nov. 12, 1770; died there Jan. 16, 1842. lie was the son of Franclu Hopklnson, one of the signers of the Dec laration of Independence. The younger Hopklnson was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, becamo a famous lawyer, representative in congress and United States judge. "Hail, Columbia," which waB written In 1798, is now ono of tho moat popular of American patrlotlo songs. HAIL, Columbia! happy land I Hall, ye heroes! hcaven-boru band! Who fought and bled In Frcodom's cause, Who fought and bled In Freedom's cause, And when the storm of war was gone, Enjoyed the peace your valor won. Let independence bo our boast, Elver mindful what It cost; Bver grateful for the prize, Let its altar reach the skies. Firm, united, let us be. Rallying round our Liberty; As a band of brothers joined, Peace and safety we shall find. Immortal patriots! rlso onco more: Defend your rights, defend your shore: Let no rude foe, with impious hand, Let no rudo foe, with impious hand, Invade the shrine whero sacred lies Of toll and blood the well-onrned prise. While offering peace sincere and Just, In Heaven we place a manly trust, That truth and justlco will prevail, And evory scheme of bondage fail. Firm, united, let us be, etc. Sound, sound, tho trump Of Fame! Let WASHINGTON'S great name v Ring through the world with loud applause, Ring through the world with loud applause; Let every clime to Freedom dear, Listen with a Joyful ear. With equal skill, and godlike power, Ho governed in the fearful hour Of horrid war; or guides, with onso, The happier times of hQuest pence. Firm, united, let ub be, etc. Behold the chief who now commands, Once more to serve his countryi stands? The rock on which the storm will beat, The rock on which the storm will beat; But, armed in virtue firm and true, His hopes are fixed on Heaven and you. When hopo was sinking in dismay, And glooms obscured Columbia's day, His steady mind, from charges free, Resolved on death or liberty. Firm, united, let us be. Rallying round, our Liberty; As a band of brothers joined, Pence and safety .we snail find, LANGUAGE IS EASY TO LEARN. Ilint to Laufens Boys and Girls. FEW WOHDS ArDAY. Secret of Mastering For eign Tongue. Ono May Soon Know as Much of Spanish as or Oue'sJiNatlve Speech by Pergororanoe. To ambitious boys and girls of La u rons perhaps tho.following from an ex change will bo oncouroglug: "It doesn't require any groat length of tlmo to learn a language If one has patience," said a man who has mas tered several languages, "and when 1 hoar a man regret that he Is not able to 6peak French or German or Spontan or Bomo other languuge unknown to him 1 cannot conceal my nmuncmcnt. In nine cases out of ten I might soy thot ttie men vf\o express n regret 6f this sort handfc English very poorly If that happens to be their language. "Tho chances are that their vocabu laries nre extremely limited, and It would probably surprise them to know that despite the advantages of birth and education they could not commnnd more than gou or 700 words in English if their lives depended upon It. Yet they nre able to carry on Intelligent con versation, and many of them may be come forcible and even axiomatic In their savings, and they plunge Into dis cussions of literature, ail, music and other subjects of such fino elegance und do it rather successfully too. "Now, how long ought It to take for a man to learn 000 or 700 or even 1,000 words In any language? Oertalnly It ought not to take any great length of time, and from my own experience I know that It does not Of course I am not epeaking now of mastering so that ono can get tho full benefit of all tho rctuements of speech In a particular tongue. "But I have in mind the Idea of speaking Intelligibly in a given lan guage Ana being able to understand perfectly what Is said In return. I have a system which I have worked out, and It has been of vast benefit to mo and has ennbledf mo to learn a number of languages. It occurred to me while I was in Mexico a few- years -ago on im portant business, "I could not speak a word of .Spanish and could not understand tho language. I concluded that I would learn tho lan-. gunge. My plan .was simply Ulis: 1 made up my mind that I would not re tire at tho clo.se of any day as lang as I was there .without learning at least' three svords in Spanish, how to pro nounco them and whnt they meant. That jwould give me ninety words per month, or something over 1/000 In a g!ar*s time*"?-New Orleans Tlmea*. cmocrat. HUNTINGTON ITEMS. Rev. Mr. Pharr filled the pulpit at Bethany church on tho Second Sunday, Tho congregation has presented him with a call for one-fourth of his time which he has accopted. Mr. J. P. Saxon made a nodal visit to Philsoa last week. Mr. A. E. Cleveland spent last Sun day with his sister, Mrs. J. H. James In Greors. Mr. W. R. Anderson, of Union, is on a visit to his sister, Mrs. W. M. M y urn. Mr. J. H. James, of Greers, was In Huntington last week. Buck. AN ADVERTISEMENT. This is to advertise the fact that THE Advertiser will be glad to have all its subscribers who owe anything for Bub scriptlons to oall In and pay up. They can pay at this season if they ever can pay. Most of the subscribers of The ADvEnTiSEa are people who do pay. Of courso bills will bo sent out as usual. But It costs about three cents to send out one bll!?not counting the labor. Three per cent on one dollar is a good deal of money. As Thk Advertiser has said, it is difficult to print a paper at$l. a year,? it requlnes tho hardest kind of saving Therefore It Is hoped that Advertiser subscribers will not need another ro quest and will make it a point to aettl now without v?alting for bills. tf. Thursday Oct. 30th THE DEVIL IN A NEW PLAY Marie Corelli's WORMWOOD -OR TH E ADSINTHE DRINKERS of PARIS Stage Torsion by Chas. W. Chase. I Cast of Well-known Aotors! Wonderful Electric Effects! Beautiful Special Scenery Startling Illusions! Management of A^DEN BENEDICT 49* Prices: 36, 60 and 76 cents. Reserved seats ?>ow ou sale at Pal ^inotto Driii* <j<>. n&y _ ? i I THROUGH SOUTH CAROLINA. 1 The city ol Columbia is wallow inj,- in tho State Fair this week. Look out for skin-gamos. Eliza Korshaw, a negress, was found dead in tho road with her throat cut 1 mile from Columbia. Winter Cantey, a negro, the supposed murderer, lias fled. A scarcity of hard coal is reported from Spartanburg but what's tho need of it in so warm a town? A lodge of Kuights of Columbus has been organized in Charleston. A tribe of Columbu8es is needed to discover something new in that town. One Darlington farmer made $1,680 on five acres of tobacco. That'3 some thing to chaw on or put it In your pipe dnd smoke. Five strange men landed in Jonosvillo, Union county, according to a State cor respondent from that point, and all tho citizons got their guns and prepared to shoot. Strangers, bewaro of Joncs ville. One of Forepaugh's circus acrobats has been arrested in Charleston charg ed with cheating a Sumter man out of $20 in making change. Doubtless bo is a dashed good acrobat. The Southern Railway is building a $7,000 freight depot in Greenwood. Or around Greenwood. The Greouville Carnival is reported over. The atteudance is said to have been about 168,000 at least six of whom were visitors from other cities. Ono of tho Newberry papers says that tho municipal election and the State Methodist Conforonce will "con flict" and wants the election postponed. Abbevlllo also has had a street fair or hullabaloo of some kind which was a powerful big success from an Abbe ville point of view. Ex-Judge Joshua II. Hudson writes to the papers to explain that be does favor foreign missions but favors home missions more. Who wouldn't, living in Benuettsville? The correspondent of the State from Chesterfield writes that "Tho Baptist Association is in session at Cross Roads church ten miles West of here." By the way Chesterfield is a town situated ten miles East of Cross Roads church. A correspondent writing from Georgetown says that tho fair to bo given this week by "the Winyah Steam Fire Engine Company will bo ono of tho largest affairs of the kind over given in the city." By the.great horn spoon, won't it be a whopper! Nothing whatever has happened in Gaffney sinco the campaign closed. It is believed that tho whole town has boon put under a peace bond. 0. Walt Whitman Dead. G. Walt Whitman who was formerly a member of the legislature and ran for governor as a rule election years died in Union Monday. He was an original reformer and a man of considerable talent who was novor taken seriously. Ho had a littlo store in Union. BLEW OPEN SAFE. Burglars Operated at Cross Hill Last Monday Night. Last Monday night burglars entered the S. A. L. dopot at Cross Hill, blow open tho safe and robbed it of $23. Tho money, it is said, belonged to tho dopot agent. Thero aro no oluoa. Gunpow der or dynamite was used. No other particulars aro known here. MERCHANTS NEWS. Sco our lino of Missos and Children's school shoes. The prices run from 50 cents to $1.50. Tho Hub. Try America's leading corsot, the W . B. Get the styles that suits your form and you will have no other. Davis, Roper & Co. Wo are after your steady trade in Shoes, not your stray purchases. Sec us boforo you buy. The Hub. Black Henrietta 44 inches wluo and all wool. Worth 75 cents. Our prico while it lasts 40 cents. Davis, Roper & Co. Wo have tho shoes that you need for the coming winter. Wo handle only solid leather shoos and wo can suroly ploaso you in sylo and quality. J, E. Mlnter A Bro. Men's Suits worth $12.50 at $10.00. ?Davis, Roper & Co. Millinery that is distinctive in stylo is what ovory lady wants. Wo aro Bhowing delightful models at astonish ingly low prices. The Hub. We have hundreds of yards of 0 ounce all wool jeans. Regular 35 cents grade that we are selling at 25 cents. Davis, Roper A Co. Agents J. & P. Coats Spool Cotton. Full stock alway on hand. J. E. Minter & Bro. If you want shoes that wear well in men's, women's and children's, boy of us. Ours are the beat by every test. Davis, Roper A Co. Do you need a school suit for your boy? Then sei our line. Boys' suit 75 cent* to $6,0Q The Hub. NEGROES WHIP NEGRO CRIMINAL. Colored Citizens Appeal to "Higher Law." AN UNCOMMON EVENT. Bad Negro Suffers Some Rough Treatment. Having Attempted Outrageous Offenes Ho is Promptly Punished by ills Own Race. The patticulars of an unusual occur rence in the vlolnity of Cooloy's Bridge reached Anderson Wednesday. Lato Saturday afternoon a negro man, a s'.rangcr in that section, met a negro woman in tho public road on tho Greenville side of the Rivor and at tempted an assault. Tho woman scroamed and ran, and tho man be came frightened and also lied, crossing the river to tho Anderson Bide. Tho woman gave tho alarm and a crowd of Infuriated negroes started out to hunt the man. He was captured near Shady Grovo church, Anderson county and his captors started back into Greenville county with him. 'They passed the homo of Mr. J. M. Cox, a prominont farmer, on the way, and after Mr. Cox had found that tho man bad not suc ceeded in hifl designs upon the woman, ho ma le tho crowd promise not to kill him, but told thorn frankly that he would not oare What else they did to. him. Tho negroos carried tho man over into Greenville county to the scene of his attempted crime. There he was fully Identified by his intended victim and ho also confessed what ho had done. Then he was carried into an old Gold and a buggy trace was applied, to his back with great vigor and unc tion for quite a while. H is said that, when the negroes finished with him tho job was as completely and thor oughly done as if white men had boen engaged in it. After they got through the negro was released and told to leave the community, which he prom ised to do. Instead of leaving how ever ho went to tho homo of a white farmer in tho neighborhood and sc oured employment as a farm hand. When thoy heard of this tho negroes, started for him In order to give him still further "treatment" but tho negro, heard of their intentions and tied, and has not boen seen since. The foregoing facts wore given by a leading citizen of tho Cooloy's Bridge section. Public sentiment is wholly on tho side of the negroes. To he Distributed. 'Die minutes of tho Laurens Baptist Association are now roady for distribu tion. They have been left with Mr. C. H. Roper, who will be glad to deliver them to tho proper parties who will call for them at his olliee in the Enter prise Bank . J. B. Pakkott, Clerk. -Clinton, S. C, October 25th 1902. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF LAURENS, Court of Common Pleas. T. A. McCarley, Plaintiff, against F. D. Holt and J. R. Willis, Defend ants.?Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale. Pursuant to tho Decree of Fore closure and pale in tho above stated eise, I will sell at publio outcrv, to tho highost biddor, at Laurens C. H.,S. 0., on Salesday In November noxt, being Monday 6ho 3rd. day of the month, during the legal hotira lor such sales, tho following described property, to wit: All that lot, parcel or tract of land, lying, being and situate in tho County of Laurens, State of South Carolina, containing One Hundred and Forty eight Acroa more or loss and bounded by lands of lt. C. Wallace, Jas. VV. Bolt, and J. R. Willis, and known as tho "Home placo" of tho said F. D. Bolt. Terms of sale:?One-half of tho purchaso money to bo paid cash and tho remainder at twelvo months time, from day of sale, wMi Interest thereon from day of sale; and tho credit por tion to bo secured by bond of tho pur chaser and his mortgage of tho preral ses gold, with leave to the purohaser to pay all cash. If the purchaser fails to comply with the terms Qf sale, said prcinUos to be resold at bis risk on the same or somo subsequent Salesday on the same terms. Put chaser to pay for papers. John f. Boi.t, Oct 7th, 1002 C, c. o. v. and u. s. Graycoun-Owings INSTITUTE. ? Midway between? GRAYOOURT und OWINGS, S. C. Session opens Monday, October tith, 1H02. Loe? tion beautiful and lxaltbful. Instruction thorough and comprehen sive, preparing pIndents for Sophomore and Junior Collego ol08808. Faculty experienced specialists. MUSIC DEPARTMENT Offers superior advantages. Mrs. Thos. Pi Jones, who will have charge of this I department, bas taught several years In leading Colleges of Georgia and Ala I bama successfully. TUITION LOW. Board only $8.00 per month. Those who apply early can securo Board with Prof. Rico a,t that rate. Corrcspondonoo solicited. Adojress TUO?. F. JONE?; or ; Principal. K. L, Oeay, Pres't Hoard Trustees, j> WMk ) Oraycoutt,^. v