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HOW PENSION MONEY WENT. Facts from Comptroller General's lie port. DIVISION OF FUND. Useful Information to all Veterans. Worth Heading- and Preserving by Old Soldiers nnd Their Widows Entitled to Help from the State. Tart one, of tho report of the comp troller general for the year 1902 has just boen issued and is full of inter esting information concerning the pensions granted by the state to Con* federate soldiers. Two hundred thou sand dollars la appropriated annually for the soldiers and for their widows. If a soldier in order to obtain this pen sion he must show (a) he became disa bled in some way and that neither he nor his wife has an income exceeding $150 a year or (b) that he has reaohod the age of (H) years and that neither he nor his wife is receiving an income of $75 per year. If a soldier's widow she must show that she is (a), 50 years of age, or (b), that her husband lost his life in the civil war and that ehe has not an in como of $100 per year. Tbo pensioners are divided into six classes as follow?: Glass A, $8 per month. Those who as a result of wounds received are physi cally helpless, losing both arms, etc., and unablo to make a living, having an income of less than $160. Class B, $6 per month. Those who in service lost one arm or leg and whose Income Is less than $160. Class C, No. 1, $4 per month. Those soldlera or sailors disabled by wounds received during the war whose income or wife's does not exceed 9160 per an num Class C, No. 2, $3 per month. Those who havo reached the age of 60 years and whose income or wife's does not ex ceed $75 per annum. Class C, No. 3, $4 per month. Wid ows of those who lost their lives in the service with an income of lees than $100. Class C, No. 4, $3 per month. Wid ows above the age of sixty years, with an income of less than $100. To obtain this pension one must have been a resident of the state two years and comply with several other require ments. The comptroller general thinks the law ideal in every respect. There were 7,760 pensioners In the Btate during the year receiving $197, 862.45 divided as follows: 43 In Class A.$4,12? 510 in Class B.15,120 524 In Class C, No. 1.26,152 8,694 In Class C, No. 2.72,587.10 580 In Class C, No. 8.27,840 2,699 Ol ..bs O, No. 4 . 53,085.35 The pensioners were prorated per annum as iOuOwb: Class A.$96.00 Class B.72.00 Class C, No. 1.48.00 Class C, No. 2.19.66 Claas C, No. 3.48.00 Class C, No. 4.19.65 This was done to keep within the ap propriation. Besides this there was a speoial ap propriation of $2,000 for the benefit of those who had not heretofore partici pated in similiar appropriations.Eighty eeven received premiums amounting to $1,999.26. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT. Resolutions Adopted by Campbell Lodge. No* 44. A. F. M. Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God In His wise Providenoe to transfer from labor to reward Bro. C. M. Fer guson, a worthy and esteemed member of Campbell Lodge, No. 44, A. F. M. Be it therefore? Resolved 1st: That in the death of Bro. Ferguson this Lodge sustains the loss of a man of excellent character, of decided opinions and worth to his fra ternities and country. 2nd: That this Lodge and all sister Lodges feel the loss of a faithful mem ber whoso judgment they esteemed. 3rd: That, confessing our submission to Divine Providerfbe in this sad be reavement, we lament the loss of our brother, affeotionately cherish his memory and assure the family of our sincere sympathy. 4th: That these resolutions be re corded upon the Minute Book of Camp bell Lodge, and a copy sent to tbe family, the Clinton Gazette, Clinton Chronicle, Laurons AdvsRTISER and the Columbia State for publication. E. R. Aycook, J. B. Pakrott, ? R. Z. Wright, Cure? Blood, Skin Troubles, Cancer, Blood Poison. Greatest Blood Purifier Known. If your blood is impure, thin, dis eased, hot or full of humors, if you have blood poison, cancer, carbuncle*, eat ing sores, scrofula, eozema, itching, risings and lump?, scabby, pimp!; ?kin, bone pains, catarrh, rheumatism, or any blood or skin disease, take Bo tanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) according to dlreotlons. Soon all sores heal, aohes and pains stop, the blood is made pure and r'.oh, leaving the skin free from every eruption, and giving the rlch glow of perfect health to th skin. At the same time, B. B. B. im proves the digestion, cures dyspepsia strengthens weak kidneys. Just the medicine for old people, as it gives them new, vigorous blood. Druggists $1 per large bottle, with dlreot'ons for home cure. Sample free and prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Qa. Describe trouble and special free medical advice also sent in seated let ter. R. R. B. is especially advised for chronic, deep-seated oases of impure blood and skin disease, nud cures after ?II else faifs. Sold in Laurent? by B. Posey._ Splendid Hoe of ladles and misse? Jacket.. Mirtsos, $1,00 to $5.00; ladies $2.00 to $10.00. The RAILROADING IN LAURENS MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS AGO. An Interesting Letter of Dr. John W. Simpson Published in the Herald in 1851-Some Mar riage Notices. Among the papers of the late Mrs. Jane Matrs was found a copy of the Laurensvllle Herald of the date of Oc tober 24, 1861, whioh Mr. L. G. Dalle has kindly loaned to The Advertiser and from whioh the letter reprinted below is tnken. The author of the let ter was Dr. John W. Simpson, grand father of Col. H. Y. Simpson. His notes about the early days of railroad ing are especially Interesting. This old copy of The Herald contains the salutatory editorial of the late R. M. Stokes and in the paper also appear the following marriage notices: Major J. 0. Eichelberger of New berry and Miss Lizzie Addison of Now berry at Lexington, Oct. 1(5,1861. Wm Blakeley and Miss Melinda Ma haffy of Greenville, September 80. A. Alexander and Miss Mary Willis, both of Spartanburg, Sept. 24. Franklin Blakeley and Miss Susan Moore of Spartanburg, Sept. 26. . Samuel Simpson and Mies Lucy Mile ner of Laurens, Sept. 25. Capt. Wm. Leek and Miss M. M. Willis, Oot- 21. The following is th? letter of Dr. Simpson describing the wonders of railroading in those early days when a trip from Columbia to Laurens in 18 hours was regarded an "annihilation of space:" Mr. Editor: Having just returned from Columbia, I havo seated myself down for a few moments, while all the incidents of tho journey are fresh be fore me, to spread before the public generally, but more especially the stockholders of tho Laurens Railroad, all the information I possess as to Its present condition and its future pros peots. On Thursday last, Maj. Eichelberg er, Mr. George Irby and myself, set out for Columbia, having in charge Miss I. Irby, Miss R. Farrow, and my daughter, Corry?the two former for Mr. Miller's school and the two latter for Berhamville. The old and oft travelled road to Newberry presented no new attrac tions for a few miles, until we came in view of the Laurens Railroad track, which wo saw about four miles below the village, and front that point to within about six miles of Newberry C. H. it is rarely out of sight of tho 6toge road, running nearly parallel with it for about twenty miles; and from an ofT-hanci calculation of my own, I esti mate that about ilve-sixths of the grad ing from three and a half miles below Laurensvllle to eight and a half miles above Newberry C. H. Is completed, to which latter point, the timbers are now put down, and to which the engine will run by Thursday, the 23rd Inst. It is confidently expected by Mr. Gibbs, ohlef engineer, to have tho road com pleted to Martin's by the first of Feb ruary, and to tho Tru88le, at Mllam's branch, which is four miles below Lau rensvllle, early in June. Having meditated with muoh solioi tude,upon the grand enterprises of this "go-ahead age," I could but feel proud that Dame Fortune had sent some of them this way, and that we Laurens people wore so soon to witness the con summation of the great thoroughfare that is to work wonders in the pros perity of this up-country. Having now reaohed by our own conveyance, the pleasant site, known by the name of Jalappa, about seven miles above Newberry C. H., to which point and a short distance above, the iron is laid, and a depot and water tankard is looated and now ready for use, we met with our Mend, Mr. J. G. Gibb9, our very worthy and efficient en gineer, through whose kindness, as well as that of Mr. Warren, the conductor, and Mr. Miles, the engineer of our Laurens engine, we were permitted the pleasure of a ride to Newberry C. H., where we spent the night?-was fed and lodged by Mr. Marshal, at the Magnolia House, than whom you need not want a more attentive and accom modating landlord. By abuut 10 the next morning, we were all on board for Columbia, and being pleasantly seated in a car of fine finish, with a tried locomotive and engineer, we feared no eyil. The little incident of cutting off the leg of a mule, and the pitching of a horse off atrussle, so that he died, and the running off the track, w.as calculated rather to heighten the romance of the scene, than to produce alarm, for it was all over so quick, that even the oara that were off the track, except the two atf wheels ol a freight car, hud" righted them selves before the ooourrence was discovered by those on board, and in less than twenty minutes these two wheels wero replaced by the contriv ance of an old traveller and we wero again under way. After this occur rence tho whole train wa9 conduoted in safety and in gallant style to the Co lumbia depot. Boing led, by tho lo cality of the house, princ pally,through having some recollection of the adapt edness of the landlord to his business, we all safely landed, by the Calboun OmDibu?, at the American, truly a pleasant agreeable retreat, a house where all our wants need only tobe intimated to be gratified?where there is good oheer, good servants, good food, good lodging, and a reasonable bill by way of "after-piece." Ilere we spent a few days, in the meantime disposing of our oharges at the respective schools assigned them, and on the Sabbath, hearing some of the great truths of the Bible expounded by that gifted man of God, the Rev. B. M. Palmer. There are other distingu ished Divines in that highly favored lloral town of Carolina, and among them, the Rev. Whiteford Smith oc cupies an elevated position. I have had the high gratification of hearing him in the pulpit, when fired up by the re sponsibilities of his station as a minis tor, hie masterly eloquence would rivet the attention of the most careless. I havo seen him again, around his own hearthstone, where he exhibit?, in all the simplicity and unadornedness of his nature, the sweetness of the Christian character. By six on Monday morning, the 20th inst., we were on board a freight train bound for the head of tbe road, with freight also for intermediate stations. It may be thought by those who have not tried this mode of conveyance, as affording anything but a pleasant ride; but let me advise those, I mean tho gentlemen, for I would not advise the ladies into such a scrape, hut any gen tleman who is anxious to reach homo or any other point not to wait six or ten hours for a cushioned seat, but take a seat on a box of merchandise in a closed freight car, or upon plank on an open lumber car, and if he does not en joy the ride with the more open and extended view of the scenery on the way, then I shall be disappointed.? Though travelling up this way, un knowiog and uuknown. I was on reach ing the Nowberry depot, kiudly ac costed by the conductor, stating that 1 had been recognized as a Director of the Laurcns Railroad, and that ho had been directed to refund the amount of fare which I had paid him on the way up. So you see that tho courte sies of the Greenville and Columbia road are extended even to an humble Director of our ~oad. Frcm the Newberry depot, after waiting a short time for the necessary arrangements of the frpight, we were conveyed to the junction of the Green ville and Columbia and the Laurcns roads, where we found that spirited lit tle engine, the Laurens, (especially when manned by her ofllcient engineer, Mr. Miles,) not particularly employed, and wit-hput a word of hesitation, after hearing the request of our resident en gineer in chief, I mounted the Laurens and was again at Jalappa in about 20 minutes,the distance of six miles,where I met my own conveyance, and reached Laurensvllle by 7 P. M., making the trip from Columbia from 6 A. M. to 7 P. M. the same day, after meeting with considerable detention on the way. So you see that it is no mean argument in favor of railroads that they almost annihilate space. As ank?mest advo cate of the rapid completion of our road it is just and proper that we should re mark that, although it was Court week at Nowberry. where many men like to while away a few hours In. social glee, we found our chief engineer, J. G. Gibbs, Esq., industriously employed, at the head of our road, in leveling the grade for the timbers, and our other offices, Messrs. Miles and Warren, at their posts. The length of my commu nication admonishes me that I must close, it having been extended far be yond the limits I had assigned myself at tho beginning. It is at your dis posal. Respectfully, J. W. SIMPSON. THE WEELITTLES IN CAIRO. nftfO TUB 1PA?IB WHO IS WA/TCHINO tfMBM. j 'WWII1 ?? ? ua? ??Ab1? nuzzle. Looking from right you wil! see profile in ?oTca? 0)0 U iUBt ab0V? b aCk ^ cliftwdows raised arm? For Cold Feet take a seat by the Are, or take to bed with you one of our 4-ply Rubber, HOT WATER BAGS. 75c, $1.00 and 1,25 -mm hi ? - For Cold Hands take more exeroise, or build up your oiroulation by taking our BLOOD TONIC. 50 cents. For a Cold Heart take a look into the homes of tbe poor, or get your liver into better shape by taking our LIVER and KIDNEY REGULATOR. 25 cents a Box. Laurens Drug Co, IN TUE CHURCHES. Church of tho Epiphany, Laurens, S. C, W. Edward Callender. Minister In charge. The following services are held In tho abovo church ovorySunday. 10:00 a. m. Sunday School; 11:00 a. m. Morning Prayer and Sermon; 4:00 p. m. Evening Prayer and Address. The flrst series oi addresses will bo on the Prayer Book. A cordial invita tion is oxtended. All seats freo. First Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Rev. Watson B. Duncan, A. M., pastor. Proachlng at 11 o'oclok a.m. and at 7.30 p. m. Prayer meeting on Thursday at 7.80 p. m. Sunday School, Hon. C. C. Feather stone, Superintendent, at JO o'clock at a. m. Woman's Missionary Soolety, Mrs. S. D. Garlington, President, meets on Tuesday after First Sunday, at 4.30 o'clock p. in. Ladies' Aid Society, Mrs. J. F. Bolt. President, meets on Tuesday, after Third Sunday at 4 80 o'clock p. m. Church Conference every Third Sun day after the morning service. First Presbyterian Church, Hov. Robt. Adams, Pastor, sorvicos at 11 a. in. and 8;J5 p. n>, each Sabbath, AH are welcomes Sunday School, O. W. Tune, Supor Intendnnt, Sunday Morning at 10 a. m. Todd Memorial Presbyterian Church, East End,-Pastor. Preach ing in Factory Hall every Appointments for North Laurens Circuit. Trinty, First Sunday, at 11 o'clock, a. m. Trinity, Third Sunday, at 3:30 o'clock, p. m. Shlloh, First Sunday, at 8:80 o'clock, p. m. Shlloh, Third Sunday, at tt o'clock, a. m Dials, .Second Sunday, at 11 o'clock, a. m. Dials, Fourth Sunday, at3i30 o'clock, p. m. Graycourt, 2d Sunday at 3.30 o'clock, p. m. Graycourt, 4th Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m. Sunday Schools at each appointment one hour before preaching, Prayer tupping Thursday nights at Graycourt, at 8 o'clock. All are alike invited to attend those services, for it Is hero, as it is in Heaven, "tho rich and the poor moot togother." J. K. McCain, Pastor. Lingston's Church, Baptist, preaoh lng 11 a. m., Fourth Sundays, and Sat urday before, by Rev. E. C. Watson. Hurricane Churoh, Baptist, preach ing 11 a. nv, First Sundays and on Sat urday before by Rev. E. C. Watson. Dorroh Presbyterian churoh, Gray Court, S. 0<| T. B. Cralg, paitor. Preaching on 1st Sunday at 11 a. m. 3rd Sunday 4 p. m, Sabbath School on 1st and VJnd Sun days at 10 a in., and on 8rd and 4th Sundays at 3 p. m. T. T. Peoen, Supt. Lanford, Baptist preaching 11 a. m. Second Sundaysby^tev. E. C. Watson; Preaching at Cedar Shoal Church on same day at 3 o'clock p. m. Padgett's Creek, Baptist preaching at 11 a. m. on Third Sundays by E. C. Watson. Warrior Creek Baptist Ohurob, Rev. O. L. Jones, supply. Service every 4< h Sunday at 11 o'clock and Saturday be fore, Mt. Bethel, Seeond Sunday at 11 o'clock, a, m. Mt. Bethel, Fourth Sunday at 3:30 o'clock, p. mv S. W. Henry, Pastor. Another largo shipment of beautiful Hugs, lust received, Mlioe Hugs from 7ft cent* up. Rememoer, we are head quarters for Rugs. j 8. M. ? & H. Wilkes. Sale of Real Estate Bv virtue of authority vested In us as Executors of the last will and testa ment of B. W. Ball, deceased, wo will sell at public outcry to the highest bid dor on Monday, Salesday in January, 1003, being the f th duy of the month, in front of tho Court House, in Laurens. K. C, the lollowing described real estate: That tract of land in tho city of Lau rens known as the residenco of the late B. W. Ball, containing from 70 to 80 acres, more or loss, bounded on the oast by tho Greenville and Laurens branch of the Charleston and Western Carolina Hallway, on tho south by Hampton stroot, lands of H. Y. simp son. Sam Fowler and othors, on the west by lands of H. Y. Simpson, Jim Brock man and othors and on the north by lands of Mrs. N. J. Holmes and T. E Todd, on the waters of North Fork Creek. Tho improvements include 10 room brick, stono and cement house, three two-room tenant houses, ono brick servants' house, brick two room-storage house, largo two story frame barn and smaller outhouses, garden, llowor gar don and orchard. Considerable portion of tho land is wooded. Terms: Not loss than $2,500 cash, balance in four equal annual install ments secured by bond and mortgage of purchaser at seven por cent annual in terest; or purchaser may pay entire bid in cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. If bid is not paid in cash, mortgagor must insure house for benefit of mort gagees. Eliza Ball, Sara Ball, W. W. Ball, Executors^ State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF LAURENS, Court of Common Pleas. W. B. Clark and others Plaintiffs, against Stephens Clark and others, Defendants. Pursuant to the decree of the Court in the above stated action, I will sell at public outcry at Laurens Court House, South Carolina during the legal hours of sale, on Salesday In Decomber next, being tho first day of the month, the following described property, to wit: All that tract of land situate in the County of Laurens, In said State, con taining One Hundred and Twenty-five Acres, more or less, known In this ac tion for partition as tract No. 1 and bounded on North by tract No. 2; on the East by lands of M. B. Poole and Mrs, W. B. Bell: South by lands of Mrs. W. B. Bell and Dr. W. A. shands and West by lands of Dr. W. A. Shands. Also tract No. 2, situate in the County and State aforesaid, containing Fifty AT66. more or less, and boun led on the North by lands of the ostatt of J. M. Clark; East by lands of J. M. Clark and M. B. Pool; South by tri ot No. 1 above descrlbod and Wost by lands of the estato of Tirzah M. Sf. Clark. Terms: One-half the purchase money to be paid cash; balance on a credit of 12 months with Interest from day of sale, socurod by bond of purchaser and mortgage of tho premises eold, with leave to purchaser to pay all cash. Purchasers to pay for papers. If terms of sale, are not complied with, the property will bo resold on same or somo subsequent Salesday on same terms at defaulting purchasers risk. John F. Bolt, Clork Court Common Pleas for Lau rens County. Nov. 11th, 1902. Loans on Real Estate For a series of years at 8 por cent; straight Interest; negotiated. Basis, what land Is assessed for taxation.? Call on? Ferguson & Fhathkustonk. THE ADVERTISER The Twice-A-Week News and Courier and The Advertiser will be sent to any new sub scriber to The Advertiser until January ist, 1904 for One Dollar* cash. The offer speaks for itself. By paying for The Advertiser the subscriber gets the leading paper of South Carolina twice each week? Absolutely F^trbb. i The regular price of the Twice-A-Week News and Courier, except through The Advertiser, is One Dollar a year. The Advertiser claims to be a first-class county weekly, with the county news, the county advertising and all Laurens and much State news. It costs a dollar a year. Take The Advertiser and get 104 issues of the News and Courier (besides those issued be tween now and Januaay ist, 1903), each containing? All the South Carolina News, All the News of the World, All American News, First-class Serial Stories, The Best Short Stories, Agricultural Articles, And all that a great modern newspaper contains. The News and Courier's farming articles are well known throughout the Stale. Not long ago one of the most successful farmers in Laurens told The Advertiser that the farming articles of The News and Courier were alone worth the price of the paper. Of course this offer cannot be kept open more than a few weeks. It is made because the two papers desire to get a large number of new subscribers each and are willing to lose all profits in order to get them and get them quick. If you want to take advantage of it you must send your money or hand it to The Advertiser at once. The Offer May be Withdrawn at Any Time Without Notice. The Advertiser will send the Twice-a-Week News and Courier to any of its present subscribers who are paid up in advance until January, 1904, on receipt of Fifty Cents. NO OTHER NEWSPAPER IN LAURENS COUNTY offers a clubbing rate with The News and Courier The Advertiser has the exclusive contract with it. Why? g0T BECAUSE for NEW SUBSCRIBERS, The Advertiser pays for The News and Courier and makes a present of its two issues a week to them for a year. R. P. riilam & Co. We offer to our Farmers the chance to buy goods, especially Groceries, at? CLOSE PRICES. .We sell all Supplies, the best kinds, at. L.O W FIGURES. and make your dollars go furthest by trading here. Try us and sec for yourselves. Our Undertaker's Stock is Complete. We carry a well selected stock of everything from the cheapest Coffin to the best Me talic Cases j in cloth goods we carry the best-?-among them embossed white plush goods ; also black, full draped in cloth. A First-class Hearse when wanted. We can furnish white or black horses when desired. At night or Sunday 'Phone R. P. Milam's residence or call on J. Mills Hunter at J. A. Copeland's residence. Respectfully, R. P. MILAN & CO. We are Selling Everything at ' REDUCED PRICES! | We believe in "living ami let live." If we sell lots o/j goods at a small profit we will have something h> i Keep ics busy, <ifid i\i the end muhe ns muoh as the (me who sells fewer goods at a large profit. Come and bay from us. We will \ Save you Honey on I Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoes, Buy good Winter Shoes, from us ? We have ( Bargains in Blankets, See -them at once. We have a.great te&rfija:ln| in Towel s. Ask to gee "Uiera ? You will rai s s j inuoh you think thia not/ioe is. nonesense! and negleot to oome to see. \ The McCord Mdse, Ca] LAURENS, S* C: s> ( A BARGAIN IN HOSIERY. Thirty dozen Children's Heavy Black Ribbed Hose, manufacturer's seconds* They come in two sizes only, 6 and 6 1-2; worth iscts. We turn them loose this week at iocts. a pair. Ladies' Heavy Bleached Rib bed Under Vests, full sizes, neatly fin ished, at 25 cts. each. White Counterpanes or Bed Spreads, 2? X^two special numbers this week at ^ ?Sl.OO AND S1.2?. If in quest of a nice TABLE LINEN CLOTH, either in half or full bleach. We have the article here where the recent advanced prices have not touched. W. G. Wilson & Co. If lie is a paint salesman in the South and must stand be tween his house and the custom er who buys ordinary paint and expects it to stand our long, [hot .summers without turning into dust or scaling oil*. There's only one Make of Paint Which can and will stand the Test! The name of that "make" is OURS. The name of that "Brand" is OUR. O'Connor & Schwbbks Prbparrd Paints. 99* One gallon will cover from 276 to 350 squaro feet?two coats. 8ide by side, and compared with tho highest priced and best Paints you can find. This brand will last from two to ten times as long. We havo mado all thoso tests? That's the reason wo don't feel uneasy when wo say "Guaranteed." Color Card and prices await your demand. O'Connor & Schweers Paint>Co. Align Office and Salesroom 841 Broad, St. Factory 844 and 846 Reynolds, St.