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jTTOn the \? Lookout For Business r\ > Pf" Fire, Life, Accident and Sickness Insurance! j. Y. Garlinoton & Co. Form a New Habit* jDor.'l give your trade to any drug storo simply through habit. Wo think there aro good reasons why wo should have your trade. Try us the next time you want drugs and soe whother It will not nay [to come hero again. Come only as long as you can lind reasons for coming. DODSON'S DRUG STORE, _Under Den-Dolla Hotel. VOL. XVIII. LAURBNS, S. O. WEDNESDAY. JAN. 7. 1?03. NO 22 FIRE DAMAGES STEAM LAUNDRY. Starts in Dry Room and Spreads Rapidly. THE TAUSE UNKNOWN. Effective Work of the Fire Department. Injuries to Building and Machinery by Water nnd Flames are Considers hie?Another Little Blaze. About 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon ?re broke out lb tbo "dry" room of the Laurens Steam Laundry, in East Main street and did considerable damage to the flooring and interior fittings and machinery before It could be exting uished. The loss, which has not been accurately ascertained, is covered by insurance. The three Are companies responded quickly to the alarm and in 15 minutes or less had tho Are out. The emoke from the building was intense and it was with diffloulty that the firemen could approach near enough to work successfully. Tho building is of brick. Tho cause of the Ire is unknown, fur ther than It was probably asoidontal. At o'clock Snturday morning a cottage belonging to Martin Mills in 'Possum Hollow, Inhabited by *nder spn MiLner, colored, caught fire, and tho hlav.e*fe*s quickly extinguished by the department, with small damage to the house. Attention Called. -The firm of W. L. Gray & Co. has beendlesolvod. See advertisement. Mr. W, L. Gray is conducting the business Here's a Chance. Tim Advurtiskk would like to have an active agent and 'correspondent at ' Clinton and would pay a small salary. Application should be by letter only. NOTICE STOCKHOLDERS MEETING Tho regular annual meoting of tho shareholders in 'I ho National Bank of Laurens S. C,, for the olection of Di rectors will bo held at their Banking House on Tuesday, January 13, 1903. Jno. A. Barksdale, President. Hiss Annie Oilkerson has returned from the Converse Business College. Mr. B. L. Henderson was in town yesterday. Mrs. R. P. Milam and ohildron have returned from a visit to Fairdeld. Messrs. L. W. Ramage and J. A. Franks have returned from Kentucky. Mrs. J. J. Pluss spentChrlstmas with friends in Alken and Augusta. Hon . R. Wistar Nichols was in town Monday. Mr. S. Prior Babb has gone to Mis sissippi on a visit to relatives. Col. \\ barton was in the city Mon day. Mr. R. A. Cooper went to Columbia Monday. Mr. W. S Gray of Woodruff was in town Monday. Mr. Watts Hairston of Goldville was here Monday. Mre. J. W. Clark has returned to Un ion after a visit to Mrs. C. E. Gray. Mies Johnson of Spartanburg has been visiting Mrs. W. E. Lucas. Miss Mariegene Calne bas been vis iting friends in Newberry. Miss Mary Boyd will ontortain the Mystic Club Thursday afternoon. Mr. Oscar Wilson has returned from Spartanburg. Mr. J. P. Stewart of Dials township and his son, Mr. F. J. Stewart, were here Monday. Miss Etta Lee of McCormlck has ac cepted a position In the Laurens Cot ton M ilia School*. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hudgons and Miss Emma Hudgons have been visit ing relatives in Honea Path. Mr. L. N. Owens, is now clerking for R. P. Mllam & Co., and will be glad to have his friends call. At the Cotton Mill. Mr. R. H. Donaldion Is authorized to take subscriptions to The Advertiser and will bo The Advertiser's corres pondent at the Laurens Cotton Mills. Watch Davis, Roper & Co. Club Entertained. Mrs. P. A. Simpson entertained the Married Ladies Club last Thursday af tornoon. The program was interest ingly oarried out. Delioious refresh ments were served. Highly Eujoyed. The entertainment by Col. Copeland, under the auspices of the Laurens Ly ceum, last night was keenly enjoyed. Col. Copeland is a humorUt of great talent._ Little was Sold. A great crowd came to town Monday. Sheriff Duokett so!d 185 acres in tho oase of Gray & Hellams vs. Prior for $650. The Ball residence in this city was bid by tho executors and Is still of fered at private rale. Mrs. Sara Cheek Bead. Mrs. Sara Cheek, wife of Mr. W. A. Chook, died near Princeton last Wed nesday. Six daughters and seven sonB and her husband survive. She was 65 years old . Mrs. Oheok was an excel lent and lovable lady greatly esteemed in her community. The family have general sympathy. Chapter Elects Officers. The Royal Arch Masons of Laurens have eleoted the following officers: R. H. Hudgens,E. H. P. W. D. Ferguson, K. F. M. Smith, S. M. L. Nash, C. of H. R. E. Babb, P. S. C. M. Miller, R. A. Capt. W. B. Sloan, R. V. Irby and L. D. Pitts, Ms. of V. W. P, Caine, Seoretary. M. H. Fowler, Treasurer. W. M. Irby, Sentinel. OFFICERS ELECTED. They Will Serve Laurens Council, No. 24 Junior Order U. A. M. Laurens Lodge, Junior Order United American Mechanics, has elected the following officers: W. J. Benjamin, Counsellor. E. L. Martin, Assistant Counsellor. W. J. Sanders, Recording Secretary. W. J. Sloan, Asst. Recording Sec'y. R. S. Templeton, Financial Sec'y. T. C. Lucas, Treasurer. G. P. Smith, Past Counsellor. This Order is one of the strongest in the city. It has nearly 100 members and they are a first-rate set of men who take a lively Interest in the work. Tho Order is doing a great deal of good. DAVIS?FULLEK. Marriage of a Popular Pair of Young People Last Week. At noon on the last day of the old year, Miss Ida Fuller and Mr. John W. Davis were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Fuller, in this city. The oeremony was performed by Rev. N. J. Holmes, the unole of the bride, assisted by Rev. John D. Pitts. Only the families and a few iuilmate friends of the bride and groom were present. Tho bride . is one of tue most at tractive and popu'ar young ladies of Laurens. She is a member of of one of the old and prominent families of the city and her olrolo of friends is a large one. Mr. Davis is the eldest son of Hon. John C. Davis and Mrs. Davis. He is a grandson of Col. J. Wash Watts. He is engaged in planting in Hunters township and hat been very successful. He is one of the most popular young men in his part of the county. After the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Davis left for Florida. Returning, they will live at Mr. Davis plantation. SELLING HIGH GRADE GOODS. RoT8tci'8 Gaano and Acids-Ober & Sons Cot's Guanos. Dr. W. 0. Irby this season is again soiling Royater's aoids and guanos and Obor & Sons Co.'s guanos. Dr. Irby has bandied these goods for a number of years and they have given universal satisfaction to the Laurens farmers. The thrifty farmer is always careful in buying his fertilizer?his tonic for the soil. Royster and Ober & Son Co. have earned reputations for reliable goods too valuable to throw away and the farmers of Laurens who have here tofore bought them through Dr. Irby know that they can be depended upon, Dr. Irby is well known throughout the county and farmers know him to be a fair and square man to deal with. His advertisements appears elsewhere. Tho Climax Capper. Mr. Pink Cannon touchos the top notoh in raising potatoes of tho pump kin yam variety. The specimen he brought to town Monday weighed over 18 pounds when it came out of the hill and Monday it weighed 10 pounds three ounce:*. It came out of the ground some weeks ago and is now quite dry; hence loss in weight. Correction. In tho article on the first column of the third page of this paper, tho bank statement printed in this issuo is re ferred to as of the National Bank. Re ference to tho statement itself will show that it should have boon the Peo ple's Loan and Exchange Hank, the compositor having simply placed the sentence, in the wrong paragraph. The statement of the National Bank pub lished some week* ago show a decided increase In the deposits and this state ment of the People's Loan and Ex change Bank shows a great increase that its deposits aro larger than ever, Uouo to Mississippi. Mr. Thomas Peterson who has been with Gray & Shoaloy for several years has gone to Mississippi where ho will live in future with his uncle, Mr. R. Peterson, at Concordla. Mr. Peterson is a oapltal young busir ss man and bis leaving Laurens is r 'tod. Luck to him. Case Settled. A negro girl attached to the Old Plantation of the Layton Carnival Company, and a Laurcns negress who joined the Show here, were arrested in Newberry by Chief Hughes, charged with forging a check on a Laurcns bank. The two girls wore brought here, but the matter was settled. Tho mother of the Laurens negress, whoso name was forged, withdrew the proso cution. It's going to happen. Watch us. Davis, Roper & Co. Watch Davis, Roper & Co. High Class Fertilizer. The intelligent farmer is careful to know wbat ho is buying when he gets his Fertilizer supply. I am offering Royster's Guanos and Acids. It is a well known fact that Mr. Roy* ster uses Fish Scrap entirely for am moniated goods. He us-*s no cotton seed meal. These goods have been used for several years in Laurens County and havo given ui.ivera.il satis faction. Royster's acids aro Second to NONE. I am also handling the celebrated Ober &]Sons Co.rs. guanos which are too well known to Lauruns farmers to need any recommendation. These goods a man can conscien tiously commend as being a I that is claimed for them. \ shall be glad to have your orders and"inquirie?. '* W. O. IRBY. WAS DECIDED SUCCESS. Pretty -Musical Eutertaiument at Gray Court Last Week. Gray Court, Jan. 6.?The enter tainment given by Mrs. Jones, music teacher of tho Graycourt-Owings Instit uto on tho 23rd ult., was a decided suc cess. The solo sung by Miss Ethol Cheek, tho eight year old daughter of Mr. W. R. Cheek, was splendid. Tho motion song by tho primary department was good. Tho Tinker song by Mr. Clyde Curry with tho chorus by twelve young men was fine. The Fan Drill and tho song, Wake The Christmas Bolls are Ringing! by twolvo young ladies, led by Miss Nannie McCain, was much enjoyed. After tho concert was over each of tho faculty was the recipient of a nico present. Mr. Archie Willis in a few well chosen words presented Prof Jones a splendid chair, on behalf of tho eighth, ninth und tenth grades. Miss Annie Willis on behalf of the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh grade, presented to Prof Rico a beautiful wa ter set. Mrs. Jones, music teacher, received a nice lamp and Miss Annie Putman, teacher of the primary department, was presented with an elogant sot of fruit saucers. Prof, and Mrs. Rico returned from their holiday outing on Thursday last. Prof, and Mrs. Jones came back on last Saturday. Exercises of the school wore resumed on last Monday. Among the now boarding pupils we note Miss Dora Cokor, at Prof. Rico. Mrs. J. N. Wright and daughter, Miss Lutie Wright, woro hero for tho concert. Mr. 'J. T. Peden. who has has boon sick for tho past throe weeks is im proving slowly. Mr. William Greor, a poominont business man of Yokum, Texas, vis ited his sister, Mrs. J. D. Stone, here last week. M iss Eula Check, after spending the holidays at home hero, returned on last Monday to Limestone College. Misses Carrio Peden and Mary Gar rison have returned to Chicora . Miss Luna Stone visited at William ston last week. Mr. L. 55. Wilson, who has been away for four or five years has returned and will run his father's farm this year. Wo wish that everybody in the county could have hoard tho mis'sionery ser mon preabhed in tho Dorroh Church on lust Sunday from the text: "Give yo thorn to eat" by Rev. W. II. Hudson, missionary to C hina. Mr. Hudson hav ing been in China for eight years is now spending his vacation in visiting the churches in this country and proaohing to thorn on the cause that his wholo heart is in in. _ D. Election For Colonel of Laurens Kcgi ment, U. C. V. Headquarters Second Brigade, South Carolina Division, U.C.V. Aiken, 8. C, Jan. 1, 1003. sfkcial oudkb8, no. 2. A vacancy having occurred in tho Col onelcy of tho Laurena Regiment, U. 0. V., by the death of Col. B. W. Ball, it is hereby Ordered, that an en election bo held by the Camps of this Regimont to till this vacancy during the month of January, 1002, on euch day as will suit each Camp. It is further Ordered, that the returns of the vote of each Camp be forwarded to these headquarters on or before Feb. ruary 1,1003, and that each Camp in ar rearn pay its dues to the Division Head quarters before the returns are sent in. By order of B. H. Tkaoub, Brig. Gen. Comd'ng 2d Brigade, (Official.) 8. C. Division U.C.V. J< 8epb Brun8on, Adjt- General. Headquarters Camp Garlington. U. C. V. Laurena, S. C, Jan. 6,1903. In acoordanco with foregoing Order, is sued by Brigadier-General B. II. Teaguo, an election will be hold by Camp Garl ington on tho fourth Saturday, being the 24th day of tho present month, January, 1903, at 11 o'clock, to fill tho vaoanoy caused by tho death of Col. B. W. Ball. By Order of T. B. Crews, B. W*. Lanford, Commander. Adjutant. Citizens' Ticket. FOR MAYOR: O. E. GRAY. ALDERMEN: 1st Ward?John Y. Garlington. 2nd Ward?E. W. Martin. 3rd Ward?Dr. T. C. Lucas. 4th Ward?Clarence Babb. 6th Ward?Dr. G. O. Albright. 0th Ward?W. R. Richoy. The following are placed in nonlma tion for Aldermen: let Ward?W. P. Childress. 2nd Ward?W.H. Washington. 3rd Ward?W. A. Watts. The greatest thing for the people. Watch. i Davis, Roper & Co. ADAMS GETS MARSHALSHIP. Laurens Man Lands a $5,000 Job. ANNOUNCED MONDAY. Believed That Senate will Confirm Him. Crum, the Negro Doctor, 1$ Mndo Col lector of the Port of Charleston? Opposition Unsuccessful. Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue J. Dunk Adams, formerly of Laurens, was appointed Monday U. S. marshal for the district of South Carolina by the president. On same day, Monday, Crum, the negro doctor, was appointed collector of the port of Charleston. The impression is that Adams will be oon flrmed by tho senate without serious opposition but Senator Tillman will op pose the confirmation of Crum. The marshalship is worth about $5,000 a year, It Is tho best of tho fed eral offices except tho judgeships and it has a great deal of patronage. The duties in general corresponds thoso to those of sherifi' of state courts. Everything possible was dono to pre vent the appointment of the mulatto Crum. His place Is worth about $ 1,600 a year. Roosevelt seems bont on pet ting the negro and ('ruin's appointment is intended to please tho negro vote in the Northern states. Dunk Adams' appointment will please a number of friends In this county. Since a Ropupllcan had to be named, the people of Laurena for the most part are Batlsfiod that Adams was se lected. He is at least as good as the Republicans had In stock for the job, and personally has somo good strohg points. ?For Colonel of Laurens Regiment, U.C.V. Major Robert N. Cuningham, Com mander Camp C. R. Holmes, is respect fully suggestedjaa<a, candidate for Colonel of Laurens fl?pOt, U. C. V., to fill tho vacancy oauwPjj^tho death of Col. B. W, Ball. VETKRAN8. Watch, Davl?, Roper & Co. Great 1903 Cash-Converting Sale, -g I?? J. E. MINTER 6c BRO.'S MONEY TALKS! It is fairly Shouting now. It looks bigger in January than in any month of the year. It brings more in return. Its purchasing power is Greater. Lots of reasons for this : Christmas shopping generally leaves odds and ends in popular goods, and to convert them into cash, we make unusual reduction. Then, too, we realize that we must make it mighty attractive for shoppers these days, after holiday buying hns spent its enthusiasm and tightened its purse strings. So we've cut prices as deep as we've dared, to stimulate January trade. In a word, we have inaugurated the greatest Sale ever held in Laurens?a sale beside which all other sales, past and present, are like a cipher with the rim rubbed oft* Its purpose is the speedy conversion of our stock into Cash. We are not going Out of business, but we must cle ir away a great deal of pur surplus stock ; must convert it into cash as quickly as possible. We find we must have room, as new arrivals are constantly coming in. During this Sale, ALL considerations of PROFIT Will be SWEPT ASIDE. I I Our Great 1903 Cash-Converting Sale Commences Saturday Morning* Jan. 10th, at 0 o'clock, k i OUR AIMI Our sole object is to unload the goods, and the quicker the better. As little prices mean big sales, little prices and big sales shall be the order of the day. We hammer down prices to boost up business. There'? a feast of bargains here for the prudeut buyer who realizes that the choicest plums are to be had in Jan uary picking. Tis' strange but true, that most of us put off buying heavy clothing'till directly after Christmas. Of course, winter is really only beginning at this time. The first cold weather is with us, and there are at least three months more during which the need of heavy garments will be keenly felt. So we're ready now to begin unloading our splendid stock of Men's, Boys' and Children's Clothing and Shoes, Hats, Furnishing Goods and Dry Goods ready to dispose of them at rock-bottom figures, and in live very heart of the season, too. Cash-Converting Prices on Clothing and Shoes. The cash-converting sale gets in some of its finest work in our Men's and Boys' Department. The price-axe cuts deep and clean. Nowhere in Laurens County is to be found such a complete line of good, serviceable, stylish clothing as we carry, and the prices are within reach of all. We must muke room for our big line of Spring Clothing. So we have cut the price on every suit in the house, as these Cash-Converting Prices prove. The $10 overcoats for men have been cut down to* #7.49. Men's fine suits, used to be $15, sale figures $11.46. One hundred men's suits $6 to $7; sale price $4.98. Boys' suits $5; sale figures $3.70. Big lot boys' suits $1.25 to $1.75 to close at 99 cts -per suit. T?u? ??f? ,.?: ~ ? ?-1.. ??_au_ta_._. c< _ .i. _ ?>_? /-< This is strictly a Cash Sale. No goods charged to anyone. This is no catch-penny advertise ment, but the best opportunity ever oft'ered the people of Laurens County to get their winter sup plies at less than their actual value. We advertise only what we have, but if you delay you may miss some of the choicest bargains. This sale will continue three weeks, closing Saturday night, January 31st. We do this in order to give every person irr the county a chance to get the benefit of this Cash-Converting Sale. Don't miss the biggest sale ever held in this section. We are go ing to stir up things considerably, and it's up to you to take advantage of this opportunity to make your money do its most. J. E. MINTER & BRO. SOME OF OUR CASH-CONVERTING PRICES: Special Attention Ladies! 1200 yards Embroidery, 2-5 inch wide, ''scooped" from a Manufacturers Sale. This Em broidery is cheap at 10 and 20 cents per yard, but it is not in our line so we let it go at the sacrifice Price of 5c. Per yard. The 4irst to come get the choicest pieces. Two Thousand yards best all wool Jeans worth 40 cts to go at 25ctS per yard. Fifteen yards?Fruit of Loom or Androscogao Bleach $1.00 Twenty-five yards Sea Island for.$1.00 Two Thousand yards Bleach ing worth 7 cts to go at 5 CtS per yard. Two Hundred yards best all wool Jeans worth 33 1-3 cts to go at 24cts per yard._ Venetian Cloth (popular col ors; to go at 39ctS per yard. Seven Hundred pairs of socks 3 cents per pair. One case heavy underwear 50 cents ; Cash-converting price 25 cents. Fifteen pairs North Carolina Blankets $3.50 value, Cash-con* verting price $2.30 Pcr Pair 1