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JUDGE WER IS NO MORE. Great Jurist Has Gone to Iiis Reward. THE STATE'S LOSS. Man of Great Learning and Highest Character. He Had Been 111 for a Long Time and the End was not Unexpected?His Career on the Supreme Bench. Ohiof Justico Henry Mclvar ot the supreme court of South Carolina died at his homo in Cheraw Monday after noon, Jan. 12. Judgo Mclver had been ill for many mouths and it was known that he could not long survive. Ho was 76 years old lat-t Sopte-uber. Two sous, State Senator Edward Molver of Ches terfield, and Mr. Thomas Mclver of Charleston and one daughter, Mrs. Lottie Mclver Watts, wife of Judge Richard C. Watts, survive blra. His wife, who was Miss Caroline Powe, died a year or two ago. He graduated at the S. C. College In 1840, and to that institution he was a devoted friend throughout his life, having been a trustee since he has been on the su premo bench. He was a member of the Secession Convention, entered the Confederate army aa a lieutenant and was promoted to captain. He was elected associate justice in 1877 and be como chief justico upon the death of the lato Judge W. D. Simpson? .Indue Mclver was ono of the ablest lawyers and judges not only of South Carolina but of the United States. Per haps no living American Judgo has written as many opinions, so long and constant has been his work, and thoy rank with thoso of tho proloundest ju rists. Ho was moreover a man of ex alted purity, a devoted Christian and a member of the Episcopal Church. In every relation, public and private, his life was blameless and his great tal ents and industry he gave to his state and hin poople, shirking no duty and doing hia part with oredit whenever . his services were neoded. -?Jost Splendid." We doubt whether there is any one thing on earth that will afford the housekeeper so mnch pleasure as a flour that will givo ber perfect satis faction. That flour Is ?'Clifton." Let us but once get a sack of "Clifton" flour In your homo and wo invite you ? to try other brands to your heart's content. Such comparisons only bring out the superiority and excellence of "Clifton." For sale at M. H. Fowler's and T. N. Barksdale's. THE NEWS OF LISBON. Fine Teacher and What He Has Boue for the School. The old year has gone and tho new is at hand. Those that are here to wit ness the now yoar ought to be very thankful indeed as they have much to be thankful for. Many new and old landmarks have been erased from ex istence since the old year of 1002, much to sorrows of many of us. Now Mr. Editor,we want to say, success to all of your readers before we go further. We all ought to commence the new year with greater determination than ever to change our course in many ways that may be bone?tted by so doing. We have had a very nlco Christmas and truly hope that all can say the same. Our people iu this community are saying less about hard times than they have for years. While there has beon a great deal of moving In this vicinity all of our peo ple seem to have plenty of hands to commence another crop. ? ' More grain, both wheat and oats, have been sown than for years. Prof. T. J. Pyles of the Lisbon High School has mado many improvements in and around the echool building. When ho took charge of this school twelve months ago the yard was full of bormuda grass and is yet, but you ought to soe the nice walks that the Professor and children have made. Besides they have nice water oaks set out in rows whioh adds very much to the school building. But the greatest attraction of all is inside of the building. First the Professor bought out of his own pooket wall paper and papered the walls. Then he bought nice plotures and plaoed them around in the school building. Prof. Pyles is beyond any doubt the finest teaoher that over came to this place and the patrons all are free to admit it. Two of Madden's charming daugh ters, Misses Carrie and Emma Cun ningham spent Thursday at Mrs. T. 8. *Teague's. Mr. John Wright, Jr., one of Clem son's boye, spent tho holidays with his parents. Mr. L. S. Teague of Savannah, Oa., came up for a fow days last week to soe his parents. Wo are always glad to see Stokes. Col. H. Y. Simpson and Rev. and Mrs. N. J. Holmes are spending to-day with Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Wright. Mrs. J. T. A. Hallow spent the holi days with relatives and friends in Blaoksburg. The tacky party at Mr. and Mrs. F. 8. Teaguo's was quite a success and Mr. Glenn Smith won the prize. Telbphoke. Notice of Dissolu tion. The firm of W. L. Gray St Co., com posed of W. L. Gray, Jas. F. Tolbert and C. E. Gray, doing business in the town of Laurens, 8. 0.s hath this day been dlerolved by mutual consent. The entire business is hereby placed in the hands of W. L. Gray as the legal agent of said firm to collect all outstanding indebtedness and otherwise wind up said business as his judgment may di rect. THE SECRET OF LONG LIFE Consists in keeping ?11 the msin or gans of tho body in healthy, regular action, and In quickly destroying disease germs. Electric Bitters regu late Stomsch, Liver and Kidneys, pur ify the blood, and give a splendid ap petite. They work wonders in ouring Kidney Troubles, Female Complaints, Nervous Diseases, Constipation, Dys pepsia and Malaria. Vigorous health and strength always follow their us* Only 50 cents, guaranteed by Laurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. High Class Fertilizer. The intelligent farmer is careful to know wbat he Is buying when he gets hi* Fertilizer supply. I am offering Royster's Guanos and Adds. It is a well known faot that Mr. Roy ster uses Fish Scrap entirely for am moniated goods. He uses no cotton seed meal. These goods have been used for several years in Laurens County and have (riven universal satis faction. Koyster's adds are Second to NONE. I am also handling the celebrated Ober &f$ons Co.'s. guanos which are too well known to Lauruns farmers to need any recommendation. These goods a man can conscien tiously commend as being all that is claimed for them. I shall be glad to have your orders and Inquiries. W. O. IRBY. Assessor's Notice. The Auditor's Office will be open from the 1st day of January to the 20th day of February, 1903, to receive re turns of Real Estate and Personal property for taxation in Laurens] county. For the convenience of Taxpayers] the Auditor will attend the following named places to reoeive returns for said year to wit: Jacks Township, Dr. F. M. Setzlor's,| January 5th from 10 a m to 2 p m. Jacks Townahip,Renno, January 6th, from 10 a in to 2 p m, Hunter Township, Clinton, January 7th, from 10 a m to 2 p m. Hunter Township, resldenoe of Duok Young, January 8th, from 10 a m to 21 P m. Cross Hill Township, Spring Grove, January 0th, from lQ^a m to 2 p m. Cross Hill Township, Cross Hill, Jan uary 10th, from 10 a m to 2 p m. Waterloo Township, Waterloo, Jan uary 12th, from 10 a m to 2 p m. Waterloo Township. Ekom, January 13th, from 10 a m to 10 p m. Waterloo Township, Mt. Gallagher, January 14th, from 10 a m to 2 p m. Sullivan Township, Brewerton, Jan uary 15th, from 10 a m to 2 p m. Sullivan Township, Princeton, Jan uary 16th, from 9 a m to 12 m. Sullivan Township, Tumbling Shoals January 10th from l p m to 4 p m. Dial Township, Abner Babb's, Janu ary 17th from 9 a la to 12 m. Dial Township, D. D. Harris,' Janu ary 10th, from 10 a m to 4 p m. Dial Township, V. A. White's, Janu ary 20th, from 10 a m to 2 p m. Young's Township, Cook's Store, I January 21st, from 10 a m to 2 p m. Young's Township, Young's Store, [ January 22d, from 10 a m to 2 p m. Young's Township, Pleasant Mound, j January 23rd, from 0 a m to 12 m. Young's Township, Lanford Station, January 28rd, from 2 to 4 p m.. Scnflletown Township, Tylersville, January 25th, from 10 a m to 2 p m. It will save muoh time to taxpayers, also greatly facilitate tho work of tho Assessor, if every person before leav ing home will make out a complete list of every Item of personal property in ! the following order: Horses, cattle, mules, sheeps and goats, hogs, organs | and pianos, watches, wagons and car riages, dogs, merchandise, machinery and engines, moneys, notes and ac counts above indebtedness and all oth er property, including household. It is always required that tho Audi tor get the first given name of the tax payer in full. Under the head of place of residence on tax return, give the township. All ma'e citizens between the ages of | twenty-one and sixty years, on the 1st of January, except those who are incapable of earning a support from being maimed, or from other oauses are deemed taxable polls, Confederate veterans excepted. And all tax-payers are required to give number of their school district. They are also requested to state wheth er the property is situated in town or ] country. * After the 20th day of February next | ufty per cent, penalty will be atttaohed for failures to make returns. In every community there are per sons who cannot read or that do not tako a newspaper. Those more fortu nate may do suoh persons a great favor by telling them of the time to make re turns or by returning for them. The assessing and collecting taxes is I done in the same year, and we have to aggregate the number and value of all horseB, mules, cattle, and other pieces of personal property as well as the acres of land, lots and buildings and their value that there are in this country, and have the same on file in the Comptroller General's office by the 30th of June of each year, and from that time to the first day of October the Auditor's and Treasurer's duplicate have to be completed and an abstract of the work in the Comptroller Gen-, eral's office by that time, wbloh will show at a glance that the Auditor has no time to take returns, or anything else much, between the 1st of October, but work on the books and the blanks. We hope, therefore, that all taxpayers will make their returns in time. W. L. FERGUSON, Auditor. Dec. 0th, 1902.?tf._ C, N. & L. R. R. In effect Sunday, October i0lh, 1902. No. 52. Passenger. Columbia, 1120am| Loaphart, 1140 Irmo, 1146 Balentine, 1154 White Rock, 11 59 Hilton, 12 02 pm Chapin, 12 00 Little Mountain, 12 10 Slighs 12 28 Prosperity, 12 82 Ne wherry, 12 40 Jalapa, 100 Gary, 105 Klnards, 110 Goldville, 11 7 Clinton, 1B0 Parks, 142 Ar Laurent, 1 50] No. 58 Pass. Leave. Laurens, 2 02 pm Parks, . 2 09 Clinton, t 2 22 Goldville, 8 84 Klnards, 2 48 Gary, 2 49 Jalapa, 2 64 Newberry, 810 Prosperity, 8 24 Silghs, 3 84 Little Mountain, 0 80 Chapin, 8 51 Hilton, 8 67 White Rook, 4 01 Balentine, ' 4 07 Irmo, The Greatest and Most Wonderful Sale of the Age! A GIGANTIC SALE OF st/st/st/st/vA/st/ st/st/st^st/st/st/va/st/ \ms v.-va/ \i/\t/M/M'M/vj/MyM/\i/M/Nt/M/M/v./M/M-vt.. \>/ so/ st/ sa/ sa/ six v./ st/ v* / / vt / vj ' ? a^ ^/ su sa/ vfl; mi/ viz s|/ v|: vi/v> / vjl/ s?/ va / st/ vf / vj^ m^JLiLL:^!/, JL ^A. ?Is/Ts/Ts/Ts/T.-Ts/T./Ts? "Is? 'Wn,ux/Ws'fs/Ts/fs^/T,/is/ts, Vs?Is/Ts<*ssis,7'Ms?f \ "I" JTs /Is?.'t\ T^!^r^r^nrrt^7T;/?T ^"tts'tn "TwIn/i^/is/is/is/is/Ts^jfs^jjs^\^IT^/Ts/Ts/?s/is,is.t?rr-rr^/r^nr We have made tremendous preparations for this IMMENSE SALB SALE BEGINS PROMPTLY AT 9:00 A. AI -op & MILL-ENDS which we hope to make the Greatest Bargain event in ^ our existence. Our past experience has put us in touch with the largest MILL-END Brokers in America, and we have bought from them in endless quantities in most every description o( First-class Choice Merchandise. We can truthfully say to the public and patrons of our store that we have been successful in buying the best line of Goods for this special sale for far less cost than ^J) any previous sale along this order. These faces we will demonstrate to the buying public ^ in this sale, and we promise that this Gigantic Sale of Mill-Endp will surpass all previous efforts made by this house. Sincerely'and truly yours, DAVIS, ROPER & CO. va/NA/St/St/Vt/St/SA/VA/SA/VJ/sa/VA/St/St/St/St/St/V.^ .Jj/v^/SA/vA/vitTsA/SA/VA/sa/SA/VA-VM/vfl/vit/vA/vt/vt' / VB > V?/V?/v?y S*/St/SA/St/St/SA/SA/St/St/vA/Sty ^VA/SA/S?y St/SA^ SA/S^ W ^ 'fs Jf \ Ms /T??y. /TK ?t\ ,'t' /Ts , I' ^ ?Ts Its ?Ts 7t\, ^ *t\ M* ^s 'Ts ^s /Is "ys, /Ts /I' 'Ts /Is Tts^TT:.nRrM .TT/fv ^s /Is 'Ts /Is /fs /Is /Cs /f \ /Is /In ,Tn /T.~T1n /Is /T\ /Ts /Ts /Ts /Ts /WSTTs TTKtT^TT; /Ts /l /Ts , P w Is /Ts TITTTTTs DAVIS, ROPER & CO. LAURENS, S. C. Here is a Fac/simile of a Letter to us from one of the Largest Mill^End Brokers in America* DAVIS, ROPER & CO., Laurens, S. C Gentlemen : We are sending you a choice lot of Mill-Ends. They are the best lot we could give out of some 15 contracts that we have with our mills. We know they will please you as well as j'our customers. You will find them very much under value of regular goods, and the trade can not help but appreciate them, as this lot of stuff is the best that we have shipped South for a long time. Wishing you lots of success with your Mill-End Sale. We arc, yours truly, Our Great Sale of Mill-Ends will save Hundreds and Hundreds of Dollars to the People of this Section. A Monster in comparison with Bankrupt, Cost and Closingout Sales. A Sumptuous Feast of Unparalleled Bargains for the Buying Public. ?1 p Simpson's Genuine Best Calico 2 cents Fine Bleached, yard-wide, Muslin 5 cents Good Unbleached Muslin 3 cents Genuine Classic ' Ginghams cents Simpson's, yard-wide, best Percales 5 cents Regular 40-inch, iocts Lawn 5 cents Ladies' Extra Wide Umbrella Drawers 15 cents Ladies' Tucked Yoke 50 cents Gowns 25 cents Children's Extra Good Look for the White Tickets. Every one means that the article on which it is attached has been reduced. All Goods marked in plain figures. Ladies' Black Wear-Silk Petticoats 49 cts Ladies' Black Mercerized Satin Petticoats 79 cts Ladies' Black Special Grade Drawers 10 centa Petticoats 89 cts This Sale means a saving of Hundreds and Hundreds of Dollars to the People of Laurens County. Ladies' pure Linen , regular ioc Handkerchiefs 5c. Ladies' pure Linen, very sheer, 15 cents Handkerchiefs ioc Very Heavy Half-bleached 70-inch Damask 49 cents You will save Money and get the best by buying Shoes of all kinds at this sale. NOTPIOE^No Goods charged, laid away, or sent out on Approval during this Sale. 1 Sale Closes at 12 p. m. January 31 st,! 1903. JC itaurens, S. C. ^ Davis, Mppet & Co. ' La Laurens Greatest Store.