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7On the Lookout For Business p?$ "^^WT Fire, Life, Accident and Sickness Insurance J. Y. Garmnoton & CO. VOL. XVIII. WVttt rorm a New Habit. jPprr'H give your trailo to any drug store simply through habit. We think there are good reasons why we should havo your trade. Try us the next time you want drugs and see whether it ? will not pay to Oomo here again. Come only as long as you can tind roasons for coming. DODSON'S DRUG STORE, Under Bon-Dolla Hotel. LAURENS. S. O.. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28. 1903. NO 25 COURT TERM WAS SHORT. Utile Business to bo Dis posed Of. ADJOURN TOMORROW. No Cases of Sensational Nature. Tim Benjamin Brothers Acquitted of Assault mid Battery with Intent to Kill -Other Trials. CourtconYened Monday, Judge James Aldrich presiding. Solicitor Sease and Stenographer Motte were on hand. The indloatlonsare that the criminal business will be finished by tomorrow afternoon and oivll business will be confined to equity cases, requiring no juries. Li. p. and J.' 0. Benjamin were ac quitted of assault with intent to kill Bud Hill. A true bill was found agalost Joe Da vis, colored, for raurdor. Davis killed Tom Harris, colored, on Mr. Henry Konnedy's place near here. In tho cass of state vs E. G. Fuller, indictment for disposal of property un der a lien, lhe jury found a verdict of guilty of said offence to the extent of $20.00 or less. In case of Joe Davis for murder, a consent verdict of not guilty was or dered. The trial of Will Jacks for larceny was begun yesterday evening. NEW It. F. D. ROUTES. Start from Princeton?The Territory revered and Those In Charge. The work of establishing R. F. D. routes is being rapidly pushed. It is a commendable system and of immense benefit to the people. The hustling little comtnunity of Princeton has been made a distributing point. Two new routes, numbers 1 and 2 have been re cently established to start out from there. Route No. 1 is Mr. Miles P. Senn's and covers twenty miles, part being in Greenville county. Route No? 2 is Mr. Charles Simpson's and covers 18 miles. This makes three R. F. D. routes and one star route for Prince ton. This makes Princeton an impor tant country post office. Mr. J. T. Crane is post master there. He will probably bavo assistance shortly, by reason of these improvements. The Advertiser will reach the section traversed by these routes the day it is printed. These routes will start Feb ruary 1st. -0N?-CENT-A WORD. For 3at,e?A good milk cow. Fresh to milk. Has second calf. Price $27.60. L. C. dorroii, Gray Court, 8. C. Wantkd?A few shares of Laurens Cotton Mill stook. Will pay $166.00. per share. Address P. O. Box 167 Spartanburg, 8. C. Wanted?Scrap iron of every de scription, and old machinery. Write to J. B. Garfunkel, Columbia, S. C. For Sale in Clinton, S. C?Two nice building lots about One Aore each. Three vacant store lots in good location. Apply to M. L. Copeland, Laurens, 8.C. For Sale ? Some "Golden Dent" and "Prolific" seed corn. H. Y. Sim mons, Gray Court, S. C. WANTED?Small quantity of En terprise Bank Stock. Address M. L. Copeland, Laurons, S. C. M. L. Copeland, St ocks , Bonds, Real Estate, Fire Insurance. LAURENS, - - - S. C. Third Door Todd's Law Range: State of South Carolina, Countt op Laurens. Notice is hereby given that, by vir tue and commission heretofore issued to us by the Secretary of State, books of subscription to the capital stock of Fuller. Darlington Company will be opened In the office of said Company, in Laurens, South Carolina, on Satur day, January Bist, 100?, at 10 o'clock A. M. T. D. Darlinqton, S. J. Craio, Corporators. Jan. 20 1003- lt. High Class Fertilizer. Tho intelligent farmer is careful to know wbat bo is buying when he gets hl<4 Fertilizer supply. I am offering Royster's Guanos and Adds. It is a well known fact that Mr, Roy ater uses Fish Scrap entirely for am moniated goods. He uses no cotton -?seed meal. These goods have been used for several years in Laurena County and have given universal satis faction. Royster's acids are Second to NONE. I am also handling the celebrated Ober &]Sons 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 bo glad to have your orders and Inquiries. TV. O. IRBY. gS/fa// a cent buys enough qjJ Sherwin-Williams paint ?for Two Coats on on* sguarv foot of surface* AMOK? OUR FRIENDS. $ lira. Win Vance of Clinton has been visiting frieuds here. lire. S. M. Wilkes and family are visiting Mrs. II. A. Webb in Green wood. News has been received hero thatl Mr. J. P. Gray of Saa Antonio, Tex., is soriourly ill. Tho reception at Mrs. T. II. Nelson's scheduled for Inst night has been post poned. Col. and Mrs. T. B. Crews left for Greenwood yesterday to attend the ninety-ninth anniversary of the form er's cousin, Mrs. Susan Hill, which oc curred on the 27th Instant. Mrs. Hill, formerly Miss Susan Crews, is a sister | of the late Stanley Crews, one of the patriarchs of Greenwood, who died about two years ago, at the age of | ninety-eight. Small Freight Wreck. A freight car laden with coal on a down freight train from Spartanburg on tbo C. & W. C. railroad Friday morning left the track and was badly smashed. The wreok was due to the I hopper of a car bocoming detached from body of the car. Mrs. Anthony Fuller Dead. Mrs. A. C. Fuller died at her home near Trinity Monday night. She was 77 years old. Her husband, Dr. A. C. Fuller, Mr. Carl FuUer, Mrs. Ludio Bolt and Mr. Glenn Fuller survive her. She will be sorely missed in her community, and her bereaved ones have the sympathy of all. Mill "Head" Sale. A ready made white garment saloj conducted by the ladles of the Presby terian Church was started and success fully closed last week. This trafficking was done at the Laurens Drug Co.'s and was facetiously dubbed "Great Mill 'Head' Salo." A neat sum was rea'ir.ed. Missionary to Preach. The Rev. W. H. Hudson, who has been a Missionary in China for nine years, and who expects to return to that land in the spring will occupy the pulpit of the First Presbyterian Church here next Sunday and evening. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Hudson, whoso support as a Missionary is furnished by this Church. A Narrour Escape. Mr. J. D. Mock and daughter while out driving last Friday had a narrow escape. Their horse became frightened at the wrecked coal car, and being un manageable backed off tho high em bankment on North Harper Street, near Dr. J. T. Poolo's Tho occupants were pitched out and tbo buggy wrecked. Mr. Mock wa9 uninjured but his daugbtor received a severe strain of tho arm. The horse received not a scratch. " Benif f?r"ThTsT~ Every one who has a garden or farm should write to T. W. Wood & Sons Ricbmorid, Va., for their Seed Book for 1008. It is beautifully gotton up and well printed, and is really a com plete hand-book of information, both for the garden and farm. It is pecu liarly valuable to our southern grow ers, as it gives practical information about the seeds best adopted to our own section. Business Change. The MoCord Merchandise Company] has sold its gents' furnishing, shoes, hats, olothing, etc., stock to J. E. Min-1 ter & Bro. and will hereafter deal only I in millinery and dress good*. A lino f stock of tho latter is carried. See ad vertisement. Meanwhile J. E. Mlnter & Bro. are offering rare bargains in the goods bought at at a sacrifice from the MoCord Merchandise Co. which they advertise.in this issue. HEROES HONORED. Meeting of the Daughters of tho Con federacy Friday. The Laurens Chapter, Daughters of ] the Confederacy, met last Friday with Mrs. Jno. F. Bolt, The meeting was j to commenorate the birthdays of Gen erals Robert E. Lee and "Stonewall" Jackson. Mrs. James Farrow, the president, presided. The attendance was large. Miss Perrin Farrow read a paper of In terest and value, Dellolous refreshments were served by Mrs. Bolt, the hostess. Her daugh ters, Miss Nellie and little Misses Jes-1 sie assisted In serving. The decora ions were especially pretty in pink and white, colors of the Confederacy. Pictures of Confederate heroes in the | room were decorated In the colors. MERCHANTS NEWS. - Notice?We have ohanged the date of oloslog our mm ends to Monday night, February 2, in order to give ail who are in town salesday au opportu nity to get some c! She v?os5crf ul bar-1 galas. Davis, Roper & Co. Your last ohance at the sale of mill | ends will be Monday, February 2nd. Davis, Roper & Co. Teachers' Examinations. Notice Is hereby given that tha regu lar examinations for teaohers' county certificate will be held at my office in the Court House at Laurens 8. C, Fri I day, February 20th )008. Applicants for teacher's certificates will please bear this in mind and govern them set ves accordingly. Cham. F. Brooks, Counlv Sunt, of lOriuoai ion. I NEW RAILWAY TO BE BUILT. Will Connect Ware Shoals with Southern. COMPANY ORGANIZED. Work will bo Commenced at Once. Company Bridgo to be Constructed? Telephone Connection with Lau? rens Already Established. The Wares Shoals Railway Company has been incorporated with a capital stock ot * 10,000; N. B. Dial and J. O. C. Fleming and T. R. McGanan being the corporators. A railway is to be built at once from Wares Shoals Junction, the new Junc tion on the Southern, to Wares Sboals, a distance of five miles. Work will be* gin in a few weeks. A temporary bridge across the Saluda is also to be built and will soon bo completed. The telephone line, with a double circuit, has already been completed and is in operation from Laurens to Ware Shoals. It goes without saying that the new railway will mean a great deal for the development of not only the Shoals property but the neighboring country on both sides of the river. . Col. J. L. Yfenng Dead. Col. John L. Young of Union died last Thursday. He was about 83 years old. Col. Young was a native of Laurens. His wife who died some years ago was Miss Janie Garlington, sister of Messrs. Creswell and S. D. Garlington. He bad many friends in Laurens who hear of his death with sorrow. Mr. 0. Gar lington attended the funeral. Monday will be the last day of the gigantic sale of mill ends. Prices out throughout the store. Davis, Roper & Co. The Offer of the News and Courier with The Advertiser for One Year Lasts Only to February ist. Farmers Alliance Meeting. T*here will bo a oallod meeting of Lcesvllle Alliance, No. 525, Saturday, Jan. 81, at 2 o'clook P. M. Our regular meetings hereafter will be held Sat urdays before the 2nd and 4tb Sundays of each month at the same hour. Our Alliance is growing rapidly In numbers. We have now about thirty members on our roll and several appli cants to be initiated. All former members of the A llance desiring to enroll wivb up, must come before the first of April, or they will have to pay the initiation fee. All Alliances in the county should go to work and re-organized at once. If some member in each union would oill a meeting it would be no trouble to get the machinery started again. If three or four more Alliances would re-organ ize in the county we could have a County Alliance and live members are sufficient to start a sub-ordinate Alli ance. I am sure any of the members of Leesvillo Alliance would gladly meet with and assist any other Alliance in re-organizing, where they needed any assistance. We will buy in union this year, through our business agent, Hon. O. P. Goodwin, at least ono hundred and fifty tons of fertilizer and probably more. B. P. Godfrey, Secretary. ? HEADS SHOULD NEVER ACHE. Never endure this trouble. Use at once the remedy that stopped it for Mrs. N. A. Webster, of Winnie, Va. She writos "Dr. King's New Life Pills wholly cured me of slok headaches I had suffered from for two yftars." Cure Headache, Constipation, Biliousness. 20 cents at Laurens Drug Co. and Pal metto Drug Co. BREW ERT?N KOTES. Trkwerton. Jan. 23. ? Wo havo again to preface 01 r letter with an apology. Our long silence in TflH Ad vertisru has not been by design, for it has been with ub like it was with DM Arp when the Grippe bad him. We lost our grip, but La Gr'.ppo held us that much tighter. It seems this morning as I go to press tbat spring has really opened up, but I keep my eyes on my overcoat and my feet dose to the fire. The fact of the business is I don't know how I am to manage much longer to keep out of wuitlng on myself and to go to work in earnest. Sinco I have waked up and begun to look around me, I can but ex claim, what great ohanges have taken place. The great canal of the Ware Shoals Manufacturing Company will soon be finished and ulso tho telopbono line from your oity to Ware Shoals. I -it t v Mira, daughter of Daniel Bal entine has been suffering intensely for nearly a week with erysipelas in her fool. Mr?. Minnie Stansll of Williamston is visiting in onr community. On Dit. Yoo Way Not Expect Good bread these cold mornings if your flour is of the spasmodic sort, that only'"works by spoils." You can't be certain?you don't know what to de pend on. "Ciifton" flour will bake to your entire satisfaction, day in and day out. It is not the best flour to day and the next best to-.'norrow. It is the best all the time and people who buy "Clif ton" know It. Sold by T. N. Barks dale and M. H. Fowler. OASTOniA. Bear? the. UM Kind You Have Always Bought NEWS OF URAY COURT. Death or Mrs. J. K. Satterflcld-Other Matters. Gray Court, Jan. 26.?Mrs. j.K. Satterfield died at her home near Dials Church on last Friday. She leaves a husband and a large family of children. Mr. 8. D. Garrison, who has been clorking for j. W. Williams & Co. of Pelzer, S. C, is at borne on a short va cation. Miss Carrie Peden came borne on a visit from Chicora on last Saturday. Mrs, T. F. Jones attended the mar riage of her sister at Lisbon last week. Miss Alice McCarley is teaching In the literary department of Gray Court- I Owings Institute. Wo still hear of a good deal of small pox below here, but nobody eeoms un easy. j Mr. J. T. Peden is better. I Mr. Clarence Shell is also better. The farmers are beginning to chafe on account of the weather. They want to plough, but if Mr. HicKs' predic tions are true, they will not get to do much except make fires for the next month. D. MOTES FROM DIALS. On last Friday about 0 A. M. the Angel of Death came and took away from our midst one of our best women, Mrs Saille Satterfield. She was a de voted Christian and a consistent mem ber of Dials Church. Her remains were laid to rest in tho cemetery at this place on Saturday at 11 A. M. She leaves a husband and eight children who have the profonnd sympathy of the entire community in their sad be reavement. Rev. J. K. McCain filled his regular uppointment at this place Sunday af ternoon, but owing to the very ii cle ment weather the congregation was rather small. Your correspondent accompanied by W. B. Aberorombie made a flying visit to Greenville on Friday returning Sat urday. Tho people have not been able to do any f irm yet, as the weather has boon so severe. BACiI. We Have Bought Out the Entire Stock OF. CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS and GENTS' FURNISHINGS The McCord Merchandise Co. We bought these Goods at a sacrifice as The McCord Merchandise Company is going out ot these lines to devote their attention to Millinery and Dress Goods exclusively. _These Goods consisting of Hen's, Youths' and Boys' Clothing:, Shoes, Hats, Shirts, Underwear, Collars, Suspenders, Etc., These Goods are all new and Up-to-Date-Goods. They must be sold in the next 30 Days?so we put them on sale commencing Saturday, Jan* 31st? and Continuing for 30 Days. 3?T If you want Good flerchandise now is the time, as never before was such clean, new desirable Goods sold at such PRICES. i^:. ?Ali rrfl^ V^tf ^ttf ?ii^ ?A? ?A? ?A? iA. iiflw ?4W "iAi "Jltf "^Jtf ?Ai "iAw ?Jfi Wb. i^A? i^flM Remember the Date. jc jc Remember the Place? YOURS FOR BARGAINS, J.E. HINTER & BROv WORK HARDLY YET COMIuENCED. General Assembly and Iis Proceedings. LAURENS MEMBERS. They Have Made a Favora folo Impression. Mr. Nichols Bill as to Duplicates or Liens?The Race for Assooiato Justice. Columbia, S. C, Jan. 28.?The gon eral assembly has not "pulled itself to gether and gotten down to hard work" yet. Always it requires a couple of weeks for the two houses to unlimber. There are elections to be held and gov ernors to Inaugurate, not to mention the time required tor the houses to per-, feot their own organizations. Laurens has as usual a good strong. delegation of hard-headed practical men who say no more than is neces sary and command attention when they spoak. Representative Coopor has numbers of friends in both houses, is ohairmati of au important committee and hns places on other committees that count largely in shaping legisla lation. Mr. Nichols is universally liked and is a flue representative of tho sturdy farmer element of the state. He has the respect of all the influential mem bers. On practical matters affecting the interests of the pcop'e. who till the soil his advice always has weight, and, moreover, he is a man of breadth of view and his positions are safo and well taken. Mr. Irhy, the chairman of the delegation, is one of the youngest members in the whole body, probably the youngest, but bo has a place on the judiciary committee and is rapidly be coming familiar with legislative du t'es. He has met with a warm, hearty reception and is making numbers of friend?. In the senate, Mr. Goodwin is an in fluential member. He is not a talka tive member but he Is an effective speaker, makes his points clearly and forcibly and Is an all round valuable man. It is a source of real gratification to a Laurens man to come here and And that bis delegation occupies so strong a position in the respect and confidence of the law-makers of the state. Mr. Nichols has introduced a bill providing that persons giving Hens, chattel mortgages and similar contracts shall be provided with duplicate copies of them. Under the presont system, an ignorant man may sign a Hen or chat tel mortgage and the party to whom It is given takes charge of it and he never seos it again. These papers are nearly always made on printed blanks and the provisions thereof usually cover the bpn*>em the fip~?\.?,".d * u? '"'.ters be neatb. It/is of course an easy matter for a dishonest man to make additions to tho paper aftor It has been executed. 'I'll is is especially truo as to that class of papers which are indexed but not re corded in full in the clerk's office. I can conceive of no reasonable objection to the measure. Among trained and careful business men it is the invaria ble custom for both partlos to have copies of all contracts. It seems much more important that ignorant and il literate persons bo provided with this business protection. Moreover, I think it is an important matter. On its face, it does not seem to involve any pro found roform but in practice it would be found to prevent a considerable amount of oppression and dishonesty. Vor unately, very few men aro suffi ciently dishonest to make a change in a paper after it has been executed but one swindler can impose on a large number of helpless people in the course of a sesson, Of course a man who changes a written contract after it has been executed and delivered is guilty of forgery and may be sent to the pen itentiary if convicted but the difficulty Is that in this class of cases detection is almost impossible. Hence tho bill would have great beneficial effect if en aotcd. There is plenty of interest in the race for chief justice. The entries are Tribble of Anderson, Woodsof Marion, Robert Aldrich of Earnwoll, S. J. Simpson of Spartanburg, Gruber of Colleton, J. F. J. Caldwell of Green wood and Ex-Judge Izlar of Orange burg. The impression is that Mr. Woods will undoubtedly lead on the first bal'iot. Some of our member*, probably two of them, will vote for Mr. Simpson, a native Laurens man and lawyer who has scarcely a superior in tho state, certainly not in this race. Another is understood to favor Major Caldwell who is also ono of the very best of South Carolina lawyers. How ever, with the material to seleot from it is fairly certain that an able jurist will ho chosen. Mr. Woods is a man of groat learning and spotless character. Mayor Park of Greenwood, formerly of Laurens, is herd in the Interests of his partner, Major Ca'dwell. I saw General Bonham of Auderson here to-day. It will afford his numer ous Laurens friends pleasuro to know that he in almost recovered from bis recent severe illness and is looking strong and well. ''''it is hard to predict what the legisla ture will do as to suggested measures of more general interest. In &!1 likeli hood a oblld labor law will bo enacted but it will be conservative in its pre 1 visions. In faot, there is little dana^ a general assembly, a governor and state officers who are as a rule men of discretion- men who will ro slow and know what they aro doing. One little recommendation of Gov ernor Ileyward'a inaugural indicates tbat be is a man of bis own bead. He doubtless realizes tbat the trend of sen timent is squsroly against an appropria> tioh for an exhibit at the St. Louts fair. The appropriation will not be made and his recommendation will be rejected. If ho bad been a demagocue or even a timid politician ho could easily have said nothing about the St. Louis fair. Nobody would have no ticed the omission. I think his recom mendation should be rejected, that the appropriation would be an extrav agance. The state could very well af ford the little money involved, it is not true that South Carolina is a pauper, much as many people Insist that sho is, but these fairs are growing too com mon. It is time to leave them alone. The exhibit would not pay. But Gov ernor Hey ward believes otherwise and I think it is a good sign that he was willing to say so. W. W. Ball. I ?'Just Splendid." Wo doubt whether there is any one thing on earth that will afford the housekeeper so mnch pleasure as a Hour that will givo her perfect satis faction. That flour is "Clifton." Let us but once got a sack of "Clifton" Hour In your homo and we invite you to try other brands to your heart's content, Suoh comparisons only bring out the superiority and excellence of 'Clifton." For sale at M. H. Fowler's and T. N. Barksdale's. IN THE CHURCHES. First Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Rev. Watson B.Duncan, A. M., pastor. Proaching at 11 o'oclck a. m. and at 7.30 p. m. Prayer meeting on Thursday at 7.30 p. m. . Sunday School, non. C. C. Feather stone, Superintendent, at 10 o'clock at a. m. Woman's Missionary Society, Mrs. S. D. Garlington, President, meets on Tuesday after First Sunday, at 4.80 o'clock p. m. Ladies' Aid Society, Mrs. J. F. Bolt, President, meets on Tuesday, after Third Sunday at 4 30 o'clock p. m. Church Conference every Third Sun day after the morning service. First Presbyterian Church, Rev. Robt. Adams, Pastor, services at 11 a. m. and 8:15 p. m., each Sabbath. All are welcome. Sunday School, C. W. Tune, Supor Intendant, Sunday Morning at 10 a. m. Todd Memorial Presbyterian Church, Bast End,-Pastor. Preach ing in Factory Hall every Appointments for North Lai; Circuit. Trinty, First Sunday, at 1J a. m. *r , ^"-fit,. Trinity, Third Suyf L . j. V&day, \.. 'clock, JTS?X a. . up * K Shiloh, First Sunday, at B:.'10 o'clock, p. m. Shiloh, Third Sunday, at 11 o'clock, a. in. Dials, Second Sunday, at 11 o'clock, a. m. Dials, Fourth Sunday, at 3:30 o'clock, p. m. Graycourt, 2d Sunday at 3.30 o'clock, p. m. Graycourt, 4th Sunday at 11 o'elock a. m. Sunday Schools at each appointment >nc hour before preaching. Prayer mooting Thursday nights at Graycourt, at 8 o'clock. All are alike Invited to attend these services, for It is hero, as it is in Heaven, "tho rich and tho poor meot togothor." J. K. McCain, Pa9tor. Dorroh Presbyterian church, Gray Court, S. C, T. B. Craig, pastor. Preaching on 1st Sunday at 11 a. m. 3rd Sunday 1 p. in. Sabbath School on 1st and 2nd Sun days at 10 a in., and on 3rd and 4th Sundays at 3 p. m. J. T. Pedkn, Supt. Warrior Creek Baptist Church, Rev. O. L. Jones, supply. Service every 4th Sunday at 11 o'clock and Saturday be fore. Mt. Bethel, Second Sunday at 11 o'clock, a. m. Mt. Bothol, Fourth Sunday at 3:30 I o'clock, p. m. S. W. Honry, Pastor. Cedar Grovo Baptist Church, Rev. R. B. Vaughn, Pastor?Sorvlco on the 1st Sunday of each month at 11 o 'clock a. m. and on Saturday boforo at 2 o'clock p. m. Appointments for 1003. Langston's Church, Saturday before 1st Sunday, servicss at 3 p. m. 1st Sun day 11 a. m. Sunday School at 10 a. m. Lao ford Church, Saturday before 2nd Sunday, services at 3 p. m. 2nd Sunday, 11 a. m. Sunday School 10 a. in. Prayer meeting Sunday night. Bell View Churob, 4th Sunday lit. m and 7.30 p. m. Sunday Sohool every Sunday at 10 a. m. Prayer meeting every Sunday night. Padgott's Creek Baptist Church, Sat urday before 3rd Sunday, services at 3 p.m. 3rd Sunday, 11 a. m. Sunday School 10 a. m. Prayer meeting every Sunday night at Cross Keys. The publlo an*l straogera are o?r dially invited- to attend all the above servicew^ A