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DEATH OF MB, J. M. ROBERTSON. Former Poet Master Passed Away Last Friday Afternoon. Mr. J. M. Robertson died after a week's illness at bis borne here last Friday afternoon aged ?>?. He had boon ill for about a week, having a re petition of an attack whloh he suffered last summer. Mr. Robertson was post master for tbls town during the administrations of Grant, Hayes, GarflelJ, Arthur and Harrison and during McKinley's first term. In that position he was efficient aud courteous, and agreable to the pa troDS of the office. Mr. Robertson is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. E W. Martin and Miss Lydia Robertson. His father, who is just twenty years older, Mr. Reuben Robertson, is living here. Mr. Robertson had numerous rela tives in tho county and many friends. He was fair and up-right in his busi ness doaling and achieved business success by strict regard to his own affairs without meddling with those of others. He was buried in the city cemetery Sunday, Rev. J. D, Pitts conduoting the services at the home. NOW N EARING COMPLETION. Progress on the Lanrens Mill School Building. Tho Laurens Mill School Building is now nearing completion. It is one of the most tasteful school buildings in this part of South Carolina. The building is of wood with briok veneer. As it is for the most part only one story high, this construction Is both oramental and substantial. There are six school rooms on the first lloor, each with its large oloak room. Wide halls run through the building at right angeles. The walls of all the rooms are equipped with tho best black-board surface. On the second lloor are the lavatory and the superintendent's office. At tho rear or eastern end of the building is the auditorium with a seat ing capacity of 400. It has a stage which will be fitted with a drop cur tain. The whole building will be lighted with electricity and heated from a hot air furnace. The auditorium will be the best for lectures and plays In the city. Tho building fronts on Hohnes street. The building Is erected by the Com pany and the Company will maintain the school. The city la responsible of course for the education of the chil dren in the mill village as much as for those of any other part of town but a school building more modern and con venient and expensive than the city scheid bullding is provided and a school supported In this oase wholly by a private laxpayer, the Laurens Mill Company , which meanwhile pays taxes for support ot tho other city schools. Election Tuesday. Next Tuesday, Ward 0, the West "vvosi main" street .Boulevard and ex tending in a westerly direction and Including Little and Big Knobs, will elect an alderman of aldermanic pro portions. Thoso are the candidates: Augustus Huff, Thaddeus H. Nelson, and the "B'hoys of de SIxt" will be happy with either. OASTORXA. Bsara the Ito Kind You Haw Always Bought SHOULD NOT DISCRIMINATE* Man's Business Should Not Count Against Him as a Candidate. Gross Hill, Feb. 8.?I believe it is in order to suggest men to represent us in tbe legislature. I have no sympathy for this ory for farmers in preference to men of other profession!. Nor do I think it necessary that they come from different sec tons of tbe county. Is he capable? is he honest? should be the test. Our professional men are all in terested in farming; some of them own large farms. This cry to discriminate in favor of farmers is calculated to de ter some of our best men from offering for oflloe, and is calculated to encour age gome to run who If elected would be a disappointment to themselves and to the people. I may suggest some names later. W. T. Austin. IT 18 A GOOD BILL. Correspondent Favors the Clemson Scholarship Measure?Carroll News. Carroll, Feb. 1.?As the General Assembly is still in session, we hopo thatanumberof bills that have beoo in troduced will pass, such as the Herbert Bill to create 124 scholarships at Clem son of ?100 each to bo given to boys that will take the farmers' course.They turned out 61 graduates last session. Only 7 took the agricultural course. Does that speak well for an agricultu ral college? Mr. Johnnie Matthews of Mudllck visited relatives and friends at Carroll last week. Mr. John M. Golden was In your city last week. Rev. Mr. Taylor preached a lino ser mon to a largo congregation last Sun day. Miss Blolse Brown spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss Gertrude Hill. Rev. B. F. Corley and wife have been on a visit to friends at Carroll. J. F. Griffin went over to Ninety-Six one day last week on business. The young people of Carroll enjoyed themselves hugely at a dance at R. D. Whlteford's last Friday night. O. R. T. PUTS AN END TO IT ALL. A grievous wail oftfmes comes as a result of unbearable pain from over taxed organs. Dizziness. Backache, Liver complaint and Constipation. But thanks to Dr. King's New Life Pills they put an end to it all. They are gen tle, but thorough. Try them. Only 26 conts. Guaranteed by Laurens Drug Co. and W. W. Dodson. For Sale?Three head of muleo and one horse cheap. R. P. Mllam. FOR ALDERMAN. Augustus Huff is hereby placed in nomination for Alderman, to fill the vacancy In Ward 6. Voters of Ward 6. FOR ALDERMAN. T. H. Nelson Is hereby nominat3d for Alderman, to fill the vacancy in Ward 6. Citizens of Ward 0. We Stake Our Claim -..*>/.*?"?* s tue very Desf. kind of evi dence. We know that if you will just try our Hour onoe for yourself, you will never want to go back to the inferior kinds. It will prove everything wo claim for It. Be sure you get "Clifton" flour, If you want the best. T. N. Barksdale, M. H* Fowler. When you feel blue and that every thing goes wrong, take a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They will cleanse and invigo rate your stomaoh, regulate your bow els, give you a relish for your food and make you feel that in this old world Is a good place to live. For sale by Lau rens Drug Co. HOME PEOPLE ENDORSE I OUR NEW DISCOVERY. Nature's Remedy. For aU Blood Diseases, Ilchings, Pimple?, Eczema, Swellings or offen sive eruptions. Will you test It at our risk? A guarantee goes with eaoh bottlo at the Laurens Drug Co. and Dr. W. W. Dodson's. Old Hickory. Strength for the weak; Oj tho strong; pleasan vlgoration for bot pure old Kentuck at all dispensaries. Ad RHEUMATISM. ThlB is often a disease of the b'ood, though not always. It attacks usually the joints and tissues and causes a de posit of uric acid. In its acuto f-tage it is one of much pun and suffering, sometimes affecting a large part or even all the body. Whon near the heart it is dangerous to life. We are thankful to say tboro is a proper treat ment?Dr. King's Sarfaparllla?inter nally, to eradicate tho poi*on from the blood. Dr. King's Norve and Bone Lin iment)?externally, to give life to the stiffened, painful joints and tissue. Soly bv Laurens Drug Co. and Pal metto Drug Co. RADIUM Free Free Radios Radios Radios Stupendous Offer Made by a WoM Known Phila. Firm. Radios Radios Radios Thousands of Fersons in all Sections of the Country Have Been Healed by this Wonderful Discovery. Every educated person has heard of Radium,its wonderful powers and heal ing qualities havo occupied page after page in the Metropltan publications. Everybody knows that it is thogroatest remedy that Qod has even given to suffering humanity. Disease germs of every description l\oi boforo it?they cannot stancl the contact. We havo such faith lu our proposition that we guarantee absolutely to cure you. What is moro wo will glvo you a writ ton contract to tbat effect. This off er has never been duplicated. Fill out the blank bslOW and mark the malady from which you a-o suffering and re ceive by return mall information that will be worth hundreds of dollars to you. Ask any banking llrm regarding our responsibility. FREE OFFER FREE OFFER RADIOS CO. 812 Droxol Building Philadelphia, Pa. Sirs Kindly send mo free of cost infor mation regarding your Radium treat ment and your wonderful remedy Radios." Name. [City.... State... Disease. CONFECTIONERY AND FRUIT STORE. My experience, in .making Fine Home-made Candies enables nie to keep fresst every day Fine Chocolates, Bon Bons, Peanut and Cocoanut Brittles. Also a^^ce and complete line of all kinds of Fruits, such as ORANGES, SINKST NORTHERN APPLES, RANAN AS, GRAPES^kEMONS, PINEAPPLES, GRAPE-FRUITS, TANCii^RINES, DRIED FIGS, DATES, RAISINS and all kinds of Fresh NUTS. California Fruits a specialty. Early Florida Vegetables always on hand, such as Tomatoes, Lettuce, Beets, Beans, Cabbages. Delicious home-made candies and Imported and Domestic Fruits. JAMES CHRISTOS, LAURBNS, ?. O. Jg?^ Two Doors Below Post Office. i_ EVERY PAIL OF COTTOLENE la securely sealed. There's no chance for the product to absorb the odor of things that surround it in the grocery store, such as cod fish, kerosene and soap. Lard, on the contrary, usu ally comes in bulk and is subject to all these odors. Stop to think of this and you'll never use another pound of lard in your home. N".,urt.J. Gill lr?m th? Sunny Sooth ?oitole$5? Starkrowirr food-l^lhras wr life Cottoleno comes in throe sizes of pails?small, medium, large?branded as shown here?the pail in white with rod label and band. In the cen ter of the label is our trade-mark?a steer's head in cotton plant wreath. All good grocers sell Cottolone?the perfect shortening. Store Lots FOrES, SALE AUCTION IN CLIHTON. FEBRUARY 21 is I DAY, and eleven a. m. is the hour. No form of investment is so good and safe as a choice lot for business houses in a good town. It can't help paying well. Clinton is a good town. These lots are choice?on Musgrove Street, close to business center, cornering on the Square. THEY WILL GO FOR WHAT THEY BRING! In ten years Clinton has trebled in pop ulation. In the same time Clinton values have more than trebled. Plats of these lots, the best lots in Clinton avail able for building; stores or offices, may be seen at Clinton Post Office and the J. W. Ccfpeland Co's. Store. M. L. COPELAND, LAURENS, S. C. Stocks, Itonds, Real Estate and Fire insurance. Cross Hill, S. C. A nice residence, modern improvements, including a barn, servants' bouse, etc shaded with beautiful old oaks and all splondidly lo cated. The dwelling is al most new and contains 0 well-arranged rooms. Lot 1 1-10 acres. Great Bargains. We also offer ono store Hill at a great sacrifice. It will pay you to look into this offer at once. J. Y. Garlington & Co. Stocks, Bonds, Real Estate and In surance. Laurens, S. C. HEN WANTED. I want five traveling salesmen on salary and commission to sell life insurance. I want busi ness men who arc able to earn at least ^ioccx^ per month. The State Life paid thirty per cent dividend last year on policies over four years old. No other Company did. The vState Life operates under a law which requires it to maintain on deposit with the State Department enough secu rities to cover all its liabilities. No other Com pany operating in South Carolina complies with such a law. I want men with stickitiveness to sell these policies. How about you? Can you sell better goods than those sold by your competitors? If so, you want to write to me. D. SAH COX, General Agent, Columbia, S. C. I Bp Davis, Roper & Company's TREMENDOUS PREPARATIONS for an immense Spring Trade is now assuming proportions, that far exceed any previous effort on our part. We have determined to leave nothing undone to make 1904 the biggest and best year of our existence. To accomplish this we know we have to offer superior advantages and lowest prices to the buying public. This, we feel we can do, as none possess better facilities for buying at lowest prices than we; and during the large volume of business that we do, we can and do sell at lowest possible margin of profit. We solicit your trade on merit alone. That is giving you best possible values at lowest possible prices. Our Men's Department. Our Mr. Davis will leave this week for the northern markets to lay in a full supply of Clothing, Hats, Furnishing, Shoes. We expect to have the best selections, the best Fabrics ? best wearing Clothing that can be produced. A New Year Suggestion. Buy where you can get your money's worth. This we guarantee with every purchase you make attmr store. Better goods, better values cannot be had, than we will and do give. SHOES! SHOES!! SHOES!!! We can't see why everybody in Laurens County should not buy all their Shoes here. We keep only the best and the price is alway lower than the quality. Ladies' Department. Our Mr. Anderson will leave this Wcek for New York in? ehe interest of this Department. Our y"im \s j0 huy the greatest assortment of high-class Novelties in Dress Ooods, Silks, Ladies' Skirts, Notions and Millinery. Ever seen in Upper Caro)'in;ii A visit to this Department will convince you at once that we wii\ have even more than we claim. New Spring Waistings Are Here. A very hancW.nc assortment ol the latest designs in White Mercer ized goods, price* from 20c to 50c. Call and wo will take pleasure in showing you,, whether you are ready to buy or not, ?)avis, r^ojper & Coir)|>ai)y, Famous Outfitters for Laurens and Surrounding Counties.