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FARM LANDS. LOANS. Before You Buy or Sell any Kind of Hoal Estate, or Business, Write us your wants. J. Y. Garlington & Co., Laurens, S. C. VOL, xx. StttWtt LAURBNS, 3 O.. WEDNESDAY MARCH 1. 1905. NEW GARDEN SEED. We Mean Every Seed New. Not one seed carried from last year. PALMETTO DRUG CO. Laurens, S. C. NO. 30 COL. ORR DIES OF ERYSIPELAS. Ill Only a Short Time but Ciitical from Start. A SKETCH OP HIS LIFE Io Statue as in Intellect he Toward Above Most Men of His Day. The Whole State Is Afflicted by his Death. Col. James L. Orr died at his home in Greenville on Sunday night at 9:20 o'clock. He had been ill with erysipelas for only a short time but his condition while not hopeless was considered criti cal from the beginning. HIS LIFE. Col. Orr was the son of the late Judge James L. Orr, of Anderson, who was Speaker of the National House of Rep resentatives before the war, Governor of South Carolina immediately after the war and American minister to the Rus sian Court. His mother was a member of the distinguished Marshal family of Abbeville, and he was born in Abbeville at the home of Dr. Marshal, her father, August 29, 1852. The gallant Col. Fos ter Marshall, of the Mexican war, who was afterwards killed while commanding a regiment of the Confederate army, was his uncle. Col. Orr's first public service was as private secretary to his father at the Court of the Czar's in 1872 and 1873. In 1876 he was elected by the Demo crats a member of the South Carolina General Assembly from Anderson County. He was then a young lawyer. He was an active, aggressive and daring participant in the fight led by Gen. Wade Hampton for the redemption of the State. His splendid services in the long, bitter contest after Gen. Hamp ton's election for the possession of the State House will never be forgotten. It was he who led the advance on the Republican "Mackey House," when the "Wallace House," which had been meeting in the old Carolina Hall, deter mined to enter the hall of the House of Representatives, where E. W. M. Mack ey and bis motley crew were in session. His six feet five or six inches, tower ing above his fellows crowding at his elbow a* the entrance to the hall, as big a man in body as in brain, Lawrence Orr threw hid great strength against tho locked door, brushed aside the ser geant-a-arms, and the "Wallace House" following in his wake took possession. Col. Orr became a popular idol. In 1878 ho was elected soliciton of the 8th circuit to succeed Col. W. H. Perry. As a prosecuting officer he was a marked success. He was not an orator in the ordinary acceptance. He was a man of common sense. His mind .went straight to the meat of every subject. He could speak good English if he chose, but he frequently "murdered the King's Eng lish," and spoke regardless of gramma tical and rhetorical rules. But he never uttered a meaningless word.. He was always clear. His homely, vigorous, clewing phrase was understood by the yeomanry of the Piedmont and they "sworo by Lawrence Orr." As an effective speaker it is doubtful if he had any equal in South Carolina except Sen ator Tillman. Retiring volutarily fiom the solicitor ship, Col. Orr 'jettled down to the prac tice of law in Greenville in the early eighties, "he firm was at first Wells & Orr, tho late Capt. G. G. Welles being the senior member. Afterwards Mr. M. F. Ansel and Judge J. S. Cothran entered the firm and it became Wells, Orr, Ansel & Cothran. In 18)1 Col Henry P. Hammett, presi dent of the great Piedmont Manufac turing Company, whose daughter Col. Orr hat' married, died. The textile business ;n this State was young then. Col. Hammett was one of the most suc cessful of :he pioneers. Who should succeed him? It was a grave question, but the directors chose wisely in select ing his son-in-law, though his experi ence had been limited to the law and the general business life of the public spirited man. Col. Orr proved a greater success as a mill president even than as a lawyer. Under his administration the Piedmont mills have been a more pronounced suc cess than under Col. Hammett. The plant has been doubled, and to-dry the stock commands a higher price perhaps than that of any other South Carolina mill. He has been a leader of the in dustry in the South, and along with his neighbor, Capt. Smythe, of Pelzer, has been chosen frequently as the spokes man for Southern mills generally when their interests needed to bo publicly pre-1 scntcd. About four years ago he built the Orr Mills in the suburbs of Ander* ?uii, ii largo plant, ami this, too, is suc cessful, lie is interested in the mill at Tlonea Path, of which his brother-in law, Mr. Hammett, is president. Col. Orr's last political appearance was in 1892, when he reluctantly ac cepted the place on the ticket with Ex Governor Sheppard for Lieutenant Gov ernor. This was at great sacrifice. Scores of the leading opponents of Gov ernor Tillman entreated him to run for Governor, but tho responsibilities of Piedmont Mills had just been placed in his hands and he refused. A few years before he had been in sympathy with some of the views of Capt. Tillman, but not with that gentleman as a leader. 1 He favored a change, a "stirring up" of State politics on certain lines, but the methods of Capt. Tillman and the charges he made against the old leaders aroused all the resentment of his great heart. He was the friend of the "com mon people," but he was true to the traditions and ideals of tho State and believed that men like Hampton nnd Bratton were equally true and patriotic PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Mr. H. Terry is in New York. Mrs. Cora Whnrton will leave for Baltimore today. Mr. W. P. Harris of Youngs was in the city Monday. Miss Mary Allen was the guest of Miss Grace Simmons last week. Mr. R, W. Davis of Fountain Inn spent Sunday in the city. Mr. P. H. Fike of Spartanburg was in the city Sunday. Mr. R. T. Hollingsworth of Cross Hill was in the city Monday. Mrs. N. 13. Davenport of Cross Hill was in the city on Monday. Mr. O. L. Lanford of Lanford Station was in the city on Monday. Mr. C. G. Crews of Atlanta, was in the city a short while last week. Mr. W. L. Taylor is still improving, and is now able to sit up some. Mr. R. Calhoun Wallace was in tire city on Monday. Mr. J, R. Pinson, of Cross Hill, was a visitor in Laurcns last Friday. Mr. Niles Craig of Groenwood was in the city on Monday. Mr. Gibbon Traynham is on a visit to his father Col. Jas. H. Traynham. Mr. W. W. Bryson of Mountville was in the city yesterday. Mr. M. H. Burdinc of Gray Cort was in the city yesterday. Mr. R. P. Cole, of Cross Hill, was in the city on Friday, looking after some legal business. Mr. Sam R. Todd has returned from a trip to Panama and other South Amer ican countries. Mr. J. E. Miater has returned from a trip to California and other western points. Mr. J. D. Johnson one of the proprie tors of the Lanford jug factory was in the city on Monday. Mr. W. D. Pyles one of Mountvillc's young farmers who has corn to sell was in the city this week. Mr. James Sheppard of Darlington is visiting his sister, Mrs. J. N. Richard son. We are as bad as Clinton was a month ! ago. Everybody seems to have the 'grippe and they have it bad, too. Mrs. J. H. Sullivan is visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. C. Richardson, at Pinewood. Mrs. W. B. White of Greenville is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Cope land. Mrs. W. R. Dillingham and children of Spartanburg arc visiting Mrs. J. A. Copeland. Mrs. Mary Bowcn has returned from a visit to Raleigh and Wilmington, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Rogers of Enoree are visiting Mr. J. S. Drummond's family. Mrs. Eugene Hudgcns and Miss Lutie Wright are visiting their sister, Mrs. T. F. Jones at Ninety-Six. Mrs. T. H. Nelson will leave to-mor row for Baltimore to buy the Spring millinery for the "Hub." Mr. E. P. Minter, of the firm of J. E. Minter & Bro. will leave today for the northern markets to complete the spring purchases of his firm. Mr. S. W. Mitchell, of Hickory Grove, S. C, who managed the Laurens Hotel here last year, was in the city Monday on business. South Carolinians, and as much their friends as he or others. In the campaign of 1892 the meeting resolved themselves into contests of "lung power" between the factions. When a "Conservative" spoke the "Reformers" howled and vice versa. But when the writer heard Lawrence Orr speak it was different. His sledge hammer logic, his straight-from-thc shoulder masculine words coerced the attention of angry men and as he pro ceeded they listened and' reasoned.~ Lawrence Orr was one man who made converts in that campaign. In private life Col. Orr was greatly loved. Ho was not, a "courtly" man. For the "niceties" of life he had little time. But he was an informed man and progressive. He was kindly, full of tact when tact was needed. Sham and cant and narrowness found no lodgment in his soul. He was liberal in view and act. He spoke plainly, often bluntly, but he had troops of friends. The operatives at Piedmont all knew him and loved him. He did not patron ize them; they me4 ... man to man, on equal terms, aiiu Knew that lie was their friend and did not set himself to bo their master. Physically Col. Orr was a giant. Tall, long-limbed and muscular, far over six feet and weighing perhaps 250 or 27;"> pounds, his figure attracted attention everywhere. His face was strong and full of human sympathy. No man has lived in South Carolina who knew his people, all kinds and conditions of peo ple, better. Gifted with a penetrating and at the same time masterful mind, inexhaustible enoigy and industry were his characteristics in equal meas ure. From the citizenship of South Caro lina, from tho men who "do things," from the patriots who love their State, and are useful to their fellow men, n great leader has gone. ? Charleston News and Courier. The Week In Society. The Euchre Club celebrnted George Washington's birthday on the afternoon of the 23rd and Mrs. W. II. Washing ton, who was hostess to the club on this patriotic occasion, bore well in mind the story of the little hatchet. In the par lors many hatchets adorned the walls, and appeared from innocent looking nooks and corners, in fact were in evi dence everywhere. The tables were arranged for six handed euchre witli crimson hatchets for scoro enrds. At the conclusion of tho game, a course of salads, followed by a course of sweets were brought in. The refreshments were most beautifully served, small boats surmounted by v. picture of Wash ington crossing the Delaware, being us ed for the salad. Like all of Mrs. Washington's entertainments, the dec orations and pretty accessories gave evidence of the cleverness and good taste of this popular young matron. The guests were Misses Emm'.-* Meng, Tallulah Caine, Lillier Stevens, Helen Goggans, Willie Jones, MesdamesT. D. Darlington, J. II. Teaguc, W. H. An derson, J. E. Clardy, Claude Fuller, W. O. Trentiss, W. C.'lrby, Jr. Miss Rosa Wright was hostess at one of the pretty social affairs given in the city on Washington's birth-day. Miss Wright always gives her friends a good timc*and all of her guests greatly enjoyed her entertainment of last week. Hymeneal. Married, on February 1st, at (> p. m., at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. John Chapman, Mr. Eddie Reeves, of Eden, Laurens County, S. C, to Miss Emma Chapman, of Tony Creek, Green ville, S. C, E. C. Watson officiating. Dr. L. M. Roper, pastor of First Baptist Church, Spartanburg, was in the city on Tuesday. He was on his way to visit his mother, Mrs. Caroline Roper, at Paul. Mr. R. F. Terry, of Simpson, and E. Y. McQuoin, of Chilian, wore in to see the new reporter of the Advertiser last Friday. They jollied him a good deal, but he was glad to sec them all the same, and hopes they will call again. Mr. Cliff Cunningham met with a very painful but not serious accident a few days ago. He was assisting in the boring of a well on Col. Shaw's place when the windlas in some manner struck him on the head and caused a deep cut in the scalp. Dr. Christopher dressed the wound. Hives are a terrible torment to the little folks, and to some older ones. Easily cured. Doan's Ointment never fails. Instant relief, permanent cure. At any drug store. 50 cents. 23,000 BALES BURNED IN NEW ORLEANS Five Million Dollars Gone Up in thej Smoke. Fire Quenched. NO LIVES REPORTED LOST. Vast Freight Terminals Destroyed. Export Trade Seriously Crippled. And Heavy Losses to Fire Insurance Companies. A tremendous fire occurred in New bales of cotton, and a number of grain Orleans on Sunday night. elevators. The vast freight terminals of the 111- It is estimated that the loss will ex inois Central were wiped out, and three ^ ceed five millions of dollars, over four thousand and five hundred feet of warf-, millions of which is covered by insur age destroyed. No lives are reported lost, but export trade is seriously crippled. A tremendous quantity of freight was ance. This added to the one and one-half million dollar fire at Hot Springs on the night before will be a heavy blow to burned, besides twenty-three thousand , the Insurance companies *OTY OPERA HOUSE* J. K. VANCE, Manager. Friday Evening, March 3rd. ONE NIGHT ONLY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT The Popular Young Actress, Miss Beulah Thompson in the beautiful Pastoral Play "MAUD M?LLER" (Founded on Whittcr's Poem) Supported by a Star Cast of well known Players. Special Scenery, Magnificent Costumes, Full of Mirth, Music and Pathos Remember Day and Dale. Prices: 25c, 50c, 75c. and $1.00 Reserved Seats on Sale at Copeland's. j V >?? >5- >5? 'C- "<C ^ Mr. Jesse S. Hix Passes Away. Mr. Jesse S. Hix died at his home in this city Saturday morning at 2 o'clock, aged eighty-two years. He was horn in this city and has made it his home ever since. At the time of his death he was tho oldest citizen of Laurens. Mr. Hix was twice married. His last wife was Miss Harlo Boyd, who sur vives him. He leaves five children, a son, Clarence E. Hix, and four daugh ters, Misses Jessie M., Lucile, Shirley and Helen Hix. His brothers and sisters still living are Edward M. Hix, of Johnston, S. C, W. Preston Hix of New York, and Mrs. Sue Adams of San Antonio, Texas, and Mrs. Martha Wilkes of Lau rens. Mr. Hix belonged to ono of the most prominent families of this county. The burial took place at the city cemetery Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The funeral ceremonies were conducted by Rev. Robert Adams of First Presby terian Church, assisted by Rev. J. D. Pitts of First Baptist Church. Tho pall bearers were : Active ? Messrs. J. J. Pluss, C. B. Bobo, W. B. Bramlett, P. A. Simpson, John M. Hud gens and Dr. H. K. Aiken. Honorary ?W. II. Garrett and Dr. J. A. Barksdale. County Equalization Board. The following names have been recom mended by the members of the General Assembly as the Board of Assessors for Laurens County. The appointments are made by the Governor: Laurens City?J. W. Henderson, J. C. Owings, C. E. Kennedy. Laurens Township?B. B. Blakely, J. D. W. Watts, W. M. Bryson. Youngs-W. P. Harris, J. E. Patter son, T. J. Hughes. Dials-W. C. Curry, V. A. White, J. II. Wolf. Sullivan's?T. Mc Roper, E. E. Simp son, M. B. McCucn. Waterloo?G. M. Moore, D. C. Smith, M. W. Hill. Cross Hill-W. B. Fuller, G. M. Hannah, Joe A. Hill. Hunter?R. P. Adair, R. T. Dunlap, J. L. Crawford. Clinton-J. T. Robertson, R. Z. Wright, George A. Copeland. Jack's?J. I. Young, J. A. Jones, D. W. Mason. Scuflletown ?M. A. Summerei, W. M. Meyers, A. Y. Thornpson. Fill Up the Old Wells. Mr. John Brownlee of tho Gray Cort section had a good horse to fall in an old well a few days ago. The horse's neck was broken by the fall. A household necessity? Dr. Thomas' Bclectric Oil. Heals burns, cuts, wounds of all sorts: cures sore teroat, croup, catarrh, asthma; never fails. (pOOOOMOOOOOOC ij Look to Your Interests Copeland's shoes are good all the way through, and they get closer to the stylish women than any other line in the country. They get an audience with the best trade in this city, because they have the convincing style and merit that distinguish them from ordinary goods. Then again, Copcland's shoes are guaranteed, every pair must give satisfaction, and you are to be the judge. Facts are back of these statements, ready with the proof the minute you want to know more about our shoes and our way of giving you a square deal. CALL AT COPELAND'S "One Price Store." Shoes, Hats and Men's Furnishings Customers* Shoes Shined Free. STATE AND GENERAL NEWS. Ttho impeachment trial of Judge Sway no before the Senate was conclud ed on Monday. He was acquitted. Thomas F. Riley of Greenwood is dead. He was the genial proprietor of Riley's Hotel and pleasantly known all over the state. President Roosevelt has issued a pro climat ion convening the Senate in special session at 12 o'clock M. on March 4th. The U. S. Senate has passed n bill authorizing the secretary of war to re turn Union and Confederate flags to the Stales of the regiments by which they were borne in the war between the Sections. Gen. Miles has made public the letter which Mrs. Jefferson Davis wrote him, and which he claims exhonerates him from all charges of harsh treatment toward President Davis. The letter which he publishes is as follows: "Fort Monroe, Va., May 23. 18G5. "Please receive my thanks for your courtesy and kind answers to my ques tions of this morning (May 23). I can not quit the harbor without begging you again to look after my husband s health for me. "Yours very respectfully, (Signed) "Varina C. Davis." Instead of excusing him the letter condemns him as undertaking to place the wife of tho Confederate chieftain in a false position. AT OPERA HOUSE FRIDAY NIGHT. The Great Maud Mullcr Company Support? in- Miss Bulah Thompson. The beautiful pastoral play, "Maud Mullcr," which will be presented at the City Opera House, Friday, March 3d, will no doubt prove to be the banner at traction of the season. Every school boy or girl has read Whittier's beauti ful poem on which the play is founded. Miss Beulah Thompson, the popular lit tle actress who will appear with the "Maud Mullcr Company" in the title role of "Maud", is said to be a great beauty and an accomplished little, ac tress. She will render some choice, up to-date songs during the play. She was especially engaged for the part of "Maud Mullcr" several months ago. There will be special scenery, etc., and the costuming is said to be magnif icent. Miss Thompson will be support by the following strong Company, all well-known artists in their respec tive linos : Mr. Charles Hylott, late leading man with Proctor's Stock Company, Mon treal, Can. ; Seth Smith, the well-known character-actor ; L. D. Blondeil, an old time popular favorite ; Miss Esther Farquharson, Miss Marie Davis, Mr. Robert Dudly, and others, are in the cast, making one of the very best pro ductions now on tour. This great Play will be at the City Opera House on Friday, March 3d. V.?C. Company Helps. President Morgan, of the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company, has sent President Jordan, of the Southern Cot ton Growers' Association, a check for $1,000.00. In the letter accompanying the check, Mr. Morgan states that the interests of his company are closely allied to those of tho agricultuaists <>f tho South, and that he was willing to aid in any cause that had for its object their material advancement. Death of Mrs. Little. Clinton, Feb. 27t . ? Mrs. Maggie Little of this place <t cd on Saturday at tho home of her daughter, Mrs. F. J. McMahan in Greenville. The remains were brought here yesterday, the burial taking place immediately after tho ar rival of the train. She leaves three daughters. Miss Minnie Little of Clin ton, Mrs. Gregory of Alabama and .Mrs. McMahan of Greenville, besides a large family of relatives. Mrs. Emma Glenn and Mr. Dave Lit tle of Spartanburg attended the fun eral._ The Greenville News has published an interview from an unnamed citizen of that city who attended the recent cotton growers' convention in Colum bia and who now assorts that the meet ing,' was full of politics and dominated by politicians. Without passing \ the propriety of publishing Stuff of this sort, which is likely to injure the farm ers' efforts to help themselves, it may be safely guessed that the gentleman who did this talking to the Greenville News lias not a superior in that town when it comes to playing politics or the cotton market. The State. 25-CENT COLUMN. FOR SALE Albemarle SeedCom at $1.25 per bushel. W. D. Pylos,Mount ville. S. C. 30-2t FOR SALE- A Cow fresh in milk. Apply to Mrs. JanioC. Clarke, Laurens, S. C. 80?it WANTED - The good fanners to Know that I can sell them Anderson Phosphate and oil Company's high grade Fertilizers; also other good brands 'phone mo. E. W. Copeland, Laurens, S. c. LOST Double Case Gold Watch. Ladies' size. Liberal reward lo Ander. W. B. Knight, Laurens, S. C. 80-11 STRAYED A Large Newfoundland Dog. Answers to name of Rob. Last b< on in the Tumbling Shoals neighbor hood. Information of him or his return will be rewarded. Mrs. W. IL Martin, Laurens, S. ('. 30-tf LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN One mouse colored horse mule, fifteen hand., high, four years old, has letter "F" on loft jaw. C. S. Euller, Laurens, S. C. STRAYED?A small Berkshire Sow, about Fob. 1. Suckled pigs recently. Any information will bo appreciated by me. R. Calhoun Wallace, Alma, S. C. Every County Sends a Delegation. THE PLAN OF ACTION Oiiicers Elected, Commitees Appointed, Resolutions Adopted, and Adjourned With Interest Unabated. The Cotton Growers' Convention, which met in Columbia on the 21st ult., was attended by farmers, bankers and other business men interested in the price of cotton. The meeting was held in the House of Representatives, and every delegate seemed to have the success of the move ment at heart. The Association was permanently or ganized by the election of E. D. Smith as permanent Chairman and President; H. B.JTindall, of Greenville, Vice-Presi dent; F. H. Hyatt, of Columbia, as Treasurer, and F. H. Western, of Co lumbia, as Secretaay. Messrs. E. D. Smith, the President, and W. S. Lipscomb, of GafTncy, were made members of the National Execu tive Committee. Two delegates from each county com posed the committee on rules. (W. L. Gray and J. H, Wharton were on from Laurens.) The committee on resolutions sub mitted the following, which were adopted : First. The reduction in acreage to be planted in cotton during the present year, as contrasted with that of 1904, by 25 per cent. Second. A like reduction in fertilizer for cotton. To these two points your committee insists that there shall be no exception, either directly or indirectly, and they shall be requisites for membership in the Association. Third. The firm holding of cotton now on hand and to judiciously market, in accordance with plans now before the Convention. Fourth. The increasing by every means within our power of the enlarged market for our cotton products. The committee further recommends I that our farmers and ginners co-operate with the agricultural department at Washington in obtaining correct sta tistics of cotton production and con sumption. All other questions we recommend to the State executive committcce. Mr. F. H. Hyatt, as Chairman of the Finance Committee, made a report as follows; First. That each and every farmer bo assessed ten cents per head horse or mule worked on ins or her farm each year. Second. That this Convention re spectfully asks that each and every fertilizer company .selling fertilizers in this State be asked to contribute ten cents per each ton sold. Third. That each and every person now holding cotton be assessed ten cents per bale. Fourth. We recommend that this money be collected by each county or ganization and sent to the State Treas urer of this organization not later than the 15th of March. Fifth. That each County Chairman collect this amount at once and remit same to the Treasurer of State Finance Committee. The report was much discussed, and finally tabled by a vote of 89 to 78. At this stage Mr. Hyatt suggested that there was nothing for the Fnance Com mittee to do but resign. Mr, W. L. Gray, of I.aureus, thought that the vote should be reconsidered, and this was done, lie then moved that report of Fnance Committee be adopted, and that it l)i" amended so that assessment bo made five cents instead of ten cents. The clause regarding the assessment of cotton now on hand should be stricken out. Mr. Ellcrbe offered as a substitute that the fertilizer companies pay five cents per ton and that no ncr assess ment be made. Mr. Johnson wanted to know why this was not offered forty years ago. The substitute offered by Mr. Ellcrbe camo to a vote and was adopted. The assessment made bill on the basis of fertilizer sold in 1004, which was tho largest made in the history of the State, and in addition to this there is an initi ation fee of 25 cents for each farmer. It was decided to wire President Roosevelt a vote of thanks for his re ception of delegatos of the Cotton As sociation. Col. John8tono wanted to know how much money 11 ?. Finance Committee needed and for what purposes. This was discussed but not settled. The matter of fixing bonds and salaries was left to the Executive' Committee. Mr. J. A. Banks offered a resolution that negro farmers be asked to help tho movement. J, E, Smith, of Lee, was the only negro delegate present. It was decided that the constitution covered the ground. The salaries of the officers, as fixed by the Executive Committee, are as follows : President, $1,000 per annum ; Treasurer, $600 per annum, and Secre tary, $600 per annum. It was also de cided to make tho bond of the Treasurer, as provided by the by-laws, $10,000. Hial Township. Notice is hereby given that a meeting will bo held at Dials church on Saturday, March, 4, 1905, at 2 o'clock p. m., for tho purpose of Organizing a Township Cotton Association. A. C, OwiNC.fi.