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farm; ?ffi! Before YouBuy or Sell any rjind of Real Estate, or Business, Write us yourwants. J. Y. Gari.ngton & Co., Laurens, S. C. VOL^ XX. LAURENS, Q P.. WEDNESDAY MAY 17. 1905. NEW GARDEN SEED. We Mean Every. Seed New. Not one seed carried from last year. PALMETTO DRUG CO. Laurens, S. C. NO. 41 UEAI) NEGRO IN ENOREE. Essec Murril Shot and Tin own Into (lie Kiver. CORONER'S INQUEST. Killed on Hie Highway and Carried One Mile on a Hand Slick?Four Fool Prints. On last Friday evening while seining in Enoree river near Yarborough's mill, Mr. Columbus Owings and some other parties discovered a dead body in the rivor. The body was partly sub merged and apparently weighteo. it was not ascertained whether it was that of a white man or negro. The coroner was notified and on Saturday went upon the scene and organized a jury of inquest. The body was found to he that of Essec Murrill, a negro man about 40 years of age, who was employed as a farm hand by the Enoree Manufacturing Company. Murrill had not been seen since Fri day a week previous and Dick Leaman, colored, testified at the inquest that he had seen him at Enoree on that eve ning and had said to him that it was a good time to go down the country, meaning to the plantation of Mr. M. B. Poole. The evidence at the inquest showed that the negro had been shot twice and that the killing took place on the public road about three-fourths of a mile from the residence of Mr. Poole and one mile from where it was found in the river. It further indicated that there were four tracks which lead from the scene of the killing to where the body was thrown into the river. There was also shown where a hand stick was cut and used to carry the body and also evidence of where the body had been laid down, as if to rest the bearers. A new rope had been placed around the neck and a large stone tied to either end for the purpose of weighting the body under the water. The jury of in quest did not make a report, but will continue their investigation to a later date. It is learned from some of the citi zens of that community that after Mur ril's disappearance some of the negroes expressed the belief that he had been killed and thrown into Enoree river. No importance was attached to the speech until after the body was found when everybody seemed morally certain that it was the body of Murril even be fore it was taken from the stream for identification. The prevailing opinion Is that the killing was done by persons of his own race, but that some white man was responsible for it. Sheriff Duckett and Solicitor Cooper both attended the inquest. A peculiarity of Murril's anatomy was that the autopsy shower! that his heart was on his right side, Later: Pete Copeland, Sam Barks dale and Dick Leaman, three negroes, have been arrested and arc in the hands of the Sheriff, charged with being im plicated in the killing of Essec Murrill. The Solicitor has not yet disclosed the evidence on which he is holding the prisoners. It is understood that Habeas Corpus proceedings will be instituted Pensions Ready. There are two hundred and sixty nine pensioners in Laurens county. Of this number there are three of class "A" who will receive $96 each; eight of class "B", $76 each; Eighteen, class "C No. 1" $48 each; one hundred and eighteen class "C No. 2" $15.50 each; thirty-seven class "C No. 3" $48 each; and eighty-five class "C No. 4" $15.50 each. The amount to be distributed among the pensioners amounts to $6,650.50, which is now in the hands of the (Merk of Court. A Beautiful Wedding at Owings, OWINOS, May 9.?The pretty country home of Mrs. Evie Power was the scene of a quiet and beautiful marriage Wednesday afternoon, May 3rd, when her charming daughter, Miss Evie, and Mr. Arch C. Owings were happily mar ried. Promptly at the appointed hour, Miss Ina Meli Power, a cousin of the bride, played the weddi... march, which brought forth the beautiful lean ing on the arm of the groom. In a few veil chosen words they were soon united in happy wedlock by the Rev. Dr. W. J. Langston of Greenville. The bride was beautifully attired in a handsome cream silk trimmed in cream lace and ribbons. She carried in her hand a bouquet of lovely roses. Immediately after the ceremony the bride and groom retired to the home of Mr. A. C. Owings, father of the groom, where they were warmly and affec tionately received by the family and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Owings will make their home at Cray Court, whera the many friends of these popular young people welcome them and wish them much and and continued happiness. Those who witnessed this happy oc casion were: Mrs. Evie Power, mother of the bride, Miss Eula Power, sister of the bride, Mr. W. S. Power and Mr. C. A. Power and family, Mr. J. D. Power and family, Mr. J. L. Power, Mr. John Owings, Misses Annie and Daisy Putman, Misses Delia and Sallie Owings, Mr. Adolphus Owings, Mr. John Owings, Jr. Mr. J. W. Wells, Mr. W. II. Hamilton. -The State. How about a Combination Book Case and Writting Desk, made of Solid Oak and beautifully finished. We will take pleaanre in ?howimr yrm our line at an, "time. 3. m. "v. E. II. Wiikes & Co PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Mr. J. E. Patterson of Youngs was in the city last week. Rev. ?. P. Boyd of Fountain Inn was in the city last week. Dr. Lafayette Donnon of Alma was in town on Monday. Miss May Madden of Madden'a was in the city Wednesday shopping. Miss Stella Owings of Gray Court was in tho city shopping this week. Mr. B. R. King of Clinton was in the city last week. Dr. J. K. Gilder of Newberry was in town on business Monday. Mr. J. V. Thomason of Whitmiros was In the city Tuesday. Miss Annie Gilkerson is visiting MI?? CKlUa MH1?1?. oi.vai.ei. Misses Maud and Lilly Drummond of Lanford spent Saturday in the city. Mrs. J. E. Carlisle of Greenwood visited Mrs. Roland last week. M iss Maud Owens was in the city I last week. Mr. J. T. Johnson and Master Har vey are visiting in town for a few days. Mr. T. G. Traynham of Columbia is visiting his father for a few days. Mr. W. P. Harris attended the Dis trict Conference. Misses Willis Harris and Willou Gray spent Sunday in the city. Mrs. Delia Martin of Spartanburg is visiting friends in town. Miss Lila Hart attended the Clinton Anniversary. Mr. C. C. Featherstone has returned from a business trip to Columbia. Mr. Lee Templeton of Park's was in town last week. Mr. V. W. Davis of Ora was in town yesterday. Mr. Willie Copeland of Rocky Springs section was in town yesterday. Mr. Chas. Pulley of Tylersville was in the city Tuesday. Mr.G. T. Willard attended the ad versary at Clinton. Miss Lottie King and Misses ( reo and Laura Martin visited Clinton last week. Mr. Wright Nash of Spartanburg was in the city Friday and Saturday. Misses Fitts and Young, teachers of the Graded Schools, leave for their home in Virginia Friday. Mrs. Lydie M. Harris of Columbia visited her sister. Mrs. E. W. Martin last week. Mr. Fred Duncan visited Ins father Mr. O. C. Duncan at Cold Point Sun day. After a short visit to Watts Mill Miss Jessie Rickman returned to Clinton Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gray of Wood ruff have returned home after a visit to relatives in the city. Misses Sadie and Helen Sullivan leave Saturday for Pinewood to visit their sister, Mrs. Richardson. Mrs. H. C. Stone and her son Abner of Cross Anchor were in the city yes terday. Mrs. L. H. Wilson and daughter of Cross Anchor were shopping in tho city on Monday. Mrs. Mike Patton and daughter, Miss Bunch, of Cross Anchor, were among the city's visitars Monday. Mr. Mc D. Davis and his daughter, Miss Frances, of Enoree were in town last week. Miss Effie Walker and Miss Antho Riddle attended the Anniversary at Clinton. Misses Ccntilla and Janio Fleming of Lanford Station were among the city's visitors last week. Mr. J. A. W. Burdetto and Mr. R. P. Kennedy of Youngs were in town on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. General Farrow of Fountain Inn were in the city this week. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Stone of Cross Anchor were among the visitors in the city last week. Mrs. J. W. Todd and Mrs. Cresvell Garlington are in Union, the guests of relatives. Miss Lucille Wilson of Newberry ar rived in the city last Wednesday to visit Mrs. C. ('. Featherstone. Mrs. T. D. Darlington leaves this Week to visit Mrs. C. B. Gray at Union. Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Epperson of Gains boro Tenn. who have been visiting Mrs. W. K. Lucas returned home Saturday. Mrs. J. C. Garlington arrived from Columbia last Tuesday to visit her moth er Mrs. S. L. Frierson. Mrs. Robert Stewart of Charleston is visiting her daughter Mrs. Manson (?rier. Mrs C. 0. Featherston and Mrs. W. E. LuCflO will go to Union this week as delegates from the Wednesday Club to the SU.te Federation of Clubs. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Lomas of Colum bia who have been visiting Mr. and M rs. E. W. Martin, returned homo yoi tor day. Mr. T. P. Poole, of Tylersville while in the city driving Friday, was thrown from his buggy causing a painful sprain of his loft ankle. Mrs. J. P. Jacobs, Mrs. Will Bailey, Mrs. W. E. Owens and Mrs. I). T. Copeland of Clinton and Mrs. H. L. Scaife of Union were in the city for tho memorial service. Dr. L. M. Roper, pastor of the 1st Baptist Church at Spartanburg, passed through tho city yesterday on his way to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. L. H. I Roper near Aima. Commencement Program. Tho Commencement of the Graded School takes place this week. The graduating class will hold their exercises in the chapel of the school building, Friday morning at 10 o'clock. names of the graduates with their subjects are here given: Beth Shell The Modern Novel with Salutatory. Lillio Armstrong -Historian. Charles Simpson - Orator. Zeleno (bay Prophet. John Wells Todd Lawyer. Olie Adams ? The Mystery of the Woods with Valedictory. The class extends a cordial invitation lo their friends to be present. On Friday evening at 8.30 in the Opera House tho address before the school will be delivered by Prof. A. the same evening the diplomas will be delivered to the graduating class, and prizes offered at the beginning of the session will be presented. The prizes consist of three medals offered by three public spirited citizens. One is given in each of the three departments to that pupil who shall make the highest average scholarship during the ses sion. On Sunday morning at 11 o'clock in the Presbyterian Church the Com mencement sermon will be preached by Rev. Gco. A. Wright of Ncwberry, S. C. All these exercises will begin prompt ly at the hour named and the public is cordially invited to attend. Spartanburg District Conference. The Spartanburg District Conference of the M. E. Church South met in this city on May 10th. The opening sermon was preached by Rev. J. M. Steadman of Gaffney on Wednesday night. Presiding Elder Jas. W. Kilgo of the Spartanburg District presided over the Conferencc. Rev. E. 0. Watson of Spartanburg preached on Thursday night and Rev. D. M. McCloud of Grace Church. Un ion, preached on Friday night. All the services were well attended and the sermons particularly strong and impres sive. Bishop W. W. Duncan arrived on Saturday and preached in the First Methodist Church on Sunday at 11 A. M. The congregation was unusually large and the sermon was very forcible and full of good thought. The meetings were all held in the 1st Methodist Church. Besides the 69 delegates to the Con ference there wer?' present Kev. J. 0. Wilson of Lander College, Rev. W. B. Wharton of Epworth Orphanage and . ^iiiirvov-rtlCS Ol VVOttUTVI lege. The Conference goes to Grace Church, Union, next year. Dr. J. H. Carlisle and J. W. Nash of Spartanburg, A. P. H. Walker of Un ion and J. F. Holt of Laurens were elected delegates to the Annual Con ference, which convenes In Spartan burg on l >ecember 13th. Rev. W. M. Hook, pastor of the 1st Methodist Church took good care of his brethren while they were in the city and they all were much pleased with Laurens and the people they met here. 4L? UP C3> XU. X - tUva tho /> II? K:rilJ Y3J ft" Always Bough! ANNIVERSARY AT CLINTON. The Event That Has Distinguished Clinton for More Than 40 Years Cele brated Again on Last Saturday. # .?/ V Clinton, May 15th.--Clinton began a new year last Saturday. More than forty years ago a stripling young preacher came to this place to labor in the Master's vineyard. At that time there was in this vineyard little else than thorns and thistles and the task would have seemed hopeless to any one with less faith and determination. One of the first labors of that young sT-lVool"and'"thaC ScnooV"na3 HceVMb conducted as to be always attractive to the children of tho town and in a great many instances have the children of parents who never went to church de veloped into the most active workers in the Sunday School. It is a fact scarcely to be questioned that the Clinton Presbyterian Sunday School has been a greater factor in the redemption of that town than any other cause. The Clintonites have a right to count time by the "Anniversary." One of the features of the day was the laying of the corner stone of the new Chapel at the Thornwell Orphan age by Dr. J. J. Boozer, who is so be loved in our town. The address was by Rev. das. H. Thornwell of Port Mill. This will he a very beautiful and commodious building when finished. Misses Bolt and Ingram and Messrs. Pranks, Wilson, Dunklin and Balle were some of the visitors on Saturday. Mrs. Ben Anderson of Reidvillespent from Friday until Monday with Miss Sadie Philson. Mrs. J. W. Copeland, Jr., and Miss Margaret Parrott were in Charleston during Gala Week. Dr. J. J. Boozer and Miss Lucile Har ris were with friends for the Anniver sary. Mr. J. P. Jacobs is off on a trip North. Misses Susie Hodges and Jessie Cole man of Greenwood are visiting Mrs. J. A. Bailey. Today the stores will begin closing at six o'clock. This will continue during the summer months. A number attended the Memorial ex ercises in Laurens on the 10th inst. Tho following members of Camp R. C. Owens were present: Mr. R. P. Adair, Cant. C K. Hale, Mr. W. M. McCas Vance. Mrs. S. M. Pearson, who was stricken with paralysis on Thursday a week ago, died at her homo near here on the afternoon of the 11th. The burial was at the cemetery on Friday morning. Mrs. Pearson leaves a husband and 7 children to mourn her loss. Mr. and Mrs. Grey Ellisor and Mrs. Sam Vance will visit relatives in Lau rens this week. Sick headache results from a disor dered stomach and is quickly cured by Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tab lets. For sale by Laurens Drug Co. Dr. B. P. Posey. - 39-3t What The Southern Cotton Association Stands For? (BY HARVIE JORDAN.) INFORMATION AND CO-OPKRATION. The principal motive power needed to advance and promote our interest are splendidly equipped forces, oper ating in perfect harmony to reach a correct solution of the problems which now confront us. This organization among our people is being sought through the Southern Cotton Associa tion, and the prospect for success is particularly gratifying at the preseut time. The South posscses an abun dance of brain, energy and manhood, i In the veins of her people courses the highest type of Anglo-Saxon blood; a race which has always been equal to ?y.PJX.ero8i:g?n^,y01?UfV,?hi?*b.,Urc> Jo ject which it has undertaken. What the South needs more than all things else, is information with reference to the matters outlined above, our people should know the splendid possibilities within their reach and how to develop their great resources. The time has come when the New South will take on renewed energy and prepare to take its stand in the front ranks of the fore most nations of the world. I have absolute confidence in the fu ture of my country, and believe the time is rapidly approaching when the South will be the richest and most de sirable section of this great nation in everything which pertains to advanced agriculture, commerce, industrial ac tivity and the highest type of citizen ship of an educated commonwealth. MEMBERSHIP DUES. The annual membership dues are cr.ly 25 cents per member. The fixed income of tho Association and of the various State and Territorial, County and Par ish organizations, is to be obtained by an annual assessment of a few cents on each bale of cotton produced by its members in 1904, and a small per cent, on the capital stock of its members en gaged in other lines of business through out the South. This system will dis tribute the burden of maintaining the Association equitably on all lines of business alike and enable the Associa tion to safe-guard and protect the great staple crop of the South from the de pressing influences of foreign domina tion. Last December, without organ ized effort, the spot holders of cotton in the South were forced to submit to an actual loss of $20.00 per bale, and it was only after the great convention at New Orleans on January 24th and the creation of the Southern Cotton Asso ciation backed by the united efforts of the farmcr^Aflrt., .'wl^Si depression was checked. Since that time fully twenty-five million dollars in value have been added to the spot cot ton held in the South, and this has been accomplished in the face of in tense opposition on the part of the strongest combination ever organized among the bear element of the cotton interests of the world. The Southern Cotton Association will gladly co-operate with all allied organ izations seeking to advance and pro mote the general welfare of the farm ers in particular and the business inter ests of the South in general. It will antagonize only those interes*.-, antag onistic, to the general welfare of our people. The Southern Cotton Associa tion expects to have a membership of two millon earnest, active workers be fore the end of the present year, and through its broad yet compact business policies, absolutely protect and safe guard the future prosperity of our 16, 000,000 population. There should be no antagonism from any quarter among our own people, but let us work in har mony for a common cnuse and for a common purpose. For detailed imformation write to the Secretary of your State Division or to the Secretary of the Southern Cotton Association, Richard Cheathar^ 921 Empire Building, Atlanta, O In unity there is strength, in division there is disaster. Let the new South formulate its policies to successfully meet the changed conditions inaugu rated through 20tli Century methods, crisis which confronts at this time by heavily curtailing the cotton acreage for 1905, diversify your crops and raise your food supplies at home, then all will be well from North Carolina to the Rio Grande. In conclusion let me impress uj>on every man the high importance of be coming a member of this Association and earnestly work for its future suc cess. It makes no difference if you are a member of another organization. We need your co-operation and assist ance. This is a Southern movement that should at once appeal to the en dorsement and loyalty of every South ern man. A Disastrous Calamity. It is a disastrous calamity, when you lose your health, because indigestion and constipation have sapped it away. Prompt relief can he had in Dr. King's New Life Pills. They build up your di gestive organs, and cure headache, diz ziness, colic, constipation, etc. Guaran teed at Palmetto and Laurens Drug. Co. price 25 cts. 39-5t Mr. O. L. Lanford and his sisters. Miss Annie and Miss Mossie, of Lan ford Station, were in the city Wednes day. Mrs. J. J. Pluss left yesterday for Ashevillc, N. C, as a delegat frome the 1st M. E. Sunday School to the South Atlantic Missionary Convention, which meets in that city, this week. A (mod Suggestion. Mr. C. 13. Wainwright of Lemon city Fla..has written the manufacturers that much better results are obtained from the use of Chamberlains Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in cases of pains in the stomach, colic and cholera mor bus by taking it in water as hot as can be drank. That when taken in this way the effect is double in rapidity. "It seems to get at the right spot instant ly," he says. For sale by Laurens 5i>?o^- ?A U V Pnsav. Ice Cream, Cake and Lemonade. The ladies of the Presbyterian Church will sell Ice Cream, Cake and Lemonade on the public school grounds on Com mencement evening begining at seven o'clock for the benefit of the Pipe Organ fund. Remember Friday Evening. One of the greatest, blessings a mod est man can wish for is a good, reliable set of bowels. If you arc not the hap py possessor of such an outfit you can greatly improve the efficiency of those you have by the judicious use of Cham berlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. ? They are pleasant to take and agree able in effect. For sale by Laurens Drug Co. and Dr. B. F. Posey. 39-3t A Popular Shoe at a Popular Price $3.50 HL $4.00 >'i<uno The sign of Satisfaction About $3.50 or $4.00 is the price that the average man wants to pay for a shoe, and when he pays that he expects a lot of shoe value in return. He wants a shoe that will be the proper thing for "best" and also one that will stand the test of "every day" wear. He gets both in the 44 Walk-Over" We are showing all the new styles Patent, Tan and Vici. IF COPELAND'S I Shoes, Hats and Men's Furnishings MEMORIAL DAY IN LAURENS. A Beautiful Custom Beau tifully Observed. CROSSES OF HONOR. An Address by Col. Armstrong. Judge Barksdalc Makes Touching Allusion To His Old Home and Bids His Old Comrades affecttng "Good Bye." Memorial Day was beautifully and impressively observed here on last Wednesday. ..i.S'UW!t.,.Wll/>x.^.wt,'..Jn.u'ii<v. 9,v.v.uV? of the Daughters of the Confederacy and to participate in tho memorial ex ercises. The ladies had prepared a bountiful dinner and more than 200 of the shat tered remnant of old veterans came from all parts of the County to accept their hospitality. After the veterans were served the Daughters requested Mr. J. F. Bolt to invite the strangers in the city, who were here for the exercises, many of whom bad come with the veterans, to dinner. All told not less than 350 per sons were served with dinner. It is to be regretted that any of the Veterans were absent, but circum stances would have it so. Likewise some were here who are too old and feeble to have come on any other mission. The memorial exercises, which con sisted of songs by the school children, addresses, presentation of crosses, etc., were held in the afternoon in the Court House. Too late to be corrected it was found that the room, which had been beauti fully decorated with flags, ferns, bunt ing, cut flowers and pot plants, was too small to accommodate the crowd and that even standing room was not obtainable for a large number. The exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. Robt. Adams, after which the children sang "Maryland, My Maryland." Col. H. Y. Simpson, Commander of Camp W. D. Simpson, U. S. C. V., himself a finished speaker, introduced in beautiful and appropriate language, that gifted son of Erin and lovab'o South Carolina gentleman, Col. Jas. Armstrong, of Charleston, who was the orator of the day. Colonel Armstrong's reputation as a graceful and witty speaker had pre ceded him and the audience were pre UlSUppUllfltm.' Y.i?. '...?..??..).- ~.. tiful and finished effort and abounded in wit, which brought laughter and pathos, which moved his audience to tears. Colonel Armstrong spoke first of the pleasure it gave him to be in Laurens, especially upon the invitation of the "Daughters" of the Confederacy and of how pleased he was to have so many of them in his audience. He spoke of some of the gallant soldiers of Laurens, whom he had had the pleasure of knowing personally and of how rapidly the ranks of the South's heroes were being depicted by a foe more uncon querable than northern soldiers. A pretty incident of his speech was his allusion to Color Sergeant William B. Lamb of the 3rd S. C. regiment. Colonel Arm strong said that in the selection of the 10th of May as Memorial Day, South Carolina honored the memory of Stone wall Jackson, who passed away on that day and mentioned that on the 10th of May, 1904, Sergeant Lamb, a veteran of Laurens, equally brave had gone to join his comrades on the other side. Colonel Armstrong dwelt u,K>n how unusual it was that a monument should he raised to a non-commissioned officer, alluding to the fact that a monu ment to Sergeant Lamb, will be erected by J. B. Kershaw Chapter, Dauehters of the Confederacy. At the close of his address, which was all too brief, iittie Miss Virginia Simpson, a pretty and winsome grand daughter of the Confederacy, presented the speaker with a beautiful bouquet of roses, crimson and white. Colonel Armstrong raised the little lady in his arms and kissed her while the audience applauded. Colonel Armstrong was the guest while in the city of Dr. H. K. Aiken and left Thursday for Greenwood. Though his visit was of short duration, he won the hearts of all Laurens, as he has the art of doing wherever he goes. Veterans, "Daughters" and "Sons" were alike charmed with the speaker and the man. The children then sang "The Bonnie Blue Flag" after which Col. Simpson introduced Judge Allen Barksdalc, of Huston, La. He referred to Judge Barksdalc as a citizen of Laurens who had been residing for a while in the State of Louisiana. Judge Barksdalc referred with pride of the fact that he was born and reared I in Laurens, and from Laurens had en I listed as a soldier of the Confederacy, lie cited statistics showing the unusual number of .soldiers that Laurens County furnished to the cause of the Confed eracy and stated that in addition to those in the South Carolina regiments there were Laurens County men in a number of tnc regiments of other States he ventured the assertion that not a bat tle was fought during the whole war in which some Laurens blood was no spilled. He mentioned a number of distinguished soldiers of other States who were Laur ens born. He referred to an incident of his own life of how he had gone af iei the war to seek his fortunes in the West, how in I-^iiisana he had sough! to obtain a school and how handsomely he had been treated by an old gentle man and trustee of the school who had removed from Laurens years before and who always spoke of in at "Sweet Laurens," and to him it would always be "Sweet Laurens." Judge Harksdale (dosed with a good bye to his old comardes with whom "he had drunk out of the same canteen" which was very affecting. At the conclousion of his address, pretty little Carrie Fleming probably the youngest daughter of the Confed eracy in Laurens presented .lodge Marks dale with a lovely bouquet of flowers which he afterwards reverently laid or the grave of Sergcnt Lamb. Judge Barksdale was too moved to acknowl edge the little lady's courtesy in words. Judge Barksdale left on Thursday for his home in Ruston La. his presence ItAMv.^H *.t, |<i< Mil experience lo nih friends and a tender memory to his old comardes, some of whom will probably not look upon his face again. Following Judge Barksdale was the presentation of the crosses to applicants by Misses Nell Holt, Mary Bowen, Beula Balle, Claude Crews, Hattie Roland and Sue Martain. The procession then formed to march to the cemetery in the following order: School children, citizens, Daughters, Sons and Veterans. At the cemetery the procession halted the ranks opened and the order of the procession was reversed, the veterans passing between the files along the line indicated by larger Confederate flags to the grave of Sorgt. Lamb, color bearer of Company G. 3rd. S. C. Regiment, who died suddenly at the close of last Memorial Day. Judge Barksdale carried the old bat tle flag of the regiment that had been spirited away from Greensboro by Sergt Lamb, and which he had waved for the last time on loth of last May, and when the procession halted, planted it on his grave. The procession then marched to tho pavillion, where Judge 0. G. Thompson read the names of In ? old comrades who had been placed on the roll of honor, which is comprised to those buried in the cemetery here. It was observed that four names had been added since last Memorial Day. The soldier's graves, all of which had cecn marked by small Confederate Hags were then decorated by a profusion of tloweys. One of the notable incidents to the day was the presence of Wash Herron who was the body servant of Thomas Barksdale, a gallant soldier of Co. "G" who fell at Chickamaugu. Wash has boon regularly enrolled as a member of tin.' "Briars," and is one of the most faithful attendants at their reunions. u,U|Cj mgii atiiuuii The. closing oxercisos of tho Bailey High school. Miss Emma Dial, teacher, will take place on Thursday the 18th. inst. The exercises will consist of an entertainment given by the pupils and addresses by distinguished speakers There will be a basket picnic and the public is cordially invited to attend. Barn Burns near Rocky Springs. The barn of Mr. 13. B. Hill of the Rocky Springs section was burned on Monday evening about six o'clock. So far as he knew there had boon no one about the barn since noon. There was contained in the barn about a hundred dollars worth of hay and fodder, a hun dred bushels of corn, a mower and rake, all of which was lost except a few bushels of corn in interior of pile. The Church of the Epiphany. Divine Service may be expected in the Episcopal church next Sunday (21st) night at 8.30 o'clock. No service in tho morning Oil account of sermon to tho "Graded School." Hard Luck. " nies T. Crows lost a lino COW o iy morning. Tlio cow appeared al on Saturday ovoning. It is s. i>; thai she had eaten something i)' ,. The eew had bcoil sold, to hi < . .ored this week, for forty dol lars. Early Closing. All the dry goods stores in the city began to close las! Monday afternoon at six o'clock to continue during the sum mer months. The grocery stores will begin on .lune 1st to close at seven o'clock. This is one of the wisest measures ever adop ted by a business community and im proves the efficiency of the help with out adding- to t lie cost. Mtraciivc Souvenir, Prof. B. L. Jones has gotten out an attractive souvenir of the 1.aureus City Schools in the form of a booklet con taining sketches of the Laurensvillo Female College, The Town id' LaurotlS, The City School, and other general information. The souvenirs are to he (riven the patrons of the schools and others who may he interested. If any person should he omitted in the distribution they can obtain one by calling on Prof. .Jones who will take pleasure in furnishing it. "\ ThanK (he Lord!" cried Hannah Plant, of Little Kock, Ark., "for the relief I got from Luck lens Arnica Salve. It cured my fear ful running sores, which nothing else would heal, and from which I had suf fered for 5 years." It tea marvelous healer for cuts, burns and wounds. -- Guaranteed at, Palmetto and Laureiis Drug Co. 25c1 . 39--3t TeacherV Examination. The next regular examination for teachers will he held in the Court House, Friday, May 19th. Teachers whoso certificates arc about to expire will please take notice, in addition to tho regular subjects, questions will he submitted on "Hughes Mistakes in Teaching," Peterman'a Civil Govern ment and Current Eventi. R, w. Nash, County Supt. Education.