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FARM Sffi Before You Buy or Sell any Kind of Real Estate, or Business, Write us your wants. J. Y. GARLINGTON & Co., Laurens , ?S. C. Harris Lithia and Glenn Spring Water on draught at Palmetto Drug Co I .aureus, S. C. ?OL XXI. NO. 4 COMMITTEE MET IN COLUMBIA. The Dispensary Investiga tion is Continued. SOME KACY TESTIMONY Col. Mixson Told of Efforts to Bribe Him?Statement Showing Condition of the Institution. The dispensary investigation goes light along. The Committee was in ses sion two or three days last week in Co lumbia, and like the Spartanburg meet ing there were many interesting state ments made and some sensational "facts" brought out. In the absence of Chairman Hay, Mr. Fraser presided over the sessions of the meeting. Commissioner Tatum and Mr. Carter of the State Treasurer's of fice were the only witnesses examined on the first day. Mr. Tatum has been Liquor Commissioner since March 1904. After stating his oflicial duties as Com niicsioner to the Committee he went in to ? lengthly explanation as to the amount of stock on hand when he took charge of tilings and the amount today. When he became Commissioner there was $500,000 stock of whiskey; now tho total amount was something like $800, 000. He does not buy any of the whis key; the Board of Control does all the buying. He thinks it would be well to decrease the purchasing of case goods and then it will 'not be necessary to carry such enormous stocks. He made it plain that his idea was to cut down the Handling of case goods, but he has no authority in the matter. He ex plained why no profits have been paid into the school fund this year. Said the money had been needed to pay the dis pensary's obligations, but it would be forthcoming upon the demand of the State Superintendent of Education. The next witness was P. M. Mixson, who stated among other things that while he was Liquor Commissioner ten years ago Lanaham & Sons, wholesale whiskey dealers of Baltimore had of fered him a bribe of $30,000 if he would buy $100,000 worth of liquor from them. He says he refused the princely offer. Lanahan denies making thcoffer. Mixson told of other olfers by whiskey houses, but he promptly declined them all. Further on in his evidence he suggested that he had in his possession letters from whiskey dealers telling him how he might push the sale of certain brands of whiskey. The Committee asked for the possession of the letters and held Mixson as being in contempt until he agreed to give them up. Extracts printed from them indicate that the Committee was no doubt entitled to them as part of the record. It may be stated that Mixson has been repre senting liquor concerns since his retire ment as Commissioner and the letters in question relate to his work as a whis key salesman in this State. Mixson was followed by Capt Fant, Division Chief Constable, with head quarters in Spartanburg. Most of his evidence was of a hearsay character. He said it was reported that Mr. Wil liam McGowan of Spartanburg con ducted a regular constabulary mill, that ho secured positions for applicants on the constabulary for so much a job, and Capt. Fant went on to say that At torney General Gunter, Col. McGowan's law partner, had been connected with these transactions. Prompt denials of such conduct came from Messrs. Mc Gowan and Gunter. Capt. Fant also told of contributing $50 to a fund to re imburse a Mr. Dillingham for allegedi| campaign expenses. Dillingham was a Heyward supporter in Capt. Hey ward's first campaign and after the election he claimed that he had spent over $1,000 and told Fant *he boys must help him out a little. Fant gave $50, he says. Mr. Dillingham admits this, but he states that Gov. Heyward had nothing to do with it. Comptroller General Jones testified that no dispensary profits had been turned over to the State since January 10th. Another item of interest was the fact that the State Board had recently bought $35,000 worth of labels at one time, enough to last over a year. Among some of the other witnesses who testfled at tho Columbia meeting was G. H. Charles, Chief Clerk to the State Board. He explained in de tail many of the working?- - nd transac tions of the State Dispensary. He told why the big concern was hard up and why the capital had been going to meet ..''<? profit accounts. It was during the taking of his testimony that Messrs. Blouse and Lyon of the investigating eommitce came near having a personal encounter on account of a misunstand ing. Friends interposed and all was soon over. Tho Committee will meet again Sept. 5th, either in Sumter or Charleston. THE CASH ACCOUNTS. Here is the financial statement of the South Carolina dispensary up to March 81, 1905: A 88 BT 3 Cash bal. Mar. 31, 1905, $ 75,866.86 Teams, 64.00 Supplh , 29,173.05 Machinery, office, fixt., 6,328.56 . Real estate, 52,860.56 Mdsc stock at disp'sy 368,068.81 Suspended account(pro cess settlement) 5,694.72 Mdse. in hands disp'prs, 338,899.53 Komitt ances, treasurer, collected K. K. claims, etc. 65,772.72 Personal accounts due state for barrels, etc. 10,817.37 Total assetts, $1,003,045.68 LIABILITIES. School fund. $442,777.40 Personal accounts due by stato for supplies, such as beer, whiskey, alcohol, wines, etc., 560,368.28 Jotai liabilities, $1,003,046.68 PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Philpot are visit ing in the city. Mr. Walter Baldwin of Rabun was in town Monday. Miss Lynn Smith is visiting at Water loo and Cokesbury. Mr. V. A. White of Owings Station was it town yesterday. Mr. Thomas Harris of Young's Store spent Sunday in the city. Mr. Jas. T. Crews is enjoying a visit to Atlanta. Solicitor Cooper in attending court at Saluda this week. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Lester, are visit ing their daughter, Mrs. Pierce Rogers. Master Zimri Machen of Honea Path is visiting his uncle Mr. J. S. Machen. Messrs J. M. Golden and W. P. Tur ner of Cross Hill were in the city yes terday. Mr. Sam Cavis of Spartanbusg Is visiting the family of Mrs. H. W. An derson. Mrs. J. O. C. Fleming and children have returned from Wrightsvillo Beach. Miss Sarah Chiles of Greenville is the attractive guest of Miss Katherinc Jones. ~Mrs. Geo. F. Moseleyand children re turned to Tylersville Saturday from a visit to relatives in Greenwood. Mrs. W. J. Benjamin and children of Darlington are visiting friends and relatives in the city and county. Mr. J. G. Sullivan went to Hender sonviile Saturday afternoon to spend a short time. Mrj. L. C. Jennings and little daugh ter of Spartanburg are the guests of Mrs. J. J. Roland. Mr. J. W. Fowler lias returned from a month's sta* at the various summer resorts in North Carolina. Misses Augusta Courtcney and Eliza beth Watts of Choraw, are the guests of their uncle, Major W. A. Watts. Mrs. Irby Box and children of Spar tanburg returned home Monday after a visit to relatives in the city and vi cinity. Miss Vinnie Pooser of Orangeburg was in the city yesterday on her way to Princeton to visit her sister Mrs. J. B. Humbert. Messrs. C. II. Roper, R. F. Jones, K. V. Irby and Dr. W. D. Ferguson went to Glenn Springs Saturday afternoon for a few days stay. Miss Lillian Burns of Barksdale is visiting Miss Clara Hunt at Townville. They were class mates at Chicora Col lege, Greenville. Mr. Robert Adams lias returned to Rome, Ga., where he is connected with the Boys' Industrial School, as one of the instructors. Misses Mossie and Sarah Hays and Lucile Boozer of Ncwberry returned home Monday, after a visit to the family of Mr. J. R. Little. Miss Annie Stevenson of Jacksonville, Ala., who is spending the summer with her sister,Mrs. W. C. Irby, Jr., is visit ing in Greenville this week. Mr. Rutherford L. Roper, member of the police force, has returned to the city after a short vacation spent in Greenvilie and Fountain Inn. Mrs. Dial Gray gave a large reception Saturday evening in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Nottingham and the visitors com posing the bridal party of the Caine Nottingham wedding. Mr. J. A. Baldwin of Rabun was in the city a few days ago returning from a month's visit to friends and rela tives in Rome and Summerville, Ga., and Talledega, Ala. Prof. B. J. Wells of the Hopkins High School, who has been spending the summer in Greenville was in the city Monday on his way to Cross Hill, his former home, for a brief visit. Mr. Geo. W. Kay, foreman of the workmen engaged in putting in the new fronts of the People's Loan & Ex change Bank building and the store of Davis, Roper & Co., spent Sunday at his home in Greenville. Mr. and Mrs. A. M'B. Speaks of Varnville, Hampton county, returning from the North Carolina mountain re sorts, stopped over a day or so last week with Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Counts. Rev. J. D. Pitts returned Saturday from Edgefield county, where he was engaged in a protracted meeting with Rev. J. T. Littlejohn during the past week. What's the secret of happy, vigorous health? Simply keeping the bowels, the stomach, the liver and kidneys strong and active. Burdock Blood Rit ters does it. Woman's Missionary Meeting. The Woman's Missionary Union of the Laurcns association meets with Warrior Creek Baptist church, Septem ber 5-0. Homes will be provided for all delegates. Dr. W. J. Langston will preach missionary sermon, Tuesday at 11 a. m. You are cordially invited to attend our exhibit any day thU week. Come and have a cup of coffee and hot l>is cuita if you intend to buy or not. The September Court. The Uirors for the September term of the Court, which meets Monday, the 18th, will bo drawn by the Jury Com missioners tomorrow. Judge Memmin ger of Charleston, one of the two new Circuit judges, will preside. Nosuch thing as "summer complaint" where Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry is kept handy. Nature's remedy for every looseness of the i bowels. SPINNEKS WILL FIGHT ASSOCIATION. President Harvie Jordan Urges Farmers to Stand Firm?Ashevillc Meeting Sept 6, Will Fix a Minimum Price. A recent meeting of the International Cotton Spinners held at London, Eng land, on August 1st, indicates very clearly that the products are to he bit terly fought by the spinners during the next three months. At the meeting above referred to foreign spinners were advised to buy no more cotton for 90 days except in such cases whore the raw material was absolutely needed. The effort will be made to depress the cotton market here by reducing the demand for the raw material as far as possible in order to break down the present movement of the farmers to demand fair prices for their staple. The present plan for the foreign spin ners, it now appears, is to crush the Southern Cotton Association and its efforts at the opening of the fall season and force the farmers to sacrifice their cotton on a depressed market brought about by combination and con cert of action among the spinners ami "Bear" speculators. Every imaginable device known to human ingenuity will be brought to bear to depress prices during the next four months. Association to Fix Price. The Southern (lotion Association will meet at Asheville, N. C., September 6th, and at that time will fix a minimum price on the present crop which will be fair and just to both the producers and spinners, based upon a carefully pre pared report up to August 25th, and the estimated percentage of yield, as compared with 1901. When this mini mum price for spot cotton is fixed by the representatives of the different States on September (Uli at Asheville every producer of cotton in the South will be called upon to stand by the ac tion of the Association and force the consuming world to pay a fair price for the staple. There will be no surplus of raw cotton from the crop of 1904. What is left over unconsumed on September 1st will be only a small reserve stock. The mills arc now consuming 270,000 bales per week, and the demand for cotton poods is enormous at high prices. The farmers are in good financial shape to protect their staple and if money is needed Southern bankers are amply able and quite willing to finance the situation. Mi st Stand Firm. The producers have just won a nota ble victory in the face of the largest crop ever produced in this country and by concert of action forced prices up from six cents in Jaruary to ten cents on July 3rd, encountering each day the most intense opposition. The present crop indicates a short yield compared with 1901, while the consumption of cotton will go forwad unehated for the next eighteen months. Present prices for spot cotton arc not high. They present only a small profit to the producer. If the fight must come it will be for ced by the spinners and will be met by determination and effective opposition on the part of the producers. The crop of 1905 must not be sacrificed. Let every man measure up to the highest standard of Southern manhood and do his full duty. The mills have got to have our cotton, and if they want to stop buying at present prices we can stop selling and see whose corn crib and smoke house will last the longest. On the eve of the crisis which threatens the south and the southern press is earnestly called upon to publish this arti cle and comment upon the same editor ily. The farmers all over the south are rapidly organizing and the Association has no fear of the final outcome in the struggle which lies just ahead. Very respectfully, Harvie Jordan, President Southern Cotton Association. Monticello, Ga. News of Tumbling Shoals. Tumbling Shoals, August 28.-Miss Oncta Cathey, of Charlotte, N. C, is the guest of Miss Sara L. Sullivan. Mrs. T. J. Sullivan is visiting rela tives and friends in Greenville. Miss Margie Sullivan has accepted a position as teacher in the Graded School at Liberty. Mrs. J. P. Quarles of Columbia, Mrs. S. 15. Galphin of Ninety-Six and Mrs. J. (J. Sullivan of Laurens, have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. I). Sul livan the past week. Miss Sara L. Sullivan entertained Thursday evening in honor of Miss Cathey. Those present were Misses Mary and Jennie Allen, Niza Sullivan, Oncta Cathey; Messrs. Crosswell Flem ing, Ossie Anderson, Will Lancaster of Laurens, E. P. Allen, Allen Sullivan, and II. L. Allen of Princeton. Miss Sara Sullivan leaves Saturday for her school in Fairlield. 25-CENT COLUMN. WAN I'KI) To sell handsome Sword Ferns (from Ferndale). J. E. Philpot, Phono 197, Laurens, S, C. WANTED Six gentlemen table Hoarders. Good fare, moderate price. Meals served at 8 a. m., 1 p. m., and 7 p. m. Mrs. F Pierce Hogers, 221 Lau rel street, Lauren?) v' -????? l it WANTED: S ou ^, . ?lr proper ty with me, either for sale, rent or ex change. Quick results. J. N. Leak. Gray Court, S. C. 3-4t WAGONS:- Have just received a car load each of the celebrated Studcbaker and Hackney wagons, one and t wohorse. T. N. Barksdalo, Laurens, S. C. WANTED DETECTIVES, Responsi ble, Sharp, Daring Young Men every where. Experience unnecessary. En close stamp for particulars. Grandcll's Dotectivo Bureau, Philadelphia. Pa. A BRILLIANT WEDDINQ. Miss Eliza Thompson Cainc Weds Dr. Carlisle Lamar Nottingham. Two hundred guests gathered at the elegant home of Mrs. Earle Monteith Caine, on South Harper street, Wed nesday evening for the marriage of her beautiful young daughter, Eliza Thompson, to Doctor Carlisle Lamar Nottingham of Baltimore, which was celebrated with great brilliancy and true old fashioned Southern hospitality. The extensive lawn, which fronts the Caine mansion and its many verandas, were lighted with countless Japanese lanterns, while, within, tho spacious drawing rooms were brilliant with throngs of charming women in hand some evening toilettes. Mrs. Caine, I the gracious hostess and mother of the bride, herself received the guests, as sisted however throughout the evening in looking after their entertainment by ' her daughters, Mrs. Albert Dial Gray, [ Mrs. John Young Garlington and Mrs. W. P. Caine and her nieces, Mrs. T. D. Darlington, Mrs. J. E. Clary, Mrs. R. Fleming Jones, Mrs. William C. Irby, Jr., and Miss Julia Irby, a group sel dom equalled in beauty and charm. Promptly at 8.30 Miss Josephine Min ter began playing the wedding march, a hush fell on the lively crowd and the bridal party entered and took their places for the ceremony, the brides maid" and groomsmen grouping them selves around the bride and groom, who stood under a wedding bell of white clematis. The bridesmaids were Miss Mildred Jones, of Cheriton, Vn., Miss Maud Nottingham of 'Jape Charles, Va., Miss Glenn Marshall of Danville, Va., Miss Lottie Wardlaw of Columbia, S. C, the groomsmen, Mr. John Bass Brown of Charlotte, N. C, Mr. Harry Waiting of Cape Charles, Va., Mr. E. B. C. Watts of Cheraw, S. C, and Mr. McFarlan Irby of Laurens. The bride entered with her sister and Maid of Honor, Miss Tallulah Caine, the groom with his best man, Mr. Hunter Mann of Richmond, Va. Little Miss Claudia Darlington, sweet and lovely in pink chiffon, bore the wedding ring in a great white August lily. Rev. Robert Adams of the First Pres byterian Church then proceeded with the ceremony while from the parlor across the hall floated in the notes of that ideal love song, "Because I Love You", sung with rare sweetness by Mrs. Thomas P. Jones of Ninety-Six. The bridesmaids were all in lovely costumes of white china silk, with pink and blue ribbons and carried bouquets of August lillies. The bride wore an exquisite dress of white crope-de-chine chiffon and lace and her veil, which gave the last touch to a loveliness rare and supreme, was pinned with a diamond lyre. Her bou quet was of white roses. Miss Tallulah Cane, the Maid of Honor, looked very beautiful in white lace over taffeta. In the parlor, where the ceremony took place, white lillies and ferns were banked most effectively in nooks and corners and graceful sprays of ivy trail ed from lace portierres and curtains. The dining-room was thrown open upon the conclusion of the ceremony and an elegant supper was served. Here pink and green were the chosen colors. From the ceiling fell a pretty drapery of pink and green ribbon and handsome candelabra glowing with pink candles, lighted the bride's table, which, covered with exquisite rennaisance lace over pink, was truly a thing of beauty. From a veranda nearby an orchestra dispensed delightful music. A cold meat course was served first, salad, sandwiches, turkey, almonds and olives, followed by fruit cake, bride's cake and pink ice cream. Then came delicious bon bons and finally the punch bowl, which occupied a popular corner on the South veranda. Here Misses Toccoa Caine and Wessic Leo Dial served delightful fruit punch. The presents wcro multitudinous and numbers of them magnificent. Everything that man has devised in silverware from the most elegant ser vice and chest of silver to bon bon spoons and berry forks, quantities of cut glass, dazzling in its beauty, hand painted china, pictures and bricabrac were included in the varied collection. Dr. and Mrs. Nottingham left on the 28th for their wedding tour, and in the Fall will be at home in Baltimore. The I MR. ANSEL'S POSITION. He Has a "Remedy" for the South Caro lina Dispensary System. The Spartanburg Journal prints the following: M. F. Ansel, candidate for governor in the next State election, who has been visiting in the city, has returned to his home in Greenville and for the next few days will be busy preparing an address to the people of the State in which he will declare his position on the dispensary question. While in tdio city yesterday Mr. Ansel met a number of Spartanburg friends and briefly stated to them his position on the dis pensary law. Mr. Ansel was a candidate for gov ernor three years ago and proved to be a most formidable candidate. In fact his strength was far greater than many expected. In the next race his friends are confident of victory for with the splendid support which they say he is certain to receive in the up-country and the vote he will receive in the middle and lower sections of the State will be sufficient to nominate. His supporters say that the vote in the up-country will be almost solid for him. With reference to the dispensary law, Mr. Ansel, it is said, takes the lK>sition that there should be no central dispensary at Columbia. He believes that if whiskey is to be sold a law should bo enacted so that each county shall have the management of its own institution. The people of each county shall at first be given an oppor tunity to vote on the question whether they want a dispensary or not. The county voting in favor of dispensary shall have the power of electing its own oflicials for tho conduct of the dispen sary, buying whiskey, tho number of dispensaries that shall be operated and the proper enforcement of the law. In other words it is claimed for Mr. Ansel that he is opposed to the present plan of the system. He believes that it would be for the best interest of tho people to abolish the central dispensary at Columbia and leave the question for each county in the State to settle for itself. The position taken by Mr. Ansel gives the voters of the counties in the State an opportunity to have either prohibi tion or whiskey. It is known that Mr. Ansel individ ually is in favor of prohibition, but ho recognizc3 the fact that there are many good men in the State who do not think as he does and he respects their opin ion. He also realizes that there are counties in the Stale that would rather have a legitimate place where whiskey could be sold rather than have the in evitable blind tigers. He therefore be lieves that each county should operate its own dispensaries instead of the State. In the statement as to his posi tion on the dispensary question, which he will make within the next few days, he will go into detail on the subject and make every point clear. The above is only a skeleton view of Mr. Ansel's opinion on the subject. Since the above was put in type Mr. Ansel has issued the letter as indicated at the outset, which substantially states his position as set forth in the "inter view." bride is one of the most beautiful and charming girls ever reared in this city and is a descendant of an old and very distinguished family of upper Carolina. Dr. Nottingham, who is originally of Cape Charles, Va., is a young man of fine attainments, a graduate of the University of Maryland, and has before him a future of great promise. The out of town guests, not included in the bridal party; were: Mr. C. D. Nottingham of Cape Charles, Va., Miss Etta Powell of Wilmington, N. C, Miss Mary Post of Wilmington, N. C, Miss Elizabeth Roan of Clinton, S. C, Mrs. Emma Griflin, Clinton, S. C, Rev. and Mrs. Alex Rrunson, Manning, S. C, Prof, and Mrs. Thomas. F. Jones, of Ninety Six, S. C, Mr. Paul H. Johnston, Rome, Gn. Prof, and Mrs. J. A. Stoddard, of Rapley, spent yesterday in the city. Prof. Stoddard was recently elected superintendent of the schools at Dar lington, which i>oi;ition he will assume about the middle of September. Spar tanburg Herald Aug. 22. $200.00 REWARD! A Reward of $200.00 will be paid for the Arrest, with evidence to Convict, the party or parties who Wrecked Charleston and Western Carolina Train No. 85, Five miles west of I .aureus on the Greenville Branch, on August 23rd, 1905. . Q. LYNCH General Superintendent TERMS OF PEACE STILL UNSOLVED Japan is Willing (o Make Some Conces sions?May Be a Compromise, Which Probably Means Peace. The Peace Conference still appears to bo in the air so far as final terms of agreement are concerned. There is au thority for stating that both Russia Land Japan arc anixous for a settlement Jwf the war but the negotiations have been hanging fire for several days. It was stated Monday that President Roosevelt had been authorized on behalf of Japan to waive all claims for indem nity and cede back to Russia the north half of Sakhalin Island, leaving the re demption price of the same to arbitra tion. The belief has been expressed that Russia did not clearly understand this proposition, supposing the scheme to be a disguised effort to secure an indem nity. Late advices are to the effect that terms of peace have been agreed upon. Cotton Growers Meeting. A meeting of the I ?aureus County Cot ton Growers Association is called for Saturday, Sept. 9, for the purpose of re organization and the transaction of other business of great importance. Until a more complete organization, each Township or Local Club or Asso ciation, shall send three or more dele gates. Those townships or localities, not already organized, are earnestly urged to organize and send delegates on the 9th. Let every township be fully repre sented. To those who have labored for success from the incipiency of this movement, as well as to a large class of good citizens who have failed to see that nothing practical can be accom plished without organization, we need not remind you that while with an im perfect organization much has been done, that the battle has scarcely be gun. Our enemies are powerful and are all thoroughly organized. Shall the oft repeated expression "the farmers can't be organized" be verified? Organized etTort and ceaseless vigilance alone will protect the millions of cotton producers of this country from the oppression of the spinner and cotton gambler. Spe cial attention is called to the circular letter of President Jordan in regard to the recent meeting of the International Cotton Spinners held at London, Eng land, August 1st and to other questions of vital interest to the producer. Now, if after great effort and sacri fice, the price of cotton has, with the largest crop ever produced been forced from six to ten cents, there is to be lagging or indifference with regard to organization, on the part of producers, then we had as well strike our colors and tamely let our masters dictate the terms of our surrender. Let the Presidents in each township or local organization call their meetings and send up their delegation that we may have a full meeting on the 9th. A. C. Puller, President. B. Y. Culbertson, Sec. Death of a Lady. Miss Mollie Bonham died at her home in this city Saturday morning about nine o'clock as the result of a two weeks illness. She was about sixty two years old and had been a resident of this place for a number of years. She formerly lived down in Hopewcll section and she has a number of rela tives in the county. The burial service took place at the city cemetery Sunday afternoon at four o'clock, conducted by Rev. M. C. Comp ton of the Second Baptist Church. No Revenue for the Towns. The following is the constitutional provision affecting the whiskey traffic in the State of South Carolina: ARTICLE VIII. skction 11. In the exercise of the police power the General Assembly shall have the right to prohibit the manufacture and sale and retail of al coholic liquors or beverages within the Slate. The General Assembly may li cense persons or corporations to manu facture and sell and retail alcoholic liquors or beverages within the State under such rules and restrictions as it deems proper; or the General Assembly may prohibit the manufacture and safe ana retail of alcoholic liquors and bev erages within the State,and may author ize and empower State, County and municipal officers, all or cither, under the authority and in the name of the Slate, to buy in any market and retail within the Stale liquors and beverages in such packages and quantities, under such rules and regulations, as it deems expedient: Provided, That no license shall be granted to sell alcoholic bever ages In less quantities than one-half pint, or to sell them between sundown and sunrise, or to sell them to be drunk on the premises: And provided, further. That the General Assembly shall not delegate to any municipal corporation the power to issue licenses to sell the same. It will be observed from the forego ing that towns and cities cannot issue licenses to sell whiskey; that can only be done by the Legislature. Hence it means if the Dispensary is voted out we are to have prohibition. Death of a Child. The seven months old infant daughter of Mr. Marcus Owings of Tumbling Shoals died Saturday night after a brief illness and was buried at Rabun Creek Church Sunday afternoon. Death Near Cross Hill. Mrs. Rosa Teague Hill, wife of Mr Jas. T. Hill, died at her home five miles from Cross Hill, last Thursday after a brief illnesss. Mrs. Hill was a daughter of Mr. G. W. L. Teague of Waterloo and was a most excellent Christian lady. Her husband and two small children survive. STATE AND GENERAL NEWS. The Hon. E. M. Rucker has been elected to the legislature from Ander son county to succeed Judge Prince. Dispensary No. 5 in Charleston was closed Friday by reason of a shortage $2,500 in Dispenser Fortune's accounts. Adjutant and Inspector General John D. Frost announces that he will retire from politics at the expiration of his present term of office. Dr. David Franklin Houston of this State and a graduate of the South Carolina College has been elected presi dent of tho State University of Texas. Mayor R. G. Rhett of Charleston has been elected President of the Mayor's League of America, and W. D. Mor gan, Mayor of Georgetown, Treasurer. James McKenzie, a white man of Piedmont, brakeman on the Southern was killed at Williamston on Wednes day while attempting to make a coup ling, his body being caught between the bumpers and crushed to death. Last Wednesday night, Robert O'Shields, a mill operative, was run over and killed by a passenger train at the Southern depot in Greenville. Ho started to cross the track in front of the train and was caught. Miss Alice Roosevelt, who went with the Taft party some weeks ago on a visit to the Philip, .ae Islands, has ac cepted an invitation from the Empress of China to be her special guest before returning to the United States. The Georgia Cotton Growers Asso ciation has adopted resolutions calling upon the farmers of the State to sell ] not a pound of their cotton for less than ten cents until the September meeting of the Southern Cotton Association in Ashcville, which is expected to fix a price, and to hold their cotton seed for thirty cents. W. C. Hardison of Wadesboro, N. C, prominently identified with various manufacturing enterprises in North and South Carolina, committed suicide at his home Wednesday night, appar ently as the resusltof bad health, coup led with some heavy financial losses, caused by the failure of the Independent Oil Company. He owned one of the mills controlled by this company and is said to have lost $05,000. Ho declined the presidency of the concern shortly before the suicide of President R. K. Dargan. News from Tylcrsvillc. Tylersville, Aug. 28. ?The farmers are busy gathering cotton and pulling fodder. Miss Lula Rlackwell of Due West is visiting the Misses Donnan. Miss Mattie Donnan has returned home after visiting Miss Crystal Kay at Laurens. Messrs. Ernest Chancy and Roy Power were in Laurens Saturday. Miss Ora Power visited at Gray Court last week. Miss Fannie Harmon visited her brother, Mr. W. P. Harmon, last week. She is visiting friends and relatives in Laurens this week. The young people enjoyed themselves very much Thursday night at a lawn party at Mr. George Little's. It was given in honor of Miss Wright of Whit mi re. Miss (Jrace Poolo visited the Misses Clarke, Sunday. Mrs. Mary Allison visited in the War rior Creek section Sunday. Misses Annie May Patterson has re turned to her home at WoodrutV, after visiting friends and relatives. Mr. Willie Poole and family visited Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Sanders Sunday. Miss Leonora Martin visited Miss Nina Poole the past week. The Tangle in Union. There is a tangle in dispensary af fairs in Union County. Not in the sense as those of other counties, as revealed by the recent investigations, perhaps, but this muddle relates to the action of the county voting out the dispensary by two to one in an election two weeks ago and the effort that is being made by the dispensary advocates, repre sented by w. Royd Evans and Lawson I). Mellon of Columbia to do feat the re sult of the election. These lawyers have obtained an order from Judge Townsend enjoining temporarily the closing of the dispensaries in that county and a date has been set for a hearing to show cause why the injunc tion should not be made permanent. This was done immediately after-die election. Now the prohibitionists have secured from Judge Townsend an order making three well known citizens of tin' county party defendants in the action with leave to file and servo an answer to the complaint made by the other side. The dispensaries are still open. Narrowly l-scnpcd Drowning. Mr. W arron Balontino of Breworton had quite a narrow escape from drown ing in Rabun Creek last Friday eve nine;, lie was returning home from this city in a two horse wagon. The stream was greatly swollen by reason of the very heavy rains the night be fore, but Mr. Ralentine and his driver thought they could cross in safety, al though tin- water was running above the bridge. The driver cither missed the bridge or the current proved too strong as the team was swept Into tho raging stream. Mr. Balentine escaped by swimming out after floating some distance in the wagon body which soon sank. One of the mules was carried down the crock several hundred yards and was not recovered until next morn ing. NEAR BARKSDALE Iron Rolt on the Track Probably the Cause. REWARD OFFERED. Colored Fireman Killed, Engineer Bearded Severely Injured, the Engine and Seven Cars Demolished. The locomotive and seven cars of freight train No. 82on the Greenville branch of i the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway were wrecked near Barksdale last Wednesday about noon. The en gine left the track and in an instant the cars were piled above the boiler and tender, a great mass of twisted steel and broken timbers. Engineer J. L. Bearden of Greenville was thrown be yond the wreckage and escaped with a number of painful bruises and sprains. His negro fireman, Henry Jackson, of Greenville, however, was not so for tunate as he was caught under a pair of trucks and crushed to death. The coroner of this county held an inquest ! over him Thursday and the body was turned over to his family for burial. The cause of the wreck is somewhat of a mystery as the locomotive seemed to be in perfect condition and was run ning at the rate of about thirty miles an hour. There was apparently nothing wrong with the track, but it is said that a large iron bolt was picked up near the scene of the wreck which had the appearance of having been run over by the train. Within the past six months two other derailments have oc curred at about the same point, all of which leads to the general opinion that some culpret is responsible. Evidently the railroad authorities share in this be lief as they have offered a reward of $200 for the apprehension and oonvic tion of the party or parties guilty of the crime. Supl. 1 <ynch and Commissioner Whar* ton who were in Laurens when the ac cident was reported here, went at onco to the scene and together they made a careful survey of the wreck. Supt. Lynch ordered the wrecking train from Augusta and by Thursday afternoon the wreckage had been practically cleared away and trains wore running on schedule time. Immediately after the wreck physi cians were summoned from this city and Engineer Bearden was made as comfortable as possible until he was re moved to Greenville late in the after noon on a stretcher. He is reported to be duinj^ very nicely. Conductor Tol bert of Greenville and Flagman Vance Taylor of this city were in the caboose with the rest of the crew, all of whom escaped without injury. W. L. Boyd, Laurens, S. C. Who sells the L. & M. Paint. Knows it for a fact, that the L. & M. Paint has the reputation of being the leader all the world over. That its actual cost is only $1,20 a gallon. To Enter the Ministry. Mr. Aha Langs ton, son of Mr. Thos. L?ngsten, of Maddens, who has been engaged in teaching in Oconee County since b'.s graduation from Furman Uni versity in 190-1, has decided to enter the ministry and is now preparing to take a course at the Theological Semi nary in Louisville. He is spending a few weeks at his homo before leaving for Louisville. A little life may be sacrificed to an hour's delay. Cholera infantum, dys entery, diarrhoea come suddenly. Only safe plan is to have Dr. Fowler's Ex tract of Wild Strawberry always on hand. Citation for Letters of Administration. State of South Carolina, County of Laurens By 0. <!. Thompson, Esquire, Probate Judge. Whereas, J. IL Drummond made suit to me, to grant him letters of adminis tration of the estate of and effects of J. S. Drummond. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said J. s. Drummond, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to bo held at Laurens, C. IL, S. ?'., on the llth day of September, 1905, next, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be'granted. (?iven under my hand, this 25th day of August, Anno Domini 1905. O. G. THOMPSON, Judge Probate Laurens County. ?1-21 MERCHANTS NEWS Before you buy anything to furnish your house with be sure to see our line of House furnishing goods and get our prices. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. Special lot Men's pants, big value, ? dosing out at 70c. lied Iron Racket. Our motto is to give our customers the best quality of house furnishing goods at the lowest possible prices. S. M. v<- B. II. Wilkes & Co. Overalls and work shu ts to beat the world 39c, 15c, 18c, to 89c. Red Iron Racket. We will take pleasure in showing vou through our entire line of house fur nishing goods at any time whether you are ready to buv or nol. S. M. & E. 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