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A DA/I LANDS n/VKiVi LOAN 8 Before You Buy or Sell any Kind of Real Estate, or Business, Write us your wants. J. Y. Garlington & Co., Laurena, S. C. Harris Lithia and Glenn Spring Water on draught at Palmetto Drug Co Laurens, S. C. VOL XXI LAURENS, S O.. WEDNESDAY SEPT. 6. 1?OS. NO. 6 TREATY OF PEACE HAS BEEN SIGNED. Signatures Affixed to Doc ument Yesterday. AN EXCLUSIVE AFFAIR Some of the Provisions of the Treaty-. President Roosevelt Praised?En* voys Anxious to Return. The treaty of peace which was agreed to at Portsmouth, N. H., last Tuesday by the Peace Commissioners of Russia and Japan was formally signed by each of the plenipotentiaries yesterday after noon. It was agreed Monday after noon that the ceremony of affixing the envoy's signatures to the document should take place Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The signing of the treaty was ar ranged to be a very exclusive affair. Newspaper correspondents and photo graphers were barred. Besides the plenipotentiaries and their secretaries, Secretary of State Pierce, representing thero was present only Assistant President Roosevelt; Gov. McLane of New Hamsphirc; (he Mayor of Ports mouth; Admiral Mead and the Com manders of any of the United States warships in the harbor at the time. Secretary Pierce supplied four ordinary quill pens, with one of which each of the envoys signed his name to the treaty. Immediately after peace terms were agreed upon the work of drafting the treaty began and was completed Mon day. The envoys expressed themselves as being anxious to conclude their work and return to their respective countries. The treaty will probably be known as "The Treaty of Portsmouth." Of course there was great rejoicing when it became known that peace terms had been agreed upon. It meant the ending of 18 months of the bloodiest war in modern times waged by two of the great nations of the world. The final terms of peace were settled by M. Witte of Russia and Baron Komura of Japan at the Conference Tuesday morn ing. Japan waived the war indemnity and agreed to cede half of the Island of Sakhalin to Russia. This is generally regarded by the world as a magnanim ous act on the part of Japan. The efforts of President Roosevelt in bringing the Peace .Conference to a successful issue have been praised and lauded throughout the civilized world. State of Soutli Carolina, COUNTY OF LAURENS, In Court of Common Pleas. Enterprise Bank, Plaintiff, vs. A. R. Sullivan, J. D. M. Shaw, H. E. Gray, Mary C. Sullivan and Piedmont Sav ings and Investment Company, De fendants. Pursuant to a decree of foreclosure in the above stated case, I will sell at pub lic outcry to the highest bidder, at Lau rens, C. H., on Salesday in October next, being Monday the 2nd day of the month, during the legal hours for such sales, the following property, to wit: All that lot, piece and parcel of land situate, lying and being in the city of Laurens and bounded on the North by lands of Mary Y. Garlington, on the East by lot of D. P. Goggans, on the South by Main Street and on the West by hot of Mrs. Eloise Shell. Terms of Sale: To the highest bid der. One-half cash, balance to bo paid twelve months from date of sale, the credit portion to be paid twelve months from date of sale, the credit portion to be secured by bond and mortgage of the purchaser over the said premises, bearing legal interest from date, with leave to purchaser to pay his entire bid in cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. If the terms of sale are not complied with, the land to bo resold on same or some subsequent Salesday on same terms, at risk of former purchaser. JOHN F. BOLT, c. c. c. P. & O. s. Sept. 4th '05-td. REPORT OF THE CONDITION Of the National Bank of Laurens, at Lau* rens, in the State of South Carolina, at the close of business, Aug. 25th, 1905. _ RESOURCES Loan* and Discounts $89,515 79 Overdrafts, secured 1.046 37 U. S. Bonds to secure circulation 16,000 00 rrcmiums on U. S. Bonds 740 00 Bonds, securities, etc 7,111 27 Banking: house, furniture and fixtures 3.991 65 Other real estate owned 8.880 00 Due from National Banks (not reserve agents) 271 48 , Due Hm State Banks and Bankers 147 48 Due from approved reserve agonts 429 40 Checka and other cash items 14 03 Notes of othor National Banks 45 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents 158 33 Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, vi?: Specie $2.623 25 Legal-tender notes 100 00 2,628 25 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer, (6 per cent, of circulation) 800 00 Total $131.803 95 LIABILITIES i Capital Stock paid in 163,000 00 Surplus fund 12,600 00 Undivided profits, less expenses and Taxes paid 788 86 National Bank notes outstanding 16,430 00 Due to other National Banks 972 22 Sue to State Banks and Bankers 158 84 ividends unpaid 867 60 Individual deposits subject to check 11,696 64 Time certificates of deposits 6,790 00 Bills Payable, Including certificates of deposit for money bonuwed _20,000 00 Total $131.803 06 STATP. OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Oow.ty of Laurens. ss: I, Jno. Aug, Barksdalo, Cashier of the above named ban do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. JNO. AUO. BARKSDALE, Cabhier. Correct Attest: JNO. A. BARKSDALE, J. C. OWINC.S, B. F. POSEY. Directors. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day of August, 1905. F. P. McCOWAN. Notary Pubic, S. C. We have just received a beautiful line of art squares and rugs, consisting of pretty patterns in different designs and colors. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Mr. L. S. Bolt of Alma was in town Monday. Mr. E. B. Machen spent Sunday at his old home at Princeton. Mr. Wash Dean of Jacks was in the city on Friday. Mr. Oscar Hunter of Ora was in the city Saturday. Mr. J. E. Patterson of Youngs was in town Saturday. Miss Allie Hollingsworth of Cross Hill is visiting in the city. Price of cotton declined yesterday from 10.10 to 9.76. Mr. John M. Wood of Princeton was in town on yesterday. Mr. Ellie Babb of Rabun was here yesterday on business. Mr. Jas. T. Harris of Spartanburg was in the city last night. Mr. J. Z. Leverett went to Greenville yesterday on a brief visit. Mr. J. P. Saxon has returned from a delightful trip to the mountains. Mrs. W. J. Moore of Greenwood vis ited in the city, the first of the week. Dr. W. H. Dial returned to the city yesterday from a visit to Spartanburg. Messrs Ossic Anderson and Yancy Gilkerson spent Sunday in Newberry. Mrs. Wm. M. Vaughn and children of Cokesbury are visiting relatives in the city. Rev. B. P. Estes of Anderson spent several days in the city during the past week. John M. Cannon, Esq. has returned from a visit to Lanford and Spartan burg. Mrs. A. A. Langston of Johnston is visiting her son Mr. Eugene Lang ton. Mr. Arthur Taylor and Miss Luda Taylor of Princeton were in town Tues day. Mr. Hampton Hunter, a well known young business man of Ora has ac cepted a position at Kennedy Bros. Mr. T. L. Monroe and his mother, Mrs. G. W. Monroe spent Sunday and Monday with relatives in Newberry, Mr. J. A. Austin and family left yes terday for a visit to relatives and friends at Due West and Honen Path. Mr. John T. Langston and family of Darlington are visiting home folks in the city and county. Messrs O. W. Babb and Ed Hart were among the Laurens contingent going over to Atlanta last week. Messrs C. C. Featherstone and A. C. Todd visited Spartanburg profes sionally last Friday. Mrs. Fleming Jones was the guest of relatives and friends in Clinton during the past week. Miss Lillie Armstrong will teach school near Hickory Tavern, Sullivan township, this fall and winter. Mrs. J. H. Parks and children are in Greenville, visiting Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Westmoreland, Mrs. Parks parents. Miss Annie Clardy went to Westmin ister Friday to take a position in the graded school for the current term which opened Monday. Mr. Jockey Murff has resigned his position at J. O. C. Fleming & Co. and will enter Wofford College at the be ginning of the next session. Mr. Carlyle Smith and Miss Bessie Smith of Mt. Gallagher spent Sunday and Monday in the city. Mr. John Wells Todd will matriculate at Davidson College, having left Mon day for that institution. Mrs. J. Will Peterson of Tylersville and her sister, Mrs. N. M. Speers of Newberry are spending sometime in Asheville. Mr. Bob Reaves of the Mt. Bethel section was in town yesterday. Mr. Jas. F. Coleman of Greenwood was in the city yesterday on business. Mr. Coleman removed from this county thirty years ago. Mr. C. W. Simpson, R. F. D. carrier on Princeton No. 2 was in the city Mon day the same being a holiday with all the carriers of the county. Mrs. Victor P. Drummond of Wood ruff and Miss Lillie Drummond of Lan ford were the guests on Saturday and Sunday of Mrs. J. Willie Henderson. Mr. James McManus, flagman on the Seaboard Air Lino between Savannah and Jacksonville, spent a few days in the city with friends during the past week. Miss Ida Todd, the accomplished daughter of W. P. Todd of Barksdale, is first assistant to the superintendnnt of the Johnston Graded school, whoso present session opened Monday. Mr. G. Dudley Young returned to the Marion Military Institute at Ma rion, Ala., on yesterday, having spent the summer in tho city and at Stomp Springs with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Young. Miss Vinnie Pooscr of Orangeburg, Mrs. Addic Watson and daughter, Miss Marie of Greenville arc the guests of Capt. J. B. Humbert's family this week. Mr. S. L. Saxon probably holds the palm among the salesmen of the city for tho longest period of service under the same employment, having been with J. O. C. Fleming & Co. for the past twelve years. * ? ?.- * ? ' INCENDIARY FIRES AROUSES CITIZENS. Tlie Governor Petitioned to Offer Re ward for Supposed Pire Bugs in Youngs Township. While in the city Thursday after noon, Mr. Claude Leonard, a progres sive young farmer of Yoyngs township, mailed a numerously signed petition to Governor Heyward, asking his Excel lency to offer a suitable reward for the apprehension and conviction of the party or parties, supposed to be guilty of a series of incendiary fires on the plantation of Mr. B. E. Leonard, young Leonard's father. Tho principal loser by the fires is Allen Shell, a colored tenant, |who has been completely burned out within a month. The petition recites that on the 27th of July the negro's barn and buggy house and all their contents were burned. Last Sanday or just a month from the date of the first fire, his dwell ing and all contained therein also went up in smoke and two days later the third burned to death tho fellow's only mule, which had been placed in the sta bles of his brother, Hilary Shell, an other tenant on the place. And another rather singular thing ahout these fires is the fact that they occurred about four o'clock in the afternoon in each and every instance. Shell is said to be a peaceable and hardworking negro and he cannot un derstand why the fire demon pursues him so l'elentlessly. The white citizens of the entire community are thoroughly nrov.sed over such an outoreak of law lessness and they stand ready to sup plement tho reward if any the Gov ernor may offer or they may and, in all probability will, offer one inde pendently. Gov. Heyward acted promptly on the petition and has offered a reward of $200 for the arrest of the incendiaries with proof to convict. COMMITED TO JAK.. Arthur Gregory and George Barton, two young white men of Youngs town ship were placed in jail Saturday after to await a preliminary hearing in con nection with the recent incendiary fires noted above. The preliminary will pro bably be held this week before Magis trate Cook who issued the warrant. The evidence against the accused is under stood to be purely of a circumstantial character. $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 Laurens on the Greenville Branch, on August 23rd, 1905. . Q. LYNCH General Superintendent DEATH OE .MILL PRESIDENT. Mr. Thus. J. McCrary of Newberry Dies Suddenly. Newberuy, August 30.?This com munity was greatly shocked this morn ing when it was announced that Thos. J. McCrary was critically ill, and much greater was the shock when it was an nounced that at 11 o'clock he was dead. Yesterday he was in his accustomed health and about his accustomed busi ness. At 12 o'clock last night he was taken with congestion and died at 11 to day. Mr. McCrary was a native of Laurens County, being born near Clin ton. He came to Newberry when quite a young man and clerked for several years for W. T. Tarrant, beginning in 1871. In 1880 he went to tho National Hank, first as bookkeeper, and then as assistant cashier. He was with the bank twelve years. In 1892 he was made treasurer and general manager of the Newberry Cotton Mill upon the death of Mr. II. C. Robertson. In 1899, upon the death of James N. Martin, he was made president of the mill, in a( dition to his other duties. Under his management the mill has been re markably successful and he hud the confidence and the esteem and the love of the operatives and those under him as few men have who hold similar posi tions. He was Chairman of the Board of Deacons of the Presbyterian Church and a liberal supporter of the Church. In 1878 Mr. McCrary was married to Miss Clara Johnstone, daughter of the late Chancellor Job Johnstone. As clerk, as bank officer, as mill president, as husband, as citizen, Mr. McCrary measured up to the true man. He was a good citizen and an upright gentle man and his sudden taking oil is a great loss to this community. He was 53 years of age. The funeral services will be held to-morrow afternoon from the residence at 5 o'clock and interment im mediately after at the Johnstone burial ground, about two miles east of New berry. It was only yesterday after noon at the same hour that Mr. Mc Crary attended the burial in this same grave yard of his wife's aunt, Miss Re becca Dewall. The Newberry Mill closed to-day at noon and will remain closed until Friday.?Special News and Courier. PAIRVIEW STOCK SHOW. Annual Exhibition Will be Qiven on Pri September 22. Tub Advertiser has received fro m Mr. J. B. Was8on, Secretary, an invita tion to attend the annual exhibition of the Fairview Stock Show, September 22. Extraordinary preparations are be ing made this year for tho Fair and some special premiums will be offered. Laurens is always interested ir. this an nual occasion and as usual great crowds may be expected from this side. You have the cordial good wishes of The Advertiser, Mr. Secretary, for the most successful exhibition on the 22nd of any yet held by your splendid Stock Show organization. VOTED OUT IN NEWBERRY. Despite the Efforts of Senator Blease Dis pensary Badly Defeated. Newberry, Aug. 30.?Here in the home of chairman H. H. Evans and Blease, his champion, the dispensary was knocked out yesterday by a vote which was early estimated at more than two to one. The result was not a sur prise to the advocates of the law, for they realized immediately after the Spartanburg investigation, that the evi dence of corruption and graft had chang ed sentiment and while many citizens may have doubted the effectiveness of prohibition, they wanted to register a stinging rebuke to the system so bittirly condemned the better element in South Carolina. The first fourteen precincts reported showed 237 votes for the dispensary witq 783 against it. There arc 24 pre cincts in the county. The result cannot be changed by the vote at tho other precincts. Sessions Court Sept. 18. Jurors for the first week of the ap proaching term of Court of General Sessions have been drawn as follows. J. M. Phinny, J. D. Armstrong, S. M. Cox, D. M. Williams, J. M. Simp son, Jeff Sexton, R. A. Nash, J. A. Balentine, W. B. Fuller, W. D. Milam, J. Y. Taylor, A. W. Sims, T. S. Langston, J. T. Dagnail, R. C. Dil lard, J. D. Woods, T. S. Crawford, W. Sanford Knight, F. J. South, W. G. Boazman, T. R. Simpson, Geo. W. Bai ley, W. S. Power, Geo. C. Riser, Jno. H. Young, E. C. Briggs, C. C. Bailey, J, L. Martin, Jno. B. Ferguson, J. L. Power, W. B. Clark, S. L. Cooper, J. A. Mahon, J. P. Simmons, J. H, Ken nedy, W. E. Chapman. I AM LOOKING FOR To explain that 1 have some of the most valuable real estate in the South to offer you. I have fine plantations in every County in the State. Also, in a great many other States that I can sell you at a bar gain. If you have property to sell, if you will list jt with me and I fail to sell it, the other fellow might as well give it up as a bad job. I am advertising all over the country, and will find the person who is looking for the very piece of property you have. I offer you the Dr. Connor Residence for only $2250.00. The improvements cost more than this amount. If you have some Wares Shoals stock I have of fers for it. J. Spartanburg, S. C. T. Harris, Dealer in Stocks, Bonds and Real Estate. STATE AND QENERAL NEWS. Gen. M. L. Bonham is critically ill at his home in Anderson. In Newborry four men found guilty of gambling were fined $75 each by the Mayor of that city. The city of Sumter has put in a bid for the Presbyterian College of South Carolina, located at Clinton. John S. Turner has been nominated for coroner of Spartanburg in a race with a dozen opponents. Col. J. Townes Robertson, a gallant Confederate soldier and prominent citi zen, died at his home in Abbeville last Thursday. The farmers of Pickens county, in Convention assembled, agreed that they are willing to take 12 cents for their cotton. The Hon. Kimscy O. Huskey of Grassy Pond, Cherokee County, has been de feated for the legislatuse in a special primary election in that county. It is announced that J. T. Harris, the original mineral springs promoter, is preparing to build a modern opera house in Spartanburg. Howard B. Carllslo of Spartanburg has been elected to the State senate to fill the unexpired term of Judge D. E. Ilydrick, resigned. Secretary Hester of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, in his annual report, estimates the cotton crop from Sept. 1st, 1904 to Sept. 1st 1905 at 13,5G6,O00 bales. Supervisor Miles has ordered an elec tion in Spartanburg for the purpose of voting on the "dispensary" or "no dis pensary" issue, which will be hold Nov. 14th. In Greenville county two negro tenants brought suit against J. G. McCarter, alleging that McCarter had violated his agreement in not holding their cotton for ten cents. He sold it for 7 1-2 and the magistrate before whom the case was heard decided that he must pay his tenants the difference. The first annual exhibition of the Piedmont Fair Association, will he held in Greenville the 17th of October and Mayor Mahon, president of the As sociation, has announced that the Con federate Veterans of the State will be invcted to hold their annual reunion in theMountain City at the same time. Mr. T. W. Bacot, a Democrat and prominent lawyer of Charleston has been appointed Assistant United States District Attorney to succeed Mr. Ern est Cochran, of Anderson, resigned. It is stated that District Attorney J. G. Capei's will remove from Charleston to Greenville and that Mr. Bacot will have charge of the Charleston office. A case of yellow fever developed in Atlanta Saturday. The patient is a refu gee from Pensacola, Fla. lie was report ed to be improving Monday. The disease is not at all likely to spread from this case and extra precautions arc heing taken to prevent an entry of any more cases. David Outzs, president of the Bank of Johnston, died Monday morning as the result of serious burns received Sat urday night while attempting to save the books from the Johnston cotton warehouse, which was on fire, and which, together with one thousand bales of cotton, was burned. Mr. Outzs rushed into the burning building and in haled the flames. B. G. Landrum, chairman of the dis pensary board of control for Spartan burg county has resigned his position because, he says, things were not con ducted according to his way of thinking by the other two members of the board. During the recent meeting of the inves tigating committee in Spartanburg Lan drum appeared before the committee and testified to the rather unusual con duct of his associates on the board and wound up by denouncing the whole busi ness as a humbug. He appealed to Gov. Hoyward but the governor suggested that he could do nothing in the matter and for him to act on his own judg ment. Landrum promptly sent in his resignation, but the Governor says he has no authority to accept it. "Now good digestion waits on appe tite, and health on both." If it doesen't, try Burdock Blood Hit ters. The Example of Japan. Atlanta Journal. The progress of Japan carries with it a lesson which the other powers of the world will do well to learn. Without the believed advantages of Western civili zation, the land of the mikado has made her way silently, without pomp and an nouncement, in the family of nations. Hardly over three decades ago Japan laid aside her samurai?her traditions of the past and began her lesson as a pupil of the western nations, retaining, however, the diplomacy and strategy of the Orient until now she presents perhaps the strongest sight of the com posite picture of development of physi cal and intellectual power. Now, after her success in her struggle with Russia she has already aroused a feeling of fear and suspicion among Uio other powers, Diphtheria, sore throat, croup. In stant relief, permanent cure. Dr, Thos. Electric Oil. At any drug store. Married at Fountain Inn. Miss Lola Willis and Mr. 'V ort Moore of Owings Station were r. ed at Fountain Inn, Sunday, Sept iber 3rd, the Rev. Thos. B. Craig, officiat ing. No need to fear sudden attacks of cholera infantum, dysentery, diarrhoea, summer complaint of any sort if you have Dr. Fawler's Extract of Wild Strawberry in the medicine chest. YOUNG WHITE MAN KILLED IN WRECK. Willie Hottal of Spartan burg the Victim. THE TRAIN PARTED. Section of Through Freight No. 14, Wrecked Near Waterloo With Fatal Result. Williie Hottal, aged 18, son of Mr. J. K. Hottal of Spartanburg, was killed and three or four negro employees of the railroad were more or less injured in a wreck on the Charleston & West ern Carolina Railway between Cole Point and Waterloo, nine miles South of Laa rens, last Wednesday night shortly after one o'clock. The wreck was caused by the rear section of through freight No. 14, south bound, becoming detached and running into the other portion of the train. The detached section was composed of ser eral shanty cars and the caboose and it seems that young Hottal was on the foremost platform or the steps of the uncoupled section when it crashed into the other section, which was being slowed down gradually, striking a box car with tcrritic and death-dealing force. Mr. Hottal's body was crushed and mangled in a terrible manner and the several darkies within the same car were badly hurt. The body of Mr. Hottal was taken to Waterloo and pre pared for shipment to his family at Spartanburg while the negroes were carried on to Greenwood. Young Hottal came to Laurens the evening before from Greenville and he told some of his friends here that ho was going back to the Mountain City next morning, being employed there as fireman on a switch engine in the Southern Railway yards. He had done similar work in Spartanburg and for a time he ran between that city and Aug usta as newsboy. The track was obstructed only a few hours by reason of the wreck and by nine o'clock Thursday morning trains were running through. Terrible plagues, those itching, pes tering diseases of the skin. Put an end to misery. Doans Ointment cures. At any drug store. George Brockman Shot. In a negro row at or near Holliday'fl Bridge, Anderson county, last Saturday George Brockman, colored, of this city, was seriously, perhaps fatally, shot. It is understood that he has been re moved to Greenville for treatment. According to reports received here, George was not engaged in the fuss merely looking on?when he received the leaden pellets. New Orleans Fever Situation. New Orleans. Sept. 4.?Report to 6 . m: New case*. 58. Total to date, 2,082. Deaths, 5. Total to date, 292. New disease centers, 16. Cases under treatment, 321. Discharged. 1 ;496, School Opens Monday, The holidays are over, the summer vacation is at an end. It has been a very delightful summer but the boys and girls, no doubt, are anxious for school to open. Superintendent Salley has arrived in the city from Bamberg and will bo ready for the opening exer cises which will take place in the audi torium of the Graded School building next Monday. The important thing is for all who ex pect to attend school this term to bo present at the very beginning of the session. Negro Killed in Dials. Last Wednesday night on the planta tion of Mr. H. J. G. Curry, Dials town ship, George Gilliand was fatally shot by John Evans, another young negro of the community. Gilliland lingered a few days, dying Saturday night as the result of tho wound. The inquest waa held on Sunday by Magistrate H el lams and the verdict of the jury was in ac cordance; with the facts stated above. It seems that Gilliland was whipping a negro woman, said to be his aunt, when Evans interferred. Gilliland re sented this and attacked Evans with his knife whereupon Evans drew hi? pistol and fired upon Gilliland. Evans has given himself up to the sheriff. 25-CENT COLUMN. FOR SALE-Ono Rock Hill buggy. Used only short while. A good bargain for some one. Apply to B. L. Clardy, Laurens, S. ('. 5? It ty w char WANTED:- You to list your proper with mo, cither for sale, rent or ex ango. Quick results. J. N. Leak, Gray Court. S. C. 3?4t WANTED DETECTIVES, Responsi ble, Sharp, Daring Young Men every where. Experience unnecessary. En close stamp for particulars. Grandell's Detective Bureau, Philadelphia. Pa. SPECIAL NOTICE:-I beg to inform my friends that I am now with the well known grocery firm of Kennedy Bros, and will be glad to have you call when in town. M. Hampton Hunter. 5?It WANTED: -W. G. Wilson wants at once a competent dress goods salesman. WANTED: The farmers in Laurens County to know that I will pay a pre mium on Floradora cotton. M. L. C0PEi.ANn, Buyer for Laurens and Watts Cotton Mills. 5-td LOST:? Between Gray Couh and Clinton on public road Sat. Aug. 2/5, tan leather pocket book containing $15. two bills. $10. and $5.. and some blank checks on J. W. Copoland Co. Clinton. 5?It A. E. Spencer, Clinton, S. C