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FARM LOAN 8 Before You Boy or Sell any Kind of Ueal Estate, or Business, Write us your wants. J. Y. GARLINGTON & Co., Laurens, S. C. WE AHE IN THE School Book Business and Sell at State Prices Palmetto Drug Co I .aureus, S. C. VOL, XXI COUNTY TEACHERS HAVE ORGANIZED First Meeting of Year was Held Saturday. SUPT. NASH PRESIDENT The Teachers Reading Circle Promises to b? Ofie of the In!?!"??*'"? Pe?t|ireg*8 of the Meetings, The Laurens County Teachers' Asso ciation was reorganized at a very well attended meeting, which was held Sat urday morning in the court house. The meeting was presided over by Supt. R. W. Nash. In the selection of officers the follow ing were chosen: President, R. Walter Nash, county superintendent of educa tion; vice president, Nathaniel M. Sal ley, superintendent of the Laurens City Schools; Secretary, Miss Bessie Hud gens of the Chestnut Ridge school. An executive committee was also nominated, Supt. Salley, Prof. B. Y. Culbertson and Miss Lucia Barksdale being elected. "The Teachers Reading Circle" was the subject of a verv interesting and instructive paper read by Miss Bessie Hudgens. Upon the conclusion of the paper the Association decided to adopt this feature in connection with the regular work of the Association as re cently recommended by the State Su perintendent of Education. A majority of the teachers present agreed to take up this phase of the work and no doubt the "Reading Circle" will prove one of the most popular features of the monthly meetings. Another paper which was much en joyed by the Association was read by Miss Madden whose subject was "Some Needed Improvements in the Schools." The Association should enjoy an un usually successful year as it certainly has started off auspiciously. Prof. H. B. Dominick of Fountain Inn who did such satisfactory work in the summer school here last summer, was present and participated in the proceedings of the meeting with his usual interest and enthusiasm. Messrs. W. P. and B. Y. Culbertson are faithful and efficient members whose loyalty to the Associa tion is often remarked upon. They rarely ever miss a meeting. Of course there are many other faithful and en thusiastic members and their work in tho Association and in their respective schools is known and appreciated. The Laurens Teachers Association does a good work and every teacher in the county should belong to it and attend its monthly meetings. You will find it interesting and profitable. Those present for the reorganization were: W. P. Culbertson, B. Y. Cul bertson, H. B. Dominick, R. W. Nash, Misses Carrie Lou Dorroh, Carrie Peden, Nannie May Hudgens, Bessie Hudgens, Lucia Barksdale, Mattie and Annie Putman, Bessie Byrd, Mattie Hunter, Ethel McDaniel, Mary Bell McKenzie, May Madden. Pearle Blake ly, Ella Peterson. Card Club Entertained. Mrs. J. J. Adams entertained at her home on Main street on Thursday af ternoon in honor of the Card Club, twenty guests being present to enjoy Mrs. Adams' gracious and charming hospitality. Four handed euchre was played at five tables, the game pro gressing in a lively and interesting fashion. At its close delicious refresh ments v/ere served, chicken salad and the various toothsome dainties which con stitute what is termed a salad course. Among the visitors present, in addition to the regular club members were Mrs. W. J. Milligan of Philadelphia, Miss Ella Belle Adams of Hampton, Ga., and Mrs. J. W. McKee of Columbus, Ga. Mrs. A. D. Gray will entertain the club at its next meeting, a fort night hence. A Daredevil Ride Often ends in a sad accident. To heal accidental injuries, use Bucklen's Ar nica Salve. "A deep wound in my foot, from an accident" writes Theo dore Schuele, of Columbus, O., "caused me great pain. Physicians were help less, but. Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly healed it." Soothes and heals burns like magic. 25 cents at Laurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. TOPICS FROM CARROLL. Carroll, Oct. 21st.-?The farmers are about through gathering. The cot ton is short but the prices are fair and everybody seems to be hopeful. Miss Julia Turner left for Manning last week to take charge of a school. The meeting is still in progress at Bethabara, conducted by Revs. Ray Anderson and Hodgers. Quite a crowd will leave here for the Fair next Tuesday. Mrs. B. F. Corley, formerly of this place, but now of Winnsboro is visiting friends in this community. Messrs. W. P. Turner and C. R. Turner went over to Greenwood a few days ago. Mr. Murryof Atlanta was here a few days age taking measurements of the river and putting in a water guage at Watts bridge. We do not think the time long until there will be established a big power plant that will furnish Ninety Six, Greenwood and all sur rounding towns with all of the electric ity that may bo needed. Mr. Robert Hill has been quite sick but he is better at this writing. , Fellow farmers, stand pat, as Harvie Jordan would say, and lets have 11 cents for our cotton. W. L. Boyd, Laurens, S. C. Knows it for a fact that tho L. & M. Paint has the reputation of being tho leader ull tho world over. Thr.t ita actual cost is only $1.20 a gallon. PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Mr. M. L. Cheek of Princeton was here on Thursday. Mr. W. R. Henderson of Gray Court was in town on Saturday. Mr. Dennis Owings of the Rabun Creek section was in town Monday. Dr. J. R. Culbertson of Owings Sta tion was in the city Monday. Mr. G. W. Long of Waterloo was in town Monday. Messrs. Brooks Nash and Marvin Medlock of Merna spent Sunday in the city. Mr. J. N. Leak, the largest real es tate dealer in the county, was in the city Saturday. Miss Beulah Balleleft Monday for an extended visit to Roanoke and Phila delphia. Mr. Alex Long of Darlington was in the city Monday for the mill director's meeting. Mrs. G. L. Broadway of Sumter vis ited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Grumbles, near Gray Court last week. The Piedmont Fair, which will be held in Greenville next week, will at tract many visitors from Laurcns. Mr. J. L. Mahaffey of Eden was in town on Thursday. He says the cotton crop is pretty well all open in his sec tion and will soon be picked out. Mr. Fleming Smith, manager of the Company's store of the Darlington Manufacturing Co., moved his family to Darlington this week. The Denver Express will be at the Opera House one night only, Wednes day, Nov. 1. Seats on sale at Laurens Drug Co. Mrs. W. J. Mulligan of Philadelphia, who is spending sometime in the city has gone to Newberry to visit friends for a few days. She will return next week for the Chrysanthemum Fair. Messrs. J. T. A. Ballew, M. A. Rid dle and A. M. Morris, who will be con nected with the State Fair, went to Co lumbia Thursday to remain until the show is over. Miss Margaret Miller, daughter of Mrs. Virginia Miller of this city and a graduate of the Graded Schools, has been elected teacher of the Horse Creek School, near Printeton. The school opens about the middle of No vember. Mr. W. W. Ball and family of Char leston came^ip Saturday. Mr. Ball at tended the meeting of the mill direc tors Monday and returned to Charles ton in the afternoon. Mrs. Ball and children will spend sometime in the city with Mrs. B. W. Ball. A happy reunion of the family of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Puckett of Tip Top, was held at their home last Sunday. The families of Messrs. G. Wash Long, H. C. Sims and John H. South were present and the day was pleasantly spent. Not Until November I. It is reported that hunters in the county have been shooting and netting birds already. Sheriff Duckett re quests us to state that the season does not open until Nov. 1. Synod Meets Here Next Year. The Synod of South Carolina whose sessions were held at Rock Hill last week adjourned to meet in Laurens, Monday, October 29, 1906. Jones?Martin. Mr. Linwood W. Martin, an indus trious young farmer residing near the city and Mrs. Josephine Jones of Mount Pleasant were married at Cross Hill last Tuesday afternoon, the Rev. Jodie A. Martin officiating. SECOND LYCEUM NUMBER. The second lyceum attraction of the season at the Laurens mill auditorium will be S. M. Spedon in story, song, recitation and impersonation, Friday night, Nov. 10. The Pour Pickerts. The above is an organization com plete with Comedy, Music and Drama, refined and of the highest order. This Company will appear at the City Opera House, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, Nov. 2, .'I and 4. An entire change of bills nightly. Good special ties. Seats on sale at Laurens Drug Co. Prices 25, 35 and 50 cents. Time Expires Today. John M. Marcy, the young white man who was sent to jail for thirty days on a vagrancy charge by the Clinton au thorities, having served out his sen tence will be liberated today. Young Marcy's father who lives in Atlanta made repeated efforts to get his son pardoned, claiming that he was put in jail on a trumped up charge and had been punished unjustly. The Chrysanthemum Show. Next Thursday and Friday, Nov. 2nd and 3rd, are the dates for the chrysan themum fair. The preperations for the show will be complete and those who attend this year will find as usual some thing of great intest and plenty of en tertainment for both days. The doors I will open at 10.30 a. m.; no admission fee. The prizes which are to be given for the best and largest single chrysan themum out of a collection of tweve, and for the best collection of the same number will be awarded at 1 o'clock on the first day. Again the ladies of the county nre specially invited to come and bring your flowers. Come and moot your friends and acquaintances and spend a pleasant day. JOSHUA 8. OKAIG IS THE PRESIDENT. Officers of the First National Bank of Clinton Have Been Elected by Board of Directors. Clinton, Oct. 23rd. At n meeting of the directors during the past week the officers of the First National bank of Clinton were elected as follows: President, Joshua S. Craig; Vice Presi dent, R. Z. Wright; Cashier, J. D. Bell. November the 9th and 10th have been selected as the dates of the Bazaar and Chrysanthemum Show given yearly by the ladies of the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. W. B. Owens and daughter and Mrs. W. E. Owens will spend Fair week with Mrs. Howard Caldwell. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Straus of York ville were guests of Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Neville last week. Mrs. H. I. Horton and Misses Addic and Eliza Horton spent Saturday in Co lumbia. Dr. J. J. Boozer and Miss Lucile Har ris of Laurcns were in town Saturday and Sunday. The Lyceum course opens Tuesday night, Oct. 24th, with "The Old Home stead, '' male quartette. Miss Allen Leake will visit relatives in Columbia during this week. LOST ALL BY FIRIi. Cottage Occupied by Mrs. Alice Young Bnrned Friday Night. At 9.30 o'clock Friday night, the three-room cottage on Jones street, near the Greenville branch of the Char leston and Western Carolina Railroad, and occupied by Mrs. Alice Young, was totally destroyed by fire, together with practically all of the household goods, $250 in cash and a considerable quan tity of old and highly prized jewelry. Mrs. Young and her sister, Miss Emma Stroud, who lives with her, hud just re tired and when aroused they had to es cape to a neighbor's without saving anything, not even their clothing. Mrs. Young's son, Mr. Elmore Young, was absent in the county, where he is en gaged in business and did not arrive until about midnight. The fire started on the roof and prob ably caught from a passing locomotive. Owing to the high winds the building was quickly consumed, the firemen be ing unable to cope with the fury of the flames. This is the second misfortune Mrs. Young has suffered by fire in the last few years, having been burned out at Clinton, about five years ago. She had no insurance. The house was the property of Mr. C. E. Kennedy, of this city, and was partially insured. Startling Mortality. Statistics show startling mortality, from appendicitis and peritonitis. To prevent and cure these awful diseases, there is just one reliable remedy, Dr. King's New Life Pills. M. Flannery, of 14 Custom House Place. Chicago, says: "They have no equal for Constipation and Biliousness." 25 cents at Laurcns Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. SOME OF THE WONDERS OF YELLOW STONE PARK. Written for The Advertiser by Miss Daisy Gray Harris. While visiting in Texas this summer, I had the pleasure of making a tour of the West and Northwest with a party of fifty-six jolly, congenial Texans, in cluding preachers, school-teachers and editors. I have been asked by several to write a description of some of the most interesting places visited, so shall try to give to the readers of The Ad vertiser an idea of some of the won ders of Yellow Stone Park. The territory was first discovered 'in 1807 by a trapper. His accounts of the scenery, and also that of others who visited it, were so wonderful that they, for a long time, were regarded as myths. Later numbers of gold-seek ers began to verify former accounts. In 1808-'70 three expeditions were made to Yellow Stone Park, and, as a result of these expeditions, the United States Government in 1872 by an Act of Congress withdrew this territory from the public domain and dedicated and set it apart as a National Park. "For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People" is the inscription carved on a stone in the arch erected at the official entrance of the park at Gardiner, Montana.? These words, which greet the tourist, as he enters the park appropriately ex press the purpose for which the park was established. The government is trying to preserve its wonders in their natural state and for this purpose has a thousand soldiers stationed through out the park to protect and guard the animals and the formations. Within the last three years, $600,000 have been expended in government improvement, mostly in road construction. The park lies principally in the North west corner of Wyoming, though por tions of it extend over into Montana and Idaho. It is Gl.8 miles long and 53.6 miles wide and has an area of 3,312 square miles. It consists of a lofty plateau with ranges of mountains, having peaks 11,155 feet high. In win ter it is covered with from ten to twenty feet of snow and only during four months of the summer is it accessible to the tourist. No railways are allowed in the park. The means of transportation are stage coaches. At Gardiner, for conveying tour ists through the park, there are two com panies; the Wyhe, who have stationary camps for the accommodation of their guests and the Transportation, who nave erected elegant hotels at suitable distances throughout the park. The us ual route of 150 miles is generally made in six days, though the tourist may re main as long as he desires. Our party arrived at Gardiner, Sat urday afternoon, July 8th. We spent the night there and entered the park early Sunday morning, after having provided ourselves with extra wraps. Tho night at Oarainer was cold (to peo ple just from Texas) and we were told that it would be much colder in the park. Of course it is impossible for me to tell of all the beautiful and interesting sights, so 1 shall mention only a few of the most wonderful pi ?nomena. It seems strange that so i.iany unusual and peculiar manifestions of nature should be displayed in such a small area. The scenery all the way through is simply grand, snow-capped moun tains, beautiful valleys, clear rapid streams in which tho trout can be seen playing, large herds of elk, dear, bear, and buffalo. This is the only herd of buffalo now roaming in the United States in their natural state. Our driver pointed out all the interesting places and entertained us with Indian and bear stories. The first wonderful phenomenon wo saw was the Mammoth Hot Springs, five miles from Gardiner. The boiling hot springs have built gorgeous colored terraces of fantastic shapes. The color of these wonderful formations, as seen through the clear water, arc beautiful beyond description?wine, orange and chocolate blending one into the other. One of the terraces is named Pulpit from its resemblance to a series of per fect pulpits. After leaving Mammoth Hot Springs, the coaches wind their way through the chaos of rocks, called the Hco Doos, through Golden and Silver Gates and along the border of the beautiful Heaver Lake. At 11.46 a. nt. we ar rived at Apollinaris' Springs, where we spent the remainder of Sunday. The afternoon was spent in resting, drink ing the Appollinaris water and hunting wild flowers, among others, the forget me-not. That night religious services were conducted by the ministers pres ent. The first important object passed on Monday morning was the Obsidian Cliff. From its fragments the Indians formerly made arrow heads. In order to fracture it in making the roadway, it was heated with huge fires and then cold water was dashed upon it. As we drew near Norris Geyser Basin, the evidences of beat action be gan to be felt. When I first caught a glimpse of Roaring Mountain, I thought the whole mountain side was afire. All Monday afternoon and Tuesday were spent among the geysers. The steaming craters can be seen, the rum bling and roaring heard, ami the sul phuric odor smelt from the coach.? Great, irregular tubes, surmounted by wonderful formations, descend an un known depth into the earth and at pre cise intervals spout great volumes of scalding water skyward. Some erupt at intervals of only a few seconds or minutes, others of hours or days. It certainly makes one feel uneasy to walk over crust, under which the wa ter can be heard bubbling and rumb ling. Sometimes the crust will give way and break through a little, but there is no danger. Several imprudent people have lost their lives in the park recently. The hotel and camps seemed to be surrounded by hot springs and geysers. We stopped just back of the tents and dipped up hot sulphur water in our pitchers. Most of the geysers and the springs are very appropriately named. They were named either from their peculiar formation or manner of eruption. Black Crawler. .Constant. Monarch. New Cra ter. Hurricane, Giant, Daisy, Splendid, CJrotlo, Bee Hive and Saw Mill are the names of some of the geysers. Several have not only a satanie smell, but als?, satanie names, as the Devil's Frying Pan and the Devil's Inkstand. The universal favorite of the tourist is Old Faithful. It plays for four min utes, at an interval or sixty minutes. One and a half million gallons of wftter are thrown to the height of one hundred feet. At first there are a few spasmo dic spurts, then without further warn ing the huge volume of water is thrown upward to an immense height. A snow white mist is formed by the mist blow ing the steam aside. This eruption at night, with the search light thrown on, is a grand sight. The Riverside geyser erupts obliquely across the river to the height of 80 feet. It seems so strange that cold and hot water should be in such close con tact. In one place in the Yellow Stone lake, the hot waters of a neighboring sprint? flow on the lake, so that fish may be caught in the cool lower depths, and cooked on the way out. The voice of the giant can be heard afar, as he shoots up an immense col umn of water 250 feet high for an hour and a half. Rudyard Kipling once visited the park and he thus wrote regarding the geysers: "The first mound 1 encountered be longed to a goblin, who was splashing in his tub. I heard him kick, pull a shower bath on his shoulders, "gasp, crack his joints and rub himself with a towel; then he let the water out of the bath, as a thoughtful man should, and it all sank down out of sight till an other goblin arrived." "All the geysers went mad together spouting, spurting and bellowing till men feared they would rip up the whole field. Mystei'ious sympathies ex ist among them, and when the Giantess speaks they all hold their peace. She is a woman." Of the lakes and springs, the Prisma tic is said to be the most perfect spring in the world. It. is a circular spring 300 feet in diameter, and is so clear one can see the water rise in the very bot tom. The surface shows a wonderful display of prismatic colors. The Morn ing Glory is a beautiful, transparent pool of delicate colors and resembles to a wonderful degree, the flower from which its takes its name. The Queen's Laundry is a curiosity. Handkerchiefs can be put in the spring at one place, they will go out of sight and in a few minutes come back per fectly clean. Of course, we all had our handkerchiefs laundried. In the geyser region are also found the Paint Pots, great beds of clay, which boil continously after the man ner of huge pots of mush. On one side of the basin is a beautiful rose colored Hat. The road from Geyser Basin to Yel low Stone Park crosses the great con tinental divide twice. Here one may see two lakes- one on either side of the divide,? the Shoehone, whose waters arc drained through the Snake and Co lumbia rivers into the Pacific ocean and the Yellow Stone, whose outlet is the Yellow Stone river, a tributary of the Missouri. We crossed the Yellow Stone lake in a steamer and spent a delightful after noon and night on its shore. It was here ? we saw a dozen or more bears, old ones and cubs, around the garbage heaps near the hotel. If you leave the bears alone they will not trouble you. The fishing in the lake is fine. Some of our party certainly felt happy over catching in an hour twenty or more fish, each about two feet long. The Great Falls and Grand Canon defy all description. A gash in the earth ton miles long and 1,200 feet deep, with wonderful painted walls and pinnacles. The eagles, standing by their nests, looked like sparrows. Its wonderful depths is stirred by the mu sic of the rushing waters. The most wonderful of all the marvelous features of the canon is its color?every tint imaginable. A trail has been made to the very bottom of the canon, where a magnificient view of the falls can be obtained. The (}m?> G??11? ?? ;{()() feet high. The great, greenish mass of water dashes over the precipice into many streams of molten silver, which quickly break into mist. The river is concealed from view for a hundred yards or more l>v the mist. In the sunlight several rainbows span the chasm. Everyone stood speechless while gazing upon this spectacle of grandeur,?a spectacle the world else where cannot produce. May many of you, who read this, have the pleasure of taking this trip, of viewing these wonders of nature for yourselves. Words are inadequate to give anything like a fair description of this "Wonderland." BEST CLOTHING FOR Men and Boys Is the only sort you'll see here, and in a far greater variety of styles and fabrics than shown in other stores. There is not a poor style or an ugly pattern in our entire collec= tion. Quality in Clothes counts for a great deal more than good looks, but here you get both. If you want to dress fashionably at little outlay you can get extraordinary values here. Men's all-wool suits, well tailored, stylish patterns, $10.00 to $20.00. The best $5.00, $7.50 and $8.00 suits ever offered. If you want to be well dressed and save money on your outfit come and see us. Shoes! Shoes! We are selling more Shoes this Fall than ever before. We have won the repu tation for selling the BEST and most RELIABLE Shoes that the market af fords. Our shoes are solid leather and built for wear. Come and see us if you want the BEST in SHOES at a substantial saving. : : : : : J. E. MINTER & BRO Reliable Clothing and Shoe Store. LAURENS, S. O. STATE AND GENERAL NEWS. Gov. Heyward was the guest of Gov. Terrell of Georgia on the occasion of the President's visit to Atlanta last Friday. Gov. J. K. Vardaman of Mississippi will attend the State Fair in Columbia this week and on Saturday he will ad dress a meeting of the Cotton Associa tion. Mr. R. W. Simpson, Jr., editor of the Greenville News for the past two years has resigned to accept the editor ship of the Raleigh Evening News, Ral eigh, N. C. He will ente.- upon his new work Nov. 1. Upon the recommendation of Chief Constable Hammett, Gov. Heyward has decided to put State constables in Pick ens again. After the Dispensary was voted out the constables were with drawn, but it has been found neces sary to send them back to enforce the law. Daniel Zimmerman, for ten years bond clerk In the State Treasurer's of fice is under a very heavy bond charged with making away with $12,500 worth of State bonds. The loss falls on Dr. Bates and Dr. Timmerman, former Treasurers and Treasurer Jennings. Dr. Timmerman will be the heaviest loser, as it appears tha\ during his term of office bonds to the amount of $10,000 were stolen. The validity of the "Brice Law" is to be passed upon by the United States Court, attorneys for a disperser at Un ion having applied to Judge Pritchard for a writ of mandamus to require the Board of Control of Union County to restore to J. G. Howell his job as dis penser at Union. G. Duncan Bellinger and R. H. Welch of Columbia are the attorneys and the hearing is set for next Monday at Asheville. President Roosevelt, accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt and a party of friends and officials, left Washington last Wed nesday for a tour through the Southern States which will be concluded at New Orleans. He will return to Washing ton from New Orleans by boat. On the trip down the President stopped at Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte, Spar tanburg, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Mont gomery, etc. Before reaching Atlanta the President visited Roswell, the old home of his mother's family. Great crowds have greeted him everywhere. MILL DIRECTOR'S MEETING. A moctinrr *>-- J?-^>"-'* oi uotn Laurens and Watts cotton mills of this city was held Monday. Both mills were shown to be in fine condition and to be making money. In the case of the Laurens mills the show ing was especially attractive. The board of directors for Laurens mills de clared the usual 6 per cent semi-annual dividend, payable the last of December. At Gray Court-Owiugs Institute. On Monday, October 30th ar. artistic entertainment, consisting of Wit, Hu mor, Fun and Pathos will be rendered at the Gray Court-Owings Institute by Eva Marie Miller, North Carolina's most noted reader, entertainer, imper sonator and monologist. This enter tainment is for the benefit of the Gray Court-Owings Institute and it is ex pected a large number would be pres ent. Cheated Death. Kidney trouble often ends fatally, but by choosing the right medicine, E. II. Wolfe, of Bear Grove, Iowa, cheated death. He says: "Twoyears ago I had Kidney Trouble, which caused me great pain, suffering and anxiety, but 1 took Electric Bitters, which effected a com plete cure. I have also found them of great benefit in general debility and nerve trouble, and keep them con stantly on band, since, as I find, they have no equal." Laurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. guarantees them at 50 cents. UNION MEETING. The Union mooting of the first sec tion of the Laurens Association will be held with Warriors Creek church on the fifth Sunday, and Saturday before, be ing the 28th and 20th inst. 10 a. m.- Devotional exercises by T. J. Hughes. 11 a. m."-Organization. 11.30 a.m. ? First Querry: Arc our Unions accomplishing the purpose for which they were organized? If not why not? Discussed by Jno. A. Put nam and Sam. M. Riddle. 1 p. m.?Recess. 2 p. m.?Re-assemble and discuss Second querry, viz; Is or is there not a disrespect shown the house of God by (hose who remain out doors after ser vices have begun? Discussed by Alvin J. Martin, William Cokcr and John A. Powers, 3 p. m.?Adjournment. 7.30 p. m.---Temperance lecture by Rev. A. E. Miles. 10 a. m. Sunday.---Addressesby J. W. Lanford and Qeo. T. Cook. 11 a. m. Missionary sermon by Rev. A. B. Miles with Rev. (). L. Jones al ternate. J. R. Martin, W. M. Stevens, For Committee. Annual Gala Week and Coast Pair Asso ciation. Charleston, S. C, November (Ml, 1905. Round trip rate via Charleston & Western Carolina Railway,one first class faro, plus 25 cents. Tickets on sale November 4th to lot Ii inclusiv?', and for trains arriving at Charleston before noon of November llth, with final re | turn limit November 13th. Officers of Farmers and Merchants Warehouse. 0.B.SIMM0N8PRES1DE5T Qco. L. Pitts is Manager With a Strong Board of Directors at His Back. At a recent meeting of the stock holders of tho Farmers and Merchants Warehouse company a reorganization of the corporation was effected with the election of the following board of directors: J. H. Sullivan, W. L. Gray, J. A. Copeland, O. B. Simmons, H. E. Gray, R. B. Pitts and Geo. L. Pitts. At a subsequent meeting the directors elected O. B. Simmons, president and treasurer; H. E. Gray, vice-president; Geo. L. Pitts, general manager. The Farmers and Merchants Ware house company has a paid in capital of $12,000 and is equipped in every way for handling cotton at a minimum cost to those desiring to store their cotton. Money will bo advanced on cotton and all customers will be protected at small cost. Several thousand bales can be stored with this company. The Farmers and Merchants was organized several years ago and has always had a good business, carrying a large quan tity of cotton every season. DEATH OF MR. H. J. DUVALL. Mr. II. J. Duvall, a most highly re spected citizen of the county, died at his home near Waterloo last Thursday after a few weeks illness at the age of 62 years. He was laid to rest at Union church on Friday. Jimmie Duvall was a true, loyal friend and by his death the county has lost a good citizen and the survivors of James Battalion a gal lant and brave comrade. Mrs. Duvall, who was a Miss Jones, and four children survive, one of whom is Mrs. J. W. A. Boyd of this city. Cross Hill Matters. Cross Hill, Oct. 24.-Dr. E. W. Pinson spent several days in Atlanta last week. Mr. E. 13. Rasor, Jr., of Donalds was here Monday. Rev. James Bradley and Mr. R. A. Austin represented Liberty Springs Church at Synod, which met at Rock Hill last week. ?f-? t ?x. miner and sister, Miss Virginia Black, went to Greenwood shopping tlu> first of the week. Miss Caroll Chase of Columbia wont home Tuesday after spending several days with relatives and friends. Misses Janie Pinson and Laura Ilol lingsworth spent Thursday and Thurs day night in Greenwood. Mr. Jim Crisp went to Laurens Th?rs day. Quite a number expect to attend tho fair. Dr. J. H. Miller went to Atlanta. Thursday. Mr. H. E. Hitt visited his family the first of the week. Mr. J. B. Hollingsworth left last night to accept a position in Virginia. W. L. Boyd, l.aureus, S. C. Who sells the L. & M. Paint, wants every church to know that a liberal quantity of L. i<: M. Pure Paint will be riven whenever they paint with tho L. ?v M. Call for it. MERCHANTS NEWS See our ladies underwear '.!."> and 50c. the garment. The Hub. We are showing a beautiful line of pictures with different stylos of frames. He sure to let us show you our line be fore you buy. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. Sec our ladies misses and childrens Cloaks and Jackets. You can't match them for the price. The Hub. You want the best quality of goods for your money,- goods that will last, and give satisfaction. Thai is the kind you get when you buy your house-fur nishing goods from S. M. & E. II. Wilkes & Co. New lot of Ladies Belts Silk and Leather, 25 and 50c. The Hub. In our advertisement last week we showed some of the many articles in house furnishing goods thai we have in stock and it will be to your interest to see our line before you buy. S. M. & ?. II. Wilkes & Co. 25 CENT COLUMN. NOTICE: -Parties dosiroing to boo mein Laurens will please call ai the Ben Delia Hotel on Mondays and Sat urdays from '.) a. m. to.'} p. m. 12 it j. n. Leak, WANTED: The farmers in Lauren ; County to know that I will pay a pre mium on Elorodora cotton. M. L. COPBLANO, Buyer lor I,aureus und Watts Cotton Mills. ;, t,| WANTED At once several cords of good dry pine wood. L, |{. Blackwcll, Advertiser Office, Laurens, S. c. Wanted?A fow moro girls to work in overall factory. Remember the ma chines are run by power. Apply to S. S. Jones, Supt. 12 It Wantiid A three and a half or tour gallon milch cow. 1. Wade. Anderson, Laurens, S. C. 12 It. NOTICE Just, arrived a solid car of Danish CabbagO. Wire or mail iti your order. 1 1-2 Cents a |>ound loose'and 10 cents barrel for packing. E. W. Stainnker, Wholesale Produce Dealer, Greenwood, S. C. 12 2t. Special Notice. While visiting the Schools, as required by law, persons having business with me will find me in the office on Satur days of each week until further notice R. W. NASH, County Supt. of Ed. Laurcna Cxv