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FARM LANDS LOANS Before You Buy or Sell any Kind ol Real Estate, or Business, Write us your wants. J. Y. Garlington & Co., I-.aureus , S. C. VOL, XXI. WE ARE IN THE School Book Business and Sell at State Prices Palmetto Drug Co I .aureus, S. C. LAURBNS, S O.. WEDNESDAY NOV. 22. 1905 NO. 16 BIG RIVER DAM CAUSE OF SUIT. Restraining Order Secured by Columbia Electric Co. BIG DAMAGES WANTED The Injunction Order is Returnable He fore Judge Townsend at York* ville December 8th. Union, Nov. 18--A $50,000 damage suit was today entered against the Un ion Manufacturing and Power Com pany, by the Columbia Electric Street Railway, Light and Power Compauy for alleged losses sustained by them on ac count of low water caused by the big darrt at Neals Shoals. A temporary injunction was also granted this morning by Circuit Judge Townsend returnable in Yorkville, De cember 8, at 11 o'clock, as to why an injunction should not be issued enjoin ing and restraining the Union Manu facturing and Power Company, its agents and servants from damming back and holding the waters of Broad river by means of its dam constructed across the said river from bank to bank, which said damming nnd retaining Hops not permit the usual and customary flow of waters to the said river to pass down to the Columbia dam canal and water power station as it has hereto fore been accustomed to do and why it should not be enjoined until the further order of this court from retaining said waters turning them loose so that the same flow in an excessive volume down said stream and to plaintiffs said power station and thereby necessarily waste and interfere with the customary flow of the water of the said river to which the plaintiff is entitled. It is further ordered that the defend ants be and same are hereby restrained from any interference with the usual flow of Broad river and from any acts that shall in any way diminish the vol ume of water or in any way interfere with or injuriously affect the flow thereof. The plaintiffs are also allowed to read in support of verified complaint such affidavits with regard to detailed facts concerning matters and things Alleged, as may be advised, provided they serve copies two days prior to the time fixed for the hearing. Tee whole action it seems has been caused by low water at Columbia, since the completion of the big dam at Neals Shoals built by the Union Manu facturing and Power Company, of which T. C. Duncan is president. As a result of the low water yesterday one hundred thousand spindles and three thousand operatives in four mills in Co lumbia were idle and the street cars of the entire city had to get their power from another source. The Union Manufacturing and Power Company, was organized March 9th, 1903 under a special charter granted by the Legislature. The capital stock was five hundred thousand dollars with privilege of increasing to one million. T. C. Duncan was elected president and treasurer and has held that office ever since. The dam referred to was only recently completed after two years in con struction. It is 890 feet long and is one of the biggest dams in the State. The engineers of the plant were the W. B. Smith Whaley Company, of Columbia and Boston. From the company's power house near by is to be generated elec tricity for operating of the mills and other enterprises in this section. It is a well known fact that since the great June flood two years ago Broad river has been running much lower and particularly the past few months. ADJOURNED SINE DIE. Stockholders Meeting Did Not Have a Quorum. The meeting of the stockholders of the Laurens Cotton Mills, which ad journed on Nov. 2nd to meet Nov. 16, was held in the office of Dial & Todd in the afternoon at 3 o'clock. Present at the meeting were: A. C. Todd, George Johnstone, W. R. Richey and M. L. Copeland. Mr. Todd was elected chair man and W. R. Richey secretary. There were represented in person and by proxy 267 shares of stock, and the chairman ruled that a quorum not being present no business could be transacted and the meeting adjourned sine die. County Cotton Association. The several Townships and Sub-di visions of the Cotton Association are called to meet on the first Saturday in December at 2 p. m. and elect three delegates to the County Association which meets on the second Saturday in December. All are urged to turn out and send full delegations. Besides elect ing one delegate to represent the county in the State Association for the year 1906 there are other questions of great interest to our people to come before the Association. Let every local organ ization send up its financial contingent, in the way of three cents for every bale of cotton. Means must be had to keep up this fight. Success, far boyoud the expectations of the most sanguine, has attended our efforts, but to relax now or to drift into apathy or indifference will be fatal. A. C. Fuller, President County Association. Nov. 21, 1905. 16-2t Third Lyceum Attraction. The Montauk Ladies' Quartette will appear at the Laurena Mill School Au ditorium Friday evening, December 9th. This is the third and one of the special attractions being given this season un der the manjagement of the Laurena Mills' Lyceum Lecture Course. PERSONAL AND OTHER NEWS. Mr. S. D. Childrcss and family spent Saturday and Sunday at Fountain Inn. Mr. R. H. Ferguson, of Spartanburg, was a 1 -aureus visitor Saturday. Mr. J. E. Sirrino, of Greenville, was in the city Monday. Mrs. M. C. Compton is visiting rela tives at Clinton. Mr. Cothran McCravy, of the Metro politan Police, Washington, D. C, is here on a vistt. Magistrate Robert Buckingham Pas ley, of Spartanburg, spent Sunday at his old home near Cole Point. Messrs. T. J. Cole and R. L. Whit lock, of Cross Hill, were in the city yesterday. Mr. L. L. Browning, of Columbia, a tinner and plumber of long experience, is arranging to move to Laurens, and will be associated with Mr. S. S. Boyd. Everybody will be interested to know that Mr. C. W. Tune, assistant cashier at the People's Bank, who has been quite ill for the past three weeks, is convalescing, with bright prospects of complete recovery at an early day. Misses Pearle and Grace Barton, of Greenville, and Miss Jennie Bostick, of Spartanburg, are the guests of Miss Lillian Irby, who will give an enter tainment tomorrow night in honor of her visitors. County Superintendent of Education R. W. Nash visited the schools at Princeton, Horse Creek, Mt. Bethel, Brewerton, Mt. Gallagher and Hendcr 8onville in Sullivan Township during the past week. (Tinners' Report Issued. The Ginnera' Report which was issued yesterday by the government shows the number of bales ginned this season to be seven million four hundred thous and. Upon the isuaance of the report cotton futures advanced nearly a hun dred points, January going as high as 11.70. ._ Two Marriages. At the parsonage of the Second Methodist Church, the Rev. C. L. Mc Cain officiating, Miss Annie May Berry and Mr. Isaac Barnett were united in marriage on Monday, November 13,and on Thursday, November 16, Miss Pearl Sanders, daughter of Mr. D. M. San ders of Tylersville and Mr. Rufus Cole of Clinton were made one. Violation of the Dispensary Law. John Davis, the colored firemen at the Goldville Cotton Mill, has been com mitted to jail to await the next term of court on the charge of violating the dispensary law. Davis was arrested by State Constable Perry Monday, and the preliminary was held before Magistrate Milam, who sent the man up. Besides several bottles of whiskey found on Davis' person the arresting officer also found two gallons in the negro's house. Death at Cross Hill. Mrs. Ella Hill Goddard, wife of Dr. W. E. Goddard, died of blood poison at her home at Cross Hill Monday night. Mrs. Goddard is survived by her hus band and two small children. Messrs. A. M. Hill, of Cross Hill, and J. Wade Hill, of Mountville, are two of her brothers that survive. The funeral and burial took place at Cross Hill yesterday afternoon at four o'clock._ THE DISPENSARY ELECTION. It Will Probably be Ordered for the Sec ond Tuesday in January. Supervisor H. B. Humbert has passed upon the petition filed in his office ask ing for an election on the Dispensary question under the Brice Act in this County. He finds that he is authorized to order the election, there being the required number of names on the petition giving him this authority. When seen last night Mr. Humbert could not say definitely when the elec tion will be held, but it will probably be ordered for the second Tuesday in Jan uary. MR. JOHN D. POWER. Death of One of the County's Highly Es teemed Citizens. Mr. John D. Power died at his home at Knight's yesterday at 1 o'clock. He was attacked about ten days ago with a stomach trouble and his condition wt.s alarming almost from the fin<t. His death removes from the community in which he resided and from Laurens county a citizen most highi'/ esteemed and regarded by all who know hir.i. Mr. Power is survived by hb wife, who was Miss Jane Mahaffey of the county, and a daughter, Mrs. Earl C. Owens. He was a brother-in:law of Mr. H. D. Mahaffey and Mrs. J. J. Ro land and an uncle of Messrs. C. A. Power and W. P. Thomasonof the city, and he is also survived by a brother, Mr. Samuel Power, who lives near Memphis, Tenn. Tho funeral and burial services,which will be conducted by Kev. J. B. Par* rott, will be held today at 12 o'clock at Now Harmony Church. The pall-bear ers will be Mr. Power's old comrades in arms, survivors of that famous com mand, Company G., (The Briars,) Third Regiment, S. C. V., of which Company he was one of the original and loyal members throughout the war and on through the forty years since. He was in his 67th year. 10,000 churches painted with L. & M. Paint in 1904. L. & M. costs $1.20 gal lon. Sold by W. L. Boyd, Laurons, S. C. M-181, ROUND TABLE TALKS SPECIAL FEATURE. The County Teacher's Association Devotes Meeting to the Study of Practical Teaching and Conduct. The regular meeting of the Laurons County Teachers' Association was held ?turday in the Court House, with Mr. W. Nash, County Superintendent of Education and President of the Asso ciation, presiding. The feature of the meeting was the "Round Table Talks," conducted by Pr >f. H. B. Dominick, of Fountain Inn. The following questions, which were hr nded in by the various teachers pres ent, were freely discussed, and many interesting ideas were advanced thereon: First. "What is the Best Method to Secure Good Lessons?" Second. "What Method Would You Use to Improve the Children in Read ing?" Third. "How Should a Backward Child be Treated?" Fourth. "Do You Think We are Jus tified in Substituting Books for the Ones Adopted?" Fifth. "Is it Best to Advance Pupils in One or Two Studies Too Soon in Or der to Grade Them Regular?" Sixth. "-Your Method of Preventing Unnecessary Talking Among Pupils During Study Hours?" Seventh. "I Have a Class that is Fin ishing Johnson's Fourth Reader. The Rest of the Course is Arithmetic, Geog raphy and Spelling. Name a Study that should bo Substituted for the Fourth Reader." Eighth. "What is the Best Method to Manage a Courting Couple in School?" LECTURE POSTPONED. Dr. Schcrcr Will Qive His Lecture on ??Japan" December 8th. The lecture of Dr. James A. B. Scherer, President of the Nowberry College, which is to be given at the Op era House under the auspices of the Ladies' Literary Club, has been post poned from Friday night to the evening of December 8th. The subject of Dr. Scherer's lecture to be given here is "Japan," and it will be illustrated with stereoptican views. Dr. Scherer is a charming lec turer, and his acquaintance with Japan, her modes and customs was gained largely through extensive travel and close study of the country only a few years ago. New Business Enterprise. Mr. J. E. Philpot is making arrange ments to open up a new enterprise in Laurens first of January. In addition to carrying a full line of plumbing ma terial and supplies, electrical wires and fittings of every description, Mr. Phil pot will be prepared to do all kinds of plumbing work and electrical wiring. Mr. Philpot will occupy the store room now occupied by J. S. Machen & Co., and ho proposes to employ experi rienced union men in conducting his business. He will be ready for busi ness first of January. MAGNIFICENT ART EXHIBIT Has Been Secured for the City Schools by Supt. Sallcy. During the first, week in December there will be in the auditorium of the Laurens City School an art exhibit of beautiful pictures by the great masters. This exhibit is one of the most fascina ting collections ever presented to the public. Mr. Salloy has been very fortunate in getting the same exhibit that was given last year in Bamberg under his direction. This exhibit far exceeded the greatest expectations of those in charge. The purpose of holding the exhibit is to give the students the privilege of en joying the world's master pieces in art, and to furnish the class-rooms of the building with tho most beautiful and in spiring works of art, that the children might have their surroundings at school as beautiful and attractive as possible. Is it not possible thftt bare white walls have something to do with the lack of school enthusiasm often seen in older and younger children? Is it not the duty of teachers and patrons to determine to put about the children at school as much of light and sweet ness as possible? Another purpose of this exhibit is that it might be a source of enjoyment for the whole community. Those who come once are not satisfied until they have come several times. It is some thing for fathers and mothers to enjoy and to explain to t^eir children. Don't judge the value of the collec tion by the cost of the tickets; the prices of tickets are merely nominal, ten cents for children and twenty-five cents for grown people?all students ten cents. The money made from the ex hibit will be used in supplying the sev eral school-rooms with tasteful pic tures; no sharing of proceeds. Let every friend and patron of City Schools come out at least once; the management is satisfied you will come several times if you come once. More Telephone Wires. Owing to the increased and continually growing telephone business between Laurens and Clinton and some other lo cal points the service could be improved and business greatoly facilitated by putting in additional wires. Business men in Laurens, Clinton, Enoree and Cross Hill are daily experiencing little delays and waits in getting their mes sages through, simply because the lines are "busy." One wire it seems, is wholly inadequate for the service now in demand between the points indicated. Time is money and waits and delays are a source of loss most frequently with the business man. Another wire would [ relieve the situation and the patrons of the 'phone system would no doubt great ly appreciate the improvement. A Creeping Death. Blood poison creeps up towards the heart, causing death. J. E. Stearns, Belle Plaine, Minn., writes that a friend dreadfully injured his hand, which swelled up like blood poisoning. Bucklcn's Arnica Salve drew out the poison, healed the wound, and saved nis life. Best in the world for burns and sores. 25 cents at Laurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. Real Estate Transfers. The- following real estate transfers have been recorded in the county audi tor's office since the first of November: Laurens township?J. ?. M. Shaw to Joff D. Pitts, 883 acres, $3,068; Chas. G. Crews, et al., to S. N. Crews, 230 acres, $2,300; E.'P. Taylor, administra tor to J. F. Ramage, 105 acres, $1,395; M. A. Ramage to W. P. Brown, 120 acres, $1,200; Sallic E. Leopard to Aus tin Bramlett, 25 acres, $700; J. F. Ram age to Mary Ramage, 105 acres, $1,395; II. Y. Simpson to J. L. Me Lin, two lots, $135. Youngs?Anna L. Martin to Luther M. Higgins, 121 acres, $900; W. W. Wallace to Wra. P. Owings, 67 acres, $2,060; E. C. Owings to W. W. Year gin, 39 acres, $922; Ametie Smith to J. W. Henderson, 6 acres, $160; W. M. Henderson to J. M. Henderson, 9 acres, $300. Sullivan?J. H. and N. M. Sullivan to W. L. Garrett, 123 acres, $1,400; Mrs. D. S. Poole to M. L. Cheek, 35 acres, $700; W. L. Balentine et al. to R. W. Nichols, 157 acres, $2,100. Waterloo-L. G. Balle to L. D. Dav enport, 221 acres, $1,400; Emma E. Pinson to H. H. and J. C. Pinson, 153 acres, $500; J. H. Wharton to W. L. Teague, 112 acres, $1,300. Hunter-Sallie J. Wham to E. W. Ferguson, 52 acres, $1,750; Margaret E. and E. W. Ferguson to Annie C. Ferguson, 200 acres, $3,050; Mary G. Owings to E. F. Copcland, 13 acres (in town of Clinton), $2,011; E. W. Fergu son to G. W. and M. E. Ferguson, 52 acres, $1,750. Jacks?Thos. W. Hollingsworth et al., to A. J. Hollingsworth, 153 acres, $1,600. City of Laurens?J. E. Carlisle to S. L. Saxon, house and lot, $1,200; Hattie T. Switzer to C. R. Bishop, 1 lot $250. THE PERFECT WAY. Scores of Laurens Citizens Have Learned It. If you suffer from backache, There is only one way to cure it. The perfect way is to cure the kid neys. A bad back means sick kidneys. Neglect it, urinary troubles follow. Dean's Kidney Pills are made for kidneys only. Are endorsed by Laurens poople. G. W. Wallace, residing on Garling? ton Street, extended says: "Doan s Kidney Pills benefitted mu more greatly than any other remedy I ever used. J 1 suffered from backache for months at j times as to almost lay me up. A sharp pain would strike me right across the 1 small of my back once in a while that' would make me almost yell right out. j The kidney secretions were very dark ! in color, full of sediment and very an noying from their too frequent action, particularly at night. I tried a number of remedies but without relief until I went to the Palmetto Drug Co. 's store and got a box of Doan's Kidney Pills. On taking them I experienced a change for the better almost immediately. The backache soon left me, the kidneys be came normal and regular so I could go to bed and sleep all night and arise in the morning reeling rested and re freshed. For sale by all dealers. Price 60 cts. Foster-Milburn Co., Butfalo, New York, solo agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's ?and take no other. OKLAHOMA THEIR OBJECTIVE POINT. Party of Laurens and Clinton Citizens Interested in the Drawing and Dis tributlcn of Town Lots, The following citizens and business men of Laurens and Clinton left over the'.Seaboard road yesterday for Hobart, Oklahoma: Dr. B. P. Godfrey, S. D. Childress, Adolph Shayer, E. W. Mar tin, Lewis Anderson, M. J. Owings, B. B. Blakeloy, J. W. Fowler, John Young, B. L. King and George Young. They are due to arrive at Hobart to morrow, and, according to the ad vertised schedule received here, the drawing and disposing of several thous and town and city lots by auction will commence and continue a week or more. Several months ago, quite a number of people in this section bought certifi cates of stock entitling them to so many lots in six or eight towns in that terri tory. The time for drawing the lots was set for this week, and the company conducting the scheme paid the ex penses of the trip of each holding five certificates. The price paid for the lots is consid ered very cheap, and each purchaser will have a chance at a capital prize, a $3,000 house and lot. May some one of the Laurens contingent hold the lucky number. You can find here all sizes and styles in lamps from the large decorated par lor lamps to the small hand lamps. Don't buy before you see our line. CLINTON NEwFb?DGET. Making Room for the Clinton National Bank. Cunton, Nov. 20th.-The J. W. Copeland Co. is closing out the Kacket Store, the sale having started last week. The new bank will occupy the building after Jan. 1st. Mrs. Halo Shands entertained in honor of Mrs. Howard Caldwell of Co lumbia on last Thursday afternoon. The guests were former school mates of Mrs. Caldwell and a delightful hour was spent in talking over old College days. Rev. Mr. Plaxico and family leave this month for their new home in Bar tow, Fla. Clinton regrets to give them up. Mrs. II. I. Horton spent several days in Bennettsville last week, as a dele gate to the Missionary Union. Mr. J. G. Norman was in town Sat urday and Sunday. Clinton's real estate is advancing. Mr. Howard Caldwell, a broker from Columbia, recently bought Mr. Libert Copeland's place in the suburbs of Clin ton and will cut it into lots for building purposes. Mrs. Grey Kllisor visited relatives in Laurens during the past week. Mrs. W. S. Bean leaves today to visit her sister, Mrs. Landon Thomas, of Augusta. <i Gals. L. & M. Paint and 3 gallons oil cost about $8.50 and will paint mod erate sized house. Sold by W. L. Boyd, Laurens, S. C. 14?13t.' $3.50 SHOES $3.50 We have two things we want to tell you about in one breath. The first is our $3.50 Men's Shoes and the second is our $3.50 Women's Shoes. If we dwell too long on one, we'll neglect the other?and both have equal merit. j These $3.50 Shoes are the Best Shoes that the Money can Buy Anywhere KEGISTFRED One of the best Shoe Makers in the country built them to order from the best of Pat Kid and Colt, Valour Calf, Box Calf, and Vici Kid. The shape of these $3.50 Shoes is the latest and there's nothing about them to enable you to distinguish them from $5.00 Shoes. Come, see these great $3.50 Shoes. 1 These $3.50 Shoes are the Best Shoes that the Money can Buy Anywhere COPELAND, Shoes, Hats and Furnishings Customer's Shoes Shined Free The One Price Store STATE AND GENERAL NEWS. Two thousand bales of cotton were burned at Macon, Ga., Friday. Twenty-five white men are on the ?bain gang in Spartanburg county. Capt. Clinton Ward, one'of the promi nent men of the State, died at his home at Wards Tuesday from blood poison. Greenville took her turn at the polls Tuesday and voted out the dispensary by a good majority. Major Andrew B. Woodruff, an aged and most highly esteemed citizen of Spartanburg county, died at his home at Woodruff last Saturday. William R. Hearst, candidate for mayor of New York in the recent elec tion, is said to have spent $65,000 in the campaign. Two cubs were born to a lioness with the Van Amburg's shows in Orange burg. One of the cubs was named" "Orange" and the other "Burg." A great gathering of Odd Fellows is anticipated in Greenville on the eve ning of Thanksgiving Day. The Grand Masters of the Order in three States have been invited and arc expected to attend. Orangeburg had a great Carnival last week and thousands of visitors. On "Veterans" day a splendid banquet was given for the hundreds of veterans who were present and took part in the parade. A prisoner in jail at Swainsboro, Ga., for horse stealing is believed to be D. C. Murphy, who killed Treasurer Copes of Orangeburg county in 1897. Murphy was convicted of the crime and sen tenced to be hanged, but his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in the Penitentiary, from which he soon after made his escape. Greenville attorneys for the Southern railroad settled by compromise, six im portant damage suits during the past week. These included the case of En gineer Cope, who was killed in the Og den wreck last May. Suita for $50,000 damage was entered in this case, but it was settled for $8,000. On petition of Adam Ault of New berry Attorney Welch of Columbia ap peared before Chief Justice Pope at Newberry last Thursday and obtained two orders involving the constitutionality of the Brice Law. The cause of the ac tion is the apportionment of the school funds of the state derived from the sale of liquor. The cases will be heard in Columbia Dec. 4. Miss Daisy Sullivan Entertains. The Buttinskies were entertained in delightful fashion last Friday evening by Miss Daisy Sullivan. The chief amusement was the game of "up jinks," and the prize was won by Miss Grace Simmons. Ice cream, cake and other refreshments were served and a very pleasant evening was enjoyed by the following guests: Misses Grace Simmons, Mattie Kern, Mary Todd, Willie May Childress, Julia Gilkerson, Zeline Gray, Meta Shell, Ada Slorah of Jacksonville, Florida; Messrs. Brooks Childress, Clyde Hay, Dr. Morris Ow ens. Bee Duckett, Charlie [Kern, Stobo Young, Clarence Bramlott, William Lancaster and Gilliam Blake. STRUCK BY A FREIGHT TRAIN. Narrow Escape of Thomas Fuller, from Sudden Death. Laurens, Nov. 19. ?Special: Thomas Fuller, mill operative at the Laurens Cotton Mills, was struck and very se riously injured by an incoming freight on the Columbia, Newberry and Lau rens Railroad yesterday afternoon be tween 5 and 0 o'clock, receiving a num ber of ugly and dangerous cuts about his face and on the head. The accident happened in a cut just beyond the Laurens Mills store, and but for the presence of mind of his ten year old son, who was with him, Fuller, in all probability, would have been killed out-right by the train. The in jured man is near-sighted. Accom panied by his boy, he was coming up the railroad, and when the freight came along Fuller insisted on standing on the ends of the crossties whil ? the train was passing. The little boy, seeing his rather's danger, had almost suc ceeded in pulling him from his perilous position by clinging to tho coat of bis father, when the steps of the caboose struck the man on the head and knocked him off and out of further danger. Fuller received prompt medical and surgical attontion and is reported to be getting along very nicely today. Ho had a a close call, ?Cor. News and Cou rier, 25-CENT COLUMN. It. B. RIVES, Honea Path, S.C., has a first class funeral car. 16-6t FOR SALE One contract of Stand ard Guaranty & Trust Company, one on which you can borrow $1,000.00 at 0 per cent interest, Write J. B. Chambers, Union, S. C, Mi ll MR. PARKER DUNLAP, who has had several years of experience in the Undertaking business, is In charge of our Undertaking Department. It. B. Rives, Honea Rath, s. c. 16-61 GO TO R. B, RIVKS, Honea Path, S. C, for Collins and Caskets. 16-6t NOTICE?All parties Indebted to me can settle with Mrs. Godfrey, .1. W. Donnon, Esq. or W. M. Sloan! (Dr.) B. 1\ God trey, Laurens, S. C. 10-lt FOR SALE -Thirty-four acres land and six room dwelling on Academy street, Crossjllill;price$1,800, Address Lock box Rl, Cross Hill, 8, C. 10-4t WHEN in peed of Coffins and Caskets call on R. 11. Rives, Honea Path, S. C. Prompt service day and night. 16-6t OVER HUNDRED LIVES ARE LOST. Cross-Channel Steamer Hilda Wrecked. llECOVtitt MANY BODIES Disaster Was Caused by the Ship Losing Her Course in Heavy Snow Storm. St. Mai.o, France, Nov. 20. ?This town presented a desolate sconce this morning following the wreck last night of the Southwestern railroad cross channel Hilda, in which a hundred and twenty eight lives were lost. News of the disaster spread quickly and this morn ing great crowds of people swarmed down to the sea and took positions on the rocks waiting to see. if other vic tims would be washed up. In the throngs were many men and women who had relatives on the ill-fated steamer who were anxious for a chance to identify any bodies which might come ashore. The distress of these mourners was pitiful. Men and women with tears streaming down their cheeks stood for hours on the sand to watch. The gloom of the castastropho affected the whole town and for the time being every other thought has given way to grief caused by the loss of so many lives. Reports received this morning from various points along the coast state that fifty-one bodies of the wreck bad been recovered. Definite information as to the cir cumstances of the wreck are still lack ing. The general opinion, however, is that the catastrophe was due to a spe cies of mirage which apparently altered the position of shore and channel lights, missleading Captain Gregory and caus ing him to take a wrong course. Wheth er the Hilda used distress signals is not known, but such signals should have been seen on shore, although the fact that they were not may have been due to a heavy snow storm which pre ! vailed. The few persons saved so far are known to have suffered fearful ex posure, and fears are entertained that they may not be able to survive. Special Millinery Values. We purchased a big lot of millinery away under price, consisting of the best things in this season's shapes. Rig lot of ostrich plumes, feathers, wings and (lowers, and many new things in millin ery trimmings. We are able to give you some of the greatest values you have ever seen. Don't fail to visit our store and see the big values in all de partments. Davis, Roper <5t Co. L. & M. Taint cost only .$1.20 a gal lon. Seven gallons paints a moderate size bouse. Sold by W. L. Boyd, Lau rens, S. C. 11 13t. MERCHANTS NEWS. A well painted house reflects credit upon the housekeeper. Uso Mastic mixed paint, "the kind that lasts," is guaranteed strictly pure; tho best re sults are thus assured. W. W. Dodson, Laurens, S. C. Buy your winter Underwear here, tho quality is high, tho price low for the quality. Copeland. Be sure to see the beautiful line of Art Squares and Rugs that we are now showing in the latest designs, beautiful patterns and made of the best quality of goods. Don't buy before you see our line. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. Ask to see our line of white bed spreads and Marseille quills. The llul>. The more perfect the mixing of the paints the more perfect the product. Mastic mixed paint, "the kind that lasts," is made uy powerful machinery and produces more perfect paint than you can make in a bucket and stir with a stick. Ask at Dodson's Drugstore. Our prices are trace magnets. Cope land. We have a beautiful line of Fancy Odd Ohina consisting of pretty pieces in different designs akd colors from which you can select any articles you may want. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. We give the correct shape and the correct price of a Shoe. Copeland. Ask for May Manton patterns, only 10 contS each. The Hub. We have just received another car of Bucks Cooking Stoves. Phis is the third car that we have received this year. We have them in all styles and sizes, and if you want the best stove made for your money gel n Bucks. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. But on a pair of our Shoes and the sale is made. Copeland. Be sure to let us show you our beaut i ful line of swinging lamps, in different colors and decorations, for the hail and parlor. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. We have a hat for you, any shade or shape you desire. Copeland, Slate of South Carolina, COUNTY OF LAURENS. By 0. Q.Thompson, Esq.,Probate Judge. Whereas, John F. Bolt, C, C. c. P. a. S., made suit to me, to grant him Letter of Administration of the Estate of and effects of Susan (I. Gray. These are therefore to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Susan (;. Gray,de ceased, that they bo and appear before mo. in the Court of Probate, to be held at Laurens Court House, S. C., on the 8rd day of January, 1906, noxl after publication (hereof, at II o'clock in the forenoon, to lllOW cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not he granted. (liven under my hand, (his 21st. day of November, A. D., 1905, 0, G. THOMPSON. Probate Judge L. (.". Nov. 22, l!H?.r) lfl ('.!.