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The Last Quarter of This Great Season's Great Business is On! September was Rood, October and November were better, and now we start December w? :h a determination to make it the best of the four fall months. Some merchants stop buying: and cut down their stock at this season of the year, but not so with us, we are striving to keep every department up to the highest mark in complete ness so that in doing your December and Christmas shopping, if you want the newest and best, see US. By Express this Week. i lot elegant Broadcloth, - - $1.00. i lot 42-iuch Melrose, elegant quality, beautiful shades, - 50c. 1 lot Poplar Cloth, splendid for skirts or suits,.25c. 1 lot 36-inch Changeable Silks in many new combinations of colors, $1.00. Another shipment of our great guar anteed black 36-inch Taffeta Silk, ?1.00. Remember our $1.00 36-inch Taffe ta Silk at ... 8714c. Remember our big line Fancy and Changeable Silks at 48c, 50c and 75c. Remember that big line double-width Cheviot Dress Goods at 25c. Remember our great line of all-wool Dress Cheviots, and all the new shades at.40c. Underwear! Underwear! We have bought more underwear than we ever saw in two season's before, con sequently we cau show you a very com plete line, and at the same time we can give you some very low prices. Ladies' Vests ... 15c to $1.00 Children's Vests - - 10c to .75 Men's Vests - - - - 25c to 1.00 Blanket Values. Good Cotton Blankets 49c to $2.50. Klegant Wool Blankets #3.50 to #5.50. New Cloaks! In the New Empire as well as semi and close-fitting garments. Klegant Coat in all-wool covert empire style only $5.00. New all-wool Kersey Kmpirc Coat $6.75. Klegant $10.00 Kersey Coat, Empire style, #8.50. A fine lot all-wool Coats, elegantly tri mined, same material as $10.00 gar ment, our price $6.75. Nice line of Jackets #1.25 to $4.50. Full line of Children's Coats in all styles. Great Hillinery Department. The newest coming in every week. No matter what you want in Hats, from the cheapest at 25c or $2.50 to the high est novelties, wc have it or can make it for you. Our Big Shoe Stock Is full of every thing that's desirable. No matter what you want in Shoes see us before buying. We have the goods, and at the right prices. Our line con tains the Bay State for men, Krippen dorf-Dittman Co.'s for Ladies, G. H. Ger bers for Children. We still have many good things in Shoes from the "Hub Stock," which we want to close out at a big discount. See these Children's Shoes, 25c to $2.00; Ladies' Shoes 48c to $2.50; Men's Shoes $1.00 to $4.00. Our Prices are as Cheap as the Cheapest. Remem ber Us when in the City. White Flannel, 15c, 25c and 50c; Red Flannel, all-wool, 15c, 25c and 40c; pretty Outings, 5c, 8c and 10c; beautiful Flannelettes, 5c and 10c; a great line of good Ginghams, 5c, 6c and 7c; 10-4 Sheeting, 19c; big lina of Dress Calico, 3Jc; best guaranteed Kid Gloves, $1.00; a fine Kid Glove, 75c; a big line of Golf Gloves, 25c to 50c; see our big line of Jersey Gloves, 10c to 50c; Linen Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, 5c to 25c. O. B. SIMMONS COMPANY, BIG DRESS GOODS STORE. Laurens, S. C. 'Phone 35. KILUNO IN JACKS TOWNPHIP. Furman Gary, Colored, Shot by P. C. Ferguson in Self-defense. Furman Gary, a negro tenant, was shot and killed last Tuesday morning by Mr. Per y C. Ferguson at his home in Jacks township. Mr. Ferguson came to the city Wednesday and gave him self up to ie sr-eritf, and on Thursday bond was granted by Chief Justice Pope Dt Newber~y and Mr. Ferguson was released. The cause of the trouble between Mr. Ferguson and the negro seems to have been a disagreement about a certain piece of work Gary was doing. Mr. Ferguson sent for Gary to come and see him. When Gary came in early Tuesday morning he seemed to be in a bad humor and soon became so boister ous and threatenirg him Mr. Fer guson drove him from the house at once, following him through the hall to the back door. Here the negro turned and struck Mr. Ferguson in the face, knocking him down. Before Mr. Fer guson could rise, Gary jumped on him and grabbed the muzzle of the pistol whereupon Mr. Ferguson fired, shooting Gary through the body. 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. O^lBTOXIIA. Bean tha Tht Kind You Haw Alwajs Boutfn Large Cotton Grower. Mr. J. S. Blalock of Goldville, the largest cotton grower in the Piedmont section, spent Friday in the city. He reports his individual crop considerably off this year, having made less than a bale to the acre, a thing that does not often happen with him. However he got a good price and seems to be satis fied with six hundred bales made on seven hundred and fifty acres. He has sold the bulk of his crop. Lived to be Ninety Three. Mrs. Martha Hawk died at her home near Owings Station, Friday, Novem ber 17th at the advanced age of ninety three. She was laid to rest on the fol lowing day at Dials Church. Waldrop Goes to Pen. With a cigar in his mouth and an air of don't-care, John Waldrop went to Columbia yesterday, in charge of a penitentiary guard, to begin the ser vice of his life sentence for the murder of Sam L. Maddox. His wife, who has been coming to see him frequently since his arrest, came to Greenville yesterday to make him a farewell visit, but arrived several hours too late.? Greenville News, 21st inst. L. & M. Paint. Lead and zinc non chalkable. Wears and covers like gold. Sold by W. L. Boyd, Laurens, S. C. 14-13C OA?TOHIA, Ssart the lnB Kind You Hare Always Boogtt Cuban Couple Adopted the Child. Greenville, Nov. 24.?Tho two-day old infant, thrust suddenly into the hands of a local demimonde tho other night by a strange man. who vanished as suddenly as he came, has been formally adopted by Enrique Cato, Caban foreman in the cigar factory, and his wife, who recently lost a child of their own. Adoption papers have been made in accordance with the statute by Supervisor Walker. The infant was wrapped in expensive clothes. The mystery of the parentage is still un solved. A well painted house reflects credit upon the housekeeper. Use- Mastic mixed paint, "the kind that lasts," is guaranteed strictly pure: the best re sults are thus assured. W. W. Dodson, Laurens, S. C. To Build Masonic Temple. GREENVILLE, Nov. 24. ? Greenville Masons, in association with several prominent business men, have formed a stock company, with a capital of $20, 000, with the privilege of increasing to $35,000, and will erect a Masonic Tem ple .here, costing $30,000, on a lot be tween the postoffice and the Court House, on Main street. The building is to have four or five stores, a Masonic Hall and handsome offices. A commis sion has been asked for. L. & M. Paint co3t only $1.20 a gal lon. Seven gallons paints a moderate size house. Sold by W. L. Boyd, Lau rens, S. C. I4-13t. OASTOniA, This Dispenser is all Right. BlSHOPVILLE, Nov. 23. ?Dispensary Inspector Nichols paid an official visit to the dispensary in this town yester day and reported Dispenser H.H. Pate's books, records and stock in good shape and everything satisfactory. Mr. Pate is his own bookkeeper and Mr. Nichols thinks that this plan should be adopted by all of the dispensers, as under that system no mistakes could occur.?Cor. News and Courier. A Wide Diltereace. Who said the negro is not advancing? Look how cute the eye glasses set on his nose and how professional he looks through them. There is a wide differ ence between this and the old man with a string around his head forty years ago??Southern Sun, (colored pa por-)_ 4 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. The holidays are approaching. Don't wait until Christmas week to make your selection of presents, but come in early and make your selections while we have a complete line of?Morris Chairs, Fancy Center Tables, Pictures, Rock ers. Rugs and many other beautiful and useful articles that we have not got space to mention. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. Whiskey, Morphine and other DRUGS, and nervous diseases treated. Charges more reasonable than other like institutions. $25.00 per week pays for treatment, remedies and board. Result absolutely the same. L. G. CORBETT, M. D. THE CAROLINA SANITARIUM, Greenville, S. C. UV Beautiful Presents GIVEN Away FREE! Grand Auction Sale of Choice Residential Lots! AT OWEN'S HILL, CLINTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, December 1st; SATURDAY, December 2nd. Saturday night at 8 o'clock; 3 o'clock each day. Remember the time. to to OWKN'K IIIUJ.J, Is within the city limits. A warrantee deed will be given each purchaser and an abstract of title can be seen on the grounds (luring this sale. REMKMliKR AT AUCTION Y()IT MAKE YOUR OWN PRICE. We shall give absolutely free #500.00 in beautiful presents', Silver 'Pea .Sets, beautiful Carving ?Sets, Clocks and other usefttl and ornamental Silverware. Many of these would cost you from #10 to #25 at retail. Without a doubt this is the greatest opportu nity ever offered the people of Clinton and surrounding country to secure a beautiful home site in this popular growing city. Terms of Sale: One-third cash, balance on easy installments, and for those who desire to pay cash a liberal discount will be allowed. Full particulars will be given at each day of the sale. HOMESEEI?ERS ATV1> INVESTORS Ml: 1st. Location of the lots is the best in the city. 2d. This property must increase in value. 3rd. That after this sale you will go further out and pay more for property. 4 th. No lots w ill be sold to colored people. 5th. The place, Owen's Hill, December 1st and 2d; 3 o'clock p. m. each day. Night sale at Copeland's Hall at 8 o'clock. 6th. Three minutes walk from centre of town. We invite you to come whether you buy or not you will be well paid for your visit. ADVANTAGES OF CLINTON: Two banks, two cotton mills, Presbyterian College of South Carolina, ten passenger trains daily, water works and other city improvements. On application conveyances will be furnished free. to to Columbia, Howard Caldwell & Company, jf A Ji^ South Carolina.