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Before You Buy or Sell
any Kind of
ttoal Estate, or Business,
Write us your wants.
J. Y. Garlington & Co.,
I -aureus , S. C.
WE AUE IN THE
School Book
Business and Sell at
State Prices
Palmetto Drug Co
I .am ens, S. C.
NO. 18
FOUNTAIN INN AS
THE COUNTY SEAT
Movement on Foot for a
Now County.
SURVEY COMMENCED.
It is Proposed to Carve the Necessary
Territory Out of Greenville, Spar
tauburg and Laurens Counties.
For several months the citizens of
Fountain Inn and vicinity have been
agitating the creation of a new county,
the territory to be taken from the
counties of Greenville, Laurens and
Spartanburg, with Fountain Inn as the
county seat.
To get the required area, 400 square
miles for the formation of a new
county, it is proposed to take 180
square miles from Greenville, 180 from
Laurens and 40 from Spartanburg.?
Fountain Inn is located on the Green
ville and Laurens railroad, just across
the line in Greenville county, and has a
population of 1,000 souls, cotton mill,
bank, a number of mercantile establish
ments, splendid schools and churches,
and is surrounded by one of the finest
farming sections in the entire Piedmont
belt.
A committee of seven of the leading
citizens of the place have the matter
in hand. Mr. John R. Hellams of Dials,
has been engaged to make the survey,
which began Monday. It will probably
require a little more than a month to
complete the survey.
The proposed boundary line, starting
at Mauldin, Greenville county, eight
miles north of Fountain Inn, extends
eastward to Pelham, thence down Eno
ree river to Anderson's bridge, thence
across to headwaters of Ferguson's
creek, Spartanburg county, down creek
to Woodruff line, thence to Enoree
river to a point below Van Patton
Shoals, thence down river to Charles
ton and Western Carolina railroad at
Enoree cotton mill, thence westward
to Knights', on the Greenville and
Laurens railroad, nine miles above the
city of Laurens, thence to Boyd's Mill
on Reedy river, down river to line be
tween Sullivan and Waterloo townships,
follow line to Saluda river at a point
near Wares Shoals, thence up river to
corporate limits of Piedmont, thence
eastward to Mauldin, the starting
point.
R. B. RIVES, Honea Path, S. C,
has an up-to-date Funeral Car. and car
ries a full line of Coffins, Caskets and
Furniture. Parker Dunlap, who has
had several years' experience in the
Undertaking business, will give you
prompt service night or day. 17-4t
Union Meeting?Fourth District.
At the request of Mt. Pleasant Bap
tist Church the Union of the Fourth
Division of Laurens Association will
meet with said church Saturday, De
cember 29th, 1905. All churches of
this Division will please take notice and
send representatives accordingly.
PROGRAM:
11:00 a. m.?Devotional, "Drawing of
Spiritual Light;" John 1:1-14, Luke
2:7-20. Led by the Moderator, Bro.
W. P. Turner.
12:00 noon.? Organization. Inter
mission.
1:00 p. m. ? Educational, "The Great
Teacher and the Doctrines and Princi
ples to be Taught;" Matt. 5th, 6th and
7th chapters; Matt. 28:19-20; J. A.
Martin, J. H. Wharton, Wade Pinson
and W. P. Brown.
2:00 p. m. ? Altruistical, "Christ Our
Example in Living for the Good of Oth
ers;" John 9:4, John 13:12 17, Luke
7:22-23, and other passages; W. B. Ful
ler, M. B. Crisp, J. B. Benjamin, J. B.
Parrott.
Sunday Morning:
10:30 a. m. ? Missionary Addresses?
W. C. Wharton, W. E. Griffin.
11:00 a. m. ?Sermon?J. B. Parrott
or J. A. Martin.
W. P. CULBERTSON,
Clerk.
"Neglected colds make fat grave
yards. Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Sy
rup men and women to a happy, vigor
ous old age.
State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF LAURENS,
In the Court op Probatk.
D. W. Mason, in his own right, and as
Executor of the last Will and Testa
ment of D. H. A. Mason, deceased,
Plaintiff, vs. Elizabeth Adair, ot al,
Defendants.
PURSUANT to a decree in this ac
tion, I will sell at public outcry, at
Laurens C. H., S. C., on Salesday in
January, 1906, it being Tuesday the 2nd
day of the month, during the legal
hours of sale, the following real estate,
to wit:
All that tract of land situate in Laur
ens County, S. C, containing Two Hun
dred and Seventy-four (274) Acres,
more or less, known as the home place
of D. H. A. Mason, deceased, bounded
by lands of John Y. Gary, M. E. Brown
ing, D. W. Mason and others.
Also, all that lot, piece or parcel of
land in Laurens County, said State,
containing Fourteen Acres, more or
less, bounded on the north, east and
west by lands of Mrs. M. K. Browning,
and on the south by lands of J. Y.
Gary.
Terms of Sale One-half of purchase
money cash, balance on a credit of
twelve months; credit portion to bo se
cured by a bond of the purchaser and a
mortgage of the premises, with leave to
purchaser to pay all cash. Purchaser
to pay for papers. If purchaser fails to
comply with nis bid the property to be
resold on the same or some subsequent
Salosday at the risk of the formor pur
chaser.
O. G. THOMPSON,
Probate Judge.
December 5th, 1905- 41.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
Mr. Y. R. Scruggs of Clinton, was In
town Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Harris returned
to Columbia yesterday afternoon.
Mr. W. H. Pinson of Mount Pleasant
was in town Monday.
Mr. J. E. Minter of Sedalia spent
Sunday and Monday in the city.
Miss Willie Jones has returned from
a visit to relatives in Newberry.
Mrs. Mary Prentiss visited at Green
wood during the past week.
Miss Lula Taylor of Princeton is
spending the week in tl ity.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Coats were in
town yesterday from Cross Hill.
Mr. Milton Taylor of Princeton was
in the city yesterday.
Miss Rebecca Blackwell returned
Monday from a visit to Clinton.
Capt. W. A. McClintock of Ora was
in town yesterday afternoon.
Remember the attraction at the Lau
rens Mill school auditorium Saturday
night is the Montauk Ladies Quartette.
Mr. L. B. Blackwell and family spent
Thanksgiving day with Mr. W. B. Har
mon and family at Tylersville.
Mr. Martin Poole, son of Mr. T. P.
Poole of Tylersville, is attending a busi
ness school in Spartanburg.
Managers for the election on the dis
pensary question will be published next
week.
Mr. A. B. Barksdale spent Thanks
giving at Clinton with his son, Mr. Carl
Barksdale.
The price of cotton on the Laurens
market yesterday ranged from 11.50 to
11.62+.
Messrs. D. W. Mason and Ben F.
Copeland, of Renno, were here on Sales
day.
Mr. C. Reeder Workman was in
town Monday from the Hopewell sec
tion.
Miss Jennie Hellams of Dials visited
in the city from Saturday until Mon
day.
Mrs. W. W. Ball and children return
ed to Charleston Friday after a visit of
several weeks in the city.
Mrs. H. R. McAlister, of Abbeville,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Virginia
Miller.
The numerous friends of Mr. R. P.
Milam are glad to see him out again
after an illness of two weeks.
Mr. C. B. Taylor and Mr. Sammie
Taylor of Lanford, were in town Mon
day.
Miss Sadie Sullivan entertained the
M. M. Club in delightful fashion Fri
day evening.
Dr. Scherer, president of Newberry
College and a very distinguished speaker
will deliver his lecture on Japan at
the city opera house Friday night.
Mrs. W. H. Anderson leaves today
for her old home at Graf ton, W. Va.,
where she will remain until after the
holidays.
Mr. W. E. Dillard, of Carlton, Ga.,
spent Thanksgiving at Tylersville with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jamf-s P.
Dillard.
County Treasurer Copeland has re
ceived from the Laurens Diepensary the
November profits, which amounted to
$1,750.52. This is a gain of $436.85 for
the same month last year.
Mr. A. H. Martin, one of the most
prominent laymen of the Baptist church
in the State, attended the State Bap
tist Convention in Columbia during the
past week.
Mr. Hance Crews has returned from
Greenwood, Miss., where he has been
engaged with a large furniture manu
facturing company during the past
year.
Messrs. J. E. Philpot, of Laurens,
and A. D. Palmer, of Columbia, have
formed a partnership and will engage in
a general plumbing and electrical supply
business first of January. The style of
the firm will be Philpot & Palmer.
Mrs. T. B. Crews is quite ill at her
home in the city, having suffered a par
tial stroke of paralysis late Monday
night. Col. Crews and daughter, Mrs.
Bolt, were summoned home yesterday
from Atlanta, where they were visit
ing.
The South Carolina Methodist Con
ference meets in Spartanburg next
week. The Laurens members to the
conference have been assigned homes
as follows: Rev. M. W. Hook with
Rev. E. O. Watson, Rev. C. L. McCain
with Mr. G. E. Claxon, Mr. J. F. Bolt
with Mr. H. B. Carlisle, Mr. O. B.
Simmons with Mr. J. W. Nash
Mr. Sam P. Garlington to Wed.
Augusta papers contain the announce
ment of the engagement of Mr. Sam
F. Garlington, a former Laurens hoy,
to Miss Mary Cozart, daughter of Mrs.
Mary Lou Cozart of Washington, Ga.,
the dato of the marriage to be decided
upon later.
Death of Mrs. Speer.
Mrs. Nannie M. Speer, sister of the
late Mr. J. WofFord Peterson and of
Mr. J. W. Peterson of Tylersville, died
in Greenville Monday morning at the
home of Dr. W. J. Langston, whore
she was visiting when she became ill
about two weeks ago. She was 71
years old.
The remains, accompaniedby Mr. J.
H. Peterson and other members of the
family were taken to Silver Strati,
Newberry county, for burial yesterday.
COTTON GROWERS
TO MEET SATURDAY.
County Cotton Association Will be Re
organized With the Election of
Officers for Another Year.
The various township associations
met iast Saturday, pursuant to a call
by Dr. Fuller, president of tho county
association, and elected delegates to
the County Cotton Growers' meeting at
the court house, Dec. 9.
At this meeting the county associa
tion will be reorganized with the elec
tion of oflicera for the ensuing year and
other matters of deep interest to the
organization will be up for considera
tion. Every township should be fully
represented and all who are interested
in this great movement should attend.
The Laurens Township Cotton Asso
ciotion met Saturday and after the
election of officers for the year the fol
lowing delegates were selected to at
tend the county meeting: Dr. W. C.
Irby, Judge O. G. Thompson, John R.
Finley, J. D. Watta and C. A. Power.
The officers elected were Dr. Irby,
president; Y. C. Hellams, vice presi
dent; C. A. Power, secretary and treasu
rer.
Mrs. Poole Entertains.
On Wednesday evening Mrs. Dr. C.
L. Poole gave a charming entertain
ment in honor of her nieces, Misses
Rosa Davenport and Jennie Campbell
of Greenville. The programme of en
tertainment included various games,
contests, etc. In the principal contest,
a drawing bee, Miss Jennie Charles of
Greenville won the prize, while the
booby prize went to J. M. McLees.
Refreshments were served. Mrs. J. E.
i Philpot assisted Mrs. Poole in receiving.
The guests were: Misses Davenport and
Campbell, Jennie Charles, Hattie Row
ley of Greenville, Agnes Adams, Sadie
Richey, Lila Hart, Bessie Roland, Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Philpot, Messrs. J.
Dunklin, J. M. McLees, Yaney Gilker
son, W. R. Richey, Jr., Eugene Lang
ston, George Balle, John and Tom
Switzer, Ed Hart, Gus Simmons.
A Thanksgiving Service.
Interesting Thanksgiving services
were held at the Laurons Cotton Mill
school auditorium Sunday afternoon.
Addresses were made by Rev. C. L.
McCain and Rev. J. L. Me Lin and the
children, assisted by members of the
choirs of the city churches, rendered a
musical programme very appropriate
to the occasion.
Wli??IN? IN DIALS.
Miss Jennie Hellams to Become Bride
of Mr. R. P. Sweeney.
The following invitation has been is
sued :
Mr. and Mrs. John Russel Hellams
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter Jen
nie Eloise to Mr. Robert Powell Sweeny
on Wednesday evennj December the
twenty-seventh, one ousand nine
hundred and five, at six /clock, Gray
Court, South Carolina.
The bride-Lu-be is an exc?. dingly pop
ular young lady and a teac or of wide
reputation. She is well km -n in this
city where she frequently visi .
Mr. Sweeney is most pleasa. My re
membered here as secretary to Mr.
Dial at the Enterprise Bank, and later
at Wares Shoals. He left the latter
place some time last year, taking a po
sition with the government on the Isth
mus of Panama. He has sailed from
the Isthmus and is expected to arrive
at Woodruff, his old home, he being a
son of Mr. R. II. Sweeney of that place,
next Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sweeney will spend
their honey-moon in this country, and on
the first of March they will sail from
New York for Panama.
TUE SUPREME COURT
POSTPONES HEARING.
All Cases Involving the Validity of the
Brice Law will be Heard on the
Eighth of January.
Coi.umuia, Dec. 4.?The hearing on
the constitutionality of the Brice law
lias been set for January 8th. When
the case came up this morning in the
suprenie court, Mr. R. II. Welch, who
represents the parties bringing the
suit, suggested that as there were a
number of the cases they all be taken
together. This did not apply to the
Bickens case, which was simply a test
of the validity of the election in that
county.
It was decided to argue this case af
ter it was stripped of all of its con
stitutional questions.
After some discussisn it was deter
mined that all of the cases involving
the validity of the Brice bill should be
read on the 8th day of January.
Bodily pain loses its terror if you've
a bottle of Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil in
the house. Instant relief in cases of
burns, cuts, sprains, accident of any
sort.
The just as Cheap as Ours, are not as Good as Ours; the just as Good as Ours, are not as Cheap as Ours.
Thanksgiving Day
has come and gone
But the Bargain Days at our store are here still
The Winter has now set in and these cold mornings make one
shiver. You need to come here and let us fit you out in an up=to=
date cold weather wardrobe, something that will keep you warm.
You cannot afford to be cold, especially since we are offering you
the goods you need at very reasonable prices, cheaper than you
can get the same goods elsewhere. You had better consider and
decide now^t? get you one of our nobby Overcoats, or a suit of our
stylish Clothes, or a pair of our winter Shoes, or some of our good
Underwear, or better still, get a complete outfit. In all these lines
we can fit you to perfection. Come and see our line for yourself.
Clothing
and Shoes
We have Clothing of the
Schloss Bros, make, the best
your money can buy, the
most stylish and the most
satisfactory. We have other
lines also.
Shoes for w shoes for
everyday and r $, shoes
for dress wear, an kinds of
shoes. All sizes, all shapes
and all leathers. Get a pair
and you will always come to
us for Shoes. Your feet will
look right and feel right if
you wear our shoes.
SS BROS. & CO
Fine Clothes Makers
BA LT I M O R II NEW YORK.
For the
Ladies....
50 dozen Ladies unlaundered
Initial Linen Handker
chiefs 10c
50 dozen Ladies Initial
Handkerchiefs 05c
Big lot of wool Blankets
#3.50 to $6.50
Bed Spreads 75c to $5.00
Lot of Towels 9c to 50c
Big lot Sheets 65c to 75c
Big lot of Pillow Cases, each
15c to 25c
Ladies' and Children's Un
derwear 25c to $1.00
Nainsooks 10c to 25c yard
Demities 10c to 20c the yard
A WORD TO THE LADIES
We have here awaiting your selection a complete line of the
season's choicest in Dress Goods, Silks, Notions, Trimmings, Mil
linery, Cloaks, Etc., that was ever put on the Laurens market.
We have tried hard to include in these lines goods that would not
fail to please each and all of you, and we think we have secceeded.
We also have a splendid line of Shoes that stands without a rival
in the city. We carry all sizes, shapes and leathers. You will
have no trouble to find just what you want in our large stock.
Davis, Roper & Company
Laurens, South Carolina
Winter Shoes for Men. Winter Shoes for Ladies and Children
STATE AND QENEPAL NEWS.
The United States Court was in ses
sion in Columbia last week.
Mr. A. T. Brown has been elected
Mayor of Newberry.
The Clemson College Foot Ball team
was defeated by the Georgia Tech in
Atlanta on Thanksgiving Day.
Smallpox has appeared again this
winter in the State, several cases hav
ing been reported from Manning last
week.
December Official Sales.
The following official sales were made
Monday, Salesday in December:
By the Clerk of Court: 41 acres in
Cross Hill township to R. D. Nance,
$275; 36 acres in Dials township, known
as lot No. 1, W. B. Scruggs, to A. S.
Peden for $1,325; lot No. 2, containing
20 acres to A. S. Pcdcn for $055; lot
No. 3, containing 23 acres to R. E.
Jones for $800.
By the Probate Judge: 47 acres in
Waterloo township to Ernest Huff,
$700; 142 acres in Laurens township to
Ernest Huff, $2,450.
By R. A. Cooper, trustee: Five
tracts, known as the "Government
lands," located near Union Church.
Victor M. Babb of Fountain Inn was
the purchaser and the tracts brought
the following prices per acre: Tract No.
i, 99 acres, at $10.50; tract No. 2, 94
acres, at $8.50; tract No. 3, 110 acres at
$7.75; tract No. 4, 72 acres, at $8.25;
tract No. 5, 94 acres, at $9.
Have Returned From Oklahoma.
Messrs. I. T. Balentine, J. W. Fow
ler, M. J. Owings, A. Shayer, Lewis
Anderson and E. W. Martin have re
turned from their Oklahoma trip.
Together with several hundred other
Southern citizens these men attended
the allotment or sale of several thous
and town and city lots at Hobart and
other places in Oklahoma. Each one at
tending the sale held certificates en
titling him to five lots, for which he
had already paid $35.00 per lot.
The sale of these lots commenced
over a week ago and had not been con
cluded when the Laurens delegation
left for home. These lots were sold at
auction and brought from $35.00 to
$5,000 a piece.
Dr. Godfrey, Messrs. Childress,
Blakely and Dendy will return later.
OWENS HILL SOLD.
Big Sale of Lots in Clinton Personal
Mention.
Clinton, Dec. 4.?On Friday and
Saturday Mr. Howard Caldwell of Co
lumbia was in town conducting the land
sale on Owens Hill, a new part of the
town recently opened up. The auction
was at the grounds each afternoon and
at Copeland's Hall in the evening.
Thanksgiving brought a number of
visitors and the week was a gay one
socially.
Miss Sara Copeland was at home for
several days the first of the week.
The Friendly Dozen were most charm
ingly entertained on Tuesday afternoon
by Miss Connie Bailey.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Copeland were
uj) from Columbia on Thursday.
A delightful dance was given on Wed
nesday evening at the hall. Some of
the visitors present were: Misses Bowen
and Fretwell of Laurens; Misses Burns
and Baford of Newberry; Messrs.
Richey, Teaguo, Simmons, Switzer,
Switzer, Shell, Copeland of Laur
ens; Rivers, Pate and Rodgers of
Union and Vance of Newberry.
Miss Viola Young and Mr. Ed Neigh
bors were married on Thanksgiving af
ternoon at four o'clock by Rev. H.
Fowler. Quite a number of friends
and relatives attended the ceremony,
which was at the home of the bride's
parents near here.
Miss Carrie Jones of Newberry is
visiting Miss Rosa Bailey and was the
honoree at a card party given by Miss
Bailey on Thanksgiving evening.
Messrs. J. C. Copeland and E. W.
Stone of Union were here during the
past week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Parr and Mrs.
Karr went to Union Wednesday for a
few days.
Mrs. Mulllnax and Mrs. Frank Aus
tell spent Thanksgiving with their pa
rents here.
Mrs. Will Bailey was hostess to a
party of friends on Friday afternoon
from three to five.
Mr. and Mrs. I). T. Copeland will
move Into town this week and will make
this their home for the future.
Dr. C. H. Young made a recent visit
to his home in Due West.
Mrs. Todd of Simpsonville is the
guest of Dr. and Mrs. IL L. Todd.
Messrs. Clarence Beatty of Anderson
and Alec Powell of Rock Hill, former
College students, were with friends for
Thanksgiving.
Marriage at Cross Mill.
Miss Eliza Hudgens, daughter of the
late Mr. Janus M. Hudgens, and Mr.
Cleveland Watts of the county were
married at Cross Mill Sunday night
last at the residence of Mr. M. T.
Simpson, the Rev. Jas. Bradley per<
forming the ceremony.
We are offering Columbia Disc Re
cords at the following cut prices:
7-inch Records, regular price 50 cents
our price. 35 Centn.
10 Inch Records, regular price, $1.00;
our price, 60 cents.
Full stock on hand. Come in and se
led what you want before stock Is
broken.
S. M. & B. H. Wilkcs & Co.
THE GOVERNMENT
COTTON REPORT
Bureau of {Statistics Says
10,167,818 Hales.
CAUSED PRICE TO SOAR
The Report Created Excitement on the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
March Advanced 142 Points.
Washington, December 4.?The crop
reporting board of the bureau of statis
tics of the department of agriculture
find that from the reports of the cor
respondents and agents of the bureau
that the total production of cotton in
the United States in the years 1905-0
will amount to 4,860,217,058 pounds
(not including Unters), equivalent to
10,167,818 bales of 501) pounds gross
weight, while the area picked is esti
mated at 26,117,163 acres, a reduction
of 882,399 acres, or 3.3 per cent, from
the acreage estimated as planted.
The estimate production in 500 pound
bales, by States, is as follows:
Virginia, 16,501; North Carolina, 565,
055; South Carolin;?, 995,027; Georgia,
1,564,311; Florida, 77,173; Alabama,
1,266,797; Mississippi, 1,112,816, Louis
iana, 555,443; Texas, 2,382,975; Arkan
sas, 618,443; Tennessee, 335.017; Mis
souri, 40,867; Oklahoma, 231,838; and
Indian Territory, 324,605.
For the first time in its history, the
crop estimating board of the depart
ment of agriculture admitted persons
other than members of the board to he
present during its deliberations.
At 7:30 o'clock this morning Secre
tary Wilson escorted Representatives
Burleson of Texas and Bowie of Ala
bama to the board room so that they
might witness the method of preparing
the cotton crop estimate. The doors
were locked and, as the board was de
layed in getting up its estimate, two
congressmen were unable to go to the
eapitol to participate in the opening of
congress. Secretary Wilson also was un
able to receive visitors today.
National (iinncrs' Report.
Dallas, Tex., Dec. 4. -The report of
the National (Jinners' Association on
this year's cotton crop was made public
at noon today. The report gives 9,623,
000 bales as the season's yield. Presi
dent J. A. Taylor issued a statement
saying that the crop report has been
practically completed and that he has
allowed 2 per cent, for an under esti
mate.
New Orleans Excitement.
New Orleans. Dec I. Excitement on
cotton exchange here was the greatest
in its history. The government report
was extremely bullish, but th ) effect
was partly lost in the indignation ex
pressed by the lrad< generally, fir-it,
over the counting of the crop in bales
of 500 pounds weight instead of tin net
weight as previously, and second, over
the delay in issuing the report which
was scheduled for 11 o'clock, New Oi
lcans time, but which was not received
till 12:?"?"> p. m. Immediately in tho
receipt of the report March shot up 1 12
points, or slightly more than seven dol
lars a bale. It jumped from 11.88, the
first sale following the report, to 13
and the next 13.30. The ring was
crowded and the volume of trading im
mense. The final change for the day
was 63 to 6'.i points on active position/,
March closing at 12..">7.
WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT
Miss Kern and Mr. Mcdlock to be Mar
ried December 27ili.
Cards announcing tho approaching
marriage ol* Miss Martha Eliza Kern,
daughter of Mrs. .1. M. Philpot of this
city and of tho lato Mr. .lohn [?\ Kern
of Greenville, to Mr. Marvin Franklin
Mcdlock of Fountain Inn have been is
sued.
The happy event, uniting these po| u
lar young people, will be solemnized at
the First Methodist Church, Wednesday
evening, December 27th.
Thanksgiving in I.aureus.
Thanksgiving- Day as usual was very
quietly observed in Laurens. At II
o'clock union services were held at the
First Presbyterian Church. The ser
mon, which was based on an appropri
ate theme, was preached by the Rev.
M. w. iinok, pastor ot the Methodist
Church. The collection was for the.
orphanages. In the evening the Bap
tist congregation held their regular
Thanksgiving service at the First
Church. The services wore conducted
by the Rev. J. I). Pitts, pastor, and
the proceeds of the collection go to
Connie Maxwell Orphanage, Green
wood.
On Wednesday afternoon before
Thanksgiving, following a pretty cus
tom, about forty of the graded "school
pupils, accompanied by Supt. Sally.
Rev. M. W. Hook, Rev. and Mrs. E.
C. Watson, visited Lho Count) Home,
carrying good cheer and quite a quan
tity of good thing., to oat, clothing,
etc., to the inmates.
A Valuable Horse.
Notice of tho purchase of "Hummer"
the trot ting Stallion, near Fountain Inn,
S. C. The horse known a ?Hummer"
was sold last week by the company,
bringing $800.00. The purchasers are
w. E. Chapman and W, I>. Simpson of
Fountain Inn. Ho ': known as one "I
the host bred horse that ha.-. b< n
brought, to this country. 18-2.t