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Commercial Printing! Letter Heads and Envelopes, Bill Heads, Statements, Tags, Type writer Papers, and all miscel laneous small forms our specialty. Advertiser Printing Co. Laurbns, S. C. Wmm See Our Samples Before You Buyl We havo a line that is not equaled in Laurcns. A large assortment to select from. Write or call or 'phono for Bamples. Advertiser Printing Co. Laurens, S. C. VOL, XXL LAURENS, S O.. WEDNESDAY JAN. IT. 1906. NO. 24 RECENT ELECTION TO BE CONTESTED, Dispensary Forces Lead in the Fight. MOVE WAS" EXPECTED. Petitioner" Ask that the Laurens.. Clinton and Princeton Boxes be Thrown Out. Hearing Postponed. The dispensary election is to be con tested. The proceedings to such action commenced yesterday before the county board of election commissioners, com graed of W. T. Crews, chairman, A. C. wings and J. E. Boyd, and will be continued Friday at an adjourned meet ing of the board. In conformance with the election laws of South Carolina the board met in the court house yesterday for the purpose of canvassing the returns and declaring the result of the election held on Jan. 9 on the dispensary issue in this county. Immediately upon being organized, Mr. John M. Cannon a young attorney of the city representing certain petition ers for the dispensary, appeared before the board and submitted the petition given in full below, with the announce ment that he was ready to proceed with producing the proof of the several alle gations set out in the petition. This was resisted by Col. J. W. Fer guson and W. R. Richey, representing the other side, the former moving for an adjournment of the meeting on the ground that they were not prepared to combat the allegations in the petition. After some further discussion by coun sel on both sides as to the authority of the board adjourning or taking a recess for a stated period of time, in which it was shown that the board had such right, the commissioners unanimously agreed to postpone the meeting until Friday at 10 a. m., and tho chairman announced the meeting adjourned. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Laurbns, County Board of Canvassers. PETITION. Ex-Parte?Henry Wright and John A. Martin, In Re of Dispensary election held for Laurens County on the 9th day of January, 1906.?Petitioners. To the Honorable County Board of Can vassers for Laurens County: Your Petitioners respectfully show to your Honor: 1. That they are citizens of the County of Laurens, State of South Carolina, and are taxpayers of said County and State. 2. That the election held in Laurens County, State of South Carolina, on the 9th day of January, 1906, was. ille gally conducted at certain precincts in said County, to wit: the Laurens box, Clinton box and the Princeton box. 8. That the managers of the Laurens box allowed voters who resided in other townships than Laurens township to vote at the Laurens precinct and that at both Laurens and Clinton the mana gers of said boxes allowed votes to be cast at the said precincts without re quiring the voters to present his regis tration tickets or to furnish proof of payment of taxes for the previous year, all of which is against the law in such cases made and provided in direct con tradiction to the Constitution of South Carolina. 4. That the election at the Princeton precinct is null and void, because the precinct is not provided with a registra tion book in which its qualified voters should be enrolled, which is one of the requirements of law in regard to elec tions, and that the failure to have said book would cause the votes at said box to be thrown out on the ground of irre gularity and illegality. Wherefore your petitioners demand that the votes at the said boxes above named be thrown out, and the results of said election be declared according to the votes of the other precincts in said County. Jno. M. Cannon, Petitioners' Attorney. Following is complete unofficial re turns of the dispensary election: Precincts. For. Against. Laurens box, 179 294 Laurens Mills, 28 33 Mountville, 29 8 Clinton, 20 120 Clinton Mills, 11 9 Cross Hill, 32 65 Gray Court, 46 23 Mt. Pleasant, 37 2 Youngs Store, 14 9 Powers Shop, 30 7 Tip Top 29 2 Dials Church, 33 17 Parson's Store, 14 9 Pleasant Mound, 8 17 Woodville, 34 22 Daniel's Store, 16 35 Brewerton, 20 9 Tumbling Shoals, 45 33 Ora, 8 21 Langston Church, 20 23 Ekom, 38 9 Frinceton, 0 20 Hopewell, 8 12 Shiloh, 25 12 Waterloo, 24 15 Renno, _18 22 Totals 775' 838 CITY COUNCIL HAS TAKEN UP MATTER. Railroad Authorities Are to Be Petitioned, Asking For Extra Mail Services For the City of Laurens. At a meeting of city council Sat urday mornirig, the matter of securing better mail facilities for Laurens was discussed at length with the result that a committee was appointed to prepare and circulate petitions in the city which will be presented to President Childs of the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens railroad and to the authorities of the Charleston and Western Carolina road, asking that a mail service be established on the mixed train operating daily be tween Laurens and Columbia, and that the double daily service of the passenger and mail train recently put on between Greenwood and Augusta be extended to Laurens and Spartanburg. Congressman Lever's efforts, as noted recently in the State newspapers, in se curing an additional service on the Co lumbia road, are highly appreciated by council and tho entire city of I^aurena and they have been assured of Congress man Johnson's hearty cooperation in these important improvements. Council also selected a committee at this meeting to report upon investiga tion as to the cost and advisability of putting on an electrical day current, with the view of furnishing light and power during the day to neveral enter prises and stores in the city. PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Mr. J. S. Peden of Fountain Inn was in town Friday. Mr. Clarence Hix of Greenwood was in the city Monday. Mr. Ellie Babb of the Merna section was in town Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Garrett of Greenwood visited in the city last week. Mrs. Josephine Hardester of Columbia who has been spending sometime with her daughter, Mrs. T. H. Nelson, has returned home. Mr. J. T. Machen of Princeton spent a day or so in the city during the past week. Miss Addie Horton of Clinton was the guest of friends in the city during the past week. Mr. Jas. R. Robertson, Jr., a promi nent business man of Spartanburg was in the city Friday. Mrs. J. J. Ragan of Sumter is spend ing sometime in the city with her sis ter, Mrs. Mary Bowen. Mr. J. L. Chapman of Friendship is again with Mr. M. H. Fowler, where he will be pleased to see his friends. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Humbert spent several days during the past weeK at Princeton with Mr. Humbert's parents. Mrs. A. L. Adams and Mrs. W. G. McDavid of Greenville are visiting friends and relatives in the city this week. Mr. W. J. Benjamin and two little sons, James and William, of Darling ton, spent last week in the city and county with relatives and friends. Mr. J. C. Shealy of White Rock spent last week in the city as* the guest of Mr. H. E. Gray with whom he is asso ciated in the lumber business here. Mr. R. P. Sweeny of the Isthmus of Panama and his brother-in-law, Gen. Joseph L. Stoppelbein of Charleston, were registered at the Ben Delia Friday and Saturday. Senator McGowan has introduced a bill in the Senate providing for addi tional terms of court in this county,and another to raise the salaries of circuit solicitors to $1,800 a year. Miss Tallulah Caine has retui-ned from an extended visit to Dr. and Mrs. Carlisle Nottingham of Cape Charles. Va., and to friends in Richmond ana other points in the State. Mr. S. J. Davis of Union is welcomed to Laurons as a citizen and farmer. He has moved to the Shell place.the home of the late Cant. G. W. Shell, which he and his brother, Mr. D. A. Davis, re cently bought from Mr. A. H. Shell. Don't pay $1.20 a gallon for oil be cause labeled mixed paint. Oil only costs 60 cents a gallon. Buy L. & M. Paint and add oil. It makes paint cost $1.20 a gallon. Sold by W. L. Boyd, Laurens. S. C. 14?lSt. WITH THE FRATFRNAL ORDERS. Junior Order and Odd Fellow Officers Elected and Installed. At the last regular meeting of Lau rens Council, No. 24, J. O. U. M. officers for the ensuing term were elected and installed as follows: Dr. Clifton Jones, Councilor. J. W. Hellams, Vice Councilor. O. W. Babb, Secretary. Henry Madden, Assistant Secretary. R. S. Templeton, Financial Secretary. H. Terry, Conductor. J. A. Martin, Warden. A. F. Templeton, Inside Sentinel. Boyd Sexton, Outside Sentinel. W. C. Winters, Jr. Past Councilor. C. K. Templeton, Chaplain. O. W. Babb, R. S. Templeton, H. Terry, Representatives to State Coun cil. R. H. Donaldson, H. B. Humbert, Trustees. CALHOUN LODGE, NO, 47, I. O. O. F. The following officers of Calhoun Lodge, No. 47, Independent Order of Odd Fellows were regularly installed for the present semi-annual term: O. W. Babb, Past Grand. W. B. Clark, Noble Grand. R. A. Babb, R. S. to N. G. W. W. Griffin, L. S. to N. G. W. H. Gilkerson, Jr., Vice Grand. Robt. Burgess, R. S. to V. G. J. W. Hellams, L. S. to V. G. R. S. Templeton, Secretary. H. Terry, Treasurer. J. D. Moore, Outside Guardian. Y. W. Davis, Inside Guardian. R. H. Donaldson, Conductor. "W. W. Culbertson, Warden. G. W. Champion, Chaplain. John Martin, R. S. Supporter. Wm. Jamieson, L. S. Supporter. Bodily pain loses its terror if you've a bottle of Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil in the house. Instant relief in cases of bums, cuts, sprains, accident of any sort. Simmons?White. Invitations have been issued to the marriage of Miss Mary Simmons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Travis Simmons, and Mr. Robert Lawrence White at the hdme of the bride in Greenwood Tuesday evening, January 23d. Miss Simmons is a charming and accomplished young woman. Mr. White is a former resident of Spartanburg and is conducting a jewelry store in Greenwood. L. & M Paint. Lead and Zinc. Wears 10 or 15 years. Saves paint bills. L. & M. costs about $1.20 per gallon. W. L. Boyd, Laurens, S. C. 14-13t. We will receive during this week a solid car of chairs. Be sure to see our line before you buy as it will be money saved for you. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. If you have any furniture that you want to polish and make it look brighter be sure to got a bottle of furniture pol ish from us. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. We received a few days ago another car of Buck's Stoves and Ranges. We have a complete line of all styles and sizes. If you have not bought a Buck's yet, be sure to let us show you our line. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. We have just received a car load of solid oak, beautifully finished beds, bu> reaus and wash stands. It will be to i your interest to see our line before you buy. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. Notice to Executors, Administrators and Guardians. Executors, Administrators and Guar dians are reminded that the time for making annual returns begins on the 1st day of January of each year. O. G. Thompson, J. P. h. C. Dec. JJ0, 1905. THE SUPREME COURT DECIDES THAT THE BRICE ACT IS CONSTITUTIONAL. Columbia, Jan. 12. ? Tho Supreme Court to-night unanimously decided that the Briet Actis constitutional. It dissolved all the temporary in junctions. The decision was even more sweeping and more hurtful to the dis pensary than the opponents of the dis pensary hopetl for. It says that the only thing in the Brie? Act that is un constitutional is the penalty clause, put in by the dispensary advocates, which sought to penalize the counties which voted out the dispensary of their share of dispensary profits for schools. The court, whether intentional or not, has heartily responded to the voice of the people. The anti-dispensary ad vocates could not have granted a more favorable decision to those opposed to the State dispensary system. The de cision goes so far as to say that all counties are entitled to their share of the surplus dispensary money from counties maintaining dispensaries. The following is the full text of the decision for which there has been such anxiety and almost impatience: "In the Supreme Court, November Term, 1905. "W. W. Murph, against B. G. Lan drum, et al., respondents. "Louis B. Cox, petitioner, against James Harnes, et al., respondents. "Joseph. W. Coward, petitioner, against J. W. Blackwoll et al., re spondents. "John A. Weir, petitioner, against F. P. Walker, et al., respondents. "Robert E. Ligon, petitioner, against F. H. Burris, et al., respondents. "Pickens County, petitioner, against A. W. Jones, as Comptroller General, respondent. "Oconeo County, petitioner, against A. W. Jones, as Comptroller General, respondent. "Adam L. Aull, petitioner, against A. W. Jones, as Comptroller General, respondent. "On each of these cases brought in the original jurisdiction of this Court, the question is based as to tho con stitutionality of the act, commonly known as the Brice Act, approved Feb ruary 27, 1904, amending section 7 of the general dispensary law, approved March 6th, 1896. "After careful consideration this court is of the opinion that said act is not unconstitutional on any of the grounds alleged, except in so far as said Brice Act declares that any county voting out a dispensary shall not there after receive any part of the surplus that may remain of the dispensary school fund after the deficiencies in the various county school funds have been made up, as provided by law. While the court considers this portion uncon stitutional, the court is of the opinion that it is separable from the remainder of the act, and that said act stands as constitutional with tho provision treated as stricken out. '?This conclusion renders it necessary to sot- s?ide the temporary injunction granted in the first five above named cases restraning the closing of the dis pensary therein mentioned and also that the temporary injunction granted in the remaining three above cases re straining the comptroller general from drawing his oflicial warrant for the sev eral sums arising from the surplus of the dispensary fund as therein men tioned be dissolved, and the comptroller general left free to disburse the said fund as it would have been disbursed before the enactment of the said Brice Act, and it is so adjudged. "The reason for these conclusions will be stated in an opinion hereafter to be filed. "Y. J. Pope, C. J., Eugene B. Gary, A. J., Ira B. Jones, A. J., C. A. Woods, A. J." This order will at once close tho dis pensaries in Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson and other counties where they have been kept open by temporary orders. The decision became generally known in the House tonight and the court was freely congratulated and commended. OUR GREAT JANUARY V SALE! FOR THIS WEEK For this week we want to eclipse anything yet seen in our big store. Bargains will meet you on every hand every day but we want to wind up our Second Week with the Greatest Rush of Trade we have ever had; consequently on Thursday 18th, Friday 19th and Saturday 20th, Some EXTRA DRAWING SPECIALS, just simply to bring us a crowd during these THREE DAYS Too Many Specials to Price all of them, but here we name a Few: 36-in'guaranteed Black Taffeta Silk, .79 36-inch Changeable Taffeta Silk, the $1 kind, .85 New Shirt Waist Changeable Silks, all colors, reduced to .45 Wove Cheviot dress goods,36-inches wide, reduced to .19 54-inch Cheviot Shirting, .35 Nice styles in Dress Outings, .03J Big Bleached Hack Towels, .09 All 10-cent Flanneletts, .06! While it last Heavy 4-4 Homespun, .061 Shirt Waist Silks, 25c, 35c, 43c All Broadcloths and other fine Dress Goods are marked at prices to close them out. Buy Canton Flannel now 4i cents, 8 cents and 10 cents. See our fine line Cretonne. Sale price 6! cents. Big Cut In all Jeans and Cassimers. A Great Underwear Stock Ladies' Fleeced Vests 10 cents. Ladies' extra weight and length Vests 19 cents. Ladies' Wool Vests 68 cents. Children's Fleeced Vests 10 cents to 19 cents. Boys' Vests 15 cents to 25 cents. Men's Heavy Fleeced Vests 35 cents to 45 cents. Special prices on Wright's Health Underwear. Big line Men's Shirts 50 cents to $1.00 values?sale price 39 cents. Lot of Boy's 50 cent Shirts at 19 cents. Children's Mitts 5 cents and 10 cents. Ladies' Seamless Tan Hose 7 cents. Ladies' Jersey Gloves 10 cents. Ladies' Kid Gloves 69 cents. Children's Handkerchiefs 1 cent. Ladies' new style Girdles 10 cents. Ladies' Satin and Silk Girdles 50 cts quality at 25 cents. One lot of R & G and other good makes in Corsets. Some of them a little soiled- 19 cents. Big lot of Men's four-in-hand and Puff Scarfs, all silk, 10 cents. Thursday 18th We will repeat our Great House Furnish ing Sale of Table Linen, Towels, Blankets, White Quilts, Lace Curtains, Rugs and Matting. - - On this date, commencing at 11 o'clock, we will sell again 14 yards of that fine 10 cents Bleached Muslin for $1.00. Only 14 yards to each customer. Friday 19th We will invite your attention specially to a big line of Embroidery worth up to 20 cents per yard at 10 cents. - A great line Val Laces at 4 cents per yard 45 cents per doz.. A big line Ladies' Muslin Underwear. At 11 o'clock we will put on sale about 500 yards more of that fine line Corded Maddras and Percale in short lengths at 5 cents per yard. - Saturday 20th We will try to corral all the bargains we have left and shall make an effort to sur prise everybody who visit us with our great showing.. At 11 o'clock we will put on sale about 500 yards more Dress and Shirting Calicos at 2\ cents. Ten yards to customers, none sold to merchants. The Greatest Shoe Sale Laurens ever had is what we want. Anticipating the big advance in prices we have been stocking our store for nine or ten months, and we don't hesi tate to say that we will make prices on shoes during our sale that, the trade will possibly never see again. We are prepared to show a very complete line in all styles and qualities. Our shoe line contains many styles in those well known makes: Kippendorf, Dittman & Co., Zeigler Bros., The Bay State, The Regina, The Portia, The King Quality and G. IL Gerber. We invite very special attention to our big line of Ladies' and Children's fine Shoes. For this sale wo will clean our stock of lots of good shoes where we have only a few pairs of a style, and mark many of them at about half what they cost. See our special shoe counters during the sale. Zeigler Bros.' fine Kid Button Shoes sold at $2.50 to $3.50, at $1.50. Lot of Ladies' Shoes, all kinds, sold up to $2.00, sale price 48c Children's Shoes 25 cents up. Men's Shoes 98 cts and up. skirts! skirts!! A great line of up-to-date Skirts in Panama, Brilliantine and Mohair, which we will cut deep enough to clean out quick. If you need a nice skirt see this line the lirst day of the sale. We also have an immense line of Mercerized Underskirts that sold as high atf$3.00, which will go at prices that will astonish the closest buyers. "ladies hatsT^ We are unfortunate enough to have a good many Ladies' tine Dress Hats, which we will close out at less than half price; also quite a lol of untrimmod Hats at almost your own prices, See us every day and we will interest you and save you Money. O.B.Simmons Company THE BIG DRY GOODS STORE STATE AND GENERAL NEWS. John B. Humbert has been reelected Mayor of Honea Path. Nearly a million persons immigrated to the United States last > ear. Col. John Bell Towill, member of the State Dispensary Board of Control, has accepted a position with the Armour Packing Company. John Shclton, colored, has been sen tenced to bo hanged at Spartanburg February 16th for the murder of Alfred Briggs, a negro of the Cross Anchor section. J. C. Hall of Greenville who was dis missed three weeks ago as Chief Con stable of the Greenville Division by Chief Consl able Hammett, has been re instated. Representative Kershaw has intro duced a bill at this session of the legis lature to abolish the immigration fea ture of the bureau of agriculture, commerce and immigration. Mr. Geo. W. Brunson has accepted the position of editor of the Greenville News and will take charge of the paper next week. Mr. Brunson is a South Carolinian and has had considerable ex perience as an editorial writer on some of the leading dailies in North Carolina and Virginia. L. & M. Paint. Lead and zinc non chalkable. Wears and covers like gold. Sold by W. L. Bovd. Laurens, S. C. 14~13t. _ HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR CLUB. Organized at Rome, Ua., and Includes Four Laurens Members. At the recent annual meeting of the agents of the State Mutual Lite Insur ance Company of Rome, Ga., which was attended by Mr. John Y. Garling ton and others from Laurens, an Asso ciation was organized among the mem bers to be known as the "Hundred Thousand Dollar Club." Only those members who wrote as much as $100,000 in insurance in a year were eligible to membership. The Club was organized with twenty three members, including Mr. Garling ton, who was chosen as treasurer, Messrs. J. W. McKee, M. G. Jeans and Dr. Jesse Teague, local medical ex aminer, who was elected an honorary member of the Club. The' meeting of the agents of the Company was celebrated with a big banquet, which was a very enjoyable occasion. In addition to making a neat little speech during the evening, Mr. Garlington, who is the South Carolina manager of agencies and one of the most prominent and capable insurance men in the State, proposed a toast to Mr. C. R. Porter, president of the Company, which proved one of the hap piest features of the occasion and brought forth very hearty applause. 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. Death of a Veteran. Mr. Rufus Hughes, aged about 70 and a veteran of the War between the Sections, died at his home at the Lau rens Cotton Mills Tuesday Jan. 9th, leaving a widow and several children. He was suvivor of Orr's Rifles and re moved to this county from Anderson about twenty years ago. L. & M. Paint cost only $1.20 a gal Ion. Seven gallons paints a moderate size house. Sold by W. L. Hoyd, Lau rens, S. C. 14-131. Important to School Trustees. Editor Laurens Advertiser:?Al low me to call the attention of all school trustees to section 150S of the school law, which provides for local tax elec tions from now until June 1st. The method is simple, and a special tax in dicates community interest and co operation. Blank petitions and other information may be obtained by calling at my office. Will you not give your influence to this importent work? Trustees will also request their teach ers and assistants, who have not already registered to bring their deplornas or teachers certificate when they present the next pay warrant for approval by the county superintendent of education. Teachers registers and trustees record books may be secured by calling at my office. While visiting the schools 1 will be in the oflice on Saturdays of each week. R, W. Nash, 24-11 Co. Supt. Education. Laurens Township Cotton Growers. A meeting of the Laurens Township Cotton Association will be held in the Court House, Saturday afternoon at 2 o' clock for the purpose of electing delegates to the County Association, Saturday, Jan. 27th. W, C. Ikby, SR., President. FINAL SETH.EMENT. Take notice that on the 17th day of February, 1906, I will render a final account of my acts and doings as Ad ministratrix of the estate of John Gary Walts, deceased, In tho ofllco of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 11 o'clock A. M., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Administratrix. All persons indebted to said estate are notified and required to make pay ment by said date, and all persons hav ing demads against said estate will present them on or before said date duly provon or be forever barred. JOSEPHINE G. WATTS, Administratrix. Jan. 16th-1 in. 25-CENT COLUMN. FOR SALE -Entire stock and fix tures of B cents Racket Store, next to post oflice. Good opportunity at once. Kennedy's Racket Store. 24 ?2t. FOR SALE- Thoroughbred Berk shire Gilts, four to five months old and young boars ready for service. George M. Davis, Clinton, S. C. 24-2t HERE'S YOUR OIL CAN -I sell the Delphon Oil Can, the safest, best r> gal - lon can on the mar!:et. M. II. Fowler, Laurens, S. C. 24-lt Wanted:--A few more girls to make overalls. Machines run by power. Nice and pleasant work. Some girls now making over $G.50 per woek, Crescent Co. t f. NOTICE?Tho office of A. Huff, Lo cal Agent of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company, is now over the Peoples Loan and Exchango Bank. NOTICE- We are handling a large quantity of fertilizers and are prepared t.> supply all doniands made upon us. It will pay you to call and Bee us. Wares Shoals Manufacturing Company, Wares Shoals, S, C. 2t. THE REEDY RIVER POWER COMPANY. Boyd's Mill Shoals to Be Developed. CAPITAL IS $50,000 00. A Strong Company Has Been Organized With Mr. N. B. Dial as President and Treasurer. The Reedy River Power Company was organized Saturday at a meeting which was held in the oflice of Mr. N. B. Dial at the Enterprise Bank. The organization was perfected under a charter granted by the General Assem ! bly of South Carolina, and the capitali zation of the company is $50,000 all of which has been fully subscribed. The board of directors is composed of Muasi?. J. C. C. Fleming, J. H. Sulli van and N. B. Dial. Mr. Dial is Presi dent and Treasurer. The plant, will bo located at Boyd's Mill, on Reedy river, ten miles west of Laurens and five miles east of Wares Shoals. The company, as the name im plies, will engage in the development and transmission of electrical power to various points where it can be utilized in operating industrial enterprises and electric lighting plants. The development of the water power at Boyd's Mill has been under consider ation by the owners of this property for some time and now that the organi zation has been effected the work of construction will start up as soon as some additional preliminaries can be arranged. Bids for constructing the dam have, been submitted and the contract for this work will probably be given out at once. Death of Mr. Lee Bishop. After a protracted illness Mr. Lee Bishop died at his home near tho Lau rens Mills Wednesday morning, Jan. 10. Tne funeral service, conducted by Rev. M. C. Compton, was held at the resi dence Thursday morning and the body was taken to the Robertson graveyard near Gray Court, for burial. Mr. Bishop had been a resident of the city for several years and for some time had been engaged in business on the mill side of town. He was 42 years old and leaves a widow and six children besides several brothers and sisters and other relatives in the county. Died of Appendicitis. Master Gary Burns, the 12 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. minis of Harksdale, died of appendicitis last Thursday afternoon at the home of his parents. He was ill only a few days and on the day before his' death he submitted to an operation, The funeral and burial services were held at Highland Home Church Friday afternoon, the Rev. J. B. Parrott, of Clinton, officiating, Gary Burns was a handsome and manly youth, whose untimely death is a great bereavement to all who knew him. National Bank of Laurens. At the annual meeting of the share holders of the National Rank of Lau rens, which was held on January it, at. the offices of tho bank, the same board of directors was elected as follows: Dr. A. R. Fuller, Dr. 1!. F. Posev, J. C Owings, J. S. Craig, J. W. Ferguson, R. C. Davis, Dr. John A. Barksdale and C I). Harksdale. The officers of the bank woro also re elected. They arc Dr. JnO. A. Harks dale, president; Jno. Aug. Harksdale, cashier; Jno. M. ('lardy, assistant cash ier. The Diamond Cure. The latest news from Rail's is, that, they have discovered a diamond cure for conumption, If you fear consump tion or pneumonia, it will, however be. best for you to take that great remedy mentioned by W. T. McGco, of Vnnleer, Tonn. "I had a COUgh tor fourteen years. Nothing helped mo, until 1 took Dr. King's New Discovery for Con sumption, Coughs ami Colds, which gave instant relief, and effected a per manent cure." Unequalled quick euro for Tnroat and Lung Troubles. At Lau rens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co.; price 50 cents and $1.00, guaranteed. Trial bottles free. Death of a Lady. Mrs. Melvina Woods, widow of the late Mr. Kollett Woods, of the Rabun (.'reek section, died at the home of her son, Mr. William Woods, last Friday, and her body was brought to Rabun Creek Church for burial Saturday. Confederate Veterans ReiuWorr. New Orleans, Jan. General Wil liam 10. Curtis, adjutant general, mike. official announcement that the sixteenth annual reunion of tho United Confeder ate Vet erans will bo held in this city, April 26 and 27. Death of an Infant. Thomas L., the 10-months old infant son of Dr. and Mi . l\ C. Young of Fountain Inn, died Saturday afternoon after a brief illness and was laid In rest at Fountain Inn Sunday, The little one was a grand child of Mr. R. II. Young of this city, A Surprise Party. A pleasant surprise party may bo given to your stomach and liver, by taking a medicine which will relieve then- pain and discomfort, viz: i>r King's New Lifo fills. They are a most wonderful remedy, affording mire relief anil cure, for headache, dizziness And constipation. L'"> cents al Laurens Drug and Palmotto I >rufi ( !o. NOlIC I:. All agents an- horeby warned to keep oil' my plantation. All book agents, Rewing machine agents,medicine agents. picture agents and every other kind of agent and all persons having' anything to offer for said aro hereby forbidden to come upon my premises. Any one failing to comply with the abovo notice will be dealt with accord ing to tho law in such caso made and provide*!. J. I). M. Shaw. Cole Point, S. C.? Laurens County. 24 3t.