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THE HOUSE FAVORS THE MORGAN BILL. State Dispensary May lie Abolished. LOCAL OPTION HILL. Solicitors and Other Officers Salaries Are Raised?Some Measures Intro duced by 1.aureus' Representatives. The enactment of a dispensary meas ure by the General Assembly at its present session is now thought to be assured. By a vote of 63 to 47 the House last Friday passed the Morgan Bill after it had been debated for three days and amended in some vital particu lars. Representatives Boyd, Irby and Miller voted against the bill. Mr. T. B. Morgan of Greenville is the author of the bill, which is a local option measure. The bill as passed by the House provides for State prohibi tion. The State dispensary is to be abolished. Charleston will have the op portunity, under the provisions of the bill, of voting on the question of high license. Charleston has always desired such a law. So has Richland county, but no provision was made in the bill on its first reading, allowing Richland this privilege. Under the operation of the local option measure the other counties in the State can have dispensaries or no dispensaries. Those counties with out dispensaries, if they choose, can go to work and vote in dispensaries. It will be "local option." The first vote on the measure by the House resulted in a very safe majority for the adoption of the bill and it is claimed that the Senate will give it a majority of five or six votes. The House will dispose of the bill and it will go to the Senate this week. The legislative session closes within two weeks, so the fate of this and other pending measures will soon be known. A bill has been passed providing for a uniform salary of $1,700 for all the solicitors of the State, effective first of Jannary 1907. Another important bill passed provides for the establishment of county courts in Richland and Aiken counties. laurens representatives. Among the bills introduced by the Laurens delegation is one by Senator Mc Gowan asking for the appointment of a commission to investigate the finan cial affairs of Laurens. Another by Mr. McGowan provides for an increased salary for the county supervisor. Mr. Irby wants the state printing inves tigated and has introduced a concurrent resolution to that effect. Messrs. Boyd, Miller and Irby voted against the com pulsory education measure which was defeated in the House Wednesday by a narrow majority. A Rural Debating Society. A very live debating society has been recently organized in the vicinity of New Harmony Church, which meets every Friday night for the discussion of the various issues of the day. The society will hold its next meeting at the hr me of Mr. J. P. Tucker, who is one of the leading members of the club. In addition to the regular debaters, including Mr. Tucker and Mr. J. B. Cook, speeches will be expected of Messrs. R. H. Smith, L. E. Henderson and others Friday night. The officers of the society are: W. E. Cook, president; J. P. Tucker, vice president; W. C. Cook, secretary; J. Broadus Cook, treasurer; R. L. Cook, censor. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF The National Bank of Laurens, at Lau rens, in the State of South Carolina, At the close of Business, January 29th, 1906. resources: Loans and Discounts $67,612.54 Overdrafts, secured 1,378.82 U. S. Bonds to secure circulation 16,000.00 Premium on U. S. Bonds 740.00 Bonds, securities, etc. 7,111.27 Bank, house, furniture &fiix. 3,991.56 Other real estate owned 8,550.00 Due from National Banks not reserve agents 399.16 Due from ap'ved reserve agents 4,548.31 Checks and other cash items 39.41 Notes of other National Banks 1,225.00 Fractional paper currency, nickels, and cents 112.31 Lawful Money Reserve in Bank viz: Specie $8,766.95 Legal tender notes 2,370.00 11,136.95 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent, of circulation) 800.00 Total $123,645.32 liabilities: Capital Stock $63,000.00 Surplus fund 12,600.00 Undivided profits, less ex penses and taxes paid 2,145.65 Nat'al Bank notes outstanding 13,300.00 Due to other National Banks 3,053.08 Due to State Banks and Bankers 880.99 Dividends unpaid 476.00 Individual deposits subject to check 24,799.80 Time certificates of deposit 3,390.00 Total * I*}, 04.'?. 32 State of South Carolina, County of Lau rens, ss: I, Jno. Aug. Barksdale, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Jno. Aug. Barksdale, Cashier. Correct ? Attest: Jno. A. Barksdale, B. F. Posey, J. C. Owings. Directors. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of February, 1906. C. C. Feathbrstone, (Seal) Notary Public. PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Miss Irene Ray is visiting friends in Spartanburg. The time for assessing property ox pires Feb. 20. Mr. Jas. I. Young was a salesday at tendant from Renno. Mr. A. D. Owens of Cross Hill was in town Saturday. Mr. Allen Sullivan of Princeton was in the city Monday. Mr. H. Y. Simmons, of Gray Court, was in the city Saturday. Mr. John Edwards of Fountain Inn was in the city yesterday. Mr. Laurens Barksdalc is now with the Laurens Drug Company. Tennessee corn is considered the best. See Mr. W. D. Barksdalc for your sup ply. Mr. W. C. Winters has accepted a salesman's position with Kennedy Bres. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Beeks of Brewerton attended the Shell-Clardy wedding. The board of supervisors of registra tion held its regular monthly meeting Monday. Mr. T. J. Hughes of Youngs attended the meeting of the Cotton Association Saturday. Mrs. Margaret Dodson, of Donalds, is visiting the family of her son, Dr. W. W. Dodson. Mr. Ossie Anderson has accepted a position at the People's Loan and Ex change Bank. Miss Mary Humbert of Princeton is spending this week with Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Humbert in the city. Mr. J. J. Dallas, whj has had charge of the Laurens Hotel for pome time, has moved to Wares Shoals. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Traynham of Princeton visited Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thompson Sunday and Monday. Messrs. Harris Curry, J. T. Peden, M. H. Burdine and W. P. H arris of Court were in the city for Salesday. Mr. B. L. Henderson of Mt. Galla gher attended the marriage last Wed nesday of Mr. Clardy and Miss Shell. Judge and Mrs. Richard C. Watts o'f Cheraw are spending a short time in i the city the guests of Major W. A. Watts. For several days Rev. E. C. Watson has been at the bedside of his father, Mr. Elijah Watson, who is quite ill at his home near Enoree. Mr. T. B. Jones of Waterloo was in town Monday and gave TliK ADVERTISER a call. He reports very little work done on the farm up to this time. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Lake and little daughter of Santiago, Cuba, are the guests of Mr. Lake's brother, Mr. Thos. D. Lake, having arrived in the city Monday. Capt. John Moore, who sustained very serious injuries by a fall some days ago is reported to begetting along very well, though his condition is still quite critical. The regular monthly meeting of the county board of commissioners was held yesterday in the office of the county supervisor. Only routine mat ters were passed upon. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin F. Medlock are cordially welcomed to the city. Mr. Medlock has accepted a position with Capt. J. M. Philpot and he and his bride are at home to their friends on Laurens street. The Advertiser is indebted to Col. IL Y. Simpson and Mr. S. M. Wilkes, who are spending a few weeks in Cuba, for copies of the Havana Post, the only American daily newspaper pub lished on the Island. On Washington's birth day the Kings Daughters will have another one of their popular mid-winter picnics at the Grad ed School building. There will be a di versified and attractive program and they promise a pleasant evening to all who attend. Everybody invited. Messrs. R. W. Davis and R. C. Ow ing of Fountain Inn were here yester day for the purposo of getting a list of the registered voters in Laurens county included in the territory Fountain Inn wishes to carve out of this county in order to get the proposed new county. The Rev. J. K. Hair, traveling repre sentative of the Baptist Courier, spent Thursday afternoon and night in the city, the guest of the Rev. M. C. Compton. In the evening a special ser vice was held at the Second Baptist church, the visiting minister delivering the sermon which was much enjoyed by a large and appreciative audience. Cross Hill Personals. Cross Hill, Feb. 6.-Mrs. Janie Mc Swain is visiting in Newberry. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Starnes of Lota visited relatives here this week. Mrs. Benton Fuller and Mrs. Sam Turner are in Greenville visiting friends. Miss Marie Leaman went to Green wood Friday. Miss Blanche Pinson returned to Win throp Tuesday. Miss Carol Chase, who has '.joen visit ing Miss Lizzie Carter, left Friday. At 12;30 Sunday the store of Hamil ton & Smith was completly destroyed by fire. Mrs. John H. Miller is in Columbia on a visit. Only one remedy in the world that will at once stop itchincss of the skin in part of the body; Doan's Ointment. At any drug store, 50 cents. NEGRO KILLED NEAR THE CITY. John Pitts Laid Low by Charley Lang' ston Saturday Night. Charley Langs ton, colored, was lodged in jail Sunday afternoon, charged with killing John Pitts, also colored, Satur day night. Lang8ton lives on Mr. W. D. Byrd's place five miles out and Pitts lived with Mr. W. F. Wright in the same community. Mr. Byrd brought Langston in and delivered him to the sheriff. It seems that Langston'3 wife was the cause of the killing. She was ab sent from home Saturday night, osten sibly at a neighbor's house. Becoming anxious about her icturn Langston shortly after midnight proceeded to his neighbors to find out what was de taining h's wife. Before reaching the negro's house he eame upon his wife and Pitts at another negro's cabin. Langston attempted to enter when Pitts rushed out on the piazza and struck him with his pistol and then shot at him, whereupon Langston drew his pistol and fired upon Pitts three times. Pitts ran off and his body was found Sunday morning a few hundred yards away. Langston was released Monday on a $500 bond fixed by Judge Watts at Chambers here. FEBRUARY SALESDAY. Auction Sale of the Estcs Property by Mr. Shell. As usual February salcsday brought in quite a large crowd Monday and there was considerable business going on outside of the legal sales of the day. In fact the official sales did not amount to much, interest being chiefly centered in the auction sale of the Estes property. This sale was conducted by Mr. G. W. Shell, broker and real estate dealer, Mr. B, VV. Gctsinger of Spar tanburg, being the auctioneer. The entire property sold for $4,347 and was bought by the following: R, T. Dunlap, residence and an additional lot; Dr. J. H. Teugue, four lots; VV. M. Irby, J. S. Bennett, H. A. Cooper, J. W. Henderson, Herbert '1 uoker, one lot each. Clerk of the Court sold the Mih > Mol lie Bonham house and lot on Holmes street to L. C. Anderson for $650. Ho also sold the Westmoreland tract in Youngs township for the Master of Spartanburg to M. R. McElreth for $600. Attended Greenville Medical Society. Drs. J. J. Boozer, R. E. Hughes, W. D. Ferguson and Isadore Schayer at tended the annual meeting of the Dis trict Medical Association which was held in Greenville Monday. MR. WALTERORAY ENTERTAINED. (lave a Party of His Young Friends a Pleasant Evening. A very pleasant entertainment of the week was that given last Friday eve ning by Mr. Walter Gray to a party of his young friends. Various amuse ments were indulged in and in one of the chief contests a prize offered was won by Mr. Samuel Fleming and Miss TocCoa Caine. Refreshments were served during the evening. The following couples were present: Mr. Tom Bolt and Miss Mary Sulli van, Mr. Hart Richey and Miss Helen Crisp, Mr. John Barksdalc and Miss Jessie Bolt, Mr. Richard Simpson and Miss Annie Bell Childrcss, Mr. Samuel Fleming nnd Miss Toccoa Caine, Mr. Clyde Fowler and Miss Rosa Lee Franks, Mr. Henry Counts and Miss Eliz abeth Simpson, Mr. Roy Little and Miss Hattie Kate Easterby, Mr. Boyce Clardy and Miss Lillian Peterson, Mr. Gus Hart and Miss Lillie Miller; Mr. Duncan Sullivan and Misses Eliza Sulli van and Eleanor Duckett. Governor Commutes Sentence. The sentence of John Sullivan, colored, who was sent to the county chaingang in 1902 for five years for housebreaking and larceny, has been commuted by Gov. Heyward. Sullivan has served four years and is said to have been a good convict and on one occasion pre vented the escape of another convict from the gang. Besides, he is said to be a consumptive. The commutation was recommended by Solicitors Sease and Cooper and Sen ator F. P. McGowan. THE DISPENSARY CONTEST. Hearing Before the State Board of Can vassers Postponed. The Laurens dispensary election con test was not disposed of last Wednes nesday at the meeting of the State board of canvassers and the matter will come up again at an adjourned meeting of the board. It was agreed to post pone the meeting until after the ad journment of the legislature as several members of the board have pressing im portant business in connection with the General Assembly until the close of the session. Messrs. VV. R. Richey and C. C. Featherstone, representing the respon dents, and Messrs. John M Cannon, of Laurens, and R. H. Welch, of Colum bia, of counsel for the petitioners, were present at the meeting of the State board Wednesday. Owens?Owings. Miss Maud Owens, the charming young daughter of Mrs. S. E. Owens of this city, and Mr. John B. Owings, son of Mr. Thad P. Owings and a popu lar young business man of Gray Court, were married Sunday morning, Feb. 4 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Owens, near Barksdale, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. J. F. An derson of Gray Court. Reduction Sale! Our big January Sale nas left us with thousands of yards of short lengths and many unsold heavy-weight goods, which we want to close out before the arrival of our big Spring Stock. Read These Great Reduction Prices: 10-cent Outings reduced to 8c. 8-cent Outings reduced to 6i}c. 5-cent Outings reduced to 3]c. Big line Dress Ginghams reduced to 5c. 10-cent Flanneletts reduced to 7?c. 25-cent Cheviot Dress Goods, double width, reduced to 19c. All-Wool Dress Goods Cheviot, value 50c, reduced to 35c. 36-inch Black (guaranteed) Taffeta Silk reduced to 85c. 36-inch Colored Taffeta Silks re duced to 85c. Fancy Changeable Waist Silks reduced to 25c, 35c and 45c. Ladies' Skirts reduced 75c, $1.90, $2.50 and $3.50. $5.50 Wool Blankets reduced to $4.50. $4.50 Wool Blankets reduced to $3.50. Cotton Blankets reduced to 45c. Big: lot Matting just received and will be sold at a g)_BARGAIN._ Big Sale of Remnants! We have an immense accumulation of Remnants from our January Sale, which wo have marked at prices to move them. See our Remnant Counter. On it you will find Ginghams, Satin, Cambri ; no Cheviots, Curtain Swisses, White Lawns, Silks, Wool Press Goods ?in fact goods from almost every department if our nig store, and at prices that will save you big money. Another 5-cent Percale Sale! On Friday, February 9th, at 12 o'ci* k, we will have another sale of those 10-cent Percals at Sets. On Saturday, the 10th, from 3 to 5 o'clock, we will repeat the Percale Sale. At each of these sales we will sell about 400 yards of these elegant v dues, and in order to secure your share you should be prompt ly on hand when they are put on sale. m Big Shoe Sale! We have had great Shoe Sales, but we have hundreds of Bargains which we want to close out din ing February. See our Shoe Department this month. Ladies' Shoes 48 cents to $3.00. Children's Shoes 2f> cents to $2.00. Men's Shoes $1.00 to 4.00. New Goods! New Goods!! We are showing some advance styles in new Spring Dress Goods and Waistings, which all the Ladies of the City and County should sec. Watch Us the Coming Season! ^O. B. Simmons Co 25-CENT COLUMN. Wantkd:?A few more girls to make overalls. Machines run by power. Nice and pleasant work. Some girls now making over $6.50 per week. Crescent Co. tf. NOTICE?Fridays will be our day for ginning cotton, either at Hudgens Gin nery or at Oil Mill. It. II. Hudgens, Manager. 25?4t. For Sale?Corn in the ear. Will make it to your interest to see me be fore buying. W. D. Rarksdale, Lau rens, S. C. 25-7t. FOR SALE-Pure Berkshire Pigs, delivery about 15th February. Also lot Fodder, Peavine Hay, and Cow Peas. Apply to II. S. Wallace, Gray Court, FOR SALE?Fine Berkshire Sow, will farrow about first of April. Apply to L. S. Bolt, R. F. D. No. 5, Laurens, South Carolina. 27-lt SCHOOL OF STENOGRAPHY AND TYPEWRITING On March 1, Miss Lillian F. lrby will open a school of Stenography and Typewriting in the elegant new rooms over the People's Loan and Exchange Bank. Miss lrby is a graduate of the College for Women, Columbia, and of McFoat's Business College, in which she taught for several terms with fine success. Those desiring to attend this school should apply to Miss lrby at once for terms, etc., as she can take only a limited number. 26 4 The big Mill End Sale has closed and we are busy taking stock, We find many odds and endslhat we will con tinue to sell at great sacrifices. Come to our store to supply your needs. We always have the reliable kind. Davis, Roper &, Co. 27-lt County Licenses for Hawkers and Peddlers. As provided by law, the Board of County Commissioners of Laurens County, State of South Carolina, at its regular meeting held on Tuesday, the 2nd day of January, A. I). 1906, fixed j the following licenses on Hawkers and Peddlers doing business in the county during the ensuing fiscal year: For Foot Peddlers, $10.00 For Peddlers with one horse wagon, 40.00 For Peddlers with two horse wagon. 60.00 For vending Stoves and Ranges, for first wagon, 60.00 And for each additional wagon, 40.00 For vending Clocks, for the first wagon, 50.00 And for each additional wagon J10.00 For vending Lightning Rods, for the first wagon, 50.00 And for each additional wagon, 1)0.00 For Venders of Spectacles, on foot, 15.00 For Venders of Spectacles, with team, 25.00 Peddling Sewing Machines, for the first wagon, 70.00 And for each additional wagon 60.00 Peddling Pianos or Organ.-, for each one horse wagon, 100.00 Peddling Pianos or Organs, for each two horse wagon, 150.00 All licenses to be issued by the Clerk of Court and to be in force until the Slat of December A. D. 1906. H. B. Humbert, County Supervisor, L. C. J. D. Mock, County Clerk. We have just received a solid car of tables, safes and sideboards. These goods were bought on an old cont ract which will enable us to soli them from twenty to twenty-five per cent, cheaper than you will find them at any other place. S. M. &. E. IL Wilkea A. Co. I SATURDAY j I February 1 Oth! 1 i|i We will begin to reduce our large stock X ^ of merchandise by making big reduc- $r tion in prices on Shoes, Clothing:, m Wool Underwear 38 and Dress Goods ^ It will pay you to investigate those goods. Prices 4? $F we are offering them for cannot be duplicated | I elsewhere. Pay our store a visit and see for yourself. ^ I Watts Mills Store, 1 <P Laurens, - South Carolina, cE '\ Ktf v,ft'' A' SA' rtf VA- ifti" In!' vA"A'vA"f' 'A'iJt'lAjjAi'-J' STATE AND QENERAL NEWS. The meeting of the South Carolinn Live Stock Association will be held at Clemson College thia week, beginning tomorrow. The women of Georgetown have or ganized a large branch of the Red Cross and under their auspices will build a hospital. A former flagman on the C. & W. C. Road has ; filed two suits aggregating $30,000 against the Coast Line for in juries received. The population of this state at this time is 1,340,316, the total number of homes is 269,864, and the number of farm houses is 152,993. W. C. Dickerson, charged with the murder of Ben F. Reed, at Bamberg, was granted bail by the supreme court in the sum of $1,000. Frederick the Eighth has been pro claimed King of Denmark as the suc cessor to King Christian, whose death occurred a week ago. Congressman Aikcn has introduced a bill in the House providing for an in crease of rural mail carriers' salaries from $60 to $75 a month. The general education board of New York has donated $25,000 to the endow ment fund of Wofford College, provided the institution raises $100,000 by June 15, 1907. This will be undertaken by the College. The shops and roundhouse ot tne Sea board Air Line, including five locomo tives, were totally destroyed by fire at Abbeville Sunday evening. The loss is estimated at $100,000. The origin of the fire is not stated. Russ Kimbo, the 16 year old mill operative of Piedmont, who was re cently convicted of the murder of a negro was refused a new trial by Judge Aldrich, who sentenced him to life im prisonment in the State Penitentiary. Four men were killed and two se riously injured in a head-on collision on the Seaboard Air Line 14 miles North of Columbia last Tuesday. A misun standing of orders on the part of the crew of the freight train, which col lided with a northbound passenger, was the cause of the wreck. The governor's mansion was the scene of the culmination of a romance Wednesday. The governor was called upon to perform the marriage cere mony there which made H. C. De Champs, a well known Sumter travel ing man, and Miss Rosa Barnett, a handsome girl of St. Matthews, man and wife. Secretary of State Gantt, after con sultation with the assistant attorney general and the chief of the State con stabulary, refused to grant a charter to the Mountain City Club of Greenville. Owing to the character of the persons applying for the charter, investigation was made and it was decided to turn the application down, as there was every reason to believe that the charter was sought to cover a blind tiger. The Riverside Land Company, capi tal $25,000, incorporated by T. C. Wil liams, Jr., W. II. Lyles of Columbia, and II. J. Haynesworth of Greenville have bought from Jas. A. Finley for $25,000, Finley's lands, within half a mile of the city limits' of Greenville, containing three hundred and forty acres. They will lay out parks and streets, divide the lands into lots, pave the streets and put in water. The Dispensary Investigating Com mission conducted several public meet ings in Columbia during the past week, further probing the affairs of the insti tution. The fact that the State board of control paid something like $25,000 more for a certain contract for labels than they could have been actually fur nished the board, was the biggest thing brought out. Other sessions will be held this week by the committee before it submits its final report to the legis ture. Dyspepsia?bane of human existence. Burdock Blood Bitters cures it, prompt ly, permanuntly. Regulates and tones the stomach. A Joint Meeting. There will be a joint meeting of the County Teachers and the County Trust ee.-; Associations held in the Court House, Saturday morning, Fob. 17. The exercises will begin at 10 o'clock and all teachers and trustess in the county should make it a point to be on band for this meeting. Superintendent of Education Nash is president of both organizations and the announcement of a joint meeting of the associations will no doubt add peculiar interest to the occasion. COUNTY TEACHERS MEETING. Programme Announced for the Next Meet ing Eebruary 17th. Following is the program of the Lau rensCounty Teachers' Association which meets in the court house, Saturday, February 17, at 11 o'clock: 1. The Rotation and Revolution of the Earth and the Effects of Each. Prof. N. M, Sallcy. 2. What are the Prevailing Directions of the Winds on the Different Conti nents, and How do they Effect the Climate of Each? -Prof. G. H. Ligon. 3. Locate the Principal Elevations of the Earth's Surface and Show How They Effect the Climate of Place? near them.- Prof. A. Q. Rico, All white teaohera in the county are I expected to attend. B. Y.- CULBERTSON, For Executive Committee. Coughs and colds, down to the very borderland of consumption, yield to the soothing healing influences of Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. PENSION BOARD HOLDSJEET1NG. Wiis in Session Monday and Tuesday. THE ROLLS INCREASE. The Board Passes Upon a Number of Applications and Goes Over the En* tire Pension l.ist.s The annual meeting of the County Pension Hoard was held in the office of Magistrate John M. Hudgens Monday and Tuesday. W. P. Coker, chairman of the board, presided. The other mem bers are John M. Hudgens, pension commissioner; P. H. Madden and J. P? Caldwell. The board was engaged with going over the applications for pensions filed with the commissioner and verifying the pension rolls of the county. Twenty ' three applications for pensions wore passed upon favorably. During the year sixteen pensioners have died, twelve men and four ladies. The board will hold another meeting I first Monday Iri March for the purpose of finishing the work of preparing the lists. COUNTY MUM NIZ E R WILL RE SELECTED. County Cotton Association Endorses Pro position to Hold Remainder of the Crop for Fifteen Cents. The adjourned monthly meeting of the Laurens County Cotton Association was held in the court house Saturday, with Dr. A. C. Fuller, president, presiding and with a fairly good number of dele gates from the various township asso ciations in attendance. Interesting and instructive reports were made to the association by Col. JJ H. Wharton and Mr. R. V. lrby who at tended the New Orleans Cotton Conven tion last month as delegates from the Laurens organization. Col. Wharton spoke of the loyalty of all the cotton growing states with the exception of Texas, in the great fight being waged by the Southern Cotton Association. In his opinion cotton would he bringing 15 cents today but for Texas' action in breaking faith. Dr. Fuller told of the recent meeting of the county presidents in Columbia at which it was agreed to endorse the ac tion of the New Orleans convention in demanding l."> cents for the balance of the crop and its decision to ask the farmers to reduce the acreage 25 per cent, from year before last. On motion of Dr. W. C. lrby the as sociation adopted a resolution providing for thi employment of an organizer for the county and on motion the president appointed Dr. lrby, Judge (). (I. Thomp son and J. I). Sullivan as a committee to engage a suitable man for this work. Judge Thompson offered a resolution, which was adopted, endorsing the prop osition of the New Orleans convention to hold the remainder of the crop for 15, cents and commending the Motion of Harvie Jordan in requesting Director North of the census department to fur nish certain statistics regarded as of vital interest to the cotton producers. The members were in quite a talka tive mood Saturday and during the pro ceedings which lasted about two hours talks were made by Judge Thompson, Messrs. J. H. Sloan, W. B. Fuller, Dr. lrby and others, in addition to those, already mentioned. FREIGHT WRECK AT CLINTON. No One Injured and Slight Damage Done to Train. Clinton, Feb. 5th. A small wreck occurred Saturday morning on the Sea board just at the Broad street cross ing. A freight on the main line was struck by another freight on a side track, completely overturning a box car and rolling off a load of large logn on a flat car. No one was hurt ?nd! fortunately the car was loaded with lumber for a party here, sothework of unloading was done at the wreck. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Leake are in town for several weeks visiting Mrs. Susan Leake. Mrs. J. W* Copelnnd, Sr. of North Carolina arrived on Friday for a short stay with relative i. Mrs. W. A. Shands gave n very charming dinner on Saturday afternoon to a dozen of her lady friends. Out-of town guests were Mrs. Tom Leake and Mrs. J. W. Copeland. Miss Addie Horton went down to Co lumbia last week to hear Sousa's band. One of the prettiest, entertainments, of the season was given by Mrs. \V. S. Bean on Thursday afternoon U> The, Friendly Dozen and other guests. Thft center piece was a snow man, with tho balls filled at bis feet and candles with white frosted shades were used. The favors were smaller snow men and sleighs. A delicious five course lunch, was served. Mr. William Sander.; has accepted a jM)sition in Darlington and. left last, week for that city. After weeks, of suffering, Mis Frances Motes died early Thursdaj morning at her home here. She leaves tWO daughters. Misses Mary and Kan nie Motes. The services were hold at the Baptist Church and were conducted i by her pastor, Rev. J. R. Parrott. The interment was at the city cemetery on I Friday afternoon. Is It a burn? Use Dr. Thomas' Ec lectric Oil. A cut? ?80 Dr. Thomas' FiC.lectric Oil. At your druggists.