Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A GREAT LINE OF New Springs Goods Arriving Every Day It will pay you to keep close watch on what we will offer this spring. Specials in Bargain Basement: 50 dozen Ladies' Collars, 25c. values, Bagain Basement Price 25c. A large line of new Curtain Swiss, 12\c value, Bargain Base ment Price 10c. 25 dozen Fancy Table Covers, 35c. value, Bargain Basement Price 25c. 25 dozen small Fancy Table Covers,20c value, Bargain Base ment Price 10c. Calico, Bargain Basement Price 3?c. A big shipment; of Men's Pants, $2.00 value, Bargain Basement Price $1.49. Meet me at Minter's Bargain Basement. J. E. WINTER & Laurens, South Carolina Our March Letter to Spot Holders. Dear Sir: We are just entering the month which one year ago showed the largest receipts of any similar month in the history of cotton marketing.? During the month of March, 1905, there came into sight one million, one hun dred and seventy-eight thousand bales und for the month of April, eight hun dred and sixty-six thousand bales. In other words, if the receipts this year are as large as they were one year ago during those two months it would practically absorb every bale of cotton in the south, as all of the crop has now come into sight and been counted except 2,000,000 bales. During the past few weeks receipts have been unusually heavy due to heavy sales by merchants and the rushing of cotton to the southwestern ports by large buyers who had accumulated considerable cot ton in the interior of Texas. The large sales of cotton last week at New Orleans, showed conclusively the tight position the exporters are in as they could not get what they wanted in the interior of the states east of the Mississippi river. If you and your neighbors who are holding will tighten up your grip for the next 30 days and thereby decrease the receipts, cotton is sure to advance in price. The buyers are in the hole now. They have about exhausted their supplies, while they are due the spinners heavy shipments of contract cotton which has not been bought. To some it may be tiresome to continue to wait for an advance and many have grown nervous and some sold in the face of recent depressions. But all great victories are won only af ter a hard struggle. Remember last year when cotton sold at 7 cents in March, those who held in face of a 14, 000,000 bale crop received 10} cents early in July. This year the crop is 3,600,000 bales less, and whore we had unsold one year ago nearly 5,000,000 bales we have now only 2,000,000 bales; and of this amount not over 1,250,000 is in the hands of the spot holders, or just about the amount of cotton sold during the month of last March. The legitimate cotton situation is the strongest the world has ever known. Many mills have sold their entire out put on heavy goods as far ahead as next December and light goods to Feb ruary, 1907. Spinners are generally op posed to any depression in the cotton market, such as has been done by speculation during the past few weeks, as the prices of all cotton goods are abnormally high and trade unpreced ented. The mills are now demanding their contract cotton under the "call ing" system established during the past year or two. The exporters cannot live ] up to their contracts to furnish this cot ton if spot holders continue firm, con sequently they are moving heaven and earth to break the future markets, hop ing by this means to demoralize the cotton trade and stop spinners from "calling" their cotton until spot holders have become panic stricken and given the middlemen the means wherewith to live up to their agreements. In other words, the big exporters are crowded GO close to the wall that they are will ing to ruin the business of their cus tomers in the hope that cancellation ot yarn and cloth contracts will make it unnecessary for the middlemen to fur nish raw material on schedule time, something that it is impossible with the farmers holding their cotton so stub bornly. The mills want the cotton, must have it and will pay fifteen cents per pound to secure the small remnant of the unsold balance of the present crop. The man who is on the hot grid- i die is the exporter who has agreed to deliver it. Then' are two highly im portant matters that must he handled right in the next two months, one is to hold the spots tight and force light re ceipts and a stronger market the Other is to hold down Iiie cotton r.creago un der last year at least ten per cent and increase the food supply crops. If these two things are done the day of fifteen cents cotton is near at hand. Fifteen cents for the remnant of the crop re maining unsold will not in any way in terfere with consumption and if the staple is held tightly as is now being done in the old states that price will be paid. The Association decided not to accept the proposition for 13 cents but to insist upon all spot holders studding firm for If) cents. So do not get dis couraged. All will yet be well for those who wait. Yours truly, Harvie Jordan, Pres. S. C. A. Atlanta, Ga., March 1st, '06. A household necessity - Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil. Heals burns, cuts, wounds of any sort; cures sore throat, croup, catarrh, asthma; never fails. Notice of Dissolution of Partnership. We, the undersigned of the firm of Caine & Moorman, beg to advise the public that the firm of Caine & Moor man, furniture dealers, has this day been dissolved by mutual consent. Mr. G. I.. Pitts I>;iviihv purchased the inter ests of Mr. J. 11. Moorman in said linn the business will be continued under the firm name of Caine & Pitts Furniture Company. We thank the public for past favors and bespeak for the new firm a gener ous share of your patronage. W. i\ Caine, .1. II. mookman. Laurons, S. C, February 2h, 1906. 30-3 LEGAL HANOINQ IN ?REENVILLE. Andrew Thompson, Negro Rapist, Ex ecuted For His Heinous Crime. Greenville, March 2nd. ? Andrew Thompson, the colored rapist, who criminally assaulted Mrs. Frank James, wife of a respectable planter two miles from Taylors, December 18th, 1905, was hanged in the county jail yard to day at 1:18 p. m. Death was pronounced by County Physician W. L. Mauldin in exactly 14 minutes. This was the first hanging in this county for rape. The of ficers here believe it to be the first law ful execution for this crime in the state. The husband of Thompson's victim witnessed the execution today. The condemned man said on the scaf fold that he was ready to go and that liquor caused his downfall. He con fessed his crime a week ago to this cor respondent. Bovd's Cough and Cold Mixture acts gently on the bowels ?something that no other cough remedy does. Ft not only will euro coughs and colds, but is recommended for constipation. For sale by S. S. Boyd, Laurens, S. C. Get a bottle and test its merits- money back if it does you no good. Positively nothing injurious in this remedy. 31-ti. Notice of Application for Charter. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned will make application to the Secretary of State, for the State of South Carolina on the Hist of March, 1906, at 12.00 o'clock M., at his office in the Capitol, at Columbia, South Caro lina, to grant a charter for a railway to be known as "Spartanburg & Glenn Springs Southern Railway;" the line of railroad of which proposed company shall extend from the City of Spartan burg, to the City of Aiken, through the City of Spartanburg and the Townships of Spartanburg, Pacolet, Fair Forest, Glenn Springs, Woodruff and Cross An chor, in the County of Spartanburg, and the townships, of Jonesville Bo gansville, Union,Cross Keys and Goshen Hill in the County of Union, and the townships of Scuflletown, Laurens, Jacks, H?ntel- and Cross Hill, in the County of Laurens, and townships No. 1, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6, No. 7 and No. 8 in the County of Newberrv, and town ships No. I, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5, No. 0 and No. 7, in the County of Saluda, and the townships of Blocker, Eilmwood, Moss, Pickens,Johnston,Shaw, Wards, Wise and Merriwether in the County of Fdgellold. and the townships of Chinquapin, Wards, McTier, Shaws, Aiken and Gregg in the County of Aiken, all of said counties being in the State of South Carolina, by the most feasible route. The total length of which road shall bo about 100 miles; which corporation, if said charter is granted, will have the power to con demn lands for rights*of-way. A written declaration and petition in accordance with Section lit 17 of the Code of South Carolina, will be filed at or before the time of the making of said application. Witness our hands this 24th day of February, A. I)., 1900. J. B. Lee, v. m. Montgomery, A. L. White, W. s. Montgomery, Aug. W. Smith, T. B. Thackston. :w-4t. TO CONFEDERATE VETERANS. Information About the Reunion to Be Held at New Orleans. The following circular letter has been issued: General Order No. 15. Greenville, S. C, March 1, 1906. Comrades: Each annual reunion marks another1 mile stone passed in our lives. Last we met at Louisville, Ky., and a glori-l ous gathering it was. On April 25-2*1-1 27th, 1906, we will assemble at Now Orleans, La. The promise is good for even a larger reunion than last. Each camp is urged to meet at the earliest possible date, to elect its full quota of delegates, and to insist upon their attendance; it is a duty we owe ourselves, it is a duty we owe each other, it is a duty we owe to the mem ory of the heroic spirits of our de parted comrades. At eacli reunion, the absence of familiar faces, the gaps in the line, the thinned ranks of the marching column, all admonish us that some day our friends v. ill miss us, and we covet the grateful tear drop of their tender rec ollection. Hut in the midst of noble sentiment, we musl ml forget the demands of business, We cannot afford to neglect our dues; for them are we kept in full fellowship with our friends. The an nual dues of 1<> cents on each member should he forwarded at once to Gen. Wm. M. Mickle, P. O. Box 1197, New Orleans, La. The dues for the South Carolina Division are 5 cents on each member, and should be forwarded to J. M.Jordan, Adjutant-General, Green ville, S. C. No camp will be entitled to rcpressntation to either the General or Slat-' reunion, unless theso dues are paid, and they are necessary to the propel' enforcement of the purposes of our organization. The exaction is very small, too small to be a burden on any one, und we respectfully press it upon the attention of all our camps that this matter cannot with safety to the life of our organization, be neglected. The General commanding takes great pleasure in announcing to the daugh ters, Miss Llewlie Bamberg, of Bam berg, S. C., and Miss Elizabeth Orr Henry, of Greenville, S. C, as your sponsor and maid of honor respectively. Also the following staff appointments: J. H. Wharton, Waterloo, S. C, Aide de-camp, with rank of Major. Notice of the place and date of the State reunion will be published later. Thomas W. Carwilb, Major General S. C. Division U. C. V. J. M. Jordan, Adit. Gen. and Chief of Staff. Boyd's Cough and Cold Mixture will cure that hacking cough. Has cured in cases where others have failed. It is non-constipating and is recommended for coughs and colds in all stages. No cure, no pay. Get a bottle from S. S. Boyd. Laurens, S. C. Will soon be on sale at all drug stores. 31-tf. CAINE & PITTS FURNITURE COMPANY Successors to Caine <& Moorman. The New Furniture Store! Mr. Q. L. Pitts has purchased the interest of Mr. J. H. Moorman in the firm of Caine 6 business will hereafter be known as Caine & Pitts Furniture Company , and the All kinds of Furniture and Jewelry will be sold cheaper than ever known in Laurens. To introduce the new company to the pub= lie we will make the following: spe= cia! prices on the lines named be= low, beginning Monday, March 5th: $ 2.25 Beds reduced to $1.98 12.50 Dressers reduced to 9.48 8.50 Dressers reduced to 6.98 5.25 Wash Stands reduced to 3.23 Qo=carts reduced to cost so as to make room for our large spring stock. Now is the time to purchase Japanese and Chinese Mattings while they are go= so cheap. We have some very beautiful Couches in genuine and imitation Leather and Velour Sofas and Folding Lounges we would like to show you before you buy elsewhere. CAINE & PITTS FURNITURE COMPANY. Ben-Delia Block Between Dodson and Palmetto Drug Stores. ' Laurens, South Carolina.