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STATE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL LOCATED. Board of Trustees of the New Institution ] Accepts Bid of Florence?Executive Committee Appointed. Florence, June 8.?Florence gets the Industrial School, which was ordered established by the recent session of the Legislature. Such was the decision of the board of trustees at a late hour this afternoon. An executive committee, with power to erect buildings, has been appointed, and the work of the erection of build ings will begin at tho earliest possible moment. This is the only authentic in formation that the board will give out at the hour this message is sent. Dr. D. D. Wallace, of Wofford College, j Judge A. C. Haskell and Dr. J. L. Mann were appointed as the executive com-' mittee. AH Eastern Carolina will rejoice with fair Florence when it is known that the Pee-Dee section hns at last captured one of tho State's institutions. The mem bers of the board of trustees individually expressed their most unqualified ap proval of the site and the location, and when the vote was put Florence was unanimously selected. Tho members of the board of trustees of the South Carolina State Industrial School arrived here this morning for the purpose of examing the site that has been donated to tho board for the location of the new school, and to act upon the matter of definite location. The party consisted of the following gentlemen: Governor D. Clinch Hey ward, Col. A. C. Haskell, of Columbia; Dr. T. A. Crawford, of Rock Hill, Dr. W. C. Irby, of Laurens; Mr. Henry P. Archer, of Charleston, and Dr. J. L. Mann, of Florence, who is secretary of the board. HOW THE DAY WAS SPENT. The party was met at the Coast Line Station by President J. Willard Rags dale, Dr. J. L. Mann, Mr. Hartwell M. Ayer, and others of the committee, and were escorted to the Central Hotel. At 10.30 o'clock a reception was tendered them at the City Council Chamber, where a light lunch was served with re freshments by a committee of ladies. A large number of our townspeople called and met the visiting gentlemen. At 11 o'clock the members were taken in carriages and conveyed to the site offered by the city, which was donated to the city by the Atlantic Coast Line, and which comprises 137 acres, all of which is known as the "Old Stockade" tract just south of the city limits, and directly opposite the National Ceme tery. The gentlemen took great inter-1 est in the drive as they were on historic ground, "The Old Yankee Prison." From there they were escorted to Rog er's Bridge, on Black Creek, six miles east of the city, where an abundance of Florence County fish stew, a la Henry S. Rose style, was served. They were about a hundred in the party that par took of stew and refreshments. At 6 o'clock this afternoon the party returned to the city, and a" meeting of the board was immediately called at the parlors of the Central Hotel, where the matter of selecting the location of the school was considered and acted upon. Take it aii in all Governor Heyward and the members of the board were simply ^carried away with the clever hospitality of the Florentines, and the splendid entertainment accorded them while in the "Magic City" of Eastern Carolina. All of the members of the party returned to their homes this eve ning. KILLED HER ASSAILANT. Negro Brute Shot to Death by Brave Young Woman. Charlotte, N. C, June 10.-With re markable courage, Miss Pearle Jones, night long distance telephone operator at Selma, this State, shot and fatally wounded a negro brute, who, by his own confession, had premeditated an assault upon her. Miss Jones heard noises outside her*office at midnight and seizing her pistol went out to in vestigate. As she stepped outside the negro, Bud Anderson, attacked her, and she promptly fired five times, mor tally wounding her assailant and then returned to her work. Anderson made a death-bed confession, implicating an other, who was arrested and jailed. The people are highly excited, and trouble is feared. Admiring citizens have raised a fund with which to pur chase for Miss Jones a gold mounted re volver and gold medal. The News From Waterloo. Waterloo, June 12.? Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wharton spent several days this week with relatives at Greewood. Mr. J. M. Giles, of Anderson, spent several days here recently on business. Mr. George Moore, of Clinton, is here with friends. Messrs. Charley and Eugene Walker arc visiting relatives in Waterloo. Mrs. W. W. Flowers, of Appleten, S. C, is with her sister, Mrs. L. L. Dcndy. Mrs. David Black, of Cross Hill, is with the family of her mother, Mrs. Dcndy. We had a splendid rain Saturday af ternoon, which was very much needed. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Culbertson vis ited relatives and friends in the Ekom section last Sunday. Mr. C. H. Pcttus and family are on a brief visit to Norfolk, Va. Mr. Clyde Fuller, of Greenwood, spent last Sunday here with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Cnrl Wharton will leave next week for Harris Lithia Springs, where they will spend the summer. Mr. Wharton will have charge of the hotel during the coming season. Mr. Henry Raysor, of Cross Hill, spent several hours here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Anderson are with relatives and friends in New berry county. Crops through this section are far above the average. When the ba'by talks, it is time to five Hollister's Kocky Mountain Tea. t's the greatest baby medicine known to loving mothers. It makes them eat, sleep and grow. 35 cents. Tea or Tab lets. Ask your druggists. Have you bought a Refrigerator yet? If not let us show you our hnc, we have only a few more left and if you want one now is the time to buy. S. M. & E, IL Wilkes >: v'<?. GRADUATES OP THE CITADEL. Supt. Martin Desires Them to Have Good Schools. Columbia, June 8.?State Superinten dent of Education Martin wants to holp the graduates of the Citadel get good schools. He has issued a circular call ing attention to the list of graduates and giving their addresses. Tho letter reads: Columbia, June 7, 1906?To tho Coun ty Superintendent of Education.?My Dear Sir: The following young gentle men will graduate from the South Caro lina Military Academy at the coming commencement, as beneficiary cadets. If you can aid them, or any one of them in securing positions in the public schools, I am sure the same will be ap preciated: C. F. Colvin, Fairfield; F. B. Culley, Richland; J. R. Dickson, York; P. J. Harrison, Greenville; R. E. Gribbin, Barnwell; J. L. M. Irby, Laurens; L. E. Langston, Spartanburg; F. F. La Roche, Charleston; J. G. Lowry, Ches ter; T. C. McGhee, Anderson; F. H. McKinney, Greenville; J. J. McGuire, Chester; R. C. Moore, York; J. M. Moorer, Dorchester; F. J. Oakes, Dar lington; W. P. Pollitzer, Beaufort; C. A. Roof, Lexington; J. W. Simms, Charleston; H. H. Stevens, Berkeley; R. W. Wingo, Spartanburg; and C. C. Wyche, Newberry. Sincerely yours, O. B. Martin, State Superintendent of Education. Mr. Parker's Testimony. The testimony by Mr. Lewis W. Par ker before the Dispensary Investigation Committee, is especially interesting as disclosing the attitude of the whiskey men who deal with the Dispensary. Whether or not Lanahan told the truth is not pertinent to the issue, it is cer tain that he said what Mr. Parker tes tified to. Mr. Lanahan's point of view is that his house must get business from the State Dispensary. If it cannot get the business by selling goods on their mer its, then it must directly induce mem bers of the board of control to place or ders with his house, making it to their private advantage. If this method fails the house must have a representative in South Carolina who will exercise the proper degree of influence over the members of the board of control. The whiskey house must get orders, legiti mately if it can, but by all means and any means necessary, get orders. The whiskey house, in Baltimore, is enti tled "to do business" with the South Carolina Dispensary. So thinks Lana han. Sam J. Lanahan sets up to be a "high toned" wholesale whiskey dealer. We arc inclined to believe that as com pared with many others, his claim can be sustained. Nevertheless, it seems clear that whoever buys whiskey for South Carolina, if they refuse to buy whiskey from such houses as that of Lanahan, will in all probably be offered special inducements. Does any sensible man entertain for a moment the thought that Legisla tors, curious and cunning artificers in legislation, can contrive a statute that will preserve untarnished and immacu late the honesty of the controllers of the State Dispensary? Will that clever device of magic loops, steel traps and snares for bribers, the Raysor-Manning bill, do it? Will Dispensary advocates have after thoughts about beer dispensaries and the case goods trade, which the Kaysor Manning bill does not touch upon? Let us suppose that Lanahan's house failed to obtain orders solely because the members of the board preferred to order from other houses, and because they were improperly influenced?in that case, what would Mr. Lanahan have done about it. ?News and Courier. A Tribute of Respect. Whereas, our Heavenly Father has called to Himself our dearly beloved sister, Phoebe Hellams; he it Resolved, That while we humbly sub mit to the Divine will, we realize in her death that our Womnns' Missionary Society of the Rabun Creek Baptist church has lost an earnest and faithful worker. 2. That we extend our heartfelt sym pathy to the bereaved family, and pray God's grace to rest upon them. 3. That a page in our minute book be inscribed to her memory, and a copy of these resolutions be sent to the fam ily, and also to the Baptist Courier and The Laurens Advertiser for publica j tion. ^ Mrs. Emma Brooks, Miss Charlotte Gray, Miss Rucia Wolff. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS. On the Charleston & Western Carolina Railway at Laurens, Effective June 3. Departures 6:40 a. m. No. 15. Daily except Sun day, for Spartanburg and intermediate points. Arrive Spartanburg 0:20 a. m. 8:00 a. m. No. 87. Daily except Sun day, for Greenville and intermediate stations. Arrive Greenville 10:20 a. in. 1:50 p. m. No. 2. Daily, for Green wood, Augusta, etc. Arrive Green wood 2:46 p. m.; Augusta 5:25 p. m. 2:07 p. m. No. 1. Daily, for Spartan burg, Hendersonvillc, Ashevillc, etc. Arrive Spartanburg 3:40 p. m.; Hendcr sonvillo 0:45 p. m.; Ashevillc 7:30 p, m. 2:00 p. m. No. 52. Daily, for Green ville and intermediate stations. Arrive Greenville 3:25 p. m. 10:50 p. m. No. 16. Daily except Sun day, for Greenwood, etc. Arrive Green wood 12:40 a. m. Arrivals No. 15, daily except Sunday, from Greenwood and intermediate stations (>:40 a. m. No. 2, daily, from Asheville. Hender sonvillc, Spartanburg, etc. 1:27 p. m. No. 53, daily, from Greenville, etc. 1 :.'<5 p. m. No. 1. from Augusta, Greenwood, etc. 1:45 p. m. No. 86. daily except Sunday, from Greenville and intermediate stations 6:40 p. m. No. 16, daily except Sunday, from Spartanburg nnd intermediate stations 9:45 p. m. Notice-The above arrivals and de partures, as well as connections with other companies, are given as informa tion, and are not guaranteed. C. H. Casque, Geo. T. Bryan, Agent, Laurens. Gen. Agent, Ernest Williams, Gen. Paus. Agent. R. A. Brand, Traffic Manager. CALL REV. L. M. ROPER. He is Wanted as Pastor of Baltimore Church. Says The Spartanhurg Journal under date of Juno 8th: '?Rev. L. M. Roper, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Spartanhurg, while in Baltimore recently, whore he preached last Sunday in one of the largest Baptist churches in that city, was Inghly complimented by the mem bers of the congregation, a committee waiting upon him and asking him if he would consider a call to that church. Mr. Roper assured tho committee that he appreciated the compliment, but gave no assurance that he would ac cept, prefering to give tho matter thought and consideration. He stated that he had not thought of leaving Spartanhurg. It is probable that the church may extend a formal call to Mr. Roper. The Baltimore church that is en deavoring to secure Mr. Roper as pas tor is one of the largest churches in the city of Baltimore, in fact, it is one of the largest churches in the state of Maryland, and the compliment to Mr. Roper is a high one. Mr. Roper's friends in Spartanhurg hope that lie will find it to his interest to remain in the city. He has dome a good work here and has made himself popular with all denominations. He is an active minister and thoroughly alive in the interest of church work. Since coming to Spartanhurg he has been of fered the presidency of Furman Uni versity, but declined the offer in order to devote his energies to the work in hand in this city. It was through his efforts that the splendid and handsome new church on East Main street was erected. Through him the services in the church have been made attractive and interesting and his work in this di rection has been most marked in the night services, hundreds of people at tending the night service each Sunday night. Mr. Roper has been a good friend of all classes of society and should he ever decide to leave Spartanhurg he will be missed by a wide circle of friends. To the newspaper men of the city he has proved a good and helpful friend, often times assisting them in the work of preparing articles for pub lication upon the occasion of special re ligious meetings and religious conven tions. He has always cheerfully and willingly given information of church work and church events to the report ers. June Weddings. Cards to the following weddings have been received in Laurens, the parties in botlfc instances being well known and having numerous friends in this city: Mr. and Mrs. Hanson Colbert Moseley request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Sara Lena and Mr. Thomas Duckett Copeiand, On the evening of Wednesday, the twentieth of June, at half past eight o'clock At Home, Prosperity, South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Osborne L. Schumpert invite you to be present at the marriage of their daughter Thyra to Mr. John Sanford McLuro Thursday evening, June twenty-first nineteen hundred and six at seven thirty o'clock Church of the Redeemer Newberry, South Carolina. Reminiscences of the Revolutionary War. Editor Laurens Advertiser: Well, Henry, if you will be a good boy and mind, I will tell you about some of the mishaps that befell one John Pox, who lived up here, near the mouth of Beavcrdam creek. He could holloas loud as any man in the Ninety Six dis trict for King George. He was noted for wearing the red coat. He was also the owner of some of the fastest nags between the rivers. His bell, or lead mare, was noted for speed and beauty. He would carry his horses across Reedy river, and place hobbles on them and turn them loose to graze on the rich grass and cane of the Horse Shoe Bend. He would then climb up to the top of the high bill next to John Simpson's to watch for tho ap pearance of the Whig soldiers, whom he expected to come in by the way of Cul bertson's mill. Instead of coming by this route they made their way in from the Saluda side. Hearing a commotion down in the bottoms, he saw the Whig scout after his horses. He ran at full speed for the bell mare, and was cut ting off the hobbles when the Whigs nabbed him. Well, sir, what is your name? John I Pox. I think at this time you are caught in a hell of a nice box! This was his pay for the horses. On another occasion Box was looking for a raid on him. He collected his ex tra bed clothes, pewter spoons and plates and other necessaries into a big chest and buried them in the sand bot toms. The Whigs were watching him from tho opposite hills, and when ev erything was quiet thoy crossed the river and stole everything out of the chest. Another time the Whigs raided Box's house, when the family were all absent, and stole what little plunder he had left. On their return they met Rache Box up the creek. She saw the corner of her frock sticking out of a bundle behind one of the men. Look a here, John C, what are you doing with my dres:;? and made a grab for if. Hold on, Rachel, I will give you back your clothes. He untied them and threw them down at her feet. Well, my boy, how would you liked to have lived in such times? when neigh bor stole his neighbor's stock, his house hold goods, his provisions; and once in a while burnt his house; and occasion ally hung a man, when he got. too bad. It will be a very difficult matter for you young people to realize what great hardships our fathers went through with to purchase the freedom of our country, which we also richly enjoy. W*. D. S. Tumbling Shoal:;, June!), 1906. ntid WHISKEY HABITS cured at home with out pain. Itook of par ticular!! sent Fit KK. raamna n. m. woou.kv, m. d. Atlanta, On. Office IM N. Pry or Street. PUM GOES TO DARLINGTON. Mr. F. D. Hunter of Simpsonvlllc Takes Important Position. Greenville, June 9.?Mr. F. D. Hun ter of Simpsonville, this county, n man of much experience in the cotton oil business, left today for Darlington, there to assume the general manager ship of the newly organized mills of the old Independent Cotton Oil Company, of which Mr. Bright Williamson of Dar lington is to be the president. Mr. Hunter will have the same posi tion with the company as tho late Mr. Robert Keith Dargan had with the In dependent company. Important to R. F. D. Carriers. For the benefit of our renders, many of whom receive mail on R. F. D. routes, The Advehtisek publishes the following order from the Fourth As sistant Postmaster General, as received by Postmaster Geo. S. McCravy: 1. "On and after July 1, 1900, patrons of the rural delivery service will be required to display signals on their boxes when they leave mail in i them for carriers to collect, as after that date, carriers, when serving their routes, will not be required to open and examine any mail boxes except those to which they have mail to deliver and those on which signals are displayed to indicate there is mail for carriers to collect. "2. Those patrons whose boxes are not provided with signals must attach thereto some device which, when dis played, will plainly show passing car riers there is mail to be collected. It is not necessary tnat such device shall be either complicated or costly; a very simple arrangement will answer the purpose. 3. ' 'Carriers must lower the signals on boxes after making collections, pro vided no mail is left therein; and must display the signals when they deposit mail for patrons, unless the patrons have made request to the contrary. "4. The carriers must be > instructed to promptly inform patrons of their routes with regard to this Order, and you should, without expense to the De partment, use such other necessary means for informing them as will se cure a complete understanding and full compliance on the date mentioned. New Cure For Epilepsy J. B. Waterman of Watertown, 0., Rural free delivery, writes; "My daughter, afflicted for years with epilepsy, was cured by Dr. Kings New Life Pills. She has not had an attack for over two years. Best body cleansers and life giving tonic pills on earth. 25c at Palmetto Drug Co. and Laurens Drug Co. There's Always Room for Good Men. A leaflet has fallen into our hands which does not bear the imprint of any publication or house, which we regret, as we should be very glad to give the proper credit. It is so useful and sen sible, and it should be of so great value to all aspiring young men and women that we are glad to print it entire. It reads as follows: Col. Henry Watterson says that when he applied for his first employment on a newspaper he was told; "There are never any vacancies on a good paper, but there's always room for a good man." Col. Watterson says he thought the reply so good and true that, after be coming an editor himself, he said the same thing to all applicants. It is true in all kinds of business. The whole world is full of good places for a good man. There is hardly a big business concern anywhere that does not realize its need of good men. The work is waiting for them. Thousands of incompetents offer themselves, arc sized up by quick, shrewd methods of measurement and dismissed. But the good man, bright, alert, willing, ambitious, reliable, is slow in coming. He is rare. But when he does come to claim his own he comes into a kingdom. When Grant was president, George Pullman, the palace car magnate, once remarked to him that he had been looking for a young man, keen as the keenest, built for big work and abso lutely reliable. "And do you know," he added, "I haven't been able to find such a man in live years' search?" "I know the man," said Grant, "but you can't have him. lie is Horace Porter, my secretary." But Pullman did get him, and for 20 years the present ambassador to France was the executive head of the big Pullman business. The practical question confronting every young man to-day is not: Is a big job ready for you? But: Are you ready for a big job? If you have the right stuff in you, you don't have to go crawling on your stomach for any man's favor. You don't need to beg for a job ns though you were asking charity. But don't swell up and wait for big jobs to come after you with a brass band. Maybe, after all, there's not much in you. People will not take you at your own unsupported estimate. You have to show them. Ninety-nine men in a hundred think they each would cut a tine figure if only they could be picked up and set upon a ready-made pedestal. But there's nobody in the business of making pedestals for others to stand on. A good way to begin is by taking the best job you can get, though a little one, and turning it into a big one. The smaller it is when you take it and the bigger you make it, the better. Men's abilities are measured by what they have done, not by what they think they could do if somebody else gave them a chance. Most all of the men in the world who have amounted to much never had half a chance until they made it themselves. Notice of Citizens' Meeting. The Board of Trustees of the School District of the Town of Laurens hereby calls a public meeting in the Court House at 10 o'clock a. m., on Friday Die 29th of .lune, 1900, of all those t ili nens who return real or personal prop erty in said district, for the purpose of levying a tax on all such real and per sonal property to maintain the City Schools during the Scholastic Year of 1906-1907, By order of tho Board of Trustees. C. H. ROPER, Secretary of Hoard. .lune 7, 1906. 45-Ut Mineral Water! NATURE'S REMEDY. If you feel run down drink Mineral Water. If you want to keep well drink Mineral Water. If you are already ill drink Mineral Water. If you are convalescent drink Mineral Water. If you are well, and want to, drink Mineral Water. Drink Mineral Water all the time. The Kind of Mineral Water to Drink: Glenn Springs Mineral Water White Stone Lithia Water Stomp Spring: Water Harris Lithia Water In Barrels, Demijohns, Gallons and Half Gallons?any way you want it. Harris Lithia Water Ginger Ale We especially recommend the old, tried and tested Glenn Springs Mineral Water and Harris Lithia Water. They are especially beneficial. PALMETTO DRUG COMPANY. Laurens, - South Carolina.