Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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friends, I the history Church, (vhich is loca rn portion of Laurcns Tjqual distance between :ta Saluda nvers. irch was organized in 1825 by lott Smith, as pastor, with W luJ'I^rtng members: I ^.^becca'South, John TayIor> r J abitha Taylor, Clarissa Lovelace, Hen Wck Arnoli and wife, John Nichols nnd wile, Ben MHler and wife, and doubt Jess a few othtrg. .Mva. Rebecca youth gave a hJt of land forth? use of tl jetery, and she mustJpfve been jineji! member afadBal time. iresources^^Rty of lum :ance frcM MLmiU, the crecting^l building fled 'of the church I was in. .the 5nd with one window on each \\~ht and ventilation, and some like a port-hole, about 18 inches PoVo and to the right of the pulpit, [oubtlcss for the benefit of the preach and c!ass leader. to sounding board consisted of two beams placed overhead to hold lates in position. It then became ^of the churches of the South Caro ' Conference, which at that time embraced the territory extending from Tape Fear river in N. C, to the Ala pamn line, and was divided into eight residing Elder Districts. Therefore [{either the preacher in charge, nor Fre iing Elder was expected at the church J/ory oft i. Tluyuseacher or "circuit ridor" as hq^yj?psro^p called, had usu ally one reat'fmy during the week?say Monday, Jruwday morning with horse and sadflrQjbags,'he would leave home to fill his^ppointments, preaching every day during^ tlje week?and two or three times o?);Sdhday at the more important joints;, hence a small county church >'ould seldom have preaching on oiday by the Pastor, still there was a of faithful local preachers, who Homeien t service, and gave to 5y*"a!l tho churches one or twd Sun day services per month. . From 1825 to 1840 the regular pastors were: Revs. Barnctt Smith, Jas. Stock dale, David Ballew, H. A. C. Walker, Jas'. Staley, .John McCall, David Seal, Saml Dunwoody, and others. Under the administration of the above pastors, the little chucrh grew in hi strength, an numbers, and everything ? to move on nicely for a few 'Yet?alas - societies as well as als do not always float on "beds nocrmc between 1835 and 1840 fiism or discord sprang up m the ranks of the little church relatives to a P ?int of discipline, and quite a num iH-r withdrew from the church, led by llemick Arnold, who was a local preach er and united with the Protestant Meth odist Church. Strife, as a two-edged sword cuts botli ways, and when tho crucible is applied, the separation is made. "Aftc* the mist had cleared away" the faith ful few remained true and loyal to the church and sustained the pastor in his administration. During the year 1841 Revs. Jno. G. and M. E. Humbert having previouly moved from Beaufort, S. C, to Ten ne..see returned to their native state, located in this section, and placed their certificates of church membership at Mount Bethel, which added two names to the short roll. The official members were: Kev. Jno. G. Humbert "Local Elder" Green Ber ry Riley "Class Leader" Elisha W. South "Steward." Then began the wri ter's experience in the old log church. He remembers to have met Mrs. Re becca South and also Jno. Taylor who JtWQ of tho original founders of he church and- had nasse/l the limit of four score, and were as ripe shocks of grain ready for the Harvester. N It. was a rule 'of Methodist families .to make preparation on Saturday to allow all members of the family to at tend church on Sunday. Old men and kvomen, young men and maidens frcquen v rode horse-back to church. The young ladies were expert and racef ul riders and could test the mettle f thoir steed. It was considered a small matter to ride 6 to 8 miles to Church-Sunday morning. The Sunday school was organized in (842 with G. B. Riley as superinten dent. The writer does not know Whether a Sunday school had been conducted at the church previous to that date, but he does known that there has been a Sunday school held there every year since that time. Among tho books used was weekly's catichism and it was quite a relief to I n,' young pupils when Capers' catichism is substituted in lieu thereof. Classmeetings were held in the old log church also and attendance at cla ..-meetings was a test of member ship, and while they have become abso lete, yet they were occasions of great joy and pleasure f&the Christian. In these humble homes thercwas a room fumished!for the preachers use, and what a jupclee in the household hen mnking his round he would stop o spend the night; the best of cvery ting was at his command. The church gradually grew in strength md membership and about 1848, Jas. 1. Epps was apponited superintendent " y school with the other omcors of ho church still filling their former Eaccs. . The following pastors served the urch from J842 to 1850: Revs: Geo. Moore, Jno. Qimmeman, Villi? Haltern. Hugh Oghurn, A. B. IfcGilney, G. W. Barns, Samel Town Kd, and J. W. Miller as junior preach UjjtfhiH biings us up to J^J, when'a ?Mhjrch was built. eeessary f<] f romplinK orded me of adipSsingJ?wi and influencial Doubles? many of you wonder why Sea Island cotton should be selected as the subject of an article before the National Association of Cotton Manu facturers. The sea island crop consti tutes <m?v ene-half of 1 per cent of the entire American production. Its value is only about 1 per cent of that of the totaf cotton crop of the United States. Its culture is restricted by soil and cli mate to a narrow strip of the mainland of Georgia and Florida, and to the is lands along the coast of South Carolina. Its marketing and consumption engage I the attention of a comparatively small i ^Umber of people. And yet sea island | cotton is seldom mentioned without at tracting immediate attention. It has been studied and written about until there is practically nothing new to be said on the subject. It has played a part in the creation and in the devel opment of the cotton trade, which is out of all proportion to its quality and value, and it has bad an influence on the history and economic development, not only of the southwestern portion of the United States, but also upon that of the British West India Island | possessions. It has a vital interest for each of you which, perhaps, you little | ?spect. ?What, then, is this sea island cotton? | wheT.\ce did it come? How L it pro duced? ^ Wqy is it valuable".' Where is it spun? Into >yhat products does the yarn go? \ The name is a misnomer. Only from 8 to 12 per cent of tn^ crop is actually produced on islands, the balance being grown on the mainland fi'vm seed orig inally imported from the islands. The cotton is a black-seeded, long-staple cotton. It belongs to the group gossy pium Barbadence, so caUcd because it was supposed to have been first found in the Barbadoes. It is said to have been indigenous to the West India Is lands, a perennial plant growing wild there. The first reference to this west sea island cotton is probably found in a pamphlet published in London in 1666, entitled "A Brief Description of the I Province of Carolina, on the Coast of | Florida." The increase in the American con sumption should prove of interesr to the members of this association. In 1870 only 5 per cent of the crop was consumed in this country. In 1880 the consumption has risen to 35 per cent. In 1891, although the crop bad increased 130 per cent, over 40 per cent of it was consumed in the United States. Of the crop of 1905-'0(> (which was the largest on record, 1,120,000 bales), there was exported only 25 per cent, the remain ing 75 per cent being consumed in the United States. Technically, sea island cotton should be divided into two groups- the fine lots grown on the islands near Charles ton, S. C, which, even now, command prices ranging from 30 cents to 75 cents per pound, and the remainder of the crop, which is grown on the mainland of Florida and Georgia, the largest | market for which is Savannah, (Ja. About 10 per cent of the crop is now grown on the mainland of Florida and Georgia, though, in past years, there has been considerable variation in the production of the crop. From 1880 to 1800 South Carolina I produced in different years from 26 per cent to 40 per cent of the crop; Florida produced about 50 per cent of the crop, and Georgia produced from 10 per cent to 15 per cent. Other Social Functions. Miss Lora Leonard entertained Tues day evening, July the thirtieth, from eight thirty to eleven in honor of the Misses Hearsts Huseman and Yarbor ough. Those present were the Misses Lula Stewart, Olivia Cook, Emma Stewart, Nannie Farrow, Fannis Sloan, Jennie Stewart, Nan Jones, Emma Stewart, Clara and Louise Welborn, Willie and] Blanche Stewart, Minnie Bell Prior, Messrs. J. I). Sloan, W. R. Sloan. C. Garrett, C. Jones, T. D. Farrow, C. G. Garrett, W. F. Stewart, E. M. Carrel t, B. Sloan, J. Welborn. W. B. Stewart, J. Prior, Wayne and Frank Stewart ] and & Cook. During the evening delicious cream and cake were served. Wedneday afternoon, July the thirty first, the same party spent a few most J enjoyable hours at.Van Patton Shoals, during which time an elegant supper was served on tho rugged rocks, near the sound of the ripling waters of the dear old Fnoree. ANOTHER CORNKRSTONB LAID. Colored Methodists of the City Arc Buiid Jnj? $10,000 Church. With elaborate exercises and forma) ities the colored Masons of Laurens, with the assistance of a representative of the Grand Lodge, last Friday after noon laid the cornerstone of the new church which is being erected by the congregation of Bethel, African Metho dist Church, this city. The cornerstone bears this inscritp tion, "Bethel African Methodist Church Organized 1808 Built 1907 Laurens, S. C'" In the cavity of the stone were placed a number of memorials, including a Bi ble, roll of the 350 members of the church, list of Grand Lodge officers, names of presiding elder of this dis trict and pastor in charge, copies of lo cal and State newspapers, etc. The new church is in process of erec tion and will lie completed this year, perhaps, Ifc is located on lot adjoining the old church and is being constructed on modern plans. It is of brick and will cost more than $10,000. Protracted Meetings. Last week, the Rev. K. 0. Watson conducted a very successful protracted moeting at Chestnut Ridge. In addi tion to a general revival of the church membership several accessions to the I church resulted. The singing was led by Mr. J. C. Curry. On Sunday Pas tor Watson opened a week's meeting at Rahim Ct-cpk, He ja assisted by the Rev. J. T. Taylor who closed a fine meeting Sunday night at^C'edar Shoals, I Spar tun burg county. H'rlll.nt OB< ?raeefol. >iw who has live?) long enough In Mexico to become acquainted with the worlvbrf?"classes and acquire Rome In eight Into their nature ami some degree of con?denco In nml from' them It seems unfair when writing or talking of them to American? to refer to thein as Indians, as they are bo commonly cnl'ted here. To tho average citizen of tho United States tho word Indian at once brings to mind the picture of the sullcu and revengeful red man of the north. The simple minded, patient, docile Indian of Mexico Is not In this class at nil. He Is eminently peaceful. Bounti ful nature and perpetual summer com bine to palliate his Improvidence. He cannot seo the necessity of laying up anything for a rainy day. It rains half the days In Mexico nnyhow, but that only makes the mangoes grow larger and cheaper. If ho has uo tortillas to day some of his neighbors have, and they will gladly share, for conditions may be reversed tomorrow. These Mexican Indians make tho best and tho poorest servants In tho world. Their greatest cbnrm from this standpoint Is their perfect appreciation of their position. Always polite, never presuming, with hat lu band, it Is al ways "your servant" and "with your permission." In tho household they ask a half holiday once a fortnight, with never a word of complaint when working hours last from daylight to midnight. So different are these people from the northern Indian that It seems an Injustice, as has been said, to call them by that name to those who know only the Indian of tho cold country. The Mexican Indian does not want to tight. All he asks is to be let alone. Ills po liteness and affectionate nature are In born. Ills lovo for children Is partlcu* larly marked. It Is a common sight to see a laborer In the street with but two pieces of white cotton clothing to his back or his name stop a woman with n baby in her arms and, holding the child's face be tween both his hands, deliver a re sounding smack and chuck It under the chin. And In tho samo unconscious and entirely unaffected manner will a young man take his sombrero from his head and reverently kiss the hand of some ancient relatlvo In a tattered dress when he encounters her In the crowded thoroughfare.?"Modern Mex ico." Appen ru ii com. One had long hair and a high collar, and the other had hair cropped close to his head. Their silk hats were a little rusty, yet there was an air of gentility about the two men. I saw them this morning from the window of a chop house. They walked to the side door of a pawnshop across tho way after they had first taken a furtlvo look about to see if anybody observed them. They would not have been seen enter ing a pawnshop for worlds. They came out a minute later. The one with the long hair had one less watch chain than he had when he went In. They stopped within two feet of the door from which they had come. Tho long haired man divided some bills with his companion. lie looked at a little slip of paper in ids hand, and any one might see that the slip was a pawn ticket. There they stood for ten min utes by tho side door of that pawn shop, within sight of Sixth avenue and Broadway, that all who walked might see that they had been to visit an avuncular relative. Yot they would not have thought of boldly entering that pawnshop by the frout door.?New York Telegram. Thrill Inn lliillmtn BxpCrloUCC. Trobably no aeronauts have ever sur vived to tell such a thrilling story of their experiences as Messrs. Qlalshor and C'oxwell when, in 1802, 'hey made their record ascent of seven miles. W hen the balloon had reached a height of 20,000 feet Mr. Olaishor records, "I dimly saw Mr. Coxwcll In the ring and endeavored to speak, but could not, when in an Instant Intense black dark ness came, and I suddenly became un conscious." Mr. Coxwell himself was on the point of succumbing to tho In tense cold. Tho hoar frost was all round the neck of the balloon, his hands wero frozen and powerless, and as the balloon was still rising swiftly death seemed Inevitable to both aero nauts. Mr. COXWCU despaired of open ing the valve to release the gas. In sensibility was rapidly coining over him, and it was only "at the last gasp" that by a happy Inspiration lie seized the cord with his teeth and "dipped his head two or three times until the bal loon took a decided turn downward." 1 ml In Rubber, Caoutchouc was introduced to Eu rope by M. de la Oondnmino on his re turn from Peru in 1780, "It Is," said Its discoverer, "a most singular resin, as much by the use to which it is do voted as by its nature, which Is a problem to our most expert chemists. It Hows from a tree growing In several parts of America and is called caout chouc by the Mainas Indians on the hanks of the Amazon." Long liefere Charles Macintosh began to make his waterproofs in 1828 the natives of Qui to were using the rubber for the same purpose as wfl)| as for boots and bot tles and many other things. The now and mysterious material bad a hard struggle for popularity In England. Dr. Pr'istVy probably did more than any body else to make* Its novel qualities known, for In 1770 he popularized it forever by showing school children how It could bo made to efface pencil marks. Slow Workltiu Wenvcr*. There nro weavers who turn out only one yard of sti)ff a year. They nre tho Oobelln tapestry weavers, who work In tho factory In Paris, which Is own ed by the French government. They averago In the year only from one to three yards of goods, according to the tlneness of tho weave and the Intricacy Of tho pattern. These weavers work at hand looms, where they put In the Piling, or WOft, with a Shuttle held In the left hand. The back of the tn|ie< try Is toward them. A mirror shows them the other side. Baskets of woo) In every shade or color surround them. Th?,v USQ |,400 tones In nil, Skilled as He' e workmen are, (heir pay Is no bigger than that of the ordinary Amer ican laborer. Thoy get about $000 a year on an average, or about $12 a week. Theso Oobelln tapestries, re quiring yor.rs in the making, are of course very expensive. An offer of fdO,O0O wouldn't got homo o? them. NpW Gobelins you can't buy at all. The French government has them made to give away as presents to Its friends people of power and position. - New York Press. U Is estimated that ?80,000,000 worth of British treasuro lies sunk nlong tho from England to India. umphs wngT^Rvir over Paris u> the height of 300 feet for n space of nine minutes. M. rilntre nehleved all hin efforts by means of hot nlr produced by a fire which he carried in the bal loon Itself and was almost as daring as an Italian philosopher who took flight on a pair of wings of bis own con struction from tbe summit of tho castlo ?f Stirling In presence of King James IV. of Scotland. That c urageous ex perimenter when picked up from the ground with n broken leg accounted for tho collapso of his wings by ox claiming to tho sympathetic courtiers that ho had made n mlRtake in taking some of bis feathers from the creatures of tho barnyard whoso inclination was toward tho earth. Had ho solocted them from creatures with a heaven ward tendency, liko the eagle, the ex periment would havo been successful. Ho was believed and Bultably reward ed. A Street Sweeper'* Grntiiltlcft. A city merchant used to give on old crossing sweeper sixpence every Rat urday. One day ho discovered ho had given half a sovereign by a mistake. So he hurried back to tho crossing. Tho sweeper said in reply to a question, "Will you come, sir, after 4 o'clock to this address, and I will see If you are right nbout tho coin?" Tho merchant did so and found a small olllce and two clerks busy at work. Presently tho sweeper appeared, but, oh, so altered! He was dressed neatly and looked like a business man. "Oh, yes," he said to tho astonished merchant, "yon were correct. Our receipts today were about 10 shillings more than usual, so here is your half sovereign." As the merchant left the "office," vowing he would nev .er give to the rogue again, tho sweeper called after him, "You've forgotten your usual sixpence, sir!"?Dundee Ad vertiser. Storm Wont*. "Typhoon" Is by no means the only word for a storm that has conve to tho English languago through Portuguese and Spanish. Others are "tornado" and "hurricane," which Shakespeare could still writo "hurricane" Old tlmo Englishmen, nt any rate, spelled the ladt word in at least as many ways as Bhakespcnro and other people spelled Ids namo, and somo of tho spellings indicate frantic attempts to make tho word suggest a derivation Intelligible to tho English mind. Of such uro "furl eane," "hurleenn," "Ilcrocane" and "Harry-Coin." Even "hurrlcano" was finally adopted no doubt as suggesting "hurry." The original was the Oarlb "huraean," or "furaean," the navigators of Portugal ami Spain having been in strumental only In bringing it to Eng land from the west, as they brought "typhoon" from the east. Tlic 11 I p i>ni>i>< i> in n ?.. At times tho hippopotamus exudes what has boon described as a "bloody sweat." Microscopically examined, the exudation Is found to consist of a great number of minute colorless bodies, re sembling the colorless corpuscles of the I blood, and a smaller number of pink colored bodies, made up of some crys talline substance forming clusters of rodlike anil trirndlnto form. These, be coming dissolved, glvo the surrounding fluid medium a deeper pink color than that observable before dissolution took place. Both the colored and colorless matter appear to be exuded by special pores in tho skin which display activi ty only immediately after tho creature has left tbe water. Aiitn tiN Germ Currier*. A German bacteriologist was con ducting an experiment in tho courso of which ho made use of typhoid infected mice. In another cage he had somo mice which were In good health. Short ly after the unlnfccted mice also devel oped typhoid. Investigation showed that ants were passing from one cage to the other. Some of these ants wero examined, and their bodies wer- found to be covered with the typhoid germs, Which they were carrying from the sick to tho well mice. The WoIvon' Mn/./.I?.*. Ho was telling a thrilling story of one of his hairbreadth escapes abroad, and the young girl leaned forward and hung upon his words breathlessly. "And they were so near," ho said, "that we could see the muzzles of the wol\ es." "oh," she gasped, "how glad you must have been that they had their muzzles on!" Alt Awful <oiiililni|tpui AinbllUg Andrew Turn back, pal, turn hack) This town you're a-eomln' to Is awful. Chilly NytCS?Wot'S wrong with It? Ambling Androw?Wy, every body keeps a dog, there's three cook in' schools, a soap factory, au' tho town's name is Rath.- illustrated Bits, Jant ii Hint. Father (at head of stairs) ? Ethel, what time Is It? Ethel (In drawing room)- It's a quarter past 10, father. Father All right. Don't forget to start tho clock again after the young man goes out to got his breakfast. A Hol tor Tent. "Thai man Is so honest ho wouldn't steal a pin," said Mr. Goodo. "I never thought much of the pin test," answered Mr. Cayenne. "Try Mm with an umbrella." Knlr I'lny. Mr. Spat?Now, if you'll just listen to me- Mrs. Spat Oh, you can't eon vlnco mo! Mr. Spat?Probably but If wo'ro going to spend the rest of the night In argument I want my share of the time. A l-'ronlf, Mavid She's qulto a linguist! Bhs has eight tongues at her fingers' ends. Bill- fs she in a museum? New York Times. Baying your debts is an expensive way of getting commercial credit, but unless you are rich It's about the onl\ Way. Puck oi<i i i i>!<"'< Law*. In the earliest code of British laws How exeunt namely, that of Hocl Dim, a famous king of Cambria (the present Wales), who died about tho yoac'O?tj A. I? wo And a canon enacting In plain and unmistakablo terms thai any married woman whoso husband was afflicted with leprosy was entitled not only to separation, but also to tho resti tution of her goods. klnlli-lnur. ? > Gladys I refused Fred two weeks ago, and he has been drinking heavily since. Ethel J m'i it about tiino he stopped celebroti. ?'* A Great Mid=Season Summer Sal A rare chance to get what you have been wanting- for the home fo long a time?at prices that cannot help but appeal to you. We hav immense stock of Furniture, Draperies, Rugs and Home Furnish in hand which must be gotten rid of before the new things for Fall be arrive. We give here just a few of the many bargains which are t found at our store during this sale. DON'T MISS IT. Special Special Special Specia Solid Oak Rockers, sad dle or Cobbler Seat, Low Back, Highly Finished. A regular $3.50 value. While they last $2.50 Beautiful Velvet Rugs, six feet long, three feet wide regular $3.50 goods; our special price $2.98 Heavy Iron Beds in white or blue. Brass top rods and knobs; a good one at $7.50. Our price $5.50 Folding Go Cart tire. Strong and lig ONLY $2.50 S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. ? 4*. Truth fulness 1 -.f.>' ?? IN no class of merchants is r? Truthfulness more to be de- ? r* sired than in the Jeweler, on * whose word every customer ?. must rely, more or less, jtjj Whatever we sell, whether Jj A Jewelry Watches Diamonds Or other Articles it is the rigid Policy of our l$ store that the quality of the goods be truthfully repre " seated. No oxageration in tjj claims or extortion in price is r. tolerated. This policy has paid us; we find our reward in the M a]>preciation and trade of those who deal with us. Fleming Bros. 9< * V * 1 ?* *??? l 1 * o * i t > 1 ? l f* RELIABLE JEWELERS ?4-l,;4'J?- k V ii * *?* ?'* k Anderson & Blakely BROKERS Real ii ate Renting Stocks Bonds Burglary Theift and Fire Insurance Anderson & Blakely Brokers West Main St- LAURENS, S. ('. Simpson, Cooper & Babb, Attorneys at Law. Will practice In atl Ht-.tc Courts Prompt attention given to all buslno-s Notice of Stockholders, Tho Annual Meeting or the Stock holders 61 the Peoples Loan and Kx changO Hank of Laurons South Caro lina, will be held at the ofllco of the Hank at 1,aureus; South Carolina, on Tuesday Aug. the 20th 1907, at 11 o clock a. m. \y a. yvAf in. President. J. W. TODD, Cashier. HOLLIST F.R^ Kqcky Mountain tea Nuggets a Buty Mw.'y tor Bu:y r. , Ii, Brines Golden McaVh and Renewid Vliror. A spwlflc for OonstlBtllon, IhrilffCSllon, T.Ivor '??I KUInry Irouolna. WnH>JOn, HcZOtOft, litiimip Itluodi Dad nroatt). siu\__kii rowels. Ileudaono nnd DttOknchQ, l(a \U'c\fc\h*m Jain TV ii In tub ha form. :c> c<i!iin u noirf^^V^tcii.m intuit* by '.m.i.istkh l>:u ,, (??,!' |H^, 11 son, WIs. S?LDEN NUGGETS FOfl BftULPEQ FOR REAL ESTATE BARGAINS -ix OCONEE COUNTY CHOICE FARMS, TIMBER TRACTS, BUSINESS und RES IDENCK PROPERTY -WRITE JA/VlliS H. DARBY, Real Estate Dealer, WALHALLA, S. ('., Office Peoples Rank* DU. CLIFTON JONES Dentist OFFICE IN SIMMONS BUILDING Phono: Office No. 86; Residence 21i>. DR. HBSS'S Poultry Panacea GUARANTEED BY DR. HESS. For ,:aie by M. H. FOWLER. UNIVERSITY OP NORTH CAROLINA. 1779-1907. Head oi the State's Educational System. DEPARTMENTS. (!ollego, ftngineorn. Graduate, Law, Medicine, Pharmacy. Library contains 45? 000. volumes. New water works, electric lights, central heating system. New domi tories, gymnasium, Y. M. C. A. building, library, 7.12 STUDHNi'S 74 IN FACULTY. The Fall term begins Sept. 9. 1907. Address Francis 1'. Vkn m'.i.w. Phwtiuknt t'HAHBL nil.i., N. (.), ? Are ! Waterproofed % Collars j? Sanitary ? 1 g^; Can a waterproofed doth oi A paper Collar he sanitary in any sense of the word? A . Is any kind of lidcn, \v ii'u-ot Jjfdeposit IjKiV0.0!! of ffvime and "di. i ,\ l.eii .'.Imply smeared oil' with a damp rag? t& Can you feel that you are A clean and well dressed when ^fc. the dirt simply doc,n't show but is thore [usl the . ic\c * I? j| Honestly^ y Can You " 'I he dirt is fj?lOHtiffeftltj W? ftj? moy c.d from all pioees of goods m laundered at ?5 LAURENS STEAM J? LAUNDRY , i'houe 60. Laurens, S. C. ( R. A. COOPER, C W. TUNK, J. P. TOLBERT, President. Scc'y and Treas. Mgr. Ins. Depart. M. J. OWINOS Vicc-Preu. DIRECTORS: j. O. c. Fleming, E. P. WlIAHTON, C. D. MOSELEY, H. K. AlKKN, S. M. WlLKIiS, C. E. Kknnkdy J. W. Tonn, S. ,1. Craig, D. A. Davis, J. W. DuPREE, W. J. Fleming J. V. tolbert, W. A. Watts, M. J. Owings, R. A. CoorBR. Laurens Trust Company Capital Stock $25,000 Real Estate, Stocks and Bonds bought and sold. Loans negotiated on Real Es tate-long time and easy payments. Our Insurance Manager, Mr. J. F. Tolbert, can give you the very best Life und Fire Insurance contracts. We also act as Executor, Administrator, Guardian, Receiver, Trustee, etc. WeolTer, subject to previous sale or withdrawal Five Shares Enterprise Bank at .,. 121.00 Give Us Your Business and Help a Home Enterprise. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOO DIXIE FLOUR & GRAIN CO. F. K. SPRATT, Manager. Wholesale Grocers We carry heavy stocks of Flour, {rrain, Feed and Provisions; and also a complete line of Staple Case Goods at our Laurens warehouse. We make a specialty of handling direct" ship ments from the mills and elevators. Our connec tions are the best to be had. Daily wire quotations from every grain center that ships into this terri tory. You can't afford to buy Flour, Grain and Feed before getting our quotations. We study the markots more closely and keep better posted than J the average dealer. ?OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOO New Livery Business When you wish a stylish Rig, Hack or other Conveyance Phone 203. We wish to announce that we have purchased the Earksdale Livery Business and will continue at the same stand. We have added a lot of new and up-to-date vehicles and solicit a share of your business. We offer you the best service pos sible. Polite drivers, and good horses, We will do a general hack and drayage business and solicit your patronage If you want a Dray, Hack, or Stylish Rig Phono 203 - Phone 203. Babb & Bis Phone 203 - - - Barksda