The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, January 01, 1908, Image 1
NO EXTENTION
FOR TAXPAYING
The Usual Penalties will
bo Added Today.
LEVY MAY BE RAISED.
Likely That the Legislature Will Raise
Levy Two Mills on Recommendation
Of the Governor.
Columbia, Dec. 29.?Gov. Ansel was
asked today by the correspondent of
the News and Courier whether he
would extend the time for paying taxes.
His reply indicated that he is not
disposed to do so, but he stated that he
would tomorrow talk the matter over
with Comptroller General Jones, and
would then announce his conclusion.
Gov. Ansel said that he had thought
of the matter, but had not had it put
before him in any definite form, and he
was very glad to have the suggestion
made for his consideration. He' said,
however, that at this time he was not
inclined to favor an extension of the
time for two reasons. In the first place,
the State has some heavy obligations
to meet on the 31st of December, in
the form of notes held in New York,
and these would have to be renewed if
the payment of taxes was postponed.
This would mean an admission that the
State's finances are not in the best con
dition, and besides would entail an in
crease in interest charges. In the sec
ond place, the penalty for non-payment
of taxes is not very heavy for the first
month alter the time expires, being
oidy one per cent, up to the first day
of February; and to the average tax
payer, who cannot pay at this time,
this penalty will not amount to a great
deal. For the second thirty days the
penalty is an additional one per cent.,
and after March 1 it is an additional
five per cent.
The governor has been in consulta
tion during the last week with the
State treasurer in regard to the pay
ment of the interest and the notes due
on the 31st of December, and it has
been apparent that the State will have
a close shave on this matter. The
county treasurers have, for some rea
son, been very slow about sending in
the tax money, and if collections have
not been slow with the county treasu
rers some of them have been dilatory
about transmitting to the State treasu
rer. The State treasurer recently sent
out a letter, urging that they forward
the money as quickly as possible, and
this action met with the governor's ap
proval.
The governor realizes that financial
conditions have much to do with the
slowness with which tax money is com
ing in, but he fears that to extend the
time would be merely to transfer the
dilliculty from the taxpayers to the
State itself, and might not in the end
afford any real relief. Gov. Ansel has
given careful study to the tax question
and to the financial condition of the
State. He has determined to make a
recommendation in his message which
will be somewhat startling to many,and
which requires good nerve to make. He
will urge that the levy be raised two
mills, or (hat a special levy of two
mills be made for the purpose of plac
ing the State on a cash basis, and to
put a stop to the practice of paying in
terest on interest.
The General Assembly, at the last
session, reduced the levy on-half of one
mill, bringing it down from five to four
and one-half mills.
Governor Hey ward had two years ago
recommended that the levy be increased
to live mills, making a gradual increase
for the purpose of placing the State on
a cash basis and raising a revenue suffi
cient to provide for the appropriation
made by the General Assembly each
year, and this was done by the Legisla
ture. Gev. Ansel is going still further,
and will recommend a levy of two mills
for this purpose, to be kept up until
the State is able to pay its debts and
meet the interest on the bonded debt
without having to borrow money to pay
interest. Gov. Ansel considers it bad
business judgment to proceed in the
present way, and thinks that the levy
should be commensurate with the ap
propriations if the appropriations are
not reduced to come within the levy.
_ J. H.
Gov. Ansel yesterday announced posi
tively that ho would not extend the
time for the payment of State taxes.
A numbor of ollicials have recently
written him on the subject and Inquired
as to his intentions and, after a confer
ence with Comptroller General Jones
yesterday, the governor decided that it
would be useless to extend the time.
* His excellency thinks that the small
I penalty of one per cent, in January and
an additional one per cent, in February
was fixed so that no hardships would be
worked on thoso who are unable to pay
up by the first of the year. He also
believes that if the Legislature will
make an additional levy of two mills
State taxes for three years the finan
ces will be on a sound business basis,
and it will not be necessary to borrow
between $350,000 and $500,000, the con
Htltutional limit, every year. After
this, he thinks the levy can bp lowered,
and with the riso in values and fico
nomical expenditures the Stato will
unve a considerable amount in interest.
It has boon several years since the
fimo for tho payment of taxes was ex
pended, the Jast time being In J001, by
Gov. McSweeney. At tha? time the
ollicials believed it necessary, a"1' the
poor crop outlook demanded the step.
Since then, however, the farmors hftve
been prosperous, and Gov. Anstl
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
1907 passed out like a lamb.
Mr. John Cunningham, of Waterloo,
spent Thursday in the city.
Mrs. Lamar Smith spent last week
with friends in Spartanburg.
Miss Dorcas Calmes was the guest of |
friends at Waterloo Christmas.
Mrs. Cosby of Columbia, Va., is visit-]
ing her daughter, Mrs. R. E. Hughes.
Miss Emmie Meng spent a portion of I
the holiday season with friends in New-1
berry.
Quite a number of businsss changes!
are expected to take place in Laurens
to day.
Miss Isabel Dacus, of Greenville,
spent Christmas with Miss Hannah
Tolbert.
Col. J. W. Ferguson spent Christmas i
with his son J. W. Ferguson, Jr., at |
Hartsville.
Miss Sara Harvinof Spartanbury was
the week-end guest of Mrs. Legare
Blackwell.
Mrs. Dora Nabors and Miss Carrie
Nabors of Spartanburg visited relatives |
in the city last week.
Mr. J. N. Wright lias accepted a pos
ition witli Moseley & Roland and will
be glad to sec his friends.
Miss Josie Prather and Miss Langford
of Clinton were the guests during Christ-1
mas of Miss Chrystal Kay.
Mr. W. B. Clark, of Greenwood, was]
in the city Friday, returning from a |
visit to relatives in the county.
Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Humphries and
B. K. Humphries, Jr., have returned
from a delightful visit at (Jaffncy.
Mrs. J. S. Machen and Master Earn
est Machen spent Christmas week with
relatives at Princeton and Honea Path.
Messrs Frank and Stanly Massey spent j
Christmas in the city with their mother,
Mrs. Lizzie Massey, at Mr. W. 11. Glil
kerson's.
Misses Mary and Sallie Rivers of
Spartanburg were the guests for a few
days last week of Mr. and Mrs. W. L.
Gray.
Rev. G. M. Sexton of Princeton spent
several days in the city the past week
while Mrs. Sexton visited relatives in
Spartanburg.
Messrs. W. L. Rodgers of Rock Hill
and Arthur Rodge>:s of Columbus, Ga.,
spent a few days at home during the
holidays with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Rodgers.
Mr. Mark Hellams, of the local post
office department, ^will be one of the
groomsmen at the wedding today at
noon of Miss Annie Pearl Wallace,
daughter of Mr. Hobt. G. Wallace, of
Belfast, and Mr. John H. Wharton, son
of Mr. Henry Wharton, of Waterloo.
CHARGED WITH
THEFT OF COTTON.
Arthur and James Kilgore and Lnrkin
Shell, All Colored, Arrested Yes
terday Afternoon.
Two bales of cotton were stolen from
the gin house yard of Mr. Mack Bryson
at Ora late Monday night before Christ
mas and Arthur R. Kilgore, James K?
gore and Larkin Shell, all colored, are
in jail charged with the theft.
The cotton had been produced by
tenant on the plantation of Mr. J. L.
McClintock and when it was discovered
to have been stolen the wagon was
traced to Laurens and the cotton found
and identified. It had been sold to Mr.
W. L, Gray by Arthur Kilgore early
Tuesday morning. The team belonged
to Larkin Shell. Shell claims to know
nothing about the matter except that
Kilgore borrowed his wagon.
An unusual circumstance connected
with the affair was that Arthur Kilgore
paid $70.00 of the money to a merchant
on a debt that he owed.
Eire at Gray Court.
About 11:30 o'clock Thursday night
the storeroom and entire stock of goods
belonging to D. D. Peden & Co., of
Gray Court, was destroyed by fire.
When first discovered the entire build
ing seemed enveloped in flames. The
origin, of the fire has not been ascer
tained.
The building and contents were in
sured for $4,000. The total loss will
be practically $0,000.
The adjacent building, belonging to
Mr. W. C. Babb, of Fountain Inn, oc
cupied by J. W. Wells, merchant, was
also damaged.
Mr. Peden seems especially unfortu
nate in being burned out, and he has
the sympathy of numbers of friends.
thinks that an additional levy would not j
be a hardship.
In the meantime the clerks in the
State treasurer's office have been busy
receiving money from the county treasu
rers, about $127,000 being deposited in
two days. It is not thought that the
collections this year will fall behind
j those of last year. The State, Dec. 31.
A tickling cough, from any cause, is
quickly stonpod l>y Dr. Shoop's Cough
Cure. Anil it is so thoroughly harmless
and safo that Dr. Shoop tells mothers
everywhere to give it without hesita
tion even to very young babes. The
wholesome green loaves and tender
stoms of a lung-healing mountainous
shrub furnish the curative properties to
Dr. Shoop's Cough (Jure, it calms the
cough and heals the sore and sensitive
bronchial membranes. No opium, no
chloroform, nothing harsh used to in
jure or suppress. Simply a resinous
plant extract that helps to heal aching
lungs. The Spaniards call this shrub
Khich the doctor uses "The Sacred
erb.'' Always demand Dr. Shoop's
Cough Cure. Palmetto Drug Co.
Five Dollars Reward.
I will pay the above reward, with
proof to convict the thief who stole a
Lady's Persian Silk Underskirt, tailor:
made, from my house on the 19th inst.
If the goods returned, no question
asked, H, G. Coleman, City. 21-Ht
December 24 th.
WOODMEN GIVE
ANSUAL BANQUET
Charming and Appropriate Speeches Dc.
iivered by Solicitor Cooper, Rev. Mr.
Crout and Supt. Dobson.
One of the very delightful events of
the holidays in Laurens was the annual
banquet Friday night, given by the
members of Laurens Camp No. 98,
Woodmen of the World. Over one
hundred guests were present, with Con
sul Commander C. A. Power acting as
master of ceremonies.
The speakers for the occasion were
Solicitor Hobt. A. Cooper; Rev. John
D. Crout, pastor of the First Metho
dist church; and Prof. R. A. Dobson,
superintendent of the Laurens city
schools, all of whom made eloquent and
appropriate addressee.
The banquet supper was furnished by
the Kings' Daughters, and it was a
magnificent spread, seasonable aud
sumptuous. The proceeds, amounting
to over $100, will be applied to the
hospital fund.
Woodcraft, in Laurens county, leads
all other secret orders in point of so
cieties and membership, there being
fifteen camps, whose members aggre
gate a thousand choppers. It is doubt
ful if any other county in the State can
make as fine a showing.
Mr. W. H. Godfrey of Greenville was
in the city Christmas day.
NEGRO KILLED AT GOLDVILLE.
Efforts to Apprehend His Slayer Prove
Futile so Far.
The only Christmas week tragedy in
Laurens county so far as reported oc
curred at Goldville Saturday night when
Dave Huntei*, a negro originally from
Union county, was shot and killed on
the railway platform. Hunter was shot
through the head with a 38-calibre bul
let and death was instantaneous.
The night passenger train from Co
lumbia to Laurens was leaving the sta
tion just as the fatal shot was fired,
and as there were a number of people
about the station and store no one
seemed to know who shot Hunter.
Shoritf Duckett was notified of the
killing and at once sent his alert dep
uty, Mr. A. R. Sullivan, who was ac
companied by a mighty good lieutenant
to the scene. The officers made dili
gent search during the remainder of the
night for a suspect without success.
Early Sunday morning the hunt was re
sumed, resulting in the arrest of the
negro wanted, one Suber, wdio was held
for further investigation.
At 1 o'clock Coroner Watts held the
inquest over Hunter's body and the
jury returned a verdict to the effect
that the deceased came to his death by
gunshot wounds at the hands of parties
unknown to them. In consequence of
this action Suber was promptly re
leased.
CHRISTMAS WEDDING.
Popular Gray Court Couple United in
Marriage.
At the home of the bride's mother,
Mrs. Mary R. Willis, on Dec. 25th, at
12.30 o'clock p. m., in the presence of a
large company of relatives and friends,
Mr. John Wright Wells, the genial and
obliging merchant and operator and
agent of Gray Court, was married to
Miss Annie Coleman Willis, also of
Gray Court, S. C. Rev. E. C. Watson
of Laurens pronounced the solemn cere
mony. Immediately after the marriage
the happy couple, together with a large
number of friends, boarded the train
amid quite a shower of rice for Coro
naca, S. C., where a cordial and affec
tionate reception awaited the party by
Mr. and Mrs. Wells, the parents of the
groom.
Christmas Tree.
On Christmas afternoon a group of
Mrs. J. S. Bennett's friends and rela
tives enjoyed a charming Christmas
tree at the Rennctt home on West Main
street. The tvee was prepared by the
hostess and many good things were dis
pensed, Col. Geo. S. McCravy, in his
inimitable style, acting as Santa Claus,
while the "march" signifying Santa's
entrance was played on the piano by
Master Henry Bennett. The occasion
proved one of the most delightful home
affairs of the festive season.
SENATOR TILLMAN
VISITS t'OL. SHAW.
Spent a Short Time in the City Friday
Afternoon and the Night With
Mis Old Friend.
United States Senator Benjamin K.
Tillman was a visitor in Laurens during
the holidays. His stay in the city,
however, was merely incidental to a
visit to his good friend, Col. John D. M.
Shaw, at his home a few miles below
town. The Senator came up Friday
from his home at Trenton, where he
spent most of the holiday recess of
Congress, and stopped over in the city
for an hour or so, spending the time at
the oflice of the clerk of court. His
presence in the city was not generally
known but quite a number of friends
dropped in and chatted with him during
the time.
Later, accompanied by Mr. John F.
Bolt, the Senator drove out to Col.
Shaw's for the night and remained un
til noon Saturday. For seventeen
years, or since the advent of Senator
Tillman in L>outh Carolina politics, there
has existed a very strong personal and
political friendship between himself and
Col. Shaw, and he never comes tq^Lau
rens without visiting at the Shaw home.
See the special values that we are of
fering in solid oak, beautifully finished
Bedroom Suites.
S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co.
Laurens' Greatest
CLEARANCE SALE
Everything at Marked Cost.
Early for the Best Variety.
See Us
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Friday Morning Jan. 3
We will begin the greatest stock reducing, money raising sale in
the history of our business. Everything in our big stock at mark
ed cost. This will be a money raising sale and no goods will be
charged.
Housekeepers Take Notice
Art Squares 9 x 12 feet
Big line of Rugs
Good Matting, by roll only
Full width Bleached Table Linen
Wide Bleached Sheeting
Napkins, per doz.
Elegant line fine Damask and Napkins.
? ready made Sheets for
Curtain Swisses
Silk Comforts
Surprise prices on a line line of Lace
Curtains.
White Quilts 55c. $1.00 White Quilts
$3.65 up.
30c up.
16 l-2c
20c
22 l-2c
44c up
44c up
6 l-2c up
4.38
82c
Dress Goods
Chiffon Broad Cloths
Elegant Black Panama, all wool
Imperial Serges, all wool
Our grand line $1.00 Black Goods
Black yard wide Peau de Soire Silk,
$1.50 quality
Great variety of Colored Waist Silks
Our Great $1.00 Black Silk at
75c
42c
42c
82c
1.10
19c up
82c
Domestics, Value Extraordinary
9 3-4c
6 l-2c
8 2-3c
4 3-4c
96c
10c
5 l-2c
6 l-2c
3 1-3
Yd. wide Embroidery Cloth
" " Poe Mill "special finish"
" " Cambric
Unbleached Homespun
12 yd. piece English Long Cloth, per piece
Apron Linen
Ginghams
Best Calico
Calico Remnants
Men's Goods
50c Shirts 40c
$1.00 Shirts 75c
$1.00 Wool Under Shirts 82c
Heavy Fleeced Under Shirts 83c
Big line Men's and Boy's Pants in this sale
Water Stained Overalls 25c and 40c
Great Shoe Slaughter
At the prices on Shoes we
ought to]cut our Shoe stock
down about half. W. L.
Douglas for Men, E. P.
Reid's for Ladies', the
\ Wauken and Educator for
Children. A great line of
odds and ends in Women's
Shoes at less than half
price. Some of them as
ilow as 48c.
Merchants Take Notice
This will be a sale in which merchants can
pick up many bargains under regular wholesale
value. We invite merchants from, from all over
the county to see us early in this sale. Come the
first day for the best assortments, as the prices we
will make should soon melt our bif^ stack.
O. B. SIMMONS CO.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION.
Good morning to 1908.
JflMr. Campboll Daveniwrt, of Augus
ta, was in the city Friday.
Miss West of Carlton, Ga., is the
guest of Miss Josie Sullivan.
Mr. Barmore Mays, of Greenwood,
was in town Friday on business.
Mrs. Cora Wharton and Master Wal
ter are visiting Mrs. J. A. Copeland.
Mr. J. A. Rodgera spent a few days
last week with relatives in Greenville.
Misses Hattie and Ella Roland were
among the home-comers for the holi
days.
Miss Beaty of Winnsboro is in the
city the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. L.
Me Lin.
Mrs. O. W. Babb visited her mother,
Mrs. Hart, at Cokesbury during the
holidays.
Misses Jennie and Lutie Young, Chi
cora College girls, were in the city for
Christmas.
Mr. Warren Cheek, of Augusta, was
with relatives and friends here for the
holidays.
Miss Lotties Jones of Spartan burg
was the guest last week of Miss Annie
Bell Childrcss.
Mr. and Mrs. Borket Clardy enter
tained a few friends at an elegant din
ner Saturday evening.
Mr. Jas. E. Minter of Sedalia is visit
ing his father, Capt. J. H. Minter, and
other relatives in the city.
Mrs. Annie Greer of Gastonia, N. ('.,
visited her sister, Mrs. J. A. R?dgens,
a few days during Christmas.
Misses Bessie Moore and Nell Wallace
will return today from a very pleasant
visit of ten days in Atlanta.
Mr. J. L. Heid, of Abbeville, visited
visited Mr. Rhett Reid and other rela
tives in Laurens during the holidays.
Miss Vaughn Gritton, who is teaching
in Sumter county, spent Christinas with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Gritton.
Misses Ethel and Winona McDanicl
of Oakville were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. S. G. McDanicl a day or so last
week.
Mr. W. G. Lancaster, of the Enter
prise Bank, spent several days last
week at his old home near Glenn
Springs.
Miss Dollie Roland, a student at Lan
der College, was one of the many
charming college girls at home for
Chfistmas.
Miss Mary Johnson and Master J. T.
Johnson of Spartanburg visited their
grandmother, Mrs. II. W. Anderson,
during the holidays.
Miss Laura Barksdale went to New
berry Saturday to attend the wedding
of Miss Nannie McCaughrin and Dr.
Harper of Greenwood, which is to take
place the evening of January 1st.
Mrs. W. H. Garrett, Miss Pauline
Prentisa and Master Claude Garrett
went to Greenwood on the noon train
last Wednesday to spend the night with
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Garrett.
Yesterday proved a good duy for
landing cotton rogues. In addition to
the Kilgore and Shell arrests Sheriff
i Duckett brought one Bob Todd down
: from Woodruff and placed him behind
the bars, charged with stealing a bale
[ of cotton from Cook's gin, Y.v.ing's
j township.
UNION VOTES IN
THE DISPENSARY
County Among Those Voting Out Dis
pensary Under llricc Act-Will
Try Carey-Cothran Law.
Union, Dec. 23. ?The dispensary lias
won in Union County. Its majority is
but eleven votes. These figures have
been carefully compiled from the re
ports received by the local newspapers.
The official count by the canvassers
may make some slight change.
The election Is a surprise to both
sides, as it was hardly thought that the
dispensary would win. While the vot
ing was on everything went off very
quietly, though the prohibitionists were
steadily at work. The oxciting time
came when the returns began coming in.
Hundreds of persona congregated in
front of the Progress office, keeping
their position until about 8.IK), when it
was found that it would be impossible
to hear from West Springs or Colerain,
two of the most distant precincts, on
account of the very heavy and almost
impassable roads and broken telephone
lines. The vote at that hour gave the
dispensary a majority of one.
This morning news from West
Springs via Glenn Springs gave pro
hibition a lead of five votes. An hour
later this was cut down to one vote be
cause of an error of four in favor of
the dispensary in the Cross Keys re
turns.
About 11 o'clock the Colerain board
was at last heard from and it gave the
dispensary 21 votes and prohibition 0,
which makes tho total vote stand dis
pensary 014 und prohibition (it).'}.
It is alleged that numerous irregu
larities were allowed in the voting at
several of the county precincts, but
what steps, if any, will be taken has
not yet been announced,
Stomach Trouble Cured.
If you have any trouble with your
stomach you should take Chamberlain';;
Stomach and Liver Tablets. Mr. J. P.
Kioto, of Edina,, Mo., says: "I have
used a great many diilVrent medicines
for stuntach trouble, but find Chamber
lain/s Stomach and I aver Tablets more
boneflcial than any other remedy I ever I
used." For sale l>y Laurens Drug C<>. j
School Christmas Tree.
T|\6 Huie Orove school near Narnie,'
taught by Miss May Madden, gave a
pretty Christmas tree and wndercd a
most charming programme of exercises
in c.Qiu-.ectton with the happy occasion
on Wednesday afternoon,
See OUr beautiful line of Toilet Sets,
In different sizes, colors and decora
tions, at prices that will be money
saved for you.
S. M. & E. H. Wllkes Co.
CALL EXTENDED TO
REV.C.JUANKIN
Invited to Pastorate of
Presbyterian Church
AT SPECIAL MEETING
Prospective Pastor is a North Carolinian
and at Present Supplies First Church
Portsmouth, Va.
Sunday at the conclusion of the morn
ing services, which were conducted by
the Rev. J. L. McLin at the First Pres
byterian church, a congregational meet
ing was held for the purpose of calling
a pastor to the supply of this church
which has been without a pastor since
the resignation of Dr. Robert Adams
two months ago.
Upon the recommendation of the
committee to whom was delegated the
mission of securing a suitable pastor
following Dr. Adams' resignation, the
church extended an unanimous call to
the Rev. C. P. Rankin of Portsmouth,
Va. Mr. Rankin is at present pastor of
the Portsmouth Presbyterian church
and is a very scholarly young divine.
He is a native of North Carolina and a
graduate of Davidson college and took
Iiis theological course at Union semi
nary, Richmond, Va. He is a son-in
law of Dr. Slrickler of Union semi
nary, who preached the dedicatory ser
mon of the new Presbyterian church
building here about thirteen years ago.
The Rev. Mr. Rankin visited Raurens
a few weeks ago and all who heard him
preach on that occasion were impressed
with his ability as a preacher and
thought him a most desirable man for
this work here. Of course it is not
known definitely whether be will accept
the pastorate, but it is thought that he
will.
Watched Fifteen Years.
"For fifteen years I have watched
the working of Hucklen's Arnica Salvo,
and it has never failed to cure any soiv,
boil, ulcer or burn to which it was ap
plied. It has saved us many a doctor
bill," says A. F. Hardy, of East Wil
ton, Maine. 25c at Laurens Drug Co.
and Palmetto Drug Co.
Ben]amin?Cunninghain.
Mv. Robert T. Cunningham and M iss
Estelle Benjamin, daughter of Mr.
Ludy P. Benjamin, all of the county,
were married by Rev. W. ?. Ham*
mett, at his home in the city, on Sun
day evening, December 22.
Fever Sores.
Fever sores and old chronic sores
should not be healed entirely, but they
should he kept in healthy condition.
This can he done by applying Chamber
lain's Salve. This salve has no su
perior for this purpose. It is also most
excellent for chapped hands, sore nip
ples, burns and diseases of the skin.
For sale by Laurens Drug Co.
Weathers>Rowland,
Last, Thursday afternoon, at 4o'clock ,
Miss Leafe Weathers and Mr. Eugene
Rowland were united in marriage at
the home of the bride's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. .1. Weathers, of the Oak
(Jrove section of the county. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. E. C
Watson, and was witnessed by a num
ber of relatives and close personal
friends of the contracting parties. Fol
lowing the ceremony an elegant wed
ding dinner was served.
On Friday the bridal party was given
a reception and sumptuous dinner by
Mrs. Maltie E. Rowland, mother of
the bridegroom, at her home near Ora.
Among those present on this delightful
occasion were Mr. and Mrs. T. .1.
Weathers, Mr. and Mrs. .1. O. Temple
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Rlakoly, Mr.
and Mrs. S. A. Compton, Mr. R. T.
Cunningham and bride, Mrs. Fame Ha
j Franks and others.
Possesses wonderful medicinal power
lover the human body, removing all dis
Orders from your system, is what Hoi
lister's Rocky Mountain Tea will do.
Makes you we'll, keeps you well. 35c%
Tea or tablets. Palmetto Drug Co.
Why not get your wife or mother a
new Stove to bogin the new year with'.'
(let a Buck's, that is made of the best
quality of material, and so const nutted
that one would he a saving to you in
the amount of wood that it would con
sume. Sold only by
S. M. & E. II. Wilkes & Co.
You will find bore the best made and
best finished line of Chairs, at price -
that you would have to pay for a
cheaper quality at other places.
S. M. & E. II. Wilkes & (Jo.
OUR SPECIAL NOTICES.
LOST.? On Christmas ove one boy's
overcoat on road between Laurens and
Mr. Capers Heliums' place. Finder
will please leave it at .1. (). C. Fleming
& Co.'s store at Laurens. 22-It.
LOST At Park's station, Five-Dol
lar Bill on Christmas day. If the linder
will return it to me I will greatly ap
preciate the favor. I. E. Simms, Lau
rens Cotton Mill. 22-lt
WANTED ToflOll a few choice Bull'
Kock Cockerels, at $1 each. Direct
from stock purchased in St. Louis at
the World's Fair. Eggs in season, $1
per 13. Apply at once to Mrs. P. Ii,
Mai tin, Madden, S. C, 22-11
STRAYED Light colored jersey cow
with crumpled horns, sawed oil' at end;
has very young calf. Strayed from
Laurens Mill village last Sunday morn
ing. .1. T. Saxon, Rfd 1, Waterloo.
FOR SALE-One PK)7 model Rddfson
Phonograph with 12 choice records,
cheap for cash. Apply to ft, t?\ Sexton,
Laurens, S. C. 22-lt
THE SECRET of success is to retain
your health. This can only bo done bj
eating pure food. COPYRIGHT flour
Imakes the best bread. Copyright's
'pure. "20-tf.