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VOLU/VIE XXIV. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16. 1908. ANNUAL REUNION COUNTY VETERANS Second Meeting of Al l Sur vivors Held. OVK? 100 PRESENT. Many /Matters of Interest Passed Upon. Elegant Barbecued Dinner (iiven at the Park. The second annual ro-unlon of tho I.aureus county survivors of the Con federate army was held in Laurens last Saturday. About 120 veterans, repre senting the different camps of the county, were present for the occasion, many being kept awav on account of bridges being down and other causes. The business meeting of the re-union association was hold in the court house during the morning, In the absence of K. N. Cuningham, colonel of the Lau rens regiment, Col. T. B. Crews was called to tho chair, with Judge O. G. Thompson at his post as secretary. The meeting was opened with prayer by Rev. J. I). Croat, of the First Meth odist church. Various committee reports were sub milted, including the proposition made a year ago that a monument be erected to the memory of the women of the Confederacy. Upon motion a commit tee was appointed to confer with the Laurens Daughters of the Confederacy who are undertaking to raise a fund i'ni- the purpose of erecting a monument to the memory of the Laurens Confed erate soldiers with the view of consoli dating the efforts of the two associa tions and jointly erect a monument for both the women and men of Laurens who had a part in the memorable strug gle of 1861-65. This disposed of a contribution was made for the purpose of having the house of Veteran Jacob Burton, of Waterloo, recovered. Mr. Burton is an invalid and his wife is blind and helpless. At this juncture Miss Gertrude Wl ight, of the city, was introduced to the assembled veterans and she recited beautifully and effectively the famed Confederate poem, "The Phantom Most." S( crotary Thompson read letters from c >l. <). L. Schumpert, of Newberry, and Col. J. N. Brown, of Anderson, regretting their inability to bo present und address the Laurens veterans on this occasion. On motion a resolution was adopted calling on the incoming legislative dele gation from Laurens to use their influ ence in securing the removal of the age restriction on all widows of Confederate soldiers who are otherwise entitled to a pension. In this connection Capt. J. M. Iltldgens made a brief talk explaining the pension laws of the State. At the conclusion the meeting all as sembled repaired to the park, where a bountiful barbecue dinner was served ami greatly enjoyed. OUR SPPXIAL NOTICES. WANTED Twenty carpenter;. SimpsonvHlo Cotton Mills, , ;; Simpsonville, S. C. COPYRIGHT FLOUR, makes delicious hot rolls, flakey biscuit and the lightest bread you ever tsiftled. COPY RIGHT is a perfect Flour -it's pure. Pure Lemon and Vanilla Extracts, double-sized bottle for 26t. Fvery hot Ho guaranteed. Mrll. FOWLER. POSITION WANTED By compe tent business man, position in mercan tile store to begin about/November 1st. .1. B. BENJAMIN. C, It MourTtvillo, S. C. LOST A Teddy bear at Laurens de pot last Thursday. Reward will be given if returned to his office. it FOR SALE Ono large heater; and one medium sized heater. Both stoves burn coal and are in good condition. Will sell cheap. Apply to this office. COAL LOU SALE SoC" me for best .lellico Coal. Prices right. R. Coke Gray, Laurens, S. ('. 7-4t FOR RENT One to three rooms at my residence Oil Laurens street; close in! Apply to Willmott Smith, Laurens, S. C. ' 7-lt Have you seen the modern cooking .vendor at our store? Come in any day this week. S M. & E. II. W'ilkes & Co. WANTED Boy to work at Laundry. ? anno! use a cigarette smoker. Apply to T. K. HudgQP?; at Steam Laundry. 1 COTTON BUYER I am represent ing one of the best , and most reliable cotton houses in the south, Sanders, Oi r <v Co., of Charlotte. See me be fore selling. Thos. F. Ray, Jr. 7-11 Road our advertisement in this paper and you will not wonder why we have nch crowds every day. S. M. & E. II. Wilkos & Co. FERNS FOR SALE A few beauti ful Ferns for sale. Apply to Mrs. C. L. Poole, Laurens, S.<T. 7-1 tp IOTICE TO MERCHANTS We beg 10 announce that we now havo a com plete stock of everything oartfu'd in our hue Have just received,' this week, Hcvernl car loads of Floi/r, Meal, Grits. Meat Lard, olc. Etoinember! we are heudnuarlor? for/lh?So goods, and are hi a position to sell yon gr<>od Goods at , I low a price as high quality will per mit See us for prices on Bagging and 'Pjoa .) S. Machen & Company, Lau rens, S. C. 7-lt CROSS HILL U. I). C. ERECT MONUMENT. First Shaft Raised in County to the Memory of Confederate Soldiers. School Opens. Cross Hill, Sent. 14. Miss Mary Nance has been With her parents here for a few days taking a rest. She hits assisted in teaching six Summer Schools. The last one at Saluda closed Sept. 5th. Mr. Lambert Nance is at home from (llemson very ill with fever. Mrs. Mamie Moore, of Greenwood, visited her sister, Mrs. W. C. Kasor last week. Eldridgc, little son of Mr. W. A. ? McSwain, of Nowberry, has h >en with ' his grandmother, Mrs. Janic McSwain the past month. He left for home last ? Tuesday. Mrs. Lena Puckott has. gone to New-1 berry on a visit. Mr. Gearge Thompson h i accepted a i position at the oil mill at lint n and has moved his family to that plac< Mrs. Thomas Coleman an I daughter, of Greenwood, visited her :? Mrs. W. A. Leaman the past v, k. Mr. Hasse! Miller. of Whil-mro, is spending a while with his ireuts Mr. and Mrs. \Y. M. Miller. Rev. G. M. Hollings worth has re turned after a few weeks vacation near Conyers, Ga. Messrs. Clark &? lloyd, of Greenville, are having the foundation laid for the Confederate Monument. The shaft has arrived and Mr. Boyd thinks he will be ready to put it in place Wednesday. This monument is being erected by the ladies of the C 1). ('. and is the first one of the kind in the county. Prof. W. S. Hough and his corps of teachers are here and school will begin promptly to-day. Miss Harre one of the teachers came yesterday, she missed the train at Clinton. Mr. It. G. Crisp, the ever accommodating ami gallant gentleman got up a team and drove to '? Clinton for her. Mr. J. O. Denny with Miss Kate Addison and Mr. Hugh Pin Bon with Miss Hello .hidden accom panied him. ,k4PlPSt,lf,,lt,?*J( v * ? ?. ?>.-* ?..''??? j % SOCIAL AND PERSONAL, ?** K1 im ir-v.< ***? Mr. J. Wells Todd, Miss Bessie and: .James Todd and Mrs. E. J. Garlington returned Thursday from Montreal, N. . C, where they spent the summer. Miss Lynt Jones return >d Thursday from a stay of several weeks in a num ber of mountain resorts. Misses Bessie, Gussie and Courtney Watts, daughters of Judge K.CWalls, atrived in the city last week to spend the remainder of the summer at their home near here. Miss Lnlla Mae Dial was the charm-| ing hostess to the members of the Twenty-tWO Club and their friends in a delightful reception Thursday evening I of last week. Mrs. W. II. Gilkcrson spent last week with relatives in Clinton. Mrs. Wilmot S. Ilohne.', is this week the guest of Miss Emily Men/. Mrs. Holmes at one lime lived in Laurons, her present home being Orangcburg. Mrs. C. C. Feathoratono was at home Saturday morning to the ladies of the Fortnightly social club, at her beautiful ' residence on West Main street. Miss Eslcllc Anil, pleasantly remem bered as a popular teacher in the schools here, spent Monday eight with Miss Emily Meng. Miss Aull'.- home is in Pendleton, Mrs. Macomson of Spartanburgafter a visit to Mrs. Mary Simpson, returned to her home Friday. Mrs. William Men,- has returned to her home in Sum tor after a visit t<> rel atives heri'. Packetf- Bow ell. Invitations to tlie marriage of Prof. , S. W. Puckott and Vliss Lms Lillian Powell have been received in Laurens. j 'fhe ceremony is to be performed at the bride's home in Columbia on Sepl.2!lrd. ! Prof. Puckott is principal of the Wa terloo schools mal a rccont graduate of Wofford college. Switzcr & Company's Store. An admirable addition to the mercan tile business of Laurens is the new firm of Switzcr & Company, now opened for business in the elegant . tore room next i the Enterprise bank. This company has received a line lot ol goods that are! now ready for the inspection cd' buyers. Teacher's Examinations. Tin' next iegular oJcanYnintion for teacher's coralicnlos will bo hold in the Court House, ;ii Lauren.., .'. C,on Fri day, October Pit!l, 11)08. Sept. 12, 1008. B. W. NASH, 7*6t Co. Supl. of Fducalion. Notice of Election- Sch,ml l)i itrlcl No. 2 Yoni'Rs' l ow llsltip, An election will be held at Voting's store, in School District No. Young's township, Wednesday, Sept. ;;?, 1908, to decide whether a tax of :'. mill , for school purposes shall 1)0 levied and col lected in said district. Those in fnyor of the ta\ will vote "Yes," and those opposed Wo." It Is ordordu that the Board of Trus tees shall act as managers of said elec tion which shall be conducted according to the rules governing general clod ions. Polls will ho open from 7 a. in. to I p. m. By ordor of the County Board of Ed ucation of Laurens count v. IL W. Nash, Ch'ni B. A. Dobson, L. I). Bllcdge. Sept. 15th, 1008 7-2t SMITH'S MAJORITY OVER 30,000. Official Returns of Last Tuesday's Pri mary Election. All the oflicial returns from (tie vari ous counties received in Columbia Sat urday were tabulated and given the daily papers for Sunday. Mi*. Iloyt has the following in The News and Courier: According to the official figures as transmitted to State Chairman Wilie Jones by the county chairmen and the tabulations made by Chairman Jones and Secretary Hell, {he majority for E. D. Smith is30,938, which is the largest majority ever received by a Candidate for the senate in the Democratic pri mary in this state and one of the largest on record for any office. On the other hand, the majority for Caughman is only 553, but Col. Caugh man has broken the precedent in that ho is the first member of the railroad commission to be re-elected after serv ing one full term of six years. Another close race is in the third ju dicial circuit, where P. H. Stoll has a majority of 130 for solicitor, defeating J. B. McLaughlin, who was appointed by (iov. Ansel on the passage of the new circuit bill. Hoth the solicitors appointed by the governor under the act wen; defeated, lionet in the fifth and McLaughlin in the third. According to the official figures there were cast for railroad commissioner ten thousand less votes than for United Slates senator, and the vote for senator reached the total of 100,934, the highest second primary vote on record. The complete returns are as follows: For the Senate John Gary Evans, 39,198; E. 1). Smith, 70,436. Superintendent of Education Stiles R. Mellichamp, <fS,4(>S; J. E. Swearin gen, 61,379. Railroad Commissioner?James Cans ler, 54,637; Hanks L. Caughman, 55,190. Congress Fifth District?T. B. But ler. 6,465; D. E. Finley, '.?,277. Sixtli District J. E. Ellerbe, 10,049; .1. W. Ragsdale, 7,120. Third Judicial Circuit J. 15. Mc Laughlin, 3,503; P. H. Stoll, 3,633. Fifth Judicial Circuit W. Hampton Cobb, 3,428; Ceo. R. Rembert, 2,571. Tenth Judicial Circuit?Proctor A. Bonham, 9,597; J. J. McSwain, 8,361. Twelfth Judicial Circuit?C. P. Quat llebaum, 3,831; Walter II. Wells, b.T?S. Mr. McCravy's Card. Editor Advertiser: Please say to the voters of Laurens county through the columns of your valuable paper that I greatly appreciate tho splendid vote they gave me in the recent second pri mary election; that I have no hard thought against those who didn't sup port me as I shall endeavor to show when I take charge of the office. I shall struggle to be the auditor of the wdiole people, which was my aspiration at the beginning of the campaign. CHARLIE W. McCRAVY. Laurens, S. C, Sept. 14, 1908. Mr. Martin's Appreciation. Editor Advertiser: Please allow mo space to thank my many friends for the support given nie in my race for coroner. 1 appreciate the good vote 1 received, and while defeated I bow gracefully to the will of the people. B. Wright Martin. Dcinorcst Comedy Company Coining. Tho Demorest Comedy Company with a repertoire of new and pleasing shows | will bo in Laurens for a week's engage mcnt, beginning Monday night, Sep tember 2Sth. This Is one of the best 1 equipped stock companies on the road, and their appearance hero will be wel comed. They arc introducing a new line of specialties that will please. Popular prices. Lyceum Attraction Coming. Tho Laurens Lyceum course of enter tainments will be under the direction of the King's Daughters this season. The ladies are now selling tickets for the entire COlirsC. On October 19th comes the Broomell-lload company, musical entertainers. There are six attractions in the course and the people uro solic ited to buy their tickets now. All the proceeds are for the city hospital. Woman's Missionary Union. Tho Woman's Missionary Union of the Laurens Baptist Asssociation met with tin- Chestnut HidgC church on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. The attendance was splendid. About twenty of the Societies in the Associa tion wen* represented. A very forceful missionary sermon was preached by Rev. W. E. Thayer. If was our great pleas ure' lo have with US on the first day Rev. Mr. Plan), whose talk was an inspiration to the audience, On the second day Mrs. Wingo, the new president of this division was with us. Sno completely won the hearts of the ladies by horswect, gentle spirit. A report of something over $1,500 was made for missions, together with a liberal contribution lo Other ob jects from hoth Societies and Bands. The presont officors were re-elected. A dc poning of interest and spirit is evi dent in these meetings. The next meet ing will be held with the Waterloo Bap tist church in 1909, Mrs. Will Henderson, Ser'y. Death of a Child. On Monday. Sept. 7, the two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Tum blin of the Hickory Tavern section died of an attack of croup and was buried on the following day at Rabltn Creek church. Ordinance of Baptism at Union Church. Rev. w. D. Hammett announces that he will administer the ordinance of bap tism to tho eight candidates at Union church on Saturday, Sept. 10th, before the third Sunday. The hour will be 2 p. in. ELECTION COMMISSIONERS. Gov. Ansel Appoints Federal and Stale Commissioners for I.aureus, News has been received here of the appointment of the election commis sioners for the on-coming elections in November. As is known, there are two sets of commissioners appointed, for the Federal election and tor tin1 Stall'. The appointments are made by the governor, generally upon the rec ommendation of Hie county delegations to the General Assembly, although ac cording to law the delegations are not required to make these nominations. Governor Ansel wrote the I.aureus del egation requesting that they recom mend the BIX names to 1)0 appointed. This request was granted, hut from a member of the delegation it is learned that the recommendations of the dele-' gation wen' not accepted altogether as to the State commissioners, and others than those named were appointed. The action of the governor has. caused some comment, and it is understood some dissatisfaction among the delegation, in that they made recommendation upon Ihe request of the governor and not in compliance of their regular duties. Lip until the present the commission era have been: federal election, Messrs. J. W. Lanford, J. ?'. Me Daniel and Alexus J, Smith: Stale and county elec tion, Messrs. \V. T. Crews. A. C 0\V ings and J. K. Boyd. The appointees for the ensuing term are: State and county offices: C. Douglas; Barksdale. of Laurons; Conway Dial, of Cross Hill; A. C. Owiiigs, of Gray Court. Federal elections: J. C, McDnniol, Laurens Kfd No. I; A. I. Smith, of Mountville; J, W. Lanford, of Lanford Station. Dr. W. T, Derictix la IVeacli. Rev. W. T. Dorieux, D. 1 >., assistant secretary of the Baptist State Mission board will preach at Chestnut Ridge church at 11 o'clock of the the Fourth Sunday in this month. A full attend ance of the membership and the public generally are invited. Rev. Joseph Pinn! to Speak. Rev. IS, C. Watson requests announce ment that Kev. Joseph Piani, the eon verted Italian priest, will speak at Highland Home church at 11 o'clock on the morning of the Third Sunday. Mr. Piani will speak again in the afternoon at four o'clock, same Sunday, at RabUll Creek church. Thin will be an excel lent opportunity for the people to h< ai an interesting lecture. To Vote ou Bond Issue. Upon order of the city council an election will be held here on next Sat urday to decide whether or not the city is to issue bonds, to the amount of $24,000 to continue and complete the paving work now in progress. The voting place is the city clerk's office,; and according to l he rules that govern special municipal elections. At Opera House riuirsday. Thursday afternoon and evening the Daughters of the Confederacy will have charge of the moving- picture shows at the opera boo for the bene fit of the monument fund. Manager Roman has ordered two excellent films for the occasion and the show will he good. Tickets for sale by the iadii ; and at the door. Usual prices. Sad Death at Fountain hu.. Mrs. May me Woods Boyd, bride of but one week, diedat her father's homo at Fountnin Inn on Saturday, Septem ber1 12th, and was buried Sunday after noon, Just the Saturday lie fore Miss Mnymo Wood., became the bride of Mr. Gco, Fi Boyd, of Anderson. At the Second baptist Church. For the past ten. days interesting re vival services have been in progress at the Second Baptist church, tho Rev. Arthur L, Vaughn, the popular young pastor of the Piedmont Baptist church, assisting Pastor W. D. Hanum tl in conducting the meetings. Has Resigned Pastorate. Kev. W. D. Itamntctl has tendered , his resignation as pastor of the Second P.aptist church, effective at I he close o I the year. Mr. Ilanunett has been in charge of this work here for several years, meeting with line success, and bis decision to give it up is to be re gret ted. listes Rowland. Friday's Greenville News contained the announcement of the marriage nf Miss Lois ICstes and Mr. Robert Brooks Rowland, which happy event took pill Thursday in Greenville at tho home of the bride's uncle. Mr. J. N. Walkin-, the ROV. Fi. M. Poleat, I). I?.. olli cinting, Tho bride is a daughter of the Rev. P. It. Estcs and is popularly known in Laurens, where she lived for a num ber of years. Attention. Methodists! A full attendance of the membership is requested for the church con fere jure after tho morning service at the First Methodist church next Sunday. Mattel.; pertaining to the annual State Confer ence which meets herein Novomborare to be discussed an I adjusted, Pension Board Mel Monday. Last Monday tho Laurens county pen* sion board was organized. The personell of the board is: VV. P. Cokor, chairman. John M> lludgens, pen-ion commis sioner, Dr. W. I). Ferguson, board physician, .1. P. faldwell and P. II. Madden. The commissioner will be in the auditor's ofllco every Saturday in January next, to receive new applica tions. MOl NTVILLE HAS VERY FINE SCHOOL. Record of Nine Years Shows Splendid Progress'-Session Opens Next Monday. Mountville Sept. 14. The Mountville school will begin its next session next Monday, 21 inst. The teachers are W. P. Culbertson, Misses Marie Stokes. Frankic Culbertson, and Mary E. Mar tin. That the people of Mountville are interested in their school is shown by the improvements they fare making from year to year. We have known this people and school for nine years. Nine years ago they had one teacher and one school room. The school house was standing on a two acre lot neither of which was owned by the district. During these years this properly has been purchased and improved and to day we have a four room building, four teachers, two nice little libraries of over two hundred volumes, well, organ and other equipments, A High School has been established under n recent act which, in the efficiency of the work done last session, stood second among similar schools in the county. Hardly ,i \ear passes but. that the people make some improvement or advancement in their school. But the improvements must continue because the equipment is bo no means what it sovdd be and there is still ample room for advancement along other lines. But unless Un people prove themselves otherwise than what they have been the good work will be kept up. It is expected that the work accomplished during next ses sion will, in point of efficiency and thoroughness, exceed that of any pre vious year. Mr. Win, Wert/, a man of eighty three years, has been quite sick of fi ver for three weeks. Wo are sorry to stale that there is yet no signs of improvement. Mr. W. P. Culbertson attended the Educational Rally at 1.aureus Friday, and several of our people were there Saturday at the old soldiers' reunion. 8 LOCAL AND PERSONAL, MENTION. The advert ding columns of our paper this week contain valuable informal ion for the poople of the city and county. The merchants are just returned from Northern markets and they are telling the people of their purchases. Mr. Robert S. Owens, of Clinton, was in the city yesterday before leaving for Branchvillc, S. ('., near which place be will teach. Solicitor Cooper returned Saturday from Abbeville, where court has been in session. Hon. C. C. Foathorstono returned Monday from Bamberg, . here he spoke Saturday at a temperance rally. Miss Lena Cannon, of Baltimore, has arrived the city and resumed charge oi the millinery department at (>. I!. Simmons and Son. Mrs. W. IT. Shnnklin and family are visiting at the homo of Rev. E. c. Wat son. Mrs. Eugene McCollough of Green ville spoilt several days last week with her sister, Mrs. John Smith. Mr. J. 'fully Stokes a young business loan of Mountville was in Laurons Sat urday. Air. and Mrs. D. C. Smith of Water loo were hero Saturday, Mr. M. H. BurdillO, of Cray Court, was in the city Saturday attending the veterans meeting, .Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Babb and son. it, left Sunday for Bead fort, where llioy will spend sometime. Little R?b el t's health has not been the best and ii i hoped that the stay on the coast will lie of permanent benefit. Mr. George Anderson, of Waterloo, has accepted a position with the <>. R. Simmons ('<>. Mr. Frank McCravy Sponi a few days last week with relatives in Creenvillo and Easley. Mi s Leila Barre loft Sunday to re sume her school duties at Cross Hill. Mr. I'.. B. Goodman, shipping clerk for the Harris Springs Co . spent Sat urday in the city. Mr. Horner Blackwell loft Saturday for Duo West, where he will visit his . i. nts for a few days. I )r. S. F. Blak? ley, of < >ra, was a visit r to the city last Saturday. Mis. L Frank Anderson and children, ol Waterloo, are visiting relatives in [juurens. Miss Edna Bane left Thursday for North Carolina, when; she will leach during the winter. Ab . Maggio Clardy returned Sunday from Cross Hill, WnCl'0 she was the guest for several days of Miss Sallie Becks. Prof. S. W. Ptickolt, of Waterloo, spent Saturday in Laurons, Mr. A. W. CaldWCll, cotton buyer for Ah \. Spriinl & Son, of Wilmington, N. C. is in Laurens for tlx' season, lie and his family are boarding at the Rev. W. E. Bar re's. Mr. ('aid well will in all likelihood locate here permanent ly. Married at tin- home of and by Rev. W. I?. Hammen. Mr. Wobslcr Owens and Miss Bessie Cat heart, Sunday, Sep tember Ctli. both of Watts Mills. Mrs. IL W. Anderson has returned from a visit to Mrs. J. T. Johnson in Sparlanburg, Mrs. Mary Roland and her daughter, Miss Bessie, attended the funeral of Mrs. Jane Powers at Highland Home. CLINTON SCHOOL BEGINS SESSION Opened Thursday with 200 Pupils Enrolled. SI TT. HALL IN CHARGE Recently Organized Bank Undergoes a Change of Officers, M. S. Bailey Being Elected. President. Clinton, Sept. 15. The Clinton Graded school opened last Thursday with an en rollment of about two hundred. Mr. E. II. Hall, tho recently elected superin tendent, has made an excellent impres sion, and the prospects were never brighter for a successful session. Tho corps of teachers is as follows: Miss Albe Dobson, of Gaffney, first grade; Miss Lydic Milam, of Clinton, second, and third grades; Miss Talhdah Neville, of Clinton, fourth and fifth grades; Miss Laurie Aull, of Nowberry, sixth and seventh grades; Miss Sara (lope land, of Clinton, and Mr. E, H. Hall, eighth and ninth grades. It is possible that another teacher will bo employed to relieve the lower grade teachers. No special exercises marked the open ing of the schools. Thursday and Fri day were spent in classification and ex aminations and the assignment of les sons. On Monday regular work began. At. a meeting of the stockholders of the Peoples Hank of Clinton, held last week, a reorganization took plnco. The officers elected at the time of tho or ganization in August were: Mr. Butler Boyd, president: Mr, M. S. Bailey, vice-president; Mr. It. J. Copoland, Jr., cashier. At the disorganization much of the stock subscribed was withdrawn and the books are now open for sub scriptions. The officers elected last are: Mr. M. S. Bailey, president; Mr. VV. J. Bailey, vice-president; Mr. Butler H. Boyd, cashier; Mr. II. II. Hatlon, as sistant cashier. The bank will continue to carry on business at the; present stand of Bailey's Bank. The Clinton Pharmacy, owned by tho late Dr. J. <.). Phillips, lias been sold to Mr. Hunter, of Newborry, who will conduct the business at t he same stand. The.I. B. Parrot! chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, is in a flourishing condition. Monday evening they held a social gathering at the hospitable home of Mrs. A. B, Henry. The occasion will be long and happily remembered by those present. Among the visitors now in Clinton are Mrs. Wilmot Holmes and children, of Orangeburg, guests of Dr. Robert Adams' family, and Miss Annie Lou Aboil, of Lowryvillo, tho guest of Mrs. George Young. $162.00 for Campaign In ml. Up to Tuesday Mr. John Brooks had raised $162.00 for the Bryan campaign fund. About ?:;<i was cleared Irom tho opera house entertainments where tho election returns were given Tho Ad vert iser bearing one half the expense, and the fund committee the other half. The money will be forwarded to The state today. Court Commences Monday the 2Nth. The fall term of General Sessions Court for I,aureus county, which will be convened on September 28, will be presided over by Judge R. W. Mcmro ingcr of Charleston. The most, import ant case to come up this term will bo that of the Slate against .). Henry Har rison, the Gray Court, citizen, who is charged with the murder of the late J, Louis Williamson of York county, who was shot to death on tho night of July ;il, in the home of the defendant. Gar rison will be defended by Ferguson &. Pcnlhcrslonc and Riehey & Richcy of the Laurens Bar. Mrs. J. A. Copoland spent Saturday and Sunday in Spartanburg. Mrs. W. IL darret t has returned from a visit to Grconvillc. Miss Annie Childless leaves Wednes day for < hicora college. Miss May Little, of Columbia, is VlS iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Little. Miss I Lit tie Roland leaves for her school in Aiken Friday. Rev. J. I?. Crout and family have re turned fcom Anderson. Mr. Carlos Moscloy left yesterday for WofTord college. Miss Eleanor Duckett has accepted a position in the office of w. P. Jacobs &. (!o. in ( linton. The new street sweeper purchased by tin- merchants of the city has arrived and will he put in use so soon as the sand can be scraped up and hauled '>ff the square. Miss Helen Cox, of Baltimore, has arrived in the city to take charge of tin millinery depart ment at Davis-Roper Co.'s. Miss Haltie Bentley, who held this position last season, i.- now located at Danville, Va. Economy in 1908. Pure Linseed Oil cost much less sold from the barrel than it does put up in Tin Cans as Mixed Paint In the first, instance you pay 60 cents per gallon in the second $1,(50, Now mix three gal lons of pure linseed oil with 1 gallons L. & M. Paint and you have ready for use, 7 gallons of tho best paint made costing only $1.20 per gallon. Done in 2 minutes. J. II, i\.- M. L. Nash, Laurens Clinton Pharmacy, Clinton.