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NOTICE OF ELECTION. State of South Carolina. County of Laurens. Notice is hereby given that the Gen oral Election for the Stato and County Officers will be held at the voting pre cincts prescribed by law in said Coun ty, on Tuesday, November 3, 1908, said day being Tuesday following the first Monday in November, as pre scribed by law. iin'-t At the said election separate boxes will be provided at which qualified electors will vote upon the adoption or rejection of an amendment to the State Constitution, as provided in the following Joint Resolutions: No. 712. A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend Section 7. Article VIII. <>f tho Constitution, Relating to Muni cipal Bonded Indebtedness. Section t. Be It resolved by the Ci'ii oral Assembly of the state of South Carolina. That the following amend ment to the Constitution <?f the State of South Carolina he submitted to the qualified electors of the state at the next general election for Representa tives, and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon shall vote in favor of suoh amendment, and a majority of each branch of the Gen eral Assembly shall, after BUCll elect ion, and before another, ratify said amendment by yeas and nays, that Section 7. Article VIII, relating to bonded Indebtedness, be amended by adding at the end thereof the following words: Provided, That the limitations imposed by Ibis Section and by Sec tion r>. of Article x. of this Constitu tion, shall not apply io bonded Indebt edness incurred by the tOWll of Oaff liey, in thO County of Cherokee, when the proceeds of said bonds are applied solely and exclusively for the build ing, erecting, establishing, and main tenance of water works, electric light plants or sewerage system, and where the question of incurring such indebt edness is submitted to the qualified electors of said municipality, as pro vided in the Constitution, upon the question of bonded Indebtedness. Approved the L'7th day of February, A. 1). 1908. Xo. 7o:t. A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend Section I of Article X111 ot the Constitution of the State of South Carolina. Relating to the Office of Adjutant and Inspector Ooneral. Section 1. He it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. That the following amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, be submitted to the qualified electors of the Slate at the next general election for Rep resentatives, and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting there on, shall vote in favor of stud amend nient. and a majority of each branch of the General Assembly shall after such election, and before another, rat ify the same amendment by yeas and nays. Section I of Article XIII of the Constitution of the Stale of South Car olina. relating to ?'.Militia." he amend ed by striking out in the first line the words "and Inspector"; so that the said Section, as amended, shall read as follows: There shall be an Adjutant General elected by the qualified electors of the State at the same time, and in the same manner, as other State officers, who shall rank as Brigadier General, and whose duties and compensation shall be pr< scribed by law. Sec. ::. That the question of adopting the amendment proposed in the fore going Section shall he submitted to the electors as follosvs: Those in favor of the amendment shall deposit a bal lot with the following words plainly printed or Written thereon: "Consti tutional Amendment to Section ?! of Article XIII. Yes"; and th'ose opposed to Bald amendment shall cast a ballot with tin1 following words plainly printed or written thereon; "Consti tutional Amendment to Section 1 of Article XIII. No." Approved the 26th day of February, A. I). 1908. There shall be separate and distinct ballots and boxes at this election for the following officers, to wit: in Gov ernor and Lieutenant Governor; (2) Other State Officers; CO Circuit Solic itor; (It State Senator; (5) Members of the House of Representatives; (6) County Officers. On which shall be the name or names of the person or persons voted for as such officers, re spectively, and the office for which they arc voted. Before the hour fixed for opening the polls Managers and Clerks must take and subscribe the Constitutional oath. The Chairman of the Hoard of Managers can administer the oath to the other members and to the Clerk; a .Notary Public must administer the oath to the Chairman. The Managers elect their Chairman and Clerk. Polls at each voting place must be opened at 7 o'clock a. in. nnd (dosed at 1 o'clock p. m.. except in the City of ChnrlostOll, where they shall be opened at 7 a. in. and closed at ?'. p, in. The Managers have the power to till a vacancy, and if none of the Mana gers attend, the citizens can appoint from among the qualified voters, the Managers, who, after being sworn, can conduct the election. At the close of the election, the Managers and Clerk must proceed publicly to open the ballot boxes and COlinl the ballots therein, and continue Without adjournment until the same Is completed, and make a statement of the result for each Office and sign the same. Within three days thereafter, the Chairman of the Hoard, or some one designated by the Hoard, must deliver to the Commissioners of (elec tion the poll list, the boxes containing the ballots and written statements of the results of the election. .Managers of Election. ThO following Managers of lOlection have been appointed to bold the elec tion at the various precincts in the said County: Laurens Court House .1 . \V. Thompson. M. A. Knight. .1. W. Snoddv. Clinton -J. P. Dillard, R. P. Adalr. Carl Barksdale, Hindis S. W. Dean. Joseph II. Payne. T W. Dlllard. Langston's Church- F. L. Don nan, M. M. Poole. Reed 'to.I,I. Ora W. K.MeClintock. W.T. Plain ly. (). L. Hunter. Pleasant Mound -J, C. Hurdetl, \V. 10. Martin. C. I). Cox. Voting's Stole W. P. Harris. T. W. Caunndy, J. H. Higglns. Parson's Store?A. B. Stewart, John Sloan. Cook Henderson. Power?V. A. White, R. C. Owlnga. J. T. Stoddard. Gray Court?C. B. Shell. D. L. Brooks, L. Z. Wilson. DtaPs Church?D. H. Godfrey. J. H. Curry, c. L. owings. Shiloh ?It. C. Wallace. W. II. Gray. J. II. W?lfl". Woodvllle?J. B. Wham. W. R. Put man, w. L. Abercrombie. Tumbling Shoals?J. M. Wood. W. I. Freeman, A. J. Monroe. Brewerton, at T. T. Woods,?Eugene Simpson. John W. Beeks. Edward Pitts. Daniel's Store?B. L. Henderson. L. S. Cooper. J. A. C. Martin. Tip Top - A. W. Sims, Kdgar Ander son, James Bagwell. Mount Pleasant?John W. Fowler, W. H. Plnson,, J."A. Smith. Cross Hill?M. T. Simpson. B. B. Plnson. B. A. Wharton. Mountrllle?P. 1). Richardson, Wil liam Boyd, M. 11. Crisp. Hopewell?J. J. Young, Reeder Work man. 1). M. Williams. Waterloo? T. B. Anderson, J. M. Smith. L. L, Dendy. Bkom?M. B. McDaniel.Sr.. J. 1). Terry, T. C. McDanlel. Lanford Station ?J. s. Higglns, B. W. Lanford. 0. L. Lanford. (ioldvillc I. H. Davis, (J. A. Brown ing. Jr.. J. Y. Cray. The Managers ?t each precinct named above are requested to dele gate one of their number to secure boxes and blanks for the election, at the office of the Clerk of Court, from 2<*.th October to 2nd November, inclu sive. C. D. Barksdale. Con way Dial. A. C. Owlngs. Commissioners of Statt* and County BleetIons for Laurens County, S. C. October 3rd, 1908. Notice of Election. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, county ok laurens. Office of County Supervisor. By H. B. Humbert, County Supervisor of Laurens County. Whereas, on the 28th day of April, A. D. 1908, there was filed with me in my office a petition in wilting signed by more than one-fourth of the qualified electors of Laurens County, S. C, praying for an election upon the ques tion of Dispensary or No Dispensary? That is to say whether alcoholic liquors and beverages may be sold in said county under and according to the pro visions of an Act of the General As sembly of the State of South Carolina, approved the 16th day of February, A. 1). 1907, entitled "An Act to Declare the Law in Reference to and to Regu late the Manufacture, Sale, Use, Con sumption, Possession, Transportation | and Disposition of Alcoholic Liquors and Beverages within the State and to Police the Same," and under and ac cording to the provisions of all Acts of lue General Assembly of South Caro lina amendatory thereof; and Whereas, upon a canvass of the said petition I have found that it does con Lain the signatures of more than one fourth of the qualified electors of said county. Now, therefore, I, H. B. Humbert, Supervisor of Laurens County. South Carolina, under and by virtuo of the authority in me vested by thu provi sions of the Act of the General Assem bly and the Acts amondatory thereof hereinbefore cited, do order a Special Election to be held in said County of Laurens, State of South Carolina, ac cording to law, upon the question of Dispensary or No Dispensary on the first Tuesday following the first Mon day in November next, it being the third day of November, A. D. 1908. And at the said election there shall also be submitted the question whether one ihird of the license fees and dispensary profits as provided for in said Act shall be paid to the County Treasurer, to he applied to the county school fund or to roads and bridges. And the said elec tion shall be held and conducted by the same officers and under the rules and j regulations provided by law for general elections. Any person who is a qualified elector of said county may vote in said elec tion. Every voter who may bo in favor of the sale of alcoholic liquors and bev erages in said county shall cast a ballot in the box provided therofor on which shall be printed the words "For Sale," and every voter against the sale of liquors and beverages shall cast a bal lot upon which snail be printed the words "Against Sale." Every voter who may be in favor of the application of one-third of the Dispensary profits to the County School fund shall cast a ballot In the box provided therefor upon which shall be printed the words "For School Fund," and every voter opposed thereto, but in favor of its application to roads and bridges, shall cast a ballot on which shall be printed the v/ords "For Roads and Bridges." Done and ordered at Laurens Court House, in County of Laurens, in the State of South Carolina, on the 29th day of September, A. D. 1908. H. B. HUMBERT, County Supervisor of Laurens County. Attest: MESSER BABB, Clerk. JSBAL.] Opening Books of Subscription. "Pursuant to tho authority vested in J.R.C. Buyer, R. P. Smith and William McCandless by jCommiss'on Issued by the Secretary of SUU^da'tcd 5th day of October, 1908, ' Ijpelf'ft for subscription for $26,000 capital stock divided into 260 shares of $100 each, of The Cross Hill Oil Mill be opened at the office of the Mill at Cross Hill. S. C. (Signed) J, R. C. BOYBR, R. P. Smith, William McCANDLESS. No Negroes at Clansman. Manager Roman announces that all tho gallery seats at the opera house for next Friday night will be reserved for white people, no negroes being allowed to attend. Notice Of Fxecntor's {tale. I will sell to the lilghe>f bidder on November the :ird. HtOSyfit 12 o'clock the old homestead plapC of 0. W. Leak, deceased, containing 100 acres more or less. Sale wjfl take place on the premises. TnPnifl of sale, cash. .1. N* Leak, 11 31 Executor. NOTICE OF COUNTY TREASURER. THE Hooks of tho County Treasurer will be open for the collodion of State, County and commutation Hoad Taxes for fiscal year, HJ08, at the Treasurer's Office from Oct. 15th, to December 31st, 1908. After December "fist one per cent will be added; after January 31st, two per cent will be added; and after February 28th, seven per cent will be added till the 15th day of March, when the Books will close. All persons owning properly in more than one Township are requested to cull for receipts in each of the several Town ships in which the properly is located. This is important, as additional cost and penalty may be attached. All able-bodied mule citizens, between the ages of '21 and ?? years of age, are liable to pay a poll tax of $1.00, except old soldiers who are exempt at 50 years! of age. Commutation Hoad Tax $1,110, in lieu of road duty. Bond Tax to 1?' paid by the 1st day of March. 1009. Oth er taxes to be paid at tho tune stated above. Prompt attention will be given those who wish to pay their Taxes through the mail by check, money-order, etc. Persons sending in lists of names to be taken olf are requested to forward them early, always giving their Townships, as tho Treasurer is very busy during the month of December. Tho Tax levy is as follows : Slate Tax ? - - /5J mills. Ordinary Count y Tax - -ij Special Bail road Tux - 11 Hoad Tax - ? 1; Constitutional School Tax. Past Indebtedness ? \\ " Total - - - I<> inilis. SPECIAL SCHOOLS. I.ai'hkns Township. Lauren! No. U - - 0 mills, Trinity-Ridgy No. I - I " Maddens No. '1 ? ? '2 Xarnie No. .'1 ? - 2 Bailey's No. I - - 2 Mills No. ? - Oak Qrove No. 0 - - l Yoi'Nos Township. Youngs No. 2 - ? '> mills. Fountain Inn No. lib - 10 Lanford No. lo - - 2] Ora No. 12 ? - - 2 DlAI.s Township. Qroon Pond No. 1 W m Shiloh No. :i - - - 2 Graycourt-Owings No. ."> "i " Barksdale No. <*> - 2 " Sri.i.tvvx Township. Princeton No. l - - ?> " Tumbling Shoals No. n 2| Brcwerton No. 7 - I! " Sullivan Township Bail road Bonds NV.vi Kiu.oo Township. Waterloo No. ? I - - 2 Mi. Gallagher 1 - :: Bethlehem No. 2 ? - Ekom No. 3 ? - - 2 Mt. Pleasant No. U - 2 Cnoss Hibb Township. Cross Hill No. 13 - :t Cross II S F. - :>.[?' Cross Hill No. 1.2,3,1 High School ...?'? 11 r/NTKit Township. Clinton No. 5 - - fl Mount ville No. 10 - 'i\ .1. D MOCK. ('onnt v Troasui c Oct. S, 1008 id. OUR SPECIAL NOTICES. FOR SALE One large heater; and one medium sized heater. Both stoves burn coal and are in good condition. Will sell cheap. Apply to this office. FOR SALE?Good family mare, works anywhere, good saddle gait. First check for $75.00 gets her. M. L. COPELAND. FOR SALE A pony and buggy in good condition. The pony is black and is gentle. Thufis a nice little rig for $135. C. P. SNODDY, It Laurens, S. C. Pups for/Kale right age/for tri Write to Box 11 lion at thi\ Tjtfb fine sottorpups, niing this season, or call for in forma line: Feed A lot of number one one hog feed for sale. Hice meal and shorts See M. II. Fowler. NOTICE TO MERCHANTS! We lieg to announce that wo now have a complete stock of everything carried in our line. Have just received, this week, several cay loads of (lour, meal, lard,etc. Kumcm rare headquat'ters for tte .'n a posi good goods r?rice as high qual See us for BAGGING AND TIES. J.S. Machen & Co. LAU RENS, s c. LAURENS a FRIDAY EVENING, OCT. 161 prices: 6C .00 ?o FIRST TIME HERI SI Of the Play that has Stirred the Nation! FOURTH SEASON Company of 40 PEOPLE j\ Carload of Effects. Troop of Cavalry Horses Theatregoers have Witnessed and echoed its Timely Sentiment Original NE YORK CAST and production. Alcsscii/crs of the Ku Klu\ Klan THE Clansm Dramatized by Thomas Dixon, Jr., From His Two Famous Novels "The Clansman" and "The Leopard Spots." Direction of George H, Brennarfc \T jj i The company managemenl Lo assure the theatre IXfjTir^P I goers of Laurens and vicinity that this is the same pro auction in every detail that has been seen in the large cities of the country for the past three seasons. The horses will positively ap pear on the stage. Judge of Probate Sale. State of South Carolina, ) Court op Probate. \ L. F. Abcrcrombic individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Luther S. Abercrombie, Plaintiffs vs. Ander son Abercrombio et. al., Defendants. Pusuant to a decree in this action. I will sell at public outcry at Laurens C. iL S. C, on salesday, in November, 1908. the 2nd day of the mouth, during the legal hours of such sales, the fol lowing described tract of land to-wit: All that tract of land situate and lying in Laurens county, S. C, containing sixty two and a half (62*) acres, more or1 less, hounded by lands of VV. M. Bolt, Pinckney ifellams, Hugh Aber crombie and others. Terms of sale?onejhalf cash, the other half to be paid/ twelve months from day of sale, credit portion to be secured by bond of the purchaser and mortgage of the promises, with leave to purchaser to pay all cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. If purchaser fails to comply with his bid the premises will be resold on the same or some sub sequent salesday, at the risk of the former purchaser. October 12th, 1908. O. G. THOMPSON, ll-8t Probate Judge. Master's Sale. State ok South Carolina, t County ok Union, Court of Common Pleas. j J. W. Norwood, Plaintiff vs. Macbeth Young, Defendant. In obedience to an order made in the above stated case, I will sell at. Lau rens, before the court house door, dur ing the legal hours of sale, on salesday, November 2nd, 1908, the following lands, viz: All those tracts, pieces or parcels of land lying, being and situate; In the county of Laurens, in the State of South Carolina, in Hunter township. One tract containing six hundred and sixty acres, more or less, and known as tho "John L. Young and Sallie B. Young tract," the other tracts being known as the Grandfather tract and the Meadow tract, containing two hun dred and fifty-six and one-half acres. The said tracts having Been conveyed to me by Laurens G. Ycjpng, Macbeth Young and Susan Jane Weber by their deed dated the lf>th day /of Nov. 1905, and having such shape,metes and bounds as will more fully appear by reference to plats of same dated Nov. 24th. 1891, said plats made by J. L. Young. terms ok salb. One-half cash and the balance on a credit of one year from day of sale, credit |k>rtion secured by a bond of the purchaser and a mortgage of the prem ises, sold with leave to P*y all Cftih. C. ii. PEAKE, 11-.'It Master for Union County. We have just added to our line of Housefurnishing Goods a beautiful line of Window Shade materiaLand we are now prepared to make window shades in any si/.e you may want. B. M. & B. II. Wlikes & Co. tThe Life of nrs. C. F. Green of Boston Saved by Read what Mrs. Green says;?"I wish to write you to let you know that ? Bloodine' has saved my life and cured mo t from a long standing female weakness, from which the leading \ L'-ston physh iani said I cotdd never recover. I find for womb affections, periodical sufferings and the. general lassitude resulting, will quickly disappear after a few dosoa of * Blood* I in?:.' It has pally done moo: for me than I could express in a letter and I can recommend it to all women suffering from female disoascs. Bloodlito costs but 60c a bottle. Rioodine Ointment cures Itching and Bleeding Piles; 50c a box. Sold on a positive guarantee by ' Dr. B. R POSIIY I .a tire us, S. C. ??? ?BP?I CO TO B Soil 5 van's STORE AN'I) GET 1 10 lbs. good green CofTco for $1. ij Try another band of Henry Clay |t Flour, H?mo price. Fatten your hogs with our I Meal, Uran and Short?. Wo arc headquarters for Ragging f; and Cotton Tios, old and new. y, You next good and Oats. We can furnish you the seed ?0. i 1 1 ( otton I 108, old and new. f , u had bettor prepare for i? year by .'-.owing plenty of W Seed Wheat, Kye. liarlcy K Toarrlvo this wook a car load of Red ApplO Seed Oats. I s J. H. Sullivan! [<nurcus, S. C. The best line of Sideboards in dill'cr ont designs and sizes, beautifully lin ished and at. prices that will DO money saved for you if you will see our line before you buy. S. M. ,M- B. II. WllkOH A Co. The largest and best lino of Rock? r and Chairs in dllToronl designs, beaut i fully finished and at pi ices cheaper than you can buy the same quality of good:1, iit any Ol her store. S. M. & 10. II. Wllkei A Co. Anderson i & BROKERS 200 acres in Iho noxl 00 days, near Lisbon church) llnb dW?lling and neces sary outbuildings, cheap. 0G Mies K inllo Walts mills, new dwelling and tenant house and out building;. 2 lo s on Williams street. 10 lots on Main street. In 5 minutes' walk of lIn? square. A number of houses and lots in town cheap and lei in;; easy. Farms without number, any price and any size. \W) acres <d* fine woodland 2& miles of city of I.aureus, cheap and terms easy. B room houso and /. aero land in town of Fountain Inn, $8000. If you want your property sold or waul to buy Anderson & Blakely Brokers West Main St. LAURBNS, S. & MI. CLIFTON (O?E8 Dciftlat OFKICK IN SIMMONS RUILDINQ Phono: Ofllco No. ?.?;-. Residence 210, I