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FINAL TEMPERANCE RALLY IS PLANNED Church Services and Mass Medina; Sunday TWO ABLE SPEAKERS Drs. Cronier of Ncwberry and Hurls of Edgefield to be Here for (he Occasion. Tin' prohibitionists of the county have perfected plans for a llnal cam paign in bohaif of their cause in se curing some noted speakers for tlio fow remaining days before the elec tion, lion. Ueo. is. Cromor of New berry and Itov. C. 10. Hurts of ICdge Held will !?<? in (he chy next Sunday mid address the people on the subject of temperance, appearing in two ol the city churches in the morning ami at the oporn house on sunda\ after noon. Sunday morning at the First Pros bytorian church, lion. tleo. 11. Crom? r >?. iii speak ttl the regular morning service hour; while al (lie First Metli odisl church, Uev. 0. I'), Huns. I). I)., Of Kdgelleld will preach, both speakers treating the subject of temperance and prohibition. Moth these men arc speakers ol' note and orators of mark ed ability. There will, he no serv ices at i lie First Baptist clinch in the morn lug, Inn the Baptist congregation is reipiestod to attend the services at one of the oilier churches. \i 2:80 Sunday afternoon will bo held the great mass meeting lor men, :n which both .Messrs. Hurls and ('romer will speak. An attractive musical program has boon nrraugi d und. r the direction or Mr. Chlldresu, with the assistance of several ladies of the city. I'jVery man in I..miens county whether dispensary advocate or prohibitionist, is invited to attend this mooting: there will he something worth hearing. City Schools Have Holiday. Prof. B. I.. Jones announces thai I he city schools will he (dosed TllOI'8 day and Friday of this week in order I lint nil the pupils who so desire, may attend the Fair at Columbia. The crowd will leave al 7: in Thursday morning. Rev. lt. M. IMibose Preaches. In the absence of the pastor. Uev, Ii, M Dubosc of tho Gray Court Meth odist church preach od at the First Baptist church of the city, Sunday morning. \v. I?3. Thnyer spoke at Gray Court Sunday morning, and ill Dial's church in Hie afternoon, on the Subject of temperance, the appoint tneais being part of the prohibition campaign now waging in the counts. Daughters of Confederacy lo Meet, Mrs. Ii. B, Boll, president of Hi .lohn B. Kershnw chapter, r. i>. ('.. requests announcement of the meet ing of the chapter for Monday alter noon. November 2nd, nt I o'clock, til the residence of Mrs. YV. II. Dial, on West Main street, PROHIBITION WINS BY 300 VOTES IN UNION Following Is nil Interesting dispatch to The Advertisers tfThlon, s. I .. Tuesday, OH. -JTih. 7 p. in. I iliier S. F. Hone*. I,aureus. S. ('. Twelve nut of llfteett boxes give prohibition 800 ninjorily, IHsponsitrj deiiil in I'llloil. May God ami rmhl ootisltess Will in I.aureus. The I'llloil Times. The three boxes >et to hear from in I'llloil cannot cllilllgc Hie result. Hence Hie efforts of (he dispensary people to tote back Hie whiskey shop llllVO failed. Hurrah for I'llloil! i.iniies' Hoiivenlr Xlghf. Du Thursday lllglll :ii the Mloell'lc Tlteiltre, Malinger Koninii will give away n handsome brass urn lo Hie lady holding the lucky IIlimber. Tie ?? numbers are being given with oacli Hckel Ulis week, and UlC holder of Hie lucky number will be awarded (his handsome souvenir. MEDICAL SOCIETY WILL GIVE MEDALS l. M.i; - ( ouill) Doctors ?MI (Jive Medals to School < liildroii for \cntucs* and Cleanliness. Tho Laurens County Medical Socie ty held an Intcrcting meeting at Cray'a hotel .vion.lay morning. A majority of iii" members were present und a number or Important matters wore dl icussod and roforred io committees. Prohahly the mosl important mat ter ami cortninl> tho ono of most local Intoresl was the resolution by Iho so ciety to oiler Me dals to each grade in the city schools, to bo awarded to the child who should oxcell in neatness cleanliness Of person. T'iis resolu tion was adopt. d in view ol the con ceited effort throughout the country in behalf of hygiene and nOrul sani tatlon, tho medical society consider ing the public schools the best possi bio place to begin such work. Urs. Hughes, Christopher and Ferguson wi ro appointed a committee to act with the teachers of the schools in de idiug the winners. The medical society, through a com mittee consisting of Dl'S. Hughes. IJbtkolj and FergllSOU, will make en de;.,or for iii" Improvement in general sauilai"< conditions in the county; ami ilp'ough a committee, Drs. Dial, Fer guson ami Scbnyor, will endorse the movement to establish, in the next session of congress, a national Depart ment of Health. On the fourth Monday in November the BOCict) Will hnVQ a bampiet. the annual mooting being scheduled for thai dale. hin 's Duiigliters Clear $2(10. As a h soli I he bazaar last Thurs day iho King's daughters have added $200 to the hospital fUhd. In every regard the bux.uar a glowing success, ami the ladle i arc to he congratulated. The King's Daughters wish to extend their heartiest thanks lo all who as sisled I hem or contributed to the lo Hie success of tho undertaking. Xo'txo billed bj Train. Early Monday morning, Jim Whar tOU, a negro fanner residing near Cray Courl woa run over and instant ia killed by the mixed train from' Greenville. The accident occurred just as I lie train was leaving Barks dale, when Whnrton, who was com iiig lo Laurens, tried to board the swiftly moving train. lie fell, ami an extra car on the rear of the ca boose, ran o'er him. Cutting off both legs and crushing his head. Socialist Leader to Speak. Mr. i i.. Fills, national orgnnl/.er of Hie Socialist party, will speak in Laurens Thursday night, V o'clock, October 20th, on Iho "most prominent corner" of Ibe city as Im announces. Ii is noted thai Mr. .1. Leo Chandler of Clinton is one of the Socialist pres idential electors from this State. \ PIT \ FOD PUOIIIIHTION. Jit. (Hive Correspondent Writes an K?mest Leiter. Mt. olive. Oct. 2th 10(11 tor The Ad vertiser! I Wish to slate that we have found on (he pari of so many thai admirable (]h position to put down and that creat evil "whiskey". My prayer lo Cod is that Iho people of Laurens county may lake Iholr stand like men and cast He ir ballots against such a ruinous and demoralizing institution as the dispensary. "A young man of rare talent, but of Inherited tendency to Intemperance, Who had been an earnest laborer for Hie temperance cause died of delirium tremens, lb- had striven lo banish the I r;iflic as a means of protection lo himself ami others like himself, easily .subject to temptation. \boul a half hour boforo ho died, reason returned and ho Was calm; lo his pastor he Said! 'You know how it has been with nie. I have tl'lod to he sober and lead a Christian life, but I have failed. My appetite was too strong: tin- tempta tion too meal : there is no hope for me now. I am dying ami going to hell, but I hnVO ono roquosl to make of you: I ?von! you lo gel a copy of the names of I hose members of our church who sighed a petition for license to he giv en Hial IrnfUc Which hfifl been my de? Iroyor, and plnCO it on my breast when I am put in my Coffin, for I wish to offer it at the judglUOUl sent of Christ OS one reason why I am lost,'" W ay of Faith. SOME HEAL ESTATE DEALS. Trading not as Active as Formerly, Hut no Decrease in Values. Reference to tho nubile records shows that for September and October the real estate transfers have fallen Off to some extent as compared with the records for same period two years and three years ago. though several large deals have been made recently and the range of prices indicates no appreciable decline in values. The low price of cotton bus. of course, bad its effect on trading. One of the large transactions for October was (he sale of tho Motes place, containing 200 nercs, sohl by Mr. I). II. Counts through the real es tate firm of Anderson K- Hlnkely to Mr. \v. F. Lawson, a rarmer of the county, the consideration for the tract being $9,000. 'This valuable farm is located a few miles east of the city on the the Clinton road. Mr. Counts re served in the sale an acre lot on which is located his ginnery. Another deal by the same parties was the sale of the "Boyter place." adjoining the Motes placo, to Mr. it. G. Pranks for $2,nun. there being less than inn acres in this tract. Some other transactions by town ships, follow: Laurens?L. S. Madden to 10. A. Hamilton. 103 acres lor $2,.Mm. Ceo. II. Holt to L. S. Madden, tract for $2.2fiO. M. a. Knight to Mrs. Lula Mahaffey 39 acres for $2,500. Votings?W. L. Cray to \v. a. An derson 229 acres for ?2.s7n. .1. s. Dennett to T, c. McCauley 57 acres for $l.7on. Dial's?it. Abercrombie to i:. c. Stone Its acres for $900. Kmily Woods to C. a. Babb 30 acres for $200. W. 11. Mrhaffey to B. II. and B. .1. Cray 20 acres for $1,000. Hunter .). W. Madden lo 13. a. 1 lull st; acres for $1,600. Hetllo Spcako to Oliver Kvans G."> acres for $650. Thos. M. Ration to Mamie S. Nation 17s acres for $2.000. Scudlelown? Helen Hunter to i. W. Peterson so acres for $1,200. M. .1. Owings to T. I'. Poole so acres for $1,200. city of Laurens? L. c. Rltgrnves to .1 II. Sprouse one lot for $325, L. C I Sit greaves to .1. c. ami J, L. Wasson, ; one lot for $ti75. ORPHANS GIVEN FINK TRIP. Thornvvell Well Represented at the State lair. Clinton. Oct. 27. The Columbia Mowborry ami Laurons Railway gave , the Thornvvell Orphanage tin- use of a special car yesterday to attend the i Slate Fair. The older pupils, from the seventh grade up, went and it was one of the red letter days in their lives. a number of teachers and matrons accompanied them. The Lyceum for this winter opened last Tuesday evening with an excel lent entertainment by the Broomcll Heed company. 1 The largo audience was an evidence of the popularity of this form of entertainment in Clinton Improvements continue lo lie |he order of the day in Clinton. Mr. It. /.. Wright's handsome new store h almost Completed now. Mr. ami Mrs. W. D. Copeland have moved into their recently completed home on Genteninl street. Mr. H L. King's new house, built for rent, is nearly Completed, and is already rented. Mr. John Young is building two houses for rent on Musgrove street. Mrs. Susan Lenke is desperately ill Mrs. Moody of Jacksonville, Florida, and Mr. I'M. Lenke of Savannah. Ca have been summoned to her. Rev* N. J. Holmes to French. It is announced thai the RoV. x. I. Holmes, formorly of this "jty inn now of Altnmonl, will preach ai Holmes' Methodist church next Sunday morn lllg, lit I I O'clock. The subject of the discourse will be "Prohibition." v mim ( ikm ( i. \ i)isiitiitrTi:i>. Dispensary Vdvueul ? I Ercittiiic Liter* ntiii<- of I; . >? Nature. Tuesday ntoriiiii^ i circular con talning a nuiubcr of r turnouts favor lug ihc dispensary was brought inlo The Advertiser olllco. too late fur Ibis paper in give inucli s..;.r editorial consideration lo it. However. wi depart dir usual custom ami I real tho matter, as much as space will allow, on (his pace. Among the numerous paragraphs, Iho follow lug is lypii al: "The Inking of Hie coil on mill boxes awa> from Ilm mill voters, only goes lo show with what methodical trickery ami deception 111 ? ? Prohibitionists would absolutely disfranchise them, if iboy could." The caul b> Mr. Me Qowan, ex-Senaloi. explains how tho Legislature, through error, lofi these boxes out. The liOglslnture .?f IUII7 diil il. Tie Lnurons delegation mere ly overlooked the omission : an i white they are nut groall> lo ho blamed still thoj are mor< r ponslhlo than any one olao in Laurens county. Who were Ihoy '! I loll. John M. Cannon ami Ibm. It I >. Itoyd both of whom were supporters of ihe old Slate dla pensary; ami Ibm. I?\ I'. MeCowan ami Dr. Miller, heal optloliists, who VOtod for tie abolition of Iho stale dispensary. Now, the charge In Iho circular re forrod lo, Ibul tin leaving out of precincts was tie- "methodical I rick - ery ami deception" ol tie- Prohibition ists in oriler to disfranchise Iho mill voters, i absolutely ami aiu|ualitiedl) a malicious falsehood, 'i he prohibi tionists had nothing lo do Willi it. The circular, in utter disregard for truth, incroly neck?! i ? prejudice the mill vote against prohibition. Wo believe, however, thai such unfounded accusations will result in a decided reaction. Kdiior. Kutertaiiimeul at i'rieudslilp. The Rural Improveinetit .Association of Friendship school, Sullivan's town ship, will give an eiiterlalniiienl al the school house. Saturday, Oct. :11st, beginning at i o'clo(d<. p. m. There will be spccchci by Supt. I! \V. Nash. Prof. L. I? Kill dge ami Mi, Itessie lludgens. The piihlle are eoi dially invited. TO HIVK LI.I.( I I(t\ ?HTI i.'Ns-. King's Ibnigliters iiil Have Opera House Tuesday. Next Tuesday, (lie third of Novem ber is election day, not only Iii Lau r?llk but in nil the I nltcd Stab The King's Daughters, for iho benefit of t he hospital I'Uiid. v- il I gl vo ' i ' ' lion returns iron, the presidential elOCI ion. anil all olhori nl ? I'll I in torosf, at tin- opera house, using Iho storooptioan to throw Hm' figures oh canvass. An admission of -'?"> ci ills for adult; ami pi e< at for children will he charged. The entertainment w ?i i :... ? ? >: in leresl as several pictures aie lo |>e shown in addition to Hie cluriis. Mr. Clal'ke ha-, agreed Id lUkC tie messages ror ine Indies, ami that a suns promptness am! despatch in the win K. Lei every body enihe oil I and get tIn- hows. "Itllliuu ay en November Ith. Manager Itoinau of it " < Ity opera [house, has closed Ciinlrnol lo- till en gagement wiiii "The ituhawn.vs" lb 'appear hero on .Vpvembhr I. Wedliios . day. 'I he Spai'lahimi ? lb raid imi I he ful low im; nbouI I hi 'I il ;inii.v: ! "Oil lIlO high! "I '.ie . ; lie- _\cl j Tin- Utinnwn.Vs, thlrty-llvi strong win J bo the ait rnet on at Hart Thea I re. This company needs nothing of com mendni ion hoi a foi iholr ? hilliy to I please Is woll known by all theatrical ; patrons, and Spartan w ill bo forl.Ull ato indeed to have the chance Of en joying this highly cnt"riiiln)ng musl i cnl oxl ravagan/.a." TO MANAGERS OF ELECTION i As a special favor, The Advertiser requests flic managers o( clcc i tion to 'phone us at once the residt of their precinct nl Die dispensar) ? election. There will be thousands of people Inquiring abnul llic result : ? if some one at each box will get us the vote wc can 'phono back llic total results in n very short while. Everybody wants in know how I the vole stands, so we earnestly request some ore at cncll box to lake r it upon himself and help us give the news. E * SMOKER 18 Ol YEN BY BUSINESS MEN. Chamber of Commerce Holds Interest* iiiK Meeting Friday Mglil and fin joys Banquet. Quito ;i idonsanl and culbusluslio meeting <?r Hie nlmutbcr of oommorco was hold Friday oven lug. The moot in:' was altogether Inrormal, being In miluro uioro social limn business. Vhoul llfty members were iireseut, to gether with a number of \isitois among whom was .Mr. .1. I), llammcti. president of Hie Walls mills of this citj ami of Hie two mills ai Anderson, j While not n regular business meet iug. the opportunity wns used for the discussion of several mailers Dial have occupied the attention of the body. The subject of the street paving was considered. Sometime ago various committees, residents of the several streets of the city, were appointed to con for with the property holders on Iheir respective streets, regarding the arrangement made with the city to pave the streets and have the city pay hall' (he expense and Hie property holders pay the other. The reports lot' these committees were encouraging ; in iho extreme, since the residents of I most of the important streets have entered into the agreement heartily. , Hence, Hie streets of Uuirens will ho I paved, and the burden of expense will I be well distributed. For some time the people of |,au roils have thought this ellj large enough to warrant tree city delivery of mails: indeed it is only there has not been the proper oi'guili/.cd effort lo secure It, The chamber ol com merce hits taken the matter in hand now. ami if Hie present plans uro ear rii d mil, the free delivery will be so cured for next year. The postollioc receipts have lacked but little up lo the presold year. This year Iho first ihren quarters have come up to re ipiircmonts, and the business men are now beul toward making the last . pial tl.e Urs! three la all likoll hood I.aureus will have this city do j livery nexl year. A number of other mailers were I brielly discussed, after which those present adjourned to Iho halls over the Palmetto drug store, where n de Ii?; hi nil banquet w as served by (he King's daughters, a Utting climax to Iho evening's pleasure. In it very happy speech. .Mr. W. I.. Cray, in lie half of Hie chamber of commerce, thanked the Indies for the excellent ! spread, and for their kindly interest in the efforts of the I .aureus comnior < lul body. Mnrrlage nt Wiiterl. Waterloo. Oct. L'T. Miss .laillo M.iiid . Smith of Waterloo, was today married ; to Mr. Kugene I'. Walker of A111IIt 1 ti , llov. o. I.. Durunl performing the cor t emony. Mr. Walton Declines (all. Aller considering for two weeks the enll to the Second Baptist church of I.aureus. Dev. R. C Watson has do elded not to accept Ppon the resig nation of Pastor W. I) 11(11111)10(1 of ihe Second church, to take effect Hie i first of next year, the call wa: ex tended tri Mr. Watson. During the coining year. Mr. Wntson will serve throe pastorales, Rahuii, Chestnut ? IHdgO ami Highland Home giving up bis work at I lolly drove Itevivill at Hotly (?rove. Ifev. R, O. Watson, pastor of tin i Iloll.v drove Baptist church, will be Kill i series of revival services at that I church* Monday morning'. II o'clock : November 2nd. to continue throughout I the vve..'f. Services will be held twice each day. nt II a. in. und 7:3(1 p. m Tin public are Cordially in vlted. PRINCETON: Is KNOCK KD (Ml. People of That Precinct Cannot Note Next Tuesday. it seems, from what can be lenrued of the sltuntlou, (hat through error, the managers Of registration have < n rolled the voters of the Princeton section into a pn-cinci. which is not in accordance with the statutes, Con Kcquontly, all those who nre register i d on ihe Princeton roll cannot legally vote. This seem, a hardship in view of the intense interest in Ihe j Coming election; yet. the law is very plain on the subject and it seems thai the people of Princeton will not \to j allowed to vole this time. ERRORS REVEALED IN COUNTY BOOKS Former Treasurer's Hooks Under Investigation NO BlIOltTAMti LIKELY The Investigation Ma* to ilo Willi Fur nier Administrations 'Origin ol T lie Report. Last Thursday a news article oi' considerable Interest hero appeared in tin* Columbia St:ii<'. dealing as il did with an alleged shortage in tho accounts of Kx Treasurer i. II. Copi laud. Tho article reads: A gentleman from Laurens wlio was hero yesterday states thai experts from ilic olllce of the comptroller general have boon al work Ihoro i ? h- some I line and hnyo found n discrepancy or si > oral thousand dollars in ih.' accounts oi' a former county treasurer, .Mr Copclund, now dead. Comptroller general .lue.- declines lo make any slaleiuent uhuul the mat tor other than to admit thai he hau been chocking (he hooks in Laurens county and that he has had the assist unco of Mr, l> ll Wise of Alken as expert accountant. lie would not deny Ilm rumor: , hut said Ihn lux de part men! is not yet convinced thai there is a shortage and that every voucher in tie- ollicc v\iii ho cheeked over very carefully. The amount ol the discrepancy is said lo be something like fs.uuu, The local correspondent for The Stale, heing communicated with on the subject wired i1 *? - following dis patch io the ('ol it in in. i paper: "So fur a. ?an he ascertained here, the inie status of affairs in Ireasiit'cr's olllce with reference to form r Truss Urer Copelauil's adininisl rat ion has not been ollleinlly determined, the un dorstamllug being thai tie comptrol lor general is in return lo l.aureus ami complete t Ii.- iii'. i' ligul ion at an early ilsilo. While there is a iHscrep aney, as disclosed in (he reornl settle iitcnt. tho investigation Wn not thor ough, all parties agreeing in lake the inaltei' up and forrel il i?u< later." On l'rida.\ lliorillllg, another liller estlug Item appears in 'I'he StntOi the purporl ol which ii appnrently in re aliirm tin- former statements that tho report was not obtained friiiu Comp troller tieueral .lone, us olllclal or otherwise, thus clearing that Slalo olllccr of any possible hliune for giv ing out a i'i port that had not hooil completed or agreed in by tin- county ollicers liefe; ii furl her >?? I> to show a laislllity thai fxi is on the pan of county ollicers ami Hie county ilHcgn I ions tow aril M r, .lone . M r i t !c: Item. The dispatch in i n. Slide puhll li ed ye. lorduy. in v. ,,,< h it \\ a stated that accounts in tic epuiily l.rou at' it's olllce in Laiirom were in a badly muddled condition, enm-i d consider able 11.Hine in Ai i;: oilici -.1 I!m comptroller general no bill/ lal ilil'or inntion iVUi obtained, in (jib exports tire Still at woil; on He Pool, in I,an rciis county. Ii wn nil.-oil how ever, thai I here ivefo examinations being eoudueteil In .1 numb r Of other CoUlltles and report; would he aside in 1 In- general assembly on I hose, I'.icailSe Of He work ol e ni j.1 roller general Jones some of the county del egtilloilH have hben 1 <(roliildy In. Illu tn his investigation because ui local i 1111 iH-iK-t- I'he comptroller general lias Insisted in all of hi. reports Unit the olliciab Heeled Khould bo coillpe lohl and when had bookkeeping ami errors in accounts were discovered In- has reported them promptly, inn each county affeciod ha. bad I lie del egations in iiio general assembly de fending I he 1 1 id)' bill 1 hit t he eon tinned effort of the comptroller gen oral bill I'lli. ? d tin tniiibiid to some Itclaiive to (he ilbovii muKer, ihn local correspondent tor (lie Now ami t'OUrlOr ha Mo- following dispatch: ('un: Ideiable in to re; 1 Is manifest here on ai eoui i ol a in WS article in the Columbia State this morning rein line to an alleged idiortngc of ^'>.':..?i in the accounts of ejoutity treasurer 1 II. t'op-'iaiid. now deat! The origin uf t he news a t'l tele seem 10 be a "gcutlcintin from Laurehs' who while in Hi. city of Columbia gave out a statement to I he offeel thai experts from tho comptroller general's oltieo had heeii til work on the county hooks and had found a discrepancy of sov-* oral thousand doll 1 It IS title that Vir. I? II Wise, or the compt roller') olllce WUH in the city several days ui hi t week making his seitlements with the county bill cets; it is also 1 rue dial an examina tion 01 the former treasurer's ac counts Wits made ami an apparent dis crepancy revealed llowovor, the ollicei s hero and \l 1 Wi . t||(| mil complete 1 he work of (?hocking ami h was agreed 1 ha I ho should come hack at an early dale ami etil.. (|p> a< counts, meanwhile giving nut no re port Concerning thO sialus of affairs: in oosoipienec of ihis agreement, as I (< out imicil on eight h prtg? \