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MR. SULLIVAN'S LOSS, w. i), s. Uditor The Advertiser: I take this method, of answering two questions thai my friends are ask ing.? First: What damage did you sustain by the freshet of August iir.tii? i lost eight building by the high water. The liver rose so fast, ten fci i In one hour, that it was Impossible in snv goods and inncliim ry. i Ion ma ehinery and goods wcro all vept away. Second: What arc you doiai wards rebuilding? As soon as wo could build a boat w< went over the river tu clear the mud out of (he old mill house, as n wi the only building that las stood the Hoods of Bevonty yburs. Next we went to work on the water races get ting out the sand ami putting in new limbers whore needed. Now the mill is grinding corn again. Noxt rock pillars were put up for a nin house, and the timbers of olio that was h it in tin* public road was brought up am! Used in this building. Atter timbers were brought up from tin' wrecked houses down the river, my neighbors furnished mo fourb n wagons to haul, and men came in to get out the limber and load the v. >u OllS. .My neuro neighbors assist.?I me nobly in this work. \Vn have erected a gin house ju i ono half the Size of the old one; the gins, feed ers ami condensers out of the river ami overhauled them: bought one in w gin and press. We are ready to gin COlton again, after an expenditure of six hundred dollars. It has cost in this amount to start up the cotton gins. you can form an ostilllilb < my loss in the other buildings. We have eat no idle bread: put in be days of carpenter Work, : ml in a month's time have tin' wheels turning again. .My friends have ?eilt me in some cash which warms up the heart of the old man to know thai he is remembered in a substantial manner. The memorable Augiii i freshet of IS?2, which destroyed so many hridges in the county was surpassed by (hi freshet of August IflOS, by ai hast ten foot. It rained Ihree day* Mid llights i i the first, anil the rivers roso gradually; in this freshet the most of the rain was in a few hours 0:1 Tues day. The river rose ten font in ope hour. In ISf>2 the farmers lost many mules and horses from feeding them on the overflowed COI'll died from blind staggers. MAlvKS VNTOMSIIINti IT It KS. Ml-o-iin Tablets ( hit l>ys|ie|istn by Prompt I) Itennn lug the t uns?', Honey Hack. Dyspepsia cannot bo cured by Ink a digester, such ns pepsin, be cause pepsin simply digests your food artificially, and mil all of tin- food either, for >t lun> no Offecl at all oil ntnrchy food, such as potatoes, rice, oatmeal, bread, etc. There |s Jusl one way to cure dys pepsin and stoniitih disorders, trivial or serious, and thai |s to tone lip or put energy Into the stomach walls, so 1 hat they w.ii bo able to properly mi. or churn the food. Ml o-lin tablets cute stomach troub les by putting strength and energ; into the stomach They tpiickly arouse the stomach from Its hind lot and in a short lime It >s able id <i" its work properly. Ml-o-lia Is successfully lised In vomiting of pi'ognaUey, in cat and sea sickness. Add bear in mind thai when i>e Stomach is lllgood condition, con ii pal ion disappears, also nervousness, drowsiness, nlglil sweats; heart burn etc. The s diureiiH 1 >mg ('nmpnny. tlrim gt.-ts. sells Mi o nn tablets at ad cents a large box. under a rigid glllirilllb to do all that Is claimed for Ihont, or money bach. The Lam ens Dispensary. During the tpmrlor, ended October the llrsl, llie sales of the Lauren county dispensary were $:I7.IKS.0!>; the breakage. $l?O.Hf>; the net prollt $ 1110.01. or I"' per cent on the sales. The lolal sale; in the Stale for tile llrsl Ihree-ipiarters of this year wen $2.r>(l?.ft2!l.(Ji, and the profits Wore $tk;2,22(i.7l. WOO OS KEEPS. Bor t qualities obtainable. or 0 iairy Vetch tnal.es not only ono of the I.Hires) yielding and hi ?I w Intel feed (ind forago crops you can grow, bul is ulsi.0 ol t he i .e.'. of soil-imprm - crs, adding IllOl' ? nilrogCU lO UlO soil than aiiytoiboi' winter croji. Wood's Descriptive Pall Cat* nlogue gives full Informallon about Ibis valuable crop; also gallon', all olhor FarmS Garden S^eds for l''all planting. < 'ataloguo \r* main d fit 0011 request, Write I'm it. T. W. V??0B&SOMS, ??,eod?m<5ii, - Rlohmond, Va. ( Q Tlit' enterprise IThufc IHiililin-. Editor O'Daniul of the Clinton Chronicle has i n following Interest ing inmenl on the elognnl buildlm of tin Enterprise Dunk, the pride ol Laurens: Tin i illlor spent a |iarl of Friday in Lauvens in the interest of the Chron lele and was rewarded with nut onl) i good business I.at ninny courtesies id the bunds of the people of that splendid little city. Especially do .'.<? lenieniber wdb pleasure .Mr. ('. II. Itopt-r, .? i <??]? .,; iin* Fnterprise h ho "r.ho ' i hrough" their b lildiuK ? nd s|ilendld equipment. 'I building would do credit to u ny limes I lie si'/.o of Laurons. I'lie () irs tiro laid in llle, the o III CO is il will ii th*ul marble slabs arl ist: II; nrrni ? i. The vault is ' Ilde ami is entirely lire mill hu |>i oof. The safe is of re' door . arlety and I lie locking ai ! llligi tuenl I eonl rolled by time looks. Threi elocks, working Indo |i mleut < aeh nl her. lock and un lOek ii. s.ife ai Ihe time they are set to o| ? ret In iIn- i'Vi nt thai one eloel fail - io work the oil.er two do t!'< work. Should i vo clocks gel mil of order the i bird insures a l>r< . mini nf ihe ircasut'o box. Ii \'il Worth seeing and the patrons >>i ihe lOnterprise Hank feel very se in re when Hi. ,- money is in such hands. Pil'l) Vears a blacksmith. Samuel it. Worley of l-tixburg, Va.. has been shoeing burses lor more than flfly years. He says: "Chnill li i.din's i'am Italin has given Uli great relief from lame hi k and I'heumntism. li is the best liniment I ever usi d." For sale by Laurens Drug Company, Judge of Probate Sale. Statk of South Carolina, * Court of Prorate. s I. . I". Miererombic individually and as h i li itor of the Estate of Luther S. Aborcrombie, Plaint ill's vs. Ander son Abercrombie et. nl,, Defendants. Pusuant lo a decree in this action. I will sell at public outcry at Laurens C II. S. ('.. on salcsdav, in November, 1908, the 2nd day of the month, during the legal hours of such sales, the fol lowing described tract of land to-wdt: AH that tract of land situate and lying in Laurens county, S. ('., containing sixty tWO and a halt (62J) acres, more or loss, hounded by lands of W. M. Hob. ' i-K'knoy ilollnms, Hugh Aber crom'd? and others. 'rein: of sale one-half cash, the other halt lo be paid twelve months with interest Irom day of sale, credit portion t<> be secured by bond of t i;v purchaser and mort gage of ii..- premises, with leave lo purchaser to pay all cash. Purchaser to pay for paper . If purchaser fails to comply with his hid the premises will be resold on the same or some sub sequent salosday, at the risk of the former purchaser. (October Pith. 1908. i). 0. THOMPSON. 1 l-:',i Probate Judge. Weak Women To Wenk und ailing women, there ts nt lenst ono way to help. Dai with that way, two treatments, must bo combined, one is local, ono Is constitu tional, but iioth are important. i??tU essential. Dr. Shoop's Right Cum is the. Local. Dr Shoop's Restorative the Constitutional. TIm'I I >r. shoop's Night Cure?l?ft topical miK'i.ii-. in. mhrnuo suppository remedy, while ?r. Shoop's It lorutivois wholly nn internal treat ment. The Itostorativo reaches throughout tno entire system. Booking the repair of all nerve, all tissue, and nil blood ailments. Tli" "Niglil Curo", as its name implies, does Its work whilo yon slew, it soothas sore and inflam ed mucous siirfncos, heals local weaknesses ana discharges, whilo Hi" Restorative oases nervous excitement, give* ronowod vigor ami ambition. Imil.U up uiet' il li.-sues. 1 >rinkilite about renewed strength, vigor, and onorgy. Take Dr. shoop's Restomlive Tablets or Liquid?ftSft general tonic to the stem. For positive local help, use as well Dr. iShoop's Nig'Kt Cure PALMPTTO DRUG CO. For all the New School Books CALL AT Master's Sale. State ok South Carolina, i County ok Union, Court of Common Picas. ) 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, 1008, 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 loss, and known as the "John L. Young and Sallie H. 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. Young, Macbeth Young and Susan Jane Weber by their deed dated the 15th 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, 185)1, said plats made by J. L. Young. terms of sale. One-half casli and the balance on a credit of one year from day of sale, credit portion secured by a bond of the purchaser and a mortgage of the prem ises, sold with leave to pay all cash. C. H. PEAKE, ll-.'H Master for Union County. CITATION The Slate of South Carolina. County of Laurens. Uy 0. G. Thompson. Probate Judge: Whereas. S. W. Sumerel made suit to me. to grant him Letters of Ad ministration of the estate ami effects of Julia Willis. These are therefore, to cite and ; d inonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Julia Willis, deceased, that they be and appear be fore me, in the court of Probate, to be held at Laurens C. IL. S. ('.. on the nth (lay of November. 1008, next, alter publication hereof, at il o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this I5tll (lay of October. Anno Domini. 1008. (). 0. THOMPSON. Probate Judge. 12?21 CHARLESTON AND WESTERN CARO LINA RAILROAD. Arrival and Departure of Trains, Laurens, South Carolina. EFFECTIVE JUNE 16, 1908. west bound. No. 1. Leave Augusta.10:10 am No. 1. Leave Laurens. 2:32 p m No. 1. Arrive Spartanburg.. 4:05 pm No. 5. Leave Greenwood.... (i:F>n a m No. 5. Leave Laurens. 7:55 a in No. 5. Arrive Spartanburg.. 9.30 a in No. 5:1. Leave Greenville.12:20 p m No. 5:1. Arrive Laurens. 1:45 pm No.*86. Leave Greenville .... 4:30 p m No.*86. Arrive Laurens. 6:25 p m south bound. No. 2. Leave Spartanburg .. .12:20 p m No. 2. Leave Laurens. 2:32 p in No. 2. Arrive Augusta. 0:15 pm No. (I. Leave Spartanburg . . 5:11(1 p m No. 6. Leave Laurens. <;:.'{."> p in No. Ii. Arrive Greenwood .... 7:50 p in No.*87. Leave Laurens. S:K> a in No. "87. Arrive Greenville_10:20 a m ? No. 52. Leave Laurens. 2:35 p m ' No. 52. Arrive Greenville .... 4:00 p m Trains "SC. and "87 daily except Sunday. Tri-wcckly through Pullman Parlor Car service lad ween Augusta and Ashe villc on trains Nos. 1 and 2; North hound, Tuesdays, Sat unlays; Southbound Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. C. II. CASQUE, Agent. I .aurc ns, S. ('. G. T. DUYAN, (Jen. Agt., Greenville, S. C. A.W. ANDERSON. Gen. Supt. ERNEST WILLIAMS. G.P.A., Augusta, Gn. Diamonds A safe investment IF BOUGHT WITH CARR Money invested in Diamonds is secure Because The price is to he maintained. Because? They can he converted into cash at any time with very lit tle, it" any discount. Because Thc interest on tin- investment is the pleasure derived from the satisfaction of possessing a perfect stone. We have a large selection and will take pleasure in showing you which of the live dilferent grades is the Safest investment. Fleming Bros. JRWRLRRS. Some Bargains in Real Estate. One house and lot 111 Sullivan St., good six room house and the lot alone containing about one acre is almost worth the money, l'riee $1,000.00. I A nice cottage on (Jurlinglou Street. ' Price si. 450.00. 1 Some nice building lots on the edge of town, six acres for only $1,000.00 Some bargains in nice building lots and small farms, suitable for truck farms, just beyond I he Watts Mill, see us about tin-so. We also have some nice in mis on our list. See us if you want to buy or sell real estate. The Laurens Trust Comp'y II. A. McLEOD, Mgr. Itcul tislnlc Department. Ofllcc in Todd liuilditu!. A SQUARE DEAL In photoginph.s from lh? cheap est to the- highest pri< - d. Nichols Studio West Main Street NOTION TO MERCHANTS! We bee; to announce that we now have a complete i t. d of everything carried in our ? . Have just received, tin.; wee !,, several car loads of llour,meal, grits, meat, lard etc. Peinein ber! Wo are headquarter for these goods, and nr.- in a posi tion to sell you goo i go "I at as low a |>ric< at high qual ity will permit. Si o u i? ?r prices on BA.GG1N(; TIES. J.S. Mache n & Co. iw\tJK k: Anderso Blakeiy BROKERS :;-1 acres near Warrior ( reel; church. 1 livery stable on Mill street. The finest livery stable in Iho city near the jail; very cheap and terms easy. 85 acres nine miles from Laurens ('. II., and joins lands of J. I\ ('nldwell, at a bargain. j 110 and IU0 acre- (two tracts) on Duncan creek in Jack's township, by lands of llatley, llollingsworlh, Pitts and others, m ar Ueno, at ^ per acre. Fine water-power wheat and corn mill, 17A acres land and good tenant house. Ihty quick or you will lo i n bargain. 52 acres 2 2 miles north of city ?>:"?.no 1 an acre. 70 acres, joins land of A. A. Car lington. 02 3"! act'OS near Tumbling Shoals, good Improvomeuls, at a bargain. 182 acres, a part of Met'ay place, :U miles from citv, on (.'Union road. Anderson & Blakeiy Brokers West Main St. I. MIRKNS, S. (' I Opportunity is said to | I knock but once % but you have a chance lo open an account ITT with this bank six days otti of every week. T; Once you have started to saving a ]>.ui of [Ai youi earnings, you will be prepared when ever a good business opportunity presents itself. Having a bank account helps create business ability. i The Bank for Your Savings. I BOOKS! BOOKS! School Books, Blank Books, Tablets, Slates, School Bags. A full and complete line. We carry Ledgers from i5() pages to 1000 pages. Day Books in same sizes. See our stock and prices before you buy. Palmetto Drug Co. No new Hands at the J i Bellows. ? v< We have on hand fresh iVoni I ho long-leal *J ^ piney woods the best line ot Sid 1 no;, Ceil ing and Flooring ever brought to Laurens & for the money?from $1 to $2.50. Call cm ca and set; us on this subject and see the ma terial and we can size you up in both t|ual W ity and prices. For lime, hard plaster, ^ cement, laths, shingles, paryoid Hoofing, and color for their patronage in the pa vj lA.llll.lll, I i I 1 I 1 ? , OMIIIg H I /< I I \ < ' I I I I V ' " ' I I I I i.. , |^ <uu sash, doors and blinds, call to see us and T% t* we can satisfy you also. \ We thank our friends of every race b V and hope to merit your continued favor: . *P ^- ^ Respectfully, X H. E. Gray & Son$ iWr'WWA'.WAWrV.VrVr 5 s raw f u i: i A ?9 Do you sell cotton ? Do you sell cotton seed ? Do you hire cotton pickers ? If so, call and get one of our Cotton Manuals, a valuable book \>>\ cotton producers and buyers. They arc l''KKI\ and we want t<> distribute thctn, so do not hesiliilc t<> conic in and ask for one. Enterprise Bank Laurens, S. C.