Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Powder Makes delicious hot biscuit, griddle cakes, rolls and muffins. The only taking Powder Made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar I REPORTORIALS The old l-lub building Is receiving a good coal of fresh paint; the fit is good, the pattern is nne. the color stylish, and tbo old building now ap pears to its friends looking much neater and more Inviting. i'."cause it is Lent is no reason why you should deny yourself the pleasure ol reading The Advertiser. The "Church does not expect it; so read all the news, the advertisements and you will be none the worse for it. Again we call attention to the exist ence of an undersirable ling or cattle pen near the spuare. Where is the health ofllcer anyhow? The county will vote the question ol issuing bonds to the amount of $7(0,000 to rebuild the bridges destroy ed by tlu> August Hoods. Of course .it ought to tie carried; nobody will ?deny the necessity of the work. We hope that all the bridges will lie of the best modern steel structure bridges that will last, ami that Moods cannot carry away. Mr Irby Intro duced tin" measure in the house of representatives ??ailing for the flect ion. How about the rural routes in your part of the country, dear renders? Are they kepi up. and is there su(He len! mail to justify the continuance Of the service. These matters some times escape your attention and if you don't watch them, there is danger ol losing your routes. Subscribe for The Advertiser and that will swell the amount of the mail handled. Winder why they put such ugly, small window panes in the windows of the new school building? GlICSS it must be because they expect the "bad boys" to knock 'em out right along and since they are small it will tie cheap to replace them. At least, t!i..: is the only reason the Reporter can soo for such measly little old glasses. The Reporter has heard of a number d farmers who will this year do a ?.Mod deal of true!; planting, and market their produce in Laurons. That is line; there's money in it leady money, Resides it Is foolish' ue.ss to depend on one lone crop for a living. Cotton is not the only crop Jfcal can bo made in these parts. ('?nod friend, have you some good books thai you will donate lb the City library? Possibly you have a few ?ji.t you have already read and will Very likely never need again; there are people here who have never lead ihom you tinh do a service to your ' liows by glvltlg these hooks to the library. Or if you prefer just soiul .1 chock lor any auiottlit; the library needs books and money. Lauren3 has no dispensaries, but a id is a necessity. Occasionally a t",v (OUghs anl criminals stroll into those parts from "North Carolina" and roquiro attention. The existence of jails keeps a lot of people out of mis chief. The nature and condition of l?f jail makes it an Interesting and .ting escapade to effect an escape. The Hotel I.aureus. Mr. .1. I'. Strobol, well known to the boys" who have had Knoree on (holt' calling lists during the last two years, has taken over the Motel L?n tens, at Laurons, and says he is deter mined to make it a comfortable place lor commercial travelers, and if the present facilities are not adequate to rnoet the wants of the patrons of the house, the owner has expressed him. Self as willing to add more sample rooms and bed rooms. Mr. Strubel s Idea Is that a satisfied guest is a guest forever, and he proposes to live up to that principle. The Slate. The man who Invented the lawn mower was dotlbtlOSS a genius, but he sreated a lot of trouble for his fellows. The man who objects to a noisy Fourth ought to hie himself to the ?loep, dark wootls and forgot it. MARRIAGE VT PRINCETON. Mr. Marion Sloan Weils Miss rioroni'o Paste. Other Items. Princeton, Mar. I.?Miss I.onnto Culbortson from mar Greenwood, be gins teaching a music class this week. There art- twelve already who are un der her instruction and others will likely join tills (dass. Rev. and .Mrs. ?. M. Sexton are visiting relatives in I.aureus Ulis week. Messrs. Win. Woods and James Traynham had business in Laurens today. Mr. Mui'ff of Mississippi visited rel atives of this [llace last week. Mr. a. M. (lodgers of near Fountain Inn. visited bis nephew. Mr. Moony Henderson hist Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Lli/a McCuen was a visitor to some of her relatives at Fel/.er last Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Marion Sloan of Simpsonville was married to Miss Florence Page. the eldest daughter of Mr. .1. Wesley Pago, on Sunday afternoon at the home of the bride's parents. Rev. (!. M. Sexton officiating minister. They will he at home to their friends at Simpsonville . Mr. .lohn M. Woods, by a unani mous vote, was elected superintendent of the Princeton Baptist Sunday school. The Sunday school is to bo congratulated on securing the services of such a good worker and good man as Bro. Woods. Mr. Will Morgan of llonea Path has moved into the .his. Traynham house. We welcome them to our town and hope they will feed at home among us. Little Helen Ruth, the two year old child of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thompson, passed away on Saturday the 20th. Sunday afternoon after short and ap propriate services conducted by the pastor, the body was laid to rest in the Columbia cemetery. To the sor rowing parents and sorely stricken loved ones we extend our deepest sym pathy and commend them to the love of our heavenly Father, who will be their strength and comfort now, and at last wipe away their every tear. General Election Tuesday. Tin' general election for municipal ofllcers will he held at the usual hours and under the usual regulat ions next Tuesday. March 9th. The tow council will go into office the following Tuesday. The March Salesday. Monday of this week was salesday it: Laurens. and there was a good crowd in the city. It was an un usual day in that there were no public stiles; however, a few wagons and mules were sold. SCHOOL BOA 111) IIK.KLK(TKI). Election at Mountvlllc Laymen's Kallj Next Sunday. Motintville. March I. There will be a Laymen's Mlssonary Pally at Mouiltvillc Baptist church next Sun day morning at I I O'olot k. The speakers arc Messrs, C. I',. Hobo and ?lohn M. liudgens of Laurons, The public arc InvilOd to attend. At the election held here and at the Other precincts in the territory Thurs day of last week for trustees of the Wad-worth School funds, the old hoard were reelocted as follows: w. a. Austin and S II. ClogglUS of Cross Hill. M, It. Crisp and A. R, Holum.; of Mounlvllle, ami ,1, ,1, Voting near Gold villi'. Little interest was taken in the fleet ion as everybody seemed satisfied with the work of the present hoard. Miss Fli/.a Mary Suliivan of Clinton has been spending a few days with her cousins, the Misses Boyd. ReV, B. P. Mitchell went to Green wood one day last week on business pertaining to lumher for church build ing Mr. La Fayotte Crisp and family of Whltmlre are visiting their people bore. Mrs. W. .1. Cluck, who went with Miss Mario Tongue to Baltimore a few weeks ago, returned Saturday morn ing. She loft Marie Improving with the hope that In a week or two she will bo sufficiently recovered to ro ll urn home. NvSti \1\ ELECTED INTENDANT. Municipal Election In Cross Hill Personal I (cms. Cross Hill. .Mar. I.?All election was held last Thursday for Intendant and Wardens. Mr. L i\ McSwnin was elected Intendant ni 1 \V. M. Miller, i'. s. PInson, -ino. w. lanun and John Wade, Wardens. Mr. M. T. Simpson, present Intendant, delclned re-elec tion. An election the same day for Wards worth trustees resulted in electing R. A. Austin. S. II. Goggans, J. J. Young, A. R. Holmes and M. 1'.. Crisp. All i re-elected. Miss Sara Beeks visited her sister at McCormicks last Saturday. Mrs. Clolphln of Ninety Six is with Mrs. Anna Watts for a nice long visit. Miss Llda and Lilly May Rudd are in Atlanta selecting their spring mil linery. Mr. II. F. Vincent and Mrs. (lens j Holding were married last Saturday at clrcenw od. They had hover tuet before that day. They came to Cross Hill Saturday night. She left him on Sunday and went hack to her home In Greenwood county on Mon day. "Married In haste repent al leisure." Mr. I*. S. Pinsoil has been ip'ite sick for several days. Mr. Turner IMnson will go to the hospital in Chester today. He has been unwell for several days ami he may submit to an operation for ap. pendicil is. _ Anderson & Blakely BROKERS 75 acres U miles of Laurens ('. II. on Milton road $2,000. House and lot on Hampton street, The Switzer farm, 236 acres, on easy terms. The James T. P.rownlee tract 82 3-4 acres, near Warrior Creek Church. Fine livery stable on Mill street, very low and one-half cash. 117 acres of land within one-fourth mile of Watts Mills. From one acre lots up. Cheap. Three hundred and fifty acres, I! miles from town, half in line timber, $15.00 per acre. The prettiest place in Fountain Inn at a bargain ? $'1,000. '102 acres in two tracts, on Duncan's creek, near Garlington station. 140 acres near Ware Shoals, finely improved and in high state cultivation. 92 3-4 acres near Tumbling- Shoals, high state cultivation, with six-room dwelling. 132 acres between Laurens and Clin ton at a bargain. We have that magnificent farm known as the Van Robertson farm,near Waterloo, 244 acres at a bargain, and very easy terms. 313 acres near Waterloo, the Amanda Colcmnn place 500 acres near Stomp Springs, the (best bargain of them all. One six room house and lot on Flem ing si reel at a bargain. 97 acres, the Boyd farm at Rovd's Mill, $1000; one-half cash. 200 town lots at all kind.; of prlct - One lot on N. Harper St.. nie,, build ing lot, between Steve Taylor's ami .1. I). Sexton. Come and sec us for any kind of real estate city or countrv. 25 II. P. Boiler and H. P. Engine and Brick outfit cheap, in good shape. Two houses and lots near Laurens cotton mill store. ! Anderson & Blakely Brokers West Main St. LAURKNS, S. C. ft Announcement! Dr. F. J. Intnan formerly of Spnrtanhurg announces that he has located in Laurens. having offices in the Enterprise Rank building, room No. I. and is now prepared to PIT GLASSES for any and all eyes. Dr. Inrr n is a graduate Op tieian, and thoroughly qualificc to serve the people acceptably. Dr. F. J. Intnan II X IL SETTLEMENT. Take nolico that on the llth day of March, 190?, l will render a final account of my acts and doings as Ail. minlstrator with will annexed of the estate of William Simpson, deceased,, in the olllco <>t tin* Judge of Probate of Laurens county, at 11 o'clock, a. in., and on the sumo day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Ad ministrator with will annexed. All p? rsons indebted to said estate are notified and required to make pay ment on that date; and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever barred. L. F. Simpson. Administrator with will Annexed. Feb. 10. 1909.- I mo. Diamonds On Partial Payments. A small amount dow n anil a little each motitn will soon Buv a Diamond You will have it paid for before you know it, and with the money you would have thrown away. Besides You know the quality and the weight of the Diamond you buy from us. We sell the best anil at rea sonably low prices. Fleming Bros. JEWELERS. Vou can't afford to allow your property to go unprotected against FIRK. Let us write you a policy in tin old line lire in surance company. F:. 11. WILKES & SON COMPANY, STOCKS, BONDS 4- Low Rar?|ve Laurens, S. C. A Speedy Cure for ( onstipalion, IUliiu: ? iiess, I >vs]>< pii.i, In'!it:t'iiion, 1,1 vor Complaints, Tired Keeling, liaJ Taste in tin? Mould, Had Complexion, S'trvou i.Mil all diseases ol Ilia st ?nach, Livof und liowels ?? ?loodlno LUer Pill?" ?et gently, yet thoroughly upon die bowel?, liver, stom.uhand digestive organs. I lie pills, in old and i l.inine eiset ?i i instlpa'lon and indigestion, act at nncu, without griping, nor do they )e iv< ? y unpleasant after cite, i , nor form a constant habit ot purging, produced I y other cathartic rented ?? IMnodlno Uvei fills " restore the deranged and torpid liver !?> i's normal condition and healthful acsJon Uemove and pre vent constipation by sei urtng a natural ami n nit lar operation ol the bowels, and relieve those un* pleasant symptoms which attend a diseased 01 morbid condition ol the liver, stomach and bowels I'o assist In attaining this end, the follow ing sug gest on; arc offered, Kl MAliKS. Everyone who u?< pills) fJi their a, inhi on the liver, should know that latgi dnses rarely prove as satisfactory as small on -, Largo doset simply purge and pass out of tin- w (cm, usually leaving the bowels constipated, ami sc) lom removing the < auto of the troulde, or im pi ive ihr general health. On the other hand, imall doses develop the aliriative effect ol the medicine, do not irritate or constipate the bowel hut gently stimulate the liver and prevent the accumulation of bile by direc ling its fl>w into the proper channels. Therefore it is advisable locom mence hy taking l?Ol over one or two pills at bed Inno and increase dose as necessary. Portland, Mb Ormts : ?I find your *' Bloodme Liver Pills" the most eifecttve pill I ever used. The* cause BO griping or consiipjtive after effect as most liver pills no. Vouis truly, ? ? MRS. AMAbA RICHARDSON. Blood i tie . Liver Pi 11* 25^3c"box. s boxei i.oo Hloodlne Ointment cares Piles, joe a bos. DR. B. F. POSEY Laurens, S. C. New Arrival in Spring' Goods Men's Suits Hoy's Suits Hoy's 1'. ints New Percales per S d. Now Ginghams per yd. New Linen in all color- pt N\ w Dress Goods per yd. Mesaliue Silks per yd. $ lO.Ol * to J>2( >.00 Ns.?.i i> > to $6.50 50c, 75c and r.oo 1?>c. 1.?1 !e loe 12 i'jc ??5< 50c 75c and 1.111) S1.? <o 1 )o y?ur sh< rpping at J. E. Minter & Bro MUSIC! .Standard?classical?popular sheet music?I nst 1 net ion Hooks?Folios?Complete Kdilious? 10c music. Mail orders given prompt attention?Let us have- yours. Trial selection package sent responsible parties upon re quest. Free Special Offer FREU! Sl'KCI AI. < >F V VAU In order that we may he brought in touch with a large number of music buyers, wi are offering absolutely free postage prepaid (.?) two beau, tit'ul pieces of music for the names and addresses of ten (10I persons owning pianos who are interested in buying music. Make list giving correct address and full name and mail to us-we will send music by return mail?No futher con ditions, Send list to-day- This tree offer is limited. Write for catalogue- and list of songs the world is singing. We can promptly till your order for any thing in music? Music Hooks, etc. SI'.N'I) TRIAL ORDKR, ADDRKSS. K. S. Conrad MUSIC COMPANY Dept. L. 121 So?th .Main Si . GREENVILLE, - SOUTH CAROLINA "The Best of Everything Musical." VW WWW' 'VWVW^WVs I Specials for This Week AT Simmons9 New Silk and NIusHii Sali its lit all the seasons Sha leji Okie Silks, a beautifu! light Weigh) hVablc for evening Gowns, in all the new shades, pci' yard 39c A beautiful line of new Kmbroideries, ranging in prices from 5c per yard to 52.2,5 All last season Kutbroidcrics worth from 25c per yd. to i,00 are being sold lot 15c pet yd. Cotttc in and take a look at them. O. B. Simmons &. Son.