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Kot ? rt< :? v r , ? ?!?..:' "] Wish you would say. in your paper, something tiboiii a mutter ihnl has become a iiubiio nuisance. There arc some bads hoys in this town who lire continually writing the vilest, oh: tcno "stuff" tint! yon over hoard of on the pavements in front of our residences: they get this chalk up at school and go around town Dither in the day time or at night and write, aimOs 1 every where there is place to write, all kinds of nasty, dirty things which people cannot help seeing. Ii is a shame to our women folks and makes it embarrassing to walk on the "My dear Sir," replied the Reporter, "i!...- is a thing that Iii.' parents of th< SO hoys have to look titter. The Advertiser could write Itself blue in the race and it' the parents cannot train their children well enough in the way ; of decency and respectability to prevent any such nuisances, it will' nvail nothing: except, that the paper can call attention to the fact that if the paronts do not have a care in this matter they may suffer severely for their children's misdoings, because .May i" Ltubb states that he wiil make it pretty wann for any who are caught." [tut may the Reporter say this: if the p. rents of those hoys who get into mis thief of this kind will just take the (rouble to look into the everyday hab its their hoys, see what they read, who they run with, how late they stay rut the streets and such like, I hoy will be bettor enabled to direct them. These low dirty Jesse .Mimes stories that some of the hoys fairly devour are a) the bottom of a great deal of i mischief thai troubles oar people. | Something was said lit The Vdvor*, User a few wooks ago about skating: on the cement sidewalks of our city. Of oourso it is a grout temptation to (he boys and girls to take advantage I of s.i<h line, smooth places to Skate On?it's great fun: hut I hoy will have to t o: li/.e sootier < r lad r that tie' oil; , authorities will not permit it m be I 11 > ?' ? the iidowaiks sooner and m.>;??? rapid |y than any oilier kind of use. The city i- aware of this and unless the I ' ? ' have -o take i!i ! mutter up. Ti? nil In .- Itendaiic ? upbtt crtttri: The Advertiser Will welcome :?>;: on< and ;.M lb Its otiioe during your stay hi the City; come hi at any time make \e . elf at home and welcoin . new graded school letildiint: Is 11 y. 'I ? ? ibly tent in constriledloii. its eor.vei - its up ? . i inlcricl Ion nd i ha? I: if a Palm i . s Cop Ii I t ? LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION. < _~* '. 'v. .>. S, Cunningham, of the Pea Uidgo section, lias moved to ( luiton with his daughter, Mrs. i;. V. Godfrey and children. Messrs. J. L. L?ngsten and C. A. Power left Monday for Spnrtanburg to utt< rid t'..- meeting ?>f tho Head Camp, \\. U. VV., no\V in session. A musical entertainment for the ben efit of the citv hospital is being gotten up under the direction of Mrs. Devcrcux Turner. Mr. \V. II. Drummond of Lanford was in tho Monday returning from Greenville whore he wont to hoar Hev. (loo. VV. TrUCtl on Sunday. The Wednesday Club mel lasl week with Mrs. T. 1).' Darlington. Another meeting is to bo held next week at which some important matters cd" bus iness will be discussed. Mr. !?:. 0. C Wans of Clieraw was in the city Tuesday of this week. Dr. J. Q. Wilbur of Waterloo was among the visitors to tho city Tuesday. Hon. Jos. McCollough of the Green ville bar-M as in Laurens Monday. Colo L, lease. Esq. of the Newberry bar was in the city Monday. it is learned that Mr. Ill ease will defend Will (ioodmaii, charged with tho luur | ?'.??I of a negro at Cross Hill. Mrs. If 1?. Godfrey, widow of the lamented Dr. U. F. Godfrey, has bough! a home in Clinton ami moved to that place on Monday of this week. I Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs. X. B. Dial entertained a lew friends at an elegant dinner in compliment to Miss Mary Uamseur of Concord, N .C, their charming guest of this week. The evening was most pleasantly spent ill delightful conversation. The din ner was served in the elegance ami ease of style that characterizes any occasion at this hospitable home. Miss Romsuer is indeed a charming personality and a conversationalist of Surpassing skill. Those who met tier on Thursday evening were charm ed with a number of delightful stories about her recent tour through Europe. Mrs. Dray ton Mnhaffey spent last werk in Clinton with her daughter, Mrs. w. K. Bramlett. Mr. Smith Lnngford, of Newbo.Ty, ???lent Sunday in the city. Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Ander: on. Mrs. .lohn F. Doll and Mr. 13, (). Anderson went to Clinton Monday afternoon to att< ml the funornl of Mr. .1. P. Dlllard. Mr. Dick Child ross has returned from Atlanta where lie has been at n nding a business school. Mrs. i;. i.. C'lnrdy and little daughter have litis week foi' a visit to fronds In .o hii. ten und Wiiinaboro. Mr. and Mrs. T. Coster Simpson apenl TlitirsdiiJ in Columbia. Mrs. Kitchen of Spurthnburg spent t'i ? week-tad v.'itli her parents. Mr and Mrs. VVniTett Holt. Capt. Win. m. King ami daughter Miss Kl hol, of Alexandria, Vo?. spent lusi week In tho city tho guests of Mr ami Mrs. J, VV. Payne. Miss Until Payne of Winthrop col legi spent Saturday and Sunday al her home in (ho city. Mi', M. !.. Ni ls.m of Cross i?'.i Wtii i:: tllO city Monday. Mr. c v. McQuoln of Clinton is on. Oi tllO n.-w balll'i'S for the coiiri house M ?. W. X. \iis;:n of LlitireUS I'ouli ".. whs In tho oiiy Monday on business Me: ? r... Jno. v. Gnrllngioit, .!. s Young and M. c. Jeans, former oiii o: the Semlnolo Securities Co, v . ? .. rent til i Thursday for Chatta vvi^s in (ho city Monday. ? ? i r : i I . ? (ii tho VVatl i Mi Iis lidii rd ql ?' 1 t. in tin i it \ an is ho hn) boon teaching di riu ;>..>! year tit Luwnihtio, North Curnl! Mr. Luther Mitchell, student nl Sp-irlnu High Schocd, located In i, drum, I'pciit Htindr.y lit the city, gun : of u'U kinsman, Mr. John Art ' i i Miscellaneous Sale Thursday. The Pastor's Aid Society of the First Presbyterian church will conduc t a miscellaneous sale on Thursday of this week in the Barksdalo building, west side of square in the rooms form erly occupied by the Western Union ! Telegraph Co. The sale will open 1 a? li' o'clock, midday and continue to i an hour in tiie evening. in addition to the dainty things to wear, that will I bo ott sale, the ladies will serve a 1 salad course and oysters. Everybody i.-. Invited to come. Service at t hesnul Kldge. Rev. w. i",. Thnyer of Laurens will preach til Chosriut Ridge Baptist church ?h next Sunday aft irnbon at o'clock. Escaped Convict Returns. Lonnte Fleming, the negro eonvlet who made his escape from one of the county chalngang camps about ton days ago. and for whom a diligent search was prosecuted by the ofllcors. returned to camp one lUOt'titug last week after having made a little trip , over to Atlanta, paying a social visit to some obi friends there whom he had not seen in a number of year.-. \ev. Deacons Ordained. At the Flv&i Baptist church (Suliday night, l*io three a jvly elected deacons wire ordained in tie usual sii?ple I form Used by the llaptisi churches. II ' ... ? ? h FINAL SETTLEMENT. Take notice that on the llth day of March, i ?.'?>:>. I will rendor a llnul account of tny nets ami doings us Ail. minl8trntor with will annexed of the estate of William Simpson, deceased, in tho ofllce of tho Judge os Probate of Laurens county, at II o'clock, a. in., and on tho sain.- day will apply for a Until discharge from my trust as Ad iniuistrator with will annexed. All p rsous Indebted to said estate are not Mod and required to in u fee pay men! on that ?lato; ami all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said ?lato, duly pro von, or bo forever barred, it. i\ Simpson. Administrator with will Annexed. Fo!;. itj, 11 mo. Simpson, Cooper & Babb, Attorneys at Law, Will practice in all Slate Courts, promt)' attention given to al! business A Sure Cure for Piles Mr. K. s Randall nl No. >o K.a?t Main St, l.rr."', n \ , uttivi that liloodino Ointment hu proven efficacious In a stubborn cat* of Pilea and Itecial I Usures where every tiling else has lailsd. Uloodllte I liniment i> !?? tri on a |>ost(ivo guaiant?? to euro I'tlc* or rnoucy back< i> the ni ft heating naive in the world. Ii wltl i>"< ltl"fly i;r< < us, Inirns, old rores, tctoiUA "jttci, * ..t ihoum ami all akin ili-c.u* >. round at Last .? for I ?.?mi. Mr* Charles lllanchardo( l?| .. |.hu I'.i., wiii. s iii.it she had ?u tiered for man ? \ us with ili.? terrible ili?c.t ami had tried \ : .. . nltri remedy for it, but ronld not (tod a ?cur'" until shs ?i? niHIwil to try llloodltia Olnt. i in c;'. .il .1 t.i In-r great snrpriio one box healed tip I m.wrly .?II ol the old sores, and tho recoud box ? complete!)'cured her vK a box by mall. I lllooctinu 1 yet VW'.i cute l"um>lli>Atlon. i$e. a DR. l>. l\ POSKY l aureus, 5. C. WILL ( OMMKM i; OX Nothing but new goods, will be put on this Sale, As the great Carnival Sale that we have just closed cleaned up everything in the way of old spring goods that we had on hand. Prices for this Sale are going to be very attractive. Look over them carefully. ! .aches' Ready - to-Wear 5. o (iowns only .; j 50c I'uder Skirts, White .; 1 ?75c I'hder Skirts, While '?? 51 ?c I ,adies ! irawcrs ; ; 250 1 /adies 1); liwer.s 2=jc Childrens ! >ra\yers .: ? 15c CliikuxMis I >ra\t/ci .s [ jj loc Cltildrens I )ra\veis >, $t.oo Indies Shirl Waist 7" |vadieS Shi it Waist -".'j 500 Ladies Shin \Vaisl \~ 1 nice l>aii liu.i Skin left. The ftitlbroidery Lace will 110 ciit just as I alway do in the fiuick. N ' 1 .? Slit ks 61 llitii >1? Si* ic sure to (ret som Buy a Spring Brown Linen Dress. ;?(] ? ..'(>(.- the \ .ird, ? itil\ : -'.r 1 t!:c yard, <aily 1 ?e . ? (lie V ml. oil!'. Oxfords . s s.:.( m . < ixf< ?r<ls i 1 Patent Leather Men's at saine Dress <joods 1 ? W li >e Ch:i ul Pal LMiild1 ?cu ! i<?so Si; 1 ?!? ?rters l.:uv< " ? I nditi I .inein '5 ilv LO yards to c 0, the yard these bargains; everythm come to this sale %& M if Vxy? Q m cm v. $ ?1 M H A ? (fa # Q 9 v. ? ,