Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Subscription Price is $1.00 per Year Payable in Advance. S. K. HONEY, Editor. PUBLISH KD liY ADVKIfl ISKU PRINTING COMPANY LAURENS, S. c. Kates por advertising. ? Ordinary advertisements, per square, one inser tion, $1.00; each subsequent insertion, 60 rents. Liberal reduction made for large advertisements. Obituaries: All over 50 words, one cent a word. Notes of thanks: l-'ive cents the line. Entered at tin* posloflicc at Laurcns, S. ('. as seond class mail matter. LAURENS, S. C? MAN 2o. looo. ITS V t'O.MPLIMKN I . From time to time wo have noticed ntuong some of our coniompornrles n COl I lint that certain newspapers Were copying their stories without giving the proper credit to the paper In iVhleh the article originated. And viewed in the light of newspaper ethics, the complaint is Justified; for to steal a piece of news or an expres sion is just as culpable its to steal a ( ( I or a pair of shoes. No newspa per has the right to copy from an other without giving proper credit However, there is a view of this tu itter thai is often lofl oui of consid eration. When one paper takes an article bodily from another it is a Clear admission that the paper doing the oopylna recognizes a superior nbility on the par) of its contempora ry; in other words, it says to itself: "Well, that is express.'(1 hotter than we can express it: it is written in a Hirer style and is a more valuable article than WO can write". This at titude is of course, an indirect com pliment, if a paper should copy any thing from The Advertiser, hut of co i so such a thing has never hap pened and very likely never will. this writer would he much pleased: for, WO should take the view of it as nhovo stated. it is wrong, true; hut tho compllmcul counts for a great deal. So I* I our brother editors who ar< di ? essed over this wholesale steal ing on the part of other papers I?' of good cheer. \"?ur ahility is rocog nl d, niid that should compensate. ? * ? Yes, dear reader, the best tune in tie' world Is a for tune, mado tip of hank notes. ? * ? I he gi"OSS hasn't come Up over there on he court house square yet. Even the heavens wept at the farce p< : >eirated by the poor, deluded Meck lenburgers last Thursday. ? ? ? As yet we have heard no protest by the Weary Willies'' on the ?0 per COUi Increase duty on soap. ? ? ? "Happily the world's biggest volca no i:> Africa remains rplicscont." says the Posten Herald. Yesj bill just Wail until he get:? hack home. * ? ? II is said thai Hum Gulley, in Colle lon county, will go prohibition hi the August election. What's in a name? * * ? The joy of the day -picnics: the mis er;, of the morning after -red bugs. ? ? ? Says the S'ewborry Observer: "A legal gentleman made a literary ad dress at the commencement exercises of a country school in I.aureus county a feW days ago on The Possibilities, Responsibilities and Results of Life.' 11* spoke Olli) an hour." Question for debate: "Wim: Is n le gs! gentleman and what an Illegal g -n tlomnn ? ? 4 ? iv.it The Observer attempts to re flee I on .Mr. Cannon's ability to treat so large a Bttbjecl in so ?h?rt a time. Let our contt mporary he reminded bf the fact that a Laurena man can Ray in an hour what it would take a N'ewber I'.very husband will have his daj \\ i ? ii his wile's away in the moil * * * S inday v.-a? a dry day in the o (Own! not ev.-u a coca-tola was to i Had. O;' cdurso "cohtmoncements" are n held in Nowbefry- Bdltof Wallace rigid - but in Laurens it is different. * * ? What will .Miss Delaware at t "commencement"? Her N'ew Jersi of eout .se. * ? ? Thirteen "sweet girl gra lUal ? from the Lnurens schools this ??? ?< Their heauty and sweetness will de the Ill'Omoned thirteen. WATTS WINS NKCO.XD (JAMB. Defeated Clinton Cotton Mills Team Saturday Scon- .'I to 0. in a very fast ami hotly contested mime at Clinton Saturday afternoon Walls defeated the Clinton Cotton mills team by a Bcore of to o. Tins was the SOCOltd name of the schedule, and was well played throughout. Prince lor Wattu pitched a pretty game, allowing but two bit!., and Striking out twelve in.-ii. The hitting of (he Walls mills team was heavy, they getttlllg fotir two-base bits and four singles. Swygei't t"i' Watts led Hie hitting with a single tUld a double. while Irby, Nesbltt and Ross each took a double. Score? Huns Hits F.rrors Watts .... !! S l' Clinton.... o 2 3 llattcrles Watts: Prince and Haw kins. Clinton: Kiddle ami Campbell. Umpire: Mr. Buchanan. Mill League. Stan ling of the teams: Won Losl Percentage Watts. 'j o loon I .villa. ' I a00 Nowberry .. . l I .".on Clinton. 6 - ?. When you buy a Refrigerator you wain one thai will consume as little ice as possible, and thai is the kind you will gQ| if you will see our line of Alaskas in different sizes. Sold only by S. M. & E. H. Wilkcs & Co. Hoard at The Seashore. On front beach, Sullivan's Island, permanent or transient boarders ta ken. Refers to The I.aureus Adver tiser. Address. .Mrs. Haskell Simons, Station 10, Sullivan's Island. S. C. Miss Add Nash of Merlin and Miss Fula Cheek o! Cray Court b it for a two weeks' visit to Columbia, Kdge Ibdd. Augusta, Greenwood and Clinton. lie sure to let us show you our line of Water Coolers in different sf/.es be/ore von buy. " s. m. al- E II. Wllkfts & Co. NOTH'K or SALK. Stat" of South Carolina. Count) of I.aureus. By vir::;- of a resolution passed by a meeting of the stockholders of the [.aureus furniture Factory, held at I .aureus, s C, on the uist day of May. l;???;?. ai which a large majority of the stock was present and voted; | will sell to the hlghosl bidder, at Laurons C. II., S. C. on\l e 21th day of June. I Shi}*, between IhoNbours of twelve and ? wo o'clock, the eiirk;e property, both real and personal, consisting of Lands upon which factory is built, also ma chlm ry comploto for manufacturing, nlso raw material for manufacturing purposes nlso stock of manufactured goods not Including bills receivable due said corporal ion: provided said price offered shall be Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars or more, but no bill shall l)i> accepted less than Twenty Flve Thousand Dollars. Terms of Sale?One half Cash, bal ance in two equal Installments duo Six ami Twelve months from day of sale, with Interest at Bight per cent. I>".- annum on deferred payments, which payments shall be secured by a mortgage of the property sohl. Purchaser to pay for papers. s. m. W1LKBS, Proa't I.aurens Furniture Factory. Lauretta C. ii.. s. o. May -jr.. iooo. r.-et Ever) Obi Thin"; Made New. An old chair with a small can of !.. iC- M. Home Finish Varnish Slain. Vny old furniture with a small can ?a I.. X- M. Home Finish Varnish. A kitchen floor, porch floor, with a small can of the I.. & M. Home Fin ish Floor Pnitlt. Old kitchen chairs, benches, any old small things with i pound or two of the 1.. & M. Home Finish Domestic Paint. a carriage, a bunny, with about a dollar's worth of I. & M. Home Finish Carriage Varnish Paint, F?rch furniture, lawn swings, iron railings, with a small can of I.. & M Home Finish Knam ! Taint in all colors. An old leaky roof made tight, With a can ( Rcllpse Roof and Bridge Faint. All old things made new with these little cntlS of I.. .\i M. Home Finish Faints. Cost is trilling. He sure, to get them from .1. 11 .vi M. L. Nash. Laurens. TAKE IT IN TIME )u>i a- Scores of Laurens People Have. Waiting doesn't pay, if you neglec) the aching back. t'rlnnry troubles, diabetes, surely follow. Dean's Kidney Pills relieve back ache. Cur.e, v kidney ill. Lawns citizens endorse them, .i. v. S'abors, 108 Sulllvnu street, Laurons, s. C? says: "About three mouths ago ! was suddenly attacked by g >vere pains in the small of my book. I .codld not sleep well and ?fielt had (to sit in a chair to obtain i ' Olli pOSltlOn. 1 became so !.. ?vS^vwas unable t'O have the "could do no work what* honeys ere sluggish and failed to remove the Impurities from inj system, I obtained no relief from the various remedies I tried and when I heard of Bonn's Kldnoy Pills, I pro cured a supply at the Palmetto Drug Co.. and began taking them. In three day a I was back to work and ever Sil ce. I have I.ll free from any sign of kidney trouble. I consider Doan's Klduoj Pills a most valuable remedy for disordered kidneys." For s i". ? by al! dealers. Price 00 cents. F?Sl ":? Fllburn CO., Buffalo, New York, sole agcnis for the united Remember tHo name Doan's -and taki no other. .\'|V >i( Before you buy bo sure to s"o our . ? c>:' Ice i.o .e., in different sizes. S. M. & F.. It. Wilkcs & Co. LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION. Miss Cleo Walker, one of tho tele phone operators of this City visited her mother at Cross Hill on Sunday. Main street has been paved from the depot to the corner of tho square, on the side where the livery stables are located. Dr. P. C. Westmoreland of Green ville spent Sunday In tho city with ins daughter, Mrs. H. Parks. State Senator Wharton, Mr, and Mrs. w. c. Wharton, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Smith were in tho city Saturday from Waterloo. As tho "mit of May, National Me morial Day. and Incidentally a holi day for all Government employees, falls this year on Sunday, the rural dolivery carriers will not \>n on duty Monday. May 31. Instead, they will, that Is those or I.aureus county, hold their annual It. L. (!, association meet ing in thi- cltj at I! o'clock Monday moi nlng. Mrs. L. t\ Gooch and rhlldren have gone to Spartauburg to spend a few weeks with relativ, s. Mr. T. Coke Turner left Sunday for Greenwood, whence on Monday he went to Columbia for a few days. Messrs. R. a. Cooper, F. I*. M( Cow an and a. c. Todd left for Columbia Sunday to appear Monday in several eases before the supreme court. Mr. and Mrs. Pros ton It. Wllkos of Norfolk. Va. arrived in the city Satur day for a short visit to Mr. V.'ilkes' hi others. Messrs. O. V.'. Bobb, W. P.. Kichey. Jr., Tho;;. Loir. Rll.SSCl Koper and Douglas Gray lefl Sunday for Charles ton to participate in the regular an nual title shoot, held under the man agement of the state militia. Mr. and Mrs. it. Roscnhaum of Greenwood spent Sunday in the city with Mrs. s. Diamond. The seats are now being placed In the school auditorium which will be used for the commencement exorcises, June Ith. Miss Sue Dean spent the wt ck-end with her parents in Greenville. Miss Edna Sitgreaves has returned from Lancaster where she has been teaching in the graded school. Miss Avio Mai,alley has gone to Gaffnoy to attend Limestone com mencement. Miss Mary Bell ?abb has returned from Townvilie. Miss Martha W?lfl of Alma Is at tending Limestone college commence ment. Mr. Archie Willis of Gray Court was the guest of G. L. Pitts Monday and Tin sday. Rev. ('has. F. Rankln was at Greers last Sunday, having been invited to p roach the commencement sormou tor the Greers Graded schools. Mrs. l. a. McCord has contributed $2.00 to the monument fund. Mr. .1 no. V. Gat'llngton of Chatta nooga spent last Saturday in the city, leaving on Sunday, accompanied by . Mr. M. G. .leans, lor Columbia where the Seminole ease is to be heard this week. Mai. T. 1!. Anderson. Dr. .1. L. Fon uell and Mr. Jno. Cunillgham of Wa terloo were in the city on Monday. Mr. .lack Parks visited his father at Fountain inn Sunday, ami found him considerably better. It is re called that Mr. W. T. Parks suffered a stroke of paralysis two weeks ago. Miss Ethel Simmons of this City, now a student at the Columbia college, has been elected a delegate from that school to the Southern stud nits' con vention of the Young Women's Chris tian association, which meets in Ashe vlllo about .I tine i.'.th. Mr. c. v. VTckory of New York. while in the city was the gUCSt of Mr. and Mrs. .1. (). C. Fleming. On account of the special service at the First Presbyterian church Sunday morning the laymen's meeting at the First Baptist was not held, hut Indefi nitely postponed. Announcement of the meeting will be made later. Mrs. .1. .1. Hardy of Lnvoilla, Ca.. Is in the city visiting he;- sister, Mrs. Maggie Todd on Main street. Judge R. C. Watts of Chora .v arriv ed in the city for a short visit. Judge Watts leaves Thursday tor court in Orangeburg. Mr. W. S. Simpson, son of Mr. B. F. Simpson of Gray Court, route one. was i in the city for a while Monday. Mr. Simpson taught school this year at McCormick, Mr. II. S. BtackWoll was invited to deliver an address at tue dosing exer cises of the Cray COIirt-OwillgS insti tute on Saturday, but was necessarily detained in Lie city. Mr. w. ii. pc.oie. wife ami children, of (Tuion. are visiting the family of Mr. T. P. Poole in Tylcrsvllle. Miss Annie Lou Duvnll of Pofl Ridge ipeni the week-end with Miss Grace ? t.l Fannie Poole of Tylorsvlllc. Mrs. W. It. Rlchey, Jr.. and little daughter, loft Monday lor a week's visit t?> friends ia Greenville. Mr. David Anderson. With his bride, of Birmingham spent Saturday and Sunday at the homo of Mr. W. L. Poyd. Mr. Anderson Is the B?H of Mr. Ceo. It. Anderson, a former resident of tills city. Mr. W, P.. Sloan, representing Lau rolls lodge. No. 13, lefl Monday for the mooting of the Grand lodge. Knights of Pythias, in Char! iStOU, Mr. .1. Wells Todd loft Monday to attend the commencement oxor?lses of Davidson college whero bis son. Mr. .1. Wells To ld. Jr., graduates, |l i.s year! tits final exorcises will bo held Wednesday night. Mr. Todd has not visited Davidson in thirty-three years, never having returned there felnt'? graduating in 1867. Miss Conine Marlin, formerly of this City btll now et Sau Antone?. J'ex.. spei.t Monday ftlld Tuesday ct the home Of Col. F. P. McGow i a. Baby Rilcen Sedgwick, at the City Opera House This Week. vai i>i:vil.i i: shows this wkek. Kxecllenl Compan} Novt r'illhijr Week Kntrnurcincul Here. Beginning on Monday night, tho management of the opera house, sub let to Mr. Trent of Columbia, put on a high class vaudeville show which will continue throughout the week. gi\ing just one performance each night at S:30 and lasting until 1" o'clock. This company is composed of the "Five Sedgwicks," all on,' fam ily, and la un itiestionably the best vaudeville company that has ever vis ited Laurens. Each nn mber of the company is a star, and little Bab) Eileen is unexcelled by any performer of lief age over seen here; she is an excellent singer and a line dancer. At the show or. Monday nlghl she com pletely captivated the large audience, in a performance that was well worth a much higher admission. Totiight t':.- company will give a show for- I'.'.e benefit of the local camp of Hod Men; this should lie well pat ronized. Or; Saturday afternoon at the matinee Baby Eileen will hold a reception on the stage, at the conclu sion of the performance, and uive to ill the little hoys and girls n photo graph of hers -it'. Two reels of moving pictures are I d.own at each performance, which to gether with the sevornl one net pieces make r.n attractive program. The schedule lor the week including tonight's show Is as follows: Wednesday?(11 "My Wife's Out" 12 ?" Policeman and the Chinese Olrl." (3) Baby Eileen in Song. Buck and Win-; Dance, ill Booker Washington Slat me. Thursday ill ?"The White Sqttaw". "doing to the Bail;" (3) Baby ?Sileen in Song, Buck and Wing Dance. ?I? "Mistakes of a .Icalous Husband." Friday in "Jerry, the Booby Boy-', .j* "The Dutchman's Troubles." (31 inby Eileen. i!i "The Scared Xigger." Saturday Matinee, i o'clock?(I) The Dutchman's Troubles." <2) Baby Sliced. (3) "The House Full of Lun* itlcs." Saturday Nig'nt ? Same program as iVcduesday night. Mr. J. l?ee Lnngston spent last Wed nesday nnd Thursday In Spnrtanburg with his son. Master Geo. w. Langs ton. w ho has been under the treatment of an eye specialist for several weeks, the little fellow having had to under go a second operation Wednesday. Mr. i D. Mahafrey, member of the senior class at Wofford college, was in tlie city .Monday afternoon on his way over to Clinton, his home, to spend a few days, having completed his examinations Tor the session which closes next week. Miss \an Barnett. daughter of Mr. and Mrs, i>. E. Bnrnctt of Laurens, who recently gave up her position in the Wllliston graded school, because of ill health, is now under treatment in one of the Augusta hospitals. Miss Barnett's mother nnd sister. Miss Bes sie Barnett. went to Augusta Saturday to visit her. Palmetto lodga No. ID A. P. M.. will hold a regular communication Friday night of this week and will confer M. M. degree. Miss JoSle Sullivan has gone to Dav idson college to attend commence ment. r * SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. ; f :t * fl * * * ?? %? *? #. * * * ft * * * ?; * Mrs. u. Fleming Jones was hostess to the ladies of the Fortnightly Social club at her hospitable home on Thursday afternoon. Miss Laufs Barksdale was the charming hostess Saturday afternoon .1 her lovely home on Wist Main street to the tonchors of the cits schooli. Miss Rosalie Franks comnllmnntod her friend, Miss loiiza Sullivan, the bride to-be of this week, with a linen shower on Tuesday afternoon. Many beautiful and handsome presents wore glvt u Miss Sullivan, who is quite |">p lllnr 111 the large circle Of friends and acqtu intanccs, Announcement Is madf of the ap proaching marriage on Thursday of thlri Week, May L'Tt':. Of Miss Eiiza Thompson Sullivan to Mr. Mark Weaver Heliums, ni Iho home of Dr. ami Mrs, Clifton Jones, on South Har per stl'eet, The ceremony is to he at high noon, performed by tho Rev, Chos. v. Rnnkfn. No cards were is su d and only the Imiuedinto family will be present. See the bargains thai we have in solid oak, beautifully finished Bed Room Suits In different designs ami :: i Z ? ? . S. M, A R. II. Wilkcs & Co. HERE IS RELIEF FOR WOMEN. ir you h.tvo pain* la tho bock* Urinary??laddor or Kuliiey trouble And waul a curium, pleasant horb rdu'f from Women's Ilia, try Mother Oray's ??AU8TllAI.IAN-I.KAF." it I? si aafo. rotlablo regulator, nnd relieves :*11 Poraalo woAknca? Including inrUinm ition ftTnl DlceratloAS. Molhxr Gray'? Auatrallan-I^nf 1? -?>i<tiiy Drnggltta ot Bent l>y niml fur (0 cts. Sample SODI rllKB. AdilruBtj, TbO MptU'.rOruy Co., Lo Hoy, N.V. $ OUR SPECIAL NOTICES. ? Kor Nah Twow&ood milch cows, fresh in milk; wlUtaell on reasonable terms. Joseph Jerry, Doyd's Gross 'Road. It* Warning I forbid uuder penalty of the law any parson piling or har boring Amy Sexton ami Cora Sexton, as they are tinder contract with me for this year. ,1. L Malyaffey. it Wanted Cattle to pasture al 50 < ts. per month. Pine Bermuda grass. R. L. Young, Lisbon, s. c. l2-2t ! New Homes for Real $10.00 per Month Throe new five nponi cottages, just built: city water furnished free in each bouso; nice, large rooms; I lire places in each. These cottages are handy to public square, churches and new graded school building. I also have on same lot, four rooms In the Poster Simpson residence for rent, adjoining the Red iron Racket. Call and see. I,. B. Burns, at Red Iron Racket. Will rent or Bell. 12-tf Reward Five Hundred Dollars Ho ward Is offend by the citizens of Cray Court for the arrest anVi CQjrviCtlon of the person who set flrOMu the stores Of Willi;; AL- Curry. C. K. Moore, and R. L. Cray, en the night of May 1 Uh. 1909. .1. N. Leak, Intendant. 42-tfI Corn .Mill The Eureka Foundry and Supply Co. has Installed an up-to date grist mill and isr-?4UMidy to serve Die public. Bring us all your grind, big; give us a trial. Eureka Foun dry &. Supply Co., Laurens, s c. 38tf J_U. . 1 '. NOTICE 01' ELECTION. < State of South Carolina. County of Laurens. Whereas, petitions signed by more ; than one-third of the quali<lcd elect ors and' move than one-third of the free holders residing in School i >is- ' trie! No. i. Sulllvans Township, Lau rons County. S. ('.. asking lor an elec tion upon tin- question of levying a four (ii mill lax upon property in said School District (o he used for school purposes have been (lied with the County Iponrd of Education, an1 election hi hereby ordered up< n said question, ssjit election to be held on the iL'th dnySaf June, 1909, nt Rabun School House, under the management of the trustees of said district. Only sieh electors as return real or personal property for taxation, and who exhibit their ia\ receipts and registration certificates, as required in general election. s:iall h- allowed to vole. ThOSO favoring the tax Shall vote a ballot containing the word "Yes' writ ten or printed thereon: those against the tax shall VOlO a hallot contain ing the word "No" written or printed thereon. Polls Shall open at the hour of V O'clock in the forenoon and remain opon until the hour of i in M.e nftor noon when llhey shall be closed and Ilm ballots counted. Tin? Trustees shall report the result of said election to the Conn;;. Auditor within tt n days ther< after. GBO. I.. PITTS, Co. Supt. Ed. , 43-31 At The Opera House The Celebrated Sedgwick Family now playing; to crowded houses and giving univer sal satisfaction. Positively the best attraction ever presented in the Opera House. A special feature of this talented family troupe is to give a first class, clean, free from anything that even suggests vulgarity. You should not miss see ing and hearing the "Baby Actress. Matinee Saturday After noon at 4 O'Clock. A the children should attend Baby's Reception who will be invited to the stage and presented with a beautiful photo of this bewitching lit tle actress. Don't forget that this cele brated family will give a full week's engagement at the Opera House. NOTICE. The County Commissioners of Lau reilS County. S. C. will receive propo sals, to be tiled with the County Super visor, until June 12, 1909, IU o'clock, in., for building a dining room ami kitchen at the county jail. Contract to ho awarded to tilO lowest responsi ble bidder. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. II. B. HUMBERT. 43-3t. Supervisor. HRIIHIE TO LET. The County Commissioners of the counties of Laurens and Spartanburg, .s. C. will on .tune 10th, 1909, at tl o'clock, a. m.. at Enorea, s. C, let to the lowest responsible bidder the con tract for building a bridge known a. linorec Bridge, over Enoree River. All hids to ho presented in the form and manner required by said com missioners and each bid to be accom panied by cert died check for $200.00 as guarantee that bidder will (lose written contract and give satisfactory bond in one half the contract price Within ten days from notice of award i he right is reserved to reject any or all bids. ?1. II. HUMBERT, 43-3t. Supervisor. For Good TH'mgs to EAT Come to sec US! Fresh Cereals Com Flakes, Quaker Oats, Shredded Whole Wheat, Crape Nuts, Post Toastios, Cooked Whole Wheat, Cream of Wheat FINK CANNED GOODS Early June Peas, Sweet Corn, California Peaches, Apricots, White Cherries. See us for Picklni and Salad Dressings of all kinds, also Ntnrnschinoos Cherrios, OllVOfl and Sauces. FRESH VEQETALLES ar riving; almost every day. TRY OURTBAS and you will have no moro Ton Trouble. The froshl St stock, the lowest pH? COS, the best attention at J. W. Payne The Casli (Jroccr N <t I)) ?r to Pal n ?tto B ink,