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1 LOCAL AND PERSONAL^MBNTI^ Dials HChool district No. 7 has voted a two-mill special school (ax. Mr. J. Cloud Martin, who has re cently graduated at Carman, has beou ? ?lectori principal of the dray Court high school. Miss Sara Peeks of Cross Hill ami Miss l.athan of Little Mountain tire the assistants. Miss Nellie Uoyd has been olectod to teach the VouiigH school in Hun tor No. s. Miss Dollie CIoIiumI has bocil re elected to the Wadsworlh HChool. The people of Clinton will lloat I.(Is to tho amount of $15,000 to remodel and OlllurgO lliolr school building. The school has gl'owii so rapidly lor the last few years thai a lurgnr building is absolutely necessary to accommodate the pupils. The I.aureus county edllCHlloiinl mas mooting will he held on Angus) the old The city of l.aurens will very likely bo decided upon as the idiico tor this meeting. Miss Ida K, M 111 lor of Islaildtowii, s. c.. has in-.mi elected to teach iii" Lisbon school noxl term. Mr. ('laud Colemilll ol' Atlanta is visiting his former home in l.aurens. Mr. liny Sullivan has returned from a week's visit to Charleston. Mr. Karle V. Itiihb of the I'Meil conn try spent Sunday in the city with his brother, Mr. Ituhh is at |ireseul a ? indent in Colgate university; he will spend the slimmer with his friends. Mr, w. p, Owlngs of Tumbling Shoals was in the city on Monday and made a pleasant on.ll at this olllce. Miss Itettie WllltS and little Miss llenuforl (!o|>eliiiid are ,-it Cross Hill visiting Hie family of Mrs. m. t. Simji soii. Little Mis.. Mary Little ol Tylers \ ill", returned home last Saturday from a visit to her Kl'lindlUOthcr. Mrs. I.u< v * Menu, oi t he county. Lev. c. !?'. I in ii k in lel'l yesterday tor Woodruff to iiksIsI tie- Pretihyleriaii minister of that place in a iVeok's ro \ i\ til service. T!. will he no prayer meeting at tie- Kirs I Prosbyle rlnii church tonight. Mr. \V. P. L\ |es. a nalive of Ilm Tj ? ler. \ii|e seclion. who now live; al I'Jll oiee. visited iiIn brother in law. Mr U, I. Lauriiiii - Saturday and Sunday, Mr. IS, It. T; \ |..r of II: riiii :i.\ was in 10\\ a Thursday . McSSljs. .1. VV. Celeron and Prof. '!'. i?. ItUrdetl 0| T> lers.ille were in tow a Saturda<. Mr, II. Terry let timed Saturday from Lie uuniltil i."HUM of the Na tional Council Junior tinier I'uiled \merlcun Mechanics, vvhieh was held several days iigo at I let roll, Michigan. Wlillc nway Mr. Terrj Visllod a liuiiP her oi' tin- larger cllles of the north west, I! Kt I u < 1111 k Chicago and Cincin nati. MI', W. s .IbiKwell, chief of pollco. spent a couple ol days last week al Helton ami \inlorson. M! s Kmil> Men;; is sp-ndiim a month dlirillK the sumuier with the family of Mrs. Anna Simpson at their slimmer home at Montreal, N. 0. Miss Julia Li.I' (1 reell wood arrived in the city Saturday and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs NV. II. tlilkerson. News from Mis, (iertrude Wright, who reccutl) went to Charleston to stul- (rained iiorsiiiK al the llopcr bosiillal, Is to tlie effect that she is delighted with her Wol'K and Is enjoy ing excellent health This Hews will he gladly receive i i,\ many friends in tin- city, Mrs. l-'iiniiie Cox ol Aniiiir.sOli is \i:; it in.; Mrs It W, Trlhbiu on Main hi, Lev. W. A Clarke ha. returued from Visit inn his children m Ward. ItldKc Hpl IIiK ami I .ii t le Kock. Palmetto Lodge > .. pi \ C. M.. w,li bold a ret>ulai comuiunicat Ion KrldliA Ulgill of lilts week, and will ? outer Lie K, C. decree. Mil (Oil JollllsOll, colored, who lives on Mi \v .1 Itryson's iduce. brought in a Cotton bloom on Monday ol' this week. This is the fourth bloom re ceived b> The Advertiser. Dev. (I II Ju.hi oi l.on ion Idled the pulpit of He- S-eoiid Haptlsl church on ias! Sunday mornluK and ovc.ilng. There will he communion services at Lie First Presbyi ? rln ii church lie.xi Sunday morning. Owing to the fuel that Mr. Kaukin will he away this week the usual preparatory services Will Hot he helil. Mr, J. S. I tell unit, alter a slight in disposition, is able to he out agalt, Messrs llopcr, Pluss, Simmons ami Tum- ht.se returned from Wrlghtsvlllc Peach, where I he\ ;:ttem|ei| the con VcilllOU of South Carolina ha tike IM. The now bridge over the c \V, c. road on Main Street is almost com pleted; this is a vasl Improvement over tlie old bridge although it wOs hop'd while I bey "were at it" an iron bridge would be built. Mrs A. T. Willis mid little daughter of |*nIon ate in the city visiting Mrs, Willis" brother. Mi. I. P. Plackwell, Mr Lloyd C Lailgstoll has gOllO to Cni'oloetl, N. C ? to accept a position In the lleiirlella mills, of which Mi-, n. i Dobbins, formerly of ibis county, is superintendent Master Wales Watson, son of Lev. and Mrs. K. C. Watson, has sent his Contribution Of 50 cents to The Slate, to be added to the fund for the Con federate monument Miss Christina Frazlor of Ninety Six is the gtlOSt of Mrs. K. P, Minier who will entertain this evening in honor of Miss Crazier and Miss Mar jorle Odder, Mrs. Mlnter's young sis tcr of New Volk. Mrs. .1. o. C. Fleming. Master Charles and little Miss Carrie Fleming went over to Due West yesterday to visit Mrs. Fleming's mother, Mrs. Todd. Mra Alex. I-ong. after a plea: ant visit to Mrs. W. 10. Lucus of this city. returned Met. lay to hor Homo In Rock Hill. CHAPTER VII. SANDY lind Hecrotly enjoyed the eouitliotlon caused by tliu lit tlu clreus rlder being left In tili* parsonage, nt llrst be cause <>f Iiit Inborn love of mischief and later because l'olly lind heeoine second In her heart only to the pastor. She went ubnilt her work, crooning softly during the days of Polly's eon vnleacenco, The deep, steady voice of the pastor reading alou 1 in the pretty window overhead was company, She Would often climb the stairs to tell them some hit of \ Illnge gossip ami leave them hltlghlug ai a (plaint com ment about some Inquisitive sister of tin- ? hureh win. hail happened t'> Incur her displeasure, As spring came on Douglas carried Polly down to the sunlit garden be neath the window, ami Mandy flut tered about arranging the cushions i\ Ith motherly solicit lido. More days slipped by ami Polly began to ereen Hirdugh Hie little, soft leaved . In be; fll tin < }i I ox '.?.(??? rhn .''"'/>/ linii'h I > Hi. sunlit i; ?/?'/. :?. ire. s at the buck .??' ;'. ? , jr.i'r >j| tltlil to looli br 111.- deep, bllie, -tweel S-mitcd vioi. t<. When shi- u 'ilde Douglas touh her with him t ? \ i - it soine of the outlying houses of t1 ? | . r. I |er woman's Inslliiei was ipilch t ? pel' reive many small i.its I : their lives Ihal he Jiad overlool ? ! : d to silggcsl simple, ine.vj.sive Ihn made i heut lu r del ??! 'II lYieUds. I'lielr evenings were ilh hie | between making plans for the ? unfortunates tllid I'eililillg ah.a I frill ? I be Pili).? other I.|;s When folly gained courage, Douglas sometimes persuaded he ? t . read t" him. aad I lie I!?:!.rre. t >, \ , Hli'il lie made ai these limes ? i"i became noticeable hi her manner of speech. She was so eager, so starved for knowledge that she drank it as fast 'cause ho thought It might mobbo make you come buck. 'She's dltTrunt from us,' tie wus nllus a-saylu'. 'I 1 iiovcr spectcd to keep 'er.'" Douglas stopped. Polly was watting, her face while nnii drawn, Ho had not told her of Toby's letter because ! with It buil come h request to "say notbin1 ter the kid." lie felt that Polly was controlling I herself with an OffoH until he should ' reach the end of Jim's letter, so he i hurried on. "The parson's promise didn't gel to I him none too quick," he rend. " That Beamed to be what ho was waltlu' for. lie give up the nlghl it come, an* 1 got him a little room In a hotel after the show nil* let one of the oilier fob lers gel the stuff oul o" town, no's I could slay with hitn up b> I he ibilsh. It come round Uiornllf, There wasn't I much to It?he Jus! seemed tired an' peaceful like. 'Pin gl.*\d ho wrote what ; be did,' he said, uieaiilu' I he parson ; 'She knows, she nllus knows." he wills pored, moauiu' you, Poll, nn' then ho was on his way. He'd already give me what was saved up for you. an' I'm scmlln' it along with this" a blue money order for $l!.?0 had flut tered from (bo envelope when DoilghlS opened it. "l Kol everything ready nfofj i wont on the uoxl day, im' I wolil up an' saw the little spot on tie- hill whore they was golll' ti> slow bltll. It looked kinder nice, an' the digger's wife said she'd put some Mowers on it now an' then, ll was you what made me think o' that, I'oll, cause it seemed to me what yon would '.a' done. Von w ist nl lus so daffy aboui dowers, you an' him. "I guess this letter's loo long for me to be a-sayln' much a bou I the show, I bin tin- 'loapa death' girl gol her'ti I last wich, sin- wasn't strong enough 1 for the |ob nohow. I done whin I could for her outside the show, 'cause I I; iwod In w you Wils nllus n-foelln' 'bon: |n?r I urn's. ||te '|oap-il-deat h's' husband i-^ g< In' t" Jump his job soi li. if he gi>is enough stlvod up. '? ?:!>'? him at;' Parker eiiii'i hit ii <>?? lid more. W e gij a giN-d deal o' ti-i ui-i ? iVhiong I be aiMnials t None ..'the snakes i < sie lldlu' li ? lb.-;, olt.thl t ?>. till' Jumbo's n-cntvylh' a sl:;leeti fool band ago around that iruqk ??' lils'ti 'o.-insp h<- Mit lim fresh with Trlxy's grul Hie Oilier lilglll. air Ihe fi-w (ilralVc'S gol Hie croup iti i |Im : s -\ Nil fo< t no k o' llls'li. I : lie \ . n'l! :'?: ': I gol 111" pip f( r lair this liiiio. Pi' Jusl -jet on t ? m.. elf n-.\. an' ? lit this sin it. Pi| lie Wl'l'jtl' >'i II Hg'ili win-:: we hi: .Morbilli town. "Viint <?:.:> Mi'VVPit Jim." Iioiiuins laid t'a loiter gently ? u Hin t.?!.'?-. hi: baud .-til! n 'ting upon li. lb look d helplessly m tin- little, shrunk en Ii ir II re iti i be opposite chair Polly had made no - und. lau In I' la-ad had , slipped lower ? : -l lower, and she how sai vorj ijiileily with her face in her hands She bad heeii linighl by Tol>y ami .lite nevi r lo w hlmner.. sin: //.i/> /;/;/?:.%? TA I! out id TOHV SKVKIi 'to WlllMPKU, as lie .nil!.I |(lvo Ii 11 win llurlhlg their lulks a I mill -.minimal* llinl Mainly generally fell italoep in her rocker, lief unfinished sewing Htlll hi her lap When itklctlcr came from .Tim and Toby it was always shared eipitillj by Mini l.\ ami Ilasly, Polly nti I the pn i Inf, lint al last a letter ClIMir from ,t I in only, and I tonkins, who was asked lo read It, falten i anil : lopped after tili? first few words "It's ho nae ms tryin' |o keep II from you nay longer, Poll," the letter began, "We iiln'i u"i Tohy with us no more. IP- illdn'1 have ii" neeldout; i- wasn't that. IP' Just seemeil kinder sick an" 1111 i iT like ever since the nlghl we had to leiivo you hehlud. I used in pel hhn warm drinks an' llllhRS an 'try to pull him through, hot ho was always tVchlllln' and a'aehlll', If It Wiish'l otto Itittig it was another. I dotie all I k no wed you'd 'a' wanted mo lo, an' the real of the folks was mighty white to Iii in too. i unoss they kinder felt how lonesome he w as. He cnuldn'l tf?*t 110 more laughs In the show, no P.arker had to put on another man with him. That kinder hurt him. too, I s'pose. an' showed him I ho way that things was ngoin'. It was Just nfter thai he wrote (he parson a tell In' him to never let yon come back, He Boomed to 'a' got mi Idee In his hea l I hat yon w .?.? linpplet where you was. He wouldn't lei me tell yon 'bOUt his fOtMIn' POCjcy, I "Wh il a plucky l"i I hoy lire!" thought Douglas as ho considered thcso throe loiifi.N s. als. oiu'h accepting whatever fate hrnughl with ho rebel lion or oven surprise, it wit a it strange world of stoics in whloh thcso elill? (iron <>f iho ninuKoiueni nrenii fought niiil losl, Thoj cuint' and wonl like phantoms, wllh as llllte oouselousuesH <>r ihi'lr "wo ho-d Interests us of iho Kreut, moving power? of the world ah .ni Ihoin, They fell no throes of envy, ho Idlicritoss, They loved nhd Worked and "woni iholr way." I < ?r oiee the pa si or was powerless In tin' presence <>r grief, Moth he nnd Mandy lefl the room Ipllotly, fooling (hut Polly wished in lie spared the otllhursl of tears licit a sympathetic word might Inlng upon her. They al lowed her t<i remain ahme fur a time; then Mand.\ entered suftly with a ten der good night, and Douglas followed her cheerily as though nothing at all hid happened II was tunny weeks beforo Polly again heeanie a companion to Douglas and Mandy, hut they did hot Intrude upon her grief. They WD I tod patiently for tile time when yoiltll should again assert It-Jeli nnd hrlng hack their laughing male lo them. To Re Continued. Old Age cornea In a canter to the man who goes the pace. STATEMENT Of (lie Condition of the People's Lean 11114 Lxcltunife Itllllk, I.orated nt I.aureus, S. C, nt the Close of Busi ?loss, June 2.1, ISH>!>. Resources i Loans and Discounts .. $3SS,017.27 Overdrafts. 13.037.9? Bonds and Stocks owned by the bank. 37.000.00 Flanking House. 10,000.00 Furniture and Fix. 2,172.12 Due from Ranks and Trust Companies. I. I? Currency. |*>.I7I .00 Gold. 3,567. &0 Silver and oilier Coin .. 2,003.48 Checks and Cash Items .. 701.72 Total.$400,928.10 Liabilities: Cnidtal Stock Laid in .. $100,000.00 Surplus Fund. 20,000.00 t'lldlvlded Profit?, less Cur rent Expenses and Taxes Paid. 84.480.04 Due to Lanks and Trust Companies. 2.080.94 Dividends Cnpaid . . .. 10.00 Individual Deposits subject to Chock. . 134.829.75 : Time Corl'ates of Deposit 9S.279.3I Cashier's Checks. '_':;s..".L' Bills Payable. Including Cer tificates for Money borrow* ed. 20.000.00 Reserve Fund. 7.000.00 Total.$460,925. 16 State of South Carolina. County ot liiiurens ss Before me came c. W. Tune, ('ashler of the above named hank. who. being duly sworn, says that the above ami foregoing statement is a true condi tion of said hank, as shown by the J hooks of said bank. C. YV. Tune. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this '_'sth day of June. 1909. W. R. McCuen. Notary Public s. c. Correct Attest:.!. SV. Todd. NV. L. Cray. W. A. Watts. Directors. STATEMENT in the Condition of the Palmetto Bank, Located at I.aureus, s. ('? at the ( lose of Business June 23, 11109. Resources: Loans ami Discounts .. $101.577.54 Overdrafts. ;.7(v7; Banking Hons.-. 3.100.00 Fu rn It uro and Fix. 1 ,?;2l .07 Duovfroin Banks and 1 rust Compniiii s. !' 905.10 ? em . Hold. Sliver and other Coin .. 072. J7 Checks and I a -.i Items . . LOO 3> til Tot i|. Liabilities: Capital stock paid in .. ..?., I'lidlvldetl Profits, less Cur rout Expenses and Til P?hl . Due to Lank- and Trust Companies. 1,202.07 Dividends Cnpaid. 7.00 Individual Deposits subject to Chock. O?oTSS.Oi Time Cert eates of Deposit 14.725.45 Hills Payable including Cer tificates for Money Bor rowed . 10,000, ,00 Total.$190,010.09 i Stale of South Carolina, County of Laurens. s Before me came s. .1. ('rain. Cashier oi the above named bank. who. being duly sworn, says that lh?! above and foregoing statement is a true condi tion of said batik, as shown by the hooks of --aid bank. s. .1. Crnlg. Sworn to and subscribed bei ore me. Oil * 28th day ol June, 1909. It B. Terry. Notary Public, s. C. Correct Ml >st: m. .1. Owings, John w. Pi rgusou, .1. .1. i'lUss. Directors. | S I V 1 11 M I NT. Of the Condition of the Lank of ( rev.. Hill, Located al Cross Hill. C? al Illl< t lose of Business June 23, HUM). Resources-: Loans an I Discounts .. .. $89,074.5$ Overdrafts. 3011,01 Banking House . 1.250.21 Furniture und Pix. -.ose.77 Due from Lank- I lid Trust Companies. 7.738.24 Currency . 219.00 Gold. 8< L00 Silver and Other Coin .. .. .*.|iLt'.7 Total.$101,259.48 Liabilities Capital Stock Paid in .. $25.000.00 t'ndlvldcd Protlts. less Cur rent Expenses and Taxes Paid. 8.149.15 Individual Deposits subject to Check. 19.384.27 Time Cet'cntes of Deposit i8.608.75 Cashiers Checks. 117.Ill Mills Payable. Including Cer tificates for Money Bor rowed . 30.000.00 Total.$101,259.48 StfttO of South Carolina. County of Laurens, ss Before me came 13. B. Itnsor. Cash ier of the above named bank. who. he inn duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true con dition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. E, P.. Bnsor, Cashier. Swo-n to and subscribed before me. this 28til day of Jene. 1909, J. E. Leninan, Notary Public s 0. Con ect -Attest: w. C. Rosor, .1. 11. I Miller, a. m. Hill. Directors. Card of Thank-. Mrs. Lou Mach ray ami children, through the columns of The Adver tiser, w iah to thaikk th > good people of their neighborhood for the loving nympatl y ami substantial assist nice accorde 1 them in th< ir recent bereave ment, both during the illne s of Mr. MttCbray and after his death. Looking One's Best. It's a woman's delight to look her best, but pimples, skin eruptions, sores and boils rob life of Joy. Lis ten' Bucklen'S Arnica Salve cures them; makes the skin soft ami vel vety It glorifies the fuce. Cures plmplOS, son? eyes, cold sores, crack ed lips, Chapped hands. Try it. In fallible for piles. 2.*'C. nt Launetis I Drug Co., Palmetto Drug Co. University of South Carolina Schools of Arts, Science. Educa tion, Law, Engineering and (iradnate Studies. Ten different courses leading to the degrees of A. B. and B. S. College feel, room and light, $66.i)0. Board $12.00, per month. Tuition remitted in special cases. Forty-two scholarships each worth $100 in cash and free tui tion. For catalogue address, S. C. MITCHELL, President Columbia, S. C. When Sell ing Country Produce See us when buying groceries if you want the freshest and the best prices. See us also. We invite at tention to a fine line of Teas and the best Coffee. Fresh Crackers and Cakes this week. J. W. Payne The Cash Grocer Next Door to Palrftfctt 'Han!-:. Expert Watch and Jewelry Re pairing: 1 wish to call attention to the fact that all the repair work I do is first class, guaranteed to be the best possible. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry repairing, is my strong point and I solicit part of your patronage. I also handle a full line of WATCHES, CL< >CKS. RINGS, BR ACI\ LETS, LOCKETS, CHAINS and NOVELTIES, and invite you to call and inspect them. William Solomon The Jeweler and Optician Barksdale building Laurens, S.C. We Ask You to take Cardui, for your femalo troubles, because we are sure It will help you. Remember that this great female remedy? has brought relief to thousands of other sick women, co why net to ycu ? For headache, backache, periodical pains, female weak ness, many have said it to "the best medicine to take." Try it! Sold in This City F3 Fan=Taz Drink \ < < 4 4 4 This is the new drink at our 4 4 fountain. It is delicious, < sparkling, healthful, < 4 4 Try a Glass and i Don't forget to vole ^ LPALMETTO DRUG CO. ] ?5 Misses Drop Stitch & 1 HOSIERY I *d The 15c quality this week ? * at 10c a pair, colors Pink Blue * ? and White. ? ??. Many have taken advan- Ji ijj tage in the reduction of summer Ji i| goods The cut prices will con= Ji ?5 tinue during this week an oppor? 5" * tunity to secure a nice dress at & * a small cost at, . IW. G. WILSON & COMPANY | ?5 Laurens, s. C: & * &