Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ITEMS OF INTEREST IN SOUTH[CAROLINA CtiHed and Condensed for Busy Readers RESUME OF~PAST WEEK Current Kvent 8 of Interest in Thin Mate Selected and Brictly Noted For Advertiser Headers. Chester ? For some time past it has been rumored here that Mr. .\. !.. Qas ton of ttie local bar would be in t!:^ race for attorney general next summer. When approached and asked tor a statement on the subject. .\t.\ C'uston would not deny or confirm ti!" rumor, it is known, however, thet prominent citizens from several quarters of the state have asked him to omke the race, and it will not Im ku.*p,*isIng i!" Mr. Gastou's nanu? is among Hie entries for the next pri ma ry. Columbia. -Commissioner Watson received a letter from Dan Sully today saying that he. Sully, had been made president of the $250,000 corporation organized in New York to make am) market the new cotton grader Invented by I . \. Green, of Greenville, Sully wants Watson to come to At lanta for consultation on tiiis and other matters affecting tin* cotton gro wers. The grader will he manufactured in 0r<; nville. Watson urges Sully to COUie acre. Greenville An old negro living In the country catue into town ous day and saw aii electric fan for the first tin i ? his life. This whirling object a> or.ee attracted his attention and after lutentlj gn/ing at it for several minutes with the greatest astonish menl :tnd curiosity he turned to the propri* tor of the shop and said: "Say. boss, dal suttently is a lively squirrel yon got in dis year Cage, bill he's ttho'tly goiu' to bus' his heart if he kee is on it ui kin' dem resolut ions so fas'." Rock Hill- Something entirely new in i' e way of a pesl to cotton planters bus appeared near her.- in Bethesda Tow ?? lip, and so far no one has rec ognised it or claims to know what it is. \lr. .1. I.. Williamson, one of the largest farmers of Bethesdn, lies a stalk "f cotton on exhibition here which ??.hows a condition warranted to cause ularm it ii should become in Any .. y general. In the stalk are UDfM< .?? .owiii;: different stages of the evil. Some bolls hail only a dark Spot on them. In others this had developed until the whole boll was destroyed by a seeming rot. Only in one Instance did Mr. Williamson And a living organism, ami that was a .small white worm. lie stater thai what" er it is. it is spreading through Ids < o'ton rapidly. Birmingham, Ala.. While nothing was given out officially it was said that ? lie National Farmers' union fixed t e minimum price of cotton at 15 <.8 per pound before final ad join:' -'lit. The convention to-day adopted a resolution in favor of compulsory edncntl hi. and also adopted a reso lution favoring state and national aid for good roads. The farmers went on i 'rd as being willing to pm forth ' lelr besl efforts for road im prov* i- et. Clint ii Bliudibus llgorlsoetnus. Ihc < o:'r. i Interpretation of \vhl< !i i.^. tlr.it i (Is ?? minus the sense of slftlit was cnpl i: - I n!i'. e by O.'tlc ?!? I. >.? ? a: (iohlvilic. Great excliemenl pre vnlb'd .. lien the ferocious anliunl was liroughl tightly bound Into Magistrate Miltim's clrciis. Altorney T. ('. Tur ner, of Lnurens conducted the pros ??'?ion. .Mr. w. u. iilc'ioy ably ile'endelnl his client. ''"lie eVhl in ? was la llspufuble am! th ? defendant. W'yntl Ifolluiid. colored, wih bound nu'i' l.o court in (lie sunt ol $1* ?? Mr. <: <'. i' ipkiiis gave bond toy the a ? ppai'nn.f Holland ami he was l*e leas- d. i'?ltl ebin 11 whM decided in COtlt'l last Friday to postpone the trial of the r.enilnole oases until Ihe February lernt 11 court, The '?.Mit eases'* will Come uii some time this W ??!:. V!sllor From IYxun. \!-. .'. s. I toy Itl of Weir, Texri i. si ? a* .? illj i.i the < ity bist Week thb gtHSt i of M ?. ind Mrs. .i s I ten nett, Mr. Boyd is a cousin of Mr I. H. Boyd of tills clt.V lie once resided in this! county, in i >"7. lenvlng for Texas where he has since lived. The ocoa ion of his visit recently was to a! tend lie I'oden family re-unlort at Falrvlew some days ago, to which he j wn., accompanied by his daughter, Mis. W>uk. Mr Boyd had not been to I.aureus in about t'.l years, his last visil to the court house having been in I860. Cuke Sale .Saturday. The Junior Aid society of the First Methodist church will conduct a rake shIp at Simmons' store on Saturday of this week, beginning at 10 o'clock. The people are urged to attend this f ab secure bargains for themselves. I ?od Incidentally heip a good cause. at the theatre. riic advance sales of tickets tor theatrical attraction.-, will in the fu ture be at tue Dodson-Edwards drug store, Instead of at the Laurens drug itore as heretofore. Let the people take note oi tnis announcement. For the coining season .some of the largest and best attractions have been secured i>y the management; some that have never been to Laurens be fore, and some that, are much larger and better than anything ever seen here. A strong effort will he made this fall to elevate fie class of at tractions, the management believing that the people of this city are de sarvlng of better shows. it only re main.-, for the people to say whether or not they desire this class of shows. The College Singing Girls will be the attraction at the city opera house ?>11 Sept "tuber 2 Tlil- is hooked under the auspices of the local l>ceum association and promises to be one of the best entertainments of the course. There are eight young ladies that compose this company, all accom ; plished musicians. The Augusta Herald of last Sunday speaks in the most complimentary terms of this Company. Seats are now on sale for the season of lyceum attractions. Coburn's minstrels are hooked for October "tit, and will no doubt draw a f'ill house. Those who saw this show last year recall that it was one of tin1 best minstrel troupes on the ' toad. tin: .ionks fa 3d Ii v nr-i \n>\. s'ninsoiivillc Is Thronged Willi .Mem. hers of Large Family, The Daily Piedmont of Greenville ! has the following d >spatch from Simp souvillo of interest in this count'. : This little village was fairly alive with the clan of the Joneses on Wed nesday, the 15th. Early in the morn* inn they began coming und coming from all directions. Soon hitching room around the Baptist church was above par. Everybody was a Jones or wanted to be. or had married a Jones. At eleven o'clock the multi tude assembled in the church building where a little business was transact' e l. Mr. .1. S. Jones was elected chair man and Mr. Ira A. Ores'iain was elected secretary and treasurer. Al ter the enrollment, and IhVJ were en rolled, all were invited out to a bun1' banquet table on which were spread ' a ieast the like of which none of this "burg" had ever seea. The Joneses an' all good cooks, And the great gathering brought a rain, much need ed, which compelled a retreat to the church where music and speech making was tl>.e order, Mr. .1. II Joaos read a short history of the six early ancestors. Mention must he made of the excellent .speeches by lion. .1. B. Jones and Mr. .1. E. Gnr rett, the later surprising his many friends with flights of oratory and w it very pleasing, Coroner llalrston lla> a 'Phone. Coroner R. o, llalrston, who. as ? very one knows, resides out near Bellview and Leesvllle, lust week in stalled in his residence a Bell tele phono connection with Clinton. This will prove a great convenience to the public as well as to Mr. Hairston. Mr. .!. V. Fuller, a near neighbor, is completing a line to his home, intiklng eon ie< ?on with the same service. Bond Is Increase,I. M?*. \V, B, Avant, who was released on a $.'.oo bond after (he1 deplorable shooting in Georgetown in Which Mrs. (!. C. Rigllnhl lost her Ii:.-, has since been re arrested and re leas I on a larger bond, tufa lime >. \<>\> o\ S 1 Kl UK. Millions of Stomachs Refuse in Do Their Work Properly, All over this broad laud millions of stomach owners are being held in ! u inillattlig subjection just because they are so stubborn thai they will not uo cepi a lair, s piare a nil broad minded offer. Life is Short for all of us: it will ho shorter tor those who let their Stoma' 's go fl'oni bad to WOl'Se. The Lit'irons Drug Co. have a fa motiH proscription called Ml-o n:i, ml tl.ev b li-.e so thoroughly in Its re niiii'Knhle curative power liwt i.e. a?iy to every otVner of a distressed atomaeh that they Will guarant ??? Mb o n t tablets to cu e ticute or < 'ironic Indigestion find nil ?tohtuch aliments or n "i',v back, an I the pl'iCd \.\ only "0 tu n's a box. A'fid still there are stubborn people ;ini.t In Laurens who won't accept this offer, but continue to suffer from gas on stomach, belching of sour food, stomach pains, foul breuth, ?'./.in *>s. biliousness ami headaches, be . aus ? just because that's all, there is no Other reason. Mi o-tiH tablets stop dyspeptic Ag * onv in five mWiuterf; they curs obsti nate cases of Indigestion, and turn the old stomach Into a new on? In a few weeks or monev back HYOMEI Ourot? catarrh or money buck. Jost breath? it in. Oomptcteoutfit, including 4nh*lor9L Extr? l>ottio? GQo. Drohst?, ?KAY COURT SCHOOL OPFNS. Begin* Another Year's Work Items of Personal interest. Qray Court. Sept. 20.?The opening exercises of the Qray Court-Owings htK'i school were held Monday. Sept. 13, with an enrolemnt of 71 pupils and quite a number of friends and patrons present li?v. R. M. Dubose, pastor oi" the Gray Court Methodist Church, tn ide a line talk to the pupils. having for his subject "l Can't" and "I Don't Care ". He urged the chil dren to make this year a year of good and hon >st work. Miss Kmmn Gary of Georgia, an ex-missionary from China made a very hue talk on temperance . Prof. William H. Hand of Columbia made a very Interesting address on the high school, and how very important it was for all the chil dren t.) be iti school. After a few remarks by Prof. Mar tin. Cta pupils ami their teachers .vent to the rooms an I the work of classi fying began. Prof. Martin is assisted by Misses Nannie Craig of Rock Hill, Mary La than of Little Mountain, and Miss Sarah Heeks of Cross Hill. The school has just been made a high school and has added another teacher to its teaching force. Mrs. (J. 10. Moore is very ill this week. Prof. .1. C. Martin, principal of the Cray .'otirt-Owings high school, vis ited relatives al Ora Saturday and Sunday. Misses Ullene Willis and Mary l.a than visited friends and relative.- In Woodruff Friday until Sunday after noon. !)?-. Hall, a well known lecturer of New York, gave a very flue lecture i'e school house Friday ntghl Notwithstanding the rain there was a good house for the lecture and those attending liked it so well they engatretl Iis servlcas for Saturday night, hul the weather was so had it was called (?{'' Saturday morning. Miss Nannie Craig visited i:: Foun tain Inn front Friday until Monday tuorulug. Mr. .1. T. Robertson has a position as salesman with the Holt Co.. where I'e w ill be glad tO see his friends. Mr. .luff Willis It is begun work with R. I.. Cray as sa'-sman in his depart ment st?r?. The Cotton market at this place promises to he good Ibis season; there are four buyers now ready to handle all that comes this way and there .are four cotton seed buyers now on the market. it looks now- as if it will pay the farmers to try this mar ket before selling their products. Miss tit It el Willis leaves to lay for Lander college at OreenWoo 1. Mr. I. Tally Armstrong leaves to day for Atlanta where he will lake a four year coursa in medicine in the ,\tl into College of P. and S. *tt>0 Reward. MOO. The readers of this paper will be pleased to l*arn that there is at least one dreaded disease thai science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to Ihe medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, r e quires a COIItitllt tonal treatment Hall s Catarrh Cure is taken intern ally, acting directly anon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of tic disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitu tion and snsistltlg nature in doing ft s work. The proprietors have no much faith in its curative powers thai they ?fter One Hundred Dollars for ans rase tlint it falls to cure Sen,I for list of testimonials. Address F. .'. f'HF.NF.Y ft CO., To ledo. O. Sol i hv nil l)ru?tflsts. Tic, Take 11.til's Family PUls fir eon si IpaHun. CHARLESTON AND WESTERN CARO L'NA RAILROAD. Arri\al and Departure 1)1 1 rains, i aureus. South Carolina, HFFl-iCTlVlO APRIL I. 1009, wi:<t inn \ i. No. 1. Leave Augusta .... 10:10 u Ui No. 1. Leave Laurens . 2:32 pm No. 1. Arrive i>|iartuiihui f., 1:'?.". ji m No. Leave Greeuw >?!.... t! 50 a ni No. .">. Leave La :r< r.s. . 7:?">?"? a t:: No. r>. Arrive Spartanburg.. P.flu a m No. .">:;. Leave Greenville.12:2'* p m No. ">:l. Arrive Lauretta. I'.43 p n No.*8d, Leave Greer.viUe .... I:"" p ro No.*.vi. Arrive Laurens .... 0:23 p rti SOUTH I OlbS'D. No. 2. Leave Spartanburg ... 12:30 p m No. 2. Leave Laurens .2:32 pm No. 2. Arrive Augusta ... i>:l"> p m No. (',. Leave Spart i' l> :rg . 5:00 p in N i. Leave Laurens.6 :."> p m No. 0. Arrive Greenwood .... 7:50 p m No.'H7. Leave Laurens. 8:10am No. ?7. Arrive Greenville. . 10;20 a m No. 32. Leave laurens . 2:35 pm No. 52. Arrive Greenvillo . 4:00 p m Trains #86 and '87 daily except Sunday. Trl-weekly through Pullman Parlor Car service between Augusta and Asheville on trains Mos. 1 and f North bound, Tuesdays. Saturdays. So ithbound, Mondays, Wednesdays an Fridays. ?' II. OASQCR. A?ent. Laurens. S. C. G. T BRYAN. Qen Agt.. ? -re nvllle, S. ?J. s. W k N DKltSON Qvti. Supt . ' KKNfc.M WILLiAMH. 0. P A.. Ausist*, Ga. 1 Mr. H. Terry Wins* Pr!*e. Mr. H. Terry <>f this city won the $!') prize given by the Walthatn watch company in a contest for the oldest watch of that make conducted by Fleming Bros., the local dealers, Mr Terry's watch was No. 34621, made in ISt'.it; it was used by his lather and is still In good condition. Mr. Ki*iCHOn*s Old House. Co see it. it's a beauty It Stands out among its neighbors, because the coloring Is so bright an t clear Mr riiicson painted with L. Paint ami says it cost 1 less t!ia:t ever before He bought only 12 gallons of 1. Ai M Paint ami 9 gallons of Linseed Oil to mix wir!? i\ This made "1 gallons of oure paint, an i cost only $1.20 per gal Ion. It's as handsome as the littest in low n. Tl e i. & M is sold by: l. Ii ? M. I. Nash. Laurens; J, W. Copelun 1 Co.. Clinton; L. M Paint Agents sot I'lli;UN UAILWA1 COMPANY. (Schedule Effective June 20, I'.IO'J.) N. H. -These schedule figures show the time t tat trains may be expected pected to arrive ami depart but the tim.-s shown are not guaranteed. Fast and West bound trains from Spurtnnbtirg, & C. 7:::o A. M No 36, daily, for Char lotte, Washington, Richmond, New York and intermediate points. Ar rive Charlotte 10:05 A. M. Richmond ?::!<? I?. M . Washington 10:55 P. M.. New York 6:30 A. M. 11:50 A. M, No. 12, daily except Sunduy, for Charlotte and Intermedi ate points. Arrive Charlotte 12:?.~> P. M Ii I? P. M. No 12; dally local, for Richinoud and intermediate points Arrive Klehtuout! 7:?> A. M 5:20 P. }?:. No. 3.S, daily. ("New York-At'anta N. a Orleans Limited") for Washington, New York mid the East. Arrive Washington 6:50 A. M . New York. I'CO P. M. Put! until cars, dining cars. S': 10 P. M. -No. I". dull). for Char lotte anl intern oil Iii t o points. :?:!!?> p. \i. No :h). daily, for \Ynsh limton and New York. Pulhnan cars, dinitm tars. Arrive Washington Si):i0 A. M . New York 5:00 P. M. IdsSO A. M. No. :>. daily, for Ashe vilie atoi luterttiedit t.' points. Arrive Ashevtlle 2: It) P. M. P. M. No. daily, for Asho vllle and Interuiediate poilits. Arrive Aslieville !':l"> i*. M. Parlor-cafe car. West bound trains from Greenville, s. c. Ii.." ? A. M No. 20, daily, for Atlan ta : ; I Birmingham. Pullman cars, dining cars. Arrive Atlanta 10:30 v M., arrive Birmingham cm l\ M I I ::'.."> A. M. No.3i). daily, for At lanta and i' 'Uediute points, con-| uectiug at Al'tin* i for all points west. Arriv ? Atlanta ,t:55 IV M 1:30 P. M No. ::7. daily ("New York-Atlanta -New Orleans Limited") for Atlanta and New Orleans. Ar rive Atlanta 5:00 N M? New Orleans 7:?">.". P. M. Pullman sleeping car, club car, observation car an 1 dining on r. 2:::;. 1' M No. 1.1., daily local, for Atlanta and way stations. Arriv? Ulnnta 8:30 1'. M l:in A. M. No. :::,. daily, solid train to New Orleans with pullmnn cars and dining car. Arrive Atlanta 5:00 A. M . New Orleans 8:30 I'. M. Southbound from Columbia. 6:55 A. M No 2!?. daily, for Sa vannah ami .Inckconvllle. Pullmun ears. 7:55 A. M No 12. daily, for Char leston and Intermedial * points. 3:50 P. M. No 11, daily, for Char leston and Way .stations. 2:15 A M. No 16, daily, for Char leston. Pullman car Summer excursion tickets now on sale. For further Information, ?all on ticket agents Southern railway, or l. I.. Meek, A. O. P P. A Atlanta. Ca. C. II Ackert. V. P. .v c, M.. Washington, i> c. W. E. MeCiee, T. ;?. a . \UKtista, Oti. Ii. F. Cai v. G. P. A.. Washington, I). C. William Solomon Hi ! <>f t'.ie best \\ Will convince william .Solomon Kxpert Waich Maker ami Jeweler OradlintC .iticiatl Next to s Hotel Laurens. C % It cost very ^ to wire your hous JA'. little Ivlectrieally lighted homes are mow* comfortable and cosy, more healthful than those heated by old style lamps?there is no smell and \ery little heat. With electricity you can not only light youi homo Imt can run Churns, Sewing machines by using a small motor attachment, you can do your ironing by using out electrical heating irons, you cm do all the cooking with electricity with our electric stoves. The house can be kept c?x>l !>v using either a ceiling or desk fan. A home fitted with electricity is indeed a luxury as well S a delightful necessity lectricity may be put. See us lor I,el us tell >ther n>es to which )tt the cost?von will be surprised ? it's so low, J. H. Boyd & Co I;lectric Suplies Phone No. 240, Laurens, S. C. PIANOS ! Itt buying Pianos it is well to remember tint it costs a great deal to keep I'iauos on hand, also to ship and re-ship lot special sales. This uecess.if) Cost is ad ded to the price and the purchaser pays it. I sell Pianos'direct front tlic factory to the nur chaser, and tliefe is no additional expense to be paid. I buv Pianos from reputable Manufacturers and am in a position to save you much monc\ on a purchase for I can sell tit any price. Ii you \\ tut terms, mine are the mos? liberal in fact I lei you make the tertns. ( rive me a chance to sh<iw you before you buy. Do You W ant to Save Mone\? ! call help you save it. Von take no :id< in mak- J inj* the investigation before buying. Von will <'?> yourself and fuitti!*> an iiijusliee if you do not ><?<.? m? | before buying'. I have nrett\ (fetiches, Stools and Chairs, an 1 a l uge line of beautiful Scarfs to kelecl from. I can | tell you much Ub?ttt a Piano. Com- v> see ine oi W rite. (! sold The Advertiser tin- Piano foi then popular ity contest.) Respectfully L. A. McCORD The I'iatto and Organ M m. Ljitrens, s. C. SCHOOL OPENED MONDAY. School Books Tor all the grades may he had before school opens. Tablets, Inks, Pencils. All School Supplies Come here lor your wants Dr. Posey's Drm>; Store I aureus, S. C BBS Woman's Beauty Rome women retain their beauty to an advaneed a^e. But women, who regularly endure pain, a-^c rapidly, for suffering leaves its lasting marks on them, Nearly all women suffer more or less with some form of female trouble. Tt should not be neglected. Avoid the j>a in?-t mat, yourself at home by talcing Cardui, as thousands of other women have done. Begin at once and ffivc Cardui a fair trial. It Will Help You Wra. TTatlo Burlison, Coroville, 111., tried Cardui ftn3 writoot <fl sulFarcd with female troubles, ami waa 60 nick I could not stand on my foot. Finally I began to take Cardui, and soon began to mend. Now 1 am able to do all my housework and am in uioch better health tluin I waa before." Try it. AT ALL DRUG STORES