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PART ONE; PAGES ONE TO EIGHT VOLUME XXV. NUMBER U NOVEMBER LEGAL SALES ARE HEAVY County Officia.s Sell Many Tracts and Parcels. LARGE CROWD PRESENT Pretty Fair Prices Taid in Some In* stances While in Others Thcj Were Comparatively Low. Salesday for November, In connec tion with the convening ol the fall term of the common picas court, brought an immense crowd to the city .Monday. Besides the legal sabs of the day, the merchants had fine busi ness and thcie were evidences of much activity in all lines of trade. The b t.il sales by the clerk of the court, judge of probate and the sher iff, coinj Ising about 2.C00 acres of land HT;?1 several town and City lots, doubtkss attracted the greatest in. terftKt. ?'s will be noted, the prices paid for r?a lands, with few excep tions, wer? moderate, some very low. Hj the Clerk of Court. The ' ? owing sabs were made by Ch ? l. ?' ? t brt Ji F. B?U : 111 t! use of .lohn W. Ferguson vs. T, H. Henderson et and the Pal* motto Bank vs. same defendants, seven tracts and parcels were sold as I'ol lows: Tract No. 1, containing SCO acres, was bid i:i by N. B, Dial for $6,000; tract 2, containing 300 acres was bought by R. E. 13abb for Jt'T.".: tract :< of 300 acres, sold to N. B. Dial for $4,005; tract 4 of ? I'-IO acres to W. It. Richey foi $95; tract .". ol 2 27-100 acres to W. R. Richey for $27; tract ? I of 1 i-J acres to W. R. Richey for ; tract 7 of L'T 1-4 acres to N. B. Dial for $170. Hank of Laurens vs. P. E. Hender son et al, 80 acres near Barksdaie to r. It. Simpson for $500. Win. L. Bryscn et ..1 vs. Mrs. Sarah Mryson et al ?i"> acres in Laurens town ship bid in by Col. H. V. Simpson I'oi $435. W. R Fuller vs. Hugh Fuller et al 2r?0 acres In Cross Hill ??? l:ii> to It. I). and C. 1>. Nance ? ^O. R. z. Wright vs. I ? et al 150 acres in ]>\.\)s si. K. 1, Gray for $2,200. I. W. Leak vs. W. L. Boyd et al one half undivided interest in certain town lot, sold to A. C. Todd for $580. National Loan rV. Exchange Lank vs. J, c Henderson tt al J02 acre? in Waterloo township to W. R. Richey for $1,000. M. s. i:.'.j|<y \s. i:dd Harris ::2 acres in .lacks township to .1. A. and P. s. Bailey for $1,000. vi. li. Pinsoh vs. tSlmo Martin ?t al >2 l-L' acres in Waterloo township to H. H. Pinson for $800. T. A. McCarley vs. T. II. Henderson et al 52 acres known m- the "Coker Place" to n. B. Dial for $o.r-o. Southern Flour & Grain Co. vs. Mary ('. Sullivan nr.d H. E. Cray, cer tain lots and parcels in the city of LaureOS, were sold <*is follows: Lot containing I 67-100 acres to T. C. Tur ner for $!.500; lot No. of 2 acres to Mary C. Sullivan for $U.000: lot No. :'. of I 37*100 acres to Clyde Franks, for $1,150; lo1 17 tO C. B. Kennedy. $42.50; lot No. is to J. K. Gallegly for $47.50; lot No. 11? to-Saxon for $45. T. a. McCarley vs. T. h. Henderson el al 71 acres in I>ial* brought $1,000. Bj the Judge oi Probate. Judge O. (i. Thompson's sales for the day were: ?Fane Pitts vs. Jane Berry et al 72 acres in ScufHotown township to .i. s. Craig for $606. Lizzie Farrow vs. Broadus Farrow 7t? acres in Dials; township 10 J. C, Cox lor $l.^7r.. It. O. Hfllrston as administrator of the estate of ThOfi. I>. Halrston: tract Noh. 1 and 1! containing 100 6*1(1 acres 10 W. C. and .1. 11. Atchison for $1.100. Tract No. :: containing 217 1-2 acres to R O. Halrston and others for $1,600. Tract No. I containing I'.lis flcrea to R. (). Hair: ton and others for $1.700; all jibovr property situated in Cr OSS Hill township. D c Rhodes executor eMate of Win, M. Rhodes 56 acres in Youngs to K. L, GrSy for $625; also tract contain ing 25 acres in the same st;.*<d CBSe to - Phones for $300. Bj the Sheriff, Sheriff .lohn D. Owings made only One sale, that of the < ftSO of W. 1.. dray vs. Mary ft. South, Involving '7 acres in Sullivan township and which was bought by Mr. Gray for $100. GHOSTS WERE SEEM OIN FRIDAY EVENING Voinic People of Ora Eujoj Fantastic Pleasures of Hallowe'en on School Grounds* Or?.. Nov. l.?Messrs. \V. E. McClin tock, W. .'. Bryson, George Blakely, William Hunter and Dr. Alexander were among those who wen! up to Spartanburg Friday to the celehrRtion. Mr. A. G. Thompson and daughter, Mrs. L. P. Blakely, leave today for ;i few days' visit to kindred in I>>h- W< St. Missis Bessie and Man le Byrd spent the week-end with their home folks hero. Miss Lizzie Hagan le : : the bedside of her sister. Mrs. \V. J. Bryson. We are sorry to report Mrs. Bryson still quite sick. Friday evening about 7 :30 o'clock the ghosts began to walk and our streets were thronged with appara tions. especially on the school grounds was the scene weird and spectral for there the Order of Spooks gathered to observe Hallowe'en. For an hour or so some twenty of these ghosts, gob lins and witches glided about there as magically as the stones the ancient god and goddess threw behind them changed into men and women, so in like manner, these spooks were trans formed and by the ancestry spooks or stones curiosity is an unfailing Inher itance. To satisfy this element the young people had their fortunes told many games and charms. During the evening Miss Allen, who issued the invitations, served candy and fruits, and the occasion W83 n thor oughly enjoyable one. MR. J. Y WALLACE 18 TOLD THAT HE MIST DIE. "1 am going to die in a few days" was the very pleas-ant and gen.il salu tation to the reporter by Mr. Jas. Y. Wallao* of the postoffice force, yes terday afternoon. ? Well, that's pleas ant" replied the unsympathetic news paper man. "Yes, I have just gotten 'he letter and it says that I .'.:?. going '-'?> 1" kill ed pretty soon: i ll ;<ll you goodb>*e now, I may not see you again" con tinued the vietiin-to-be. "GOodbye, old man. I hope yon will have a pleasant trip of it." resumed the utterly heartless (|ui)i*sllnger. "But wbere's the letter V And Mr. Wallace, his hand tremb ling no1 .". quiver, reached for the death warrant. It reads as follows: J, Y. Wallace You Must Vie Bj The Hand Of A Member What Won't t'iiil TllP Police Won't "Do You \t> Good Die Like a Keep Your Mouth Shulr .1 Y Wallace (Cross bone and skull here. ( Death Dealer* And then the tears began to trickle down the face of the reporter ! his countenance got all torn up?his he.tr: was moved. Mr. Wallace didn't seem to mind so much, but the sympathy of his friend touched him soinewb.it. Try by all the means he could, the reporter failed to learn just wk;:f fly llmetit Mr. Wallace had been in. who "had it in for him " lie stoutly 'lenlcl all the imaginable charges tutu one who knows him COUld think up', lie swears he has been good. tJ I! that is neithe r here nor there -he lt\AH' die for the "black hand has decreed it. All Mr. Wallace's friend- are in vited to call on him. and they are urged not to tarry for they may be too late. Seriously, though: after an inter view with the postoffice authorities, the reporter learned that the sender of the above note is known: or at least there is a strong suspicion. And the law will not deal \< ry gently in such eases. If the letter is just a joke, as it is considered by Mi Wal lace, j; is a pretty dangerous piece of joking, Thcr*> may be "goihethlng doing" pretty soon unless matters eon be satisfactorily adjusted. Football Nam* Next Friday* N'ex' Friday afternoon ' " o'clock the Lour ens High school foot ball team win moot the Clinton nigh school boys in a game of b ill ..* dar? ling ton's pasture. Tlio public are urged to b?> pfoscht and cheer the hoys on. A fee of 2fi C?lltSj will tie charged its general admission, ?? : * LIST ?F SUBSCRIPTIONS TO LAURENS COUNTY CONFEDERATE MONUMENT FUND Deughters of the Confederacy Will Erect Memorial Dur ing the Coming Year---The Advertiser Will Re ceive Contributions?List of Subscriptions. Kor 8 long, long time the people of ' Laurens have heard thai a monument w;lv ?o be erected to the memory of those men of Laurens county w ho gave four years of their life to the service of their country, seme of whom were killed on the battlefield and others who have crossed over the river In the peaceful quiet of the years since- the war. So many times the question has been asked: "when will the monu ment be built?" and some of the old veterans have said: "we should be glad to see that monument but if the time is much longer we will all have passed to the beyond." The monu ment is to be built, and :t is to be built within the early months el the Coming year. The local chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy have the undertak ; ing in hand. For a long time they have been collecting funds, holding bazaars, giving entertainments and suppers?little by little adding to the fund. Hut the prpCCHS is too slO%\ ; it will take years by this means, So the .lohn v.. Kershaw chapter, l*. I>. <".. has enlisted the aid Of The Advertiser in raising and collecting the fund. The Advertiser realizes the- difficulties that are to be encountered: but. be lieving i:: the people and in vie w of the fact that about half the fund has already been pledged, i: has little fear of not being able to bring the under taking to a successful culmination. To this e nd. the people of Laurens are now invited and urged to contribute to tiiis noble and worthy cause-. Each week the subscriptions will ho pub lished. Let this fact be kept clearly in mine: the monument is to le erected to ti e- memory of th< Laurens county soldiers; It is not for those fron: Laurens c-ity, but the entire county. And again: some have confused tin monument to be ejected i" Columbia t<? the memory of tie women of the Confederacy with 'he one new under consideration) Laurens county is to honor her heroes, and e\ ? ry inan. wo? , man njrl child in the county >he..:>. deem i: bono: to contribute to the fund. Already something over $1.000 has been pledged; '.he marl; to be react.eel now is $2.000, I.'*, the question not I be; how little- e;:n I give and g< t out of this thing." but "how much cmi I give'.' Let the- subscriptions begin coming in at once. !r. *he lists below appear the names of those Wim have already subscribed; some have paid the- amounts, the total of which is on deposit In the- banks, drawing interest, in the column head ed ''Amounts Paid" are- those who have already paid their pledges: under tin cap'inn Amounts Pledged" are- those who have not yet paid: these are earn estly requested to send in these amounts at once. The idea is to get the fund in hand right now in order that the work might begin. Wt.r> will r,e the first? Who Will send In $60 this week? Who -will send $10, or whatever amount be Is able to contribute? t mount* Paid. Mrs. r. W, Rail.$fi.00 Mrs. L. N. Hoyd. 6.00 Miss. Met tie Watts. ' ?.00 E. P. Minter. 10.00 M. L. Nash. 2.00 S. B. Babb. 2.00 ,i. F. Toloert. l .oo T. I). Lake-. 2.00 A. n. Bramlett. 1.00 II. K. Aikc-n.10.00 ,1. N, Brown. Anderson .. 25.00 H. B. Bell.26.00 .?. .1. Pluss.11.26 S. .1. Cl'nlg.10.00 p. b. Bailey. i 00 W. B. Sloan. 5;00 Miss Claudia Cope-land. Norfolk fi.Qti A. m. damage.50 O. I*. OoOdWM. 1 .Oo W. ('.. Boss. 6.00 B. 0. Franks. 2.50 Thos. Brown. | .00 w. p. Brown. l on \. Pulley .. .. T. B. Blak. I.V . . A. Shnyer .. B. \\ Cuningham .i. : i. Kennedy OW I ? < ) vi;.;: W. Taylor. !, im | L. Z. Wilson. 1 .00 J. W. Dunkiin.2.f>0 B. )B. Bailey. i .00 J. s. Bennett. - r,? H. Douglas Gray. 1 00 W. C. Winters.?"?<? C. M. Miller. 2.f>0 E, I?. L?ngsten. i .00 L. A. McCord.10.00 J. D. Bark, Greenwood. 2.f?0 C. T. Murphy. 1 .00 Barksdale Franks. 1 00 W. I-:. Lucas.10.00 T. I. Swygert. 2.60 Os3ie Anderson. 1.00 Henry Sprouse. 1 00 T. .1. Weathers. &.00 W. T. Senn. 1 .00 W. W. .'ones. *..('() .1. E. MInter. 3.00 Richard Owens.ftO Mrs. E. A. Easterby.?0 Mrs. Edgar Barksdale.f?0 Mrs. Ralph Terry. ,.2fi .lohn Moore. 5.00 Mrs. B. C. Watson. Mrs. Mary Bo we I). 1 00 Mrs. Hattle Switzer.f?0 Mrs. Chas. Bishop. .?. S. Machen. '? 00 Clifton .'on<s. 2.00 ,tohn s. Dial."" :. it l .:: t. 1.. C. Armstrong.10 L, a. Arihstrong.-ft w. E. Woods. .2? w. s \&, I . iL L. Mahon.-'r Miss Kthi 1 Anns! ong.-?' \V. M. Abererombie. .2? R. W. Nilrfh.2f M r. Curi y. ? ' .1. T Campbell.2.' !?. R. Brooks. 2J T. Abererombie.2.r a. H. McCain. Geo. Willis. 2 Miss Fannie Brownlee.7 Miss Pear) Blakely (collected.. '?' Miss Gen? Boyd (collected),,. Hi " w. d. Watts. Denvei.2f..o j, A Fowler. Fleming Bros.30.0 W. p. Huflg< r.s. i u .: T. a Rallew. i ?'? Ii. iL H?rtgens.20Mi C. C Feat hers to:.- . '? <? ' W . .i. m. Hude? hs.*? W p itlaki'O \\ i:. Mil . W M Hilft? H. Y. Thon.psoi ... \? ". I . ? ? L. R. BIs.i\cl> I R. i!. Fl< liriihg. ! ? j Wi A. Met i.nto* k. 2 ' M. M. I'Oole. T. P. Poolo. t it. C. P?ble. Mrs. T. 1' Poole. W. M. Mye: T a VI at ley.1 G. T. Hollls. H, F. Ferguson . .lohn Powers. Eai 1" Good v. in. I John Cannon . B. Ci Rowland. D. F. Gddfri y. Mrs. s. E. Burns. B. Kol?* rtson. J, l). Mills. 2. Mrs. Lldie F, Smith. O. L. Hunter. 1 M. H. Hunter. 1 D. R. Simpson. Miss ,1anie Nabors. Miss Roll<i C'r.iip. 1 Miss Lizzie Craig. 1 Mrs. .lanie Craig. 2. s. F. Blakely. j B. T. Blakt ly. N. a. Wallace. II. A. M . Ihi ? Mis' jtljIn Henderson. Ha I rj fi Miss Nannie Simpson. Kin; *<1- . . 1 Miss Eliza Ball Copeland >(?<? :'.> 4 Miss Carrie L, Culbertson (col'd) 2 Miss W. C. Duncan tcollectedi Miss Quay Rice (collected) ' Mrs. l.. s. McSwain icollected) Mi.-s Madge Harris (collected) Miss Bessie Smith ^collected! Miss s T. Culbertson > col I'd i.. Traynham Guards. 12 i .lohn Madden. Mrs. w. A. Clarke. l Mrs. L. ('. (loin lie. ~ Mrs Camphell. I Miss Lena Elliott ? . . 1 .i. B. Kershaw ChapR (.-is Interest.??o Mips of Pennies. 20 It FJ Copeland. I W. FJ. Clardv. I C. K. Ray. 1 Moseley ?V Roland. 2 .1. C. Sil? II. I ; H. L. Kennedy. i I? i ?.;.<? . . ? i : ; .'. h. Trayhliam. r. ? .'. I? Kershaw ('hai tei. i* l nimmt? im? w ii Washington .. . .i. r Brooks. LAURENS TEAM WINS FOOT BALL CONTEST Hirh School Team Overwhelming!} lb-feats Clinton Hoys h) Score of lf> to The Stars. On Friday afternoon, Octota r "!'. a football game was played between Laurens High school team and Clinton High school tram on the- Presbyterian college campus at Clinton, resulting in a victory for the Laurens boys by a Bcorc of t'.' to 0. Seventy Laurens people were on the i I each* rs to cn couragc their team with yells and en thusiastic cheers during the game. Laurens received Clinton's kick-off and before the hall had been in play two minutes, the Clinton lads had rushed the bull to within t< n yards of < their opponent's defended goal. The Laurens men. however, tallied, stop ped fumbling the ball, and settled down to steady football at this stage of the game, and m two minutes from this critical moment, McOowan, Lau rens' big full back, plunged the line for a touchdown, After this touch downs for Laurens wen- numerous. In the first half of twenty minutes the visiting lads made five touchdowns and kicked three goals. In 'he second half of fifteen minutes, tin y made four touchdowns and kick ed One goal. Only one time wns the home team within the neighborhood of their opponent's goal line: and at the end of the game the score stood to o in favor of Laurens:. The features of t!.i gam< w< ? Me Cowan's line plunging, Todd's long end rubs, K. Roper's kicking, Crisp's tackling, and IVyrd at. i Ihip"r's line charging at guards; Mr. Mazy rob, a student Of Clinton college umpired the game in a very satisfactory manner. Tin Clinton team accepted Its de feat in a sport srnnnlik? manner and treated the visitors very courteo?sly. Following is the Laurens line-Up: Crisp. 1. e.: It. Roper, Little, and Rich ey. 1. ts.! <". ROper, 1. >-? : 11. Hi;!, e: Byrd, r. g ; Holt. i t ; Fleming and Featherstone. r. <.: MeGdwuh. !. b.j Lake. ]. b.| Todd, r. h : M Dial. <; The average weight of the Lauren* team was LIT pounds. PRICE OF COTTON HAS STEADILY CLUBBED T015 CENTS. Tin price of ceiit? on tlx Lauren* marke-i last Sat. urday, though tip bulk 01 .;.* receipt* lot the day was bough* at t l!;.j cent. This Was practica)*.- m. spuntihii Monday and Tuesday a bale |iti*A and then I.tinging the minimum price a , fixed by tin Farmers' Pnfon iit tli< Opening of the season. While Sat urday's sales were fairly gOdt], tin receipts this week show no material lincrcaso over the corresponding day of the past two or three weeks, Mew I.am)?< r I Inn. Mr Finest Kastei!,y ha* purchase the interest formerly owned hy Mi Hugh K Cray in the lumbe r coiieerh Whose plant is. em South Harper st reo near the railroad Mr. Kaste: I y i. now associated with Mr. lJougla> Gray and the new In in Will continue it: lib same lines of business as heretofor? Tic firm carries a bill line of a: kinds of lumber, wood lljjiur? - buggle and stieb like. Ministerial I iiiem in Meet. The Lau rem Ministerial union ?* ii meet hi the chamh? i* of con,mere rooms on next Monday morning at I O'clock a I u 11 a t; ? hi w. (' P. Red crtson W II \ndei - on . . . I? A. Davis. ,i w Todd. ii n. Kennedy . . I.. IS Itlae k well . . I S M Wilke-s . . . . \v. I) Ferguson . . .1 i> Watt? .. M I. ('opeland . T .1. Duck Ott Ii V Cooper . . . . .If.o (?' Doit. C, A. Power .. if, W, l ow lor .. S I? f'hlldrei s . . i .1 V Iii- hardson . . I 1. Wa em .... c M ilahh .. .. Claud I'.abh .. .. A I Todd . Mrs U D. Graham .1 II Whartoh .... RACE NARROWS TO SEVEN CANDIDATES Whirlwind Finish Will Mark the Close. HEAVi VOTE LAST WEEK Four Werks Kemniii for Work Ro? land Mosel? ? Lends Willi T I.75H? V?i|es Mainline tit Contest. Viicl again (he record is made up, re vealing tin best week yet in The Ad vertiser's great popularltj contest; a heavy vote was polled by all the lend ing candidates and the outlook is that lliey are all priming themselves for a whirlwind finish. The goal Is in sie.ht. tin prizes are lieill at hand. The four weeks that si ill remain will see some Interesting developments. According to tti?' eounl on Monduj afternoon, Itolnnd Moselcy leads ?Aitli 11 .CITO votes over Ids nearest rival. Miss T t'raic lluiiler made a remark' able advance, strengthening her lead over Sllss Mary Smith, in s|? it? ? of the fact that Miss Smitii polled an uiiusu ally In avy vote* The contest will ?i<?^ ? iii 9: HO o'clock oil Tner day nlulit, November I'Utll This Ijbiir is set in order t,lh ' any voloif s? !.' Iii hite iii t!i? day ??: mailed ???< as to reach the dllic? on the. o'elooti train from (Minton may !"? cciuhied K. in mind (lie hour Posit ivelj ho ttiftii'ittiitloii v\ ill I" i i ? n but id tills bllW its tb the i landing "t ili? ? an?lid;t?s after th? paper appears Oil Wednesday. Nbveihb'T iiltln Thj> list will be published oh ilint ib y, a? usual, and nil one \\\\\ i,< given (he sHghleai Itflit *<> the votes r??ce|ve<| during ii,? week <ii oil Tuesday ?h?j day ?>f the jlnlsh. Tills rubs Ii made Iii fairness to all the candidates; anil their fr|eiids and friends <>t ih?' pnpoi si!??? reo,nested hot to tisl? this In for mation tor it will dave '?i ho ?.'"nl"?l Again attention is Call? <! t?. tl.? pri/f- now "ii i>>:|ii! Tlnn id (his olllcO, fl ray's. Fleming':- i.'iid WMit'* ' CttH |:t - staailing <>i ' undid. it< '? ? ? '? M > ? ? '? -? I I (I} ( |||( V(.(l <?! M ' I 5 F. Scciiuil iMriictioii ? i Clfj l?< eun ( inn s) I ; |<|n\ I '??? 11i'i?_?. - . ? .,: (I,,, |? ' ? ' . I' I j. ? . ? " . ? , ? . M ? . reibIt CM ? . eilten This Chicago (Sbx el.iib tip; eai? d Id ("haliestoti ii few ilayji ago and Tin News ai <1 (Vnirl": the day following . Th? 11.? ? f\ . ?vliei I? S\ \tt* Ml I.is st<m h IKM rii i!> Mi ctllltf Held I.ll?l I Inn -.(.u \it? noun. IMrector* Mceteif. '! ? .'St.* last 'I ? jsinytiiv v of (Ireen