Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Sfoe gtoberttser Subscription Price is $1.00 per Year Payable in Advance. S. K. IIONKY, Editor. publish kd by advertiser printing company lauhens. s.c. Kates kok advertising. Ordinary advertisements, per square, one inser tion, $1.00; each subsequent insertion, 60 cents, [liberal reduction made for large advertisements. Obituaries: All over 50 words, one cent a word. Notes of thanks : five cents the line. Entered at the postofnce at I.aureus, S. C. OS second class mail matter. LAURENS, S. C, NOVEMHER 3, i90q. t tihi mui ws iiospiT.u.m. A great fuss Is belli}; made over the state about the Invitations s.-mi out by the city of Columbia to the Toft lunch-' eon, each Invitation being accompanied by the rennest for n $10 remittance. Several 11 .VS'hipei'.l It, VC poke! a good dc.t of full at ?:>! mil tee > u invitation, declaring !' n [ho;?r kind of hospitality. s tutor Tillman in char acteristic manner saltl emphatically that ho would not atteiitl under any such conditions. it all depends on tiie viewpoint. The committee decided that Mr. Til ft was to be the guest of (he CUtli'O state, and that the entire state should bear the expense. Such a vi v. is by no moans strange or queer: in ract, in Ii great many of the states, other cities i hau the capital demand representation on such occasions, when public oill. eials are entertained; they are of (bourse, lin n, hosts, as well as those of the capital city. Wo say the view i> not strange or unpre? edented; If Pres idem Taft Is the guest of ?oiilh Caro lina, those o| South Carolina, ho mai ler where their resilience, should boar their part of the cxp -use. However, (here Is the other view: that he is the guest of Columbia; the pcoplo of Columbia have th ? power to invite whom they pleas-; they gel the honor of the entertainment; their city Is heing honored. It i.^ a visit to the city of Columbia. We are inclined to think that the latter view is the correct one. and we unhesitatingly say thai in our opin ion, the people of Columbia made a had slip-up in the matter. Ihn. this does not make it necesssary for us to ? ant and rail as many have done; we can readily see the position taken by the committee. We have no smypathy with the utterances of Senator Till man; only a mail of his kind ever says such things. And then tune is made the charge of graft; Senator Tillman lends this of course ami his followers have taken it. up. Of course, one who knows noth ing about banquets ami cost of enter tainments Is me expected to set? who $3,000 can lie spent. ihn Senator Tillman ought to know better; im has dwell in Washington and elsewhere where people live ami entertain In style, ami he should at least have as similated a little know! 1.; ? along these lines. And, we believe ha has. Senator Tillmtin in Washington Is quite different from "Ole Ron" in South Carolina, lie coiii >s home and pulls off his Prince Albert and hettver and puts on his rough manners and ? he ( tlco on the "Wool hat" ab i "one Callus" Id hu; ? he . that i ihtrc-is ai'e load Into . ? ei . < ways; (hey still hit-' " We guess iho luncheon w ill b* ' pull ed on" in suite Sen.itoi I'llliiian'. ?H'lMJE IM? JI'llY. The Bamberg Herald, in (he1 r-ott.rse of its comments on tho Avant-nighatn verdict has this following reference to Judgo Watts; "The jury who tried Rlghatil and Avant for mut'doi' did their duty, but Judge Walts did hot do 111*. TllO judges hoed censure :? much or more than the jurl i;. ?',,:- ?? found tho men guilty of mnnstausrh' v * ? 1 ? ? ? nable numb lng their desire that the men be given light sentences. Judge Watts tokt thi> jury that such a verdict was pcr mlssable under the law, but thai it would In nowise hind hi HI In passing sentence. We presumed that Judge Watts, knowing the sentiment of the jury, re? vcnlod in the quest ion, niitde the sen teuce as light as he conscientiously could. Hut, our contemporary is en tirely w rung when it says: "by Ills ac tion ho practically told ih?* jury that they round a wrong verdict." That is an Impossible View. Now. while wo believe that these were guilty either of foul murder, or not guilty at nil, we certainly commend the jury for reaching n verdict; we congratulate the statt? in securing n conviction. Further, while wo believe the sentence ex* timely light, we try to think that the presiding Judge found some goon and substantial reason for his leniency. Basing our opinion on the testimony and the law, we should have convicted the men of murder and hanging by the neck until dead would have been the sent.'ine. had thai been in our power. Hut; the Jury decided the ease and Judge Watt*, in hone?!, con i.clcntious officer Imposed the sentence. Wi are nol disjaisod to crlilehe * ? ? THE I . < . A 0. I F.I.EHH U'lOX. Last Friday the city of Spnrtnuburg Invited it large number of i itlzeiis from South Carolina, Georgia. North Caroli na. Tennessee nnd Virginia, to cele brate With her own people the com pletion of the Carolina. Ciihchfield ,v Ohio railroad. This new road Is '_'!'* miles in length, running from the rich coal and ore Heids of Ohio and Ten nesseo to the city of Spartnnburg; thence it is expected to run to the Atlantic const, possibly to Charleston, possibly to Savannah, and possibly to both. For the present, however. Spartanburg is the ('i*tt'ii.>lt?thg| jiolht and the rottd ends there*. 'i l ?? celebration last Friday consist, ed of formal e.,,'v? s. at Which a numb ?:? of promlneni otlkials ?? i* the ro.. ). mayors and other public inch spoke, and a barbecue dinner. The speeches were ol n high Uhler aiUl oh tertnlning: Altogether ditYei'eut; how ever, from the momhitigs of a political meetings like the people of this state suiter about every two years. The men who spoke are factors in the commercial and industrial life of the country: they are the tuetl who d<; things, not the politicians who tell the people how to run railroads and cotti a mills. Their addresses were b?l the summing up of a great work that is about completed, a substantial contribution to the wealth and pro gress of the south. v meat highway has been built: the western slopes of the Blue Ridge have been linked to the eastern slopes ami nn outlet to the sen has been made. over the tines of rails the great wheels of commerce and trade will run: thousands of men will !>* given employment and the earth's riches will be made accessible. The road at present extends from Johnson city. Tenn., to Spartnnburg. The barbecue dinner In the woods near the residence of Mr. Jno. 11. ("lev land was the most elegant spread of t'. ? kind we have eve: sen or par taken of anywhere. There wre over 13.til ? people fed at that dinner, and it was as easily done as jf the iuunher l\ai\ been only 120; The people in charge of this part of the entertain ment deserve highest commendation. FHdhy was on-> <.?' flte biggest days the history of Sparhthbiu'g. loan Those October days ami nights! Who among us failed to notice and enjoy them 1 "Isn't it beautiful?" was the universal Comment. The man or woman who fnileU to enjoy those days ai I nights is Indeed a sordid and base c.eature. without (uilSic, teeny. 01" splrll in his make-up. The smiles of t!i< beneficent Creator h&ve been upon with other girls. Ho invariably says "Thank you'. He knows how to use a shoe buttoner. He is always cheer ful and always neat". And this they say is tlic "model husband ". Maybe so. I sit t wo Imagine we hear a certain very sensible young woman remark: "Pass It I hi up; I want a husband, not a servant". All the foregoing Is re spectfully submitted to th? young wo men's eiub hi --. where they discuss " what kind of mail i expect to marry". Some one remarked: "Spartaqburg | Is the Atlanta of South Carolina". We refuse to divulge his name; he might be sue i for slander. ? * ? "1 am glad you are going to run on i the cash in advance plan ", remarked a mighty good citizen last Saturday. "It is the only business way". ? ? ? To the C. C. & <>.: "Blest he the tie that binds". ? * ? We are receiving a number of com plaints about papers not coming regu larly. Tho Advertiser earnestly re quests the postmasters in the county ami the mail < arrlors to assist us in this matter. Owing t?. tho greatly In ert us mI list -, some errors are Unavoid able, but a litt'.- more care all around will reduce them. Let tho people no tify us at once when their paper fails to reach them, and all possible effort win be mtulo to correct all errors. . ? . Sunday's Slat 5 had a column ami a hah" on the subject: "Why Educated Women Oo Not Marry." The solution Is very simple: because they are edU" cated. Tillman and politO society don't * ? ? A correspondent nishs the trite tlefl. n'.tton of "mother-in-law". He is re spectfully referred to Sherman's defi nition Of v. nr. ? ? ? "Why do women marry?" is the headline of a riceat hows article. Principally becaiis ? ?"? n ask iliem to. NKCKU SilOOTIMl AT t I.1NT0X. id Wulhue Wounds, Perhaps Fatally, titi- Davenport. Clin;on. Oct. 31.?Ad Wallace, ? neuro li\ing on Mr. <".'iy Copelnnd's plantation, shot another negro. Otis Davenport. Sunday morning about 10:30 o'clock. The shooting was done with a .38 calibre pistol. Drs. Walk-r and Lawrence Bailey were summoned at oace ami pronoun ced the wound fatal. However, the negro was still living, up to Tuesday afternoon, and with o good chance for recovery. No particulars can he obtained of the circumstances of the shooting. It took place In Ad Wallace's house where gambling of some sort was go ing on. Two other men were in the honst? a while before the shooting. "General McNeill and Blltf Cannon, but McNeill left before the shooting. The other man. who Is supposed to have witnessed it. has not been found since the shooting. Wallace ran out and. meeting .-one other negroes, he told them to go ami get Davenport out of his house; he had killed him. Then before any OHO could .-top hiin. he ran. It is said that he had two pistols in his possession. An empty whiskey bottle, capacity one quart, was found in the bouse. Wallace was arrested near Kinnrds by Mr. OxnOr and brought to Laurens Sunday afternoon by Deputy Culbet't SOU. He la awaiting the result, of the wenn !> Inflicted oil Davenport. Th ? wounded negro Is still living. ! although the bullet entered his head IttBt above the left eye. YOU ARE INVITED All tiiy friends and cus tomers arc cordially in vited to my store on West Mahl Street this afternoon at 3:30 o'clocK to a reception given bv ttie National ' fr?enit Coninatr . Demonstrations. ffotn tic* ill 1 c here $[ ('. ntontra Von Will Pa a ne & Co, I OUR SPECIAL NOTICES. | For Sale One house and lot In town of Mountvllle, will soil for cash or exchange for farm property. Also several houses and lots in city of Lumens, and quite a number of farm lands very cheap. Call on Anderson & IMakely If you need any property or have any to sell. Wanted?-To r >nt or sell Sp ?on place ?acres: one horse farm, open; !\nn spring water: '.? tulles west of Luureus. Easy terms. C. C. Feath stur..*. l? .lu??t Arrived 700 bushels pttre seed wheat from T. W. Wood & Son. Will sell ?o our customers for $l.t?0 per bu. Feltz. Little Ked May. Klondyke. Pur ple straw, and bearded Fulcuster. See us for seed wheat. Smith Mercan tile Company. Kinards. S. C. For Itenl to Load Parties An eight horse farm near Mountv?le. S. C: altogether or In two or four horse farms. Apply to A. i*. Fuller. Mount vllle, S. C. 11'-?t. For Kent The Wright place, at Lis bon, containing Three Hundred and Twenty-live acres. Large two-story dwelling with necessary outbuildings, convenient to church and school. Six miles from Laurens. A desirable place. Apply to J. N. Wright, Lau rens. s. C. 12-tf. The Best Flour The best Flour In the world comes from Ann Arbor Michagan . For sale by Todd. Simp son & Co., Laurens, s. c. u-ti Cabbage Plants 3i 0.000 Wakefiel : and Early Jersey Wakefleld Cabbage plants ready for delivery a* $1.50 the 1,. or cts the too. J. W, Don nan. Laurens. K. !>. -. l3-5t. Seed >Vheal Go to Fleming & Co. and buy the Line Stem: best for this country. Free of onion and grass seed, cochet'el cheat chaff and broken grains. t3-5t, ..Copyright Flour leads them nil In quality, don't let your grocer sell you a Hour as good, 'her.' Is no Flour as good. Copyright is pure. 13-4t For Salt? Fine Angora goat. Well broken, nerfeetly gentle. Will sell goat. cat-, harness, and stable. See Wale- Watson, 301 South Harper St.. For Sale?One deep iron gray horse, six years old. $165.00: a family horse. Tom Q. Sullivan, tumbling Shoals. S. C. ll-lt For Sale Otis hay horse; age Hunt: qualities right; cheap for cash. J, Wade Anderson, Laurens. S. C. 14-2t For Sale?A splendl 1 farm near this city, or will exchange for country property. See i. Wade Anderson, [?aureus, S. C. 1 l-2t The next time you run up against a contrary hog that refuses to go through a chute into the wagon, try the following plan: Clap a feed bas. ket over his head, and he will back anywhere you want him to go. My a little maneuvering you can have the hog in the wagon before he knows it SCHOOL LYCEUM NUMBER. Clarence L. Burgderfer Will be Hen" on November i-tii. The second attraction in the school lyceum course will he at the graded school auditorium on Friday evening, November 12th. Clarence L. Burg? derlei-, entertainer, "the man with a smile worth while" will be here with his many funny stories to tell and his laughable impersonations. It is said that Mr. Burgderfer is one of the best of his kind on the platform today; he Is jolly and his humor Is "catching." Burgderfer was born tunny. Hi advent into the world was a joke, tor the family runs to girls, tins sisters are all girls). Even the doctor's an nouncement of his first appearance in public caused the family to smile. Horn with an innate desire to amuse people, we fin 1 him at the tender age of live managing his own circus in the barn, admission 1'" pins. The family cat (near angora) and his spotted coach dog making up the men agerie. In school, we find him recog nized as authority on the manufac ture of ?paper wads." conducting many a warm debate with his teachers, always taking the negative side, and never conquered except by the faith cur.-, i. e. "laying on of hands." Hifl first appearance as a sure enough "funny feller" taking real money h<> gins when he was engaged to travel with the Hillsdale College C.lee Club, the college that produced the famous poet. Will Carlton. Three years with this company made Burgderfer big enough to star alone. He has ap peared at scores of the leading educa tional institutions all over the United States, a* over fifty of the largest chautauquas, on hundreds of the besl lecture courses, and from every sec tion of the country committees report him the greatest fun maker ever on their programs. His return dates are nor exceeded by any humorist on the American platform.? Extracts from his Diary and other reliable Sources. Tickets may he secured from I'rof. B. I., .lones. Mow about a good Mattress f ir your beds? See our line that are made of the best quality of material, and at money saving prices. S. M. ? E. H. Wllkes & Co, I COMING! I i We are coming into our own, and doing the 9 I Photograph busines of these parts in a rush. ' ! From 18 for 25 cents J j To $15.00 per Dozen 1 I Any and everything in the Photograph line. Our 1 I Pictures talk volumes for | j The Nichols Studio J SWe begin our Fourteenth Year next Monday | and we are resolved to make it the greatest in our I 4i Career. 4? *? H. NICHOLS * ^ The Photographer ^ Laurens,.South Carolina * ^^^???????w.?.MMnaMMM ****** EVERY WOMAN t With a taste f>>r Good Shoes will be greatly in terested in our Fall E;oot wear. We are showing Shoes that are something more than "just Shoes." They are Shoes of re finement, style and breeding. Shoes f< r every purpose. There are new mod vis with Cloth and Suede tops, black and iit colors, very handsome. The new slant and crescent cut ate very smart creations. New ideas in tip and vamp perforations. Button and Lace and Blucher styles. All sizes. 2.50,3.00, $3.50 up to $4.00 We take the greatest pleasure i:: showing the new styles, and vve earn estly request eveiV Wo man, that appreciates gi '< ?'. Si:- v. -, ti call to see Ml? Se?soh's elintff* Fhe Shoe Vtan, '1 he ( me Pi ice .Shoe Store. .au ren