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Your foods are in two classes: Foods taste, and foods that TEN YEAR TERM FOR KILLING A NEGRESS Nioiiiiin llmlgcH Convicted of Man sluiightlcr ii\ ii Kpnrliiiihiiru Jury* Case hi ho l|i|ioaloil. Thomas lludgcit. the former Lau? ronsoilix.cn, who la tally shot a negro woman In Spartaiihurg Slow ij, her lentil ?iihiiIiik four days later, was tried in the Spurtaiiburg criminal ?Ourt lust Wednesday, t'iuu'god with Iho inurdoi' 01 the nogress. Afh r inn otil suvei'hl hours, ihn Jury Iii the cnSfl reitirtidd a vordiei (if ihaiislhught - or without recommendation to inorcyL Tii>' dot'Oiidant was represented i?> Messrs, Stuiiyariio Wilson, Cornier congressman from this district, and Hobt. It. Pnsloy, a native of Laurons county ami a member oi the Spurtan biirg har. The defense set ii|i the idea of accldontlal shooting and Introduced a statement by Brezoiui Suhor, tho woman whom Itndgett shot, which she is aliened to have made two days be fore she died, w herein sin> declared ihe shooting accldoiitlal and that it' she had not seized tho idstol while Hadgctt was tiring tho "gun" indis criminately about the little cabin room she would have escaped all in jury. The snher woman formerly lived in LaUrons and was Known by Dadgett, though ho denied that he In? hn>,i her in move to Spartaiihurg. Tie' shootllig did not occur at her house, but at that of another negress who with her daughter wore witnesses to the affair. Hadgctt On The Stand. Tom Bndgett, on tho stand, said that he was horn and raised in Laitreus county ami that he came to Spartan bur^ ton years ago. He said that he ??vas about an arm's length from the ? door in the room of Katie. The Sober woman grabbed his arm while he was shooting or she never would have been .shot. On being questioned by the so licitor, Bndgett said that he was ?10 years old. that he bad been in Spar tanburg ten years. llo worked a while in the postofTteo, then in the of tlce of the clerk of court; he went to Columbia for a while and kepi books. 'W?H in the furniture business in Spartnnblll'g until last February a year. Knew Rrozonu Suber's family In Lnurens. Since her residence in Spartaiihurg defendant had been to -30C her often and at her home on Young sireet. on the ovetilng of shoot ing went to IJre/.enn Saber's home and sshe was not 111 Went Up to Katie llun er's looking for her. Ilatlgotl wa> on Saturday afternoon sentenced to serve ten years in the state penitentiary, Notice of appeal to the supremo court was given had hail lived at $.*i,00; it will probably be arranged this week. MISSION tVOKKKHS MKT KM I) \\. Land Meeting of Women's Societies Held at fountain Inn. Friday night, Nov. 12th the district conference of the Women's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist ISplsCOpal Church South commenced at Fountain Inn. Addresses of welcome were by tho pastor of the church, Mr. Blackmail, aad by Misses Leonard and McKilby. (Jreetlngs from the other churches were, extended by the Baptist minister. Rev. Q, W. Hussey and by Mrs. Hussey. The response was made by Ml80 Wil. ion Gray of Laurens, the district secretary. Introductions were then made of the conference otllcers and woteran workers in the cause, Mrs. Wlghtman of Charleston and Mrs. Humbert, After approplatO talks from these the welcome service was con cluded with prayer. Saturday inoinlng was spent in dis cussion and hearing the teportS, twen ly-ono representatives being present. The afternoon session was devoted to the young peoples' nnd juvenile work. An liderestin? paper on this was re ceived from Mrs. Ellin Auhl of (irc.en wood. Sunday morning a deeply spiritual lind scholarly sermon was delivered by ltev. J, P, Atta way. The Sunday afternoon's service was devoted to the children. The night's session consist ed of reports from the Women's Board <of Mission, given by Mrs. Wightman and Mrs. Humbert, that please you by their Even the most learned of us never realize how little wo know till ,i ?mall ihoy begins to ask questions, V "HOUND THE CONTINENT'.' Dr. A Ikon's Stories to The Advertiser Now in Hook let form. Readers of The Advertiser will re call (he stories printed in the columns of tho i a per last summer, written by Dr. II. k. Alken, while oh his tour of the continent, embracing nil the prin ciple points of Interest In tho west. These wore read with much Interest hero lit Laurens, and in n hundred cit ies all over the fitted States. Papers were- selit, oii rctjueht. to uumhers of |m opl'i in a do*/eii stas .-. Mr. c. it. Oiittls. dh-fi ict passenger iigb,iil Dt the Seaboard Air Lino ralL road, whi) din cted tlie trip and had personiil charge of the party, deemed the stories of StlCll inter.-si ll lid Im portance that he deck! ? i to have them printed and hound in booklet form. This has 1.It done in a very neat and attractive form. The title of the book let i-1 "Round Tito Continent On The Rlotidn". The preface is as follows: "Those letters were written for Till'. A l IVFIITISKIJ. of Laurens, South Car olina, and rtrsi published by (hat pa* pOr. The interest of the author's hotue-folkS was Shared by several members of our party who chanced to see a few of them. In response, to numerous requests they are now pub lished in this form." Dr. Alken dedicates the work "To my faithful Wife, without Wltotii I sel dom venture far from home". Kiitcrlahinient \t < Union. Clinton. Nov. tilth.- The pupils' of the Tiiornw.il Orphanage gave a most creditable sen;,' recital last night, which Wits enjoyed by :i lllltllber of their friends. The mole never Wn| - for something to turn lip; he goes right out and does j it himself. Contentment is merelj the ability to i forget for a while th> things tliat are beyond our reach. LAND 5ALE STATE I)F SOPTII C UlOLlN \. Coiltlty of Lauren.-. In Probate Court. Lizzie Farrow, individually and as Ad mhilstrntrix of the estate of .1. M. Farrow, deceased. Plaintiff, against i Broad Us Farrow et ul., Defendants. Pursuant to a decree in this action I will sell at public auction at Laurens <". ii ..s. c. on salesdny in December next (being the Gtll day of the month), during the legal hours of sales, the fol lowlg described tract of land, to wit: All that piece, parcel or tract of land lying, being and situate in Dial township. Laurens County, one mile from the corporate limits of Fountain Inn. containing seventy-six (76) acres, more or less, ami bounded by lands of T. F. Jones. T. F. Nelson. .1. S. Nel son. Y. It. Scruggs and Dr. S. S. Knight. Terms of sale: Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers, if purchaser fails to comply with the terms of sale, the premises to he resold on the same or some subsequent salesdny. at the risk of the former purchaser, and without further order of the court. (). C THOMPSON. Probate Judge. Nov. 16th, 1901>?3t FINAL SETTLE31 EN 1. Take notice that on the 1st day of December, I9?9, I will render a thial account of my acts and doings as Ad ministrator of tic estate of John D. Sullivan, deceased, in the oillco of the Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at II o'clock a. m.. and on the same day will npply for a filial discharge from my trust as Administrator. AH persons indebted to said estate are notified and required ?<? make pay ment on that date; und all persons having claims against said estate will present (heiu on or before said date duly proven, or be forever barred. Allen J. Sullivan. Oct. 30, iriuoi m Executor. CHARLESTON AND WESTERN CARO LINA RAILROAD. Arrival aad Departure of Trains. Laurens. Smith Carolina. EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, WEST BOUND. No. 1. Leave Augusta.... No. 1. Leave Laurens .... No. 1. Arrive Spartanburg No. 5. Leave Greenwood.. No. 6, Leave Laurens. No. 5. Arrive Spartanburg No. 53. Leave Greenville... ! No. 53. Arrive Laurens.... No.*8f>. Leave Greenville . No.*86. Arrive Laurens... 80UTH HOUND No. 2. Leave Spartanburg No. 2. Leave Laurens. . No. 2. Arrive Augusta.... No. 6. Leave Spartanburg No. 6. Leave Laurens. ... No. 6. Arrive Greenwood No.*87. Leave Laurens. 8:10 a m No.*87. Arrive Greenville... .10:20 a ni No. 52. Leave Laurens. 2:35 p m No. 52. Arrive Greenville_ 4:00 p m Trains *86 and ?87 daily except Sunday. Trl-weekly through Pullman Parlor Car service between Augusta and Ashevllle on trains Nos. 1 and 2; North bound. Tuesdays. Saturdays; Southbound. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. c. H. OASQCE, Agent. Laurens, S. C. (1. T. BRYAN, C.en. Agt.. Qreenvllie, s. c A. W. ANDERSON Gen, Supt. FUNKST WILLIAMS, G. P. A.. AllgUStAi Ga. 1??U9. .,10:10 a m .. 2:32 p m .. 4:05 p m .. 6:50 a m .. 7:55 a m .. 9.30 a m . .12:20 p m .. 1 ;4S p m ... 4:30 p m ... 6:25 p m .. .12:20 p m ... 2:32 p m ... 6:15 p m ... 5 :00 p m .... 6:35 p m t _7:50 p m THE CONCERT WAS HOOD. Habel MeKlnlej Ami Company Please Knir-Slzed Audience, The eoncorl by Mabel McKinley and company et the city opera house on lust Wednesday evening was, us a whole ;i very good out.liutnent, (hough hy no menus anything extra ordinary. There was a good ??dience present, most of whom s<? I to en joy the music: oi her did i1 1 The violin selections b; '.. Voll j Moltke were the feature of the concert I being decidedly the most pleasing, al though *he piano playing by Mr. Lebe gott was a! of very high order and received much applause. .Miss McKin ley has a well trained voice of remark able range; some of her notes are un usually sweet, but her low notes are extremely Coars? and somewhat harsh, si ?? is not a great singer, but is con siderably above the average union.*: thi of. t^aui'chs. See the bargains that wo have in Soli.i oak. beautifully finished, Chif foniers, in different designs and Btzes. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. Say not always what you know, but always know what yon say. The farmer who sets a good straight tonoo also sets a good example. Von will Und the largest and host lim of Toilet s. is, In different designs, colors and decorations, at money sav s. M. & i:. ii. Wilkes ft Co Many women after remedying a smoky sto\.' or a smoky lamp, have to put up with a smoking husband. "If the shoo lbs. wear it. - is a time worn Baying; hut with a woman i the shoe tits sin? takes if back because ft it too big. Have yoti bought that new stove for your wile yet? if not. be sure to see bill' lllip of '?Bucks", that ate made of the '. s: ijuallty et' iron. i:i different ? S. M. .V ii. II. Wilkes & Go .1. I.. Ill >JL> T BARGAIN ? Winter is on us now in full force and the many good warm things we have now for winter are on sale at our store. Sale Starts Saturday, Nov. 27th Dry Goods 5 pieces yard wide Waist Silks, was $1.00 yard, only .73c 3 pieces yard wide Dress Silks, was $1.25 yard, only. 79c 36 inch wide Dress Goods, special sale. 48c 36 inch wide Dress Goods, special sale 35c Several pieces of new Panama, yd. wide, only 25c See our line of Table Damask, yard 25c and 48c Big line of Doilies, each only. 5c Nice line of Mats for the table, 6 for. 25c Be sure you see that all wool red Flannel 12 l-2c Red and white Flannel, all wool 15c, 20c, 25c Ladies' Fascinators, fast colors, only 23c Large white Shawls, was $1.50, to close. 98c Ladies' and Children's Long Coats, these goods must go, we will not carry them over, only one half price. Andrescoggins and Fruit of the Loom Bleach ing, yard only ... 10c Men's and Boy's Hats at big reduction. $1.00 Men's Hats only. 89c 50c Boy's Hats only. 44c 18 Paigs, was $1.50, special sale $1.09 100 pair Boy's 50c Knee Pants, 9, 10, 11 years of age to go at a special bargain 34c Ladies' black silk finish waists, was $1.50, on special sale . . 98c 2 bales yard wide Sea Island goods that you can't buy for 8c, special. 7c A. C. A. Feather Ticking, yard only 15c Men's and Ladies' 50c Sweaters, only. 44c All Men's 50c Negligee and heavy work Shirts on sale at 47c Shoes $2.98 1.98 1.89 98c 98c This is one thing that we are very strong in, no one can compete with us in prices when the goods are cut open like ours are, to show that they are all solid leather we have some rare bargains in odds and ends. $4.00 Shoes 3.00 " . 2.00 " Men or Ladies'-. Solid Leather Brogans for Men. Solid Leather Shoes for Ladies'. Boy's and Misses Solid Leather Shoes 89c and 98c Little Boy's and Girls Solid Leather Shoes, no one can match. 59c and 73c Always big bargains here in shoes. 5 & 1 Octs Store Our Toy? are here and we must have some room to show them. We are going to make it lively on this side just for a few days only to make room for the largest and most up-to-date line of Toys that has ever been shown in Laurons. No one can compete with us so do not be lured away by these little fellows, we are headquarters for that line. 50 dozen pure white Cups, Saucers and Plates, packed over the water for us, only 40c set Sec our (Void Hand Cups, Saucers and Plates thai others arc selling tor 60c, onlv Either quart or half gallon Coffee Pot 12 do/.en Galvanized Wash Basins, only 5 dozen Lamps that range in price from 50c to $1.0 > each, on sale at $1.00 big white Slop Jars, only 1.00 bi?> white Howls and Pitchers '?SO big fancy Howls and Pitchers, special 7 cakes of Ciold Hand Soap, only 7 cakes of Octagon Soap for 25c if you will take 7 Hands too. 8 packages Soda only oc K 49c 79c <S(;c I.29 2 SC (.old 25c Do not fail to come, we are going to make the prices very at tractive for you in this room, too many little odds and ends to mention every article, so bring your purse and see just how far we will make your dollar go and a wheelbarrow to haul your goods home in. Yours for Business HOPKINS