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SECOND CHAPTER ON CLINTON'S GROWTH Pi i blonds I'd id By Mills and Banks C'ondltloti of Churches ami Schools. Clinton, Jan. 4th.?The year just closed lias seen many improvements and developments In Clinton, both in public ami private enterprises. The city has done much good Work and the liools and churches have hail a good year. Ml of the churches had prosperous records tor the year. The Presbyteri an church was divided, the teachers and pupils of the Thornwell orphanage forming the Thornwell Memorial h ireh. This Church was organized wi h I Go members and has added 17.' "'he First Presbyterian Pastor, the Rev. YV. P. Jacobs, D. I).; membership, uiM.: accessions during the year, 30; Hi mey raised during the year for all ch rch purposes except pipe organ, over $4,500; pipe organ fund not quite (1,100 th" year: special undertakings, th*i support of Miss Charlotte Thornp . a missionary in China, the pay in < at of a salary to the Rev. I. F. .':. :ob8 as stated supply at the Clinton ? ol on mill, the payment of a salary to Nil's. Julia A. Maker for deaconess . k in the Clinton mill village. The ' ? ornwoll Memorial church is also im .,? Dr. Jacobs' pastoral care. It was t; xanlzed in September, with a mem I ship of 103, accessions since 17. The Methodist church -Pastor the }'.< .-. J. H. Mahaffey; membership, 290; H essions. :'.7; money raised during th*: year for all church purposes, near Ij $1,000. The First Baptist church Pastor, tb? Rev. c. Lewis Fowler: member Bl ?(>. 1N7: accessions. 2s; money raised Outing the year for all church pur es, exclusive of new building. $1, ?"?-1,(1: special undertakings, the erec ?i of a new church at a cost of $15, ?.''?('. ' lie Second Baptist church, and the i.ydla Mill Baptist Church, the Rev. i. P. Magill, pastor, are in very pros perous condition. This correspond ed* failed to obtain exact figures of McQlll's work. lie Associate Reformed Prosbyter ; ? church?Pastor, the Rev. .1. it. ! ?ten; figures not obtainable at this v Sting. The two cotton mills and the First National bank declared their dividends Ol $16,400 on the first. The Clinton ... I will declare a semi-annual divi .? ad of 1 per cent, on $200.000. a .. - inting to $12.000. Lydia mill's dlv ? ad will be 2 per cent, semi-annual an $80.000, amounting to $2,400. and that of the First National bank. 4 per ? ? i.t. semi-annual on $?0,000. amount ing to $2.000. Bailey's bank being a private concern declares that it closes a prosperous year. Tis section had less successful crops than usual. Cotton is the chief i ? ;p and it was short. The good pric es, made up only in part for this short age and the rise came too late for some farmers. At the public ware house this season 4,410 bales were weighed and the prices given averaged 12 1-2 in September, 12 I t in October, t;. 1-4 in November, and .at an esti ti ate, 14 In December. The highest p ice paid was 151-8, the lowest 12. A- Davidson's platform 1,125 bales were weighed; the prices ranged from to 15, the average for the season be ing 14 1-4. (lood prices have been ob tained for cotton seed all fall. The graded school is full to over flowing and an issue of $ 12.000 in bonds bus beer, voted to add to it There is some talk of an agitation to r- consider the whole matter and build a new sfdiool house outright. Both mill villages have good schools. The Presbyterian college is reported .?? be in excellent condition and the idont body is highly thought of by ? '? town people. The Thornwell orphanage is in good i.hape. A new cottage, the Hollings \ il'th cottage, is about completed and II be occupied by the farm director, M' ? Wilson, and his family and 14 boys. rho Rev. J. B. Branch has accepted a DOSltiOIl as assistant to Dr. Jacobs, ami he ami his wife have taken up Idence in a new cottage on the cam lets. in the Improvement.of this town by public buildings the new union sta tlon, which was completed about a year ago. and the Baptist church, which will be completed, w ithin a cou ple of weeks, are conspicuous. The livlc league has prepared a grass plot in the public square for the Confed erate monument and it is hoped that the monument will be put in place in a year of two at most. Several streets have been broadened, extended, or straightened, to the great improvement of their looks and conve nience. Two new strectn are under contemplation?one on extension of Centennial St.. to Lydia, the other a new street a mile In length back of tic graded school and extending out past the rear of Dr. W. A. Shands me! Mr. R. L. Bailey's property. There |H some objections to this RCjiem be COMBO it will Injure the school prop erty cutting into the play ground which Is already tio small. But it is ex pected that it will go through. Tha Chief addition to the town in the pr\st year has been the now Baptist church on the corner of Broad and Centennial streets. It Is ideally situ ated and is a beautiful, artistic struc ture. The lines of the building are good, and the arrangement entirely Satisfactory, It will he completed ami furnished within tie1 nexl two or three weeks. The cost will probably reach $i:i.eiHi or more. Exact flgires are not yet obtainable. In addition to all these good tilings it is pleasant to add that no serious misfortunes have visited the town in the way id' business reverses, loss, s by lire or storm, sweeping epidemics, and ?Uber things which frequently hurt a tow n's prosperity. Three small tires OCCUred am! in one the life of an aged colored into.1 w.u? |o?t Diphtheria ap peared but Was soon checked. One little child died ol it. KN CM Kit A TO RS' TUST KA ^Y. C< usus Director Durand Sets Febru nrj 5th. as the Date. Washington. t>. C. December '-'7. ISIO'J -Any person of good Judgement, who has received an ordinary common school education, can readily and easi ly pass the t<>st to be given applicants for Census enumerator' places on Sat urday Eeb. 5th. the date dually set by C. s. Census Director Durand, accord ing to an announcement from the Cen sus Bureau today. This will be a com forting assurance to the several hun dred thousand who are believed to he contemplating application for the, i places. It was emphatically stated at the' bureau that the test will he an eilli- J neatly reasonable and practical one. similar to that applied to applicants at the Twelfth Census. It will con sist of (llling-oul a sample schedule of population from a description, in narrative form, of typical families; and. in the case of enumerators whose work will be in the rural districts, they will be called upon to till out an additional sample schedule of agricul ture, from information furnished by the Census Bureau. ah persons, whether women or men. who may desire to become Census enumerators must be citizens of the I'nlted States; residents of the sup ervisor's district for which they wish to be appointed; must be not less than IS nor more than 7a years of age. must he physically able to do the work; must be trustworthy, honest and of good habits: must have at least an ordinary education and must be able to write plainly and with rea sonable rapidity. Those who can COtnpi) witlt these requirments are invited to put in their applications, as there will be at least 68.000 enumerators' places to be filled by the middle of March in preparation for the enumeration beginning April 15th. Application forms, witlt full instruc tions for filling-ln, and complete in formation concerning the test and the method of appointment, can be secured by writing to the supervisor of census for the supervisor's district in which the aplicant lives. All ap plications, properly filled-ln must be tiled with the supervisors not later than Januaray 25th as any received after that date cannot be considered. MERRY WIDOW is a rich man's to bacco, but you get it at a poor man's price from M, H. Fowler. Bali' Minghani to Lecture. Cray Court. Jan :?rd.?The second number of the Lyceum course given at the Gray Court-Owlng's school build ing will be on Jan. llth. (Tuesday ev ening i. Ralph Ringham n distinguished hu morist and wit. representing the Al kalies! Lyceum Co. of Atlanta. Ott., will give the attraction. Don't miss hear ing Mr. Ringham; if you do. you will miss a treat. Admission '_'"> cents. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a very valuable medicine for throat and lung troubles, quickly relieves and cures painful breathing and a danger ously sounding cough which indicates congested lungs. Sold by Laurens Drug Co. Preaching at l.eesillle. R"' D. R. Rnnf will preach at Lees ville Methodist church on next Sunday morning at II o'clock. The members of the church are requested to note the announcement. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is not a common, everyday cough mixture. It Is a meritorious remedy for all the troublesome and dangerous complica tions resulting from cold in the head, throat, chest or lungs. Sold by Lau rens Drug Co. Rill to Lengthen Term. Senator John H. Wharton of Lau rens county will Introduce a bill at the approaching session of the legis lature making the term of office for tie' superintendent of education of Laurens county four years instead of two. ifavo you a weak throat? If so, > >u cannot tie too careful. You cannot be? gin treatment too early. Each ? ?! I makes you more liable to another id the last is always the harder to cure. If you will take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at the outset you will be pav *t'd much trouble. Sold by Laurena Drug Co. I LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION. | Remember: Tonight the curtain ris es promptly at 1A'< o'clock, and those who come late will have to remain i Standing at the rear until the end of the first net. Mr. ami Mrs. .lohn R. ("lardy of At lanta, spent the holidays in I.aureus with Mr. Clardy's mother, Mrs. .lohn M. ('lardy. Mr. Reuben ('lardy has returned to Mullins ?fter a week's visit to his old home hero. Mr. I.. S. Cooper of Ware Shoals, route one, was in the city Saturday Mr. Cooper has recently moved from Waterloo to his present home. I Mr. i). D. Peden and family after a residence of a year in the city have returned to Cray Court, their former home. Dr. Edgar Taylor was in the city New Vcti' y from Reuuo, Cap:. I 0 Meredith. Jr., of the Southern i?y. Co. was a visitor to the city Christmas week. Mr. .i. E, Johnson and family of (irny Court spent Saturday in the city with c . family of Sir, C. W. MoCrnvy. Mr. '1 a<aja< M. Si.aw was in iho ell) Saturd ly fro:: ( old I'himi. Mr. lister .V -dlot '.< ; ray Court, visited relatives in I.aureus Friday ami Saturday. Renn ;,er: Those who * have bought tickets for "Parsifal" must call for them by ?1 o'clock this afternoon, else they wi:i he sold again. Mr. C. M. Burgess, bookeeper and stenographer at the Laurens cotton mill ofllce, visited in Spurtauburg and c.affto y during the holidays. Mrs. I.. ('. Qoocll and Children re turned Saturday from a visit to rela tives in Spartanburg. Mr. (1. II. Bolt, for several years manager of Mr. .1. D. Walts' farming operations near tin- city, has moved out lo his newly acquired home, near the Shell place. Miss CraCO Wilson ot Simpson ville was the guest of the Misses Burnett the past week. Mrs. R. w. Tribble and children have returned from their holiday visit to Anderson. Misses Ella Peterson of Grover, X. C. and Lily Peterson of Saint Charles spent the holidays with home folks at Tylersvllle. .Miss ( hue Barnett h:is returned to Wlllinmsburg, Ya.. alter spending Christinas week at home. Dr. Knox Simpson returned yester day to Rochester, Minn. Mr. ('. A. Power and family spent the holiday season with friends and relatives at Owings and Green ville. Miss Ethel McDaniel who has been spending the holidays at home has re turned to her school near Cross Hill. Mis. M. M. Shepherd of Concord. N. C. after a visit to her sister. Mrs. H. Terry has returned to her home. "Parsifal" is to he the greatest show that has been in Laurens in many a day: don't miss it. In fact, it is al together unlikely that such another good one is coming any time soon. Misses Willie and Roberta Dorr oh returned yesterday to Winthrop col lege after spending the holidays with their parents Mr. and Mrs. \V. T. Dor rob. Mr. R. Fleming Jones attended the Shrlners' meeting in Charlotte last Wednesday and Thursday. Mr. F. R. Roland, formerly of the Waterloo country, hut now of Ware Shoals, route one. was in the city Monday. Mr Boland has bought a part of the old John Chtrdy place near Ware Shoals. Mr. W. J. Bailey of Clinton was a mong the visitors in the city Monday Senator John IL Wharton ami Mr. W. C, Wharton of Waterloo were in Laurens on Monday. Mr. M. L. Co pel a ltd lost his line saddle horse Sunday afternoon, the animal dying with colic. Mr. i ope land recently purchased this horse from Mr. W. 'Carl Wharton of Water loo. Mr. W. P. Harris of Youngs was in Laurens on Monday Mr. A. A. Gnrltngton 01 Barksdale was among those in the city on sales day. Mr. H. Burton of the county was a \isitor in Laurens on Saturday, Mr. WllJInnt M. Irl?' was in the city on Monday, and was heartily greeted by his many friends: he is rapidly recovering from the wound in his hea l inflicted by Parrotl Mllum on Novem ber 7th. Lieutenant Governor Thus. (1. Mc Leod of Bishopville was in the city on Monday, making bids on the Cross llili Oil mill property, in behalf of some clients. Mr. T. II. Burts of the county was a business visitor here on Monday, Mr, Geo. A. Browning of Goldvlllo was in the city on salesday Mr, R /. Wright of Clinton was in the city on Monday of this week. Mr. P. P. Tumblin of the Gray Court country was among the visitors In Laurens on Monday. \D MINISTRATION KALK. Notice is hereby given that L in obedience to an order passed by his Honor. (). (! Thompson. probate judge for Laurens county, South Car olina, in the above stated case, on Dec. 28th, 1009, will sell (be personal property belonging to the estate of Jesse V. Fuller, deceased, at the lnte residence of said deceased in Laurens County, at. eleven o'clock, a. m., on Monday, the ioth day of January, 1010. to the highest bidder for Cash, said personal property consisting of house hold goods, three mules, one horse, several cows, fine wagon and a lot of fanning Implements, etc. etc. ALICE FULLER, Administratrix. DEATH OF Mit W. t, SHOCK LEY. Former Ituilwuj Engineer and Aged Citizen oi' the County. Mr. Will in m ].. Shock ley. aged 72. died ai his home five miles east of the pity, Sunday, Dee. 2Gth After an ill ness of several weeks. The funeral service, conducted i>> the Masons, was in '.il Monday afternoon at Kooky Springs church. Prior to the civil Was. Mr. Shockley ha 1 entered the railroad service with tin> Columbia. Newberry & Laurens rond. and during the clonfllel and for several years after 11 .*? surrender he was employed as engineer. After ins retirement he engaged in farming. IT?* was twice married, his first wife bo lltg :i Miss Rowland nild his second, a Miss Tlnsley who survives the de 'ceased, Among his surviving child ren are Misses Frant/. and Odessa Shockley <>t the county and Mr. Gor don Shockley of Norfolk, Va. The deceased was a member of Rocky Springs Presbyterian church aiul for many years a member and oillcer of Palmetto lodge No. 1?. A. E. Deafness ( a tin id he Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deaf ness, and that is 1>: constitutional rein edles. Deafness is caused by an In llumed condition of the muscous lining of >ii? ICustnchlnu Tube. When this tube is inflamed yon have a rumbling sound or imperfect bearing, and when i it is entirely closed, deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restor-i ed to its normal condition, hearing will i be destroyed forever: nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, w hich is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We w ill give one hundred dollars for . any case of deafness (caused by ca tarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for Circulars free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo,. o. Sold by druggists, ?.?e. Take Hall s Family Pills lor const! pillion, ( II HIS HI AS POINt.s AI PA IHN. j Man; People Have Turkey Dinners ami Several Visitors. Pabun, Jan. !lrd. As usual the Christinas holidays were spent very quietly in this community. The wea ther being so unfavorable kepi most people from having n gay time: but as it was the most people spent Christmas, and had turkey dinners at their own homes and enjoyed them selves very much. Messrs Laurens and Claude Mahon were visiting in Woodruff the first few days of Christinas. Mi.-,s Margie Holder of the Green Pond community spent several days with Miss Edna Owens during the hol idays. Misses Vivian Owens and Cloytle Hahb were the guests of Misses Mae and All to Babb Tuesday. Miss Clarentine Abercrombie ac companied by her friend. Miss Jennie I Pelle Watkins. spent Friday with Mrs.) Melvlna Abercrombie. Mrs. Rebecca Owens, and Miss Kdna Owens spent Thursday at the home of Mr. John Hellams. Rev. E, C. Watson had a good con gregation Sunday morning at Rabun. Mr. Paul Willis and family spent Sunday with Mr. W. P. Baldwin. At the home of Messrs William and Samuel Wasson's near Friendship an old fashioned turkey dinner was niv en to Mr. and Mrs, Claude Wasson. having a few of their intimate friends and relatives to dine with them: as usual a grand dinner was served Those present were: .Messrs Robert. Luther, and Kllgene Wasson. Mrs Re becca Owens ami daughter Miss Kdna. and Misses Mae and Allle Kabb. Mr. .Tames Cheek and family spent several days last week Visiting .Messrs. : Walter and Ludle Baldwin. Mr. T. Houston Kabb after spending the holidays with his parents returned to Fur man Saturday, Miss Kala Stone of Mernn spent Prl 1 day night and Saturday with her sis ' ter, Mrs. Robert Hellnms. I Mr. Editor and Advertiser, wo wish you a happy New Vear. Making Life safer. Everywhere life is being made more safe through the work of Dr. King's N'? \v Lifo Pllht in constipation, bilious ness, dyspepsia. Indigestion, liver trou bles, Kidney diseases ami Kowel dis orders. They're easy, but sure, and perfectly build up the health 2i>C at Laurens Drug Co, & Palmetto Drug Co. WA ITS MILLS WOODMEN'. Officers Arc Fleeted For Knsillng Vear. Camp in Good Condition. Fairview camp, number \22. Wood men of the World elected officers for the coming year as follows: J. Hamp Ptlckott, C ; C. E, T. Sims. a. L.i J. Daniel Barrett, B.; R. R Walker. n'yslClan: R. H. Donaldson.C; J. A. "in- n. S.: John Wise. W.; A. H Al len, c : f M. Tldewell, J. n. Madden ? ?"? w. C. Taylor, managers. 'peaking of the camp. Mr. Don II, the clerk said "Our camp in it prosperous condition and we ha timber : ? hew and logs to roll OVory Friday night We have pood meetings and a large number or chop pers present nlwnys, a cordial wel come i:-- extended to aii visiting Wood men." Notlvo Annual Mooting. The annual meeting of tii>> County Board of Commissioners of Lnurons county win be imiti at the supervisor's ollice on Thursday the Gth day of Jan uary. 1910. All persons holding claims against , tin* county will 111o them with tho county clerk on or before the 1st day of January as roqtired by law, MliSSKB BABB, 20?4t County Clerk. Nice Gift Poems Longfellow, Tennyson and Shakespeare. Beautifully bound. We 1 hank you for your patronage during the year 1909, and solicit a share of your business for the year 1910. ( All toys and goods left from Christmas marked, down at Dr. B. F. Posey I.aureus. South Carolina I PHOTOGRAPHS ? I The McCord I Studio will copy any Photo, en large any picture and make High Grade Pho tographs for you at the very lowest prices. No 8 photographer can do ( more nor offer any more special inducement than the ricCord Studio has always done. \\ The McCord Studio's motto is "Best Pictures, Lowest Prices" Come to see us. NOT! CK. Executors. Administrators. Guard lans and Trustees are reminded thai the iim<- for making their annual re turns will commence on the 1st day of January next. O THOMPSON*. Dec. "??>. ivit!.- ot J. IV l. 0. Big7 Land Sale! ! 2;> acre lot on Kast Main Street with two dwellings and other improvements. 17 acres near Ora; high state cnltivalion. ?).| acres near t >ra; necessary improve tnents. Slorc lionsc and 1<4 at Mount* ville, cheap fortptick sale 01 rent. We have a number of other farms and town property for sale cheap. Call ami see us if yon need anything in land or have any for sale. ANDERSON & ! BLAKELY. ITodd Building Laurens, s. c. '_ ? i I j Red May and Blue Stem Seed Wheat Rice Heal and Wheat Bran for fattening Hogs Multiplying, Sil ver Skin and Yellow Danver Onion Sets Kennedy Bros. Laurens, S. C. i i i i tfK.KING'S NEW DISCOVERY Will Surely Slop That Cough. Just Opened Anticipating advance prices on all spring fabrics WC purchased months ago many lines that could not possibly be duplicated, at the figures, had the purchase been delayed. The goods consis in part of Sheeting and Waist Linens. Handsome weaves in White Waisting and the best grade of Shirting, Percales and man) other fabrics adapted for spring wear, V/. 0. Wilson & Co.