Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i<> list swells toward the mark of "nln.' ten candidates for the legislature" as forecasted In The Advertiser Bovoral wicks ago. ? ? * The cost of the Boyd-Brock court of inquiry amounts to a thousand dol lars, it Is doubtless worth more than this sum to the oili<-?' of adjutant ami Inspector general of South Carolina. ? V * The nutotnohilists of Columbia. Charleston and way have practically decided thai hlghwny proposition to the Up-country, for they arc all coin ing by Lnurcns they bud the "nlghi controls" here all thai could bo de Blred and Iben proceed mouutnlu wn rd. ? *? # Electric signs of the times can ho read oasll> and distinctly. ? ? ? The News ami Courier si ems to think that some men can add noli iag to their reputations by running for oll'tce. Congress adjourned Saturday. Ac cording to otllclal nnnouncotucul tin appropriations made at this session amount to $ 1,027,IM, I1(5. ? ? ? A billion dollar congress?but "the people pay the bills." ? * ? Other cotton mills in the Piedmont section are following lite load of the Watts mills ill the matter of subscrib ing to the capital stock of the Green ville. Spa nan burg & And. rao.il Ball way company. ? * * There will probably bo other candi dates in the Hold for legislative hon or!! before the end of another week. ? * ? 'I he count v campaign will have been finished before the real big show comes along. I The Advertiser shall be glad to print letters from the different mem bers of the Laurens County Boys' Corn club concerning their special prize acres. Who will he the first to respond? According to roports from almost every section of the county. LnureilS farmers this year have the promise of the banner corn crop. ? * * Vow is the time for legislative can lidateil to file their pledges with the county chairman; it cosls only a y. ? ? ? The Laurens firemen now have a year before them in the mutter of pro paring for the next annual conven. Hen of state Fl 'emeu :?t Columbia. And they will improve the time. too. ao we understand, ? * ? The I.nnrens jail is a secure prison all right; one prisoner lias been kept there safely for the past is months. ? ? * The assessments of the Office seekers, as it now stands, will total less than one hundred dollars. ? ? ? .ludge FoathOI'stOno, candidate for governor, appears to be leading the rest of the gubernatorial aspirants a pretty strenuous pace, lie was the Aral to recolvo a bouquet of flowers and according to the reports of the campaign meetings he is getting the lion's share of applause wherever lie appears. Another thing of more sig nificance, possibly, Is the apparent disposition of some if not all his op ponents to "jump on" his record as a prohibitionist, In this matter. ..s on any and all other "issue's", the Lau rens man Is amply able to take care of himself. In the lanKuage of the ?Spart an burg Journal "Featherstone has the best of it" from the state, and we predict that his race will gather formidable proportions as the cam paign proceeds. Featherstone, the winner; hearken to the prophesy. ' ? Ute <>( s LOU gUOStS ntip!?' of i'ord will at Char duughter. a visit ol tavo rel urn ihries of C"osh der, Mrs. a. .1.1 and family ol | ? weok-ond with is. il ware is at homo .vhoro sho was on- I ?ast soasou as man ry dopartmenl for a intiit> company innon of Lanford spout .1 the city the pact week of Mrs. J. a. Austin and t's. Mitscs Mary. Mnrcnnd and Taylor have returned from i\ -it to relatives in Columbia. Rev. W. E. Thnyer, pastor of tho First Baptist church, has returned from a visit to Philadelphia. Miss Ludio Taylor and brother. Mr. r.varl Taylor, of Prime) n visited ill Iho city Saturday and Sunday. Miss Emily Meng and Mesrrs s. M. Wilkes and George Balle attended the wedding In Newhorry last Wednesday of Miss Helen (lOggans and Mr. J. W. Crosslund. Mr. and Mrs. .lot Owlngs of Owlngs -?i a lion spent the past week in ;he . itv with the family of their son. Mr. I. C. Owlngs. Miss Hudgons of l.eesvilb is vlslf lng relatives in the city. Mr. and Mrs. W. 10. Ur?mien of l!nloil are spending a lew days in the city. Mr. Sam OoiToh of Woodruff, spent Iho week end in the oily with his par ents. Mr. ami Airs. w. T. Dorroh. Miss Emmlo I.on number) of l.au rt'iis, who remained over a t iw days after the meeting of the Epworth League, left on Saturday for her ?in.- -Newbei ry Observer. \n rtiUomobilo party consisting of Mr. I S. Boll ami two sons and Mrs. Ii. M. Bradhnm of Manning sponl Mon day night n Laurons, being on their way to Black Mountain, X. <\. whore they will spend several weeks. Tho run from Manning was made Monday j via Columbia and Newherry, ami the Clarendon party found the roads very good exceptionally so after reaching 'he Xewberry.Laurens division id* the I'l -count ry liigltw ay. Messrs ('. I., ami W. I'. EthorcdgO, Columbia uuto'Mcbl'ists, wore in the eity Monday night. Mrs. Mexnuder Long of Rock Hill is the guest of Mrs. W. K. Lucas. Mrs. Nottingham is visiting nor mother, Mrs. Rosa Cnine, on Harper street. Miss Ruth Harris of Spartnnburg is the guesl of Miss Hetty Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jones are \ is-I King Mrs. Jones father. Mr. .1. N. Wright. Miss Dorcas Calmes left Tuesday morning for an extended visit to re latives in Mississippi. Mrs. Margaret Hart of Florida Who visited Mrs. ('. M. Clark last week lias returned to her home. Mr. Dudley Voting of Oaffney spent several days in the City last week. Tl?0 moving picture show at the city opera house Friday night will be given under the auspices of the local chapter of tho Eastern Star. Prof. it. 'l'. (Veil, manager of the Cecil Business school here, spent Sun day in Audreson. Solicitor Cooper Is attending ses sions court at Greenwood this week. Miss Midi Young and Miss Elizabeth I Voting are visiting Mrs. Sain Talley at I Fairfax in Barnwell county. Mr. George T. Bryan of Greenville was in the city Thursday. A committee of business men went to Columbia Friday, to confer with ?i committee there in rognrd to the inter-urban railway. Mis. Clarence Morgan ami children of St. Petersburg. Fla. are visiting Mr. ami Mrs M. L. Nash. Mr. Henry Mills was in the city Saturday. The German club gave a dance Thursday evening in honor of the. visiting young ladies. Miss Bessie Todd Is visiting friends' and relatives in Aslievllle. Miss Mary I'osey has returned from n visit to relatives at Wliitmire. Miss Alleeno Franks lias returned from a visit to Greenville. Mr. .1. 1. Copolnnd and Mr. W. F. Hell prominent business men of Clin ton wore in the city Tuesday. Mrs. a. F. Madden. Mrs. Mary Don nan of the COUUty, Mrs Power of Ott' IngS and Mis. Mary Roland of tie' C'ty were guests ot Mr. and Mrs. c. a. Pow er on Monday, the occasion being somewhat in the nature of a family reunion. Judge John W. Fowler and Mr. Frank F. McCruvy returned yesterday from an extended visit to Hot Springs. Col. Hoheit X. Cunlnghnm came up from Rosemont yesterday afternoon. Mr. W C. WhartOn of Waterloo was in tho city Tuesday. ROV. C. LowIk Fowler of Clinton was in the city yesterday for a few hours. Mr. Stephen O. Clark has been ap pointed substitute carrier for LttU rdri8 route No. 2. USUAL SCHOOL LEVY VOTED BY CITIZENS Next Session oi* City Schools Provided for Discussion oi' Library Site and Building? At a citizens' meeting held in the courl house on Thursday morning, a three null tax was voted for the ox l>cnses of the schools of Laurens special school district. This tax is the same as was voted last year. Till report of tho torasurer of tho school board showed Dial there w;is a little more than $200 in the treasury ;it the heghiiilag of the last fiscal year 'mi less than .*l??u at the beginning oi the present llscal year. It was fur ther shown that the probable expense Of the schools would he goratCI' for this year hut it is though) and hoped that the Increased tax values of tin property of the school district will provide the extra funds. It was the seiist- of t'ne meeting that the school trustees ho empowered to oiler a sit a tor a library building should the occasion arise. There was a divided sentiment in lie meeting as to whether the city sh ni l undertake lo secure a "Carnegie Library" or should undertake the building of one by our own people. Unvolllng at Walts Mill. Palrview camp. No. 422, Woodmen of the World, will unveil the monu ment of the late Sovereign Samuel Owens on Sunday, .inly Id at I o'clock l'. M. at the Watts mill cemetery. Ev ery woodman and camp in the county cordially Invited to attend the unvell OUR SPECIAL NOTICiiS. Watlfed Any boy anxious lo earn money outside of school hours can se cure a position with us. To our best bo.VS we are going to give savings banks and cash prlx.es. The work is easy and does not interfere with school duties, a. M. Copeluud, Box IU7, Laurens. S. ('. Lest or Stolen Tan colored auto mobile overcoat lost or stolen some time in May. Will pay suitable re ward for return of same. J. J. Dendy. Laurens. 17-L't Lost Hetweeil Harris Springs and Laurens Sunday. June IOth. one coat with fountain pen in pocket. Finder will be rewarded by leaving same at Parks Auto Service or Advertiser ofJlce Pur-a-sil-cide cures Itch in SO min utes. Price ftO cents, sold by Young's Pharmacy, Clinton: The Miller Co.. Cross Hill; Laurens Drug Co.. Lau rens. 17-0t l.osl In tin1 city Saturday after-. noon, .tune 25, double case old gold watch, ladies' size, gold hands, with picture of '! students in case; attach ed fob bears monogram "C. F. \V." Finder return to Advertiser offlco and receive reward. IS-11 Tor Sale. One Jersey heifer calf and one Jersey bull calf, solid color and entitled to registration. The two of $30.00 of taken at once. They are no akin. Registered cows for sale. W. Carl WhartOU, Waterloo. S. C. 48-21 Warning All persons are hehohy warned not to hire or harbor one Spearman Johnson alias "Couch" Johnson as he is under contract with the undersigned. S. J. Davis. Por Sale "> line milk cows for cash or exchange for any cattle. Wade An derson. 48-41 i Barhncuc Notice. There will be a barbaoiie at Mount-1 ville July 1th. ami a base ball game in the morning and also in the after noon. The pul lie invited to be pres ent. Peter Rowley, a somewhat noted character, son of ox-mayor K. s. P. Rowley, was shot and killed in a house of ill fame in Greenville on Tuesday by o. I.. Godfrey, a Spnrtanburg horse, dealer. About the same hour Boh Calhoun shot and killed Wil Brown, both colored, in the same city in a quarrel about a woman. A Woman's Great Idea is how lo make herself attractive, but. without health, it Is hard for her to be lovely in face, form or temper. A weak, sickly woman will be nervous and irritable. Constipation and Kid ney poisons show in pimples, blotches, skin eruptions ami a wretched com plexion. Put Fleet t ie Hitters always prove a godsend to women who want health, beauty ami friends. They reg ulate stomach, liver and kidneys, purl-I fy the blood: give strong nerves, bright eyes, pure breath, smooth, vel vety skin, lovely complexion, good health. Try them. BOc at Laurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Hing Co. Will Serve Ice Cream. For the benefit of the Woman's Missionary society of Warrior Creek Church, ice cream will be served at the inane of Mrs. Charlie Robertson next Saturday afternoon. July 2, from :'. to 'J o'clock. Public cordially In vited. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will brace up the nerves, ban ish sick headache; prevent despond ency and Invigorate tho whole sys tem. Sold by Laurens Drug Co. Roller Mill Notice. We have just finished overhauling w.n mill and are better prepared to take care of our customers than over Sun your wheat good If you want rood results. He sure and engage tho day before coining. We will take care of any wheat shipped to us ami grind it as you need It. smith Merchantlle Co. Kinard. S. C. 48-lt g CANDIDATES' ANNOUNCEMENTS. ? For Governor. I beg to announce my candidacy for tin? oilier of Governor, subject to die decision of the Democratic voters ot the State. Campaign promises are easily made. My purpose is, If elected, to give the people a plain bones) and business like administration. Of course 1 shall advocate good roads, good schools and good government, my attitude as to lite, same being well kuown -to the public for many years. I consistently advocated prohibition and was among the first to give money und lend influence to push thai move ment more than twenty years ago. As .1 business man my chief aim. if elected, will be to conduct a State government along business lines. IS-Ct P. H. HYATT. _ For The Legislature. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the legislature from Laurens county, pledging myself to abide by the rules and regulations of the Dem-1 ocratic primary. Dr. M. EDWARDS. At the request of friends I hereby announce myself a candidate for the House of Representatives and promise to abide by the result of the Demo cratic primary election. \V. lt. RICHEY I am a candidate fm- ??"election to the house of representatives from Lau fens county, and hereby pledge my-; self to abide the result of the Demo cratic primary. JARED D. SULLIVAN. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for reelection to the legislature from Laurens county, pledging myself to abide the rules and regulations gov erning the Democratic primary elec tions. R. DUNK BOYD. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the House of Representatives, SUbjcCi to the rules of the Democratic primary. .1. ARCHIE WILLIS I hereby announce myself a candi date for the House of Representatives from Laurens county; subject to the results of the Democratic primary el ctlon. .1. II. MILLER M. 1). Fur Comity Treasurer. I respectfully announce my candi dacy for the ofllce of county treasurer, my nomination being subject to the rules and regulations of the Demo cratic primary. W. 13. WASHINGTON I respectfully announce myself as a candidate for reelection to the ofllce of county treasurer, pledging myself to abide by the result of the Demo cratic primary election. .1. I). MOCK. I hereby announce mysolf as a can didate for nomination to the ofllce of county treasurer, subject to the rules governing the Democratic primary election. ROSS I). YOUNG. For Supervisor. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for reelection to the ofllce of supervisor of Laurens county, subject to all the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary. if elected I shall endeavor to render faithful ser vice. Respectfully II. B. HUMBERT. Far County Commissioner. I announce myself a candidate for the ofllce of County Commissioner for Laurens county subjec t to all the rules of the Democratic primary election.' if elected will try to do my honest duty. W. ?. FULLER. 1 hereby announce my candidacy for reelection as a member of the board of county commissioners, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. T. Me. ROPER. I hereby announce myself a candi date for reelection to the oillce of county commissioner for Laurens county subject to rules and regula tions of the Democratic primary. W. F. BAILEY. For County Auditor. I am a candidate lor the olTlce of auditor for Laurens county, my nomi nation being subject to the rules of the Democratic primary election. W. T. DORROH. Fur ftnpcrlntcndcni of Education. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for reelection to the oillce of county superintendent of education of Laurens county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. GEO. L. PITTS. For Probate Judge. Wo are authorized to announce the name of 0. ('?. Thompson as a candi date for the ofB; t of Probate Judge, subject to the t.lLJs of the Democratic primary. ,_ ?_ For Magistrate. I am a candidate for renomnination I to (lie ofllce of magistrate for Laurens I township, in the Democratic, primary i lection, pledging myself to abide the results of the same. JOHN M. HUDGENS. Looks Libe Business. We greatly admire the nerve and pluck of the Watts mill people for their splendid offer of over ten thous and dollars for the construction of the Oreenvllle-Lnurens-Ciiuton trolley line That begins to look more like business and not so much hot air and bluster and splutter and no "pull for trolley." On witli the Watts mill spirit, for such means trolley.?Clinton Gazette. "It cured me," or "it saved the life of my child," arc the expression* you hear every day about Cham DO Iain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy. This Is true the world ovev where this valuable remedy has been introduced. No other medicine In USO for diarrhoea or bowel compla in ; has received such general approval, The erriet of the success of Camb-irlnln's Colic-. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is that It cures. Sold by Laurens Drug Co. I White Goods! 30, The purchasing public of today is so well posted in market values that they can easily discriminate what is the best for the money. The following is a short list open for inspection: A 34-inch Union Linen for Waisting :it 20c. Yard wide all Linen from 25c to 75c the yard. The Round Thread .Skirting in three widths 54 and 90 inches, prices 25c, 50c, and $1.00. Kilkenny and Tara Lawns at 10c a yard. Ask to see the quality shown in Linon at 10c. Fancy Waistings in medium weights from 10 to 25c Very sheer Lawns in Hemstitch and other fancy weaves for hot weather wear; the prices run from 10 to 25c the yard. Soft finish plain Nainsook from ioe up. Nainsook and Dimity Checks 5c to 15c. vSoft finish English Longcloth, 12 yards to piece, at $1.25, $1.50, $1.75. It is unnecessary to state that these are new seasonable goods, and we think in point of value, compare with anything to be found in the market. the and will I W. Q. Wilson & Co. | *1 HOW ABOUT 1 TKat Coal Bin? f Have you got it ready for your Coal? -Jj ^ We have your name on our list J ? All we want now is for you to give us the number tf* ?V of tons you will need V We Buy Only the Best Grade of Coal ^ Insuring you against inferior coal. ^ J. W. & R. M. Eichelberger Reliable Draymen - Phone 33 1 (? ""'S 7 _s_ Business School Young man can you write a good business hand? Do you know that good penmanship is the key that opens more avenues to success than any other accomplish ment. Are you good in figures? Do you understand book keeping? Why are you held down? Is it not for lack of knowledge? Who do you expect to encourage you to learn these practical every day lessons? ()pportttnity coutss, but it has to be invited. Are von ready for promotion? It' not, "not now'' becomes "never." ( >ur school is open day and night, and we are prepared and ready to help you. "LEARN MORE?EARN MORE" CECIL'S BUSINESS SCHOOL Enterprise Bank Building Laurens, South Carolina QHICHESTER S PILLS TUB DIAMOND lUtANI? "l\ -. . 1' I, ?. ,1, i. AI , v., 1-,' , I , SOLO BY DRUGGISTS tVERYWHLRE Simpson, Cooper & Babb, Attorneys at Law. Will practice in all State Courts, prompt attention given to all business.