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EARLY MORNING FIRE IN HOPKINS' STORE Blaze Broke Out in Second Story at 2 O'clock. FIREMEN DO GOOD WORK Ihmdlng and Contents Badly Damaged. w' Stock of Coeds Insured far $8,800, Store $3,500. Shortly after two o'clock yesterdaj morning tire broke out In the stock room, on the second floor, of Mr. J. L. Hopkins' store, east Bide Of tho public square, and but for the prompt ami efficient work of the fire department the building could not have been saved at all and the changes tire that a se rious fire would have been the result The fire fighters were on tlm scene early and no time was lost In netting three strong streams of water playing on (lit- flames. Within half an hour the fire was under control: not how ever until the building and contents had been thoroughly drenched und soaked with water and greatly dam aged by fire and smoke. The store building is the property of Messrs C. I', and 11. s. Kennedy, formerly owned by Mr. L. A, McCord. It Is atwo story structure with two doors on first floor. H is worth nboul $?'..000. and the owners estimate the damage to the building .-it half this amount, if not more, with $3,500 in surance protection. Mr. Hopkins carried a stock valued at from $11.Odd to $12,000, consisting of dry goods, notions, shoes and hats, tin ware, novelties, etc. His total amount of insurance is $8,800. His stock is badly damaged, and it will .take the adjusters several days to go /Vover and make up the schedule. The fire was discovered almost im mediately after breaking out, following the report of a loud explosion which was heard several blocks away and led at once to an investigation by the police officers on duty. The alarm was given promptly and soon the fire de partment, iu full force, was on the ground. The origin of the fire, how ever, is not known. DEATH OF MR. ( Ol l. M \ HT1X. Laurens Citizen Passed Awnj at Eno roe Funeral at Prospect Church, Mr. P. C. Martin, a well known citi zen of Laurens county und father of Messrs N. ('. and L. C. Marlin of this place passed away Friday morning at Enoree at the home of his daughter, Mrs. .lohn Wright. His remains were laid to rest at Prospect church Sat urday afternoon. HAIR \ NEWS ITEMS. Young People's Union Held Very In teresting Meeting. Rabun. July 12.-?The Young Peo ple's union met at Italian Creek church yesterday morning, a la ige number of young people being present. The society opened with reading by the vice president. Miss Rucia Wolff: pray er was by Mr. Houston Babb and songs dry the society. Subject for the meet ing was the "Result of faith and prayer." by Miss Corn Putnam, and Mr. T. Houston Babb read a paper on the subject, then the subject was open for discussion, when several made short talks. The young people are urged to join and take part In our so ciety for you would enjoy it more If you would join us. Remember our next meeting is on second Sunday morning. Mrs. Eliv.abvth Cheeli Who ha9 been sick is slowly Improving Mr. William Bolt and family were visiting in the Eden community Sun day night. The crops are looking very well. Tho Fourth of July was spent very quietly in this community. Misses Carol and Mary Roper and Master Cecil Roper nre spending this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. P, Babb. Mr. and Mrs. Robert llellanis vis ited her father, Mr. "William Stone Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Abercromble. Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Vnnc?. Mrs. Ltldie Bftbb attended the dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Paul Willis' near Shiloh church Sunday. Mr. George L. Pitts of Laurens was a visitor of Mr. Sloan Mahon Sunday. Fruit Jars. Jelly Tumblers, Extra Jar Tops and Rubbers. S. M. & E. 11. Wlikes & Co. CLINTON SOCIETY AND PERSONAL NOTES .Mrs. \Vn(crs Ferguson un?l Miss Orrali it<ss Little Entertain in Honor of Visitors. Clinton, July 12.?Mrs. Waters Fer guson gave a lovely reception on Thursday afternoon in honor of Mrs. M. K. Frlerson of Uatesburg, Ark. Miss Orrah Hess Little entertained a lew friends on Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs Hale Shands and daugh ters with Mrs. .1. D. Jacobs. Mrs. .1. F. Jacobs, Misses Connie Bailey, Finnin Adams, Eunice Wofford, Eva Flnley nnd Messrs I.? Stone, .1. s. Craig ami Eugene King are on a trip to Northern elties. Mrs. Dean with Misses Katheriue, Elizabeth and Mary Beau, Miss Marion and Fauna McCrnvy and Eliza Morton ' left Thursday tor their summer home at Montreal. N. ('. Misses Mnttie May and Talhilah Nev ille have returned home alter a week's visit to Dr. and Mrs. II. K. Alken in Lnnrens. Miss Julia Neville is visiting her aunt. Mrs. A. M. Alken in Chester. Miss Emmie Robertson is in New York with her brother ami unclo. Miss Neil Boyd left Tuesday for Spartnnburg. Mr. and Mrs. \V. I'.. Owens and fam ily left Tuesday for Alabama. )>:?. ; ml Mrs. M, .1. McKadden nro at Wrightsville Beach tor two weeks. Mrs. w. s. Glenn and family of Spartnnburg are visiting relatives in Clinton. Miss Virginia Neville is Visiting friends in Yorkville. Miss"s Irene Dillard and Zee Wright have returned from a visit to Miss Katheriue Wright in Newberry. Miss Annie Lou Abhell of Lowery ville is the guest of Mrs. Qeo. Young. Dr. ('. 11. Young of Due West is in Clinton for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Hipp of Abbeville are visiting her mother. Mrs. T. M. Little. Misses Hloi.se, Lizzie and Marion Enrhardt are visiting Mrs. Turner. Miss Lou Ella McMillan is visiting Mrs. W. P. Horton in Abbeville. Mr. and Mis. Tom Lenke of New York are visiting friends and rela tives in t'ne city. Mrs. Dalzelle and daughter of New Orleans are the guests of her sister, Mis. .1. A. Bailey. Mis. Arthur Shock ley of Spartan burg has returned to her home after a visit to her relatives in Clinton. Mrs. Heese Williams of Lancaster is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I'. S. Bailey. Mr. Hugh ('. Leaman is spending this week with his parents in Cross Hill. Prof. Hall and family are in Chester visiting relatives. Rev. T. E. Simpson and family of Society Hill are visiting his sister, Mrs. A. M. Copeland. Mrs. W. K. Douglas of Due West is the guest of Mr. Horton and family. Dr. W. W. Orr of Charlotte. N. C, who has been conducting a union inciting for the past two weeks has returned to bis home. Dr. Orr is a faithful and deserving minister and has done a great work in ; Clinton. .Mr. .lohn Lonn. Cross Hill. .Inly 12.?Mr. John Lonn died Sunday. .Inly 10th, 1910. The de censed was about 23 years of age nnd lias many friends who will be pained I ?> hear of his death. Ho had been ill several weeks with fever. Interment Presbyterian cemetery Monday at ? o'clock, lie was buried with ] W. O. W. ceremonies. Mr. J. (i. ?al. Cross Hill. July 12.?Mr. J. C. Nenl died last Wednesday nnd was buried Thursday a,t Bethnbnra church. Mr. Neal was about 55 years old. He leaves a wife nnd several children to mourn. He wns n useful citizen nnd a good neighbor. Napoleon's OrM. Was of the unconquerable, never-say die kind. Hie kind that you need most when you have a bad cold, cough or lung dtseise. Suppose troches, cough syrups, cod liver oil or doctors have nil failed, don't lose heart or hope. Tnke Dr. King's New Discovery. Sat isfaction Is guaranteed when used for nny thront or lung treTuble. It has sav ed thousands of hopeless sufferers it masters stubborn colds, obstinate COUghS, hemorrhages, la grippe, croup, asthma, bay fever and whooping cough and is the most snfe nnd certain rep p. dy for nil bronchial affect lot s. 6nc. : $1.00. Trial bottle free nt Laurens Drug Co. nnd PaltiCltO Drug Co. Fi HST REGIMENT TO AI KEN. Tmynhuui Guards ?ill Join Encuinp incut Friday, July 29. Aikcn, .luly 11.?The First regiment. National Guard of South Carolin?, will go Into i amp at Alken on July 21) for ten days. .Mayor Sal ley received a tel egram this morning from Col. W. V.'. Lewis stating that Alken had been decided on. Col. Lewis and Capt. V.'. C. Willis came to Alken on Friday and Investigated this city as a possible camping ground, but were ordered by Gen. Boyd to Inspect Ander on before, making their Dual decision. Acording ly they went to Anderson Saturday, and after looking over the situation there decided that Alken offered a more advantageous location. There are 12 compalcs iu the regi ment and abou COO men. A full quo rum is expected to come to Alken. EXCITING "FOX" CHASE. Newsy Letter From .Madden Corres? ooitdenl This Week. Madden. July 12.?Nothing of nn un usual or startling nature has happened in this section except the fox hunt. One day last week the small hoy could he seen running, with oarer face, to wards tin' house of one of our citi zens to see ibe " fox race ". Chickens had been disappearing ami that morn ing the thief had been seen. "Brer Fox" was the guilty one! The telephone was put in use. the Nim rod of L?ntens county was told of the fact and soon in the distance, borne bj the early morning breeze, could he heard the faint sound of tin; hunter's horn, grow ing louder as the dogs and huntsmen drew nearer. The merchants shut up shop, the farmers gathered (it was too wet to plow fortunately) and the haste of the small boy was amusing. Alas' that I should tell it the race didn't materialize. The fox turned out to he a despicable lice dog. A few more days of sunshine and the farmer is in heart again. The thresher lias been in our midst. The oat crop , turned out well. More oats have been threshed in this vicinity than has been in years. I Miss Marie Griffin of Columbia, is the guest of Miss Jessie Thompson. Miss Thompson was hostess Thursday night at a lawn party given in honor of Miss Griffin. Mrs. Jennie Mnmilton spent last week with he;- brother's family. Mr. .1. I). Culbertson. She was accompan ied by Master Jack. Mrs. Prank Martin of Laurens spent the week-end with her father, Mr. .1. II. Finley Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cunningham spent the Fourth with their cousins. Mr. and Mis. Thurman Finley. Little Sara Hryson is home with her mother for a few weeks, from the ; Thorn well Orphanage Miss Mattie Sue Wofford has return ed home from a visit to her aunts at ; Greer and Slmpsonvllle. Mrs. Estelle Davenport was a guest of Mr. T. S. Langston's family last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ilunch Power were the ! guests Saturday of Mr. 13. Y. Culbert son. Mr. and Mrs. Bee Culbertson spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. .1. A. Wof ford. There was a very pleasant reunion at Mr. P. Y. Culbertson's Sunday,when ' Iiis sisters. Mrs. Cheek, of Watts mill and Mrs. Cooper of Donalds and his niece Miss Lldie Culbertson ".eve his guests. The friends of Dr. A. II. LangSton will be pleased to hear that he is well and Iiis work is prospering in his chosen field in far away Brazil. Drs. Ray and Sheppard, ficcompained by Dr. LangSton gave their first call on Cue president of Brazil a*. Rio recently, They were very cordially received, The president had very pleasant words ? for their work and commented very favorably on the san 6, Most of your readers know these three consecrated . men are the leading spirits in the Baptist Theological school a' Rio and of course words of commendation and cordiality of their work coining from such a high personage as the president means much. The world's most success:".:! medi cine for bowel complaints is Chamber lain's Coli". Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. lf has relieved more pain and suffering, and saved more, lives than any other medicine in use. in valuable for children and adults. Sold by Lnurcns Drug Co. Best line Water Coolers i:i '':<> city. Our line is COmpb 10 and prices r- a. Bonablo. S. M. & E. II. Wllkes & Co. CROSS HILL AND CANDIDATES, Three (Mil for Magistrate ami Four for Cottou Weigher. Cross Hill, July 11. -Mr. R. A. Aus tin and Miss Kate Austin left today for Hot Springs, North Carolina, Miss Kate, after spending a while there will go to Montreat. Mrs. Austin and Miss Atme expect to meet her there. Mr. Austin will return home in about ten days. Mr. J. Edwin Simpson of Laurens is with relatives here. Mr. Hayne Dryson is visiting his mother, Mrs. Lizzie Dryson. There are two candidates out for the legislature from Cross Hill tow nah ip, one for county commissioner, two for magistrate, with a possibility of a third, and four for cotton weigher at this place, Mr. Dohannn of Conyors, Georgia, visited Rev. G. M Hollingsworth last week. Mr. HolllngSWOl'th's three lit tle girls went home with him las! Tuesday to visit their grandmother. Mr. and Mrs. Hollingsworth will go on later. Mr. P. 11. Watts of Florida is spend ing some time with his people here. Mr. Hugh Lenman of Clinton is with bomefolks. He is laid up with a sprained knee. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Miller went to Glenn Springs today. Mr. Miller has been unwell for some days. Mr. W. C. Rasor has been at home a few days, hut returned to Glenn Springs today. TWO WEEKS' VACATION, I.aureus Cotton Mill Will Close July 28 I'ntII August 8. Laurens Mill, .Inly 12. Notices have been posted in the Laurens cotton mill . .... 1 announcing a two weeks shutdown. ) from Saturday, .Inly 2)! until Monday. August s. Mr. E. A. Franks overseer of the weave room at Inman. S. ('., spent a few days with friends here this week. ALLEGED MURDERER. Negro [trough! From Itoanoke Wauled hj North Carolina Authorities. On Saturday Chief of Police S. C. Reld of Clinton returned from Itoa noke, Ya.. with a colored prisoner whom the Roanokc authorities arrest ed some days ago supposing him to be one Larry Miller, colored, wanted in Laurens for the killing several years ago of another negro. However, it proved a ease of mis taken idem by. P.ut Sheriff Owlngs decided to hold the prisoner for n few days, and on Monday he received a telegram from Lumberton, N. c. re questing thtil the negro be held until an officer could he sent here, ns lie was probably wanted for the murder , of a negro at Lumberton about three j years ago. The negro is named Wal lace. Soreness of the muscles, whether In duced by violent exercise or injury, is quickly relieved by the free appli cation of Chamberlain's Liniment. This liniment is equally valuable for mus cular rheumatism, and always affords quick relief. Sold bv Laurens Drug Co. Ice Cream Supper. There will be an ice cream supper given in interest of the Ladies Mis sionary society nt Friendship Dnptlst church Saturday evening. .Inly 16th. Hours six to ten. The public cordially Invited. When the stomach fails to perform its functions, the bowels become de ranged, the liver nnd the kidneys con gested causing numerous diseases. The stomach ami liver must be restored to a healthy condition and Chamber lain's Stomach nnd Liver Tablets can be depended upon to do it. Easy to take and most effective. Sold by Lau rens Drug Co. Decides Nat fo Accept Call. The Rev. E, 0. Wntson of Chestnut Ridge, Rabun Creek an I other Lau rens county Baptist churchoa, who recently received a call to tin: pnstor. ate of Bush River and Mount /ion chinches In N'ewberry county, has no tified the board of deacons that, while he greatly appreciates the invitation, under the circumstances he cannot nc cept the call. Teething children have more or less diarrhoea, which can he controlled riving Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. All that Is nocossnry is to give the prescribed dose aftOr each Operation of the bow els more thr.n natural ami then castor oil to cleanse the system, It is safe and sure. Sold by Laurens Drug Co< MOUINTVILLE INEWS GATHERED THIS WEEK .Mr. Goodwin Weds Charlotte Girl. Barbecue and Base Ball?-Hand* same Neu Home Personal. Mountville, July il'. Mr. Horberl Goodman was married Wednesday ev ening to Miss Bessie Robertson of Charlotte, N. C. The happy couple came to MuUntvillo Thursday to spend a week with the groom's father, Mr. .1. M. Goodman. Mr. Goodman had worked several years with the Union Telegraph Co., but is now enraged with the Hell Telephone Co., with headquarters at Charlotte. Ho ami his young bride have the host wishes of many friends here. Mrs. Eugenia Tongue, after spend ing more than three months with bei d?ugiger. Mrs. Irene Langlcy, at Camp Mill, Ala., has returned home. She was accompanied on her visit bj her little grandson. Curtis Tongue. Mr. Pillkley Wood of Augusta, Ca.. was here a few days ago and spent a night with his mother who is making her home here with her daughter. Mrs. Klma TcagUC. Mr. Wood is working in the interest of the Carolina & Geor gia Power Co., as a special agent for securing the privilege of constructing a dum across the Savannah rivet. Ho was hero looking after that special work. The Fourth was colobralod here with a barbecue given by Mr. Fred Fuller which was wi ll patronized and groatly enjoyed. Hiiring the day two games ot hall were played between Mount vlllo and Trlnity-Ridgo teams both of which resulted in favor of the home boys. Tin1 afternoon game was not finished owing to a little dispute aris ing as to the order of batting, but it closed with the Mountville team in the lead. The morning game stood !? to 2 for Mountville. The afternoon game (dosed in the eighth inning with Mountville and the visitors I. All business was closed and the people pave Ihemselvcs to social en joyment. Mr. and Mrs. Mills Hunter of Green ville are visiting their mother, Mrs. Fannie Stokes. Miss Marie Cray of I.aureus is visit ing her Cousin, Miss Elisen May Sulli van. Mr. .loan M. Simmons has moved In to his new dwelling which is now com plete. It is a splendid building, equip ped with wuler works, electric lights, ami ail other modern conveniences. It is one of the besl dwellings in this set'.ion of the county and has been erected anil equipped at considerable cost. Prof. Ed Werts of Memphis. Tenu. Is spi mling the summer with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Win. Weils. Mr Ira llalliwanger and Miss Carrie llnltiwangcr of Columbia are visiting Mr. John L. Fuller's family, to the de light of their many young friends. Mr. Roherl I.. Whitlock is doing a splendid busincs here now in Iiis ecu era) blacksmith and wo d repair shop, corn mill. etc. Mr. Whitlock possess es a genius for mechanical and ma chine work seldom found among men. He lias recently erected a painting house and added other useful conve niences to his splendid equipment. Woodmen of Hie World. The regular meeting of I,aureus camp Xo. Woodmen id' the World, will he hohl Thursday night when de glee work will bo put on for the ev ening. THE SUMMER TERM OF COMMON PLEAS The jury commissioners on Thurs day drew the jurors for the summer term of common pleas court. begin ning Monday, July IK, with Judge AU drlch presiding. The list follows: Laurens township?W. II. Oilkorson, Sr.. E. I). Langston. W. P. Iludgeus. James T. I'.rownlee. ,T, L. Nabors. .1. it. Fuller. Sam L. Owings. 0. S. Mc Daniel, c. L. Ilnirston. Hunte r R, .1. Smith. IL E. Simpson. Cross Hill?-.1. It. WllCUt, W. E. Crif fln. T. M. Plnson, it. A. Austin. Waterloo .1. X. ODoll. .1. L. Martin. .1. P. Jones, J. it. McDnnlel. Sullivan W. II. Pitts J X Elledge, w. k. Pius. Dials w. J. Baldwin, Lttdlo W. Cur ry, Ludio Ab?rCrombie' '/.. X. Cray. Votings it. it. Prior, M. 0, Parson, T. J. Cooper, S. J. Martin. W. 1'. Owens. Egbert M. Kiddle, S. .1. Hum . E, M. Riddle. gcuffletbwn AV. J. Duvnll. Jacks \. i.. Nabors. MILL ENTERPRISE City of Laurens to Have An other Big Plant. CAPITALIZED AT $400,000 Commission Iltis Kren Applied for mill Formal Organization of the Company ?III Follow. A board of corporators, composed of Laurens business num. has inado ai pi icaiion to the secretary of Stato for a commission under which will bo organized a eo.-ipany for the pur poso of bullding it now cotton mill In Laurens. The corporation will bo cap italized ;;t $400,000 and it is proposed to break dirt for the erection of Ihn plant as early as practicable after complying with formalities incident to effecting the organization of the com pany. Al the suggestion of ("apt. ,T. Adgcr Smyth, Jr.. president ol th" Walls cotton mills lu re and one of the pro moters of the new enterprise, "Conno maru" lias been determined as tho in me of the new mill, the nalne being of Irish origin and nsso lated with manufacturing Interests with which die nncostot'H of the Smythca woro Idenlllled in 'Ireland. Tho site for Laurens' third cotton mill has not: he n selected, Iml ii is understood thin it will be located within the city limits. The promoters of the enterprise went about Ilia work in a quiet way until about in days ago. when com mittees, representing the Lauremi Chamber of Commerce got in the field and pushed the campaign of raising the town's quota of the proposed cap ital stock to a finish Friday afternoon. The application went forward with the following named tlx Min as cor porators: \V. L. Gray, I Adger Smyth, Jr., O. it. Simmons, W. II. Dial, H. K, Alken, It. A. Coop* i' llahhtou II L'libie. In .??-. Ilnbbtown, July 12. Tho patrons ol! (Sroen Pond school hold n meeting in the school building Fridny night to elect another lonelier roi the school, Prof C. II. Owliijb il "li - Putnam wer,, elected some Urne ago nnd .Miss llrownlee was i i one eh rted Friday "night. Mr. nnd Mrs. V. M II; !) ol fountain inn spoul Sunday with .1.. Sampson Ihihh nnd family. Messrs Itnpand Kob< rt Surdcll wero the guests of Mr. Meli Willis Sunday. Itev. M, F, Mein rson made a good talk at the prayer and song service ai P.eulali Saturday night. Mr. Sidney Armstrong came up from lOden Saturday and spent the day with his daughter, Mrs. It. 0. Woods. Misses Ifattlo and Mnudo Putnam visited Miss Klin Mnrloi Sunday. Misses Annie and Dcssie Owens vis ited Misses Daisy and liulfl SlOIIO Saturday niglit. Mr, Lee bangsten nnd family of Lima were Hie guests ol Mr. John Knight and family Sunday. Mr. Aimer Unbb spenl Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. I!. O. Woods. Do not forgot the picnic Wham's lawn. July 2!|th, Delling iiczemn Washed Vunj, I it WOrlll 2ij cent "o you 10 stop thai awful, agonizing itch? Surely you will spend 2fi cent i on your drug gist': reconilm ndnl Ion. to cool a ml heal and soothe thai terrible Itching eruption Hy arrangement with the !'. I), d. Laboratorien of Chicago. Wo are able to make a special offer of a 25-eont hottle of their oil of wlnt< rgrocn com pound, known as D I), D. Prescrip tion Call or write oi telephone to t he I ,aur< II.: I >l'llg Co. We absolutely know that the Itch Is stopped at once by D I). D. Pre scription, nnd the cures all seem to he permanent. The Wizznrd Sale Last Week. 'n ibble's groat "Wlzaard Sale" w hich has attracted unusual Interest through out the city and county, continues through tills week. Look ? arefully over his special advertisement as it. appears today, visit the store find be convinced. \ Prhrhlful Wreck, of (rain, automobile oi buggy may cause cuts, bruises, nbrnsloha, spr"ins or wounds thai demand Pocklo't'd Ai ? nlca Snlvf! earth's groi test healer, Ojihk relief nnd prompt ? ? re results. For jitirns, bo'ls, sores of all klixh:, eczointi, chapped hands atid lips. sore eyes or corns, its supreme. Sut pile cure. 25e al !.:: i ? . Drug ( ).