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FROM CAROLINA TO GEORGIA. Ekom Citizea Writes of His Expert, enoe and Observations. Ah I am taking a little vacation and sitting here wishing *or a gPmpso of The Advertiser, I concluded 1 would write you a short letter. Myself and wife started from our home in Ekom by private conveyance on Aug. 4th., our destination being Washington. Ga. We came by way of Ware Shoals, Cokesbury, Abbeville. Mt. Carmel, crossing Savannah river at Cades Ferry and entering Elbert county. From Elbert we crossed Broad river into Wilkes county. Af ter driving about ten miles we came to the little town of Danburg, where we Btopped for a much needed rest. Just before we reached Cokesbury we saw a Held of corn about, ten acres, belonging to a Mr. Higgins. who said he would make seventy-five bush els per acre. It was by far the finest fieid ot corn we saw on our journey. Farmers around Cokesbury were still working their cotton, but we failed to see what good it could do. We saw several farms in that section that will take twenty-five acres to make a bale of cotton, and corn no good at all. We came by a place in Greenwood county called Deadfall, where we struck the Abbeville road that led us out to Abbeville court house. This road led us through the section of county, known as the Tol bert or Long Cane settlement, and the people that I had heard talking about this particular part of creation, 1 thought had very lively imagination, hut from this on will not be so curi ous as to investigate that particular section. We thought would get place oht of town for good night's rest, so commenced trying to get a place to stop first night before sundown. The first place we tried of course they had company and could not take us in, but knew the next place would accomodate traverlers. So we tried the next, and found that the men folks were away, hut that they expected their brother would take us in. So we were off for the brothers and found to our disgust that his wife was away. His sister-in-law was not able to wait on company, so he directed us to a "mighty nice place, just over the hill." 1 had given up in dispair. and con cluded to drive on to Abbeville, but my good lady insisted that we try One more place, which we did and anet with success and hearty welcome, which made me think there were some good people left. It was our good fortune to be accomodated, for the night at the hospitable home of Mr. Monro Graham, wh re he and his good wife made everything as pleas ant for us as on,; could wish. These good people were formerly from Geor gia. My wife being a native of the same State twitted me with the fact that we could always depend on Georgia for hospitality. After a good night's rest we started out for Mt. Carmel. We had a nice morning for traveling as it was cloudy. We found the crops along the ror.d in very bad condition. Can't be more than a half crop made in that section. We got to Mt. Carmel about noon and were then a distance of five miles from the river. After resting our team again, we resumed our journey. Another hour's drive brought us to the grand old river. Cade's ferry, better known as "The Point", is where Broad river runs into the Savanna".;. The river at tin-; :>oint. is 445 yards in width. A l; ?? il old slavery time darkey, whose life lias been spent in the service, landed us safely on Georgia soil. Then we found the little village of Lisbon in Wilkes county. They have had three month's wet weather and crops very poor. On some of the large farnio, one-third or one-half of the cotton is turned out. What they were fortunate enough to get worked Is small and cannot make hall' a crop. Taking everything into consider ation our home county. Laurens. has th" liest prospect lor good crops we have seen. But this condition of af fairs; over here seldom happens, lor you can go to any farmer's home over lic e and line last year's corn, fodder and home raised meat in abundance. Th< 86 farmers furnish their hands with meat, corn meal. etc. from their cribs and smoke houses, so you see they are prepared for a bad crop year occasionally. .1. G. C. The Prohibition Candidate. Unintentionally the Columbia state is aiding Mr. Peaiherstonfi in his can didacy for governor by its singling him out from the others for an attack on his views on prohibition. The State has attempted to show that his record on this question is not consist ent with his present attitude, but in Gie ef.'oit it has drnc \?'t?nt that gen tleman has neon alte?, ptlng to do throughout the campaign, make the prohibition question the paramount one. lie was rot so successful as he wished, but with that paper's efforts the two will likely succeed and Mr. Feat'1*-! stene will I ocomo the lending Candidate of the State-w;de prohibi tionists. This has 'been hi* hope from Iffto first. This insures him of being he second race and at the same tiii of a mighty good chance of be iny! i-'m-enior. Marlboro Times JOEL E. IHM NSON ATTACKS C C. FEATIIERSTONE (Continued from page one.) side of the question) not to put out a ticket. So it seems that not only the Je rome hotel conference, which Mr. Branson did not attend, and the fair week conference, which he did attend, both decided that it would not be wise to put out a ticket in 1906. Such was my view and it was con curred in by both conferences. The Jerome hotel conference, which I attended, and the only one which I attended, except the fair week confer ence, decided not to put out a ticket as claimed by Mr. Brunson. Such are the facts and I will be borne out by Dr. Croiuer, Mr. Bristow and others. If Mr. Brunson, or any one else, can make capital out of the fact that these conferences agreed with me and not with Mr. Brunson, they are wel come to it. I acted then, as I have always done, for what I thought was the best in terest of the cause of prohibition. Mr. Brunson paid no attention to the action of these conferences, but ran for governor and was defeated. Now, in the last place as to what oc curred at the fair week conference, with reference to the Law and Order leagues. In Columbia there had been organ ized a "Law and Order league," for the purpose of enforcing law and or der generally, but more especially the anti-whiskey laws. The Anti-saloon league was not then in existence, in this State. 'l'lic Law and Order league referred to were local organizations. 1 thought they were good organiza tions and ought to be encouraged, and I offered a resolution indorsing them. I did not offer a resolution to the effect that "Hereafter all of the work of the prohibitionists be done through the Law and Order league." 1 could not have done this for the reason that the law and order leagues, to which I referred, were purely local organizations. My idea was simply to encourage such organizations in each county, for the purpose of law enforcement. The statement made, at the very last by Mr. Brunson, that I had, a few weeks before joined in a meet ing to put in the held a State ticket, on a prohibition-license platform Is absolutely without foundation. 1 have never taken part in any such confer ence, nor have 1 ever heard of such a conference. I do not now recall the names of all (hose who took part in the Hotel Jerome conference, nor in the fair week conference. But all those pres ent at both conferences will recollect what transpired and 1 call upon them in the Interest of lair dealing to come out and tell about it. I also ask. Mr. Editor, that you give this as prominent a place as you did the Brunson article. No man in South Carolina can ray truthfully that I have ever been un true to the prohibition cause, 1 may have made mistakes, 1 doubtless have, but my motives have always been pure c. C. Featherstone. Laurens, Aug 15. CLINTON'S MUNICIPAL ELECTION. Mayor McMillan Rccloctcd?Six Abler men Also Chosen on Friday. Clinton, August 1(5.?The election for a mayor and six aldermen for the town of Clinton was held on Friday with the following result: W. II. Mc Millan, mayor; W. II. Simpson, coun cilman from ward 1; L. B. Billard, ward \> : II. L. Todd, ward ::: J. H. Voung. ward !; N. A. Qarrett, waul ?">: J. C. Harper, ward 6. The Pollution. 1st. The politician is my shepherd I shall not want for good things ilur. ing the campaign. 2. He leadeth me into the drug store for my vote's sake; he lllleth my pockets with fine cigars; and tin CO co-cola glass runneth over. lie Bhaketh my hand witii ap parent joy and gladness. He slappeth nie on the shoulder and mnketh him self familiar, lb' Inquireth after the welfare of my family even unto the third generation. I. Yen, though I walk through mud and rain to vote for him, he straightway forgeteth me. ami though I meet him in his own office lie know eth me not. ."?. Surel} the wool lias been pulled over mine eyes all the days of my life. -Exchange. A Good Waler? To sufferers from Bladder and Kid ney trobue:? The writer has suffered for many years from the abOVS troubles, deriv ing nothing but temporary relief from medicines. For the last six months I have been using the water from the Davis Spring, located near Laurens, S. C. and am today enjoying greater relief than ever before, all symptoms having completely disappeared. I take great pleasure in recommend ing this water to all who are suffer ing as I have and believe It will work a permanent cure. Yours truly. J. P. Hicks, Of J. F. Hicks & Sons. 3 It Lnurens. S. C. \ CLINTON SOCIAL NEWS. Serif? of Delightful Entertainments. People Coming and Going. Clinton, August 15.?Mrs.Phllson de lightfully entertained the young peo ple of the town last week in honor of her granddaughter, Miss Florrle Lang ston of Darlington. Mrs. J. H. Young entertained a number of young married ladies last week in honor of her guests, Mrs. Arthur Copeland of Columbia, and Mrs. Robert Copeland of Laurens. Mrs. W. B. Owens had a delightful which was enjoyed by a number of friends. Miss Eliza McDonald of Atlanta Is the guest of the Misses Dillard tills week. Mr. Chas. Shockley of Spartanburg is visiting his sister, Mrs. Hall. Mr. Lynn Copeland is ill at his home in Clinton. Miss Josie Prather of I'nlon is visiting her mother in this city. Mrs. Allen and children of Clio are visiting Mrs. A. M. Copeland. Miss Alleen Deaver of Carlisle and Miss denevieve Cousar of Chester vis ited Miss Jane Kennedy last week. Mr. T. P. P. Carson of C.reenville has accepted a position in Bailey's Hank, where he takes Mr. Butler Hoyd's position. Mr. Hoyd has accept ed a position in the First National Hank of Clinton. Mr. A. F. Spencer and family left Friday for Niagara and other places of Interest. Dr. L. M .Kennedy left Monday for Ashville. N. C. Dr. Alex Fewell of Rock Hill spent a few days in the city with Dr. Kennedy, last week. Mrs. .1. A. Bailey and children are Spending some time in Montreat. Miss Frances Copeland has return ed from a tri)) to Blairs. Miss Marguerite Parrott has return ed from Bishopville, where she has been visiting Misses Lucile and Kathe leetl Parrott. Misses Julia and Eliza Neville have returned from Chester. Mr. R. S. Owens and John Spratt have returned from the mountains. Mr. Joe Little is at home from Wrightsville Beach. Mrs. W. F. Owens has returned from Union. Mr. Hob McLees is back in Clinton after spending his vacation with his father in Greenwood. .Mrs. Harvey has returned from At lanta, where she has been visiting her sisier. Mrs. L. A. Harrow and children are visiting in Kockwart, Ga.J Miss Mazle Little of Laurens spent a few days with Mrs. Geo. Bailey this week. Mr. .1. It. Hooteil is spending a few days in Charlotte, N. C. Mr. J. T. Robertson and family re turned Saturday from New York. RUN DOWN CA RHRK Ah ER. Former Laurens Man Figures in Cap ture of Thief Near Savannah. The following story, reproduced from the Savannah Morning News of Friday, August 12, relates an interest ing incident in which Mr. Williams S. Wright, a son of Mr. John N. Wright of this city, played a concoicuous part: Trampled Weeds from the railroad track near Central Junction to the woods and splashes of melted butter formed the clue yesterday which re sulted in the arrest of Sam B. Roney, colored, charged with carbreaking, and the recovery of a part of the goods be lieved to have been stolen from sev eral freight cars. Dispatcher Wright of the Southern Railroad, who traced the man to Iiis hiding place had found earlier in the morning that four or live cars had been broken open. When the train came In at I o'clock the cars appear ed all right. Later, however, it was found that the seals Oil several of them had been broken and it was be lieved some of their contents had been taken. This started an investigation which led to the discovery of the tramped down weeds and trail of butter. Mr. Wright accompanied by sexeral other men. followed the trail to the edge of the woods and then on into the woods Pushing their way through thick un derbrush for fully a mile following a faint, yet discernable trail, they final ly came to a little clearing. There par tially concealed in a thicket were four bundles of homespun, apparently a part of a bale that had been broken open and the tub of melted butter which had furnished the clue in the first place. A little further on. apparently hid ing in another thicket, was a negro. The men closed in around hint and questioned him as to what he was do ing there. He denied all connection with the stolen goods although he ail mltted he know they v,\ re stolen, the police state, by saying he was waiting for another fellow to come hack when he was going to make him give him some of the stuff. Little credence was placed In this story, however, and at the suggestion of Mr. Wright the man was taken hack to the yards. There a telephone mes sage was sent to police headquarters and Chief Detective Murphy hurried to the scene In the police automobile. He placed the man under arrest and took him to the police station. In buying a cough medicine, don't bo afraid to get Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. There is no danger from it. and relief is sure to follow. Especial, ly recommended for coughs, colds and whooping CUgh. Sold by Laurens Drug Co. 1.aureus Veterans at Reunion. The following old osldiers of Lau rens county are in attendance upon the reunion at Spartanhurg: Col. T. B. Crews. Y. C. Hellams. Jno. T. Langs ton, Warren Sribhling. O. G. Thompson. J. D. Mock. Jas. Mundy, Thos. Madden. J. C. Cluck. B. H. Pasley. Col. R. N. Cuningham, Roht. McDaniel, Sydney Armstrong. S. F. Philson, Clinton; Pat Madden. Cross Hill; Mart Nelson. .loo. C. Williams. W. H. Terry, Robt. J. Stoddard, W. T. Dorroh. Sim Ray, and others. Dysentery is a dangerous disease but can be cured. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has been successfully used in nine epi demics of dysentery. It has never been known to fall. It Is equally valuable for children and adults, and when reduced with water and sweet ened, it is pleasant to take. Sold by Laurens Drug Co. Poole l a mil) Reunion. On Wednesday, August 10. the fam ily of the late Berry P. Poole held a reunion at the home of Mr. Geo. W. Clardy, near Sandy Springs church, a feature of the occasion being the boun tiful dinner which was served in pic nic style. Those present, in addition to Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Clardy. in cluded Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Poole of Union, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Poole of Tylersville, Mr. and Mrs. M. B, Drum mond of Woodruff, Mr. Walter Heid ami family of Bnrksdale, .Mr. W. P. Clardy and family of Bnrksdale. Again in The Toils. Dewell Prody. a young white man was arrested Friday by the sheriff, Charged with breaking into and steal ing a quantity of jewelry from the Laurens cotton mill store one night last week. Two watches, nine rings and several other articles of jewelry which Prady Is alleged to have stolen, were found concealed near the scene of the robbery. Prady recently served a sentence for the laroency of a watch in this city about two years ago. Too Late, Too Late, to think about taking out a policy on your house if it is already burning. We take a risk but not a certainty. If you have taken time by the forelock, and insured your property against fire, you have the Absolute Certainty that the company Will pay all your losses. The race is to the swift, and you owe it to your family to protect them from all troubles. Do not be a laggard. . e.h.wilkes&son! Stocks - Bonds - Insurance EntOl prise Bank Building Laurens, S. C. yiATELY COLUMNS or small headstones receive I ho same careful attention from ?.ur export workmen. We buy carefully at the quarrte? ami watch every detail of designing run- hin? jirni Retting of memo rials. Don't buy from travel inn agonts or catalogs. Wo can show you material, wheth er it It granite <? marble, and are glad to advis? with you a Imhii improving your cemetery lots, Let US show you the dif ferent granites and marbles and tell you about them. P. F. BAXTER a SON, Newberry, S. C. 7 W. B. KNIGHT ATT0RNE\ AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW L/AURKNS, vS. C. Office up-stairs in Barksdale Building next door to Palmetto Bank. Ice Cold Candy JUST RECEIVED Fresh Shipment Chocolate Creams Bon-Bons Kept on Ice Kennedy Bros. Laurens, S. C. Now is the time to prepare your land for sowing Turnip Cane and Millet Seed FresH Seed of the best varieties at Dr. Posey's Drug Store Styles in Jewelry Change as well as other styles. If you want ii]> to date Jewelry, you can be sure of getting the very latest and most cor rect tiling here. What ever you buy, you can feel Stire that you are ri^ht. (>r if you have anything that needs to he altered, repaired, or reset, bHng it to us. We'll do the work well, and charge you hut a moderate price, Fleming: Bros Jewelers 1)11. CLIFTON JONES Dentist Office In Simmons Building* Phone: Office No. 86; Residence 219. Bargains in Embroidery and Remnants J. E. Ninter and Brother Laurens, S. C. Cotton Seed Meal $1.55 per Sack We have several tons of Fine Cotton Seed Meal ground out of good sound Cotton Seed?This meal is a bright yellow, sweet and sound. Why should you use an inferior meal at a higher price when you can get a better meal for less money. Only $1.55 per Sack. Yours for business J. H. Sullivan I.AURENS, S. C. Big Land Sale! Several lots on South Harper street. '.?I seres near Mountvlllo, routs for -'.100 lbs. lint cotton. per acre. House rind lot on K. Main street, x \ acres and 15 room concrete dwelling; lluost place In upper South Carolina, On easy terms. Mouse and lot near Baptist church. Cheap at $1,000. 821 acres near Clarllnglon station. $10 per acre. Two elegant residences on Sullivan Street Oll easy terms. Two eight room dwellings and one four room dwelling on North Harper street, on easy tt-rms. One but: '.red ri< ros tillable land within corporate limits of city, very reasonable and easy terms. Three lots on South Harper street well located and ( heap. Two olegant farms near McDaniel'fl mil), well improved, 72 acres an 1 C.-i acres, fine neighborhood, schools and CllU rches. A number of farms and Other prop erty for sale, see us before you pur Chase or sell your property. ANDERSON & BLAKELY. Todd Building Laurens, S. C. HHICHESTER S PILLS ^??V/rc-N. TIIK IM A MO.NU UK \ Mi. y. Ilruuirl.l. Ask l> r ? II |.< II I s T| |; V IM.WTllMI lilt \ Ml I'll.I.**, ( r . /*?,? known ?s liest, S >f*.t, AI w?yt RelitM? 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