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THE VOTERS REJECT Majority of 337 Votes Cast Against Proposition. 3 TOWNSHIPS CARRIED JfJourtty Voted in Favor of tins DJffcrent ? Constitutional Amendments. Conilt Compkeed Friday. !'<%? a vote of &32 r.> 595 tht Sullivan township bond Resumption measure was defeated in the recertt. general ?-lection In Laurent county. The pro position carried in three townships?\ snllivan. LnnrenB and Youngs. Thi vvote by precincts its as foM???-.*: yes No Jieno 1 2', Stewart's Store 22 < Power 10 2't Brewerton 50 Watts Min .-> s;; Daniel's Store 4 :;?? Woodville ?52 Langstons 13 21 Fkom c ? fd Mount vine :; ?] Lanford 4 17 Laurens 158 55I Cross mil 3 519 Hopewe'll 18 Mount Plouaai 1 3c Waterloo 2 24 Clinton 17 ;jor Princeton 26 Tip Tup 2 2T1 Goldvirie 1 .1 Cook's Store 24 4 Dials Chiuci. ":8a GrayClouft 33 71 Clinton Cotcon Mill 17 11 Ora 3 17 I,ydi* .Mills 13 S Tumliting Shwals 93 :2 Laurens Mill 60 15 Youngs Store 12 2!? Peasant McniE<d 12 Shfcol 9 24 - T?W? 595 932 The'State:>a.i d coufcx:. ;returns weroi canvassed a** the CiriA. count ?om pleteh Friday afterounou The Aelay in votnplefcing this wwrr was dec to the fact that'teere weji so many pro positions in'Me war "d; amendments, the ?Immission icrs found the taslt te dious and new-ssarlly ^iw. Biw-wer, tih-i resaRrto- show that. l.OvK) votes were cajjt for Cole L. Hteas< for governor ami the re?. of the Stute ticke, and the same nuroher voted tor the* ?unty ?.for of fice, 'a. eluding the le#t> lative ticket. The various constitnVonal am?!id ments onrricd in Lcrttoens coiiBty. though the veft,; on LbofcJ was by no means-a. full ?ecpressku .of the elec tors. 'Following is <h*> ? vote on she difleren nmoJia menta: To increase (tie mimluc of Justices of the -mi p rein* court?'Ji-?s, 338; no, 183 To inuvensc tfct ? term oJ.'>:hicf justice ?yes, ?S3; no, ?146. Abuttt/vg of property?-shs, 311; no, 181 The remit, of the Federal election wai give* in 111st week's IstWO, CJjIXXON IMlXltMAt V If urns. Neri -as Fire lmrt> Ycstrrj?uy Moru? int; Willi i.nrgo l^mh. Clinton, Nov. 22.?About ii?'" o'clock thl moritkig the ?Clinton Pharmacy was found , in Ore. The alaroj was ai one* given liy Mr. B. I?. King, pro prietor Of ti,i> hotel, , ind the file com pany responded promptly. l\y half piist nix tiie Hire was K)Ut, It must hau? been itaging Inside for gome time for the stock of goodi was a total wreck and tl?<i ceiling was ready 4*> fall in when the flro was checkod. The building was the property of Mrs J. a Phillips and was Inaunttd for $2.fKK\ which will not icpU^e the building M all. Ttie Insurtmce on ?.h* stock w*u> ^4,000 *nd it Is valued nl j $9.000. The fire apparently started between the roof awd eoiling, and the general theory Is <hat it was caused from a defective flwe. However there js no way of determining the cause. Mr. Manton Frierson Married. Mr. Manton R. Frierson, a former L&?rens hoy but for tiie jiast several years a resident of Jacksonville Fla., was married In that city November 19 to Miss Annie Louise Dean, daught er of Mr. and Mrs, Henry Howe Dean ot Jacksonville. INTERESTING ITEMS GATHERED AT MADDEN Correspondent Urges the Inaugura tion in (Iiis State of the Tor- , reus Land System. Madden, Nov. 21, ?Crops are about I gathered around hero and fnrlners are now busy preparing land ror y 'aln,: it Is hoped the good price received for cotton will not cut the grain and hay ( rops for another year. The TorreuH System of perfecting tho titles of land Is badly needed and the newspapers will perform a public duty i>y keeping it bcioi a tho pi opto, * The Advertiser had a splendid pleci :'"om tho pen of Lawyer Todd ? n thn< 1 ino a few weeks v.go. Just a ease in point. A piece of-mud was bought here a few weeks agJ>. Tho purchast r im mediately hauled lumber preparatory to hni.V.ing. A lawyer was r?it to work to lodfe up the title?n defect was found (v iiteh oan be remedied, no doubl i, but it will take time, trouble and rxponvij-to do so. In ih> mean time the building must hall Let our la'. ? makei s read up on tin Ton en -' System nr.d be prepared to ft. Mr. ttM'd Mrs. Sam Grabt m of Hil bert. Who once lived in this communi ty govi their friends n Will recently. Mrs. John Brown anil daughter Miriaiv.-spent Sunday wr.i her aunt Mrs. i.J. L. Allison anil Mrs. MoUSe Tengue. Mr*. Evlo Bailey unVl children \>i SednilU spent a few flay* recently i ! her Mother. Mis. Wait Cudnhi.ov?am. who !has bcei at Milton durhfc the fall, (has returned. .'AMss Ethfd Bit son B nursing a ?tase ?in'vlrny Court, ! he'll; Me child Mr. R L Hray beX&S si.'i itiss Robbie HuUgens enter** the cp. school. Mc-tfiflay omrning. ?Yuidge O. G. Thompson hopes a > be ir. his new Ixmso l)\ Thanksgiving. .VMr. R. Jnfl li?HftWton has boI? his furm, known as the fludgens' y h<' ?\ to I'Sfcr. Herben Roper. "Miss Carr'to Langston hnv5 ibegun :??rs^chool art ?ftkvfifi-ie. IThrough a Detter received tL* mows has come xhau Mrs. Charley Shirt in vHtl come ?? a vfcit to her ulfl hionio :aiafd friends the n.iddle of DeUfUltber tat&l the ChritftttlRS Holidays. Mrs. '.tttriin. who -was 'Miss Maggie Fjnley. j lias a large fjimlb connection lit this uor.it.ty. Sti>f left here for Texas, j t-wer.ty year* ago and many fiftunda i Will greet 'her warmly on ihn . her I ftntt visit ti'ftt e "she left "the - lace I Wnere she first hiiv the light." 1 The man? fiietfds of Mis TU T. I Allison will be glad to hc:ir Ibui she ! h?? .-Jibont recover* ,1 from h' i rsvent spill < jf Gri]vpe. BATISTS OP STATE MEET NEXT WETCK Aniuortl Contention Will be Held in Sllhls City, beginning Tues day Evotning. The Baptists of J9out.li Ca rr.1n ssl l gather Ifcn LauronB j><i\t week tor the annual ?Btato COllveJCjioil, which open9 Tuesday evening at the First Baptist tihurch. tJ'he conyentimual sermon will ).-?? preached Tuosdaj night by tho R#-v. John Vines #>i Anderson. On Wednesday morning He- con vent Jon wMV be l'ovmally orgfOllzod for the bUt?i'lCSS Of )he three UmV session. It is expected that Ib'is convention will surpass any m the history of the Sttate in point o' attendance, and the committee on ontertuiitiuent has been wry busy for a week or more wrestling with the home assignment lists. And this work is not yet fin Ished. H was announced la&t Sun day that the list vould be published this week In The Advertiser, but at the last moment this was found in practicable, the .list being fnr from complete. However It will be Unit bed by tho last of the weoft. The delegates chosen at the recent OK eting, of the Laurens Baptist as Koelation to the cenvention are; W. P. Culbertson, T. B. Brown, J. R. Pinley, Rev. B. 0. Watson, W. H. Hrumond, W. C. Whnrton. C. B Hobo. ROV. C. L. Howler, Hev. W. E, Thayer, Rev. J. O. Martin. Rev. B. I'. Mitchell, J. H, Whartnn. Hev. W. D. Hammett. C. 11. Ro|ier. W. A. Baldwin. Hev. A. T. StOUdenmlre, Hev. W. P, Turner. Conway Dial. A. B. Barksdalo, \V. L. Bailey, B. Ti. Henderson, T. H, Hurts. J. T. Machen. Rev. J. T. Taylor, M. L. Roper, S. II. Goggans. T?URtNS COUNTY ! CORN FAIR FRIDAY. Schools To Give Special Holiday. MANY PRIZES OFFERED Prof, tra W. Williams tu he hero nnd Horn J. ?. Swoarlugen is ?Expected. Evi rythlng has bei n g< >? \\ in r< adl ness Tor the Hoys Corn Club show, which is to take }>i:?<?*? at the court house, Friday morning, Although all of the 1:; members of the club will ' not make displays of their products, i a largo number ul lUCltt will ajid u i very creditable exhibit Is expected. Hon. Ira W. Williams, in charge of government demonstration work in South Carolina, will bo on band to make an address, to oxamlne the ex hibits astvd to make the awards. Hon. J', K. Swcnrlngen is also expected to be hero to make an address, AH of the boys have been requested, by Sunt. Pitts, to be at the court house with their corn by 10 o'clock ' Frlftny morning. Bach boy is ex pected to have ttt least 1C ear:- of corn l(Mto compote in the contests for priz es .In that chiss, 5 to compete In the contest for the bes; r. cars, ttr-d 1 to compete in the contest'for the best single ear. The estiinutes and es says on the total yields- haw already been received, in most casv-s, by V r. Pitts and the awards: as to these Vill of course be HUide from ithe recoids. After the awards ?.re att made, the ?vest of the ears wiii In 1* it Wlth&upt. Pitts, to be fent Jo Cohunbia, where :tbvy will be tnteavd Jr. the Soufi.i At lantic Corn KxpwStion contests 'in De ' .oomber. The boys <of ithe eucuity hare done exceedingly wolf! t-liir year, 'cmslder :.7.k the faei than .Otis wob the llrst time that Jliey had attempted to enter !>tiie corn club 'oontcs*:s. Although the yield per neue has Mtiot beeat ras large ['?8 In sonije of the either counties, the 'Quality of the "Lauren s county corn is kid to Iff lair superior totb>;t of the counties in bho llower pan- of the j State, where the >v>ids were so large For this reason, fie boys ari espocieVl f ? urged t'o ent< r the contests for the best ears fluidity so that they cow be carried tto Columbia auft stand or ?i equal fovtiug *wlth the lw ys of the <? her pnrn of the State it. the con test-, for i,t,vilic.v. Besides u.e fertilizer prhj^s offered b: Mr. J. W. Thompson and Mr, W CL Whartov the twhowing > rlzos art to be awarded: 'ist. Prize?Greet est yieb) $2."..00 ir i gold. Give* by &ae Hank oi Lauretta Stud. Priae? Second gre.a est yield $2v?'i<? suit (til furniture. Gi"ven hy s M. & E. H. Wllk?; and Co. "'3rd. Prlwi?Thl?d greativst yield j $20-40 suit o1 clothes. Given by Davh ; Rope ? and ("?. 4th. Prize- -Foutlh greatest yield ? $15,04' watch. Givoi by Flenti ig Bros 5th. Prize? Fifth grentoat yield $10.00 Middle Bnatei Given ie Mosel: ami Hound. I 6th. Prize -Sixth greatest yield j $5.00 Osborne Cultivator. Given bj The Lnwons Hardivarvo Co. I 7tb. Prize Cheapen*, corn mad". ? $10.00 worth of high i rade Fe* illzer, Given by ?. \v. Thonmson. 8th. Prix?! Second cheapest corn made $10.00-suit of cloiities. Glvtn by .1. 'EL Minter and Uro. Oth. Prize?Third* cheapest icorn made, $5.00 pair ?X shot-.s. Given by H. Terry. hmJi Prize Best varlaty of corn, $G.tK? pair of shoes, Olren by ,Hae Trlbble Clothing Co. 11th. Prize?Beat ten ear*; of con, $.ri.oo iu gold. Given by T. IB, Benja mine. 12th, PrlZO Second best lea ears of corn, $f>X)0 Jiair of shoes. Clren by Swltzer Co. 13th. Prize Hest five ears of corn. $."?.00 in gold. Given by W. R. Hie-hey. 14th. Prize?Hest single cur of corn, $6.00 pair of shoos. Given by R, E. Copelnnd, \o Carnival Kar I,aureus. At a meeting of the city council held last night a license to a street carni val was refused. After a short, dis cussion of the subject it was Agreed that past experience had proved car nivals to bo a nuisance. CIVIL COURT TERM mm SATURDAY Los?ic Volume of Business Passed on DurlngSession. THE LAST CASKS HEARD s. r. Cramer Given Vcrdlsl Ignlnst c. N. \ I. Itnitroad lludgcns Versus Wolff. The fall term of common pleas court after a two weeks' session, came to a close Saturday even lug- The t rni , was presided over by Judge John S. .Wilson, During the Session a large volume <>:" Initiation was disposed of., a number of continued eases having hi a heard at this term. The Jurors Were dismissed from further duty I\ 1 j day evening, and mi Saturday cases i in equity end ti e taking of court or ders engaged Iho court until ;?? late hour. On Thursday the case of Samuel F, en mor of Abbeville against the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens rail way company was heard. This Was a suit lor $10,000 damages brought ? by the plaintiff far alleged injuries re i ccived In a head-on collision 'of pas senger trains :>2 and "?II at Parks Sta- i tlon, this county, Decombar I, 11)00. I Mr. Cromer was a passenger on 52 and wi'.s painfully hurt as a result Of he- ; ling thrown from his areat when the accident vjcurred. Tftft jury gave him a verdlttf for $500? Another case of livtorest was that of Add V . Martin fttfitlnst the Latin ns cot toy mills, in a soil for damages to the extent of $:..o>?o. Mr.'Martin, as an OTi'.ployeo of Oo defendant company lasl .vpril while operating the eleva tor nad his he*fl injured. A verdSoi r<n $34V) was awanhod the plaintiff, l?he last Jott case heard wars ;that ?1 Arthur It. Hludgens, forro*r pivsi ' fl< nt of the HUireka Foundry company. G ainst. R. 1. Wolff, at oiaf "time an VdAcer aii'd stockholder In the same (Corporation The RUt for the payment of - i note foi ?$! ,000. given by !'.">. he defend?\.t In paywonl '*f 'ten shares ?'??.if stock ni ho Furekii company. 1'iiy mont h?d 'been refased fc>y Mr. Wolff because vR the alleged muUdled condl i tlon of i5* ninipimf '^ ttVfluiil'S, a situ ation Ihn bad ciuifioii him to retire from trvi business* Y I, Mint line, how ever WtdfllTi sold to Huttens $;ot) worth of Ktia.Vi. and in the milt Friday be hroughi >i. counter '(ftdim for this amount. The Jury ir**turned a sealed verdict 3'i'iday ni&lrt und on Saturday, at the lr winning criftUe session, ii was oitened ; iul foux<!i ttu be a verdict of $i in im ?r of Mr. 'Wolff. Counsel for j the pla.fc.Mff math i> motion for a new i rial. - OlfA POSTOYIHCi: KOBKED. About f'0 in Mimip Supplies and Caisk MmIch. The "piMtofllcc aiffl store of Mr. W. T. Hlft'te'ly of Co i. was burglarized Thurndto night;, the robbers having entered tie hulld:>i'f through a Tvta dow wltich thoy forced open. Mr. Ulakoly, resides c.*;tnlucting a general l doro is 'j -ist ma. ! ? i .: Orn. The rob oory WtU int disw '? irod until Friday morning. Aeoorc'ii ?r to the i-istmastcr. about 'in in atwnp supplk't and cash belong ing to the posloftice "W( re stolen, bo ? :!: ;i SCTli.i'il t|imiuil3 01 merchandise. W/cCnrley.Kei(drlek, T!:!s afternoon at lie- home of Mr. \\ K. IlurigMis. at Pelt or, Mis:; Clara .\insJarley, formerly ol Laurens, and Mr. Arthur Kendrlck ..>f Charlotte, N. 'C, will Im- united iL marriage by the Stev. W. Thayer . ?' this city. Miss MeCarloj is a niece ,of Mr. John N Urdgens. wllO30 home si e has resided for sevtra' yeurs, p^sldes .Mr. Thayer and Mr Ktldgons olhers who win attend tin- wedding from Lau? I ren8 aro Miss Dorothy Hudgens, jWlsses Tiessie ami Macie UcCarloy, ! setters of the bridf-elect. Thavkagh lng Sen !<?<?*. On Thursday evoning the usual Thanksgiving services will !?? hohl ill the First Baptist church. Tho pas tor will preach tho sottnon and th<> colloctton will if for emmio Maxwell orphanage At tho Bnino hour ser vices appropriato to tii<> day will bo held nt the Second Baptist church, tho Rov, D. P. Milcholl having accept ed the Invitation to preach tho sermon NEWS OF THE WEEK CULLED ISN CLINTON Former Pupil of Orphanage ntls: Tucnt) vc T?rke)s for ITuinks? . ui\!i?l Othcv XoWSt Clinton, Nov. 2t.?-The (cniiis lourn-| aineiil til the college \\;s tin Interest? lug event of last week. UOpresentn-i Uvea of Wofford, Purman. ISrsklno, Newhrrry, Carolina und the Pros by.' t. .: ...:.%?> i look part hi the mutch gamoa. The Pulton brothers played To;- "P. ( .'' in the double? and Darby Pulton In the singles.. Kxport judges say that some of the guinea played Wer? line examples oi' ttclentlllc tennis. 1 >-11T'' Pulton's playing especially dcsoi'vod and ro , '?t \\, .! ii,i> Ii ig liest pral e. 11 was | m", du ? to any luck or chanc ?, but to the estulilir.hcd fact that ho ?ns the nv.-.i ykilll'ul o:* the players thai hc| Won the prize a:-? Uta bos! single play er. The utudent? were not fcuvuvtved nl his fiucotss! but when i: waft an as sured fact they seized Pulton, put hin. u?i their shoulders, and carried him iibou! the ground In wild enthu siasm. Some of the merchants worn so delighted at the victory that Ihoy presented him with a handsome ten nis racket, lie received shoes, cakes, and other lostimonlain of apprecia tion. His fellow-i.Vndcnts presented him with a purse. ?s n token of their delight In his achievement. The "P. (V boys say ihis will in spire (hem te make a harder "try" than ever at the baseball champion ship ncyt spring. The visiting touiilc players wore tendered on elegant reception by tl>?' stii'icii/s here, :ii the beautiful home of '.vii. Henry Young. Wednesday ev erting. A huudred and fifty guests en Joyed Hie pleasure of the evening. Mas Jessie. May Mnhaffcy's autumn ' party given last Monday evening, in honor of hor visitor. Miss Idllie May I Hodges, of Ilennettsvillc, was a com plete success. Among the Clintoniuns who will see Hen Hur in Columbia aro Mrs. J. Q. Phillips*. Misse; Agatha Davis. Sara Ooneland, Eunice Wofford, El lene McCnslan, Elisabeth Bean, Ola and Emmie Young, Edith McCutchoOII, and Mel), Kennedy. Mr. Churl on .1 llanes. formerly the jkopulai manager of the telephone exchange here, was recently married and he and his bride visited Mr. and : Mr*. R. Z. Wright's family Sunday 'and Monday. Mr, Manes' friends were I delighted with Mrs. Hanes and regret - | l?'d ihat their visit was necessarily j brief. Mrs. \v. .1. Bailey ntlended the I). A. R, (Convention in Ornngoburg last I week. At this meeting a resolution I was ado..led to petition the State leg j Vslature to adopt Tlmrod's "Carolina," {to the ir.usic composed by the late ] Miss Anne C. Burgess, as the ofllclally j recognized State souk. This sonn has I been sttng in public once or twice by th." Thorn well Orphanage pupils and is. by renhon of Its dignity and melody, well deserving the proposed honor. Mi?, A. 11; ?WCI1S and Miss Lydie j Henry will n present the Rtcphon I). I.e.. Chapter at liie Slate I'. |), C Con ! vent.on in Ornngoburg in I( mbor. Tip > Will have liie plea- ll' e of ;,n nounclng the erection by (ho chapter they repr.<s< n( of a $101 ?? inonunienl to Hie Confederate soldlors, Tluink?Kiying win \?- <?< i, i,: ;,t, ,i |n Clinton : .i UHtltll with services in C.. churches, when collections will |>c taken in. for U;c ,,, (diuiiages oi the different denominations. All schools will have holiday. The graded school had a session Saturday BO a;; to have Friday also. The Thornwell Or. phnnngo received twenty-five turkey-; from a former pupil accompanied by a lotter in which she informed Dr. Jacobs that she had raised them her self. They will be the sweetest tur keys ever eaten at Thornwell Orphan age. Misses Marion and Emmie McOavy will have as their guests over Thanks giving Misses Paul Gage, of Chester. May Bailey, of Greenwood. .In IIa Witherspoon. of Iforkvllle, Notts Coop-| er, of Wlsacky, and liarvlo Mull, of Florence. Miss Ponrle Hays will spend Thanksgiving with hor mother horo, accompanied by her friend. Miss Ham ilton, of Carlisle. The young mon of Clinton will give a Thanksgiving danco Wednosdaj night in honor of the visiting yourti ladies. Miss Annie KatO PoWoll, of llock Hill, will visit Mi.-s JosslO Dllluid, Thanksgiving. m THOMPSON [[AOS SN AUDITOR'S RACE Twenty-five Boxes Give Him Majority of 190. SIX BOXES MISSING UiH ?>i* Ihe Total Number of I'rcvdm'ls Itcporicd Lust Night, Thompson Curried rift con. According to tii" returns received last night by The Advertiser '??pin ?In? second sp.-i:<l primary elec.lioh, held yesterday In i.aur.-n-. .1. VVnddy T! oinpKOii has apparently di. mtud ?I. Iloss Doi'i'oh for county iiudltm The. returns from twenty-Jive- pre cincts out of a total 01' thirty mi' give- Mr, Thompson ;mt votes again i . .. for Mr, I'lorroh. 1 The six hoses; missing tire Stilton, Wuodvlilo, Tip Top. Cook's Store, h't (wart's store and Itcnno, It I probable that these boxes will not <\ t-: I'd a total of two hundred addition al votes. .1. Waddy Thompson Is h son o ' .Judge O. <!. Thompson who was him 1 self county auditor three t rms and is completing i.i; fourth term ;;s |ir.o ! hate judge of Laurens county. Tin: I nominee for auditor Is thoroughly I equipped for the position, having booi , at different times in the past twenty years connected with the work of the olllce. The following Ik tin detailed vole as received last night: frei lucl Thompsoi Dorroh La.irens 10S 131 Lnurons Mill f>3 ~s Watts Mill 70 '-' I Clinton ?Mi s~ Clinton Mill 43 6 Lydia Mill 31 7 Cloldvllle i - i? ; Waterloo !?*> ,r Cross 1-1111 ">?> ^ 38* I Mountvllle 17 28 I I lopewell 7 12 Ora 12 13 J Gray Coitrt Li N2 Power Ifi ' La n ford 25 15 i Young's Store 13 1.? ?reworlon 21 io Daniel's Store r. ;? Lnngslon Ifi r. Mi Pleasant .'to Dials 7 :;t Woods ille or, 27 Tumbling Shoals C7 13 Princeton j\ **' i Whom v mi: pkoposkd \>i i:\imii\ts. ? Changes in The Constitution Seem In Have t arried. , Columbia. N'ov. 22, Tin amend ? infills to tho constitution i?i incrcu ? ilio membership of Iho supn mo court iind to assess abutting property in lour towns of tho State Carried tin general election, unlcs returns from ih-e ('Publics (ban!'.; t!:< flgurca" tin A 1 ??;{? Is hardly probable. ithiurhs received by the State hoard of canvassers froul oil counties of tin State Indicate the following vote oil Iho (wo a mend tuen! : Assessment ? abutting property: n I it is now with the gcnn'rnl assembly to reject or ratify tho two amend moots, which are of State v. id" Im port ale e. The Vnieiidinenls. Tho supremo court amendment pro* vides for llvo Juatlees in place of four, with a term of ofllci of ton yearn in place of eight. Tho second amendment would as scss abutting proporty In Columbia, Spartanburg, Orconvlllo and Manning for pormanont Improvements, ThO Slate bond of canvns-< rs will meet next week. when the official S'OiC will bo declared. Miss Poftrlo Willingham. of Con s'crso, is ox peeled as the guest of Mis ?Inno Kennedy Thanksgiving Day. Mrs. lUvcrs, of Sparfauburg, i spending sov ;ral weeks With he (laughter, Mis. .1. yV. Copelaiid, Si*. Mrs-, n. if McCaslan and MIps Je. sie May Mahaffoy wen- among thus' that saw "Hen flnr" In Columbia thi ivoek,