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We want your business. You know our reputation; it has not been the growth of a day, but has been built up by years of careful management, at once conservative, pro gressive, and along safe lines. Do you realize the value of a correspondent of whom it is true that once a matter is intrusted to their care your responsibility ceases? We relieve you of the worry without extra charge. Very respectfully, H. K. AIKEN, Cashier. THE BANK 3^ LAU RENS LAURENS, S.C, Q'm The Bank for Your Savings. Special Values at f W.O. Wilson & Co. ! Children's Sweaters 50c, Misses' Sweaters $1,50, Ladies' Sweaters, T strietlv all wool, at $2.50 and $3.50. 1 a All wool Mufflers, Togues and a complete line of Cotton and Wool Underwear, Cotton and Wool Hosiery, Blankets and Flannels. W. Q. Wilson & Co. We want to do your Tin Roofing Guttering and all other work in the Tin and Sheet Iron Line We will sell you a better grade of = VALLEY TIN = than you have been using at the same price. We make anything to order out of Sheet Metal j Be sure and see our Metal Shingles before roof ing your residence. Yours for better work and material. D5VVER BROTHERS Gray Block, Sullivan St. - Laurens. S. C. CORTRIGHT METAL SHINGLES Laid 20 years npo are as good as new to-day and have never needed repairs. Think of ft I . What other roofing will laut an long and look as well ? They're fireproof, stormproof, and very easily laid. Thr-y c(W he laid right over wood shingles, if nCCC&Bary, without cre ating dirt or inconvenience. For pricca and other detailed information apply to Local Dealer or Cortright Metal Roofing Co., Philadelphia, Pa iWASH HUNTER CASE ! IN SUPREME COURT Brief Has Been Filed by John ?. Capers. ARGUMENT SOON .Mr. Capers Makes IN.:nt llnil the Rec ord doc-, not Shou that :i Truo Kill >Vns Returned. Newborry, November 21. A special di. patch to TIiO News tilul Courier from Washington la to t!.ffect thai .John (!. Cnpen . Esq., has Hied an Im portant brief in the case of <:. Wash .'hinter, convicted of manslaughter on i.n Indictment charging him with mur. der in the killing of Elben F. Copc Innd in 190?, and aentenced to eight years' imprisonment in the State pen itentiary. Tlii.s is one of tim hardest fought casi's in the criminal annals of So.ith Carolina. According to the ver sion of the killing given at the trial Copclnnd nnd Waah Hunter, the de fendant, were engaged in a poker game in the store of It. I.ee Hunter, near Goldvllle, in company with it. I.ee Hunter, a twin brother of the defendant, nnd Ross Lenke, n friend of all parlies. A dispute arose as to the number of cuds held by Copo bringing on tho ditllculty which resulted in the killing. Cnpnland had ? ?! |eg which wna practlcnlly useless nnd used crutches, bill the testimony was to the effect that h< waa a power ful man hi all respects except that of Iii.-, mnincd leg. Tie- testimony of the di fenao wna to the effect that in the dillleulty Copelnnd. bracing himself ?a ith an arm on the (able*, ami hold ing Hunter i:i tie- breast! was ;:t tempting to cul him with a pocket knife, when Hunter lired the four shots which resulted in (''opelnnd|s ! nth. The deceased va.; :i brother Of 10. H und O (i f'imcjland, of Now b <5 ! < y. IHstorj of (he Trinis. Tho Case enino on for trial at the tall term of M e sessions court for (.aureus, in 1000, before the late Judge .lames Aldrleh. A verdict of guilty of manslaughter was returned, hut a new trial was granted by Judge Aldrleh on , the ground of Irregularities in the management of the jury after it had boon Charged with the consideration of (he case. The first trial was during tiie first week of the two weeks" term of court, ami Judge Aldrleh ordered another trial during the second week of the court. The second trial result ed in a mistrial. The next term of the court the case was continued by Judge Curdy, who was then presiding, on account of the fact that the Hon. Cole I.. Dlcaae, of counsel for the defence, was engaged In his otllclnl duties in the legislature as a member of the State Sennte from Newherry county. Judge Watts was presiding at the summer term of the sessions court, and the case was again ordered to trial, and another mistrial resulted. At tiie next term of the court Judge Knu st Gary presided and another mis trial was had. whicn was the fourth trial of the celebrated case, and after keeping the jury out until it was seen that an agreement was Impossible another mistrial was ordered. Moved to Greenwood. The State then moved for a change of venue, and after thorough argu ment and the presentation of a num ber of nflldavlta, Judge Gary transfer red the ease to Greenwood county for trial. The defence npealcd, hut Judge Gary was sustained, and the I'Clulttltur came down Just in lime for the next term of the court at Green, wood, and Hunter was placed on trial in the sessions couri of Greenwood county before Judge Goo, \V. Gage and a jury, ami was convicted of man slaughter and -sein >nood to serve '?\;:,.\ years in the state penitentiary. Ball was granted and bond given and the case was appealed to the supremo court of South Carolina, which affirm ed the judgment of the circuit court.! On a. writ of error granted by Chief Justice V. .1. I'ope the caso was then taken to tho supreme court of the United States, where fl is now pond ing and will soon he argued. In all his trials in the circuit court Hunter wna represented by the Hon. Colo L, Mleaae and W. H. Rlchoy, Esq. of Lnurens. In the Laurena courts the State was represented by Solicitor It. A. Cooper and Messrs Ferguson and Fcathoratone. At Greenwood the state had the assistance of Mr F, Barren (Jrier, of the GrOOIlWOOd bar. Since the case has been in tin? United States supreme court the attorneys for the dofobco have been assisted by John (i. Capers, formerly or South Caro lina, but now of Washington, The press dlapatchofl from Wash ington states that Mr. Capers in his brief makes the point that the record docs not disclose ?hat a true bill was returned against Hunter. Hunter was tried four times In LflUr?lIS on a true bill returned by the grand J?rj of that countyi ami tho venue was then clmng . (1 t(i (! rconwood. Clerk's Certification. Tho inntlor of certifying to the in-, dlclineut i'oi% publication in the record wus tho duty <>f the clerk of court of j Greenwood county, who nt that time was Mr. T. ('. Turner, and his coi l Mi ration of lhy Indictment appears in tho n ( oi d. of course, hut it would seem from tin- point raised by Mr. Capers ! in his brief that tho clork of court failed to Incorporate in the record to which ho certified that "true lull" appeared on the back of tho Indict-1 in? nt. it is contended thai tho record I as made up is tho only rocord which tho supremo court of the I'nited Statosi can regard, and it would seem thai this failure of tin* clork, if there was such failure as Indicated by tho dispatch in regard to tho brief of At torney Capers, will present a serious question. There are. however, other, questions raised under provisions ot the Federal Constitution, as to the right of a circuit Judge to Change the venue, and other matters involv-' im* the Federal Constitution. Of course. Federal questions must bo In-1 volved in order for a case to net to the supremo court of the United States. The case will he argued at some! time before Governor-elocl ?lease, the leading counsel in the case, takes the! oath as governor, as Mr. Hlcasc, of course, will not appear in any case after ho is sworn in. Dandruff Means Hnltitu'ss. Dandruff is caused by a germ -n vi- m clous, persistent, bodacious germ -that < up to tho discovery of ouo of the!<j world's greatest scientists, war, sup- J posed to bo unkillnblo. Thai discovery j is call? d Parisian Sage, and tin* Lau- A rens Drug Co., the druggists, guarnn-!5 lec it to kill dandruff germs to re- j ? ovo all traces of dandruff, to stop 3 ailing hair or itching scalp in two j > .'. ? i !..-?. or mon y bn< k. 5 it < untnins jusl euougii of sago pimp erly comblnod with other ingredients j j to make any woman's or man's hair S grow luxuriantly, it makes every-'j body's harsh, lusterlcss hair clmng ? J to soft, lustrous and beautiful hair. ? ??0 cents a large bottle al Uuirens 3 Drug Co. Try lt. $ _ : 2 A Hid DJ3AL WHICH MHAXS j MUCH TO L Y N( i: 1 I ItCi AN D THE 1-2 NT 1 II K SOUTH An agreement has been entered into whereby Craddock-Torry Company will scquiro a controlling interest in tho CSco. D. Wilt8hoo Company, January 1st. This deal is in no Benno "a <?? inbination in restraint of trade," but i< a very import ant move looking to the further develop ment of tho shoo industry ol l.ynelihurg. Tbc Craddock-Terry Company und the Qeo. D. Witt Shoe Company have made wonderful progress in shot; manufacturing, but in order to get the best result)*, in ordei to producetlic best shoes at tlie b>>\ <? i prices, shoes of each grade and kind should lit) manufactured in n separate fa< tory, and by consolidating the factoi ies ot both coin- | panics under practically one mauagemeuti making in each factory the grade and k ind of shoes which ran bo produced lo tin- best advantage, it will unable both companies to make a great improvement in tho quality and a material saving in tho cost of the shoes sold by both Cruddock-Turry Com pany and the i ,<*i>. I >. Witt Shoo ?lompimv, and will naturally increase tho rapidly growing demand for Lynchbiirg umdo shoes. Craddoek -Terry Company have long en joyed the reputation of being tho largest manufacturers of shoes hi the South, but this deal puts them in a class with the largest manufacturers in their lino in the world, and it makes Lyiiclihurg big factor in the world's commerce, so far as shoes are concerned. While < Ico. I), Wilt retires Irren the act ive management of t ho business of which he is now president, ho will leave his money in this business in the shape <>f preferred stock, and the (too. D. \Aitt Shoo Com pany will continue, as heretofore, a corpor ation separate and distinct from Craihloek Terry Company, retaining most of the men who are now at the head of the various de partment*, and practically all of tho trav elling men. under tho general supervision of T. M. Terry, as President. Under this now deal, all of the shoe fac tories ot Lynchbiirg except one will bl under practically the same management, which inen es t lud more -1.-? w >'?'. bo manu factured in liViichbnrir nest year than ever before: in fact, Craddeck-Terry Companv atone will manufacture more *lc>< s than nil of |.hoir Mouther" competitors combined, and Lynchhurgwill staivl in.?!<?':? ' y her self, as "The Shoe Mar!? I of the S .nth," and one of tho greatest shoo markets of the world. This announcement will hoof urea I in torCHl to the shoo trade all OVCI' the United States, ax both of theso progressive miirtn fact ii'eis enjoyed a pa trounce in nltnost evory Stute in tlio Union, bavin" i?nl?r#?^H (ho territory in which they operate yoftr bv venr? until now Lynchburg made slme-i find II ready market in the I.irrest cities of the South, Fast, North ami West. Deafness Cannot be Cured. by local applications, ns they cannot reach tho diseased portions of tho ear. Then* Is only ono way to cure deafness and that Is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Kustaehian Tube. When this tube Is Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, deafness Is tho result, and unless the Inflammation can be taken out and this lube restored to IIa normal condition, hearing will 1)0 destroyed forever; nine cases out of ton are caused by Catarrh, which is liQthlng but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. Wo will give One Hundred Dollars for any caso of Deafness (caused by Catarrh) that cannot bo cured by Hall's Catarrh Curt:, tfotld f?r Circu lars, free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 'lake flftH's Family fills for Con I Btlpatlon. .PH Faultless Style Pias Perfect Wear Some shoes always look neat and nifty. Some shoes look shabby in short order after they begin to see service. The woman whose shoes retain their fine lines and good looks after two months of wear, either paid four or five dollars for them or else she wears The SOUTHERN fflRL $2.00 Shoe $2.50 Ordinarily a $2.00 shoe is very ordinary. V\ hen the looks nr.- gone the shoe is gone. The Southern Girl Shoe at $2.00 is an extraordinary value. It looks good as Ionas you wear it, and you will still be wear ing it when your neighbor who may have bought some other shoe it the same tune is obliged to buy new ones. We use only the best hides for vamps and tops, and the best sole leather money can buy. We have a dealer in your town. Look for the Red IV11 on the box. This same shoe in our ' 'Autograph '' lirand, $2.50 -S3.00, is Goodyear Welt Sewed: in our College Woman's Walking Shoe it equals the best custom make. CRADDOCK-TERRY CO., Lyuchtmru. Va. 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