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-LOCAL AMD PERSONAL MENTION. | Mies Mittle Young, of Clinton, spent Friday In Laurens. Dr. R. E. Hughes made a visit to ISnoree Sunday afternoon. Mr. J. M. Guinea, of Greenwood, was here Thursday cm business. Mrs. I. C. Cross, of Chester, is vis iting' Miss Annie Gllkerson. Mr. Ben Austin, of Cross Hill, was a ViBltor In the city Monday. Mr. J. C. Goodman, of Cross Hill, vas a visitor in Laurens Monday. Mr. John Cunningham, of Waterloo, was among the business visitors here Saturday. Mr. H. Terry returned yesterday l?om a short business trip to ltock ? sham, N. C. Mrs. M. A. Hays and Mrs. Emma Llt Co, of Clinton, were in the city last v ;ek shopping. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Swygert and Jittle daughter visited relatives at C ironaca Sunday. Dr. Maxcy McLees. of Greenwood, spent a few days In ?he city the first part of the week. Chief Marius Sanders, of the Green ? >od Fire Department, was a visitor n the city Thursday Misses Nannie Bramlett and AvieJ Mahaffey spont' last week in Union with Mrs Ernest Bramlett. Ur. C. M. Blshpp, one of the old Confederate Veterans, was on the streets of Laurens Saturday. Misses Maud Sumeral and Mary hnson, of Clinton, spent a few days t week with Mrs. T. J. Weathers. Mrs. .lohn W. Taylor and Miss Es ? lie Taylor of Princeton visited in e city for a few days the past week. Mr. R. J. LangStOU has returned from a two weeks' visit to friends! : ? d relatives in Sumter anil Darl ington counties. Miss Dorothy Owens, of Clinton, ?came to Laurens yesterday and will :.? in the city lor several days as the - ;iest of Miss .Julia Gllkerson. Mrs. M. M. Teaguo, arier spending sometime at the home of her son. Dr. Jesse II. Toague returned Satur day to her homo at Mountvllle. Mr. S. J. Davis, Mr. G. H. Bolt and ? '.ho Messrs Cain of the Ridge section - nent last week on the Congaree rlv on a successful fishing oxpeditlon. Mrs. A. C. Todd and little daughter have gone to Albany, Ga., to visit Mrs. Todd's parents. They were ac companied by Mr. Todd as far as At lanta. Miss Francis Smith, of Mountvllle. who has been teaching school at Cope, >arlnv, a short vacation the latter part o: last week was a guest of Mrs. iL B. Humbert. Dr. Edwin M. Potent, president of Fur man University preached at the Pirat Raptist church Sunday morning, .??livering a very eloquent and In spiring sermon. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Swygert motored Coronaca Sunday and brought back A'itll them Mrs. Kwynert's neice, Miss farnh Stuart, who v ill spend several days with them, Dr. Isadore Schayer has returned :> the *-4ty from Cincinnati where be Mended a special series of demon strations given by eminent specialists blood remedies. Mr. M. II. Fowler who has been kept .? home lor the past several weeks on account of a severe attack of 111 ? noss is able to be out again, having ?acut a few hours at his store Satur. .ay. HM.ll SCHOOL CONFERENCE. I.anrenn Has Been Selected by Prof. Hnnd for the Place of Meeting of j High School Teachers in this Sec tion of the State. Prof. W. H. Hand. High School In *pector. has written to Prof. Jones; to the effect that one of the High 1 School Conferences, which he has or- ! ranged for, will be held in l .aureus, ?'m February ltlth and 17th. Laurens can count itself fortunate in secur wig this conference for a large num ber of teachers will he present from several surrounding counties. The teachers are to bo given a holiday so that they may attend as the exercises, interest I nr. to the public as well as *he teachers, will form a part of th* program, ft Is Intended to have sev eral well known educators her? to ntake addresses. Remember that every man. woman ,.sd child has a special Invitation to go at once up on Brooklyn Heights, get a magnificent view -of the city and then decide for themselves wheth er or not they would llko to own a hemo on Brooklyn Heights or not. REVIEW OF WORK OF LEGISLATURE (Continued from page one.) House and Senate think they have passed the necessary legislation, but the election has not been definitely scheduled, chiefly because Governor Dlease has not had the opportunity of approving the Act relative to the new member of the court It is ex pected that he will have approved the Act by Monday and the time for hold ing the election can then be agreed to. The House has indicated Wed nesday as being agreeable for the election, and this time may be selected Too Many Bills. There have been more bills intro duced during the present session than in inauy previous years. It is curious that so many bills are introduced when there is little or no hope that they will be enacted. The observa tion of the most experienced members Is that those who Introduce one or two bills and concentrate their en ergies on these measures accomplish the real results. Members with twen ty or thirty bills have difficulty in concentrating. Given Good Advice. One of the most distinguished law makers who ever came to Columbia was Solicitor .1. Monroe Johnson, of Marion. He prepared the celebrated original dispensary law and knew how to draw bills that held In the courts. He met a young member on the steps of the State House whom he knew very well end undertook to give him some friendly and fatherly ad vice. In a word, it was that the best thing he could do was to introduce no bills, unless they wore absolute ly necessary, help 10 Mil nine-tenths of those that were proposed and go home as soon as possible. Appropriation Bill Ncurlj Ready. The ways and means committee has practically completed its work on the general appropriation bill, and the announcement was made by Chairman Browning that it would be presented on Thursday. If this shov.ld be done tho House can finish on this import ant bill by the end of the week, as there need be but little difficulty in accepting the House bill, as the com mittee has worked with such care and exactness in getting the bill in the ' best and most economical shape. Railroad Hills ".Merger" Resolution. There have oeen a great many bills proposed affecting the railroads and the business of that branch of activi ties. The Carllsle-Dlxon bills, rela tive to the pulling of mileage by the conductors on the selling roads, lias not yet been taken up in either branch Both of these bills have divided com. mit tee reports. The Senate resolution providing for the discontinuance of the "merger" suit has been referred to the House jwdlelary committee. .?. similar reso lution, by Dr. Saye. has been acted upon by the railroad committee, where it has received a practically unani mous report In favor of the adoption of the resolution. The sentiment of the House is in favor of passing the resolution and stopping the appeal. For Highway ('omission? There is a strong likelihood of a highway commission bill passim; and becoming law. The only difficulty is in uettinu together on sone one de finite plan. The scheme is to raise the fund for the support of the engi neers and the work by a direct tax on automobiles. The idea is that a graduated tax on automobiles, based on the horse power, will raise con siderable money. The plan fs to have the tax begin ttt $in for all automobil ( of 20-hoiSO power or i >ss. ami for this entire fund to be used in the cm* i ploymcnl of competent engineer* and exclusively for highway road work, and not on the general road work of Hie county. Dispensary Salvage. The House has passed the hill pro viding for the distribution of the sal vage from tho old state dispensary. The fund will run between (-100,000 and $.".00.000. The general appropriation bill will probably run more in the aggregate than in previous years, on the ground that the State is growinp One thing has been settled, and that is where the general assembly will go on Lee's birthday of next year. The Institute for the Deaf. Dumb and Blind and Spartanburg have been the early birds N'ewa and Courier Uow'l This. We offer One Hundred Dollars 1^ ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Csene.v & Co.. Toledo. O. We. the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last I'fi years, and believe him perfectly honourable in all business transactions and finan cially abia to carry out anj obligations made by his firm'. Waldfug, Rinnan ?- Martin, Wholesale Druj'glots Toledo. O Hall's Catarrh Cure Is t\U?n Inter nally, acting directly directly upon the blood and raucous surfaces of the sys. tem. Testimonials sent free. Price 7i?c. per bottle. Sold by all durgglsts. Taky> Hall's Family Pill? for eon stipation. COTTON EXPOSITION TO BE HELD SOON To Encourage the Farmers of South Carolina to Grow a Better Staple of Cotton. An exposition to encourage the farmers cf South Carolina to grow a better staple of cotton will be held in Columbia during the fall under the direction of Ira W. Williams, the State agent of the L'ntted States farm den\or.str".tion wr>rk. For the past year Mr. Williams has conducted a camoaign In the State, with most effective results, to interest the farmers In the growth of a longer staple cotton. This campaign has been conducted in conjunction with the South Carolina Manufacturera' association. The association and Lewis W. Parker of tJreenville gave the sum of $2,000 to prosecute the work. Higher Price. The cotton manufacturing plants of South Carolina are gradually chang ing from the manufacture of coarse to a liner grade of goods and a better staple of cotton Is needed. The long staple cotton required brings a much higher price. Several days ago a fanner In Anderson county sold live bales of the long staple cotton for IS cents a pound. Man) Prizes. There will be a number of prizes, aggregating several hundred dollars in value, to be given at the cotton exposition for the best results ob tained by South Carolina farmers dur ing the year. The date of the expo sition has not been decided upon. All farmers desiring to enter the contest should apply to Ira W. Wil liams for information as to the kind of seed to be used for the best results. ?The State. I RA BUN LETTER | One of the saddest deaths that has entered in our community was that of Mrs. Martha Tumlln last Wednes day morning. Mrs. Tumlln bad been sick only a short time, but death was not expect ed so soon. She was a good Christian woman, a good mother, a good wife, and one who was loved by all who knew her. She will be greatly missed in the community. The funeral services were held at Rnbun Creek church Thursday morning in the presence of it large number of sorrowing and sym pathizing relatives and friends. Rev. H. L. Baggott conducted the service. Mrs. Humlin is survived by hus band and four sons, Mr. Frank Tum 1 in. Messrs. Anderson, Harley, Willie, and John Henry Tumlln. MRS. .1. DOWNS,. BELL. Sad Knd of a Young and Promising Life. One of the saddest deaths that lias occurred in Clinton in a long time was that of Mrs. J. DOWlis Boll, which occurred Friday morning at t; o'clock. Mrs. Bell bad been very III for some months and her death was not unex pected Mrs. Roll was the wife of Mr. J. l ow us Bell, president of the Com mercial Pank, and before her mar riage was Miss Sallie Taylor, daught er of Dr. and Mis. K. F. Taylor, Ol Renne Since her marriage sh, has made her home In Clinton where he had a larce number ol friends. At her death she was only 2fi years of age and life held in view for her much promise. Sh" wns the mother of thr.e litiie children the youngest of Which is only about a year old. The funeral services wore held in the Presbyterian church Saturda> morning nt ll O'clock, Dr. Dean and Rev. Mr. Mahaffcy conducting them. The floral offerings weer bountiful and very pretty, attesting the high esteem in Which she wa*s held in Clinton. The Mineral procession was the longest seen in Clinton in years. Mr, 'Fribble Goes to Anderson. Mr. lt. W. Trlbble who has been engaged in business noro during the past two vens. has arranged to move his stock of Koods back to Anderson, from which city lie moved to Lau rents. Vis. Tlibble an! the children have already gone over to the Klec trie City, add Mr. Trlbble will fol low within a week or ten days While residents Of this City, Mr. and Mrs. Trlbble have made many friends who regret' their decision to move away. Mr. Trlbble is regarOeu as a line bus iness man und he identified himself with the business and social Intel ests of the. city In a way that makes his removal one of yery general re gref, -Notice t? Debtor* ahd Creditor*. All j>ersons indebted to the estate of H. T. Switzer. deceased, are here by notified and'required to make pay ment by the 15th day of February. ,1011, and all those holding claims against said estate must present them duly proven by said date or be for ever barred. T. C, Switzer. Beautiful Bed Room Furnishings You can't duplicate these values any where in town for less than twice the price we ask. Call and examine our elegant Mahogany Dresser, Chiffonier, Bed Room Chair and Rocker and Beauti= ful Brass Bed. Our price only $50.00 \\\\\\\\\\\u\\w RUQ SPECIAL. Large 9X12 Reversible Granite Art Square only $4.25, Beauti ful Pat:'?rns, regular seven dollar values. See the new patterns in Mantels that we are showing, also new de signs in grates and tile. We are fac tory agents and save you money. S. M. & E. H. WilkeB & Co. When you feel "Kg** vous. tired, worried or despondent it is a sure sign you need MOTTS NERVERINE PILLS. They renew the normal vigor and make life worth living, he sura and aik for Motf s Nerverine Pill. l';?t*\& WILLIAMS MFC CO.. Prop... CUv?U?4 ?*? Laurens Drug Co., Laurens, S. C. FOR SALE! I will offer for sale on Salesday, Monday, Feb. 6th, 1911, two nice tracts of land, situated in Jacks Township. Tracts contain 176 Acres and 116 Acres. Good farm land. Elbert W. Copeland. v;iiiniiiii;iiii!;i:;issiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!;;;:ii!iiiii!i;;;;;ii:',iiii:;t^ Valuable Real Estate Situated in the North Hastern part of the live and growing city of Lau rens, S. C., and divided into Fifty eight (58) Lots of convenient and at tractive size, thus affording opportunity for rich and pooralike to make profitable investments or buy desirable homes, will be offered for sale at public Auction at Laurens, S. C. on SALESDAY, Mar. 6th, 1911 Beginning Immediately After Official Sales, unless sooner disposed of at Private Sale. This Property will be'first offered by the lot, and then as a whole, and the most advantageous sale will be adopted. Titles Perfect. Terms -Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. Upon fail ure of purchaser to comply with terms, the property will be immediately resold at his risk. Also, at same time and place and upon same terms certain lots situated on street leading from North Harper Street to Mills Street, being part of prop ertyjformerlyjknown as the Garlington Home Place. Plats may be seen at the office of C. D. Barksdale. For further particu lars apply to B. F. POSEY, J. C. OWINGS, C. D. BARKSDALE, Committee for The National Bank of Lau rens Laurens, South Carolina It IttlMMMMIItllltltltl fit tf f f-Mtltf ^MMf HHMMIHf! fff iHM M* f ???-?-? 4-f PU p