Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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. j_ ?abacrJattea Vric* Is 91A9 per Tear rajMkie la ?tum. FotdJsbed bjr U5TEETJKKK rKINTI.tti e OMPANT L*?r**?, H. C J4tc???Ibc Kate? Application ?JMtaarle? u<i Card of taaakss Ose ceat ? wvrd. Katered at tfr? po?toffic? at L*urens. 8. C. ** ?woad class autU matter. Lir?K>H, S. C *\K< II i?. 1911. Tbc \*1i?tIImt ?III Ix- fiad i" rn<}\> tli? MW? of all tb? ??insuuBitJck fa tb< ?ountj. Or. r**poad< uU hi* r?"jU?"t??J to ?dgo tbelr naaaf t? th? rontri batioo?. Letter* *?"?<uid not ??? ?aJI?4 later Um* Mond*? ssera tag. *'T. ii.'- may b* tabooed ? ? ? Tue feJt'jatiou at the present wrJt ih hard to de?ne. ? ? ? 1-aureub: "Tb*' county Ol Substantial itiiutih." No* tb?r;j. ? ? ? Just ho he k*>fi>* Hm crowd Ol l>r Hancock's behind the ban ? ? ? v.'bo is^id l^aure?i was asleep. When Um? *-?<i*it>vi>it\K iij*"u of I^i'j j-l-> do wake up to Uhelr possibilities. nothing w in i>i' able y> bold ber down. ? ? ? v.nat are ?ii of tboae rumor? we b*-tr aboet W. T. Jot; m and UM ? am ;?-.;.?. fund Blld bounty for a oar don ? On Ins --'jd dsy of April tb?- thirty days ??ra/<- given by Felder win ex pire. We belie vi) i. bat lie la going to maK* good If I " do^s not, th*- first tetter given out by Hub Kramt will work against blui Htid will give ib<. J)tea*ites> a chalice to raise a y< l! of delight. 1? v.in i*- t?;,.j, privilege. ? ? ? It would be u most Important s??-p to take if tlx- business and mooted men of the pit) would ban** together to do something f<<r the <ity. There ?j. plenty of money hero and abundant resource* to plan- I^aureus in the front rank of tbe cities of the Pled Uiont There i? no reason for b?-r to lag behind the other cities of thin. sec tion, when her backing country I? so far ?uperior to I bat of other Cities who i%r*t making big Ntrlden forward. ? ? ? The Advertiser vent out a number i of notices of expiration to subscribe wh several ?i-id .-i^o. a very flatter ing response wan received to these, but there are still a number of them unanswered W<- would esteem it a great favor If some notice wa* taken tit thKin at once. We would not lfk< lo cut any one from our ll?t. unless S/c were KUro that tb?-y did nr;t w?rii ttie paper. We would be glad If those who have n< I answered these notice* before, would attend ??? ih*-m a? soon uts they can find I' convenient. ( IK.KS.VV DAY. AS Will bo noted in ;(iir?lb< r KCCtlOII of thu paper, the state Board of Health hub B?t apart April Hub a:> a C|ean-up Day for the whole State As in well known the CUBtOtn of SQttillg apart some day In (lie Kpring of the year as a clean-up day hnn beeomo nulte popular in many cities, n ha? been found tr> be a vor> practical idea and a healthful one. In this way many causes of diseases arc done away with and many opldemlcx avoided I3ven the heut and cleanest of houskeepoi'M and caretakers have many tilings on their premises which should not be there and which aro breeding place? for germs. The State Board of Health ask:, that /.aureus Join the other oitlea or the Htate In observing thlil day. LetH heed the call and everybody Join bands on April loth to clean up our city. Let the housewife, the hotel keeper, the business men and the city authorities make preparations to clean up on that day. The time could hardly be better .?pent The health of the city demands M. ? * ? THE CASE OF JIM DAVIS. Jim Davis, the negro whose sen tence of death (?) was commuted to life Imprisonment by- the gover nor a few days ago, w&h convicted of Ibe charge of murder on blH own con fession. During the trial of Davis be tame not put ou the stand to refute or 0eny testimony of reputable wltness <m who swore that defendant had made to them confessions of guilt. He made wore than one statement to this ef fect Immediately after his arreot and sending his trial. It Is true he was Indicted and tried for the murder of Ida Nelson. Hut te hla alleged confession, the sworn testimony of which was not contradict ed by the defendant, himself, Davis admitted that be went with Claude Fe rguwrt). another negro, to the bona? of Ida Nelson Saturday, Marcb 20,1 Ifta, entered tbe cabin of the untren*,', t.UK?d by ?nd witueeaed tbe bbooting, to death of Tony Iranian and the' westtfl by *>rguaon. Then they pro ceeded to the home of Alex Ray, ac cording to tiie uneontradicted corfes eion Oi Davits, called Kay to the door and shot hini dead, defendant doing, the hi ? y this time In compliance with an agreement entered into be tween himself and Ferguson. Tb??*e admission* or confessions of htevs were made tx> re*i?oo*ible per sons without any resort to forte or du re**. He it guilty of murder?triple mur der?and should have been grven ?'je death penalty. Twelve good men and tru?r t>ald so hy 'heir verdict returned afier defendant Lad been given a fair trial, lb* presiding judge refused a new trial and the Supreme Court of South Carolina affirmed tbe decision. Hut. fortunately for Davis he happen ed to be tbe "victim" of a little COfa trOversy between some of the i<owers ibat be. and it was tbus that bis neck ?juiaa"d the noose. IHK OPEM508. 'Ob! bow lovely:" "Isn't that pret ty?" ' lx?ok ?t this one that fold* lipi J believe I will take a trip just to try it ou? " "1 believe thi- one would com pletely hhut off nil View of tbe preach er ou Sunday; Jt rertainly Iwks ef fective." "I'll always buy my bat* in Laureui for they are always prettier than those in ?th?-r towns." And to on tb^y gaily chattered last Friday on opening day. Early in the morning, before the stars had lost their bright ness the ladies. lik? tbe children on clrCUJS day. opened their eyes to tee If it wa? raining for they mtiat be up and dein? before somebody ''1th bad tried on all the hau. They came, they haw and they bought; some OU credit and sjme on lime: the husbands will dlacover bow much on the 1st. But tbey were satisfied. aJl of tbeui Tbe feast w ah glorious: straw, ribbon, vel vet, and leathers front eve ry conceiva ble bird from the aigrette to the tur key gobbler, And the prices! "Aren't ibey cheap tills year?" "i certainly , nave pity on Mra. So-and-so; Bhe bought bei hat somewhere else and thest Laureiis hat? are much pretler." Th ladiea were there, all of tbetn. And the hat? were there te>o. Jt seem* as if the Laurens merchants had decided to go further in th-dr pur chases thlH year than ever. Davix Roper & Co. and Switzer both firms having handled hat? in the past, were entirely pleased with their show of ha?? and with the aale?. The bat de partment at Minier'? was new, but .Mr. Minter, in speaking about the opening, said that bis sales on the first day far exceeded Ids expectations and Ibat the demand v/as good. All three of the- bat stores seem to be highly pleas eel with the work of their milliners this yar and so do the ladles. Pre parations were made to supply every demand Of the City and county and p ?? pie who are In a position to know, say that the hals arnl other class of goods ."!'?? superior to those in other I towns this size and larger. Ladies who bave seen the hats in other places , say that the Lauren* stores have much prettiei displays. ?M l( h IUYMKNT POLICY. What the Pamll) of I'oung Shumate Kcc< Ix d on his Death Recently. Mr. Kdgar Shumate of iMs city, who 1 was accldcntly killed in the oil mil) at 1'e l/.er two Weeks ago, had a policy for $1,000 in the Greensboro Life in surance Company of Greensboro, N. ?". Tills company pays double the face value ?jf Its policies In CRSO of death by accident, in which feature it stands alone, Proofs of .Mr. Shumate's death wore forwarded to the home office of the company al Greensboro, N. <'.. last Th?r day. and this morning Mr. I). w. Cochrane of Greenville, the g'*n oral age'tit of the Company? gave Mrs. II. H. Him mate, the beneficiary of I he policy, a chee k for f2,000. The doubl a payment in case of death by accident does not coat the policyholder in the Qfeensboro Life Hiiythlng oxtra, and this feature will doubtless secure, for the company a great deal of new business when its merits become fully known.?Ander son Dally Mail. Is Year Skin em Href Does It seem to you that you can't stand another minute of that awful, bu rn In r'ireh? 'rhut it must be cooled? That It must bave re'.ief? Get 9 mixture of Oil of Winter* rre?,.n. Thymol, and other aoothlnp !n gr* lle.nts as compounded er.'.y In D. 0. I>, Preemption. * The wr> first drops stop that aw. , fnl burning Instantly! ; The ftcxt drop* soothe and heal! I). I>. IX gives you comfort? elMtt&fc* the skin of all Impurities and washes eway pimptea and blotches nv*r night* Take our word on It as yottr local in i'rlsL Get a ILOO or a 2R rent bottl?! today. Lati 'o-.H Drug Co., Laurons, 8. C. I special Nonces. | For Bale? Pure /King Cotton seed $1.00 j>er ba. F. ?Tb. Clinton, 8. C. G. Wat?b Hunter. Clinton. 8. C. SS-Si Fcr &a?e?Pure Improved King Cot ton Seed, guaranteed. Bought direct from T. J. King Ial*19. Ginned clean Limited amount, $LO0 per bu. Joo. R Flsley. Madden. 8. C. 5f?-2t Fer Sale?Will jsell for $50 a cou l?ou ?ortu *9iojQfr a. KrauB? Piano. Apply to Miav Hinnte Wallace. Lau ren*. S. C, R F. I). 6. 35-lt pd For Sal*?Only a limited supply of King's early Impnjynd rrdtoii seed at ceuu per bushel. Fltbt come, firtt senea. W. B Knight. 3J5-3t Lo*t ?Between Mrs. H w. Ander toon's and First liaptist church, tlold Badge with t??/ Hgtt band?- joined toother -jugraved on it. Finder will relam ?ante to K 0. Anderson. pd Fine Lot of steers bought from J. H. Jones. Jr. ol Fountain Inn. for sale by Armstrong &. Sos-imfl Blakely Bro? Thirty four fu all, weighing al>oui 800 pounds each and co*t ? 1-8 ceiiia pei pound. 11 i^d Wanted?You to know that ?e keep a big Tennessee J^ck at "RiveraWe Farm" all the tim?X Fee $12.50 guar anteed Telephone i*2 tbr^e rlnf* Don oh and Harri*.. WoodrulT. 8. C. 35-4t pd Egg*?Barred Plymouth Rock egge, tbe production ol StateX<?} prize Win nen BeYenty-five cents Tor 15. Mrs. w. l. Taylor, Laurent;, S. C. For Sale?Genuine Black Minorca eggt $1.60 the eM?ng of IS eggt. J. R Little. Lauren*. 8. C. 35-11 The Birdilile Dairy ?ud Stock Farm hau on hand some l'u^_*Larl boro Seed corn for Kale. $2.00 per bushel. Phone No. 10, R- F. I). No. Z. W. D. Byrd & Hon. 34-3t pd ALSO my noted stallion, Willian Denmark a standard* bT*d saddle and harness horte will make the season at the name place. Feu $1". E. W. Martin. Laurens, S. C 84-8t Warning?No agents allowed to sell anything to my hagji*, without my per mission. Also no loafing or trespass ing allowed on premises. T. M. Shaw. Monej t?? Loa axes Heal i -t.it*. j. A. Bailey, Treasurer, Clinton, S. C. 'iZ'Zt. The B?rd>ill?- Dslr) and Meek Farm btill have their Jack. The season is now open. This last year's work is ?1 .wing up One. >*>ee hiic before breeding elsewhere. Will take care of mares aver night for those trom a ?J:.-?:<Pee $1.'.50 llvngcolt. Phone No. 10. Lauren* 1. F. D. No. 'i. W. I). Byrd and Son 3-'-5t Cotton Seed?I am agent for the cel eb: ated King Cottonseed, direct from the King Farm. AlsoT"year's growth of same variety at $1.00 per bu. Call on J. Wade Anderson, Laureus, S. C. 26-10t For ?sie?Silver laced Wyndotte eggs for sale. B?aL.?tralu. $1.00 per 1",, delivered at Lauren?. W. T. Senn. Laur<2na, It. F. D. No. 33-2t BATTERY MERCHANTS TO CHARGE LAUREINS Broadside From All the Main ferrets to Itearh Lauren* April 7th. Sec. McCuen, of the Chamber of Commerce, is in receipt of a letter from A. W. McKeand, of Charleston, ; to the effect that the trade excursion '? from that city will be here on April ' "th and win Hpend forty five minutes here. As this Will be a represetatlve, ! body of men. and men who are clone I observer* of cities through which they pass, doubtless the people of I.aurens will make preparations for them ac cordingly. L?niens should look her best thai day and doubtless she will. Sec. McCuen h.-is Buggested that all the merchants put their prettiest things ! in IhO Windows, clean up their stores and do everything thai will give'the , city a it:*?-?. modern appearance. Lau reiis' Rppearance on thai day will be her advertisement. And then also the ladies will be expected to nave the front yards in spick and span shape so that the Charlestonlann who go ov er the city will be able to say of Lau ren* "that It has the prettiest homes' , and the best kept yards of any city that we have been through." Those who own automobiles Will be expect ed to have them out that day so that tin* vlHltors will have a Change to see the city in the short time that they are here. The CharlesloniaiiH will arrive here at 10:4a A. M. next Friday, the 7th, and will remain forty five minutes. About sixty people will be in the party HOME Building andLoan Association Opens New Series Stock on April ?st. ftleney to Loan at Once C. H. ROPER, Sec'y sad Treasurer. THE RETAIL ADVERTISER BY A. V. PEASE ?????. It seetus trite to say that advertising pays the country merchant. Yet there are few who know it to be true. There are some who guess that it pays, wmie who hop*' that it does, but are not certain; others who spend their money because the printer asks them to and runs an account with them. < >thers who think it would pay if they only knew how to write ads.; Hut no matter what the attitude, very few arc prepared to L^irm; <>r deny that it pays. I think it safe to say that few" if any small retail establishments but ?.vhat v, ill be "'?cnehtt<*d by judicious advertising. Occupying space in proportion to the volume of business, with sensible expression the coal dealer, lunjl?erman. baker, eon feet ioner, tailor and blacksmith may well' spend money for printers' ink for more income. Advertising is merely long range Belling. With the customer in your store, you can arouse the desire to possess. If you can supply! thai desire, you have done business. Jn person, you can talk to but one customer at a time. The newspa]>er will talk to hundreds at the same; time. It multiplies your personality, magnifies your voice and length*'] ?-us your arm. It pulln them in. If by the use of newspaper space you j create the desire to possess in a number of minds at once you have done more business. The selling in person depends on your saying the rieht thing and; having something to l>c desired. The result from the use of space <!??-; pends on just the same thing. ACGT8TA FESTIVAL. Ii*??-* IlMte Been Set for Or>e of the Vc-1 Complete Musical Events of I lie South. April L'4th and 2'Ah. are the dates J tor the Augusta Musical Festival, tu I be held at the Grand Opera House in ! Augusta, under the auspices of the j Augusta Choral society, when New ' York's great symphony Orchestra of .".0 men. conducted by Walter iJani roscb. with at least seven noted Ar tist? will give a series of three con certs. The Soloists already engaged are Miss Florence Hinkle. soprano. Miss Christine Miller, contralto. Mr. Albeit j Quesnel. tenor and Mr. Arthur Middle-I ton, basso. Mr. Paul Kefer cellist. Mr. George Barrare. fiutist and Senor Al exander Sasvaslky. violinist. One of" the most attractive features of the Festival will be the children's Chorus of 100 voices and the adult chorus of 200 voices. That the best class of attractions are offered, and that in artistic excellence the spring Musical Festival of 1911, will surpass that of last April, the Choral Society feel confident in making this an nouncement. Tliis will be one of the brilliant events of the year in Augus ta, and it is expected that guests from all parts of Georgia apd Carolina will go there for the occasion. -?? I * f * MT. OLIVE. t ********f^**-Ht?* ****** ***** A good rain fell here Sunday which was needed very much on early vegi tables. Mrs. Dollle Cooper sjcnt last week with her brother. Mr. I parley Saxon i of the Friendship section. ! Miss Kthel Cul bort son, who has been visiting relatives and friends In LaU rens. returned home last week. Mr. M. W. Hill purchased a nice horse last week. Mr. YV. E. Washington went to the city Saturday. Mr. A. J. Elmore went to Enoree last we 4: on business. Mr. Clarence Simmons, son of Mr. loseph Simmons, died at his home last Saturday and was buried at Pop lar Springs church Sunday afternoon. EREE BOOK ON PILES. Tells How to Cure Them with Internul Medicine. Do you kno-v the ^aisse of pl'es? Is h internal or external? Will salves, suppositories or cutting, remove t! e caiise How can one be cured permanently I'o you know how Dr. J. S. Lecn bardt found the cause and cure" All these questions answered fully in a booklet mailed free by Dr. I^eon hardt Co., Station B? Buffalo. N. Y., or at Laurns Drug Co. anduruggists everywhere who will seil me success ful remedy. Hem-Roid, under guaran tee, at $1 per large bottle. BOOKS! The best selling book, just out. Eve's Second Husband $1.25 Why delay in getting your Coupons for Nature's Remedy Tablets Cashed? When stock is all taken up they are NO GOOD. Have you Gold Fish? Get a bunch of Sea Grain. Palmetto Drug Co. W. H. WASHINGTON, Manager. GENERAL REPAIR WORK I have opened a General Repair Shop and am pre pared to do the very beat Wood-work, Iron-work, Tire Shrinking, Horse Shoeing, and in fact everything in the repairing line. New and ? complete Outfit. Experienced labor. Satisfaction guaranteed. Blacksmith Shop in charge of Ben Fowler. D. E. BARNETT Next to Laurens Bonded Warehouse, Lanrens, S. C, 1 j i _ Watch Store AI Kind sAll Qualities All Prices and each Watch the best at its price, whatever the price. iiVery Watch guaran teed according to its worth, in knowledge of that worth. $1 to $125 Flemming Bros. "The Caloric Fireless Cook Stove for every walk in life ? The business man of large or small affairs, the professional man, the working man, the of affairs, the teacher, the rich man. and the man less well-to-do, all will want a "Caloric" when they know its ad vantages to them. No matter what their occupation or station in life. % The "Caloric" way is best. The rich man cares not partic ularly for the saving, hut he wants his food cooked perfectly. The "Caloric" will do it. The less well-to-do man wants his food cooked right at a minimum cost. The "Caloric" will do it. The professional man, often scien tifically particular, wants his food hygenically cooked ?all the sur roundings sanitary. The "Caloric" will do it. The working woman with Hrr.iicu time for home affairs wants home cooking. The "Caloric" will do it. Step in our store and lot us show you what a great convenience as well as a time, fuel and labor saver the "Caloric" really is. JVL S. Bailey & Sons. Clinton, S. C. .???JV.'llft WILLIAMS' KIDNEY PILLS Have you overworked your nervous sys tem and caused trouble with your kid ney* and bladder? Have you palna I? loins, side, back and bladder? Have yon a flabby appearance of the face, and tin der the eyes? A frequent' d?slr* to pas* urtne? If *o. Williams' Kidney Pitta wtlt cur? you?Druttiat, Pries 00c. WsUlABtt MFC CO., iW. CWrekwI.Ofcfc LAURKN8 DHU? CO. Laar?**, ft. C Jno. W. Ferguson C. C. Featheratone W. B. Knight FERGUSON, FEATHEISTONE & KNIfttfT Attorneys at Law l.surens, S. C. Prompt and careful attention given to all business. Office Over Palmetto Bank.