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MADOfiN NBWS | Madden, Kub. fl.?Wlutur Im uut yet, ..v. i r?r didn't tim huh riun beautiful* |y clear February 2nd? And didn't the ground hog ??<? hin ahadow end inn.i. nil.! > KO hack hi hh. hulu In the ground. Hu all ye wive one* get up loine more wood <if tho woodpiio In runnlnl low) und propuio for tho forty day* of bad weather. Dou't Ko Around aftor u v.i.it. whou tho wer? our) In circling around jtoro und Huy "If I hi.il only known It wiih going to ho ; m li weather iih thin I'd got up uoni. IllOI'fl wood!" 'Ihr olden! Inhuh lioill wiih hoard to nay onca Hint In Nmih Carolina (and lan't thut tho homo of tin ground hog um woll iih ihn birth place of Andrew .IllCkHOIl?) "Hint ho hmi never known the ground bog to he ii fithc prophol In nil hin life und lie W?n Knill,' '?tl 80 yeiili- " So gOl up your wood. The youiiK people of Iho neighbor hood woro kIvoii ii ?oclnl Thursday nil hl 0) Mr nud Ml'H. Thad Moore. Among thono who onjoyod the occa nil.n wore MIhhoh .IchhIo Mao M aba (toy ? Teiin! ? Mudihui, JitimIIii Maiilli, flou Hie MOOTO, Heimle nud l.lllhin promt, .Intile llrowii and Moiihi'h Moore, Rop? er, I,ii ii gl ion, II row ii und I'l'ollUt, Ml' .lohn It I'Muley hud i|lllt? n BO Vore attllClt ill lehnen hili|.i\ lllgllli Hut she hi utile tu bo lip HolUb now, II OUgh I.he IH tjUltO Wenk. Mr ilobn i- I'Muloj I ii Iho recover III" I i ..iii [| t e\ ere eolil. HOVOI fll Ol Iii?' children in Iho liolgll borllooil have huil i i> k npoils, bul nil lll'e heller HOW, N'OWH :t:. i.e. heil Inie MUtldO} Of the very acrlouH illness of Mi'H (Oh tolle i lav cnpoi i \\ ho one r ? Id. 0 heie lull now ol \ 11 it Ii t ii Mr ii ml Mrs. Torn Shaw lofi Immodlutol) tor bor he i- nie 11 r uiiiitj r ninth >??; and | frloudH here hopo to hoar noon thut Hho III I..?Her. Mi Bra Wutklna und Madden aro now domiciled lit the Mm Fin ley farm, They nie welcome to this community. Miss I.hl'e IhllllOI'tHOU Is oil a Visit to her frlondi Miss BiihIo Lnugflton, Oik- nlghl lust week u train struck ii Vehicle between Cold I'olUl llllll Wll torloo, The train crew on going hack to InvoBtlgale found n buggy (wiih the OCCUpaUt Bitting perfectly ?tili) and fhe bind WhOOlu smashed. "Hoys" RAld the conductor, "ho Is dead. I gUOftfl the shock killed llllll." How over, upon do;.er Investigation tho BQU of I lulu w as found (p he quietly . mmmmwmmwmmammummmwwwm Sleepia?, the two gaUtoa J?c of wu found lntft.it ao4 tlia orlpi>l?4 tuule, (orlpplod tbeus*. before lb* ?e cldHut) wait taking things ?*?y, gift* uf ft ctiunca to roat. Quarry for rural polled. Had Huiu? out followed tu? trail of th? orlpplad caul* would It hiwo lad to ft Tiger's lair? Card of Thanks. Please allow mo apace In your valu able columns to ezprost* my thanks to Oak Orovo Camp No. 274 W. O. W., ftl ho to Mr. T. D. Davis ngfiit, for his kind assistance In tbo erection* of the beautiful monument to my dear hus band, C. i.. Templaton. Mrs. C, I.. Templeton. TO SAFEGUARD FUNDS OF POOR SCHOOL Dr. .1. Miller Introduces Hill of Inter <s| to People of Section of this Count). Columbia. 8. C Fob. ?'-. Dr. J. II. Mlllor hna introduced n bill in the ItOUaO, which Will he of milOll local Interest in pai'tR of l.uUroilH county. It Is as follow:.: To llutlur Safeguard the Funds of Hie Trustees of the Wai'daworthvlllo Poor School. lie i| enacted by the tlonONll As; em Iii) oi tho 8tnto of South Carolina: HOCtlOll I. Thai each of the trustees of tho Wai'daworthvlllo Poor School shall within ninety days from the up |lt'OVnl of this Act enter into bund with tiulllclenl surety to he approved by the (llork oi com*! of I,aureus county ami the solicitor of He Hi.hth Judicial Circuit, conditioned for the faithful pOrfOI'llllUICO of their t'COpCCtlvo duties US follow) : Tin' treasurer of said trus tees in IUo sum of (Ivo tItousiind dob Iura and ettcli of lite other tiv i o III the Mini oi one thousand dollars: said bonds to be payable to tin- clerk of cout'l of 1.11 It roils county for (he boilOllt of the fund of the trustees of the Ward worlhville Poor s'iiool. Any p0\ en who shall hoi'Otlft01' be elected a mouther of the said board of trustee , shall, 1)0lot'O entering Upon the per formance of his duties, give bond us herein required. .Sec. 2. That the trustees of the said Wai'daworthvlllo Poor School are llOI'Ob) authorized and empowered to Invest the trust funds in their hands in tlrst mortgages of real estate In Lau rens county at such rate of Interest a:, may bo agreed upon: Provided, That the sum so Invested shall in mi case oxceod two-thirds of tho value of the property mortgaged. J. K. M Smart Blouses rr?*g<>K Mio Ural foulard of rather a (1^ Li.- pnltorn Is used; It i? cut ^ Magyar, and fast, ns at loft ?Mo of I rout. The collar ami C tiff a IU'0 faced With pi..in BlIU, the front Hid culls being trlinmod with buttons :in?l cord loops. Tho sonars open front is tilled In with u vest of llncly tucked nlnon. Materials required: Ono and ono rpiurtcr yard forty-two Inches wldo, llvoclghthfl twenty-two Inches wide, throe-olghtha yard tucked nlnon, 'Iho second it* an ovor-bodleo with Blip of hu e; tho material used 1b voilo of tho sumo color as tho skirt, it la Btrnpped with silk at the odge, and trimmed with buttons. The under slip Is, b universal preference, com posed of cream lace, with cuffs of tucked volte. Materials required: Ono ynrd voilo forty-two Inches wide one nnd throo- 1 [ quarter yard lace eighteen inches Wide. Next Is of striped silk In shades of guy with white ground; it is cut Magyar, and opens in front to show a small vest of lace; tho edge is 1st rapped with silk in narrower strlpo 'in same colors, tho undor-slcovcs aro of lace. Materials required! Two yards twenty-two Inches wide, one-half yard narrow stripe twenty two Inches wide, live-eighths yard lftCO eighteen inches wide. I Tito last is In silk spotted voile, trimmed with silk embroidered net, in which various colors aro Intro duced. Small tucks arc made each side front and back, also in tho bend of sleeve. Materials required: One and or.o half yard forty-two Inches wldo, ono half yard elghteen-lnch net. ??me Beltiear Car. Mr. W. P. Hudc?H? received yester day a beautiful l?ord delivery oar, which ho Intends selling to one of tho Laureas merchants. II* had a couple of them (merchants) sailing around town iu the afteruoou and Judging by tho smile they had un wheu the cur ?topped, a sale must be lu order. Tho machine is a very haudsome uue and doubtless lu a money saver. Its about time Laurens was having bouio of these up-to-date delivery cars any how. ? Huh well Crulg Dead. News'was received In this city yes terday of tho death of Mr. Roswoll Cralg, In Kock Hill. Mr. Craig was about nineteen years old, a native of this county, and a member of the well known family of that name. He will bo buried in Kock Hill today. [tfountvillc Hank Chartered. Among the recent charters granted to banking institutions in this state is that of one to The Hank of Mountvlllo. The bank was chartered several days ago. The ofllccrs are .1. n. Krysrn. president; a. p. Fuller, vice president; M. I!. Crisp vice president ami c. M. Fuller, cashier. This is a strotig sot of olllcors and doubtless the hank will be a prosperous institution. EDUCATED PORK WAS GOOD And tho Circus Property Man Searched for Reuben, the Pet Pig, In Vain. Reuben, a mueh advertised educated pig belonging to the John RebLasea clr ous, which ?ras shewing la this city reeeatly. Is no mote, says a Cincinnati dispatch to the New York Tribune. His fate was kopt secret for a week, for more or less obvloua reasons. Hal New port, the clown of the circus, who ap peared nightly in the sawdust arona with the pig, said: "Thut pig could do anything but talk, and could nearly Co that, at. he spoiled bis name with Utter blocks. All ? was confusion the night w? broko j camp at Terrace Park, We had pork ! chops for supper, and they were par ! tlcularly delicious. We were all eat I ing our heads off, when the property j man rushed In and cried that Reuben ; had vanished, j "'He got mixed up with those pigs ! that were sent from the stock yards,* I bo gasped. " Was ono of those pigs a white '.one, with black polka dots?' I asked I tho cook.' j " 'It was,' he replied. "'Then we have eaten Reuben,' I cried. "The property man Is no longer at tached to the circus." I :Sf The Third Series of Stock of x 8 Mei-diants Building and Loan ^ s Association ? Commenced February ist. ^ }^ $1.00 now, starts the payment on a share. ^ V Better start now even if you do not wish to ,\. borrow until later. ?k I MERCHANTS BUILDING AkND LOAN ASSO.| 7y M. J. OWINGS, J. J. ADAMS, W. It. Rirhoy, President. Secretary and Treasurer. Attorney. l5 ?E Directors?W. IU Rlchey, M. J. Ovflngrs, S. (;. McDanlel, Thos. I. ?k X Swygert, J. Adger Smyth, Jr., Clifton Jones, C. E. Kennedy, J. 7\ F. Tolhort, J. J. Adams. pi? Make Hay While The Sun Shines M O N E Y SAVED Wc Have Lota of Oddities and Endlties We Are Almost Giving Away IT HAS HAPPENED! ??? THE GREAT ==^^ 15 Days Clearance Sale HAS HIT THE NAIL UPON THE HEAD Monster Crowds have been with us continually since the opening of our doors. Which is proof of the popularity of our Underselling Store. Cotton is 10 Points Lower. Our Prices 20 to 40 per cent under all Competitors. WHAT WE ADVERTISE YOU GET! Lot No. L Consisting Of 45 Mon a and Youth's 3-pl0Ce Suits, values up to $9 00. al most any color or sUo special #3U>S l ot No. a. Thar* is In thu asorUnsnt about 20 Men's Suits that wo have always sold for $l-.J0. now on sale at f5.9S Good quality Ginghams, yd.4? Beat Soda 10 lbs for.Sic Dost Calico yd.4? Best Outing 10 yds for .7?c ?est 10c Drill per yd s.7 l-2e Notice These four lots if clothing must be sold, which is our only reason for making such a sacrifice, as we are going out of the clothing business. Lot No. S. About 150 Suits in this lot, nicely tailored and real bargains at double our prlee of.$7.48 Lot No. 4. The best of all: 65 Suits, strictly tailor made, all wool, serges, worsted, and Casslmere's. special.$SJ8 Red Hot Racket "ON THE SQUARE" 0. B. Simmons* Old Stand. Laurens, South Carolina WM. ORNDUFF, Proprietor Make Hay While The Sun Shines M O N E Y SAVED 1 SPECIAL ALE Every Day Until The CLOSE OF SALE