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GouRtg Correspondence.
CLINTON.
81 -

Mr.. J. w. Copcland's brick machine
has arrived and is set up. Mr.. ]. n.
Bishop has been secured ms boss. and in
Il few days brick that arc brick will be
supplied to the public, at II very reason
able price.
Il. n. S. Young's two-story building,
already very commodiOus and complete
in all its parts, is being very much inn
proved in appearance by Il coat Of ny
draulic cement. and pcnciling. The ar
fist is Mr.. Pollard.
1t is rather remarkable that tho ladies
should manifest so much pluck and on
crgy in all matters which add to the
material rs we'll as the aesthetic inter
est of every community. There are nov
three firms of ladies doing business
here and thus adding to the acsthcticism
of Clinton, as well as to her commercial
importance. These firms are all en-
gagged in the millinery and ladies fur
nishing goods, and each one has beau
tiful and complete stock Of goods. If
any Of the lady readers of THE ADvER-
TIsER need nice gloves, hosiery, collars,
cuffs, handkerchicfs or ANYTHING in that
line, let them call on either Mrs. l.. c.
Albright, Misses Lizzie and Jessie Cope
land or Miss Sallie Johnson, and they
will be sure to get n beautiful bargain.
a meeting, in the interest OF the c., q.
~ y. Railroad, was held in owens Hall
on Friday night. Prof. J.. B. Parrot
was called to the chair, and w. T.. Ow-
ems acted as secretary. In point of num-
bcrs and enthusiasm, there has been
nothing like it since the Hampton days
of 1876. a set Of resolutions were adopt
cd, plcdging tho fullest support, both
moral and material, to the enterprise.
Besides the ~corporators, Hon. w. a.
Shand and NJ. S. Bailey, the following
named gentlemen were appointed to
represent the interests of Clinton at the
meeting of corporatOrs and friends of
the road, to be held in Clinton on the 18th
inst, viz: II. Il. Blakclcy, j. w. Cope
land, y. G.. Siimcrel, d.. ID. Little and w.
IL. Bell. Clinton feels justly proud of
her delegation, and has no doubt but
that her most sacred interests will be
Jealous care by her whole delegation.
1t is nm assured fact that both Jacks and
Cross Hill Townships are equally en-
thusiastic, 80 that if Abbcvillc, Green
wood Union and Chester will but meet
as In the same spirit of earncstncss, tho
assured success oftho G.. G.. IL \. il a
fact of the near future.
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iNTS ENI tll'Nl
Power, Laurcns Co., April Sth, 1886
williamsville Farmers Club.

At n meeting Of the Williamsville
Farmers Club, held April 3D., the follow
Ing resolutions were read and adoptcd:
Whereas, in tho Providence of an all
wise God, the angel of death has invaded
the ranks of our club and taken there
from our esteemed and respected presi-
dent, Iephania L.. Madden, therefore be
1t
Rcs0ired, LIST. That in his death our
club lost an earnest, thoughtful and dis
Greet worker, and the community man
who did fully hisduty as a citizen and a
neighbor, ever watchful to promote its
best interest.
Rcsotced, Cd, That in thus expressing
our appreciation of his manly qualities,
we also extend our heartfelt Svmpathies
TO his borrowed widow and family.
RosOtued, 3D.. That this preamble and
resolution be entered in our minute
book and copy of the same be given to
his family.
That John NJ. Hudgons be chosen to
fill the vacancy.
movement for tho State convention. OF
farmers.
,4th. That John NJ. Hudgcns was
alternate, to the convention, which
meets in Columbia On the 10Th prox.
9th. The subject, "Prcparing for and
planting crops" was discussed by n full
house, with deep interest.
On motion, the proceedings of thi.
meeting were requested to be published
in the County papers.
j.. G.. WILLIAMS, Scc'y.
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On Sunday we had an excellent ser.
mon from Rev. II. III. Blalock, now pas
tor of Harmony Baptist Church. We
arc pleased in having secured tho ser,
vices of so good a preacher.
The Sunday-school of above named
church was reorganizcd on yesterday,
and Mr.. John ID. Power was made super
intcndcnt. The following teachers were
appointed: Mr.. Tom Farrow, Misses
Alice Hellams, olivia Knight and Mary
Williams.
Our Pa esbyterian minister, Mr.. Stuart,
preached his farewell sermon OH last
4th Sunday. His pulpit will be filled
CD. w by Rcv. ID. A. Todd, of Laurens.
We will be glad to welcome him in our
midst.
Miss Mary Owings, of this place, has
been quito sick during the past few
months, but we are glad to learn thai
she is now much better and rapidly re-
covering.
The measles have not yet reached this
section of the country, but we are cX-
pccting every day to hear of a case.
Mr.. l.. d.. Power and wife spent last
Friday ut Iaurcns.
\ great deal of tho fruit here is still
uninjurcd, but we never feel hat it is
safe until April has passed.
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WATERLOO.
BILL.

Mr.. Jas. Smith is moving to the Mt.
Gallagher ncighborhood.
Mr.. G. p. O'Ncal and wife paid a~nying
visit to Mr.. u. II. Wilcutt, Sunday last.
Mrs. A. T.. Carter has gone to Bradlcys
on a visit 10 her brother, DR.. j. w. Lyon.
Drs. Henderson & Kennedy will open
out their stock of Drugs in II few days.
We had the pleasure of meeting Col.
B. ID. Cunningham while in town last
week.
Messrs. l.. Is. Whatlcy and j. r. Har-
ris nave returned from Charleston, whore
they havo been on business.
There will be n meeting of the Water
loo Farmers Club on Saturday the 24th,
for the purpose of clecting one delegate
in place Of Col. Wharton, who has de-
clincd.
Another Woman's Aid Society Meth
odist) was organized n few days ago,
with the following onicers: Mrs. ID. G..
Smith, President; Mrs. NJ. T.. Finley,
Secretary; Miss Rosa Harris, Treasurer.
Married, at the residence of the brides
mother, by Rev. r.. w. Seymour, on
April Sth, 1885, Mr.. Frank Cobb, of Lau-
rcns Co., to Miss Matte Calhoun, Of Abb
bevil!e.
We infer that we will soon be able to
make mention of another occurrence,
which pertains to tho h%ymcncal column.
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POWER II. O.
p. q,

Though once excluded from the out
side world, we arc go no longer, and If
tho L., & G. X. X. is completed atgtho
date specified by contractors, we will
oon be In direct communication will. our
most important towns. The track has
been laid for a distance of two or three
miles above hore, and WORK is progress
ing rapidly.
Several of tho railroad mon, now en-
gagged at this place i'm framing the trestle
for Laurel Greek, are boarding at Mrs.
u. n. Powers. fa #M
The farmers, owing to the great rain
falls during the past months arc behind
in their work.
The Power School, now under the con-
troll of Miss Mary Wp..iams, of v a., is in
a hourishing condition. Forty-threo
pupils have been enrolled.
Mrs. Emma Motos, of Laurens, and
Miss Eulalia Cunningham, OF Maddon's
station, are here on a visit to Mrs. Luke
Power. The latter, we hear, will spend
scverol months In the nelghbor hood.
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DORROH Il. 0.
JOE PRINCE.

Mr.. David Pcdcn left tho Green Pond
neighborhood, in this Township, some
twenty years ago and went to Georgia.
"A few days ago he returned to his old
home, where he is now engaged in the
Photograph business.
Some persons, not having tho fear of
Goa before their eyes feloniously en-
tered Mr.. Austin Checks meat house
one night last week, and carried away
about 400 lbs of bacon. He has no clcw
to the thieves. / have also heard that
some ono, in the same manner, aforesaid,
took fronrSam Moore a quantity of flour.
Intact, such deprcdations are getting
quite common about here, and Mrs.
PRINCE has taken the hint and hid away
the balance of our pct pig where I think
it will be safe. Thus every farmer ought
to have a good and thoughtful vito, that
is, if he has got any bacon and flour.
Mr.. Quincy Garrett, living n few miles
above here, has invented n machine for
distributing barn-yard manure 1t is
said by those who have seen it to be II
good thing. Mr.. Garrett has also in
vented a machine for dropping corn and
peas, alternately, in the same row and
at the same time. 1t is said to be quite
ingenious.
We still have a fine prospect for a fruit
crop in this Section.
And now again for gentle Spring,
The darling season of the year,
When birds and things begin to sing
And girls TO don their summer gear.
Tho p0llywogS arc coming out,
The sylvan dogwoods are i'm bloom,
Bullfrogs begin to hop about
And gnats are on Il boom.
Tho lazy haze begins to form
Between the rising sun and o
And me too--but 1t aint so warm
AS Observation-Disclosures
| believe | gothic thing it'll" tangled
but hope will he excused.
Most Of my readers have doubtless
read or heard of the Dutchman who at
tempted Il parody on Mary's little Lamb.
so he began without sufficient mental
preparations:
"Nary had Won lcctlc sheep,
It's fleece vas white ash WOOL,
And every where dot Mary did go
Dot tam lcctlc shccp-would-comc-along
Observation-Disclosures
Well, you see, have done about as
we'll IA the Dutchman.
Mrs. Jane Canady, wife OF Thomas
Canady, died Of Paralysis, on the even
of the 9th inst. aged 40 years. She was Il
daughter of Tho late Joel Maddox, and
was Il good oma
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Presbytery.

Tho Prosbytcry of Enorce held n very
interesting session at this place lasl
week. Each meeting was well ATTENDED
ana II deep interest was manifested
throughout.
On Wednesday night an organization
wcs perfected by the election of Row. n
IL. Craig Moderator, Rev. w. u. Jacobs
stated Clerk, and Elder N. j.. Holmes
Assistant Clerk.
Thc ministers present we're Rcvs. a,
n. James, II. IL. Law, w. L. Jacobs, j..
I. Fair, II. B. Craig, ID. \. Todd, j. w
query, Z. A. Fair, NJ. c. Britt, II. III,
Reid, C.S. Stewart.
Tho churches represented were: An
tioch, Elder Andcrson; bethany, Elder
Byrd; Cane Creek, Elder Farr; Clinton,
Elder Owings; Centre Point, Elder
Moore; Duncan's Creek, Elder Cope
land; Fair Forest, Elder Miller; Fair
vicw, Elder Hopkins; Friendship, Elder
Downoy; Glenn Springs, Elder Smith;
l.aurcns, c. H., Elder Anderson; Lib
erty Springs, Elder Simpson,; Lickvillc,
Elder Ramsay; Lisbon, Elder Holmes;
Nazareth, Elder Miller; Old Fields, FL
der Hunter; Piedmont, Elder STEM
house; Rocky Springs, Elder Copeland;
Salem, Elder Weisonant; Washington
Street, Elder DOrroh; Woodruf's, Elder
simpsons; Wexford, Elder Howe; Dor
roh's, Elder Dorroh; New Harmony,
Elder Tcmplcton.
Very little except routine business
was brought before this body. The sta
tistics show n steady increase in the
nInhnrG1ti Tf tl,n t, -
throughout tho bounds of this Presbv-
terry, and the narratives show harmony
and concord and a hoalthy state of re-
liyion.
The next regular meeting of Prcsby-
terry will be hcld at Fairview Church, i'm
G~rccnvillc County, on the 23d day of
Sept. 1856, at which time this church
will celebrate it's Tooth anniversary. A
call meeting will be held at Grecnvillc.
May Sth, for the purpose of installing
Rev. Il. c.. Rose, the newly elected pas
tor Of the Grccnvillc church.
Rev. +. II. Reid and Mr.. y. j. Holmes
were elected delegates to the Cen
cral Assembly, which meets i'm Augusta
in May.
Tho examination of Samuel p. Fulton,
a theological student, took place on
Friday and was passed in a highly
crcditablc manner Tho answcrs to tho
various questions ~propoundcd in thcolo-
gy, biblical and church history, tho
sacramCnts, &c, cvinccd a thorough ac-
quaintancc with each of these branches.
At night he preached his trial sermon
and was licensed to preach. 1t is in
decd seldom that we find a young man
who has made q moro favorable impress
sion in entering tho ministry. His dis
course was plain, though pointed, and
his mannc impressive and ever clio
qucnt. Mr.. Fulton gives promise of be-
coming a bright star in the ministerial
galaxy, and a power in the cause of re-
liSion.
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BE it Ordained by the Intendant
and WARDENs of the town of Ian.
rcnS in Council assembled:
Section Dist. Belt ordained that
all persons residing within the in
corporate limits of the town of Lau-
rcns are hereby required to tho
roughly cleanse their premises on
or before the first day of April next.
If upon inspection it is found that
anyone has neglected to have their
promises so cleanscd, the Council
Will proceed to have the same done
at the expense of the person in
charge of said premises.
Section 22d. Be it ordained
that on and after this date, March
25th 1886, it shall be unlawful for
any dog to run at large upon the
streets after 8 o'clock at night.
And any dog caught in violation of
this ordinanc shall be shot.
Section 23d. Re it ordained that
on and after this date, Mar. 3lst,
1886, it shall be unlawful for any
person to carry concealed weapons,
within the incorporate limites of
Town of Laurens, and any person
found violating this ordinance
shall be fined at the discretion of
Council
Is. +. MARTIN, Intendant.
G. d. Anderson, Clerk.
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Personal.

Mr.. THos. MURRAH visited Anderson
last week.
Miss ALMA GRIFFIN, of Clinton, Is
visiting the family of Capt. G. NJ. MIR
LER.
Misses CARRIE BoozER and NORA
FRIPP, of Clinton, are visiting the fami-
1ys OF Mr.. GEO. BooZER.
r. w. SIMKINs, Esq, visited New
berry on professional business lastwoek.
We had a pleasant call last week from
Mr.. III w. JOHNSON, q brother of our
townsman, j. n. JOHNSON, Esq. He@is
ON n visit from Novia Scotia, TO relatives
end friends In this, Lis native County.
Afr. l.. @. PorTgB, the popular and
efficient O., l.. q 8. depot agent at Spar
tnnbnrg, who IS we'll knownto many of
readers, WAS married on the 18th
inst, to Miss Ip.s THOMAS, OF Union
Eoarlx.
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A Letter From Powers P. o.

Reports arc general that our farmers
have again increased the acreage an
propriatcd to cotton at the expense of
provisions. What tho amount of this
increase will be, can only be asccrtaiucd
later on.
The sale of commercial fertilizers here
for the past winter and spring, have ex-
cecdcd iii amount that of any previous
year. This statement is made from Of
fetal reports, and the fact is cvidout
that more land is being planted or the
fertility is being increased, the latter
condition is unfortunately not probable.
AS an offset to this increase i'm the cotton
acreage, small grain is from 3 to 0per
cent. less thar that of last year.
Thus it seems that our farmers have
staked their all upon cotton, regard
less OF results. This staple can be raised
III south Carolina ut a fair profit, pro-
Vldedt the farmer can obtain 0 cents per
pound at interior towns, provided tho
farmer is sclf-supporting as to corn, oats,
hay and bacon, and has sufficient cash
capital to pay current expenses, SO as to
avoi high rates of interest. But if he
has to buy his supplies at ruiuous prices
or get them on Il credit, or if he has no
capital of his own, and is, perhaps, in
debt for the place which is ~ostcnsibly
ms own, and is pressed by some creditor
demanding his interest, then there is no
money III raising cotton, or ut least UNI
der such conditions.
ct ihcsc arc just tho conditions that
clio tn energies of two-thirds of our
far nor y, and to these are attributable
the l. 'profitablcness of Southern farm
Ing, and MOI to cotton planting of itself.
1t is very difficult to see ut this time how
any money con be made from tho pro-
duction of cotton this year, especially at
the prices now paid for it.
BRECKENRIDGE.
pOWCr. LnurCnS Co. Anril 9Th 1896.
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"A Grand Railroad Enterprise.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCR,

VIA VI BER OF ZONE y, H. Rt'k,
CHARLOTTE, y. G.. Apil I, 1886.
The Roanoke and Southern Rail-
road Company, chartered by the
State OF Virginia at the last session
of its Legislature, now proposes to
organize under its charter at Roam
okc City on April Goth for the pur-
pose of constructing II standard
guagc road from that point to Il
Southern connection free and indie
pendent of the Richmond and Dan
vile system. This road is to be a
connecting link with the independ-
cnt lines of the South with the Bal
timorc and Ohio, the the Shenan-
doah Valley and the Norfolk and
and Western Road; in other words,
to be a great competing line to that
of the Richmond and Danvillc Syn
dictate for through frcights and pas
scngers North and South.
This Company proposes to con-
stuct Il road from Roanoke, Va, to
cross the Stat line between Virgin
ia and North Carolina at q point
near Madison, Rockingham county
North Carolina. From Madison the
line will be in the direction Of
Winston to Mocksville, in Davie
county, North Carolina. From
MockSville there are four routes
proposed, namely
1. From MockSvflle, via Statrs-
Vile, on to Spartanburg, there to
connect with the road leading from
Spartnnbug, via l.aurensand Green
wood to Augusta. Augusta being
the objective point.
2. From Mocksvillc, via Moores-
Vile, Lincolnton, Shelby, and Spar
tanburg, to Augusta.
From Mocksville, via Charlotte,
YorkvilIe, Union, and Laurens, on
the Laurens, Greenwood, and Au-
gusta Road, to Augusta.
4. From Mocksville, to Char
lotte, Lancaster, and Camden, South
Carolina, there to connect with the
South Carolina Road which gives
an outlet into Charleston, Augusta
Savannah, Columbia, and Atlanta,
vner independent lines.
The route i'm North and South
Carolina will soOn be determined.
The city of Charlotte has already
had representatives of her Cham
Der ol COIflI1leTCe at 1tOdI1OKe urging
the constructor of the road. They
have had assurances from the incor-
porators of this road that the Bal
tim0re and Ohio are behind the
movement, and were ready to aid
in its construction, and are glad to
enter into such contracts and give
such guarantees for freights and
passengers as will forever protect
us against this grasping monopoly
that now paralyzes our business.
We desire to urge upon you the
Importance of being represented at
Roanoke City on the Goth of April,
This is destined to be one grand
trunk lines between the North and
South. The time is limited. We
hope you will act without delay
and appoint your delegats to repre-
your CLAIMS at that meeting.
Yours truly,
j. III. WEDDINGTON,
j. III. MCADEN,
Committee Chamber of Commerce
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The Great Anti-MaiariaI.

Recommended by the doctors. Rec
commended by tho public. Used by al
most everybody. Pelham's Chill and
Ague Specific eradicates malaria in any
of its hideous forms, whether Chills and
Fever, Bil%iousnoss, Dumb Ague or Neu-
ralgic Headaches. Try IL and BIO re-
lievcd,
EGY- Breaks Chills when duinine and
Other medicines fail. w at
For sale by II, II, Posey Afro and j.
Il. Wilkes, Laurens; H.. ". Vance, Clin-
ton; and Gray, Sullivan II Gray; Suli-
van * Milan,
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Marl:ct Reports.
Corrected Eyery Monday.
LOCAL NOTES.

Our City Treasury is cnjoyinga boom.
Snow in Michigan last week n inches
deep.
Printers in Jacksonville, Fla, arc on
astrikc.
The scavenger has boon at work. on
our streets.
What is a ~dcmngoguc? Someone
plcaoo explain.
"linight of tho Grip-sack" is what they
now call a drummer.
date for the Senate?
Charleston expects to ship strawbcr-
res North, this week.
Sit on n tack, pointed h~cavcnward
and you'll regret it.
Easter comes OH the 18th OF this month.
Good Friday on the 23d.
Our greatest need at present is a tclc-
graph line to Greenwood.
The Abbcvillc Mcdjum thinks we have
too many necessary Offices.
Work on the Narrow Gauge Railroad,
~" >'N'H'''y , - l''S' 'Hih 'l'"'N
Woman is not such u philosopher, but
she is provcrbially n clothes observer.
"My Nose Gets Red in Spring time"
is the title of the latest song, just out.
The old document referred to last week,
was crowded out, but il appears in this
issue.
A little paint will make n wonderful
improvement in thu appearance of your
house.
a 35-ycar old horse that had served
four years in the war, died recently in
Spartanburg.
People along tho line. are greatly in
tcrcstcd in the Chester, Greenwood d
Abbcyillc Railroad.
Clerks are watching and waiting pa
ticntlv for the merchants to close their
stores at 6 O'Clock during tho summer
months.
We heard n man say, q few days ago,
that Laurens County has the best Clerk
of the Court in the State, and we agree
with him.
"Drunli with the cxhubcrancc of his
own vcrbositN," can be said, not only of
Gladstone, but of some politicians in
this community
According to Il recent report from the
Commissioners of Agriculture of Georgia,
it costs o cents per pound to raise cotton
in that state.
cone strike, two stikcs, three strikes
out" This is a rule which basc-ballists
cOnatan.ly have in mind, hot SO with
Jay Gould's employees.
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I~pSuIalGg kiGglsg.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT., OF
FICE OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL,
COLUMBIA, s. c., April lst 1886.
! certify, that Messrs. Patton g. Leak, of
Iaurcns, Agents Of The Continental
Fire Insurance Company, incorporated
by the State of New York, has complied
with tho acquisitions of the Act OF the
General Assembly entitled IAN Act to
regulate the Agencies of Insurance
Companies not incorporated in the
State of South Carolina" and / hereby
license the said Messrs. Patton & Leake,
Agents aforesaid, to take risks and
transact all business of Insurance in
this state, in the County of Laurens, for
and in behalf of said Company.
w. IL. STONEY,
Comptroller General.
Expires March 3lst. 1887.
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Insurance EiGgnsg.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER

CoLLUMBIA, s. c., APRrL LIST 1886.
Icertify, that Messrs. Beako a. Pat
ton, Of Laurens, Agents oil The Home
Fro Insurance Company, incorporated
blythe State of New York, have complied
with tho acquisitions OF the Act of the
General Assembly entitled can Act of
the to regulate the Agencies of Insu-
rance Companies not Incorporated In
the State Of South Carolina" and j here
by License tho said Messrs. Ieake &
Patton, Agents aforesaid, to take risks
and transact all business of Insurance In
this state. in h County of Laurens, for
and in behalf OF said Company.
gs gu w. IL. STONEY,
Comptroller General.
Expircs March 3Ist. 1857.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-10

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. AT the meeting of
Golden Rule Lodge, Knights Of Honor. a COM
munication was received from Supreme Dictator
Sloat, announcing the expulsion of Supreme
Treasurer Robert Breckenridge. The troubles
have been told and retold until the story has
grown stale. His urinary expulsion, however,
comes in the nature Of a surprise, as it was sup
posed that the matter would not be disposed of
until at the meeting Of the Supreme Lodge, in
Providence, next May. The Breckenridge crowd
announced that they would appeal to the Su-
preme Lodge. In the meantime, the case of the
lodge against Breckenridge is to be heard before
United States Judge Baxter. Judge Baxter
compelled Breckenridge to turn over the widows
and orphans fund, amounting to STA, 900 last
year. He still has in his possession $33, 900.
which he refuses to pay over. The specific
charge upon which his expulsion is based was
his refusal to surrender this money at the com
mand of the Supreme officers.