The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-09-26
ApvERTIslNG Il
A Suitable Reward Will he Due Any
Person Who Reads this Article and
Falls to lind IL Interesting.

StSN hhto hhSAS tshNA
Fails to lind it Interesting.
The winter season is coming and the
people must buy. Times are hard.
Money is scarce but people are selling
cotton and they are compelled to spend
something. The ADVERTISER therefore
thinks it is high time to say something
about the storekeepers and what they
have to cell.
Just here the ADVERTISER feels COM
PEELED to confess that there are some
good merchants I'm Laurens who do not
keep the public informed through it's
columns that they are doing business at
tho old stand and tho circumstance that
they are not mentioned does not
moan that they have retired. You will
likely find them, stranger, II you are in
clined to look them up. Some of them
will perhaps make a statement here
after and we shall then direct the eyes
of the people to their existence.
In Col. Ferguson's large building, one
Of the handsomest in the neighborhood,
Simmons Brothers still sell shoes, la
dies dress goods, novelties, etc. You
get your money from the Peoples Bank,
apt as not, which is nex door. You get
its worth from Simmons Brothers, and
you have the pleasure of trading with
Mr.. j. w. Payne, their accomplished
head salesman, or Will Robertson, one
of the most experienced men in tho bus
mess, or j. w. ID. Goddard or Willie An
derson or Tom Clardy. Miss Burnham
is in charge of their Millinery depart
n.ent.
Jake VIsanska "keepS'' next door.
His are the h~eadquarter tor wedding
presents and engagements rings. Mr..
Blumenberg Is with him to attend 10 ills
of timepieces. BY the way, the expected
repeal of the Sherman act is bringing
about adaily drop in prices of silver at
Visanska's.
With the single exception of h pat
tern worn in the Penitentiary at Column
bia all sorts of raiment for all sorts and
conditions of men and boys are for sale
by Davis, Roper q Co., who make a
speciality of manufacturing dudes. Af-
ter wearing a Davis, Roper IL Co.. suit
seven years, seven months, seven weeks
and seven days a young man got bright
one day and originated the familiar say
ing about the "eternal fitness of things"
Oohh " 1)Ollt IIOI LsNUD dHu Lu GuSI
Roper in addition to the proprietors are
your friends down at the Famous Cloth
ing Store.
When n goes to tho post Office he
naturally stops at Kennedy Bros, but
those people who know good things
when they see them buy their groceries
and eatables from Kennedy's no matter
where they get their mail. N. b. 1t is
we'll remembered that Kennedy's is the
central point for the distribution of chill
dren'st toys and playthings. Mr.. Kenuey
Shell clerks at Kennedy Brothers.
In close proximity to another money
center, the National Bank, is j. O. G.
Fleming ~ Co.'s popular resort. The
five or six thousand people who read the
ADVERTISER have learned long 6 to
watch the announcements which these
gentlemen regularly make and they
have been repeatedly convinced that for
substantial goods theirs is a safe place
for a poor man to get happy quick. Mr..
Brooks and Mr.. Downey are their intel
ligent statesmen besides Mr.. IL. b. Ken
nedy who is the company" OF the es-
adjustment.
Sick people trade at Posey's and we'll
people buy toilet articles and combs and
brushes. Mr.. Cole Poole is at Posey's
aud glad to sec you too. You might
walk in there some day and purchase a
dozen bottles OF liver regulator and peep
at their display of writing papers and
other stationery.
Gentle "sleep is tired natures sweet
restorer," but one can't sleep we'll unless
he has amattress to make the latter more
comfortable, both of which, however,
Mr.. Eugene III. Wilkes will sell you
from the furniture store (also a bicycle) |
as reasonably IS you can buy them in
Georgia or Maine. Mr.. Sam Wilkes in
the other store under the Bea-Della
deals in dishes, stoves, everything else
and such like. Both of these stores are
owned by S. NJ. ~ Il. III. Wilkes 81 co
Dorroh Ferguson is vice president of
tho furniture concern and Lane Monroe
is 1st. lieutenant of the china palace.
Mr.. W. A. Jameson is ono of the old
est and best informed men in dry goods
and miliineries in the city and he is as
sisted in managing the Cash Co. by S. c.
Todd. Thad Nelson has been his right
hand man for along time and j. w.
Shell, Jr., is an adept in the business
too. Miss Lowe, who is at the head of
the millinery IS very popular with the
ladies'. The Cash Co. building has been
greatly enlarged and improved by an
addition in the rear built within the last
week or two. Don't, oh don't be so un-
wise as MOTTO call On the Cash Co. when
in town. 1t would never, never do.
We should haye something to say
about the Dispensary If it was open. One
reason why we are so "down" on blind
tigers is that they don't advertise.
Attor q while others of our merchants
will have fall INT winter news to tell in
our advertising columns and we shall
have a word or two by way of introduce
ing them, They ought to hurry up and
put their say in print. Delays are aw-
fully dangerous.
business Notices.
Don't forget to buy your Drugs, Medi-