The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-04-16
NO. 81.
srArE NEWS IN pRIEr.
Interesting Notes from Various sou,-


DR.. Sampson Pope has been ad-
mltted to practice law in tue United
States Circuit Court.
The State Conference or the En-
worth League will meet in Columbia
on May 10, III and IL.
The city authorities of Georgetown
are making arrangements to have that
place lighted by electricity.
-ltis estimated that twenty We per
cent less cotton will be planted in this
State this year than was last.
The United States Supreme Court
mas granted writ of certiorari in the
Agricultural Hall case.
Senator Tillman proposes to use
one thousand pounds of guano to the
acre on his Trenton plantation, ct least
portion of it.
"A car load Of hogs have been shi,
ped out OF the State from Sumter
county and several car loads of cattle
have been shipped from Newberry.
Professor John G. Clinkscales, of
Clemson, will deliver the address be-
iore the literary societies of the
Honea Path High School on May 3lst
next.
George E. Hart, late postmaster
Office Inspector Speor on the charge
ot misappropriating office funds. He.
Is now in jail at Orangcburg.
The subscription list to the sixth
cotton factory for Rock Hill was opened
last week at tho First National Bank.
one gentleman started the list with a
subscription Of $4,000.
John l.. Kelley, who was convicted
OF highway robbery aud sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary at the
May, 1893, term of court in Marlboro,
has been pardoned by the Governor.
Tho Camden Pressed Brick Com
pany are getting in shape for business =
without delay. In about month a Cam
den Will be putting on the market the
hnest brick manufactured in the South.
-Spartanburg is to have still anoth-
er cotton factory. The mill is to have
a capital stock OF 5000, 200, and nearly
all OF the stock has been subscribed.
Mr.. j. J.. Carson is at the heahsssp tnts5 -
eAterpTse ~'----,- ~
Senator B. II. THllmaa mas accent
ed an invitation to deliver he address
at the laying of the cO,uer stone
OF the brick school house bl ding at
Micanopy,, Fla, on May Stn Five
Thousand persons are expected to be
there.
Inc total number of dispensaries
in the State has now increased to about
ninety. The dispensary system is now
invading the moonshinc district. Pick
ems at last has u dispensary which was
established fewdays ago. Walhalla
Will have one open in u few days. The
dispensary at Wagner's which was
burned out, is to be rcopenet at once.
The Oconec News says: "Some
OF the equipments to work the gold
mine on Tumncll Hill went up last
Monday. The mine will be opened up
and put in operation rightaway. This
mine was worked many years ago
proiitably. and it is expect that with
improved implements and methods it
will soon become II valuable PROPERTY"
In letter to the Manufacturers
Record Mr. John Inman says: Cot
ton mills in all parts of the South are
working on full time and are making
money. Indeed, some of the large
mills in which personally own stock
are not only working full time, but are
working night and day, using a double
force OF hands for this purpose, and.
although they have advanced the price
OF their production, they still have
more demand than they can supply.
| predict that within five ears South
Carolina will have mills within her
limits that will consume one-half of
the cotton production of the State.