The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-01-28
NOT SLEEPING.
A NEWSPAPER MAN INTERVIEWS
SOME OF THE MERCHANTS.
A Newspaper Man Interviews Some OF
Our Merchants on a Busy Sasur-
day Claiming the Following
Points from Them.

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enterprises are necessary to O town!
development and commercial import
ance, 1t should not be forgotten thai
Laurens has q wagon factory which Is
growing with the years. Mr.. G.. Il
Written, who has been in Laurens
nine years, coming here from Ninety
Six, having been born i'm Abbeville
county, has q manufacturing plant
which keeps along in several ways. Mr..
Whitten has just gotten possession OF
the Old Hicks carriage property, and
will soon move his entire work there,
when he will be better han aver pre-.
pared to do all kinds of wagon and car
rage building as he will also continue
all kinds of repair work. The Written
wagon which now enjoys q reputation
through this section becomes more
popular each year, the sale extending
as far as Union, Greenville, Abbeville
lin fact everywhere within a radiusso of
nifty miles and Laure Is. Mr.. Written
builds any kind of a vehicle on order,
and at low prices-and his work is
known and Is its own guarantee
The farmers and city people should
remember that he does all kinds of re-
pairing-having his own paint shops,
wood shops and blacksmith shops. MIR.
Wh1tten employs an average of eight
hands the year round, and his business
is paying.
When you want Drugs, you want
pure Drugs, and you want to know that
you are getting them where you 60
for them. That is just what you will
secure IL you go to the Laurens Drug
Company, In Robertson block, near
the Post Office. This store is in charge
Of DR.. H. K. Aiken and as he has been
here since September 100, and always
at his present location there is every
presumption that the people have
faith in him. The trade is Increasing
each year, which is the best guarantee
Of satisfied customers. The stock con-
sists of everything usually found in a
irst-class Drug Store, including all
kinds of patent and family medicines.
toilet articles, etc. Apart from this a
full line OF books and stationery is car
ried. School books and school supplies
a speciality. They buy and exchange
second hand books. DR.. Aiken is q
pharmacist. Mr.. "Whang' Miller is
his right hand man in the store-and
that Is the place to go If you seek for
goods rightly handled.
In the matter of Hardware, stoves,
Paint, OIL, Glass and Agricultural i'm
plements and Sporting Goods. George
81. Boyd, North side public square to
where he has just moved is the nan
you want to see If you prefer bargains
and want honest goods for little money.
The stock is full and complete. Apart
from the line above enumerated you
will find WOODWARD, brides, sad
dies, wagon and buggy, material, en-
CINE fittings; guns, pietols,-well, there
Is no use to attempt enumeration. Mr..
Boyd Is a young business man. born in
Laurens, knows and well known to
everybody, and what he says about his
goods Is q guarantee. His trade is
growing, and thus seems that he is
giving satisfaction. He sells goods at
the lowest prices and anything in the
hardware line you will find at his store.
Give him a call and you will not go
amiss.
The Famous Clothing, Hat and Shoe
store OF Davis s. Roper's, on corner
public square, is an institution well
known in Laurens. These gentlemen
are South Carolinians, and have the
spirit OF push and enterprise and for
d q reason they succeed in business
Their stock is always full and COM
plete, and their prices are such as to
make their goods popular. They have
the only exclusive clothing store in
Laurens, and it is when men deal ex-
clusively in stocks that they can always
suit their customers. In the Gents
Furnishing line you will not find q bet
ter stock to select from, and when it
comes to Ladies and Misses shoes Da-
Wis d Roper are the men to see as they
make q specially of these goods. Lewis
Gossette's Men $50 shoe not beaten in
the world. Also the Bay State Shoe
that will stand comparison with any on
the market. AS Mr.. Roper was born
In Laurens county and Mr.. Davis in
Union and they have been in business
here since 1891 they need no introduce
tion, 80 this writer simply advises you
to- see them and save mouey.
In the livery, feed and sale business,
Brown u Fuller are we'll known to our
people. The firm is composed of j. G..
Brown and O. S. Fuller. Both these
gentlemen We're born in Laurens coun-
ty, and need no introduction. Mr..
Brown has been in business twelve
years, while his partner, Mr.. Fuller
joined him this year. They do a gen.
eral livery misunderstanding elegant
turn outs, safe horses and careful driv-
ers. They make a speciality of furnish
Ing terms for special occasions, at low.
living rates. They buy and sell mules
and horses. Commercial men will End
1t to their advantage to see them, as
they make all towns within a radius of
thirty miles. They are conveniently
located-near depots and hotels. If YOU
want anything In the livery line, see
this live firm and you will be fully sat-
isfied.
j. HI. Sullivan, wholesale and retail
dealer In General Merchandise is we'll
known to all the people OF Laurens
county as Q pusher, and q fair, square
dealer. He was born in this county
and has been in business here since
1882. He has been In the present busis
about four years, having become
sole owner OF the firm of Gray & Sulli-
van. Mr.. Sullivan was the first Cash
Ter OF the Peoples Loan and Exchange
Bank, until i'll health caused him to re-
sign that position. 1t is no idle talk to
say that he carries the biggest stock of
any firm in town. 1t consists of dry
goods, groceries,, notions, boots, shoes
and hats, hardware, and in heavy and
fancy groceries, no n gets near him
In quality, quantity or price. He also
handles fertilizers, -four, ETC., being in
car loads and selling cheap. He sells
for cash and on time--and II you want
q bargain see Sullivan.
There Is n store in Laurens OF
which u people have cause to feel
proud. That Is the wholesale and re-
tail establishment OF S. M. and Il. III.
Wilkes & Go. They have two depart
ments, divided in the China and Furni-
ture departments. They occupy four
rooms, thirty by one hundred feet
This shows that the stock is immense.
Mr.. s.. M. Wilkes has charge OF the