The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-04-08
GENERAL NEWS.

United States Senator JEFF Davis and
Prosecuting Attorney Thomas Helm, of
Arkansas, engaged in a street fight In
Little Rock last Tuesday. The alterca-
ton was provoked by some charges
against Helm made by Davis in the re-
cent State campaign. Senator Davis
was arrested and fined $25 for fighting
and carrying a pistol.
-Four hundred Clemson cadets cele-
brated All Fools Day by refusing to at
tend College and spending the day on
the green at Pendleton.
The students of the Furman Fitting
School fooled the professors on April 1.
They spent the day on Reedy river, in
stead of at their desks in the class
room.
The Southern Power Co., with it's
plant located on Catawba river, near
Rock Hill, is extending its lines fur
Their and further and in various direc-
tions. The latest move is the construc-
tion of a line to Greenville. DR.. w.
Gill Wylie, of New York, is president
of the Company.
Representative Frank Clark, of
Florida, thrashed a rude young man in
Washington last Tuesday for slamming
a hotel door and crushing the hand of
Mrs. Clark. The young HAN, as yet
unknown, turned to apologize to Mrs.
Clark, but Mr.. Clark said he did not
want any zoology from one so rude,
whereupon the representative was
Knocked down. But Mr.. Clark was
soon on his feet--and had the young fell
low by the throat, and gave him a
thorough t~rouncing.
BY a vote of 277 to al the Greenwood
school district voted an extra 2-mill
levy last Thursday. This is to increase
the capacity of the city schools, which
have long been inadequate.
MIR. E.. D. Smith, the cotton man,
has hurried back from the West be-
caus the price of cotton had taken
such a slump and cit was of the utmost
Importance that l should get a better
personal idea of the real situation"
The old ~dispensary property in Co.
ei''Dh 10 vi SAFE, Inc uDSGC
price being SIS, 200.
Erskine College defeated Clinton in a
baseball contest Thursday by a score of
8 to 3.
Representative Hefin, of Alabama,
who shot the negro in Washington last
week, has given So, 600 bond for his APP
pearance in court.
The Senate committee on public
buildings and grounds on April / or
dered reported bills for new buildings
at Muskogee, Okla, 1855, 600; Able
vile, S. c., SIS, 900; Miami, Fla, $76,-
600.
The Populist party has nominated the
Hon. Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia,
for President of the United Safes, and
for vice president Hon. Samuel Will
liams, of Indiana.
Rev. Edwin M. Poteat, D. D., presi-
dent of Furman University, was elected
president of the Sunday School Conven-
ton for the ensuing year.
The Newberry Cotton Mills Com
pany, manufacturing s%heetings, shirt
ings and drills, is stated to have de-
ided upon installing an additional TO-
600 spindles and 300 looms. 1t is not
known whether such additional equip
ment will necessitate new buildings be-
ing erected. The present equipment
consists Of about 23, 600 ring spindles,
7l8 broad and 1872 narrow looms.
Vernon l.. Stancil, a young white
man of Sumter, committed suicide Fri
day night by shooting himself through
the head. No cause is assigned for the
act.
Lawrence Marley. a young white
man, shot and killed John Warleck,
also wounded Jeff Warleck, whites. in
a barber shop at Yorkville last Satur-
day.
The handsome $13, 500 residence of
Mr.. j.. Dexter Brown, in Anderson, was
totally destroyed by fire Saturday. In
snrance, Sc, 900.