The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-12-13
Lisbon Locals.

Lisbon, Dec. THE farmers are
very busy finishing up the little cot
ton, making room for other crops,
VIZ: wheat, oats and rye. We are
glad that the farmers are sowing more
small grain than usual on the occount
or cheapness Of the cotton crop. We
think that 1t is a blessing in disguise
for the fact that the farmers will SOW
more small grain and be in better
shape to stand the low price of cot
ton which is most certain to follow
next fall. Tie consumption ie too
much, in other words when we farm
ers produce over 100000 bale
crop, the price is lower than it cost
to make it. The merchants tell lis
that they are selling more seed wheat
and oats than usual. That within it.
sell goes to prove that the farmers
are going to plant less cotton the com
ing year and use less commercial! fer
tlllZers. That goes without saving.
and might add that the mule men will
sell less. High priced mules, when it
takes over an ordinary year of a one
morse crop to pay for mule. We
poor farmers can't farm and pay debts
with cent cotton
There are some cases of SMALLPOX
IN our community and DR.. Peake of
| Cross Hill came up yesterday and vac
cinated the pupils of Lisbon school.
j. t. A. Ballew's shepherd bitch left
home few days back and he went up
and put an "ad" in the Advertiser and
the day the paper came out the dog
returned home. We guess the dog
saw the announcements j. T. A. Bal
lew is under many obligation to the
editor Of The Advertiser.
Mr. Llewellyn Milan is some bet
ter | am glad to state
Hon. A. J. Smith has been very
much indisposed, but we are glad to
say that Mr., Smith is so he can get
about some
We are sorry to learn that the Rev.
G. NJ. Hollingsworth will not serve us
next year at this place
Hon. r. b. Posey, of the Spartan
burg Bar, was on visit to his aunts,
Mrs. Milan and Mrs Fuller, this week.
We are always glad to have our friend
Robt. to spend a few days among us.
He says Spartanburg is the city of
the up country.
Capt. Sim. Malone is going around
at the request of some of his friends
TO IN,,sl "A
home on the land that he gets from
Mr.. r. T. Dunlap.
Last Friday evening Mrs. Ballew
gave a card party. Those present
were Misses jamie Brown, of Lau-
rens; Lottie Smith and Mamie Charles
of Union; Messrs Lyl Moore, Herbert
Roper and Pitts Brown OF Laurens:
and j. r. Langston, esq, of the city
of Madden.
The Corn Show will be we'll repre-
sented at Columbia
Mr.. George Pitts visited the Lis
bon high school last week and paid
Miss Maud Largston very high com
plement by saying that he was more
than pleased with the way in which
she managed her school
We want to mention the fact that
the rural police are doing good work
in this section of the county. The
only trouble is they have too much
territory to look after, with so little
help from those who live among the
law brakers. The landlord has to
foot the bills, the county police get our
hands, and we have to pay up on our
hands gone to the chain gang. With
all that it is better for us as our hands
are always on the look out for the
police, and they are doing better in a
good many ways. We are glad TO state
so much for the county police. These
law breakers and always giving them
fits, for taking this or that mans lug.
but you listen to the man that talks
that way, and YOU will find out who
/ he is.
! Hope our editor and crew will have
q delightful Christmas and a happy