The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-07-19

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The woman who rushes into tho
store just as the doors are being closed
for the day at 6 o'clock, isn't friend
nf the girl behind the counter.-An-
derson Mail.
All of the essays, submitted ir the
Cemetery Essay Contest. are now be-
ing considered by the Contest Editor
and as soon as decision is reached
the winners will be made known. AS
1T takes some little time to read the
essays and get n proper idea Of their
merit the young writer's will have to
be patient for the Contest Editor has
n few other things to do in addition.
Dur Just as soon as a decision is reach
ed the successful ones will be made
known.
The Herald" has suggested that
we owe an apology to Sampson, the
nigh beer" man, because two whole
barrels OF the liquor were dispensed
co chat small crowd of $500 negroes
at Davis Spring on the Fourth and
nobody got drunk. 1t certainly is a
wonder the whole twenty-five hun
dred had not got on bowling tear
with all that near beer. One whole
bottle to just ten people is just too
much for anybody to stand even OF
the real article, perhaps.
The Newbcrry Observer: "The Lau-
reEs Advertiser says that the Lau-
rens postotiice will begin building in
December When will Newberry's?
ASH us an easy one?" After hurrying
70 our files and ascertaining that the
learned editor Of The Observer had
not caught us abusing the Kings Eng
IisE, as we SO often do, we sat down
'1fth feeling of relief. However, we
cannot solve the puzzle as to when
building will be commenced on the
Newberry postoffice The Laurens
huilding commands all of our atten-
Iron
We cannot help but believe that if
The Columbia State" would turn it's
attention to the conditions as they
exist in the State Pcnctentiary that
1T could assist materially in arriving
AZ a proper solution of the situation.
The state was very instrumental i'm
alieviatng the condition of the in
mates Of the state Asylum for the In
sane and we would like to see it take.
s1p the conditions i'm the Penetentiary
IN the same spirit. Surely The
state" would not allow such a small
ahmg as the policy of Gov. Blease to
lHect il in this important natter
Now that the question of the health
'oi Lhe people Of the city has been so
Ehoronghiy discussed and the people
NAVE become aroused about it, it is an
Dpportunc time to look into other mat.
7eYs which SO often, if allowed TO go
dinhotlced, will cause disease and sick
ness. The people were quick to criti
Slse the city water supply, but is il NOT
a tact that there are number of pri-
Vare wells i'm the city that might prove
gust as dangerous to health Are there
MOI number Of puddles of water
around the city where mosouitoes
might breed? We know of one right
ny the city nall. Are the sources
OF all the milk supply perfect
iy sanitary? Are our butcher pens
clean? Isn't it possible that cows
with tubercular or typhoid germs in
them could be killed and sold in Lau
rsns and nobody, even the man who is
selling them, I've the wiser? These are
matters that are given close atten-
zion IN other cities and Laurens is
plenty large to guard the health of
her people. Another city not far
nWay has had seGrcl,ing examinations
made recently and conditions were
found unsatisfactory to say the least
900
RECKLESS DRIVING.
A collision at the intersection of the
streets at the Peoples Bank corner
Monday, though with no serious re-
suits, forcibly brought to many the
retaliation that a collision with more
serious consequences is bound to oc-
Ncnr right at that point unless some
steps be taken to guard against 1t.
There is not one person out of ten