The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-05-14

IL tne eiSNtieS, bclicvo it was
tue late Captain J. X. Mautcr
hegaW the mercantile business in
Laufens. lie began to sell mems
ana boys clothes that would give
satisfaction. And during the forty
years, or thereabouts, that have
elapsed since Captain Minter first
opened his store doors in the city
or Laurcns, the name Of Mintcr
mas Deen synonymous with good
wearing apparel. 1t is the same
IN Laurons and Laurens county
today. The firm Of Minter (; Co.,
me- is still in business, and not
merely in business, but is still
growing and developing along
lines that could only have been
made possible by the solid founda-
tion which Captain Mintcr gave
the business which he established.
As 1t is operated today, Minter &
Co.'S store is owned by stock
company, the largest stockholder
in which is e. Perrin Minter. son
OF the late Captain Minter. Per-
rln Minter Is president and gen
eral manager of the business, and
= R. A. Babb Is It's secretary and
treasurer. The business, as It IS
operated today, was reorganiZed in
1912.
Located on the north side of the
square, in handsome building.
with large show windows and still
larger display space inside, the
store is attractive to the eve. It
is real department store. and the
D11StnpCS
growing SO rapidly that the room
next door has been taken and filled
with mems and boys clothing and
other wearing apparel. This room
VIII very soon be enlarged to
reach all the way back one hun
dred and nifty feet, which will be
the length Of the main store to-
day.
The second floor Of Minter g.
CO.'S store is devoted to milf
merry. Here / was surprised to see
the same high type Of fixtures ana
dlSplay arrangement that | hav.
seen IN many Of the larger depart
ment stores in cities OF hundred
thousand and two hundred thou
SAND people. All Of which men
tlon merely to show that Laurens
Is not country town-not by any
manner or means. Laurcns, rath-
er, is a growing city, and Minter
& Co.'S store is keeping pace with
the city's growth and develop-
mcnt.
II. TERRY, PIONEER
Laurens has it's pioneers, and it
is because the pioneers Of this city
lald such a substantial foundation
for the business interests that fol-
lowed to build upon that the city
Is such a progressive community
Today. One of these men who have
been in business for a long time
is II. Terry
Mr.. Terry is native North
Carolinian, but moved to Lau-
rens IN 1889, opened store very
soon after he hit town, and he
mas been doing a thriving bust
ness every day since that time.
thirty years ago.
Mr.. Terry's store, on the south
side Of the square, is known bv
every woman In the county as
a. place in which dry goods, no
tions, shoes, hats, ETC., may be
bought with every assurance that
the buyer will get just exactly
what she has been told she is get
ting.
FLEMING BROS, JEWELLERS
X: F.. Fleming, Jr., and his
brother, II. G. Fleming, began the
)ewelry business in Laurens lust
eighteen years ago--back In 1901.
h. f.. Fleming. Sr., has been in
the mercantile business for many
years, but these brothers blazed
trail, for then Laurens had no
hrst-class jewelry establishment.
starting on a small scale, but Civ
Ing their business close attention
and their customers courteous and
honest service, brought the store
10 the front very, very rapidly.
Today Fleming Bros jewelry
store Is looked upon as being one
or the best in the Piedmont sec
tion OF the Carolinas, and 1t has
Deen the answering devotion to
principles OF good business, with
nara work, that has made OF
this store the popular place that
1T Is today. r. r. Fleming is the
active manager OF the business.
In addition to the complete
line OF fine jewelry carried by
this store, q competent optician
Is employed to take care of the
need for glasses among the large
clientele Of the store. The firm is
also agent for the Edison Dia-
mond Disc talking machine, and
the very latest models OF this
machine are kept on hand ready
Tor delivery at a moments no.
tice
The Fleming brothers are
farmers, as well as jewelers., and
they are farming on big scale,
both In Laurens and in Green
wood counties. A business
which both the firm and the
county OF Laurens feel immense.
ly proud is the type OF store into
which these brothers have devel
oDed the small establishment