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WALHALLA, 8. <J. I
1'lll/ltMOAV. NOV. ?, 181M?.
.. THE PHOCEEDINGS OF COURT.
A Heavy Dookot-Tho Elcaln Murder Caso
In C?urt To-day-Powell lYlurdor Caso
Will bo Tried To-morrow.
Tho Court of General Sessions for this
couuty convened on last Monday with
His Honor Kniest Gary presiding. So
licitor Ansel and Stenographer Aiken ap
poared in their places, ready for tho dis
ohargo of their respectivo duties, with
all their accustomed courtesy and kind
ness.
yiftoon of tho grand jury answe-ed to
thoir names as calton and the Solicitor
had ready a goodly number of bills
which ho liai i'ed to tho foreman for thoir
consid?ration.
Tho presiding Judge, with his known
cloarncss and force, delivered to the
grand jury a short but comprehensivo
ohargo and they retired for the conside
ration of tho biils handed to thom.
All tho petit jurors, save one,"answered
to roll call and tho Court promptly be
gan its work, with the hearing and dis
position of tho following cases:
Tho Stato vs. Clem McOraokon, dis
turbing religious worship. Sent hack to
Magistrate White for trial.
Tlio Stato vs. Robert Moseley, adultery.
Transferred to contingent docket.
Tho Stato vs. Aloxandoi otowart, sell
ing whiskey. A nol. pros, entered.
Thc Stato vs. W. Thoa. Marker, assault
with intent to kill. A nol. pros, entered.
Tho Stato vs. .lohn Fox and Mary Fox,
obtaining papers under falso pretense.
,Not guilty.
Tho Slate vs. Delia Bottoms and Gone
lla- Bottoms, assault with intent lo kill.
Continued.
Tho State vs. Lester Hawkins and
.lohn Thomas, assault; and battery with
intent to kill. Not guilty.
Tho Stato vs. J. L. .Jackson, violating
dispensary law. Not guilty.
Tho State vs. Jeptha Heese, violating
dispensary law. Guilty.
The State vs. Ilenrv Harrison, obtain
ing property under false pretenses. Nol.
prossed.
Tho Stato vs. Samuel F vans, rapo.
True bill.
Tho Stato vs. Kzekiel Scott, assault
of high and aggravated nature. Settled
by defendant paying costs.
The State vs. Mack Cherry, rape. No
hill.
Tho Stato vs. Sampson White and
Isaac Terrell, housebreaking and iar
cony. Guilty. Sentenced to hard labor
on tho public works of tho county for
twelve months.
THO Stale vs. Wm. Fowell, violating
dispensary law. Convicted at July terni.
Sen ton cod lo pay a line of ?l"iO or he con
fined on the public works of the county
for four months.
Tho State vs. W. K. Powers, murder.
True bill. This case has been set for
trial to-morrow (Thursday) morning.
Tho State vs. Samuel Kleain, murder.
True bilk This case is being tried to-day
and will very probably occupy thc entire
day.
The Slate vs. N. W. Macaulay, selling
crop under lien and mortgage. Nol.
prossed.
Tho State vs. Henry Dunn, bigamy.
True bill at July teni of court. Guilty,
with recommendation to moivy.
Tho Slate vs. K. S. Poid, housebreak
ing and larceny. True bill. Continued.
The Slate vs. Lute Green, grand lar
ceny. True bill. Guilty, Sentenced to
confinement on the public works for two
years.
The Stale vs. .lido Karie, alias .lulo
Strickland, housebreaking and larceny.
Two eases. Guilty. Sentenced in each
caseto six months on the public works
of tho county.
Thc Slate vs. J. T. Cash, selling whis
key. No bill.
Tho State vs. Thomas McCall, jelling
liquor. No bill.
The State vs. Miles Phillips, selling
liquor. No bill.
The Stato vs. Karnest Kvers an ] SI. IC.
Evoi'S, obtaining goods under false pre
tense. True bill.
The State vs. Poid. Ramsay and Thoa.
Bennett. No bill.
Tho State vs. W. W. O'Dell, selling
whiskey. No bill.
Tho State vs. Oscar Wright, house
breaking and larceny. True bill. Pleaded
guilty.
The State vs. Short Hill, assault with
intent, to ravish. Nol. prossed.
The .State vs. Wm. H. Hughes and
Mary K. Hughes, nuisance. Not guilty.
The trial of criminal cases will very
probably consume tho entire wook, not
withstanding thc fact that Judge Gary
is dispatching business with all possible
speed. The civil docket is crowded, and
tho two weeks allowed for this toni of
of courl will bc protty well taken up.
Used by Britioh Soldiers in Africa.
Capt. C. G. Dennison is well known all
over Africa as commander of the forces
that captured lim famous rebel Galishe.
Under date of November I, 18!?7, from
Vryhurg, Bcchuanaland, ho writes:
"Before starting on tho last campaign I
bought a quantity of Chamberlain's
(jolie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
which I used myself when troubled with
bowel complaint, and had given to my
men, and in every caso il proved most,
beneficial." For sale by J. W. Pell, Wal
halla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca; H. B. Zim
merman, Westminster.
Marrinflo in High Lile.
Tho approaching marriage of Admiral
Dowey with Mrs. W. H. Hazell is likely
to bo eclipsed by ono in South Africa, tho
courting parties being General Joubort,
Com man dor in Chief of Hoer army, ami
Lady Smith, a Britain of high hirth and
social position. General Jouhort bas
been displaying bis charms before Lady
Smith in a most, sensational manner, and
she will without doubt ho so captivated
by his peculiar method of wooing as to
yield to his bravo entreaties. "The
brave . des'orvo tho fair." Joubort is
bravo. .Ladysmith is fair. Ile will win
her and this should end tho war.
Caso of Wilful Murder.
hooch William?, Ibo negro who was
shot hy Joe Wright, also colored, on ()c
toher 28, at a festival in Williamaton,
lingered until last Wednesday afternoon
when he died. An Inquest was held
and tho evidenco brought out makes ita
case of wilful and premeditated murder.
Williams was accosted by Wright and
without warning received tho fatal shot
before ho could oiler resistance. Wright
is in tho Anderson jail.
Tragedy at a Negro Dance.
Cot,p M ni A, S. C., November 0.--Kail
road negroes working on tho Seaboard
Air-Line at Choraw, raided a dance in
which tho respectable negroes of tho
town were engaged Inst night, and ran
things in tho style that is sometimes de
picted hy the minstrels. A dozen shots
were fired by tho toughs and Kd Sol lor s,
of Choraw, was killed. No arrests have
been made because tho rioters aro un
known. The town negroes are much in
censed.
^* .
Toni Harris, a negro, was ki ibid al. the
Greenwood oil mill ginnery last Thurs
(lay afternoon. Ho was engaged in re
moving n bale of colton nom tho press,
which is oporated by steam power, when
his head was caught under tho "follow
block" and crushed beyond recognition.
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENT.
_
Very Fow Persons Presented-Jury Hopos Hu
Commissioner, will Recommend buffiolent
Tax Levy to Moot all Expenses.
WALHALLA, S. C., Novotubor 8.
To Ula Jlouor, Ernest Gary, I'rostdina
J migo, Ocouoo Couuty, S. C., Fall
Torin of Circuit Court, 1899:
Wo, tho grand jury, bog leavo to make
thia our gonoral presentment:
Ky direction ot Judgo Gago, at tho last
torin, wo bavo, by spooial committees,
visited all tho chaingang camps in tho
county, to-wlt: At Clomson Collogo, at
K. 1\ Marlo's farm and tho county chain
gang, which just now is? at> tho county
poor.farm. At tho Collogo wo found 25
convicts, at Karlo's 9 aud in tho county
gang 5. All of thom woro hoing woll
treated and tho camps properly con
duotod so far as wo could soo. Wo have
also lu tho samo way visited tho jail aud
found 22 United States and 10 State pris
oners. *
Si nco our last presentment tho County
Commissioners have placed waterworks
in tho jail, as recommended by us, and
ita sanitary condition is now greatly im
proved. Wo found everything ?oat and
in good ordor.
Wo liavo also visited tho poor farm and
aro glad to report tho County Commis
sioners bavo adopted tho suggestion of
our last present nient as to tho manner
of conducting and keeping tho poor farm
accounts of crops, &o. Wo find tho
paupers woll oared for and tho farm In
lino condition-tho farm having pro
duced thia yoar about 6?6 bushels of
corn, (5.5(H) bundles of fodder, and about
$52.70 worth 6f cotton, and eight nice
hogs lo be turned into pork for uso on
tho farm. Wo lind 14 whito and Jl col
ored iumates, from whom wo heard no
complaints as to treatment.
In our last presentment, during tho
progress of our examination of tho coun
ty oflices, wo found that Magistrates,
dork of tho Court, and perhaps others,
who had paid in lines, ?fee., to tho County
Treasurer bad failed, in aomo ea^os, to
roport tho same to tito County Auditor,
as tho law rcquiros. Wo desire again
to call attontion to 'tho fact that tho
books of theso di fi eront ollicoa lack
$209.60 of balancing.
Wo desire to prcsont ono Thomas
llonnott for carrying concealed woapons,
to-wlt: a pistol on tho 21th of Dccomhor,
1S0S, and on other occasions, and givo
tho names of Henry Lusk, L. A. 13. Moss
and James llonnott as witnesses to provo
tho same.
Wo Und our county, according to tho
estimate of tho County ComnusBionora.
some four thousand to livo thousand
dollars in dobt, thoy Unding it necessary
to borrow, and pay intorcst on, about]
$1,000 to pay tho oxponscs of tins torin
of court. Wo hopo our County Commis
sioners will recommond a aufticiont levy
to our delegation in tho Legislature to
meet all oxponscs noxt year, and urgo
upon thom its incorporation in tho Bup
ply bill.
Thanking your honor and tho solicitor
for assistant,
Respectful! y subte i tted,
J. NT. KuTiiBnFoiiP, Foreman.
Chamberlain's Pain Balm Cures
Olhors, Why Nol You?
My wife has been using Chamberlain's
Pain Balm, with good results, for alamo
shoulder that has pained her continually
for nine years. Wo have tried all kinds
of medicines and doctors without receiv
ing any honoiit from any of thom. Gue
day we saw an advertisement of this
medicine and thought of trying it, which
we did with the best of satisfaction. Sho
has used only ono bot Ho and her shoulder
is almost well.-Adolph L. Millett, Man
chester, N. H. For salo by J. W. Holl,
Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca; H. ll.
/ammerman, Westminster.
Tho Lion and tho Boor.
The lion in a uniform, lighting for tho
crown,
Up jumps a little Boor and ''.nocks tho
lion down;
The lion, in a snarling rago, writhing
with a pain,
Up jumps tho nimble Hoer and knocks
bim down again.
Clio lion, with a mighty roar, hopes to
make him quail,
[Jp jumps tho plucky Boor, and twists
the lion's tail.
The lion, in a sullen mood, frothing from
his jaws,
lo jumps tho wily Hoer and pulls out
his claws.
Tho lion, in a dreadful plight, whining
on thc heath ;
Tp jumps tho Master Hoer, and breaks
out his teeth,
'ho lion, in a holpless state, loses all his
iago,
'p jumps the conquering Hoer, and puta
him in a cage. -*
Long Creek Items.
LOKA CHKEK, S. C., November 7.
'lie people of this section is vory busy
athering and sowing grain.
Kev. iiobert Cobb preached an inter
sling sermon at Mountain Grove, Sun
ay.
Mr. F.van Callas and sister, Miss
adie, visited Mountain Grovo last Sun
ay
I guess somebody had a sweetheart
ist Sunday. Lookout Johnny.
FAUMKK'S QI UL,
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A t hor Day Musi ho Observed.
Lest they forgot Superintendent Me
aban calls attention to tho school au
lorities to tho law relativo to Arbor
ay. ile hopes all schools will take an
Iciest in tho occasion. Ho has writton
i follows:
To the County Superintendents of
ilueation: The Legislature byan Act.
iprovod February K>, I SOS, has directed
hat tho free public schools of this
atc shall observe thc third Friday in
ovombor of each year as Arbor Day.
id on that day tho school ollicera and
achers shall conduct such oxercises and
?gage in tho planting of such shrubs,
ants and tices as will impress on the
iuds of tho pupils tho proper value and
iprcoiation to be placed on (lowers,
namontal shrubbery and abado trees."
util the ohaorvanco of this day in our
hooks has becomo an established cus
in it may bo overlooked, unless spe
illy brought to tho attention of the
aeneas Von will thorofore urge upon
! the teachers of your county to celo
ato tito day in their schools.
JOHN .1. MCMAHAN,
Stabs Superintendent of Kduoation.
~* . *~.
Tho trouble with most of tho so-called
ypepsia-ourcs, is that they don't euro,
icy gi ve only temporary roliof. Indi
stion usually extends all through tho
{estivo tract, from tho stomach clear
wu (otho large intestine; tho livor too
frequently involved in tho trouble,
ing torpid and inactivo. For n tho
igh, radical, pomanont euro you must
ve the whole digestivo organism sot
ht-not violontly stirred up, but
mlated. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pol
s will do it. They stimulate tho di
itivo juicos of tho stomach; invigorate
i liver and help it to actively secreto
> hilo; and act joally on tho bowels to
?moto a regular healthy movement,
is means a completo and lasting euro
digestivo troubles.
Count Eslorhazy Convintod.
'AIMS, November (1. -Majoi Count Ks
hn/.y, the reputed author of tho bor
oati, which brought about tho oonvio
II of Capt. Alfred Dioyfua on tho
ugo of treason, waa sentenced to-day
default on his cousin Christian's
tige of swindling to thron years' 1m
sonmont and to pay a (ino of 50 francs.
was also ordered to refund the ;t5,(HK)
nea claimed by Christian.
$50,000 Fb.ind 'n a Swamp.
ACKSON, Miss., November 0.--Hunter
kami, a white oitizon of Jackson while
i ting in Pearle Uiver Swamp, east of
city, several days ago, discovered a
containing nearly $50,000, Tho
ney was encased In an iron caso and
i gold pieces, nearly all of them $20
omination. If ls thought, tho monoy
war treasure. AU of tho coins boar
^ prior to 1850.
NEW8 IN AND AROUND WESTMINSTER.
The Nows Told Briefly ?nd Interestingly.
Thc Passing Throng.
WKSTMIKOTBK, S. G., Novonibor 8.-Mr.
Samuol Hunter, of ibis vicinity, will
ono? Bohool at Kbonozor next Mond ny,
Novombor 13th.
On last Sunday morning, November 6.
tho Westminster Baptist ohuroh extended
a unanimous call to Rev. N. G. Christo
pher, of Georgia. The ohuroh is to be
congratulated on scouring a man so well
titted, spiritually and intellectually, to
porform tho arduous duties of pastor.
Bov. Christopher has just complotod a
tl)roo years' com nc at tho Southern Bap
tist Theological Seminary, Louisvi'.lo,
Ky. Tho arrangements nru about oom
K'otcd to have him dovoto Ids whole timo
(hin church. To him and his excel
lent wifo tho ohuroh extends a hoarty
wolcomo.
Mrs. Or. C. B. Floyd and hor little
daughter, of Fairburn, (ia., aro expected
to arrive to-day to bo guests of Col. B.
E. Mason and family for several days.
Tho innumerable frionds of Mrs. Floyd
will bo delighted to soo hor.
Mr. Johu Cox, of Polzor, roturnod
homo to-day aftor spending several days
with his fattier, Mr. A. 1\ Cox.
Mr. Duard L. tuttle, of Franklin
county, Ga., is dorking iu tho btoro of
Claude Little & Co.
Mrs. Bobort Leo Honour, aftor spond-1
lng throo or four months vory pleasantly |
in WostminBtor, loft last Friday evening.
Sho will visit awhile in Athous, Ga., and
will go from thom to Macon. Sho ox
poets to arrive at hor homo in Charles
ton about Christmas.
Tho fourth quarterly conference for
tho WoBtminstor oirouit will bo hold in
tho Methodist ohuroh at this placo on
Saturday and Sunday, Novonibor 25th
and 2(lth.
Rev. S. J?. Wilson, who has boon Bick,
is now rapidly improving and expects to
HU his appointment:; iu Westminster
next. Sabbath. Tho congregations at hin
churches havo missed his good sermons
tho past month and t hey will bo glad to
hoar of his restoration to health again.
Mr. J. Newman, of Atlanta, was boro
yesterday buying old scraps of mot?is,
such as iron, stool and brass. Ho was
paying vory good pricoB.
Mr. W. D. Lesly and children aro on a
visit to hor sisters, Mesdames Auld and
Ervine, at Elhorton, Ga. Mr. Losly can
bo scon looking towards sunset quito
often.
Mr. H. A. Davis is now flagman of tho
local freight on tho Southorn Hallway.
His run. is between Greenville and
Toccoa.
Rov. N. G. Christopher, who has boon
called to bcoomo tho pastor of tho Bap
tist t burch, preached throo highly inte
resting and edifying sermons hero sinco
last Wednesday evening. This is his
first church. Ho ia a young minister
and has bright prospects for futuro use
fulness in tho Borvioo of tho Lord. Ho
is a nativo of Georgia and was roared
near Blairsvillo. His family consists of
wife and ono child.
Mr. W. A. Dodgo, Jr., of Atlanta, Ga.,
wns in Westminster yesterday on busi
ness. A. L. QoSSBTT.
It will not bo a surprise to any who
aro at all familiar with tho good quali
ties of Chamberlain's Cough Romoay. to
know that people everywhere tako ploa
suro in relating their experience in tho
uso of that splendid medicino and in toll
ing of tho bonoflt thoy havo received
from it, of bad colds it lins ourod, of
threatened attacks of pneumonia it has
averted and of tho children il has saved
from attacks of croup and whooping
sough, lt is a grand, good medicino.
For salo by J. W. Boll, Walhalla; W. J.
Lunney, Seneca; H. B. Zimmerman,
Westminster.
THE NEWS FROM SENECA.
Tho Personal and Looal Nows Interestingly
Told-A Cold Timo.
SBNBCA, Novombor 7.-A heavy froozo
m Friday night last mado us roiillzo that
Novombor was with UB at last.
(^uito a largo number of our young
looplo attended tho opera at Anderson
m Monday night.
Miss Clara Livingston was a guest of
tliss Daisy Yates, in Greenville, last
vook.
Mr. S. Y. Stribling was in Soncca Sat
uday and Sunday. Bis many friends in
)conco county will bo plcasod to know
if his rc-olcotion to tho gonoral nianago
ncnt of tho Hoswoll (Ga.) Cotton Mills
Jr. Stribling has mado a remarkable
uccoss of this enterprise, which is not
urprising, as his capacity is woll known
ii Ids nativo county.
Mrs. M. Holmes, of Marietta, Ga., is
?siting tho family of her brother, Mr.
i. W. Gignllliat.
Tho llowor show opons its doors to
ight under vory favorable auspices, as a
rcat many lino Howers will bo on oxbi
it ion, and othor attractions will add to
lie pleasure of those who attend. A
boral patronage is expootcd and do
ned. Tho proceeds will bo used by tho
lombors of tho Floral Association for
ublio Improvement.
Romomhor that all who aro interested
i beautifying tho comotory will nicot
loro on tho last Wednesday in this
louth. It is proposed to put tho ontiro
iiclosuro in lino order and also to plant
li ubbory and ornamental trees.
Arbor day, which is tho last Friday in
ovomhor, will bo obsorved by tho
diool and also by tho Villago Improve
lout Society. Tho attontion of tho pub
c is called to this important occasion
y tho Governor of tho State. Wo hope
> seo a growing interest on this lino in
snoca and throughout Oconeo county
Discovered by u Woman.
Auothor groat discovery has been
ado, and that, too, by a lady in this
inn try. "Disenso fastonod its clutchos
pon hor for seven yoars, sho withstood
s sovorest tests, but hor vital organs
oro undermined and doath scorned im
Inont. For tbrco month? she coughed
cossantly, and could not sloop. Sho
lally discovered a way to recovery, by
irchnsing of usa bottle of Dr. King's
ow Discovery for consumption, and
ns so much rolioved on taking first
iso, that sho slept all night; and with
ro hollies, lins boon nbsolutoly cured
or nnmo is Mrs. Luther Lutz." Thus
titos W. C. Hnmnick & Co., of Sholby
, C. Trial bottlo free nt all drug sturos
tho county. Regular sizo 50 cont? and
. Kvory hottlo guaranteed.
Discovering Tinsioy's Crookodnoss.
io am
artanburg has boon steadily pursuing
work of investigating tho county's
airs and ha? mndo discoveries of peen
ions by Former Clerk J. J. Tinsloy,
vims had boon tampered with and tho
munis raised. Some Mme Tinsley
is hound over for appearance at tho
ni t of Common Fleas, but ho lins sinco
mpponrcd and it is nsBortcd in Spartan
rg that ho has gono to Cnnnda.
-
Fesse W. Johnson, a farmor living near
> upper part of Groonvillo county near
ryville, was shot and instantly killed
t ho road near his own homo Inst Titos
y aftornoon by bl? nopbow, Gnorgo
inson. Tho causo of tho killing is un
awn.
Important to Mothors.
'ho m ann fae tu tors of Castora havo
tn compollod to spond hundreds of
nisands of dollars to familiarice tho
)lio willi tho signature of Chnries ii
tchor. This lins been necessitated by
?on of pirntos countorfoitiug tho Cas
ia trade-mark. This countorfoitiug Is
?rime not only against, tho proprio
s of (?astoria, hut against tho growing
lOration. All poison? should bo caro
lo soo that Castoria boars tho slgna
0 of (Hms. II. Fletcher, if thoy would
nd tho health of their childron. Pa
ts mid mother?, in particular, ought
larofullj oxamlno tho Castora advor
intents which '"wo boon appearing; in
1 paper, and to romomhor that, tho
ippor of ovory bottle of genuino Cns
a boars tho far..si mi le signature of
is. II. Fletcbor, under whoso sunor
on it bas been manufactured continu
ly forovor thirty yoani.-Philadelphia
lotln.
ho ollicinl trial trip of tho first-class
leship Kontucky will tako placo off
Mnssachusotts coast on November 23.
?/? Lm SPENOEff,
of PlnttovIUo. Wia., fotmorly of Co. fr, 87lh
Wisconsin inf ty., Ima Bufiorod rjiioy yoara
from tho result of a euuatroki. lio hus
found relief and desires to toll Iilsstery for
tho good of othor veterans. Lteaayat
"At Petersburg I waa sunshwek and
carried off the field for dead. Later
rheumatism of my heart developed as
a result and physicians failed to benefit
me. In the spring of '951 began tising
Dr. Miles' Heart Core and Dr; MlW
Nervine and now my health ?3 bette;
than for 30 years before." ( ri
OR. M?LES'
is sold by all drugglsta on guhranteo,
first bottle bonotUa or rooney 'back.
Dook on heart and norvos mmt freo,
Dr. Mites Medical Company, Elkhart, Ind.
100 Filipinos Killed.
Tho war department, at Washington,
bas rocoivod tho following from Con.
Otis at Manilla, undor dato of Novombor
0: Wheaton's expeditions. 2,G00 strong,
transports Shoridan and A/.too and two
coasting steamers, convoyed by throo
war VOSBOIB, loft for Lingayen galf this
morning. MacArthur's troops advanced
to Magalang yesterday, clearing tho coun
try botweon Angol?s and Arayat; on
oduntorod about 1,000 of tho enemy at
diftoront points. O'Brien, with battal
ion of nth infantry, two troops of 4th
oavalry and SI avon's scouts, moving
on tho road from Balulut, oast of Ali
g?los, encountered and drovo enemy in
direction of Magalang, who loft 4H doad
on tho Hold. O'Brien captured 28 pris
oners, 14 rillos; Col. Smith with two
othor battalions, Sovontoonth, Hamil
ton's battery, first artillery, 'and engi
neers and signal detachment, moved on
liroct road from Angol?s to Magalang,
japturing latter placo and ?ia?lioting IOSB
m onomy in killed and wmiudod about
100, capturing 50 prisoners and largo
imouut of insurgent transportation. Our
:asualtios roported at twclvo' 'wounded.
Sovoro hoavy rains for tho last throo
lays roudorod docisivo movement? by
lawton's troops impossible Ho now
ms abundant supplies at San Isidro and
arther north and will operate to tho
lorth and westward whoo tho country
low submerged permite.
Baby's Coming.
Nature intended that ovory woman
hould look forward to tho coming of
lor baby with joy and hopo, unclouded
>y anxioty. Almost painless parturition
3 quito tho UBiial thing among unoivil
KOa pooplo. Even in our own, country
t occasionally happens with women in
obust health and good condition. It
ught to bo the rule instead of tbooxcep
ion; and it is a fact that a vory largo
roportion of tho usual pain and sufl'or
iig may bo avoided by looking aftor
ho mother's general health, and specially
trongthoning tho particular organs con
ornod in parturition.
Many mothers havo boori brought
lirough tho trying, timo almost* pain
B88ly by tho aid ot Dr. Pierce's Favorito
resoription. It propars tho system for
olivory by imparting tho organic
trongth an elasticity which tho mother
pecially noeds; shortens tho timo of
dior and of confinement; promotes tho
icrotion of abundant nourishment for
io child and fortifies tho ontl.ro con
/itution against tho aftor period of do
rossion and weakness. Its uso should
ogin in tho early months of gestation
io carlior tho bettor.
A Costly Fire in Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, MO., Novombor ii.
alf a million dollars* worth of proporty
as destroyed by a Uro that started after
lidnight in Jones Brother's big depart
ment store, on Main and Otb streets,
id spread to half a block of other build
igs on Main Btrcot ami Walnut street,
ho aggregate insuranco is estimated at
175,000. Thc heaviest losers aro .Jonos
rothers, who estimate thoir stock,
hieb was totally destroyed, as worth
?00,000. Tho insuranco carried hy this
rm was >S2 per cent, of the loss, tt wns
io most destructivo Uro that h..s OYQI'
sited tho up-town business district.'" v
A Uro in Mott streot, Now York, on
liday killed livo mon.
liVC YOI
Heard
Of li?
You may have heard
about SCOTT'S EMULSION
?ind have a vague notion
that it is cod-liver oil with
its bad taste and smell and
all its other repulsive fea
tures. It is cod-liver oil, the
purest and the best in the
world, bu* made so palata
ble that almost everybody
can take it. Nearly all !
children like it and ask for (
more. i
SCOTT'S
?mmiiMimixi I
looks like cream ; it nour-1
ishes the wasted body of |
the baby, child or adult ,
better than cream or any
other food in existence, it
bears about the same rda:
tion to other emulsions that
cream does to milk. If you
have had any experience
with other so-called "just as
good" preparations, you
will find that this is a fact.
The hypophciphltes that arc
combined with the cod-liver oil
give additional value to lt because
they tone up the nervous system
and impart strength to the whole
hotly.
50c. and $1.00, xii (tnieinsts.
SCOTTI nOWNK, Chemists, New York.
FOR THE NEXT '
WE
Ain soiling a lot of FaBt Colorod :
10-4 Shooting,
4-4 Shooting, ....
IJloaohing nt 5o., Co. and 7o.-wo
OUTINGS, FLANNELETTES, C
A FULL LINE
C LOT
Novor has thore hoon suoh a nu
enormous-am rccoiving hig lots
pany daily.
TWO BIG
RECE
ALL KiNDS
Oak Post Hods for ?Jil.00, wit)
Plenty of thom-don't hay from
Can sell thom as cheap as othor m
Seo my $20.00, $'25.00 and *35.f.
-BALLAR!
1st Patont, $4.50 ; 2d Patei
Every Sad?
15 pounds Good Coffeo,
17 pounds Sugar, Granulated, .
12 pounds Soda.
20 pounds Good Ground Coffeo,
Just recei
Goods. Big line o
Nothing wrecked 1
Another Big Lot of R. R
Ql^'Ono l?alo Extra Heavy 4
J i HE A
Tho Black Diamond Rodivivus.
Tho Black Diamond Railroad project
ias como to tho front again. Tho An
iorson Mail prints an interesting story
lu m l thu situation and says:
Tho local promotors of tho Black Dia
mond Railroad aro jubilant ovor cortain
ocent dovolopmont? connected with that
iroposcd trunk lino. As was stated in
ho columns of tho Mail sovcral days
go, surveying in South Carolina and
?oorgia is practically at an end, but that
a North Carolina is yot to bo finished.
It scorns now that a preliminary Bilr
oy has alroady boon m ad o along tho
onto to bo pursued in tho Tar Hool
?tato, and in view of this fact tho Lon?
ion syndicato wa.? informed that no
unc?s would bo oxpondod to make a
ccond survoy unless tho English capi
iiliste would foot tho bill.
In reply to this tho syndicato sont a
heck for $800 last wcok to Mr. J. Ii.
Yibbie, of this oity, with which to par
ially doiray tho expenses cf tho North
karolina survoy. l ids is by far tho most
livorablo sign that lias appeared latoly
0 strongthon confidence in thc ultimato
onstruction and oporation of tho groat
?lack Diamond.
Syndicates nowadays do not pull monoy
ut of their pockets and spend it with
nt good reason to believe it will return
) thom and with goodly intoroBt. "It is
uito an interesting ooinoidonco tho
lystorious "Missing Link" railroad
muid bo bobbing up just at this timo
hon it sooms that li lack Diamond affairs
rc assuming dofhiito Bhapo.
Promoters of tho Black Diamond
oro and olsowhoro-express tho opinion
mt bohind tho "Missing Link" a oloso
ivostigation will rovoal tho Southern,
hoy think tho Southern people roali/.o
mt tho Black Diamond B a cortainty
ul in cons?quence aro acti 'oly at work
1 tho offort to control a lit o from Wal
lila, South Carolina, to Chattanooga,
onnosBoo. This theory is plausible, but
for tricks that aro vain," etc., railroads
o distinctly 1'peculiar.
Dr. IMorco's Ooldon Medical Discovory
not called a eonsumption-ouro; it isa
ood-makor. It givoB onorgy to tho rod
irpusoles. This rapid supply of puro,
sh, red blood: Consumption is ono of
oso; scrofula, malaria, eczema, ory
poins, catarrh-aro othors. It is absurd
doctor thom soparatoly as lung, or
in or hoad disoaso. Thoy must bo
?von out of tho blood. You can roly
i tho "Golden Medical Discovory" to
> this ovory limo. It is not a patont
odlcino. lt is tho porfootcd result of
yoaiH practical oxporionco by ono of
0 most skillful physicians ano ominont
odionl authorities in this country:
. R V. ?'ierc?, Chief Consulting Phy
iian to tho Invalids' Ilotol and Surgl
1 Instituto, Buffalo, N. Y.
Tho Stato's Rum Huslnoss.
Tho report of tho State dispensary for
o quarter ending September iio hns
Ht boon hnndod to tho Governor by tho
coial legislativo Investigating commit
a. It contains a groat deal ot intcrost
% data, and material which ought to
lookod into carofnlly. Tho roport
ows a credit to tho school fund of
35,080.84, and this it appears is to bo
ulo good with $237,'178.r>7, stock in
o bands of tho dispensaries; $180,011.
stock at tho dispensary, and $17,850.
in supplies. Tho building of tho dis
iiHiuy is pub down at s^J?O, 175I.81), and it
ovidently tho intontion from tho re
it for tho dispensary to pay for this
liding out ot its profits for tho benefit
tho school fund. It is vory woll to
prooiato that tho $485,080.84 which, it
olaimcd, is a liability for tho school
id is ?n papor and is based upon tho
ick on hand in tho dispensary and
ito, bad debts, suspended accounts
1 buildings.
.-^.w- -
Throo Hundred Thrown Gul.
YAUKKOAN, IM,., November 0.-Tho
in ?ran Stool Wiro Company sufforod
tiss of $f?00,000 to-d?.y by the burning
a portion of tho Washburn and Moon
i o establishment. Insuranoe, $814,000.
roo mon woro soon in tho mill just
ore Ibo Aro broko out, and havo not
m accounted for, but they may havo
aped. Throo hundred men aro thrown
S of employment.
. and will cut pri<
TEN DAYS WILL SEL
.AVES, FOR 25c. SE
Print? at . 2-Jo.
.. 12|o.
. . . . . 4Jo.
rth 7o., 80. and lOo.
X>TTON FLANNELS, BLANKETS
AT GUT PRICES.
HING!
m for Clothing-my sales have boen
from Now York and Railroad Cora
CARLOADS
LIVED, AND I
; OF CHAIRS.
tl Slats and Castors-worth #1.50.
any one boforo gotting my pricos
orehants buy thom.
IO Suits-thoy aro beauties.
-G R O Cl
y S FLOU li
lt, #4.00; Ralf Patent, #3.75.
Guaranteed.
.#1.00.
.1.00/
. 25c.
. . . . 1.00.
ved a lot of Men's,
f Crockery- Fifty
mt the prices. The
l. Jeans, 9-oz. Wool Filling
2-inch Shooting at Oic-worth 8c. ovorywhi
?T*A big lot of Fino Pants (H. lt. goods) -
DAMS
Earlo's Mills and Tokoona.
TORBKMA, Novombor 0.-Tho biting
frost has como at last anti everything,
which looked so beautiful andgroon, has
dropped from its poisonous hito into
blackness. Tho beautiful ilowor yards
look desolate. Whoro there once stood
tho chrysanthemum, tho choico Ilowor
of tho autumn timo, so beautiful so
choorful, now ?B bonding its faded bud
toward tho ground and dropping its littlo
loaves ono by ono.
Sowing wheat is tho order of tho day.
Most of tho farmorB aro using fertilizers
on their groin.
Somo havo boon digging their potatoos
and voport that thoy aro turning out bet
ter than oxpectcd.
Miss Lizzie l?ruco has boon olectod
toachor at Pino (h ove. School opens to
day (Monday). Miss Lizzio is a good
toachor and we wi h hor much success.
Mr. W. E. Bi rn, of Fair Play, will
commonco hiB school at Cross Hoads bo
foro long.
Prof. M. C. Barton, Principal of tho
Fair Play High School, was in this burg
Saturday on business.
Miss Lucy Harris is spending several
wooka with hor COUB?U, M?BS Maggio
Naneo, in Atlanta.
Mr. Walker Boardon, ono of Oakway's
hustling young mon, was in this burg
Saturday on business.
Mr. Smith Brown, of Hartwell Cia.,
spont Bovoral days Inst week with his
brother, Mr. J. A. Brown, of this vicin
ity.
Miss Annio Grant spont last week with
hor brothor, Mr. G. W. Grant, of Soneca.
Wedding bolls will ring, wo think, in
this neighborhood this winter, if Cupid's
arrow dc .'tgo crooked.
Mr. Elias Earl loft yesterday (Sunday)
for Columbia. Ho will tako in tho State
Fair,
Messrs. W. J. MoLoskoy and Wiilot
Gilos spout Sunday afternoon with
friends at Holoman, Anderson county.
Miss Mary Stoveson, a charming young
lady of Denver, is spending sovoral days
with her sister, Mrs. J. W. MoCarloy, on
tho bordoifl of thiB sootion.
WALKING STICK.
Throo Bullets in His Body.
As a result of a row at a party given in
Groonvillo Saturday night at tho houso
of Arch Harrison, Will Simmons, a mill
omployoo, lies painfully if not danger
ously wounded, having boon shot during
tho progress of tho party by Josso Har
rison, brothor to Arch. Tho woapon
used was a pistol. Harrison succeeded
in putting throo bullots into his victim's
body.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Master's Sales.
STATIC OF SOUTH CAROLINA, f
COUNTY OF OCONKR. (
IN COU UT OF COMMON PLEAS.
PURSUANT TO DECREES OF TUE
AFORESAID COURT, in tho rasos
mentioned below, I will ol?cr for salo,
to tho highest bidder, in front of tho
Court House, at Walhalla. S. C., on
MONDAY, tho 1th day of December,
1800. it being Salesday, botweon .the
ogai hours of salo, tho tracts of land
jolow described :
n tho caso of Ellen Cantrell ot al.,
Plaintiffs,
against
William West, D?tendant.
AU that piece, parcel or tract of land,
lituato, lying and hoing in Goonoo county,
Uato of South Carolina, on tho Wost
ido of tho Turnpike road loading from
Valhalla, S. C., to Cashier's VaHoy, N.
'., bounded by lands of Maxwell Can
roll, Mrs. I). M. Wo.tt and Lowie King,
ontaining forty-eight (48) acres, moro or
ess, and having such shapo as shown by
dat of I. H. Harrison, surveyor, m ado
d of November, 1800. Plat can bo seen
11 my ofllco until day of sale.
TIS RMS: ('ash. Purchaser to pay for
lapors.
J. W. HO LL KM AN,
Mnstor for Goonoo county.
ses to move them
L ALL 40c, 45c. ANC
E THEM BEFORE BU
I have ? nico All-Wool Boaver
for only $7.50. Boys' samo goode
EVERY ONE W
Thin is no fake, but, facts. 1
OUR SH
is complote Wo handle nothing
money. Still havo somo of thos
at 90o.
Seo our Womon's Oil Grain, w<
Biggest and best lino of Childrc
mon and boys.
OF FURN!"
MORE TO C
SEE MY RED BE]
Oak Post Bods-just as good o
tho only houso that handles thom
Soo my Oak Dressers-French ]
All Oak Beds cheaper than any
Seo our Mattresses, from Railro
E RS ES!
Just cough up tho Cash
-T H E F i
All kinds, sorts and sizes of Cc
Fixtures. Wo koop a full lino all th
Boys' and Children
boxes Tobacco. Al]
>y are great bargain
l, at 15c. Not Damaged.
oro. Soo my R, R. Tobacco at $:l.25 for 10
Nico, Now and at nearly Ouo-IIalf Price.?
Senec
READY FOR
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED, diroc
most varied stockB of goods wo ha
samo old stand. Wo havo BVERYTH
Machino Nocdlo to a Disc Plow.
The Ladles ejpoo.loJ!y ro*u?f?d
.. Honriottas, Cashmor
othor Dross Goods boforo buying olsowho:
Wo havo tho latest aud most up-to-<
mon. Our TIES arc porfcot boautios. C<
Wo havo tho best and cheapest lot
havo ovov had, and you can savo money b
Shoes! Sn0ESI SHOES!-Tho til
* to have Shoos, and wo aro f
and soo our now lino of HOUSE SLIPP1
fort and Durability aro combined in thom
Don't forgot that ROXANE FLOU,
you will lind it so.
Wo appreciate and want your parro:
pricos and good quality can soouro it.
WE SELL THE FAMOUS lt & <
It is a ploasuro to show our goods.
Respectfully,
Fatal Railroad Wreck.
SKNATOIIIA, Miss., Novombor 0.-Tho
South-bound limited passenger train on
tho Illinois Central railroad, bound for
Now OrloaiiB, jumped tho track at this
placo, killing two and injining sovoral.
ML li, SS? ["illili
DENTIST,
Walhalla, S. C.
Office two Doors Hast of Bank,
Second Floor.
nouns : 8.80 A. Mi TO 1 p, M. AN? 2 TO 6
p. M.
March 24, 1898.
CALL ON
J. H. DARBY
-FOR
Pino Drugs, Medicines, Druggists' Sun
dries, Toilot and Fancy Articles, Per
fumery, Toilot Soaps, Stationery, otc.
LARGE STOCK
....ALWAYS ON HAND....
Administrator's Sale.
I WILL SELL, TO Tl IK HIGHEST
I BIDDER, FOR CASH, at tho lato
osidonce of Tbos. L. Gibson, deceased,
?oar South Union, Goonoo comity, South
karolina, at 10 o'clock A. M., on Tllims
)AY, November 28d, 1800, continuing
intil all sold, all tho personal property
if said deeoasod, consisting of notes,
iccounts, mules, cattle, household ami
dtehen furniture, farming tools, corn,
'odder, cotton seed, Ac, Ac
M. W. GIBSON,
. . Administrator.
Novombor 2, 1800. 41-45
> 50c. GOODS, ALL
YING. ;
Overcoat, worth $10.00 everywhere,
j for $5.00--worth $8.00.
HO LOOKS BUYS !
king thc hoys-can f?t thom all.
OE LINE
; hut tho hcBt and can savo you big
o IL R. High Cut Tap Solo Brogans
?ith $1.25, for $1.00.
n's Shoes any whore. Also Boots for |
ruRE JUST
X)ME.
3S AND BUREAUS.
is all oak-at one-half price. I am
hero..
Plato Mirror-at $7.00.
whore.
ad Company, for $1.26.
\ T MAN
will do tho rest.
dims and Caskets, Robos and Coffin
0 timo. Orders filled day or night.
L'S Suits and Dress
[ from the Railroad,
s.
This is a Great Bargain.
pound box-worth $tf).00..^.ff$
1 3} Si CI
BUSINESS!
t from Now York, ono of tho largest and
>vo ovor had, and aro doing business at tho
INO YOU NEED OK WANT, from a
to como in and examino and price our
os, Sorgen, Plaids, Percales, Outings and
re.
lato NECKWEAR for ladies and gcntlo
amo and soo thom.
of MEN'S and HOYS' CLOTHING wo
y buying from us.
no of year has como whon ovorybody lias
iropared to suit and flt ovorybody. Como
CRS for mon and women. Beauty, Corn
It is tho best on tho markot. Try it and
nago, and aro determined to havo it if low
Gi CORSETS-THE VICHY BEST.
Givo us a call.
ir. W. F. Austin,
SENECA, ----- S. C.
OFFICE DAYS ? MONDAYS, FRIDAYS
AND SATURDAYS.
Soptombor7, 1800.
NOTICE."
WILL bo Bold, at my rosidonco, in
Cbattooga township, on Wednes
day, 20th day of Novombor, 1800, about
four hundred bashols of corn, four or
llvo thousand bundles of fondor, two
good fat hogs, ono maro colt six months
old. Terms of oalo: CASH.
BAXTER ROACH.
Octobor 18, 1800. .12-4(1*
Removal
I have removed to
the Reid Store with
my stock of Staple
and Fancy Grocer
ies, all new and
fresh*
Also, Dry Goods,
Notions, Jewelry,
&e. All of which
will be sold at the
Lowest possible
price for Cash.
Come and see me
and you will not
regret it.
H. A. H. GIBSON.
August 10, 1800.
