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A Co?tsoUon at So Sphool ?nra2!m<int.
Ia noting th-, ourollmont of tho Graded
Schools laut week we stat??! thal th?
ourollmont of the Millville school teat
year waa 26 at the opening. Thia ia a
mistake. The opening enrollment waa
9, second week If, and the enrollment
reached 26 during tho first month. This
year tho first week's enrollment was 12,
and this week number?. 28, showing an
increase for both first and second weeks.
The town ?ohool now numbers 183, Mill
ville school 28-a tot*! of 208. which
ahows a good increase over the same
time last year.
An Interesting "Small Potato."
L. 0. Bailey brought to The Courier
office last week a ouriosity in the shape
of an Irish potato. While takiug up his
crop Mr. Bailey observed one peouliar
speoimen. It had grown through the
nook of a broken bottle and then spread
out at either end, becoming round 'and
giving tho appearance of any ordinary
potato at tho ends of the bottle nook.
"That potato," remarket! Mr. Bailey,
"reminds me of the 'small potatoes' all
over South Carolina v ho are trying to ]
crawl through the nooks of dispensary
bottles."_.Jp_
Meteorological Matters.
Tho following io tho record of tera-1
peraturo aud rainfall as recorded at the |
U. 8. Station, at J. D. Jebell's, near Wal
halla, for week ending Sept. 28, ' aa re
corded by Miss Laura E. Isbell. observe' .
-Month and
Day.
Sept. 17.
Sept. 18.
Si-pt. 19.
Sept. "?).
Sept. 21.
8opt. Ti.
Sept. ?3.
Condition ot
the Weather.
Clear.
Clear.
Clear.
Ptly cloudy.
Ptly cloudy.
Cloudy.
Clear.
Tempera
ture.
Fearful Odds Against Htm.
Bodridden, alone and destitute. Suob
in briof, was the condition of an old sol
dier, by name of J. J. Havons, Versailles,
Ohio. For years he was troublod with
kidney disease and neither dootors nor I
medicine gave him relief. At length he
tried Elootrio Bitters. It put him on his
feet in short order and now he testifies,
"I'm on tho road to complote reoovory."
Best on earth for kidney and liver trou
bles and all forms of stomach and bowel
complaints. Only 60o. Guaranteed by
all druggists.
Unclaimed Loiters.
Following is a list of unclaimed letters
remaining in the Walhalla post office for
tho week ending September 24, 1004:
Mrs. W. J. Edwards, Mrs. Lula Fowler,
R. C. Gray, James Hazel, Roy. James
Hudson, Ooonee Lumber Co., Rev. J. G.
Boltz. J. M. Men lok, ?P. M.
To Sue Oconco County for |4,000.
Papers were served on Supervisor D.
F. MoAlister last Monday in a suit for
$3,000 damages for injuries received by
Mrs. Annie Brook, resulting from being
thrown from a buggy on Sunday, July I
10th last.
The suit is a joint one, Mr. Brook also
elaiming damages to the amount of
$1,000, owing to tho loss of his wife's
companionship and services, the ex
pense of medicines and medical services,
damages to his vehicle and the loss of j
his mule.
Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Brook and three |
children were crossing Cherry's bridge,
over Seneca river, in a .buggy drawn by
two mules. The conveyance was stopped
for the purpose of allowing Mrs. Brook I
to alight, when the, mules backed, cut
ting the buggy and hacking it against |
tho abutment railing, which gave way.
The mules, the conveyance and its occu
pants were thrown from tho bridge to j
the ground. Mrs. Brook sustained seri
ous injuries and one of the mules was
killed. The complaint alleges that the
railing was insecure, and that the acci
dent was due to negligence' on the part I
of the defendant, Oconco oounty, through I
its sor vants, the publio officials, and for |
the mental anguish and physical suffer
ing of the plaintiffs, damages in the sum
of $4.000 are sought to be recovered by
the plaintiffs. The oase will be watched
with interest by tho people of Ooonee.
Thinks He has Found Iron.
lohn B. Morton, of Mountain Rest,
at our office several specimens of I
i thinks is Iron ore. Heannounoes I
has a "whole mountain of it.
not io a position to give our |
[or Mr. Morton the benefit of
mal opinion as to the ore, but it I
is as being rather light. But one
fnows. To illustrate this fact we
Dr. Morton a small speoimen,
with the question, "What do you think
of that for gold, Doctoi ?" "Huh," was
the reply, "got no gold in it." As i
matter of fact, however, it was a speoi
men of gold ore from Cripple Creek,
Colorado, worth about $80 a ton. Dr.
Morton has some pretty specimens of
very clear and firm mioa, of whioh he
says ho has an abundance on his place.
In Praise of Chamberlain's Collo, Cholera
and Diarrhoa Romedy.
"Allow me to give you a few words In
praise of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera |
and Diarrhoa Remedy," says John Ham
lett, of Eagle Pass, Texas. "I suffered
one week with bowol trouble and took
ali kinds of medioiao without getting
any relief, wh?n mv friend, 0. Johnson,
a merchant hero, advised roe to take thia
remedy. After taking one dose I felt
groatly relieved and when I had taken
the third dose was entirely cured. I
thank yon from the bottom of my heart
for putting this great remedy in the
hands of mankind." .For salo by J. W.
Boll, Walhalla; Seneca Phartnaoy and
W. J. Lunney, Seneca.
Pn>t**t Estar?* Against Primary Election.
Wlthiu the ATO days' limit allowed na?
der the law for the filing of protests tn
the primary election, J. lt. Kay, at pres
ent County Treasurer, who was defeated
in tho moe for sheriff, gave notice of pro?
test and flied with County Chairman ii.
H.. Stribling papers setting faith his
grouuds tor the protest. The? papers,
we uoderswiud, wura preparad uy ?ii.
Kay's attorneys, Bonham a Watkins, of
Anderson,- and charge various irregu
larities if tho conduct- of the elocticii at
se vera! preolnots. Af ter this protest was
filed W. M. Kay, who was elected sheriff,
also filed notice of protest, olaiming ir
regularities at about eleven preeinots. J.
H. Barnett, defeated for treasurer, also
claims ii regularities and Sled a protest-.
The matter was kept as quiet as possible.
Chairman Stribling desiring, if in his
power, to induce J. H. Kay to withdraw
his protest, feeling sure the other pro
testers would not enter their protesto if
the first was withdrawn. Monday Chair
man Stribling spent the day lu Walhalla,
but Treasurer Kay refused to ' withdraw.
The oounty executive committee has-,
therefore, beon oalled to meet on Friday,
October 7th, to h sar the protests. The
necessity for this meeting is deeply re
gretted by many, who feel that a grave
mistake has been made In the Hiing of
the protesto.
It is generally admitted t'jere were ir
regularities in the nominating primaries
in this coup ty this year, as in every elec
tion sinoo the primary 'system was adop
ted. It is a general complaint all over
the State that the rules governing the
primaries are not striot enough and in
several other couuties protests have been
flied.
Tlie outcome in general will be of
more than usual interest. The matter is
of more than merely local importance.
There ls danger in Independonttem,
which is too often the result of election
con tests. It is to be hoped there will bo
no such result.
The Case of Hoyt Hayes.
The oase of Hoyt Hayes, who was con
victed of murder in this oounty at the
November term of Court, and sentenced
by Judge Dantzler to be hanged, is now
before Governor Heyward, who, with
the Judge and Solicitor who tried the
oase, will consider the request for com
mutation of ?the sentence to life impris
onment. There are in the Goveruor's
hands two petitions, one asking for com
mutation of seutenoe, the other asking
that the original sentence stand. At the
July term of Court (1903), Judge Aldrich
??residing, HayeB was first tried, the jury
ailing to agree and reporting u mistrial.
Hayes was granted bail in the sum of j
$2,000 and appeared for trial at the No
vember term, when he was convicted aud
sentenoed to hang on the second Friday
in January. The ease was then appealed ,
to the Supreme Court, whloh refused to j
?{rant a new trial, and he was resentenoed
by Judge Townsend, of the lower Court.
July term, 1004. The oase has attracted
more attention and' elicited greater in
terest probably than any oase in the
State for quite a while. The time is very
short now and the final outcome of the
ease will soon be knowu. Owing to the
fact that Hayes was convicted on purely
circumstantial evidence, there is a strong
feeling that the sentence of doath should
not be oarried out, while on tho other
hand, the petition asking that Hayes be
executed is said to pe numerously
signed.
The Matheson Hardware Company.
The Matheson Hardware Company, o?
Westminster, are looking after the inte
rests of their customers in great fashion.
They are now buying in oar load lots
and offering special inducements in the
way of prices. Read their advertisement
on the second page. If you are inter
ested in building material or hardware
specialties you will find this advertise
ment very attraotive.
The Total Vote In the State in the Primaries.
The State Executive Committee has
oanvassed the returns from the recent
primarios and deolared the results.
The total vote in the first primary was
100,005 and in the second 91,019-a falling
off of 15,070 votes from the first to the
second primary.
The vote in the second primary for
Railroad Commissioner was as follows:
John H. Karie.60,720
John G. Mobley.40,293
, * Earle's majority.10,433
--mom
, Oconee's Taxes.
J. P. Keese, Auditor, has finished bis
abstract of the tax duplicate for Ooonee
county for the year 1904. The total val
uation of property is $3,404,970. The
different lovies will raise the following
amounts:
State tax, 5 mills.$17,824 85
Ordinary oounty tax, 3 mills... 10,894 91
Special oounty tax, 1} mills.... 6,068 69
Road tax, 1 mill. 8,464 97
Int. and sinking fuud for bonds 4,157 97
School tax, 3 mills..:. 10.394 91
Special sobool tax. 8,128 15
Poll tax. . 8,214 00
Total for collection.$58,143 45
Assessment this year.,$8,464,970
Assessment last year. 3.344,500
. Inorease.$ 120,470
Mr. Keeae is CPA nf the most prompt
and effioient County Auditors in the
State. His books are models of neatness
and accuracy. After his renomination
in the reoent Demooratlo primary elec
tion, Comptroller General Jones wrote
him a special letter of congratulation ex
pressing the appreciation and satisfac
tion whioh this high official felt for the
people of Ooonee in the ro-eleotion of
Mr. Keese. In writing up his books this
year he has been ably assisted by Judge
J. W. Holleman.
Meeting ot the County Executive Committee.
The Oconee County Demooratlo Execu
tive Committee is hereby oalled to meet
in the Court House at Walhalla, S. C., at
ll o'clock a. m., on Friday, October 7tb,
1901, for the purposo of beaHug and de
ciding upon the protests in the second
primacy election. M. S. Stribling,
CountyiOhairman.
J. & J. S. Cai
Are in New York and
ing their Mammoth Stock
They will inform the i
get their goods in. Look <
New Drug Store.
Oar store is elegantly fitted and furnished
and our stock new, fresh and of the best
(nudity. It oonsists of
PURE DRUG S
'CHEMICALS,
?PATENT MEDICINES, FANCY GROODS,
TOILET ARTICLES, PERFUMERY.
1HE ilSI FIVE Cl CIGAR III THE MU.
# STATIONERY. *
?rJT'One Pound Frenoh Cambric Paper, Siftc^E
Writing Paper and Envelopes, Plain and Fanoy Boxed Stationery,
Writing Tablets, Pencil Tablets, Pen Holders, Penoils, Muoilage,
Inks, y Pens.
We make a Specialty of Compounding
Physicians' Prescriptions and Family
Reoipes.
SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK.
Blanke's Fine Mixed Candies. Regular
Prioe, 40o. This week only 26c. per
pound.
CALL AND SEE US.
You are invited to oall and inspeot our stook. We will be pleased to
make your acquaintance aud will treat you courteously, whether you
wish to purchase ox not. Your patronage is always appreciated, no
matter how small your purohaees, and you may rest assured it will be
our constant aim to sell you the best goods that can bo obtained, and at
reasonable prices.
SENECA PHARMACY,
NEW HOTEL BLOCK,
i i SENECA, S. C.
Huyler's Candies.
Shoes. * Shoes.
Now is the time for you to begin to
looR after your Fall Shoes. J& We Have
them in all styles, prices and Qualities
the best that can be had. J& If you want
to save money on your Shoe bill it will
pay you to figure with us.
Our store is headquarters for mer
chandise of all Rinds.
Bring vs your produce.
JOHN F. CRAIG,
WALHALLA, S. C.
BELL TELEPHONE.
rf er's Buyers
other Eastern markets buy
of 'Fall $nd Winter Goods.
>ublic when th?y return and
jut for Bargains.
OCONEE
WOMEN
Are just as pretty as any in the
world, and there is nothing too .good
for them. So our buyers, while in
New York, spared neither pains nor
money in. selecting the most up-to
date goods for them.
We are displaying the greatest line
of ?Tine Dress Goods ever seen here.
We have had nothing to compare with
this line before.
Young lady, we can fix you up
make you look like a dream. All the
newest novelties in Silks and Plaids.
Buy one and get married.
Anything in man Tailored Skirts
from $15 down.
Everything in Cloaks and Jackets
of the latest cuts.
We carry everything frotn the best
Prints at Sc. to the FINEST SILKS.
MAN ! MAN ! MAN !
BOY ! BOY ! BOY !
We have anything you want, from
the cheapest to the finest Suit 1
GREAT LINE OF CARPETS,
MATTINGS, RUGS,
The Furniture Store of
the South.
J. H. ADAMS,
SENECA, SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Poor Man's
. Friend.
CLOSING OUT
THe X^oHowingf at ?O I* er C?ent
DiHOountt
m
All Tobaccos, Starch, Matd tes,
Socia, Shoe Polish, Sulphur and
other things in this line.
Bargains in them.
M. S. ST RIB LING,
Westminster, So. Ca.
