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.. i iiuui Mil I Gomes only through persistent pushing. We are constantly pushing the good things of our Stock before the alert buyers of this community, and our steady and ever in creasing business convinces us that Goods and Prices are always right at . . . . . Will be given more prominence than ever before. Groceries, The necessaries of life, will be pushed with vigor. WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD ON GROCERIES ! Y?3u should ase our Stock of CORN, FLOUR, MOLASSES, MEAT, SUGAR, COFFEE; RICE, LARD, fte., And get our SPOT CASH PRICES. We are convinced that long credit is not consistent with modern mer chandizing ; therefore, we are determined to run our business on a CASH BASIS. Bring your hirelings and tenants to us. We can handle them to the in terest of both parties concerned. With a Ge?eral Stock of GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, SHOES, ?fee., we are well prepared for the Supply Trade. u^vm%Ww The Early Buyers will please call and inspect our Early Spring 1 Summer Goods Such as LACES, EMBROIDERIES, WHITE GOODS, GINGHAMS,! PERCALES, &c. If your Cash io limited and your needs unlimited, it is the more impor tant that you should sec us/ We will help you to STRETCH YOUR DOLLAR TO ALL WHO OWE US On last year we wish to say that we have been patient ; that we have given one month of grace, and now we must have our money. It is not our desire to trouble or inconvenience any one. SO TAKE WARNING AND PAY AT ONCE. Yours truly, OSBORNE & Wholesale and Retail Dealers in ?'Gfr'eneral Merchandise. Local News, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5, 1902. THE COTTON MARKET. Strict Good Middling-7?. GoodMiddling-7*. Strict Middling-75. .Middling-7 J. Now ia the proper time to plant shade trees. John W. Smith has been appointed postmaster at Fort lilli. ?. L. Welch has returned from a visit to relatives in Tennessee. Tho election on tho sewerage ques tion takes place in the city next Fri day. Better take care of yourself. This weather is admirably conducivoto "the grip." David S. Vaudiver and Chas E. Cobb, of this city, visited Spartanbnrg last week. Mrs. Rachel Kay, of Sherman, Tex as, is in tho city visiting Mrs. C. C. Hindman. Jeptha P. Smith, President ol tho Liberty cotton mill, spent laBt Friday in f ho city. Last Monday being Salesday, a largo crowd was attracted to the city and business was good. Rev. T. H. Medd, of Ensley, will preach at Good Hope Church next Sun day morning nt ll o'clock. If you contemplate buying a buggy, carriage or wagon, read tho new ad vertisement of J. J. Fretwoll. Prof. T. C. Walton was called to Augusta, Ga., last Friday on account of the serious illness of his father. Mrs. X. L. Fant and children, of Walhalla, have been spending the past week in Anderson visiting relatives. Our townsman, Sidney W. Hall, who has had n tussle with the measles for two or three weeks, is able tobe out again. Taylor Bros., proprietors of tho Bel ton flour mill, want 1,000 bushels of wheat. See advertisement in another column. County ISupervi?or Vandiver and Hon. J. Belton Watson attended the Good Roads Convention in Columbia last week. J. A. Cook, of Iva, has bought an in terest in the business of H. G. John son & Son and moved with his family to this city. J. E. Normen t, the genial representa tive of The News and Courier, spent a day in the city laBt week and gave us a pleasant call. Mrs. Percival, accompanied by her daughter, "Miss F.'orence Percival, of Baltimore, is '.in the city visiting her daughter, Mrs. T. S. Crayton. ^hiquola Lodge, Knights of Pythias, meets to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. Every member is urged to attend, as the meeting will be an interesting one. Mrs. Dr. Townsend, of Anderson, was the guest of her father, Sheriff Duckett, last week. She is now visit ing relatives in Clinton.-Laurens News. Mr. S. BazanoB, the man who makes BU ch delicious candy, and his pretty wife, went to-day to Anderson, S. C., to visit their brother, Mr. George Baza nos.-Elberton (Ga.) Star. The many friends of Mrs. G. N. Broyles, who has been seriously ill with pneumonia for the past three weeks, are more tuan pleased to know that she is now convalescing. J. W. Sumter and family, of Gaines ville, Ga., have come to Anderson to make their home. Mr. Sumter has ac cepted a position in the buggy shops of our townsman, Pani Stephens. Jesse T. Drake, of this County, taft this morning for Marlborough Coun ty, S. C., where he will spend- several weeks engaged in building terraces on one of the large plantations in that County. J. P. Todd has purchased the busi ness of Frank Johnson & Co. and will continue it at the old stand on Church street. Read his advertisement and give him a call when you need any thing in his line. A small flood visited this section last week. It commenced raining on Monday, 27th nit., and for the Ave days and nights following it continued almost without ceasing. As a con sequence all the streams have been out of their banks. W. S. Ramsey, of Williamston, has moved to this city aud is in charge of the store of the Anderson Cash Gro cery Co. which has just opened-busi ness in the building formerly occupied by B. O. Evans & Co., next door to the store of the People's Furniture Co. The work on the new cotton mill is progressing nicely, and with ordinari ly good weather the work will be com pleted by April, or a little later. Mr. Grandy, the contractor, has just closed i a contract with Jno. T. Burris, of An derson, to do the roofing and metal I work.-Newberry Observer. We are indebted to W. L. Hillhouse, of Calhoun, Ga., for a neat and in teresting little booklet entitled "Peach Growing Along the Lino of the Nash ville, Chattanooga &. St. Lonis Rail way." It is illustrated and contains some pictures of Mr. Hill house's or chard at Calhoun. Mr. Hillbonse is an old Anderson County boy, having left hore abo'ut thirty years ago, and keeps posted on the affairs of his native home by readiig Tho Intelligencer every week. He has many old friends and relatives in ,thia' section who wilt Ls pleased to know ia:** he is meeting with success in his adopted home. If the Legislature passes tho now jury law to-day, which it is likely to ci do, tho regular February term of h Court will opeu hero next Monday, si with Judgo Gary presiding. Tho h County ollicials aro expecting a telo- u gram from Columbia this morning au- d thorizing them to draw tho Juries. If H tho jurors aro drawn t?-day or to-mor- si row, Sheriff Green will send out sever- d al special deputies at once and every n' juror will receive his summons in am- ci plo timo to arrange to attend Court. h Gov. Mcsweeney has appointed John A. O'Neal to bo Magistrate in Center villo Township, vice S. N. Brown, re signed, and Edward Smith to bo Mag istrate at Pendleton to succeed C. Hackle, who also has resigned. Both , appointments '.vero mado upon tho re- g commendation of our legislativo dele gation. , . All tho trains on tho Southern Hail- jj way, between hero and Columbia, were ^ delayed several hours last Monday, on ^ account of high water on Saluda Uiver, ? between Dyson's and Chappells. The j river was higher than it has been in t several years, and tho railroad track for soveral hundred yards east of tho river was submerged to a depth of six inches lo two feet. Wyatt Aiken, tho well-known ex- r court stenographer of tho Eighth Cir- i cuit, was in Greenville a few days ngo, c and, when asked by a Greenville News \ reporter if it was true that ho would 3 be a candidate for Congress, ho said: t "It certainly is true. I am in the race, i heart, soul aud body and in it to win. < I am determined to win and believe I t will be successful." On Tl ?ursdny, 20tU inst., the time for returning property assessments expires. Tho people should bear this in mind, and not wait until tho very last day or two. Auditor Boleman and his assist ants aro ready and waiting to courte ously attend to every one, and a word to tho wiso is sufficient. Unlike tax paying, there is no extension of time in this matter. Married, at the home of tho bride's father, D. A. Milford, in this County, on Sunday, February 2, 1002, by Kev. N. G. Wright, Mr. James II. Fagg and Miss Mary Jane Milford. The atten dants were Mr. W. K. Milford and Miss Bessio Fagg, Mr. Wm. G. Fagg and Miss Nettie Mitchell. All of An derson County. We join the many friends of tho happy couple in wishing them all the success and happiness at tainable in this life. Rev. Irl lt. Hicks, tho long range weather prophet, predicts unpleasant, wintry weather for February and March. He advises farmers to exer cise all reasonable and possible precau tions for the sheltering and feeding of live stock, and suggests that wiso plan ning for out-door work should be done. He believes that the months of April, May and June will be propitiout above the average for agricultural and out-door avocations. Davis, the shoe man, of Greenwood, will open a shoe store at Anderson February the 15th. Mr. W. F. Daniel, who has been here with Mr. Davis this winter and who has had an experience of 17 years in the shoo business, will havo charge of this store. The busi ness will be conducted thero as it is here, with the best stock of up-to-date shoes, and with the management of Mr. Daniel, satisfaction t > all custo mers and success to the business will follow.-Greenwood Journal. Fhe County Pension Board has abont completed its work for the coming ye&r and will shortly send in its report. There were on the loll last year three hundred and seventy-eight names. Of this nnmber ten males and nine females died during the year. This year there were about seventy-five new applicants, and the roll this year will contain about four hundred and thirty-five names-two hundred and fifty-two males and one hundred and eighty-three females. The last issue of the Union Times contained the following notice of an Anderson boy who haB made his home in that town for a number of years: "Thoa. A. Murrah has opened up a fam ily grocery store in the building just above his tin and stove establishment on Main street, which has just been vacated by Mr. W. P. Skelton, who has moved his business to Buffalo mills. Mr. Murrah is a good business man and has been very successful in the tin and stove business, which he will continue to Ttti, and we wish him success in his new business." Snnday will be' "ground hog day" the 2nd day of February. On that day the ground hog will emerge from his hole to take a peep at the weather. If the sun be shining so that he can see his shadow he will scuttle back into his hole and wait six weeks long er, because he will know that there is to be a good deal more cold weather. But if it shall be cloudy so that he can not see his shadow he will stay out, for the winter will be broken.-Newberry Observer. He certainly saw his shadow in this section, for the day was bright and clear. The Charleston Exposition adver tising car No. 1, which is distributing advertising matter at all points on the Southern Railway in this State, spent last Saturday in the city. The car was in charge of Wm. A. Sanges, man ager, and C. C. Johnston, one of thc popular traveling passenger agents of the Southern Railway. They had with them a number of bill posters, who soon'had their pictures and reading matter pasted on tho bill boards and other places. Tho Exposition is now complete in every detail and the crowd of visitors is increasing every day. Tho great Mardi Gras festival begins next Saturday and ends Wednesday ' following, which will be President's ! Day, when President Roosevelt and his party from Washington will be at I tho Exposition, This occasion will no I doubt attract a largo crowd of visitors fros every section of the country to Charleston next week. Janus K. Sutherland, uno of the old-; st citizens in tins County, died nt his onie at Pumpkiutowu on tho I7tI* in tant. Ho was hovu February 18; 1811, eiugatthe timo of his death nearly inety-one yours old. lie loaves two aughters, Mrs. Laura Shirley, of lonou Path, and Mrs. Dr. John Wil >n, of Williamstou, eight grundchil ren and live gTcat grandchildren-lu ll, fifteen descendants, und a large irclo of friends and relatives to mourn is death. Ho waa a good citizen, a ind and dutiful husband, an atlee lunate and tender father and an nc ommodating, hospitable neighbor, [is genial and lovable disposition won jr him tho esteem, love and conti enco of all who knew him, us u man rhoni all delighted to honor.-Picken* entiuel. Mrs. J. Hampton Karlo, of tho Hol ind'S Store section of this County, ied in Greenville lust Friday night. 1rs. Karie hud been AtlUcted for some imo, and a few days preceding her loath waa curried to Greenville by her lusbaud and placed in the Karlo sam arium for treatment. Her alliiction ras such that tho attending physicians rere forced to perform JIU operation, rhich was done Friday afternoon, and rom which she never recovered. The etnains wore brought hero Saturday norning and carried down to tho homo ?f Mr. Karlo, and on Sunday morning vere laid to rest in the Shiloh Church yard, Kev. J. lt. Karie conducting tho 'u?era I services. Mrs. Karlo was a Laughter of Jumes T. Hunks, of this Jounty, And a most excellent, Chris ian woman, whoso death has brought ladness to the hearts of a wide circle )f friends, who deeply sympathize yith the sorely bereaved family. Bo lides a devoted husband the deceased eaves two ROUS and one daughter to :herish her memory. "Niagara-The Scene of Perilous Feats'' is tho title of an article in the February Cosmopolitan which tells the story of the many who have year after year gone to Niagara seeking notoriety ar-death. From the earliest days Niagara bas been the Mecca of those who valued their lives lightly, ami tho story of Sam Patch, IMondin, M?rir? Spelterina, the jealous Ballcni's at tempt to cut the cable on which his rival was performing over the seething Whirlpool Rapids, Peter Nissen's ill fated "Fool-Killer," and Captain Webb's last swim, is carried down to Mrs. Taylor, tho only survivor of a trip over the great Falls. - - . i -~ - Silk Culture for South Carolina. I Tho Silk Culture Committee, whose exhibition in the Woman's Building nt the South Carolina Inter-State and Weat Indian Exposition is attracting so much attention, is now planning to have a Silk Culture Day in order to bring together thoso who are interested in thia profitable and interesting indus try. The date for this meeting will bo announced later. In the mean time the chairman of this department desires a correspondence with tho men and wo men of South Carolina who wish to engage in silk growing. Address Mrs. Blackburn Hughes, 10 Legare street, Charleston, S. C. A Thou F ?ml Dollars Thrown Awaj. Mr. W. W. Baker, of Plainview. Neb., writer, "My wife had lung trouble for over fifteen years. We tried a number of doctora and spent over a thousand dollars without any relief. She was very low and I lost ail hope, wheu a friend sugges ted trying Foley's Honey and 'J ur, which I did ; and thanks he to this great ro'i.^dy it saved her life. Bhe ls Btronger and PU joys better, health than she has ever known in ten years. We shall never bo without Foley's Honey and Tar, and ask those afllloted to try lt. Sold by Evans Pharmacy. Twenty-five Dollars will buy a fairly Rood square practice Piano at the C. A. Reed - Music House. They are intrinsi cally worth double that amount. The ladles all like easy-cutting, well tempered Boisson. Brock Hdw. Co. cater to the wants of the ladies, and can fur nish jost auoh Solssora as will please them. Kidney complaint kills more people than any other disease. This 1B due to the disease being so insidious that it gets a good hold on the system before it ls re cognized. Foley's Kidney Cure will pre vent the development of fatal disease if ! taken in time, ?old by Evans Pharmacy. The husband will always have a warm spot In his heart and a tender place in his nature for the thoughtful wife who pre sents him with one ot Rrock Hdw. Co's, matchless Razors. The genuine eatisfao tlon which these Razors afford the men makes them always remember with kindness the donor of such a gift. The moat reliable preparation for kid ney troubles on the market is Foley's Kidney Core. Sold by Evans Pharmacy. A good Heel Bolt will soon be in great demand. A shoddy Bolt gives great an noyance. Sullivan Hdw. haye good Heel Bolts which they want you to examine. WANTED, Hickory, Dogwood and Persimmon Logs. Southern Hardwood Co., Charleston, S. C. 4m Foley's Honey and Tar ia best for croup and whooping cough, conmina no opiates sod euroa quickly. Careful mothera keep lt lo the house. Sold by Evans Pharmacy. Nothing so obeap or so dorable as a reno? made of Poultry Wire. Thia Wire is carried in all height? and sold at low eat prices by Sullivan Hdw. Co. A Hame that Ate any Collar. Slightly grooved on front to fit perfectly into those "whang-sewed" Collars int;, which you bavepossibly had so much trouble titting a Hame Winter coughs are apt to result in con sumption if neglected. They can soon be broken up by using 'Foley's Honey and Tar. Sold by Evans Pharmacy. We offer this week hundreds of pairs of Sample Shoes at priesa to please. Come r -lek while we have your number. Pri C?OD these Shoes too cheap to quote. Vandivor Bros. Pooket Knives for the men and boys a tremendous stock of mont carefully se lected Pocket Cutlery is offered by Brock Hdw. Co. Special designs to suit the Christmas trade Mothera can safely give Foley's Honey and Tar to their children for ooughs and colds, for lt containa no opiates or other poisons Sold by Evans Pharmacy. W. H. Shearer, Snrvftynr, Voa rr ill rind me at Dean & KatdtTe's. Long dis tance Phone at my residence. This is our greatest year. Wo are proud of our record, and are striving by every honest means to win you for a CUB tomer. Give ut a trial if you bave never done so before. Vandlver Bros. Foley's Honey and Tar cures thecouith caused by attack of la grippe. It heals the lungs. Sold by Evans Pharmacy. Pot Plants and Cul Flowers tor ?alo Large and amati Palms a specialty. M rs. J. L'\ Cllnkscales, 242 North Matn St. Crystal Metal Farm Dells thal havo the great?-t volume of sound, moro Hultable In tone and can be heard farther than any Belia of corresponding size and prit o oa this market, are sold by Sullivan Hard ware Co. Best farmers buv best Plows from Sul livan Hdw. Co. Some Straight Talk About -FOR MEN'S CLOTHING! SUITS, Vleirs Shoes, Childrens Shoes ! The time for doing a CONTINUED and LEGITIMATE iusiucss on the "Below Cost Plan" never existed and never ' viii. Comparison in Goods and Prices is the only safe] way, md that we invite. Buy or not, nothing pleases us as much ts visitors and comparisons. OUR STOCK IMMENSE, And we are offering Great Bargains In Pants and Shoes during FEBRUARY. Big Reductions on all counters. Don't miss our interesting Sale for February. Seeing is believing-come and see'. HALL BROS. Cut Price Clothiers. South Main Street. FERTILIZERS. We represent the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co., the Largest Manufacturers of Fertilizers in the World, WWWWWW IN buying their gooda you get Fertilizers made by old, reliable Facto ries, and are guaranteed to be the finest goods on tfie market. Our aim is to give our customers better goods, better Bervice and better treatment than they can get from any other establishment. GET OUR PRICES Before placing your orders for large contracts. We can give you Powers, Gibbs & Co's. Goods, the Stono, Standard, Royal and Wando Complete Fertilizers and Blood GuanoB, Acid Phosphate, with or without Potash, Kainits, Nitrates, Soda and Muriate Potash, -&c. We trust that fortune will smile on you during the coming year, and s te. mp her seal of prosperity on every venture. D.C.BROWN&Bf\0. Sonth. Main. Street. Any Article of Merit Creates Imitators, But we make it very interesting for imitators of Oliver Chilled Plows 1 THE best recommendation of Oliver Chilled Plows is the fact that they are used by all of the best farmers of Anderson County. Try them and YOU will buy them. We have just received our third solid Car Load of these Celebrated Plows for this season. PLOWS, PLOWS, PLOWS. Perfectly shaped aud properly tempered. The same well-known kind that we have been handling for tho past ten years. Wo have a tremendous assortment from which you can select an}' style desired. PLOW STOCKS, HANDLES,1 SINGLE TREES, HAMESJ . TRACES, BACK BANDS, HEEL BOLTS, CLEVISES, &c. EVERYTHING needed by the Farmer in the line of AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS and kindred articles. Sullivan Hardware Co.