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-CENTRALI IELETR Noisy lotes Sent in-By TNo Correspon dents From that ThrivinTOWn. 0 The weather has changed just a b little in the last 86 hours-from a C rainy day to a cold windy night b and day. h The finishing touch will soon be 9 added to the handsome brick building of R. G. Gaines and Gas away Bros. and will be occupied e by them ero long. e Miss Dawn Phillips of Seneca, is visiting in our town this week. The Christmas tree at the Bap tist church Monday night was a "howling'' success, as the noise was greatly in excess of the pres ents, though there were many beautiful gifts. It was evident that there was no partiality used in the "giving of noise," as every one received their share. Several of the bachelors received lovely little dolls for which they were proud(?). Citrons, gourds, acorns and cabbages were used exten sively; also one horsecollar pad, Mr. S. R. Kelley being the recipi ent. Miss Nannie Young a lovely young lady from Greenville is favoring Central with a visit of several days duration. Several of the Centralites are spending the holidays out of town. An oyster supper was given by the Masons last night at the hotel. About sixty-five were served. Quite a number from out of town were present. Miss Stella Falls of Seneca is visiting friends here this week. Miss Jessie White, assistant post master, is at her home in High lands. Burt Morgan of Wofford college in taking Christmas with the home folks. Xello, CharleyI What have done with y our "rattle?'' 'Twill be rather lonesome after the Christmas festivities are over as so many of the visitors and college studonts will leave. R. U. Gaines is off on a fox hunt -guess he will come home now as the mercury has fallen several degrees,; Some of the girls are still weari?s-. obryarnthemus-wonder where they got them. The Sunday school at Mt. Zion Is progressing nicely with C. G.I Bowland as superintendent and Prof. A. B. Stalvey as principal teacher. .3erry Earle of Furman is spend ing t~e hoilidays with home folks. Guess Tv^ beter stop before the inlr friezes on my pen, No, w.rit a moment. Tihe young people that went to the Christmas tree are to be thankred for their excelleut( ) behavior. Brown I. Christmas has passed and gone an d the new year is here. The weather, -was very unfavor able Monday night for the Christ mas tree, but there was a large crowd. Prof: J, C. Garrett gave a very interesting talk to the young sters, while Messrs. McElwain and Hadler acted as Santa Clauses. There were a number of recitations and songs by the young folks. Miss Minnie Hoi~kmns of Seneca, spent Christmas week at this place with relatives and friends. Mr. Robt. H. Ballenitine of Bir mingham, Ala., accompanied by his friend, Mir. Ben Mauldin, ar rived here Bunday to spend a few days. Miss Janie Boggs, of Newry, is on an extended visit to her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. -, ricks. Miss N'ellie Brown of Anderson visited the Misses Ballentine last week. Mr . and Mrs. T. 0. Johnson left Saturday for Greenwood, where they will make their home. We regret very much to see them leave. F. B. Arnold killed a pig the other day that netted over 260 pounds. Who can beat that? -~ J. C. Brock killed a pig that weighed over 410 pounds. Pretty good. Mr. Clarence Bellotte and wife of Greenville visited relatives at ? ' t.place last week. , . 1est Wishes to The Pickens Sen.. t~nolJ~ural, rown Eyes. kI~ ~I WI~e, ye~' got a bad ongh just ? A" f a druggist gives t furay' Hore usixTt'you're not pte-st cough ~ ~ you Mur Ou get a Easley Letter. The facts ittending 0i eoldentet illing of Miss Amber O9ueh, the 18 ear old daughter of Mr. J A. Couch, f the Georges Oeek section, appear be as follows: On Tuesday after ,hristmas the sons of Mr. QOuch had en out shooting doves, and coming ome removed the shells from th'e uns and left them in an outbuilding. 'he str aller boys had bee acous omed to playing 'gsoldier" with the mpty guns- a kind of Rusvo-Japan so exercise-and on this occasion bey found amusement in -mapping hem at each other. In t2e mean. ime an older brother saw a hawk ear the house and slippedi a shell uto one of the guns with r. view of ,illing the hawk, but failing to get a hot came back and depowited his run among the others, negl 3atiDg to emove the shell, as was his .vont. In k short while little Waverly, 10 years )ld, picked up the loaded gun, sup osing it still to be empty, and car ried it into the house. In the "com pany room," or parlor, w ire Miss Akmber Couch and Miss Lulta Golden, i friend who was visiting t e Couch ramily. They were resting on a bed -Mi3 Golden asleep and bliss Am bler playing with a baby chIld 8 or 4 years of age. Atm Waverly en tered the room, the child called to hivi to shoot Amber. Thinking it a cleior joke, the boy snapped both barrels at his sister, one of which contained the fatal shell, as was above str.t id. The charge took Effect in the I ight eye, tearing away tho front paet of her face, and producing idistant .leath. It is indeed a most distressing accident. The community is shocked and the heart-broken ralatives ant friends are inconsolable: It serves to illus trato how deadly is the "empty gun," and should be a warning to parents not to allow their children to have the careless use of firearms. I am sorry I an unabli to write you a nelvay letter for your paper this week, but must ask you to excuse me. Ilave not been in position to learn anything regarding the 'note'nent of the people, and therefore cannot fur nish you with any personals We enjoyed an excoptionally quiet and sober Christmas. Theee was of course, as in all towns, more or less drunkenness, but "Chief Smith" and his able assistant, "Sid Srith," re port no fighting or rowdy.m on the streets. Christmas falling on Sun day, dinners, with anri wit hout the traditional egg-nog, were the order of the day. There was nc egg-nog in mine this Christmas. I dined with my mnother-inlawv, who excludos all beyerages of 'auuchaira iter from the fe.,we board. And lit me ob serve here that I sat down to a table at wyhich were present injihappy re union every living descende it of the family--eight children and thirteen grand children--all in perkfat health and delighted spirits. J. Taylor Station. It has been about six months sinco the writor was over in this hustling little town. There has been several improvonmonra since I was here. Captain John Bowling is still section master. There is a good hotel at Chick Springs, which has one hundred rooms. This hotel has a splendid location and can be seon f.-om hero. There are several fine looking girls over here but I dor 't think they are up with the Pink mns girl. Much success to your paper. Shorty. Union Meeting. The union meeting of the Twelve Mile river association, fir it divis on, will meet with the Pleasant E-ill Baptist church Saturday be ore the fifth Sunday in Ja n. 1905. )ovotional exorcise by the modora or; Bro. Seaborn to pmeach the ntroduotory sermon, aid Bro. Niurphy the missionary so'emon. Query of last union teken up: Does our churches discipline their members a'ccording to the teach ings of the Bible, it not why mt? Opened by S. W. Spearman. How can we as Baptist get our members to become more interest 3d in mission workt Opened by B3ro. J. EC. Gillespie. Question box still ofen. All he churches in first division please end messengers. D. A. P irrott, S. Jewel, A. B. R gginis. Found a Cure fo*' Indigei tion. [ use Chamberlain's Stomaoh and Liver L~iblete for indigestion and fint that they milt my case better than gany dyspepsia remedy 1 have ever tied and I have nm'ed many different remnedies I am umearly fifty-one years of age and have mffered a great deal from indigestion. [cean eat nimost anything I .a ant .now. --Geq. W. Emory, Rook Nhiis, Ala. F'or sale by Piokens Drug Co. Earle's Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys. Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood. All the blood in your body passes through your kidneys once ever three minutes. Tho kidneys are your blood purifiers, they fil -- ) ter out the waste or impurities in the blood, if they are sick or out of order, they fall to do their work. Pains, aches and rheu matism come from ex - ' cess of uric acid in the kid -- tru blood, due to neglected kidney trouble. Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady heart beats, and makes one feel as though they had heart trouble, because the heart is over-working in pumping thick, kidney poisoned blood through veins and arteries. It used to be considered that only urinary troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly all constitutional diseases have their begin ning in kidney trouble. I you are sick you can make no mistake by first doctoring your kidneys. The nbld and the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is soon realized. it stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases and is sold on its merits by all druggists in fifty cent and one-dollar siz es. ,You may have a sample bottle by mail mome or swamptoo. free, also pamphlet telling you how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. Mention this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. and the address, Binghamton, t". Y., on every bottle. Nimmons-Alexander, Married at the home of the bride, on Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock, Decomber 21, 19,04, Mr. R. E. Nim mons, of Oconee county, and Miss Stella Alexander, of Pickens county, Rev. W. 0. Beaborn officiating. It was a very quiet and beautiful home wedding, witnessed on1) by a few of the relatives and friends. of the con tracting parties. The following cou pies acted as attendants: Mr. E F. Alexander and Miss Essie Nimmons, Mr. Thos. R. Nimmons nnd Miss Carrie Alexander. Then followed the groom, and leaning upon his arm his charming bride, and before the wit nOsses, t)k up)u thlemsolvo the binding and solemn obligation of husband and wife. After the marriage the guests were shown into the dining room, where a sumptuous repast was awaiting them. The groom is a son of Mr. W. F4 Nimmons, a muccessful farmer of Oconee c)unty. The bride is a daughter of the late W. E. Alexander, of Pickens county. The next morning the bridal party left for the home of the groom, whore another reception awaited themi. Their many friends join in con gratulations to the happy couple, and wish themn a long, happy and pros porous life. W. C. S. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. I will be at the below named plac< s for iaking returns for the year 1905. Let each and every person make their own returns or send by some one wh'o knows how to mnake' return for you. This will keep the school trustees off of you this summer with their poll list. Six Mile, Monday, .Jan. 9. Calhoun, Tuesday, Jan. 10. Central, Wed. and Thu., Jan. 11 and 12. Norris, Friday, Jan. 13. Pikensa, Saturday, Jan. 14. C'atecche(', Monday, Jani. 16. Liberty, Tue. and Wed. Jan. 17 and 18. Easley, Thu. and Fri. Jaai. 19 and 20. Pickens, Saturday, Jan. 21. Cross Plains, Monday, Jan. 23. Hagood Store, Tuesday, Jan. 24. Pu mpkcintow, Wednesday Jan. 25. Prices Store, Thmursday, Jan. 26. Pickens, Friday and Saturday Jan. 27 andc 28. Rocky Bottom, Monday, Jan. 30, Laurel Fork, Tuesday, Jan. 81. Mile Creek, Thursday Feb. 2. Hughes Store, Monday, Feb. 6. I will omit taking returns at Loop lar's Gin and Praters this year as my time is limited1 for taking returns. Please give me a good crowd at all places, gentlemen. Very Truly, E. Foster Keith, I Co. And, Reduced Rates to Columbia, S. C. and Return via Southern Railway. On account of. Centennial Cele. bration South Carolina Clol lege, Doiumbia, S. (1., January 8th-10th, 1905, Southern Railway announces ~he very low rate of one fare plus 25 cents for the round trip (mmni numr rate 50 cent(s). Tickets to me sold January 7th, 8th and 9th,' vithi final return limit January 11th, 1905. For information as to schedules, 5tc., communicate with~ any akent )f the Southern Railway or address . R. WHunt 1 P.A. Charleston, 8, C. Trespass Notiee. All persons are hereby warned re o bohunt, fIsh, cut timber, or in aryt way trespass on my land on 1ratei's Dcr. 8.7. 'l ltE, TWENTY SALESMEN TO SERVE * OUR PATRONSB E E. NoN Is the Time to i Here i' the Plact Read this carefully throughout list of appropriate Chri appeal to the most economical. Note the variety of appropriate presents and the scope If yoi want to pay twenty-five dollars for a. present v only want to spend five cents, we will take pleasure in showir Our Shoes Make Good Presents. Something every one needs; something every one will appreciate. The very goodness of the shoes we sell make them acceptable as presents. If you're not sure of the size our certificate plan will solve the problem. Children's Shoes, in all leathers, 48 cents to two dol lars. Ladies' Shoes, in all the new shapes and leathers, 98 cents to $3.50. Men's shoes, twenty lines to make your selection from, $1.25 to $5.00. .-4 Very Likely You Haven't hi Iere are some suggestions in men's giods: Amt's Cuff Bul Men's cufls and collars, 10 to 25 cents. Men's Handkerchiefs, 5 susponders, 25 cqnts to $1 00, Men's fancy hal f hoso, 15 to 50 cen Specia'l Sale Ladies' Hand Bags. Big assortment of styles in black, tan and brown, made of crushed leather, 25, 48, 74, 98 cents up to $2.00. Ladies Jackets flake Go Our stock of Ladies Jackets is completo. Last week we r line with1 the season's newest designs. Prices as follows: $2.98, Over two thousand piecos of pieces of Chinaware received la would make good Christmas presents. Hobbs=Hend Busy B< School. Schcol. School. [L'e Brevard Indlustrial School OLD0F1 nirnishcs beidding, towels, soa p, heat, DRC F ight, excellent hamti, anid well inrnishi- fn xl room at $1.5 pe)lr wek La~undry oests no money, and tuition but $2.00 orSAE oss9 per mointhli. Other sc~hnomy of or rates an low as ours, but few schiools ivo as nmany advantages for those rates ai we do. Our large now building contains fifty voe roomis, and is-egnli ,pe.l with hot and - old water, furnace heat, and showva r ath . The purpose' of the maungemer.. 'the WVoman' s Home Mission Society) is tot to mako money, but to olbr a first ~lass commou and high school edlneationi o worthy girls at Loss Than Cost. Winter sessiou of 5 months, opens Jan. 3, 1905. WVrite today.) For aipplication blank and furth~er in formation ,ddres E. E. BISHOP, Prini. Brevard, N. c. FOR SALE! 235 acries of an~d known~ as theo R . M . Foster place, on Saluda a riveri, adljomiing lands of J. S, Wil.. iamls, G. T. Henidricks and others A\bout 140 acs in cultivation, 85 teres fine river bottom, balance in ine original forest, wvell timbered, vatered, good houses and1( pasture mnd convenient to, church and ichool. Price is cheap and termis o suit purchaser. Titles good. Also to rent eno good two-story welhing, store house, fine stand for OuIntry store, outbuildinge, pasture tc., and twenty-five acres good and. For terms and further par iculars alpply to C. E. ROBINSON, Atty., Pickens, S. C. __2 WB WANT ALL INTERESTED aN ~ Z~z oMLD-P SEioN DURING '18o5 Wrilt usn stating what kind of .~ 'tq MAO HINaflny you use or will Install, an w will mall you t r-Fie-S a FREO ALLt COsv A HANDSOME ANO USEUUL POCKET DIARY AND A TLAs on A LAROS250S e COMMERCIAL CALENDAR Gibbes Machinery Company, COLUMBIA, 8.0o. - A 61oom OP HORE POWER HAl I PECIAL. PRICES 1or Infants and bhidren. .aigqaite ~qa he Kind You Hlave Always Bought for th.prtce R. C. C/ CHINA I I V E. COUPONS. 3uy Christmas Gifts! to Buy Thm stmas gifts, which will please the most fastidious and of prices which are in reach of everyone. re can show you some very appropriate things, or if you ig you what you want, or help you in making the selection How About a Suit of Clothes For your husband, father or brother? If you don't know what size he wears, tell us the kind of suit you want and leave it to us. Perhaps we have his measure ment; if not, we'll get it, alright. Men's suits in Black Thibits, black worsteds, in double breasted or single, $3.98 to $20.00. Men's fancy wor steds, tweeds and cheviots, single or double breasted, regulars, slims, or stouts, $3,98 to $22.50 An overcoat would make a very appropriate present., Our stock is complete in boys' and men's coats. Boys' coats, $2.48 to $4.98; youth's coats, $2.98 to $8-50; mens coats, $3-98 to $20.00. t on a Gift For "Him" Yet. tons, 25 cents to $2.50. Men's slippers, 98 cents, $1.25 and $1.50. to 50 conts. Mon's Mufflers. 25, 50, 76 cents and $1.00. Men's ts, Hundreds of other things in men's goods. Special sale Ladies' kid Gloves. 120 pairs kid gloves, our regular i.oo quality, brown and black, all sizes, 79c. Ladies golf gloves all colors, 25c od Christmas Presents. 3ceived by express some very good values which strengthened our $3.50, $3.98, $4.98, $6. 50, $8 50 and $10.00 ;t week to be given awap. Brwg in your covpous. Lots of pieces erson Co's. e Hive. OM THE DISTILLER TO THE CONSUMER PRES CHAjgts PREPAID. MIDDLEMAN' PROFIT-PREVENT ADULTERATION... O.ur Guarne i bhind every shipment made. Ask -street's Agnoy, or any Businesu eryn in anr SCaiou as foos Garantee iswot anything. We quote Arey's N C. Open-furnsce Corn Wjkr 10 a Select Private Stock " " ..00 "P!ide of N.C."3 Yger Old Corn Wh),skey.22 4Ful Quat Pride of N.,C" Labeled, .0 4 F~e ",5MWh.key gal. IlDos. FullQts. ,, Labed. 3.25 "case Aroey's 8 Year Old Apl Brandy. 8.0 kj No Extra Charge for Jug or Packing. T Eu Fth/ E CASH to accompany Older. -TWete back all goods that s'e found unsatisfactory. enabling us to get gonds to you on very shor t notice. -. Yours to Commnand, TlH EID. L. AREY DISTILLINO CO, D PIoCE~SS LAFAYETTE & GREEN SI' uet IecegaveBL. -The largest Shipment of Ever Brought to this County, and hav/ * ...SHOES... . FOR- ALL THJE FAMILY! Bargains IN EVERY LINE COME SEE FOR YOURSELF (RTJER, Uiberty,S.c