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Good Friday 15c. Many months ago, we inaugurated our celebrated Monday Sales; since that time many others have attempted to copy them, but the only original Bailes' Monday Sale still attracts the great crowds. Now for a change-next Friday, April 2nd will be Good Friday to all who attend. Here's The Attraction 1300 yards of 36 inch fine Mercerized Curtain Scrim, with Satin Bordered edges and beautiful hemstitched. In Ecru, White or Cream, worth 20c, 25c, and some of it even 3 5c a yard. None sold till Good Friday, April 2nd, at Nine o'clock. "This will be Good Friday for you." TILL SOLD-CHOICE ONLY, 1 o5c. The Bee Hive G. H. BAILES, Prop. -SSS. fVH We Deliver the Goods .ft.. ; . " : /'.-?. -.. s ?.' -? We don't want any of our customers led off by cheap prices for a time. All things being equal, we will meet any price you can get on . ' . t. ' . fresh meats and groceries. We have a fine layout of fresh meats for this week. Pure Pork Sausage, per lb... ; ;.. .. .. .. ? . .. . .... 15c Fine Mixed Sausage/per lb. ... . . ; .12 l-2c Very best Steaks and Roast, per lb .............. .15c Pork Ham, per lb. .. . .17 l-2c Beef Liver, per lb ..i12 l-2c Mutton Roart and Chops, per lb ....15c io 20c Souse Meat, per lb ..... .. ;.15c liver Sausaga, per lb.15c Boiled flam, sliced, per lb.35c Cured Ham, sliced, per lb. ?.25c B?ef Brains, per set.,. ..15c Ringhans Sliced Breakfast Bacon, per lb... .3#e Pork Chops, per lb ,.. ....,.15c We have Steak and Sausage as low as toe per lb but to be honest ith you there is no economy in buying it. The best ls always the cheapest. When you buy flour you get the best, then why not b? particular j about the meats you buy. Remember we have wagons and phones and we deliver the goods | on ?hort notice. We have some good irades in flour this week and more coming. I Flour thafsatisfies, per barrej ...... ... ... . .. .$7.50 I? Rio coffee, 1 Sc lb, 7 i-2 lbs for. ... .. .$1.00 I * ??? :v -? - ' --J We have sold i S.oo? lbs of this coffee in the past six months without ? complaint. Soo lbs Pork and Mixed Sausage for next Saturday at a price to be named later. Grape Fruit, 6 for ?.? ....25c Oranges, dozen., .. . .. .12 l*2c and 15? S. Mah ne 13; IRREGULARITIES l? LETTING CONTRACT FOR BARN CHARGED CITY COUNCIL HEARD GRAVE ALLEGATIONS AS TO OPENING OF BIDS FOR CITY STABLES CONTRACTOR SAYS BID "TIPPED OFF" To a Rival Contractor Who Then Withdrew His Own Bid and Altered it-Fisticuff in Meeting NV. W. Johnson, a contractor of this city,, appeared before city coun cil at a special meeting yesterday af ternoon and sUted that he had rea sons to believe that a bid which be had submitted for the building pf thc city's proposed now barn had' been tampered with prior to the hour at which scaled bids were opened by a special committee Tuesday night last and his figuro given away to a rival* contractor, who then withdrew bl: own bid and revised the figures i< that they would come bolow the bid submitted- by Johnson, thereby win ning the contract for thc building of the barn. . Alderrj&r. j. E. Barton, chairman of thc . syeda! committee' which re ceived, and opened bids and made thc* award of the contract last Tues 4ay night to C. B. Pruitt, resented the Insinuation made by Mr. Johnson, and told bim that if he intended to throw out thc insinuation that he (Alderman Barton) had tampered with the Johnson bid he was a liar. Mr. Johnson In turn relented Alder man Barton's remark., and* the two clashed on the floor of council. In the melee Alderman Baston was struck one^blow in the forehead, which broke the skin and raised a considerable sized knot. Apparently. Mr. Johnson was not struck during thc altercation. When the chief of police and mem bers of council bad separated Alder man Barton and Mr. Johnson the allegations made by Mr. Johnnor were taken up and investigated. Af to. listening to considerable testlmon; on the matter council sent for Act ing City Attorney Ernest F .Coch ran, who waa asked if the award made by tho committee appointed to re celvto bids for this barn and aware the contract was a valid award. The acting city attorney did not care to ftive a ruling on this point off hand so the contract is is in a position o statu quo until thc law on this polo' cap be examined. It is probable that at tho regular meeting nt connell next Tuesday night tho city attorno; will report on this matter tfiid, Un ? contract question will bc definite ly settled. Allega1 Jon Heard. As generally known, city council pome time ago so'.d at public auction the old wooden barn of tho city. Tho structure was torn down and a few weeks ago a committee was appoint ed to draw plans and specifications, advertise for bids and let the contract for the erection. of a new barn on thc site of thc old ono. This special commute* consists of Aldermen Bar ton, chairman, Tate and Carter. The committee advertised for bids for thc construction of the barn, and lart Tuesday evening met at the city hall and opened a number of sealed bid* which had been submitted by variout contractors. Bids were opened a' the appointed hour, and the contract awarded to Charles B. Pruitt, whose bid was for $2,265. A special meeting of city council was called yesterday morning to. be held at 3 o'clock that afternoon. At this hour all members of council, W. W. Johnson and other private citi zens were present. After tho mayor had stated that thc meeting had been called far the purpose of hearing al legations from W. W. Johnson to tho effect that there had been some , ir regularities in the letting ot the con tract for the city uara, Mr. Johnson was asked tr- take the floor and state hie case to council. . Mr. Johnson began his statement by saying that ho had every reason to believe that the bid he made on the city barn had boen given away by someone, ho did not know by whom. He said that be made out his bid at the office df the W. T.,. Brlssey Lumber ?company and turned it o Ver to Chair man J. E..?Barton, of the barn com-, mittee last Monday moraine. ' Mr. Johnson said that bo -waa not aware Tuesday night after the awarding Ot the contract that there was reason to suspect any irregularities, and in a telephone ' conversation * with Mr. Pruitt, the successful bidder, con gratulated him on winning thc con tract . But on Wednctday. morning, Mr. Johnson stUed. ho waa-told that Mr. Pruitt, the successful bidder, had said' io another person that he (Pruitt) bsd been told before the meeting cf the committee Tuesday nl?bt that he would haw to make his bid lesa than $2,300 if he wished to get tb* contract. ( hsnrtd Tsasfrerla*. After reciting this, Mr. Johnson stated that he had gotten hold of the envelope In which his bid waa sealed up When he banded lt to Alderman Barton, and that he believed from the appearance of the flap cu the en velope that it had been tampered with. Mr. Jobnion further stated that he bad good reason io believe that Mr. Pruitt withdrew his bid somet?ate Tuod?y and lowered hts figures, the infereaee being that sfaej Johnson's bid had been opened. "We figures j figures so they would come under the bid submitted by Mr. Johnson. I KT Weare Produced. In thc meantime thc altercation bc tween Alderman Barton and Mr. Johnson had taken place and had been settled, and Mr. Pruitt had been brought into the council chamber to give the council the benefit of any testimony he might have on the sub ject. Thc Wd which Mr. Pruitt had sub Sttted. and tbo one on which bc won o contract, showed that thc figures he submitted had been changed. Thc Vdd as it originally stood was fer $2?'" 333. These figures had been cancell ed and Hip figures $2,265 substituted. When asked about this matter Mr. Pruitt admitted that lie had altered his figures, but contended that lie had done lt of hie own free will and ac cord. He stated that In bidding on joba he sometimes found that lie could purchsse material cheaper than he had at first figured and that he would withdraw his original bid and make a substUuto bid. Mr. Pruitt stated that he heard Alderman Barton state that he (Alderman Bar ton) had heard on the streets that thc man who got the contract for the barn would have to bid uuder $2,300. City Engineer TeaMtlen. At this juncture City Engined Sanders took the floor and said ho bad a few statements to make. He stated that he did not mean to im plicate Alderman Barton in thc slight eat degree, but that when tho bids were considered at the committee meeting Tuesday night he observen Immediately that there had boca some irregularities, lie specified ab to what the alleged irregularitieb were, stating that the envelope in which Mr. Johnson'} bid was aub 'milted gave every appearance ot iia\lng been tampered with; aid that the bid submitted by Mr. Fruit', uau been altered. Aider nun 'late und tarier. Bcfoio the investigaron had pro /jrcs?ell this far. however. Alderman late lied asked that he be relieved t.t membership on ti?e commutes. Al leluia:! Ttatc also sloted that Mr. Pruitt had told him Tu .'.day morning that li's b.d on thc barn was S2. The alderman ?aid that only one of thc contractors had Handed his .b.d to him, and this was turned Into the committee Tuesday night. Alderman Cart?:* denied any knowl edge fl* the matter, stating that he had n- seen a iv of thc bids until they wore ouched by thc committee Tuesday -.gat. .A'.JI.UUII Uar!ou Talks. Aide; man Garton dented emphatic ally that he had In any way tampered with the bid submitted by Mr. John son. He ?aid that he had himself figured on the barn for another man, and that his estimate was that the barn would cost *z,4?o. Alderman Barton said that he bsd heard on the streets some days previous that some one was going to btd lesa than $2.300 on the barn, and that if he said any thing about this to Mr. Pruitt lt was in a joking wa v. City Lngineer Again. City Engineer Sanders took tho floor again and reiterated his state ment that the envelope In which Mr. Johnson's bid had been submitted gave every appearance of having been opened. He said that the *m volopo was In Ute possession of Al derman Barton, for two days before bids were opened Tuesday night, and that the alderman had given Instruc tions fer all bids on tho city barn to be turned into the city clerk's office. City Engineer Sanders stated further that when he noted the condition the envelope and the Pruitt bhl vas io Tuesday night he set about to make an- Investigation of the meaning of this. He stated that when the con tract had been let and all mattera closed up he caw Alderman Barton gather up all, tho envelopes in whit:: bids had been submitted, examine these envclopd* carefully, and then throw them imo tho fire. Alderman Barton replied that he had not thc slightest recollection ot having done anything like this. Mr. W. L. Briney Talks. Willie Alderman Barton was on thc floor he made some reference to Mr. W. L. Brlssey being Interested In the Johnson bid. Mr. Brlssey, who was In council chamber at the time, ob jected to his name being brought in - to the controversy. Mr. Brlssey stat ed that it was true ha was backing Mr. Johnson, but that he was at this council meeting, "on hts own msn." Alderman Barton and Mr. Brlssey 3xchanged a few remarks .which were ot more or tass strained nature, but the incident ended aailcabaly. When Alderman Barton luid taken als seat Mr. Brlssey aaked that in asmuch as his name had . been brought into the controversy he ivould like to address a word to coun cil. Mr. Brlssey said that someone Had remarked in his presence before the bids for the city barn were opea sd. -The only w*y that work will HOW "Tir Haps SQRE.JMD FEET Good-bye sore feet, burning feet, swol len foet, sweaty feet, smelling feet, tired (sta, Good bye earns, call?me?, bunios? nnd /?jjgfft raw spots. Xo Hf more shoe tlght ^p*"rA^^^ ness, no more HL?rMH? ?aeaie?l. act* ?fl /VHHNA draws out all thc j/aC^BMBsLRa poisonous exuda trs^ZELt?ZBB?r ticas which \hift ,?^K^ upthe feet. Hst ? "TtZ" ami foi re* your foot miser*. Ah! kow cow loriakle your f?*t feel. Get a ?J." cent iox e( "TtZ" now at aay druggUt or leparttnrat store. Boat suffer. Hgv? Hood feet, glad feet, feet that n?*?r welt, never hutt. aav*. get ti! r?arV foot t tm far* ^*rttnti*d nr toondy rodi i. com? our way will be for soine op? to put in a bid after thu bids tm< opened." The Inference c.fjbl: mark wu? that when the bk's yv*ro opened it would bo discovered ihut ?ll had not been regular, and ih. only way the contrae^ could bo thrown Johnson's way would,***tpr a bid io be mn in after ali Uthcr liad been opened up. Other Watter M?eas?e?'. Wliile Mr. 13ris3oy wa? partite floor he made some roruarks with refer ence to a previous contract which had been awarded by a council com mittee, of which Alderman Harton was a member, and for which Air. Johnson waH a bidder. Th* lufer?tico of Mr. Drlsscy's remarks waa that this matter had" uot been handled with absolute fairness. 'But ks thia was foreign to tho matter under dis cussion, the subject wan dismissed after Mr. Brlssey had answered in tho afllrmatlvo a queitlon from the mayor If he did not have reference to a contract let for tho construction of a concrete drain across the ter minal site of the C. & W. C. Ball way . Alderman Barton Uoalgu*. At this juncture Alderman : took thc floor again and reiterated his statement that he knew nothing about the bid of Mr. Johnson or any one else having been tampered with.. HR said that the Johnson bid had been placed on a table in his office along with plans and specif ka? ion:, for the barn, and had lain there Un til he brought it to tho committee meeting Tuesday night.' Alderman Barton, at tblt? juncture, asked that he be relieved of further membership on the committee. Me stated that Mr. Pruitt was not his man and that 'Mr. Pruitt ha>l no promises of purchasing material Tor the city barn, if he won tho con tract, from him. Upon motion of Alderman Spear-, man the resignation of Alderman Barton as a member of the commit tee was accepted. Mayor Godfrey then appointed Alderman Dobbins to thc- vacancy. City Attorney. In the meantime the acting tilly attorney had been sent for and had ] arrived in council chamber. He was asked as to the legality of toe award made by the committee in letting the contract for tho barn. Tho city ney asked time to consider ti: ter, and it is likely that when COHO ell meets next Tuesday night he will have ready a report on the. subject. AT THE ANDERSON Splendid Program of Movies Will be Shown Today. At. "The Anderson" today will be shown "Chas. Chaplin in Ilia h?eV Job." a two reel Essanay. which, is advertised at? a film that "will make,,! you laugh until your sides hurl." ,'| "The Vision of tho Shepherd," ? two reel Selig, ts also on .tho program .j at tho A idcruon today. TM?^^LmWm en of as a beautiful story, thc acter in which aro admirably n<> od by Rathlyn Williams, Wi Oakman, Frank Clark and Bessemer. These are the sam. era who were seen in "The. Spoilers," ? Salts is Fine For Kidneys, Quit Meat Flush the Kidneys at once when Back hurts or Bladder bothers. No man or woman. who' eat regularly can make a mlstako by flushing the kidneys occas: says a well known authority, forms uric acid which clogs Ur noy pores so thoy sluggishly filter or strain only part ot the poisons from tho blood, tl sick. Nearly all rheumatism, aches, liver trouble, nervousness, constipation, dizziness, sloeplc bladder disorder como, from aluggkh kidney:;. The moment you feel a dull ache hi tho kidneys or your back hurts, or if thc urino is cloudy, offensive, full Ot sediment, irregular ot passage or at?": tended by a sensation of scalding, get about four ounces'of Jad Salts from any reliable pharmacy and take ? tablespoonful in a glass of water be fore breakfast for a few- days and your kidneys will then act famous salts is mado from the acid of graper and lemon jule?, combine-.! with lltlna and has beep used for generations to flush .clogged ktdasja an.1 stimulate them to activity, alon to neutralise the acids in urine so ii no longer causes .irritation, thus end ing bladder disorders. Jad Salt* Ie Inexpensive not Injure; makcB a delightful cf fer ver scent llthla water drijik Which al) regular meet eaters should take non' and then to keep tho kidney? clean, and the blood-pure, thereby ooiding serious kidney complications. SPECIAL TRAIN ~ Charleston & Western Carolina Hallway will operate Special T'- du April 9th from Calhoun Falls, Lown lesviile, Barnes, Iva and Starr to An lorson and return account tbs Ander son County School Fair and Day, giving entire day in Amier.-<on, Por special round trip ?atc; schedules, ask depot ticket agents, o*,? . I - T.' B. cimriK CAI W K???WKV Kl TC HATCHED We put on display today some unusual Gravats for Easter, very ellie and winsome in colors and designs. In the brood are imported and domestic silks in those rich, all over figures, In the popular bias stripes and in the more modest patterns. DO YOU KNOW THE NEWEST EASTER WOOLENS? Here are some of them, shown by us exclusively: Strath more Check, Bosnian Brown, Tipperary Green, Kamargo Jan, Stanhope Stripe,' Mansfield Mixture, Waverly Blue, and hun dreds of others. Select yours Today! PRICES RANGE $15 TO $40.- Fit and fabric guarantee. T. L. Cely Company The opot Cash Grocery is the only place in town where no mistakes are made ip ac counts. In this store you get just what yo? pay for. When you buy ol! from us ut 10c per Kallon you get i full quarla. Wheo, yocr buy a 10c arU>lo you get lt for 0c. If lt is a 25c orilcle you get SI for 23c and so on ali thc way through. Wo expect to stay In tho rlbg to the finish. We aro not na big but wc can deliver the goods.-Have you seen OLV moat department. We keep the best frost meats bo be-had anywhere. . v Frcsb Fork Sausage, per lb.!.??. Who nilxed Saunage, two" Iba ?or ... . .. .tte Best steaks'and Hoests, por lb.1-> bolled HatJ'.-fWver Sausage, Hog Jowl, etc., cheap. Sliced Cured Ham and Breakfast Bacon. Sliced New York Boll Better than Har?. We deliver goods promptly. The Spot Cash Grocery Phone 181 J. fr. :.obiett. Mgr. 121 N. Main