Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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H 4 mi 111 main ? mi ?ntnbvll.tnra??esam?baa mi mi -WTHE?<- ADVERTISING RATES. KSTtmnwuKiM 'T^ij I i^V'I XT/T'TYAIM HlCn A TY^I-I - ?s u, inti LuAIInu I UiN 1 or;A I til.ss; RATES REASONABLE. --" ing to advertise for three, six and thelve ? ? ? ? ? ~~ I ; I ' months. 0 ~ Notices in the local column 5 cents per subscription $1 pee annum & Bepresentatiue newspaper. Cotters Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties Bike a Blanket. "ob^JSgedforatth^o'o., ? ?? cent a word, when they exceed 100 words. O " .Marriage notices inserted free. job printing k specialty, vol. xxxi. Lexington, s. c., Wednesday, February >?. iooi. no. G. M. HARMAN, Editor and Publibher. mSBB IIIBII I III III I .iHUUIHM II I | We've Got : the best $1.25 Brogans n j ior | Farm Wear In this part of the country and weareselling lots of them ;SEETHEM. LEVEE, The Shoe Man, 16.3 COLUMBIA, S. C. j Feb. 6 lj. JU That Grw and Bear Fruit. I j "Write for our oo page illm?M lastrated Catalogue and 40 % paee pamphlet. "How to P'.ant and Cultivate an Orchard," Gives you that in- . formation you have so long wanted: tells you all about 2h/ those big red apples, lueious peaches, and Jap::n plums with their oriental sweetness, all of which you have often wondered where lhe trees * jf/m* Chme Jr?m 1>r(K*acec* Ml | EVERYTHING GOOD IN Iggffi FRUITS. ^ p^Ju Unusal fine stock of SILVER MAPLES.voung, thrifty trees smooth andstrai ht, the kind that live and grow oft well, No old. rough trees. This is the most rapid growing maple and one of the most beautiful shade trees. Write for prices and give list of wants. J. Vau lindley Nursery Co., When writing mention the Dispatch. MffifflHAIEBMK r\is orvr-T>rr patjot TVl yj r Ljwia vauvjuxi.il State, Cm & County Depository COLUMBIA. S. C. Capital Paid in Fall $150,000.00 Surplus 60,000.00 Liabilities of Stockholders 150,000.00 $360,000.00 SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Interest at the rate of 4 per centum per annum paid on deposits in this department TRUST JDEPAR1MEXT. This Bank under special provision of its charter exercises the office of Executor, Administrator, Trustee or Guardian of Estates. SAFETY DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT. Fire and Burglar prool safety deposit for rent from $4 00 to $12 00 per year. EDWIN W. ROBERTSON, President, A. C. HASKELL, Vice President J. CALDWELL ROBERTSON, 2d Vice President G. M. BERRY, Cashier. February 12?ly. When writing mention the Dispatch. Fire, Life and Accident i Insurance. Only First Class Companies Represented, See my List ot Giants: Assets. /ETNA FIRE, cf Hartford, Coan $13,357,293 CONTINENTAL (FIRE), of New York 10,638,271 PHILADELPHIA UNDERWRITERS, Phila., Pa.. 15 511,066 /ETNA LIFE, of Hartford, Conn 47,584,967 FIDELITY AND CASUALTY, of New York...: 3,482,862 My Companies, are Fopnlar, Strong and .Reliable. No one can give your business better attention; no one can give you better protection; no one can give you better rates. ^BEFORE INSURING SEE Rice 35, Ilarnian, General Insnrauco Agent, LEXINGTON S. C. When writ inn mention the Dispatch. THE . cimu siiioiii im COLUMBIA, S. C. CAPITAL $100 000 00 SURPLUS 30,000 00 ESTABLISHED If,71. JAMES WOODKOW, President. JULIUS WAI KER. Vice President. JEROME H. SAWYER, Cashier. DIRECTORS-James Woodrow, John A. Crawlord. Julins H. Walker, C. Fitzsiniraons, W. C Wright, W. H. Gibbes, John T. Sloan, T. T. Moore, J. L. Mininaogh. B. S. Jovnes. r pHIS BANK SOLICITS A SHARE, IF I not all, ot your business, and will giant every favor consistent with safe and sound banking. January 29. lc97 ? ly When writing mention the Dispatch. DH. E, J, ETIiEBEDGE, ?irK?KO\ DENTIST, LEESVILLE, S. C. Office next door belov? post office. Always on band. February 12. JJHgLj ffi-l ivn<s> & Poison Poison ivy jip are among the best known of the many dangerous v.*ild plants and shrubs. W^if // To touch or handle them /jL^L^k quickly produces swelling and inflammation with in. VJ / tense itching and burning of the skin. The eruption soon disappears, the suf- / ferer hopes forever; but almost as soon as the little blisters and pustules appeared the poison had reached the blood, and will break out at regular intervals and each time in a more aggravated form. This poison will loiter in the svstem for rears, and every atom of it must be forced out of the blood before you can expect a perfect, permanent cure. S#^ ^ Nature's Antidote Qp^JNature's Poisons, is the only cure for Poison Oak, Poison Ivy, and all noxious plants. It is composed exclusively of roots and herbs. Now :s the time to get the poison out of your system, as delay makes your condition worse. Don't experiment longer with salves,washes and soaps?they never cure. Mr. S. M. Marshall, bookkeeper of the Atlanta (Ga.) Gas Light Co., was poisoned with Poison Oak. He took Sulphur, Arsenic and various other drugs, and applied externally numerous lotions and salves with no benefit. At times the swelling and inflammation was so severe he was almost blind. For eight vears the poison would break out every season, rtis condition was much improved after taking one bottle cf S. S. S., and a few bottles cleared his blood of the poison, and all evidences of the disease disappeared. People are often poisoned without knowing when or how. Explain your case fully to our physicians, and they will cheerfully give such information and advice as you require, without charge, and we will send at the same time an interesting book on Blood and Skin Diseases. ( THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA. LEXINGTON AND ITS PEOPLE. How This Editor Was Received While on His Tour. We have told of our courteous and hospitable treatment by the good people of the Fork section of the j county, and also of the warm hearted kindness and open handed hospi tality extended to us by the people of certain sections on the south side j of the Saluda river?the geographi- j cal line which divides the clay lands of the Fork, or north side from the sand hills on the south side. The essential characteristics of the people of the two sections, as well as their habits and customs, although children of a common mother?grand old Lexington?are slightly different, but not enough to mark them as a J separate and distinct people. This 1 difference is perhaps due to climatic influences or the difierent tribes from which their ancestors originated. They are both alike, however, as regards, thrift, industry, and progress, j as well as in their devotion to the duties devolving upon a brave, patriotic and God loving citizenship. From a worldly point of view the Fork is the richer of the two, and in point of population -it at one time outnumbered the south side and consequently was for a long time the dominant section in politics. In the early history of the county the Dutch Fork was more advantageously situated as regards commerce and development by reason of the principal highway leading from the mountains to the sea passing through the heart of it. To the prospecting home seeker traveling along that highway the fertile valleys, vine clad hills and dense forests were inducements for him to locate, build a home and rear a family. The south side was not so fortunately situated, being isolated from the main artery of travel and the r>nmnor-Q ti rr/i>] rt o*yiq]1 o r*r\r\& r\f n f r T7 V? W iXi L U v * I VlJ CLUaii vyx VUUUVl J through which the traveler passed had for him no attractions as a place of future abode. The blackjacks and rosemary, the graceful pine sighing its mournful requiem when stirred by a passing breeze and the sturdy persimmon, ladened with its golden fruit, ! struggling for its existence in the | dreary waste of sand at its base, the | rolling deseits of billowry broom grass and the low l)ing savannas were to him but an extravagant waste ! of the creative power of nature. But the magical wand of time has wrought a wonderful and pleasing | change and the shifting kaleidoscope presents a panorama of industry and progress that is amaziDg in their im i mensity and grand and glorious in | their results. From a barren wilderj dess of silence aDd inactivity andgari den of paradise, abloom with the j fruits and fragrance, of industrial toil , and intellectual pursuits, has sprung I up from nature's chaotic state. Ttie | iron monsters of two of the most irni portant trunk lines in the country go rushing and rumbling through that section and opened the way for the entrance of commerce and develop; rnent. The once neglected gift3 of kN ?4, "W. x\-5 u 1020 MAIN ST] qpj Solicits a S u nature which she bestowed with such lavish abundance when the morning stars, as it were., sang together with joy over the birth of a new world, have become to be appreciated, and with that appreciation followed their utilization for the needs and necessities of man and. beast. Fields that were once considered worthless are j now like unto gold mines to their | owners. The population has wonder| fully increased a:ad towns, villages and hamlets have taken the place of wilderness and desolation. The persevering industry and unparalleled j successes of the people of the two j sections have formed a combination of wealih, patriotism and devotion to Church and State that has placed glorious old Lexington in the ranks of the more progressive and wealth tr> i l-? Qtof ft on^ VlOI'D I CI UUULIllCO 1U IUC kjiotc a.uv~t uu > v excited the admiration of her sister counties. /N Resuming our journey througth the county we left the joys of home on ( Sunday afternoon for that section j j known as "God's Country," in the | ! sand hills, and in due season, after a ! ; cold and uncomfortable ride facing j a stiff biting wind, we arrived at the j elegant home of frieud Ranee Mack, ' ; where we were to spend the night by special invitation. The watchword of this substantial and successful farmer, who, having taken the tide at its flood, has led on to fortune and fame, is improvement, and h 9 has allowed no spare time to go unimproved in this direction. Improvements are constantly going on at his place. That he has succeeded in the accumulation of this world's goods is evidenced by the thirty-one kales of cotton which he has stored away, and he owes no man a cent. [ The progressive sDd plucky citizens in the Cross Roads gathered in large numbers at the appointed place to meet the Auditor. These people are fully abreast of th9 spirit of the times and are making improvements to home and farm with surprising j rapidity. We took dinner with Mr. j J. W. Reeder, whose heart and hand are ever at the service of his county, i He is a merchant and farmer, but | most of his time and attention is given to the first named employment. His wife is a noble lady whose chief delight is to act well her part in the drama of life, by ministering to the comfort and happines of thu members of her household, over which she presides with grace and esse. The next point was at Jake Mack's, | where we scooped in a few cart I wheels. The people of this community also bore evidence that they were no lsggards in the grand "procession of progress. After.a long drive which was robbed of its monotony by the pleasure ! of witnessing the changes wrought by | the hand of man, we arrived at Pe! lion. This is a new town on the i j Perry extension of the Southern ! Railway which has only recently come ; j into existence from an old field. It : has great possibilities for future de| velopment and no doubt the expecta tions oi ita tcunders will be iuily re- | alized in the near future. We rested | our tired and weary clay tene- j ment at the home of our enter- j prising young friend, D. F. Shum- j : pert where we enjoyed an exception- j ally fine bill of fare elegantly served j I by Mi8. Shumpert. After taking returns at Pelion j in the afternoon, we left for Rish! j ton, and, on arriving there, found i a large number of the thrifty and i prosperous yeomanry of the commu- ' nity gathered against our coming. | These people are noted for their pro- ! gressiveness and industiy. They j make their own supplies, with some 1 to sell, and live in independence and ! comfort. After attending to our duties at i this place, we put out as fast as our horse could travel for the residence of Mr. John McCartha, who is known all ! over Black Oeek as I he big hearted, courteous gentleman, whose home tis the Mecca of all his friends when in that part of the county. When we arrived in the dining room a feast fit for the goods greeted our vision, the sight of which tempted our apnitite. Among the tempting array of edibles were plates of those delicious fish tuat have made the waters ot the EJisto famous. Mrs. McCarlha and the girls are racked among the best housekeepers and these meals, were served in their best etjle. [Continued on Second Page J i GLOBE DRY i IK. avSOltfCZEZTC BEET, lhare of Your Valued State of Ohio, City of Toledo, ) Lucas County ) Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the senior, paitner of the firm j of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing busii ness in the City of Toledo, County i aod State aforesaid and that said firm will pay the snm of One Hunj dred Dollars for each and every case ) of Cttarih that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh C ire. FRANK J. CHENEY. S-vorn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of | December, A. D. 188G. i seal I a- w* gleason, j j Notary Public. i Hall s Catarrh Cure is taken inlerj nally and acts directly on the blood | and mncons surfaces of the system | Sond for testimonials, free. Hall's Family Pills are the best JAMES W. TOLBERTSHOT. Returned to Town From Which He Had Been Expelled. Speciel to The State Greenwood, Feb. 21.?James W. Tolbert has met the fate he courted. He was shot today on the streets of MeCormick, where he had been told that he must not go or else he would have to die. Before he was shot down he fired two shots at a young visitor to the town of MeCormick?a man who had nothing to do with the row going on between Tolbert and the citizens of MeCormick. Both shots took effect, one in the body and one in the hip. This young man, a Mr. Martin, was visiting his brotherin-law, M. L. B. Sturkey, and was simply walking by when Tolbert, according to the statements of those present, pulled out a pistol and fired ^ at him: Immediately a fusilade be- ^ gan, with Tolbert as the target for { all the available shooting in and around that vicinity. Tolbert owns quite a lot of land around MeCormick and some real es- 1 tate in the town. He has never attended to the renting of this proper- 1 ty in person until this year; he will * likely never do so again. About a week ago he went down to MeCormick determined to stay. In a few days he received an anonymous letter advising him to leave. He refused 1 to attach any importance to the letter r\ri oKnnf Vita KnoinoQQ rvf auu n tii l ua ttk/uuu uig KS u Ciuwow w* locking after his farm lands. Today he was approached by a crowd of J , men and told to leave. According to the best men present he attempted to argue the matter and to let it be known that he intended to stay. Just about this time young Martin passed by the crowd on the other .side of the street, and seeing him, j Tolbert pulled out his pistol and fired twice at Martin. As stated above, the shooting at Tolbert then com- j menced, only two shots taking effect, ] both in the body. Martin was bit in > the hip and in the body. There < were' no more shots fired at Tolbert after he fell. He was carried to the home of Mr. Pick Hollingsworth, and in was stated tonight that a heavy guard had been placed around the house. Young Martin was carried nto the store of his brother in-law, J M. L. B. Sturkey, and his wounds 1 immediately attended to by Dr. Mell- i dau, Even if Tolberts wound3 do not J prove fatal, his life is still in danger. ( The general opinion is that if Mar- I tin should die there would be no chance for Tolbert. Late this after- < noon a 'phone message from McCor- i mick stated that a good many people < from the country were coming in f i 11 * i : town, ana me universal opinion was that Tolbert bad better be moved. His physician said that he could be moved, and his brother R R Tolbert, expects to go tonight to have him moved to Augusta or some place of safety. Jim Tolbert, as he is known, has | been obnoxious to the people of McC-jiraick ever since the Phoenix riot in the fall of 18'JS. He rendered | himself doubly so by the celebrated I "conspiracy case" against some of | the very best citizens of the place in the spring of 1800. He has made several attempts to go back there, I but every time he was told quietly ; but none the less firmly that he could i not slav in the town of McCormick. i j i Dispiit these warnings he ba9 perntiil itsppnm now that he will ! give up bis life for bis rusbuess. Tbe people of McCormick are very cool and very determined. lie bas been told to stay away, and all would be well, but to try to come GOODS COM! D2nT, TE3., 3^E.A Patronage. Polite an back there would mean trouble. Th trouble has come. W Tj W. LATER G-reenwood, Feb. 22 ?Jim Tolber was brought here today by hi brother, R R. Tolbert, and is now i town at the home of his brolher-in law, W. H. Napier. R. R. Tolbert accompanied by Mrs James W. Tol bert., left here this morning at okc!cck for McCormick, and returnee with the wounded man on the 12:11 train from Augusta. Dr. J. A. Meldau came with them and he, with Dr. G P. Neel of thi city, made a;a examination of th wounds. One ball entered the iigh side and pierced both lungs. It ii regarded as serious, but not neces sarily fatal. The other proved to bi a slight flesh wound in the righ arm. m 11 _ i 1 _ J l _ A. 1 1 xoioeri was nurrieu 10 rue uousi of Mr. Napier, and when a state ment was asked for late this after noon and tonight he was sleeping and nothing was given out. A per fectly accurate account of the shoot iDg seems hard to obtain. Dr. Mel dau says that the account from Mc Cormick as given in The State tcdaj is as nearly accurate as can be learned. Tolbert was at work repairing one }f his houses in the town of McCormick when a crowd of men wearing their coats turned wrong side oul and with masks over their faces, rode up to him and told him to leave He made a hostile movement and )ne of the party called out to him tc surrender. Tolbert then pulled his pistol and ared at the speaker, who returned ;he fire, backing away from Tolberi it the time. The whole party then began to are at Tolbert, who, as soon as his pistol was empty, ran for his life, liy dodging behind obstructions he received only two wounds, and soon *ot out of range of the pistols. He was not followed. Mr. H. L. Martin, the other wounded man, was able to be up :oday and has returned to his home n Georgia. Tot Causes Night Alarm. 'One night my brothers babj was taken with Croup," writes Mrs J. C. Snider, of Crittenden, Ky., "if seemed it would strangle before we jo'dd get a doctor, so we gave it Dr. King's New Discovery, which ?i:_r ??J u. quiea. itjuei auu perLuaueunji ;ured it. We always keep it in the aouse to protect our children from Croup and Whooping Cough. I! cured me of a chronic bronchial trou ble that no other remedy would re lieve." Infallible for Coughs, Colds. Ihroat and Lung troubles. 50c anc ?1.00. Trial bottles free at J. E Kaufmann's New Drug Store. Must Raise a New Army. Washington, D. C.?War Department officials are preparing plans foi recruiting the regular army up tc the maximum strength of 100,000 men provided for the Army bill which has just passed Congress. The regular army now consists of about 35,000 men, and 35,000 more are tc be recruited as soon a3 possible, rhe mitters which will recieve the earliest attention are the appoint' nents of the general and field offi 2ers and the recruitment of the ten idditional regiments of infantry and cavalry authorized by the bill. Recruiting stations have been established at all the principal cen ;res of population, and all available officers in this country have been assigned to recruiting duty. There is an immediate deauud for it least 5000 recruits to meet defi i^n."ioa in thp "PhilinnSnps niuse,] by the necessary discharge of the entire volunteer forces by the IKLL of June at the latest. Including lino and staff the Pre si dent will have to appoint about 1 S'JO officers to meet the requirements o 1 the new law. Old Soldier's Experience. M M. AustiD, a civil war veteran of Winchester, Ind., writes: wife was sick a long time in spite o! good doctor's treatment, but was wholly cured by Dr. King's Nofl Life Pills, which worked wonders for heallk." These always do. Tn them. Ouly2ocatJ E. Kaulinann's new drug store. 'ANY, C OLUMBIA, S. id Prompt Attention. Oct I After lie Comes I J j ; ? he has a hard enough time. Every- ? t I 4^ thing that expectant mother <4 j *; can do to help nor child she should f? ! i do. One of the greatest blessings ? 1 t; she can give him is health, but to & _ +< do this, she must have health her- ft J self. She should use every means Tj 4p to improve her physical condition, <c She should, by all means, supply ? herself with ^ 111 Mother's | Friend. ? , I It will take her j? .u*^r- ! nJivucu Viiou 'r H *3W "sily and ? liniment which n gives strength ? 3 ; and vigor to the ^ gk sense will j| ^ B^Vr stronger the J muscles are, ^ * f^S\"l w^ici1 ^ear Oie ? 3 r / strain, the less 7 R ' pain there will be. ? t* A woman living in Fort Wayne, jj R Ind., says: " Mother's Friend did J r ji wonders for me. Praise God for your liniment." ? Read this from Hunel, Cal. p 4c " Mother's Friend is a blessing to J ^ all women who undergo nature's J J ordeal of childbirth." J, - I * 4> Get Mother's Friend at the * J drug store. $1 per bottle. ^ J? THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., | J: Atlanta, Ga. 5 ax Write for our free illustrated book, " Before 'Jk jL Baby is Born." ^ > Laws That I Am Going to Pass. [ To the Editor of the Dispatch: i If I run for the House the fellow that beats me will have to get up and get for the following laws I am [ going to pass: ; The farmer that plants corn on upland closer than I or 5 feet in the , drill, put him in the penitentiary. , Any one that don't send his children to school as long as there is a , free school, put him to the whipping post. ) Any one that is not vaccinated put him in jail and vaccinate him . with pure smallpox. Any farmer that does not salt his hogs once a week, put him on the chain gang, for a hog salted once a week will not die of the cholera. All farmers must raise corn and grain enough to do them, if they r don't I will put them to work in a blacksmith shop. ; If any man does not help his wife , about the house on rainy days or ; Sundays, he shall not have any dini ner. r If any lady cooks a meal of victuals i and announces that it is ready, if anyone of the family does not come Ij at once, he shall have his mouth filled . with cold mu3h and a handkerchief . tied over it to keep him from swallowing it. > 0 I If any person complains of hard fimpcj niif. him in fha nanifpntiarv. f ? -~ r~? ? j1 poor house and chain gang, all three at the samo time. No one has any I right to complain of hard times. All bachelors over 40 years shall be huDg at once. * All old maids over 30 years, who > have had five good chances to marry ' and refused them, shall be seDt as > missionaries to China as a punishJ ment for not marrying. T'.e man that out talks his wife in a quarrel shall be shot. Any man whose wife has been i dead five tears and has not married | again shall be piid a premium for he has shown plainly to the world i that he needs it by not having sense enough to marry again. Every person shall have a milch cow, poultry, good garden, two dozen or more Japanese plum trees, for they-are worth twenty-live doli lars a tree, a grape arbor, pecan | trees, a good peach and apple orchard, if he fails to have them he shall be sent to Africa. 1 Any man that digs a well in his lot J i instead of nea* his house shall be i ! made, draw and carry all the water I his wife needs, for he can run a ! trough from his well to his lot to 1 water his sto ik. i Any one chat keeps hogs nearer ; than 200 yards to his dwelling ; house shall be m^de sleep with them I until Vir? <lirto t\f fvnlinid fnrpr | UUU1 v.* Any one that drinks whiskey and ' i don't put DO per cent, of water in it f : shall hare his stomach lined with J i \ copper before he drinks it, so this | 7 X and XX whiskey shall not ' burn out his stomach. A nice man j will spend his money to make his family happy, but a fool will spend n ^ ober I3tf his for dispensary whiskey and let his family suffer. Aoy member of the House that is guilty of eating pindars shall be dislodged from that body. You have my laws and platform, so help me carry them out. Yours truly, P. J. Ilucker. Columbia, S. C., Feb. 15, 1901.* She Knew All About It. "I was dining out one evening among a notable company of people, most of whom I knew only by reputation," says George Inncss, Jr., in The Home Journal. "I was assigned a seat next to a very charming and intellectual woman and did my best to entertain her. Said I: 'What can I talk about that will interest you? I have had some little expedience as a cavalryman. Possibly you may care to hear something about horse9 in the field.' " Why, yes; certainly,' answered my fair companion. 'I know a little concerning army ltfe, and I once wrote a book called "Boots and Sad dies."' And then it dawned upon my poor, dull brain that I was talking to the widow of the great cavalry leader, General Custer, so I said no more about horses or army life." The Fight Was Put Off. Jeffries and Ruhlia did not fight in Cincinnatti last week, as they desired and expected. The Governor of Ohio took legal steps beforehand, determined the law on the subject, and then provided all the force that seemed to be demanded by the emergency. As the result, the managers of the proposed fight deemed it advisable to let the matter drop, and with it they dropped a big pile of money. A San Francisco club is now trying to get the fight in May, and there is some talk of trying to pull it off in England. A Deep Mystery. It is a mystery why women endure Backache, Headache, Nervousness, Sleepless, Melancholy, Fainting and Dizzy Spells when thousands have proved that Electric Bitters will quickly cure such troubles. "I suffered for years with kidney trouble," writes Mrs. Phebe Caerley, of Peterson, la, "and a lame back pained me so I could not dress myself, but Electric Bitters wholly cured me, and, although 73 years old, I now am able to do all my housework." It comes over Constipation, improves j Appetite, gives perfect health. Only 50c at J. E. Kaufmann's New Drug Store. Dcnnrcn OATPQ I1LUUU1.U nn L.W To Washington Account of Inauguration of President. The Southern Railway, The Great j Trunk Line from the South to Washington offers specially reduced rates to Washington, D. C , for the Inauguration of President McKinley, March 4th, 1901, as follows: For individuals, (single tickets), rate of one first class fare for the round trip, to be sold March 1st, 2nd and 3rd, with final limit March 9th, 1901. The service of the Southern Railway is by far the most complete and fastest of any line from the South. For detailed information as to rates, reservations, etc., apply to any agent of the Southern Railway or nnnri nntinn a W. H. Tayloe, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent, Atlanta, Ga. j Things Washington Never Saw. It is hard to make it seem true J that Washington, Jefferson, Franklin and the fathers of the republic never saw a railroad or a telegraph line or a sewing machine or a photograph or a typewrites or a rubber band or shoe or a piano or a stem winding watch or a cyclopedia or a dictionary or a chomo or a steel engraving or a friction match or a heating stove or a furnace cr a gas or an electric light or a fire engine or a thousand and one other things common to every one today. i After three Drimarv elections had " " beeQ held for sheriff of Abbeville, to succeed the one who was murdered a short time ago, C. J. Lyons was nominated by a vote of G'Jl to 608. STATE NEWS. What Our Neighbors Are Saying and Doing Condensed for Busy Readers. An effort is to be made on salesday in March, to revive the Abbeville Agricultural Fair. Mrs. J. D. Kerr, a youDg biide, fell from the steps of Associate Justice Gary's residence in Abbeville last week and broke her arm. Landrum, Spartanburg Co., is to have a hosiery mill with a capital stock of $20,009. Columbia is to have a horse show this spring. This will be a fashionable affair. Just 30 years ago Sherman's incendiaries made things hot in lower South Carolina. The Abbeville Cotton Mills, Abbeville, have declared a semi annual dividend of 3 per cent. Greenville county pays out more than any other county in the Stata for jurors and witnesses. Judge Banet has unearthed a disgraceful state of aftiirs in Anderson county and declares that slavery practically exists in that county under the labor contracts which exist there. The Union Times wants Govenror McSweeney to discharge all of the constables and send for Mrs. Nation, the K*iiBu8 saloon smasher. Aiken politicians are not backward in letting their wants be known. It is announced that lawyer Anderson is in the United States senatorial race to stay and that lawyer Croft is not unwilling to represent the second district in congress. T!?e Philadelphia lUcord says that South Carolina is the smartest and the smallest of the Southern States. Sam Samuels, colored, was killed at Orangeburg by policeman Bogard. He attacked the officer with a razor. There have been a few cases of a mild form of small pox in Clinton recently, but the disease in not spreading. The S C. Press Association will probably take atrip to the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo this summer. Associate Justice Eugene B. Gary is much improved in health after spending six weeks in a Baltimore hospital. Robbers broke open a safe in Duke's store in Branchville and secured about $100 in cash and damaged , the safe $150. She Didn't Wear a Mask. But her beauty was completely hidden by sores, blotches and pimples till she used Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Then they vanished as will all Eruptions, Fever Sores, Boils, Ulcers, Carbuncles and Felons from its use. Infallible for Cuts, Corns, Burns, Scalds and Piles. Cure guar anteed. 25 cents at J. E. 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