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tho many now ad vcr - ? i s, Goodman is Mio bop^ Tl^-V ? *s? of us are covered with sno\\ <? ? ' J"t? -, J* There aro students S?** col,c?? frow ten cou ni i CH. ^*-"tt\' Those fellows wcro very cruel wl?^oado<? Mr. Bryce's sign tho other night. " 1 tho inrkeys in Wullintla inst week didn't far?fy very Holli hut thc people did. Tho Now Year openod clear and cold, betoken ing a bright future after a gloomy past. Christmas abounded in mud mid rain, though tho young peoplo managed to enjoy theniselvcs lu dancing and other amusements. Subscribo for (ho COURIER, only $1.50 in advance Mr. Robert Stnnscll, nt Liberty, keeps a hotel, welcomes patrons and treats them Kindly mid considerately. Give Mr. Slunsell a call. Mr. Carlisle has opened a first class school nt Seneca City. Mr. 0. is a good teacher. See his advertisement in another column. Walhalla has, by orders of tho Postmaster General, been declared a third class office, which isa high compliment to our present postmaster. If you desire to go to Picken? Court House via the Air Line, got off thc cars at Liberty, cal] on Mr. Stnnscll and he will send you on your Tray over a good road aird in a good' humor! Mr. John Kaufman sent ns a keg of good beer Tor Christmas! Mr. Kaufman is ono of our most energetic citizens, and deserves success. Hewitt please accept our thanks. "Subscribe for tho KEOWEE XyouRiEK, only $1.50 a your in ??adva-tveo. Walhalla is tho place to educate your sons mud 'daughters. Hoard is low, morals good, 'climate healthy and (he standard of education thigh in both colleges. Tho young mon of tho Carolina Literary So ciety request 113 lo return their sincere thanks "to those who patronized them nt their entorjalti fjnent tho other night, and lo thc ladies ol'(lie tmmmillee for their kind assistance. They realised $?7.60 clear. My children do not thrive. They have snub tl changeable -color. Jt now occurs to nie that worms arc thc cause of nil this (rouble. 1 will try Shriucr's Indian "Vermifuge. Mrs. Dr. L. IL Johnson has our thanks for nico cake of several varieties from tho marriage supper. Il fully sustained thc reputation of Mrs. J. in tho preparation of choice dolncaclcs. Wc wish tho bride, her daughter, much kappi ?ess and prosperity. Thcro was loss drinking In "Walhalla last week than wc ever knew in a town of its size during Christmas. We believe no one broke into tho guard house, und really we SIT.- not a single lier so H captive lo John barleycorn. Martin"? Creek Lodge, 1. O. 0. T., wilt meet ai Seneca City on Wednesday, tho '.?th of J anu ri ry, 1878, nt IO A. M. There will bc a public n Lires? by Rev, H. N, Hays. Tho public gene rally ure invited. Members of tho order arc rearrested (o bc pr?tent. Mr. lt. D nance has Sanded m a cotton boll which hud (we've lobes. Il grew ul tho foot ol' Tamossoc Knob Mr. NiVHCO raised 6,8-1 j pounds of colton on less than 6i acres, anti juscd no ferlUi*-U' except four ?ieks of Sm Vowl Guano, lie also raised SOO hush ela of ?oro, besides cultivating his gurdon, sorghum, potato and pinter pilches, with ene horse. 1 Who can beal il? v_ Hugh Wilson, Ksq., of thc Abbeville Press mid Dunner, is a live journalist. Wo found hin1, last week up to his bend und ours in work, not - .withstanding it was Christmas week. Ho reads .'Carefully Iiis exchanges and gets thc ci cu ni of - ?**t..c mnils Hugh likes only ono (liing lo make .Cliim more useful and happy, and (hal is, a good . wife. Tho money order business nt thc Walhalla .post offres shows a gratifying an I steady in tercase each month. Tho money order business ?was commenced on tho first of October lust, and during tho first quarter '210 orders were sold, amounting lo $8,872.30, and 82 orders paid to tho amount of $1.091,80, making a (otal of 298 ..orders and an aggregate of $4,400.00 business .transacted. Dr. Doyle's sale of lots at Westminster las! .Saturday was quito a success, considering thc iOXfrcincly inolcinent weather. Twenty-two lots ?were sold for ?722. Thc sales wcro of alternate I lots, so that parlies who wore prevented from ..attending may still gel choice lois. He proposes 1 td continue thc sale next Saturday. Dead his -flveilisemcnt. lOno of Mr. Wright's (our new resident) sons p^M?*'.'title on a hunting expedition thc other day was loidcntally shot in thc foot by his brother. i?iV'V Ie wo,,ml13 n0^ serious. Wo also midcrsta-ml W ?* ?.At Cupid, during last week, shot several of our lng men right in tho heart. Wc haven't rued as yot whether lt was eilhe.? accidental Winns. Dut if reports aro (rue Hie effects l/onsidorablo. \ * V"1-*8 ,0 "'0 energy of postmaster Johnston ?VVJL. |o now supplied with two daily mails, and Kf Vs good mail facilities as nny place in thc T \nlry. Tho mail from Charleston mid Sin is opened cvory morning nt 0 o'clock, 'jj \8o from thc North and Wost at 9 A. M. r all points North and Wes! close ni 1 e. ihoso to Charleston, Columbia mid thc 1st close al 9 v. M. MvV? > \ \ "cont (rip to Abbeville wc wore pleased Ilemplilll, of tho Abbeville Medium, irothor Calvin, of ibo saino paper, 5 s ... ills publish an excellent journal und pTL\ H*AC ^cst newspaper mon of tho Stalo. 'vft''"* ls spending tho ''legislativo vaca \v * I with his family. Ho sv.ys when ','.'? I ?(\? ni0C'8 a8'1'11 V"M hnvo hot ]':y. \ '. j\and ho bl confident that $1,600, Maof tho Stalo will bo pronounced V wiiockod into pic-repudiated. ?.'.<'' ^v?lftro nPlin,,,,lnc,',H for 1878 A^^sind Seneca City Circuit, Me \ InjTjjl, Church, Soul lu Kook Spring . wMNfl?imiiiry at 1.1 A. M.; Seneca S * . ? ^^K^v al h al la, second Sunday, at I i . Orrll ^e,,coft City, third Sun I . A.'conV1' Spring at 8J i?. -M. Fair l?t* '/irm'ittlbiftut ll A. M.; Walhalla al 7 a j affootlonl(nidiiy beforo tho second i\ {jg-J^JW-'rlciulshlp, Saturday be ni ' a, test for \ A HIL\ elvo I min ott of the? wort! Poo, 0,1! Undor Democrat to rule tho streets natl side walks of tho town of Abbeville liavo imdcrgono and aro still undergoing groa* improvement. A bountiful supply of sand has been put upon all tho sido-walks, which makes it pleasant walking nt nny and all times. Street lamps havo also been erected, al reasonable dialanoos apart, so that thoso who have lo bc out at night can navigate their courso with comfort nod. caso. Cannot tho councilmen of our mountain town deviso ways and moans by Trliich our streets and sido-walks can bo made passable without getting bogged tn thc mud? Our sido wallis aro simply horriblo in bad weather. Wc hopo something will bc done to give ourpooplc pleasant walking uXion our side walks nt all times. It eau bo done*..ftm! wo lril?A??* wil1 bc a?n* At Hie last regul?r^1'111? of tho Knights of Honor, Walhalla Lodge. ?N^?n^l.Jt^onFriday night, December 28, 1877, tho folloivit?g*7jftrR??rs, were elected to serve for thc ensuing term: Dtotator--D. A. Smith. Vice-Dictator-J. 1). Verncr. Assistant Dictator -lohn S. Vernor. Chaplain-J. .1. Norton. Reporter-C. K. Watson. Financial Reporter-J.. II. Sli^h. Treasurer-W. 0. lirvln. Guide-H. V, Alexander. Guardian-J. li. Hendrix, Sentinel-C. I,. Reid. Trust ces-R. A. Thompson, W. J. Nevill, J. J. Norton. Representative to thc Grand Lodge-Dr. L. 1>. Johnson. Christmas night in our town witnessed tho observance (if a custom ns ancient as man's creation and which prevails wherever civilization is found. Miss Ida lt. Johnson, an accom plished lady ol' Walhalla, the daughter cf Dr. li. R-. Johnson, was joined in wedlock io Mr. John I!. Il rea/.cale, a promising young attorney of our sister town of Anderson. The ceremony, as pei formed by fte9. S. I,. Mon is, was beauti ful and impressive, and thc yoting couple looked happy in forming a partnership in the hopes and aspirations, thc joys and trials of life. Later in the evening a splendid supper was served, combining tho substantials and delicacies of life in great variety an I in tasteful preparation. Thc bride left on Wednesday morning willi her husband 1er their new home al Anderson, where wc wish them many friends and a prosperous and happy journey through life, and, finally, when the end shall come, a peaceful voyage over thc Jordan of eternity. The Circuit Hoard of Stewards will p'easc meei me at thc Methodist Church, Walhalla, on friday, January 11th, at ll o'clock A. M. A full attendance is earnestly requested, as the assessments for the support of the Pastor will bo made. J. J. N UV I LLC, P. C. Governor Colqu'tt, of Georgia, has issued his proclamation declaring that tho new constitution ?* now of force and effect, that Atlanta is thc capital of the State of Gcm gia, und that tho homestead article is n part of the organic law. ?J KW YORK, December 20 -A London special say?: "In lOtmlish military circles, wir is considered almost inevitable Arrange ments have been completed and regiments allotted for an army of 80,000 men, and stops aro already taking tow-mi tho forma tion of a nucleus foi* a reserve anny- Pro found uneasiness prevails here, ?md lhere is great depression ru trade and ihancc." Tho joint resolution ratifying the amendment lo thu Constitution which levies an finn nal tax of two mills for ?die support of public sohods his been pissed. Tho Senate ?t. th'! previous passion, ?S7G-7, pissed this rosnhuion, and thc llou.se, De cember 20, hy SS to 2:5, (.nore th in tho two thirds volo required to amend the Oonstifu Itiol',) concurred tn to GonsfHutionill ! A-rcn Jincnt. I . .*JT > ?. -. A (!I:N '. ?.i; ItiNV.- -1 u our style f climate , with, ?is jud loti changes of to.np'Vituro-rain, wind and Miushiun often intermingled in a singlo d iy - lt is no wonder that our children, friends and relatives are so frequently taken from us hy neglccto i O'.dds, half tho deaths I resulting directly from this cause. A bottle id' Moselle's Gorman Syrup kept uh mt you:1 home for imm?diate use will provont serious sickness, a largo d >etor's hill, and perhaps dentil, hy the uso of th roo or four doses. For ?uriug?onsuinption, Hemorrhages, l'ncu m mia, Severo Coughs, Croup or any disease of the Throat or Hangi, its Ruccf'.i i-* truly wonderful, ar your druggist will loll you, Gorman Syrup is now sold-in every town or village tm this continent. Sample bottles for trial, 10e; regular size, Too. TWB TNGOMK TAX -A Washington dis patch (?tates that Representativo llurehard, of Illinois, expresses himself in favor of thc restoration of tho ?or?me tn?, und snvi that ll-indoiph Tucker, of Virginia, his associate on the sub committee preparing thc tux portion of tho revenue hill, is ?greed with liini. lt is asserted thc proposition wilt bc reported fnvnrably to '/nc full committee, and tho changes aro largely in favor of it? getting into tho bill, nod so through the House, lt will Matt willi friends from both pinks in the West and South, and will secure hld from nil who wish t.) lower laxes on Whiskey mid tob?ceo A New York lefter confirms thc reported combination ol Southern sud western members on this question, irrespective of parly. INDICATIONS ot' A GOOD BUTT Eft Cow. There may ho something in this. Olin nny (?font readers corrobora to from their obscrvn lion: I tis Sidd that, thc color of the inside of ti cow's car affords an infallible guido to tho soh'Ction ofu good butter cow. If tho skin on the. eur is of tl rich yellow or orango color and tho lining of thc ear is coyored willi oily secretion, tho cow will be sure lo givo o good quality of milk, rich in butler. Cows that produce n high-colored bul tor have u 1 irgo ai omit of seeroctiou, thc inside ol' the car being of nu orango tint On the other hand, light colored butter makers pre sent a scantitv, thin nod pule yellow socio lion, in some oases found only nt tho bot tom of the ear, while tho inside lining is of a corresponding palo, undefined color. 10very fouinlo of thc bovino family lias tho power of secreting u certain amount of ibis oily matter, ff the quantity bo normnllo largo secretion will take pince freely in tho loam, ary glanes, tho ear, and tho shin. As tho test is ?.imple und costs nothing, it can not fail to prove n useful nuxiliory to tho dairy un ii nod funner iu tenir ?cl'cfion of 'noli milkers. ^AlHAtU PRICES CURRENT/ CORKKCTKD IV KKK 1.1* AiTLKs-Driod, ncr pound 4@2 ; -?-Oreen, per bushel 50(?WO MUTTER-Per pound 15 ($20 BRESWAX-Per pound '20 BEEK--Per pound 2($5 BACON-Dry snit shoulders '8 " " C. H. Sides 8?10 Smokod hains 10 CALICO-Per yard ff 5,C$8 Corf ES-Bio per pound. 20026 - Lnguyrn/pcr pound 3 3 (iii 35 K .-Java, p/r pound " d5 CANDLES-Adamant inc, per set IOU VS -Sperm, pj*i> pound ,'10 CHICKENS AA? Fojfyi.s, per head 8(^15 COX?ON-Per phrfui O', (?j IO .v -Yurn.X?cr bunch 8?(o>t.0(> CorbKRAS -Pi/ pound S D?Ws-Porjboad 1S@20 TOWnSfsu'qk, (03 pounds.) 5>.60?4.00 FEATHERS-(leese, per pound 40 " -Mixed per pound 30 GRAIN'-Corn, no JV, per bushel, 50@G0 corn, old. per bushel, 75 -Bye, per bushel 00 -Oat?, red, per bushel 75 OEESH-Per head 33(7/510 limes-Dry, per pound 10 " -Creen, per pound 4(?f6 IN niuo-Spanish Flout, per pound 1.3>0 " -Carolina, per pound 1.25 IRON? Fullish relined, per pound 3J(irit). I " .-S iv ced, per pound 7 (MS " -Hind, per pound 0@7 " -Hoop, per pound 12(?H1 Pol ware, per pound 8(?ll0 LAUD, per pound 13(?}15 LIME, I cr burrel 2 00 LUMUKU, per thousand feet 19.01 LEAH, per pound 12.J MOLASSES, per /.allon 40(71)1.00 | M.\nOEtt; per piiund 8O@40 NAH.", per pound 8J(?)ft ONIONS, per bushel 75 i On., kerosene, per gallon 30(7^10 POTATOES!-Irish, per bushel 75 -Sweet, per busher, 60 Kier., per pound 8(f?,0 SALT-Liverpool, per sack P25 I Sm UTI NO, wholesale 0 ? retail 8 ij '* wlmlesalo 6 ij " rotall 01 ?l- l SltEETlNO, wholesulo 7? " " retail 10 SHOT, per pound 12.] SIM HITS TURI'BNTI'NK, per gallon T.00 SOAP, per pound ?(Vi)IO Sun AUS-Crushed, per pound 14 - iV While, per pound 12j --Brown, per pound IO - Bx tra C, per pound- ll STARCH, white and blue, per pound 10(7*) 12 j SODA, per pound IO ToiiAt'co, per pound 60(?jl.05 " per pound, smoking 60(3)1.52 TALLOW, per pound S TURKEVS, per bend 00(7075 TEAS-(!un Powder, per pound 1.00 Hyson, (.reen, per pound 75(7^1.00 Young Hyson, Ilhtek.porlb 7r> \V )Ot., washed, per pound -5 SherifFs Sales. ? will sell to tho highest bidder, bet?re the Court House Door in Walhalla, on MONDAY, thc 7th day of January, 1878, within tho legal hours of sale, two Lots, ouch containing one nero, more or less, Nos 128 mid 110, adjoining Mn. ll. Knee, V. Wiebens nod others. Levied on ns the property nf H. W. Vonlloldon at the suit of ll. 8. James,- Agent & Co. ALSO. -IOC? ocres, moro or less, adjoining J. D. Hogen, .Julia Maxwell, C. P. Pool und others. Levied on ns tho property of V. JJ. Maxwell Rt tho suit of Creswell, Waller, Watson tte Co., and otlitr.s. ALSO, One Tract of Land, contuiuiop ono ht;u - drod unes, more or less, nd? unio:/ lands of .John Shuip and other'-. levied on ns tho property of W. !i, NV Hilo ot tho suit of D. liicmunn, TD PM S CASH-Purchaser to ex I ra fur titles, J. II. POIUXS-, Sherill Oeonce County. Dec ia,1877 4-a p;,y SHS BSUf Pi??*? ?ALEO. 1)V virtue of un execution lo nie dircclod I ) will sell on TUESDAY aller snloday in .lunn irv. on tho place where defendant now lives, Illly bushels of oorn> more or le.-s. Levied on us the property of .lames Staunton ut the Suit of ti. W. Williams & <!o. 'fenns c.Hi. .J. IL HOI) I N'S, Sherill' Coonee County. Dec S0? 1-S77 5-3t NEW BAKERY AT Walhalla, S. G. 'rilli undersigned Lops '.eave to announce to Hie I citizens of Walhall* and tho publio generally that he has ope ne;! a NKW HA K Kit Y al ihc old Bland of Mrs. M. M. Kinari!, Main Street. Fresh. Dread, (lukes and Viona Bretzels always oi?. hand. Thc wholesale trade can he supplied mi short notice. Also, on huml n choice stock of Candies, Fruits, Parties avid Dulls sup plied, (live me a cull. My pri?es ure low and satisfaction gua rant cedt Respect lull v. OKOROfe BUIST. Dec 27, 187-7 0-8t TRUSTEE'S SALE OF Valuable Ilea! Estate. 1offer ?I private sale, at one-half of its ap praised value, TWO TRACTS Ol' LAND, One containing 213 acres, (wo miles from Wal halla Depot, mid tl miles from Seneca City, valued at $7 per acre, ami Ibo other containing 120j acres, adjoining the former, valued $0 per aero. All of holli tracts is native forest, except nhout twenty acres of thc former, vfhich has been reoently cleared. Sold lo slop interest in (he Hanks at Anderson ami Walkalla. If not previously sohl, (ho Lands will bo offered ul (motion at Wal h al hi on Snloday in January next. THUMS; Half cash; bnlunci at one year with interest from (Into. J. J. NORTON, Trustee. Dec 27, 1877 0-2 GOODS ATAUCTION, 1 HF undersigned will soil tho remnant of TUE STOCK OF GOODS belonging to tho firm of Thomns Harper & Son, nt Scncct City, on Thursday, tho 10th day of January, 1878. V?r CALL AND GUT YO CH IIA li ft AINSI -?a .HOBIN C.OAUIT, Ita??lwti*. Poe 20,1877 * 5-3 GREAT REDUCTION - IN Prices 1 p J. P. MICKLE!! & CO.'S -o;o \T71,1 KKEP FULLY UP WITH THU VT JPJ limos by buying our Goods for cash nod keeping nlwnvs en hand ii large and well selected stock of Goods at on precedent ed! v low prices. Wo are offering now beautiful sugars from [0 to 121 cents per pound. Coffees from 20 to 25 ecu ts per pound. Flour from ijfO.SO to SS per barrel. Dost ?- Shirting fruin G to 7 and S cents per yard. Prints from G1, to 3 cents per yard-best brands. Wlmlo Stock Brogans al Si .2~> and upwards. Ladies' Shoes from $ I und upwards. S.ilt for everybody nt ?1 25 per suck. Nails 10 d. nt ?:i*50 per keg. Wagon Iron at 3, 3 ? and 3.1 cents per pomol. Hundreds of articles th it wo aro giving bargains in that wo can't mention hero. Como and soc and he satisfied. Wo have on hand an excellent bit of thc Tower's Patent Plows, which wo aro soiling at loss than factory prices. They are adapted to nil soils and piensa nil (lint have tried them. Also, the popular Watt Plows. Our friends whom wc have indulged will (dense remember that ibis is tho season for squaringolf accounts, timi wo earnestly ask you to eotno forward nod settle, us mir timi expires hy limitation on .January l*t, 1S7S, und wc aro anxious tn close our hooks. J. p"Ii?c1iLEit & ?0. Dec 20, 1S77. 6 SALK OF VALUA BLE ..LAND? STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, OD?JNITY OF ?OmmZ" lia thc To.sr? oj' IProhaic. Young Davis, Plaintif!*, against William P.. Davis ami others, Dofotidants- Pitt lion for Partition of. Neal Jixtalc, lteliet\ ct?; IVY virtue of u itecroc of the Probate Court JFov Oconce County, mn<le in tho above stated action, i will sell, to the liighest bidder, ut oublie Olli ?ry, before the Court Mouse in VYttl inillii, S. C., on MONDAY, the Tili ?lay of Janu ary next, tho Ilea' l?stalo described ill the plead ings in above action, belonging lo thc osl?te of Harvey Davis, deceased, iii throe separate Tracts ns follows: Tract No. 1, lying ami being in Hie County of Oootiee, and Slate of South Carolina, on Tugnloo Uiver, a ?joining lands of T. S. Itnmsay, W. ll. Sm i th amt Traci No. 2, of sahl estate, containing ninety-four acres, moro or less, u:'.<J known ns the Home Place. Tract No. ~, lying and hoing in thc Coiinlv ami Suite alores iii, on Hart oil's Creek, adjoin ing lauds of Ghcslcy Fishot, Powell mid Traci No. 1 ol' said estate, known ns Harton Creel* Chico, and containing one hundred und twenty eight acres, more or less. Tract No. 3, lying un i being in I he sab County and State on Long Nose Creek, odjoiniiif lands of Col. .1. J. Norton, lands belongiug ti thc estate of YY. lt. I>.i7is, deceased, Uhcslcj Fisher and others, containing three hundred n?: seven ncrcs, more or leis. All of v>*,fc'|| an more fully represented by plats of thc sam matre by Wm, F. P.rvin, D. S., ou file in iii . office of tho Judge of VrobgU for said County C'\b ihird of I!? o purchase money in cash: th oula nco In two equal annual instalments, will interest from day pf sale, secured by bon with a mortgage of Ibo premises. Purchaser lo pay extra for lille doods and mortgages. J. II. HO BI NS, Sheriff Oconce County. Deo G, 1S77 3-d j. ui.i.isos Airtime, "I j r. n. noniNsoN, A. M'I>. mtowx, j \ Kr.i.isoN A. BMYTI J. E, ?BfilR & co., 137 and 13;) Mooting Stroot, .Jobbers of Foreign ?and Domestic Hardware? Cutlery, Guns and Saddlery. Bar Iron and Plough Steep oUCUMBER PUMPS. FAIRBANKS' SCALES Agents for South Carolina for thc cele bruted FARMERS' FRIEND PLOWS, One, two nod three horse, nt reduced prices. LIBERAL TERMS TO THE TRA Di Large assortment of Agricultural Implements, Agricultural Steels a specialty BULL TO NC CFS, TURN SHOVELS, SCOOT HHS, S WE HPS, HEEL DOLTS, &t State Agents TREUEGAR MORSE ANO MULE SHOE! ORDERS RR CE 11 E PROMPT AN. CAREFUL A TTE N Tl ON. J. E. ADC KR & CO., 137 and 139 .Meeting Street, Charleston, S. C. Aug 0, 1877. 88-3mcom POS?'JS'B VBiffi Y V Si BS BC?, All sufferers from thia disease that iii anxious to bo cured should try Dr. Kissncr Celebrated Consumptive Powders, The? Powders mc tho only preparation know that will cure Consumption und nil discus) of tho Throat and Lungs-indeed, strong is our faith in them, mid also I con vince you that they uro no humbug, u will forward to every sufferer, by mail, post paid, n Free Trial Box. Wo don't want your money until you ni perfectly satisfied of their curativo power If your lifo is worth saving, don't delay i giving theso Powders a trial, for they wi surely euro you. Prico, for largo box, S3.00, Rout to on part of tho United States or Canada, b mail, on receipt of price. Address, AS BI & KOBKI-NS, 300 FULTON STUIXT, BUODKLYN, N. Y. Deo 27, 1877 0-ly Stale ol' Son I Ik L COUNTY OF O' In tho Probato (il?u^ ICliziboth Williams, Ph i ?ti ft', os. vt . . Williams, Administrator, Tclitha Moore and others, Defendants. V Petition and Complain i for Partition of\ Real Estate. Ry Richard Lavis, Esq., Judye vf Probat}}. TOW. T. Williams, Administrator, Tolitba C. Moore, Sun ford Moore, James Mooro and Harriet Hazlewood, heirs at law of Emory Moore, deceased, Defendants GREETING: VOU arc hereby required to appear at the 1 Court of Probate, to bo holden ut Wal halla, S. C., for Coonee County, on MON DAY, 4th day of February, A. D. 1S7S, to show eau.se, if any you can, why thc Peal Estate of Ivnory Moore, deceased, tilinto in said County, on waters of Counot'oss Creek", waters of Seneca Uiver, bounding lands of James Mooro, 10 il. Cox and others, and containing .seventy acres, more or less; ?ind also, two Lots in Seneca City, known in general plain of said town as Lots Nos. 12o and 121, containing-acres, originally granted to-, should rut be par titioned and sold, allotting to the said Toli thu VJ. Mooro one-third thereof, mid tho remaining two thirds thereof in equal por tions to thc Faid Elizabeth Williams, Sanford Moore, James Moore and Harriet Hazlewood 01 VEN under my hand and seal, this third day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven lind in tho KJ'Jd year of American Indepeiidcdce. j L. S. I lUCIIAItD LEWIS, ( - v-' ) Judge of Probate. TC) absent Defoliant, Harriett Hazlewood TAKE NOTICE that the complaint and summons in the above stated action 1ms been filed in the oflice of the Probate .J udge at tho Court House in Walhalla, S. C , for the purposes sot forth in tho above sum mons. This ?ld day of December, 1S77. S. P. DENDY, PluintiflY Attorney, Walhalla, S. C. Dec G, 1N77 3-Gt 2,000 LBS.OF BACON T E R Y A T J. IC. IlEjy&KIX'S. CHRISTMAS Comes but once a year, And every one should by his share AT NORMAN'S DRUG AND FANCY STORE Presents for 01:1 and Yoting. A large assortment of Toys nod Kuno' Articles; Jewelry of the latest styles; Sil VP Plate of most exquisito patterns and Knish l'ire Works in profusion; French ami f ic! Candies id'all flavors and sorts; Nuts nf ul kinda; Jellies of delicious taste; Cigars, Soul und Tobaeco of fine flavor nod quality Canned (lands of various Meat?; Fish, Kruiti and Vegetables: Atmnre's celebrated Mine? Meat for Pies; Prize (/undies, n largo assort nient: Mackerel, fresh from the Mediterranem Sen; Dutch Herring and Limburger Choose Cranberries for Sass and Maeearuni fer Soups ALSO, A few nrticles for thc sick, such tis Pills nm Caster Ile, ito. All these delicacies to ho had nt minni RD E. NORMAN'S DRUCI AND FANCY STORK, DOLL BABIES OF ALL SIZES AND AGES Doe 13, 1S77 4 All person* indebted to J) Riemann or II. D. A. Biomann either by Note or Account, mus! conto forward and settle before January 7th, 1878, if they don't want their notes and accounts loft at tho Court llouso for collection. II. D. A. mi??YlAN^. ' Doc, 13, 1877. 4?* Deo 20>rV COTTON ! COTI 'ON! T PROSPERITY, HAPPINESS AND CASH* SPECULATION PLAYED OUT! JFor the planter wi<li AT S85S BW.* CITY, ?S. <SP - t>0 HAVING' willi tito lurgfg*'-.< and most extensivo Spinners in tho D'11^ .Stales to buy <"<> ITOX (or thom, frosh fr'>?jbv tho hands ni" tho farmer, avoiding nil in:<? mediato expenses and commissions, thereby giving tho man who makes thc cotton theso profits, I nm prepared to give tho highest cti"h price for 10 000 bales of ootton. farmers! now; is tho time, this is tho place, timi I nm tho man for you to consult beforo selling your CO 'Tl OX elsewhere. Come and got every cont there is iu your cotton, To those who think they can do hotter with their cotton by consigning, and prefer, I will suv that 1 nm also prepared to iidvnnco thom ?^??"*? on tho Dale, und forward their cotton to reliable Factors in Charlotte, Char leston, New York, Philhidelphia, rn1 any. other market they may designate to bo sold, and un receipt of account sales will pay to them tho not proceeds, including, tho $35 advanced. BRING IN YOUR COTTON, Sell lo mc for tho cash and then buy your goods in the cheapest market in the up country. Respectfully, JOHN C. CARY. Oct. Il, 1873 17-3 m WE (.tko pleasure in announcing to our cus tomers urn! the publio generally thal our im-* menso stock of FALL & WINTER GOODS which has boen bought hy our Senior, who has just returned from Now York, is dally arriving, ami will bc complete in eight ?lays. Thc above goods have been bought with caro \ as lo price, quality mid 'prevailing stylos, nhd will not fi ii to snit thc most fastidious. Our reputation of keeping nothing bat Ibo best goods, will bc kept up lo its highest standard, tn consequence cf the. depreciation in Cottoii ivoods, together willi Ibo scarcity of money, wc will sell our entire stock of llicsc goods nb prices which will defy competition. Our s took ofi' DRY GOODS? Consisting in part of D mcsllo, Sea Island and. Hickory Shirtings, Shccliiifis, Tickings, North Carolina Plaids, Prints, Scotch nml Domeu^os* Ginghams, Linseys, Blenched ami brown Ci*?** <-'"*** ' ' Flannels, Cambric and India Longclolhs. (09a\*~ prising tho most popular brands-New York Mills, Wftnisnttti and Hold Modal.) blankets, bailies' Single, Double and Droukfusl Shawls, Boulevard nnd /'almora) Skirts, Ladies' Cloaks, Sc, is complete in every particular. ?OOPS, This department is nt all limes exceedingly al traci ivo, being constantly replenished with the batest Novelties lo soil the season, specially sblcoted for Richness and Elegance, and in cluding all ibo most Fashionable Fabrics in tho Newest Shades and Coloring*, consisting of I'd ie!; and Colored Alpacas, Pure and Nonpareil Mohairs, Imperial, Scotch and French Plaids, All-Wool Cashmere French Merinos, Mohair nrHljantinca. All-Wool Serges, Caris Stripes, Salines and Velveteens; WHET 13 ??OE?S, In addition lo Ibo large sleek always lo bo found in tills department, may bc mentioned tho fresh arrival of Nainsooks, .JnconotS, Organdies, Swiss and Juconet, Striped and ('ross-Marred Muslins. Dobbie! s, Illusions, IVird's Eye and ("ollon Diapers, Irish Linens, Table Damasks, Towels, Crush, icc. X^la-niiols. Wc have a beautiful assort mont of Flannels, consisiing of White Shaker, Twi led U?d, White' and l>lae. Common nml Plain Hod nud White,' Opera, ul! shades, Plaids and Stripes. NOTIONS ANO HOSIERY. A moro beautiful lino of these goods linvo never been brought to this market, consisting in part of Ladies' nnd Ooo ts' Kid, Lisle nml I Beek (?l<>\es nnd ('?auntlets, Hamburg nuil Pique F Iginr?s and hw nings, Silk nnd Linen Handkerchief-. Ladies' Undorvcsts, Ladies*, ami Children'** Brown, White and Striped Hose, Ladies' Silk Ties, Fichues nod Dows, nil shades. Duellings, Undies, Collarettes,' Collars and Cull's, Footing, Linen SetSi Doy lies nnd many other new and beautiful' selections, tuc numerous to mention. HATS. A full assortment nf Ladies', Gents' nnd. Children's Hals, Trimmed nnd Untrimmed. Also, a beautiful lot of lint Trimmings, con* sisting of Flowers-, Hibbens, Ornaments, &o? MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS,. A ttention is invited to our large and elegant stock of Men's Furnishing Goods, consisting of Scurfs, Tics and Cravats, Iveudy mado Clothing, Suspenders, Umbrellas, .Shirts, Under Shirts, Half Hose, Collars, Culls, bo. A full stock of AU-.Wool nnd Salem Cassi ineres. Doeskins, Iiiondeloihs, (Jeorgia nnd Kentucky deans. A full assortment of O roce rios, Crockery nml Glassware, Hardware, Weodcn anil Willow Ware, Stationery, Boots, Shoes and Qtlilers, Ladies' nnd Gents' Over-Shoe, Trunks, Traveling Satchels, Clooks, Wall Paper and Paper .Shades. Always on hand tv full lino of Tailor's Trim mi Ogs, Agents for tho Weed Sowing Machino. Ked ltust Proof Oats for salo. Coats' Cotton, 4 Spools for 25 conts Cash. Wo fool confident that wo Cnn pienso anv who inny oall and examino our goods. Our polito and nttontivo Clerks nro hevortoo busy to serve, yon and will sparc no pains in show ing you goods. Call and seo us! Respectfully, c L. RHU) i co. ?1 S? Pop?. 27, 1S77