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Now Way? lu lt<)lluloii ito day I'vo boca to mooting, Jobo, .pfc ho.ar tho pardoo proagh, Bul hov? they've ohangod si nco ,3%* young, , Iq all they do and tench. They say that -we're old fashioned, J< Vf And.don't o?ro what wo say; But. my old houri omi seo nod fool Whoue'cr thoy chango God'B way. Wheu we were young tho world waa And loved to uiuko a show; But Christians walkod tho narrow w Wo could not with them go; But ob, how things havo ohauged theo, Tho two wnyp aro but ono; >'. ' They all go ia together now, Kl; . And say thoy'vo "lota of fun." Whoo wo woro young thoy uBod to U lu our old kitchen room, Br Aod sometimes in tho school house,'*" If many phanou to como; 1 And Eldor B-, that good old imyRft I'll no'cr forgot his voioo- x How faithfully ho doalt with s: j . And how tho suiuts rejoiced. . ifjiurc f% But now they moot io paluocs, So gorgeous,'rioh aud nico; ^: And evorything that draws th Thoy'll havo ut nuy price; Wj With oushionod soats and oarpc(j es0?| And overything so gay; ^0A,rts Tho poor caa hardly gather t,?^ c0 They've not tho scrip to po^ Court Tho miniBtor, liko Bomo vain $ >W?J Stands up aud reads his pr . ^m Anl\)tentw^u'i eu" oM** ?l gm Ho did not prcaob, ho ouly nnj D An esoay on Christ's voie ^ nCqU No heart was touched, no tc . ^0 And uot n BOU! rejoiced. ,s? Qom.t I h? reniai m \ Ho thought Christ's voico 'taMaotion ? '\ Molodious, rioh and oles ,"10 bu And thus it souudod ploasi ^ ,?in0 Upon tho listening ear. L,0(mvoi I heard somo say ns thoy r ? , "Wasn't that a splcodi.*9 tc?'m' J And aaothor said, ..Thatw,w,Ml ?r By oveu Dr. Tyog.? $,0?oufortt itt all ciroii 0 can it bo that such vaif? f[icndV" Aro oullod to spcuk foi* ",nt ot Who /cod tho ohuroh on ft? oandidt But never preach His * Houso, u 1 thought if Christ himso,enoh atriv Wo'd seo somo sighs ostrich gavo "Yo Pharisees and hypot Would thunder ia thcirf . - Kt IO? I thought of our old kitojj, 0n Frit Whoa servants sent b'&MQOrn] en Would warn us all so ftt?iado ftr0 " . mlTo ??!? and }TV hl8nfBKcrodefea They did not wink at w^, d As intnistors now do ,i.. J .. O give mo bank tho old** Provn,,c' I do not liko tho new/ 0 voto I10 a was a g Atoarse maohino now g^Jnlfoato< / A godless choir' joios W at lt; But noither one can tolUWVG or nf That oomo from pordoWl,'o vote Thoy sung God's praisoft'o thousi young, ft''"' ftnd Bccauso their hearts \? lb, shows A woll puid ohoir DOW OM Ind und And so tho ohuroh hi|Linent hy I just that i My heart was pained toi y 0f the w They tried to mako iKU0 have h AU fioitied from top foJ?,4wvo ?0? And somo looked Uk-, j'n tj,0 ra With frills and ?ounccsthol)omoc) They seemed aime1* , . .. And many had tho 4 fccl,n? . .With camel's hu(P00Pl0 ma* ft hoforo, so t 'They uotiood my pl*0" tho d(i* ol And thought my"6T'' bcc" \T And frequently thcanaidftt08 who But I hod peace "^y llftV0 tho ?fl I thought of limes'!"mt thoy will When all tho ptfj brethren as la Would make tho;ucrnl olcction. song, And jost thora 'flow ol' Af fa I ?'?lions that ibo I 'Tis aod, wheo gift Sooth 0nroUni In foolish, v^Q j, h0 j tTosec tho obi To apo thor.. , , I v., ntt i ,.L r. "0 reoent orders ol Atl Tho ohuroh hs- ., , , .. T" "il ?i,?? 0(1 Sill? Marshals, win ffi fe I e fef0turnto ,l10 po 1 d^^t?'8 ^a,,fwR oleotions. ?ded tttseoP^Di) of weakoning 'Thov'r1'10 a^!!y'lfil''on, and tho Thoj?fc ,nt0 boforo tho old 'TohaV'>ns bo#w !o pilo into Wash That'0.? 0vil%*lttJ$Vjalls for 1 But whether *tis a fosVivnshingtot Cr sociable, or fair, -eek or tv Or Ohristmaa trco, or ot'ns, und t Tho ohuroh will all bn,3 am\ io i IIouso tl With lotteries and grab ;,|u-i0nded And other trioks aod j, - rollo wo They moko God's house j ^ ft3 , Without a blush of i.]fJ for in Lord of the templo, oo '. As Thou didst como ?a. . With ?oourogo in hand ot ,M,? p( Boforo their doy is o119 bf!0" c< .ia State I .SPhoy all attend suoh of tho Sen But when theym'O, filled with '..There arc but few wcostly horse And thoy'vo notJrcd-nndffittj 'Thoy lightly speak.nt is loft to h When Christian y tho salo of But givo mo baoluro ?" the Legi J. do not like lifo wllio|, in th? L-),L ... lovitablo convict What moans this i Sonftto nml , And whon will t .. . . ,A" (Pod's day of wratlodb^r' V When all earth'? rekindle *h. ^That awful hour ia "nd. "f^t Hs signs are * Tbo Judge of all^rn?0 of pol{o To Borutioizo theoaf,ic, it will m and a sadd lO.ttr record then WnV'ob has tho Our habite, though^.iiJW'i,, And somo muBth^.^^iirdospii ?'You'vo brougli?. yJW?rW Ah! thop what grief and floro rcj Will ronoh thom in that day, Because thoy'vo ohoson worldlinc And sooffod at God's old way. fl C4ruml Jury' Prcsentnumt. 12b //aw. 2'. If. Hudson, Judge Presiding in ?. (kc 8t/? Judicial Circuit: li- tho Grand Jury In tho disohargo of thoir t.*s beg loavo to moko tho following pro That tlioy havo examined tho various lio oiBoos of tho county, and find thom in I condition and tho records neatly and eetly kept. They havo visited, by a committoo of v budy, tho County Jail and tho Poor iso and Farm and find these institutions I furnished, and prisoners and paupers of County woll oarod for, and those ponai y? oharitablo institutions of our county no)ly kopt. [?<??. They find tho publio roads and bridges /'Jiiroughout tho county, with fow oxcoptions, ?(Tgood condition. ' 4/Thoy prosent the bridgo ovor Toxawaj Crook, on tho Roguos' Ford road, nonr Susot Hotholl's, and tho bridgo ovor Long Crock, oi tho samo road, near Jonas Phillips', as unsafi and Hooding repairs. 5. Thoy present tho public road londini from Bachelor's Uetront to Chnugn Church a obstructed and in bad condition, and th information is that it has not been worko' out in tho ?last twolvo months. They woul call tho attention of tho County Commission ors to tho condition of tho public rood botweo tho cor poroto limits of Walhalla and Wei Union, and would suggest that it could I groaMy improved by a limited amount < labor bcutowod upon it. 6? Thoy call tho attention of tho Court I tho bad condition ofthat portion of tho publ road from tho lino of tho Bluo Ridge Riiilroti to tho bridge nt McDado's Mills. 7. That at many points in tho varioi publio roads thioughout tho county, tho rot bods aro becoming too narrow and ought bo widened wherever this occurs. 8. Thoy would present that a moro privn und suitable room for their deliberations ai investigations should bo furnished for t' uso of tho Grand Jury of this county. 9. Information lins been laid before thc which lends them to bclievo that tho han working upon thc Air Lino Railroad, ne Mr. Stokes Stribling's, by their riotous co duct at night and on Sunday aroa RT( nuisance to tho pooplo ol' tho ncighborhoi and also greatly disturb tho oongrogati which meets nt Rock Springs Church 1 publie worship. Those hands arc in tho ot ploy of Mr. W. IL Kirby. They prosent t abovo facts to tho Court, hoping that soi means may be adopted to repress these dist dors. 10. In taking leave at this their final te they desire to return their thanks to I Court and thc Solicitor for their polito attc tiens and instructions during tho prest term. JOEL BEARD, Foreman F.uit PLAY, S. C., October 21st, 1878 MESSRS. EDITO KS: You will find cnclo? n lotter from Mr. Hugh S. Thompson, St Superintendent of Education, in reply to invitation to attend tho next meeting of Teachers' Union of Oconoo. You cnn publ tho ontiro letter if you desiro, or only stnte your next issue his reasons for not nttendi and you will obligo yours, truly, WM. P. CALHOUN, Secretary Teachers' Union COI.UMUIA, Octobor 15, 1878 Win. J'. Calhoun, JOsq., See'g Teachers' Um DB AR SIR: Your letter of tho 7th insti inviting mc to attend n meeting of tho Ten ora ol' Oconoo County on tho First Satan in November, has boen received. Whon prcsont canvass oponed in September, Chairman of tho State Democratic Exoou Committoo rcqnostcd mo to moko no fun official appointments, as my norvioos wotlh needed ns one of tho speakors at tho moot called hy tho committee. As soon, therel as tho appointments w hi ch I had previo made hud been tilled, I declined to ac Othors for tho reasons which I have gi it is true that tho time for your nicetii nour tho close of tho canvass, but I nu formed that tho political meeting in county luis been changed to thc first Sat? in November, ?nd ?T this has been do will, in all probability, be necessary fo to bo hero nt thnt limo. But beside reason given, there is another that will i it impossible for mc to bo absent at tho mentioned. According to law, my rope the Legislature must be printed by Deco 1. I will havo to give nil possible timo ' attention lo its proparution so as to ba ready not Inter than November 15th. I boen thus particular in giving tho rei which force me to decline Ibis invitation tho Teachers of Coonee may not misu stand my motives. I fool thc deepest int in such associations 113 tho one forint OconCO, for I believe that they will nc plish much good. If I cnn aid in anj in carrying out. thc objects of tho Un ir will gratify mc to do so. Hoping sc havo tho pleasure of uttonding ono of meeting?, I um, very respectfully, HUGH S. THOMPSON Stato Superintendent Education S, ----. Address ot' tim State B)emoci Executive Committee. Cor.UMniA, S. C., October 21, 187 The State D?mocratie Executive , inittco earnestly and heartily congra tho Democracy of South Carolina o splendid work already done in thc pi oanvass. lu every town and villago and in ' counties ot every cross-road, tho I ' oratio candidates have confronted tho cal speakers, turning upon thom thei arguments, and proving to tho j. > white and colored, the paramount fat i there is no placo or hope, no solvat i success for South Corolina, except 1 * through tho Democratic party. In no capo havo our opponents I denied a hearing. .Everywhere tho c people hfcV? boon invited to tho Domi ' meetings. In Uko manner, in conf ; with tho policy of the party, thc v . 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IO CO 10 IO O -I Ol -I tO -1 CO O rf (0|00)g "}T lH|0f .josso^ '8 'IV _'noniS 'T \'ll I 'nnoiuuoji jg -f| g Jo3ponr\>y "RJH; S ?soncj? ?JT ?A\ 'nojooff -f 'PPOfl VT 'A\ .aopuoxojv -Lq jj 'OJIOOUIIOJC? *y 'suqof u g 'siAvoi-f 'rj 'soqjj S 'joaaoA "Cl *f 'joqo.toj -g -y, 'oosfn^Y -rd iQ g IS o than it is iu thc power of organized human society to abolish crime, But tho Demo cratic party of this State have thc satisfac tion to know that no commonwealth in tho Uuion of cqunl population is moro peaceful than South Carolina, and that in no State anywhoronro thc laws, without respect of party or condition, moro fearlessly and faithfully administered. To tho low wc remit thoso who have grievance?. From tho law alono and under the law tho Democ racy oxpect and oompcl redress. The Executive committee, however, con bider it of tho utmost importance that there shall not bo even tho fainted disturbance of the publie peace, or any nppronoh tc turmoil or disorder. Wo must regard thc interest ??of thc notional Dcmocruoy ns well us thc interest of tho Democracy of South Carolina. Face to face ns wc oro with tho momentous issues for ourselves and thc rcpublio, we must not give any excuse for interference with our canvass, or afford any pretext for tho introduction this year of tlic hostile clomcnt which proved uo embar rassing in thc campaign of 1876. Thc Executive Committee arc confident that tho Demooraoy will pursue without flinching tho path they now tread, and pursue it to a glorious and tranquil end. Tho justice of our course gives courage; organization gives force; work will and shall givo us a surpassing and final vic tory. JOHN D. KENNEDY, Chairman. J. M. JOHNSON, W. C. COKER, J. J. DA KC AN, F. W. DAWSON, J. F. ISL AU, J. P. IUI AME, s. MCGOWAN, JOHN E. BACON, J. N. LIPSCOMB, T. ?TOBO FARROW, WILLIAM MUNRO, JOHN C. SHEPPARD, L. W. YOU M ANS, WILLIAM ELLIOTT, Booie MAKING VP. JOURNALISM.-Few men havo boon more fortunato as book makers titan Alexander II. Stephens, whose "Constitutional View of tho War," two volumes, has sold, it is said, to thc oxtcnt of fully 70,000 coppicH. Ho re ceived a royalty of 25 cents a volume, and has In consequence made $85,000 from tho work-moro than most professional authors make in their entire lives. All this and more ho lost by his partnership in thc Atlanta Sun, of which ho was for sonic timo political editor as well ns co-proprictor. He is not n man to koop monoy, for which, indeed, except so far a? independence goes, ho cares nothing. Although for many years in receipt of a handsome inoomo from his.law praotioe, and notwithstanding his simple tastes and habits, hin unlimited hospitality and constant giving to all who need, or assumo to need, help, have pre vented his acquisition of anything like fortune. In foot, ho is ranked os a poor man, largely owing to tho Atlanta Sun. Journalism is always an oxpensivo expri ment, nnd has been a cosutnor of boundless capital.-New York Times. On Novombor 6th Congressional elections Will ho hold in tho following States: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Dolo ware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisi* ana Maryland, Massaohusotts, Michigan, ??ff- M ipa o' ' Vegetino jsippl, Missouri, Nobraska, Sw is Sold by all Druargt FA IR FLA Y L O CA LS. Tho store of McBsrs. His & PuUcn, at this pince, was broken into on tho night of tho 13th instnnt, and about seventy fivo dollars in goods nnd monoy stolen. Tho mouey stolon consisted of silver nnd a two dollar bill on tho Mecklenburg Hank of North Carolina. Bills of tho above bnnk aro very senrco in this scclioa owing to tho failure of that bank somo tinto since. That bill may ho thc means of detecting tho thieves, nnd any on coming ueross such a bill will do Messrs. Ilix &> Pullon a favor by reporting snmo to thom. Tho goods consisted princi pally of ready mndo clothing. Ono pair boots also was missing, nnd somo tobneco. So far thoro has been no clew to tho thieves; not oven thc slightest suspicion. It is hopcd< though, that tho thieves will bo caught up with. House breaking is something that has not been known in that community for some timo pnst, nnd it would ho well porhnps for us if wo could succeed in nipping tho "new enterprise" in tho hud. I would hnvo re ported tho nbovo last week, but Messrs. II. & l\ desired that should ?ot he done. Wednesday, tho 30th instnnt, has been net for tho County Lodgo of Oood Templars to hold their annual pic nie hore, but for many reasons thc Lodgo nt this placo desire it to bo indefinitely postponed. Thoy will not bo able to moko any preparations for it. and bosides, they do not think it n suitable time, ns the people nro too busy to turn out. lt is hoped, therefore, that no delegates will bo sent boro from any of the Lodges. Tho County Chief has been notified of tho dosiro of this Lodgo. When they do have a meeting here thc Lodge wants to make it n grand success. Fair Play can smoko the pipo "of content mont now, as she has accomplished tho great tosk of having Mr, James Seaborn elected Trial Jnstieo. Mr. Seaborn is about tho host choice that could h.ivo boon mado. Ho will attend to his dutios faithfully nnd will put / tho county to no unnecessary cxponso. "C." IL.OOU WiTEM?-Wo aro greatly grati . fled at tho high-position takon by our young friend, Mr. W. I'. Calhoun, among tho tench' era of Oconce, in which county ho hus hoon conducting a high school for tho poBt year with eminent nu eec HK and growing patronage. Mr. Calhoun has boon contributing to tho columns of thc KBOWEK Cotmtsn sumo valua ble suggestions on educational mattors and lins succeeded in nwnkoning tho teachers of his adopted county to the importanco of their profession and the miserable ncgloct with which it han always boon treated in this Stnto. Oconco lins formod ? Tonohors' Union with Mr. ll ugh Strong ns President. Hov. Dr. Smcltzer Vico Prcsidoot, and Mr. Calhoun a? Secretary. Tho union will moot on tho first Saturday in November at whioh limo nn nddrcss will bo delivered by Rev. Mr. ltiloy, of Adgcr Collcgo, on education, nnd nn essay road hy Mr. Calhoun on uniformity in school toxt books. Mr. Calhoun has also boen mndo chairman of the committee to select suitable toxt hooks for tho schools in Oooneo. "A prophet is not without honor save in his own country," and from tho beginning our friend1 has m a do wo doubt not that ho ba.', a bright futuro ahead of him. Ile comos from mighty good stock.-Abbeville Medium. SAVANNAH, Octobor 19.-On Thursday; while tho wife of Houston Demoro, a planter in Bryan county, fifteen milos from this city, was returning from a visit to a neighbor's, sh? wo? followed by a well known negro named Qilcs, who beat and attempted to out? rogo her, but was provonted by the timely arrival of a gentleman, when tho fiend fled. Ho wn? oapturqd Friday, nnd whil* in ohargo "tfnW" S UVfl?Y Unnau Draiiingo. Ono of tho duties dovoiring ?I m tho next Legislature is to tuko steps h>omj, to tho drainage of tho orceka, branche and streams of thc State Some lat might bc enacted making it inpumbont upi t|,c over seers of ronda to clear obstruction from tho stroams, ne ia now required of thou ,0 romovc uny obstructions from tho pi hc r(,ads This is for tho purpose of k<d,jng vuob atroams freo after unco they aro Acned. It may bo necessary that an ndditX^ tAX be levied for this purpose of opening.? ypi,0 wuys and moans of doing this wc du nb propose I to suggest. Hut tho importance el t|)0 mat- \ tor wc proposo to urgo upon till attention I of tho members clot,]/ of tho 0*;t Logis- ' lat uro. There ia no doubt that much uitho dan* gerotlS typo of typhus fcror iindl||j||d and fover.and other malarial diseases c flo ct tho health of tho gloater portion of iL inhab itants of thc Stale, is due to th'ku>l t|mi tho smaller streams of tho oountrj\T? filled with trash and lng* und drift vvoud, k0 BUCj, I an extent that their waters become sluggish and slow in their How. and whoo ..'l?n by 'rains overflow their banks, loaring pouls of water, which bocomo stagnant an exhale tho foulo?t stenches and odors, reel "j, ^hlt malarial dangora, tho dead anim? matter furnishing tho siokoning] qualities. ;n addi? lion, groat da m ago is done to crops ,,",? the banks of such stronms. Hundreds, i y, thou sands upon thousands of bushels olynn arc damaged arid destroyed yearly by l|0 over flow of creeks, which crocks, if not Uoporly drained, would never risc out of theil bunks. Magnificent hay can ho raised ullig the water-courses, but tho ndvcuturomlfanner who tries tho experiment linds, pe laps, aa ho ia about to roalizo tho reward of ll labor, that thoso fruits buvo boen swept a?;C by an overflow that could so easily have VC^ pro vontod by prope r drainage rf Act after not is onnctod for tho ?lopoga rion of fish in tho clear waters of tilstnto. Hut snob laws can never bc of any llnotical benefit till tho debris which obsti-mL HuCh waters and tho passage of tish bo raL^ycd. An accident last yoar, upon on'l,f the railroads in tho Stato, whoro thc jiatling I had boen undormindcd by tito backwaters I cf a small Rtrcam, shows another da!jL>roua side of thc quostion. ? Upon tho whole, no quosiion pei|i?n?ng i moro dourly to tho health and prospl.jty ??* tho country than this ono con ho bravst to tlio attention of our members of tho (fcncral AsBOtnbly. Wc commend it to theirJhnsid l oration.-Ninety Six Guardian? \ WASIUNOTON, October 18.-Official Jricu' tura) reports placo tito average corni run (,f tho corn orop nt 9G, an incraaso of 4 rJBr t|)n Soptembor average. Now England )H? tho Middlo and Gulf Stalos show a small iBelino. Tho South AtlrtntloStates maintain il ft-Sop tcmbcr condition, while all other >ectioj??ndi., cato an improvement. Tho outturn Pf tito crop will not vary largely from thirtoflf hun dred million bushels. The October rcwrna of wheat do not materially change tho MM8tical aspoot?of tho crop. The. final rot mn will not bo made until tho December rcliir whavo been tabulated. Tho New England arnMul die Statos indicate a slight advance tt|cK tho provious yield. Tho Qulf Stales ind "pto a still morodeoidod advance, owing to thejlapG rior crop of Texas. Tho Smith Ahmtitic Stntos and tho Southern inland States filio w a vory heavy doolinc, which, ho wot H is moro than compensated by tho gonoJB'in crease in tho Mississippi Yaloy andfin ibo I Pacific Coast. Tho yiold or tho whom will bo in advnnco of last year, ard from tLBbrcs ent indications will exceed four hundrdSnil lion bushels. Tho indicatiois favor afloat crop largor than tho crop of |H77. 9 _-? . ?--.*>* Tho Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle and "Miisli lui'ionalisl, of tho 19th instant, |ivos KM ac count of a sorious ncoidont on thc Port lwyal Hailroad, whioh oconrrod on; ,;ho oiff?ng boforo. A tuan of tho railioodtfc-idgo nf rosa tho Savannali ltivor, about throflhnilos ifclow Augusta, gavo (way, prootpitaftng a *Vood train into tho w? w-holow. Tho o)gmdpi ftn(i THE GENUINE DB. O. MoLANE'S Celebrated American WORM SPECIFIC OR VERMIFUGE. SYMPTOMS OF WORMS. THE countenance is pale and leaden colored, with occasional flushes, or a circumscribed spot on one or both cheeks; thc eyes become dull; the pu pils dilate; an azure semicircle runs along the lower cyc-lid ; the Dose is ir ritated, swells, and sometimes bleeds ; a swelling of thc upper lip; occasional headache, with humming or throbbing of the cars; an unusual secretion of saliva; slimy or furred tongue; breath very foul, particularly in the morning; appetite variable, sometimes voracious, with a gnawing sensation of the stom ach, at others, entirely gone; fleeting pains ia the stomach; occasional nausea and vomiting; violent pains throughout the abdomen; bowels ir regular, at times costive; stools sjimy; not unfvequcntly tinged with blood; belly swollen and hard; urine turbid; respiration occasionally difficult, and accompanied by hiccough ; cougrif sometimes dry and convulsive ; uneasy and disturbed sleep, with grinding of thc teeth ; temper variable, but gener ally irritable, &c. .? Whenevci**thc above symptoms . are found to exist, DR. C. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE will certainly effect a cure. IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY in any form ; it is an innocent prepara tion, not capable of doing the slightest injury to thc most tender infant. The genuine DR. MCLANK'S VER MIFUGE bears the signatures of C. Mc I/ANE and FLEMING Buds. on. the wrapper. -:o: DE. C. MckAHE'S LIVER PILLS arc not recommended nr. a remedy "for all thc ills that flesh is heir lo," hut ia affections of thc liver, and in all Bilious Complaints, Dyspepsia and Sick Headache, or diseases of that character, they stand without a rival. AGUE AND FEVER. No better cathartic can bc used preparatory to, or after Inking Quinine. As a simple purgativo they are unequaled. DEW ARK or IMITATION*). Thc genuine arc never sugar coaled. Each box basa red wax seal on the lid with thc impression DR. MCLANK'S LIVER PILLS.. Each wrapper bears ibo signatures of C.. Mcl.ANR and FLEM I NO litios. Insist upon bavin;; thc genuino Dr. G. Mc LANE'S Liv lin Pu.i.s. prepared by Fleming Bros., of Pittsburgh, Pa., ibo market being full of imitations of thc name MclAUlCy spelled differently but same pronunciation. TBJMAH? WW.. Come one. Como all! [7 II AVK purchased this Fall and Lil hnvo now in Sioro and daily arri ving tho LAliOFST STOCK, wo bavo evor displayed to the public. AfjSOSi'fi'MEMT (COMH?a..t3T E. Prices Unequalled 11 Dry Goods. Pi inls. Sheeting* Shirtings and; n full lino of Foreign and Domestic staple gnnds of every description. Especial ut ton lion is called to our largo and well selected ntock of Dress Goods, in tho lutost stylos mid outers, with n magnitioont lino of lMack Mohairs nod Alpacas. Tallie Damask, white and colored, Towel?, Napkins, Doylies, fte.; also thc latent novel ties in Hosiery. Glover, Linen umS Silk Handkerchief, Ladies Tics, r?nd rm endless Twenty pounds of Zephyr Worpted, e?nry imaginable shade or color; a handsome lino of Salem and Cliarlottsvillo Jeans, Cii8s?m?75, und piece goods, BO well known for their cheapness and durability. A completo stock of the Iutoot styles of Heady Made Clothing rind Gouts' Furnishing; Goods, Buoh ns Luuudriad and Unlnundried Shirts, Ties, Cravats and Bows, Linen and Paper Collars and Cuffs, Merino Undershirts, S.e., &c. Also, a full lino of Roots and Shoes, Hats and Cups, Saddles and Harness, Leather, Crockery and Glassware, Hardware, Groceries, Bagging and Tics, &c, on band ut all I lin ea und which will bo sold at BOTTOM PR WES' for cash or bartor. Beforo purchasing elsewhere, wo would ba pleased to Imvo you give us n cull. All poisons indobicd to either I). Biomnnrr. or II. D. A Bicmnnn, who do not moko satis-, factory nrrangomonnts regarding their ac?, connia by January 10th, 1870, may expect to. haye them collected by hisv. 5,0041 Bushqls now corn wanted, for-, which wo will pay tho highest markot prioo' in cash or goods. Bospoctfully, JD. Biemann &L Son. Highest market prico paid in CASH for COTTON. October 24, 1878 49_ For Sale, ONI? HOUSE AND LOT, containing I Mtwo Acres of Land, will? Barn and Sta- ff bles. Haid IIoiiso contains oight rooms ? and n Kitchen in tho basement. Carden B and Land in fine planting order; also woll fenced.' V Situated on tho Main Street of Walhalla, South ff Carolina. Terms-Half CURII; balance first of?* April. 1870. J. tl. KLH1NBECK. ff Oct 21, 1878 40-1 rn ?ul ?fejf" Abbeville Press and Banner, Kdgofielff Advortlsor, Newberry Horaldand Laurens Hera? Jfe will ploaso copy the abovo advertisement to tiff extent of $2.?? cadi, and forward bills lo (J3 oflioo. ^Ul'?? Administratrix's Saldi H _ ' 7 wit h BY loavo of tho Judge of Probato for CfVillo, nco County I will soil lo tho hinj'- A bidder, at public outcry, on THUllSDAYJfoot of 7th doy of Novombor next, at 10 o'oloc/ M., at his lalo residonco, near Fort Mn-f ])an-. tho Personal Proporty belonging t/j, v'l Estatoof H.P. Butler, doconsod, oonf?,"', 8* in nari of tho following articles: loprlngs, 2 Cows, 2 Yoarlin?s, 1 Buggy, F00" ?>r Ilorso Wagon, I Two Horso Plow, Hr/nts. and Kitohor. Furniture, und many ottf,,.,., olos too numorous to montion. f/Um, TEUMS-Cnshl "/ionoger. MRS. M. A. Ill ", . Adminif & TW-W* Ootobor 24, 1878 I / 6 I