Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I I I . ? I ? . . L. Jeff. Milboutno A Co.. Newspaper Ad vertising Agents, 128 W. Baltimore St., Haiti? moro, Md. ?re authorised to eoatraot for Advortisomonts to the li now t?R Cou RI RU at Our best rates. Aln Busch, a young man living near Walhalla, tiled on last Monday, and was burled in the Lutheran cometary on Tuesday afternoon. A clerk who is somewhat smarter than his employer was beard to remark tbe other day, .?If hank fortune, the boss has stopped advertis ing! How we will have a rest. The duty on paper-to pay your subscription promptly and under the oonsolouBncss that you get more fer the money than can bo bad In any other wey. Married, in Hood County, Texas, January, 1881, Mr. George W. Abbott to Miss Jane Humphreys, formerly of Oconee. Miss Lula Miokler, who has been spending several months in Florida, returned homo last week. She ls delighted with tho "Land of Flowors." Wo aokuowledge the receipt of an invitation to thc anniversary of tho Excelsior Literary Sooioty of Newberry College, to bo held on thc 25th of Maroh]proximo at 7} o'clock P. M Tho occasion promises to be one of interest. We have been requested to give notic< that there will bo a ?imo reading givon oi Friday evening, the 25th, at Adgor College for tho benefit of the two eooieties of tb College Our oitizons are requested t attend. Rev. S. B. Jones will preaoh in the Wal halla Methodist Church on Saturday an Sunday. Tho celebration of tho Lord's Sur per will bo commommorated on Sunday ofte preaohlng. All Christians in good stondin are invited to participate in thoso solemn ex ereiies. We aro requested to give notice thal a innot ing of the Oconco Medical Sooioty will bo bel at Spearman's Drug Store, Scncoa, S. O., c Saturday, the 2Gth instant, for the purpose i electing delegates to tho Stato Medical Assooit tion, to convene ot Newberry C. H., S. C., < the 8th day of April. Other business of tl Sooiety will be transacted on tho occasion. The projeot of CBtabllahing a naonufaolory fi cotton near Walhalla is being mooted. An ii formal meeting of some of our citizens waa he laslweok with this view and stock to tho omou of nearly ten thousand dollars was subsorib> by tho few present. It is believed strongly th as m h as twenty five thousand dollars will . eubsoribod in this neighborhood, and if t peoplo of tho oounty will join in tho enterpri as muoh as fifty thousand dollars might be ma available. With such a homo fund wo coi confidently rely on doubling tho stock abroi end thus opening practically this importe touroe of wealth. A future meeting will hold and in tho interim let our peoplo think thc matter and invest something in the cnt? prise. A '.permanent 'organization of tho Walha Lyceum was effected on tho 18th instant by eleotion of Dr. J. P. Smellzcr as Preside 4lov. J. lt. Riley, Vioe President, aud Prof. W .'S. Moore, Secretary and Treasurer. Mr. J. Stribling abd Prof. Legare with tho above m< Honed officers constitute tho Executive Coma tee, whose duty will ho lo arrango a program of exercises for each meeting and itv speakers ?nd essayists, cto. A committee i also appointed to wait upon the citizens of Vt 'halla and request them to become member thc Association. The object of the Lyceum .to improve the literary culture of its merni and advance the interests of tho communit; 'general. To accomplish this end il is cxpc< that addresses will bo made al least one month, whioh all aro cordially invited to otu The ordinances of the town of Walhalla tho year 1881 will be found in our column: should be rend by all our citizens. The i material changes from previous years aro ordinances in refcrcnoo to stock runninj large and the incroase of license for the sal liquor. Tho running ot l%rgo of horses, m and hogs arc prohibited after the 15th of Mi next, within the incorporate limits, under ] atty of a flue not exceeding ten dollars coals of impounding, keeping and adverli tho same, and tho running at large of sh goats and neat cattle are prohibited be tweet 1st of October and tho 1st of April of tiny after the first ot next October under like ] allies. License for bar-rooms has been ri from $150 to $300 and for bottle license $75 to $160. This with tho Slate and Ul States license amounts for bar-rooms to aggregate licenso foe of $425. We have received tho first number of the ?South, a weekly paper published nt Green' S. C. Ifolaims to bo independent in poli approving what is right and condemning wit wrong, regardless of parties, and that its i object is the development of tho material sources of tho State. Thcro is plenty of : for such a paper and if it holds to its deel purpose it will merit and win success. Wc from its editorial columns the following i -xnendable paragraph: "Tho enoouragemet immigration, tho increaso of tr.anufaott interosts, Ibo development of mineral resou tho advancement of agricultural interest! universal education of all, classes of tho pe rare measures in which the South is moro di interested now than in political abstraction tho elovation of a favored few to political tinolion and honors." Bev. Mr. Morris entertained bis oongrog CU last Sunday by a sermon on church got mont. The sermon was something out ol usual order and attraoted on account of ito ter more than ordinary attention His tex taken from Hebrews viii, v. 5: "See, sail that thou moke all things according lo th< torn showed thee in tho mount." In mott roligion, said he, there was no authoril human conduct or notion except it was ' upon a thus saith the law. Examples cited from Old Testament writings showing obedience lo tho laws of dod was attendee blessings and disobedience with oursingt man presumes to act without authority c word failuro must bo (ho result. This being tho oase, church government must form to the pattern shown by (ho word of Tho three forms of church government announced: Prelado, Congregational Presbyterian. Theso thrco were then pared with tho principios found in Scripti follows: 1st. Tho Scriptures showed that ol or elders wero elected by the people to rub the church and these composed the first cl court. 2d. That deacons Wera elected to trol the finances of the individual oh 3d. That a right of appeal from a church court to a higher church court e.. ?? 4th. That Christ was bead over the ohurob. With thea? principles and others otted from Scripture be oompared the three forms of oburob government and showed aooording to bis view tbat the Presbyteriao, which was that of the Lutheran, Oalvsnistio Methodist, and various forms of Presbyterians, was the govorn mont authorised by Scripture The sermon was Interesting and inatruottvo, not only to those of his own denomination, but others who desire to bear suoh aubjeots discussed. Business Notioos. All shades of sephyr worsted nt Un cents per ounce at D. Biemsen, Son & Co.'s. If you want something that is good In the way of pure liquors go to Bietnann's Bar ami drink F. W. Wagener & Co.'s "Old Crow" rye whiskey. Prloe our Sewing Machines before buying elsewhere, at D. Blemann, Son & Co.'s, agents fer Wheeler & Wilson, Amorioan and Davis Sewing Machines. 'Wo consider the ?vauquita Indian Worm Pellets to bo ono of tho best combinations for tho expulsion of worms that can be made Tho proprietors having given us tho formula of them, we have used them in our praotico with good results." W. A. WILLIAMS, M. D" BURT MITCHELL, M. D. Walhallo, S. C., February 15, 1881. Tho cotton orop of 1880 amounted to 5,037,000 bales, an in?rense of 883,000 bales over that of 1879. Newspapers oro printed in ton different foreign languages, including tho Chinese, in San Franoisco. Vanderbilt University now hos in all its departments 700 students. Tho buidlng of tho Groonvillo County fence bas been let out at $55 per section of ono half milo. Tho total amount of proporty returned for taxation in tho town of Anderson, S. C., is $831,309, of which $414,725 is real and $410, 684 persona1. An organized band of horse thioves is at work in Spartanburg County, and a number of bold thefts havo bcon committed during the last two or three weeks. Last Monday rovenuo officor Gary was shot near Control, Pickons County, S. C., by a man named Kelly. Tho wound is serious but not considered fatal. CI.BAVEI.AND, Fobnuary 17.-Gonoral Gar flold made a slaloment this week that he has made no pledge in reforenco to an appointment in his Cabinet to anybody in the whole country. Ho has thousands nf applicants for tho office, which he bas filed for refer ence at tho propor time. General Hancock and staff have received a lotter of invitation to bo preent in Washing ton on tho 4th of March and participate in tho ceremonies and festivities incident to tho inauguration of General Garfield as President of tho United States. An effort is on foot in Virginia to call a convention with the view to a final compro mise and settlement of tho publio dobt on such concession of extremo position us tho best judgment of the convention may dcom necessary. The Governors of Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee united in nominating Gon. Wnde Hampton as a suitable orator for tho South ern States of the ''Old Thirteen" nnd Ten nessee at tho celebration of the CowponB I J Centennial. This information was oonveyed tn Gen. Hampton by Gen. DeSnussuro of tho Cincinnati Society, who had tho matter in charge. Gen. Hampton accepte tho appoint ment with peculiar gratification, approoiuting the honor confered upon bim most highly. New? and Courier. 5 i Tho intermediate examinations at thc f South Carolina Collcgo of Agriculture and Mochantes havo been concluded. Thoro arc fifty-i b ree students in tho col lego, an increase of ton since January 1st, 1881. Tho ugri* I I cultural department has in cultivation all ! j tho grounds in and around tho campus walls. MACON, GA., Novcmborl, 1879. DR. C. J. MOFFETT-Dear Sir:-We havo boen handling Tee tlii na for se ve ral years, and the demand increases as tho article becomes introduced and is known. Oursnles average from two to three gross per month. Wo boliovc that your Teat h i nu (Tee tiling Pow ders) will eventually become a standard and indispnnsiblo article for in no singlo instance hus it failed to glvo satisfaction. No com plaint has ovor been made to us, heneo wc onnolude that it doos all you claim for it. Merit is bound to succeed HUNT, RANKIN & LAMAR, Druggists For salo by V. L. Norman and Wright & Sligh. Road what Goo. G. T. (Tige) Anderson says: MesBrs. Hutchinson to Brn.: Gentlemen-1 havo been a great eufleror from neuralgia tho attacks lasting for days. I had tried overy known remedy without hoing relieved. In my last attack I tried your "Nouralgine," and in a short timo was perfectly cured. It is a consolation to know that I havo at last a remedy that controls this painful dieoaso, and I cnn cheerfully recommend it to all who suffer us I do. G. T. Anderson, Atlanta, April 18, 1879. Chief of polico. For salo by V. L. Norman and Wright & Sligh. ^ WIM, YOU BBMBVB IT?-WOMAN'S BEST FRIEND.-To relievo tho aching heart of wo man, and bring joy whore sorrow roignod supreme, is a mission before which tho smiles of kings dwindle into utter insignifi cance. This is tho peculiar provinco of Brad Hold's Fonialo Regulator, wbinh, from its numberless cures, is appropriately stylod "Womans Bost Friend." Tho distressing complaint known ns "whites," nnd various irregularities of tho womb, to which woman is subject, disappear liko magic beforo a singlo bottlo of this wonderful compound. Physicians proscribo it. Prepared by Dr. J. Bradfiold, Atlanta, Ga., and soldat $1.50 per bottlo by V. L, Norman and Wright & James. NOW IN PERFECT IISAI.TII. Near MARIETTA. GA., March 21, 1870. Sumo months ago I bought a b alo of Bradfield'e Female Regulator, and used it in my family with tho utmost sntisfootioi., havo recommended it to three othor families, nnd they havo found it just what it is recnminen? dod. Tho females who have used tho Reg ulator aro now in perfect health, and able to attend to their household duties. We cordially recommend it to tho publio. REV ll. % JOHNSON. New Advertisements, EVERYBODY OPPOSED to tbe recent Fence Law, who re side South of tbe line, is requested to go ou Saturday, the 6th of March next, either to Seneoa Oily, Westminster or Fair Play, and to olga a paper expressing that opposition. February 24, 1881 - 16-lt SEED POTATOES JUST RECEIVED. IO Barrels Early Rose, IO Bbls. Early Good rich. D. B?EMANN, SON & GO, A FULL SUPPLY OP FERRY'S. G-AUDEN SEEDS. AT D. BIEMANN, SON & CO. Notice ! BRIDGE TO LET. MM1E undersigned County Commissioners ol 1 Oconee County will let to tho lowest respon sible bidder the repairing of the bridgo over Conneross Creek, near Ezekiel Cox's, commonly known ns (he "High Bridge," at thc bridge, on SATURDAY, thc 12th day of March noxt. Tho plan and specifications of repairs will bc shown on that doy. This February IC. 1881. M. NICHOLSON, G. WANNER, W. W. MOSS, County Commissioners. TEST: J. S. VERN BB, Clerk. Fobruary 24, 1881 15-3t Peter Henderson's COMBINED CATALOGUE OP SEEDS v JR LANTS Will be Mailed Free /?> all who apply by Letter. Our Exporlmcntnl Ground* In which wo toMt our VcixotnMo and Flower Seeds aro most <<>in elote; nuil our Ureonliou80S for Plant? (covering 3 acre? In Klaas), siro tko largoet in America. PETER HENDERSON & CO. 95 Oortlandt Strcot, New York. February 24, 1881 Aerate Wonted. SK aDay mudo .cUlnrourl'LATrojUl 1AM) I. V Mt'ALK. WoighnuiitoE?lb?. Retail pricn, ai.50. Tcrmi?ur,irlso Arcnt?. mwunia KCAJUC Co., ??UOIUUMI, 0. , 16"lm State of South Carolina. ??@ME(? <D?(UJ(iWV. fly Richard Lewie. Esq., Judge of Probate. WHEREAS, Mrs. Helen Poole has mado suit to mo to grant her Letters of Administra tion, of tho Estato and Effects of Faank Poolo, deceasod These are, therefore to cite and admonish all and singular tho kindred and creditors of the said Frank Poolo, decoasod, that they be, and appear, boforo me, in thc Court of Probate, tobe hold at Walhalla, S C., on Thursdoy. 10th of March next, after publication horoof, nt ll o'olook in tho forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why tho said administration should not bo granted. Given under my hand and seal, this tho 23d day of February, Anno Domini 1881. RICHARD LEWIS, J migo of Probato of Coonee County. February 24, 1H81 * 15-2t* Final Settlement. riMlK undersigned petltionsto theProbato J. Court for a final settlement of tho estate of H. Frank Roedor, Lunatic on 20th day of March at ll o'olook A. M. and for his final discharge us uommittoo of said estato. M. S. MESSER. Committee Fob. 21, 1881. 15 4t* mr ajaBBSSSS i' BB I i Tr I M'I B-61-ass WALHALLA PRICES CURRENT. . CORRECTED WEEKLY APPLES-Dried, per pound < Oreen, por bushel 60 Bu?TRR-Per pound l? BEESWAX-Por pound Bsxr-Por pound , BACON-Dry suit shoulders " C. R. Sides 0 S. 0. hams, canvassed 14 CALICO-Per yard 8 COFFEE-Bio por pound 20 -r-Lftguyra, por pound -Java, por pound 25 CANDLES-Adamantino, por sot 20 ?? -"-Sperm, per pound CHICK v. NP AND FOWLS, per head. li COTTON-Per pound, middling, . 9j "-i-Tarn, per bunch COPPERAS-Per pound DUCKS-Per bond 2( Koos, per dozon ? FLOUR, persaok, (98 pounds,) FEATHERS-Goose, por pound " -Mixed por pound (lHAIN-Corn, por bushol, -By o, per bushel -Oats, rod, por bushel GEESE-Per hoad HONEY, por pound HIDES-Dry, por pound " -Oreen, nor pound INDIGO-Spanish Flout, por pound ? -Carolina, per pound IRON- English rolinod, nor pound 4}(u)5 " -Sweod, per pound -Band, por pound -Hoop, per pound Potwaro, por pound LARD, per pound LIME, par burrel LUMUER, por thousand feet LEAD, por pound MOLASSES, per gallon M A nor,ii, por pound NAILS, per kog ONIONS, por bushel OIL, kerosene, por gallon POTATOES-Irish, per buahol 00(a)75 BICB; por pound SAI.T-Liverpool, per saok l."25 SHIRTING, wholcsalo " retail J " wholosalo 41 retail .4 SHEETING, wholesale " retail SHOT, por pound SPIRITS TURPENTINE, per gallon SOAP, por pour.u SUGARS-Crushed, por pound "12J -A White, por pound 10 -Brown, per pound 9 -Extra C.. por pound 10 ?STAUCH, white and bluo, por pound 6i@7 SODA, per pound 5@10 TOBACCO, por pound 50@G0 '* per pound, smoking 40(W)50 TALLOW, per pound 8 TURKEYS, por bend 40@50 TEAS-Gun Powder, por pound 1.10 Hyson, Groon, per pound 1.00@1.00 Young Hyson Black, por lb 76 WOOL, washed, por pound, 30 JOHN CLARK, Jil. & CO'S MILE-END BEST -FOR MACHINE OR HAND USE, THOMAS RUSSELL & CO., SOLE AGENTS. -FOR SALE BY M. W. COLEMAN & CO., SENECA CITY, S. C. January 13, 1881 0-3m janr.?.sraMOHS? ounEO ?&&T\ ourttra INOIOESTION, HffiS j???a> t-O0T APPETtTT. DlLIOUSNE09, ^^^^BTboUnQTOMAOH, BICKHEADAOHE ^BaL LSQ FOUL BREATH COSTIVENESS, ?jjjijj?/Hffi?f.... Low SPIRITS-, DYSPEPSIA, v^yA?SjSre#i ENLAQQ'.VT cr ?O0LI0, SPLEEN,*^! It lsBOypRra tlie oiliest, ?nd only genuino Sim mons Medicine now In market. Prepared only by C. K.SiMMONB A Co. 2810-1? Clark Av. St. Louis, successors to M. A. Simmons, M. D. In Mc and |1 bottles and packages, gold by all Druggist*-, PERRY. HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., Jon. 28, 1880. .In tho year 1873, thoro wcro two negro prisoners contiocd in tho jail of this county, who woro very badly oflliotod with that loath* some disease Syphilis. In my oiHoial ca pacity as Ordinary, I employed Capt. O. T. Swift, then a resident of this placo, to oure thooi, undor a oontraot, "no euro, no pay." Ho administorcd to them his celebrated Syph ilitic .Specific, and in fow weeks I felt boond, under my contract, to pay him out of tho county treasury, as ho had nfleeted a completo and radical coro. In testimony I hereunto sot my official sig natnro and seal [SEAL] A. S. GILES, Ordinary Houston County. Qa. CIIATTANOOOA, TENN., Fob. 14, 1879. Wo tnko plonsoro in saying that the S. S. S. is giving good satisfaction. Wo hnvo had oxcollont results from a number of oases. Ono gentleman who had bcon confined to his bod six woeks with Syphilitic Kheunmtism has been oured onlirely, and spooks in tho high est priiiae of it. ft also nets na well in pri mary as in secondary and tertiary en?os. Olli LBS & BERKY. THU SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, Pro* priotors, Atlanta, Ga. For salo V.y NORMAN & BRO., and Wright & Sligb, Walhalla, b. C. CaH for a copy of "Young Mop's Friend. January 6, 1881 8*2 ra -TRADE S'? $? Wie -MARK. AMMONIAT?D SOLUBLE PHOSPHATE. .w. ysr j?ik. XJ "V IB i s n Bono Phosphate of Lime " .? Dissolved, - 18.09 M Reduced, - 4.69 " " Availabio, - 18.62 M " Undeoomposod, 7.44 Total, - - J?6.00 Ammonia, - . 2.12 IV nub, . - - 2.15 Magnesia, . 1.G9 MANUFACTURED BY LORENZ ic RITTER, Baltimore, Md. AGENT, J. B. WATSON, Seneca City, S. C. This Standard Fertilizer is again offered to tho trade, with tho ossuranoo that its original formula ls still rigidly adhered to; and, having a very largo stock on hand, oan guaranleo tho artlolo in nico mechanical condition. Below wo give you a list of Chemicals and Fertilizing Materials manufactured and imported by us: ACID PHOSPHATE, RAW BONE, (Puro Dissolved,) RAW BONE, (Pine Ground,) RAW BONE. (Ammoniated,) OIL OF VITRIOL of oil Strengths, KAINIT, 26 lo 20 Per Cent. Muriato of Potash, 80 Por Cent. Sulphate of Magnesia, Sulphate of Ammonia. February 17, 1881 14-Ot* SALE OF Personal Property. WILL bo sold at tho residonco of H. D. Roobcslor, deceased, on FRIDAY, tho Day of Mureil, 1881, Part of tho Personal Estate of said deceased, consisting of about Ton Bales of Cotton, Corn, rodder, Ono Good Mule, Cutllo, Hogs, dec. TERMS OF SALE-CASH. R. C. ROCHESTER, Administratrix. February 17, 1881 14-3t tUAMTrn ex*) A:.m. ...,,.!." HU Tt>. Cc??, Mu* WAH I EU l\>? Ur, n.ionnc Kl<tvU,.U.,brump'^l.r>niU!n. IV. li ,"1. Uul/ll fie. I'KOHLVtl Ut A CV., Dos MID, SI. UuU, Ho, "ESTATE NOTICE. ALL persons indebtod to *fho estate of H. D. Rochester, deceased, will make payment to tho undersigned, and all thoso having claims against said estate will proscnt them to mo duly attested within tho time required by law. R. C. ROCHESTER, Administratrix. February 17, 1881_14 4t THE WILLIAMSTON Female Oollego RESPECTFULLY offers its services to those parents who desire to scoure for their daughters tho thorough and symmetrical culti vation of their physical, intellectual and moral powers. It is conducted on what is called tho "ONE.STUDY" PLAN, with a SKMI-ANNUAI, COURSK of Study; and by a system of Tuitional Premiums, its low Low Rates aro made still lower for ALI, who nvcrago 85 per coot. No Publto Exorcises. No .'Receptions." Gradua tion, which is always privato, may occur eight times a year. For full information, write for an Illustrated Catalogue. Address RKV. S. LANDER, President, Williamston, S. C. Oolobor 28, 1880 60-ly Administrator's Notice. ALI, persons indebted to the estate of Jesse Gibson, deceased, will make payment lo me, and ali persons having claims against said estate will present thom to mo legally attested within the timo required by law. WM. S. GLENN, Administrator. February 17, 1881 14-4t ON EXHIBITION A. Complete Fall Stock -OF General Merchandise, -CONSISTING IN PART OF Calicocs, Dress Gooch, Calicoes, Dress Gooch, Hats, Notions, Shoes, Boots, Hats, Notions, Shoes, Boots, Crockery, Hardware, Yarns, Crockery, Hardware, Yarns, A. Car Load -OF PiLHOT FLOUR, J CST ARRIVED FROM TUE WEST Have on Hand a Large and Choice Stock* of Family Groceries Consisting of Sugar, Coffee, fea, Molasses, Sugar Coffee, . Tea, Molasses, Bacon, Lard, Rice, Corn, Bacon, Lard, Rice, Corn. PLANTATIOTVT QUPPLIECJ LANTATIOl> ?UPPLIEp And many other things too numerous to mention, all of which will bo sold cheap foe cash or barter. All who Want bargains should call and seo mo before purchasing olsowhcie. B??"*NOTIOK.-All persons knowing them selves indebted to mo will please call and settlo at once. Respectfully, J. P. MICKLER, WEST UNIO? Juna 3, 1880 38-ly* HUGH SISSONS & SONS, Importers, Dealer? mid Manufaoturors of MARBLE STATUARY, MONUMENTS, MANTELS, FURNITURE SLABS, ALTARS, TILE, TOMBS. IAO Tr esl Baltimore str?ei, AND CORNER NORTH AND MONUMENT SI'S Drawings and Estimates furnished Fret? H AI.TIMOttH, MD. February 8, 1881 12-ly TUM T FOR 1881. NOW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE, KEITH, SMITH ? CO; PUBLISHERS* SUBSCRIPTION ONE YEAR) $1.50, IN ADVANCE.