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Tho friends of Mrs. J. W. Shwlor fri jj bo dol(ybtod to loora that Bbo ?B improv ing. ' ltoad tho Master's B?IOB of real ostato for salosday in Novombor. Somo valua ble traots of land will thon bo sold. ltoad tho advertisement of foreclosure salo of land, Capt. J. C. Novillo, assignee of mortgngoo. . Tho latest schedule of tho Richmond and Danvillo Railroad, with its Now York connections, will bo found on our fourth pago this wook. Cotton seed aro bringing twenty couta a bushel of thirty-two pound?: ? If you will spll your sood, bo ?uro and tako tho pay in cotton seed moal and put it on your land. JIOMKS Foil You.-ThoBO doBirlng to purohaso improvod farming landa in Hart county, accessible to railroad and all other conveniences, should apply to tin. C. A. Wann, Hartwell, Ga, The fourth quarterly conforonco of tho Walhalla Cirouit will bo bold nt tho Wal halla Methodist Church on Monday, Oo tobor iii Ht, at ll A. M. A full nttondanco of tho mombors of tho conforonco is earnestly roquostcd. Capt. J. P. Miclrlor makes an importunt announcement this weok, which will no found olsowhoro. Thoso indebted to him by noto or account should givo hood to what ho says and mnko payment or satis factory settlement mid avoid cost? in litigation, Mr. J. W. Sholor, Clerk Hoard County Commissionors Oconoo county, advertises this week it? annual meeting. Thoso having claims, &o., against tho county should prosont thom on or boforo tho llrst day of Novombor for paymont. Soo advertisement olsowhoro. Hov. S. J. Cowan, an ovangollst froir. Covington, Ga., will begin a sories of ~ meetings at tho pottery, in tho uppor portion of Walhalla, on next Saturday night. Mr. Cowan has tho reputation of hoing an earnest and interesting preacher and wo trust his labors among our peo plo will bo bloBsed of God. Governor Hichnrdson has appointed delegates to tho Farmers' National Con gress, to assemble Novombor l$th, at Montgomery, Ala. From tlio 8d Con gressional District wo hnvo David Aiken, Cokesbury. Alternate, D. K. Norris, Pondloton. State at largo, Col. J. W. Norris, Anderson. Col. Thomas W. Holloway, Sccrotary of tho State Agricultural mid Mechanical Sooioty, has our thanks for a compli mentary season ticket and invitation to attend the twenty llrst annual Stale Fair at Columbia, S. C., November 11-15 next. An extensive programme has been ar ranged, and cvory olfort is being made to mnko this tho most interesting fair of any ovor held. Gov. Hichnrdson lins appointed twenty one editors, from South Carolina, as delegates to the Southern Industrial Dis play, to bo held at Haleigh, N. C., Octo ber 14. "A few moro of tho samo f,oit" would have given each county in tho State a dologatc. Hut wo suppose his Excellency had a special reason for ig noring some of tho brethren in some of tho counties. - Messrs. M.. W. Coleman & Co., of Se neca, toll our readers this week about tho many fine things thoy have just l'oeoivcd in their new department for tho ladies. This widely known firm iias long carried a largo and varied stock of genoral mer* ?.I i and isc, t<? which thoy have this season . '.'.'d a now and complete lino of ladios' ...... Head their advertisement and then do nul fall to go with your wifo and daughter co see tho bargains they can give. " Jack Frost" made his annual visit on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morn ings of thin week. Dis tracks wore loft on all growing vogotablo matter, espe cially cotton and potntoo vines, which ha^vo been completely changed in com plexion. Instead of tho lovely green thoro is now tho deadly black and all na ture is in mourning. It is not thought, however, that much, if any, damage has boen done to tho cotton crop. Many think Vue killing of tho cotton leaves will aid tho opening, especially of rank cotton, and it is nearly all rank this year. Mr. John Mitchell, of Marquette, Michigan, representing Messrs. Powell & Mitchell, largo furniture manufacturers, was in Wnlhnlla first of tho week, cn route to tho Northern part of Oconoo county and adjoining sections of North Carolina to buy limber. Ho was ac companied by Mr. G. Wfttmer, who line made a study of tho timber resources of tho Piedmont region. If the purchase? of timber amount to enough to justify tho outlay, Messrs. Powell Sb Miteholl proposo to invest about $100,000 at ari carly day in a largo manufacturing estab lish nient. Wo spout last Tuesday afternoon in Seneca', our thriving mid enterprising neighbor town. Thc merchants, bankors and other business mon, aro in the best of spirits mid anticipate a large fall tindo. Mr. Sloan V. Strlblltig, Soneca's cotton weigher, informed us that over seven hundred bales of cotton had al ready boen sold there and tho receipts were daily increasing, some il ays run ning ns high as sovcnty-flvo and eighty l?ales. On that day fifty was tho sum total of receipts. This' speaks for itself as to tho amount of businoss already ho ing done this fall, and tho bright pros pect, for the future. It would pay every farmer in Oconoo to visit Mr. Louis Brandt's farm near town. lie is certainly a model farmer and ono who makes all he needs at home. It was a real treat to us to walk ovor his farm early Wednesday morning and see his lino cotton, corn, pons, rice, potatoes, turnips, ive, all of the best and in the greatest abundance. ITO keeps eleven hoad of fino cuttle, which ho winters on peas, lops mid hay. From theso ho makes tho manure with willoh ho lins in a few years converted one of tho poorest farms in Goonoo to ono of the richest. Ho says ho feeds his land and makes it feed him. He makes ml his living nt home and raises cotton ft* a surplus crop. Ho oven raises his own rice, and showed us a small patch of upland rico, about ono eighth of an nore, from which ho is now gathering about ten bushels. Ho says tho trouble with our country ls not with the land, but with tho people who work it. We hope to glvo our readers at somo futuro timo a minute account of his mode of farming. "'Jil'-- "'!?'.,"" JV I'", ' H PM--??-111)1 I'!''' /Th? At!r):tu P-SposU'.-M OJ>0?4Cd" with * big Uooiu on Monday last. Mr. John J. Ansel, of Wallialla, has hoon .bawr, u.) A petit juio> in vue viitu-? states Court, 3oon to assemblo lu Columbia. Mrs. N, JU Font, of Aiulorson, is visiting hor parents, Capt. and Mrs. Win. a. Smith, of West Union. Miss Conto Yimou lore leaven this week for Orangcburg county, whore sho will engage in teaching. Miss Kate Perry and Miss Kate Maxwoll re tui ned last Saturday to Piedmont, whero thoy will spend tho vtntcr. Miss Bessie Auld, of Klberton, ila., ia upend ing sovoral weeks in Walhalla with hor aunt, Mrs. lt. A. Hunter, ie. ri other rolatlvcs. Messrs. Nield & Harrison, Walhalla's cloth iers, coll attention to their fall and winter stook ui i.n'.k ..' v.Cti, Hii? V?.lcd ??UO cf c'uthis'tg, !::.'.: and shoes for mon and boys. Soo advertise mont. ? Messrs. Thompson ?fe J ay nos advertise two vnlurtblo maros for salo on Saturday, Ootobor'26. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Broazoalo, of An dorson, woro visiting thoir relativos in Walhalla this wook. Mrs. E. A. Boll and family, of Clayton, Ga., roturnod to hor old homo in Wal halla on Tuesday afternoon. Wo Uro glad to wolcomo thom back. Jud gu Bond has mado an ovdor for tho salo of tho South Carolina Hailway. Tho road was unablo to pay interest on its indebtedness. For tho past throo wcoks tho weathor lias been excellent for h ar vest in g all kintlB of crops, lt luis boon dry, cool, pleasant and healthy. A protracted mooting is in progress in tho Walhalla Presbyterian Church. Hov. S. L. Morris is assisting thc pastor in tho s'ervicos. Col. Robert A. Thompson, Administra tor, advertises, a valuable tract of land and personal property belonging to tho estate of James Noal, deceased, at his late rcsidonco, on Tuesday, Novembor 6. Married, at tho rosidonco of Mr. S. N. Pitchford, in Atlanta, Ga., October 8, 1881), Mr. W. B. Lewis to Miss Rosa M. Pitchford, daughter of tho late Wesley Pitchford, bi Walhalla. Our townsman, Maj. B. F. Sloan, is superintending tho oroction of tho Sene ea Cotton Seed Oil MiU. Hu spends tho nights in Walhalla and days in Seneca, making his trips in Capt. Billy Smith's palace car. Tho publication of tho Centenary, ono of tho largest and handsomest literary papers in tho country, has been com m ci iced at Florence, S. C., by Hov. A. W. Moore. Price, $1 a year. Thc paper is published monthly. Tho Oconce county Medical Associa tion will convene at Wallialla, on Friday, October ll, 1880. All tho physicians of tho county are most earnestly requested to attend, as matters of importance will be discussed. Mr. S. M. VanWyck has moved his family this week to his now homo on Main Street, recently purchased from Mrs. Davies. His largo furniture storo is located in tho same building, whore hu will bo glad to BOO tho tn 'big public. Walhalla's merchants and business men carry a business mien as you meet them in thoir stores, shops or on .the Btrcot. Everybody is contented and happy, for crops arc tine, trado is lively, and tho brightest of prospects for tho futuro. - Tho"fm^Yror?- th?iW^Vrewt _tho county have availed themselves of tho fTfi?iVCa? thor for tho past thrco weeks for picking cotton. Now corn is now being gathorcd and some is already on tho market. Verily tho labors of tho husbandman have been blest with abundant harvests this year and all our people should be thankful, Col. H. B. Hondorshott, U. S. A., of Aiken, S. C., and two daughters, spout e few days in Walhalla this week, thc guests of Gen. G. A. Washburn, on their return from Highlands, N. C. Col. Hon dorshott and family havo lived for tho last ten years at Aiken. Ho expressed himself as highly pleased with our town, and may return hero to spend tho winter. County Treasurer, J. W. Holloman, will begin tho collection of taxes next Tuesday. As he goes his rounds over tho county, ho has kindly consented to tako subscriptions for tho old reliable KKOWRK CouitlKH, also dues on sub scription. When you go to pay youl taxes just carry along a few extra dimes with which tc remember the printer in a , most appreciative manner. Messrs. T. N. Carter ?fe Co., Westmins ter's loading merchants, tell our roaderc ; this wook of thoir mammoth stock ol general merchandise, which is complet! ' in cvory lino. Their dry goods, notions clothing and shoo departments aro full and varied, both in gontlemon and ladies 1 wear. They carry a heavy linc of hard ware, harness and furniture. Head theil advertisement and go to seo whnt bar gains thoy cnn give. Mr. D. A. Stnmoy, of Soque, Haber sham county, Ga., a largo cattle dealer ships mort of his entilo to Charlostoi and othoi markets from Walhalla. Ol Tuesday bc left hero with a enr loud ol cattle for Charleston. He told us thai he found Walhalla a bettor shipping point than cither Toccoa or Mt. Airy, Ga Ho drives his cattle all tho way fron Georgia and ol sow boro to this point foi shipment. Died, on lust Friday night, October'Uh after a long and painful illness, Wilban Walter, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C Merrick, of Walhalla, aged fourteei ni'Miths, A little flower transplantct from earth to bloom in heaven. Af lei appropriate funeral services by Hov. J. E Fogartle, the body of baby Walter wai interred on Saturday afternoon in tin now cemetery. As tho sweet Hewer that scents tho morn Hut. withers in the rising dav; ' Thus lovely was Ibis infant's dawn, Thus swiftly lied its lifo away. Geo. T. King, of West Union, was ad judged a lunatic on Tuesday, and will bi sent to thc Asylum in Columbia to-day His hallucination seems to ho that lu believes himself to bo bewitched by i certain old woman living in Andersoi county, and that lils safety depends Ol his shooting her with silver bullets. Ii is stated that be has oven gone so far ni to load h.'s gun v.ith silver Indicts foi this purpose. He made tho bullets nu of dimes. Dis. W. A. Williams and W J. Hranilett conducted tho examinado) in lunacy before Trial Justice Craig tu Tuesday. M v. I).. Oolkors returned Inst vock ixom his tinco .months trip to Europe. T?o rop'?rts a ino?t delightful viBitrto tho Old Fatherland. Mr. Baum?l Johnson, of Kunsas City, Mo., is visit ins; lil? father, Dr. h. u. Johnson. Ho will romain sovoral weeks. Thc many friends of Dr. Johnson will bo gratified to learn that hi? Uoalth ls Improving. Judge llond ha? appointed ox-Governor 1>. H. Chamberlain iieoclvor of tho Routh Carolina Raliway. Do Judge Rond and Oovornor Cham berlain waut to put tho railroad in their breeches pookot? Tkoy aro two of tho worst Radicals wo know of. ' Mr. R. lt. Camak, of Seneca, carries a large and varied Duo of ladles' .' -ear, notions, dress good? and shoes. HU ml) ' tory department is uomplcto, and is undor the supervision of Miss Lewis, an accomplished m minor of Atlanta, Qa. ;;v,.<; ;.:.;i.cw advertisement au;! do not '?? *A glvo him a call. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Holcombe, rollo of Nimrod Holcombe, dlod at her homo near West initiator, Wednesday, Octobor 2, and waa buried at llacVo tor's Rotrcat riesby lot ian church last Thursday. Bho was au aged lady, and loaves sovoral chil dren to mourn her death. Mho was a consistent member of tho Presbyterian church, and much beloved by all who know- her. Returning from Bi-ucoa Tuosday evening on tho train wo mot Mrs, W. 1*. Hold, of Canton, Qa., and her little ?on, Walter, a bright, but at that lalo hour, iaiher B?ecpy boy, (tho train you seo was two hours late). Bho is visiting her fa ther, Dr. L. 1). Johnson, and other relatives in Walhalla and Andorson. On that doy sho visit ed relatives at l'ondloton. Her Walhalla frlond? are pleased to meet "Miss Lena" once moro and to soe ber looking so well. Parties Unit are indobtcd to us-will pienso como forward and mako sottlo ment at onco, ns all lions and notes be come duo Octobor 1st nod wo aro obllgod to hayo our money. T. N. CAIITKK ?fe Co. - --'- - Good harmonicas, Darby at & Co's. For.a good hair brush, tooth brush, Bhaving brush, or blocking brush, call on Darby ?fe Co. .Mineral wator, a good summer medi cino, at Darby ?fe Co.'s Two more bodies were found at Johnstown, Penn., on Saturday last. POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholesomeness. Moro economical than tho ordinary kind? and cannot bo sold in competition with tho umltitudo of low test, sluul weight, alum or phosphate powders. Bold only in cann. ROYAL BAKING I'OWDKK CO., 100 Wall street, New York. REMEMBER -THAI' W A. STROTHER & CO. Aro always ready and anxious to buy _Cotton. REMEMBER -That wo want all tho COTTON SEED Wo can got for tho Seneca Oil -Mill, a homo cntorpriso, for which wo will pay good prices. Remember That tho Wost Union Cotton Gin is ready to do all ginning offered thom with despatch. W. E. lloyd and J. S. Hutchi son will give tho gin their personal atten tion. That we koop a good Stock of Goods at BOTTOM PRICES. Hcspcctfully, t A, STROTHER & CO. WEST UNION, S. C. Septombor 2?, 1880. lust Received, A FULL AND BEAUTIFUL LINE OF HATS -AND CLOTHING, All of tho latest, styles with prices to suit all. My now FALL STOCK -OF Will soon ho complot?, and romemhor that tho celebrated Bay State Shoes Can always bo found at my store. Hoping you will give mo a call at your earliest opportunity, I am yon rs respect fully, C. L. REID. SAVE YOUR MONEY -AND BUY YOUR GOODS -AT THE ? ? ** ?%.??,ni. BE SMART, BY SELLING YOUR COTTON, BYE, WHEAT, PEAS, CORN, OATS, BARLEY, BUCKWHEAT, POTATOES, FRUITS, (/AMBAGES, CHAIRS, CHICKENS, DUCKS, GEESE, BUTTER, EGGS, &C" &C, AT THE Charleston House, Otto H. Schumacher. KW Goods Packed ami Delivered Eree. September 19, 1889, IP BO ooruo mu? soo u?. We have a lasgv and well solected atock of GENERAL MERCHANDIZE. Our DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT IB large and varied. Wo fool assured that wo can plonso tho ladles in DRESS GOODS, WORSTED HENRI. ETTA GOODS and lino CASHMERES as ohoap as ona ho bought anywhere. Our NOTION DEPARTMENT IK a? complote as can bo found anywhere lu.tho up-country, with prices that dofy competition. CLOTHING ! ! CLOTHING ! ? Wo oall spooial attention to our stock of CLOTHING. SUITS from $?.50 up. ' ' The latest and nubbiest styli s. ; Don't you forgot that wo hnvo tho largest stock o? JEANS and CASSIMERE8 ovor brought to thia market. Como and soo our SHOE DEPARTMENT. Wo can flt as woll aa ploaso you. II ATS at greatly reduced prices. Just received a largo assortment of CROCKERY, to bo sold cheap. Also, a big lino of HARDWARE, WHITE LEAD, LINSEED and MACHINE OIL, ?fee. HARNESS from $2.50 up. BRIDLES, SADDLES, &o. cheap. F U R NI TU R El Don't f nilto seo our stock of FURNITURE, and if you want a COFFIN wo can m you up. We koop a niuo liiiu i.i; ??HU. oui ici, ior ?ion and Lau icu. - -' ~. A nico lino of TRUNKS from ? 0 couts up, sud many other articles too Humorous to mention. Thanking our ouBtomors for past patrbnago and sollolting a oontinuanoo of" tho samo in tho futuro, wo aro Rospoctsully, T. N. Carter & Go?, Westminster. S. C. Octobor 10. 1880. Wo extend to tho ladies a cordial invitation to como and look througu our beau tiful lino of Dress Good?, consisting of Henriettas, Cashmeres, Ladles' Clothe, Kl an nels, Cheap Worsteds, etc., etc., of ovory stylo and quality. Eiderdowns' lil" .Ufforont ?bade? for Children's and Misses Cloaks. X. OUR SPECIA CANTON FLANNELS in all shades, stamped, doublo-fnc?\?- iid plain, for Car taina and Draporics. Those goods moat bo seen to be appreciated. JERSEYS in all styles and qualities. Our Jersey Cloth Short Jacket ls a daisy. We aro still ' headquarters for SHOES. 6,000 pairs in stock cheaper than over before, though our trade has boon larger than ovor. Tho largest and beat selected stock of Mon's, Youth's and Roy's CLOTHING ivor brought to Oconeo. Will compote with anybody, if wo don't undersell all dig assortment of Mon's Underwear and a nobby lino of Neckwear. HATS and CAPS of ovory description.. ."... _._L TRUNKS and VALISES cheap, cheap ! Nield & Harrison. Ootobor 10, 1880. a ? :o: .A No Danger of it Toppling or Falling if lt Wa$ Hung On Double Hooks. Come and seo tho mallabie wrought steel redoubled back ..ctlon don't kick never fails to fire and bold up all the folks you can expect one bcd to bold up. I am continually getting in NEW GOODS. Call and seo thom, MATTRESSES, in ono, two and tinco sections. Something now. I want every lady, poor or rich, homely or handsome, old or young, (T hope you are not left out,) to come and sec my CARPET EXHIBITOR. Later I will send tickets to my excursion. I am herc to do business and when I can't make fifty couts I scoop in it dime. I will and do live and lot live. Special prices arc made on the HEARSE, in connection with Collins ind Caskets, all grades, &c. My trimming will show for itself. ' I don't follow any one. Tl?oy have to "git thar" to koop up. 1 want to sell $2o,000 worth of Furniture. I drive trado for all it is worth. Treat mc as a brother that has bought, And I will treat you as two brothers ought. "SELL FURNITURE" is my pass word. Como and seo mo. S. M. Van Wy ck. All Wool Worsteds, 10 to 15 cents per yard. Oinghams, all stylos, 10 to 12 cents per yard. Calic?es, any kind you want, 5 to 8 cents por yard. Heat } shirting ntado, 5 cents. Checks choap onough. Bleaching. 6 to 10 cents per yard. Hod Ticking in all gradea. Rig lot of Joans very choap. NOTIONS. Roat 50 cont shirt over brought to this market. Umbrellas any prlcoyou want. Corsets, 85c. to $1.0/>. Cravats, Collars and Cuffs in abundance School Chalk, Slates and Pencils Suspondors 10 to 75 cents. Good Erogan. $1.00 a pair. Good Woman's Polka, solid, 85 couts por pair. Wholo dock, Woman Shoo, $1.00. Ilavo just rccoivod 5 cases women and mona Coarse ihocs, Como and I cnn auit you In prices and quality. HATS. Men's and Roys' Hats from 25 cents to $8.00. II M RI) 'W-A. RE . I havo got a nico lino of Hardware GROC??R?ES. I koop on hand at all times a big lot of Orocorics, Corn, Ranon, Hams, Flour, [toffee, Sugar, Rice, Tea and a good many things moro to eat. So when you got lungry you will know whoro to como, thing your produco and monoy and BOO what I have Thanking you for a very Ilhorn! patronage, I am yoma very respect - C. W. PITCH I ORD,