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KEOWE'Ii COUBIElt, ?. a. '? . . a. smith, . . jaynkm. ? 80 . SMITH & JAYNES. ~THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1890. tornado destroyed colored ohuroh in Gallntlu, Tonn., on tho 20th t?lt. Two persons woro killed, tho mhdetor bndly crushed und scvorul othors seriously in jured. mmm^mmmmimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Tho Nowborry Observer says tho Con gressional Convention of tho Third Dis trict will moot at Helton Ilio 0th of July to determine whether the nomination for Congress shall bo mudo by convention or by primary. fearful accidf nt occurred at Colum bia during tho political meeting held ihoro last week. During the timo tho sa lutes we've being fired Messrs. J. M. Stork, Olin Harro and W. II. Carson, Jr., wore badly injured by the prematuro explosion of thochargo in tho gun. Mr. Ilario has since died. Tho Stato Touchers' Association will meet this year at Greenville on Thurs day morning, July 17, and continue to tho 20th. On July 21 the State Toachors' Instituto will begin there and continue for ton day? or two weeks. Arrange ments for board at reduced rates can bo made by writing to Mr. John G. Capers, Chairman of tho committee. Hoard can bo had from $1 a wook to $2 a day. Progress of the Campaign. Durine/ the first three weeks of the State canvass meetings were bold in thirteen counties, closing last Fri day at Aikcn, the work of the third week. So far it seems that out of tho thirteen counties, twelve will send Tillman delegates to the State Con vention, unless there should be a great revulsion in public sentiment, which is hardly probable The counties of Hichland, Lexing ton, Edgofiold, and Aikcn witnessed the scene of operations I net week, tho Richiami Democracy giving the first and only positive Anti-Tillinan demonstration. Senator Hampton spoke at Colum bia and Aikon, also Col. John C. IlaskeU. They were received with much applause and enthusiasm at Columbia, but the tide had turned at Aikcn, and they were interrupted in a derisive man nor. The conduct at these meetings w:is boisterous and in many instances disgraceful. They failed to follow the good example set by Ooonco, The fourth week of the State campaign opened at YViniisboro, in Fnirficld county, oil Tuesday, July ?;. About 1,500 persons attended, and speeches were made by l3rntton, Karle, Tillman, and most of the other candidates. The reports say that Con. lirai t on will carry Fair field by a large majority, although Tillman lms a good many determined followers. The disgraceful conduct of the other meetings was kopt up, and at one lime Tillman was howled down, and could noi proceed with his speech for live minutes. There were two or three fisticuffs, but nobody seriously hurl. With the exception of the rowdies on all sides, the meeting was good na tu red. The Primary Election. We publish this week the call of the Stato Democratic Fxceulive Committee fora Convention of the Democratic party to meet in Colum bia on August 13, "for the sole and exclusivo purpose <?f determining whether delegatos lo I he State Nomi- j natillg Convention,'' to be held on September lu, ?ehal be elected by al primary election to be held on a cer tain day throughout Ilio Stair, and for no other purpose whatsoever." The action of the Committee will doubtless picol with (he approval of all D?noterais, and certainly it should bo entirely satisfactory lo all prisons and factions in the parly. The third section of the platform j of the March Convention reads: "We demand thai the delegates to the Slate Nominating ( fou vent ion shall bo chosen by primary election on the suine day that the other <?11: C?re are nominated, ami that all I br counties shall bold their primaries on the same day, lo-wit : the last Tuesday in August of radi election year." The State Ifixocutivc Committee of tho D?mocratie parly lune not the power under the law to order a primary election for this purpose, h?nco the necessity for calling the August Convention to pass upon the matter and say bow the election of delegates to the Stale Convention in September shall bo held. The F.\ ccutive Committee simply re fers the Whole thing to the people. It re quests them to choose di legate to send to Columbia August Lit, to assemble in convention and say whether the election of delegates to tho September Convent ion shall bo by county convention or county pri mary. This is tho only method by Which a primary for Slate ofl?cers can be secured for ibis year. The primary plan, fairly and hon estly conducted under the law of 1888, will afford the most direct, and satisfactory way for obtaining the voice of the people, which is, or should be, the supreme arbiter in all our political contests. Ltd. the peo ple say, and let them say by the pri mary/ FWMijmi in n PijrB*?x*, ._.... - Lottor from Comptroller (Jororal/ . Vornor??Hoail am* J?cc<I. To the Democracy of Oconee : I had hoped that thie political campaign was to bo ono of educa tion, in which the pooplo would bo thoroughly posted upon all matters rotating to their government, and that mensures of real and substan tial reform would bo advocated and urged upon tho pcoplo in such a way ns to result in a roliof from the bur dens of taxation, and make the gov ernment inoro vigorous and effective in the enforcement of h'W. I fear, however, that tho turn given to tho campaign will make it ono for tho more scramble for ollice, and in this seraniblo that the reforms in govern ment, which our people so much need, may be lost sight of. I do not, however, intend to let the methods adopted on tho stump abate my advocacy of the reforms which I think should bo made in the admin istration of government. I have over been one of those who think that we need a radica! change in our form of government. It is too expensive and too burdensome for a thinly settled population like ours. It is the New England idea of government and teaches the doc trine that every service, however small, rendered the government, must be paid for. lender it we bave over ten thousand ollice-holders drawing salaries from li fly dollars up to four thousand. With those oflice-holdors thoro is a constant and growing demand for an in crease of salary, and the tendency is an increase of salaries. In addi tion to the large amounts expended for salaries the court expenses in the counties, upon the principle of pay ing for every service rendered, are constantly increasing in the way of constable, witness, and trial justice fees. In the County of Hampton, I was informed by the County Com missioners, that lie fees of trial justices and constables amounted, last year, to over four thousand dol lars. Tbcse expenses are constantly growing under this New K.nglainl idea of government and the number of ofllecrs drawing pay are increas ing. There is also with it a constant demand that every service done for lbe government must bo paid for; and honcoyou lind that thoro isa strong sentiment abroad in the State to work the roads by taxation. Those who are familiar with the legislation of the last four or live years know that the commutation road tax is becoming very popular. My it tho citizen, able to pay, can get off for from two to live dollars per annum, while the poor man must work bis Ion or twelve days. Now under this form of govern ment I lake the position that if you pay everybody else who does any thing for the Stale, why not pay the man who labors on the road as well as the Commissioner who super intends him ? To pay one ami not pay the other is a manifest injustice. Is not, however, the form of govern ment which teaches the doctrine that you must pay for every service, a vicious one? Is not the old idea id' government which prevailed before the Constitution of 1 S(?8 heller, lo wit : That every citizen of tho com munity is duo his State some por tion of his lime, free of charge, from a sense of duty and patriotism, pre ferable':* Under it our counties wore governed by a system <?f hoards, by commissioners of poor, commission ors of roads, commissioners of pub lic buildings, etc., who served with out pay. liy division of the labor and responsibilities, which now fall mi the County Commissioners, the counties were governed by these boards without any largo tax upon purse or time, and hence the expen ses of county governments were com paratively small. >' i\v the taxes to support the county governments am! schools are nearly twice as much as that paid to support tho State gov ernment, and in some counties three times as much. The dilliculty, too, in controlling these expenditures is, that you lune no one body of men in the Stale whom you can hold re sponsible for expenditures. This year the Genomi Assembly, composed of one hundred ami sixty men, levy ami appropriate seven hundred ami sixty-three thousand dollars direct taxes, while the County Commissioners and Trustees of each school district levy and appropriate a million lour hundred thousand dol lars, not collectively, but acting sepa rately; that is your Stati' taxes are governed by one hundred and sixty and your county and school funds by three men. Add to tbis the power which the counties havo to contract debts in aid of railroads ftnd other public enterprises, then yon can have some idea how bard our ex penses are to be kept down and within moderate bounds. To remedy this ovil we should have one single body to levy, collect and appropriate taxes. Then you can hold them t? a st rict rtccoiin lability. The theory and practice of our present, form Of government is, that the Legislature, composed of one bund cd and sixty Hopreson tati vos of the people, should be ro?pops?blo for the expenditures of .State luv.Ce, while tho County Commissioners, acting separately in each caso, aro responsible for county taxes. Thus you will find that every member of the General Assembly is watchful of tho .State levy, but only those from each county concern thcmeolvcs about the county taxes. In other words, tho Representatives from eaoh county and the County Commission ers, make lip tho lovy from that county and tho Representatives from other counties pay no attention to it whatever. If these county expenditures wero made general upon tho State, then you would havo a greater watchful ness over county oxponditures, and with the change of tho form of gov ernment a less tax to support it. In this way I think that at least livo hundred thousand dollars might bo saved to the people in taxation. If by this change wo can save this largo amount and an additional hundred thousand by the reduction of tho rate of interest paid on our public debt from (J to 4 per cent, thon it is necessary that the drift of this cam paign should bo changed and made one of business and not one of mere flippant criticism and slander. In this campaign our people aro con fronted with this proposition, are we to havo a Himplo chango of oflice holdors, or are we to have with it a reformed government? Unless there is a real and substantial change in the form and methods of adminis tering the government, then a sim ple change in the ofllcors who admin ister it is useless, except to give others the privilege of office. In addition to those reasons for reform in our government there arc others which are weighty. With tho advent of this New England gov ernment idea South has come tho furl her idea that government is a machine, which earn interest of tho community may use to promoio its own private ends. Instead of boing an institution for the protection of lif?, liberty and property, it is made a machine to promote that interest of the community which may have the control of it. This idea has taken strong hold of tho people North and is getting a foot-bold South, and the Congress and many Stale Legislatures in the United Slates are used for party and private purposes. Is it not time for South Carolinians to halt and think before they let this doctrine take complet? possession of them? l?y it our peo ple will become divided and that interest which controlle the most money will bo the most powerful. The reforms which I think are badly needed are as follows : 1st. Such a change in the levy, collection and appropriation of taxes as will make one body, to-wit : The ( icncrnl Assembly, entirely and solely responsible for every cent of taxa tion taken from the people. 42d. The payment of not large, but moderate salaries to those only whose winde time is devoted to the service of the State and to those who are charged with the responsi bility of disbursing public money. 3d. The government of counties by system of boards, similar to that which prevailed prior to 1868. if these changes could be made a large and substantial saving of taxes could be made and the burdens of State, county and municipal taxes lifted from the shoulders of our poo pie. The danger now in this State is that these reforms which the people so greatly need may be lost sight of in the anger pursuit of o ili ce for the sake of the gains which may be got ten from olliee, and if this should be so, this publie agitation would be useless. It shoulil be so directed as to gain from it real and lasting benefit. If not, and this new idea of government is to be our guide for the future, with all of ils expensive machinery, then you may expect increase of taxes, increase of ofliccs with the increase of wealth and population. I am sorry that I could not go to Walhalla ami have the pleasure of seeing my friends face to face again. I have been required by a new Act of the Legislature to go to every County Court House aie! make set tlements with the County Treasurers, County and School Commissioners for their disbursements of county taxes. This takes a great deal of my time and I can't get off at will. Uespeetfully, J. S. Vii It li. Columbia t S. 6'., June '24, 181)0. Our Richiami Correspondence. I h ,an o, S. C, duly I, 1890. I.) Coi (tiKii! We are extremo l\ dry, ami crops are beginning to sul?er Caldens are badly injured already. Mr. J. .1. Ballongor furnished us with the lirsf cotton bloom this sea son. We have heard of others, but have not seen them. .Messes. W. K, Demly and ,T. Dondy Stribling, of the North Geor gia College, have returned homo to spend vacation. .Messes. Henry and ICrvin Demly left foe Hai l well, Ca., yesterday. VvO have seen several train loads of watermelons pass one town for Northern markets. r. Shocks of an oarthtpiakc wore distinct ly feit in California on the 2(>th of Juno, They wore .pille sever", Nobody hurt, The Cnmlldates. Tho candidates so fur out (or Stato ] oil?ces aro: For C?ovornor : Joh?? Biatlon, o? I Fairiield; Jos. H. Earle, of Sumtej; | Benj. R. Tillman, of Edgeflold. For Lieutenant Governor; Eu gene B. Gaky, of Abbevillo. For Secretary of State : J. E. Tin dal, of Clarendon; J. Q. Marshall, of Columbia. For Comptroller Gonorol : Jno. S. Vcrnor, of Oeonoo; Edmund Ba con, of Spartanburg; Col. B. Stokks, of Colloton. For Attorney-General : Y. J. Pops, of Nowborry; Ellis G. Gray don, of Abbovillo; Androw Craw ford, of Columbia. For Suporintondent of Education : Jas. II. Bice, of Abbovillo; W. D. Mayfield, of Greenville; D. A. TowNSHND, of Union. For Adjutant and IiiBpcctor-Gonc rnl : M. L. Bonhnm, Jr., of Abbo villo; Hugh L. Farley, of Spartan burg. Tho names of those in small capitals aro candidates on tho Tillman ticket, and nearly all, of thorn are lawyors! Our Westminster Correspondence. Wkstm eu, S. C, July 1,1890. Dkak Couribk: Wo have been having some very hot weather, and have not had rain in nearly two weeks. Everything seems to bo very quiet in town and country. There was quite a turnout on last Saturday evening at this placo, for the purpose of re-organizing a Demo cratic club. Pat is complaining a little of not being very well, but is still unfurl ing Bis Manner to the breeze. Hope he will not get sick. Mr. J. E. Terrell, who left here something over a year ago, has been spending a few days with his many friends and relatives in and around Westminster, and left again oil Sun day evening to resume his business | at Gninesvillo, Ark., where be has for some time engaged in tho mercan tile business. Jimmio is a young man of promise, and may he bo attended with great success in all of his undertakings. The many friends of Mr. S. P. Smith are rejoiced to see him back in Westminster again, and at his former post, the drug store of Dr. Lhirt Mitchell. Sain has been on a visit for the last live or six weeks at Clarksville, Ga. There will be Children's Day at Bock Springs, July 5, at 9:30 o'clock a. m., to bo joined in the exercises by the Westminster Methodist Sun day School. All are cordially invi ted to attend, as arrangements arc being made to make the occasion enjoyable and entertaining. We had the pleasure of listening] to a very entertaining sermon on last Sabbath by Rov. Mchnnc in the Presbyterian church at this place. This worthy gentleman has charge of a group of churches, composed of the Westminster 1 Vcsby lorian church, Bachelor and Tugaloo. Mrs. Fannie Phillips, wife of Mr. J. M. Phillips, died yesterday even ing, near this place. Mrs. Phillips had been aftlictcd for several months. Think I will have some new can didates to ' ilk about the next time. A Card. Du .i) Courier: I would like an explanation through your columns of tho charge of being President of Radical club by my Oak way friends. I will explain how and all about it. Prior to tho or ganization of any club I was advis ed by the President of the other club U. sign the club roll, then in the hands of J. J. Haley, and I did so, the same being the roll that I thought wo would sign; but since that they organized and elected me President in my absence ami without my consent. 1 am satisfied so that I am on a Democratic club roll, so that 1 can vote for the man of my choice. I want your ro?dore lo know that I take no stock in politics. I have been a full-blooded Demo crat, and I expect to remain one. I have promised no Groonback party, nor Republican, my support, not as others have, neither do I expect to ask these parties any favor. I say those that want to be favored for some oflice are the men that are al ways stirring up strife. Those men, depending on their two parties for a support, a. like a bottle of muddy water. If the Democrats are in power they settle down on top, but let the other party get into power and you will see mud l!y to tho top, and say that 1 am of this coloriai will say to my Democratici fri that I will not servo them as 1 (resi dent of the club. My reason for not serving is the resolutions passed by tho club. I will here state that some of them that have harped on mo signing such elub are not satis fied if they arc not the boss or ring lender. Nothing is worth anything if they are not at the head of It. J. B, Kujon. Oak way, S. C, .lune 22, 1890. ?*?-??-- .? . Keowek Hook and 1 /addeu IIall, .lune 12, 1890. At a mooting of the above com pany, held to-night, the following resolut ions were unanimously passed, with a request that the Keowke Coukieii publish samo ? /ieeolvedy That we, the members of the K. II. & li. Co., do most heartily thank the ladies who so kindly fur nished us (lowers and so beautifully decorated our Truck on the occasion of our annual picnic, and that we appreciate the many kindnesses shown us by the ladies of Walhalla, and that, we feel that the success ot our company is due to the kind in terest taken in us by our women. Resolved, That, we shall ever ap preciate the untiring efforts of Messrs.Thompson, Lewis and Adams, our picnic committee, in making the picnic a success, and thftt the thanks of this company are due tliein for the many pleasures of that. day. G. W. PltATT, Foreman. E. K. lewis, Secretary. A Card. Oakway, S. C, Juno 80th, 1800. ?ZWitHft?y; Epitoks : ? notice in your last issue a eomm unicalioti from this office purporting to bo "Dad died" by \V. M. Brown, but which, in my judgment, is the produot of a S.unday ovoniiig'e "Caucus," com posed of a candidate and an cx-ouu didato for County Commissioner, a few deacons, Sunday Scl?ool Su perintendents and au ex-postmaster, in which he makes various and false assertions against mo, nmom* thorn, tiiat the Center monovft, Chib, re cently organized hero, is tho "Simon Puro" Domoorntio Club, when he is tho well known high Shoriff of tho "Nubbin Ridge Court" in tho years of good stealing and Radical misrule, and an ox-Doputy U. S. Marshal un dor L. Cass Carpontor to oppress our down-troddon citizens, besides a chronic ofllce-sookor, whom the good Democrats of Oconco so handsomely laid on tho shelf in tho last primary oleotion, together with tho somewhat notorious "Judge of tho Ridgo Court," acting as Vioe-Presidout, are members in full fellowship. Now, Messrs. Editors, tho follow ing are tho faots in tho caso : At tho first meeting of our club in 1888, at tho instanco of Mr. A. Boardcn, tho name of tho club, for obvious reasons, wn? changed by resolution from tho "Con tor" to tho "Oakway Domooratio Club," as appears in your issue of May 10th, of that yoar, and has been known by that name until Mr. Boarden, in Ins greed to monopolize everything, became disgruntled at his first Licutonant's romoYal from the postmastorship at this office, to which ho had boon appointed by a Republican administration at said Bcardon's earnest solicitation, or possibly it may have boon, from igno rance. Taking either horn of the! dilemma, it shows his utter unfitness for the office to >vhich he aspires and to which ho expects " Tilhnanism" or Browniftitt to elovate him. Hence, Messrs. E/litors, it will be seen at a glance that our club was formed out of tho old Center Club on May 6th, 1888,, and was regularly reorganized in 1890, and is the old club. This disposes of thoso chargea which state that I obtained names for the Oakway Club roll by making falso statements. As to the anti-Tillman resolutions adopted, they wero tho sentiments of tho members of tho club present, whatever may be the sentiments of the community at large, and that the report made of tho proceedings of said club is correct. The allusion to profanity in said card I respectfully refer to tho iKxt Sunday evening's "caucus" of S. S. Superintendents, Deacons and de feated candidates for their considera tion. Messrs. Elrod and Daly, two of our members, to whom ho alludes, will have cards in your next issue that will explain themselves. Respectfully, J. J. Haley. A Cani. Oak way, S. O., Juno 80th, 1890. ?Editors Kkowbb Courikk : 1 notice in your last issue a communi cation by W. M. Brown under date of 14th instant, in which he takes great pains in endeavoring to give the public his private opinion o.f the Oakway Democratic Club, l-cccntly re-organized at this place. Among other things Mr.. Brown says : "I am also reliajdy informed that li. A. Daly, one of" tho delegates to the County Convention, says ho never saw the club list of the Oakway club, never signed it nor authorized any one to put his name on it, and if ho signed any, he would sign the Center Demo cratic Club." in reply I wish to state that my name is on the Oak wa) Democratic Club list, has been there ever since the club was organi zed and is very likely to remain there, and any man who says that 1 obligated myself by saying that "if I signed any, I would sign tho Center Democratic Club," is either mistaken or simply means to lie, and i am rather inclined to believe that he meant to do the latter. I have no doubt '.mt that it is not at all the sentiment of this community (or rather Simon-Pure Club) as quoted by Mr. Brown, neither would 1 be at all surprised to hear of its being the sentiment of tho said "Simon-Pure Club" that a club should bo organi zed at South Union, five miles be low here, or either at Salem or Little Hiver, thirty-live miles above here; but are we not free men and in a free country and why should we not be allowed the privileges granted -nto us by the Constitution of the United States and also by the Constitution of the Democratic Party of Oeonoe County ? Respectfully, B. A. Daly. Twelve M!!e River Baptist Associa tion. The place for the next meeting has been changed on account of the bridge giving way over Keowee river at Old Pickens, and with the consent of the church at that place. The Executive Committee of the Twelve Mile River Association has thought it best to change the place of the next meeting of the body. The next session of the body, there fore, will meet with Mile ('reek Church, seven miles North of Old Pickens, and ten miles West of Pickens O. 11., and will convene on Thursday before the fourth Sunday in September, 1890. .1. M. Stkwaut, Chairman. Electric ?Itter?. Tins remedy is bocoming so well known and so popular as to need no special mention. All who have used Electric Hitters sing tho same song of praise. A purer medicino docs not exist, audit is guaranteed to do all that Is claimed, Klcctrio bitters will cure all discuses of tho livor and .kidneys, will remove pim ples, bOilSi salt rheum and other affoo tior.i caused by impuro blond- WIR drive malaria from Mm system nnd pro vont as well as euro all malarial fovore. Kor cure of headache, constipation and indigestion try Eleetrio Rittors. Entire satisfaction guaranteed, or money re funded. Prlco, 50 cts., and *1.00 por bot Mo at Norman Drug Co.'s drugstore. Sc??ci- D?mocratie Club idee ting. S?nkoa, S. O., Juno 28th, 1890.? Pursuant to tho call of the Presi dent, Sencoa Glub?No. 1 met for the purpose of reorganizing. The olub list was revised and now names ad ded', then proocedod to oloot now offioors. W. L. Hudgons was cleet od Prosidont; Dr. S. J. McElroy, let Vioo-President; J. B. Piokott, 2d Vioe-Prosidont; J. O. Alexander, Secretary and Troasurer; S. Y. Stribling, member of County Execu tive Committee. On motion, tho chair appointed tivo members : W. A. Barrou, J. B. Piokott, Dr. S. J. McElroy, John Harper, and W. R. Davis as an Ex ecutive Committee. On motion, the chair aiso appoint ed J. C. Aloxandor, R. M. Tribbio, Matthow Davis, Thos. Bibb and A. T. Thompson Committee on Regis tration. On motion, tho Sonooa Denio oratio Club was adopted as tho namo of this club. Tho Constitution rcoommondod by the County Domooratic party of Oconoo County was adopted as a whole, On motion, tho Prosidont appointed a committco to select names to pre sent to the club for delegates to County Convention. Tho follow ing names woro 4 preson ted : W. L. Hudgous, S. J. McElroy, John B. Piokott,,*J. A. Harbin, W. B. Davis, S. Y. Stribling, A. A. MoMnhan, Thos. Bibb, W. W. Hamilton, John Myers, J. W. Harpor, Thos. Lump kin and W. O. Hamilton. The above named were elected by the club. A motion was made and carried, that it is the ?eneo of this club that elections for'Congressman and coun ty officers be had by primary. Jiesolved, That wo, tho members of the Seneca Democratic Club, en dorse tho notion of tho March Con vention, believing it to bo for the best interest of the farmers, and not in opposition to any class or profes sion. 2d, That we accord our good will and hearty Support to tho nominee of that convention for Governor, viz : Capt. B. R. Tillman. 3d, That wo plcdgo ourselves to give our undivided support to tho regular nominco of tho Democratic party. 4th, That a copy of these resolu tions bo sent to the Charleston World and our county papers. On motion club adjourned. W. L. IIudgkns, President. J. C. . , Secretary. West nmist<>r Democrat i e Club Meeting. The Westminster Democratic Club met June 28th, 1890, at 3 o'clock r. m ., in responso to tho call made by President . . Cross, for the purpose of re-organizing. The following officers were elected, viz: Sloan Dickson, President; M. A. Terrell, 1st Vice-Presidcnt; G. VV. Kay, 2d Vicc-President, and \ . . Terrell, Secretary. A committco of three woro ap pointed by tho President, namely : A. Zimmerman, R. E. Mason, and W, P. Anderson, to prepare roll for club. On motion, the Constitution was attached to club list. On motion, officers acting were made permanent. Ron. A. Zimmerman was elected County Executive Committeeman; Local Committee, W. F. Hancock, E. Dickson, W. 1*. Anderson, T. N. Hall, and M. A. Terrell. On motion, Constitution was read by Secretary. Tho following were elected by acclamation as deb-gates to County Convention : W. F. Parker, W. F. Hancock, M. A. Terrell, G W. Kay, and J. M. Dickson; alter: .aos, Sloan Dickson, J. O. Riley, R. E. Norrie, W. M. Kay, T. N. Hall, and J. L. Hudgons. The Prosidont was empowered to appoint additional delegates should increase of club list require it. On motion, club adjourned, sub ject to call by President. Sloan Dickson, President,, W. B. Tkukki.l, Secretary. New Advertisements. THE CRESCENT MINERAL ? WATER? Will Cure Your Dyspepsia. ? OF rQ?lJY OF ItlVEbi ftflj) KIDNEY DISEASE GUPD, Mr. J. N. Smith, for twenty yearn an onghioor on tho (Jrconvillo and Columbia lt. It., says: "Tho Creseont Mineral Water is curing mo of a long standing Kidney Trouble, and I am bettor to-day than I havo been for ten years, all through the uso of this water, and my wife, who for many years has been obliged to tako medicino fol lici- liver, has had 110 occasion for any morii?hio since using the Orescent Water, and now fools liko a now poison." Leading citizens of Oreonvillo add tho following: "Tho testimony of John N. Si.nth, ro giiriling tho wonderful curative effects the Orescent Mineral Water will It. o? groat vaino, for no man's word is stronger Greenville than his." O. II. .Judson, Prosidont Furinaii Uni versity. . TI. Ourt?ton, Superintendent Ootton Seed Mill. Frank Hammond, Prosidont People's Hank. If. (!. Marklcy, Carriage Manufacturer. T. 0. (lowor, Proprietor Street Hail way. John II. Maxwell, . I). J. W. IIowoll, M. 1). (1. T. Swandalo, M. 1). J. w. Barlo; M. 1). John Ferguson, Grocor. H. . Allen ? Hro., (Jroeors. J. P. Miller, Grocer. s. M. SUldor ? Oo., Jowolcr?, (?. I). Harr, Stove Dealer. lohn Hart, Contractor and Huildcr. Send for book of tcHtlmoulnls. Osso of Orescent Mlnor-.l Water, con taining 12 half-gallon bottles, will bo sent, by ?. prepaid, by us on receipt o? *t.00, and *t.f)0 a dozoil will bo allowed for bottles returned at our expenso. If your Druggiet has not obtained a supply, order direct of tho OHKSOF.NT MINERAL WATER CO., Greonvlllo, 8. 0. July 8, 180O Ilousowifo?Go on ! You oan got anything hero. This is no har bor for trliiups, ... Hungry MoCluskoy (dinvmg hini> self up)~Madam, 1 am no tramp. I am a cousu? enumerator, ' if Ver don't gimmo somothin' tor stop ther cravhrs of my stummiok thor law'll bo on yor. Thanks 1 (departing with a roast ohickon)?Smothorin* Jacob, ain't it a groat go ! I'll keep tho sohemo dark or tho rest o the fellers Ml git onto it 1_. >WH?m CLEAR ANCE MjOUHNeMSI Orenut) fwn / >/ ktn, ?* spot oAWi vRWXeSjSF%0Z ?Ith v*ar, to pay jjC New plany^Jj?/ of enlo-ronted unUl P^Xvi*/ ABOUT for. MTOnly ?8;io ?8 / 08 monthly. Hoet H?r- /JK^/ ?AVRD HaUiInovcraOycaiHXi??^,/ 8?0 A V Kit mule Send quick /L TJvivery pnr?ba*er. ^l???&/No Cheap yj?Syy^Pianoa sola. /CSS?9/ Our obe?v?et aro CHEAP Tirtt's Pills Je an invaluable remedy far sick headache, torpid Liver, dyspepsia, piles, malaria, costiveness, AND ALL BILIOUS DISEASES Sold Everywhere* Blackberries. On and after the 10th of July, 1800, tho Oconeo Grnpo Growers and Fruit Distilling Association will pay, at their works in Walhalls, S. 0., FIFTY Ol? TS PEU BUSHEL for ripe and fresh BLACKBERRIES. June 2G, 1890. 2G-6t Groceries, Groceries ! Groceries ! ! NOTHING BUT FRESH GROCERIES, NOTHING BUT FINE GROCERIES, NOTHING BUT PURE GROCERIES. I hnvo just received a frosh lot of Fancy Groceries, such as fino Canneti I'cacnes, Canned Corn at 15c. a catu Fino Flavoring Extracts, Worcester shire Sauce. Fino Pickles in kegs at 10c. por dozen. Maillard's Cocoa ai 25c. a can? Fino Fronch and American Sardines. Finost 1 ,i mons at :l.r>o. a do/.en. Oat Meal 15c. a package. Salmon, Corned Reef, Dried Rcof, Her ring, Tomatoes. I also carry u fine lino of heavy Gro ceries. Laundry and Toilet Soaps, Pcarlino. All kinds of'fancy and continoti Lamps, from 20c. up to $5. A tluo lino of Crackers. Fino Tobaccos and Cigars. Harness of all kinds. buggies, Wagons and Road Carts. Hardware and Tinware Try tho MOM A.7 A COFFEE and you will drink no other. Very Truly, H. D. A. Fresh Lemons. Cream Cheese, -WE SELL ALL Staple and Family Groceries -OF THE -?AND Guarantee all Goods as Wo Rep resent Them. J. J. Norton & Co. HOL I Till I lte.n;<A a. man sty iontetljlfto?- tlio otlior dny tliat soundodllko . Ilq.inw imvo referred u. tho w.-.iiiur, lui' am inclined to iieltovu 1)0 iiieiyil Ms geodi, nntlontt, loving niul l\i\rd working wife was ;, liijcauso ho hndi not gone to THAT MAN TOlitjVH to get thos? tilings sito wanted. She wauwd a new STO K, a ?AIm, ft SIMUNG ?KO, ', aiidsovoral other things that TOOO sells ht a a , and she did not get any Of tliein, and she hud a rlnht to l>0 lltvr, for she needed tliem biwlly. When yon want HARDWARE, HTOVKS, KHK . or .MOST ANYTHING I.h K dcni't forget That Man TODD, At Seneca. Needles -FOR ALL Machines, No matter what kind, from tho old " 10 SHUTTLE " to tho very latest ii .proved, Only <1() cents por do/.oit by mall post paid, When ordering always state kind and sly.es wanted. Satisfaction guaranteed or money rofuuded. Address B. A. DALY, 121 MAIN ST H IO ET, Greenville, S, CL Now Machines oxchauged for old 0UOB.. May 8, 18M.