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COME TO TO BUY YOUH OATS, WHEAT BRAN, COTTON SEED m |Taaxl atti* larrawi -Bond W. J. Lunnoy's advortisomont. -Schumacher quotes pi-lcos. Road Ids advertisoinout. -II. 0. Beattio, Roooiver of tho Bluo Ridgo Railway, was in town last wook. -To-day is tho anniversary of tho death of John Wosloy. Ho diod in 1101.. -Sunday noxt will ho tho anniversary of tho Boston massaoro, which ocourrod in 1770, -Saturday will ho tho anniversary of tho battlo of Morrisania, N". Y., fought in 1782. -Mrs. Dr. J. W. Bowen roturnod to hov homo in Mount Pleasant yostorday morning. -Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mnson, of Toccoa, Gm, woro in Walhalla fora fow hours on Tuesday. -Mr. J. C. Lnugston, wife and child aro visiting relatives in Clayton, Ga., this week. -Mr. Joseph Hopkins, of Seneca, is clerking in Mr. L. C. Craig's storo at tlds place -Yesterday was tho anniversary of tho adoption of tho artiolos of Confede ration in 1781. -Hurry tho preparation of tho land for corn planting, which should begin the inst of tlds month. -Mr. C. J. Thompson,of Cordolo, Ga., is on a visit to his father? Col. Robt. A. Thompson, and family. -Misses Kati: Stribling and Stolhi Fin* cannon, of Seneca, visited their friend, Miss Fannie Crisp, last week. -Miss Suo Dendy loft lust Tuosday moi niug for Groonvillo, whoro abo will visit hot sistor, Mrs. L. L, Hair. -Mr. John A. Bischoff, of tho Ebe nezer section, is a happy father of a 11 pound girl, born on tho 28th ultimo. -Rov. I). W. Iliott will proaeh at Cross Roads Baptist church noxt Sunday, March nth, at ll A. M. Everybody in vited. -Go to Claude Littlo iS.Co., Westmins ter, S. C., for your dry goods, shoes, hats, groceries, Ac. They will savo you nionoy. -Mrs. Goo. Seaborn, of Atlanta, Ga., is visiting hor parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Holleman, and othor relatives in Wal halla this weok. -Read tho now advertisement of T. E. Alexander. His fertiliz?la aro hotter and ohoapor than ovor boforc. Don't fail to R.C0 him before yon buy. -Just, received a car lo.ul of throo and four-year-old mules for salo. They will grow you money every day, Como quick ! A. w. THOMPSON, Seneca, s. C. -Hoad tho now advortisomont of Lowery, Byrd & Co., of Soneca, in this week's issue. They lay before tho public soino vnluablo facts to consider. -Mrs. T. Walter Thompson, of Co lumbia, is on a visit to her mother, Mrs. R. Horndon, in Midway. Sho is accom panied hy ber littlo son, Horndon. -Go to seo J. ?v. J. S. Carter, Westmin ster. Thoy havo a lot of mules and horses for Balo and it will pay you to soo thom if you want to buy. -Tho palmetto troo must como oft" from tho dispensary whiskey bottles. That sacred emblem of a proud Stato is no longor to bo trailed in tho dust. -The correspondents of THKCouiitRR, throughout the county, havo not sent in much matter this weok. Tho mombers of,our family should bestir tliomsolvos. -Deputy Marshal W. B. P. Corbin bas purchased the Morgan farm, near Wal halla, from Mr. Boone ll. Moss. Mr. Corbin will mako this his future homo. -Don't fail to read tho advert! som ont of J. Ar J. S. Carter. They koop an up to-date stock of goods, and aro docor mincd, by their low prices, to lot them go. -Miss Gertrude T. Smith is assisting Prof. J. M. Moss in teaching. She on toredupon her duties last Monday morn - ing nftteaohor of tho primary department. - A iv Irluliinon onirl thiit "g?'ij? V.'?IS that complaint that kept you very sick six weeks af tor you got well." Perhaps you will agreo with him after you try it. -Health for ton cents. Cascareis make tho bowels and kidneys act natur ally, destroy microbes, euro headache, biliousness and constipation. All drug gists. -Tho Wizard Oil Company loft Wal halla last Sunday morning for Green wood, whore they aro showing this week. This is a good company and tho show is up-to-date. -Bo sure to tako your prod nco to J. *& J. S. Carter, Westminster. Thoy will pay you fhn highest market prico, and sell you goods at cash prices. How ?loes this suit you? -Tho foreman of tho Couti Kit chanced to meet Mr. John A. Ansel on tho streets of Charleston this week and found him wearing one broad and perpetual smile. It is a girl. - Hov. J. I). McCullough will conduct divine services at Novillo'?school house on the first Sunday in eacli month at .! o'clock I'. M., beginning with noxt Sun day, March 5th. -Just received a car load of three and four-year-old mules for sale. They will grow you money every day. (mme(puck 1 A. W. THOMI'SON, .Seneca, S. C. -Bead M. W. Coleman iv. Co.'s now advertisement. Their now spring goods aro arriving daily. They uro dealing extensively in fertilizers, plows, otc. Give them a call. -Tho city authorities aro laying a terra eotta drain from tho pond on tho Northeast corner of College and Main Streets. This work is tho "right thing," ns it has been badly needed for some years past. -Tho .Secretary of Stat* has alum! two hiindnsd commissions to offices, which ho viii sond out ns soon as thoy are s'/iied by Governor Ellerhe, who, on ac count of bis physical condition, is not nllowod to do much work caoh day. -M?BB Rosa Norman loft last Saturday for Atlanta, Ga.y to attend tim spring millinery openings. Wbilo In tho "tinte City" sho will purchnso a spring ?took of tho latest styles of hoad-gonr for Mrs. E. M. Cudwoith's millinery otnporiuin at this place. ? Vv ? r*. $ ??Mm?^m ? i 1 JAYNES'S MEAL and HULLS AND FijltyflLIZERS. 0. G JAYNES, ?wi ?% % " -Next Monday is salosd ty. -Ooouoo oounty farra wantod. Soo adyortisomont. -T-R. T. Jayues, Esq., was in Gaines ville, Ga,,'on professional business this wook. -Mr. Wm. J. Novllle, Jr., roturnod Inst ovouing from a business trip to At lanta. Ga. -Mr. Will MoGoo, of Honoa Path, WOR in town Wednesday. Ho represents tho Columbia Oil Mill. -Road'C. M. Niold*? now advortiso mout. Ho has just roooivod a now stock of spring goods. Give him a call. -Mr. Sloan MoKoo loft this morning for Columbia. He has soourod a posi tion in ono of tho cotton mills of that oity. -Wo aro ploasod to annouueo that Mrs. W. W. Moss is thought to be im proving. It is hopod that sho may ulti mately rocovor. -If tho ladios want to know how to look uoat road tho now advortisomont of tho C. W. Pitchford Co. Thoy toll you about tho different grades of corsots. -Mr. E. C. Mnrott, of Fair Play, paid our rianotum a pleasant visit this (Thurs day) morning. Mr. Marett is ono of Oconoo's host merchants. Ho oonduots a prosperous business at Fair Play. -Tho rc8idonco of Mrs. T. A. Norton has undorgono oxtousivo romodolling and repairing. Tho work has boon done by Mr. W. JJ. Harbor and tho building is much improved, both within and with out. -Mr. W. P. Nash has opened a racket store in tho Walhalla Hotel building, and is displaying a nico lino of goods. Ho is a now recruit to Walhalla's mercantile brigade, and wo bespeak for him a liberal share of tho public patronage -Mr. John Powoll arrived in Walhalla Wednesday ovouing. Ho lias just re turned from Cuba, whoro ho Borvod as a inombor of tho United States Hospital Corps. Ho has boon honorably dis charged. -Mrs. Rebocen Leopold, a well known lady living in Midway, has boon oxtromo ly ill and is still in a very low stato of health. Wo hopo soon to hoar of her convaloBonco and ultimnto restoration to her usual health. -Tho Greenville Mountaineer says: "Mr. K. O. Wright, who has, for sovoral months conducted a grocory store at 221 North Main Btrcot, has sold out his fltook to Trowbridge & Co. and will ro turo to Walhalla." Hi? many fri?nos will wolcomo him on his return. -It is reported from Washington that R. R. Tolbert is thora at work to have tho South's representation in Congress cut down. Tho effort is to havo ropro sontation bottomed on tho ' registration of votors, instead of tho population as shown by census enumeration. -Tho Couuty Board of Pensions mot in tho Court House yesterday (Wednes day). No business of importance was transacted, except tho organization of tho County Board, A groat many of the battle-scarred votcrans from difforont parts of tho county woro prosont. -Mrs. S. Blockloy loft Anderson last Tuesday for Washington, D. C., to at tend tho Congress o? tho Daughters of tho Amorioan Revolution, to which sho goes as a dolegato from Catccchco Chap tor of tho Daughtors of that city. Sho will be absent probably until April. -Williamsburg County Record: "Mrs. J. M. Pendorgrass and her daughter, Mrs. FI, E. Schrodor, of Walhalla, aro visiting Mrs. Louis Stackloy, on Acadomy street. Mrfi. Pendorgrass and Mrs. Schroder aro well-known in this county and thoir old friends aro giving thom a warm welcome." -Wo aro requested by tho County Commissioners to nsk all parties from tho lower part of tho county and tho Fork township of Anderson county, who haul their guano from Wostminstor, ns they como this spring, to bring with thom, to tho Brown Hill, a load of rock, granite or stone, as they come, fer Gaol. load of guano. By BO doing you will got a road over which you can haul a load in any kind of weather, as tho conviots aro there now, ready to put in tho rock. -? ?- -. llliiclminilli timi ltcunir Mhop. Mr. J. 1). Vernor ir, having erected on tho Northeast ccrnef of Cathorino and South Broad street a neat and commodi ous blacksmith and repair shoji. Mr. J, E. Smith will bo in chargoof this placo of business when tho building is com pleted ?md tho tools aro placed. Auditor'). OOlco Now OjMtii foi- lt uni iirmi. Mr. J, P. Kcoso received his commis sion as County Auditor Wednesday, and now has his office opon for business. Ho is engaged in taking tax rolurns. On account of tho vacancy in tho oflico tho time han been extended by Mr. ICoeao for taking rel urns until tho drat day of April, bot all porsons who have not. yet mndo returns take duo notice and govorn tliomselvcs accordingly. ---+ ?--_-. A New <!olor?i1 ltfiniiat <Tl.nr. h. Samuol Frasier Maxwoll, a successful colorod farmer, who lives on his farm about three miles West of Walhalla, is deserving of a great deal of credit. Ho has just complotod a neat and comforta ble church building on his farm which he has named Mt. Cammi (liaptist). Tho ohuroh was dedicated sovoral weeks ago. hov. Pom poy Keels preached tho sermon. Tho congregation has called Rov. John Smith as regular pastor. How many of our whito citizens, of any denomination, can say that they have orocted by thoir own means and labor, and upon their own lands, a building which has been dedicated to a like purpose ? New Seeds AT NORMAN'S. Itomombor, wogivo you throe to four times moro ficcd-and bor ter-than you got in packagoi. Wo aro headquarters for Drugs, Seeds, China, Lamps, Agato, Gran ite, Kimmel, Galvanized and Tin ware, Wall Papor, Baskots, Brooms, stoves, Chairs and othor House Furnishings. Vetcrl?u?ry 8iixg?au, Ncsoni, of donison Collego, will li? at Wamali* Saturday, Ttfarou lith. ?Proal* dont Hartzog will ruako au. adt?rcss nt li a. m. Dr. NoBom, . votor?nariau, will troat animais for an hour and a half and will looturo in tho af tornoon. In ordor that thoro may ho no ooufllot thoko d?sir lug to havo there eniuials treatod will coufor with J. ll. Barlo, at Walhall?, be? foro tho day montionod. Only a limited number can bo treated. Tho olinio will bo of groat interest to ovory farmer. Auy kind of domostlo animal will bo treated frOO 0? O'jWgO; l/nclaltued Inners.. Tho followiug is a list of lotter? un called for in Walhalla pOBt ottloo for tho month ending February 28th : Miss Lizzlo Ohook, ailsa Rosie Bragg, -Miss Joutitt Bryson, Miss li. 0. Luster, Mrs. Amanda Frady, Airs. N. J. King, Mrs. Sarah L. King, Mrs. Bottle Oakley, Mrs. Mattie Knox, Mrs. Andrew Mossor, Mrs. John Steno, Turnor Prloo, Nathan iel Elenburg, W. F. Burroll, J. O. Adams, W. IL Cantriol, Charles Boyd, H. A. Halli wanger, S. II. 'Hulmau, Charlie j Loahay, Blohard McCood, W. E. Frathor, Chas. Johucou, Crate Honoy, Z. P. Kirk-1 by, J. C. Phillips, E8q., Sam Koid, J. T. Wokiug, Hov. W. IL Whitaker, Ilonry] Dunn. ' Poroons calling foi any of tho ab ovo j loiters will ploRBO say that thoy aro ad vorti8od. J. M. MRimiCK, F. M. Iftenth of lion. P. ll. Hodge?. Hon. F. B. Hodges, ono of tho oldest I and most iniluoutial oltlzoiiB of Hnrt woll, Georgia, diod at his homo iu that oity lost Friday aftornoon at 4 o'olook, f af i er au illness of several months. Col. Hodges (says a Hartwell spoeial to tho I Atlanta Constitution) was a lavryur by profession, and bia marked ability and liigh moral eharactor gained for him tho conildonco of his pooplo and a lucrativo practico, which ho enjoyed until a fow yoars ago, when declining hoalth neces sitated his retiring from tito praotico of law. Since ho has given his undivided attention to his largo farmiug interests. Col. Hodges represented tho thirty-first I .Senatorial district in tho Gonoral Assom-1 bly of ?S?S-W, alBO of 181)0-01. North; west Georgia has lost ono of Its noblost roprosontotivoB. [Sovoral rolativoB of Mm deceased resido in tliis county, all of whom havo tho sympathies of many friends in their bereavement.J -*# ? - llnptint Church nt Hon?. Mr. Wt C. Itoohostor has succeeded lu moving tho Walhalla Baptist ohuroh building from its'formor sito to tho lot | on Main strcot, recently purohnscd from tho Kaufmann OBtato. Notwithstanding I tho protracted inclomont woathor, tho I work was prosecuted with vigor whon ovor tho dayB woro suitablo, and tho house was placed last Friday. Tho ro moval was accomplished without tho slightest injury and it stands Bccnro on tho new foundation. Tho plans woro admirably concoivod by Messrs. W. C. Rochester and Otto Kaufmann, who| took tire contraot, but, owing to pro tracted siokncfls, Mr. Kaufmann has not I boon aldo to givo his attention to tho work for two mont le,, consequently Mr. Itochostor liaB had immodiato porsonal supervision of it. Considerable ropair ing and romodollng will bo dono, and tho edifico will bo turned over to our I Baptist brothron at an early day as a neat and commodious IIOUBO of worship. Ilucklon's Arnica Salve. Tho host Balvo in tlio world for outs, I bi uii.es, norse, ulcors, salt rhoum, fovor soros, tel tel, chapped hands, ehilblains, I corns and all skin eruptions, and posi tively euros piles, or no pay required. It| is guaranteed to givo perfect satisfaction, or monoy refunded. Frico 25 couts nor box. For salo by 1). B. Darby, Walhalla; ] W. J. Lunnoy Sonooa, and H. B. Zim merman, Westminister. Tiignloo Guesses. Tuo.vi.oo, February 27.-M?SSOB Codie] and Minnio Moss woro visiting tlioir sis tor, Hrs. S. B. Marett, last week. Mrs. J. H. Clark is vory ill at this writ ing. Hopo she wi), soon bo woll. Whilo hauling rock last Friday aftor noon Hov. R. W. Nelson had tho misfor tune of gotling his. foot mashed by a rock falling off tho wagon. Mr. W. H. Sholdon and daughtor, Miss Maggie, visited in Lavonin, Ca., last wook. Hope tliey had a pleasant visit. Mr. David McGuire visited down boro again Sunday. Wo will just put il in lo j fill up spaco, as it is nothing unusual. Mrs. J, B. Mc.lunkiu has been on tho sick list for tho last few days. MisBOB Estella Crawford and /nella Malono visited Mrs. E. F. Harris from Saturday until Monday. Thoy had tho ploasuro of attending a wodding whilo thoro. Tho waiters came first; thou carno tiio brido ano groom, both dressod vory beautifully. Thoy thou roturned to Anderson, whoro they will make thoir futuro homo. Mr. William Adams and Miss Fannie Loo Clnrko woro visiting friends from Saturday until Monday. Wonder who it was that had tho tooth ache and filled it np with lovo, and made bin jaw swell and want to stay over boro. Guess somebody would boglad ho would. Wonder who it was that got thoir arm "squeo/.od" so tight, too. Of.RUK. Attractive Figures como with good hoalth. It is easily aeon when a woman has perfect health, bc..' faco and figuro show it. Tho painful disordors and diseases that alllict woman kind make tllOlllSolVOS seen as well as folt. Dull eyes, blotched or sallow faco,' and a wasted form, follow thom. This is tho timo to turn t?* tho right romcdy. Dr. Piorco's Favorito Proscription builds up and strengthens the system, and regu lates and promotes every propor func tion. It's a quieting, soothing nervine. It corrects and euros, safely and surely, all I luise delicate derangements, woak II0880S, irregularities and diseases pecu liar to tho sox, For young girls just ontor ing womanhood; woman at tho critical "change of lifo"; and ovory woman who is "run-down" or over-worked, it's some thing to rci?iambor that thoro'H a medi cino that will hel]> you. -- About 100 armed mon from Phoenix, rodo into Gruonwood last Thursday night looking for ono of tho Tolherts, whom thoy hoard was in town. Thoy woro not masked, neither woro t 'oy noisy, but thoy said they bad suffered onougb from tho Tolborts, and did not propose that they should again llvoln that community. Kx-Sonator Gaines scorned to bo in com mand. It was certainly ? very riotous and unlawful proceeding and tho mon who engaged in it were law breakers. Hov. E. Edwards, pastor of tho Eng lish Haptist church at Minorsville, Pa., when suffering with rheumatism, was advised to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Ho says: "A few applications of this liniment proved of groat sorvieo to mo. It subdued tho inflammation and ro lloved tho pain. Should any sufferer pro fit by giving Pain Balm a trail it will p?case ino." For salo by J, W. Hell, Walhalla; W. J. lainnoy, Soneca, and H. Bi Zimmerman, Westminster. ???ik*?^^. CONDUOW.D B? A. h. UOH?Kn\ VYKBTiiiKs-i'kn, Marou 1.-Tho fires day of March is mild aud pleasant, Frenching In tho Presbyte^ m church noxfc Sabbath, morning and evening, at tho usual hours. Tho bridge across Connoross creek, botwo?n Wostmlust?r and Walhalla, is being robulltby Mr. John Ja Plckons. To-day only pedestrians oan got across. By to-morrow it will bo ready for vohiolcs. Miss Bossio Wilson, of SOnooa, is vh.il 3:;g hoi hiolhoi, ROY. I*. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Mason, of Toocoa, Qa., visited Westminster Monday and Tnesday. Mr. Jamos Knox, who is employed in tho mail mu-vico in Ouba, has sont his fa thor, Mr. J. A. Knox, a Cuban half dol lar, whioh is about tho BIEO i>f our dime. Miss Addie Uiott, of Townvlllo, was visiting friends in and near Westminster last wcok. Mr. G. F. Looly, of Abbovlllo, spent a fow days last wcok with his brother, Mr. W. D. Losly. A 6ooiable was given at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. Y. Ii. Fitts on Friday ovon iug of last wook, which was hugely at tondod. Wostorn corn is on tho mnrkot. Much o? ic will ho shipped boro this yoar, for thoro aro vory fow form?is that gathered enough sound oom last yoar to last thom 'till thoy oau mako anothor oro;/. , Rov. S. L. Wilson will proaoh at Re treat church on tho third Sabbath of oaoh month. Tho othor Sabbaths ho will proaoh at Westminster. Ho will also proaoh a sornion at Oak Grove Sohool houso on tho afternoon of ono of bis preaching days at Wostmiustor. Tho friends in Westminster of Mr. Walter Rhyne, of lexington, N. C.. aro glad to learn that his conditlou is moro favorablo now ami hopos for his rocovory aro entertained. Mr. J. H. Hnrnott returned from Rioh mond Wednesday. Ho loft boro more than two weeks ago with a oar load ol hoof cattle and got snow-bound on thc way. Mr. Will MoGcb, of Houoa Path, is ic town to-day. Ho roprosonts tho Colum bia Oil Mill. ----, Chamberlain',1! Cough Remedy. Tilia romody is intonded ospooially fci coughs, colds, croup, whoopingoougt and influenza. It has become famous foi its ouros of thoso disoasos, ovor a larg< part of the olvilizod world. Tlio mosl ilattoriug testimonials havo boon rocoivoi giving accounts of ita good works; ol the aggravating and porsistont coughs i has oared; of severo colds that hav< yioldod promptly to ita soothing offoots r.rd of tho dangorous attacks of croup it lias cured, often saving tjio lifo of th? child. Tho extensive usc of it for whoop cough has shown that it robs t hat dis caso of all dangorous consequences. Sole by J. W. Roll, Walhalla; W. J. Lunnoy Seneca, and II. R. Zlmmorman, Wost miustor. Notice-Result of Examination Hold 01 Fobnnry 18, 1800. A. W. Singloto'.i, 1st grado. Miss Bertie Smith, 1st grado. Miss Dorsio Roroughs, 1st grado. J, H. Cantrell, 2d grado, Class A. T. A. Smith, 2d grade, Class B. J. A. Hutchison, 2d grado, Class A. Miss Grnco Thompson, 2d grado, Clos A. Miss Lizsio Smith, 2d grado, Class A. Miss Monta Knox, 2d grado, Class R. Misa Anido Rioblo, 2d grado, Class B. Miss Mattio Robertson, 2d grado, Clas I A.' Miss Maud Stribling, 2d grado, Clas A. F. A. Davis, 2d grado, Class A. W. li. BARRON, Supt. Education Oconco county. HOW TO"LOOK GOOD. Good looks aro really moro than ski deep, depending on ti roly on a Jioalth condition of all tho vital organs. If th livor is inactivo, you havo a bilious loo! if your stomach is disordered, yon ha\ adyspoptlo look; if your kidneys ni affected, you havo a pinched look. Si euro good health and you will surol havo good looks. Elcotrio Bitters ?B good alterativo and tonic. Acts dirootl on tho stomach, livor and kidnoys, pur iles tho blood, euros pimples, blotcln and boils, and gives a goon comploxloi livery bottle guaranteed. Sold at J. V Hell's, Walhalla, W. J. laumoy's, Soncoi and II. B. Zimmerman's. Wcstminsto drug stores. 60 cents per bottle. How to Make Farming Fay. Plow Boy, writing to tho Cotton Flan says truly: "In ovory county thoro aro few wido-awako, up-to-date farmors wit mako monoy ovory year. As a rulo thc do not mako it out of any ono crop, bi by diversified agriculture. Thoy rail corn, wheat, oats, hay, peas, potatoo horses, mules, eattlo, hogs, sheep, pou try and Homo cotton. Thoy uso improve implements, tools mid machinery in pr paring their lands, cultivating and lia vesting their crops, tims outting off largo por cont, of tho oxponso that fal on their brother who sticks to pa's gran pa's and ids pa's motlioda." Thoso mc provo that farming docs pay. Ocom County lias a fow snell. Wo should lil to soo moro. A CLEAR HEAD good digestion; sound sleep; fine appetite and a ripe old ag< are some of the results of thc us of Tutt's Liver Pills. A singl dose will convince you of thei wonderful effects and virtm A Known Pact. An absolute cure for sick heat ache, dyspepsia, malaria, sot stomach, dizziness, constipado bilious fever, piles, torpid live and all kindred diseases. Tutt's Liver Pill Attention, Pensioners. Tho Township Hoard of I'onsionn w meet at thc * rcspootivo places of mei ing in their Township, on tho ir>th this month to oxamino applicants f pensions. Applicants will find blank applloatlc at tho Auditor's offtOO, Tho former or old Township Hoar will sorvo until their successors ( elected. All new applicants will go heforo t Townships Hoards on this day (lim lol J. C. NKVIIJ.H, ( 'lc ii man County Hoard of Pensions ----. Soven hundred and forty hnshols potatoes por aoro ls Georgia's roce and yot thoy toll UH that fanning di not pay. It doos if followod in a hi noss way. MUl? OMl&UA JOUjiU&|> v ooMimoTxn uv M?AS tt^v w. ?V.V,I;H. ' *TU K-ONOK-A-WKI? H.' ' RMTKUTAI NRI>. SKKKOA, Fobruary , 5???--A meeting of M?o Onco-a-Wook Club was hold with tho popular prosldont, Mr?. E. A. Hines, i." pt Tiiuin?wy. Tho afternoon was passed in a moro than usually ploasaut manlier. Thanks and appreciation of tho mem bors wore expressed to Mrs, Ida Mar shall Lining, president of tho Psycho logical Club, Charleston, for hor compli mentary mention of tho Onoo-a-Weok in her letter lu a late issue of tho Charles ton Sunday Nows. [Tho artlolo re ferred tc.fi published on tho dist pago of ttifs wook'? Coonian.] Af ter the transaction of tho club busi ness, tho hostess requested pack of he: guests to write as many quotations from Shakespeare's plays as could bo remem bered. This was done- and tho papors handed In. vy. * Blogant refroshmonts wero thon served, after whioh the papors wero examined by Mrs. Hiuos, assisted by Mrs. J. H. Adams and Mrs. J. Wt Todd. It wac found that Mrs. W. J. Lunney hail won tho prizo for the greatest number of cor rect quotations. The pri?o was a pret tily bound volurno cf ial?o from Shako spca re's plays in prose. Very appropriate w?s the "booby," f hearth broom, decorated with tho obit colors, and inscribed, "Brush up youl memory." This wont to Mrs. O. F Bacon. Tho charming hostess oortainly do cidod upon an original nud interest im way of entertaining her guoste. A BIRTHDAY I?ARTY. Miss Mary Julia Reid issued choir twonty invitations to hor littlo friondi for Thursday afternoon from throo uutl flvo o'olock. Tho occas'on woshorotghti birthday anniversary, and tho eh'.hi rei prosont had a most happy timo. Missoi Rossio Rollo Sholor, Hannah Board ant Nannlo Jonos rooolvcd with tho younj hostess, and also assisted in tho dining room. Aftor pleasant, games tho ohildroi woro asked into tho dining room, sm Mrs. Reid had thom to march, tho small ost lu front, singing a littlo marohlnj soug. Tho dining room was darkono< ami tho decorations were of pi?k un; white, tho samo colors hoing carried ou iu tho refreshments. Tho largo bi vt lula; oako, in tho cent cr of tho tablo, was sur rounded by eight candle.:, pink nm white. Tho gilesta out into tho cake each' hoping to reoolvo tho prlzo, Mis Lois Byrd hoing tho fortunate ono. Thoso invited woro: Misses Both Strlb ling, Ellita Cary, Suo Kilon Hunter, Loi Byrd, Holou Cary, Luoilo Hamilton Verna Strlbllng, Mary Mooro, nolo: Board, Hannah Board, Tesis Dillard -Nannie Jonos, nessie Heile ."?helor, Mac tors diarios Byrd, Qoorgo Sholor, Coopo .Handler and Hoke Swann. A I'LBASANT DI MR UK MM Nd. On Friday c voning a dime reading, fe tho bondit of tho Presbyterian chard was largoly attended, Tho affair wa under tho management of Mrs. T. ? St i ?hiing and was given at hor homo, I Tho programmo was greatly onjoyo and was carriod out, with slight vs rh (ions, ns published last wook. Tho first number was a song, Sopten hor, by Mrs. T. Ii. Strlbllng. It was wol suited to hor swoot, full volco. Anotlu Bong, by Mrs. Stribliug, was enjoye near tho closo of thoovenlug. Miss Francos Whitmiro's rooitatloi and Bongs were good, especially Om son j "Fiddlo and I." Especially entertaining woro tho solo tiona read by Mrs. E. A. Minos and Mr J. H. Adams, both of whom oro oxcollei readers. Mrs. Hines read a bouutif legend, takon from a book by Mrs. Fir haugh, a writer, who has reoontly con into prominence, Mrs. Adams road tl famous "Charlo.. Roco" from Bon Hur. A rooitatlon, "Flvo Little Mico," 1 littlo Miss Yoma Stribliug, was cute. Miss Sallie Whltmtro, of Qreonvill sang two songs, during tho first of whh alio played a guitar, Mrs. Anderson pla ing a piano accompaniment for tito ot.hc I ter voico was much admired, Mrs. Ruskin Anderson's playing, whi is always swoot, scorned unusually Friday ovouing. Mr. David Todd's violin ohlignl which was printed last wook "violin c Hgator," sucoumbod to tho atroko, a tho audience wore disappointed at r having tho pleasure of hearing it. Delightful refroshmonts, consisting Charlotte Russo and fruit cake, w< sorvod. Tho recipo for tho calco (scr turo fruitcako) waa sold. OTBBB NKW8. Mrs. John D. Vornor, of Walhalla, 1 boon visiting hor daughter, Mrs. J. Strother. Mrs. J. E. Drayton and children i visiting rolativos in Anderson. Mr. Robert Lunnoy loft recently Cuba. Mrs. (4. W. Gignilliat wont, tho last last wook, to Rook Hill, to visit ' daughter, Miss Lula Gignilliat, at \Y tlirop College. Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Doylo wont te W baba Saturday. Sovoral porsons from boro attondod ontortahnnonts of tho Wizard Gil C( pany at Walhalla last week. Miss SUB?O 'thompson is in Andors Mrs. M. W. Coloiunn is oxnootod ho this wcok. Sho has been tho rooipion much attention during hor visit to Cl losten. Rrv. J. L. Daniel carno down fr Walhalla Sunday morning, and owlnf tho vory bad woathor, combination S day school and church sorvices woro h at tho M el hod isi. chm ch. Rev. Mr. Minti, of Townvillo, proacl at tho Baptist church Sunday nftorni at .'I o'clock. AN ENTERPRISING DRUGGIST Thoro aro few mon moro wide awi and ontorpriBing than J. W. Roll, of S\ halla, W. J. Lunnoy, of Sonooa, and B. Zimmerman, of Westminster, v spare no pains to SCCUIO tho bel ovorytbing in 'heir lino for their mi customers. Tnoy now havo tho valus agonoy for Dr. King's Now Discovery consumption, coughs and coidB, Thi tho wondorful remedy that is produo snob a furor all ovor tho country by many startling ou ros. lt absolutely cv a ,1 Inna, bronchitis, hoarseness and affections of tho throat, ohost and i )\ Call at abovo drug stores and got fi t bottle frc? or r. regular sieo for 50 ta and $1. Guaranteed to ouro, or price fund?... Tho Nows and Courier ostimatos I thoro will bo 40,000 viBltors to Charlot on tho occasion of tho Confederate union In Charleston noxt May. Tho j plo of Charleston aro making arrai monta to oi.tertain that many If no sary, but tho pooplo of tho Stato n not allow tho Chnrlestonlnns to boar [ whole oxponee alone. As wo havo j marked boforo. it is all South Carolii ? net just Charleston-timi it? te ba i host of the Confed?rate Veteran*. '"-'!. ; ;>',v . ?.!,f-a.- i-'.'' '. . '> Mvmm?mmaamu?m i V ft ^l3,? ""ao wh?tu u?no ia moro highly .* * ? ?steamed or widely known, writes. "In 18901 had a severo attack of LaOrippe and at the end of four mouths, In spite of all physicians, frloud? and good nureiug could do, ruy lungs heart aud norvpus systour wore no completely wrecked, my Ufo was de spaired my frlonds Hiving mo up. I could only sloop by tho U90 Of opiates. My lunga and heart pained mo terribly and my cough waa" most aggravating. I could not Ho In ono position but r. chert t??ao trad not or; ?oy loft sid? at all. My husband brought mo Pr. Miles' Nervino and Heart Curo and I bo gan tnUiVB thea:. V/hon I bad taken a bait bo it 1 o of each I was much bottor and contine ulug persistently I took about a dozen bot tles and was eoiupiotoly restored to health to Dr. Miles* Remedies BKS^^n*. - 'vSHj aro Bold by all drug- BS^Mil *"?kV'cB giste under a positive By- '? guarantoo, first bottlo KHfiBJt?tOU?8s| bonoflta or money io- mfijy Rnatni nkx fuudcTd. Dook on d|s-^/ |T^W^dH oa608 of the heart and SfifclJ^0. vvJwwl n?rvea froo. Address, HHM?^!MHH>9B? . DR. MILES MEDICAL? CO., Elkhart, Ind. A Proposed Cut In Representation. A spooial to Tho Boston Transcript from Washington, says: "Tho groat quostion of domestic polio: of tho next Congress has, for good rea nona Mue; far, boon kopt out of tho nowa papers. Tho soorot ncod no longor bi guarded, howovor, now that it is tho in tontiou of tho Republican loadors to scab j down tho roprobontation of tho Southon BtatoB in Congress and in tho olootora collogo, to correspond to tho poroontag? of tho malo population of thr so States whioh aro disfranchised. "This is in nocordanco with aprovisioi of tho fourteenth amondmont of tho con st it uI ion, whioh has horotoforo boon al lowed to become a dead lottor. Tho tim is boliovod to bo absolutely ripo for tak lng this nt oj). It is through tho Federn oonsus that such a corrected apportion mont can bo mado, and ndw that th twelfth deoonnial enumeration ia about t botakon, tho Republicans find ( Lemsel ve in control of tho 1 louse, Sonato and Prc sldonoy. Republican loadors have boo kooping vory quiot as to thoir purpose i thiB rogard. Thoy did not claro to Ba anything about it boforo tho olootions J Novomb?r booauso had thoir election turned out unfavorably tho Democrat would hnvo had them. "Now thoy aro in a position to woic? tho losses arid gains and act accordingly Nothing could bo moro history-makin in its Importance than Republican acqu csoonco iii tho disfranchisement of th negro. It would rovolutioni/.o tho roti tlons of tho two parties in Congress an in tho olootoral collogo." .---. County Board ol Pensions to Moot. Tho County Hoard of Pensions is hon by ordorcd to moot at Walhalla Com I i ouse on tho 25th instant. J. C. NKVII.I.K, Chairman County Hoard of Ponnions. SPRING BUSINESS AFVK havo now all Departments w< stocked for tins season and can show most complote lino of Farmers' Hardiman so much sought at thia season of t year, auch ns Nails, Barbed Wiro, Plo of all kinds, Shovols, Traeos, ?feo., &o. Also, a complo stock of Small Hardware, Seeds* & Wo call apeoial attontlon to our Genuine Texas Red Oa and Virginia Turf Oa1 Wo uro doaling largely in FERTILIZERS this yoar and will ho glad-to make pri on Guano, Aoid and Cotton ?Seed Mc eil he, for Cotton or Money. Soo us foro you buy. Our ntook of GROCERIES completo. Depend on our always hoing good, and buying largol; wo clo oan Boll you often at mill prioci Contracts mado for SUPPLIES on tlrno to prompt paying 'custon only, with approved security. I I lill & G SENECA, S. C. I March 2,18W. ?very, Fe??J an?J Sale Stable. My FERTILIZERS aro BETTER ami dllEAPER than over before I lnwo tho boat on tho markot. SB .?, One Woman In Seven lu this oity has soon tho advertisement bf th famous Xi Afc t* dorset'lu tho Ladles' Homo Jour nal) Munsoy'?, Delineator or sonio ;othor Mc*folx magazine, and knows, thoroforo, soioo of tho import ant foote about "tho Corset that doo? oofc strotch." Wo have in stock a good line of It & Gr 'd>?r-> sets and will ho ploasod to BIIOW thom to tho "ono woman iu sovon"-and to th? other sis women also. Tho rew R & G numbor :}(>7~tho short-long oor sot, is ono of .'.our most popidar stylos, and soils at tho popular ono dollar pr leo. ' \%'<v C. W. PITCHFORD COMPANY. JUST ARRIVED AT NIELD'S, A LOT OF MEN'S AND BOY'S CLOTHING. Also all kinds of Farm and Garden Implements to swap for Cash or Coun try Produce. Respectfully, TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This is to notify you that wo aro ready to savo you monoy, if you will call and seo UH. "If you wait too lat?., you must BUroly moot your fate." Wo havo just reooivod a nico lino of now Shoes of all kinds, and if you should wait too lato, tho other follow may got tho pair you want. Just think a moment. Wo will soil you a nico blaok or tan Shoo worth $1.G0 for only 1)8 coate. Wo will not tako Space to montion our many other bargains in Shoes, but promise you that ali our Shoos aro "bargains" at tho very low prico wo will ask for thom. Our now Hats havo just como als'o, and you should BOO thom. It would sur prise you to BOO tho Hat that wo can soil you for 07 couts. Why pay $1.40 or $1.C0 for a Sunday Hat, whoa you can got it for 07 couts. Wo also havo a fow moro all wool Suite loft. Now is tho timo to buy whilo thoy aro going at snell low prices. Wo Still lnwo a fow moro $5 Suits soiling for $8.05. Como if you ovor expect, to need ono. . Do you nocd aStovo, or do you nood a Sowing Machino, or do you need both? If BO, now is tho timo to buy thom, and wo aro tho pooplo to buy thom from. Wo can convinco you of this faot, if you will'Ouly prico thom. Don't forgot that wo always load prices on Grocoiios. In fact, af tor consid ering tlio low prico of cotton, soarcoty of tho "dollar", wo havo dcoidod to divido our profits with tho pooplo. Wo know wo can't mako as much, but our motto is, "To Iivo and lot livo." Do not wait too lato, but como now. J. & J. S. CARTER, Successors to CARTER MERCHANDISE CO. ?.?fd il African Limbless !J ICotton Seed Free.... ?jj Anyone who sends one dollar for a year's subscription to thc At- j lanta Semi-Weekly Journal can get postpaid one pound of thc cele- \ -Drated African Limbless Cotton Seed without charge. tfj ? A pound of these seed will plant one-fifth of an acre, and with 3i proper attention should yield enough to plant a crop. \! The seed were tested in a Hst of thirty varieties by tho Gcorg-.?i ^| Experiment Station and a bulletin recently issued by Director Red- C ding shows that thc African Limbless Cotton produced 70 pounds j . more per acre than any other variety, and 161 pounds more per acre %| than the average of thirty leading varieties. ?j The African Limbless Cotton produced 780 pounds i f lint per acre, 3i which ls nearly four times the average on the farms of thc South. \' Tills shows what high fertilization and thorough culture will do W| willi these excellent Seed. The value of the product, counting cotton J at 5 cents and seed at 13 cents a bushel, was over $-15 per acre. The \' cost of fertilizers used was $4.77 per acre. W| Tile. Journal does not guarantee results, but the result of thc test ?| at the Experiment Station makes lt worth a farmer's while to test J these seed when lie can get them for nothing. ^| Thc Journal brings you thc NEWS OF THE WORLD TWICE A Xi WEER with hundreds of articles of special interest about the farm, ? the household, juvenile topics, etc., and every southern farmer / \ should have thc paper. A tf| J V You don't have to wait a week for'" the news, but get it twice as ?| i ? often as you do in the weeklies, which charge the same price. ? ? J AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE. \ w, j Send for a sample copy. Address, ^| x TUB JOURNAL, Atlanta, Ga. J -TO -OF \X7K realise that, on account of tho extremely low prico of cotton and shortage VV of crops, Goods must bo sold at a vory Bhort profit. Thoroforo wo havo marked all of our goods down, and aro going to sharo IOBHOH with those who buy from UB. Spaoo will not permit us to gi vo you all of our'ow pf ices, but wo will montion a fow in Dry Goods. All othor linos will bo Hold accordingly. Host Colors in Calle?os, 4 to (io. yard; Host Cotton Ciiooks- s '?.o oo; 200 yards Cot ton Plaid Suitings at 5o. por yard; Hoavy Outings, 5, V, and 10o. yard. A lino lino of Plain and Hrooadod Black Sattcons, Wool and Honrlotta Finish, 8, 10, 12J, 15 and 20o. per yard. Our Woolen Dress Goods, in Plain and Brooadcd Blacks and Colors, aro just beautiful, and at prices that won't bo undorsold. Mon's, Women's and Children's Shoes in abundanco at vory low prices. Wo havo an up to dato Uno of Men's and Boys' Hats and Caps. Our stook of Grooorios is complote and frosh. If you want anything in our lino and havo no monoy. just bring along your Chickens and Eggs. Will giro ?tho highost market prico for them. CLAUDE LITTLE & CO.. Westminster, ? C.