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for oo8b, Dogwood aud VV Porslmtnon Logs. Southern Hardt . wbb?lCgmpaay, P. (X Box^ o^Cb^arlOe TifONEY TO LOAN.-Loans" nego J.Y1 tlatod foi- a terra at 7 por cent iu terost Apply to ?0-24-00. JAYNES & BIIELOH. -"Bloom sells lt for loss." -?Mr. Sydney Johnson is now dorking for Mr. L. Bloom. " -Mr. H, E. Sehroder? of Camden, S. . C., spent soveral days in Walhalla last week with his family. -The many friends of Miss Andrea Schroder, who has boon quite ill for BOVO ral weeke, will be glad to learn that she ls Improving. -Mr. J. P. Vlokery, ropreseuting the Good Hoads Maobiuery Company, of Kenneth Square, Pa., was In town yes terday on business. -A bundi of keys was piokod up on the streets of Walhalla which tho owuor can get by calling at this o ill co, proving property and paying for this notice. -Greenville Mountaineer, January 6 : "Maj, S. **. Dondy, of Walhalla, has ro turned home after a brief visit to the family of L. I,. Barr cu Highland ave nue." -Lost or Stolen-On December 24th One hound dog pup; blaok with yollow tan. Beward for information at this office or J. C. Chandler, Flat Book Muster Ground. -Married, on December 30th, 1000, at tho rosldenoo of tho bride's brothor-in lav , Mr. Land, noarSonooa, S. C., Mr. E. J. Price to Miss M. J. Huunioutt, Hov. J. H. Stone officiating. > -Married, January 6th, 1001, by Jamos F. Ansel, Notary Public, at bis ofQoo io the Court Douse, Walhalla, S. C., Mr. Enos A. Bottoms and Miss Sarah Haw kins, both Of OOOUOO county. -Xt Will bc interesting to know that the pension roll of tho Stato shows that ?there are 7,707 pensioners on the rolls. Of this number 4,676 aro old soldiers and 8,182 aro tho widows of voterans. -See dental oard of Dr. T. M. Morrl wethor, of Westminster. His o Hie o is over the Poden & Anderson bank build ing, where bo will bo pleased to give pro fessional attention to all needing dental work. -Mr. N. L. Fant resumed bis dutios as postal dork on tho Bluo Ridge Railroad this (Wednesday) morning. Mr. Fant has been taking a rost of two wooka from his arduous duties, which, he says, ho onjoyod over BO muoh.. -FOUND, on the public road to West minster, noar tho corporate limits of Walhalla, ono small sack of obelisk flour, on night 22d of Decombor. Tho owner eau got samo by calling ou Major Dendy and paying for this notice -Mr. John Davis, living in tho Moun taing Rest soctiou of Goonoo county, died on last Saturday, 5th instant. Ho was perhaps the oldest man in the county, hoing ninoty-two yoars old. His body was buried at Betblohom church oemotory on Sunday. -Two of tho largest business houses in Anderson bavo made ohauges in thc heads of the firms. Mr. Frederick 6. Brown, of Brown, Osborno & Co., and R. C. Webb, of C. F. Jonos & Co., have withdrawn. Tho business will be con tinued by the other members of thc firms. -Miss Gortrudo Ansel, after spending a very pleasant visit with relativos and friends in Walhalla, rotumcd to hoi homo in Greenville on last Monday morn ing. Sho was accompanied by Mist Nannie Ansel, ber cousin, who will visit r her uncle, M. F. Ansel, Esq., and family for a season. -On last Friday tho Supromo Cour handed down ita decision in tho case o the State against W. K. Powers; trioc last year for murdor. Tho appeal bai been dismissed and tho judgmout of tb< Circuit Court affirmed. Powell will b< taken to tho penitentiary, where ho wil begin a life sentence in that institution. -Mr. Jas. F. Fowlor, of Piodmont, ii in Walhalla on a visit to relativos am friends. Mr. Fowlor is now followinj tho carpenters' trade in tho hustlinj town boforo mentioned and is- mcotin? with muoh success. "Jim's" old friend here are always pleased to seo bim am will ever glvo bim a hearty band-shake -The fearful numbor of now patient that go to tho Stato Hospital for tho In sane may bo appreciated when it i known that che mumal report of D: Babcock will show that tboro bavo bool four hundred and forty-oigbt admission to the Stato Hospital for the insano dui ing the past yoar. This is by decide odds tho largest numbor of admission for any ono year. -Mr. W. H. Talloy, of tho Ltttl River section, killed on tho 4th instant pig eight months old which nottod 25 pounds. Mr. Talloy bas tho mother ( tho pig. Sho is nineteen months old, hf brought two litters of pigs, res pee. ti vol ^ seven and nine. Outside of hogs 1 make meat for his family ho has sol $14 worth of pigs, and thon some poop say it don't pay to raiso hogs under tl stock law. -Mr. John F. Craig is moving to S neca this week, no bas resided boro fe over two yoars, boing ongagod as goner manager of tho store of his brother, M L. C. Craig. Ho is a successful morobai and has done a good business. Durit their stay bo and bis excellent wifo hav made many friends who sincoroly rogn Ik their departure Ho will resumo hue m 1 noBS at Soncca with his brother, Mr. J C. Craig. May tho greatest success a toad thom. -Tocooa (Ga.) Record, January Otb "Sam Mc.Junkin begins tho now yoar business on his own occonnt. Ho bi for yoars boon associated with ni? 'ath in tho drug business, but boroaftoi I will conduct a drug storo at Wes tm i ns ic for which placo ho loft this week. Sa Mo,Junkin is ono of tho best follows town, having by bis uniformly courtoo and agreoablo manner towards all W) tile esteem of many, who will wish goi fortune and much success to follow bi to his new homo. Tho now drug ste in Westminster will in Sam Mc,Junk bavo an able and efllciont manager. -I,minny's Wino of Cod Livor O .combined with wild ohorry, puro hyi phosphites of limo, soda, potassiu .iron, maganose, quinine, strychnia a ?dlnstatio extraot of malt, is a remedy tl: you can depond upon to eombat t ?effects of eolds and coughs, ns well lung and throat troubles that bavo 1 ?orno chronic. For building up a ri down system lt is vory useful. 'I ad vantago of this preparation ovor ot lu of a similar nature hos in tho nbsoh purity of its ingredionts and oaro in manufacture-only a small quantity boi made at a time. This palatable pro] ration will be found valuable for wc and delicate children and will onal them to hotter withstand tito sudd ohauges of winter. Your money bad .not as represented. W. J. Lunnoy MM -Mr. 0. H. ?lrown, of Plokoua, vlsltod tho family of his son-Jn-lltwj ??t. O. L. Crni#, last wook. -Mr. Ilonry Foster,' a promiuont mer? chant of Cumming, Cia., and Mr. Rudolph (.lemke, of Inman & Co., Augusta, Ga., attended tho Callaway-Norman marriage. -Hov. O. J. Copeland, of Anderson, will preach lu tho Walhalla Baptist church on next Sunday night, 18th In stant, at 7.80 o'olook. Tho publlo oor dlally iavlted. -The many friends of Ur. K. O. Wright, Of Grocnvillo, regrot to loam tln: ? he lost his stock of goods by. Aro last Sunday morning. Stock estimated at $4,200; insurance, $2,000. It was evi dently the work Of an lnoondlary. -A yesterday's special from Columbia says: "Tho House and Senate organised to day. The chief interest was in the elootion of Speaker of tho House. Wt F. Stevenson, of Chesterfield, won on tho first ballot, rocolvlng 78 votes to 28 forPrinoe aod 17 for Weston." T. O. Hamer was re-eleotod Clerk. -Mr. W. J. Neville loft Wednesday morning for Tuoson, Arizona, whore he ezpeots to spend ono or two years for tho benefit of his health. He spent several months tho re a year ago, and found tho olimato very benefiolal. His many friends regrot to soo him go, but wish him a per mamont ouro. Wo hope to hear from him through the columns of Tho Courier from time to timo. <.? - Callaway-Norman. Married, at the rea Ide nco of tho brido's mother, Mrs. N. Norman, in Walhalla, S. C., January 0th, 1001, at ll o'olook a. m., Prof. J. J. S. Callaway, of Cumming, Ga., to M ?HS Rosa Norman, Rov. J. G. Sobald officiating. It was a home wed din K, v. it li relatives and a few invited friends presont. Mr. and Mrs. Callaway loft on tho noon train for their home in Georgia. Tho best wishes of many frionds accompany them for their futuro happiness a lui prosperity. . Mr. A. L. Qosseti. Mr. A. Ii. GoBsott, of Westminster, S. C., loaves this week for Atlanta, Qa., whoro ho gooB to tako a business oourso in the Southern Shorthand and Business University. Mr. Qossett has beeu known to tho readers of THIS COUIIIBU for ten years or moro as our Westminster cor respondent. Wo aro sure that while our readers rogrot tho prosent loss of his newsy aud interesting weokly letters, yet all unito with us in wishing him the groatost success in tho futuro, wberover his lot may bo east. Ho is a young man of fino ability, studious habits and ex emplary character. These always count in tho long run, and wo confidently pre dict for him tho largo sucooss which ho so well merits. When ho complotes his course and returns with his diploma wo hopo to seo him permanently located in somo ono of tho several enterprising towns of our county, for Oconoo can ill alford to loso KO valuable a young man as Mr. (Jossott. And on tho othor hand tho future of Oconoo is big with promise to young mon of "grit and graco," for the day has passed at last when our young mon havo to go olsewhoro to build thoir fortuo.- Tims it is that tho host wishes of T?IK COUHIKR staff attond our young friend when wo toll him to go to OOllogO, study hard, como back, marry a pretty wifo, build a happy homo, and-write again for tho rondors of TUB COU HUCK as opportunity affords. ^ ? - Real Estato Transfers. Tlio following roal estato transfors have boon recorded on tho Auditor's books since Dooombor 18, 1000: Walhalla-D. Oolkors to D. L. Helloms, 1 lot, $75. Westminster-L. G. and W. S. Gaston to T. N. Cartor, 1 lot, $325; W. D. Lesly to Webb & Crawford, 1 lot, $250.5Q; E. J. King to Julius C. Aloxandor, 1 lot, $60. Seneca-B. L. Lowery to W. O. Hamil ton, 1 lot, $100; Mario Wiggins to T. W. Williams, 1 lot, $50; R. F. Pull i ?un and J. H. Pulliam to Mrs. Emma Harpor, 1 lot, $240; Carlos EaBloy to L. G. Gassa way, 1 lot, $55, West Union-J. C. Shockley to Dora S. McMahan, 1 lot, $200. Koowoo Township-J. W. Holloman, Alaster, to P. A. Brown, 45 acres, $86; W. W. Erskine to J. P. Cautroll, 02 noros, $508. Wagoner Township-rA. and Robt. A. VanWyok to U. E. Bowen, 210 acres, $800; S. P. Dondy, as Speoial Mastor, to J. R. Earle, 14 acres, $00; J. R. Earle to Phoebe Davis, 14 acres, $140. Pulaski Township-W. H. Thrift, Sr., to W. H. Thrift, Jr., 35 acres, $00; J. n. Rotholl to W. N. D. Rholotter, 5 acres, $23; S. C. Copeland to W. N. D. Rholot ter, 5} acres, $25; P. P. Hall to P. J. Cartor, 140 aoros, $150; Emily Wey man to Samuel T. Woy man and Mrs. W. B. Houston, 515 acres, $5. Chattooga Township-J. W. Hollo man, Master, to J. W. Holloman and R. T. Jaynes, 102 acron. $250. Tngaloo Township-John T. Simpson to Bortio J. Breazoalo. 245 acres, $2,000; Nancy E. Whiting to Dolly Whiting, 100 acres, $0; W. B. Adams to J. D. Dunlap, 120 acres, $1,100. Center Township-Matthew McDon ald to Mrs. Lula Mason, 48 aoros, $375; J. W. Mason to J. H. Mason, 14 aoros, $350; J. W. Holloman, Master, to E. C. Mnrott, 53 acres, $100. Tho Appetite of a Goat Is envied by all poor dyspeptics whoso stomach and livor aro out of order. All such should know that Dr. King's Now Lifo Pills, tho wonderful stomach and livor romody, gives a splendid nppotito, sound digestion and a regular bodily habit that insures porfoct health and groat energy. Only 25 cents at all drug stores in tho county. Honor Roll of Ebenozor School. Following is tho honor roll of Ebo ne/.er school for tho month ending Jan uary 4th, 1001: Evie, Ed., Mabel and Bon Tollt son, Cora, Maud and Tillman Jonos, Mona, Hannah, Bertha, Annio and Johnnie Brucko, Mamie Bischoff, May Whitmiro, Nina, Jessie and Hezekiah Cronshaw, Carrie and Dicdriok Wald, Murt?n Cox and Colin Hand. Roll of Merit: Annio, li ar nest and Davis Tollison, Mamio Frooman, Walter, Lizzie and Paul Miller, Zoila Whitmiro, Mena Wald and Maud Chandler. Enrolltnont 40. Moro to como. School nourishing. J. G. Huff, Teacher. Father Sees His Son Hanged. Charleston, S. C., January 4.-James Kelly, a negro, was hanged hero today for tlio murder of Willis Bonneau, a miser, whom ho first robbed. Tho mur derer's father, an old man bent with ago and infirmities, saw tho execution. Tho father watched tho sheriff as the ropos woro being tied and novor lifted his oyoB from his son as ho was hoing exe cuted. When tho body had boon out down tho old man sought tho sheriff and grasped Ids hand. '.Ross," ho said, "I ls soon a lot of niggors hanged, but dat is do best job of dom all. Dat was my youngest ohlld, but you sure did hang him good." Tho father had tho coffin placod in a wagon and drovo lt to tho oemotory. After Janua a larger and more < ever handled. I wi in the past. In the where you can get member, also, "BLC Attempte Assas: Deputy Marsh* bin has Nan Meets with an Exceptio on his Arrival at r Would-be Assj bly Wo On last Monday night at ll o'clock Doputy Marshal W. B. P. Corbin re t urned from Piokens, and as ho drovo into tho lane leading to bis lot he stopped momentarily beside tho well in tho odge of his yard. Mr. Corbin lives about a quarter of a milo from tho corporate limits of town. Ho was driving a pair of horses to a light opon buggy and was alone. Just as he alighted from tho buggy and throw tho reins over a fenoo post, partios who wore lying in wait behind his orib and stables shot at him. Ho was hit on the ohin and loft arm by two shot, and flvo shot entered his hoavy overooat, but did not ponotrato tho flesh. Ho drew his revolver and returned tho Aro. Ho advanced to within twonty-flvo steps of his assailants, and us ono of thom stepped from behind the crib Mr. Corbin shot for tho first timo. The man staggered, groaned and re treated. SoVoral shots woro then ilred at Mr. Corbin from different points around tho orib and stablos, but ho was not again hit. Ho called to his souB to bring the rifles. Thoy responded at once, and soveral shots woro oxchanged as tho partios re treated aoross tho fields and into tho woods about two hundred yards distant. The embryonio battle at that timo Of night aroused tho neighborhood end a good portion of tho town. It was not long until several friends of Mr. Corbin wont to offor holp If noodod. On examination of the premises it - was found that somo planks had boon torn off tho eldo of tho stables farthest from tho h ou HO and somo ono had gone Phillp D. Armour Dead. Chicago, January 7.-Philip Danforth Armour, financier and multi-millionaire, i hoad of tho vast oommoroial establish- : mont that boars his namo, died at his homo, 2,115Prairie avonuo, at 5.15 o'clock < yoatorday afternoon. A muscular affeotion of tho heart was the immediate causo of death. He had been slowly recovering from pneumonia, which, for three weoks, had beon threat ening his lifo. At 0 o'clock yostorday morning his heart gavo way under tho strain of his recent Illness, his pulse run ning up to 103. That was tho beginning of the ond. During tho day ho had real ized that doath wa? noar, and was con scious until within an hour of his doath. Just boforo bin doath ono of tho nursoB who had been attending him drew a chair to tho bodsido and slowly road from thc Bible tho Lord's prayer. It was road sentenoe by Bontonco and each was ropoated by Mr. Armour. Tho end carno after two yoars of ill ness, during which timo Mr. Armour visited Qerman baths, passed tho cold months in Southern California and de voted himsolf largoly to an attempt to restore his health. Conquest of Boers. New York, January 7.-Charles D. Piorco, ConBol General of tbo Orange Free State in New York, and treasurer of tho Boor roliof fund in A loorica, has givon out tiio following statemont: "The news coming to us ovory day, both by publie and privato oablo, shown tho roported conquest of tho Boors to bo a delusion. "There aro undor arms on the Boor sido mo. > than 10,000 hardy, determined, invinoiblo patriots, of which 6,000 are now invading Capo Colony, against the 210,000 troops landed from Croat Britain and her dependencies. "Tbo British invaders have lost moro than 46 por cont of that forco. Tito total Boor lo"nos in killed in dying from wounds have not oxooodod 1,600, bnt their loss in proporty and in tho impov erishment of tho pooplo has boon groat. "Part of tho Boors aro armod with Mausers, using a plain bullet, but many have Lee-Metford rifles, which USO tho dum (lum bullets, and all of tho lattor woro oapturod from tho English. Thoy boar tho arrow mark of Woolwioh." A Lire and'Death Fight. Mr. W. A. Hine?, of Manchester, Ia., writing of his almost miraculous escapo from doath, says: "Rxposuroafter meas les inducod serious lung trouble, which onded in consumption. I had frequent hemorrhages and coughed night and day. All my dootors baie I must soon dio. Thon I began to uso Dr. King's Now Dis covery for Consumption, which com pletely cured mo. I would not be with out it ovon if it cost (5 a bottlo. Hun dreds have Used it OU my recommenda tion, and all say it nover fails to ouro 1 throat, chest and lung troubles." Ilogu I lar sizes, 60 oonts and $1. Trial bottles freo at all drug stores in tho county, j Evory bottle guaranteed. ry"":15th I will oocu complete stock of Lil be pleased to tai i meantime, howev< the best of every tl )OM SELLS IT F LOOM'S d sination ! il W.B.F. Cor row Escape. nally Warm Reception lome*-One of the assins Proba unded. into tho stablos and oponod two doors. This indioatod an intention alBo to rosoue a pair of mules which had boon seizod from P. L. Flom ming, of Hart county, Georgia, in Dooombor, for violation of revenue laws. . But the reoouors woro foiled in their attempt by tho unoxpeotod arrival of Mr. Corbin on the soene, or else ') was a deeply laid soborno to kill Mr.' Corbin and bia BOHH as woll as to rosouo the stock. There wero at loast eight persons connected with the murderous attack and timo will doubtless prove their idontity. A runuor was sent to Clemson Col logo for a pair of blood hounds, and at 0 o'dook Tuesday morning they wore put on tho trails. The dogs did faithful work for sovoral hours, but tho tracks had gotten too cold to run down any ono man. But in duo timo tho conviction and pu ni sh mont of tho guilty parties may bo looked for. Murder most foul was attempted, and but for the intervention of a kind Providence Mr. Corbin would havo boon brutally slain at bis owu door. Tho timo has undoubtedly como when lawlessness in our midst must bo suppressed, whatever the cost. Adequate rewards will bo offered for tho arrest of the parties with proof to oonviot No braver man or moro faithful officer than Wm. B. F. Corbin over hold a commission from tho Federal Government, and Unolo Sam is amply able and always willing to proteot his offloors whon occasion demands. Further developments are awaited with interest. In Memoriam. Whereas, it bas pleased Almighty God In His unsearchable wisdom to remove from our midst, and from Walhalla Bap tist Sunday school, Miss Anna Burley, ono of its most belovod, offioient, devoted and earnest workers : Resolved, That this Sunday school has board with profound sorrow of the death of Miss Anna Burley. Resolved. That this Sunday school, in tho death of Miss Anna Burley, has lost ono of its most valuablo and oxemplary members, who being dead, yet spoakoth, Resolved, That a copy of those reso lutions, with tho preamble, bo sent to the family of the deceased, and that the same bo published in Tho Koowoo Courior. H. A. Gibson, James Seaborn, N. L. Fant, C. R. D. Burns, Committee -????. Glorious News Comos from Dr. D. B. Cargilo, of Washita, I. T. Ho writes: "Four bot tles of Electric Ritters has cured Mrs. Browor bf sor of ula, which bad caused her groat suffering for years. Terrible sores would break out on her head and face, and tho best doctors could give no help; but her ou re is complote and her health is excellent." This shows what thousands have proved-that Elcotrlo Bitters is tho best blood purifier known. It's tho supremo remedy for eczema, tot ter, salt rheum, ulcers, boils and run ning sores. It stimulates liver, kidneys and bowels, expels poisons, helps diges tion builds up tho strongth. Only 50 conto. Sold by all druggists In the county. Guaranteed. Ship Goos Down and Many Lives are Lost. San Franoiso, January 6.-Tho steamer Iaqui, which loft this oity yesterday afternoon for San Diego with a cargo of gonoral merchandise, was wrecked nomo time last night on Duxbury roof, just outside tho Golden Cate, and all on board with tho singlo exception of Chief Engineer Barril, who was washed ashore on an overturned boat after hoing in the wator two hours, aro bell H ved to haye perished. Tho details aro moagor, but it is known that thoro wore between 80 and 40 per sons on board tho ill-fated vessel at the timo of tho acoidont. The Iaqui nailed from Euroka sovoral days ago for San Fran Pedro and put in boro yesterday to land some passengers, and as soon as that duty had beon attended to Capt. Bauch put to soa again. How the disas ter occurred is not known, but a heavy swell was on outside the heads last night and it is probablo that tho unfor tunate vossol drifted too noar tho reef in the haze that overshadowed tho wator and was thrown upon tho rooks by tho swell. Sho is a total loss. Dr. Kerman Beor, ono of tho most prominent citizens of Charleston, dtod last Wednesday night. He was a native of Gormany and a Hebrew by birth, but bolongod to tho Methodist ohuroh, stand lng high in tho councils of that body. ipy the store room Clothing, Hats, She re you call at my n< ar, remember that. ling tn the Clothing OR LESS." CASH Mero Mention. The Czar o? Rusel? is said to have eu? tirely recovered from bis recent illn?M. President Kruger ls seriously ill with bronchitis and his phystolouo fear that the malady may prove fatal. The friends of Senator Quay suooecdsd in reorganising the Pennsylvania Lt.;hv lature and they will have no difficulty In ro-olcotlng him to the Sonato. A dispatch from South Afrioasays that the Boors, a few days ago, captured a Bri ti Bb wagon train valued at $260,000. A man supposed to be Pat Crowe, the kidnapper of Edward Cudahy, Jr., was arrested at Ohadron, Nebraska, on last Tuesday, but the oaae afterward turned out to be one of mistaken identity. Ignatius Donnelly, legislator and Shakespearean oritio, diod at his home in Indianapolis last Wednesday.. General Lord Roberts arrived at Cowes, ! England, on Wednesday, and was re ceived with great demonstration. Tho ooldest weathor of the season ls now prevailing throughout the North west, the snow in some sections hoing from ii YO to six feet deep. The big sugar co m punios have an nounced reductions of from flvo to ton points in prices. Sooretary of War Root contemplates a trip to the Philippines to adjust army matters there. The United States Minister at Carrao oas report? that the impending tr?uble ovor conflicting asphalt concessions has boon thwarted temporarily. Ten Germans were killed and nine wounded at Lol Tung, China, on Janu ary 1 through the flring of a salute with a dofeotive cartridge. Congross reoonvenod on Thursday. The Bank of England has raised the interest from 4 to 6 per cent. The tight nosB of tho money market as a conse quence has caused a slump in British stooks. The Pope of Rome is said to have dis pensed the equivalent of $88,800 during tho past year. A bill has been introduced in the Ne braska Legislature providing for the im position of tho death penalty for kid napping. The British havo evacuated soveral ports of tho Orange Freo State. Lord Roberts has boen made an Earle. Senator Fry will bo his own successor in the United States Senate. ' Frank James, brothor of the notorious JOBSO Jamos, is a candidate for the posi tion of doorkeeper of tho Missouri House of Representatives. Sixty of tho largest plow manufactur ers of vlio country have organized them selves into a trust with $85,000,000. *T)io Armour Paoklng Company is buy ing ita salt in Portugal at prices less than thoso made by the salt trust. If Lord Kitchener ovor suoeeods in whipping the Boers it is understood that he is to bo made oommandor-in-ohief of tho British army in India. The Bowery Saviugs Bank of New York has 123,000 depositors. In a letter mailed at Lincoln, Neb., on January 7, a writer who ropresenta him self aa ono of the kidnappers of Edward Cudahy, makes a formal offer to turn State's ovidenco against his confederates in return 'for immunity for himself and this guaranty has boon mado by tho ohiof of police and Mr. Cudahy. The government of tho oity of Atlanta has passed into the hands of tho new ad ministration. Mayor James G. Wood ward formally relinquished tho reins of the municipality Monday night and Mayor Livingston Mims assumed his duties. Tho ceremonies of tho occasion woro of a most interesting nature. The oath of offlco was administered by Judge Lu m pk i ii of the Superior Court. Folks who say that this world is not bright enough are in no hurry to soe the next one bl nco. He Fooled the Surgeons. All doctors told Roniok Hamilton, of Wost Jefferson, Ohio, after suffering 18 months from rectal fistula, he would die unless a costly oporation was performed: but ho ourod himself with five boxes of Buck lon's Arnioa Salve, the surest pile euro on earth, and the best salvo in the world. 25 cent? a box. Sold by all druggists in tho county. Girl Murdered by Bestial Boy. Marietta, Ohio, January 7.-Miss Nellie Morris, aged nineteen, handsome and accomplished, waa attacked and killed with a razor at Haoknoy, Morgan oounty, to-night by Walter A. Woinstook, aged eighteon years, who lived noar hor homo. She was going homo across the fields when Woinstook mot her and made indo oont proposals to her. She immediately started to run. no grabbed her and throw her to tho ground. Sho screamed and fought hard, finally getting to her foot. Woinstook drew a razor from his pocket and out her across tho nook, sov oring tho nook musoles and laying baro tho jugular vein. Miss Morris grabbed tho razor with hor hands and they woro out into pieces. Hor dross was torn from her in shreds and when people ar rived she was almost naked. Sho died from tho offoots of hor wounds shortly after tho assault, She was tho daughter of Benjamin Morris, n melness man of this oity, and was prominent in sooioty in this oity and Parkersburg. Woinstook was grabbod by a orowd of mon, who bound him with ropes, hands and foot, and romovod him to a building, whoro moro than 1,500 gathered to guard him. Aa lato as ll o'olock tonight tho pooplo of Haoknoy aro all up and a mob ls hoing organized to hang Weinntook. A troo has already boon seleoted and the rope has boon provldod. Weinstook recently rotut^od from tho reformatory, whoro ho serv?M a torio for attempting to kill his fatho'y Jacob Woinstook, a rlob farmer of Morgan county. in Which L; G. Oraij >?s, Gents' Furnish BW store, and I will E am at my old star and Gents' Furnisl B?RGABI THE NEWS FROM SENECA. Local Happenings In ?nd Around the Towt.. Library and Club Work. Senoo?, South Carolina, January 8. The differont ohurohes of the town aro now observing the week of prayer, ap pointed by the Evangelical Allianoo. Frayer meeting was ho'.d at the Metho dist church on Monday, when the ser* vices were conducted by Hov. C. Ward j law. Union servloes will bo hold throughout the week, alternating among the Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodist oh u rob OB. ' Several additions are being received to the library this wook, notably from the Magazine Club and a friend in Phila delphia. The directora will make an im mediate order for some recent publica tion a of fiction. Mis? Susie Thompson has now assumed ohargo as librarian. At its last meeting the Students' Club held its regular election of officers for the ensuing term. The now offloers are aa follows: President, Miss Franois Low ery; vice president, Miss Clara Livings ton; seretary and treasurer, Miss Ellen Todd; diotator, Miss Sara Livingston. Tho exeoutive and program committee is composed of Misses Sara Livingston, May Thompson and Helen Swann. A new superintendent, Mr. Herbert Thompaon, was installed at the Presby terian Sunday sohool last Sunday morn ing. As a token of appreciation and estoora, the class of boys of whioh Mr. mh?mpnon has been teaoher for the past two years, presonted him a handsome Bible. Miss Mary Mi nh i ni? otto will remain aa the guest of Mrs. Nimmons until Friday, when she leaves for a northern trip. She will spend several mouths in New York and Philadelphia. Mrs. Stokes Striblfng has returned from Anderson, where she was compelled to prolong hor stay, owing to an attack of grip. Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson and son leave today for Atlanta, after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Thompson. Tho friends of Mrs. Isabella Lee will be glad to learn that sho will again mako her home in Oconeo. She and her son, Mr. Luoius Leo, will soon move to their farm near Seneoa. Miss May Thompson spent last week, the guest of tho Misses Livingston. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hoke and ohildren wore in town a short while last week, returnining to Atlanta after ?pouding the holidays with Mrs. Hoke's parents, Dr. and Mrs. Nardin, at Anderson. Miss Bose Weloh 1B paying a vist to her sister, Mrs. L. C. Craig. Mr. Arthur P. MoElroy was in town last week. MisB Boxio Bold has returned to Wal halla, to the regret of her f rionds hero. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Thompson have returned from a visit to Greenville Mr. Joseph Shelor now has a position in the store of B. Anderson. Little Joe Clayton is ill of pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Anderson, of Wal halla, spont Sunday with Mrs. Warren , Shelor. Tho prize offered by Miss Byrdie Thompson, teaoher of the primary class in the Methodist Sunday sohool, to the pupil of her class making the best atten dance reoord during last year, went to little Mies Nannie Mooro, who Waa pres ent forty-six Sundays. The prize was a volume of the Psalma and Now Testa ment, daintily bouud in red morocco. Most of the holiday visitors have left town. M. K. s. Oconee County Alllnanoe. The Oooneo County Alliance will hold its quarterly meeting at Wagoner Sohool House on the second Friday in January, 1001, at 10 o'olook a. m. A full attond anoe of members oarnoatly requested. Important business will bo transacted. James T. Bold, President. W. W. Burley, Seorotary. - Roosevelt rode the Masonio goat on Wednesday night and ho is now an En tered Apprentico Mason. He ls on the right road to virtuo at last and'when he booomos a Master Mason, he will not only have exporionood some now features of the strenuous life, but he will be under a benign and wholesome |influenoe , that oannot fail to imp rove bis quality. Tjie Eminent Kidney and Bladder Specialist. HU Laboratory. There Is a disease prevailing In this country most dangerous because so decep tive. Many sudden deaths are caused by it-heart disease, pneumonia, heart failure or apoplexy are often the result of kidney disease. If kidney trouble is allowed to ad? vance the kidney-poisoned blood will attack the vital organs, or the kidneys themselves break down and waste away cell by cell. Then the richness of the blood-the albumen -leaks out and the sufferer has Bright's Disease, the worst form of kidney trouble. Di Kilmer's Swamp-Root the new dis covery ls the true specif io for kidney, bladder and urinary troubles. It has oured thousands of apparently hopeless oases, after all other efforts have failed. At druggists In ? if ty- cen t and dollar sizes/ A sample bottle sent free by mall, also a book telling about Swamp Root and its wonderful oures, Address Dr, Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. and "Mon this paper. is now doing business. I will carry lng Ooods, Notions, etc., than I have serve you with Better Bargains than Ld, three doors below the Post Ofiftce, tiing Lines at the lowest prices. Re? Blankets are the order of the day-and night. ?aven't had enough cold wetaher to break the stock yet, and weare anxious to see them move. O CJR BLANKETS are always bought full size, so that, no matter how cheap you may find it necessary to purchase, you get the proper size. We show a complete line, from Lambs' Wool to the cheap mixed goods. In Underwear you merely give in your size and price and we do the rest-and the rest is easy to do when we have a complete stock to rely on. 0 : / ^ ...... . Ladies' and Misses', in Union Suits or. Single Garments, at popular prices. Hen's, Boys' and Infants' in Singlo Garments or pairs-to suit the eustomer. The kid that gets inside of one of our Lambs' Wool Undervests will be a "warm baby." He may not have a spasm of Joy when he tries it on, but he'll be sure to have a flt. Any size you want. We've got the goods. Come and see them. Another shipment of Peyser's cele brated Collars and Cuffs just received. M. W. COLEMAN & GO., Phone 30. A Happy New Year! To each and every one of our cus tomers and friends we extend our best wishes for a prosperous and happy New Year. Thanking you for the liberal pat ronage in the past, and soliciting a con ti nuance for he tfuure, Yours respectfully, C. W. Pitchford Co. Skeldon Nine Feel in Length. Corn and Fodder for Sale? Bonnettflvllle, S. 0., January 7.-There is an old Indian mound in tho sandhill sootlon of Crooked crook, 15 milos north of hero, where skeletons and Indian rolios wore unearthed a fow days ago. Tho mound was noar tho old wolf pit, where sooros of wolves were baited and I oaptured by the hunters beforo the beasts were driven out of the forests. A party of meo undor command of Capt. Samuol Kirkpatrick dooldod to in* vestigate tho mound in tho searoh for biddon troasuro. Tho first day's work failed to bring rosults, but the digging was resumed the second day. Skolotons, bones, arrows and pottery were un oarthod and deep down under tho other disoovorios was tho skeleton of a human* being which measured nino feet in length. A nogro who waa arrested at Romo, Qa., on suspiolon of assault, but having boen taken bofore the woman assaulted, was not identified, and as thore was no ovldonoo On whioh to hold him, the Judgo discharged him. A mob, howevor, lynonod him. Of course tho real crimi nal will now go free. This ls a legiti mate consequence of mob law, and every one who advocates or defends lt is lend ing his iniluenoo to snob results.- - ('lies J ter Lantern, WILL bo sold on TUESDAY, "*nu ary inth, 1001, on the farm of the lato Qonoral Connor, on Whetstone Crook, ono hundred (160) and fifty bushels of oom and sorao fodder, Ac. Terms cash. W. P. ERVIN, Agent. December 20, 1900. 62-2 Notice to Trespassers. WE, tho undersigned, each do hereby notify all persons that trespassing of any kind is positively forbidden in any part of Ooonee county on lands be longing to us. (Signed) John O. Hicks,. Mrs. A. Wendolkon, W. B. P. Corbin, G. Q. Smith, V. P. Martin, A. P. Crisp. January 1,1001. 1-4 To Pensioners. ALL PERSONS entitled to a pension will moot tho County Board of Pen alona at Walhalla on tho third Monday in January, 1001. AU porsons so entitled will havo to mako application agata under tho recent Act of the Legislature. If thone porsons fail to appear thoy will not re?oive a pension. S, M. POOL, Chairman Board of Pensions, oQ-. Goonoo County