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Cfo* fUnhwe &0ttrier. rUHUSHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING -?V J A YNES, SHILOH, SMITH * STECK B. T. JA.YNKB, 1 rom . p..M 11>. A. BM IT ll. J. W. HHKLOK, } Ku"- 1 VVM I J. A. STUCK. SUBSCRIPTION. 01.00 PCR ANNUM. ADVERTISING RATES REASONABLE Communications of a persona) oharaotor charged for as advertisements. |J> Obituary notices and tributes ol ron ncot, of not over one hundred words, will be piiuted free of charge. AU over that Dumber roust be paid for at the rate of one cont a woid. Cash to accompany mauusoript. WALHALLA, 8. C. z WBDNRNDAVi BBC. 'it. I90*J. He Got Shot for lt. Elberton, Qa., December 18. Brewor Jones, a white boy, shot his father here Friday night. Young Jones is night watchman for the Elberton Cotton and Compress Company. Thomas S. Jones, his father, is on tho police force. Last night about 2 o'clock tho father con cluded he would investigate to see if young Jones was at his post in the disoharge of his duties. The father entered the premises of tho Compress Company and was hailed at once by the son, who demanded his name and bnsiness. The father, to test his BOII'S courage, refused to reply, but kept straight toward tho boy, who drew his pistol and shot his father down, tho ball entering the leg above tho knee and imbodding itself in thc bone. Tho elder Jones was taken home and medical aid summoned. The physicians did not extract tho ball and state that the wound is not fatal. PISCES CURE FOR UUKtS WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. ^ Hoot Cough Syrup. Tafites Oood. t" In Ump, Hold by rirupRlsts._I5I -^*m> Now Methodist Hymnal. Pittsburg, Pa., December 18. For thc first time in the history of thc M. E. church since tho civil war, important commissions from the Church North and South have ar ranged to hold a joint meeting on interests of like importance to both branches. This will occur on the 10th of next month, when a commis sion of tho Northern church, of cloven members, who have in process of preparation a new hymnal for the denomination, will meet with a simi lar commission of eleven members from the Church South, at Nash ville, Tenn., for the purpose of con sidering the adoption of the same book for both branches of the church. Tho general impression is that a compromise will bo made, and some of thc best hymns of both branches be placed in the new hymnal. Morry Christmas to all I Free to You If you ?re not well ?nd want to know the troth ?boat your troubU, ?end for mr ire? booklet* ?nd ?elf .x?mlii?Uon bl?nke. No. 1, Nervous Debili ty (8exu?l We?kness). No. >, V?rloocele. No. 8, Strloture, No. *, Kid ney ?nd Bl?rtiier (Join pltlnts, No. ?, D1M?M of Women, No. 9, The Poison King (Bled Poison), No. 7, O* Urrh. These books should be In the h?nds of ?very person ?ttltot ed, as Dr. H?th?w?y, the author, ls reco, , nlsed ?a the best ?u ?thorlty ?nd expert In the United HUtes on DH. HATHAWAY. these dl?e?iea. Write or send for the book yon want to-d?y, ?nd lt will be sent you free, scaled. Address J. New ton H?th?w?y, M.D. 71 lnuiuu Building, >?t\ S. Broad Street. Atlanta. Georgia. Cherry Tree Men to Jail. Charlotte, N. C., December 18. Unless the persons interested in the onco famous Amos Owens cherry tree swindle, cash up with the de frauded letter writers this week it is probable they will go to jail. The present Urin of Court was named aa tho limit for the defendants to pay up. Thus far $5,000 bas been paid to Col. II. C. Cowes, who waa named by tho Court to receive it, but there are $7,500 yot to be paid, and it is said the defendants are not able to pay this sum. Unless Judge Boyd relents they are apt to spend Christ mas, in i ail. Senator Pritchard is expected here this week to plead for] further timo for his clionts. Excess Of Smoking Affected My Heart So I Had To Sit Up To Breathe/ Dr. Miles' Heart Cure Cured Me. There is nothing that has a more deleter ious effect upon thc cardiac or heart nerves than the excessive use of tobacco. Pain and tenderness around the heart, an oppressive feeling in the chest, choking sensation in the throat, discomfort from sleeping on the left side and smothering spells at night when thc sufferer has to tit up in bed to breathe are the most common symptoms of a weak heart. Smokers who leel these symptoms and who do not understand their meaning should bc warned in time, by the following experience: "I was greatly troubled with an affection of the heart, due I think to excessive smoking. ( )n writing to you for advice 1 was directed to bey in a course of treatment which in cluded Dr. Miles' Heart Cure, Dr. Miles' Nervine and Nerve and Liver Pills, together with bathing, etc. I faithfully followed the directions given md am pleased to say that my cure is complete and permanent. Be fore beginning the use of your remedies I was so nervous I could not keep my hands still and suffered greatly from severe pains around the heart. Many times at night 1 would bc forced to assume a sitting posture to get my breath, and for the time being it would seem as though my heart had stopped beating. From the splendid results achieved In my case I can cheerfully recommend Dr. Miles' Heart Cure, Restorative Nervine and other remedies to all sufferers from heart or nervous troubles."-Yours truly, ELIJAH HALL, Dothan, Ala. All druggists sell and guarantee first bot tle Dr. Miles' Remedies. Send for free book on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind. Breezy Items (rom Clemson College. Cl om BOD College, December 14.-The Christmas v; .cation will bogia on Do ceaiber 28id sod eud ou the 3rd of Jauuary. Tho great msjority uf the students will spend the holidays at home. Already the thoughts of the more romautio are turning toward the mystic mistletoe, sod doubtless the foud heart of mauy a Carolina girl is beating faster as the day approaches when she shall behold a cherished form olsd io a soldier's garb. How the heart of mothers, too, will be thrilled when they see their boys trooping home wearing the same uniforms their lovers wore 40 years ago. Those cadets who do not go nome will be well taken oare of on the bill. Dr. Chas. A. Stakely, of Montgomery, Ala., bas been elect. <l to preach the commencement Bermon in Juno and has accepted. Ile was for several years pastor of the Citadel Square Baptist church in Charleston and is well known du this and other Southern States as au eloquent and forceful preaoher. Col. J. 8. Newman advocates planting the locust tree for poats. He has a fine lot of them growing here now. Trees only a year old from the seed, are night feet high. Theso trees grow best on red clay land, no matter how poor; ii fact, the pooror the better. Col. New mau says that the posts last forever. He knows of many that are a hundred years old and still sound. Mr. J. P. Lewis, foreman of the farm, killed 28 hogs this woek, ranging in weight from 300 to 460. Hogs only eight months old weighed 300 pounds. It was a t eic ? i inj; sight to see so many fiuo porkors st 'ung up in a row. Good t linen aro ahoad for the boys. The Clemson College Gorman club has sent out noat invitations to the Christ inas hop which takoB place Friday evening, Doeembor 10. This promises to be one of the most enjoyable dances of tho season. Following are the com mittees aud (diapurones: Invitation-J. G. Barnwell, J. G. Cunningham, C. W. Legerton ; introduction, J. E. Hanni, V. McB. Williams, A. M. Henry ; floor, W. H. Barnwell, C. E. Bolneau.T. S. Perrin; music, F. H. Cunningham, B. H. Gardi ner, John Maxwell; chaperones-Mrs. P. IL Moll, Mrs. D. K. Norris, Mrs. P. H. E. Sloan, Mrs. J. P. Lewis, Mrs. J. T. Hunter, Mrs. C. M. Furman, Mrs. P. T. Brodie, Mrs. W. M. Riggs, Mrs. H. N. Braokett, Mrs. A. M. Rod foam, Mrs. R. E. Lee, Mrs. S. W. Reaves, Mrs. H. Bonton. Big Hogs. This is tho timo of yoar when tales about big hogs aro in ordor. The news papers ar . always glad to get hold of items about big hogs, for they show tho condition of tho country. Mr. S. C. Major, who lives just below the city, has lust killed three 13-montbs-old pigs, and has made meat and lard enough to do him next yoar. Ono of tho pigs wolghod 387 pounds, another 430 and another oven 500. Ho got about 30 gallons of lard and about 100 pounds of sausage. Tho pigs woro of Berkshire breed.-An dorson Daily Mail, December 12th. Big Potatoes-Second Crop. Mr. J. T. Latimer, of Lowndes* ville, is one of tho best farmers of whom we have any knowledge. He bas second growth Irish potatoes that weigh more than a pound and a half, any one of which would make a breakfast of Saratoga chips for the hungriest man on earth. Two of his potatoes were weighed together and tliey tipped the beam at 3? pounds. Theso were only samples. The ground in bis garden must be at least a foot deep in potatoes of the same sort. When a skillful gardener oan raise a bed of such potatoes, a foot deep, it seems to us that almost any body might make enough potatoes as large as hickory nuts to feed a whole family during tho winter. This country is great on potatoes, grass and cotton.-Abbeville Press and Banner. Mri. Ulysse? 8. Grant ls Dead. Washington, December 14.-Hrs. U. S. Grant, wife of President Grant, died at her residence in thit city at 11.17 o'olook to-night. Death was due to heart failure, Mrs. Grant having sufferer for some years from valvular disease of tho heart, which was aggravated by a severe attack of bronchitis, lier age prevented ber rallying from the attacks. Her dal gbter, Nellio Grant Surtnris, was the only ono of her children with bor at tho timo of her death, her three soon, who had beou summoned hore, all being out of tho city. There woro also present at tho bedside whou the end came, Miss Hosomary Sartoris, a grand daughter. Dr. Bishop, one of the at tending physicians, and the two trained nurses. Death oame peacefully, the suf ferer retaining comnloto consciousness practically to tho ond. The remains of Mrs. Qrant will be deposited in the tomb at Bivcrside Park, New York, where thoso of her husband now repose. Mrs. Grant, whose maiden namo WBB Julia Dent, was born in Ut. Louis in 1820 and was the daughter of Frederick and Allen Wienhall Dent. She was married to General, then Captaiu Grant, in 1840. During tho Civil War Mrs. Grant was with the general much of tho time and remained near as possible to bim when he was campaigning. She saw bor husband twico inaugurated ns President and accorupar-ied bim on his journey around tho world. As mistress of tho White House sho gave liberally to all tho charitable institutions of tho oily. Four children wore born to Gen eral and Mrs. Grant, three sons and ono daughter, all of whom aro living. During rccont years, since Genoral Grant'B death, Mrs. Qrant has spent most of her winters in this city, living at 2111 Q street, N. W., while during the summer she usually lived at Saratoga, Manchester by tho Sea, and othor popu lar resorts until the last two summers, when she resided with her daughter, Mrs. Sartoris at Goldburg, Ont. Sho also made several visits to her sous in j California during tho last low years. She was of domestic temperament mid de voted much of her timo to her homo and children. She was 70 years of ago at tho timo of her doatb. Pennsylvania's New Capital. Harrisburg, Penn., Decemhor ll. Contractor Payne, who will build tho now capitol, to-day took out a building permit, fixing the value at $4,000,000. A committee from Winnsboro, S. C., where tho granito for tho new capitol is to bo quarried, called on Gov. Stone to-day to protest against tho action of tho Penn sylvania Granite Cutters in demanding that tho granite bo dressod in tho North, because of poor labor and low wages at Winnsboro. They said that tho labor at the Winnsboro quarries is skilled and commands good wages. The Governor roforred tho matter to the contractor. O. R. 8. I. A. . At a meeting of C. H. S. I. A. Decem ber ?tb, a committee, constating of Prof. Henry Bogg?, of Seneca, c> airman, Mitts Sere Livingston of Seneca, Rev. J. M. McGuire of Walhalla, Mis? Kate Stock of Walhalla, Prof. Dare Conger of West minster, Prof. N.AV. Macaulay of Tuga loo, and Mis?. Marve K. Shelor of Tuxa loo, waa appointed to collect books fur the O. H. S. I. A. traveling library. The) hope to place in each district a case of fifty good booka for parents and children to read free. Oifta of books or money will be gladly received. . A fi lend in Boston sent one case. It ie stationed in Seneca school. A friend iu Massachusetts sent another. It will be sent out soon. The committee meets February 14th. Please 'Mend a hand" before that time. The teachers in Oconoo are asked to send in their names, address and name of. school and chairman of board of trustees at once to corresponding secre tary. Teachers are requested to organise a society, oomposed of pupils ana friends, to improve the school property. Schools wishing information about Audubon Day oan get it from the oor*es ponding secretary. Mr. J. H. Upham, one of the editors of Youth's Companion, has made this offer to tho sohools : The Youth's Companion oan be sent to the school children in any quantity for any partof the year at three cents per cony each week. Teachers can oollect the names and send them with cheek by December 85tb, as tho first ordor will bo sent off that day. The O. R. S. I. A. welcomea to tho meeting in the President's room in the Walhalla Uraded School building, Febru ary 1 Ith, all who aro interested in school improvement, aud request all teachers to be prosont. Two sobools, Mountain Grove, taught by Miss Allie Stribliug, aud Chauga, taught by Miss Annie Richie, have re ceived pri'.cH for improving their prop erty. 'I'llcc are the last prizes for 1002. Teachers wishing the booklets of in formation conoorning school improve ment can get them by applying to Prof. D. F. Nicholson or me. Faithfully yours, Marye H. Shelor, Cor. Sec. of O. R. S. I. A., Tugaloo, 8. C. Prizes to Ooonee Schools. To schools endeavoring to improve the grounds and buildings, a sot of four his torical pictures. To the three best improvod sohools, a Hag. Boy or girl who raises the most perfoot cocoons from silk eggs sent out from Washington, a book. To the pupil in South Carolina history, who writes tho best ensay on Horseshoe Robinson, Gen. Plokens or Calhoun, a book of history will be given. To the boy who makes the most out of a package of seed sent from Washing ton, and writes the best essay on cultiva tion of the crop, a book will DO given. A prize will bo given for tho best map, drawn in school. The map most be of Oconee, with town and school districts, eto. To the person who collects the most books for the O. H. S. L A. traveling library, a prize will be given. This prize will be awarded February 14th. To the school collecting the most books for its school library by February 14th, a set of five books will bo given. . Both of these prizes will be awarded by the library committee of O. R. S. I. A. and reports should be sent to it. The other prizes will be awarded at tho November meeting of the Association. All reports must, be signed by trustees in tho district where tho report comes. Marye R. Shelor, Corresponding Secretary of O. R. 8. I. A. Youth Kills Stepfather. Natchez, Miss., December 18. Allison K. Blandes, a 19-year-old boy, in defense of bis mother last night shot and instantly killed his stepfather, Albert Clements, at their home in the city. A coroner's jury returned a verdict of justifiable homicide. The Department of Agriculture has appealed to the House Committee on Agriculture to aid the department In stamping out the foot and mouth dis ease whioh baa broken out among cattle ia New England, asking that an emer gency appropriation of $500,000 or $1,000,000 be made. Tbs oom mitt>e is advised that there are about 100 herds, which io the opinion of the department, must be slaughtered. Dr. Salmon, chief of the Inn tau of animal industry of thu department, who is investigating the situation, bas reported that the prioe per head Axed for one herd slaughtered in New Hampshire was $48, of which the department agreed with the State authorities to nay 70 per cent., and this he thinks will be an average price. Tbs committee Is also advised that it is the opinion of the department offcials that the disesse was trans mitted through hay shipped from abroad. The Department of Agriculture is anxious to take the most vigorous measures, and the Committee on Agri culture is disposed to givo every possible aid Rud will take the subject up imme diately. The killing of the diseased cattle and the thorough disinfection of the infootod quarters is demanded. Booker T. Washington has instituted an experiment in goat raising at Tuske gee, Ala. So Tired lt may be from overwork, bot the chances are tts from sui In active ? lyjtn ? With * well conducted LIVER one can do mountains ot labor without fatigue. lt adds a hundred per cent ta ones earning capacity. lt can be kept In healthful action by, and only by Ms Pills TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. Murder of Young Sam Lightsey. Fairfax, S. C., Docombor 15.-A mOBt foul murder has been unearthed about eight miles from hore, near Sycamore. On tho night of tho 29th of October young Sam Lightsey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Lightsey, who was 32 years old, but unmarried and who had lived with bis paronts all his life, mysteriously disap peared from his borne. At bed time that sight he loft the family ostensibly to go to his room and bed. It boing a little oool bis mother suggested that ho should take some more oovoring for his bod with bim, which ho did. It was found the nex; morning that he spread tho covering on tho bed, but bad not lain down at all and could not be found any where. He had left his money, his pis tol and everything exoopt the clothes that ho had worn the day before, but no trace or duo could ho found loading to his whereabouts. The woods, ponds and bays and every place where it was thought ho could possibly be were thor oughly searched, hundreds of Mr. Light soy's neighbors assisting in the vain hunt. On Saturday Mr. John Lynos, being attracted by buzzards in an old field about a quarter of a milo from Mr. Lightsoy's home, and whioh had grown up in plue saplings, went there and found tho dead body of tho missing man. This was a place that had been gone over probably twenty times sinco the young man's disappearance. It was found that Mr. Lightsey had beeu murdered and Bill and Ed Daniels and Steve Harley, all colored, wore arrested on suspicion. Ed Daniels, brother of Bill Daniels, told the following story : He said that young Sam Ligbtsoy, instead of going to THE APPLE ORCHARD. There ner?r ha* bw? a time when our groat nurseries bare been tn bettor condition to sap ply patrons with tbo best of stock. AU the approved, standard varieties, ._ absolutely Crae from disease, all growing Unaly. The York Imperial. The Prim?** off Winter Apples," should ha vt a plaoe la every orchard. _ mous b?ar*r of criap, Juicy, red apples of stood rda* . April, 1U bricht red ?olor and moat excellent quality make ti always s ready salter ta >t- Our York Imperial stock U the tlnewt ?ver grown. Ban Da via. Jonathan, Grime* Ooldea, Win? Tr- stands (be ruggedest climate and te sa enor that keep, and retain their flavor UH MST' sis s Beni liorna Beauty, Stark, Kine sad m hundred others. any market. Our York Imperial stock te the Harrison Nurseries, Berlin, Md. WrlUfor fr+e catalogue. bed tbs nigh Che disappeared, be started to a house ou bis father's place where a young negro woman of bad character lived. On bis way there be met Steve Harley who asked him why he was out at that time of night. The young mau told bim where he was going and asked Harley not to mention it to any one. Harley promised and went away and got Bill 1 > miola and the two murdered the ?ouog man and carried the body to the ouse where Barley and the two Daniels negroes lived. Ed Daniels, who is only a youth and who knew nothing of the murder until bis brother Bill and Stove Harley brought tho body to the bouse, asked what it incant and Bill Daniels told of the killing and told Ed that he would kill him ff he ever told on him. Then they can ted the body to a pond some distance away and buried it under the root of a b'own-up tree where it re mained unfound until laat Wednesday morning before day. They had found that dogs had scratched the body partly out of its rough burial plaoe sud they undertook that morning to move it to another plaoe. While going through the old tlelit mentioned they hoard doga, and thinking that some one was hunting and fearing that they would be deteoted, they threw thb body down where it lay until Mr. Lynes found it yesterday. Steve Barley escaped from his captors and was chased by bloodhounds last night about two mile? when the trail was loBt and be is still at large at this writing. The three negroes were employed by Mr. Millege Lightsey and Bved on his plaoe. Bill Daniels and Harley aro prob ably about 30 years old. The body or Mr. Lightsey was not as badly decomposed as might have been expected after having been dead nearly seven weeks. Confed?rate and Ante-Bsllum Money FounJ. Spartanburg, December 14.-J. H. Caldwell, in looking over some old papers of James Leonard'? estate, found a largo package of Confederate money. With it waa a $20 bill of the Farmers' and Mer chants' Bank, of Charleston, dated Au gust 17, 1868. Wm. C. Breese was cash ier and W. M. Martin, president The bill ls well preserved There was siso a bill on the Commercial Bank, of Colum bia, for $10. Edward J. Scott was cashier. There was a $10 note, slimed in 1802 by the Cotton Planters' Loan As sociation of the 5th Congressional Dis trict. Be also found carefully put away and preserved by the widow of Mr. Leonard thirty to forty pounds of flax, which bad been packed and put In twists ready for tho wheel, lt WRS, per haps, 50 years old, for no fi??x bas boen raised in this oouuty aiuce 1800. Lancaster County Hogs. -Watch the label on your paper if you want to know bow your subscription ac count stands with THK COUHIBR. Lancaster, December 18.-The scarcity of hogs thia year has been noted in tbls correspondence, lt la only now and then that we hear of a farmer with a hog to kill. But it is a fact worthy of note that the few hogs in the country are generally vory tine oues, more oare and attention being bestowed uprui thom than ovor before-due, no doubt, to their being more blehly prised on account of their scarcity. Ex-Congrossmau Strait, who resides in town, but has extensive fat ming interests in the country, killed ./estciday three unusually large hogs,) one of them weighing 450 pftunds. Mr. Albert Roberts, a farmer of tl killed a bog this week less tin old, whioh netted 348 pounds dunda. Stepping Stones lo Prosperity THE SUCCESSFUL PLANTER FERTILIZES HIS LANDS. The Virg?niaX^'ol?iia Chemical Co* .Maou^tures the best Fertilisers oe Barth*. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co, CHARLESTON, a & SEE THESE PRICES. Iron Bedsteads from $15 down. Wood Bedsteads from $1.50 up. Bureaus from $3.50 up. Rockers from 98c. to $7.50. Children's Rockers and Dining Chairs, 50c, 75c. and $1.25. Oak Center Tables, 75c. and up. Safes from $1.75 up. Kitchen Chairs, Dining Chairs, Side Boards, Wardrobes, Chil dren's Beds from $1 to $8.50. Single Beds, Wood or Iron, with Springs and Mattresses to Match. Lounges and Couches. Everything in the Furniture Line. NICE LINE OF CLOTHING. Now boro is your eli ance to buy a suit of Clothes cheap. No shoddy stuff in tho lot. I have a big stock to select from. Here aro tho prices : Men's Suits from $15 down. Boys' Suits from $5 clown. Can fit you in Prico, Stylo and Quality. I COOKING STOVES. My line of Cooking Stoves is tho best on tho, mar ket and pri< are right. Big stock to select from?. You can got yon mice. Prices from .$7.50 to $25.00. Bu. your wife u otovo for a Christmas present. DRESS GOODS, ETC. Extraordinary bargains in Dress Goods, odds and ends to close out regardless of cost, good stuff and good lengths in this lot. When store ask to see them. Cold weather is here. So I Lot of porno i ft the is Here. Ho come and getjvoui Blankets-from 50c. to $5. Wool Hosiery for Men, Women and Ch The prices are right. Children. QIVE HE A CALL. I AM A HUSTLER FOR CASH, CORN OR PEAS. / Furniture-This Stock Before January 1st. BARGIANS IN UNDERWEAR. I am offering special bargains in Underwear for ladies, mon and children. Below I givo a fow prices : Ladies' Vests from 16c. to $1.50. Ladies' Union Suits, price 50c. Ladies' Drawers, hoavy and good, price 50c. Mon's Vests and Drawers from 25c. to $1.50. Full stock of Children's Union Suits, 25c. to 50c. Infants' Vests from 15c. to 75c. Ladies' Balmorals from 25c. to $1.75. Ladies1 Ovor-gaitors, good quality, 50c. Children's Leggings, in wool or loather, prices 50c, 75c ?ind $1.25. SHOES! SHOES!! Remember my Shoe stock. Best Shoes for tho least monoy. I have on hand about seventy-iivo pairs of Ladies' Shoes, sizes 3, 3? and 4. Tho Shoos for merly sold for $1 and $1.25. Your choico 65c. Lot of Children's Shoes to close out regardless of cost. Bo sure and seo them. By all moans see my stock before buying elsewhere. Men's Shoes from tho cheapest to $5. Ladies' Shoes from tho cheapest to $,3. HERE ARE THE GROCERIES. 400 Barrels Ballard's Obe^sk Flour, always reliable, eVeryN sack guaranteed, at prices as cheap as a cheap grade of Flour. Buy a barrel of Obelisk for your Christmas cakes. Best Flour on the market. Get your Fruits for Cakes Raisins, Currants, Citron, etc. Fresh and best quality. Remember, I sell the best goods for the least money. Everything in the Grocery line can be purchased at my store. Goods always fresh. Anderson Hustling for Cash, Seneca, S. C.