Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, January 14, 1903, Image 2

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PORUSHKD KVCnV WKDNCtDAV MORNING. '-BY JAVNKt, 8HELOR, SMITH A 8TEOK. R.T.JAYNKS. \ KNM . <D. A. SMITH, J. W. HHKLOR.} Km- 1 P?M- i J. A. STECK. SUBSCRIPTION. . t.oo pr? ANNUM. ADVERTISING RAT*? RCASONABLK Communications of ? persona] aharaoter charged for as advertiaements. 83T** Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not over one hundred words, will be printed free of charge. AU over that number muat be paid for at the rate of one cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, 8. C. t WBDNIMI1AY, JAN. 14, I0O3. HOW THE COUNTY 8TAND8. The books in the omeo of the County Commissioners abow the following audita for the fiscal year 1002: County Auditor.$ 800 00 Co. Comraiaaioners and Clerk.. 074 05 Board of Equalisation. 140 80 Cl rouit Court expenses. 2,440 15 Clerk of Circuit Court. 420 45 Roads, bridgesam. chaingar.g.. 24.847 00 Sheriff. 1,503 84 af agistratea and Constables- 1,037 08 Coroner. 100 00 Poor House and Poor. 1,07? 77 Publio buildings . 2,084 00 Stationery ann piwitiug. 520 40 Contingent. 18,005 52 Total audit.?48,043 15 Of this sum $11,482.0" appears aa a double audit, 'bo same being for borrowed money with whioh debts wore paid.$ll,482 65 Deduct this amount and thero is left. 137,100 50 aa a legitimate audit for tho years work. Of this amount.$13,640 87 ??Bad been paid prior to Oc tober 21, 1002, on whioh date the annual settlement was had with the Comp troller General, leaving a balanco due of.$23,513 63 On October 21, 1002, a settle ment showed .-ash on hand as follows: Commutation road tax.$ 512 40 Ordinary county tax...... 2,021 21 Total cash on hand . $ 2,533 61 There ought to bo collected from the U mills levied for ordinary county taxea.$14,107 45 Add this to the cash on hand and wo have.$10,641 00 This would leave an unpaid balanco on the audited ao counts of.$ 0,872 57 There must bo added to this sum the cost of tho road machines, engines, etc.... 5,505 05 Note due Sinking Fund paya able May 1st, next. 4,240 00 One-half of cost of Bteel bridge over Keowoe river, near VV. E. Nimmons's. 1,875 00 Chairs for Court House. 850 40 Total .$18,840 02 which ie].resents tho in debtedness of tho county January 1st, 1003. Under the item of Poof House and Poor is included tho coBt of h now build ing erected ou tho poor farm last year, approximately $400. Under the head of contingent wore audited salaries for the County Superin tendent of Education and Treasurer, ex penses post mortem examinations and lunacy proceedings, also borrowed money. Of the audit for publio buildings $750 was for the erection of steps at the west end of the Court House, contracted for by building committee, appointed by an act of the Legislature, $30C for pay of Building Committee, and also freight on chairs and insurance on public buildings. Tho greatest amount over audited for any previous year was about $22,000. The increase of the audit for last year is partially accounted for by acts of the Legislature, and tbeso amounts were, of course, not under the control of the County Commissioners. Such, for in stance, were tho increase of salaries of certain of tho officers of the county. Another item increasing tho audit was due to an act of tho Legislature provid ing help to indigent soldiers by the Hoard of County Commissioners. Again, tho building of tho steel bridgo over Keowe,o river, near W. E. Nim mons's, was directed by an act of the Legislature, whioh deprjved the County Commissioners of any discretion in tho matter. Tho cost of this bridge is to be bofi.e equally by Oconce and Pickens counties. Thero are certain other items which wore also euthorizod by acts of the Legislature tending to increase the audit. It is fair that the old Hoard of County Commissioners should have tho boneflt of theso considerations. The deficit is also accounted for by the com mutation road tax having boen reduced from $3 to $1 by au act of the Legisla ture in February, 1002, after the Commis sioners had made requisition for taxes. The audit of $24,867.00 for roads and bridges and chain gang is by far tho greatest in the history of the county; in fact, greator than tho whole expenses of the county government for any previous year. This is rather surprising, and it should have boen otherwise. Tho for mer Board may have spent too much money in opening now roads whero they wore not absolutely necessary. Several thousand dollars wero spent in working new roads. It is also probablo that tho chain gang cost too much and did too little. Again, it is claimed that tho expenses of the poor house and poor were nearly double that of any prior year. It is for the expenditures under these two hoads that the former Board of Commissioners are charged with being remiss in their duties. Thatthoyworo is tho popular belief, and it appears thero is some ground for this state of the public mind. If thero is to be any reduction of ex penses for the present year by the new Hoard of Commissioners it is readily seen that it must bo made under these two heads. Tho other mattors aro practi cally fixed chargos, and there oan be vory little reduction, if any, in them. Unfortunately both tho State and county governments cost more and more year by year. Thero is a deficit of about $350,000 in the State Treasury, and it is protty sure the State levy thia yoar will be I'M mills, the highest in many years. It will require at least 5 mills for our ordinary county expenses for this year, and then there is tho above debt of $18, 840.02 to be taken care of somohow or Somehow elae. It seems that the money can bo raised ia only one of two ways, to wit: Issue county bonds for a term of years, or get a loan from the Sinking Fund Commis sion. If the latter cannot be had, thon we ara shut up to the former as the only alternative. Lot the Legislature In its wisdom pro vide some means of obtaining the money. Some of the creditors are importunate, and all ought to have their money, we reckon. At any rat? we see no way out except to pay out. Mr. Cook on UM County's Indebtednet*. "Fifteen to twenty thousand dollars io debt. Legislature wi?l have to lend a j helping hand. We confess i ft is e ra bar- [ iarning. ? meat rigid eooaoroy must ba I practiced ff the county finance ara ever j to be placed upon a ca*h baals." So says Tbe Courier of last week tn regard to the tiuancial condition of onr county. We promiaed not to grumble any more. We are still agreeably sur prised aud wo thank God that this debt ia so little. It's just about half what 1 thought it would be, and I don't believe 1st that the half bas been told. There as been too much extravagance prac ticed for the last two years to only amount to twenty thousand dollars. But I suppose The Courier thinks they will give lt to us in broken doses, so as we can take lt better. That's right. But let it come, all of it. The Legislature baa to know bow big the whole is before they can tell how much lt will take to fllllt We had an Idea that the purpose of a newspaper was to give information to the people, especially on Important mat ters: therefore we wrote the Honorable Clerk of tbe Board of County Commis sioners last summer in time of the cam paign, and asked him to give us a state ment of tbe county's indebtedness. He said it was next to impossible to sive a correct statement. But be summed un a very few thousand dollars and closed bia remarks by raying that they would more than pay up all they owed in the fall. Wonder what he thinks now, since the tune has oltauged from common metre to particular metre ? We aaked this state ment for the information of rotera, but did not get it. Now it seems to be very easy to tell tbe tax-payers what has tobe done; "Legislatuie to lend a helpiug hand." Wi y don't you say tax-payers must lend a helping hand ? That's the stxe of it. That's where the burden will fall of course. "A most rigid economy must be prac-1 ticed." This is good advice; splendid. But it seems to be very much belated. If this waruiug had been sounded two years ago it might have done a great deal of good, but ita too late to pray after the devil comes. But suppose I had better stop before I brake my promise and get to grumbling. But I oan safely say that I "told you so." I am sorry for our now Supervisor. We know he and bia men oan do nothing without money, but you might tell him to send us a few caution signal to put up on the public roads on each aide of the dangerous places, so as to avoid personal injury, and probably eave the county a damage ault. By the way, just what about that ten barrels of flour that were hiddeu away in a certain man's house ? Also, that Fioor house business ? Wasn't that unny ? Wasn't that bill raised to a queen's delight P Yours, &c, J. A. Cook. Fort Madison, S. C., January 12, 1003. "I Told" You 8o." Editora Courier: It seems that Mr. Cook can't quote anybody correctly, so I will mp ul dish what I said: "If Mr. Cook wants to know the in debtedness to date, will say that the I county duos not owe anything, for tbe levy for 1002 (which will oe paid in the fall) will more than pay off all claims audited up to thia time." Mr. Cook saya I said "that they would more than pay up all they owed in the fall." It will bo soon by referring to the abovo paragraph that Mr. Cook did not quote me oorrectly. 1 said that "the levy for 1002 will more than pay off all claims audited up to thia timo," August i.M li, which waa a ie, and the records in I the office will boa. me out in my state ment. The Courier furnishes this week the information which Mr. Cook has wanted BO long. We hope he will be satisfied with it. No reply necessary. The people under stand. Now I can "say that I told you so.' ' F. A. H. Schroder. Croup. Tho peculiar cough whioh indicates croup, is usually well known to the mothers of croupy children. No time should be lost in the treatment of it, and for this purpose no modioine has received more universal approval than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Do not waste valuable time in experimenting with untried remedies, no matter how highly thoy may be recommended, but give this medicine as directed and all symptoms of croup will quiokly disap pear. For sale by J. W. Boll, druggist. How Penalty Mutt Be Paid. Columbia, January 0.-There has been considerable speculation as to what ) penalty would attach for non-payment of taxes, the time not having been ex tended. Comptroller General Derham baa settled the matter, unless the Gen eral Assembly goes to work and extends the time for tho payment of taxes or mizos *,be matter up in some way. He has to-day sent out the following oircu lar letter, which gives full and explioit instruction as to what should be done: Columbia, S. C., January 0, 1003. Mr. --, Couuty Treasurer. Dear Sir: I am in receipt of several in quiries from County Auditora and Treasurers how to proceed in the matter I of penalty of 1 per cent., whioh attached ' by law January 1, 1003. Tho County Treasurer and Auditor will check with red ink, or blue or red j ?oneil, the name of each taxpayer on the j reaaurer's duplicate whose taxes were not marked paid January 1, 1003. On February 1 check all unpaid on that day. On March 1 check all unpaid on that clay. Those paid from January 1 to Febru i?ry 1 will have one check mark and be | chargeable with 1 per cent penalty. Those paid from February 1 to March | 1 will have two check marks and be chargeable with two per cent, penalty. Those unpaid March 1 will have turee sheck marks and be chargeable with 7 per cent, penalty. Tho County Treasurer will add on each receipt issued fand the stub and duplicate roceipt) ana colloot the penal ties aa above directed. In due time further instructions along this lino will bo issued. J. P. Derham, Comptroller General. Dislocated Her Shoulder. Mrs. Johanna Soderholm, of Fergus Falls, Minn., fell and dislocated her shoulder. She had a surgeon get it back in place as soon as possible, but it waa quite sore and pained ber very much. Her son mentioned that be had teen Chamberlain's Fain Balm advertised for sprains and soreness, and she asked him to buy hor a bottle of it, whioh he did. It quickly relieved her and enabled her to Bleep, which she bad not done for ttevoral days. Tho son was no much pleased with tho relief it gave his mother that ho has since recommended it to many others. For sale by J. W. Bell, druggist. Townville Topics. Townville, January 12.-If heavy freezes mean anything the farmers will mako fine crops next season. The school at this place ls on the | decline. Miss Dona Lee Dalrymple ls attending school at Seneca. Mr. Claud Shirley has gone to Star to enter sohool. Several of our former Townville pupils are going to sohool to the Pine Grove Aoademy. Miss Estelle Bruce spent Christmas with home folks, was detained several days on account of vaccination, and re turned to her duties at Kook Hill last! Saturday. Miss Mattye Bruce, who is attending Brenan Collogo, (Gaineaville) did not nome home, but spent the holidays with relatives and friends in Atlanta. Mr. J. T. Morgan returns to Georgia in a few days. "i?s Graco Thompson has been on the siok list for several days. Miss Leila Thompson loft for Oh leora College last week. Mrs. J. W. Shirley ls improving slowly. Mr. Orr Bruce, who baa been sick tome time with fever, ie convalescing. V Altan?! to Assisi ?>a!?? King Alfonso. Madrid, January 10.-As Kio? Alfonso, Dowager Queen Christina and the court were returning from church this norn ing a mao who af tai warda gat? his nam? as Feito, fired a pistol at oos of th? carriages In tba royal procession. The bullet went wild and ?ooo? was tu tored. The Kiog board tb? shot and put his head out or the carriage window, but he was immediately draggsd beek into tbs seat by the queen mother. The escort of civil guards threw themselves upon the miscreant and overpowered Feito was taken to tbs police station, whore he said he did not desire to kill the king, but the grand chamberlain, the duke of Sotomayor, at whose carriage he had aimed. Ile waa searched and in bis pockets were found unmailed letters marked registered and addressed to President Roosevelt, the Emnoror of Germany and the President of too High Court of Justice of Mexico and also re ceipts for a number of registered letters and a visiting oard of tho mayor of Madrid. Feito was later put under examination by a magistrate to whom bo repeated hut j statement as to the object of tho shoot ing. He insisted that he was not an auarohist and said that bis wife, a I French woman, had had bim confined io a lunatio asylum. The prisoner, in making this statement, did not appear excited, but there Kr? iudioations that he ls Insane. The mir'?ter of the in terior bas telegraphed to the prefect in the provinces that the attempt waa di rected against the grand chamberlain and not against the king. For a bad taste in the mouth take a j few doses of Chamberlain-s Stomach and Liver Tablets. Price 25 conti?. War ranted to ours. For sale by J. W. Bell, druggist._ Judge Mciver h Dead. Cberaw, S. C., January 12.-Chief .Tun deo Henry Mciver, after n long and tedi ous illness, died at Ina homo h<>re thia afternoon at 4.10 o'clock, aged 70. Judge Mcivor was born near Society Hill, in Darlington county, September 25, 1826. The rudiments of his educa tion wore acquired at Cheraw and be afterwards entered the South Carolina College at Columbia, graduating in Do cemher, 1840. Upon returning home he entered tbe law office oi bia father and was admitted to the bar in December, 1847. He at once entered into partner ship with his father, continued until the death of the former in 1850. His father at the time of bis death held the position of Solicitor and his son immediately afterward was appointed by Governor Seabrook to fill the vacanoy, and he held the office until Docember, 1850. He waa re appointed to this office by Governor Manning in Maroh, 1858, to fill the va canoy caused by the death of W. J. Hannee. who was elected to the office by the Legislature in Maroh, 1850, and who died.in March, 1858. He served in this capacity until Maroh, 1865, when he was reconstructed out of office. In 1877 he was elected Associate Judge of the Su Ereme Court, which office ne held until hlef Justioe Simpson's death, when he was elected Chief Justice. Ho was a member of the Secession Convention whioh met in Columbia. He entered the Confederate service as second Lieutenant of Company A, Fourth South Carolina Cavalry, whioh was part of Hampton's command. He was promoted to tbe first Lieutenancy and then to the ( 'apt aine y, which rank he held until the close of the war. He was twice severely wounded, on account of whioh he was compelled to return home. Justice Mciver was married June 7th, 1840, to Miss Caroline H. Powe, of Che raw, S. C. He leaves two sons and one daughter. Mr. Thos. P. Molver, of Char leston: Senator Edward Molver and Mrs. R. C. Watts, of Cberaw. Columbia, S. C., January 12.-The Su preme Court to-nigbt issued the follow ing order in view of the death of Chief Justioe Molver: Tho members of this Court desiring to attend the funeral of Hon. Honry Mciver, late Chief Justioe of the Supreme Court of South Carolina, it ie hereby ordered that the Supreme Court be adjourned until 10 o'clock on Wednesday, the 14th instant. Y. J. Pope Assooiate Justice: Eugene B. Gary, Assooiate Justice; Ira B. Jones, Associate Justice. "Tho nicest and pleasantest' medicine I have used for ii..:'gestion and const! Eat ion is Chamberlain's Stomach and .iver Tablets," says Melard F. Craig, of ! Middlegrove, N. Y. "They work like a ] charm and do not gripe or have any un Bleasant effect." For sale by J. W. ell, druggist._ News from Oak way. Oakway, January 12.-Miss Flora McKay, who has been spending the holi days with friends at Townville, returned home last week. Miss Alioe Adams, of Hartwell, Ga., is spending a few weeks with her aunt. Mrs. J. L. McLin. Mis? Kora King, of Westminster, spent j a fow days last week with the Misses | Bearden. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. MoLin spent last | week with relatives io Georgia. The school is progressing very nicely under tho management of Profs. Pitts and Lambert. Mr. Vester Bearden, of Greenville, is spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Bearden. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bearden enter tained a number of the young people at a pound supper Friday night in honor of their nephew, Mr. James W. Reeder, of Hughes' Springs, Texas. Mr. Sam Dickson and sister, Miss Sallie, of Westminster, spent Wednesday night with the family of Mrs. Josie Reeder. Messrs. Russell Bearden and Sam Brown made a trip to Georgia last week. South Union Item!. South Union, January 12.-Mrs. J. B. McJunkin upent Christmas with friends in Atlanta. Mr. G. W. Shirley spent the holidays in Lavonia and Hartwell, Ga. Messrs. Jack Reeder, Claude and Ottie Burrisa with Misses Eva Reeder and Maude Burriss attended a turkey dinner at the home of Miss Lexie Thomas Christmas day. She accom panied them home on Friday. Mrs. Berrv Reeder and her son, Mr. Jim, visited the family of Mr. J. L. Reeder last week. One of our m'ont attractive yoong ladies, Lilla Thomas, ia attending school in Walhalla. Cheer up, boys I it's only for a short while. Miss Rosa Reeder is visiting in Wal halla and Westminster. Mr. Ernest Harrison and sister, Miss Elton, of Lavonia, visited South Union last week. Mr. Jack Reeder and his sister. Miss Eva, entertained Mrs. Keese ana Mrs. Craig, of Walhalla; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Brown, Mrs. Bearden and daughter, Miss Ila, Messrs. Lesley and Mark Stab ling and Claude Burriss, and Mrs. Maude j Burriss and Caryoe MoJunkln at a tur key dinner in honor of Mrs. B. Reeder and Mr. Jim Reeder on tbe last day of | 1002. In the afternoon the young folks had an informal plonio at tho stage. Royal G. Safe Blowers Captured. Columbia, January 8.-Four white men, Charles Howard, Edward Hagan, Thomas Nolan and William McKinley, have been arrested here oo the belief that thoy are the parties who havo been committing the numerous safe burglailes in differont parts of the State, lt is also thought thoy may have been con ducting counterfeiting operations. The arrests were made by the local police on warrants sworn out by post office inspec tors. The men have all been committed to jail in default of $20,000 bond each. The post office inspectors are confident they have tho right men, but have not mado publie toe evidence they have secured to connect them with the orimes. The men all deny their guilt, but a com plote burglar's outfit was found io the possession of one of them. The four men have been ifi Columbia for some time, and have been spending most of their time around the questionable re sorts of th? sity. A Piensan? VtaH to Hon? and Friend?. A thu, ta, Ga., January 10.-As w? Kuii.uk<l ou our guitars tba hv*t note of tb? dear old SOUR, "Uom?. Sweet Boma," I bade the group: of merry girl? an curly good-night aun re-1 tired to my room to think of that home and my short ?tay thara Ch ri? ticas. My vials ia KO? .?nlv a memory, one of the .?.Mai of my life. My train left Atlanta four sod one~n*tt hours late, which made me roach home about 10.30, notwithstanding several of my staunchest friends wara there with the home folks to meat me.. We will pass over the home, coming after a long absence, for but few homes Christmas did sot welcome back some loved one, whose happy face they du not now number among tba family ci role. It waa my pleasure to meet on tho train my old' friends and school mates-Haskel Dendy, formerly of Rich land, S. C., now of Attalla, Ala., and frank Burnes, of Anderson. 8. C.. both on their way home to S pena the Christ mas holidays. I had not seen eithoi in over a yaar, and aa we talked of our trials, struggles and successes of the past two years, with an occasional remi niscence of our school days, naught oared we for the grumbling of our fellow passongors of lato train?, (Disconnec tions, etc. At home it seemed that eaob dear friend vied with the other to see who could make my stay the moat pleasant, but suffice it to say I uever enjoyed any thing more in my life than the con tinual round of gayeties-dintngs, teas, I I sociables, otc. I recall each to mind | I with only loving thoughts. On every baud I met strang* faces, who seemed perfeotly at home, while I waa the stranger in my home town, Be ing absent from Westminster for over two years, with only au occasional short visit, more marked to me aro tho changos than to those who are there from day to day. I noticed with pillo the woll-hu t and attractive new brick bui.luiugs, uuuii fortable aud up-to-date cottages which have Just beeu completed. Westminster is ou a boom, everybody seemed to have taken a uew lease ou life aud are mote j determined to make a success this year than they were last. Everybody took my hand with a friendly grip aud said they were glad to see me, like they actually meant it, con gratulated mo on my success and said they were proud I am a Westmit ster girl. Now don't tell me Westminster is not on a boom. j After noting all the vast improvements; new buildings, well kept streets, etc., I began to think of the time Westminster, was not what sbe is now', though ever a live and progressive town. Aa Bid vi p says I ruminated and thought of the young folks who were there some three years ago; only about sis of the "old crowd" left. Some have married and are making homes for themselves; others have gone tbnir fortunes to try in "a stranger's land beneath a stranger's sky," and Ood in His mercy has not taken one of our number. One of the most pleasant memories of my holidays was a reunion, as it were, of five of the "old crowd," all striving in different cities to make a suooess of their j ohos6n profession : Miss Maud Qaiuos, trained nurse, Augusta, Ga. ; Mr. Edwin Mason, bookkeeper, Charlotte, N. Ci Messrs. Mose Terrell and Millara Leathers, promising railroad boys, At j lanta, and myself, stenographer, for no crowd is complete without some one to "dictate" to. . The flniphing touch and most lasting pleasure I deem tho year's subscription to' the dear old Courier, given by a kind and thoughtful frioud-kind in remembering my weakness for tba paper I have loved and road so eagerly siuoe I was a tot, thoughtful in that eaoh week I am re-' mi oded of bim and bis kindness. ', I consider the Courier one of the very beBt papers of its kind. You are always sure to And an instructive m t ide enter tainingly written. Last week we woco treated with two in the tetters on 'christmas and ita Memories" by our; two good friends who know how to write well-Messrs.. Doyle aud Cook. I congratulate The Courier on being able; to give its readers such sound .vdvice and ? good sense as contained in those letters. Christmas Eve we had a long letter, from our soldier boy, Cousin Dick Green, who has been away from home for Ave years. He has just returned:.to, the United. States, and promises us a visit soon. With his visit to look foi-, ward to, stook taking over, and tho nish of business having lulled for tbe time being, I feel that I want to wish every I one of you a happy and prosperous New j Year, with both adjectives underscored Yours very truly, Codie Parker. Question Answered. Yes, August Flower still has tho] i largest sale of any medioine in the civil ized world. Your mothers and grand mothers never thought of using any thing else ''or indiice.ition or biliousness. Doctors were scaroe, and they seldom heard of appendicitis, nervous prostra tion or heart failure, etc. They used) August Flower to olean out the system J and stop fermentation of undigested food, regulate the action of the liver, stimulate the nervous and organic action of the system, and that is all they took when feeling dull and bad with bead-I aches and other aches. You only need a few dosea of Green's August Flower, in ! liquid form, to make you satisfied there j is nothing serious the matter with you. You oan get this reliable remedy nt j Stribling Drug Co., Seneca, and .1. II. Darby, Walhalla. The total number of American and foreign vessels over ninety tons burden , arriving at Wilmington, N. C., during j 1002 was 836, with a tonnage of 311,461* ? ' ' - -! It ls reported from Atlanta that plans are under way to establish there a car building plant with a capacity of 10,0001 cars a year. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS CON TB ACT FOB FEBBYMAN.-The County Commissioners will let to the lowest responsible bidder, at their | office, in Walhalla Court House, on Friday, February 0, 1903, at ll o'clook a. m., the contract for ferryman at Max well's Ferry, on Seneca river, for the re mainder of 1003. Sealed hid? may le ? flied with either of the undersigned any time before day of letting. Board re I serves the right to reject any and all bids. D. F. McALISTEB, Supervisor, West Union, 8. C. F. A. rt. sch rodin, Clerk of Board. January 14, 1608. 2-3 Lands for Sale. IOFFEB THE FOLLOWING LANDS at private sale: Tract No. 1, containing 151 aerea, more or less, lying on head waters of Oooneo creek, joining lands of Mrs. C. Jones, Mrs. 8. V. Massey and B. F. Sloan, with 20 acres of good bottomlands; 40 acres Ok upland In cultivation; a fine orchard of apples and peaohes; one two-room dwelling aud ont buildings. Will sell the same at $2.00 per acre. Also, Tract No. 2, containing 288 acres, more or less, joining lands of B. F. Sloan, Mr. Duffle, Jessie Lay and others, , with 20 acres of bottom land, 50 acres of j good upland and fine timber and a vast quan*Jty of black locust timber, with three rent houses on the same, Will seli the same for $2.60 per aore. For further particulars call on or write to HILL O'NEAL; Walhalla, 8. C. January 14,1903. 2-tf Sllberman Bro*. Largest Fur H eua? In Amarle?. Branohee All Ovar Europe. H leli??t C2-h price paid tot ?ll ataos of mw fur*. Hold your ?hlpmont until you (ot our prlco lUt. IVrttt /tr it to-day. Wa mall il free. 6ILBERMAM BRO?., mtoi;?Mlch?fRnSt..ChlOfi?o,UI. WE HAYE BOUGI WE HAVE PAID YOU ONE HUND? LARS IN CASH. :: WE HAVE THE ] IN THE COUNTY TO BE SOLD FOB INO QUALITY. :: WILL BE GLAD *. HAVE JUST We are Still Buying Corn LIVE AND LET LIVE.". THE NEW! (ASHMEAD OOUJEs THE COURTENAY MANUFA? 9200,000 Cotton Mill for Pendleton. Anderson, January 9.-It ls learned here that a $200,000 cotton mill for Pon di eton is practically assured. Nearly all the required loeal subscriptions to the capital stock has been secured, and a commission will be applied for Boon. Col. D. K. Norris is to be at the head of the enterprise. Col. Norris has been .very successful with bis mill at ?atee ohee, and this will give him much pres tige in launohing anew mill at Pendleton. TO OI'RB A (lOliD IN ONI DAT Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tabloto. AU druggists refund the money if it fails to oure. E. W. Qrove's Bignat?r? ia on each box. 25 oents. It. in estimated that 6,000,000 turkeys are required to furnish the Thanksgiving dinner table each year. That means over 500,000,000 pounds of meat, worth $7,600, 000. Of this sum the smallest State, Rhode Island, receives the largest share. Four at a Clip. Toleda, January 8.-Mrs. Franois Spy halski, aged 22, wife of Stanislaus Spy halski, aged 20, to-day gave birth to quadruplets, two girls and two boys, ranging in weight from two to six pounds. Six years ago the woman gave birth to twins and about a year later to triplets. AU of these died. There is another child nine and a half months old. The boys have been named Samuel Jones and Theodore Roosevelt. INVENTOR MARCONI, it is announced, has won the heart of Miss Vina Qillivray, of Boston, and the announcemeat of their engagement will soon be made. Evidently tho great inventor of the wireless telegraphy has enlisted the services of air waves to convey messages other than those of congratulation to the orownod heads of Europe. Beauty's Refuge. The Oner or more delicate your complexion, the more it will suffer from the weather *or some months now. Just a little lack or a little excess of moisture in the atmosphere, and chapping will result. Those who caro little foi beauty nt least care for comfort, and there is comfort in a smooth, soft skin. Almond Cream Keeps the skin like velvet. It is as harmless as dew. I do not believe the skin oan possibly ohap where it is used properly, or stay chapped long after lt is applied. Price 25c. LVNNE7? THE URIH?UIST.. SENE ; A? S. O. HUNTER, DENDY & Co, ? lin SUCCESSORS TO an M. W. COLEMAN & C?. WW MAKE OUR BEST BOW to the people of Ocor.ee and adjoining Counties, as successors to the old ?rd well-known Arra of M. W. COLEMAN A CO , who havo done business in your midst for over thirty years, and with whom we have been connected for twenty-five years. We bespeak a liberal share of your patronage, and will upare ro pains to keep the "Old Store" np to its former standard of high quality, and will bend every effort to improve the quality of merchandise carried by us, and will promise you the fairest and best service possible. ? ' . ? WATi'H THIS SPACE FROM WEEK TO WEEK. WE ARE DETERMINED TO MAKE IT INTERESTING FOR YOU. Hunter, Dendy & Co., Successors to M. W. Coleman & Co. HF* P. S.- For the present wo mill continue to wind up the old Company's business. Sss to it that you have a Clear tce?eipt, it may be to your advantage. OUR COTTON BALES. tED AND SIXTY THOUSAND DOL LARGEST STOCK OF NEW GOODS I THE LEAST MONEY, OONSIDER rO HAVE YOU CALL AND SEE US. 0 Cars o? Hulk . ARRIVED. , Peas and Cotton Seed. *Y STORE, /TJEIVAY* Manager,) DTURiNG Co., PROPRIETORS. A Town without a Tax. Anderson, January 9.-Mayor S. L. Enkew, of Pendleton, while here yester day, made the surprising statement that the town of Pendleton does not levy any town tax. All the expenses of the town government are paid by the town's share of the dispensary profits. Persons liable to street duty pay a nominal tax of $2 per year, and a sp?cial tax of 3 mills is levied for the support of the publio school, but no town tax whatever is levied. The streets and sidewalks are in good condition, the town has about $600 in the treasury and there is no debt Citation Notice. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCONEF IN cou ur OP PBOBA.TK. By D. A. Smith, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS. Ella S. Waite has made suit to me to grant ber Letters of Administration of the estate ! of and effects of A. Gibson Waite, de ceased These are therefore to oite and ad mon Uh all and singular the kindred and crediton* of the said A. Gibson Waite, deceased, that they be and appear be fore mo, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Walhalla Court House, S. C., on Thursday, the 22d day of January, 1008, (after publication hereof, at ll o'clock In the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal, this 6th day of January, Anno Domini 1003. [L. S.] D. A. SMITH, Judge of Probate for Ooonee county,S.e. Published on the 7th day of January, 1003, ia The Eeowee Courier. 1-2 Corn, Fodder aid Other Produce (or Sale. [WILL SELL CORN, FODDER and . other FARM PRODUCE on the farm of estate of Gen. James Conner, on Whetstone Creek, on THURSDAY, 15th of January, 1003. WM. F. ERVIN. December tl, 1002. ?2-2 Notice ot Opening Book of Saoscriptloo. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. PURSUANT TO A COMMISSION issued to the undersigned as corpo rators by M. R. Cooper, Sooretary of State, on the 11th day of December, 1002, notice is hereby given that books of sub scription to the capital stook of the TENNESSEE, GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD COMPANY will be opened at the offioe of IL F. WUITNBB, ESQ., in the People's Bank Building, in the City of Anderson, County of Anderson, State of South Carolina, on the 10th day of January, 1003, at ll o'clock A. M. The said proposed corporation will have a capital stock of $250,000 00. divided into two thousand five hundred shares of the par value of $100.00 each, and will be empowered to engage in the business of owning, constructing and operating a railroad from the said City of Anderson, State of South Carolina, to some point on the Ohattooga River, in Oconee County, in said State, on the Georgia State line in the direction of the City of Charleston, in the State of Ten nessee. W. B. F RINK, MERRILL SKINNER, L H. HARBISON. December 17th, 1*02. Sl-6t Notice of Final Settle ment and Discharge. NOTICE is hereby giyen that the un dersigned will make application to ID. A. Smith, Esq.. Judgo of Probate I for Ooonee county, in the State of South Carolina, on Saturday, the 31st day of January, 1008, at ll o'clock in the fore noon, or as soon thereafter as said appli cation can . be heard, for leave to make Anal uettlement of the estate of Wm. A. Lowery, deceased, and final discharge as Administrator of said estate. R. T. J A YNES, Administrator of the Estate of Wm. A. Lowery, deceased. December 31, 1002. 68-4 -T. E. Stribling, Esq., is our regular soliciting agent at Seneoa. He is author ised to receive subscriptions, advertise ments, etc., and receipt for same. We .omraend him to our patrons. CHARLESTON /, PRODUCE.'. HOUSE. J. H. Dingle and W. Carroll Bulman, Owners. WHOLESALE COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 468 King Street, Charleston, S. C. SPECIALTIES: APPLES, POTATOES, ONIONS. W. Carroll Bulman, Manager. We sell everything the farmer produces, and send bill of sale and check the same day sale is made. References: An ids ton National Bank. Anmitton. A la. ; Bradstreet's Commercial Agenoy ; Bank of Charleston. CABBAGE, ORANGES, POULTRY, EGGS. CHEAPER THAN EVER. We hi?r bought the stocR of LOU?* BLOOM, pr praetor of The Cash Bargain Store? at a very reduced rate, ?er You Know Bloom sold them to you "for less," and now we are In position to sell them cheaper than Bloom ever sold them. So that means that you can buy them at almost your own price. HlSflB. ARB TUB PillCHS? Suits Bloom sold for $4.00, our price, . . $2.30 Suits Bloom sold for $6.00, our price, . . 8.60 Suits Bloom sold for $9.00, our price, ? . 6.00 Suits Bloom sold for $12.60, our price, . . 7.60 We also have his stocK of Shoes, Hats and Capes at very reduced rates, and we are willing to let ypu have them at the same reduced price* Yours for bargains, CARTER, & GO., Walhalla, S. C.