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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.