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t SUfltoet ?tsnxitx. - av - JAYNE8, S Ht LOR, SMITH * 8TEC>> R. T. JAYNKH, I ".". . ".,__ I l>. A. HM ITH J. W, 8HKL.OK, I 1 1 0 IJ A. BTBOR SUBSCRIPTION, ti.oo PCR ANNUM. ADVERTISING RATES REASONABLE &jr " Oonoiuunloations of a personal ab arador charge?! fur as advertisements. JJp"" obituary notices aud tributes <>f rospoct, of not uvor on? .mildred words will bo printed froe of charge. All over that number must be paid for at the rat? of ouo cent a word? Cash to accompany JO'xnuBcript. WALHALLA, 8. C. l WBDNEMDAYi OCT? I. I1MK?. TEN PAGES. TEN PAGES- SIXTY COLUMNS. Tho Courier lays before its readers this week ten pages, containing 1,200 inches ?if home-printed matter-tho hug est paper ever published iu Oconee county. While we are not given to blow ing our own whistle, yet this fact is wor thy of note. It speaks well for the county anil tho progressive spirit of tho times THE NEWS IN BRIEF FORM. A $200,000 company will build a waste mill at Spartanburg to use tho waste products from ali the mills iii the Pied mont section. It is a great saving scheme. Hen Tillman has been telling the peo ple that the members of tho State Board of Liquor Directors aro thieves and should be remove?! by the Governor, but when he got to Battenberg tho other day ho sahl bo believe?! John Hell Towill t?> be thoroughly honest. Benjamin just can't help himself; he is built '.hat way. - Darlington News. Tillman demands that the investigating CO Ul tn it too lind out who is behind Tho Ki? blain! Distillery? The News is per fectly willing to hack Tillman up lu this demand. That concern should bc Inves tigated from t?>p to bottom. Such an in vestigation wouhi bring out the rotten ness in high placea ami would be one of tho best things that ever happened for tho State ?>f .South Carolina. On with the investigation of The Richland Distil lery and lay tiare the stealing which has been going on ever since the establish ment of that concern. - Darlington News Some Seasonable Advice. lt may bc a piece ?>f supcilluous ad vice to urge people at tins season of the year to lay in a supply ?>t Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, li is almost sure to be needed before winter is ?iver, and much more prompt and satisfactory results are obtainod when taken a? soon as a cold is contracted mid belele lt has become set tled in th?> system, which can only be don?' by keeping ih,. comedy at hand. This remedy is so widely know n ami so a I tug? ihcr good that no one should hesi ta to about buying it m preference to any other, lt ks foi salo bj J. W. Bell, Wal halla, W. J, Lunney, Seueca. Verdict for $40.000. St. George's, September :!<). - lu the case ot the estate of A. T.Heed against the Southern Railway Company, grow ing out ot a collision of twu trains of the defendant company on April 2 last, near hero, in w hich Knginoor A. T. Reed was killed, resulted in a vordict for the plaintiff fur tho sum nf f?40,000. This is the largest vordict ever rendered in tho Court boro. Judge Gary Couldn't Identity Them. Columbia, September 20,-John Caroy and John i.urskio, tho Chicago toughs hold by the p?>lico as suspected of doing tho recent daring hold up in Columbia, were to-day confronted by Judgo Gary. Tho smaller man was extremely nm vous in the judge's presence, but though the judge said this man was tho size of tho man who robbed him ho could nut n?)si tivoly identify either, and they will both be released. Benncttsvillo Hit by Serious Storm. Charleston, September 20.-A special from Bennettsville says: The business block west of lb?! public square was con sumed by lue to night, the exception being tho Plant?is' Hank building. The hr?) was started by tho explosion of a gas brazier in n bicycle shop, ami the losses will agr?galo about (?100,000. Tho build ings burned included the post office, w hich was of wood, a largo brick bund ing occupied by lb ceden ns a harness aud buggy stoic and stables, and thc lix colsior Hardware Co., the VVostlioiiys dry goods store. Tho man working tho brazier was injured and narrowly escaped with his lifo1, Tho Insurance covers about half thc loss. Awlu! Deed ol Crazy Woman. .'lock Island, III.? September :>0.--Mrs, Clarence Markham, of ( andu id. e, m ai li MC, in a flt of to m porn ry insanitj to? ?lay, killed her seven children with au aXO, after which she placed their bodies on a bod, saturated it with coal oil ami HO?. Uro to it. Sho then hacked her throat with a knife and threw hoi'soll on the binning bod. Neighbors rescued her, but she was so badly hui ned that sh?; died soon utter she hail made a confes sion. Th?-oidest chihl w as li years old, tho youngost a baby in anns. Neighbors, attracted hy the smoke ol the buming dwelling, rushed to tho rosene and found .Mrs. Markham oovorod with blood ami badly burned. Hardy aide to tell her story, sho al Hrsl doolarcd tho o ri mo had boen committed by a strange man. hut later, whon the SUOrifl ai lived, she nd nutted that she had siam her ohlldron one hy one ami attempted to destroy their bodies and her own lu tho fire. NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER. Westminster, Ootober .-Ralph Bing ham's performance at the auditorium last night was a groat success. As au entertainer he is hard to beat. His hu morous recitations and violin and piauo seleotiouB wore much enjoyed by a large and appreciative audiouce. Ho occupied tho platform about ono hour and a half. This, the first Lyceum course of tho sea son I005-0, started Off very auspiciously. Miss Margie Stribling left on Tuesday of last week for Columbia to enter the College for Women of that city. (i. M. ami W. D. Barnett are attending Clemson this fall. Morris Shankliu, of the Sullivan Hard- i wart! Co., was in town last week. Miss Allie Strlbling has returned to Kock Hill to resume her studies in Win throp College. Misses Pearle and Anna Marett, two of Fair Play's handsome young ladies, have entered Greenville Female College. Miss Maiyo H. Sbelor, historian for Andrew Picketts Chapter of I). A. lt., wishes to call tho attention of the Methodists of this State to a lone gravo I on tho roadside of a soldier of tho cross. While she is advocating tho caro of tho i soldiers of tho Revolution, sho thinks this gravo should bo cared for by tho Methodists. A few cent? from ovory member of tho church of this state would got asimplo marking. This gravo is noar tho roadsido on Sloan Dickson's placo, near Westminster. Tho preacbor is Coloman Fowler, who lived thoro and built a elim eli and preached t here for forty years. Tho church was a log house ami was called "Tho Salem." Fowpooplo living know of this church. James Thompson and John Bauknight, Misses Maude Kay and Julia Maxwell, < f Walhalla, attended the Lyceum course hero Monday ovening. Mr. and Mrs. J. Wade Dickson aro en tertaining a son, who arrived on Septem- i ber 24. Mrs. M. F. Puckett and the Vissage family, who have suffered losses owing to an accidental lire, will gladly receive gifts. Mrs. Puckett has boen living among us a long time and is an estimable lady. Mr. Vissage moved herc from the 1 mountains some timo during the pres ent year. In addition to their losses there is a blind lady in the family to pro vide for. Mr. ami Mrs. I 1,. Dorn returned Thursday from a pleasant visit with relatives in Columbia ami Edgeiiold. Miss Irene Miller is with the New York Millinery Company. (.'linton Harris, of Fair Flay, who won a Scholarship at tho Citadel Academy, left on Saturday for Charleston to begin his studies. Young Mr. Harris was em ployed in the store of M. S. Stribling last year and has many friends, who predict for him a bright career. Rev. J. I. Spinks will preach at Kock Springs next Sabbath at ll a. m. Married, hy S.U. Johns, Esq., on Octo ber 1, 1005, at his residence in Westmin ster J. T. McAlister and Miss May Bur dett. Also, Thomas Garner to Miss Hes sie Allen. Misses Helen 'Thompson and Mary Sheldon, of Fair Flay, attended the Lyceum attraction Monday and visited the family of M. S. stribling. At six o'clock last Wednesday even ing the residence of Mrs. Mary F. Puckett, an ex-postmistress of West minster, was destroyed by Uro, together with 'he larger portion of her household effects, including a lot of hooks, tools and other valuables. J. W. Vissage oc cupied rooms in tho Puckott house and lost a lot of his furniture and cooking utensils. Mrs. Puckett was visiting a neighbor at the time tho fire broke out. Members of the Vissage family wore at home. It is tho supposition that tho fire originated from a defective stove ttuo. No insurance Miss Mary Carter is at Richmond, Va., attending school. Forman Simpson, eldest son of Mrs. Ida Simpson, left on Friday for Balti more to euter a medical college. Hin friends wish him abundant succoas. Mr. Simpson is a bright, energetic, young man. (.'layton Jenkins, a farmer residing on Changa, died last Friday aftor a linger ing illness from fever. He was about ?50 years of age. His body was buried in the Davis burying ground on Saturday. This is the second death in tho Jenkins family this summer. 'The regular annual meeting of tho stockholders of the ("boswell Cotton Mill Company will be held at their Miln e at West minster on October IO at 1<> o'clock in the forenoon. Tin- writor oxtonds congratulations to tho Keowee Commi s Ml. Meek, who was happily married this morning, Wo wish for Mr. ami Mrs. stock a full meas ure ol happiness a nd prosperity, ( apt. W. F. ( boswell is having brick ami lumber placed for tho purpose of erecting s-vera! nice dW?lling houses in the near future. There is a great de mand for ".leant houses hore al \ .osent. ItOXOIt HOI.I. ol OIIAOKI) SCHOO!., Tho following ls tho honor roll of tho Westminster Graded Schools for the month of Soptomhor: lust grath-, Sam Smithson, Lillian Broazoalo, llossio Hall, Norn Cox, Miss Katie F. Harris, teacher. Fourth grade, Alhcitas Hatton, Rob bio Simpson, Alice Stribling, Bessie Bar I ron, Freston Barron, Caroline Carter, Margie Williams; fifth grade, Mary Har roll. Miss Bertha Davis, teacher. Sixth grade, Eddie Bickens; seventh grado, Willie Dickson, Leila Martin, Bessie Simpson, Myrtle /niiinei niau, Mary Simpson, Sue Perkins, K lotnoi Tannery, Bena Har roi I, Frank Anderson, Ben Simpson, Mamie Wy ll 110, Henry Cowan, Hugh Martin. Miss Gussie Sprott, teacher. Eighth gnuie. Mary Reeder, Laura Smithson, Lila Reeder, Guseie Martin, Fostello Thornton, Annie Millor. Hor tenue Jones; ninth grade, Sarah Auder s MI, Maude Simpson, Lucile Zimmerman, Jessie Martin. M. E. Brookman, teachi r and ?operlntoiideut No honor roll was gotten out or sec ond aud third grades on account of the serious accidont which happened to the teacher. Miss Annie Clardy. About two weeks ago she had tho misfortune to sprain her ankle while alighting from a buggy. For tho past ton days Miss (Mai?ly's grades bave been taught by Miss Jessie Strihling, a very efficient teacher. Tho school is prospering and it is very i molesting totee SO many pupils march into tboir recitation rooms ?very morn* iug. A. L. Gossott, Spartanbtirg Farmers Hold tor $18 a Ton. Spartanburg, October 3.-"We will not sell cotton seed for less than $18 por tou," was tho substance of a resolution passed yesterday by tho County Cotton Growers' Association. Cotton seed was tho only subject discussed. Tl a farm ers were emphatic- in their declaration that rather than sell at unprolitablo figures, they will retain their cotton seed for uso as fertilizers. Capt. ('liarlos Petty, II. S. Lipscomb and others said that cotton seed makes a splondid nat u ral onricher for cotton, wheat and corn and is admirably adapted for restoriug tho lifo of worn and orodod soils. Presbyterian College Remains at Clinton. Columbia, Soptomber "?9.-Clinton will retain tho Presbyterian College. That fact was settled to day, after a ?eng ses sion lasting through almost the entire night and part of tito day, ami it resulted in a landslide for Clinton, with Chester seoond. Five towns wanted tho institu tion. They ?ere Bennetts vi lie, ChoBtor, Sumter, Vorkvillc and Clinton. Tho trustees met last night and heard the pe titions and arguments from tho various delegations, and while all were seem ingly hopeiul thc delegation from Clin ton -vas always certain that the big Presbyterian college of tho State would remain at that town. And that is what happened. Skeletons Wore Unearthed. Athens, Ga., September 20.-Yester day morning tko force of convicts at work on the roads of Jefferson county uncovered an old Indian mound and found therein twelve .skeletons in a per fect state of preservation, The negroes were horrified at tho timi and for a while thora was a threatened .strike, but they soon calmed down and a full inves tigation of the lind was made. Tho Heall, of course, bad all disappeared, nut the born's were perfectly preserved, and tho teeth wore remarkably preserved in every respect. lu addition to the skele tons a number of piece? of Indian pot tery were found. Tho remains of the old Indians and thu pieces of pottery and utensils wore taken charge of hy tho c nuil) ituthoi itles. Present Status of the Dispensary. The will of the people will ultimately prevail, however, and lhere can he no gettlug away from tho fact that tho dis pensary system is doomed In South Caroliua. Tho following counties have voted the grog shops OUt! Cherokee, Piokons, Union, Newberry, Marion and Yoik. Twi counties were already free of the baneful presence of the (i. M. [., viz: Marlboro and Greenwood. Elec tions have been ordered in the following counties: Spartanburg, Greenville, Ooo noe and Darlington. Petitions asking for au election arc being circulated iu tho counties of Anderson, Fail field, Chester. Lancaster and others. The dis pensary is doomed. Tlioro is no way in tho world to patch it up or to overcome the will of the people of tho State to sweep it out. Spartanburg county and the dispensary will arrive at tho parting of tho ways Novomber l i.-Spartanburg Journal. Portrait of General Robert E. Lee. Tho fact that too frequently it tran spires in American history that no accu rate and authentic portrait of her great men is faithfully proserved has caused a number of the devoted admirers of General Robert E. Lee to interest them selves to cause a pnrfect picture of the great general to bo mado and to be pre served forall future history. This work, after a lapse of forty years, is now un der way by the John A. Lowell Bank Note Company, of lloston, who aro using for this purpose tho exact photograph made at General Lee's residence in Rich mond a few days after the surrender, which pioture has always been consid ered hy tho Leo family and friends as the most perfect likeness over taken of tho General at that time. Tho work, when finished, will bo of tito highest art of steel engraving, so that it will thus bu preserved for all futuro time.-Washing ton 'ost, September 17. Many Lives Lost in Manilla Storm. Manilla, October 2.-- Roports from placOS along ibo path Of tho recent ty phoon in the Island of Luzon, ami the Southern Islands indicates great loss of lit? and property. In (lie waters sur rounding Samar and ntlnir islands many coasting vessels ami island transports have boon wiockutl. Tho coast guard eulie I.o\ie is a complete wreck and eh von Americans we:e drow ned. At tho town oil Sorsogon, llftooi) natives were drowned. Tho lons on tho hemp planta tion is estimated at a million dol?ais. The army transport .loan ItodrlgllOZ is ashore at Logaspi. In tho interior of tho island of Samar thousands of natives are homeless on the smaller islands. Army posts in tllO Southern Islands have boon dest royed. !'he civil and militai y au thorities are rushing (dd to the suffering people iii the form of supplies of food and shelter. Owing lo the destruction ol* tho tel -graph system tho reports arc very mcagro. Ina st itcincut of tho annual conven tion of thc railroad bntnoll of the Young Men's Christian Association, winch was in session in Detioit recently, showed *7 I ino paid up by mombortf, an increase of $12,000 In two years, tine hundred and thirty buildings valued at $2,700,000 are owned and during tho past year 2,000 men followed the definite ionises ot study. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS BANK STATEArlENT. Statement of tho Condition < ' Tho Seneca Hsuk at the Clone of Husiness ou Sept. 80, 1005. ASSKTS. Bank building.* 1,000 00 Bank vault and safe. 1,400 00 Leans ?uni discounts. 07,224 40 Cash and due from hanks. ... 28,044 '.>."> Total.$124,1??) ll MAUM U IKS. stuck.$ 20,400 00 Deposits. 72,000 20 Hills payable_ lA.O?O 00 Surplus.. 10,100 15-$124,101) 41 State of South Carolina, J < Icones Comity. 1 Personally came F. 8. Holleman. ('ash ier of The Seneca Hank, before me and made oath that the above statement is correct to the best of his knowledge ami belief. F. 8. HOLLEMAN. Sworn to before mo this 2 tl day of October, liM?5. \V. P. Nimtuons, Notary Public. S. c. Certified. i lt. M. Richardson, ) Signed: ?J. W. Sbelor, j Diroctors. C1ITATION NOTICE.-THK STATK OK / SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OK Ooo NK.K.- (IN THK COUKT OF PUOUATB.)-Hy D, A. Smith, Esq., Probate J udgo. Whereas, Kate Moss has mado suit to mo to grant her Letters of Admin istration of the estate and effects of Li A. H. Moss, deceased These aro therefore to cito and admon ish all and singular tho kindred and creditors of tho said L. A. li. Moss, deceased, that they bo and appear before me, in tho Court of Probate, to be ' heh! at Walhalla, S. C., on MONDAY, 10th day of Octobor, 1005, after publica tion hereof, at ll o'clock in tho fore noon, to show cause, if any thoy havo, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal this I .'loth day of September Anno Domini 1006. i ?SKAT^ Dt A- smiT. Judge of Pro / \ bate, Oconeo County, S. 0. Published on the Ith and 11th days of October, 1005, in Tho Keowoo Cou rier and on the Court House Door for tho time required by law. 40-41 lt is claimed that car wheels made from rye straw papor have run :!no,ooo miles and thou been found still good OUOUgh to be equipped with a new sot of steel rims so they could go on another similar little trip. New Cure for Cancer. All surface cancers art now known to be curable by Hu.'klen's Arnica Salve, .las. Waite. ., of Duffield, Va., writes: "I had a cancer on my hp for years, that seemed incurable till Hucklcn's Arnica Salvo healed it, and now it is perfectly well." Quaratiteed cure for cuts and burns. 2?0 at all drug stores. For assault on a woman and the mur der of her baby. Frank Brown, color was taken from jail at Conway, Ark., last week and lvuchod. BANK STATEMENT. Keport of the Condition of TUE PEO PLE'S BANK, at Walhalla, in the State of South Carolina, at the oloso of business, September 30th, 1P05: JtKSOUHCKS. I .onus aud discounts.$82,580 40 Duo from banks_. 5,070 50 Cash and oash items. 5,235 77 Furniture and fixtures. 1,523 00 Total.?1>5J504_07 LIABILITIES. Capital stock .$30,000 (Kl Deposit ?. 58,556 47 Duo bauks. . 217 25 Profits. 1,?20 05 bills Payable. 5,000 CO Total.....*.!>:>,.r)i)l 07 1, Ceo. Seaborn, Cashier of tho above named bank, do solemnly swear that thu ahovu statement is truo to tho best of my knowledge and belief. (ico. Seaborn, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before mo this 2d day of October, 1005. C. R. D. burns, Notary Public. Correct. Attest: J. W. Hell, ) \V. A. Strother, ; Directors. C. R. D. Hm us, ) Peden & Anderson Banting Co. Statement of tho Condition of Tho Peden A Anderson Hanking Co., Westmin ster, S. C., at tho Close of Busi ness Sept. 30th, 1005. HKSOUKCKS. Cash and due us by banks_* ?6,013 66 Loans and discounts. 140,620 45 Stocks. 1,000 00 Hanking bouse aud fixtures... 5,000 00 *183,5:14 ll LIABILITIES. Capital stock. * 20.000 00 Surplus and undivided proilts. 13.475 50 Deposits. 101,892 74 Duo to Hanks. 165 87 Hills payablo. 48,000 00 * 18:1,5:14 ll Tho Stato of South Caroliua, County of Oconoo. I, T. Peden Anderson, (.'ashier of tho above named Batik, do solemnly swear that tho above statement is truo and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. T. PEDEN ANDERSON, Cashier. Sworu to beforo mo this Sept. 30, 1005. H. H. CROSS, fL. S.J Notary Public, S. C. "The Clansman," by Tom Dixon, dramatized, was put on tho stage in Norfolk, Ya., on Thursday night beforo an i m?nense audience that was delighted. lt is probable it will have a run ec pial to "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Au unusual feat in wireless telegraphy was accomplished recently. Tho message traveled from Newport, R. I., to Wash ington navy yard, a distance of ?520 miles. Tho fact that tho waves travelod over both land and sea has attracted moro that) ordinary interest. BANK OF WALHALLA, Walhalla, South Carolina. Quarterly statement Eliding September 30, 1006, published in ouuformity with Aot of the General Assembly: A8SKT8. Heal Estnte, Furniture and Fixtures .* 8,006 35 Loans and Discount**.107,255 72 Cash on hand aud due from Hanks. 28.520 20 Total. #138,701 27 LIAU1LITIKS, Capital S took._#30,ooo oo Surplus. 2,500 oo Undivided profits. 1,000 oo Deposits. 100,222 27 He-discounts. 5,ooo oo Total.?188.701 27 State of South Carolina, ) County of Ooonee. } 1, W. L. Vei ner, Cashier of the nbove named bank flo solemnly swear that tho above statement is true to the bust of my kuowlodgo and beliof. W. L. VEUX EH. Cashier, Subset ?bed and sworn to before mo this 2d day of October, '?w-,, C. VV. Pitchford. Correct. Attest: C. VV. Baukuight, ) .1. I). Vernor, > Directors. E. H. Lucas, ) The Citizens' Bank, Seneca, S* <J. ..ry Public. Third Quartorly Statemeut of the Con dition of The citizens' Bank, Seneca, S. at the Close of Busiuoss, Sept. 80th, 1005. RESOURCES. Leans and discounts.# (30,320 84 Hanking house and fixtures... 14,374 84 Cash and oxohaugo. 52,222 70 Supplies ou hand. 813 75 Expenses. 2,088 24 Total.#180,420 43 I.IAIUI.ITIKS. Capital stock paid In.# 50,000 00 Duo depositors. 00,075-14 Due other banks. 103 77 Interest and exchance. 3,157 22 Bills payable. 20,000 00 Total.#180.420 48 I, Geo. C. Benedict, Cashier of tho above named bank, do solemnly swoar that the above statement is true to tho bust of HIV knowledge and belief. GEO. C. BENEDICT, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before mo this Ad day of October, 1005. C. P. MILLS, f L. S. I Notary Public, S. C. Correct. Attest: (J. VV. Gignilllat, ) VV. S. Hunter. ; Directors. W. R. Doyle, ) . Supervisor Padgett, of Saluda county, refuses to order au olection on tho dis pensary, putting his refusal on the ground that tho board of registration re fuses to co-operate with him in ascer taining tho number of qualified votors in that county. C. W. Pitchford Co Our Buyers have returned from New York and our Shelves and Counters are packed with Seasonable Goods. We offer our Friend? and Customers tho Nicest Lino of Goods ovor brought to Ooonee County. Our Stock is com plote in every Lino and we will take pleasure in showing you through, and will convince you that we have tho right Goods and the right Prices. DRESS GOODS. We have all Shades and Widths in Ladies' Cloth, Silks, Sorgos, Mohairs, Cashmeres, Flannols, Ginghams, Peacals, Outings, Calicos, KtC. SHOES, SHOES. Wo sell the Celebrated Kay State Shoos for Men. This is the best Shoe on the Market. In Ladies' Shoos, wo guarantee to suit you, as wo are the solo agents for tho Krippendorff Dittman Shoes. See our lino of Misses', Hoys' and Children's Shoes, all sizes. BLANKETS. Blankets from fil.oO to ?MO 00 por pair. CLOTHING. For every one-Slims and Stouts, Youths and Hoys. JACKETS. Ladies" Jackets in all the New Shades ?uni all the New ? Prices. Wc has?-a Nice Line of Misses' and Children's Jackets. GROCERIES. Don't forget us when yon want anything In the Gro cery Line. We handle the best. LIME, PAINTS AND OILS. BUGGIES AND WAGONS. All Kinds of Rugs from 50 cents to $5.00. r.W.Pit?lonICoiiiiiaiij WALHALLA, S, C. Y?^iitirrTnifr^i^i^^rrTrii" -r"~nrrr?~.,ir? irrnrr^nrv?ifcmitrfinmIII?^^JII?JMU^J^.