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An Oconeo Man 109 ? ears Old. Solioitor Bogga, of Piokens, spent ] last night and to-day in the oity with friends. While here he gave a re porter for the Daily Mail an interest ing story. "I see by tho papers," he said, "thain lady in Greenville, a Mrs.I Kn m ha low, died the other day at the | age of 105. She had reached a pretty good old age, but 1 know a man in Ooonee county who is even older and he is alive and hale and hearty. He is actually 100 years old. His name is Martin Mahaffey, and he lives near Tamassee. He enlisted as a so^fer in tho war of 1812, but his eompTray was mustered out at Old Piokensville before going into active servioe, as the war ended just after tho company was formed. "I happened to become acquainted with the faots a few years ago. His family thought he would be entitled to a pension, and got me to look after it for him. I made an investi gation and found that Mr. Mahaffey really enlisted for tho war of 1812, but because he did not see actual service he was not entitled to a pen sion. He did not go to the Mexioan war, and he was too old for service in the Confederate army. "Mr. Mahaffey was born in what | in now Spartanburg county in 1706, and lived there until 1845. The drouth of 1845 is a matter of his tory. Mr. Mahaffey got disgusted nth Spartanburg county that year on acoount of the drouth, and moved to the Tamassee farm and rented part of it. He lived there two or three years, and then bought a little place about a mile north of it and has lived there ever sinoe. "1 was at Mr. Mahaffey's home about a year ago, and he w?is very active then, and could see and hear remarkably well for one of his great, age. He chopped all the wood for his fires, fed the hogs, and did simi lar ohores around tho house. It was always his ambition to have the fat test hog in the community every year, and he has generally succeeded. "Tho other day when I noticed tho death of Mrs. Bumbalow in the papers, I made inquiry about Mr. Mahaffey, and was told that he was alive and w>ll and as active as he had been for many years past. Mr. Mahaffey has been married twice. His second wife, who is living, is about 70 years old. "I don't know how many children Mr. Mahaffey has, but ho has grand children and great-grandchildren in Piokens and Coonee counties. Ile is a most, remarkable old mau."-An derson Mail, November 22. Tho sheriff and chiof of polico of Groonvillo havo succeeded in running several gambling establish monts out of business within the pasi few days. HE above picture of the man and fish is the trade mark of Scott's Emulsion, and is the synonym for strength and purity. It is sold in almost all the civilized coun tries of the globe. If the cod fish became extinct it would be a world-wide calam ity, because tho oil that comes from its liver surpasses all other fats in nourishing and life-giving properties. Thirty years ago the proprietors of Scott's Emul sion found a way of preparing cod liver oil so that everyone can take it and get the full value of the oil without the objectionable taste. Scott's Emulsion is the best thing in the world for weak, backward children, thin, delicate people, and all conditions of wasting and lost strength. Send for Ire? ?Ampl?. SCOTT fy BOWNE, CHEMISTS 4O0*A1S VUAMh HTBKBT, MSW TOM Kt. ?Dd $1.00. AU drugglBtt. Three Well-Known Convicts. Columbia, November 27.-There are in the large colony of prisoners at the State penitentiary three dis tinguished prisoners, who the officers of that institution would like to see liberated, and neither one of the three is likely to be pardoned in the near future. One is Robert Jones, of Edgefield ; the other is Billy Pow ers, of Oconee, and the third is Mrs. Fannie Carson. They were all con victed of murder and are all practi cally serving life sentences. Jones is the Edgefield man whose case was removed from Edgefield. He was sentenoed to twenty years in prison, after having served five years in the county jail. When he gets through with his sentence he will have been in prison for practically twenty-five years. He has four years more of his term in the penitentiary to serve. It is said that be has made a most excellent prisoner. Several efforts have been made to gain his pardon, but all have failed. Billy Powers is an old Confederate soldier, 69 years of age. He made tho mistake of marrying a young wife and another fellow ^ot too inti mate with tho young wife and Pow ers killed the young man. The trouble was that Powers was Hoked by the young man on one ocoasion, and six months afterwards met the fellow in the road and killed him, and the jury convioted Powers be oause he waited so long and on ac count of the manner of the killing. Powers has made a splendid pris oner, and is now a trusty. Boards of the penitentiary, super intendents and many others have in vain tried to secure the pardon of | Mrs. Fannie Carson, who was con vioted of co-operating in the killing of her husband. It was a notable case in Spartanburg county, and two or three others were convioted in connection with the same horrible crime. For years Mrs. Carson worked in the hosiory mill, and she is still anxious to do so, but her health has been too bad for her to do much work, and for some time she has been in the woman's quarters, where she has been sewing, mending clothes, administering medicine and taking general charge of thc wards. Every one about tho penitentiary likes Mrs. Carson and her reputation has been exceptionally good.-Au gust Kohn, in News and Courier. il CONSUMPTION In Memory ol Mrs. James Lee, Sr. On Saturday night, October 14, 1005, tho dark-robed angel of death entorod the homo of .lamer.* Leo, Sr., and con \ lycd from earth to heaven tho spirit of his beloved wifo, Mrs. Malinda E. Leo, a, od 72 years and llvo months. She had been in fcoblo health several years and spout the last seventeen months of her lifo in bed. Mrs. Leo, boforo her mar riage, was M?88 Calhoun. Sho had boon married to Mr. Loo about 48 years, and unto this union wero born two sons and two (laughters, three of whom preceded her to tho gravo sovoral yoars. lier aged husband, ono son and ninny other near rolatives aro loft to mourn her death. She had boon a consistont mombor of Pleasant Hidgo Baptist church for many years. It was hard to givo her up, but it wns tho Lord's will. Wo are encored by tho hopo of mooting ber in that bright boyond. A precious ono from us has gone, A voico wo loved is stilled; A place is vacant in our home Which nevor can be Ulled. Cod in his wisdom lins recalled Tho boon his lovo had given, And, though tho body slumbers hero, Peaceful be thy silent slumber. Peaceful in thy grave so low. Thou no moro will join our nutnbor, Thou no moro our sorrows know, Yet, again wo hopo to meet theo When tho day of lifo is fled, And in heaven with joy to groot thoo, Whoro no farewell tears aro shed. Wo miss theo from our homo, dear ono, Wo miss thoo from thy placo, A shadow o'er our lifo is cast. Wo miss tho snnshino of thy face, Wo miss thy kind and willing hand, Thy fond and earnest caro; Our homo is dark without theo, Wo miss theo everywhere Farewell, dear, but not forever; There will bo a glorious dawn, Wo shall meot to part, no nevor, On tho resurrection morn. Though thy form lies sleeping, In the cold and silont tomb, Thou shalt havo a glorious waking, When tho blessed Lord doth como. -Lula Leo and Lillio Ross. Farewell. My frionds of Oconeo, You aro moro dear to mo Than I cnn tell. Tho thought that wo must part Brings sadness to my heart, And tears unbiddon stare, For 'tis farowoll. That day will como at last When sorrows shnll bo past, And tears that fell Ilavo all been wiped away, And, thiough an endless day, We nevor moro shall say To friends farowell. Ood help us to be true. With grace aud strength enduo While here we dwell; Mav wo in heaven meet, Ronow our friendship sweet, And no'or again repeat A sad farowoll. -(Mrs.) Della Browno Bell. New Hop? Happenings. New Hope, November 20.--A pleasant Bingi UK at the home of Mrs. C. A. Mor gan Sunday afternoon was greatly en joyed by the young folks of this section. J. W. Miller, accompanied by Misses Myrtle Smith and Lissie Miller, visited at the home of Kev. and Mrs. W. C. Sea born, in Bickens, Saturday and Sunday. KeelB Moore, of Westminster, ia visit lug homefolks this week. Misses Mossie and Edna Wood, after spending a fortnight with homefolks, left Friday for Fruitland, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Mart Huut, of Liberty, accompanied by their two ohildren, Miss Meda and Willie, visited at the home of the former's parent? and other relatives io this section roceutly. The High Falls sohool, No. 86 "A," opened this morning under the ' manage ment of Miss Wannie Morgan. We wish her a successful turin. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hecknoll enter tained very delightfully the young peo Sle of this sootion at a party last Satur ay night, whioh was enjoyed by all. A. P. Burnett, of Spartanburg, spent last week with friends and relatives in this section. Reid Robinson, of Easley, is visiting homefolks this woek. Andy Abbott, of Greenville, spent last week with his sister, Mrs. J. W. Miller. M. A. Wood made a busiuess trip to Laurens recently. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Kelley have moved near West Union, and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hunnioutt have moved to Seneoa. These families will be greatly missed in this community, but we wish thom every success. Quite a number of our people attended services at Wolf Stake last Sunday. Born, unto Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Paoe, on the 13th instant, a son. s. o. Sluggish Liver a Foe to Ambl Hon. You cannot accomplish very much if your liver is inactivo, as you feel dull, your eyes are heavy and slight exertion exhausts you. Orino Laxativo Fruit Syrup stimulates the liver and bowels aud m ?kos you feel bright and active. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup does not nauseate or gripe and is mild and very pleasant to take. Orino is more effec tive than pills or ordinary cathartics. Hof uso substitutes. J. W. Bell. Prohibition In Seneca. [Anderson Mail, November 22.] Seneoa, November 21.-Editor Daily Mail : As a citizen of Coonee I must enter an emphatic protest against the correctness of the state ment published in your editorial col unis Saturday that "People from those counties (Pickens and Ooonee) tell us there is as muoh liquor sold there now by blind tigers as the dis pensary ever sold." As the hoad of this town's municipal affairs, I chal lenge the statement BO far as Seneca and Oconeo county aro concerned. . Not a case for drunkenness has been up for trial in the town court since the dispensary was perma nently dosed. Former regular drinkers walk our streets with steady steps, clear eyes and clothed in their right minds, and if snob conditions continue, we aro indeed fortunato in being rid of the iniquitous thing. To say as much whiskey will bo sold against the law, as according to law, is about as reasonable as saying there is moro stealing going on now, while it is a crime, than there would be, were it no crime to appropriate another's goods. If one class of An derson's or any other county's citi zens wish to retain the dispensary for the loaves and fishes, and another class desires it because they are fur nished an easy way of securing strong drink, it is their privilege, but more manly to say so without using uncertain estimates as to what other counties are doing that havo voted against the system. Respectfully, V. M. Cary. The Daily Mail simply told of tho information as to Oconeo county as a whole ; Mr. Cary simply speaks for tho town of Soneca. We know that Mr. Cary is sincere, and wo would not attempt to contradict what ho says. Wo are glad condi tions at Seneca aro so good, and wo hope they will always be so. But in this connection it is but fair to stato that lt. M. Wright, a reputable citi zen of Seneoa and who used to live in this city, was in Auderson this morn ing and he said his understanding is that anybody who wants liquor at Seneca can get it. Ile has not bought any himself, ho says, but according to common reports it can be bought there, and so f ir as ho has been able to judge there is little dif ference as between tho amount of drunkenness now and before tho dis pensary was olosed. Tho judges differ. There is at least a diver gence of opinion as to tho condition oven in Seneca.-Editor Daily Mail. WHAT RBV. WABDLAW SAYS. Seneca, November 22.-Editor Mail : Your editorial in Inst Satur day's issue, in whioh you carno out for tho dispensaryt is a groat sur TUX "Boss? corrow nessi tatnsn, iiioatMiT, Btu TM? MURRAY OIMUNO ttmx?* f mm, rniii. Omis.??!? ? ont? MACBxsrrr co, C?hwnbi?i S, C prise to the people of Ooonee county. Oar people are simply shocked at your statement about this county. It is simply untrue in every particu lar, except the statement of the re ; tention of the constabulary, which j was agreed on before the election I and not since. I spent Saturday night and Sun I day in Walhalla, leaving there Mon day morning, and 1 beard the most positive denials of your statement about this county. B. H. Moss, ex-sheriff, says he bas visited every section of tho county repeatedly, getting ginners' reports, since the dispensaries wore closed, and he bas seen no signs at all of blind tigers, and has heard no com plaint. He says he never saw as lit tle drinking in this county before. Judge J. W. Holleman, H. A. H. Gibson, Esq., C. R. D. Burns, Clerk of Court, and others say there is no truth at all in the statement that there is more drinking ?ince the dis pens?ries closed. J. N. Hopkins says he went from his home in Seneca to Whetstone, the home of wildoat distilleries in the past, and so far as be could find it is exceedingly dry. He says he was told that he could get some whiskey, but would have-to go into Georgia to get it. W. L. Harbin says he has been watching the whiskey business for the last twenty-five years, and there is less whiskey drank in Ooonee county now than any time during th ene twenty-five years, and that the i conditions are much more favorable than was ever expeoted. The town officers of Seneca say the town is dry. The results are better than were even boped for by the friends of pro hibition. If there is as little founda tion for what you say as to other counties, as there is for what you say about this county, you have been greatly imposed on by unscrupulous friends of the liquor traffic The friends of prohibition are delighted with the results in Oconee county. C. Wardlaw. TOHIA . Bean th? J* The Kind You Have Always Bought II. Legare Smith, a prominent farmer of Lee county died recently from the effects of a bite by a cat. Every Heart=Ache Every pain in the breast, dif ficult breathing, palpitation, fluttering or dizzy spell means that your heart is straining it self in its effort to keep in motion. This is dangerous. Some sudden strain from over exertion or excitement will completely exhaust the nerves, or rupture the walls or arteries of the heart, and it will stop. Relieve this terrible strain at once with Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. It invigorates and strengthens the heart nerves and muscles, stimulates the heart action, and relieves the pain and misery. Take no chances ; make your heart strong and vigorous with Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. "I suffered terribly with heart dis ease. I have been treated by different physicians for my troublo without results. I went to a physi cian In Memphis, who claimed that I had dropsy of tho heart. Ho put tho X-ray on mo, and in connection with his medicino bo carno near mak ing; a finish of mo. Somo Umo before this a Mr. Young-, of St. Louis, was In our town. Ho BOW my condition, and recommended Dr. Miles' Heart Curo to mo. I gave lt little attention until my return from Memphis, when I concluded to try it, and am pleased to aay three bottles cured me. CHARLES GOODRICH. Caruthersvllle, Mo. Dr. Miles' Heart Curo ls sold by your druggist, who will guarantee that the first bottle will benefit. If lt fall? he will refund your money. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind V CASTOR IA The Kind Ton Have Always Bought? and -which has been. In use for over 30 years? has borne the Signatare of and has been made under Iiis per sonal supervision since its infancy? Allow no one to deceive you in this? All Counterfeits, Imitations and ?* Just-as-good" are bud Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health ot Infants and Children-Experience against Experimenta What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil? Pare goric? Drops and Soothing Syrups? It is Pleasant? lt contains neither Opium? Morphine nor other Narcotic substance, ?ts age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles? cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food? regulates the Stomach and Bowels? giving healthy and natural sleep* The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend* GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS yrt Bears tho Signature of The KM You Have Always Bought Sn Use For Over 30 Years. THC ecNTAun COM PANT, rr MURRA* arnccr, NEW von* err?. Fine Farming Indeed. Equality, Anderson county, S. C., No vember 20.-Ross Ban ks, who lives on E F. Allgood's lands, farmed last year with three mules and made $1,100 olear of all expenses. This year he expeots to make $1,200 or $1,300. This shows that farming in Brushy Creek pays. To oap tho climax his wife presented him with twins tho other day. J. D. Thompson has cotton of the Flo rodora varioty that has made a bale to tho acre. James T. Bryant and his father-indaw, John Mullikin, have sold their farms to J. M. Long and bought in Oconee, near Fair Play, to which place they are moving this wook. W. S. Mauldin has sold his home place to D. W. Spoarman at about $50 an acre, and will move to Easley. OABTOniA. Bear? th? Hw Kind You Haw Always Bought Signature of j* The Kind You Have Always COOK STOVES, RANGES, HEATING STOVES FULL LINE OF TINWARE, BICYCLES AND SUPPLIES. ROOFING, EAVE TROUGH AND ALL KINDS OF TIN AND SHEET IRON WORK MADE TO ORDER. Typewriters, Sowing Machines, Guns, Revolvers and i'.iey les cleaned ana repaired. All work dono on short notice and guaranteed. H. 8- LOOK. Investment Bargains! Now is tho chanco to buy a farm of 42 acres in Walhalla, only five blocks from the Court Douse, two acres of whioh, faoing on Main street, has a briok dwell ing and large woodoo st ore room. Tho 40 acres iu tbo back bf? street all round it and is suitable for fane ; i .f;, factory site, or can be cut up in town lots and sold at good prices. If you want a bargain buy this. One-half aero lot corner of Main and College streets, has good store room and dwelling adjoining, only ono blook from dopot and two blocks of Court House. The rent this place is now bringing will pay you moro than eight por cent on your money invested. I oll er for salo R. L. Duffio's house in Westminster, S. C., one nero lot with pretty cottage of six rooms, on ono of tho main residence street ,. If Bold at once oan bo bought at a bargain. For prices and torms apply to J.H. Darby, Real Estate Broker. Office : People's Bank. I AM DETERMINED TO DO THE LIVERY BUSINESS for this community. Come on and get your teams. Hauling Teams, Single and DoublV Buggy Teams and Saddle\Horses, Always on hand. Prompt and polito service at reasona ble pricos. Teams sont out at any hour, day or night. Phono 10 or 11 for quick teams. C. It. IIOUCHINS, Walhalla, S. 0. Cures Biliousness, Sick Pl V %?f ff| Cleanses the system Headache, Sour Stom- j XL 1M. LJ thoroughly and clears ach, Torpid Liver and " sallow complexions of Chronic Constipation. T avaiivA Fruit Qvftin pimples and blotches. Pleasant to take 1<<?A<UIVC HUll ?jlU]? It ia guaranteed For Sale by J. W. Bell. Lu III ber and llnildins MATERIAL OF ALL KINDS. Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mantels from $1 to a $40 Cabint . Tile Hearths and Facings, Columns Turned and Scroll Work of every Description. Lime, Cement, Plaster Paris, etc Devoe's Paint, the Fewer Gallons, Wears Longer kind. In fact, everything for the builder. Sond us your orders. Yours for Business, WI DDSCCCV THE LUMBERMAN, . L.. DrviOOE-Y, ANDERSON, s.c.