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NI TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE AND II MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAV, THOU CAN"ST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, DECEMBER 13, 1905. NEW SERIES, NO. 399.-VOLUME LV.-NO. 50. 59 HORSES I MULES SOI HIN THE LAST,^ DAYS. This shows our Horses and Mules are what the people are looking for, and last but not least the prices are right. We still have 6 extra nice Young Horses that are beauties, well broien and guaranteed to work anywhere. >We have 12 good young well-broke mules and about 12 good young unbroke Mules. We also have a few nice country Horses and Mules. Now if you want a Mule or Horse we will sure sell it to you as we want to close out the balance of this lot, so oui* Mr. C. W. Bauknight can get back to the Store for the Christmas rush. 'i ?. W. &. J. E. BAUKNIGHT IT PAYS TO BUY FOR CASH. * Money Given Away Mr. Henry C. Walkor, who lives on the Towrville road, is tho lucky man who held the key which unlocked tho box con taining $20.00 at Lunnoy's. Mr. Walker carno in before I could put a notice in the paper, so will request all who have keys to please return them as I wish to try it again. Tlie jDi-ng-griist, Yellow Front. Seneca, THE LAST CHANCE I have some Fine Christmas Goods that I have decided to move before December 23d. I must have room for Fancy Groceries, and in order to movo thom tho prices will bo cut on TOYS, SILVERWARE, GOLD MOUNTED GOODS AND (?UNS. Come, look, and I nm suro you will buy some thing. Finost lino of Vases ovor shown in Seneca. Komembor tho place-MOORE'S-botwoon tho two hotels. Yours for a square deal, LUTHER A. MOORE SENECA, 5. C. Things You Want. Read and Then Ask the Advertisers to Show Yon the Coeds. -Go to tho City Meat Market for bar gains in t Mn ?st mas II,cats. -Christmas goods at cost for tho next ten days. Luther A. Moore. -Don't miss the "Big Salo" at C. G. Jaynes' Saturday. Got ready for Christ mas.. -Seo our lino of English square cra vats, each in a box. A beautiful Xmas gift at $1 and $l.r>0 tho tio. G. W. & J. E. Bauknight. -For a good, nice and useful Christ mas present go to Carter Hardwaro Com pany. 50 -Call to see my jowolry, vases, china ware, fountain pens, dolls and toys. Boll's Drug Store -Gold and silver watches at J. A. Brock's, Seneca. Largest and best lino of watches ever shown in Oconeeoounty. Prices always right. 51 -Samplo lot of ladies' jackets and coats at Now York cost. 50 W. P. Nimmons, Seneca. -Full Hue of china at J. A. Brock's, Citizens' Bank buildiug, Soneca. 51 -Jaynes is offering special prices io pictures Saturday, Decomber 10. Don't fail to soe them. -Julia Marlowe waiters nre beauties. Only 25c. at ('arter Hardwaro Company. Nothing nicer for a Christmas gift. 50 -Repairing of jowolry a specialty at J. A. Brock's, Seneca. 51 -A big lino of pictures to suit every body at Bell's. -J. A. Brock, Seneca, is doing a time business on clocks, watches, otc. Talk with him. They mako nico presents. 51 -Don't fail to seo tho best lino of pic tures cvei shewn in Walhalla, at tho best prices, at Jaynes' Saturday. -Perfection in shoe-making-the uew college boot-lace and hut ten. C. W. & J. E. Bauknight. -Another cut in prices of clothing. I meau to sell. M. S. Stribling, 60 Westminster, S. C. -If you need anything in hats seo what good prices Jaynes is giving you Saturday ! -There will bo nothing nicer for you to Rive your mother or fait her than a pair of gold-rimmed oyo glasses. You can get thom from J. A. Brock, Seneca. -Jaynes is offering bargains Saturday. Decomber 10th, to interest both old and young. Come and bring tho children. -Full lino of toilet and manicuro sots, brushes, combs, etc., at J. A. Brook's, Citizens' Bank building, Soneca. 51 -Tho now collego boots, in button and lace. C. W. & J. E. Bauknight. -Seo Jaynes' lino of 10c. goods boforo yon buy. Ile is offering special values Saturday, Docombor io. -Bluo diamond enamel ware, tho best grade made. Sold by Carter Hardwaro Company. They haye a complete lino now. 50 -Don't fail to buy your diamonds, rings, Uno jowolry, etc., from J. A. Brock, Senoca. Give tho girls a ring. 51 -Jaynes is making a groat reduction in millinery. Soo his hats Saturday, De comber 10th. -Another cut in prices of clothing. I mean to sell. M. S. Stribling, 50 Westminster, S. C. -Don't fail to call on J. A. Brock, Seneca, and soo his big lino of jowelry of every description, lino china, otc. 51 -The collego boots, quoon quality, hand welted, tho newest thing mado by T. G. Plant A Co.. *:i 50 tho pair. C. W. & J. E. Bauknight. -All kinds of post cards, post card al bums, fancy box stationory, olegant gift books found at Boll's. -Quoon Quality's new shoo-the col logo boot-18.50 the pair. C. W. & J. E. Bauknight. -Full lino of watch chains, emblem pins, buttons, charms, etc, at J. A. Brock's, bank building, Seneca. 61 si? mww?\Mm TEN DOLLARS REWARD will be paid for information with proof to convict tho miscreants who, betwoen the Md and 5th days of December, instant, broke open Norton school house, over turued tablo and desks, scattered and mutilated books and papers and did other damage. N. B. CARY. Decomber 0, 1905. 50 NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER. Westminster, December H.-Married on Saturday, Dcoemhur Otb, by 8. il. Johns, E*q , Mit* (jora Smith and George McIntyre. M. L. Alexander, of Ardmore, I. T., spent a few hours in Westminster Mon day. Be was returning from a business trip to Greenville. The Westminster Graded SOIIOOIB hayo an onrollmeut of 258 pupils to dat?. Prof. M. E. Brockman, the superinten dent, informs us that there aro eight families makiug inquiry for houses in Wem M:. is tm- iu order to get the school advantages. The teachers have just el<>. ed the examinations for the first quarter and as a whole tho class of work doun on examinations shows that tho school is keeping up a good staudard. Koli ol I lonor for November is as follows : First Grade-Maggie Mitchell, Norman Wilson, Marie Englaud, Nora Cox, Marion Pitts, Doo Puttnan, Bessie Hall, L?llau Broazoale, Dora Frooman, Sam Smithson, Edgar Mizo. Miss Katie Har ri?, teacher. Second Grade-Cora nolmcs, Gus Smithson, Annie Bello Watkins, Basie Phillips, Aguos Orr, Clifton Holmes, Emily Stribling, Ila Wilson. Third Grade-P3xio Barker, Coins An derson, Jessie Tannery, A ld i ne Boardon, Frooman Bcarden. Miss Annie Clardy, teacher. The name of Exio Barker should have appeared on tho honor roll of tho third grade for month of October, but was unintentionally omitted. Fourth Grade-Robbie Simpson, Alico Stribling, William Andersen, Gladys Carter, Ada Baker, V eat tie Miller, Bessie Barron, Preston Barron. Fifth Grado-Mary Harrell, Graco Stribling, Hertha Spinks, Gonoviovo Broazoale, Cbristiue Jameson, Maida Watkins. Miss I lei t ha Davis, teacher. Sixth Grade-Nanuio Mattison, Eddio Bickens, Allen Norris, Froddio Zimmer man. Seventh Grade-Loo Stribling, Lake Herron, Mamie Wynuo, Klotner Tannery, Blandi? Monea, Lelia Martin, Hugh Martin, Sue Perkins, Bessie Simpson, Mary Simpson, Myrtle Zimmerman, Renn Harrell, lieu ry Cowan, Walter Ballanger, Frank'Anderson. Miss Augusta Sprott, teacher. Eighth Grade-Laura Smithson 00.77, Mary Reeder 00.00, Fostelle Thornton 00.22, Hortense Jones 00. Errott Zimmer man 05.44, Annie Miller 05.11. .Ninth Grado-Lucillo Zimmerman 00.33, Sarah Anderson 00.33, Maude Simpson 00.33, Daisy Foster 00.22, Jessie Martin 05. M. E. Brockman, principal and teacher. Rev. J. J. Harrell will preach nexl Sund;'v at Liberty for Rov. F. A. Dren nan, who has boen sick. The appoint mont which had boen made at Retroal and Oak Grove will bo Ulled the iiftL Sabbath in this month. A Sunshine Society was organized Thanksgiving Day in tho West Ead hy the State organizer, Miss Marye R. Sholor. Allen Norris is president and Miss Pearl Davis, o-.'.anist. The other ofliccrs mid leader will bo elected later. Tho society was named Margaret Harrell Sunshine Library and Society. It was named in honor of sweot little Margaret, daughtoi of Rev. J. J. Harrell, who died last May. Miss Sholor donated each family preseut a nice book. TIICHO books were given by her friends in Boston/ A library will bc startod for the laborers at tho factories in Wost End. Miss Sholor is interested in tho education of the mill as woll as thc rural people and hopes to be ablo tc start societies at all mills to improve thc mind, beautify tho villages and homes. A night school is neoded and other milli have them, why not Westminster? Janies Lawrence, was in Spartanbnri! this week. Rev. J. I. Spinks leavos to-morrow foi tho Annual Conference. Tho marriage of Miss Lossie Wool bright, of Townville, to Samuol W. Dick son, of Westminster, occurred on Tues day, December 5th, tho coremony boini performed by Rev. John R. Moore, ol this place. Mr. and Mrs. Dickson an residing in East End. Kd. Cox, of Now Chicago, Montana, ii visiting his sisters, Misses Rozzie, Julif and Nettie Cox. Mr. Cox wont to Mon tana fifteen years ago. M arri od, on December 5th, by Rov. W T. MeAlistor, at the residence of Mrs Hannah Broom, Miss Ida V. Kolloy anc G. Li Broom. H. B. Divvor, of Greenville, was ii town last.Thursday? S. P. Thonton, who has boon tho da] telegrapher and assistant agent nt thi d. pot for tho past fourteen months, liai tendered bis resignation. M r,.^'hom toi is one of the Southern's mosfftfficicii' and painstaking employees ?Mr^West minster regrets exceedingly to''lose him Ile has gono to Athens, Ga. Dr. C. M. Walker was in Grconvillo f few hours last Friday. The following at tended tho Dickson Woolbright nuptials at Townville, Tues day: Misses Sallie Dickson, Eva am Mary Reoder, Mesdamos A. T. McClure and R. B. Aldrich, C. ll. Stonecyphor, A W. Leathers, Moses Torrell, Wilban Hull, Goorgo Hull, Sam Reodor, Adoi Dickson and J. P. Myers. I lated Cartor, who has boon in schoo at lliawas-.ee, Ga., is at home for th? holiday season. G. E. Singleton, of Tabor, killed a hoc a fow days ago which netted over 50( pounds. 0. B. Vaughon has rot urned from ; "special" visit?n tho Georgia side. J. H. Barnett visited Groouvlllo the firs of the week. A. L. Consett. -A largo lot $2.50 plotures to go ai $1.24; also othors at bargains. Wailudh Drug Co. tf No Opium In Chamberlain's Congi Remedy. There is not the least danger in Rivini Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to sinai eh ?ld mn, as it contains no opium or othet harmful drug, it has an catablishec reputation of moro than thirty years ai the most successful medioine in use foi colds, croup and whooping-cough I always cures and is pleasant to tako Children like it. Sold by J. W. Boll Walhalla; W. J. Dunney, Seneca. THE NEWS FROM SENECA. Seneca, December 12.-There will bo services as usual in tho Presbyterian church next Sabbath, and at tho KUIBCO 8al church IU the ovnmug. Bishop aper? will ho with his Hock at tho lat ter, which fact will afford great pleasure to bis friouds boro. lt is said thut Seneca is to havo an other hotel soon. We take it that this, the hotel business, must be ono of our "get rich quick" schemes. The approach of tho holidays and the high price of cotton make a happy com bination for the morohant and the planter, and gives also a healthy Btir to business quartors. With the homo-coming of the sohool boya and (rirls and tho prospeot for the usual holiday visitors, the social foature for (Mi ist m as soason promises to be unu sually attractive. Wedding bells will also ring. The many friouds of Hov. C. Wardlaw will be glad to learn that ho is improv ing. If tho unitod prayors of a oom rou o tty aud a host of friouds avail any thing, bis restoration to health and to his post in the Master's vinoyard will bo speedy and permanent. Mr. Wardlaw is sitting up to-day. Tho entertainment booked for to-night at the opera house, by tho Anderson Comedy Company, is oallod off, groatly to the rogrot of our show-going public, on account of the unavoidablo absenco of one of the main actors. Wo hope an other dato may bo made for tho company in the near future. An interesting real estate deal was made last weok between P. S. Hollemau and T. M. Lowery, when the formor bought from Mr. Lowery the lot ou Fair Play streot adjoining the resideuco of T. ?. Stribling. Mr. Iiollemau will greatly improve tho lot by erecting a residence thereon in the spring. We oxtond in adv.mee tho right "hand of fellowship" to the8o estimable people. Miss May Cherry is at homo again to tho groat pleasure of her many friouds boro. Hov. John H. Mooro spent last niglit With Mr. and Mrs. J, J. Cromer boro. Tho dear, good pastor who last Sab bath exhorted tho Christian housewives to imitate tho Master moro in tho dis charge of their dornest ic affairs, iustoad of "railing at the cook," could not havo mcaul Seneca housewives. "Railing" is a thing of the past hero, not beoauso provocation is not abundant, but be caus? tho time is come when they'ro afraid to! Little Wade Hampton Lowery is suf fering from an abscess on bis faoo this week. Wo hopo tho little sufferer will soon be comfortable. Tho Senoca correspondent will greatly appreciate any personals or local matters of interest, that the readers of The Courier may send in for the Tuesday letter. Little Robert, tho baby boy of Mr and Mrs. John L. McWhorter, is better, anil while bis improvement is slow, his friends hopo it is sure. M. v. s. -Fine Hue perfumery to go at a red nc tiou. Walhalla Drug Co. tf A Wonderful Saving. Tho largest Methodist churoh in Geor gia calculated to cse over one hundred gallons of tho usual kiud of mixod paint in painting their church. They used only 32 gallons of the Long man & Martine/. L. & M. Paint mixed with twenty-four gallons of linseed oil. Actual cost of paint mado was loss than $1.20 per gallon. Saved over eighty ($80) dollars iu paint and Rot a big donation hesidos. EVERY CHURCH will bo given a Hbo ral quantity whonever they paint. Many houses are well painted with four gallons of L. & M. and three gallons of linseed Oil mixed therewith. Wears and covers Uko gold. These eolobrated paints aro sold by THE CARTER HARDWARE CO., 60-51 Walhalla. S. C. Townville Topics. Townvillo, December ll.-Mrs. J. P. Ledbetter has gone to Asheville, N. C., to spend awhilo for tho benefit of her health. Miss Lessie Woolhright and S. W. Dickson wore married Tuesday, Decem ber f>. by Rev. J. R. Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Dickson will be at homo to their friouds in Westminster. Mrs. W. A. Stephens. Miss Jola and Vaneo Cooley, of Williamston, and Goorgo Bagwell, from Corona, Ala., wore present at the Woolhright-Dickson wedding. Mrs. S. R. Johnson spent awhilo with her mother, Mrs. Schroder, in Abbeville. ('laud and Oscar Prathor, with their familios, from Slahtown, have located noni- boro. Miss Ovalino Sharp, of Rivoli, is spend ing tho week with Miss Bessie Ledbetter. E. P. Earle, Charlie Harper, Wilton Enrlo and ('liff Hunt, from Soneca, at tended the Woolhright-Diokson wedding Do'cember 6th. Married, Wednesday, Decombor 0th, hy Rev. W. B. Hawkins, of Anderson, Miss Sudio f'ole mid Rov. H. E. L. Camp ) bell, from Williamston, I., n. C. i Slater Valley Dots. Slater Valloy, Docomber ll.-Hello, 1 Mr. Editors: I haven't, seen any nows from our little burg. Somebody ought to be saying something, as tho little t valloy is on a boom. i Bud Lee recently erected for himself a now barn and is now busy hauling locust and other timber to market. I J. L. Slater will soon have a grist mill in operation on his place. Mr. Browning's family havo moved from ; our sottloment. Wo regret to give up 1 these good neighbors. r Master Vernon Leo. of West Union, I visited friends and relatives last Satur ) day and Sunday. r S?sses Annie and Ida Alexander vis ' Ited Misses Lula and Annie Lee one day . last week. , Christmas is nigh and methinks I bear tho wedding bolls ringing, A. n. c. Be Sure to Use Only Cream ot Tartar Baking Powder Food made with alum baking powder carries alum to the stomach unchanged. Scientists have positively demonstrated this and that such food is partly indi gestible and unhealthful. Mrs. Moore's Assailant Hanged. .Atlanta, Docombor 8.-Jim Walker, alias Will Brice, tho nogro who com mitted an assault r pou Mrs. Goorgo W. Moore last month, was hangod lu tho Fulton county jail this moruiug. Sheriff Nd ms pullod the trigger at 11.10 o'olook, and Walker died in 17 minutes. His neck was not broken nnd death resulted from strangulation. Both the husband and son of tho uogro's viet, m were present and wituossod the oxooution. The negro was attendod by a number of colored minist ers. He mado no statemont from tho gallows, but earlier in the day declared ho had mado his poaco with God and was proparod for death, lie was perfectly cool whou carried to tho gallows, and his last "goodbye" was spoken in a olear, ring ing voice, in which there was no indica tion of fear. Sheriff Nolms mado a brief talk, in which ho told Walker that all monitors of the nogro race who laid their hands upon white women should expect to moot death on the gallows. The rope from which Walker was hangod was out into bit? and distributed araoug those who witnessed the hanging. Mrs. Moore's son secured the noose. . There was a morbid crowd standing outside the tower in a drenching rain, waiting to catch a glimpse of the negro's body. There was no oxoitement ana the exeoution was conducted with out any extraordinary incident. lu Praise of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. There is no other medicino manufac tured that bas roceived so much pia i so and so many ex pressions of gratitudo as Chamber? am's Cough Remedy, lt is offectivo, and prompt relief follows its uso, Grateful parents everywhere do not hesitate to testify to its morits for the benefit of otllOlS. It is a ee? I ain cure for croup and will provent the at tack if givon at the first appearance of the disoaso. It is especially adapted to children, as it is pleasant to take and contains nothing injurious. E. A. Humphreys, a woll known rosidont and clerk in tho store of E. Lock, of Alice, Cape Colony, South Afrioa, says: "I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to ward off croup and colds in my family. I found it to bo vory satisfactory am! it gives mo pleasure to recommend it." For salo by J. W. Roll, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Hanged for Murder of Her Husband. Windsor, Vt., Docombor 8.-Mrs. Mabol Rogers was hangod at thc Vor mont State prison at Windsor at 1,18 o'clock this afternoon for tho murder of hor husband, Marcus Rogers. Mrs. Rogors was pronounced doad by tho prison o Hie i als at 127 p. m. Tho execution took placo after tho woman had been twioo reprieved on ac count of appeals made in her case by hor e.umsei and aftor tho (Juitod States Supremo Court refused to tako action in tho enso. Only a comparatively few porsons wit nessed tho hanging, tho number being restricted to thorn permitted to attona by tho laws of Vermont. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE.-NOTICE IS hereby given that tho undersigned will mako application to D. A. Smith,-Esq., Judgoof Probate for Oconee county, in tho State of South Carolina, at his oftico at Walhalla Court House, ou Monday, tho 15th day of January, 1000, at ll o'clock in tho foreuoou, or as soon thereafter as said application can bo hoard, for loave to make final settlement of tho estate of Joshua M. MoElrath deceased, and obtain final discharge as Administratrix of said estate. MAGGIE GILMER, Qualified Administratrix of tho Estate of Joshua M. MoElrath, doceased. December 13, 1005. 50-1 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDI TORS.-All persons indobted to tho estate of Joshua M. MoElrath, docoased, are hereby notified to make payment to tho undersigned, and all persons having olaims against said estate will present the samo, duly attested, on or before Thursday, January 4th, 1000, or bo barred. MAGGIE GILMER, Qualified Administratrix of tho Estate of Joshua M. McElrath, deceased. Docombor 13, 1005. 50 1