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? TO THINE OWN SELF BE THUS AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY, THOU CAN"ST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN. BY JAYNES, SHELOK, SMITH & STECK. =====!^-. ? = WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY 2, 1900. NEW SERIES, NO. 419.-VOLUME LVI.-NO. 18. CL One solid case, 2,000 yards, Ca] Linen Finish, extra nice quality, a : seller. We are going to make a rur per yard. Be sure to see our line of Towe panes. An extra large Turkish Bat! the pair. C. W. & J. E. BAUI IT PAYS TO BUY FOR C White Goods, Etc. White G-oods, Laoe and Embroidery-Pretty and Useful. ^ Fans, Straw Hats, and Low-cut Shoes for Men, Women and Children, at special prices all the time. We try to please in prices and quality of goods every day. Buy a Perfect Cultivator for $2.75. If not pleased return it nod get your money back. Call on us. No trouble to show you our goods and quote prices. Yours truly, J. W. Byrd & Co., Seneca. S. C. (ITH. anon Cloth, Irish regular 15-cents i on it at IO cents >ls and Counter ti Towel, 50 cents <NIGHT. ?ASH. Shot By Father of His Victim. Dallas, Texas, April 27.-While being conveyed to jail in the custody of two officers, a negro, who, it is alleged, as saulted the daughter of J. A. Eastlaud, a farmer at Delta, at an carly hour Tues day morning, was taken from the officers by a posse of citizens and held until the arrival of the girl's father. When East land rode up lie ordered the crowd to stand back aud emptied both barrels of bis shotgun, loaded with buckshot, into the negro, killing him instantly. Stomach Troubles. Mis. .Sue Martin, an old and highly re? ? spected resident of Faisonia, Miss , was ' sick with stomach trouble for moro than six months. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cured her. She says: "I can now eat anything I want and am tho proudest woman in tho world to find such a good medicino." For salo by .1. W. Hell. Walhalla; W. .1. Lunney, Seneca. Baptist Sunday School Convention. The Baptist Sunday Sohool Conven tion of tbe Beaverdaui Association con vened on Friday, 27tb of April, with New Bethel oburoh, and ooutinued iu session for three days. C. R D. Burns aud T. M. Blrod were re-elected respectively presi dent and secretary Kev. C. S. Black burn was absent on account of sioknosB and Rev. J. H. Stone, in bis place, de livered an impressive and appropriate introductory sermon. The program, as arranged by tbe committee, was taken up and was generally discussed by the delegates. The discussion brought out many things of a helpful nature in Sun day school work, as well as many that wera of a hindering cause. On Sunday quite interesting talks were made by 0 olen, i-'.., as to tho oondition of their homo schools, which reports showed the average attendance of children to be over two thousand in the schools repre sented. Rev. S. A. McDaniel preached a missionary sermon that was cogent and convincing, at the closo of which a contribution to foreign missions was taken amounting to $18. Also, in the afternoon a collection of $11 was taken in heh alf of H. M. Cole, who had the serious misfortune to have his barn, mules, wagon and six bales of cotton burned ou tho night of tho 20th ultimo. Miss Kate Harris read a very instruc tive essay on the Sunday school work, wbioh was ordered published by tho j con vent ion. All the deliberations of the body were in the best of spirit, and the earnest manner in which the work was done will result in much good to this grand cause. The interest and attend ance increases with every annual session. The next convention will be held with Double Springs churoh in Anderson oounty. Let every Sunday Behool in tbe association be sure and have representa tion. One of the most pleasant features of the convention was the kind and 1 generous hospitality bestowed on the j delegates by the members of New Bethel ch ireh ana community at large. May heaven's richest blessings always be the portion of this community of Oconee county. Postmaster Robbed. I G. W. Fouts, postmaster at Riverton. Iowa, nearly lost his life and was robbed of all comfort, according to bis letter, which says: "For 20 years I bad chronic liver complaint, which led to such a se j vero case of jaundice that even my floger i nails turned yollow, when my doctor 1 proscribed Electric Bitters, wbioh cured me and bave kept mo well for eleven years." Sure cure for biliousness, neu ralgia, weakness and all stomach, liver, kidney aud bladder derangements. A wonderful tonic. At all druggists; 50 cents. Out of tbe 137 old counties in Georgia, IUI are strictly prohibition, 22 have dispensaries and only 14 have licensed saloons. This looks as if Georgia would soon bc a prohibi tion State. NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER. Westminster, April SO.-Miss Vera El rod and Mr. Johnson, a pr mt law yer of Norcruss, Ga., visiten .?e Misses Traylor Sunday. Miss Minnie Cain, a weaver at the CheswelI Cotton Mill, died Sunday after noon at 6 o'clock, after an illness of about three weeks. She was tbe seooud daugh ter of Mr. and Mis. J. C. Cain, foi morly of Oakway, and was a sweet, comely young lady of only sixteen Bummers. She was con verted at the age of sift years and united with the Methodist churoh, and being a trusting obild of the covenant ber parents have no fears as to her future state. Just before Miss Minnie closed her eyes and passed through the valley pf the shadow of death, sho sang, "I am Eoing home," thus leaving to her parents, tot hers and sisters the bright, joyous testimony that she was journeying to that beautiful borne, where siokness and death enter not. M?SB Cain was taken sick with measles about three weeks ago. She was getting alon/ nicely tho middle of last week and it was thought that she would soon be well, but inflammation sot in and she began to sink rapidly until she expired. The burial occurred iu thc cemetery of Center church Monday after noon. The Woman's Foreign Missionary So ciety of the Methodist church will meet at tue parsonage Wednesday, May Otb, at 3 30 p. m. All the members are requested to be present. Miss Minnie Traylor, Corresponding Secretary. This evening from 8.30 till 10 o'clock, Marvin Williams was on the lecture plat form at the auditorium and gavo ono of his uproarious entertainments on "Liv ing in Love." He was the moBt humor ous lecture among the number of the Lyceum courses. His imitation of "Clas sic Music" as rendered on the piano was the decided hit of the evening. "Ten Nights in a Bar-room," under the management of Frank Griswold, is being ?resented here to-night as we write, here are twenty-eight in number and travel in tboir private oar. They have a brass band which draws a big crowd to their performances. Ed. Burnside, a ron of W. W. Burn side, bas enlisted ii the United States Navy for a period of four more years. He left on Saturday for Norfolk, Va. Dr. W. J. Carter was in Atlanta last Saturday and Sunday. Samuel E. Ervin made a business trip to Atlanta last week. S. H. Marett and bis daughter, Mrs. Mess?r, visited Mr. and Mrs. Leland Marett, of Senoca, this week. Mr. .and Mrs. John L. Mel.in visited their daughter, Mrs. J. C. Bearden, of Atlanta, last week The preaching day for Retreat Pres byterian church has boen changed from tho Inst to tho third Sabbath in each month. Rev. J. J. Harrell will preach there tho third Sabbath in May, iustoad of tho first as herotoforo. S. H. Marett was elected magistrate of Tugaloo township on April 28th, receiv ing 155 votes of tho 150 that woro polled. Tho barn of Larry ll Marett, of near Fair Play, was totally dost roy od by fire on Thursday at midnight, together with nine bead of horace and mules and * lot feed stuff. Seven mules and one horse belonged to Mr. Marett. W. H. Cole lott one horse in the fi?mes. Mr. Marett own? the plantation formerly owned by J G. B. Vaudiver. The building was in sured for $200. Pursuant to the oall of tho president the Westminster Democratic Club met Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock and was organized by eleeting M. A. Terrell, presi dent; W. F. Hancock, vice-president; James G. Brozealo, secretary. The fol lowing were elected members nf the ex ecutive com m itt co: J. P. McDonald, 0. K. Hi en /.eale, W. A. H unca. Represen tatives to the county convention to be held at Walhalla on May 7, were as fol lows: M. A. Terrell. W. T. Norris, M. S. Stribling, L. A. Tannery, J. G. Breazeale, B. H. Cross, W. F. Hanoock, J. O. Riley, W. D. Wilson. S. H. Marett, C. E. 6. Mitchell, J. M. MatthiBou and T. N. Car ter. Morober county exocutive commit tee, W, F. Hancock. If there aro any voters in this sectiou whose names nie not on the ciub roll they eau got their names enrolled by seeing Jas. G. Brea zeale at the store of W. S. Haley. Mrs. J. W. Lyles. of Deercourt, Ga., was visiting rola'ives boro this wook. Boss Mitchell is oroctius; a cc tage on the vacant lot oast of tho cemetery The Sheldon Furniture Company ha vc opened a large aud pretty stook of all kinds of furniture. Prof. J. A. Durham returnod Wednes day from Pelzor, where he had been singing in a revival meeting couduoted by Hov. R A. Sublett. The commencement sermon of the closing exercises of the graded schools will be preached on the morning of May 20, by Rev. D. W. Kay, of Washington, Ga. Lawyer Alvin II. Dean, of Green ville, has accepted an invitation to ad dress tb i school on Tuesday evening, May 22. L G. Gaston received a letter Wednes day from bis brother, Elliott Gaston, who resides at Selby, Cal., twenty-tive miles from San Francisco. The earth 3uako shock was very severe in bis town, emolishing several buildings. Mr. Gas ton had not been down to see the ruined oity. He went to the West thirty years ago and has made only one visit to his old home since then. A valuable oow bolonging to Rev. A. P. Marett was killed by lightning last Thursday afternoon. Miss Birdie Lay returned to Pendleton Thursday, after spending two weeks with her aunt, Mrs. W. N. Cox. Miss Lay is one of Pendleton's beautiful and aooompliehed young ladies. E. M. O'Kelley, who works at tho Camperdown Mills, of Greenville, visited his father, W. P. O'Kolloy. last week. The Wostminsfer Knights of Honor Lodge No. 3345, was represented at tho recent annual Grad Fudge meeting, hold at Columbia, by W. J. Stribling. Prof. M. E. Brockman, superintendent of tho graded schools, was at Pickens Saturday. A. L. Gossett. Evan Rosseau, a prosporous farmer of near Elberton, Ga., committed suicide last Satnrday hy shooting himsolf. EARTHQUAKE PRICES ! A VERITABLE "SHAKE DOWN" THAT BRINGS MANY RICH VALUES WITHIN EASY REACH OF FARMERS AND WORKING PEOPLE. _The Most Mammoth Stock of Hardware in Oconee County. Two carloads Barb Wire and Nails, one carload Stoves and Ranges, carload Buggies and Sun ies, fifty sets Harness, the prettiest line of Summer Lap Robes ever shown in this country ; large and complete line of Screen Doors, Windows and Screon Wire Cloth, Ice Cream Freezers, Tinware, Enamel ware, Galvanized Goods, Paints, Varnish, Oils, Doors, Sash Blinds, all kinds of Builders' Hardware, American Field Fencing, Poultry Netting, Bicycles, and Repairs, Base Balls and Bats, Loaded Shells, Cartridges, Powder, Fuse, Caps, Dynamite, Farm Bells, and all kinds of Farming Tools and Implements. We have tried it before and have never found but one way to reduce a surplus stock and that is to Savagely Ctit the Price. The indications point to a scarcity of money this summer, and ii, at a Low Price Sale, we can work out the money we've got locked up, we can make back the loss by discounts and investments in faster moving stuff. Carter Hardware Company's Specials for this Month ; Cotton Hoes, from 15 to 40c, Plows, 4 l-2c; Sweeps, 5c. Buggy Harness from $6 up. Buggies from $40 up. Surries from $60 up. Cotton Bloom Stoves only $8. (Complete with Vessels.) Hammocks from $1 to $2. Oliver Ames Shovely only 90c. Axes 40c. to 75c. Nails $2.50, keg base. Georgia R?chet Plow Stocks, 75c. Double Foot Plow Stocks, $1.75. Little Joe Harrows, $2. ">0. Bull Harrows, $2.50. Roman Harrows, $2.50. Terrell Harrows, $2.50. Peg Tooth Harrows, $5.50. Disc Harrows. $18 up. Premium Home? Iron Age, Iron King Stoves. Liberty and Princess Ranges. Blue Diamond Enamelware. Wheelbarrows, $1.76 and $2. Buggy Poles and Shafts, Cushions. Wagon Material of all kinds. Cultivators and Farming Tools of almost every kind. WALHALLA Carter Hardware Company. WALHALLA