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TO THINB OWV SK),r BB TRUE ANT) IT MUST FOLLOW AH THE NIGHT THU DAY, THOU OANB'T NOT THRN BX PALS.K TO ANY MAN. BY JAYNFI8. SH KLOH, HM ITU & 8TI5CK. WALHALLA, HOI TH OAKOI.INA, APRIL 12, lUOft. NRW SKIUKH, NO. 304-VOLUME I*V.-KO. f VACATION j& Needs In The Grip J& Packing your grip, to leave us dun r g the hot spell? Don't forget the following summer country comforts: Cold Cream for sun burn and freckles. Talcum Powder for perspir ing and overheated skin. Hand Brush. Tooth Brush and Powder, Paste or Wash. Good Pure* Soap, scented or unscented, and Soap Holder. Combination Nail File, Cleaner and Clipper. When you are in our neighborhood, step in. We may be abro to give you valuable suggestions: Wo carry only thc best of toilet requisites. Prices very low for such quality. The Seneca Pharmacy, SENECA, S. <J. WRITING MATERIALS. It may make no speoial difference to yon what kind of Writing Paper yon nse so long as it is good, bnt yon might as well he in style when it costs no more. It is apt to he qnite a satis faction to nse some of the attractive Papers that are gotten ont from sea son to season. We always have a nice line of the ne west things in stylish STATIONERY-and the price is always right. Everything else yon need in this line-Pens, Pencils, Ink, Erasers. Lunney, The Druggist, Yellow Front. Seneca, S. C. Connoross Farmers' Union. The Connoross Farmers' Union will meet at the academy next Saturday, Juno 10th, at 4 o'olock p. m. A full at tendance is desired. N. W. afacaulay, President. $1 per year-The Conrior-60th year. . Death from Lockjaw nevor follows an injury dre*?ed with Buoklon's Arnioa Salvo. Its antiseptic and healing properties prevent blood poisoning. Chas. Oswald, merchant, of Kcnssolaersville, N. Y., writes: "Itcured Seth Burch, of this place, of the ugliost soro on bis nock I ever saw." Cures outs, wounds, burns and sores. 25o. at all druggists. -o Hopewell Newt Items. Hopewell. S. C., June 12.-The Sabbath school wa? Organised at Chauffa ohurch Sunday, v. nh L F Leverctt as superin tendent. G. M. Singleton and wife, of Madison, visited in this vicinity Sunday. Miss Patsy Jenkin*, of Gainesville, Ga., is ou a few days' visit to relatives in this neighborhood. Misses Hattie and Mary Adams at tended pit aching at Toxaway last Sun day. Jori).01 Land and Bister, Miss Lillie, visited friend" at H-cbland Sunday. Miss Gracia Jenkins spent Suuday with her cousin Mies Edith Pickens. Jimmie Cleland and daughter, Miss Mary, of Madison, was at preaching at CbaugA last Sabbath. Deadly Serpent Bites areas common in India as are stomach and liver disorders with us. For the latter, however, there is a sure remedy: Electric Hitters, the great restorative medicine, of which S. A. Brown, of Ben uettaville, S. C., says: "They restored my wife to perfeot health, after years of sufTerint! with a chronically torpid liver." Electric Bitters cure chills and fever, malaria, biliousness, lame back, kidney troubles and bladder disorders. Sold on guarantee by ajll druggists. Price 60c. Mount Tabor Items. Mount Tabor, June ll.-We are having some line weather now and tho crops are growing like everything in our commu nity. We aro having a nice Sunday school at Tabor und a good singing class every Saturday night. Mrs. J. A. Knox and her son aro visit ing relatives at Central, Piokenn county, ibis wook. Tbei is some talk of putting up a ?.ann i n, .actory hero, but wo don't know for certain that it will bo dono yet. Wheat ir; pretty good and oats are fino. Tho fruit crop is promising in this set tlement and wo will nil enjoy eating fruit lator on. B. lt. The Very Best Remedy for Bowel Trouble. M. F. Borroughs, an old and well known resident of Bluffton, Iud., says: "1 regard chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Kerned y as tho very best remedy for bowol trouble. I mako this statement after having used tho remedy in my family tor sevoral years. I am never without it." This remedy ls al most sure to be needed before tho sum mer is over. Why not buy it now and bo propnred for such an emergenoy? For Balo by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lun ney, Soneos. Card ol Thank?. To the many kind friends and neigh bors who, in our sudden bereavemont, did so much to help and comfort us, wo desire to extend sincere thanks. Their many acts of kindness and sympathy will evor be remembered with deep grati tude. Mrs. S. M. Fool and Daughters. I SEVERAL DEATHS ftT WESTMINSTER. 0. A. DICKSON. J. I ADAMS, 0. !. WALKER, MRS. LAY SUCCUMB TO INEVITABLE. Wont m ?DH tor, June 11.-Kev. J. J. Bar roll will preach at Tugaloo ohurch next Sabbath, Juno 17, at lia. m. Everybody cordially invited. Rev. 8. A. McDaniel will preach at Clearmont next Sunday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. Public cordially invited Rev. McDaniel preaches by permission of the pastor, Rev. J. M. Sanders. Miss May Hutchison, a pretty young lady of Salem, Ala., is visiting her sister, Mrs. T, Peden Anderson. Mr. aud Mrs. W. N. Cox, Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Martin, Mrs. R. A. Hester and Mrs. Kessic Potis accompanied tho re mains of their mother ana grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Lay, to its last rusting placo at Carmel church, noar Liberty, last Sunday. Sacrament of tho Lord's Supper, which was announced to have boen observed in tho Presbyterion cburoh ou last Sabbath, had to bo postponed until the fourth Sabbath, June 24, owing to the pastor, Rev. J. J. Harrell, bel?g called away to conduct thc 'uncial o? O. i Waiker, who died on June 0. Miss Lucille Zimmerman returned home to-day after spending a few days with the Misses West, of Greenville. Rev. T. Maok Stribling and bride ar rived Thursday from Cleburne, Texas. Mr. Stribling occupied the pulpit of the Presbyterian ohurch last Sabbat li morn iug and eveuing and preached two inter esting sermons. News reached here this evening that D. Alonzo Diokson died at his home, on Cbauga creek, five miles above Westmin ster, at 3 o'clock this afternoon. He was the eldest son of the late Marshall Dick son, and was a youug man who was woll liked. Several years ago he married a Miss Cox. After a lingering illness, J'din L. Adams died at his residence, in West End, last Wednesday uight at SJ o'oiock. He was born in Audersou county and moved to Oconee when very young. Ho was in the nth year of his ag-. He is survived by bis wife, three BOOM, one daughter and two grandchildren. Mr. Adams was a blacksmith by trade, and was a man of sober, industrious habits. He had many friends in this section, who extend condolenoe to the bereaved fam ily iu their sad afAiotion. Mr. Adams had been in failing health since be suf fered an attack of typhoid fever scveial years ag'Though ho had been treated by the best physicians in this section and in a hospital in Atlanta, he bad to succumb to the inevitable which comes to all mortals sooner or later. His life was insured for $500 in the Knights of Honor, .$600 in the Heptaaophs, and $1,000 in the Equitable Lifo, of New York. At 12 o'oiock on last Friday the remains were committed to the grave, in the town cemetery, with Heptasoph ceremonies, assisted by the Knights of Houor. Rev. A. P. Marett conducted the services at the grave. The deceased was a member of the Baptist ohurob. This is the first member the Westmin ster Conclave, Improved Order Hepta sophs, No. 830, baa lost by death since its organisation. Mrs. Elizabeth Lay passed to her re ward at five o'oiock last Saturday after noon, June 0. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. N. Cox, where she had been lying ill for several months. She waa born June 10, 1826. Had her life been spared one more day she would have completed her 80th year. Sunday morning ber body was carried to Liberty on No. 36 and inton ed in the cemetery of Carmel Presbyterian church, five miles north of Liberty, where the greatest part of her life was spent. The funeral oc curred at 3.30 p. m., and was conducted by Rev. Frank D. Hunt, of Greenville Early in life Mrs. Lay connected herself with Carmel church under the ministry of Rev. Kennedy. She was an estimable lady and her Christian virtues shone with bright lustre. Her husband, C. M. Lay, died 41 years ago. She reared in Chris tian faithfulness three sons and five daughters. Surviving her are five chil dren, twenty-two grandchildren and thir teen great-grandchildren. Her son and daughters are: William Lay, of Okla homa; Mrs. W. H. Hester, of Spartan burg, Mrs. R. A. nester, Pickens; Mrs. N. T. Martin, Greenville; Mrs. W. N. Cox, Westminster, and Mrs. J. C. C. Newton, whose husband ls a missionary of the Methodist church at Kobe, Japan. TAO sons, Charles and James Lay, and one daughter, Mrs. Dobbins, are doad. A message was received Saturday afternoon by Dr. C. M. Walker convey ing the ?ad intelligence of the sudden and unexpooted death of his father. O. 1. Walker, of Tugaloo Valley. Tho doctor was called to the vicinity in which bis father resided on Friday to soe a patient and he snout the night with his parents, leaving his father in his usual health Saturday morning. Mr. Walker waa 08 years old and was an honored elder in tho Tugaloo Presbyterian church. He served Oconeo ono term as a member of tho hoard of County Commissioners in the eighties aud was well knowu through out tho county. Mr. Walker spout a few days hero last woek and tho an nouncement of bis death on Saturday wuN a groat shock to his friouds and ac quaintances. His wife and six children survive. Mrs. Walkor was a M?BS Hall, an aunt of Thos. N. Hall, of Westmin ster. Tho children am as follows: Dr. C. M. Walkor and Mrs. Dr. H. E. Rosser, of Westminster; C. P. Walkor and Mrs. R. C. Carter, of Walhalla; Mrs. Ada Davis, of Tocooa, and Miss Ruth Walker. Funeral services were conducted by Kev. J. J. Harrell, of Westminster, at thu home ou Sunday afternoon, after which tl - body was interred in the cemotery of 1 jgaloo ohurch. The afflicted family havo the sympathies of a wide circle of frieuds in their hour of sorrow. Henry A. Davis, of Greensboro, Ala., came io this nfternoon to spond a fow days with relatives and friends. Mr. Davis has been in Alabama three years and is prospering in his adopted home. Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Hall, Dr. V. J. Carter, wife and son, Capt. W. E. Ches weil, Misses Ida Jones and Bollo Jo?os attended the burial of O. I. Walker at Tugaloo Sunday. J. S. Carter has his eleotrio dynamo in* stalled and it is working satisfactorily. There are 32 s'xteen candle power incan descent lamps in all at the store and residenoe, and the buildings look pretty after nightfall. W. M. Zimmerman spent a few days in Atlanta last week. Mr. and Mts. W. W. Turner, of Ath ena, Ga , ariived Monday aud will spend several days with Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Walkor. Miss Katie E. Harris will leave to morrow for Staunton, Va., her home, where she will spend the vaoation sea son. Miss Him is will be greatly missed by all, and especially in the Baptist church, where she has been an accepta ble tcachor and a worker in theB.Y.P.U. D. P. Butler is tearing dowu his framo store bouse to-day, preparatory to re building witb brick. Bryan Golden, a son of A. M. Golden, of Greer, died last Sunday aged ll yoars. K. A. C. Golden, of this place, who is a brother of the deceased, attended the burial. Interment was at Zoar ohuroh near Greer. Mrs. Bramlett, of Atlanta, visited her sister, Mrs. J. K. Orr, last week. Mrs. J. C. Bearden returned to Atlanta, Wednesday after spending a oouplo of weeks with her father, J. L McLin. The time for paying street tax without a penalty expires Friday. A typographical error obanged a name in a paragraph of our last week's letter. The name of T. D. Poore appear* d where T. P. Moore was intended. Miss Mary Lay, a beautiful young lady, who attended Winthrop College the past session, spent Sunday and Monday with her cousit), Miss Jessie Dobbins. She came here ou account of tho sickness and death of her grandmother, Mrs. Eliza beth Lay. Died, near Carnesville, Ga., on June i, Mrs. Georgia Broom, wife of M. L. Broom, formerly of Oconee, aged pre cisely thirty-nine years, having departed this life on her birthday at about the hour she was born. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Haves, of Carnes ville. She leaves her husband, four children, three brothers and one sister. Uer sister is the wife of John Abner Adair, formerly of Conneross. Miss Emma Patton has returned from a visit ?<. Tocooa. Mr. and Mrs. W. Reid Leathers re turned Ui Kansas City, Mo., one day last week. Mr? Leathers bas been visiting in Westminster for the past six months. Mr. Loathers is connected with the Kel ley Milling Cu., of Kansas City. Mr?. O. K. Anderson Poore has re turned horrie after a visit with her motin r, Mrs. C. E Dickson. Misses Marcie Stribling and Louise Sheldon have returned from the College for Women, Columbia. Mis. William Hunt, near Westminster, is very ill. Mrs. J. H. Bibb and Master Mason Bibb left Wednesday for Charlotte, N. C.. to visit her parents, Col. and Mrs. R. E. Mason. Before she returns she will be matron of honor at the Mason-Link wed ding, whioh occurs the latter part of J a oe. Dr. S. Y. Jameson, of Atlanta, was in Westminster last Friday. Dr. Jameson will go to Macon soon, having accepted the presidency of Mercer University, of that oity. He has served as secretary of the State Mission Board for a number of years. Warren H. Williams and wife, of Chat tanooga, visited Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Car last week. Mrs. W. Lee Harrell and four children, of Monticello, Qa., are visiting Rev. ana Mrs. J. J. Harrell, of Westminster. A. Gaines has built a new shop and is now ready for work. The Cheswell Cotton Mill base ball team defeated Seneca Cotton Mill term again Saturday. The game was played here and the score stood 10 to 7 in favor of the Westminster boys. The residenoe of W. P. Anderson is receiving a fresh ooat of paint. J. Y. Pitts returned to his homo in Laurens to-day. A. L. Gossott. -??-*? Following the Flag. When our soldiers went to Cuba and the Philippines, health waa the most im portant consideration. Willis T. Mor gan, retired Commissary Sergeant, U. S. A.. of Rural Route 1, Concord, N. H., says: "I was two years in Cuba and two years in the Philippines, and being sub ject to colds. I toole Dr. King's New Dis covery for Consumption, whioh kept me in perfeot health. And now, in .New Hampshire, we And it the best medicine in the world for coughs and colds, bron chial troubles and all lung diseases. Guaranteed at all druggists. Prico 50c. and $1. Trial bottle free. Death ol Little Laitie Elliott. Fair Play, Juno 12.-Wo were all made Bad when on the morning of June 8 tho an nonncomont was made that little l .att ie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.E.IL Elliott, had Sassed away. Sho was confined to her ed only a short time. All that loved ones could do was done, but hor mission on earth had been performod. For four brief years sho brightened their happy home and entwined herself about hor parents' hearts as only those dear, little onos can do. Little Lattie leaves a father, mother, two sisters and two brothers to mourn the great loss of their dear, sweet babo and sister. Our heartfelt sympathy goos out to the lonely father and mother, and may God comfort them aud let them feo! that it is well with their child. Uer remains wore laid to rest in the Beaverdam Baptist cemetery, June Otb. M. ll. ?<**? How to Break Up a Cold. It may be a surprise to many to learn tb-it a sovoio cold can be completely broken up in one or two days' time. The first symptoms of a cold are a dry, loud cough, a profuse watery discharge from tho nose, and a thin, white ooating on the tongue. When Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is taken every hour on the first appearance of those symptoms, it coun teracts tho effoct of tho cold and restores the system to a healthy oondition within a day or two. For salo by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneoa. PROTRACTED 8ERVICE IN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-OTHER ITEMS. Seneca, June 12.-Next Sabbath, being the third Sabbath in the month, the regu lar twioe-daily services will be held in the Presbyterian and Methodist ohurohos, and at the Episcopal ohuroh in the even ing. Arrangements have been made for a visiting miuister to assist the pastor of the Presbyterian church in a revival ser vice, winch will begin the first Sunday in July. Tho pulpit of tho Presbyterian eh m eh v? as filled last Sunday by Kev. Mr. Dren nan, oi Liberty, who deltvored two most interesting sermons. Tho strength of the ohoir was greatly augmented by the addition of the following college students, who are at homo for the summer: MisBes Ethel Kirkpatrick and May Hamilton and Ogilvie Todd. Tboso young women have made a specialty of vocal musio while at the College for Women, iu Co lumbia, and the Columbia papers have spoken in highly complimentary terms of their progress. Miss Kirkpatrick possesses a rich mellow contralto of the purest type, while Miss Hamilton has a soprano of unusual volume and range. Their return to Seneca affords their friends great pleasure. At the meeting of the Ladies* Mission ary Society of the Baptist ohuroh yester day a delightful feature was the talk given by Mrs. Blackburn, the pastor'? wife, upon Persia. The Persian oostume added greatly to the impressiveness of the talk and a deal of interesting in formation was given by this giftod wo man, who with her husband spent a number of years as missionaries to Persia. The business men's meeting at the opera house last Wednesday evening was well attended aud from hints gathered we think we are safe in saying that the cause of the town is in safe hands. As women are barred attendanoe, the publio must be satisfied with the above meagre details. Continued fine rai ns have made orops and gardens grow wonderfully and there have never been finer gardens in Seneoa than now. Prof. H. P. Boggo is the first to report roasting ears from his garden. Now that the Opera House ls dosed. the season being past, we wonder why some of our local talent does not siezo the opportunity to come before the lights. Seneca certainly is not lacking in talent. Mrs. T. S. Stribling and children are at home again after a delightful visit to Demorest, Ga., where they visited the family of 8. Y. Stribling. Master S. Y. Stribling is visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. 8. Stribling. Ogilvie and Hal Todd are at home, after a year's attendance at the Presby terian College of South Carolina, at Clinton. Mrs. Luke Vernor has as her guests for a month Misses Etta Grou, of Staunton, Va., and Catherine Amos, of Baltimore. The latter is a relative of M ra. Vernor, and as this is the first visit of thesr young women to the South, it will doubtless prove a most interesting one. Mrs. Ver nor is preparing some charming enter tainments for their visit. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Burgess, of St. Albans, W. Va., are the guests of Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Burgess. Mr. Burgess is a brother of our Doctor Burgess, and brings his young bride for a brief visit to the doctor's family. Wo welcome these interesting visitors to our town. Miss Mabel Brown, of Anderson is the attractive guest of Mr. and Mrs. S token Stribling. Mrs. C. K. Livingston returned to Seneca Saturday last, after an absenoe of some weeks visiting her daughters, Mes dames J. C. Carey, at Lookhart, and Frank Martin, at Greenville. Mrs. D. P. Thomson, of Walhalla, is with Mrs. C. K. Livingston this week. Mrs. B. F. Sloan is in Chick Springs, where she goes to take advantage of the splendid water of that famous resort. Dr. John Hopkins was called to Phila delphia yesterday to see his son Charley, who has suffered a relapse and is consid ered dangerously ill. Tho friends of tho family are sympathizing with them in this continued distress, and hope that a few days may bring a change for tho bet ter in their loved one. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gignilliat have moved into their home recently vacatod by Kev. W. F. Strickland's family. . W. J. Lunney will move this week Into his residence, which will be vacated by ?bo family of W. M. Propst, Mr. Propst moving into his now home on Fair Play street. M. V. S. Conneross Items. Connel oss, June 12.-Rev. J. IL Ayers fiji ed his appointment Sunday and preached a very impressive sermon to an attentive congregation. Oscar Alexander, of Greenwood, spent several days with homefolks recently. J. R. Earle, of Walhalla, visited his friend, T. D. Alexander, Sunday. Several of our young people attended the singing at Now Hope Sunday. Ottoway Marett and Cleo Vandiver, of Westminster, visited here Sunday. Miss Rona Hunsluger is attending tho Toachers' Summer school at Walhalla. Paul and Wade Armstrong, of Rich land, visited relatives hero Sunday, s. If you knew th? value of Chamber lain's Salvo you would never wish to be without it. Hore ar? som? of the dis eases for which it is ?specially valuable: Sore nipples, chapped hands, burns, frost bites, chilblains, chronic sore eyes, Itch ing piles, tetter, salt rhoum and eczema. Prlco 25 cents per box. For sale by J. W. Boll, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca.