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WASHED AWAY IN ATTEMPTING TO CR08S SWOLLEN MOUNTAIN STREAM, Last Friday night, about 0 o'clock, while George Watkins and his family were driving to their home m the North west part of the county, they were over taken by a serious accident, wbloh ^o snlted in the death of Mrs. Watkins and her youngest ohild, about 18 months old. Mr. Watkins wae driving two mules, bitched to a light wagon. In attempting to cross Village Greek at the ford, their efforts proved futile. The oreek was badly swollen by heavy rains further up t?Mnountains. Tho water over the ford, c^Jrarlly between one and two feet diw?p( wag up to a height of five or ?ix feet, and the oreek was some 10 to 18 feet wider than usual. In the swift flow of the unusual volume of water the mules were unable to keep straight to the ford, and the wagon in whloh the Watkins family rode waa gradually taken down stream, As they neared the opposite bank of the stream the wagon oame broad-side to the water and the wagou body was lifted from the wagon and the occupant?, five in number, were thrown into the water. The night was dark, and after a desperate struggle Mr. Wat kiua succeeded in saving two of his chil dren, but his wife and 18-months-old ohild were drowned. His oalls for help were heard by Albert Brown, whose residenoe is some 400 yards from the ford, and he went to the rescue BB quiokly as possiblo, but when he reached the scene the awful struggle against death was over, and two of the family were nowhere to be found. A searohing Qa'rty spent most of the night seeking the bodies of the unfortunate woman and her ohild, but no trace of them could be found. Early Saturday morn ing, however, the body of Mrs. Watkins' waB discovered below the rocky shoals, some 300 yards below the ford. The body was badly bi uised from its rapid desoent over the rough and jagged rooks of the shoals, which are some hundred feet in length. The body of the ohild was found a shor dietanoo further down the stream. It was a night of horror for the Watkins family, and the dawning of the morrow only added certain sorrow and bereavement to the terrible suspense. Mrs. Watkins was about 89 years of age. She was, before ber marriage, Miss fda Jeffries. The remains of the mother and ohild were laid to rest at Bethlehem Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Mr. Watkins bas the sympathy of many friends in his ead bereavement, and the horrible acoident has cast a gloom over the entire community where he lives. -- Galveston's Sea Wail makes life now as safe in that city as on the higher uplands. E. W. Goodloe, who resides on Dutton street, in Waco, Texas, needs no sea wall for safety. He writes: "I have used Dr. King'R New Discovery for Consumption the past Ove years and it keeps me well and safe. Before that time I had a cough which for year? had been growing worse. Now it's gone." Cures chronic coughs, la grippe, oroup, whoopiug-cough and prevents pneumo nia. Pleasant to take. Every bottle guarantee*! .vt all drug stores. Price 50c. and $1. 'i rial bottle free. Walhalla Baptist Church. The pastor of the Baptist churoh is much concerned about the large amount of sickness among the members. Many are too ill to attend the prayer meeting, and he prays for their speedy restora tion to spiritual'health and strength. At last Thursday's prayer meeting he read the following letter, reoeived that day from friends at Keswick Convention, England : ? >" We, a group of brothers and sisters the same Lord,, gladly send you our hearty greetings from the 1900 Keswiok Convention, remembering the many sea sons of happy and blessed fellowship in Christ we have had with you in days gone by. ''God has been speoially teaching us thc seorets of persistent, earnest, believing and prevailing prayer, and we do there fore pray in the name of our Great Medi um Lord Jesus Christ, on the ld of the merits of His blood, to our Father in the heavens, whose name is Love, whose nature is Light and whose gift ls eternal lifo, that his Holy Spirit may be speoially in you and upon you both for holiness of walk and use fulness in service-not on the system of storage of the motor-oar, but on the lines of continual contaot of the tram-car that you may over s.e Jesus crowned and others may see him glorified in your lifo, "Mountain and lalee, as well as tent and open-air meeting still resound with prayer ?nd praise and we trust they will during this week of Feast of Tabernacles and till Jesus Christ, tho Lord Himself, descends from heaven for His own. May God richly bless you iu spirit, soul and body, in journeyings, aud rest in house, and oin roh, is the sincere desire of yonr bl ot hers and sisters in Christ. "Sunnyside, Keswick, July 28, 1900." Fifteen signatures follow, to each of whloh is added an encouraging text from the Bible. Mr. Judd will bo away all next week, en gaged with Bev. C. S. Blackburn, of Soneoa, in speoial services at Salem churoh, near Anderson, and will be back for Sunday's servloes. A Mystery Solved. .A'How to keop off periodio attaoks of EWtonsness and habitual constipation waa a mystery that Dr. King's New Life Pills solved for me." writes John N. Pleasant, of Magnolia, Ind. The only pills that are guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction to evorybody or money re funded. Only 26o. at all druggists. 4 t EVENTS FOR ?JEJEAR FUTURE POLITICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND FARMERS' Itt E ETI NOS, ELECTIONS, ETC. August 23- Political meeting at West minster. August 23-Farmers' Union rally at South Union. August 21-Political meeting at Holly Springs. August 25, 8 p. m.-Time fixed for re organization of High Falls Democratic dub. Members urged to attend. August 25-Meeting Ooonee Couuty Teachers' Association at Walhalla. This is the correct date. August 25-Politioal meeting at Seneca. August 25 (night)-Politioal meeting at Jordania Cotton Mill, near Seneoa. August 25-Educational rally at West minster. August 20-All-day singing at Hope well Methodist church, Tugaloo town ship. Publio invited. August 28-PRIMART ELECTION. September 8-Meeting of veterans at Walhalla to select the County Board of Pensions. September ll-Second Primary Elec tion. General "wind-up." Meteorological Matters. The following is the record of tem Krature and rainfall as recorded at the | S. Station, at B. F. Douthit's, near Walhalla, for week ending August 17, as I recorded by Miss Jessie Douthit, oo-ope-1 rative observer: Month and Day, August ll ... August 12 ... August 18 ... August 14 ... August 15 ... August 10 ... Augi'?tl7 .. Condition of the Weather. Ptly cloudy.... Ptly cloudy.... rtly cloudy.... 1'tly cloudy.... l'tly cloudy.... 1'tly cloudy.... l'tly cloudy.... Tempera ture. 1.29 .22 Unnecessary Expense. Acute attacks of collo and diarrhoea come on without warning and prompt relief must be obtained. There is no necessity of incurring the expense of a Ehysician's service in such cases if Cham erlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is at hand. A dose of this remedy will rc de ve the patient bofore a doctor could arrive. It has never been ! known to fail, even in the' most severe and dangerous cases and no family should be without lt. For sale by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Methodist Services. Prayer meeting in Walhalla Methodist church this evening at 8.15 o'olock. There will bo preaching in the Wal halla Methodist ohuroh next Sunday morning at ll o'olock by Rev. Coke D. Mann, and at 8.15 o'olook by Rev. E. S. Jones. Next Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock there will be preaohing at Bethel Metho dist church (Oak Grove school house) by I Rev. C. D. Mann. From .this meeting j services will be protracted during the | week. Preaohing at l t a. nv. and 8 p. m. by tbe pastor, Rev. E. S. Jones. The third quarterly conference of the I Walhalla circuit will be held with the | Whitmire congregation September 1 and 2 by Rev. R. Herbert Jones. Preaohing at ll a. m. Saturday and the business j session at 1.30 p. m. Dinner on the] grounds. Preaohing at ll a. m. Sunday. At 4 p. m. the r-esidiug older will preaoh at Oconee. Farmers' Union Rally at South Union. Wu have beon announcing, uuder the heading "Coming Events," that a Farm ers' Union Rally would be held at West minster on August 23d. We gained our information from a letter that Col. J. B. O. Holloway wrote to our Westminster correspondent. In his letter he stated that a rally would be held at Westmin ster on the above date. The meeting will he held at SOUTH UNION to-mor row, THURSDAY, August 23d. A great time is anticipated. All interested in the varied branohes of agriculture and stock-raising and the publio generally aro .invited to be present. Take the ladies and children. A grand pionio dinner will be served on the grounds. B. F. Earle, State Organizer of Farmers' Unions- 1. C. Stribling, of Pendleton; J. B. O i M Ho way, editor of the South ern F. n. i, Newberry; G. F. Hunnioutt, editor cf -ho Southern Cultivator, At lanta, will be present and deliver ad dresses. Remember the plaoeand date -South Union, Auguet 28d. Stomach Troubles and Constipation. No one can reasonably hope for good digestion when the bowels are consti ?atnil. Chas. Baldwin, of Edwardsville, ll., says, "I suffered from chronic con stipation and stomach troubles for seve ral years, but thanks to Chamberlain's stomach and Liver Tablets am almost cured." Why not get a package of these tablots and get well and stay well? Price 25 cent M. For sale by J. W. Bell, Wal halla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. A Big Revlvi'i Meeting. Rov. Li M. Lyda began a mooting with the Whitesidos Baptist church, in Jack son county, North Carolina, on tho sec ond Sunday in this month and continuod it until Friday night bofore the third Sunday in this month. It was a meeting of power and deop fooling. Strong men and women, who had been out on the| high seas of sin for years, came to the altar asking what they must do to be saved. There were eight added to the church by experienoo of grace. This ohuroh is a mission station and Brother L. M. Lyda has been preaohing thore onoe a month hy appointment of the State Mission Board. Thc work is moving along at this station nicely. Brother Lyda thinks that the ohuroh will soon bo strong enough to pay their pastor and also give a good amount to missions. Brother Lyda says he began i his meeting at Whitesldes by taking up a good collection for State missions Rev. L. M. Lyda will preaoh at the Rookey Knoll Baptist ohuroh the fourth Sunday night in this mouth at 8 o'olook p. m. A Member. ?m?o sMwm raw. WILLIAM HUNT'S NEW RESIDENCE STRUCK ANO CONSUMED BY'FLAMES. Last Sunday night one of the heaviest o lee tr i cal storms of this summer passed over Walhalla, extending for several milos in nil directions. Lightning flashed in the heavens and darted to the earth in great forked streaks, and the thunder rumbled in the distance or boomed like musketry, according to the nearness of the bolts of fire it followed. No damage Tras don? ?u U>wn, except to tue tele phone oompany's property, the wires being melted in a number of places, and macy phones being burnt out. Several persons were badly ?hooked while walk ing on the streets, along which the tele phone wires are strung. The residence of William Hunt, about five miles from Walhalla, was struck about 11.15 o'clock, and within an hour was reduced to a heap of ashes. Mr. Hunt had just recently oompleted bis home, one of the bestand most substan tial residences in his section, at a cost of about $2,600. Some furniture and other artioles were saved from the burning building, but the greater part of the household goods and personal effects west is to feed thu fi?mes. Mr. Hunt moved ?tere some years ago from Ander son oounty, and is a substantial and well to-do farmer. His misfortune is deeply deplored by his many friends. Mr. Hunt carried no insurance. Reports from all directions indicate that the storm cf Sunday night WHS one of the most severe electrical storms we have had for quite a while, though tba serious damage d mo was confined to the wrecking and burning of Mr. Hunt's house. / The Townville Trolley. [Continued from Page Four.J is a little distracting and is not increas ing the esteem in which Townville is now held. To build a road by foreign capital is different from building by local capital. Foreign capital builds with reforenoe to dividends only. It has no consideration for the convenience of the patrons of the road farther than to obtain the business. Local capital has more consideration for the convenience of those served, though it seeks dividends, too. This projeot is intended primarily to serve the people of Townville. Those who have subscribed oannot reasonably expect direct returns. They are, and rightly, expecting indirect returns; that is, in the enhancement of property values and oonvenienoes of transportation for their produce'and in traveling. Then that destination which will give the most conveniences and an equal enhancement of property should be chosen. Without detracting from other competing towns, I say that Seneca offers the logical terminus for the road. Going south from Townville means leav ing the highway of commerce, roaching a terminus on branch railways, farther from the North or South than when at Townville; farther from the shipping point of freight by, two days than to either Westminster 1 or Seneca, with higher freight rates and higher passenger rates Following the ridge north there is but little outlay for grading. This is tho only advantage over Seneca. The terminus is on the main line of thc South ern Railway, at a Hag station. Riobland would offer the same advantages and be oloser to the Court House and to the Blue Ridge road. If the object in build ing a trolley is to enable one to -KK the flue trains that run between New York and New Orleans, then either of these places would be better than Seneca, for here they can be seen in full motion. They stop at Seneca 1 From Seneca one may tako a vestibule for the North or South and travel comfortably and on the quickest schedules. From here oue is in touob with all parts of the State. It is not so at any other proposed terminus. Freights from all points oould be deliv ered at Townville earlier than from either of the other places, and at a lower rate. The cost of reaching Seneca would not cost Townville or the trolley oompany any more than to reach the Southern np the ridge. The president's estimated cost of completing the grade to West minster is nominal. It is one-sixth of the whole cost, of equipping the line. To place the ties and rails ou the grade would be less to Seneca than to any other point, for it is nearer via Cross Roads and Sitton's Shoals, a ridge road all the way, costing no moro to grade, and Senoca putting it across Conneross free of cost This puts Seneca on au equal footing with Westminster in cost ot construction and equipment. The ad vantages, therefore, are in favor of Seneca-the logical terminus of the road. Fairplay. R. F. D. Carries to Organize. The R. F. D. oariiers In Ooonee county, and tho!'* substitutes, are requosted to meet at Westminster on Monday, Sep tember 3, (Labor Day), for the purpose of organizing a County Rural Carriers' Association. The hour for time of meet ing is 10 o'olock, and all are roquested to be "on time." These associations have proved of great benefit throughout the oountry to these genial servants of the people, and why not in Ooonee? Thorn are now between thirty-eight abd forty thousand rural carriers in the United States, and every month $70,000 are paid out in South Carolina alone for this service._ A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding Pilns. Druggists are authorized to re fond money if Paso Ointments fails to ours in 6 to 14 days. 50o. DEiH?IG PRIMARY ELECTION. NAMES OF THE MANAGERS-HOW THE VOTES ARE TO BE COUNTED. Headquarters County Democracy, Wal halla, 3. C., August 13, 1WO.--Tho Demo cratic clubs of Coonee county will meet at their respective polling plaoes on Tues day, August 28th, 1006, for the purpose of voting for state offloers, a Represen tative in Congress and county o Mice rs. There will be two ticket? for each voter -one ticket containing the names of the candidates for State offices, the other ticket containing the names of the oandi datee lui Cougresa and county offices, as follows: For Representative in Congress, Third Congressional District, for two members House of Representatives, for one Judge of Probate, for one Supervisor, for one Superintendent of F-rmcsticu, for one Treasurer, for one Auditor, for two County Commissioners. MANAGERS. The following named persons have been appointed managers of election : Belmont-W. R. Hunt, W. B. Land, Evan Callas. Bethlehem - J. E. Orr, Sr., N. F. Keown, W. O. Hunter. Cherry Hill-C. H. Chastaln, Henry B. Harris, W. T. Elliott. Clemson College-J. B. MoCraokin, Burns Willison, A. B. Gordon. Conneross-B. D. Breaseale, W. B. Dil worth, J. Davis Abbott. Damascus-D. F. Carter, E. B. Lee, John T. Robletter. Double Springs-J. T. Lyles, L. N. Robins, G. H. Conley. Earle's Mills-W. J. Whitfield, J. R. Bruce, J. D. Whitworth. Fair Play-W. R. Davis, G. W. Carnes, B. J. Marett Fort Madison-M. L. Jones, J. A. Cook, Joseph Frioks. Frtendsnip-W. H. Phillips, Thomas W. Brook, Ralph A. Moore. High Falls Holly Springs-F. S. Burton, W. W. Burnside, J. W. Hare. JocasBoe-A. L. Whitmire, S. L. Crow, R. A. Talley. Jordania-Jas. Henry, S. R. Reid, W. W. Snead. Little River-D. O. Sheppard, F. L. Moody, L. A. P. Nicholson. Long Creek-R. L. Holmes, John W. F. Thrift, Reid Moore. Newry-J. T. Crenshaw, E. A. Mulkey, R. L. Boggs. Oak Grove-J. W. Alexander, W. Chut White, W. R. Cobb. Oakway-J. A. Eubanks, J. A. Camp bell, J. D. Moore. Poplar-S. M. Hunnioutt, J. F. Morton, J. E. Addis. Providence-J. R. Zachary, W. N. Woolbrigbt, L. O. Bruce. Retreat-H. M, Harbin, W. O. JohnB, H. L. Vernor. Riohland-J. H. Dendy, W. T. Hub bard, J. J. Abbott. Salem-T. A. Gradt, J. W. Cannon, E. Rankin. Seneca-W. L. Harbin, T. 8. Stribling, Jas. T. Reid. South Union-J. L. Reeder, J. B. Mar ett, W. H. Crawford. Tabor-J. L. Singleton, H. C. Moore head, W. P. Teal. Tamassee-W. Newton Todd, Frank Orr, J. E. Kelley. Tokeena-R. A. Reeves, E. W. Mason, J. S. King. Tugaloo Aoademy-J. P. Powell, C. P. Walker, Jr M. Taylor. Walhalla-G. K. Maxwell, J. C. Garri son, H. C. Busch. Westminster-L. G. Gaston, Wm. Bibb, B. H. Cross. West Union-J. D. Perry, M. D. Gal breath, C. W. Wickliffe. POIIB at each voting place must be opened at 8 o'clock a. m. and dosed at 4 o'clock p. m. At the dose of the elec tion the managers must proceed publicly to open the boxes and oount the ballots and declare the result. The County Exeoutive Committee will meet in the Court House, at Walhalla, on Thursday at ll o'olook a. m. follow ing the primary election to canvass the vote, tabulate the returns and ofBoially declare tho result. The second primary eleotion will be held on Tuesday, September ll tb, 1006, and will be conducted by the same mana gers. Tickets (both State and county) are now ready for delivery. The mana ?ers will send or oall on the County 'bairman, at Walhalla, and be supplied. Remember tbe 23d is the last day voters oan enroll on Democratic club lists. If you want to vote attend to this NOW] C. R. D. Burns, County Chairman. ManZan Pile Cure CUftft? WHIN OTHCR8 Veteran William R. Gilatrap Dead. William H. Gilstrap, aged 81 years, diod at the home of bis son, Robert L. Gilstrap, near Conneross, on thursday, Kith instant. His remains were laid to rest on the day following in Conneross churchyard, after appropriate funeral sorvicoB, conducted by Rev. E. S. Jones, of Walhalla. Mr. Gilstrap had been a member of Holly Springs Baptist church, Piokens county, for many years. He and his wife moved to this county? with their son in 1000, and have been valuable and upright citizens. Tile deceased was a valiant soldier in the Confederate army aud his comrades will be grieved to learn of bis death. Mr. Gilstrsp was twice married. By the last union he is sur vived by his aged wife and one son. To the bereaved relatives ls extended the sympathy of many friends. A Card of Thanks. Editors Courier: We desire to sincerely thank our neighbors and frlonds for the kindness and sympatuy shown us after tho loss of our home by fire Sunday night, August 19th. May God's richest blessings rest upon them and theirs all through life. Mr. and Mrs. W, J. Hunt. New Mall Clerk on Blue Ridge Railroad. At the roquest of Congressman Aiken the Post Offioe Department bas extended to West Union and Walhalla full and complete, mall servios on the midday trains. This gives double daily mail service over the entire length of the Blue Ridge Railway and is quite' an advantage to the public On acoount of the in creased mileage an additional mail derk bas beon ?ppoiuted to the line, to-wit: L. F. Carpenter, of Anderson. This new servioe went into effect on the 20th instant. Long live Wyatt Aiken. Our first Car of NOT and "MIAMI", Whole WI gust 12th, the Latest and Finest Win "Town Talk" makes in flavor and in nutrition. "Miami" makes a lax white loaf. "Town Talk" makes biscuits. W. S. HUN" SENEC7 ?ras We are offering Dress Goods Batiste, worth 12T, 15 and 20o., all tot . olose at lOo. Full assortment c Will close We have a pretty line of Oinghams to oloee at reduoed price. Our stock of Dress Go ot We are putting prices on thorn that wil All Low-cut a will sell at the prioe put on them. A few $1.50, will? Buggies Wagons Harness Yours for W. P. NIMM ON SURE TO OE H. F. Alexander. | F. S. Holleman. ALEXANDER & HOLLEMAN, Real Estate Dealers, SENECA, S. C. (Office at Tbe Seneca Bank.) We are prepared to handle small or j large real estate sales to tho best ad vantage. We give prompt and oareful attention to. all business placed in out bands. List your town or country property I with us if you wish to dispose of it or | rent it. We have every facility for look ing after your interest. Call on or write, ALEXANDER & HOLLEMAN, Seneoa, S. C. June 20, 1008. 25-tf NOTICE TO lYOl?ll ACHANCE in still open to the young j men of this county to get a Normal j Scholarship, in the University of South Caroliua. An examination for that pur pose will be conduoted by the County | ^Superintendent of Eduoation on Friday, August 81st, 1900. Write at onoe for application blanks to BENJAMIN SLOAN, President, 83 85 Columbia, S. C. Negro Mutineers Hanged. Wilmington, N. C., August 17.-Ar thur Adams and Robert Sawyer, two of the three negroes convicted of mutiny and murder on board the Philadelphia sohooner, Harry A. Berwind, were exe cuted to-day by banging. Their accom plice, Henry Scott, was hanged last j month. When the Hair Falls Then it's time to act! No time to study, to read, to experi ment ! You want to save your hair, and save it quickly, too! So make up your mind this very minute that if your hair ever comes out you will use Aycr's Hair Vigor. It makes the scalp healthy. The hair stays in. It cannot do any thing else. It's nature's way. Th* bast kind of ? testimonial - "Sold tor over sixty years." na ui. i "?l^^^p iiwoo,|Lw'?ii.'itMi. JU AUo nunuMtanr. of /Iyer's SARSAPARILLA. * PILLS. CHERRY PECTOBAL. v Crop "TOWN TALK" leat Flour will arrive Au Best Product of the ter Wheat. bread that exoels in color, *ge, light, feathery, ivory delioate rolls and puffy TER & CO., k, s. c. . great values in i this week I Muslin and Figured Lawn. All to olose at loo. >f "White Goods, out cheap. A full and pretty stook of Mohairs, light weight. Woolen Goods for skirts. ls is as good as the best. 1 move them and astonish everybody. nd Tan Shoes ilaire of Ladies' Cloth-top Shoes, worth OH? ut 76o. Doors Sash Blinds Business, S, SENECA, S. C IT OUR PRICES.-?J ? What you get for your money is as im portant as what you pay. Don't try to fool your stomaoh. ROLLER KING FLOUR is the best that oan be made. No bleach ing or mixing with Kafir corn. A good stook of Staple and Fancy Gro ceries-FRESH-always on hand. HEINZ PICKLES. best on earth. PRE SM CEREALS. Grape Nuts. Force. *" Puffed Rioe. Flaked and Pearl Tapioca. Shredded Wheat. Quaker Gul?. Sohlessinger's SODA CRACKERS and CHOCOLATE CAND? ALWAYS FRESH. DRY GOODS fi* SHOES SPECIAL BARGAINS. ?jyrlt Pays to Buy the Best. Bring me your Chiokeas and Eggs.^^9 Respectfully, A. P. CRISP, WALHALLA, J. C. FOLEYSHONHMCAR Oura? Goldoi Prevents Pneumonia WE GUARANTEE Stonecypher's STOCK FOOD To euro that old Mule, \ Cow or Hog, and with some feed you osn get them fat. Sold in bulk-ONLY. TAR SHAMPOO CREAM, for Sore, Itohing 8oalps? No ours, no pay. Si?Rscjste Brag Cospany, WHHSBSSBSSSB^ fmrmhUOrmmt ?*fet ?ur?. Mo vp Imf