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PUaUttnBD CVKHV WC ONE 8 DA V MORNINO. - av - J A YNES, 8HCLOR, SMITH A 8TEO? R T.JAYNE8, I y..H . 1 ? A. BMITl IU laCRIPTION. ?LOO PKR ANNUM. ADVERTISING RATS? RKASONABLK. Yt" Communications of a personal ohm -actor oharged for a? advertisomentii. tW" Obituary notioes aud tributes of respect, of not over oue hundred words, will be printed free of charge. All over that uumber must be paid for at the rat. Ot one cent a word. Cash to accompany ?nannsoript. WALHALLA, H. C. I WIDNBSDAVt WAV ?. MOT. Negro Murderer Dies on Scaffold. Spartanburg, May 4.-John 8helton, who killed Alf Briggs, his father-in-law, in November, 1906, and who was cop vioted at the January, 1000, term of the General Sessions Court, was hauged in the county jail at noon yesterday. He walked to bis death in a calm aud indif ferent manner, Bhowiug no signs of fright or nervousness. Before the trap was sprung he was asked if be had any thing to say, and in a steady voice re plied that he bad no statement to make. Tho trap wa* sprung after tho black cap had been adjusted aud prayer odored by his spiritual adviser. The fall broke bis neck and in twelve minutes tho body was cut down. Three times since his conviction .'-eel ton has boon within tho shadow of the gallows, escaping each time through the efforts of his counsel, who succeeded in having tho execution stayed. This timo, howevor, uoithor the Governor nor tho Supremo ('curt would interfere, though overy ciTort was mado up to tho last mo ment to secure a rospito. Sheltou seemed hopeful of respite uutil the last hour. As ho v. as boing led from his coll to the (loath chamber ho seemed to realizo that his last hour had como, for as ho passed by tho colls ho said good-byo to tho pris oners. Tho hanging of Shelton is the Hist sinco Chris Caution was hanged in 18118 for tho murder of K. H. HI ass ingarno, chief of police. On Novombor 10, 1005, Sholton Bhot his wife's father, Alf briggs, at the old man's home, in this cor."ty. It was testi fied that Sheltou and bis wife had sepa rated and that sl.o was living with hor father. Sheltou wont to tho house and ho and Ins wife quarrolod. Uer lather, who was sitttug in tho chair, arose to stop the row, aud Sholton shot him to death. In the petitions Hied it was al leged that tho deceased, Alf Briggs, was living in an unlawful relation with his own daughter, Sholtou's wifo, and that he was the father of hor child. Relief from Rheumatic Pains. "I suffered with rheumatism for over two years," nays Mr. Rolland Curry, a patrolman, of Key Wost, Fla. "Some timos it settled in my knees and lamed mo so I could hardly walk, at other times it would be in my feet and hands so I was incapacitated for duty. One uight when 1 was in severo pain and lamo from it my wifo wont to the drug store hero and came back with a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. I waa rubbed with it and found the pain bad nearly gone during the night. I kept ou using it for a little moro than two weeks anet f?und that it drove the rheumatism away. I have not bad any trouble from that disease for over three months." For sale by J. W. Bell, Walhalla, and W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Many Killed in Explosion. Hong Kong, May 3.-Great destruction of lifo and property was caused at Can ton yesterday ovening by tho explosion of a gun powder magazine. Twenty-one bodies already havo been recovered from the ruins. Hundreds of persons wore injured. Fifteou buildings we razed and over a hundred wore seriously wrecked. A section two huudrod feet long of tho masaivo city wall was thrown down. The historical mauy-storiod pagoda es caped with Blight injuries. Tho oflicials and stafTfl of the hospitals are doing their best to succor tho sufferers. In tho .shannen suburb, where tho for eigners live, a tortille shook, caused by tue explosion, was felt, but the residents Wore unbanned. Tho city of Canton is about six miles in circumference and ia enclosed by walls about twonty foot thick and from twonty-Hvo to forty foot high. Thero aro sixteen gates into tho city, besides two water gates. Tho famous nine storiod pagoda, dating from the begin ning of tho middle ages, is situated in tho western part ot what is known as tho old city. The foreigners reside in tho Shannon suburb, founded in 1850, on an artificial island on the Honan side of the rive. The population of Canton is esti mated at 0 10,000. A History of Old Pendleton. For three years Col. It. W. Simpson lias been writing a book on I'ondloton and tho country around I'ondlcton. Tho book is now completed and is ready for tho publishers. In ..peaking, about his book, (Joh Simpson says that it is princi pally a history of tho historic town of IV ?loton aud, of course of all tho peo ple. He baa spent much time and en orgy m tracing up statistics and ho has e.?mpiied a complete goncnlogy of almost all tho people who have lived in that noghborhood. No doubt ho will bo able to dispose of a great many copies of his book when published, as it will not only furnish intorosting reading, but it will furnish a very good history of the placo and its people.-Anderson Mail, May 0. Mount Pleasant Dots I Mouot Pleasant afay 0.- Ito v. W. J. j Spearman Ailed bia regular appointment I at Mouot Pleasant oburob Sunday. Prayer mooting every Saturday night Kvorybody invited to oome and take a part Mrs. J. Hill is quite ill with fever. Mr. aud Mrs C. L. Dloksou and chil dren spent Sunday with the family A S, Uaulbrooks. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bennett spent Sat urday night with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bennett. Lo?? Stovall and Miss Maggie Moore, of Lavonia, Ga., visited the borne of J. O. Micks last week. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Lewis spent ?sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hones. Earley Stancil and sister, Miss Jodie, were the guests of Miss Ada Harbin. Way mon Monea had the misfortune to get his foot out with an axo while hewing a oross-tie a few days ago. Will Johnson, of Greenville, spent a few days among friends here last week. J. O. Micks aud little daughter spent, last Saturday night with his daughter, Mrs. S. C. Land, bear Tabor. Mr. and Mrs. Fowler Hones visited the home of R. H. Land Sunday. Lee Spearman made a business trip to Westminster Saturday. Young Hioks spent Friday with J. A. Harbert. Paul Lemmons, of Westminster, waa in our midst Sunday. MIBS Ada Timms, of Westminster, was tho guest of Miss Fannie Land last Sat urday. Jolly Boys. Moonshiners Got the Upper Hand. Greenville, May 8.-Moonshiners gave a party o? officers a big surprise in tho I lark Corner section of Greenville couuty yesterday by surrounding a distillery, which tho raiding squad has captured, and, Rt tho point of Winchester rilles, demanding aud effecting tho release of two prisoners. It was a daring pieco of work oven for blockaders aud rathor out of tho ordi nary for these times. Since thc Carey Cotbran law wont into effect Magistrate Rector, of Highland township, has boon activo in destroying illicit distilleries. Wednesday night he started a raid near the North Carolina line and early Thursday morning a big distillery was located. Tho magistrate was accom panied by two constables. Ono was sout off to Tryon to notify tho deputy revenue collector at Greenville, while the magis trate and his constable held tho still. Just at daylight throomen carno to the distillery, presumably to start operations. Two woro captured, but ono escaped. Half an hour later tho distillery was surrounded by mountaineers, who cov ered tho officers with their rifles and effected ?iib release of the prisoners. Tho mountaineers then dostroyed tho distillery and 110 gallons of liquor in order to prevoot tho property falling into the hands of the Federal Government, several women assisting in tho work. Magistrate Rector and bis constables wore told to olear out and they lost no time in getting away. A number of warrants will be sworn out for tbo arrest of tho guilty parties. Much Damage by Lightning. Abbeville, May 3.-An electrio storm of considerable severity passed over the uorthorn section of this county last night At about 0 o'clock the hone of Hon. Joseph Norton Nance, who represented this oounty for one term in the Legisla ture, was struck by lightning and was consumed in a short while. Ono of bis children was considerably shocked. Tho fact that the house was ou flro was not discovered in tho storm pud confusion until it was too late to arrest the pro gross of the Hames. Mr. Nance's first offorts wero directed to getting his family in a safe place, so that almost the entire contents of the bouse were consumed. The house was located about ono milo northwest of tho town of Duo Wost. On account of the lat (?ness of tho alarm help from tho town was not in timo to do much. So a fur niture and a handsome piano woro taken out, but very much Boarred by tho flro and tho piano romainod in the rain, which continued for near!) two hours. Tue house was a large and comfortable ono, having boen very lately ropairod, and the insurance of ono thousand dol lars on the house and fivo hundred on che furniture will not compensate for more than one-third of tho loss. Some hail fell, hut tho stones woro not largo and vory little damage was done. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. There is probably no medicine made that is relied upon with moro implicit confidence than Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. During tho third of a century in which it ha? h en in use, people havo loamed that it is the only remedy that nover fails. Whon reduced with water and sweetened it is pleasant to take. For sale hy Dr. J. W. Bell, Walhalla, and W. J. Lumioy, .Seneca. -- Stand ol Cotton Very Bad. Montgomery, Ala., May ri.-C. II. Bil lingslcau, of tho Stato Agricultural De partment, has returned from west Ala bama anil reports that tho stand of cot ton is very had. Ho was told that somo of the farmers wero offering as much as $1.60 a bushel for cotton seed and getting fow at that. Tho samo kind of reports aro coming from other sections of tho Stato. FOIEYSKlDNEYCURB Makes Kldneya and Bladder Right Capt. Courtenay Resigns. Capt. W. A. Courtenay, of this olty, yesterday seat iu to Governor Ansel his resignation as member of tho commis sion having obarge of the improvement o? the capitol grouuds. Capt. Courtenay was appointed bv the Governor when the commission was created and was made chairman. Ho has taken great interest In the work done so far and the people of Columbia regret very muon bis resignation.-The State, May 8d. - m+m i Saluda Needs No Policeman. Saluda, May 2.-Owing to the great dullnoasin pollue circles the town council of Saluda nae dismissed the policeman. How different when this town was blessed with a branch of the O. M. I.? NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Potatoes * Tomatoes SWEET POTATO SLIPS and Tomato Plants for sale. Orders left with Ai P. Crisp or Norman Co., Walhalla; Lu ther A. Moore, Seneca, or D. P, Butler, Westminster, will receive prompt atten tion. J. H. BARNETT, 10-22* Westminster, S. C. Home Canning Outfit. IF YOU WISH to havo fresh Canued Vegetables and Fruits the yuar round buy a Home Canning Outfit, which can be operated perfeotly on any cook stove and does the work as well aa any large canning outfit. An instruction book is furnished free with eaoh outfit. It will tell you hew to can vegetables and fruits. Price, $10. All orders should be placed by July 1st to insure prompt delivery. J. H. BARNETT, 10-27* Westminster, S. C. Requirements for Secur ir g Election for School Trustees. NOTICE is horoby givon that upon the petition o? at least one-third of tho qualified electors residing within any district, filed in the offioo of tho Couuty Superintendent not later than Juue 1, as required by Act of tho Gene ral Assembly of 1000, rolatiug to special elections in Oconoo couuty, an election for trustees will bo ordered by tho Couuty Board of Education. If no petitiou asking for auteloction is presented the Board will take it for granted that tho present mauagemeut is satisfactory and same t rust ces will ho re appointed. An election to fill vacaticios on Boards of Trustees will be ordered as above, whore it is desired. I By order of tho County Board : C. L. CRAIG, Chauman. May 8, 1007 10-20 j NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDI TORS.-All persons indebted to the estate of J. L. O. Barker, deceased, aro hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all persons having ' claims against said estate will present tho same, duly attested, within tho time prescribed by law, or be barred. J. C. BARKER, Qualified Administrator of thc Personal I Estate of J. L. O. Barker, tfeceased. May 8, 1007. 10-22 Winthrop College Scholarship and Entrance Examination I_I THE examination for tho award of va cant Scholarships in Winthrop Col lege and for the admission of new stu dents will bo" Neid at tho County Court i House on Fbi DAY, JULY 5.1 at 0. a. ra. Applicants must bi- not less phau fifteen years of age. When Scholarships are vacated after July 5 they will be awarded to those making the highest average at j this examination, provided they mert the conditions governing the award. I Applicants for Scholarships should wiite I to President Johnson before the exami nation for Scholarship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free 1 tuition. The next ses .ion will open ! September 18, 1007. For further infor mation and catalogue address PRESIDENT D. B. JOHNSON, Rock Hill, S. C. May 8, 1007. 10-26? E. THE undersigned as the qualified ad ministrator of tho personal estate of James. Lee, Sr., and by order of the Probate Court of Ocouee county, South Carolina, bo will sell, at public auction, at tho late resido*ico of the deceased, near Oconee Station, on SATURDAY, ? MAY 25TH, 1007, for cash, tho following I personal property: One cow, one yearling heifer, one I buggv, ono feather bed and bedstead, 1 ono bureau, one safe, ono jack plane, I hand saw, drawing knife, crosscut saw, I two tables aud other articles too nume rous to ment ion. Salo will begin promptly at 10 o'clock a. m. JAMES LEE, JR., Qualified Administrator of tho Personal Estato of James Loo, Sr., deceased. May 8, 1007. 10 21 Summons for Relief. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OK OCONKE. Court of Common Pleas. James C. Shockley, Plaintiff,' against Mrs. M. A. Austin, Sallie J. Austin, Fanny H Austin, Josie G. Austin, Willis F. Austin and Robt. H. Austin, Defendants. SI MMONS FOH KKI.IKF-(COMPLAINT NOT SKKVKD.) To tho D?fendante above namod: YOU are hereby summoned and re quired to answer thc complaint in I this action, which was filed in tho offlco Of tho Clerk of tho Court of Common Pleas, for the said County, on tho 6th day of May, 1007, and to s^rvo a copy of your answer to tho said complaint on the subscriber at bis oflice on tho Public Squaro, at Walhalla Court llouso, South Carolina, within twenty days after the Borvico horoof, exclusivo of tho day of such sorvico; and if you fail to an swer tho complaint within tho timo aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to tho Court for the relief de manded in tho complaint. Dated this 0th day of May, A. D. 1007. [ L.S.I C. R. D. Bf UNS, C. C. P. R. T. JA YNES, Plaintiff's Attornoys. May 8, 1007. 10-24 GIVE US A LOOK I When you noe cl a Wagon ^^BL , give us a call. We Have a _^^^-?gagamy? i'f^i^f^^mj^jSSL car load of the Celebrated ?WS^BJ^^^J-i;,,j:\ijj Bird sell Wagons, made at <$<^?^j!'^ South Bend, Ind., and all /wfs?S?^ we ash is a chance to ?how ||^^?W??-- m}^^?^^^I^I^B/^mW^^^\ them to you. We also have ll-^^^fjy^^TFIr^ ff ((^^S^^^B^^g^ a complete line of Surries, xtf*\ffl\J\J^k/jr IV^^S^^vf*^^^ Buggies. Harness and ?ll \/Jj^LJ/^^ V/NCXT^ Kinda of Plantation Sup- ^^^y^ O Carter & Company, WALHALLA, S. O. SPECIAL Dress G-oods. 36 pieces finest Dress Ginghams, Oe. 24 pieces liest Quality Percales, 12Jc. 40 pieces Chook Ginghams, 7c. to }<Jc. 18 pieces Mercerized Waist Goods, tho 25o. kind, at 20c. All colors in LawiiB and Batisto at i0o. and 124c Black and Blue Serges, special for skirts, at SOO, to $1 per yard. Mohairs, Brilliauts aud Panamas from 50o. tc #1 per yard. Ladies' Slippers. We have the best and largest line ever shown in Walhalla iu Vici and Patent Leather, from $1.50 to $3. If you waut something nobby and nico see our line. Men's Shoes. We have all the latest tooB in Low Cuts for spring aud summer. Misses' and Children's Slippers. Wo make this a specialty. Call and see thia lino. Sumo very attrac tive patterns. Men's Hats. Our line of Men's Hats is strictly up-to date. Wo have thom in all tho latest styles and hhapvs, from 50o. to $3. Corsets. Wo have something now in Corsets, the B. & J., invisible lacing, whioh we sell ou a strict guarautoo to please every lady or money re funded. Call and soe this Corset now ou dis play at our store. All sizes. Matting, Rugs, Etc. We aro showing a line of ( rex Matting, Art Squares and Hugs, also Japanese and Chinese Matting at the old price. Our G-oods are all New and we will be glad to show them in oui' new building THE CEMENT FRONT. floss & Ansel, WALHALLA, S. C. hy Refrigerators We have added to our stock a complete line of Leonard Cleanable and McCray Refrig erators-the two best sold. Call and see them while we have an assortment. FREEZERS-White Mountain and Arctic. Gauze Doors and Windows, Fly Traps, Summer Lap Dusters, Hammocks. Complete line of Enameled Ware just re ceived. Grain Cradles, Grass Blades, Cotton Hoes, Little Joe Har* o ws, etc., in abundance. Prices right ! PAINTS-We are still in the lead on all kinds of Paints and Oils. See us when in the market. AMMUNITION-Cartric?ges, Loaded Shells, Dynamite, Caps,' Fuse. RIFLES. Mail Boxes. mm RIFLES. Mail Boxes. ?fr Would You Stop to Pick up Honey in the Road ? Of course you would ! You can pick up the dollars here on your Building Material, Nails and Wire. We have just received one car North Carolina Yellow Pine Doors and Windows, full 1 3-8 inches thick ; one car Nails, Barb Wire" and Poultry Netting. ?? J& J& J& J& Garden Tools, in fact all kinds of Farming Implements, Saw Mill and Shingle Mill Supplies, Corrugated and V Crimp Roofing, Harness, Stoves and Ranges. JZ? J& J& J& Write us (if you cannot call) for prices on Building Material. We have the goods and " The Right Price." MATHESON HARDWARE CO. WESTMINSTER, S. C.