Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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.4. */U*? T,r,?VK OVVN W BK TRUE' }N? T M?ST FOLLOW AS TlTJ NIGHT THE DAY: < THOU CANST NOT THEN RE FALSE TO AN? MAN," Hy Jayne*, Shelor, Smith & Stock. WALHALLA. SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH ?3 Now Scries No. ?17-Volume I.IA.-No 18. FLORSHEIM SHOES ? ? ' ... !-' I 1 11 - FLORSHEIN SHOES, made for the man who cares. FLORSHEIN quality has so long been the Standard for all that ia best in men's foot wear that we do not believe it necessary to say more about it Here. Suffice it to say that with each succeeding season the Florsheim Shoe is becoming so much more firmly es tablished in the world's .confidence that we know your best interest and comfort will be in the purchase of a Florsheim Oxford for your next pair. We are showing the Hew styles in Patent Leather. Gun Metal and Tans, at $,4 and $5 the nair. Get the Florsheim habit and wear the . best Footwear that?it is possible to obtain. C. W. & J. E. BAUKNIGHT, IT PAYS TO BUY FOR OASH. FOR CASH ! CLOTHING-Strictly up to-date in style and' price. Odd Pants, Knee Pants,Suits DRESS GOODS-Fretty patterns in the latest gooJs. Ready-made Skirts, Waists, Underskirts, Corset Covers, etc. SHOES-Ladies' Oxfords in tans and chocolates. Best line of Men's Shoes I have ever carried. NOTIONS-Strictly up-to-date line of Notions, Trunks, Suit Cases, Rugs, etc. Prices right. M. S. STRIBLING, MILLINERY! MILLINERY ! MILLINERY! If you want the best, the very best things in Millinery that money and expe rience can get together, we have it. You can get just as good here as you can in a y city, and the prices are just about half. ? We carry everything in this line from the cheapest to the host. Call, we will please you. We are receiving daily from New York our Spring Dress Goods. They are pretty. Our line is complete. CLOTHING ! CLOT H I IMG I CLOTHING 1 Mr. Brittain, who is in the Eastern Markets, shipped usa line of extra nice Clothing just because it was being closed out under value-rBluo Serges, Browny and Black Unfinished Worsted and Eoys' Serge Suits, in Knickerbocker Pants. They are . a great deal better values than you usually fi nd. If you want to look ' good come early. They won't last long. Ji IL ADAMS, SENECA, 9). C. WESTMINSTEK ?S GROWING. Many Town Lots Boing Kohl-Mat tera M Personal Interest. Westminster, March 24.-Special w have come race to face with tho fact, that Westminster ls growing, anq that rapidly. Just a decade ago we ware but a hamlet on the South ern. To-day we have a thriving town of not less than 2.500 lnhabl I tauts, including our manufacturing I districts. . Ww?turinsier business men have j awakeued to the 'fact that real es .tate will . sell* here without difficulty. ?There ie no doubt but that people are turning their eyes towards West minster who have never done so be fore., Last Saturday J. S. . Carter sold at auction.over twenty building ] lots, and will sell nearly as many more to-dny. Facts aro stern reali ties. This ieiis the tale for Itself. On Wednesday Albert Zimmerman will sell a number of building lots. It ls a good time to come to West minster and see for ?yourself Just what is being done. Real estate in Westminister will never Bell for less th??n it is now. For health, looa'lty and logical position there isn|t ?bet ter town in this section of the State. On last Set?rday evening tho pu pils of the 6ch and 7H? grades gave I an entertainment at the school hall, the proceeds of which will go to tho [ improvement of the stage. Miss Har per and her pupils are to be Com mended for the effort put forth in working up an entertainment at this season of the year. On Friday the graded school will have fields: day .exercises at the ball park. The public is cordially invited to attend these exercises. This is the first time the school hau attempt ed anything of. this nature. As lt ls somewhat of ah experiment, come out and help the pupils out with your presence. The program will be divided into ten sections so as to give all ages and sizes a chance to enter the event. ' On Friday evening, beginning at, 8 o'clock, in the school hall, will be the preliminary oratorical contest. In this twelve boys will speak. A treat is in store for all who come out. The Judges for this contest are Wade C. Hughs and B. A. Bentley, of : Walhalla, and Prof. D. F. Nicholson, I of Seneca: Tho winner in this con test will represent Westminster in I the Inter-High School Oratorical ' Conetst in Greenville on April 10th. On Saturday, April 11th, will be th6 high school track meet at the league ball park in Greenville. A bronze medal will be, given to the winner in each standard event. A [silver cup has been bought and will be given as a trophy to the track tesm winning tho highest percentage I ] of points in this meet. J j The sick within our midst are rap idly improving. Union services " at Westminster on the fltth Sunday. Rev. S. A. Mc- i Daniel will preach at the Methodist | church at ll o'clock a. m., and Dr. t J. J. Harrell at the Baptist ohurch at i 7.80 p. m. Public cordially invited ] to attend these services. A. L. G?sset t. ls rapidly improving | ] now. We are anxious to see his ge I nial face on our streets again. : Mr. Frank and Col. Taylor, of An derson, are here this week assisting J. S. Carter In his auction sale. M. Y. Jordan, of Canon, Ga., will be In town Wednesday In the in terest Of A. Zimmerman's auction I sale of building lots. At least ten delegats will go from i Westminster to the Sunday School ?Convention in Union next week. Each Sunday school is entitled to one delegate for each 25 members or fractlon thereof. Let other Sunday schools in the county take this mat ter up. It will do you good to send delegates to such a gathering. Rev.. J. R. Moore filled his regular appointment in Pendleton last Sun I day. The public meeting of the Sun beam 8ocIety mst Wednesday even ting was quit? a success. The little folks ali did weil. The theme of the program was "Allens or Americans." The foundation of the store be longing to the England Bros. has been laid. This will be the first brick structure beyond the hotel. Later other stores will be built In this block, whlcb will be quite an addi tion'to the town. Sub. lor Diseases of the Skin. ' Nearly all diseases of the skin, 'suoh as' eczema, tetter, salt rheum and .barbers' itch, are characterized by an intense itching and smarting, wihch often makes life a burden and disturbs sleep and rest. Quick. re lief may be bad by applying Cham berlain's Salve. It allays tho,Heh ir und smarting almost Instantly. Many cases have boen cured by its use. Tpt sale by J. W.- Bell, Wul bai. ; sV. J. Lunney, Seneca. Items from Poplar. Poplar, March 24.-Special: Tho church here was completed last week and ls a neat and commodious struc ture. Rev. C. D. Mann will preach at Poplar next Sunday at ll o'clock a. m. Mrs. E. F. Burton, wife of P. M. J. Burton, died March 23, 1908, aged 06 yeans. She leaves a husband and two children, M. V. Burton and Mrs. 8. T. Cater, and several grandchil dren. She was a member of the Now Hope Baptist church for forty-three years. Hor remains will he. Interred j i in the New ' netery to-mor- 1 vow. D. H. M. ---? ? "tyK-ytfW1?^-r SENECA'S NEW KVilNpID. ' '' ?-;-rr-T Election Passed Ott Quietly-Social Sitie of the Town. ?er.eca, March 24.-Special: Tho elation for mayor and alderman passed off quietly, resulting as fol lows: Mayor, J. E. Sit ton; Alder men, Whit. Livingston, J. li Bryan, J.Q, Huff, G. W. Ballenger, J. H. Murgess, J. T. Lawrence. The meeting of tho.executive com mittee of tho . Civic Association, which was to have been held at the ?ecldenco of Dr. E. A. Hines lair. Fri day afternoon, was dee lace 0 ??'T on ac? oi nt o' the rain. T'10 meeting? will bQ held next Friday afternoon 'hatead, and it is hopqd that tho .nimbera will b?ir the dcUe in mind, and Will not fail of attendance. An ..r. nbsot idng business p'rbi r.sltion is o?fore th?v association dud the at tendance of as many , o? the mem bers as possible is urged, , Sene.a wa? never duller.?socially. Mrs. Ix?e ?a reen ter and daughter Miss Nina, of Greenville, visited M-a W S. Hunter last week. Mrs. Terhune and daughter, Miss Anna, of New York, who aro pleas antly remembered by friends here, and at Walhalla, visited Mrs. B. F. Sloan last week on their way to Wal halla. Mrs. L. R. VanDlviere, of Savan nah, spent last Sabbath with Mrs. C. V. McCarey. Hon." T. D. Long, of .Retreat, Is vis iting relatives and trlends ln Seneca. The business firm of Hunt & Har per made an assigneront- to-day to H. M. Trlbblo for the benefit of their creditors. The friends bf Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Clarkson and their daughter, Miss Etta, are pleased to learn of the lat ter's convalescence from an attack of diphtheria. The fact that the Civic Association decided at itu last meeting to hold a Flower Show this fall is-being hap pily received by a'I flowjer growers here. Already ord ors are going ou for chrysanthemums, arid interest grows daily. Mrs. J. W. Strlbling visited in A derson last week. . .We ft?e naturally all out of so over the result of tho recent election. The. whole "kit and posse" is se lected from the other side, and all W?.can do is to grin and 'endure it. It is uselees to say that the recent change in the town charter led na to believe that we would have a rep resentation; hence our silence. Now lt looks sorter like-snap Judgment to us, and all we can do is tb comfort ourselves over the fact that possibly "there's a better day a-comIu'~-bye ?md bye." R. M. Richardson is in Seneca, tmv.ng arrived yesterday from Okla homa. It ls thought that tho peach crop Is yet spared. Tho organization of a music ,cli,o >y Miss Jaule Gordon's ? music class s one pf the delights of the young set. Tho club was delightfully cn erlalned by Miss Carol H?radon hist Friday afternoon. The next meeting .v|U be holtl with Miss Verna St, th ing. J. H. Adams's milliner, ?.tlsv Linda tirVbiu.<.on, has arrived in Sen?? tu and ls preparing to show tho latest spring ityles in millinery at the spring open ings. Miss Robinson's popularity will doubtless draw a good share of trade to this old and reliable house. S. K. D?ndy has returned from New York, where .he purebnsed his pring and summer stock bf dry goods-' J The Once-a-Week Club was de lightfully entertained by Mrs. J. H. Burgess last Thursday afternoon. The meeting this week will be held with Mrs. L. W. Verner. Mrs. J. H. Adams returned last week from a visit to her old home, Washington, Ga. M. V. S. Fairview Locals. Fairview, March 23-Special: Rev. J. G. Law, D. D., filled his regular appointment here the third Sunday. Misses Lida Bowel, and Leona Brice, teachers in the graded school >f Newry, visited Misses Stella and Olivia Barron at "The Oaks" the lat ter part ot last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. McMahan vis ited Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Alexander recently. We are glad to note that Fulton Hunnlcutt, who has beeu in Atlanta the past two weeks under medical treatment, has Just returned home much improved, W. A. Barron visited Mr. and Mrs. W. L. McMahan last week. Miss Nell McMahan and brother. Duff, are visiting relatives \n Green ville. We wish for chem a pleasant trip and an early return. Mrs. Lena Cochran is spending the winter with her parenst, Mr. and Mrs. Mears, at "Cedar Lawn." Mr. and Mrs. Walter Keisler, of Calhoun, visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mears, at their home here last week. Thore will bo preaching at thia place next Sunday afternoon at 8 a'clo?k by Rev. Rhett Doyle. Public Invited. V. Unequaled aa m Cure for Croup. "Besides being an excellent rem edy for colds and throat troubles, Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ls un equaled as a oura for croup," says Harry Wilson, of Waynetown, Ind. When given as soon as tho croupy cough appears, this remedy will pre sent the attack. It (s used success fully in many thousands of homes. For sale by J. W. Bell, Walhalla) VV. J. Lunney, Seneca. MATTERS KIM?! I Al? PLAY. .?. Happy Bennion-Family In l)ln ties.s-Personal Paragraphe. Fair Play, March 23.-Special: Mrs. S. C. pobbs.anrt ;wo daughters, Mrs. W. A. Chastal?, of Athens. pa.? and Mrs. M. IC. Layton, of Macon, Ga., with her two interesting daugh ters. Misses Elsie and Margaret, ar rived Saturday evening to be proBei^t at a family reunion givon in hono1* of Jol)ii E. Dobbs, his. wife, Mrs. Hasel nobbs, und little baby, Violet, who will reach. Pair Play to-day from Los Angeles. California, to spend the summer with Mr. and Mrs". AV. Xi. Dobbs. Mr. Dobbs, after an'absence' of seventeen years in the far West, has decided to return East to spend his remaining days with loved ones. It has been said by one of our philos ophers, "Young man, go West," but now it is "Young man, your fortune is in. tho East." We extend to Mr. and-Mrs. Dobbs a cordial welcome. . Our good'neighbor, Thos. Comp ton, had the hiisfortune to lose a val uable mule last Saturday night. Tho loss falls heavily on Mr. Compton, since mule flesh ls so dear. Fair Play has wifpin Ita town lim its a boy-an object of charity-who lies at death's door, and tho family are without food and clothing. Now, Brother P. S., or Sister P. S., UH the case may be, as you won't ditch the tow?, nor wouldn't buy tho flat, (I ddn't need lt,) why; don't you Bend of your means to this afflicted fam ily, and , thereby add more stars t,o your crown instead of trying to get up a newspaper controversy witlvnfe,^ who only Intended-'the,pun on the town of Fair Pl?y Rf? an innocent Joke. Just put a sack of meal or flour, or one of '.hose little middlings from that bis fat hog Into your bug gy and carry to this family, and they will be grateful Indeed. Charity Js I love, lt's very strange that some people can't take a joke, but yon know, Mr. Editor, "lt's Ino n? au und that always hollers." Miss Anna Marett has returned I from Greenville. E. C. Marett ls rapidly recovering j from bis long illness. Miss Ethel Marett had as her guest Miss Ada Simpson, of West I minster, last week. Both young la?. dies are pupils of tho Westminster Graded School. Mr, and Mrs. Joe Harbin left lust Wednesday for Southwest Georgia, where they will make their home. We regret very much to give tip Mrs, Harbin. As Miss Dora Glyraph she will he greatly missed from our Sun. day school and mission society .where she has been such a faithful Worker, May success and happiness attend them in their new field of labor. Mrs. Martha E. Watson and Mrs John Eskew, of Anderson, were visit ing in our community last week. Miss Elsie Layton, a bright student of the Lucy Cobb Institute, Athens, Ga., is the attractive guest of Mr and Mrs. W. L. Dobbs. Miss Mary Shelor, of Tu Baloo, and Misa Janie Wyly, of Richland, wer? Mrs. S. r: . Stripling's guests last week. News has been received from Mounds, Indian Territory, that Rob ert Lee Barton lies at the point or death. We ,have heard no further particulars. We trust there has been a change for the better ero this. Plod Ute Newspaper. Rock Island, III., March 23.^-This morning,cby a dynamic bomb, the big press and office equipment of the Daily News, of Rock Island, were wrecked. The paper had been doing strong work for tho anti-saloon party and.in running the gamblers out of the city. Absolutely Pure From Gt tiie most hea! of traits,'rome; chief ingredi PANK? OX "L" CAR. teadly Third Kuli,' Knocked Out ot Place, Causea Explosion?. New York, March 23.--Seventy-' Ive feet of rlpped-off thlrd-re.il dang? lng from the Broadway line of the , 1 rook lyu elevated road last night ausert numerous minor explosions s lt came, highly charged, Into con- ? act v.ith wires and metal fixtures, ihlle the "IL" oar that left the racks and detached tho current con evin? rail in tho process, hung Bits? ended lu :i perilous position In mld iv, threatening every second to top ic over Into tho street. When ihe car ?topped on tho edge 'f tho structure there was a rush for he rear door, causing a - crush In fhloh several persons were bruised' pd their clothing torn. Tho guards, lOwever. "kept the; A tes closed atm iould not aluiw tho passengers to eave the train until another one ias attached to lt In tho rear. The nspended oar was then hauled back nt Of danger. A police guard formed about tho Ive rall on tho street, and kept tho rowtis back until the curreut was urned off and electricians had made mrrled.repairs. The entire line wau led up for an hour and a \alf. linnie Shoulder. Whether resulting from a sprain ir from rheumatic pains, thero ls lothtng so sorl for a lame shoulder ,s Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Ap tly it freely and rub the parts vig rously at each application, and a ulck cure is qertain. For sale by . w. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, teneca. THREE STATES STORM SWEPT. lany Perron* Injured-Washouts Along Ra ih ends Cause Delny. ?ew Orleans, March 23.-~rAs a re ult of a heavy wind and rain storm ,-hich has raged-in portions of Lou riana, MisBiBBlppl and Alabama dur ng the last 24;hours, much proper y has been Injured and at least one orson has been killed. Cyclones have been reported from S?AB% Fellncinna parish', .Louisiana, nd Jefferson .Davis county, Missis- ; lpp! While much damage has been lo* In the neighborhood of Floma on, Alabama, by heavy rains. Wash tits along the line of the Louisville nd Nashville railroad north of Mo lle, have seriously' delayed' trantc ill telegraph and telephone wires i tlie sections visited by tho storm ave been prostrated and dealls ro lu ding the damage done aro In many iStanees lacking. Florida Senntor Olen of Typhoid. Washington, March 22.-United tea Senator William James Bryah, Florida, died at Providence Hos lal at 8.30 o'clock this morning of yphoid fever, lt was only 73 day? Ince he took his seat as the BUCCCS or of the late Senator Stephen lt. iallory, who died Lecember 30, and 3 days of that time were spent In ls fight against disease. Several ?mea during Mr. Bryan's illness his fiends despaired of bis recovery,hut s late as last night the report wa? Ivon out that- his condition nad iken a turn for the better. H1R oath to-day, therefore, came sa a nrprl te and a d|stiuce ghocv. In Mr. Bryan the Senate loses the sy.enth member by death sine? the f'joninment of. the Fifty-ninth Con reas on March 4, a year afc J. Mr. ryan waa less than 32 years of age. '.'i ? .... ".. ,?.