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Walhalla Wo aro dealors in Drugs, Wo also handle Kino Toil Perfumery. Proscriptions carefully coi You get what you ask for WALHALLA DI WALHAI . LOCAL ANO PERSONAL. -Oo to W. M. Brown for buggies, wagons, harness, etc. tf -Hon. J. J. McSwaln, of Green ville, was In Walhalla last Wednes day on professional business. -Rev. John G. Law will preach at Old Pickens next Sunday morning at ll o'clock. Cordial invitation to all. - Edward Callas ls In Chatta nooga, Tenn., for ten dayH, and re ports his condition materially im proved. -Nun nal y's frosh candy by ex press at Carter & Co.'s. - Miss Sue Maxwell left last Mon day for Columbia, where she will bo for a few weeks among relatives and friends. -Misses Carrie Anderson and Lidie Keith, ot Anderson, were In Walhalla Monday among their many friends. -J. A. Keaton, of Calhoun, ls In Walhalla to-day on business. He ls prospering with his extensive farming near Calhoun. - For Saht -Pair of match horses, weight about 1,100 pounds each; 1 years old. One mlle from Coimeros? church. J. F. W. Stelling. - Miss Elizabeth Hay. or Houston, Texas, is In Walhalla for a few week? visiting her sister. Mrs. H. daPonte, nt the home of her niece, Mrs. J. A. Stock. - Daniel Kavenel, of Spartanburg, was In Walhalla Monday on business. He ls pleasantly remembered here hy many, having for years resided In this county at the old homestead near Haveners bridge. - Four pounds bulk soda Satur day, November I 1th one day only - for Lue. Craig Vernor Mercantile Co. -On next Sunday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock services will be conduct ed at Fairview by Kev. M. lt. Kirk patrick, of Seneca. Members of all denominations and the public gene rally are invited to attend. - Miss Gertrude Biemann arrived Monday afternoon from Bock lilli, Where six? has been a student at Win throp College. She ls home tempo rarily from school, owing to the fact that fever ls quito prevalent there. - Hon. Wyatt Aiken ls among his Oconee friends for a few days. Ho arrived in Walhalla Monday and ls thoroughly at home among the nu merous people from all parts of the county, who aro here attending court. - Wo don't mean to ask you for all your trade, .lust try once, and wo will get lt all then. Allison & Co., al Cotton Mill. -At the meeting of the Hoard of County Commissioners held last Fri day W. lt. Cobb was re-elected stew ard of the poor house for th?' coming year. Mr. Cobb has made an excep tionally capable manager of affairs at the county farm, and luis brought the poor house and farm up to an almost Kclf-sustulnlug basis. -Carter & Co. have tho host and most up-to-date lim; of men's ready to-wear clothing ever shipped to Wal halla. -Thanksgiving services will be held at New Hope on Thursday, No vember 2Gth. In the morning Messrs. linker and (Jarrott, of Picken? coun ty, will conduct a ?eng service, after which dinner will be ?erved on tho ground?. In the afternoon Kev?. A. P. Marett and W. E. Huff will deliver addresses. Cordial Invitation ls ex tended to all. -Young men! If you want to know why you should become tele graph operators and what school to attend, write to Southern School of Telegraphy, Newnan, (la., for free Catalogue "A." Everybody ?honld read it. Position? positively guar anteed. 40-2 -L. J. Vollrath brought to our office last week a white yam potato weighing I Vi pound?. Ile had a lit tle less than one-fourth of an acre planted, from which he got 5fi bush els of yams, besides what he "grab bled" for early use. Mr. Vollrath also left with us a .'1-pound turnip of the Globe purple top variety. He has an unlimited quantity Of these. ? -M. C. Long. Esq., or Anderson. |s nmong the visiting attorneys at the presen! session of Court foi Oconee. Mr. Long's many friends in this county will be glad to learn (bat in the near future he will become a Citizen*f Walhalla. Ho would have located here before this, but the ?orl ons Illness of his sister prevented his making tho chango at tho intended time. --For Sale Comfortable 8-room cottage on three-quarters acre lot; large barn and plenty of nico fruit trees. Apply to S. X. Pitchford, 110 S. Pryor street, Atlanta, Ga. 40 FOR EVERY Most ove ry day you arc BOmo kind and, of course, yoi place to buy. (!?ill and soo m REMEMBER THE PLA* J. W. Bell's Drug Co Medicines, Paints and Oils. et Articles, Soaps, Brushes and npoundod by a Pharmacist. at Our Store. No substitution. tUG COMPANY, J1JA5 S. C. -Citron, raisins, currants, fruits and fancy groceries fresh at Carter & Co.'s. -Mrs. L. It. VanDlvlere, of Sa vannah, arrived in Walhalla last night and will remain here some time. -The Wise and Otherwise Club will meet with Miss Hertha Schu macher next Friday nfternoon at 4 o'clock. -All parties wishing cane seed threshed can have same done on Tuesday, November ,17th, at the home of John W. Oliver, near Wal halla. -Allison & Co., near cotton mill, pay highest prices for pork and beef cattle, also chickens, eggs, butter, etc. -Louis Harrison and ' Norton Strlbllng, Clemson cadets, spent Sun day In Walhalla with homcfolks. Their friends were glad to welcome them OH their short visit. -H. J. Townes, of Greenville, was among the visitors to Walhalla last week. He ls a nephew of the late Col. Wm. C. Keith, and ls pleasantly remembered here hy many. - Miss Jennie Chalmers, of Lan caster, arrived In Walhalla last Thursday and ls visiting at. the home of her brother, T. Y. Chalmers, near Picket I'ost. She will remain here for several week*. -Kerosene oil only 10c. per gal lon Saturday, November 14th-only one* gallon to a customer. Cralg Verner Mercantile Co. Our friend, John M. Crow, of Jocassee, paid us a pleasant visit last Monday. This was his llrst visit to Walhalla lu two years. He ls al ways a most welcome guest at Tho Courier ellice. -W. T. Hunt and ll. P. Sloan, who resido near Seneca, paid us a brief but pleasant call last Saturday as they passed through Walhalla on their way to the mountains, where they are taking a short pleasure trip. -All priced buggies at W. M. Brown's-from $60 up. tf -Ins. H. N. Collins, of Pelzer. a former resident of Walhalla, spent several days here last week visiting his mother, Mrs. S. 10. Collin' and among other relatives and friends, lie returned to his home Monn.iy af ternoon. - Mrs. Win. J. Strlbllng. or Wal halla, and Miss Kinma Strlbllng, of Seneca, left last week for an extend ed trip to Texas and Oklahoma. At present they are at Temple, Okla., where they are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Tandy. - Miss Irene Strother arrived in Wa llialla Sunday afternoon from Kock Hill, where she is a student of the Normal and Industrial College., She ls home temporarily on account of the appearance Of typhoid fever among the youn. ladies ol' the school. --We have just received a full line ol' merchandise and will sell you goods for less than anybody tn town. Allison & Co., at Cotton Mill. -Mrs. Kate P. Lewis and Mrs. A. P. McClair, of Spartanburg, spent several days last week visiting at the home of Capt. and Mrs. S. K. Dendy on Faculty Hill. Their many friends were delighted to meet them, and we are glad to learn that Mrs. Lewis contemplates returning to Walhalla lu the not far distant future. -Next Sunday Rev. J. C. Yongue, of the Methodist church, will preach his last sermon in Walhalla for the present conference year. The Annual Conference will assemble In Lnurens on November 26th. Mr. Yongue's pastorate has been one of exceedingly good results and his return to Wal halla would he tho source of great pleasure to his congregation. -Clothing for boys, youths and men (quality and price are right) at ('arter & Co.'s. -J. II. Wlglngton and N. A. Christopher, of IMckens, were In Wal halla last Friday. Mr Christopher ls Auditor of IMckens county, and his visit last week was his first trip to Walhalla. Mr. Wlglngton moved from Oconee to IMckens some time hack, and is now making that his home. He was here ns a witness In several land cases In the present ses sion of Court. - -For dry goods and notions at a bargain, call on Allison & Co., at cotton mill. Hon. B. J. Watson. Commis sioner of Agricultura, has. nt the re quest ol' President Roosevelt's "Com mission of Country Life." called n meeting for November IS, in Spar tanburg, of the representative citi zens of South Carolina to meet the commission and talk on conditions of the country with a view of Im provement. Miss Marye K. Shelor lias been Invited lo be present, with Hie request that if she cannot at tend, to send her views written to Mr. Watson. '-DAY USE! in need of Toilet Articles of ii would liko to know tho host ie ?md you will bo convinced. 3E POR PURE DftUGS. Drug Store -Oconee Conclave I, O. H., will celebrate Ita seventh anniversary on Thanksgiving evening by giving a 1 banquet to its members. -We will buy your corn, beans, and peas, and sell you goods for less money and pay you more for your stuff. Allison & Co., at Cotton Mill.- i -Rev. T. B. Epting and Mrs. Nel lie N. Moore attended the recent 1 meeting of Lutheran Synod at Pros perity. Rev. Mr. Epting lg Statistical Secretary, and M rs. Moore was chosen as the representative from St. John's church Walhalla, for the Woman's Ml iiiiiai. Society. -MI SH Berilla Smith and Reid Robinson, of the ??"w Hope section, were married last Sunday, stu in stant, Rev. Wilburn Abbott officiat ing. The young couple were quite popular !n their community, and a host of friends extend congratula tions and best wishes. -J. A. Collins has rented the ?. F. Nicholson cottage in West End to Ceo. W. Qulnby, of Illinois, at pres ent located at Englewood, Fla. Mr. Qulnby and family will arrive here during this month and spend the greater part of the winter. They will be most cordially welcomed to our midst. -Following are the remaining ap pointments of Kev. R. R. Doyle be fore the session of conference: Third Sunday, Double Springs and Laurel Springs; fourth Sunday, Fairview and Newry. It ls his desire to close up the accounts for all benevolent purposes on this last round of ap pointments. -Wm. ls. Dalton, formerly an Oconce citizen, who, however, left this State some time ago and became a member of the Pennsylvania State Police force, has resigned as sergeant there and accepted a position with tho police force on the Isthmus of Panama, where he ls now located. Ills removal to the Isthmus ls but recent, but he ls delighted with his work and the country. -We have ginghams and calico at "> cents per yard. Shoes and other goods just as cheap according. Allison & Co., at Cotton Mill. - -Clarence Eugene, the two-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Br?cke, died at their home in West Union, hist Wednesday, after an ill ness of only two hours from mem braneous croup. The remains were laid to rest in the Lutheran cemetery Friday afternoon, after funeral ser vices, conducted by Rev. T. B. Bp ting. The bereaved parents have the sympathy ol' many friends in their sorrow. -Chas. B. Morton presented us yesterday with an 8-pound turnip, , which was grown In his garden at his home In Walhalla. The turnip mea sures 21 Vis inches In circumference and ls three feet three inches tall from earth Une to top of the leaves. Mr. Morton has almost unlimited quantities of these, which were sown late, being the sixth crop he has raised this year, lils garden spot ls one of the finest In town. The tur nips aro ol' the Mammoth purple-top variety. -R. L. Boggs, of the New Hope section, this year experimented with the growing of tobacco, and brought to The Courier office a few of the finest samples of the leaf we have ever seen. Mr. Boggs secured from Hie general government seeds of the White Hurley and Tennessee Oionoca varieties, and with only ordinary cul tivation his success was phenomenal. The leaves left with us measure 18 Inches In length and 7 inches in width. Tin: White Burley gives the appearance of a splendid wrapper, while the Oronoca ls neither so wide nor flexible. Both samples are aband- ! ant evidence, however, that tobacco i culture could be adopted In Oconee j with profit. -John W. Lee presented us re- , cently with one of the finest speci mens of celos?a crlstata (cockscomb) we have ever seen. The one flower left with us measured ll Inches from end to end and was 6 M Inches In width. It ls of a deep, rich red, and the handsomest specimen we have ever seen. The seeds were planted In a Bpot from which a magnolia tree was taken up. A large hole had been dug for the magnolia and filled with atablo manure, and when the tree was taken up lt was replaced with cockscomb seeds. These flowers last for years, retaining all their natural color and beauty and are susceptible of transformation Into various de signs for ornament. -Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Smith, of Hourhon, Mo., are on an extended . ?sit to the former's slater, Mrs. B. Frank Dodd, In West Union. Mr. Smith was born In this State, but moved to Missouri In 1870 and mar ried In that State, and this ls the first visit of his wife to South Carolina. Mr. Smith lived In Walhalla a long while ago, and received here an aca demic education under the training of Kit Spcnrs, who taught a school on Malu street, opposite the property known as the C. L. Reid stand. He then had a wide acquaintance among tho people of Walhalla, but notes with regret that he now meets few whom he Iben knew or who remem ber him. Mr. and Mrs. Smith will bo hero for some time, and they are gladly welcomed by relatives and friends. - Mrs. J. W. Bell was the delight ful hosloss, on Friday of last week, of a charming little "at home," com plimentary to tho Paul Hay ne Circie. After the members had all assembled each was presented with a score card, representing a dainty little apron, on which questions were writ Sen, to he answered by the names of kitchen utensils. After a half hour spent In deep thought, lt was found that Mrs. Stock and Miss Smith pos sessed tho best knowledge of things "dans la cuisine," and In conse quence were gracefully presented by I ile hostess with pretty little tea and coffee pots. The guests were then bidden Into the dining room, where dainty refreshments were served. The color scheme, yellow and white, was artistically carried out In both parlor and dining room, masses of yellow and white chrysanthemums making everything bright. Those present were: Mosdnmos James ll. Darby, L. M. Brown, Sidney Adams, J. A. Stock, J. B. S. Dendy. B. F. Sloan; Misses Alice and Daisy Strong, Cort rude Smith, Jannie Neville and Annie Riemann. K. W. CARMACK HULLED. Robin Cooper Fired Two Shot? ?nd Carmack Fell Dead. Nashville, Tenn.. Nov. 9.-Former LTnited States Senator Edward Ward Carmack- editor of the Tennessean, was shot and killed this afternoon about 4 o'clock on Seventh avenue, North, in front of the Polk flats, by Robin Cooper, a son of Col. Duncan B. Cooper. Mr. Carmack was going north on Seventh avenue, and Col. Cooper and his son, Robin, were approaching Seventh avenue on Union street. Soon after they came into sight of one another the shooting began, Robin Cooper, it is said, firing two BbotB, and Senator Carmack one. Col. Duncan B. Cooper drew his pistol, but it is said, did not fire. Senator Carmack fell to the ground, dying instantly. Robin Cooper was ?hot in the right shoulder, but was not badly hurt. lt ls understood that the trouble ls one of the results of the recent Democratic gubernatorial primary, in which Carmack was defeated. Car mack has, i i ncr he has been editor of The Tennessean, been quite caustic In criticising what he called the Dem ocratic machine, and has had several editorials about Col. Cooper. Within the past few days Col. Cooper notified Carmack that these editorial criticisms must cease. This morning another editorial reference to Col. Cooper appeared In The Ten nessean, and this is supposed to have heen the immediate cause of the trouble. Go to T. E. Alexander, For Your Buggies and Harness. News from Hopewell. Hopewell. Nov. 9.-Special: Seve ral from this vicinity attended the quarterly meeting at Rock Springs Saturday. School will begin here Monday, the 16th, with Miss Geraldine Hughs as teacher. We are glad to have her in our midst, ns she is a jolly girl and excellent teacher. Miss Hattie Adams was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith Sun day. There were two cotton-pickings in this vicinity last week. Mrs. T. E. Davis has been visiting her daughter near Dalton for the past few days. Wyatt Dawkins, of Ayersvllle, Ga., visited a "friend" in this section last week. Mrs. W. M. Barrett went to Green. ville last Thursday for a few days' stay. Misses Evie Jones and Lula Cle land were the guests of Miss Gracia Jenkins recently. Julius Wilkerson, of Liberty, vis ited friends in this berg recently. There was a singing at F. T. Jen kins' Sunday afternoon. A. T. E. ALEXANDER. The Land Man _WALHALLA, S. C. Austrian Soldiers Killed. Paris, Nov. 9.-A special dispatch from Belgrade says that a band of Bosnian refugees from the mountains on Friday blew up with dynamite the barracks at Konitza, a town In Her zegovina, which ig situated about 80 mileB from the Servian frontier, kill ing 17 0 German-speaking Austrian soldiers. The dispatch also says that the Austrian papers have suppressed this news. Nat C. Goodwin Munies Again. Boston, Mass., Nov. 8.-Nat C. Goodwin, the comedian, and Edna Goodrich, a well-known actress, who formerly starre dwlth Goodwin, were married at 1 o'clock to-day at the home '?ire of Mr. Goodwin's mother. The c lemony was performed by a justice of the peace, who has been a friend of Mr. Goodwin since boy hood, but whose name was not made public. The wedding to-day is the fourth marriage of Mr. Goodwin and the second of M!is Goodrich. Dangerous coughs. Extremely perilous coughs. Coughs that rasp and tear the throat and lungs. Coughs that shake the whole body. You need a regu lar medicine, a doctor's medi cine, for such a cough. Ask your doctor about A y er's Cherry Pectoral. uh our formula* Wo banish alcohol from our medlolna* Wa ur?? you to oonauU your dootor Any good doctor will tell you that a medi cine like Ayer's Cherry Pectoral cannot do its best work if the bowels are con stipated. Ask your doctor if he knows anything better than Ayer's Pills for cor reefing th is sluggishness of thc liver. -.Mad* by th* J. O. Ajar Co.. Lowell. Mata. NEW ATTRACTIONS FOR THIS WRICK. 500 yards of Duck for nioe school and house dresses, all shades, at 8c. per yard. A lot of new Flannelettes at 10c. 2,000 yards of good Cheviot for boys' bodies and shirts at 8c. 1,000 yds. Teazle Down Flannels at 10c. per yd. Third lot of big Silk Buttons for dresstrimming, all colors, 25 cents per dozen. New line of Belts and Collars of all kinds and shades. Don't miss a peep at our Cloak and Suit De partment. Great values there for the ladies who want the right thing. We have on said now a line of Furs that can not be matched. They were bought from the right kind of people and the price is right. Come often. Always new things to see. W. S. HUNTER & CO., SENECA, S. C. P. S. : Two fine 9x12 Brussells Art Squares for $12.50 each, worth $15. f fe TEN? Yes, there are just ten good reasons why you should buy a .?Bucks" Stove or Range. The first three aro convenience, durability and beauty, and the remain ing seven are, well "fuel economy" will cover them all. SENECA. HARDWARE COMPANY? Seneca, S. C. SHOES.SHOES We are showing the most complete line of Men and Women Shoes ever shown in Walhalla. MEN'S "WALKOVER" SHOES, MEN'S "JUST RIGHT" SHOES, WOMEN'S KRIPPENDORFF DITTMAN CO. SHOES. Every pair guaranteed. Be sure and see our line before buying. We have the prettiest line in Oconee. Moss & Ansel, CEMENT FRONT, Walhalla, So. Ca. jiOi /hyo THE CELEBRATED CROSSETT SHOE, The Best on Earth. High Class Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Groceries. The Best of Everything. C. W. PITCHFORD, WALHALLA, S. C.