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TO THINK OWN SELF BE TRUl* AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS TUE NIOUT THE DAY, THOU CANSTyNOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN. Y JAYNKS, 5HELOR, SMITH & STECK. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY 15, 1907. NEW SERIES, NO. 473._VOLUME L VIII_NO. 20 We refund in CA? Sa Tq make a record-breaking mc to give away one day's sa! and ending DECEMBER for Christmas. HOW WE ^tfiih every purchase, large or : 1 the date and amount pure the end of the sale we wi we refund the money. If date, no matter what arnot bring it to our store and Vv in CASH. For instance, you buy a pair c Sale we announce thc date chase, you get back the r SEETHE POINT? WHY WE We have the heaviest and larg and we have not sold wha being short and the weatl has not moved as it should NOT THE ONLA So we again try* this method c This refunding plan is no We challenge any one to I best standard and advert?s get from a Spool of Coats' C. W. & J E. IT PAYS TO WALHALLA, SO MASTER'S BALES. ~^?aiV STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCONRE. In Court of Common Pleas. .Pursuant to decrees ol the afore Court, In the cases named below, I will offer for aa'.e, to the highest bidder, in front of the Court House door, at WALHALLA, S. C., on MONDAY, the 7th day of December, 1908, between the legal hours of sale, the tracts of land below de scribed: J. E. Cary, Plaintiff, against Eugene G. Whitten and W. P. Nim mons, Defendants. All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in the County of Oconee, State of South Carolina, being the western end cf f, tract of land conveyed to James 'Cary by J. W. Cary, and upon Ich J. E. Cary now resides, con taining seventeen and one-fourth acres; same sold to Eugene G. Whit ten by J, E. Cary, and ls out off of the original tract by a line which starts on the line between the lands of J. E. Cary and Eugene G. Wblt ten'8 land, and running northeast ?i??g iii? went edge of a piece of woodland by a mulberry tree, not far from the residence of J. E. Cary to Rlue Ridge R. R. track, to bo a straight line from point of beginning to the end; said tract sold ls to in clude railroad crossing in front of Mrs. Nancy Lanler's house. Terms of Salo: CASH. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. O. WHITE, Master for Oconee County, S. C. November 11th, 1008. 4G-49 Mrs. Lula M. Vandiver, Plaintiff, against C. M. Walker. Administrator, et al., Defendants. All that certain lot In the Town of Westminster, Oconee County, Boutt Carolina, sltuato on the south side ol the Southern Railroad, fronting two hr nd rod feet on Malu street, and running back to the right of way of said railroad seventy-threo feet. Terms of Salo: One-half cash on day of sale, and balance on a credit of one year; credit portion to bear Interest from day of salo, to bo se cured by bond of the purcha?or or purchasers and a mortgage of tho premises, with privilege to the pur chaser or purchasers to anticipate the payment of tim credit portion within thirty days from tho day of sale; that In the event of failure of the purchaser or purchasers to com ply with the terms of the sale > Business EE= SH one entire day's ?es. ?nth's business we have decided les beginning NOVEMBER 20 ?9. So you can get it in time DO THIS ! > small, we issue a check, bearing mased. Save the check and at II announce the date on which you hold a check bearing this mt you have traded on this day, re will give you the full amount >f Shoes, and at the end of the ? on which you made said pur noney you paid for the Shoes, DO THIS! jest stock we have ever carried, t wc should have. Everything ner so fine, winter merchandise b r INDUCEMENT. if dividing with our customers, t the only inducement We offer. >eat our prices. We carry the ed line of Merchandise we can Thread to Star Brand Shoes. BAUKNICHT, PAY CASH. UTH CAROLINA. promptly on the dny of sale, that the Master do readvertlse and resell the said premises on the same or some convenient salesday thereafter, at the same place and on the same terms as heretofore set out, at the risk of the former purchaser or purchasers, and that he do continue so to do until he has found a purchaser or purchasers who shall comply with the terms of Hie sale. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. O. WHITE, Master for Oconee County, S. C. November 18, 1908. 47-49 R. T. Jaynes, Plaintiff, against James S. Davis, Defendant. All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and be ing in the County of Oconee, State of South Carolina, adjoining lands of J. T.. Ciirter, A. Zimmerman, Charlie Leathers and others, near the cor porate limits of the town of West minster, on the road leading from Westminster to Dr. Johns's mill, con taining thirty-three and one-third acres, more or less, and more fully represented by plat of same made by D. Conger on November 18, 1904, and being the tract of land conveyed to Janies fi Davis by David r. Hui ler. Terms of Sale: CASH. That in the event of failure of the purchaser or purchasers to comply with the terms of sale within live days from dny of salo, the Master do readvertlse and resell said premises on the fol lowing saleday, or some convenient saleday thereafter, at the same place , and on the same fermi; as heretofore set out, nt tho risk of tho former purchaser or purchasers, and that he do continue so to do until ho has found a purchaser or purchasers who comply with the terms of snlo. Pur chaser to pay extra for papers. i W. O. WHITE. Master for Oconee County, S. C. November 18. 1 908. 47-49 SAY, OLD HOSS! What kind of STOCK FOOD do you ont? GET YOUR BOSS [To liny Stonecyplier's; it enn't lie bent. HTO X EC Y PH KR DRUG COMPANY, Westminster, B? 0. ll-4-8-4m NEWS PROM WESTMINSTER. Great Day of I,.md Kales- !.<?< J?I News ami Personal Mention. (By A. L. Gossett.) Westminster, Nov. 24.-Special: Last Thursday was a great and mem orable day for Westminster and the Piedmont Land and Improvement Co. It is estimated that the crowd num bered 1,5 00 or 2,000 people. Of course tbls is merely guess work, as no actual count was made. Starting from the Magnolia Hotel at 10 a. m., tile procession WHS headed by Rich ardson Bros.' Band, or Gainesville, which furnish** I music for the day. In one of the ..rrluges were seated Col. J. C. Mofrow. the noted auc tioneer, of Pittsburg; Mayor Zim merman and Thcs. Sprinkle, of Win ston-Salem, N. C., who is connected with tlie Piedmont Land Company, while D. Conger and C. W. Bond oc cupied another vehicle. Arriving at" Kant minster, tho new resident sec tion, Mayor Zimmerman delivered tho Introductory remarks, Introduc ing Col. Morrow as the "big man" from Pittsburg. Mr. Zimmerman's speech was timely and interesting and was heartily received by the hearers. Being the first Intendant of the town and the present Mayor, and having known the town since lt was In Its ''swaddling clothes," Mr. Zim merman wau equal to the occasion. Col. Morrow responded with a mag nificent speech, setting forth the advantages and progress of this sec tion, and why lt would pay to invest in real estate. Having devoted 30 years of his Ufo to the work he was very much at home in lecturing in the open air. He knew just what to say to entertain and amuse. The sales wore very satisfactory to tho company. They did not sell all at auction, as several lots have since boen sold at private sale. The bar becue was held In the afternoon and the meats and loaves were greatly enjoyed and quickly devoured. lt i WAS the first thing of the kind many had seen, and they were eager to ' taste of barbecued meat. Prof. Chas. I Schwartz, the German aeronaut, of 'Humboldt, Tenn., started on his jnur ;ney toward the sky in lils mammoth mulloon "Kaiser de Grosse" at 4.fit) p. m. He was up In the air six niln lutes mid landed in Jim Stoddard's cotton Held, a reasonably short dist ance from where he started. As to tho height Mr. Schwartz reached I while on lils aerial trip it ls not pos itively known, but guesses range 'from 2,000 to 4,000 feet. He says he was supposed to ascend 2,000 feet and feels confident that he wont be yond that distance. For the benefit of tho small boy and the curious the following Information about the bal loon has been culled: lt Is made of the host sea Island domestic and contains 1,027 yards. It ls 70 feet long and 78 feet in diameter. The paraohute is 7 2 feet long and (> feet lu diameter; capacity 200 pounds, lt takes 70 minutes to Inflate, which ls done with hot air. This ls the 17th season "Kaiser de Grosse'* has been brought Into service. Prof. Schwartz has had very good success. He has been hurt some, but not seriously. Sometimes he crosses currents of air high up in the elements. There were lots of good looking folks In the crowd that was here last Thursday. All were well-dressed and were driving handsome teams and turnouts, which were good signs of progress. It ls remarkable how orderly and well behaved the throng was. The scent of whiskey was no wnere to be found, which speaks loudly and unmistakably for the good results of prohibition. Eight years ago land sold for about three dollars per acre, which adjoins the tract sold into lots last Thursday, some of which brought $:i00 apiece. The post office will observe Thanks giving Day with the exception of be ing open Immediately before and af ter the arrival and departure of the malls. The Westminster Bank and the oil mill and ginnery will suspend business entirely. We have no au thority to speak for the merchants and other business enterprises. Westminster lotter In Greenville News, November 21, says: "Mr. brookman and Mr. Cox, of the West minster High School, held a very In teresting trnck meet Friday after noon, composed of high school noys arrayed against each other. Mr. Cox's side won by 3 points, his side making 41 points to Mr. Brockman's 38. Some high clnss work was done by the boys. Much Interest was shown by the patrons mid citizens of the town. A relay race from Seneca to Westminster ls being arranged for early spring by Profs. Sanders and Brockman. The Wes!minster team has high hopes of winning the beauti ful trophy cup In the high school meet at Greenville next spring. The Calhoun Literary Society of the high school ls doing excellent work. It will hold Its first public meeting Fri day, December 12." J. Paul SUibllng, of Richland, was note on business yesterday. born, unto Mr. and ' Mrs. John Ables, on November 18, a son; nlso, unto Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Shaw, on November 13, a daughter. These new arrivals are grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Lawless, mid they are justly proud of them. Union Thanksgiving services will be hold In tho Baptist church on Thursday at. 10.30 n. m. The collec tion will be for tho three denomina tional orphanages and those con tributing should write tho words "Thornwell," "Connie Maxwell" or "I0|..vorth" on the envelope so it will bv known for which orphangae the ojoney 1B intended, in case no regular envelopes are accessible. The loose collection will be divided equally among the three charitable Institu tions. . Mr. Bradley, ol' Abbeville, private secretary to Congressman Aiken, made a flying visit to Westminster Wednesday, spending about an hour' with Postmaster Pitts. The Graded School will close Wed. nosday afternoon until Monday, No vember 30. During the vacation Prof. and Mrs. Brockman will visit at. Greenville; Prof. F. T. Cox' will go to his home nt Fountain Inn, and Miss Ella Hargtove will visit home folk? nt Gainesville. A pleasant event of last week was an "at home," at which Miss Emma Zimmerman entertained on Tuesday evening lu honor of Miss Flora Sto vall, of Narehoochee Valley, Georgia. Miss Zimmerman was assisted by Mrs. J. H. Bibb. There was piano, violin and guitur music, and such parlor games ns "Going to Jerusa lem." "Smiling Angel," etc., after which everybody joined in a candy stretching, which was much enjoyed. Besides the members of the family, twenty-six were present, ns follows: Misses Ha Wilson, Bessie Simpson, Augusta Smithson, Maud Strlbllng, Flora Stovall, Mary and Lila Heeder, Irene Miller, Beulah McDonald, An nie Kay. E?la Hargrove, Gussie Har per, Sarah Anderson; Messrs. H. H. Zimmerman, S. F. Heeder, O. W. Pitts, O. W. Marett, J. McDonald, S. C. Moon, B. Knox, A. Johns, S. Har ke.v, W. A. Harrison, H. B. Honen, F.'T. Cox and J. H. Carter. Rev. J. L. Singleton left yesterday for the annual conference at Laurens. All his churches are reported paid up in full. Mrs. Ed. Ballenger had a narrow escape from death last Thursday just as Prof. Schwartz was beginning his aerial Hight. Mr. and Mrs. Ballenger and babe were in the buggy, and the mule ?ot frightened at the unusual occurrence and ran away at balloon speed, striking Hist W. N. Bruce's buggy and wrecking it, and then ran the vehicle against a tree, throwing Mrs. Ballenger out. She was fasten ed between one of the front wheels and the tree. She was considerably shaken up and bruised, but was not seriously hurt and has about fully re covered now. It is rather remarka ble that the babe escaped unhurt. Mr. Ballenger jumped In time to save his life. The mule freed himself from the vehicle when it srtuck the tree, and a rabbit was never seen to go over ground faster. H. O. Whitten bas been given a three mont lis' leave of absence from the duties of telegrapher at this pince. Mr. Whitten suffered fro, i an attack of measles last winter, and this with lils close confinement nt the depot, has considerably weakened him physically, Which necessitates a rest. He expects to travel in South Georgia and Florida and return here at the end of his furlough. Mr. Whit ten ls a clever young man and Is held In high esteem in all circles. Sunshine Thomas ls the new telegra pher. A mite box has been placed In Brock's store at Seneca by the State lender of the International Sunshine Society to catch coins for endowment funds of the society. The box will be opened on December 20 and the money sent to the treasurer, which will be sent In as a gift from Oconee citizens. Each citizen is asked to give one penny. Don't forget to put it In the box. Any one wishing a mite box can get one by writing to Miss Marye R. Shelor, Westminster, or to Mrs. Alden, 96 Fifth Avenue, New York. Miss Flora Stovall, after spending about ten days very pleasantly with Mr. and Mrs. A. Zimmerman and family, returned to her home at Nar coochee, Ga., Wednesday. W. N. Cox, of Greenville, was here yesterday on business. H. C. Singleton and family moved yesterday to Cnteecbee. Twenty dollars in gold, $f> each, was given? away at the land sale last Thursday by the Piedmont Land and Improvement Company ns follows: Victor MorH?, \y. C. Pike, Erne Smith nnd Harry Foster. A free lot, said to be valued at $400, was gi i to C. E. Moore. Miss Renn Harrell's quarterly re port shows i hut she ls inking n high st nnd in tho Presbyterinn College nt Chnrlotte. She mnde the highest nvernge In n clnss of 86, and four of the young Indies were seniors. Miss Renn always appeared on the honor roll of our Graded School with n high nvernge, nnd such records al ways count in the long run. Mrs. H. Cnllawny lins just returned from Atluntn, where she lind been for n week pnst selecting the latest in millinery nnd neckwenr. Hov. A. P. Mnrett, of Westpilnster, conducted the funeral services of James C. Alexander on last Friday nt^Plcnsnnt Ridge church. Mr. Alex ander died last Thursday from an ni tack of typhoid fever. Ho was n son of tho into Ellns Alexander, nnd formerly lived here. This ls the sec ond death In the fnnilly this yenr. Miss Annie A'oxnnder having died In July. J. H. Carter will attend the annunl reception givon by the pupils of Brenan College, Gainesville, Wednes day evening. He will go to Atlanta on Thanksgiving Day. George Warren Shelor, a son of John W. Shelor, who? Is a junior in tho Presbyterian College of South Carolina, was recently elected presi dent of the. student body of the col lege, which* is quite an honor and a groat responsibility. George 1B also an ofttcer In one of the college soci eties, and Is much admired by the boys for his manly bearing. George, before entering college, attended the Valhalla Graded School and was a pupil of M i BS Kate Steck. Rev. J. J. Harrell spent a few hours lu Seneca last Thursday and attended the call meeting of South Carolina Presbytery. At this meeting Presby tery dismissed Mr. Harrell to Booree Presbyetry. He will havo four churches in his new field. Thanksgiving Day is here again and wo ar? reminded of the countless blessings during the year. Have you ever stopped to think about the fruit crop alone? Even down to the per simmon crop lt has been abundant. In this year of plenty there are hun dreds with whom we come in con tact dally who are famishing to some extent-not for food or raiment, but for love, companionship, a kind word or a friendly greeting. There is none too humble or poor to give when it comes to that. Our friend, Swift Gilmer, of the railway mail service, is perhaps one of the happiest men In that service this Thanksgiving. We hope to tell more about him next week. The first of last week A. Zimmer man received a post card from his daughter, Miss Myrtle, who ls In school at Lexington, Ky., Btating that the ground was covered with snow nnd the weather there at that time was about, ns severe as lt ls here In mid-winter. Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Smut hers ar rived here last Friday and are at home to their friends ut the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tims. N. Carter. They were married in Anderson last Wednesday, the bride being Miss Nina Sullivan, daughter of J. M. Sul livan, widely known in railway and commercial circles. There will be a box supper atllope well Methodist church, five miles west of here, next Saturday night, Nov? tu ber 28th, for Hie benefit of the church. The ladies around Hopewell intend to fix up some nice lunches In the boxes and they want a large attendance. Mrs. J, M. Bvuner, of Montgomery, Ala., arrived n few days ago and, with her husband, ls stopping at the Smithson hoarding house. Mr. Bru ner is the hook-keeper for tho Ches well Cotton Mill Company. The other day In Eastmlnster,while the throng of people were eagerly watching for Prof. Schwartz to go up in his balloon, a little fellow was tip toeing to see the sight, and the mo tlier said, "Hold Paul up so he can see. too." Paul saw the balloon as cension, and he ls now ready to he a grandfather. Rev. J. J. Harrell delivered his farewell sermon last Sunday even ing. At the morning service every pew was filled. Me left yesterday for Charlotte and will spend a week around his former home. A. Zimmerman brought a potato from his Toxaway farm a few days ago weighing r? pounds and a turnip weighing G Vit pounds. C. E. O. Mitchell says he would like for the gentleman who borrowed his post-hole digger to return it, ns he ls needing lt. He has lost track of lt and he does not know who to call on. Mrs. J. S. Stelfel, of Greenville, and Miss Lou Lawless, of White Plains, visited the family of J. S. Lawless last week. Last Thursday J. & J. S. Carter drew the ticket for the lucky number entitling the customer to the buggy offered to be given away during their big sale. The gentleman or lady holding'No. 277 will please call for the prize. So far they have been un able to locate the lucky person, and unless the holder of the above num ber comes within ten days, this num ber will be destroyed and another draw made. Last Friday F. W. Cannon captur ed a black mule which will weigh about 800 pounds, and he has been searching for the owner. The mule is in good condition and appears to be a valuable animal. B. M. England, one of our mer chants doing buslnesH on the nev; block, is off on a business trip to Lynchburg, Richmond, Newport-News and Baltimore. Wade C. Hughs and .fohn B. S. Dendy, of the Walhalla har, were 1" Westminster yesterday. Rev. S. A. McDaniel will preach the sermon for the union service to bo held in the Baptist church on No vember 20. He will also fill the pulpit on the first Sunday in Decem ber, lu the absence of Rev. John R. Moore, the pastor, who expects to be away on n trip to North Carolina, and the Baptist State Convention nt Florence. J. C. Garrison, the carrier on R. F. D. No. 1, Walhalla, was in town last Friday for the second time In six years. John Miller, the well driller, has got the well at the oil nilli to the depth of ll'..", feet. He is waiting the arrival of the pump, and thinks per haps when the test ls made the well will furnish 2ii gallons per minute for n period of 2 4 hours. Several will go down to Atlanta next Thursday to see tho gamo of foot ball. J. J. Haley has commenced the erection of his nine-room resldenco on the Parker lot. L. H. V, Hobson and his nephew, Mr! Carroll, of Oak way, are doing the work. -See W. S. Hunter & Co., ol Seneca, and got a barrel of theil Christmas flour In wood at only i $0.50. SENECA NEWS IVEMS. Aftermath of Floral Hhovr-Thunk? giving imil Other Serviros. Sonora. Nov. 2 4.-Special : Wo wish to call special attention to tho services to be held here next Sunday, which is designated "Young Men'u Sunday.'' At ll o'clock a. ta., at tho 'Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist 1 [churches, addresses will be made by the following speakers: Walter B. Abbott, general secretary of the Spartnnburg Y. M. C. A.; O. C. Huntington, interstnte secretary; J. E. Johnson, field secretary. At 4 o'clock p. m., at the Baptist church, a union meeting will be hold. Tho above program shows that a store of ? rich things is promised the public at those meetings, and doubtless (here will be large congregations to hear the visiting speakers, each of whom is said to be particularly good. On Sunday morning the regular fifth Sunday service will be held In the Episcopal church. Mrs. E. C. Vernor and Charles Ver nor, of Richland, left Inst Saturday for Tuscaloosa. Ala., where Mr. Ver nor will visit for two weeks, Mrs. Vernor remaining for the winter. Seneca hunters are casting about trying to decide where they will spend Thanksgiving, or rather, whore they will be allowed to spend lt! ' . Prof. W. ll. Hand was in Senecu last week and spoke to the pupils of the graded school. Mrs. EHns Earle ls visiting vhor father's family in Greenville. Mr. and Mrs .W. .D. Overby. ot Danville. Va., will arrivo in Seneca next week to visit Mrs. T. E. St rib-. Ung. Mrs. W. P. Nimtnons' friend* uro pleased to know that she it; improv ing front a serious attack of grip. Mrs. Wilkes is visiting her daugh ter, Mrs. S. K. Dendy, Jr., whose many friends are pleased fo see her again in Seneca. Mrs. M. W. Coleman Is in Seneca again, to the great pleasure of her friends here. Miss Berths Cashln is the attract ive guent of Mi:-.:: Helen Cary. Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Glgnllllat have announced the arrival of a splendid voting spedlmen of baby manhood at their homo here. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Whitworth are also happy over the arrival of a young man at their home. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Lowery spent, the past week-end In Atlanta. Dr. W. R. Doyle attended the fu neral of Miss Anna Benedict Inst, week al Nashville. Your correspondent ls proud to see that M. S. Stabling's advertising scheme has passed muster, and the pinn will now be pushed to Hint per fection which the management in sures. It is in good hands, and we would have jumped at the chance to tell your readers about lt before, but were sworn to secrecy by no less a man than the manager himself. Wo understand now why: He wanted to he the first to tell it to everybody himself. Mrs. James G. Brenzeale, of West minster, was In Seneca to-day. L. W. Verner and family spent last Saturday and Sunday at Retreat with Mrs. M. E. McClanahan. Your correspondent has heard that there has been some dissatisfaction concerning the distribution of the prizes at the flower show. We aro In a position to explain the whys and the wherefores of the changea made in the awards in two instances, but we do not think it necessary to go further into details than to Hay that the managers were conscientious in trying to do the very best they could. It ls Impossible for outsiders to realize to what trouble the mem bers of the various committee went to make the show the success it was. There were a few of the women who gave a full week's work to lt, to say nothing of previous committee meet ings, and for what? There ls no money in it to these good women, and certainly no glory. If there, were mistakes, they were of the h?ad, and we regard these little af fairs as mere matters of moon shine. They cannot affect tue real truth of the matter, viz.: that the show was a splendid success. We aro reminded, In this connection, of the .fact that when a good man or wo man dies, we hear it said, "Their places cannot be filled," yet the old wold rocks on. We are here to say that the flower show, like the llttlo brook, will "go on forever," the opin ion of a few of the contributors to the contrary notwithstanding. Tho managers have offered to make good any loss on the part of exhibitors, there bein a few articles in the household department dsplaced, and also to rectify tho Aforesaid changes in the awards. The Misses Kirkpatrick entertain ed the Gossipers most delightfully last Friday evening, "?c" ool Days" was the Charming theme hlch per vaded the atmosphere of the even ing's program of entertainment. A contest, representing n school exami nation, was introduced, which afford ed an hour of delightful amusement. The music program, too. partook of tho same theme, and the entire ar rangement was delightfully clever. Lunch boxes were distributed, con taining delicious lunches, which woro greatly enjoyed at tho close of tho evening. There will be union services at tho Baptist church at 10 o'clock, a. m. on Thanksgiving, when Rev. M. R. , Kirkpatrick will preach. Romember, ; lt Is orphans' day, and go prepared to contribute so"^ethln.?l^J^hj.^a&rj!^ ^(Continued ou Fourth Page.)