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. ?J..J..J. *JHr**I**I**I**I*.I*^*^* ll LOCAL AND PERSONAL. ?. . . . > ? ?.j?.j??j? ?j? ?|??!? ?j? .j..j? < j..j.? < ?-For disc arni smoothing harrows call on W. M. Brown, Walhalla. - Mr. aird Mrs. Loo C. Holloman, of Anderson, spout Sunday in Wal halla with relatives. .Hov. Wade: Nicholson will preach al SineKzer on tho first Sunday in .lune at 3 o'clock p. m. Public urged to attend. -Kev. D. P. Reardon will preach at Shiloh Baptist church on the 4th Sunday in May at ll o'clock. Pub lic cordially invited. -A good two-horse farm, near Fair Play, to rent. Apply to J. D. Sheldon, agent. 3 5 -We aro requested to give notice that there will ho an Ice cream sup per at Bothel Methodist chu nd? on Saturday, Juno 1st. The public Is cordially invited to attend. Let every one be there and lend a help ing hand. -Miss Alice Cooper, of Mayos ville, S. C., is visiting at tho home of her aunt, Mrs. C. Q. Strong. Miss Cooper Is well known herc;, having frequently visited in Walhalla, and has numerous friends who aro al ways glad to welcome her. DeWitt King, of Westminster, spent several days last week in Wal halla visiting his friend, Elliott Photos, nt tho Walhalla Hotel. Mr. King and Mr. Rhodes were pupils of the Cedar Springs Institute, attend ing t. ai I us tit''.lion at ibo same lime. Mr. I ' ig bas numerous friends here who were glad to meet hil,' again. -Thorn will be an all-da) doging at lleaton's Chapel Oil the third Sunday in May. The public 's cor dially invited lo attend, and a!l lov ers of music, and singers are u.'gejj to come and assist in tho day's pro gram. Picketts and Oconee county people are OX pooled lo turn Olli ill full force, nealon's Chapel ls throe miles northeast of Salem. - Dr. Fahnestock, dentist, In office Wednesdays and Saturdays. Will makn appointments for other days If desired. - lt. T. Jaynes. Ksq.. Wm. A. and Cha.;. F. I let rick returned last Sun day from a trip to Philadelphia and New York. During their absence from Walhalla they attended the meeting of the Association of Hos iery Ma nu factur?is at Philadelphia, and also attended to several mailers of business in connection with the Hotrlck Hosiery Mills 111 Kastern ..i Hes. -- Mrs. C. H. Humphries and lit tle child, who have spent some time in Walhalla visiting at the home of Mrs. H. K. Maxwell, returned last Saturday lo theil* homo In Colon They were accompanied by Mis^ Julia Maxwell, who will spend sonn time visiting in Union, and be fori ber return to Walhalla will alec flt'lt her sister, Mrs. John W. For guson. in Hurtsville. -Tho members Of Walhalla Lodge No. 67, Knights of Pythias, ari urged to attend Ibo next mooting o the lodge (next. Monday night a 8.110 o'clock.) There are severa matters of Importance to ho attend ed to prior to tho mooting of He Grand Lodge, which will be held Ol the fourth Tuesday in I his month a Spartanburg. .Members will plonsi bear this mcc'ing in mind and nt tend promptly --Cse Hagle Thistle soda and la kt advantage ol' special offer on a sei oi sterling siper plated Hogers <K Brother teaspoons. W. A. St rot her and family, ol Perry, ({a., arrived in West ''niot the ll rsl ol' this weeli and will spent1 several months there willi Mrs. lt c. strother. They have many friend? here who will he glad lo know thai they will be in Hie community dur ing the suniiner. ".lube" is pleas antly remembered here by all win knew him in his boyhood days, anil he and his are always cordially wel comed on every hand. .Mrs. L. D. Prennecke returned thc lader part of last week from Greenwood, nt which place she had been for some time willi her son Louis A. Rronnecke, who is suffer ing from a severe attack of rheu matism. Ills friends will be glad lo know that ho has so far recovered as to bo able lt) go to Hot Stirings lo which place he was taken last Fri day. We hopo soon lo hear of bb complete restoration to health. --Mr. and Mrs. John F. Craig lofl this morning for Atlanta, where thoj will bo for a day or two. They wein over to attend the closing exorcise! of I he Atlanta Denial College, fron which institution Mr. Craig's bro thor, Wm. K. Craig', will graduate Tlio elaborate graduation oxer cises an 1 presentation of diploma: will be held in Hie Atlanta Gram Opera House this evening at ; o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Craig wer? accompanied by their little (laugh tor Sara. "If you ride, ride righi !" Mlgl Point buggies are always up in qual Ry. Just received a ear load o beauties. W. M. Drown, Walhalla. Mr. and Mis. Karie Hoyle, o Cranbury, Texas, are visiting at Hi home nf Capt. :u?d Mrs. S. K. Dond> Mr, Doyle recently was taken seri ously ?il and is now seeking heall ' h. rc ugh n tn edod rest in this set Hon of Hie piedmont country. Ile i fi son or n former Oconeenn, Jame ? !. Dov le, well known to our peoph Karlo Doyle is cashier of Hie Cit National Rank of (Iran bu ry, of whir bis father ls president. Julia Dendy, forinorl.v nf Walhalla, is ai slstanl cnshioi. M -, mid Mi s. I >o> l are receiving a hearty welcome i W. illiall. i. The i rack meei Friday aftei noon between tho Itli and ?t h erad, prosed lo be very Interesting. Th score was: Fifth grade, ton ri grade. 26. First placo was won li Janies Fricks, Of .'.th grade, wit 24 V? points: second place by Dei rill Hayes, of 5til grade, with I points; third place by Robert Ka; of Ith grado, with I I ' j points. Til features of the neel were tho vaul lng of James Fricks and Robert Kn; Cricks cleared tho bar nt 7 feet inches. The lime Of the 100-yar dash was 13 seconds, which is voi fast time for boys of their ages. - Shingle mill and engine for sa on easy terms. T. K. Alexando Walhalla, S. C. 20 -No. 26,376 wins the shoes at Bauknlght's this week. -The Whist Club was pleasantly entertained at Its last meeting by Miss Katie Harrison. Miss Eloise Strother will havo tho Club with her on Thursday, May 1 G. -Scipco Hughes, of Abbeville, spent a short while lu Walhalla last week visiting at the hom?! of Mr. and Mrs. J. lt. Buglios. He has numer ous friends here who are always glad tn meet him. - -Tho "42" Club met with Mrs. E. H. H ern don on April ;50th, and a most delightful afternoon was en joyed by thoso present. Miss Stro ther will entertain thc Club at its next meeting. -Blow up your stumps with Du Pont dynamite. I carry a large stock of the best. W. M. Brown, Walhalla, - Friends hero of Kev. M. M. Ki lian! will be pleased to know that the I iii theran Synod of North Carolina has again honored him by electing lilm president of that body for ano ther term. Rev. Mr. Klnard ls now pastor of tho Lutheran church at Salisbury, N. C., whero ho has heon for some years. -Bruce Dreazeale, of Texas, spent some time In Walhalla hist week among old friends. Tills was his first visit to Oconeo In 36 years, He is remembered by many of the older citizens of tho town and county. At one time ho was deputy sheriff, serv ing timbo* Iiis brother. Sheriff Samuel I Breazeale, deceased. -W. S. Frasier, a former citizen of Walhalla, was among bis many friends boro for a short while last week, visiting at thu homo of his daughter, Mrs. J. I). Todd. Ho left Saturday for Lockhart, whero he will be for some time wi?i rotatives, having gone in answer to a ((demain informing him of Ibo critical Illness of his grandson, Pickens Carvln. The many friends of the family hope for tho restoration to health of the youl li. - Now ls the time to buy a fl rsl class middle-burster. W. M. Brown sells them, and the price ls right. (! rady KoCse, colored, who es caped from tho county chain gang some weeks ago. was captured near Seneca lasl week and returned to the gang. Kooso was being utilized as a driver about the convict cami), and while a short distance from the other convicts be made his (?scape. Vigi lant watch lias been maintained for him, however, and his absence from the gang was comparatively short. He will begin over again on serving out his original sentence, having for feited credit for the time- -about six weeks-that he had served. -Last Monday the Oolkers resi dence, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. L. H. While, on Main street, caught lire on the roof from a defective Hue. it is supposed, Thore was but small damage done to the building, a bucket brigade having been quick ly organized, which did effective work. Rev. G. M. Wilcox received a painful but not serious cut. on the head, being struck by a bucket thrown from the roof. A physician attended to tho wound at once, tak ing three stitches therein, and tho! fire-lighter was once more "just as good as now." -The Raul Hayn?? Circle enjoyed a Shakespeare meeting with Miss Gertrude Smith last Tuesday after noon. Miss Smith received ill her spacious living room, where ibo reg ular literary program was carried out, after which she asked tho guests Into the parlor, whero a contest, "Plays on Shakespeare's Plays," was arranged. Aller much merriment Mrs. Bell was conceded first place as a connoisseur of the ?days of our greatest English poet. She received as first prize a copy of "All's Well Thal Ends Well." Mrs. Ceo. Ansel received the consolation, "A Comedy of Errors." The hostess then Invited her guests Into t he dining room, whero a strawberry course was j served, strawberries being carried oui 111 every detail of the decora lions. - Kay Sloan, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Sloan, of the Salem section, is (tuite ill at the home of his parents, Itaving sustain ed a painful wound Sunday afternoon while playing with a number of boys of his age about a mile and a half from his home. Kay was barefooted, and while running struck his foot against a piece ol' glass, cutting the foot near the heel, the glass going to tile bone. Ile was picked up and taken lo tile home of a neighbor, but became very weak from loss of blood before a physician could be summon ed to give medical aid. After the bleeding had bien stopped by Dr. S. s. Moroney, thc young sufferer was carried homo on an Improvised stretcher. Monday he was doing as well as could l?e expected, though still very weak. We hope that lie may soon ho unite himself again. - If it's wagons you aro talking about buying, then come and let nie show you. We've got 'em, and prices aro the lowest and terms tho easiest. W. M. Brown. Walhalla, S. C. Walhalla luis won from Seneca in two exciting basket ball gaines the first to he played in Oconee coun ty between school teams. Tho first game was played in Seneca Wednes day May Sib. At the end of tho first half tho score was 1 to 0 in fu ror of Walhalla. In th . second half, aller a few minutes' pi iy, Walhalla got a good lead, scoring several points in rapid succession, and at the end of Hu4 game the score stood P to I in favor of Walhalla. In the second came, played In Walhalla Monday afternoon. Walhalla started the scoring with 1 point. thrown from thc foul line. Al the end of Hie first half tho score was :: io ., In favor of Seneca, but when play was resumed Walhalla went in with Hie determination to Win, and alter fif teen minutes of exciting playing Walhalla was declared winner, with the score 15 to IO. These are the first Interscholastic games of basket ball played in Oconee county, and Walhalla has good reason to bo proud of ber school girls. Tho girls started practico Hie last of January, before which Hmo none or them had ever tried to play and very few of Huon had even seen a game. There has been a great deal of enthusiasm shown by all Of tho girls, and with practice In the early part of tho ses sion next fall they will have an ex cellent loam. -Mrs. Waitera, of Madison, spent the week-end In Walhalla with her mother, Mrs. C. A. Burton, and family. - Robert Phlnney, of Richmond, Va., is spending sonio time in West Union visiting his brother, James Phlnney. -Anderson Mall: "Married, on Sunday morning, May 12, at the home of the bride's father, in Town vlllo, Miss Genie Compton and Oliver Milford. Rev. J. E. Cook, of the Methodist chu roh? officiated." -Geo. A. Harrison returned yes terday frou? Johns-Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. Ho was accompanied on his return by Dr. J. W. Bell. The Doctor reports Mrs. James Seaborn as Improving rapidly from her ail ment and from the effects of an ope ration performed last week. -There are now forty-soven can didates. Three new ones this wook: J. R. Cleland, Madison, and Yancy C. Langston, Seneca, for Suprevisor; J. B. Tompkins, Oakway, for Coun ty Commissioner. There are now ten candidates In the field for County Supervisor. -Clerk of Court John P. Craig is becoming quito a popular performer of marriage ceremonies. Hast Satur day, May 11 th. in the Clerk's olficc he joined in marriage Miss Mary Mc Call, of Plckens county, and Ira E. Swofford, of tho Long Creek section of Oconee, and on Monday, at the flame place, he officiated at tho mar riage of Miss Kille Crain and D. M. Willis, both of Walhalla. Mrs. Wil lis is a daughter of M. C. Crain. Mr. and Mrs. Willis will mako their home in Atlanta. Ga., for which city they will leave to-day. Both couples have a number of friends through out tho county, who will join with us in extending congratulations and good wishes. -Rev. Edward S. .Iones, pastor of St. Paul's Methodist church, Green ville, was most heartily welcomed by the people of Walhalla last. Sunday on the occasion of his visit, in an swer to an invitation to preach tho baccalaureate sermon to tho chil dren of the Walhalla Graded School. Rev. Mr. .Jones preached an excellent sermon to the children in the morn ing, making sell-control tho central thought. At tho evening service ho again occupied the pulpit and was listened lo attentively by a large audience. Ho ls pleasantly remem bered hero. having served this charge as pastor for four years, and possibly no pastor of this church has ever left the work moro universally loved than did Mr. Jones. -The Walhalla Methodist Sunday school, lt is hoped, will be able to enroll 200 pupils next. Sunday, and the officers, teachers and pupils arc working to that end during this week. There aro at present on thc roll about 150. Tho Methodist par ents are urged to lend every energy to this work and to seo that all chil dren of Methodist families are at the Sunday school rooms next Sunday morning and that their names are enrolled and that they continue on the rolls for prompt and regular at tendance. All Interested in this work are urged to glvo lt thou ubi ??nd attention during this week, ard where possible, to attend the Sund ii school service I lemselves, thus add ing weight to tho efforts that aro be lng made to draw Into tho Sunda! school ?ill those who ought to bc I hore. - There will be special services a St, john's Episcopal church, Wal halla, on Monday afternoon, Ma; 27th. al I o'clock, to which tho gene ral public is cordially Invited. Ol that occasion Hishop Guerry will bi present to conduct the service am i deliver the sermon. It is deeply re gretted that tho Bishop's visit wil lio so shori, but owing to pressuri of bis duties as Hishop he will boil Walhalla but a few hours, golnj from her?? to Seneca, whore ho wll address the children ol' tho gradee school ot' that place, and will als< conduct ?in evening service in tin Seneca Episcopal church. Prom then he will go to North Carolina ol church business. On Sunday pre ceding the Bishop's visit (Mny 26th Kev. W. N. Tllllnghast, rector of St John's, will hold the regular servie* here at 8.2 0 p. m. Other deiioim nations ?ind tho public in genera will be cordially welcomed. -A cookery class has been startei among tho women of "Tho Pattbfu Service Club" in Hie mill village. Th club members aro as much In earn cst in learning tho art ol' cookery a they aro in their other work. A gooi attendance ls tho rule, and the tami Iles of the members aro now bavin; delicious soups, tender biscuit am rolls, properly cooked vegetables am simple, inexpensive desserts. A sam plo of tho latter is often sent to th sick members. Emphasis is laid o Ibo necessity ol' cooking food so tba il may be digestible. Miss Rut While, the domestico science (cache of Monaghan Mills, Greenville, ?s th instructor, ?ind will bo here the res of ibo week. The club members ar planning to entertain their husband at a banquet tho last of the wee! at which they will serve sonn? ol' th new dishes they have learned io pr? pare. This is only one ol' many nc features that go to show tb.tl th Walhalla mill village is progressln in the righi direction. The Civic I-eague met at th Court House Friday afternoon ol" la; week. Eight members responded f roll call. Tho purpose ol' the mee lng was the election of ofiicors an Ibo disposition of funds on band. Tl olllci'rs ate as follows: Mrs. .1. i Steck, president. ?rc-oloctod) ? Mr .las. ll. Darby, vice president; Mr I. \ Ansel, recording secretary: Mb jtiettrudg Smith, corresponding seer tary; Miss May Bell, treasurer. Tl League has decided on tho Cou House as a permanent place of moo lng, and the fourth Friday of oat month was made tho regular mee ?tee day. lt cannot bo urged tt strongly upon the members to a lend these meetings promptly, tl hour being .". o'clock, ?iud lo con with the intention, of all working t gelber for the up-llft of our tow Tho members want, lo do all they cr to add to the attractiveness of Wa hallo and lo help retain those hoai lies which nature has st? lavishly b slowed in Hie way ol' trees, etc. Tl mono} 011 hand will bo used to tl be t advantage with this in view, ai the League hopes and hogs for tl support of every citizen of Walhal ? in the work it purposes doing. -Paints, roohing, guttering, etc. Seo D. E. Good, Walhalla. _jas. M, Moss ls In Columbia at tending the State Democratic Con vention. -The Foreign Missionary Society of the Walhalla Methodist church will moot next Monday aftornoon at I o'clock at the church. All mem bers are urged to attend promptly. -Tho pastor. Hov. C. S. Black burn, requests us to announce that prayer meeting in tho Walhalla Bap tist church will he held to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon at 4.30 o'clock, instead of the usual night hour. This chango Is made this weok on account of the closing exer cises of the Walhalla Graded Scliool. -J. W. Shelor left yesterday af ternoon for Columbia, where ho will attend the State Democratic Conven tion. Ho went as alternate for A. P. Crisp, who was unable to attend. After the convention Mr. Shelor will go to Staunton, Va. Ho and Mrs. Shelor expect to return the latter part of next week. Mrs. Shelor has been in Staunton, ber old home, about two weeks. ---The local authorities are mak ing preparations to pave the side walk on Collego street, in front of tho town's property. This will bo a very valuable asset to the town, es pecially in view of the fact that this sidewalk is thc most used possibly of all the side streets, leading as lt does to tho graded school building. The walk will bo laid In hexagon blocks, which aro being made under the supervision of tho Mayor at a plant owned hy tho town. - For Oliver chilled plows and re pairs go to W. M. Brown, Walhalla. - Wo aro requested hy the teacher ol' the Walhalla colored school to give notice that, the closing exercises will be hold Friday night at 8.HO o'clock at Galileo church. The teacher and patrons hope that, they may he favored by the presence of a goodly number ol' white spectators, and to this end ample reservation of seals for Hu- lise ol' white people has been made. The colored school is said to have had a good enrollment, and a very satisfactory year's work has been done. -Tho many friends of George A. Harrison will be glad to know that he will return to Walhalla to-day. Ile has been for several days In Bal timore, at tho Johns-Hopkins Hos pital. Reports from him give great encouragement tis to his condition. lt will be gratifying news also to Mrs. James Seaborn's friends to know that she, too, ls rapidly Im proving. Last week she underwent an operation, from which she has re ceived great benefit. M ls hoped that she will be able to' return to Walhalla in the very near future. Both Mr. Harrison and Mrs. Seaborn went to .lohns-Hopklns about ten days ago in company with their phy sician, Dr. J. W. Boll. Escapea An Awful Fate. A thousand tongues could not ex press the gratitude of Mrs. J. 10. Cox, of Joliet, 111., for her wonderful de liverance from an awful fate. "Ty phoid pneumonia had left me with a dreadful cough," she writes. "Some times I had such awful coughing spells I thought I would die. I could got no help from doctor's treatment or other medicines till I used Dr. King's N'ow Discovery. But I owe my life to this wondeful remedy, for I scarcely cough at all now." Quick and safe. H's tho most reliable of all throat and lung medicines. Every bottle guaranteed. T>0e. and $1. Trial bottle l'ret> at all druggists. Negro Uprising Adds Xew Peril. New Orleans. May 13.-Additional peril was to-day added to the Hood situation in Louisiana by an out break of negroes. The blacks have looted tho towns ol' Bachelor, For doche and Grosse. State troops may have to be sent to subdue them. From New Roads, Ha., carno tho report that a convict laborer,who was pressed into service with oilier con victs to help strengthen tho Missis sippi levee tit Morgansea, was shot by his guard while trying to escape to day. A second convict who tried to escape was captured. Tho climax of tho flood situation ls expected within the next 48 hours, as tho flood crest is expected to be reached some time Tuesday night, "nitod States government engineers ,ay that if Hie levees hold out until Wednesday all (hinger will have been passed. Poor appetite is a sure sign of Im paired digestion. A few doses of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will strengthen your diges tion and improve your appetite. Thousands have been benefited by taking those tablets. Sold by all dealers. TOWN TAX NOTICIO. Treasurer's Ollie?, Town of Wal halla, .May I, IIHli-Notice is hereby given that th.? Tax Books tor the collection ol' all Municipal and Street Taxes are now ope:.. Taxes aro pay able without pei.alty until and in cluding Friday. Hie ?list day of May, 1912, alter which date tho pen alty will be .idded. Taxpayers will take due HOI ic?? and govern them selves accordingly. Tay your taxes before .lune Isl and. save penalty and costs. All male citizens between the ages of is and .",0 years aro liable for si net tax. JAMES M. MOSS, Clerk and Treasurer. May S, 1012, I :i 2 J There Are Many Good PIANOS Maouiacural and among thom thoro aro several distinctly lino ones-Pianos of tho artistic character In which aro the proofs of advanced skill and perfect ed development In material construc tion and musical results. Among tho Pianos of this charac ter none stands moro conspicuously prominent than the Chase Brothers' Piano?, sold by ABBOTT'S MUSIO HOUSE, Seneca, S. O. Ford Model T Touring Car. Sound banks do not chango presidents every year or two. Peo ple would not put their money imo banks that did. TJie same discretion should be used in buying an automobile, for in buying a car you are buying something that ought to repay you big dividends of satisfaction and service. The FORD management is the same now at is was in 1903 when the company was organized. lt is a management intact unified in purpose, bent on making a car that shall do honor to the firm and give satisfaction to every owner. Ford Model T-the car of Vanadium steel construction; Ford Planetary Transmission; Ford Magneto built into tho motor; Ford Spring Suspension; the car of light weight, light cost and light expense of up-keep. Ford brunches and dealers in all cities, towns mid villages aro at your elbow will? Ford Service for Ford Owners. Fowl Model T Touring Car, 4 cylinders, 5 passengers, OriQf? fully equipped, f. o. b. Detroit.4?u3U Ford Model T Torpedo, 1 cylinders, 2 passengers, fully equipped, f. o. h. Detroit $590 Ford Model T Commercial Roadster, I cylinders, 'A pas sengers, removable rumble seat, fully equipped, CC dil f. o. b. Detroit.t]>JJU The ONE chassis with different botltca. WRITE, PHONE OR. SEE R. C. CARTER or L. O. WHITE WALHALLA, 8. C. ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty i MAY, 1912 : 4? * BY KU & uKUNItK. ? ?I* ty Seneca, S. C. ty * Want to sell you Sum- * % mer Underwear, Straw * * Hats, Low Out Shoes, ty Grain Cradles, Hyde * ? Cultivators and Potato * ? Bug Killer. * * THEY APPRECIATE YOUR TRADE. ty ty? ty? ty? ty? ty ty ty ty ty? ty ty ?ty ty ty ?j? ?j? ?|? ?j? ty ty ?j? ?|? ty \? Hetrick Hosiery Mills Afford ideal employment for girls and women; also for boys and young men who wish to learn a trade and earn good wages. Work clean and sanitary? Hours: Begin 6:35 A. M. and work until 12 M, Dinner, 45 minutes. Begin 12:45 P, M. and quit at 6:15 P. M., except Saturdays, when work stops at noon. Neat mill village on tract of 30 acres. Four, five and six-room cottages. Rent 50 cents per room per month. Good pasture, (15 acres, with Spring branch water,) rent free. Amusements: Baseball diamond adjoining beauti ful park of three acres. Address HETRICK HOSIERY MILLS, WA Hil A lil /A, S. C. This MOTORCYCLE will bc given FREE on October 3rd, 19*2? ii you don't need it, your friend will appreciate your votes. Ask about it. LOWRY & HOLLOWAY, Seneca, So. Ca.