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KEOWEE COURIER (ESTABLISHED UH?.) Published Every Wednesday Morning Subscription $1 Por Annum. Advertising Ilutes Reasonable. -Hy ?TECK, SHE I/O R ? SCHRODER. Communications of a personal char acter charged for us advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of re spect, of not over ooo hundred words, will bo printed free of charge. All ovor that number must bo paid for at tho rate of one ment a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, H. C.: WEDNESDAY, JUNK 20, 1012. HM I.h APPEAR NEXT WEEK. The Courier is in receipt Tuesday morning of a lengthy article from .Mayor W. M. Drown with reference lo the controversy as lo public Im provements, etc., in tho town of Walhalla. Wo regret thal tho length of the article and thu crowded con dition of our columns this week pro ven I the use of tho article in this issue, lt will bo published In full next wcok. OM; DAV EARIJY NEXT WEEK. Owing to tho fact that next. Thurs day will be thc Fourth of July (na tional holiday), and in order that The Courier may not Ho over in the post offices of the county until Friday Vor distribution on rural routes, we Will next week go to press about ll o'clock Tuesday, instead of Wednes day, as is our custom. Those having items of nows for us, our correspondents and advertisers, und all others concerned, will please govern themselves accordingly, bear ing in mind that Tho Courier will next week be Issued on Tuesday in stead of Wednesday. The Florence Times says the first campaign mooting, al Sumter, was ?'as tasteless as warmed-over Char leston wallies." But that was hotter Mian the menu served at Bishopvllle, which savored much of buzzard slew, Chile concarne and hot tamales. Thursday of next week will bring reports of disasters, accidents and killing unless the Fourth of July ls observed in a manner differing from the past. Oconee is generally known for her observance of the day along "safe and sane" lines, lt is to be hoped that there will bo no deviation from this rule. Mr. Roosevelt .is a wise old (lindi. He says the n >v parly must not have the name "Republican" in any way connected with it. Ho ls a (dear rea soner. A less astute person would have desired to (ding to the old name, but not Theo. \'o Inconsist encies for him. Think of calling a party "Republican" and Iben setting up as its motto "Thou shalt not sren)." Preposterous! lt wouldn't lie recognized by an.v one from Finde Joe Cannon down lo "Sonny" Capers. For Sale One steam roller: good ns new; very effective: demonstrated in Chicago; results far in excess of anticipation ; ellloiency guaranteed 5)}).}19 per cent. Just the thing for obstreperous candidates; mashes '?.in lint. Could bo delivered in Bal timore by Friday, 2Sth. on wire or der. Apply "W. II. T.," Washington. IV C. lt. Pendleton Mill Village Tragedy. Anderson. June J".. Arthur Sav age, tho white night watchman of thc Pendleton Cotton .Mills, shot and instantly killed bis brother-in-law. Horace Edgar, In the mill village last night. Savage bad his picture taken With a friend yesterday afternoon, and in i he picture li?' was aiming his pistol al tho friend. Cast night he was showing Edgar the positions he mid his friend occupied In tho pic ture. \s Savage [limed tho pistol at Edgar it was discharged, Fd gar rn II j ti ?, d< ad at bis feet. J mal Notes loom Richland. K ich la nd. Juno :.' I. Special: Mrs. ?Stornbridgo and throe interesting children and Miss Ida Vaughn, of MiUedgcvillc, tia., are visiting at the home of their brother, Itov. F. h. Vaughn, Miss Francos Widemaii, of Due West. )r, spending ibo summer with ber sister, Mrs. J. II. Dendy. Chas. Vernor, ol Tuscaloosa, Ala., spent on<> dav lust week al the home of lion. E. E. Vernor. Miss Mary Lewis, of Plckons, is .visiting Miss Preddu Hughs. Mr. and Mrs. Ilenrj Sltton, of Pendleton, spent the week-end at tho homo nf W. ll. Hughs. Dr. and Mrs. r.. A. Cox loft Wed nesday morning for their homo in Helena, Ark. They were accompa nied homo bj M i.s.- Abbie Stokes, of Greenville. Hon. and Mrs. F Vernor and Hobt. Vernor aro in Seneca, where their mother, Mrs. Emily Vernor, ls dangerously HI, Capt. J. J. Ballenger has traded his old automobile for a new touring ?.rar and a runabout, both of the Void make. Hayden Coo bas returned to lils work Ol Swanee, Ca., after a ten ?lays' visit to homofolks. Toi arco Men Engage In Duel. Mayfield, Ky., Juno 24.-After Ru ful Rillington had mortally wounded Alvin Wheeler, a tobacco planter of Voalsburg, a few miles from here to day, Wheeler's son shot Rillington, Wheeler died a few minutes after he had boon shot, but Billlngton, de spite his wounds, was jailed. OVKIt 100 SWEPT OVER NIAGARA Score or More Lost Tlielr Lives in Catastrophe. Buffalo, N. Y., June 24.-More than ?i score of persons were hurled to their death In the swift waters of tho Niagara river late yesterday, when a dock at an IO a g le Park resort crumbled under tho weight of tho throng. Tho excursionists wore hound back to their homos in this city. Krom the story told hy survivors, it is feared tho death list will be larger titan shown hy the number of corpses recovored. Tho current was so swift that to have escaped after once being caught in tts grip was til most miraculous. Survivors tell pitiful stories of how death separated families after 100 or moro persons had been cast into tho river. Many of the broken dock planks were rotten. floats wore sent down the river from Kagle Park oarly to-day to re cover tho bodies. SIKH ld) HAVE HELD TO SENATE. So Attorney General Told Uti*. Earle at Chesterfield Meeting. Cbeatorfleld, .lune 22.-B. H. Ev ans, candidato for Attorney General, was absent from the campaign to day. Mr. Earle sprang a new plank to day, expressing his favor of tho Tor rens system. Ho also favored the enforcement of the anti-trust laws. Lyon followed Earle and urged that if Karlo wanted theso laws be should have remained in tho State Senate and not run for Attorney General. Lyon spoke of his "graft" prose en Hon. closing with the remarks, "Will you desert and vote for my op ponents Just to please tho thieves and grafters who wish to overthrow mo?" Ile sat down amid applause. Candidates for Governor started speaking at 12.510 o'clock. Notes from Bounty Land. Bounty Land, .lune 2T?.-Special: S. M. Shanklin loft Wednesday for Shelby. N. C., whore he will be in i tho employ of John T. Harriss & Co., ? of Anderson, Miss Susie Hawkins, of Danville, '< Va., ls visiting tho Misses Davis. j Miss Hawkins made many friends I during her visit hero last summer I who will welcome her back. i J. B. Pickett lost a valuable mare last week. j Oscar Doyle and sister, Miss Cary, attended a delightful masquerade ! party given by Mrs. W. J. Lunney, of Seneca, last Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Woolbt ight. of Townvllle, visited her lather, ll. IO. I Bagwell, last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Rollins and little son. of Charleston, are guests al the home of her parents, Mr. and . Mrs. D. A. Perritt. Mr. Rollins leaves ! this afternoon. Mrs. Rollins will ex tend her visit several weeks. i Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Davis, of ' Greenville, are guests nt tho Davis homo. I Col. A. C. Shanklin, of Clemson, j and Krank Shirley, of Westminster, were In the community last week. Little Misses Nollie Cuntharp, of Shiloh, and Nellie Pickett, of Clem son, aro with relatives here, j Mrs. Thomas Berry and baby j daughter have been quite indisposed, but aro convalescent. Mr. and Mrs. II. C. Marett. of Oak way. were receni guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rankin. Misses Beatrice Patterson and j Myrtice Cleveland, of Seneca, were guests of relatives here recently. Misses Colene and Marguerite Stone spent tho week-end with their uncle, .1. H. Stone, near Hopewell, i Mrs. Kniest (Irani and little son. clay, of Seneca, aro spending the week willi her father. P>. E. Bagwell. Miss Louise Dendy, of Seneca, ls spending a few days with ber aunt, i M rs. Jasper I >oyle. Mrs. M. A. Terrell, ol' West min I stor, is expected to spend to-morrow, her OSd birt lula v. with her sister, Mrs. J. M. millson. Misses Hertie and Carrie Smith are attending tho teachers' summer school at Seneca. Mrs. lOllzabelh Smith has returned to the home of uer son. J. L. Smith, aller an extended visit to relatives at Cross Anchor and Spartanburg. Convict Commits Suicide. Anderson, June 23- Joe McKlrath.l la white man about :n> years of agi'. 1 committed suicide to-day at the chain I gang camp, when be cut his throat I with a razor. McKlrath went to the gang two years ago to serve five years for throwing dynamite under a house in Piedmont. Ile was parol ed some time ago by tho Governor, ; but was sent to the gang again re cently for selling whiskey, i Elected President Anderson College. Anderson, .lune 22. Kev. J. A. I Chnmhliss, D. D., a Baptist preacher Of distinction and a man of high scholarly attainments, has boen ? elected president of Anderson Col loge. Dr. Chnmhliss was for a nUm I ber of years pastor of tho Citadel Square Baptist church, Charleston. I and more recently pastor emeritus jot the large Baptist church at Plain field, N. J, He has a wide family connection in South Carolina, bis wife being a sister of Hon. Wm. L. Mauldln, of Groenvlllo, and a first cousin of ll, K. Mauldln, of this city. . -. Six children Perish in Plumes. Anderson. Juno 22.--SIX negro Children, ranging In age from I to It?, were burned to death early ibis morning whim their home in tho country near Anderson was destroy ed by fire. Eliza Hunter, mother of the children, was absent from home attending a church service. Tho doors of tho house were left locked, but the children could have escaped through windows If they had discov ered fire soon enough. All of tho hollies were completely burned. The origin of tho fire ts unknown. According to a Kreuch scientist utro violet rays from mercury vapor 1 lamps will purify tho air within sub I marino boats. Statement of the Condition of THK SENECA BANK, located at Seneca, S. C., at the close of business June 14, 1912: Resources. Loans and discounts ...$126715 37 Overdrafts . 4926 93 Furniture and fixtures.. 1400 00 Banking house. 2600 00 Other real estate owned. 4000 00 Due from banks and bankers . 18885 13 Currency . 5659 00 Cold. 2107 50 Silver and other minor coln. 1186 08 Checks and cash Items. . 29 15 Total.$167508 76 Liabilities. Capital stock paid in_$ 20400 00 Surplus fund . 3 o 'On ' Undlvidod profits, less eurrout expenses and taxes paid. 3 0 2Sn . Duo to hanks and bank ers . IM:; Individual deposits sub ject to check . Wi 7K\ Timo certificates of de posit . : . . : Cashier's checks . Total.$10750 State of South Carolina, Conn. Oconee.-Def oro me came F S. ' i LEMAN, Cashier of tho a i named bank, who, being duly KW says that tho above and to rog statement ls a true condition bl bank, as shown by tho hooke of u hank. , F. S. HOLLE MA Sworn to and subscribed befori this 20th day of .lune, 1912 (L. S.) R. K. N1MMONS, Notary Public, I . C. Corree* Attest: E. C. DOYLE, J. S. STRIBLIN' I. J. F. ALEXAND ,1 Director! Statement of tho Condition ?Vi THE EXTERPRISE B i 'Ih . located at Walhalla, S. C. at close of business June 14, 191 j Resources. Loans and discounts ...$ ' Overdrafts. 141 Furniture and.fixtures .. Due from banks and bankers . 24186 53 Currency . 913 00 Cold . 1156 00 Silver and other minor coin. 609 76 Checks and (rash items.. 4042 86 Total.$107017 88 Liabilities. Captial stock paid in...$ 20000 00 Surplus fund . 1000 00 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid . 4 605 26 Due to bank.-, and bank ers . 4 43 24 Individual deposits sub ject to check . 30982 56 Timo cert i fica I cs of de posit . 49818 95 Cashier's choc Total. . State of Sou? Oconee.-Defo born, Cashier yti ult: uin.il- ininti. bank, who, being duly sworn, says that tho above and foregoing state ment ls a true condition of said bank, as shown by tho books of said bank. CEO. SEABORN, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22d day of June, 1912. (Seal.? D. A. SMITH, Judge of Probate, Oconee Co.. S. C. Correct-Attest: NV. F. HUGHES, A. P. CRISP. W. T. MAXWELL, Directors. NOTICE OE ELECTION. Notice is hereby given that an elec tion will be held at Walhalla Court House, South Carolina, in the office of the Superintendent of Education, on Friday, Juno 28th, 19 12, for the purpose of determining the question of the issue of coupon bonds, paya ble to hearer, by Walhalla School District. No. 26, to the amount of Thirteen Thousand Dollars ($13, ooo.oo). said bonds to be of tho de nomination of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) each, and to bear inter est nt the vate of not exceeding six per cent per annum, interest paya ble semi-annually, and to run for a period of twenty (20) years. Tho proceeds of said bonds to be used only for the purpose of purchasing the Walhalla Graded School building from the town of Walhalla and com pleting and equipping tho same. The polls will open at 7 o'clock a. m. and close at I o'clock p. m. All persons who are qualified voters of Walhalla School District. No. 26, will be al lowed to vote in such election. Per sons offering to vote must produce registration certificate and tax re ceipt. IO. L. ll ERNDON, C. W. PITCHFORD. J. B. S. DENDY, Board of Trustees for Walhalla School District. No. 26. June 19, 1912. 2 5-2 6 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons Indebted to the Es tate of Archelaus Lay, deceased, aro hereby notified to make pay ment to the undersigned, and all per sons having claims against said Es tafo will present tho samo duly at tested within tho time prescribed by law or bo barred. JAMES A. LAY and LOUIS A, LAY, Executors. June 2 0, 1912. 26-29 NOTICIO OE FINAL SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice ls hereby given thai, the undersigned will make application to D. A. Smith, Judgo of Probato for Oconee County, In the Stato of South Carolina, at his office at Walhalla Court House, on Saturday, July 20th, 1912, at ll o'clock a. m., or ns soon thereafter as said application can be hoard, for leave to mako final settle ment of tho Estate of Archelaus Lay, deceased, and obtain Anal (Hacharse as Executors of said estate. JAMES A. LAY and LOUIS A. LAY, Executors. Juno 20, 1912. 26-29 Statement of the Condition of THE BANK OF WALHALLA, located at Walhalla, S. C.. at the clone of business June 14, 1912: Resources. Loans and discounts. . . .$226480 43 Overdrafts. 1703 03 Bonds and Stocks owned by tho bank. 15000 00 Furniture and fixtures.. 2250 00 Banking house. 1500 00 Duo from banks and bankers . 22690 58 Currency. 4349 00 Gold . 1400 00 Silver and other minor coin. 281 95 Checks and cash items. . 39 2; Total.$275694 2 1 Liabilities. Jpaltal stock paid iu...$ 50000 00 Surplus rund . 12500 00 Judlvlded profits, lesa current oxponses and taxes paid. 12128 85 Due to banks and bank ers . 500 16 .ndividual deposits sub ject to check.5 7 038 8!) Demand certificates of deposit . 6840 57 rime certificates of de posit . 136 68 5 77 Total.$275694 24 State of South Carolina, County of Oconee.-Before me came W. L. Vernor, Cashier of the above named lank, wno, beinp duly sworn, says hat tho above and foregoing state lent ls a true condition of said Hank, as shown by the books of said .auk. W. L. VERNBR. Sworn to and subscribed beforo mo his 21st day of .lune, 1912. Seal.) W. 1). MOSS, Notary Public. Correct-Attest: J. I). VERNBR, J NO. GORDON LAW, JOHN VV. WICKLIFFE, Directors. Statement of thc Condition of THE CITIZENS' HANK, ocated at Seneca, S. C., at the close f business June 14th, 19 12: Kesources. !,oans and discounts ...$249 194 25 tvordrafts . 387 23 ?onds and stocks owned by tho hank. 2050 00 Furniture and fixtures. . 2000 00 Banking house . 11886 24 Due from banks and bankers . 55 4 99 61 Currency. 2 000 00 Gold . 525 00 Silver and other minor coin. 2S86 97 Total.$326 129 30 Liabilities. Capital stock paid in. . . $ 50000 00 Surplus fund . 7000 00 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid . 2 43 IS 65 Due to banks and bank ers . 9377 93 dvl d . 14 00 dts sub . 128217 41 i of de . 62292 85 .?ccka . 208 4 6 Notes and bills redls counted . 35000 00 Bills payable, including certificates for money borrowed . 10000 00 Total.$3264 29 30 State of South Carolina, County of Oconee.-Before me carno L. A. Ed wards, President and Cashier of the above named batik, who, being duly sworn, says that the abovo and fore going slaloment ls a true condition of said hank, as shown by tho books of said bank. L. A. EDWARDS. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th day of .lune, 19 12. (L. S.) W. II. BARRON, Notary Public. Correct-Attest: A. P. BROWN, W. J. LUNNEY, W. J. EDWARDS, Directors. Statement of tho Condition of TINO WESTMINSTER HANK, located at Westminster, S. C., at the close of business June I 1, 19 12: Resources. Loans and discounts. . . . $2970 il IS Overdrafts. 2314 i Bonds and stock owned by the bank. 1 6200 00 Furniture and fixtures.. 1 00 Banking house. 5000 00 Due from banks and hankers . 2228 1 05 Currency. 2 3 57 00 Gold . 702 50 Silver and other minor coin. 267 01 Checks and cash items. . 7 16 65 Total.$346880 9 1 Liabilities. Capital stock paid In..,$100000 00 Surplus fund. 6000 00 Undivided profits, loss current expenses and taxes paid . 21540 f)3 Due to banks and bank ers . S 2 I 15 Dividends unpaid . 28 00 Individual deposits sub ject to check . 78 122 82 Timo certificates of de posit . 98405 70 Cashier's checks . 3 17 92 Bill.? payable, Including certificates for money borrowed . 40000 00 Reserve fund carried on general, individual or savings ledger . 1351 23 Total.$846886 94 Stato of South Carolina, County of Oconee.--Before me carno P. P. Sullivan, Cashier of tho above namod bank, who, being duly sworn, says that tho abovo and forogolng statement ls a truo condition of said bank, as shown by tho books of said bank. P. P. SULLIVAN. Sworn to and subscribed beforo me this 22d day of June, 1912. (L. S.) J. O. Broazeale, Notary Public, S. C. Correct Attest; M. S. STRIBLINO, W. P. ANDERSON, I). L. NORRIS, Directors. WE^REft IIS THE MR. FARMER: HASN'T A POOR PIECE OF HARDWARE OFTEN COST YOU FOUR TIMES THE PRICE OF IT BECAUSE YOU HAD TO LOSE A WHOLE LOT OF TIME COMING TO TOWN TO GET ANOTHER? BUY YOUR HARDWARE FROM US. AND YOU WILL SAVE MANY NEEDLESS. 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Joseph's Liver Regulator, 25c cans, 2 for 25c Raymond's Cough Syrup, 25c. bottle for 15c; 2 for 25c. Raymond's Nervo and Itono OH, 25c. size 15c, or 2 for 25c Raymond's Relief, 25c. size, 15c, or 2 for 25c. Andrew's Pain Rellof, 25c. bottles 15c, or 2 for 25c. Andrew's Chill Killer, 60c. bottlo for 25c. Andrew's Sure-Shot Vermi fuge, 25c bottle 15c; 2 for 25c Andrew's Expectorant, 25c bottlo 15c; 2 for 25c Andrew's Little Black Devil Rills, 25c bottles 15c, or 2 for 25c, Andrew's Cold and Liver Toa, 25c. can 15c, or 2 for 25c Lightning Cough Syrup, 25c. bottlo i5c, or 2 for 25c Lightning Hot Drop, 25c, bot tlo 1 5c, or 2 for 25c. Andrew's Cold Tablets, 25 to a box, 25c boxes 1 Oe Lax-Phos, 50c. bottles for 25c Pitcher's Castorla, 20c. Soothing Syrup, 26o. bottios 15c. Colgato's Talcum Powdor, 25c, cans 15c Colgato's Ribbon Dental Cream, 20c. Prophylactic Tooth Rrushes, 35c. kind for 25c. niuo Seal Vasallno, 5c. bot tles for 4c. Colory Compound, %\ bottles for 75c ?j Carter's Pharmacy,, Westminster, S. C.