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X IX>CAL AND PKIWONAL. X y.|..|..|..|..i..|..i..i..i..i?i..i.<i?'i"i-'i"i?y _To Loan-$*>oo on first mort gage r< al estate. Apply thin office, ad. -J. J. Norton, of Atlanta, was in Walhalla for a few day? last week. -Miss Theo Hughs is spending this week in Atlanta visiting her sis ter, Mrs. Jesse W. Rankin. T. E. Alexander sells Rock Hill buggies. Walhalla, S. C. adv.-tf. B. J. Rhame. State Bank Exam iner, visited th?- hanks of Oconee this week. Ho was in Walhalla Monday and Tuesday. -Rieppe Riemann, ol' Atlanta, spent Sunday her?' with his home folks and among friends, who were delighted to meet him again. -Special sale of ladles' and chil dren's cloaks, sweaters and shoes. Mr. Harrison, Norman's dry goods store, Walhalla. adv. Mrs. C. M. Hi euneeke left yes terday morning tor McCormick, where she will spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Cr. T. Baughman. - Misse? Rosa Dilworth, Bewley Huii8inger and Minnie Harker left yesterday for Anderson, where they will attend the W. M. I", meeting. They represent the societies of Cone ross Baptist church. -Pleasant and profitable employ ment for women, girls and hoys. Ap ply to Hetrlck Hosiery Mills, Wal halla, S C. t. f.-adv. - -Attention is directed to the new advertisement of Carter ?i Co., of Walhalla, at whose store there will be a demonstration of tools next Sat urday, the I'ith. Be sure to attend and let this expert show yon what good tools ar?' and what they will do. Tlie many friends of Mr. and Mrs. II. R. Hughs, whoso littl? daughter has been quite unwell foi some tim?', will he pleased to learn thai there is marked Improvement in her condition lt is hoped that sh? will bo completely well within a few days. I" , arrived at Norman's dru* s?..ro. two cases beaut ifni hand painted Japanese china-2.1 per cern cnderpritcd. Especially selected foi wedding presents. .adv. A few cou pb's enjoyed a delight ful evening last Thursday at Mrs Lucy Hurrlss's homo. Several inter esting games of willoi were played after which a delicious sweel cou rsi was served. Those present wer Misses Eloise Strother. Elaine Lord Irene Strother. Mrs. Hurriss; .\b>ssi> C. E. Jones. M. R. McDonald. Mac! Neville, C. H. I?. Hums. -Two-horse farm for rent. An ply to Karl Heard, Walhalla. adv - H. D. Knox and family have r< turned to Walhalla from Tainasse? where they had been for some tim in tho hope that th?' change to th country would bo beneficial to th health of Mrs. Knox, who has Inn? quite ill for some time. Pinding th; there was no permanent iniprovi meut in Mrs. Knoxs condition, tl family have returned to Walhalla i order io be nearer to physician There ar?' tiian> who will join wit The Courier in i li?' hope that Mr Knox may be restored to health. M Knox has resumed hi? old positio with the Walhalla cotton mills. ?Newest and prettiest assortmei dry goods and notions -cheap. M Harrison. Bargains ut the .Norma dry goods stol?'. adv. Rev. T. J. Clyde, one of the ob esl ministers of thc South Carol ir Methodist Conference, died at li home at Rom?'. S. C.. Tuesday ovei ing of last week, after an Illness ^f few we?'ks. following a gradual <l ?dine in health for a year or mor Rev. Mr. Clyde was for .">'? years a active minister in tho conference, an not a few in this section of the Sta will remember him most pleasant and deeply regret his passing awa Ile was born in Charleston count hut much of his long and useful li had been spent in the Piedmont se lion of South Carolina. At one tin he was presiding elder of Qreenvil District, of which Oconeo was a pal >-For Sale-Crist mill willi ll h. p. gasoline engine; plant In Hr; class condition. Bargain for qui? sale. Hood will and line patronag See S. K. Dendy, Walhalla. ad L. O. White, who has for son lime been connected with the Card and White Oarage in Walhalla, o poets to leave this week for Cordel Cu., where he will bo associated wi a garage. Mr. Whit?' has numeroi friends here who will regret Iiis d pa rt il re, but who wish for him eve success in his new home. The Cn ter garage; will 1??' continued in bus .iess here as usual for a lim?', hut tho beginning of the new year tl business will be conducted entire under new management, Willis A. Grant, who has been with the Ca 1er Company for the past year, ta lng active charge of the garage btu no! s. w hich w ill he enlarged consl erably, carrying constantly repa! and parts for various machines, tin affording more prompt service in tl matter of repair work for antoni hiles. Henry White, who has bo? assistant pressman with the Cha but?. Evening News, has returned Walhalla, and is now holding a poi lion with the Carter Carago. A BC lee I lot of umbrellas, sn penders, slippers, bath robes, ties f presents. Mr. Harrison, Norman dry g?xids store. adv. Tho news of tho death of W liam H. Hester, <>f Spartaiibui which occurred at a hospital in th city last Thursday morning, cai tis a shock and sou reo of sorrow many friends herc, Mr. Hester ha ing been weil known in Wal hal where for a number of years he w in business, being engaged as pi priotor of the Walhalla Hotel. .\ Hester had been unwell for a we or more, but was only seriously for a few hours, death coming willi a day after his removal to th?, hos tal. An attack of jaundice was t cause of. death. Mr. Hester was native nf Dickens county, hut I H O tiffi*} AND LOT POR RUM Corner Main and Catherine stree desirable location, c. H. ooh m lg. : several year? he resided with h ., family at Westminster and Walhalla, removing some fourteen years ago to Spartanburg, where he resumed the hotel business as proprietor of the Argyle Hotel. Ht was well and fav orably known ir. Oconee, and there are many who will join with The Courier in extending to the bereaved ones deep sympathy in their sorrow. The body of the deceased was brought to Walhalla Saturday even ing, the funeral taking place at the ho nu; of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Carter at 10 o'clock Sunday morning, followed by Interment in Westview cemetery. The services at the house and at tho grave wore conducted by Kev. C. S. Blackburn, of the Baptist church. The pallbearers were chosen from among the membership of Walhalla Lodge, No. t?7, K. Of P., of which the deceased had been a mendier for some fifteen or more years. The body was laid to rest by tho side of that of Mrs. Hester, whose death oc curred here during the past summer. Mr. Hester was i'>2 years of age. He is survived by four daughters Mrs. Julius Schiff and Mrs. Clinton Stark, of Bristol. Conn.; Mrs. (). H. Burch field, of Atlanta. Ga., and Mrs. F. H. Carter, of Walhalla. All of t he chil dren were present at the funeral ex cept Mrs. Schiff, who was unable to come. Tho floral tributes from Spartanburg and from friends in Walhalla bore mute testimony to the esteem in which the deceased was h.dd. One ?ar load genuine Ceo. E. Nissen wagons, the best wagon on the market, (accept no substitute for tho Ceo. E. Nissen I. Chase City and Hickory one-horse wagons. Norman, Bock Hill and Brown buggies. No better high grade buggies to be had nt any price than the Norman. All styles harness built from tho best leather; team harness, bridles, col lars, linos, robes, etc. AU kinds piece harness. Three sizes Imperial turn (dows, three sizes Imperial hill side plows, Imperial subsoil plows, Imperial shares, molds, slides, han dles, posts, etc. Two sizes of Chat tanooga disc plows with full line of repairs for same. See our line he lor-' you buy. Our prices an? right. We appreciate your patronage and Will be glad to show you through our stock. Only the best of everything in buggies, and wagons especially. Repairs by parcels post. Dickson & Matheson, Wes! minster. adv. At the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held last Fri day W. B. Cobb was unanimously re-elected steward of the county pool farm and home for tho year 1914, Mr. Cobb has placed his application before tho board thirteen times and has received a majority von each year, the coming term making thirteen years he will have been ii charge of the farm. During (best i years he has made a groat many 1m provements on this splendid count) property. Ho luis reclaimed a mini ber of acres of bottom land, am there is now open on the farm mon than twice as much upland as then was when Mr. Cobb was first electee In 1901. A number of Bplendh buildings have taken the place of ob and dilapidated structures. Fou times as ninth barn space is noces sary now, and the buildings r.re wei planned for room and convoi.iencc A largo pasture has been set i.> ber muda and wired in. In addition ti this there is a large woods pasture In the sining and summer these pas tores are sufficiently large and luxu riant to supply comfortable grazin, for at least twenty head of cat tb lu addition to these there is a larg hog pasture, and hero can be foun one of the finest Duroc-Jersey bord in tho county. All supplies for th farm in the way of provisions an feed are raised on the farm. A bon twenty bales of cotton are raised cac year in addition to feed and supplies A number of convicts are year] quailed at the stockade on the lari (luring the winter months, and thesi too, as well as the road mules, ar fed from poor farm products Tin year an unusually line crop has bee made on the farm, and it is estimai ed by a committee from the gran jury that the value of the crops o Hie poor farm will amount to abo? ii,SOO over and above running e> penses. During Mr. Cobb's adminii trat ion we do not remember of a sin gio instance where the grand Jur has reprimanded him for anythin done or left undone al the home o on the farm, and at the close of cac sitting of these guardians of th county he has always received th highest praise from that body. Th unfortunates at the farm are kind) treated and well cared for, and th inmates think there is nobody Ilk Mr. Cobb and his family. We con grat?late the County Hoard upo tho choice of a steward for anotho year. The greatest bargains in nom' suits, pants, hals, shoes, ties an hose. Mr. Harrison, al Norman' lower store. adv. - Ben I'. Sloan, of the Salem sec lion of Oconee, has brought to Th Courier office throe line ears of cor that were grown on his farm, on III land. and. he says, without an ounc of fertilizer of any ki...l. Th? thro ears weigh V? pounds, the heavies being ! pound and ."> ounces, th other two weighing I pound and ounces and 1 pound and one ounce respectively. The heaviest ear meat ures in inches in length and 8 ii ( lies in circumference, the other tw I o Va indios in length and 7'^ ii dies in circumference. This corn i grown almost exclusively, Mr. Sloa sa.\s. in his seel ion. and is know as the "Moss com." it having bee originated, so far as he knows, by til late Miles Moss, who was for yeal one of the most extensive corn grow ors in the Salem section. The lan on which this corn was made h? been in cultivation for some 16 year Mr. Sloan attributes bis good corn t careful preparation of the soil befoi planting. He has "'7."? bushels of th year's crop. L. D. Morgan, of the Ebenes? section, brought to The Courier o lice Inst Saturday a Indi of (otto containing eleven locks. Bolls coi faining up to seven locks are con mon, but eleven is away above tl average and seldom heard of. Tl cotton was of the Basting's sn ri crop variety. -A few select pieces cut glass at cut prices. Norman's drug store, ad. - Mrs. Mary N. Ansel left yester day morning for Cokesbury, where she wiM spend some time visiting Kev. and Mrs. G. P. Clarkson. -New line notions, corsets and sweaters. Mrs. Callaway. ad. -The Bmery Circle was pleasant- | ly entertained at its last meeting by Miss .lanie Neville, at her home in West Union. The next meeting will be with Mrs. B. P. Sloan on Tuesday. November 18th. at 1 o'clock. --The Walhalla Graded Schools resumed work last Monday after sus pension for ;>. week owing to an acci dent to a boiler used by the steam heating plant. -To close out, a few nice pieces sterling and community silver. Nor man, druggist, Walhalla. adv. -W. D. Moss is improving his residence property on College street, Faculty Hill, by having his lot en closed with cement coping. A cement walk will also be laid from the side walk to the residence. - Mrs. Sam .1. Isbell was called to Spartanburg last Thursday by tele gram announcing the deatli of Cole man Hayes, her brother. There are many friends here who sympathize j deeply with her In her bereavement. The largest variety, the hamb somest patterns, tlx; best prices, of chinaware ever brought above Co lumbia to be shown at Norman's two stores. Walhalla. adv. Rev. .1. I). Crain will preach at Madison Baptist church next Sunday i morning ul ll o'clock. The public' is cordially invited to attend this ] service and Baptists especially are I urged to be present. -The Lutheran Sunday . < hool. I aided by the choir, will render a " Luther Day'' hom?' mission program next Sunday morning during the Sunday school and church hours. The congregation nud friends are re quested to come, at the ringing of the bell tor Sunday school, prepared to make an offering for home mis sions. The public is cordially in vited. -Tho Westminster Oil and Ferti lizer Company will give four (4) cents each for every good cotton seed meal bag you will bring them. See that all holes are mended. Westmin ster Oil and Fertilizer Co., Westmin ster, S. C. ad.-tf. - Invitations have boen issued by Mr. and Mrs. A. I'. Crisp, of Wal halla, to the marriage ol' their daugh ter. Miss Anni?' Pauline, to Georg?' Elliott Rhodes, of Walhalla. The cere..:ony will take place at the Wal halla Methodist church on Wednes day afternoon, November 26th, at 2.lld o'clock. Miss Crisp and Mr. Rhodes are two of the most popular young people of Walhalla, ami the latter is receiving the hearty advance congratulations of his many friends. -Specially low prices on our large stock of holiday goods- Norman's. See our selection of Bibles, Testa ments and books. adv. -A marriage, the announcement of which caine as a surprise to many friends of the young couple, took place at the parsonage of St. John's Lutheran church last Friday evening at 8.30 o'clock, when Miss Katie Schumacher and Henry White were united in the holy bonds of matri mony. Rev. .1. M. Pmherger perform ing the ceremony, in the presence of a few relatives and intimate friends. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (). ll. Schumacher. f?v., and the groom a son of Mr. and Mrs. L. ll. Whit.-. They have a host of friends here, with whom The Courier joins heartily in extending congratulations and good wishes. Mr. and Mrs. White are for the pres ent at home to their friends nt the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hampton Mel burg. Pretty lino new millinery and ribbons at Mrs. Callaway's. ad. SHOES Our Shoe is complete, your inspec r king you I Moss & Cement j Walhall -New lot pretty hats for ladies and children. Mrs. Callaway. ad. -The Woman's Foreign Mission ary Society of the Walhalla Metho dist church will meet in the church next Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. All members are requested to attend. It Is desired that all business for the closing quarter of the year shall be duly considered. Pulu in Hack and Kheuinutisni torment thousands of peoplo daily. Don't be one of these sufferers when for so little cost you can get well rid of the cause. Foley Kidney Fills begin their good work from tho very first dose. They exert so direct, an action on the kidneys and bladder that the pain and torment of back ache, rheumatism and kidney trou ble is soon dispelled. Bell's drug store. adv. GOOD FAMILY HORSE for sale; no better qualities to bo found; fine for buggy or saddle or farm horse. Must sell soon. (Rev.) J. O. Bur nett, West Union, S. C. 46-tf. FINK JERSEY BULL for service For particulars see Gus Spoonagel, Walhalla._46 y WANTED-Beef cattle and hides. Billson & Co., opposite Post Office, Walhalla. 38-tf. SALE! SALE! Heginning Friday, November 14, and continuing through 1 ."> days. 1 will sell my line of Shoes below cost work Shoes and fine Shoes for men and women. Call and see the Shoes and prices. Also a line Of .Men's and Hoys' good Suits and Pants in odd num bers will be sold below cost. See my prices on them. Will sell my hats and caps at n reduced price, as ii isolate. The Westminster Milly. Dorn V. Haley. Prop. Woman's Drag Store. Everything in Drugs, Toilet Arti cles, Fancy Goods, Stationery, China, Cut Glass, Paints, Post Cartis. Pure, clean service nt our Soda Fountain. Icc Cream a specialty. Special attention given to ladies and children. Your patronage appre ciated. &/>e Gearless Car. No Clutch to Slip J* .a* No Gears to Strip Completely Equip ped-all 1914 Im provements . $475 Goes 28 to 32 miles per gal lon ; 100 miles to a pint of lu bricating oil; 10.000 to 12.000 miles on a single set of tires ! The most ECONOMICAL car known. W. F. HETRICK, Agent, WALHALLA, S. C. Department and we ask tion before r purchases. : Ansel, Front, cl* *S? Os $250.00 IN CASH PRIZES FOR OATS. I have decided to make the Cash Prize for the Best Bushel of Oats grown in the Third Congressional District of this State, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, instead of Seventy-Five, so that the prizes will be as follows : For the best bushel of Oats . $100.00 For the next best For the third best For the fourth best For the fifth best For the sixth best V).00 40.00 30.00 20.00 10.00 There have been no changes in the conditions of the ! contest. I am making the First Prize One Hundred Dollars instead of Seventy-five. F?1MAN SMITHi WHOLESALE SKKUMAWJ Anderson, ^Joirtli Carolina. Millions Know the Value of the Name orv a wagon For the past^ sixty years the Studebaker has set the standard in farm wag'ons. Confidence in Studebaker value and Studebaker service, has been handed down from father to son. The best proof of how Studebaker service is appreciated is shown by the fact the Studebaker plant covers 101 acres of ground-the largest vehicle factories in the world. If you want the wag'on of finest appearance and long'est life you'll choose a Studebaker. Come in and let us show you scores of points of superiority. J FOR SALE BY C. W. PITCHFORD, WALHALLA, S. C. MRS. GOOD GOOD: MR. GOBLER ESPECIALLY REQUESTS THAT HE BE CARVED WITH A BRAND NEW CARVING SET. OUR CARVING KNIVES WILL CARRY A RAZOR EDGE AND MAKE CARVING QUICK AND EASY. YOU'LL BE GLAD TO HAVE YOUR FRIENDS DINE WITH YOU IF YOU HAVE NEW KNIVES, FORKS AND SPOONS FOR THE TABLE. COME AND SEE OURS. MATHESON HARDWARE CO., WESTMINSTER, - - - S. C.