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KEOW?E COURIER Published livery Wednesday Morning Subscription $1 Per Annum. Advertising Kates Reasonable. -Hy BTK4 Ii, SIIKIiOU & SCHRODER. Communication* of a personal character chawed for as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not o\<-i 100 words, will ho printed free of .barge. AH over thal number mus? be paid for at the rate of one cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WA Id! AI il iA. S. C.: WKDXHSDAY, SHIT. '.MR I III 5. DON T I'NNKCUSKAltll'Y IMLAY. lt is not often that The Courier "duns" people, lt Isn't often thal we have io. Wo do not want to do ii this ..ear. and won't do it it we can reasonablj keep from ii. Rut wo must have mono} to run our business. Kew people realize what the comparative ly small amounts due tis ill various l|llinters would mean lo US il" they were paid. Il you are indebted to us for one dollar, two dollars, three, live, ten, tu.mtv Ovo or Hf ty dollars, just consider, please, Ilia! you are one of some throe thousand people with whom we. deal every year, and that while you are bidding off payment willi the idea thal Hie amount is small .ind immaterial, lhere may bi lift j ?. r a hundred, live hundred or a thousand, who aro thinking the same Hiing. Ju.si lake into consideration your <>v\:i ea se, I hen multiply the anio nil you ow . . by one of the fi gu res mos! likely lo lit i lie ca >o. a nd you can s?*e "just win-re WO are at" in tbe situation. Cotton is bringing a lair prl?*e and lots of i' is bel.i ., sohl, business is picking up and the prospects are bright indeed as a general thing. Prosperity seems to be al thu thres hold of this country and Ibis section. Rush it along. Pay your bills as you can. and w here you can't pay in full, pay as much as you can. The pay ing of bills the cleaning up ol ac counts- is one of the greatest secrets of prosperity. One dollar paid oil nernnnl will within a verv short limo , . . .....v.....j ,.. ..... ....... ....i .. plies to others just as well. Whe ther or not you .?we u if you owe accounts, pay them at tho first pos sible moment. You will feel better, your creditor will iel better, and your country will be Inflnitelj better off. TO RI :i.RASE <;<xn>s colt EXPORT lll'itain hi Hal ly Ready to Release A a i tri ca II -< twited Shipments. Washington. Sept. 21. The way was c leared to'day for release of American owned goods of Herman ami Austrian origin now held at neu tral ports of Ku rope by the British orders 111 council. The British em bassy notified Hie Slate Department thal it was prepared to receive appli cations for permits lo export such good- in ?ases where American lui (loiters either had paid for them ol rend? red themselves liable for the purchase price before March 1, lt) l?. Vigorous informal representations have been made by the State Depart ment in its effort-. ' i iain an agree ment for the n* I ea se of this merchan dise, wort li about % 107.OOO,OOO, While ibo British authorities on .lune I., declined io receive unofficial representations hy the Department's trade advisers regarding Ibo ship ments, information from time to tune reached the department that private interests in Rond?n were get ting permits releasing goods from Rotterdam. Sir Richard Crawford, commercial attache of Hie British embassy, noti fied Foreign Trade Adviser W. R. Fleming oday Dial arrangements for the release of goods at last had been corni leted Dumba to Reave October Ti. Washington, Sept. 27.- Dr Con stantin Dumba, A astro-Hungarian ambassador to the United statis, will bo formally recalled hy hm govern ment according lo assurances given American Ambassador Penfield at the Vienna foreign office. Mr. enfield has been instructed lo make char informally that "leave of absence" for Dr. Dumba would not satisfy the United States. A note on the subject is being prepared In Vi enna and immediately upon its re ceipt, safe conduct home for Dr. Dumba will be arranged, l'util it ls received, State Department officials will make no announcement. Dr. Dumba may sail on tho steamer Nieuw Amsterdam October 5. (Established IM io. j WttHTMJNSTKll'S 1 INK LIGHTS. VltiM'tiH Celebrate Witft Public (?adi IIhi Park-Personals. Westminster, Sept. L'S. - special: Lust Friday evening at 8 o'clock, at Wistaria Park, a public meeting was hold to celebrate the completion of our elev trie lighting system. A. Zim merman, in Iiis pleasing manner, u ted a- master of ceremonies. The speaker" for tho evening were: T. Poden Anderson, .1. M. limiter, W. C. Taylor. I'\ ll. Shirley. Dr. W. A. Strickland, Kev. lt. A. Su blette, J. I, Dom and other**. lictween thc peaking was M c11I<? t by Katharine (.'??.ilion anil .lillian Cross; also a comic reading bv .lames lireazoale. During tho evening a most appetizing luncheon was served by the Civic League. The park was made to look attractive <>n this occasion, being brilliantly lighted l>> numerous elec tric lights and having Inviting tables ?ca Do rod a molli; Ihe trees, presided over l>v :i bev> ol pretty girls. A most pleasant evening was spent bj ali proseat. Miss Ida Mason and W. Clyde Powell wore quietly married Sunday evening al T o'clock. Rev, lt. A. Sub lotto ollieiatiug. They have the best wishes of many rriends. Mr. and Mrs. Harris llonoa and 1 babe, of Ca rt ors v i I le, Ow., were guests of Mr and Mrs. W. A. Mom i the Tit ter pa rt of last week. \li-s Sar.i lt. Anderson returned lo Allan'.i last Saturday after spending a few days willi her mother, Mrs. Anna Anderson. Mrs. Mc.Masters. of Hirniinghani. Ala., is visiting her fis er. Mrs .1 M. Itrunor. Mr. ?iud Mrs. T. \. Carter, lr., uro spending i week or moro in \t lanta Mrs. Thomas Perkins, of Kasta nollo, da., spent the week-end with her brother Dr, .1. il. Stonecypher. Mr and Mn C. C. Whitntlre. Mrs. T. N. .'arier and Mrs. W. Il M. '"lure formed a pleasant motoring j party lo Clemson College last week. Millinery openings wore held last ' week hy Itrownlee & Co. and the West lind Millinery Company. Mr. and Mr?. W. I. Stribling went to Clemson College I >r farmers' d.i> last Friday. Mrs. W. C. Harrie*? and Mrs. Silas Major, of Anderson, are guests of \||. .,.,.1 M. . VI VV M.,.-.... .>...! M >. Votes from Poplar Springs. _ Poplar Springs. Sept. _'T -Special: The farmers of this community are feeling encouraged over good crops ; a nd t he price of cot ton. Mrs. Jule Hopkins and children, of Anderson, visited the former's tno 1 thor in tlii.-> community recently c. Il Lynch, of this community, a pupil of ltlue Ridge (?laded School, i left lasl week Tor Clemson, where he I entered college. We understand that j Mr. Lynch will lake a four-year ?course in agriculture. Mr. Lvncli is a bright voung mau. and we wish for him much success. Mrs. A rel,,li ns Lynch and children visitod in Pickens county last week. Mrs. Martha Wilson is on an ex ! tended VIM* to relatives and friends j i n \ ndersoti. Mr. ?mil Mrs. W. fl. Lynch and j children visited it Clemson Sunday. I Porn, niuo Mr, and Mrs. I. C. Lee. on September 12th, a son. The P.. Y. P. P. at Poplar is get ting along nicely with Louis Rankin 1 is president. They hive quite a number of young people who are in terested in this great work. They meet immediately after Sunday school, which is about ll o'clock a. ni . bm on account of Sunday .school and preaching next Sunday morning j tho P Y P P. will meei al t o'clock lp. m. All thc members are urged j tO be pr?sent. I The P.. Y P. IT. had a very inter esting social at Archelaus Lynch's la<t Saturday nigh!. They had seve ral interesting games, after which lee cream and cake wore served. All present seemed lo have enjoyed 'he occasion very much All members of Poplar Springs Baptist church are urged to be pres ent next Saturday. October 2d, at ll o'clock a. m. for the purpo.se of elect ing a pastor for the coining year lil Slops Mehi in < anal. Panama, Sept. L'f.. Porty-three ve ?els are tied up in tho canal ow ing to last week's earth slide. D probably will be several days yet be fore ships ol' even light draft can pass through. .Vote's from doun ty Land. Bounty Land, Sept. 27.-Special: Mis? Sallie Davis made a recent visit to her sister, Mrs. .1. H. Shanklin, of Anderson. Many of the people of our com munity are suffering from sore eyes. Especially is this ailment prevalent among tho children here. IMdOKHYTUKY MKT AT IdllKRTY. Campaign of relocation is I'IUIMHII. Country Church l*roblom. Liberty, Sept. 25. Piedmont Pres bytery convened in the Presbyterian church here on Tuesday night. The opening sermon was preached by Kev. C. I? Walker, ot Kasley. Rev. I. li. Wallace, of Seneca, was elected moderator, and Kev. J. IO. Wallace, of Wes tm in'ser. temporary clerk. There were present Ki ministers and I 7 ruling elders. There are no vacant fields within tho bounds ol the Presbytery. There are dre" iinall chu relics under tho care of tite ho nu mission committee. The committee on loreign missions is planning another active campaign of education on the part of the lay men. AH >r full discussion the Pres bytery rescinded its action at the spring neeting In withdrawing its co op?r?t ion with the other Presbyteries of the Slate in the matter of local home missions. At the next meeting of the Presby tery one day is to be set apart to tho consideration of the country church problem. A program will he arrang ed and prominent speakers will deal with the ?uhleets. Tin- Sunday school missionary I. s. Kohiusnn. made a lull report ot his work. He has thoroughly explored the whole territory and has opened up many preaching points and Sun day schools. ld follow up its work the Presby tery proposes to employ a pastor-mis sionary ai once and put him Into the Held. A committee was appointed to ..i ur? " lie necessary funds. Kxeellent sermons were preached l>> Revs W. T. Hollingsworth, .1 K. Wall tee, Uoberl Adams and D. P. Junkin. Kev. i!. Mayes superintendent ul ionic missions, Kev. \V H. Work man a former pastor, and Rev. J. VV. elkins, pastor of tho Methodist church, were formally introducid to t he body. The usual routine business was t ra usacted i Revs. I "i. Law. Goo. M. Wilcox and Kider W. C. Hughs. >f Walhalla, attended the meeting of Presbytery.) S IKK I'M SH Al 1 KA V AT KKl'.NSOX. Two Men IO II gage in lOiieountei' After Discussing Business Deal. mos! frequented localities in the town of Brimson, and entered into a discussion Of a business transaction iii.ii wa.s pending, In which both were directly interested. Mr. Rouse is said to have reproached Mr. Brab ham with insincerity and of being guilty of "a dirty trick/- Brabham replied, it is said: "I cannot fight you. I am a physical wreck, but if you advance on me I will shoot you." Rouse -'ruck at Brabham, the blow glancing on the side of Brabham's face. Brabham staggered backward, teaching for bis pistol. Rouse struck again and grabbed Brabham, as Brabham's pistol was presented, urabham fired once and lost hold of the pistol, which fell to the ground, two or three paces from where he stood. Bystanders quickly interfered. A ball from the 32-calihrc pistol entered just above and to the right of the left hip and did not pass through or out. The wound hied pro fusely and the three local physicians, hastening lo the .scene of the diffi culty, were for some length of time engaged in staunching the (low of blood Mr. Kou.se was hurriedly made ready and carried to a hospital in Augusta for treatment. Mr. Brab ham was carried to his home, .several blocks distant, where he is in bed, suffering from complete nervous pros 'ra'lon and other ailments from which he has been for some time suf fering. The latest account of Mr Kouse dates that he ls resting easily. Mr. lion-*- is a graduate of Hie Citadel. , ile taught as principal in several of j he high schools of Hampton and for the past several terms has served as County Superintendent ol Education and has generally boen regarded ns a caiiable and an efficient official. IO llaitieil Hebel* Head. ('ape Ha?tien, Sept. LM;. Ih an at tack by llaitien rebels on an Ameri can force about two miles from Cape llaitien. 40 Ha?tiens were killed. Ten Americans were wounded. The rebels have refused to dlsa.'m and the Americans are inarching on Haut du Cap, lo the plain of the No rt h. Did Naval Vessel Condemned? Norfolk, Va., Sept. 2 1. The old receiving ship Franklin, which has been in the service of the United States for a century, ha? been con demned by a na vi board of survey and will probably be sold for Junk. VAQUI INDIANS UNCIVILIZED. Piare I ' : i i ? 11 ; >. < -1 - ? lu Car of May, und Durn Them to Heath. San Diego, Cal., Sept. 2?. -Eighty passengers of a Southern Pacific Mex ican train were thrown Into a car con taining hay and the car set on lire hy a hand of Yaqui Indians, Friday, near Torres, Sonora, according to radio advices received here to-day from Hermosillo, via Cuaymas. Only 20 passengers have been accounted for, . he others having been burned to deal h. The Indians, according to the re port, numbered about GO and were deserters from one of the Mexican factional armies They first derailed . ho train, which was running fron; Campo Verde to Torres, then placed the passenger;-, most of them wo men and children in the hay car and applied the torch. So far as is known no Americans were on the train. Torres is 70 miles norl li of Cuaymas. Said to Have Itceil Transylvania. N'ew York. Sept. 27. According to private advices received here, the large British transport reported by wireless from herlin on September '_* 1 to have been sunk off the Island Of Crete, in the Mediterranean, by a Cern?an submarine, was the Canar der Transylvania. This big liner, a I 1,000-tOll vessel. ."> I s feel long, had been chartered by the British govern ment to carry troops lo the Darda nelles. She was built only (wo years ago at CJreenock. She plied between1 N*OW York ami Liverpool. T A X \ O TIC K . Count)}1 Treasurer's Olllce, Walhalla. S. C., Sept. 2?. 1 9 ' ">?. The books for the collection ot Mate. Comry. School and Special Taxes for the llscal year 1915 will be open from October 15th, lal.",, to De cember Hist, 1015, without penalty, after which day one per cent penalty will be added on all payments made in the month of January, ll) If., and t wo jier cent penalty on all payments made in the month of February, 191 0, and seven per cent penalty on all payments made from the first day of March until the 15th day ol' March. 1 '.' 10. After that day all taxes not paid will go into execution and be placed in the hands of the Sheriff for collection. Taxpayers owning property or pay ing taxi's for others will please ask j for a tax receipt in each Township or Special School District in which he ' .oport v This is Ordinal') count> ,._ Total.1 7 Vi n. Hs Special and Local School Tax. _ o rt ? Sen ? %rf? o - 1 :5 V? 2! -! 6 -! x; i -! 2, _I 1 0 -; :i! . s' s (!' 0 s: s -I 4! I - 41 I -! 2! -I 2 -I 2' 2 Poll Tux, $1. Dog Tax, r.Oe. Every male citizen from 21 to 60 years of age is liable for poll tax ex cept Confederate soldiers, who do not pay after 50 years of age, and those exempted by law. Hoad Tax, Every male citizen from 18 to 50 years of age is liable for road tax, except those exempt by law. This tax is payable from October 15th, lil 15, to March 16th. 191?, after which time four days' work will be required. R. II. ALEXANDER. Treasurer Oconee County, S. C. Sept. 29, 1915. 39-tf. ^ Well Bi Ration for V COTTON SEED MEAL Cracked Corn Cut Sheaf Oats Syrup - Snorts - Salt - ( Fed successfully for years by S. C., tu 40 to 50 hoad of Highly Recommer for Worl 12 lbs. Corn, ?2 lbs. Hay or o Quick Gi Wc arc running all cur ( service-no noise of steam I when you come to our Gin. it comes to equipment for USE TWO AND A HA If We Please Yo If not, T NrVestminster Oil WESTMINE Instead of Wood W 3 '^ggM great wt besides they are inexpensive and Ic? For Si Ballenger Hardware ? SENECi SI MMONS FOR RELIEF. I : -- I (Summon., for Itelief.-Complaint Not Served.) To tho Defendant Above Named: You are hereby summoned and required to answer tho Complaint in j this action, which was tiled In tho Clerk's office on the 13th day of Sep- j te m ber, 1915, and to servo a copy of ? ?your Answer to the said Complaint on ' ?tho subscriber, at his ellice, on the j j Public Square, at Walhalla Court Mouse, S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of j the day of such service; and if yon fall to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for tho relief demanded in the. Com plaint. Dated this 13th day of September, I 9 1 5. lt. T. J A YNES, Plaintiff's Attorney. To E. M. O'Shields, Defendant: Please take notice that the Sum- ' mons and Complaint In the above en titled action were filed in tho office of the Clerk of Court of Common : Pleas of Oconce County, South Car olina, on the 13th day of September, 1 9 1 5. It. T. JA YNES. Plaintiff's Attorney. V t. 15, 1915. 37j39 .MASTER'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCONEE. In Court of Common Pleas. Pursuant lo decree of tho afore said Court, in the case named below, Plant Ten Qr; this year, groun and well fertili make things eas year. Our Oconec P. P. Sullivan C J. G. Breazeah Moss (Sb Ans R. L. Nimm? J. Q. Ad ai ?nderst alanceo* ^ork Horses JO lbs - 30 lbs 30 lbs - 19 lbs 10 lbs - I lb Powell Fuel Company, Columbia, working horses and inuit's.) ided Daily Ration k Horses 2 lbs. Cotton Seed Meal, ther Roughage? n Service jins with electricity-quick from engine. No time lost No money is spared when our Gin Customers. WE LF POUND BAGGING. ?ti. Tell Others ; ELL, US. and Fertilizer Co. ;TER, S. C. Shingles ornate conmimr Metal Shingles ^ The roofing that lasts as long as ie building and never needs repairs, icy won't burn, crack, curl or rot wood shingles, nor hast: they the ight or brittleness of stone slate; uk better than either, a/e by h Furniture Company \, s. c. 1 will oller for sale, to the highest bidder, in front of the Court House uga i a? t R. H. Huff, etc., et al., Defendants. All that part, piece, parcel or lot of land lying, being and situate in the State of South Carolina, County of Oconee, and southeast of the Town ot Seneca and having the following courses and bearings, viz.: Begin ning at a stake 1,100 feet from pres ent northeast corner land of P. M. Jordan adjoining, thence S. 03 .'?0' W. :',!l0 feet, thence X. ?{0 .'{O' VV. 300 feet, thence S. o:$ 30' w. 501 feet, thence S 30 30' E. 1,240 feet, thence X. 63 30' E. 891 feet, thence N. 30 !!0' VV. 940 feet, the whole containing 22.68 acres, more or less, being the tract of land purchased by said W. E. Huff from P. M. .Ionian. Terms of Sale: Cash on day of salo. That in event of failure of the purchaser or purchasers to comply with the terms ol' the sale within live days from day ol' sale, tho Mas ter do re-ad veil ise and resell said premises on the following salesday or some convenient salesday there at 1er, at tho same place and on the same terms as heretofore set out, at the risk of the former purchaser or purchasers, and that he continue so to do until he has found a purchaser or purchasers who comply with tho terms of sale. Provided, however, that such sale and possession shall be subject to the lease of thc prem ises for the current year. Purchaser to pay extra for papers ? and stamps. VV . O. WHITE, I Master for Oconee County, S. C. i Acres in ain J _11 _ .t_A \x \vcii pieparcu zed, and it will .y for you next ? Agents are ? Co., Madison. 5, Westminster, el. Walhalla, ons. Seneca, ns. Seneca. le & Oil Company, >n, S. C.