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MISS BESSIE WILSON DEAD. Was Formerly Resident of Senden New Hotel Opeued-Personal?. Seneca, Oct. 23.-Special: Many friends here and elsewhere will be In terested to know of the approaching marriage of Miss 'Floride Propst to ?Curtis Parker next Wednesday after noon at her home here. Only the immediate families will bo present, and the young couple will leave on train No. 38. The bride is ono of Senoca's elect, and the best wishes of a large circle of friends are felt for lier on this Interesting occasion. The groom, a prominent business man of Pageland, S. C., ls to be congratulat ed upon winning so rare a Jeyel, Miss Propst hoing universally popular in Seneca. The Masons enjoyed a public meet ing here Thursday right, when a large number of visitors was present. An oyster supper was sorved. The Camp Fire girls grave a de lightful entertainment at tho home of Mrs. W. P. Nimmons Friday after noon. An interesting program was rendered, consisting of folk songs and dances. A large number of friends was invited to enjoy tho af fair, at the close of which a delicious salad course was served. iMiss Dell Ramsay, of Anderson, visited Miss Helen Cary last week. S. K. Dendy was with his family over Sunday. Mrs. R. D. Neill entertained at a charming affair Friday afternoon, honoring the fair bride-elect, Miss Floride Props!. The Palmetto House was opened to 'he public last .Monday and has re reived a liberal share of public pat ronage. The house is attractive, with new furnishings throughout, with -water, lights and telephone in each room. Seneca is glad to seo this once popular hostelry opened again, it being a decided attraction to that part of town. A basket ball court has been made in the opera house, which will prove a popular resort for the young iieople. There are many friends in Seneca who regret to learn of the death or Miss Bessie Wilson, which occurred at a hospital in Charlotte on 'Septem ber 18th. Miss Wilson lived In Sen eca a number of years and was greatly beloved by all who knew her. Her brother, Rev. J, A. Wilson, was pastor of the Presbyterian church here for several years, and another "brother, Rev. Sam Wilson, was pastor at Westminster. The latter died only a few months ago. Mrs. O. F. Bacon was hostess to tho Onco-a-Week Club last week, when the 20th birthday of this pop ular organization was celebrated. The hostess gave a short sketch of the club's history, which was heartily re ceived by the members. At the close of the mooting a beautiful luncheon was served, the dining room being used, which was elaborately decorat ed with gorgeous dahlias. A long train of cars, carrying ex hibits from the State of Arkansas, ?was viewed In Seneca Friday morning for an hour. The exhibition was wonderful and most attractively dis played. Prominent citizens, includ ing bankers, lawyers and farmers, with a good sprinkling of women, ac companied the car. Miss Janies, of Greenville, spent the week-end here with her sister, Miss Mattie James, the latter being ] one of our efficient teachers In the "high school. Miss Ivor Brown was another week-end visitor here, coming over from Gaffney, in which place she is leaching in tho graded school. On Friday afternoon, beginning at fi o'clock, the Sunday school class of Mrs. T. L. Stribling will give a Hal lowe'en entertainment in the hall over Patterson's store. Everything will partake of the spirit of the season, and "The goblins will git you sure, if you don't watch out." Only a penny will be charged those under twelve years, and Ave cents for oth ers. Don't forgot tho date-Friday afternoon from B o'clock on. Dr. T. M. Galphin entertained at dinner Thursday last a large number of thc preachers of Beaverdam Asso ciation. The meeting was largely of a social nature and was greatly en joyed by the visiting ministers. Miss Kittie Sligh's friends are ac cording her a hearty welcome upon her return to Seneca last week, when she resumed her duties In the school. All-Day Singing at To.vaway. There will lie an all-day singing at Toxaway Baptist church next Sunday. October 29th, conducted by J. A Dur nam, R. L. 'Hall, R. E. Long and oth ers. Homer Greer, the distinguished hass singer, of Lula, Ga., has prom ised to he present. Everybody Invited to come and bring song books and dinner baskets. C. W. Lyle. GIRIASI GIRLS! TRY ITI STOP DANDRUFF AND BEAUTIFY YOUR HAIR. Hair Stops Falling Out and Goto Thick, Wavy, Strong and Beautiful. Your hair becomes light, wavy, fluffy, abundant and appears as soft, lustrous ?nd 'beautiful as a young girl's after a "Danderine hair cleanse." Just try this-moisten a cloth with a little Danderlno and carefully draw it through your hair, taking ono small strand at a time. This will cloanse the hair of dust, dirt and excosslve oil and in just a few momonts you have doubled tho beauty of your hair. Besides beautifying tho hair at once, Dandorlne dissolves every par tido of dandruff; cleanses, purifies and invigorates the scalp, forover stopping itching and falling hair. But what will please you most will bo after a fow weok's use when you will actually seo new hair-fine and downy at first-yes-but really now hair growing all over the scalp. If you care for protty, soft hair and lots of it surely get a 25-cont bottle of Knowlton's Danderine from any druggist or toilet counter, and just try lt.-Adv. NOTICE OF ELECTION. State of (South Carolina, County of Oconee. Notice is 'hereby given that tho General Election for Presidential and vice-Presidential Electors and Rep resentatives in Congress "Will be held at the voting precincts fixed by law in tho County of Oconee on Tuesday, November 7, 1910, said day being Tuesday following the first Monday, as proscribed by the (State Constitu tion. Tho qualifications for suffrage aro as follows: Residence in State for two yoars, in the County one year, in the polling precinct In which tho elector offers to vote, four months, and tho pay ment six months before any election of any poll tax then due and payable. Provided, That ministers in charge of an organized church and teachers of public schools shall be entitled to voto after six months' residence in tho State, otherwise qualified. Registration.- Payment of all taxes, including poll tax, assessed and collectible during the previous year. The production of a certificate or the receipt of the officer authorized to collect such taxes shall be conclu sive proof ol tho payment thereof. Before the hour fixed for opening tho polls Managers and Clerks must take and subscribe to the Constitu tional oath. The Chairman of the Board of Managers can administer the oath to the other ?Managers and to the Clerk; a Notary Public must administer the oath to Chairman. The Managers elect their Chairman and Clerk. Polls at each voting place must be opened at 7 o'clock a. m., and closed at 4 o'clock p. m., except In the City of Charleston, .where they shall be opened at 7 a. m. and closed at 6 p. m. The 'Managers have the power to lill a vacancy; and If none of the Managers attend the citizens can ap point from among the qualified vot ers, the Managers, who, after being sworn, can conduct the eloctlon. At the close of the election, the Managers and Clerk must proceed publicly to open the ballot box and count the ballots therein, and con tinue without adjournment until the same is completed, and make a state ment of the result for each office, and sign the same. Within three days thereafter, the Chairman of the Board or some one designated by the Board, must deliver to the Commis sioners of Election the poll list, the box containing thc ballots and writ ten statements of the result o;' the election. Managers of Election.-The follow ing -Managers of Election have been appointed to hold the election at the various precincts in thc said County: Cherry Hill-W. H. Alexander. Joab Li. Hudson, D. P. Grant. Clemson College-J. B. Whitton, H. C. Goodman, H. M. St.ackhouse. Damascus-D. P. Carter, John T. Rholetter, T. J. Carter. Double Springs-I. W. 'Henry, W. D. Pell, L. N. Robins. Earle's-W. D. Giles, C. W. Patter son, S. W. Simmons. Fair Play-W. R. Davis, A. R. Mar ett, J. Willis Grubbs. Friendship-Henry Crooks, J. O. Campbell, Henry E. Cox. High Falls-James R. White. Thomas Cannon, J. M. V. Clark. High Falls No. 2-P. R. Brown, J. L. Kell. G. ?M. White. Sr. Holly Sprjngs-R. E. Long, J. O. Smith, A. C. Blackwell. Jocassoe-J. B. Burgess, Sr., J. A. Whltmlre, John G. Cash. Little River-R. W. Burgess, F. P. Holden, C. S. Talley. Long Creek-George Matheson, T. J. Thrift, Gus C. Arve. Madlson-J. D. Hull. C. ?R. Cleland, J. A. Cook. Newry-V. Q. Gregory, Olar W. Kelley, ?J. H. Watson. Oak way- M. S. Carroll, W. S. Rea iden, W. H. Cole. Providence-John C. Hoggs, C. C. Harris, J. E. Woolbright. Richland-Stiles N. Hughs. Elbert Foster, L. M. Berry. Salem-T. L. Duncan, J. R. Gro gan, H. H. Grant. Seneca-Y. C. Langston, T. S. Strlbling, Plummer S. Abbott. South Union-Lottie Rurriss, J. J. Lee, James H. Brown. Taber-J. A. Knox, A. A. Moore bead, W. R. King. Tamassec-George E. Rankin, Hayne G. Jones, Nean Nicholson. Tokeena-J. A. Callaham, Walter Richardson, W. H. Simmons. Tugaloo Academy-J. P. Powell, Leander i.M. Jones, W. O. Smith. Walhalla-T. A. Grant, J. D. Is hell. G. M. Ansel. West minster-R. B. Honoa, A. M. Alexander, Ralph Pike, West Union-E. O. Hutchison. J. L. Moser, J. C. Shockley. Picket Post-J. D. Hark ins, John H. Reaty, A. A. Hubbard. Tho Managers at each precinct i named above are requested to dele gate one of their number lo secure the box and blanks for the election. ' Hoard of Managers viii meet and organize on November .'ld, 1916, and designate one of their number to come for boxes and Instructions at Walhalla, S. C., at office of C. R. D. Rums, Clerk, on Saturday, Novem ber 4th, 1916. P. A. BROWN. L. c. MCCAULEY, OSCAR LAND. Commissioners of Federal Election for Oconee County. S. C. October 2 Lt, 1916. 4 3-4 4 S. S. CONVENTION DATES. Timo Fixed for Holding District and County S. S. Mooting*. Tho Oconee County Interdenomina tional Sunday School Association will hold the district convention of District No. 1, composed of Center and Tugnloo townships, with Beaver dam Raptlst church, at Fair Play, on Friday, November 10th. The district convention for Dis trict No. 3. composed of Keowee and Whitewater townships, will be held at Salem on Saturday, November ll. The district convention for Dis trict No. 2, composed of Seneca and Wagener townships, will be held at Newry on Sunday, November 12th. All Sunday schools, regardless of denomination, aro urged to send del egates to their respective conven tion?. General Secretary H. D. Webb and Miss Agnes Ravanel, elementary su perintendent, are expected to attend these district conventions. The County Convention will be held no Friday and Saturday, Decem ber 1st and 2d. To this convention Dr. John U. "White, of Anderson, has been invited to make an address. ', Mr. Webb and Miss Ravanel and other prominent speakers will also attend the County Convention. If every school In the county will do Its duty, Oconee will be one of the "gold star" counties in the State. Jas. M. Moss, Sec.-Treas. Vaughan Declared Insane. Greenville, Oct. 22.-'After secur ing opinions from sovernl experts and physicians, Solicitor P. A. Bonham, of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, has decided not to ask for a resen tenclng of Thurston U. Vaughan, now confined in the State Hospital, ha\ing been convicted of a capital crime. The case has been pending for four years.* The solicitor slates that Drs. Sandy, Babcock and J. ll. Gibbes state as their opinion that Vaughan is now insane. The solicitor accepts these opinions, but says that If Vaughan should regain his normal mind he at some future time may bo resentenced to electrocution. Vaughan was convicted of criminal assault upon a young white girl In an orphan asylum of which he was su perlll tendent. Rainfall for Week. Rainfall for week ending October 24th, at 7 p. m., ls furnished us by H. W. Brandt, co-operative observer. The record follows: Bate- Inches rainfall. Oct. 18-Cldy .0.57 Oct. 19-Ptly cldy .1.24 Oct. 20-?Ptly cldy .0.03 Oct. 21-Clear. Oct. 22.-Clear. Oct. 23-Clear. Oct. 2 4-Clear. Total for week.1.84 First frost Oct. 21st. Notes from Bounty Cami. Bounty Land, Oct. 23.-Special: J. N. McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Robert McDonald and daughter, Miss Willie, attended the fair "in Atlanta last week. Miss Clyde Smith, of Iva, spent from Friday until Sunday afternoon with her ?parents, 'Hon. and Mrs. J. L. Smith. BUGGIE; WAG IL Doors, Sash PAINTS / ^ Complete GENERAL Ml W. P. Nimmons New Thl Special in Lad in Gar bar dine and $12.50 an They are especial! best trade. New 5 the best we have a at $2.50, $3.SO ant they are great. Our line of P never better? and i lines except the "s HUNTER /?VT>/fvTvTv/fVfV<VVvfVWT TO LET CONTRACT FOR STEW- I ARD OF POOR FARM. Notice is hereby given that tho Board of County Commissioners will let, to the lowest responsible bidder, at their ofllce, Walhalla, S. C., on FRIDAY, November 3d, 1916, at 12 o'elock M., the contract for the posi tion of Steward of the County Poor Farm for the year 1917. All bidders will be required to state tho number Ot members of their families and their ages; also, thc bidder will have | to agree to abldo by all orders ema nating from tho Board of Commis sioners, and agree to work and over see county convicts at such times as ho may be directed. Bids may bo'| flied up to 10 o'clock a. m. on day of lotting. None but sealed bids will be considered. The Board reserves tho right to reject any and all bids. W. C. FOSTER, Supervisor. Oct. ll, 1916. 44 DR. M. R. CAMPBELL. Registered Optometrist? AND MANUFACTURING OPTICIAN, Anderson, S. C. Bell's Drug Store, Local Repre sentatives. Take your repairs and broken lenses to them for prompt and accurate work. MAKE YOUR OWN FLOUR ! It is eleanor and purer nnd better than any you can buy. It is no trouble to make it if you use our Fish nnd Blood Gtinno when you sow your whent. W. F. FARMER, Secretary ANDERSON PHOSPHATE AND OID COMPANY. - Seo - MOSS & ANSED, Walhalla, S. C. J. O. HREAZEALE, Westminster, S. C. P. P. SULLIVAN & CO., Madison, S. C. ?ONS, ? ???? Iff IWIIWPI III 1-MT \RNESS, and Blinds. IND OILS, Stock of --1 ERCHANDISE , Seneca, S. C is Week. iee* All-wool Stilts I Poplin at d $lS.OO. ly tailored for the Skirts. hown this season, i $5.00. See them ; IECE GOODS was Are can fit you in all hoddy.** 'S, Seneca. 3 DAYS ONLY 3 Days' Sale 3 AT L. BL Friday, Saturday, Monday, October 27, 28 and 30. Silk Crepe De Chine 4 0 Inches wide, in very attractive colors; $1.50 value. Special $1.28 per yard. Good Bleaching 12 Vic. value; our Special price 8ie. per yard. J. & P. Coats' Cotton, Black and White. Regular price 5c; 'Special 3e. One of H Nuinhor-Sntturdiiy Only. One Lot of Men's Hats worth $1.00 to $2.00; Special foi this occasion 65c. CALICO A very good quality, that sells now at Sc. per yard. Special 5$c. per yard. Ladies' Underskirts in very pretty colors; worth $1.50 each; Special 98c. Ladies' Handkerchiefs Regular price Bc.; Special One Cent Each. Men's Press Shirts best 50c. sellers; Special 38c. Shoes have Advanced in Price Every where, but not with us. READ OUR SPECIAL PRICES $2 Ladies' Shoes, $1.48 In Gun ?Metal and 'Patent Leather. Sell everywhere for $2.00; our Spe cial price $148 $3 Ladies' Shoes, $2.28 Very attractive styles-$2.50 and $3.00 values-"Special $2.28 Ladies' Work Shoes Usually sell for $1.50; our Spe cial prlco $1.28 Men's Sunday Shirts FREE Saturday from 2 o'clock to 4 p. ttl, wo will glvo FREE a 'Dress Shirt with each purchase of W. iL. Douglas Shoos, stamped $3.50 and $4.50. L. BLUMENTHAL, Westminster. S. C. BUILDING TIME WE ARK PREPARED WITH FULL STOCKS TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR WANTS NAILS, SASH, ROOFING, PLASTER, DOORS, PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, Etc. -PURNI TURE. WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED THE HOUSE WE HAVE A BET TER STOCK OF FURNITURE THAN EVER BEFORE, AT PRICES JUST AS REASONABLE AS EVER. LET US SHOW YOU OUR STOCK BEFORE BUYING. Ballenger Hardware and Furniture Co., SENECA, s. c. (UNDERTAKERS.) SENECA, S. C. ?iii Just Received Carload of Mules and Horses.. WILL SELL CHEAP FOR CASH. ^ SEE ME AT ONCE BEFORE THEY ARE ALL GONE. <* # E. C. Marett Westminster, S. G. OIL MILL OFFICE, WESTMINSTER OIL fif FERTILIZER CO.