Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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- ?M ULES! V MARES! V BUGGIES! Two Carloads of Buggies and One Car of Pirie Young Mules and Mares on tap here for youu Each animal well broke and ready to make money for you every day* - Ifs a pleasure to show you what we have/ *J& *j? "OUR TERMS ARE YOUR TERMS." W. M. BROWN, Walhalla, S. C. BROWNorHAS IT BROWN GETS IT ^ j& & j& "WHEN YOU RIDE, RIDE RIGHT," & ?er JS> JS> BROWN GETS IT New Fall Mill -A'. NORMAN'S DRY Now lino China, Crockery, Aim Woodonware, Window Shades, 1 iles, Rod S|>rcA(iH, Oil Cloth, Trays, Mat?, Hugs; full lino pretty Dry Hud Shoes, arriving weekly, nt I Kos pc ct fully, WA NTH I)-2O0 Turkeys, at once; eggs 40c. See li, I). O ELK 13 RS Walhalla. 47* FOR SALK-Nice milk cow with voung calf, $75. M. L. MILLER, Seneca, s^ C., Rt. No. I._47? FOR SALK-Ono maro and one rubber-tire surrey. I. L. HURLEY, Walhalla, S. 0. _48* LOST-On Saturday last, between Seneca and Wallinna, a now pair of boy's black Scout shoes. Return to Methodist Parsonage, Walhalla. 47* FOR SALE-Registered Holstein Hull; 2 Vi years old. Bargain for quick sale. See or write J. A. Mor gan, West Union, Rt. No. 1. 4 8* WANTED-All your Raw Hides and all your Chickens and lOggs. I pay highest prices. Hoe me. R. M. CHEEK, opposite Depot, Walhalla, S. C. ._r>o* HOGS-Three lino Brood Sows and .some light Porkers; Du roo brood. 1 offer these for quick Bale. SAM J. ISDELL, Walhalla, S. C.. H. F. D. No. 1.__',,5ltf__ EXPRESS your Wool, Mule, Horso and Cow Hides, Old Auto TlreB, Heeswax and Tallow to ATHENS HIDE CO., at Athens, Ga. H. Eugene Fant, Manager._ FOR SALE-1-ncre lot, with three room dwelling, and 20x30-foot store room, latter worth $5 00. Located upper Main street. Bargain for quick sale; cash or terms. Apply A. V. DUNCAN, Walhalla, S. C. _ 30-tf. CQ-ACRE FARM VOM, SALE; wlth Ui? in six milos of Westminster; good house, barn and well of water; HO acres open for cultivation; place well watered. Terms easy. Apply to .). H. BA RN HIT, West m luster, S. C., Roule No. I. 17* STRAYED-From W est Union de pot, Sunday nlghl, HIM? ?ray maro, aged about 12 yours; weight about Nf>() pounds; flesh shod, with heavy calks. Lefl willi harness and bug gy, but no bridle or lines. Will pay liberal reward. V. S. MEDLIN. West Union, Ronlo No. I. 47* LOST-On streets of Walkalla be tween 12 and 1 o'clock, last Satur day, new Hank of Walhalla coln bag containing $110 in currency-5 20 dollar bills and 2 5-dollar bills-all greenbacks, no ?old certificates. 1 will pay a reward of $25 If left at Courier olflce or Rank of Walhalla. Will also pay for information lead ing to recovery of same. A. M. LOUDE RM1LK, 47 Regular Communication of Blue iffi* Rldgo I/Mlgo, No. 92, A F. Mfl M., will bo held noxt Frl ?MMP day night, Nov. 2:1, 1917, o'clock. Election of olllcers. W. C. HUGHS, W. M. W. O. WHITE. Secretary. (adv) *i* *I* .!* "?" "I* *t* *I* *I* *I* *\* *I* *I* *I* ?I* *l* "I* *i ? LOCAL AND PERSONAL. ? - Hutterick patterns. C. W. Pitch ford, Walhalla. S. C.-Adv. tf. Cordon. Fanl. of Clemson, spent the week-end in Walhalla with bis parents. Mr. and Mrs. N. Fant. - -Miss Addie Tnthnm is in Colum bia this week attending a meeting o. tho State Red Cross. She will also visit friends in Creen wood. We do inonu menial work in all its branches. Let us quote you on your monumental work. Our prices and work will suit. Seneca Marble and Granite Works.-Adv. -Mrs. C. \V. Pitchford, .Jr.. bas returned to her homo In Walhalla alter a stay of some length with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Clinkscales, nt C reen wood. -Mr. and Mrs. (leo. P. Pitchford, of Atlanta, spoin several days this and last week in Walhalla visiting at the homes of the former's brothers, C. W. and S. N. Pitchford. Mr. and Mrs. Pitchford have a host of friends hore who are always delighted to meet them. -Wanted-Fresh cow at reason able price. Do not cure for calf. A. G. Holmes, Clemson College.- -Adv.* -At Hunter's, Seneca, you will find a large number of ladies' fine coats on display. This ls a bargain lot of goods from wholesale sales rooms in New York, and they will be disposed of at a great reduction in price. Old prices were $18 and $20, now cut to $15. Read the announce ment, then call and examine these coats. inery Arrived r GOODS STORE. niiiuin, Kimmel, Tin, Glass and (ods, Polos, Curtains, Towels, Doi Mlrrors, Hells, all kinds Brushes; Goods, Notions, Clothing, lints iiitisuitlly low prices. b\ H. HAHHISON, Manager. -Wanted-Good burlap and tow sacks. C. W. & J. IO. Baukuight. ad. -Miss Gertrude Smith is visiting friends in Greenville and Belton. - Mrs. S. P. Dendy ls spending some timo in Greenville with her daughter, Mrs. C. W. Gentry, -Attorneys E. H. Herndon, M. C. Long and W. C. Hughs were In Co lumbia this week attending to legal matters beforo tho Supreme Court. -We carry a largo stock of finish ed monuments, ready for lettering. Call at our show room before placing your order and see the actual size and quality. Let us quote you prices. Seneca Marble and Granite Works.-Adv. -Oconco county officers last Tues day night captured a "tin Lizzie" on the public road above Westminster. The aforesaid Lizzie contained two Anderson citizens and three gallons of Oconee corn liquor. The men and Lizzie and thc liquor wore brought to Walhalla. Bond was promptly fur nished for the men and auto. We are unable to give the correct names of tho men, but wo understand they are (pille prominent In their home town-financially and socially. -For Sale-Oakland five-passen ger touring car; practically now. See Dr. J. W. Bell, Walhalla.-Adv. --Anderson county does not only produce largo potatoes. She raises large families as well. Two or three years ago a colored farmer by the name ot .Iones came up hero from Anderson. He has a largo family, and brought all of them with him. He left Anderson because the soil of that county would not produce suillcienlly to enable him to make a living and clothe his family respect ably. Ile is doing well up here and is saving money. He came to town last week and bought about $-100 worth ol clolliing and shoos at one lime. Ho lias to make his money go as far as possible, even after produc ing abundant crops in Oconee. .Iones bought 1 .*> pairs ol' shoes for his fam ily. This bill alone amounted to $">(). Iones Uves in the Fbenezer section, lt is said that If Jones had stayed in Anderson he would have been out at tho county home by this time. ?Anderson Mall please uopy and comment. ) - Probably the nearest .o a fatal accident that has happened near Walhalla since automobiles came to be "too numerous to mention" took place last Friday morning, when George Morton was thrown clear of his car at the Butler curve in the Walhalla-Westminstor road lt seems that three cars, one of them -driven by Mr. Morton, one by Dr. H. F. Thode and the other by Rural Mall Carrier ira L. Burley, were making the curve at tho same time. Dr. Thodo and Morton were coming to ward Walhalla, Mr. Burley going toward Westminster. It ls said-that thc Walhalla-bound cars were "going some." Dr. Thode passed Mr. Burley, and the latter turned his head to look after the car that had just passed him. Mr. Morton was following close after Dr. Thode and seems to have boen hug ging to the left of the road (which was Mr. Burley's side) and ns ho ap proached Mr, Burley he saw that ho was going to have to turn sharp to avoid a collision. This he did, and threw his car too far to the right, clearing thc road and landing In a Held. Tho car made a complete somersault, and when rescuers reach ed the car it was standing headed to ward Westminster. Mr. Morton was painfully injured, having three ribs broken, and for a time it was feared that there might be some serious in ternal injuries, lie is Improving, however, and will soon be out again unless something develops that is not now anticipated, Mr. Morton was ac companied by a passenger. He, too, was thrown clear of the car. and suf fered minor Injuries, the worst be ing the hurting over of an amputat ed Huger. Rural Carrier Burley says this ls a very dangerous curve; that this was the third ncnr-accldont ho has had at that corner. Tho curve ls short and the view ls cut off by an embankment. The road ia good, and some people turn on full-julce, -For Sale-Public Outcry, Thurs day, November 22, at 10 o'clock, 102 acres good land, 3 miles east of Mt. Rest; about 20 acres In cultivation; balance heavily timbered. Good 0 room dwelling, barn and other nec essary out-buildings; well watered; headwaters Village Creek; niuo Uno springs. Will also sell all house hold and kitchen furniture, horse, wagon, farm implements, crops, etc. Salo will take place at residence. A fine chiinee for a home-seeker. K. M. EdgeiJS, Mt. Rest, S. C.-Adv.47* -Nice now 4-room house to rent. T. IO. Alexander, Walhalla.-Ad. 46 -W. C. Kyles left last Friday for Lancaster, where ho will reopen his school for tho winter,term. He has taught at that place for several years. -Rev. .1. A. Davis will preach at the Fairview church on the first Sun day in December, the service to beat 11 o'clock. Public cordially Invited. - 100 bushels Abruzzl seed rye, $3 per bushel. W. M. Drown.-Adv. -Rev. D. P. Dearden will preach at Hopewell llaptlst church next Sun day morning, November 25th, at ll o'clock. All are cordially invited to attend -Miss Annie Casoy, who tafcght a summer term at the Gates Graded1 School, left Sunday to begin her win ter term. Her many friends wish her a successful term. -For Sale-Good 8-year-old mare; weight about 1,000 pounds; works anywhere. Terms to suit pur chaser. J. F. Redden, West Union; S. C.-Adv. tf. -Edward H. Martin, a Confede rate veteran, and until recently a resident of New York city, is on a visit to lils brother, Capt. V. F. .Martin, of Walhalla. Mr. Martin ar rived in Walhalla last week and will be here with his brother and among other relatives and friend, for about a week yet. -L. Blumenthal, of Westminster, announces some attractive items this week in ladies' and misses' fall suits and coats. The prices are no less at tractive than the goods themselves, the two combining to make bargains well worth considering. Read the announcement and give Mr. ?lumen thai a call when in Westminster. -150 bushels Blue Straw Beed wheat, very Ano quality, $3 per bu shel. W. M. Brown, Walhalla.-Ad. -Misses Carolyn Rogers and lOdlth Carter aro spending this week ?it Fountain Inn visiting in the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Edwards. They left Monday morning, going by auto with F. H. Carter, who makes his trips aB a commercial salesman hy auto. They are expected ta> xfh tum to Walhalla the latter pat*r,?? this week. - < -E. F. Geiger, of Anderson, spout a short while in Walhalla last Satur day looking after business interests. For several years past Mr. Geiger has boen interested In a considerable tract of farming land, which he has rented out. .Mr, Geiger is carrying on huge farming interests in Ander son county, and we hop" that thc near future will bring him into elosei i ola i ors with bis Oeonee property - Wanted-Cattle and hogs, fat or lean; chickens and eggs, all y?u liave; hides of all kinds; highest prices paid; $1 to $2 each for horse hides. Seo A. B. Owens, Walhalla, S. C.-Adv. -Chas. P. Hines, of Hillsboro, N. C., has been visiting his brother, Dr IO. A. Hines, of Seneca, for a few days. He and Dr. and Mrs. Hine* and several children were visitors ir Walhalla for a short while Monda) afternoon, the Doctor taking advaht age of that time to show Mr. Hlnei some of the outlying sections of thc county. The one peculiar feature that struck Mr. Hines, who ls a far mer and lumberman, was that "then is not enough wheat sown in thii part of the State." Even while wi are Improving in a marked manne: in regard to wheat growing, we ari compelled to agree with Mr. Hipes We could well double the 1917-H wheat acreage in Oconee and thei not have half enough land sown ti wheat. Mr. Hines left Seneca Tues day morning for his North Carollni homo. He ls an Interesting talker anl he comes from a most Interest tng section of the Old North State We will he glad to know of his in ten lion to visit this section of our Stat moro frequently in the future. -White men wanted to boan stockings. lletrlck Hosiery Mille Walhalla.--Adv. tf. - It Is indeed a hard proposltloi when a poor man loses all of hi hard-earned savings, as was the eas of A. M. Loudermilk, who came t Walhalla last Wednesday and -drei from tho 'Bank of Walhalla the sur of ?.110, which he desired to use 1 the purchase of a cow and some wir tor garments and shoes for his chi! dren. On leaving the bank, Ml Loudermilk thought that ho wa placing the money In his pocket, bu found, to his sorrow, that ho had nc done to. Over his trousers he wor a pair of overalls, and Instead of pul ting the money into his pocket h evidently got his hand inside th overalls and between them and hi trousers. The money was, of coursi not long in Anding its way to th ground. Absolutely no trace of th linder has been found as yet. M Loudermilk left in the bank only few dollars, and the loss means mUc to him, his wife and children. W hope that he will yet find that h money found Its way into the"bani of some honest person, who will ri turn it when lt ls established that will go back to tho rightful owne Mr. Loudermilk is a poor man, farn lng on rented land on Little Rive -T. E. Aloxander, Walhalla, 9. C sells land, buggies and harness. Sc him before you buy.-Adv, -"Columbus wagons aro good wagons." W. M. Brown.-Adv. -J. H. Thompson, of Atlanta, spent a short while in Walhalla Mon day attending to matters of business. Mr. Thompson has many friends here who are always pleased to meet him. -Rev. J. L. Stokes will fill his last appointment for the present con ference year at tho Methodist church next Sunday morning. The public has a cordial invitation to be pres ent at this service. -Miss Estella Oreen, of the Salem section of the county, left last week for Swansea, Lexington county, where Bhe will be engaged in teach ing. She has numerous friends in Oconee who will wish ;or her great success in her chosen work. -J. P. Craig and little daughter, "Cutesy," spent the first of this week in Atlanta, Mr. Craig having gone over with the little girl for the pur pose of consulting with a specialist and possibly having a minor opera tion performed on the child's throat. ?-"When you ride, ride right!" High Point buggies. W. M. Brown, Walhalla.-Adv. -Another car fine young mules to arrive this week. Extra smooth ones. Don't fail to see them. Novillo Brothers, West Union, S. C.-Adv. -Kenneth Dickson, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Pat Dickson, of Oakway, has been commissioned a 2d lieutenant in the United States Army. Young Dickson went to Camp Jackson on September 4th with Oconee's first d'Kited men He was later transferred to Camp Se vler. Young Dickson is a graduate of the Citadel Academy, Charleston. We wish for him a brilliant career. -Auction Sale-At p'v residence, on December 7th, 1917, nt 10 o'clock, I will offer for sale the followign de scribed property, to wit:: One mare mule, 7 years old, weight about 1,100 pounds; one of the best fam ily horses In the State," 8 years old; one lilley, 4 years old; one stallion, 3 years old; one of the best all round horses in the county, 9 years old; one very fine cow, three heifers; one McCormick binder, almost new, been used but very.little; some cul tivators of different sorts; one two horse disk plow; one two-horse wagon; one doublo carriage; OIK single buggy and harness; a good lot of hay, fodder, household goods and other articles too numerous tc mention. M, C. Holland, Walhalla S. C.. H. 1<\ D. No. 2.-Adv.* -What came near proving a verj serious accident occurred on th< malu road from Walhalla to High lands. M. C., last Wednesday after noon somewhere . about !1.:10 or -1 o'clock, when a Ford machine, driver by H. IC. Mays, mail carrier bet weer Walhalla and Highlands, left th( road and tumbled some distance down the mountain. H. R. Hughs Esq., of Walhalla, was in the cai with Mr. Mays when the accident oe curred, and both were rendered tem porarlly unconscious. Mr. Hugh! was thc first to regain consciousness and he says that he "woke up" som* 40 feet below the road level at tin place where the machine left th< road. Mr. Hughs was pinned be neath the car, which, fortunately seems to have lodged in such man uer as to be pretty centrally pivoted by reason of which fact Mr. Hugh', was enabled to slightly raise the ina chine and gradually work his bod; from under it. When he finally go his body released ho called to Mr Mays, but received no response. Ol locating him, however, lt was discov ered that Mays was just regninlnj consciousness, and he remained In i dazed condition for several minutes and blood was flowing profusel; from his nose mid wounds on lil head. The two finally regained th roadway and started out In ptirsul of some one with a team to pull on the machine. The two got to Pin Mountain, Ga., and were furnlshei transportation in' a wagon to Moun tain Rest, and from there were son on to Walhalla in a car, reachln, town about 1 a. m. Thursday. Ml Hughs suffered the breaking of thre ribs, Mr. Mays escaping with onl bruises and a blow on the head which rendered him unconscious, bu did not result otherwise serlouslj Both Mr. Hughs and Mr. Mays wer about with friends the following daj the latter going back after his wreck ed car. Mr. Hughs, however, still 1 feeling the effects of his fall, thoug rapidly getting back to normal cor ditton. Just what caused the acci dent is not known. Mr. Mays I credited with being one of tho mot careful and safest drivers of a cai though circumstances at times con pol him to do some pretty fast dril lng to meet schedule requirement) At the time tho accident occurret however, both parties say that th machine was making moderate spoe< The car suffered a broken wlndshlelc -Another car fine young mules t arrive this weok. Extra smoot ones. Don't fail to see them. Nevill Brothers, West Union, S. O'.-Adv. Changes nt Rocky Knoll. Tho meeting time of the Ladloi Missionary Society of Rocky Kno Baptist church has been change from tho second Sunday to fourtl SOW GRAIN! Seed Wheat, ? Seed Rye, Seed Oats, Grain Drills, Grain Fertilizer, (Acid with Potash, lCh-O-2) CW. PITCHFORD, Walhalla, S. C. Sausage Mills, Lard Cans, Butcher Knives, Axes, Saws and Carpenter's Tools, Etc. TS* Plow and Range? Though widely different in their (general usefulness, both ure indispensiblo on the farm. Perhaps you have been "Putting Off" buying one or both until "Better Times." Tf you aro a farmer, this time has now come. Come in and let us show you what we have in Hanges, Cook Stoves, household necessities. Then our stock of Plow und Funning Tools will interest you. If a farmer, surely you are interested in better Farming Implements. Il FURNITURE. || Wc have a nicely selected stock of FURNITURE, IRON BEDS, PARLOR SUITES, Etc Ballenger Hdw. & Furn. Co., SENECA, S. C. ?$??? ???? ? ? ? ? ? @? ? ?B?? @?? 0? . ? * FOR SALE. * S tte Wo have 250 acres joining the Town of Seneca with a main road t:t tlirotigh tho center; one nillo from churches, schools and railroad station; level and pretty. Some one ls going to got interested. $?? FRANK E. ALEXANDER, S (Of KENNEDY & ALEXANDER. Anderson, S. 0.) Jg Dealers in Real Estate SEE NE AT WALHALLA, S. C. ? ? Wo aro authorized by a respon ?dblo flim to pay $ft.7S for good {$ 0 pino or oak wood loaded on ca rn at any point in Oconee county. A See me at Walhalla for iMivHculnrs. FRANK E. ALEXANDER. ?fr and the next meeting will be held Sunday, November 25th, after Sun day school. The Sunday school hour hns been changed from 3 o'clock f>, m. All members aro urged to be present.