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J. E. I O1(I(S, Editor. . 1 iO( (S & (o., Proprietors, FIcic i C. i. S. C. For Stabscrip t ion, $1.i0 per:nnumn .trictIv iii adl van'e:for 5ix mo nthi, 7.1(. AM1verti4euntetp iniseteil ut one dollat ue'r I'1sare of on ' lnch or less for the first insertion and fifty ent's for eanh subsiqu Olt ineertion. i,iherai1 11i4(ollnt madet< inirchautts and others adverti~sing for sh) m tont hs or h v iie vetar. Obitttary Notiees rxcedinglii tlvelines, r ilhut ( f 1Itl"ie't . ( ')mmuin' icat inl o' a i m;, ncharawte'1,whenimnissabh 'vili hie(ha rir(t for n .nive"rdiwent(-e. For AniOunt)(inttr (nndi<lutes fiv ,idll:rs eachit, strirtly in ;u1vcnes, J'UiSDAY, MAY 17, 1888. Fa'uter's .l[eeting. i'lr;' farm ers m1(eetingr was enalled to crd(er last Satur,lay )V Ilon. B J .h(;mston. W' B''Allo(d W81s rc(fws ted to net. as elairnan, and \V T Bow. (n11 aS secretary. T.Ihe ob.jeCt of the meectinlg Was stat. (d byv ion. B J Johnsttn. The fol lowiln~ r('solutionls \were tin i unaui (ouitsly a(1()pt((: lhereras the .xcutiv(' Co10it IN (if the F:ru-rs Ass+ociaf.in in S. C met in (.luli;a oin tle lnv of 1888, andt1 lr"olnnlfted d11111 pbiiiihlied (+(if1in (clarati( tons i and p rinc:ipl s, and whereas we the( fatnn ers of Piecens ( tntty in r nvf it u :iss^nmble+1 b1(el ieving 1m at sni+ l I (i ] 1( are wiSe, jnluienius au+l to Sin ies4t, interes t' of the State, tIr(1(for be it !i".,',1 Tharut we hcarfily Ni. (1 r:se said principles and p1il ti10r" 14.! \"('S t4 tstantld by and ait.htal suchi principle-; byV om- vote st( ininec IT. Thit,tt ch"1 candlida;lc for the,"Leg. islatutrc bie reufired?( to pldet!( ii, self to sustaittn snh principls )efo)' we, the f:rulers, vi1l give him ur' tup po 'rt. llt Timt we" ("all upo(t1nial true farnirs ndi all who love the best in. Icrest of ol' State, of every cl,s., to rallv ar1(ou11 our St m.n(lr(, ,u1( (1(nt "111y sunlh rnen a>s wvill j ledlge liheir 1best inter(st to S istain ai(1(l catrry uit ht1e H gestions anl rc'forins naI, ;1 m1 1 sil deenlar:tion of prii ei lts. Col. In\en said lie \v;s i;l to see th arnrs mov i. - Ill ile )in)(e opo i 1jIl,11;(o It'e Th'is wats now alsssIIn-d, hv the sufe. TJjhldemnd of the Ppl je ilmt 0' i'e cllg- ass'II.l ij m-opun Iti fituns for ob jicts de(signedl b~ the (donor. Ile hadti been ini favor of thle I nuiils raLilroads ta~x wh)en we first b)eganl to pay it, but for the latst three y'ears he had hooni in favor of only' a suiflicient tax to paly the in terest with a 811iall xinking' Ind 1.B defering the playnint we wul b111 wan thie init.eret ndnthngel Grpt.nvi ;llev cty IOifit (we i. hoa instiini th a u t lountyl righket alIt SCl.t01 'inet emd havl e sehi.n' i iillOWioidllar for11 I the lIs impoe il eofiet >ntl1I lli he tae.e it, til caue revie liv was pain aloIe s11l taxh to pay i t 1n.sii1114 itie''n Sie'tot the deb(1lIt sl',nJ i flv i' (ift hie a glltd t:t 'lie g' f)1 I,w toenaiitr ih sid wn ihe id 1not kow whib sido ofl thlIe, i)wa,n g I Iloutyit oth witsh tloW tokw. It L'Iple lmve, fleut oft ('n(m ji w)eri out of debt they woulled ilOh-r ishltOllll payIP(t the nd l otherwis cii nrest. T m a -is n . Iof( teAicultan(d iClttllg (i btQl was noillt,IremIy l 13( I vote any ad dontx it suot it. Sit wlras allf .1m ti toppostIld to(4' 1 the a n,lheae he1(1) 'ytougt ii, wa al moveito killiou the'suI Agriultural iltuol lle far(. )lTheniai tu for Iconty Conviles l>elng n't hand~1 the farm ri' m e adjorned(~tii~ subjleI to thel ' call th County eintAguito an lin(tes U1g a I welatedd I'Un XaIlnt' the Poielnen Insttut lat Haurdy. rof J." :d . Aovt n f ib rt d lierd m s in - Iaigado n h ulcSho The county Convention wns ealk to order lnt Saturday at 12 in , county cia:irman Ri . A. Clrik Mir t%. l.tobinstont n uninaf((d J. ] Boggs for Presidenlt. There bein. uo the tr nornliunatins Mr'1. Bo3-g wa"tl elected1 by anchJuuationl. HIon \V. 'T'. Jk> WCn wIS elec(ted secretat , y lnd W' . B. A llgoutd treatsurer Ou motion of 1t. A. Child thu t')norary ollicers were inade th 1 erm1arIetf, otficers of the coiven tin. Hon. J. A. Easley was oleetc( .ICe-p)relatcnt- Thet Conv\enltiun w1a, thent declared readty for businiess All the clubs were relesen1teed br full lelegationS eXCept Eastttui wh\'iichl wast nout rep)resecnt('(. J. I. I>ggs Va e1lcct((ed cotult' chairunin. M r C ]E RtOb)lislon!<cre l t11 follo\wiIg resolttiOns, the lirst o w\hich1 wa'S rej('(ted butt, atll thte 0th .-r1s wee adopitedl. Wlerreas we reognize a1n1 l)eliev< in the rigi( 1e forCeImenltt of the rulh and1h1 htwv of ht e )enu)>etatir 1arly tlh(refore he it Re(.'O/r'(l, I. Tltat, We lull)pt, I h manjority p lan of 11uiihttlingr all tin coun1TtyV 1'lic('rS by" pi1nary\ (lect ion1 fR/ / l, Ii. Tn1t it. is tile wil of thlis (con1V(e1tin )1 f.ltit all olli(_ers., f1rui1 (ov(rnor d1 nII, h11011(1 1 11(lmilt7ltd hV p ri1n1a;-y elvectitn. /44, I liI. 'IThat the 14 o~tt4" 1f tis c,11\l1vIIt ion to tle S1tte Con1 veniii lie iUst.rIueted4 to otu fml the4 primaryt,\ ph;;n of meIn ll ingll! atl ifliersF). l, o/r ,/, IV. '1That Ithe dehI ;1(.g f this coIveti on to the State Con \"untion1 b) inst1ructedi to vote' atgainlst aly n)ilin:tii Uns for State ofliters. iMir. C ] 1 lbnn II otreredi the fol lowcin1 rl'(SOItiun whll(ic was ad1op)te'd ulanimuonsly by a rising vote. W'i 1 rn-reas we 1ig i.i Presid/ (1velanid a (lean, stron:r, een ii'e and )lIh(H' O'11l'1r, lu riti; , h1eRrtV ap1>4a111o11 ,In the C .41 his adinuinistration, t'r1'fore be it 1i1.1 ie' /, I. TI aL h l 1tis th e un <p1 t1li1d4 end(1'ri,(-n1(nt of th is con1 ve"ntitn for hisi wise, jUSI ln :atis f:n-try 101h iiI1'tr.tlt0n, which is -e (1in1g 1 4Is anm hI ltst.0 goIverIn1-lli pr 1)tu ity fV thI1 e (Intin- l"vmI1 ry', oLl th . unlity 10n1 c n,i)1 (1 of lil1 i .i tiii -i/, [[. Thatit lie thue s2n] 4of this cneto hth b .a ot4'rI 1ii is th i prope..so toi be 1thl p:n'ty ini the 4ending: campaj4:ign ff Mr. TP ('04 litison t'ered I ill- 1fo l owinIg res 41ution wi'b was unan41 Whierav, Maj1. RI. A. Cild.4, a di: tillgishi]ed titin o701lf our toun ity is (candidtet for te omfiat 4f SoIlicitor the Eighth JuLdicial Circuit, thern fore he it Rest,omli, I. Tihat we re'ogize i consc4ientionsl aittorney4, 1amt iln ('o im 2 for si oiti on81 f 1. Er'5/rr4', .H. Th:0a, I's Maj. (ih hals praiced law~ inmis and a1d1 1 ytears nu It h reiilsneer's, an in in Ih front noktfdis tiiiher ttor i n the8 upper4 lmriIlt io f I Ii Stat11, u( be'lieve4111 hitiflly atma is<1 hlitm tf414t, the lers lIfte:S E gth J d ivia ('ir4 it 14 lig ulysaish th tO)1 V1 %t(if elce'temnl o L'ri c fuollyxil wrini byf tie presen 1t incumbet Joll. L141. Orr, ill *11fll upon walrl egate PIilitot te fi tate veti o, tilt hu1.ce JG.1aines, (. Jtl,. LeiI.1oe LynJ h H. I'i~n J .14ignilliat.tt' J Cotitu J1tio of the4 patyt was adop led o. (a' B. ,1'T1 . Johntn PIo -re ai resolution to tix,O) the tie for the county primary, but i aswthran The folwn% wr !ctdmm hos f h cont Eeetie om Obs erver'M ObervatIoun1. Ve thank Obsurver for t.he newsy letters he sonl(d11 alnlost evey w oek. WVe applreCiatO himn so- highly that we would like to have his cOnctlrreIICe (11 at subhj ect thbt he tucles this week. Piulic otlic( s arC not imade 1 cauI IS'' ther rIe mIien1 wlo wan11t to 1101 1 of lie, nor are they ('stitaslihl to )e . dist ributed to (itiZRens 15l1z. Pul) 1 e oflice :s a 1nlie trust. Esixeialy t n the ccrunti 's of this State, an office I i t a rockting chair11, atS manyll imla ' gine, for a man to sit in, fan liinslf and 3 (lraw his salarv. He has to work and sweat, ai sweat andt work. It is 1' nlo c li(/11n for anyV o1e( to h1oh of . fIVe (inI.'g the whole( term1 or their na:11n:1 life', IunleSs tli hi diU(son, bu1t I eIilse th(V have ne( hover heb( ollice is no, any reiason why th1ey ShonthI lhere is just oine theory in 11 our gov erinnien1t b111)3 it huol-ilig (lice ta lilt is c (r('e I. It, is this: 'TIme man:11 who gets th e votes, gets the ol, a1(1 he is the 1u;1 to1( hld it aIId run',it. weth(r it. is his Iirst of f(>rtie term. Te criV of the ''outs" agaiust the :iniis no is)t 1proper.1, Inlv w hen t1(r( is ( I1"C1rtiOI an1(1 1hn15e iin ().eC -- Whenu it is (h(1111'frt Iigainist relamh) liennI. in the (mra1( (trRtie 1artIY (v(r m11n shtPl( 1un, Ind be runm onI his uinerits--his tit ness, h:s 1mi1h(,( d1, his chara:cter1. I , Iihat is 119' . 1 f i .frns i he byi clim:ah.. 11( pur m 3.g1 1,1 wa (ter. is Sph -o9li. road , ::n:.1. :,'.*. houses9(., wvinch an- generaly! I Ii!h-dt >. ontlerh l andS 1C as nice a cogregaitiln i pople)1 as. can1 ho faim anywhereI' l%iC iln th~e Counit ry. Such wa-s the caise oni last tirst, HSbah1 1. TlhaLt day1 wa:s set. partat Oleno :bap ist (1b1r 'h3 to take the 51a(4nunIent. .8rother 1. C. I' 0ill:ln 993n fliiis 9 (4311 s,- ; ; 11 .8i~~i 19945ical. serl o. toi a large4 m323 att I.31ire M. P.h DlI. Da -us has' leto the \\'e on (the19!; th inst., hadti a splendIid ra 1 u\ Ilt(1( w'as 33(9.( 1(11 Ver' 33(12 MrI. Thonos332i MatintII of Central, were3 wl b 13 12 n la1 3st. Sabbath2j I. 53y sggt-)I931 to9 the2 pe9ople 9f P hi(4ken:3 coun3ty is I t Cw that3 (our3 pub-I li3' ,3j1;( ar3 11i1ed w ith our best1 1 am8 33 m3o 3t pna-etia and1213 13,ra 9331.393. \\' halve such1 333en in3 992ur 31 ne hInt. have been~~j hor)n1 22239 n.an.d I 13r* w 1ish1 ti) niheIt'2 141f -w n.:3ks (39 subljoelt of 3.3lier ho3ling. F"irsh I wob ay it i.1 321 accoding ttill publI9i::an 1191313 of govermuen3lt, fori 3n 39239 11r3 9.3 91of 391.n 19 ho1l (1me( a1 thuinl term3. T'at lik9 a 1ru m319 al33 gOlline Anwr933'(ian51 piid dI(lnle I th3e (311er. Aga~:in where is th3e Ce9courage. (Iauiltersi 3 13313 vi .13ent1 (11 599335l3339, wh1e(n a few~ m1en3 and3 uome (2333 11 13911hl1 alie publ93Iic tss of1 honor5 ma191l3profit fr life. [ am33 in3f Ilin rgard to3 these". 3.fli3 s ot' p3~r 113111 1 0o t4Frms and31 then41 gi9 wC \V1 possess(ingi( all1 the( quam eation3199s thatl is (Hsen3t ial inl n((1kl;n ~ ,(12391I1 19'3rty or3 lilty year?s- ago'( iVh,3 few 193(n were qua Iiied to tiLl ori~ Ti p laces:. of 13131 i 3.1rust it wouhl b111 e very', 43 11(l1 111(n whenCi ,vO '(3t a1 good man 1.31 in1 3 ilien3 to reta'in .' 3:1 a while. lBut ait th3is dayl wVheref wOI I Iv goodlh men 1 over~ our) cU (ounity it a5 unlfair. tO OBSE).VER. 23 Son M<W1 ImQ 'gooidnes s;.vt b 1 a aV oer R"3 : un 1Cri'w (iCreek 14ew*, A SabbathIi Scbool has beon organ ized at, Shtuly Grovo with tine 1 n lu'etx for SlIce('OS. 'lThe Sablbathl School and Sinting Society of Mile Crtek Chtreb in1, wit Iius last. Sithth I. TIito incotina was called to or<lo- byV M. C. Witj. c11st('r sutPerinttiulvnt of Sha<lv Grove School. The mt'xiie w\'as lea'd by .J)oeph Thnnma:s, Prof'. Dalton :utd JatIex Spearmtan. After a recess for thimner a lesson in itnuic by the lit tle onex, was lead by M. C. Win hit - ter; s1eco:l lesson by Lawrence Mur phree; third by lter. Jacob Chapnan. Thus on1101 a l>lonant dnv for the the p)l)' of Mile Creek and Shnldy Grove. Pensioner"s. llarriet A. IFreemaln, I(1 e'8. ,Tns. IT1l>kns, (row\" (r'ek. Ilhnn E. \Vu, in, Six Milo. A i\n:t ('ntt'r, M(ile ('r k. \fary \E. I('un!Clonh11ia. \nrih'( Ftr tiner, lJock. l'lizat WV. C'Ox, W1tI1ut1.o Nancy Scot t, Six Milp. .Jh1n I. .huistulon, Libi('rtV. Luila K. Ml orgtn, I'i(ken C. II. J;In A\. itnith, ibe'rt. W\. (-. SminthI, (ctr-il. l ostutnnih Naulley, ('('11lt1.a llosa \IPJtnkin, Rock i nutyl Iit(!t,'ll; I)unsvillo. Sauth 11 ltrr5', I)1U lSnvih.. Mryflr (;ilstratp, %ile 'iiies. Mal:tliutlbt lKorli("r, 'TIle I ounntain. \Irs. Sarulli Ch'I u,tln, .ibe(rtv". Sara Cl(;111tnin, Icke(1ns C. II. \1' . S.A . l:r(<ll V, I .ib+rtv, Malit I Ale (X1andriu, )acnsrillo. Na rlah .. Stt'l>ltn sIl sl('y. ( .\ " 1i g(. ( i , (i:tt .t. u il I tr, D)a14+scill. .Itl n- Pnt hillips_, Tl':tl 1Iou1n1tain. li1w,h;1l Lt lricks, S ni V . )alo. '. .1L. f.n: t,1, \ic '1'itn i :s I,l uer('tia A. D)u("I I, 1)lti s"illo, F.I zat hl (l,rrt"tt, Gi:tt(s. Nancy .I. ('x, Elatrv. .-,r:th .\'1- sek, 1'l> 'kln4 V' :lic (1 M lnn, (Gates. Mrs. I u in I igins, Nine TiImes \ Ittulu G. ( ilst rap. Then abotV(' nane(l P1>1rti(s cnn ;(:et '"(i nl"-.4 ' Iu h11 e firs li t, ntt, th h,V Illin! in p( rt<1 ol J. J. Ic \ h-k ,tf hIh ' rt.t A tI31(1i1%(ii lli1 . For Solicitor. r.1"- \V. l'. \l t,;() )\\- .\ N i,. . , Lt I r t 1u n m 1a a ir"a i'-nl+" f r 1.. li 'irb"r 1. E l I l'4 Ii4(4. . - : 'I tI ! ,t lt t 'N l I I I) h" I i r I.' 4 b' j r t t ; lt'' I I- : 'i n I t . d i. l '4': "i + . 'V..:.n -I T .1 ia n .'i ,Ij:; .. \I.( ii . \ I h n 't'l t-r,-4iat ves Fo' Clr o out l414i' 't fl ' a i(.4':4' . orr.44 for lerk4( Ifi ut I subje 4'' .ctj , I the pruna .4444 l 4 ' I t ' fri1(4-l i ' tc 3[ '. .J t " 14' ". 'ae' I '.1' h' rk 4:f1 iCourt. 1ubjec to4( ih ' (rimar4 'n 14';'('4' -( 4 ''. 4 14 l'd 'h IHri 41-1 I f II. N1.\.1 .\NTgi4 '44 ("'11 ".' ( '''" unii(4 i a :4 ('4443:4 idiht j ie t ith pr. bae Jeti. '(I.N J. T~N ''['' I, is441 resin-etf4ully 4 presn '.(,1l:4( 4f ('4'4un It iTea 44sur4er, 1 su jc tofth Foi routnAarto.. '* The 44:ricV ais ' f1 4. 1.1.\ T. ' 1 1)l F'onr) elCony.nn'si)1 The d 'I c.41anyV 't frind of Mr1 N' 4 . ii VI D ::.l.:4'N 4 r- Ipct'lly ann uIr hi '441 a4(414nn~ idal'- (ih.r 1 oIh[44 of ((nt4 -Tr4 3 Y NI >.. N l I. t i i,i reg e<t- ff' (441h4414dof4 444l 44 11' I 4rei'er 4ube' ' t o th h -j(('.1 tiit" 11f I reasurer, subjec41o (e pri n ty h- t: tn . 4 ' A~ ) ' I~cl r Prcat Judge.44144 (ct 1I MY" he n my tiemi ofMu ..' M'FA LI4'S ALMANAC FOIR -1.33ea. M A Y. P'ARTVIES AND) PZ'ION.1S 1rC iOwV in1 O'(der an1 sO a ri' ai1 This Almanac is Just in Receipt of An other Invoice of ta aij A ilnCe lOt ()1 men's Strav, F'Ur ll(I \ v li -tis alld a ()t of 11.t.. terv11 Hats forU BAI) IN)NS. hw(1T Ilt(s i ii r uiI'i (i| 1)rms ||gured.~a L<en <w4dIi' i Anohy - lt of oeg C locks wa r n 2 to run forev i i lw NOIN sthp , e l u in Ci l , ; 'A nice lot of' l'l-d ound ('(yN Anoh lt of I1 I1 ood( Harness am ii sLate Leather and,, Macin i l. i ii (jiod hii s issa ' imbe Next ton ll tel yo o E L V-""- IVE T'l LOWER PRICES AND TO B E I.I IIAGOOD), ilR Than Anyw O r ' Triede O!:r C aep.'. 3 COiithica $ZIC R+Qedt cna sa R We Have Boug h ---Not to W'&ii Swayf mafa We la w Ii(ey, I( ).S(n or It(I In he Jreuic'st Mea~(t. the il/C fnn.st of ~ d HAGOOD, BR a) V URE Nervom Prortra'tion, Nervoust Hendatch Nerf,a Ne1rvous Weakna. 3:ornia. atnd Liver Di)seases, itheumatism, Dy pegsa, a4 al eg jio '.. hr ' a n -bttIm i (u er I n .I:: ; '. . 'l 'r I. X in ,4 '-:. T n o . II. . . .. l'n'\ 1 . . . . t L I , ( retI : S t (4'il I til I fu w ! bI '-p. $ ' b ty I ,..7 . BETTER GOODS, U(C[E & CO'S, cre Else. e>ed cem.o ni'ge s - L Fhem to Sell JKeepa ~ Wti Jl e.t 'lO , (nld JOE & Co's. 3 yal' ) i c. each. 2). tf. WEAK NERVES FAIF'1 ('Fa.r.ty ('MoPr\IN) ina h'rvATonI hih net,r f.ils. (ottaining oClery an (' ra. the !ukrfutl nervo ctitulats.it o-"p edtily cutrca all nervous d1isorder( - 3IM UMA TISM I. 1 a;:, i.' i t',u.".: '"M "nr n i' fle. the 1 .1 I It di ' t., o t ti- lactic a.lh. whi hh r. a 1, u .: :.nir, rtst'.r~s tho blood. .2 .c. rr:;. t. a h.allhy conu"ittOn,. ltii t u t .Ou. ly hor .uuuutatietn. KIDNEy COMPLAINTs l'+r 't'-:t't : n !to t . quik r 'store ti.e a r r.: ! Ai.. . - t. 1 rf.ect lu"-t!th. Thle cn::.ti; ,"'.. . 1 ..,1'with ita nter7n . i' c : L..+ . 1 . 3 rteuedy fur all ? i 4! l . t r : r' itv o.r 'v ?treneth nqthje S it , 1 i r.li' rt of the bi re. it,ic re it' tth eti . t-t"'! . 'r , i tch , C l t: t Ut" r3 tb %. ni . i.. t for book. Price $1.00. Eoht1l by D)ruggiste. .WELLS, RI CHARDSON & CO. Prop's 1URLINGTON, VT. -- - ~ Ii Lz'i1j F a-Ion ru jo rn ls ScnI cI I r7l-Paed MENTION ATYAR.FO8 PAID-~ hIAka xvT aveler n ]i t A i - \ we Ia p i ken ' ,he p lett Ii II 9 i lel.i.t A ( Io .h lame i