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L JU. CHAItms K. K. IMtAYTOX. K<Iit«p. Su!*M - pip{ i*>n IljitcK.—One year, $2.00; s*ix months, If paid is advance, one year, $1..'j0; .six months, 7-3 cents. Art vert isiiij; Ilatc*.—Ono square, first insertion, $l.f»o: each snhse<|(ient insertion, ,'»*» cents. Obituaries at regular rates of ad vertising. To Correspondents.—All connmtnica- tions must he aocomi>nnie<l hy the true name and address of the writer in order to receive attention. Rejected communica tions will not ho returned unless stamps for return f>ostage are enclosed. AJKKN, H. C., TUESDAY, FEB. 12. TIk* Kailroatl Election- Tlie result of last 'Wednesday’s elec tion affords one of those striking illus trations, which we sometimes meet with, of a community willing to pocket ail that is cast into Its lap, but unwilling to contribute in a liberal and business-like manner towards the development of Its qxvu resources. No enterprise was ever presented more fiiirlj' or reinforced hy stronger guarantees than the one just spurned by the Afkeu public. The Act authorizing the sufiserip- jtion provides that the bonds should run for twenty years, bearing seven per cent, interest, and each year one- twentieth of the principal to be paid. The town is free of debt and the pres ent rate of taxation only ouc-fourth f)f one per cent. Under tiie provisions of tliis Acta subscription of $30,000 was asked for; whereupon a majority of the real es tate owners petitioned Council to or der an election, which was accordingly appointed, after due advertisement, for the Oth pf February. Pending the .sleetjou a guarantee was asked that the $10,000 subscription by the town pf Aiken should not be touched until $100,000 more was raised to expend in ^connection therewith, so that effect ual progress might be made when the work commenced. Without a shadow pf hesitation, (Jen. Ifagood, the Pres ident of the C., C. G. & C. Hail way, ordered the necessary papers to lie drawn, which he signed and placed in possession of the town authorities. It was estimated that in view of the amount of work already accomplished between Aiken and Edgefield Court House, this amount would grade, ^restle, cross-tie and iron the road be tween those points, leaving a few thousand dollars to spare. Under this guarantee and this state ment of facts the friends of tiie road were met with the most bitter opposi tion by all tiie merchants of Main (Street, save a few enlightened excep tions. On the side of the road were arrayed tiie press and, with but few exceptions, all the representative men of tiie town. But between these two parties there existed a fluctuating and uncertain quantity, viz., the negro vote, which /could uot be reached by the press or hy an enlightened public sentiment, but which is peculiarly sensitive to inliuences of fear pr personal and temporary gain. These people, with litrfc fi: vr exet nthiua, could not bo affeo*- te<l hy an increase of taxation, because subscription or no subscription all they would be liable for to either town or county, would be, their enpitationor poll tax, which is expended in the ed ucation of their children. In other words, they had nothing to lose and .everything to gain', as the first stroke of work would bring to them an in creased demand for labor and necessa rily higher wages. Under this view’ of the matter, that they should be come conspicuous factors in the oppo- ftitfon Involves such, an illogical and unnatural operation of cause and ef fect that we have to remember their ignorance and moral destitution, and look tp their habits an^.mode of life to ascertain what forces were most likely to influence their action in a matter where no politics or sentiment were involved, but merely a cool question of a public improvement by which they were certain to he bene- fitted, and in no event could be in jured. It is a recognized fact that the aver age negro preacher, however ignorant or immoral, is undoubtedly a shrewd manipulator of the flock over which lie presides with a despotic authority consequent upon the superstitious fa naticism and emotional nature of the negro race. With but few exceptions they are generally foremost in the heat and excitement of eloctions. It is also a well known fact that negroes are never so happy as when clustered together in large numbers in our cit ies and towns. The persons who con trol the shanties or small houses which they occupy exercise an impor tant influence over the actions of these ignorant people. A threat of an in crease of rent or an ejectment from the domicil, or a foreclosure of mort gage, have a terror unknown to the country negro, but all powerful in the eyes of the town negro. The country negro can go to tiie next farm and ob tain the same accommodation, and perhaps better wages, because his la bor is in demand. Not so in the town, which they haye overcrowded and where they obtain a precarious exist- euce, because there are too many of them for the amount and kind of work to be done. Again, as a class let it be remembered that a large majority of the colored people run small accounts with the merchants, and that the con tinuance or discontinuance of these accommodations are matters of su preme importance to them. Now, with the negro in this,position, and the merchant and the landlord and the preacher all cracking their whips and making their threats, is it a won der that they voted precisely as they were ordered, and exactly contrary to common sense and their own inter ests? (Such in brief are*the influences that captured the majority of tiie negro vote in the late election. It is true that a considerable number of the younger and more intelligent of the race yielded to advice and voted in the direction of their interests, al though subjected to the severest pres sure from" the other side; but the causes which "e have named were the powerful agencies which, control led the bulk Of the negro vote. It is a recognised fact that they were as ef? Actually bu!14oa*d as if they were a It may be asked in this connection, , why were the merchants opposed to a public improvement of such utility and importance? Our answer is that while various reasons have been as signed, such as an opposition tolxmd- ing the town, and an indisposition to increase the taxes, not a single valid argument has been advance^. We are constrained to state that the true reason is ascribed by the majority of thoughtful and intelligent people to a fear of competition and a selfish de sire to keep the centre of trade con fined to its present ei reuinscribed limits on the main street of the town. With increased railroad facilities trade would require other outlets; more new stores would be built on Park Avenue, and trade become more dif; fused, to which these public spirited citizens strenuously objected. Be this as it may, the result of the election is before us, and no thought ful person, uninfluenced by selfishness and prejudice, can regard it otherwise than as a most severe blow at the prosperity of Aiken. In conclusion we would say that it is greatly to be regretted Unit such questions should ever he submitted to any hut tax-payers. The simple pay ment of the poll tax is not a sufficient qualification* to •entitle one to vote upon aquestion involving the proper ty of others. The' Voter should, in ;r s ycr every instance be a‘paj^r of taxes upon either personal property or real estate. The voter should be in a posi tion to assist in some manner to bear the burdens which his vote may exx*- ate. If this principle is recognized in future elections of this kind, an uncertain and merchantable com modity will be eliminated, and much loss of time and unprofitable display of ill-feeling avoided. We have striven to perform our duty to the public in the promotion of this enterprise; we have had no private axe to grind, hut have labored solely to keep our town in the ranks of the army of human progress and enlightenment. We regret that our labors and those of our esteemed co adjutors have been in vain, and that the community of Aiken will now be afforded the opportunity to repent at leisure tiie hasty blow she has struck at her own prosperity. When the prosperity of competing towns built up by the development of an enter prise which has been spurned from our doors depletes our trade and at tracts from Aiken the attention of visiting strangers, thou eanst not say we did it. “Another Such Victory and I Must Return to Epirus Alone.” Such was the exclammation of Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, one of the most famous of Grecian warriors, as he surveyed the battlefield strewn with the dead and dying, after his victory over the Romans. May not the “anti-subscription” citizens of the town of Aiken exclaim in the same strain when they reflect over their disastrous success obtained by a ma jority of eleven votes, “Another such victory and we are mnhn^?” i m m 11 volved in tlie'lat^BnS^^Ks a small and insignificant affai^B^PWed with the odious moral load with which the town of Aiken has handicapped heri self in the race of progress and en lightened improvement. Aiken has in the most public and effectual man ner served notice upon all whom it may concern, that while she is ready to gobble all that is dropped into her arms, she is unwilling to contribute one cent towards promoting those enlightened ways and means which would ihcrease lier business facilities, promote the comfort and convenience of. the travelling public, and lift her high in the scale of prosperity, en hancing her reputation as the habita tion of a liberal, progressive and wide awake community. When evidences of torpor, illiborality, monopoly and exclusion are so painfully visible in a business community, the capitalist wisely buttons his pocket and seeks a more congenial field to expend his money and develop his brainy enter prise. We have certain and trusty in formation of two different parties of capitalists who proposed to invest in Aiken, both contingent upon the result of the late election. Had the result been favorable, a new hotel would have been built in Aiken at a cost of from $230,000 to $300,000, in the course of the next twelve or eighteen months. As it now stands, the gen tlemen contemplating this measure have almost entirely abandoned the project. The second instance of which we have certain and reliable informa tion is that of two gentlemen from New York, who announced their in tention before the election of invest ing about $75,000 in land within the corporate limits and erecting neat cottages and other improvements, in the event of a verdict in favor of sub scription. We all know the result, and those gentlemen left the next day for Florida, to seek a field of opera tions where the community interested seemed disposed to make some faint efforts to help themselves. The election is over and therefore we can afford to look these matters dispassionately and squarely in the face. In this connection we may be excused for venturing to suggest that the competition experienced by Aiken as a sanitary resort is vastly different from what it was ten years ago. Peo ple expect* more now for their money at $4 per day for board than they did then at $5; and yet no efforts are made to fill that reasonable measure of pub lic improvement that one might nat urally expect in a town enjoying the reputation of a great national sanitary resort. As an instance we would re spectfully ask where another case can be produced of a civilized community having a population of over 2,500 in habitants and possessed of a taxable property amounting to near $900,000, which fails to provide the ordinary decency of street lamps? People who come here for pleasure and health at great expense, and wlu> freely spend their money among us, have either to remain within doors after rtight-fal 1 or stumble about in the dark at the risk of their necks. Think you, read- ere of Thk Recorder, that such a penny-wise and pounji-foolish policy of those iek to mark these external evidences of that same halting, penurious policy which dictated the result of the late election? Animated only bj* a sincere desire to promote whatever will redound to the reputation and material welfare of our beautiful town, we earnestly invoke our citizens to inwardly digest these matters and make a new depar ture for the future. A terrible blow has been struck at our prosperity. The business men of Augusta are in a broad grin at the absurd position in which our community is placed. Let those who produced the result extri cate us from the shameful dilemma. Equitable Taxation. Adam Smith, one of the greatest wri ters on political economy ever produc ed hy any country la3’s down thd fol lowing as one of his four rules of taxation: 14 ‘The subjects of ( .every State ought to contribute toward the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to the rev enue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the State.” Just here we desire to ask whether this grand fundamental principal up on which the whole structure of equit- ‘able. taxation rests, is not openly set at defiance by some of the tax-payers of Aiken ,^Ve pause for a reply; and the columns of T/ie- Recorder Ifre open. Our Subscribers. For tiie last two weeks our receipts from subscriptions have exceeded any that we have ever taken in during the same space of time. Among these receipts we are happy to note quite a flattering number of new subscribers. Thank God; the County of Aiken is brim full of manly, independent citi zens, who know how to appreciate our efforts in behalf of progress and enligh tened enterprise. Tiie handsome manner in which our subscribers are settling their dues, in spite of a hard crop year is worthy of all praise and commands our highest respect and appreciation. Swindling Extraordinary. The frauds reported in U. S. Mar shal Blythe’s office are of the most as tounding character, showing the most barefaced swindling. Many accom plices were connected with these ne farious practices and the department of justice has every arrangement for laying its hands on the criminals and bringing them tojustice. Falsecharge for services unperformed, misapplica tions of funds, false balances and swindling witnesses out of their pay are only a few of the counts in tiie miserable chapter of fraud. Among the culprits we note Deputy Marshals Philippy and Fauborg who once figur ed extensively in Aiken under U. S. Commissioner Hutchinson. The Western Deluge. Fearful accounts of the great flood in the Ohio, continue to fill the daily papers. Marietta and Parkersburg, Galliopolis, Cadettsberg, Laurence- burg, Portsmouth, Ohio, Wheeling', West Virginia, and Cincinnati Ohio besides numeroij sutAirecI sever property is reported and the people in some instances have been driven to the verge of starvation, being iorced to eat meat cut from dead cows. The worst is not over. Letter from an Earnest Christian and Worthy Citizen. Anderson, S. C., Feb. 4, 1884. Editor Aikeri Recorder'. Will you grant me a short space in your valuaole journal to say a few words, which in my hurried departure from Aiken it was impossible to say to my friends verbally, viz., that it would be very ungrateful in me not to acknowledge the universal kindness shown me and mine by the citizens of Aiken during our short residence of one year in their Uaidst. The time to test a people’s friendship and sympa thy is when one is in sickness or dis tress. I have lived in many commu nities and have always had friends, but I must say that in sickness and trouble the people of Aiken, regard less of denominational distinctions, excels them all in genuine disinter ested kindness. . Never, till my latest breath, can I forget them; and, wher ever my lot may be cast, my feeble prayers shall ever ascend to the throne of God in their behalf. To mention names would be too tedious; but there is one that with youf permission I will mention, viz., Dr. Wyman, th^t genial Christian gentleman and sym pathizing friend, as well as skillful physician, who was untiring in his medical attention to us the whole year, and could not be induced to make any charge for his services. May the Lord abundantly reward him. And now, in conclusion, I will say for Aiken that I know of no town that hold out more inducements for a permanent residence. Socially and climatically it cannot be excelled, and if her citizens are alive to their inter est and put forward more enterprise, Aiken will expand, and will become a very important and prosperous in land city. Respectfully yours, Juiiius J. Neville, S. C. Con. M. E. Church South. Lieut. John U. Rhodes, of the Uni ted States revenue cutter Dexter, the brave officer who twice imperiled his life by swimming from a life-boat to the wreck of the “City of Columbus,” is a native of Connecticut, from which State he was appointed to the revenue marine service. He holds the rank of second lieutenant, to which he was pro moted a few mouths ago. Until re cently he was in service on the south ern coast. He is 40 years old and a widower. S MORTGAGEE SALE. TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,) County of Aiken. J Foreclosure of Chattel Mortgage. R. P. Sibley, Plaintiff, against Alexander Cranston, Defendant. By virtue of the power vested in me as agent of the mortgagee in the above ease, I will sell at Langley, in the County and State aforesaid, on Thursday, the 21, 22, and 2$ days of February, 1884, within the legal hours of sale, the following personal prop erty, to wit:— A Fine Stock of MERCHANDISE, consisting of Dry Goods, Shoes, No tions and Hard and Tin Wares; also one Iron Safe and Store Fixtures. Terms of Sale Cash. M. T. HOLLEY, Feb. 8, 1884. Agent. SHERIFFS SALE. S TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA) County of Aiken, f H. B. Watson, as assignee of E. Wat son, Plaintiff, against Jesse Cato and Tyry Pylant, De fendants. Execution. By virtue of the above Execution now’ on file in my office I will sell at Aiken in front of the Court Housa on 'the first Monday in March next with- Tfi the legal hours of sale the following Real Estate levied upon as the proper-^ ty of the above named Defendant Ty- rus Pylant, to wit: All that tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in the county and State aforesaid and containing Sixty 60 acres, more or less adjoining lands of Benjamin Cato, Whitefield and Charles Gunter. Terms cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. M. T. HOLLEt, S. A. C. Feb. 5, 1884. D. F. McEwen, (rads! Watches? Jewelry!! W GOODS! LOWEST PRICES! -:o: -AGENT FOR- Cato, A Winter Besort. The historic old Town of Camden. ..South Carolina, offers many attrac- T*)us as a winter resort—inter-tropical imate, highly recommended by ominent physicians; piney wood ^ rhs in the heart of the town; de- jhtlul drives and rides; battle-fields ,a££Amden and Hobkirk Hill; monu- nenf* commemorating three wars; ancient mounds; beautiful lake; fox hunting; fishing; old-time plantation mansions; flrstclass accommodations; b onchial and pulmonary aflections unknown to the locality. For de scriptive pamphlet address • THE HOBKIRK INN, T. W. Eldridge, Proprietor. S on th TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA) County of Aiken. ) Court of Common Pleas. Daniel Willis, PlaintiffV against Patrick Brennan, Mary Butler, James Brennan, Mary Brennan, Joseph Brennan, and the other heirs of Pe ter Brennan, should any such exist, Defendants. Copy Summons.—For Relief.— (Complaint not served.) To the Defendants above named and referred to: You are hereby summoned and uired to answer the complaint is action, which has been filed in the office of the ‘Clerk of Common Pleas for the said County, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers at their office, Aiken, S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclu sive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plain tiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated January 25, 1884. HENDERSON BROS., Plaintiff’s Attorneys. Attest: W. M. Jordan, . [SEAL] C. C. P. & G. S. To the Defendants above named and referred to: phis other places have m ^ f ^ ely. Enormous liha of this action jtc^ether with the s Standard American Watches, (Every watch warranted to give per fect satisfaction to purchaser.) labie, Todd & Co.’s Gold iPiEiisrsi Dr. Julius King's Combination Spectacles! The best—an immense assortment in »tore; I am enabled to suit parties by nail, when inconvenient to visit the store.) The largest and best stock of Jew elry ever brought to Aiken. Goods all marked in plain figures and only one price asked. - Personal attention given to watch- work. Fine and difficult work solic ited at prices of National Jewelers’ Association. T.M.H70U,SJ1883. PIANOS AND ORGANS Selected from Ten of the Best Makers,^"" • are ; so much Superior to others at Prices so much Less, that purchasers save from $10 to $100 by visiting or writing to G. 0. ROBINSON & CO. SAVE MONEY AT 831EK0AD ST., AUGUSTA, GA. “Loy|i@SE” Latest Sunday-school Book New Hymns of “Love and Praise.” PAVILION HOTEL. Charleston, S. C PASSENGER ELEVATOR AND ELECTRIC BELLS. House fresh and clean throughout. Table best injhe South. Pavilion Transfer Coaches and Wagons at all trains and Boats. Rates reduced. Beware of giving 3*011 r Check to any one on Train. Rates ' $2 00 @ $2 50. Augusta Hotel, LEWIS & DOOLITTLE, Proprietors. Large and well ventillated rooms; Rates $2 per da3*; centrally located near railroad crossing; telegraph office and barbershop in the building. Augusta Hotel restaurant and lunch room; choice wines, liquors and cigars. tapMeals to order at all hours. Administrator’s Notice. ■^JDTICE is hereby given that I .UN will appl3* to the Judge of Pro bate for my final discharge as admin istrator of Benjamin Barton, on the 10th of February next. JAMES POWELL, Administrator Benj. Barton. Jan.10, 18S4-4t New Songs of “Hope and Praise.” Beautiful H3Tnns INSPIRING MUSIC, Containing cfioice selections from the most valuable productions of the best writers of Poetry and Song. With Hymns and New* Music com piled by W. LUDDEN and G. O. ROBINSON. 1884. TZHIE: GEORGIANS Again offer to WORKS ano their well known and reliable viz.: N GUANO, Lowe’s Georgia Formula, ACID PHOSPHATE, WITH OR WITHOUT POTASH. Full Edition, words and music. Price, 35 cents (post-paid); $3.60 per dozen, by express. Word Edition— H3*mns only—12 cents (»x>st-paid); $.20 per dozen, b3* express. Specimen Cop3’, Full Edition, in paper cover, 25 cents, post-paid. G. O. ROBINSON & CO., Publishers, Augusta, Ga., T. M. H. O. T. S. THORNE HARDWARE CO. HARDWARE, TINWARE, Woodenware, Crockery, Glassware House-furnishing Goods, Carriage and Wagon Material, Mill Sup plies, Agricultural Implements. 1032 Broad, corner 11th Street, Augusta, - - Georgia. CARPETS. Carpets and House Furnishing Goods, The Largest Stock South of Baltimore, Moquet, Brussels, 3-Ply and Ingrain Carpets, Rugs, Mats and crumb cloths, Window Shades, Wall Papers, Bor ders, Lace curtains, cornices and poles. Cocoa and Canton mattings, Uphols tery, Engravings, chromos, Picture Frames. Write for Samples and Prices. BAILIE & COSKERY, AUGUSTA, GA. TO KENT. A new dwelling of eight rooms; a new cottage of three rooms, near the Railroad Depot; a cottage of four rooms, two miles from Aikon. Apply to E. J. C. WOOD, Real Estate Agent. sum mons, of which the foregoing is a copy, was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Common Pleas Court at Aiken, in the County of Aiken, in the State of South Carolina, on the 25th day of January, 1884. HENDERSON BROS., w Plaintiff’s Attorney. Jan. 25, 1884-6t JOHN ALEXANDER, CONGAREE IRON WORKS, COLUMBIA, 8. Agent For C. Chapman's Perjfetual Evaporator. -toj- Fred Douglass is in.hot water. The matured white siren whom he married has destro3*ed the peace of his home. His children are rebellious and Ills mulatto house-keeper has sued for $3,000 damages. Judge T. J. Mack ey is her lawyer and Col. Robt. Inger- soll will appear for Fred. Much rich ness is promised at the trial. The venerable colored leader’s honeymoon is being turned to gall and wormwood. Notice to Holders of Past Due School Claims. N OTICE is hereby given that all School Claims for services ren dered in Aiken County previous to the 1st of November, 1883, must be presented to either of the undersigned on or before the lath day of March, 1884, and that those not presented by the loth day of. March, 1884, will be void and their payment will be for ever barred by law.. THESE works were established in 1847 by Messrs. Geo. Sinclair and James Anderson, and purchased by me in the year 1856, and from that time till now carried on successfully by myself. My friends and custo mers will bear witness of the large and stupendous jobs executed by me. It was at my works where the largest and almost only job of it& class ever executed in this city was done, viz: the making of the pipes for the City Water Works in the year 1858. In the branch of BjILL FOUNDING, I can say that I have made the largest bells ever cast in the State, such as the bell for the City Hall in Columbia. My stock of patterns for Architec.tural Work, COLUMNS FOR STORE FRONTS, is large and various, and in Railings., for Balconies, Gardens and Cemeta- ries I have the largest variety and most modern patterns; many of these : are patented, and I have purchas^S^Jk the right for this State. In the machine line I can furnish my patrons with Steam Engines and Boilers of any size and description. My CIRCULAB SAW MILLS, have carried off the prize at every State Fair held in this city, and in their construction I have taken FINE SEED POTATOES ’V^'in shTe (T1 frTndred itufre 1 s of Extra YThe fiksterif Pota 1 toes—“Burbank” and “Early* Rose,” in round hoop BANK” are especially recommended for table use; ;E” for seed. barrels. The the “EARLY Great care has been warranted to please. taken in the selection of this stock, and they are FLEMING & L0FLIN, Corner Broad and Campbell Streets, AUGUSTA, GA. PAM AVIIIE MILIUM! T= AT.•M-RIT'T'O ZEI-A-TS, ] Fancy Work Materials, &c., AT i MRS. WILLIAMS, Park Avenue, Aiken, S. C. (Opposite Presbyterian Church.) ^“Lessons in Art Embroidery. Stamping and Designing done. Also Kainit of our own importation; Pure Ground Bone, Land Plaster, Nitrate of Soda, Cotton Seed Meal, and all Fertilizing Materials. Corre spondence solicited from all who want first-class Guanos. Special made when desired. Address Corre- Brands GEORGIA CHEMICAL WORKS, M. A. STOVALL, Treasurer. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. HERMAN BUL WINKLE, Factor and General Commission Merchant, KERR’S WHARF, CHARLESTON, S. C. O FFERS for sale in lots to suit purchasers, at low*est market prices:— Genuine German Kainit, (direct importation,) Nova Scotia Land Plaster Pure Ground Fish, about 11 per cent, ammonia; Prepared Fish, 6 per cent, ammonia; Acid Phosphate, Ash Element, and other fertilizers, at manufact urer’s prices. -OF- Charleston, - - S. C., -MANUFACTURERS of- Fertilizers & Acid Phosphates! Robertson, Taylor & Co., 1 & 3 Hayne Street, GENERAL AGENTS, CHARLESTON, S. C. ^SIHIIEIPOO ZBOIN ASH, rich in Phosphoric Acid and Potash. Far superior to any other Fertilizer for small grain. iiuMawg-nrsT^eiaasT ei Ashepoo Fertilizer,'Eutaw Fertilizer, Combahee Fertilizer, Carolina Fer* tilizer, Accabee Fertilizer, Enoree Fertilizer, Yemassee Fertilizer, P. D. Fer tilizer, Ashepoo Acid Phosphate, Palmetto Acid Phosphate, Eutaw Acid Phosphate, ComEahee Acid Phosphate, Enoree Acid Phosphate, Accabee Acid Phosphate, P. D. Acid Phosphate, Yemassee Acid Phosphate, Ashepoo Bone Ash. Dealers in KAINIT. For sale by HENRY HAHN & CO., Agents, J. H. BECKMAN & SON, Agents. jA. J. SMITH. i* • WM. H. CRANE. SMITH & CRANE, WHOLESALE GROCERS AND s ' Commission Merchants. 906 Broad Street, - AUGUSTA, GA. per- to combine simplicity with the most useful modern improvements, and <// ~ r r. 7 , c may flatter myself that my CirculflT^* ^JULS, Saw Mills find favor with every saw yer who understands his business. The many orders I am. steadily re ceiving for Owing to the fact that Aik en I s n great national sanitar3* resort for sons suffering from lung and throat troubles, we have made it a specialty to S rovide all such preperations as the best medical talent approve, and we link we ma3 r safely sa3* that we doubt if our stock of medicines can be du- paingij^* 08 * 0 ^ * n an y drug store south of the Potomac. Our prescription depart- ’mentis stocked with preperations from such manufacturers as Sugar Cane Mills, that the public appreciate the ofjfy make, and so it is with prove mills m3’ GEARING for Horse Powers, Gin Wheels,' Grist Mills and other Machinery. I have the manufacturing right man3 r Patents, such as castings tor COTTON AND HAY PRES and three or four Feed..Cutters m other Implements. A I will be pleased to send my Circ lars to any applicant, togetl price list or estimate- moderate, and ,1.1 that they are lower HALL'S AIKEN BRIIS STORE! W E BEG leave to call the attention of the Aiken public to the fact that we keep constantly on hand a choice assortment of Goods in great variety and from the very best makers, embracing AMERICAN. FRENCH, ENGLISH & GERMAN PREPARATIONS, Also EXTRACTS and TOILET SOAPS of the best quai.ity. WYETH & BRO., POWERS & WEIGH THAN, ALLEN of England, HERRINGS & CO. of England, SC HE RING of Berlin, MHRCKof Darmstadt, SWANN of Paris, and H. A UFERGIER of Paris. All preperations are compounded with the greatest care. Our reputation for skill and care in tiie conduct of our business can be attested 1)3* those who have constantly dealt with us for eight 3*ears. , __ Full line of Holiday Goods of every description. Our line of Stationar3* and Confectionar3* are complete. HALL & BRO., Main Strret, AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA. -A-TTE’S BILLIARD AND PARLOR SALOON Corner LAURENS & CURVE Streets Wando Phosphate Co. Ofers WANDO FERTILIZEB, Especially adapted to all field Crops, Also ACID PHOSPHATE and DISSOLVED BONE of high grade, GERMAN KAINIT of direct importation. Ash Element, Cotton Seed Meal, Phosphate Floats, Ground and Crude Rook v * And All Fertilizer Supplies. FRANCIS B. HACKER, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL AGENT, Office 7 Exchange St., rear of Post-office, CHARLESTON, 8. C. t-lT’ALFRED HOLMES, Agent at Aiken. EDISTO PHOSPHATE CO.. -O F- CHARLESTON, S. C. Manufacturers of Edisto Acid Phosphate, Edisto Ash Element! Edisto Ammoniated Fertilizer, Edisto Ground Bone J Duncan’s Phosphate! IMPORTERS MilAN KAIMIT! J. B. E. SLOAN, Treasurer and General Agent., (At Office of J. B. J). Sloan & Son.) Cj^"For sale 1)3* J. H. Beckman, Aiken, S. C. RICHARDS & LITTLE Have in store and are constantly receiving tiie most perfect line Foreign and Domestic Groceries . ever offered in Augusta. Among the many attractions, New Crop London La3*er, Ondura La3*er, Seedless, Dehesa and Loose Mu seated Raisins, Cur rants, Prunes, Ac.; Fancy New Crop New Orleans Syrup, Unadulterated Buckwheat, Oat Meal and all kinds of Farinaceous Goods. In the .Fancy Cake and Cracker line we have something entirely new, viz., Jelly, Roll and La3*er Cake, with Chocolate and Coaconut Icing. Our stock of canned goods and preserves is just perfect. We eiaim to have the finest line of Coffees and Teas to be had anywhere. A trial is respectfully solicited. RICHARDS & LI1TLE, • 720 Broad Street (Rear of the Monument) Augusta, Ga. ALFRED BAKER, President. JOS. S. BEAN, Cashier. AUGUSTA SAVINCS BANK, 811 BROAD STREEF, w Cash Assets Surplus - AUGUSTA, GA. $278,000,000 25,000,000 Transacts a General Deposit and Discount Businedb. Interest on Deposits of Five $0 Two Thousand Dollars, ^"Special attention given to Collections. J. S. BEAN, Cashier,