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THE AIKEN RECORDER, Published Every Tuesday. COURT AT ORANGEBURG. AIKEN. S. C.. JAN. 22, 1889. Nefpro Emigration. The farmers of Union, Kershaw and Lancaster Counties appear to be concerned about the movement of the negroes from those sections to South ern Georgia, where they seek employ ment on turpentine farms. We do not see any cause tor apprehension in the matter, and do not suppose that the so-called exodus will reach any serious proportions. There is no doubt that quite enough hands will be ob tainable to work the crop; and, be sides, those who go will not remain away very long, or others will come in their places. An exodus like this breaks out peri odically here and there over the South, and we have not yet learned of any State in the South suffering from not having enough negroes. The ordinary darkey is by nature more ©r less of a vagrant. Change is essential to his realization of freedom. And it is this restless, thriftless in stinct of the race that impels the constant movement that is continual ly going on. There is no chance that any great number of them will ever leave South Carolina. There is no possible hope of such a thing. The climate here suits the negro, and here he will remain for many years to come. The Clemson College hill. Several of the newspapers of the State are publishing extracts from the other papers expressive of their sen timents on the subject of the action of Governor Richardson, regarding the Clemson College Bill. But it seems to us that they publish the com ments only of those that agree with them, favorable or unfavorable. Now we would suppose that the most accu rate way to arrive at a discernment of the popular sentiment on the sub ject would be to arrange the papers alphabetically, and publish their comments impartially; and then let the readers decide what is the auerage sentiment of the State on the subject. For our part we believe that this average sentiment is opposed to this whole Clemson business, and heartily approves of the Governor’s action. Heaviest Criminal Docket Since the War. From the Times and Democrat of Jan. 1C. The Court of General .Sessions for Orangeburg County convened last Monday morning with Judge Wither spoon presiding. Solicitor Jervey and Stenographer Blackman are also at their posts. Not since the war has the County of Orangeburg been inflicted with so heavy a criminal docket. There are actually in jail for trial, for murder, eight men and one woman. Six ot these are white men and the remain ing three parties aie negroes. In one of the cases the accused are Alexander C. Norton and A. Richard Norton, father and son, accused of the murder of J. Layfaytte Hamlin at McNeil’s in the lower part of this county, on June 23, 1887. The case was tried in September, 1887, and the jury found the accused guilty of mur der with a recommendation to mercy. Judge Aldrich, who presided at the trial, sentenced the accused to be hanged on Friday, December 2, 1887. The counsel for the accused appealed to the Supreme Court and were suc cessful in securing a new trial. Since the last trial Gen. L. F. Youmans has been retained as additional counsel for the defence. The trial has been set for Thursday next. Another of the cases is against Wm. L. McFail, John E. Richardson and .Samuel Crumpler, all white men, cnarged with the murder of Csesar Stevens, at Branchville, on the 8th of last October. The defendants are rep resented by Messrs. Skinner & Wil liams, of Barnwell, and Messrs. La- throp & Wanamaker, of Orangeburg. This case has been set for trial on next Monday, the 21st inst. Another case is against E. F. Bro- die, white, charged with the murder of JohnG. Able, white, on the 15th of December last. The accused is represented!by Messrs. Moss Dantz- ler, and the case has oeen set for trial next Tuesday. The aocused in the other two mur der cases are negroes. NEWS OF THE WEEK. Signs of Prosperity Among the Farm ers of Edgefield. The Summerville Hotel. ^ ' Messrs. Simons & Huger, architects, of Charleston, have been awarded the contract for furnishing the speciiica- tions for the Dorchester Hotel at Summerville, and for supervising its construction. Estimates for doing the work have been called for, and indications point to an early begin ning and speedy completion of the building. This hotel will be a great advan tage to Aiken, by attracting more tourists to this section. Summerville can never be much of a competitor, as it has not the climate. From the Edgetield Monitor. Edgefield County can boast of many thrifty, prosperous farmers, who have never received the advautages( ?) of an agricultural education, farmers who live well at home, and who do not wait for the State government to pay or assume their debts; farmers who do not expect the government to furnish rain, or work their crops while they go to picnics or political meetings. To proye this we can cite too many evidences in our immediate neighborhood of thrift, prosperity and plenty, which are apparent to even a careless observer. And the same can as well be said of other sections of this county. A Johnston man visited tire Horn’s Creek neighborhood the other day and m an interview be stated to the Monitor that in passing the residence of Mr. John C. Swearingen lie saw, butchered and ready to be made into home-raised bacon, twelve hogs of the Jersey Red stock, averaging 250 pounds each, net. Mr. B. informed him that be had previously killed six, five of which he sold at Graniteville for $108.00, and, besides, he lias six more to kill, one of which will weigh more than any one yet killed. These hogs were from 12 to 15 months old. Our friend next stopped at the plan tation of Mr. Ben JL. Jones, who re cently suffered the loss of his dwell ing and furniture by fire, Bpeaking of Mr. Jones’ success as a meat raiser and farmer, he said: “I saw a wagon leaded with at least 3000 pounds of Adjt.-Gen. Bonham has removed, ] with his family, from Abbeville to ; Columbia. Over four thousand bales ©f cotton have been shipped from the Barnwell depot this season. A new ice manufacturing company has been incorporated in Augusta, the Polaric, with a capital of $20,000. Nearly four miles of the Barnwell Railroad have been laid with new steel rails, and the work is going on. The old rails are being shipped to the Richmond, Va., rolling mills as fast as taken up. Rev. J. B. Hawthorne, pastor of the First Baptist Church, of Atlanta, has been elected president of a land company at Florence, Ala., at a salary of $5,000. It is said he contemplates retiring from the ministry. Thieves broke into the gin-house of Hon. W. J. Ready, of Edgefield, one night recently, and carried away three bales of cotton. Mr. Ready of fers one of the bales as a reward for the recovery of the cotton, with proof to convict the thieves. A. C. and A. R. Norton, on trial at Orangeburg for murder, were acquit ted last Saturday, 19th inst. The Nor tons, father and son, killed J. L. Hamlin in Orangeburg County, in June, 1887. They were tried and con victed of murder, hut got a new trial on an appeal. From the Barnwell Sentinel, 16th inst.: Dr. Clias. S. Davant moved last week with his family to Beech island, where he will practice his profession. While his friends here hate to part with him, they wish him much success in his new liome. The Republican State Executive Committee met in Columbia on the 15th inst., and decided to recommend William Mahone of Virginia for a place in President-elect Harrison’s Cabinet. A memorial to this effect will be forwarded to Geti. Harrison in a few days. The Savannah News says: The col ored people ot the South appear to be getting along a good deal better than those of Hayti. If it is the colored race, and not the Republican party, that the Republican [newspapers and leaders want to help, why don’t they let the Southern colored people alone and do some missionary work in Hayti? The report of the Superintendent of Education sliows the following aver age and comparative attendance in the public schools of the State last year: White, 65,482; colored, 74,075. It will be seen by these figures that the efticacv of the eight-box ballot law, as well as of the proposed educa tional qualification, will be of short duration. The negro is being educa ted at the expense of white taxpayers. The Smalls-Elliott contest in the House promises to be a very interest ing one. Smalls said of Col. Elliott the other day, in a communication to the Washington Post: “Hehasdrawn my salary, legally and constitution ally belonging to me, for nearly two years, and now he seeks to draw the salary of Thomas E. Miller, who was legally elected at the last election.” The trouble Smalls has to contend with is to get the House to believe him. Judge Aldrich filed iiis decision in the contested Beaufort election case last week. He ruled that Whipper & Co. must get out and give place to tiie fusion candidates who were elect ed last November. Whipper has de clared publicly that he will grow gray in jail before he will obey anything less than the mandate of the Supreme Court. As an appeal from Judge AI- The Mouth Carolina Road. The News and Coarier says: Sout' Carolina Railway officials here unable to speak regarding tqe futui of the South Carolina Railway Con pany. Their business is to look afU the running of the road, and as thei is no doubt that the road will continu to he operated no matter what chan ges may occur in the company, the are engaged in managing its husines with the same care and attention ths has always characterized them. The questions and doubts raised b the defaulting of the company on tb interest of its second mortgage bon<j may not he settled for several month) as under the law the trustees can n$ proceed against the company unt six months ofter the default. Major W. H. Brawley, who is on of the trustees for the bond-holderi is now in New York, it is presume on business connected with the pre« ent crisis in the affairs of the compi uy, hut is expected in Cbarlesto shortly. Better From White Pond. White Pond, 8. C., Jan. 17, 1889. Editors Aiken Recorder: Plowing has been commenced 1 some places, while in others the cro is not all gathered. Crops in this se« tion were very poor—very little ovr half a crop of cotton, and corn sbor with a poor pea crop; yet it has bee very hard to get gathered. And y« there has been very nearly as mao cotton ginned in this community • heretofore. Farmers have generaljr fallen behind, and everybody is coi> plaining of hard times, and some ae even distressed. All these things are the result of al cotton and no corn. When will or farmers learn to study their better i|- terests and raise everything at hone that can be raised; make cotton thei* money crop, and sell it and get tie money for it themselves. We pay h the country usury enough to feed tie country. Theu we sell our cotton it a disadvantage, for cotton buyes know that our cotton is on the ma- ket as soon as it can be gathered, aid they set their price, and we are con- pelled to take it. Then again, buying on credit ve pay fifty per cent, on the first cost <f bacon and flour, and often mon. Hence we have cotton at a little ovr half price, and the necessaries of lib at one price and a half. These thinp ought not to be. How theu shall ve get out of these deep ruts we ha^e cut for ourselves? Well, the firi thing to be done is to shorten ex penses; 1st, by farming according <o our capacity,—that is, if we are onjy able to work one plow without t<o great a strain, work that for all it worth until we are able to work twt; 2d, by living within our income ve can get out and keep out of debt. White Pond. Death of Mrs. John O'Keefe. Mrs. John O’Keefe, a resident si' Hamburg, met with a horrible death from the explosion of a kerosene lamp on Wednesday last Mrs. O’Keefe’s husband is foreman at Rutherford’s brick yard, aud th^y occupy a comfortable home at Ite works. About 3 o’clock Wednesday mom lug Mrs. O’Keefe arose from bed dressed herself aud commenced pre paring breakfast for her husband, who was expected home shortly after, having worked all night in the kiln. While cooking, Mrs. O’Keefe saw the kerosene lamp light, which was a) the light she had to see by, flickering, and supposing something was wrong and to prevent an accident, she at tempted to blow the light out, when tiie lamp exploded. The flames igni ted her garments, The Negro in the Church. home raised pork, which Mr. J. had dneh’s ruling will not operate as a i ted hei garments, and in a few min — 1 TTrst Wrt 1 riTlv-^vte-rTr--5~gt V.x Wr*c Utu.^as:a<»d«a3,- "i!' Ulrply JcieaJaac ^fotbew V'/fr* 8u entirely to be jailed unless he changes his Iro1 mind quickly and completely. That would be the eternal fituess of things The Episcopal Commission appoint ed at the Diocesan Convention at An derson last May, to consider the status of the negro in the Church, met in Sumter last Friday and had a confer ence on the matter under advisement, but are not yet prepared to make the result public. As tiie commission are to consult with the vestries of St. Mark’s, of Charleston; St. Luke’s, Columbia; Church of the Epiphany, Summerville; Calvary Church, and the colored clergy in the diocese, to eftect a complete separation into two distinct organizations under tiie Bish op, its work must necessarily be pro gressive, and other meetings will probably be held before the meeting of the Convention at Aiken on May 10th. A GOOD THING FOR FLORIDA. Round Trip Exeursio"s From New York to Jacksonville. The Pennsylvania Railroad has set itself in order to assist in filling Flor ida witli tourists this winter, by inau- f urating cheap excursions from New ork to Jacksonville. The total ex pense, including sleeping car, Pull man parlor cars, and meals, will he $48 for the round trip. The trains come via the Coast Line to Charleston aud Savannah, thence direct to tiiis city. The first train will leave New York on tiie 28th inst., followed by others on February 11th aud 25th, and Mareli 11th. Returning will leave Jackson ville February 11th and 28th aud March 14th. This will give passengers about fif teen days in Florida, and they can go to all sections of the State during that time.—Jacksonville M< trojtolis. This is truly a good thing for Flor ida, and just what Aiken should have. Special rates have been made by the Peunsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio Railways to many points in the South, but none to Aiken. We can only sup pose that this is because our Town has not been pushed conspicuously forward enough. The only concession made to Aiken thus far by tiie rail ways has been the running of the Richmond & Danville Pullman sleep ing cars, via Gran teville, direct to Aiken. Tills, of course, is eminently proper, hut it is not enough. We must have more railway advantages. Tfrstr porkers in his lot to he killed later Mr. Jones theu showed me into his corn crib, with 000 bushels of home- raised corn, and his barn filled with oats and fodder of his own raising. At his gin house were six bales of cottou already ginned, and several still in tiie seed. On the ruins of the burned dwelling were loads of new lumber with carpenters busily engaged iu rebuilding the old homestead. Mr. Jones was confident that in twenty days he would have a shelter for his family, at present domiciled in a ser vant’s house, where I partook of a plentiful diuuer of home raised hog and hominy. Returning home by the old Plank road I passed the fine plan tations of Messrs. Ollie Miller, Julius Day and Benj. Bettis, at all of which I saw from 20 to 25 bales of cotton awaiting the advance in price. Tak ing the Columbia road, we passed the residence of Mr. Frank Bettis with over $3,000 worth of cotton stacked near the house; then the handsome and stately mansion of Maj. Jones, and on by Hatcher’s mill to Mr. Jake Smith’s (more cotton stored) and Capt. Joe Bouknight’s. The Captain bad just sold 100 bales of cotton aud still sliows 19 in front of his dwell ing. Then we pass tiie thrifty planta tions of Mr Gamewell Smith, Dr. Cox aud Mr. Robert Kenney, and of that energetic aud progressive planter, Mr, Mark Toney whose crop was short last year at 200 bales, but whose crib is filled with corn and his smokehouse well supplied with home raised meat.” Let us Look to Our Interest. Abbeville Press ami Banner. In many of the towns of the State the people act as a unit, and all work to build up and sustain the interests of tiie place in which they live. Experience lias proven that a united people can work wonders, and obser vation lias convinced us that any town will dry up where the people do not look to the business interests of the place. To open a place of business and never say a word about it to a news paper is to keep tiie fact a secret (rom the great mass of the people. It is not an uncommon thing for some men doing business to decry the value of advertising, hut there is no denying the fact that the best busi ness men in the country annually* spend millions of dollars in adver- A tourist wagon, drawn by two horses, rolled into Tallehassee last Thursday morning, with I. 8. Palmer and family, of .Chicago. The party left Greene County, Colorado, five months ago, and lias driven all the way to Tallehassee, a distance of 1,600 miles, with this wagon and team The horses did not look as tat as moles but stepped off quite glibly when started. Mr. Palmer expresses him self much pleased with that section, and says lie will return to Leon Coun ty if he finds no place that suits him better. After getting some repairs done to his harness, he struck out for Lee Countyq 500 miles further south. Governor Richardson has appoint ed Mr. B. P. Cunningham, treasurer of Charleston County, upon the un derstanding that he will resign the office when the taxes shall have been collected, and leave the Governor free to appoint whoever may be the choice of the County. As tiie fees of the Treasurer, Col. P. C. Gaillard, in payment for Ids services during the last year could only he taken from the taxes yet to be collected, Mr. Cunningham, who is the chief clerk of the office, generously ottered to take tiie work and responsibilities of the office temporarily in order to com plete Col. Gaillard’s unfinished task and turn over the fees to his family. The term of his temporary treasure- sldp will probably' be about two mouths. Wagoner Notes. Using. ‘Augusta Sidetracked.’' Evening News. We join in the protest against side tracking Augusta. Tiie Evening News worked on the R. D. last win ter until the Washington sleeper was tun into Augusta, and now both pa pers ought to have some influence on the hard-hearted railroad men. We don’t mind Aiken having a special sleeper, but if that pretty resort de serves a sleeper, Augusta should certainly have the same accommo dation. Or, is it true that there Is more travel over the C., C. & A. Read to Aiken than to Augusta? If so, the quicker ■we complete the hotel on the Hill the better. This will he abetter argument than a protest about discrimination, for the passengers to the Bon Air will compel a sleeper to Augusta. The Electoral College met in Co lumbia on the 14th inst., and cast the u votes of the State for Cleveland and are 8iiU l 1° be known, no arrests have Bullets and the Torch. About a month ago Butler Banks of Newberry county was shot and suspi cion pointed to James C Banks as his assailant, as the two men had been unfriendly.Last Saturday the 5th inst Butler Banks hearing that James C. Banks was in tiie neighborhood can vassing for a book lay iu wait for him and taking deliberate aim with a shotgun fired at his supposed assail ant as he passed by, wounding him in four places. James Banks implored Butler Banks, who is not a relative though of tiie same name, to desist, hut the latter fired the second barrel of his shotgun and also fired the cou- : tents of a "pistol at James, though i without further effect. James is in a ; dangerous condition. Butler Banks j has escaped. East Saturday week a party of men ; went to the house of Butler Banks ! where were his wife and six little ; children, the eldest being ouly 13, aud . set fire to the house compelling the i woman to remain until its destruction J was certain. The men then set fire to tiie corn crib and feed house, leav- i ing tiie mother and little ones with out food or shelter, or sufficient cloth ing. There is great indignation, hut though the names of tiie incendiaries Thurman, and appointed Mr. J. J. Lucas, of Society Hill, to take charge of the lists and carry them to Wash ington. The certified votes must he presented by the fourth Monday in this month, which will be the 28tb. been made. Messis. L. N. Bellinger, W. D. Mc Millan and A. T. Woodward are the board of school examiners for Barn well County for the next two years. Dr. Gunter, sou of Mr. Mansel Gunter, intends moving to this place very’ soon. In connection with his practice lie will conduct a drug busi ness. A building is now being fitted up for that purpose Mr. D. W. Gaston, of Aiken, has opened a branch of his business here. He lias bought the store formerly be longing to Mr. Pool, which he has re paired and enlarged. Ex-Senator S. P. Wingard, of Lex ington, was in town on Wednesday. He thinks the Democrats of Lexing ton will adhere to the primary plan of nominating. Mr. J. A. Gunter received his first shipment of fertilizers last week. It consisted of eight car-loads. Superintendent J. C. Keys, of tiie B. A. & N. Railroad, lost a little girl a few days age. She was a very bright and intelligent child of four years. The remains were carried from Blaekville to Witlhalla for interment. The railroads provided Mr. Keys with a special train. Postmaster W. M. Stevenson, of Perry, has resigned his office. Mrs. Dephenbacb has been notified that she lias been appointed to fill the va cancy. Prof. Browne shows his ability* as a disciplinarian by managing upwards of sixty* pupils. His school lias re cently been supplied with new text books of the latest edition. Miss Neal Gunter was the recipient of a piano a few days since. It was a present from her father. The first election for lutendant and Wardens of Wageuer will occur on the 28th instant* rom her body. But for the timely assistance of her seven year old son, who partly quenched the flames con suming his mother by throwing wa ter on her, she would have been terri bly disfigured or charred by the flames. An alarm was sounded by the noble boy, and shortly, with the assistance of neighbors who arrived promptly, they wrapped the unfortu nate lady iu blankets until the fire was completely out. Mrs. O’Keefe’s face, arms and body were horribly burned, aud she suffered intense pain until ten o’clock at night, when her life was ended. Mrs. O’Keefe was the mother of three young children, the oldest being nine years old. ITEMS OF INTEREST. The Eclectic. The January* number of the Electic Magazine, as usual, is full of excel lent and entertaining reading matter. Among the best articles are one by Archibald Forbes, on the Emperor Frederick's Dairy; one on Marriages within the “Rules” of the Fleet Pris on a century and a half ago; and one on “The Sacrifice of Education to Examination,” by Max Muller, Ed ward A. Freeman and Frederick Har rison Tiie Eclectic is published by E. R. Pelton, at 25 Bond Street. New York, and should be in the hands of everyone who is fond of good reading. After having listened, at a thanksgiving dinner, to Jones’ stale jokes, Smith said: “I say r , Jones, the thanksgiving turkey is luckier than we are.” Jones: “In what way?” Smith: “He isn’t stuffed with chestnuts until after he is dead.” Habitual beating down is one of the very had habits. Recently an Oxford County, Maine, man went into a meat market to buy a small piece of liver* “How much I asked the mau. “I will make you a pres ent of that,” said the butcher. The man put on his most knowing look, stepped back, rubbed his bands together, looked the butcher square iu the oye, and said, “Ain’t that rather high?” A Buffalo girl got rid of an undesirable suitor ih a unique way. He proposed on the way home from church Sunday even ing, and the fair creature, who is “o’er young to marry,” said “yes,” but added that she would not marry him till he got the consent of her father. The yohng man discovered the next day that the young ladies father died several years ago, and the disappointed lover has emigrated to Black Rock. According to the Salem Gazette, this is Edward Hale’s story A man had sold himself to the devil, who was to possess him at a certain time, unless he could pro pound a question to his Satanic majesty which he could not answer, he being al lowed to put three queries to him. The time came for the devil to claim his own. and he consequently appeared. The first question the man asked was concerning theology, to which it caused the devil no trouble to reply. The second he also an swered without hesitation. The man’s fate depended on the third. What should it be? He hesitated and turned pale, and the cold dew stood on his forehead, while he shivered with anxiety, nervousness, terror, and the devil triumphantly sneered. At this juncture the man's wife appeared in the room with a bonnet in her hand. Alarmed at her husband's condition, she demanded to know the cause. When in formed. she laughed and said' “I can pro pound a question which the devil himself cannot answer. Ask him which is the front of this bonnet." The devil gave it up, and retired in disgust, and the man was free. Never let the soil in flower pots get dry enough to injure the tender roots at the sides of the pot. To prevent this apply water enough to thorough ly saturate the entire ball of soil. Give so much that some will run ©ul at the hole in the bottom of the pot. If you water in this way, and do not give another application until the soil on the surface looks dry, your plants will never suffer from drouth or from over watering. A most per nicious practice is that of giying wa ter on the little-and-often plan. Dyspepsia the li T '* ot many people miserable, and often leads to self-destruction. Distress after eating, sour stomach, sick headache, heartburn, loss of appetite, a faint, “ all gone” feeling, bad taste, coated tongue, and Irregu- laxity of the bowels, are Distress some of the more common After symptoms. Dyspepsia does — not get well ot Itself. It Eating requires careful, persistent attention, and a remedy like Hood’s Sarsar partlla, which acta gently, yet aurely and efficiently. It tones the stomach and other organs, regulates the digestion, creates a good appetite, and by thus Sick overcoming the localsymp- u__ toms removes the sympa- “©HQ Hunt* thetic effects of the disease, banishes the headache, and refreshes the tired mind. •• i have been troubled with dyspepsia. I had but little appetite, and what I did eat -j . distressed me, or did me nearx- jjmg goo,!. In aa hour burn after eating 1 would expe rience a faintness, or tired, all-gone feeling, as though 1 had not eaten anything. My trou ble, I think, waa aggravated by my business, which is that of a painter, and from being more or less shut up in a Sour room with fresh paint. Last K spring I took Hood’s Sana- otOmacn rfila—took three bottles. It did me an immense amount of good. It gave me an appetite, and my food relished and satisfied the craving I had previously experienced.” Gkobgb A. Page, Watertown, Maas. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold brail druggists, gl; six for g*. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD A CO.. Apotbecarlee. Lowell. Mass. IOO Doses One Dollar ForSale—A Business Opening. T WO Hundred and thirty-four (234) Shares Capital Stock of the Bath Paper Mill. The entire block or any portion. Inquire of W. V. GILMAN, Treasurer. 309 Greene Street, or P. O. Lock Box 104, Augusta, Ga. MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF LAND. Ayer’s Pills cure constipation, ign- prove the appetite, promote digestion, resore health ana regulate every function. This medicine is pleasant to take and gentle in its operation. See article in Ayer’s Almanac. W HEREAS Elizabeth Cushman. Nat C. Cushman, and others, executed and delivered to Mrs. Annie Murray, Executrix, their certain mortgage, dated the 20th of Novem ber, 1885, to secure their certain bond of satre date recited in said mort gage; aud whereas I hold said bond and mortgage as assignee; and where as the conditions of said bond and mortgage have been broken, and there is now due thereon $160, with interest thereon from this date at the rate of ten per cent, per annum aud attor neys’ fees for foreclosure; Now, therefore, by virtue of the power vested in me under said mort gage, I will sell at public outcry, on the 4th day of February, 1889, at the Court House steps in Aiken, S. C., for cash, the following tract of land: All that tract of land in Aiken County, S. C., containing one hun dred acres, more or less, bounded north by lauds of James Wade and O. N. Woodward; east by lands of Harriet Redd; south by lands of J. A. 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Minerva Sally in her own right and as Administratrix, vs. Minerva S. Abies et al. B Y virtue of a Decree in the above cause, now on file in the office of the Clerk of Court for Aiken County, I will sell within the legal hours of sale in front of the Court House at Aiken, S. C., on the 4th day of February, 1889, the following de scribed property, all situate in the County of Aiken aforesaid, to wit: All ‘that certain tract, containing fifty acres, more or less, bounded north by lands of John Blackwell, east by Hamlet Garvin, south by Abe Steedman and west by Levi Gunter. All that other tract of land con taining seventeen hundred and eighty five acres, more or less, lately re-sur veyed and platted by J. F. Liles, sur veyor, whose plat Is on file in ray offW at. Aiken. 8. C.. for exami nation. On said plat it appears that said tracts have been divided off in following parcels for this sale, to wit: Tract A, containing 140 acres, more or less; Tract B, containing 163 acres, more oi* less * Tract C, containing 215 acres, more or loss * Tract D, containing 167 acres, more or loss * Tract E, containing 177 acres, more or loss* Tract F, containing 166 acres, more or loss * Tract G, containing 137 acres, more or loss * Tract H, containing 606 acres, more or less,—and this last tract (H) con tains all the homestead improvements of the late J. G. Sally. Alsa the two following tracts, shown on a plat made by Robert Gar- yin, lately re-surveyed and marked on said plat by J. F. Lyles, surveyor, as tracts C and D, said plat being filed in my offlce for inspection: Tract C, containing 193 acres, more or less, bounded by lands formerly of Warren Kirkland, by the Brogden Road, separating it from tract D, by lands formerly of Wright Jornegin, and by the Lexington Road, separa ting it from tract B of said plat; Tract D, containing 207 acres, more or less, bounded by lands formerly of Warren Kirkland, lands formerly of Jas. Gunter, lands formerly of Wright Jornegin, aud by the Brogden Road, separating it from tract C. Terms as follows: The two last de scribed tracts, C and D, for one-third cash, balance on two equal annual iaatakuicuto: ut iutcrcat, _-*oven per cent., secured by bond of purchaser and mortgage of premises; all other lands described, for cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. W. W. WILLIAMS, Master Aiken County. Jan. 8,1889. JUDGE OF FROBm SM WINTER RESORT.-OPEN NOVEMBER TO JUNE. HIGHLAND PARK HOTEL, jLiiKiEasr, s. a. } p' Fi Dr. Merrow claims that Catarrh is a living germ. (The above cut shows these germs under the microscope) and he can and does remove tiiem in a living state— thus effecting a permanent cure. The Docter treats all curable diseases. Send at once for full particulars of New Methods, to DR. J. G. MERROW, 104 Franklin Street Lynn, Mass. •85 MM C*M Waick. Sold for 9109. »m«U UWljr. Bmc $U wateft la Ua world. Ftita luaakorprr. War-. ■ laaiad BoaTjr _ _ iHaatlaff Caaoa. Bo© ladM* load goaia'aUoa, with warka jaad caaaa of aqaal omlaa. ) One PeraoQ laoack lo- 'ealtiy aaa Mean awa Boa, bh aar larstaad val- of ~ whr^y^kancaSwMli^hat'iMoyoSVwapn^M^^SM S TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Aiken. In the Probate Court. R. L. Ergle, as Administrator of Es tate of Geo. D. Ergle, deceaeed. Plaintiff, vs. Preston B. Ergle, Armon Ergle, et al., Defendants. By virtue of a Decree of his Honor, John T. Gaston, Judge of Probate, in and for the County of Aiken and State of South Carolina, I will sell at ublic auction on Monday, the 4th of "ebruary, 1889, between the legal hours of sale, in front of the Court House, in Aiken, S. C., to the highest bidder, the following described real estate, to wit: All that Tract of Land, known as the Ergle Home Place, containing one hundred aud fifty (150) Acres, more or less, and bounded as follows: On the north by South Edisto River, west by land of Bennet Smith and John E. Balow, south by lands of J. H. Beckman, formerly known as the Luke Jordan Place, east by lands of Pickens Posey. The above lands re-sola at former purchaser’s risk. Terms of Sale: One-half cash; bal ance on a credit of one year, with in terest at 7 per cent., and secured by boud of the purchaser and mortgage of the premises sold. Purchaser to pay for papers. JOHN T. GASTON, Judge of Probate Aiken Co., S. C. Jan. 8, 1889. NOTICE. X DESIRE to say to Administrators, Executors, Guardians, &c., now* is the time to make your returns. Please do so at once and save trouble. JOHN T. GASTON, J. P. A. C. IKEN, 8. C.. the Popular Winter Resort, on the summit of the Ploey Sand Hill Region of South Carolina. Hotel Grounds include Park, oo«- taining 300 acres of Pine Forest. Driest Climate in the United States, Except points of great altitude in the Rocky Mountatna. ABSOLUTE SAFETY FROM YELLOW FEVER, from the follev* ing comprehensible reasons: First—Reliabe medical authority asserts that Yellow Fever cirold not become epidemic in this climate, even If brought here in mid-summer. Second—There is no case of Yellow Fever nearer to Aiken than Jack* sonville, Fla., and a rigid system of quarantine prevents Its nearer approach. Third—Even were all precautions abandoned immediately, the frosta already experienced here render infection impossible. For those who wish to go further South, Aiken offers a desirable stop ping place, until frost reaches the localities they wish to visit, and renders it safe for them to continue their journey. For descriptive pamphlet and terms, address, B. P. CHATFIELD, Proprietor and Manager. The Seminole! Orange County, Florida. T HIS ELEGANT HOTEL is located on the highest ground in Florida midst the most beautiful scenery in the State. Eleven lakes in view of the house. •>> Sickness Unknown! No Marsh! No Malaria! Hotel Now Opeu. Bent’s Celebrated Orchestra from New York. |ar*Drawing-room Cara through without change. Send for guide. W. F. PAIGE. C. F. KOHLRUSS, Manufacturer and Dealer in Foreign and Domestic Marble and Granite Monuments, Headstones, Statues. Copings, &o. Cemetery and Building Work of all Descriptions Made to Order. All Orders promptly attended to aud executed in the neatest manner poeai- ble. Original Designs Executed. Cor. Washington and Ellis Streets, - - - AUGUSTA, GA. Jas. L. Quinsy. H. P. Cook. The Largest Store in Graniteville. q,ttx2st:b"Z' &c cook;. -DEALERS IN- GENERAL MERCHANDISE, GRANITEVILLE. SO. CA. Notice to Bridge Builders. O N Monday, January 28th, at 10 o’clock, the County Commission ers will let to the lowest bidder, the building of one bridge at the YVilkiu- son’s Old Mill Place. Plans and spe cifications will he made known on day of letting. The contractor will be required to give security for the performance of the work. W. A. WEST, Chairman Board Co. Comm’rs. Jan. 8, 1889. We take pleasure in informing our friends and customers both In and Edgefield counties that we have now on hand the choicest and largest stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes and Notions ever brought to Gran iteville, which we are selling at very low prices for Cash. Our Stock of Groceries Embraces an immense supply of both heavy and fancy groceries we will sell as wb are accustomed, at prices that defy competition. tST’Our wagon yard is free to all onr customers and provided with stalls and ether conveniences aFl QUINBY 3c COOK. : GRANITEVILLE, a C Machinist WOrk. Either in or out of Shop, with good tools and Men. Boiler, Tank, Stack and Tube and Sheet Iron Work, Blacksmith Work, Iron and Brass Foundry Work, Gin Work, Material and Repairs for above. All Orders promptly attended to. GEO. R. LOMBARD k CO., New Shops Above Passenger Depot. Mocking Birds for Sale. T HREE Mocking Birds for Sale. All flue singers. Address. “Woman’s Exchange,” No. 309, McIntosh St., Augusta, Ga. GIN RIBS! GIN RIBS! I HAVE secured Patterns and propose to mrnl«h RIBS for all makes e Gins at reasonable prices. CASTINGS of all kinds in Iron and Brass at short notice. Special attention given to Repairs. Satisfaction guaranteed! Tiigf PENDLETO~iijC FOUHDRYffAiipfl MACHliE^WOMtS Nos. 615, 617 and 619. KollocK St., - - AUGUSTA, GA. CHAS. F. LOMBARD, Proprietor., M. W. PENDLETON, Snp’t. Breakfast all Ready! AND THE BtcMeat Gales are Ready! PREPARED BUCKWHEAT —AND— FLOUR Of the First Qualities, at TURNBULL’S. MOST BRILLIANT DISPLAY —:OF:— FASHIONABLE MILLINERY EVER BROUGHT TO AUGUSTA CAN be seen at the New York Millinery Store of Miss Nellie Pnreell! Under Central Hotel, Augusta, Georgia. E MBRACING all the Latest Novelties in Head Wear, at prises that will prove satisfactory to all. This is the Largest and Best Stock It has ever been my pleasure to exhibit. tyMy Aiken friends are especially invited to call early and often. JB