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THE AIKEN RECORDER. Published Eveky Tuesday. ^IKEN, S. C,. FEB. 12. 1889. The Development of the South by Southerners. There is an opinion very prevalent, and largely held by Southerners themselves, that the rapid material advancement that the Houth is ma king is mainly the result of Northern energy and capital. This opinion is an erroneous one. Northern capital and Northern peeple are helping the cause, but the main work is done by Southern men with their own money. This development Is in the direction of manufactures and otljer industrial enterprises, and observant |>eople will see that nearly all of these are the work of Southern men, and controlled financially by them. After the war it was clearly foreseen that when the governments of the States became settled, the progress of the South must become very rapid, from the abundance of our resources and accumulation of money at home that must needs be invested. Prior to 1865 there were fully $3,000,000,000 invested in negro property; and this property being the favorite invest ment in the South, as money accu mulated it sought this direction to the neglect of industrial enterprises. No investments can be made of this character now’, and it is only a matter of curiosity what an ex-Associate Justice of South Carolina, fresli from the Beaufort jail, would fetch at pub lic outcry; and as money accumulates in the South it must perforce seek in vestment in industrial enterprises, and continually add tc the prosperity of this section. In addition to this, agriculture—the basis of all prosperity —goes on just the same, only relieved from the necessity of large capital in quired under the old system. Another fallacy appertaining to thi- subjeet is that the present striking prosperity »f the South has been worked out by young men, who arc supposed to l ave pushed aside those who were reared under the old inllti- ence of Houtliern life. Upon careful observation it will be found that in the great majority of instances, the managers and moving spirits in the great railway systems, factories and other enterprises in the South are, or have been, men in middle life, who were reared under the influences of Southern life, and were zealous sol diers in the Confederate army. Of course in the ordinary course of na ture these men will soon now diop out, and be succeeded by others of another generation. But the point is that the Southerners of what is sueer- iugly called the “old school,” have worked the present prosperity of the country. We do not lose sight of the great benefit that has been obtained from the aid of the large amount of North ern capital invested in the South. t There tages"JWWP^flTon are more under stood, Northern men and their money will play a still more important part in its development. Investments in ^ Southern enterprises are becoming more popular as they are found to be profitable. The New York Herald and New York Star have lately given much prominence to Southern industrial matters, and have plainly and repeat edly asserted that the South has been and is being developed by Southern ers, and through the influence of these two well informed papers a little light on the subject is beginning to dawn upon the people of tiie country. The New York Evening Post, an excellent authority on commercial statistics estimates the cotton crop of 18S8-’S9 at 7,500,000 bales. This con firms the estimate made some time ago by tin* News and Courier of Char leston. which aroused so much ad verse criticism in various parts of the •South. TKIAIi BY JL'BY. Judge Hudson's Talk before the Grand Jury at Newberry on the 4111 iitst. From the Newberry Herald and New®. Judge Hudson said there was a matter be thought of great import ance, and be thought proper to men tion it at this time, and that was our system of trial by jury It was a mat ter of comment by nearly every one, and there was an opinion amongst some that it was a failure. He thought it was a system that would never be surrendered by the American people, for they were a liberty loving people. There is no doubt that many people are astonished at the verdict of juries in many cases. Our juries occupy a very exalted and responsible position. Under our law, at present, they are the exclusive judges of the facts. In ante-bellum days our judges could aid the juries in arriving at conclusions, oy commenting on the facts, but they cannot now. Our juries are composed of good men, from all parts of tiie county: in fact, the best men of tiie community are usually drawn. Then the rooms for the deliberation of the juries are usually places with out comfort, into which the jurors are forced and required to remain until they agreed, with no comfort except a light and some water, and sometimes, though rarely a little fire. They are put in these places like sheep in a nen, This lie thought was wrong. He was satisfied that while it might have been well in the origin of the jury system to require iiuanmily in the* finding of a verdict, tiiat rule was not adapted to tiie spirit and genius of our times. There is no more rea son why this rule should prevail in the verdict of a jury, than in any other deliberative bodies. Congress, our legislature, and our Siif reme Court, only a majority is necessary to pass a law or make a judgment. Our Supreme court has to pass upon tiie lives and the liberty of tiie people. Certainly the rule should he changed on the civil side of the Court at least. I’lie rule impedes the administration of justice. It belongs to a bygone age. To sum up, the Judgo said, our ju rors should be Irrated as gentlemen, and given some comfort during their deliberations. The rule requiring uiiauniity, encourages crime. One single man often being able to make a jury fail to reach a verdict. It is the hope of tiie guilty, especially in our cities, to get one of their number on the panel, and thus escape tiie penalty of the law. The rule ob structs just ice. It is an incentive to bribery and corruption. TJIBY WILL. BUltXCOAIi. Death ofMr. llicliartl Peters. Mb. Richard Peters died at liis home in Atlanta on Wednesday last, alter an illness of several weeks. Mr. Peters was in the 80th year of his age and was well known through the South. Nearly all his life he had been identified with agricultural matters, and for the last forty years bad given much attention to the breedingof fine stock on his farm in Gordon County, Ga. He was very highly respected, and his example and influence were always beneficial to all with whom he was thrown. A Transformation Wrought in the Engines of the S. C. Itailway. The .South Carolina Railway Com* puny is having ail their engines adapted for coal burning The pros pects of tiie early completion of tiie Three C’s Railroad means a lot of coal and cheaper prices, and the .South Carolina road is beginning to put their engines in readiness. The adap tion consists in>a change in the fire box, and in the front of Hie boiler, lengthening it and putting in a dif- fer» nt kiutTof smokestack, andchaug- lugAluj-wpark arrestee and the general arrangement of the front end. Engine No. 15 went out of the shops after her transformation Sun day morning, and Engine No. 40 on Tuesday. Tiie work is all done in the South Carolina Railway shops, and is as neatly done as if the Baldwin works had turned them out so at the start. All of the engines owned by the road will be so converted before long. ITEMS OF INTEREST. The seventeenth annual session of the Slate Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry was held in Columbia on Wednesday last There was a good attendance and delegates from fifteen granges from the Counties of Aiken, Chester, Kershaw, Marion, Florence, Newberry and Oconee. A consider able amount of routine business was transacted, and various matters per taining to the good of the order receiv ed due attention. The matter of the time and place of the summer meet ing was left to the executive commit tee to decide in conference witli the executive committee of the State Ag ricultural .Society The Pacific Guano Company, which has its headquarters In Boston, but has been working mines in Beaufort and Charleston, lias failed with liabili ties of $1,000,000. The firm of (Bidden & Curtis, tiie selling agents of the Company lias also made an assign ment. Tlieir liabilities are heavy, and largely endoisements on the paper of the guano company. They have loan ed that company large sums in addi tion to their endorsements. The busi ness of the guano company during the past two years lias been bad and It is said to have lost consider able, but tiie present year lias been good, and it was about recovering its losses. Ho>ft W. C. Keith died at Wal- 1 halla on the evening of the 7th inst., 1 after a few days’ illness, of typhoid pneumonia, at the age of 53. Col. Keith bad filled many positions of honor and trust, and had served a number of terms in the Legislature. For a number of years he had been one of the editors of the Keowee Cou rier, and had always stood as one of the most prominent and successful criminal lawyers in his section of the State. Miss Sophia Bodie died at her home near Bateshnsg on Mon-lay, January 28th, at the advanced age of 94 years. A facetious old lady, describing the rambling sermons of her minister, said, “If his text had the small-pox, his sermons would never catch it.” A slight earthquake shock was felt last Tuesday night in lower South Carol na. The vibration was such as is caused by a passing train, and was of brief duration. A dispatch from San Francisco, da ted February 7th, says: Earthquake shocks, occurring at 9:20 last night, are reported from Los Angeles and San Bernardino. At Colton, Cal., two distinct shocks were felt, No damage. The Court at Pdriningham lias re fused the application of Dick Hawes for removing tiie trial of Ids case to another county The Judge thinks that an impartial jury can be had in the county where the crime was com mitted. Tiie Newberry Observer says: Jim Satterwhite, colored, at Deadfall, re cently offered Mr. Lee Etheridge a mule for a bantam chicken, provided Mr. Etheridge would give him a dol lar to hoot. Mr. Etheridge would not trade that way, but gave Jim a dollar for his mule. The sum of $79,173,000 was appro priated at tiie Iasi session of Congress for pensions for the fiscal year ending June 30, l^SO. Congress is notified now that $8,000,000 more will be need ed to meet increasing demands under the laws. Otherwise payments must be defaulted. During the early part of last week the weather was intensely cold all m-er the Northern an l Northwestern States. At some places in New Eng land the thermometer marked 40 de grees below zero In Michigan the greatest blizzard for years swept over the country bringing railway traffic to a stop, "and causing some loss of life. Cupt. Jars. E. Waller, private secre tary to Gov. Lee, was found dead in his office at the State capitol building in Richmond, Va., on the morning of tiie 7tli inst., with a bullet hole in the light side of his head. A Smith & Wesson pistol lay on the lloor. The deceased was 32 years ot ug<* and a native of Stafford County. No cause is assigned for the self-murvier. A large quantity of securities was sold at public sale in Augusta Iasi Tuesday. Among the stock sold were seveutv-five shares of Augusta Chron- , icle stock, tiiat only brought $45 per share. The company has not declared | a dividend infouryears. I*. B. Tobin ; was the buyer. H. Brooks and Tom Barrett each bought thirty shares of tiie Georgia Railroad stock, for which they paid $fi»7 per share. Fifty shares : of the Sibley mill stock were sold to Col. C. C. Jones for $90 a share. The Abbeville Press and Banner savs: Mr. John Norwood exhibited at'our office lust week some fine spec imens of iron ere which were taken from his plantation in the Flatwoods. j If the supply should equal the qual- ity, Mr. Norwood has a fortune, and the whole country around his farm will blossom as the rose. Mr. Nor wood has had an offer of a royalty by the ton, but he refuses to accept the b d, as the prospect is tiiat the ore is excepticnably rich in tiie best iron. The contract for building a two story city hall at Barnwell has been given to Dave Johnson, colored, of Augusta, and to Capt J. W. Wood ward of tins place. Johnson is to do ail the brick work and Capt. Wood ward to complete the building. This 1 building will be in the town circle ami will add much to the beauty of that portion of the town. An important case was tried before the City Court of Augusta on the 7th inst. The Love and Good Will So ciety of Aiken hrhught suit against the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company for $275 and interest there on from February 9, 18*3. Tiie society had deposited funds in the bank which, it is claimed, were withdrawn by means of forged checks. A ver dict was rendered in favor of tiie Love and Good Will Society. The New York Tribune of the 6th inst., says: The month just ended, according to the Signal Service obser vations, lias hereabouts hud a n can temperature fully seven degrees above the normal, and about on a par with the ordinary March. Not once has the mercury in this city gone lower tl^aii 17 degrees since 1883—a record for mildness made only three times before in nearly seventy Januaries. December was milder than usui.l; vet one of the mornings was 7 degrees colder than any last month. The Bark of Lexington, S. C., was entered by burglars on the night of the 5tii inst., amt robbed of a large quantity of specie and paper. An auger ami a brace were found lying on the sidewalk, a little distance from the building, and it is supposed that ttiey were used in etFeeting the en trance. No clue has so far been dis covered, but several suspicious char acters have been hanging around the town, and it is generally conceded that they might know something about the robbing. The Atlanta Constitution, speaking of the danger from electric wires, says: It is death to touch an electric light wire in wet weather, while tiie current is on. This cannot be too strongly impressed on the minds of people. Not long ago a wire of the electric railway dripped in front tif Gov. Seay’s carriage in Montgomery. It fell on the horses and they were in stantly killed. A little dog ran up to see what was the matter, and smelled the end of the wire. As soon as his nose touched it he was dead. The street cars of the cities of New York and Brooklyn were practically brought to a stand by the men being on a strike for several days last week, but through tiie firmness of the car companies and efficient conduct of the police, the strikers were put down and after two or three days all tiie cars were running as usual, being worked by new men. A number of fights occurred between the strikers and the policemen, in which many of the former were severely clubbed. Tiie strikers made a complete failure on this occasion. Mr. H. B. Plant, of the Plant In vestment Company and Plant System of Railroads, was in Augusta on the 4th inst., when he left for the North. In a general conversation Mr. Plant stated that the travel to Florida has so far been very light, although the game inducements have been offered to visitors as heretofore. This he at tributed to the mild weather prevail ing in the North. He expects the present cold snap to send many of them Southward, and looks for an ac tive business from now until the end of February* Capt. D. S. Hair’s handsome and comfortable residence three miles from Barnwell was burned on the 3rd. The fire was of accidental origin, hav ing been set by rats with matches or having caught trom a defective chim- ■ney. All tlifrcontents of tfie second dtory were lost. Most of the furniture on the ground floor was saved, but ail was badly damaged by the removal. There was no insurance on the prop erty and the loss is a heavy one, com ing so soon after the loss by lire of his barn and corn crop, But (.'apt. Hair is a man of indomitable energy and will soon repair these misfortunes. John McEIree, of Charleston, pro prietor of tiie McEIree Jewelry Pal ace of that city, has made an assign ment. Two yesrs ago Mr. McEIree was one of the most prosperous mer chants of Charleston, and was at tiiat time considered rich; but he became dissatisfied with the management of political affairs in the “City by the .Sea,’' and waged war on everybody and everything i.i general, and Mayor Courtenay’s administration in partic ular. Then he launched out into the turbulent sea of journalism, and es tablished the Daily Sun; then came the struggle, followed by financial embarrassment and ruin. James Dickey owns a farm in Fan nin County, Georgia. For years the Dickey family had cultivated it, get ting what could be raised on its thin rocky soil. Mr. Dickey has worked it from his boyhood. He won’t work it any longer,* for a few months since a Chicago firm that is looking for marble in Georgia struck this farm, and after prodding into its crevices and gullies, told Mr. Dickey that they would like to lease it for a hundred years on a royalty for every square foot of marble quarried, which they guarantee shall reach $1,000 a month, and not exceed $5,000 a month. Mr. Dickey thinks this is good enough and has leased his farm. The steamers Progress and Advance, of the Augusta Steamboat Company, that are tied up at the wharf in Au gusta on account of lack of patron age, havo been libelled for seamen’s wages in United States Commissioner Lamar’s Court in Savannah. On the 2d inst. Commissioner Lamar passed claims upon tiie Advance aggregating $402.91, and later a similar certificate was ordered and adjudged to issue in- stanter against the steamer Progress for $232. The business of tiie steam boat company is now in the hands of receivers, and the boats are advertised to be sold at public outcry in March. Since the first of Julv last, eight different railroad lines in this State have been opened for traffic with a mileage of one hundred and sixty- two miles. This makes a total rail way mileage in South Carolina of two thousand and seventy-six miles, which is a most encouraging showing for >o small a State. Railroads are built here because there are opportu nities in South Carolina for the de velopment of a large and varied trans portation business. Capital will compile re, towns will grow and popu lation will le sure to follow capital. The outlook for South Carolina in ev ery field of industrial enterprise seems to bo better to-day than at any period since the war. A peculiar state of affairs exists in the phosphate rock market in Charles ton. The demand for laud rock so far exceeds the supply that the article is difficult to be had at any price. There are three or four vessels waiting now for cargoes. The price is quoted at about $0 a ton. On the other hand, the river rock is a drug on the mar ket. Tiie land rock is sent princi pally to New York, Baltimore and Wilmington, Del., and the river rock almost entirely to foreign ports. The difficulty in the river rock market seems to be the high price for foreign freights,as much as 30 shillings a ton being charged. River rock can find very little sale at $4 a ton, out of which the miners have to pay $1 a ton rovalty to the State. The official fig ures of the ex polls show for October, November and December, last year, I 3,136 tons, against 6,035 for the same period in 18S7. Of tiie exports last] year 12,861 tons were shipped to for- j eign, and 18,446 tons to American ports, against 51,045 tons, and 8,90C tons respectively in 1887. MOXTMOKEXCI XOT1 S ,1889. Moxtmouexci, Feb. 1 Editor* Aiken Recorder: .Seeing nothing from our li^Ie town in your valuable paper iu while, I will give jou a few dots of Interest to your many readen. There is a flourishing sell conducted by two competent fiacliers, Misses Lena and Pauline Boa wright Th»* prospect for a small gr|du crop is very good iu this section. Mr. J. Y. Sliulier, who from Florida last Fail, is doi business merchandising at tl Mr. J. H. Corley is ntteu burue’s Business College at G orgia. Mrs. (i. L. Toole is on a vj| atives in Abbeville County. A few words to our feMo I do not th!nk that Capt. extended his advice far eu should advise them to disco use of commercial fertil g» t her. Hup pose the faru spend the same money that for guano, hauling litter audlbuying food and feeding stock, andlh other ways making manure at home; they would soon have their farms ii better condition than if they had s «ed the commercial fertilizers. should make use of nature’s gifts—pdintcow peas and turn under all vegetable matter. >Bex. ;eturned a good place, ng Os- usta, ;to rel- irmers. Rerkin kgh; he |uue the alto- would ley pay RUBY'S LETTER, A letter from Mr. J. W. Ruby, Ubion City, Ind., says: “I have used your Clarke’s Extract of Flax (papil* Ion) cough cure and find it a complete cure for a deep seated cold. It has done more than two of our most skill ful physicians. My children had the whooping cough and with the aid of your cough cure, they had it very light compared with the neighbors’ children who did not take it. I be lieve it to be the best cough cure in the market.” So it is. A large bottle only $1.00. Clarke’s Flax Soap for the skin. It leads them all. Price 25 cents. Cough cure and soap for sale at Hall’s Aiken Drug store The new Hotel Sutherland, at Suth erland. Fla., was destroyed by fire on the 6th inst., the guests and servants ’narrowly escaping with their lives in their night clothes. The hotel was valued at $40,000, and $1,500 worth of provisions had just been received. A Cotton Factory, j There is a movement on foo»t to or ganize a company to build ^cotton factory on Shaws creek, near* the old site of Weeks’s mill. Messrs. A. S. Seigier and C. K. Hendersou own a large tract of land along both sides of the creek, tInis controlling a fine wa ter power. They with Mr. F. B Hen derson and others have alrerdy ap plied for a charter for the company, and the maximum amount of the stock will be placed at $500,000. The plan is to contribute the land—about six or se\eii hundred acres—with the water power, and take payment in stock; and as soon as $50,000 or $100,- 000 are subscribed iu money the com pany will be organized. The factory will be situated about three quarters of a mile from tiie line of the Cura berland Gap Railway, but will be connected with it by a switch,eo that cars can be run t » the doors. A sur veyor was at work last week survey ing the land, and a competent engin eer will soon be employed to determine accurately the amount of power avail able from the creek. The ground lies exceptionably well for the location of the operatives houses, ensuring excel lent drainage and good health. If this enterprise is carried out It will be a good thing for Aiken, as well as profitable for the stockholders. The South Carolina Railroad. POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies A marvel of purity, strength and wholesomeness. More econemical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition with the multitude of law test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. 106 Wall street, New York. For sale by COURTNEY A CO., Aiken. 8. C. As has been known for some time, the Houth Carolina Railioad is seri ously cm harassed financially, and on Friday proceedings were commenced iu the United Htates court atCharles- ton for a foreclosure of the first mort gage of the road, which defaulted on the interest of its second mortgage bonds on January 1st. The petitioner is H. 1*. Walker, formerly British consul at Charleston, and one of the trustees under the first mortgage. The court decided that the motion could only be entertained on “rule day,” whic.i is the first Monday of eveiy mouth, and us Judge Himontou is now holding court et Greenville, the motion will probably be post poned until the first Moaday in March. W. A. Brawley, the solicitq? ot the company, who has just returned from New York, says that nothing has been done by way of settlement of the troubles. The firs^^taortgage b-ind holders dan ro^ foreclosure until July 1st, and they are therefore not iu the present suit. The Railroad<4ifficialg say that the business for January was the largest they have had for many years. It is not at all improbable that the West Point Terminal will become the pur chasers of the road in the event of a sale or foreclosure. A Great Story and a Great Chance. A story of thrilling adventure in the great canyons ot the west, by Ma jor A. R. Calhoun, entitled The Gold Land, is begun in the New York Led ger for February 9th. The Ledgers containing the first eight installments of this story will be sent (as a trial subscription) to any one who sends twenty cents to Robert Bonner’s Sons 175 William street, New Y’ork. This sacraficing oiler will remain open un til the first ofApril only It is made by the publishers of the Ledger, be cause they believe that trial subscrib ers will become permanent subscr ib- ers when they find out what an excellent paper the Ledger is in its new and artistic form. Apportioning the Rack School Funds. School Commissioner Crosslaud has about completed the apportion ment to the various school districts of tiie back taxes that have been ac cumulating in the Treasurers office since 1882, and he will have funds from tliis source sufficient to run the public schools from one and a half to two months longer—making the school term this year five and six months. This will be good news to teachers and patrons of the public schools of the County. Mr. Cross land lias been working hard on this apportionment lor the oast two weeks and is to be congratulated in having gotten it straight. Seed-Time. In order to harvest there must be a seed-time and also good seeds. There are few trials more aggravating than the failure of seeds that were looked to for happy results. We have been using both vegetable and flower seeds fora number of years, and have obtain ed them from various seedsmen in dif ferent parts of the country and have invariably found those from Henry A. Drecr, 714 Chestnut street, Philadel phia, to be the most reliable and satis factory in every respect. There are some seedsmen whom we have learned to avoid ; and there are a few whose seeds we have found never fail. A gardener had about as well throw his money away as buy inferior seeds He not only wastes his money but loses his time, which is irrecoverable. The shipment of fertilizers from Charleston during the month of Janu ary was without parallel. All of the mills were actively at work. The rail roads have found great difficulty in furnishing transportation facilities. The stocks of the different companies are quoted above par, and the year has been one of unusual activity and gratifying financial results. The fol lowing statement shows the compara tive shipments of the past three years. January. Sent forward. 1887 Tons. .27,455 18SS 42,160 18S9 .' 44,426 For Sale in Augusta, Ga .i\_ HOUSE with 6 Rooms, desira ble locality on Green Street, a few doors above corner of Campbell and Green, No. 913, nearly opposite new public building. Refer to Mrs. S. A. LAMAR, Beech Island, 8. C. Feb. 12-7t NOTICE TO Bridge Builders Office County Commissioners, Aiken County, Aiken, S. C., February 4, 1889 O N February 25th, at 12 o’clock, the County Commissioners will let to the lowest bidder the building of one Bridge and Causeway on South Edisto River, kuown as Merritt’s Bridge. Plans and specifications wil be made known on day of letting The contractor will be required to ? ;ivebond and security for the faith- ul performance of the work, and the County Commissioners will reserve the right to reject any and all bids. W. A. WEST, Chairman Board C. C. A. C. OF- When disease racks the frame, when sores cover the person, when aches are in every joint, when the muscles are soft and flabby, when the least ex ertion gives fatigue, when the mind is filled with gloom and despondency, what is there in life worth living, and vet many eke ou’just such a miser able existence, living only for those who love them. .When it is geiierally known that Brown’s Iron Bitters will cure the above disorders how imauy hearts will be made glad! Hnw^many homes made happy! TOWNSHIP ASSESSORS. Aiken—B. W. Moseley, A. S. Sei gier, U. M. Boatwright. Chinquapin—J. H. Quattlebaum Isaac Kiieece, Wm. Boatwright. Giddy Swamp—G. J. Baltzeggar Marshal Gunter, * Gregg—James Powell, T. E, Hitt A. P. Franklin. Hammond—A. J. McElmurray. L. H. Hankinsou, H. L. Mayson. Hopewell—J. H. Morgan, L. P. Col lum, Joseph Stevenson. McTier—W. S. Sawyer, Nathan Busbee, G. W. Williams. Millbiook—Barney Glover, J. V George, Jas P. Bell. Rocky Grove—* , H. A. Sally D. H. Sally. Rocky Spring—J. W. Lybrand, R, H. Ott, Marshall Ready. Shaw—J. M. Bell, James Morris, G. P. Seigier. Silverton—R. S. Hankinson, J. B Wilson, * Sleepy Hollow—I. N. Eubanks, E T. Eubanks, B. R. Green. Schultz—J. C. Hankinson, I. H Getzen, Geo. W. Walker. Tabernacle- J. K. Broddie, E. O Hollman, J. E. Kitching. Ward’s—G. W. Sawyer, W. R. Gun ter. Lovett Jordan. Windsor—Daniel Jackson, R. L Evans, G. B. Cushman. ♦Vacancies caused by death, which will be filled as soon as possible. Gentlemen: As members of the Boards of Assessors you are hereby notified to meet on or before the First Monday in March, 1SS9, at some con venient place in your Township, for the purpose of examining the assess ments of Personal Property; and whenever you increase the personal property of any taxpayer, you must notify said taxpayer, in order that he may have an opportunity of appeal ing to the County Board. By a recent decision of the Hon. Wm. E Stonei’, Comptroller-General, you have no authority to change the value of Real Estate, but parties who did not receive notice of an increase last year can appear before the Coun ty Board on the second Tuesday in March, 1839. Please bear this in mind, as any change made in the Real Estate by the Board of Assessors will only create confusion and cause trouble with books. You cauniakea note in your Minute Book of such changes as you think should be made in the Real Estate, and bring the matter before the County Board through your chairman. A. A. 677, Sec. 264, 1884. All property shall be valued at the true value in money; for per sonal property the usual terms of similar property at Administrator’s or Executor’s sale, &c. The Chair man of the several Township Boards will come to my office and receive the Returns, Minute Books, Ac. They will be ready on the 22d day of Feb ruary, and you are earnestly request ed to be prompt aud get your Board organized and finish your work in or der that those you notify may have ample time to receive notice in order to meet the County Board, if they so desire. The Chairman of the several Town ship Boards shall constitute the County Board of Equalization, and are hereby notified to meet at the Auditor’s office at Aiken C. H., at 10 o’clock a. in., on tiie second Tuesday in March, A. D. 1889. DAVE H. WISE, Auditor Aiken County. P. S. Postal cards will be furnished the Boards of Assessors upon which to notify all parties whose personal property they raise. JOHN J. BREDENBERG Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Groceries, Hay, Grain and Liquors, 510 & 512 Broad and 509 Ellis Streets, Augusta. Georgia. The Importance of purifying the blood esn- aoC be overestimated, for without pure blood you cannot enjoy good bealtb. At season nearly every one needs a good medicine to purify, vitalize, and enrich the blood, and we ask you to try Hood’s Da^iiIS^w Sarsaparilla. It strengthens rCCUIIar snd builds up the system, creates an appeUte, and tones the digestion, while It eradicates disease. The peculiar combination, proportion, and preparation of the vegetable remedies used give to Hood’s Sarsaparilla pecuF -T*-. IfCAlf Ur curativ# power*. No • u 115011 other medicine has such a record of wonderful cures. If you have made up your mind to buy Hood’s Sarsaparilla do not be induced to take any other Instead. It U e Peculiar Medicine, and Is worthy your confidence. Hood’s Sarsaparilla U sold by all druggists. Prepared by C. L Hood A Co., Lowell, Mass. IOO Doses One Dollar Board Wanted FOR TWO LADIES FOR WINTER Season. Address, stating terms, I. Humphrey, No. 272 W. 125 St., New York, N. Y. REGISTRATION NOTICE. J WILL be at my office the First Monday in every month for the purpose of registering those citizens who have come of age since the last election, and to attend lo other offi cial business. „ „ WALTER ASHLEY, Supervisor of Registration for Aiken County. CROFT & CHAFE®, s. c. —♦ Y*f LBS^ Citations. John T. Gaston, Esq., Probate Judge. "W"hereas James P. Johnson hath made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the es-> tate and effects of Joel A. Gunter, deceased. These are. therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Joel A Gunter, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Pro bate, to be held at Aiken, C. H., on Thursday, February 14, 1889, after publication hereof, at 12 o’clock in the noon, to show cause why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 29th day of January, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight. [Seal.] JOHN T. GASTON, Probate Judge, Aiken Co., 8. C. Sheriff’s Sale. s TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Aiken County. E. R. Schneider, (Established 1X46.) IMP0BTEB AND WHOLESALE & BET AIL DEALEB IN Liquors, Fine Wines, Havana Cigars, MINERAL WATERS. ETC. 601 AND 802 BROAD STREET, - - - - AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. WELCH & EASON, ' Wholesale and Retail Deales in FINE IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC (iltlKMFS, WINES. MORS AND 8EGAR8I I N their last Price List chronicle a decline in prices all jdong the line of Staple Goode, with but few exceptions. They have accordingly re duced prices on all Sugars, Flour of all grades in barrels aud half-barrels and sacks, Grist and Meal, Hams of several brands, Breakfast Bacon, Smoked Tongue.*, D. S. Bellies ^ barrels, F. M Beef, Lard In every style of pack - ! Smoked Herrings, Plantation Meats of all descriptions, New Turkish Pn,*. i, Preserved Ginger in whole jars. Prices in all cases as low as is consistent with Good Quality and Honest Quantity, and they invite a trial order from those who nave n< ized them. never patron- 185* &nd 187 Meeting and 117 Marke* Streets, OH-A-IRILiIESTOIsI, S. C- * jSt ■ <e . * CATALOGUE and MONTHLY PRICE LISTS maned free to any ad dress. PACKING and DR A YAGE FREE. KLINCK. WiCKENBERG —IMPORTERS OF- STAPLE JWID FANCY GROCERES Particularly Invite Your Attention their Assortment of J Teas, Wines, Liquors, Cordials, English and French Condiments. Prices and Quality Considered, Not as High as Elsewhere.. $3g~Qrdera Sent Receive the Same Attention as when gtven^lBU North-East Corner Broad and Church Streets. CHARLE8T<5h» S. C. SAMUEL H. WILSON, PROPRIETOR OF THE CHARLESTON TEA POT, CHARLESTON, S. C; The Largest and Best Equipped Family Grocery in the South. NO CHARGE FOR SAMPLES. DRAYAGE FREE SEND FOR PRICE LIST. J. C. Ayer, D. M. Terry, Henry James, Charles Reed and Rebecca Bethel, Plaintiffs, versus W. W. Hunting, Defendant. Sundry Execution*. By virtue of Sundry Executions in favor of the above named Plaintiffs in the above stated case, to me di rected, I will sell on the First Mon dav in March next, within the legal hours for Sheriff’s sales, in front o:‘ the Court House, all right, title and interest of the defendant in and to the following property as hereinafter described, levied upon as the property of the above named defendant, to wit: 1st. Ail that lot of Land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Town and County of Aiken, hounded to the north by Col leton Avenue, to the south by South- Boundary Street, to the east by Sum ter Street, and to the west by Union Street; 2d. All that lot of Land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in tiie Town and County of Aiken, bounded to the east by York Street, tc the west by property of Jo seph Poznanski and L. II. Chamber lain. to the north hy property of Fred Vogt aud said Chamberlain, and to the south by the homestead residence of the late Mrs. Susan Wood; 3d. All that tract or parcel of Land, with the improvements thereon, situ ate. lying and being in the County and State aforesaid, containing Forty (40) Acres, more or less, bounded to the south by tiie South Carolina Rail way, to tiie north by lands of J. N. Wigfall, to the east hy lands of G. W. Tyler and White Moseley. 4th- All that tract of Land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lyiug and being in the Town and County of Aiken, bounded to the east by York Street, to tiie south by Park Avenue, to the west by property of Joseph Poznanski, aud to the north by property of the late Mrs. Susan Wood, and kuown as the Homestead Residence of the late Mrs. Susan Wood, aforesaid; 5th. All that lot of Land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being iu the Town and County of Aiken, bounded to the east by Lau rens Street and fronting thereon, to the north by property of W. H. Har- bers, to the south by property of J. G. Steedman, and lo the west by property of Henry Hahn; 6th. All that lot of Land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Town and County of Aiken, bounded to the north by Park Avenue, to the east by Fairfield Street, to the west by property of Mrs. Sarah Busching and Miss I. C. Quitiby, and lo the south by the South Carolina Railway. Terms of Sale Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. February 4, 1889. B. F. TURNER, StperifiTAlken County. Jas. L. Quinby. H. P. Cook. The Largest Store in Graniteville. QUINBY & COOK, DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE, GRANITEVILLE. SO. CA. We take pleasure in informing our friends and customer* both in Aiken 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 ark accustomed, at prices that defy competition. 83F°Our wagon yard is fiee t > all our customers and provided witli stalls and other conveniences igl QUINBY & COOK. GRANITEVILLE, S. C The Seminole! Orange County, Florida. T HIS ELEGANT HOTEL is located on the highest ground In Florida midst the most beautiful scenery iu the State. Eleven lakes in view of the house. Sickness Unknown! No Marsh! No Malaria! Hotel Now Open. Rent'* Celebrated Orchestra from New York. v tyDrawing-room Cars through without change. Send for guide. W. F. PAIGE. 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, MateriaJ and Repairs for above. All Orders promptly attended to. GEO. R. LOMBARD & CO., New Shops Abort yassenger Depot