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t TH AIKE RECORDER BY FORDJfc McCRACKES. 5T • .ill Ttn— —»i ^frTi.*ijrr AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINI FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1890. PRICE $1.50 A YEAR. Highest of ell in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889. Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE Imp: nutritiom the urt" MJEofcLNAL FOOD This Original aiJtd World-srhowxrd Dirtrtio Preparation is a scbstancr of DIRIfll I Ffl pur,tr • n<! worth- polou for u - u «r<W* and powerless to harm. A solid extract, derived by a new process from very superior growths of wheat—nothing more, and as a FDQD 11 wouhl ^ to conceive of anything , U| more whole-tom. and delldons. It has Justly acquired the reputation of being the salvator FOR BMUOS MD W ASfDi ““' n r c n o t m . p * ra t b ’ 0 , . , ' aliment for the growth nnd protection of , llfJIKTS iKO CHILDREIi ‘ R t u . pe, ^ r f n ”^r’ vc ln 1 continued fevew, the most nourUhln* and Btrenprthemng: food for II! HSUS MOTHEBS1 CONVALESCENTS) an<1 * vellaWe • remeaial agent In all diseases of the stomach and Intestines. John Carle A Sons, New York. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. OIiANG£KURG COUNTY. From The Times-Democrut. Mar. Iftth. I.be Lutheran Conference of the South Carolina Synod will meet in Trinity Church Elloree on Friday the 28th in.st. We learn from the St. Matthews Herald that Mr. Julin L. Hampton, who formerly tuutfht school at St. Matthews, but who has for sometime past heen teaching in the country, died last Saturday week of dropsy. The nomination of It. I). Ceorge as Su pervisor of this census district has heen confirmed. Tim Supervisor will now re ceive applications from persons who would like to aid in the enumeration. JUDGE OF PROBATE SAEE. In Probate Court. T. S. Williams, as Executor of the Will of G. W. Asbill, deceased, Plain tiff, against P. B. Asbill, et al. Defendants. Sale of Land to Pay Debts. B Y virtue of a Decree of his Honor Judge John T. Gaston, Judge of Probate in and for;tbe County of Ai ken and State of South Carolina, 1 will sell at public auction on Mduday, the 7th day of April, 1890, between the legal hours of sale, in front of the Court House in Aiken, S. C., to the highest bidder, the following de scribed Real Estate, to wit: All that Tract, Piece or Parcel of LLind situate, lying and being in the County of Aiken in the State of South Carolina, containing one Ibuudred acres, moi^igirless; bounds north Aiy lands of A^^jAsbUl, ea<f by la . Mid west by lands of 5ale: One-half Cash and ice on a credit of one year. Interest from day of sale at the 'rate of seven percent, per annum, to be secured by bond of the purchaser and mortgage of the premises sold; the purchaser having the right at his option to pay all cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. JOHN T. GASTON, Judge of. Probate Aiken County. March 13, 1890. EDGEFIELD COUNTY. From The Monitor Mar. 20th. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Holmes, of the Philippi section, died on Tuesday of last week. The Presbyterian churches of Johnston, Trenton, Ldgetield and Highview have eaiied Iv&f: Mr. Maxwell, of North Caro lina. We do not know that he will accept. \NWELL COUNTY. Fr^m the People. Mar. 20th. Blackvill® is to ^have an Artesian well. The town eipuncil has passed an ordinace to that effec't and accepted the lot given by Mr. R, \V, Irarrell, on which to locate it. Mr. W. P> Maher, son of Judge J. J. Maher has been appointed railway agent at Grahams/, in the place of Mr. Dawson, who removcjd to Summerville, i The Governor has appointed S. L. Pea cock corover for Barnwell County, in the place of .*• VV. Freeman who died recently, and the £rand jury has returned a true bill against (‘ini for carrying- concealed weap ons. Murrell and Carpenter Liocated, But Allowed to Escape—Another Fruit less Search. ITEMS OF INTEREST. —Hon\ Thomas F. Bayard, of Dela ware, hasl consented to deliver an oration Uttfore the Huguenot Society in Charlejltou on the 14th of April. —Co‘. J!s$. A Hoyt, of Greenville, declines toi’dlow his name to be used n with the gubernatorial he will n-*> he a candi- Sheriff’s Sales. in connect election, date. —The working fall. $53, scribed,a eing or at large in iness men of Augusta are ird for the Exposition next |5 have been already sub- a very lively interest is S TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Aiken County. Cardeza Gilliam & Co., Plaintiffs, vs. C. J. Sunderman, Defendant. EXECUTION. « B Y' virtue of an Execution in the above case to me directed, I will sell on the first Monday in April next, at the Court House steps, at Aiken, 8. C., within the legal hours for Sheriff’s sales, tne following prop erty, levied upon as the property of the above named defendants, to wit: Ail that tract or parcel of laml sit uate, lying and being in the State and County aforesaid, containing forty- five acres, more or less, bounded on the north and south by lands of H. W. Jordan, and on the west by lands of the Bath Paper Mill Company. Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. B. F. TURNER, Sheriff Aiken County. Sheriffs Office, ^ Aiken, S. C., March 11,1890. s Notice to Bridge Builders. Office County Commissioners,! Aiken, S. C., March 7, 1890. ) T^TOTICE is hereby given that I jLM will let to the lowest responsi ble bidder on Saturday, 29th of March, 185K), the building of a bridge over Shaw’s Creek, at Croft’s Mill. Plans and specifications will be made known on day of letting. The con tractors will be required to give bond with approved surety tor the faithful performance of the work. W A. WEST, Chairman Board County Com’rs. March 7, 1880-31 NOTICE to BRIDGE BOILDEBS - Office County Commissioners,) Aiken Counjv^^ Aiken, S. C., Marcli) N OTICE is hereby given that I will let to the lowest responsible bidder on Wednesday, 26th of March. 1890, the building of a bridge over Horse Creek, in Madison, at the rear of Baker’s old store. Plans and soec- ifiealions will be made known on the day of letting. The contractors will be required to giye bond with ap- | proved surety for the faithful perfor mance of the work. W. A. WEST, Chairman Board County Comm’r March -f, 1890. Hahn &Co’s, line of 25 cents Cash meres in all the newest shades, an.i black have taken the town—they are splendid value for the money. that has been roaming the Last on District near Savammh has been hunted and killed by a party of white men, organized for that purpose. — Hon. Chauncey M. Depew and Mrs Depew, of New York, arrived in Charleston yesterday, where they will make a short stay. They are og a trip to Florida. —Gresti Brown, the negro charged with the murder of Mr. John Hood at Chester, who was sent to Richland jail for safe keeping, has been sent back to Chester to stand trial, —Prince Bismarck has resigned the Chancellorship of the German Em- K ire. He and the Emperor have not een in harmony, both as regards the socialists and the Roman Catholics. His successes has not yet been ap pointed. —The House committee of ways and means in Washington has practi cally agreed upon the changes to be recommended in the tariff schedule. Among others, the duty on rice is re duced from 2)4 to 2 cents per pound; jute, manilia and sisal hemp are put on the free list. It isestimated by the framers of the bill that it will reduce the revenue about $60,000,000. —According to the reports rendered the Agricultural Department during the quarter ending February 28th, there were 66,643 tons of phosphate river rock milled, against 52,667 for the same period in 1889. This is an unprecedented production and makes 126,100 tons mined in six months end ing February 28. The total for last year was 212,000 tons. If the ratio of the past six months be maintained the amount mined this year will be 252,000 tons. —The movement to build the Ben- nettsville and Sumter Railway lias had some activity of late. It will ex tend from Sumter through Darlington to Bennetts'dile, where it will join the Yadkin Valley Railway, which runs from there to Slice Heel on the North Carolina Central. When this connection is completed there will le direct communication by rail from Charleston via Preguall’s through Berkeley. Clarendon, Sumter, Dar lington and Marlboro Counties to the Central North Carolina. —The stockholders of the Union Cotton Compress and Wharf company have confirmed the sale of their prop erty to the Neil-McDonald company, of New York, at the price of $150,000. The purchasers have already paid $25.- 000 guarantee on the property. The city has granted the purchaseis the right of way through the streets, and they will build a belt line railroad running around the east shore water front and connecting with all the wharves. Thfr is considered the big gest step forward for Charleston in the last fifty years. —In several sections of Orangeburg County, the peach trees have been all but entirely killed. Many of them were far advanced by reason of Die midsummer winter weather, and the freeze lias nipped everything in the bud. Iii"maiiy parts of the county, if not every v here, the fruit crop has been entirely cut off, and people can look out for high-priced peaches next summer. The trees in some locali ties seem to have been strangely af fected by the peculiar weather that has prevailed this winter. A number of planters say that their orchards have not put out at all, which seems very strange when others have been in full bloom. This state of affairs may, however, save the crop to some extent, as the trees will be very apt to put out later if the germs of the buds have not been frozen out. On Thursday. 13th inst., Mr. W. E. Gonzales, Governor Richardson’s pri vate secretary, received the following telegram from the Intendaotof John ston, Edgefield County: To W. E. Gonzales, Private Secretary, Columbia: Have Murrell and Carpenter sur rounded in swamp. Send bloodhounds from penitentiary on morning train to locate them for me. T. R. Denny. Mr. Gonzales at once reported the matter to Governor Richardson. It was found that there are at present no hounds at the penitentiary suitable for the purpose desired. Mr. Gonzales then telegraphed Sheriff Gilreath at Greenville, asking him to semi his dogs by a reliable man to Johnston, by the first train possible, to report to Intendant Denny. Sheriff Gilreath replied that he no longer owned any bloodhounds. The Governor, at the time of the escape of Murrell and Carpenter from the Edgefield jail, offered a reward of $250each for their apprehension; and this was supplemented by other re wards, increasing the aggregate to $750. It lias been whispered about this neighborhood for several weeks that the“ condemned men were con cealed in a swamp near Edgefield, where they were supplied with pro visions by their friends, and were well armed and always on the watch; and that the report of their having T one to Arkansas was only a ruse to mis lead the authorities. Intendant, Denny telegraphed from Johnston that Murrell and Carpenter had friends who apprised them of all movements looking to their capture, and asked whether he could arrest and hold these parties to prevent communication between them and the fugitives. Assistant Attorney-General Bach man, after considering the case, de cided that tills could not be done, and the Governor so telegraphed Mr. Denny, who then informed the Gov ernor that he bad been unable to cap ture Murrell and Carpenter, that they had been seen entering the swamp that evening, but that they had friends all around to supply them with provisions. It would seem that a mistake was made when the outlaws were discov ered, in thinking of the use of hounds. If two or three militifi companies had been hurriedly sent to the spot, and a cordon of men thrown around the swamp and quickly closed in, the murderers would probably have been captured or killed. Again on last Tuesday another re port was raised that the two men had come into Aiken County and were in tlie swamp at the head of Little Horse Creek. A crowd of about twenty-five men from Edgefield came down to Graniteville, where they w^Tcr 'juhl ~*iMnn *. (I Txn-rKfr“v ruL Mr. John R. Cloy. The party then went during the night to the head of the creek, where men were picketed at all available points. The rest of the party was then divided, and one- half deployed on each side of the swamp, and at about daylight closed in and searched the swamp up to Mr. George Turner’s place, but found no traces of the culprits. Water) On Monday citizen^ was he uei’s office to l« Again. it a meeting of a few at Mr. P. A. Eman- nsider the practica bility of suppl4g Aiken with water, Mr. Emanu tion of a stock of $10,( shares at $10 within the po small means tc cost of water be about $20,00 uggested the forma- confny. with a capital and putting the h, so that it may be of many jrersons of ubscribe. The total rks would probably but mortgage bouds could be issuefU 6 per cent, per an num for the ot r $10,000. Several plat within three or four miles of the- wu were suggested, from which w. tr could be procured. The subtect gi srally was freely dis cussed, and h ras suggested that it would be belt or the town as a cor poration to t 1 ertake the work, as under its new^ arter it has the power to do so. . The follow^ offered by Mr. Resolved. Tf meeting be a his leisure a c duty it shall for the pur of Aiken wit! cure from tl esolutiofi was then \V. Croft: the chairman of this orized to appoint at mittee of five, whose to procure a charter of supplying the city ter, and also to se- city of Aiken such franchises as lie city will grant, and a contract fr n the city to use hy drants, and om the citizens con tracts to take le water as goon as it can be supplii i; and that said com mittee be als< authorized to inquire into the most$ractical plan of secu- of pure water for the other information that to the company Emanuel, W. Turn- roft, Henry Hahn and John T. Gastjn were appointed as the committee. ngs of this meeting are fill consideration by ring a suppl city, and a 113; may be usefu Messrs. P. bull, G. W. The proceei deserving of all who ap water for thei dant water s 1 tain only it hotels can n small indust perity of a p tablished. r tore pjecii late the necessity of vn. Without an abun- ly Aikeu must main- present status. Other be built, and the many that make the pros- e can not become es- aiiJ LOCAL. ITEMS. Comptroller-General Interesting Barnwell Court News This Term of Court. at News and Courier. Some very interesting murder trials will take place at Barnwell, notably those of David C. Ready, for the mur der of William Black; Edmund Stewart, for the murder of Mr. J. S. Brown, of Midway, and Sam Lee and Alfred Gantt, as accessories to the killing of Heffernan. Then, too, the Allendale lynchers, a number of col ored women, Henrietta White, Ella Brooker, Jno. Thompson, Sarah Washington, Hannah Robinson, who masqueraded in men’s clothing some time since and raided the house of Hatty Fraser, will be tried. This lat ter case is act number three in the tragedy that was enacted at Martin’s Station in the murder of young Mar tin; all the principal actors having made their exit in acts number one and two. h It is not thought that Lee and Gantt, the survivors of those concerned, or supposed to be concerned, in the kill ing of Hefferman, will be convicted. If it had been seriously thought that their guilt was clear, no doubt they would have suffered with the others on the fearful and memorable night of December 28 last. As to Edmund Stewart and David C. Ready, it is perhaps enough to say that the first is a negro charged with the killing of a white man, the latter a white man charged with the killing of a negro; and the circumstances of the killing, in the latter case, are thought by a great many to be far more damnatory than in the former, and curiosity is aroused as to what the development \vill be in these cases, so well calculat ed to try the practicability of admin istering even-handed justice to two races such as ours living in close jux taposition under the same laws. Serious Accident to the Augusta Lum ber Company. On Mondal a serious and very un usual accidei t happened to the Au gusta Lumbc Upmpany. The entire uorth end of Ihe large brick mill fell over, and wwle the loss was consider able, fortunately no person was injur ed. It seends "that the brick wheel bouse attached to the mill stood just over the race and the water making a turn just under file building, gradual ly underrr ined Ithe foundations and all that was neLessary was for the proper time to pome when the end very naturally f*ll in, carrying with it in its fall the wheel house. This double load nox, crushed in the big double culverts -like egg shells, filling them and the w ieel pit with debris-— 1 bricks, tin, a^^jtered timbers This mishap'was very unfortunate. The company iaas invested a large amount of money iu Augusta and had just gotten the mill in good working order and ready to ship mamufactur- ed lumber in any quantity. Almost before the ruins had settled, however, the task of “clearing up” was begun, after which prominent contractors were sent for to make es timates. The structure will be repair ed immediately. Large forces will be employed, thus reducing the delay to only a few weeks. Manager McAuliffe says the work of repair will be pushed right ahead and everything will be in perfect or der again in thirty days if the weath er is favorable. He estimates that it will cost $2000 to complete the repairs. In the meantime the mills at Rocky Ford will aid the mill here in filling its orders and outstanding contracts. The Cold Snap. The cold snap of last Sunday ex ceeded in intensity that of the week previous, which was thought excep tional for the season of the year. At daylight on Sunday morning the thermometer marked 18 or 19 degrees in several places in the town , and the temperature continued severely cold all day and through the succeeding forty-eight hours, ipoderating with provoking slowness. What little vegetation was left in the kitchen gardens by the previous freeze was effectually destroyed by this. The oat crop about the County has also been seriously damaged. The accounts from the truck farms around Charleston and Savannah are very dismal. The freeze destroyed the last hope of the truck farmers as Jar as early crops are concerned. The rain of last week hud tended to in vigorate the crops, but the cold snap of Sunday morning, the third cold Sunday of the season, has set back everything^ Farm Dwelling Burned. NOTES FROM DAVIS BRIDGE. Davis’ Bridge, S. C., March 18, 1890. Our fanners are well up with their work in this section. The cold wave struck here Saturday evening, and by Sunday morning we had a very nice freeze, which lias made us think that it is time enough for planting. Mr. Wesley H. Johnson, one of our worthy young men, met with quite a bad accident a few nights ago, while lie was visiting oyer in Barnwell County. His horse was turned loose and was badly cut witli a knife, and made unfit for use. The guilty’ par ties are well known, and it is to be hoped that .sufficient proof will be got to bring them to justice. On Sunday last the Rev. R. A. Young preached a beautiful and in teresting sermon at the Piuey Grove school house. Brother Young lias agreed to preach at the school house once a month in the afternoon of the third Sunday. Miss Susie Scott, one of our charm ing young ladies, is visiting friends in Blackville. Edisto. An elegant line of Chart brays at Hahn &. Co’s. Challis in figured and solid effects at Halm & Co’s. Mr. Janies Powell lost his dwelling on his farm near Aiken, by fire on Monday night. It appears that there was a small frame building, immedi ately’ in the rear of the dwelling, that was used as a wash room. During the day tire had been made in this house, for washing purposes. About nine o’clock at night some of the neighbors noticed that this building was on fire and ran over to alarm or aid the family, but about the same time one of tlie cliildren coming out of the dwelling discovered this out house in flames. The wind was very high at the time and the dwelling quickly caught, and in a short time was totally destroyed. The family succeeded in saving about half of the furniture, but the rest was destroyed. The property was insured by Messrs. C. E. Sawyer <fc Co., in the Hamburg Bremen Ins. Co., to the amount of $1,100 on the dwelling and $200 cn the furniture. A Good Move. ptroiier-iienerai J. T. Verner is in Aiken. Miss Mary Ravenel is in Augusta the guest of Mrs. Wra. H. Chafee. The progressive town of Salleys is expected to have a bank in operation by next Fall. Hahn A Co., have an elegant line of wool goods in cream white, nothing can be prettier for spring. Mr. Wilmer Atkinson, of Philadel phia, the editor of the Farm Journal, is spending some time in Aiken.‘ The usual meeting of the Reading Club at Mrs. L. W. Townsend’s wifi be postponed until after Eastei, owing to Mrs. Townsend’s recent illness. The April term of Coiyrtof General Sessions will be convened in Aiken on the second Monday, the 14th of April, and be presided over by Judge Hudson. Mr. Arthur T. Smith has been ap- ointed superintendant of the Laug- ey Manufacturing Company, in the place of Mr. H. W. Jordan, who has gone to the North. The various railways of the State have consented to give reduced rates on round trip tickets to and from Co lumbia to all delegates to Mr. Shell’s convention on the 27th instant. The Rev. J. T. Plunkett, the new pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Augusta, arrived in that city on Friday last, from Detroit, and has taken charge of the church. The News and Courier of Thursday says that Gov. and Mrs. D. H. Cham berlain expect to return from New York to-morrow. The latter will stop at Aiken, where she will remain for some time. Mr. Pettyjohn, proprietor of the Arlington Hotel, of Augusta, has bought the Bush place, a small farm of 33 ac r es near Hamburg, for $2,100. He proposes to use it to raise vegeta bles and fruit for his hotel. Mr. Joseph L. King, who has been employed for several years on the Journal and Review, and was the Aiken correspondent of the News and Courier, has gone to Augusta and en tered on work in the Evening News office. Messrs. Walter Eubanks and Isaac Green, of the neighborhood of Haw thorn, who have been in attendance upon the exercises of the college of Physicians and Surgeons in Philadel phia, have returned to their homes for a vacation. A volunteer infantry company has been organized at Salleys, with 93 men on the roll. The following offl cers have been elected: T C Steed- man, captain; JK Phillips, first lieu tenant; John F Phillips, second; D C Weeks, third; M A Corbitt, first seiv S cant; ones Paul _ . . first corporal; A C Sally, second; C Dr John A Milhous, sprgeon; H H Trial Calendar for April Term, 1800, of Court ot Common Pleas tor Ai ken County. Sally. Jr, secretary; Angus F Dicks, treasurer. The Rev. R. H. Allen, of Philadel phia, preached in the Aiken Presby terian Church on Sunday morning last. He is a member of the Northern Presbyterian Board of Missions for the negroes, and is travelling through the South visiting the various mis sions under the control of this board. In the evening he preached In Im manuel Presbyterian Church (colored; and gave a brief outline of the work the Northern Presbyterian Church was doing among the negroes of the South. He paid a deserved tribute to the good work done among the mem bers of his race by the Rev. W. R. Coles. The Augusta Chronicle says, “Mr. Henry C. Lamar is welcomed back from Central America. He is some what bronzed by exposure in the tropics and the long sea voyage he has just taken, but is looking robust and well. He is quite enthusiastic about the commercial possibilities of Nicaragua, and says there are fortunes to be madS in coffee. The percentage of profit that is made sounds fabulous to business men here, but he says 200 per cent, is an ordinary transaction there. Coffee which costs $5 per hun dred weight to deliver on board ves sels is sold at from $25 to $30 per hun dred weight, and many other trans actions are in this ratio. Mr. Lamar talks enthusiastically of the country, but says he is glad to get back to old Augusta, and will rrtake this city his home.” Choice Groceries. Housekeepers can hot provide good tables unless thev use the best groce ries and t he place to get these is at A W Stulb & Co’s Augusta. This firm has always a large supply of the best quality, and may be relied upon to fill all orders with the utmost prompt ness. We invite attention to their new advertisement in another col umn. Oar New Postmaster. By a press dispatch from Washing ton we learn that Miss Maggie L. Car- son has been appointed postmaster for Aiken to succeed Major Jas. E. Crosland, the term of whose commis sion has expired. She has not yet re ceived official notification of her ap pointment, and it will of course yet have to be confirmed. On retiring from the post-office Major Crosland and his assistants will carry with them the kind feelings of all who have had dealings with the office while under their charge; and on assuming charge of it, Miss Carson will have the best wishes of the many in the community interested in the efficient management of the office. Gen. Francis Marion. In order to facilitate the prompt ar- lival of the fire engines at a fire, the town council offers the following standing rewards: To any person first reaching either of the fire engines upon the alarm of fire with a horse and harness, and as sisting in drawing engine to and from fire will be paid a reward of $3 and $2 to the person arriving second with a horse. Any person reaching either of the engines with a pair of horses, and assisting as above stated, will be paid a reward of $5.00. All necessary arrangements will be made for attaching horses to engine. Tlie people of Aiken will have the pleasure of bearing a lecture on the life and character of General Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox” of the Revolutionary War, delivered by Capt. Oscar Coles in the Court-room on next Monday afternoon at four o’clock. There will be no charge for admission, and all are invited to at tend. This lecture will be the commence ment of a movement in Aiken to aid in raising a fund to erect a suitable monument over Gen. Marion’s grave. At present his grave in Berkeley County is marked only by a slab, which has been broken, and presents a very dilapidated appearance. Docket No. 1. Monday, April 21st. ■s John Garvin vs R C Garvin; Hen derson Bros and Croft & Chafee for plaintiff, Izlar & Glaze for defendant. The Industrial Manufacturing Co vs Coleman & Brown; Croft & Chafee for plaintiff, Henderson Bros for de fendants. C E McCall vs M E Croft; Croft & Chafee for plaintiff, O C Jordan for defendant. Joseph Padgett vs Richmond and Danville Railroad; Henderson Bros for plaintiff, J S Cothran for defend ant. Tuesday, April 22d. J E Murray vs The Aiken P and N Manufacturing Co; Henderson Bros and W H Ashley for plaintiff. Lord & Hyde for defendant. L S Erich vs A J Twiggs; Croft A Chafee and B Wright for plaintiff, Henderson Bros for defendant. J G Evans vsC CGACR R Co; Henderson Bros for plaintiff, Croft A Chafee for defendant. R E Bowen vsCCGAC RR Co; Henderson Bros for plaintifl, Croft A Chafee for defendant. Calvin Cushman vs L B Johnson: Henderson Bros for plaintiff, A T Woodward for defendant. Wednesday, April 23d. Mary Bevel et al ys John Ladson et al; J G Evans for plaintiffs, Croft A Chafee and Henderson Bros for de fendants. W W Taylor vs J D Taylor; Hen derson Bros for plaintiff, W Ashley and W Q Davis for defendant. J B Gardner ef, al vs S E Mays et al; Croft A Chafee and J*L Addison for plaintiffs, Henderson Bros and W T Gary for defendants. J J Williams vs L F Dicks, adm’r; Croft A Chafee for plaintiff, Hender son Bros for defendant. L F Dicks vs J J Williams; Hen derson Bros for plaintiff, Croft A Cha fee for defendant. John Bates, jr, vs G W Bush; Hen derson Bros for plaintiff, Croft A Cha fee for defendant. Thursday, April 24th. W H H Butler vs R A Chafee; Henderson Bros for plaintiff, Croft A Chafee for defendant. W H H Butler vs Henry Hahn; Henderson Bros for plaintiff, Croft A Chafee for defendant. R A Chafee vs Frank Bush; Croft A Chafee for plaintiff, Henderson Bros for defendant. Mary Moseley et al vs Nathan Bo- die; Henderson Bros for plaintiff, Croft A Chafee for defendant. M E Sandford vs E W Oldheim Henderson Bros for plaintiff, Croft A Chafee for defendant. Friday. April 25th. D G Zeigler **• J H Beckman; Croft A Chafee far plaintiff, Henderfion Bros for aeleflfcaHt. • *- B F GuuttTvs Marion Weeks; O C Jordan for plaintiff, Walter Ashley and W Q Davis for defendant. Sanders Williams vs Geo Washing ton et al; Croft A Chafee and O C Jor dan for plaintiff, M B Woodward and Walter Ashley for defendants. Laura Green vs Mary Stallings; Croft A Chafee and O C Jordan for plaintiff, Hemferson Bros for defen dant. Mary Price vs Daniel Bonner; Croft A Chafee and J G Evans for plaintiff, W T Gary for defendant. Docket No, 2. Saturday, April 26tb. W E Sullivan vs Susong A Co; Henderson Bros for plaintiff, W C Beuet for defendant. Leila Hatcher ys Bertha Hatcher; Croft A Chafee for plaintiff, Hender son Bros for defendant. , Emma Phillips et al vs E Phillips; J G Evans for plaintiffs. Monday, April 28th. National Exchange Bank v» F H Stelling and J J Bredenberg; Croft A Chafee and Henderson Bros for plain tiff, Gary A Foster and Walter Ash ley for defendants. The Commercial Bank vs F H Stel ling and J J Bredenberg; Croft A Chafee and Henderson Bros for plain tiff, Gary A Foster and Walter Ash ley for defendants. The Augusta Savings Bank vs F H Stelling and J J Bredenberg; same attorneys. J M Berry vs F H Stelling and J J Bredenberg; J G Evans for plaintiff, Gery A Foster for defendants. J O Mathewson A Co vs F H Stel ling and J J Bredenberg; same attor neys. C O Williams A Co vs F H Stelling and J J Bredenberg; same attorneys. Tuesday, April 29th. Craig Kaolin Co vs HM Dibble et al; J G Evans for plaintiff, O C Jor dan, Walter Ashley and E S Ham mond for defendants. Charles Anness vs J A Barton; Croft A Chafee for plaintiffs, J G Evans, Henderson Bros and P A Emanuel for defendant. W C Page vs Richard Cooper: J O Evans for plaintiff, O C Jordan for defendant. Elizabeth Cushman vs A J Wood ward; J G Evans for plaintiff, Croft A Chafee for defendant. J J Williams vs L F Dicks et al; Croft A Chafee for plaintiff, Hender son Bros for defendants. J E Murray vs A M and P Mf’g Co; Henderson Bros and Walter Ashley for plaintiff, Lord A Hyde for defen dants. Mary Bevel et al vs John Ladson; J G Evans for plaintffs, Henderson Bros and Croft A Chafee for defen dants. Wednesday, April 30th. Ella Morris ts Louis Weathersbee; J G Evans for plaintiff. Fredrick J Kingsbury, trustee, vs B P Chatfield et al; Henderson Bros for plaintiff, Cfoft A Chafee for defen dants. John Drohan and Alexander B Powell vs B P Chatfield et al; Hen derson Bros for plaintiffs, Croft A Chafee and Whiter Ashley for defen dants. Scottish Anterican Mf’gCovsPJ Taylor et al; tjroft A Chafee for plain tiff, J G Evans for defendants. S W Wymah vs R A D R R Co; M B Woodward for plaintiff, Croft A Chafee for defendants. P Q McCrdary and B Renew vs Thus A Kauejetal; Walter Ashley for plaintifis, Henderson Bros for de fendants, I Sanders Williams vs Geo Washing ton et al; Croft A Chafee for plaintiff, Henderson Bros* M B Woodward, Walter Ashley for defendants. Melissa Glark vs Martha Napper; Croft A Chafee and John R Cloy for plaintiff, {Henderson Bros and B F Gunter for defendant. Anna Pollard vs Lela Lockwood; Waiter Ashley for plaintiff. W M Jordan vs Richard Wallace and J E Mufray: O C Jordan for B laintiff, Walter Ashlar and W Q •avis for defendants. Pleasant Occasion. One of those pleasant little episodes that contribute so much to make life, enjoyable, occurred this week at Tea Rose Cottage, on the occasion of a boarder’s birthday,—a genial gentle man from New York who had en deared himself to all by a refined suavity in efforts to please and enter tain those around him. Impromptu speeches and an entirely informal E resentation of appropriate souvenirs, y citizens and guests, and a happily worded response by the surprised re cipient, left pleasant memories of the 19th of March. Fruit and Melon Growers Association A meeting of the Fruit and Melon Growers Association of South Caro lina will be held at Blackville, S. C., on Thursday, April 10th, at 12 o’clock m. Every section interested is earn estly requested to send representa tives, and shippers are asked to pre sent at said meeting names of unsat isfactory commission houses, so we can co-operate with the Georgia asso ciation. Business of importance will be transacted. By order. J. B. Black, President. F. M. Mixson, Secretary. Robbery. On Wednesday night Mr. Chas. E. Wessel’s jewelry shop on Park Ave nue was broken into, and robbed by two negroes. Marshal Busch, in making his rounds discovered them at work, hut they saw him coming and fled, one out of the rear door and the other out of the front. He gave chase to one and fired at him twice with his pistol, but without effect. They had broken open the door, smashed a show cape, and were load ing their pockets with jewelry when interrupted. A few of the articles were picked up in the street, but about one hundred and fifty dollars’ worth was carried off. Walter Oliphant and Pauldo , two young negro men, have been ar rested and lodged in jail, ^charged with being the guilty parties. Luther Brown has also been arrest ed since the obove two were taken, and it is supposed these formed the trio who were implicated in the rob bery. Mr. J. P. Hankinson, a well known farmer of Beech Island, was mangled by a vicious sow on Monday Iftst. It seems that he was in the lot near the house, when he accidentally stumbled against a pig that was concealed in a pile of straw, which threw him down. The sow, hearing tbe cry of her off spring, immediately attacked Mr. Hankinson as he lay in a prostrate condition, mangling his left arm se verely, besides tearing his side and leg pretty badly. Mr. Hankinson. weak from a recent illness, was una ble to resist at first the furious attack of the bog; but at length succeeded in rising to his feet and beat off tbe infuriated animal. He had no sooner done this however before he fainted; where he was found a short while af ter and taken into tbe house. Medical aid was immediately sum moned, and his wounds were dressed by the attending physician, who now announces his chances for a complete recovery extremely favorable, if he escapes any further complications. The Races Yesterday. The races on South Boundary Street yesterday afternoon were very suc cessful, and the most gen jrally at tended of any that have been had in Aiken. The first race was over 300 yards, between Humming Bird, Billy and Unknown, and y'on by Billy in 17>* seconds. Tlie second was over half a mile, between Frank, Dandy and Sachem, and won by Dandy in 37)4 seconds. The third was over 600 yards, be tween Billy, John and Country Girl, and won by Country Girl in 35)4 seconds. The fourth was over 300 yards, be tween Humming Bird, Prairie Maid and Nina, and won by Humming Bird iu 18. 3 4 ' seconds. The fifth was between mules over 300 yards, and was run with three entries. Towards the close of this race one of the mules bolted and threw his rider, a negro boy, who rolled over in the sand and picked himself up all right. During the third race, however, an unfortunate accident happened. Billy bolted from the track at the close, and knocked down Master Sydney Chaffee, breaking his shoul der blade and injuring him otherwise very severely. The lad was immedi ately picked up and carried by Dr. Croft in his buggy to his home, where be was given the requisite attention, and at last accounts was resting more easily. With the exception of this unfortu nate occurrence, the races were pro ductive of much pleasure to every one present. Onr Ambitipn ! Has been to place our Stores and Stocks in the foremost rank of the Clothing, Shoe and Hat houses of the State. We believe that this season finds us leading the majority, and following none. Our preparations for Spring and Summer of 1890 are very elaborate—nothing like it has ever been shown in tnis country. Now we ask vou to see us before visiting our neighboring cities; first, because we are better prepared to serve you, and we are your fellow-citizens and will naturally take a greater interest in you; lastly, we are here three hun dred and sixty-five days in the year to see that for every dollar you spend with us you receive one hundred cents in value. Yoi rs truly, : C. K. Henderson. --- 4 | • , ,-,W ~ *