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Rrtkbkd at the Post Office at Aiken, as aeconil clavs matter. AIKEN. 8. C.. APRIL 24,1891. LOCAL. BREVITISE. MIm Ravenel baa gone to Charles ton for a short visit. Judge J. 8. Cothran of Abbeville was in Aiken on Tuesday. Joseph W. Barnwell, Esq., of Charleston was in Aiken yesterday on legal business. Miss Mary Rowe has gone to Ben- nettsville, where she will give les sons in dancing. Lieut. P. J. Drew, of the Gordon Volunteers of Blackville, was elected major of the 2d Regiment on the 11th inst. A meeting of Mrs. Townsend's King’s Daughters will be held at Mrs. T. G. Croft’s on Monday afternoon next at 5 o’clock. Mr. J. Austin a well known citizen of Edgefield County, died at his home in Johnston on the 20th inst. in the 82d year of his age. Arthur Mazyek, Esq., of Charles ton. was married on the 21st inst. in Columbia by the Rev. A. R. Mitchell to Miss Eppie Parker, daughter of Mr. J. \V. Parker, of the latter place. The Sally Rifles were inspected by Col. Mixson, one of the Governor’s aides, on the 20tb inst. They turned out forty-five men under Capt. T. C. Steadman, and presented a fine ap pearance. The rush of visitors for work at Gallagher Bros.’ photographic gallery being now over, the citizens of Aiken are requested to call and have tneir pictures made at once, as the gallery will soon be closed. There are many more visitors in Aiken now than is usually the case so late in the season. This is doubt less owing to the prevalence of grip at theNorth and the pleasant weather we are now having. Mr. Geo. Potts was in Aiken on Tuesday. He says that the Cum berland Gap Railway will certainly, be pushed ahead from Edgefield at once, and probably in the direction of Greenwood and Greenville. The Quitman, Ga., correspondent of the Atlanta Constitution says that while the acreage under watermelons in that part of Georgia is large, the crop is late, and shipments will not be made before the last of June. Gen. M. C Butler is at present on his plantation in Edgefield County looking after his farming interests. His family are expected to come on some time this week, and will spend the summer at their home in Edge- field. Mr. G. Hoyt Smith has resigned his position in the postotfice and gone to Charleston, where he is employed, in the printing office of the World. Mr. Willi am Pardue has been ap pointed to the position vacated by Mr. Smith. A festival will be given to-day, con tinuing during the morning and Eve ning, by the ladies of St. John’s Meth odist Church, in Beckman’s store on the East side of Laurens Street, in aid of the funds of the church. All per sons are invited. The Augusta Evening News states that on Tuesday a young man of ' ;ft Columbia for his PROCEEDINGS OF COURT. On Friday morning the verdict of the jury in the case of Robert John son was published. He was found guilt;, and sentenced to one year in penitentiary, or to pay a fine of $59. The case against Spencer Washing ton was continued to the next term. John Padgett was convicted of as sault and battery with intent to kill, and carrving concealed weapons; but sentence was suspended until the mo tion by his counsel for a new trial could be argued. George Ealy, charged with assault and battery, was acquitted John Davis, the negro boy on trial for murder, was acquitted. The cases of Charley Payne and John Robinson, charged with arson, were continued, with the consent cf the Solicitor. On Monday morning the first case was that against Charles Bland, a negro fellow charged with assault and battery witli intent to kill. He was defended by Messrs. Croft & Chafee. The jury brought in a verdict of guil ty and recommended the prisoner to the mercy of the Court. The Judge sentenced the prisoner to the peniten tiary at hard labor for eighteen months. The next case was that against Lewis Brown, charged with a felony and assault of a high and aggravated nature. The prisoner was found guilty, with a recommendation to mercy, and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary at hard labor. On Tuesday the motion for a new trial, in the case of John Padgett, was not made, and the prisoner was sen tenced to the penitentiary at hard la bor for six months, or pay a fine of $30. He paid the fine. This closed the criminal business for the term, and the civil docket vis called. The first case was that of Elizabeth Samuels against the Richmond and Danville Railway Company, suit for damages for bting carried about 300 yards past the Graniteville Junction depot, instead of being put oft' at the platform. The jury brought in a ver dict for $100 damages. On Wednesday the first case was that of B. F. Landrum vs. the (’., C. & A. Ry. Co., suit for damages for de struction of wood, etc., upon land of plaintiff, caused by tire escaping from an old wood rack set on fire by an em ployee of the railway. Verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $250. On mo tion, however, by the attorney for the railway the verdict was set aside and a new trial ordered, as it was claimed that plaintiff owned only l-0th in terest in laud when damaged. In the case of G. G. Corley vs. the County of Aiken, the complaint was dismissed without cost. Board of Pensions. Hampton's lieunion. Next Monday will be Memorial Day in Augusta, and will be observed with an amount of enthusiasm that has not been seen for a long time. Gen Wade Hampton, of 8outh Car olina. will be the orator of the day, and the first reunion of Hampton’s Brigade since the war will take place lU'Augusta on that day. Besides this interesting feature the usual meeting of the Confederate Survivors’ association will be held, and also the annual ob servance by the Ladies’ Memorial as sociation. Among the distinguished persons present will be Gens. Joseph Wheeler, - ^ - - M. C. Butler, oung, Rosser, John Bratton, Ellison Capers, Johnson Hagood, and many others. There. dissembling of The Aiken County Board of Pen sions will meet Thursday, April 30th, 10 a. m., at the Court House. All persons wishing to apply for pensions or having any other business with the Board, are requested to be on hand. Memorial Day in Augusta. All the railroads running into Au gusta will sell tickets on April 25, 26 and the morning of the 27th for one fare going and return free. Tickets good until Wednesday, April 29th. This is your opportunity to visit the Electric City. While there you are cordially invited to make your head quarters with Mulherin, Rice & Co., the shoe dealers, 623 and 913 Broad street. We are Fixed To keep you all dressed as you should be this warm weather. Come and see our fashionable clothing, shoes, hats, etc., for men, youths, boys and chil dren. The largest, best, finest and most complete stock you ever in spected. C. K. HENDERSON. J. U. Itivcs & Co. the Place. They now have a beautiful line of spring goods which they are offering to suit the times. Check muslin from 5c. up; colored muslin 3'.>e. Beautiful line of wash grinds in challie, figured mulls, gingham and linen. Cham- brey’s fish nets from 65c. to 1.50. Silk grenadine 65c. up; Chim? silk in all shades. The Cumberland Gap Hallway. The Greenville News correspondent at Greenwood says Mr. Potts was in the latter place on the 16th instant in the in the interest of the C. C. G. & C. Railway, and a large meeting of the citizens w r as held to consider the loca tion and completion of the above named road. Greenwood was ex plained in its true light as being a ve ry desirable and acceptable point and Mr. Potts was called upon to make his own proposition. This was in ef fect as follows: He will construct the road to Green wood on condition that the town will grade the road from there to the Edge- field line and furnish terminal facili ties in town. Mr. Potts named the price for which he would have Green wood’s sharefi of the grading done. On motion of Geo. C. Hodges this proposition was accepted and the completion of the road to this point at an early day is an assured fact. Rear Admiral Alfred Taylor, U. 8. N., retired, died In Washington on the 19th from pneumonia and acute- bronchitis, following grip. He was born in Fairfax County, Va, in 1810, and entered the navy as midshipman in 1826. He served on the Cumber land in the Mexican war and during the civil war was attached to the Bos ton Navy Yard. He was retired in 1872. The Atlanta Constitution states that while the present average price of cotton is fully half a cent below the average cost of production, its advices from the Southwest, and especially Texas, show that the farmers are planting 8 or 10 per cent, more cotton than last year. 'What It Costs ist be carefully considered by the people, in buying fe. ^Hood’s Sar- ‘ ' ^spe- I Coosaw Appeals to tl^e Supreme Court —h Notice was sesved tin Attorney-Gen- ' eral Pope Wednesday evening by counsel for the Coosaw Mining Com pany, of the grounds of appeal to the Supreme Court ofjfce State from the order of Judge .<"*wich, made April 13, and the prevPjpf order March 21. The grounds of appeal are: 1. That Judge Aldrich erred in con sidering '‘at chambers” tho question of the removal of this cause to the United States Court. 2. That he erred in holding that the “record does not show upon its face a right to remove this action from this court,” and that “this action is still within the jurisdiction ot the court of Common Pleas of this State.” 3. That he erred in ordering that the return of the Coosaw Company was “insufficient,” and that in over ruling said return, and in making ab solute his order of March 21. 4. That he erred ^appointing a re ceiver. 5. That he erred in granting an in junction in the case. Back From the North. (’apt. P. H. Rice has just returned to Augusta from Boston and New York, where he has been to buy the immense spring stock of shoes and hats for the three big stores of Mul herin. Rice & Co. He reports a pleas ant trip aud unusual success, and says “everybody who visits the 8outh from either place is delighted, and I saw many merchants and prominent men declare the Bon Air the finest and best kept hotel in the South. “Augusta does not know how well oft it i*” coutinned this clever and popular young citizen, until some stranger is hearo bragging about it It made me feel proud of her to hear Bostonians and New Yorkers talk so, and 1 wish we could send all our weak-kneed people to brace them up. Many rich men say they are ready to invest in Augusta, and they will come too. “Even in the case of the grip we are fortunate. Our climate protects us from severe cases, and you will un derstand the ditterance when I tell you that last Sunday in New York I saw forty funerals in one cemetery. They were all cases of the grip and they were buried in a trot. I just but toned up my oyercoatand came home where all is spring and sunshine.” “Were you successful in purchas ing?” “I had the best luck of my' life. After getting a fine spring stock of the best goods I was about to leave Bos ton, when a fire in a big shoe house held me for an extra day, and being on the spot I had first choice of the goods thrown on the market. The boxes alone were charred or bruised, and the goods, although perfect, were slaughtered. Not a droo of water touched them, and I bought over 200 cases. That’s what I call luck, and we give our patrons the benefit of it.” Of course. And Mulherin, Rice & Co. deserve all the good luck and all the big custom which comes to them. —Augusta Evening News. IMPORTANT TO FARMERS. The Alliance Disc Fender, Cultivator and Cotton Hoe Combined. Mr. Jas. T. Roberts is in Aiken pre senting this great implement to our farmers. Heksays the Alliance Re volving HariLw-toothf Cotton Hoe is an implemenOhat passes through the plants every t^o inches; you go over the same row twice, ghich leaves the ominw T r. leaving - one sti inches. In t< leavinjgone welv^T^hei th PADGETT OIVI3 KIVJOY» Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts f ently yet promptly on the Kidneys, liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. feyrup of Figs is for sale in 50c and $1 bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK. N.Y NOTICE. Make Your City Tax Returns of Personal Property for the Fiscal Year Commencing May 1,1890. Office of Ceerk and Treasurer j City of Aiken, I (In the Court House,) ( Aiken, S. C., April 23, 1891. J N OTICE is hereby given that I will be in my office from thf 4th day of May until the 10th day of June, 1891, for the purpose of receiv ing Tax Returns of the Property aforesaid from all persons owning such within the limits of said City, and on hand on the 1st day of May, 1891. The following items of Property are liable for taxes, and must be returned in accordance with law, otherwise the Returns of any and all who are in de fault will be made by the clerk, and' fifty per cent, penalty added thereto, as provided by law: 1. No. of Horses and value; 2. No. of Cattle and value; 3. No. of Mules and Asses and yalue; 4. No. of Sheep and Goats and value; 5. No. of Hogs and value; 6. No. of Gold and Silver Watches and value; Gold and Silver Plate and value; 7. No. of Pianofortes, Melodeons or Cabinet Organs and value; —WILL PAY— THE FREIGHT. T DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU Can buy any article of FURNITURE, Cooking Stoves, Carpets, Mattings, Win dow Shades, Lace Cur tains, Cornice Poles, BABY CARRIAGES, Clocks, Mirrors, Pictures Dinner Sets, Tea Sets, Chamber Sets, Mattress es, Comforts. Blankets, and a thousand and one articles needed in a house, delivered at your depot at the same price that you buy them in Augusta? I CARRY EVERYTHING You need, and can quote you prices that will sat isfy you that I am giving a dollar value for dollar paid. every Special Offer No. 1. To introduce my business in every neighborhood in the quickest possi ble manner, I will ship you one Bed-room Suite complete, consist ing of One Bedstead, full size and high head. One Bureau with glass, One Wash-stand, One Center Table, Four cane seat chairs, one rocker to match, well worth $20, but to intro duce my gbods in your neighbor hood at once I will deliver the above suite at your railroad depot, all charges paid, For Only $16.50, When the cash comes with the or- fe With a Moral. _ is once a little boy and he | lived a long time ago. He was called George, but he wasn’t the “Georgie Porgie put in a pie that kissed the girls and made them ffy.” I need not tell you his name because that M comes out in the moral. Well! he (3 was very fond of cherries and hatch ets and things; and it was the time of the year for chearies; but that didn’t keep George from liking them, and it was the very best time for hatchets. Well! he up with his hatchet and off with his coat, and at it he went to bring the cherries out of that tree, or know the reason why. That’s just what his father wanted to know too— the reason why—his tree was all cut up. You can imagine George felt pretty much like the tree himself; but he was a bully little fellow, George, and would sooner take a spanking any day than say anything that would keep him from being President, or first in the arts and hearts of his countrymen ; so lie owned up his failing for hatchets and cher ries, and from that day jaU a pre mium on a straight ansiver. Of course such an example was sure to be cop ied. He couldn’t escape having an imitator at some time or other—some one that would emulate his euergy and originality and truthfulness— some one that would perpetuate his name in deeds worthy of such great ness. That was left for the bawd of men who, first in the late war (thus again copying their great namesake) formed the company that now bears his name and perpetuates the princi ple that ruled his life—the principle of Truth and Uprightness. This Com pany, wherever it is known, joins issue with the first in like him who was the tor of the name. His nary Life. His fame but, only by the limits and that was Payment all the land, great origina- was no Ordi- was Limited^ of the earth, hardly meet for such devotion to his country. His Policy was firm and well defined. Tiie contracts that he made at Richmond when he took the reins of govern ment upon his shoulders, were fulfilled in ail particulars. The same remarks apply when speaking of this compa ny that bears his name. Moral.—Insure your life in The Washington Life Insurance Co. of New York, at the office of John Laird, District Agent, Aiken, 8. C. Thomas Peters, General Manager for South Carolina, Georgia, Alalama and Florida, Atlanta, Ga. Capital paid in, - Surplus, - #50,000 #2,000 Aiken County LOAN & SAVINGS BANK | Does a General Banking and Col lection Business. —o— Savings Department. Interest Allowed on Deposits in Savings Department. J. W. Ashhurst Cashier. W. W. WpOLSEY, President.