The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, January 02, 1895, Image 2

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? Anderson In telKgencer. PUBLISHED SVEET WBDKKSDA. 7. J. F. CLTNKSCALES, \ Editors a?d O. 0. LANGSTON, J Proprietors. TERMS: ONE TEAR.....fl 50 SEX MONTHS .._. 75 WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2, 1895. To? wax between China and Japan is flraridll raging, and the Japanese are still getting the best of it. Senator Butler has rented a house in Spaxtanburg, and after the 4th March wilt move his famiily there and locate. He will resume the practice of-law. Atlanta, Ga., has completed a census BBfen itts own account, and, according to the returns, the oity has apoputation of 108, 644. Atlanta is a great and growing city. Ross Raid, of Marietta, Greenville county, has beaten the record for the big? gest hog raised in South Carolina this year; His fourteen months old shote . weighed 591 pounds. -:-'mm v m?-? j The belief is said to be growing at Washington that there will be no cur? rency or bond bill passed at the present ion of Congress, and that the Presi it .will summon the new Congress jgether in extraordinary session. mm The Philadelphia 2*res3 has compiled a table showing the uamber of votes cast by aach party in the November eloctlons, and. according to these figures the Re? al Means cast 5,583,328 votes, the Demo 14,148,456 votes, the Populistai 1^46, votes, and the Prohibitionists 219,843 It will be observed that the Re iblicana polled: slight]y less than one f the total number. - ?' U ?i About three vears ago Jacob W. Franke in Charleston leaving a valuable By his will his wife was given a fe-Interest in his estate and at her death, making a few boqneats to the family relatives, 95,000 was given to the asjleston Orphan House and the. re? mainder of the estate was to be used for the founding of t ho Jacob Washington Pranke Lutheran Hospital and Home. Mrs. Franke died last week and the ierai^ of her husband's will will now be " carried out, The hospital and home will get about $30,000, pro bably more. Young man, it is a good thing to keep on l;heright aide of your dollar. R makes li no great difference in your comfort and prosperity whether y ou spend ninety-five cent, or a hundred par cent, oi! it, but Is a positive insult to the dollar to id 110 per bent, of it. You will be of it when the dollar gets, a fair ip upon yon. A dollar resents a mort? gage upon itself. It will never Berve you cheerfully if you dispose of it before you get it. Always wait until you get your /dollar before you spend, it. Then don't work it to it's fullest capacity and the. liar will be your friend. The Manufacturer's Record aaya:' "An opjtortunity to secure a large bicycle manufacturing plant is offered some :Sortthern city. A part of the works of the Lozler Manufacturing Co., of Toledo, Ohio, was recently destroyed by fire. In a letter to the Manufacturer's Record mrionucing this factbo company says it it might consider definite proposi? tions made it to locate elsewhero. The ; 'Lorfer Company employa-400 man, and its works cover a considerable area of ground." We refer this paragraph' to the Manufacturing Committee of the Board of Trade. Such an enterprise is worth ?. _ striving for, and Anderson should make an-'?ftort to get it. Yrithina few, weeks two men have been murdered in so-called sporting ex? it hihi?ons, No one ciresi particularly at these deaths, except as they demonstrate the brutality of such contests. '. Two men stand up and pound each other until one succumbs and dies, and scarcely a ripple of excitement stirs :ihe public; not half so much, indeed, as is felt over Spanish or Mexican bull-fights. These killings are murder pure and tirople, murders for money in which the stakes represent the pocket book which in other cases is the prize; and the murderer should be punish^! with the halter. In this way the world would be rid in each cane of at least two human brutes whose room is worth more to the public than their.com-' pacy. ^.m ~ The suffering among the inhabitants of the drouth- blasted part of Nebraska, in eluding three-fourths oi' the residents of five counties, is beoaming more intense daily, and immediate action is necessary to prevent many death* by starvation. Three years ago the firmers of these drouth-blighted district raised a very light crop, and the past two years the crops have been almost total failures. Many families haven't enough provisions in their homes for a week's sustenance and no money to purchase the necessities of life. Appeals for help have been is? sued, and the railroads have promised to transport any contributions of food free of cost. Ex-Gov. Northern, of Georgia, ia.making an effort to get up several car ~~ loads of corn and other provisions to send to the suffer ere. There will be but little business trans ; acted in the oity for the next few weeks, . and our people will have abundant op? portunity to don their thinking caps. Thi) live, aggressive men of Anderson will find much to think about, and we trust that the results of their cogitations will be seen early in the new year in the inauguration of enterprises that will tend to the building up of Anderson, in? creasing her business and adding to her importance as a trade centre. If the ?business men of Anderson will it, the year 1895 has great things in store for this city. The year should not pass without the enlargement of present enter rifies, the addition of new ones and inching out generally. We invite communications and suggestions from any of our citizens on any matter or en? terprise that will tend to add to the in? terests of pur city. Heretofore, under the dispensary law, jsaya the Yorkville Enquirer, any indi . vidual has had a right, whenever he-saw ! fit, to. go to North Carolina and buy as .much liquor as he wanted, provided the amount did not exceed one gallon, and bring it into this State without fear of | molestation from the dispensary authori * ties. But now all that is changed. Hereafter, if a man is inclined to take a toddy at all, he must either patronize the dispensary or do without. During the session of the Legislature just closed, there was passed an amendment to the 'dispensary law which makes it a misde? meanor to bring any whiskey into the State under any circumstances whatever. More than that; if an individual should bo detected with any liquor in his pos? session, in other than a properly labeled dispensary bottle, he will be liable to arrest and trial for misdemeanor, and upon conviction, must be sentenced: to tho penitentiary for a period of no less than one month. In case the solicitor should believe that the defendant can not be convicted in his own county, be has the right to practically change tbo ' vsnue of the case to whatever county he may see fit. The law is now practically Ironclad. So far as tho legislators are, concerned, there is hut little, if any, objection to a man drinking as much liquor as he desires; but under any and all circumstances, he must buy his sup? plies from the State, in order, possibly, that ho may be sure that it is 100 proof and chemically pure. The Newberry Observer speaks to the point when it says : "The metropolitan police law means this: The town and city people are to have partisan police officers placed over them, their salaries to be paid out of the taxes on their prop? erty, the goyernment of whom the town people will have nothing to do. Who would have thought that a South Caro? lina Legislature composed of white peo? ple would ever pass such a tyranical law V The Observer should remember that these are record breaking times, and that the Legislature has virtually said to the towns and cities that they are not able to govern themselves. The passage of such a law is an insult to every law abiding, liberty-loving citizen of every incorporated town or city in the State. It is a force bill and against the princi? ples of Democracy. In principle the re? lations of a municipal government to the State government are the *" ? as the State government aro to toe "ational government, and yet when the matter at? tempts in the least-to interfere with the affairs of State there is a general cry of oppression, and the cry comes, too, from the very men who advocated and voted for the metropolitan police bill. No member of the Legislature who voted for this bill can ever consistently raise his voice against the enactment of a Force Bill by the next Republican Con? gress. A month ago we would not have believed that four of Anderson County's Representatives would vote for such a law, which is the very essence of party ism and oppression. We predict there will be trouble whenever an attempt to enforce this law in any town or city in the State is made. There is no more reason for the enaotment of such a meas? ure to enforce the Dispensary law than any other law on our statute books. There are men, in every town, in every city and in every section of the country who are continually violating laws, even that of murder, and the same will be true of the Dispensary law as long as it exists. Bat because snob law-breakers live in a town is no reason why that town should be deprived of local government. The passage of the metropolitan police bill is a strike at the liberty our fore? fathers fought for when this grand gov? ernment of ours was founded. The metropolitan Foiled. The Legislature has passed the metro? politan police bill and it has become law. It is now within the power and discre? tion of three men to take charge of the police of any incorporated town or city in this State if in their opinion such town authorities are not enforcing the laws of the State, meaning of course the dispen? sary law,- and to appoint the police of such town' and fix their pay and make the towns pay it. This is a direct blow at the towns, for it makeB no provision for the enforcement of the law outside the . towns, and it is a notorious fact that the dispensary law is violated in the outlying districts. A gentleman from the county was in our office the other day and he said there was a blind tiger running at full blast near by him and it was not very blind either. We do not desire to be understood to bo enoouragiug the violation of the dispensary law, but. we do not believe it will be as well enforced under a metropolitan police system as it has been under the present system. The Legislature that the people sent down to Columbia made the dispensary law and now it has given us the metropolitan police, and if the people can stand it we shall try to do the same. It is rather a strange thing to us why the country people should rejoice at any? thing that is a blow to the towns. All of them do not, we know, but there are some who do, and this bill is a blow at the towns. Only the other day we had occasion to drive out in the country a little, way and all along the road we met wagon after wagon, loaded with different things coming to town to-sell. Some had chickens, some wood and some one thing and some another. Now if you keep on trying to drive the towns out of existence and place the town people in such condition that they will be unable to buy this stuff, where will you find a market? And some of the people who are most bitter against the towns are the ones who most frequently bring things in to sell and want better prices for what they have to sell than other people, and if it were necessary we could name some of-these. The people who have farms adjacent the towns had better help to build them up and thus build up for themselves a market for what they have to sell. The more consumers you have here the better for you who have all sorts of things to sell. There is no sense in this warfare on the towns, for the towns and the country are mutually dependent and mutually beneficial to eaoh other. We know there is not a man in town with a thimbleful of brains but who would rejoice at the prosperity of the farmers, and all of them. Let us then stop this foolishness of towns against country, and instead of trying to injure and pull the towns down let us all pull together to build up the towns, and thus build, up the country. There is room enough here for all of ns and the times are too serious to be constantly trying to injure one another. The metropolitan police bill is evident? ly aimed at the towns. Why not make efforts to. have the law enforced in the rural districts as well as in the towns. So far as the Herald and News is con? cerned, we want to see the law enforced, but we do not believe any special legisla? tion such as this bill will have the desired effect. But we shall Bee.?Newberry Herald and News. A Dispensary Outrage. About a week ago the ladies of the I First Presbyterian Church of Charleston made up several packages of clothing, provisions, toys, etc. etc., for the chil? dren of the Thorn well Orphanage at Clin? ton, Laurens County. The contributions were packed, It is said, in a barrel and two boxes, and were sent to the Southern Express Company's office, in Hasell street, for shipment to their destination. They were sent to the sexton of the church, a respectable colored man, who rolled them through the street in a wheel? barrow in broad daylight. They were addressed to the "Thornwell Orphanage, Clinton, S. C," and were marked "From the First Presbyterian Church." There was nothing suspicious-looking about the paokages, ana yet the sexton was stopped in the street by two dispensary constables, who, despite the protest of the colored guardian, insisted upon open? ing and examining the packages. The Thornwell Orphanage is a well known charitable institution, and the First Presbyterian Church has never been suspected of engaging in the sale of whiskey. Several announcements had been made that the ladies of the congre? gation would make up Christmas boxes for the orphans, and the gifts of the members of the congregation were pack? ed at the Sunday School room, without any attempt at concealment, and the goods were sent to the express office in a wheelbarrow because there was a desire to send the packages forward promptly, and it was not convenient at the time they were ready to getan express wagon. It goes without saying that there was great Indignation at the seizure of these goods by the dispensary constables. They did not exceed their authority, perhaps, but it would seem, at least, that they were over-zealous in the discharge of their duty. It would have struck almost anybody with ordinary common sense that a Presbyterian Church would not be sending contraband whiskey to an orphan asylum. But such is the dispen? sary law.?News and Courier. ? The Shiloh Battlefield Association desires the name and postoffice address of all the survivors of that battle. The secretary has now over 12,000 names. When all are in a complete roster will be printed. The Shiloh bill, which has just passed congress, provides for making tbe battlefield a great national memorial ?ark. The association is composed of the lue and the gray and will hold a grand reunion on the battlefield April 6, to 12, 1895, and will make the various positions held by tbem during the battle. Send all names to James Williams, assistant sec? retary, Savannah, Tenn. ? A January thaw is always more productive of colds and coughs than a January freeze. Then is tbe time Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is needed and proves eo extremely efficacious. Ask yonr drug? gist for it, and also for Ayer's Almanac, which is free to all. A Reformer Speaks Oat. j As a light in iho distance is hailed with joy by a mariner on a storm-tossed ship, so do we bail with joy tho light we seo in the address of the forty reformers which appears on our first page. That instru? ment is the precursor of better times in South Carolina. It is a forerunner of an era of peaco which evorjr man who has bis country's welfare at heart will res? pond to with delight. For the past four years the people of this State have been in a state of fever heat, aud now the op? portunity is offered whereby all can come together to work for a common cause. This address was issued last week in Columbia and is on the line of what we have been advocating for some time past, and we are glad to see that our labors have not been wasted. We realize the importance of the Constitutional Conven? tion that will be called this ooming sum? mer, and regard it the moBt serious step the people have ever been called upon to take; at the same time we have unbound? ed confidence in the people, and we feel that they fully realize tho gravity of the step about to be taken. The political revolution of 1890 brought about a bitterness of feeling that follows every political revolution, but the pas? sions of men have had time to cool, and it is time our affairs should become set? tled and turbulence and strife sink into oblivion. There is no sense in one fac? tion accusing the other of being to blame for the present conditions; for both are to blame. In the excitement brought about by the past campaigns, the defeated faction, in malice, soreness and disap? pointment, used every oonceivable method to obstruct the measures of the successful faction; and the successful faction, smarting under the abase and vituperation, in some instances used their power to excess, but the time has come when both factions should see that the constant warfare is doing the State no good, and that the people want the wrangling stopped, and something done to lighten the many burdens that are oppressing them. If the suggestions iu that patriotic address are adopted, both faotions can gracefully lay down their arms and come together and all go to work for the upbuilding ot the State. The reform movement is based upon honest and correct principles, every fair minded man will admit, and there is no reason why they should not go on, but to carry on those principles we must not allow the reform ship to become manned with a crew of pirates who will scuttle and sink her in their greed for gain. There is no doubt that when the politi? cal waters were shaken up in 1890, men came to the top and took high places ; to hold on to what advantage they gained they continued the agitation; the result has been that the true reformers have been retarded in their work of reform by the pie hunters and place grabbers, and now to scrape off the barnaoles that have fastened themselves to the reform ship the people must come together. If the people become indifferent and do not arouse .themselves, they will find that they are tied hand and foot by pirates who boarded the Bhip when the general invitation was extended to "get on board." There are some now who, assnming to be in charge of the reform movement, are so intoxicated with their success that they imagine they are the entire movement and if anything is wanted it must come through them. These men, instead of working for the objects set out to be accomplished by the reform movement, have laid aside those objects and are converting by "hurrah for-hell-who-cares-for-fire" methods, a machine to grind out places for favorite ones, and if a halt is not called such an upheaval will take place that the revolu? tion of 18S0 will be like a gentle zephyr on a summer's evening in comparison. The rate that some of the would-be lead? ers of the reform movement want to keep up must be checked, and the sooner the people make them understand it the better it will be for the State. The peo? ple are tired of this constant strife. They want taxes reduced, they want the ruling powers to take the iron heel of oppres? sion from off their neoks, and these things do not come nor can they come when one setjs tearing down while the other is trying to build up. If the pres? ent leaders cannot or will not give the people the desired relief, a change will be demanded and it will come. South Caro? lina is In a critical state, and it will take brain and patriotism to place her in the position she should occupy. The oppor? tunity is at hand for the people together to council in wisdom. Fire brands of both faotions should and must be frown? ed upon, and from the wisdom of those who nave the welfare of the State at heart tbe people can have peace and prosperity. ?Manning Times. ? A German periodical devoted to wood industries announces that food pro? ducts consisting partly of wood are now manufactured. At Berlin a factory has been built which is turning out about two hundred quintals of wooden bread a day. Sawdust is subjected to chemical treatment, after which it is mixed with one-third farina and prepared like ordi? nary bread. The product at present serves only as focd for horses, but the Berlin* Tramway Company, which is the most important customer of tbe factory, is well pleased with the result. The manufacturers say that wooden bread constitutes also an excellent food for man. ? The surplus wheat of Kansas is found to be superior to corn as a stock food. Nearly one-sixth of the Kansas wheat crop of last year was used as feed for farm animals. That crop has become a very important factor in the grain feed? ing of all classes of stock there. It is superior to any other feed for the fatten? ing of hogs. Fowls prefer it to any other grain and it is unsurpassed as a promoter of egg production. The Kansas farmers are highly pleased with their experi? ments in the use of it. ?? The W. C. T. U. olaims to have col? lected 4,000,000 signatures to a petition asking the various Governments of the world to suppress the liquor traffic The question whether there are really that number of signatures to the petition has been raised. The ladies will be safe in challenging anybody who doubts the statement to count them and see. Tbe challenge is not likely to be accepted. ? Gen. Albert Sydney Johnston's wid? ow and children have presented to a Con? federate post at Austin, Texas, a look of hair of the General in a gold case marked "A. S. J. 1862," a sash worn by him, a sleeve of the gray coat which he wore at Shilob, where ho was killed, and bis military hat of silk beaver, with plumes and decorations. These relics will be placed in the Capitol at Austin. ? There seems to be a desire to estab? lish a market for horse meat in New York. Equine steaks are said to be prized above beef in certain parts of Europe, and there is no reason why a saddle of horse shouldn't be fully as good as a saddle of mutton. The horse is gen? erally a strict vegetarian, and animals of such diet are supposed to be the best for human consumption. ? "As the law now stands," remarked Senator Finley yesterday, jokingly, "if a fellow takes a drink of whisky in North Carolina and fails to stop at the line and throw it up before he returns into this State, he lays himself liable to arrest."? Yorlcville Enquirer. ? Dr. Shields, an eminent physician of Tennessee, says: "I regard Ayer's Sar saparilla as the best blood-medicine on eartb, and I know of many wonderful cures effected by its ubo." Physicians all over tbe land have made similar state? ments. ? Tbe first Japanese Christian (Meth? odist) Church to be established in Amer? ica has been dedicated in San Francisco. The opening exercises were partly in English and partly in Japanese. Bishop GoodBell spoke. ? Including stocks and bonds the rail? ways of the United States are capitalized at $60,000 per mile, while those of Great Britain are capitalized at $220,000 per mile, or nearly 400 per cent higher than in this country. ? NearPCorinth, Miss., two young men tried to frighten their cousin, a young girl, who was alone in the house. One of ] them was shot through the arm aud the other had a narrow escape, his hat brim being torn off. ? The citizens of lower Robeson and Marion oounties, North Carolina, have I made a grand success of tobacco. Mr. Alligord Horn very recently sold 100 pounds of tobacco for 90 cents a pound. ? During the civil war the Union blockade fleet captured or destroyed 735 schooners, 155 sloops, 2G2 steamers and 170 other vessels that were attempting to run the blockade. ? No less than a dozen Tennessee men are at work on flying machines. One of them hopes to be able to give a trial trip at the Atlanta exposition. ? Dr. E. S. Webb, of Washington, Ala , killed two deer at one shot and in a few hours afterwards he killed three turkeys at one shot. ? In two years in North Carolina there were 125 trials in the courts for murder, and there were but three hangings. ? Lightning in December sounds odd In a news item, but a flash recently killed five horses In east Mississippi. ? Christmas Day witnessed not less than six murder* within the borders of the State of Florida. ? Engineers say that locomotives te oome sulky or t'rid end require an occa? sional rest. A Card. Editors Intelligencer: With the close of the year 1894 I close my career as County Commissioner of Anderson County, a County that is dear to me be? cause of many fond memories. I was born and reared and have always lived among her people. A County that my constituents live in that honored me by electing me when almost a stranger to l most of them four years ago, and after serving her to tbe best of my ability for two years, they then elected me again by an overwhelming majority. A County that I bavo traveled almost entirely over while trying in my humble way to dis? charge my duties as a public servant of as noble a people as walle on God's green earth. A people that, should I live my three score years and ten, I shall always cherish a warm leeling in my heart for their many acts of kindness shown mo while traveling among them. Ab I said,s I have been in the harness four years, and while away irom home, I "have always met kind friends who have invit? ed and insisted on me to tuke dinner or to spend the night with them and all with? out money and without price, and I will say right here God bless the noble women of Anderson County for their many acts of kindness shown me. As your servant I have tried as hard as I knew how with our present road law (which by the way is almost ad utter failure) to do my duty as I saw it, re? gardless of what people said, for which I have made some enemies but am free to say a great many life-long friends. I am also free to say that I may have made mistakes, but who of us that does not make mistakes as we journey through life ? But whatever mistakes I may have made I assure my friends it was au error of tbe head and not of tbe heart. And now as a private citizen and hum? ble farmer it is not likely that I will mix and mingle with the people of the County in tbe future as in the past, no doubt there are a great many of my friends that I may never meet again in this world but let us, one and all, so live that when we are done with troubles and trials of life we may meet beyond the river where all will be peace and happiness. In conclusion, I want to say to my friends throughout tbe County my latch string always hangs outside the door and my humble home is always open and a hearty welcome awaits one and all from the family. Now with kind wishes for all and mal? ice toward none I bid you an affectionate farewell. R. ?. Parker. Lowndesvllle News. Mr. John Henry Bell and brother cap? tured at this place the negro who broke in Mr. J. A. Morrow's store at Mount Carmel, S. C, Saturday night, December 15th. Messrs. J. E. A Hon, Q. "W. Cade and C. M. Horton came home December 17th on a visit from Young Harris, Ga., where they have been attending school during the last session. Mr. J. B. Thomas, formerly of Ander? son County, has moved down to Mr. J. C. Thomas's place, where he will make his home for the coming year. Mr. L. 0. Mauldin has sold his personal property and will leave for Arkansas this week, where he will make his future home. Mr. W. M. Baker has moved from bis home on Rocky River into our little town. He occupies the Baker house, vacated not long since by Mr. ?. R. Hor? ton. Mr. J. T. Wilson having rented Mr. W. M. Baker's place for next year, has moved to the house formerly occupied by j Mr. Baker. Mr. John Henry Bell bought the Mat? thews place sometime ago of J. R. Van diver, and he moved down recently. He has been living in Anderson County for sometime. I hear that there is a young man in this section who goes to see his best girl ten times a week. Will some one please tell me who he is ? Miss Lillian McDavid, who is a mis slonary, came over from Dae West to spend a few days with her sister, Mrs. E. R. Horton. The school entertainment which came off in the Academy Friday night, Decem? ber 21st, was quite a sucoess. It consisted of recitations and dialogues by the schol? ars and instrumental music by Miss Sharps, the assistant teacher. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Harper, of Moseley, S. C, were visiting friends and relatives in this community several days last week. H. J. Armstrong has moved from this place over near Honea Path. Rev. Link, of Macon, Ga., preached in the Presbyterian Church at this place on Sabbath, December 23rd, at 3.30 p. m. They have called him as a supply to this Church for the coming year. He will preach here every third Sabbath at 11 a. m. until farther notified. Mr. B. A. Henry left for Elberton, Ga., 24th lost., to visit relatives during Christ? mas week. Mr. E. F. Latlmer went to Anderson, S. C, on the fourth Sabbath afternoon to spend a few days with friends. Mr. Tom Verdell, of Rook Fence, Ga., came over Christmas Day on a visit to Dr. Sneer's family. Messrs. R. W. Speer and H. Russell, both of Anderson, came down the 25th inst. They stopped at Dr. Speer's while in town. The young people of this community spent quite a pleasant evening last week at the residence of Dr. A. J. Speer. Mr. J. C. Harper went to Greenwood, S. C, to spend Christmas week with his sister, Mrs. J. C. Niokles. The ladies of the Baptist Church gave a dinner and supper here last Wednesday. Notwithstanding the inclemency of tbe weather, quite a crowd were out and the receipts amounted to $27.00 or 828.00. Rev. E. V. Mason and Mr. J. C. Thomas, both of this place, attended the Cokesberry District stewards, meeting at Greenwood on Thursday and Friday of Christmas week. f Miss Mattie L. Floyd, after spending a while with her sister, Mrs. D. K. Cooley, left on 28th inst., to visit friends in New? berry, S. C. Miss Mamie Cox, of Abbeville, S. C, who has been visiting Miss Ida Bowman, returned to her home on Thursday, 27th. Mr. R. J. Hutchinson went to Toccoa, Ga.. last Thursday for a few days stay with Rev. H. H. Fennell's family. The boys of this place gathered together and fired off the anvil about 25 or 30 times. This was about all of the Christ? mas in this section. Misses Meta and Maude Brownlee, accompanied by their brother, Way mond, came over to the party at Dr. Speer's last Tuesday evening. Miss Maude remained with her friend, Miss Ethel Speer, until Sunday. Miss Annie L Clinkscales has gone to visit her cousins. Misses Iola and Mollie Johnson, for awhile.. Rev. J. B. Campbell, the Presiding Elder for the Cokesberry District, held his first quarterly conference at Ibis place on last Saturday. Dr. J. B. Moseley aud wife returned home from Atlanta, Qa., after a good long stay, on 30th inst. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Barnes, came home from Charleston, S. C, last Sunday af:er noon. Mr. Barnes bas been Retting up his samples preparatory for his spring trip. Mr. T. O. Kirkpatrick, after spending his week of vacation around and in Ilonea Path, came back Sunday morning. He opened his school Monday morning. Mr. G. L. Baker, after spending Christ? mas week with his parents in this place, left Monday, 31st, for Washington, D. C, where he wiil resume bis work. Miss Bertha Sharpe came down from Anderson Monday morning to resume her duties as -.assistant teacher in our High School. ^ Mr. E. J. nuokabfifl went homo with Mr. J. F. Barnes at Mosefcg, S. C, last Thursday for a few days' stay? Honea Path, The beautiful snow bas made its ap? pearance, much to the delight of the juvenile crowd especially. L. Z. Moore has resigned his place in the store of J. J. Mattison, Jr., and will leave for Albany, N. Y., at once to attend the Law School. A chance is all tbat '?Less" wants to reach the highest mark. He defended himself in a Counoil meet? ing and fully convinced that honorable body tbat there was no grounds for any charge and walked out free before his countrymen. Miss Sallie Chappie dismissed her I school for a week and, accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Hough, spent Christmas at their mother's at Jenkinsville. They report a big snow down there, too. Miss Sallie Watkins, of Laurens, spent Christmas with her many friends here. She looks well and says she likes over there very much. Being on the sick list this week our personals are incomplete. We beg the readers' indulgence and will be more accurate in the future. The young folks all complain of a dull Christmas, notwithstanding the fact that there has been something to do in town every night. Have they forgotten how to talk, or what is the matter with the boys? Miss Fay Hudgens, of Laurens, is spending Christmas with her cousin, Miss Maggie Hudgens. Messrs. C. J. Brook and Gus. Hudgens, of Furman and Wofford, respectively, spent their holidays at home. The Theatrical Club rendered that worldwide play '?Among the Breakers" on Xmas night to a crowded house, who spoke well of the actors and enjoyed the entertainment very much. $50.00 as the result will be spent on the school house. Miss-Guy, of Piedmont, is visiting her friends, Misses Jennie and Bessie Shirley. The Council has had no high hollowing drunks to contend with, but Are crackers crossed the dead line and pistols went off out of place, which was considered a mis? demeanor by his Honor, Mayor Fin ley. The piBtols were confiscated and the fines imposed were so many ducats down or an allotment of days on the streets. The offenders objected to the days and put down the dollars. Dr. C. N. Hough is now driving a bran new spirited horse. His practice is in? creasing, we judge. Thos. O. Kirkpatrick has bought the stock of drugs of Dr. W. W. Dodson, of Donalds, and will conduct the business under the efficient management of Mr. J. T. Johnstons. We hope they will meet with much success. Breazeal Gambrell arrived from Texas last week. His furlough will only last fifteen days. The hot supper was quite a success in eyery respect. Much credit was given to the ladies who superintended the cook? ing of the oysters. The proceeds go to the Methodist parsonage. $33.00 was realized as profits. Dr. Jas. F. Wilson, of Liberty, Ind., dropped in on his friends Sabbath. "Jim" has as much "gab" as ever and looks just about as well. We were all glad to see him. Prof. Eskew and wife came in to-day from their visit to Grove Station. The school bell will ring at the usual time henceforth. Rev. C. E. Burts was duly installed as a full pledged preacher at Broadmouth Sabbath. ?. Now try This. It will cost yon nothing and will purely do you good, if you have a Cough, Cold, or any trouble with Throat, Chest or LuDgs. Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump? tion, Coughs, and Colds is guaranterd to give relief, or money will be paid back, ufferers from La Grippe found it just the thing and under its use had a speedy and perfect recovery. Try a Bample bottle at our expense and learn for yourself how good a thing it is. Trial bottles free at Hill Bros. Drug Store. Large size 50c and $1.00. NOTICE OF SALE. BY virtue of my own right in the prem? ises below described, and of a Deed ot Trust executed to me by Mrs. Alice M. Bailey, T. A. Murrah and Lillian Murrah on the 19th day of December, A. D. 1894, I will, if not sold at private sale, sell at public auction at Anderson C. H., S. C. within the usual hours of sale, on Saleaday in January, 1895, the follow? ing described Real Estate to wit: 1. All tbat certain Lot and residence thereon, within the corporation limits of tad City of Anderson, facing Southeast on Greenville Street 100 feet, adjoining Syl? vester Bleckley, etal., and containing two thirds of an acre. Also, two Lots Southeast of the above Lot, containing two-thirds of an acre each. The three Lots above described consti? tute the Home place of the late E. F. Murrah. Terms of Sale?Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. For further information apply to the unders'gned. MRS. M. A. MURRAH, Trustee. Deo 19,1*04 25 2 SHOES, SHOES. Good, Honest, Home-made Shoes. No Scraps, no Paper, no Wood. Nothing but Good Honest Leather and Work. |F you want Shoes that will wear ask your merchant for a pair of ANDER? SON SHOES, and don't stop until you get them. If the man you deal with don't keep them go somewhere else, and remember ? that every merchant is authorized to guarantee our Shoes to give satisfaction to any reasonable man. ANDERSON SHOE AND LEATHER CO. YOUR ATTENTION! IF YOU PLEASE! ALL parties who are indebted to me by Note or Account, or otherwise, will please take notice that the amouuts due me will be obliged to be paid at maturity. I have large obligations to meet this Fall, and in order to do this I will be forced to collect. This is no collecting dodge?it is simply facts?and to this fact I desire to call your attention, and hope that you will govern yourself accordingly, as it will save you cost. To those who I have indulged for several yeara and owe me money from 1891-92 and '93,1 will say that these amounts are long past due, and must be paid before November 1st, 1894. If not I will certainly add cost to every claim that is not settled. I MEAN JUST WHAT I SAY. It is not a matter of choice with me, as my obligations will have to be met, and this can only be done by me collecting my money. J. S. FOWLEE Specimen Cases. S. H. Clifford, New Cassell, Wis.. was troubled with Neuralgin and Rheumatism, bis Stoir;ac!i wns disordered, Iii? Liver was alfrctcd to an alarming degree, appetite fell away, and lio was terribly reduced in tlesh and"strength. Three bottles of E'eclric Bitters cared him. Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, 'Ii, had a running sore on his leg of 8 years' stauding. Used three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Bucklet?'? Ar* nica Salve, and his log is sound and well. John Speaker, Catawba.'O., had five largo Fever sores on his leg, doctor said he was incurable. One bott'e Electric Bitters and one Box Bncklen's A mica Salve cured him entirely. Sold by Hill Bros. To Provide for an Election on the Ques? tion of Levying a Tax for Graded School purposes, and for issuing Municipal Bonds for Building and Equipping Gra? ded School Buildings in the City of An? derson. 4T0RDATNED by the Mayor and Aldermen~^f the City of Anderson, in Council asseflTbi^d, und by authority of theeame, That, paHyant to thejaaarigff of on Act entitled "ff"%MA"J"!"rrrcfttabli8h the Anderson School District, to authorize the establishment of Free Graded Schools therein, and to provide the mpans for the equipment and efficient management of the same," it is ordered as follows, to xvit: 1. That, it be and U hereby submitted to the qnalified voters resident in said City of Anderson, who return real or personal property withiu the limit* thereof for taxation, at an election to be held at. the Court nouse in said Citv. on the lSlh day ol January, 1895. the question of levying a tax cf Two Mills nn the Dol ?ar, to be assessed on all taxable property within said City, for the purpose of main? taining Free Graded 8choolfl in said.City. Those voting for said tax shall deposit a ballot with the following words, either written or printed thereon, "School Tax. Yes." Those voting against said tax ehali deposit a ballot with the following words either written or printed thereon, "School Tax, No." 2. That it be and h hereby further sub? mitted to (he voters of the City of An? derson, qualified as hereinbefore stated, at an election to be held at the same Cime and place, and by the fame managers as the election hereinbefore ordered, but in a separate box, the question of issuing Twenty Thousand Dollars Municipal Coupon Bond?, bearing interest at six per cent per annum, for the purpose of en? abling the Board of Trustees cf said City to buy property, erect and equip school buildines for Free Graded Schools in said City. Those favoring the issuing of said Bonds for school purposes shall deposit a ballot with the following words either written or printed thereon, or partly writ? ten and partly printed, "In Favor of 8chool Bonds, Yes ;" and those opposing the issuing of said Bonds shall deposit a ballot with the following words either written or printed thereon, or partly writ? ten and partlv priuted, "In Favor of 8chool Bonds, No." 3. That J. D. Maxwell, Geo. M. Tolly and J. L. Glenn are hereby appointed Managers of said election, and it shall be the duty of said Managers to open the polls for voting at 9 a. m. on the said 18th day of January, 1895, and cleea the same at 4 o'clock p m on that day. That at the close of said elections they shall im? mediately count the vote, declare the elec? tions and return the result thereof to the City Council of Anderson with all con? venient speed. 4. That Books of Registration of all voters entitled to vote in said election shall be opened by the Clerk of the said City Council on the 15th day of January, 1895, in the Council Chamber of the City of Ander-on, and shall be kept open un? til noon of Ihe 17th day of January, 1895. The hour for opening said Books lor Reg? istration on said day shall be at 9 o'clock a m., and they shall he kept open on the 15th and 16th days of January, 1895, until 4 o'clock p. m., and on the 17th day of January, 1895, until 12 o'clock m. 5th. That in ihe event that either or all of the Managers of Election herein ap? pointed shall for any cause fail or refuse to serve, it shall be the duty of the Mayor of said City of Anderson to appoint some competent and suitable person or persons in lieu and stead of such manager or man? agers as may fail or refuse to serve. Done and ratified in Council this 3Ut day of December, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and niuoty .,???, > four, and the Seal of said Cor | seal, f poratlon of said City horeto tv-wJ affixed. 0. F. TOLLY, ' Mayor. Attest: JNO. K. HOOD, Clerk City Council. FRANK M. MURPHY, Attorney at Law, ANDERSON.S. C. COLLECTIONS, Commercial Law and Conveyancing given special atten? tion. Will practice in all the State Courts. Careful attention given to all business. Office over F. and M. Bank. Jan 2,1895_27_6m N?tice of Dissolution. NOTICE is hereby given that the Firm of Murphy & Evans, Attorneys at Law, has been this day dissolved by mu? tual consent. The busiue? of the Firm will be continued by Frank M. Murphy. FRANK M. MURFHY. J. FURMAN EVANS. Jan 1, 1S95__27_1_ NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having demands against the Estate of Elihu Wlgington, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, proper? ly proven, to the undersigned, within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. JOHN T. WIG.INGTON, J. M. WIGINGTON, Executors. Jan 2, 1895 27 3 THE County. Board of Commissioners will meet in the office of the County Commissioners on Friday, January 11th, at 10 a. m., for the purpose of organizing under the new law, and to elect a Steward and Physician to the Poor House. All applicants for Steward and County Physi? cian are notified to file their applications in the office of County Commissioners previous to that date. The following gentlemen constitute the County Board : R. A- Sullivan.Fork. Samuel McCrary.Pendleton. B. T. Martin.Garvin. J. M. Glenn.Brush7 Creek. C. B. Giimer.Rock Mill?. W. T. McGill.L'entreville. W. J. Vandiver.Hopewell. J. F. Clardy.Williamstou. J. T. Green.BeltOD. J. M. Hanks.Honoa Path. J. T. Ashley.Martin. Walter Anderson.Broadaway. C. H. Bailey.Hall. R. I.Stewart.Corner. H. H. Acker.Varcnnes. J. L. 0. Shaw.Savannah. G. W. Fant.Anderson. W. P. SNELGROVE, Connty Supervisor. Jan 2,1895_27_2_ Sk HaOiL riT FOR A KING. S. CORDOVAN, FRENCH&ENANCUXO CALF. {4?3.Sp FlNECALF&KANSA?Oa *3.?iPP0LICE,3soLES, [*2.?l7-BBOYS'SCHIH)LSH0?a ? LADIES * BRQCrCTOH^MA3fi. Over One Million People wear the W. L. Douglas $3 & $4 Shoes All our shoes are equally sa tisfactory They give the beat value for the money. Thov equal custom shoes In style and fit. Their wearing qualities are unsu-passed. The prices are uniform,---stamped on sole. From $i to $3 saved over other makes. If your dealer cannot supply you wc can. Sold by GEER BROS., Belton, S. C. NOTICE To Administrators, Executors, Guardians, And Trustees. ALL Administrators, Executorp. Guar? dians and Trustees are hereby noti? fied to make their Annual Returns to this office during the months of January and February, as required by law. E. M. BURRISS, Judge of Probate. Jau 2, 1895 27 5 Assessment Notice. TlfE Auditor's Office will be open from the Grsi day in January, 18t>5,10 the 20th day of February following f.jr the purpose of receiving RETURNS Of personal property subj.ct to taxation in An? derson County for the year 1S!)5 For the conven? ience of taxpayers, deputies will t'lso receive re? turns at the following tim^s und places: Holland's, Monday, January 7. Barnes, Tuesd ly, January 8. Cook's, Wednesday, January 0. Stai r, Thursday, January 10. Sherard's, Friday, January It. Storevll e, Saturday, January 12. Honea Path, Monday, January 11. Helton, Tuesday, January 15. Picdmoot, Monday ?nd Tuesday, January 21 and 22. Pelr.er, 'Wtdiiesday and Thursday, January 53 and 24. Wllliatnstou, Fiidny and Saturday, January 23 and 2fi. Pendlolou, Monday, January 2.?. Autun, Tuesday, January 29. % Clir.kscales'Mill,Saturday, January 26. Picrcetown, Thursday, January 31. Bishop's Branch, Friday, February 1. Five Forks, Saturday, February 2. Equality, Monday, February 4. Wigington's, Tuesday, February 5. _~?-? ' Cedar Wreath, Wednesday, Febiuary I. Wyati'^TirnrsJay,"February 7 ?^ownville, Friday, February 8. 0. W. Farmer's, Saturday, February 9. Assessors, ;u well as taxpayers, ??-111 please ob? serve the following Instructions: Write the first givcu name of the taxpayer in full, and in backing returns be sure to invert the name so that the surname will stand first. When a raity owna property In difTerent townjhlps, make a separate return for each town? ship. Givo the post-office as the place of residence for owners of laud only. Give the owner of the laud as the place of resi? dence for non-landowners. Observe, that every male citizen between the ages of 21 and 50 years, except tbos-j Incapable of earning a support from being maimed, or from other causes, shall be deemed taxable polls. Be sure and note all transfers of real estate on return?from whom acquired or to whom told. When there has been no change since last assess? ment, write the word "same" in the margiu oppo? site the real estate column, and also Insert the number of acres, omitting valuations. Remember that it is important that all returns be made by the 20th of February, for after that time the .aw prescribes for a peralty of GO per cent, added to the valuations. G. N. C. BOLEMAN. Auditor Anderson County. Nov 28, 1S94_22_4_ LAND FOR SALE. THE undersigned offers for sale several Tracts of Land on easy toin,?, and in lota to suit, lying in Greenville and An? derson Counties, adjoining Holland's Ford on Saluda Kiver, near Wtlliaraston. ELLISON A. SMYTH. Pelzer, S. C. Dec 5, 1*94 24 4 BARGAINS, &C o IF jou want best TEA. best ROASTED COFFEE and MOLASSES, or WALL PAPER to beautify your bouse, at low prices, you will find it in my Store. Also many articles that are useful at less than Cost. A. B. TOWERS, No. 18 Whitner Street. P. 8.?I also represent over? $12,0 00,000 in Fire Insurance. Also, ACCIDENT and TORNADO IN? SURANCE. YELLOW PINE LUMBER FOR SALE AT REMARKABLY LOW PRICES. -0 CALL and see us before you buy, as we can and will Save you 'lonoy. We are in tbe Building Business, and Contract for all classes of work. We do all kinds of Shop work. Plans and Estimates furnished at short notice. Ah work guaranteed. &f Office, Shop and Shed on line of Railroad near Cotton Platform and old O. & G. Depot. Yours truly, THE ANDERSON LUMBER CO. J. M. SMITH, Manager. Oct 31,1894 U 3m TheBelton High School, B1LT0N, S. C. OPENS Monday, tbe third of Septem? ber, and continues nine months?a short vacation for Christmas. The Principal is prepared to take a few boarders, boys or girla. at $9.00 per month. REV. H. TURNER SMITH, A. M., Principal. Aug 8, 2894 6 HOW'S TRADE ? OUR trade is good, thank you. In fact, we never sold more goods in our lives. A common question, but an uncommon answer, you say. So be it, and there's a reason for it, too. Would you you know the cause ? Then, 'lis figures. The figures we make. They are attractive figures. The figures that competition cannot make. To tell the truth, these same figures are rapidly pushing competi? tion to the wall. They can't fight a figure that, they don't how to make. Hence you often see idle clerks around other doors while the Ten Cents Store is crowded. Customers ever go off unwaited on ? Well, yes. There are times when we can't wait on all. At such times we have to do the best we can, and ask our customers to kindly have patience 'till we can get to them. Do they wait on you ? Yes, I should say they do. It is too costly to go out. An old customer says it is poor policy to pay five cents extra, and save only one cent's worth of time. Five cents on a twenty cent article means twenty-five per cent. ?l big profit of itself. See! How about late-comers ? Do they have as good chance as early buyers ? Well, no. Kot always. It frequent? ly happens that the bIow get loft. "Procrastination" often gets the better of the best of us. Especially is this true about holiday goods. However, we always do the very best we can to the very last. Why don't you get a larger house and have more help, and just push everything out of the way as you go ? In that case we should be at such expense that we would have to in? crease our prices to cover it. In other words, charge the difference to our customers. This we don't wish "to do. We caution you, beware of houjes/ with too much expense attached. Would be glad to talk longer, but must wait on this lady. Yours always truly, C. S. MINOR, and 10c, STORK Cotton Blight. Tests made by the Alabama Experiment Station and elsewhere prove conclusively that Kainit Prevents cotton blight. Planters can prevent the immense loss caused annually by this disease. Send for our pamphlets. They arc sent free. It will cost you nothing to read them, and they will save you dollars. GERMAN' KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau Street, New York. THE LADIES' STORE. On the First Day of JaDuary began their Grand Clearance Sale. All are invited to come and see theJJrsateSi?f Bargains ever offeredJoJkft-$r^. Trie Silk and Velvet to bo Slaughtered. _ _-5VK"gspeoially call your attention to the ce'.ebrated C. B. ala Spirite Cor? set, which justly claims to be the best made- Awarded the Gold Medal at the Paria Exposition in 1?S9 ; also awarded the Prize and Medal at the World's Fair in 1893. We have been selling this Corset over live yeard, and can truthfully say we bava never sold a pair that did not give perfect satisfaction. ?Sf We invite each and every ono to give us a call, and see if we won't give you more Good* for your money than you can >.et elsewhere. If not, we will not ask you to trade with uv. Thanks for the pail, and hopes for the future, Reipectfully, \ HISS LIZZIE WILLIAMS. GUNS, AMMUNITION, RIFLES, and REVOLVERS SACRIFICED! OVERSTOCKED! . MUST UNLOAD! NOW IS YOUR TIME. Seize the opportunity quick SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO. WHEN YOU ARE IN NEED OF Plow s, Plow Stocks, Plow Handles, Dixie Plows, Mule Shoes, Horse Shoes, Nails, Iron of any kind, Sole Leather, H irness Leather, Whang Leather, Leather Collars* Bridles, Collar Pads, Well Chains, Trace Chains, Plow Lined, Back Bands, Harnes, Ax* s, Axe Handles, Mattocks, Picks, Bitching Shovels, Spades, Well Buckets, Water Buckets, Wooden Churns, Barbed Wire. Smooth Wire, Wash Pots, Ovens, Or anything in the HARDWARE line, be sure to get our prices before yon buy. Our stock is always complete, and our prices always the lowest Don't forget that our Genuine Boy Dixie Plow, with Patent Adjustable Slide, is the best Plow sold, and our Galvanized Steel Back Band Buckle is just the thiDg you want?will not slip or rust. Call and see them. Yours always truly, BROCK BROS, 4JJ Granite Row* ! A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF XMAS GOODS - A.T - EVANS' PHARMACY, No. 4 Hotel Chiquola. BSa- Call early before they are picked over. Ricksecker's Perfumes in genuine Cut Glass Bottles. WEARE LOADED DOWN WITH GOODS for NEW YEAR I TOYS, ANCY ,HiNA, &c &c. IF you want to see a BEAUTIFUL PLACE come before our Stock is sold out. It is by far the prettiest place in Anderson. We have almost ANYTHING your heart can wish for. KING STOVES From this date to Jan. 1, 1895, CHEAPER than you can buy anywhere! OIL STOVES JUST ARRIVED. Soliciting your patronage, JOHN T. B?RRISS.