The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, October 13, 1897, Page 8, Image 8
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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 13, 1S97.
Court Proceedings.
The Court of General Sessions con
vened at 10 o'clock Monday morning in
O'Donnell's Hall, Judgo Buchanan pre
siding. Solicitor M. P. Ansel and the
genial Court Stenographer, Wyatt Aiken,
were in their places. Continuous showers
made it inconvenient tor witnesses and
jurors to come in from the country.
The Judge, calling attention to tho fact
that the Grand Jury had been charged by
the previous Court and stating that,
knowing their general duty, it would
take time unnecessarily for nim to re
charge them as to their general duties.
Cautioning them concerning talking of
matters brought before them in jury
room, he proceeded to instruct tbom
specially concerning the bills which the
Solicitor had presented for their consid
eration.
The hours of the Court wero fixed from
9.30 a. in. to 1.30 p. m., and from " p. m.
until, such hour in the afternoon as the
business of the Court may require.
W. E. Rodgers plead gnilty Of viola
tion of the Dispensary law. He was sen
tenced to pay a fine of ?100 or serve three
months on the public roads.
State vs.- Blackwell, indicted for
assault with intent to ravish, was noi
prossed.
Several cases were called and pot off
until another hoar.
Beach warrants wore issued for several
dilatory witnesses.
State vs. B. L. Alford, indicted for vio
lation of the Dispensary law. The De
fendant in this case was absent, bat after
having him called the Court proceeded
with the case. He was found guilty.
The Grand Jury having brought in a
true bill against Sam Barr, charged with
burglary, he was tried and found guilty
v rfwith a recommendation to the mercy of
the Court. The prisoner was sentenced
to six years at hard labor in the Peniten
tiary.
' Dutch" Thompson, charged with in
cest, was tried and convicted. He was
sentenced to pay" a fine of $500 or impris
onment in the Penitentiary at hard labor
for t'.vo years.
Kelly Smith. General Thompson and
Sam Boyd, indicted for assault and bat
tery with intent to kill, were tried. Ver
diet ?is to Sam Boyd, not guilty; as to
Kelly Smith and General Thompson,
guilty o? assault and battery of an hig'h
and aggravated nature. Thoy wore sen
tenced to pay a fine of $40, or s'erve a term
of six months on the public works.
True bills were brought in by the
Grand Jnry in the following cases:
State vs. W. H. Johnson, disposing of
proparty under lien.
State vs. Herbert Williams, assault and
battery with intent to kill. '
State vs. Thomas Arnold, housebreak
ing and larceny.
No bill was reported in the case of the
State vs. Morris Hall, indicted for assault
and battery with intant to kill and car
rying concealed weapons.
Motion was made by Tribbio & Prince
for bond for R. W. Pruitt, charged with
murder. After reading the testimony
taken at the inqnest bail was granted in
the sum of ?1,000.
Court adjourned until 9.30 o'clock
Tuesday morning.
On Tuesday morning the GrandJury re
ported true bills in tne following cases:
Dock McGee, murder; Lyman Cheek,
assault and battery with int?ni to kill
and carrying concealed weapons. No
bill was rendered in the case against S.
Ju. Evans, charged with assault and bat
tery with intent to kill.
John Jones and Joseph Jones, charged
with selling liquor, were tried and ac
quitted.
Thus. Arnold plead guilty to the charge
of hoase-breaking arid larceny, and was
sentenced to one year at hard labor in the
Penitentiary, or a similar term upon the
County works.
Lyinus Cheek plead quilty to the
charge of assault and battery with intent
to kid and carrying concealed weapons,
and he was sentenced to pay a fine of ?75,
or serve six months either in the Peni
tentiary or in tho service of the County.
Henry Rowark, charged with assault
and battery of un high and aggravated
nature, was tried and convicted.
W. J. Zeigler was acquitted of the
charge of assault and battery with intent
to kill. The sanity of this defendant is
doubtful.
Tho Grand Jury presented true bills in
the following cases : R. W. Pruitt, mur
der ; J. H. Morton, forgery ; Henry Cox
and Leila Barnett, adultery; Thds. H
Prater, M. Lon Prater and Thos. Hel
ianas, assault and battery with intent to
kill.
No bills-were rendered in the following
cases : Caroline Shearer, selling wine;
J. P. Ledbetter, assault and battery of an
high and aggravated nature.
Herbert Williams plead gnilty to the
charge of assault and battery o? an high
and aggravated nature and carrying con
cealed weapons, and he was sentenced to
pay a fine of ?500, or one year either in
the Penitentiary or in the service of the
County.
R. WY Pruitt, charged with murder,
was tried and acquitted. The evidence
showed a very plain case of self defense.
Tho Grand Jnry reported true nills in
the following cases : Ann Parks, assault
and battery of an high and aggravated
nature ; Sam. Ellis, assault and battery
with iintent to kill and carrying concealed
weapons.
No bills were rendered in the following
cases : J. C. Spears, selling cherry bounce;
Isaac Johnson, Wm. JohnsoD, assault
and battery of a high and aggravated na
tare. ?
In the case of Josephine Roper, who,
with Jas. Roper, was convicted at the last
term of Court for keeping a nuisance, but
was granted a new trial, a motion was
made by the defendant's attorney that
. the Court instruct the jury to bring in a
verdict of not guilty ou account of insuf
ficiency of evidence. After arguments
pro and con, his Honor overruled the
motiou, and the case was proceeded with,
. which resulted in a verdict of not guilty.
Thi3 (Wednesday) morning the Court
is engaged iu trying the case of Dr. W. A
Ciinkscales, charged with obstructing a
public road, and it will consume t?e
greater portion of the day.
The Grand Jury will finish its busi
ness and be discharged to-day.
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Laying the Corner Stone.
Une week from to-day tho corner stone
of the now Court House will be laid, and
soon Anderson County will bave such an
ed i lice for the transaction of her Dublu
business as will Lo equal to tho detlands
of her large and growing business, ami
creditable to the spirit of energy and pro
gressiveness that cbaracteri:'-;s hor peo
ple, and which has put our .splendid old
County to tho front ?n all that combines
to make a thrifty and intelligent people
and a prosperous and excellent country.
Wo believe it is not too much to say
that the building of the new Court House
will mark the beginning of a renewed
era of growth of industrial enterprises,
and intensify and enlarge our material
prosperity> and advance our intelligence
and civilization in a very appreciable de
gree.
Corner stone day will be the represent
ative day of the building of this great
structure, and every citizen of the County
should feel an especial interest in the day
and as many as possible should be pres
ent to witness the ceremonies of laying
the corner-stone and to hear the addresses
and to see the sights, for the memory of ]
the day will be handed from sire to son
for generations to come. It will be a
notable day in Anderson's history.
Let us repeat a part of what %ve have
heretofore said.
Tho exercises will begin at II o'clock,
the 20th inst.
The corner-stone will bo laid with Ma
sonic ceremonies bv Most Worshipful
Grand Master Jacob'T.Ba^ -on?of Colum
bia, Grand Master of Masons fonSoutb
Carolina, assisted by tbe oilice.rsOf.tho
(irand Lodge.
Addresses will be delivered; by tbe
Hon. . C. McGowan, of Abbeville, and
Judge ?. W. Buchanan. ?k..
Capt. Tbos. F. Hill, of thi3 city, will
preside as Chairman of the meeting.
Tbere will be songs by a cboir, and airs
by a band.
As it will be an occasion of especial in
torest to Masons, a large number of tho
brethren will be present, and will march
from Hiram Lodge to the sito of the
Court House, and of course will be
clothed in the usual Masonic style.
Young ladies acting as sponsors for tbe
several Lodges will be present in the line
of march.
The corner-stone will be filled with in
teresting deposits, and to childreuyet un
born i?; will provo a veritable treasure
storo of tbe times and of the men who
will have long since passed away before
their day, for wo predict that in futuro
ages our new Court House, to them tbo
old, will have to be torn down to make
way for a more commodious and modern
building.
But the new Court House will be a
a splendid one for the Anderson of to-day.
The following deposits will be placed
in tbe stone, and tbe committee, still in
vites suggestions and donations for this
purpose, as the list may not. be as com
plote as it should be. The list is as fol
lows:
Roll of officers and members of Hiram
Lodge, and copies'of the by-laws and con
stitution of same.
A copy of the recentaouverdr edition of
the Anderson Intelligencer.
Copies of the Intelligencer, Advo
cate, the Charleston News and Courier,
Columbia Register and State, and the
Greenville News.
Copy of the County map, by J. H. von
Hasseln.
Boll of all County and State officers, and
of Congressmen and Senators from this
State.
Rolls of officers and members of all
Masonic Lodges in this Coum;y.
Copy of minutes of last Annual Com
munication of the Grand Lodge of Ma
sons for South Carolina, and roll of offi -
cers of same.
Coins, relics and small bottle of wine.
A short history of tbe old Court House.
A short history of the now Court House.
A copy of tbe original map or plat of
tbe city of Anderson
Rolls of Camps of Confederate Veter
ans and Sons of Veterane, and such rolls
of Regiments and Survivors as may be
obtainable.
Read tbe list and see if you can help the
committea by furnishing any of the above
articles, or anything else.
A Shooting Affray.
Dave Burton, negro, recently from
Greenville. S. C, shot and seriously
wounded Charlie Jenkin?, another negro,
in this city Thursday night about 10
o'clock and then gave Chief Dillingham
and his men a long chase and the Chief a
''hot time" and ? close call before he was
captured.
The shooting was done on Orr street,
near the "stand pipe, and tbe cause was a
row over a dusky damsel also recently
from Greenville, at whom, it is said, Bur
ton fired two .parting salutes without
effeet.
The Chief had gone calling (he is single)
on a young lady, but was soon notified
and on the run. Jumping into a buggy
with Policeman King at tbe square ne
drove to Broyles crossing, on the Belton
road, instructed King to return to the city
and search several bouses, while he walk
ed tbe railroad back The Chief was just
entering the city when he discovered a
man coming leisurely toward bim. The
moon was shining brightly and tbe negro,
as It ptoved to be, must have seen tbe
uniform of the Chief, but he made no
attempt to run. The Chief halted him and
as tied his name The negro replied, Hen
ry Whitner. The quiet manner in which
tbe negro replied tnrew ths Chief off his
guard and he approached him without sus
pecting be was tbe right man. In an
instant, however, be recognized him and
reached for his pistol, but Barten was
fully as quick, and, springirg at the Chief,
locked him in a vicelike embrace. The
Chief has just recovered from a epeltof
fever and soon found he was overmatched.
He could notdraw bis pistol &Dd cculd not
throw his man. The negro fought like a
demon, and. like'two wild beasts, each
strove for the uiasterj with nothing to
wituess tho struggi* bui the .glittering
mooc. It began to look like a fi^bt lor
life, the turning point being which would
first be able to draw bis pistol. Thr strug
gle was long and hard, but s> clone thai
not one blow wa9 given from either. The
Chief finely felt his: strength failing und
clinched bis man with the determination
to hold him, hoping nome one would come
to bis assistance, bet realizing the Chief's
object, the negro made a desperato ifo^t
and the noxt instant; the Chief was flat of
bis back. In the fall, his pistol felt from
bis pocket, and quickly picked up oy tbe
negro, and before he could recover his
fooling the Chief found, himself looking
down the barrel of his own weapon and
completely at the mercy of tbe negro.
With cool determination the Chief laced,
bis man, expecting every moment to be
hie last, but bis brave defiance unsettled
tbe nerves of the negro and he fled, leav
ing his hat behind him.
Returning to the city the Chief again
armed himself, and, procuring a horse,
rode to Belton as fast as the animal could
carry him, and leaving the horse at Belton,
started back afoot on tbe railroad track,
hoping to head bis man off. In the mean
time, however, the negro had been captur
ed four miles trota tbo city on tbe farm of
Mr. Jesse Robbins. The Chief aod tbe
prisoner reached the city about th? same
time. Burton is lodged iu jail and Charlie
Jenkins, the wounded man, is lying at his
home in a very precarious condition. \
Both the negroes are young?not exceed
ing twenty-five Tbe Chief is terribly sore
from bis fight but is at his post of duty.
Another Negro Homicide.
Dock McGee ehot and killed Dump
Sherard at midday last Thnraday. near
Holland's Store, in this County. The
bullet entered the loft breast, passed
through tbe heart and death w?.s instan
taneous. McGee is about twenty-five
yearn old and Sherard was probably sixty.
McGee was passionately enamored of
Sherard's daughter, to which Sherard ob
jected, and be had repeatedly ordered Mc
Gee to cense his attentions and keep away
from his bouse, but McGee continued bis
visit?. He was there the Wednesday
night before the shooting, bad some words
with Sherard, was ordered awny and lofi.
Thursday nt midday, in tbe^absonce of
Sherard, hu returned and met tbe daugh
ter. Shortly afterwards she discovered
Sherard and Ids son, who is grown, coming
and advised McGee to leave, which he did.
Finding that McGcO bad been there in
tlirir absence and just left, Sherard aud
bis son followed and overtook him about
a hundred yards from tho house. Hot
words pasftd between them, followed in
severai shots. Sam. Sherard. the son, says
Mctiee fired tmt, and McGee says four
shots were tired ai bini before Le tired, and
when be saw Dump Sherard full be ran.
McGee made bis way to Starr Station im
mediately after tbe shooting, boarded the
freight train going south, spent tbe night
at McCormick and next morning took tbe
train for Auguste. While enroute between
Plumb Branch and Parksville, he was
identified by Mr. M. L. Red, one of tbe
railway officials, who notified Mr. A. V.
Morgan, Supeiintendent of convicts in
Edgefleld Coubty, who happened to be on
the train, and he immediately arrested
McGee and transfering him to tbe north
bound train from Augusta brought bim to
Anderson Friday night. McGoe was well
dre&Kfed and bad on bis person a couple of
pistols and some money. He claims tbe
eh?oting was done in self defense.
? *"I suppose your daughter is just
like mine?rather ride awheel than to
eat." "Not exactly ; but she would
rather ride a wheel than to i-ook.''
.Iuvenile Corn Shucking.
Talk about your ante-bellum days and
your'"possum" bunting and your corn
shuckings and your jig and clog dancing
and your "punkin" scare beads and yonr
" 'possum and tater" suppers; if you wore
not at Albert Means' 'possum hunt and
his corn shucking last Friday night, you
just simply weren't in it, and missed the
biggest time of your life. Didn't you see
the invitations written on a shuck? Thoy
were out of sight. Well, I tall you: Albert,
you know, is a little fellow, but he made
]"> bushels of corn, and he heard the old
folks talking about corn shucking and
'"possum" hunting and- after the corn
was gathered he asked bis papa
and Burt McCully to go " 'pos
sum" hunting with him. Well,
they fixed up with a nigger and dogs and
went out to Sunsot Forest and got Lang
don and little Joe Frotwell and started
out. But they kicked up such a fuss
blowing horns and talking and calling
the dogs, it's a wonder they didn't scare
all the '"possums" out of the forest, but
they didn't. They hadn't gone far till
the dogs took after something and run it
round and round, bank toward the bouso
and there treed it. Well. 6ir, you should
have seen them boys. They yolled and
yelled and throw sticks at it and then
sent the nigger up the tree. Ho got most
to it, and just as he put hie band out to
grab it, it' said "mew-mew." They had
treed a cat. Yen should have seen how
hacked them fellows were, and Burt Mc
Cully was the worst hacked fellow in the
crowd. Well, they tried it again and the
dogs soon treed again, and that time it
was a sure enough '"possum," anda
dandy, and the boys-took it home and
fastened it up and went to bed. /
Friday night came and we went to the
shucking and I tell you they had things
fixed op in dandy style. The table was
set out in the back yard, and it was just
loaded down with good things, and there
was the '"possum" cocked good and
brown with potatoes all around him and
a big red apple stuck in his mouth, and
they had "punkins" hollowed out and
holes punched in 'em for nose and eyes
and a mouth, and they had these "pun
kins" hung on the trees all around, and
there was the pile ol corn.
Well, I'll tell you who was there: Lit
tle Sam Orr. Joe Cunningham, Ola Bur
ns, Wilkes Webb, Foster Jones, Cliff.
Lig?n, M. Carlilse, Frank Mauldin,
Charlie Mauldin, Ernest Johnson, John
Peoples, Langdon Fretwell. Raymond
Fretwell, little Joo Fretwell, Joe Wilhite,
Feasfer Tribble, Sloan Maxwell, Wilet
Sloan, E. B. Murray, Duff Murray, Ed.
Barton, Walter Barton, and some grown
folks. A
We lit into that corn and Bhucked it in
no time. Sam Orr got the prize for red
ears, but w? fellows liked to shelled out
all that corn trying to beat him to it.
Well, we then hit the supper and made
it fly, and every fellow got a. whole shuck
full of candy as a souvenir. When we
fellows got through Mr. A. G. Means and
Burt McCully finished the " 'possum"
and we Lad two "coons" up there and we
put 'em to dancing, and of all the music
and jig dancing and clog dancing wo had
it. I tell you, we fellows eat fried
chicken and fruit and drank more.lem
onade-Gee whiz ! we had a "hot time."
Say, I don't like 'possum much, do you?
Suicide of Mrs. Harmison.
Mrs. Florence Lee Harmison. wife of
Prof. J. G. Harmison, committed suicide
Saturday night last by shooting herself
through the temples with a pistol. The
ball entered the right temple and, crash
ing through the brain, passod out through
the left temple. Death must ha.ve been
instantaneous.
The deceased was a Miss Crain, daugh
ter of J. J. Crain, ol Sedalia, Missouri,
and was about 37 years of age. Both
parents are now living in Sedalia. The
husband. Prof. J. G. Harmison, is from
Canton, 111. They moved to Anderson
about two years ago from Rome, Ga.
Prof. Harmison is an adept penman and
ar" t, and since last April has held a po
Hit.on in Draughon's Business College, in
Nashville, Tenn. The wife and four
children?two boys and two girla, rang
ing in age from eleven to two yeara?re*
sided in Anderson. The deceased has
been in bad Health for many years, and
had several time3 stated to different
friends that unless she soon regained her
health she would end her existence, as
she could not enduro t'ho pain she suf
fered. A week ago last Sunday her suf
ferings became more intenso and confined
her to her room. List Thursday or Fri
day sho telegraphed Prof. Harmisou to
return to Anderson, and ho left Nashville
at 11 o'clock Friday night and arrived
here at 0 o'clock Saturday afternoon. He
found his wife quito ill and suffering, but
she said she was better than she had
been. About 10 o'clock, at the request of
Mrs. Harmison, Prof. Harmison called
on the physician, Dr. Harris, who lived
near, and secured a dose of medicine in
tended to quiet her nerves. Hastening
back, the medicine was given, and in a
short time she seemed to be resting
quietly. About 11 o'clock she insisted
that her husband go into the adjoining
room, which communicated by a door to
her bedroom, and lie down. Tbis he fi
nally consented to do, and throwing him
self on a lounge soon fell asleep. Wak
ing suddenly, he hastened into his wife's
room and to her bed, and extending
his thand he touched her face,
which felt cold and clammy. Hur
riedly turning up the light, *the
horrible truth was revealed to him. She
was a corpse, with a deadly bullet bole
through her brain and her face and the
pillows covered with blood. Looking at
the clock shortly afterwards the hands
indicated half-past one. Friends were
summoned, but the only aid they could
render was to tenderly prepare the body
for the grave. The spirit had taken its
flight. The brain that bad planned and
the hand which had executed the dread
ful deed were cold and lifeless.
This has been a terrible shock to the
people of Anderson. Mrs. Harmison was
a good woman, and those who knew her
intimately appreciated and loved her.
Hers was one of those exquisitely fine
temperaments', capable of deep?st feelings,
highly sensitive and ambitious, and her
long illness and suffering, coupled with
the struggle necessary to maintain the
position elie felt she was entitled to occu
py, dethronod reason and left the disor
dered intellect freo to plan its own de
struction. Let us speak not and think
not unkindly of the dead. She was a
pure, good woman, possessing very many
virtues und few faults. Crazed from sol
ferini:, she was not responsible for the
act which led her through tho dark door
of death to a life of eternity.
The reuiuins were interred in '.ho Silver
Brook Cemetery Sunday afternoon after
a.solemn and impressive l'onerai .servie?
at the Methodist Church, ol which she
was a member, and the funeral and
burial was attended by a great number ol'
sorrowing friends.
* Prof. Harmison will shortly return to
the duties of his position in Nashville and
take the lour children with him. The lit
tle tellows are now in the caro of kind
friends, immediato neighbors of tho de
ceased. Ex pressions of the deepest sym
pathy for the bereaved husband and chil
dren are heard in ail parts of the city.
A Card of Thanks.
We desire to tender our heartlelt thanks
to our friends and neighbors for the kind
ness and sympathy shown us in the brief
illness and death of our little daughter,
Nannie, which occurred on the morning
of Oct. o, 1S!?7. Inasmuch as she was a
little bright star in our home, it seems
dark to know that she will never more be
with us here. But wo thank our dear
Heavenly Father that wo can humbly
submit to his blessed will and feel tho as
surance that our dear little Nannie is safe
in heaven where wo hope to meet her and
all our dear friends who showed us so
much* sympalby in this dark hour of nur
bereavement.
Mi:. and M its. .1. T. Simpson.
Iva, S. C.
"The Human Dynamo.*'
To-?ight in the Opera House tho peo
ple of this city will have an opportunity
of witnessing a performance by Miss
Fannie Hester, of Georgia, who is called
the "human dynamo.'' She is only a 13?
year-old girl, and weighs but 'X', pounds,
yet on the stage, giving an exhibition,
une is a giant that throws strong men
about at will. She performs many won
derful things, and her performances cre
ate a sensation in every town she visits.
Her remarkable powers have puzzled the
world of science. ,
The managers have offered $5()ii to any
man who can handlo her on the stage.
Two prominent citizens of Anderson
havQ accepted the challenge and i 11 ap
pear on the stago with her at tho Opera
House to-night. Tho contest promises to
bo one of the most exciting events ever
seen in this cityT, ana will doubtless be
visited by a larao audience.
The prices of admission aro as follows:
Reserved seats, 35 cents; gallery, 1 ."> cents:
children, 15 cents.
Deatlt of Mrs. Major.
EniTons Int.'S??MOENCER: Mrs. Sarah
E. Major, wife of the late P. J. Major,
whose death was announced in your last
issue, died at her home in Pen?la County,
Texas, Sept. 21, 1S??7, her husband pre
ceding her to the grave but 2t> days. She
was born and reared in Anderson'County,
being a daughter of the late Jesse Kay.
She was 57 years of age, and leaves a wide
circle ol relatives and friends to cherish
her memory._D. . M.
Canino Exhibition.
Next Friday and Saturday the well
known Irwin'* celebrated canine arfd pony |
exhibition will take place at the Opera ,
House. This troupe o? dogs is now almost
doubled since last season, many new can
ine features bavinc been added. ? The per
formances are now given on strictly family
entertaining lines, and more than glisten
in their radiance to please and amuae. On
the afternoon of Saturday, at 3 o'clock, a
special school childreus' and ladies' mati
nee will be given, at prices of 10 cents only
to children and 2") cents to adults. Imme
diately following the matinee, 'Snow
Ball," the handsomest dog in creation,
will hold a levee and reception on the
Etage, to which the entire audience i-< in
vited, and on this occasion "Snow Bill" ?
will be assisted by his army ot canine as- j
sociuies and pony ' Romeo." Tais will be j
a veritable bench show. Night prices
will be: Admission, 2."> cents; reserved I
seatH, 35 cents; gallery, 15 cents. Re
served tickets can be t-ecuio:! in advance:
at Russell's grocery.
Flat Rock Items.
Mr. W. <;. Webb has been very sick,
but, we are glad to say, he is improving,
and hopo he will soon be out again.
Mrs. Jennie Herr?n is very sick with
lever.
The Sunday School at this place is not
ao flourishing as it has been. If tho old
people would take more interest in the
Sunday School and bring their children
we could have a good one.
Mr. R. E. Nicholson, of Anderson, will
soon take charge of his school at this
place._Beity.
GLASS, '
PAINT,
CLOVBE,
GRASS SEED,
PURE DRUGS,
PATENT
MEDICINES.
Prescriptions any tinie?day or night.
HILL-ORR DRUG C? ,
ANDEIRSOISr; S. C.
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YES, like "Lot's Wife," some people are always looking backward.
They have something to look back for?buying Goods on long credit, paying
big profits and trying to sell them on long profits at 5c. and Gc. cotton won't
go. We don't believe in looking back, always looking out for stufi' 50c on
the dollar.
UNDERBUY...UNDERSELL !
SPOT CASH L
We don't understand the credit system?don't want to. Believe in doing
the volume of business on less profit ; but when you talk spot cash then it is
we ''make 'em howl." . "
Our Buyer has just scooped in S5,000 stock Shoes, Clothing, Dry Goods,
Notions, &c, at 50c on the dollar. Poor fellow bought his Goods on credit,
gave big, long prices, and then trying to sell them for big profits at 5c. and
6c. cotton wouldent work. No go. Sheriff had to close him up, and we hap
pened to be there with the "spot cash," offered his creditors 50c. on the dollar,
and got the stock at our price.
Now, maybe you think we are going to keep thes^ Goods for "big profit."
Just watch us and see. We dident buy them for that. Don't believe in that
kind of business, and in less than thirty days they will all be in the Bank to
our credit in gold, silver and greenback, and here is what will do it :
6 doz. Armorside Corsets, every one fresh and new, worth $1.00 every
where, our price to close 67c.
50 doz. Ladies' Vests, long sleeve, 10c, 15c, 18c? sold from 25c. to 40c,
everywhere. Children's Vests begin at 9c, 12c, 15c.?all sold for twice as
much.
100 doz. Spool Silk (quality guaranteed) 4c. 300 doz. Coat's Spool Cot
ton 4c. Somebody will tell you it is all cheap Thread, but gqess you know
little something yoursejf. Will sell it to retail trade at 40c per dozen.
We are under no combiuatiou ; buy and sell for cash, and sell as we
please.
50 doz. Ladies' Handkerchiefs 1c. up. 25 doz. Ladies' Handkerchiefs,
5c kind, for 3c as long as they last. And Dress Goods, Flannels Sic up.
All Wool real Flannel S'-Cv Cotton Plaids 2?c. up. Will have more Ging
hams at 2,-iC in a few days
50 doz. Men's Undershirts, 25c kind, for few days at 15c.
25 doz. Shirts, all linen back and front, sold for 50c in .Spartanburg,
our price 34c.
Big lot Dr. Jager's fine All Wool Underwear 50c. on the dollar.
Boys' Pants 10c. Cap3 5c. Hats 5c. t
Men's Socks 3c. up. Linen Collars 5c. up. New stock.
Ladies' Shoes 43c. up to best. Children's Shoes 15c up. Men's Shoes
for 49c.
Now, we are making a small profit on all this, and are in business for the
money, not for fun ; and when anybody tries to make you believe they are
doing business any other way, you had better look out.
Fall in line and come see. You don't have to buy. Don't take our'
word for anything. We are here to stay. Struck On the Town and the
County, and never met better people.
Money back for anything
not satisfactory.
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Men and Brethren, Listen to Us ?
We are greatly in earnest about what we have to say. We are not selling gold nuggets at 50c. on the dollar. Oh, no.
but we are offering the Trade some good, as solid values in Ready-made Clothing and Gent's Furnishings as was ever
offered in this city. With untiring energy, thought and perseverance, we have sought put the best fitting, best wearing
and most stylish Clothing for Men, Boys and Children. y
We buy from first-class Clothing Manufacturers, who put character and reputation in the Style, Fit and workmanship
of their garments. We have marked our Stock at the lowest minimum price, and are giving the people the value of their
money. Our Clothing fits well, looks well and wears well. We have selected with great care Clothing for regular sized,
slim and stout men, and can suit the iancy and fit the person of almost any .one.
We have a line of $5.00 Suits that we. can recommend. All-wool Kerseys, Cassimeres and Cheviots. FiftytBlack
Cheviot Suits at $5.00, in Stouts, Slims and Regulars. A great Suit for the money. At $7.50 All-wool Clays-heavy
weight, beautifully lined, satin piped. A beauty. We don't think you would call this Suit high at $10.00.
This season's latest styles-Nobby Cheviot and Cassimeres, pretty Plaids at $7.50. We put our best effort on this
line, and want you to see them before settling d^wn elsewhere. ?
We think the Clothing Business revolves ? round a pretty $10.00 Suit, and 'we have great confidence in our line at
that price. We are proud of them. They are catch y, slick Suits, Let us dress you up in one of them. You will be pleased.
If you want to be in fashion and still not waste your money, come to see us. We do not care to exaggerate, but our
Suits at $10.00, $12.00 and $15.00 are swell Goods. They are good enough for the best and cheap enough for the economi
cal. Come, an investigation will convince you. "We have a large Stock, correct styles, and lowest possible prices.
Boys' and Children's Suits in nobby new Patterns of Cheviots, Cassimers and Worsteds. The Boys are pleased with
the Goods and the Mothers with the prices. All sizes from three to sixteen years at from 75c. to $5.00 per Suit.
We sell the famous "Crack a Jack" Knee Pants-double seat and knees, Patent Waistbands, warranted not to rip, at
from 25c. to $1.00 per pair.
SPECIAL NOTICE?We cordially invite you all to come to see us when you are in Anderson. Investigate our Stock,
examine the cut, style and workmanship of our Goods. No need to buy shoddy Goods when you can get good Goods for so
little money. Come to see us and make our Store your headquarters when you are in Anderson.
Yours very truly,
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