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If yon wish to buy Presents that are useful, and that are to be ap preciated, . HERE'S TOUR CHANCE, For we have not sold all of our pretty - - Capes and Jackets. Neither have we sold all of our Stylish Dress Goods and Trimmings. Nor all of those lovely Silks, Satins and Velvets. Neither is our- " Millinery So badly broken but what we can fit you up in something pretty, stylish and in keeping with the season. Ve still have some pretty things in Carpets, Rugs and Mattings. That no doubt would be acceptable. And Oh ! those Beautiful Curtains, ra LACE, CHENILLE and TAPESTRY. Wta would not appreciate them as a Christmas Present ? And those elegant warm Blankets. What could be more appropriate. Also, pretty White Quilts and Comforts. We also have some real nice things in Clothing, And some specials in Overcoats. Don't lose sight of the fact that we have a number of things that would be appropriate Presents for relatives, friends and sweethearts, and that during our Special December S? Yon can buy them for less money than ever before. Remem ber that we are making a desperate effort to close out all heavy Winter Goods, and to make PRICES SUIT THE TIMES. Therefore, we will make it especially interesting for yoi on all articles named in this advertisement. Wishing all a merry Christmas, we are Yours truly, BrowaOsborae & C Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Gr en eral Merchandise A. ^DEK^OW. Si- C. LOCAL NEWS. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 15, 1897. THE COTTON MARKET. Corrected by Brown, Osborne ? Co. Strict good Middling Cotton ? 7 1G. Good Middling Cotton 5 5 IC. Strict Middling Cotton 5 3-16. Middling Cotton 5 116. Stained Cotton 4? to 43. LastS iday waa an ideal autumn day The ci ; police are having au easy tim now Drove hogs are selling at 4J cents gross in the city. Christmas is just ten days off. Are you ready for it? Mi. J. R Burns, of Oconee County, has moved to Anderson Mr. Joe O'Bryant, of this County, has moved to Lavonia. Ga. The Anderson Tannery wants 3,000 hides at once. See advertisement. The Christmas holidays promise to be unusually quiet in Anderson. Miss Bertha Keese is in 8u m ter, S. C visiting ner sitter, Mrs. J. M. Chandler. No matter how poor a man's memory is he never forgets when you owe him money Open your heat ts to the Christmas chil dren, and incidentally your pocket books Mr- O. Geisberg, who has been quite sick for several weeks, is able to be out again. Do not forger, that the tax booka close on the 31st inst. There will be no extension of time. It. T. Jayne?, Esq., of Walhalla, spent last Saturday iu the city on professional business. Christmas is near at hand. Have yon thought of some heart to make happy by a present? A few: days of cold weather would be appreciated now by those who have fat bogs to kill. A number of Andereonians are in Cbar leaton this week participating in the Gala Week festivities. Mr. L. D. Berry will ESII his plantation, five miles south of the city, next Salesday. See advertisement. George W. Talbert has been appointed postmaster at Seneca and hus taken charge of the office. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Snow, of Hartwell, Ga., were in the city last week visiting Mends and relatives. The contractors are pushing the work on the City Hall building, and will noon have the walls ready for the roof. A meeting of the cotton growers in and around Guyton will be held on Friday, 17th inst., at 2 o'clock p. m. Messrs. T. F. HEH, John C. Watkins and John K. Hood sra in Charleston attend ing the Grand Lodge of Masons. The firm nf Fripp & Ligon has been dis solved, and J. T, Ligen <fc Co will continue the business. See advertisement. Read the advertisements in the INTELLI GijrcER and yon will know where to go and buy your Christmas present?. The Seaboard Air Line is hauling 300 pounds of baggage free of charge. Other roads charge for every pound over 1.50. The moon is now on its last quarter, and the printers are in the same fix. Come and help UR, dear delinquent subscriber. The cotton growers of the Williamston siection will hold a meeting at Williamston on Saturday, isth inst.,.at 2 o'clock p. m. Mr. L. G. Phillips, of PIckenB County, was In the city last Friday and was a wel come visitor to the IXTELLIGKNOER office. Every week or two we receive a com munication with no name signed to it, and, of course, it goen to the waste basket. Mr J. 3. Kay and family, of t he Honea Path section, have moved into ?the Fork, near Broyles. where they will in future re Bide. Married, on Snnday. December 5, 1897, by Rev. N. G. Wright, and nt his resi dence, Mr. Ralph Taylor and Miss Leila Davis. Go ont to ihe Opera House to-night and hear Dr. Steel's lecture It will, be a rich literary treat and worth twice the admis sion price. Up to last night Anderson'* W8gon re ceipts of cotton for this season amounted to 21757 bales. Same time lest season. 24,452 bales. ; Officer McCuen, of the city police force, ia wearing a very broad smile on account of the arrival of a fine boy at his home a *ew days ago. The chicken roos** of several of our .eitizeno have been raided during the past week, and in two instances not a single fowl waa left A number of farmers of Anderson Coun ty are still holding their cotton. We hope they will realize a bpi ter prioe for it after the holidays Mrs. Carrie Moorehead arid her two sous, of Anderson, are the gdoats of Mrs. Mnnr?head's brother, Mr. J. T. Brown Gaffney Ledger. Rev. W. R. Richardson, of this city, has ! been elected by the South Carolin?? Con ! ferencea delegate to the next session of the General Conference. I , \ Tbe number nf bicycles in Anderson are j increasing. \Vnv not have a biir bicycle j meet bert* next Spring ? It would attract ! a large crowd to the city. ! The City Council has ordered an election ( to be held on Friday, 31-t inst, on the j question of subscribing ??0,000 in city booda to the Black Diamond Railroad. Candidates for the various County offices are already being talked of. The cam paign will probably open e3rly in tbe spring, and it promises to be a lively one. Invitations have been issued to th? mar riage of Prof. Thomas W. Gary, of Florida, and Miss Willie Cassels, of Johnston, S. C., which will take place on the 2!)th in?it. Unless there is an extraordinary rush in the next two weeks to the Connty Treas urer's office.it looks as if the number of delinquent taxpayers will bo larger than ever. We invite your attention to the new ad vertisement of Osborne & Bult. These gentlemen have a choice lino of goods for the holiday trude, and you should call and se.e them. W?????kW Married, on .Sunday. December 12, IS!?7, bv RMV. N G Wright, arid at his resi dence, Mr. Frank MrLsird,'of Abbeville County, and Miss I/z/.;e Murdock, of An ! derson County. Cards ure out. for the marriage of Misa I (! i-ine IO I rod and Mr Albert Bydney Far mer, winch will take plttee on Wednesday, 29.1; inst., at the horne of the bride's father. Mr W S 10)rod. A burglar entered the residence of Dr. J. P Duckett, on Greenville street, last Sat urday night and carried ell* about fifty pounds of flour, some meat and a lot of 0"fi>e EotrancB wan effected through the bick door, which had been left unlooked. Ir JH evident that the burglar was .some peraou who was familiar with the premises. If you want to select , a nice Uhri present for any of your male relati" friends, the new advertisement of Evans tfc Co this week will give yon valuable information. Geo. E Prince, E-q , of this cit} one ot the lay delegates to the South lina Confereoc9, which met in Flo last week, and was elected a deleg ihe General Conference. The infant son of F. M. Morris die' Wednesday night. Its brain had affected for some time. The remains interred at Roberts Church in And County.-Liberty Beacon. If yon aro looking for useful and a priste Christmas presents for your lives, friends or your sweetheart, should read the advertisement of Br Osborne & Co. in this issue. Thp annual meeting of Chiquola Li Knights of Pythias will be held F evening, at 7.30 o'clock. All the men are urged to attend, as business of ia tance will come bet?re tho Lodge. Married, on Sunday, December G, by Rev. N. G. Wright, at the residen the bride's father, Mr. Clayton Chas Mr. Charlie Taylor and Mies Flor Caastioe, both of Anderson County. While you are out shopping and 1 ing for Christmas presents, give ( Jones <fc Co. a call. In their new ac tisement this week they call attentic their stock of useful Christmas pres Read it. That man Minor, of the Ten Cent S announces in his new advertisement week that Santa Claus has made his h quarters with him, and that bis she are crowded with Christmas goode young and old. The Christmas shoppers will have 1 difficulty in finding articles to their ings, if the assortment of toys and Ch mas novelties in the stores of Andei are to be judged by the displays in show windows. We have clubbing arrangements ^ the Charleston Weekly News and Com the Atlanta Weekly Constitution, the lanta Weekly Journal, the St. Louis public, the Southern Cultivator and Home and Farm. Osborne ct Clinkscales have a lint pretty and useful goods for the Christ: trade, as you will see by reading their i advertisement this week Give the:; call and see their stock. Their goods prices will please you. There is plenty of whiskey in the < pensary and original package stores ht but it is seldom that we see a drunken n on our streets. The people are realiz tho jgnomy of drunkenness and aregrai ally giving the drunkard the go by. A commission for a charter ha3 b issued by the Secretary of State to the I mers' Loan and Trust Company of J derson, the capital stock of which is $i OOO. The corporators are : E A 8myt H. P. McGee, G. W. Evans. E P. Slo S. J. Watson, John C. Watkins, "W Laughlin, R. S. Hill. The alarm of fire sounded about 7 o'eli yesterday evening,, and was caused b; lamp being accidentally overturned in room of Mr. Samuel Bro wo, in the Bo tel block, on Brick Range The firen responded promptly bnt their servi were not needed, as the blaze was soon i tinguisbed. No damage resulted. Mr. 0. H P. Fant bongbt the resider of the late Judge J. J. Norton in Walha at the sale of the lands belonging to estate on last Monday. It is understo Mr. Fant and his wife intend to move Walhalla in January next, and make th home here io tho future. A hearty w come awaits them -Keowee Courier. The Seneca correspondent of the W balla Courier, nuder date of the 7th inf says: "And still the stealing goes on. baie of cotton was stolen from Mr. J. Brock, whose home is near Pendletc early this morning, by a negro who WOT ed on the place. A telegram was sent a J. A. Brock at this plaoe to watch ont l the negro. He was captured without mu difficulty and the cotton taken back Pendleton." At a meeting of the City Council y oatt day afternoon the following r?solutif was adopted: "Resolved, by the May and. Aldermen of the oity of Anderson : Council assembled and by authority same, that we recommend that all pe eons within the corporate limits oft! city of Anderson, S. C, be vaccinated the earliest time possible." This is i important matter and our people sbou carry out the recommendation of the ci authorities. On Monday last Joe Brown, colore about thirty-five years old, an operative i the Excelsior Oil Mill ginnery, was caugl on a piece of shafting, whirled over ar over and thrown against a post. Oao< the ernull bones of the leg was broken ar he was considerably bruised. Dr. Harr repaired his injuries and be is now doir all right. This accident was caused by pair of raeged over-alls, shreds of whlc were caught and quickly twisted arour the shafting. The Abbeville Press and Banner say? "The railroads have reduced freight o manufactured gooda from this section froi sixty cents tn forty-nine cents per bundre pounds to Philadelphia, New York an Boston. This set no doubt, buries tt Abbeville, Due West, Belton and Pelz? Railroad. The reduction in freight wi in the aggregate amount to an enormou nu m-forty or fifty dollars a week for At bevllle's little mill. The saving for th large establishments of Piedmont an Pelzer would make a good fortune ev6r week." The Cotton Growers Association, whic was organized in this city on S il esdai adjourned to meet again next Monday, s will bo seen by referring to the call c President D K Norris in another coluinc The meeting should be well attended, as report will be made from the Conventioi now in session in Atlanta. All of our pee pie arc interested in this subject, aud An derson County must be in linn reedy f > action when the time coiner). Come to tb meeting and lend it. your encouragenien aud assistance In addition to the regular holiday ex cursion rates, thc Charleston ifc Westen Carolina Railway will sell excursion tick eta. first clasp, to Augusta, Ga., at rate o four cents per mile for the round trip, am second clsss tickets at rate of three nm one-half cents per mile for the rouud trip from all srationa, Jenkins to Verdery, in elusive, McCormick to Anderson, irjclu sive, and from Jackson to Port Royal Inclusive. Tickets on sale Dec. 20th ti 23rd, inclusive, and limited for retun passage until Dec 24th. The boys will have to keep off th? streets with their fire crackers and othe fireworks until 7 o'clock on Christina! eve, when they oan shoot to their hearth content, but they must keep away fron the platforms and warehouses where cot ton is stored Firing guns or pistols ot the streets is positively forbidden, and th< policemen have been instructed to keep J close watch for all violators of the law Parents should counsel their hoys abott tho city laws und urge thPtn to keep quio wlh their fireworks until 7 o'clock Friday evening, De cember 2-ltlj. An exchange says: ' Unless n'l sign? fail, the approaching winter will be unneu ally severe. It is said that a heavy ppr simmon crop meant* a hard winter Thc pc-raimmon crop ts large. It is said that ti largo crop of acorns and locusts indicati; ?i s^ver? winter. We have both. Old peo pie say that when tho skin or tho ppeling of thei apple i* thick you may expect hard winter weather. Well, the outside of the apple was never toucher than it is this ' year, so we may safely pay that when all i stuns agree as touching a cold and hard winter it would be wise to lay in a good i supply of coal and wood. Be prepared for the worst, but hope for the best." Under the caption of "Convention Per sonal?" we clip tho following paragraph from the Baptist Courier : Beyond ques tion the speaker who made th* fewest mi-s take?, at the Convention, wan Bishop O L Martin, of Anderson He spoke not at all, though bis brethren would have been p'eased tn hear him. He was called on to dismiss the Onveution with prayer live 8-veral times. Some brother humorously suggested to Bro. Martin the idea ifhav ing him elected to the office of ''Dismisser of the Convention " He would make a good one. Thc merchants and business men gee erally of Anderson, with their nana! liber ality, have ngreed to suspend business and close their stores from Friday night, 24'h inst., to Wednesday morning, 2:)th inst. This will give themselves and their employees a few days of rest and recrea tion and ample opportunity to enjoy the Christmas holidays to the fullest extent. Bear in mind therefore, that business will be suspended in this city on the days mentioned This action on the part of the business houses is highly appreciated by the employees. The Dover (Ky ) Netos nf the 9th inst, says : "The survey of the Black Diamond has been completed between Cynthiana and Ghent, Ky., opco%ite Vevay, Iud., and the corp3 will be put to work running the line from Cynthiana to Jellico Narrows about January 1. thus completing the sur veys in Kentucky, connecting with the line already surveyed through Tennessee. It is understood that "Vevay will be iu line Saturday, and the survey to Indianapolis will begin at once, using the outfit that started from Dover. The entire road and branches will have been surveyed to the South Carolina line and franchise com ploted March 1st. The grades and curves all come within the low limit, and no grade reaohes 60 feet to the mile." Capt. W. R. White died in Spartanburg last Monday morning, after a long and painful illness. He was born near Lown desville, and was about 67 years of age In his young manhood he married Miss Mary Moseley, who, with four daughters, survive him. Capt. White served through the war in McGowan's brigada, and was a brave soldier He was severely wounded st Spoltsylvania and Gettysburg. Afwr the war he merchandised at Abbeville until 1877, when he moved to Greenville and took charge of the Exchango Hotel A few years ago he carno to Anderson and engaged io the hotel business here for sev eral years. From here he moved to Spar tanburg to take charge of the Windsor Hotel, of which he was manager at the time of his death. His remains were car ried to Greenville and interred yesterday Capt. White was a most genial, upright citizen, and was most highly esteemed by a wide cirole of friends, who deeply sym pathize with the bereaved family in their sorrow. There are some people who have a sagacity and foresight considerably in ad vance of those around them, which not infrequently emanates from native talent, 8nd is not the result of methodical mental training or wide observation To this latter class we believe belongs our friend, Oliver Bolt, familiarly known to his friends as "Duck" Bolt, and whose farm home lies abont three miies west of Anderson. As soon as it became a settled fact that an electric plant at Portman Shoals would be developed, and that the pole line would pass within half a mile of his bouse, he determined to operate his public cotton gin by electric power. To this end be entered into a contract with the Anderson Water, Light ?fc Power Co. for sufficient power to operate a 20-borse power electric motor, sold his steam en gine, bought the electric motor, set it in position and adjusted his machinery to it, and when the current was turned on about the first of last month, had the satisfaction of seeing his enterprise a complete success This is, in all probability, tbe first cotton gin in the world to be operated by electri cal power, and when it is considered that Mr. Bolt is a plain, unassuming farmer, with no knowledge of electrical power ex cept what he has observed here at borne, be deserves more than ordinary credit for bis enterprise The fact that this gin was being operated by electric power had the effect to increase the patronage of tbe gin, and If the current could have been turned on earlier in the season, we are informed that his patronage would bavedonbled. In this enterprise Mr Bolt sets a pace for the farmers of this State, indeed for tbe entire cotton growing States ; and we shall expect to see many farmers following closely in his wake in the near future. Electric power has the advantages over steam of cheapness, neatness,'con venience, 1 leas liability to fire and perfect safety for night operation. Robbed the Grave. A startling incident of which Mr. John Oliver, of Philadelphia, was the subject, is narrated by him as follows: "I was iu a most dreadful condition. My skin was al most yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain continually in back and sides, no appetite-gradually growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Fortunately, a frieud advised trying .Electric Bitters,' and to my great joy and surprise, the first bottle made a decided improvement. I continued their use for three weeks, and am now a well mau I know they saved my life, and robbed the grave of another victim." No oue should fail to try them. Only 50 cents per bottle at Hill-Orr Drag Co. lard Cans ! Lard Cans ! Three gallon can 20j Four gallon can 25c. Six gallon can 30c. Eight gallon can 35c. Don't forget to call and see old Santa Claus in our window. Toys of ail kinds. Ino. T. Burris?. 24-3 To Cure a Cold In One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 253. For sale by Evans Phar macy. An ancient Greek philosopher once said : Give me a lever and a place on which to re.-t it and I will move the world. But an old Anderson farmer haid if you want to move tho earth with ease, use one of Brock Bro;-'. Syracuse plows. FOR SALE-60 pair Skates, good con dition. Cheap. Address, Louis B. Houston, Greenville, S. C. NOTICE-AU parties owoing me for Stoves and Accounts are respectfully re quested to call in and settle at once, as I need the money before Xmas. Respect fully, John T. Burriss. The great Syracuse Turn Plow is a type or model ot its species. It is the standard of plow perfection. It hesitates at noth ing, lt is all grit and as tough as a knot. They turn where others fail. Remember Brock Bros. are sole agents. Think! The Oliver Chilled Plow Works, of South Bend. Ind., sell six times aa many Turning Plows as anv other manu facturera in the world. Wbj? Because the Oliver Chilled Plows are the best in the world, and the world kuows it. Sulli van Hardware Co., General Agents, are prepared to prove it. Helled! Why is it tho Sullivan Hard ware Co. stand ?6 tn .1 iu relation to their competition iu the Plow bushiest? Ha cause the SuP'vans sell tho Oliver Chilled Plows-the greatest Plows on the Globo. Old Santa Claus has mndn bia bead quartern at the store of John T. Burriss where a large and most beautiful display of Dolls, Toys, etc . is hoing made. Prices on everything are very low, und you will be agreeably surprised by inspecting t he goods how many children you can make happy for so little money Select your Christmas goods now. and be sure to give Mr. Burriss a call and see his stock. .Stoves were never cheaper than now. The best aro cheap, BO why buy sorry ones? Get a Times or a Michigan from Os borne & CliukscalP8. Ask yourself why so many email fry factories try to imitate the Oliver Chilled Plow? Don't you know they would only attempt to copy the best. Sullivan Hard ware Co. sell the genuine. Before you Turn Tour Dollar Loose. Did you ever think five minutes where was the best place to buy. YOUR FURNISHINGS ? HE WAU R EGAN 5?I?K Did it not occur to you that Hall & Milford's Was the place, and, of course, you would like to know why;? Think over it awhile and see if you can't figure it out why they can sell you at a smaller margin. We respectfully ask you to call and inspect the best line of BOTS' and CHILDREN'S SCHOOL SUITS Ever shown in Anderson. Junior Suits, Beefer Suits, Middy Three-Piece Suits, Double Breasted Suits. All made with Double Seats, Double Enees, Riveted Buttons and Patent Waistbands, and warranted not to rip. You can't afford to buy your boy a Suit without first see ing the famous Mrs. Jane Hopkins' make of Boys' and Chil dren's Suits and Pants. Seeing is believing. Come and inspect. Very truly yours to please, a For the i HI ca IS SHOWING THE PRETTIEST LIE OF MILLINERY That has eyer foee?? show? m Andersos. MUS. IDA PERCIVAL CRAYTON is again in charge of our Millinery Department, Where she will be pleased to sell you a Kew Hat, but if you intend having your old Hat trimmed over, don't fail to bring it to her, as she will fix you up the prettiest Hat you have ever worn. And don't forget that U. E. SEYBT has a well-assorted Stock in every department, which he is offering far below his competitors. For good, hon est Goods and honest dealings always call on