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AND Which is always full and complete in every respect, we wish to say to our friends and customers that our Is second to none, consisting of several Car Loads of FLOUR, Banging in price from $3.75 per Barrel for a good low grade, - TO - $?.50' per Barrel for a 100 per cent Patent. Also, several Car Loads of NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES, Hanging in price from 12 l-2c. per gallon up in barrel lots. Also- t CORN, OATS, BRAN, SALT, BACON, PLOWS, PLOW STOCKS, In fact, anything that you need on the farm. Send us your orders, or call and see us and we will treat you right. Guano, Acid Phosphate, Kai nit, &c. We sell the product of The Standard Fert. Mfg. Co. One of the largest plants in Charleston, S. C., consisting of any grade you wish. Our Goods speak for themselves, as we seid large quantities last year with the best of results. It will pay you to get our prices before you make your pur chases. Call in and. see us, as we can save you money on Supplies of all kinds for your plantation. Yours truly, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Genera l M. ere h a,n < lise? ? % IS DEB < ? rs. .??* < ^ P. S-To those who owe us for past due Notes or Ac- j counts, will say you will save us the expense of sending to see you if you will call in and see us when in town. B., 0. & CO. LOCAX NEWS. "WEDNESDAY, JAX. 2?, 1898. THE COTTON MABKET. Corrected bu Brown, Osborne cfc Co. Strict Rood Middling Cotton 5 7-H?. Good Middling Cotton "> f>-l(?. Strict Middling Cotton ."> :MU. Middling Cotton 51-JO. Stained Cotton -1 to ">. Vaccination shields are the latest fad. The smallpox scare is subsiding through . out the State. J. H Grant, Esq , is in Columbia spend ing a few days. Dr. S M. Orr made a professional visit to Abbeville last week. Do not neglect to make your tax return to tbe County Auditor. Attention is called to the new advertise ment of Osborne it Bolt. Rsv. J. T. McBryde, of Donaldsville, was in the cit;: last Saturday. r.Ir. a-;:! Mrs. T. A. Alston have been visiting relatives at Ninety Six. Mrs. John Respell, of < ?reenville, is in tlJe city visiting Mrs. J. M. Patrick. Rev. J. V. Clack will preach at Concord, Centeryille Township, next Sunday at ll o'cloc!:. County Supervisor Snelgrove attended the Good Roads Convention in Columbia last week. Grape vines should be trimmed and tied up this month. The sooner this is done tbe bettor. Miss Gertrude Braddy is spending quita awhile with ber uncle, Capt. J. F. Stone, of Williamston. According to th? weather bureau reports this entire section is short on rain fall, for the past twelve months. The wind cot very high last Saturday night, and many of our people feared a cyclone was approaching. Mr. Sam Crayton has gone to Ocala, Fla., where hu has accepted a position with a phosphate- company. Mr. ?. V. Barnes, a popular traveling salesman, is in the city and gave us an appreciated call this morning. The coal and wood dealers have not bad a square deal this winter : but the coming two months may even things up. Mr. 0. A. Bowen, one of the most thrifty farmers of the Pendleton section, paid us a pleasant visit last Monday morning. The bill to extend tho time for payment of taxes to February 20th has passed both the Senate and House of Representatives. Miss von Bo5-ttlle, a haodsomo belle of Anderson, is the guest of her friend, Miss Fannie Hoke.-?-Greenville Mountaineer. The Greenville Convocation of the Episcopal Church convenes to day in Newberry. Rev. W T. Capers is attend ing. Candidates aro beginning to "nose"' around more boldly, and the indications are that the campaign will open early this year. We regret to ?nam that Hon. .John M. Glenn, whof-o illness we noted last week, ?3 not improving. He has a sovere case ot (ever. The Inion Meetingsand Sunday School Unions of tho Saluda Association convene next Saturday and Sunday in the various Districts. The new advertisement of Brock Brcs. will interest you this week, especially if you need any hardware, farming imple ments, etc. Mrs. J. F. C. DuPree. wife of Prof. DuPree, of Clemson College, has been in the city since Monday visiting Mrs. John N. Bleckloy. Examination of teachers of the public schools will be held on Saturday, February 19tb. Seethe advertisement of Superin tendent. Attaway. Two boys who had run away from their aomes at Pelzer were arrested here on Wednesday and >-entback to their parents. -Newberry Herald mid News. Our young friend, Clyde Welch, who has been clerking in Honea Path for the past few months, han returned to Ander son and is now with Brock Bros. Mr. .1 W. Bowden having resigned usa member of the County Board of Control, Mr. J. W. Rothrock has been appointed his successor. A good appointment. Mr. .J. T. Keown, formerly of this place but now of Atlanta, made us a pleasant call yesterday morning. We were de lighted to see him, Htid he is looking well. Weare indebted to Mr. Joseph Blythe Allston fora copy of a very interesting poem entitled ' The Butte of Bake Erie.'' lt is for sale by all hook dealers of the State. . I Murrio i. at tl:o homo of the bride in j Honen Bath, on Tuesday. January 18, 1898, by K?v. J. A. Brown, Mr. J. Morton Collins, of Abbeville-, and Miss Annie Monroe. Capt. .lohn K. Allen, of Barnwell, is in tho city visiting relatives Time bas dealt gently with him, and bis visit to his old home is a source of much pleasure to his old friends. Dr. Wm. P. Mercer, of Greenville, who intended spending this week in Anderson, was unexpetedly called to Richmond, and was compelled to postpone his visit here until a later dato. Tho affairs of the linn of ("ole A Colfee have been wound up and tho business will now t)? conducted under the lirm name ol' S A. Cob1. The doors were opened this morning tor business Kuv. W. T Duncan, of tho S JU th Caro- j lina Conference, request Ais toanuounco that his po?tollice address is Bamber, S j C., ms'.ead of Smithville, S. C., as was | pub ?sit: d m (he minutes I I P. Tolly <Si s ii, tho old, reliable fur- i nitiiro.dealers, have a new advertisement | thia week and wo ask you i<> r :i I it care- j fully. Their : tock is ahv ?j s complete ?rd j prici a aro now lower than <:ver before. Wo made si hurried visit to Columbia Monday, and while lhere took.a peep at the Legislature. All Hi" Anderson dele gation, except Mr. Glenn, who is sick, aro ii their -eats and watching everything closely. Both thc Senate and House are j dispatching business rapidly. Our young friend, Callen Sullivan, now assisting in reporting the proceedir of the Legislature for the Nen:x and Cc ria: Mr. Sullivan wields a facile p( and no doubt will be a successful report About i) o'clock Monday morning t deep tone3 of our fire bell startled our pc pie, and the continuous ringing led the to believe there wes really a great coull gration, but it was only a chimney bur ing out. "Citizen" Josh Ashley is as pronounc as over and says he is "agin" a long s< sion of the Legislature. If all of the la^ makers stand like him the taxpayers w bo saved a good m3ny dollars -Barnum .Sentinel. It is now an assured fact that Andersr will have a large flour and grist mi Mr. A. L Welch is at the head of tl enterprise tnd it will be a success. It w: be located near the freight depot of tl Southern Railway. I The Lyceum Club of the Belton Hb Sohool will give an entertainment in th town next Friday evening. An inter?s ing program bas been arranged for t! occasion, aud the Club should bo grec-t< by a large audience. Mrs. Wilson Broivn died at tho home i her son-in-law, Mr. Lark, in Piedmon on Ibe 11th inst. The deceased was ( years of age and a widow, her husbac having boon killed dorine: the war. Poi children survive her. Mr. William Miller, Jr., who is a tra^ eling salesman for the American Tobacc Co.. of New York, ?3 in the city spendin a fow days on his way lo New Orleani Ile is looking hale and hearty, and is doin a successful business. In another column wiil be found tb advertisement of M. L. Willi?, who i now manufacturers' agent for reiiabl pianos and organs. Head what he says and if you contemplate buying a piano o organ, give him a call. ' Mr. U. E. Seybt bas sold his stock c goods and will retire from the mercantil business. In his advertisement this weel he returns thanks for the patronage givei him and urges those who are indebted ti bim to call and settle at once. The lowndes ville correspondent of th Abbeville Pre*.? and Banner says : "Birt! -to Mrs. J. C. Thomas, Monday, adaugb ter. The father informs this writer, tba the new comer had two teeth to begin tbi battle of life with. A very unusual oe curr?nce. The Rough and llsady Fire Company will have its annual meeting next Tues day night, February 1st. The election o officers will be held and other importan business will bo attended to. The Presi dent requests us to urge every member t( be present. The Walhalla Courier says that Mr, A, M. D. James, in cutting down a tres re cently on the Joe Tompkins old place, er Little River, near Old Picken?, found P glass goblet embeddod ut least six riches in the tree. The goblet was in a fair stRte of preservation. Miss Birdie Guy ton left yesterday morn ing for Anderson, where she will visit relatives before returning to her home. Mi?s Guyton, who is one of Blackburn's most charming young ladies, has been visiting tho family of Col. W. A. Neal in this city.-Columbia Ref/istcr, 113rd. Mr. F. B. Crayton, of Anderson, has come to Newberry and gone into business with W. A. Young & Co., druggists, hav ing bought the interest of Dr. S. J. North in tba firm. Dr. Crayton comes highly recommended. He is a grandson of Hon. B. F. CraytOD.-Newberry Observer. If your bicycle is stored in a closet or apartment that is not perfectly dry bo sure that all tho bright parts are protected with vaseline or heavy oil. Such procau tion will avoid a lot of trouble when you want to resume riding in the spring. Rust is an enemy, aod is hard to get rid of. ' You may spell 'smallpox,' Tommy," said the teacher to one of the juvenile class. Tommy ma de several attempts, but failed. "Well," said the teacher, "what do you think a boy ought to get who fails on a simple word like 'smallpox' ?'' ' He ought to net vaccinated," answered Tom my. , The Greenville News of yesterday says: "John McCalli9ter, a white man, bailing from Anderson County, was carried be fore Commissioner Hawthorne yesterday, charged with uttering and attempting to pass a raised bank note. A strong case was made out against McCallister and he was committed for trial." The linn of Moore it Wallis has dis solved, notice of which is given in another column. Mr. Wallis has retired. Mr. T. T. Lucas having purchased his interest. We bespeak for tho new iirm a liberal patronage, and direct your attention to its new advertisement, which tells you ol': ne many bargains they are offering the pub lie. " Wo have reeeotly received two com munications without the name of the author of each. Under tho rule of all newspapers, the communications are con signed to the waste basket When you send a communication tn ii paper always . sign your true namo, not necessarily foi publication but as a guarantee of good faith. There will be a Sunday School ina?s meeting at Cross Roads Church next Sun day, beginning at 11 o'clock a. m. Messrs. H.H. Watkins, L. P. Smith and others hare been invited to deliver addresses. The Yarennes Singing Society will furnish music for tho occasion. The Sunday Schools of that section and the public gen erally aro cordially invited to attend. In view of the importance attached lo having all citizens vaccinated, the city provides free vaccination for all who are not able to IIRVO it done ut their own ex pi mo. None will be refused, even if aldo t'> pay ior ii, hut the idea in providing free vaccination waa to place it in reach of the poor who could not afford the expense : Li is ?e?: compulsory upon any, but the board ol health and the city physicians : generally advise it. There was a 'o dd attempt made to rob at i ; ny ton hist Saturday night. Mr. James I>. I! igors, who ?s engaged in tho mer?an lih; bu >i noss, hal just counted his cash and was ponting up lin book, when he ; noticed a negro coming in with a moniker- ; chief ti eil over his L?ce, with a big club in j his hand. Bogers pulled his gnu and ma lo a clrjse tire, but missed hi?game, the ball going through tho front door. Tl thief mad? his escapa by fast running. I went in on the wrong man. The gin house of Mr. T. F. Drake, situ ted on Bsaver Creek, one mile belo Strickland's Mill, was burned last Wei no-day morning about daylight, togothi with the machinery, about four bales cotton in tho seed and a lot of cotton see Sevon or eight bales of cotton lying arour the gin house were singed over but we: saved by rolling them in the creek. Ti tire was accidental. Mr. Drake's two soi and a hired hand were operating the gi when the tire . ccurred. There was no ii surance. .Mrs. J. J. Trussed i, who went to Atlant some weeks ago for treatment, came hon la*t Wednesday. She had been in i I health for several mon tba and was ?.dvire by her physician to go to Atlanta ic treatment. A surgical operation wag pei formed by the physicians of thc Grad Hospital, a cyst containing about thrt gallons of fluid being removed. Soe stoc tho operation well and is nov; doing nicel and hopes to be enjoying her accurstome boallia in a short while.-Uonca Pal Chronicle. The Young Ladies' Aid Society of th Presbyterian Church will serve oneofit dainty lunches and oyster suppers nea Friday afternoon and evening, beginnin ai 4 o'clock, in the room next doer to Mis Lizzie Williame, and formerly used a the Express oftice. Some of the bes musical talent ol the city, with the a3sis! ance of Miss < ?arland, of North Carolins as violinist, will furnish music for tb occasion. The young ladies are workin; in a worthy cause, and we hope they wi] bs liberally patronized A concert will be given at an early date in which the best musical talent of ou: town, along with other attractive features will appear. The proceeds will ba use< for replacing the fence around thoceme tery at the Baptist Church. Due notice o time and place will be given later througl the newspapers. In the meantime it ii hoped that all who feel interested will lem their co-cpsration to make the propos?e concert a success financially. This appea is made especially to those who have J direct interest in the object to which th< proceeds are to be devoted. Mr. J. G. lilley, of our city, pays th< following tribute to Benjamin Riley, col ored, who died at bis homo near William ston last Thursday : 4,My father owner Benjamin during slavery and his conduct aud energy won the full confidence of om family. He was a model man and a model slave. His honesty and integrity wai never doubted. During the war he was entrusted with a force of bando at Rich mond in the Contederato service. Sine? the war his honesty and energy enabled him to accumulate considerable property and he died at his own home surrounded by al! necessary comfort?.*' John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia, wae recently intervie?.'rd by a reporter on ;i subject nf which be is well qualified to speak. He was ask od ?fit pays to adver tise when times are hard ' When the tiraea are hard and people are not buying,'' repiied Mr. Wanrmuker, 'is tho very time that advertising should bo the heaviest. You want to get tbe people in to see what you have to sell, and you rau't advertise to do that. When the times are good they come of their own accord. But I believe in advertising all the time I have tried all kinds of advertising and have spent a great deal of money in posters and bills, but I gave that up Ionic ago and thiuk newspaper advertising is by far the best."' A delightful entertainment was given las'; Friday evening at Wiilianistoa under thc auspices of tho Alumnae of the Wil liamson Female College, and it was made the occasion of a jolly excursion by the yountf people of Anderson. A special train was secnroJ, leaving hereat ? o'clock p ra. aud returninc at midnight, and the following is a list of excursionist! from this city: Misses Anna Humphreys, Louise Humphreys. Felecia Murray, Eva Murray, Zoe Bleck ley, Cora Clarke, Daisy Brown, Mamie Brown, Cora Mauldin, Sallie Cater, Lois Hill, Eileen Jones, Eileen Mauldin. Victor Nardin, Caro Miller, Bettie May Mauldin, Elise Maul din. Lizzie Crayton,- Brunson. Mrs. Fred. G Brown, Mrs. D. A. hid better, Mrs. B. F. Mauldin, Mrs. Dunbar, Mrs. S J. Peoples. Messrs. J. W. Brown, Jr., W. S. Brown, C. J. Brock, A. M. Sharpe, Jim Moore, J. B. McGee, Jr., F. B. Max well, Scott Murray. Temple Ligou, Prof. B M. Sullivan, T. F. Howard, .1. R. Cochran, .Ir., Tom ('entry, E. ll Kay, Reed Miller, Capt. Marshall. At Belton a stop was made for supper, after which the party was joined by a number of Bilton ladies and gentlemen and the journey to Williamston completed. Tue program of the entertainment was excellent, and the readings, violin solos and sonus were ex quisitely rendered. Everybody was de lighted with the entertainment and our excursionists say they "never had a grander time." Free of Charge to Suiferers. Cut this out and take it tn your druggist and ^i.'t a sample bottle of Dr King's New Discovery, for Consumption, roughs and Colds. They do not ?sk you to buy before trying. This will show you the greaf. merits of this truly wonderful remedy, and sihow you what can be accomplished by the regular size bottle. This is no ex periment anti would be disastrous to the p'oprietors, did they not know it would invariably cure. Many of the best physi cians are now using it in their practice with great results, and are relying on it in most severe cases. It is guaranteed. Trial bottle free at Hill-Orr Drug Co. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo ?quinine Tablets. All Druggists refund the money if ir. fails to cure. -'ti. For salo by Evans I'har mncy. Important Notice. ? M-Ttoi-: or ( 'r.KP.K or CouJtT. ANDKHSOX, S. C. .lan. I"), ISl'S. Allpersons having deeds, mortgages, or other important papers in this nineo are requested to lake them out, :;s I have no means to protoo' thom from lire. I respectfully, JOHN .'. W VTKINS, .J:. Clerk of Court, j ~ I Cot Flowers, I "ot Plants and Palms for salo. MKS. .1 F. C'r.txKscALKS, ?12 .Main-Sr. ? Foi: RKXT-Tho ndices recently occu pied l>v Bonham .v Watkins, in tho Ix- I T i : l.t. 11 ; KN< ' KU building. Apply at tins j o Mi ce. The great "Nimrod" A xe. after six years trial, still stands on top. Sullivan Hard wars Co. has the exclusive sale?,: these axe* in South Carolina. WE find we have too many Pants for this:season of the year, and in order to reduce them have inaugurated a Will sell this month only $5.00 Pants at.$3.75. 4.00 Pants at.3.25. 3.50 and 3.00 Pants at.2.50. 2.00 and 2.50 Pants at.1.75. 1.50 Pants at.;.1.00. 1.00 Pants at.75c. We have marked them at pri?es that will move them. Now, if you need a pair of Trousers this is an opportu nity that don't often come your way. ^ Very respectfully, In retiring from the Mercantile business I must take this method of thanking my friends and patrons for their patron age, and a*k that all who owe me, either open Atcount or by Note, to please call and settle up at once. Again thanking one and all, I remain Yours very truly,