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Stock-taking time is approaching, and in order to reduce .?r stock we w?l offer unheard-of inducements in all Depart ments of our Mammoth Store, commencing Monday morning, t?te 20th instant, and continuing throughout the week ending Saturday, the 25th. In order to convince the public that when we say inducements we mean indueements, we give a few prices for comparison. If you will come early you will find Goods and prices just as we say. Some lots are limited, and we have no guarantee how long they will last. If you want the best things come early. Let the following speak : 2S?0 yards 4-4 Unbleached Sea Islands, worth 5c, at. 03 2000 yards 30-inch Unbleached Drills, worth 61c, at. 04. Yard-wide Bleaching, worth 5c, at. 03 ? Yard-wide Bleaching, worth 7?c, at-.'. 05 Fnwt of the Loom Bleaching, yard-wide, at. 061 10-4 Unbleached Sheeting, former price 25c, now.... . 15 Ike same Bleached, now.. .u. 16 Ifew York Mills and Wamsutta Bleachings, former price 12ic, now - 09 $fce greatest line of Domestics in the City. ????????w wir^wT vwwww www WOOLEN DRESS FABRICS. We have a great line of them, but mention no prices as the only way ?f convincing, you as to price and quality is to show them. yyT?vvvTTVV??yyv???yf ww ww w w SUMMER FABRICS. Oa these Goods will bo our greatest cuts. Fine French Organdies, formerly 35c and 50c, now. 25 Kaw French Organdies, formerly 25c, now. . 18 Fi?e French Organdies, formerly 20c, uow.. . 125 Fiae French Organdies, formerly 15c, now.10 WT y W W WBM_WHH? GOODS. White Lawns, worth ordinarily 10c, now... 04} W?te PKa, formerly 20c, now. 12} Waite Dimities, formerly 15c, now.. 10 BUCKS-White and Colored, formerly 10c, now. 08* Caa case Canton Cords just received, pretty new goods, ordinarily retail ed at 10c, now. 04 Saudi quantity Percale, regular 12' c goods, now. 05 Lat cf Remnants at a mere song. LACES and EMBROIDERIES. Great values. TRIMMINGS of various kinds and at Beg Reductions. yyyTyTyyyy?T?yyyTT?yyyyyTvy SILKS Sueb values never heard of before ! Oae lot of All Silk at. 12* Oae lot of All Silk, former price 50c, at. 25 Qa? lot of All Silk, former price 75c, at. 50 UMBRELLAS and PARASOLS. Pure White, Fancy Colors and Black. .wwwww ????*r*r ????? w w w MILLINERY. In this Department we have some of the greatest values on earth. OB? lot of Untrimmed Sailors at..1. 07 One lot of Untrimmed Sailors at. ll Fine line of Ribbons, good assortment of colors, at a big reduction. SASHES and SiSH RIBBONS away below the regular price. All Trimmings, Flowers, Etc., in this Department at big reductions. ? TyyTTyyyyyy?vy v ? *r v'vwwvwv CURTAINS. Lace Curtains, Chenille Curtains, Tapestry Curtains, Below the price. ( CARPETS, MATTINGS, RUGS, Etc, cheap. VTTTVVy vif wy? y yyy v VTVT SHOES, OXFORD TIES, Etc., At a great reduction, and our stock of Shoes and Oxfords is the largest and Beat assorted iu the City. V V *?? T V VT wy Vf <)? y y y wwwvwvwww GENTS' CLOTHING And FURNISHINGS. We have a well assorted stock, and it will share in the reduction. ww VT^^v^y^ www yyy wvrwv w*vw COME ALL ! ?0 FAKE ! MEAN BUSINESS ! MUST REDUCE STOCK ! Don't believe in carrying Goods over ? Prefer dividing profits with our customers ! The Cash a big thing with us just now ! Prices quoted for this week only I 1 Yours truly, Brown, Osborne 4 Co., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Greneral Merchandise. ANDERDON, s*. <: LOCA.iL NEWS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1898 Mies Margaret VanWyck ia in Atlanta visiting friends. ' Rev, T. C. Ligon, of Rock Hill, iq in the city spending a few days. The Greenville District Conference meeta at Piedmont to day. Piedmont is arranging to celebrate the Fourth of July in royal style. 0. J. Copeland will pr^ach^t Cedar Grove next Sanday at ll o'cbock. Miss Eleanor Osborne hBs'gone to Easley to spend a few days with friends. The eariy peaches are ripening. A few were in the market last Saturday. The new advertisement of the Alliance Store will interest you this week. The Sessions Court .will convene at Walhalla on the first Monday in Jal y. Mr. L P. Smith carried a large crowd cn his excursion to Allunta yesterday. This entire section has been blessed with fine ahowers of rain during the past week. Some of our energetic gardeners are now planting a tecond crop of vegetables. The male sex should read carefully the new advertisement of B. 0 Evans <fc Co Court convenes next Monday. Jurors and witnesses should be on hand prompt ly. Miss Josephine Ceshin went up to Sen eca last week to visit her aunt, Mrs. Frank Carey. Mrp. H. H. Watkins has gone to Chick amauga to spend awhile with Capt. Wat kins. The County official? commenced to day moving into their offices in the new Court House. . According to the almanacs the summer soason began yesterday, the longest day of the year. Our young friend, Hampton C<rpentor, left last Friday for the West Point Military Academy. Mr. F. J. Pelzer and family, of Charles ten, are now at their summer home near Pendleton. Mr. Paul Divver, of Atlanta, arrived in the city last Saturday to spend a few days with his parents. The. new advertisement of Brook Bro?, this week will prove interesting to the farmers especially. Mrs. Lucia Edwards, of Darlington, is in the city visiting her parents. Col. and Mrs. J. B. Patrick. In their new advertisement this week C. F. Jones <fc Co. call attention to some bargains they are offering. Miss Annie Johnson, of Lowndesvllle, ?3 in the city visiting tho family of her brother, Mr. W. G. Johnson. Mips Anna Cunningham, a daughter nf Mr. J. G. Cunningham, of this city, is vi?iting rel? ti vea in Greenwood. Mrs. W. G. Smith, of Columbia, ?B in the city visiting her daughters, Mrs. M. A. Dean acd Mrs. T A. Ratliffe. The many friends of Capt. T. F. Hill, who has been qnite sick for several weeks, rejoiced to see him out yesterday. If yon want to secure some genuine bargain^ yon should read carefully the new advertisement of B.own, Osborne it Co. The young people of the city will have a dance in the City Hall thia evening. Visitors from neighboring towna will at tend. Mrs. James li. Vandiverand Mrs. Wm. Laughlin attended the Convention of Wo man's Clubs, which met at Seneca a week ago. The Anderson girls and boy?, who have boen attending CoMege in distant cities, bave returned home to spend their vaca tion. Ocr fellow-townsman. Mr. W. A Faut, bas been sick for several weeks, but we are glad to report that he is now convales cing. Last Saturday at the examination of teachers for the public schools there were fifteen whito applicants and thirty-six colored. Mr. Robt. M. Baker has gone to Louis ville, Kv., to attend the National Council of the Jnnior Order of Unitfd American Mechanics. Eugene Long, of the Honea Path sec tion, has gone to Columbia, where he hns accepted H position in the Slate Hospital for the Insane. There will be an all day singing at Beu lah Church the first Sunday in July. Kv erbody is invited to attend and bring their dinner baskets. Mr. C. S. Minor has be?n visiting his old honip, Milledgeville. Ga., and attending the marring? of his brother, which took placo at Macon last week. Jno. A. Austin it Co. have u lot of <:?y- \ lon and India Tea, which will more thuu piense you if you are a tea drinker. Kend { their new advertisement. If any of our young men de?iro to enlist in (Jo. C and go to Chickamauga, they should see Lieut. Brown at onee, as his stay in the city is limited. Miss Sudie Watson, a daughter of Dr. D. S. Watson, who lives near this city, graduated from the Cooper-Limostone In stitute, in Spartanburg County, last week A little child of Mr. and Mrs. S Jasper Browne, formerly ol' this County, died at their home, Newborn, Ga., on Thursday, IRth inst,, of cholera infantum, aged one year. Onr young townsman. Ernest F, Coch ran, E?q.. went down to Charleston last week and qualified as Assistant District j Attorney for the I'nitod 8tnteH Circuit j Court. Onr venerable friend. Dr. M L. Sharp*, formerly of this city, but who is now living in Hpartanburg, is spending a f?w days here, and is warmly greeted bv his j many old friend.". Mr. A. ?en?y Sherard, who liss just j graduated from tho law department of iii? j South Carolina College, has returned to his home at Moffattsvllle, and is cordially j welcomed bv bis many frionds. Th? Truetee9 of the Hon ea Path Hi School will meet on the 1st July to elec principal. All applicants must have ga recommendations and tile their applic tinns before the day of election. The State Teachers Association w meet at Harris Springs July 1-4. A fi attendance is expected and a delight! meeting is in anticipation. Every teach who can should attend this meeting. Mr E. B. Keys, of Broadway Townsbi powed 3? bushels of wheat last fall. L week bis crop was threshed and it yield him 102 bushels. This is certainly a fii yield, and also & very profitable crop Congressman Latimer was quite sick bi? home in B-dton last we6k, but is no mending rapidly and will soon return bis poet of duty in Washington. Me spei i short while in the city Monday afte noon. On account of the increase in businei in the Anderson postoffice, the salary < fhp postmaster has been increased froi $1800 to $1900 a year. The salaries of se^ and other postmasters in the State have a JO been increased. Miss Sue Dickson, who has been leocher in the Anderson Graded School fe ;be past two years, has returned to her ol lotrjp, Columbia, where she has bee elected a teacher in the Graded Schoo Ser many friends regret to see her leav ind orso D. \ The midsummer recital of Miss Lizzi Cornish's music pupils will be given ii ;he Opera House on Tuesday evenina inly 5th An Interesting program is bein) irranged for the occasion. The proceed viii be donated to the purchase of a fla] br the Anderson Volunteers. Mr. B. S Patrick, of Anderson, has re ?eived the degree of Electrical and Me sbanical Eogineer Irom the Alabami Polytechnic Institute. He has also beet dected by the trustees of that Institutioi ;o the position of Commandant of Cadets, ind put in charge of the gymnasium. The first cotton bloom of the season tc iud its way to ?hr office is from the fieldi )f Mr. Joseph Harper, of Broadway Township. The bloom appeared or Thursday, 16th inst. On Fridav bloomi ?vere also received from Mr. C. D. Madden ?f Aulnn, and Mr. G. .T. Murdrey, of th< Fork. The annual pio nie which was to take >laoe next Saturday, 25th inst, at M nj ira' Milla, has been changed to Anderson ville, The public is cordially invited to attend md bring well-filled dinner baskets. The iandidates are especially invited to be jreaent. Hon. J. W. Ashley will deliver, ispeech. It is proposed to have a re-union of the >ld students of the CarBwell Institute this rear. In another column Mr. T. T. Wake field publishes a notice in reference to the natter and calls a meeting to be held in his city next Monday to arrange a pro cram for the occasion. All of the old stu lents should attend this meeting. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Vance McGee died at their home In Sall Township last Sunday night. The ittle one was sick only three days with moler? infantum. The remains were in :erred at First Creek Churoh Monday af :ernooD. In their sore bereavement the parents have the sympathies of all their friends. Children's Day will be observed at Flat Rock next Sunday, and all the neighbor ing Sunday Schools are cordially invited to attend. Hon. J. M. Sullivan and J- F. El'ce, Esq., will address the School. The Varennes choir will conduct the music Tor the occasion. The services will begin promptly at 10 o'clock a. m. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Minor, who were united in the holy bonds of matrimony at Macon, Ga., last week, have been spend ing a few days in the city the guests of the former's brother, Mr. C, 8. Minor. Last Saturday afternoon a reception was ten dered the bride and groom at the home of Mr. Minor, and was attended by a large crowd of the ladies of the city. Prof. John T. Milford will conduct a doging at Mizpih Baptist Church, near [va, next Sunday, beginning at 0 o'clock i. m. The public is cordially invited to attend and bring the dinner baskets, as the meeting will continue throughout the day. In tho afternoon at 4 o'clock services will ba conducted by the pastor, and will con clude with the celebration of the Lord's Supper. State Superintendentof Education May field has made public his schedule for County Institutes for white teachers this ?mmmer over the S'.ate. That for Ander jon County will be held in this city Au gust 1-0, conducted by Prof. Patterton Wardlaw, of the South Carolina College, and Superintendent S A. Greai?r, ol'the Darlington Graded Schools Rev. W. R Richardson, pastor of the Methodist Church at Anderson, spent several days in Piedmont last week visit ing his brothers, J. M. and N. T. Richard s?on. On Thursday nigh? he conducted the meeting at the Methodist church here and gave J; deeply impressive talk on per sonal responsibility from the words, "Ne man liveth to himself, aud no man dieth to himself." The service was oi joyed by all pr?tent.-Piedmont. Sun. Wewers very glad lo meet Mr. (J. F. Tolly, the mayor ot Anderson. S. C , on our streets the other day. He was here with his wile visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Wilcox. Mr. Tolly took occasion to say that he hoped Elberton would not make the mistake his city had in reference to waterworks. They have the syndicate system like the one proposed to be voted on hf re. He HHys it is a great deal cheap er and much more satisfactory for us to own our plant.- Elberton ((?rt.) Star. The attention of all of the County can didates is called to the following extract from the Constitution of the Democratic party of the State: "No vote shall be counted for any candidato who does not fi'e with the Chairman of the County Ex ecutive Committee a pledge in writing that he will abide the re.sult of such primary and support the nominees thereof, and that ho ii not nor will be become the can didate of any faction, either privately or publicly suggested, other than the regnlHr Democratic nomination; provided, further, that no candidate shall be declared nomi nated unless he receives a majority ot the votes east for tho ellice for which he is a candidate. Provided, that the pledge of such candidate shall he filed on or before tho day of the first campaign meeting of i he County." Jim Lee, a colored tenant on Mr B Crayton'8 plantation in Rock Milla To abip, bad tbe misfortune to lose his wi crop-about 75 bushels-a few days ? The thresher bad jast reached his he and commenced work, when a spark fi the engine lodged in his pile of wheat ? in a few seconds it was in a big blaze, aid barn, containing 400 bundles of I der, near where the wheat was piled, \ also burned. The loss falls quite bei on L?e, who is an industrious and wor colored man. The dedicatory services of the rj Court Homo will begin promptly ai a'olock next Monday morning. The < arches will be brief and appropriate. r. ladies are cordially invited to attend, consequence of Inability of some of speakers to attend the dedication servi< 7. K Hood, E-q., will be eubstitnted Col. Joseph N. Brown in preseoting Bible to the Clerk; response by E. Cochran, Etq. E. M Rucker, E>q., ubstituted for Maj. B F. Whitnerin p sentitig the Staves to Sheriff. Last Thursday the Board of Trustees ;be Anderson Graded School met a dected Prof. Thos. C. Walton, of Tam Fla., Superintendent, Prof. J. C. Harp v ho has been in charge of the Honea P< School for several years, was elected pr ??pal, and Miss Nannie Harkness, of ti bounty, waa chosen as the successor Vliss Dickson, who has resigned to acct L position in the Columbia Graded Soho Prof. Walton is a brother-in-law of Ri ?v". T. Capers, of this city, and comes Anderson bearing very high testimonii 19 to his fitness for the position. T Soard has done more than well in bree of the elections. The Columbia State of the. 18th io aye: "Many of the Columbia friends Vir. Thomas P. Weston, Jr., received < yesterday invitations to his marriaf vhich is to take place in Anderson i fooe 29 when bo will lead to the all Vliss Anna Virginia Humphreys, of tl :ity. Miss Humphreys bas visited hi >n several occasions, and her attracti sresence has always drawn around bei lumber of admirers. Everybody in C umbia knows Tom Weston, and ?ounts his friends here by thebundrec ind when the time comes he will be abo ;red with their congratulations and go wi6hea." A correspondent of the Alkea Journ md Review says: ' Gen. M. L. Boohai )f Anderson, S. C., formerly Adj uta md Inspector-General of this State, mentioned by his numerous admirers f :be colonelcy of the next regiment of v< inteers to ba rai?? d in this S ate. He won nake a typical and t-uperb officer.. Pc leased of undaunted courage, a bold, das ng and commanding appearance, a sc lier by inheritance, he is eminently cap ble of rendering valuable and succesef lervice to bis country, and adding frei laurels to the fame of the Palmetto Sta ind his own illustrious name. He is we -mown to all tbe young men of Sou karolina, and could. I believe, rai^e tl regimeat if authorized to do so." Married, on Wednesday evening, Jui 15, 1893, in the Presbyterian Church flinton, S. C., by Rev. Wm. P. Jacob D. D., Prof. D. Manton Frierson, of Bate fille, Ark., and Mis9 Willie Joe Vane laughter of Mr, W. T. Vance, of Clinto The marriage was a most brilliant alfa md was witnessed by a large congreg lion. There were seven groomsmen ai <even bridesmaids in attendance. Tl ?tippy couple arrived in Anderson c Thursday and will spend a few weel tier? with relatives. Prof. Frierson is a aid Anderson boy, being a son of the la Rev. Dr. Frierson, but for the past tv? years has been living at Batesville, Ark where he is a member of the faculty of tl Arkansas College. We join the mau friends o? the Professor in extending coi gratulations, and wish he and his lovel bride a long life of usefulness and happ ness. Anderson County is called upon 1 mourn the loss of another good citizen i the death of Mr. Jasper King, which o< curred at his home in Williamson To wi ?hip last Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clocl The deceased was afiiicted with Bright disease and had been confined to his rooi Bince last February. He hud been gradi a'ly and slowly wasting away, and hi death, therefore, was not unexpected b his friends and loved ones. On Monda afternoon at 4 o'clock his remains Wer interred in the Whitefield Churehyan. the funeral services being conducted b tho pastor, Rsy. Mr. Allen, assistod b Rsv. W. B. Hawkins Mr. King was son of tho late George King and WHS ij yeurs of age. He was boru and reared an always lived in this County. In his boy hood he joined the Baptist Church, aa' throughout his lifo Was an ?clive, I eadiu member. For a number of yenrs helm Borve:! UH a deacon iu Whitefield Cnurcfc Ile served his c. untry faithfully througl the civil war, being a member ol Co. LI Ifc'tb S. C. Regiment He was a modest unassuming citizen and made a friend o every acquaintance. Ho leaves a widov and seven, children, Policeman King, o this city, being ono of them, and in thei sore bereavement they have the sympa linns of ?i wide circle of friends anti rela lives. _ Yellow Jaundice Cured. Suffering humanity should be supplier with every means possible for its relief lt. is with pleasure we publish the follow ing: "This is to certify that I was a terribh sufferer from Yellow Jaundice for ovei six months, and was treated by some o the best physicians in our city and all tc no avail. Dr. Bell, our druggist, recom mended Electric Bitter*; and after takinf two bottles, I waa entirely cured. I now take great pleasure in recommending them to any person suffering from this terrible malady. I am gratefully yours, M. A. Hogarty, Lexington, Ky." Sold by Hill Orr Drug Co. EST it A Y K P-A sorrel horse mule, with striped legs and a small knot on its hock. Any information concerning it will be thankfully received. A. L. Teasley, care Anderson Cotton Mill. Miss Cornish takes orders for the famous Ej?f? Cream Complexion 8uap at her home und at Mi-8 Sallie Bowie's. Why pay exorbitant prices for Bicycles when Sullivan Hardware Co. can lit you up at real, honest value? If you are atllioted with diarrhoea or dysentery, try Evans' Mixture. Guaran teed to eil re the severest attack if taken in time. For sale at Evans Pharmacy. Price, univ 25 cents a bottle. Sullivan Hardware Co. has sold a tre mendous quantity of Hem ?nd Oescent Wheels-doubling last season's big busi ness. Why? The people have learned that Sullivan Hardware Co. iy on the in side track. The Battle is On ! We are Prepared to Meet the Springtime Demands ! Our Clothing, Furnishings, Hats and Shoes . Are as the standard of Spring 1888 dictates. Modern Ideas, New Kinks, a touch here and there, all combine to give the wearer better satisfac tion. In the face of the improvements we have not discrimi nated on the smallest detail to accomplish our purpose, which is to give more and more and always more for less money than elsewhere. TOUR IDEAL SPRING SUIT IS HERE; And only here. To see is to be convinced. We earnestly ask you to call and inspect the nobbiest and cleanest line of Clothing in upper South Carolina. r jusriDEiE&soiNr, s. o. East Side Public Square. . HOT WEATHER GOODS ! We have ou haud a big lot of Goods for bot weather. Call and see our Bath Tubs, Sprinklers, ' Ice Cream Freezers, Ice Cream Saucers, Plower Pots, Water Coolers, Etc, We are ready to do jour ROOFING, in Tin, Iron or Slate-your TIN WORK and your PLUMBING. Satisfaction guaranteed. OSBORNE & CLINKSCALES, Dealers in Stoves, Tinware, Crockery, Etc. WE ARE A CANDIDATE 1 For your Business, and we solicit your Trade on the following plat form: - - ? - - 1st. We handle only strictly pure and first quality Goods. 2nd. We pay cash for every dollar's w orth of Goods we buy. 3rd. We buy our Goods direct from manufacturers and importers a every saving in cost. 4th. We do a general merchandise business, and do not have to make all our expenses out of one line, as do certain specialty houses. 5th. Wc make it a rule to buy the kind of Goods suited to this locality, and do not seek to induce customers to buy that which they do not want 6th. Our buyers are acknowledged experts.. Acti?g on these principles our trade has largely increased, and our 1898 gilles will prove to be by far the largest of any in the histoiy of our house, and it shall be our earnest aim to meet the requirements of our trade m every department. Soliciting your trude for everything you need, we are Yours truly, a tc M* S Ci H F ? td O' w S Sd * O Z C < H a OD O G ? ?d H O ? w < > 50 H B 1-2 O ? H > CO ? o o % Q H % ts FLOUR Has advanced, but we can still give you the highest grade Flour on the market for the money. ^ We have a limited supply of Flour in slock that we can sell you for the very low price of 84.50 per barrel. Big Stock Coffee, Tobacco and Heavy Groceries, Cheaper than anybody. Shoes, Hats and Dry Goods Cheaper than you ever had them priced you. No mutter what other people oller you Goods for, don't buy until you see us, for remember Brownlee <fe Vandivers sell it for less. Yours very truly, BROWNLEE & VANDIVERS.