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LOCAL NEWS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1898. Confederate Bolls? I am requested by Col. J. P. Thomas, State Historian, to assist him in securing the rolla of Company I, 4th S. C. V., Company D, 2d Rifles, and- Company B, Palmetto Sharpshooters. These will com plete the rolls for the Piedmont or upper section of South Carolina. ? I would ask any ono who caa supply these roils or any information about these Companies, please to do so as early as possible, reporting same to me or to Col. Thomas, at Columbia, S: C., as Col. Thomas will close the work ot gettiug up the rolls in a few months, and it is impor tant, as all can understand, that these Companies' should not be left out of the history of the 8. C. troops J. L. MAITLDIK. Anderson, S. C., June 29,1898. Comer Creek Shirtings. Mrs. J. T. McConnell and pretty li ttle daughter, Lucelle, of Sagle Grove, Qa., after spending a week with relatives in our midst, have returned home. Mrs-. J. A. Bigby is still very sick, and her recovery is very doubtful. She has been sick for nearly four months. Bev. J. J. Beck being present at Bar ker's Creek on Sunday, 12tb, Mr. Hiott called on him to preach, and of course he kindly consented. He preached an ex cellent sermon, it being on Salvation Mrs. Sallie Callahan), accompanied by her son, Prue, of Kay, have been visiting relatives in bur midst. Blackberries, plums and other fruits are getting ripe. Watermelons will be ripe in a few weeks. So, Mr. Editor, you sse we will have plenty to feed the candi dates on. Before our close, Mr. Editor, we want to tell you and your many readers about our small grain crop. As it . has been harvested and threshed, we can now say .hat it waa by far the best that our far mers have made in a good while. Mr. Monroe M. Shirley sowed two bushels of wheat last fall and he has just gathered 57 bushels. Mr. James N. 8hirley, a brother of the former, sowed 8 bushels of wheat and made 203J bushels. There are others we could mention, hut space will not permit us.. They all made anywhere from 50 to 100 bushels of wheat. Fall oats ? were also fine. Messrs Clemente Rags dale, of the Barker Creek section, and M. J. Ashley did out threshing this year. Wheat and oats being good, there waa a little more competition than usual, al though both parties are getting plenty of work to do. The majority of our far m era are going to carry their wheat to the An derson rolling mills So you see,. Mr. Editor, we will not have to eat any more flour with corn meal in lt. As to a corn mill, this section can boast of one second to none, and that is one owned by Hon. Jo*baa W. Ashley. 1 YEO. June 22,1898. Mrs. Mary Bigby ia still very ill. With the above exception the health cf our community is very good Mr. B. F. Gassaway, being a juror, is attending Court at Anderson this week We had a good raiu* about a week ago which revived the crops considerably, and grass, too, which keeps us very busy, just now. Upland corn is being laid by, and is very floe. Cotton is looking fine, and is blooming. * Melvin J. Ashley has threshed over six thousand bushels of grain this season. Wheat and oats are good in this section, wheat yielding from 15 to 25 bushels to ose of sowing.. Misa Lou Gassaway is visiting friends and relatives at Waco. Watermelons will soon be ripe and, Mr. Editor, you must come down. By the way, are we not going to have but two candidates for the House of Rep resentatives. Wake up, fellows, and let us hear from you. Don't be afraid to au cun oe. TYKO. f J?*e27,1898. . \ Im Clippings. Miss Mattie Boyce, a missionary to Mexico, g*v? a talk Tuesday night in the A. K. ?. Church to the ladles and chil dren. She ls now traveling around or ganging societies for both old and young. This ia a worthy cause, and all should be interested. Miss Lee Wiles returned home last weak from Greenville, where she has been attending College. Miss Ophelia Hall, after spending seve ral weeks in Newberry and Clinton, re turned Tuesday? bringing a friend with her. Mise Saltera, of Newberry. Miss Annie Beaty, who has been at tending the Due West Female College, la now at home. Mr. T. C. Jackson, who has been in Williamston for two weeks drinking wa ter from the "Fountain of Health," came in Monday, much benefited by his trip. '. v Miss Julia Stewart, of Doraville, Ga., ls visiting the family of Mr. A. 0? Town -send. M Mrs J. A. Cook and Master Henry left Thursday for Anderson, where thev will spend awhile with the family of Mr.'H. G. -Johnson. . Mrs. R. L Stewart is visiting relatives in Due West and vicinity. Messrs. J. L. Jackson and J. A. Cook are ready to serve their customers with a niee, cool drink. These drinks are very 'tempting this hot weather. Mr. Atticus Wiles and wife, of Hones vPatb, spent a few days with the family of Mr. John Searight last week. Tnis waa ilia first trip with bis "good lady/' ' Mrs. Tom Yeargin is suffering a great deal with carbuncles. 8he bas two now, and la threatened with a third one. Her friends all sympathise with her and wish ker a speedy recovery. Mn, Harper and children are visiting the family of Capt. Barnes, of Barnes'. ' Miss Hattie McLin, of Townviile, stopped over a few days with Mr. Mc Donald's family on her way from Rock Hill, where she has been attending school. Tne first car load of watermelons were ahipp-d over the S. V. R. R. Thursday. This was a pleasing sight to the small boy. air. Sinders is having his new house painted, which adds greatly to its appear ance. Mr. Porter, our popular and efficient depot agent, is off to the "Cit? by the Sea" and George's, spending his vacation with friends and his "best Kiri." YANKEE DOODLE. Belton Items. There was something like a cyclone passed about two miles east of this place on Sunday afternoon which did consider able damage. Quite a number of out .buildings, including Mr. John A. Shir ley's gin house, were blown down. There were, however, no dwellings injured and no one was hurt. Our town has been unusually quiet for some days. Since the rain farmers have been very busy working over their orops, and haven't had time to come to town. Mr. J. D. Hunter, who had the misfor tune of losing his fore floger in the ma chinery of a thresher, sometimes since, has had to undergo another operation to destroy blood-poison, which had set in. He is doing nicely now. Messrs. B. A. Wilson and W. B. West ?pent last Wednesday in Pelzer Mr. Wilson saw a great many of his friends while there, and judirfug from appearan ce**, he made a good impression. He said whether be bad favorablv impressed the people of Pelzwr or not, they had certain ly madeagood impression on him Mr. J. F. Reeves, who taught a class in penmanship here last week, ban g ne to hid home at Elberton, Ga. xxxx. Aaron Items. Well, Mr. Editor, I suppose that you think that I am dead, but I am not. have been so busy that I haven't had time to write, and nothing of importance has happened lately. The long dry weather has ended, and we are now enjoying the pleasure of see ing our crops revive and grow. Last week while the threshers were at Mrs. J. E. Duckworth's, near the Neal farm, her barn, containing some 50 or 60 bushels of threshed wheat, and the straw of same, together with her cotton house, were destroyed by fire. The fire was supposed to have originated from sparks from the engine. The loss is very heavy on Mrs. Duckworth, as she is a widow. Mrs. Nancy E Gentry, of Eureka, is spending the week with the family of ber step-son. Mr. L. W. Gentry. Mrs. May Freeman, of Greenville, has been spending r?verai days with the fam ily of her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs J B. Neal. Little Leona, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Foster, while playing on the piazza Monday evening, struok her head against the floor, or wall of the house, and was badly hurt, being unconscious for several hours, but we ard glad to note at this writing that she is improving. Mr. J. B. Gentry, who spent several days in Hartwell, Ga., last week, has re turned herne. Mr. JT. B. Neal, sr., had nine or ten acres of the finest oats in this communi ty There were about waist high to an average man, and he bad a good stand. He measured an acre and had it threshed separately, and it made about 50 bushels of nicely cleaned, heavy oats. VELOOISSIMO. Pendleton Items. Major Ben. Sloan and sister, Miss Julia Sloan, Miss Lizeve Crayton and Mr. Maxwell Crayton, have come up from columbia to spend the summer in Pen dleton. Mr. F. J. Pelzer and family, of Charles ton, have ?orne to spend the summer at their residence near Pendleton. 4 Mrs. W. . P. Hall, of Charleston, has come to ber eummer home in our tower. Dr. Watkins and wile have ieturned home. We are glad to see that the Dr. is much improved by his trips Col. K. W. Simpson, wife and daughter have returned home from Virginia and other places. There win be a meeting of Camp Tally Simpson, No. 1.006, Saturday afternoon. June 25. ?U the members are requested to attend, as delegates to the reunion in Atlanta in July, will be elected. Our new pbysican, Dr. Dav, has been quite sick for several days. We are glad to say be is improving. T. T. June 22 Sunday-School Convention. The Snnday School Convention of the Beaverdam Association will meet with Double Springs Church, in Oconee Coun ty, on Tuesday after third Sunday in July. Introductory Sermon, Tuesday, lia m., by W. W. Leathers. After the sermon the Convention will be organized. Afternoon Session.-Reports from Sun day Schools. Five minutes talks by the delegates, stating number of scholars, mer hods of teaching, condition of schools. What is the real object of all 8j?uday School work? M. C. barton, J. L Martin. Wednesday morning, devotional exer cises by I M. simmons, 9.30 a. m. 11 What are the difficulties to be overcome in our Sunday-School work? A. P. Ma rett and C. L. Craig. The touching which Christ commanded to be done. Mat., 28:20. J. R. Earle. Afternoon Session - rbeSunday School teacher and bis work- those who are to be taught and the method of teaching, by J. M. McQuire and James Seaborn. All ?Sunday pchools are requested tb send delegates the same as to the As30 dation. H.M.ALLEN, Chairman. ANNUAL REUNION United Confederate Veterana, Atlanta, Ga., Joly 20-23, 1898. The Southern Raliway will sell round trip tickets from all points to Atlanta and return, on account of the Confederate Yet eran's Reunion,'at one cent per mit? trav eled. Rite from Anderxon ?2.90. Tickets on sale Joly 17,18 and 10. fluni limit July 30tb, 1898. For further information apply to any agent of the Southern R-tilway, or R. W. Hunt, T. P. A , Augusta, Qa. Great Headway Belog Made by Col. A. Boone With His Railroads. Col. Boone returned to the city Sat urday evening and from him we gleaned the following data as to the progress of his great work, that of pro jecting for construction of some 2,238 miles of standard gauge railroad 1,182 miles north of the Ohio river and 1,056 miles south of the Ohio river. Col. Boone has lately gotten out a map showing up his work in the "South land,", and for the next three days it /ill be exposed to the gaze of the pub-. lie in Gobel's cigar store, corner Fifth and Main sts. The map is 49 inches wide and 72 inches long. The under taking of Gol. Boone is' colossal, but as the work of preparing the surveys, estimates, &c, has been largely done, and Col. Boone says that when the work of construction commences that it will not stop uatil every mile is finished. As Col. Boone has been a resident of Zanesville since 1883 going on some? sixteen years, everyone feels a deep interest in his succeeding, and without doubt or question he han the good will of the people of the Muskingum valley. Col. Boone with his family resides at 101 South Sixth st., in one of the residences of Mr. Wheeler Stephens, ; who has great faith in Col. Boone be ing able to carry to completion all of ? his public works, and one who has been Col. Boone's friend under all cir cumstances ever since his advent into 1 the Muskingum valley in 1883. Mr. T. C. Dickinson, of 1211 0 st., i N. W., Washington, D. C., the finan- , cial agent of the Blaek Diamond, who has been a resident of London, Eng land, for the past year, just returned to Washington, D? O.,on the 27th inst. . in writing' to Colonel Boone under < date'of the 16th inst., Mr. Dickinson ( says: The number of miles of your project ed roads is not the troublesome prob- ' lem, for no matter how many miles i j ou have, if you have your franchise , completed, your surveys made, your roads located, your rights-of-way se cured, and they are found upon inves- ; tigation and inspection to warrant his I approval, (Sir Thomas Tancred, the i great civil engineer, of England, and the expert who has been selected to examiue the Black Diamond lines) you can when you have his (Tancred's) approval and report in writing, obtain '. any sum \ ou may require, no matter ] how la-cfi it may be."-Zanesville 1 ( Oh io) Timi a-Record, June 20. - President McKinley Ins appoint ed J. W. Dunnovant Postmaster at i Chester. STATE NEWS. - Mr .A. B. Groce had two mules killecfr by lightning in Spartanburg County a few clays ago. , - The number of persons of Span ish birth in the United States is placed by the late census at 6,185. - Forty per. cent of the export of American nails-is taken-by Japan. Japan is our largest buyer. - Hon. J. Talbert is the only South Carolina Congressman who will meet no opposition in th? coming pri mary. - The Baptist Church at Hampton was struck by lightning a few days ago. The building was damaged to the ex tent of about.$2?0. - Emory College, Oxford Ga., has conferred the degree of Doctor of Di vinity upon Rev A. J. Stokes, of the South Carolina Conference. - The willow is one of the most adaptable plants. A willow switch stuck in wet ground will almost in variably take root and become a tree. - A sensation is on in Newberry County. Four prominent white men and two negroes have been arrested under the charge of murder, committed in 1895. - It is not considered patriotic to discourage your friend from enlisting. Besides, if he doesn't go of his own accord, you may have to go against your will. - The South . Carolina Regiment at Chickamauga is the healthiest and best behaved in the division to which it belongs. Not &. member of it has been court martialed yet. - Rev. J. L. Girardeau, one of the most distinguished and ablest Presby terian Ministers in South Carolina, died at his home in Columbia Thurs day night, 23rd inst., aged 73 years. - Mr. Zed. G. Palman died sudden ly at his home in Laurens County. He had just eaten a hearty dinner and was* stanoing on his piazza, when, without the slightest, word of warning he sank dead to the floor. - While working on the pnstoffice building at Charleston, E. Moultrie Godard, a stonecutter,,fell from a scaf fold which w?s'swinging eighteen feet above the pavement, and subsequent ly died. He struck squarely on his ?ad- Mk 1-WilliamDowos was shot and kill ed by Frank Dial in Greenville county. The shooting tonk place en the Austin place, eleven miles from town, where both the negroes lived. They were brothers-in-law, and Down's treatment of his wife, Dial's sister, is supposed to have had something to do with the trouble. - The Charleston add Western Carr olina'depot at Branson was destroyed by fire at ll o'clock Friday night. It was ?ansed by lightning striking the telegraph wires.' A heavy rainfall and the heroic efforts of the citizens nar rowly averted a very general and seri ous conflagration, as the depot was sit uated in the heart of the business sec tion. - On Saturday during the heavy thunder storm here, Mr. F. B. Cobb's residence was struck, considerable damage being done to it. A number of people were in the house at trie time bul no one was injured. The light ning also paid its respects to the cot ton mills, a house being struck at the Greenwood and two at the Grendel Mills.-Greenwood Index. - The new roller mill in Spartan burg, which was owned by Greenville men, was destroyed by fire a few days ago. The building cost about $800, and the machinery $2.800 and there were about 150 bushels of wheat, a lot of corn, bags and other property in the mill, making a loss of something like $4,000. The insurance is between $2,500 and $3,000. - Mr. A. P. Bowers, who lives a mile f roa Brunson, killed a coach-whip snake on his premises measuring sjx feet five inches, the feet of which were about two inches long. Mr. Bowers, who has killed many snakei (none of whieh were imaginary), says that this is the first time the feet were apparent. He judged the reptile (by its whiskers) to be about 40 years old. - Last Wednesday afteraoon a freight train on the Columbia, New berry and Laurens railroad ran over and killed John Carter, an operative in the Laurens Cotton Mills, in front of the company's store. The young man, who was standing at the street crossing, tried to board the" moving train. He fell and was fearf ully man gled. Death followed instantly. - United States Deputy Marshal Sligh has arrested John Newham an elderly man, a citizen of Williamsburg couity, charged with having set Ire to the post office at Lake City at the time the colored postmaster there was mur dered by a mob. Newham resisted [lesparately but was overpowered. Aftir he had rea*hed Charleston he ?greed, it is said, to become a govern ment' witness and gave information that will probably cause many arrests. tincklens Arutca Salve. The best salve in the world for Cuts Bruises, Sores, (Ileers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Totter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, aud all Skin Krup Lions and positively cures Piles, or no pay required lt is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refund ad. Prise 25 cents per box. For sale by Hill-Orr Drug Co LADIES' and MISSES' TIES Were never so Cheap as we are now selling them ! / Ninety days* more for you to wear them, but only a short time for us to sell them. You cannot invest your dollar better than in Oxford Ties. We have laid hands on the right styles and qualities. Summer Goods are going when we get it before pur chasers. Remember, our Spring and Summer Goods are new and fresh, most of them having been received in last thirty days. THIS WILL INTEREST YOU ! 150 pairs Oxford Ties, that were $1.50 and $1.75, at $1.00. 78 pairs Oxford Ties, that wer&$1.00, at 75c and 85c. 48 pairs Oxford Ties, that were 75c, at 50c. Big line Misses and Children's Oxfords at closing out prices. A line of finer grade Oxfords that sell the year round with us. They are excellent fitting and fine wearing Goods. None better to be found anywhere. Try them, and you will always buy them. We are getting in New Shoes every day now. We have a Man's Shoe at $1.00 and one at $1.25 that are going to be takers with the trade. Ask to see them. It is our constant effort to increase the strength of our Shoe Department by offering best values for your money. COME TO SEE US WHEN YOU ARE IN TOWN These long, hot days, and we will try to make it both pleas ant and profitable for you. Yours very truly, C F. JONES Sc CO., Lesser & Company GREAT COST AND CLEARANCE SALE. Owing to our large Stock we have decided to offer our entire line of Summer Goods AT and BELOW NEW YOBK COST, in order to reduce Stock before going to the market. We will make this sale exceedingly attractive by offer ing all of our Wash Goods and Ladies' Skirts, and many other attractive Goods, AT COST. Don't fail to examine our Goods before buying elsewhere. 2000 yards of ooe-yard-wide Sea Island, best quality, only. di 1000 yards Shirting Prints, Standard Goods, only. 3* Unbleached Drills, best quality, only. 3l Checked Homespun, former price oe, for this sale only. 3i Fenwick Organdies, fine sheer goods, former price 12?c, for this sale only 09 Scotch Lappets Wash Goods, fast colors, former price 15c, for this sale only. 10 Ladies' All Wool Brilliantine Skirts from 75c up. Men's Socks, in Black and Tan, only. 02 Ladies' Leather Belts only. 03 Big lot Men's Straw Hats only. 15 Ladies' Handkerchiefs only. 01 One lot Ladies' Slippers, guaranteed solid leather, value 81.00, for this sale only. b'9 Ladies' Dougola Shoes, regular value $1.00, for this sale only. 79 Gentlemen's Low Cut Oxford Ties only. 77 Gentlemen's Tan Lace Shoes, all sizes, regular price $1.25, for this sale only. .$9 Ladies' Fine Sailor Hats, former price 75c, for this sale only. 35 If you know a good thing come to LESSEE'S for genuine Bargains. ' We still continue our regular TUESDAYS SPECIAL BARGAIN DAYS. Yours truly, LESSER & CO., UNDER MASONIC TEMPLE. THE MAN OF THE HOUR, Makes plaDs to advance on the Spanish army, and wipe them frosa the face of the earth. Our plans are already made, and we are daily doing away with the high price system used by our competitors. The knife has been used by us in cutting prices, and to-day THE RACKET STORE - ls given up to be the - CHEAPEST STORE IN ANDERSON, Dreaded by competition and Imitators. SEE O??R LINE OF CHEAP CLOTHING. Men's Suits $1.98. A Splendid Suit for $2.98. Bovs' Suits 50c. Men's Good Jeans Pants 35c. Will give you for 75c. any style Ladies' Shoe you want. Children's Shoes 15c. up. Just out of sight our Men's Shoes of all grades, &c, IN DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS WE STILL LEAD. Ginghams 2?c yard, Cheese Cloth 2ic. yard, one box Laundry Soap ic. Best, two Cakes for 5c. Our Millinery Department is the cheapest yo? ever heard of. Away with high prices ! MOORE & LUCAS. THE RACKET STORE. Cheapest in the State. MANUFACTURERS' AGENT FOR THE LEADING Pianos and Organs OF THE W0?LD. Instruments sold in this County eighteen years ago still giving peafeet ^ittisffl ction BEST INSTRUMENTS, LOWEST PRICES, BEST TERMS. L. E. NORIiYCE. S?* Headquarters G. F. Tolly & Son. We come to you Singing a Song, With Victory perched on our Banners. OUR five years' experience with the DEERING IDEAL BALL BEARING MOWERS has convinced us, as well as hundreds of the best farmers in Anderson County, that they are most appropriately named-that they are ideal in light draft, in strength, in durability and in ability te fe perfect work. Perfect as were the Deering Machines last year, we know that they are still better improved and strengthened for the harvest of 1898. Re member that they are the only Mowers on the market that can start froa a stop, in any crop, without backing. Every Deering Mower sold is an adver tisement for us, and is the means of us selling another. Can our competi&Ms say that ? Remember, one thom of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning. For Engines, Engine Fittings, Saw Mills, And for any kind of MACHINERY and SUPPLIES, remember we ave Headquarters for Low Prices. Yours truly, BROOK RROS. The Hall Self-Feeding Cotton Gin! EMBRACES all the improvements known to modern Gins, and is th? feat est, lightest running Gin on the market. They are giving entire satisfaction all over the cotton-growing ' country, and numbers of Ginners in Andersen County will testify as to its merits. PENDLETON, S. C., December 17th, 16H?. MESSRS. MCCULLY BROS., Anderson, S. C. DEAR SIRS :-Yours of 16th duly received. It gives me pleasure to tes tify to the merits of 60-Saw Hall Giu outfit purchased of you in October. I find it very light running, fast, uuusually good as to roll, which rarely if ewer breaks. It cleans the seed just as you may desire and the sample is good, and I have heard very favorable comments from cotton buyers. I think it witt prove a durable machine, and I am more than pleased with it in every way. Yours truly, 0. A. BOWEN. If you contemplate putting in an outfit this season come to see us or drop us a card and we will call on you. McCULLY BROS. MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC! PIANOS, ORGANS, And Small Musical Instruments, of Every Variety, at THE C. A. REED MUSIC HOUSE. ALLOW UM to c?,U your attention to lue vital and important fact that 1V? asic is the nu??? refining of all educators, und we omuor ?ftVd to allow our chiidrei to grow up in ignorauce of ?h's elevating nnd refining i ll nonce; hence the great', tn.nnr ippcp of procuring au Instrument of some kind. Wo tiAve at present some ORK AT BARGAINS iu Pinion nod Organs which *e would he gUd to show yon. Though it IN hard Iv u-cc^are to muk" tun st-itcui'iut. ?How no ono to super sede us rep* rd i nc Q lalitv I* icc or T??r ns and ev??"V rep MS-rn'ai t i that wr? !i wc ever made rega'd'tigour gio 's have pr?v?n correct Thc uuoy II is.>lit?ir.ed testimon?ala wo roceive corroborate t ?is tnci , W* c v ce"tainlv nut..* ti the ictnrtm .>i* prospec tive purchase? to onli and examine our St.ic'v. or write. JU f jr oarnlogues a t?! prices. Respectfully, C. A. REED.