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BY CLINKSCAL?S & LANGSTON. ANDERSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1898. VOLUME XXXIY-^?fTir OTHING. If propriety forbids going about in shirt sleeves, remem ber the next best thing to no Coat at all is an unlined one. Unlined, extremely light-weight SERGE-low priced. That's a combination hard to beat. Double Breasted Serge Coats At $3.00, $4.00, $4.50 and $5.00. (?ompjete Suits ' At $9.00, $10.00, $11.00 and $12.00. 5 ALPACA COATS from $1.00 up-Cut price. ^ We had made about six dozen Colored Shirts of Madras Cloth. Bright, attractive colors, sizes 14 to 16 1-2, price 95c. But usage said they were too '"loud," too 'flashy," and usage doesn't seem to change her mind-we still have the Shirts. To-day we mark them 69c. Remember-SPOT CASH No Goods charged, and your money back if you want it. THE SPOT C?SH CLOTHIERS. War, War, War ! We are at war with HIGH PKICES AND CHEAP STU?T, AND OUR PRICES AND QUALITY WILL WIN ! IS COMPLETE. SATISFACTION Gl??laNTEED. Our Specia CALL AISTD SEE TT?. W. D. SIMPSON * CO ALABASTINE. IT rub off c WONT RUB OFF. Wal! Paper ls Unsanitary, Kalsomine is tem porary, rots, rubs off and Scales. - _ - Wf O0CTO?~"Om? lomat tf ALABASTINE I forms a pure and permanent coating and does{ ' not require to be taken off to renew from time ( _ to time. Is a dry powder. The latest make i\lioli2?f I \W/^XiT being adapted to mix, ready Xor use. with \ Cold Water. Can bc easily brushed on by any I ?** ? I \ W^^H one- Made in white and twelve fashionable, ? r^M I \Y tints- ALABASTINE is adapted to all styles T l VC i^:-.W? of plain and relief decorating. ASK YOUR PAINT DEALER FOR CARD OF TINTS. If not for sale lo your town, write us for namo di \ -.^C??c2i- * ^?^gjjgpr D?crc5( dealer. ' f MANUFACTURED ONLY BY ALABASTINE CO.. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.{ ALL COLORS KEPT IN STOCK BY ZETVAIfcTS PHARMACY. PROGRESS OF THE WAR. The Latest Developments in the War Between United States and Spain. Heavy Fighting Has Begun at San tiago. WASHINGTON, July 2.-The war department has received the following from Gen. Shafter, dated Sibony: "Had a very heavy engagement to day whichj lasted from 8 a. m. till sundown. We have carried their earthworks and are now in possessi?n ! of them. There is now about three quarters of a mile of open between my lines and the city. By morning the troops will be entrenched and con siderable argumentation of forces will be there. Gen Lawton's division aod Gen. Bate's brigade have been engaged all day in carrying El Caney, which was accomplished at 4 p. m. Will be tn line and in front of Santiago during l,he night. I regret to say that our oasultiesi will be about 400. Of these not many killed. "SHAFTER." Playa del Este, Guantanamo Bay, July 1.--Evening-The fighting con tinued until dark. Our forces carried the enemy's outer works, and have occupied them this eveoiog. The bat tle will probably be resumed at day break. The American loss is heavy. Some estimates place it at 500 killed and wounded. WASHINGTON, July 1.-A dispatch was read in the Cabinet meeting from Col. Allen, in charge of .he signal station at Playa del Este. He said that the fight was growing furious in all directions. The Spaniards were shelling the Americans as they advan ced, and Admiral Sampson's fleet was hot?y engaged. Playa del Este, Provence of Santi ago de Cuba, July 1.-11:20 a. m.-A general assault ou the city of Santiago de Cuba by the land and sea forces of the United States began at 7 o'clock this morning Gen. Lawton advanced and took possession of Cabona, a suburb of Santiago. Morro Castle and the other forts at the entrance of the harbor were bom barded by our feet. The Vesuvius used her dynamite guns with good effect. The Spanish fleet in the harbor fired on the American troops, who were very close to the city. Hard fighting all along the Ameri can line was in progress at ll o'clock. Nine wounded Cuban soldiers have been brought in. At Gen. Shafter'8 Headquarters, Friday, July 1, 4 p. m., by the asso ciated Press Dispatch Boat Cynthia to Port Antonio, July 2, 8 p. m., via Kingston, July 2, 11:30 p.m.-Gen. Shatter's army has had its baptism of fire. With desperate courage and magnificent dash of veterans it has conquered the Spanish works before Santiago, and at this hour is driving the enemy into the streets of the city. The victory was won at heavy cost of kilted and wounded. It is impossible to estimate the loss at this writing, but it probably approaches 500. lo some cases every officer in the company was lost. The Spanish loss must have been heavy. The Spauiards opposing Gen. Lawton's division lost, in killed, wounded or taken prisoners, 2,000 men, and the loss on the centre and left must be double that number. Most of our troops took position during the night, although General Batas & reserve did uot come up until morning. Gen. Lawton's dividion on thc extreme right, supported by Capt. Caperon s battery, Gen. Kent's divi sion in the centre and Gen. Wheeler's on the left, supported by Capt Grime's battery, planted on a hill, furmed a line, beyond which Santiago lies, a distance of fully five miles. Immediately in frout of Gen. Law ton was Caney, surrounded by block houses aud entrenchments, and against it were the operations directed. Be yond the San Juan Uiver, 2,000 yards before the centre and left, lay a line of entrenchments a mile west of the city. These two divisious were cov ered by a heavy tangled undergrowth between thc San Juan aud the Rio Guama. OD the extreme left, on the height beyoud Capt. Grime's battery, behind which, iu the shelter of au ulu sugar house, where thc rear cavalry division was massed, were (?cu. Duffield's .Michigan volunteers, who moved out at daylight over the line of railroad from Siuoncy. The Americans had the advantage of thc sun in the morning, which shone directly in the enemy's faces. The eugagemeot opened when the fleet, lying outside the entrance to the harbor, began dropping shells into the lower end of the Spanish earthworks. Headquarters in the Field, outside Santiago de Cuba, July 2, via Guan tanamo.-The American army drove the Spaniards back at every point in an all-dny engagement yesterday. Caney will be taken with two thoutmnd prisoners. It is now surrounded. Our JOBS is probably close to a thousand Total proportion killed is very large about 25 per cent. On part of the linc thc American forces slept on captured ground, and will renew the fight at sunrise. A hot day is expected. The 6th cavalry captured the first Spauish flag. Capt. Parkhurst's bat tery last night commanded the east side of Santiago from a hill. The eastern line of defence is practically wrecked. The lighting yesterday was steady, though the Americans were embarrassed by the heavy brush. The Spaniards made a brave but spasmodi< defence. Much, of the Spanish firing was by volleys, while ours was mostlj single, each bullet being aimed at ? special target. It is impossible to estimate th< Spanish IOBS. NEW YORK, July 2.-A copyrightec dispatch to the Evening World, dated "In the field, two miles from Santiago July 1," and cabled from Playa de Este, says: San Juan heights have fallon, anc the way, is now open foran advance on Morro Castle. It was a glorious victory, but very dearly purchased i The place was the stronghold of thc Spanish outpost, well fortified anc valiantly defended. The position was an excellent one. San Juan Hill ii steep and an artillery battery is located on it. It was also occupied by barracks and other buildings, l?ut the American troops stormed thc heights, and Spanish, valor had tc yield to the bulldog tenacity and courage of the Angle-Saxon. As I write our troops are swarming up the hill and covering it like ants. The Spaniards are demoralized. The fighting has been of the hardest kind, and our troops have suffered severely, but the enemy's works are in their hands and they do not count the cost. El Caney is also ours. The general advance, which began at 3 p. m., has been successful all along the line. After driving the enemy out of El Catey the troops took possession of the village and destroyed the Spanish fort by which it had been defended. The Spanirds fled into the city of Santiago, where they now are. The losses on both sides were heavy. A bursting Spanish shell almost anni hilated an entire company of our troops. CERYERA'S FLEET DESTROYED? WASHINGTON. July 4.-Glorious news from Cuba affords the Amerioan people just reason f >r an enthusiastic celebration of this, the nation s natal day. Admiral Sampson has accomplished the work which he was directed to perform when he left Key West for the southern coast of Cuba He was ordered to find and destro Cervera's fleet. Several w?eks ago Commodore Schley located the fleet in the bay of Santiago. "Yesterday, after being bot tled helpless in the harbor for weeks, the fleet was destroyed. Nothing now remains of the Spanish squadron I)ut shattered and burning hulks. In addition to the spleudid work accomplished by admiral Sampson, Gen. Shafter, in command of the land forces, before Santiago, had so far progressed in the carrying out of his plans for the reduction of the city that at 10:30 yesterday morning he demanded the immediute surrender of the Spanish forces. At 4:30 yester day afternoon Geo. Shafter's demand had not been complied with, so far as the war officials here were able to ascertain. That the demand will be complied with, however, Gen. Shafter fully believes, and that the ^tarsand Stripes will, on this Fourth of July, be raised over the former capital of Cuba, is regarded as practically certain. Shortly after 12 o'clock this morn ing Assistant Secretary of the Navy Allen, left the White House hastily and going directly to the department posted the following upon the bulletin board : The following statement was to-night given out at the White House:' Gen. Shafter telegraphs: Playa del Este, July 3.-Early this morning I sent a demand for the im mediate surrender of Santiago, threat ening to bombard the city. I believe the place will be surrendered. The following dispatch was received at the war department: Playa del Este, July 3.-Siboney office confirm statement that all the Spanish fleet except one war ship destroyed and burning on the beach. It was witnessed by Capt. Smith who told the operator no doubt of its cor rectness. ALLEN, Signal Officer. The information contained in the above statement was received early in the evening, but it was not announced officially until several hours later. As a result of i.ts receipt, however, a con ference of prominent officials was held at the White House immdeiately. Those present at the conference be sides the President were: Vice Presi dent Hobart, Secretary Day, Secretary Long. Secretary Alger, Postmaster General Smith. Gen. Miles. Adjutant Gen. Corbin, Gen. (ruy V. Henry and Senator Uanna. The information was discussed in all its phases. The news sent by both Gen. Shafter and Lieut. Col. Allen was received with intense satisfaction. It /as taken to indicate not only that Admiral Sampson had accomplished magnificently the task to which he had been set, but it clear ly proved that Gen. Shafter was in a much' stronger position than the war officials had been led to believe he held One of the officials who at tended the conference said, after the newB -had been officially announced, that it very materially modified the seriousness of the situation. The destruction of the fleet, which was not confirmed until a few minutes before the uews was given to the public, re moves by far the most serious obstacle to the occupation of Santiago by the American laud forces. During the almost continuous con flict of Friday and Saturday reports show that the Spanish fleet did awful execution by shelling the American troops. It is regarded as unlikely that with the fleet lying in the bay, Gen. Shafter's forces would have been able safely to occupy Santiago. After the reduction and capture of the outer defences of the city by (?en. Shafter it became necessary that Admiral Cervera's fleet bc eliminated from the equation. Its elimination was execu ted by Admiral Sampson, thus leav ing the way open for the continued advance of Shafter's troops upon the city. Details of the destruction of Cer vera's fleet have not been received, at this writing, by either the war or navy departments. Whether Sampson's ships entered the harbor and there attacked and annihilated the Spanish, squadron, or whether Cervera made a desperate dash past the sunken Merri mac to the ocean beyond, in the hope that he might be able to save at least a part of his fleet, has not been offi cially ascertained. Adjt. Gen. Corbin voiced the feel ings of everyone of the officials when he said: "I don't care how the fleet was destroyed, lt was destroyed. That is enough for me. It is great news for the Fourth of July." The fleet of Admiral Cervera was one of the finest Spain possessed. THE NEWS CONFIRMED. WASHINGTON, 1). C.. July 4, 3:15 p. m.-Secretary of the Navy Long has received the following : "Playa via Hay ti, July 4th "To the Secretary, of the Navy, 3:15 a. m. Siboney July 4.-The fleet under my command offers to the nation as a Fourth of July presen the destruction of the whole of Cer vera's fleet. "No one escaped. It attempted to escape ?t 9:30 a. m. and at 2 p. m the last vessel of it, the Cristoba Colon, was run ashore sixty miles west of Santiago harbor and had let down her colors. "The Infanta Maria Teresa, Oquando and Vizcaya were forced ashore burned and blown up within twenty miles of Santiago. The Furor and Pluton were destroyed within four miles of the port. "Oar loss is one killed and two wounded. The enemy's loss is prob ably several hundred from gun fire, explosions and drowning. We have abouA 1,300 Spanish prisoners, includ ing Admiral Cervera. The man . killed was George Ellis, chief yoeman of the Brooklyn. (Signed) . 'SAMPSON. Off Santiago, July 4.-Four of the Spanish cruisers that were bottled up in Santiago harbor and the two torpedo boat destroyers that were with them were pounded into helpless hulls by the guns of Admiral Sampson's fleet on Sunday last in a vain attempt to escape from the harbor. The vessels were beached in last efforts to save as many of the lives of their crews as possible. Admiral Cervera. on board the Cristobal Colon, headed his fleet in the attempt to get away at about 9:30 o'clock. So little were the Americans expecting the dash that the flagship New York was cruising up the coast to the east and returned only in time to see the finish of the fight and to fire, a shot or two at a torpedo boat destroyer. The Iowa, Indiana, Oregon, Massa chusetts, Texas, Brooklyn and the converted yacht Gloucester, formerly the Corsair, formed in position to give battle as soon as the Colon was sighted running past the wreck of the Merri mac and the Spanish were soon in a hurricane of shot and shell. But the Colon kept on bravely until she was about ten miles westward of Morro Castle when Admiral Cervera turned his vessel to the shore and beached her. She was blazing*in a score of places but her guns were kept at work and the white flag never showed until he was completely disabled. The Oquendo and Vizcaya were opposed to the Iowa, Texas and Indi ana and' went down to defeat with fearful swiftness, only covering about half the distance made by the Colon before their captains ran them ashore. Their crews fought with desperate bravery, but their courage was no match for the courage of our men added to their superb gunnery. The Spanish shells went wild for the most part, but the American fire was marked by merciless precision. The American vessels did not open fire at once. They waited until Cer vera's ships were out of the range of Morro's guns before giving battle. Cervera headed to the west, the Colon in thc lead followed by the Vizcaya. Oquendo and the destroyers, all firing rapidly. All thc American battleships opened fire at once. The two cruisers, both on fire, were beached not more tbau one (juarter of a mile apart. There was explosion after explosion from the beached vessels. It was at first reported that Admiral Cervera was dead, but the Spanish admiral is a prisoner of war on the auxiliary gun boat Gloucester (formerly Mr. J Pierpont Morgan's yacht Corsair) aud 1,000 to 1.500 other Spanish officers and sailors, all who escaped the fright ful destruction caused by the shells from the Americau warships, are also held as prisoners of war by the United States navy. The American victory is complete. About 800Spanish officers and mariner? are unaccounted for, most of whom are at the bottom of the Carribean sea. - C. C. Habenicht, a prominent citizen of Columbia, died on the 1st inst. There is more Cat? rrh in tbis section or thc country than all other diseases put together, and iuntl the last few rears was auppostd to bc Incur able. For a great mauy years doctors pronounced it a local disease, and prescribe local remedies, and by constantly fading to cure with local treat ment, pronounced it incurable. Selene* has prov en catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore rr qui reu constitutional treatment Hail's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio, it the only constitutional cuio on tba market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts dlr.etty on tb blood and mucous surfaces of tho system. They offer one huudrt d dollars for any case lt fails tu cure. Send for circulars and testimonial. ad di es?, F. J. CH KKK Y ? CO., Toledo, O. HSUSold by Dru^giats, 7?c. Presentment of the Grand Jury. To His Honor, W. C. Benet, Presiding Judge, June term, 1898, 8th Circuit: The Grand Jury begs to report to your Honor that it has acted upon all bills of indictment submitted to it, all of which have been imported to the Court, and that there is no other business before us demanding our further consideration. By special committee, the Grand Jury has examined "into the management of the several county offices and the report submitted to this body by that committee has been adopted by us and made a part of our presentment, to which we ask reference as such. A committee from the Anderson County Medical Association appeared before us, consisting of Drs. J. C. Harris. J. P. Duck?tt, E. C. Frierson and \V. A. Tripp, and reported to us that in accordance with a resolution of said Association di recting them so to do, they had examined the Register of practicing physicians in this county, as kept in the Clerks office, and find that the following named phy sicians are practicing without hading registered, as required by law, viz: [?Names omitted by Clerk]. It is reported to us by different mem bers of our Jury that some of the roads in different sections of the county have not been worked, and others not well worked, anti we recommend that the chairmen of the several Township Boards of Commissioners where such are re ported have same worked out as early as they can. We mention the following: 'AU roads in upper section of Hopewell township; roadf leading from Anderson by Major's & Burn's mill to Maxwell's bridge; road in Centreville township leading to Five Forks; all roads in Pendle ton township; and, further, that the bridge across Broadmouth creek, in Honea Path township, on road leading from Holiday's bridge to Honea Path needs repairing. We recommend that the County Com missioners have additional steel cages placed in the jail at the earliest day practicable, as the large number of pris oners that have been confined there makes it necessary to provide this addi tional accommodation for them. We beg to report that in accordance with the instructions given us by your Honor yesterday afternoon, we have summoned before us and examined six teen witnesses in the matter of the death of Elbert Harris, and we have been un able to elicit any testimony that would enable us to present any person or per sons as having taken part in the causes that produced his death. We heartily deplore this unfortunate occurrence, and, in this our presentment, we earnestly call upon all citizens to de sist from such violent conduct, and to assist in preventing a recurrence of such crimes, and we exhort the officers of the law to do their full duty fearlessly in protecting prisoners in their possession. We beg to conclude by thanking your Honor and all officers of the Court for continued courtesies shown us in tho discharge of, our duties. JOHN B. LEVEKETT; Foreman. REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE. Your special committee appointed to investigate the management of the sev eral county offices respectfully report as; follows: Your committee met on May 18th last and spent four days in this work, and was assisted by Jno. K. Hood, who was employed by your commi ttee, as author ized by law. We first examined the office of Judge of Probate and Special Referee. We went carefully through his cash book, and cast up the several amounts due thereon, which we ascertained to be $4,785.77. This sum was satisfactorily accounted for, the greater portion of it being on de posit in the banks of the city. We care fully tested a number of the individual accounts whicli made up the whole, and in each case we found them correct. We think the duties of this office are being intelligently and faithfully administered. We lound that this officer as Special Referee had funds in his hands that were turned over to him by his predecessors ind others are accumulating from year to year, for which there seem to be no claimants. We recommend that the Act of 1894 authorizing and directing the Clerk of ?ourt and Probate Judge to turn into the county treasury certain monies thus accumulating in their hands, be amended 30 as to authorize and direct the Special Referee to do likewise with all monies that have remained in his hands, un claimed for a period, say, of two fears, or that may hereafter so long remain unclaimed in his hands, and we :hink that in some cases the claimants night be found if there were a way pro vided for advertising for them. In the Clerk's office we carefully exam ned and tested his accounts of pensions md all other monies passing through his ninds, and we found the same, accurate y, systematically and faithfully account ed for, and we think all his duties are bo ng performed with the same care and ittention. We found the Auditor's office to be a nodel in neatness and efficiency in all its lepartments." The Sheriff's office is well adminis :ered, both as to general duties and cler cal detail; and the jail, kept by theSher l?, is clean and comfortable; and the Sheriff is showing a commendable spirit n keeping his department of our county government up to a high standard, based m an intelligent comprehension of, and aithful performance, of his duties. The great volume of clerical work em iraced in the duties of the County Super visor has been carefully systematized, ind is being performed carefully and ac curately with fidelity to the trust reposed n him by the people of the county. Your committeo recommended that, ninutes of the meetings of the Board of Jounty Commissioners should always nclude all resolutions adopted by the ioard, and not simply refer to same as laving been adopted; and, further, that ill accounts approved by the Board ihould be noted in the minutes, giving lame of person in whose favor it is, and he amount for which each account is approved. We found the Coroner's Book of In cests neatly and intelligently kept by hat official. Your committee made a careful test of lortionsof the books kept by the County dispenser, and we found them correct in very detail, so far as our limited exam nation could extend, and they seem to to kept with great accuracy and care; nd, so far as we could judge, this officer H faithfully adhering to the law in the lerformance of his exacting duties. The Superintendent of Education seems o be performing the clerical duties of his office with fidelity and along the lines prescribed by law. While your committee feels that th? system of book-keeping adopted by the County Treasurer is somewhat compli cated, we are pleased to report that the Treasurer exercises the most painstaking care in performing his duties, and is faithful to the great interests placed in his keeping. We found that Mr. Jno. A. Hayes is selling beer under what is commonly known as a beer privilege, and he stated to your committee that he does not al ways require purchasers to sign requests for same, and, further, that he had par titioned off a room on his premises tox which he allowed persons to resort for the purpose of drinking their beer. Mr. Hayes has reported to your com mittee that he has removed the partition referred to, and now forbids drinking on premises, and also that he now requires the requests tp be signed by purchasers, and your committee has visited his place of business again and finds that he has removed the partition as stated. All of which is respectfully submitted this June 30, 1808. J. B. LEVERETT, J. D. MCELROY, ?>. 0. JACKSOHV Your committee carefully audited the accounts of the building committee of the new Court House and jail, which were found correct in all particulars and the following statement, taken from the books of the County Commissioners' office, will show the receipts and expenditures for these buildings : Amount appropriated for building Court House and Jail.?. $35,000.0? Amount realized from sale of old build ings and material. 886.19 Amount realized from profit on pur chase of brick . 107-S* Total available for building purposes..535,993.99 Cost of Court House. 824,890 Cost of steam heater, 1,608 $26,498.00 Cost of Jail. ?3,908 Cost of steam heater.. 659 Cost of steel work. 2,492 6,969.00 Extra work ou buildings. 119.00 Paid architect. 1,750.00 / Paid for tearing down old C H 200.00 Paid for draying. a 11.56 35.547.5S Leaving cash on hands. .. $446.43 Add value of 2,090 pressed brick on hands 49.00 Leaving balance in hands of committee .$435.43 Your committee thus finds that the building committee has not expended on the buildings the full amount appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose hy this sum of $495.43. Your committee reports that in its judgment the building committee has exercised sound judgment and discretion in this very important labor, and that it bas secured for the county buildings that are well adapted for the purposes for which they are intended, constructed of ex cellent material and well built. Your committee was pleased to find that the building committee by careful attention to the interests of the county saved money by judicious management of their affairs in different ways, one or which, for instance, was in securing the loan provided for at 5 per cent, interest, though the Act provided for 7, if necessary, and in not/ borrowing the amount needed until tbe spring of this year, whereas their contracts were made last July, at which time they might well have felt justified in borrowing the full amount of $35,000 at 7 per cent. This saves to the county about $2,600 in interest. All final payments have not yet been made on all the different contracts, but will be done as soon as all work is li nally completed, or the heat ing apparatus has stood the test guaranteed to the committee. There is still some old material on hand which the committee thinks is worth about $100, no account of which is taken iu above statement. The said committee reported to us that it had expended 82,5(10 in purchasing steel furniture for the vaults in the various offices, and 81,80t for furniture for the auditorium and offices, and $875 for the cement walk around the Court House. , J. B. LEVERETT. J. D. MCELEOT, S. O. JACKSON. News from Old Rocky River. After PO long a time we will appear again In the dear old INTELLIGENCER. We have been working so hard this' year scrambling and tussling with the well known "General Green" til! we merely look like a skeleton, bot thank goodness when sunday comes we don't feel like it. We have been blessed this year, so (ar, with good rains, and crops are growing rapidly:; plenty co ton blooms and corn tassels to give away to lazy farmers, and you may know by tbat we are doing some bustling io this community. Mr. W. G. Moore, of this section, bad the misfortune to cut his leg some time recently' bot glad to say not serious. Some of the people of this neighbor hood are going wild, or something, ? don't know what's the matter with them, praying every day not to have any war with th? "-rusty Spaniards, and still some are frequently fussing over something that is ?jot worth talking about. S >me are scarce of water and are building houses over their springs and locking them up, ?nd others hunting law every day to get water. While the negr ?es are abusing each other and women fighting all up and down the road, and, oh! what a time we are having. A few of the youug people of this fair view attended the singing at Iva last * linday whioh was held by Profs. J. C. Milford and Eskew. They report a very nice time. Mr. aud Mrs. T. E. Hampton spent one day last week with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. GViley, of this fairview. Mr?and Mrs. W. P. A'ewine made a visit last Saturday and Sunday to rela tives neiir Lowndes ville. Mra. Eliza Gailey and Mri. Florence Gailey and h r three little boys spent the day w i t n Mrs. Jimmie Patterson last Sunday. Mr. A. T. Hall and wife and daughter, Lida, spflnt la^fc Sunday with Mr. E. Hall and family. Mr. J P Gil band and wife and their sister, Miss Sallie H-ill, visited the family of Mrs. Eliz* Gnily last. Sunday. Come again, Miss Sallie, for I beard a nice young gent say ihat he was sorry be did not see you in time. Mr. James Hall is wearing a broad smile from the top of his crown to the bot'om of his heel. No wonder. A big little boy arrived at his home last Friday night, 24th inst Mr F. M. Nixson, who has in charge the mill owned by Mr. Jim Burnes, on Wilson ('reek wishes people from afar and nes.r to bring their wheat and corn there and try him. f can say mvself that he knows bow to make the stuff and the faxtest So neighbors and stranger, give hint a trial. "Mr O'icar Andereon, from near Lown desvllle,, viaited in the Quarter this week. We nr ticed mme long time ago the ap petrenco of two charming young girls from tho Big Springe. I wonder what foe* become of them Revive up, ladies, and let's hear from you again Wei!, it* a little einging end a little crying anda little bit of love. Messrs. B C. Alewine and S. O An derson made a el most flying vi*U to An derson last Tuesday. The war is not talked balfes machas two mo-it hi ago Some critics make out they want war, but those who pretend to want war know or at least think they will not; have to when the tim? comes when we all will have to go. You will then see people hunting for hollow logs aud key holes. DITTO. - Ten men have been arrested and carried to Charleston charged with burning the post office and murdering the postmaster at Lake City.