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CLINKSCAEBS & LANGSTON. ANDERSON, S. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1898. VOLUME XXXIV--NO. WEATHER If propriety forbids going about in shirt sleeves, remem ber the next best thing to no Coat at all is an unliued one. TJnlined, 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. Complete Suits At $9.00, $10.00, $11.00 and $12.00. ALPACA COATS from $1.00 up?Cut price. -v We had made about six dozen Colored Shirts of Madras Cloth. Bright, attractive colors, sizes 14 to 16 1-2, price 95c. But usage said they were too 'loud," too "flashy," and usage doesn't seem to change her mind?we still have the Shirts. To-day we mark them 69c. Remember?SPOT CASH. Ko Goods charged, and your money back if you want it. . Evans & Co, THE SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. War, War, War! We are at war with HIGH PRICES AND CHEAP STUfrF, -AJVX> OUR PRICES AND QUALITY WILL WIN ! [EPAffl SB?P ?S CCMPLEH. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Renting Our Specialty. CALL AND SEE TT*a. W. O. SIMPSON & CO WON'T RlfB OFF. WaU 9ip$r Is If BsaBlttiT. Kalsomine 5s tem porary rots, rubs Scales. ?L?B?STiHi S?sSsSS? forais a pare and perauawtfifc costing and does^ cotrcqutrotobotakenof?tofonewlromtimo^ to time. Is a dry powde?. The latest make] beinf? adapted to mis, ready for Use. with' A Can bo eaa?y brushed on by any ( one. Mado In white and twelve fashionable, tints. A LAB ASTON! B la adapted to a! Jstyles' of pSalu and relief decora*!*!?. SSKTQUB FAIST DEALER FOB CARD OF TiKTS. for ?a?e la yoar town* writ* as tor bubo of - GRAND RAPIB9. MtOH, ALL C0108S KEPT IK STOCK BY The Latest Developments in the War Between United States and Spain* Heavy Fighting Hag Begun at San tiago. Washington, July 2.?The war department has received the following from tien. Shafter, dated Sibony: "Had a very heavy engagement to day which,; lasted from 8 a. m. till sundown. We have carried their earthworks and uro now in possessi?n of them. There is now about three quarters of a mile of open between my lines and the city. By moruiug the troops will be eutreuched and con siderable argumentation of forces will be there. Gen..Lawton's division and (Jen. Bate's brigade have been eugaged all day iu carrying El Caney, which was accomplished at 4 p. m. Will be in line and in freut of Santiago during the night. I regret to say that our casulties will be about 400. Of these not many killed. "Shaftek." 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 evening. 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 hotly eugaged. Playa del Este, Provence of Santi ago de Cuba, July 1.--11:20 a. m.?A general assault on 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 fleet. 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 11 o'clock. Nine wounded Cuban soldiers have been brought in. At Gen. Shafter's Headquarters, Friday, July 1, 4 p. m., by the asso ciated Press Dispatch Boat Cynthia to Port Antonio, July 2, Bp. m., via Kingston, July 2, 11:30 p. in.?Gen. Shafter'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 oity. The victory was won at heavy cost of killed and wounded. It is impossible to estimate the loss at this writing, but it probably approaches 500. In some cases every officer in the company was lost. The Spanish loss must have been heavy. The Spaniards opposing Gen. Lawton's division lost, in killed, wounded or taken prisoners, 2,000 men, and ihe loss on the centre and left must be double that number. Most of our troops took position during the night, although General Bate? a reserve did not come up until morning. Gen. Lawtoua division on the extreme right, supported by Capt. Caperon'u battery. Gen. Kent's divi biou in the centre and Gen. Wheeler's on the left, supported by Capt Grime's battery, planted ou a hill, furmed a line, beyond which Santiago lies, a distanco of fully five miles. Immediately in front of Gen. Law ton was Caney, surrounded by block houses and entrenohments, aud against it were the operations directed. Be yond the San Juan Kiver, 2.000 yards before the centre aud left, lay a line of entrenchmeuts a mile west of the oity. These two di vi Mo us wero cov ered by a heavy tangled undergrowth between the San Juan and the Rio Guama. On the extreme left, on the height beyond Capt. Grime's battery, behind, which, in the shelter of an olo sugar house, where the rear cavalry division was massed, were Gen. Dufiicldis {Michigan volunteers, who moved out at daylight over the line of railroad from S money. The Americans had the advantage of the sun in the u?Or?ing, which shone direotly in the enemy's faces. , The engagement opened when the fleet, lying outside the entrance to the harbor, began dropping ahells into the lower end of the Spanish earthworks. Headquarters in the Field, outside Santiago de Cuba, J uVv 2. via Guan tanamo.?The American army drove the Spaniards baok at every point in an all-day engagement yesterday. .Caney will be taken with two thousand prisoners. It is now surrounded. Our loss is probably close to a thousand. Total proportion killed is very Urge about 25 per cent. On part of the line the Xfiierioan forces Blept on captured- ground ? and will renew tho fight*at aunriee. A hot day is expected. sv The 6th cavalry captured the first Spanieh flag. Capt. Parkhursfc's bat tery last night commanded the east side of Santiago from a hill.' The eastern Hoe of defence is practically wrecked. The fighting ye&lerday was steady, though the Americaus were embarrassed by the heavy brctth. The i. Spaniards made a brave but spasmodic defence. Mach of the Spanish firing was by volleys, while ours was mostly single, each bullet being aimed at a special target. It is impossible to estimate the Spanish loss. New York, July ?.?A copyrighted dispatch totho Kvening World, dated : "In the field, two miles from Santiago, July 1," and cabled from l'luya del Este, says: San Juan heights have fallen, and the way. is now Open for an advance on Morro Castle. It was a glorious victory, but very dearly purchased. The place was the stronghold of the Spanish outpost, well fortilied and valiantly defended. The position was an excellent one. San Juan Hill is steep and an artillery battery is located on it. It was also occupied by barracks and other buildings, liut the American troops stormed the heights, and Spanish, valor had to 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. in., has been successful all along the line. After driving the enemy out of El Coney the troops took possessio", 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 arc. The losses on both sides were heavy. A bursting Spanish shell almost anni hilated an entire company of our troops. CERVERA'S FLEET DESTROYED, wa8ihn?t0n. July 4?Glorious news from Cuba affords the American people just reason f ?r an enthusiastic celebration of this, the nation s natal day. Admiral Sampson has accomplished the Work which he wn- din-cted to perform when he left Key West for the southern coast of Cuba He was ordered to find and destro Cervera's fleet. Several weeks ago Commodore Schlcy located the fleet in th? bay o.' Santiago. Yesterday, after being bot tled helpless in the harbor for weekt, the fleet was destroyed. N./thing noi r remains of the Spanish squadron tyi ; fluttered and burning hulks. In addition to the splendid wo -k 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 10:80 yesterday morning he demanded the immediate surrender of the Spanish forces. At 4:30 yester day afternoon Gen. 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 j with, however, G eu. Shafter fully believes, and that the ^t&rsand Stripes '\ wiii, 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 telegvaphs: Playa del Este, July 3.?Early this morning I sept 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 Cant. 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 its 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, Seoretary Day, Secretary Long," Secretary Alger, Postmaster Geueral Smith, Gen. Miles, Adjutant Gen. Corbin, Gen, Guy V. Henry and Senator Haona. The information was discussed in all its phases. The news sent by both Gen. Shafter and Lieut. Co). Allen was received with intense satisfaction. It /as taken to indioate not only that Admiral Sampson had accomplished magnificently the task to which he had boon set, bat it clear ly proved that Gen. Shafter was id a much * stronger position- than the war officials had been led to believe he held. One of the officiala who at tended the conference said ? after the ne-? ?id been officially announced, that' it very materially modified the seriousncBa of the situation. The destruction bf the fleet, which was not confirmed until a few minutes before the news was given to the public, re* moves by far the moat serious obstacle to the occupation of Santiago by tile American land forces. During the almost continuous.con flict of Friday and Saturday reports show that the Spanish fleet did awful execution by shelling the Am?tfioan troops. It is regarded aa unlikely that with the fleet lying in the bay, Gen. Shafter's forces would have been able safely to oeenpy Santiago.. After the reduction and capture of the outer defences of the oity by Gen. Shafter it became necessary that Admiral Cervera's fleet be eliminated from the 11 ??? equation. Its elimination was execu ted by Admiral Sampson, thus leav ing the way open for the continued advance of Shafter's troops upon tho 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 tho harbor ami there attacked and annihilated the Spanish squadron, or whether Cervera made a desperate dash past the sunken Mcrri mac to the ocean beyond, in the hope that he might he able to save at least a part of his tieet, has not been offi cially ascertained. Adjt. Gen. (.'orbin voiced the feel ings of everyone of the officials when he said: "I don't care how the fleet was destroyed. It 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 .SEWS CONFIRMED. WabIII? iton, D. ('.. duly 4, il:If) p. m.?Secretary of the Navy Long has received the following : "Playa via Hayti, duly 4th. ' "To the Secretary of the Navy, 3:15 a. m. Siboney July 1.?The fleet under my command offers to the nation as a Fourth of .July present the destruction of the whole of Cer vera's fleet. "No one escaped. It attempted to ?ecape ..t **:30 a. m. and at li p. m. tho last vessel of it, the Cristobal 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 tweuty miles of Santiago. The Furor and Pluton were doBtroycd within four miles of the port. "Oar loss is one killed und two wounded. The enemy s loss is prob ably several hundred from gun fire, explosions and drowning. Wo have about 1,300 Spanish prisoners, includ ing Admiral Cervera. The man killed was George Ellis, chief yoeman of the Brooklyn. (Signed) 'Samphon.'" Off Santiago, July 4.?Four of the Spanish cruisers that were bottled up iu 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 (iBoape from the harbor. The vessels rero beached in last efforts to save as uany 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 0:30 o'clock. So little were the Americans expecting the dash that the flagship New York was oruising 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 deslroyer. The Iowa, Indiana, Oregon, Massa chusetts. Texas, Brooklyn and the cOi-vJried 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 son 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 gunB were kept t.t work and the white flag never shoved 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 distanoe 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 the lead followed by the Vizcaya. Oquondo and the destroyers, all firing rapidly. $i All the Amerioan battleships opened fire at once. 'The two cruisers, both on fire, were beached not more than one quarter of a mile apart. There was explosion after explosion from tho beached vessels. It was at first reported that Admiral Cervera was dead, but the Spanish admiral is a prisoner of war on the auxiliary funboat Gloucester (formerly Mr. J 'ierpont Morgan's yacht Corsair) and 1,000 to 1,500 other Spanish officers and sailors, all who escaped the fright ful destruction caused by the shells from the American warships, are also held as prisoners of war by the United States navy. The American victory is complete. About 800 Spanish officers and marines are unaccounted for, most of whom are at the bottom of the Carribean sea.x ? C. C. Habenioht, a prominent citizen of Columbia, died on the 1st insfc. '_ There la nj.oreCat.rrh in tbU McUon of the cou Dtry than all other dilat?tes put together, and luotl the fete* few rears ww supposed to bo incur, able. ' For s. great many yo*r? doctor* pronoanesd It a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and by cone?aml> ?vUng to care with local treat, ment, pronounced It Incurable Self no* baa prov en catarrh to be a constitutional diaeue, aod tbarofore requires constltutional treatment Hall's Catarrh Care, manufactured by v. J Cheney A Co. Toledo, Ohio, is the only conatl tut local cute on tho market. It la taken Internally in doses from 10 dropa to a teaapoonfal. It eel* dicctly on th blood and mucous surface* of the system. Tbey offer one hundred dollara for any ease it falls to cure. Send for eirealars and testimonial. Ad , dre**. F.J.CHEHEY A CO.,Toledo. O. I ?rau?old by Druggists, 75c. - Presentment of the Grand .Wiry. To Ills Honor, W. C. Benet, Presiding Judge, Juno term, 1808, Sth Circuit: The Grand Jury begs to report to your Honor that it has acted upon all bills of indietnient submitted to it, all of which have been reported to tho Court, and that there is no other business before us j demanding our further consideration. By special committee, the Grand Jury has examined into tho management of the several county offices aud the report submitted to this body by that committee has been adopted by us aud 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 I M s. .1. <'. Harris. J. 1*. lhukett, K. ('. I'rlerson and W. A. Tripp, and reported to us that in accordance with a resolution of said Association di recting them so to do, they had exauw.ed the Register of practicing physicians in this county, as kept in the Clerk's office, and lind that tin* following named phy sicians are practicing without having registered, as required by law, viz: |>Names omitted by ClerkJ. It is reported to us by different mem bers of our tlury that some of the roads in different sections of the county have not been worked, and others not well worked, and we recommend that the chairmen of tbo several Towuship Hoards of Commissioners where such are re ported have same worked out as early as thoy can. We mention the following: 'AH roads in upper section of llopowell township* road' leading from Anderson by Major's * Hum's mill to Maxwell's bridge; road in Centre, vi He township leading to Five Forks; all roads in Pendle ton township; and, further, that the bridge across Uroadmouth creek, in Ilonea Path township, on road leadiug from Holiday's bridge to llonea Path needs repairing. Wo recommend that tho County Com-1 missioners have additional steel cages placed in the jail at the earliest ?Tay practicable, as the largo number of pris oners that have been confiued there makes it necessary to provide this addi tional accommodation for them. We beg to report that in accordance with tho instructions given us by your Honor yesterday afternoon, wo havo summoned hefore us and examined six teen witnesses in the matter of the death of Elbert Harris, aud wo havo 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. Wo heartily deplore this unfortunate occurrence, and, in this our presentment, we earnestly call upon nil citizens to de sist from such violent, conduct, and to assist in preventing a recurrence of such crimes, and we exhort tho officers of tho 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 the discharge of,our duties. John B. Levehf.tt, Foreman. UEl'oht ok 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 lKth last and spent four days in this work, and was assisted by Jno. K. Hood, who was employed by your committee, as author ized by law. Wo lirst examined tho office of Judge of Probate and Special Referee. Wo went carefully through his cash book, and cast up the several amounts due thereon, which we ascertained to bo $4,785.77. This Bum was satisfactorily accounted for, the greater portion of it being on do posit in the banks of tho city. We care fully tested a number of the individual accounts which mado 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 found that this officer as Special Referee had funds in his hands that were turned over to him by his predecessors and others are accumulating from year to year, for which there seem to be no claimants. We recommend that the Act of 1804 authorizing and directing the Clerk of Court and Probate Judge to turn into the county treasury certain monies thus accumulating in their hands, be amended so 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 years, or that may hereafter so long remain unclaimed in his hands, and wo think that in some cases the claimants might be found if there were a way pro vided for advertising for them. In the Clerk's office we carefully exam ined and tested his accounts of pensions and all other monies passing through his hands, and wo found tho same, accurate ly, systematically aud faithfully account ed for, and wo think all his duties are be ing performed with tho samo care and attention. We found the Auditor's office to bo a model in neatness and efficiency in all its departments.' Tho Sheriff's oftice is well adminis tered, both as to general duties aud cler ical detail; and the jail, kept by the Sher iff, is clean and comfortable; and tho Sheriff is showing a commendable spirit in keeping his department of our county government up to a high standard, baaed on an intelligent comprehension of, and faithful performance, of his duiios. The great volume of clerical work em braced in the duties of the County Super visor has been carefully systematized, and is being performed carefully and ac curately with fidelity to the trust reposed in him by the people of the county. Your committee recommended that minutes of the meetings of the Board of County Commissioners should always include all resolutions adopted by the Board, aud not simply refer to same as having been adopted; and, further, that all accounts approved by the Board should be noted in the minutes, giving name of person in whose favor it is, and the amount for which each account is approved. We found the Coroner's Book of In quests neatly and intelligently kept by that official. Your committee made a careful test of Sirtlooaof the books kept by the County Ispenser, and we found them correct la every detail, so far as our limited exam ination could extend, and they seem to be kept with great accuracy and care; and, so far as we could judge, this officer is faithfully adhering to the law in the performance of his exacting duties. The Superintendent of Education seems to bo performing the clerical duties of his otQco with fidelity and along tho line* prescribed by law. While your committee fools that the system of book-keeping adopted by tho County Treasurer is somowhat compli cated, wo are pleased to report that the Treasurer exercises the most painstaking earn in performing his duties, and is faithful to the great interests placed ia his keeping. Wo touud that Mr. Jno. A. Hayes in selling beer under what Is commonly known as a beer privilege, and he stated tt> your committee that ho does not al I ways require pin chasers to sign requests j for same, ami, further, that he had par ! thinned off a room on Iiis premises to j which lie allowed persons to resort for the purpose of drinking their beer. Mr. Hayes lias reported to your com mittee that he has removed tho partition referred to, and now forbids drinking on premises, and also that he now requires tho requests to bo signed by purchasers, and your committee has visited his place of business again and finds that he lias removed the partition as stated. All of which is respectfully submitted this .lune .10, ISUS. .?. 1?. f.KVKItKTT, .1. I). McKt.itov, s. ( >. .1 ackson, Your committe? .?refullyaudited the account* of tile building commit toe of tlx* new Court House ami Jail, which were fourni correct in all particular*] ami tho following Platement, taken from the hooka of tho County Commissioners" oilier*, will show tho receipt*1 and expenditure s tor these huilding? : Amount appropriated fur building Court House and .luil.$;i?,000.0? Amolli.t realized from Bale of old build ings and material. RS?; p.? Amount realized from profit on pur chase of brick. . 107. Total available for huilding purposes..a'iVWI.V'J Cost of Court House S'.M.S'.IO Cost of steam heater, i.wis suii. iw.oo Cost of .tail. S'VJOK Costof Ht?am heater., iww Cost of steel work.2,4!W K.xtra work on buildings. 1'siil architect. 1'uld for tearing downoltl C II Paid for ?Iraylug. ti.'Jeill.OO 110.00 1,700.00 ??O.?O M 1.60 3o,f>47-ri? leaving cash on hands,.S4tb.4.?< Add value of 2.1KH1 pressed brick on hands 49.0? 1-caving balance in hands of committee .8495.4a Your committee thus finds that tho huilding committee lias not expended on tho building* the full amount appropriated by tho legislature for this purpose, by this sum of 84<J.r>.4a. Your committeu reports that in its judgment tho building committeu has exercised sound judgment and discretion in this very important Tabor, and that it ban secured for the county buildings that are well adapted for the purposes for which tltey are intended, eonstrueted of ex cellent material and well built. Your committee wart 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 of which, for instance, was in securing tho loan provided for at r> per cent, interest, though tho Act provided for 7, if necessary, and In not, borrowing the amount needed until the spring of this year, whereas their contracts were made last .lufy, at which time they might well havo felt justified in borrowing the full amount of S.i.1,000 at 7 per cent. This saves to tho county about S'J.tiih) In interest. All final payments havo not yet been inado on all the ?ilit?rent contracts, but will be dono as soon as all work is finally completed, or tho beat ing apparatus lias stood tho lest guaranteed to tho committee. There is still some old material on hand which tho committee thinks is worth about 8100, no account of which is taken in above statement. The said committee reported to us that it had expended S^WJO in purchasing steel furniture for the vaults in the various offices, and 91,800 for furniture for tho auditorium and offices, and ?875 for the cement walk around the Court. House. J. It. LBVBRBTT. J. I). McKlkot, 8. O. Jackson. News from Old Itucky Hiver. After ao long a time wo v.'ill appear agnln In the dear old I ntiolmukncuk. We have been working so hard this year noramhiing mid lUMsIlog with the well known "General Green" till we merely look like a skeleton, but thank KoodiiesH when nuuday comes we don't feel like it. We have been blessed this year, so far, with good rains, and crops are growing rapidly; plenty co<ton blooms and corn tuHBols to give* away to lu ay far morn, and you may know by that wo are doing Home bustling in this community. Mr. W. U. Moore, of thin section, bad the misfortune*, to out his leg some time recently but glad to nay not Berloua. Home of tho people of thin neighbor hood are going wild, or nomothmg, I don't know what's the matter with tuna, praying every day not to bavo any war wltb tho -Vtisty Spaniards, and still nome are frequently iUHf.lcg over something that is uot worth talking about. S >mo are scarce of water and are building houses over tbeir nprlngs and looking them up, ?*nd other* hunting law every day to get water. While the negr ?es are nhimlng eaob other and women fighting , all up and down the road, and, oh! what ' a time we are having. A few of the young people of this falr vlew attended the singing at Iva laat -uinday which was hold by Prt>fw. J. C. Mllford and Enkew. They reporta very nice time. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Hampton spent one dav last week with Mr, and Mrs. J. J. Gi'iley, of this fairvlnw. Mr. and Mre. W. P. A'ewine made a visit last Saturday and Hunday to rela tive* near Ltowndeaville. Mrs. Eliza (lailey auJ Mrs. Florence Galley ant) h r three little boys npent tha day with Mrs. Jimmle Patterson laat Sunday. Mr. A. T. Hail and wife and danschter, Llda, Npent. last Hunday with Mr. K. Hall and family. Mr. J V Gil Hand and wife and their siitor, Mi?? Sal Mo HUH. visited the family of Mrs Eliz* OMIy lait. Hunday. Come again, Misa Saille, for I heard a nice young gent aay that ho was sorry ho did not huh you in time. Mr. James Hall is wearing a broad smile from the top of hin crown to the hot'om of his heel. No wonder. A big little boy arrived at bm home last Friday night, 24th inat Mr P. M. Nixnon, who haa in charge the mill owned by Mr. Jim Burnus, on .Wilson ('reek wished people from afar and near to bring their wheat and corn there and try hire, f can t?ay mvaelf that he known bow to make the stuff and the (attMt So neighbors and stranger, give him q trial. If r O .car Anderson, from near Lown dearllle, vlaited in the Quarter this week. We noticed some long time ago the op pea ran oe of two charming young girls from the Big Springs. I wonder what ha< become of them Revive up, ladies, and let's hear from yon again Well, Its s little singing and HUle crying and a little bit of love. Meurs. B O. Alewlne and S. O An derson made s almost flying vieil to An derson last Tuesday. The wart? not talked half as much on two months ago Some orltlos make nut tbey want war, but those who pretend to want war know or at leant think they will not have to when the tun? ootnen when we all will bave to go. You will I then see people hunting for hollow toga ; and key holen. Ditto ? Ten men have beeu urrested and carried to Charleston charged with burning tho post office and murdering the postmaster at Lake City.