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ai a "r#fciMi*ift*?*fc |?0 all luuniaia, 0 ALL TRAVELERS, 0K TO ALL WHO NEED Trunks, Valises, rTravelingBags Of any kind we invite you to see our line. We have just received one of the nicest, best and most up-to-date line of Trunks, Valises and Bags ever shown here. pj il l tel In Style and" Finish. Bur Prices are Right, We have Trunks from 15c. .0 ). uCtl. It is Money in your Pocket to see Us be fore buying a Trunk. % We are still making it very interesting for the Public nail? ^ '? S fcnd are constantly adding cnn UI/O Pat are attractive in Style and Price. ee Us. Yours truly, k CO., Wholesale aM Retail Dealers in eriei?a,l Mer-elia>ii<iise? LOCAL NEWS. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3, 1898. Read the new advertisement ot C. F. Jones A Co. Miss Christina Frotwell la in the city visltjng relativer. We return thanks to Mr. Earle Gasaa way for a fino watermelon. Mies Luta Rewley, of Elbertoo, Ga., is in the city visiting relatives. Mr. D C. Brown has gono to the moun tains to spend a week or more. Attention is directed to the new adver tisement of the Alliance Store. Mr. John Allen Emerson, of Florida, is visiting relatives in this County. Cucumbers aro said to be used now by the girls as a complexion beautlfier. Mr. Paul E. Stephens has been con- j lined to hiB bed for several days with fevor. Mr. L. P. Smith is arranging to run an excursion to GreenwoodonThursday, 18th lust. Keep your premises clean, ( so lime freely In and around your outhouses and damp places. ' The County Alliance met last Thursday and re elected Mr. W. T. W. Harrison cotton weigher. The candidates should bear in mind that wo are ready to print their tickets for the primary election. Miss Florence Bacot and Miss Ada Jen kins, of Greenville, are in the city visiting Miss Lucia Taylor. Mr?. L. C. Mauldln and children, of Sevier County, Ark., are visiting; rela tives in this Connty. Mrs. 0. C. Commings and children, who have been visiting relatives at Bnford, Ga , have returned home. . The annual excursion from the low country to this section of the State will be run next Wednesday. Prof. Tims. C. Walton, th_e new Superin tendent of the Anderson Graded Schools, has arrived In the city. Now that fruit is so plentiful and sugar so aheap housewives should preserve and put up a quanity of fruit. Mrs. Roberta and daughter, Mies Min nie, of Ninety Six, are in the city visiting the family of Mr. L. P. Smith. Mr. J. B. McCoy has kindly remember ed us with a basket of fine 'peaches, for which we return onr best thanks. There will be service in St. Joseph's Catholic Church next Sunday at the usual hour, 11 a. m. K?v. J. U. Builds will officiate. The Southern Railway will sell you a round trip ticket from Anderson to Omaha Exposition for $51.20. Tickets good until November 15tb. Cblqnola Lodge, KnUbts of Pythias, meets to-morrow (Thursday) evening at 8.30 o'clock. All the members are urged to attend p-oraptly. AU persons interested in the graveyard at Flat Rock Church are requested to meet there Tuesday morning, August 9tb, to clean off the same. The County campaign opens to-morrow at Holland's Store. To-day is the last day for the candidates to file their pledges and pay their assessments. Mr. "Whsck" Bailey, a popular and well-known drummer through this sec tion, died at his home in Atlanta last Snnday, aged 50 years. E. F. Cochran, Esq., Assistant United State-i Distrlot Attorney, is in Greenville attending the United States Court, which convened last Monday. The First Regiment S. C. V. has been transferred from Chickamauga to Jack sonville, Fla., and are now under com mand of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. Capt. P. K. McColly, of this city, was appointed foreman of the Grand Jury of the United States District Court, which Is now in session in Greenville. The Pelzer Base Ball Team is getting up a national reputation. It visited Char lotte and Concord, N. C, last week, and defeated the clubs of both places. Gen. M. L Bonham has returned from his trip to the mountains, and is again ready to meet his clients in bis office. He will soon be in his normal health again. Two pretty little ladies of Anderson, S. C, Misses Julia and Kathleen Burns, are visiting their eister, Mrs. O. C. Brown, on West Ho well street.?Hart well (Ga) San. Tho Woman's Missionary Society of the Greenville District will convene in annual conference' In the Methndhit Church at Westminister on Friday evening, 12th ioatj The iNTELMOBNt'ER force is indebted to Mr J. F. Martin for a basket 6f peachos, the moat delicious we have eaten this year. The printers know how to appreciate Mich treats. x Mr;. Paul E. Stephens has returned home alter spending eoveral weeks in Atlanta with relatives and friends. Her sister, Mrs. J . W. Johnson, and little son, came home with her. The Secretary of State has issned a com mission to the Spsrianburg Power Com pany of Spartanbnrg. Among the ^cor porators are Messrs. William C. and Trank O Whitner of this city. Mr. Sam... 1) Harper, of the Anderson Volunteers. First Regiment 8. C. V , is pending a short fo.rlough at his home in I this County. He has recently been trans ferred to the ambulance corps, Don't put off signing the Democratic Club list or entrust it to some one else to do it for yon. but do it at onr.*; so you can vote in the approaching primary. This is the rule of the Democratic party. Mr. Wru. C. Power, Jr., after a pleasant visit to bis parent?. Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Power, returned to his home in Ch?ries ton yesterday, accompanied by his little brother, Master Walter Power. On Thursday last, while Wayne Shelor, 83n of John W. Shelor, of Togaloo, Oco nee Connty, was taking his gun from the buggy it was accidentally discharged, the load entering the yonng man's abdo men. Ho lingered several hours and then died. He was about 10 years of age and gave promise of a life of usefulness. Mr. W. P. Stevenson, en energetic J'j?tjfS "mm* " - TT ? v W . m?m mju uviiuviu suburbs of the city, la now bringing to the market some very fine cantalopes. We are indebted to him for a nice treat. Rev. W. T. Capers, who bas been apendlng short vacation in the moun tains, will return home next Saturday, and on Snndav services will be held in Grace (Episcopal) Cburob as uaual. Mr. C. M. Guess, one or Anderson's mott ?Aident and reliable contractors, has been awarded the contract for the erection of a large dwelling house in Greenville, and bus gone over there to begin tbe work. M usurp. Fred. Maxwell, Hurt McCully, Hen. Fant, Lawrence Parker and Joe Evans left yesterday for the mountaius, where tbey will spend two weeks. They are traveling: in a wagon and will camp out daring their trip. .lames, son of Mr. Jftp. Darby, died very suddenly at his home near Hones Path on Saturday, 23rd ult. lie bad been compIsiniDg for several days, and sudden ly grew woree, dying before a physician could reach his bedHido. A charter ha) been granted by tho Sao? ratary of State to the 1. J. Phillips Com pany of Pelzer. The Board of Directors are I. J. Phillips, who is also president, secretary aud treasurer ; B F. G rege, J. S. Blair, G H. Manon, P. D Wade. Mr. M. B. Richardson hm shown us a piece of a Spanish flag thut was captured from tbe Spanish Bbip, Cristobal Colon, at Santiago. It was sent to him by his son, Ensign L. C. Richardson, who is on the battleship, New York, Sampson's flagship. Mr. and Mrs. W. Gilmore Sims, of Barnwel), are spending a few days in tbe city on their way to Clemeon college, where they will spend a week or two. Mr. Sims is a son of the famous author, and is Ckrk of tho Court foi Barnwell County. Misa Laura Lander, daughter of Rev. John M. Lander, of Brazil Mirjioo Confer once, arrived at WilliamBton a few days ago. She comes to be educated atWil liamston Female College. Her father and family were well when she left Rio, on June 17th. Mr. W. B. McAdsms, of tbe Rsy section of Abbeville County, was in the eity a few days ago and gave us a pleasant call. He is thinking of moving to this city in the early fall to educate his children. We would be more than pleased to have him locate here. The Kith annual meeting of tbe GiBt Rifles, (Company D, Hampton Legion), will be held at Wllliamston, S. C, on Friday, ">th lnst, at 11 o'clock a. m. The public generally is invited, as well as all Confederate Veterans, Sons and Dangbters of Confederate Veterans. Mr John B. Neal ha* presented us with two laree and luscious watermelons, of the Bradford and White varieties, for which we retnrn many thanks. These two vsrleties are Mr. Neal's favorites and is difficult to decide which is tbe best of the two. Such treats are always tn order. A correspondent of tbe Hartwell (Ga.) Sun sayB : "Your hnmble correspondent has returned home after an extended visit to relatives and friends in Anderson, S. C. Crops are fine and well cultivated. Tho farmers of that County are progres sive, and their method of farming is op to date." Editor H. G. ?iteen, of Scmler, and Miss Elizabeth Da vail, of Cheraw, S. C, were married on Thursday, 123th ult., and left at once on a bridal trip. We extend our congratulations to Brother Osteen, and wiBh he and his lovely bride a happy and prosperous journey through life's stormy seas. i The Fire Baptized Holiness Association is now holding a series of meetings in Ibis city in a big tent, which is stretched in tbe grove of the Blue Ridge Railroad Yard. Delegates are present from Canada and nearly all tbe States. Services are held three times a day and are attended by targe crowd*. Mr. Beaty Gossett? of Pelzer, was in the oity Monday. He is now on his way to New York, and from there be will go to Qulncy, Fla., where he will engage in business. Mr. Goesett is a most excellent young man and we regret to see him leave onr County. We wish him much success in his new hoiie. A letter from Capt. J. R Anderson, Superintendent of the Blue Ridge Rail road, to some of his friends in Walballs, states that the expected operation has been successfully performed on him In Baltimore, aud that he stood it well. He expects to return to hi* poBt of tfafy in two or three weeks. The summer meeting of the Generostee Associate* Reformed Presbyterian Church will begin next Friday nisht, 5th inst. Rev. S. W. Reid, of Georgia, will conduct tbe services, and Prof. M. L. Willis, of this city, will lead the choir. Tbe friends of tho congregation are cordially invited to attend the meeting. Mr. Jf. M. McAdatiirt, who lives near First Creek Church, had a valuable mule killed by lighting last Saturday, while standing in Its stall in tbe stable. Tbe stable and a tree near by were both struck, but tbe otabio was only slightly damaged. Another mule was in an adjoining stall to the one that was killed. Rev. O. L. Martin, pastor of the First Baptist Church, who has been sick for several weeks, is able to be out again. His congregation has granted him a month's vacation, which he will spend in the mountains. During his absence his pulpit will be supplied by Rev. G. W. Gardner, of Greenwood. The Willlamston correspondent of the Greenville Newa, writing under date ot the 29th .ult., says: The Rev. W. J. Dowell, who was appointed at tbe last annual conferencept tbe Methodist Epis copal Cburob, SjfKftb, to serve as pastor on the Wllliamston circuit, has severed bis connection with the Methodist Church and yesterday evening in company with bis wife united with the Baptist denomination at Pelzer, where they were both received into fall fellowship of that church. Mr. Dowsll served a circuit in Kurator County last year and during his itinerancy in tbe Methodist Episcopal Church, South, has preached for thirteen years, which time he has been A member of .the Georgia, Florida and South Carolina Conferences." It la reported that Mm. J. D. Payne and cuii?, woo so mysteriously disappeared from their home In WlUlamaton a few weeks since, have turned up at Elberton, Ga., though J. D. Payne went therein pursuit of them a few days ago and failed to find them. It is said that they aro safe and enjoying life peacefully and quietly where they are and canuot be induced to return. SeS?ior McLaurln ha* presented to President McKinley tbe name of Capt. Ellison A. Suiyth, of Pelzer, for a place upon the Industrial e uninie.don. Cotton mills of tbe entire South aro back of Mr. Smyth, aud hla endorsements aro veiy strong. It la impossible to say what his chances are, however, as there are many applicants for the nine places at the dis posal of the President. Mrs. 8arah Prult, relict of tho Into Win. ('. I'ruit, died at her homo in Martin Township last Saturday of pHrnlysip, aged 72 'years. Her remains worn interred at Mt. Bethel Church on Sunday, the funeral tervices being conducted by her grandson, Rev. L. C Branyon. 8he was a nio.-t excellent Christlau woman, and her death is deeply mourned by a wide clrclo of fribuds and relatives. Rev. C 11 Strickland, pastor of the First liiptist Church at Jackson, Tonn., died suddenly last Wednesday night in his batb tub He had been nulloriug from rheumatism. He was a Confederate Vet eran and attended tho recent reunion in Atlanta. Mr. St rick land was a brother of R-v. Win. II. Strickland, formerly of this city, ;i',d bas a number of Irieudo hero who will reuret to hear of his death. Tho Birnwoll Sentinel sayu : "Mr. .1. B. Moore, (popular Jim) for several years manager of tho Yates Shoo Emporium at Anderson, S Chas accepted a position with hia brother, Capt. W. W. Moore, of this place He will arrive in Barnwell on or about August I. That s hearty wel come awaits our young friend in old Barn well it is superfluous to say." Mr. Moore is a most excellent young man and has made many friends in Audertnu who regret to see him leave. A Farmers' Institute will be h old at Clemson C d lege next week, beginning Monday aud continuing through tbe week. A course of lectures ou scientific and agricultural topics will be delivered by the college professors. Distinguished visitors from abroad will deliver occasional addresses. Delegates from tbe County Institutes throughout tbe State will attend, and tbe meeting will no doubt be a most interesting one. The public ia invited to attend the sessions of tbe Institute. Private B. T. Norrie, of Co. C, Fir?t Regiment S. C V., who was painfully hurt at Chickamauga three weeks ago by being pawed in tho stomach by a large hone, wqh brought home last Friday, ac companied by his mother, Mrs. Maggie Norris, aud Sergt. C. C. Acker, of Co. C, and is now at tbe home of bis uncle, Mr. Hob. GrtfliD, at Belton. His sufferings are intome and it will be several weeks y^et before he is able to walk. We hope he will coon be able to rejoin his Regi ment. The Tampa (Fla.) 'Tribune of last Satur day says: "Captain Charles T. Baker, Assistant Quartermaster in the volunteer service and hia clerks, Colonel John S. Bishop and Mr. Robert Baker, arrived in the city yesterday, and registered at the Aimer Id. Captain Baker is to havo charge of tbe supply-ship Michigan, which ar rived in port a few days ago. Colonel Bishop ia a veteran soldier, having served in the civil war, and has seen long ?orvlce in the regular army. He is a moBtaffable gentleman, and has a splendid record as an officer." If any young mau in South Carolina wants to take a nice trip on tbe Pacific Ocean at Uncle Sana's expense he had better enlist in tbe Second Regiment at once, and then he'll probably have the chance. One of tbe field officers of the Regiment said recently, according to one of our exchanges, that ho had received information from Washington, which bo considered trustworthy, that the Second South Carolina Regimen' which Is now being formed would be, as toon ns it ia completed, sent to tbe Hawaiian Islands as a part of Gen. M. C. Butler's forces. For the Information of the public we republieh the places and dates appointed by tbe County Democratic Executive Committee for the County campaign meet ings, viz: Holland's Store, Aug. 4,10 a. m. ; Iva, Aug. G, 11 a. in. ; Martin drove School Ilous9, Aug. U, 10 u. m. ; Honea Path, Auir. 11, 10 a tu. ; WilliamRfou, Aug. 13, 10 s. rn. ; Pelzer. Aug. 13, (> p. m. ; Saudy Soring*, Autr, lb, 10 a. ui. ; Ola Bethany Aug. 19. 10 a. m. ; Mount Airy, Aug. 20. 10 a.m.; Piedmont. Aug. 20, 0 p. m ; Double Nprmns, (Fork ) Aug. 2*1, 10 8. ni. ; Anderson, Aug. 20, 10 a m On to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon nt (> o'clock a meeting will be hold in tho City II ill for the purpise of organizing a bicycle club and taking steps to secure a racing track. All who feel au interest in this matter are urged to attend this meet ing. A large number of wheel* aro owned in Anderson am! we should bave a track, which could be used also tor other sport'j. It has been suggested that a stock com pany be organized and a suitable and con venient lot be purchased or leased in or near the city. Remember the meeting, and if you feel Interested in tbe project be sure to be present. Mr. W. A. Fant has given us a note that was written under date of March 6,1811, by Gen. Robert Anderson, for whom An derson County was named, to onr kins man, Patrick Norris, Esq., who was then Sheriff of old Pendleton Dictriot. In substance the note stated thr.f. a Mr. Joslah Wright had been indiuUd by a Mr. Cherry, and that Con. Anderson would sign a bond for his appearance at Court. The note has been well preserved and waa found by Mr. Fant among some old paper?. Tbe ink in which it whs written has not faded and the cbirography shows that tbe distinguished General wrote a very plain but beautiful hand. Discovered by a Woman. Another great discoverv has been made, and that too, by a lady in this country. "Disease fastened its clutches upon her and for seven years she withstood Its severest tests, but bur vital organs were undermined and death seemod imminent. For three months she oooghed incessant I v, and could not s'eep 8he finally, discover ed a way to recovery, by purchasing ol' us a bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, and was so much relieved on taking first dose, that she slept all night; and with two bottles, has been ab solutely cured. Her name ia Mrs. Luther Lutz" Thus writes W. C. Hamnlck & Co., of 8belby, N. O. Trial bottles free at Hill-O/r : Drug Co. Regular size 50o and f 100. Every bottle guaranteed. We are Prepared to Meet the Springtime Demands ! Our Clothing, Furnishings, Hats and Shoes . . . . Are as the standard of Spring 1898 dictates. Modern Ideas, New Kinks, a touch hero 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. YOUR 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. HALL & MILFORD East Side Public Square. FURMAN UNIVERSITY, Greenville, S. C. Thorough courses leading to tho decrees of B. Lit., B. 8., B. A. and M. A. The Faculty has been enlarged. K-penial aUention to English, Elocution and Peda gogics. New courses in Btolony. Historv. Latin, Modern Languages end PhyBios. A new Graduate Department. Eaily application fur rooms in the Mess Halls should be made to Prof. B. E. (JEER, Secretary of the Faculty, Cat?u*r'H Head, 8. C. Address A. P. MONTAGUE, Greenville, ?. C. WOFFORD COLLEGE anfd.t^8ohool. J?S. H. CARLISLE, LL. D., President. Wofford College Illustrated?A work of Art, forwarded to any one. WofFord College Catalogue?Gives lull information in regard to the College and Fitting School. Forty-fifth year begins Sept. 2!), 1808. For Cntalogue or Woflbrd Co lege Illustrated, address J. A. GAME WELL, Secretary, Spartanburg, S. C. HOT WEATHER GOODS I We have on hand a big lot of Goods for hot weather. Call and see our Bath Tubs, Sprinklers, Ice Cream Freezers, Ice Cream Saucers, Flower Pots, Water Coolers, Etc, We are ready to do your ROOFING, in Tin, Iron or Slate?your TIN WORK and your PLUMBING. Satisfaction guaranteed. OSBORNE & CL1NKSCALES, ? 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