Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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In order to make room for our. . . Which are daily coming in, we offer Special inducements in Winter. Dress Goods, Shoes, Overcoats, Rubber Coats, &c. We have some great bargains in these lines, and solicit your inspection. We hope to do the largest business in Of all kinds, including Guano, Acid. Farm Supplies,&c * That we have ever done before. We are prepared to supply your wants in all lines, and to our farmer friends will say we will be pleased to receive your orders, which we can fill in all departments, and will guarantee satisfaction. If we have not what you want, we will send out and get it for you. Our Mr. Osborne, Miss Helen Cater and Mrs. Ida Cray ton, our Milliner, are now in the Northern markets looking up the best and latest things in their respective departments. It .goes ^without saying that the thorough knowledge of the wants of our friends and customers possessed by the above named trio guarantees the selection of the most complete and well-bought line of Dress Goods, Notions, Millinery, &c., ever shown in this market. We have secured the services of Mrs. J. M. Duke, of Pen dleton, to take charge of our Dress-Making Department, than whom there is no better Dress-Maker, or of more artistic taste in Upper Carolina. Her superiority as an artist in her line is too well known to require that we say more in her praise than that we guarantee all of her work to be up-to date and first-class in every respect. Her pri?es will be rea sonable, and we pay no commissions in this department. We shall put forth our best efforts during the coming season to give our friends the best and latest style Goods at reasonable prices and the most courteous attention. There is no sentiment in this, there is no friendship in this, there is no kinship in this, but solid business ; and if you wish to get the best value for your money come around and in spect our ?Goods. Exercise your judgment and we fear no competition. Thanking you all for your past liberal patronage we cor dially invite you to make our Store your place of business. Yours truly, rowe, Osborne S Co. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Greneral Merchandise. v X DERSON, Local News, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1899. THE COTTOW MABKET. Corrected Weekly by Brown, Osborne A Co. Strict Good Mddling-G?. Good Middling-??. Strict Middling-(If. Middling-fi}. Stained Cotton-i to 5. Next Monday is Salesday. See advertisement of city bonds for sale. The early gardeners arc beginning to get restless. Mr. W. R. Hubbard is confined to his home with the gripp. Be sure to sow oats as soon as you can start your ploughs. The latest forms of liens and mort gages can be secured at this office. Col. J. W. Norris is seriously ill at his home, six miles south ot! the city. Mr. F. M. Butler has gone to Macon, Ga., where he will engage in business. During the past week this section has had a few days of Spring-like weather. Mrs. C. F. Jones is in Greenville visiting her sister, Mrs. James A. Hoyt. Col. Jas. li. Tillman, pf thc Edge field Bar. is in the city on professional business. New goods are arriving at C. F. Jones Sc Co's, store. Read their new advertisement. A grand shoe and clothing sale is now on at the Alliance Store. See new advertisement. In their new advertisement B. 0. Evans & Co. quote some low prices. Read it carefully. Col. L. W. Perrin, one of Abbeville^ popular lawyers, spent a few days in the city the past week. Mr. R. C. Brownlee, of Due West, was in thc city last week visiting his brother, Mr. S. D. Brownlee. Messrs. E. N. Graydon and F. B. Grier, of the Greenwood Bar, were in the city last week attending Court. The school trustees of Fork Town ship will meet at Alpine on Saturday, 11th inst., to approve teachers' claims. Mr. Sol. Lesser, of Lesser & Co., has gone to Philadelphia and New York to buy a big stock of spring and summer goods. The time for paying State and Coun ty taxes expired yesterday. There are very few delinquents in Anderson County. By mutual agreement thc Banks of the city now close at 2 o'clock p. m. Bear this in mind and govern yourself accordingly. Lesser & Co. announce a great re duction in prices in all departments, as will be seen by reading their new ad vertisement. Miss Helen Breazeale and Miss Inez Campbell, two of Belton's most popu lar young ladies, visited friends in the city last week. If you" contemplate purchasing a stove you should read carefully the new advertisement of J. T. Burriss in another column. Married, in this city, on Monday af ternoon, February 27,1800, by Rev. S. B. Harper, Mr. Charlie Lewis and Miss Amelia Craft, both of Anderson Coun ty. Mr. L. E. Norryce, who has been en gaged as a clerk in thc Engrossing De partment during the session of the Legislature, reached homo last Satur day. lion. B. F. Cray ton attended a meet ing of thc Executive Committee ot the. South Carolina ? Agricultural and Me chanical Society in Columbia lasr week. Mr. Ben. Kant, who has so long and faithfully served as chief clerk in the Anderson I'ostofiiee, retired this morn ing, and is succeeded by Mr. Guy Bucker. Mr. W. R. Osborne, Mrs. Ida Cray ton and Miss Helen Cater are now in the Northern markets buying the Spring stock of goods for Messrs. Brown; Os borne &.. Co. The Austin Grocery Company at Pel/.er has been chartered by the Sec retary of State. D. L. Donald is pres ident, and .lohn A. Austin secretary and treasurer. Mr. .Janies E. Barton has purchased from Mr. Ab. Kay thc lot at the corner of Mc Du Hiv and Calhoun streets, and will soon erect a commodious dwelling house thereon. Married, on Thursday, February ll?, IN!)!?, al the home ot' Miss Essie Clink scat es, by Kev. X. G. Wright, Mr. M. N. Mitchell ami Miss Dicey L. Tucker, both of Anderson County. Our young friend, C. M. McClure, ol' this County, left yesterday for Pough keepsie, X. V., where lie will spendfhe next few mont hs attending thc noted lousiness College of that city. Mrs. S. Weekley went to Washing ton. I). C., last week to attend tin an nual meeting of the Daughters ol'thc American Revolution. She represents Cnteecliec Chapter (d' this eily. The Knights ol' Pythias hold their regular meeting to-morrow evening al s o'clock. There are several candi dates for (hi' second ami third ranks, and all Hie members are nrueil lo attend. Al :i meeting of the. City Council last Friday uiglil the time lor paying I he li rsl installment ol'Hie eily taxers was extended until I he |.'?t h inst., when the hooks will positively close. The second installment can lie paid any lime prior to 1st ol' iiexI Seplemlier. The eily treasurer is in his oilier ;ii (he City I hill from '.i a. m. to -1 p. m. \ A small out-house on Mr. J. ii. 1 ningham'* place, in this city, was stroyed hy lire last Friday mon about daylight. It contained a fifty bushels of corn, lt is not kn how the fire originated. Kid Ware, a negro tenant on J Josh. W. Ashley's plantation, in Hi Path Township, had his arm toi pieces in a gin a few days ago. arm was amputated, and the neg: doing as well as possible. Sherill'Green was forced to take bed a few days ago on account of ; vere attack of the grippe. We jon many friends in wishing him a spe recovery. Deputy Rose is discharj? the Sheriffs duties in Court. No satisfactory reports have b made as to the result of the freeze small grain. Some of the farmers lie ve that the oats are killed in m places and that -wheat has been c siderably thinned on certain soils. The Clemson College Cadets sn last Friday at Rock Hill visiting Winthrop industrial College. Ca Nevie Newell, of the Patrick M ?lit institute, accompanied the Clem boys, and reports a most enjoy able t: Mr. C. C. Vaughn, of Moseley, S. Avas in the city Saturday, buying got and shaking hands with his frien He is a worthy representative of 1 derson County and he was a welco visitor to our oilier.- Elberton [li Star Miss Kate Cornish has been appoi ed by the Timrod .Memorial Assoc tion to solicit subscribers for copies the new edition of Timrod's Poei This is a valuable book and will doubt meet with ready sale throughr the State. Hom F. \\. Hodges, one of the old? and most influential citizens of Ha well, Ga., died athis home in that tm last Friday, after an illness of seve; months. He has many old friends this section who will regret to hear his death. The Robert E. Lee Chapter of t Daughters of the Confederacy w meet next Monday afternoon at o'clock, at the residence of Mrs. W. '. Frierson. A matter of importance is be brought before this meeting, and ; members are urged to attend. We have reeeived a copy of Beesley Guide to St. Michael's Church Charleston. The book contains a nra ber of illustrations and much inter?s ing and historical matter. I t is w< worth the price, 50 cents, postage pr paid. If you want a copy addre Chas. X. Beesley, :J7 George strei Charleston, S. C. ( ?ur young friend and former town man, Mr. J. Augustus Sullivan, is no in New York, where he has accepted position as a reporter for the New Yoi Daily Neus, the leading afternoc paper of that city. Mr. Sullivan is bright, energetic young man, and -\\ predict for him a successful career i New York journalism. Mrs. J. A. Brock spent hist week i Washington, attending flu* Eight Continental Congress of the Nations Society of the Daughters of the Amei I ican Revolution. The Daughters wei the recipients of many social distin< tions, a brilliant reception tendere I them by President and Mrs. McKinle being one of the most notable events c the week. Mr. W. A. Hendricks has resigue j his position with the C. A. Reed Musi ! House, and left last Friday for Indiana polis, Indiana, where he will ?retinal ried to a popular young lady of tha city. He will engage in business i that city. Mr. Hendricks is an exeel lent young man, and made man; friends in Anderson, who regret to se him leave here. The arrangement for a magistrate a Piedmont for next year is as follows Greenville and Anderson Counties wi! divide the expense of maintaining thi officer, also th?' constable. Thc salar; of each will be Sl*>0.(H>. J. C. .Mitchell of Piedmont, who has lilied tin* posi tion so acceptably for the past year was recommended by both the Ander son and Greenville delegation to th? L?gislature for the place.-J'ierimon Sun. An IS-months-old child ot' a negri woman was burned to death at Pelze; last. Saturday. The woman lived in ; .small house, in Superintendent Guy'; yard at Pelzer. She went away, leav ing the child locked in. Nobody know; how the fire started. Tin* first seen ot it the dames were brea king through flu roof. When thc door was broken ii the child was found dead, its bod\ partly consumed. Mr. A. N. Hays died at his home in Clinton, S. C., on Tuesday, -1st ult., after a short illness with pneumonia. A wife ami Ihre?' children survive him. The deceased was thc second son ol Hie late Weston Hays, ol' this Count}', For several years he had been mer chandising at Greenwood, and recent ly moved to Clinton, where lie had opened a store. Ile has many friends in Andersen County who will regret tn hear ol' Iiis death. Mr. Lee C. Holleiiiaii has bron elect ed book-keeper, (a lucrative and re sponsible position.1) of thc new banlc at Anderson, which will be ready for business before long. Ile is a son of Mr. ,1. W. Ilolleinan. of Walhalla, and has been employed in one ol' the lead ing mercantile establishments in An derson for several years. His many friends in Walhalla and throughout Hie County will bc glad lo learn of his promol ion.- (hw nw \ rn:s The Soul hern Passenger Association has just issued a circular aut horizing rales in (he Confederate Veterans" Ke nnion at Charleston on thr dates May in-The rate named is I renl a mile ?ll each direction. Tickets will lie on sale lunn points within a hinnlieil milo of Cha Heston May il; UK 11 ami P.'. good lo return nniil May, I : j. I!e yntul a liuiidrrd miles, whirli aU'rels Anderson, they will only he sohl I\ S, !) ?ind 10, but good to return ir May 21. Messrs. Brown, Osborne & Co. Ji? secured thc services of Miss He Cater, Avho has long been identii with the trade ot* this city. We c< grat?late them on this good busin' stroke. Miss Helen's superiority a saleslady is well known, and now tl she will have full charge of the dr goods department of this firm, 1 greater success is assured. She is n in the Northern markets buying 1 Spring stock, andiiopes to greet 1 many customers and friends on her i turn. The Directors of the People's Ba met a few days ago and elected t following officers : President, J. Fretwell ; vice-President, F. G. Brow Cashier, ll. M. Burriss; Assistant Cas ier, John X. Bleeklcy; Book-keep< I Lee G. Holleman. The Bank h ! opened and is doing business at t office of J. J. Fretwell. The contra for the erection of a three-story bud ingv ")0x!)0 feet, will be let in a few da and the work will be pushed as rapid as possible. The building will be 1 cated on East Benson street, near t southeast corner of the Court Hon Square. Anderson County lias lost one of i best and most valued citizens in t] death of Capt. James W. Pome, whi< occurred at his home in Belton a fe days ago. He was one of nature's n bl cinch, true to Iiis principles and ui selfish in his conduct; circumspect ai trustworthy in every relation of lit while his deeds of kindness arc eve lasting memorials of a generous natur He was a most useful citizen and i one ever doubted the reality of his n ligion. He was a valiant soldier of tl Confederacy, and his record in pea< has been marked by industry, uprigh ness and faithfulness in all its obligt tions, a precious heritage to his faint and an example worthy of emulatic in every community.7-- GrecnKiUcMom iaowcr. The Westminster correspondent ? the Oeonee Xcirs says : "The weddin of Miss Myrtie Hiott to Mr. John Te: rell of Lockhart, S. C., occurred la? Wednesday at high noon at the hon of the bride's father, Rev. D. W. Hiot at Townville. They came immediate! to Westminster to the home of th groom's father, Mr. M. A. Terrell. O Thursday Mrs. W. L. Englaud gav them an elegant dinner and Frida morning they left for Lockhart the: future home. Miss Hiott made mau friends during her residence here an possesses all those graces ot mind an heart which constitutes the real lad] Mr. Terrell is well known in this hi boyhood home. Many friends exton congratulations and wish for thei much joy, happiness and prosperity.'' Cashmeres and light-weight cloths says .??arjH'fii Batar, will be in styl this Spring, and also during the Sum mer. Some of the newest of thes materials are charming in texture am color. Gray, which has been so fash ionable all Winter, will be in favo again, there being many difieren shades to choose from. White, too, i to be quite the rage. There are al ready a number of charming whit? gowns being made up in both cashnien and cloth. One, very attractive, ii made with coat and skirt trimmed witl applique of cut-work. The coat is t< be worn over a white chiffon waist One of the newest ideas is to have thes? cloth suits in white or very light gray with the chiffon waists to be worn un derneath. Of course this is only tin revival of au old fashion, but the effec is so charming it is wort whileh reviv ing it. In Merion the March number of fiar jar's Mat/aciah is especially rich. Bran der Matthews contributes a character istic short story. "On the Steps of tin City Hall." illustrated by W. T. Slued 1er. Under thc title "Without tin Courts." Sarah Barnwell Elliot con trio lites a vivid picture of a critical phas< of Southern life not unlike that whicl she portrayed in her noted story, "Ai Incident." "The Bented House," bj ( (clave Thanet , is an extremely interest ing psychological story of an aitogethei original style. Another short story thal deserves attention is "The Way of tin Cross,*' by Stephen Bonsai. "The Span o' Life," hy William .McLennan ami J. X. Mcilwraith is concluded in this number, and will shortly be issued in book form. "Their Silver Wedding Journey." by W. I). Howells, is con tinued, and it is appropriately illus strafed by W. T. Smedley; Beats the Klondike. .Mr. A C Thomas, of Marysville, Tex., has foucd a more valuable discovery than bas yet been niaue in the Klondike. For years he -uttered untold agony from con sumption, accompanied bv hemorrhages; and was absolutely cured by Dr. King's New Discoverv for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. J Fe declares that sold is ot lutin value iu comparison with this mar velous cure; would have it, even ?fit cost ii hundred dollars a bottle Asthma, lir.iuci iii? and all throat and lung affect inns are positively cured by Dr. King's New Discovery tor Consumption. Trial bottles free at Hill-Orr Drug Co. Regular size ?O cts. and $1.00 Guarauteed to cure or price refunded. Strayed ! From my barn, at Th reo-M i le-Branch, One Red a?u ly Cow. When last seen had on rope halter. Will appreciate any in formation. .1. .1. F a KT wi: i, I.. FOR SA LE-.'MID bushels of Peas, at 7;H\ , t. o. b. F. B. HORTON, Lowndes ville, S. C. Wanted. Flans and Specifications for Hank Building, ."osuu feet, three stories high, plans must ho submitted on or by March .I. IS?.?!?. Kesprvo right to reject any and all oilers. Jos. .1. FUKTWKI.I.. F. il. ItlMWX .1. ti; M \STI:I:S u Committee; Just rei ni red it car ol Florence Wagon*. .1. S. Kow I.KU. Every Vikingor.Crei-.cont Uieycle sold by Sullivan Hardware Co makes bicy cling moro popular, Kvery owner of such a wheel in au enthusiastic bicyclist. For February and March Indicates Cold, Snow. And Rain. Now be wise, save a doctor's bill and prepare for the weath er. Buy a Yon can use it next Fall. The price now will be about one half. To be straight we must close out all Winter Suits. The only way to do this successfully is to MAKE THE PRICE ABOUT ONE-HALF. "That's what we will do." Specials on Overcoats. Big lot of Top Coats, Covert Cloth, worth $6.00, now to be sold for $3.75. All others left on hand at same propor tional reduction. Winter Shoes must be sold. Price no object. The above are facts-no advertising talk. Salesmen:* Merchant Tailor : C. B. HALL, PHILIP LOSSE. A. G. MEANS. IMPORTANT NOTICE EVERYTHING IN OUK ... WINTER WEIGHT SHOES Come and look through and see if you can't find the size you want. Every pair guaranteei, Remember " WE SELL THEM FOR LESS." Yours for Reliable Shoes, COBB & CBAYTOIST, The Shoe Store People in Masonic Temple. 5@* Can't give you Trading Stamps with the above Goods. OWL BRAND GUANO. IF you want the BEST GUANO on the market, and at a very reason able price, buy OWL B^J^lfriD. These Goods ueed no words of commendation from us. More of them have been sold in Anderson than any other one brand of Guano. We also handle POWERS, GIBBS & CO'S, celebrated Fertilizers, and will make it to your interest to see us before you buy. Very truly, D. C. BROWN & BRO. P. S-One Thousand Barrels of FLOUR, bought before the advance, which we are going to sell cheap. D. C. B. & B. A FIRST-CLASS COOK Can't do first-class work with second-class materials. But you eau hold ( the girl accountable if you buy your : : : : GROCERIES FROM US ! We have the right kinds of everything and at the right prices. Where ?jual ?tics arc equal no dealer can sell for Ices than we do. We guarantee to give h?hest .?uantity at the very LOWEST TRICES. Come and see us. Wc have numerous articles in stock that will help you get up a square meal for a little money. Our Stock of Confections, Tobacco, Cigars, Etc., Arc always complete. Y.>uts to please; Free Oily Delivery. Gk F. BIGBY.