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Local News. WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1899. Memorial Day. The Court House was tilled to over flowingilast Friday afternoon by a large audience of Anderson people who had gathered there to observe Memorial Day. Many persons came in from the country, and everybody seemed to en joy the exercises. In the absence of ' Mr. J. L. Mauldin, who was at home sick. Mr. A. P. Hubbard presided. The exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. J. Lowrie Wilson, D. D., after which a choir, composed of some of the best voices^of the city, led by Mrs. J. D. Maxwell, who presided ?t apiano loaned by the C A. Reed Music House, sang "Dixie." The programme as an nounced for the occasion was fully car ried out in the -following order: , Ad : dresses hy Mr. D. H. Russell and Col. L. El Campbell, followed by a fine selection of music from the Anderson Orchestra ; addresses by Mr. P. M. Ruff and Col. M. P.Tribble, followed by a song, "All ^uiet Along the Potomac , ' To-night," by Mrs. J. W. Quattlebaum; addresses by Col. J Ny Brown and W. gt A. Hammond, followed by an exceed ingly interesting essay from Mrs. Eliz abeth Bleekley. - The school children and the P. M.I. Cadets, accompanied by a large crowd of people, then march ed to the Churchyards and Silver Brook Cemetery and decorated the graves of the sleeping heroes, the Cadets firing a ' salute at each place. .The exercises v ali through were inspiring, and it is the general opiaiau "thatii'-was one of the most splendid celebrations of .-Memorial Day-eyer enjoyed in Anderson: Another Tragedy. :.v-, . -, . ' ?.. ? - ' .-: ..-. Last Thursdayafternoon about 1 o'clock Thornton McCullough, a negro man about 21 years of . age, was shot and instantly killed on J. J. Copeland's | Implantation, about four miles north of Belton, by either Alex.': Broom, or one of his two sons. Coroner Miller went" over thereand held an inquest, but the. J testimony was somewhat conflicting and it could not be decided which of the three did the shooting. > It seems that the negro, a worthlees character, had been ordered to stay oft'th'epremi- j ses of Mr. Broom several times, and Thursday afternoon one of the, sons, going down to the pasture in the rear . of their house, discovered the negro |3?sneaking up through the swamp, near the house, and ran back and informed his father,-who, seizing a gun, ran to the pastare, followed by his two sons, one of whom also had a gun, and found the negro trying to caf ch a horse, pre sumably with the intention of stealing * it. Mr.-Broom, knowing there w.is a ?warrant out for the same negro, decid ed to arrest him, but, upon seeing Mr. Broom and Ms boys coming, the negro ran, and' a, lively race 'followed ; but, -/ after running some distance, the negro turned on his pursuers, drawing a pis tolarid holding them at bay for some . time, but anally turningand running 'again. ;He; was pursued'a short dis tance farther, and upon reaching an open: field : was fired "lat by^some of the % party, wiih. the aboves' result. Mr. Broom anci his twoBoris have been ar rested and lodged ?? jail, i Corner Creek Riffles. Miss Pearl-Shirley, ? .beautiful and} winsome young lady from Lee County. Mississippi, is;inour midst visiting relatives. We wish hera pleasant visit . to our.Stai'e. ; Miss Ella MaTtin/of the Donalds sec tion, spent last week with her cousin here, Miss Lelia, Gassaway. . Misses Kortine and Varena Shirley, two of our pretty and fairest young* . ladies, accompaniedby their brother, Hoyt, and uncle, M* M; Shirley, atten *l dedthe closing.exercises of the. Antre ' ville school last Friday night. Harvesting time is fast approaching, and the. farmers would rejoice if the grain> crop-this* year was as good as. last. There are not any oats down this way to amount to'anything. B. F. Gassaway hasthebf.-st field of fall oats we have seen. Little Miss Elsie Young, a pretty lit tle girl from Grove, is here spending awhile with her aunt, Mrs. Bessie Shir * icy Hugh M. Bigby, of Pelzer, is at home with his parents, very sick with fever. . We trust that he will soon be all Tight again:' Our excellent township supervisor, Mr. J. M. Hanks, has the road machine under his efiicient control in our midst now, and is putting tho roads in good .condition. Cotton is doing very welt now. The besv of it jhas squares on it. Upland corn is very good. Cn last Saturday morning the sun shone bright from the deep blae sky above. Indeed, it was a lovely May morning. So about nine o'clock we left our home and wended our way to Zarline Island. This was the day an nounced for the annual picnic at Zar line. At first when we arrived, we did not think there would be many there, but, lo and behold, about ll o'clock . they began to pour in by the buggy fulls, on "bikes?' horse back and walk ing, and by 12 o'clock there was a nice crowd of gay young people and older ones present to eniov the day in social amusement. Doubtless a goodly num ber were expectine speeches from the invited speakers. But, alas, they failed to appeai on the stand. In the morn ing the crowd had the pleasure of hearing Mr. J. R. Blake, of Abbeville, and Capt. J. B. Patrick, of Anderson. Both of these distinguished gentlemen made very interesting, short speeches, which were attentively listened to, and in the afternoon the Hon. Joshua W. Ashley gave a short but forcible talk on the legislative workings, and this wound up the speaking of the day. But oh, my, the speaking had not be gan good with the young folks, for from then until the departing hour they made echoes ring from hill to hill with } ripples of laughter, which seem to fill the air with a sweet breeze of love. Surely everyone present enjoyed them selves to the fullest. May we have the privilege of going to Zarline again in thefutuire. TTRO. Corner Dots. Just at this time it looks as though Ave would have some rain, although our favored little community has not been blessed with fine rains as some other localities have. Quite a number of our citizens at tended the recent Reunion in Charles ton. All report having had a most enjoyable time and are loud in their praises over the hospitality of "historic old Charleston,"., loved "city by the sea." Dr. Ernest Watson, our popular new physician, was absent several days re cently in Columbia, standing his ex amination for State certificate before the State Medical Board. He came out all O. K. in his examinations, and is now a full pledged-M. D" ready to dose out pills, feel pulse, pull teeth, and diagnose all diseases of the heart. Mr. T. J. Baskin, of Moffattsville, recently spent a few days ?among friends in Lowndesville. Miss Annie Clinkscales, of Lowndes ville.. made a flying visit to Iva week before last., Come again, Miss Annie, and stay longer. Mrs. J. W. Teasley and her son spent spent several days in Hartwell, Ga., recently visiting friends and relatives. Mrs. H. Cr. Johnson, of Anderson, was down the first of last week visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. A.t Cook. Misses Sallie Sherard and Lois Davis, of Moffattsville, have been visiting Miss Annie Liddell, of Lowndesville. The school at Generostee, which has been so successfully taught by Miss Lois Davis, of Troy, for the past three years, closed last Friday. The highest commendations are due Miss Lois, for during her .three years among, us she has been unusually faithful and suc cessful in the school room'. The trus tees woulfl do well to secure her servi ces for another year it it were possible, but there is some doubt at this time, owing to a "previous engagement." Madam Rumor says-well, as we cannot always credit rumor, we will just wait and see. Alas, ' for the unfortunate ones ! How my heart weeps for them. The spring communions, both at Generostee and Iva, have closed. The meeting at Generostee embraced the third . Sunday, and the pastor was as sisted by Rev. R. F. Bradley, a former pastor, who preached interesting and instructive sermons. The meeting at Iva embraced the third Sunday and the services were conducted by Rev. A. L. Patterson, of Mt. Carmel. The session of Good Hope Church has elected Mr. Lem. Reid Superinten dent of Sunday School and. Mr. S. T. McCullough Assistant Superintendent. We predict that the Sunday School will, make rapid progress while under the management of these twp worthy gentlemen. ? . How sweeping and relentless is the' dread "angel of death." All classes and conditions of people, from the tiny infant OH his mother's breast to the hoary headed sire, fall victims to his merciless sway. The last death we chronicled was that of a sweet little girl, now it is that of a noble young man, who was the pride of his family and friends and the hope of his coun try. Eros. S. Hamilton is no more. He di?d on the 20th inst., after a pro tracted spell. of sickness, in Russell ville, Ark., where, for two years, he had been successfully engaged in teach ing. Our young friend wa3 the eldest child of the late Prof. William Hamil ton, so long'principal of the Moffatts ville High School. After finishing his academic course^ in above named school, under Prof. S. P. McElroy, he went to Erskine College in the fall of 1893 and graduated in 1890, taking the highest stand in his class. Though en gaged for a time in teaching, he had chosen law as his profession, and gave promise of a very brilliant career. But, alas, death, how it cuts short all earthly expectations. How sad it is to us, his school mates and friends, when we think of him as being the first one of our number to cross over the "river of death," and with what grief we part with. bira. Yet our grief is but small in comparison* to that of his dear ones at home, whose hearts are indeed over whelmed at their great loss. But they .sorrow not aa those who have no hope. lie gave abundant evidence of his readiness- for the change. For a num ber of years our friend was a consistent member of the Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church at Generostee, in the Cemetery of which his mortal re mains were laid to rest, after appro priate services conducted by Revs. W. M. Grier, D.'D., andW. L. Pressley, D. D., of Due West. DRACO. -- g --? The Governor's Appetite. Georgia's chief executive has many good qualities, and in addition to his superb robust constitution, the Gover nor also possesses what is coveted by many unfortunates-he has a good ap petite. Like any ordinary mortal, however, he once suffered from indi gestion, with all the distressing condi tions which it produces. But he has' found an unfailing remedy, however, and said recently ': "For many years my digestion was bad, but the occasional use of a bottle of S. S. S. has entirely cured me ol this malady, and I now eat with perfect impunity anything set before me." Governor Candler has also declared S. S. S. to be the finest tonic andblood purifier made. He has used it every spring for the past fifteen years. Bat few laborers are required to har vest the grain when they are equipped with labor-saving C/adles-tsucb as tar nished by Sullivan Hardware Co. Cra dles properly Bet in every respect, easily handled, and witb blade? ot* a very supe rior quality. Ballivan Hardware Co. have the largest and most complete stock of Bicycle Sun dries and Bicycle Fittings carried by any house In the State Thia department of their business receives very close and careful attention, and anything wanted in this line can always be found in stock at a price that is right. If your Piano or Organ needs tuning or repairs, it will pay you to see Mr. Jas. A. Ruddock-of The C. A. Reed Music HouBe, who will guarantee perfect satisfaction to el!. A rich harvest may be easily garnered by the use of the proper implement. Hullivan Hardware Co. can furnish Cra dles that will make the harvest season a season of rejoicing to tbe reapers. Denver Dots. We have hail some showers of rain which did the gardens and growing crops an immense amount of good. Still we have not had as much rain as we wished and think we need. But while the dry weather continues thc farmers have a good chance to get their crops clean, and in good fix for the rain, which will come bye and bye. . There is still much sickness in our community. Mr. Jim Wooten and baby, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Elrod, Mr. Q. V. Browning and others have all been quite sick, but are about well again. Mr. A. E. Browne does not seem to improve much, we regret to say. Mrs. Glasgow and daughter, of Davidson, N. C., have been visiting the family of Mr. A. B. Bowden. Mr. Waddy T. Bowden reached home Monday from Washington. His Mends are glad to see him after an absence of five months. Cadet Will Garrison came down home from Clemson last Sunday quite We hope he will soon recover. Mrs. J. R. Garrison and children, ac companied by her father-in-law, Mr. W. D. Garrison, visited relatives in Walhalla last week. Hi the bracing atmosphere of that Mountain City they hoped to recuperate from recent ill ness. . Kev. A. B. Watson visited the sick in and around Denver last week. We found him to be quite pleasant socially and an excellent pastor as well as preacher. Mount Zion Sunday School is to pic nic at Portman Shoals next Thursday. The young folks are anticipating a very pleasant day. Mr. Willie Erwin is at home again, much to the delight of his friends. Some of the young people of Denver had the pleasure of attending a lawn party at Portman Shoals last Saturday. It was given by the young men em ployed in the electric light works, under the chaperonage of Mr.^md Mrs. Busby who keep the hotel there. The young people report a most delightful time, boat-riding by moonlight and other . amusements. The young men very kindly showed them much, that was of interest about the power house, and Mrs. Busby served them with ele gant refreshments. Nothing was left undone which could make the time pass pleasantly, and as the crowd wended their way homeward they wished themselves man j' happy returns of the occasion. Ixcoc. Lowndesville Locals. The Lowndesville High School com mencement began last Saturday with a scholarly and well delivered sermon in the Presbyterian Church. The preach er, Kev. R. A. Childs, pastor of the Methodist Church of Greenwood, han dled his subject in a masterly way, putting its various phases before the congregation with clearness and force. At 8.30 p. m. he delivered another ser ' mon in the Methodist Church which strengthened the pleasant impression he made by the morning service. The commencement exercises will be con tinued Monday at 8.30 p.m., opening I with prayer by Kev. W. S. Stokes. The j principal feature of the evening will be an address by President H. S. Hartzog, of Clemson College. The exercises will be further continued Tuesday morning, beginning at 10 o'clock. On Tuesday night at 0.00 o'clock a play, "Nevada," said by those who know to be the best of the many excellent ones rendered by the Dramatic Club, will be given for the benefit of the Library. All who are interested in the welfare of the school, and who know the great educative value of good literature, { should attend these plays, and by sym I pathy and more substantial aid do all I in their power to help those who are laboring to put more good reading I matter in the hands of the pupils. We were more than delighted to wel come Mr. H. A. C. Walker, once a teacher in our school, into our midst again. He came up from Ridge Spring Saturday to attend commmencement, and expectu to remain till Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Horton came down Friday to visit their son, Mr. E. R. Horton, returning to their home at Williamston Monday. Little Miss Eloise Harper, who has been sick for some time, is now a con valescent. Mr, F. B. Harris, our depot agent, is away on a visit. During his absence Mr. W. M. McRoy will be in temporary charge of the depot. Miss Ida Hawthorne, of Latimer, who has many friends here, is visitiug Miss Nelle Moseley. Miss Rosa Bell, another young lady from Latimer, has been visiting Miss Annie Liddell. Miss Docia Brock, of Due West, is visiting her sisters, Misses Zula and Daisy Brock. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Speer, of Ander son, are visiting Dr. A. J. Speer. Mr. Andrew Speer came here Sunday and wheeled down to his fa flier's at Monterey. Mr. G. M. Moore, formerly a teacher here, but now a professor in the Car lisle Fitting School at Bamberg, were pained to hear that while playing base ball he had accidentally broken his leg. We hope to hear of his quick recovery. On Sunday afternoon the passenger train, bound for Anderson, was stopped by finding that a trestle not far above the water tank, three miles below here, was burned. It is supposed that it caught fire from the engine as it passed in the morning-. A construction gang is at work there now, and the trains will soon be running on regular sched ule time. McD. HORTON. - Mexico had 55 presidents since 1821. Of these 16 have died violent deaths. - Godas frequently and as abun dantly blesses in withholding some things as in giving others. Much time is wasted in complaining of those things we have not, rather than in thanking God for those we have. Pendleton Items. Kev. J. J. Beek was in our town last week a few days. President Hartzog, of Clemson, is to deliver a lecture at the Pendleton Graded School closing exercises, which takes place now soon. Miss Lucy McBryde, who has been for some time in Montgomery, Ala., has returned to the old home here to spend the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Heddie, and. Mrs. Mur rah passed through our town Monday on their way ,to and from Clemson. They report having a fine time. The sheriff and posse were in town Monday making some arrests of some violators of the law for some difficulty among the negroes. Rev. J. F. Singleton preached two fine sermons last Sunday. Sunday night his sermon was especially to the young. Mr. E. G. Evans and family have moved here and are located at Miss Seaborns house, near the Presbyterian church. Mr. E. G. Evans, sr., of Anderson, is visiting his son, Mr. E. G. Evans, jr., now of Pendleton. TELL TALE. When rou want a new Bicycle Saddle, an Inner Tube, a Floor Pump, Cement, or anything in the line of Bioycle Sun dries, please bear in mind that Sullivan Hardware Co. can save you money on such items. Iron King Stoves are considered the best. Buy one. Osborne & Osborne Sole Agents. P. M. I. Commencement. The commencement sermon before Patrick Military Institute will be preached on Sunday, June 11th. by Kev. J. W. Daniel, of Abbeville, S. C. On Tuesday morning, the loth, there will be orations by members of the graduating class and an address by J. Vf. Shelor, Esq., of Walhalla, S. C. On Tuesday evening there will be a joint debate between the two Literary Societies. The public generally invit ed. JOHN B. PATRICK, Sup't. Our enterprising drug men, Messrs. Evans Pharmacy, have recently fitted up from their immense stock of drugs and druggists sundries a new drug store at Pendleton, S. C., for Messrs. Evans & Day. The -bill shipped out amounted to near $1,000, and the Phar macy suffered no inconvenience what ever in the way of depleting their stock or supplying their retail trade. We wish to impress upon othear near-by druggists the fact that we have here at home a house that can accommodate them and save freight on almost any thing requirediu their line. Give them a mail order. J. E. Fredericks makes no mistake in selling you Nursery Stock to suit tbe cli mate. He represents Smith Bros., of Concord, Ga., one of the most reliable concerns now growing trees, especially to suit this latitude. Hold your orders for me or drop me a card at Seneca, S. C., and I will come to you. Standard Varie ties 12V cts. Every tree guaranteed. I can do you good, if you will see me. Fifteen years exp?rience. J. "E. Fredericks, Agent. Leading in the Pathway of Progress, OUR success is due to the many Genuine Bargains we are constantly giving to the people of Anderson and surrounding country. At no place in the city :au you secure as Low Prices for good- Goods as at our Store. Our regular prices are genuine Bargains compared with the high prices of others. Every day of the week our Store is crowded with buyers who appreciate a Bargain whea they see it. Whilst other Stores are complaining of dull trade the amount of Goods we are selling is proof positive that we are the cheapest Dry Goods Store in the city. GBAKD CLEARANCE SALE. Cut Prices the order of the day. Goods must go in season. 500 yards Printed Lawns, were 5c.now 2*c 3000 yards Gimpnre Lattice Wash Goods, beautiful dark designs, were 10c...now 4?c Yard-wide Fine Percales, best quality, were 10c.now Gie 800 yards White Check Nainsook, were Gc.now 3*c White Goods, in Stripes and Checks, very best quality, were 15c.now 9c White Checked and Striped Muslin, nice quality, were 12c.now 6ic Window Curtain Scrims were Gc.now 4n Dresden Cotton Challies, fast colors, were Gc.now 35c Shirting Prints, beat quality, were 5c..now 3?c AU our Fine Printed Lawns and Organdies, while they last, were 12,15, 20c..now 0c Extra Fine French Zephyr GinghamB, yard-wide, were 20c.now 13c NOTIONS 200 Felt Window 8hades, on.rollers, were 10c.now 7c 250 Pare Linen Window Shades, with beautiful gilt decorations, were 35c.now 24c Ladies' Gauze TJndervest, nice quality, were 10c.now 4c Ladies" White Lawn Aprons, were 25c.now 10c Ladies' Extra Fine Silk Gloria Parasols, Steel Rod, were $1.00.now G9c R. & G. Corsets, best grade, were $1.00.now 75c Featherbone Corsets, were 50c..o ow 37c Pure Linen Damask Towels, fringed ends, were 15c.now Sc Silk Veiling, all colors, were 15c.now 2o One lot of fine, wide Embroidery, were 20 to 25c.now 12} Ladies' Handkerchiefs, were 5c.now lc Children's Fine Lawn Caps, were 40c.now 24c Ladies' Fine K'd Gloves, best quality, were $1.00.now 69c Ladies' Black Velvet and Jewell Belts, were 40c.now 24c Ladies' Ready-Made Department ' Ladies' Percale Shirt Waists were 50c.now 32c Ladies' Fine Percale Shirt Waists, trimmed in Insertion, were 75c.now 4Sc Ladies' White Lawn and P. K. Shirt Waists, were 75c.'..now 47c Ladies' White Duck Skirts, were 60c.now 38c Ladies' White Duck Rkirts, trimmed in Braid, were 75c.now ")4c I Ladies' White P. K. Skirts, were $1.00. .now 72c I Ladies' Crash 8kirts, were T>0c.?ow 2Gc Special Sale of Ladies' Slippers. Ladies' Imitation Kid Oxfords, all sizes. Coin Toe.only 4<to Ladies' Dongola Oxfords, all solid leather, were $1.00.now 75c Ladies' Genuine Dongola Oxfords, every nair guaranteed, were 91.25.now 98c n Ladies' Tan Oxfords, solid leather, were $1 25.now 95c Ladies' Patent Vamp One Strap Sandals, all sizes, were ?1.00.now 75c Ladies' Brown Vici Kid Sandals, all solid, were $1.00.now 75c Ladies' Extra Fine Black or Tan Oxfords, Vesting Top, were $2.00.now 1 59 Children's Black or Tan Sandal?, 1 to 5.for only l$o Clothing and Gents' Furnishings. I 50 Boya' Knee Suits, made of all Wool Casaimere, were $1 50.now 93c 200 pairs Boys' Knee Pants, were 25c.now 17c 500 Gentlemen's Laundered Percale Shirts, with two separate Collars, for only... 48c 400 Gentlemen's Gauze Undervesta, in all colors and stripes.at only 24c Gentlemen's Golf Bicycle Hose, were 50c.now 25c Yours truly, LESSER & CO., , UNDER MASONIC TEMPLK. Every Tuesday is our Special Bargain Day. Positively no Goods charged to any one-cur terms are strictly cash. GRAIN SAVED IS MONEY 31 ADE. TO save the most Grain with the least effort one must have a CRADLE that is properly set-one that eau be easily handled, and one with a Blade that is perfectly tempered. THE GENUINE COUNTS IS WITHOUT A PEER Hand-made throughout, with seven hand-cut, properly curved Fingers, and a Blade whose edge nothing can turn. There are other so-called hand-made ? Cradles, but beware of spurious imitations. The Genuine Counts can be dis tinguished by its seven Fingers and its matchless quality. We also have the old reliable Josh Berry 14-Finger Cradles. Knowing, that the Blades regularly famished on the Josh Berry Cradles were not of that high quality which it is always our aim to furnish our cus tomers, we have, by a special effort, succeeded in securing Blades of the very highest quality manufactured. These high quality Blades, properly set. will be fitted to our Josh Berry Cradles at no extra charge. The modest price of $2.50 places the Josh Berry within the reach of all. SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO. t?o WE ARE READY FOR YOU WITH WE want to make things hustle during the Summer months. We expect to make some prices that will cause our friends to come to see us. That's half the battle-to get the people to look. When they begin to look and give us an honest investigation we seldom miss the sale. Will make some Special offerings in Silks. Wash Goods at from 2 l-2c. to the finest Organdie. A lot of White Organdie at a great bargain. flor Milliner 7 Will show you some of the prettiest HATS we have ever had at this season. The Hats are pleasing and so are the prices. GOOD LINE RIBBON For Sashes, Belts, Neck and Hair and Bress Trimming^ Some special lots at Cut Prices. . \ / Summer Shoes For Men, Women and Children Gents' Furnishin Stock Kept right up-New Things being added almost every week. You want the Goods. We want the Business. See? Good, dependable Goods and full value for your money in every transaction is what we always try to give. Some special inducements on Clothing-odd lots that wiE go CHEAP. WE GIVE TRADING STAMPS. Yours very truly, .F.J Jj Wholesale and Retail Dealers in DRY GOODS, SHOES AND MILLINERY.