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ILL KINDS AND SIZES. TRW > SPECIALTY. DO Y OU E TRAVELING ? io you need a Trunk or any traveling requisites ? If you do we are weil prepared to supply, your wants. Je will sell you Trunks that will stand the baggage-smash rs test as reasonably priced as the ordinary kinds usually re elsewhere. Then we have GLADSTONE BAGS, CABIN HESS SUIT CASES, Club Bags, Tourist Bags, Telescope Gases, &c, great numbers. ALL NEW STOCK. JUST ARRIVED. No Old Stock or Back Numbers, All New and Fresb. The Newest Styles and materials, Canvas Covered, Brass Locks mi Leather Straps, &c. OUR I ROLLER TRAY TRUNKS ^ THE BEST, ?- Ano1 will not get out of order. I To buy one of this style is a guarantee that yon will get e most convenient and the most substantial Trunk made. See us before yon buy, {?or Prices are Reasonable and Goods Durable. Yours taralye Wludesalea??Retail Dealers in 101 Local News, WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1899. ?mi m i , i L__ _j,_i!ilL-1 Mr. John W. Todd, of Seneca, spent last Saturday in the city. The price of ice has been reduced considerably in Anderson. Mr. W. M. Wilcox, of Elberton, (ia., spent yesterday in the city. Country produce meets with prompt sale at good prices in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Laughlin visited friends in Walhalla last week. The "Glorious Fourth'' passed off very quietly in Anderson yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Mauldiu ure spending a fewT days at Williamston. C. F. Jones & Co's, new advertise ment will interest you. Read it care fully. Miss Leila White went to Picken* last week to spend a few days with friends. The gossipers say that several wed dings will occur in Anderson in the early fall. There has been less thuuder and lightning than usual in this section this year up to date. In their new advertisement ll. ?. Evans & Co. announce a big reduction in prices on hats. Our young friend. Tom. Maxwell, of Greenville, spent Sunday in the city visiting relatives. The Court of General Sessions for Oconee County will convene at Wal halla next Monday. Miss Minnie Payne has gone to Spar tanburgto visit the family of lier un cle, Mr. M. Iieldraan. This is the season of the year when a man declares that no weather can ever come too cold for him. Miss Lillian Murrah has gone to Basic City, Va., and Northfield, Mass., to spend a few weeks. The Pclzer .ind Piedmont cotton mills have each declared a semi-annual dividend of .1 per cent. Mrs. R. W. Shand, of Columbia, is in the city visiting the family of ncr brother, Gen. M. L. Bonham. Our young friend, Wi F. Fanner, of this County, is one of the nine gradu ates from the Citadel this year. It is rumored that Anderson County will have a candidate for Governor in the primary election next year. Last Monday was a very quiet Salts day. There were no public sales aud very few people came to the city. Mrs. Pan* Stephens, accompanied by I by her little son, Sloan, is visiting rela tives in her old home, Atlanta, Ga. Rev. C. E. Todd, of Due .West, has been speeding a few days in the city ; visiting his sister,. Mrs. J, E. Barton. The clearance sale at J. II. Weil & CO'B. establishment will continue this month. Read their new advertisement. Capt. C. A. Milford and wife, of Ab beville, have been spending a few days in the Fork visiting |the former's pa rents. If you are interested in trunks, trav elling bags, acc., read the advertise ment of Brown, Osborne & Co. in this issue. Miss Roy A. Nance, who has been attending a Normal Institute at Bloomsburg, Pa,, returned home yes terday. There is some 'complaint in this County of covn borer, an insect i Very destructive to corn crops in some sections. Mrs. W. W. Robinson, who has been visiting her parents at Ridgeway for several weeks past, returned home Inst Saturday. In the recent examination of teachers for the public schools only eight of the fifty-five applicants have been awarded certificates. Miss Vesta Fortson aud Miss Luta Bewley, of Elberton, Ga., are in the city visiting the latter's aunt, Mrs. C. S. Sullivan. Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Maxwell, accom panied by their youngest son, Sloan, have gone to Cashier's Valley to spend a few weeks. Mr. J. Boyce Burriss, of the Farmers* and Merchants' Bank, left the city last Monday to spend a short vacation at Highlands, N. C. Missed* Maude Payne and Louise Mur ' phy attended- the Woman's; Foreign I Missionary Conference, which met nt MeCOlls, S. C., last week. Mr. W. L. Harbin, of Seneca, S. C., offers 200 acres of fine land near deni son College for sale. See advertise ment in another column. Messrs. A. L. M abaft ey and J. Reu ben Vandiver, who went to Cuba with the 2nd S. C. Regiment, returned to their homes in this County last Satur day. "Rat julee*' is the thing now. lt is nolohgcr "Bug juice** since Josh Ash ley, citizen and farmer? told what he saw about the dispensan,.-Carolina Spartan. Married, on Sunday, June. 25,1899, by Rev. M.. McGee, Mr. Sam'L Shirley, of Ilonea Path, and Miss Ellen Acker, daughter of Mr. Wm. Acker, of the Ton ey Creek section.. Mr. and Mrs. A. Stivcnder, of Lecs bure, Fla., arrived in the etty yester day,-and will spend a few weeks in thc County visiting the latter's parents. Capt. and Mrs. J. A. Drake. Mr. H. A. Wnlfsohn, who came here several weeks ago to assist Dr. Brough ton as musical director in his series of meetings in tho First Baptist Church, and was stricken, down with fever, is now convalescent, and will soon be able to return to his homo in Atlanta. An advertisement ol' th? Ihrcsbyte r?an College at Clinton, S. C., appears in another column. This in one ot' thc best college? in thc State, and it? tui tion rate? aro very reasonable. A meeting ot' Camp Humphreys. Sons ol' Veterans, will be held in Clerk of Court Watkins* oflice to-morrow after noon at 8 o'clock to elect delegates to the State Convention in Chester. Mr. H. M. Reeves, who has been eu gaged in building a commodious resi dence for Mr. J. P. Gossettin Williaiu stou for several mouths past, has returned to his hom?* lu this city. Mr. J. II. Anderson, six miles sont ii of the city, is now erecting ai very handsome and up-to-date residence, and he has awarded thc contract to Jno. T. Burrisa to root it with slate. On Saturday, .lune 24th, a new larc shoe for a three-year-old hoy was lost on the Abbeville road, near the south ern limits of the city. The tinder will be rewarded by leaving it. at this ellice. The Hank ol' Helton, with a capital stock of $50,000. has applied to the Secretary of State itu- a charter. The corporators arc K. A. Lewis, K. A. Smyth, D. A. Geer. \Y. K. Stringer and J. T. Rice. Mr. J. Harry Shirley, who has been the efficient postmaster at llouea Path the past two years, has resigned, hav ing been appointed postal clerk on the Atlanta and Charlotte division of the Southern Railway. Miss Louise Murphy, who has been visiting relatives in Columbia, return ed home yesterday, accompanied by her cousin, Mr. Wm. F. Farrer and Master Arthur Farrer, who will spend a few days in the city. The Singers' I nion will meet with the Sunday School at Willis Chapel next Sunday morning, lt is proposed to spend the day at the Chapel. Every body is invited to attend and brui); their dinner basket with them. Mrs. KUen Branden, wife of J.d. llramlctt, died suddenly at her home in Politer Jast Thursday of heart dis ease. She was a most excellent wo man, and leaves a husband and seven children to cherish her memory. The County Normal Institute for teachers opened in this city last Mon day, under the direction of Prof. Wal ton, of this city, and Miss Ella Thurs ton, of Columbia. Every teacher in the County should attend tho Institute. There will bea pie nie. in the large poplar glove on the plantation of J. J. Copeland, three miles north of Helton and near the home of ,1. J. Kelly, on Saturday, 22ud inst. The public is invited to attend and bring well-lilied dinner baskets. L. P. Smith &, Co. will run an excur sion to Tallulah Fulls on Thursday, July 18th, leaving Piedmont at ?.80 a. m. and Anderson ut 7.80 a. IL . This is a tine one-day trip, and those who have never been there should take advantage of this occasion to see the grand scene ry. The time for thc election in Donald'* Township on the question of uniting with Anderson County has been chang ed to the 8th of August, and the elec tion will be held at the house of D. J Burts. This is said to be positively tin last time the date of election will IM .IA rici. Miss Maggie Evans, who has beei spending several months at Hatth Creek, Mich., for the benefit of he health, bas returned home. She i warraly'Welcomcd by her many friends who are delighted to know that he heal til has been greatly benefited b; her stay in Michigan. Rev. R. H. Burris?, of Newsome, Va, having been granted a month's vaca tion by his congregation, is visiting bi old home, relatives and friends in thi County, and was a welcome visitor t our sanctum a few days ago. Mr. Bin rlssis accompanied by his wife, an their visit is a source of much pleasur to their many old friends and velativei ' Tho meetings at the West End Me tl od i?t Church, under the leadership* Rev. Thomas Leitch, will continue fe another week or ten days. Much ir torest is manifested and large congre g?tions attend each service. Nei Sunday afternoon nt 8:80 o'clock M Leitch will have a-meeting for mc only, and all men are cordially invite to attend. Cbiquola Hodge, Xo. 82, Knights < Pythias, will hold its regular convej tion to-morrow evening, and it will 1 a most important and interesting moo' ing. The sejeret work of the order wi be exemplified and other importai business will como before tho Lodg Light refreshments will be served ; the close of tho Lodge. All the mon bore are urged to attend. Married, on Thursday, June: 21?, 181 at thc home of tho bride's mother, Mi Mary E. Pruitt, by Rev. N. G. Wrigl Mr. John R. Drake and Miss Eula 3 Pruitt. A few intimad- friends ai relatives wore present, te? witness tl happy event.. Wo join tho friends tho bride and groom in extending co gratulations, and wish thom all t happiness and prosperity attainable this life. . Capt. Bill j Smith, tho oldest condu tor in the service of tho Southern Ita way? has jusfc been presented by Gc era! Passenger Agent Turk with fitting souvenir of his long and faith! service for that road in a well we {mnch wbicb Tte has need eon ti nu om hirty-five years. Captain Billy naturally very nrduel ot tho old pun which is treasured with many fond i socfations. Mr. Samuel R. Trowbridge, ol' t] city, and Miss Meta Faust, of Coln bia, were married in that city on Ju 23rd, ai tho Methodist parsonage, R< Mr. Fuller officiating. This was agreeable surprise to tho groom's ma friends in thia city. Tho happy cou] arrived in Anderson last Monday. 1 join their friends in extending ce gratulations and wish them a hap 1 tourney tbrough life. The Abbeville J'ress and Manner, in speaking of the commencement exor cises of Erskine College, says: "J. K. Hood, Ksq., of the Anderson bar, and mayor of that city, was the medal orator and right well did he perform his task. His address was full of en couragement to the society members and pleasing to all his hearers. Mr. Hood is an animated speaker J nd is always gladly heard by a Due West audience." Greenwood Index: "Fannie Eliza beth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Carpenter, died Monday night after several weeks' illness of dysentery, aged one year and nine months. The remains were interred in the city ceme tery Tuesday afternoon. The burial service at the grave was conducted by Kev. H. A. Child." Mr. Carpenter is an old Anderson boy. ami has many frieuds and relatives in this County who will regret to hear of the death ot' his little daughter. Mr. N. A. .1. Greer, of the Harkers Creek sectiou, died last Sunday after noon. and was buried at Marker's Creek, of which Church he was a de voted member, on Monday afternoon. Slr. Greer was about 80 years old and was a substantial citizen, kind and obliging neighbor and consecrated Christian. He served through thc civil war and by his death another gap is made in the rank of the "Old Confeds." He leaves eight children to mourn his loss.-Hanea Path Ch nm lele. tien. Delaware Kemper, consul to Arney, China, under the first ('loveland administration, died at his home in Alexandrin, Va., last Friday. Gen. Kemper was a distinguished soldier of the Confederate army during tho civil war. He was wounded in the second battle Ol' Mannssas and subsequently was in command of the Confederate forces at Charleston. In 1881? he moved to Anderson and taught school her? about two years. He has many old friends in our midst who will regret to hear of his death. Governor Mcsweeney, upuu the pay ment of the lines, pardoned W. H. liryant and J. M. Smith, two young white men convicted in Anderson in February last of forgery and sentenced to one year each in the penitentiary and to pay a tine. The pardon was granted upon thc recommendation of .Judge Townsend and Acting Solicitor Hoggs. Thc petition wa? :i strong one Among other things it sets forth that the young men having lost their crops were "seduced by the instigations of the devil."-Columbia l?tate. .1. C. Fleming, who lives on Marion Merritt's place, up Brushy Creek, had the misfortune to have his house burn ed down hist Monday night. The house was a story and a half structure. It was entirely destroyed. Mr. Flem ing lost everything but a few bushels of wheat. The property was uninsur ed. lt is estimated that some two hundred dollars worth of furniture, supplies, rations etc., were devoured by the flames. This is quite a loss for a poor mau. . His friends are doing what they can to give him a lift in his t rouble.-Pied mon t Sun- Hera ld. The Kev. .lohn Davis, L. L. D., who, for the past four yeavs, i.'as been in Japan as Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Trinity Divinity School, Tokyo, arrived in this city Inst week, where he will spend some time with friends aud relatives. Since last here, Dr. Davis has made a complete tour of the world, ending iq) with the Holy hand and the Continent of Europe. Having spent a portion of his boyhood in our midst, Dr. Davis has many old friends here, who will gladly welcome him again, and who feel justly proud of having some claim upon this learned and eminent divine. Pr. Davis will preach in Grace Church next Sunday morning. . The unveiling exercises of the mon ument of the late Kev. J. W. Dickson by Willow Camp, No. 2?, W. O. W., at the request of Live Oak Camp, No. 2, Columbia, S. C., will take place at Smith's Chapel, Fork Township, on the Jlrd Sunday, 10th inst., at ll a. ni. Gen. M. L. Monham will deliver the address and Kev. W. W. Daniel, D. D., will pronounce the eulogy. The ritual of the order provides for both vocal and instrumental music, and arrange ments are being made to conform in every respect to these beautiful and impressive ceremonies, and it is de sired to make ihem in every way fitting to the occasion. The public generally is invited to be present, especially tho ladies of the. community, and in order to carry out the program successfully as arranged, the following gentlemen arc requested to act as a sub committee te assist in the various details of thc work: John C. Gantt, X.O.Farmer, H. C. Eolith, W. L. Dobbins, J. M. Hroyles, J. A. Gantt,,.!!'., E.A. Sullivan and Lewis Cromer. I Ugliest oaab price* paid fur green or dried Hide*. Pant & Wildon. 2 Sullivan Hardware Co. aro Morgan & Wright's regularly appointed distributing agent*. They ?tan alway** fiirmsu these weil known Tire* and inner Tubes at lowest prices. Cut Flower*. Pot Plaut? and Palme for ?ale MUK. J P. CMNKSCALXS. 212 Main St. Kon HKNTOHSAM: 7-room residence on ? ai noun street. Ample grounds, wa ter and other facilities. Apply to W. II. Prier non. Tw*w?y-?v? Dollarn will buy a fairly good Mjuaro |>rt?ctiee Piano at tho O. A. Reed Minde ?jouse. Tbey are intrinsi cally worth double that amount. Roofing, tin work, galvanized iron work and plumbing done on short notice by Osborne & Osborne. Brook Bron, gell ttie beat'Mower on eartb. The Deering Ideal Ball Bearing Mower ia tbe easiest and lightest running in the world. Have you ever peen a pitman on a Mower that did not gi ve trouble? Chain Elnn Haymaker Mowers have no pitman, uta abort driving link that takes the place of a pitman, and has po revolving motion at either nod. Sullivan Hard waru Co. will take pleaaure in snowing you how tbi? and other improved features combine to make th? Champion the moet durable and leant expensive Mower on the market. Clothing Seile* We have succeeded in accomplishing one of the principal secrets of the Clothing business-that is getting the trading people to believe what we advertise. We can say, and say it truthfully, that we have the best and most complete line of Clothing in Anderson, This expression comes from every one that has examined the Clothing of the city. Imagine what a pleasure it is to hear on all sides, "Hall & Milford has the best line of Clothing in Anderson." You know the rea son -our prices are the lowest, our Goods of the best quality. This week we will place on the counters a lot of Pat terns. Some All Wool, some Mixtures, but all worth $7.50 a Suit.*?As a Special for this week we* will mark them $5.00 a Suit ! Any one purchasing and not satisfied with the value of these Goods we will refund his money. We not only show $0.00 Suits for this week, but our Pat terns, in all other prices, ranging rrom $8.50, $10.00, $12.50 and $15.00 are exclusive, and are confined to us alone. Per fect in fit, correct in style, above question in quality. Joseph Fowler's Negligee Shirts 75c. Seri van's Drawers 85c. Straw Hats, Shoes and Furnishings up to the standard. HALL & MILFORD. Clothiers and Furnishiers. To the Ladies. Have you seen our last shipment of Ladies' Evening Slip pers in Patent Leathers, White Kid, &c. They are beauties Have you seen those $3.00 up-to-date Shoes we are sell ing the boys. If not, call and inspect for yourself. All the latest colors and shapes. Don't forget to call for Trading- Stamps. We've got them. Tours for Reliable Shoes, COBB & CEAYTON, The Shoe People. SUNDRIES, BJURSE PABT8, I LEASING FITTINGS. ? BICES. Everything needed for a BICYCLE at Lowest Prices. The largest stock of such Goods carried by any House in the State. We are in a position to supply reliable Go-ods at LOWER PRICES than any one. General Distributing Agents for Morgan & Wright's TIRES and INNER TUBES. Sulllivan Hardware Co W. W. SULLIVAN. Manager Bicycle Department