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Local News. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 4. ?399. Hopewell Item?. Though it has been some time, Mr. Editor, since you and your readers heard from this part of tho country, through the columns of your most ox . cellent paper, you must not think that vre are dead by any means. While we have not had time nor opportunity to getvup any items of interest for the last iJiree or four months, we know that you have not missed them, for items of more interest and importance than ours would have filled your columns. On account of* the extended dry weather last Summer our crops arc not 50 promising as we have had for the nast several years, but it is tobo hoped that our next crops will makeup for all d?ficiences, and that in another year's imo we will all pull out the "kinks." Several of our young men have left 3ur community recently, and conse . quetitly young meu are scarce at this time. Some have gone one way and others another. Mr. Major Jones, who has been a co partner with his father in the black smith and wood shops near old Aaron, has gone to Belton to engage in tho ginning business with his brother. Mr. Vernon Watson has gone to Pickens, where he is engaged in the brick business. 4 Mr. li. A. Gently has been engaged in teaching in Brushy Creek during the past Summer, but at present is spend . ing his vacation at the home of his father. Mr. L. W. Gentry, after which he will resume his work at the same nlace. Messrs. John. Arthur and George Martin have gone to Pendleton, where they are engaged in the mercantile business. We wish these young men success in this new enterprise. Messrs.,W.I), aud L. 0. King and ii eal Newell have entered Clemson College. Mr. Walter King attended College there last year. Mr. Joshua Pruitt is clerking tor Mr. C.S.Minor. $ - Mr. Henrv C. Martin is salesman for McCullyBr?s. . Mr. J. Baker Gentry has been work ing for the Orr Cotton Mill, but at . present is employed in framing thc ' Farmers' Warehouse. . Sjo you sec. Mr. Editor, that young men arc scarce in these parts. Rev. W; V?. Hawkins preached bis l"ar?'u< il >-ninMi nt iiopewelllastfonrth Sunday, iii* rim relies havo granted i%3rim a vacation for about four months, and in- !?."> gnni' td Louisville, Ky.. where he has entered thc Theological Seminary. Mr. L*. W. Gentry, delegate-elect ,'froniMidway Church, attended Presby tery at Clemson College last week. He waa accompanied by his wife. Wc attended preaching at Trinity last Sunday, and among the visitors there we noticed Robt. Moorhead, from Concord, and Mr. Andrew Harris and Miss Mamie Hill, from Union Grove. Mr. J. L. Foster weut to (greenville last Saturday on business. For the past week we liave been havr ing some cool nights, which makes us think that Winter, with his cold, bleak nights, is approaching, and will be here in the near future. 1 An long, cool nights arc the ones in which we all like to sit by tho file and read, and, as some of the bl ight boys and girls and some of the older ones would like to have something todo, I will give them a problem in arithmetic which some may occupy their minds with during their leisure moments:. "If a cow and a calf eat a pumpkin and a half in a day and a half, how many pumpkins can twelve cows and calves ?at in twelve flays aud a halff ! , / VEI.OCISSI MS. Toney Creek Items. Fell asleep in Jesus Sept. "JO, ?8U9, little Huth Acker, youngest child of I Mr. and Mrs. James F. Mattison, aged 5 years and 7 months. Ruth ^a^sick only a ishort time with that dreadful disease, membranous croup and diph theria combined. While all was done for her that loving hands could do, God claimed her tts his own. Ruth was a beautiful and loving child, too pure and sweet for this vile world of sin and sorrow. While it seems hard to give up ono who was thc pet of a loving mother and father aud other loved ones, God knows best and they have this to comfort them in this dark hour. Ruth is at rest where there is no more -loath, no more sorrow, no more tears. Her funeral was preached Sunday af ternoon by Rev. Mr. Tate, pastor ot* Shady Grove Church, in the~prcscncc of a large congregation of relatives t and friends, and thc remains were laid 7 to rest in that graveyard to await her Saviour's call. Thc heart-broken pa rents have thc sympathy of thc com munity in this their sad bereavement. Capt. J. S. Acker is still confined to his bed and is very weak. Miss Eva Poorcis 8tillsickiu bcd, also Mrs. J. M. Cox is sick. Joe Acker, jr., has becu very sick, but is some better. Mrs. Ellen Shirley, of Honca Path, who has been visiting her father, Mr. W. H. Acker, forthepast ten days lins returned home. ^ZZZZ^li HZTZZZZZ^ Miss Mary Acker, who has been vis iting Mi??. B. A. Wilson, in Relton, has returned home. Miss Lovie McDavid, Anuie Griiliu und Mrs. W. A. Clement, all of Relton, have been visiting in this community. Miss Emma Vaughn has gone to Rock Hil J to attend school, Miss Essie Acker is going to Belton to school, and J. S. Acker, jr., will go to Greenville. The cotton is nearly all gathered and people will have plenty of time to get up their winter's wood this year, sure. PATTV. Antnn Items. Last week wc visited thcAutun gins, and although we kuew there had been improvements on thc old building and gins, wc found them better than wc had expected. They have four gins placed side by side, and fed by auto matic feeders. The suction pipo auto matically sending the cotton io two gins at a time respectively. Each gin is supplied with a large Hue made of -galvanized iron, which runs directly to thc condensers over tho revolvingnress. The cotton is dropped into one of the cylinders of thc press, ovci which there is a head block operated by a steam, piston. When the press cylinder gets i'ull of cotton a lever is tun.ed, which admits the steam to tho si cam cylinder over the press, and the head block, which lias a guard hoard to prevent thc cotton from falling upon it, is forced down in the press and out very quickly. Thus the pressman has noth ing todo but to operate tho steam lever. They can put up from thirty to thirty live bales a day. Four men operate all Hie machinery. Mr. Smallpox, who is meeting armed j resistance, is capturing a lew ?d' our' people. Misses Eliza and Bessie Pilgrim were visiting friends and relatives near Cen tral last Saturday and Sundav. Mr. and Mrs. R. IL Barkley visited friends in Central last Saturday; Lon AMATKI'K. South Carolina was well rcpt cseu i ed at the Dowey celebration ?ti New York In-t w(rfc 9 Trinity News. j A> wc are allie to bc out oucc more, : aud have tailed to giro any news in ! sorao time, wo will now try to give you a few thou pb ts. j Wo have had a good many visitors j during tho Summer, but, alas! all have returned and wo have only the memo ries of good, times to think of. Messrs. R. H. Jol"y and W. M. Bolt have exchanged lands. We are sorry ? to have Henry leave UK, for he is an ex cellent; neighbor. . 1 Wo have quite a crowd ou our sick-, list, but wo hope that none arc serious. Mr. P. H. Brown has a tine rice crop. It is thought that it will yield a hun dred bushels per acre. Say, farmers, why don't you who have so much wet bottoms grow rice? Messrs. T. Al. King and P. H. Brown have returned from their mountain tri-). They make excellent "hoad- j gers." By tho way, one certain fellow keeps ; driving that fast horse on Sunday eve nings. It would appear as though ? something more than friends is in the ! wind. j Wo had the. pleasure of attending tko school entertainment at Lebanon. Everything was carried out nicely. Much praise is due Miss Alice Wake field tor the success of the occasion. They have some line speakers at Leba 2??u, and if they continue training t-heni they will make*some excellent orators. Did Lebanon ever fail in anything? SCHOOL BOY. lleuTcr Items. ? Sickuess has again invaded our com munity, though wc have not heard of any very serious cases. Mr. J. W. Ma jor and son, Pat, have been chilling, but are better now. Mr. J. W. Koth rock's family and Mr. John Jolly's fam ily have had light cases of malarial le ver. Two of Mr..Ii. W. Hammonds' children have been chilling. Mrs. El leu Milam has a slight attack of grippe. Several miles from us there is a color ed family who are sick with something j like smallpox, but it must be a very j light form, if it is that disease, as up to this date none have died from it. They are isolated and guarded, so that there j is no danger of the disease spreading. j Mr. Guy Daniels, of Newberry, is visiting relatives in our midst. Miss Sue Wightman has been the guest of Miss Margie Major for a few days. Miss Graden Brow j, after a vis it of several weeks to her uncle's ' family, has left to visit hcrgrandmoth ' er, Mrs. Mcllugh, near Greenville. Mrs. S. E. Paxton and little daugh ter, Mabel, have left for their home in Fort. Worth, Texas. Miss Mattio Eskcw and Mr. Tom Simpson visited friends near Starr last week, and attended a musicale at Mr. Calhoun Pruitt's. They report having hada very pleasant time. Mr. S. C. George had the misfortune to have his gin and four bales ot' cot ton burned last Wednesday night. His loss is estimated at. ?500, with no in ? suvance. lt is supposed thc lire was accidental. Mr. George has the sym pathy of his neighbors in his misfor tunes, which seem to come thick and fast. Not long since he got the small bone in ouc leg broken, and is suffering with it yet, and now his second son is quite sick. Wo learn that Mr. Will Erwin, who left a few weeks ago to attend school at Honca Path, is now prostrated with fe ver. We hope to hear soon that he is better. Mr. Ernest Browne and sister, Miss Blanche, attended tfte Payne-McCown wedding in Anderson on the 27th. They report it in this way: Tho bride was lovely, the groom handsome, tho mu sic exquisite, the decoratiousbeautiful, tho refreshments delicious and the bridal presents uumerousaud valuable. Tho guests wcro many, aud enjoyed thc occasion to the fullest extent. INC?GNITA, Lorrn?esvillc Locals. The ginning outfit of the Lowndes ville Cotton Oil Co. is in fine ruuning order, and is ginning cotton as fast as it comes. About twelve minutes is thc time required to gin a bale. The system used, is the Pratt, and not, as stated in my article several weeks ago, thc Munger. This is duo in all justice to the Daniel Pratt Gin Com pany, ol" Prattville. Ala., the manufac turers of the system, and to our towns man, Mr. D. L. Barnes, who made the sale. The. Pratt System is much su perior to thc Munger, and the Compa ny is to bc congratulated on its selec tion. Captain Chas. T. Baker, Quartermas ter of the United States Army, and commander of the government trans port "Kilpatrick," is here visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs L. Baker, of Washington, D. C.. arc also stoppin? with Mr. and Mrs. Baker. Thc C. & W. C. Railway's agent here, Mr. F. B. Harris, who during the long time that he has represented his com pany here, has always shown himself courteous, kind, efficient and faithful to tho interests both of his employers aud of the public, left Saturday for Greenwood. He goes there to accept a higher position, and while we re gret that he must leave us, we congrat ulate him on his promotion. Mr. K. W. Colyer, of Mount Carmel, carno up Fri day to take his place. Mr. Colyer was formerly a resident of Lowndes ville, and our people are glad to know that he will be with us again. Miss Mae. Harris, of Liucolntou, Ga., has been visiting her brother, Mr. P. B. Harris, at the Kay House. Mr. Ira B. Bell left for Spartanburg Friday morning, where he will outer the Sophomore class of Wofford Col lege. Mr. E. J. Huckabcc returned from a visit to Abbeville Saturday. Mr. J. H. Linah, a popular traveling man, who represents the well-known Charleston l:rm of T. K. McGahan Sc Co. in this territory, is visiting his friend, Mr. A. V. Barnes. Miss Ida Hawthorne, of Lal ?mer. who has many friends here, spent the week with Miss Lily Huckabce. returning lo her home Saturday. Mr. Henry B. Allen has gone to Au gusta to euler the Medical College. Mr. L. J. Moorchead, of Parksville, S. C., is here visiting his mother, Mrs. A. E. Moorchead. Mr. De Witt L. Barnes went to Green ville during thc last week. Mr. Franklin, thc agent for ihr Au gusta Chronicle, was in town Friday. The C. &, W. C. IL K auditor, Mr. Gillican, came up from Augusta Friday to make changes in thc depot Looks mado necessary by the chango of agents and left Saturday: on thc H a. m. train. M< n. ITOUTON. - m * -*^-'- - Wade ll. .Scranton, a merchant, ot Benncttsville, was struck by a train while driving over thc Bennett ?ville railroad track. The horse was killed and the buggy smashed, but it was not supposed Scranton was seriously hurt until morning, when he died. Thc coron (ir's jury found a verdict charging train officials with carelessness in not blowing the whistle for thc crossing. Two nev. county schemes are being agitated, onoto be called Wa terrce, with Ridgeway for its capital, tho other to bc cut off pi Laurens, Spartanburg and Newberry, with its emir' bou al < Hinton Pendleton Items. Mr. M. M. Hunter has been opniined to his room for several days with a cold. We hope that he will soon be well again. Miss Lucy McBride went lo Ander son Monday. Mrs. Agnes McLees has gone to Pel zer, visiting her daughter, and will be away tor some time. Mr. J. C. Stribbling's children, while on the way from school one day last week, had a run-away .scrape. The two girls were thrown from their con veyance, hurting them very badly. The communion of tho Lord's Sup per was administered at the Presbyte rian Church Sunday. We have quite a scare in our town of thc smallpox, but. we have no cases yet. lt is reported to bo some distance from herc. Tr.i.i. TALI:. Union Meeting. Program of Union Melting of thc 1st Division of tho Saluda Association, to meet witli 1st Baptist Church of Prizer on 5th Sunday and Saturday before in October: 1. Union will meet at. 10 a. in. Satur day and proceed to organize. 2. Then will follow the introductory sermon, preached by Kev. ll. W. Hurts or Rev. Mike McGee. 3. Intermission at 12 o'clock for two hours. AFTERNOON SESSION. Discussion of the following subjects: 1. Thc obligation of tho Churches to give the needy the Gospel, by Brothers W. B. Hawkins and J. J. Beck. 2. The importance and convenience of dividing the field (which is the world) into State, home and foreign sectious; bv Brothers W. T. Tate, N. G. Wright and R. W. Sanders.. Sunday, 10 o'clock a. m., Sunday School mass meeting, to bc addressed br Revs. 0. J. Copeland and W. B. West. 11:30 o'clock, Missionary sermon, by Rev. 0. L. Martin. We hope later to arrange for sermons on both Saturday and Suudav nights. G. W. Buss KY, Clerk. Varennucs Publie Schools. The public schools will open in Va rennes Township Oerober l?r.h. The patrons of each school are requested to meeton or before that dato and select a teacher for their respective schools. W. G. WEBB, Ck'm'n. IL is tho particular customer, the inves tigating, well-informed buyer that we like tn nt ri ko when li? comes to town for his Hardware, Implements or Machin er v. We, that ?H, Sullivan Hardware (>i, kno.v that all such will snap bargains when cdered. Daims ar? cheap and easily made, but su I ii van Hard ware ''o. has the proof to . stablish the worth ot* the Oliver Chilled Plows. The bpst and cheapest stock of Fall and Winter Dry Goods in the city at Vandi ver Bros. Ballard's Obelisk and Guthrie's Finest Patent. Fiuur for ?4.50 per bar. el at Van diver Bros. Free city delivery 'Pboi e7? Brock Bron, have just received a car load of P-eries? Engines made by tue G-iser M't'g Co. They are so well known they need no praise in the paper?, tor every on? who has ever used one can tell you what they will do. They re ceived a Tr-ctiou EDgine on rame e:-r, : and it was ?j lite ? curiosity t-> -ee it run ning arouuit by itself. Go and see th?rn whe" you are in need of an 8 to I"? H P. Portable Engine. They have them and will sell you soruetbiug good at a close price. The bigges!;, Instand cheapest stock of Slices in thy city at Vaudiver Bro?. Have hot water pipt-s run from your sove to bath room. * Try Osborne & Osborne Iron King Stovos aro considered the bast Buy one. Osborne it Osborne Sole Agents. If your Piano or Organ needs tuning or repairs, it will pav yon to see Mr .las. A. Ruddock of The C. A. Reed Music House, who will guarantee perfect satisfaction to all. . Twenty years experience is what tells in Sullivan H ard warn Co's business. In that time thev have learned much from customers, at home aud in the markets of ;,he world. How to buy is how to sell. Absolute certainty of being pleased is tho reward tor trading with this old reliable) brm You may read mudi ano believe noth ing, -eeing is believing when it c cues t.<> Sn ll van Hard ward Cn.'s big drive on Ru boer and Leather Belting, Machine Suppliers and Fittings. To please the hardest customer is our pri'ie and purpose If he is worth pleasing. Any man who can't be pleased with Sul livan Hardware Co.'s Belting and prices is simply beyond hope. When you have aoy kind of Plumbing I would like to figure with you on it. S-if John T. Burriss. Sullivan Hardware Co. aro Morgan & Wright's regularly appointed distributing agents. They can always furnish these well known Tires and Inner Tubes at lowest pri?es. ? WE beg to gay tro thc r*-ad?-i;6 pf this paper that we are ready Tor busi ne-s. Sa es have liten so fast- we could not get a stock sufficient to add. Friends, since opening until Sept. 30iii we turned our money invented. How is that ? Wu did ir. by homet dealing and low prices. Now, it you would help ?he bail keefi rolling aiid get tome bargains you never beard ol', murh less b -tight ar., come and get in the crowd. Wo have paralyzed the ps-ople with i?>w prices on (-?hi:-s\vMre. What do vou think of buying a great bia Butler Di.-h fur 8--, and :t 10c Cream Piteher for 5c. it eau he done. Come and see uith your own eves Our Imported Crockery should bi; seen by every per* n that bas children. Just wita!, al.? ut it? 'n one lot we had only one Cup-and ono Plate broken. Don't that prove it? toughness? JEANS, JE^.NS !-Wc have the he>t lot of Jeans fur the money in town. See our 1", 15, 20 and 25c Jeans ?nd von will buy. UNDKRSH1K I'S !- We cm sell you two for 25c. ' Wool Hocks tor only 10c. Blue fSb-ne three pounds for 25c Come -tl get prices. Seeing with your own eyes is knowing. Weare little but loud. K?NC BROS , BARGAIN STORE, Two Doors from Post Office. Fall Announcement. Our Buyer, who has just returned from tiie Northern markets, purchased the largest Stock ol' NE IV FALL GOODS ever brought to this market, aud we are daily receiving New Goods nu every train. From every nook ami corner of the Store pour forth extraordinary values. A combination oi' rare offerings that cannot fail t ? give by (kr the greatest opportunity you have had in many a long day. NEW NOTIONS. Perfume Talcum Powder..'..on!}* ~>c English Pins, lour papers for.only 5c Ladies' Black Hose, last color?.only tc Ladies' Union Suits.only 21c Ladies' Fleece-lined Undervcst, best-quality.only ldc Ladies' Fine Kid Gloves, >v0rth SI.00...only iii)c Pure Linen Window Shades.only 23c Buttermilk Soap, three cakes in a hox.only -lc Box Writing Paper anti Envelopes.only oce White Counterpanes, extra large size..'.only 74c NEW DRY GOODS. Outing Fiausicls, large assortment of* patterns.oniy 4?? French Flaonele. beautiful deigns. only -Sc Royal Camping Cloth.oniy 7?3c Window Curtain Scrims.only 4c Best yard-wide Bleaching.only 5c Cheviots, dark Patterns, fast colors. only 7c Cotton Flannel, heavy quality.only 5c Worsted Plaids, beautiful designs for Waists.only 9?icc White and Red Table Damask.only 24c 30-inch Bayadere Novelty Dress Goods. . . . . oniy ii? Black Brocaded Brilliantine. 40 indies wide.only 24c Cashmere?, in all colors, 3C inches wide, all wool.only 19c NEW SHOES. Oin-1?.t Drummer's Samples of Ladies" and GoiUiemea's Shocc. slight ly damaged.only 75c Ladies' Dongola Shoe?, button oi lace, heel or spring heel. only ?)<Se Ladies' Genuine Dongola Shoes, every pair guaranteed, button or lace. . 1.45 Ladies' Milwaukee Oil Grain Shoes, waler-proof.only 98c Children's Pebble (?rain Button Shoes. only 75c Gentlemen's Satin Calf Shoes guaranteed to give good wear. ?inly 1.48 Gentlemen's Tan Box Calf, extra heavy soles. mili" 1.98 NEW GENTS' FURNISHINGS. Gentlemen's Cotton Fleece Undershirt."uh Mc Gentlemen's Extra Heavy Cotton Undershirts, value 40c.oniy 24c Gentlemen's Fleece-lined Undershirts, value 75c..... . only 4<Sc Gentlemen's Laundered Percale Shirts, two Collars. "?dy 48c 11)00 Pairs All Woe! .lean* Panis, worth regular 81.00. only 75c tQt* I).-:ii*t fail t" call on us. aa we will guarantee a -nving of from !.'. ti. 25 per . i nt. . 'ti any tulieli purchased from tis '* ' : : : < : r n I v LESSEE & GO., I 'NO IS R M \SONIf n?rMPIii Last Summer, in planning our Fall campaign, we decided we would increase our Clothing business this Fall, so we are straight at the business to make our decision go, or rather make great quantities of Clothing move. Clothing is no side-issue with us, but a big investment of money in Clothing, Gents' Furnishings, Hats and Shoes for Men and Boys, You can buy from us all wool Clay Worsted Suits, equal to many $7.50 Suits on the market. For the same money you can buy all wool Cassimere Suits-no shoddy, but real, first-class value for the price. We have Men's Suits for less money, but our $5.00 Suits are something extra, we think. We are not at all afraid of talking up this lot of Suits, for we believe they will back our judgment on the wear. Will buy a natty, nobby, stylish Suit of Fancy Clay Worsted, Fancy Cassimere or plain, hard-finish goods, well made, durable, dependable goods. See them, you wil^ not be disap pointed. ? This is a great line of very stylish, well-tailored, put together ia be3t workman-like man ner; good-fitting, dressy, with an individuality peculiar to our manufacturers. The hub of our Clothing. You will get as much good value as money can get for that price. They are truly choice plums. We are Clothing people, with big stock to show. Very choice lot from Of Dress Suits-Fancy Cassimeres, in regulars, slims and stouts. Our Clothing is weil made, bought of best manufacturers ; therefore you can buy from us with safety. This is a great department. We have no Department in our Store that we think more of. You find something new in it almost every week. Fine Dress Shirts, Unlaundered White Shirts, Night Robes, great line of Negligee Shirts, Cravats, Suspenders, Kid Gloves, Fabric Gloves and Hosiery. Well, we are ready for you and the cold weather with our display of Men's Under wear. Real good garments for 25c, 50c, $1.00 to $2.00 each. Fleece-lined garments is the fad now-soft, comfortable and warm. This is a very strong line. Anxious to lay them before you. (ItS. We sell so many Hats that we are surely known by every one for selling the best brands of good wearing Hats for the money. No end to them. You will do well to step into our $2.00, $3.00 and $3.50 Shoes. Must not pass the little men. for without doubt we are showing the best line ot' Knee Pants Suits-from $1.00 to S5.C0-we have ever shown, and for less money. Wc want every Man and Boy in this section of South Carolina to visit our Clothing room. We have something that we are not afraid to show. Clothing and Furnishings that are able to speak plain and to the point on sight. Dumb, yet speak in no uncertain lan guage. We are not out to mislead any one. We have Clothing to sell, and if you have Clothing to buy we want your attention. You can lose nothing by coming and investiga ting our Stock. We have what the deople want at short prices.