Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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L A R G E S T S T O c K ANDERSON MOST STYLISH, MOST DURABLE, MOST COMFORTABLE L I L L L Y mw ^?. A C K T T GO'S. They come in a variety of Toes and Lasts, $3.00 AND . $3.50 SHOES CAN HOT BE BEAT. JAMES A. BANISTER & CO'S JUSTES SHOES For Men have not only a national reputation but world wide. OUR 1 LADIES' FINE ? SHOES MADE BY THE HAYES PARTRIDGE SHOE CO., Are the best on earth, for both style and service. Just the jkind to make the foot look small and neat, and at the same H time feel comfortable. Just the kind the women admire. THEY COME IN BOTH LACE AND BUTTON, BOOTS, And Dewey Toes and Manish Lasts. The popular fad in Women's Footwear. "We are making a specialty of 1 Childrens Shoes, in Sunday Dress Shoes and every-day School Shoes. I We can sell you Shoes of almost every description. ? few Women's Shoes as low as 75c. per pair, and Men's as low as $1.00, but 95 per cent of the Shoes we sell are guaranteed by us. > Come and look at our Shoes. . Your s truly. Brown, Osborne & Co., Wholesale and Retail Sealers in I r3heneral Merchandise. ANDERDON, ?gu O. . i " .... ... . ; Local News, VVKPNESDAY. GCT\ ll. 189?. THE COTTON MARKET. Corrected Weekly hy Hruwn, Obborne A Co. Strict Good Mddling-7 5-10. Good Middling-? 3-10. Strict Middling-T l-l?!. Middling-015-10. Stained Cotton-5 to ?1 Cotton seed arc worth 20centsto-dny. Lesser & Co. have a new advertise ment this weeli. Dr. A. J. Speer, ot! Lowndesville, silent yesterday in thc city. The work of erecting thc Orr Cotton Mill is progressing rapidly. Thc new advertisement of Julius ll. Weil & Co. will interest VDU. Attention is directed to thc new ad vertisement of C. F. .Jours ?y Co. Mr. T. A. UatlilVe spout a day or two in Spartnnburg hist week un business. Some very tine sweet anti Irish pota toes are being marketed at good prices. Our genial friend, Hob Shirley, of Monea l'nth, spent yesterday in the city. Miss Essie Todd hus gone itt Columbia to resume her studies in the College tor Women. County Treasurer Payne will be ready to write your tax receipt <>n and after next Monday. Kx-Gov. Hob. Taylor will deliver a lecture in Williamstou about the 15th ol' November. Farmers, sow plenty ol' wheat ami oats. Cotton may be lour cents per pmiml next year.* Mrs. J. C. Smith, of Greenville, is in tho city visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Quattlebaum. So far this season Anderson's cotton receipts aro about one-half of what they wert? this time last year. 0 The sportsmen report the crop of 'possums nu abundant one, and many arc being brought to thc city. Mrs. Annuli Norris, accompanied by a daughter and two sons, of Piedmont, ure in the city visiting relatives. Head Bi 'own. Osborne ?\r. Co's, shoo I advertisement in this issue, and call and examine their stock before buying. Thc County chain gang is doing some very substantial work on the red hills of tue public roads in the Piercetown section. Kev. R. W. Sanders has tendered his resignation as pastor of the Baptist Church at Honen Path, to take effect 1st January next. Mrs. Elizabeth Todd, who has been spending several months with her sou, Mr. A. N. Todd, at Lenoir, N. C., re turned home last week. A small covey of young partridges landed in the Court Mouse Square hist Sunday, rind it dozen or more were caught by thc negro boys. Miss Coic G. Clyde, who has been visiting Mrs. M. Kennedy in this city, has returned to Greenville, much to the regret of her many friends. Thc Stock Show, which was to have been held at Pelzer last Saturday, was postponed on account of the bad weath er, until Saturday, 21st inst. Our young friend, M. L. Bonham, jr.. of this city, who is a student of Fumina University, has been elected editor in chief of thc Fit nu an Hcho. Married, by J. P. Anderson, Magis trate, at his residence, October fcith, 1N!>!>, Mr. John .Jefferson and Miss Anna Bowcu, all of Anderson County. The Knights of Honor meet to-mor row (Thursday) evening at thc office of Magistrate G linier at 7:30 o'clock. All thc memlinrs are urged to attend. Mrs. W. G. Smith, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Robinson, of Columbia, is in the citv visiting her daughters, Mrs. Dean and Mrs. Rat Hf fe. An extra communient ion of Herman Lodge, Ko. lld, A. P. M.. will be held at Starr next Saturday evening at 7 o'clock. All the members are urged to attend. Brock Bros. have n new advertise ment this week that will interest the fanners. Be sure, and look it up anti go to see them when in need of goods i.i their line. " Married, on Sunday, October 1, lNirti, nt the residence of the officiating min ister. Bt v. G. M. Bogers, Mr. G. W. Creamer and Miss S. C. Owcu, both of Anderson County. The merchants nre dressing show windows in beautiful style, and arc showing up their fall and winter goods to the best advantage. Sonic of the win dows are beautiful. No new cases of smallpox have ap peared in thc, infected sections of the County, and those eontined in thc pest house have about recovered anti will soon be discharged. Tho D?iluMail made its bow to the reading public last Friday. It is own ed and published by tho Advocate Pub lishing Company, and is edited by the editors of thc Advocate. Evangelist Leitch closed a very suc cessful two-weeks1 meeting at Pied mont hist week. More than tiffy per sons joined thc various Churches of the town during the meeting. T. J. Mnuldin, Esq., after a severe attack of fever, and who lins been re cuperating at his old home in Bickens, has returned to Anderson, and is ready to serve his clients at any time. Louis .Bageer & Co., patent attor neys, Washington, D. C., report that on last Tuesday Dr. Wm. G. McGee, of this etty, obtained a valuable patent for improvements in umbrellas. In the city election yesterday on the proposition to exempt manufacturing enterprises from city taxes for five years, only sixty-one votes wert; casf, and resulted as follows: No, 43; Yes, ls. Mrs. J. T. Lindley died at thc Coun ty Home last Saturday evening of heart disease, aged 80 years. She and her husband have been inmates of the. Home several years, and tho latter sur vives her. If yon are n?Hicted with a cough, cold, hoarseness or any disease of the lungs or throat, the HHi-Orr tDrug Co. will cure you with their remedy, Tar Mint. Watch for their new advertise ment next week. Carley, McCullough & Martin is tho name ot a new law Arm in Anderson. All three of the members aro of Green ville, and the office here will be in charge of Mr. B. F. Martin, to whom we extend a cordial welcome to the i "Electric City." J. L. Farmer, nf Anderson, s. 1?. Grilliu, of Helton, and \Y. A Cowell, of factory Hill, each unlocked (he money box nt H.(>. Evans & Co.'s la^-t Sniur ilny. They were each presented with $0!00 as a present. Postumster Cochran and assistants aro kept busy now weighing the mail. Tho government is requiring all mail matter weighed for thirty days, in or der to get a basis on winch to renew railroad contracts. Kev. and Mrs. John U.Edwards, with their little daughter, vho have been spending thc past two or three months m Anderson and oilier places, left last week for their home in Mexico to re sume their duties in the missionary i t-aiiso. Mrs. H. H. Edwards, who has been in a private hospital in Atlanta, Cn., un der treatment for several weeks, re turned hom?' a few days ago. Her many friends are delighted to kunu that her stay there has been greatly beneficial to her health. The Central correspondent ol' (lie (Greenville AVirx, ?tinier date of the 7th inst., says: "Mr. II. McKinney, ot An dersoll, was bitten by a mad*dog yes terday mid came no to have Dr. Ful ler's innd stone applied. The applica tion rel ie veil his in ind." The merchants ?if Crcenvillo are offering prizes for the best wheat crops raised in that county. It is not known whether any premiums will lie ottered in this comity or not. lint one thing is certain, every farmer will feel that he is a winner if he makes a fair crop. Tlie Sandy Springs puldic school will open ou Monday, tU>tli inst. Next Sat urday, Mth inst., the patrons of the school will meet there to take some steps towards completing the school house and get a stove for it. All wini are interested are urged to attend thc meeting. As ex-Gov. Hob Taylor, of Tennessee, will visit .South Carolina next mouth; we suggest that he be invited to come to Anderson and deliver one of his famous lectures in behalf of the Con federate monument fund. The Daughters and Sons should make the effort. Wlifft say you .' Married, at the home of Mr. W. M. McCurrv, on Thursday, 0c(. ~>, I8t?!>. Mr. .John H. Pruitt and Miss Essie II. E. Smith, daughter of Mr. Clayton Smith, of Pelzer, Kev. N.e. Wright of ficiating. Immediately after the cere mony a bountiful feast was served to the*happy couple and guests. Mr. A. J. Smith has loaned Deputy Sheriff J. A . Dillinghams! fine pair of bloodhounds for the County's use. Mr. Smith is so confident of the value of these animals in chasing criminals that he is willing to make the experiment for tho County on his own responsibil ity. The results will lie watched with interest. runners are hauling their cotton here from as far as thirty miles, and they say it pays them well to make the long haul, for in addition to getting a much better price for their cotton, they find supplies and dry goods cheaper here than elsewhere, so that the high price paid for cotton also means a great deal to our merchants. Prof. Marshall Moore, of the Ander son Graded Schools, has presented the Chicora Literary Society, of the (.'en trai School, a "beautiful gavel, made from a limb of a tree, taken from the battlefield of Lookout Mountain. The Society highly appreciates the present, which wili bi* used nt its meetings hy the presiding officer. Isaac Green, living near Williamston, suffered the loss of everything he pos sessed, practically, by fire a few nights ago. The family were ott' at a neigh bor's house attending a prayer meeting and upon their return found their bonn' enveloped in Haines. The cause is sup posed to have been a defective stove thu*. Then.', was no insurance on tho property. Mr. J. A. McCrary, of this County, who recently went to Washington, 1). C., to secure work in the Navy Depart ment, has been successful, having a few dnj'S ago received an absolute ap pointment ns assistant draughtsman in the. Departmcntof Construction and Ko pair, and is assigned to the Navy Yard in that city. We.join his friends here in extending congratulations. Hon. E. M. Eucker was in Elberton last Saturday, looking as young and lithe as many a man of forty. Yet he represented Elbert County in the Leg islature 5:i years ago, and wears the distinction of being the only legislator Georgia ever had of refusing to accept his per diem. He was sick a part of the legislative term and refused to receive pay for the tillie he lost from his duties. -Elberton (tia.) Tribune. Bishop Capers will pay his annual visit to Grace ( Episcopal) Church next Friday, Kith inst., and will conduct services and administer thorite of bap tism at 4:80 o'clock p. m. Ile will also preach at H p. m. and administer the rite of confirmation. All the friends of the congregation are cordially in vited to attend the service:-;. Thc Hishop has many warm friends in An derson, who are always delighted tu greet him. Mrs. H. L. Horton died at the bonn of Mr. Baylis Maxwell, in this city, last Sunday morning, from an overdose ol morphine, which she, took to get reliel from a severe attack of neuralgia. Tin deceased was a native of Connecticut and caine to Anderson about six mont In ago. She was about <!<) years of age, ? member of tho Episcopal Church, am ari accomplished teacher of music. Hoi remains were shipped to Connecticut last Monday. Mr? W. K. Lewis has left for Toronto Canada, to finish his course in tin Ontario Veterinary College. IJpoi graduation in this College he expecti to take an additional finishing cou rsi in the Veterinary College at Ames Iowa, which will place him in apositioi to practice his profession ennippei with all the advantage to be obtniuei in this country, so tar as the studio: pursued in the two Colleges are con cerned. Mr. Lewis expects to spem Several days en route to Canada a Baltimore, Washington, New York Philadelphia and Niagara. Miss Theresa C. Brown died at he hollie in this city last Thursday after noon. She had' been in feeble hoaltl for several months, but was not con lined to her bed until a few days befor herdeath.The deceased was 72 years o age, and was a daughter of the lat Daniel Brown. She was born, rearei and had always resided in Anderson She was educated at the old Johnstoi Female University, and possed consid erable literary talent. She was a stu dent all her life, and was always sur rounded with tho latest books and pa pois, which kept her well posted in th events, sciences and progressive fea turcs of tiie day. Throughout her lif she was a dvoted member of the Bap tint Church. Two brothers, Dr. B. V Brown, of Williamston, and Mr. Sam uel Brown, of this city, and a half-sis ter, Mrs. C. Wardlaw, of Arkansai survive her. Her remains were intcrre in the Silver Brook Cemetery Frida i afternoon, Kev. u. Ii. Martin conduct ing the funeral services. Oh account ol'tho exhibition ot! the "Great Wallace Shows' nt Augusta, | (Ja., Thursday, Oct. itu li, the Charles ton anti Western Carolina Railway will sell round trip tickets from Anderson at ?2.00, and correspondingly low Tates from intermediate stations. Tickets >old for train leaving A taler son nt T."d a. m., Oct. li', good to return by special t rain leaving Augusta at * p. m., sanie date. This will enable the people to visit Augusta, sc?? this great circus and return to their homes sante ?lay. There will be ample accommodations for all. Make up your patty at once. Mr. Charley ll. W hite nu t with a fa tal accident at 15 ?liner, Texas, on Sop* tomber 20, which caused his th at h four days later. Ile was tiding a mule, which accidentally stumbled, throwing Mr. White t?? Hu- ground and falling on him. causing internai injuries. Mr. W hite i- a brothel' of Mr. .1. W. While, of Hopewell Township, and was lunn and raised in this County, moving t ? ? Texas abott I nineteen years ago. Ile was ftS years ol aire, ami leaves a wife ami six children. Tim deceased has many old friends and acquaintances in I hissed ion win? will rei? ret to hear td" his sad death. The Piedmont correspondent id' the (. reen ville 'laws says: "The new bridge at Brushy Creek is nearing emu plot ion ami is a Unit piece til work, in which our new Supervisor, .1. N. Vandi ver. has demonstrated that he is tho right man for the place. The new bridge crosses the creek nearly a third td'a mile above the old location, ami has a much easier approach ?md does away with thc long hill nt lite tilt' bridge. Ex-Supervisor Snelgrove has boon ovei to give advice at times. Ile will be missed in Anderson County road matters, in which he has been so prom inent, but leaves road matters in good hands." The Pendleton correspondent of the Xeirs anil Courier, underdale of the Mb inst., says: "Mr. F. .1. Pel/or had thc misfortune to lose his magnificent barn at his summer home, about three miles from here, last ni^lit by lire. The barn contained eighteen mules ami horses, eight lino Jersey milk cows, about two hundred bushels of grain, an eugiinc, thresher, lot of wagons and farm im plements. Roughly estimated, the loss is about $'(?.1100. This is the second lire of this kimi Mr. l'elzcr has sustained in the last eight years, lt is supposed that the cause of the tire was sponta neous combustion. The barn anti con tents were partially insured.*' A committee, representing the Chap ter of Daughters of the Confederacy ami the Camp of Sims t?f Veterans, has arranged to have an old-fashioned "Cake-Walk" in the Court House to morrow (Thursday) evening, for the benefit ol' the Confederate Monument fund. A small admission fee will bo charged. A rich programme is being arranged for the occasion, and those who attend may expect an enjoyable evening. A number of billies and gen tlemen will participate in the walk, anti prizes will he awarded to the. best, walkers, costumes, etc. The colonial, the tuckey, the negro ami other char acters will be represented. Do not fail to go and see the walk, ami thus help a patriotic cause. Col. Tims. W. Holloway, the genyil abd energtic Secretary of the State Fair, in a private letter tit us. says: "The outlook for a successful Fair is Iiromising; and while such is the cast; beg you to impress upon your rentiers that Anderson Count)' was for several years the banner County in exhibits and the attendance of visitors. For the past, several,years such has not been thc case. Your County is regard ed as one of if not the most progressive Counties in the State, but her interest in the State Fair seems to have waned, and why.' 1 hopo your fanners will wake up, write to mu for a premium list and entry blanks and again enter into competition with other Cohn ties in the State." Thc State Fair will bo held this year from November tit li to 10th, and we would be more than pleased to see Anderson County well represented at it, by both exhib?s and visitors. As Col. Holloway Kays, An derson is the most progressive County in the State, anti we should fake ad vantage of the opportunity odored to display our line stock, products, ?de, at the: State Fair. Such exhibits went beneficial to our County in years past and will be so again. Write to tho Secretary afc Potuariu, S. C., at once and secure a premium list. . Last Wednesday afternoon a most, fiendish outrage was attempted by Tom Jenkins, a negro brute, ou a most ex cellent young lady near the northeast ern suburbs of tho city. The young lady lives about a mile from the city limits. She was on her way from the Central Graded School, and passed a Held in which .Jenkins was ploughing. The scoundrel cain?! towards hes-, made, an indecent proposal to lu i'ami an in decent exposure of his person. The holy screamed, ran from thc brute anti soon reached home, frightened almost to death anti completely prostrated. Her father, who was in the city, was notified, and the matter was reported to tim proper officers. In the mean' ie a number of the friends of the fr. y heard of the attempted outrage mid be gan searching for the. negra. 'M: Thursday he. was found at his home, was identified, anti was given the choice of swinging at, the end of a roja; or submitting to a certain surgical op eration. He chose the latter, and it was scientifically performed by tm ex pert. Tint brute was then warned to leave this section as soon as ho was able to walk. About a year ago the ne gro attempted a similar outrage ?rt this County and was given a severe, whip ping, which seem:, to have done no good. lie was given what ho deserved last. Thursday, and no doubt will bc a lesson that he will not soon forget. To Cur?. I.i* tirlpjin In Two Day*. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AB druir^ists refund lite money if il fails to euro. K. W. Grove's signature on e -'cry li tx. 2?e. li Ir.tu King Stoves am sold in Anderson only hy CKimrno rt Osborne. Twenty-live Hollars will buya fairly cond Mjuare practico Piano at the C. A. Itufd Munie Bouse They are intrinsi cally worth double that amount. Iron and Steel aro wav up, but Sullivan Hard .varo Co, is keeping prices down on ttl? great Oliver Chilled Plows. If you want the finest IVxRS Seed Oats cheap, get them -t Van di ver Broa. The Household ant! Kitchen Furniture of Mrs. Lout-Sharpe will he KI.ld Rt.pub lic outcry in front of the Court House i nxt Monday, Immediately after the pub lia j?aleM. * A paper once contained thia ad: "Hull dog tor aale; will eat anything, verv fond of children." This shows that an ad. may go too far. Sullivan Hardware Co. co not spoil I binga by claiming too much. Oo to ilium and let them ?bow whet they can do for you with their Iron, S-eel and Brass. Cot Flower?. Pot Planta and Palma for ?Hin MRS. J F. CLINKSCAL.ES, 242 Malo St. Rooilng, tin work, galvanized iron work and plumbing done on abort notice by Osborne & Osborne. To pleaxe the hardest customer is our pride and purpose if bo Is worth pleasing. Any man who can't be pleased with Sul livan Hardware Co.'a Belting.and pri?es it simply beyond hope. Every IVS an and Boy that Buys Clothing knows Wc are known all over South Carolina and Georgia as the people that gives the biggest value in Wo can beat either State on $5.00 Suits. Our $7.50 Suits are thc pride of our Store, in any style you may wish-Round Cut, Square Cut and Double Breast Suits, in all tho latest Stripes and Plaids. $10.00 Suits. They ore dressy in the extreme, every style new and latest designs, in Plaids Stripes and Checks. These $10.00 Suits are equal to any $20.00 on the market. Prices always the lowest-everybody knows that. Clothier*, and Fiirnishiers. D. F.-Don't forget our line of SCHOOL SUITS-guaran teed to stand any boy in South Carolina ani Georgia. Price $2.50 to $3.50. H. & M. News for that go and the \%) INI ?i IF the Boys to School little Girls. WE have just received the largest shipment and the best assortment of Children's, Misses and Little Gents' Ever brought into Anderson. See us on all kinds of Shoes, and when you see your friends don't forget to tell them that we are the only exclusive Shoe people in Anderson. Yours for Reliable Shoes, COBB & CRAYTON, Tho Shoe People. THE WOM4N, THE MA.? and the THE PSLL. She was a good woman. He loved ber. She was his wile. The pie was good. His wile made it. He ate it. But the pie disagreed with him, and he disagreed with his wife. Now he takes a pill after pie and is happy. The pill lie takes is EVANS'. MORAL : Avoid Dyspepsia hy using EVANS' LIVER AND KIDNEY PILLS. EVANS PHARMACY ROOMS for rtEJlNTT GOOD LOCATION. APPLY TO THOMSON CYCLE WORKS, NEXT TO NEW BANK.