Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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We've been thinking of tho Ladies and their Easter Clothes ! Are not necessarily rich, but they are always wide awake. They keep their eyes open, and get their Clothes at a Store where large buying makes low prices. Where Styles are fresh and new. Goods tempting and durable. A look at oar line of Dress Goods Will show you what is coirect in style, excellent in quality, and moderate in price. We have a great variety of Novelties. Have just opened up a most attractive line of 36-inch Goods at 25c. per yard. Better values than our 50c. line cannot be found. Exquisite High Class Novelties at 75c", $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2.00 and $2.50 per yard. Black Dress Goods. Our Black Goods have attracted attention and drawn trade far and near. Our reputation for Black Dress Goods haB long since gone far beyond Anderson-yea, even outside of South Carolina. BLACK, whilst always staple, is ex tremely popular just now. We have all the novelties in Black that you may desire, and a larger and better selected line of Plain and Staple Black than has been your pleasure to see before. Our Plain Black Henriettas and Cashmeres at 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00 and $1.25 are exceptional. Others may offer you the same prices, BUY WATCH THE QUALITY. Our Plain Black.Cierges at 50c, 75c and $1.00 are remark able for quality. Our Plain Black Mohairs, Brilliantines and Sicilians at 50c, 75c, $1.00 and $1.40 are worth more to-day at Wholesale than we asking for them at retail. In addition to all that is fashionable in Woolen Bress Goods we have all that ie desirable in Light, airy goods. Also . Silks and Satins, And the newest popular fad s in Trimmings and Notions. Gloves, Belts and dainty Neckwear, all new and stylish. Our Spring Millinery Has been very much admired. Our Pattern Hats are real works of art-artistic, dainty, stylish, practical, reasonable in price. A . Ready^to-'Wear Garments Are more in demand than ever. Our Waists and Skirts are abreast of the times. Elegantly made Percale and Lawn Waists from 50c to $2.25. Serge, Mohair, Crepon and Silk Skirts-newest styles and popular prices; TV^ash?tole Skirts ! Duck Skirts, P. K. Skirts, Denim Skirts, Linen Skirts, &c., from 35c. up. A fresh supply of the "Lucille" Petticoats or Underskirts. Our Spring Oxfords are the correct Oxfords. Oin Easter Parasols are beauties. If you want to be classed with the BEST DRESSED come and see mir Goods. Yours truly, . 1 Local News. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 4. 1U0O. THE COTTON MARKET. Corrected Weekly by Brown, Osborne A. Co Strict Good Middling-Of. Good Middling-iii. Strict Middling-Ui. Middling-9. Stained Cotton-<? to 7. .Spring chickens ure now in demand at finir y prices. Geo. E. Prime, Esq., went to Cohn ji bia this morning on professional busi ness. Thc la grippe is now claiming many victims in nearly every section of the Comity. Tho indications are very promising for a lively time in County politics this Summer. Our farmers who want a crop that will pay should try broom corn, lt is worth $100 a tan. Read what Brown, Osborne & Co. have to say on "Easter Pr?paration1' in this issue. Col. J. ll. Watts, of Laurens, came up last week and spent ft few days with Col. B. T. Clayton. Miss Kate Hell, of Walhalla, Is thc guest of her aunt, Mrs. Bleckley, on North Main street. Tho Secretary of State has issued a. charter t<? i lie Guaranty Building und Loan Association of this city. Dr. David S. Gray, who has been at 12nding tho medical college in Charles ton, returned home a few days ago. Mr. Milton Gaines, of this city, has gone to Westminster, where ho will engage in tho livery stable business. Mrs. Dr. W. ?. linley and children, of Hartwell, Ga., spent a few days in this city Inst week visiting relatives. Wo have failed to find any farm er in this County who will plow up any of his oats to make room for cot ton. Cotton jumps upanddown these days, but it seems to be more, up than down-if, indeed, it. is not on a dead level. The new advertisement of J. il. Weil ?S? Co. this week will interest every housekeeper, who should read it care fully. Miss .Tfiiuic Gurret, of Augusta, and Misses Bessie Strother and Kate Bell, of Walhalla, are in thc city visiting Mrs. Fred. B. Maxwell. Capt. W, A. Iludgcns, of HoncaPath, who is announced as a candidato for Auditor, spent Monday in the city and gave us a pleasant call. Chiquola Lodge, Knights of Pythias, meets to-morrow night at 8 o'clock. It will bc an important meeting, and every .member is urged to attend. The Union Progress of. last week says: "A young man from Anderson, S. C., was fined $5 by our city fathers for too much hilarity last Thursday." Mr. D. L. Stevenson, Superintendent of the public schools of Fairfield Coun ty.. S. C., spent a day or two in tho city last week the guest of Superintendent Nicholson. Bishop Ellison Capers will preach the commencement sermon of Clem son College, and Dr. G. T. Winston, of North Carolina, will deliver the ad dress. The Pioneer Hose Company will hold their regular monthly meeting nt the City Hall on next Monday evening, 0th inst., at 8 o'clock. Members are urged to attend. Married, on Wednesday, March 28, 1000, by J. P. Anderson, Magistrate, and at his residence, Mr. James Walk er and Misa Emma Landers, both of Anderson County. Col. D.K. Norris spent yesterday in the city, and was warmly greeted by his friends, who were moro than pleas ed to know that he had about recover ed from his recent severe illness. The base ball teams of Clemson and Erskine Colleges will play a match game in this city next Saturday after noon, beginningat 8:80 o'clock. It will no doubt be an interesting game. Tho large and attractive ad verse ment of C. P, Jones &. Co. on the 8th page will, we know, attract tho; atten tion of every reader of THE INTELLI GENCER this week. Read it carefully. This is tho season for whitewashing. A cont or two of whitewash on tho fences and outbuildings will improve the appearance of your place very much and will make it healthier. Use white wash. Rev. Thos. H. Leitch, the evangelist, spent Monday night in tho city and .preached in. tho West End Methodist Church. He was on his way to Starr, where he began a scries of meetings lost night. . In their new advertisement this weekB. O. Evans & Co. announcethnt their spring stock of clothing and fur nishing goods is now ready for iuspec 'tion. Hc.-.d what ihey say and give them a call. Spencer BnrHaa; nSe of cur oldest colored citizens, died at his home in this city last Monday. He wns a wor thy, upright man, aud had thc confi dence and good will of every person who knew him. So far the seasons of 1000 have been almost identical with those of 1800, and if thoy continue so throughout tho year we shall have a most disastrous crop year, especially for cotton, lt is best to be forennhed. The case against W. A. Neal; ex Snperintcndent of the South Carolina State Penitentiary, will be called next Monday. It is ebv;ed thnt a motion for change of venue will be made by his attorneys. At a meeting of tim City Council last night it wa? decided to purchase an other horso for tho Fin?. Department. It will bc given to thc Independent Hook and Ladder Company, to be used in pulling tho truck. Hy mutual consent tho place of hold ing thc Union Meeting of the Second District, Saluda Association, has been changed from Whitefield to Honca Put h. Thc meeting will be held on thc lift h Sunday and Saturday preecdiugof this month. A party of eight business men from Gainesville, Ga., spent lust Friday in ' Anderson inspecting our cotton mills, with a view to establishing a big mill in Gainesville. They were conducted through both our mills, and were haul in their praise of them. Kev. J. K. Fant died at his homo in Spartanburg County last Sunday from paralysis, with which ho had been at ti ictcd several years. Mr. Pant was u native of Anderson County, ami hast many friends and relatives lu re who j will long cherish his memory. Mr. W. IL Shearer, of Hock Mills! Township, has moved his family to thc city and will make this place his home. Mr. Shearer is au expert surveyor, an upright, worthy yoong man, and we extend ho and his family a cordial welcome to the "Electric City." Attention is directed to thu new ad vertisement of Moore, Acker &. Co., in which special reference is made to their millinery department, winch is now in charge of Miss Warfield, an ex perienced and expert milliner, who has just arrived in tho city from Haiti more. There was a white frost in this sec tion last Saturday morning and a se vero freeze on Sunday morning, icu being visible where there was any ex posed v?asela containing water. * The fruit tree blooms were not seriously in jured, however, on account of thc wind aud dry weather. Mr. R. Henry Bolt, of Ottcrbein, In diana, who has been spending two or three weeks in this County visiting his parents and a sick brother at Piedmont, returned home a few days ago. His visit was a source of great plensure to Ins many friends, who regretted that his Rtay could not be prolonged. On account of bad health Mr. A. (!. Pinckney has resigned ns agent of tho Southern Express Company ut Pcl/.er and Mr. J. H. Bonner lins been appoint ed his successor. The. Company is for tunato in securing the services of Mr. Bonner, who will make a most eilicient and accommodating agent. Last Friday afternoon the Patrick Military institute cadets gave nu exhi bition drill On tho Court House Square, und attracted a large crowd of specta tors. After the (Joni pa ny drill was concluded, the individual contest for the prize medal took place', ami it was won hy Cadet C. P. Speck, of New berry. A soap man is in the city with a horseless carriage. He is giving with each box of soap one two-horse, sorrel automobile, with tlax niano and tail, wnrrauted freo of swiuuey. glanders and distemper, well groomed and gait ed and speed guaranteed to forty knots. Sonp only $700 a ' ox. (Jonie carly and often. Mr. J. A. McAllister has resigned as Magistrate of Corner Township in or der to accepta position at Starr, hi? former home. His resignation has been forwarded to the Governor, and will take effect as soon ns his successor is appointed and qualifies. Already there aro a number of applicant? for the position. Last Thursday morning' about ll o'clock lire was discovered on tho cot ton platform at tho Savannah Valley depot. Tho firemen responded prompt ly to the alarm and soon extinguished thc flames. About fourteen bales of cotton were slightly damaged, and tho loss will not exceed $100. lt is not known how the fire originated. Tho Anderson Water, Light nnd Power Company, through its President, Dr. S. M. Orr, applied to the City Council nt its meeting host night, for a franchise to build nn electric street railway in the city. Mr. J. J. Fretwell also wants a franchise for the same purpose. The matter will be consider ed and some action taken at a future meeting. At the examination for tho Annapo lis cadntahlp from the Third Congres sional District, held in this city last Wednesday, Mr. C. W. Mauldin, of Picken B, was the successful competitor, with Mr, F. E. Pearmnn, of Anderson, ns alternate. Both youug men nre stu dents jf Clemson College. Mr. Maul din is a brother of our townsman, T. J. Mauldin, Esq. There was considerable interest in the baseball gamo at Clemson College last week between the team from Cor nell University, Ithaca, N. V., and thc Clemson team. The Cornell team gave it out that they werejuRt stopping over to practice and give Clemson a chance to see ball playing, but tho Clemson boys won by 0 to 7. It ?B said to have been a tine game. A meeting of Camp Humphreys, Sons of Confederate Veterans, will bo held to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon, at 5 o'clock in Clerk of Court Watkins' otlice. Delegates to the approaching convention in Louisville, during the Kennion of tho Veterans, will be elect ed and other important business trans acted. Each and every member is urged to attend this meeting. Col. (leo. A. Wagener, of Charleston, spent a night in Anderson last week. If Charleston had one thousand citizens with Col. Wagoner'seneigy and push it would not bc long before her popu lation would bo doubled. Ho ought to live in u community like Anderson, where tho atmosphere is charged with businoss-whore one large enterprise is hardly completed until another is projected-a real live, up-to-date town. Last Suudny morning two negro children were painfully burned at their home on Mr. .J. W. Brown's plantation.; b?ar Starr. Tho parents were absent from home and the children wore play ing about the fire-place. Tho clo: hing of tho youngest child caught lire and she jumped into a bed, which set the bedding afire, but was soon extinguish ed. This child died. Tim other child's clothing also caught fire and she was seriously bumed before the flames were extinguished by her brother, who had just entered tho house. Wo observe that in their new adver tisement Messrs. Dean ?k Kat lille are glorifying in a newly-discovered mode of advertising, and assign ns a reason for newspaper advertising that it paci fies tho printers, who uso Dean's Patent Flour, We confess that tho printers who use this flour need pacifying in some way, or they should soon bo on tho warpath against tho impure fleurs sOmotimos thrown on tho market. We note, however,/ that their ad-writer keeps thoir space pretty well filled up even though fie chooses to "fling o?r' on newspaper advertising. O, consist ency! thou art a-Dean's Paient. Mrs. Mattie Clinkscnles. wife of Mr, John W. Clinkscnles, formerly of An- , dorson County, died at lier home near Level Land, in Abbeville County, on Wednesday morning, 28th ult., after a brief illness, aged about 45 years. She , leaves a husband, live * daughters 1 and lour sous, the youngest being only eleven day? old. She was a most ex cellent Christian woman and was high ly esteemed by a wide eirele ot friends and relatives, who were painfully shocked to hear of lier death, sin- hail long boen a devoted member of Little River Baptist Church, where lier re mains were interred last Thursday, the funeral services being conducted bv Kev. Mr. Mom er. Last Thursday and Friday were set apart tor tho Spring Opening ul Julius ll. Weil & ('o's. Inti dry goods em porium, and the hugo crowds that call ed both days to inspect their beautiful goods were wa inly welcomed and. shown through every department. Thc millinery department is still in chargoofMrs.il. |). Gardner, who is well known to our people. This sea son her stork nf pattern hats arc per haps moro beautiful than she luis ever before exhibited, and immediately at tract the admiration of (ho lair sex. In the dressmaking depart ment, which is under the supervision of Miss White, ol' Atlanta, many new handsome put terns and all the latest styles ?ire shown. These two departments were [ especially interesting to the ladies, i while the gentlemen lind ninny things to charin 1 heir eyes in the clot liing and j furnishing goods departments. In deed, nil the departments wen- lull I and attractive, and the ever courteous proprietors were highly complimented hy their visitors on the good judgment ami taste displayed in each department ami tl)o low juices quoted ?rn the many articles, (live this linn a call and the courteous salesladies and salesmen will take, great pleasure in showing their goods at all times. Mrs. Frances Ashley, of Martin Township, died at the home of her youngest son, S. A. Ashlev. in Green wood County, on the 2?th March, HMM), where she had gone or. a visit. She hail been in feeble health for a number ot years, though not confined to her bed but a few days precediug her death. A short time before she died her mind became perfectly clear. She called one of her children to her bedside telling her she would soon be gone und want ed her loved ones to meet her in hea ven, and she soon passed away, fully realizing that she was entering into that rest from whence no traveler ever returns. Mrs. Ashley's maiden name was Ables. She was born and reared in Corner Township, and was sn odd years of age. In lier young maiden hood she united herself with the Bap tist Church, and for (Ki years she was a l'ait h tel and zealous member. She was the widow of Joshua Ashley, who died some years ago. She was "the mother of ten children, (X living), 77 grand children and 01 great-?Mniidchihlron. Un Wednesday, the dn.\ aftrr herdenth, .her remains wen- interred ia Mount Bethel Churchyard. The funeral ser vices were conducted by Kev. M. Mc Gee und Kev. X. (J. Wright, in the presence of a ?urgecongregation of rel atives and friends. In the death of Mr. William Wat kins, which occurred tit his home in Garvin Township last Monday morn ing after a brief illness with pneu monia, Anderson County loses one of her best and must upright citizens. Mr. Watkins was born, reared and always lived in the section where he died, and was in tho HO th year of his age. He never married, two maiden sisters making their homo with him until their death a few years ago. Ho was a most remarkable man in many respects, one who attended strictly to his own business, and was never known to loso control of himself, utter an oath or speaff an unkind word to or about any person. Ile was truly a friend to thc poor ajid needy and never turned a deaf car to an appeal of char ity. He was always'ready to endorso a note or net ns security tonn acquaint ance, and in this way lost mauy dol lars. Ho spent his life on the farm and made a success of bis business, having accumulated a considerable I estate. Ho will he missed in his neigh borhood, and his memory will long be cherished by a wide circle of friends and relatives, many of whom were thc recipients of his generosity. Yester day afternoon tho remains wore in terred in the Watkins family grave yard. Rev. W. B. Hawkins conducted the funeral services. Tu eur? Lit Grippe In Two D?ya. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets* All druggists refund tbe money if lt trillo to cure. E. W. Grove's signature nu evprc ry?x. 25c. li The br-Ht and cheapest stock of FMI and Winter Dry Gooda In the etty al Van di ver Bro?. Toe Torrent Cutaway Harrow ?B the best C'utawav Harrow, and does the beat work with the lishte-t draft ol'any ever linde. For sale by Brouk# Brothers, sole agents 'or upper 8, C. Havo hot water pipet) run from your ?>ovo to beth room. Try Osborne & Osborne. Buy u pair nf legRlngsand keep vour IMJJH from gelling ooh! the?*e col ' winter days when you are traveling Yon will lind a ??ooriplete line nt Brock Broihnrs. Al<m Hunting Con tn, loaded Skell* mut empty Sheila and evHrything ihat a hun t?r needs to properly equip himself for hunting. ?Tho bigceat. brRt nmi cheapest utick cf Shoi* in iii?; city nt Vandlver Bro?. D m't be discouraged. Tho time for pltnitlng will anon com?1 and if tue farm er ia equipped with Sullivan Hardware <>>. implement* the land.can he put in go Jd order in due time. If \ou vant tbe finest Texa" Seed Oats cheap, not them at Vandlvor Bren. Jim a not ont of reach a? Sullivan Hard ware Co. Hoorlut', tin work, galvanized Iron work and plumbing ih.no on Hhort notice by 0*bornoA Osborne. Hoy Sullivan Hard war? (Jo.'a special Ailina Plow Hame?. Smoothing now and desirable. Kyour Piano or Orgnn needa tuning or repairs. If will nay von lo nen Mr J. C. Templeton, of Th? C. A. Roed M unie Unna?, who will guarantee perfect satis faction tn all. A Hors? Coila? for 75c. thnt never galls atol lists for v^ar? is anlrt liku hot cakes by Sullivan Hardware Co. I mn KIJ??? StovcVr! ?trt ?oin in Anderson only by Osborne & Osborne. A bill-bearing np to-dnte Diso Harrow *v>r Pule at money Sullivan Hardware c. .. Iron Kim; Stoves are considered tho be?t Buy one. Ostttrun di Osborno Sole Agonfa. Onn?* and Pistola of all kinda and prices at Brook Brothers Twenty-live Dollar* will buya fairly coed ?quare practice Plano at "the t \ A. Kn?d Mmdo HniiH?. They are intrinsi cally worth double that amount. Tho demand for good Harrows Increado every year and Sullivan Hardware Co. now'offer the latest and the best. Tho Universal Guano Distributor, sold by Sullivan Hardwaro Ce., niables one mau tn do thu work ? eli that two ordi n ir I ly do badly. ballard's Oboittdc and Guthrie's Finest Patent Flour lor ?1.50 por barrel at Van diver Bros. Free city dullvery. 'Phone TA Sullivan Hardware Co. sell a Horse Collar for 7."?c. that lasta for 3ears and never galla. The very ihiug for warm weather. AJsID - FURNISHINGS IS ow Kondy at Wc have made a special effort to give the trade better Goods, later Styles and more perfect Clothing than ever be fore. To say something about thc price-w?ll, it's unneces sary. Every Clothing buyer in Upper South Carolina ac knowledges that we are "Thc Leaders of Low Price." PRINCETON SACK SUIT. Designed for men who with to divas well, without appearing ultra fash ionable. Made in all tho new Cloths. RUTGER'S SACK SUIT Is^au extreme fashionable Suit and will be in vogue among men who wish to dress extremely fashionable Designed in Cricketing Flannels and Vicuna?. BEVERLY SACK SUIT Is a garment of much distinction, and ia especially adapted to tall, slen der ami well-built men. Made principally from Blue and Black Wtcorsd ?Serges, Cheviots and undressed Worsteds. BOYS' and CHILDREN'S CLOTHING. Mothers will be inti rested in this Department, lor we have an assortment f?cond to none in this vicinity. We have all thc latest Novelties in Plain Fancy und Washable ?Suits lor all occasions. BURNISHING GOODS. The largest and moat complete usiortment in the city. Hall Bros. <$ .Co., Successors to Hall & Milford. Shoes. THIS St ACE BELONGS TO COBB & CRAYTON, The Shoe People! Who r "ight their Shoes in solid car lots before the ad vance foi ue year 1900, We arc selling this Slipper you soe at COST. Do you need a pair ? Tell your friends whe never you see them that we can save them money on Shoes. Many thanks for your past patronage. MASONIC TEMPLE. -THE ANDERSON Mutual Fire Insurance Co. WROTE its ?rst Policy Sept. 23, 18%, and has made only two assessments since it commenced business. This is a great deal cheaper than you ean get ?re insurance elsewhere. Any ol' our Policy holders wi!) tell you that. Other people have saved money by placing their fire insurance in this Company, and it is contently believed you can. .7. ll. Vandivcr, President. .1. J. Fretwcll, ll. Hill. J. J. Major, ?so, ii. Ducworth, W. (J. Watson, l? B. A. Kobins?u. J. P. ti lena, A. P. Hub bard, Directors. .1. J. BECK, Agent. JA HANDLE Buist's Garden Seeds, Buist's Seed Corn and Bradford Melon Seed, Heinz's Kraut, Pickles, Vincgar,3Baked Beans and Condi ments. Ritter's Best Preserves and Soups, Tetley's Teas, Parkes' Roasted Coffees, Best X.&X Tomatoes, three Cans for 25c, And all other articles usually found in an UP-TO-DATE GROCERY STORE