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BY CLINKSCALES.& LANGSTON. ANDEBSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1900. VOLUME XXXV-NO. 40 Lined and unlined. Suits of a cloth that doesn't muss easily ; that if soiled cleans easily ; that if wet doesn't leave water marks THAT'S SERGE. Our kind ?E blue, extremely ligi t weight-single or double breasted. Full Suits $7.50, $10.00, $12.50 and $15.00. Evans' $3.50 Shoes Are like a patent medicine, good for both extremes of all cases. They are becoming to tall and short men alike. They are the correct Shoes for daylight and darkness. They are worn by rich and poor, Straw Hats. Our Straw Hats are made by the Brigham Hopkins Co., of Baltimore, and we have the exclusive sale foi them in this territory. They are different from the ordinary Straw Hats in make, style and finish. If you want an up-to-date Hat "we've got your company." yans & Co, THE SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. WHITE FRONT. WHERE TO BUY ? IS a question often asked by people who want the BEST VALUE fur their Dollar. We have endeavored to sell Gooda at prices to suit tho .'times," and so far have been successful. We do not intend stopping at this, but propose to give you more "sound" Goods for your D.iilar. than we have heretofore, WE WANT YOUR TRADE, at d if prices and Equar* dealing will help ?o get it we cou kf ep it.. We carry full lines in-: Dress Goods, S ammer Croods, Trimmings, v Notions, Millinery and Shoes. Itt our Grocery Department you will find only the best Goods at low prices. , ' . . Flour, Tobacco, Molasses and Corn. We guarantee Pricea and Goods. / -Yours truly, MOORE, ACKER & CO, rri DR. M?FF???'S @ Alfa?3frrit?!?0!}9 i^sDIg^flsB^ .????????sssssB??iiMBiBassii THE purchaser bf a Champion Binder or Mower gets a written warran ty containing this cUmo : "Tho eccentric wheel on the Champion Bia der ?c warranted to give a gain cf sixteen and two-thirds per cent;in power for binding. The force f*d elevator on the Champion Binder?s warranted to waste !e-s grain than* the elevator on any other Binder. The Matter wheels on tho Champion Draw Cat Mower are warranted not lo lift from tho ground when the cotter bar ?eels an obstruction. The cutter bar on tho Champion Draw Cst Mower ia warranted to ja? adjustably ?i> *hat *ho ouicr eua. may bo broti^nt forward to. iwp tbe ??nfte*?!^in line with tho ?itm??, ssd tbe ?r??ons may bo ke?t ?iToper?y centered in the geards." Think of it, These are impor tant features on B?ud?re and Mowers. Np ?lher machiud contains tttetu. There are more genuine improvem?nts on tb? Cbampion Machines in tho last-few years than all'of the others put together. There ere more of tb.em in uso in Anderson County than any other make* ?od every nurohseer ia more than sajUs?ed. Tikis apeala for itself. We have a Binder put tip ready for operation at our Store, and we would glad to show it to you.; , Kemember that we are tho sole Agents, and Champion Machines cannot obtained from ony one else in this territory. MeGULLY BROS Memorial Day. POITOU INTELLIGENCER: Memorial ?av and tho old .soldiers, in the language of "Bill Arp," have Auggested aomo thoughts of a "rumin ating character." The decoration of the graves of our soldiers, with all people, everywhere and in every age, is an expression of lofty sentiment, carrying our love nnd communion with them. This being the thought of this beautiful net, its ob servance should always bc specific. And this brings mc to the consideration of tho day sot opart distinctly for thc purpose of decorating ,tho graves of dead soldiers. If I nm correct in stat ing the purpose of this net and what this commemorative day should ex press through tho beautiful emblems of nature's richest flowers, which arc so pro fused at this season of tho year, I submit that wo should bo more srteciile and distinct in this act of remembrance and communion. What is it to remem ber and cherish by thus decorating tho graves of dead heroes? It should be tho purpose of fathers, mothers and teachers to engender in thc hearts'of the little men and women, entrusted to their care, sentiments of loyalty, patri otism and devotion to duty, and where, may 1 ask, in all the history of tho world,-may bo found examples of these virtues moro sublime than those fur nished in the lives of those gray-clad men who willingly fought and heroic ally died for what they thought right. After tho exercises on Memorial Day, I wandered contemplatively through tho quiet churchyards of our city, noting tho results of the morning's labor of love. Flowers everywhere, sending forth their God-given perfumo to gladden tbe hearts of men, marked the quiet routing places of'the dead. I strolled np to several profusely decor ated graves and was surprised to find that thair occupants had never figured ns soldiers, but had either been two young to goto tho front, or had manag ed to becoiae respectable stay-at homes. There was nothing wrong in the act of decoi^iirg their graves, but wby should Memorial Day bo selected as tho time to do it? 1 finally carno to a grave in an ob scure corner of the burial ground. The little head-stone was drooping wearily, the weeds reared themselves arrogant ly all around and a general air of neg lect and desolation could be felt as well as seen. I. saw that the rank growth on the grave had been parted add two or three roses had been placed near the head-stone. I knelt to read the name of this soldier and arose startled, for here was buried ono of the class of men for whom Memorial Day was set apart. That gravo bolds all that remains of a hero, who, actuat ed by sentiments of loyalty and patri otism, bade bis wife and children good by, shouldered his gun and went forth to do his duty. I see bim at Bull Bun, at Chancellorsville, at Malvern Hill, at Savage Station, at Gettysburg, maybe struggling on against, overwhelming c-??s S? dauntless as the day he enlist ed. I see him, weak and hungry, searching the ground where tho horses have been fed for the grain's of com that they may have overlooked. I Bee him dirty, ragged, footsore and weary, advancing into battle, bis figure is no longer rounded and robustT but gaunt and emaciated, but the same steady lire in bis eye, tho same squarely set jaw denotes an unconquerable spirit. 1 see bim in the front rank} heedless of the terrible rain of lead, the shriek of the shelis, tho moans bf the wounded, quietly loading and tireing. J him stagger, his gun falls to the ground, the lifo blood gushes from a death wound, he sinks to the ground, his face to the enemy, and goes to sleep. His gravo is almost forgotten while that of the gallant stay-at-home ia Covered with flowers. Passing- front the consideration*of the dead Confederate, wo seto that tho few living members of, that gallant army fare no better'than their dead comrades in thia day of personal greed and a veriee. Can it be. tjrne that sentir mente Of heroism, self-sacrifico .nnd lov? of country find no place in the hearts of our- people? Can it be trae that in thu race for money and position we are so. calions as not to ba able to appreciate nor properly esteem tho motives that prompted our fathers to leave borne and business interests and excito the world with deeds of unrivall ed heroism If so, .God help o ir coun try. . We have a few of theso old sol diers with us yet. Their step is not so bony ant, their ' forms not so erect, their eyes not so bright. ns they once vr^BV -they unliving in the Fall of upon t?elr he&?s? toi??ne^venb?| pt their Ii ves, they should bo very dear to ns, and yet they are gradually being pushed aside and neglected in AU the walks of lite. Wo delight to glory in their achievolonte, to say proudly, "My father was a Confederate soldier/ ?Ur oppose th*?? ?sy endeavor iasecure some poeitiosof trust?t the hands of tho T*>r>le. .?e time is drawing near when the us^onor them ttroughou^t^ ing years, for by so doing wo honor ourselves. Lot us is ot forget that these mon are keenly sen titi V^, and that they are deeply hurt when ignored and neg lected by this young generation whofl sometimes fear, are of tba opinion that Marcus A. Hanna and J. Pierpont Mor gan aro more worthy cf fame and honor than ever was Jefferson Davis, Bobt. E. Lee, or Stonewall Jackson. Let us not ignore not neglect these men, and, it one of them shaula aspire to a posi tion of public trust, l?t us consider tho great c?a?n3 he has upon our love and gratitude. - OBSERVER. FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL. From Our (hen Cor resjton dent. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2*?, 1000. Tho War Department has sent to the Sonate an answer to its resolution ad opted moro than four months ago, ask ing for an itemized account of expen ditures in Huha. The answer, though somewhat extended, is by no menus satisfactory to those who wish to know just what is going on down there. But its revelations, so far as they go, are startling. For instance, ono item sent in is for $4,000 to (jo*, (len. Brooke for house rent for one year. This is in addition to tho $7,500 which ho drew as an army officer, and the $7,000 allowed him as additional salary from thc Cuban funds, so that his in come, which is also tho income of Gov. (icu. Wood, reached ?18,000 a year, an amount larger than is allowed to the Ambassador tit tho Court of Sr. James, and, in fact, larger than any salary allowed by tho United States except that of the President. The total sal aries for the island for six months ag gregute $1.208,53.}, more than one-third of the total cost of the island, and this does not iucludo 8l,:$77,000 for unskill ed labor, and includes nothing paid to tho United States officers and troop?. Another item is some #!J01,000 l'or building a railway less than six miles long over almost level ground, with no payment for the right of way. The other statements, especially those con cerning the Post Office, aro quito ns extravagant. Moved by the sharp crit icsim passed upon tho statement, As sistant Secretary Mieklejohn gave out an interview intended to break its force. In this ho asserted that the total expenditures in Cuba for 1800 would not exceed $11.708,740. This positive statement might well be ac cepted as an accurate account of the disbursements, Were it not for tho fact that tho Assistant Secretary of War, in making it public, evidently overlooked the fact that the secretary lind pre viously reported to Congress what pur ported; to be a truthful statement of the samo expenditures, iu which he placod them at $14,085,805. In other words, the moro statements are given out, the clearer it becomes that the Department really knew nothing of tho way things were going in Cuba, but was content to sit quiet and let the Rathbones and tho Xeeleys run mat ters for tho benei.it of their own pock ets. The question of headquarters for thc Democratic National Committee this fall is again agitating tho members of that body. In 1800 headquarters were in Chicago, where a bureau is siiii maintained and where the records arc still kept. Chicag3 is very convenient for the campaign purposes, but it is notorious that in 1808 the Democratic National committee found it practi cally impossible to get anything like fair treatment from the press of that city. Hostility was carried to such an' extreme that bulletins issued fi om thc headquarters, announcements by Chairman Jones issued in quotations under his own name, wero changed and distorted in print so as to quote him as saying something utterly at vari ance with what he actually said. Type written announcements were changed so as to moko them say directly tho opposite to what they contained and. thus distorted, were credited as official from the Democratic headquarters. Chairman Jones was utterly helpless to reach tba ear ot the public except through such brief dispatches as were sent out by the Associated Press. It "was almost impossible for newspapers anywhere in the country that did not send special men from their home ?nices to get even the current routine announcements correctly stated. It was almost unknown outside the head quarters what the national committee was doing. Men who had distorted matter given out, changed quoted ih -, terviews and misrepresented . things generally, would simply laugh in the taco of Chairman Jones or any one else who taxed them with it, treating the matteras a great joke or a smart thing. Of courso Mark Hanna and his corrup ci?n fund were back of this and will bo again if the Committee should go to Chicago. On the other hand, this city, to which the Committee will probably remove, is geogrnhicnlly inconvenient but is eminently fair in its politics. The Washington correspondents are partisans, but they me honest parti sans, and do bot dir ? matter placed in their hands. Th .6regarded asa matter of .greatest importance, and there is t, strong sentiment In favor of {utting the headquarters here. About he only objection raised is that it will involve tearing up root add branch the ; organization in Chicago and the trans portation of ail material assembled I thereto this et ty. By those who favor Washington this is regarded ns of minor importance compared with tho advantage of being located where they Willbosure to receive fair treatment. The atrocic?a unfairness of the Re publican m "tabers of the Judiciary committee's attempt to make it appear that the Democratic members were opposed to an ti-trust action, is shown forth by the minority report filled by the latter. It seems that the majority resolved itself into a sub-committee excluding the Democrats ih much the same woy that is followed by both parties when a tariff is framed, and prepared the amendment to the Con stitution and tho 24 page report there' on and submitted them to tho Hongo without permitting the minority -twen | time to read them, or In fact to lay eyes on them for more than about ten minutes before they were shoved in. Naturally, the 'Democrats objected to endorsing so. important a proposition without at least reading it, amrflt cscc th? ne*- rris seat broadcast over tho conni ry that'the Democrats opposed ! auti-tni*t i^il?tics. Aa ? marrar of fact, tho Dem?crata do object to the proposed action, not becauso it is in? tended to Strike nt the trusts, but be cause it is nothing more nor less than a smooth Republican campaign trick. The minority report says that when it is found that the chief of those whose dqty it ia to prosecute offenders against that law persistently "fails and re fuses to prosecute any of them," tho question arises: "Aro wo suffering mess' from a lock of law. or power to mako law, or from a lack of officers willing to enforce tho law? Wo'wnould not drop Into tho notion of considering tho law futile," the report says, "so long as wo are afSicted with executors of the law who will not so much as try to execute it.n The law now on the statute book has no officers to execute it, though officers are so plentiful that they Jostle one another In their over crowding. , PROHIBITION CONFERENCE. Special to Charleston Evening Pout. COLUMBIA, S. C., Mny 34.-Tho Stat? Prohibition Conference met last night in the hall of the House of Representa tives. lt did exactly what it was ex pected to do KO far as naming tho can didate for Governor is coucerned. It made its address to thc people ami platform stronger than expected, and the nomination of Mr. J. L>. Tr?bulo, of Anderson, for Lieutenant Governor was a surprise. Col. Hoyt's nomina tion for Governor was not n surprise. Tho attendance was very much smaller than was expected, sixteen counties not bein}; represented at all in the body, and only fifty-five delegates beim,' present. The convention seemed utterly at sen when it came to naming a man for Lieutenant Governor. In the body among those who have figured in politics were noted Sherill' Brabham, Mr. featherstone, Mr. T. N. Berry, Mr. .Smith, of Sumter, and a few others. Among the old line Prohibitionists were Messrs. A. C. .Iones, C. 1). Stan ley, I.. B. Haynes, T. J. Lamottonnd nt hers. The address issued concludes as fol lows: "The contest, we are entering upon is no child's play. The Prohibition Democrats of South Cand?na aro not responsible that the issue has to be made on the political hustings. There is no choice left to us except to aban don tho field, wherein wo would prove recreant to the most solemn obliga tions that rest upon a Christian people, charged with tho moral and religious olovntioti of those mound us. To re linquish the field means tho continua tion of tho liquor trntlio under tho aegis of our beloved South Carolina, and perpetuates a system that is un dermining the public weal and destroy ing the probity of our public mon, a system that sanctions with the broad Real of the State an annulment of tho divine injunction, 'woo unto him that gives his neighbor drink. V * * . and makes him drunken also.' Every day and every hour through tho day, the State of South Carolina is vending that which destroys the souls of men, and the servants of God can not re main indifferent or unconcerned while the law is contained in tho statute books. "Righteousness exalteth a na tion, but sin is a reproach to any peo ple,' and thc hideous enormity of this Bin of drunkenness fostered by tho State must not longer stain tho proud escutcheon of our common mother. Wc m ust protest against this anoma lous perversion of governmental power by which every citizen of tho State is made responsible for a traille that is abominable in the eyes of God. Tho moans of our protest is through tho political agency with which we aro in part entrusted ns citizens of South Carolina, and we como now to make au appeal to our fellow citizens that they will join us in restoring the old commonwealth to a right relation whereby tho liquor trafile will bo put under ban; so that our rulers and law makers will bo spored the necessity of legislating to increase the sin of drunkenness within our borders. To do thia effectually, wo aro compelled to moko this issue at the Democratic primary, and hence to have represen tatives of our principles who will con tend for them before the people, and 'seek to obtain control of the execu tive and legislativo departments cf the State government.' This is no unwor thy mm cr object and we proclaim these purposes, which are not hid in a corner, to our political associates, de manding the right to make the issue at tho primary polls, and insisting that fairness and justice requires the recog nition of our representatives inside the party lines, whero every other issue is settled Tor tho maintenance of good government in this State. We deny that any class of Democrats have peculiar and special privileges accord ed to them under the Constitution and laws of the party, and we will maintain our right to be heard on tho hustings and to cost a free, untrammeled ballot at the polls." The convention's platform was adopt ed as follows: We, the Prohibition Democrats of the State of South Carolina, in confer ence assembled, hereby declare the following platform: 1. That competency, honesty and so briety are indispensable qualifications for holding office. 2. That taxes should be made as low os possible consistent with tho effici ency of government. 8. That the salo of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes is not a function of government but a disgrace to Christian civilisation, a dishonor to manhood and a political wrong of un paralleled enormity; that it is an awful crime against the women and children, against the home, against the church and against God. 4. That prohibition of the sole of in toxicating liquors for beverage pur poses is tho true, consistent remedy, and to this end wo demand that the dispensary system be shorn of its evils, such as, selling intoxicants as a bever age; and' that authority be given by the General Assembly for the ?tate to sell alcoholic liquors for only medici nal, mechanical and sacramental pur poses. .... Mr. Featherstone, towards the close, arose and said that he felt that they would make a mistake if they named a candidato tor Attorney General. They did not need au Attorney Gen eral. "Tho office," he said, "is filled by a man who, under the most adverse circumstances, has shown that be is not afraid to do.his duty." He moved that the convention recon sider its action as to this office. This waa done. Hr. Steppe wanted to know what they would do if Mr. Tribble did not ron. The* r.ccicJ a man who would make tba fight. It wafs decided to allow the executive committee to select some one to take his place. Mr. Smith took the posi ti on that whoever waa chosen he should make tho fight on the stump in each county. On motion of Mr. Featherstone it waa decided that the chairman of the convention, cooperating with the can didates selected, appoint a campaign committee of five, which would look after the county organisations. Col. Hoyt' was called for and re sponded, and said he could not detain them to make a speech. Bat he would Ss heard on the stump ia all the c?mi co in advocacy of prohibition. He only wished to say that he would "do bis utmost to win victory in the year ?900," and, said he, "I believe we aro . going to have it." The convention at 12.20 a.. m. ad journed sine die. STATE NEWS. -- An insurance compnnv lias been organized nt Greenwood, With a capital stock of $ 100.000. - Mr. Aaron Russell, a citizen of Ab beville, died recently after a lingering illness cnused from the bite of a rat. - Dispenser Rennies, in charge of tho dispensary ut Sumter, lias been suspended on account of a shortage of $400. . -The Court of General Sessions convened in Greenville last Monduv. I There are eleven murder cases on the I criminal docket. - Tho ollieo of sheriff of Fairfield must bo A glittering prize. Eight eau-I didatch for that ellice ar?' announced and two of them are brothers. i - Thomas Farrow, a candidate for I the Legislature from Saluda county, j was recently convicted for the viola tion of a laborer's contract. Ile has withdrawn from the race. - Bishop li. Iv. Hargrove, of Nash ville, Tenn., will preside tiver the next session of the South Carolina Confer ences M. E. Church. South, which will begin at Chester, November 58. - Last Friday morning there was a freight wreck on the Southern railway four miles, above Columbia. Ten box i ears were derailed and the Intel? was torn up. The cause of the wreck is not known. - Mrs. .lennie thane, of Picketts, will bo 101 years old next month. Hel son, Jip Crane, who lives near Easley, is past 80 years old. Mrs. Crane i's in good health, eats heartily, sleeps well and is able to be about. - Governor Mcsweeney luis issued requistiou papers for Lon in Broom field, who was sent to the Penitentiary from York County, in 1888, on the charge of larceny and housebreaking. Broomfield escaped, and he has been arrested nt Monticello, Ark. - Hon. H. Cowper Patton, represen tativo from Richland county, died Inst week at Johns-Hopkins Hospital, Bal timore, Md., after au operation for nnurisin of tho aorta. Ho was well known throughout South Carolina and was ono of the State's nblest lawyers. - Mies Maggio Johnson graduates at Newberry College iu Juuo and will have tho distinction of being the first female graduate of that institution. The college was opened tb female stu dents three years ago and has seven teen young ladies in attendance this session. - It is expected that not less than 10,000 teachers will attend the annual convention of tho National Education al Association to be held in Charles ton in July. They wiil como from all parts of tho United States, and will represent tho best intelligence of the country. - Under the act of tho recent legis lature South Carolina purchased Mc Crady's Colonial History of South Caro lina and Dr. Lnndrnm's History of Spartnnburg county and these are now being distributed among the education al institutions and public libraries of the State. - There was a wreck on the C. Sc W. C. Railroad 8 miles below Laurens on Wednesday morning. Fivo box curs wero derailed and smashed and engineer Wm. McKinntynnd a colored train hand wero instantly killed. It is thought the wreck was caused by an obstruction placed upon the track. - The sub-committee of tho State Executivo Committee hns arranged n schedule for the State campaign, but this schedule must bo submitted to tho full committeo for endorsement. According to tho arrangement the campaign will open Juno 14th nt Orangeburg and close nt Columbia August 22nd. - Tho agent of the sinking fund commission makes some serious char ges against that body. Ho claims to ave discovered about $30,000 shortage in. the accounts of. various county offices connected with the tax depart ment of tho State, and declares that the comptroller-general blocks ltira in his collections. - The Oooueo Manufacturing Com ?auy, of Oak'way, has been organized yF.N. Cary, M. W. Coleman, J. W. Harper, W. S. Hunter and J. S. Jen nings, for the purpose of developing the power on tho Conceross Creek, gen erating electric power and transmitting it to Oakway. There it is proposed to erect a cotton mill to consume this power. - At Edgefield, within tho shadow of a negro church where services were being conducted. Ed Brooke, colored, shot and instantly killed his wife, the pistol ball entering her head. As soon as the alarm was given the negroes rushed from the church en masse cry ing ' 'lynch him." Cooler heads hurried off Brooks to jail and thus averted a doable tragedy. Two years ago Brooks killed an aged negro and two days ago he threatened the life of his wife. - At the session of tho Grand Lodge, Knighte of Pythias, in Charleston, it appropriated $200 in cash f or the sup port of Pythian orphans at the follow ing orphanages in tho State: Connie Maxwell (Baptist), at Greenwood; Epworth (Methodist), at Columbia, and Thornwell (Presbyterian), at Clinton. Cheraw Lodge offered a free site for the establishment of a Pythian orphan age at that place, but the Grand Lodge felt unable to accept their generous offer lust yet. though some steps may be taken at the next session nt Spar tnnburg. Card of Thanks. Mn. EDITOR; AUctr US imuugh the medium of your paper to return thanks to our many friends and neighbors who SO kindlv ministered unto us during tue late'and fatal illness of my hus band, S. W. Smith. Onr hearts are filled with gratitude toward them for their kind deeds and sweet words of sympathy. May God, in the abun dance of His love and mercy, ever remember them with His choicest blessings. MRS. S. W. SMITH. -^ , m ? ? . . , ST LT s or Ono. OTT or To UJ DO, I Lccxa COUKTY, I FBAWK J. CH KS KT make?, oath tatt be ii tho Miniar partuer of tho arm of V. J. CHKSST & Co, doing business in th? City of Toledo, County and Bute aforseaid. and that ?aid firm will pay the tum or ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every cate of CATABHK that cannot be cared by the UM of HALL'S CATABBB CUBS. PRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before rae and subscribed in my pres ence, this 6th day of December, A. D ISM. [usx] A. W. GLEASON, 1 1 Notar* Publie. Hall'? Catarrh Cure is taken internally and set? directly on tba blood and mumu? surfaces of tho system Send for testimonials, free. ' Addreat, P. J. CHENEY A CO.,Toledo O. Sold by Drucgfsta, 73c. . KaU'a f\nUy Pills aro tho b< st. Lowndesvllle Item?. A very Large audience was assembled in the Academy building on Inst Mon ay evening at s.;m to hear an address from Professor John G. Cllnkscales, of yVolt'ord College, as part of the school commencement. < bi Sunday preceding Dr. Lee Davis Lodge, president of Cooper-Limestone College, had deliv ered a lay sermon in the Presbyterian Church, which was very enjoyable, and the people were prepared io take in Prof. Clinkscales' lecture, lie will always receive a warm welcome here, for besides having a number of friends ami relatives among us. he has tin: reputation of being a very entertain ing speaker, having several times faced the Lowndesvillo public on tho pint form. I'er nearly an hour and a half he had ?he undivided attention of every one in reach of his voice, alter nately bringing lear? and smiles to thc faces of Iiis hearers and causing them to leave with the feeling ol' an evening welland pleasantly spent. After tho lecture he was forced to hold an infor mal reception, dozens pressing forward to shake his hand and oller congratu l?t ions. The Commencement exercises proper were not held until Tuesday evening, : and au even larger crowd was present j than tho night before. Thc program ; was a varied one and contained two ; especially enjoyable numbers: "Dr. : Cureall," with Henry Carlisle in the star role, ami "Tho Courtship of Mother Goose," in which Roscoe Horton took the leading part. The principal, Mr. .lohn Clayton Allen, and his assistants. .Miss Hertha White and Miss Bessie C. Jones, deserve much credit for thc way in which they have gotten up this j commencement., and have done much besides in adding to tho social lifo of j the community. They carry tho warm I friendship of their pupils'as well as their natrons with thora to their homos. Miss White and her mother, Mrs. E. D. White, who had been visiting her, left for Abbeville Thursday, and Miss Jones started on the same train for her home at Ridge Springs. Mr. Allen went up to Anderson next da}'. Among the people from other places who were in town for Commencement were: Mr. and Mrs. Grier Pressloy, Mr. W. L. Miller, Mr. .Ino. Moriah and Mr. Toni Paschal, from Mount Carmel; Mr. ! and Mrs. J. F. Hamer, Dr. Ernest Wat : sou and Messrs. W. T. A. and Wade ! Sherard, /rom Iva; Misses Meta and . Lena Brownlee, of "Penney's Creek"; j Mrs. Mario Sadler Watson, of Moseley, 1 and Miss Sadie Watson, of Anderson, who is stopping with her. Miss Junio McNeal, of Mount Car mel, is expected hero this week as the guest of Mrs. lt. W. Colyer. i Wc ore glad to hear that Mrs. Geo. I W. Speer, of Montevey, has recovered i from a severo illness. Miss Julia McGhee, after a week ! spent with Mrs. J. T. Lntimer, left for j Greenwood Thursday. Miss MeGhcc was tho teacher of tue primary grade . in tho school hero last year, and was j warmly welcomed by tho hosts of 1 friends made then. I Mrs. E. J. Barnes is nwny now mak ing a number of visits in Greenville, Spartanburg and Laurens. Mr. li. C. Webb, of Anderson, repre senting tho well known Philadelphia clothing lirra of Wyler, Ackerland & Co., was hero Wednesday with his assistant, Mr. Joe Trowbridge, show ing a beautiful Hue of summer and fall goods. . . Mrs. Mary E. Latimer and family, accompanied by Roscoe Horton, have returned from a visit to relatives at Kingstree. Mr. P. W. lt. Nance, tho eilicient Sheriff of Abbovillo County, with Mrs. Nance, spent a few days with Mr. J. W. Huckabeo. Mr. James Harper, of Elberton, stopped over hero a day or two with Mr. D. L. Barnes on his way home after a visit to his son, Mr. J. V. Har per, at Iva. Miss Ida Watson has returned td An derson after a visit to her sister, Mrs. B. Boiin Allen. On Friday several people were sur prised to soe Mr. J no. Horton in the engineer's seat with the afternoon pas senger train. He is an old Lowndes ville boy who has been on the railroad for many years, and has steadily risen every year that he has been in tho ser vice. Ho was on only for a day or two, having temporarily taking tho run of another man whose brother had been killed in the wreck On tho main line of the A ?Iantic Coast Line. Misses Elizabeth and Ellie Fortsou. of Ellam, Ga., arrived herc Saturday to visit Miss Ethel Speer. Mr. George Harmon and sister, of Greenville, aro visiting their sister, Mrs. Stokes. , . Dr. T. O. Kirkpatrick was called to Abbeville Saturday to seo his sister, Mrs. R. C. Bernau, who waa ill. There were some comical scenes hero about 8.85 a. m. Monday when tho sun was almost totally eclipsed; old darkies on their knees praying, colored women out screaming "Oh Lordy! Oh Lordy!" and men who ought to have known better going around on tiptoe with white faces. Every one who knew of the eclipse beforehand was ready with smoked glass to seo it. It waa not quite a total one here, a very small rim remaining uncovered. Our townsman, Mr. G. W, opeor. has been appointed agent for the Third Congressional District to solicit funds to meet tho expenses of the National Domocratic campaign. Agents are to be appointed throughout the District. McD. HORTON. Trinity We have been blessed with a good rnin. and thc farmers have plenty of work to do. M rs. A. T. Pressley, of Septua, passed through these parts last Wednesday on her way home from Greenwood, where she had been visiting her mother and sister. Sho reported an excellent time and passed a few compliments on our community, which wo appreciate very much. Tho Hopewell singing choir mot at Mrs. A. A. Jolly's last Saturday night. They had some fine music, and if they continue practicing they will have tho best choir in tho County. Your scribohad the privilege of being with the Septus string band last Friday night, which makes some of tho best musio that over came within sound of our ears. ... " Fruits and melona will soon bo ripe and then you will see tho young people enjoying themselves. Como up. Mr. Editor, Tn a few weeks and wo w.ill seo if us "old boys" can't havo some fun eating fried chicken and. blackberries. Scuooi. Bor.- -