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ollUu vhi niv i il lilU ! H PRICE, $3.00 IN presenting this wonder ful Shoe we have placed before you a Shoe of excep tional value for the price, $3.00. ...Best of Everything... Workmanship and mate rial?made in various styles, fit perfectly ? retain their shape. Superior to any shoe made at the price, $3.00. SEE TRAQE MARK IN EVERY PAIR O 3 ? ? FOR SALE ONLY BY IN THE CITY THE BEST DRESSED eH THEIR FINE SHOES FROM US. Because for $2.00, $2.50, $8.00 and $3.50 per pair they get Shoes that wear better and have more style to them than they can get elsewhere. FASHIONABLY DRESSED GENTLEMEN H m SHOES from us, too, because our $3.00, $3.50 and $4.50 Shoes are noted for style and durability. h great variety. Also, HEAVY F ABM SHOES. Wholesale Buyers should see our Stock. Yours truly, ( Wholesale and Retail Dealers in xeii.*\*.\VI .'.Mier*e!i?, iTOBn?0?,:?. <>.; Local News* WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3, 1900. THE COTTON HABEST. Corrected Weekly by Brown, Oslwrne 4 Co. Strict Good Middling?10*. Good Middling?1Q., Strict Middling?9i. Middling?01. Stained Cot ton?7 to 8. The Cox Yarn Mill expects to begin work to-morrow. See ginning notice of L. <>. Clink scales in another column. Sco advertisement of a fine farm in Abbeville County for sale. Attention is directed to the now ad vertisement of Brock Bros. Some very fine home raised sweet potatoes are on the market. Anderson is well represented at the colleges in this and other States. The new advertisement of O.. D. Anderson & Bro. will interest you. Miss Gertrude Jones has gouo to Bal timore, where sho will attend College. In his new advertisement C. Frank Bolt offers bargains in groceries. Head his prices. M. L. Willis has a few pianos which he is offering at cost. Read his new ad vertisement. Oar next Solicitor, Hon. J. E. Boggs, of Pickcns, spent a day or two in the city last week. Persons indebted to Vandiver Bros. & Major for guano should read their advertisement. Mr. Thos. M. Kennedy, representing the Greenville News, spent lost Thurs day in the city. Mrs. W. A. Tenncnt and Mrs. J. B. Franke, of Lowndesviile, are in the city visiting friends. The new advertisement of Vandiver Bros, tells you about their big stock of fall goods. Bead it. . Old September was another Tecord breaker. Like Jaly and August, it kept the mercury high. October peaches, muscadines, pears, and grapes are now engaging the atten tion of the housewives. Col. B. F. Sloan, of Seneca, spent last Monday in the city and was a wel come visitor to our sanctum. Our young friend, Paul Barr, has gone to Charleston to study pharmacy at the Charleston Medical College. Tax Collector Payne has an impor tant notice in this paper to the taxpay ers, who should read it carefully. Frank Watkins, of this city, who is attending Woflbrd College, has been elected manager of the college foot ball team. Streetoverseer Jackson, with his gang of hands, has made some much needed improvements in the Central graded school yard. Our young friend, Joe McCully, who has been spending the summer in An derson with his -mother, has returned to Charleston. Col. J. N. Brown, wife and daughter, who have been spending several weeks at Beach Haven, N. J., are expected home this week. The young men of Anderson should organize afirst-class military company. We have the material aiid we should have the company, .x^r*^- i Mrs. S. M. Johnson, of 'Anderson, is on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Monts, at Little Mountain.? Newberry. Observer. Married, on Sunday, September 28, 1900, by John T. Wigington, Notary Public, and at his residence, Mr. John W. Capps and Miss Ada Orr. ' Mr. H. L. Adams, the popular agent of the Southern Railway at Charlotte, U. C, spent Sunday in the city with his wife, who is visiting her mother. All persons interested in the Sandy Springs graveyard are requested to meet there next Friday morning at an early hour for the purpose of clearing it off. Mr. J. T. C Jones, who was recently elected county dispenser, has resigned as Magistrate at Storeville. His suc cessor will probably be named in a few days. The friends of T. J. Mauldin, Esq., who met with- a painful accident two weeks ago, will be more than pleased to know that he is doing ns well as pos sible; It is encouraging to know that many of the farmers of the country are sow ing ryo and preparing to sow oats. They will need lots of horsefood next spring. Messrs. A. H. Dean, J. D.McCuUough and J. A. Mooney, three popular mem bers of the Greenville Bar, spent a few days in i the city last week attending Court! i the Knights ot Pythias will hold an interesting and important meeting in their castle hall to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. All the members are urged to attend. Th? public schools in Centerville Township, District No. 0, will open on Monday, 15th iuat. The Union Orove School, in Broadaway, will also open on the same day. Married, on Thursday, September 27, 1900, by Rev. J. E. Spearman, at the kerne of the bride, Mr. Georgo Evans and Mrs, Cynthia Spearman/ all of Anderson County. Tom. Parks and Pierce Maxwell, ttfo negroes^ wcro committed to jail, y ester day by Magistrate G ilmer, charged with assaulting a negro woman, a few days ago. The preliminary hearing of the prisoners will take place this after noon. , Moore, Acker ,& Co's. millinery de partment wu8 opened this week with everything new and utylish in the way of pattern hate, etc., which are ready for your inspection. Wo have heard fermera aay that it took thirteen months to cultivate and gather a cotton crop; but this year breaks that record, as the work wili be completed in less than uino months. Nearly every day a half dozen "mountain schooners," loaded with apples, cabbage and potatoes, make their appearance on our streets. All three of these crops are reported tine iu the- mountains. H. C. Bcattie, receiver of the Blue Bidgo Bailroud, spent Tuesday in the city and promised to' make some much ueeded repairs on the McDutlio and Maiu atreetbridges as soon as the. lum ber could be secured. Our venerable friend. Col. W. S. Pickens, of the Brushy Creek section, spent Monday in the city and gave us a pleasant call, lie is one of Ander son County's oldest citizens and is holding his own remarkably well. A commission for a charter has been issued to the Pendleton Telephone Company. The corporators are Messrs: J. C. Stribliug, H. P. Sitton, J. II. Mounco and J. B. Sloan. The capital stock of the company is to bo $000. Deputy SherifVDillinghain, with his bloodhound, was summonsed by tele phone this morning to Pendleton to trace a negro who has mysteriously diappearcd from thero and who, it is feared, has been foully dealt with. Partridges are said to bo abundant this season. The shooting season will not begin until the first of November. There is a law against exporting par tridges, dead or alive, from the State and no one is allowed to sell them. The grand fall opening of Julius H. Weil & Co. took place last Friday and was a big success. Throughout tho day their establishment was thronged with the fair sex inspecting the beauti ful and stylish new goods in every de partment. Brownk OBborne &. Co's. establish ment attracted a largo crowd of visi tors yesterday, tho occasion being their annual fall opening. Their immense stock of fall and winter goods was tastefully displayed and were admired by every visitor. Mr. F. T. Wilhite has been seriously ill the past week. This morning ho is much better, and we hope he will soon be.out again. His mother and sister, who have been spending a few mont'is in Georgia, returned homo last Satur day to be at his bedside. Last Monday being salcsday a large crowd was attracted to the city and everybody seemed to be busy. Con siderable real estate was sold at public outcry by Probate Judge Nance and all of it brought good prices, averaging more than twelve dollars an acre. Last Thursday morning John Smalls, a colored boy, while walking along West Market street, near the Enterprise store, fell on the sidewalk, and before a physician could reaoh him he w>. dead. A severe hemorrhage from the lunge was the cause of- his death. Cast Monday morning Depnty Sheriff Dillingham went ont to Portman and arrested six negroes, who had caused some trouble thero on Sunday, when a crowd bf them were engaged in gam bling all day. .Others would have been arrested had they not disappeared. The South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition Company of Charleston, is organizing a board of four commissioners in each County of the Stale. Messrs. R. S. Hil), A. C. Latimer, S. L. Eakew and C. E. Harper compose the board for Anderson Coun The Woman's Missionary Society of Barker's Creek Church have arranged an interesting programme for the ob servance of missionary day at their Church next Sunday evening. The exercises will begin promptly at 7 o'clock. The friends of the congrega tion are cordially invited to attend. Mrs. J. B. Hall died at her homo in Martin Township last Sunday, after a long and painful illness with a cancer. Her remains were interred at First Creek Church Monday afternoon. She was about 55 years old, and a most ex cellent woman, whose death in deeply deplored by many friends and relatives. James Richie, who lives about six miles north of this city, was arrested and lodged in jail here last Saturday night by Deputy Sheriff Moss, of Walhalla. He is charged with stealing ; a horse in Franklin County, Ga., re cently. An officer from Georgia is ex pected to come for the prisoner to-day. The State Fair will bo held in Co lumbia Oct. 0th to Nov. 2nd, inclusive. The premium list shows an increase in both the number and value of premi ums. The Society offers $1,000 for the best County display?$400, $800, $200 and $100. Anderson County should arrange at once to secure one of these prizes. Last Monday evening the Evening Literary Club was reorganized at Mr. J. A. Brock's residence by the election" of the following, officers: President, Prof. T. CWalton; Vice-president, Miss Nannie Harkness; Secretary and j Treasurer, Miss Fannie Watkins. Sev eral new members were added to the I roll of membership. Tho cattle of Mr. E. C. Marett are dying in his pasture on his plantation, on Tugaloo river* near Fair Flay, from a disease which has been pronounced "Texas tick fever." The disease broke ont there the first of last week and Mr. 1 Marett has already lost several cows. Prof. G. E. Nasora, Veterinarian of Clcmson College, was over there last Friday, and, after a thorough examina tion, pronounced the complaint tobe the "Texas tick fever," or "red mur rain," as formerly known in these parts. IWB??SmB??^kW??mii Mr. Marett lias about fifty lino cattlo | in his herd, anil lie i* using every pre- j cautiou to prevent the spread of the disease? Walhalla Courier. A slight change lias been made in tho schedule of one of the trains on the Blue Kidgo Ilailroad. Tho train leaving Anderson in tho morning for Walhalla now leaves at 8 o'clock and returns from Walhalla in tho afternoon at 4.44 o'clock. This is a much more convenient schedule to the traveling public and will bo appreciated. In accordance with their announce ment, C. F. Jones & Co. held their an nual opening of full and winter goods last Friday, and their many patrons and visitors were moro than pleased with their grand display in every de partment. Tho millinery and dress goods departments were especially at tractive to the fair sex, who made many purchases. Mr. Evans Brown, a young tanner who lives a few miles north of tin.* city, accidentally cut his left wrist with a broken bottle while in the city last Thursday afternoon. A deep gash was made, severing the main arteries of his arm, from which the blood (lowed free ly. Dr. J. C. Harris soon reached tho unfortunate man, tied the arteries and sewed up the gash. Tho infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Claude Wilson, of Georgetown, 8. C, died at the district parsonage, tho homo of Kev. J. B. Wilson, the grand father of tho little one, last Sunday morning. The child was only nine months old, and had been sick for two or three months, the parents hav iug brought it here hoping that a change in climate would benelit it. Tho remains were carried to Florence for interment. Two fire alarms in one day is some thing unusual in Anderson, but that was her record* yesterday. About 8 o'clock yesterday morning tho first alarm sounded. The tire was inn small house occupied by a negro in the north eastern suburbs of tho city, near tho steam laundry, and was extinguished before the firemen reached it. Tho damage was slight. Tho second alarm called out the fire department about 1 o'clock p. m. The firo was in tho two story brick building opposite tho County?Juil. The building is occupied by uegroeB and owned by Copt. J. W. Daniels. Three steams of water were turned on tho building aud in a short while the firemen were the victors. Tho building was only slightly injured, but nearly all of its contents were de stroyed or damaged. It is not known how the tire originated. The Williamston correspondent of the Greenville News, under date of the 1st inst., says: "Barney Owcub, a far mer living near Grove Creek between Pelzer and the Augusta road, met with a horrible accident yesterday afternoon that cost him his life. He had driven his mule attached to a buggy to see his son-in-law near Piedmont, and on his return tho mule became frightened and dashed off, throwing him violently to the ground. His head struck a stump, knocking him senseless and fracturing his skull. Tho unfortunate man was carried home at once and medical aid called in, but ho never regained con sciousness, lingering until 4 o'clock this morning, when death relieved him. It is said that he was considerably un der the influence of liquor, which doubtless accounts for his untimely death. A wife. and several children survive him." Last Saturday night about 9 o'clock at Bel ton, Elias Green, a negro, shot and seriously wounded Tom. Hender son, an operative in the Belton cotton mill'. Green and another negro were in a store near the mill when a crowd of boys from the mill came in and accus ed Green of having cursed ono of their number a few days preceding. Green denied the charge and a quarrel ensued. The proprietor of the store ordered the whole crowd out of his door, and when Green reached the sidewalk several rocks were thrown at him. Green pulled his pistol, fired into tho crowd and fled. The news of tho shooting spread rapidly, considerable excitement was aroused aud a crowd started out to capture the negro, lu the meantime Sheriff Green was notified over tho tel ephone of tho affray andinashortwhilo Deputy Dillingham, with his blood hound, reached Belton and took up the trail of the fleeing negro, who was cap tured near Honca Path, where ho had stopped to spend the night. Mr. Dil lingham brought tho negro at once to this city and lodged him in jail. The Westminster correspondent of the Walhalla Courier says: "Mrs. Annie P. Brownlee, whom w? reported to be desperately iltaweek ago, died on Saturday morning, 22nd instant, at 8:15, and her body was laid to rest in the town cemetery on Sunday morning at half-past ten, Elder W. P. Anderson conducting the burial service. Her illness of six weeks duration was borne with Christian fortitude, patience and resignation to V very last. Mrs. Brownlee's maiden name was Baker and she was tho last member of a fami ly of twelve sons and daughters. She was born October 24, 1832, and was brought up in Anderson County, near the section known as the Dark Corner. Her husband, the late Wm. A. Brown lee, was ono of Anderson County's most influential citizens. She was left a widow six years ago last May and moved to Westminster soon after her husband's death. Three children Mrs. H. J. Tribble, of Elberton, Ga., and Mrs. vV. G. Smithson and Mies Ellen Brownlee? survive her. Mrs, Brownlee was a good woman and a eealous, conscientious Christian, being a consistent member of the Presbyter ian Church.'' T.io deceased has many friends and relatives in Anderten County who will regret to hear of her death. 4? No wonder a young man looks * all broke up when his best girl throws him down. FOR THE HAPPY SCHOOL DAYS. We know you are delighted?yon will get a new SUIT, CAP and SHOES. Mothers, remember the only CLOTHING that will stand the rough and tumble of the School Boy, is the? Celebrated Jane Hopkins School Suits. \ Double Seat, Double Knee, Patent Waistband, Warranted not to Kip. New Stock now ready for the opening of the School. ALL STYLES, ALL GRADES, ALL PATTERNS. Prices $1.50 to $5.00. We are waiting for you to select a Suit for your Boy. HALL BROS. AT COST ! OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF AND AT COST ! Come early, before the sizes are broken. No Goods charged. COBB* CRAYTON / J. M. RICHARDSON, M. D. KEMPER I). SENN. 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