Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CARPETS, ART SQUARES, ^ATTINGS, House Furnishings, Floor Coverings, m Draperies generally, Are included in our timi u Our Stock of tho above named articles cannot be equalled for the prices asked. We guarantee our prices the lowest for equal quality ever named in this city. Have you wer examined our stock of Carpets, Mattings and House Fur* niBhings? If you have not we have a substantial surprise awaiting you here. It is sheer extravagance to buy elsewhere before com paring with ours. Our prices on the following are the lowest to be found anywhere : Just think "of a yard-wide Carpet at 20c. per yard. Also, some great values in yard-wide ingrain Carpets at 35c, 40c and 5?c per yard. The very best AU Wool Ingrain Carpet, that we feave sold quantities of at ?$c per yard, now offered at 65c per yd. All Wool Remnant Carpets at 30c per yard. BIG LIKE CARPETS TO SELECT FROM* Art Squares. A larger variety to select from than you will ?ad (else where, and prettier and more up-to-date Patterns, Quite a nice Square, 2x3, at $2.50. 3x4 Art Squares at $6.00. 3x3 1-2 Art Squares at $7.50. 3x4 Art Squares at $8.00. 3x41-2 Art Squares at $8.50. 3x41-2 Art Squares at $8.75. 3x41-2 Art Squares at $9.75. 4x4 Art Squares at $11.00. 4x5 Art Squares at $12.50. Our Carpetaland Art Squares are Seuthera anafle^iinanu factured at Gaffney? ?6. C., and are the feast made. We have a large atock of Rugs of all Kinds? The prettiest Smyrna Rugs you ever ?aw at The larger $10.00 size now $9,00. The $15.00 sise aow.at $13.50. Large size, 9x12, and usually sold for $20.00, ?ow S1&50. Beautiful MoquefcfceBugs at $1.00, $&6& $4.00. Nice line Tapestry Slugs at 90c. We have Rug Fringe And Carpet Liniaga. We can sell you alais Matting at $3.50 fer roll 4? grads. A better Matting at per roll. Better Goods still at $SM> $7.00, $8.O0/$9LO? and misti &r roll. ' Extra Super Mattings at ?i& $14 and $18 per roll. We also have a complete stoek of WINDOW SKABE& ?j We have FLOOR OIL CLOTHS and LINOLEUMS, ?orne good things in GRENUE and TAFEST?Y CHS PAINS that must be sold, even at aaaorifice. And by far the greatest var?w?y ?md handsomest LACS id EOBIWET CURTAINS in the eity, all at unheard ?f Prices. Tb? Housekeeper should sse the ??o?n herein adver ted, sure. Remeteber that the Cash will cut a figura in this Sale, Prices are cut to the quick, and ' do not embarrass us by lftog change it. These Goods must bring the Cash, and if you owe ns take raming We must have it, too. all interested should come at once. Yours truly, A 1 n rs Wholesale and Retail Dealers in general Merell an di se Local News* WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24. 1900. .?"? . 1 ? ?????m ga 788 COTTOIT KA1XKT. Corrected Weekly oy Bravo, Osborn? 4 Co. Strict Good Middling-?*. Go id a?ddling-9i. SWct Middling-l). Midiling-8i. Btaiued Cotton-7 to 8. Bud coi da and the grip have become vjiiuuiUIVi Eggs and chickens are in demand in the city at good prices. Bev. J. N. H. Snmuierell has gone to Florence to attend tho Presbyterian Synod. If you need an overcoat tho new ad vertisement of ll. O. Evans & Co. will interest you. . Tho Polzer Stock Show will take pince next Saturday, 27th inst., instead of on Friday. Mr. George R. Rooster, editor of tho ltecord, Columbia, S. C., spent Monday night in the city. The new advertisement of J. H. Weil & Co. tells you about their stock of clothing. Read it. Mr. and Mrs. W. R, McFall, of Green wood, are spending a few day? in tho city with relatives. B. M. Shuni au, Esq., of G loenville, was in tire city last Friday and Satur day attending Court. Anderson County.* aa usual, will be weU represented at the State Fair in Columbia next week. Mr. J. E. Norment, the genial repre sentative of the mtcs aml Courier, waa in the -city ?ast Friday. The iirst frost for this season was seen in some sections iast Thursday morning. No ?damage. Mrs. Moe. Heard, of Middleton, Ga., is in the city visiting he?* parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Nardin. V-nndrver Bros. & Major have au im portant notice in another column to persona indebted to them. C. -F. Jones & Co. announce that their dissolution sale is still going on. Read their advertisement. A graphophone is the latest attrac tion at the Evans Pharmacy. Go and |>see it and hear Mr. Bryan speak. Mr. James li. Brown, of Iva, is now with W. C. Keith & Co., where he will be pleased to see his friends. A number of our farmers are holding .their cotton for better prices. We hope and believe they will get it. The school trustees of Hall Town ship will meet at Moscow next Satur day afternoon, 27th inst., at 2 o'clock. The farmers in this section have made good use of the fair weather for the past several weeks and harvested a large quantity of hay. Mr. Thoa. R. Keith, yt Walhalla, was in the city Monday and gave us a call. In another column he advertises some tine land for rent. The infant son of Mr. and Mire. A. R. Barnet died at their home at Millville hist Friday morning and was buried that afternoon at Shiloh Church. Rev. J. L. McLin will preach in the Academy : t Bolton next Sunday after noon at 3 o'clock. The public is ?eordi ally invited to attend the service. Through the efforts of Postmaster Cochran tho freight tra?a on tine Blue Ridge Railroad now carries a through mail pouch between Sen ec* *nd Ander son. Mr. W. W. Anderson, who la. em ployed it H. C. Townsend'* ?lamber mill, had the misfortune te have one of his fingers on his left hand <cut off yesterday by a saw. Your attention is directed lo J. J. FretwelPs new advertisement. He has a fine display of carriages, buggies, wagons and other vehicle?, and his prices will please you. Miss Belle Kearney, a famous iemnfte lecturer, will deliver an address in the First Baptist Church thia evening at 8 o'clock to the members of tba W. C\ Ti U. The public is invited to attend. The drought this Bummer eoe ie? to have been a benefit to the ew-oetpotato .crop. A great many are beingbvought ito tho city market and they are as large >ac<we have even seen in this section. Married, on Thursday, October 18, rUMaVat the home of the bride's moth .er, Globe, Abbeville County, S. C., by Rev. ii. G. Wright, Mr. Reed Wilson, of Piedmont,, and Miss Maltie Pear man. . ^ Mr. distar S. Sharpe, one of the ! ?j.eft i eic nfc ?postal clerks on the Southern Railway ?between Atlanta and Char lotte, bas $>een spending a few days da the.city waiting his sister, Mrs. R. EL Allen. G. F. ToUr &? Bes, the old reliable furniture dealers, make an important announcement ito our readers thia week. Read their nd^en?sementearsfully and ron will ace what they have in store Cor you. It is possible that the shower of me teora which was expected last year may make their appearance thia year be tween the l&a and 15t? of November. Bear in mind the dates ?nd watch for the shower. Mr. T- J- H*C4a!e? of Centervillc Township, oue of Anderson County's most successful and'iye-at-home farm ers, has presented us with samples of his sweet potato crop, whieh arc tho finest we have seen this season. Mr. Noah T. Richardson, a brother of Mrs. N. R. Green, who has been liv ing in Texas.tho past five years, has returned to Anderson County to make his home, and is j^armly wc!con:-:,I by blA friends ?nd relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Harper, of 8outh Carolina, are v! dtlng thia week the family of Colone* I .. H. O. Martin, of Middleton. They are accompanied by their sister-is-lsw. Kr?. Bania*, of CaroUoav-J?/6erioi? (Ga.) 1 rib une. The County Treasurer Trill visit Will i am a toa on Saturday, November 3rd, instead of on Monday, November 5th, aa is announced in his advertise ment. Monday, November 8th, is Sales day, and he will be in his office that day. Housekeepers should read carefully H mw n. Osborne & Co's, advertisement in this issue on carpets,rugs, art squares, mattings and houso furnishings nud draperies in general. They havo a largo stock and are now offering ex tremely low pri?es to reduce the 6tock. Last Saturday, Ed. Rogers, a negro who feeds tho planer at Townsend's lumber mill met with a painful accident by getting his arm caught between tho rollers of .the machine. Dr. <{. li. Townsend dressed tho wounds, and as no boues were broken the negro will soon be ready for work. Mr. W. H. Hendricks, who v.aa with tho C. A. Heed Music House, in this city, some months ago as piano sales man, will be mar/.lcd to-day in Burling ton, Iowa, to Miss Nellie Jordan. Mr. Hendricks1 many friends in this city wish him much happiness aud a safe voyage on the.matrimonial sea. Rev. T. Alonzo Harris died at his homo, Wiuterville, Ga., on Friday, Gth inst., ofter a bvief illness. Mr. Harris was in his 07th year, and was a native of this County. Ho was licensed to proach by the South Carolina confer ence, M. ?. Church, South, in Abbe ville, where he lived a number of years. Last Monday the United States Dis trict Court in Greenville finished thc work of its fall term, and the grand and petit jurors for the spring tern next April were drawn. - In the list 'we And the names of the following citi Z028 from Anderson County: Grant Jury-Oscar Harris ; Petit Jury-W. Y Miller, J. W. Trowbridge, J. P. Led better and F. A. Spellman. Geo. Wilson, a negro, was nrrestei in tho city Monday by thc police fo attempting to pass counterfeit coin Deputy Marshal F. M. Butler tool charge of the negro, and, searchini him, found five counterfeit coins in hi pocket. He committed tho negro i jail and has requested that a specia agent of tho government come to An ; derson and investigate tho matter. j Tho Fair Play correspondent of th Walhalla Courier says: "Miss Elois Duckett, of Anderson, has been soled ed as the assistant for our school. Sh entered upon her duties last Monda] Miss Duckett is a graduate of til Greenville Female College, and come with a well-stored mind 4:or the tas eho bas undertaken. Our coramunit always welcomes such additions wit pleasure." On account of the State Fair in C< lu mb in next week tho Southern Rai way will run a special train from Ai derson to Columbia and re turn on Wei nesday and Thursday, leaving Ande son each morning at 5.30 o'clock, at leaving Columbia, on tho return tri each evening at 8.80 o'clock. The fa for the round trip from Anderson $4.15; Belton. $3.85; Honea Path, These rates include admission to tl Fair. Tickets will be sold from i points at one fare for the round tv from October 27th to November 1st, i elusive, good until November 4th. Leroy Cunningham, a negro, car very near losing his life last Satin? by tho accidental discharge of a gut? the hands of Mr. Arthur Spearma The latter was out hunting on the fat of Mr. Milton Eskew, three miles nor of the city, when his gun got out fix. He came up to the yard of K Eskew, and while working with I gun it accidentally fired, the whole lo of shotentering the leg of Gunningba who waa standing immediately in frc of it. Mr. Spearman at once broug the negro to tho city and Dr. Har dresse" the wound, which is psini bat not serious. - Charlie Lu Cunningham, a neg was convicted in the Federal cot yesterday of counterfeiting in And? son and was given a dose of justice the snape of a sentence of seven ye; in the Nashville penitentiary. Chat is a "money making fellow.1' Ol last June he completed a term of t years in the Columbia penitentiary : .counterfeiting and w^s arrested : the samo offense last August. Willi Donaldson, also colored, associai with Cunniognam in the last offen was also convicted of eounterfeitii tout was given only ono year in tho ( Sambia penitentiary.-Grccm-iLU Xe Slat. Last Monday Adorn Forepaugh s Setts Bros5, great show exhibited Anderson, and, despite the indem? weather, attracted one of the larg crowd? of people ever seen on < streets. - The turbofan* ?t?e?tn humanity came pouring in from sections of the country by dawn, s large excursions came in over the th I railroads entering the city. The ero ! of visitors ts estimated at from 10, to 12,000. Considering the magnitt of tho crowd, it was wonderful h quiet and orderly the day and nij passed oft*. Chief Dill ingham and excellent force of policemen had v< little trouble and made only a few rests. On account of the hover! clouds, the grand parade took place 0 o'clock, ?ind it was viewed by t immense crowd with a great deal admiration. When the performai began at noon, there were but f vacant seats under tho spacious tc which, it was said, could accommoda 10,000 people. The menagerie and 1 performance were considered the b that has ever been witnessed fn t city. There wero many n?w fea t u and everything was cleverly do One of the most interesting fea tu of tho performance was the wonder exhibition given by tho Alaskan se and sen lions. The general opinion tho patrons of the show was that tl had gotten full value of their mon Miss Polly Hayes died nt the home of her brother-in-law. Mr. W. P. Hayes, in Val annes Township, on Thursday, 18th inst., at 3 o'clock. For twenty years or more she had been afflicted with bronchitis, bot she was not con fined to her bud until three orfonr days preceding her death. The de ceased was a sister of the late Rev. Baster Hays, and was in the 75th year of her age. She was a good woman, ami highly esteemed by a wido circle of friends and relatives. For nearly sixty year3 she had been a devoted and exemplary member of .the Baptist Chilien, iier remains were interred in thc Mountain Creek Church-yard last Friday. Mrft. Nancy Cox, an inmate of the County alms-house, died there last Friday and was carried to Smith Chapel, in the Fork, for interment. She was between seventy-five and eighty years of age, and was a Slate pensioner. Her husband, Dempsey Cox, a member of tho Second South Carolina Rifles, was killed in the Seven Days1 battles around Richmond, and she had a son who served in the Tour th South Carolina Volunteers and in other commands during the Civ?\ War. She was a na tive of Newberry Count", but spent most of her lifo in the Fork section of j this County. She was a good woman, j an humble Christian nud had for many ' years been a member of the Methodist i Church. Miss Belle Kearney, who is to lecture in the First Baptist Church to-night (Wednesday) nt 8 o'clock, has won latir?is wherever she has been heard. Silo has traveled in the. cause of tem perance in England, ireland, Scotland, Switzerland, Franco and Italy, besides mauy States of the Union. Miss Fran ces E. Willard, tho now sainted origi nator of tho W. C. T. U., said of her: "Miss Kearney is one of the most re markable young women I have met anywhere. She has great natural abili ties and, best of all, sincero devotion to God and humanity. She is well equipped with ono of the best voices I ever heard, and beautiful womanly mannt.. Her speech in Boston in Trement Temple was the feature of a splendid meeting in which Lady Henry Somerset participated, and who de clared that Miss Kearney was a woman with a future." Last Saturday afternoon there came near being a serious tragedy at Port man Shoals, ten miles west of this city. That morning D. L. Arthur, who is superintending the work of raieing thc dam of the Anderson Power Company, discharged A. W. Busbin, oue of tho rock masons engaged on tho work. Shortly after dinner Mr. Arthur wns standing in thc commissary store door when Busbin carno np and, jerking his pistol from his pocket, tired at the superintendent, thu .bullet passing through his hat. Busbm immediately ran oft'. A phone message reported the occurrence nt once to Sheriff Green, who sent Deputy Dillrnghnm with hie bloodhound out there. That night about 10o'clock Mr. I Allingham located Busbin at the homo of J. R. William eon, near tho Shoals, and, placing bim under arrest, brought him to the city and lodged him in jail. The Court of Common Pleas adjourn ed last Saturday evening, after a very busy week's session. When wo closed our report last Wednesday the Latimet insurance case against the Woodmen of the World had just been g^ven to the jury, which returned a verdict in favor of tho defendant. Thc next case was that of J. L. Jones, administrator, against tho C. Sc. W. C, R. R. for$lV OOO damages on account or the death ol his wife. This case was not concluded until Friday evening, when tho jury returned a verdict in favor of the plain tiff, giving him $1,750 damages. Thc case of Amanda W. Newberry against G. W. and G. L. Anderson, H. M. and Ii. H. Prince was the last jury case tried and resulted in a verdict in fnvoi of the defendants. Motions for new trials wero made in both the above cases but were refused. A now trial was gran ted in the case of Asbury Har ris, administrator, against Anderson County for $10,000 damages on neocunt the death of his son, who was whipped by a party dt enraged citizens before he was committed to jail, aud which had resulted in a verdict in favor ol the County. Mr. M. A. McGee, of Honea Path, hae caused a little sensation by mysteri ously disappearing. He came to An derson last Monday in his buggy, accompanied by a younger brother. Tho latter decided to attend the circue aud return home on thee venin g's train, The elder McGee left tho city on hie return home alone in his buggy about 4 o'clock. He was seen passing thc Home of Mr. John T. Green, about eleven miles east of this city, about sundown. Between 8 and 0 o'clock thc horse and buggy readied homo without n driver, which, of course, caused some uneasiness in the ninds of his family. Tho neighbors we'e soon notified of the strange occurrence, and in a short while searching parties were out look ing for the man. This search continued through the nighi. and yesterday, but no trat e o? the missing mau could be found. Mr. McGee left the city, it is said, with about $100 in his pocket, and it was feared by some that he had been murdered and robbed, while others thought he was either sick or tempo rarily insane, but as he has not been seen or no information concerning him has been secured, it is now believed he hos voluntarily left home and loved ones. The missing man is a son of Rev. M. McGee, of Hone a Path, and ha* always Stoof? high in the confidence and esteem of his friends. N?HCE- STRAYED, ono black horse Male, about nine yearn oki, white nose, white ?pot on shoulder. Any informa tion will br, thankfully received. J. tS. JONES, Holland's Htoe.S. C. Fruit Jiff, Fruit J*rt! At Joo. T. Burris?. Pot PU?.ta and Cut Flowers for Tale. Large and HU,all P?imsa ppeclalty. Mig. J. F. tili ktcahvs 212 Nor h Main St. Look fe lour Merest! WE ar? in the Clothing, Shoe and Business. ? Don't mean to brag or boast, but we sell more Clothing", Shoos and Hats than any house iu Andersen. We are up-to date in every line. We don't sell goods for COST. Any fair minded man knows that we can't do business that way, but we do sell Goods for less money than any first-class house in town. We give you a price, and challenge any store in An derson to sell it for less. Our Clothing is made by the beti manufacturers that are in the business, so we defy quality, fit and prices to be sold for less. Our Shoes are the best leather that the market affords. Prices right for solid leather Shoes. We are in the Hat business. Keep the largest stock, all grades-John B. Stetson one of the best. We will give prices if yon will call and see us, and it will be to your interest. s HALL BROS. AT COST ! OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF AT COST ! Come early, before the sizes are broken. No Goods charged. COBB * CRAYTON. J. M. RICHARDSON, M. D. KEMPER I). SF.NN. For Pure, Fresh Drugs GO TO TUB CHIQUnU DRUG COMPANY ! Try our CHILL TONIC. Our Turnip Seed are fresh from the growers and are guaranteed to be good The place to get Fruit Jara cheap. We are sole agents for the Heath tt Milligan Paints, which are consider ed by all Painters, after a trial, ns the best on the market. PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. I6y PRESCRIPTIONS carefully compounded. -THE ANDERSON - Mutual Fire Insurance Co. WROTH its first Policy Sept. 23, 189G, and has made ouly two assessments since it commenced business. This is a great deal cheaper thar? you can get fire insuranc3 elsewhere. Any of our Policy-holders will toll you that. Other people havo saved money by placing thoir fire insurance in this Oom| any, and it is confidently believed you can. J. R. Vandiver, President. J. J. Fretwoll, R. S. Hill, J. J. Major, Joo. G. Ducworth, W. G. Watson, R. B. A. Robinson, J. P. Glenn, A. P. Hub bard, Directors. J. J. BECK, Agent.