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Local News* "WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31. 1000. Septus Happenings. A roil sun-st t and a cool west wind this evening give signs ol' approaching winn i . Ves, dear boys, courting on the piazza and lawn will soon hoover lora season, but you can revel in thc thought that the old man's "ile bill*' will soon bc on the increase, owing to (lie fact that Tile garden gate has ceased ol late A load ol' love to bear, Hut double weight is now the fate Of many a parlor chair. It is useless to say that till the pos sum gets too poor to eli tub a muscadine vine ho is still plenty fat for the aver age Septusite. Since it is found out that rye whiskey and rock eau dy eoiiipouiided is an in valuable remedy lor bad colds, most every man, woman and child in Septus lias an alarming cough. About the on ly thing thal we think will cure the cold is for tho medicine to give out. 'I lu' turnip crop ni Septus is yet io turn nj). However, though, the "red tater" crop is line. So is tho "goober" crop. Our friend, Mr. M. A. Hunnicutt is now in Iiis new store room and will he pleased to have his friends call and see him. We wish our friend m neb success. Messrs. II. S. Watson and J. L. Harnes aro still the same clever black smiths that they always were. Lester is still in single harness, but don't think that times are so loug ns they have been. Our popular contractor and builder, Mr. J. S. McClellan; is at presont build ing a nico house for Mr. C. M. Due worth. Also our friend, Mr. C. E. Johnson, is building one for Mr. J. D. Moore. Ever anon a new member is Added to friend Jim's family, and so iiis battle cry is Moore (moro) room. Mr. A. J. Smith is now building a line roller-mill, which will bo in opera tion between this aud tho first of Jan uary.. In fact, Septus is on a boom, for you can't hold n good man down. Now for a railroad, a newspaper, a "spencer" and last, but not least, a lock-up. Tom lins turned thc cow dry and is uow wearing tho churn for a hat, con ecqueutly wo aro looking for some kind of weather pretty much all the time. Miss Carrie Martin, ono of Hopewell's beautiful young ladies, is spending a week with her friend, Miss Ellie Rich ardson, of this place. Our young friend, Mr. Wilton Wat son, had ono of his fi ugo rs badly cut in ii mower machine on Thursday, the 18th inst. Wo trust the cut will prove nothing serious.' With best wishes for the INTELLI GENCER and nil who read it, DON LINO. Tho Sells-Forepaugh show lins come .and gone, and whether anyone is bono .fited by their coming or not, remains for some one elso to say. There is a great deal less monoy in Anderson County now than was before they came. We believe it a good thing for ? a first-class show to come around once and awhile It affords amuse ment for older persons and helps to .educate tho young and rising genera tion. The wild animals that can bo seen in n show docs more good towards the education of children than all tho de scription of them that has over boon or ve ver will be written. Tho'actingBhowB ?what tum be done with tho facilities Ged has given man. We have been having some very rainy weather during V.-.v. past week, which interfered a great deal with oat sowing. Mr. JnmoB Wilson will raovo to the Anderson Cotton Mill this week. His family will work in tho mill while ho will run a public dray. Mr. D. L. Kay, of Pickens County, spent last Sunday night in this com munity. Two Mormon Elders passed through this community a few days ngo, dis tributing their literature aud bogging. We think that nil such tramps should bo taken up and mudo to work for their living. There is a placo whore all vagrants can be mudo to work for their living, and tho Mormons should bo given the Burne kind of treatmont as their brother vagrants. Tho wedding bells will ring in this community some timo between now and the Christmas, holiday a. Prepara tions for house-keeping are ah emly be ing ...alo by some of our fair damsels. There is always someone trying to slander or belittlo someone oise, and against slander there is no d?fonce. Hell cannot boaBt so foul a fiend, nor man deplore so foul a foe, it stabs with a word, with a nod, with a shrug, with a look, with a smile. It is a pestilenco walking in darkness, spreading conta gion far and wide, which the most wary traveller cannot avoid; it is the heartseeki ng dagger of the dark assas sin, it is the poisonous arrow whose wound is incurable; it is tho moral sting of a deadly adder; murder is its em ployment, innocence its prey, and ruin its sport. Its foundation is envy, jeal ously and disappointed ambition. Its heralds are fonnd in all classes, among all 8ects,in every vicinage. The slan derer ia vindictive, malicious and a cowardly insinuating demon, even worse than a murderer. We, like "Bob Amateur," think that there is a steady improvement in BO nie of the correspondents of THE INTELLI- I 4sywt :k*tM. If fiinro be one thing cn earth winjan is truly admirable, it is to eeo uod'.sjwa?lom blessing an inferiori ty of natnraf poV?rs, where they *bave t>een honestly, truly and zealously cultivated. j Without a moments wami* g, and f while st seemed as if he was in tho very best of health, on Saturday evening,* Just as the sun was ?> sinking in the far distant West, the spirit of ono of An ?lei ?on County's best citizens was called lu l our the gn at Judge ol'all the world, and we know from what wc have seen ot him during thc Inst lour years ol his lile thal lie was nul "weighed in Hie bulnncoami found wanting.*' We refer to the death ol'Mr. .J. W. Evatt. Mr. Evatt was returning home from I'entile t on,accompanied by another gentleman, and when within a quarter of a mile of home he v as heard to say, "Oh! Lord," which were the last words ever uttered by him in this w orld. A physician was M JIL for, but before he reached his bed side tho "grim destroyer"' had claimed him as its own. Heart failure was the cause of his death. Mr. Evatt was married three times. He leaves seven children by his second wife, and his last wife, who was Miss Olivia Newton, and two children, to cherish the mem ory of a kind father and devoted hus band. Mr. Evatt was a consistent mem ber of the Methodist Church, having united with that faith in his early days. On the day following his death, in the presence of a large number ol sorrow ing friends and relativ is, his remains were laid to rest in the family plot in the Sharon cemetary, there to await the summons, "Come up higher," which will bc hean! in the resurrection morn. Thc bereaved wile and children have thc sympathy of the entire com munity. W. C. BAKKKTT. Zarline Items. Zarlinc Academy opened Monday, ike 22nd inst., under thc eil i cien t charge of Misses Thompson and Bigby. The opening was very promising, although tho attendance was not so large, as most of tho children went to Anderson to see the great circus. 'Tis hopod that our boys und girls will realize and grasp what advantages they now have, that they may at once buckle on tho armor of study with renewed energy and per se ve ra nee to accomplish more this year than ever before. "Press onward to the mark of the high cnlling." Everybody and everything seem to be in keepiug with this calm and se rene weather. The still, sunshining days in October makes one feel like stealing away off tc some quiet spot where ho may meditate on tho pleasures of thc days gono by and dream of tho happy days yet to come. How often in n reverie does our heart call out, "Oh! death in life the days that are no more," or "Oh! glorious future, where art thou?" The health of our community is not so good nt this writing. Chills seem to be the trouble. Messrs. Pruitt and Brnnyon have commenced sawing again. They are now in Snntuck. Miss Bessie Hough, of Honea Path, was in /arline visiting friends n few days last week. Mr. K. A. Ward, of Elberton, Ca., accompanied by Miss Ida Matthews, of Abbeville, spent Sundny with friends in our vicinity. Mi88Cnrrio Cann, nprotty blonde of Autroville, visited Miss Rozella Bowen last week. Mrs. J. A. Alcwino is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. Mitchell. Path, worshipped at Little River last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Clinkscales, of Cray ton ville, visited tho latter's parents last Sundny. Mrs. W. A. Darby spent a few days last week with her sick mother in Honea Path. MisscB Rozella Bowen and Rosa Branyon visited the former's sister, Mrs. Clinkscales, at Crayton, last Thursday. These young ladies will leave Monday to take chargo of their respectivo schools. Miss Bowen will resumo her work at Crnyton and Miss Branyon will teach the Long Branch school. Wo wish them much success. Miss Crnyton Robinson has charge of the Sunny Slopo school, aud Miss Corn Shirley will teach at Big Spring. JACK. Mt. Zion Items. Mr. J. J. Maddox, who hus been quite sick with chilla and lover, is improv ing. Mr. and Mrs. McKinney, of Ander son, aro visiting Mr. A. C. Summereli. Somo of our farmers will lose some of their hay and forage by the contin ucd wet weather. The potato and turnip crop is good in this peet ion. Mr. R. W. Hammond's baby ia quite sick again, wo aro sorry to say. Mr. Walter Dnvis has purchased a new buggy. Look out, girls, you may got a ride. Mr. lt. B. Burns and wifo uro spend in g a few days at Anderson. Somo of the farmers aro holding their cotton for a better price. Mr. ,1.1). McElroy and others from hero will attend the State Fair ia Co lumbia. Mr. J. A. Emerson passed through hero Inst week on his way to Oconcc. Mr. Stylo Smith is making prepara tions to move to Southwest Gcorgin. _ X. Confederate Veterans' Reunion Augusta, Ga. Tho annual Reunion of United Con federate Veterans will take place at Augusta, Ga., November 13th to 10th, 1000. The Charleston and Western Caro lina Railway will sell round trip tickets November 12th. 13th, and 14th, with final return limit November 10th, 1000. Tho rat? from Anderson will be $2.20, Starr $2.00. Iva $1.00, Barnes $1.80, LowndesvilloSl.70, Calhoun Falls$l. 55. I There will bo parades, fire works, street carnivals, street, fairs, nu I morons attractions for the entertain ! mont nf tho vicdhm-a. SAA Vlymw for I further information. W. J. CRAIG, General Passenger Agent. Farmers' Loan and Trust Ce. The Farmora' Loan and Truat Co. will pay you Interest on your deposits. Children's deposits especially solicited. O?lco at Farmers and Merchants Bank. Autuii Items. Mr. .J. V. Wooten and Bon have gone to the mountains on a pleasure trip. Tliey will doubtless have a very pleas ant visit. Mr. Wooten and family ex pect to KO to Alabama about the last of November, where they expect to make their fut ?ire home. Mr. Stiles Smith will move to South Georgia in a few days. Miss Dorsie Murrin, one of Pickcns' most beautiful and fascinating young Indien, has been visiting friends in our community recently. Miss Dorsio's smiling face and winsome ways make her hosts of admirers wherever she goes. We had the pleasure of takingfin part of the day's singing at Mt. Tabor last Sunday. The crowd wasnot large, but, however, they had some very nice sing ing. Mr. li. M. Anil, the genial and hust ling book-keeper for the Pendleton Manufacturing Co., has been spending a few days in Atlanta. Some of our people are holding their cotton since, the price went below ten cents. Tho shortness of the crop in clines us to ceminend the present ac tion of the farmers, but it would bc rather laughable if those who could have got ten cents should have to take eight cents. However, Bryan will be elected, and so this will not be the case. Yes, if you will take the initial of the following words you will have our sen timents for Bryan:. Bryau, obedient under negotiations, declared for over reproachful bribes, right yeoman's nround now. The recent rains have caused some places in our roads to get very disagree able. Po you see any remedy except macadamisa tion! Only two months to Christmas, and then 1000 years gone. How quick! But there's no uso worrying. I wouldn't ii ve a half day in next January for the ivhole 1000 years. W ) should not re nne over that which is past or plaee iny trust in the future. "Act, act in ;ho living present," says Longfellow, md so says Bon AMATEUR. White Hall Items. As there has been no nows from this section in some time wo thought, Mr. Sdi tor, we would let the many renders >f tho dear old INTELLIGENCER know ;hat wo were still on tho turf. Tho henlth of the community is not io good at present. Grippe, bad colds ind blues aro about to get us down. ?Ve havo just emerged from a week's nin and And ourselves face to face vith Oe. cotton, but my man Bill says ie will keep his and make feather beds mt of it if he don't get 10c. for it. There nro going to be ^omo changes nado in our settlement this fall. Some )t' our oldest and best neighbors arc ;oing to move away and new ones will ako their places. Mr. Robt. Stevenson las rented his farm and will move to va. Mr. Wm. Mitchell will move into he Iola section just as soon as he gets brough gathering. Mr. Jacob Eskew I viii become a citizen of your city, and rlr. H. V. Smith will leave some time >etween now and Christmas for Porto tico. These aro all good citizens and rood neighbors, and we hate to see hem leave, but wish them all the suc ?88 attainable in their new homes. Mrs. John Hall, of the Flat Rook om m un i ty, and Mrs. Lawrence Thomp in, of the Lebanon section, visited the amily of Bev. W. W. Leathers last reek. Mr. T. A. Brown, of the Iola section, irculated with friends here Saturday md Sunday. Mr. H. V. Smith made a dying trip o Belton Tuesday. Mr. D. S. Simpson has sold his large lerd of cattlo and will go out of the lairy business. CAPTAIN DICK. Lowndcsville Locals. Misses Mamie and Emma Bowman .isitcd friends in Anderson the week leforc last, the latter returning in a cw days. Miss Mamie remained until lundny, when sho came down for the lay. She has gone back to tho "Elee rie City" to stay probably until Christ nas. Messrs. Henry and Wes. Carlisle ook a business trip to Anderson Satur lay. Messrs. A. V. Barnes, Jaa. C. Allen ind Roscoe Horton spent Saturday at ?Ir. J. Moseley Huckabee's in pursuit if the festive partridge. Miss Maud Cromer, of Abbeville, ame here Saturday to teach the Dia mond Springs School, where she gave treat satisfaction last year. Mr. T. T. Cunningham died athis esidence here Wednesday, aftor a ong illness, during which his death vas expected any day. He was a very iged gentlemnn, who has lived an np ight Christian life for many years, ind his death will bo regretted by a vide circle of people. The funeral lervices and interme- ? b were at his old J burch, Rocky Ri' jr Presbyterian, on r'nirsday morning. Cotton is coming in slowly. Very little to writo this week. MCDA* T> HORTON. - Speaking of eduoated snakes, the adder is in a class all by himself. The Oliver ls king among Plows and next in succession comes the Imperial sold by Bolllvao Hardware. Co. This Plow ls superior to'any other make on the market onUlde the Oliver. If you don't believe the farmers have found out the plaee to buy Hanlwar?, watch the store of Sullivan Hardware Co. No doll days hut a rash from morning until night: Iron King Stoves are considered the htuiL Rnv rt na OsbOfSS - OibC TUC Bo l e A gon ?. WHEN you want the best buy the Owenaboro Wagon sold by 16- H. G. JOHNSON &8OX. Money to loan oa first mortgage of real property. Apply to Trimble dc Prince, Attorneys. Pot Plants and Cut Flowers for sale. Largo and small Palms a specialty. Mrs. J. F. Cilnksoales, 242 North Main St. UUUU 1 ?iii4 Entire Stock of DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, MILLINERY, SHOES ThrnglioTit tlie Entire Stools AT SPOT COST for Thirty Days! OUR STOCK is clean and choice. Thousands of New Goods in every Department. We are bound ta reduce Stock. Time is short. We have never in the history of our business advertised at Cost before. Our necessity of closing our Stock your opportunity. The Yum of C. F. JONES & CO. will dissolve December the first. Two months work must be crammed in one. This is a great chance. ? $65,000.00 Merchandise Thrown on the Market without Reservation. Be Quick on Uress Goods, For we have some choice- things that will go fast. Our Black Dress Goods stock will furnish choice selections from 18c. to $1.65 a yard in plain Goods. Fancies at all prices. Coat Suits, latest styles and makes. Hisses', Children's and Ladies' Jackets, Furs? Collarettes, Flannel and Silk Waists. Ladies', Hisses' and Children's Underwear, and. an* endless vov? gty nf TTosiSry, Ayi RnnjOVML "Papaafry Qrirtoiyto. Tj?tya, f?nr|A?nB_MAJJ ninga nf flgAjg ?n tllS StOrS. Millinery. No more popular Department in the State, ?sit? an orr ay of beautifully and artistically Trimmed^ Hats.. Li tbs In the great rush we will dispatch orders with all the rapidity possible. Great chance to get one of our beautiful Hats at COST. World without eno% for Men, Women, Misses, Boys and Infants. Wonderful variety of styles. Our sales-have bsea unusually large on Shoes ;, we still have thousands of them to turn loose. We want the Cash and must have it for them. Men's Underwear and Gents Furnishings Generally* Clean, new Stock. Just to think-AT COST ! Clothing For Men, Boys and Children. We would suggest for you to come quick. People are going to take hold of this Stook in earnest as we are in earnest about closing out. We have some Goods all through our Store that we do not expc ? to get Cost for. They will be bargains at tba prices we put on them. Great work before us for the next thirty days. For this Closing Sale we want CASH, for Cash is what we are working for. I Again we say to those who owe us that we want to collect every cent due us during November. So please don't put it off until the last. Seme of nur friends have already come forward and paid their Accounts in full, which we appreciate very highly. Ton can readily understand why WA want the money. We wculd not annoy you if we were not closing up our business. We cannot make settlements with eaoh other until we make c ?leotions. We will look for you, and trust you will net disappoint us. In this Cost Sale we expect to sell Everything fair and square AT COST, And we beg our Mends to please not ask us to exchange goods already purchased and taken from the Store. We alway? try to be just as accommedfiting as possible. We don't mean goods thai have been takaa out on approval: but those pur chased straichtout. CF