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?ttr Storeys Mission Is to Supply the World's ) \ m 1 Most Broadly and Economically. EVEHYSCDT needs hew apparel for the Fall and Winter Season. Every .home has imperative requirements.. Shopping must be done for every house and every individual. Where Shall it be Done ? Is the question Where the broadest collection of Merchandise ia to be found. > V Where the utmost experience and skill has been applied in selecting. Where Merchandise is sold for just what it is. ; Where PRICES, STYLES and QUALIT7 can be relied upon is invariably the answer. THE PUBLIC can never answer these questions intelli gently without visiting And inspecting our large and varied Stock. LADIES' JACKETS, COATS, AUTOMOBILES, CAP?Sf,&c., Are much in demand just now. In fact, the demand for Ready^to-Wear Apparel Bas increased wonderfully in the last few years, ?nd in order iv meet this demand we have bought more and better gar ments than heretofore. * Our boast is the ?beet garment for the price. For instance you will readily see that the- N Jacket or Coat 'that we o?er at $3.50 is superior to that effered hy others st thc same price, and so .tm through the entire list. Wc showa remarkable Coat at 64.00. And make a specialty -of the popular-priced $5.00 Jacket er Coat, lt is simply unmatchable at the price. ' Our $5.50,/$6.00, $6.50, $7.00, $7?0, $$Q0, $8.50, $9.00, $9.60 and $10.00 Jackets and Coats are beauties, every one swell and stylish. * Our 42-inch Automobiles are lovely garments. Realizing how hard it has been to buy garments ready madefor childrenand misses in Anderson, we have bought an especially pretty and attractive line of Children's Beefers and Children's and Misses', Jacket*;, Coats and Automobiles at popular prices. Judging ?om the way" the^tyiish, dressy ladies buy Our Rejady-Made Skirts, Ours must be the only thoroughly up-to-date line in the city Rainy Day Skirts from $1.50 to $7,50. Dress Skirts from $1.50 to $10.00. . Silk Skirtsirm $7.50 to $25.00. Every Skirt a madel. If you do not care to buy a ready made garment le will pay you to come and loote at these, as the ideas ?ained may be of service to yoii. Then :m% havean excellent line of Under-garments and Ready-to*Wear Waists. Also? an enormous stock of Winter Underwear. Cotton and WoolFlannels. v Blankets, Quilts, Comforts, Counterpanes, &c. Foreignand Domestici'Dry Goods. Shoes and Groceries, And Merchandise in genet al, at Wholesale ?nd Retail, at guaranteed prices. Come and see or send for Samples. ' Mail orders filled promptly. Yours truly, _ St Successprs to Brown, Osborne & Co., vvxiolesale and Eetaii Sealers in A NDRK*1 O X - . fifi Local News, WK?r'BSDAY, OCT. 16,19017 THE COTTON HABEST. Strict Good Middling-Si. . Good Middling-8. Strict. Middling-7?. Middling- 7*. .Strained Cot ton-? to 7. IMPORTANT NOTICE. * -~ . When this issue of THE INTELLIOKN CEii will have been received by ^ the greater number of its readers wo will be located in our new oflico at the cor ner of Depot and McDuilio streets and nearly opposite G. F. Tolly &. Son's furniture store. Bear this iu mind and call to see us in our new quarters. Cotton picker? are in demand now at good wages. The Court of General Sessions con venes at Fickens C. H. next Monday. Mrs. 'G. Ernest Brown, of Birming ham, Ala., is ia in tito eily visiting her parent?. Orr-Gray Sc Co. have a lot of linc onion seta for sale. See their new ad vertisement. ' The three oil mills in the city are now at work and cotton seed are in demand at a good price. J. M. Smith, of .this city, is attend ing the United States Court in G reen .ville as a juror. Mrs. D. P. Oglosly, of Elberton, Ga., is in Anderson visiting her daughter, Mrs. B. A. Henry. The .girls especially will bo interest ed in redling tho new advertisement of John T. Burriss. Mr. W. S. Lee, Jr., and wife, of Co lumbus, Ga., are in tho city visiting the form er's paren ts. County Treasurer Payne opened his tax books yesterday and is now ready to give you a receipt. Mrs. U. A. Edmunds, of Ridgeway, S. C., is in tho city visiting her daugh ter, Mrs. W. W. Robinson. Dr.* J. W. Dargan and wife, of Greenville, are in Anderson visiting the family of Judge W. P. Cox. Attention is directed to tho new ad vertisement of C. Prank Bolt, who is making a specialty of line Obcliskliour. P. B. Acker oilers a lino plantation a -few miles south of the city for sale. See his advertisement in another col umn. A; C. Jones, of Newberry, one of th: most popular and genial drummers on the road; spent last Saturday in the city. . Dr. J. 0. Wilhite, accompanied by his son, Joe, has gone to Buffalo, N. v.. to see thc Pan-Aui?ricun Exposi tion. x Tho State Fair will attract the usual number of visitors this year, and An derson County will be largely repre sented. If you vc ant to buy a fine small tract of land near the oity read tho adver tiseuiens of J. C. Acker in anothei column. . Look out for tho Aurora lSorealis in the clear October evening. It is only occasionally that it may bo seen in tint latitude. ' Not so much is being said about lo cal politics, but prospective candidate's are beginning to feel about for encour agement. Tho iirst white frost this season in this section was visible yesterday morn ing, and it nipped a lot of tendei vegetation. Joseph A. McCullough, Esq., one ot Greenville's most popular lawyers spent Monday in tho city on profess ions! business. Our young townsman, Wiu. Webb, is erecting a neat cottago On his lot on West Market street, near tho western suburbs of tho city. The "Winthrop Female College nt Rock Hill opened its fall session last week, and Anderson County, as usual is well represented there, ? Rev. W. B. Hawkins, whoso dwell ing house on West Franklin street wat destroyed by fire a few months ago, has commenced rebuilding. Last Saturday was the first big cottor day in the city this season. Pour hun dred bales were sold here thai day, nut! all of it averaged more than 8 cents. Married, on Sunday, October Vi, 1001, at Orrville, by Rev. W. B. Hawkins Mr. C. C. Langston, Jr., and Miss An nah Ppore, both of Anderson County. \jr * Mr. Rutledge Osborne and famih have- returned from the mountains, where they spent the summer. Mr Osborne ia still in ? feeble CC?uit??u. The telephone lino between this city and Septos has been completed, and ic connected with the homes of a nu m bet of the leading citizens of that section - Severn I. farmers from Abbeville Cou nty brought cotton to Anderson last week. They say they can gets better price for it here than iu any oth er market. . Mr? Andy Wood, one of Anderson'? oldest < nrpenters, while doing some work in tho. Anderson cotton mills last Saturday,/ had the misfortune to gej his hand badly lacerated. Prof. J. A. Durham and W. C. Bar nett wiU conduct an all-day singing at Orango Grove, near Antun, on first Sunday in November. Thc public ic cordially in vi ted to attend. i and Mis. A. B. Sullivan, of Hol lands, haye issued invitations, to the marriage of vlteir daughter, Burkie Pauline, to Fred L. Cactile, on Wednes day, 23rd inst., at:to'clock p.m. Mr. Tora Davis has been elected by the City Council a member of the po* lice force tc fill the vacancy cauted by tho transfer of Officer Lee to the posi tion of superintendent of tho streets. Harried.'on Wednesday, October 0, 1001, at the homo of tho bride's father, M. D. Hal!, in Hopewell Township, by Rev. W. H. Hawkins, Mr. (Quincy Ar nold, of this citv, and Miss Mattie Hall. Our young friend, R. T. Haynie, of Varcnnes Township, had tho misfor tune to lose a good horse a few days ago. It sickened during the night aud was fouud dead in tho stable next morning. Hampton Conclavo, Improved Order of Hcptnsophs, will hold its regular meeting this evening at s o'clock in tho Masonic Templo. AU the^mcmbois are urged to attend, us important busi ness will be transacted. Ward N. Thompson, formerly of this city, who has been President of tho Ab beville Electric Light and Power Com pany, has Bold his interest in the plant to C. G. Sayer, who will in tho* futuro assume entire control ot' it. Kev. J. B. Campbell will preach a sermon on Frcemnsonary in St. John M. E. Church next Sunday night nt H o'clock. All members of tho fraternity and the public generally aro cordially invited to attend the service. Communion services will bo held nt Midway Presbyterian Church next Sunday morning. Preparatory servi ces will bo held Saturday morning al ll o'clock. Tho friends of the congre gation are cordially invited to attend tho services. The Ruckersville correspondent ol tho Elberton (Ga.) *Vf<(r says. ''Mr.Guj G. H?cker, Esq, of Anderson, is spend ing several days in our town this week We think there must bo some attrac tion over hero for Mr. H?cker, os h< comes quito often." John Jasper, ?he 18-months old soi of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Shirley, die? i last Thursday night, after nn illness o about a week of dysentery. Mucl: sympathy is felt for the bereaved pa rents in tho loss of their only boy-child -Ifonca Path Chronicle. George N. Wyatt, of Brushy Creek ? Anderson County, was in Pi okena Mon , day. He carno to closo up a trade fo the farm of J. Allen Kelley, which lie to the left of the Pickens and Essie road, and adjoining tho place owned b ? W. W. T. Neiley.-Picken? Sentinel? The partridge crop is short this yea ou account of tho excessive rains in th spring and summer. The few that sui vived the flood remain under the prc tective wing of tho law until Nov. ls after which nothing but poor marke manship will leave enough for seed. The Board of Trustees of tho cit, graded schools have elected Miss Fan nie Rogers to lill tho vacancy cause by the death of Mrs. Nowell JIB a tenc?; er in the Central School. Miss Roget is nn experienced teacher, having bee an assistant in the Lebanon Hig School. Mrs. H. C. 1'ooie died nt her home i Duo West on Sunday, 0th inst., after long illness. She was a most excellei Christian woman, and hnd a numb; , of friends and relatives in this Count who will regret to hear of her deatl A. devoted husband and two daugi i tera are left to cherish her memory. , Wo aro greatly indebted to our got old friend. Mr. F. M. Welborn, of tl I Fivo Forks section, for a basket i very fine coru-iieid beans. Such treu 1 aro always in order and highly appr eiated.; Mr. Welborn brought a larj lot of thu benns to thc city and foui ready salo for t hem at a good price. . Tho United States Circuit Court w conveli? in Columbia ou tho thi Tuesday in November, and tho folloi ing persons from this County ha , been drawn ns joners: Grnnd Juroi John Ti Green; Petit Jurors-J. Milford, Bi F. Wilson, J. R. Cnldwe E. N. Elrod, W.P. Rerkmoyer-nnd \ B. Churchwell. i Mr. (ieorgo Gumbrell is now with prominent linn in Anderson-one < . believe, he was with formerly. Geor [ is a hustler and won't be downed; lit , quick, efficient, affable and courteoi geuinl in disposition nnd will mn friends wherever his lot may be co '-Abbeville Press and Ha niter. l\ J Gumbrell is clerking in the drug st? ? of F. B. Crnyton & Co. Dr. James E. Poore and Miss Ln 1 Pearl Payseur were happily united tile bonds of wedlock on the 10th in i at the homo of the bride in Lnncnst S. C., Kev. J. S. Pay sear otliciati The groom is a native of Belton, bu now one of Lancaster's most popu [?? physicians. Tho happy couple came Belton last Friday to spend n few di with tho groom's mother and ot r relatives. Thos. A. Archer and John J. Noi have fer::; c? a pm Lue run in under firm name of Archer &. Norris and p ' chased the ?tock of tinware, sto\ ' etc., of L. H. Seel, and will contii . thu business at tho latter's old stai . Mr. Archer is an experienced tinsrc > find Mr. Norris is au expert in handl y most any sort of mechanical to t Tho new firm has our best wishes its sr occas. A large crowd of ?armers from aim i every section of the County asserah , in the Court House last Saturday ; hear the addresses of Mr. J. lt: Hut ? 'cut? editor of the Southern Cultiva Atlanta, Ga., and Prof. Winjr, of Georgia Experimental Station. r meeting was presided over by Col. ' F. Croyton. The addresses were b ' practical and interesting, and ni 1 valuable less?os were learned fi them by the farmers who were pres? At tho conclusion of the addresses n i solution, expressing tho thanks of ? meeting to tho distinguished gentler for their presence and nblo addie; WRS adopted. Dr. 1). B. Darby died at his nonie in Walhalla tm Tuesday. 8th inst., after an illness of two weeks, aged 54 years. On January 22, 1874, he was happily married to Miss Ida Harrison, daughter of thu late Gen. J. W. Hnrrisop, Of this city, and she, with two sons, survives him. Dr. Darby was ono of Wal hal I a's moBt popular and prominent citizens, . and lins many friends in this section who will regret to hear of his death. Elisha W. Byrnm died at tho County Home last Saturday, morning, and was buried Sunday morning at tho old By rum graveyard near tho city. Ho had been iu feeble health for a long time and his death was not unexpected by his friends. The deceased was tho eldest non of tho late Joseph L. Byram, and was horn and reared near this city. Ho was about 08 years of tige, and for a number of years was engaged in business in this city. Ho served his State in tito civil war as a member of tho ?nd S.C. Regiment. Three daugh ters, all of whom live in Texas, sur vivo him. Dr. Marens L. Sharpe died on the Nth inst, at Spnrtauburg, iu the 77th year of his age. Ho was born near Pendleton, and he practiced medicine ut Pendle ton, nial Anderson* for many years. He was a genial, courteous gentleman, upright in his conduct, and a staunch adherent to principle. Dr. Sharp wns a grandson of John Miller, who was the first publisher of tho Pendleton Messengor, and who was the printer of tho famous .laniusLetters. Mr. Miller came to tins country soon after their publication, and it was always supposed he knew thu author of those remarka ble philippics.-tiYceuW/ce Mountaineer. An editor has been inspired, after looking over his list of delinquent sub scriber^ to compose tho following: "How dear to our hearts is tho silver dollar, when some kind subscriber pre sents it to viow; tho liberty bend with out necktie or collar, and all tin strange things which to us seems BC new: tho wide-spreading eagle, tin arrows below it, tho stars and tho wordi with tho strange things they tell; tlx coin of our fathers, we are glad tba wo know it, for some time or othe 'twill como in right well; the spread eagle dollar, tho star-spangled dollar tho old silver dollar wo all love's* well." Walter Lark, a negro, killed Wil Harmon, another negro, with a ham mer. last Thursday night on T. J. Cox' farm, near Belton. It seems Harmoi told a negro woman something tba Lark said about heiyand when Lari asked Hannon what ho said, Hanno reiterated his remarks. They thc bogan cursing each other when Lari struck Harmon in thu head with hammer, breaking his skull. Depot: Sherill' Billingham was not i tied, an early next morning, accompanied b Policeman Robertson and Coustabl Smith, both of Belton^ arrested Lar in a cabin nen?* thc scene of the ci ?un The prisoner was brought to this cit and lodged in jail. Chiquqla Lodge, Knights of Pythiui will meet to-morrow evening at 7.? o'clock, and the members will hav the pleasure of greeting Hon. G. ? i Mower, of Newberry, Grand Viet j Chancellor of the Grand Tod ge of th ?State, who will pay the Lodge a official visit. The Lodge will hold brief business session, ut the coneli sion ot which a banquet will be indu ged in. Each member will have ti privilege of bringing a lady with bir During tho business session of tl Lodge tho Indies will be entertained : tho Opera House, and af t,or adjoun ment, they will bo escorted into tl Castle Hall and participate in tl royal feast. Tho occasion will i doubt bu a most enjoyable one. Last Spring the Pelzer Mannfactu ing Co. offered three prizes to residen of tho mill town of Pelzer for the clen est kept yard and most attractive ga ken. Tho Company furnished t! .needs and a committee of five ladi living in tho placo have inspected t several prcmisea and gardens ea month, taking Huies and preparing f their report, which was made on C tober 1st. In accordance with tho i commendations of the report the prb were awarded as follows: First pri: $25-Mrs. Nellio Nelson; second pri. $1S-Mrs. Robert Cobb; third pri $10-Mrs. W, A. Fowler. The Conti tition hus lind thu effect of arousi quite au active spirit of friendly co petition among thu ladies of the to and has made it wonderfully brigitta attractive. W. Q. Hammond, ono of ?ndert County's most successful anti ext? sive farmers, met with a very seri* misfortune yesterday morning by lu ing his largo barn, with nearly nil of contents, destroyed by lire. Tho I was discovered about y o'clock by om the guards of tho convicts used on farm, but it had gained such a hei way that very little of the content* the barn could be saved. In thebni iug were between 75 and iOO bales unginned cotton, about 5,000bushel, oats, a lot of corn, hay and other I age, all of tho plows, mowers and ot farm machinery, with several wog and other vehicles, harness, etc. Sc of the oats and cotton and a few ot things were saved. The estimated I is about $12,000, on which there wai insurance, .lt is not known how fire originated and Mr. Hamm* thinks it was purely accidental. Monday the laborers had some fir* the fields where they were nicking ? ton, and it is presumed that it got i the cotton that was carried into barn, as the flames broke out firs that portion ofjtho building where fleecy staple was store. The friend Mr. Hammond deeply sympathize v, him in his loss, but hu bears the h den bravely, and, with his usual i severence, he will go to work to rej the damage and replace the loss s fained.. FO?8A.LK-.FIre Farm nt K,7 a< attnatcd "ti lVnri et ?ti ' mad near < limits. Apply to lt. S. MoCully. !< TO V ' 1 If you need a Suit of Clothes, A Pair of Shoes, A Hat, Or anything in the way o?' Furnishings, It will pay you to look ot what we have to offer. We have put the knife deep down in the price for Cash. ALL PARTIES OWING US Will oblige us by calling and paying their accounts, as we need the money. All parties owing the old Firm of Hall & Milford and Hall Bros. & Co. must settle at once, as the old business must be wound up. HALL BROS. Cut Price Clothiers. South Main Street. HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. 200 CASES OF SHOES ! NLC.E. new, up-to-date Shoes, that will wear. We want to Shoe-up the entire family for the Winter. Remember, our Shoes were bought right, and we will sell them right. It'w just as easy ns rolling off a log to sell our Shoes 25 per cent l?ss than our competitors. D?TY GOODS' In this hustling age of competition price tells, and everybody tells-the price. Our best advertising ia done with our pri?es. Our line of double width Dress Goods at 12?c to 25c per jard are sold in most Stores for double the money. Our stock of all-wool Flannels, Canton Flannels, Ticking, Jeans,. Kerseys, &e., are business builders, on account of their high quality and low prico. Bargain 13 ep art merit. lu th*n department we have Job Lots sold below manufactur?is' cost, like this: 1000 dozen pairs Hosiery, "scooped' to sell at one-half price. 100 dozen Men's Undeishirts, 50c quality, for 25c. 150 dozen Men's heavy Drill Drawers, 25c quality, for 15c, and numbers of small Job Lots (if all kinds of Goods. Groceries. Hero, again, is;where we can do you good. Our $3.75 Flour is what you are paying $4.00 for. Arbuckle's Coffee 10c-you are paying 12ic for it. Good Greeu Coffee 12 lbs. for S 1.00-you are only getting 10 lbs. Seeing is believing, BO como and look through our immense Stock. Country Merchants will find values here you will find nowhere else. ?Remember we have on hand .A-cicL 3Ph.osph.ates Of all kinds for your small grain crops, and our price is below any one else for the same Goods. Yours truly, D. C. BROWN & BRO. CS?* South Maiu Street. KING ti MARTIN HAVE MOVED TO THEIR NEW STORE, On South Main Street, _ *.iul are now ready for business and oiler GRAND OPPORTUNITIES to the Trade io SAVE MONEY. We have used our Sledge Hammer con stantly for the past thirty days and have prices mauled so far under competi tion that a blind mau can see the difference. Can't you see the difference in prices like these : 20 lbs. Sugar for $1.00. Arbuckle's Coffee 10c. package. We want, must and will have every man, woman and child in Anderson and the surrounding country for cur customer, and wc aim to get them by offeriogLOW PRICES and F4IR DEALING. Q. FRANK JOHNSON. J. FURMAN EVANS FRANK JOHNSON & CO., Builders of Delivery and Farm Wagons, Sealers in Carriage Material Hardware and Paints. Repairing and Repainting promptly executed. We make a specialty of "Goodyear," Rubber and Steel Horse Shoeing. General Blacksmith and Woodwoif., ? Only experienced and skilled workmen employed. , We have now ready for sale "The Johnson" Home-made, Hand-made Farm Wagons that we especially invito your attention to. Wo put on Goodyear Rubber Tires. Yours for business, "T Church Street. Opposite Jail. FRANK JOHNSON & CO.