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j^ocal News. .VEDNESPAY, NOV. 13, 1H01. Portman Letter. By wime mistake the column of local news ia Tm: IXTEI.MGENCEU was in formed about three weeks ago that the dam nt Portman was finished, lt was not finished then, and for two weeks after about 50 men each day were em ployed upon the wall. No doubt it looked finished, ami the observer must have forgotten what the poet, by some human experience, learned, that some times "things are not what they eeeui." We all know how important a part finish plays in any sort of work, and the finish often costs more time and la bor than the result would seem to in dicate, hut even Borne, though not built iu a day, was finished, and our piece ot architecture is about complete. The surroundings, where, for over a year so much clamor and noise re sounded, is not yet a desolate wilder ness, and everywhere the eye looks there is one or a group of men doing something, and all relating io the li II - inking st roko of thc dam und its .sur roundings. Dr. Orr and his efficient observer in such works-thc Doctor's brother, (Jot. ?las. I., tor, of Piedmont-were herr since tn.- "appareili" finish, and have been pleased willi the approaching prospect, i ii'-;, each think ihat :i thil?g ol heauty, because ol'some little chance catches hero ;i III ! lhere, they could i hems ?Ives, with t row ..! or poe!* - er killte, ?Hld .1 lew touche.* ? ? l?htdllntl nu. i's heart; bul as a joy I inc vcr. ! ii. tin .vay ot strength, ilurability ami ellicieticy, they sincerely hopo it caniiol he imp:oveil upon. Our superintend - ont ?mil other olhcials have, like the lovely c iinpunioiis <?? the last "Bose ot Summer,*' failed hom our >iglu timi "gone," anil the engineer is waitui;: to throw up nu embankment ol figures that shall coi respond with the algebraic septate loot ol the dam. All tilings ate j accomplished by ligures-we cannot j get around them. A little boy who ! said he wanted to learn something that lind un ligiltes when he went to school loi ho hated figures- found there was nothing for Ililli lo learn, j Every lessou had figures ol some sort about ii-even to the pages ot his reading hook. Astronomy was as loll ot ligules as then- were stars in the tirmutnem. ti ooh igy was as tull a* there were rocks ?ind gravel under the ear h. Hot.my the sanie. Ile could no. ouy nor sell, mend or make, plant or'?.ap intelligently without a ktiowl ' .'.. of ligures. So the hoy gave it up . .. .-.?ni le- t tonight he would try since Uii.-re was no getting out of the dumb thing. On .Sunday, i?rd inst..for tho first time in creation-as tar as the dam is con cerned-the waler poured over it in full volume lind fell 40 feet on the other side. There was some excitement mau i tested among neign hors and work men a.s to "how MIIC would look*' when "she" was pouting over, und how would thu dani stand it. So, carly in the toieuoou spectators were gather ing. Mr. X. (>. Farmer, we noticed, and Mr. (inrrisou, whose home crown.-? the hill above us, and Mr. (filbert over in the Forks, and several whose unities are nor so familiar to us as their faces -all were there waiting for the event to?>ecur. The ??ates were shut down nt ? o'clock Sat ut day evening, and every opportu nity given ".Mistress Seneca" to come in with her retinue ot ripples and waves. She was beseeched to make herself at home; tin? cleft between the hill.-, waa hewn out for her by nature centuiies ago, and nil she was asked to do now was to come in and enjoy the scenery. She w?s informed that she could spread herself, the Company had allowett her plenty of room, and she would just do them abundant pleasure if she would now, between this and some timo to-morrow, assume all tho agony her proud heart was capable of. Just rino in the night, and in tho emo tion of the new dignity before her-the elevation in life-spare no attempt at appearance, but in the common par lance ot society, "spread herself." 1'he public, she was told, would be there to-morrow to view her. TtiosH who knew tho gates were down at5 o'clock breakfasted hurried ly Sunday . morning, thinking that hy midnight surely the river cavity would lie full ant! overflowing. The engineer was asked by sonie if he thought they cou hi h.; lhere carly enough in the moruiug to see the waler touch the brink. "Let me see," said he, making a rough sketch, "1 will not count now exactly on the water running throuirh the wheels, or other things, say1 7..101) cubic feet per inimit?, 700 feet wide, 2 miles ioug, i? i'eet. deep-well, ?S a * rough guess, lt will take that river IT . hours, 01 minutes and 'IU seconds to reach tho top." lt took exactly 14 minutes additionally, which was not, bad on guess work. ".Mistress Seneca," true to the confidence placed in her, BWi'pt in through thu night. We watched her rising by her 7,000 cubic feet per minute to her 40 feet stature, saw her.sweep up the inclined plano on the Spillway little by little, saw her grow proud in ber onpuleucc, her lips seek new pleasures that curled on tho brink, nearer and neater she came. Could nostrils tie granted metaphoii cally so huge a body of water she must have smelled the furling and unfurling .verdure that gathered tho flagrant bree/.-'s und shook them lavishly on the tide down the stream. She must have smelled the beeches mid oaks and wil lows that weie wasting their essences upon thu tide awaiting her coming, and froth afar off she must have smelled the (JVU weed ami thu wild breath of the. Sea galls ns they Heated in it ripple from Hie Atlantic'Ocenu whew it swept in upon I lie lips of the Savannah. Nearer we saw her approach from oui pedestal on an abutment t? feet higher, and liitle hy little, as o child dips at something ont of its reach, she-this distinguished lady Seneca-leached down her lone fingers over thu precipi to is edge aii'.l, seeinliiifX to like the prospect of further iiequaWtanco with out further ceremony, reached forward und leaped over on tho other side: her majestic plunge euveldpiug herself in billow s of lace-like mist, which threw up a shower of farewell spray into our faces as wo saw her, the first embodi ment of the constant Seneca sweep down stream and vanish from our bight around the curve. "I should like," said the engineer, "to Bee the edge of that dam like the edge of a knife, so smooth and even, not an inch of it would have been visi ble while the water was going over the vest-as it is in tho Piedmont dam; every inch of the spillway should have beon covered and flowing at the same time. But this beiug nn artistic point, and we spectators being there on a purely business motive, our aesthetic ' sensibilities were not shocked, and'one thing more important than all, we knew the dam was safe, it stood the force of the liver at the highest tide perhaps ever attained, and not a vibra to u brought to our minds the solemn charges against structures built on sa ol. . . 'in-- spectators dispersing, there seeiue I one man upon whoso mind rolled 4 mighty tide of anxiety, and that wa.? Mr. Long. Ho hastened with i neiv.),ts step to the little motor boat / that had so often safely carried him on i the b'^o.n of the btream. His im gutae* it seemed, was to make sure that now (ho (hun being safo, the rivet' also was oaf?*; a* the dam had horne np against the river would (he river now hear up against tho boat..' lie pushed out and up stream, which was now beautiful as a luke. When he returned his lace was joyous. The river had borne its weight without n stalin. It had borne hint a distance the boat and he had never gouo before-three miles over what hail been shoals and low water. Arriving nt Bruce's ford he hada notion ot trying a push up to Clemson. On his return Mr. and Mrs. Mayes, with Miss Fannie Pinckney, ot Anderson, wanted to make sure about the river tim. the engineer and Mr. Busby; and it was expected Dr. Orr would have been in to test the river, but all who scientifically experimented said it was all right; tho river was up to tim mark in every way and was A 1. We have had no torch light proces sion over the event yet; but we sup pose thc people of Anderson, who have been waiting their electric power since 1st <>f April last, will go out and illum inate thu city generally, li. It. L. Harris llridge Items. Willi the witting of this article wc sever our collection with Tit t: I NI KI. - i.na: M.T.IJ as correspondent, as the work that wo will do tn thc future will claim all of our time. During the time that wc have been a writer tor Tnt: INTKI.M ;I.NIKI:, which covers a period ol about tim leen years, if we have over .-ai?! anything mal has oUchdcd or milted thu feelings ol any one, wc humbly beg pardon for .-ame, audi: our efforts al getting up the news hus inion (I any mn;, we Icol fully repaid loi oui trial. Willi nothing "hut thc kindest feeling toward every reader ol Tm: I . i i.i.!.n.i;v ;.u and best wishes lor i In- publishers, we hid you all adieu. 1'crimps at sonic lime in the dint nut. I u t un- wc may again bc numbered with tile correspondents. .Mr. John ( ?leen will, in tin- near fu tur??, cast his lol willi thc good people ol Greenville. John is agouti boy, ami will bc greatly missed hy Iii.-, "many lneilds in this section. Mr. .Sam Buchanan has treated hiui to a II wc new buggy, and ?Te long (we presume) treat home la?'damsel to au ! invitation to travel the road ot life with 1 hun to keep linn Dom being "so lone ! ly-'' The Debating .Society luis organized i again and is now in lull blast with Mr. I T. J. Elliott as president. Mr. Claude llarris went lo Helton I last week to sc?- a "pet dear" 111 ?kt is I still under thc iron rod of a ruling pa ! rent. Thc ??ld gentleman don't scare I Claud, though, lor he generally carries ! his pa along lor protection. .Mr. lian ison Hackett has been very sick with scarlet lever, but is sonic belter at present. Pr?fe. J. A. Durham. M. L. Willis, J. H. Harbin, J. C. Leudermau, John fis ke w and W. Hill will conduct au all day singing ai Lebanon on the fourth Sunday, 24th inst. Everybody is in vited to come and bring their dinner baskets. Kev. H. M. Allen has been elected to I serve Welcome Church again next near. Cotton is nearly ail picked out and the fanners are wishing for a good rain so that they cnn begiu sowing wheat. The ground is so bard that lt is impossible lo pAow it. The Lebanon ifigh School opened its fall session on the Urti of November, willi .Mr. Clarence Elgin principal. Nearly everybody Hom thia part of thu County went to the show last Mon day, lt in estimated that lhere were about live negroes tootie white person. . Long live Ti in ?NTEI.I.IUKN'CEI: and its many reader?. W. C. B A tts K I T. Nov. ll, 1001. Holland's Store News. Colton is nearly all picked that is open. In some localities there are large quantities of green bolls yet, but they cannot be counted on with any degree of certainty. Oats are up aud looking well. Wheat sowing luis begun, and is being putin nicely und uiauured well, which plays au important part in securiug a good yield. A goud rain would be accept able, ns the ground is dry and dusty and does not plow as well as it other wise won Ul. Thc Bible Institute was held at Shiloh lust Saturday and Sunday. The lessons were very interesting and in structive to Bibie students. The In stitute will continue with the same oilicei'H anti teachers, with some im provements in maps and charts, etc. The dates us to tho time of meeting will ho given later. The visitera present at Shiloh Sun day were Airs. .Martha Waisou, Wil ton E. Lee and Jin?. Fskcw and Wife from Salem; Mips Olivia Duckett, of Anderson, .Mr. George Richardson and lister, .Miss Bessie, from Hartwell, Ga. Miss Claudia Karie, who is attending school nt Anderson, spent, a few days at homo last week ?vitli her parents. Janies Final and .Miss Gray wero married last Sunday afternoon at the r?sidoucti ?d' .Mrs. Winter, Kev. Mr. Baily oiliciatiiig. Sportsmen ure having line times now, us game is plentiful. Wild geese will soon appear on the Savannah, which will adit interest to the busiuess. We are all quite well. KL'RKK. Wild Hog Items. Mr. J. H.. Williams, ??f South Geor gia, hus moved back here to make this his home. Sowing oats and wheat is the order of the day. Then?, was an all-day (singing ut Mt. Tabor last first Hiiuday. It was much enjoyed by those who were present. Prof. W. H. Hille conducted it, and was assisted bv J. li. Clark and others. .Mr. John Williams has been quite sick bm is improving slowly. Thc school at Zi?ni opened last Mon day m??rni uar. Mr. Neal Klrml, of Pant's Gr??ve sec lion, waa visiting here last. Sunday. Mr. Eli ntl is 83 j ears old is umist ill halo mid hearty. Mr. Chris Davis, nf Georgia, is visit ing friends in this section. VINK?;.Mt JC<1. Two Deaths in one Family. Ernest, the 2-.\ear-??l?l sou of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Ashley, died Ht their home near Fair's Bridge, in Ab beville County, Monday, the 28th of October, and on the 21)'li Kay mond, the 4-year-old son. also diedf Ibu h had diphtheria. Kniest was buried on Tuesday and Raymond ou Weduesday nt Mt. Bethel, 'the funerals were both conducted on Wednesday by Rev. N, G. Wright. The family nave the sym pathy of many friends in this theil very sore bereavement. A FRIEND. Special Sermon lo the Odd Fellows. On December 8th, at Belton. S. C., there will be a sermon preached in thc interest of the secret, order of Odd Fel lows at Mt. Zion Baptist Church by thc Rev. Mr. Dykes,, of Greenville. All neighboring Lodges and the public arc invited to pe present. J. H. MAKIN, Sec. No farmer should fnol tba* he ls prop? ?riv rrjulnped unless hf? om? aa Oliver CuiPed Steel Menai Plow, Hold by Sul livan Hardware C ?. Forturning tho ?oil properly and I'g'itness ol ?Irait then? lin?? never beon a Plow made tbat could equal lt. Wherever it gins it makes a life-long friend, and ita popularity prows each year, as is shown by the "increasing car loads of these goods that 3re nhl pond to Anderdon. The next b**st thing and something ehoaper, It the imperial Plow ?old by Sullivan Hardware Ci. Tbi* Plow stands second only to the celebra ted Oliver Chilled. Tb? old way of sowing grain broadcast by band has boen improved, and wu now have the Grain I'rill to distribue the seed evenly over the Mold. If you want your grain* lu this Fall in the right way go ts* Sullivan Hardware Co. and buy Tho Farmers* Favorite Grain Drill ?nd watch tb? results ot next year's crop. Do this sod you will congrat ulate yourself when yon gather tho next harvest. BRICK-100,000 largest ?1/9 Krlck for sale. .1. C. Stribllng. 20-4 Pendleton, S. C. When you need Screen Doors and Win down, afro Screen Wire ami Fly Fans, OHII and HO? Brock Bros. Also buy the ?Join when you want tho best leo Cream Freezer, Ht IS rock Uros. goaded Sholls and other Ammunition bv the ear load ls tho wav tho Bulli van j I ard war? Co. buy shene ^.?..j^. Make a uotaof this, NO sportstnet). Their stock of (ions is varied and complote, and they can lit you up with both <iun and Am munition. If you haven't seen tho now Axe? Sul livrtii II irdwar? Co. aro receiving don't buy until von h/nv? Mokoil at these nie? g ods, or you will nure: it when it is t' o lato. ? wn oller this week hundreds of pairs ? of S-impIo Shoe* at prices t?i please. ('< MU; (|til<:l{ wiiiin WM ?uve your number. Pr? iros mi thean Shoes t'Hj cheap to quote. Vaudivor Uros. ON K IIOllSK WAGONS - I amover stocked on ?mo Horse Wagons, and if you iifO-,1 one I coi save you money. J.'S." Fowler. I FOR ISKNT-A neat 1 room cottage, j Excolleni water and atine, large iranien, j Possession al ven Nt January next. Ap. j ply at. this ollie?'. FOK SALK-Hires nico building lots on South Main ?'.root. Applv to II. F. Wilson. lt NOT I CB-I gave ntl parties fair notice who nwnl mc to make payment bv the fir-t of November. Thorn uro quite a number vet who have not paid so you need tmt tie surprised Ht any time to nave one of my four collectors call on von, and which will a-td e"*t for every trip .1 S. FOWLER. '?-nek Brow, have two good Second Hand Stationary Knglne* also two lirst ciass Second J-Iand Fhreshors for hale at a very low price. HARNESS-If you need a set of good home-made Harneas cull on J. S. Fowler Wo have two t.ew Geiser Thrashers and two secondhand Peerless four and six horse power encinos in cood condition. Also some now Peerless Engines and we .an imme some very low orices on same. Brock Bros., Anderson, S. C. Health will give what wealth cannot buy -happiness. Cycling being a pleas ?II1, com tori H bio exercise is the gre.ltet-t known health ...roino'er, and ju<-t aa pop ular as our wheels, Columbia, Rambler, Cleveland, and the Hartford are the g>eate?t favorites among discriminating wheel judges. W. H. Shi-arer, Surveyor, Yon will tind meat Dean <fc Ratiiffe's. Long dis tance Plo no at my residence. This is our greatest year. Wo are proud of our reno rd, ami are striving by evory honest menus to win vou for a cus tomer. Give us a trial if you have never done so before. Vaudlver Bros. If yon are in the msrkot fora Mower, Reaper and Binder, call a'. Brock Bros. and buv the Deering, the most durable, llabtoRt drnft and best adjusted machine on the market. Twenty-rive Dol?an? will buy a fairly ?nod ?q?are practice Plano at the O, A. Rt? d Music Hons'.. They are intrinsi cally worth double that amount. Pot Plants and Cut Flowers for -.ale Large and Minali Pal mn a specialty. Mrs. J. F. Clink seules, 212 North Main St. Johbers prices on "Scbapps," "Early Bird" and ''Blue Jay" Tobaccos. Low est prices on KlouTj Coffee, Corn, Bacon, and heavy Groceries. Vandlver Bros. Fant Bros. pty 20 cen ?a per lb. cash for Bne?wax. Omeo and Wagon Scales near County Jail, Anderdon, S. C. \9 4 Carry your Hides to Fant Bros.' r.ftice, near C ninty Jail. Thev pay cash aud . dghest market prices, Anderson, 8. C. Faut Brnv. psy cash for Illdfts, *crap Iron, Beeswax, Tsllow, Scrap Brass, Scrap Zinc, Scrap Copper, B-er Bottles, Dispensary Koltie-, old Rubber Shoe*, and Hoot-, nhl Bicycle Tires and old A ll Wool Carpets Otllce and ecalee near County Jail, Anderson, S. C.1 1!) 4 M finny to loan at 7 per cent on farm land'. No commission*. Long time. Apply to Quat'leh'ium it Cochran. Attnr 110} s nt Law, Audersou, S. C. 15-13 MONEY TO LOAN ON LAND. A few thousand dollar* to loan uow for clients at 8 pur cent. B. F. MARTIN, Attorney. Ween von want tirst-elsss, up-to-date? PHOTOS? call on GALLAGHER BKOS., ai (heir IIH# Studio next door to Llgon rt Lioiihotter-upstair**. Matiafaetlon 1M ful ly guaranteed lo every customer. Piles! Piles I Piles! Dr. Williams' Indian Pile Ointment ls prepare.! to cure Piles and DOES IT In Hhnrt order. F.*sy to aoply, ?very box guaranteed, 50c. and 81.00. All druggists or tty mall Williams M'P-/ Co., Cleveland Ohio. For sale by EVANS PHARMACY. FORMALS-Good B4rn, 27x30 feet. Rio and two HISIIN nn each side, eight fe??. drivuWHV through. Applv at this office._]_18-tf. A New and (?rowing Business. Very tew people know that an exton sly wholesale commission husinesa H ?lone herein "Kler>on in clothing, ha's sud host-ry that cover? this State and North Ciu-t'linx, but nuoh ts the fact. We hal occH-ion a day or two ag i to look'tbrouuh the modest apartments of Webb A Cr.1 sr and one would not think to look at tho modo-t surroundings that lion- do over $H)0,ooi' worth of business in a year but they have done that much Mince March 1st. They bandle samples ouly aud tb?y are from leadiug houses and factories, their clothing coming from Wv 1er Ackerland & Co., of Clucin nnm, Ohio, w; ich manufactures a line of clothing suitable for all ages from child hood to manhood. They tepresont the Cleveland. Tenn.', woolen mills whose dally output 1*5 000 yards nf jeans and cassi mer-, 1,001) pott i 'd* of knitting yarn and 1,500 pairs of pauu made directly from the raw material. They handle hats of every description direct from the factory nr th? jobtilng house. Their lin-s ut'shot M coin? directly from Boston, the ?reutest Khoe market in the world. They also handle hoisery, shirts and BUS penders direct from (lie mills, and on those they save merchants the greatest amounts beean so they ?ave them the ! Jobbern' protlts, and these gooda thay keep lu stock ready for delivery. The secret of their suocwss la that they save jobbers' profits and drummers' commis Islona ar.d their business has increased > I dally from the tt-irt, merchants from the country and uenrby towns visiting them I I dally. Tbs amount cf business tho? I I have dovleoped is amazing aud lt is 5 I something that vary few pcoplo know was being done In those back rooms over the pcstoS&co. The Newest Merchandise CftK Always bs Found in oar Store. WK keep io touch with all the "Kew Thing3,M thereby supply lOg tho purchasers with the Newest ideas in Dry Goods and other Merchandise. Our collection of Dreis Fabrics embrace a variety of Novelties that can not be had elsewhere. Special mention is made of our line of BEOADOLOTHS. This line embraces ali the leading shades, and in Quality and Price they are second to none. This is the best showing that you will find. Also, you will mies something out of the ordinary if you don't see our line of BLACK GOODS. Then the o'ber Dress Fabrics are just as complete in every respect. TRIMMINGS. /V... rV ~'._1 - .. A\. . i.rn-ll- ..i' .1 - rn._ ?? IWT.-,__ I. - V- I wm 1 ii lu tuluaa, uo itaUai, uic tue xttiu oi luv iunu, never uejuie r have we had such an elegant line as we are showing this season. SILKS Ol' every description, embracing the new tints and colorings. MILLINERY a Specialty. This department is thoroughly "up"-except prices. Contains the swell cst .Millinery of ali kinds. Pattern Hats that are without equals. We make thom to suit. Are you prepared fur Winter? If not, our Hue of CAPES, JACKETS, FURS and REEFERS is very interesting. A splendid line of BLAN KETS. Also, UNDERWEAR for ladies, misses, meu and boys. SHOES. The very kind you should have lor winter wear Your wants can be easily supplied here. Now is a good time to make your home look new by adding Tapestry or Lace Curtains, Tabbi Covets, Art Squares, Rugs and Mattings. We have them. Do you need a new Trunk ? Just added a new line. Everything that makes a first-class Dry Goods Store is here, and all over our Store you will find that popular prices prevail. Make a visit to our Store, inspect it thoroughly. You will find everything up-to-date. Send us your mail orders. Write for samples. Agents for McCall's Patterns, 10c. and 15c. None higher or better. MOORE, ACKER & CO., Wholesale and Retail. ??ft, Just a few more boxt s of Tobacco and barrels of Molasses to go at wholesale priefs. PIANOS ORGANS AND SEWING MACHINES. A SPECIAL. THRKE MONTHS SALE OF the very highest grades, latest and most artistic designs in cases. Quali ty of tone unequalled, aud twenty-live pei cent cheaper in price than you will find elsewhere Thia applies to Pianos, Organs ?nd Sewing Machines for the next ninety days. Get prices from any dealer, and compare Instruments I menu to save you some money. New Goods. No worked over or second hand stock. A uice lot of beautiful Pianos just iu. Ml L. WILLIS, Nest door Peoples Bank. LESSER & C?T Our Now Fall Stock is now Complete. _Fall Goods pow Beady. OUR Fall line of Dry Goode, Shoes, Hats, Notions, Clothing and Gente? Furnishings is now spread before you for your inspection, and by far excels anything yet seen in tbe City of Anderson, when compared with the prioes and Goods of others. We begin to-morrow to show one of the best seledted Stocks of Merchandise ever brought to this city. Our Goods and Prices stand by themselves-alone-an invincible combination of High Qualities and and Low Prices. Comfortable shopping here and best attention given to all. Carefully read this advertisement and come see our Store. Note our prices. Look ar our Goods. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. EXTRA NOTION VALUES. Toilet Soap, three cakes iu hos, good quality, box. 5c Bedspreads, splendid 11-4 Marseilles patterns, good . alue at ?1;0U. ouly.. 75c Ladies' Ribbed Uudervc?t, fleece hued, value 2?>c, only..10o Table Oil Cloth, best quality, perfect poods, 1\ yards wide . 15c Ladies' Swiss Ribbed Union Suits, extra heavy, worth 50c, only.... 1 .... 35c 11-4 White and Grey Blankets, actual value $1.00, only per pair. 58c Clark's best Spool Cottou. special price only three Spools for... i. 5c Children's Knit Caps, value 25c, only. ... ..'. 15c Ladies' Shawl Fascinators, all colors, only. ........ .". 24o Ladies' fleece-lined Cashmere Gloves, value 25c, only.'.... 15c Full linc Men's aud Bot H' Caps from.. ...10c to 25o Ladies' Seamless Black Wool Hose, value 25c, only..... . .._ 15c New Line Embroidery, all widths, from. .5c to 15c NEW FALL. DRY GOODS. 2000 yards Outing Flannel, in checks and stripes, actual value 5c, only... 3}o 25U0 yards Pretty Fall Percales, yard wide, worth 10c, only. 6Jo Beautiful 72-inch Turkey Red Table Damask, lovely pattern, worth 35_ 20o. 2000 yards Tokio Flannelette, beautiful design, well worth 10c, only. 7?o 1800 yards Centaur Outing Flannels, worth quice 10c, but are offered at.. 6*o White Curtain Swiss, full yard wide, worth 15c, only. 9o Window Curtain Scrim, double width, 40 inches wide, ut only..4Jo Unbleached Cotton Flannel, extra heavy quality, at only. 5c Eiderdown Flannels for lofants' Cloaks, beautiful designs, only. 15a Extra heavy Unbleached Drills, worth 7c, only. 5c NEW FALL DRESS GOODS. Full line Cotton Plaid Dre?s Goods, double width, at only. 9c Wucestershire Worsted Plaid, yard wide, value 25o, at only.. 15c Victoria B.ocades, 36 inches wide, all wool, beautiful designs, at only... 18o 40-inch Canterbury Suitings, figured effects, worth 35o, at only..24o All-wool Tricot Flannels, excellent for school dresses, only. 24c Black Brocaded Brilliantine, all wool, 40 inohes wide, at only. 10c READY-TO-WEAR DEPARTMENT. Ladies' Plush Capes, full sweep, extra long, trimmed in fur, only.. 98o Ladies' Cloth Capes, made of heavy Melton and nicely trimmed, only.... 98c 50 Kersey Jackets, latest styles, in all shades, at only. 2.98 Fnll line Children's Reefers, in all colors, styles and sizes, from.. .98o to 2.50 Ladies' Wool Flannel Waists, latest styles, in all colors, at only ;....... 95o Ladies' Extra Fine Tricot Flannel Waists, beautifully trimmed, cn?y_ 1.25 NEW FAL I 5 S* The splendid opportunity presented to purchase high grade Shoes at the prices we ask for them is one to bc grasped. We are each day in receipt of shipments of our new Fall stock of Footwear, and' as soou as opened it ia Slaced on display. We have many new styles of Shoes for Ladies, Men,' lisses, Boys an Infants all at our well-known popular prices. Ladies' Dongola Shoes, button or lace, heel or spring heel, at only. :.... 98o. Ladies' genuine Dongola Shoes, all sizes, button or lace, value $2.00.... .$1.39 Ladies' Fleece Lined Glove ana Oil Grain Shoes, all solid, at only...... 98o Ladies' Kangaroo Calf Shoes, hutton or lace, worth 1.50, at only....... 1.25 Ladies' Pebble and Glove Grain Shoes, button or lace, all solid, only.... 98o Boys' Calf Skin Shoes, sizes 3 to 5|, well made, at only.. 93o Hundreds of other good Shoes equally as cheap. NEW :B0YS? CLOTHING & GENTS' FURNISHINGS. A matchless stock and a beautiful assortment, coupled with honest prices, for equal value are the ohief characteristics of our grand display. NEW FALL MILLINERY. Our Millinery department is equal to the best in the city, tasteful' and well selected. By giving us a call you will convince yourself of .tho fact. Many new things in this department. See our Fine .Dress Hats. FREE!-Handsome New Premiums just received. Hand Painted China free.? A housewife's delight-a nioely arranged table. Buy your Goods of us and get a Set of Hand Painted China FREE. Ask for Coupons. LESSER & CO., ANDERSON, 8. C., UNDER MASONIC TEMPI,?. Is an interesting feature to ns just now. We like to let our Stock go quick. A little profit on big Rales counts. We buy largely, secuie the lowest prices. We sell largely at small margin of profit^ That dollar of yours weighs heavy with us. If you have never traded with us ask your friends and . neighbors if you will not be pleased with your purchases here. The cold, cutting, wintry blasts will soon be here with all their discomforts and biting cold. We are prepared wita ii To shield you against their ravages. Good, all wool Southern manufactured Blankets, honest as wool can make them, 10-4, 11-4 and 12-4 from $2.59 to $6.00 per pair. Cotton and Wool Blankets from $1.00 to $2.00 per pair. Heavy Comforts from 75c to $2.25 each. Just opened another good line of Furs. Scarfs and Muffs at popular prices. This line has proven very popular. Economical price-making has been a drawing card. Good, warm, dressy Wraps for women, misses and chil dren. We have laid great o tres s on getting a praotical line of Garments, at good medium prices, that carry style, warmth and economy all combined. Ladies' Jackets specially strong from $3.50 to $7.50? Misses from $2.00 to $5.00. Children's from $1.50 to $4.00. Women's, Misses* and Childi en's Underwear. OVERCOATS. We sell Overcoats from $5.00 to $25.00. But we are spe cially strong on A $10.00 Overcoat. We offer the best $10.00 Overcoat for dress, and the ulster style also, that has ever been offered over our counters. We feel that we are giving extra value for $10.00 when we sell them. You will think so, too, on examination. This Goat would sell for $12.50, but to move them quick, and give the best garment we haye eyer given for a ten dollar bill, we de cided to let them go at $10.00. Our Men's Underwear department is very strong-good, warm, healthy, economical garments. . The great thought and effort of our business is to secure the best possible for our customers' money. To make it a pleasure fe r you to trade with us. We have sold Goods with greater ease this Fail than ever before. This is pleasing both te us and our friends. Would like to have you come to see ns often. Our Big Store is full of Dry Goods, Millinery, Clothing, Shoes, Notions and Gents' Furnishings. We are anxious to? sell. Thanking our friends for their liberal patronage this sea son, we are Yours truly,