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AND OUR IS COMPLETE. Our Spring Dress Goods Ase ?itx??ti?g attention. Our Black Dress Goods Are noted far and near. Oar reputation for Black Goods is fully sustained ; in fact, our offerings for this season are in advance of all former offerings. We are showing the New Silks In great vrriety. In Wash Goods We are showing an immense line. Good assortment of Fine Ginghams, Madras Cloths, Gala tea Cloth, Percales, &c. Linens and Linen Colors are in great demand-we are showing a variety of them. N White Goods. One of the largest and best assorted stocks in the city. This promises to be a great white season, consequently we are well supplied with White Goods. Ribbons I Are one of the season's fads; they are to be used in various ways and for sundry purposes. We have the correct Ribbons. The season will probably be a record-breaker on Laces and Embroideries And we are in position to meet the demand. Our Millinery Department Is presided over by Mrs. Jane Gaillard Robinson and Miss Sallie Bowie. You will please remember this department. We will show as pretty and as attractive Millinery as any Store in the city. ./TVS"S GL ^ . E-?M -a*-?** ishings. As is weU kno wn we have long carried a full line of goods for beautifying the home, such as Curtains, Draperies, Shades, Bugs, Art Squares, Carpets, Mattings, &c. Ready-to-Wear Percales, Madras and Lawn Waists from 50c upi to $2.50. -ri 'j Special value in Silk Waists at $5.00. ASK TO SEE THEM. Beautiful Cloth Skirts $2.50, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00, $4.50, $5.00, $5.50? $6.00, $7.50 and $10.00. Handsome Silk Skirts at $6.50. $8.50, $10.00, $12.50, $15.00, $20.00 and $25.00. Ladies' Oxford Ties-Hhe swellest an J most up-to-date styles, at $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00, $3.50. Many Spring Novelties, such as Ladies' Neckwear, Ladies' Paney Hosiery, Gloves, Handkerchiefs, &c. Remember that ours is a most Complete stock of General Merchandise at Guaranteed Prices. FARM SUPPLIES A SPECIALTY. Come or send us your orders. WHOLESALE BUYERS ' Should see our Stock. Come and see us or write for Samples. . Mail orders receive prompt att ention. Yours truly, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in enera! l^eroliaiidLise? Local News* WEDNESDAY. MAR. 26. 1902. April will probably be ae fickle as a maid in her teens. x_Tho Easter hat is a thing of beau ty ? w;il extremely ? loire ry. Next Friday is Good Friday and next Sunday is Easter Sunday. Farmers are hauling fertilizers away from town at a lively rato. ' An old citizen * cays that a big snow fell in tais section on April 15, 1849. Do not fail to read carefully the new advertisement of the C. F. Jones Com pany. Remember, next Monday is the last day to pay your State and County taxes. Julius H. Weil & Co.'s new adver tisement tells yon of some nice Easter goods. \ Mrs. Eugene Fant bas gone te Abbe ville to spend a few weeks with her relatives. The new advertisement of B. ?. Evans & Co. should be read carefully by the iis?i? sex. If you aro looking for bargains, read the new advertisement of John A. Aus tin and t ho Magnet. Farmers are stiii behind with their work, and but little gardening has been done in this section. Year attention is directed to the new advertisement of Lesser ic Co. Tho lad? s especially should read it. La it Saturday was a bright, clear day. Some say it was the third clear Saturday we have had this year. Ocr Iola, Roberts and Corner Creek news letters did not reach us until last evening, too late for publication this week. The C. A. Reed Music House are of fering a few second-hand pianos at bargain prices. Read the new adver tisement. Every citizen of this County should ' ?o to work to make Anderson County ay at the Exporition in Charleston a big success. Mrs. T. D. Cartledge is in the city ninian/, .lin f_; I - I-I-il_t" 1101UU5 vdu iiiuiiij UL ucl uiu LUCI-1 ll - law, Rev. S. J. Cartledge, at the Pres by er hm manse. This section has had some most delightful Spring weather the past week, and the formers and gardeners have put in good time. "v The public should read wha^Osborne & Pearson have to say about Spring goods in their advertisement in this issue. It is important. Next Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock the ladies of the Central Presbyterian Church will have an Easter egg hunt on the P. M. I. grounds. The public is most cordially invited to attend the special Easter services in St. John;s Methodist Church next Sun day afternoon at 4 o'clock. Misses Ida Seel and Norma Garrett went to Charleston last week to spend a few weeks, the former with relatives and the latter with friends. Mrs. W. F- Marshall and children, who have been spending several weeks at York ville, S. C., visiting relatives, returned home a few days ago. Mrs. Ti S. Clayton is now in the mil linery department of Moore, Acker & Co.T8 store, where she will be pleased to serve her friends at any time. At the request of the Townville pas tor, Rev. S. M. Jones, Rev. J. W. Bai ley will preach at Cedar Grove Church next Sunday afternoon at ll o'clock. Capt. J. C. Marshall, ot' the Southern Railway, moved his family last Mon day from this city to Colombia. Their many friends regret to Bee them leave. All who visit the Exposition in Charleston from Anderson return home amazed and delighted. Everything is on a much grander scale than they an ticipated. The citizen of any town who sends money away from horns for that which he can get at his own door, is not a use ful and patriotic citizen-is unworthy and unloyal. Tho Farmers' Oil Mill, of this city, has notified the Secretary of State that it has increased its capital stock to 840,000. J. J. Fretwell is president of the Company. Rey. S. J. Cartledge will preach at Midway Church next Sunday afternoon at 3:80 o'clock. The friends of the con gregation are cordially invited to at tend the BerviceB; W. Baylis Hall, who lives in Hope well Township, while out in one of his fields a few days ago, found a silver coin one hundred years old, it having been coined in 1801. Camp W. W. Humphreys, Sonn of Confederate Veterans, met last Thurs day and elected Wilton E. Lee, Dr. J. P. -Duckett and Dr. J. <3; Harris dele gates to tho Reunion, in Di-Iii J. Our little friend, Ansel Norryce, mei. . with a painful acoident yesterday. He was trying .to ?cut a stick with an axe, which struck one of his feet and came hear severing one of his toes. Including to-day there are only five more days in which to pay State and County taxes. Cov.^ Treasurer Payne informed us last evening that there were abont 2,500 persons who had not yet paid np. The County Board of Equalization met in the city yesterday and bad a busy day's work. J. P.- Ledbetter was elected chairman, and D. Aaron Geer will represent the County as a member of the State Board. The chimney of the residence of Mr. William Brown, on Orr street, burned ont about ' 7:80 o'clock lost evening. Some person saw the blaze and gave the lire alarm. The firemen were soon on the premises bat had no work to do. Mr. and Mrs. Augustine T. Smythe, of Cheleston, have issued invitations for the marriage of their daughter, Su san D. Adger, to Mr. John Bennett, on Wednesday, April 2, at. 7:80 o'clock, at tho SecohdPresby terian Church in that city. Col. Robert W. Hnut, the genial division passenger agent of thje South ern Railway, with headquarters in Charleston spent a few hours in the city last Monday completing arrangements for the trip of the Veterans to the Re union in Texas next month. J. L. Ludlow, engineer of the sewer age system, arrived in the city last Friday and has submitted his plans and sp?cifications for the system. He esti mates the cost. at $40,000 for about twelve miles of sewers, which will cov er the greater portion .of the city . Tho Secretary of State has '?sued a commission to tho Belton Loan and In vestment Association, which is to have a capital stock of $5,000. The purpose ; is indicated in tho name. .The corpo rators are W. K. Stringer, J. A. Horton, VV. C. CJinkscales, I. W. Cox and W. R. Haney. Mc: rs. W..D; Mann, of Abbeville, John C. Mobley, o? Fairfield, W. B. Love, of York, and M. O. Ko viand, of Spartanburg, members of tho State Boat d of Penitentiary Directors, were in tho ; city yesterday. They visited and inspected tho Connty convict I stockade, and were very compliment ary in their remarks In reference to the condition they found everything in. They aliso complimented Supervisor Vandivor for his excellent arrange ments in working them and caring for them. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Burri sa, of this | County, left la?t Saturday for Calosa, California, vkere they will xnako their homo in the futuro. We join their many friends in wishing them much success in their new home. The fruit tresa in thia suction had a very narrow escape from the so vero freeze and heavy frost of a week ago. Surely this week will close ?he doors of old winter, and tho peach blossoms 1 will come forth promising a splendid crop of this delicious fruit, So tar only a few trees are in bloom. Miss Lucia Cater, of Anderson, is in town, the guest of Misses Cater. Miss Cater will bo in the city a week with the lirra of ll. M Haddon, before going to Duo West, whero she will take charge of the millinery department of Mr. H add o n'a store in that place.-Ab beville Press and Banner. Prof H. N. Snyder, of Wofford Col lego, will deliver tho annual address before the Alumnae Association of Williamston Female Coll?ge on Wednesday evening, J une 4. The an nual sermon will be delivered on Thursday eveniug, June 5, by Dr. E. E. llosas editor of the Nashville Advocate. At a meeting of Camp Stephen D. Lee, United Confederate Veterans, held last Friday afternoon for the yur-1 ?ose of electing delegates to the 'welfth Annual Kennion, to be held in Dallas, Texas, on April 22-25, the fol lowing named Veterans wevo elected: Dr. ll. P. Divver and J. F. ClinkBcnles; alternates, D. H. Russell and John Es kew. The violet, though considered a very modest Ho wer, is making quire a dis play of ita beauties now, and is no longer hiding in unassuming loveliness iu ita leafy bowers, but has grown quito royal and lifts bluo crowned head con spicuously above its lowly bed, and its frugrauce is borne on every breeze. lt is certainly blooming most profusely now. , , Tom Rutledge and Pink Wallace, tho two negroes who have been coniincd in iail charged with the murder of Twine Thompson, another negro, during Christmas week, have been granted bail by Judge Gage in tho sum ol $1,000 each. Rutledge was released last Saturday, J. F. Fant and W. B. Magruder having endorsed his bond. Wallace, it is paid, will raako his bone this week. Master William Wilcox entertained quite a number of his friends at a de hghtful tea last Friday evening. Th< boys had a ?ne time and fully oppreci ated the honor of being numbere< among W ill ia m's friends. He is a no ble boy and will make a grand mai some of these days.-Elberton (Ga. Tribune. Master Wm. is a "veritabl chip off of the old block" and could no be anything else but n noble boy. Do you keep your money in trunk and bureau drawers. If you hav some you do not expect to uso fe weeks or months deposit it in a bani J. A. Horne, of Greenwood Count? had gtt.Ki stolen lase week. Ho kept i in a trunk. Mr. Horno has a brotli -er who was robbed of ?000 in 1892 It is verv difficult for any ono to ha\ several hundred dollars out in tb country without som? ono finding ot about it. Hon. E. M. Rucker, ir., has formal! announced that he will be a candidat for Congress from the Third Distrh in the primary election this summe Mr. Racker is a popular young lawyc of this city, and for the past two yea: has served this County most faithfull and zealously as a member of the Lej islature. He is well known througboi the District, and his friends will 1 more than pleased Lo know that he hi entered the race. Among tho many visitors to our san tum during tho pnBt week week wi our venerable friend, Mr. Wm. Shirlo of Broadway Township, who has be? a reader of The Intelligencer ever sim its first issue. Mr. Shirleyis now pa his lour score years, but he its MI .ch remarkably well preserved man thatl does not appear to be mote than Sears of age. Anderson County has i otter or more worthy citizen, and v hope he will live to celebrate bis ce: tennial anniversary. The last iseue of the Keowee Cou ier creaks as follows of a former citiz< of Anderson County: "Capt. Wm. Pc ry, of WalhaUa, will celebrate his eig ty-third birthday to-morrow (Thursda March 20th). He is hale and heart and while the' frosts of eighty-thr winters have left some of their trace he is still "one of the boys." He w born at Paterson, New Jersey, Mar? 20, 1810, and has been a resident South Carolina. for sixty years. M yet many years of happiness be in ste for him, and may each succeeding ye rest moro lightly upon his shoulde than its predecessor." The Charleston Evening Post of t 18th inst, says: "M. M. Mattisou, Anderson, general State agent of tl Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Comp ny, is registered at the St. John, k Ju&ttiscu is one of the most prominc? insurance men in this State, and, ast chief representative in South Carolii of one of tho largest and most reli?t insurance companies in the Unit States, he has met with that con epic oua success which usually rewai ability and a proper amount of tact hustling. Mr. Mat?son is returning Anderson from New York City, wn< he has been for some time on linaine He came via Charleston to see 1 Exposition, and, naturally, is higl pleased with the great show. "J a great pity, though," he observed ti morning, "that the Exposition has been more widely advertised in t North. You scarcely ever hear it nu tioned in New York. It is a splent exposition, and is a cr?dit not only this city and State? but to the South well.? The Building Committee of the Ci tral Presbyterian Church preseni its report to the congregation Sunt and asked for further inatructio The report was was that the commit had succeeded in securing a bid $7,000 from Messrs. Grandy &t Jord of Greenville S. C., for the erection the main Church building. Tho does not include the Sunday Sch Room and pastors Study, wh?'h committee stated eau be added lo without impairing the perm an beauty of the building; so, also, it be left off temporarily without imp) lng the present or permanent beat The committee was instructed proceed according to its judgment) to make tho necessary financial rangements for an early coraploti The committee is now engaged in < lecting tho amounts pledged last 1 and soliciting further subscriptions they havo not'madoa thorough cam of tho cr' y and county for funds lu tosore. They request us to state t contributions ana subscriptions cai made to G. N. C. Bolenian at the Ci House, all of which will be thankfi received. Mayor G. F. Tolly, of Anrtorsor registered at the Charleston Hotel, one.will, enjoy South Carolina day n than Mayor Tolly, for he has an ie ite capacity for having a good ti Mayor Tolly, aside from being Am sons chief executive, is the se member of the firm of G. F. Toll Son, proprietors of ono of tho lar] wholesale and retail furniture est lishments in thonp-country. Mr.T has been M aver of Anderson for ov decade. Five or six years ago he defeated, but at the next election blossomed forth again asa candi) and made a dive for victory. He hit work cat out for him, bathe fin Brota half-Nelson lock on tho opposi tion ana hurled it "into tho vast infini tude of nescience." Every little while, ?ia Mr. Elbert Hubbard would say. tho aforementioned opposition wriggles a httlo bit. but Mayor Tolly merely gives Li a swift kick iu tho most appropriate part of its anatomy, and there's noth ing moro to it. Mayor Tolly ia an in teresting talker, though bis robust Ger man accent always chokes his English to a standstill. "Der Exposition," said tho Mayor this momimr, "is a ting of beauty and a choy forever."-Charles' ton Post, 20th iust. Belton Items. Tho management of tho Bolton Cot ton Mill have decided to eulargo the mill this summer and work will begin in tho near future. Secretary Blake and Supt. Cobb aro now iu the North buying machinery for tho extension. The Bolton Loan and Investment Co., a new corporation of this place, with W. K. Stringer presidcut and E;enernl manager, havo purchased some ots from W. P. Smith in tho Northern part of town. Their business is dealing in real estate and advancing to pnrties who wish to build and owu homes of their own. R. A. Lewis made a business trip North last week whore ho bought a largo stock of goods for Spring and Summer. H. A. Griffin has begun the erection of a neat cottage just abovo his resi dence, near the cotton mill. C. WiUlamston News. A special car containing students of the Williamston Female College with some invited friends from town leaves this morning for Charleston to take in tho Exposition. A largo party intend goiug down tho middle of April and take in Anderson County Day. Mr. E. R. Horton, of Anderson, lins been over to visit Iiis mother and sis ter. Dr. Bailey, of Greenville, missionary secretary, lilied tho Baptist pulpit on last Sabbath morning and evening. Ho attracted large congregations who were highly pleased with tho treat given them by tho eloquent divino. The measle epidemic has almost sub sided. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Pickel carno up from Honen Path Monday to visit rela tives. Guy Pooro is now employed at tho depot. To-morrow Miss Lilly Moore, of Greenville, N. C., und Rev. Georg? E. Sprnill, of this place, will be united in marriage. The happy event will tako place at tho homo of tho bride's parents and the newly wed pair will leave im mediately for Willinmston, whore ninny friends will bo glad to receive them. Formers are very much behind with their work. Gardeners are at work non- making up lost time. X. March 25. Shiloh News. Well, the spring season has come nt Inst, and wo have been having sonio warm weather, which wo were all glad to havo. Farmers aro pushing on rapidly with their work, but we think they will havo to get a move on them if they get tho crop planted in timo to make anything. It is now nearly April, and not very much work been doue. Rev. J. M. Rogert lilied his regular appointment at this place last Sunday afternoon and preached an interesting sermon to a unusually largo congrega tion. Miss Mamie Williams visited Miss Minnie Fleming recently. Miss Mattie Bolt and Miss Alice Langford, of Piedmont, spent Satur day night and Sunday with Miss Mnry Reid and attended Church at this place Sunday afternoon. Misses Annie and Eva Spearman, two of Big Creek's charming young ladies, visited their cousins, Misses Mary and Lula Spearman, last Sunday, and worshipped at this place Sunday afternoon. Come again, young ladies, we are always glad to seo you. We did not know that it was proper for tho girls to go in front of boys in the Church until one of tho Greenville boys came down here a few Sundays ago and escorted his girl to church. Sunday School begins nt this place the first Sunday afternoon in April, and everybody is invited to attend. Mr. Hobie Smith and Miss Emmie McAlister, of White Plains, worshiped at this dlace Sunday afternoon. We are sorry to say that tho Moun tain Springs boy who was attending school at this place, and was so badly smitten on one of tho girls, was sad ly disappointed and has stopped school. News is pearce. We are all well. Daffodil. Omega News. Little Cortez, tho only child of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Henderson, died on Sun morning, tho 10th inst., and was buried at Fairview tho day following. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. H. R. Lowdermilk. Miss Joe Rankins, of Equality, visit ed her friend, Miss Marion Pickens, last week. Mr. Hamp Pepper, of Donalds, visit ed home folks last week. Mable, the little daughter of Mr. L. R. Henderson, is very sick. Mr. R. J. Mattison, and daughter, Miss Annie, visited relatives near Bel ton last week. Miss Marion Pickens has returned from Lier school at Bethlehem, whore she has taught a successful term of four months. Mrs. M. P. Gaines, of Honea Path, is visiting friends and relatives in this community. Mrs. Sutherland, of Rock, S. C., is spending a while with her daughter, Mrs. R. J. Mattison. Miss Coi rio Vermillion, of Easley, worshipped at Corinth Sunday after noon. Easter services will be held at Fair view next Sunday morning. Blue Stockings. Low itatoM to CUtarlcaiou. Oonam?notng.Tussday, April 1st, 1902, and on each Tuesday "thoroaflor during tho month of April, tho Blue Ridge Rail way Co. will soil tickets from Anderson to Charleston and return at rato of $'J.70 fur tho round trip. Tickets limited turee days Irom ?late of salo. For lurther in formation call on or write to R. T. Thorn ton, tickot a/ent, Andornou. - The Rev. David Gregg, pastor of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Chuich, Brooklyn, has distinguished himself by cutting down his salary $2,000 a year because the treasurer's report showed a deficit for last year. Still. Dr. Grogg will get $8,000 a year and ho has an assistant pastor. - - An old colored woman who had been living on tho charity of hi friends at Dixonville, near Saulisbu'y, N. committed suicide by shooting herself. On her person wero found $750 and a bank book showing she had $320 in a bank at Washington, In diana, from which place she carno to North Carolina. 5 ?va IN ITS BEST SENSE. Ike ^PrincetonjOp' 'Sac*. Su?t^ Not only do wo have the most fashionable and% dependable wear ables for men, but our Store service is planned with an eye single to the demands of busy people who want what they want done quickly, Therefore, men who trade at our Store waste but little time arid get just what they want at LOWER PRICES Than the same quality of Goods could be had elsewhere. New Arrivals Neckwear, Boys' and Children's Clothing, Mon's Sui-A and Pants, Negligee Shirts for men and boys. Suspenders, Shoes. HALL BROS. South Main Street. Cut Price ClothiexB. FERTILIZERS. We represent the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co., the Largest Manufacturers of Fertilizers in the World. IN buying their goods you get Fertilizers made by old, reliable Facto ries, and are guaranteed tu be the finest goods on the market. Our aim is to give our customers better goods, better service and better treatment than they can get from any other establishment. CET OUR PRICES Before placing your orders for large contracts. We can give you Powers, Gibbs & Co's. Goods, the Stono, Standard, Royal and Wando Complete Fertilizers and Blood Guanos, Acid Phosphate, with or without Potash, Kainits, Nitrates, Soda and Muriate Potash, &c. v We trust that fortune will smile on you during the coming year, and stamp her seal of prosperity on every venture. D.G.BROWN ?Bf?0. South. Miain Street. Any Article of Merit Creates Imitators, But we make it very interesting for imitators of Oliver Chilled Plows! THE best recommendation of Oliver Chilled Plows is the fact that they are used by all of tho best farmers of Anderson County. Try them and YOU will buy them. Wo have just received our third solid Car Load of these Celebrated Plows for this season. PLOWS, PLOWS, PLOWS. Perfectly shaped and properly tempered. The same well-known kind that we have been handling for tho past ten years. Wo have a tremendous as3ortnicnt?rom which you can select any stylo desired. PLOW STOCKS, HANDLES, SINGLE TREES, HAMES,3 TRACES, BACK BAND3, HEEL BOLTS, CLEVISES, ?fee. :gg EVERYTHING needed by the Farmer in tho line of AGRICULTURAS I??PLEMENTS and kindred articles. Sullivan Hardware Co.