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BY CLINKSCfLES &, LANG8T0N. ANDEEflON. a. f! WKTiNisanAV tttt v ? Our Semi-Annual Clearance Sale is on. Twice a Year?January and July?we have these Special Sales. People who have been here before at one of these sales will be sure to come, again. If you have not been one of the fortunate ones in the past, do not put it off this time. You may regret it. Our only reason for these sales is that we do not wish to carry Clothing from one season to another. We cannot afford it. We prefer making deep cuts in the prices of Suits so as to get rid of them. Then we invest our money in new Clothing every season. _ t This sale includes all of our NEW SPRING CLOTHING. This season's best and most popular suits, all go at these re ductions?nothing reserved. 5Cy g? Is the phenomenal low price we place on all of our $7.50 Ken's and Young ^0 Men's Suits, Blue and Black Serges, also Worsteds and Cassimeres, in Checks, Plaids and Mixtures?every one of them excellent value at their former price. A big line of $7.50 two-piece Flannel Suits included in this lot. rf< ^7 H g* Is the small price we place upon any of our $10.00 Suits. These Suits were Lp / ? ^Jt ? the very best values shown in this Town at $10.00. Now you will only have to see the Suits to appreciate the value. All of our $10.00 two-piece Flannel Suits included in this lot. For any $12.50 Suit we have in Stock. These Suits have an air of elegance that cannot be found in any $12.50 Suits elsewhere. All of our $12.50 two piece Flannel Suits included in this lot. are the Suits which are so much kind he will charge you at least $8.75 *R1 1 7 ^ Buys any?f our $15.00 or $16.50 Suits. These A 4 " like your high-priced tailor's best ones, the k one-half more than our regular prices. TROUSERS OOPYRIOHT 1001 HAUT, GCHAJFMIR ? UAI1S Now is the time you should need an extra pair of Trousers. You are in luck if you do. Every pair of Trousers in this house is included in this sale?better hurry. Here is what we do for them : $1.55 for Trousers that we have been selling for $2.00. $1.95 for Trousers that are regular-priced $2.50 and $3.00. $2.75 for any of our $3.50 and $4.00 Trousers. $3.75 each is the price we place on our fine line of $4.50 and $5.00 Trousers. BOYS' KNEE PANTS' SUITS. $1.95 for any of our $2.50 and $3.00 Knee Pants Suits. $2.75 for any of our $3.50 and $4.00 Knee Pants Suits. $3.75 for any of our $4.50, $5.00 and 5.50 Enee Pants Suits. J& %m\B MB A TCi ?Every Straw Hat in our Louse has orders to get out and get out at once. All of these Straw Hats are ? I KA W f| A 1 5$? this season's goods ; they are rieht in every particular, but you know the rules of this house?Now Goods every season. COc and 75c Straw Hats now 38c, 81.00 9traw Hats now 50c, 81 25 Straw Hats now 85c, 81.50 Straw Hats now $1.00, $2.00 Straw Hats now $1.50. ITlflaM ' CO CO CaJftlT^ ?Every one knows this line of Shoes?none better and few as good at $3.50. Heretofore we have never EL V AP8<? 30>vU VliUt3? ct*1 *bese Shoes iD auy of our eales, but this time we make an exception, so like everything else we cut deep. The whole line is included?Oxfords and all : 82 75 for Evans' 83.50 Shoes. About twenty-four pairs of the celebrated Washington 82.50 Oxfords to go at 81.75 each. . tH9" The cuts on the above Goods are deep, but they are genuine reductions?no fake business here. We have I always stood square up to our ads. iu the past, and we will not this late day misrepresent Goods to make sales So you can come here knowing beforehand that what you see in this ad. will be more than substantiated when you see the Goods. You had better hurry, though, as jqj. know tha best things always go firs?. First come first served is the rule here. B. O. EVANS & CO., The Spot Gash Clothiers. LitMa Water IS THE LIGHTEST MINERAL WATER, And retains its gases longer than other Water on the market. THIS JS CLAIMING A GfeEAT DEAL. But you can maLs the test yourself by taking a bottle of |4 WHITE STONE CARBONATED WATER and opening it, and at the same lime opening a bottle of any other, and you will be surprised how much longer WHITE STONE LITHIA WATER will retain its gasses than the other. Another test you can make of the softness of this water, that it does not have J the ?harp, burning sensation on the tongue or stomach when J drinking it that most carbonated waters have. If you will give it a trial you will,have cone other. The WHITE STONE LITHIA ALE will retain some of its gasses after remaining open 48 hours, while most Ginger Ale On the market will not retain theirs 48 seconds. All we ask of you h to make a test of our Water and Ale, and we know you will be convinced of their superiority. paQBPCBSPGOQoai goaogpoaoaciaoaDoo WHITE STONE LITHIA HOTEL Will be open for guests on July 1st. It is the largest brick hotel in South and North Carolioa or Georgia, covers more than one acre of land, with all modern improvements, for Winter or Summer. Nature has done all in its power for the place, and we will do the rest The Hotel is situated on a high elevation, and surrounded with beautiful shade trees of many varieties. The office is 70 [j fe-t square, with the rotunda extending to the top floor. The ball room is 40 feel by 120 feet, on the fourth floor, with win dows on all side?, making it very cool aud pleasant. We are building a car line from the Spring to the Southern Railway, a distance of one and a half miles. JSCrS<G?a3CWjaOSOGCOSa?3ES?S2I i I White Stone Lithi? Water Company, White Stone Springs, South Carolina The largest brick Hotel in tb.a Carolinas or Georgia, with all modern improvements, will be open for guests July 1. .Jt? ?ULI! ?, 8TATE K?WS. ? Some tobacco is the eastern sec-1 tibn of the State brings as high as 15; cent* a pound. j ? They are having a mad dog scare in Greenville, a number of the ani mals having put in an appearance. ? There is a movement on foot to organise a new county from the upper portions of Spartauburg and Green ville counties. ? Columbia had a big cotton fire last Thursday night. Lightning struck a warehouse, and about $30,000 worth of ootton was burned. ? S. W. James, a prominent farmer of Willismaburg count}, was shot and kJlea by L. C. Meyers, his brother in-law, in a dispute about a dividing I fence. [ ?The probable withdrawal of the ! nomination of Koester and the sub stitution of Micah Jenkins as Collec I tor of Internal Revenue is now being I talked. I ? Extensive forest fires raged for about a week in the neighborhood of Little Mountain, Nevberry County. The fire was left in the woods by some berry pickers. ? The case against Barnard B. Evans, charged with the killing of Capt. Griffith in Columbia, has been postponed ou account of the absence of material witness. ? Josse Edwards was killed near Calhoun Mills in Abbeville by Eman uel Wright in a difficulty about a cow injuring the crop. Both are negroes and Wright has surrendered. ? "Pavement earth" is a uew sub stance discovered in C- mden. It will pack, after being rained on, almost as hard as rock. This earth is said to be the finest in the world for street purposes. ? The stables of the Poe manufac turing company in Greenville were Btruok by lightning and completely destroyed on Thursday night. The horses and mules were taken^out and escaped the flames. ? A tornado struck Spartan',urg last Thursday evening about 8 o'clock. Three colored churches were complete ly demolished, trees were uprooted, houses unroofed, chimneys blown down, but no loss of life resulted. ? There is a man living j>ot many miles from Camden who has raised a family of nine boys, the youngest one now being about grown and as large as his father, and a doctor has never been called in to Bee one of them. -7- That lightning; never strikes twice in the same place has been re futed by an inoident in Laurens, whore it struck once in 1873, kill ing seven head of cattle, and again a few days ago, killing a negro and a mule. ? It is said in Augusta on reliable authority that there is a movement on foot by the AtlantioCoast Line to con solidate the Georgia Bailroad and the Charleston & Western Carolina and put the consolidated roads under one set of officials. ? W. F, Willinghttm was attaoked by two men while driving from Newry to Seneca a few nights ago, and about $35 or $40 taken from him. Ho was shot at several times, one ball passing through the oalf of the right leg. Powder burns were on eaph ?round. 1 He is getting on very well. ?A house on H. H. Evans' place about four miles south of Newberry was destroyed by fire last week, and its only occupant, J. Butler Kinard, : aged about 00 years, was burned to a i crisp. Humors are afloat that Kinard was robbed and murdered and the I house wrs set on fire to conceal the crime. ? At ScratltOO, the other day, Mrs. Jake Casselman was partially paraly zed by lightning. The bolt struck a postiu the yard from which a clothe* wire ran to the column post of the giazzo. The lightning was" Conducted y this wire to the house. Ti e shook felled Mrs. Canoelman to the floor and set fire to a broom which stood in the house. ? John Bowe 11, a young unmarried man, went to Mrs. A. E. Gunter's house, in West Wateree, in Ker shaw County, the otlur day, and offer ed her an insult. Mrs. Gunter resent ed it by emptying the ooatents of a shotgun in his face. A number of shot penetrated his head in and about his eyes. Mrs. Gunter is in jail, awaiting the result of Bowen's wounds. ? The consolidation of the Ashe ville and Spartanburg, the Carolina Midland and the South Carolina and Georgia railroad has been consum mated. The new company is known as the Southern Railway. Carolina Division, and the capital stock is $7,708,700. The company assumes the indebtedness of the various lines which amounts to over eleven millions. Col A. B. Andrews is president. ? Near Greenwood, the other day, Prince McClintock, a negro boy, and May Edwards, a negro woman, were walking from church, when tho wo man started to run, saying that she wanted to catch up with some one in front of them. The boy commanded her to halt and upon her refusal pull ed out his pistol and shot her?fatal ly, it is said. The boy fled and at last accounts had not been captured. ? Solomon Brilles, a prominent merchant of Georgetown, who myster iously disappeared the latter part of April, ha* been heard from. It seems that under the stress of business trou bles he wandered off, boarded a train, landed in a western oity, when he fell from a street oar and was for a num ber of weeks in a hospital. Upon his recovery and discharge from the hos pital he put himself in communication with his wife and he is now under her care, rapidly recovering. YOU GENERAL NEWS. ? Choler* is on the increase in Manila. Ninety American soldiers bave died of the disease. ? A mountain well in Alabama is threatening to imitate Pelee. Blaok smoke is boiling from its depths. ? The Cuban reoiproc'.iy bill goes over for this session. The beet sugar men and the cane sugar growers were too much for congress. ? The St. James hotel of Dallas. Texas, collapsed and carried down and buried 13 men in the wreckage. Three men were seriously injured. ? Millard Lee, who murdered Miss Lilla Settles in a church near Atlanta, Ga. has beeu found guilty and sen tenced to be hanged July 21. ? A dispute in Knoxvillo, Tenn., over the Philippine questiou brought on a fight in which one uiun was kill ed and two others desperately wound ed. ? How would you like to pay $21, 000 for a yearliug colt? That is the price paid by W. C. Whitney for oog at the Hanco del Poso sale. He gave $17,000 for another one. ? The heaviest man, probably, in the world has just died iu San Fran cisco. He was a saloon keeper named Cannon, and he was a big gun, truly, as he weighed 013 pounds. ? A trained nurse in Boston has been arrested on the charge of murder ing three persons, but she confesses to murdering thirty-one. She had been committed to au insane asylum. ? A surprising marriage took place in Moorcsvills, N. C, a few days ago when Mr. James Hartsell, aged 05 or 70 years, and Miss 11 attic Poston, aged 14 years united hearts and hands. ? The Sunday School Convention that is about to open in Denver will have representatives from every State in the Union, and from Canada, Mexico and England. It will be a great gath ering. ? Standing timber to the amount 1 of 550,000,000 feet has been burned in the districts along the lino of the Northern Pacific. The value of this fine fir timber destroyed is valued at over a million dollars. ? The Democrats and Populists of Kanses have divided the State tioket between the two parties, the Popu lists endorsing the nominations made by the Democrats and filling in the vacancies left by them. ? George Seorest of Munoie, Ind., after having lived with his wife for 'half a century, has discovered that she has an ungovernable temper and has sued for a divoree. He is 80 years old, and Mrs. Seorest is 75. ? A plan is on foot, started by some of the great packing establish ments in Chioago, to settle several thousand acres of land in Florida and Alabama and make it the oenter of the cattle raising industry in America. ? Gen. E. Burd Grub, formerly minister to Spain, left a package con taining $40,000 on a seat in a railroad oar up in New Jersey the other day. A friend, who was a passenger on the same train, found it and returned it to him. ? The statement is published that American citizens holding passports are barred by Russia from entering her territory because of their religion. The senate has requested the presi dent to furnish information 0Q tho subject. ? George Robinson, of Cleveland, Ohio, who is believed to bo the oldest man in that city and the oldest Odd Fellow in the world, celebrated the ?nc bundred and second anniversary of hts birth last Sunday. His wife, whom he lost about a year ago, lived to the age of ninety-eight. ? A cat was confined between the I outside wall and plastering of a new house being built at Columbus, Ohio, for three weeks. Workmen hearing a peculiar noise tore away the wall and found the cat reduced to a skeleton. She had eaten her tail off bit by bit to sustain life during the confinement. ? Henry Cole, one of the oldest real estate men in Denver, will en rich the Methodist Church of that city by a gift of over $350,000. This amount will be invested in a new cor poration, and the interest acoruing is to be divided as follows: Fifty per cent to evangelistic work, 25 'per cent for buildings and improvements, and the balance for charities. ? There has been a serious miscal culation of the size ?f the Kansas wheat crop and the number of men needed to harvest it. It was stated last month that no help would be needed, but now there is a call for 10,000 more men. Farmers offer as high as $2.50 a day and board. For the first time Nebraska has asked Kansas City for harvesters. ? The United States assay office at Charlotte, N. C, shipped $200,007.75 in gold during the fiscal year just closed. The June?sh'<nment this year was $22,238.00 against"$10,460.75 last year. The largest bar weighed G5 pounds and was worth $13,500. The gold sent to the Charlotte office came from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Ten nessee. ? Last Wednesday at 1 o'clock a horrible accident occurred at the Asheville, N. C, Cotton mills costing W. A. Buok anoemployc of tho mills, his life. The hands were returning from dinner when Buck, who was a oard-tripper, attempted to start his machine. Finding the belt slack he used his hand to tighten it. When the machine started his hand was caught and he was thrown down. It is supposed that the belt became twisted about his neck, as his head was completely jerked from his body. JME XXXVIII?NO. 2. Ration's Ford Items. .Crops are looking fine in this section, we think if vre have as goodseneons in the future as in tho past the poor far mers will hve next year Sam MeAdams. a dashing youug gent of Iva, visited relatives here last Sat urday anu ouuuay. Come again, 8am, you are always welcome. John Sullivan and Pruo MeAdams, who ?ave charge of a road machine, *\re doing some lino work in the Fork 1 hoy arc surely hustlers. John Dobbins attended tho Union Meeting at South Union Sunday. Wayne Clement, of Helton, visited fri< mos nnd relatives in this burg re cently. John Sullivan has purchased a new top buggy. Look out, gills. K.P. Earle, of Seuccn, has moved back to his old homo nt Andersonville. Mr. Kurie is iu right feeble health. Wejoin his many friends iu wishing him a speedy recovery. There will bo a picnic at Button's Ford tho 4thof July. Everybody isin vited to attend and bring well-tilled baskets. Dolly Varden. - ? mu A Tribute of Itespect. At a meeting of the Woman's Mis sionary Society of tho First Baptist Church of Anderson, 8. C, held on June 22nd, the following resolutions in memory of Mrs. C. A. Reed were un animously adopted : Whereas, our Heavenly Father in His wisdom has called our sister, Mtb. C. A. Reed, from earth to heaven, aud whereas, tho members of tho Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Chui ali of Anderson, S. C, desiro to express our deep sorrow nnd heartfelt grief at the death of our bolovodsistor. Therefore, be it resolved; 1st. That while wo bow in humble submission to the will of our Father above, and recognize that. "He dooth all things well" nnd maketh no mis takes in His dealings with children of men, yet wo sincerely mourn tho death of our sister, for in her death our So cioty has loBt not only one of its char ter members, but one of its best and must efficient workers. 2nd. That we will ever hold in sa cred memory tho earnest efforts of I Mrs. Reed in behalf of our Society, and her life long devotion to the cause of "woman's work for woman" as incul cated by our Society. 3rd. That a page in our minute book be inscribed with the name,* together with the date of the birth and death of our deceased sister, and that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family, of our departed sister, to whom we offer our heartfelt sympathy and love in this their season of affliction. Resolved further tuat a copy also be sent to the Baptist Courier, the Daily Mail, the South Carolina Baptist ana the Anderson Intelligencer for publica tion. Mrs. J. W. Quattlebaum, Mrs. W. F. Cox, Mrs. J. O. Wilhite, Mrs. B. A. Henry, Miss Jeffie Edwards, Committee. Mountain Spring News. A telegram was received here last Mon? day announcing the death, of Richard Paul, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Ellison, at Birmingham, Ala. His little body was brought back here and In terred In the cemetery at Mt. Pisgah on Tr.Mlay afternoon. The sympathy of. th e.itire oommuulty goes opt to the be reaved parents. Several of our young people, attended the Hinging oonyentiou at Corinth last fourth Hun day. They report having a fine time, especially easing blackberry pie. r We had the pleasure of attending chii dron'n day at ShUoh last Sunday and 11b tooed to aevoral nice recitations by the scholars. Mr. and Mrs. L. I*. Ellison, of Bir.ulofc ham, Ala., spent Friday with th? latt?r's sister, Mrs. J. J. Mooro. They will re turn home next W?ek, carrying with them Miss Cena Wilaou. We regret to see her leave, but wish ber a nice trip, W. D. Perry, a hustling fcport from the ridge, oame down to sec bis beat girl the fourlh Siiudrty: CW? . 'gnio, old boy, for. lo, aho Is waiting* Edward King and Gulliver Mooro. with their sister and Misses Ida and May Fleming of tbat place, were guests of Misses Anna and Cora Wilson near Mt. Airy, last Sunday. They report a glor ious time, but just a%k one of the girls if she know- Mr. Fox. Miss Minnie Merrtt. of Mt. Airy, Visi ted her friend. Miss Mty Wlglngton, at this plsce Us I Sunday. Come again, we are always glad to sea you. We think oar fenglnnnr has found great attraction down near Sbilob, as we near him speaking of tbat pla?a often. Several of our young people are antici pating having a fine time the fcurth of July. It Is rumors ! that there will be one wedding In this community before long. Cinderella. Bait for Suckers. Now that tho cherry tree cases are disposed of, it is fair to ask the ques tion: How many of you sympathized with the people who were defrauded. Through newspapers, nnd by tho expe rience of other people, they hud been warned against such schemes. They wished to get somothing for nothing? or practically no effort?and they placed blind faith in an absurd proposition. So they lost. Another cherry tree con cern, under a different name, can start business in this country to-morrow and make quick money until the law intervenes. There is always a surplus amount of wealth that foiks arc anx ious to get rid of. Everybody in a community may bo complaining of hard times, but Buffalo Hill can come along, pick np $10,000 and tho amount isn't missed. Such restless money is always ready to feed tUe tricksters, too. Last year nt the square a man declared that the soap he offered for sale would cure anything from in growing nails to leprosy, and was worth twenty, times the price he named. That night, w hen his pockets were full of money, ho laughed and admitted that his marvelous cure-all was made by pouring cheap German extract on large bars of soap, which were sliced into smaller bars nnd covered with tinfoil. He aud half the world piny the cherry tree game while the other half gladly purchases?just foolish ex perience?Charlotte Observer.