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USBORNE S PEARSON. Quality First AND Then Price ? IN buying Merchandise of any gort it always pays to make sure of the quality. That fact established to your satisfaction it pays equally well to make eure that the price fairly and honestly fits the quality. THIS STORE Always gives HONEST QUALITY - At - / REASONABLE PRICES. We are now showing the ii ? Correct Things in Dress Goods, Also, in Trimmings, linings and Dress Findings GENERALLY. If you have not seen Our Broadcloths At $1.00 per yard, come at once or write for samples. Our Venetians At 50c. are exceptional values. We have a large variety of Novelty Dress Patterns. High Class Goods in popular colors. < All Wool Tricot Waistings At 25c. per yard. We emphasize especially Our Black Dress Goods Stock. Oar popular priced numbers at 50c, 75c and 91.00 are hard to match. Oar Silk and Velvet Stock IB an attractive one. Competitors do not match Oar Yard-wide Black Taffeta! At 90c. per yard for less than $1.25. Do not take our word for it, but make your own comparison. Ours is a large assortment of Fall and Winter Underwear. Oura is a grand aggregation of ? Notions, Hosiery, Gloves, Belts, . . Neckwear. &c. Our Millinery Department Contains many good things. We are showing PATTERN HATS the equal of any here. Our STREET and WALKING HATS aire unusually attrac tive. Remember that we have Home Furnishings and Footwear for All, AND ARE Headquarters on Groceries. Come and see what we are offering the people, or write us for samples. Mail Orders are filled promptly. A reasonable profit is all we ask. TO WHOLESALE BUYERS. We wish to say that we are prepared to.meet all legitimate competition. We have the Stock, and in justice to yourselves see ns before you buy ? ' V - jour Fall and Winter ?tock. * . Yours truly, OSBORNE \ PEARS Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Greneral ?^?rolia:radise AMDBBBOM, S. O. Local News, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1, 1902. TH? COnOrT HABEST. GuodMiddlmg~8?. 3trier Middling-Si. Middlmir-8?r Much of the '.arly corn is now dry enough to gather. It has been a good season for turnips una other Fall vegetables. Leonard Divvcr has gone to Ala bama to accept a position. . Alias Jessie Roberts, of Elberton, ?a., is in the city visiting Mrs. C. C. Cum mings. The circus posters are being studied faithfully by the small boys, and they are saving up. . J/rs. T. D. Earle, of Landrum, 8. C., is in the city visiting her sister, Mrs. W. F. Daniel. Mrs. S. N. Williams, of Abbeville, is in Anderson visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. R. Anderson. If you have spare land for oats sow chem At once and let them get n start before winter sets in. There is considerable demand in the city for dwelling houses. Some of our capitalists should build a number. Adam C. Welborn, Esq., of Green ville, spent last Friday in the city at tending Court. t J. J. Fretwellhas just received a lot of good wagons, which he is selling cheap. See advertisement. The Townsend Twine Mill is now putting in its machinery and will bo ready to begin work in a short while. Chiquoln Lodge, Knights of Pythias, will meet to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. All the members are urged to attend. In their adv. Moore, Acker & Co. in vite you to be with them this week to inspect their millinery department. Read it. W. D. Brown and wife, of Augusta, Ga, spent yesterday in the city attend ing the funeral of the latter's father, O. H. P. Fant. Attention ?B directed to the new ad vertisement of B. O. Evans & Co., who have in btook a fine lot of shoes for the male sex. H. D. Hendricks hes resigned his position as Depnty Sheriff, and Sheriff Green has appointed Allen Emerson as bia successor. Miss Bertha Price, of Atlanta, Ga., is in the city visiting her brother. Geo. G. Price, wno has been quite sick but who ?B now convalescing. Next Monday is Salesday and wil probably attract a large crowd to th e city. Tho Judge of Probate will Bell several tracts of real estate. Julius G. Smith, one of Greenville's most popular citizens ,has been spend ing a few days in the city visiting his daughter, Mrs. J. W. Quattlebaum. John H. Hopkins and wife, formerly of Anderson but now living at Central, S. C., have been spending a few days in the city visiting old f rien dB and re latives. In their new advertisement this week Hall BroB. call special attention to their large stock of new hats for the male sex. Read it carefully and give them a call. County Treasurer Payne will be ready to receive your State and Coun ty taxes on and after the 15th inst. Be sure to read his advertisement in another column, gc The annual meeting of the Old Stone Church and Cemetery Association will be held at the Church next Saturday, 4th inst., at ll o'clock. The pnblio is cordially invited to attend. The. Clemson College team und the North Carolina Agricultural -and Me of f???^^ Saturday at 8 o'clock p, ta. J There is no better market in the State than Anderson to hoy goode. Onr merchants carry big stocke and sell at aB small a profit as they can. If you have never tried this market do BO. ?j} ? Mr. and Mrs. B. F. McMurtry, of this County, an nonnce the engagement of the latter's sister, Miss Carrie E. Wel born to Mill edge A. Huonicnt. The wedding will take nlace on Wednes day, 22nd inst. The first month of the new cotton year closed last night, And Anderson's cotton receipts by wagon aggregate a total of 3,090 bales for the month. The receipts for the same month last year -were 022 bales. . The Hampton memorial committee in Columbia ?B sending ont circulare calling for prompt subscriptions to the Hampton monument. The citizens of Anderson County should make a liberal subscription to this fund. The premiums offered ' this year at tho State Fair have been greatly in creased and competition will be sharp. Anderson farmers and manufacturers should interest themselves in the Fair thia year and secure premium lists at once. The sinking fnnd commission has settled with the Bine Ridge Railroad as to Borne taxes due the State. This money has been due ever since the re ceivership and the commission compro mised for about half, $5,000 being the amount. Lula, an infant daughter of W. H. Brown, died at her home at the River side Mill last Sunday afternoon, after a brief illness, aged fifteen months. The remains were interred in Silver Brook Cemetery on Monday. W. D. Acker, Ira Giles, Ernest Watkins, Leslie Simpson and Engene Brown left yesterday for Charleston to enter the Citadel. Frank Barton ac companied them and will attend the Porter Military Academy. A n- ??o at work in the sewerage ditche? on North McDnffie St. met with a painful accident yesterday by stioking a pick through his right foot. The wonnd was promptly dressed and it ie thought he will soon recover. Osie Williams, a young negro, at tempted a criminal assault on a little daughter of a prominent citizen of Hopewell.Township a few days ago. He was promptly arrested and com mitted to jail by Magistrate Guyton. The new advertisement of the C. F. Jones Co. should be read carefully by every one of our readers. This firm has a very large stock of fall and win ter goods for both sexes, and will make it to your interest to give them a call. Hon. E. M. Bucker, Jr., of this city, has been invited by the National Dem ocratic Executive Committee todeliver a few speeches this month in some of tba doubtful States. Ju the North and West. He has not yet decided wheth er he will have the time to comply with the request. The Governor has offered a reward ot 8100 for the apprehension and con- t \ .ction of the party or parties who, on ^ the night of Aug. 20, fast, set lire to i and burned the dwelling of Wm. c Clarke, near Lowndesville, in Abbeville ^ County. j The Secretary of State has iaaued a I commission to the Brushy Creek Gin- j nery of Brushy Creek, Anderson Conn- < ty, which will have a capital stock of 1 ?1,075. The corporators ave J. T. i Smith, J. O. Rosamond, J. i D. SittOD, J. W. Pickens and Henry j White. 1 Baylis R. Clarke, an old Anderson , boy, who has been in the postal service j pn the Southern Railway between At- j lanta and .Charlotte, for a number of j years, has recently been promoted to i che position of chief cierk, and is now i in charge of one car and all the clerke * therein between the two cities named. ? Upon the recommendation of the ] County Democratic Executive Com- . mittee, Gov. Mcsweeney has appointed j the following commissioners of election for Anderson County : State-J. J. Gilmer, S. N. Browne and Samuel E. Moore. Federal-John A. Hays, J. Marshall Dunlap and H. ll. Russell. ? Cards have been received in this ' city announcing the coining wedding 1 of Miss Marie Adelaide Carr to Mr. 1 Charles Smith, on October 9,1903, at : the home of tho bride, 803 Green St., \ Augusta, Ga. Miss Carr has often ; visited Anderson where sho has many friends. There was a double marriage at the . homo of John l'oarinan, in the upper section of Abbeville County, on Thurs day, September 25. 1902, the contract ing parties being Charles N. Pearman and Miss Nora McLain, L. N. McLain and Miss Carrie A. Pe??mnn, all of Abbeville County. Rev. N. G.Wright, of this County, olliciated. Prof. Hicks' prognostication for October weather is very gloomy. Dur ing nearly the whole month sleet, snow and general bad weather will prevail up North, while rains will be prevalent in the South andas a consequence he advises the farmers to hasten to house their crops to save them. A series of meetings are being held in the First Baptist Church. The pas tor, Rev. J. D. Chapman, is assisted by Rev. W. H. Smith, D. D., of Columbus, Ga. Two services are held each day at 10 o'clock a. m. and at 8 o'clock p. m. The friends of the congregation are cordially invited to attend the ser vices. E. B. Keys, an energetic yoong far mer of Hopewell Township, planted this year about one-half an acre in sugar cane, which yielded him 92 gal lons of very fine syrup. He also har vested ten or twelve bushels of seed, and a lot of fodder, which, added to the value of the syrup, makes the crop worth about sixty dollars. J. W. Roberts, who bas been the Superintendent of the Riverside Cot ton Mill since it first began work, has resigned to accept the Superintendency of the cotton mill at Westminster. He is succeeded by W. H. Smith, of Eliza beth City, N. C. Mr. Roberts is a most worthy, clever gentleman, and his many friends regret to see him leave Anderson. J. A. Crocker, of Gordo. Pickens Comity, Ala., who is visiting relatives and old friends in this County, was in the city Jl/onday and gave us a pleas ant call. Mr. Crocker left Center ville Township, this County, for Alabama about twenty years ago, and this is his first visit back to his old home. His old friends are delighted to greet him once more on his native heath. Last Sunday night John Ricks and wife, colored, went tc church and left their two little children alone in the house, in the southern portion of the city. A lamp, without a chimney, was left burning on a table. In some way the clothing of the youngest child caught fire. The fire waa extinguished by the older child but not before the younger one was severely burned. Cards have been issued announcing tho fact that on Wednesday , evening, a?h inst., at the Methodist Church at WiUiamaton, Miss Mary Elisa Math ews and Dr. Frank M. Lander will be united in marriage. Miss Mathews is a charming ana mast popular young lady of WiUiamaton. Dr. Lander is a son of Rev. S. Lander, D. D., and is practicing medicine at Encr?e, S. C. Rev, O. J. Copeland, of this city, spent last Sunday at Waynesboro, Ga.,, and that morning preached in the Bap tist Ch ure a there. At the evening ser vice the congregation was BO well pleased with him that he waa anani: mouely called to the pastorate of the church, abd he now has it under con sideration. Mr. Copeland isone of onr most popular and zealous young preachers, and his many friends would regret to see him leave Anderson. Hon. Wyatt Aiken, our next repre sentative in the lower house of Con gress; spent a portion of last week in the city. He waa the reoipient of the 'hearty congratulations of bis hoste of friendo here who have already dubbed him "the District's pride." In conver sation with him he practically confirm ed the rumor that ha is soon to become a resident of the Eleotrio City, a fact of which the city and County are justly Erond. It is believed that he will move ia family here in the early Spring. Rev. N. L. Prince, of Anderson, oc cupied the pulpit at the M. E. Church last Sunday preaching both morning and evening. Mr. Prince ia the sou of Geo. E. Prince, and a graduate of Wot' ford College. He has been employed by the board of missions of the M. E. Church of thia State. He was given license as a local preacher at the Dis trict Conference held at Eaaley last July. Mr. Prince will apply for ad mission in the South Carolina Confer once. He ia a young man of deep thought and he gives promise of mak ing a high mark in bia chosen profes sion.-Oconee News. The stockholders of tho Toxaway Cotton Mill met a few days ago and organized by electing the following Board of Directors : J. A. Brock, D. A. Led better, F. G. Brown and D. P. McBrayer, of Anderson; T.C. Jackson, of Iva; E. A. Smyth, of Pelzer; T. W. Woodward, of New York. The Direc tors met and elected D. P. McBrayer President and Treasurer. The other officers will be elected later on. This mill will be located just outside the city limits, near Rocky River, across the railroad from the Riverside Mill. The work of erecting the buildings will begin in the near future. W. K. Meeks, a man about 40 years of age, who lives at the Orr Cotton Mills, made an attempt at suicide last Saturday evening by drinking part of an onnce bottle of carbolic acid. Hie condition was soon discovered and Dra. Bandera and Townsend were at once summoned to bia home. They remained with him several hours, and soon had bim oat of danger, though his mouth was painfully bnrned by the acid. Mr. Meeka had been on a spree for several days, and that after' noon ia said to have had a quarrel witt some members of hie family, which consisto of a wife and several children This/Tt ia supposed, caused him to at tempt to take nia lire. Anderson Stover, a neuro emigrant ige nt, representing parties in Knox-1 nile. Tenn., and who bas been oporat ug in this city for a week or more, ippoara to be in a peck of trouble. He notated tho bill posting ordinance, was irrestedand tined $50,had a bank tele rrnphed to, to pay- Anderson Stover (50, could not bo identified, lingers in ncarceration and when released will be sonfronted with a warrant charging um with violation of State laws in lot Securing license required. Ve BB Srown, a local negro operating with dm was fined $5. The Columbia State of last Sunday ?ye: B. Cleveland Sloan, brother of lit.-Gov. John T. Sloan, of thia city, las received a very high compliment rom the Democrats of the Albany dis riot of New York State. He Ima been lominated to 'Congress from this dis rici, which comprises the Counties of I \ibony and Schenectady. Mr. Sloan < las been a resident of Schenectady for | several years. In receiving this nomi lation Mr. Sloan was heartily second ed by David B. Hill, who thinks his manees of election r?r.t ocularly good ?ven though tho district ia very evenly livided as to the National vote. Mr. sloan's nomination was due to HO extent to his popularity as n member )t tho Board of Aldermen of Schenect idy." Mr. Sloan is a native of Amler lon County, and has many old friends lsd relatives here who will be more ban pleased to hear of the honor t hai i las been conferred upon him nud who ! ?trish him success iu his race. Last Wednesday tho following petit lurors were drawn to serve at the ap proaching term of the Court of Com mon Pleas, which convenes on tho <econd Monday, lath inst.: J. M. jilee, R. L. Robinson, John P. Clordy, Anderson; H. P. McDaniel, Broadawav; A. P. Pant, Allen Mahaffey, J. J. hopeland. Belton; A. B. Klrod, G. W. Bussell. J. P. Glenn, Brushy Creek; W. A. Watson, C. O. Burriss. Center ville; D. P. West, Corner; W. C. Broyles, Geo. E. Smith. M. D. Mays,1 Pork; M. R. Reams. J. P. Swords, A. W. Picken?, J. M. Horton, Garvin; W. P. Bagwell, G. W. Clement. J. B. Cothran, Honea Path; P. W. Banister, C. H. Bailey, Hall; W. F. Lee, Pied mont: J. E. Massey, A. G. Moorehead, Pendleton; A. P. Hembree, B. P. Shir ley, R. P. Black. Rock Mills; S. A. Skelton, M. G. Bowie. S. P. Tate, L. A. Dean, Varennes; G. S. Goodgion, Williamston. Anderson's latest manufacturing on terprise is another largp Cotton Mill. 11 Rufus S. Hill, one of our progressive citizens and president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank, is at the helm, and his wide reputation as a success ful business man and financier gives al', the guarantee that could be desired that the enterprise will be a success from the start. His idea is to build a 25,000 spindle mill, eqnip it and start it free from encumbrances, so that div idends will be made possible from the first year of operation. The scheme ia fully lannched and much of the stock subscribed. It is desired to in terest onr home people in this enter prise, and to that end organization will not be effected probably before next January. Jir. Hill proposes to have every thing ready to select the site and begin the erection of the build ings in the early spriug and complete them during the good weather of next summer and early fall. Later on we will give more information about the enterprise. The Greenville News of last Sunday says : "The death of William Pield BluBsingame, a prominent member of the Pickens bar, occurred yesterday morning at 11:45 o'clock at Russells, Oconee County. His death is the re sult of a fall received in July last. At ! that time Mr. Blassingame was spend ing his annual summer outing at Rus sells. On the morning of July 28th in company with a young lady friend, Mr. Blassingame took a drive of several miles, through the .country. Upon crossing a bridge Mr. Blassingame'a horse became frightened and backed off, throwing the occupants from the buggy and so seriously. injuring Mr. Blassingame that he never recovered. The deceased was born in Anderson County Nov. 4, 1868, and was a son of B. F. Blassingame. He was a descen dant of John H. and Thomas Blassin game who came to the upper part of the State from Marion County in 1787. Mr. Blassingame attended a country school until 1880, when the family moved to Greenville." The deceased han many friends and relatives in this County, who will regret to hear of hie death. The remains were interred in Greenville. To All Who Owe Ts. We wish to say that we have been ont of active business for nearly two ?eara and must wind up our affairs, 'herefore, all notes and accounts not promptly settled will be placed in the nanda of our attorney for collection. Yours truly, BROWN, OSBORNE & CO. An Unfortunate Occurrence. The Atlanta Jonrnal of the 24th ult. contained the following telegram : "Ocal a, Fla.. Sept. 24.-Moses Brown, a well known young business man of this city, was instantly killed this morning, and Thoa. W. Frierson, prominent in church and social circles, was desperately wounded in a pistol duel fought in the front yard of the latter's residence. The shooting has created greatest excitement and sensa tion. Public sentimeno is wholly with Mr. Frierson. The dnel was fought as the result of attentions shown by Brown to iii rs. Frierson, who was Migs Lula Clarke prior to her wedding. This morning Frierson returned home unexpectedly, it is said, and found Brown there. When Brown went ont on the front porch the shooting began. Brown was shot four times and his face mutilated with the butt end of a pistol. Frierson was struck by three bullets from Brown's pistol." Mr. Frierson is a son of the late Rev. D. E. Frierson, D. D., and a brother of our townsman, W. H. Frierson, Esq. He moved from Anderson to Florida about eighteen years ago, and bears the reputation of a most worthy, upright yonng man. One of his wounds is in the neck, which "B considered the most dangerous. On jiond iy evening W. H. Frierson received a telegram an nouncing that his wounded brother was not doing well and he left the city yesterday for Ocala. A tremendous ?tock of high grade Lanterna has just been received by Sulli van Hardware C>. They are Belling them at very low prices. Rullivan Hardware Co. have just re ceived the first and only solid or load of Grates over brought to Anderson. They bave all the late designs and finishes and can quoto interesting price?. Refined, up-to date people always want the best. GALLAGHER BR09. are ac knowledged to be among the best PHO TOGRAPHERS In the Sooth. They do not waste their skill cn cheap, fading trash. Used for pneumon?a. Dr. J. C. Blahep, ot Agnew, Mich., says. "I have used Foley'* Honey ana Tar in three very severe oaaea of peen I monia fvUh good results in every case." Bef?te substitutes. Evans Pharmacy. FALL HATS ! wvwvww AH of the Shapes to prevail this Fall ind Winter are now ready for you. Our Special Hawes $3.00 is made exactly as wc want it, and is really a higher cost Hat than Hats offer ed elsewhere at $4.00 and $5.00. See it, then, and decide for yourself. Other Hats in the New Shapes at $2.50, $2.00. $1.50, $1.25 and $1.00. HALL BROS. Always Cut Price Clothiers. South Main Street. Giving Away Mon?y ? WELL, NO, but my PRICES SHOES Are so close that it seems so. For instance : The C. A. Reese Special Shoe for $3.00, In all styles and leathers. This Shoe cannot he duplicated elsewhere for less than $3.50. ALSO, The Erica $3.00 Shoe, A Shoe wherein style and wear are combined for $2.50. .A. Full Line of Men's and Boys' Shoes Noticeably cheaper than elsewhere. Call and let me convince you that I can sell you Better ?hoes for Less Money ! C. A. REESE, Post Office Block. The Furnishing Goods Mam