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? LANGSTON. ANDERSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1903. VOLTTME YYTTT'-lffn A . SOME I ?1 JUf JLfL J And Low Cut SHOES ! On our liront counter we have placed about two hundred lair of $3.00 and $2.50 Trousers. These are the Trousers we lave been selling all the censen at these prices. For quick iddance we have priced them $1.95. If you wanta pair of pusers this is $onx chance. [WO-HECg sm^^^?^gIHG 0F AB0UT Our entire line of Two-Piece Suits have orders to getont lt their former pri?es they Were considered ?scell?t values. Lt th? Cut Prices we place on them they certainly are ex eptional values. $0.00 Two-Piece Suits reduced to $&?u WO -V " , " M? 10.00 V " " 7.50 LOW CUT SHOES REDUCED. l3.001.ow Cut Shoes now $1.65 2.50 " w " " 1.95 am " " " u The ente en the above Ooods are deep, but they are ?eh e reductions. Ko fake business here. * ming ! > m your headquarters with us - attending that great and en joyable event. Plenty of : : : and O^j?Ji^S I Per you to rest in , j fe. FU^MiTURE GO. are offering foi July some specials which we promise be the best bargains ye? can ?sd |a ^~a?wje ?oqfo entire steck ox FIGUR LAWNS & MUSLINS At these special prices ; 'c kind at 19c. 10c kind at 7 1-2 and 8c. 5oJdndat41*2c. 15c kind at Ile. 8 l-3c kind at 6c. Bemnants 4? up. Pro^ yasd to $1.15 yard, Farmer price 50c to $1.$0. ??^A. Mg apecfe&s in Embroidery, Inserting, Laces, Milli? And our lot of Oxford Tie? and Slippers, ne ywrc osiers. Write foi'aa?inl?2> McCall Basar Patterns and Pre? P?sh?oa g?*e?t?. STATE Him - The net profits of the State dis pensary for the first quarter of the year is $25,668,01. - The dopot of the Southern rail way at Whitlock ir. Fairfield county was humed the other night. - The annual reunion of Newberry College will be held at Little Moun tain on August 1 at 10 o'dook, -? The builders* strike afc Spartan burg was not a very effective one. No serious delay was oaused in building operations. - Ervin Waldrop, aged 31, was killed by being caught in tho belting ia Mrs. Wilkins' grist mitt in Green ville county. - Nino white men were convicted by Recorder Jervey in Cha beaton on Monday ?JV violating the dispensary law and wore fined $50 each. . - Mrs. J. B. Hunt at Swansea was painfully and probably fatally injured by an explosion of kerosene, oil while trying to start a fire in ? stove. -Ex-Senator John LV Mo Laur?n eas returned to his home in B?nnettsville; The only property that he owns there how is a rice plantation valued at $150,000. - A Sparenburg jury gave Mrs* Davis a verdict of $1,000 damages against J. D . Collins, a merchant. Mrs. Davis bought goods from him and they had a fuss about the settle ment and he strnok her. - Governor Hey ward has offered a reward of $100 for the apprehension and conviction of the person who on the night of June 20 last burned the bara of Dr. W. E. Prescott at Edge field with loss of about $1,000. , - The building contractors and the strikers of Charleston are still apart. The master tradesmen are importing mechanics and geuran to oi D g them steady, employment for a year. Both eldee are confident of winning out. - Tho young daughter of the sher iff of Barnwell with a loaded weapon dispersed a mob of ten armed men who demanded of her that she give them the jail keys so that they could get at a prisoner, presumably to ly nob. him. - Mr. Eli Williams and Mr. Sharp Keaaedy, of the Cherokee j Springs oecfcioi* ol Spartanburg county, bnoamo involved in a quarrel. ' As l? result |tfe> Kennedy produced a knifo, and painfully, but not seriously, stabbed Kr. V7i!???ii. I ? - Lightning struck a batt? on C. C. MvAHilv^'s farm, . turee IUIICS from Chesterton Monday afternoon, kill* ing a horse, and knooking down ?ve negro men. One of the negroes was killed, two others oro still in a crit ical condition and two are all right - Pnrly Langley was shot and kill ed by John W. Coward near McLeod's Mili? XQ miles north of Benne tts ville. Both were white men. The two mes in the road and had some words. A difficulty ensued in which Coward emptied a shotgun into. Langley kill ing him almost instantly. - At Chea tera aid a few days ago, Mrs. Fannie Funderburk, wife of the Rev. B. S. Funderburk, while reach ing in a barrel of meal in a barn to get some for her cow, was bitten by a rat tlesnake pilot. Although suffering intensely from the bite, Mrs. Fander burk is getting along as well as oould be expected. - Andrew Carnegie has written John B. Cleveland offering to give fifCcou thousand dollars to Spartan burg for a publio library on condition thai) the city oouaoil gives fifteen hun dred dollars each year for its support, ! donates a site and turns over , to the library all the assets and books which the Kennedy Library now possesses. - The Columbia police arrested a white man named C. D. Sheaiey on the charge of larceny and cruelty to animals. Shealay hired a horse from a livery stable there and drove over to Saluda cen^'.y. He did not return for several da) and.tho horse was killed. The police arrosted him as soon as he burned up and a warrant was taken ont for him. - Col. John P. Thomas has accept ed tho appointment of CoK C. S. ?adsden, chairman of the board ol vis itors of the South Carolina Military Academy? to canvass the uppor part of the State for recruits for the in stitution, Colonel Thomas will travel in tai counties o! Abbeville, Anderson, Glenville, Greenwood,. Laurens, ?t>avtwnburg, Union and 0hesfcer._ ~- u. H. Smith, who lives about six miles southwest of Yorkvilla. k?? two sows killed by lightning during an electrical storm. Five cows were chained to a wire fence. The bolt struck a tree near by, and passed thence to the fence. AU five of tho sows went down as if shot. Two ar?so to their feet almost instantly and a third recovered several hours after ward. The other two had been killed Instantly. ?^?IBHBBMlBHKnB^^BSH^M i GENERAL KEWS, - Goa. James Longstreet is dan gerously ill at his home in Georgie. - The government will experiment in growing hashvO vaae in 4bi? country' - Postomoe investigations contin ue, snd frauds are still being disclos ed. ?"I ; - The child labor bill was killed by a close vote in the Georgia general assembly. - About 200 miners have been kill ed in an explosion in amine at Hanna, Wyoming. - The street car striken ? at Beau mont, Tex., have won their demands and haye gone bac*, to work. - Owing to the continued rocking of oars armed guards are still kept on the street cara iu Riohmond. - In spite of ?talements to the con trary, it io believed that war between Bulgaria and Turkey is imminent. - Our vrade v?it?i Canada last year surpassed all previous raoords. The increase in the' last year has been $12,000,000. , - Randolph county, N. C., has re cently sent ten or?sy persona to the asylum, who went crasy on the subject of sanctification. - At Lincoln, Nebr., James Bheat was hurried to tho gallows in order to get ahead of a court injunction to pre vent the execution.? - Near St. Louis a crowded train was wrecked by spreading rails. One person was killed, four seriously and twenty slightly injured. - At Mariootto/Wis... troops were, called out to prevent ibo lynching of a negro who had been Caught walking by the Bide of a white girl. - The United Stales Consul at Can ton, Chino, reporto insten American eitisen has been capfsrsd by Chinese pirates and hold for ransom. - Governor Jelks, of Alabama, has called a special term of court to try five members of tho mob that lynched a nOk^o and wounded Sheriff Austin at Seottsboro. - Ten little children in the wreck of tho Southern at Rookflsb, Va., will never know who their parents were. The children were saved and their pa rents killed. ?- Mrs. Butler, of Otttaee county, Ga., was drawing Wat jr from a well on SnndaY when tho,chain broke find ?he bunged headforemost in^ the well and waa. drowned. - Last Friday was the hottest 10th of July in the history of New York city. .There were thirty-six deaths from the heat and nearly a hundred prostrations. ~- While fishing in Florida' a small boy tied his line around bis wrist, and waft pulled under the water by a shark that toofethe bait. The boy has not been seen sihoe. - "Thankful Baptiet church" of Augusta, Ga., is advertised in The Chroniolefor sale at publie auction the- first, ef September to satisfy a mortgage of $12,000. - Recently compiled statistics show that suicido rarely oocurs arnon* color ed people. In a total of . 5,500 sui cides in the United States only 144 were of odored people. - A soandal has developed in re gard to the oontreot for supplying the army with gloves. Congressman Lit taur, of New York, is mentioned in connection with the contract. -- The government has entered suit against a lumber company and others in Montana for $2,000,000, the value of lumber alleged to have been unlaw fully cut from public domain. - Twenty-four persons were killed and nine injured by a collision on the Southern railway at Eookfish, Ya., be tween passenger train No. 85, bound for Atlanta, and a local freight, - Yutako Minakuohi, of Japan, a rooent graduate of-the University of Kentuckey, and Miss Olive Buck ner, a member of one of the oldest and wealthiest families of Bourbon ooun ty, Ky., mic soon to be married. - Wm. Gould Brokaw, a young millionaire, is being " ned for $250,000 damages by Mrs. Katherine Poillon for alleged breach of promise and for $250,000 more for alleged slander-he having told a newpspar that her first suit was "blackmail." - A message waa sent around the world over the Pacifie cable, which waa completed on July 4, by President Roosevelt in 12 minutes to President Mackay of the Commercial Pacific Ca ble company, and Mr. Mackey's reply was,sent around the world in 9} min utes. - They had a novel judicial pro ceeding in Indianapolis the other day when a judge in one room , granted a divorce.to the wife of a judge of the same court who was sitting on the bench in another room. The divorc ed judge ie. named Leathers, and he put in no defense to the?obarges of cruelty brought by his wife. Hunter Springs 'News. Jfiss Maggie Webb and eisten, of Piercetown, are visiting their Bieter, Mrs. J. L. Stevenson. Miss Eva Key, of Anderson, has been visiting her cousin. Miss Maymie Hem bree, recently. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. King and little daughter visited their daughter, Mrs. Lula Hall, at Pelzer recently. Several of our people attended the big day at Pelzer the 4th lost. All re* ported a most pleasant occasion, de spite the hot weather. Miss Sarah Burris? has been visiting her friend, Miss Annie Breaseale, near Lebanon recently. There waa quite a large crowd at Prospect Sunday to hear the Rev. Mr. Hawkins, who is a very interesting preacher. He announced a aerie? of meetings to begin the second Sunday in August, which we hope will be an interesting one and that much good be r.coompl lobed. Among the many visitors at Pros pect Sunday were Dr. J. O. Sanders an? Miss Fannie Bogers, cf An&srsojp, john Garrison and sister, Miss Lillie, of Denver, Miss Benia Telford, of Belton, Mr. Marion Eekew, of Ander son, Mrs. Manda Eakew, Miss Mattie Eekew, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Eskew, of Salem. The farmers are very busy trying to get finished laying by before the Asso ciation but it ie "get np Beck and keep getting" if they accomplish their wish es, for the biggest majority have grass by the wholesale. The fourth af July caught some with their cotton net all j thinned ont, and some not even plowed over the first time. . J. B. and O. B. Holland make very frequent visits to the Lebanon section. Seems there is some attraction up that way for those young men. L. K. Burriss made a flying visit to the Lebanon section recently. One of our young men says he will not make any -nelone this year because tho vinca ron so fast they drag all the little ones off. One of our yonng men was heard? complaining not long ago because he had to iron ms shirt and darn his socks before he could go toa picnic. Poor I fellow, we hope some girl will take pity ca him enough to take that kind of work off bia shoulders. Mell Glenn, of Anderson, visited the family of T. H. Burriss recently. ?ii Miss Meade O'Neali, who, for the past few years, taught ooh o ol at this place, has been elected assistant teach er of the Denver High School. V7e regret very much to give her up, for her place will be hard to fill. . Judging from all appearances the wedding bells will ring m this section ere fall Degins; Hiki. Cars well News. YA ll. Mr. Editor, as I seldom see any news, from these parts, I will try my hand. A much needed shower of rain came this morning and all vegetation is rap idly moving along. Grass is growing Jost a little faster than anything else. * ? Miss Cora Shirley, a pretty yoong lady of Anderson, visited her friend. Miss Mamie Bailey, last week. Dr. M. A. Thompson is ill at this writing. We wish totee film on duty as early/JG possible. MissLiiss?e Gassaway, a fascinating and accomplished yonng teacher of Hones Path, waa the guest of Hiss Sursis Bailey l^l S^i - way and Sab bath. Come again, Miss Lizzie, one of our boya is stuck on yon. Charley Jone!, spent Sunday in An derson with his paresis. Miss Ella McAdams is ttl with fever. Harley Galley and his friend, Mt. South, of Anderson, were the guests of pretty maids Sunday evening. Mrs. Maggie HUI. of Antro ville, vis ited her mother, Mrs. 8. O. Jackson, recently. Miss Lucile Finley will be off for Max, Ga., Wednesday, 16th inst, to visit relatives. We wish her a pleas ant trip. T. B. Jones and Lester Angel, two hustling yonng men of Anderson, were with us yesterday.' We think that they are interested in girls. Sam McAdams went to An treville yesterday to eeo his best girl. Robert Pruitt and wife, of Globe, spent a few days with the latter's pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. Fleet Banister, last wcolc? A. C. and Henry Jackson visited rel atives in Anderson recently. There will be preaching at Varennes next Sabbath at the usual hour by the regalar pastor. Miss Mamie Bailey entertained a few friends at the card table last Saturday ! night. It was greatly enjoyed. J. h. Jackson visited friends at An tre ville last Saturday. News ls scarce and work 1B plentiful. We are all coming to the "Gala Week.? If this escapes the waste basket I will try agak, and don't you forget it. July 18. Cracker Jack. In Memory of Mrs. Susse B. Shirley. Mrs. Susan B. Shirley, wife of J. R. Shirley, died at her home at Piedmont Jane 29th, 1008, after a brief illness with rheumatism and heart failure. Mrs. Shirley was the youngest child Of the late Foster Garrison and was 43 years of age. She leaves two sisters and f our Mothers, besides a devoted j husband and nine children to mourn her loss. Mrs. Shirley was born and reared in Anderson County, and b*r many friends will regret to near of her doeth. In her girlhood she joined the M. E. Church, and lived a faithful member until after marriage, when she joined tho Baptist Church, of which she waa a member at the time of her death. She has a host of friends and relatives here to mourn her death. Mrs. Shirley waa a most devoted wife and a kind, loving mother, an estima ble. Christian woman. Her remains were laid to vest in the Shiloh cemetery, Rev. H. H. Barries, of Piedmont Baptist Church, conduct ing tho funeral: servi fe? on the day following ber death, at 9 o'clock p. m. Shebas passed to that land of the mansions fair. Ringing in the seal's bright home; She will patiently wait till they, all meet her there, Singing in the soul's bright home. A Niece. Reunion at Carswell Insiitul? Postponed. On account of Gala Week at Ander son, the nnnnr.l Reunion of Company F, 24th 8. C. Volunteers, which will he held at Carswell Institute, the date has been changed- It will take place on Wednesday. August 12th. Tho list of speakers will be published later. J. B. Levorette, Sec. YES, The Biggest Spring Trade of our Lives? Satisfied customers is the secret of it. Hore than the worth of your dollar or your dollar baw? We are making a specialty of Ladies' Black Dress Goods This Spring, and my ! the quantities we are selling. WHY 1 Because we are fixed on them. Selling price given at the Store and not in the papers, as it would take too muoh time and space to list them all. COME ONE, COME ALL, And see how muoh CHEAPER we are than others. To look at our BLACK GOODS Keans you will buy. Watch this space. Good things to tell you from time to time. Yours to please, es* ANDERSON'S FOREMOST STORE, We seek the trade of all people who believe in buying where their dollar goes farthest. Investigate ! Compare ! Are you willing to spend time enough to compare our values 1 If not, you are not willing to save money. SIZZLING HOT BARGAINS. 29 pairs Women's Oxfords, Imitation Dongola, sizes 5 to 8.38o pair 6 pairs Strap Sandals, bow and buokle. sises 5 to 7, former price 75o 48o pair ll pairs Women's Oxford Tips, vainc $1.25. 95o pair Men's Genuine Vioi Shoes, value $2.50.81.95 pair Ladies' White Undervests, taped nook. 5o each 15c quality, elegantly trimmed Undervest. 10c each 25o quality, elegantly trimmed Undervest.ino each CO dozen Ladies' Linen Handkerchiefs, value 10o, for. 5c each White Drop Stitoh Hose, all the rage.15o pair Black Drop Stitoh Hose. 15o kind..10c pair Summer Corsets, 50c value. 25o eaoh T A ?IXL TT * mr* nam AU 85o and $1.00 Ladies' Trimmed Hats. 69o All $1.25 and $1.35 Ladies' Trimmed Hats.79o All $1.50 and SI.65 Ladies' Trimmed Hats. 89o All $1.75 and $1.85 Ladies' Trimmed Hats. 98o All $2.00 and $2.25 Ladies' Trimmed Hats.$1.19 All $2.50 and $2.75 Ladies' Trimmed Hats- .$149 LOT OF EMBROIDERY. 2 and 3 inoh wide, worth from 5o to 8o yard, Saturday and Monday yon buy it for.3io yard 200 yards Spool Cotton, Saturday and Monday..,. lo spool Lot Gentlemen's Handkerchiefs, Saturday and Monday. lo eaoh l A few Suspenders, Saturday and Monday.?*. 5c pair MEN'S SHIRTS, 50c Shirts, now.25o 75o Shirts, now.489 $1.25 Shirts, now.9Se Men's Hose, blue, black and tan, value 10c.5o pair Boys' Duok Caps, white, red and blue. 5o each GENTLEMEN'S UNDERWEAR-A special lot ata speoiai price. I oTRAW HATS-Speoially priced. CREPE PAPER-For decoration, 10 feet in a roi!, sold everywhere for 20c a roll, our prioe 10o?a roll. Don't forget us when in need of a good COOK STOVE? - i These prioes are ?ot baits-take as many or as few as you like. Buy these and nothing else if you prefer. Come, you will be weloome. * J Yours always truly, JOHN A. AUSTIN AND?THE: MAGNET, And tho 6o and 10c Store-The Man down next to?the Post Office that Po the Beet.