Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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VINTER SHOES ...EVERYBODY.. Soft Sole Baby Shoes, white, black, pin&, blue, tau, at 50c. Patent Leather Shoes, with white hid tpps, baby sizes, at 60c. Baby Shoes of Black Kid at 50c, 75c, $2,03. Slack Patent Leather Shoes, with white kid tops, baby sizes at $1.00. Ladies' Swell Footwear. Regina Fine Shoes $3.00? Autohav Shoes Noted for Style and quality, $3.50. Children's Shoes* Sizes 6 to 8 at 50c, 75c, 90c, $1.00, $1,25. Sizes 8 1-2 to il, $1.00, $1.25, $1 50. Misses9 Shoes* Sizes ll 1.2 to 2, $1.00,1.25, $1.50, $1.76, $2.00. MISSES' SPRING HEEL SHOES. $1.50, $2.00, $2,50. BOTS1 OE LITTLE GENTS' SHOES. Sizes 9 to 13, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50. Sizes 13 1-2 to 2, $1.00, $1.25, $1.75. Sizes 2 1-2 to 6 1-2, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $2.O0, $2.50. Women's Good Shoes* 51.00, $1.25, $150, $2.00, $2.50. Local News WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2. 1?03. THE COTTON MARKET. GoodMiddling^-ltt. Strict Middling-Hi. Middling-ll. Note the removal of Fant Bros. in another column. C. N. Watson, of Greenville, is in tho city vii?tin/: relatives. It will soon bo in order to begin framing thuse new year resolutions. Tho present price of turkeys should induct? people to raise many next year. Some men trust to luck in this world, and some others are lucky to get trust ed. * J. J. Johnson and wife, of Oconeo County, are in the city visiting rela tives. Mr. M. B. Gaines, of Oconeo County, hus boon sounding a few days in the oity. Col. J. D. Maxwell, of Charlotte, N. C., spent a day or two in the city last week. The price of cotton does not vary much, but sticks pretty close around ll cents. The railroads sro ?oing a big busi ness in both thc ?mssenger and freight departments. Capt. Hugh Divver, representing tho Greenville News, spent a day in the city last week. B. Frank Hall, who has been absent from the city for several weeks, has returned home. While you aro taking in thc Carnival shows this week do not fail to visit the "Country Store." Some one has truthfully said that "a lot of people would rather be ic style than out of debt." MisB Lidie Crymeo, of Wilhamston, has been spending a few days in the city visiting friends, The merchants are now displaying some beautiful goods suitable for the Christmas holidays. L. D. Morris, of Piokans County, spent last Friday in the city and gave ns an appreciated call. \ Farmers say that the cotton crop gets shorter and shorter the nearer they get to the end of the crop. We understand that orange blossoms end wedding bells will again soon be in evidence in our town. Mrs. R. C. Laughlin and little son left the city last wees: to visit relatives at Roc*. Hill and Chester, . Captain and Mrs. J. L. Shanklin, of Richland, Gconee County, are visiting their son, J. B. Shanklin. Mrs. J. L. Al ax well has returned to the city from a visit of several weeks to relatives in Savannah. Miss Lucia Childs, of Greenville, has been snendine a few dava in the ?itv with Miss Yermelle Dargan. The demand for more dwelling hous es in the city continues, and there is room here for another large hotel. Thosoof our subscribers who want to pay their indebtedness to The Intel ligencer in wood should haul it in now. Thoo. L. Alston, who has been en gaged in erecting an oil mill in Geor gia for several weeks, has returned nome. Rev. L. J. Ehrlich, a converted Jew. j from Morganton, N. C., preached in the Wesleyan Methodist Church last night. Miss Harley Bnrriss, who is attend ing Limestone CoUege at Gaffney, came home to spend Thanksgiving Day. W. H. Jones, a pop?la? yonng gen tleman of Elberton, Ga., spent Thanks giving Day in Anderson visiting irissds. R. T. Jaynes, Esq., of Walhalla, and ono of the editors or the nyowee Cour ier, spent a few hours in the city last Saturday. x~ Miss Lillie Garrison, a beautiful young lady of Denver, S. C., is visiting her cousins, Misses Ella and Annie Reid,-Oeonee News. Mr. George W. Davis, of Fair Play, spent Monday in the city. George has many friends in Anderson, wno aro always glad to see him. Frank McCoy, of Charleston, spent a day or two in the city last wees: with his sister, Misa Mary McCoy, who is1 teaching in the graded schools. M?as Eunice Russell, a channing young lady of Anderson, and a former Win wron student, spent a few days this wees with friends in the city and at Winthrop.-??ate HUI Herald* Last Monday Gen. M. L. Bonham went to Asheville, N. C.. in response to a telegram announcing' that his brother, Lieut. W. B. Bonham, of the United States army, waa seriously ill at a hospital in that city. The Red Buck Racket Company, n| concern doing business at Honoa Path, has petitioned for voluntary bankrupt cy, ?nd a hearing will be Iud -before J. ta; Paget, Esq., reforc? in bankruptcy. Toa Comp any'odo ora we roclo se da bo ut two weeks ago by the Deputy Sheriff under a judgment of $400 secured by its creditors. The residence of Mr. Wm. Laughlin was partially destroyed by fire last Wednesday night. The fire started on tho roof from a spark from the chimney. Tho Fire Department re sponded promptly, and by their good work saved the building from ' total destruction. The damage will amount to $700 or $800. Mr. William Laughlin last Monday handed Fire Chief Sharpe'a check for a nica little anm of rn nn?y tn hn gi o?n the gallant mah of the Anderson 'Fire Department. Mr. Laugh!in's house was partially destroyed by fire last Wednesday night, and he resorted to this means of thanking the firemen. Of course tho firemen feel Very kindly toward Mr. Lamsnltn and appreciate the gift Immensely. ^ Two Clemson College students came near being asphyxiated Friday morn ing in room No. 02 afc" the Mansion house in Greenville. About 10 o'clock tho young men wore found in an al most unconscious condition, falling about the room in an effort to get ont, When discovered by the chamber maid an alum waa. given and in a time there were earexol persona j room and the young raen wera i?^?eoofaied'jrom thte overdose Miss Lydia Crymes, a member of the faculty of Willinmston Female Coll?ge, spent Saturday and Sunday iu tho city with friends. Our young friends, Frank Pearson and Joe Cunningham, of Greenville, spent Thanksgiving day in the city with relatives. Kev. J. D. Chapman, D. D., of thia city, is attending the Baptist Stats Convention, which convoned yester day in Sumter. P. ?. McDavid, a member of the old Palmetto Killemen, came over from Greenville to attend the presentation ceremony nt tho Armory last Friday night. A public school has been opened nt the Gluck Cotton Af ills, three miles south of the city, and is in charge of Miss Pearl Norris, an experienced teacher. We havo recently printed n large lot of farmer's contracts. These are tho blanks U6ed for share croppers, and parties wishiug same can be supplied at this office. Land owners all over tbe country are forbidding hunting upon their lands, and it will soon he so that those desir ing to shoot will have to pay for the privilege, as is the case at the North. Calhoun, an infant son of G. W. Hoile, died at the home of his parents at the Orr Afill last Wednesday night, after a brief illness. On Thursday the remains were carried to Piedmont for interment. A vagrant paragraph going the rounds of the press inquires why a pa per is like a woman, and answers: "Every man Bhould h.,ve ono of his own and not be running after his neighbor's." Tho H. & L. Company of tho Firo Department will bold its regular monthly meeting at the City Hall next Monday night at 7.30 o'clock sharp. The firemen are thinking of buying a new truck. E. H. Welborn and H. C. Wilson, who compose the Williamston Lumber Company, recently bought the timber on about 1,000 acres of land in Kershaw County. S.C., and they have bought a saw mill outfit to saw up this timber. Thomas Hollis, a stone mason who has been at work at the Norris Cotton Mill at Cateechee. died very suddenly last Friday while sitting in a chair reading a newspaper. Hie remains were shipped to Statesville, N. C., his old home, for burial. Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Heard, of An derson, S. C., are receiving congratu lations from friendo cn the arrival of a sweet, bright baby girl nt their home. If she inherits the noble and attractive fracas of father and mother, she will e a reigning belle some of these days. -Elberton (Ga.) Star. The Keowee Courier says that N. L. Fant bas received an order from John Wannamakei, of Philadelphia, for twelve dozen games of his "Pnren-Jog Kn-Pby." This is a good starter for that great city and it will not be long before Mr. Pant's game will be in the homes of thousands of our people. Rev. J. C. C. Newton, a native of Anderson County, and formerly a mis sionary to Japan, is visiting the family of N. T. Martin, on Forest street, He has been living in Maryland for several y?f.r?, c??u ezpeci? ?GG? cc ????UIO ?. .0 work as a foreign missionary, which was interrupted ny deolining health. - Greenville Mountaineer. Tbe Dixie-Carnival Company arrived in the city from Greenville last Mon day and the tents have been pitched on the Court House Square. The com - fiany bas a variety ot shows, among he leading attractions being the "Vol cano," a spectacular reproduction of the Mt. Pelee horror; vaudevilles, snake charmers, high.di vers, etc. The performances will continue day and night throughout this week. Mrs. J. W. Chandler died at her home in Piedmont last Monday after noon as the result of a stroke of paral ysis. She leaves a devoted husband, three sons and three daughters to cherish her memory. She was a good woman and highly esteemed by a wide circle of friends. Her remains were interred at Oak Hill Church yesterday afternoon. Hov. Peter Stokes conduct ing the f cneral services. Clarence Simpson died at his home in Hopewell Township on Monday night, 23rd ult, of consumption. Afr. Simpson was a son of D. A- Simpson and about 2G years of age. He was au upright, worthy young- man, and was highly esteemed by a wide circle of friends and relatives, who deeply ey ni nathize with the sorely bereaved wife and one child who aurvive him. On Tuesday afternoon the remains were laid to rest in Trinity Churchyard. While out hunting last Thursday six miles east of Honea Path, Ed Gam : brell, a well known farmer, became angered at Clifton Loliie, who acci dentally shot one of the dogs, and pro ceeded to beat him with the bntt oi bis gun. In some way the weapon was discharged, the entire load of shot I passing through Gambrell'e left hand and into his left breast. The wound is a dangerous one, just missing the heart, and entering the lung. The physicians entertain very little hope for bis recovery. The Greenwood News and Views, ol last Friday, says: "Dr. J. P. Anderson, who left here several months ago foi San Angelo, Texas, with the hope that his health might improve, died at thal place Sunday and his remains have been sent on here for burial. Dr. ' An* derson waa a son of Dr. Lewis Ander son, of Ninety-8ix. and leaves a wifc and one child." Dr. Anderson former ly practiced dentistry in Anderson as f Eaitnerof Dr. A. C. Strickland, ami as many friends hero who regret tc l>0ar of his death. Mrs. Jane Garrison, wita of Afr. David Garrison, of Shady Grove, diet last Sunday morning at the home o: her sister. Mrs. J. J. Shirley, after.1 few days' illness. She came here t< be with Mrs. Shirley, who has been ii feeble health for several years, and 01 last Thursday morning shortly af te breakfast she was taken suddenly il with some brain affection. She neve regained consciousness and died Sun day. She was a member of Shad] Grove Baptist Church Sud was a cou secreted Christian woman. She leav j a husband and six children to cherie! her memory. 'The interment tool .place Monday at Shady Grove.-Hone; Path Chronicle. There hag been much local Interes in tho case brought by S. W. Mitehel against the Woodmen of the World a Yorkville, alleging injuries as a resul of bis initiation into the order, and thi award of $1,000 by.the jury will oe casion much comment amonnr the mern bera or tbe order. The plaintiff sue? for $25,000 and the ease has been thret times on trial. The ease has attract* anett attention even outside of th? Sate, and the decision of the Wood men of tho World aa to whether the: wilM-ppeal the ??se ts awaited wit! interest. Mitchell alleged that be ha? been badly injured by the lodge "goat in the bourse of the initiation cere monies. The members of the W. C. T. U. ruade tho inmates ot tho County Homo happy on Thanksgiving Day by send- I lng thom a lot ot' nico things for their dinner. Miss Mary Boyd, r?f Laurens, a grad uate of tho Colleg? tr Women in Co lumbia, has taken ? ,rgo of tho school at Smith Chapel, a low miles from the city. Tho Stnndard Oil Company has made another, advance and is now 'making it8 customers pay 114 cents a gallon for kerosene. Tho pi ico was ll cents a year ago. Dr. E. L. Wilson, who ha? boen working in the dental parkns of Dr. A. C. Strickland tor some time, has de cided to locate hero for tho practice of his profession. Anderson is tho best cotton market in all this pat tot tho State, and farand away the best market in which to buy goods. People who como hero aro quick to ilud this out, too. Miss Mattie Victoria Johnson, a love ly young lady from Town vi lie, Ander son Countv, is in tho city visiting her uncle, A. li. Schroder, ono of our most prosperous citizens.-Abbeville Medi um. Chiquola Lodge, Knights of Pythias, will meet in regular convention tomor row evening. There are several can didates for tho first rank and some im portant business to attend to. All the members uro urged to attend. Next Monday is Salesday. Consid erable real estate will bo sold at public outcry, and at 2.Jiu o'clock p. m. au im portant meeting of tho farmers of the County will bo held in tho Court House. Read the call published iu another col umn. Tho Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A. P. M., of South Carolina, will con vene in annual communication in Charleston nest Tuesday, 8th iust., at noon. Special rateB have been made by the railroads in tho State for the occasion. Colonel M. P. Tribble, Commission er of Confederate War Records, aud who is stationed in Columbia, has been spending a few days nt home. He has been very successful in completing tho Companies, Regiments, etc., but still bss more work to do on them. Onr thermometer registered 20 do RIG cn at 7 o'clock last Friday and Sat urday mornings. This is about as low as it ever geta in this seotion. A local weather prophet says we are going to have the severest winter this section bas ever experienced, an?! advises everybody to lay in a big supply of fuel. A very sad accident happened at Donalds last Thursday morning when little Dewet Blackwell was kioked in the head by a horse and perhaps fatal ly wounded. The boy was out in tho lot where the horses were loose, and Eot in the way of one horse, which icked bim on the head and crashed his shall. Medical aid was summon ed nt once, and the doctors say he is doing as well as possible, and, if no complications set in, has a chance to recover. The Liberty correspondent of the Pickens Sentinel-Journal, under dato of the 24th ult., Bays: "Sunday, a young man stepped off train No. 12, having a qaiet young American about sis-Wvvks old. II? was t'i??? Auunta, he said. Two women soon appeared and took tho child and went toward Anderson County. The young man was not very communicative and did not satisfy all the curiosity. He con tinued his journey north on the next train. Tb?? Darties w?r? all strangers around hero/' W. C. Adkins, who liveD near Poker, lost his dwelling by fire on Monday night, 23rd ult. The fire originated from a defective stove flue, and a high wind at the ?ame time caused th? flames to spread very rapidly. Tbe family had just retired, but all of them got ont of the burning building in safety. Mr. Adkins was in Anderson that day and reached home after nightfall to find bia home in ashes. He bad $000 insurance, and this covers about half bis loss. Last Monday a change was made in the schedule of the C. &. G. division 1 of tho Sonthe. u Railway and the through night tram from tne upcoun try to Charleston has been taken off. This train now runs every day except Sunday from Greenwood to Green ville and return from Greenwood to Colom bia and return. This change will be a groat inconvenience to all points this side of Greenwood. This change causes a considerable delay in all our mails, and is very muon against the business interests cf Anderson. On Wednesday night Miss Rachel Pruitt and Mr. wm. Cannon Martin were married at the homo of tbebrido'o parents on Greenville street. The ceremony was performed by Rev. O. L. Martin and was witnessed by a few friends and relatives of tho young cou !le. The attendants were Misses Maud iranyon, of Honea Path, Kenia Clink seales, of Starr, Jeffie Martin and Daisy Riley, of Anderson. Mr. Martin is a -popular young man of the County, and he and bis attractive bride are receiv ing the congratulations of their many friends. Mrs. Martha McConnell, widow of the late J. Franklin McConnell, died at her home in Hopewell Township last Sunday afternoon, after a long illness as th? reaalt cf a stroke of paral ysis. Mrs. McConnell waa 68 years of age, and a most excellent Christian woman, having long been a devoted member of Concord A. R. Presbyterian Church, where her romaine were in terred Monday afternoon. Rev. W. L, Pressley conducting the funeral ser vices. She leaves many friends and relatives, who will long cherish ber memory. ' Thanksgiving Day passed off very quietly in Anderson. All business houses were closed, and the day had the appearance of Sunday. The day waB typical in its wintry aspect, and those who are fond of bracing weather had it to their heart's content. Relig ions services were held at 8t. John's .Methodist Church and at the Central Presbyterian Church. Services were also held at the City Hall by the Epis copalians, and at ? o'clock a. m. pray er meeting was held at the First Bap tist Ch uro i's. m any persona spent, the day around their own firesides or in the homes of their friends, while many 'bled away to the fields hunting with little profit. In the afternoon the Clemson "Scrubs" and the Palmetto Riflemen team played a game of foot ball, which resulted in a score of 83 to 0 in favor of tho "Scrubs." Singing Convention. The Williamston Township Singing Convention will meet with the Friend ship Baptist Church on the. fifth Sun day in December at 10 o'clock a. m. AU good singers and lovers of good music are invited. So come, ona and all, and-bring well-filled baskets for dinner. . v ? A. M. Guyton. ' Buy vfcur. Blacksmith Tools from Brock Hardware Oo, . -, . _ v Dress Improvements ! MORE quality in the 'wool, more work on the garment more style for the wearer. That is the sort of dress reform /SALL ha? made for the men of Anderson. More value for your money-for the pocket-hook is a crowning comfort in this age. And none are more appr?cia? ti^e of it, for you and for us. Men's Suits $5.00 to $22.50. Overcoats $5.00 to $18.00. Scotch Mixtures and Irish Frieze. Three and 4-Button Sacks and tho double-breasted cut. STETSON'S $5.00 SHOES. Best Shoes on the top of this green earth. Chas. B. Hail Co ... CHEW... "Spot Cash" Tobacco IF YOU WANT THE BEST. TAGS worth a half cent each. All Grocery Stores'sell and recommend it gio their ?tri as the best, cleanest and purest Tobacco on the market. Try it and you will have no other. Toan truly, DEXTER GROCERY COMPANY, WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS, Anderson, - . - South Carolina. TO THE FARMERS : WE are better prepared now to give yon prompt and good service than ever before. We have in stalled THREE NEW GINS, making a total of six, in order to give our customers prompt service. You will not lose time by waiting for your Cotton to be ginned, as we can turn out a bale every*few min ute!. We solicit the patronage of farmers lar and near. EXOELSIOE OIL MILL, ANDERSON, S. C, i HAVE: JUST RECEIVED A CAR LOAD OF CORN, Slightly damaged, and can sell you at; 50c. per bushel. Will have a lot of it cracked for hog and. chicken feed at same price. See me for OLD DOMINION CEMENT, AMD O. D. AfWBiiMMf??