Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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10 ma n Who have contributed to tho sfccess and upbuilding of our business during past years we risk to extend our sin cerest thanks. And while we are grateful for a 1 past favors, allow us to say that we shall continue to keep dur Stock up to the stan dard, and through honest and fair business methods we shall ?t*i ve to merit the confidence of- | THE TRADIN&iPUBLIC. We are now in the midst of ou4 Annual Stock-Taking, yet our Stock in every line is comdete, and we will take pleasure in serving you. I Come right along or send us yourlrder. The outlook for 1904 is unusua|l| bright, especially for the Cotton Grower, consequently wejijill carry an unusually well-assorted Stock of Dry Goods, Groceries, -AND -4 Farm Supplies. We are Agents for the- 1 Anderson Phosphati and Oil Co's. Fertili :?rs, And want to figure with you on Fertile ers. Now, at the close of 1903 we willfsay TO ALL WHO OWE us that we will expect an earlynettlement. All Ac counts made during 1903 are now due. aPleose oblige us by being prompt. Soping that all have had a Merry clristmas, and wish ing all a happy and prosperous New Yei, we are Yours truly, jjm^ ? ?MMM^ mu IBM 'ju,,. - FOR .-1 lp EM i^iuiuing, Shoes, Hats, And J^rnislaing:s ! I&60 BtttTSAT ls.00 8.00 and 8.50 !. " 5.00 ? tj50 and 8.00 " " ?50 k &00 and 10.00 ? " 7.50 # J 13.50 " N " 10.00 15.00 u ? 12.00 16.00 and 20.00 ?T 15.00 Ot??Boyt?r white ia the Hortberc Markets eoocred these vailles' cWe ? Rioted from a Faotosy that was overstocked on this elans of Goods, By paying CASH he bought this lot at Fifty Cents oa tho Polla*?||? ^propose to givoour oustomors the benefit of thia deal. k;\ Drop ?n and look these over, h$ GA "^BT'-'la "W'"X'^|>1 "*4 imf^^i TBH,I .'' s : 1 . A.. JbaJ^JboJp? ' Sfext to ?fera&?s aad Mssroh Local News. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6. 190? THS COTTON M AUSKI'. Good Middling-13. Strict Middling-K??. Middling-131. J.D. M obley, of Texas, is visiting relatives hore. Sd?88 Noll Harton has gone to GalV ney to visit friends.* Mies Maud Roberts, of Lavonia, Ga., is visiting in the city. Miss Eileen Jonos has returned to Randolph-Macon College If you have mado good Now Year icsoiuiiens. bo sure to stick to thom. Miss Sarah Henry, of Abbeville, was tho guest last weok of Mies Lucy Bar ton. Julius C. Dantzler, of Lynn, Mass., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Quattle baum. G. B. Timmerman, Esq., a member of the Lexington bar, waa in the city Sunday. Miss Gertrude Hoyt, of Greenville, is visiting relatives and friends in An derson. Mrs. Julian Avery, of Rock Hill, S. C., is in the city visiting' mrs. R. C. Laughlin. Hon. E. M. Bucker, Jr.. has return ed from a business trip to Augusta and Colombia. Mr. and MTB. M. W. Gantt have re turned from a visit to relatives in Co lumbia. j The merchants are busy taking stock and getting straight after tho Christ mas rush. J. N. Watkins, of Greenville, has been spending a few days in the city the past week. Some of the old folks say. that np to date this has been the coldest fall and winter since 1803. J. B. Simpson has returned from Warwick. Ga., where he spent tho hol idays wita home folks. S. M. Tfolfe, principal of the W?lia ton graded school, spent last week in the city with friends. J. Marvin Masters has retnrned to his home in Atlanta, after a visit to his parente near the city. Misa Mattie Dunlap has returned to her home in Honea !Path after a pleas ant visit to Miss Lila Lee. Cotton reached fourteen cents in New York last week, the highest it has been in many years. MTB. James Stacy McCnlly spent last night in the city and attended the Gilmer-Lumnkin *?eddi:;g. Miss Bessie Simpson retnrned to Spartanburg Monday to resume her studies at Converse College. Wo feel very grateful to those of oar subscribers who have come up squarely and paid us their dues. The Boston Shoe Store wants 1,000 black cats. Read the advertisement in another column for particulars. O. K. Manldin, Esq., a popnlar law yer cf Greenville, spentlast Monday in Anderson on professional b usin?es. Isaac A. Weil, accompanied by his little Bon. of Plymouth, Va., is in the city visiting his brother, J. H. Weil. Congressman Wyatt Aiken spent a day in the city laet week and wa? warmly greeted by his many friends. Make a r?solution to work and talk for Anderson during the year 1004-and we can afford to forgive yonr other I sins, B. Frank McKinney and wife, nf Carnesville. Q=.. former residents of i Anderson, aro in the eity visiting rela I tives. We are enrolling a large number of new subscribers for The Intelligencer, but we oliil have room on ocr list for a 'few more. A very good way to start the year and to insure good luck is to get square with the newspaper man. Jnst try it and see. / . Tho shooting of air rifles on the streets should be stopped. It is too dangerous, and window panes cost too mnch. Commandant T. H. Bnseell, Jr., of Horner Institute, Oxford. N. C., hae returned to that city, after spending awhile with home folks. J. Eugene Langston, of Franklin, La., who left Anderson about fifteen years ago, is in the city visiting his mother and other relatives. Rev. V. I. Martere, the traveling representative of the Baptist Courier, has been spending a few daye in and near the city visiting relatives. A. Earle Lewis, who has been with the Piedmont Manufacturing Company aa shipping clerk, has acoep&d a simi lar position with the Orr Mills and will hereafter live in Anderson. W. L. Casey, who has been living in Texas for a year or more, han retnrned to his old home in the - Five Forks sec tion of this Coan ty, and ie cordially welcomed by hie old friends. Ollie, a little daughter of J. W. Daria, who lives at toa Cox xiiilL died last Saturday night, af ter a brief ill ness, aged five years. The remains were carried to Picken s County and interred. Married, on Sua day evening, Jan uary 8. 1004, at thc reaidenco of the officiating minister. Rev. T. C. Ligon, near Townville, Mr. Ciando Graham and Miss Amelia Sehlagg, both of An derson County. The Von Hasseln 'orchestra, of An derson, furnished tho musie for the dance of too Carolina club at Williams' hall on. Thursday " The ore hoe tra is com posed of excellent trained oin si cions, whoso work ie? highly . creditable to A nderson.-Green vi li? Moan tainoer. Prof. J. Scott Murray, of Af creer University, Macon, Ga., spent last Week in tho city, visiting his -mother and other relatives.' A few weeks ago Professor Murray met with a painful accident. White walking on the pavement he tripped and fell, breaking one arm and severely . wrenching his leg, jmt has about recovered. i An epidemic of marriages is swap ing over this section and the few bachelors tba? aro left will be mighty lonesome. Poor ?hinge, what's going to beeome of thom? Aa they alt in the correr and gase in tnt firo tho long wintry aven?ng? the; vui think of tho thiosm that mfrbft have been had they ?eft cheeea eaUMty far ?Mr lat. Vrnf. J. L. Mann, Superintendent of tho Florence city Behool, was in thu city last week. Prof. G. Marshall Mooro, principal of thc Barnwell school, was in tho city la*t week for a short time. E. L. Clarke, of Union, S. C., spent a few days in Anderson, his old home, last wook visiting relatives. Miss Leila Russell has returned to Winthrop College t?> resumo her work, after a briof stay with homo people. Tho dealers in horses aud mules sro dom,' a lively business, which is evi dence that thefannora aro preparing j for a big crop this year. J. T, Brown baa resigned tho pooi ? lion of Superintendent of tho Town scud Twine Mill and is succeeded by Ira T. Iiays, of Columbia. Rev. 3. T. Creech, tho now pastor of tho Orrville Methodist Church, has moved to tho city and Ulled his lirst appointment Sunday morning. ! Married, at tho homo of tho bride, on Tuesday, Decombor i??>, 11KK3, by Rev. N. G. Wright, Mr. J, C. Gumbrell and ! Mrs. Fannie Greer, nil of this County. Tho negroes of thin section celebra ted Emancipation i>ny last Friday by a big parado on tho streets and some speech making in ono of their Church es. Chiquola Lodge, Knights of Pythias, will hold ita regular convention tomor row o vening. All tho members are urgedjto attend, as there is nindi work to do. Our old friend, Wm. A. Hammond, who has boen spending several months in Anderson with his Bister, Mrs. S. Blecklcy, has returned to his old homo in Florida. Eugene Watkins, William Alston and Robert Witherspoon have retnrn ; ed to the Auburn, Ala., Polytechnic Institute after spending tho holidays nt home. Judge of Probate Nance has an im j portant notice in another column to Administrators, Executors, Guardians and Trustees, who should read it care fully and heed what he says. We have not heard from some of our County correspondents in some time. Wake up, friends, and lot the readers of Tho Intelligencer hoar the nowa of your respective sections mere frequent i ly. Tho Knights of Pythias of Laurens will have their annual banquet in that city tonight. Paat Grand Chancellor M. L. Bonham, of thia city, has boen invited to attend and respond to a j toast. We hoard a dashing young widow sav to an old bachelor the other day: "You opght to got married." It struck him dumb and ho knew not what to say. He didn't toke the hint, how ever. Robert O. Broylos, of Atlanta, Bpent the holidays in Anderson visirir??* his nne.l*??- Gap& A. Ti BroyleB and John P. Broyles. He returned home last week, and was accompanied by the latter gentleman and his little daugh ter. J. C. Rnsh, formerly agent of thc C. Sc W. C. railroad at Waterloo, hae been appointed cashier at tho freight depot nero to succeed J. K. Nelson. Mr. Nelson has boen made agent of th? ! road at Troy. If you failed to pay your tax in De cember only ono per cent penalty will i bo collected in January ; two per cont in February; 7 per cent from March 1 I to 15. after which the sheriff will ca td yon if yon do not pay. Our young friend, Theodore C Bailey, who is in the employ of G. H. BnBhnell Ac Co., large manufacturen of machinery at Thompsonville, Conn. Bpent the holidays at bia old home ir this city with hm parents. Thoa. B. Earle and Wss. B. Kiuf spout iaat week at Georgetown, 8. C. banting game. They returned nomi last Saturday bringing with them five wild deer, a number of duck?, euc They report a most enjoyable trip. Levi N. Geer, of tho Fork, who hai been engaged in the lumber b cai nos: at Pickens for a year or two. has mov ed bis family up there. Their man: friends regret to Bee them leave An derson County. Mr. Geer ?G amos ! worthy citizen, and Pickens ia fort? nate in having bim locate in its midst The announcement bas been tnadt ' that on next Sunday, 10th inst., thi bid schedule on the Columbia ant Greenville division of the Southon will be restored and through traini Nos. 15 and 16 are to be placed oi again, the one leaving Columbia earl: in tho morning and the other retnrninj to Colombia something after 1 o'clocl at eight. Tho Augusta Chronicle of the ls inst, says: "Mr. and M ra. James Hen derson left for Anderson, S. C., yestor day, where they will make their futur home. Mr. Henderson has accepted ; position in the growing city acroe the river. Qoite a number of thei warm personal friends were at the de pot to bid them good-bye." Rev. J. C. C. Newton, wife am daughter left a few days ago for Kobe Japan. Mr. Newton is a native of thii County, and has been engaged in mis sionary work in the foreign lands for i number of years. We loin their man friends in wishing them a safe ao< pleasant journey, and trust that Go will bless them in their work. Rev. S. B. Harper, the new pastor c f Duncan and Saxon charge, has hear ti ly entered apon his new work and i making a good impression upon hi people. Toa board of stewards hi provided for bia sustenance, while tb ladies of the parsonage aid society ai looking after the necessities of th parson ago.-Spar tanb arg Journal. Dr. John S. Hughson, a brotber-ii law of J. W. Qnattlebaum, Esq., < this city, died at bia home in Samte ?3. C., on Tuesday, 29th nit., after brief illness. He was one of Sumter most popular and prominent citizen sar. Qa attie baum has been appointe one of the executors of Dr. Hnghson estate and leaves tomorrow for Som t< to quailfv and arrange for a settlcmei of the estate. W. F. Walker, who has been Sifpa intondentof tbs Piedmont Milla ft tho'paaf tan years, baa' resigned tl position. He has no plana for the in mediate future, and expects to take year for rest and recuperation. I will bs succeeded by Samuel T. Buc an an, who ia now Superintendent < -the cotton mill at Greensboro. Ga who was raised and trained in themil of Piedmont. Our clever friend, H. C. Summers* Autn , waa in the city last Saturai and gav o us afino watermelon, a tro that la seldom enjoyed at this season the year. Mr. Sommera says he pat number of thom in a house in the ear fall; and, with one or two exceptiot all of thom kept remarkably well ai woro highly oojoyod by thoao who pa took o? them. Accept oar thanks, af When asked about his bill nilling j for un appropriation tor a public build ing, Congressman Wyatt Aiken said that it would probably bc passed ?it this session if other appropriations ol a similar nature were tunde. It '?as al most certain) however, hu said, th ate tho lienublicau majority would delara all Buch mattere until thu next session ot" congress. , Wc have received the following in vitation: "Mr. anti Mrs. Nathaniel ?J. Brown lequost the honor ol your pres ence at the marriage of their daughter, Lula Prances, to Kev. Sidi Browno Harper, on Thursday afternoon, .Jan uary i 1, 11)01, at 2.30 o'clock, at homo, McCormick, 8. C." Mr. Harper isa I native of Andersou, but is now pastor I of a Methodist Church at Spartan burg. i Mrs. N. R. Wilson died at her homo Saturday morning after an illness of about ono year and was buried at i Springwood Cemetery on .Monday af ternoon. She wns ii native of this I County, and moved from Williamston to this city about 25 years ago. where she has lived evor since. She waa a faithful Christian woman, and leaves a husband and livochildren.- Greenville Mountaineer. Married, nt tho homo of tho bride's father, Waddy T. Browne, at Tomas seo, ?con?e County, on December 27th, 1903, J. A. Hell to Miss Della Browne, Kev. J. I. Spinks performing tho cere mony. Miss Browno has many friends in and around Anderson, aud up to a short time ago resided with her father ? in the Fairdoal section. The best i wishes of a host of friends are extend j od tho happy couple. Lost Saturday night about 10 o'clock fire was discovered in ono of tho pas senger cars on tho sidetrack in the C. &. W. C. Railway yard. Tho firemen responded promptly to the alarm and soon extinguished the fire, but the car was badly damaged and had to bo sent tc tue shops. Tho car came in from Augusta at 7.10 o'clock that even ing, and it is supposed the Uro started from the heater inside the car. A series of meetings are being held in the Central Presbyterian Church this woek, two services being held each day-at 3.30 o'clock in tho af tor noon and 7.80 o'clock at night. Rev. R. G. McLees, the Synod's evangelist, is doing tho preaching,, and Rev.P. H. Wardlaw is conducting the singing. Notwithstanding the cold weather, large congregations are attending1 the meetings which aro very interesting. A very distressing accident occurred near Denver on Tnosday morning of last week by which Beatrice, the little daughter of A. J. Moore, section mas ter on the Blue Ridge Road, was f atol ! ly burned. The little girl was playing I around a fire which the section bandi I had built near her father's houso. lc some way her clothing caught on fire ! but tho flames could not be extinguish \ ed before tho child was severely Durn j od. Death resulted tho following night. Mach sympathy is felt for th? j parents in their terriblo affliction. Marri*??, zt the humo ot tho brido' i mother, on Wednesday, December 80 11003, by Rev. N. G. Wright, Mr. Jame E. McGill and Miss Nollie McClellan both of this County. The attendant ; were Mr. Samuel Pennell and Af is I Lula Milford. Mr. Callie Robinson an? Miss Lola Ashley. After tho. ceremon; tho merry party were UBherod into th. dining-room, where a sumptuous re past was enjoyod, Wo join tho friend of the happy couple in wishing ther all tho hnppiness attainable in thi lifo. Mrs. Matilda Moseley, widow of th late B. F. Moseloy, died at tho homo c her daughter, Mrs. G. W. Farmer, i Fork Township, last Thursday, 31e nit., aged 80 years. She had bec ai?iictod with that terrible disease cancer, for along time. Mrs. Mooele was a most excellent woman and ha long been a devoted member of th Methodist Church. She leaves foe daughters and two sons, besides a wid circle of relatives and friends, to chei ish her memory. Cn the day ?ol lo v. ing her death the remains wsre ir te rr od afc Towavilie. C. J. Martin, who has boen in Abbe ville for some tims conducting a braue store of the mercantile firm of King i Martin of thia cit/, ha?, returned 1 Anderson and will af tor. this time t located here. The Abbeville M?dicj thna speaks of him : "C. J. Martin, t the Bee Hive, has left the city for h home in Anderson. Tho Bee Hive hi gone out of business. Our people re gret Mr. Martin's movement for L made many friends here. Howeve he is much interested in one of ot rural schools and its pretty teache and it is more than probable that 'lil the cat he will come back.' " A quiet home wedding occurred ye terday morning at 0 o'clock at the ree dence of the bride's mother, Mrs. < W.Webb, when Miss Edna Earle ai Mr. J. J. Trowbridge were marrie Only the immediate relatives and few clono friends of the young coup were present. The attendants we Miss Fannie Pinckney and Mr. Charl Provost. The ceremony was impres ively performed by Rev. W.*N. Mead af ter which Mr. and Mrs.'Trowbridi left on the 10 o'clock train for a sbo bridal trip. The sincere well wish of a legion of friends go out to tho popular young people for a happy ai ! prosperous life. ! Last night at the residence of t bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. G i Inn on South Main street. Mr. Tony Lumpkin and Miss Ditmer Gilm ! were married. Rev. 8. J. Cartled ? performing the ceremony. Mai guests were present to witness t ceremony, including a number of o of town friends and relatives of t contracting parties. Mr. Lnmpkin the popular agent of the Blue Rid railroad in this city, and the bride u young woman of many attractive qua ties. Mr. and Mrs. Lnmpkin lea this morning for Florida and ott Kinta, after whioh they will return iderson to make their home. Sam Wilkie shot and perhaps fata wounded Frank Pickens hist Wedn day on W. Q. Hammond'a plantati near the city. Both parties are i groes, and the usual woman in the ot provok? ? the difficulty. Some ti aga Wilkie waa convicted in a mag trate's court and sentenced to servi short period on the chaiogang. Wt he was away, Pickens began pay: too marked attention to Wilkie's wi and when Wilkie waa released he . liberately made np his mind to kill t wrecker of his domestic happim He waited for bis opportunity, ant came last Wednesday when be disc ered Pickens walking along with wife. Wilkie was armed with a st gun, and fired into his enemy, the B indicting a terrible wounetln Pick< abdomen. Chief ot Police D?lingfa and Deputy Sheriff Emerson went tho scope of the shooting, and with aid of bloodhounds quickly loca the fugitive. He surrendered with any attempt at resistance, aud is r in the Conney Jail awaiting the rei of Pickens' wound. OLD HICKORY. .. Strength ibr the week; oom fort for rtrongt nlawBsasfc and hara ^ M"dgj S? ?fSS?? ! <T H '4' -Viii". A^yj^ -M* I ?' ' Still-i II *> ff*-m^irrirr Our business^the past season has boon good -extra good- but no better than we expected with the - Marked them. Now, we wi?h to thank our friends for their liberal patronage, and ash all to start the New Year right by buy ing their Shoes, Hats and Furnishings, From HEADQUARTERS, which is r'hiifi Tl Holl r^Vv J i 4 Wanted ? 1 i 1 10 Black Cats Will pay highest prices for Spotless Black Cats. This offer will be kept open until February 1. BOSTON SHOE STORE, Seller of only Solid Leather Shoes. Xmas Gifts of iii fpt-ft i v Ll XMAS joya are doubled by the giving and receiving of Girtrtbat arte* USEFUL. We have Gift Goods here at are temptingly LOW FUGES. | Guns. Rifles and Air Rifles, / . I Pen and Pocket Knives, Razors/ I Carving Sets, Scissors and Table Ztotlory. / __ LOADED SHELLSi / '-"The ?ind the sportsmen want, as shown by the fact lUia^' we hmo dla? posed of two solid Car Loads of thcee GoodB, and haJe juet reccved ou? third full Car Load. _J_?_? GKOTTS, G-TTHSTS, GT?TS. A large stock of carefully selected Guns at Jowett nrioee at which GUKI of similar grade have ever]been told. ii fiM