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ARE NOW om DEMAND. NOW IS THE TIME FOB New Mattings. ii- . Wo are pleased to show our line and quote onr prices. We have Matting at 10c per yard. $4.00 per roll of 40 yds. Better Matting at 15c per yard, $6.00 per roll of 40 yards. Better grade Matting at 20c per yard, $8.00 per roll of 40 yards. Heavy China Matting at 25c per yard, $10.00 per roll of 40 yards. Extra heavy China Matting at 30c per yard, $12.00 per Toll of 40 yards. Superior Matting at 35c per yard, $14.00 per roll of 40 yards. ; We have Plain White Matting, Linoleum and Floor Oil Cloths. Our $2.50 and $4.00 Bugs are beauties. Our $5.00, $7.50 and $10.00 Bugs are great sellers. Our Moquette Bugs, sise 9x12, pri?e $25.00, are much dmired. Handsome Burtworth Wilton Bugs, size 9x12, price $35. l?o larger or helter misoried linc of ricer Coverings in Local News.. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20. 1904. TEZ COTTON HARKET. GoodMiddling-18f. Strict Middling-IS*. Middling-13*. Mrs. W. W. White is visiting rela tives ia Pickene. S. H. McGhee, Esq.. of Greenwood, spent Thursday in the city. Ti:e United States District Court convened in Greenville yesterday. County Treasurer J. M. Pnyne went to Greenville yesterday on business. Mrs. Thos. R. Davis has returned from a visit to relatives in Columbia. Picnics will soon be the order of the day and after them cuines tho red bug. Mies Lorena Kramer, of Charleston, is visiting her sister, Mrs.S. N. Giimer. Miss Sursit? Lewis, of Clemson Col lege, visited friends in tho city last week. The farmers in this county are busv planting, and many of them will iinish this week. The frosth of last week did not in jure the fruit and vegetables. It was too dry and windy. The goBBips eay trat six marriages are booked to take place in Anderson in the near future. Miss Sue Whitefield, of Anderson, S. C. is visiting ???88 Rebecca Jeffords. -Orangeburg Patriot, Walter W. White and wife have been spending a few days at Pickens visiting the hitters mother. Miss Frances Lee, who has been in Lancaster for some time, is at home with her parents in the city. Policeman A. R. Jeans was called to Pelzer yesterday on account of the serious illness of his mother. Every Democrat in the County, who can possibly do so, should attend the meeting of his Club next Saturday. Mrs. JameB A. Hoyt, of Greenville, has been spending the past week in An derson visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. T. Larry Gantt, of Inman, who has been visiting her sons. M. W. and Y. L. Gantt, has returned to her homo. J/arch and April seem to have swap ped places this year, to the decided injury of corn and early planted cotton. Preparations are being made by the noble women for the celebration of Memorial day-May 10th-in Ander son. L. S. ClinkBcales is announced as a candidate for County Treasurer and Oliver Bolt a candidate for County Su pervisor. Misses Edna and Mattie Bates, who have been in Anderson. S. C.. fer some time, have returned to their home in Hartwell.-Hartwell Sun. The Providence school will have a pie nie at Portman on Wednesday, 27th inst. The public is invited to attend and carry well-filled baskets. The many friends of Mrs. S. D. Brownlee, who has been seriously ill for several weeks, are delighted to know that she is now convalescing. C. C. Featherston, Esq-.,accompanied by his wife and little children, of Laurena, came to Anderson last week to spend a few days with his parents. Gen. M. L. Bonham, of this city, I spent last Saturday at Grayconrt, in Laurens County, where he delivered an address at a reunion of Confederate Veterans. Some of the old folks tell us that fifty-five years ago laat Friday-April 15th, 1840-this section was visited by a snow storm, and that all vegetation was killed. R. M. Hurries is erecting a duelling house on East Orr street, near his own residence, and J. F. Shumate is build ing one at the corner of Calhoun and North Fant streets. Prof. W. H. McClain, who has been tpnrhinj? ls Anderson County, is in the city on his way to his home at Campo bello to spend the summer vacation. Spartanburg Herald, 15th inst. The Chiquola cotton mill at Honea Path has decided to increase its plant from 15,000 to 40,000 spindles. The stock has been subscribed and the work will begin in a short while. Rev. E. H. Kennedy, of Bartow, Fla.. Mrs. Nellie Moore, of Alabama, and Miss Alma Kennedy, of Due West, spent a day or two in the city last week with the family of Hon. Jno. K. Hood. Claude Wilcox, of Montgomery? Ala>, is spending a.?OTT 'layo in Ander son the guest of Capt? W. G-. Smith and family. He is a son of. Fred. Wil cox, .who Was born and reared in this city. Mr. Daniel E. Carlisle, the efficient janitor of the Court Hoqse, who has been quite sick and confined to bis home for the past three weeks, ia able to be out again, and resumed his duties a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Breazeale have issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter, Mary Lee, to Kennedy Watson, at their home on South Main street, on Thursday evening, 28th inst., at 9 o'clock. Mrs. S. Bleckley is spending this week in Washington, D. C., attending the annual meeting of the Daughters Of the American Revolution as a dele gate from the leca! chapter o? that or ganization in this city. The Spartanburg papers say that Mrs. S. B. Harper, wno has been seri ously ill at her home in that city for some time, is reported much better. Her friends in Anderson will be more than pleased to hear this. The county board of registration will be in Belton on Friday, between the hours of 8 and 5 in the afternoon, to register voters who desire to enroll their names and become qualified to participate in the election this year. Van n Livingston, who has for sev eral months held a responsible position as electrician at Anderson, is at home fora few days before going to New York to further pursue the study of his profession.-Benn et ts vii le Advocate. The regular monthly meeting of the Farmers Institute was held in the Court House on Wednesday. The matter of marketing cotton was taken up, and a committee was appointed to confer with the merchants of the city and the Chamber of Commerce in re gard to this important subject. A committee iras also appointed to or ganise .sub-Institutes over the coun ty. Tho next, meeting will be on the second Wednesday in May. Chiqtioln Lodge, Kuights of Pythias, will meet to-uiorrow evening at S n o'clock. AU the members are urged to a attend, as arrangements for the ob- 1: Bervance of Pythian memorial day- c May 1st-will probably bo completed. I As a result of tho recent examination fl in this Congressional District Repre- 'j sentative Wyatt Aiken has selected ^ J. M. Mars and J.H. BarkBdale, both t of Greenwood County, for principal ) and alternate candidates for naval c cadetehips at Annapolis. i Tho Belton Times says that it is c quito probable that E. M. Taylor, of that town, will move to Anderson, i where he will have charge of tho me- j chanical department ot tho Farmer's f Oil Mill. Mr. Taylor is a good citizen, t and Belton's lons will be Anderson's f gain. Rev. S. Charlton Todd, who went ] as a missionary to China n few months j ago, has written a very interesting . lotter to Some of his relatives in thia County. We hnvo hoon furnished with a copy of it for publication, and i it will appear in Tho Intelligencer next week. W. J. Jl/oorhend, of Belton, in this State? who was for a number of years engaged in the mercantile business ; here with Capt. E. R. Cox, under tho firm name of .Moorhead &. Cox, is spending si few days in town. His many friends in Darlington are glad to see him.-Darlington News. At a meeting of Camp W. W. Hum- ! phreys, United Sons of Confederate Veterans, last Thursday afternoon, E. 1 M. Rucker, Jr., and L. H. Seel wore elected delegates to the reunion in Charlrston next month. Gen. John M. Patrick having resigned as Adjutant of the Camp, Capt. H. H. WatkinB was elected his successor. The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of South Carolina convenes in this city three weeks from to-day, and it will attract a large crowd of distinguished gentlemen from various sections of the tate. We suggest that the Chamber of Commerce arrange some sort of re ception for the delegates and show them some attention during their stay in our progressive city. A meeting of Camp Stephen D. Lee, United Confederate Veterans, w as held last Friday afternoon and Messrs. G. F. Tolly and John W. Thompson were elected delegates to the reunion in Charleston next month. An invita tion was received from Dixie Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, to attend a dinm r on Memorial Day, May 10th, at 2 o'clock p. m. It is about time now for the clerks to begin the agitation of early closing of the stores in the afternoon. The stores should close at 0.80 p. m. in order to allow the clerks a little re creation. Our merchants are all a lib eral minded lot of gentlemen and we know they will agree to this. So cir culate your petition, boys, and com mence the early closing on May 1st. Our clever friend, Jas, R. Simpson, of Autnn, waa in the city last Saturday and called in and renewed his subscrip tion to The Intelligencer for another year. He informed UB that Mrs. Simp son, bia wife, who has been undor treatment in tho Grady hospital at Atlanta, Ga., has returned home fully restored to her usual health. Her many friends will be delighted to hear this. The gentlemen who have been solic its subscriptions to the city street railway announced last Saturday af ternoon that the desired amount of capital had been subscribed, and the enterprise was an assured fact. A commission will b'e applied for at once, the company will be organized and the work of construction will begin as soon thereafter as the material can be se cured. Rev. Dr. Jacobs, of the Thornwell Orphanage, has sent oat a very urgent appeal in behalf of his many orphans, and some of his friends in this city are arranging to send him a box of cloth ing and provisions. Any person who desires to contribute anything, either money, clothing or provisions, may leave or send it to the Btore of Dean & Ratliffe and it will be forwarded promptly. The Baptist Courier, in speaking of the recent convention of the B. Y. P. U. in this city, says : "The entertain ment of the delegates and visitors to the convention could not have been improved upon. It was most delight ful, and everybody went home with the best opinion possible of the hospitality estended by the good people of Ander son. Pastor Chapman and his com mittees did their work superbly well.'' At the annual meeting of the Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men of South Carolina in Sumter last week, C. E. Tolly, of this city, was eleoted Great Junior Sagamore, the third highest office in the order. For the next place of meeting of the Great Council invitations were extended from Spartanburg and from Anderson, and tho selection waa made by ballot, resulting in favor of Anderson by a vote of 45 to 13. The citizens of Lowndes ville have taken steps looking to the organization of a bank to be located in their thriv ing town. It ia proposed to have a bank with a capitalization of $25,000, andB. F. Mauldin. cashier of the Bank of Anderdon, who has been very successf ol in organizing banks In other towns, wiU be at the bead of the enter prise. The formal organization will soon take place, and a suitable build ing will be erected. Mrs. Martha McCown, wife of James A. JfcCown, died Friday, April 1st inst., at her residence, 80 Highland avenue, Atlanta. Ga., after a long ill ness. Besides ber husband and five children, she ia anrvived by vwo sis ters, Mrs. H. B. Lennard, of Alabama, Mrs. J. B. McGee, Bowman, Ga., and by many friends and relatives in An derson County, who wi ii regret exceed ingly to hear of her dc a tn. The re mains were interred in Westview cemetery of Atlanta. Oar clever friend, J. E.Normenr, the popular private secretary of Gov: Hey wood and a member of the staff of the Colombia State, spent a few boars in the city last Monday on a harried busi ness trip. Mr. Norment baa many friends in Anderson who are always more than pleased to meet him. He and the junior editor of The Intelli Kricer are delegates from the Son th irolino PresK Association to the Na tional Editorial Association, which convenes in Sr. Louis on May 18th, and they have about completed their ar rangements to attend. The Democratic Ciaba will meet next Saturday, 23rd inst., and then will come the County Conventions and tho SUte Convention. Each Club will be entitled to 2 delegates for ita first 25 members and one delegate for each 25 additional members, or fractional part thereof, in tho County Convention. There are a number of yoong men In various sections of the County who have reached their majority since the last election and the registration com mittee of each Cl nb should look after them and see that they are properly registered to vote in the general elec tions and that their names are enrolled on tome Club. 1 he following levitations have been nailed to out-t own* ftieuds: "Mr. nd Mrs. J. . Burch request thu louor of your presence at the- marriage f their daughter, Aria, and Mr. Wil ?ur Eugene Power, on Wednesday vening, April 27th, at eight o'clock, lethodist Church, Helton, S. C." The rimes is requested to state that no in? itatious will bo sent to friends in Bel an, but all are cordially invited. Min? Lria is one of tho best young ladies of ur town, while tho grooui-to-be isa ighly respected young business tuan f Anderson.-Belton Times. While at target practice at sea off 'ensac?la, Fla., last Wednesday n ter iblo accident happened on tho battle hip "Missouri" hythe explosion of o urret gun. As a result ot the explo ion the total list of dead now number 2. Amoug those on tho wa? ship and ir ho escaped any injury was Clarence ?. Jones, a son of 8. A. Join s, a well mown farmer of Kock Mills Town ihip. Mr. Join's holds the position of issistant gunnar, and is making in excellent record, having recently )een recommended for promotion. J. W. Lyleg, an employee at thc Orv tatton Mill, died very suddenly last donday afternoon, lie seemed to bo u his usual health that morning ami corked until tho dinner hour, when he vent home, ate a hearty dinner ami eturned to tho mill before tho other tanda came in. When the other lia min eturned lie was found prostrated on he floor and very ill. Ho was carried io his home and died in about two lours. Mr. Lyleswns about is years if ago and a native of Georgia. When he Orr Mill was completed he caine ?ere and accepted a position in it, and was n faithful and zealous employee, md was highly esteemed by all of his 'rienda and acquaintances, ile is sur vived by a wife and four children. Tho remains were laid to rest iu Silver Srook Cemetery yesterday afternoon, iov. W. B. Hawkins conducting the 'uncial services. The Spartanburg Herald of tho 12th nat. says : "Mrs. C. Hutto, aged 71 rears, died at tho home of Prof. John J. Clinkscales on Woflbrd campus yes erday afternoon at 3.80 o'clock. Ten lays ago she was stricken with paraly sis and did not rally from the shock. Por more than a year past she had been n failing health. The deceased was a lative of Orangeburg County and was ;he widow of the late Rev. Wm. Hutto >f the South Carolina conference. She ivas an earnest, useful Christian wo llun. Two children survive her, Mrs. Fohn G. Clinkscales, of this city, and Or. W. D. Hutto. of Williamston. The remains of Mrs. Hutto will bo carried to Williamston, her former lome, for burial to-day. Rev. Dr. W. I. Richardson will accompany the "uneral party and will conduct the ser vices nt Williamston this afternoon." viro. Hutto has many friends in this Jounty who held her in high esteem, ind who will regret to hear of her leath. After a long and painful illness with ralmonary disease Mrs. Nannie Burns lobson, wife of Thomas Hobson, died in the 16th inst, at her home near San ty Springs. She was in the 44th year >r her age, and was the last surviving laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. RnrnS; >nd thc sister o? Kev. Conner Burns, tam'l. Burns, of Roberts, and Robert 3urns, of Anderson. They with her msband and six children, besides nany other relatives and friends, are eft to mourn her departure. A mont ier of the Methodist Church from :hildhood, she early learned the nre :epts of piety, and grew up to be a weet, spirited Christian woman, whom ill who know loved. Though shu will ie sadly missed by her loved ones, hey have the comfort of knowing that ter Bulleringa are ended and she in at est. She was buried beside her kin Ired at Sandy Springs last, Sabbath. 1er pastor, Rev. S. W. Henry, being ibsent from sickness, the funeral ser ices were conducted by her brother, .ev. Conner Burns, of Enoree. Lov og hands covered the casket and ;rave with Howers and sang over her .reciou8 form "Beautiful beckoning lands." - ? ?m - . Letter to H. G. Johnson & Son. Ande i <i ?., S. C. Dear Sirs : If it took 10 gallons to paint our house last time with Homebody lse's paint, and takes 8 with Devoe, we ave you 98 or $10 ; for painting costa two r three times as much AS paint. Mr. Ezra Rathmell, Wllliamsport, Fa., I way s used ll gallons of mixed paint tor ls house ; Devoe took 6. But that H n't all ; that's only first cost ; iow long will it wear? The paint, that gees furthest in cover aga. wears beat too. All paint, true paint, and full-meaBure re on one side ; part paint, false paint, nd abort-measure are on the other. Vhat can you expect? Yours truly, P. W. DEVOE dc CO. ?. S. -W. L. Brissey sella our paint. Honor Roll. The following is the honor roll of he Three and Twenty school for the rjonth ending April 8th: Carl Pepper, Lizzie Pepper, Minnie 'epper, Era Sheriff, Maude Pepper, kathleen Wyatt, Gertrude Cantrell, Charlotte Smith, Mary Hendricks, Jew ton Cantrell. Maude Rosamond, Teacher. April ll, 1904._ fend Prevervts The cause of ninety per cent of all disease i a faulty digestive and drainage system-the itomacb, liver, kidneya and bowels. Let ODO ?! these organs become clogged or inopera ive, there remains in the system many poi o;,? thai wiii, in time, breed disease, difficult o correct. One should never allow even a empor?ry stoppage of any one of these or ran*-they should be kept constantly tn per ec? working order. SEVEN BARKS '? fx>*frive1y the ideal corrective of all Inter? lal ailments. It is not a patent medicine, mt an honest, vegetable preparation, extracted rom the bark of a species of the Hydrangea ilant. Ita curative properties are r erous. [t is a mild cathartic-an alterative- arctic, toothing, bealing and toniest. An occasional lose will keep the whole system in perfect ondition and will act as a safeguard against liseasc. Seven Barks ha* been on the American narket for over thirty-five years. Its distributors lave reams of high-praisingjetter* from peo ?le in every walk of life. /Thousands of tam iles are never without a bottle. The oldest rienda are-our best. Test it for yourself Ask your druggist for a,6o<ent bottle, and if t does not do all that ia claimed, take the mDty or partly consumed bottle back and get our money. One New York City druggist old 7? bottles on thia basis before one dis atisfied purchaser asked for the return of bia Doney. .YMAM BROWN. Pharmacist, N. Y. City o . SOLO BT 'OR SALE BY EVANS PHARMACY. 5 Style, Quality, Comfort AUK DEMANDED OF Al AA OUR Low Cut Shoes ? STETSON'S LOW SHOES $5.00. Perfect in fit, duality, none better, A pleasure to wear. BALSTON HEATH OXFORDS.! The success of "Balaton Fats" is a result of pleased Shoo customers. The kind that good customers want, [the [kind that brings them back, with their friends, for?[more,^At?. Shiny Leathers, (4.00. W. L. DOUGLAS' LOW CUT SHOES. In all leathers, all correct chapeo. "That's enough said." Every wearer of Shoes know them. $3.50 the price. .? Chas, B. Hall Co, Our Spring and Summer Line Clothing l [Furnishings Embodies manyjof the Newest [and Swellest featureafof the season. .. .,.Ci3 New arrivals inJWelter-weight Togs. Outing Suits, light in shades, weight and price, but solid, good wear in every stitch. . _ ^ Our Empire Snit, with broad, concave shoulders, [collar? ont high, so that tfceyfhug the neck, ?malt length to th* coats, and graceful shape and set to the trousers, "aOlS??lt is a winner. . We make a specialty of BLACK GOODS, and this season we have a line we/may well be proud of. Snits in Blacks from $5.00 to $20.00. C. A. REESE Next to X1. and M. Bank.