Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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cr ou .S* FOR PEOPLE ! Novelties for Summer ! KANT ATTRACTIVE ARTICLES FOR. The Summer Woman, The Summer Girl, . The Summer Man, The Summer Boy. ii ?Jinn: um Is Particularly Complete. Xight Airy Dross Fabrics, Summer {Laces, Embroideries, Bands and Trimmings, Summer Ribbons, Summer Gloves, Summer Hosiery, Summer Handkerchiefs, Summer Underwear, Summer Umbrellas, Summer Para-els, Summer Shoes, Summer Oxfords, And many articles for-' !!?!!??EDS ATE WANTS. When you fail to find it elsewhere come to our Store. Axe you going to the World's Fair, the mountains, the seashore or on your bridal tour during the Summer tim?? If you are, see us about your ll . /.*%; ,- nm.i M m& nm 1 IlllliiiilPS Are you building a new home! Do you wish to make more attractive your present home t Then see us about Furnishin ,0? We never advertise eut prie** on Goods the people do not want. Wa always offer the Right Goods at Right Torin truly, ? Wholesale and Heiail Se&lers in Local News. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1004. Misa Nell? Barton 12 visiting friends in Greenville. Mies Annie Pretest is visiting rela tives in Clinton. Mrs. U. G. Turner is visiting rela tives in Alabama. Mr. A. S. Hawes, of Elberton, spent Sunday in the city. Mr. C. P. Brown, of Pelzer, spent Sunday in the city. Earle C. Page, of Columbia, is spend ing a few days in the city. J. B. McGee, Jr., of Columbia, ie visiting relatives in the city. Rev. J. D. Crout, of Dillon, S. C., is visiting relatives near Starr. Mies Carrie Hunter, of Pendleton, is visiting relatives in tho city. Mr. Clayton Roberts, of Piedmont, is visiting relatives in tho city. The fellow who asks "Is it hot enough for you!" ought to be sun struck. Mrs. J. I. Copeland, of Clinton, has been visiting relatives atSeptus. Rhett Parker, of Greenwood, spent Sunday in the city with hi3 mother. Miss Nellie Acker is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. W. I. Chick, in Columbia. Mr. C. J. Swift, of Columbia, has been spending several days in the city. Mrs. Ella Hudgens has returned to Honea Path after a visit to relatives in the city, A number of AndersoDisns are con templating a trip to the mountains this summer. Some of the candidates for county offices are letting no grass grow under their feet. Percy Sharpe, of Nashville, Tenn., is in the city visiting his mother and other relatives. Miss Valeria Clintc^lu?, of Starr, has returned from a visit to St. Louis and Tennessee. Mies 8 Uli? Johnstone, of Newberry, is in the city visiting her brother, Dr. A. P. Johnstone. J. F. Wilson, who is temporarily located at W^.JO Shoals, was in the city Saturday and Sunday. W. L. Charpin, of Elbert County, Ga., ww in the city yesterday and gave us an appreciated call. Mrs.CT. Ganse and Mrs. J. E. Barton, of Augusta, are visiting friends and relatives in the city. T. J. Manldin, Esq., and J. P. Ca rey, Esq., of Pickens, spent a cay or two in the city last week. ! Some very fine blackberries are now being brought to the city. The crop is reported to be a fine one. Mrs. S. J. Boley, of Athens, Ga., is in the city on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. Geisberj. Most of the manufacturing plants in this Bection will pay their usual semi annual dividends on July 1st. Miss Margaret Evans and J. M. Evans have gone to Wrightsville Beach, N. C., for a short stay. A local weather prophet says we are going to have the hottest summer this section has experienced in years. E. F. Cochran, Esq., has returned from Chicago, where he attended the RepublicanNational Convention. J. R. Kay, the efficient and clever Treasurer of Oconee 'County, spent a ! day or two in Anderson last week. ?J. E. Barton, the contractor, is erecting a neat and substantial cottage for E. fl. Acker on Calhoun street. Harvesting grain is about finished. The'report of the yield is more en couraging th?u ?as one? expected. ? Dr. Thaddeus Hnnt, of Town ville, Stent a portion of last week with rela ves in Pickens.-Pickens Sentinel. . I Wm. Y. Holland, of Hartwell, Ga., spent last Friday in the .city* and was warmly greeted by hie many friends. Mrs. H. S. Dowling and little daugh ter, of Bamberg? S. C., are in the city visiting her mother and other rela tives. We still have space for a few more candidates' announcements. Gentle men, yon ought to let yourselves be known. Misa Ina Simpson has returned to her home in Little Rock, Arkansas, after a visit to horoistor, Mro. N.B. Sullivan. Albert Johnston? has returned from the University of Virginia, where he has been a student in the academic de partment. Poker and Piedmont will have a big Fourth of July celebration next Mon day, and large crowds will no donbt visit bath places. The day for holding th? Clemson scholarship examination has been changed to July 8th instead of the 6th, aa waa tint announced. Kev. J. E. James has accepted the call to the pastorate of th? Central Presbyterian Church, and will enter npen nia work next Sunday. ?fiases Llewellyn and. Rosa McFall, daughters of W. A. McFall, of Abbe ville, ar? in the .city -visiting their grandmother. Mrs. L. J. McFall. Miss Emily Div ver, a charming and attractive young lady of Anderson, S. C., ia visiting MT. Arch Sinipson at Garnett Spring.-Toccoa (Ga.) Record. Mr. and Mri. Walter Garrison and children, of Anderson, S. C., were the guests of Mr. and if ra. T. O. Bowen Sunday and Monday .-Elberton (Ga.) Star. The farmers in this section have not .bad any special trouble with the grasa this season where they have had health and opportunity to keep np with their work. j Dr. Walter K. Lewis, who bas a pe tition as veterinarian in the govern ment inspecting service in St. Louis, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lewis. ?n some sections of tho Stat? the farmers are somewhat alarmed by the appearance of cotton lice on the cotton plants. We have heard of none i ft this section. ' T. Frank Watkins hnsreturned home frbm th? University of Virginia, where to.? bas just graduand from th? law de partment. He will open an office in tho city for the practice of his prof??* sion. . \ We acknowledge receipt of an invi tation to attend the commencement exercises of ibo South Carolina Military Academy in Charleston to-day and to morrow. Tho colore< .ounty Fair Association will give a bi. ? ?cue at the Greeley In stitute next Monday, July 4th, for the be ne tit. of tho Fair that will be held next Fall. George Boleman, tho little son of Auditor Boleman, was carried to Baltimore last Monday by his mother to have an operation for appendicitis performed. C. I. Dawson, of San Juan, Porto Rico, Bpent a few days in the eily last week with the family of J. A. Brock. He has a position under the federal government. The price of cotton continues to de cline. One of our farmers sold A few bales in the city last week for rive cents a pound less than he was offered for it a lew months ago. Next Monday being the Fourth of July, which is a national holiday, the rural mail carriers will have a holiday and will not make their usual trips through thc country. There will beanie nie at. Fairplay in tho grove near Beavevdam Church nest Saturday, July 2nd. Everybody is invited to attend and carry well-fill ed dinner baskets. Married, on Sunday, Juno 2G, 1!)04, at the residence of tho bride's father, J. W. White, by Kev. J. B. Herrou, Mr. George Bridges and Miss Genia White, both of Anderson Couuty. If Anderson County cannot lind enough candidates to j:o around the executive committee might draw on Greenville, because wo may have them to spare.-Greenville News. B. C. Cromer, a graduate of Clemson College, has been elected principal of Grammar School No. 2 on factory hill. He has for some years been success fully teaching in tho county school*. J. W. Howell, formerly of this Coun ty, who has been living in Abbeville County for some time, has accepted a position with the Fretwell-Hanks Co., in this city, and has entered npon his duticB. Theo. Fanf, who recently graduated from the College of Pharmacy in Charleston, has accepted a position with the Evans Pharmacy, where ne will be pleased to serve his friends at any time. The work of the County Normal School is progressing finely. Many new teachers nave enrolled since the opening day, and the attendance bids fair to be the largest of any of the normals. W. S. Divver and bride have return ed from their trip to tho Wold's Fair and have gone to housekeeping is their new and neat cottage just erected at the corner of South McDuffie and East Franklin streets. Invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Osborne to tho marriage of their daughter, Miss Sara Euphemia Osborne, to Mr. Ben. B. Bleokfey, the ceremony to take place at their home on the morning of July 7th. Wi C. Pearman, of Cook County, Texas, is visiting his brother, Hon. S. N. Pearman. Mr. Pearman has been living in the Lone Star State for more than 25 years, and this is his first visit to his old home since leaving. Mrs. Virginia Hammond's music class 5ave a recital in the Opera House 'hursday night. An appreciative au dience of the relatives and friends of the pupils witnessed the entertainment, which was thoroughly enjoyed. Rev. J. T. Mann will preach at Shady Grove Church, in Belton Township, on the second Sunday and Saturday pre ceding in Jnly at ll o'clock ?. m. The friends of the congregation are cordi ally invited to attend the services. Our young friend, Edward Hiott, son of Rev. D. W. Hiott, of Pickens, for merly of this County, has recently re ceived an appointment as railway mail clerk, making the highest average in the class that stood the examination. The prom dod meeting at the Meth c?i?t Church closed Thursday night. The preaching was done by Rev. \V. T. Duncan, of Laurens, and the power of his work is attested by fifteen addi tions to the membership of the Church. On account of the Fourth of July celebrations at varions places next Monday the Blue Ridge Railway will sell tickets on July 2, 3 and 4, limited to return on July 8, at tto rate of one and one-third fares for the round trip. Frances Elizabeth, the two-year-old daughter of F. M. Allen, died at the home of her parents at the Cox mills last Thursday night, after a brief ill ness. On Friday afternoon the remains were interred at the Salem Church yard. J. O. Wilhite, Jr., of Birmingham, Ala., arrived in the city la?t week to spend a few days with his parents. Joe isa flue, clever poy.'and his many friends here are delighted to greet him. His adopted homo seems to be treating him well. County Superintendent of Education R. E.. NicholsonP who has been quite sick at his home for the past two weeks, waa able to be up and visit his office last Saturday. He is mending rapidly, and we hope will soon be restored to his usual good health. Mts. T. A. Ratliffe and children, of Anderson, after spending two weeks at the home of her sister, Mrs, N. li. Bant, and family, in Midway, returned home yesterday (Tuesday) morning. Her visit was a most delightful one Tn every respect.-Keowee Courier. Ernest the infant son of J. W. Bald win, died at the home of his parents at the Anderson cotton mill village last Wednesday morning, and was buried Thursday morning at Silver Brook cemetery. He was fifteen months old and had been sick only a short time. The many friends of Mr. J"c. Mil ford are urging him to make the race for the Honse. Should he decide to make the race they feel confi dent he will be elected. He is a good man and would well represent Ander son County.-Honea Path Chronicle. Mrs. John Crews, a former resident of Anderson, died in Asheville last week. She resided in this city for about fifteen years, but had been liv ing in Asheville for a long time. She is remembered by many 'ends here who will regret to hear of uer death. . Alex. Johnson, a well-known colored barber of this city, dropped dead at his home last Sunday night. The deceased was a native of Columbia and about 50 years of age. For more than thirty years he conducted ? barber shop in Anderson, and was one of tho most careful and expert barbers who over handled a razor in this city. Ho was strictly upright and honest, very cour teous and polite, and held in high es-* teem by his white friends. For sev eral years past he indulged too freely in whiskey and became a physical wreck, which caused his sudden death. Our townsman, J. I?. Bell, went over to Greenville last Saturday on tho ead mi.'-ion of attending tlu< funeral Berviees of his brother, Lee Bell, who died at his home in that city tbs preceding day. Tb? deceased waa 21 years of age, and bau been in feeble health for several months. The examinations for scholarships in Winthrop, Clemson, the South Caro lina College and Charleston College will be held in the Central graded schcol building on Friday, July 8th. Those who wish to stand these exami nations may secure application blanks from County Superintendent Nichol son. Ex-Mayor Robert A. VanWyck, of New York, recently came out a million dollars ahead in a Wall street deal, and has gone to Europe to take a little rostand recreation. Mr. VanWyck is a nativo of Anderson County, where he spent his boyhood days, andisnn uncle of our townsman, O. B. Van Wyck. Married, at the re ni den co of the bride'a parents, Mr. and Airs. !,. H. Seel, in this cit v. last evening at 0.30 o'clock, by Kev. S. J. Cartledge, Mr. V. B. Meadows and Miss lila Sti'l, both of this city. A few of the rela tives and intimate friends of the happy couple were present to witness the ceremony. The Secretary of State has chartered the Auderson Traction Company, which will operate a series of street railways in the city. The capital stock is $00,000, and the officers are : J A. Brock, president and treasurer ; F. G. Brown, vice president ; Dr. Geo. E. Coughlin, general manager; H. E. Ligon, secretary. At the recent Democratic County Convention authority was given the Democrats of the city to form ward dnbB. This is now being done, and all of tho wards will have been organized by tb<) last of the week. It will not be many weeks until the city primary comea o A', and thon the state and County primary will shortly follow. The Palmetto Riflemen will go to Pelzet on the 4th of July to take part in the competitive prize drills. A prize will be given to the best drilled com pany in the first battalion, andona also to the best drilled soldier in tho first battalion. The fourth at Pelzer is always a great occasion, and a large crowd will be in attendance this year. Dr. John M. Lander and family will leave Williamston June 38th ou their return to Brazil and will sail from New York July 4th. Miss Laura Lander, Carolina and Sam will remain in Green wood with their grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. S. Lander, and will continue their sohool course. The four younger chil dren will return to Brazil.-William ston News. Mrs. Rackley, wife of Mr. J. A. Rackley, who resides on the Anderson side, died Sunday, l'Jth inst., and was buried the day following at this place. Mr. Rack ley'a family moved to Pied mont a number of years ago from Pickens County and have mnny t riendo here who deeply sympathize with them in their sore bereavement.-Piedmont Observer. Last Monday afternoon about 1 o'clock lire was discovered in the barn on the premises of Mrs. J.H. Clark on River street. The firemen responded promptly to the alarm and succeeded in Btopping the flames before the build ing waa entirely consumed. The loss is about $100. It is thought the Are w&8 caused by a cigarette in the hands of a small boy. Col. M. P. Tribble, who has been spending a few days in the city with his family, returned to Columbia last night to continue his work of pre paring the Confederate rolls. Having decided not to -enter the campaign as a candidate for Secretary of state, he is still in the race for the House of Representatives troni thia County, and his many friends are going to do their best to re-elect bim. Dr. Geo. E. Coughlin, manager of the street railway company, has gone west in the interest of the trolley line. It is now announced that the estimates for the interurban line have been com pleted, and that progress is being made towards an organization. The mate rial for the city line has not been com ing in as promptly as was contracted for, and for this reason there has been some delay in getting the work of con struction under way. In the selection of a Major and Lien tenant Colonel of the First Regiment, held last week, the Palmetto Riflemen of this city voted unanimously for Capt. Wardlnw, of Chester, for Lieu tenant-Colonel, and for Capt. E. M. Blythe, of Greenville, for Major. The friends of Capt. H. H. Watkins were anxious to nominate bim for Lieu ton ant-Colonel, but he declined to allow his name to be used. He no doubt could have been elected. Rev. G. G. Mays h aa resigned the Iiastorate of the Second Presbyterian Church of Greenville to become finan cial agent of the committee appointed i by the three presbyteries, Bethel, Eno ree and South Carolina, to raise money with which to purchase the Chicora College of Greenville. This property is valued at about $50,000 but the presbyteries can come into possession of it by raising about $28,900. It is to be hoped that the undertaking will succeed. Last Sunday afternoon Robert, the 7-year-old son of R. E. Burriss, met ? with a painful accident at his home on North McDoffie street. The little fel-1 low and two companions, while play ing in the yard, found a snot gun shell. They emptied the powder from it into a small glass, and sticking a match to it, the powder flashed into Robert'6 face, injuring his eyes and blistering his face. He received prompt medical attention and it is not thought now that hiseyes are permanently injured. Last Thursday afternoon D. P. Mc Brayer and his negro, driver, had a narrow escape from a serions accident Mr. McBrayer was on his way from home to his office riding in his baggy. While crossing the C. & W. C. R. R. on Whitner street his horse got fright ened at a shifting engine, which sud denly made its appearance, and, wheel ing suddenly, overturned the buggy, throwing both the occupants under it. Mr. McBrayer was painfully bruised in several places, but the negro was not hort. M isa Anna Latiraer, of Belton, ac companied by her brother, Carroll, passed through the city to-day on their way to New York. From there they expect to sail for Europe Saturday. Misa Latimer is a graduate of Converse College, and her brother completed the law course at the University of Vir ?inia this spring. They will go to nrope in company with a party of Converse girls and intend spending tue entire sommer on the continent. Senator Latimer will not go to Europe with his children.--Greenville Herald, 20nd inst. No good health unless the kidneys ?re sound. Foley's Kidney Care makes the kid neja right. Evana Pharmacy. . FOR SALE-Brick from Patrick's In stitute, Glazed Sash, 2 ff ot by 7 foo*, with Butta, 60 rents each. Inquire J. H Ca? sey, over Bank of Anleia?o. 52-1 FOR ki \ I// ??j Such as Sacks, IQ smooth Worsteds (topnotcher3 for style) and rough Homespuns (always right.) We have them in a multitude of tasteful mixtures, fresh from the Stein-Bloch benches? Four button, three button, English (square away front) sin gle and double breasted. Why be tailor-troubled, when you can be fitted as BOOS as you are sized 1 Our experiment station is open all day. Chas. B. Hall Co. CUT PRICE CLOTHIERS. Contemplating a change in our business on July 1st, and in order to reduce our stock by that time, we offer our entire stock of Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Men's Furnishings, TV4-" . > AT A DISCOUNT Of S per Cent Remember, we have no shelf-worn Goods to show you* Everything Fresh and New. ?ale commences Monday, May 30th. Marble Front, Next to F. and M. Bank, ^ffiff ygg