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j BY CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. ANDERSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1905. iVOLUME XLI-NO. 8. ARRIVING EVERY DAY! C ir Buyer is now in the Northern markets where he is carefr Vij selecting the Newest Styles and Best Values in Men's Wear ? Our New Fall Hats Are hero in all the new shades-Light Greys. Tans and Blacks, from $1.50 to $5.00. New lot of Corliss GOOD & Co's. Collars. 15o. each. : : : : Two for 25c. Spot Cash Clothiers. To foe closed out the balance '""'if- this month D ICE ! do not intend to carry over any r Goods whatever; The Magnet, ?The M? Store. ?Text to Post Office. The Farmers' Educational and Co-Operative Union of Amerioa. OONDUOTED BY J. O. 8TRIBL1NQ. JV* Commulcations intended for this depart mont should be addressed to J. C. Strlbling, Pendleton, S. C. Barbecue ?nd Picnic. The following named speakere have been invited to address the fermera at the Farmers' Union picnic and barbe cue at Anderson Fair Grounds on 10th August. Thirty minutes times will be allotted to each speaker: Mr. J. A. Evett, of Indianapolis, Subject, "Pricing farm crops by ti?o farmer; Senator Latimer and F. H. Hyatt, of Columbia, Subject, "Neces ?i ty of bonded wa^housea in control ling the marketing of cotton"; Hon. W. Jasper Talbert, Subject, "Old Soldiers"; Congressman Lever and Senator Tillman, Subject, "Farmers' Organization." Speaking will commence about ll a. m. and continue to 1 p. m., at which time Farmers' Union speaking will end and adjourn for dinner. At tho request of many farmers and othere Hon. W. Jasper Talbert, at 2 p. m., will address the people on the sub ject of prohibition and wiii be followed by Senator Tillman on the subject of controlling the sale of liquor by the dispensary system. On account of it being unconstitu tional for The Farmers' Union to dis cuss partisan politics in the Union the committee of arrangements have agreed to adjourn at this hour and allow the discussion. ? ^o -- Something New. English spinners have published to the world that they want American spinners to unite with them in holding off the market for three months in or der to force the price of cotton down to suit their idea. This io about the biggest bluff we have heard of in some time. These spinners have been doing things along this line for many years, but they have all along kept the thing in a close way within their organiza tion. This ia a spank new turn in pub lishing their desire. If we are not badly fooled this publicity, inatead of frightening cotton growers, will be a warning to them to prepare the way to meet this effort to depress prices by planning* to carry their this year's small crop over on the same plan the growera did this year. When the recent rise in prices first began thu newe waB published fre quently that spinners were not taking the cotton. We warned growera then of the fact that the EngliBh spinners were hoarding 10 cents cotton in order to fortify against 12} cents cotton when the new crop came on the mar ket, and they have done that very thing. These spinnera are too sharp to publish newe that would do them injury. They intend this as a bl na', and growers muat pat up more ware houses. Yon can't build warehouses with your tongues. It takes hard cash either free coined, 10 to 1, or gold cer tificates will do. Talk ia cheap, and we have had it in abundance. Now, we want business. The cotton grower that has not taken stock in the warehouse, ia not inside of the door of this warehouse business, and he that is not inside is oh the out Bide. If Anderson county cotton growers could. get together all the damaged cotton and loss in weight at the rate of 10 cents per ponnd, we could settle the plan and put np a good warehouse Ont of thiB year's loss and not misa it. Why not then go at it at once and put np a good warehouse and head off this heavy loss on the next roundf Taking stock in the Farmers' Union Warehouse, is not giving money away, era contribution in any sense, lt is an investment that bas. paid others, and If managed properly will pay the far mer good dividends, and, in addition to this profit, the warehouse system will make. more money for the general cotton grower by furnishing him the means to protect bia intreest. Miro-Culture and the Aldrich System of Growing Cotton and Corn Together. This now discovery of growing nitro gen in the aoil instead of buying it from fertilizer men has given some fertilizer men and their henchmen some uneasiness, who are losing no opportunity at giving Dr. Moorewa new discovery the Black eye nt every op portunity. The recent resignation of Dr. Moore and hie connection with the nitro-cnl ture plant at Westchester does not im pair the real value of his discovery, whioh no one so far hos proven to be valueless. But this connection of Dr. Moore's wife with thia Westchester plant does olear np the mystery that we have wanted to know why the far mer was 'flooded with circulars-at Government expenses-setting forth the value of thia discovery and request ing the reader to apply tor free samples at washington; and none but the very few favored got these free samples, bat we'all, some: how or other, got the information about the seedsmen Bon ing this nitro-culturo. It is now clear to runny of ns that while the Govern ment did the blowing and advertising the Pern sylvania coneero did the selling, and, of course, made the money out of thia business, although the Government had taken out the patent with the avowed purpose to prevent thio opecolation. .-..<:. We are making ten comparative testa of. this nitro-eulture or germ in nania?on teat on cow peas and Alfalfa; no doubt we will ba fn position to tell farmers jost how much good there is la thia, if any. Our scientists nave intiniated.weat the day is not far, d?atant whoa the practonl farmer moy carry the fertili zer-or "nitrogen seed"-for an anre o? ground in Ina Teat pocket. *u reply to thia our Hibernian friend. Pat, baa said: "Yes, ba jabera, an* yo>li cany th'crop in yiz other vi?t pock et." Onr co-operative field test, conducted by practical f armera' and under the supervision of our Experiment station. I will in time toil whola right, Pat, .<wjk our- scientist. It is stated thnt thu' Kentucky tarmers have spent ?5,000' this year tot this uitro-cnlture. If wo can Bave : South CaroHpfv foriners thia enormous loss, if it is a loas, this id as important as it would have been to tell tbe farmers how to make $5,000. Dor comparative teat of the Aldrich system ie on poor land and is now look ing very well. AU those tests will be measured and weighed by a disinter ested expert from Clemson College when crops are matured. Hurrah for the Railroad at Piercetown 1 There will be a big barbecue and picnic at Piercetown on Tuesday, the 15th inst. The pubHo is specially in vited. Let everybody come and bring well-filled baskets for the occasion. Quite a number of distinguished speak ers will be present. A. M. Guyton, for committee. Reunion of The Williams Family. On August the 4th, the children, grandchildren, relatives and neighbors of A. P. Williams gathered nt his home in Pendleton township. On that date G5 years ago the subject of this sketch was born in what is now the city of Greenville, but bis parents removed to Anderson County when he was but a few months old, and he has ever since made this county his home. Although opposed to secession, he gave about three years ot' his lifo to the service of his country in tho war with the States, was wounded just be fore tbe war closed, and returned to his home to begin life anew. It is interesting to hear him talk of war times anet the struggle the people had to make afterward for the necessities of life, but hard times with him is a thing of the past, for ho now has a good home, and is spending his declin ing yearB in ease and plenty. There were present on this 05th anniversary of bin birth G children, 20 grandchildren, Mrs. H. N. Clark, an aunt of the family, Mrs. Daricott and children, and Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Burns, and others arrived after the services closed at a protracted meet ing, which was in progress nearby. Among these were three ministers that were conducting the services, Bev, A. A. Merritt, Bev. T. P. Phillips, and Rev. Thomason, and their pres euee added much to the socinl as well as spiritual enjoyment of the day. A table was erected under the pretty shade trees, and at 1:30 o'clock dinner was announced. It may not be polite to tell of all the good things on this table, but there was as abundance of them, and we don't think it saying too much, that when all had partaken un til they could "do no more," there was enougn taken up to have fed another crowd just as large. After dinner was over all got in shape for K. O. Brock to try making a picture of the group, which, if it proves a success, would be right inter esting to look at, and be a help to those present in keeping the day fresh in their memory. Of course all the enjoyments of this life must have an end, and this day BO pleasantly spent was no exception, but the thought of parting, though ead, ?B not to be compared with that of hav ing spent the day so pleasantly to gether, and each one returned to their homes feeling mnch better at the thought of having met again. All joined in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Wil liams many more just such returns of the day, and hoping to all meet in that "country where reunions have no end. A Gnest. Death of Robert A. G?nter. Capt. R, A. Gilmer, one of the most prominent figures for more than a half a century in this bounty, fell a victim to the grim reaper, whose sickle none escape, on last Mopday night, July 31st, 1005, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Birdie Walker, in Toccoa, Ga. On the night of June 30th last, Capt. Gilmer and his wife were arouBed from their sleep by a strange noise in the bouse justin time to escape from the flood of water which was rapidly rising in the house, and in order to make their escape they were compelled to wade through water about tour feet deep for some distance to a tenant house. It is thought that this ex perience was the cause of his fatal ill ness. Capt. Gilmer was born at the Gil mer- homestead near Roberts Church, in Anderson County, August S3, 1827. and had he lived to the 23rd of this month he would have been 78 years of age. He was married to Francis Amanda Swift on the 24th of Novem ber, 1857, who died May 8, 1887. Of this marriage there wer? seven chil dren, three of whom survive: Messrs. Swift and Lee Gilmer and Mrs. Birdie Walker. Capt. Gilmer was married a second time to Miss Sarah Caroline McFall, October 1,1887, who survives. Capt. Gilmer was a Royal Arch Mason and amongst the oldest In the State. He has all the time retain ed his membership with Hiram Lodge. Anderson County. In the year 1851 be settled on the r?ankB of Cbauga Bi vcr, where he ons lived ever, since. His father was James Gilmer, who superintended the division of Old Picken o district, and the maiden name of his mother was Elizabeth Calhoun, of Newberry County. Capt. Gilmer was a man of extensive learning and was always a cheerful. gainstaking and safe adviser. He had y industry accumulated a consider able amount of property. In his death the county and State have, as have bis lamily, Sustained a great loss. His remains were interred at Hope well Methodist Church,, after appro priate fanerai services, conducted by ROT. Mr. Harold, of Westminster, in the presence of A large gathering of friends and acquaintances. Two of his brothers survive him who are Krorainent citizens of Anderson County, losers. J. J. and B. C. Gilmer. Many tears were shed over his bier by both yoong and old who nave at all time? found in him ? true friend in time of need. He was especially kind toward the poor and afflicted. WhUe so far as we know he has left no religious ex perience he was an active worker in th? Methodist Church. Withal, he leaves an example and character of whioh his relatives and tho coai ra un i ty may well feel proud. Oconea News. ' -, mum ? i ? : ? - Tho Floreaos tobacco market, which, opened for the sale of leaf to babel some weeks ago, is now in full swing, and from the present outlook '.he crop of 1905 1906 wiir be by far the heaviest, and best crop/excepting atone the or?p of 1902-1903, of any previous year since the establishment of a market at that place. Williamston News. Misa Lila Attaway, of Saluda county, ia visiting friends in town. Misa Jessie Sharpe Ima boen visiting her sunt, Mrs. Nellie Sullivan, near Pelzer. Mrs. Eunice Boozer Livingston is at the Ransom House for a month. Mien Bessie Peacock and her sister, of Rook Hill, and M?SB Flora McKel vey, of Liokville, visited Mrs. Ernest Lander laat week. Mrs. Angus Lander and children aro spending a month at the College. The friends ol Ralph Gossett aro glad to see him home again, after quite a stay in Asheville. Misses JOBie and Sadie Sullivan, of Laurens, are visiting relatives in town. Mira Bertha Anderson is spending awhile in Augusta. Robert Smith, wife and baby have been visiting Mrs. Harriet Mahon. Mies Matine Talbert, of Laurens, is with her aunt, Mrs. T. M. Mahon, for awhile. Prof. Tom Holloway is teaching a summer school nt Cedar Grove. Mrs. Weeks, of Orangeburg, is vis iting her parents, Mr. and Mr. J. B. O. Holloway. x Mrs. Stonnie W. Booth, of Leo county, is spending the summer in Williamston. Mrs. H* H. Newton, Jr., of Ben n e. tts ville, spent a day recently with her aunt, Mrs. Annie Sharpe. Geo. Goodgion han been on a visit to relatives in Laurens. Miss Birdie La Roche, of Charleston, is spending the hot months with Mrs. R. L. Holroyd. M?SB Mary Hard is visiting at her old home, near Williamston. Mrs. P. S. Owens has sold ber milli nery establishment to Mr. Rufus Mc* Alister. J. S. Land and family, us usual, are spending the summer nt the Sadler House. Miss Sallie Reynolds, with her little niece, Margaret Claud, of Lake City, Fla., spent July with her friend, Mrs. A. W. Attaway. Miss Marie Mahon, of Greenville, has been on a visit to Miss Mabel Gossett. Mrs. Jerry Tramraell, of Anderson, is visiting her mother, M ra. W. H. Austin. The little Misses Brock, of Honea Path, have been spending awhile with Miss Edith Bigby. Mrs. W. W. Griffin paid afiying vis it to Kendersonville, N. C., recently. The boarding houses are full, so pop ular is Williamston with summer boarders. The sick in town are convalescing. Carroll Inman, of North Carolina, visited his uncle, Capt. G. K. Willis, recently. Hewlet Sullivan, of Anderson, spent a day with his homefolks last week. G. Townville News. Mra. ??cGee, Mrs. J. W. Byrd, and little sons, from Seneca, are spending awhile at W. T. Hunt's. Louis Ligon, of Anderson, visited his father, Rev. T. C. Ligon, recent ly Jack Harris, of Pendleton, was in Townville Saturday. Mrs. James Morehead and daughter, Miss Maude, from Columbia, were the guests of J. A. Burgess Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. O. H. P. Woolbright and children are spending this week with Mrs. Hiram Bolt in Laurens Connty. Mr. and Mrs. Louie Graham, of An derson, visited Frank Graham last week. Miss Lizzie Bruce, from Neville, spent Saturday and Sunday with home folks. Mrs. C. P. Kay and daughter after an extended visit to her father, W.. F. M. Fant, have returned to Belton. Miss Beatie Bruce, from Oakway, Bpeut last week with her grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Bruce. J. W. Byrd, of Seneca, spent Sunday at W. T. Hunt's. Miss Pearle Campbell, from Belton, is spending awhile with her cousin, Miss Vanna Smith. Messrs. Duke and Bagwell, from Birmingham, Ala.,are visitors at W. N. Woolbright's this week. Jim Sherill' and sou, from Brushy Creek, and Robert Sheriff and family visited J. A. Burgess last week. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Boggs, after a pleasant visit to relatives here, have roturned to Atlanta. Tho protracted meeting will begin at the Baptist Church 4th Sunday night. Prof. Locke, of And?rson, will assist in the singing. J. A. Burgess has one of the ii neat grape vines in the connty. It has a runner 75 feet long and is estimated to have contained 10 bushels of fruit. It is. growing near the house and has been trained over windows and the Sorell. Neighbors from afar and near ave enjoyed the luscious fruit while sitting on the porch or by the windows. Pansy. Killin; at Pelzer. Williamston, Aug. G.-Late this af ternon at Pelzer, Luther Woodson and Wister Pack," two laborers in mill No. 4, became involved in a difficulty at the ho URO of a Mrs. Burgess, when Woodson fired a shotgun directly at Pack, the contents of which struck his victim in the side of the neok. sever ing the main artery and producing death within a few minutes. Wood son is ?boat 85 years of age and Pack was about 29 years old and neither of them were married. The circumstances which led to the killing cannot be learned tonight, but it is understood that a woman figured prominently in it. Wister Pack lived until recently in Williamston, where be waa employed in the mill and he bore a very good reputation. Nothing Ie known of Woodson's character. Im mediately after the killing Woodson fled and baa not been Captured. Mag istrate Pinekney is holding an inquest ton'ght over the body of Pack.-Spe clal to The State. _ - One white hoy and two negroes were killed outright sod twenty oth er persons were more or loss serious ly iojured in a heavy wud storm which struck Beasmay, Ia. Much damagcg>vas done to the town. - Frau Gondel, wife of a Hamburg merchant and millionaire, in twenty five years of wedded life-has presented her husband with thirty-three chil dren, including five,sets of triplets. She is a buxom matron of 45. STATE NEW?. _ t - The salary of tho mayor of Green- | villo hau been i&oreased frotn $1)00 to fil,800 a year. - The anti-dispensary committee , in Greenville DOW ho . 2,200 namos OD j the petition for an elect io-. < - A company with a capital of i $10,000 has been formed to de?oi op Aiken County ianda for immi grants. - Former Supervisor Speeglo, of Greenville, is still too sick to he ar rested and rtaaovod from Henderson ville, N. C. - Darlington has gotten up more than tho required number of signa ture? for an election to vote out the dispensary. - Tba'' was a daring thief in Union who invaded polioe headquarters and plundered the chief's money drawer, getting $125. - A negro secreted himself in the postoffiee store at Dalzell. Sumter County, and robbed the oilioe. Ho was captured. - Ed Hasten, the man arrested in Columbia for murder oommitted more than 20 yearn ?go, has been released on a $2,000 bond. - Two Augusta ladies have success fully raised silk and havo demon strated the practicability of silk cul ture in this State. - Mrs. Ellen Carnes was struck and instantly killed by a passenger train while attempting to cross the railroad track at Rock Hill. - C. M. Graham, of Union, has 1 been engaged as expert accountant to assist ia the examination of tho books of the officials of Saluda County. - Rev. Jno. G. Beckwith, pastor of the Methodist Church at Florence, has accepted the appointment as agent of the Columbia Female College. - A negro came very near getting out of Bishopville jail by punohing a hole in tho wall. He was seen just as he removed the hst few briok to make his escapo. - The yellow fever citaation in the gulf section has brought out. the pos sibility of quarantine guards along the coast of South Carolina, especially where there are ports. - Immigration Commissioner Wat son is in communication with a Kan sas ranohman who has sold out and wanto to como to South Carolina to open up a ranoh on a large scale. - Work at tho Saluda River dam goes on night and day. This dam is to furnish power which is tc bc used in Greenville. Eleotrio lights are used at night. About 400 hands are employed. - Clemson has lost another good man in the person of Prof. S. W. Reaves, wbo will resign his position as assistant professor of mathematics to accept the ohair of mathematics ic the University of Oklahoma. - In accordance with a determi lation of the Board of Dispensary directors the diapensariea in the lotels Argyle, St. John's and Char e8ton, in Charleston, will aoon bo dosed. These have tourist hotel >rivileges and it is presumed they aro o be restricted to the tourist season. The order does not affect hotels on he Isle of Pelms, which have sum ner privileges. - Frank Kirkham, of Florence, 7bo is a lineman for the Bell Tele phone Company, came very near being ileotrocutoa at the thc top of a 30-foot pole. He waa badly burned on his right shoulder and band. Kirkham sras arranging a vross in a telephone line, and one of the wires was charged with an electric current, the wire hav ing gotten crossed with an electric light wire. - The "gold fever" haa broken out in Oconeo again. Tho reports now come in that Nim Sullivan, of Green ville, has taken a $15,000 option ou the Townes ptaoo. above Tamassee, known as the old E. M. Keith plaee. It is said to show up every evidence of a rich gold deposit, and Mr. Sul livan is working about a dozen men every day, digging and blasting, to ascertain the extent of the gold vein. - The supervisor of Newberry County has ordered an election to be held in that county on August 28th, upon the question of "dispensary" or "no dispensary." There are 2,800 voters in the county and the petition for an election contained 1,047 names. Seven hundred names would have been sufficient. It is generally be lieved that in spite of the desperate efforts of Bleaso and Evans to main tain the dispensary it will be voted out by a large majority. - Two women, Mrs. Corrie Harris and Miss Mary Sprouae, weavers in the employ of the Union Cotton Mills, en gaged in a outting affray and the for mer received a severe out over the right shoulder under the breast. The fight started over a weaving machine. Miss Sprouse was arrested and placed under a $20 bond, but failed to appear at court. Mrs. Harris is badly in jured, but tho latest report states that she is getting all right. - The largest lot of cotton ever sold by one planter at one time in Piokens County, was sold by J. Sam Wilson last week to Heath-Bruoe Morrow Co.. of Piokens. The lot con tained 750 bales and the prioe paid, 10] cents, aggregated between $35, 000 and $40,000 and represents a por tior: of two crops made by Mr. Wilson on his farms near Flat Rock aad Dou ble Branches. Mr. Wilson oame home from the war in 1865 pennniless. He hired out at $10 per month and by hard work and eoonomy has aooumu lated property until now he is the largest planter in the upper portion of the State.-Easley Progress. - A man seldom makes his money last if his father made it first._ To See the Prettiest and Most Complete Line of DRESS GOODS Ever shown in Anderson, at Prices that DEFT COMPETITION, come to 4AA A% The Racket_ Our Buyer has just returned from the Northern markets? and values in Goods are arriving daily that prove to tho most fastidious dressers the result of careful selections. See pitt Stock of the Celebrated S tironee & Bros. High Art SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING, Which will interest those who wish to dress well and SAYS MAW IT A new and complete line of OXFORDS, Men's, Women's and Children's, at pvices unequalled else* where. We extend to all a cordial invitation to visit our Stores? inspect our Goods, and$e convinced that what wo say is trna. MORROW-BASS CO, Successor to Horn-Bass Co., - 110, 116,120, East Benson St., - - - - - Anderson, S. C