Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Is Nearing Its End. i FAIL WILL SOON BE HERE ! ii In order to make room for our Fall and Winter Stock we J are exceedingly anxious to Dispose of all Summer Goode now on hand. We have many things appropriate for right now and late Summer that will be of interest. Some s' AND G 1 ?'. ? Summer Underwear, Muslin Underwear, Summer Fans, Summer Parasols and Umbrellas, Summer Belts, Summer Ribbons, Summer Neckwear, Summer Handkerchiefs, bummer Gloves, Summer Hosiery, Summer Corsets, Summer Laces, Summer Embroideries. We have a few Of Excellent Quality. . Our stock of Bleached and Unbleached Domestics is com plete. We still have a good assortment of White Canvas Ox fords for Ladies and Children, j.* Ali >t a good lino of 1 Ladies', Misses'and Gentlemen's : '.>. .'v-vf ? '.'i?. * ' > Remember our TRAVELING OUTFITTING DEPARTMENT. :.: *^:.:.J-T// 'fi f s,- ' "??'' '.' '*? y'" $ H. ' ^ v Trunks, Dress Suit Cases, .Valises, Bajo, Etc. Girls and Boys going off to school will bear this in mind; Merchants will not forget thtib our Wholesale": Department open September 1st, aw Ulis Hele* ?s ter ia in the North selecting our Fall and rinter stock. Look out for our Now Goods. -si Youra truly, Local News. WEDNESDAY. AUG. 23, 1905. THE COTTOS MARKST. Good Middling-lOf. Strict Middling-IO*. Middling-10 J. The paving of Depot street is now progressing nicely. * G. P. Browne has gone to Nev? York for a short business trip. Mr. Frank Mayes has gone to Ashe ville to spend several weeks. Mrs. D. L. Carlisle, of Union, is tho guest of relatives in the city. Miss EIO?BO Brock, of Due Weat, is the guest of relatives in the city. Mies Bessie Simpson is spending awhile at Seneca visiting relatives. Miss Keiner Farmer is spending a few days at Seneca with relatives. Miss Julia Morgan has been spend a few days with her parents at Iva. Mrs. S. H. Pr?vost is visiting rela tives at Ninety-Six during this week. Miss Edna Hugbson, of Sumter, is visiting her uncle, J. W. Quatt'ebauiu. Mr. John Nixon and family, of Li vonia, Ga., have moved to Anderson. ?Miss Susie Poole, of Macon, Ga., is visiting Mies Allie Simpson in the city. Miss Annie Freeman, of Birmingham, is visiting friends and relatives in the city. Miss Jf abel Browne has returned to Atlanta after a visit to relatives in the city. MiGses Julia and Olivo! Maxwell, of Atlanta, visited friends in the city last week. Photographer Anderson is building a gallery for his own use on South Main street. Mrs. J. M. Wolfenden, of Sampson City, Florida, is visiting relatives in the city. Miss Eola Willis, of Charleston, is visiting the family ot Dr. W. H. Nar din, Sr. Rev. J. H. Brown has been appoint ed chaplain of the Hook & Ladder Fire Co. Mrs. B. F. Kramer, of Charleston, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. S. N. Gilmer. Mrs. Horace T. Horton, of Clinton, was in the city last week the guest of -relatives. Marvin M. Mann, Esq., a young at torney of St. George, was in the city last week. Mr. and Mrs. Jer.-v Trammel have returned home f rom a pleasant trip to the mountains. W. H. McCaw, a well known uews paper correspondent of Columbia, was in the city Monday. Mrs. E. M. Lander, of Williams ton, has been spending several days with her sister, Mrs. Geo. E. Prince. .T. H. Caudle, of Atlanta, a former resident of this city, is spending a low days here with friends. MiBB Helen Cashin is spending some time in Asheville enjoying the moun tain breezes. Mrs. J. D. ??axwell, Jr., of Spartan burg, is with relatives in the city for a short Btay. Miss Leila Barr has returned from Abbeville where she has been visiting friends. Mrs. W. Avery left last week for Jacksonville, Florida, to visit her mother. Mrs. J. W. Johnson, of Atlanta, is the giiest of Mrs. Pani E. Stephens for several days. Mr. ard Mrs. J. E. Arnold, of At lanta, have been visiting the former's parent , in the city. Mrs. J. C. Blanton and children, of Savannah, aro visiting the family of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Osborne. Dr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Conghlin, with their two daughters, are spending sev eral weeks.in the North. Robert Cathcart, John Prince and Joel Pickens are spending this week camping on Seneca river. Married, on August 17th. by Magis trate B. F. Wilson, Chesley Hughes and Miss Ella Hawkins. Jlfiss Carrie Ramsey, of Williamston, has been spending the week with rela tives in the city. Mies Lallan Langston, of Spartan burg, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Langston. W. B. Steele, the popular union ticket agent, is recovering from an ex tended spell of malarial fever. Mrs. john R. Cochran and Mrs. J. L. Maxwell have returned from a visit to their mother in Savannah. Mrs. R. D. Kerr, of Augusta, Ga., is in the city visiting her sister, Mrs. W. lt. Bolt, on East Orr street. Elliott Geiger, of St. Matthews, spent several days in the city last week with his brother, G. H. Geiger, Eeo.. . J. R. Martin, Esq., a young attor ney of Greenville, Was in the city Friday, on professional business. Joe Miller, of Chicago, is spending awhile with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Miller, on South Main street. Mrs. L.S. MattiBon, of Columbia, baa been spending a few days in the city with the family of M. M. Mattison. Rev. 8. J. Cartledge is ont of town for several weeks, spending the vacation granted Dy his congrega tion. Mr.and Mrs. J. S. Leo, of Berming ham. Ala., aie visiting their brother in-law, J. P.: Anderson, of Rock Mills township. ! The local dispensaries were closed j Wednesday afternoon during the far ; mera1 birbeoue by order of the county board of control. H. F. Smith, superintendent of the Riverside Mills, accompanied by his wife s nd daughter, nave gone North to j spend several weeks. Dr. W. M. McPheetevs, of the Pres byterian Theological Seminary In Co lumbia, was A vinitor.in the city Mon day morning. . There is talk of another bank being established in Anderson. We could nos ran down tho promoters, but it ii a feet that there is something doing. Mrs. J. M. Chandler, of 8?inter, ' Mrs. H. M. Dunwoody and Mrs. Ar . Misses Fannie and Bailie Watkins, orother, Cftpt. H. Ja. watkins, two ra?les east o? tho eily. / The etoro room on South Main street built by C. H. E. Ortinan is about com ?lated and ia a handsome building, t will be used asa bakery. Mrs. Sam Hutchison, of Walhalla, has been spending a 'few days in the city visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B, McKinney, on Evans street. V ' Mr/and Mrs. W. Li Charpin, cf El bert Co.? Ga., are visiting the family of W. 8. Ford, at Belton, and dropped in'to see us one day last week. E. A. Franks, who has been second hand in the weavo roora at the Ander son cotton mills, has resigned to accept a positionna overseer in the mili at Eas ley. The activity in the construction of dwelling houses goes on steadily. New houses aro going np all over tue <ity, so ni o of them beiug large and haudsome structures. Mr. C. S. Hali has bought the Gen. W. Miller house on North McDufiie street, and may, perhaps, move to An derson ?onie time in the future. The price paid waa $2,300. The Ortiuan building on South Main street is nearing completion. The lot upon which it standB was bought recently at the price of $100 a front foot. H. M. DeYaga, who has been con-' nected with one of the local drug stores, has gone to Chester to engage in business on his own accouut. Mrs. George li. Brown, of Helton, announces tho engagemeut of her daughter, Mable, to Mr. H. Reid Sher ard, of Iva. The marriage will take place at Helton in October. A. Lesser, who spent the mid-sum mer in Enrope, has returned to the city. After arriving in New York he remained in the metropolis several days for the purpose of buying goods. A partv of boys consisting of Wilkes Webb, Ned Provost, Willie Mnrshall, James Richardson and Herbert Harris are spending this week camping at Andersouvilie. The latest newe from Clarkson Rus sell and Herbert Cheshire, the two young boys wbo ran away from home about ten days ago, was from Paris, Texas, saying that they were well and in good shape. Webb Sanders, conductor on tho yard train of the Blue Ridge Railway, fell from the side of a moving box car a few days ago and sustained several painful br oise J. Fortunately no bones were broken. He is now at his regular work again. Rev. H. Bascum Browne, of Sumter, S. C., ie in the city visiting relatives. He is a native of the Ebenezer section of this county and will preach at his old home, Ebenezer Church, next Sun day. He is at present Presiding Elder of the Sumter District. A real estate dealer informs us that he is trying to buy a desirable piece of property on the square for the pur pose of erecting a very large o?ice building. This Dig building is likely to go up as soon as the site can be selected. Mr. Grover C. Balm, from Blacks burg, S. C., graduate of Pharmacy Charleston College of Pharmacy, Charleston, S. C., has charge of E. G. Evans & Co's, prescription business at Pendleton, S.C. \ Miss Sudie Snolgrove and a large crowd of young people, of this city, who have been spending nevera! weeks at Caesar's Head, Cashier's Valley. Toxaway Lake and numerous other places returned to the city last week. Rev. S. W. Henry, of Pendleton, was in tho city last Sunday, and tilled the pulpit of the Orr Mills Methodist Church in absence of its pastor, Rev. Creech, both morning and evening. Mr. Henry is an excellent preacher and both sermon* were greatly enjoyed by every one present. We are requested to ask all those who are interested in Midway Church yard to meet on Friday, 20th, for the purpose of cleaning up the same. The colored people are alBo requested to be present for the purpose of attending to their part of the cemetery. Bring tools. Dr. E.-M. Poteat, president of Fur man University, preached in the First Baptist church Sunday morning and evening. He is an able and eloquent pulpit orator. He is au educator oi marked ability and success, and hie institution is enjoying a period of un usual prosperity under his direction. The contract for the construction of the new building of the Anderson Steam Laundry has been let to W. M. Mulkeyj The building will bc modern in all its equipment and will be located on West Earle street, much nearer the business center of the city than theold piant Stood. Robert King, a son of George King, was dangerously injured Monda} night by Jailing from s. street car neat the Orr mills. His head struck th< grouad with great force and the yuan? man was unconscious for a long tim? after the accident. He is in a precar ious condition, and it is feared that hie injuries may prove fatal. Williamson defeated Anderson io two successive baseball ganieB Wed nesday and Thursday afternoons These victories gave the visitors three out of the five pames played during the summer. The local team has disband ed for the season and thero will prob ably be no more games at the park th it summer. B. Hillman is having the storeroom on Depot street next to Tolly's furni ture store repaired and fixed np and will occupy it. Andrews and Rivet will open up a furniture etore in thc store room to be vacated by Mr. Hill man. The Cotton Exchange will soot move to the store room vacated bj Crowther Bros,.next to the Hillman etore room. v It is said that a movement is on fool to t stablish a bank at To wn vii le. An derson County already ?as 14 banks all in a prosperous condition and pay ing good dividends. Town ville is in a fine section of the county, and a bank there would doubtless prove a desirable and profitable institution. . Miss Bettie Gibson died Friday night at the home Of her f a trier at thc Anderson cotton mills. She was a young woman held in high esteem by a large circle of friends who mourn her untimely death. The romaine we're interred in Silver Brook cemetery after funeral exercises conducted by Rev, D. W. Keller._? ? St. Clair Webb, tho young son of Ii. C. Webb, fell ami fractured both I bones iu bia left arm above the wrist while skui in jr Saturday afternoon at the park pavilion. The bonea were promptly sot anU tho littlo fellow ie getiiug along: very well. With the passing of August the va cation season comes to a close. Dur ing the month many camping and fish ing parties have gone to the mountains or to nearer points on Savannah Uiver. Andersouvillo ia a favorite placo for the pleasure seekers who do not lind it convenient to take a mountain trip, and a party of vouug people eau bo found there most amy timo now. Mr. J. T. O'Barr has ticcepted a po sition with Mr. Howie, a prominent merchant of Starr, S. C., and will re move his family Ibero in a few daya. Mr. O'Barr has been idontitied with tho busiueBS interests of our city for several years and has a host of friends hero who regret to givo him and his family up.--Hartwell (Ga.) Suu. The picnic given by tho Heptaeopha. tho Masons and the Woodmen of tho World at Starr last Friday waa attend ed by a large crowd from the sur rounding country. Many Anderson Eeople also went down for the day. A ountiini picnic and barbecue dinner was served. Speeches were delivered during the morning by Congressman Wyatt Aikeu ami Seuator Latimer. Col. J. M.Patrick, assistant adju tant and inspector general, returned to Columbia the brat of the week after having spent several days at home re covering from tho effects of a sun stroke. While engaged in his official dutiesduring the encampment of the First regitueut in Columbia he was overcome by the heat. A few days' rest at home restored his strength. Paschal Dunlap, the young son of P. W. Dunlap, of ilonca Path, died at his father's home Sunday afternoon. He was just 1G years old and a bright, promising youug man. The funeral services were conducted the following afternoon by Kev. Peter Stokes, after which the body was laid to rest iu tho Methodist cemotery. The parents havo the sincere sympathy of the entire community in their ead bereavement. Mr. AuguBt Kohn, Columbia corres pondent of the News and Courier, was in Anderson last week to write up the farmers barbecue fur that excellent journal. Mr. Kohn has no superior in this State aa a newspaper reporter. He delights in facts, where others sometimes draw ou their imagination, and it is seldom he is called upon to modify or retract anything he writes. We ure indebted to the News and Courier for the write-up of tho farmers' meeting. j Col. R. W. Hunt, District Passenger Agent of the Southern Railway, with headquarters in Charleston, spent a few hours in Anderson last Thursday. Col. Hunt is one of the most popular railroad men in the South, and has a heit of friends in Anderson. When the people of this city want changeB in ?nssenger schedules they go to Col. lunt, feeling assured that he will do all in his power to accommodate them. The Southern is fortunate in having such a good man in its service. The plans for the new Carnegie li brary have been drawn up by J. H. Casey and sent to Mr. Carnegie for him to pans upon. As eoon as th ir is done everything will be in reaidness for the construction of the library building. AU the conditions neces sary to secure the $10,000 donation have been fulfilled by the city, and it is expected that work upon this worthy Sallie institution will begin at an early ay. A committee representing the city and the local library association haB the matter in charge. J.R. Haynes, formerly a Btroet car conductor in this city, bas been lodged in the Atlanta jail on a charge of big amy. It is alleged that he married Miss Victoria Cobb in Anderson, later went to Gainesville, Qa., fell in love with Miss Maud Owens and married her last December. HayceB WBB un able to give bond and wilt have to re main in jail until bis trial takes place. Haynes ia wanted here on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences. It will be remembered that he was .arrested some time ago in Chattanooga hy Deputy Sheriff Scott, and while re turning the prisoner made his escape near Gainesville by leaping from the moving train. " F. W. Nardin, of Anderson, has ac cepted a position with the Piedmont Electric Company and will at once come to Greenville to manage the branch otlicea in this city. Mr. Nardin was graduated from the Alabama In stitute of Technology, after taking the full electrical course prescribed by the institution. He has had four years of practical experience in electrical en gineering, in the construction of light ing plants, telephone exchanges, etc. In this business he has proved his ability, and to his succetts is due his position here. He is a son of Dr. W. H. Nardin, of Anderson.-Greenville News. ls lt Right ? Is it right that a pro per ty-o wnp r should lose $4.20 to let a dealer make 50 cents? A dealer makes 50 cents more on four toon gallons of i-cndy-for-uno paint, t.l 91 50 per gallon, than our agent does OL eight gallons of Li. & M. paint and six gallons of linseed oil, which make four? let n gallons of tbs best paint in the world, at 91.20 per Kallon; the property owner loses just 94 20. Is lt right? It only requires 4 gallons of L. ?k M. and 3 gallons linseed oil to f^alnt a mod el ate sized boure. Ten Thousand CbnrCbee painted with Longman and Martinez L. A M. Paint. Liberal quantities given to oburcbes when bou pht from F. B. Cravton, An derson; T. L. Hopper, Belton; T. C. Jack son, Iva. To See thc Prettiest and iMost Complete Line of DRESS GOODS Ever shown in Anderson, at Prices that DEFY COMPETITION, come to Our Buyer has just returned from the Northern markets, and valuos in Goods are arriving daily that prove to tho most fastidious dressers the reoiilt of careful selections. See our Stock of the Celebrated Strouse & Bros. High Art SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING, Which will interest those who wish to dress well and SAYS MONEY. A new and complete line of OXFORDS, Men's, Women's and Children's, at prices unequalled else where. We extend to all a cordial invitation to visit our Stores, inspect our Goods, and'be convinced that what we say is true., Successor to Horn-Bass Co., 110,116,120, East Benson St.,.Anderson, S.'C e Store. We offer all our Misses' and Children's Oxfords at manufacturers' price. Some odds and ends in high grades. Fine Women's Footwear at same price. Come and let us fit you-it is a rare opportunity. Our $1.50 Solid Leather Plow Shoes going at $1. Respectfully, THE BOSTON SHOE STORE MARTIN SELIGMAN, Proprietor, J Two doors from Farmers and Merchants Bank. 2 yt? gag*jgg3Sg wyr wwvwwww A GOOD TIME To have your Carriage and Buggy Repaired and Repainted, BO they will be ready when you need them. We have a splen did stock good, dry Rims, Spokes, Shafts, Wheels ; also, Lum? ber in the rough, and nearly everything it takes to put a vehicle in good shape, with plenty good help to give prompt service. RUBBER TIES A SPECIALTY. PAUL E. STEPHENS. Shoes for a Song and a short Song at That 1 Tremendous Sacrifice on Odd Sizes and Shapes. Every Shoe a Distinct Bargain. No Wise Boyer can afford to mis? it. Having selected from our large Btock of Ladies' and Gentlemen's Fino Shoes all odd sizes and shapes, we offer};fc? the trade generally the entire line at figures that are bound te move Ihem ont in a whirlwind finish. We can't afford lie talk long about them, or te do more than tell the price and wrap them np. We cannot and will not charge them at these prices* Xi wa charge them it will be at the regular prices. We- promise you that former prices nor the original eost'wesa considered in marking them down. Heads of families will do well to buy their winter stock of Shoes right now? as there will never be such a golden opportunity again to get such genuine, real value for your money. ME. COlil??B? MERCHANT, here is the chance of your life-time-if you are not in business for your health. Bet ter come before they are all picked over, for first come are first served. Wise men and sages crowd our Store buying '?ME re ular $1.60 Shoe for 50c. Ton can get in their class mighty easy and monstrous cheap. Don't forgetour "Star" Brand Shoes-they are on everybody's feet. 1 X en li