Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? M It is with grateful hearts that we return thanks to tue Trading Publie for the very liberal patronage accorded ns in the past, and especially during the year 1905, Which far exceeded any previous year in our existence. . We will strive to merit the confi dence and good will ox the people. We will continue to carry in stock at all times just >? Such goods as the public may demand at most reason able prices. We will hot attempt to enumerate or specialize at this time, as it is too well known throughout this section that ours is a large and carefully assorted stock of A.. .AKA IOI? OUT tion. The Merchants '-ha^o shown in a veiy ^ substantial way their appreciation of a First , ; Class Wholesale Stock so con veniente x who has contributed in the least to our sue*; y^essy^ ^ I Yoar? Mr??yv . j Local News. W?DNE3DAY, JAN. 3, 1905. THE COTTOH MAEXET. Good Middling-1U. Strict Middling-Hi. MiddlinK-HJ. If you have turned over a now leaf, don't soil it. It j'j now in order for you to make your city tax retara to the city clerk. Rev. Sidi B. Harper, of Spartenburg, epeut a few dayl? lu the city last we?jK vjt'itiij}* his parents. Of conreo money t?lke. But to most of na it never has a chanco to eay any thing but"goodb>." Anderson took many steps forward in the lino of progress last year, but just watch her record this year. A great many Andeyeoniaas T?ko live in other towns and cities spent the holidays in the city with relatives und friends. Anderson was visited by its ilrat sleet for thia season last Suuday morn ing. lt waa a very light fall and did not last long. B. E. Belcher, of Augusta, Ga., for merly a resident of Anderson, spent a few days in the city last week with relatives and friends. J. T. Branyon and family, who moved from thia county to Texas sev eral years ago. have returned to their old home in the Honea Path section. Carpenters are very scarce in Ander son and it is almost impossible to ? catch one idle. With the coming of I Spring there will be a still greater de mand for thom. J. B. Gentry, of Columbia, who represents the Religious Press Adver tising Syndicate of Clinton, S. C., has been spending a few days in the coun ty visiting relatives. The bill collector is now on his rounds. Don't dodge him, but pay np your bills like an honest man and start the nsw year with a clean record and a new conscience. There is on ordinance against fast and reckless driving on the streets of tho city, and it should be enforced. A few arrests 'by the police would probably pot a stop to it. '.j Paul Barr has opened his drag store in the room formerly occupied by the Davis & Daniel shoe store, on North Main atreet. and he is ready for busi ness. lt ls nicely f arnishod. People who have shade trees and trait trees that ueetl trimming, should attend to it at once, while the sap is low. .A little work cow would no doubt greatly benefit each trees. ' ? Married, on Tuesday, December, 86, 1905, by Rev, N. GTW right, Mr. Lee Sargent and Miss Elizabeth Holley; also on same date, Mr. C. F. Kelson and Mies Ollie Hembree, all of Pelaer. Prof.'-'Eogene McC?w?, principal of the Anderson graded school is spend ing tho holidays with relatives in Dar lington* His friends here aro delight ed to see bim.-Darlington New 'Era. ; The Sesr^taty of State iaBt Monday issued a'carter to the Jackson cotton mill at Iva." D, P. McBrayer is presi dent and trensoier, and J. F. McDon ald is h?cretary. The capital is $825, 000. .-. ? v; . Married; on Wednesday. December S?,1905, at the residence of the bride's father, Harrison Campbell, by Rev. T. C. Ligen, Mr. Clarence Harbin and Miss Caro Campbell, all of Anderson County. ' The morning and afternoon trains from? Columbia on the southern Rail way have about" laid; aside their i 'schedule. They have not reached Anderson on time in the past two months. W. H. Grierson, Esq-, having re-, signed SB United States Marshal in this <.' city, Thomas Allen, Esq.. has been appointed his successor by Judge Bra w ley, of the Federal Court of this District. WV R.> Osborne has ? number of de M rabio building lota in the city and Borne valuable stock in varions manu facturing enterprises for sate. See his advertisements in another cointon and give him a call. Oar young townsman, A: Davis FaUti, is receiving the congratulations of his .friends. Among his Christmas pr?sent? his wife, presented : bim .with twin girls.: Both mother and babies are doing weill V? light fall of snow visited several sections of the county last Sunday morning but soon .melted and passed away. A local weather, prophet says I wa will have plenty of it during- the ? next sixty, days. * thrown A. Wilson, formerly of Bel ton, bu t who has been employed in the Blue Ridge Railroad freignfc depot in thia city for several mon tbs. has been appointed, agent cf the Bine Ridge Railroad at Pendleton and will locate there.- ' -;.:'-',r' A convention of the C?rinty Super I o . tendente of Edueation of this 8tate was held in Columbia last week, and was attended >y Anderson County V:effi? cient Superintendent, B? E. Nicholson, Who took an active part in the pro ceedings. .... - ^Chiquola irt?get^.&t Knights of Pythias will bold ito regular conven tion tomorrow evening at 7:CO o'clock. Besides other important bm vi ness, the officers elected to serve the ensuing year will bo installed. All the rnem bers are urged to attend. r v,,:. Those who; old not pay their taxe* last month will pay l per cent, pon alty.^fiia^hthi',' If you wait ontil February the BOBalty will be Ht per tient. The books will close March 19th> andupvto-thairtlme during that month tho penalty sf ill be 7 per cent. ^Mr#tho*:Ai ^tlUF?, of Anderson), accompanied by her two attractive ?nd interesting boys. Wilson and Dean, is visitinc har.sister, - Mrs. ?. LT Pant. Mrs. Ratliff's is always a wel come visitor to Walhalla, where She baa has many friends.-Keowee Coja? Tho post?nico, force has ..abott t got^ ten clear of tho holid&y raab/ which they have managed to the satisfaction ^?^S^^perany, GS they bava ielivore-d promptly the thoneanda ot letters and Christmas packf,ges ilwt have almost glutted (be oflioe for the past two weeks. Matriel, Snnday afternoon,Derem f??J?it?V - o'clock, Mis* Vera Millet, of Union, ?. C-. was united in holy wedlock io Mr.WiUje?Jt?*wsoni s? A nders?hv?&IX.Itov. L.L< Wag* ?on ; officiating^. The ceremony wa* serforinett AV ico residence of 'ithe Bride's parents. Mr. and Mts. Tv P, Ktlfcr, on North Church street.-Ui f n* W. L. Triblc, wlio has boon n sales- . man iu tho store of Dean & Ra tl i fib tho past year, has resigued, nud will represent the F. S. Royster (J no I Co., of Norfolk, Va., in this city. ?.* s ol?co will be at tho People's I.~.,k, wuoio ho will bo pleased to greet and serve Ms irieuda. At tho Atlanta 'Fair, wbich eloaed a few days ?go, O. B, VauWyck, of thia city, won the first prize tor the whole Heathorn ?States on tho Hull' Cochin chickens. Tuero were lino chickeus therefrom all over the United States, 'but Oze VauWyck's chickens just simply could not bedowned. Wo are pleased to note that in the clmugo of ollipers for the ?auk of An derson for tho year 100G6 a former Walhalla boy, J. Townes Hollemnn, becomes tho cashier. Mr. Hollcu.au is a capable and efficient business man, and his promotion from assistant to head cashier is well deserved.-Keo wce Courier. J/arried, on Sunday. December 24, 1005, by Kev. W. 13. Hawkins, and at hie home, Mr. Marion Eskow, of this county, and Miss Elleso Dobbins, daughter of Mra. Jesse T. Dobbins, of tilla city. The popular young cou ple havo many friend* thr^u^hout tho county whom we join in extending congratulations. The nogroes celebrated emancipa tion day in the eley last; Monday, and the occasion attracted a largo crowd of them to the city. Led hy a braes hand the negroea paraded through several of the moat prominent streets and then marched to St. Pa urn Bap tist Church, where Dr. Carter, a uro mi nent negro of Atlanta, delivered an address. Lesser & Co. did the largest busi ness in the history of their firm Iaat year, and as a consequence they havo determined to inaugurate the new vear with a out rate salo. In the next issue of The Intelligencer they will have a very large and attractive ad vertisement giving all the particulars of the bargains they have In store foi the public Look out for it, read il carefully and give them a call. The sales of liquor and beer to thc several counties of the State for the past year by the State dispensary amounted to more than three million doiiars. Of this sum Columbia bought the largest quantity, amounting tc $257,000. Charleston comes next witt 8227,000-Anderson 8103,000, Sumtei $100,000; Camden, Cheater. Floren ct and Orangeburg each $04.000; Laurent $58.000; Newberry, $25,000 and so on. On Sunday morning. December 24th T, G. Krait.'i met with anunforunaN accident nt Belton, while getting oil the north bound train after it had lei tho depot he was thrown ta tho ground and both feet were caught nuder rm wheels of a passenger car and badli mangled. He was carried to the home of H. H. Gee?, where Dra. Bowen Haynie and Geer amputated ?. bott feet. Mr. Smith is doing as weil a possible. . C. O. Bm rles. Anderson's new Count: Auditor, ia now in harness and read; to receive yon? tar returns. He wit begin his tour of the County: as pub liaised in another column next Wcunea day, 10th inst, lt will be well for al to near in mind that the Auditor i not permitted by the law and unde strict orders from the Comptroller General of the State to receive an; returns not sworn tc by tho propert: vwoeror his authorized agent. -At tf'nogro frolic near Iva las Thursday night two shots were fire into a party of negro women as the were leaving for nome.. Ons cf th women was wounded so seriously the she died Sunday night. Magistrat McAllister held an inquest Mca?l morning, and as a result Robert?* and Lbn Anderson, two yoong negroei have been committed to jail charge with the crime. Each accuses tb other of having fired the shots. Rey. M. B. Kelly, during bis fot years1 residence here as pastor of 8 John's Methodist Church, endear? himself to all of our people, and thei is general: regret that under the rut? o|. his. church he. ??M to bo sent another field of ly* wir. . As he bad go, we are all glad that he bas be< sent to such a pleasant place aa\ know Greenwood to he. Rev. R. : Trcesdale. Mwi Kelly's suceessi preached his first sermon last Sunda and the members of his congregate are more, than pleased with him. Mr. Ed Robertson, a well known ai respected citizen of this county, di last Thursday at hie home tin ?o mil north of thia place. Bia health h been feeble for several months. R Robertson, was a warm hearted frle and an honorable gentleman and 1 deathi?aeourco of much sorrow his many friends. He was a gall? Confederate soldier, being, a. merni of Co. I, Orr's Regiment, and parti Sated in many of / the. bloody batx urlng the war< He was about fears old; Tho. interment took ph 'riday afternoon in Church comete' Rev. M. McGee conducting the fane services.--Hooea Path Chronicle. ima Bas?es ' ? 1 1 1 ? -' ?S? ? mm Bond Anderson, the new auditor of the Bino Killie Railway, who succeed ed A. Ii. Wulla, now teller of tho Na tional Bank of Greenville, hus ap pointed II. T. Dyke, of Wash In ir ton, ilia chief cleik, vice Chas. A. Carbon, of Greenville, resigned. Snpurinten duut J. Ii- Anderson hue? employed A. B. Cauthon, of High l'oint, X. (J., aa chief assistant in his own ollice. Su perintendent Anderson Um moved Iiis oflico to the second iloor of tho Brown building on South Main Street, adjoin ing the otliccs of the auditing depart ment. The Laurens Advertiser of Dee. 27th pays: "Last night at tho Methodist Church at Gray Court, tho marriage of Misa Gertrude Stone, daughter of Mr. J. D. Stone of that plaJC, uud Mr. W. II. Acker, of Anderson, was solemnized in the presence of a largo asseiublugo of friends and relatives, tho ceremony being performed by tho Kev. J. F. An derson." The groom is a son of P. B Acker, of thia city, and arrived in An derson on Wednesday. That evening the happy couple were tendered a moBt enjoyable reception at tho homo of tho groom. Herbert Cheshire, who loft Anderson last July and located in Puris, Texas, arrived in Anderson today on a visit of a week io his father, Mr. R. L. Chesh ire, on North Fant street. Young Cheshire is linotype operator ou the Paris Daily Advocate and ie doing like all Anderson boys who cast their lot elsewhere-succeeding. He is accompanied by his friend, Hon. W N. Furey, tu? editorand owner of the. naper, who has hoard so rnuoh abou t Anderson and her people that he de cided to mako us ? visit and learn more of the '^Electric City." Anderson County has lost another good citizen in the death of Mr. G. W. L. Mitcheil, which occurred at his homo in the Craytonviile section on Tuesday Afternoon, 2(5th ult. The de ceased w.iB 70 years of pge, was an up right, worthy citizen and was highly esteemed by a wide circle of friends and relative*. He had long boon a de voted member of Mt. Bethel Baptist Church, w Me? o his remains were inter red the day following his death. He leaves a wife nnd six children, who in their soro bereavement have the sym pathies of all their friends. The pretty home of Mr. nnd Mrs. J. H. Clayton in Liberty township pn Christmas Day was the scene of a largo and happy gathering, the occasion be ing the marriage of their daughter. Eva A. to Mr. W. A. Wilson, of Piercetown, Anderson County, Rev. D. I. Spearman of Piercetown, offi ciating. The young couple were the recipients of many beautiful presents and the hearty congratulations of their many friends in which the Sentinel Journal joins in wishing for them their full share of all joys and blessings of a long, happy and prosperous lifo. Pick ens Sentinel-Journal. A meeting of the Anderson County Cotton Association was held in the Court House last Monday. B. Harrie was called to the chair and H. C. Sum mers, Jr., acted as secretary. The following delegates were elected to the Cotten Association in New Orleana on Thursday, llth inst: B. F. Manl dlo, -J. J. rretwell, J. C. Stribling, W. H. Glenn, Oliver Bolt, J. H. An derson, B. Harris and F. G. Brown. The following delegates were elected to the State Association, which con vener in Colombia today: J. B. Doath it. T. H. Burriss, F. G. Brown, B. P. Mnuldin and J. J. Fret well. WANTED--If you want a most de sirable olty lot see W. It. Osborne. AH kinds of Harrows-Disc. Splke Tooib, ?^., are canted bj- Sullivan Bdw. 100 YEARS OLD. A frame bouse can be kept in good order for 100 years If painted with tba Ii. & M. Paint about once in tan to fifteen years. Thia ls because the L. & M. Zinc, hardens the L. & M. White Lsad and gives the paint extraordinary life. It also makes it cover an enormous sur face, BO that four gallons L. <fc M. and three gallons Linseed Oil will paint a moderate sized house.. L. & M. costa about $1.20 par gallon. Jemes S. Barron, President Manchester Cotton Mills, Rook HUI, 8. C., wrlfeBi '(Twenty-two years ?gol painted my residence with L. & M. It looks better than a great many houses' painted three years szo.,: L. & M. costa about $1.20 perkgalloc. ; Seven gallons at $1.20 per gallon, or $8,40 will paint a moderate sized house and it takes ?even gallons Of other mixed paint at 9150 a gallon to dolt, because Linseed Oil sold to you as paint coota yon 91,50 a gallon. It only costs you 60 cents a gallon, when you buy it fresh from the barrel and mix it with L. & M. Sold by F. 1*. Clayton. Anderson, S. C.; K. B. Horton, Lowndetville, 8. C.; T. C. Jackson, J va. S. C.; W. W. Griffin, Pel; zer, t?. C ; F. L. copper, Belton, S C. WANTED-To fell 250 to>800 city lot*, lathe prettiest and most desirable rest-, dence part of the city of Anderson. Lots almost any Biz?, w. R, Osborne. Cole's Guano Distributors and Grain Drills are, in every way, the best Im plement of the kind on the market. Tney are sold by Sullivan Hardware Co. ' " ."' A'. A.?il??i ?i A A ?i A ? ift A A A Ai rfh rfth A ?? <fc ?% ?k A J GET THE HABIT! 4 TOIO?KP?R If THE BEST WEARERS S* ... - AT THE - . ? Boston Shoe Store. Do not bay shop-worn Shoes at any ptice, when you can get . ?'< Now, Fresh and Up-to-Date Shoes at tho very least money Shoes < can he ?old. Mfa sell only/fSoHd Leather Shoes," no matter how M HU?eth*?price: ' * We have s very strong lino of BOYS and CHILDREN'S : ;4 SHOES, and we are proud to state that we hold and control the < Largest Shoo Trade in the City and County of Anderson. We Vi^ not only sell but know how to fit the most tender feet, and there for? we appeal to yor ?ho never tried us. Come and try ns, as m* we surely know how tu please you; There ar? so res?7 people "buying two or three times a season Shoea for himself and children -:; at a bargain." Well, that is expensive-* very poor "saving f$4 niau*" Slake np yodt mmd: Buy your Shoes in.Shoe Stores. . Come and try us-we can convince voa. ?-\f . Agents for Lewis' A^Crossett, Flonheim Co., Boyden 8hoe 4 Co.yForbush CasWon Shoe. Krippehdorf, Dittraan ?fc Co , E. P. < Reed & Co;, Harrisburg Shoe Co. I THE BOSTON SHOE STORE & rt?wo doors from Farmers and Mer chants Bank. Word ?.SEEKER i have without doubt the most desirable Real Estate in the City of Anderson for homes. Conven iently and beautifully situated. Destined to become a popular residential section of Greater An derson. I have at least 300 Lots of desirable shape and size. Can give almost any size desired. My prices are reasonable ; my terms are easy, if you want to own your own home come and see me. Yours truly, THE NEW YEAR will Find Us with a Clean, Discriminating I; and Complete Une of Men's Furnishing Goods 2 Neckwear. Q Our line of NECK WE AB includes the newest styles and colors-all in rieh Silk fabrics-in Fonr-in-Hands? Ascots? and Puff Scarfs. Shirts. Colored and White-Plain and Pleated Bosoms. .Gloves, .Etc.1 All colors and sizes. Collars, Cuffs, Handkerchiefs, Mufflers and timbrel tas. A full line sizes, styles and colors of the best $3.00 BAT on the market-HAWES. See these lines before buying. REESE & BOLT, The One Price Clothiers; Hatters and Furnishers, Next door to Tanners and Merchants Bank.