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The Battweh People itATEM OF SVBSCRimOR^ , tn Ad vaiicf, p«r Antnim... - vrr4 .fl^O On time ‘ "T!:. *. : r.: ~ — • 4-"#' -i - ^=Sr- tHUBtoOAY. MAY 25, isea Tnon«»tro|rc'itFf'oi»uiuiiUaakiJt(jr: Htiriuony Lodjw No. 17 A. 1 , „ will be Wdat tbe new VasofiicTem ^ ph* III Bam well u;»on WM* jlajJc* ilnne, l«W, «tt> bHnir the •JnUHalunJuJr insai.l month,*t “High twelve." j. A. JbskiSs. deereta7v. By order ef ■ Wvtmg Wf BernWrl Kniwhta of Kthiah, :h*:IV' IIhII on Friday the regnler Lodge 1»«. „ „ v, .. will be hrklat ,th»:ilr Hall on Vrlday night at ao’clocki h full attendance, _ la reqaeett*!. By order of F. V. ISt TLER, C. C. J. B. MOORFi K. U. 8. b« T*« Watt lie? Public ©nicer#, lawyer#, »nd all other deal ring the aervice# of a #lie- L’IaI {Jlenograplter to take evidence, re.- pon speecbea, or any otheF Work re* Vtiiring the service# Of a ^l,eht»grai»her awd Type Writer will be #erved at rea sonable rate#, and oh short notice by applying to the uoderalgned at Black- ▼lll«, S r C\ • , ^ - -1-4 tt5D. 12LAR. —Money to lend in aotalj ainount# upon real estate aecuritv. Apply to A. HOWARD PATTER 1 bon. tf —BY— \ > B. T MURPHEY iCo. ' We Wantfto tell all otir friend# and - mstontera that we have not nor never Will move from our Old aland at the rail road eorOef, a» aotue think. Our fimv tma beeu at thU old land lnark for 40 year#, and I# know n aa the oldeat and most aOCCraftfui Oroeerjr House in Au- guaU, and ia acknow levlged bea<lquar- tera for the beat groccrtw and cheapest ■prlcea. Our two W#U known South Carolina •alcamen Mr. E. L. Merritt of Barnwell and Mr. W. F. Sample# of Edgefield, who have been with u# a long time, together with the firm bid you welcome and nay that to aave mon ey you must get our price# Wfore you b'uv. When In Augttata make our house vour home, have all' your bun dle# sent to K. T. MURl’HKY S at the “Old Corner,’’ and we will help you on all train* and electrio.ciir*. .Railroad timetable* kept for custom er*. r. ml rphky & Ca. Highest of all ia lajavcging 1’owcr.^-t-t-htcst U, S. Gdv’t ^ W# * On last Friday bight the- Deiuprest let Medal wAs euntestod fnt by *|\ of Itlackvllle’* young n»«*u, at Park llaiT. The speakers, one ahd #11, did credit »o thejiiactvenand fnrtit#l\tu f«tr thcitu- dhtnee an evening of hhtertalnaatHt. The medal ivas awarded to Mr Harry llHnimeLt. ** 1 A crowd of'-Satng* JudgeJ.1 (tig of tUol Oreontille ! i K^ykt* of Py fBUm sevuurh imnual un*ei ltd Lodge araa Intld In eek, .The repo?? r, f fleand t ’hau- fcllor Chas; Crtr.roll Siiind* showed that thirteen iv&w ludgea were inatitu- ted during thr l:t«l I’ythlan y^sr, hnd MOO.NLIh llT ABSOLUTELY PURE —■■■■■■ 1 -tw — 'Aconmetitive cxaniinatiou was held | TiTBiail v I7W ‘fhr a TTuirUhtp at Un« Naval Academy at Anuapoll#, on- tlu 1 ; H*th, from tlte Second Congressional District'. Tliere\were several appli cants, but the appointment was won by Yancey Vfilliatus, of Mmicta, and the alternate Augustus ReaUc, of Aiken^ Mafrlrd on the 18th Inst., by Rev. J. T. B. Anderson, at the residence of the bride’# parent#, Mr. d. .D of Au gusta, and M l#a l.httle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank 'IV-Anderson. The happy couple took the afternoon train for Columbia, followed by the good wlahea of their many friends. In winning so charmln^a bride Mr. Ijcc has proven HThiself a speciat“fivorttr of good fortune. After n visit to Ashe ville they Will return to their future -home In Augusttu, A meeting of the Monumental and Memorial Association of Barnwell County Will be held at Mrs, W. W. MURPHEY &G0. Murphey A Co^, arc the wholesale C ro- cery Ilouse of t!l8 Broad Street, Au gusta, <»a. We lake thia method of In forming all ol our old eiwtomers that they will now liud us jest alwive the Railroad crossing on the same sid of the street (a# our old corner t #torc< at iiutnber t»18. clttfperonetl Uy Stvohel, spent Tuesday and Monday night on Hie river. They re port on; their return a big time and jitcutr of Awfe: otimber ot lish caugfit tutving been furnished by an old ttshVunan. 1 refruiu from repealing tlie -a in e„ ^^7 * — — Mi l W.iB. Harley and familv, after a pb-rf'-mt visit in our Miidst, look their dotnrrlnte on Monday morning for e- 04.^ ;;wTyr.r4 ituTrwtti-Tmi .i 11 ii i u> j i September at lr.i»i. Air. ilaPley's health li.is niiieli Unproved atiice lie canut here, and we hope lb hear of his eon tin ued improvement. ■ 4 Mr. K. R. Meyer is crevting A very prvtty brick store on his bit nest to the Batik. This w ill be quite anj Improve ment, on the w ooden Hl'UClUie destroycl on that lot by the recent tire. Mr Kau- dal,ol AugusLa, (la., lias the contraci. Mrs. II. F. Baldw in is building on and remodelling tier house on West End and when completed it w ill lie quite an orna- The young CotM gvwp the town a genuine surprise pMt/ MuSlilalr n gdit. Vocal and iii*triiiiieiital fliusiit' llot*ted through Hie quiet air, (md-ccho*,) along the. Orserletl stm-et*. As tlicjr 'Sang to ^ People thf*‘tdig*of Hn* loi.g ago the that mnuy more would have Itcen cstat'- mucking birds in th# tdrns bu bed their r iL^ikiv,i f<,r the hard time*, oli'.v \niecsTnidVe felt la hmesoma 'a* tlm one division, CniforiQ KankT Hainpiou Mlttehlngtikkn lit ttre nioon. N.»r«c#t Blackviric, was iuatitiiUid dh- lovely serenade. In keeping w ith sweet ring the year. I'be Hudowment Rank has ft sections, with S,sii members, enrfying $2,|M»,tiiHt 011 (Jmjfinqetit, all year of 5./*ectiOirs| MU members and ft:, 1,1100 endowngnit. The lieiBtielaries 4>f six deceased ineinfM'rS 'M’eelved the stun of $riti,(Nklduring ilie past ycafC Tlte order lias JL/iSO.-memliei #. ju this State and t^baUnoc.mi Ibtbtl of 4 l.duA W'o moved from our old corner about 1 nient ts* th-it eml of tlte Piw n —Mr. I. !• IS months ago, but we ate y et anil have been for forty, years the e.heaiVS’st arid k hw dwelling In lliat'cnii of tlte town only cash grocery- house here, conse quently can sell yon cheaper than any body else, can save, you money if you ylH come to see its. Mttore’# this, Thursday afternoon, at half rm*t R l5i o’clock. Every member of tills Association and ail ladies inter eiited If! rMMng funds to asuttt w Mnnu.. liient at Barnwell, C. 11. to the’ Coufcd erate Sohliersof Barnwell County, arc requestcJ to attend t his meeting. M m>- W. W. Mikikk, Secretary, K. WANTS. swffering from new ailrerttsntent Wanted— l*a tie n t s K1 d ney d! aeaae—Nue O:: second page. G» K. Ryak. Wanted—Patients suffering from Organic Hirhaure—See now advertise ment on #econd page. (K k. Ur an. Buyers for a ear load of heat Sivap- nahTrifer Black Cypress Slritigle* Just received by W. W, Moore. _ Free delivery any where in town Littj.k lint us. Where have tliey gone to—the KUle gltls, With natural tnaniiers-and nstural curls? Who lovv tticir dollies and like their Toys And f#tk «<( somedung beshkst Bfi hoWs? Little old women ih plenty I llnd. Mature tn ntantiolrs And okl of mind; Little old flirts who talk id their ‘'he*Jls•’ —And vie witij,pach **thcr th sty lish clothes. Little okl belliv, who, at nine and teh, 'o Are sick of pleasure and tired of men, AVi nrv of traVck of b«h«, of fun— * Anil And no new thing under tlte sun. -> h Dni'e in fhc hrwntiftil long ago, * •, j*ome dear little children I um'd to know; liirls who Were merrv as imnlw st (vl 8 )'- Aud laugh and frvlHoked the Hvektng day. of all of the “style that hoys wore "maths'’ were They thought not Wi their clot lies. They mver imagined “lieaus"— “Other girls brother*’’ and they< , hplnidid fellows to help them play. Where have they gone to? If yon see ™ <>ne of them anywt.ere send her to me. 1 woublgive a medal of purest gold . To one of tho-r dear little girls of old. With ah innocent heart and an oiieit smile, Who hnOWs not the meaning of “flirt" ot “atyle-.’’ —KMa Whe-hr Wikox. Plums are ripening and Ihc doctor# look for mote practice. * Mr. Janie# If.. All, nf Spur Brandt, was In town on Friday. Solicitor Bellinger 1# attending Court tn Beaufort thla week, ~ . Cnpt. W, H. Cttry, nf White Pond, was in town ou Monday. ~ Mr. W. B. Calhduh, of Appleton, was in town on Saturday. 4^ , 0 a > The, South Georgia watermelon crop Is said to be Yery’promjullig. Ca|»t.and Mrs. P. M.Catcf, of Dun barton, were Hi town on Tuesday. Mr. M. I.vPcaoock expect# to put'a car load of Kolb Gems on the New York market before thc ^othjjf June, Mr. Angn# Patterson Is out from Lonivana on a visit to Barnwell friends wild relatives. Senator Mayfield wa# in town oil ^Thursday and Friday on profesKiontil busiuess. ___ _ - Mr. W. F. Googe wa#_up from Allen dale for a few hour# on Wednesday of last week. Judge Aldrich, at Beaufort oh Mon day, on application of W. A. Holman Esq. made an order admitting Mr. Rufus Moore to bull in the sum Mr. and Mr#..John 8. Shuck celebrated their silver wedding on .Sunday. Their many friend# hope that they will live Until the silver shall become gold. - George il. Bate* Esq., left on Friday for a week of rest aud recreation, visiting relative# at Kllorec and !i»hi»g in Santee. ' Mis# ‘ Sallle Fishbumc Carroll, daughter of Ur. F. Fr Carroll, and Mr. «f. G. Wardlaw, of Spartanburg, were married at Aiken on Tuesday. Grown people w 111 be charged 3o cents for admission into the W lll'rstoii entertalmreht' this evening. Just think of seeing #0 much for #0 llttic money. 4 Be glingTlIle New#, At the annual meeting of the ling Canning Company on the' lUtlt Inst., elections wore held, resulting as fnlIowa : piiwctqrs^ W . A. All, .Sr , 0, A. RIuhJos, M. E. Dickinson, O. AT l.ane, 4». 11. W. Smllli: Udicers, G. II. W. Smith. President, >V, A. Ajl, Sr., Vice-President, II. J. iiotody, Tna-- liret.C. D. Fowke. Sfsrretary. ^ Alknii ^nM Oran/r^onrir Coiintle# with Still is al«<> niaking some additions'-to Wc are infi.ruicd that Rev. Kilgo Professor at Wofford College, ban ac- eepted thl*. invitation to deliver an ad- ilresa at the Commencement of The We have Mr. 11 cnrT 'Tff7'K)iwy< s T7^tTf' 1 :ttbtrWv4fk‘—Gauulcd ihiliviiL Prof Acki rman has displayed good taste in tint, who will he glad to welcolne a ft y ^ t>Ts so tertww of -HyV. -K i I go ,aml.ali.vyho. IrhI v from South'Carolina. Remember the number ami look for It, til8, up the same side about 50 yards nl 11 coriicrl ami the 11 rm name is slm|ii v * |H M t Rl 1 1i E V t ri. Mosks C.’Mi’Hrnr.Y, (.no. S. Mi kcmct. \ - 1 heat' him at our CotnmvnCenient. will leei graUful to Prof, for having se lected the man lie did. A crowd Jof jolly Atlanta boys, nc- Wir.ip.nl. a by’Mru: 41 SAt. fLMe.l I. Mil- J.'A. Cave and Mr. Heyward Stanscll,. passed through our town'this morning ett route for Kdisto River .Bridge where th.-y will spend a week angling for the speckled lieaufics, nf the Edisto. We hope they will enjoy their trip, and that it niny in the future become, an annual affair for these ybung men. » . It ha* rcaelied the ear* of your corre- spbnilmit th at two of BI ackvillo’s young ladb-s, desiring to take ti Morris ?iew#. Qt» Saturday tastltwa# my goo«V for- tiine* to beat a basketliicuic at the Jieh - Seig-_ Uwtdliwgof Mr. 'V. P. Cava. Abojtt- H» o’Olork the peoph* of rhe neighhorhood and eise.wheiH ca'iic flfk’king, in huif-- jde^&n'J’wtd carts on horse hack and Tn T f< 70r, pn“'t^weft hr:i+h*d vvt;rl+ iod. tilings. At pne o’clock a pf. tty good crowd had gathered and th'- ladies conimenRJ d fixing dHtier on the table. That being IlidMied all were called tiff) amt after graCo was said by-J tide. Goorgo-Boddiford-alt set to work ami j the plentiful supply aooil began to van-' Ish very rapidly. > about 8 o'clock Mr. A. V. Eaves, a one All feasted well as far a« Vottr rort‘e-I ar „ KM j Confederate soldier, who ha* spondetu knows, and lie can vouch for , bt-en agent for the South Carolina Rail- himself. After dinner the young folks way t omp.my al tTil«;y)Uce nearly ever moved toward thejirtnse-, followed by Colored ChrisllaR#. The State Convention of the Women's Baptiat Educational and Missionary Convention of S. C. will be held with the Bethlehem Baptist Church, Barn well, May id-28. Rev. I* P Watson, pastor of Bethle hem Church, w ill preach the Introduc tory sermon at 11 a. ni.. tomorrow and Rev. G. U. Daniels the Doctrinal ser- nvpn at. 8 :«) p. m. On Sat unlay addresses will be delly ereff by visittttg delegates on several im|>oriant and interesting subjects. The convention will close with (lie Missionary sermon on Sunday by Rev. K. Carroll, of Orangeburg. Klko New#. The Good Templars had a most de- lightfulplc tile last Sattnda v. Visitors from Blackvillc and \ViiH*l6b were present. , " : The closing exercises, of the school will take place next Friday evening and w ind up w ith the usual interesting entertainment by the scholars. Ice cream and straw berries w ill be served. Seve-raj deft hand* are vleing Wiith each other on t lint corn dodger, so the editor ntaet he on hand. Several pri/.cs-Are to be given ont. .Garden* parched and crop* generally small. 1803. FarmlR^by Electrlcilj, ~ Recent experiment* establish the pracrrcability and economy of doing many aorts of farm work by electric power. One plant or power-Kouse ccTr-~ tratly lt>cale(i,-wonb4-*HppUi some imil l ^u^Lit.jt.ror bpr home on Tm sdav a do*en farms, making the ex|ieiises n ,,„. h jy? U lB regret of •everSEIyoung for each comparatively small. By the use of this power, farm machinery could he o|>erat«d, plowing could be done, and many things lie done on the farm to secure which the farmer lias now to travel many miles ami haul heavy loads. It looks a# if this method might greatly cheapen, extetid and improve fanning tqieration#. Electricity is a promising Infant, but we bad thought offfiim a* being a city gentleman rather than a farmer. Sknex, buggy TTffey and not being able to Mud the lap rob* used a table doth. Guess who? Cm Psi. w • Hiiooting Affray a( Kamherg. Bamberg, May 18.—Thi* morning tones, grtttle hearts and the inspiration of thefsiiltless nlglit. b carrying . t rra.i.rt sTi u^ ^ Tffmteaxc “ttftrttrg- -the ALLLaDAIiL MhWN. , M(s# Cora Wilson glue a eomplhiien- tary baali’*. pic uie b> Miss .IsiiHe \ir:*b- liamat Bostb:k.s'|ioiid l*l*t W< , fliii‘»das Mi** hiitte t'o<qa»r, a lieuutiliil and fa-ciniiMog 1 opug fadv of Ogiawlu'e, Ga, j- -imndiiiff suim 1 lime with Mi's ftTr.T)tr. ^ ■ Vnaittct#*# hi ■!—* >V 1 ItfMyrliimxniyT. / />-««(■ rultrtifute • <-Fnta In ixMtace ; Mo r,M4W4 Cy return m*>L >uli a-nlr.l pnnwslu# • nrelopix »o Indies o-ls c _ *d*r«M I'oadJLUr ORi##Rt^ L. KnwasobeirTitoekJ Bold ill Bartiwi IK and elsewhere >2. - : •V splctidln’banqilet w as sefveil to the delegates and their guests, iiuinbcriii^ upwards of two htitidred. .('has. <':ti- roll Simms rcspomlcd to the. toa*t, “■Woman.” The grainl Lodge will meet ill Beau fort next year. May 2Jd. The following olllcers wine fleeted and inata I loti for the next year; (fratul t 'hancellor, James II. Tirayei - , of Charleston. u • Gratid Vico Chancellor, Edmund Bacon, of Spartanburg. ' Grand Prelate, II. F. Wilson, of Suni- ter. Grand Keeper of Reeord* and Seals, P. H . WaTsli, brTtbmice. — - tirand Master ol Finance,Xh it. Berg man, of Charleston. _Grand,Master at Arms, Ji .M. 'Xlra- biim, oTCoIuTtibla, ’/ 4;tnnd Inner SentJiieT, Min. Gold- Vniitli, J r„ o/ GrernA tlte. Grand Outer aeiitiuc'l.’J. A. Best of Granite v'lb*. The new grand chancellor an non peed the, follow ini^ at JI<) I (u ttfruffTr 1 ii-t ibtditnit ies t . Tl . - llftl'flas; A- M. L0fie#,S. I. I,oeb, J W. t tirbett, (ieo. 11. MeKae.S. I>vlL Elwyll, M. G. Bren, C. K Sawyer, A; S. ti-lMirne, J. S. StribHng, Dr. M , C. Black. ■ I - Chtninittee tut-Liw and siffiert i-lon : A.C. Mustanl, Jitolc# Tkoni* 11, M . P. M it'ray. and mileage; IJeut y. II Edward Aiider.soiti’M'. -T. some of the oider ones, expecting a nice dntietf. Birt to their dismay there w as a violinist, but no vfoliu. »S" if ended w ith some of the buv* w Ui»Ming and daniTng tlifinsrJxes. a few little plavs and 1 left them, glad that J ba'I been Them and hoping that- it might, not be long tin til l should meet up w itli ano.thet such time. ^ M b have a bUicksmilh shop at Morris now and all |»er»oiis liaxitig work to be. done need not go t>» Barnwell they have other business. —- Crops arc liMiking about as well tG crtnld hi-expected, eolisidering the eotVt w inds, w liit ii in some places have kiljetl -otne ot the young eutiiiir. i . M e li:i\e a good inanv melntis planted anmni) here, and have some btootns and Voting mu*k melons and cotton forms. •' ► Mikvoo. Mnt’.e the civil war, and Mr. W. [.John a young farmer residing about two ititl ssouth of this place, met in town and had sonic words, which resulted in Islows. grow ing out of a lawsuit whieli was tried yesterday nf Ifciiiiiark. Mr. Knvesliad hi* fact; considerablyseratcii- t d and after tit** tielligerents liiid been - p unfed w ent tit lii- (dtii'c W be tv hi- son Uavcloek, HsVis'anf agent and tele- gr.iph operalor. was. Young Eaves, learning of tho difti- unlcas 1 culty and belie.vihg t.ilat Itis father, being a one armed man, itad. beeii Jm- poaed upon, went forth to avenge the w t’otig done his fattier, lie found Johns in Main street ne ir the ponotfb e, and being on the oppositerside from him started aero*-, at the same time becks onitig at Johns to itleet him. Join# started towards him. and witnesses say that botb almost immediately aud at the same time pulled their pistols and began to shoot, Boilj shot very nearly at the siuue .time, but some say Johns tired thA least hit before Eaves, anti they eonri’nied to #hor»t until every half in their revolvers was gone. Neither w as lacking of bravery or grit in the ' ^ <he firing caeii in full view of ti}# aa^erilury. Aftot the din of hittle had cleared awry it w as found that John* ImmI been Finance II usbands, TTealTyl Appeals Shctijun <1, .i"ii nwgWi ■ Return- i Krepps. II. FwrHgrt sniith. and t: grlevAnees: McFarland, John Dong C I 11. and credenti il- : B. ■ K. McRae. I’obett (^JiHllin. Corres|H»mleuce: 8. Parker Lavelle s Luck. TOTii _ Mi. Art I tn« Kklafi saw tb«4 th ailnl- versary of hi* re-nbuiee Itete, on the toib »if April. Allendale ha* always Iwon proud of low ’Je\> |,b *ons; wTin have ever done thrl? part in' siistainiug and helping t,<i tnlild up the place, and in M r. .8k lai’X ilie deligj#ts to honor a devoted *oh and t*atr|otie elti/en. Mr. U. K. Hat lev," «>l Beaufort, is erecting a sarbstatUial tw ) , slo'i v dwidling near Mr. R. I*. Sention’-'l' si- dence. Messrs. B. Fa. tner rtitd I*. J. F.eig- ler aUetided I lie bite Kitlgfils nf l'\ Ibias C+uivcnfion at Greenville as delegates from AliendaJe Lodge No. tat. Mr Vi'‘»“1 \V-)tU M;ichint’ry. liiick :ti»'i i il<’ H;iiit*l Stave ' iuspreted vvh.epl f mountain city’’ ul) from here attended the Odite a party ’t ‘fiina Wedding' -of Mr, 11ml M i,-,i!lai U Si'atsoii at. Yem issce last; FimLiy.. large (‘rowit went down from Bearden s Baiid was present L niny abb# dalli'e was olte of the features of tlinalfernoon'# pleasures. , fitr, and yirs. GUI-leftTtlCsduy morntng'ldr lilt' M’ortU 1 ' n 01 m v Pain M is* kerrlsoh, of 4 barleston, is .visit- inc Iter sisp r. M1 s. Dr. Clarkson. • 1 w. c. V. BROWN'3 IRON BITTERS Cures Dyspepsia, In digestion & Debility. Williston News. The committee in charge of the pra- teiirtle entertainment, “Ten Nighti in a Bar Robin, 1 * owing ter 1 be atriugcncy of tipiiMvy have reduced tbe price of ticket# .from 50 to'35 ecuts. * .. . . Dr. ’T. vv nv.tey, nte C.rbpn.vmc, has least, »nd reoikihod durhig sf*ent a week in to\VJi with Ids brother i'rof. Bailey. • ' : Miss Gertrude Jones, of Gbarleston, vv.tio Iras been visiting Miss’ Aimte A Good Time CouiiRff. The fourth annual pie nlc of the Sally Rifles will lie glVertkon Thursday May 1st, It promises to be a superh oc casion. There will Be a prize -drill for visiting military companies, *l(tu prize to the best drilled company, >50 to tlie second best, and |25 to the best drilled soldier. In tbe afternoon the 12-jlumbia Zouave# will give an exhibi tion drill for the benefit of the Sally Rifle#. A fine and eommoilion# dance platform ha* bet n b tilt and the boat nntiic obtainable will bo furnished. A grand ball will lie given. Capt. Keys of the 4 arolina Midland will give m m- inal excursion rate# and other railways vyill cooperate. It will be the greatest day in the history of that bright, bnfve and progressive town. The old time hospitality for wdjjch Jolintown ha* been so long and so Justly famous will be magnitieeiitly supported by the younger generation. Railroad Wreck. ^ On the night of the 17th iust., freight train Ntv, 82, consisting of thirty ears, broke in two, going down grade from DemnAfk to Bamberg. M’hen the en- ging^alowetl up to stop at Itamherg the vvild.section behind ran into the lirst about live hundred yards from the de pot, wrecking half a dozen ears in two places ami disabling the entire train. Two young white meni 1\ ~A. Malpas, Of Augusta, and Horace Tally, of I VVttriiingtohj who were stealing a ride in'aclay cari were fearfully maslie<l at,d bruised up. They were taken Dorn the wreck, carried to a hotel and put under medical treatment. : men. ■ Li IlcMay,'the daughter of* Prof. Bai ley, lias,been ilangerously ill but ! vve are informed by her physician that site is much better. * • Our farufers hare had a tine time to save tlieir oat crops, but the dry weath er is proving fatal to. gardens. The corn vmp_ia doing very well, cotton and melon* bave bot gr''wn much for two a'ceks,.ow i|)gtoc«N>l nights. The first shipment of |>eaelie# wa# made Monday by \V. A. Wtllii,. from the Graham orchard. - - Capt. IV. 8 Dicks is hiving hi# house painteTi by F. K. Sliunk ami when tin” lifted it will be oilc of the handsomest places in town. The contractors have ^he frame up ami at an earlvmlay R. J. Rountree will have a handsome reaidence In Me*t End, which will add much to that por tion of town. The commencement sermon will be preached by Key. E. K. Ayres, of. Sumter, on Sunday, June 4th. K<JV. H. S. Hurtzog,of Batniierg, will deliver an address before the Literary rimtietie# on Tuesday, June Oth. HonS.’G. Mayrtehl will deliver the annual adilres* on Medm-sday, June 7tli .Full programme next week. ;■ mt. ^bot-thraugh..tlmlfilLthigib— T|jejwoutH^ , tho n , (MlllK is not considered dangerous a# 0© Wne u 7T f - |TuTr 1 .,,T, wax -broken. -Eaves was—hit—in Lhii right sfde, but the hall toilgert in -a thh’k bfltek-wlilch he happened to have in his side pocket, * Hi# life was prob ably saved by ibis hook. Mr. T. El Andrea, the jeweller, who recently moved here, from Orangeburg, was struck by a stray shot from John’s plsbd just above the left eve and it ’is agree as to lii«Tu’pn IM-Irtg tliseasiMl miw . rf-and al tinie of the nnmler. "Iti adtliiion Governor Tillman tut tli' 1 17th Coll eluded a lamons case vv ben he com muted to life in tbe Stale penitentiary tlie death sentence of NapLcou La- velle, the while.Oharlestou wile mtir derer. This ea*e lias tK*en before tbe. rrmrt*. and the (Jovernor fortlirce years. Tlie murder was a most brutal one. Alter liis lirst conVictloi^tbe attorneys of tlie man appealed to the .State Supreme Court. ThcTipiiea' was dismissed and tlieti sevetal other apjieals also on various techuieailties lollovved nice ling withw similar fate. Then it ..heeame noised abroad that Lavelle was insane Ated an appeal vvilS^ipadc^ yQ the Gov ernor on tU:ikgJCydnd. , . Governor Tillmajpi'deverything he could to tlnd outeivlielhcr the man w as insane or (U>t. A comtnbsioti which be recent! v appointed to examine him wa* (Irv idyd a* to w hetlter lie was gnilty or rot. and equal inuiibers of the boanl were, on each ride, it left tlie Governor in a predicament. lie granted the commutation. He give* 4h* reasmeuor fiuMng.fl* follow#;} whigkey or the t ‘Myowq Inclination* alld feelings .. - 'tw- vvere'to hang thi* man; hceatpe I do not sympatliiKe with wife murderera and I iiave 110 sympathy fm any man who kill* bis wife for Any cause. But. I was confronted with tlie fact that r*of the (vmimbslnn j Whiskey and Toliaeed* According to the Governo-s eitlrti- lalion lire people of Month < 'arolina svvallnvv froth n million to amililoh ittsd alialf gallons of vv Titsk'ey a year. 'I he j bar keeper# say that every gallon coti- tains sixty Ibcenr dt’iuks 80 South Car* 1 inlan*fmliibeever s v ye: r from five uiilliondollar# vvojj.1i of lire water up. No tairly, eati-Ml wli.it the losses, in money, labor and liajipliie**, Iihh, 11 ji. Tob iCLO, W • sHjqx'Se.' costk the State *# inucli a* the Itabitof drink. There is a growing decline In tie quantity of liquor# conami e I ,11 tlie #vtate. a ml reform m that direction will continue. Sootier or later a similal cru- .-adc will la* made again*! totiaceo. 1 berieelv euro ha* given ba|qiy re- llef to many v iciims of Ibe, appetltef lor intoxicant*. TJ|crc arc very many, however, heeding help vvhg can not sjmre the time and tnojjtey tei take treat ment a* it* Institutes.- To all such the II ill Tablet*, w hich we advertise textay offer home treatiitent at prlt : c» within the reach of.p'nqdw in moderate eirenqU stance*. Tin* company giyj-s Hratclars reference* it.id send* out glowing car* tlftcaTbs front jvrrsbns who have Iwen cured by it*flu'dielne*. 14 I* a new.rctn- cdy in tlii* pa’t 0; tlte ! tiioii but all tilings have beginnings. M'jihoiit atn UlTittng to practice wa advise jany •nd^altemir readers who wtiitbl like to o.eTadivuctl of either tbe uHtea# Lftblt or both to w rite Jo ;tlte cmnpanv tor ihflsrnintlon aud testimonial#. Then they enn Judge for themselve*. Several Barnwell ipeti t‘nV‘i t“ld n- tliat tliev Intend toitivc this < iidin. I’iiK'- S;tM Si ill Hirr lltilliilyr ' ♦ |Kngin*s and lloilers. Htatc ygetit* for T.ilte.tf A Sons' Kn-» gine* and Bbilct«,M.»w atnl tirl«t Mills. Brewer*’ Brick Macliimiy,. I>oul»l»f Scrow < otlntr I'n J'lioimv* direct acting Steam 1’rfs*0*j 110 belts, 'I'lutmits' Seed Colton Ele ; vattiis. Hall abd Liimitiis tiilt#, Englebttrg Rice llnllers. ., II. II. Smith A Co's. M ood-Working r (iU'rnsI—Ire*-bi■ *yeto —aUmg—and Macliint ry. -■ •Tbe mountain city” ob ] ’ I a h c r s'. I»h 1 nlHa ws,. II1 .tThlrr Itsersi Tetietior#, -uq-ni p 111 c n t Tut Factories, Delcaebe s u AngnsUl. ; yfIBa, variable feud, and a most Beltings, l iititm Stipplies. M rile fnr price#. V. a liMHlAM, MfUinjjrt T. ColuHibhi, S. ('. rinw M ;>* i' - A . T ' r il Gteopinion of T>r. Babcock a/ to Gh*^ man’s lack pt reSponsiliiliTT (icMte a grave doubt and_ | b’td conipcllctf"* , tu give liim the beiretit df Hie dottiu. - pistol just above the left eye and s feared that he received a very danger otts- wouml. thr eye and was rt .extraded hy Dr# Barton and vVannamaker, and tlo-ir patient seems to be doing well at tliis ! w riting. They are not yet prepared to | say w liat will be Hie extent of tbe l injury^ And red wn* In no way connected witli the difficulty, lie was ata.iding near the Mouth < arolina Railway track at a distance of *c>enty-f1ve yards or more from the place of shooting. Aff jiartie# concerned luivo been arrested and rehtased on bond. It is believed that the unfortunate' difficulty is at a end. ' r Mr. Andrea has the #yinpathy of everyone inasmuch as.he Is an innocent man and has to suffer most.—News and Courier. ‘ . _ • Change of Dale. • The meeting of the Tear hers’ A ssnei- af.ion will he held in 4 J 1 ,11 verse College, Tho hall lodged-helllud { Spartanburg, on ihtrlld^.lil, and’ Itli of ,„.i »... * Angn*t. instead of the time lierctorore? published. . This change is -made fur reasons which seem to be imperative. S LvvnrR, Chairman of Executive Committee. M r.T. W. Reed, of M'illiston, gave us Tuesday a |de;isatTt half limir call. Bob White, cdtored. bought a nickel’* wnrfb of morpliiiie, two grain*, ’Tuesday niglit, and give it all to ids wife who Itad been sick *evcr:il day#, and to Whom he wa* devoted. In flyc minute# she was a cdt |)»e. A cvelotie near Fair Hlains,Texa#,on Malnfrlay hurled a train from a nestle into a rav ine, thirty feet below, killing and wounding several. Rambler Bicycles with the G.AJ. Pneumatic got there M rite for (fat- ulogucsud term*. Baldwin <t Garvin For Ice Cream Freezers, hy Fans, ] Water Cooler# and Refrigerator# call at 1 Baldwin Carvin’#. ' Stew' remedy a t rial. If you feel weak all worn out take BROWN•S IRON BITTERS Ransom Hav, colored, of Red Oak,' was arrested on Monday bn a warrant issued by Trial Justice Laugly charg ing him w ith erlinimil asH'atilton Friday upon a little girl of his own raFc. After a|>rejiminarv hearing on Tuesday lie w as com mi tted to jail lor trial attbc next term of the ttencral Session#, There was strong feeling smongmaoy co^lya people in favor ol administering Lynch law. lias long Eastern I WM OrARAXTTCK A CUKK and invite the most | (ration aa to our reeponaibll it# of ourffl'abfuU. READ OUR TESTIMONIALS 1 Doable Chloride of Gold Tablets About Poll Tuxes. Thb folio a ing decision# rendered by the Attorney General Iff the matter bf the poll txx question vvdll be of interest. (Jot era! and say#: It is^ddressed to the Comptroller Ucn- “Yburs ha# been submitted to me on the question when doe* a man become liable te> pay poll tax ? In my opinion if ire is not twenty-one year# old at the beginning of the fiscal year, viz.: drift of November, be will not be JiSftle- to pay poll tax for the ensuing fiscal year. Tax returns are made betw een the tir*t day of January and tha twentieth day of July. 'If a man can show that he was not twenty-one year# of age on the flrst day of November preceding the The NevV Baptist Church at Appleton 1 return he j* not liable, otherwise lie * — ^ J .—<“*• *.' will he liable * I have tiin. honor, etc. ^’V . ^ Your obedient sen/ant,. Will completely destroy the desire for T08A47C0 In from 3 to# (lava. Perfectly harm - lee*; cause no sickness, and may bo' gi ven fn n enn of tea or coffee w t thont the know 1- edgeofthepatlent, who will voloutarily stop smoking or chewing In a few days. DROItKEliliESS aui I0RPHISE HABIT SSS^’S^SSaT- th# patient, by the use of onr SPECIAL FORMULA OOLO CURB TABLETS. Dnrtng treatment patients are ftlloweft the free use of Liquor or Mor phine until each time a* they shall volnntartly give them np. We send parficular* and jinuiphlet of teHtimoniala free,ana shall be Kind to place sufferers from any of these habits in eomntrniea- tion with peris»nsV( ho have been cured by tlie use of ourT ablxt#. HILL'S TABLETS are for sale by all rtsaT-cuisa drupyictsfit f | .OO t'Vr jmckagp. Il your (iruggist doe# not keep them, enclose ua M| i0< and we will semi you, hy tAdurii muU, a package of Our Tablets. Write Voup name and addrcaa plainly, and state L whether TuhtcU nro for Tobacco, Alorphmo or Xd^uor iTatilt. DO NOT BE DECEIVED Into porvhnsing any of the various.nostrums 1 hat are being offered foe ante. Ask for XXZE*E^0 T-A.BX.ETS and tako no other. Manufactured only by TesliNDiali from persons who have been cured by thS Use of Tur. Ohio CrtfcMipAL 0e*> k* k sm 1 have bf „ mre for tobacco habit, aud found It would you claim for it. I uaed tea t yon claim for it. 1 uaed tea cent# the Htrortgeht chewing tobacco a day. OHIO CHEKlGAl CO, 61.63 4 (6 OflkrA (Berk. LIMA, OHIO. PARTtCULABS FREE. •f to what worth of t _ and Irom one to flvii! cigars; or~l worild smoke from ten to tarty plfx-s of totwceo. Have chewed add smoked for twenty flVe years, and fwo package# of your Tahiete cuml me *<■ l h*ve nodejirc for It. B. M. JATLOKD, I-etdle, Mich. Doan# rF.nxr, N. T, Thb Ohio (TmMtCAt (To. :-G»rTba»t*)« ^-,So, n e time ago i aent for at4*) worth of vonr Tahlete forTobhcco Habit. I received them all right and, at tiunigti l was both a heavy smoker and chewer, they did UhB work in lesa than throe days. I am cored. Truly yours, MATHEVV JOHN.SUh.P.O. Box 4#. PirrancHCH, Pa. The OHffljCffFwiCAt Co.:MiEKTbKiiE*^-It fflrct me pleasure to speak a r addicted to the use of He wash heavy days he quit drink A Brief Vacation go 11ftr ri-e.- T wigg* been a Ifiiding lawyer of Georgia. For eiglit Yen'r* be w»* of tin* 8itpetior 4 ourt. In May istii tie w a* married to a lending society Winn* an of Augusta. Five children were born of tb,e r Jlblott. . In 188;t Mrs, Twiggs, tumble to live htppily vvitli him, deserted her husband. A year or #0 ago Mr*. Goriu lla A- Harrison, forinerly of ('bHrle*ton, t ame to Augusta' iimtf employed Judge T’vvjgg* to get a divorce fnr Iter from her husband. A' gri’at deal fof sensa- tloruil evidence developed J11 the ease. 8h,‘ got her divorce, A few month* ago Judge'Tw iggs left Augusta for Dakota, a# R was sai(L tff live ther**, 'Tliere he brought mit~f<>r divorce frobi ids wife.- 8be vtsiifed ’sejiarattoii a* badly as lie did and made answer to the «iilt to make the decree binding. Oniheliitli inst.it wa* tele graphed from Spoilx Falls, 8. I>. that the divorep~liad i»een granted, the mi nor child being given into the custody of Rs mother, On the sattic dtty Judge Twiggs vveiit to tin- Stanton House, (Jltailanooga, where Mr*. Ilarrisou wa* *toppiiig, vv itli her five year old son, di’icil vvitli the charming vvidow> sent tho head waiter for a minister and they were married In tho hotel jtarlor. 'The Judge i# HMrij’. years older than hi# second wife. ■ V Tin* director* of tlte tlankof the J,'ar- oHtui# met at Floreiiee on 'Tuesday. The branch banks were rejireseutcd by B. G. (.’ollins, Conw ay, ( a|,t. VV. li. Kennedy, V\ iUisteu, E. VV. i’ccpiefl, Varnvlllc, 8. 1*. Brocktngton,'King**- free. The #u*|*en#ion Was caused liy ■Urn Ullttttioi money# due the bank to get there In time, and w hich hake since been received. The directors adopted this resolution: • Resolved, That after thorough inves tigation of the*#flair# bf the Bank of tlie (.‘arolfn#* by a full board 'of tbe director#,Jvc Rre of the opinion that it would tn* to tbe hc«t In.tele*t Of The beat Gasoline! .stove# and Range# made, - • . vi BECAUSE THEY HAVE ' sight Feed, Steel Needle Valve# with (ierman .silver I’oints. All part# rust pri*bf. Ca«t Iron Rurner*. Drum llcaff*. Removmbte E’loat V:ilv>*. Sparicu* Warming (Toiiet*. ^Tiin** vvblch eannot be r»- moved vvit!udjt x A ffrxtclosing nM Burner*. -Vaj. ^d ivio.orriiow at a irlanch whether they are ojA i ll > V*r eloseib Send for juice#. BilDVIN & GABYIIi, Blackviile & Bambeiy. Mice. Own r. ot- 4 01 vrv J Baknwki.i.,8. (’. April (th 180.’l. Hereafter no bill against the Countjf of any tiatufe will 1>« paitl tinlc#* an or* der is tii>t obtained from the Clerk of the-C tMVoV ^ G**m m u* io 1 t^r#.-. * By order of Boanl, -• J. FATE, Clerk-. Soulli lit) 11 ml Hailroad. In CiToct May 7th, 189^. Trains run daily by DUtli Meridian bf Central tinie. NORTH BOUND. *No.No. 10. Lv. Savuimali., 1 <1.241». nf.. 4.50 p.h*. Ar. Fairfax . . I2.4W p. tn. 7.07 |>. in. Ar. Denmark ... !2.. , 17 p. in. s.frj p. In» A r. Columbia . 2:411 p m. 9.45 p. tn. SOUTH BOUND. No. 9. No. 87. Ly. Columbia .. 5i45 a. m. 12.90 p. m. Ar. Denmark 7.45*. m, 2.17 p.m. Ar. Fairfax. 8 :isa. m. J.OT p. in, Ar. Savauuah 11.00 a. m. 5.10 p. m. Train# No. 9 and 10 co’iikect with S, C. R. W. at Denmark, anUiiVR, A A. al Filirfax. i For further lufbrmatfon formation apply to t m;flemino. Oehl. Pass. Agt. Savannah, Ga. (J»F. GRAY,8. P. A. Wm. BUTLER, .4r.,,« Tmv. Pass. Agt., Columbia, S. C» * Road Notice. -.The County CommUalonor# will con* sitler at thmr regular ineetlng on Tnes- day, Otli day of Juiie'fWJ, the petition of cRixend of thi# County a*klhg the' establifthment of a public load “run- ningTrottir Long Branch church -oh- the Barnwell and VVDffeten road, crossing Saltkehatehie river between G. W. 1’ea- coci# and If . B. Mattljy vv s and eonaect- ing wjth the Itaniwell and Augusta road at Now Hope M K. Church. Any and all |M>rson# objecting the ... •- - -** —““ - J9 -‘ aa woril of priiiae for your Tablets. M v son was ntron liquor.#nfl tbron«l) a friend, I eras ieti to try your T:iblel«. He wash heavy and , but after ualpfi your Tableta but three days he qwitdrink! will be dedicated eftt tlie first duffday in June. Rev. t Dr, .T- M. Baiie.V, of Greenville, will preach the dedicatory sermon. Every body iavited, lir. W. II. Dntiean ha# fllcd’^th the Clerk hi# petition for a|>|v>intmctit as Coauty Dt#|>eti#er at Barnwell. It. i# signed by a majority ^f tlm ,r voter# of the hfWBi heard from. conatant drieLer, and will not touch Ihiuor of anv knrd. 1 hove waited you, in order to know the cure was pcnaxuunL Tours t nil free hold No Other t<> wu TP 1 I)*A.T uwnskxd, Attorney (js'iterjtl. Read G. K. Ryansrewadvertisejnent today, and notice how rapidly, and over what a large territory his superior Inddicino i* selling, a trial of it i# all That is nettessary. * linking, mouth before writing tnur. All«. HELEN MORRISON. CixciirKAtt. Ohio. - Th* Onto Cbhmical 45o:—GfktikhRII Your Tablet* have perfonneu a miracle in my c:vae. d haVe ocen mred by tbo use of W. L. LOThdAY. 1 hoy*' used morphine, bypodvfmicaily, for seven years, ari two paejiugee of your Tablets, and without any effort on my part. ■Athlrown -*#U Orders to 1 HESPONSIBLF. AfiEMTS WAWUPi THE OHIO CHEMICAL CO. (tn writing ptsww menU^}. thla paper.) 61, 83 and 63 Opora Block. LiflLA, OHIO. no*# as soim a* po#?7ibly understanding that no ]\>aiiA be made i under any elrcuuivtartce*. muil fiirthcr | order nf the board of dire, tors, and’ that no overdr'aftshc nllowcl. We rind t tho a**ets of 4tm bank amply sufficient, to liquidate the entire Indebtedness, if,] a reasonable length of time lie granted, which vvjll pro ye nt the necessity <>{ forcing onr oollhterajs and scent it it's:' on the market In the jircscut rinancial j stringency. an exact stateffient of the a*soi« ai^dj llahilitleg of the batik le* published at once ilL tho jtress and ! sent to corrcspotfdeut bank* .by eiTcu- tbel^^tebiUhuicht of said public road It- ' the sixth day of J mi -w a#i>v ........ , . _ b.ihk and depositors to' r. sumc husb |a)tilioii’ed for w ill preteut their objec <lbly. with a full ;Tlon* on or bet ore next. JJy order of the Board, M. J. 1’A TE, Clerk. Registration Notice. s. * - ' . . \ The oflloo of the S«i|»ervis*>r of Regia- tratiou will be vq<u al Barnwell on tho tir-i Monday in amcIi month for the of such bus!lice* a* U a'Vl.