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Barnwell People. iVji i. ' — . ii». i ~ .,, ^i.i TlIUkSDAV, MARCH MATCH OF 8UM8CBIPTI0K. In Advanoe. per Annum OB Tim*.....:...Trrrr C«|i», M. W. Pbilllpl* w*s In town on Frtdnjr. - liareh came in Jik« a Umb but didn’t remain meek Ion*. , r The juriea thi« week, grand ani petit, are of excellent qualify. ^ Attorney a H. F. Bulat and 8. E . T.7|t 00 were In court on Monday. .$1.60 I The County Chain Cang will be at Cave*, lu Croat Cypreaa Township this week. J. B. Morris. Superviaor. K.C. Roberta Jr.;Clerk. Try one paper of Creech’s 2 lb to mato Heed, 15cra. a paper. (Jail on W. A Gylra and get 201ba. of Cranwlated Sugar for 11.00. beautiful Caiicoea at SctavAlao a nice Retention of White and Brown ~ Dreaa Linens, Lawna Organdies, Hosiery ~W. A. Gyles has moved into one of > tiis own store building* formerlr oc cupied by II. I). Leonard and lias opened a nice stock of Dry Goods, Hlioes, Groceries Ac. Come and see him. Everybody that have tried our 2 lb * Tomato Seed say they are worth ten times'the price we charge for them. r ‘ Creech’s Pharmacy. W. A. Gyles offers to the trade a well selected stock of Misses. Ladies and Children shoes at prices that will please You can save from ten to twenty live centa-per pair hy buying from him. CouteautL see and be con vinced.-; Why not get all your garden seed' at Creech’s Pharmacy. Then you could rest assured lliat you were plant- trig the best ae^B grown. W., A. Gyles will sell you a Hat cheaper than any other House in Town, also has In gtock Laces, Embroidery, Ladle* Collars, Lace Curtains Ac. also a choice lot of seed Irish Potatoes at 40ct* peck. AH Good* bought and auid for cash, and my motto is to keep —: the goods moviiig mt small protlts; We selT Tomato Seed that produces tomatoes weighing 2 lbs each. Did you ever try.them? Creech’s Pharmacy. One tomato grown from our 2 lb To mato aeed (ills a large dish when sliced. Just the thing for slicing- very delightful. Creech’s Pharmacy. STATE OF SOUTH CAROUSA, COUNTY 6f BNRNWELT., sy In the Probate Court. . By J. K. Snelttne, Esq., Judge oi Probate iu Baruwelt Comity. Whereas M. F. Davison haiji made suit Biito me to grant her Jitters of Administra- uu.huuti^tmr-oriaurw^.vw.,, „„, c«'ase<E 1 bese are, therefore, to cite anil admonish, ail and singular, the kindred and creditor* of the said James A. Davison, deceased that they be ami appear liefore me, in the • ourt of Probate to he held at Barnwell on Monday, March - 12th, lUOfi, next, after puj^iea tion hereof, at II o’chK-k in tlie forenoon, to *how cause, if any tl»ey have, why the said administration should not be granted * , Given under my Hand this 24th day of February, Anno Domini, 1006. ^ JOHN K tiNF.I.MN’C, “ -— Pr«>bate J udge. PubHsbe.l hi T«* IUkswkju. PBorus March I. U*«. fix a L Disch arge. Notire+s liwreby given that the un- deraigoed will on , Monday, April 2d, DM5. tile Uls final account with Hon. John K. SneMing. Judge of Probate for Barnwell County and apply for letlera dismissory a* Administrator of the Es tate of Mary Pemter, deceaseal. ■ . * P L. Pender, . - V./7 Administrator. Feby. 27th. 130(1. NO PICK OF FINAL DISCHARGE. Notice i* hereb* given that the un dersigned will, on Monday, April !)t4» r ItKKJ tile their dual account with J. K. Knelling, J-udge of I'robato for Barn- -ureft County, as administrators of the •state of J. T. Smith, Jr., deceased.and a«k for letter* disinissory.' ' i » 8. E A J. W. Smith. Adminlltrators. March Cth 1006. KHenton. 8.C March 2nd PM)6. IlemlqiMtters Camp Wick McCresrv, There will be a meeting of tbo.Vet- Hotise on the fourth -Saturday in this month. March! By order of com mander 1^ A, Bush. - ‘■mm -• R. J. Dunbar,, ‘ Adjt. ATTENTION COMRADES. The men.bers of Camp Morrali. No. 8iMJ U. C. V., are requested to meet at the Bennett Rprlug* Agricultural club house near Meyer’s Mill on Friday,The 23rd day of March, 1900. for the pur- pn«e of electing delegates to the national and State reunions and to transact any other business that might come before it. Come prepared to pay your dues. Mr. C. S. Warner and others will addreas the meeting, which will make it an interesting affair. Barbecue dinner will be served. By < nler J. II. Laflltte. G. R. Dunbar. Commander. Adjutant. * Lent i< just eight days &d»y«t many fair heads are dreaming of Easter hate. M rs.'James Cason and little son of Atlanta are visiting Barnwell relatives. Judge Watts came in Sunday after noon and is stopping at the Molalr House. Mr. and Mrs. S B. Mosely are at home again after a pleasant trip to the North. This ferni’s criminal calendar Is the shortest since She riff Creech has jieen in onice. Bennie P. Davies has taken the po sition of stenographer with attorney* Davis A Best. The peach crop is never all killed In March. The Easier full moon is the great and last danger. Next Saturday week the ground hog will come out the second time and stay abroad until next fall. Mr*. J. O. Patterson and daughter have returned from a stay of several weeks in Washington. Comptroller General Jonea ha* ex tended the time for payment of com- mutailon road tax to April 16tb. The township boards .met on Tues day., organized ami adopted the (50 per cent valuation of property for taxation. People who laughed at the ground false weather* as a false weather prophet have been eager buyers of Q re wood and coal. ,., Mr C. W. Bush of Four Milo has re turned to Klmherllo Ueighta, Tenn continue )iis studies in the School of th? Evangelista. * Thursday. April 28th, will be Me morial l)av ai’Rivers’ Bridges, and the orator* of the opbjSsioii will be of the best in the State. THE GEKSRAL SESSIONS. After the loth inst strong will begin io against delinquent don’t you forget it. . Treasurer Arm- Issue executions taxpayers, and Thk. Peoplk of a good Georgia a nickel for it, We want a copy^ of October 5th. 1905, for friend, and will pay with thanks in addition. . r Rev. J. D. Moore, Baptist State Sun day School Secretary, will make Colum bia hlsOiome and headquarters be cause of iuscentral location., — ^ Janies M. Patterson ’Esq bwv bcen appointed Magistrate at Allendale to till tlio varancy cnu*ed by the resign tiou of iTa *gistrate John Oucge. The flrstbAeport of the Friday tof- flr*t page, w a« exaggerated, the revised list sliowing 21 dead and 46 injured. Barnwell courtty wise farmers will plant a plenty of corn, the balance In cotton for tlie world and cantaloupes, melons and vegetables for rich Yan kee*. . • * ^ Court brings good people to town, hot none, from abroad bottem or more well beloved than brother Jam<s F, Byrne* of the Aiken Journal and Re view. • - Mr. Clifton Woodward died at Mont- morenci on Sunday morning from the gun shot wound received about a month ago from Luke Gray, colored, w ho has escaped arrest. _ . JIM ... -w •* Congressman Patterson’s FDh Hatchery I a-to be located in his. tlie Second. District. Now, don’t scram ble for it. dear fellow citizens of every county therein embraced. Rev. R W. Barnwell has declined the position of as*istant secretary of tlie General Board of Missions of the Episcopal Church in America, prefer ring to remain in the parochial miuis- 'U- ' ■ . • • ; - An amendment to the scfiool’law extend* the p*rrt(eg«Mif voting special tax levies to any time of tlie year. If made later than October 1*1 the levy will not go into effect until the follow ing year, -r— Dr. and Mrs. X. F. Kirkland. Sr, ami Mr. A. L. Kirkland of Buford’s -Bridge ■svlsited -T-Hh- Rr—C. -Kirkland Tnesday and Wednesday and all Barn well wa* heart glad to see these blessed good people. Mr. Chris. Langley, a past-master in the insurance bmdne**, is now asso ciated with Judge J. K—rtne.llingy taking the position heretofore lield by Mr. M K. Sherfesee. 8ee tlieir new atfvertUemetit. Mr. and Mrs. George Batten and child returned to New York on rhurs— day after an outing of two week* at. delightful Duncan non. It is hard to say which wax the happier, th» father gunning for q.uall or the little fellow playing in the sand for the first time. WelT Brancli Democratic (Hub—U- “We must make some sacrifice.” said the senior partner, who was an old time financier. “We must make sacrl floes or go to the wall. - The new man in the firm rubbed bl* chin gloomily for a minute or moVe. but hi* face brightened when the lnsplra v tion came. •Good!” he cried. ’'We will make sacrifices of our creditor*!” hereby sutlletl to meet as a Cotton A**o elation at Ulmer on Saturday. 10th March, at 3 o’clock p. m. In unite, to ail be a* an unit in the Cotton Asso ciation of the State of South Carolina. A full attendance is requested as an address suitable to the occasion will be delivered. S. W. Eaves. The contested Congressional election esses from this State were argued be fore tlie House Committee on Election* on Monday. Hon. D. S. Henderson defended Congressman J. O. Patter son’s title, while Jacob Moorer, a col ored Orangeburg lawyer, spoke for Rev. Isaac Myers, colored contestant. There seem* to be no doubt that Huai action will be favorable to Judge Pat terson. 5 . . > -*•/ _ , At the trftt in Lexington at last term of court of the ca»e of the estate of the lale Mr O C. A tile, formerly of Blackville, asking $21 <*00 damages for his di-sih by a Southern Railway train at I^esville, the jury found for the defendant railroad. On Friday attorney J. Wm. Thurm- mond, representing tlie estate, applied to Judge Ilydrick lor a new trial. His Honor reserved his ruling. Messrs W. G. Britton, Henry Boyles mi Johnson Harley, ss trustees of the Columbia Baptist Church property, have forwarded to Hon. J. O. Pattef- «on for presentation to Congress a petition praying reimbursement fi>E.xhe burning of their church building In 1865 by soldiers of Kilpatrick’s com mand. Several a'dltavUs stating fact iceompanied the petition, one from a :oiored eye wJtn o sg to the tnrming -fix ing the responslbilitv on the union mldiers. They ask a* compensation the sum of five thousand dollars to cover tlie loss sustained and reasonable interest. '•«£> , m *—— To meet appropriations of the kecent 4es*ion of the Legislature •’the State vlll have to borrow.uearly a half mil- ion dollii'r* in adranco of this year’s tax collection*. - - ’ e.' -i 'I Th« 8pring Term of Court began on Moiufay morning. Judge R. C. Watts of Cheraw, Stenographer J. F. Byrnes of Aiken ami the local official* being promptly present. Sixteen grand ju rors were aworn In to serve the _>ear, and Capt. J. C. Keel was chosen Fore man.— v —— —, , ,, To fill the places of petit jurors hoi attending anil excused fourteen names were drawn from the Seven l|ile box and straightway summoned. In charging the Grand Jury Judge Watts called to their attention the re cent lynching in this county and de nounced It as a cold blooded murder, and the parties engageil in It as mur derer* He said: ‘It is a dangerous thing to allow people to take the law into their own hands. This crime is a blot on the fair name of the county and State and on civilization itself. There was no excuse for it. The in telligent white people are in charge of the governmental departments in South Carotins, and It f* hot difficult to enforce the law. * If the parties lynched were guilty of murder they, could easily hare been convicted aird executed legally.” He then reail the statute on the subject and told the jury to investigate the matter and if.AheT' found that if the parties were in the hands of the offi cers of the law and the officer* con nived in the lynching that they should be"removed from office and in dicted. t Prior to the present Judge Watts liss presided over five teims at Barnwell, at each of which ahead of the time al lowed by law lie cleared the calendars, civil am) criminal, of all cases ready for trial. He wa^tea no words in hi* clear, concise,[ comprehensive, even scaled charge*, anil no time in ,lbe derly dispatch of business. -Abe cojirt hour* are from half past nine in tlie mfftniog .until' sundown, w ith a reasonable recess for dinner. —H < 4»wyprs, witnesses-autl jurors wilt emulate Ids diligence tlie calendar* will be well cleared for new business! t MON DA V*»Wi>BK. —r- * Tall Hay was foil mi guilty of as sault and battery with intent to kill. „ True Bill Was found against Amos Robinson for assault and battery witli intent to kill and carrying c£pccaled weapons. Defendant plead guilty anti was sentenced to 18 mouths on chain gang or $125 fine. True Bill against A. R Braxton, B. H. Braxton and W. II. Mqodv for riot.. True Bill against Chester Garvin for injuring railroad property, tried, ver dict guilty; motion made for new trial, refused; sentenced to five _years. In penitentiary. True Bilf against July Lamar for as sault with intent to kill. Case vowtln- ued. . ■ , True Bill against John Allen Butler "for murder and—carrying concealed weapons. True Bill against Charles Tiuncap THE EDITOR’S CORNER. Our long Urns good friend Mr. George W. Green, Sr., of the happiest township in the county, because mi time Mr^fames J/ Holland of Philadel phia spefit severs! days last week with relatives an'd friends of the old home bounty. Eight years have pfiSsAd since he made the city of brotherly love his home. There he has won a 'Charming wlfe;'and a bravo little son and wlnaoine little daughter make hit life one of ideal happiness. He repre sents from Delaware to Florida and Alabama the interest* of one of (he largest business houses of Ids home city. And Thk Pkopi.k hope* that the prosperity be so well deserves will con tinue to grow and that before many year* h? and his will come back to tlie Bunny South, where^ii* parents and all Til* ancestors and kindred likve been so bravc^u war, so true and pure in peace. The march of our friends this week, in person, by proxy and through the mail* has revived our faith that the newspaper life Is worth living, when one has such good friends as Messrs W. ,M. 8mlth, W. T. Walker, P. B. Dicks, Johnson, E. G. Birt^O M. Kdenfieid. OJ B TTardin, J. .J. Gray Capt. R. Miller. Jr5f. Weathersbee and F. N. Hair and W. Rothrock. JA-zafry.- plead guilty, sentenced to 15 mouths io the penitentiary. TUESDAY’S WORK. - 4 The Grand Jnrv submitted it* pre seutinent and was discharged Tuesday, Ct S. Baxley was found gulity of oh taining goods umTer Talse pretence. Sentence 18 month* or $135 Hue.;'paid tine. True Bill against Charles L. String- fellow for assault and battery with in tent to kill; acquitted. * Thomas Harper pleaded guilty f<!^ violath)!) of the dispensary law, -sen tenced to 8 months imprisonment or a line of $100; paid tine. River* Tilly, assault and battery with intent to kill, sentenced to 12 month* or $75 fine, paid fine. True Bill found against Pierce "Stilt for nbktnu-tin^£public highway. True Bill agliPTist Lucy Bing for as sault and battery with intent to kill, acquitted. • - ' ; James Diamond, charged with mur der, acquitted. Solicitor consenting. True Bill against Heyward Jefferson, obtaining property under false pre tence. Only two Sessions cases remain for trial. * ‘f -• Judge Watt*, Solicitor Davis and tho defending attorneys and deciding, ju ries deserve tlie public well done for the quantity and quality of tlieir good work" done. » A SECOND TO THE MOTION. (By Rev. C. C. Brown in BapjUt Courier.) My old comrade. Bob Lidea* I know him, is preaching a sound doctrine, if if it be true that he Is preaching as lie write*. I don’t think wine-drinking I* -much of an evil yet in Southern so ciety. At least, 1 do not hear much of it In these parts. But soolaT.gambllng rages like a fire, and is burning up homes and characters. Tt fill* with li.satisfaCitioti Inexpressible to be able to say lliat, as far as I know, we have not oneof thcNe femaJe gamhlers iu my church, nor havr* we one that attends the balls. Sometimes when 1 reflect ^aan.ihi* fs. f i feel like flimrinsr qq I mv hat a couple of time* out of sheer pastoral glee 1 called once at a Sum ter home ^o,,vi*it a new-comer. Ru mor had reached'me that she was after my poor scalp for not having called; so I called. A little child met me at tlie door, and said her mother was not at home, that she had gone to a card party/ I was a stranger, and she was about to take me in. J/rave not paid a second call; 1 do not Intend to do so. I don’t want to Import any trouble in to my church It may be on account of my ignorance, but I have never ► PRESENTMENT OF THE GRAM) JURY. »I IKCH TKKM RH>6. To His Honor R. C. Watts. _ _. Presiding J udge. The Grand Jury i« glad to extend a sincere welcome to your Honor upon vour cominir again to our county and on behalt of all our people we beg to express our high appreciathsrr'tff-Abe splendid sen ice of head and heart that you have rendered and still give to our Slate and we ho|>e that you may long lie spared to hold the acales of justice with even hand. , .,1st. We have passed-ori all Bills handed to u* by the’Solicitor“ 2nd. We have posponed uiiti! the next term an examination of the pub- lie buildings and offices. 3rd. The Grand Jury half appointed Mexus J. L. Kcbl, J. 0/ Black and G. C. Langley a qoinmittee to inalre such examination of the public offices and Buildings and to submit their report to the Grand Jury at the next term. 4th. We repeat the recommendation of thu previous Grand Jury that the water closets id rear of the Court House be removed by the Town Council of Barnwell. 5th. We recommend the purchase hy the County Board of Commissioners of s Burroughs Adding Machine for the use of the County Treasurer’s office and other county offices. 6th. Tlie Grand Jury will give Its most careful consideration to the force ful recommendations made by your Honor in your charge to ns relating to the enforcement of law in our county Thanking.a»otir Honor and the officer* of the court for the pourtersies and as sistance extended to us wo are Very respectfullv J.C. Keel, Foieman. HOMICIDE IN GREAT CYPRESS- Mr. Augustus Moody died at his home in Great Cypress Township on Friday night from a pistol shot wound inflicted by Mr. James Diamond on the 2l*t ult. Coroner Warner held the in quest on Saturday morning. Mr Dia mond came in and tufrendered to Sheriff Creecb» SALE DAY. ■ There was a goodly attendance oh Monday. No land sales were made -antPstoek sale* and swap* were few. The Supervisors of Registration were quite busy, a sure sign of a Warm sum mer cartipalgb. The county Pension Board met and attended to routine business. .The number of pensioners will show an in crease. Our friends mads the day very pleas ant for ua. ' OTRANTO NEWS. The farmers a/e behind with their work on account of (lie wet weather and sca-clty of labor. The farmers of this neighborhood are stringing up telephone lines to connect witli Mr. R. H. Middleton’s lines. Mbs Pennells Woods Is visiting at Ruddfell. S. C. Mrt Willie Gifford 1* repairing his fram road and wifl -start his tram en gine goon. He)* doing a successful saw mill business here. The Rural Free Delivery mall route will go into effect on the 15th inat, via SrevruAjOtraiito. Uuddeuvllie and Old Allendale , Steamer Swan sank soon after leav ing Savannah week before last and a large lot ef giianO w-a* damaged. A ’ v J. The first ripe Charleston strawberries last of th* year were sold 35 cents a basket. week at SO to he QreenvlH» News makes the sen* school S j «t suggestion Tfist a printing be established at Clemson College. Grover Cleveland announce* that he will spend some time in the South this Winter-Spring for the benefit of hit health. Many thousand poor Japanese are suffdringf or food and charitable con tributions from-fibrosd am a*ked, yet their govenfment continues to build Ibe most powerful battleships in the world. The Jap* are a secret keeping people, but the signs are that they are ge Ing ready to make the North Pacific ocean their own exclusive fi»h pond. SELEC TING SEED CORN D. J. Funk, a member of the .‘largest corn growing family Ip the world, said at a recent Farmers’ Institute out West: — Among the factor A which should guide one in the selection of foundation stock In Corn-breeding work fire* yield, placement of the ear on the stalk, foliage, standing ability, date of ffiatu rity and germination. These th'mg* fire all inherited by corn. Ninety per cent of the consideration should be given to yield. Beltct long ears; this will raise tho yield. Select for uniformity of grains *. tliis will give an evener stand. Reject the tip* and butts of the ears. IMPORTANT ALLIANCE NOTICE^} The follow ing certificates of stock In the Farmers Alliance Exchange of South Carolina, Limited, having been tsstred to Strto AlHattee* Rr HaroweD County.^the holders will surrender them to me for payment of prorata. If, not surrendered ,in 30 days they will be treated as lost or destroyed ■~r ffnoWn a card-playing woman who had any religious force. Some high toned society soul will mv we are puritanical and narrow and ignorant; butjt is bettel£tn be puritan ical than diabolical; so we have gone further, and decreed Hjat a man can not stay with us as a church “member If he deal sin cotton futures, or future* of sny kind that belong to the gam bling arens, In which a man seek* to get Something for nothing. CMlier’s Weekly offered a thousand dollars for the best story of no', more than six thousand words. Twelve thousand writers contended for the prize. 'The judges have Issued a little book descriptive of the stories which came in, and the statement Is made that not one of them hnsed upon the life and experience of the people known a* ^‘1 ho Fnnr Hundred” could pass muster. It will pay our young women better to stay at home and knit, socTt* and wear poke bonnets than to go out Into a giddy world whose friv- olousnes* ha* turned into vice. It is better to he like John Biinvan and re gard some thing* as sin which are ntt sinful, than to seek to put a thin ve- ueerrng over card playing fns a- pfi—q and seek to deceive yourself into be lieving that it. is not gambling. Peo pie who wear frocks can go to tlie devil hut some of them do not seem to bo lieve it. 1 • ‘ ' ■ Lawyer : Have you ever been cross- examined before? Witness: Have I? I’m a married man. Lottie:, I dont see why yon are going to marry Jack, you don’t love him. „ f Dottle : No, but another girl does. SEED! One Thousand Pounds Best Selected Bure Eden AV aterrhelon Seed For sale by . II. D. STILL, BLACKVIIXE, H. C. No. of 8u h No. of Certficate. Alllsnce. Shares. 180, Appleton /.■ 1 1S2, Willlstou 1 183, George* Creek 2 184, Grahams 1 ISO. Double Fond 2 187, Red Oak 1 188, Reedy Branch 1 Itto, Ghent* Branch 1 ~ 11*2, Hunter* Chape I 1 lb3, Caves X UH, Allendale 1 . 195. x St. JohiK 2 F. H.Creech, Co. Trusted. Robert Bui*l& Co’*. Kefitl Irish Potatoes/ BlUl/Triumph and Early Rose, - -For safe at ' ' ' Burckhalter’* Drug Store,. Bole Agency for Barnwell. '♦WW* - BUSINESS NEWS. —r , TTnn^~iTnD nam- n - -in—-n Robert Buist A Co’s. Prize Medal Garden Seed, For sale at Burckhalter'* Drug"Store, Bole Ageuuy for Barn well. How • to cure That Cough Cold. Ottf A BOTTLE tiF Nature’s Cough . Remedy — „ AND A BOX OF / Creech’s Grip Capsules. take Them THEY WILL do THK WORK FOR SALE ONLY AT Creech’s v Pharmacy. Txartt— WHY HAS Sold 25 Car Loads of Stock This Season? Because Both His Stock and Prices are Right Just Received: • 2 CABS MULES, t / WANTED—From forty to fifty men at once to work altout saw mill, rail road and woods. Good wage* to good workers. The Miller Lumber Co, Ulmers, 8. C. WANTED—Wsr want to buy one thousand bushel* of white peas, also we solicit ahipment* of chickens and egg*: highest cash price for same. M.C. Walker A Co., c Columbia, 8. C. X. T). Walker, Mgr. 125.000 Strong. Vigorous, Healthv Cabbage Plants of the b?st established varieties; safe and sure headers for sale and delivery as soon a* the Spring warrants garden planting. Make up your clubs now and write me number wanted and I will book orders and quote prices f. o._ b. . J. M. Brant. Ulmer. 8. C. » - PRATT’S FOOD, - EstfrMiwhed iif 1R73.\-- i The Bist in the World, The United State* Government buys it exclusively, and the Govjt>tmniept has more mules than Hiepj^arc in Georgia. ^ . The Cheapest loo. For ante wf -- - . • BURckllALTfeR'A DRUG STORE, Barnwell, 8. C. A.11 Good,Sleek and Straight. Also New Car of Wagons ‘Brown’ Make Buggies that are Beauties, Car Load Nellie King Flour- With Whittle’s Stock, Wftgom ami Plow* Best Crop* can be made at least expense' of labor. WHITTLE’S STABLES, BLACKVILLE • S. C. ♦ I. F. STILL & S©NS, CORNER CLARK STREET AND RAILROAD AVENUE • BLA0KVILLG, - - 8- <$., Are now completely ready for the Fall and Winter Ti and offer —in all line* of— Dry To- I Good Money in Growing — Large Watermelons. I have been planting each year for several years from i70 to lOO acres in Eden variety of WHierinelnns, and have made good monev every year. 1 secured good Eden seed to begin with and have Improved them eaefa year by selecting my seed from large and well shaped melons. 1 have them drieiLfin the shade which will, w-hen property planted, always come up, as they are sound and full. I have 1.500 lbs. of choice seed to of fer athOc per lb. When you send vour order fof seed and wish me to do so I will Instruct you how to prepare. Fertilize, plant and cultivate. Let vour orders come In at once. I sold the same kind of seed over South Carolina, Georgia and Florida last year, which gave perfect satisfac tion. ■*-.*••*-••*••♦#—••*••■»■ •♦e e I. Furman Still, BlapkvIKe, S- C» r fe’UTffOTTON -ACREAGE DOWN. a. ASPARAGUS ROOTSFOR 8ALE. I offer for sale a number of thousand*. EARLY ARGBNTEUIL ROOTS, a noted French variety Mv r<>ot#are raised from Imported French Seed, Brigham Rued. Elko. 8. C. Goods, Notions, Clothing, Shoes, Hats; Furniture, Groceries, bacco, Cigars, Crockery, -o— Glassware, Hay, Grain, - Etc., Etc. a ' \We Invite, with confidence, special attedtion toourFirfw nlturc, which will make any hbine comfortable and beauti- ful; to our Clothing, which will defy the Winter’s cold and double good looks; and to our Shoe?, which will make your way and walk through life an easy progrtSBa. tny of my UTS CLIMB HIGHER EVERY YEAH. . ^ Tt gives me great and sincere pleasure to notify friends and his friends that I have secured the 8ervi|ce Capt. U. Dunn as saleman, in order to do justice to constantly increasing business. With his hclp aud assisted by Messrif lif: G.W* "Walk er and I. L. Attaway X can serve all in need of the Beat faules and Horses that can be bought from Kentucky to Kansas, Wagons almost everlasting so good are their ma terial and workmanship. Comfortable and elegant Buggies and Harness* as sofii as the best life insurance against accident. i)on’t he blind to yoar interest, come and prise you with satisfaction. CHARLIE BROWN, t Hill Top * BARNWELL, S. &