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Pay* Semi-Annua! Uitftdcm. Imprest, Lwioi* ti y-J?r -compouii April UUJ OjlUIKT ?MUllli-anniinl . (lends?is the inducement The 1 National Hank of Batesburg olfer: its depositors in the Siving l?ep nient. They advertise lor "good pogltors and good borrowers." VOL. IV LOCAL H/ Picked Up Here and Advoca Dr. K. C. Hidgell shipped his (i fruit last Friday. Miss Kate Holland, of Monetta, the guest of Miss Katherine Ciillum Mrs. Sarah Shiiier and Master .To Shuler are visiting relatives in I-exii ton. Miss Moida Hodges is oil'on an e tended visit to Colombia and Sparta I org. Messrs. L. 1). Ciillum and Henry Wright took in ttu* hall game at t Nidge Friday, Miss Iletinie Towill is back from visit to friends and relatives in Mar hind and Virginia. Mr. Clarke Howell Editor of the A ' la.ita Constitution spent a day in tow J rt week, as the guest of Mr. .1, Wn i ehell Messrs. M. M. llolstein and W. \\ Holestein ol the X /loads sect ion ha\ returned from Charleston, where the took in the Confederate Veterans Rt u nioii. John Bell Towill, Hatesburg, S. C. have you anything I to sell ? ? I do you need the ready k cash ? ? ? , if vou do, ? 1 I }?I- ini?itl . nt i' Iy j iret word to me! ! real estate boughtand exchanged prompt ser= vice; best of t reat ment. if you have a farm or lot for sale * write me, I /- oil :\ lid V V III CU II see you. . . John Bell Towill, Uatesbur>r, S. C. F. \V . Ohfl'Al l>. I'll <. I,](i I t A i i it i.D ,1. The Hor Incorp LHXINOTON, Capital, $ FOUR 4 Per Centum, pei o'i Savings Accouni TWO t2) Per Centum per on checkingaccoun not less hail $200.( YOI IP ACCOlir A'ri'e In: 1'irllier I n format ion A lw ?vs (iiv? ri. HOARD 01 K. W. OiWAl.lt, A l.KKKIt .1 < r.o, Iti i.i.'I immi.uman, II. I. <)h\v COUNTY AND T( Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent. r M ! IheBi ?le* VPPENINGS.' There and Grouped f< ite Readers. rst | Mr. K. (I. Moulin, of Angii-da, \v in town Monday. j- Mr. Fiunk Land rum. (>| .Jdinsto was lien* Tuesday. ,jm Ex-Senator .1. 11. Sii.tdatli. of Silud l}r. was in town last week, Mr. C. Fort and faintly, of I'ciioi x_ visited fr'onds here last week. Mr II. II S.illv, a travelling man < Aiken Co, was here Tuesday. .T; Mr. W S. Wight man, of Jit. Will !l> ing, was hereon business last week. Miss Kutli Williams, of .loluiston v'' : vi.-ited Mrs. E, F. Strother last week. Mr. Lucius II arrigal, of ('.ranitevill ^ visited at Mr. .1. C. Glover's last week ,J1 Dr. W. I*. Timmei man attended tin ! . oinmeiicement exercises at I.exing ton Monday. Mrs. Mary M. Islnr. r.r lllnekville. n spending a while at the home of ltev I_ I II. It. Miirehlson. Dr. C. Jl. Lilt le.Iohn, of (ialfney, re turned home Monday alter a visit to his son. Mr. II A Lilt le.Iohn. A number of lathes and gentlemen hied themselves to Steadnian's pond last Thursday on a lisliing frolic. Mr. Geo. Adams, of near Iktxl r, was in town last Saturday with some of the j prettiest honey we have seen in some t ime. Miss Kuby Glover is on a visit t<> Trenton and Edgefield. She will attend the commencement of the KdgeHeld College. The Juvenile Missionary society of the M. K. church gave an iee cieain festival oil the church lav n last Friday j evening, .^ni'e a neat -um was rai ed. | lion. .1 iii). Hell Tovill returned from a trip nor. it last week m l on Thors lay left with tlio S Press nssoci.ilion to take in I lie World's Fair at Si Funis. Mr. S. Midi own n Siinkins. <f Hdge: Ilejd, a ?-ntid<dntc for Hie ollice of mi J licitor ol the Fifth Judicial district, wi"-' in town Monday Mr. Sitnkir.s announces himself elsewhere Hon. 1?; S. IUef.se and R. W. Crouch, .'jf.Sal.idn. were iu-re Thursday lame back, kidney, bladder", uric acid" tro? ' ll i nev Were ell route noiiie iio>>. v^........ liia where they had been attending the State Democratic convention. IVii~s Ktliel Watson, of near Ward? and Mr. Fletcher Wright of near Johnton were married on Thin- lay evt'ning May I'd at the home of the bride. Miss Watson is the daughter ?<f Mr. J. II. Wat.soli,1 Mrs. I?r. llusler ni son. James, of Mt Willing, visited friend* anil rein lives here last week. She is t lie ell'icient p > mistress of Ml. Willing and I lias many I fiends here. Mr. Farnell and wile have gone to Dar ington. which place they will in lie their I lit lire home. Mr. l'arnell, who has been with Mr. J. .1 Haw I I r a ' iitiniher ol years, has many friends here who regret very nm -h to lose him l and h s st in .hie wife. We wish lhem ! sucre's and happiness and assure them I that the good p.c p'e ot loilesbtiig j do t lis in 11 is expression. O.r hoys went to Uidge Spring last | Fri l iv afternoon to play the team of i hat place, and brought bark the same II Id hard lurk story. They are trying ! to gel op a '"rep" that will ci| ml thai of ('iiluiiihio. They received a clear cut heating, nothing inon ,'iolhing less The score was 7 to 1 in Invoi of In? Itidce hoy-. The only run our hoys made was the one which John li.ivvi got in. Practice up hoys! TIIK llKMII ST M.\N IS T1IK Wolil.li. The rich-st man in the w. rid ran j not have Ins kidneys replaced in r live without theui, so it is mportaut lint t" neglect thee organs. It Foleys Kidney cure n taken at the lirst x'gn d danger, tha symplons will disappear'j j and your health will he restored as it | s'.rengtliegs and builds up these or-I gaiis as nothing e|*e wiP. Oscar How- j I man writes. ' I have used Foley's Kid i ney cure and it cured me ot kidney dis lease." Solu bv Tiinmons Bros. I I " I ii. Tisivi i;.maN. Vice- A A Money. ne Bank, toratetl. SOUTH CAROLINA. 30,000.00 r annum. Payable Quarterly ts. annum, Payable Quarterly Is 011 minimum amount of >0. TPS SOLICITED. Prompt tin I (\nirteoin Attention IMKUCTOPS: . Fnx. K:?\vi.n \V. Kuiikkik<n 'A II', .11'I.I AN K. KAI'KMAN. )WN DEPOSITORY, i BATE WASHINGTON ?.!:I IY.R. 1 ?u> i.'orri: : ' Liviilent'y In a ! i!umor-?ne fours Mot Sl.o' ;.t I'eopic and Measures. Washington. 1?. C. Slay 21, J'.Ktl. After Ir??ttinyr ami worrying for tw i, months tin' Republican party has linii ly - jleetod a mavagor of its FaM iv.ii paign. Ilia name n Theodore Rous ve|i,ai:<l his p. etld< nym is Ci'iir^c I Certolyou is anything iiio'v than '* mask I'ur the real manager fur lie ipolitiei in who lias never ha<l anytliin *' t<> il'i with politics, a manager who hi never tnanhged, and a statesman wli I- has pra itieed stutoernft. only a lei tiiunt lis ami has never attended a van it ens tr t enveiition e\eept in the guiof a phonographic reportet. lie is at amiable nllieial hut what ho doe-m' e know abt ut the stee'ing of parties am the arts of .Mark ilannit. will he likely f if he eseapes from his kt eper l.efori j the ido.is of November. to < uiso eon st*-re:;t sun iti sit-'li old stagers j > Frye tinny. F.inkir, Fairhan!;s, faou-m I'hitl ami (trosVeiior. Rarely eigi.t years ago ttie yonng-ter gradiisitei! from Col urn hia I'niversity tit d almo-t Ins en i i re ex per ien ee lias been at tp.ired as a short hand wri er ami exemitive eliamherlin. The I>einoerats in Congress atitl ?Jiit who si ill linger here indulge in a broad smil- t.f aetpiies .nee ; wiu- j mi* ii, \\ i;? publican manager i? moot iuitt <1. Mr. <Yrirlyi sue. c>?or at tlit* head ,dI tilt* lYpart mout of ('nmmctto an ! Labor very likely w .II I ?;i| ai?> rale slioiiId las, IioiieraI Carrol! 1). Wright, a p ihlirisl el' long experienee and Ri'iMt al>iIi i j \vlio lias hern I'mil miss inner of Labor these twenty years. ami a< | a master of ee- ilomres will add real slrei gib an>1 dignity Co the Ca'jin.it * * * l lii' announcement of the Supreme Court derision upholding the action of |_. . I.-. ii.ftpiiie. i:ua e*iini'i'iTiat you h ivc im?:?<? " -A* I ;r- . j ' 'c I DAY t|?e New York immigration nulliei it it in exeliioiug l!it> anarelii>l Punier .rein this eouni ry rausis -harp discussion here. On the t lie ha'.tl it i- lieltl to be an in' arion of peisoiril lights anil a denial of I'mv .-P<i and on the other Id lie no infringement ol I'ret' speieh ami till the ol In r, in lie in > .lit rin l:c- j ille111 of free spt cell lillt an ( Xercise nl j licit right which every nallnn posses- j srs in sij ule.'li 'i! and v. 'io -liall not ' ( nine across its landers '1 lies Inst j hold t tint an American unar-hist 1 would not lie subject in the same ile-j vision, and that hi- right to speak free- j lv would liavi to he divided on other! grounds. In London soeiini-ts and anarchists are tn-ind loo-e in llyde Lark and allowed to mount the hem lies aid harangue the multitudes tj t heir hearts content. # * * Isn't it a bogus philanthropy that brings a Inn ilred Filipino hoys to thi? |eoiititr\ every year to Ita n our 1 our inaiiiieis, and our customs? 'I'liey have spi-nt the v inter ill southern Califor.iia where tli el mate is mild, hut j during tli * summer they are to e:>mv j to Washington and oe scattered throughout tin- north, their expenseto he paid by vv lioin'r- hy tli" Americans': O, no: not at all The p un-people ot I the Philippine Islands are to he taxed ! (o provide tli-ir > 111 (11 wit1 > a training which nolle <>f then; want. It slirj the generous ri ekles of l !?* Anierran ; heart. jn-t it doe-- when a spellbinder j enlarges on'Mlie gloiintis system of I ed ileatWill which we liave given to t li I F.lipinos in their own country," con lei red by American teachers who can , not speak a word of Spanish, hill are i paid out of t'ie ;i solar treasury, and , Auierien. Commissioner of Kdiuatinn is. Manilla who receives a salary ex toi led from the Filip iios i wire as great us that | si'd to I>r \V. T. Harris the j American Cointnissioni r of Kdiirsit inn in U'sishingto.i It is to si.n ii nl and sweet for ns to i*t llei l on how her.i-vo I 'eilt we a e ! .Saturday. May :2 s, fifty ado t I ilipin. s \u)l :es ch San Francisco on a tour :SBUlvG, S. C., THURSLA ? t llie American eitk-s. Tlu-y |i b uiiests to soiu cx'en! uhi'e i111 cuuntr; , tlis test i f ill or expeM be tod I hi;* wrutig fruiu tin* i'lil 111>|*1 no lea* 11 v. il;>? eriit-r Taft in an aj pc lu chtrrl;. iouient f. r thctu ailui t< I lie.n its u lined aid cii It i. rid utli men, wliicli is a sharpy rvnlii ti tlint lii^ner authority who lias issi fr lied the Filipino people with saj?e tl_ | mill Apnelies. i- j : ? * 'l'lie breaking out of the ISoerean Ik ilal in New York City exe-tes kei in a terost lure / here al! the part ieaiuvi :I 11v?*il. That a Nluekmaili:i? ih.anil rC should be made upon Webster l)?ts oy s l'c-rrsuii and Voii der lloo^t is iiicpli 0 1 cable, lor all ol t belli were oil! Inisjtn v j ehainpioiis of the Doer cause. eb - ster I tavis. MeK inlay's el ijuciit A^st* e aot-Seeretary of the Interior, re-ijed li his < Uiee as the result ol a persona iit vodi^a toil ol tli? war waned by be 1 i'o iiish in South Africa, mid after d. j dressii n great mass mictions throfli i out llieeoiimry euloni'/.e I Itij: a - the Kansas < i.y e.invention. l'ea in .. t ,uiii' miifij kiio v:i lor Ills pervt. e.~il i ( in ?i \ in^ to >t??{? t li?' Hi 5sh j shipment ??r hiiiit's and horses r,?m ! Xt'? 1l. leans. Nun iler llnogt till livis in liiisc ty and though c'uinn^ t he a confidential a^ent of Present Krmjer ami Secretary Hei inI?. publican peerhes io the last two p'si liMiti.il campaigns? IVarMin's situs has also been eipiivucal, and if Hvis has really been tli custodian of ** ??.0 to of i^olil belonging p, Kroner, the pretence t hat IVarson anil Va*i dvr II ? 'Hi have any claim on it will leetl si rcli}; evidence. Positively the only excursion toAuKUsta thi.> season will he run Saturday .1 line 11 FOR S.M.K. The Store bniidinj; and lot on Hailtoad stteet which I formerly oc npied as Urn;* store. O. .1 . Harris, itatcshiirg. S. C. ? ?, ^ 5 ... *f* ' i**riI aii:1 |ic*i| l4?i f . itli. i U ( Wis . . .> ./&* .* ' -s ' *; -* ' ... ' ^ V-r'/ V t'URSiiUY AT "Mil: ST. LOUIS KM'O: t 'niish- l?l?- (\Y. 11i11 \vi> h??ii? on busiiii->? Tuesday Mr. M.J. Mnlist in, of Mnnel'a, was in tow ii Monday. j .Mr I> \V. l'ad;r*tt. i I Salmi.i. was lien* la-t week nil liu-ii'c.ss. Mr (!? ' . Kalis i* attending the '.'iiii Flower Carnival Ui Inmliia < olutiilna ?-11 l'n vilay win. a game nl' lia 11. ill" I I'll ling Saviiliiiali by a 'ciiri' of In I*. Mr. \Y II. Hall, a saw mill tnau nl Hit-oilman. was in town Tnrs lay oil business. M iss ,\ Mini ! 'iiUnni i-nti named a few friends ai ten Inst Saturday eveiiii g in a delight I nl manner. Mr. II ! '. I iiiiili r. i f St ivrrn. was in town ii- business Tuesday Hi* was on his way to Aiken to alleluia leleree court Mr. J. ltamnge and Miss Anna i Hi-Ho I r-illi'li. both of win-in have ! 1 r.ei ds here, were mail ifd in Salu la . Tuesday . Mo?1> l> 15. and K. S. IJawl. I'orin i'1'I \ ol i?:iti slnni^. but now in the III III j In r b i-ini'ss at Jasper Fla . have >olli i'i d *i viti* I iiy lirr. Over ".'dO.IMo ' 1'ivt 1.1' loo b-I* w as destroyed 1 b j in | i is of Jls- I. ?| it- 1J dm-IIV v. imI i' ass cave a roiieert at tlir liomi1 <il Miss Kulgrll on I in! i;, last A nninIf r i 1 s .|, i i ions wen' wi'll rendered, ami ihegilted ti'Ui'ber is dm* inui'li it iili t. ".'of Itnrtiiighl'y eliih will hold its next ini'i'i i>.g wiiii Mrs. Fr?d Cnllom, | llinl . s i In' liifi-l iug is In in* one ,if no' | or! ;n i a'l ini'inli w "re ri'ij'U'sti'd In present. Toe i Inb int'i I i t vvi im w nli Mr- X. I*. Ihiyiy I. s| \i ;ir l.i'xiiift -ii i'.hintv had -11 I vf erans on I hf pension roll. 'I In* tIn-ri' are iLJI. In I'.ca Sainda enmity I had l"?fl, (hi* year she has lii'J. Aikee ' i*i>n11< y has 271. an inereu-eot Ft, l:\pression on I he World's l air. Oil Tuesday morning the editor rereived a telegram from Hon. Join n.. i 'i'.... m ; i : .i. i... -s.i ?. ??. . ? w 111 111 ?nirii in* miiu ii" nils i r !i In* Fair % Imi nils at !SI l,<?uisnn?l havin>C a ^r..iiil old lime. Ii? ,*a\s ilia" IWnr.is rtmio! express the gijiiiileiir oI the fair. I .[ VDVO , MAY 2j, 1904. 18 TO 75. " i : .'The Decision of the Pee)P ' . pie on the Bonding of the Town. The votes have been east ami the <IUes11o11 which b s earned canny discti-sions, hot h pro and con, has been settled. IVrhnp there are tliuse who ! ?re disgruntled, but in time to eonie i ! they w.ll se.j the 'visdom of the majority. Too long has H.itesburg trudged along in her swaddling slothes, 'struggling for a foothold on the roniiu jot the ladder of prosperity and progres!-dvenes>, and the business men knew 1 it and came to the e inclusion that it must either go fo?ward or go backward I wii as tiie vote will show they decided on the for? trd movement The vote was light, but it expressed, in a great ineasine, the wishes of the people. There were no wagers made on the outcome, notwithstanding a few bets were ollVre.1. The "lection was a piiet and orderly on". Our citizens w.ill now work for the new Ratesburg i and with very citi/en putting hi> sboulder to tlte wheel -ten years, yes, live y ears, will reveal to the stranger a change indeed. The vote stood as follows: Itond Issue: Yes 75 No i s I J Total Vote , 1)!! n 'T -kS I I jjj ^ jl I II I ~^>c SITION. Itond Commissioners. ! .' W. II. '!'in merman I (t ! T. 15 Kernn^lian St;: I.. I). CiiIIoiii si'i ' K. <' Uitlsjell j> i I. E (ward* 1 Aldermen: | E. 11 Steadman S*> ] t NN . A Crunch 85 ! ! ?. W Point :t | I J. It. Vomi^blootl 2 'I'llc family of Mr. I'r.ilili Speigle, i who moved here fioin \'a. suite time | ago. and w ho sull'ered from an attack of varioloid have recovered and gone to| j ('oliiiiilnu, wlii li place they will make : : hier Into re home. Mr. 15.1 Keyii dds, who recent'y lived here, but who is now a resident at Crofts, paid us a pleasant visit ye terday. It was one of those rails that was a? coin pained by a jin^ls and leaves a clear mark by '.be subscribers name. It is with pleasure that the many friend* of .M is-? Mamie 11*11. ol tircei. wood, wh> formerly taught in the ! i : . ...I- .1 -l I i. - - ---.-iii ... I . .1 -.mini urn-, \> 111 irarii 111.11 sne i- In rrturii, ami tench tin* ^null's la'iif it l?v Miss Tianthum las', session. Mi tiamowell M. Sniitli has issued invitations lor the wadding of his daughter Miss Annie t 'lyde Smitli to Mi- Inither (iwnltuev W'n'son, to tike place at Harmony chircli near Johni -ton at 8 :(H> iiVlurK o;i Wednesday e\e.1 tiin* 8i h. Tin* kill ball players went to Leesvi 1 lt? Monday allernnon and gut beat to I the tune ol "J1 to I. Thrjr were not go' mg to let the l.-rsvill* hoys mike a r..n before they 'eft, hat changed tneir 1 i minds alter they mil there and e >nI eluded they did not want the |;auie. i All the good players mi these parts | must he dead, or milyjslcepiug. The ('oliimhin panple are nil joy ' i again. Is it her ui-e ol the Fun Flower I Carnival, alas, mi. I'lie Highlander is again at her moorings. II Here is i any one thing that will stir t'oloin! hians up and r uise her papers to sing, | it i-when tne Highlander comes to ' town. IVrhups they had her lot just ' at Carnival time so the country people i eoilUI get a look "l her , Mr. and Mrs. T It. Kernaghnn and f In lie Miss Lois left yesterday for St. I.otiis to take in the World's Fair. CATE CORRESR Letters of Interest From JO * entuiand I'hev O ? SALUDA. Miss Nora Long, who lias heen 11 | Xewb orrv for some time spent Sunday wit li the home folks. finite a number of our people attended children's day exercise at Bethlehem I Saturday Dr. and Mrs Aide, of St. Matthews. 1 are visiting their son, Col. E IV. Abie. Mr. John Miekier, 01 Denny's, was I in towii Monday. lion. S. ti. MayHeld spent Sunday j night in town. Mr. Curtis Padgett i> <piite sick at ; his home near Emory. Miss Kebncn Baggot leiL last wasit i on an extended vi>it in Aiken county. Mr. Hold, ('rawlord spent Sunday 1 with his family here. Mr, George Long, of Johnston, i- in the city* Prof. Cog burn has been elected principal of the (traded school here for another year with Missis Cleo Attaway and Sudie I >avis assistants. The closing exercises of the / ?ar school were ijuite a success; beginning on Friday nigh1 and lastidg through Sunday; hid speeches on Saturday by Hon. Maylield, Evans, McSimkius and others. The sermon was preached on Sunday afternoon by Itev. II. L. Baggot, Saluda was well represented j I'rot. Dorn has been reelected to teach the school another year. Mr. F. \V . Crouch is now on the con- 1 stabulary force mil lias moved his family to Saluda. It now appears that there will be I sc\ en candidates for t lie ollice of sheriff in this county. Six have already anuounced \vt lie it is said the seventh, j Mr, J. s. A maker. \vi:l announce next 1 week. The continual cool nights and dry j | .veatlier are preventing cotiou from aiming up. 1-armers are tpnnp.aining if poor stands all cwr the county,! while that is is on a stand-still. Oat* 1 I ire almost a failure but wheat is good 1 apparently. AIKEN. Miss Thonilinson lef*. last week for her home in Charleston after a pleasant visit to friends. Mr. G. VV. Thorne is quite sick at his home on Pendleton street. t Mr. and Mrs. William Piatt have reiurued to their home in Columbia There are several vacancies in the I ] by %/ ?.,,|.f the Aiken Institute caused i K I. Cokes -on ( rkill. assistant prin<-ip.T!*^rmJ( Mr. Dick principal. Mrs. Christine Cosgrove, of Norfolk, i Va., is visiting her sister sirs, iiaim. Major Jenkins and 'Thomas Unison j spent awhile in Charleston few days] ago. j Mis- Frances Pierce has einrr.i'd to i 1 home in Angnsta. j , Miss Anna D.mbir is visiting Mrs. Kmilie Morrison in Savannah. Mr. t' F. Moog. who lias been spend ' ing sometime at Panama is back again. Mrs. Mary Pa Idly and children, of 1 Kicliinond, Va., are visiting her pa- i rents Mr. and M.s. C. K. Henderson. ; Miss Myrtis Plunkett of Plateau is visiting liieiidsat Troy. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Knh inks have returned to their home in Hawthorne. MrsJ M Padger has returned after a visit to her daughter. Mrs. C. 1> lirowu mi Atlanta. M's. Henry Puscli, Jr., entertained I lie x tiling ladies whist club iist week.! lien. ". II. Tcague attended the Reiinion at < 'liarl. -ton. Mrs Coulsun ami Mis- lola Cnuslon li i\ e returned to their home in 4 'oluin- j bus,lI. Capt. John Hell attended the Reiiiit?hi at 4'harlestoii. Miss Nellie Hill, of Wasllitiglon, I). C.,*Miss Katlierme F.trreil, ol Rlackviile, ui.d Miss Helen O'Connor, of Savannah, visi'ed Mrs. John 4>'<iorman.' Those who represented the Barnard K. Hee Camp, I . C. V. at ti e reunion I in Charleston xx'ere Capt. Jut . M. Hr 11, II II Hall, P il Tcague, P A Einar. uel, C Moseley, W M Jorilan, J H I.oomi,lo*eph Hrunson and <1 C Fdmnns'nti. | Mr. I.. II Fast man Pit last wet k lor the north. Mr. W. C VVeh-ter went to Charles- i ton :?"d Ir on there lie xvill go to his home in Hostou, Mass. Mr. Dudley Hull, Jr., left la-t week f.?r h"is home in Huston Prof. W I' West |>rin i| ul of the graded si liool was in thecily last week. Last Sunday night xv.is the cnnrltiIsionof the religious revival which was | conducted by Rev. Mcl.ees a synodical evangelist in ilie I'eobv teriau church. Those xvho xvcrc converted arc: Mi-sesj ; A ii ilie Cr >-.s!aiid. Norm i McNair. Pert ha Wanamakei Herilii Thorpe. I Kith llir.es. Mrs. li-ss. Masters John I?S..I_.?- I I .ntjlai?,,,n llair?I ? tllj, IH|>ir; IVIIXV. -.M. ami Ale.xnnder IUek. Court will (MNVi'iH1 I lie third Monti..y in .1 tino. Tut* celebrated I i'f (Jreen case will I)*' tr ed dining this t?-r n con t. K. \V. M Dreary :iml S J Kntiiken wei'ti sent a- representatives oi Aiken Loil^c No. ?"> tout lei <1 t lit* (itiiul lotl j*e ol the Knights til I'xthias in (Jreeiivi lie. ' a |>t I.. J, l'arker lias accepted a position with fclio Paraxon Ka nin Works. ne;>r I.uigley. lie has moved Ins family there ami that will hi their home for 'lit future. Mr (?eo ge DeMedicis who has heeti quite sick I r a few - 'ays has focovered. Mr. and Mrs 'I' M Youtiyblood, of Klleiiton, are visiting at the lioni" of < 'apt J. hn Dunbar. Dr. II. II Wytiian has gone to Den-| mark li. visit c tisin, Dr V innnt. who | 1 - -:-L ....... M, Thaddeus Su.uJay school helil it> iniiIIii 1 picnic at lto hill so lis pond. Mi?-< lihetta Dow give a recital last week for liar pupils at her home on York street. Mr K. W. llmlKt1, of Augusta, is I holding services in the Jail on Sunday 1 afternoon. The Iteer dispensary wiil he situated in the llite building near the depot. Mr J II Kennedy was appointed tlis penser. y{ l? |i >mi ul | li<> l-'ir^t National Rm >?< l.ato.lmr^ hi January, I nil, ?eri V17.0Uu.0l January, l'J0.\ $11,331.33; January, .'903 f?W,874 H); January. I'M I. I'J ],85'>. 1<(. Aoiir ' lent oil H|iproved security and int thsI |i>id on time deposits. NO 21 JNDENCE. Our Regular Correspond Are All Newsy. Ilulou And Baxter Dots. This section is in lined nl rain. Tim continued dry cool weather Keep* i|, . crops backward, cotton i: up to v -r.good stand and thinning is in r.ipi i t progress. The ciop planted is the J largest ever known in this section and i the fiiiano Co, h is been liberally p??I ronized. in my us inn I'M to On ? |bn p r j acic. The corn is small but growing, ( rain crop though light is much better than expected and will help much to lengthen out the total supply tor man and beast. The peach crop will l?: short and our eyes are already turned to the luscious blackberry pie ami honey and only wish they were h*re now. Union Sunday school enjoyed last Sunday one of its briph'.ebt days. Kev. M. A (iunter preuched for us after Sunday school to a large and >>plirt Cintlve ciinvrecnlinu IIj mLh made mi appointine-:! lor tlit? tliinl Sunday evening; in June tVi? learn Unit Hnteshurg is making an effort to have electric lights and water work*. Your scribe will enjoyall this when in town. We say hurrah! for our town. Miss NiIn Adams is teaching music in Ha>e-.btirg and is much delighted JT with the kindness shown her by those good people. Mr and Mrs. CJ. M. Adams visited m relatives in the Hollow Creek section M . last week. M r. Thomas Roatwright the oldest landmark of this section died a ftw days ago. His remains were laid to rest in the family burying ground to await the lion I Resurrection. The ser- Jp vices were conducted by Rev K. Hall to a large concourse or relatives and friends. Mr. Hoa'wright was .? true Christian, faithful husband and a kind and loving father. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved lamily. One by one they are crossing the river of lite- We hope to meet lli* ii. there. The health of our community is very good at present the small pox scare is < all over and things are moving- on } smoothly again. . / r \ ' Hcst wishes to the newsy A^pr* ?-- . -?-pAgjjy May?: i_j i ,_j| RIDOn SPRING. At 8:30 Friday evening, the old bell which has railed thoisnnds of scholars to duty, saic! to the peop'e at larg", the closing exercises of the school 1 egia-. In a f.-w minutes the soft tiny lingers of the fair daughter of our town were Idling the hall with many sounds of accuracy mid sweetnes--. "The six cups of chocolate" was int? reatlingly played by six charming sclio I girls. Then the body of people hurried Iv rell.-lircd .. I... < -- , .. ..i-.i- i < i resiiinems were s?m veil, by the good ladies of tin* Haptisl church. The deep base voices i?I the spints of ntir town were mingled witli tin* soil nnd tender feminine voices of the good ladies. Welcome t \ isilors joined in the unuso..lly pleasant occasion. ilie a idiotice happily retired t i their homes greatly ref-eshed and b 'in-littrd Friday afternoon lu-iiigs with Iter, new aspects and a little excitement. At o'clock our tioys hitched up with your boys the Balesburg baseball team and had a live game, scoring one to notniug the first five innings in It'dge Spring's favor Bnl by some unexpecud way Itatcsburg made lier run and lfidge Spring made lier runs. At the end of tli game the score stood 7 to I in favor of Kidge Spring. Yor.r boys arc a jollvset and il gives os great pleasure to nlay tliem. Kridn t'veuiog came on and at H ::i0 o'clock a few minutes the music began and was most skilllu'ly rendered. A solo, by Miss Kiuma tjnattlcbauui aroused lie better nature of the audieiice and'preparnil Iheiu for the excellent lecture delivered by Hon. S. ('. Maylield, on the subject of education, iin splendid address was filled with many puiigneiit and sensible remarks. I'rol Jones mi* a liannv m?n i?i? responsive conscience spoke peace to his >c??iI for honest cll'ort and suceessful achievements in tlic lesponsible po- ? sition as principle of I lie Ridge Spring 11li school, lie speaks happily of his work, and may regret very much to leave a people, who are so well pleased " ill: hi in as a Christian gentleman. However, he did not leave all.for some beat him leaving. We will givi our candid opinion of a matter, which pre* sen's lis self mos{ forcenbly t<i me that i iady teacher i> by no means ineUieicul to make the life of a professor happy in the s'reng ti ?nds ol inatritn ii y. A ml Unit tie solitude of a ipiiei mm try home can he and is often broken by the sweet strains of music i hat swell r.land rich from dow n deep in I lie still 1 nl a cu It ii red music t earlier. (> vv h it a solemnity the weeping willow nrings to bish upon the minds of ; mankind, as its heavy dew-drops fall from i's boughs. It may be tlie stillness of ilie night shall lie broken l>y (hat nil faiinhar song: ' We shall nject each otln r there " 'flit lirsl sliii.uiHtii ??i r-. ibis season lei! Satu-ilay for Columbia iiiuM'li.irlestmi. This is the ??;?rliest. ilnle lor tin* shipment of p aches from our town. The crop tliis si mime promi es to b- an average or.e though r.iio is bail I \ neeileil jiut now. Col !>. ,1. (ir>flltl?, of Culumbia. is visitin his daoijliter, Mrs j A. Merrill. Mr. /. )Vi lie Carwile,ol Augusta, is .penning a while wiin relatives near town. Mrs. .1 Mart writ Kd wards alter a short visit to Coliiniliia returned hotne Saturday. Mr \\ S. Itont weight left for Clayton, Del., last Sunday where he has aerep eda position wit lit lie Swift R"frigrafor eompany. i