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BENNETTBYILLE, S, O, HY S. A. IBROWN A CO. ",?,?WWW'...?....Jrf....,.?.?....?. Qfllce West of Court House, Wednesday, Ootober 9,1895. Pupils Jn tho schoolu. The repoyt of Commissioner G. W. Hcarscy for thc- past scholastic year shows that there were 3,819 pupils enrolled in tho public schools in this county. Of-this number thero wore 1,G40 whites mid 1,090 colored. The Drought Broken. Tho long spoil of delightful working weather was broken on Monday night with a gentle driz zly drowsy shower that lasted all night. A largo number woro caught with fresh cut hay aud soine had commenced to pull com. Unolulm&il Lottors. Trotters addressed to the follow ing persons remain uncalled for at tho postoftiee: Mrs. Cornelia Gourdin, Charles Gonzalos. Miss Mary Ivey. Mr. William Mclaurin, Mr. S. Pous ton, Mr. R. Li. Pennington, Miss Amolia Walles. \Four for the Price of Ono. ? We have made arrangements to furnish the patrons of Tun DKMO OCKAT the New York World three times a week with THE DEMOCHAT for thc low price of $1.66. Just think of four papers every week for this little sum. Can you alford to let this pass ? Begin at once. A Now Dross. We como out this week in a new dress and with new features that we trust will be appreciated. Tho evenings aro getting longer and our readers want moro to read. We hope that each one will care fully study each pago and see if wo have not mot tho demand for choice variety. Two Ey.rromon Flrlv Mot, Tlh> ladies of thc M thodist church served frosh oy? I.?)>. pu ?Mpji^d?jy ji? ii o'clock ;.u\:. in. (Vie atterri >orj jo$oream, Thew?^Uier K i,.!ie morning was Wn'ytipo) and in the evening very warm, 1 lie sales amounted to about $25, which tho ladies propose using in putting a now roof on tho church. A Pine Crop. Mr. R. W. Bundy, superintend ent of Mr. J. li. Brcedcn's Macfar lan place over the oreek, has made 175 gallons of choice syrup from the "goose neck" cane. He only planted # of an acre and used but little fertilizer. He thinks the goose neck thc best. Thc syrup was made by Mr. A. J. David, who has a fine outfit and some experience. -, Death's Doings. Died in this town on Monday last after a short illness, Mrs. Emma Palmor, wife of Mr. O. W. Palmor, and only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Stone. The fu neral servicos woro hold at Oak Ridge cemetery on Tuesday morn ing. She leaves an infant babe, a hoart-brokon husband and father and motlier to mourn her loss. Auction Sale of Lumber. Mr. H. H. Williamson, wanting to make somo changes on his lumber yard, has a fine lot of weatherboarding, Mooring, fenc ing, scantling and slabs that ho will sell at auction at his mill four milos east of town on Tues day next, commencing at olovon o'clock. Ho has about 10,000 feet that will bo sold. If you need anything in that lino bo on hand. The Old Reliable. It is with pleasure we note tho fact that thc C. P. Y. V. Ry., is promptly meeting thc demand for better Railroad service. They arc making close connections for all points north, south, east and west. And to date have handled thc bulk of tho cotton crop shipped-about 8,000 bales. The passenger and mail service is superb and thc freight service cannot bo*cxccllcd. Buokien's ArnioaSalve. Tho best Salvo in tho world for outs, hruloos, sorer, uloore, ealt rheum, fovoi boros, tettor, ohappod hands, chilblains and conni and nil skin eruptions, and positively ouros pilos, or no pay required. It is guar anteed to glvo porfcot satisfaotlcn, or roon ey rofundod. Prlco 25 oeuts por box. Poi ealo at Jennings' Pbarmnoy, Mr. W. R. Wicker, of Fayette ville, N. C., is in town. Hon. H. M. Stackhouse, of Donoho, was in town Monday. * Messrs. John Webster and Til den Lee spent Sunday in Socioty Hill. Rev. T. G. Horbort, Jr., of Sumter, is spending some time with Iiis father, Rev. T. G. Her bert at Blenheim. Mr. W. A. McLeod, formerly of Hebron, but now of Alfords villo, N. C., was in town Monday and look splondid. Mr. W. H. Walden, who has been suffering with his oyes for sonio time, loft last Friday for Charleston, whero ho is undergo ing a course of troatmont. Mr. J. Ii, Hubbard, of Clio, was in town Monday and made us a pleasant call. Ho says the rail road has given now life to busi ness in that little village. Dr. J. C. McKenzie, of Tatum, accompanied by Mr. Thayer, the young druggist of that town, spout Sunday in Bennottsville, tho guest of Capt. Dudley, Master Jako Newby, son of W. J. Newby, formerly of our town, but now of Rocky Mount, N. C.. is on a visit to his old homo and friends, after an absence of nino months. Lou McIntyre left last week to enter Bethel classical and Mili tary Academy, Va. This school is the pride of Virginia and is now patronized by twenty States and four foreign countries. It is owned and manipulated by Maj. R. -A. McIntyre, a Marlboro boy, witli such signal ability as to make annually'#20,000. The Ma jor has had all of tho build ings covered with iron and had to build others to accommodate tho increasing patronage. It alfords us pleasure to chronicle his phe nomenal success. The Constitutional Convention. Thc constitutional convention, on account of snlesdny and important business connections of many ot* tho members, took a recess on Friday last to Tuesday the 15th, when the work will bc resumed and the new constitution completed, which thc delegates think can be done in four weeks more. A full report of Inst v, .vU\ work is found oil 6\h' 8th piigc, ami ?will 'pA'H'0 ililiil't'.-liug. f <. -??# ? . . . - - Firm T.?bhdco Ciro rm. Mi*. XhYuop GVosl??iid mude 28, OOO pounds on twenty-three acres. Mr. Charles Crosland has mude 22,000 pounds of choice tobacco on a twonty aorc field. Wc have visited their barns mid can say thc samples shown were fine. At thc lowest prices the to bacco will double a crop of cotton on thc same land making a bale to the acre. Another Grund Offer." AK thc long evenings are drawing near wc hove determined to give our patrons plenty of good reading, and to this end have made arrange ments to give every paid up sub scriber for 1896 a years subscription to thc American Fanner, the oldest agricultural monthly in America. This Journal is already known to most of our readers and we know they will appreciate it. Remember every paid up subscriber for 1890 gets it free. Attention, Exposition Visitors. A ll parties that you will make up to visit the Atlanta Exposition, from ten persons up to any num ber; and will telegraph me, at my expense, two days before coining, I will arrange special rooms lor and give you a special low rate. Porters will look after your baggage. Re member we are located only one half block from car shed. Now is thc time to make up your partios. Cut this out and kee]) it, as it will not appear again. AV hen will you telegraph me? J. W. GoLUOKK, Manager Victoria Hotel, 30-32-34 South Pryor street, Atlanta, Ga. Snlesday In Ootobor. Monday was a lovely fall day, but the crowd was not as large as ex pected. Those that did como seemed to have special business. The sale of stock by Fuller Bros. was well attended by thc crowd present and about 30 head were sold at $55 to $75, so wc learned. Mr. J. Frank Bolton sold some fine specimens of Brown Leghorns and Brahma fowls of his own raising. Thc sales of cotton wcro good at 8.35 to 8.G6. The merchants made good sales and i everybody woro cheerful faces. Tho ? price of cotton is doing big things for our people. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. < - Mr. H. W. Carroll is moving into his new store. - Remember tho tax office will opon on tho 15th. Noxt Tuesday. - Mr. K. W. Bundy has some nice watermelons of tho second crop. - Tho only man excusable now for wearing a long face is the man with twins, - Tho market is boing suppliod with choice sweet potatoes by Mr. D. C. Odom. -? Tlie long spell of lovely dry weather has been appreciated by tho cotton pickers. - When your blood is impov erished tho remedy is at hand. Take Ayer\s Sarsaparilla. - Mr. Thomas J. Capel has purchased that dashing calico horse from Mr. James Carroll. - Town taxes are now due. Read treasurer McLiaurin's notice with regard to same in this issue. - Mr. T. L. Crosland otters his home for rent. It is located in ono of the most quiet portions of the town. - Subscribers to THE DEMO CRAT having corn, peas, poultry, hogs, etc., for sale on their farm can advertise thom free. - Do not allow the accumula tion of scurf or dandruff, when it can bo easily prevented by the use of Ayer's Hair Vigor. The puilic schools of the county will open on tho iirst Monday in November. See notice of School Commissioner in another column. - The cotton sold in our mar ket this season has been classed the highest for years, owing to thc pretty weather and caro in ginning. - In cases where dandruff, scalp diseases, falling and gray ness of the hair appear, do not neglect thom, but apply a remedy and tonic Uko Hall's Hair Re newer. - We have been requested to call tho attention of the Council to tho condition of the bridge at tlie west end of King street. It is dangerous for pedestrians at night. - Some of the operatives at ihr oil mill tliiSsettson juive bee . ' very un I?y I a tuite ia getting hil " in flu ii .ueliinory. jool Kn.-" . lhu? has lost two tyeetts by v,ov l.ini.', bis lui?, aiir. mushed. - oui Lon contimnjs LO ' ?u? saw." It is iq) ono day and down the next, but the farmers aro catching on and trying hard to solve the problem why the staple is worth 8.80 one day and only 8.50 the next. - If you cannot spare the time to attend tho day sorvices at the Methodist church next week, you will enjoy tho song service and lecture at night. Messrs. Wil liams, of Raleigh, and Henry Blount, of Hope Mills, two sing ers of note, are expected. - Rumor says that the Atlan tic Coast Line will soon give us a tri-weekly freight for tho daily freight now being run and will not carry any mail. This will necessitate a return to the horse routes to supply tho country post offices, and will no doubt be bet ter than the service we aro now getting on the line. - When tho Waterbury Watch Company stopped manufacturing their old style watch, tho Hood gatos of cheap Swiss factories wore opened, and poorly made, very unreliable watches were forcod on the market in place of tho very accurate Waterbury which had but the one fault-ils long wind. Tho Waterbury Com pany were appealed to for some thing goon and chea]) in the quick wind series. Tho result is tho new "Trump" watch, which soils at $2.50. Call on II. W. Carroll and see this now watch. Tho* Discovery Savod His Lifo. Mr, D. Oui lion tte, Druggist, Heavers villo, III., says: "To Dr. King's New Discovery I owo my Ufo. Was taken with Ln Grippe mid tried all tho physieinns for miles about, but of no avail and wns givon up and told I could not livo. Having Dr. King's New Discovery in my storo I sent for a bottle and began its uso and from' tho first doso bogan to got hotter, and aftor using three bottles was up and about again. It is worth its woight in gold. Wo won't koop ?toro or houso without it." Gob a freo trial at J. T. DougJns'drug store, If your children aro subject to croup watch for the first symptom of dlsoaso honrsoness. If Chamberlain's Cough Keino dy is givon ns soon as tho child becomes horso it will provont tho attack. Even af ter tho croupy cough has appeared tho attack oau always bo provontod by giving this remedy. It is also invaluable for colds and whooping cough. For salo at Jenulnge' Pharm aoy, }nly for a Fow Days. DB. BBOWN," Optician for the N. iT. Opticnl Mfg Co., who hu? nl vays given such satisfaction in his irofossion on his immy visits to our own, will only remain until Sntur lay, und those having weak or de eetivc eyes, and all spectacle weav es should sec him at once nt thc -legers House. Consultation und ixnminntions free. V Fino Catch. Mr. H. Kemper Covington, of :Icbron, one of the luckiest hustlers >f our memory and who seems to lever get behind on anything, put i net in his pond on Monday last md captured 1,100 blue bream, leven nine pound trout and about wenty-five running from three to ?ix pounds. Ile says he started to own with about two hundred, but ?old out before he reached thc edge >f town. He was not to be out lone and on Tuesday brought thc ?ditor six iinc bream. His sales imounted to $75. ?ollitlous Notes. Hov. Rufus Ford preached at lilenhoini on Sunday afternoon last. Thc hour for evening service ut he Presbyterian church has been shanged to 7:30. Thc hour foi* Sunday school ut he Methodist church has bc m ?hanged to 4 o'clock in thc n Her mon. Rev. E. C. Bailey, the new trencher culled to thc pastorate of bc Presbyterian church at this place, trrived last week und begun his vbrk with two excellent sermons on Slinday-morning und night. Thc congregations of tho Baptist md Methodist churches worshiped it thc Presbyterian church Sunday light. This wnrin reception of thc mw pnstoi was certainly npprcoi itcd by him, and we trust is the leginning of a new era in christian vork in our community, and,, veri les thc words of thc Psalmist : "Bc jold how good und how plcusunt it 8 for brethren to dwell together in inity." Did You Ever Try Eleotrio BittorH ns a romcdy for 'our troubles ? If not, got a bottlo now nd got relief, fin's inedioino lias benn omul to ho peculiarly rm?p'trd to inn ru? iof t,u\A eure ol nil Ptyrialo O??nphdlits, shiting .i wonderful don t innuoheo in ?vitiir t? ron.;th und toiiu (o (bo orgnpii, f y?u hayo lotiil of Appetite, Conatipn ion, llondaobe, r-uniting Spoils, or aro ?iorvous, Sleepless, Excitable, Melancholy ir trouble 1 with dizzy ppolla, Electric Blt.' ora IH tho mod ici no you nred. Hen 1th nd atrougth aro guaranteed by Ita URO, jargo bottlca only 500. nb J. T, Douglas' Irug ?toro. The Problem Solved. Mr. Jordan Holland, an old pros perous and highly esteemed farmer md stockman of Alabama has ut lust olved the hog and chicken cholern noblem. He has by hard study and mich experimenting discovered a suro, positive, guaranteed and never failing ?ure for the dreaded disease, which has toed tho test in thousands of cases vithout a singlo failure. His daugh cr, Mrs. Rachel V. Thomas, a highly isteomed christian lady of Cowar ts, Via., is selling tho recipe and family ight, also the ready prepared medi 'ine. The remedy is a certain .pro fcntive as well asa cure. Mrs Thomas ms a standing reward of $50 for a case if cholera which her remedy will not aire, l'rice of recipe and family ight $1 00, medicine 50c and $1.00 1er bottlo. Testimonials and chen? ars free. Our readers should hives ignte this. Address Mrs. Rachel V. Thomas, lock box GOO, Cowarts, Henry iona ty, Alabama [f Troubled" with Slhciutintli-mi Kemi Th ?M. ANNAPOLIS, Md , April 16, 1854.-I have raed Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rbeu notitun and found it to bu nil that ia duimcd for it. I beliovo it to bo tho beat iropurution for rheumatism and deop floated muscular pnina on tho market nud obeor. 'ally recommend lt to tho publia. JNO. lt BKOOKS, dealer in boota, aboca, oto., iS Un?a etrcot. ALSO It RAD THIS. MKCIIANICBVII.T.K, St. Mary County, Md. - I sold a bottlo of Chamberlain'a Bain ihdm to a man who lind boon Buffering .villi rheuinntiam for aovcrnl years, IO mulo him a well man. A. J. MCGII./J. for Halo at 50 couta per butilo nt Jonninga' Pharmacy. - Tho Darlington, Wis., Journal Bays edi torially of a popular patoi\t mcdlolno : "Wc know from txpcrlonco that Chamberlain's Jolie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Bomedy IR all that is claimed for lt, as on two oconeions lb stopped excruciating pains and possibly laved us from an untimely grnvo. Wo would not roBt eaey ovor night without it In tho hondo." This remedy undoubtedly laves moro pain and minoring thuii 'any allier mcdlolno In tho world. Evory family diould keep it in tho houao, for it ia euro to bo needed sooner or Intor, For etilo at? Jennings' Phnrmaoy, ff ===== I FOR THE NEXT m 8 Oommencinj || I will sell all Spr H Clothing at great for cash or good J M ?H I have some el good values left. ~ COME AT Ol THEY ARE GB MW W JUJSfi'.i 2 BUSINESS LOCALS. Mammoth stock of Clothing nt R?wo Bf OB. MOUH' Clothing $2 50 to $12.50. A. J. Rowe. Bacon and Flour vory ohoap at A. J. R?wo'?. Just Aarrivcd a lot of Fruit Jars. G. W. Woddill. A good No. 7 Cooking Stovo only $8. A. J. R?wo. A completo lino of Fancy Groceries ab A. J. Rowe's. A beautiful lino of Shirt Waist Silks at R?wo Bros. Boys' Knco Punt Suits only 75 couts at R?wo Uren. pou *' furnishing \??ods a fpbcinltyi R?wo/Bree. "'co MU beautiful ?lock <>i Plot uros, itov Bro-, R. & G. Warner's and R. ?te V. Corneto at R?wo Bros. Carload Flour to bo Bold at bottom prices at R?wo Bros. Bicycles, (hms, Shells, Hunting Supplies, cte. R?wo Bros. Tho nicest lino of Dress 'Goo lu in town at A. J. Rowe's. Largest stock of Dress doods in Bouuotts villo at R?wo Bros. HeiBor, Douglas and Doroh's hand sowed Shoes. R?wo Bros. Never leavo town without seoing my stock of Goods. It is oomploto. A. J. R?wo. IF YOU WISH m < m 50 < > O) > O .4 ma O o 2 H 3? m ta Dry Goods, Hats, Notions. CS > m TO HAVE YOUR Wants Supplied AT REASONABLE FIGURES, Call at My Store My Building is fdled from Floor to Ceiling, Irom Front to Rear. EVERY ARTICLE CAREFULLY . BOUGHT I HAVE SPECIAL BARGAINS IN SHOES ! bought belore the advance. A FULL LINE OF Clothing Heavy Groceries Canned Goods, Flour and Bacon a specialty. < m < X S o G) O r ? > m o -J i-i O a m o e m O) SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. jQy Call and see me. G. W. Waddi!!. September 1, 1895. TO RENT! If yon want an Airy Six Roora Oottngo with Barn, Stables and Garden, good Orohard with Cultivated Shrubbory and ono of tho best wolla of wu to rio town, healthy, high and dry, oall on mo. Posses sion given on short notloo, T. h. CROSLAND, Bonnctteylllo, S. C, Soptombor 24, 1895. HING SALE ! loe to get RING SUIT g June 28th, ing and Summer ly reduced prices Eiccount. legant styles and ICE BEFORE 1 ALL GONE. Hw 11J J Noticeto Creditors. Estoto of M. P. Galloway. All persona bavtag claims againt M. P. Galloway, deceased, will presonb the sarao dui/ verified within tho thno required by law, and all persons indebted aro requested to arrango tho sumo at onco. Hugh MoOollum, W. A. Galloway, H, T. Galloway, Exooutora, Ootobor 8, 1895.-3t TW?W??T?CE Notioo is hereby given that tho books for tho oollootlon of town taxes on real and personal property aro now opon and will: rum .tin open until thc lint dav ol' Novem ber, it (tor whloh date Hay w HI l?j pithed and G.e Moally addud.. MILTON ?(di-/.UKIN'.' Clerk nt)d "'foat.nrcr, October r, i!'<)5. Rambler Bioyoles! THE VERY BEST. Have Been Red?celo $100.00. Want to sell my old wheel that I've been riding; cheap, so as to order sample wheel of 1895. Come and see me, DOUGLAS JENNINGS. Jan 30 '95-iy For Sale, BAGGING weighing'two And two and a half pounds to tho yard. At presont prlco of cotton lt will pay you-to put.tho jteavl' cst bagging 00 your cotton, ???orifico ,by 0/S,'/{\)pCALL. September 13, 1895. _,. " it . ... tl_i DR. T. W. BOTJCmj?Bt ? (j rsi o i c o rsi Tirols; Tisser. UtsnritsttMv?lot ?. C. ?3f?& OfHcc in D. D. McColl's new u?fiPEP Building. Up-stairs, wost, sido Olfieo hours from 0 a. 11.4, to 6 p. ra. CARLOAD of FLOUR bought sinco tho decline in wbont. Call and soo puco. 0. s. MCCALL. . Soptombor 13, 189$.-5b. [I. NEWTON, * Attorney at Law, Berinettsvillc, S. C. \ Oifico in tho Brick Kow North of tho Court House. January 9, 1805. TOWNSEND & H AM EU, Attornoya at Law, BENNETTSVILLE, S. U. (Kjr Ofl?oo over R?wo Bros., loft eldo. i W. BOUCHIER, i Attorney ot Law, Bon nottBvi I ld S . O'? S6)'*Ofhoo on ' Burlington St,, woet of tho Court IIoti.se. ?UDLEY & OA8TON, Attornoya at Law, BENNKTTSVILLE, 8, (j. Office on public square, west ol the Court House. Keep Your Hnvns in Tuno. Thoso having stringed Instruments of nny kind can hnvo thom tu .iud on application-to B. J). Townsond, at hid 8toro under McColl'8 Hall,