Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The People's Journal. LOCAL ITEMS. -Cotton is still solling at a low price. -The matrimonial race goner ends in a tie. -The livery stablo of B. M. Griffin is about completed. -Born unto Rev. and Mrs. L. I. Inabinett on the 21st inst., a son. -Wm. A. Gresham, of Clemson College, visited in town this wook. -The streets could have hold many more people at this term of court. -Several interesting articles for publication were crowded out this week. --Dr. W. F. Austin will b) in Easley November 2d and 3d in elusive. -An ad'.'. beauty is only ink deep, but its power cannot be fathomed. -Dispenser Baker's sales Mon day and Tuesday were not as large as afther courts. -Mrs. W. H. H. Ariail is quite feeble at 'her homo near Easley, with rheumatism. -An infant of Mr. and Mrs. E. F.-Keith, of Table Mountain, is very low with fever --Mrs. Matilda Looper, of Mica, who has been in very feeble health for some time, is convaloscent. -- ou can't get tho honey of trade from the blossoms of busi ness unless you know how to ox tract it. -Lemuel Looper returner homo this week from a visit to Nashville, Knoxville and Atlanta. He re r.n,*a a ine trip. I. Hick's school will speak it Tabor church, near 3aturday before the first . November. -A fine fox race was had about Crow Creek postoflico last week. About two hours was all it took to catch the animal. -The street hands put in someo rock steps from McFall's storu to Richey's store last week, which will be a great advantage in wet weather. -Rev. J. M. Stewart filled his regular appointment at Enon Sun day and preached an instructive and interesting sermon to a large congregation. -Mr. Babb, who lives on T. D. Harris' plantation near town, had a fine cow to chokc, to death last week by getting an oar of corn inl in her throat. -lev. J1. R. Riley p)reached two interesting and appropriato sc'r mons in the Presbyterian chureb Sunday morning and ni gh t. Thej Lord's Supper was admi n itored Sunday morning. -3. L. Thornley, jr., who run e a livery stable here, had one of his horses to fall on a chair Jast week, the horse receiving a severe woundh in the neck, inflictod b)y one of the post of the chair. -The carriage of Sherif' Mc Danie!i's, knowni h.y wu as "Black Maria,'' which was comp)letely do polished some timo ago in a run away scrape, has been re-modeled and re-p)ainted and looks like a new one now. --We learn that Mr.. Cling Haris, of Spartanburg, will move to Pick ens and engage in the Life Inisur ance business. Mr. Harris is wvellI knownm in Pickens county' and rep rosents a goodl firm. We are glad1 to welcome all such in our midst. -Two Cannon negroes got into a dispute at Central Sunday night over a "crap" game, resulting in the death of one of thoem. Coro nor Jones held the inquest Mon day. The full details of the kill ing could not bo learned f~or this 4ssue. -lHon. WV. P. WVideman deliv' ered his famous lecture, "Hit the Grit,'' in the court house TPuesda yr night. It was well worth the money and all who heard himi were kept continually laughing. A goodly number wvoro present and all wore well pleased. --I have now rented the Lewis warehouse, fronting on Anne siroot. and will run a first class beef mar ket. I will keep beef on hand mall the time, and will also keop fresh geph. ~When youi wient beef call on me. Qpei4 at jJhoire. A. E, Griflin. ---Married, October 17th, 1897, at five o'clock at the residence of the officiating clergyman. Rev. J. H. Stone, Mr. John F. Hunt of Pickens county, and Miss Orahm Stribling, of Oconee county. wore united in holy wedllock. May the richest blessings rest upon thmm all. --Last Friday nigh t was a nmgh t for burglars it, seems. Thel pest oIJIeo at Easley was oentoed, but. o hinivw stolen ; and the st.ore 1pps ofJ. . Wilso~n and the post offioe at Major's was broken into and stamps) and mnoney to the amount of $100 was taken. Thel same night some one entoredl the residence of Lawrence iLathmem ando took forty-seven dollars in money from his trousers necar the bed. It is reported the supposodl th irfs have beon captured in Ander.son contyi. -Soo military notice in another column. -To be up to the times is to be ahead of others' times. -The Temple of commerce is supported by columns of advertis ing. ---A. T. Winchester, of Green ville, visited his parents at Hazel this week. -Mr. and Mrs. John Ferguson, I of Greonvillo, visited at Capt. H. C. Grady's this week. -Advertising is never too good. if it doubles a business once, it ought to 1"o made to do it again. -Gus Arter, colored, who was shot through the lung with a pis tot somo timo ago, Dr. Earle re. horts is convalescent. ---Tho Union Meeting of the so cond division will moot at Little River church, in Oconeo county, Saturday and Sunday next. -Don't laugh at a girl because she can't hit the side of a barn with a br:ck; you might marry lior sor.n> day, then you'll b0 glad of it. -Y our attontion is invited to th) adlvortisonent of Crystal Lon s15, sold by 1)r. G. W. Earle in anliotlher column. See lini when in nood of eyo glasses. -Mn rried, on Wednesday, eve ning of the 20th inst., at the iesi donce of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sheriff Brown, of Pearl, M r. W. E. Iendricks to Miss Lida BrowN, Rev. Clarence L. Croig ofliciatin g. The happy couple have the congratulations of many friondls. -Tho standing of newspapers is like wino. It imiproves with ago. I1 has seem',d that the trade bring ing powers of newspapers for legi tinmato merchandisers dopend as much upon the ago of the publi cation a1ndl the confidence which the public has in it as it does up on the width of its circulation. -Mr. Isiaih Cox, of Washing ton, 1). C., who has a nice position at that place, in the Government Printing ollice, arrived in Pickens Sunday afternoon. Ho will be ero ibout one month. His wife -' N.. here about three mouths 'rmor's parents. Wash ems to agree with Mr. 'oe;taArts:-I wish to an the people of Pickens mttnlintg community, that in Pickens in a few days. ko anything from a tin in 8x1() photograph. Views 1>or work a specialty. All 4 work. Will be pleased or you. Respectfully, R, .rsor., Photographer. M. L.. Jones, with tihe '1lp of Mr'. Johnl \V. \Vil 1is coml)ltod the dwelling of Mr. \Villijams, of Dacusvillo To)wnhi p. The house is a nleat, commodiious d19 iwelling and the pa intolr's brush will be started soon2 which will Put tihe finishing touch on it. Mr. Wijlliams is an ind(usltrioums manti anid ally ons0 ipaJ in .mn him nw~ill see what hIe is do. in~g in the way- of imiprovoements. --All exchange says: "There is apaper plublishied at Hot Spring named the Arkansaw Tho mas11 Cat. Its motto is, ''God hellp the rich. the poor1 can beg," It de elures8 that it is a paper "of the pep(le, for tile p)eople, to be paiid 'fr b'y the 1peopl1." It advocates "one0 counitry. one flag and 011e wife at ai time," and declares that it is iln favor of the olevation of h1orso thies anO iid p)ublIC morals." -Miss Ellai Price, Messrs. Lyda Chastain. .John \Vinchester. Eckel .Joiies, .John( Stewart anld Robt. Jones, of Oolonoy, Pickens county, S. C., alccomlpaiied by Misses Ara, Ida11 and Nannie \Vhitmire, of Jep tha, wVere in Br*evard Friday and spent a few hours driving over and around townl. Come again~ we are always glad to welcome good-lhea rt ed, goodl looking folks amo10.ig us.-B revard Cl ipper. --Jubileeo Lipton, w~hio has mlade $50,000,0(0) in t he grocery business in 20 y'earis and wvho has just do parted from our shores after a 10ou1 of the United States, attri butes hiis suIccess to printer's in1k, employo l in the advertising col umns11 of th1e ne0wspapersi. It is his opinion that one0 might as well niel ais to t ry to do business with out, appe)1aling to the public throiuighi a2rs -Thei aninuial lispection of the Piceken s R ifles took place in roar. of the( cour t house Fiday tihe 22d inst. [luspector General \Vatts wais onl hand andc abloult 25 uni formed and( equ ippad members oif the companllly were p)rosenlt. Thle company unde11r the management of its new cap)tain, I. M. Mauldin, and wihich) had had onily about six weeks practice, passed a very creditab)lo inspection. General \Vatts delivered some1 very miter e'sting aind app)ropriate remarks to the companyii and iln hig- shott ad drtess thalt ho wa~s glad the Piokons liils wore takinlg such a.n active step) for the priotection) of the citj zenOIs of South Carolina; and that theO COmpanlly wvas to be OQllgratu laitedl for t he shlowinlg they made, aind hoped t;ho boys wvouid stick to it and( maiuke this company one0 among the host iln the State. He also gave the company an invita tion to tIhe State Fair, which coin vonnaS in Columbin the 10th inst. Liberty Locals. What is going on in amd aound IAbrty (Correspondent to the JOURNAL.) Liberty, S. C., Oct, 22. -Mrs. W. E. Griffin returned tc her home in Birmingham last week. -The oil mill is undergoing some repairs and is not runninB today. --Cotton has beeni coming ii pretty lively of late, but mostly for guano accounts, hence only a lim ited amount of trade in it. -Mrs. J. L. Gray and daughter, Mrs. Thos. Bradley, returned home to Atlanta yesterday. Miss Min nie Boggs accompanied them. The most of the members of the mystic circle wear bustles which, upon analysis, is generally found to be composed of a whiskey flask or an old pistol or both. -Miss Nora Templeton, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Dr. W. A. Sheldon this summer, re turned to her home at Owings, Laurons county, last week. -Squashes, oakry, roasting-ears and beans are among the summer garden vegetables enjoyed by some of our citizens, a rarity for Octo ber. There are still a few good watermellons yet. The Old Field Dispensary was in full blast last week and it took the mystic circle until the we sma' hours of last night to fin ish up their elaborate preparations and lay in their supply of liquor for the part of the sensatorial trials that go to court. -Cnamblin, Boggs & Co.'s cot ton press broke down the other day and they had to suspend gnning operations until they could get an other wheel from Birmingham, Ala. They are again ready for bus iness. Have broken the new wheel and stoped again. C. -A beautiful wedding took place at the residence of the offici ating minister, at that old home near Field, on Sunday the 24th inst., where so many in gone by days have been made happy in the same way. Mr. Samuel Cox, the only son of Mr. George Cox, of Da cueville Township, and Miss Lou Hendricks, second daughter of Mr. D. E. Hendricks, of _Field, were united in the holy bonds of matri mony. The Rev. M. L. Jones, in his efficient and graceful manner, offliated. The happy couple have the congratulations of many re Jatives and friends, A 1Ion e Weddiug. C. A Power and kis~s Miaud< Uunt wero married last night al 8 :30 o'clock at the residence ol the bride's father, Capt. W. V Hunt, the Rev. W, J. Langstmi: performing the ceremony. It was a quiet home weodding, only the inThmediate families of the two~ parties and a few friends be ing invited. After the ceremony had been performed tho doors wore thrown open and the guests sat down to an elpgtat supper. The happy ouple wore Lhe re. cipients of many useful andl hand some presents. And congratula tions and b)est wishes were showv ered] upon them by their numerous fri endcis. Mr, Power is well known here, having spent two years in Fimn University. Ho is now a prosper' ous farmer and resides at Owens, S. C. Miss Hunt is one of Green ville's belles and has always been a social favorite. Mr. and Mrs. Power leave todny for Owens, S. C., their future home.--Groenville Ne ws, 21st inst. Court. Court of Sossion convened Mon day morning with a large atton. da nce of officers, w itnesses li tigants and spectators. Stenographom Ai ken wias early on the court squaro among h1is numerous acquaintances and had something to say about his congressional race, while wait ing for court to convene. Solici tor Ansel soon had work ready for jury, and Judge Buchanan charged the grand jury. He impressed up on them the imp)ortance of keep - ing their business socretand charged them definitely and clearly upon the bills of indictn1ent. His ex p)lanatiwn of the dispensary law was specially clear and instructive. The grand jury failed to find a bill against Nancy Boweni, charged with infanticide. In the case against Coto howard for selling liquor, the jury failed to agree and the court ordered a mistrial. Charlie Williams pleaded guilty to house breaking and larceny and was sentenced to five years in the ponetentiary. Leo White was con victed of house breaking and lar ceny. Henry Love was found guilty of assault and battery of a high and aggrevated naturo. Henry lHunter pleaded guilty of larceny of live stock and was sen tenced to work on the public works of Pickons county for two years, John Thompson, chargedl with honso breaking and laircany, was acquitted. David F"owlor was acquitted of selling liquor. M. C. Pool was acquitted ol assault and battery of a high and aggrevated1 nature. Thomas Logan and Fannie Woodl ware onvwicted of ndltry AWEE Making WAGONS and BUG GIES in our new.quarters near the Livery stable. and can fit you up in the 'way of a neat substantial Wagon or Buggy, one or two horse. QUR PRIES are equal to five cent cotton. All we ask is for you to give us a trial and be convin ced. Repairing of Wagons and Buggies a specialty. Yours for trade, DUCKWORTH & PALMER, Proprietors, oct2-976 ickens, S. C. Sheriff Sale. srA'E OF 0UTH1 CAROLINA, R. F. Wyat, vs. John G. Wyatt, et. al., To pursuance of an order imlade in the above stated case by Hon. R. C. Watts, Presiding Judge, on the 15th day of September, 1897, I will soll to the highest bidder on Salesday ia No' emnber, 1897, at Pickens coui( house, during the legal hours of sale the following described persona' prooetty :to.wit: One Monarch steam engine. One 60 saw Van Winkle cotton gin feeder and condenser. One Van Winkle press. One set Chicago platform scales. One saw mill and fixtures, and fifty fivp (55) feet of shafting. Anyone desiring to examine the maehinery will find the same at the place of James Wyatt near Easley, in Pic'sens county. Terms cash on day of sala. J. H. G. McDaniel, S. P. C. oct14 97. T"hIvknow purchnahmi a New teck of roci ri etoi d,a4 ca b)e.:fotjmd a pJw Thtis stock conisists of all kind of Canned ooods, Goffees, Sugars, Ua.'dia, Soaps, eto, They will he sold cheap. Come and he convinced. I ails0 heap a nice line of i)rugs. --- LI VERY STABLES. I also run a Livery, Feeid and Exchange 81ahle, iugles and horses oni hand to 4j pp all the huen, atnd4a rpasonaiblo rates, Will buy or swap inulies and hiorses, Cornie to sec mue. Yours for trade, oct14 97y1. Pickens, S. C. TIHAT THE BEST G reen Cotree Five pounds for $1.00 is FINE. ------ those 10 cent Salmon and J0 cent Tloma,toes are the Best. THAT All kind of Goods at MORRIS' are cheaper than his competitors. Quality considered. T HINK it will pay you to get his Prices. A. M. MORRIS, Pickone, S. C. Now brick storo. oet14 Oy _____________ B3ridge Notsee. I will be at-heo Dodd b)r$Adge- on K-eowee river o)ctober thes 28th lx0t7.at 1Q o'clock a. n to het to theo lowest bidfiet thd building oa rock{ pIer ini the river.- Plans made hTnOwil onl day of letting, IK F, Loopor, oct14w3l. County supervisor. Notice to Trespassers. All persons are hereby warned not ;to hut lhor inayway trespass on our lands5, except tIhe pu die highway. P'ersons disregarding this notice wil i~ be)rOocuted. D). E. H[endricks, J)r. WV. T. Field. Joe II. Findlley, U. F. Farmer, net14'97t4. COTTON Is selling at; or below cost and we sympathe with the farm ing people, as we have had some cxperience "long that line ourselves. A short crop and a low price is a double calamity. NTc can't expect the people to pay even a liberal profit on their purchases under existing circumstances, We are willing to divide our Profits and in this way do all we can to tide this emer gency. 'We do not boast of the lar gest stock, but we do boast of as Good Goods and at as low a price, if not a little lower than the other fel. low. Try us and be convinced that what we say is true. Yours for ti a(le, Frceiun & UOliric's, Pickens, S. C. oct1 4 97. McF ALL'S 9"BU DO ET"m -OF PHUN and PHAX FOR THE PHOLKS. Mr. Editor: If you see any of the Pliiks who have bough$ anytlilg rOlli ulo on a orodit and havo not paid anything for 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 11 years, I wish you would tell then that I need the money NOW about as had as they needed the goods THEN. Tell them that I have waited a long TIME and CAN wait LONGEiR, but I would like it BHT. TER if they would "PAY UP." Short Setlesu'ucstsi Make Lout Frtcend. We all need friends, always have and always will, and most of us nooUd some credit, at sonic tiimp. Tlo best way to get i$ i to 'A Y U1 P" oecasionally. Our good llamo and credit, is about all that sono of us have, and we should take mighty good care of it. Yout might mention these facts to the Good "'Pholka'" and see how it will work. Some of thenm 11vd right hoio in town, others close arounld, some at a dlis tan1ce), Probiably some of them take your paper anid will read this. Von nigh t add further that after the 25th of D)ecenmber, (that's Christupas,) that AIL who do not amake some sort of satisfactory settlenmont neced not tool away any time Mondingf for imord credit. "'Ve'ro bound to Take Gsood Care of Our Friends" and' we wat kei lto omne and look over onr Every Thing For Every Jiody, Old andlYounmg tiech und Poo1r1 Semmeting here for all, Yours, W.lVIT. TR'Fal I have now in stock a complete Assortment of tihe 'Water Pad' Trusses. The "CHEiAPEST," the "MOST COMFORTABLE" and "DURABLE TRUSS,' in the Market. of all ktinds, and at pl ices to suit the times. Come anid see Pickens, S. C. j 10--97m3. Notice to Taxpayers. I the county Treasurer of P'ickens cou:I. ty, will 0open mcy books for tihe coitootlon of taxes for fiscal year, 1119, in my oflIce at Pickens, cou~rt house, on the 15th day of October, 1897, for the collection'of the tol lowing~ taxes: state Taa, . - 5 mills. ordinary county Tax, - * 3% 4 F"or sinking Fundl, R. Rt. Tax, 5 constitutional School 'Tax 3 '4 Interost on Rt. R. Bonds,. spec'l school tx I Iis. No.313, 4 " 44 44 44 ~" 1 , 21 The commutation road tax, ' 2.0 P'oll tax- - -1-- .00 The hooks wvill remain open without peni alty until December 31st 1, after wi ich time 15 per cent, will be added and exsec. tions issuod against delinquent tax pay. Any person desiring infermation about tax or a tax receipt, will please enclose postage to secure an answver. J.T. Yun lood, Sep. 23, '9. County Teasurer. Fresh and New Is our entire stock of DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, CARPETS, MATTINGS and SHOES. Our stock this fall in all the above lines is the largest and most com. plete we have ever had and ever shown in one house in Greenville. We extend to all our friends a cordial invitation when in Greenville to give us a call. We have some rare bargains to offer. A few we will mention. The best all wool filling Jeans 10 oz. 25 cents. The best all wool filling Jeans 81 oz. 20 cents. 9 yds all wool twilled Ted Flannel for $1.00. A 25o. all wool twilled Red Flannel for 15 cents. A heavy Outing in all colors and black and white 5 cents. All wool cassimere, the 50c. quality 35 cents. Table Damask fast colors 20c. a better at 25 cents. Best Sea Island 23 yds for $1.00. Heavy I Drilling 5c. worth 6 cents. Dress Ginghams 5 cents and up. Cotton checks 4 cents. Best apron Ginghams 5 cents. Best indigo Calico 23 yds for $1.00. Calico for 81 cents. A better at 4 cents. The best Calico for 5 cents. 38 In. all wool Dress Flannel all colors 25 cents. 50 in. Black Briliantine 40 oenty worth 75 cents. 30 in. Dress Flannel all wool 18 cents. Prettiest line 25o. Novelty Dress Goods in Greenville, 10-4 Blankets white and colored 45 cents. Capes $1 and up. Carpets and Mattings at prices lower than you ever bought before. SHOESI SHOES!! We have put in a complete new stock and can fit you in anything you want. Give us a trial and see if we won't save you 15 per cent. Remember we have no old stock to put off on you, but everything new and fresh. We have only mentioned a few of the many Bargains that abounds in - our'store. Call and be convinced that the place to buy your goods is AT L.E A.D.EWc 1 N\ LOW PRICES. Now Store, New Goods, NEW - - PRICES. YES. everything new and stylish, as well as durable, will be found in my store at Calhoun, Pickens County, S. C. When the trading public of this locality are in need of first class GOODS, I invite you all to visit my store and examine my stock and prices. A look will convince you that this Advertisement ie no Humbug. My stook comprises the latest styles in DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, SHOES, HATS, CLOTHING, HARDWARE, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE AND FURNITURE. I will make a specialty of Shoes and keep in stock all the leading styles for Men, Women and Children. I also have a well stocked QRO CERY DEPARTMENT. You will always find everything fresh and at. tractive, at the lowest possible figures. My present line of foregoing goods include "VALUES" that are in demand every day. The price iniducemnents are as strong as the quality of my goods are attractive. I am determined to be " Leader of Low Prices " in this locality and aerve you politely and attentively. Respectfully, Doyle Building. CAL HOUN, S. C. miar18-9yyl. E?''P. S -A car load of No. 1 Timothy Hay, at $1 a hundred, 4STORE.g~ CHOCK FULL OF GU0ODS. Bought direct from NEW YORK, by an experienced buyer. flhe nicest selection we have ever had. Our s oc~k in lai gcr than ever before and we are carry ing nowv a Jittle of everything. There is no better market than Pickens and nobody is more anfxious to p)lease than we are. We ask you to come to see us. The market price Paid for cotton and produce. Yours truly, J..McO. BRUCE. U*AEID3DISPL.*T -OF FALL AND W1NTER Goods at A. KC. PARK'S, Greenville, S. C. All invited to come to my store and see my immense stock, Time was spent in searching the Nor thern markets securing the Right Goods and Rlight Prices and now seeing how well pleased my customers are, am satisfied that I succeeded. I am new prepared to show you a magnificent line ot all the latest effects in Fall and Winter (loods. Notwithstanding the talked of "Higher Pries." I bought my goods so I can sell them in accordance with the present low price ot cotton In Dress Goods I am with the first. Any one who can be suited at all, can be suited here, A season of new anid wonderfully boactiful weaves is before us, and to stimulate early fall trade we are offering Special liar. gains in these goods, prices ranging from 10 eta a yard to $1.50. To ap preciate the prices yen will have to see the goods. In trimmings I have the latest Braids, Velvets, Silks and Jets to match any goods we sell. The best stock of Underwear and Hosiery that I ever carried. In heavy goods, such as Jeans, Kerseys, CJassimers, Wool Flannels, Cotton Flannels, Shirtings, Sheotings, Bed Tricking, &c. I am right at the front with quality andl price. SHOES. Thle stock is my GREATEST PET, "Once a Customer Always a Customer.'' Women's Shons from 75 cents to $3.00 a pair'. Men's Shoes from 75 cents to $5.00 a pair. Children's Shoes all grades and prices. I do not claim to be the only man who sells good shoes, but I do lot the other fellow sell all the sorry ones. Here are a few instances how I can save you money and give you great satisfaction. 1 yd. wide all i wool Dress Flannel at 25 cents. A good wool Jeans at 12* cents. An all wool Jeans the best in the market at 25c. All wool Red Twilled Flan neh at 121c. 2500 yds. yard wide Sheeting at 4c. Can't be bought any. where for less than 5 ets- A last word. Don't buy your goods until you have seen mine and if I fainl to please you, niot.hing hurt. Greenille. 8. 0. Wae E.da