Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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8ROVen IaS of a o0 and Personal Nature. -Don't imagine you are ill. Just leave 'well endugh al'one. -A girl-is an awful nice thing to give advice to that she won't follow. --Sa far as they go, some folks are all right if they don't go too far. -The heavier the load ia man is carrying thu lighter his head is apt to bo. . -It isn't bnchelorI' ways that count so much with younig widows as his means. --A woman's hat iever suits hor so well that she doesn't want anothee suit to go with it. -A, nan's capacity for vork of u i depends opnm whotLher lie is working. for hi msel or others. . -If people could exchange troub'eq there wo-ild be just as much kicking as there is inl a horse trado. --A woman could see io use in being fashionabie if (hero were ni) society colums to tell about. -Don't forge t hat 'N. 1). Taylor, the Photographer, will be at his gal lery Wed'nesday Macrh tho 1st. ---An egg famine is the latest an nouncement. The . hurn stormers may look out for a bettor season. -Thero is no doubt, now that the old ground hog neted very wisely in going back into his hole on tho 2nd. -~Ve are told that the recent sleet and siow played av'oc with the tim ber throughout the Piedmont Sec tion. - A local w6ather prophet says this section mill 1avo onm more rinow before the backbvno of wiatcer is bro ken. -- Fiom March 1"t to .15th the County Treasnrer will put ai. addi tional 5 per cent. penalty ou all i paid taxes. --We aro requested to anunouico that IRev. W. T. Abbott. mill preach at Rounion Baiptist cltirch ho sm - ond miunday in Mlarch. A large con pregation is eQxp(cted. --The minutes of the Pickens lbap. tist A-sociation aro bAolg delive-ro-A frin this ofie. The clorks from the virious churches will please call tt once and get, their quota. - Our people have for some timo had an overdosie of bad colls aind guip, and the sleet1 snow and alush materially added to the lisct. There are many trying to keep up, while others have taken to indloor life f spell of rest and to kee ~- e~i ntra, latSn 0 . r.Ja~bgDerico MssNora Whified.1ho\to mony' was per. formned by Magip 4to IRowland at the CJon treil 1H9t'. 'N~e happy cor p)1e tookc the 1.2 o'clock tiqin for An derson, where they' will nkalyi their future lhome. -Married at the reiifdonco of M. F. lictalei Onl Feb. 26, Mr. 'Julo Howard to Miss. Mhndy Mc Innkin, both of Pickens. After the ceremony the bride and grodm went to t~he home of the groom, where an olegant repast awaited I hem. M~ F. lies ter, IN. P., inl his usual polito man ner, lperformied the marriago ceremiony. -Marriedl onl the '22nd inst , at glho home of the bride's p~arents nearI Easley, by Revy. D. WV. Hiott, Mr. 'Charlie (I. Jones,. of Groers, S. C., :and Miss May, oldest danighier of iMr. and Mrs. Jasper Uates. Mr. -4 Jones is abe congratulatedl on so meuritig fctd his companion ond of the wvery beit girls in P'ickens county. .-Charleston and Anderson wvill .liiO the n ow judgeships anid Judges Metaminger and P lrince wvill don th .roljes of offico at once0. Those who iknow themi best say that they are thoroughly qulifiedl for this places they will occupy and wvill ro, Ilect credit upon themselve~s and hon-. or the bench of South Carolina Sumter Item. -The severe weather which $ . have experienced during Febraary, and which has (extended far dlow'n into Florida, is going to make a c(n siderable shortiege in early green vegetables, anid on this account ourl *markets will b)e very hare of green vegetables until late in tlie seasBon. Indications are that the earliest crops of areon vegetables will (4011 at good prices, both in home markets and it: the large cities North. Th1e oppor. tunity presented to our Southern truckers and gardeners ho mnake tmoney out of peas and1( other crl truck crops is one( thatt they should not fail to tacke the advantage of E"arly peas are one of the first crop. to como i', and oW h)o safey p)lant~d -as soon as the gr.unld cn be gotter .ready. contesta n1 an wilhdrw UaM ~ contestt a. tranefer tV e vote to an other. N ho, wvhu ad oto is cast. it re maius in.the box until the ouaut out and thou it is counted as cast. -~Mrs. Susan A. Ellis, wiro , Gideon lis, died at the gotne of he, husband o 22nd ult, a er a linger ing illness. Besido her husbai( stie leaves se eral ildren and t host of relatives friends toniourt hortdeath. She w laid to rest. the da3 following' her ent at Bethlehem She was sevon y-five ears old and r conisecrated iristian oman. Itove J. P. Attaw y and D. \ Hiott con ducted th funeral. A li accouni of hor life will appear n xt\week. Mal. J. H. Ambler Recalls "Cold Saturday." Major Jarmes 11. Amblr, a voner alo aand hoiioablo/citizenx of tl (o1nty, is quite 'ke pt tho residenc< of hik daughter, 1q. E. A. Gilreath inl Pickens. I friends, and thel arc legion, aft wish for-him a speedj recovery. / While on the streets of Picke5s I fev days ago, the cold snap vas be ing discussed, at crowd gathero around the Major, all anxicus to hoa him talk and tell hisexperionces, an( he was taked by some one of th< crowd of young folks if the "colt S;t(urday" wais anything to compar< with e disagreeablo spell that hac been on the past few days. MAjol Ambler having bom born in 181( was about sixteen years of age whor the memorable "cold Saturday" came which wae in February, 1832. H< has a remarkable memory and hi! recollection of the "cold Saturday" i vivid aud interesting. When his youthful interrogatork challenged the comparison MAjoi Am bler smiled sarcastically and said: "Young men, if I wvero to toll yot the facts about that cold time you would think I wai disgracing the.-io gray hairs of ui;;e-in fact a pro digiois liar. It was coldest very early inl the day -I shall never forgel it --tho .ky was the bluest I have ever socn it. Cold? There has n'ev or heen anything like it. I had occa sion to go with an uncle about a hall mile into the woods to see about soime hogs that we feared were in danger. \Ve took lie precaution to tie hand kerchiefs about our faces and when we returned they were frozen tQu faces and thero was ico in i'r eye bro ws. The chickens ' oze on ths roo.st and the gron was coseret with oead chicke .Every kind o, game froze its eat quantities. Th~1 frees in -forest froze and burs with a ~attle akin to musketry." Thb ' ng men were convinced andi de parted :feeling that they were having delightful weathet r comnpa red to "con Salurday." Death of Capt. Andrew T. Wilson. Capt. Andrew T11. Wilson died sud denfly at his home in WValhalla las Sunday morning a bout 9 o'clock. lbt wvas sifting in a ebair by the fire f p~arently no wveaker thant usual, whoe lhe fell forward aind wvas deoad wheo assistance reacheod him. He hal been1 suffering for several mnontl fronm dropsy, and his health had beel gradually declining. (Capt. WVilso, wasi in his 83d year, b>'.ving heel born November (1, 1822. H~e wvas native of Pickens county, his birti placo being in the G*eorgs's Creel neighborhood, Hie ws ai Confedet ate soldier. Shortly after the oul breakc of the war lie raised a com pan, of volunteers as Marietta, mn Groei: ville coujnty, of which lhe' was captaini and rndered excellent service in th. cause of the~ Confederacy. His corn amand was Companiy 0, 16sih S. ( regiment, under (Jul. J. A. Mc~oJ lough, Hie was a good citizen, hoti est and upright, and was respecte by rail. 'He leaves a wife and( HOVoui children to mourn his death. Hi childreon are: A.1 ville, Fla ; M. M rs.. Morga: aine Seneca; Miss Lura WVils hialla. His remains wor WVestview cemetery Mor 1no0n, after funeral sera rasidence, conducted by~ ,1Iones.--Keowee Courier. NOTIOE' OF FINAl, sE'I I wilt apply to J. B. Ne of Probato for Pickens c. '23d day of March, 1905, f tiemonit of the estate of ;J econead, and ask to be dis: min istrator. Ivy M. Feb. 23, 19054td All Noteo to Debtors anid All pesn holding chair estate of Henry Wizlliarms, priesent the same to the payment oii or by the 25th 1905, or' be bnar d, and t debted to faidl deceased v menit by saiid day to J. HT. Bears the Iho Kind You T S Ayersj Give nature three helps, and nearly every case of con sumption will recover. Fresh air, most Important of all. Cherry Peet or al Nourishing food comes next. Then, a medicine to control the cough and heal the lungs. Ask any good doctor. I firat ued Aer s O 1ectoral 1: years ago. 1 at' 010u tora lies of lIt.,,! dis eases cured Iy it. I i t tlever wlitlmt it A B . InIT U. 1' , '.tta. .0. Cons Lumpti"on Onth dema nde daly action of iti bowels. Aid natre with Ayor'n m Rock Ripples. Rock, Feb. 13.-We are having some very cold weather, for the ground has been covered with snow ever since last Friday, 3d inst. Mr. M. \igdon & Son hae'O bought out thkj.firm of Mr. M. Hen dricks & Son. "ihe store is situat (d at Table Mountain postoflice. We wish them much success in the mercantile busines~s. The farmers aro holding their cotton with a strong grip. That is right, hold your cotton for a better price. I havo heard soveral say that they were not Efoing to use much fertilizers and it must be truo, for ni one has hauled up any yet. Mr. W 1). Hendricks, Jr. has purebase a farm and is erecting a nico dwel )g on it. Our co nty is improving fast. There are lots of iew% dwellings be. ing erected. ILurrah for our burg Mr. S. 1. Keith has purelased a farm on the Oolonoy rivur from Mr. A. C. Sutherland. Five cnt cotton d m't scaro him, hoys. Mr. 'Wj. F. Heondricks tias been sawing lumelr for about seven years, und lie is now swiig luml;er to ore(,t him a dwelling hiouse, and says h e is going to quit sawing af ter lie erects his housa3-. Mr. V. 1). Hendricks had an old time cot tiii picking last Sat ir -rday ight, 11t. e got about t i f ty pouniids picked out. That's tIhe way to get it out of the patch. lie pulled off the bolls in the day time and~ picked them at night. It is raining no0w, andl~ th sno51w is getting away fast. We ai e hav ing somne cold weather during Feb ruary. Miass .Janie and Mr, Ri. F. Hen dricks visited their broth~er, Mr. HI. F. Hendricks, last Sunday, 12th -inst. ' Well, as it is mail time I will close, hoping this will fail to hit the waste basket. I hope I will hear from all thc Icorrespondents next weak. I think w o should write oftoni. 5 I remain Mountain Gi rl. Looper Litter. Looper, Feb. 17.-Mr. WV. B L ooper lost his shop o'ne night lasi week, by fire. 1The contents, con sisting ot shtop toolsi, two) cotton planiiter's andl a double foot plo' Sstock, were burned. Mr. Loopo: had been at work in the shop al] day, and it, was betwveen midnight and day that helop 0)was burned .Mrs. Ella Singleton is quit .sick at this writing. We hope fo: -her a speedly recovery. -Mr. Hlarlin Simmons: has th< I longest twist of tobacco ini Pick i ens county, says a unaw mill man i Thisa manl Sav it ja m rp, %0"" We A re Ready F__ Youd HE Largest and most magnificent stock of Furniture in upper South Carolina can be found on our floors and we bought these goods for CASH and have put K N 0 C K-0 U T prices on them. Below we give the quality and price of some of our goodsi. 100-3.50 Beds, five feet highs for $3.00. 125-6.00 Beds, six " " " 4.75. 50-8.00 roll ft. 6 1-2 feet high, for 6.75. 100-10.00 Oak Dressers, large glass, 8.50. 150-9.00 Oak Dressers, medluim glass, 7.00. 125-3.50 Washstnds for - - . - 2.75. A JEAUTFUL SUIT FOR1 814.50. The best No. 7 8tove on earth for $10.50. 28 pie ces A large No. 8 Stove, 28 pieces, $15.00. In fact we have nearly everything that goes into the house. old Greenville, MVetts Jarmes, So. Car SEBED BEANS... Plenty of them. Just come in. See them. They are reliable. A lot more of Pratt's Stock Food in Buckets at 85 cents. It puts your mule in shape for plowing. Please pay us what you owe us, before we are compelled to-adopt the "strictly cash" system. Your friends, who are always glad to see you. I PICK1ENS DRUG CO.1 Cabbage Plants and Sea Island Cotton Seed, Cabbage Plants for sale, sand now ready for dielivery. "Early .Jersey WVakefield" and "Clhar leston Large Type Wakefieli,"' two earliest shamri'heati vac-let les andclih idl in .rotat Ion a niioned "Successon," "AIJgustal Trucker" anti "Sihort Stent Flat nutcib," time three best lat-'heni ri I ,0tK); 10,000) aniul over, $1 p'er 1000i. Terms: (m'Nih wit.h order; 01 jalhits senti C. 0. n)., pu rchmase' p~ayin4g ret urni chmages eria moneliy. Our pluant b~eds ooi py 3.-, neres <oh outlm Ciitrolia buit Coa'lst amid we tin derstanil g :ew ig thermm in the ojicin nilr; loingh mimal loat ny; thIey will statid1 severe eolt withion t injuiry. 1'lanuts craitedl for shmipmnt weigla 20 lbs. a'er li000 mimol we havo sli~eci low rate ci r prompt t ralmial1"ti h~uIvi SoutheOrin Expresst Co. -1 k10ow or othlier ilinmts ycm m enimn v elm ee thauti mne. I sell gooit plti ts. No ebenpmh "cut, rate'' paiits slti luled froin mny fari. Igumitamnte those that I shipl to be trm e to typoe anid :nimme, amidi gr owm fronim high gradte seedis pu rchasmed froim two of thre muosL, rellirthe seced hiousen in thme Ul'ied Stmates. I wvill refunc mi urchmelase Pie to mini dlissactistiet custoineri at enIII of seacson. Our Cotton seeri. int! or our 1.oi Staphie o-uinety of Sl:~A lSLA N I) (.'0lTION soldi 1sIs year la (Charlestomi oni lleceimabei-', att T~ per pioui ii. Sect $1. ', per bit.; tota of 10 i limi ti over' i ye busliel. 3My specalty: I'romniit, ipmenjflCt, True viitrietia'.n anl siatisfied Cetistomers. I have bieen ini thm plbunt bumsinmess fur 3im yea r< Wim. C. GERATY'~, "'o ci' R'"I' grc ~'A ie" Youngs Island, S. G coed iln tiho mercatie business.jNoietDbor niCdio. Well, wvell, ais all the Egypt girlst' u{e~oi iiic binluiilc i ar() all ma~frried, oxcept one, and ctcod1.K ors(C~t(t il~ she is in Ihm notion to staytm atuoc'1' wvu otelc home, that is too lonesome, si te vti ntm tIm ruciiu am: comling, Look out foril nk i1'fi)mc0:( t Mountain ABoy.ui . 1 Tim fr Hldng heCouts ice~h 1o Debor0 ad-reitr. 11~oLegsirtmme hvin cratAt l Noerso Fainal Stlamegant two ew (u-cils n this tact tiestatoe D.ih Ki~i o.l. Noris deceased.will1.~ od.1'Ie trragoreut fo th 'J0l igned3l (bin tmrhe 95 fior prscibedmi fl~~ fdh~~~lawii ond t hi)stmindebted o mthIe est ill mae pantl at, o toiq' sE ite for oldyig Jaay the Courts. Marh, 105-- Eeeit. T1t.o eilla, having ated lit'i 4t(Qt ~jli ial(ei fo aodn the foushas beedIVn Mchng-iml 4~i a i/emm' lemutt d.y The arnemnt r. th Te th. ti orpihel ytm ul ll Circuit ismake1amtfollow. t (he ourth Mondalhfy in Janu rary, J i'oioe -oidfiy in May and( the firstdi~zi~immo' y Sepmtnber;. almnd C omon b.ii,195 ~lonIday in un %andi;L ( Meond *(. ituovebrrl ~ttyii ''e~~' oie \Ina nMa n hr M ,mmdt'4~ ii', i i imW. ro aivd ot i'~uMo' iw ii~0l. uI w ppyt J.1. Newbory, Judig 4 ~0i~lh~l Pirit ~ voo ofj1 Prbt for ) Pik i e.onn0y on(t ,hiO~'iilh 811(1 XJond1ut.h dayi of Mach l905, forma finailm set i~mnt, flg t he wese ofmii Smu~vfe trow ad tfiC~ld I~Oltlf in cto eceaed, an9~cd kto bCii d as Ex'0 ' Il LI~lH il ~cdlI has f 1. iienutor. h' ci l: He'1~ndrick suli ?~oi1 ~oe tio Drs and u Croedios r Cugs-t yur(t Aglla tpes-mhaving lais galB t Co, otmiaat ..- ofWlimSzmrd-nea ~tySHoreouud Mu e ueTedo prosent~. eo iml 3'nl prpe Par 25 fo ir~eSiApfr io b905 and thmo i.ne o a estt.utmkepyott CUT PRIC For January and Fe b... y, Along all lines, specially heavy clothing, shoes o jackets, blankets, flannels, and woolei goods, We have a small lot (about 4o) of overcoats that' a. determined to close out b- cen now and March ist. 15 PER CENT DISCOUNT...... If your size is in the lot, this is a great opportunity a coat at a bargain. An unusually heavy clothing trade last fall made gr oads in our stock, but we still have some great values i n suits, extra coats and pants. A big lot of Bl3ankets at Your own Price....,. We are making preparations for the largest sprinj we have ever shown, and to make room for this stock offer between .ow and March ist, some unheard of b Just received a solid barbed wire and nails, also flour and salt. Another car of furniture to arrive in a fe and also another car of "Those Great Mitchell Wagons the best wagon made, as everybody knows. If yo want the best paint t.izc.dc, we have it; H Town and Country Paint is knowi to be the best. ' Big lot of furniture, hat dware, buggies and surre) Prices right. 84O UN forntytI, )4at, may 110d. what we Ivent in stoCI we got too- y , iq -we strf) alwa~ys INelsed to mervo YO)U. RS TRULY, FOLGER & THORNLE1 A INi Ing, o'-ps, Itat R. iu 1141 ('t' Fura-I I g Gonfl %SlN It Y. geI "THOSH U ltMT '.1 ITUHVe T W-.wm TIN LOSE 0u K 62 )airS ladies' shoe(S Worth $2.00 tG $3-50 1b (mostly small size) () - - . An entire new stock of ladies' Patent Leath- Q F $3-50 and $4.00 shoes @ - .. .- .. ) A l porion of our new stock la " ' welt $3-.0o, $3-50 and $4.oo sho, 120 pairs men's $5.oo an(l $6.oo si all leather at - - . - - - A great many lots of boys', m shoes are offered in this reduction sale. Pride & Patton GREENVfLLE,S. C. CHICKEN If you havean CH ICKENS. TURKEYS, EGGS, GEESE, m \ WAX. DUCKS, bring it along too, and we guiarantlee to sell you good gJoods at hoJnest pices. Come to0 see us. O RAIG BROS One-Price Cash ~S Bring it to us. Li~ you owe us we w ill give you t op pricefoyorotnadt chances on it. .1 f we lose it, it's 5i fault. Now for settlementt Come and look through our store roomns; there's "r thing here for you. If you don't get it it's your own faul We thank you very much for last yehr's busjnes. se to double it this year. Come'anId see us agil T, M C