ixi GENERAL CONGLOMERATION OF NKWS ITKMS OK LOCAL IN- TEREST. Some Short, Some Shorter and all Too Short for a Heading, .Yet None Too Short Not To Mention. F. ti. St no \ jitlvorlisos fit r ms l<* ronl iiinl for siile. I'. M< ( 'r;i\V killftl it Stl|l|K*Sfnr wort h\ t'hiofof I’olioo. Mr. It. F. t'iimp, is ii modol ollioor and is therefore a terror toevil doors. .lohn (iro-ory and family havo gono tr> f hoiiso-koopino in Squire Win. .lotteries house on Limestone a venue. The oily eouneil mot in regular monlhly session hist Friday ni*;ht. Only routine husinoss was transao- tod. The little daii<;|iter of James I’eeler. who lives six miles from the eity. died of hrain Irotthle Tuesday niudit. Sow plentx of turnips, they are oood for niiiu and heast, easily ofown and an\ surplus always hriit^s a remiineridive priee. I.. I . t'iimphell yeslerdiiy moved from the Spoilrs house to the A. N. Wood house lormerlv oeeupied hy I’rof .lohnson s fa mi It. W hell it OollleS to tine “roves, eool shiules. sp:irkIiii“ wilier, and heauliful •_*i'iis' law ns l.iniestone eannot he ex- eelhd this side of the ISIlle Itid^e, Steady" l.ipseomh went down with his two-horse mower and mowed tlie <'iimpus at Limestone, “reiitlyto tin* improvement of its appenranee. The tiatTney Male and Female Seminary will Leo'in its Fiill session Wednesday. September o. Look out for the re*_otliir anuoueement next week. < Kamsex wais before Squire Surratt yesterday on a elm roe of petit lareeny, Jasper Lavender he- in“ the proseeiitor. Lavender lost t he ease. There will he serviees in the F.pis- eopal elmreh Sunday nioht at ShtO o’eloek. I>e\ . W. S. Holmes, will eondnet the serviees. I’llhlie eordi- iilly invited. John Itnuskett F.sq.. who is so in dustriously develop! no the •‘Lead Mine" made ;i tlyino trip to<'oltinihia this week. Me deserves sueress. and may he at lain it. Mill' esteemed |o||«\V riti/eil Ml'. Haidiii" on \ i' torin \veiMie hits new eonipnnx this week. It is a ''tH tmtiv and Mr. ILirdino t> ihe Imppiiest railroad man in the ejt t, Vesler and ShutTord I'atrieL. eliil- dreii of Isaae I’atriek of Wilkinsville. are now quite siek with the fever. Mr. I'at rick ' other two children, mention of whose sick ness was made several weeks ii“o. are convalescent. It is understood that Mr. Smith • if halt iinorc. the gentleman who has heemiie interested in mona/ite min- i11“ with L. • . t'ainphell. oflhiseity, will move his family here within the next sixty days. Let the “< a a I work “o on. Messers Henry (toss and (ills Aber nathy visited Shelby and Lincolnton, \. I’., on their hicyides last Tuesday, -pejii some time in each place and returned to tiatTney in ei“lit hours, naviuy li'avehsl more than seventy miles. Wood cut from clenriui's Iiini win* i< r i>\ our prox idem farmers," is mm beiii“ hroiiylit into tiatTney where they are “ettin“ yood prices *or xvhat would have heeli hlll'llt in |o“ piles • iii t he “roiiud Lilt for tiatTney enli r- j irises. Squire ISoimel's eelelil'llled cimi a“aiii't Jack Humphries for assault has not xel been settled. The tirst i t.d v a • n list rh I. i It .-com! t rii I -lilt'd, in •. eoiixietiou • no tii • i f' lliiaol appei l ij. Squir Ifotili j- u'wi' out lie ptipt rs lids ••.ill. Mai sent ttie case to the higher eourt. JWo r* “r* (i to See such a ^ri at ten- ■•X' amoii“ UtUl men to "move.” musi spend ir ywal deal of earned money >{oyi^ ffoot I HU another, which, if they w^hA t hemselx cs at om place, eon Id profitably inxesfed. We tvorkinf'people put fln jr RsonietIdno t lull will hi use- THE COUNTY DEMOCRATS. They Met in Convention at Spartan burg Monday. The county democrat io convent inn met in Spartanhuro Monday. John A. I*. Laneaster xvtts elected president ; K. L. Archer, vice presiih nl ; W. H. O’Shield, secetary; N\ . J. Wells, treattirer; Slanyarn AVilson xvas made county chairman of the executive committee, and J. J tientry secre tary. Several clubs sent no deleoa-' lion. There xvas no speech making. Harmotiy prevailed. Squire I. (S. Surratt attended from 1 his city. — . — Practical Preaching. The meet in*' at the Presbyterian t'hurch came to a close Wednesday ni“ht. The discourses of Mr. Holmes ! have been most practical. He pre sents the Master's truths in a force ful. yet simple manner. The attend ance has been “ood. especially have , the different denominations of the i eity been attentive and the ehttrehs have been strengthened thereby. Mr. Holmes Inis accomplished a hist- i in*' *»ood. I’he meet ini'held at the home of Mr. J. ti. Mailey last Sunday after, noon hy Mr. Holmes xvas well at tended. A •'ood many people from tip toxxn xvent to hear him. One noticeable fact was the absolute free dom from misbehavior. Kverybody j seemed tube in deep earnest ness. The 1 talk xvas one of Mr. Holmes best, i In other fitics the pastors of the different ehiirehes uidle and hohl xvhat are called union services. (iatT* i ney should he eity-like and hold union services. It xxould tend to hrino the people nearer together in matters religious and the Master xvoiiId approve of it. Let the pas tors get together and exchange pul pits and hold union meetings. Revs. .1. M. Huggins and II. I’. Robertson will exchange pulpits Sun day . A protracted meeting commenced at Providence yesterday. Rev. 15. P. Robert son opened, hut will he joined by Rev. .1. H. Huggins tomorroxv and the txxo will continue the meeting t fie xvliole of next week. Kverybody invited. • *••► • A Waterloo for Our Boys. t'liftou sent over an aggregation of hall players Monday to try conclu sions with th*' “ia nt——-t Tift on, hoxx- cvcr, proved to he the giuni«. I'hey out-played th*' home team at every point, and xxon hy a seor*' of 1^ to 'J. Tom Rroxvii. for the home team di*l the only playing xvorth note, while t'liftoii's team divided Imnors aliouf evenly. tiatTney, hoxxever, can he ex cused. for five of her best—and we mean best—players were absent. The umpire lost his head and tried to help the tiatTney hoys play hall in Hie second inning. The t'liftou hoys, that is the players, behaved well, but J they had some foiil-inoutlied blackguards xxitli them xvho forgot that there were ladies present, and these should he left at home in the I future. — •- — Cheap Trip to Washington, D. C. The Iirke!s sold by the Southern Railway to Washington. H. ('. and ret urn at the rpoela/ low rate of one fare, have peen extended to .Sfeptcni- lier fifteenth (L"ith), instead of f»ep. teinher fith. This xvill he of great y/Jxantage to any who xvish to take t he t rip, 'j'he tickets will he on sale at all importiH>x ^I'.^tions August 255rd 1 to h. at the very xo.4, #l i ( '; i , lly low rate of one fare for the roil nd ,1 rip. M hih the rate is made esp<;eial.lX' ! .for tV< Ji idghtsof Pyihiii>. stjill tick ets iqm lye piVA/l;ased hy any pile »le- ^rii,ig ;to take luilxqnyiygi. i;f the rate. - • »- — S.toje )hlis lo»s (,>J digestive orgai,| n.ilfD y regular iii.mn.? Personal Paragraphs. Miss Minnie Lee Walker, of the i Columbia Female College, is spend ing a few days in the eity the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lot spit eh. on l ira mini st rcet. Miss Lola Jaekings, of Blacksburg, was in the city Tuesday. Mrs A. S. Corry and family are visiting her parents at Smiths Ford. Klmore Smith, of Spartanburg, xvas ‘'in town’’ this xveek. Mrs.Mike llorders.of Slices Shoals, is visiting her parents in this city. Mrs Jim Turner and Clarence 1 irey made a (lying trip to ( oxvpens Tuesday. Miss Lizzie Lipseomh has returned home from her visit to Rock Hill. Mi-s Laura Ross returned from a trip to State Line Monday, where she had been visiting friends for several days. W. lb Neves, of (ireers, was ‘‘in toxvn” last Sunday and Monday. He is noxx making a trip through North i ‘arolina. Lucian and Miss Kffie Hopper have gone to Itlaekxvell. S. C. on a visit of a week or so. H. lb Wheat left Saturday for the North in the interest of the (iatTney manufaetiiring Co. Logan Kllis, of Krxxinsville was doxvn on a visit Tuesday. (ienial Charley Petty is here eir- ‘ euhiting around among his many friends and ac<|tiaiutcnees. lie has imt recent ly ret iirneil from a trip to Canada and the North. Mr. Holytield. of the northern part of this county, was in (Jnffncy this xveek visiting his daughter Mrs, Win. Hoard. Dr. II. M. Holmes, who has been spending some time at tilenn Springs, is noxx at Asheville. We trust that this much needed rest will he enjoyed by the Doctor and that he xvill soon return to tiatTney where he has long been so highly esteemed as a man and a physician. Mrs. Dudley Jones is visiting her farther. Dr. J. F. Norman, in I nj°n < 'minty. H. Dink .Matthews of Trough, xvas here on business yesterday . .1. J, Sarratt took a t rip tot harlotle and Shelby ITjdax and Sat iirday . Rev. and Mrs. N, J, Holmes left yesterday for their home in fip't'/l* ville. Mrs. L. V. Whaley, of Orange burg. has been visiting her daughter in I'ooprj'-Limestone Institute. She returned Iasi iWv;)aV/ Misses Lilius and Mlgiion IDnvu of Itnrnxvell have come to Coopor» Limestone Institute. Miss Lilius will remain as a pupil. Miss Mig- non comes on a short visit. F. tl. Stacy returned yesterday from a trip to MeAdcnsville, N. C. Mrs. W. II. Sniil.h. aeeompanied hy her soil, Fletcher, left 'Tilt .i.'hb' night for trip to Mississippi to visit Mrs. Smith’s brother. Mr. Joe Mc- A rt bur W. c. livers, of Moiling Springs, was down last Saturday visiting Mf, ami Mis. Alex .’’lirgersmi. He was a*'eompanied by Masters Freddie and tiardie Hamrick. Miss Pauline tiross. of Charlotte, is visiting Miss Flora tialloxvay. tleorge Doggett and Tom Mrown ' l ( .i,' 7'uesday for Charleston. Mrs iv. >». if. 1 ,*ve111 to Patterson Springs Monday. B. K. Humphries went to Mtn ttiy > W odiicsday. Mrs Seiiora tirax and mother, Mrs. have gone to the mountains. Jqlin |Moi4.^i ( l ; s visiting in tiasto- ‘ n,ia. t'harles Bolt .Ksq. a promt nem citizen of I'nion xvas in liaffney ’esterdax attending th*' burial of h,i- ir^iq^ }'•• John Barnhill. Mr. I*, c. Whjiyiuq, •*•• agent for ,t;l | l*' M.utual Life Jns,Co. of Jveiy qt j,” j.s at 'Li|>seo.iiiib’s lilote.l. A C, H<‘i'"gcr. of liie.hmond, spent Thursday atDr'uoon | ( , '7'e. taking orders for greerles. L. K. N'orryee Ksq. speeh'il agent of the Mlltllid Benetit Life Ins. Co. of N’exvnrk N. J. is in the eity and wants to write "you up in the old reliable. Misses Ruth and Kauiiic Dorman iind Miss (iertrude Chapman entered f'Httf it‘I' IJmestone Institute last Mon- /i#y. fipy f rn >ii the upper part of the eouJdy . bv f 'i f/tii , , j 0,,rs '' th*' Institute. Prof. W. F. McArthur letl AVnbn.s- day for tlm District Conference xvhh’h con veils on t he lit h, Bit h. 111 h and 12l h Inst., at Joiicsvillc. The conference will he presided over hy Rev. Jno. C. Kilgo. ! j//ie Fort, of Fort Lawn, is visiting ht'i'POfo t. //,' Furt. of this eity. • • Death of John Barnhiil. Mr. John Barnhill, of I uion County, died at his horn t Dray * ton* ill on W'llm.-di.y th St h iiist. A j i'. 1‘: ''luiill xas iioru in Liiieoln x'pillily. N• t i' 1 * sixty seven years ago. He moved to Aft'»*«T , 'U- iiiie-in-sanlx uiaiihood and made it Hk , IP* I I M i I | ,1 home .l|ie iieiilai.lci ot Mils life xx,here I ' » 1 , . i i 1 »» , | i 1 . i i ras prosperous in Ids ij.i41e|cn ) i *11* |fes and highly n spi eled hy all i eondmted iluJeX Vf / 'qW JiellS. LOCAL LEDGERITES. Items Which Are Too Short for a Head ing Bunched Together. The tiatTney High School for Boys and ts<1 with unit rhsiim. Altlio- . ws trii-*! nearly •▼•rytliliiK it X“t wor«c notsait of li.-ttor ixial tprokit oT<*r tiotli of lii*r tiamO xotl.at xlu* <'ou|il hardly uxs tliriii. rinally tlis <‘oiiiiiu'iirpit to UM Ifood'x Sar-a|>arilla amt x*liriixiu liar<'aine i;ovrri'*l *.\itli rein"* anil Hood’s 5 ^ Cures fear*. I ttian ronimancad takliiK Hood'* Sar*.a. |iartlla, aii'l aftpr fnklmr four t«.ittl<*'• SroWFI.I.. M llliiot. SiillMl t t.'kotii, Mood's Pills Malty, yat sod eBcieutly, uu the liver and biweli. 2ou. —Ibive you se.oi the new Hyde Park Sailor Hats at Carroll A Car penter: only .’>tl cents. Come early and get tirst choice: they are going Very fnst ; Points of Excellence in the Tennessei Which luive xvroiiglit forit t he highest exeomiiims I'i'miii tie pi'ogi'es farmers and freighix-rs throhglioiit I he ent ire eoiinl ry I he iioxes in w In'els of * ‘Ten ticsscc'' Wjigoi s an ' ■ 1 • the lull hy poxx erf 111 I ly draulie Press, xvhich is capable ol • \i -1 • pia -sure three liiindred tons. No Wedging, no 1 ! any other xvagon offered to the trade. Our woi>dwork is thor tiighly saturated in hoilin/ Ii;. d "ii Skeins are made of highest grade eleiP-oal iron ;! • --.•.•mi!* - ami xveigh more per set than those of any other wairi.n. The xvork is all painted xvith lhebc-t hramis of j . ini “r nii 'i in pun linseed oil. and finished xvith the best brands ol Kn“li-!i van-i -ii. I'he spokes are driven hy iiiacliilicry in li"t glin . ami the timber i- all air dried, and thoroughly seasoned: the axles aiv mad' "i i- -t hi' korx : th{ longues, holsters, hounds and spokes ol best white •<;, it. ImL- ..f Mac , hi reh. t he " best i n t he xx'orld. a nd t he beds of <• |i';i r Tt n s c a ■ \ t -1L i\x p* >| >1 lar. The tongues and front hounds an so const I'neicd 1 Imi Lui lit 1 |c wi-ig rest upon the necks of the team. I’he holsters are plated their entire length an.! tie kin-j Loll,- an coiiiiterxvork. xvhieh prevent them fn*m xxearing hollom ..I !“ \\ e i|re proiind of the "Tennessee” amt want to " II » W'l'ht'ttp jy pn hiinil a full lim of i'.u- i Fill'iiiluic, >ioxi' ^loti I'iHlHTr l : i!!V v: |l : J'■ ' Also .1 |i||| |jim ol I iidei'iaki'i'.- fptnils t ollin 1 RohcM. Rememh*'r tli.il our good ale Loiighi at lie ii di! 1,! .. gives us the loxvest possible prices, ami you •.•••t tie Inm iii • i tl.i- Call iiml see us before hiiying. CARROLL, CARPENTER A HUMPHRIES. Lost. /^N the s| reels *nl lO'd'l.x id I l'IOOO|), a gold hrcnsl pin liaviugiwo torquoise. The finder xvill In* re* xvurded if he return it to Miss Currh* Southard or Mrs. K. A. Itroxvu. For Sale. A SPLKNDID three Horse farm: ** xvell improved with nice dwell ing and barn. Have also a good six horse farm for rent. F. ltl to !)t.*»0 cleared per month during the Summer, and more than double in l he xx inter; onlx' t|iI."it• required, and the business can he learned in a fexx weeks. Address Ifv} I'/-. s r - A WHKAT DRILL—Any p.. k .*,{| wishing to buy a drill cheap call on or address S. H. Klliott. Maud. S. 4’. ValBjDle Farm (at Rent. I oFFKR my home plnnifiijou at * (irassy Pond. C. for relit lor one or more years including my dwelling, store house, ginnery and saxx mill: will rent this property separately or all together. This land is strong and yields abundantly tin- t lt j* r •■nit ix'at ion. Telephone connect ion wo The Carolina Buggy Co., Are the largest man-| ufacturers of Vehicles in the South, and make the best only. Our Ifocjtte tayg always 1 taken the tir&t j^rerhi-t ums at fairs when shown in competition) with the world. Gaffney i Wagon and FBrnityi-e Go-; hij|i|U| om. pdi'tc |i) *i;jiin<.i ',11,1 bpj lie |»|i iiM il |o ii |( |(ii' t't'! 1 ‘ii|':i|i'i| "Premiuni t ; tir a > ^ and 1* 'i Iii ns ont C a r o - Iii .a. Nut (T town ^ . I • yiCltil-S i jcci. on them for anything in their line and you will he treated right. But r........ t * I. r.. 1. < I... - - I 1 . till August 20. " pMirid.,.. g f I»pen J. J. MAli.NKSS. Spartanhiirg. S. 1'. N^tige, don't forget to ask for t he "Premium Carolina Buggy.” manufaetured on honor hy Garoiiiid Buggy Gg., A'xu'U \ illv. !■■*. CL 1 ^r< >1 1 i*. ;i‘ » »'i a Verx V“.4.. litie aitalmiieuiA nmy,.. desirable citizen (or any coniiiOHdO He xvas ex'er t hoiight fill and conxhf. crate of those around him. He '"died his words carefiillx ami T t ^. * uexit >|)"Kc of anx' one. not even n . ’i |r‘ those in whom ,he hiuj pji.. ..’ "onfi- denee 011.lv l«i (mil it inisphieed a , : ,,•< H ui .1 .1. \ uij.qd »D;r\ teJIer. Jie was nl nil funes c ' * • ' ' 1 Vi il dlij', u nio!»i roiiipimimn,bb' ^ iijJemati. W ' silicei'.'ly fmpe |p.'pppy *ef liud If to hi* lldviilllllffl' to loeafe b.:'i;et ion or money H .\\'INii u u «i| riltH'ii , l '' '"m : ‘l <'«•- liimhta. ' " " r . L. Douglas S3 SHOE uiont Air Line will hi •11(1.. t limm, i" 1 "'ll hi ^OlC^i, j v ^ 1 /1 t M ",l L. • r. : (if* /i t- *ioL Success In Life depends on little things. A Ripaiis Tahtile is a little thing, hut taking one occasionally gives good digestion, and that means good blood, and that means good brain und brawn, and that means success. Head'|l|i*|fi fs tw di'B'.' P mm hinii el's, who xvanl to Imy.s' lt m'i X' hange. I make a Specialty of Feeding Stock. First-class turnouts at reasonable 1 rates. t a> t le a nd Hogs lioiight and sold. I *' ( e .1 I., . , J. G. Spencer, Proprietor. ! L. BAKER, CONTRACTOR SNO RDIkOER mi<: .k 1. ic 1 x 'Sash.«Blinds, • Doors, I V «• j ■——and all kinds ol»._j_ Building Materials. 18 THE BEST. NO SQUEAKING. 75 poRDOVAN, **-#Uf*wV» •• ’ i' ■’ ibuit • o/».' — —i ♦a.sffjifluCE.a soils,. ' $ 2Jl.^B0YS§CHd6LiHt hiuh * l*ri- , ." ip,.- :ii•,- .*. .Rr’* p-nfit* Oni ■.hue- >\ I 4 six: 1 • iq p'Sl.i. Iji|h)}. eo,,,piii,t*. , 1 .l-'JIUi ut l|; . * . 1 . u| ||M>U7 (ir.7 A liUTie.-in 1 i r* P ' Lld' l ploa \* il || ass. I - of .-k'.’ !!.*»; 1 lari f'ini. "1 ! ' ! ( '1 . With ass*-) - of .ft : »7 ' 1 '* i’J : llom*’ "t N,-\\ N Wi'li .1 -el- of .ji'.l.iM is s;:! Penn Lire, of i'll 1 '. VV 11 II ;|X- / J*- f. 7. ‘j o.V*. 1 can place , • ■ 1. -e.. D* i:.\ r. a- "aide rj-k x oil l*0|rl l il'; t ill- " F. 0. STACY. FARMERS AND MILL MEN. W *• hav, ■ .1 ’ \ .p,- • *t :* 1"■ iicra 1 M • ; " .'.e liUl'g.illlll are pi i'p;ii 1 'f r ’ ' ‘ ^ ’ ; * • t ’ Hint Boil'-l- "1 ; ! - - W .|4e(* W Ii* • V < ! • Mills; < • i 11 s I’- • d. 1 - a l V* >>» *s. Feed t 'ill 1* - ' : : ! -tx Ies; fan* Mills '- 111*1 FiOln Maeldli' M I!"lt iug. and . 1 * • ii,n MACHINFHy H Sr-i'li I'iitlH'i I'HlChb • J*.-.,0 1 1,;,,. 1 1 i" ' in. ur 1 ra'led for as t ('all < m or a< BOMAR BROS, CO. ?*» J »;»1'1 :1 1 s:!»i! "g. f—. . J. E. WEBSTER, A 1 l*."T!'"* --v" **htte at loxvrt pfic** Dt *''dMe jtivrn than any other mnWe. T*he m* ,iihititiite. Jt )*"ir dealer cannot oipply you, we can. sold t»y WILKINS BROS . Gaffney. S.C. Ciaffnev Citv CARROLL & STACY, ;•'• - lions a specialty. r < ..I I t: m 1 « m •?-». S i jiU.'iii't ii k ih i‘«ii r>u>iiM , ss. i -%•% % VA 4^ 8 •%%% » % % 8 X •a-ataX %«%%%t| A JCavnu. and Tr Ji nt hu-im ■ Caivtul attention i<* e*dleeiion> i?“u° r . r,ctis ° r %rtn)"t>: ti i \\ till for huikl ings mad* on -hurt not ie* . Saletx | h*|M •*) t lit >\i> hlsiile. i A Pamkhlit ■ 1 fre.t <>1 in ... . 1 • 1 J.-cnt free. Aditr I'ire I'i'imiI Vault (or Kent. SNO J ent Ire ; Your patronago Solicited. i»*2- P ' ..V"> 1 "• ’i„