The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 10, 1900, Image 5
Emperor William Incensed.
HB 8END8 A STRONGER
PROTEST TO GREAT
BRITAIN.
Barlio. Jeo 4 ?The .eisare of the
Imperial seil steamer General bet
considerably aggravated the situation
hare, end the irdigoetion egeioat
Kogieod is intensified The Govern
saeot it still eeraestly eodeavoriof ta
Ceerva eorreet official forms, bit Eag
m will da well to besten to make tbe
aoieade honorable to Germany
Ot ebeoletely reliable authority the
aorrespoadeot of tbe Associated Press
laarae tbat Knperor Williaoi Is now
thoroughly eroased by tbe" repeated
aeisares of feasels, not ooe of whtob,
be bss beea esst red. bet beea getlty of
carrying eoetrabend He tegarde tbe
teiaarea is highhanded proceedings,
wbiob Kagleoa weald not dare to
undertake if the- German ntvy were
store powerful tbao it ia Hit Msjesty
la taid to be ptrtiealerly incensed
beeeose information bae reaohed him
showing tbal tbt seiearee were not doe
to tbe blaodoriog of British naval
effieere. bat to airiet ordere frost head
quarters, wbieh tbe officers are merely
aarryiog oat Ha baa therefore
ies'ruo od Ooout Von Baalcw, tbe
foreigo secretary, to demand eittt and
fill reparation fur tbe outrage done to
tbe German flag
No aoswer tbat is ooosidersd setisfao
lory bae yet beea reoetved from Lon?
don, and, accord ag to advioee here,
?ooe it to bo eipeoted for ser veral dsys
looger.
Todey'e oews, however, todooel the
Gercj ?o goverment to stod another aod
more stroogly worded proteat to Lin*
ANOTHKR, GKRMAN SHIP
9KIZRD
Berlin. Jao 4?The Imperial Mail
etesrotr Gsoeral hat been detained a!
Aden, sod oeoopiei by Brittfh troops,
with the ohjfet of searehing her oargo
which is to bo diichtrg^ed The (j n
oral is owned by the German Kist Afn
can li'ue, lbs owoere of the II r d >
rath, previously eaptored by the Br.tiah
fruiter Mtgioieooe off Deltgot hay.
PRKPARED AGAINST SEIZURK
Rome, Jan 4.?The German steam
er Kaosler, with the Dutch and Rns
aian Rod Cross detatchmente for the
Trenevttl on board discharged a
3oantily of her cargo of Naples tu
ay, a* it was contraband of wai
The Kanzler belonga to the same
oooipany as the Buodcarath and
Geuerel
Hamburg, Jan 4 ?Although the
atanifeota of tbe German steamer
General ehow there was no war
material oa b.?anl, the wae compelled
to discharge her carg).
The German East Africa Company
pobli'jbe? a statement in the Ham
burger Nachrichten, saying that im
mediately on the declaration of war
tn?' eninpiny voluntarily refused to
take to South Africa two consign
ctente of arma already on board their
?ea*?.*, simply tu avoid trouble and
delay in connection with the other
portion of the carg ?es
A c.)py u( the manifest of the Bun
dfsrath big been publiahed, show?
ing th*t I ?r cugo did not contain
contraband The owuera declare
that there ia absolute!) no founds
tionfir the atat<*metit that ttddlet
and other war material have h?on
found mm\l the cargoxof the Bundes
rath
-^tm i > i ?
Simpaoc Versus 8ohley.
VVe<hv.n ju ?, Jaa ? ?A* a result of
tbe eon'cteoe? wbtoi P.**'d>nt M?hlin
ley bwf bad wttn 'be rap'aios who
terv i1 on l-r Saatp?.u? and Sehloy the
old S iwtfwVevgf bae be*o: v v id in a
me iare Bewahr MoC>m??, et M*ry?
latid Wae wih the Pse?ideoi today
and ' I? na?ti that he laid ri ??o the law
for t.i? frien is \f Admiral Sohley in no
eja-a KWfJ i "?rote.
V r ? i Accu?. I f Sohley. h.d
agree i a ?cne 'itM ?!<> that the best way
oor et tbe controversy w?s for both
men be mad" ti? eduiirsle, making
tbt? *>oc let on to tbe Siuiptoa people,
althoigh h? did u >t h licte it right
tbat I we tnen whi wasn't in the battle
a* a'ti eh-iuid bate a??y of the glory
OrowoiO'htr. j .?od L'i>g Iwl about to
apse H n tne interest ?! Sampton.
Their . lbem wat to eheste hut ooe
in ad tun a! m i givi tho rank to Samp*
ton Now 'he Maryland Senators and
others who believe in fair play doolare
Iba' u Jef Sibley is mid; vine admiral
at we.I as Sampxoo thrrc Khali t." no
aoo*? i rfiio created The whole oottom
of the Ami hthley oootoniion has heoo
kooekei oat by Oept Cook, of the
Brooklyo. assuming fall responsibility
for tbe fsmoa? loop, whioh has been
atsde ths baett by t'rowniusbteld aod
the navy oliqas for the efforts to impute
towardite to Sob ley Iottetd of run
aiog t toy, Otot Cook shows tbtt this
was tbe best kind of tatties. However
tbtt may be, it koooks out tbe Sohley
proseeutort completely K Ml..
?-asw>?aa?*ea?
O.A. Snow* Co Patent Lawyers, oppo?
site tbe United Stale* Patent Office, Washing
toa, D. r , who have actual clients io St?fs
rtty and towa of tbe Unitsd States end
('eeada, report tbat aeve* before ie their lb
years practice has tbe work of tbe OfBce been
eo well up to date. They claim that peitots
see, now be procersd In lest theo half tbe
time formerly required. Nov 1?3m
A Naval Academy Scandal.
The Superintendent, Charged
With Unfairness to a Soutb
Carolina Cadet.
Washington. Jan 4 ?Congressman
Lttimer of Soutb Carolina, wss the
oentral figure of a sensational soene
?t the office of tbe secretary of tbe
navy today. This wss the second
ohspter of a sensation brought on by
the unjust treatment at Annspolia of
a Soutb Carolina boy, who is a cadet,
tbe inspiration of this treatment
being Admiral McNair, the head tbe
Naval Academy The result of it all
is an investigation into tbe conduct
of tbe old admiral by tbe secretary
of tbe navy and there can be no
doubt of the reinstatement of the
oadet He is Cadet Maxwell, of An
dersoo Maxwell was, in tbe slang
of tbe academy, sent to oonventry
by bis class because of alleged im
plicatioo in some disgraceful pro*
oeediogs tbat figured during tbe
Christmas jollities at Annopolis.
When tbe matter was first before
the class tbe action was favorable to
Maxwell, but there was a subsequent
meeting at which Maxwell was de?
cided against
When the boy got into the trouble
he telegraphed his father to come on
His father asked Congressmsn
Lstimer, who appointed young Max
well to investigate and, accordingly,
Congressman Lttimer went over there
yesterday In the course of his in
vestigation he found that the action
of tbe class bad undoubtedly been in?
spired by tht. Admiral. lie asked
NcNair about the csse and the old
admiral denied any knowledge of it
When he discovered what he bad
reason to believe the truth Congress?
man Latimer was very mad and
charged McNair with lying to him.
This brought on a sensational scene,
tbe upshot of which was an apology
from McNair and tho promise that
the wrong that had beeu done the
b >y should be righted The con?
gressman made it pluin that he would
not uphold the boy if he wan in the
wrong but he proposed to have fair
play
Today the scene of action was
transferred to Washington One of
McNair's sides came to Latimer, beg?
ging him not to make any charges
against th" ??u^iral. and he agreed
that he would not if there was fill
reparation made the wronged cadet
Liter, however, the secretary of
tbe Navy took uo the matter and sent
for Admiral McNair, who was here.
Tho secretary had tried to get Lati
mer to prefer charges, but the litter
said he did not want to give the old
man trouble and that he did not con
eider tbat McNair was altogether
responsible for his conduct yester?
day When the admiral and Latimer
h?et face to face, the secretary having
in iiic meantime talked with the ad mi
ral,the latter was enraged beyond lueas
are "You have charged that I was
crunk.'' he cried rut to the congress*
loan ; "you lie " With that Latimer
jompr*d up and was about to strike
the admiral,when the latter apologized
most abjectly, taking back all .oflen
fivo words He was evidently labir
ing under intense excitement A fit!
awhile however, he quieted down,
and the matter wan left by the secre
taiy with the understanding that
McNair is to investigate tho Maxwell
case thoroughly and make proper
amends it anv wrong has been done
Ibl cadet This, Mr. L .timer insists,
must come in tho nhape of a public
apology by Mo.Vau to the boy before
the clues.
It is highly probable that their will
be official investigation into McNair's
conduct, although time i* a general j
disposition on the pait of all concern |
ed to let him off as lightiy as possible
becsnse of his age and the fact that
he will retire within a year r? R M.
L. in News and Courier
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Mllllona l?lven Away.
It ir* earuiuly grat |fj lag* to' Ike public to
know of ore BSUSfSI in (be I.in I who aro not
-ifrnid to be generou* to tho noedy und suffer?
ing. The proprietors ef Ur Kirg'n Xew Din
SSVSff fSf Consumptiou, Cough? and Cold*,
have gJvgg anuy over ten million trial bottlei
ol Mi in great medicine ; and bi?v? the sstisfHO
feotion of knowing it has absolutely cured
thousands of hopele?* cases. Asthma, Bron
ehiti*, lloirstnets and all diseases of the
Thr'.nt, ('best ami lungs are ?urely cured by it,
? '?<il on J, P. \V. Dehnrme, IfffUggtaf, and gej
? trial bottle free, hegul.ir site 50c and $1.
Ktery hotde guarenieed, or price refunded. .".
ARTESIAN WELLS
Prof L C Glenn of the South
Carolina College, on the occasion of
his trip to Washington during tho
Christmas holidays had an interview
with tbe head of the geological de
psrtment relative to artesian wells,
at.d tli ; department has interested
Piof Glenn and has turned over to
him inquiries and investigation rela
tive to the artesian wells in the low
country. Mr Glenn will make a
careful inquiry and perfOBtl investi
gation in ti e artesian well situation
in the low 'jonntry, and will write a
report, which will bo published in
the geological Itpotll lit is anx?
ious to have Itlteil uhout die matter
and will be pieased to uivo such
inhumation us he may have or be
able to collect
"Remarkable Journalism.
How The Southern Christian
Advocate Deals witb the
Greenville News.
Tbe following is from tbe Southern
Cbriatiao Advocate of tbis week :
?The Greenville News of Sunday
last thus oudeavors to be humorous and
ehides the Advocate for publishing the
false report that Rev W E. Wiggins
bad died io Sumter county od Decem?
ber 221 :
? L*t our esteemed oontotoporary,
the Southern Caristian Adeooate, mod
estly abstain hereaftor from oriioistn of
the daily press and oomment on the un?
trustworthy oharaeteristica of yellow
journalism. For The Advocate has
killed and officially buried ot.d obtiu
arizjd tbe Rev. W. E. Wiggins and
Mr Wiggins has been seudiutf out in?
dignant bulletins donyiog tout he ia
dead
'?We recotved ono of these bulletins
by telegraph yctdorday and supposed
some sensatioool yell >w journal had
prcmaiutely done him to death; but oo
tbe first page of Tho Advocate no
found tho announcement the truth of
which he oballongea. Wo learo from
The Advooate that be 'died very sud?
denly' in Suuircr county last Thursday
It seems that he was to go to his now
charges at Eisley and B-thcsdu oo De
oernber 22d and Tho Advouato laments
that bo watt our down 10 untimely It
is really a very nice obituary notice und
we have no doubt Mr Wigginn appre?
ciates the opportunity of seeing bow
pleasaotiy he was t-puken of in his hit -
posed character a* a remains. Tne Ad?
vocate describes him as its gentle,
courteous, sweet-spirited and faithful
brother ' It rays he has been 'called
to tho ROBS of the blessed and toe mis
sion of tho redeemed and glorified,'
and in view of ibis confident assertion
wo hardly know whether or not to con?
gratulate Mr. Wiggins on the fact that
bo hadn't
" 'Nevertheless, for tho sake of ?b
brother's u.?w charges, for which Tho
Advocate feels deeply, and in b'hulf ot
tho Mstbodisl Church, of which Mr
Wiggins U a valued young prttober,
and ou general prioeiplet, we w .?; on; ?
Brother Wiggibl back to lie and
ouo^ratulate him oo His nioe obituary.'
"To na tbe fun sot mi in bad taate,
out we dtisrfi tho ohiIdir g, for we and
the treanurer of our Conference
Brotherhooa mud? tho mistake by
relying up #n ?be columns of The
Groouville News !
?*Ws print. Iron Tbo Greenville Newa
of D.'o 23 the fullowing, headlines and
all :
" THE REV W. E WIGGINS
DROPPED DEAD '
M 'Vhn sad nows reached Greeuvil'e
yesterday that tho Rev W. E Wigguip,
who waa ordered transferred by tbe
Orangeburg conference from the
Somier dtstriot to rha Easley Betherda
circuit, embracing Piok)ns and Ander
soo solatia*, dropped dead at his home
in tho Sumtor diorriot on Thursday.
Ho was expected in Eislcy yesterday
Mr Wipgina j?as a highly esteemed
and greatly bolovcd young member of
the towffftute '
"Our readers will seo that The
Graonville Nafta in responsible lor tbe
oncuia'ion of tho unforiucato report
aod the incident proves that some
??Ottlar jouroele oaouot bo relied upon
either for nenn or lor acknowledging
? h.ir orrora "
Crossing the Wateree
Spaulding's S C , via Camden, S.
0 , January 3 The Seaboard Air
L no traiu crossed the Watereo River
at 5 this evening, witb a train load
of rails and material and a private car
of one of tho high officials of the
system attached, ou one of tbe most
substantial und secure trestles ever
built in the South Tbis makes con
nectiou on tbe grading between here
and Columbia und a force of a hun
dred bands are laying track on the
Columbia division
Pro-Boer Resolution in
Congress.
Washington, Jan 4 ?Representative
Queries, or Virginia, has introduced
tbo following house resolution :
Resolved, That we hereby extend to
our sister republics in Africa, tbe
Transvaal aod tbe Orange Free State
ear deepest sympathy in tho noble,
brave and patriotic struggle they are
now making to prescrvo their govern?
ment from destruction by tbo bauds of
mooarchy.
--^-Maaa?- ???? -a^?"^?
Shocking Accident.
Birmingham, Ala, Jan 2 ?As a
tesult of a powder explosion at tho
home of C. M. Patterson near Dram
postoffio in liowndes County lavt
Friday, threo people are dead and tbrec
badly burned. Mr Patterson was
loading shells preparatory to a hun ing
party from an opeo kog of powder,
which ho held between his kocts.
One of his little girls suddenly threw
a piece of wood 00 tho fite in the grate
and the explosiou followed a second
later. Tbo little girl was instantly
killed sod Mr. Patterson's father and
tooth* 1, who were Heatod before tho firo
were mi badly burned that they died
yesterday. Mr. Patterson is reported
lit he fatally burned. PetUriOO's wife
rushed into au adjoining room with her
?lotuei mi fire and picked up her to by
I 1? oh were scvircly but tied
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Condensed Schedule in Kffeol Doc in, 1109.
I go.il No." 3- umMrmmu ?tun N"<?- ,{ Vo.lt
1 Daily DrjgP 1-ASTKHN riMK. ?ai;y Daily
i f> :**)i> 7 OQajLv. Charleston ... Ar 111 OOal 8lip
609p 7 41a! " ..Bummerville. " ilulsa!
s 52a
7?op B55al " .. Branehville
824p| 928a " Orongebnrir.
920p 10 15a ?' Kingville
H 22a
7 3Ua
'82p
602p
534p
4tlii
.1145* Ar ..Sumter .Lv .! 30tip
.Ii 4Qa( " Camden.Lv.j 260p
lOlOp 11 00a! Ar Colombia.. Lv' 6 40a1 400p
630p 7 OOa Lv . Charleston Ar lf 00a 8 l.V.)
780p 9 15a M ...Branehville ?? 852al nu2p
819p 941a ?*.... Bamberg .... " B 27a 533p
B81p 1952a ". Denmark .. 44 si:ta 5 Um
860p 1010a ". Blackvtlle... ?' 800*1 5U8p
?HS? US?1 MkW." 7 1^, 4(K)p
:0 4.>p 11 51a Ar. Augusta uu.d.Lv " I 8 20a' 310p
NOTE: In addition to the above service
trains Noh. 15 and l?? run daily between Charles?
ton and Columbia, carrying elegant Pullman
Bleepin? ears. No. 16 leave Charleston IIKM p.
m.: arrive Columbia rt:00 a. m. No. 18 leave Co?
lumbia 1:3u a. m.; arrive Charle ston 7 :00 a. m.
Sleeping ears ready for oceupanev at 9:00 p. m.
both at Charleston and Columbia. Theas trains
mako close connections at Columbia with
through trnins between Florida points and
Washington and the east.
;Ex. iSun. |ExT"
I Sun.I only B??a.
Lv. Augusta . 700a !?:;<>?; 680p
Ar.Baaoeravillu. ?. lOOp 1248p 882|i
" Tennille . I30pl25up 8 4U|i
Lv. Tcnnille . 5 40a 850p 810p
" Bandersville. I 660a; 400p 828p
Ar. Augusta. ._ .I 900a> 7 10p| 8 HOp
|t?ly|D.l.,j^ gjjgSi
Lv. Savannah.. . I2<?5ul215p .i.
" Allontlale. fl 86a . . I 1 00p
" Barnwell 4O0aI 402p 7 26a ..I 246p
M Blaokville . 4 16a 4 li p 1020a 8 45p
Ar. Bateaburg....i . . .jl280p
Ar. Columb; i.... 600a] ??'??>]). ?. ::*<rp
irvi4iv'rv>n? Mix. Mix. Sun.
,)a,!- ])A > Rx *u Rxau oulv
Lv. Columbia. My.y.i 123? 6 00a .|...
Lv. Batesburg .. .i.j.! 215p|_
Ar. Bmckvillo.... 1 I2p 805n 10 15a] 460p 1 l 16a
?? Barnwell.... I 127p 320a 1100a 015p 1085a
" Allemlale. 12?lp '.?4..h LI l?a
_ Bnvonnnh. :;,ui> 516a .1_
Atlunta and Beyond.
Lv. t Ihnrleatou. ; uun : o;>
Ar. Auguata .n ">Li I045p.
'? Atlanta. 8'J0p 500a.
Lv. Atlanta. . 11 UUp ."?HUa 4 00p
Ar. Chattanooga. .*? 46u 0 45a s 40p
Lv. Ai):m!a. . I :> I0e 4 I5p
Ar. Birmingham 11 !J5n looop
" Memphis, <via Birmingham). . I B05p 716a
Ar. Lexington.i 500p ?> 60a
'? Cin< Uinatl. i 780p 7 4.'>a
M Chicago.i 713a 680p
Ar. L niisville.t 7:aJt? 780a
'? St. Louis ... Mr' OUOp
Ar. Memphis, (vin Chattanooga) ; 710p 740a
To saoTllle*Cinoixiaatl*LoniaTill?i
_?awkbbtimb._[Kily'?
Lv. Atii/usU. ... ... ... aunpl 9?0p
44 BateahnrK ..... I 445p 12 07a
Lv. < fhaiBoston... | 7 00a if? ?p
Lv.Coluri; \ tL'niou \>>ip -t i LI 40n i*0ua
Ar. spat an ourg . :: lap li 25a
" Akaevillc . 7 nop 287p
44 Rnoxvtlhj. t l6n 7 20p
14 dm innnatl. 7 80p '. 45a
*' Louisville (via Jollleo). I 6 50a
To Washington and tLo Ear.t.
Lv. Auguata.i 80T>p ?3?|i
'? Bateaburg.4 Gm 1207a
" Ooluinbin (Union 1> put).I 566pl 15a
Ar. Charl ate. ?? [Op 4.' 40a
Ar. Danville. 12 61a 1 :???a
Ar. Bifhmotid 800a Tt~25p
Ar.Washington. ... s6Jp
?? Baltimore Pa. li. li.; 912a U25p
44 Philadelphia. .11185? 268a
*^ KcwYork. . ... .? 2(?::p_jl2:ia
Bleeping <ar Line betwtH>n Charleston and
Atlanta, via Auguata. making et>nnectiona at
Atlanta t'<-r all points north and West.
Bolid Trains between Charleaton and Aahe
Vi lie
t lonnections at Columbia v Ith through trains
for Waahington and the K:ist; ulao for Jackaon?
villc and all Ploridu Points.
Fl I AN K S. CANNON. .T. M. CULP,
Third Vi. A Ueu. Mgr., Traffic Manager,
Washington, L>. C. Washington, L). 0.
UEOR08B ALLEN,
Div Paaa. A_-t .
Charleston, B. C.
\V. A. TURK, s. H. BARDWICK,
den. Paaa. Agty Aaat. Gen. Poaa A^'t.
Washington, D. c. Atlanta, Qa.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
urnoi of
QOUNTY TRR A8?RBR 8UMTIR CODKTY
S'UMTStt, S. 0 , Sept 29, 13?9
NOTICE ?e hereby giren that I will te in
my oftice in the County Cotjr: Hou?
at Sumtfr from October 15ih to Deieember
glit, 1899, inclusive, tor the collection of
inxea for tne fiscal year 1899. The k-fy is as
follows :
For tftsic purposes, 6 mi!U
For Coooty parpoacf, 3$ mills
For BebOOl purpoats, S mnld
Tala! levy, 1)J mil's
Also the following special school lenos :
School District No. 1, 2 milld
School District No 16, '2 iuiIIh.
School District No. 18, 3 mills
Bebool District No 2J, 3 mills.
< Clto, 2 roilh.
Concord, 3 raills.
Privateer, 2 mills.
No 6, 1 mill.
No 17, 1 tn>H.
Commutation Road Tax for 1900 i3 a'so
paystle at the tarue time
H. L SC/ H 30R0UQH,
Oct 4 Tr-asuier Samtor Co.
Notice of Beggtration.
TbeSt<?teof South Carolina?Sumter Couo?
ty ? ()mcu of Supervisors of Registration,
Sumter County, Sumter, S. C, February
1st, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that in accordante
with an Act of the General Assembly, ?nd in
conformity with the requirements of the State
Constitution, the books for the registration
of all lepnlly qualified voters, aud for the
issuing of trimeters, ttc,, wi'l he open ?t the
office of Supervisors ot Registration in the
court house, hetween thn hours of 9 o'clock
a. m.. and 3 o'clock p m , on the tirstMou
dsy of ench month, until thirty dsys tiffore
the next general election. Minors who shall
become of uge during that period of thirty
days shall ba entitled to registration hefore
thr books are elosed, if otherwise qualified.
The requirements tor a qualified voter are
that thn applicant for regimrstion shall be
nule to read and write correctly, or possess
111 his own name property to the amount of
three hundred dollars, upon which he pays
taxes K F BURROWS,
T. I) DuBOSB,
j M KNIGHT,
Bo per visors of Registration Sumter Co.
Hieb lg_
Kttatf of Mrs. Hannah M. Clftick,
DK 1KASED
ALL PR >'oNS tiivitiL' claims agninst
e?ul Kit ate will prrarot lame duly at
irsted, and all persora in aoyway indebted
tu said Kstan? will make immediate pay meut
10 M1CBAKL 0, KAVANA?OH,
and NK I. O'DONNRLL,
Dee30?31 Qaaltflied Kx?cutorb.
TO DUB FRIENDS
MR. EDITOR:
You may have had us in mind when referring in a recent
issue of your paper to the peculiarity of merchants in regard
to advertising, in which you quoted them as saying that "im
good times it was not necessary to advertise, and in hard times
it did not pay.*' While we have always found that advertising
paid us, we must confess that for the past sixty days any in?
crease of business that we might secure by that means, could
not have been satisfactorily waited on, as our clerical force has
been taxed to its utmost capacity.
Now that the rush of cotton is over and we have an
opportunity to say a few words to our friends in the country,
we desire to acknowledge, through the columns of the Watch?
man and Southron, our grateful thanks to them for the liberal
patronage bestowed upon us, for which we can olfer nothing ii
return except our promise that their interests will be as care?
fully guarded by us in the future as they have been in the past.
It is particularly gratifying to us to acknowledge a very
liberal trade (luring the months of September and October from
our farming friends, to whom it was our pleasure to extend &
credit during the summer. It proves to us that they appreciate
our endeavor to be just and reasonable with them, when they
need assistance, as we have always tried to be?our motto
being
LIVE AND LET LIVE
Although we tried to anticipate this season's wants by
buying a heavier stock than ever before, our trade has so far
exceeded our expectations, that we have been obliged to re?
plenish frequently and freely every department of our store.
1? Dry Croods
We bought a very heavy stock of staples, a fair percentage
of which we still have on hand and are selling at old price*
Those
Tar Heel Hiasskets
Which you have been waiting for so long have come at
last. ' It was not our fault that they were not here sooner as
our contracts were made in May for September delivery, but
the mill has been so crowded witli orders it was impossible to
deliver them sooner. These goods aie made in
A Southern Mill.
From Soutnern Wool,
By Southern Men
and there are none better. They are improving on the finish
every year. We are selling at tlie same price as last year: but
if we have to duplicate we will be obliged to charge an advance.
We only have about
FIFTY PAIRS,
so don't put off buying, or you may get left.
SHOES.
Why the advance in cotton should have Affected the price of
shoes, but strange to say they too have gone up. We don't
know whether it was judgment or luck, but our purchases for
Fall were nearly double our usual contracts. We are buying
now for Spring and paying 10 to 15 per cent more for the same
class of goods, but those o i hand will go at the old prices while
they last.
In our write-up about Shoes last Fall we had something spe?
cial to say about
The H. 0. Godman Line for Women and Children.
Our increased sales for these goods prove that we told the truth.
Rear in mind we are still the Soli: Agents for them and
Guarantee every Pair
THE L. M. REYNOLDS LINE OF MEN S SHOES, sold
exclusively by us, are trade-winners. The prices range from
$1.75 to ?3.50. and every pair warranted. If you want the
best $3.00 shoe buy a Reynolds.
CLOTHING.
This has certainly been our banner season in the clothing
business, and if there are any of the men or boys in tne county
who have not bought a suit, it has not been our fault ; but fear?
ing there still may be a few unprovided, we are keeping up our
stock by telegraphing orders for shipment by express.
If you need an overcoat see us before buying, as we have
some great values.
In our Hat and Furnishing Groods De?
partment will be found some values that compare favora?
bly with the balance of our stock.
This announcement would not be complete without a
word about our
GROCERY STOCK.
This department is up to the usual standard, and that is
saying about all that is necessary for it. Our IIILLBURNE
PLOUK, of which we believe there is more sold in this county
than other brand, is pronounced by those who use it unsur?
passed.
O'lloiiiicll & C o.