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To Our I'rlfWlN.
Our paper has been sent to many of our
mercantile and manufacturing friends, since
our connection with it. Wc arc thankful
for the encouragement and aid given us in
the way of advertisements, subscriptions
and good wishes for our prosperity. We
think we can make it to their advantage to
favor us still further, especially for the
Summer and fall trade, as we send our pa
per to a large number of merchants and
manufacturers who would likely patronise
those advertising with us.
Election.
Don’t forget the election for Convention,
to be held June 12th.
Precocity.
Little Mattie Skelton, daughter of our
esteemed friend, T. V. Skelton, aged live
years, commenced the spelling book in A
1} Cs on the Bth day of January last, and
is now going through the spelling book “ by
heart” the third time. Her teacher is
Miss Martha Skelton.
Job Work.
Wc have just received anew job press
and outfit, andean gin out little handbills,
posters, circulars, cards, election tickets,
&c., with the rapidity of a Hart County
hail storm. Bring on your work, and see
how nicely we can fix it up for you. Our
prices cheap as the cheapest.
Sad Accident.
Mr. W. M. Gaffney received a letter
Monday informing him that his brother, 11)
years old, had been run over by a train of
cars on the Air Line Railroad, in Spartan
burg County, S. C., and instantly killed.
Mr. Gaffney sympathy of his many
friends in Hartwell, lie left for Spartan
burg immediately.
Capt. Tim L. I. Miles.
We return thanks to the above gentle
man for quite a batch of Canada, Michigan
land other papers, also for packages sent us
heretofore. If Capt. Miles should ever
| pass this way, he will find our latch-string
on the outside, and we will do what we can
Ito make the visit pleasant. It is a short
distance from Hartwell to St. Clair, Mich.
O. V. DeOraaf.
Do you want to die or sleep, cither? If
s<> call or from the above gentleman
and get one of his coffins, that is a perfect
luxury, or a bedstead that will coax such
sweet slumber that a dry preacher would
fail to do in an hour's sermon; cradles
that a baby would delight in ; and. in fact,
anything useful about a house to make peo
ple comfortable and a wife happy.
Sunday.
Rev. 11. M. Barton was unable to fill
his appointment on last Sabbath, and
uncle Benny Thornton preached one of his
good old fashioned sermons, that give so
much satisfaction to his old friends of over
half a century's standing. Uncle Benny
is now a permanent citizen of our beautiful
village on the ltidge, and although one of
the oldest Baptist ministers in the South,
preaches regularly, and is beloved and re
spected wherever he goes.
ltcncl Young Men.
Do you want to make your sweetheart
happv? Of course you do. Then sub
scribe for The Sun for them. This will
remind them of you pleasantly, once a
week. They will appreciate it more than
they would a dozen bottles of perfume or
bundles of candy. Show them that you
know they are capable of enjoying the
best of all food—intellectual, furnished by
The Sun —proving at the same time that
you are no bug-eater yourself.
w. F. M!ir<iliHll'K
Card appears in this issue, with E. W .
Marshall A Cos., one of the oldest and best
dry goods houses. The lirst time we met
E. W. Marshall was at the Atlantic Hotel,
New York City, in 1845. lie was then
buying goods for the largest and most
fashionable retail house in South Carolina.,
We have known him ever since, and he has
credited us for large amounts when he
knew we were not worth a dollar and of
course we love the old fellow and his boys.
Burglary.
About 11 o'clock last Friday night, Mr.
Satterfield had occasion to return to his
grocery, and saw a man run and jump out
of his piazza into the wheat patch in rear
which, by the way, is very fine wheat—
which suspicious behavior caused Sat. to
give pursuit. He chased the rascal to the
woods near Dr. Mathew's, and lost him.
Upon examination, he found three holes
bored by an inch auger in his door. It
was a lucky thing that the “Sitting Bull *’
arrived so opportunely, and he is blood
thirsty in his determination to have the
scout’s scalp hanging in his wigwam. Sus
picion attaches itself to a certain individ
ual with curly hair and shady complexion.
Nun Uiiya.
J. G. Walters killed a coach whip snake
7 feet 8 inches long, last Friday.
McCurry & Cos., have a large lot of tin
ware on hand which they will almost give
away—for cash.
A nice young lawyer, with two squirrels,
wants to know if it wouldn’t be the dot to
have a picnic out at the Steam Saw Mill.
Squire Tom has two squirrels, which he
has named *• Minnie ” and Mollie.” He
feeds them on soft corn—-just as he does
the other girls.
Don't forget that J. W. Ayers & Son
will buy all your hides, and pay the high
est prices for them. Thomas V. Skelton
will attend to you.
You might get drowned, and nobody
could identify your body. Go to John M.
Pressnel, and get a beautiful stencil for
marking your clothes.
It is gratifying to us to know that our
paper is so popular. What better proof
need wo ask than that given daily, vis : ad
ditions to our subscription list.
Miss Susan Holland has sent to our of
fice a young chicken with five wings and
four legs. —Donglagrille Medium.
Pooh I—it was nothing but an ordinary
boarding house chicken. Did it have India
rubber muscles? That would fix it’s
specie to a certainty.
News is getting scarce, and we will, if
if something don’t happen, take to writing
about fishing parties and picnics. When
we take up a country paper we just as
much expect to see an account of a picnic
or a fishing party as we expect to hear a
man talk about the dry cool weather or hot
wet weather. Thank God for weather and
picnics.
Moody and Sankey, in New York, no
ticed in their inquiry room a man with a
most despondent look. Moody approached
him and inquired what heavy sin was
weighing down his conscience. After some
hesitation, he replied, “ I have defrauded
the Editor out of two years subscription."
Mr. M. replied : “ Wo do not profess to
work miracles, but probably if you will
pay the amount with compound interest,
and renew the subscription, paying in ad
vance, the sin may be forgiven."
A lady, whose membership in Hendry's
Church bears the oldest date, related the
following reminiscence to us a few nights
ago : Many years ago a severe drouth af
flicted the neighborhood, and the good peo
ple all concluded to meet at the aforesaid
Church and pray for rain. Among them
was a good old lad}', who had a quantity
of fruit out drying and beds, bedding, Ac.,
sunning. While they were praying, the
welcome sound of thunder was heard re
verberating among tin* hills. The old lady
at once bethought herself of her fruit and
beds, and began lustily to send up petitions
to the All Wise to defer the rain until she
could get home and take in her treasures ;
but the majority prevailed, and when she
got home, the floodgates had opened and
her beds and fruit were deluged with water.
She became at once a convert of minority
representation, and gave as her opinion
that it was best to let the good Lord take
his own course about such matters —and
we think so too.
Webster’# Unabridged Dictionary.
It has stood the test of time, and received
in approval not only that popular verdict
which in the United States has called for
over fifty million copies of the Webster
scries, but the thorough endorsement of
our best scholars, as put forth individually,
and in the pages of the authoritative peri
odicals. It is not only, to quote Professor
Stowe, “ in many respects the greatest lit
erary work which America has ever pro
duced," but it is in many respects the
greatest literary work produced in any na
tion or age. — New York Mail.
Toccoa.
Hart County has two boys doing busi
ness in Toccoa. Will Snow is clerking for
Mr. McAlister, who buys and sells every
thing. Will is a polite, handsome, clever
fellow, always ready to do a favor for
his Hart County friends. John Linder is
clerking for his daddy, and the last time
we saw him said he had finished sowing his
wild oats —all but a basket full, and as sow
ing time is over now, no doubt they are
scattered. John had rather give you a dol
lar than cheat you out of one. We hope
Hart County people visiting the City will
give these boys a call.
Another Correspondent.
We have secured the services of Mr. F.
M. Taylor, who will act as agent and cor
respondent for Craftsville neighborhood.
Hereafter our readers may expect to read
of local events of interest in that vicinity.
The Rf*eal.
Some evil disposed person broke into the
crib at the Poorhouse and stole a lot of
i corn. “He that giveth to the poorlendeth
J to the Lord,’* but he that stealeth from the
poor is as certain of hell as if he were
i there now.
nnthM.
Died, on the Kith inst., benjamin Winn,
aged I*7 years. Mr. Winn lived in Elbert
County near Holly Spring, near the line of
Mart and Elbert Counties, was a good cit
izen, useful man, and, until recently was
proprietor of Winn's Mills, on big Beaver
dam Creek.
On the 23d inst, Mrs. Garcy, wife of
llev. Van D. Garey. of this County, aged
about (58.
On the 23d inst., Mrs. Jinnie Bridges, of
kidney disease, aged (57.
•• .MiHiruku-a."
J. H. Estill. the enterprising Editor of
the Savannah .Y< teg, has accepted a story
with the above title, for which he paid one
hundred dollars as a prize for the best
Southern story. It was written by Mrs.
Anne Adelia Cox, wife of Rev. Daniel D.
Cox, of the M. E. Church. It is spoken
of as an exceedingly interesting story, one
that points a good moral. Published in
the Weekly Savannah Xews. Price $2.00
per year; SI.OO for six months. Send for
it and you will be pleased with the story
and the paper.
On tlic Win);.
Editors Sun : Having just returned
from a trip up the country, 1 will give you
a few dots on the way. We visited Wal
halla. S. C., by the wayofToccoa, through
the country, and had a good opportunity
of viewing the crop prospects. The wheat
is very good through that whole region ol
country. A large area seems to be plant
ed, a good stand, and no rust whatever.
I think, with no disaster, the crop will be
better than for many years. Oats are not
so promising, still with rain in time, the
Spring crop will be good. Corn and Cot
ton seem to be backward, but the farmers
are at work in good earnest. The farming
interest seems to be in a prosperous and
improving condition on both sides of the
river.
We spent a short time at Toccoa, and
was much pleased with the improvements
and neatness of that little Railroad City in
the mountains. The Augusta and Knox
ville Railway it is thought will cross the
Air Line at this point, and Toccoa may be
(and doubtless will be) an important dis
tributing point on that great Southern
trunk line, East and West.
Leaving Toccoa we visited Walhalla,
where we found everything prosperous
and everybody in goou nun'ior. Walhalla
has a population of 1500 to 2,000. Has
good church and educational privileges.
The Newberry college is located here,
besides other good schools. But unfortu
nately for the citizens of this place, and 1
fear for the future prospects of the college,
the Synod of South Carolina have deter
mined to remove the college back to New
berry S. C. In June will be held the last
commencement of the college at \\ alhalla.
We were present at the examination of
Prof. Ilix’s school on Friday the 25th.
He has from 75 to 100 students in his
school, mostly children. Ilis students did
well and showed that they were advancing
and had been thoroughly and correctly
taught in the primary branches. The people
of Walhalla will certainly do well to en
courage and keep Prof. Hix.
We spent a pleasant time with the good
people of Walhalla. We could not do
otherwise, for everybody was so friendly
and so sociable with each other that one
could but feel at home in their midst.
Walhalla can boast of many enterprising
citizens, as well as her characteristic hos
pitality.
The National Bank of this place, \ un
derstood, is owned entirely by her citizens,
and is doing a good and safe business—
paying a handsome dividend to its stock
holders, besides being a source of great
convenience to her citizens.
We had the pleasure of visiting Messrs.
Smith & Thompson, Editors of the Keowee
Courier , a flourishing paper published here,
who spoke in very high terms of The Sun.
I would like to notice other important
enterprises, but have not time and space
now, but permit me to say that Walhalla
can boast of more pretty young ladies and
nice, moral young men, and more of the
milk of human kindness flowing in the
veins of her citizens than any other place
of the same size in the two States.
I should not forget to mention, that I
heard The Hartwell Sun spoken of
frequently on my trip in the highest terms,
and could have no doubt run up a large
subscription while on the trip, had it not
been for the bad mail facilities from Hart
well in the section of country above. So,
Messrs. Editors, all you have to do to
warrant a good support for your paper in
that section, is to urge and get established
the contemplated tri-weekly mail route
from Hartwell to Toccoa, which will give
all the needed facilities. 11.
Dr. Harter’s Liver Pills are as in
rocent as bread, yet all powerful as the
remover of sickness. They are a superior
Family Pill. Sold by E. B. Benson A Cos.
I'wiHiniiiitrntloii—Tlie Nlnttcr VlnnufMO
lll rI UK
This firm has done a considerable busi
ness in llart County, during the last .*> or (l
years, in the sale of their sewing machines,
and is, therefore, somewhat identified with
our people. We have thought it proper to
set before your readers a short communi
cation in reference to the same.
It hns been the opinion of some people
that this Company hire agents at a large
per cent, to sell their machines, and thereby
gulling the people by forcing on them what
is nothing but a fraud and a swindle. Wc
beg to quote the language of your late cor
respondent on the subject as follows :
** Notwithstanding the hard times, this
Company, having sent its agents pell mell
over the country painting off its machines
at ruinous prices, is now. vampire-like .
pouncing upon the citizens of the land and
preparing to sacrifice what little property
some of them have accumulated by hard
toil and industry.”
We think this is all a mistake, and is a
reflection on the Company, their agents, as
well as the people buying the machines;
that we respectfully beg to make a few
points to the contrary :
Ist. There is no one in this County that
has bought and used this machine, but un
hesitatingly proclaim it the best sewing ma
chine in the market.
2d. For cash , this Company sell their
machines as cheap or cheaper than any
machine in the market, there being no
change in the price from what there was 1
orf> years ago—their agent, Mr. Thornton,
selling for the same price, and the an
nouncement that he sells for half price is a
mistake.
3d. When the Company takes a note and
agree to wait for the money they charge a
high per cent., the most of which per cent,
goes to the agent and not the Company.
The agents are men of this County, whom
the people all know to be gentlemen of in
tegrity and respectability.
4th. The interest charged for the credit
price of a machine, is no more interest than
any and all merchants of this County
charge their customers for provisions they
sell them on time. And as far as harass
ing the people by suing them from one end
of the County to the other, is emphatically
a mistake, for but very few of their notes
are sued, and when sued are only for the
purpose of making collections where peo
ple have absolutely failed to pay anything
on their machines for two or three years
and have worn and abused them so much
that a suit is a matter of necessity.
In the suit that was tried the other day
before two newly elected Justices of the
Peace in Ray's District, in which a snap
judgment was taken against the Company,
they being unrepresented, this decision was
made: that as the Company in their note
had taken a lien on the machine, they could
not sue for the recovery of the price of the
machine, but in case of refusal to pay must
bring an action of trover, to get back their
machine. That honorable Court, in mak
ing this decision, have decided a principle
of law higher than the Constitution of this
State, or of the United States, if they were
correct (?) —and if that is the law. would
prevent any one who sells property and
takes a lien on the same from recovering
the price of his goods, but could only get
back his property after a lawsuit; in case
it was a horse, and the horse died, the debt
would be satisfied !
It has been our province to transact bus
iness for this Company, in the capacity of
an attorney, and we would like to see the
first man who will say that they have been
dealt with badly, or harrassed by this
Company.
Their business is a legitimate one, and
they sell an article of as much utility and
worth as any that can be thought of in this
age of civilization ; and one that has proved
a blessing on the people, and an article that
they would not be without for twice the
price of a machine.
We beg pardon for troubling you with
this communication, but thought it a mat
ter of right and justice to the Company
and to the people of this County, that
where honest opinions exist amongst unin
formed people, that they should be set at
rights. Respectfully, S.
Com miiii I rat lon—J.i tile People.
Children arc entitled to our care and
protection, and we can not he too careful
or too lavish in this respect. The little
boy of to-day. may be the lawyer of future
years. The little dirty urchin of the pres
ent year, may stand in the pulpit years
hence, and delight and charm throngs of
eager people with his eloquence and in
struction. The lad of the present, may he
some great general in some h dy cause, and
may win the greatest applause and highest
honors, which it is in the power of his
countrymen to bestow. Children should
be cared for mentally morally, religiously,
physically and politically. They are the
seed-corn of the country ; and too much
care can not be bestowed on them. The
present occupants of all posts of honor and
importance will soon pass away, and leave
their places for others younger to till.
The farming interests must not go down ;
the merchant’s desk must not be left alone ;
schools must have teachers ; pulpits should
be ably filled with pious clergymen ; the
bur should be the abode of good, honest
barristers ; and the bench should be filled
with sterling, firm, honest men, of real
intrinsic value, it seems that the best
way to do this is to commence on the little
people, and, with untiring labor, to tit them
for all these important stations. How well
would it be for the country if all its inhabi
tants were at least, medium scholars, and
well trained in all the abovo named quali
fications? This, in a great measure is in
the power of the people to bestow.
Ckaktsvillk.
Commun teat lon.
Editors Sun : As yours is an independ
ent, wide awake, devil-may-care sort of pa
per, you could inform us why every up
start is now called Colonel. Years ago any
conceited fool at a frolic or other public
place was called Major. Have these fel
lows been promoted to Colonels? There
are some men in Georgia that tnoro than a
shirt collar and pair of spurs entitle them
to be called Colonel, who are decent and
honorable citizens and are really entitled
to the title—but they would rather have
any other appellation than that as now ap
plied. Yours, High Private.
Dr. Harter's Fever and Aouk Spe-
ICFIC is still in the ascendancy, and will be
always so, as long as the proprietors are
so careful in its preparation, using no
thing but the purest medicines in its man
ufacture. Sold by E. B. Benson A Cos.
Fact* Worth 1C Mowing.
One of the best indications of the South
and prosperity of Charleston is to be found
at the establishment of I. 11. Hall A Cos.,
located at Nos. 2,4, f, 8 Market and 223 &
225 East Bay Streets. The rapidly in
creasing business last year of this firm has
induced them to enlarge their establishment
which now supplies every conceivable ar
ticle that can be required In the building of
a house, from a baluster to any size tim
ber. Our friends in the city and through
out the country who contemplate building
a house can be supplied with all the mate
rial necessary for its construction. Such
as Sash, Doors, Blinds, Paints, Oils, Hard
ware, Ac., at prices and quality of work
which will save a large percentage in the
cost of building.
FoniiiMMlorc Vanderbilt.
Handsomely endowed a University in the
South; but Dr. James L. Gilder left a
richer legacy to his people by giving them
his celebrated Liver Pills. The people
living in the Southern portion of the United
States are naturally subject to liver dieases,
and these pills will always Prevent , lle
liere, or Cure. Sold by all druggists and
country merchants.
Good Advice.
Now is the time of year for Pneumonia,
Lung Fever, Ac. Every family should
have a bottle of Bohchee'h German Sy
rup. Don’t allow for one moment that
cough to take hold of your child, your fam
ily or yourself. Consumption, Asthma,
Pneumonia, Croup. Hemorrhages and other
fatal diseases may set in. Although it is
true German Syrup is curing thousands
of these dreaded diseases, yet it is much
better to have it at hand when three doses
willcurcyou. One Bottle will last your
whole family a winter and keep you safe
from danger. If you are consumptive, do
not rest until you have tried this remedy.
Sample Bottles 10 cents. Regular size 75
cents. Sold by your Druggist, E. B. Ben
son A Cos.
W, H. BROWN & BRO,
Wholesale Druggist,
BALTIMORE, MD.,
J)ROPRIETORS and Manufacturers of
Brown's Monumental Bitters,
“ Vegetable Worm Candy,
“ Horse and Cattle Powders,
“ Seidlitz and Soda Powders,
“ Sewing Machine Oil,
“ Essence Jamaica Ginger,
“ Nerve and Bone Liniment,
“ Cathartic and Tonic Liver Pills,
“ Cough Syrup,
“ Cod Liver Oil,
King of All Pain—“ Kierstcad’s,”
“ Blood Searcher —“ Lindsay’s,”
“ Sarsaparilla—“ Schwartz’s,”
“ Fever and Ague Powders—
“Coulson’s,”
“ * Flavoring Extracts— Full strength,
“ Monumental Boquet Cologne,
“ Monumental Boquet Soap,
“ Lily White and Rouge.
All of the above reliable preparations
can be had of
E. B. BENSON A CO.,
38-63 Hartwell, Ga.