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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-16

LANCASTER LODGE A. F. A. M.neet first ana
third Saturdayin eachmenth at p. M II ther
Han in the Showalter building.
GRANT CHAPTER. ROYAL ARCH MAsoSs. neg,
Mar convocation second aud fourth Iuesaay OF
each month at 5. p. m. in their han II TAG
ShwOalter building.
STAR Of the West Encampment No. Il meet
the Is and 30 Mondays in each month al ~
D. m. odd Fellows Han.
M1sslssIPPI VALLEY LoDeEl.o o. Meets
every Wednesday at 7:tOp. m. il ODD Fellows
Hall Maple street.
CampofI o. o. F. meets lst and Sd Monday
in each month at 80 p. m in Odd Fellows
Hall. Maple street.
Hoffnung Lodge, meets every Friday, at f;5O
%. m. in odd Fellows Hall, Maple Street.
FIDELITY Lopez A. o. Q. ". Meet first and
third Mondays OF each month in knapp's
Block, at 1880 p. m.
SYLVAN CAMP. NJ. w. OF A. Meets ist and Sd
Fridays Of each month in Baxters BLOCK a.
7:S0, p. m.
TOM Cox PosT, No. 1872, @. A. X. Meets every
second and fourth Saturday nights OF eacn month
In Baxter's Block.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-16

Work will begin promptly at 10 A.
NJ. of the first day, and A. M. of the
second day. Teachers will come pro-
vided with legal cap paper, pens, blot
tiers, and good black ink.
The examination OF pupils OF the
Upper Form for Common School Di-
plomas, will be held on February %
and "a.
Questions and directions will be sent
to District Clerks in due time.
sos c. II. NYE, Co. Supt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-16
LANCASTER MARKETS.

Oats % to 81, wheat IS TO 90, rye So
to 40, clover $3.50 to 80, timothy 81 to
1926, peas 81 25 to $3.50, middlings
$3.50 to SIS, bran Si4 to S1450, hogs
S7.75 to S795
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-16
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY CONVENTION.

A Republican County Convention will
be held at the Court House in the city
of Lancaster on Tuesday. Feb. 18th,
1898 at the hour of / O'Clock P. NJ.
for the purpose of nominating candi-
date for County Judge. Towns will be
entitled to one DELEGATE for every so
votes or major fraction cast at the last
General Election.
1t is suggested that primaries be held
Saturday, Feb. %, at the usual time
and place. c. H. BAXTER, Ch'mn,
Rep. Co. Central Com.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-16
Church Directory.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Corner Madison
and Cherry streets. p. d. Mason, pastor. ser
school at y IN. Prayer meeting Thursday at
s;3Op. m. This church is maintained by lhe
rented-pew system, but the seats are free In the
evening and everybody is cordially welcomed al
every service.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-16

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. corner mon
roe and Cherry streets. Rev H. D. Smith, pastor,
Services 1880 q. m. and go p. m. Sunday; Sab
bath school at 9.i5 q. m. Prayer meeting Ihurs-
day at 7.30 p. m. Epworth League at b ~ SUNDAY
evening.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-16

EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Corr er Jefferson and
charge. Servises; Holy Communion, first Sun
day In the month, after morning prayer, other
Sundays at 10 q. m; Morning Prayer. all sun
DAYS, at 1858 a. nj. Sunday school at II; m
Prayers, Wednesday, at 1890, a. m. and $780, p.
m Friday. at 4. p. m
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-16
Teachers Examinations.

SPRING SERIES, 1898.
The public examinations of teachers
for Grant county will be held at the
following times and places:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-16

BAPTIST CHURCH Madison Street. Ssb0atn
chool every Sunday at 11.45 a. m. Prayer meet
no Wednesday evening att 80 o'clock.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-16

GERMAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURcH. REV. d; A.
Ringod Pastor. Services every other SUNDAY;
Sabbath School every Sabbath at II q. m Social
Meeting Thursday evenings at 1.SO O'CLOCK
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-16
CITY GUIDE.

LANCASTER LODGE A. F. "A. Mneet nrst ana
third Saturdayin eachmenth at p. N IN thelI
Hall in the Showalter building
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-16

GERMAN EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Madison 81
Sunday School 9A.M. Services 10.30A.M. Sing
ug school ? P. NJ.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-16

CATHOLIC CHURCH. Corner Jefferson and Cher
~ streets. Rev. Niehaus. pastor. Services
every Sunday at 1890 a. m. and every morning
during the week at j. m.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-16

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LODsE 10 y. r. Meets
eveLv Wednesday at 7:;Op. m. i'll Odd Fellows
Hall Maple street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-16

STAR Of the West Encampment No. Il meet meet
the Is and 30 Mondays II each month"; d '''O
D. m odd Fellows Hall.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-16

Campof l. o. o. F. meets lst and Sd Monday
in each month at 80 p. m. IN Odd Fello"s
Hall Maple street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-16

Hoffnung Lodge, meets every Friday. at ~
o. m. in odd Fellows Hall, Maple Street
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-16

A Christians death is b IT a birth
To better life above,
passage from the trials ef earth
To JOY and perfect love.
Then weep not, he is with his God.
His happiness complete;
60. tread the path that he has trod.
In heaven you shall meet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-16

The British section at the World
Fair will be decorated in part by some
seventy banners bearing respectively
the arms of different municipal corpor-
atoms in the kingdom, such as London,
Edinburgh. Dublin. Ayr, Canterbury,
etc. The British Royal Commission in
vited the corporations to furnish the
banners, and some loaned those they
possessed. while others had their Of
fetal insignia reproduced for the occa-
sion.
President Cleveland has ordered fol
himself a new hat, to oe worn for the
first time on Inauguration day. 1t Is q
silk tile, designed and made by firm
in Rochester, N. Y. The hat, as des-
cribed in Rochester dispatch, is num-
Der q, and in size is 4 inches high,
with a brim II inches wide. The crown
is slightly bell shaped, and the brim is
gracefully curved On the lining of the
hat is Mr.. CleveIand's name, engraved
from a steel plate in imitation of his
autograph. For those who wish to be
in style for 1898, it viii be necessary to
follow the above to the letter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-16

were Waylaiu Dy the most tempeStuouS
storm of rain, sleet and snow can now
remember. and when we reached Chi.
cago its streets were flooded and rem
dered almost impossible and business
was suspended. | reached Lancaster,
from which l had been absent since
July in Denver and the mountains.
Mary was PROSTATE, and nurse, friends
and physicians were around her. She
had other attacks before with the same
symptoms as the present, and when she
was not expected to recover her re-
markable vitality, with care and medi-
cal aid would restore her to health. She
recognized me, pressed my hand and
told her faithful friend and nurse, Miss
Sweeny she was glad had come home.
Her speech soon become inarticulato.
Still she fingered but hope became
feeble. On the night Of the 29th her
niece, Mrs. Miller, who stood by her
bedside thro ugh her last illness told me
frankly II do not believe Mary will live
till midnight" On the 30th in the
afternoon some one ran into my room
where was sit ng and told me to come
in and see if Mrs Mills was not diving.
went into her 70 m and she was gasp
ing for breath, her eyes were fixed and
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28

Journey well and when he dlsmountcd
today Nns as fr,sh AZ ever
herry who ioined Gillespie IN Iowa,
sNil II Gillespie had taken care OF him.
sclt aud horse he cOnld have ARRIVED az
ChicaEu yesterday. The first part nf the
ngo ne stakd his horse out aud slept
Out deorN, Ia an Iowa town he stopped
70 see cin'us aud Amused tho spectators
ny riding tho trick mule He has never
worn a coat since he started. Ills wnn
was sutured TOT the race hut tho old man
soid hip 70 - back and tend 10 Tn
arm aud he wonld havc some fun,
Although Berry who Is an an engineer
ana surveyor Tor the ltlkhorn Valley
mad came IN first u II not likely ho Viii
be awarded the SiuJN prise oifor,d Nv
The ciiigeus Of CmdrNn. a. he rude under
protest, having made map Of tho ronte
hcSidcs this prise Colonel Cody VIII
dis'rhale $500 among tho hNt ihrcc
Pcriuns arriving.
Ihc Berry matter will be settled hy the
Nhiadron committee aud the riders 0icn.
The race was started AZ Chndrob limo
" AZ $40 O'Clock, making tho time a.
the faer for the leaders few hour. lcss
than fuurtccn DAYS The distance t,,ni.
nWted y Nii miles, hut the riders claim
TINY rode much further
Ihose who started IN the race and thrlr
ANNHNN MNluH
Emmct Albriehti Outlaw and Joe
j II stevens tRattlc Snake potc,,
Grneral Grant and Nick
Jones George aud Romeo.
Dock Middleton; Gcronino and jim.
mic
9. f. SMITH Dynamite aud Rcd
loo GNlsplc, Hmy Moo. aud pmy
SManer
Joe Campbell boomerang.
u FISHER Niger huhy nud Dixie.
John lierryi NOrson and SANDY
\ telegram was received trlm Jones
and Stevens protesting against giving
tho four men who arrived plNrc,
Albright arrived shortly after Gillespie,
lie Is out Of H. having shipped his horse
part of tho way,
smith arrived ton minutes hchind en-.
lrsple
Albright says he will contcat ncrry'a
clnim 10 the race, that he violated tho
agreement by riding American horsos
Instead nf broncos and gained an od.
vNntuge 10y membership In the committee
which nude the ruuto lie had access
~ the maps and know the rond.
A humane snrieiy officer was ON hand
aud Inspected the horses 1T Berry aud
MhHght and pronounced the animals
Ia good condition.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28
A YOUNG IDEA.
How to Shoot it Discussed a,
San Antonio
BY LEADING EDUCATORS.
free Public Night Schools Necessity IN
Texas Discussed in One Paper
Libraries Tor Pupils and Teachers Lliera-
iure-Ihe Child Mind Bailcy-oi.
iicen Elected and Waco Sc.
leeIed as tho Next
Meeting Place.
BY LEADING EDUCATORS.

San Antonio, Tex, June 2T.-tSpeciall
The aunnI convention OF the state
association Of public school supcrintcu.
dents and principals. which is an al.
jnct to the State Teachers association,
convened here this morning at 10 o'clock
with about 100 members IN attendance.
The welcoming address in behalf Of
San Antonio was delivered by W. G.
Brann. editor Of the Daily Express
j. Il. Brinkley Of Columbus, Tex,
delivered the response, which was In.
teresting and appropriate.
President Il. NJ Pace Of Palestine
then gave his annual address lie said
in part
"The teachers duty Is not restricted
to his pupils As citizen " the COM
munity he owes duty to the commuu-
ity; as a citizen Of the state he owes a
duty to the state; as citizen Of the
republic he owes duty to the reputic.
His information should not be limited
by the course Of study that he Is ex-
pectcd to teach lie should be accurate
ly and clearly Informed upon all the
events and issues Of the day, aud he
should have an opinion founded upon
intelligence, reason and justice, upon
every current political question or issue.
We hold that It il our duty to teach,
not because we are paid monthly stl-
pend, but because we have been blessed
as the nau in the parable Of the talents
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28
TEXAS WEATHER.

Ieiistou. Tex. June ~ Especially
\ s,a- Maximum IS, minimu 20
4 llAae- Maximum 100, minimum ~.
ssman Maximum ~, minimum 20
IBlm-A Maximum %. minimum a..
.SsihAm- Maximum SO. minimum 20
Nav Maximum ~, minimum 6S.
|CnFaha- Maximum ~. minimum Is,
'Falherford- Maximum 104, mini
~ %.
llduribia Maximum %, minimum 40.
LanO-Maximum ~, minimum 60.
lha,-Maximnm oG, minimum "a.
slnne- Maximum ~. minimum ~.
hsu,ipn-NlaNimum "a, minimum 20.
hlaisille-MaXimum %, minimum
.agiew- Maximum 96, minimum a.
.ta'ng-MnXimum rs. minimum 40.
Quage- Maximum ~. minimum "a.
.sRsiine Maximum ~. minimum 70
hins-Maximum $50, minimum EOS.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28
A HOT FIGHT,
PRISONERS AT FOLSOM, ohLI.
FoRNlA, ESCAPE.


t..is.,, r., - ~ A. n.oa a..
Vi''n' N"''' june -''-7Nt '.'V tl'S
afternoon a gang of conyicN employed In
the upper uunrry. next In Tho headrnfp
NJ ,ha H.. ,t,,,, n.t.,i.., -, 80,
Wv us u"''' "s''"Nh w uV"'t"
Snhlng' ltciimer' Russell Williams
Beu Wilson aud Charles Ablntule aud a
,,n.y,,. ,o,,.,,, u.p,,I n,l,,,, .i,oI
""'''t '"''v"' H'''''
FRANK hriar' lieutenant OF the ghhrd,
put pistol 10 his head nnd started To-
,,eth.r ia r,p ma III, nm uc6,r, .r,arhip,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28

Tyler Tex Juno ai,-tSpccloll LIEF
and Zen Thcifnul, two hoihcts liyinS
north ~ this city, WERE arrested yrstrr
DAY, charged with rohhlng their uiclr ot
5000 The, deny their guilt They rays
bond In the sum OF $1,000 each
The Atheuians held II mcrilnn aud The
following Ladders were elected hs officers
Precedent. Mira W, A. Wnldrrt, vice
president Mrs. ~ II. nurdi ruroulhi
arcruinrY Mrs Mcrorh secretary, Mrs
Adams. critic. Mrs REVERE
Tho child Of Mr. and Mrs, W A.
Wuldrrt IL dond.
Carloads of fruit are being shipped to
Chicago
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28

AFTERNOON session was The snhiect Of
Literature IN the Public Schools On this
topic the first paper read was one en-
!hled Literature as u mcans OF Culturc,f
Langyiew.
This paper wns followed nv one by
superintendent Leonard Lcmun OF Shef-
man, on How TO lnculcatc IN Pupils n
Taste for Literature" Il was In part
as follows "A fnvontc hgun is one
which llkens the child MAD "a q blank
page nnon which the schoolina Ster may
write what he plcascs The figure Is
grossly wrong. The child mind Is not u
negative which training is ~ make posi-
tive; Il Is not a dark plate upon which
the picture of light Is TO be drawn The
hgurc n'rrcsents the positive power us
coming tn,m without, while as a matter
Of fact the vital force comes FROM within,
Life presents the opportunities thu
readinWS To seize them, and
the strength To preserve comes from IN
horn qualities. The child mind is gene
rating battery of vast mental aud
spiritual pOtcntiAliiics; we may lay the
wircs and TO soipc extent guidc die cur
rent. but the flashing charge springs from
It's own activity aud u We do not help
II, Il viii EigEag way VI iis own
w. W Barrett Of Houston spoke ne
considerable length on the sNhjrrt Of
Methods of Establishing Libraries"
lie spoke of tht Importance Of placing
sugTesiing among other methods Of at
iainiHg them, ths giving Of literary enter.
toinments, securing donations aud by pur.
chase through the school board lie
ls1 Spike ~ great length on the impor.
lance OF esuhlishhN methods VI secur-
iug pnchcrs libriHrs
The following officers weri then elected
Tor tho ensuing war a n lutuufu
Colorado City, presidents J n blair,
Emple, vicIrcsidrnt, A W. kinnnul.
ln'ngview. secretary, i. V. Brown, l.u-
ling TREASURER.
Waco was ,hosen as the nU1t place
Of holding lis session
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28

Chicago, H., Iuup - First race
one mllo aud seventy yards Huron,
woui llnsiy, Hecond; Nampoaa, third.
Time ~ seconds,
Second race One mile. Emma Pick
Wick, Wont Queen Isabel, second, Hop.
per third Tlme 1 40
Third race Five furlHngs Green n.
Morris wnn; Clurn Bauer, SECOND !.
Banker. Daughter, third. Time lu2I
Fourth urr One mile aud uneelghih;
Ray, wnu. ltllny, second, Wildwood.
third Time iiit
Fifth rdre. Six fnrlonFsi rcdrs.
TITAN, Nnui StnnenasOu, second, Rally,
third Time 10
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28

San Antonio TcN., June ~ --tSpoclnll
w n Morton of Aihsrosn county was
placed under $500 bonds for abduction
aud QUE " 5000 for contempt Of court lilo
had attempted To aldnct unn u hls chill
jrrn Ia the ears Of hlr wife, WIN - now
had been pniniurd ny tho law from Inter
fernY With his fnnily,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28
NIKE npcoRp nnoKnN.

Chlcago, M, June "a II II Wylic.
The cyclist who has hcgn lnenP agninst
finished his long ride at the Randolph
street entrance 10 the city hall AZ i3sin
this afternoon His lime Tor the irin,
therefore, was ten DAYS, three houri aud
thiry-nmr minutes Tile record before
nnde by Tom Roe was cloyen days aud
five hours
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28
DUNCAN cpIlannA'rns.

Duncan, I r., June "a lspeclail--
The tra, anniversary 81 the city's birth.
DAY WAS sncceaH, Thcrn was trades
dhpny, procession. aponkinF racing.
Indian n,mos and dnncry Several thou.
sand people were over here, omug In
curslon was crowded, Tonight a big bail
W nlinR on.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28

WHY, CERTAINLY

Bnuhnm, Tex, June ~, iSn8.
Editor Gazette WIN you please pub.
lisli In your columns 10 he people Ut
North Texas that thr correspondent at
llunuy Grove made mistake IN bis
Item from Honey Grove III regard Ia thu
hall game NJ Window Saturday, June alf
The score stood 10 In ~ IN favor Of Bon.
ham, Instead NJ Wiuion.
liONllAM BALL CItfH.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28
81 Iouis nALrIMoRls.

81. Iouls, Mo, June ~. ST. Louis
Runs Q, bnse hits -, errors I. lletter,
liawlcy, PieM Baltimore Runs 10
Mahon, Robinson Umpire, Gaiiuey.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28
lOlnsvILLIl- RoSroN.

Lcusyille. Ky. June ~. Louisville
Runs 10 base hits ~, errors |. Hat
terry, llinnng- Grim Rosiun--llnns
base hits ~ errors 3 Battery. Stiyctts
Merritt Umpire Hurst
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28
DR., GRAVES DEAD.
a promioonl Baptist Divine Passes Peacefully
Away.

Memphis. rcnn,, June ~ nr. i. Il.
Graves died hcrr yesterday aftpr a I'm
grrlng illnuss.
ncnt Baptist dl,mnl M tho south, and
tho nrMs OF his dmth viii be- shock
~ the community He was nne nf The
oldest citi1eus Of Memphis, and was loved
by eSoryhpdy
Dr. HrVua was the miulster who mnln.
tniupd the lAmlu, religious controversies
With laram llNWuluw.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28
SNOW KILLED.

Chapel llill, Tex. June q Especial
TN tho Houih place mar here Frank
GIN, white, shot and Killed q negro named
Snow. On surrendered. claiming self.
defense No particulars yet learned
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28
cnIoAoo nNloKLYN.

Chlcago, ILL., June ~. Chicago runs,
III, base hits, Ia errors. 4. battery, Par
rot and Sehriyer BROOKLYN. runs. -;
lovett aud Daily, umpire seward.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28

rlhshurg, Pa, June ~. .riitshurg--
Runs $ hits ~, errors 4, battery. Terry
ana Miller, Philadelphia huns q. hits
IT, ctmu y, battery. keefc and Clcm.
rnts Umpire, l.ynrt
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28

Cincinnati, O., june ~. Cincinnati.
runs 10 base hits. 10. errors, ., battery,
Sullivan HnJ NnnEhnn, New York, RUS,
4 base hits, Z errors = hatirfy, BnlI.
win. Sarsly, Kelly aud Millgan; umpire,
Emslie.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28

Portland, Ore June "a A llnlou
Pacific itin was wrecked this morning
alX Miles fora thr city. g. q Chase
was killed and others injured. The TRAN
r1llided with a cow
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28
NEW YORK LIVESTOCK.

New York June ~. Reeves no tradel
calves steady, irmj ycds SG.00ftT.
Sheep Vnd lambs, slow; steady AZ
former value.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28

ssslhrie, o. T.. June 27,-(SpeciaD.-
hiam Bond, farmer living near
xxx was. thrown from his wagon and
lau 70 death by his team while re-
rnlng from town.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28

New Haycn, Coun., June 2T.-Yale q
Harvard mono.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-28
oLEyHLANp -wAsn1NaroN.

Cleveland, o., June "a Cleveland,
runs, ~. base hits i2i errors, .. battery,
clarkson aud Ilnmer Washington,
runs, o. base hits, 49, errors. 4 battery.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-12-14

-.''I'ir Top Cough Syrup, the best out
for sale BY Sloan BIS.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-12-14
Conference Appointments.

At the close Of the night service Of the
Methodist Conference at Sumter last Sun
day night Bishop llargrovc read the ap.
pointmcnts of the preachers to their fields
of labor for next year. and we give those
for this district and those who are known
to our people and who 90 to other fields :
John .. Wilson. Grccnviilc, BuncOmbc
etrcct, j. Thomas Pate; st Paul, j. T..
Grier; Grccnville circuit, W b JuSlus:
Grcers circuit, NJ. b. Kelly; Rcidvilc cir
cult, ID. II. Dantzlcr; Fountain Inn circuit
j. F. Anderson; WILLIAMSON, 4. B. Earle
a. w. Attaway supply.
Anderson station, G. Pierce Watson
Anderson circuit, n. &. BaIlcngcr: Soutl
Anderson, w. NJ. IlNrtcr; Townvlllc, Q
l., Eurant; Pcndlrton. s. H. Zimmcrma,,
PcKcns, G. II. Shalfcr; Seneca ant
Walhalla station, II. b. Browne; Wcs;
minister, II. w. Whitaker; Wa:hala cir
suit, J. &. Spann; Blue Ridge, mission
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-12-14

DO not put of your Christmas shopping
until the stores are crowded; then 80 many
pleasant possibilities will suggest them.
selves when it is too late for realities
While there is yet plenty Of time to plan.
do your work and y0ur outlay will not be
| hurried and without forcthought,
If you cannot put love and kindness in
your gift and the bright hope that it will
| carry joy to the heart Of the receiver
don't give. Gifts made because it is sex
pectcd of yCu" are Of very little value If
you belong to the worthy poor, who by
hard work and economy manage to live, or
if you are in debt, Cont make Christmas
presents Always keep within your means.
If you have only one dollar you can spare,
don't spend any more, and the yift should
he appropriate to the recipients circum-
stances.
1t is the suitahlcncss and the motive
which prompted that cUnfcrS the most
pleasure it is not the expensive articles.
Let your good sense discriminate between
the needs of your rich and poor friends.
most valuable gilt too often fluids lis way
to one that needs it least. Don't send to
some poor widow Il costly vase, when the
money it cost will do hcr 50 mitch more
good. DO not scnG m opera cloak to your
CuuLtry friend. 1t tH! cs more head work
than mOHcy to purchase suitable Christmas
gifts. Study the proper adaptation of
your gift.
If You have no hHu,h0ll cares. or are n
person Of leisure, you can max" pretty
fancy articles, which will be n pleasure to
you and the Is will carry with them
much happiness; but if you are the over
burdcncd housewife, the making Of such
articles will be I'M Injustice to Yourself that
nothing can excuse. Books are cheap.
a&d always safe TO rive them for Il present
What will give greater pleasure to Il shut
in mother than Al good book or Il magazine.
N"thin% affords greater 0pl UriUni:y for
The cXcrci G OF common srHS" than Christ
mas giving, rs the day thai should be Il Joy
mas 1Ccomc to m;.Yy L blrdcI.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-12-14

--l"u can always rely on anything
bought of Sloan Bros.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-12-14

John Attaway; Easlcy and Bcthcsdr, f.
+. Hutson; Piedmont Station, A. II. Dlh'
lop.
Williamson Female College, S. Lander,
president.
TO the Charleston District--D. II.
Brown, Round o; =. l.. Kirton, Walter
bOrO station.
Chester District-R. A. Child, Chester
station; G.. III. Waddcil Chester circuit;
B. o. Berry, Leslie circuit; ~. S. Lesley,
North Rock Hill.
Rev. $. u. III. Elwcll is returned TO
Marion street, Columbia and Rev. w. H..
Kirton TO Brookland, ColumbiH Rev. g.
II. Clyde, Orangcburg circuit and Rev. L.
M. McKissick to Branchvillc circuit,
OranGrOurg.