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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-28

NIRGINIA I'm the Clerks Office of the Cir
cult Court Of Augusta county, October
10th, 1896.
Loeb Bros, Plaintiffs,
VS..
John A. Harris, ct ais, Defendants.
In Chancery.
The object Of this suit is to have partition
of the lands of which Andrew J. Harris died
seized, among his Eeirs-at-law, or sale and
division Of the proceeds.
And it appearing by affldavit filed that the
defendants A. j. Harris, Martha A. Shick and
Stuart Shick, are nOn-residents of the State of
Virginia, 1t Is ordered that they severally ap-
pear here within fifteen days after due publ
cation hereof and do what is necessary to
protect their interests in this suit.
A copy-teSte,
JOS. B. WOODWARD Clerk.
Patrick & Gordon, p. q.
oct HITS
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1896-10-28

| Additional local trains leave Staunton as
| follows Except Sunday-2:20 p. m, arrive
| Richmond 7:45 p. M; leave 1920 a. M, and
arrive at GordOnsville 1240p m.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
TRADES COUNCIL
Holds an Important Regular Meeting Will Have Series of Open
 Meetings.

Birmingham Trades council held a regular meeting Sunday evening in their hall, which was well attended by dele gates from the several labor organiza- tions of the city.
 A request was received from the United Hatters of North America, National To- bacco Workers and Sardine employees unions, of Luber, and Passport, Me, ask ing that union men look for their labels on goods.
 Mr. Fred Bazely, vice-president and general organizer of the journeymen Horse Shoers of the United States, and Canada, addressed communication to the council asking that steps be taken looking to organization of the horse shoers of this city and district. Refer red.
 Mr. w. H. Stanley, from the legislative committee, reported much progress in the several bills in which the council was directly interested.
 The organization committee reported that good work was being done in the interest of the Clerks association.
 A series of open meetings was decided upon, the first of which will be held Tues day evening, January 5.
 A committee of three, comprising President Umbeuhauer and Messrs Geo Harrison and W. H. Stanley, was named to go before the city council tomorrow night in reference to an abatement of the license against members of the building trades.
 Two new members were added to the organization committee.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The Louisville and Nashville pay car was in the city yesterday dispensing holi- day money among the employees of that line. -t- ta
 Charley F. Hickey, the popular clerk to Superintendent Wilingham, of the Ala bama Great Southern railroad, was all smiles yesterday. It is boy.
 The Southern has ordered four com bination baggage and passenger cars from the Pullman works. They will be fitted with six-wheel trucks and fitted with Mckee Fuller Go. wheels. Wonder if they will be used on any of the divis- ions entering this city? ~
 J. J. Fletcher, who for long time has held the position of freight traffic man ager of the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis road, with headquarters at Kansas City, has been appointed general traffic manager of that road. He will have charge of the passenger freight and express business of that line.
 MT. William D. Vass, the oldest rail- way treasurer in the United States, died at Raleigh, N. C., on Monday last He was treasurer of the Raleigh and Gas ton road for fifty years, and two years It's president-Railway Review.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
ATLANTA's NEW FREIGHT DEPOT.

ATLANTA'S NEW, FREIGHT DEPOT.
 In referring to the new freight depot to be built by the Seaboard Air Line in Atlanta the Railway Review says:
 The freight depot being built by the Seaboard Air Line in Atlanta, Ga, will be completed about Jan. l. It is one of the largest freight stations in the coun- try. The building is 656 feet long, with an average width of 125 feet. The two ends, the street wall and a two story section of the depot are of brick. The railroad front is of heavy galvanized iron. The roof sets on steel truss work, which Is supported by steel girders six feet wide, resting on lattice columns of steel. The warehouse space is 125x20e feet. The two story section, which comes next, 56X141 feet. and contains freight officers. The farther end, with a space 125x400 feet, will be used as a freight depot by the Western and Atlantic rail- road. The north side has thirty-two doors, wide enough fof a dray to load or unload. The retaining wall to the left of the roadway is over 700 feet long and in places twenty feet high and several feet thick.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
PERSONAL.

A: P. Howicon, of Randolph, spent yes terday in the city.
 Col D. w. Booker, of Shelby, spent yesterday in the city.
 Hon. R. H. Clarke, of Mobile, was at the Morris yesterday.
 Mir. Milton A. Smith, editor of the An nston Hot Blast was in the city Sun day.
 s. D. Logan, a prominent Centreville lawyer, is in the city attending to legal business.
 MT A. P. Howison of Randolph, one of Bibb countys leading citizens, is in the city on business.
 Mrs. Edgar Cherry, of Savannah, Tenn, is in the city visiting her daugh- ter, Mrs. w w. Crawford. E Messrs w. M. Bunting. of the Florence (Ala) Herald, and Frank and George Bunting, of Chicago, were visitors in the city yesterday.
 T. O. King has purchased several thous- and pairs of shoes at prices never heard Of before. These goods were bought so cheap that he can save you 20 to 50 cents on every dollar.
 the city He is making arrangements to move to the city after the 1st of Janu- any and take charge of the business management of the Christian Advocate Ladies, we have holiday slippers for the gentlemen in a great many styles and prices | Please give us look before buy ing and oblige T. C. KING,
 2026 1st avenue. MT. J. w. Achor, of Shannon, Miss, and MT. Robert Dennis, of Decatur, are in the city, called here by the sudden death of MT. David Achor. The former is a brother of the deceased, and the lat ter brother of Mrs. Achor.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
TERSELY TOLD.
Bazaars on all sides.

Bazaars on all sides.
 The small boy is already popping his Christmas fire crackers.
 The Alabama DaIlrymens association meets in this city tomorrow.
 Louis Gelders will entertain his GUS toners tonight with drawing for the $10 gold piece.
 One of the hardest rains for sevral months fell in Birmingham last night. No damage reported.
 The Alabama Scientific and Industrial association will hold their regular winter meeting this afternoon at the Commer- cial club, beginning at o'clock.
 Capt. P. Sid Jones, immigration agent of of the Louisville and Nashville, will visit Thorsby this week in company with number of Swedish gentlemen from Chicago. M
 Ernest Chappell and Will Aven, two Western Union employees, are grieving the loss of bicycles, which were stolen in front of the office of that company Sat urday night. eY z1
 D. c. Redington, the popular protog- rapher, has reopened his old headquar- ters at 1914 Second avenue, where he will be glad to renew the acquaintance of his old friends and customers. 12-15-tf The concert of z the Birmingham Deutcher Turn Verein at their hall Sum- day night was largely attended, and greatly enjoyed. The programme was complete and excellently well carried out. Seats for the opera go on sale Friday morning at the box office A splendid rehearsal at the opera house last night demonstrated that the opera will be pre- sented in magnificent manner. I have just received all the newest styles in patent feathers, enamel calf calf skin and Cordovans, made by Ban
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
NEWS OF THE RAIL.
Depots and Passenger Stations Being
 Erected by Southern Railroads Other Movements-Personal.

It Is understood that work on the depot of the Louisville and Nashville railroad
 at Montgomery is to begin at once and pushed to an early completion. The pas senger station will go up at the same time and when completed the two struc- lures are expected to vie with those of this city, and possibly excel them. The passenger station is to be built of brick With stone trimmings and three and four four stories high. There will be com modious waiting foofns, elegant ticket offices, large baggage room and all ex- cellent dining room. All these will, of course, be on the ground floor. The of- fees for officials will be above and fitted out with all modern Improvements for the convenience of those occupying them. There will be a train shed. built of iron. 600 feet long, similar to the one here.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
HOW,S THISI

We offer s1O0 reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
 We. the undersigned, have known F. J.. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and be- lieve him perfectly honorable in all busi- ness transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm.
 WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists,
 Toledo, O.
 WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
 Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
 Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimo- nials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
Get reward offered for Hum mer Soap wrappers
MIR. HODGSON RETURNS.

MT. Telfair Hodgson, leader. of ger naans, ex-newspaper man, globe trotter, and now doing lourshing business in fish down in Central America, dropped into his old home yesterday from off the deck of the steamship Managua. It can mot be said that he looked "jes ez nat'ral," for he didn't. Since he left Mobile he has taken on an appearance quite English, you know" caused by the growth of a fiourshing but rather thin crop of Lord Dundrearys;" but aside from that he is the same old Tel fair, and everybody was glad to grasp him by the hand and welcome him once more to his old home.-Mobile Register.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
NOBLE YOUNG MEN.

Jefferson county lost two noble young men in John Earle and Mort McAdory. Both were natives of the county, and both had a bright future before them. Had they lived they would have taken foermost rank with other sons of the county. Jefferson county can i'll afford to lost such young men.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
TO-DAY IS THE DAY.
The Methodist Bazaar Throws Open Its
 Doors This Morning.

This is the day.
 The day so many people have been looking forward to with a keen antici- patton of pleasure has arrived, at 2O11 First avenue, where the Bee Hive" sign used to hang out The ladies of the First Methodist church have transformed these commodious quarters into a scene of beauty.
 This is the place that all who desire to help along worthy cause should visit for the purpose of inspecting what is of fered for sale. You will not only be help ing the cause, but you will most positive ly have an opportunity to purchase Christmas presents both beautiful and useful at prices entirely consistent with their value.
 Beginning at noon today hot dinner will be served, and the balance of the day refreshments will be served.
 Do not forget Uncle Tom Jeffer's barbe- cue tomorrow.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
Genuine Diamond Ring, solid gold, $2.5O at k. LoWinsOhn's, 2OlO First avenue. I2-I3-ti
TO THE PUBLIC.
I I2-I3-tt

On December 1, I bought one car load of J. Martins famous Kentcky rye G years old) at sacrifice. The original re- tail price on these goods was $5 per gal lon. Commencing on December and until January 1, 1897 l will sell this lot of goods to the trade at $S per gallon, or 75c per quart full measure Mail orders will have prompt VIM. WISE,
 209-211 Nineteenth Street.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15

.ister. The prices are s4.50. and $500. ; Same goods elsewhere are $6.00 and $7. 00. / Free shine daily to tho2e who wear our shoes. 1T. e. KING. The Christmas show window of Love
 man, Joseph & Loeb attracts such crowds
 that the police are often called on to clear the sidewalk. The decoration is the, artistic work of MT. Sam Moses.
 The electric bicycle race comes off every
 day from 10 to F a, m, 4 to 6 p. m. and
 2 to s D. m.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
COTTAGE PRAYER MEETING.

There will be a social prayer meeting at the residence of Rev. John Barbour Eleventh avenue, South Highlands, this evening, at 7:3O o'clock. AL without re- gard to church connection, are invited to attend, and take part.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15

Hear the Messiah at St. Nary's December g. Tickets limited and no tickets sold at the door.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
Stockholders Meeting.

Notice Is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the stockholders of the Peoples banking house of said company in the city of Birmingham, at o'clock on the 18th day of January, 1897, for the purpose of electing directors for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of all business that may legally come before said meeting.
 JOHN D. ELLIOTT, Cashier. 12-12-oaW-4w
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15

The recital that was to have been given yesterday afternoon at Miss Row 1eys school for music and theory, has been postponed until Friday afternoon, December IS, at o'clock
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
COAL AND LUMBER.

Best coal and lumber in the city at Heidt-Nelson Coal and Lumber company, Avenue A and Twenty-frststreet. Phone 403. IO-6-tf
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15

You will save time, trouble and money by having the Bir- mingham Plumbing and Gas Fitting Co.,, corner Avenue B and 2Cth St., South, do your work. Telephone 04O.
 WILL c. LAATSCH, Ia-o-tf. Manager. Phone J. E. Gossett when your pipes burst. II-3o-tf
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
cuANGE OF sCHEDULE.

There was a slight change of schedule on the Central of Georgia, beginning Sun day The train leaving here for Colum- bus, Ga, at 9:30 a. m., now leaves fifteen minutes later, the time of departure be- ing 945. The train due to arrive here at 6:20 D. m., now comes in at o'clock, twenty minutes earlier.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15

Hear the Messiah at St. Mary's December 22. Tickets limited and no tickets sold at the door.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
Notice to Contractors.

Birmingham, Ala, Dee. 4, 1896. Sealed proposals will be receiyed, at this office until 12 o'clock noon, Wednesday, Dee. 9, 1896, for delivering chert f. O. b. Birmingham, for grayeling 7th ave. from 14th to IS sts.
 (Signed) JULIAN KENDfICK, 12-I-g6-tf City Engineer
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15

Pennies saved grow to be dollars. Save your money and deposit in Peoples Sav- ingS bank. S-lo-tr
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15

Hear the Messiah : at St. Mary's December g. Tickets limited and no tickets sold at the door.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15

Twenty five cent dainty lunch today at the Bazaar, 3l5 N. Nineteenth St. I2-I5-3t
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
%aaHdS5R,S %6HBRRHGS SALVE! :!

A sure cure for sores of any kind from any cause. Cure guaranteed or no pay. Write or call on manufact- urer, Geo. Mariner, Ist Ave. and 7th a. Birmingham, Ala. Hundreds of testimonials. noy..1e-sot e'o-d
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
T. L MCGOWAN & CO,

Roofing Cement stops leaks in tin and slate roofs.
 LITTLE PAINT STORE.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15

The freight depot will be 50x545 feet of brick. The freight depot will be built alongside the passenger station.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15
Notice.

Is hereby given that a bill will be intro duced in the general assembly of Alabama to remove the disabilities of homage of Will liam Bellinger Bell, minor under the age of IS yeara noyl9- oaw-3w
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15

Use Hummer Soap and get prizes.
 1l-17-tues 1t fri 1t
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15

Its easy with Hummer Soap. 1I-l7- tues At fri At.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15

Phone J. E. GOssett to move or repair your stove.
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Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-15


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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-01-07

A STRONG APPROVAL. DIR. VIM. p.
Jacobs, editor OF Our Monthly, and
one of the most capable and intelligent
men in the States makes the follow
ing comment upon the work OF the
constitutional convention
The constitution recently adopted
by the convention was in many respects
q most admirable one, far superior to
the n for 30 many years the organic
law OF the State. There are many
points Of interest, among which are the
following: Divorce for any cause is
prohibited prize-fighting is forbidden,
gamblers are not allowed to hold office,
lynch.law receives it's death blow by
holding the county where it Is commit
ted responsible for 1t no atheist a
hold Office u three mill tax IL imposed
for the support OF schools !; property
held by churches. colleges, and charita-
BILE institutions except real estate is
non-taxable, and all real estate occupi-
cd by the institutions aid to sec
tartan institutions Is strictly for
bidden. Suffrage is limited by an edu-
cational or property qualification. In
these and many other points the con-
stitution 10 q success. The State Ia to
be congratulated on the ability with
which the convention did its work"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-01-07

SoUTH's CARoLINA's PROSPERITY
The News and Courier has been peg
ging away for many years urging the
farmers Of this State to diversity thsir.
crops and live at hone. Last wear It
offered special prizes for the biggest
hogs .r2ised in South Carolina and the
most hog produced In the space OF
three hundred days. These Offers gave
q great impetus to hog raising in
the State, and reports published by
The News and Courier setting forth
the financial and industrial condition
Of the State show that more hogs have
been raised than in any year since the
var. Laurens County with IS, 900 pop
ulation reports Ope hog per capita.
The condition of the State has not
been so encouraging o prosperity 80
general for fifteen years. Nearly every
county has made It's own supplies.
There have been few If any commercial
failures. The merchants report their
COLLECTIONS have never been so good.
Not only have the farmers paid their
debts for 1895, but in hundreds of cases
have wiped out old scores. The manu-
featuring interests were never in q
more fourishing condition. The banks
report large deposits and tho whole
tone OF the report is jubilant.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-01-07

ges, cotton excbB1ges, commfssfor
merchants, factors, associations, etc.
Tho movement is strictly nom
p~oliticsl, but essentially Industrial /;
therefore no man should say nay on q c
count OF political affiliations.
II respectfully in yoke the aid OF the
press. Recognizing the demand for
heroic action.and the disaster that is to
follow without it, ! appeal to all pa
triotic people TO join In this Struggle TO
emancipate our people from q bondage
that Is as oppressive and ignominioue
81 was inflicted by the car upon a
gerfdom.
mo longer.can We live prosperously
and happily under so tyrannical a sys-
tesa. The demand OF the occasion Is
for honest, earnest men, who have tho
intelligence to appreciate prevailing
conditions and tho courage to Take
up arms against a sea OF troubles, and,
by opposing, end them,1 I remain,
sincerely yours.
HECTOR d. LANE.
president American Cotton Grow
ers' Protective Association"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-01-07

9 I'm serving turk other birds
it is no longer customary to ask
when there r mgny guests which
part each prefersf To every guest
is sent a piece of dark meat, a piece
OF light and a little of the dressing.
If the carver happens to know that
any lady at the table especially likes
q wing, he sometimes enquiries if he
may send her one. Gravy is not
now passed at table, butis served
upon the dressing-not layishly,
because too much may not be agree
able and more can be asked for
later on if required.-Eachange.
Try a bandage of hot salt outside
the face for neuralgia; fill the
mouth with hot salt in cases of
toothache put a little hot salt in a
piece of muslin, and then put in the
ear for q second or two when ear
ache is troublesome.
Trying to keep COWS fat that have
no other protection from the win
ter's' cold than the leeward side of q
straw pile is trying to warm up all
out of doors with a No. Z heating
stove. Q
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-01-07
Industrlal News aud Notes.


The Enterprise cotton mills, Kings
Mountains, N. c., contemplates putting
In new machinery.
The w. j. Hooper manufacting COM
pany Will build aAcotton mill at Noun
tain Island, N. g.
The Charleston knitting mills have
been chartered al Charleston, SC. II.
b. Lobby, L. 8. Wilbur and others are
Interested.
Arctas Blood, president of the Colum-
bia mills company, Columbia, S. c.,
contemplates erecting another cotton
mill at that place.
Work Is progressing favorably on the
~new,cotton mill at Prattville, Ala. The
building is 165x6O feet, aud the walls of
the hrst story are up. 1t will be COM
pleted and ready for work in q few
months.
~Jno. j.. McNair and w. FL. Willard,
Jr., of Cheraw, s.. c., have purchased
the domestic mill in Norfolk county,
Va, and converted 1t to suit their pur-
pose. They will put In machinery to
manufacture children's hosiery anu ex-
poet to begin operations by Jan. L.
Cotton mill building in the South in
1895 was phenomal. The aggregate
number of spindles for new mills under
taken during the year and for enlarge
ments of old mills vas In round num-
bers, about LOCO, 900.
h new cotton mill at Henderson,
N. O., is nearing completion. The roof
steam plant have been bought. The
name is Henderson cotton mills, and
the capital stock is $125. 900. D. Y.
Cooper Is president j. b. Owen, treas
urer, and e. G. Davis, secretary.
1t Is rumored that the 80, 600 spindle
cotton mill Of the Dwight company, in
Alabama City, Ala, will begin opera
tiou by the middle Of January. Nearly
all of the machinery is already In posi-
tion and the boilers and engines have
been fired up. The houses for the mill
operatives, arc, many OF them, finished
and ready for occupancy, while others
are in course Of erection.
AT Admission, Ala, two large land
companies have donated o site for the
cotton mill to be erected there by ne.
groes and operated entirely by that
race. A corps OF civil engineers have
begun surveying the grounds for the
purpose of making maps to be used by
the architects who are now drawing
plans for a 10000 spindles mill build.
ing. The erection Of the structure will
be begun In about six weeks.
The largest number of mill opera
tives that aver came into South Caro-
lima at one time arrived in Pelzer or
last Wednesday. The party was
brought in a special train of ffteeI
cars from North Carolina and consisted
of l,040 people besides a large numbe,
Of children. They come from three
counties In North Carolina. None O
Thorn have ever worked In cotton mill,
before, but all will go into No. 4 mil
at Pelzer to learn the manufacturing
business from the beginning. They
are fine, healthy looking people appar
emily we'll TODD and are highly recon
mended.