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quantity of wheat was raised in those
days. 1t was difficult labor to scpa-
rate the wheat from the chatf, so only
small quantity was raised. Mr.
John y Greer WAS the first settler of
IIonca Path proper, in 1890. and some
years later the iirst grocery store was
opened. After this the town began
to grow by degrees. and new settlers
would COME in. The trains first be-
gan to run into llonca Path in 1888.
Bcror" that time Hamburg was the
nearest market.
With the building of the Columbia
& Grccnvillc railroad new life was en-
thuScd iuto the town and from that
time it wcut on in gradual growth.
When the war came on everything was
thrown into a turmoil, and all OF the
men who were able went off to the ar
my. The women managed the affairs
at home until the close Of the great
struggle. Honea Path furnished her
full share Of Confederate soldiers.
The town of Honea Path is situated in
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tunes of the C"nfcdrrary. These
men bore a conspicuous part III the
rcpulSc of the enemy at Honey Hill,
on the coast Of South Carolina. and a.
the siege of Savannah. where Maj
Cook was killed.
After the war Mr.. CAN'T worked
awhile at his trade In 1913 he
opened store at Townvillc with his
brother, under the firm name of Can't
4 Bro, and the partnership ran on
for several years successfully. tie
gradually turned his attention to
farming. for which business ne ex-
hibited much fondncSS and aptitude.
At present he is selling goods at
BroyIrs.
When the war closed Mr. CAN'T was
thirty years of aye and peunile>s, but.
nothing daunted, he went to work
with will, and, although he suffered
loss from fire, he tn day enjoys com,
potency a. the result of the labor of
his hands, backed by excellent judy
ment and tact.
He is steward in Smith Chapel
Methodist Church, and Supcrinten,
dent of the Sunday School.
In 1876 he was elected to the re-
sponsible Office of County Commits
sioncr for Anderson County, running
at the head of the ticket. the other
members of the board being 0. FL. p.
FAINT and Samuel Browne. He de-
clined reelection. In 1892 he Was
nominated for the House of Repre-
sentatives on the Conservative ticket
and again ran at the head Of his
ticket, which. however, was defeated
by the Reform faction.
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There is no more prosperous town
in South Caroliua to-day than Honca
Path, and no town of the same size
can boast of doing more business with
the amount of capital involved. The
people around this section arc of the
most prosperous kind !; they are revcr
in want and enjoy the blessings of a
happy and contented life. The popu-
lation of the place has been on a
steady increase for number of years
New people have moTed in to live,
and have imbibcd that progressive
spirit which has been the Keynote to
the rapid advances that have been
made in the town. The business men
have pulled together without a. hitch,
and have worked with viii for the
upbuilding of the town. They have
been free from petty jcalousies and
local strife; they have not fought
among themselves, but the good of
Honea Path has been the burden of
their song.
But to return back to the years
gone by. To-day some of the old
landmarks who have grown up with
the town from its infancy have been
spared to tell the tale of the early
struggle that was made to push Honea
Path to the front. They have grown
with the town, and her song and story
is never old to them.
How the town got its name has been
a disputed question for long time,
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Dr.. Silas R. Heller is a native Of
Newberry County, where, near Broad
River, some fifteen miles from New
berry Court House, he was born De-
cember %, 1856. AS the name i'm
plies he is Of German extraction. He
comes from family of staunch Meth
odists, and he adheres to the faith Of
his fathers. He pursued course OF
study at Furman University, but did
not graduate. He graduated from the
Charleston Medical College in March,
1877, and located here that year in the
practice of his chosen profession. He
has been an eminently successful
practitioner. and in the nineteen years
that have followed his practice has
been uniformly large.
The Doctor is a devotee of the sci
encc of medicine, and is consequently
up-to-date in the treatment of disease.
He is friend of education, and con-
tributes literally to the support of a
good school in his vicinity. He is
endowed with happy temperament
and has scores of friends In State
politics he may be set down as a Con-
servative Reformer. He owns fue
farm, but he makes farming secondary
to the practice of his profession.
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The subject of this sketch, who is
at present pastor of the IownTlllc
Baptist Church, is a native of Pickens
county, S. c., where he was born
April i, 1865. His ancestors on his
fathers side were of pure English
stock, and came from Eirgiui. to
South Carolina. Mr.. Singleton has
taught school in Pickens and Oconee
counties. He was licensed to preach
in 1885 and ordained by Mt. Carmel
Church, in Pickens county, in 1889:
His first call was to the pastorate OF
Mt. Tabor. Return and old West
minister churches, in Oconec county.
At present he is serving Louisville,
Oakdale and Double Springs Churches.
in Anderson county, and Gross Roads
and old Westminster Churches, in
Oconee, with much ability aud use
fulness
He graduated from Furman Univer-
sity in 1891, and later attended the
Theological Seminary at Townville.
Mr.. Singleton ranks very much above
the average as pulpit orator, and
gives promise of reaching higher
place in his sacred calling. In the
pulpit and out of it, he impresses all
with his deep humility, burning zeal
and thorough conservation.
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Albert S. Farmer. who is associated
in business with his father at Broy les.
was born jn>t across the Oc"nre line
near TownvilIc, April 3, 1872, and is
consequently in III, 26th year. Since
his graduation from the Patrick
Military Institute at Anderson IN
1890, he has been constantly engaged
in merchandising, and he already gives
promise of the successful business
career that lies before him Notwith-
standing his natural bent for iun"cent
pranks, with which he harricd in
structors and pupils alike, he main
tained high standing in his studies
and graduated with much credit to
himself and the Institution. and it is
something of surprise that he did
not enter some Of the learned profess
sions.
He has a prediction for farming,
and is already reached out in that
direction. Youthful as he is, he is
pubic spirited, and stands ready to
help along with every undertaking
that promises good to the commun-
ity'
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Mr.. Dobbins has been member of
the Baptist Church for many years,
and is at present member of the
board of dcacnns in OakdaIc Church.
at BroylcS.
Always Democrat. he, at the same
time. ignores fact nnal lines and sup
ports the best men for office Ilr is a
man Of sound Judgment and is firm y
established in the cnnidrncc aud cs-
TEEN of his acquaintanccs.
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is of Sco' III IriSh descent His great
grandfather, Matthew Dicks", emf
grated from County Tyrone, Ireland.
t." Ph' h'ladrphia about he year 1850.
and removing later to What was lhen
Camd,n District, S c., but what is
now ork C. un'y, lie St rved through
out the T. voluli' nary warln the PARROT
amy. HIS grandfather, Matthew
Dick on, s.rved in the Creek war in
1914, and was within sound of the
battle of Horse Shoe Bend, where
G u. Jackson utterly d-teared the In
dians His father, Bel j. FIanklin
Dickson, served N the coast TT This
state and in Norlh ar"Iina during
the last M NIL S of the Civil War a>
Captain of Go. +. 2nd Bait, lion of
STATE Reserves Alexander A D ok
son, who tsught With marked thor
onghnrss and tffic'ency at Anderson
Court IL Use and elsewl ere III the
county. and als,. in q. orglu, A bama
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William l.. Dobhins was born in
what is now Rock Mills Township Of
Andcrsom County, on Seneca River,
near the historic Roberts Church, on
Novcmbcr &, 1913, and is Of Irish
stock. Ili. entire life. except the last
year Of the war. has been devoted to
agriculture, and the success that has
crowned his laborS demonstrates that
farming pays. He is pro>pcrins stead
lily, and is now one of the largest land
owners in the Fork. He received such
training only as was afforded by the
neighboring country schools. In the
autumn of 1861 he entered Go. d, I'd
S. G.. Rifles, a recruit, and remained
with that command till the closing
scene at Appomattox, where, with the
remnant of his Company, he stacked
his gun in the presence of the con-
quering hosts.
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of County Commissioner for Andrr-
son, aud proved capable officer, but
he declined reelection. and has never
since sought public office. Mr.. Far
mer takes an active interest in public
affairs. however, and since the politi-
cal up-hcaval in this State in 1890,
he hts sided very pronounccdly wlth
the Conservative elemcnt1
Smyrna times., 1896-09-30
ETIQUETTE In SPAIN.
There the People Are PunctiliOusly Polite
at All Times.

There the People Are Punctiliously Polite
at All Times.
Spaniards have some rules of etiquette
that would prove surprising to the av-
erage easy going American. Take for
instance, tho rules governing visits
When the first call is made by lady,
she is expected to arrive in u carriage,
that being considered a mark of high re-
spect. Should the person called upon be
absent from home, the visitor is expected
to leave her card with one end turned
over, and in one conner is to be written
the initials E. P, meaning en- persona,
or in person. Upon ringing the bell the
visitor is usually greeted by an unseen
person with the words, "Quien esq" or
"Who's there?" to which should be re-
piled "Gente de paz," or persons of
peace. Entering, tho visitor is conduct
ed TO tho best room in the house, led up
to a sofa ard placed to the right of the
hostess. On rising to take leave the
proper form is to cxclaim, i'll the case
of lady, Sonora, l place. myself at
your feet" She Will answer in sim
ilarly fgu1ativo way by saying: 81 kiss
your hand. May you depart with God
and continue wellP Feminine visitors
are saluted with a kiss, both upon their
arrival and departure 1t is considered
an unpardcnabIo breach Of good man
ners for q gentleman to offer to shake
hands with Spanish lady Another
decidedly Objectionable proceeding, in
Spanish eyes, is to offer a lady one IS
arm when walking with her. Should a
Spanish gentleman so far forget himself
as to offer his arm to his wife, he would
be looked upon us lamentably ignorant
Of the laws of etiquette governing good
society i'll tho land of his birth.
Another noticeable custom is that
when walking with Spaniard i'll
Spain it is considered the height Of i'll
manners to walk Gu the inside. This is
the place Of honor and should always
be given to the native. When we'll
bred Spaniard meets lady ON the
street, he always passes to the outside,
thus making way for her. but with men
this rulo is l.ot observed. Whoever has
tho wall on his right hand i'll the mar
row streets is entitled to keep it.
These arc sOmC Cf the most noted Pc
culiaritics of the rigorous rules govern
ing Spaniar'ls Of polite breeding. They
arc puuctilious almost to the point of
absurdity i'll most things, but their po-
iteness is of kind that wears we'll. -
Detroit Free Press
Smyrna times., 1896-09-30

General Grosvenor, of Ohio, has
made an estimate of the probable re-
suit of the Presidential election, in
which he gives Mckinley 27S votes, or
"a more than sufficient to elect. These
votes he considers sure. OF the re-
naming votes he says Mckinley will
get enough to make good any accident
that may befall the 27s. He comedies
to Bryan eleven States with seventy
Electoral votes. OF Ohio he says: 81
predict with confidence that 1 am will
ing to maintain at any hazard, that Nc
Kinley will have more than 100000
majority in Ohio, and that we will
carry as many Congressional districts
as we did in 1894, or in no event will
we lose more than one district.
John Boyd Thacher has written q
letter to the Chairman of the New York
Democratic State Committee, in refer
ence to his nomination for Governor
by the Buffalo Convention, stating
that he is not in accord with the fnan.
cial declarations of the Chicago Ma
tional Convention, but that he intend;
to vote for Bryan and Sewall.
Fully 10000 voters called upo1
Major Mckinley on Saturday, the del
egations including steelworkers ant
farmers from Pennsylvania, railroad
men and telegraphers from Chicago
commercial travellers from Cincinnati
and Pittsburg and Hungarian-Ameri
cans from Cleveland.
Major McKinley's visitors last weel
numbered about 100000, with 6O,OOl
of whom he shook hands.
Smyrna times., 1896-09-30
a Story ct Two Zig Diamonds.

Marie Magnicr Of tho Gymnase has
the two largest diamonds now in Paris.
One day she received from her jeweIcr
telegram asking her to come at once
to his shop. There she found tall wom-
an, thickly veiled, who held in her
hands a case with two superb diamonds
i'll it. "MGdomOiselle," she said, IN
F. tells me tnat your fancy is to possess
pair Of exceptionally beautiful ear
rings. These arc all that y0u can desire
Could you pay down for them before 8
tonight the IOO,O francs which ask
for them?" Nine, Magnier was startled
''Hum, my good woman" she said, i'll
brusque manner, you are very cool
over the matter; you ask for 100, 600
francs just as you would ask f"s- IL bpshel
of onions. The jeweler put = fingers
on his lips and nodded depre, 'atingly.
"Oh, very well, " said Magniei, "if she
is q queen, " "Sho is q queen" an.
swered the lady proudly, shutting the
case with a snap But Magnier had
been touched by the blaze of light which
had just disappeared from before her
eyes. so she said meckly; "All right
will drive to my banker, and in an
hour l shall be back with the money,
madame. And within the hour she
possessed the most marvellous Jewels
which ever adorned first night in
Paris. But she never discovered the
identity of the veiled woman Paris
Letter.
Smyrna times., 1896-09-30
BRANCH ROADS.

Leave Harrington for Franklin City, and way
stations, (MilfoFd, Georgetown. Berlin, Lewes &c)
10 81 q. N. and 62S p. m. Tuesdays, Thursdays
aud saturdays only. Returning train leaves
franklin Cliy, 552 a. m. week days, l.45 D. m,
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only.
Leave Franklin City for Chincoteague (yia
steameT) l.43 p. m. weekdays. Returning, leave
ChineOteague 42 a. m. weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown and Lewes
al 1857 a. m, 62S p. m. weekdays. Returning
leave Lewes 645 a. m, $50 p. nj. weekdays
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 1887 a. M week
days and 6 Is p. m. Tuesdays, THURSDAYS and
m and 2.4S p. m. Tuesdays. Thursdays and
Saturdays only.
Leave Townsend for Centreville at 9.2a a. m
and $50 p. m; leave Centreville 7.3l a. m. and
23O p. m, week days
Leave Clayton for oxford at 9.SS IN. and 545
p. m; leave Oxford 6.55 a. H. and l4O D. m
weekdays
Leave Seaford for Cambridge at Ills a. m
week days, and ON Tuesdays, Thuisdays and
saturdays I.O0 p. m; returning, leave Cambridge
at 6 20 a. m, weekdays, and 247 p. m. Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays,
Train leaves Clayton for ChestertOwn l0. is a m
returning, leaves ChestertOwn. $50 q. m.
NNECTIONs.-At Porter with Newark & Della.
ware City Railroad At Townsend, with Queen
Anne $50 KentRailTOad AtClayton, with De elawart
u &Chesapeake Railroad and Baltimore Il Delaware
Bay Railroad. At Harrington, with Delaware
Maryland & Virginia Railroad. AtSeaford with
Cambridge & Seaford Railroad. At Delmar with
New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk, Wicemico &
PocOmOke. and Peninsula Railroads,
eDaily except Sunday.
S. NJ. PROVOST, General Manage
}. K. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
Smyrna times., 1896-09-30
pIsapnointInc Information.

''Dear me, is this the ticket officer"
exclaimed a peevish little woman with
q face like Il hatchet and voice with
hicks il it as she hurried up to tho Oen-
tral.HudsQn ticket window the other
morning.
"No, madam" responded tho calm
and impcrturbable agent "this is a
blacksmith shop, and we shoe horses
here. Anything i'll our line we can do
for you this iaorning?'
eyes, She snapped, you can give
mo tick; for Schagticoke; that's what
you can do. Mr.. Blacksmith, and she
darted look at the courteous and ur-
bane agent which cracked the glass i'll
her spectacles.- Utica Observer.
Smyrna times., 1896-09-30
THE SOUL AND SORROW.

Ah, slay me not, o sorrow. in April days,
For when the skies are warm l fain would
sing:
When mounts the bluebirds' song l. too would
praise
And lift my heart with every living thingI
The weight thou bring'st-yea. turn thy face
away
And journey from me yet a little while,
But leave me bright faced Joy in April's day
To wander with me through the forest AISLE
One day, o sorrow, will go with thee
And learn the strength that thou alone must
givoi
Yee, one day thou shalt come and call for me
And will walk thy way and learn to livel
But not in April days-when / would sing,
When south winds roam the ever greening
earth
And Joy tumultuous in my heart doth spring
Der every wildwood bloom that springs to
birthl
Boston Transcript
Smyrna times., 1896-09-30
NOT A DIRECTORY.
Why the Handwriting Letter Carrier LOsez
His Temper OCCASIONALLY.

Why the HardwOrking Letter Carrier LOse1
His Temper Occasionally,
stopped letter carrier in Thirty
sixth street the other morning and in
Quired the number of the house on the
other side Of the street at which per-
sonal friend Of mine lived, giving the
name and occupation Of the gentleman
about whom the inquiry was made. ]
knew he lived across the way, in one OF
a certain block, but had forgotten the
particular number, and knew the car
rler would know by the mail delivered.
Don't you know, sir, =" said the car
rler, who knew me, by the way, "that
you ask for that which it is contrary to
the rules Of the postoffice department to
give?''
''No, DON'T" blushingly admit
ted
''Well, it's true," he said. "The law
recognizes the right of a citizen to q
private residence, undisturbed, as long
as he has committed no otfense that re,
quires such privacy to be invaded. Now
if I should give your number and street
to anybody who might happen to want
them, the thing might cause you some
annoyance.
"Why, anybody could find that out
through the directory"
''They might, and they might not.
Anyhow the postoffice is not direct
ory."
"And didn't you know, he added al
a parting shot as he went away, "thar
you violate the law by stopping a post
man in this way while he is delivering
his mail?'
No, l didn't, and for that reason
these paragraphs. New York Herald.
Smyrna times., 1896-09-30
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured.

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as
they cannot reach the seat of the dis
ease. Catarrh is a blood or consti-
tutional disease, and in order to cure
it you must take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
and acts directly ON the blood and
mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure
is not quack medicine. 1t was pre-
scribed by one of the best physicians
in this country for years, and is a
regular prescription. 1t is composed
of the best tOnics known, combined
with the blood purifiers, acting di-
rectly on the mucous surfaces com
bination of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in
curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials
free
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, G.
Sold by druggists, pIice Toe.
Smyrna times., 1896-09-30
DELIcAcIEs OF GREENLAND
Whaloskin Is Considered a Great Castro
nOmic Luxury.

IL OOnHtuereu n Great Castro
nOmic Luxury,
Greenlanders have no regular meal.
tin es, but cat when they are hungry.
They seem able to go without food for
a remarkably long period and also to
eat at sitting the most astonishing
quantity. Among their principal dain-
ties is the skin of different kinds of
whales. They call it matak, and look
upon it Gs the acme of deliciOusness. It
is taken eff with the layer Of blubber
next to 1t and is eaten raw without cere.
mony An arctic explorer, in his recent
work declares that he must offer the
Eskimo his sincerst congratulations on
the invention Of the dish.
Il can assure you-the reader-that
now, as l write of it my mouth waters
at the very thought of matak, with its
indescrilably delicate taste of nuts and
oysters mingled. And then it has this
advantage over oysters, that the skin Is
as tough as india rubber to masticate,
SO that the enjoyment can be protracted
to any extent.
"Of vegetable food the primitive
Greenlander used several sorts. may
mention angelica, dandelions, sorrel.
crowherries, bilberries and different
kinds of scaweed.
"One the greatest delicacies is the
contents Of a reindeer's stomach. If a
GreeIllander kills reindeer and is un-
able to convey much of it homo with
him, he will, ] believe. secure the stom.
ach first of all, aud the last thing am
Eskimo lady enjoins upon her lover
when he sets off reindeer hunting is
that I've must reserve for her the stomach
of his prey.
1T Is no doubt because they stand in
need Of vegetable food that they prize
this 50 highly and also because il is in
reality u very choice collection of the
finest moss and grasses which that gor-
manu- the reindeer, has picked out for
himself. 1t has undergone sort Of
sfewlng III the process of semidigestion,
while he gastric juice provides a some-
what sharp and aromatic sauce.
Many will no doubt make a wrv
face At the thought of this dish, but
they really iced not do so. 1 have tasted
1t and icuId it not uneatable, though
somewhat sour, like fermented milk
A. dish fer special occasions It is
served up with pieces of blubber and
crowberries.
Smyrna times., 1896-09-30

Daily. Daily except Sunday.
"a Stops to leave passengers from Wilmington
and points north, or take passengers for points
south Of Delmar
''f' stops only on notice to conductor OF agent
or on signal.
"h" Stops to leave passengers from Wilmington
or points north.
'i' Stops 10 leave passengers from Middetown
and points south.
IT stops to let off passengers from points south
of Harrington.
Nel0 Castle Accommodation TrdiRs-Leave Will
mington l2.lO u. m and 9.5l D. m. daily, and
8. lS. II l5 a. M, $50, 4.30, 8 Is. and 653 p. m.
weekdays. Leave New castle 30 a. m. and
lOl9 p. m. daily S.3l, 945 II 02 a. m, LIS, 5 &c.
6.44 and 7.22 p. IN. week days.
RS-Express trains leaving Harrington sos a
m, aud arriving at ga p. m, week DAYS. run
through solid to and from Baltimore, ria POr-
ters and Newark