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The Portland daily press., 1899-05-31
TWO DRINKS

Policeman Fowler had two cases of
drunks to dispose Of Monday afternoon.
The Victims were put in the lock up and
after given a good sweating they were
sdmonished not to do SO again, other
wise they would be prosecuted to the ex-
tent Of the law.
EXAMINATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL.
Examination of applicants for the
South Portlsnd High school for the CON-
ing fall term will be held on june ~ at
o o'clock a. M, In the High school build
ing.
FRANK DIEDRICK BREAKS HIS
ARM.
Frank Dledsick, who drives q cart for
Scott Jordan, broke his arm Monday az.
ternoon in front of the Peoples cash mar
kst ON East High street. The gravel
stuck in the front Of the cart when an at.
tempt was made to unload. and its weight
brought the cart suddenly down on Died
rich's arm, breaking 1t.
TWO GOOD WORKING MILES TROT :
TED.
There is no doubt that John Willard
and George Studley have two clean, fas-
steppers and whenever they are worked
together the local sports ara only too glad
to turn out. sixty or seventy lovers OF
horse flesh went to Rigby track yesterday
afternoon where the horses were brought
under the wire for warming up. Phil
lip Doyne was starter and judge. the 9TH
er judges being u. E. Croker and W. d.
Ramsdell. Nat Gordon was time keeper.
Chas. Evans held the .reins over the Will
lard horse and Tom Woodbury. managed
the Studley steed.
The drivers were little previous in
getting off in the first heat as some one
called out Ego" without: authority, and
the judges called the heat off.
The next time they got OF all right. the
Studley horse taking the pole at the start
and maintaining his lead to the finish
without a skip or a break. Time, 2 40.
In the second heat, Deputy Sheriff
Trefethen held the reins over the Willard
horse, but change Of driver did no good.
He was unsuccessful in landing his horse
and the Studley horse took the huat and
race. Time, 2.3l fiat.
Mrs. Drew Arnold of Calais is the guest
80 NJ apd Mra n Eordop
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PEAKS ISLAND.
Interesting Memorial Day Exer-
-cises.
Elegant Address by Rev. w. S. Jones'
Veterans and Children Decorate
Graves.

Memorial services were held on the Is
land yesterday under the charge OF Mr..
j. w. Bras and other members OF the
q. A. X. living on the island. AT eight
O'Clock the school children with wreatns
and bouquets under the charge of Charles
q. Aosely and +. W. Mcintosh marched
to Greenwood garden where the exercises
were held. TIE grass being so wet that
1t was thought best not to take the chill
dren to the cemetery. The following
order Of exercises were carried out:
Singing. School Children
Prayer. Rev. W. S. Jones
Reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg AID;
dress, j. W. Brackett
Singing Star spangled Banner.
School Children
Address, Kew. W. ;. Jones
The school children are entitled to q
great deal of praise for their work. They
sang nicely. Rev. W. S. Jones delivered
an eloquent address; space forbids an ex-
tended review Of it. The reverend gentle-
man held the undivided attention of his
audience to the end of his address.
After the exercises In the Garden the
sun having made It's appearance and
dried up the grass the procession proceed
ed to the cemetery adjoining the Garden
where the following soldiers graves were
decorated by the 6. A. X. veterans:
Lieut.. W. Ii. Rounds, Andrew Fisher,
W. A. Mcintosh, Hiram SCOTT, Wesley
Scott.
Th, whole affair passed off finely and
reflected credit on the managers. 1t be-
ing the first time that Memorial Day has
ever been observed here In a public man
ner a good deal Of interest was shown ty
the people on the island.
Next year 1t should be observed in q
still more public manner and old and
young should join In with the Grand
Army and make 1t day to be remembored
and reverad by the rising generation on
the Island.
Mrs. Ripley. High street, Portland, Is
to occupy the Floyd cottage this season.
f. p. sullivan. the celebrated actor. Is
a guest at Uncle Abe Sterlings. He ex-
poets to be here through the summer
season.
W. P. Stoneham and family are occu-
pying their cottage on Oakland avenue.
Our people have been asking the ques.
wby should the committee on lights
u electric light in front Of the post
y &c, especially when this office is closed
bslcre dark every night. The lights are
all right as they are now located.
The streets on the island are in very
bad shape and ought to be fixed at once
before our summer visitors arrive.
Indications are that the number of
campers this season will be greater than
ever before. number Of new camp
floors have been laid this spring.
Hugh Barker and family have taken
the Sterling cottage on Central avenue
fer the season and moved down yester-
day.
Mrs. Currier is evidently in love with
the island, as she is to erect another cot
tage on land purchased Of J.W. Brackett.
This will make three cottages she has
built this year.
Mr.. John Russell is to have one half
of A p. Welch's new cottage on the
Bracket land.
The Pleasan ttiale baseball club visited
the island yesterday and administered
defeat to the baseball club located here to
the tune of "a to ~.
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Mrs. Drew Arnold Of Calais is the CUES
of Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Gordon.
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And 20 we listen 70 the argument and the
oouner Argument We hsnr and read Of
our campaign In the Philippines Of ter
ritorial aggrandizement, Of the principle
Of human liberty, and we think and
wonder whether we are really doing right
But time lie great revealing factor and
we must bide our time. thinking, work
Ing and waiting. "-'-
He then traced the glory Of our country
In the wars of.7e and the Rebellion, re-
ferred to the fraternai spirit springinR
up between the North an6 the South and
his concluding thought was handsome
tribute to the veterans who sat before
him, and touching Memorial Day he
thought 1t was an annual Lesson in pa
triotism. It teaches that the Republic
will never forget It's defenders whether
living or dead and the memory of tho
American soldier will be held In esteem
while the nation exists.
The exercises in the church concluded
the days Observance blythe Veterans as
ISOLATION and IL should be noted that not
a single grave Of any dead comrade was
forgotten, for detachments visited every
outlying spot, including the lone bodies
which rest near Fort Preble. No orga-
nisation In the whole country more
faithfully keeps alive the spirit OF the
day than do the South Portland vete.
rams and most efficiently did they per-
form their duties yesterday. The commit
tee in charge were Comrades N. b.
knight, NJ. A. Hanna and George +.
Small, and their invitation to all veto
rams, soldiers and sailors, and all Sons Of
Veterans to join In the exercises Of the
day was very generally accepted.
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George l.. Duston, Auburn, So to 81.
RESTORATION AND INCREASE.
Abel McCurda, 2 /. ,Damarlscotta Mills
IS to ST.
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James ID. Emerson, Skowhegan, IS to
$40; Richard G. Dinsmore, Thomaston,
s. to SO; Edmund Merrill, Bath, 81 t(
S.; Edwin Merrill, Bethel. IS to IS; Ed
win W. Gould, Bangor. IS to $40; Addison
Trask, North Edgeoomb, IS to $40; Harr.'
son g. 0. Perkins, Oxford. IS to $12
George Wagg, Danville Junction, s8 to S.
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UNITED AND EXHIBITED AS ONE SHOW FOR ONE SINGLE ADMISSION FEE
The Age of Huge Events Has Surely Come
Nv Giant Hippopotamus

nNu.V G I INT Hippopotamus
Two-horned Rhinoceros
Snow White Polar Bears School of
Sea Lions Trained Alaska Seals
Flock of Ostriches Emu and Casso-
wary Pair Saddleback Taprs Sable
Antelope; more rare animals than all
other shows combined,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
The Kidney Complexion.

Tho pale, sallow, sunkon- checked, dis
tressed-looking people you so often meet
arc afflicted with "ltidncy complcxion."
Their kidneys arc turning to parsnip
color. So is their complexion.
They may also have indigestion, or
suffer from slceplcssnoss, rheumatism,
neuralgia, brain trouble, nervous cxhaus-
tion and sometimes tho heart acts badly.
Tho cause is weak, unhealthy kidneys.
Usually the sufferer from kidney dis
case does not find out what the trouble is
until it is almost too late, because the
first symptoms are so like mild sickness
that they do not think they need Il mcdi-
cine or doctor until they find them
selves sick in bed.
DR.. Kilmcr's Swamp-Root will build
up and strengthen their weak and dis
eased kidneys, purify their diseased,
kidney-posoncd blood, clear their com
p)exion and soon they will enjoy better
health
You can get the regular sizes at tho
drug store, IL fifty cents and one dollar,
or you H. first prove for yourself tho
wonderful virtues of this great discovery,
Swamp-Root by sending your address to
DIR. Kilmer dS Co., BinghamtOn, N. Y,
for sample bottle and a book that tell
all about it, 10th sent to you absolutely
free by mail when writing kindly mon
tion that you read this liberal offer in the
KEOwEE COURIER.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
Congressional Excursion.

Senator Tillman and Representatives
Latimor and Norton left Washington
Monday night with party of Congress
sional friends on an excursion to South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Cuba.
They went to Grconvillc and Columbia
and are in Charleston to-day. From
Charleston tho party will proceed to Sa-
vaDnah, Jacksonville, ST. Augustine
Rocklodgo, Tampa and thence TO Cuba
for few days in Havana.
Besides Senator and Mrs. Tillman and
Representative and Mrs. Latimcr the
party will consist of Representative and
Mrs. Joseph A. Connolly, Illinois; Mr..
and Mrs. j. Hamilton Lewis, Washing
ton; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Showaltcr,
Pennsylvania; Mr.. and Mrs. John Il.
Shafroth, Colorado; Mr. and Mrs. w. S.
Cowhord, Mr. and Mrs. G. T.. Cochran,
Mr.. and Mrs y. A. DGArmond, Missouri,
and Representative and Mrs. Norton.
Tho object Of the trip is to allow the
members of the PARTY to mako personal
observations of tho South and its re-
sources and it,, requirements. Nearly all
of tho Congressman invited arc reelected
To tho next Congress-, and it is believed
that all of tho States to be visited viii
eventually be benefited by tho bottcr I'M
dorstandiDg of tho conditions of the pco-
pic and :ii;.3 requirements of S!.o South.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
Congress AdjOulnS,

On last Saturday, March 4th, at noon,
tho fifty fifth Congress adjourned sino
die, after ono of tho most memorable
sessions in tho history of tho govern
mont.
The House won all its amendments for
increase Of tho navy, and tic Senate
amendments, reducing tho price of armor
plato to $500 por ton, offered by Senator
Tillman, prevailed. Tho Senate amend
mont, for an armor plato factory for the
government, was eliminated from the
bill.
At 10 O'Clock President Mckinley and
his full cabinet camo to the capitol and
went directly to the Presidents room in
tho Senate wing of the building.
Many bills which had boon passed
wcro presented to him and signed.
The closing scenes were tho most
dcmonstrativo ever witnessed in Wash
ington. Mr.. Bailey thanked Speaker
Reed, WHO, i'll turn, made touching
speech. Members of tho cabinet climbed.
to thcir chairs and shouted All tho
national airs were sung and flags were
waved.
An incident of the days session was at
tempted by Wheeler TO get recognition,
but the Speaker deliberately refused to
recognize him.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
Cold Weather Thoughts.

RETURN, March G.-Tho monotony of
Ii was brokon in this community last
week by tho ploughman's merry "whoa."
All folt cheerful and gay with tho hope
ahat spring was coming, but this hopo
was soon dispellcd by tho change which
took place, bringing tho ploughman back
TO his winter quarters by his fire in tho
old farm house.
If this severe weather continues tho
farmers will find themselves in needy
they begin to curtail their expenses for
supplies, clothing and other things in
which they are 60 extravagant. / sim
cerely hope and trust tho farmers will,
boforo it is etornally too lato, wako up TO
n sense of their duty and think about the
slippery ground on which they are stand
ing, and begin to get out fr0:N under the
thumb of tho "combined' spectators,
who arc trying to toar down, instead Of
building up, tho farmers. 1t reminds mo
of q little boy who was whipped by a
larger ono. His schoolmate asked him
why he let him whip him. The little
follow replied, "IIe's the ono who's been
whipping all these boys. You might
know ho could lick mo-" This is tho
way we farmers arc doing, simply because
our forofathers did. Who's to blamep
l say tho farmors could, if they would,
have tho boys rako up litter and litter tho
stalls, and mako enough compost to make
dealers, who sit around and call us
"prctty boys just to got our dollars.
We pay them eighteen to twenty-five
dollars for guano and acid. Why not
plant corn and 1.-Two at home?
FARMER Boy.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
WIFI Send a3,OOO.OOO to Cuba.

WASHINGTON, March G.-Tho war de-
partment is now making arrangements
for shipping to Cuba the $4,000, 900 asked
for by General Brooke for paying off tho
Cuban army.
The money will be shipped the latter
part of tho week from Now York and
two or three paymastors will bo detailed
to take charge of the money and accom-
pany it, turning it over to Con. Brooks
possession and probably attending
to details of tho payment to tho proper
authorities on part Of tho Cubans.
Gen. Gomez's army reaches IS, 900 mon.
We'll, $3,OO0,O00 will give each ono ovor
%G2 of United States money, and that
is moro than lots of them over had in
their lives.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
Executors Sale.

pY virtue of Docrotal Order mado by
I'D his Honor ID. A. Townsend, dated
February 22d, $780, in tho action Of AL
bort Zimmerman, rs Executor of tho last
will and testament Of James ID. Kay, de-
ceased, against w. II. Kay and othors, l
will soil ut public auction before tho
Court House door at Walhalla, S. c., on
Salesday in April noxt, being tho 3d day
of April, 1890, at elovon o'clock in tho
can DO made, tho following described
real estate, to wit:
All that pieco, parcel Or tract of land
situate, lying and being in tho town of
Westminster, State of South Carolina,
County of OcOnoe, bounded on the South
east by tho Methodist Church lot, North
cast by tho Southern Railway, Southwest
by Main Street and West by Cross Street,
and known as tho homo place lot, and
a part of tho six acre lot on which tho
said James ID. Kay lived at the timo of
his death.
All that piece, parcel Or tract of land
situate, lying and being in tho town Of
Westminster, bounded by tho Southern
Railway, lands of tho Blair estate, s. III.
Johns and othors, and supposed to con-
tain ono and one.half acres, and being q
paiC ol tiio BIN tCI0 lou upOn WHICH Gll0
said james d. Kay lived at tho time of
his death.
ALSO,
All that piece, parcel or tract of land
situate, lying and boing in tho State of
South Carolina, County of Oconeo, near
tho town of Westminster, bounded by
lands of j. A. VOylcs, r. f. White and
others, and supposed to contain two hun
drod and oighty-throo acres.
TERMS OF SALE: Ono-half cash on
day of sale, tho balance in ono year, with
interest rom day of sale, tho credit por-
tion to DO secured by tho bond
of tho purchaser, and q mortgage
of tho premises, with privilege on tho
part of tho purchaser to anticipate tho
payment of tho credit portion, with tho
interest duo at tho dato of such payment.
Tho tract OF land last described above
will be offered for sale in separate par
cells, and plats of tho samo may be seen
at tho Office of Mossrs. Stribling Il Horn
don at any time previous to tho sale.
ALBERT ZIMMERMAN,
As Executor of tho last viii and Tcsta-
mont of James ID. Kay, deceased.
March Q, 1890. 1913
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
One Cent Rate to tho Reunion.

Tho Southern Passenger Association
has issued circular authorizing rates to
tho Confederate Veterans Reunion at
Charleston on the dates of May 1Oth to
18th. The rate named is ono cent milo
In zach direction. Tickets will be on
sale from points within hundred miles
of Charleston May 9th, 10th, 11th and
18th, good 70 return until May 18th.
Beyond g hundred miles thsy will only
bo sold May Sth, 9th and 10th, but good
for return until May 2lst. The fare from
Walhalla for this interesting occasion
will bo about $6. No doubt many of tho
old Confederate soldiers living in this
county will avail themselves of this
cheap excursion to visit Charleston and
be present at the reunion of tho Veterans
who fought together on many bloody
battlo fold and endured tho hardships
and privations on tho tonted fold. Tho
"City by tho Sea" is making great prepa-
rations to give tho "Confcds" and
thoir frionds royal entertainments. Ac-
commodations for fifty thousand visitors
arc boing arranged for by tho good pco-
plo of our old and patriotic city.
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Masters Sales.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
OCONEE COUNTY.
in COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
G. w Ginnilliat Plaintiff

against
Ammo Pitts ct al, Defendants.
DURSUANT to q Decree of Court,
h signed by his Honor d. 4. Town
send, Judge of tho Seventh Judicial Cir
cult of South Carolina, presiding in tho
Eighth Judicial Circuit, ut his Chambers
at Pickens, S. c., on March Sth, 1890,
will offer for sale, to tho highest bidder,
at auction, in front of Walhalla Court
House, South Carolina, on Monday, tho
I'd day of April, 1900, Same being Sales
day, within the legal hours of sale, tho
following described real estate, to-wit:
All that certain piece, parcel or tract
Of land, situate, lying and being in tho
County of Oconee, of tho State of South
Carolina, adjoining lands of i. O. Davis,
Thomas Ihlmkin and others, containing
ono hundred and sixty-nino Q80) acres,
moro or less, and being tho same tract of
land conveyed to Peter Pitts by j. B.
Tarrent by deed bearing dato December
1st, 1890.
TERMS One half cash on day of
salo, balance in one year, credit portion
to bear interest from day of sale, and be
secured by bond of purchaser and q
mortgage of tho premises. Purchaser
has leave to anticipate payment. Pur-
chaser to pay extra for papers.
}. W. HOLLEMAN,
Master for Oconce county.
March 8, 1899. 1918
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OakWay News.

OAKwAY, March 0,-Rov. I'M. Mcclure
filed tho pulpit at the Townvillo Baptist
church Sunday.
Quite a number os Cur Gakway people
attended tho circus at Westminster last
Saturday. .....
Mr.. NJ. V. McCrackin has returned
and friends at Rabun, Ga. y.
Miss Alico Adams, who has been visit
ing at this place, returned to her homo
at Hartwoll. Ga, last Friday, accompanied
by Mr.: S. l.. Brown, ono Of hor admirers
whilo hero. -. -, -,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Edwards havo re-
turned to thcir homo from an extended
visit to- relatives in Orange, Texas. Mr..
Edwards says he has never visited fincr
country in his lifo.
Two of tho Mossrs. Burriss, of Ander-
son, visited thoir brother, DR.. G. j. Bur
riss, of this place, last week.
Mr.. j. p. Reese has taken charge of tho
Auditors Office. Mr.. Koeso has been ut
Oakway some four or five years and madc
many friends whilo here, who regret his
departure. but arc glad that no was so
fortunate III securing tho position that he
has. Wo wish him every success.
Tho choir of tho Baptist church mot
last Tuesday evo at tho homo of Prot j.
s. Jennings-tho second timc it has met
Sihce christmas, as 1t has rained every
Tuesday except ono. Next Tuesday tho
meeting will DO hold at tho homo of Mr..
A. Boardon. 1t is earnestly hoped that
every member will bo present, as
Prof. jennings always gives good instruc-
tion on the subject of music.
Mr.. f. ID. Bond, ono of the leading
merchants of Parkortown, Ga, was in
our city last Saturday.
Mr.. w. s. Haley filed his Irregular
appointment" at IIavonia last Sunday.
Mr.. Humphrey McGuiro, OF Newry,
visited relatives ut this place Sunday.
Mr.. ThOs. l.. Gibson died at his homo,
Mt South Union, Sunday morning at I
O'clock. after a lingering illness. Mr.
Gibson has been most worthy ctizcn of
this county for number Of years. He
leaves largo circle Of catiyes and
friends to mourn their loss. His remains
were laid to res, in the South Union cem-
otory Monday at II o'clock.
What else hath earth for ,is In store?
Tllen farewell pangs, hnw sharn nnd deem!
These farewell words, how sad and sorc
"Yct we shall meet again in peace,
10 sing the song of fcstai joy
Where none shall bid our gladncss cease
And none our fellowship destroy
"rhcrc, hand in hand, firm linked ut last
And heart to heart embodied ALL
Wen smile upon the troubled past
Ana wonder why we wcpt Mt all"
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HIGH FALLS, S. c., March S..-Miss
Maud 4""n:c"tttt, Q: H:gh Falls. who has
boon quite sick Mt Mr.. Dave Stribling's,
Richland, is improving very fast. She
has had q sovero spell of foyor and has
been confined to tho sick room threo
weeks. We arc worry glad rho will soon
BIO ablo to go homo again.
Elder VIM. j. Hunnicutt, OF Manassa,
Colorado, is again &c his old homo, visit
ing his mothor and homo folks at High
Falls. He is familiarly known as Lelon
Hunnicutt. Ho loft South Carolina about
twelve years ago and went 10 Hinnnssa,
Colorado, where ho settled down. Ho
married ono Of that oonntry's fe;rest
daughtors-Miss Victoria Conrtland-in
about ono year aftor ho went there. lie
has enjoyed most pleasant living, has
bought several nice farms and now owns
a beautiful residence in tho city of Ma.
nassa, together with stock and othor CON
venienccs. He has four children living
and one dead. On his way hore no stop
pod over in Atlanta, Ga, and spent q
few days with his brother and sister, Mr..
S. p. Hunnicutt and Miss Lula Hunni-
cutt. Ho has great many friends and
relatives in Oconee who are greatly de-
lighted to have him with them again
after being away 80 long. IL.