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The Forrest City times., 1904-12-16
BIG STOCK COMPANY ORGAN.
 HE'D
Russell. Graham k Co. and Roll Wage X Alderson Consolidate, and Four New Members
 are Added

Al sOitS of rumors have been float iag about the stteets for several weeks about the consultation of the big mer eantile interests of Russell Graham k C.. and RO'lsage & Alderson, but the tacts of this matter have not been here tofore published or given out, It is true that the News of last week gave a half column to the matter, but the informa- ton cont .ined in it's al tice was So CT foneous as to details, that one could scarcely pick out the facts.
 The Times has had the matter under advisement for three weeks, and not until Wednesday night did the princi- pals meet and determine fully upon the details Of the organization, so it may be readily seen that the News had no better authority than street gossip for its article.
 The facts are tbese: The firms os Fus- sell, Graham < Go. and RollwaSe S A derson have consolidated and formed q stock company with capitol of $50 000 and have taken into the company Messrs. M. C. Hamb eton T L. Scott. Bum Tnrley, Peyton T. Scott and Wilbur Alley.
 The new members are all business men of ability and sterling integrity, who are very popular witt lree cir cle of customers, and will attract tc iheir company large ra'ronace
 The other members of the company are James Fu sell, Mrs ". Graham. l. RoliWage and John W. A derson
 The company wll be incorporated ender the laws of this state, and will do general merchandise and furnish ing business
 I hey Will occupy the stlreraoms now occupied by Russell, Graham X Go. as ageneral store, and that Of J ;. Shields dtugs, and three rooms upstairs, thus giving them tlCnt of e6 feet upstairs and fl feet below, with d depeh of l20 feet, making it the largest storeroom In town. The partition between Fus. Sell, Graham X Go. and J. $. Shields will be taken out and the whole lower floor thrown into one room, thus mak- ing 1t very attractive.
 The new company will be known as tse Ftssel-Graham Anderson Compa. ny. and they will command a large trade by reason of their general ac- quainttnce, capital, and,reputation foI integrity and fair dealings with their fellow
 Mir. Louis Rollwage will be in the olfce as heretofore and will take to his new company a large clientele which he has built up by quarter of 3 centu ry' hard and honest work
 The Times offers felicitations to the new company and wishes it abundant success.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-16

3c-,ap Eoots ion t1c tc e e at the Newsstand.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-16
SPARED BY GRACE.
Negro who Attempts to Pull d Gun nn Office Disarmcd and Al.
 lowed to Live.

About year and a half ago J. E. tom had an sltercation with another negro, in the cnnrse of which Edwards hit the man win single tiea, il flc- tire severe i. tfies.
 He Nos indicted by tie grand jury, but has been at large uni Tuesday morning, when he was arrested and lodged in all U chief deputy R. L. Stockard, after two exciting chases, and probably d narrow escape from death at The uegro's hands.
 Mir Stockard learned that Edwards was io Widener Tuesday morning, aud made haste to get over there on speeder. IF arrived in time, and found his man conversing with several other negroes on the street, Approach ing l. wards. Mf Stcckard informed ;. ID hat he had warrant for him. aD1 commanded hin to come With him to Forrest Cuy The negro asked if i.e cou' speak t1 one of the by s'and- .sis u minute ald when th was re- used le gave l iump into the air and aade q dash fur liberty The eff eer pursued and soon ovei took him. and il Was at tbis time the negro attempted . draw pistol.
 Tfe deputy sheriff had drawn his IeY9 yer as h pursued the negro, and 0 len he s-Y the movement 10 draw. covered the negro and positively as. auled him that he would kill him if he
 rev h.s gi'n. Edwards Chen made an other de,., and MT. Stockard agaln 1an him down, and with tue assistance Of llr. Lee Taylor, handcuffed him and upon searching him fouEd brand new <. X W. 2s caliber special finch bar tl revolver in his trousers pocket undelnealh his oyeralls. The gun is a Ape one and probably ccst the darkey 6 out
 After tie arrest, the negro claimed that he was carrying the gun to pro tect himself from bears which he said infested the t9ad from his hene to own 1hele he hac to come to set his cotton, aud declared that he had no intention of shooting the officer even 7 he had succt ~ded in getting out his gun He is dangerous character. and Is said to have sent word to this city on more than one occasion that he would klll the first man who attempted to arrest him.
 The officer has been treing ta cap ture the negro for some time and he thinks that while he would have been 1ustihed in zlew of recent events and his threat, ie shooting the neer9. that lie did right i' capturing him alive. He has Eo dtslre to shoot any human Icing unless necessa ary, but despera- does had better not take too many chances. Had this regro puled his gun he would certainly have been kill ed. and the of eeg would have been blameless.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-16
WILL OPEStNEW STORT.
Messrs. k. ". Benson and ]. G. Sanders, two Prominent Young Business Men. 70 Engage in Merchan-
 dising

There are many iam9rs of new business firms and sundry changes in clerkships, u occur January 1st, but none ale more welcome than the one which We now VT te and which is d certainty.
 The new firm will be styled Benson & Sanders, and will be composed Uf Mir. Reoert W. Benson and Mr. James c. Sanders, both of whom are now with the large general merchandise estab- lishment of Brandon < Baugh.
 MT. R W. Benson is native of Byhalia, where he was educated, and came to Forrest City in ls97, le ac- cept a situation with lhe firm of Bran don & Baagh, with whom he has since been employed, and here he has work ed himself up the to position of head salesman. He was married in 1901 to Mss Lucille Dye, only daughter of Dr. k. G. Dye, who Is remembered so | kindly by all oldtiIne citizens MT. l Benson IS young business man of many mob C trait3 of mind and charac. ter. He IS scrupulously honest, sober, energetic aud industrious, and d thorough business man, who has come up from the bottom, working hard aud waiting patiently until by l frugal U and industry. he has come to that period ID his life when he be. iiey. $ Ae ear stand aione anu conjuct a business of lis own saecessftA y.
 The lanier member of the ii n. Mr. James ti. Sanders, is de s-cenI son i of Judge ahd Ms J. E Sln1elS of 1 this city, af,d came here VI h r faih- er and taai y Ill Ie93 aqd las baeu emple yed witb hls borther. Mir. V T. i Sanders, and with tthgl fl fu3 since. He Was married iu 1ees 10 Miss Ser. t'e Fi2er, tliest daughter of Rev. x. E. Fizsr, who is also kindly remem- tered by mary friends, sul who is now liylng at Okmulgee 1 T.
 Jim Sanders as he is familiary known, is an exemplary ct zen, who has filed the several positions to which he was called win honesty and efficiency, always having the interest Of his empoyer uipermest in his mind, and Ter deling d good accouI | of his 1 stewardship. Heis member in good standing of the Baptist church. and d sober business man of sterling qlali. ties
 It vii thus be seen, that fIom the standpoint of hSnssty S0bnety, er- ergy, and sterling worth. the new lirm Will be very strong. They have amIl l capital 10 start right, and will occupy the Dge building now occupied by Mir Max folfie. They will carry con- i plete line Of Ladies and Gents furnish l lngS, and such Gther geo1s as their trade may dentand, and will buy right and sell right so that tue youngest child who goes into their store nay be assured of receiving the same court e0us attention and buying al The same low prices as those of more matured years.
 The Times desires to extend to tlese good friends its most sincere good wishes and congratulations. That they will succeed is our belief, because such fidelity to every trust ss they have always shown. has its own re- ward.
 On their behalf We invlte you to give them ell when they shall have open ed their doors for bu .ness.
 Watch for their advertising about January.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-16
No u ore Snf arl,n 2.

Il you are troubled with indigestion get a bottle of kodol Dyspepsia Cure and see how quickly it will cure you. Geo. A.. Thomson, of Spencer, la, says: Have had Dyspepsia for twenty years. My ease was asmost hopeless kodol Dys- pepSia Cure was recommended and | used few bottles of it and 1t is the only thing that has relieved ne. Would not he without It. Have doctored with local ph' aieans and also at Chicago. and even went to Norway. with hopes of getting some relief, but Eodol Dyspepsia Cure is the only remedy that mas done me any good, and heartily recommend it. Every person suffering with lndirestion or Dys. pepsla should use it.n Sold by J. T. Sanders.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-16
NOT ICE.

NOIlCF is hereby given, that Contract
 ~ will he let al the front door of the c1urt. mouse Ih 0rrest City, >t Franci. county. Ar- ks >a-, III public outcry, between the huurs of lh a- h. and D m. on
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-16

Accept no substitute. Insist cu having the Ee'iuin- Prickly Ash Bitters with the large figure in red on the front label.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-16
Only Maxes a Bad mattsr wors

Only Makes a Bad Matter Worse.
 Perhaps you have never thought Of I, but the fact must be apparent 10 every one that const patton is caused by a lack or water in the system. and the use of drastic eathartics like the old fashioned p'lts only makes a bad matter worse. Chamberlain : Stomach aud Liver Tablets are mueI more mild and gentle in their effect and when the proper dose is taken their ae.ieu is so natural that one can hardly realize It is fhe eject of a rned;. cine Fry cent bottls Of the-. For Sa'e ey J. T Sanders
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-16
SICK HALF THE TIME.
The History of Kidney Diseases, Liver Disorders, and Menstrual Trouble Is One of Much Weakness,
 Suffering and Despondency.
Many Despairing Victims Have Been Won Back to Health and Strength by the Timely Use of the
 Right Remedy.

In diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs men and women once strong, hearty and vigorous are soon reduced to comparative helpiessness, at times able to get about and do odd jobs, at others prostrated completely. This was the experience of thousands of per sons who owe their present good health to the superior remedial effect of Prickly Ash Bitters. Why endure all this dis tress when remedy that has proved it's power and effectiveness in such ailments can be so easily obtained. Don't de- spair, no matter How much fruitless doctorirg you have been doing. Prickly Ash Bitters has cured where every other remedy tried has failed, which is attrib- utable entirely to its four-fold cleansing and strengthening effect. It is kidney tonic, liver and stomach stimulant and bowel purifier combined, therefore it exercises its cleansing and restorative influence uniformly in every part of the body. For the weakening and distress ing irregularities peculiar to women Prickly Ash Bitters has obtained the very highest endorsement.
 Accept no substitute. Insist having
 the Eesnlu- Priekly Ash Bitters with the
 large figure in red on the front label. Sole Everywhere at Si.OO per bottle.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-16
Certain Cure for C,o,,n

NJ atn el shows sy ympt0ns of crodp saeIe is "o tline t2 eIpermen. with new remedies no matter how highly they may De recommended. There is one prepar- atioh that can always be depended upon II has been in use many years and has never been known to ia VIZ: Chamber laln s Cough fenirdy. Mir. Nj. F. Compton oi ~. Market, IeXas says of il, "I have used Shahoei aiD $ Cough Remedy in sever ca ,e oi efoup with my chiliren and can truth. iaily say ' alwa. gives prompt relief, ? For sale by J. T Sanders.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-16
NOTICE.

N oIiC,E is hereby siven that a contrae, VI z iet at the front door Of the court house in Forrest City. St. Francis co1ntv Alkahsas at public outcrY. between the hours of 10 a m., and D, m. on
 Monday, January 16, 1905. to the lowest and beat bidder for ,ha
 oAhh AND RIPPING OF THE PAT pFpS oi sald >t. Francis county, during the next twelve months, o i'At Contractor " II be required to fgrnisn sats paupefs .with food. clothing. mefIcin4s ana heulea hitendauee and will be also re-. g.afred 0 U klNe oohu n the sum of $40 for the fatth- Iai performance of his contract -
 he County currt reserves the righ, ia ro= jeet any aud all bids. sV 's
 December l5 1go4 T q pprppr e
 Attest: ts,, nn -t''
 T. C. MERWIN. ele.k. 0'''s 'uass'
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-16
NIMoCKS' WAREiiOUsE.
Note t'!e Sipn.

Chops Corn, Stock Fuod Prairie Hay. Timothy Hay, Mixed Glover Hay. Bran, Cotton Seed Meal, Hulls. Feed Oats. All offered to the trade. whole sale and retail. Free delivery for town trade. Give Us a share of your orders. We will always try to please you. Try our Neaqua Stock Food. We guaran- tee best of saticfae.:cn for horge5 and cattle. We can give you abundant local reference as. to its merits
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-16

send the little girls to the News sland to see tEe prettiest doil of the s-dscn.
The Forrest City times., 1904-12-16
Monday, January Is. 1905.

Tor kunnin" and Keeping tte
 FERRY ACROSS ST. FRANCIS RIVER
 AT MADISON.
 during the next twelve months.
 The successful bidder will be required to iulh.sh ms own boats cables and all appIian. tes Tor sad ferry al his own expense. and to eadfse tht schedule ot rates nuw fxc6 bv ,ha 'oHht4 court and fully set for1h on page ;l,9 ol me ioAnty Court Record K, and wfIt alSo ne ftqulr cd to give bond in the sum of s..fo fa, the faithtu performanca of his contract he county Court reserves the right Ia IT, Jeet any and all bids ~ ~ December i5. l9Ui. T. C. FoIRRE Sp
 r {, .r,w.> County Judge.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-14

attention We have received several
hundred dollars from them" This
statement from an (un)professional hog
culturist ought to convince our far
mcrs that there is profit in hogs. For
years the southern farmers have been
using their cotton money to lift mort
cages on western farms for western
farmers in exchange for white, fabby
side meat, when they could have
chased the waive note devil from the
face of the earth By devoting one.half
or t"o thirds Of their time to cotton
and more to the corn patch and hog
pen. The waive note devil does not
hover over the farm where there are
ample supplies OF necessaries."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-14
Denver Items.

Quite nice crowd attended the all
day singing at Welcome last Sunday,
and listened with pleasure to the fins.
music, LED by Messrs. j. H. and Cray
ton Harbin, g. X. Thomas and John
Eskew. The young people were pleas
cd with the beautiful new tunes, while
the hearts of the older ones were stirred
by the songsOf "auld lang syne" as rem
dered by MIR. John Eskew The bible
teaches that music will add to the joys
of Heaven, and it certainly adds Is
charm to earth.
The tent meeting now in progress at
l-eDanGn, under the charge OF Rev. u.
j.. Martin. the pastor, and Rev. Sub
lett, the evangelist, is largely attend
ed and seems to be doing much good.
About ~ have been added to the
church.
The friends Of hirs. VIM. Erwin, of
Centerville Mills, will be sorry to
learn that she IL worse than usual
MillIard Horton, OF Atlanta, who has
Deen visiting Ills brother, Manning
Horton, at lola, returned home Mon
day.
:. Mrs. Rebecca Pickle, of the Sandy
9th to Dir. !. A. Taylor Of Virginia.
Marshall Blackman went to Green
wood last week on visit tn relatives
and to SEQ about entering his daugh.
ter III College. Miss Mary has fully
recovered from her long illness, and
has taught successfully n summer
school near her home.
Patrick Major returned to Clemson
last week to resume his studies.
Clifton McWhOrter Will be student
ut Clemson for the present session.
Prof. w. A. Wright, of HOnea Path,
is visiting his friend, Mr.. ID Wake
field. of Lebanon.
The farmers are very busy pulling
fodder, cutting forage, picking and
ginning cotton. But they are a little
blue in consequence of the price of cot
ton getting logger, when the crop has
detcrioated so much in the past few
weeks. IncOgnita.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-14
Judge of PrObate's Sale.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, y
ANDERSON COUNTY.
In the Court OF Common Pleas.
Mrs. Sarah A. Hall and Mrs. RI. T, Keys.
Plaintiffs, against Mre. Redempsev
Hall, Mrs. Adeline MCCONNELL, e. Bas.
kin Hall, Mrs. Caroline Long, Mrs.
Eta Jones, William johnson Hall.
Mrs. Mollie Todd, Mre. ELIZA A. Hall.
Dewitt Hall, Mrs. Nettie Prnitt, Sloan
Hall, Mrs.. Cora Carpenter, Mrs. Mamie
Bowen, Mrs. Leila Kennedy, and Gnv
Hall, jay Hall and Bessie Hall. infants
over the age OF fourteen years, Defend
= ants. .s-s
Pursuant to the order OF sale granted
herein, I will sell on Salesday In Ootober
next, In front Of the Court House in the
City OF Anderson, g. c., during the usual
hours OF sale, the Real Estate described
as follows, TO Wit: .'..'l, ,l3}s' IS
An that certain Tract or parcel Of Land
situate In Hall Township, Anderson co.,
q. G.. containing Eighty. three 1857 acfes.j
more or leag, adjoining lends or Augue.t
tue Bowie, Estate OF jackson Hall and
0shere, and beilE the same Iafiias On which
Liant Hail formerly resided, IS, l n
&. Terms Of Sale One-hAlf .caah, balance
on q credit OF twelve rnonths, to DO se-
CURED by bond OF the purchaser, and q
mortgage Of the premises, with interest
on deferred payment from day OF sale at
eight per cent per annurn. Purchaser to
pay extra Tor all necessary papers, and to
have leave TO anticipate payment. 6:
B.. ", u. NANCE, = Y Ss;s
Judge Of Probate as speoia, Referee.
S8pt Il lSt3
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-14

W. Il. King, negro editor down in
Galveston, Tex, takes sensible view
of the race question and lectures his
people plainly in the columns Of his
paper. He admonishes them that no
one will respect them 80 long as the
bulk Of them are 'lazy, shiftless,
characterless, and inclined to copy the
vices Of the whites while ignoring
their virtues" ;" "What the negro
needs" he says, "is work six days in
the week and every week in the year"
Editor King is right. 1t is the gospel
Of work which is going to redeem the
negro, and the sooner he discovers
it the better it will be for him. 1T is
plain talk. Perhaps, it may be pain
full to the negroes, but if they expect
to have their rights, whatever they
may be, they must show themselves
worthy to have them, and understand
that lazy, ignorant, dissolute negro
will be treated just as the same kind
Of white man is.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-14
Harris Bridge Happenings.

Our church and community are be-
ing enthuBed over having Rev.
Mr.. Sublette, travelling evangelist,
carrying on a two weeks protracted
meeting at Lebanon. MIR. Sublette
has his tent for the benefit of people
where the church is not large enough.
Prof. Durham also is with Mr.. Sublette
to help sing.
Mr.. John Harris spent Saturday and
Sunday in Broadway.
Miss Mittie Watson, of Septus, was q
guest of Liss Alma Harris Sunday.
Mrs. Whit Smith has been confined
to her bad for few days, but is able
to be out again.
Mrs. Alice Walker, of Oconee, is q
guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.
j. Buchanan.
Miss Eva Gentry, of Greenville,
made Il short visit to the home of Mrs.
Smith and attended church at Leba-
non. A Maiden.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-14
A Terrible Wreck on the Seaboard Rail.
way.

Catawba Junction, Sept. 1O.-Five
dead and several in dying condition
is the result of the catastrophe which
took place yesterday morning when
the Seaboard passenger train No. Al
sped across sinking bridge 800 yards
south of the Catawba river and two
miles from Catawba junction, and
then plunged from the track down a
steep embankment about 30 feet high
only to be followed by an extra freight
engine No. 654, with caboose attach
ed, mingling the flyers in mass Of
wood and steel and iron with about 40
pieces of human cargo. There was
not q single soul among them that
escaped unhurt.
1t was said by trainmen Of long ex-
per!ence that a more complete de-
could SCARCELY BE imagined. So ttar-
oughly ruined we're tho engines and
the coaches that the trainmen were
on the point Of setting fire to the de-
bris, but the authorities of York Coun-
ty stopped them The scene at the
bridge beggars description. The en-
glnes-huge, shapeless monsters of
iron, with their helmet shaped sand
in q radius of 100 feet. The coaches
are. like crushed wooden shells, with
their red plush seats in indescribable
confusion; trucks, wrenched loose
from the bottom of tho cars, are
scattered around; about tho only part
or parcel of the railroad squipment
remaining intact are the two red lam
terms swinging from the rear Of tho
Pullman.
There we're many theories advanced
to. day as to the cause of the accident.
The railroad men fell in line with the
opinion Of George 3. Fitzwater, chief
executive of the SeabOard Air Line.
that the collapse OF the bridge and the
tearing loose of the right hand rails,
were the result OF the work of some
malicious person or persons. Mr.
eral angle-bars which he picked up
near the wreck and said thet they bore
the marks of having been tampered
with. Upon this theory, it was con-
ciuded that the passenger train had
struck weakened spots on the lower
half of the bridge. A speed of 40
miles an hour had enabled the train to
carry itself almost oyer the sinking
the Pullman, which did not quite clear
the chasm, acted as drawback, the
engine careened, tearing from their
fastenings the rails on the right hard
side going south, causing the train to
be hurled over the eembankraent. What
motive there could be for anyone to
bring about such slaughter, and who
the guilty persons might be, neither
Mr.. "itzwater nor the other railroad
men attempted to explain. A close
examination of the rails, ties. road bed
and bridge were not productive Of
much light on the subject, all appeared
to be sound aud solid. The rails on
the side where the train toppled to de-
M atruction were twisted to IN arc shape.
vicinity; it stretches straight away for.
perhaps O mile. ~
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-14

General family reunions seem to
be coming more and more into vogue
in this part Of the world. They might
be turned to great practical accoun. if
at each such gathering q chronicler
be appointed to take down the pro-
ceedings and the "reminiscences. We
need more family records kept in this
country. New England has been
doing this sort of thing ever since the
days Of the pilgrim fathers, we are
told, and it is one thing in which We
should follow her example.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-09-14
Negro Woman Dies From Bleed Poison

Charlotte Dooley, wife of David
DOoley, the blacksmith, and one of
Anderson's most industrious and
worthy colored citizens, died at her
home on East Franklin street last Mon
day morning, aged 35 years. Just a
week preceding her death she acci-
dentally stuck fish bone in her thumb
In two places. The wounds soon be-
came intlamed, blood poison set in and
she was forced to go to bed. Several
bedside and everything possible done
for her relief, but she was beyond hu-
man aid. The deceased was a good
woman. and was held in high esteem
By ell her white friends. She leaves q
husband and one child. She was an
active. and devoted member of the
Methodist Church, where the funeral
services were held this morning.