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The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S. C. Wednesday, July 12, 1876 THE LOCAL SCHOOL TAX. llcsults of the District Meetings? Ilow Free Schools arc Vie\ve<J in Different Counties, As is provided bv lau\ the eitfzon of each school District in the Stat were called to meet oil the 24th c June to decide whether, in their n spectivo districts, any tax should b levied for schools, in addition to th amount laid in the general State levj The returns have not all been receiv ed but partial reports are given below They ?re Interesting as showing th different lights in which the schoc aystem is regarded in different places At Summer C. H., a tax of thre mil)s was levied, ope of which was t t'rect a school house! In Marion county the majority <; tlte &ch.o?l Districts voted no tax?th remaining a tax ranging from one ani A half mills to two ^yd a half mills, At \yjnushoro a tax of one-half mi] V'as levied. In Laurens county the majority c jthe School Districts levied no tax: In Darlington soiue of* the Schoc Districts voted no tax?others a ta: yarying from one mill to three mills In Aiken County one District yvtei ,ohe mill,?others no tax. In Barnwell a tax of one mill wa ,voted. At Anderson C. H., no tax was lev aed. At Chester C. H., a tax of one .fourth mill was levied. In BenneUsville one-half mill wa: ,voted. In Orangeburg County tbe tax va jied from one mill to four mills. In Edgetield County aome of th< Districts made no levy. In Horry County some of the Dis rtricts voted no tax. Abbeville C. H., voted two mills ,>vhjch is far above the average assess jinent and is a very liberal one. It wai .dictated; by a spirit of fairness whicl ;tbe.blocks Uav.e foiled to appreciate. 44^* ^Democratic Nominations Jby Primarj Elections iu .the Sevecal 'j'OAvnslupsu iWe direct attention to the letter o ,Col. Cothran iujceply to a letter froir Dr. Maxwell, of Greenwood, makiuj inquiry as to the proper mode of hold !ing the primary elections in eacl .township. We ourselves have beei: interrogated on the subject, and woulc refer to the letter as affording full in formation in the premises. The nominations are tobemadedur iug the present mouth by each club and a list of names nominated for th< thirteen County offices will be submit ted to the County club at its Augusi meeting. The various lists wili then be sent to the several clubs, and pri inary elections be held with thes< listjbefore the voting clubs before the .meeting in September. A complete and accurate registry o .the votes will be taken at these elee .tions, and lists of the candidates, witl: 'the number of votes received by eacl: Yl* ill Ka Cfiillf tin tA I'ln nlnK , ? ??? WV iij/ IV/ HIV V'/U li cjr ViUW who will aggregate the vote, aud de termlne who are the candidates re (ceiving a majority of votes for tht respective olnces. Those receiving the highest number of votes will bt .declared the nominees of the party and will constitute the ticket at tht next election. The machinery is aim 'pie and promises to work satisfactorily, Not So.?Mr. W. A. Clay, of Cal jlioun's Mills, authorizes us to contra dict the statement which appeared in (our last issue that hi3 son John Clay ,-committed suicide by jumping into a well lu Elbert Co., Ga. According to Mr. Clay's statement, the son fell in accidently, and it was not a case ol #ui|Mde. Since writing the above we i have received further testimony con firming the above statement, and pro ving it to have been a case of accident. A Faxsk Report.?We are glad to i>e able>to contradict an unfounded re port which appeared in our paper last weeK, mat our lormer citizen, iwr. is, C. Crawford, had committed a homi cide on the person of one Boggs, neai his residence in the vicinity of Pen dleton. Mr. C. was here last week in person, and gave a flat contradiction to the report. "NVoffokd College.?Our Spartan burg exchanges contain full accounts of the recent Commencement at Wof ,ford College. The graduating clasi consisted of some twenty-one mem hers, among whom we see the narnef of John G. Clinkscales and George E Prince, now of Williamston, but for tnerly of Abbeville. The latter de livered the valedictory. Postal Cards.?It seems not to b( generally known that the post offic( authorities collect Ave cents on the de livery of every postal card passing througlfthe mails which contains or the printed side anything whatevei except the address. We assume thii is not widely known, for almost d.iilv pifcties are receiving cards which ar< charged with such a sum. - The Fourth at Ninety-Six, was du ]y honored by a large assembly fron contiguous portions of Abbeville Lawrence, Edgefield, and Newberry who assembled to do honor to the on< hundredth anniversary of American Independence, and to recall the pas glorious memories of the "Old Stai Fort." Col. J. N. Lipscomb deliveret a stirring and patriotic address, and t bounteous pic-nic dinner was enjoyec by all. Eighty bushels of oats to the acre in Sumter County! Twenty-five bushelf of wheat to the acre in Edgeflelc County! Why should man or beas starve? Why should any one go t( Texas? We do not believe that anj healtbv; industrious family has eve" been obliged to beg for bread in South Carolina. Bible Meeting at Abbeville. We direct attention to the announce ment of the liible meeting on the last Wednesday of this month. We may expect something interesting and in str'uctive in the sermon of Dr. Jocobs anil the address of Mr. White. W< invoke a large audience. To Candidates.?Candidates ant their friends will please remem ber that our price for announcing j candidate is five dollars, strictly in ad vance. When the above is not com plied with no notice will be taken o any announcement We are pleased to greet "V. Christi< Beuet, Esq., who has been recently admitted to the Bar, and designs prac ticing his profession in Abbeville Mr. B. is a gentleman of talents an< high attainments, and we extend b him a cordial welcome. Large ratification meetings havi been held in all parts of the Unioi since the uomination of Tilden. N< nomination was ever received witl greater enthusiasm. Mr. 8. M. Mathews, of Edgefield has a pocket knife bearing date 1772 It is a curious relic, and has been iz the family many years. The connection between the break on the Anderson Branch Railroad an< Seneca City is now made by hacks. Mr. Andrew Noble passec through our town on Friday, on j visit to relations in Georgia. Hon. Armistead Burt left 01 Wednesday last to spend the summe montks in'Cashier's Valley. Our Judge of Probate, Mr. T. B Mil ford, went up to the mountains 01 Friday. The dancing school of Miss Rhet opeued here ou Friday last. Tilden is an old bachelor aud is sai< to be worth $5,000,000. Gen. Hampton went up on Friday'i train to Cashier's Valley. Au effort is being made to endow Newberry GoIk?ge at Walhalla. Col. Cothsan delivered a Bible ad dress atNimi/.y-Six on yesterday. Riot in Hamburg. WAR OF HACKS, The Killed both "White and lilac A serious row occurred iu Hai burg on Saturday last between t company of negro militia ai the white citizens, in which o white man and several negroes we killed. The trouble grew out of t resistance by the militia to the exec . tion of civil process upon their Ca ! tain. The facts are briefly these : T\ young men, Messrs. Thomas Butl and Henry Gettson were ridii through the streets of Hamburg < the Fourth of July, when they we detained by the militia company wl " obstructed the highway. Three da 6 after, they applied to Prince llivei who is both a Trial Justice aud Gene : !al of the Militia, for an iuvestigatk e of the matter, llivers summon* 0 Doe Adams, the Captain of the cornp ny before him, who behaved in so l solent a manner, that the Trial Ju e tice put him under arrest and adjour d ed the ease over until the next da In the meantime Gen. M. C. Butlt '1 who hod been employed to prosecu the case arrived and at 4 o'clock ( f Saturday afternoon when the case w called for trial, Doc Adams failed '1 j appear in Court, but took command * his company under arms. Gen. Bu ler demanded the surrender of tl 1 arms, pledging that they should 1 surrendered to Gov. Chamberlain, ar this after much parleying was refuse and the negroes entrenched then selves in a brick building known i the "Sibley House." Here they we attacked by the whites, consisting < a force of several hundred, a portic from South Carolina and a portic from Augusta. The fire continue for several hours, when a young ma named Merrijyether, a soil of D Merriwether, of Edgefield, waskille< and three negroes, A piece of Cai non was then obtained from August aud directed against the house whic soon put an end to the fight. Sou thirty prisoners were captured, and is said that of theae some seveu < eight of the ringleaders wer,e.execute< With the present imperfect data v\ forbear comment. Trotter Shoals Items. Mb. Eddie Patterson, of Louii ville, Ga., is spending some time i Mt. Carmel. Several fair damsels ai striving to win the prize; wonder wL will succeed? Some young ladies on the Savanna side have received cards from gentl< men living a distance from them; hoj: the next cards extended will be iuv tations to weddiugs. A young man living in or near tli Fork, whose entire crop was rulne by the rains, has puichased a pair < shoes, promising to pay for them 01 of his next year's crop. A certain editor says he has tw thousand bushels of oats, and if li can realize 75 cents per bushel, li thinks he could afford to marry. YV agree with him, but one lady wishc to know if he intends to feed his wil on oat meal. Mr. Reubin Smith is wonderin why his lady-love does not answer h last letter. He is waiting and watel ing; could she conceive any idea < his suspense she certainly would lia: ten a messenger to his relief. Wheat crops are turning out badly one gentleman near Rocky River sov ed seven bushels, and made only or and a half bushels. Col. R. B. Cade has the fine; crop wheat in the county?rust proo i Mb. F. D. Pickens is one of tb kindest and most accommodatin t young men in the Trotter Shoal > neighborhood. P A merchant in or near Mt. Carmt says he has tobacco good enough t ! make a man knock his daddy down but as there is no cash and little or n credit iu the country, few men wil have a chance to strike his daddy. One young lady on the Savanna! ! side says she can cook, milk, was! ' and iron, and has made a pot of goo [ old-fashioned soap; thinks she is ol [ enough to take advantage of Lea t Year. Candidates for proposals ma, [ keep a look out. i A young man in the Flat Wood hoes iu the shade of a tree, and whe asked why he did not get out, said 1) would when he went to dinner. Mr. W. P. Calhoun's rattle snab did not give up the ghost, but too refuge in (Japt. S. J. Hester's field. Squire Harmon was in the Tro ter Shoals' neighborhood a few daj since; some of the ladies was excee< ingiy sorry he did not have time I call on them. He is the greatest h dies man we know of. Mr. Willie Pickens is as ni< a young man as his brother Franl but is a farmer, and hasn't as muc time to visit his friends. A young lady on the Savannah sic is expecting her beau this week, an is preparing to give him a sumptuou repast, and while her * old< brotiier rejoices at such prej arations, her younger brother an nephew "slips" her chickei out of the coop and ties them in son: secluded spot to see them tigh Guess she will find some of her chicl ens in poor pngui ioruse. Mr. Clark, of Abbeville, engage wheat crops to thresh near Trott* Shoals, but failed to comply with h contract, and thus starved one pot old lady nearly to death; she don think she "can wag" to the kitche more than oue more day. How sinfi to starve poor old people. Mr. Bob Bell is reported to I very sick. We wish him a speed recovery* The Trotter Shoals neighborhoc can boaat of one independent lad; She savs she intends to wear nothin but calico; the public may laugh, an point the finger of scorn at her if the desire, she does not care. She feels ii dependent ii* a calico dress, becaus she is able to pay for it, and she woul scorn to have a dry goods worshipp* for her liege lord. The Mt. Carmel reporter has vaci tion now; hope we will have som tuiug liorn kuut section soon. Boilkr Explosions.?Our exchai ges are full of reports of explosions i boilers attacbea to steain mills an threshers throughout the countr; We believe that one-half of these e: plosions result from the emplovmei of cheap but incompetent engineer The steam-boiler is no child's pla; thing, but calls for the exercise of tl highest degree of experienced skil and none should be allowed to attem] ife whn lias sprv/ 3 out a long apprenticeship. j We had the pleasure on yesterdt of meeting Mr. J. M. Latimer, Lowndesviile, one of our truest ar i most public spirited citizens, f . brings encouraging reports from h i section, and takes a very hopeful vie of the coming struggle, He is one . our representative men and we wou \ he glad to see him in public p eition, [ The Phoenix proposes the name 1 j our townsman Gen. S. McGowan as candidate for Governor, and pays high tribute to the pre-eminent qua) 1 fications for the office. It is a nomiri r tion which would receive the entbus astro approval of the people of Abb ville. i Hot Weather.?The hot weath during the past week has been o t pressively hot? the thermometer i our office ranged as high as 96?. M Hiram Tustin says that a thermom J ter which will uot rise in this weath to 100? ought to be broken. s The question of nominating straight out Democratic ticket is agit ting the public mind. Public opinic r seems to be divided, between the not ination of Chamberlain, and such - man as Hampton. The Convcntic will decide the question. A Tight Placc for Two. REMINISCENCES OF ABBEVILLE BY AN EX-ABBEVILLIAN OF OVER FORTY YEARS. It was 110 part of the original inten tion of the writer in his "duttings" of the golden age of Abbeville to say any good of himself, if he knew of such, and in truth it would require such a lougand wild hunt to find it, if to be found, that he does not propose to in stitute a search; yet when he knows of a good thing on himself he is aware of no law human, divine, moral or social, to which he is amenable for exposing it. Confessions are always in order. f Miss Jennie lived alone, would live no other way, several miles east of town. She sold eggs and butter. She did her own selliug. She traveled 011 foot. She was reported to have been born in Ireland und which was cor roborated by her vernacular. Wlien first I saw her it was saiil she liad seen near or quite seventy fourths of July aud her appearance indicated the sauie. The special and peculiar fea ture in the character and conduct of Miss Jennie was her dislike, abhor rence and aversion for men. Whether it was natural or acquired, I could uever learn, nor without any particu lars could I dispute the justice of her status to these wards. Adam the First disgraced and discredited him self when he tried to escape the just consequences of his own voluntary act, by throwing all the blame on his wife, and his sons, with a rare excep tion, are "chips of the old block." He wasn't the man he should have been or he would not have attempted such a dodge. Mrs. Adam's statement was truthful and honest, but his was a fraud and subterfuge. I have heard it said, and do not doubt the truth of the report, that his wife had a con tempt for him, and in the latter part of their conjugal state expressed her self dissatisfied with the match and often regretted having entered into it. The point and pertinency of this statement is tojustify Miss Jennie in her conclusions and conduct, as fair and legitimate. She hadn't a particle of use for any of them. She used female friends to purchase her "tag" and other needfuls to avoid meeting them. She sold her eggs and butter to her own sex* Whoever ate at Mrs. Allen's in the latter "thirties" and early "forties" tested of them, besides at otner widows J. couiu name, juiss Jennie traveled on foot, Jiterally. Be fore she reached town she turned to the left and followed up the spring branch. At the spring she washed her feet aud wiped them with a clean j and separate towel and put on her shoes and stoekings. She entered the' square at such point, or side of the! jail, as best avoided men and crossed I to Mrs. Allen's between the Marketl and Court House; and if any man or men were sitting in the front there were numerous points of entrance to avoid them safely and with safety, and of which she availed herself. She returned in the same way taking oft* at the spring her shoes and stock ings and placing them in the empty egg-basket. Prior to the incident hereinafter re lated I had seen her at a distance, and was somewhat aware of her idiosyn cracy, "unsoundness" some would call it, on the "man question," but 11 had an idea that it was special rather than general, and I felt kindly for her sex in general and rather melting ly towards one or two of the Juniors. I had never harmed one knowingly, had a conscience void of offence and was not afraid of any of the?elder ones. I was just independent twenty one (corresponding to "sweet sixteen") and "belonged to myself," but with a strong presentiment that it would not be always that I could say that. I had made a short drive out of town in a buggy and was returning alone. A rain the night before had over-flow ed the Block House branch banks and Hia nroftii* liofl- fnllnn until I UUtUUU y IUW> TV UI.VI 1KIU IMilVU U*lh*? the walk-logs were visible but so cov ered with mud as to be too slippery for use. On entering the lane near the one mile post east of town I ob served ahead of me two women (both white oi I would call them "ladies,") moving in the same direction ; one was on foot bearing in one hand a bucket and in the other a basket, and the other woman was on horseback. Said I to myself, "Collin's (or some thing else,) you ought to invite that old lady to a seat across the branch and bottom." On a nearer approach I discovered the foot-woman to be I' was not certain who, and the horse woman Aunt Nancy Lathers, (uncle Jackey's gude wife and a good friend of miue, each). As I reached them the foot-woman turned to left and the Horse-woman to the rignc to let me pass. I reined up between thein and said to the one on foot: "Madam, the swamp ahead of us is muddy and the logs slippery and I will be pleased to give you with what you have "a seat across; my horse is very gentle." At this she dropped her bucket and bask et, (playing havoc with the eggs) and retreated backwards into the fence corner, exclaiming: "I thank ye, I thank ye, but I'd rather walk, rather walk, oh! oh !! oh !!!" her arms and bauds all the while giving otfward motions. Turning my face to the right I discovered tlio woman on horseback under great excitement, and had I not known her I would fiave ' supposed her fumbling about her waistband was for a dirk or pistol, but finding the object of her search she placed them on and gave me a glance through them, demanding my name. I gave the surname; she ask ed for the full name and I gave it, wheu she exclaimed: "Miss Jenny, Miss Jennie, I know um, I know, an tliar ain't a dacenter ur cevelur by-ee nur all tlfc toon. Do ride with the yonng mon, Miss Jenny, and I HI go his securely that he won't harm ye, I will." But this did not remove Miss Jenny's fright, for she stood as far back as the fence would permit, pale, out of breath and motioning. And And there sat and breathed this wri ter, too proud as well as too powerless to run and too bashful to attempt de fense. In the language of my friend and neighbor Parson J.?"I never in all my life was so tuck aback." It was some relief to believe that Miss Jenny's abhorrence of me was not personal to myself, but a sex issue, and I was not then or since a defend er or apologist of mine against hers. But "I longed to be away," and fortu nately Dobbin moved off of his own accord, and as I recovered my breath and use of my muscles, I aided his movements until I reached town. I never breathed in Abbeville this inci dent of 1843, and wouldn't have had the "boys" to have got hold 01 it tor a small kingdom. I give it to them now and challenge them to make the most of it. Among the most cherished of my Abbeville memories is "Aunt Nan cy's" indorsement of me. Poor, dear, good old body, she has long since pass lid away; and Miss Jenny, too, is where no man can harm her. Gen. Butler Declines.?Gen. M. C. Butler, writes a letter to the rfl 7 l/fiuriwiuji uuuniuo yj \sv//wtu 111 which he declines the nomination, of himself for Governor made in that pa per, and brings forward the name of Gen. Hampton as the man for the place. We believe that Gen. Hamp ton could poll a larger vote than any other Democrat in the State. Fbiday Night.?We trust to see a large assembly at the entertainment given by the Silver Cornet Band on Friday night. The Methodists furnish the supper, and with the fine music of the Band will present an attractive feast and pleasant entertainment. These entertainments have been well patronized and furnish occasions of much eujoyment._ Me. Thomas Thomson jr., the son of our distinguished townsman and a member of the Charlotte Military school is spending his vacation at liome. He is a young man of talent and promise. We are Indebted to our friend Mr W. Rosenberg for a copy of the Phila delphia Times.containing full aqcouuta of the Centennial celebration. Reminiscnccs of Alibcvi JOHNNY GLASGOW. A rather amusing scone once 01 red between Mr. Wadilell and on his parishioners. Jt seems ^:hat Johnny Glasgow, if he did doz church, was wide awake at t times. 1 le was charged with can on a contraband traffic with cei parties in the purchase of cotton other farm products, without gi himself much trouble to inquire the vendors obtained possession ol articles, and a committee of the ik borhood consisting of Capt. The Parker, James Taggart and others appointed to investigate the ma and to prosecute him for a violatic the law. Johnny was a shrewd bachelor, too shrewd to be entan in the silken net of matrimony was too cunning to be caught in open meshes of the law. llis brc Jimmy, who lived at "Jacks Grove" where the Snake road cr< the oid unariestoii road, near Wideman's, was a simple inoffer old man, ready to do any tiling "Brother Jahnny." Jimmy two besetting fai\Jts wliicli made an unsafe repository for a secret, would some times,?as he express ?take "a wee drap loo much" when in that state he was "a gab." the occasion referred to Mr. Wat returning home from Abbeville C. saw a man lying on his face in public road, on coming up?like good Samaritan?he dismounts render what assistance he could, turning him over he found to his prise, that it was old Jimmy Glasj one of his flock, who in an encou with John Barleycorn at the vil [lad got rather the worst of it, and liere got off his horse to get 011 be As soon as Mr. Glasgow opened maudlin eyes his tongue began to Ail! is matyeu maisier vvauuei How do ye do? How's your fanii N'o I'm not much hurt lilaister V Jell. Maister Waddell the,rs Pa md Tigert and a passel o' them, I think they'll play heel with bro Tanny, but there'll be some da tiard swearin' first." The good Sai itan remounted his horse say fug " ;lad to find Mr. Glasgow that you not much hurt and as I am 1 tiurry I'll ride on." ROBERT M'CASLAN. I take IMr. Robert |McCasli Did uncle Bob as every I jailed him?as the represents )f a better class of our Irish sett! md to exhibit, his character in as ^vords as possible I must again ir iuce our old friend Johnny Glasg Mr. McCasIan was a native of Cot lYntrim, and came to this countr; )oor Irish boy, shortly after the c >f the Revolution. He spent a s rime with his brother-in-law, Mr. ;es Taggart, who had immigrate few years before, and was then enj )d in teaching a school atHopei jhurch. The country at that time lew, and the cultivated fields " ind far between," the rivers jreeks were as clear as moun streams, and tilled with fish. I 1 ieard Mr. Taggart say that shad c: jp Little Iliver, and were often ta n the smaller streams?that he ;aught them near the mouth of H< veil branch. There were few pu oads, the traveling being done mn )ii horse back and on foot, the coui vas intersected by innumerable br vays and by-paths,?nigh cuts for nitiated, but a bewildering maz< ill others. One bright Sunday mi ng in the spring of the year, Mr. 1 jart and McCaslan set out by one hese paths for Lower Long Cane | lociate JEteform church) distance niles from their residence; after , rig some time, Mr. Taggart, who he leader, began to have doi vhether or not lie was on the ri vay, when they came suddenly >n a small field recently planted v :or?, near the middle of which he eftigy of a man reclining again tump. Mr. Taggart knew what it md that it had been placed then righten away the birds, said to lompanion, "Rabin, ride down to enceand inquire of that man vay to Loiig Cane church. McCai ode down and very respectfully ha 'good morning sir, can ye tell he way to Long Cane church ?" eiving no answer he raised his v< o its highest pitch and shouted "Ht ' say, can you tell us the way to L Jane church ?" still no answer, lid not know what to make of urning his horse he rode slowly vard lii6 companion muttering m lictions against the "ill-bred coui urn." On joining his friend he laimed in an excited manner "Mo: 've not been in this country 1c >ut yon is the most uncivil ma lave over met in this or the < ountry." Mr. Taggart suggei hat perhaps he was deaf and did loar." "Then he could not help ng me" said McCaslan. "Perh'ai aid Mr. Taggart, "ho is blind , :ould uotsee." McCaslan rode c1ob< o him, and looking him in the < <aid, "Mosey ye married my sif ind is it making sport of me ye loing this blessed Sabbath mornin Mr. Taggart perceiving that lie lurt, promptly answered "no, Robin, I'm not making sport of yc Vn explanation followed, and riends rode on to church. Mr. McCaslan soon found a si ion with squire Patrick Calhoun,; ifter his death, with his son John Jalhoun, as manager of his pla ion, He finally settled on the I branch, where he died in 1849 at idvauced atre of eighty-two years, s buried iir Loug Cane ceruet ?or fifty years lie was a niembt Hopewell church, a sincere hun shristian, and a high toned chiva nan, his honesty and fair dea vas proverbial. He was a tall, si nade man, about six feet high, lis old age he was very much pals ind walked with a staff nearly as I is his head. He never had a dittl y with a neighbor that I liearc nit one, and that was our old fri kilmny Glasgow, who on some o lion had said something derogator lis character. The first time t net, after McCaslin had heard it it a public sale, where a great m persons had assembled. McCai .valked up to him, and without s .ingsaid, "I understand Mr. Glas .hat ye have been talking about ind that ye said?old Johnny w< lot give him time to finish the ;ence, but replied "I profess Mr. 1'aslan if I said any thing about y< iurt ye feelings I'm sorry for it, neg your pardon". The old man i king with disease and anger, sti the end of his long staff with fore the ground and said "d -m ye for ?ing my pardon, I intended to giv this itick" and turned 011 his heel walked off. The persecution of the Chinesi the States of the Pacific coast continues. Blood has been shed houses burnt to the ground, and al account of color and race. Vio disturbances have taken place, at regular crusade against these peop being preached. Of course nd* ( ernment troops are hurried to scene of disturbance?110 iron fleet is threatening with its guns city of San Francisco?and the 1 of the philanthropist is not hear the land. In fact, no body cares the Chinaman, as nobody cares for Indians. Because these races in fest no interest in party politics, do not own that precious piec merchandise?a vote. The Centennial at Thiladcl was celebrated by a graud mili display, and by a programme of ? cises in which an anthem by O Wendell Holmes, an ode by Ba Taylor and an oration by Wm Eiarts formed prominent features Mr. W. Rosenberg will at our thanks for late New York pa He has been laying in supplies fo Summer and Fall trade, and is cx ed home this week. Gen. McGowan with a part friends has been visiting the Phil ?hia Centennial, on their return t. Louis. See notice of the meeting of Long Cane and Cedar Springs ] Society at Cedar Springs on tlu iust. LABOR W2FOJUI. NUMJJKK IV. Editor Press (i)td Jkinner: Many inquiries have been made with regard to tiie meaning and prac tical operation of certain clauses of the Constitution of Lnbor Reform As tocintion No. 1. Probably these ques tions with their answers will form the best and plainest exposition we can offer: As a laborer, who has not a certifi cate, cannot be employed by the lie formers, how can they avail themselves of the promiscuous "day laborers'" floating about the community? An swer. Jst, if the laborer is to vour knowledge, a general loafer, aconnrm ed rogue or a reckless criminal, you are obligated not to hire him ; because the intention of the association is to drive such characters absolutely out of the country unless they give satisfac tory pledges of reform. 2d. If the laborer is under fair character it is his privilege to require of the Execu tive Committee a certificate of charac ter, good?say for one year, unless for feited by bad conduct; and it is the duty of a member to see that he pro vides himself with such certificate before the bargain is consummated. Thus endorsed by the community he would find no difficulty in hiring to any one. Query: Thrs appears satisfactory, but would it not be better to report the names of the 1st class, enumerated above, to the Executive Committee, and let them keep a roll of all such characters which .could be consulted by any one wishing to hire? Answer. It would be inconvenient, indeed, sometimes quite out of the question for many members to consult a roll possibly several miles distant. It would therefore become a dead letter, and the association depending on it would fall through charging the or ganization with impracticability. A hasty conclusion; witness the success of the system in Laurens County un der the certificate rule. It may be well to keep a roll of proscribed per sons, but not as a substitute for the certificate plan, which is rjally the corner stone of the whole movement. Query. Can one biro laborers con tracted to negro tenants? Ans. It matters not whether the tenant or employer is white or black, or wheth er the laborer is white or black, or a member Qf the Association or not, it is a violation of the constitution to hire sueh. Query. How .yili you break up the harboring of objectionable persons by tenants, under tlie guise of laborers, and how prevent these tenants from hiring laborers contracted to you? Ans. This cannot be done now by any lawful measures, but the contracts for next year can set forth that the lessee shall not permit persons of bad char acter to stay, or be harbored about his household, and further that he shall hire no extra labor without the con sent of his landlord. Suppose A and B to be Reformers. A wishes to con tract, say now, with an employer of B.'s for the next year, how can he do so and not violate the constitution? Ans. A should first obtain the con sent of B. for his graft cop tract. Then of course, the way would be opened constitutionally. In case B. objected, which no one would hardly do, for other than just cause, the Executive Committee will determine the case. Such consent from B. or favorable action of the Executive Committee on A's appeal would obviate tiie neces sity for a certificate. Q,uery. Suppose an employer in an ger should discharge a laborer of gen eral good character, thinking to be revenged by no one hiring him, how do you mauage? Ans. The Execu tive Committee will examine into the merits of the case aud if the laborer was dismissed for just cause he will have to stay oil the road or leave the neighborhood ; but, if he was turned ofF for spite, friarely to gratify a feel ing of revenge, the Executive Com mittee will give the laborer a certifi cate, and prosecuto the employer be fore the association. An employsr cannot withhold a certificate without just cause, and of this he is not alone to be judge. Query. Is not this certificate system something new? Ans. Itisnewhere. But as the editor of the Press and Ban ner said in the last issue, "The princi nle is riirht. aud is in common Drac tice in all communities except ours." An outspoken endorsement, after which the most conservative need not fear to embrace it fully. Query. Since it appears to be lawful, wise and practicable, why has not something of the kind been attempted here before ? Ans. The necessity grew upon us, arid has now culminat ed in action. The demoralized condi tion of labor was engendered partly through political issues and partly through tho mal-administration of law from abuses of the ends of justice at the County Courts to lesser, but more personally annoying abuses at the Trial Justices' shops. The law ineffectual, vagrancy and crime not only multiply themselves until vigi lance and terrorism are awakened, but so influence, hinder and overawe peaceable labor that even the best of it is uncertain and frequently unremu nerative. In this emergency land owners and employers exercise their legal personal right to say who, or whether anybody shall work on tneir place, and under what conditions la nor siiau ue penormeu uiereuu. Hence Labor .Reform Associations. BERTRAM. Letter of Col. J. S. Cothran. Abbeville, S. C., July 7, 1876. Dr. J. C. Maxwell, Vice-President Ab beville County Democratic Club, Greenwood, C. My Dear Sir: Yours pf thif; date hasjust been received, also other com munications making the same enqui ries. As there seems, to be some differences of opinion as to the mode of holding the primary elections agreed upon by the County club at its last meeting, I hasten to give you my version of the system, tlio' free to confess that the matter being new to me, I am by no 11 leans pciicuujf ttri uuii tiini jl uiiuvi stand is thoroughly. It was determined at the last meet ing of the'County club, that during the present month or prior to the meeting on Sale Day in August, each Township club shall name certain candidates for the thirteen County offices to be tilled at the November elections, as follows: Candidates for the Senate, for five members of the Lower House, for Judge of Probate, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Sheriff, Coroner, and three County Commis sioners. The names of the candidates so named by the several clubs, will be reported to the County club at its next mWinn nn Solo Hnw in Allfriist:. wllRll a list of these candidates wili be made out for each club in the County. ?ome time between Sale Day in Au gust and Sale Day in September, the Township clubs with these lists before them will meet and ballot for the thir teen offices to be filled. A correct jjoII list of all the ballots will be kept and sent up by each club to the meeting of the County club in September, when the lists will be called over aud aggre gated by the County club, and the candidates who shall have received the highest number of the whole vote of the clubs will be declared by the County club to be the nominees of the Democratic party of Abbeville Coun ty for the approaching election. Very truly, yours, J. S. COTHRAN, Pres. Abb. Co. Democratic Club. The Greenville and Columbia Hail road Company has, for the past weeK, been delivering freights at Anderson by wagons from the break iu the road at Broadway trestle. There was as sacramental meeting at the Presbyterian church here on Sunday last, the Pastor Rev. J. .L. Martin couducted the services. Several of the Democratic County clubs have already made nominations to be submitted to the next meeting of the County club. The OrecnvtUe News is offered for sale?cause lack of support. Rain is very much needed iu cer tain sections of the country. Gen. McGowan returned on yest6r day. Primary Elections. Ninety-Six S. C., July 10th, 187G. Editor I'rcss and Banner: Sin: I (lout think the notice of the Primary Elections in your issue of the 5th inst., was full enough, and you will ple.ose allow nie to give iny ideas of the matter. The plan for the nomina tions is for each Township Club, to nominate a ticket for the various offi ces, to be filled some time during the present month and send the list of nominations to the County Club?for revision and consolidation on the first Monday in August. And then that each subordinate club be furnished with a full list of the nominations, and, from, that list permanent nomi nations will be voted for at the prima ry elections to be held sometime dur ing the latter part of August. By this plan every section of the County nnn liova fhoir /lull fl irlftf pq hfifore the people. "In other words the people can have the honor?endorsement of all the candidates. Being the mover before the County club in the matter, I think it passed the club with the above understanding. The plan of the primary elections has met with ap proval by everybody. I have not heard the first objection to the plan, aud I have conversed with a number of per sons on the subject. The white people of this portion of the County are fully aroused to the importance of chang ing the present corrupt government; there is no undue excitement, but a quiet determination that honesty, property and competency, shall rule this State in the future instead of Ig norance and vice. And what is to prevent us from carrying the election? We are fully organized ; we know ev f?rv white man in the County, where tie lives, ma occupation,, otc; w< know every negro mau in the (Joun ty, wliere lie lives, whose land he lives 011, his occupation, &c., And further more, we know that the boasted ma jority of the Radical party in this Uounty is all a myth, and all that is required to deliver us from the present afticials is a full determination to win, let it cost what it may, and the victory jurs. Yours, truly, J. N. KING. riie Greenwood Male and Female School. The Ninety-Six Herald gives an in teresting sketch of the recent Com mencement exercises of this promis ing schor.l under the charge of Mr. 3. P. Boozer, and makes the following jomplimentary notice of the system of nixed schools, as illustrated in the ex cellent results at Greenwood : "This school is solving the question >{ the great benefits arising from mix ;d classes above the "antique mode" )f separate schools. The competition naturally arising from each sex to ex jol is proof enough to convince the thinking parent. We were pleased to see the vigilance exercised by the op posite sex when the other wus under going examination. This daily com petition in the class-room, we are now convinced, works uutolil benefits to joth sexes. Those competent to Judge taid the classes showed most|thorough preparation, and reflected much credit jpon themselves and teacher. The ;rustees were delighted at the working )f said school, and speak much in its iraise. We understand that several ire preparing for different male and emale colleges in this school. The number in the higher branches svas remarkable and speaks well for ;he times. The awful vacuum made jy the war is being rapidly bridged ->ver by the progress in such schools. Prof. Townes observed that he never jaw such small boys in Greek. Every body is arousing to the great necessity )f pushing their sons and daughters to i high and thorough education. Prof. Boozer is arguing that the girls tiionnnntpv should be more thor Highly and classically educated than tlie boys, because of the changed con dition of things. The education will levolve hereafter.more especially upon the mothers than the fathers. He is Jriliing the girls in Latin and Greek with a fondness equal to his ability. 'Twas refreshing to see the girls "thinking out" those deep statements )f quadratic equations. Everything ;s working elegantly in this school." County Nominationst Editor Press and Banner : We respectfully suggest to the Dem jcratic party the following gentlemen is suitable persons to All the offices for this county. MANY CITIZENS. Solicitor?James S. Cothran. Senate?Thomas Thompson. House of Representatives?Dr. J. L. fressly, Win, Hood, G. McD. Miller, Dr. F. F. Gary, W. A. Lee, Esq. Clerk of the Court?John W. Lesly. County Commissioners ? Robert Fones, John C. Douglass, J. Ward aw Perrin. School Commissioner?J. C. Hemp lill. Probate Judge?James N. Cochran. Sheriff? Henry M. Young. Coroner?James McCaslau. riAflliAn Af Cnlipitnr "We respectfully suggest that in our Judicial District a convention be held it some eligible point, within the Uni ts of the District, and a proper gentle man be selected to mate the race. We are one of those that do not believe that Columbia is the only place in South Carolina. Let each Judicial ind Congressional District tote its )wu skillet aui furnish a place to make these nominations. The State Convention can properly meet in Co lumbia, but not District or Congres iion Conventions."?Qrccnvillc JVav8. We endorse the foregoing sug gestion, and would in turn suggest Bel ton as a suitable j)lace for holding the District Convention. It is a cen tral point and would best suit the con lenience of the majority of the dele gates. Not so Healthy. Information has reached us that Jonathan Wright, who left this coun ty and went to Florida "for his health," has found certain portions of that State rather unhealthy for South Carolina Iladicals?especially when they get too smart. It is said that the il lustrious Jonathan undertook rallying the negroes and arraying them agaiust the whites by going round and mak ing political speeches to them, but no sooner had he commenced this than the respectable white people made that place entirely too hot for him and he was compelled to flee for ather parts. That's a good example, and one which should be followed bylw South Carolina ?Timmonsvile JVewa,' Irish Potatoes.?Mr. D. S. Max well is, as far as we have learned, the champion of the County in raising Irish potatoes. He gathered about forty bushels on the first of July from a patch of one-eighth of an acre. He is preparing to replant the same patch and raise a second crop this season. With a yield in any reasonable ap proximation to the first crop, the prof its from potato culture will be very much greater than from any other crop.-^-Anderson Intelligencer. A correspondent of the News and Courier in Barnwell asserts his belief that appeals for help have become out rageous. He says that in Barnwell County if there is any suffering for want of food that it comes; in ninety percent, of the cases, from idleness, drunkenness or dishonesty. Employ ment can be had by any industrious person, white or black, at fair wages, and he warns the public against the appeals of those who deserve help. The merchants of Anderson have made arrangements to have freights to and from Central at a reasonable rate, so that they will be independent in the future of this railroad. There is very little freight to or from Anderson at this time, but the wagoning busi ness will proceed in earnest when the fall trade sets in. The merchants of Pendleton will doubtless join in the movement.?Anderson Intelligencer. There is but'one verdict, and that is that in thirty-three years Dr. Bull's Cough syrup has never failed to cure a Cough, Cold, or general Hoarseness, At drug stores. Price 25 cents; five bottles, $1 I** et us 1'ublish a History of Abbe? villc ounty. An esteemed citizen has promisee give us some historical facts in ref ence to the early settlement of tin ivannah side of the County, whicl ill no doubt be read with great inter t. As there has never been any his ry of Abbeville County published e think the centennial year a good lie to put all historical matters or. cord, and any one in possession oi atters of interest will confer a favoi i the County by banding them to the rcsH and Banner for publication. I; e old people of each portion of the unty woulil contribute something s would be enabled to publish an in resting history of our county, anc issibly at a future day we may pub ih it in book form, that the history nur flountv and the nersonnl remin :ences of our old people might nevei lost. Pacts and circumstances re ting to tho lives of our old and hon ed citizens would be treasured bj e present and future generations. The Reminiscences of Abbeville bj former resident are, as far as w< low, remarkably correct and ar< ad with much interest. Let every one contribute something r putting on record the facts thp ay be kuowu to each. f.f m Oats. Mr. J. H. Liles. of this County, re ntly placed upon our table a some bat remarkable buncb of oat stalks the variety known as the .Madole McDowell oat, numbering 75 stalk: own from ont seed. The genera tcrop, of Mr. L., he informs us, i: od. Oapt. J. W. Watts raised an excel nt crop of oats, alao. From on< indredaud fifty dozen, after beinj oved four times, he treshed 15* ishels of excellent oats. Under al e adverse circumstances this yicl< is fine. "Carry the news to Hiram,' id continue sowing oats and othei lall grain.?Laurensville Herald. A. committee of grangers in Ocone >unty calls upon the farmers of tha >unty to provide against the suffer g consequent upon the late freshet sowing second crops of Irish pota es, aud also by sowing largely o rn and turnips. Money is said to be more plentiful ii swberry, than In other .counties ough the Herald doubts It. Hi dges doubtless by the leanness o s own pocket-bock. When did i or editor have any othersort.; The University News is the title of i icy weekly journal conducted - J ?' ' *i-~ a??,? e siuuen uj ui mo u in veioiij ?i. n ? e, Tennessee, which has come tc r office. The Democratic ciub at Newberry H. has assessed its members eacl e dollar for campaign purposes, OBITUA11Y. eaves have their time to fall, ind the flowers to wither at the nortl wind's breath'; id the stars to set?but all, 'hou hast seasons for thlno own, 01 i till" DIED, on the 80th of June, 1870 [JLIE JONES, infant daughter o L. Jones at his residence in Abbe lie county; aged eleven months id twenty-three days. Et is natural, and proper for us t< ;ep over a departed friend or rela ?n. It is well to give the pent uj sling's way, and express the sorrow ? feel on parting with those whon: } love. In this bereavement, there much to excite the deepest emotion 11 we cannot wish our angel Luli< ck. No, no darling, thy noble sou is far too pure to endure life's bitte ils: thou art gone, but thy dear im e 18 Wliu us wnere ever we stray, w tide our thoughts by night, and bi ,y: and there is an earnest prayer it y heart, that the bereaved parent ay realize the affliction to be i essiug, in leadi^ the entire famil; such pure aud heavenly devotion a ey have never known before, an< at each one may so live on earth ey may live forever with the dea ie gone before in a happy eternity ;rents,' you are blessed in giving you tie one to God, and I hope that yoi ivo found comfort in his tender pre jus promises long ere this, for he i p.r nigh unto them of a broken heart iffering will rurefy the soul, draw i tarer to heaven, and make it clinj ore closely to Jesus, therefore I en 2at you to dry your weeping eyes id prepare to meet your Lulie be inu the skies. Heaven,has gained i vely spirit, and now around th azing throne of God, her swee dee is heard swelling the eternal an ems, the never ending ascriptions o aise. inly should we mourn departing friends; )r shake at death's alarm, s but the voice that Jesus sends ?o call us to his arras." AUNTIE. DIED, on the night of the 21st o mo nftop a olinpf illnpyq nf nnlv fw iid of Mr."w. H. and Julia P\Peais ed ten months and eighteen days. Too pure a gem for this earth, Gtx lied her hence to a brighter horn here she now dwells amidst Beav 'a fadeless bowers. And though her interesting and in lligent little face Is forever hid fron ew, sweet is the consolation Mami "not lost but gone before." ereaved parents, do not weep, ?liou?h chastening be his rod, y babe's but only gone to sleep, n Timlrn wllh honv'n anH flrwl. changing toll and tears ror yonder blissful shore, e soars amid the spheres? >Iot lost but gone before." M. C. J, CONSIGNEES. iV'IEK'S HOTEL.?Bon Rhett. Charleston AP Jordan, New York; S B McClintor ;Cllntonvlile; C V Hammond, City; B < awford, Pendleton; J C wlllartl, Occo e; J M Latimer,Lowndesvllle. VLSTON HOUSE.?J A Bell. Augusta; 1 Mars, Calhoun's Mills; E E Trewltl ideman'sP O; Mlsa Fannie Trewltt, Mo e; J M Giles Abbeville: LrBS Beckham wlldesvllle; Chas W Wetmore, New York f Jones, Fort Pickens; Miss Anna Hucka e, Miss Mary Dupre, Abbeville. HOTEL ARRIVALS. 3XPRESS.?J J Hussy, H T Tustln. L I wle, Mattle Drennan, T P Quarles, T < rrln, 8 8 Perrln, A J Winter, Rev E 1 les, McGowan & Parker. Miss S McGowan <" Calhoun, R II Winn, J H Knox, ,C I Mro T s f!r>thran. J Kurtz. Mrs Georg< ? ."'KEIOHT.?J oh n Douglass, E F Pojver ardlaw <fc Edwards, W J Smith, W A La ir, L G North Cbai P Allen. V P Lesenno, C Shlllato, miss Ella Coxe. jbcville Branch Railroad Schedule ?ave Abbeville 10 00 a n rrive at Hodges 11 10 a u ?ave Hodges 2 20 p n rrive at Abbeville 3 30 p rt A CARD. N answer to enquiries from manj friends in various parts of the Coun , I would stato that lam not a candi lTE for auy ollice. J. F. C. DuPRE', Co. School Comm's. July 10th, 1876. Democratic Meeting. 1HE President of each Democratic . club in the County Is requested t< eet me at the Court House on Friday o 4th of AUGUST, at 10 o'clock a. m. ing tho last Friday before Sale Day in ngust, to consider some matters of im irtanco to the political interests of thi >unty. In case tho Presidents of club.1 nnot attend, somo other officer of tin ub will bo substituted. Every clul ust bo represented. J. S. COTHRAN, President County Club. July 11,1876. Bible Society Meeting. nHE Anniversary meeting of tho Ab L bovillo District Bible Society wil ) held in Triuity Church, at Abbovill , H., on Wednesday. 26th July, inst., a o'clock a. m. Tho sermon will b reached by Rev. Ferdinand Jacobs .D. The annual address will bo deliv od by Mr. L. W. White. Tho Board of Directors will meet fo ansaction of business at tho office c [ossrs. Porrin 6 Cothran, at 91 o'clock M. WM. H. PARKER, Secretary. July 11,1870. 11 JhABKfvT lUSJ'OJiTS. COBRKCTKD* 1JY j Hnrnwell & Co., Cotton Broltcrs an Dealers in General Merchandise. i FACTORY GOODS. I Fish? , Cotton Ynrns..81.15al.30 Mackerel....$1.75a2. 1 Osnaburgs 12a 18 CodMnsr lb? lea % Shirting 10a 12| \Vhlte " lUti . i-l Sheeting.... 12a 15'Snlt, per pack 2.00a2. I PltOVlMlONH. j Tobacco,? [ Flour, pi>r ! >...$ ia 51 Cliowing,.... 76al. I Corn, per tin... OOal.OOl Smoking.... flOal. I Meal, " ...? 1.10al.20 AMMUNITION. C Grist, per lb... 3Ua 5! Powder per lb -10a Peas, " ..._ 100al.25.Sbot, " 12a r Oat*, " 1.001 Lead, " 10a > Bacon, Sides... 13a 15' Caps, per box 10a f Sh'dra. 11a 12 LIQUORS. Hams. 184i 20|CornwhiskeyS2.00a3. ' Lard is?, 20'French br'dy. 5.i"0a7. ' lrijrli Potatoes. 1.75a2.(W;Holhiud gin- 5.(*>iu8. . Sweet " ... 75al.U0 Amerl'n gln_ 3.00a0. . Eggs 15a 20|B'rbon wli's'y S.OOal. I Chickens 20a 251 Wines 3.IKM9. . Turkeys 1.00al/j0 1IAUD WARE. r Butter 20a '?> Iron, Swedes. 8a ? GROCERIES. | " English 7a - Sugar,.twah'dS 15a 10!Nails 5a r A.12a 151Cotton cards.. 50a ' B 12a ?5Horse shoes... " C 12a 15 - " nails " ' Brown 10a 121 LEATHER. j Collee, Rlo...?. 25a :? Hemlock 8 30a Lagu'aa 28a 33!Soleleathcr... 40a " Java 37a 40|Up'r leather.. 00a Tea l.OOuLfiO Har'as " 4i)a Synip, cane... 7fial.OO Calf Rklns 5.00a6. Molasses, 8. h. 10a 45lKlp skins 4.<50a0. Candles, Kp'm -10a GO Dry hides on wlmt 20a 25i0;eeuhides... 5a Cheese i*)a BAGGING, Ac. Onions, per u 2.to|Bagging, pyd 10a Starch 12a 15lTle?.........!...... 7n Tallow.... .... iga 12 Rope,cotton.. -Ida Rice, per lb loa 12lRope, grass... Abbeville. July 4 Cotton 10@ll LIVERPOOL, Jtify 3.?12 M.?Cotton 11 and Irregular?nilddllng uplands 0; ml dllnfj Orleans 6VS ; sales 0,000; ALGUSTA, July 3.?Cotton dull and d mand moderate?middling 10%a21; net r celpta 12, TO ARHIVE IN A FEW DAYS. W. Rosenber? INVITES tho attention of liia cust mors and the people in general to lot of 50 PIECES PRINTS. , with many other Goods, which were s iected by himself, and proposes to soil ? at extroqaeiy low prices for cash. f , % A foil line of other Goods alwni ? on hand, which will bo sold to suit tl ,, times. ; W.ROSENBERG, Granite Ilange, Abbeville, S. C. July 12,1876, tf ' SHERIFF'S SALE } L. J. WILSON, Auctionee: Cason & Hart, and others") i against f Executioi William Moore. J XT C in?A PvAAiiMAnn tv ?X Vll'tuc ui liiyu iuckunuiia iw u directed, 5a the above state coses I wiir sell to the highest bidde at Public Auction, within the leg! hours of sale, at Abbeville Cou House, ou Monday, the Seventh (7tl dny of August, A. D. 1876, the follov ing described property, to wit: A that tract or parcel of Land, situati lying and being in Cokesbury Towr snip, in the County of Abbevill South Carolina, and known as tt Mrs. Moore Place, and containin Two Hundred and Twenty One Acres, more or less, and bounded by lands < John D. Adams, Sam'l Graham, c Muloerry Creek. Levied on and to I unlri fchA nmnertv of William Moor at the suft of Cason and Hart, ar others, to satisfy theaforeaaid Execi tion and costs. Terms Cash. L. P. GUFFIN, Sheriff Abbeville County. Sheriff's Office, \ 11th July, 11876. J FINAL DISCHARGE. "VTOTICEis hereby given that Jam l) H. Wideinan, Trustee of the Esta of Mrs. Martha A. Owen, deceased, h applied to Thos. B. Millford, Judge Probata, in and for the County of Abk ville, .for a final discharge as Trustee aforesaid. It is Ordered, That the Fifth dj of September A. D. 1876, be fixed f hearing of Petition, and a final settleme of said estate. J.-C' \WOSM ANSK Y, Clerk Court Probate, Abbeville Count Office of Probate Judge,) July 3,1870, 4t. J GREAT REDUCTION. IN SILK PARASOLS and SUN;U1 BRELLAS, at the EMPOBIVM OF FASHION. June 28, 1876. . 1776, The Great Centennial 187 Parties desiring information as I best routes to the CENTENNIAL, < to any of the summer Resorts or I any other point in the country, shouJ address B. W. WRENN, General Passenger Agent Kennesha' Route. Atlanta, Ga. WALLER 4 MERCl GREEN W( ARE now offering to the public ir full-line of all.the Goods geuei THEIR have been<selected with grei READY-MAI A FINE STOCK 01 A good Groceries, Hardware, C to which the attention of purchaser! WALLEU eb. 10. 1875, 45-fcf Ammoniated Bone St MAl^JFAC ATLANTIC AND VIRC Soluble Phosphate Acid, 10 per cent Organic Matter, 30 per cent.; Yieldi PR ONE TON, CASH, PAYABLE ! ONE TON, " " ] ONE TON, payable Nov. 1st, in mic For sale by Feb. 9,1876 4-?tf Dr. H. D. DEN" 1 OFFICE OVEE 1 Sept. 8,1875, 22-tf J flm Slate if " COUNTY OP ACBEVJLLE. In the Probnte Court. In the niatierof the estate of Lovett Green Johnson, dec'd. FINAL DISCHARGE. OTICE is liereliy given that J. J. Johnson, Administrator of the Estate of Lovett Green Johnson, la;? of Abbeville County,- deceased, wi!l on the 20th<lay of July, 1876, apply i? Tiios. H. Millford, Judge of Probate for Abbeville County, for-a final din eharge as Administrator- of the said estate. Ail parties having claims against the estate of said Lovett Green John son, deceased, will present them, duly 1 Imfura (Iia I'mh'iU' Jiiitua aforesaid, on or before the -Oth day of July next, or be barred. By order of the Probate Judge. J. C. WOSMAFSKY, Clerk Court of Probate, A. C. Office of (Jje Probate Judget 'i June 7th, 1876, 4t J Mrs. M. M. White WOULD ask the attention of ber lady friends to aa ontiro now Stock- iw Hats, Flowers, &c? just, in to-day, per express. Also will' sell-yon an improved Rem inprton Sewing Machine on terms and at prices to suit the times. Mrs. M. M. White. May J# 1870, it Road OVERSEERS' NOTICE. THE Road Overseers' of the county will inform TImj County Commis doners without delay what sign boards ire necessary to .post the roads in their respective sections. ROBT. JONES, ' C. B. C. C. A. C. % May S, 1670, 4-tf Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given that Massilon Bell, Executor of the Estate of it N. Groves deceased, has applied to.Thora as B. Milford Judge of Probate, .in and for the County of Abbeville, for a final discharge as Executor.. It is ordered, That the Fifteenth day of July, A. D 1873,.be fixed for bearing of Petition, aud. a final settlement of. said Estate^ J. C-Wosmansky, Clerk Court Psobate,. Abbeville County. Office of Probate Judge: I May 8, 1876 U DR. JOHN S. THOMPSON, DENTIST, Offers his professional services' to the Cit? iTona nf Alitinvilln niiH t.hn cnrrminHinff country. Offlce-rOver Citizens'*. Savings Bank, ' vy .BBEVILLE,. 8. jC. X* OOW3SMITH, f-P. EISD. Goldsmith & Kind, Founders And Machinists (PHCEXIX IRON .WORKS), COLUMBIANS. c. Maanfocturersof Steam Engines of all sizes: Horse powers, Circular and'Muiey Saw Mills, Grist and Sugar Cano Mills, Flour Mills, Ornamental House and Store Fronts, Iron Railings, .Agricultural Im plements,-etc. Brass, ana Iron Castings of all kinds mado to order on short not ico, and on the most reasonable terms. Also, manufacturers of Cotton.Presses. THE ALSTON HOUSE, Tee misses cater still *keep "the ^LSTOJN house" open lor both permanent and transient Boarders. Thankful for past -patron a lmno Kir ranau/aH ?gvv l-uvj MWjyv, VT AV..V1I 0.7 and application to business, .to merit a good share of patronage. Jku.4,.1876 ,49rtf Notice Bridge Builders WILL let repairs on bridge over Long Cane at McKitriclTS Mill on the 3d Thursday of July, (20th,) next, .at 12 o'clccfc. JROBEltT JOIWES, C. B. C. C. A. C. June 27, 1876. Thresher and Fan . EOR.SALE BY BAENWELL & CO. May 81,1878, tf .To Arrive, LIGHT PRINTS, .Bleached Ilome spuns, Linen Fans, .lIufllinRs, Mil linery, Laoe.and Silk. Scarfs, Veilings, <fccf, this -w-eek At tfao EMPORIUM-OF FASHION. May. 24,1876. ST. NICHOLAS CLOCK. f^ALL at'DuPRE'S office and see tho w | V>* oest "timo-piece" ior me. money xn | the State. myl8-3t fc BROTHER, IANTS AT )0D, S. C., 1 their new and handsome buildinh^a rally needed in thiscommnnity. STOCK OF it care, and unusually:attractive. IE CLOTHING. ? SOOTS AND SHOES. assortment .of Irockery, and Glassware. 3 is invited. I & BROTHER. ?iKA iper Phosphate of Lime, rUBED BY THE rINIA FERTIIIZING 0. .; Insoluble Phosphate Acid, 5.percent.; [qg Ammonia, 3\ per cent. rcES. APRIL 1st,.... $ 47 50 SOV. 1st, 65 00 Idling cotton at 15 cents per lb 60 00 well db Co. WILSON, TIST, DHE POST OFFICE.