University of South Carolina Libraries
waimiMUH'i i my.1 tiwunraL.- g i?MWI artxm The Press and Banner. Wednesday, Jan. 10,1877. -cr ? : ; Court at Abbeville. Jip T. E. Csole oil the Bad. -t ms ciiarce to Tin: c;ram> JURY POINTS TO Cil A.hiskslLA1N AM) TIIE ItOAItl) Oi' STATE CANVASSERS. The Greenwood Homicide Caso to be Tried on Thursday. Tho Trinl of the LownrtcsviUe Prisoners Fixed for Friday. I.ewis Allen gets n Commission to the Concaree House. Able Council -- The New Solicitor Performs his Duty with Ability* and with the Grace of a Veteran. The Circuit Court of Common I'leas] und General .Sessions met at this place ' on Monday hist at ten o'clock in the) morning, but owing to the absencej of jurors, business was suspended until half past three o'clock in the afternoon. 11 is Honor Judge Thompson H. Cooke presided with more than his usual dignity and delivered his able charge to the Grand Jury in a clear and unimpassioned manner. Col. Cothran, the new Solicitor, entered upon the duties of his new office, with an air and manner which showed that he was equally as much at ease on the side of the prosecutor as he has heretofore shown ability and tact in behalf of the defence. At the suggestion of the Solicitor, His Honor directed the Clerk of the Court to read the Commissions of the Solicitor and county officers. The new Sherili', Mi. J. V. Jones, undsrstands his business apparently as well as If he had always been in office. iltnol.oHK/ifl H.n /l.,K nf maj. /JC1SIV. m, ;.,i.,v ?u.uv,,?j Clerk with satisfaction to the Judge arid l?ar. Tlie honors of the offices seem to! rest gracefully upon each of the new incumbents. The Judge's Charge to the Grand Jury Gentlemen of i/tc Grand Jurrj : Among the various duties of the Jury in their grand inquest of thecounty is, to visit all the otlicesin the Court House and to see that the various otfiees of the county are faithfully discharging their respective duties, you should visit each of the officers and make a true report of their vondition to the Court. THK Jl'KV COLMISSrOXERS. I desire particularly to call your attention to the Jury Commissioners,' villi the hope that you will strictly inquire into the manner in which they have been heretofore discharging their duty. There are three Commissioners?the Auditor and Chairman of the Hoard of County Commissioners lire ex-ofticio Jury Commissioners and act with the Commissioner appointed hy the Governor. Sometimes the Jury Commissioner assumes the whole responsibility. This is not right, as the others are equaily responsible. The name of no man should be put on the list from which Jurors are drawn ; linings hf? ifc in'rsonn.11 v knwvvn lo at i Jeast on^of t lie Jury .Commissioners to ! be |x)ss?lecl of the necessary qualiti'cntioim, of sound judgment, ^o id character and free from legal exceptions* The law does not require that he shall be a white man or a black man, but a jtian of good character and sound j judgment. TUB JAIL AND TFTE CAKB OF PUISONKUS. It is a part of your duty to visit the jail, examine into its condition, and ascertain whether or not the inmates are properly fed, clothed and kept comfortable. In most prisons the use of tire-place and stoves has been discontinued owing to the danger of the inmates setting tire to the building, but in inay other stoves may be put up in the hails, by which means the prisoners may in sotnr degree be prevented from unnecessary suffering from cold during inclement weather. The law does not assume to punish a prisoner awaiting trial in prison. Aside from humanity it is to our inter-1 est to prevent a prisoner from becom- ! ing sick?for should he be sick the cost of attending him would be greater than the expense of keeping lires. THE POOR 1IOUSH. You should al-o visit the Poor House of the County, and inform yourselves as to the true condition of the paupers. The |K>or unfortunates of the County ' are then cared for ut the public exjKinse, and it is yoxr duty to see that they are humanely Jreated, and the intention of the law earriee out. TUJAL J USTICK8. Especial attention is directed to the Trial Jestices. It is your duty to enquire into the manner in which they perform their duties. They often I abuse their power by arresting parties j for trivial offences, and inllict an un- j necessary cort upon the county. They i1 are required by law to hold a prelimi-1 nary examination in every case, they ! often neglect to perform, this impor- 1 tant duty. The neglect of this duty I on the part of there officials in often embarassing to the Solicitor and frequently delay* the work of this court. JJy such a course of neglect the Solicitor the solicitor in kept ill the dark its to the month of a case, while the defeudent may in the meantime employ j the best of council who is fully in- j formed upon Cite case. 1 COUNTS' COMMISSIONERS. r Gentlemen of the tirand Jury: In connection) uith your County ! government, the office of County i 'Commissioner is second to uone oth- ' er. Tvese offices are invested with ] power to tax your people, to pass up- 1 on,.anditaud direct the payment of all ' claims against the county. Such < being the case, you must readily dis-; cover how very impon.aut it is to the!' people that the duties aud powers of I the (,'ouuty Commissioners be so per-j formed and exercised as to secure the 1 -interest and welfare of the whole peo- j pie. Their duty does not cease here, l'hey are charged with the care of the! unfortunate poor of your county. | They are required to keep your hridg es in good repoit, and your publicroads in good traveling order; an<l the law provides for their punishment for default in the performance of any du4y imposed upon them. You will! therefore, make such investigation .jind ihquiay as to the management of your couuty a flairs by the Commissioners, as will secure the best interest of the people whom you represent. THE LHJUOK'MCENSE. Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, it is! proper that I should direct your altentlon to the liquor license law of the State. The tendency of our people to! IMUUIgU ill tllC UOC "i IIIIUAIV-Mblll^ inj"| uors Is well calculated to cause just' alarm to those who have the pood ofI socity at heart, in this respect. The!, entire fabric of society is endangered | hy this growing evil. The combined] efforts of the temperance reformer,! the watchman of (Jod upon the walls! of Zion, ahd tha wisdom of our legis-| lature. have most sadly failed so far to! bring any relief to us againt the tri-j umphial march of this great destroyer} of the human family, and, without designing to reflect upon the legislature, I am firmly impressed with the idea that nothing short of absolute Sirohibitiou of the sale of spirituous iquors will ever crush the monster intemperance. But whatever may be the defect in the law as it stands, it is J nevertheless the duty of the Courts tyj enforce it. JIOW LICENCES AliETO BE GRANTED.' By theActT>f March 19 1874, chapter 80, of Title 14, part 1, of the general statutes, relating to the granting oft retail and tavern licences, are declared j to be applicable solely to '.he granting of licences within the limits of incorporated cities, towns and villages.' A party desirous of retailing spiritu-j ouk liquors inside of corporate cities, - towns and villages by the Act of l'J, March 1874, Is requiml to make appli [ " " ! cation for license to the eorporalc an j thorities thereof. Tiic law mjiiiiv: j that the applicant shall be reeommon 1 (led by six respectable tax-payers o J it is neighborhood ; that he shall onto ; into bond in tho sum of one thousam I dollars, with throe good securities, f'o ! the keeping of nit orderly house J The bond must be iiled in the ofliee o | the clerk of the city or town council j ami a eopv thereof be filed with th | clerk of the court of general session in the county where the bond is iriveu ; When yon come to examine the conn | ty clerk's oliico you will a*certai: i whether the corporate authoritie | throughout your county have com 1 plied with this requirement of th law. As a general thing, |>or>ons wh engage in the, tralio can by no mean be considered very respectable, and th I corporate authorities of cities am towns would do well to reject all an j plications recommend by persons en jgaged in the tralic. If yon shouh j liiui that any of these irrejrularitie. ] do exist yon will report it to the court WHO AliH TO SKLIj LKftroJi. If any person has tiled his petitioi write the clerk for license to retail out side of incorporated cities towns, <kc. it wis! he your duty to pass upon tin same, and recomnierid whether or no the petitioner, should receive a licens* and tlie price at which the same shal he uniform for all applicants, l'.y thh act il is provided that if any person shall wilfully furnish any intoxicating drink, by sale, gift or otherwise to any person of known intemperatt habits, or to any person when drunk 01 or intoxicated, or to ;i minor, or to any insane person, for use as a bevorage, shall be held and deemed a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, tlieollender shall be fined not less than ten or more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned not less titan ten fior more than thirty days. Some one or more of your body may know of persons engaged in this tralic, having violated the law in this respect, If so you will present them. SKMJN5} MQl'oil ON .SUNDAY I'KOtniUTKH. The Courfalso desires to direct your attention to the practice of seliinjr, f.mdiiw or hnrh-rinir snirituous lienors <m Sunday. Such practice is in violation of the law, and you will present all whom you may know to have offended against the law in this particular. This general direction of your attention to the liquor license law of the State I trust may he sufficient to put you in possession of your duty, but ju the Act is long it may he weil for you to read it at your leisure. WAS THKKK FRAUD IN' THE LATE KI.KlTIONS. Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, our people have just passed through a general election, characterized hy an unusual amount of enthusiasm and excitement, and the neglect of the General Assembly of this State, to provide for the registration of all persons entitled to vote, has perhaps opened wide the door for the perpetration of fraud in said election. The purity of the ballot box ought by all means to be protected against fraud, and, although we are without a registration law, if your body should address itself assiduously to the ta?k of investigating whether there was fraud, practiced in the late election, such investigation would havo a most wholesome effect, and tend greatly to secure us against much of fraud in all future elections. J trust, t herefore, you will give this matter your most earnest consideration. CH A MliliItr,.\ I N'S l'KO( i,am ation. Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, Your term of office will last for one year and until another (J rand Jury shall have been organized, and as this is your first term I desire to be somewhat full and specific in my instructions as U> your various duties and powers. You will remember that Daniel J I. Chamberlain was, by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, duly declared elected Governor thereof in November, 1874, and early in the winter of that year, he was inaugurated as Governor of said State. And as such Governor by his proclamation dateil at Columbia, S. C., October the 7tl?, 1S7'?, he caused to be published and did utter and publish the following language iu relation to the people of the State of South Carolina, i>I wuicti nunc cue comity <>i auubviiic forms a ditterential part; to wit: "Whereas, it has been made known to "me by written and sworn evidence, "that there exist such tin lawful obstructions, combinations and assemblages of persons in the counties of ' Aiken and Jiarnwell, that it has bc"come impracticable in my judgement "as Governor of this State, to enforce "by the ordinary course of judicial "proceedings the* laws of the State "within said counties; by reason "whereof it has become necessary, in "my judgement as Governor, to call "forth and employ the military fortv "ofthe State to enforce the faithful execution of the laws ; and whereas it "has been made known to mo as Governor, that certain organizations and "combinationsof men exist in all the "counties of the State, commonly "known as'Hide Clubs:' and whereas "swell organizations and combinations "of men are engaged in promoting "illegal objects niul in committing "open acts of lawlessness and violence." what Tin-: jtky mtst do. Which is either true or false, as to the people of Abbeville county?a people wboni you represent, ami as such representatives, to wit: the grand injuest. It is eminently proper in justice to yourselves, as well as tbt! people of your county, to faithfully and liligentJy inquire* into allairs and a true ]>reseiitment make to the Court, whether or not, "certain organizations "of men did exist in the county of 'Abbeville for the purpose of promoting illegal objects and in committing "open acts of lawlessness and violence." If you should find, upon full and fair investigation of the subject given you in charge by the Court, that the said proclamation of His then Excellency was true as to yourselves and the people ofyour county, you will -osav ; and i'*upon such investigation v'ou should find that the charges contained in said proclamation do not apply to the people of your county, and that as to them false, defamatory and libelous, you win so say. jiiuci is ^ L-eusorious or ridiculing writing, pieLure or si,?n published with a mischievous an?1 malicious intent, towards government, magistrates or individuals. MEAT, FATRI.Y AVITU C1IA WKEULATX. The Chief Kxecutiveof a State is her highest officer, and ought not to libel her whole people, except upon unquestionable testimony. The "written "ami sworn evidence" upo.u which he proceeds to promulgate such proclamation, should he overwhelminsiJy convincing, and clear to the mind beyond cavil. And hence, I cannot too iors.'ibly and seriously impress upon your body, the utmost importance of "your stripping yourselves of all prejudice and feeling in this matter so that you may deal fairly and honestly with the then Executive of the State, as well.as yourselves as a people. TREASON AGAINST A STATE. Gentlemen of the (Jrand Jury. I also desire to direct your attention to the e rim ft of treason against a State. It has been suggested by some that by the constitution and its amendments, the existence of the States as separate and independent sovereignties lias been merged into the general government,* which absorbing the States lias become one great nation ; and that in consequence the States are sovereign in such sense as to be entitled to the allegience of their citizens respectively; and that the crime ?' treason cannot be committed against a State; government; tlie judgment 01 the Court is not in accord with such a docrinc. South Carolina is one of the original Slates which formed the Federal (iovernnicnt. She was certainly sovereign then as to all powers not delegated to the general government; and it tloes not appear when, where or how she relinquished that sovereignty. The Court is, therefore, of the opinion that the crime of treason can be committed against the .State of South Carolina. XiOST SIGHT OF. This crime has almost been losl sight of, which is perhaps owing tf the fact, that so far it has been of rart occurrence. Treason against a State Government is well defined in the books and ita punishment provided witi'i ?. i ywenw?wier -! for. Anil although it has been buried * ; 11 iitlor the last lift;.* years of our ex i iMenee as .1 .state, it should be t; 11 f earthed on ail proper occasions. r j OIIJ TilK l'ONSl'1 It ATOiirf CO.'I M IT 1| TKKASOX ? r I Tn investigating the crime of trea. json uguinst the State of South Carol if i na, you will impure whether or not of , ; late an assembly of person* assuming e|ii> themselves the right to perform ajcertain duties tinder the laws of tho i. j State, did conspire to overthrow tho i-i legal government of said State, by :t j seizing upon all her powers and subs' verting the will of the people lawfully - expressed. Ami that some overt act, e! was done or attempted to be done by ? "them, with force, to execute or t<>s i "wards executing that purpose. Jt is e| "necessary that the assembly be in I i "condition to use force if needed to of - "feet their treasonoble design. If tne -1 "assembly is arrayed in a military I i "manner for the express purpose of s{ "overawing or intimidating the pub. i "lie, and to attempt to cany with efj "feet the treasonable design, that will 1 j "of itself amount to a levy of war, al "though no actual blow has been , ("struck or engagement has taken > "place." t Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, I J have endeavored briefly to define the I crime of treason, and if vou should i find after careful investigation that an i assembly of persons lately so demean jed themselves in this State,as to bring (hem within the meaning of the law Masgiven you by the Conn, you will so ' find and present them for indictment. HOPE OK KSCAIMNC l'L'XISM.UIC.N'T. , Gentlemen of the Grand Jury ; i am | fully convinced that the hope of c.sca, I ping punishment, greatly encourages ij the commission of crime; especially i I among the depraved and wicked. I i j Tliei w are but lew persons i?o depraved > and lost to every sense social duty to I their fellow men, as to commit, for in-j.stance. the crime of murder with the , I full knowledge before bund that the [judgment of ii?t' law would certainly overtake them. He nee the necessity for prompt and a most edlcient dis i charge of every duty and power per, taining to your otliee. A rigid exeri eise of those duties and powers will have not only the effect of checking the desperate and wicked from the commission of crime, but it will have ja wholesome effect upon all your county oflleials. Kven they will take les s;>n,Jand learn the importance of discharging faithfully to the public, the i duties of their respective odices. You i may rent assured, that tlio failure to discharge your consciences fully under 'the oath which you have taken, will I not only embolden the enemies of law, order, peace'and good government, but perhaps a fiord them the J opportunity to laugh when your calamity Cometh, and render every j laudable effort of the court to suppress |crime ineffectual. EX A MINI Nn witnesses. j You will remember that you are not | to try the cases handed you by by Mr. 'Solicitor. Your duty in that respect j is simply lo hear the testimony on the | part ot me witnesses lor ilie mate, arm 'j upon that you are todetermine whethicr or not there exist probableor reasonI able cause to support the ofl'ense or I crime charged in the indictment. If lyon should lind that thesame is probably or reasonably supported by the I evidence, you will return, "True Ziill" 'otherwise, you will return "No Bill." | It is nepessary that twelve of your j body should agree to make a legal : finding. j You need not examine all the witnesses sworn and sent before you in , any case,. If you should be satisfied ! from the examination of one witness j I bat the oli'eiise or crime charged is I probably or reasonably true, you may slop there and fi.nd "True JJiil." Jiut before you ilnd "No Jiill," it will be your duty to" examine all ; the witnesses sworn by Mr. Solicitor. Proceeding to Business. At the conclusion of the delivery of the Charge, the Solicitor handed lo the (!rand Jury the following indictments : THE I5ACOX BUSINESS. The Stale against Lewis Allen, in| dieted for grand larceny. True bill. THK l.DWNDKSVII.I.K IIOKROU. The Slate against (jilbert flurton, Edwin Prince, Edwooil Prince alias Edward Prinee, Capers Allen, Unison jCozbv. .link Wlijtner, William Johnson, Whileman Allen, Paluicr Co/.by, | Kli Hunter, Asberry Allen, John Allien, indicted for the murder of (-layton Allen, at Lowndesville. True [bill. Triai set for Friday. (Jen. Me Uowan, Messrs. L. \\\ i'crrin, W. C. ]IciK'f, M. P. DcHruhl. appointed by tin: Court to defend the prisoner. The Solicitor entered a iitiUc prow-1 i/iti as to two of the parties, which | looks as i'" they had turned Slates evi-1 dcncc. The other twelve were ar- j raigncd and plead "notguilty/' (Jen. | Mc'Jowangave notice that he would j move to sever as lo six. This is the liowndesville horror, and is expected | to be a very interest in g case, as much J lias been said about it in the papers all I over the United States. THE (iKKKNW(M)D HOMICIDE. 1 i The State again til Jiiuford Jones, ! Mack Jones, Mary Jones, Barbara j Jones, indicted for the murder of John j JJurt Jiiley, at (ircenwood. True bill. (Trial Thursday. >'dr. Thomson-for the defence. Yot'Nd lawyer's first srEEcir. The only criminal ease tried so far, was that against Lewis Allen for burglary. The offence charged in this I instance was that Lewis had broken j into Mr. J. C. Douglass' meat house and abstracted therefrom about three j hundred pounds of bacon. The prisoner was well defended' by Kdward ! Noble, jr., JOsq., who acquitted hintjself very creditably in his first case. The young lawer made the best of bis case and showed tact in assailing the J j weakest part of the evidence, but the j [proof satisfied the Judge and jury) of the prisoner's guilt, and it would j ! have been impossible for any lawer to ; ' have cleared the Lewis of the charge, j J The Judge sentenced him to one year j in the penitentiary at hard labor. OX TKJAli FOK I-1I I'.'. This is a peaceable and Jaw-abiding I county. Murder cases are of rare occurrence here. This Court is remarkjable in this, that eif/hleea persons will I be tried for murder?not eighteen ens- j cs however, but two cases?fourteen in] one butch and four in another. visiting i.awykhs. Among the visiting members of the; liar present we observed : Col. T. Q,. j 1 Donaldson and Mnj. W. E. Karle, of! Jtireenville ; Capt. Jessie* ltook, ofj J New Market; Capt. \V. K. l)lako, ofj jUreenwood. I Election of dlices in Lebanon j j Grunge to serve the present year. | .1 no. T. Lyon, Master. i Dit. J. \V. Thomas, Overseer. ! .1 no. II. Lh;on, Lecturer. | Tjios. McNkii.i., Chaplain, i William Macil, Stewart. ! Sami'KJ- Evans, Asst. Stewart. ! 15. L. 1'akksoalk, Treasurer. ] E. Edwakds, Secretary, i i>. \V. Thomas, (Jate Keeper, i Mi:s. E. C. t; i iikkt, Ceres. j M its. S. A. liaiiksdalk, Pomonia. Miss Ann E. Tho.mas,Eloro. Miss Annik H. CJiulkt, L. A. S. The Knights of Honor hold their regular meetings at the Masonic Hull,! .on the second and fourth Tuesday j nights of each mouth. At the last J I meeting the following officers Y. ere in- j 'stalled for the next term . J5. S. Jiarnwcll, I'. I). L. \V. Perriti, ]). \V. A. Templeton, V. ]). .1. T. Robertson, A. J). T. }'. tjuarles, It. r K. E.. Kill, F. K. J. ?*>. 1 hompson, 1. W. T. liraiicli, (J. .las. M. (Jilea, S. i 11. T. Tustea, G. List of New Advertisement*. i Tax-Payers JSotiee?T. P. Quarlcs. To tiuaniians?J. Fuller Lvon. Kale of Ileal Estate?A. l'lii't. llarber Shop?11. Cantt. Citation?Estate of Dr. J. J. Loo. To the Tax-pavers of Abbeville county j ?11. Jones, C. H. 0. Ladies SIkm^?Emporium of Fashion. Citation?Estate of \Y\ K. Tolbert. L Card?llempliill ?fc Hemphill. ; This is the time of the year when : the moving household gather up the! s frying-pans and ten-pots and betake! [ themselves to uew quarters. I I>oe3 Christianity Include Hrothcrly Love and Ucconciliatiou ? j The Southern l'rcKl.ylcrian of the -Sth ultimo, contains from the pen of jone "Junius," an article on the subject of "Peace Through Union" in which he puis in hisdrcamor "vision" ; very bitter wordj in tlio mouths of his Northern brethren ami then proceeds ! at. onco to put Home equally bitter ; wordri in the mouths of the Southern christians. The good (?) to be accomi plished by such publications is so rej i.iole thai we are at a loss to know .why a talented christian gentleman holding the conservative viewn of Mr. Woodrow should publish them in his paper. If the writer intended to prove that the Northern Christians are not as good as they should be we are certain that he failed himself to ex| hibit in his article the promptings of !a charitable heart at peace with his fellow man. This eternal bickering between Northern and Southern christians should I be stopped. We want no old grievanances raked up. The war is over?let ! us bo at peace. No man with a particle of intelligence will deny that there are good christian tnon in every State of tiie Union, neither will any man claiming ordinary intelligence deny thai there arc had men in all the .States. No particular section of the country can claim a monoply of the good, nor can every evil be assigned to any particular locality. \Ve think christian peoplo had better cease villifying each other, and not convict themselves out of their own months of in consistency. Since the war the masons, and every other order; in the United Slates except the christian-} lmvo re-united with each other and blotted out the wounds and scars inflicted by the war. Then in ilpoxxi/)(c //m/ chrin/iauit hare Iran of brother I'l fovc and rectmcUiution than inrti of i ilia worhl! No Southern merchant, printer, manufacturer, lawyer or doctor, ever abuses the Nor! hern men of the same profession as tbo christians do. Wo hope in the future that Mr. Wood row will use his powerful influence to heal over our past differences, and will direct his splendid paper towards promoting brotherly love and charity among a great brotherhood of christians who worship (hesame Lotd and pray to the stuuo God, with the same faith, in the hope of finally reaching the same goal. The religion that teaches love, char-j ity, truth, purity of character, hopo of a future deliverance from sin, and faith in Christ is beautiful, but from the religion that countenances envy hatred, backbiting, malice and tincharitableness, good Lord deliver us. "Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity." ?<x>* Overdone. If we look over a batch of cx' - * A.8I 1w? C'ilUIIljTS \VU CUIIIlUt Hill III 011 uvn with the small amount of business they are doing in the way of advertising and this statement applies to our own paper as well as to others. Everybody knows that it is chiefly by advertising that any of our papers are supported, and when this source of revenue is materially reduced, printers are obliged to do one of two tilings, viz., cither reduce the size of their paper or publish at an actual cost in excess of their income. Nearly every county papor in this State should be reduced in size, and the sooner the proprietors accept the situation and trim their sails, the better. In many counties where there are two papers there should be a consolidation and reduction in sizo also. Many good men waste their time and energies at publishing newspapers, hoping for a better time to come, and only realize the fact after wasting much tjiueand money that bankruptcy awaits them in a business at which nine-tenths of the men who engage in it or their caeiiitors lose money. Wo have been publishing a newspaper at Abbeville for eighteen years, and *.ve have never known the time that we had as few i.'ijying advertisements as at present. V-' however congratulate ourselves niiil our subscriber* upou c?:ie laci, uiai we have the best paid-up subscription lint Unit we have ever had. We lmve :il times published a few copies more of our paper than we do now, hut we never hud'as many punctual cash subscribers as at the present time. The First Commission. The first commission which Governor Hampton issued from his ollice was to (,'apl. Kd. .Henderson, a colored 111:111 of this county, as Jury C?mmissioner. The ajipointment is a good one, and lie is a worthy recipient uf this evidence of Oivor from his white friends for the active part which lie tool; in the late election. Tun Statu Guanob.?The Patrons of Husbandry of South Carolina are reminded that tlie State Grange, at its meeting in Movember, decided to leave it to the Master and Executive Committee to say when the next Slate Grange should he held. Cor reasons, which will be found in the Jiurul C<ir(diuian of August, IS7I5, the first Wednesday in February was the time appointed. The Masters of Granges are therefore, advised that the State Gruiurn will meet, in Columbia on the Ilrst Wednesday of next month, at 7 o'clock in the evening. Jl'dcie Lyon undertook to bring .1 loud of cotton to Abbeville lust week. When" his wagon was mid way of Norris' creek the wagon foil through the ice. The mules were still supported by the ice, and in their attempt to nulfthe wagon out fell on the ice which being smoothc the mules were unable to rise to their feet again. After several hours of work be succeeded in breaking the ice and getting his team and wagon on thcoppsito bank. The Medium.?We direct attention to the caul of the Messrs. Hemphill in another column. Au unavoiduble uccident to their press will delay their paper?but only for a duv. We hope that their printing machine may in the future make no draft 011 them lor the exercise of the Christian graces. We know how it is ourselves tobej thrown lute. I Mr. Tinslcy who represents the New York linn of Clark & JJros., is a liberal man and has been giving a new year's gift in theshape of a hat to the editor of the Spartanburg Jtcrcud. If he should be disponed lo extend his charity to Abbeville, our number is 7.1, and hat of the stove-pipe variety. The up-traiu on the JJltie Ridge Division was blocked by the heavy snow Monday of last week at Perryville, and was unable to reach Walhalla. The (jreenviile train was also blocked aM.irovc station, and had to return without reaching (.trccnville It was not because Mr. L. IT. Russell was indillerent to bruises that he struck the back of his head so hard! against the side walk?it was because when his feet slipped from under him he had not time to bend and stop at the half-way station. The articles by our friend tho cxAbbevillian was written last Bummer, j we k"pt them y trough the excitcment j of the campaign to give our readers a) treat after I he smoke of the battle had j cleared away. Rkv. R. "NV. Skymoi*i:, of "White! Hall, crossed Norris creek one day last week. The stream being frozen over he used the back of his head to Ki'ufiL' tlw? i??4k Mr Xnvtnniir Ii?iq nl ways been a Baptist. Now is the time to turn over a new j in your life. We advise our reail-l ers to commence the Now Year aright. [ The most important step into pay up] all debts?let the llrst bu tho newspaper debt. The fashion for the streets now is high-top boots. The man who comes out in the mornint; with shoes on goes home at night with a cold in his head and a mud-plaster around his ankles. An ex-Abbevillian. now of Alabama, writes to us that "the boys' hadn't ought to' have rolled Dr. Jo Marshall in the snow with his crippled hand." All excuses ceased for that day. Our Esohanzcs. The Charleston Xnos and Courier | appeared on new year's day in an onI tirely n<*w onllit and dress of typo/and, is beautifully printed. For enter-j prise and ability 110 paper on the Con-; tinent is ahead of tho jYcws and C'ov-j j ricr. As ;fnr the style of its edito-j : rials we will say that one of our most! j distinguished lawyers recently re-j ; markt'd that for purity] of English! . they were equal to' that, of Addison in j j the Spectator, and ihatjany young'man : 1 might read them with equal prolit. ! I The Lcxhtfflon Dispatch ha* secured j j the service* of Mr. JI. \V. ilice in! j the editorial department. We hope to S [see more locals in that excellent paper I in the future. ' The Spartan of Spartanburg, hasi i entered 1111o11 its thirty-fourth volume, j.'tii'l each sueeeeding volume in an improvement on the previous one. The Ncwccrr; / Ifcraf'l, with the last issue, begins its thirteenth volume, and is one of the best paper for locals received at thisottlce. The Edf/'ftehl Advertiser has entered its forty-second year. Tt is one of the very best weekly papers in the Stale, and always strikes out squarely for the right. The editorials in that paper give no uncertain sound. Tin: Nnvbcrri/ JJcrald says there were 3,500 person;) on the streets of that town on Christmas :lay. Very different in Abbeville. There were not over fifteen persons in this town, including Mr. John Devlin and Mr. John Allies, the senior. The Barnwell. Sentinel, 'on the 4th, enters upon its I'otli year. May it ever live to continue its good work and be numbered among the journals of the next century. The Lcxinytou Dispatch lins tho number of ii lot of graceless men on li is subscription books who do not pay for their papers. The editor of tho Anderson Journal hud a square meal on Christmas. Wo congratulate liini. The Kcowce Courier says that the snow is fifteen inches deep on tho Jiluo Ridge. Tho Constitution says that the city authorities of Atlanta arc giving out ; wood lo t he poor. [ A Rakitv.? Broad and SaludaRiv?rn are frozen hard to within a few feet of the middle of tho current on eachsido, while floating ice in immense eukes tumble along through the open space.?Phoenix. The coldest snap that has come upon us for many years was last Wednesday morning. The mercury in a thermometer exposed to tho open air at sunrise went down to t\ro degrees below '/MVO.?AiuUrtson Journal. The man who pays taxes to the Chamberlain concern is a traitor lo his State. If there should be such, mark ; him.?Pickens Sentinel. The Columbia Rcf/ixtcr is a hvo daily and always full of late news. The Laurcmville Herald announces "a Masquerade J'arty tor the uenent ot the Presbyterian church!" Jlouor your partners. Tlie Aurjuxfa Constitutionalist Pays the Columbia Jivffister deserves a pension for the fearful way it has fought the thieves for the past three months. Send down your name and money. The Newberry Herald says oflicial sales were postponed on Sale Day on account of the snow. The Camden Journal says that somebody stole Dr. A. A. Moore's horse and buggy, and that after an absence of several days, the horse came home with the buggy?all right. The Sprinr/field Republican states as a curious fact that, in that hard-money country of Oregon, jlist about enough Democrats voted the soft-money ticket to lose Tilden the State, and that lirick I'omcroy's teachings are responsible for it. His?paper was taken out there because it was violently Southern and rebel; but it also distributed greenback doctrines, with this singular result. The liured Carolinian is dead. "Its editor says: "Not for a want of breath so much as for a want of bread." The Her/Mer for several days has had an advertisement for one of the /\.lnmlii-i vi'limh pnniiiir>ti. ees with: "Elegant men's, youths', and boy's clothing, in suits," <fec., &c. This reminds us of the woman who wauled "black ladies' stockings," und "copper-toed-boys' shoes." 4 O It is rather gratifying to the ex-privates of the late war to lind most of their fiery eyed colonels and majors dealing out peanuts by the pint or drawing three cent glasses of lager. It :;'iows that virtue is its own reward, and that peace hath a proper situation for each aud every one. Huge blocks of ice floated down the i Savannah river by Augusta on Wednesday. A similar sight has not been witnessed (according lo the oldest in- i habitant) since the early part of the present century. A harassed hrtsbaml thinks if the dressmaker would .trim his wife's dresses less, and the butcher would trim his meat more, he could meet his obligations better. Items of interest are resnectfullv so licited from ail parts of "the county. I Marriages, deaths, remarkable births, gin-house burnings, accidents, ilcc. Anything of the kind will be gladly received. Hon*. Joiix U. Meyeic, mayor of the city of Augusta, has been presented with a fine horse and buggy by the citizens. The regular January term of Oconee Court was adjourned because the Judge could not get to WallnilJa on account of the snow." At the last count we had two dollars and forty cents in cash, but all the returns are not in. The streets are muddier than ever before known. Rubbers and umbrellas have been in great demand lately. The entire coftee crop of Ihe world of last year was 'JOit,(H)O,(H)0 pounds, of which the United [Statesimported onethird. A negro was found dead in Bibb county Georgia on Saturday with a uumber of chickens lying by him. I\. . . ?*? ftf\ 1CJ till itPi'l V/IU CAjinit'llWV *0 biuiv bors pay belter than any other class.? JjUncntitvr Jjcdjcr. Tim Spring-chickens had a "pound party" aud a dancc up hlairs in the .Ucllwaine building on Friday night. MARKfcT RE POUTS. "AnlTI?VTLI>:, .1:11111 ary 11.?I'oltuli Jlail.' FACTORY (iOOl)S, IFish? ('niton Yarii.H..5rl.li>isl.?i| Mackerel ....gi.y-ja ( JJa Iti Cod, per 1|>?" joa % Shirtinjr lt'a 12i White " n?a l-i.Sheeting.... 12a lo'Salt, per sack 2.iWn-? J'liO VIsIONS. .Tobacco,? Flour, per la 5| (hewing,.... 7."ial. Corn, per bu... SOa | Kiiiokinu,... I'Oal Meal, " l.tHial.lf), AMMUNITION. fjrlst,per lb... -V Powder per 11> -ina Peas, " ltxhil.'ii'Siiot, " l^a Oats, " 70a 'Lead, " Ida Bacon,Sides... lla 12 Caps, per ho x 10a Si.'drs. Ma U l.KjCoKS. Hams. l^a .Corn \vhiskcy82.i!Oa".0O Lard 11a "70 French hr'ily. ").una7.n0 Jrl.vh Potatoes. 1.7"mi2.(h> IIoII;iihI }rin? o.OOaS.ni) Sweet " ... T.'ial.OH1 Aineri'ii i;ili.. I Kjiu* .'MHi I IS'i l>on wh'x'y S.lHlii-l.iH) | Chickens Liia :? "?, V.'jiKs :i.lH)a!'.(K): Turkeys vl.tXial..'i<) 11A K HW'A UK. P.uttcr 2"a 21! Iron, Swedes. Sa 10 ( III H'KKI KS. I " Kn^li.sli 7<i 1') Sugar, crushVi? lla IB;Nails .ria x I " A l-'a li t 'otton cards.. OUa fin ' I! I'.'a I'llHorse shoes... in " (' 12a J5| " nails JJ5 | " I'.rown Ina 12| T.KATJIKR. I Collco, Kir. jjii :t:?[ Ileni I nek ? :tna .T> " J.ngtt'aa 2>'a ;SS|soleleather..-. 10a So' " Java :'.7a loit'n'r leather.. Una 7.5> I To:i l.tJitiil.rxi Hiir'ss " n?a i;")| isvrup, ciino... 7">sil.u?U'nil'skins r 5.<Nia(!.ini ; I >i?ilasses, s. h. -tiHi -I'j'K Ip skins l.'iHiill.tX) ] I Canities, sp'm -ltia ~>i)|l)ry hides (ia Joi " (id'in't if in 25:(Jreen hides... 5a (I j Cheese -Oa 'Si lUOGINU, Ac. Onions, per liu nsiir^injr, n yd I'm Starch 12a loiTlcs 7a Tallow Ida 12,Hope, cotton.. 4i)a ltice, per-lb 8n lo:Rope, grass... -NKW YORK,?Cotton firmer, sales 1.1."P bales, at 13V.a7-l?J: consolidated net m-elpts I.ik-J; tfross fiXi; exports fireat Hrltaln IH.1N) ; continent 17 l!?; Kmnco Wtt ; channel 10. AUOIJSTA.?Cotton lrrejjnlar? middling net receipts 7iS; sales 3UU. shipments 1 0l);" spinners. C11A HI j KS'f&N.?Cot ton P. rmcr?m Idd 11 njr 1'i net receipts 1.4US: sales 2300 . exports Great Rritnln 0; continent IKK); France coastwise 1527; chanuel 10. HOTEL ARRIVALS. 1 ALSTON 1IOUSK.?Mittsiil C O'Nenl. Char' lesion; DrJ \V Wiilemaii, Long Cane; .1 d J.ilis, J an Lyon, Cade's .Spring; S G M Cass, Tuna; A M J'.rwin, J K WaUellold, Centrcville; I! F Hniiih, .1 It f>n?n, Dimalilsvillc; F A Connor, Cokesbury; J M Mat hows, J Hoyil liujialiani, Ninety .Six; iJr Jl-.S lieelcham, J C Carlisle, Thus Vouiitr, Lowndesvilic; W C Latimer, Temple of ilealth ; J A Wideinan, Chiles Cross Loud; Saml Hester, Flat Woods; .1 A Uciil, A 11 Lesly, Chapel; It A McCnslan, Jlold liraucii ; 11 C j'.rownleo, Lue West; Green i< ltlley, Uudgm; Krwin Cleckly, John li Dull, iloiiterey; \V 1> Ma.8, Calhoun's Mills; J K Caldwell, Ml Carmel: L C Li^on, Lebanon; Will Wideinan, \V I' Kennedy, Wldcinan's; S V Link Liultvillu; J V Jones, V/alhaila. CE.Vi'iiAIi HOTEL.?Mr & Mrs .T \V Ilobert.son, S K Graydon, S fS Marshall, S C Cai*on, C W Cason, .1 (I Hemphill, J Colin Moore, T 1) l'arkcr, .1 A Calhoun, It E llili, J 1* uHer Lyon, L 1) Howie, Col .1 S Colli ran, \V T J'.ranch, i?r 11 1) Wilson, C'ily: .M G Zelj-'ler,-F ,\ Connor, S E Graydon, Cokesbury; 'i' .1 Kills, Wm Itiley, \V '/ Mctihee, J .\i Jloseley, Dodges; .1 ii Jiryson.T J Arnold, J T Darker, -.1 W Coleman, >1 U Taj,'Karl, T F Hiley, J no Minor, .sainl Hodges, Greenwood; .J W Green, New .Market; o It lJoiirne, Dry Grove; .Ino II Montgomery, Tpartanbnrx; a M Mattison, Donahlsvlllr; W W 1'imly, It JI i^e v I in, A sherry; E 1' KinjiSley: Philadelphia; C II Sondlcy, Ncwherry; 11 CMoseley, W .J Ilaeket, Mill Way; J I. .'.tiller, .1 I l!<n.r.er, s Aijihjw, E 11 Edwards, It Vr Jh.ddoli, W D Miller, W E Honner, Due West; J no Lyons, Lit tie Mountain ; .Jno K Wldeiuan, W 1' Widsmau, W I' Kennedy, Hold Hriiuch; Geo it CahAvcIl, l'luoiiix; G ri Cade, Calhoun's Mill; G W If House, D A I' .Ionian,.Troy New Vork; II .1 Kinard, Ninety .-six ; It a McCaslan, Clear springs; I)r A J Speer, Lowndcsville; J Waiuhackcr, Charleston; T J Donaldson, Greenville. CONSUiNiiES. EXPKKS.S.?J E Donaldson, T 11 Cooke, Connor it Dul're, F M Mitchell, Miss Fannie Nowcll, II D Wilson, J E Hrownleo, 1' N Feray, James Di uce, J H i'cuncy, It W Cannon. FltEl01?T.?McDonald <0 Iladdon, Cunningham it Te;ui>!ciou, White Dross, Wardlaw & Edwards. Tie Aleiille Mm OWING to an accident to onr press we are not able to get our paper out this morning, January 10th. Our publication will bo delayed until tomorrow, Thursday. HEMPHILL & HEMPHILL. Jan. 10,1877. Motice, ANNUAL EEIURNS. ALL Administrators, Executors, Guardians and Trustees, who are required by law to make" annual returns of the receipts and expenditures of their respective estates, will do so at ouCe, or be subjected to a rule. J. FULLER LYON, Jud.^c of Probate Court, A. C. Jan. 10,1S77. Tax Payers Kotice. 0BOOKS for returns of Town Taxes B 9 will be open until the 10th dav of February next at my office, (STORE OF QUAULES & PERRIN.) Ali Taxes must be paid by the 1st dotr r\F ? <?!? iw?vt I?u nwlni' tif Tnvvti Council. T. P. QUARLES, Clerk. Jail. G, 1S77. tf. LADIES"SHOES In Morocco, Kid and Calf Skin. in Elegant Line Cheaper than ever offered. Ju3t Received at the EMPORIUM OP FASHION. Jan. lft, 1S77, TO TEE TAX PAYEES OF ABBSYILLE COUNTY: WE, the nndersingod County Commissioners for Abbeville, County, would respectfully represent the linanohU condition of the County! us in a condition that requires immediate aid. The inmates of the Poor House must he provided for and the! prisoners in jail must lie fed, and, as there arc no funds at our command, we therefore appeal to the Tax Payers to come forward and pay one Mill on i<ix (isticxscd valun of the j)roperty of 1/ic. Conn!j/ to meet the pressing wants of the County. According to the report of our predecessors, it will require three mills tax for current expenses hut as we do not think that tiie oril.-iru l?ivim llin (iv.flniiintrnlldi' tn flu Auditor are valid, wo therefore decline to order the Three Mill Levy for coulily purposes ul present, and we therefore n\ake this appeal in accordiinee with the resolution of the meeting of the Tax Payers, January Jith, 1677. R. JONES, 'C. B. C. C. (;. M. MATTISON, R. A. McCASLAN, County Commissioners. Jan. 10, 1677, 3t. State of South Carolina, County of Abbeville. Prpbate Court?Citation for letters of Administration. BY J. FULLER LYON Esq., PROBATE JUDGE. ^THEREAS, W. A. Lee made yV suit to mc, to grant him letters of administration of the Estate and effects of Dr. J. J. Lee late of Abbeville County, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Dr. J. J. Lee deceased, that they be and appear, before me, in the Court of Probate, to be hold at Abboville C. II., on Thursday the 2-3th day of February, 1377, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal, this 0th day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight L. S. hundred and seventy-seven and in the one hundred and first year of American Independ once. Published on the IOth day of January, 1S77, in the Abbeville Prcsx and Ihtnncr and on the Court House door for the time required by law. J. FULLER LYON, Judge of Probate. Jan. 10, 1ST". 2t State of South Carolina. County of Abbeville. Probate Court?Citation for Lettess of Administration. LY J. FULLER LYON. Esq., Probate Judge. \ v HEHEAS, M. CJ. Zeigler made V 1 suit to me, to grant him .letters of Administration of the Kslate and efl'eets ??l" Wm.K. Tolbert late of Abbeville County, deceased. These aie therefore to cito and admonish all and singular the kindred iiml Creditors of the said Win. Jv. Tolhert deceased, Unit they he and appear, before inc, in the Court of .Probate, to be belli at Abbeville ('. 31., on Monday the loth day of February 1877 after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration could not be granted. (Jiven Under my hand and seal, this fith day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand ei^ht 7. CI lini\(livul o?i/l in the one hundred and first year of American Imlcpcnricnce, Published on the 10th day of January 1S77 in the Abbeville J'rcxx and Jinntier and on the Court House door for the time required by law. J. FULLKll LYON, J udjje of Probat Jan. 9, 1S77. 01 lie Stale of Sonlli CaroiicaCounly of Abbeville. Sale of Seal Estate AS tire duly authorised agent and attorney of William A. Moore 1 will sell at public auction at Abbeville Court House on Hale Day in February next, the tract of land, in the County and Slate aforesaid, on which A. W. Moore liven, containing Two Hundred and Fifteen Acres more or Ics?, bounded by lands of 1). Z. Herndon, Robert Ituckhauau and i John Pullinm. Terms of sale: one half of the purchase money to bec:is!i,and the bal! atice, on twelve months credit, with interest from day of sale, secured by mortgage of the premises. Titles with security against W. A. Moore and all persons claiming, under or through him. Purchaser to pay for titles. ARMISTEAD BURT, Atn'y in suit of William A. Moore. January 10, 1877. TliinGANTT jJ-fcFFEIlS his professional services to the publ ic as a first class harbor. Shampooing, hair cutting, shaving and dying" in the very best style, at mode-it rates. Shop 'on Pendy , corner. > [Jan. 10, 1S77, tf THE FLORENCE KIATERr S A F E Wtf QE02LESS, A5D DtnABLE, 0! L Jlplk STOVE, For all who want FURE, MOIST, WARM AIR In I B 11 * * AM mt m ill flaiiM8i-rfloas,yacfiS,gjiflp8)iJflas6rmfirMc C57" Cnn bo nscd anywhere, withont connection with chimney-dues, aa it gunc-ratxa no eiuoko or noxious gases. THE FLORENCE GOOK. Keats, Broad.etc. Cooked by, this Stove are bettor Iffftfti flavored and more ||fr^|[ Digestible than if Cookod by "Wood or Coal. The only OIL 8TOVE Recolvlngth? Contonnial Medal. State and Local Agents wanted. Hi risrsnEi Smfy Maes, Tho most simple and efficient Family Machines ever made. Special prices to purchasers living where wo have no agencies, ana to clubs. Great inducements to thoBu buyiug to sell again. Send for Circulars. Mill Ut'ACTi; U"ED BT TI1E FLORENCE SEWING MACHINE CO., Florence, Mass. I Way IfiftflM, 1XLU MmX Aa 1X< 4U* nflUftfti. PRINCIPAL AGENCIES: CHICAGO, 63 Lake St. NEW YOEK, 39 Union Square. i BOSTON, 476 Washington St. PHILADELPHIA, 1123 Cheatnut St. _ " VALUABLE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. DY virtue of the power and legal au" tliority vested;in me under a mortgage given by S. C. Link to Mr. Geo. A. Trenliolm, of a tract of land or plantation, situated in Abbeville.county and 8tate of South Carolina, cantaining NINE HUNDRED AND FORTY TWO ACRES, MORE on LESS, bounded by lands of Ij. J. Johnson, Ellen IVnnell, John Link, Estate of \V. Haskell and others, to seeniv payment of a note under sea! for SI ,/SOO. bearing the date of the 7th April, lS7o. r i of TMii.ii/-. nf ai.u?;iia a mil ovil ?w j/uuuwotiiv, <?u ^wwg?,?v i Court House on Sale Day, next, to the highest Itiildcr the said tract of land. TERMS OF SALE.?Cash: the purchaser to )>ay Title papers. i UHO. A. TRENJiOLM, Perriu & Cot h ran, iny Attorney. Jan 2, 1877. 4t Owing to the Hard Times Will Sell Her Stock of Millinery LOW FOE CASH. YOU will find it to your interest to call and examine the It ATS, FEATHERS, FLOWERS, RIBBONS. JEWELRY HOSIERY, PAN1ERS, TIES, HANDKERCHIEFS, &c., ?&c., ?fcc. In fact everything usually found in the Millinery and Notion line. Miss Jane Ramey Will cut and make Dresses to order by any of the latest fashions, and J guarantee satisfaction. Any orders entrusted to os shall be faithfully filled. Respectfully, MRS. M. M. WHITE. Oct. 25, 187(3, 2t THE CENTRAL HOTEL, ] Abbeville C. H. S. C., John A. Wicr Proprietor. THTS Hotel is on tbc Public Square over the Hank JJuilding, and has .six new* rooms added to it making in all sixteen new rooms, all , brick and nicely plastered. The proprietor will take charge o' ' "new HOTKIj on the 1st day of January next. Special attention given to Transit nt Customers. Table supplied with the Best the market a fiords. Every Attention given to his guests. Polite and attentivo Servants always on hand. Charges Moderate and Patronage Solicited. Dec. 13, lS7f?. 2t. I Great Reduction iu Dress Goods, Shawls, Cloaks, Boulevard Skirts and Worsted Goods Generally. I at Tie Eiorim of FasWon. Dir. 1<"?, lS7(i. Barley, Barley, Barley, at CUNNINGIIAIII & TEMPLETON'S. Nov. 2-2, 1S7G, tf Establish DART & H (A. A. 33 mid < NEW IIAV c Manufacture work expressly from long experience are thoroi ments of the country. The work itself own recommendation, and renders a de We also manufacture the CELEBRA D E X T ER now on exhibition at tho Centennial, vehiclc^in existenco. For circulars, &c., apply as above. Oct. 1,1S7G, Gin Dr. H. D. D E N 1 OFFICE OVER TB Scpt.28,187*),-tf CONGAREE IRONWORKS, Columbia, SB. O." in uine, PROPEIETOR. LI?:' "UAXUFACTUItEn OP S T E A. M ENGINES AND BOILERS, Iron and Brass Castings of all descriptions mado to Order. 0 I WAS awarded tho first premium castings at the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society Fairs, held in Columbia, November, 1ST 1, '72 and '73. Circular Saw Mills of all sizes. Also took tho FI11ST PREMIUM at Stale Fail's held November, 1S71, '72, '73 Manufacturer of GRIST MILL IRONS of all sizes.] For Sale. r.in Goarincr of tbo following sizes.: U foot wheel anil pinion 8.10 00 [0 44 44 44 32 00 11 " 44 44 3.1 00 12 44 44 ' 45 00 14 w 41 " 50 00 VVith r.olts Extra for each set. Anti-friction plates anil Halls for Cotton Press ?10.00 and ? 12.00 per sot. D. B. SMITH, Agent, Abbeville, S. C. Doe. 10, 1S75, 35-tf STEAM Planing- Mill, COLUMBIA. S. C. F.W. WING, Proprietor MANUFACTURER OF Sash, Blinds, Doors, WIjNDOW Aj\ u DOOR FRAMES, [lie Pivot BliMs ail Slitters PILASTERS, Mantelpieces, MOLDINGS, BRACKETS, Handrails, Newels, Balusters. Scroll Wort of all Descriptios. All Work Guaranteed a No. L May 2S, 1875, lyr. CARPENTRY. . The undersigned hereby gives notieo that he is prepared to do all kinds of Carpenter's "Work and Building. ITo also repairs Cotton Gins, Tlirasliers and Fans. A full supply of Gin Material always on hand. Farmers aro requested to brin,it their Gins up early in the season to allow time to have them properly prepared. Also Agent for tho Taylor Cotton Gin, the llrooks Cotton Press, and all kinds of Rubber and Leather Belting. D. B. SMITH, Abbeville C. II., S. C. W. C. EENET, A.ttorney rtt Law, Abbeville, S. C. 1 t.13, lS7G,tf ed 1856. aONHfiMM REYNOLDS, DART.) rs of .rriaffes o EN, CONN. for the SOUTHERN MARKET, an uglily conversant with the reqnire" used In every Sou'hern State is its tailed description unnecessary. /fED WAGON, The beat, easiest and raoit durable i .. WILSON, 1 I S T , ELi Xj T?Zf S. C. [? POST OFFICE. * V /'*' Barnwell &Co. Are daily receiving additiona to their Stock, consisting of STAPLE DRY GOODS, Hats and Clothing, BOOTS AND SHOES!! they keep constantly on hand, also, a FULL CUNNINGHAM AND TEMPLETON Have received and opened their large Stock of all kinds of goods. Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, ? 1 oes, I ** taps, Hats, Hardware, Crockery, Saddlery, &c. CALL AND SEE FOR YOUR SELVES. Oct. G, 1876 26-tf sr. GOLDSMITH. P. K IN D. Goldsmith & Kind, Founders And Machinists (PUCENIX IRON WORKS), COLUMBIA, & C. Manufacturersof Steam Engines of all sizes: Horsepowers, Circular and Muley Saw Mills, Grist and Sugar Cane Mills, Flour Mills, Ornamental House and Storo Fronts, Iron Railings, Agricultural Implements, etc. Brass ana Iron Castings of all kinds mado to order on short noticn, and on the most reasonable terms. Also, manufacturers of Cotton Presses. MASONIC DIRECTORY. Clinton Lodge No. 3. A. F. I W. H. PARKER, W.v m.\ J. C. W OSM AN SKY, Secretary. Moets 2d Monday in every month. Hesperian Chapter No. 17. B. 4. M j. f. c. dupre, m.\ e.\ h.\ r.\ J. d. CHALMERS, Recorder. Meets 8d Friday night in ?y?ry month. DeSanssnre ConncilNo. 16.B.&8.I f. C. DuPRE, t.\ 111.-. m.\ J M. -GAMBRELL, Recorder. NOTICE, I AM authorized to give to some worthy young man of Abbeville county, who may be unable to pay, a year's tuition in Erskine college. Apply early to WM. HOOD, Professor Erskine College. Oct., 1,1870. T. P. Quarles Has Cash in hand to BUY COTTON"Try him with your samples. Oct. 11,1876-tf Marshall F. DaBrubl, Attorney at Lur. ABBEVILLE C. H., 3. C. Office of W. .A Leo. [Juiy 19, '78. THE ALSTON HOUSE, 1876. The misses cater still keep "THE ALSTON HOUSE" open for both permanent and transient Boarders. Thankful for past patronage, they hopo, by renewed energy and application to bueineva, to merit ft * good tdiare of patronage. Jan. 5, 187g 49-tf ' L DR. JOHN S. THOMPSON, -rvnvrrnTCirp imimoj, OfTors his professional son-icon to the ?iti/.tMis of Anboville and tho s rounding _. country. Office?Over Citizens' Savi Bank ABBEVILLE, S. ?.