The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, January 01, 1879, Image 3

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Ie Press and Banner.1 dnesday, Jan. 1, 1879. 1 Dpnth of Andrew Small. Christmas morning Major Andrew I I fllt'd at hie rvshlenee In this village af- j brief Ulnoo; In the K'J year of h5s ace. | Ile deceased with )Us family came iront i |n J to this town about twent.v-flve years I Since thnt time, five of his eltildren j I preceded him to the cctnclerv where he < ^ Ircsts. These berenveineiitsl??iretherwilh ' liarriaces and removals that took place'r |e family reduced the household several j kav'fl totlie deceased, who lived alone I I that time to the day of his death. Ijor Small in some respects was n re-|.n (cable man. and one whose pathway j f, liKh life lias been cheekem! with more',, le holies and disappoiiitmentsthan usual-j j, II to the lot of ordinary mortality. ! j, hen yotinc he received an excellent liter-, j, tduoation : his musical talent, for which !? distinguished, was not. neglected, and < y i reaching his majority became the pos-! M r of r handsome estate. These advnn- j j, '.together with a snotlesscharacter,a tine I p ;ique, a high horn spirit and a tlaihrejj, h was convivial and tiencrons, made niin j oved leader of his peers, while his (mi-jh observance of the conventional!) ies of'), rt society, and a siriet regard for the iptingsof n kindly heart, never failed lo!n ate the nobleness of the man wiillln. II w n mcrrlmnt ill his native town. ('a r- | T Icus commercial disastcrovertook him " houch broken In fortune, with n spirit T shed, but with a heart ami hand for . ute, he came to America, where for a v ne, the struggle wa< with the "wolf at * >r." becoming better acquainted with the r and the customsof the peopb\ Just he war broke out between the States, " ted to be once more on the road to ity nnd competency. When the notes ntr were sounded he was true to the f? spirit for which his native country- w ; famed, nnd was nmnn; the tirst to li I to the call for volunteers for the do- i' f the South. Choosing the cnvnlryh the service, lie remained faithful In ill tmrge of every duty until the cessalostllltlrsnnd the collapse a? Appo- tl When the/'onffderate soldiers re- si to their peaceful pursuits he went into e: elionse, commission nndauctlon hus|. tt| th hope of a brighter future. In tills, p r, he was doomed to disappointment, di me Involved ami closed business with lomestead left him. It is said that ,j inc.s never come singl>, and his easei n exception to the rule. As tinaneiai t, i eticoninassed him, death In vail- b i household and removed the rj it nnd most loved children, while jt prostrated for months Upon ti bi?d n ction the partner of his varied , as well as the sharer of his hopes . , i fears. Finally, and last of all, by the dispensation of an " blc Providence, also deprived of her ' lonshin. Although bereft of all the .. :h bind men to earth, and pressed by fortune which 1r*o nearly allied to ~J never gave un to despair, but ever " st, maintained to a degree the same Irlt and gentlemanly bearing that the kindly feeling of all who know H vlng almost a hermit and dying 011 tl ling of the Savior's natal day, with c< icrform the last offices save a ser- "i > had remained with him during the A itchesof the night, there was not a If Abbeville that was not saddened at t' Igcneethat Andrew Small was dead, k' y u heart expressed the regret that not known of his extreme lllnessin al perform some act of kindness for pt sown generosity, when compared to ]j y to perform, was boundless; yet, u< est virtue, he shrunk from proclaim- fl; *rn need of that attention which lov- hi sand tender hands alone can give, fl friend to shed a tear at Ills bedside, Itended on ly hy a servant. The world i, >r know the loneliness of that bun- ... I which Is now stilled in death. burled on Thursday morning in the I cemetery after the reading of the. t. that church by the Hector, tlie Kev i-. sliaw., ' Small will long bo missed 011 the ||t? of AiihcvlHo. ho luifj n nicasani ?mnc " In friendly word fur nil, wlili a courteous Bnc that never deserted liltn. Especially ? Ihc be missed in his pew in Trinity Chrch re his rtfpeetful and reverential manner, Int: the Impressive services of his church e" tin example worthy of imitation. Ir.n Weather.?T.ast Thursday nlehl ei pell for several minutes and during the fr It. every thine out of doors was covered h I sleet. Friday morn ins the sun rose h r and shined nil day without thawing the In ground, or melting the sloct from the 0| I, or the Icicles from the eaves of our j,, Ics. Such an occurrence before, as sleet a] lilnlng on the trfrs all day In the sun[e. wedonot recollect. The demand for U during the past week lins been in cx- .. lof the supply. 1st week theremncnt of a drove of tnr- j, I caine to town, and created 110 little talk, jj Fas the first drove that many of us had [seen. They cost the owner forty cents North Carolina, and he sold about twol Bred In this County at thirty cents. Mr. I "J M. IIill bought the la?t, mid they now Jal I him constant employment, gathering n up and counting them. II kST week the trade of our town was only I" onahlyftr>od. Monday and Tuesday our chants had no reason to eonipla'in at h r casli sales or collee'lons. Wednesday | nj h blank. Thursday and Friday thetrado | ri much less than on the two first days of si weak. Saturday there was a noticcable rovenient In hu sin ess. ,ain Tai.kto Pki.ixqcents.?Our terms tl twodollars tn nrfmaco. We regret to say ?'l there are a numher of our friends in ars. If they do not settle up we shall '>cjsi pellcd to stop sending them the Pr*** n?<1 < < nrr. A paper like ours cannot he printed mill (lie mrmev am! we do not nronnve tot it away. Pay up. * (I.f)NK.I. SAMCF.t. AVaI.I.JNOFOUI> Of Illdl, will give a free lecture on the inonoy , stlon in li?c Court House on Friday niclil J, ,0th of .Tnmiary. Come out nn<l hear his t speech on Greenbacks. The ('olonel lias >ar hend on flnances.and tt will well repay sj >lo hear lilrn on this subject. *pt.r.s wereoflV.red in our town by w:\con- It last week at s'xtv-flvc cuts a bushel, council require a licensc of three dollars y from these people for the privilege of nj? a less <inantity than a bushel. A >le Icvvl of apples would be worth from ' Ive to thirty dollars. ^ aviso heard that Vfr. I^twson wnsselllne his stock of tonaccoand clears at cost, we edon him a few daysslnce. and lie Inform- ? i? it was no humbug, l?nt that lie was ncly coins out or the business, fionnd buy r tobacco and cigars ciieap before they arc 111 ;one. tf | I P. year IS7S has been a eood year for us In j a way of new subscribers. All parts of I lie >s nty have done well, hut. poimldsvllle >?fhelead. Our subscriptions there liave y eis??d to inore than double our former list latofflce. Many thanks, kind friends. * r. .T. 11. McCi.inton. of Frazierville, is a n after our own heart, lie hauled two i Is of Kood pine nine miles for n year'ssul>ntIon to the PreM and Hnnncr. He will g I the best paper In America during the ling year. A early all of our country exchanges took hole week of holiday and published no ?r durlnu Christmas week. Usually this , le best week of the year with us, jut this k the Prestand Banner notes very little of srest. r. Ai.itm Oabiji.k seems well pleased K n trie icnce law. ne now no* bpiwi><ti *?i king his valuable lands near the village re- t neratlve. while the chance will work mdldly for him at bU country place. lot of new buggies of Western manuface, were sold In tills town at auction,at ruusly low rates on Christmas day. Good buggies brought from 87ti to .?75; open ;gies, without tops, from $45 to HO. Ildness conouers?and hencc It. Is that the ? tie yet positive Influence of !)r. Bull's ly Syrup overcomes so quickly tiie di?orn of Jlabyhood. Prlcc 2r> cents. arbfr'x Notice.?Richard Gnntt, the s.,i- f .requests us to give notlcethat hereafter lie , 1 not open his shop on Sunday. His pa- \ n* will find him at the shop from Monday rning until late Saturday night. " K your magnificent weekly," Is the way a tlemun In Xocth Carolina speaks of the ? u andJtanncr. when writing to us. Hols ood Judge of newspapers, too. Iake yourself a Christmas present of n ' t of a I cars. You can get a box of jrood 5 . it clears for 3"J.W> at Lnwson's. Remember s is selling out at cost. tf lo to the Post Office and buy your tobacco iost, 1' Isgolnc fast and will soon be gone, . In time and buy where you can net It t *ap. tf In. W. P. Maof.e. of l>onaldsville. knows i w to In vest In newspapers. He keeps the ? tat figures op|>oslte his name, sure. < I'lTH few exceptions our stores were closed Christmas day, nn<l but few of our friends m the country cjvme to town. >r.r.ixqi'ents, vhen your ektldren ask yon ( y the paper Is stopped wilt y?? \<-lt them ! > it you did not pay for It? Iouekt Elmott. the son ofTsnaeWhlto.il e of the -colored teachers of this town, died :' t Saturday of croup. j j l vert pleasant dnnetnir party was given : j the residence of Mr. James Shilllto one . [ht last week. 'rnxixcjham A Tkmh.eto:* have Christ . is poods of all kinds, Toys, aud presents u kinds. Vitiiout exception 1hls has been the dull- < Christmas that wc have had for many a j1 y- ! Vcarenot going to send the Prrxs nttd\ 1 innrr without some hope of getting the:1 >ney. * , >o you want the Prrxs nntl Jtrinnrr to tt j sekiy visitor next year? If so, pay for It. j !k we have neglected to credit your sub-, wlntlon. please call our attention to the fact. r Miss Aula Mookk gave an entertainment the Court House Inst Wednesday night. *kof. Mahciiant stopped in town last Iday night on his way to Graniteviile. Don't let the Post Master know that you a no far behind with your paper. , The indications are that we have hard i' lies close ahead of us. j( Wb are tolinr to eut oil'delinquents. V\'e ean what we say. i' Don't let your children see that you are be-j | nd with your paper. Miktus.?Mrs. K. H. Calhoun,December 21,] rx, two daughter.". j: Nil!. J. A. Dkvlin has moved to the Jeffi ivls place. i Dki.inqi'kntm, settle up, or we stop your iper. ronArro from 11 cents a pound up, at ihe jst UtlJce. tf I?PHW HI?WPBa?ct?? ? Masonic InMttlliitinn.t. Tlif* Mnsonfe l>rHhron of I'llnt.on T.oiIrp ln;?allpil tlieir ufllcers for tlie ensuing year hi) lit' iT7t l?, u>> follows: Wm. II. I'arkpr, W. M. .1 HO. (*. PolielilSK, S. W. J no. Kershaw, J. W. T. ('. Seal. Tr?is. Kugene li. <iary. Secretin*. J. K. C. DwVre. I). Klehard Hill, J. I>. ( w .bK-v.. | *'< ??"<? T. M. Christian, Tiler. 1 After the installation a magnificent supper hisserved. when the brethren and invited! iios>s fared sumptuously at tiic hoard. Good beer and kindly feeling rilled the evcnlujr. ( A colored Avoninn ktJ'iwtJ fli "Crazy T,ou" I ladesad liavoe in tli?* I,tint? Cane cemetery a \v ilays ago, by biVnhjiJjj Uie stones nd digging up'the shrubbery. On being in- <: [ rrogatcd as to why she did sr?. she wild she ad been ordered to go tip there liitd work . ivo ita.vs: that she ttad worked hail a day ' nd intended going back as soon its the eat her moderated and tini?h the job. We ronid think that frotn what wo liate fteen 1 [>id as to the extent of the da inane'done' in a art of a day she would certainly finish the y >b If she should put in a day and a half more s faithfully. Steps have heen taken to have er sent to the asylum where she should have eeii tor some time. I Wk had the plrasnreof greeting in mtr of. ee last night Si r. K. C. Connor, who came in / n the evening train from Hodges. He is the andsoniest clerk in (treenviile, and lias a rtthmendahlc appreciation of some of our r est and prettiest young ladies. Me does ashless Iti that princely establishment <If .... ... v. ? ?i,?. t IfNM-S. r.. It. I'H'hMHI ? V I'., "Mil II." mill . f A liber it if people who cull at this store to adewMh Mr. Connor js beyond eoinpotaon. Mr. Connor is a native of Abbeville* r n<l wc i?rt? alwnys clad to see liiiu back mniig bis old friends. Examination ok Tkachkrs.?Candidates ^ >r teachers'certificates in tlio piibiie schools 111 do well to read carefully the notice polished in onr advertising columns this morn- \ lir bv the County Hoard of F.xamlners. The rittcn examination of white teachers will p ike place two weeks from to-dav; that of ilored teachers on the following day. Ceritcates will be sranti'd to those only who icc?i?fully pass the examination. A wise xeeptlon is to '<? made in favor of those few 1* iipllcaiits whol?ay at the time be sU*k and hyslcally unable to att"nd. Jn such cases a lnCtor's certitleate will be required. TUB AHtpixfa fht'O'i -tr niirf Sentinel had liilca liewsv letter from Newberry last week !e ottered us sympathy In the "Conker" uslliess, and seemed to tlilnlMhat we might eeollectinc "cooking thins*/' ttltli some s<?- ' ous intention of opening a new poor house i this county. We are sorry that we have <?t foom for a portion of the letter. ^ Fattf.? Cai.k kor Two.?Mr. John M. aiithrell and family, Mr. IInull 1'. Ilarmore H nd family, fornifrly of this county have relrned from Mississippi, disgusted with (hp iud of the Mississippi valley. They now F link there is no place like home. We welnnetbem hack to their old homosjuid trust i lat they may never again seek a home elsehe re. Wr. don't understand how it is. that the T rrjisler and others always know which of le editors it is, tliey are after in this eon- ^ :rn. No man has ever "spotted" the wrong * lan here except Colonel MoKerale of the Utrinn Star. Several years atro, he "pitched ito" the wrong man, and with that exeep- S on' lie is the onlv man who has been niistaen. j Fir.K.?About 8 o'clock Monday night the arm of fire was given at Hodges, and the ore room of Miller A Ricliey in the j lodges Hotel was found to be on (Ire. Prompt *tlon on the part ol the citizens subdued the imcs before much injury was done to the ? tmse. The goods were much damaged by re, smoke and water. Partially insured. Last night seven;. Iloman candles were unit, and the usual sport of shooting them t rtich other was engaged In by the hoys, un- I 1 one hoy. John Hughes, who wouldn't run as shot In the faee. After receiving a shot ilin run oft' bellowing while several byAnders Indulged In the usual big talk. 1 Aiihf.vii.i.k T.itkkaky Ct.rn.?'The Club ill meet on Friday night. 8-t January at the "f W \ T.o?. Ksn :il lialf-n:?st seven 1' dock. iiev. It. N. Pratt will read nn essay n ""The I'liity of the Race." An excellent tsay and an interesting discussion may he . icpvctcd. 1 Mr. W. TT. Moore, of C'okesbury, who had o Is lee broken about the same time the <?ovmor sustained his injury, has been quite ill om the effects. but we are glad to state that T els now n little better. Dr. Muxwiil visited * im last Monday. J<s we remarked last week, the fenee law Is A p foree now. and if anybody's old "razor ick" hog bothers you. Just put him In a pen id hold him till the owner pays you the CJ images. Somk of our friends have asked ^is not to J] Iscourage people from going off. When they >11 out they give the rest of us nn opportunlr to get good bargains in gray horses, old ons, chickens, Ac. . Thr prowling cows around town will hence- ? rth have to be kept at home or else th>-ir * vners will run the risk of paying the penty. S2? In money or thirty days in Jail. < Wkaccept the Jirf/lxlrr'sexplanation of the atnpton business, und ssive the editor a full .. urdon this time. *' Dkath.?Mr. Jefferson MoKee died at bis oine in Sautuck one day Ia*t week. His re- j ihIds were interred at Greenville Presbyte- ' an <'hurch. He leaves n wife and several nail children to mourn their loss. ^ Makriakk ok Pakpkks.?Rev. It. N. Pratt st week married a couple colored puitpers at ,< >o poor house. He was blind and she was d. Nei.son pfti.ku was lodged in Jail last I tnulay. charged with stealing corn, under uninitment of Trial Justice Tarrant. CoLoNK.J. TlJK.fTI.KN, ('apt. (i. M. ITodgCS. r. Conner, of <'okushmy and others of ,od:;es lind a bin squirrel lmnt yesterday. 1 The stock law will prevent tlie rattle and ngs fiom.taking lunchfrom your liutnies on 4( u* public square. Mis. ani> Mrs. K. 15. Gary, of onr town >ent the < hrtsruas holidays in Cokcsbury. We are glad to see our friend Charlie Ward iw hack again. , See the letter of "Many Farmers" on the tock Law and the Mount Carmcl meeting. Mk. Jkkk. Brooks Is soon to be a doctor of * ncdicinc, and reports say he Is soon to he narried, when he will settle In Abbeville. t V*c hope this is true. 1 Mn. K. F. Morris, of our County, hasheen s pending the Christniasnt home, lie return- ' d to Walhalla College yesterday. Miss Fannik I. aw son returned to the Co- . iimbia Female (.'ollege yesterday. Miss ISiutt one of the many handsome . nd charming young ladies of I^ong Cane 1 pent Monday night at Abbeville. Tiik "razor back" hog will not go visiting ? inich longer. joroncr's Inquest Evidcncc n* to ] nrii.o your pasture fences. The stock law s of force now. The "razor back" hog will in future be reitricted in his operation*. M. 1'. PkKki'Iii,. 1\sq., has moved to the of ce lately occupied by Mr. J. F. C. DuPre on Vashington Street. Dr. M. C. Kivkiw, practicing physician of 1 lodges, died suddenly while on a profession1 tour one day last week. . Mn. W. T. Mc1>0*aj.i> of our town Is quite Ick. Ck;ars at all prices at Ijxwson's. tf MAKRM REPORTS. CORRECTED BY 1 Barnwell & Co Jotton Buyers and Dealers in General Merchandise. Annrvn.i.K, December 3L?Cotton?.Sincc ' Hulstmas but little liasbeen offered on the narket. Prices have advanced. Good snides J rill bring from tVx to 7%. Nrw York. Deeeinlter 21?12 m.?Stock* tronjr; money 4(<i5; sold !.<*>; exchange ? -lonp4? ; short 4.W/.; state bonds strong; lovcrnments dull. t'otton steady; salcK'rfU; -middling upland 8%; middling Orleans 9. f futures steady ; December?; January 9,">l; Vbuary March U.S.r>; April !UM. liOt'lsvn.hK, December :U),?Flour quiet. Vheat firm : corn steaily ; Outs firm ; Pork ; bulk meals dull; bacon nominal; ilcar sides ; whiskey active. ArursTA, December .Tt>? Cotton steady ; ?middling *!-? ; 'ow middling H;good ordl-1 lary 7J.J; net receipts 140: sales < I'll Ait lkston, lH?enil>er .Tft?Cotton steady? niddling low middling 9; good ordilaryJy?*; net receipts; sales 1,(KXI. CONSIGNEES. kkrksiit.?seal <4 sign.t a andrews, .1 k 'allfoiin. (i w t'olttns. w k bradley, w mux*vll. a h<>?|u<-kt. k a hnrksdnle. Kximckms.?A Slievlln, J K IJrownlce, .1 \V r'nulktier. J Hajrarty. H H linker, .1 H I-alti hit. J 1{ Mft'ombs, K Calhoun. \V I> Cater, t \V Cannon, \V P Saunders, \V Arrants. .1 I Martin, .J Dunlap, U Ciantt, C Lee, M I' De5rnhl. MARRIED. MAltKNil), l>y Trial Justice W. (i. Keller, >n Thursday, l!?th December, 1X7#, at the reslIcnce of the bride's mother, Mr. JOHN DA-! nstoMlss.M. K. YOlW'ti. MAUKIKD, hvTrial Justice W. Keller \ Vfr. JOHN NORM AN to >li?* CATIIAHINK' iVIDK.MAN. NOTICE ]'o School Teachers I IiHE KXAMINATION of nil Teachers of Public Schools In Abbeville County will >, alee plaee in the Court House, as follows: hi to Teachers on Wednesday l.lih January, .'oloiedTcnehcrsoii Thuivday 1Mb January, i The examination will begin each day a.t 101 i. in. and close at U p. 111. Candidates must come provided villi pen, nk and a quarter of a ipiire of 1'ooKcap pa ilfl. I All innst nttcml except those who can irivc j ijdijctor's crlilicato of physical Inability, lty order of tin: J'oanl. DAVID CUAAVKlmi), J- \V. WHITK, W. (\ IIKNKT. J.'oiml ol KxanilneiK. . Abbeville. C? 1 J:ui. ]. 1870, L't The Cnrrier'i Address Who brings the Press And Banner nil year to yonr door. While he wishes yon joy, He's n hnrd worked boy. And hopes you'll remember the poor. Inod people nil of Abbeville town, I wish yon Christinas cheer, Vnd may Heaven's choicest blessings crown You r So v en Iv-N i ne New - Year. M<1 Seventy-Hight 1* nearly dend, He stands on his ls?s( lees ; >c the next moon her light shall shed, He will have moved bis pegs. ?non we tnnst bid hiir last farowcll, And few of us will rue iU ror if we all the truth will toll. We'll very gladly do it. 'han all our past yours ho was worse, .We never saw a harder; tVith very little in the ptirso And little in the larder. t has been hard for one and nil To earn a mere subsistence, Lnd make what the Darwinians cull The struggle for existence. n debt Uir* White man deeper gons With cottoli at seven cents; 'he shivering ilogro views his clothes All patches, r:tj*s and r"iits. n Abbeville this Jrcar has boeit A year of ^rief and sadnl'ss; 'o many hearts that welcomed in Young Scvctlty-JOight with gladness. 'oices wo loved lo hoar, are hushed ; Hands that wo clasped are cold: "ond hearts are broken, hopes are crushed And hid beneath th.? mould. 'nil many a hontcbemourns its dead Heneiith the churchyard mound, 'till many a bitter tear is shod \Vhort> they lie low i' the ground, "o more in the familiar street .Shall ?(! behold their faces : I'lien round the old fireside we meet, Wc vk w their vacant places. tratigr are the ways of Providenco, ' We cannot understand 'em. >nt to lose heart shows little senso? Let's say ''Xil Dcaurrdndum." or Christmas, blessed time of mirth And joy, has oothe again, nd sweetly whispers "Peace on earth, And ckc good-will to men." hen let us all east care aside And for one Week bejollv, \ for cloud the sun of t'iirislmastldo , With gloomy mulaneholy. oon better times will usbefal. To prove this is no fiction, bring a message to you all, A wonderful prediction. J wandered late one moonlight night Through ela^sieal J'"ort 1'iokens, riion a strange phantom mot my sight And made mo say, "The dickens !M . gfisly skeleton wan ho In ragged soldier's clothes ; quaked Ms grinning tcoth to boo? lie had not any nose. 'rotn th' eyeless holes a blue light pl earned With an infernal twinkle ; lis wooden l"g ns rotten scorned A* the gun of Rip Van Winkle. looked at him, he looked at md, Wo both weroquiet and civil. tiddon with hollow voice qnotli ho, "Prav, sir, are you the devil?'' said I was?the printer's imp. Rightjoyful did he grin, inrt on his gatno log ho did limp And snapped his lingers thin. nolli h? "Sit with mo on those rooks, While tho moon's hohiml yon high hlil. le had no tongue?only a vox tit prctcrca nihil. Hero," srtiil ho, " in my narrow bed I've waited long for yon, sir, nd when to-night I heard your tread Forth from my grave I flew, sir. More than a hundred years ago, Death sent inosumn.ons hurried, 'ighting against the Indian foe j foil, and here was buried. ill in my martial spike-tailed coat And in my eoppera?trou?er, iv comrade* left mo here to rot, And hero von find me now sir. Ask Mr. Hurt or young DeHruhl, TI icy II Kll you annnout mo; lut von would show yourself a fool, My dour young tricing to doubt mo. 'Although T nni not known to fame Like those of higher station, i'et IiotIt those lawyers know my name And local habitation. 'I've wandered on the hanks of Styx For full :i hundred years, knd now in this unearthly fix, My ghost to you appears. 'I have a parchment in my pouch, An ancient prophecy; Hid for its truth, sir, 1 will vouch Before I ^Ive it thee. kn Indian Sybil gave me this Deep in a gloomy grotto; 5ho found it in the track, I wis, Of Ferdinand do Soto. 'I am no scholar, lint I know That this was writ in Spanish, 'or with us spirits down below Linguistic troubles vanish. 'But that you might its words rehearse With oa-e to old and young, sir, I've done it into rhyming verso And in the vulgar tonguo, sir. 'She told mo I must keep it till Thv devi! trod my grave, sir, Vt last you've come; I do her will; Hero is the gift she gave, Rir." He pulled the musty parchment out From his sepulchral pocket, \nd while I turned it round about He went oil' like a rocket. Bewildered by the vision grim, Homeward I hied in haste, \nd by my midnight oandlodim The curious scroll I placed. [ read the wondrous paper through, I saw its meaning clear ; S'ow I present it, friends, to you To gladden vourXew Year. Yk Piiophkcie. Southo Carolina sail growo greatc And evermore sail ilourishe, SJie still sail bee ye foremost Stato And groate nie'nno aye sail nourisho. rho' for a whylo she Ritt in gloomo And mourne hyr Dearest Slain, She sail not lvnger o'er ye tombo But ryse agon to reign*. Kor fouro longeyeors hyr sovlc *all reoke Wyth hyr owno children's*gore, And Libortie a whyle sail soeko Another, kvndlier shoro. Thcnne for a tymean Alien Ilordo Sail grvndo "hyr to yc grounde, Nor sail hyr Freedom be rex to red Till ten ionge yeeres goo roimdo. Att last beholde hyr tremblinge hando Unfurle yo SlivVto ot" ifloodo ; Hvr sones aryse,"and Free inene stande Where their Free Fathers stoode. Still for a whvlc hyr sonncs still tun to Ye curse of l'overtio, And see their landes h Desert Wasto Where Pientie used to bee. Hunger, a leanc Wolfe, longe wall stando Att Carolina's dooro ; Care, Want and Debt, a ravonous Ihmdo Sail stalke hyr broad landos o'or. Then sail sliesee with tearful eyes And learnc with hated breath* IIow hvr Chief Ruler stryeken lies Even* at the Gate of Death. lintt darkest hourex eomo ncorost daj'O; Her tvine of tryall o'er, rheiine sail ye dark clondes lice away To come back nevermore. Unmnrmnrynge she sail drink uppo llyr bitter draught of xorrowc, Till Kate sail breako ye einptio cuppo And bryngo a brygliter morrowc. That bryir'.iter mornc sail como attlongth, Ye li?'x'l'i0 Golden Yeero, And '.irynge new Hope and fresh-born Stretitftho llyr fainting flearte tocheero. llyr patriot Rider thenne she'll seo A gen restored to Healthe: Plenlic and Peace and Libertio Sail bless hvr Common wealthe. Abbeville tliennesall rycherbee l?y lessenynn hvr expenses, l.I vr sii.'ivn}? fields sliu tucnnc sail seo witliouion enny lctiw*. ? I 1 Nop more livr kino nail roam nhonte, Hnngric and gaunto and thinno; Thenne *all ye eroppca boo alio turned J onto, Yo eattell alio kept inne. That best Nrw Yeere, of all Now Yeerea K'ersunp by Seer or Poet, In euriouK Figures Foil re nnpeeren, And WiseMctino thus sail know Itt. r Whonno wytho ye Fyrste ye Thyrd's combined Yo (wosail makeyo Kooonde; Whonno wyth ye Fyrste ye Second'* joined Lo f thus yo Fourtho is reckoned. Thus dotli tfio ancient parchment road. Now- scan it line by line, Yotl'll find tlie numbers that yon need Afe One, Eight, Seven and Nine. The lucky year by prophet told Wo soon shall welc'omein ; South Carolina's Ago of Gold Wfth it shall sure hogin. Though thrown by Mongrel beast accursed That erst throw Absalom, Wado llrtmpton sure has seen tho worst, Hack from death's door he'll come. Throvieh all our borders peace thall reign Ple'nlv shall bless each hearth ; Cotton like snow shall wrap the plain Afid corn shall glad the earth. So lot us all takohoartof fjraco ; We've brighter days before ns: ( Kind fortune waits with smiling face h To shower her blessings o'er us. The wondrous prophecy is true, T think, though I'm no prophet; Anrl since it hrini/s trond news to vou. ti I should nifiko Something ofT it. s Tho Prefix and Bninxrr I have brought s Around each Wednesday morning, C To rich man's home, to poor man'# cot, lioiii wind and tteathrr scorning. It told yon nil the County's nevrs, The births, tho deaths, "the marriages ! And where tobuy whato'eryou use, From brogans up to carriages. I brought vou news from evory ellme And politics in season, And now I come at Christmas time With rhyme ns woll as reason. So give tho printer's devil his duo \ And fill his heart with ploanure, And he will pray that Heaverfi bless yon With plenty beyond measure. ('oToner'* Inquest.?Evidence na to f the Death of lfnrk Prince. Evidence of P>. ('. J>nFre: Harkness Prince frus in front the Court j House In a wagon, when I first saw him, rnrnf' over with him to the Jail, cot out of vvncti without. assistance; sccincd in pain, rlid not complain, <1 f<l not we hitn nftor put- " tine hi in in coll; not very cold day: was f\ comfortably clad. B. U. DnPIlK. I EMdcnccof J. F. C. Dnrro: t He was received )ierc nndor commitment from H. C. Hnrkflfss, Trial Justice, on iUth r Inst. First I saw of him at noon; went in ^ cell and saw liltn^ asked him his name, lie kwas lying down; $sKcd him why he did not 1' walkabout; said he was sore all over: hurt T htfn to walk : said he had been whipped with _ ropC; did not knoW who whipped him, as he 1 was blindfolded; oh day following saw hlfn ; " was lying; Paid could walk but preferred lying down; Wednesday, complained of sore- noss in chest; could not cat meat, said lie wanted molasses; Thursday, complained of same; said made him sick to get up ; Friday/ same as on these three days previous ; asked g If he wanted a doctor ; said no, did not need I one; Saturday morning the man In cell With " him said hedid not rest well; was worso; I ri carried him up coffee; said he could notdrlnk anything but. mrjlasses and water; three o'clock examined him and he had consider- . able fever In head, and looked a little witd; I wont up street, stated condition to Dr. Par- J ker, and asked him to come and see patient Sabbath morn In ir; Saturday nlirht 1 was up there and saw him about 8U o'clock ; he was 1 rational; complained ot clicst hurting him; -J about 10;H0 was waked by knocking upstairs; tlhllsunl noise; went up n t oncc ; round him with foam on mouth and groaning; others In Cell said he had had a fit : called for water and ordered as much water as he could drink and ordered him taken to stove to keep hlrn warm: I told them if I was needed to Knock on floor; I came down then at 11 o'clock ; in | a few moments nurse knocked on floor again ; J I went up ; he was moaning; I sent for Dr. j, Parker; the doctor came, examined him, cave medicine, left directions, and went home; I left watch, with directions to give mcdlciutas ordered by l)r. Parker; he had two fits while the doctor was with him; 1 went up again In twenty minutes and found I spasm <) ' him, and hediod immediately, with I sjiasm on hini. J. F. Dul'KK, Sheriff and Jailor. Dr. Parker examined testified ? I came here 12 o'clock Saturday night, December 21st. I found Mr. J. F. C. 1 Hi Pre In 1 hall: hewasKivinjthisattention to the prls-1 I ener, Hark Prince, In his cell; Hark was on' hi* pallet, with nurse l>y him. taking cnre of him. I then examined his pulse ami found II excited, but not of that character to make me apprehend danger. Ilia nilml was clouded, but oh repenting question he answered correctly, saying that he was sore all over. 1 then asked hlin to show me his tongue* He dlil so with difllculty, but perfectly. He complained of no particular . pain : lie had had two Ills, before I came. He I called for molasses and water which was glv- 1 en as soon as il could be got. While I was * preparing medicine he had another /it which I witnessed. It was a .severe one. In the " course of fifteen minutes ho had another mild lit. I gave directions, with medicine, and left patient after examining pulse last tiling, not fearing any Immediate danger, 1 thought he was suffering l'roiu catarrhal af- v feci Ion, but from oh.scrvutious during Visit p my opinion was he suffered from congestion of liver complicated with affection of'sttm>ach and congestion of brain. !*#<> not think the bruises found on his back sufllcient to have produced the causes of hlslllness. Consequently illness must have been brought on by exposure in some way. KIMS'IN I'A UK Ell, M. I). ^ south uakoi.ixa, j, Aiikkvii.i.k Distkut. An inquisition indented, taken at Abbeville Court Hotiscihe twenty-second, day of December, A. ]>. JK7S, before S. \V. Cochran, 1 Coroner, upon view of I lie body of Hark, j Prince of Abbeville County, then iincl there | b.dng dead by the oaths of-W. T. liriinch, II ci T Tusten, J \V Robertson, .lames .Shilllto, H e \V Cannon, "\V T Penny, 11 Mc<i ilill, A M IIIII. J N Wallace, A II Morse,T C Heal, and C \V Cason, being u lawful jury of inquest, who being charged and sworn to inquire for the State of South Carolina where and by what means the said Ilark. I'riucu came to his death, arid upon their oaths do say that Hark. Prince il led of congi-sllou of liver coin- / plicated with aU'ecliou of stomach and con- ( nest ion of brain In Abbeville county jail at one o'clock on the morulug of iMnd of l>eceinher, ls"S. In witness whereof T, S. \V. Cochran, Coroner aforesaid, and the Jurors aforesaid to thisinquisition have interchangeably put our hands and seals the day and year above mentioned. S. W. COCIIKAN, (L. S.) Coroner for Abbeville County. ( Signed?W. T. Hrauch, foreman Jury of t Inquest; H. T. Tusten, .1. W. Robertson, .1. t A. Shilllto, K. W. Cannon, W. T. Penny, R. M. Hill. A. M. Aid, .1. N. Wallace, A. 1$. Morse, T. C. Seal, C. W..Cason. GRIER'S ALMANACS,1 I 1879. I EDWIN PARKER: j | Jan 1, 1ST9, tf 1 NOTICE OF COPARTNERSHIP 1 WE have this day formed a copartnership under the firm name of Jacob Miller Hon to carry on a general mercantile business, under the Abbeville Hotel, and will be glad to serve our friends and the public generallv, on the most reasonaole terms. JACOB MILLER, ' JONES F. MILLER. juec *>, in.", ir DISSOLUTION ! 'I'HK copartnership between (I. A. Douclass JL nnil Jacob Miller, Is llils <li?y d Issolvcd. We thank our customers for liberal patronannd prompt payment*. Only a few, out of several hundred have firfled to pay us or mahe equitable arrangements. We will place nil demands not arranged by the fith day of January next, in the hands of an ofllrer for collection. <}. a. noroi.Ass, JACOB MILLKR. Pec J5, 1R7S, tr Ladies' Cloaks ZKPHYR MJAWLS, TIKK. RUFKI.INOH, and many new and pretty goods received ihls day at R. M. JIADHOX A CO. I)er 1, IK7S WAGONS, Buggies and Harness. ! t IIAVK jnst recelveiSa ear load of thecel| 1 flimled M 11.I'd' ItN WA( JONS?all siz. s I?nml - Pit I No WAHiiNS o! various sizes.) Also, Singh and l??uiblo mo<;ihs, Watson land Mr-ruy 11A UN Kss, nil of which will boj sold at the LOW'KNT PRICKS. J. W. ROBERTSON, Oct. 1S7K, 3m. AN7". C. BBNET, j A-ttornev at J^awj Law Altfjov-ilU' 0. lit, S. (\ m J. Kurz, Agt.J for jp Abbeville County " 1MIK cflehrntfd SINCLAIR CUTTER, >*o. HIX and ElfHIT. Theec Machines sire nnlvewallly acVcnowldced to be tlie best manufactured, for cutInfT Hay, Straw, Fodder, Corn Stnlks, Sugar 'ane, otc., and for Strength and Durability! i avc no cfpiftl. 1 350 First Premium < tOLT) MKDAI.S at the World's Kalr of Par?, London and Moscow, besides thousand* of CKtlmonlnls from large stork raisers, livery tables and farmers. Nnmples to be seen at Kurj & Bruce> Boot, hoe and Ilurnesn KHtftblinhmcnt, Abbeville, oun. jhhim:, c*v. w?. ]>0C. %\ 1K7M. USETHE BEST HorslM's and Sea Foam Yeast POWDERS, AT IT, JOEL SMITH & SON, Deo 18, 1878 IARGAINS OFERED. A NICE lino of "fiKbioiuiblo Dre^s ? t\. Goo(1n?verv low at I W. JOEL SMITH * SOX. ] Deo 1#, 1W8 :HRISTMA^~CHRISTMAS ! ! I ^10ME vorj'niconnd apnropriateOhriRt- 1 5 ma* presents can lie obtained by J vikinc through the larjfo stock of NOIONS and FANCY GOODS at W. Joel Smith & Son.. Dec 18, 187H I .Another Lot 3F our olf>K<ifit Fitting and stylish H LADIES GOODS. All prtces just eceived at tho ni EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS. <* Doc 18, 1878 Ladies' and Misses5. ~ FUR CAPES AND SETTS?aro now boitift sold at a ureal sacrifice at the -i EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS. 1 Pcc 18,1K7K 01 c FOB BABGAIN8 ? fN LADIES' HATS, PRESS GOODS, ? L FANCY GOODS, <*< ., tie mire to 1 :>ok before ptirehasitip elsewhere?at the J EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS. * Poo. 18, 1876, NOTICE OF SALE!! Ir United States Internal Revenue Collector's J Office. COM*MfJIA. H. \, Doc. IS. 1K7K. ^OTIf.'K In hereby glten that the following . 1 described proper!y which ha* been selze'l nd forfeited totlie l.'n I led States, vr 111 l>c sold 11 Saturday, the l!*lh day of Decern her 1.S7S, t Abbeville ('. H., t>. f.'., viz : 1 ONE flo GALLON COPPER STILL, * ONE 30 GALLON COPPER STILL, rltb caps and worms complete, seized in the lossesslon of Thomas Young. _ K. M. BUAYTON*. 1 Collector, * PF-R E. G. HUFFMAN-, Special Deputy Collector. " Dec 18,1*78 SOUTHERN ENTERPRISE"! li [" WILL furnish reliable Garden SeeiTspogtL paid, at 5 cents per package. Any one irelcrrlDc Buncombe Cul)Inure Seed lo any thorn, and preferrl?R to patronize a Soolli- " rn man, to a Yankee, can write tome. J. w. YANDIVER, f Garden und field Seed Producer, * Weavervllle. N. C. Dec 18, 1S78, 2t 3HRISTMAS PRESENTS < Very Cheap. rACK and HIlk Ties, PIIK and Linen Handi kerchiefs, Laro Setts. Linen Cnfl's and ( 'ollnrs, Zephyr Shawls, Kid (Jloves 2and 3 >utton, and many other new and useful goods f it prices tosult the times. R. M. HADDOV <* CO. Dec II. 1878 &REAT INDUCEMENTS, i e FROM now until tlie end of the holiday*. i We will orter *orne extraordinary bur- I wins In Dress Goods. Worsted and Kilk \ Krlngen, Millinery and l-'ancy Uoods. Gill and nee fOr younselYPH. Terms Cash. H- M. HAL)DON A CO. Dec 11, U78 A. Handsome CHRISTMAS PRESENT! ONE of tlione elepnit Sewing Machines for , nale "cheap" by li. M. HADDON A CC. Dee II, 1S7S ADMINISTRATOR'S i NOTICE! ALIj pcrwoiiR holding claims against the entaU1 of Thos. H. Millford, deceased, will present tlieni to the undersigned, properly attested, on or before the .'list December, 1K7M. Persons Indebted to the estate will make payment at Slice. TOUVER P. MILLFORD, Administrator. Dec. 11, 1S7S. 3t CARPENTRY. Tlirc undersignod hereby given notice that ho in prepared to do all kiudn of Carpenter's Work and Building. Ho also repair? Cotton fiins, Thrashers find Fans. A lull supply nf <?in Material always on hand. Farmers are requested to hrinir their < J in? up rarly i" I he season to allow timo to have tin in properly prepared. Also Af.'?nt for the Taylor Cotton Rio, the iirook* Cotton l'ress, and all kinds of Rubber and Leather Melting. D. B. SMITE, AbbevWcC. v.,,v. r. m 1 * Administrator's Sale. )N Thursdn^ the 19th December lnstnnt.T will soli .'it the Into residence of T. C. errln, deeeused. all the personnl properly on lid premises belonging to tho Kstnte, consting In part of ONE riANO, I ONE TWO-IIOIISE WAGON, ONE CARRIAGE, AND TWO MULES. nd T will noil nn SnleR dnv fn JANUARY ). tin' reninIntng MULES, CATTLE nnd nil her PERSONAL PROPERTY bolontfjngto le EstntP. 'IVrrrifi ftirtu* known on th<? day of Snjc. L. W. PERRIN, an AdmlnMlrntor. Doc. 4, 187R. VOOORUFF & BRUCE i GENTS, for tho Improred nnd Light i running inger Sewing Machine jrfect Kntlxfaotion pnnrnnt^'d, nnd full inflictions Riven to purchnser. Prices, $35, $40, $45. MmIiIbb noddles of all klads, ol! and atichmentfl furnished a I short n?tloe?at any ist office. Address. JULIAN C. WOODHUFF, Gremwood, S. 0. C. K. BRUCE, Abbeville, B. C. Nor. 27, 1878. NOTICE lO THE LADIES! JOTW1THSTANDINO the hard time* wo \ arcmaklnglargoaddltioi,stoourstock of IILLINERY PRESS 0OODS, .ADIES' CLOAKS, Black Alpacas, Black Cashmores, OBIF. 1*Y, GLOVES, CORSETS, GILT, SILVEK AND STEEL niTTTONB, id many other now and useful good*. All le above will be Fold, at lowest c?sh prices. R. M. HADDON & CO. Kfrv 27, 1B78 PIANO TUNING. )IANO tuned In the most scientific manner and instrument attended to during lie year for the price of $>.00. Orders can be a with Mr. H. T. Tusten, or dlrcct to ANTON JJEEG, Cokesbury, S. C. ot. 2*. 3 mos. FOR SALE. lOI'SE ANI> LOT In Cokesbnry, NINE I HOOS ? premise^ In pood order ? 72 ('RES OF L A, N b-conven len t to Celebrated nkesbttry School. A No. one of the best farms or SOO ACRES, i Abbevllle.on Saluda Kiver. Terms liberal. F. A. CONNOR, ot, 2*, 187K, tf, CokeetMiry, H. mi r ? tin i lurnv >ALt ANU LIVCn I STABLES. L J. Pendley, ABBEVILLE, S. C. ' HAVE rented the Stables of Seal A fMtjn. . where I keep A>r sale at all time* a full .ock of horses and mules at the lowest rices, for cash only. I wilfreeelTs horses and mtiles on eonslfrntcnlsind will sell the fame nt small cominlslons and make prompt returns. I will keep vehicle*; and horses for htro at saRouuhle rates, and Khali he pleased to furlsh customer* with anything In my line of uslneiM. A. J. PENDLEY. Doc. i, 1K78)LD GRANITE RANGE. No. 3 )F THIS OLD STAND IH OCCUPIED BY P. ROSENBERG lis Btoek Ih full to overflowing wltli the BEST AND CHEAPEST Stock of Goods ver brought to this market. The very best of /vmT*r\r n UJLiUTIll JM \j Coats from $2 to $20. Pants from $1 to $10. Vests from 50c. to $5. Hats from 40c. to $4. Caps from 25c. to $3. Ladies' Shoes from 75c. to$4. Gents' Shoes $1.50 to $5. And If a good bill Is made CHILDREN'S SHOES THROWN IN. He lift* also on hnnd a line and eomplote line of JEWELRY, roui tho cheapewt to the Tery boat. LADIES' ARMS GOODS, of eTerj deseriptlon, from Sc. to 75c. per yard Gents' Furnishing Goods. In Inrjroqimntitlos Cbonp for Cash. A vnricc and woll seles ted stork of NOTIONS, Boinctlilnc to suit everybody. Klrst clam GROCERIES and PROVISIONS AT 31 PAN PHICIX Come one,eonie nil. ami buy freely, ns lili stoeU is diminishing very fast hi ?*<>ii?,,ijiirm,< ( !' the extremely low prjre.; ;?{ wiiirN hi: aomls ?iv utfeieu. Hi UK mix r F. Rosenberg-, No. 3 Granite Range, .A.bbevillo, S. O. I 'Vt. <<" White Bi HAVE NOW : AN IMMENSE fall & mm Unsurpassed in Point of Buyers Cannot Fail GREAT bargains In Bincfc Alpncnanml C.lsli T.'jC.lllil JI.OO. HAMBURG TRIMMINGS, CH The ho.jf f'or?ei;ror IIftv rents to l>e lirtd ft'/?ywjinrf A lncceStock of TAB!,IS MNKN'S. TOWIOLs,- (X Gentlemen nro Invited to Inspect their ele^nnt Stock of American, English j Tints nnrl R Anrl v-Mnrln P, HlkUJ IH1VA JLIIUIVMJ ^IXIVHU \.' LOOK AT THIS! OVER ONE III7XOKED f'A! The largest Stock In this line ever odered In Ahlxv Special nttentlon en Hanfl-SeweS fori in Men's Vater-Pn OVEItSHOES, of aM filzes, and very cheap. Be Hardware, Crockery, Gro Customers can be suited without any difficulty, the worth of their money. The l>osl class of GoodWHITE 3 Oct. 1C, 1R78. Cunningham & Have Opened theii Fall St' GENERAL I and are prepared to ser the public generally. ( an early day, CUNNINGHAM & Sept. 18, 1870, tf FURNITURE I FURNITUR AT nnsT i . AAJL VVM * M 11 ! ? II ?M II T17 E intend closing out our business In thlsplaa M to do ftVhuve pnt our Prices Down to Tho following list will give yon fin Idea of our 82./VI to 2; from R.75to2.75; from 4.75 to 3.50; from i Walnut French Hedstendu?from $x.5<l to 0.50; fr HtifMtiis? Imitation Walnut?from S10 to?7.50; fr Walnut Bureaus?from Si t to : from 14 to HUV Chamber Suits, Wardrobes, ('hairs, Washstands, thing else proportionately low. Comerarly If yol 4Ji~ Orders by mall promptly attended to, If acc Oct. lfl, 1S7S, fifn GENTS' | FURNISIirXU GOODS. 1 CALL AND BE SUITED, Heady-Made . CLOTHING,! HATS, CAPS, SHOES, _> Gents' Fine Slioes MarM Low, BOOTS, CASSIMERES, j Dili, II,2 READY-MADE SHIRTS, fl Npeclnl attention to our ILYLAUNDRIBD SHIRTS, MERINO SHIRTS, CHEAP I , Shirt Fronts,! COLLARS, CUFFS, CRAYATS, HANDKERCHIEFS, J HALF HOSE, S COLLAR BUTTONS, "l SLEEVE BUTTONS, &c. 1 W. JOEL SMITH & SON a Oct .28, 1S7S, tf. 1 iiiiegani utouu?l rrHR attention of tlio Ladles arc renpoct1 fully and speelnlly called to the following: Cloaks from $2.50 to $12,50. 11 GUIS $ In all the fashionable colors and hitwtstylen from 12J ic to fcl.UO per yard. r HAMBURG EDOINGS, | Insertings, Trimmings, '*?' GLOVES, HOSIERY, UXDERVBSTH, JJLEACHINOS, <H\, [C Ar cheap hk any In Hie market. Spcclnl \j bargains offered ill Ijidies' Dres* (binds. W, JOEL SMITH & SON. , ' Oct. 23, IST8. / J Notice. ] THE firm of McNeill Elmore was dissolved on September the 1st |s7S, All persons indebted will make payment by 1st of January next, as Mm business must be"closed w | by lhal date,or the stronjr nrms of the law I k will be reported to. The tlrm name will be I I iixi'd onlv in settling. I AI<I<<XAXDKH -MoNKlJ.L,, | STKl'IIKN KL.MUKK. J Oct2J, 1S7?, 3m.? : State of South Carolina, County of Abbeville. ' J in* tin-: I'HouATJ-: rorirr. . Xotk;k to ('ui:i>rroi:s ! ) T,T. I'orsfii.s lirtvhit;pl:i1m-<the o-l\ l:il<< of ( . Ilihjj.cy (inllin, ?lrrcsi.?,<?|, ;irc lii ri-iiy noiili' il ! > iTi scnf litem t<> rn<< ihilj i tiroVft'l l<v tlio th'nt <tf' ,i?um:try. I>7!?. /! ' J. ri'I.I.Klt I-YOX, A ' j. ri<o. a. c ). ISrTK. K. "others CIST STORE STOCK OF 'EE GOODS, "ariety and Excellence, I to be Suited, meres. Examine tlielr Kid GIoV6s at EAP!CHEAP!CHEAP I i?t the price. lUNTEUPANEH, and RED TICKINGS; md French Cassimeres. lothing at all Prices. <EH HOOTS AXI> SHOttS, *frw In utore. t ille. Prices are very l&'w. lied to their if Boots and Boi-Toei Gaiters. sides the nbove, complete assortments o ceries and Provisions andean buy with the assurance of getting > always kept. ROTHERS. t ^empleton : magnificent o o k. o f ve their friends and Jive them a call at TEMPLETON E! 1 FUEN1T0KE! 11 IT COST! o (luring tlic next tlilrty days, and In order Actual Cost! prices : Cottace Red-steads?Reduced from >.50 to I; from *i to 4.75. oni 10 to 7: from 12 to 9; from 10 to 12.oTii U.9D t<y 7. ): from Hi to 12.50. Hocking Chairs, Safes, Cradles and ev'6ryx want a bargain. ompanlcd by the cash. TOLLY & WILCOX, Jilncty-blx, S. C. Hue Stone. EDWIN PARKER, )ct. 23. 1878, tf. Notice. IX persons holding claims ntfnfnst the Estate of THOMAS C. PflKKIN, deceased, ?hereby notified and required to tllethem tii tiie Administrator within thetinicspoe. d by law. L. W. PERRIX. Administrator. 7 August, 1S78. TAN YARD. . HE undersigned now have in successful operation, a good tan yard, at Donaldsie, where hides of every description will1 bought. For dry Hides we nay l'i cents? t.l.l... it it. Kn dor ^rcuu IIIUl'?, UU'liir, III UUIIVI. BAWTflORN & HODGES/ Tan. 31, lni878 OIHANWVETPM No Humbug for Chills aud Dyspepsia. U DR. E. PARKER'S. irch 2a, lfi7fi-tf. dministrator's Notice. i LL porsons indebted to the Estate of !L THOMAS PERKIN, deceused, ill make immediate .settlement with e Administrator, as alter reasonable dnl^ouceall delinquent's claims will bo tt in suit. LEWIS W. PERRIX, a Administrator opt, U, 1878, tC lexander, Allen & McBee?. Manufacturers of and "Wholesale and Retail Healers In PPER& HARNESS LEATHER,, Eip and Calf Skins, . GREENTILLE, S. C. r IIUihe?t oaHb, price paid for Hldei. iifHii ) M. IIADDO?? & CO., linre nowlnttorc I, the STEWART SINGER. REM I Jf Or )N AND WEEI) MACHINES, at lower Icos than a tlrat-olnsu J.athinc was ever fcreil la this market. Siire 20 per centhy ivliii; your muchinos, noeiHes. AttnclinienU id oil from K. M. HAL)lH)y <t CO. L>0C 4, 1678 iPECIAL BARGAINS, i RE now !>< !nsr ollVrcd k> oloao oat our elegant stock of MILLINERY, DESS GOODS, in,!! And nil wo ask for Is ft took to convince our inly Friends, We menu what weHav. AT THE IMPORIUM OF FASHIONS, I>oc J. 1S7S HOODS, SACKS. i ' ND s\ll kinds of 'tl"pnj!<?n Goods for Ohil I diet), alsn Ladies- :tml Misses Jacko hiivls. Niit>iii?, tVc., In nr.-nt Turiory, at th K M 1*01(1 UM OK FASHION*. ?t. 23. 1STS, tf.