Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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- m llie Press and Banner ISy IIu^li Wilson. "Wednesday, June 24, 1885. Drntti of William WIckllfFe. Mr. William Wlcklllte, of tills county, died at lil* home near Antrevllle, Tuesday morn1 lit; of last week, after a Ions Illness, aged lluv-flve yen rs. Mr. Wleklilfo was the Company Comni'skary of Company G, 1!?K. (\ V., and was universally liked ty everybody who knew lilrn. He merchandised for a long time after the war, but ho devoted more of his time to farm* lug. He was a most excellent man, whoso death will bo regretted t>y a Inrge circle of acquaintances. The Anrfrrxon Journal has this to say of him: "Mr. Wick I lire was ft iiatlvo *>f Greenville, but catue to this county while Muite a young man, and after a residence of a lew years in Pendleton lie moved to Abbeville comity where he has since lived. He leaves a wife, one soil and Ikreedatighters, together with numerous friend* to moltrn his death. His remains wore interred at First Creek on Wednesday." i'onrtlujf and Flirting. "When jineore Tin* mon n|i|war. In gallantly ami wm.iiij, fan woman jilt Without tlif cullt Of grievous luisilnlns?" A beautiful young lady who is on a visit to this county, "is bewildered at the rvckless manner in which some of our young gentlemen talk. She took all they said at first as re il earnest, but now she regards tlicm as the greatest Jokers on the continent. "Roys. wlifO V"U court, Yi>ii should <lf|>">rt Tour.n-lvc# with circumspection; It is a sin T.i so<'t to vi in Anil trirte with affection." Mr. Beuct Bcnrt off u Full Sharp of Honor*. Tlio notice of Mr. lienors recent speech In $*u niter. as taken from the Aur/ii*td Chronicle will be found Interestiwr. "0. 11. M." speaks so pleasantly of the address that we expect to apply to Mr. Benet for a copy of it, that we expect to apply to Mr. Betiet for a copy of If, that we mav publish it. Ill the Pre** <uul 11'inner. As Mr. Bowel's fame as an orator is known of all men lie has frequent calls to (loll vor speeches. Having made H good speech to the young ladles of Sumter last week, lie is liow in Newberry to dell ver a speech to the youm; gentlemen of Newberry College. He Is ulso booked for a speech before the Wlnytih club, of (icorgetown, next May. Mr. Benct - always b<-ars otF a full sharo of the honors, nud he always honors those who honor hiui. I>own With the lusyrnnrc Itntc*. Intknoant Hammond will ouy a sunk-lent (]iiantityol hosetoattach to the well pump to put out any ordinary tiro that occu'S 011 the public square. When a fire takes place lie >\ III scrcw the hose to the top of the pump, and attach a stroni: winded man to the handle of the same, when alternate upward and tlownward motions of the aforesaid handle Will send the water out of the bottom of the Mre'l and Into the fire. Down with your insurance rates. We will have sufficient water! On draught to put outauy reasonable tire. We Salute Thee. l>oetor. Kev. J. I.. Martin has been notified that Arkansas t'olleue has conferred Upon him the degree of Doctor of Divinity. Dr. Martin Is In further luck In being called to the pastorate of an excellent congregation In Memphis at a g'Mxl salary. Dr. Martin leaves many koikI friends in Abbeville wlio rejoice at his rirosperlty, and whose good wishes follow hiin 11 his new home. He is an able preacher, an earnest Presbyterian, and an iudefutlgable worker. Hotel tie (inner. Horn t. C. (iowcr has built an olocnnt hotel nn c.iiu-.rv u\ ? hi I'll the nublie are in viteil. As u health re?ort it h:w no equal. The accommodations are tlrst class. Mrs. Gower overlooks the whole. Mr. ani> Mkm. Hogeus leave to-dny for East Tennessee. on a visit to relatives and frlcuds. On their trip they will lake in Henderson vi lie, Ashevllle, Warm Springs and othresuninu-r resorts. Mr. Itogers will retiirn by tho'-lHh of July. If this is a cood crop year he will buy tho largest stock of goods this Fall that has ever been in tile tip-country. The Wholesale Store does one of the largest businesses of any house in tho up-country, tt has certainly been a great blessing to this County. Mr. Rogers believes in short profits mid <iulok sales. Representing one of the 1 irgcst houses in tho J.'uited Slates who are willing to ship hiui on demand thousands of dollars worth of goods any day, lie can oiler ndvautages that very few houses in the upcountry can otl'er. x. Col- Duncan, president of the South Carolina agricultural acd meihanieal society, through the assistance of Mr. Sol Haas, traffic manager of the associated railroads of Virginia and llie Carollnas, has been able to secure the protnUe of passes for three delegates from each comity organization to the summer ngricultural meeting, which will be held in Itonnettsville the first week in August. President Duncan suggests that those counties having no organizations should have a meeting next saleday and organize an agricultural club or society, so Mint they may bo represented by delegates at tbo IJotinoilsville meeting. % Tiik public S'ltiaro hat been deserted for n long time. The tanners are so busy tliat they >vlli not come to see us. our merchants and business men being lonely, a large number ot fii^m Imvn lioioi miiWini' ilullv ti Ins to tlie centre of learning? One West. A long lino of vehicles carried a big crowd of white dusters In that direction on Monday afternoon. Messrs. W. C. M?*(iowan and M. L. L'onham look important parts in the closing exercises of I lie societies 011 that night. A grave question is now agitating the mlnd< of some of the young gentlemen oftiiis town. 1 They have been struck by lightning, und they Want to know how long they should take tellImr their angels of the fact, and In making | known the momentous question which Is oft*n the sequence of a hud ca*e of love. Never 1 having been successful ourselves wo arc unable to assist the young gentlemen in their dilemma. Mit J. C. Ku'OH, of our town, graduate of Wotford Colleg". went to tlie commencementt in that institution last week. Hclsa devoted friend to the College" which gave him his education, and he is a worthy son of a noble Inst itntion, who will in after years reflect honor upon his native county and his beloved Alum M<Uer. His high stand at ASbeville gives promisoof a bright future forhliu. Tine School Commissioner is doing the proper thing now. He is negotiating with the | proprietor of the New Hotel to accommodate the members of the Teachers' Institute, <U the expense of the county. A U-acher that will not attend a meeting of the Institute on these 1, terms would not come, though the .Sheriff's constable went for him. Mit. James A. Sijim.ito as a resureetloni?t is a success, lie uceompanicd Hon. J. C. l?ip?comb to the stockade last Tliusday, when j: the body of one of t ho dead convicts was dug lip. and found to be all right?dead enough for nil practical purposes?and dead iu the good old orthodox way. We hear that a gentleman in town Is contemplating going into the fruit-drying business. In which event he will buy all the blackberries, and other fruit that may be brought. Success to the enterprise. A woman In Greenville served written notice* 011 tlie several barkeepers not to sell j liquor to her husband, lr.it they faiicd to obey the notice and she brought suit against live ?f them, which they compromised by paying $50 each. Our dopot trouble Is not settled yet. We hear though, that everything will be amicably arranged by the railroad authorities and our council. The dilllcully was pretty warm last week.?McOormick Atletmcs. A large hog raiser says he has not lost a hog In 30 years from cholera. He gives, once a week, a quart of turpentine In slops to to hogs. This, he claims is a sure preventive. Tiik Literary Club will meet on Friday ? II... I.....JO nf Mfi ? U W Smilll Mr. Tlitn. P. Cjthrua Is the essayist?Lh-j subject of his paper?Judaism. Tnr.Town Council Hot out three hundred Rh:ulc trees last ya ?r. O.12 luudreJ and sev niy-flve nov tlo irish iike g.eeu bay trees Ijy the water's e I go. The centleman in charge of the Monarch Fruit Dryer are now prepared to furnish the jnachine to all who may wish to make a good Investment. x. The crop of crass In this county Ik simply enormous, and the amount, of cotton which will be lost on accouut of 11, will never bo known. Every available vehicle has been engaged for to-day and to-morrow to take visitors to the Due West Commencement. The Town Council will soon dig another; Well 011 the p.ibllc square. This last one Willi he located near the post office. Hon*. J. C. liip.scoMnand wife were in town l ist Thursday, and were honored guests at the cantata in the Court House. Ci.rvEKU's, the murderer of Lillian Madison, has been sentenced to bo hauxed 011 the tilth of November. M fas its. L. W. Parker find S. R. Prltehnrd 1 hear off honors in the Junior class in South [ Carolina College. Mr.-j S. A. MrlxTOSH was In town last i week nnd attended the school exhibition lti j the Court House. "Mbssiis. Him, A Rons, have discovered a Kaolin mine oil tlicir farm. Their fortune is near at hand. Messrs. Seal, Cassox & Qitarles have some excellent fruit dryers, which they are ready to sell. A font of good brevier can bo had on reasonable terms, by application to the 1'reu ami Jtanncr office. tf Mr. J. Aj.t.kn Smith returned Inst Thursday from a trip to Iialtimoro. ills daughter j Is better. Mrt. Kikby, with the town force, is nt work ; on I he street leading from the Now Hotel to! the depot. Mit. John Evans has put. his mill in snlen-! did condition for doing good work. Call to ! see him. Sent? down to Mrs. Cooler's, nnd get j enough Ice tc lccep yourself cool. J. S. Ham- \ inond. June 17, 2in. | A varied assortment of second handprinting material can be had at the J'rcss ami Van- j ner office. tf i The Town Council have wh'te washed tho, trees and tree-boxing on tho public square. | Wf, nre In formed that. Dr. K. L. Wilson is; contemplating tnovlnr to the North state. \ The ptiblic well In front of the printing row j has reeolved the Attention of Mr. Kirby. Mr. .1. H. Hammond Is In luck. lie lias a 1 splendid kaolin mine on his farm. I Many r mother had reason to be proud of ! her daughter last Thurmlay night. Mr. M. P. DkHisoit. lias been quite a suffer-; cr with toothache for several days. | Emma Oaky, colored, died last Monday of consumption, aged thirty yearn. Mr. Mazyck brought Iiev. J. L. Martiu to town with him last Thursday. MtfiS Alice Wakdlaw Is on a visit to relatives in Abbeville. Mr. W. S. ISei.i. was in town last Saturday. The Old, Old Story of . the {'amberland Onp Rnilroxd. \E'Jgrflt'ld Advertiser.] Capt. \V. J. Kirk, Chief Engineer of tho Car olina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Itailroad, is in high hopes of the speedy resumption of work upon the road, and of its early completion. lie says he \rns assured by a prominent capitalist of Charleston that if the towns and townships along the line of road should voto the proposed 5 per cent., Charleston capitalists would at once take five hundred thousand dollars of the company's bonds, and probably a million, lie seems to be perfectly sauguino now of the success of the road. For Governor. f yewberi-y TIerald and yews.] Our Georgetown correspondent nominates Secretary of State I.inseomb for Governor at the next election. We have one objection to this?It is too early In the year to bring out "tlie old war liorso" or any one else. Man's and hoys'strawliuls, latest styles. F. Rweenber .* t'o. I j THS KISFDSTUNS THAT BEFELL AN I EjSTRIOUS APPRENTICE. I I ' '.?#.???? tf'Aiiftkwuiiw to ll-ivitia* INi ! l>t ?J n Triiiik lJcloisiviu;;- to I!. . Ayiifw?llo S[tnn!s n l*orli<)!i < tlio Soiic(v :uu! Hot urns tlu? It inaluilcr to its KJglitl'ul Ouucr Tho Xliicf \oiv iu Jail. I >Ir. It. A. Agnew is an iudustiious and cc nomieal apprentice in the carriage shop Messrs. Simi, Mcliwaine <V Co, of this villny and sleeps in the Alston ilouse,several roon of winch house arc utoecupied. On Sumla ! tt>cot May, lie discovered that, his mono ; SMJ.tw in Krcuntmt'ks and gold, had been stole t Mr. Agnnw immediately noli (led our me j chants ot" his loss, and asked liieni to keep j lookout for tiie money, tin Saturday Joe T I tutu bought some goods at the store of Mcssi r. llosenberg & Co., ollering a ten dollar b in payment. It being an unusual tiling I idle colored lioys about this town to be hint ling ten dollar bills, this fact was Immediate! reported to Mr. Agnew, and it provedaclue the discovery of the whole a Hair. Mr. Agne at once went in search of Joe Tatum. Km ing him iu front of the Court House, t sought an interview witii him inside t-he po I talit of that institution, wiiere lie will n doubt have ail opportunity to explain to Hi Court of Sessions the manner in which I possessed himself ot Mr. Agnew's nioiie; Joe was as innocent as a babe,"and as hone: as mi angel, lie wouldn't, think of stcaliti money, and was us innocent of telling a I us was the lather of his country. He dcnU1 ttie theft in such a manner as to discount} Mr. Agnew. It so happened that Mr. Kile; the town marshal, came along. .Mr. Ague 1 directed the marshal to take Joe to the cah boose under charge ol theft. Joe was still ii j nocent, hut Just before catering the calaboo? lieaekuowledged his guilt, and proposed t l tell Mr. Agucw all about it. When Mr. Aj new came up Joe sought a private intervie i> nil mill, mi.., uv> u??io ? v?...vo ,u. but, like an honest man, oll'cred to re I'm i whatever of the money lie might sti have oil hand. This was gratifying i telligviiee to Mr. Agnew, and lie ma readily expressed a wlllingucss to receiv back the money wliieli he l<a?l lost. I.eadin the way to Mr. Knox's cellar, lie tool; from a barrel, wlieie lie had hid it In som cotton seed, and handed it over to Mr, Agncv Joe implicated other b?>ys, but upon inve tigation before Trial Justice DeBruhl tlier was not sufHcient evidence to bind them ore to Court. If the parents- of these l?r>ys hail kept then at work and prevented them from loafin about Mie streets, they and their parent would no doubt have been saved the disgrae which attaches to the crime. Every nareu should tiud constant work lor their chlldret eiitherat home or on the larni. Kit her < these boys could have been earning from lift cents to seventy-five cents u day during tli last several weeks iti helping farmers ctea: their cotton. In all kindness, we would ndvlsothe negr not to undertake to steal anything of create value than a turkey, a tU'gru e.lu Mo firs1 rate as a thlei as long as he sticks to hlslegli lmate business in chickens, hut the day thi< one of tliein undertakes to enlarge his husl ni ss by stealing money, cattle, sheep, or hog! that day he sets a trap lor his own downfall This is as true as gospel. The negro neve was intended for a tlilel, and he might Just a well <juit. lie lacks the concealing ar which is necessary to make a successfu thief. Tills assertion is beyond dispute. II has tried stealing about two thousand time In this .^tate since reconstruction, and li has been caught and convicted at least nint teen hundred and ninety-nine times. Earn estly, we would advise the negro not to stea He is not fitted for the business, howeve willing he may lie. He lacks eapaci tv of ciin ccalnient, no matter how deft his hand iuhj tie, and the penalty is too great for ilie smal profit that usually arises funu thtf!, and tin possibility of his being caught !s ilext toai absolute certainty. When thnv ii-inpnitipr that stolen coods ar of but little value lo tlie thief, ami when the; know* that the penally is beyond all reason, 1 would seem to us that they should, under al the circumstances, avoid the property of an other as they would the Asiatic cholera Whenever they lay their hands on anythini of more value than a chicken, they arc stir to Ins caught. The faculty of coiKridiuent' wu milium developed in u negro. There rre al most no exceptions to the rule, and weagaii urge these people to stick to their legit I mati business in chickens. They are sure M gd l< the penitentiary, if they undertake it Ulg job GREENWOOD GATHERINGS. - Market for Ma.vpops- -- A fine On Crop?A C'lnMJtical Town??I>eatli o nn lisltiiinlilp LnO.r. OREKNWoon, s. C, June 22,1885. Everywhere we hear the cry of grass. Cotton is looking well. Summer is on us. The harvest is ended hihI but few oats saved yet, because they an not In the country. We have heard of somo fanners paying as high ?s Sl.(K) per day for hoe-hands. The railroad meeting here on the 19th wai only for the ratification of what was done a a former meeting. AnJy Gage lias no special fondness for busx since he encountered one. He thinks tin bravest heart would brenk down with emo tlon to have an innocent little bun with icj feet promenade over the spinal column, be ginning at the cerebellum. We may yet become a classical as well ai a business town. Th?re !s a utronif probabil Ity that we wi'l have a male college at al early day. under the leadership of some o the most prominent professors In this see tlon, whose names we are not yet at libertj to use. There ctunc very near being: n serious noei dent oil our square one evening last week Mr. and Mrs. Hrownlesif with their Utile teoi had been to ride. All were out o| the biign) except the liltIc boy when the horse becamt frightened and dashed oil at a fearful rate Afler ninnlnsr a short distance, one whee struck the curb stone and threw the little tel low out between the wheels. Just then i strong arm crasped llio bridle. A secom Inter and the boy would have been draggoi off and no doubt killed. We hope the man who refused us a class o lee water the other day when he had a eai load of lee on hand, may have It as plentiful In another world as he has here, aud not fx subjected to the embarrassing position o Dives. If there was any mnrket for May-pope, wi know of several farmers who have a fortune We eut. our oat crop last week. A kin< friend lias offered to haul them in tho nex time he comes to town in his buiiey. several prominent members of the Abbe vllle liar were in town last week. Mr. J. F. Watson of White Hall fame say: "He Is out of the grass.'* IIow about you cotton, Jim? It is a remarkable fact that Jerome was no in town Saturday. We are fearful ho is sick Dysentery Is still prevulllng lit tho uolgli borhood. "Frank" of White Hall fame passed throupl town on Saturday evening. lie wanted t< borrow our watch chain, but wc could no "pare it. Any man that will go into I luck level and claim a. railroad will go a little fur ther and claim something else. and It mlah UC III J ?iUtH vllitl II i'ldllMl, JV'I ean't uet It; you look Just as sweet with tha shoe-string as you would with my fob. One of our young men reedved the follow lug telegram one evening last week : "Meet mo at iiptrrvin with t!i>sue pnper hat, a browi pnfM-r cont lined with Ice cream, a 5<xla watrr vest, am mint Julep |iantit. "SciirxKn." Wc can't flntt any such word ns optlonnry yet we hear It frpt)Utfi:lly used by people con sidcred to t>e gf>od Kngllsh scholars. Mrs. R. 1'. IJlake has acagc full of canaries among them a brood of young one*. She i: no doubt raising them to Mug for Ramie; when she Is absent. We are to have some new streels la4d off. A friend brought us to task tor reporting li last week's issue 40 car loads of brlclc wliei there were only 3i When wo told him tha was exceedingly close for a reporter, hi smiled and let us alone, if we don't inlsR tin trutti more than 5 or 10 car loads wo ure ul right. W. G. Calhoun is authority for the sUite ment that a young fanner near llradiey 1 hoeing out his cotton with a reaper. The "Little Workers" of the J'aptlst Cliurcl will give a barbecue, cake, icecream and otli er refreshments on the 4th of July, for mis slonary purposes. All are invited. Wc extend our sympathies to Mr. and Mrs T. A. Cobb in their sore affliction caused b; the death of their little babe on Suturda; morning. bled sit her homo near here on Saturda; night ln?t, Mrs K. L. i.co, relict, of the iat< Col. Stephen !,ee, at. the ago Of 65. She wa adaughterof the Rev. Mr. Humphreys of An derson county. She was 11 rst married to l)t Titos. Lee, brother of her lust husband, b; whom to her was born Stephen 1>. Lee, no\ president of one of the most prominent col leges In tlte State of Mississippi, a eulogy c whom is unnecessary, our townsmen A. Si Clair and Leroy I,ee, Mrs. A. l'inson and Mrt Jordan of Abbeville. Deceased survived be husband but a few years, was a consisten member of the rrcsbyterian Church, uiiovoi for tier piety by all whose pleasure It was t know her. He? sickness was severe but no protracted, yet she bore her suffering wit! the fortitude of a Christian, a complete resls nation and submission to the Divine wll Only three days before her death shecxprcsse a perfect willingness to obey her Master's bit dlnsr. Her remains were put In tbelr las resting place Iri our cemetery on Kunda; evening. The solemniz'ng of funeral rit? always awakens a contemplation of the arcti future that awaits us all, but in this inptanc we are specially reminded that death is n respecter of persons. In less tiian twentj tour hours two little mounds In our cemeter impress upon us the solemn fact that It hu chosen as its victims the two extremes ( life?infancy and old use. "is." WEDDING BELLS. ? A Happy Marriage at our Ertncatlou a I Centre Congratulations an Well Wishes. Editor J'rc*t and Ilanncr : One of tiie most pleasant entertalnmenl ever given in our village was on the occasto of the marriage of Mr. Jno. A. Devlin, nn Miss M. IiOla Galloway, on the evening of tii 17th instant. The ceremony was beautiful! performed by Kev. W. I., Pressly, assisted b Rev. II. T. Sloan. I>. D. The groom is wealthy and successful planter of this coui: ty, and the bride is one ol the most distlt guishcd Alumna? or the J'ue West rfinal College. ]Icr musical aud literary altaii ments are very superior. The residence < Mrs. Galloway was tastily decorated. On ill front were suspended Chinese lanterns, wltl In, the walls were hung with paluUngfi, era; 011s and portraits. Alter spending au hourt a most, sumptuous table the guests wero ei tertalned l>y well selected and excellently ej ecuteii vocal and instrumental music. Tl: pleasure of the evening made the hours pai swiftly and It was late before the guest* coul get their consent to end an occasion so plea nni to a!l. and which can not soon he forgo ten. We congratulate ourselves that the ha| py pair will maketheir home in our vlllag and to them a host of friends extend the hearty well wishes. * * Counting the Cost. [Itarnucll Sentinel.] \ A gentleman who has, no doubt, occupied I seat behind the scenes, informed us (|iute r cently that tho amounts lost by Hurnwt county parties in future speculations la year, wouid in tho aggregate show betwee : fifty and one hundred thousand dollars. Th is a pretty bad showing for a system ot gum ling which seems to be as popular here as ever was nt the North, and shows how tl idea to make money fast is caught 011 to I many of those who have capital at their eon inand, and who, If endowed with patiem and preseverance, would pursue a legltiuia aud safe business, might in the long ru , show handsome fortunes as tho reward ; their years of labor. The over-zealous, wl may be on the verge of embarking In th III Ul J 11^ Will I L II It 111 u ; that It. was exceedingly popular at the Nor just after the war, and by lu aliuiemen swallowed up hundreds of prosperous ai well to-do men; besides, it raked lu a elu known as "curb-sione dealers," whoso tiicai I would not permit very extensive opcratioi Lnst fall a man at Clyde, X. Y? had a nni her of otuinps which he wished to reniov ! He bored holes in them, Inse rted saltpcti filled up with water, and then pluuired tl holes. About a month ago he look out tl plutrs, poured In kerosene oil and set fire. Tl stumps have sniouklere.l away without bi.< tnsr, aud now there is nothing left of them b I avhes. I A complete stock of drugs and chcmict I alwa> s ou buna at SpeeUIand Scufftr's. f w- D'J? V7IIST TIDINGS. ? - ? 'flic ('.Tniiiiiiiiiinn.s nrC over nnd II ]>. <om nxm-cmi-iil Ilxcrcisf* in I'll 1. SHh)s?. IMwiwnt Liitrrlniiiinrii ?f Wclfomo Visilor*. v. 1?I:K \VKST, Juno 22, 1 ss"., Miss 1?pS4io Unflii* of Colmnhia. Is visitli i friends at this plane, she was the Snluinto: j ui) of her class last year. i Mrs. Katie Kienniken, and Mrs. Ella Cloo ?J.i 5liar, of Wlnnsboro, are visiting friends ai ?*! attending commencement. e* I Anions the ladies and gentlemen present 1,8! hear l?r. Woods. \vc noticed Mttl. Wardla >' and (Jen. 1 lemphill, of Abnevilic; Messi i Win. MeMurlry, and M. Erwln and family, " Ifonest I'atli. and Mr. H. W. Allen and wife, r" i Greenville. We feel that they were amply r " i paid for coming, a*[ Mrs. Abereronihlo. of Sparta, (Jo., Is on vi-it to relatives and heard her son giadna this moriiin^. 'T | Mr. S. W. Uleghorn, of Tennessee, Is attep | lug commencement. He came in tlttiO i ' v heiir hls.syii examined, and 1ms good lease "'J j io lie protid of him. j Itevs. K. Lathan and II. T. Sloan, and M ''"iW. L. Miller was the examinatinsj cominith ,c in Krsklne t'olleyo last, week, a belter oi r", conhl not have been appointed. ! The following Is a programme of the fonrt 10 ! animal celebration of the Amelian Literal J? Society: St OFTtCKltft if.! President?MI?k Jtelle Nepl; Troy, S. C. .(j Vice-President?Miss Julia Phillips, IxdiiI r,.' vlllt\ Ha. I Secretary--Miss Lllllc Ardicy, Fort Mill, ! ?r |f. J. I OttDKR OK EXEUCISE3. o' Alumnm Essay?Miss Jennie (Irler, I)t r.; West. s. C. . J Valedictory?Miss Mell Latham line Wes ,,!s. c. ,j I Junior I'eply?Miss Mamie Madden, Winn iVj i)eil very or Medals?Miss Maggie Caldtvel ,t; Newberry, S. C. ? rSIIKRS. *> Chief?Miss 1,111a Kotcliln. e First Hour?Misses K. Kerr, S. Ketchlri an v. M. Price. s- Second floor?Mls<es M. Iloke, S. Whlti e sides and C. Ilaydon. :r| Third floor ? Misses K. Caldwell and 1 Zealy. a | The following young ladies received medali gjbest .luriior debater, Miss Mamie Madden s | best Sophomore essayist. Miss Made Itrice e i best Freshman extract leader, Miss l,aur t Urier. i, | The following Is a programme of one of tli >fi most, enloyahit; occasions daring commence y ment. This department is under tne roritrn e of Misses Jennie K<iwards and Mary Milici u who have giveu entire satisfaction. 0 Programme, r t- Instrumental piece?Miss Lilian McPavid. t- Welcome?Misses Her I a Kills, Lizzie Jordat 1 Mamie Hell and Julia Cowan. I- Kiltie Hoy's Trouble | Master Henry Agnew *, JJabv's Chrlstiml*?Miss Alma Ilruck. I. Who would you rather be??-Master Marl r Cftid weil. s Sung?Silver Hand. t A Fashionable Call? Miss Ersle Ellis. I Hon't Fret?Master (Jeor?c Moore, e Suppose?Miss Lizzie Jordan. s What we love?Concert piece. e Small boy's speech?Master Joe Wrlcht. Young Indies of the Present Day?Miss S.i i" rail Alewiue. I. Young men of the Present Day?Master Kr r ne.-t I Hi Pre. <?i andpa's Spectacles?Miss Mlnhie Howie y Song?I.et the Dead and the Heautiful res! 1 Anna Hell's Parly- -Miss Reheeca Calhoun e Wliere Is yesterday ??Master Mofl'att Uriel ii The Jhoeniakcrs?Hoys. Kiltie Hoys?Master Sam mid Todd, c Mama is growing gray?Miss Suslo Hood. f Ilow ??Master ide Kotinedy. t Willie Wee?Miss Statla Widenian. I Song?Utile lStrille. A boy who is game?Muster Frank Pearson i. The village sewing society?-Miss Maggl< < Todd. r Little boys trials?Master Johnnie Wren, jr Clt-y and country girl?Missus Maggie Hon - ncr and Eunice Tod I. i Song?I.lltle Vacsint Chair. e Kissing In street--Master Robbie Ellis. :> Bo patient?Miss Nannie Todd. i. IIow he helped matters?-Master Sepple lid wards Clock piece?Concert. J love, you love?Miss Emma. Tallinn. Grandma's stitches?Miss Kininic Wright. Mother? Miss Hester Ellis and otliei'tf. Corns?Master Henry Pressly. f Thanksgivingday?Miss Helen Grler. (!ood-byc?Maslcr Lambert Culdweil. Difficult love making?Miss Ztt|A It rock: The following received prizes for excellence in various departments: Mls*cs Magvle Todd Statia Wideman, .Mamie Hell, Hester Ellis Hepplc Edwards and Ersle Eliis, and Muster) ; Eddie McDavid, Henry l'ressly. Henry Ag ' new, Frank Pearson, Mark Caldwell and :loi , Wright. ' Itev. X. M. Woods preached two very ex eel lent sermons last Sabbath. He has t?n : hearty thanks of ail who heard him. Mrs. Elizabeth Ellis died last Sabbath even Ing at 4 o'clock |> in. She was burled on Moil j day. The family have the sympathy of the! * numerous friends. Mrs. Ellis has been In bn? ' health (or a number of years. She was abou TO years ol age. NINETY-SIS DOINCJS. r * ; lee ('renin Festival?IIow lo Get Rlf of <Jrn*K?The Hoard of llcnltli?A Fine Lot of Chickens. .MNKTV-iiix, a. ? june^s, in?. \ Wo Inpccted the now regalia anil outfit foi Kuieka I/jdgc A. F. M. on yesterday. It j speaks well f>ir the taste of I)r. Wenck, one o . our most accomplished and enthusiastic Mn j sons', who selected und purchased It. Kuroki j Lodge Is on rising ground, and its member j ship eiubraec some of the best citizens in uui coin iu unity. C Slur Fort Lodge Knights of Honor Is nlsr r in a prosperous condition. Its memberi I number now about titty. All good material , This speaks well for a community like Nine f ty-.SIx. It shows u tender care for future gen orations, and is especially a blessing to tin [, widow and orphan. The ladles of the Presbyterian church wll ( give an ice cream festival early in July, th< t proceeds of which will be u>-cd for churcl purposes. We hope everybody will turn out . A small amount spent in this way may do i great deal of good. ,, Some few ripe peaches have made tnelr ap r pearance, yet they are very interior, damaged by the hail on the first of .May. t The Rev. \V. G. Neville, pastor of tho I'res bytcrian church at tLis place has Deer I preaching hero lour years and during tha time there has not been a death among lilt , members. This, we think, Is quite lemarka j ble,considering the membership. t The college boys and girls will all soon bt . homo from th^ir duties, and will expect sonu . fun snd enjoyment, and no one cau cortrih t ute tuoro to this than the parent. 1 A farmer says the best way to get rid of r t! grassy cotton patch is to "run a fence throunl the middle and turn out both sides." NVt . think this would be more profitable than U pay two dollars per acre to hoe out tho grays j>ome of our farmers are giving scventy-fiv< , cents and three meals per day for hoe hands and they hoe from one fourth to oue third o an ace per duy. , Mr. T. T. Ileachnm has a lien that wni - hatched out on the i'-th day of last Decombei that Ik now carrying a brood of chickens. ; Mr. D. lu llryan of Columbia spent last Frl * day In our town. Mr. llryan has manj friends hero, who are always ghul to sec him Messrs. Lip?comb & Anderson have jus packed away In their capacious Ico house j i car load of ice. We hope they will find readj ' sale for It. t Mr. U. Lindsay Pratt lost his Interesting lit e tie daughter Sallle, on Sunday night. W< p sympathize with him and his wife in theli 1 deep distress. The lie v. Mr. IJcatty of Edgefield preachc< - a very interesting discourse In the Methodis s Churcls laslTliursUay night. Wo are Kiwi to report our farmers mori !1 hopeful. They fire getting out of the grass > aud are through harvesting. > The Board of Health Ii.ik been on the gram rounds and report the condition of the town ' with few exceptions, in first-class order. ' .Miss Addison of Edgolleld attended churcl V here last .Sabbath. Mr. A. B. Still has gone to "Possum Hoot' y for a few weeks' recreation. 0 Our popular hotel man, Mr. A. McTurner 1: N belter of his rheumatics, and out again. ' Mr. James X. King of "Cow Cirove" has tw< ' hundred and fifty ol the finest young "Ply y month Hock" chickens lu the State. Now li y the time to purchase, j. EAST END. (. r DEATH OF A. M. BLAKE. it - 0 t The (IrccnwooU Urniiicc I'aj-* n Trlb Htc to the Ml'iUory Of the I>eceaso< 1 Rroiher. I. The following pnper wnsoffered at ft meei ;t itle of Greenwood Grange on June 7th, 1KS.">: v I'd/runs: Slnco wc last met death bas.'takei Ik another one of our Order. Brother A. >1 it Blake died on the 1-Stli of May after a brie o illness. We are again reminded that wo ar o also mortal and must needs die. There Is u > volco that comes back to us from tha v land of silence nnd gloom. It is Mi lS part or wisdom lo prepare while "the ovl days come not and the years draw nlgl when wo shall say we have no pleasure li them." A good name Is belter than preclou ointment, and In well a spent life the day r death Is better than the day ol our birth. "\V snail go as we cmuo, turn uiKe Doming or on labor, which we carry away in our hand. Tb dti^t shall return tu the earth as It wai i. nuil the spirit to God who gave It. It Is on duty to lay these teachings of divine prov! " dence In this sad dispensation, seriously t heart. We can no longer hold converse wit! our friend, but we may remember Ins virtue , and Imitate the example lie has left us In a * humble, well spent life. At peaco with al , men. reconciled to (Sod, with no bitter regreti ? our brothor has passed over the dark rlvor c '?! death. J I It Is the duty of each member of our Ordc Mat each returning seasou to plant a tree li our grounds. Let us therefore carefully sc :* lcct one for each of our friends who hav i* I so recently died, and plant them as memor , j als of their death. We may not bo rcfrcshe li by the fruit or sheltered by the shade, bv j those who come after us Will be reminded c ie | us and them, and bo encouraged and blessei j)" JietoU'cd 1st. Wo will cherish the memor [.' and imitate the example of our decease " brother by striving to fill up the measure < . ,our days with goo*l deeds and virtuous a< I Hons. * lirxoheil 2nd. We tender our heartfelt syn j , pathy to the hPreaved family In this hour < " bitter grief. Their loss is Ills tain, for lie hi . finished his course in faith and now res l" from labor and sutlbrlng forever. U* The county papers requested to publish, ?; A. B. MILLWKB, ,r Secretary. Annual Picnic at Kock Nprinp. Editor Press and Banner: Uy your request, Mr. Editor, I send you _ : brief sketch of the picnic at Hock Snrin ,7 sclioo', Saturday, June L'Oth. Every one looi ef forward with ardcntanticipntion for the ai ?'iiual picnic at this school. As usual, a iaif >" | crowd was out, regardless of the lavages i A picnic is a pleasant place for marrk 10. folks to meet and talk, but more pleasant f< | the youiiK ir.en and young ladies who e; n*. change smiles and have a good time In ro R0 cral. Sorrow seeks a place to steal awhl away and meekly jftves place to cncerfulne n j on ?uch occasions n? tills. Wo lay aside e 0/; cry carc, and for the time belnu, strive IO i mako the hours pleasant. At a pleasant pi jg j nic tl>c hours go swiftly by, and it. seems tin ,,r;tlmo itself forgets and skins. How mar lh young men have been made happy by tl ls pleasant conversation and ohecrfnl smiles j,i : his girl at such places! It makes toil Unlit ss and grcviou* burdens more easy to bear ||si mingle where beauty and cheerfulness ar 1S' ! The picnic at Hock Spring was not an excc . I tiou to the rule, but was quite pleasai: i Many sweet and pretty faces were here ai "* t ho bovs of course were eager to give the e; tlielr full attention. Kvery one seemed ''c',, have enjoyed llie bountiful repast which w 1.0 spread beneath the shadow of the oal j'? Measure teemed to occupy every heart du , . Irg the entire day, and lu the afternoon tl ** i k!i?.<1 twts kooii grow lonj?, and the plenlcke 1.1 J then were seen to be reluctantly preiurii I for a homeward march, regretting that tl lis picnic of Ftock Spring were uiuyaj the thin j of the past, U , * W RAILROADS ENOUGH. 10 jjlGEN. KcCHADY CONTENDS FOR HOR! AND BETTER COUNTRY ROADS. Oanjjer of County and Toitii Ktibscrip f{! lions to Itnilroiuls KinldUn;' i ] Heavy I>el?t I'pon the Slate?Sta 1(l fistic* Kliowini; that our I'opuiti tlon I>och not Warrant the ISuilri w inic or more Railroad*. s. To the Editor of The .Vc'M and Oinirier: "I We rem! In a letter from Spartan bunt, pub of llshed In tlie Xnc.s and (\juricr a lew linys nir'i c- the statement (liat "the man who Iivb.s ti witness the completion of the numerous am n almost numberless railways projected am, te chartered will sue that, section cut up int< very small squares with transportation al tl- most unparalleled." We almost daily roa< to of meetings throughout the Slate for (ho pur >11 pose of suoscribim: to bttihl more railroads. 'J'he prediction of tini writer from Sparlan r. burg is undoubtedly ti-ue, provided the pec ?e pie can support the railroads after they slial ic nave built them, but It called to mind tin very able letter from Mr. John H. Cleveland h of Spartanburg, published last July, in whlel y he contended that the State has the const!lu tlonal light to assume the railroad debts o the counties, (owns and cities, and urged tlia It. was risht and proper that It should do so That Mr Cleveland's proposition Is as sciiou s. as its arguments are plausible, will be real ized when, in looking over tho countlei which have providently, or Improvldently tMirdeued ihemseldes with railroad debts, wi find that coinbiuded already they have fifty live representatives in the lower house, ant need only the representatives from one oi i0 two more counties, which are now belli; pressed to incur railroad indebtedness, t< t have 11 clear majority In Mint branch or iin ' Legislature. Docs not the <(iieslloii of rati s_ road building, then, lose its merely local in terest and bi'conie one of concern to the Slut< I at large? Aiid if so, are we sure thnt we art ' hot building more railro tds than our tiecessl ties demand and our circumstances warrant ' Railroad legislature has received inore sit tentloii than most subjects of general Interest . out even in regard to It the habit of local lot: " isiatlou has prevented proper consideration It has been treated a* if every suggestion lot ?* charter! 111; a railroad should lie acted upon without hesitation lfthe representatives iron tlH* proposed neighborhood favored It, urn! _ I with the application for a charter the right tv jobtaln subscriptions hy counties, township* j i and towns?the sui.scrlptlonstobe paid by lax 'm Htlon?tias coiiimonly been demanded of laic II years, and, considered as a purely local matter, has seldom been refused. c it is true that it lias alwnys been provided !* lit the charters that the question of 'subserip' ' tton or no subscript Ion" should be submitted r> lo the people, but experience hits shown that while contoiining to the Icttorof such ptovls. Ions, so that the Courts have been umtble tc declare such elections void, it hits srldim hup pitied /full the. people affeeted htvti had the qtirslion/dirty presented to tlfiu, or h/ivc even, in >. some instil nets, turn made menre of il until find' in;/ themselves hound. Then has often followed ' a struggle In the Courts to repudiate the bond." Issued Upon such eltielltins. This bus been the Is history of county subscriptions to railroads, not only in t ills Stale but elsewhere, especially In the West, where comity subscriptions a id bonds have been most obtained in aid ol railroad building. A glance at the reports ol the United states Courts and of our own State will confirm the statement. It Is now too well settled,both by our Courts i- and those of the United States, to allow us to renew the question as to the competency ol - counties to incur Indebtcdm ss and to its bonds to lie paid by taxation for the purpose ' of building railroads, Out the wisdom of doing - j .to is still in ciieh insl'nice open to dscussion, a i? discussion to which the people of the. UttUe i/ener' ' at, since Mr. tXceclantl's sui/'/cslion, should i/ivc their full attention. Senator Hutler, two years ago, very wlse'y called the attention of our people lo the subject of their country reads and endeavored to Induce sonic action for their improvement, but while the legislature Is year by year uui tlint-lAlmr trLxnttolu for railroads nothing has u been done mid lltilo more thought of country roads. In this we think there Is a great mistake, and believing that tliere Is a limit which should be observed In railroad extension we would ask the consideration o/ some facts, and venture to inaltc some suggestions In regard to It worthy, Wo think; of the at tout Ion of our people. Mr. Poor. In the prefacc to his Itailroad Manual for 1S77-7.S, pointed out that, the experience of the New England .States has demonstrated that to enable railroads t o be operatM at a profit a popolallan ofat leasi. WO to a mile of railroad Is necessary In this cointry, and added that the history of the railroads in the Western States had proved the same thing. Yet notwithstanding this experience railroad bu'ldlng lias gone fur beyond tills proportion e I to population. Except In the old Western States tiie proportion of a mile of railroad to ; I every 831) inhabitants has been greatly ex51 ceded. Iii those States the ratio is very near ly a mile to every S?"M> of population. In the New England States there Isa mile to every W4.70 of population; In the Middle Atlanta ' Suites a mile to every Cn7.">0; In the Southern - Atlanta States a mile to every 11 IS.oil; In the old Western and Southwestern NUtlos a mile to every 81)0.86. In this State the proportion Is a mile to every WO. 17. '' Wb hear of the overtrading and nverpro11 duettbn of our manufactories as the cause of t the depression of the times. May not the overbuilding of railroads have something, perhaps even more, to do with It? Mr. Poor, In his Manual for ls-j. tells us that a few years ago there was In the pubic estimation no more inviting field for railroad enterprise than the State of Colorado. A vast system of railroads covering the whole State was con| structed with grer?t rapidity, Involving the | nominal expenditure pi uuuum. I tlie whole of which is nchv unproductive. Is not this In it-self an item considerable enough to be appreciable iu (lie ecuuoinle conditions of the country? In the great "Wabash swinr die,"as it In now termed. It Is estimated that there is u balance of SII,(?)'!,(XK) of bonds, to say II nothing of stock, for which only $20.5,000 per I annum is visible for purposes of distribut ion ^ i to the Investors. Is this hot nnotlicr Itoin sutllclent to have a perceptible clfret upon the i" country? Hut tor our present purposes our view must be far narrower?it must be eoofln> ed to ou r ow n Sta I e. s We have in South Carolina a popnllttloil. white and black, of W5.577 and 1540 miles of - railroad completed; that U one milt! of rail roatl to every 610.17 <>l population. In nddlHon to this wo have 2<H) more miles of railroads in the actual process of construction, I which will give us oec mile to every o72 of ; population. Yet again we have, in addlilon 1 to this, ehartcrs already giantcd lor the bulltl lng of thousands of miles more. One hun1 dred ami forty-two railroad charters have been granted by the State, more than a hun dred of which have yet to bo built. Now are I we not overdoing the matter? It is a curious, and no doubt to innny It wlli - be a surprising, fact that the population and i number of miles of railroad in the Middle 1 Atlanta States and lu the Southern Atlantic 5 States, as the same are grouped in railroad statistics, are ulmost Identical, as appears by this table : J Pop'n. M's R.R. Aggregate Xew York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, District Columbia, t Veit Virginia 12,371,511?IS,305 > Aggregate Virginia,Xorth Car ollnii, South Carolina, Oetir> gia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tcnnes see, Kentucky 12,211,RSS?18,885 Hut the similarity in tiie conditions of the f railroad problem in these two sections of the country ends here. For we tlnd that Mr. i I'oor gives the net earnings of the r Middle Atlanta group for lSJvl as 5107,259,2*1 While in the Southern Atlanta group they were but 2rt,S50,-lfc8 '* The railroads in tho former States curried during the year WSJ of pas1 sengers 120,535,803 I The railroads in the latter carried 14,111,^06 f The railroads in the former moved tons of freight 107,927,2.16 The railroads In the latter moved 2tf,u:iO,.V>9 ' There Is again almost identically the same i' ntiniberof miles of railroad in proportion to I population in Connecticut, as in this State: ' | thfre being in Connecticut oue mile to every t (JI7 Inhabitants and in this Slate one to every I WO. Hut iu Connecticut the railroads, carried 3 j in 1SS> lo,(isi,:!7l passengers and moved 5,005,10:1 . tons of freight, while ours carried 1,033.0:17 passengers and moved l.iai.02-1 tons. We II must bear in mind too tlio important fact "1 ~ r? ..r (l.? ..ffliU lliat OI tin; ;'.nyj( I wi mv r.... ...... State fd)l,:M2 arc negroes, and but ;i'J 1,21.1 of t!ie J like Industrious and thrifty people who support the Northern and Western Railroads. l)o not theso statistics show that we have railroads enough in this Slate already to do s live or ten times the business which now offers? And ought we to tax the people to > build more when tlio.se already built have not business enough to do? 5 It is urged that if we build more railroads the population and business will Increase and lurnish them with as many passenger!) and as much freight as they will be able to carry. Hut does experience warrant such an expectation ! This was the theory upon which the vast amount of capital was invested In the new Western States, and in those Stales there were exceptional grounds on which to base such calculations. There was the Immense " multitude of emigrants seeking homes In the I West, and a virgin soil awaiting but their coming to yield untold wealth In grain. Hut even in that section tiiere was a limit to the >. profitable building of railroads, as is shown in the case of Colorado, notwithstanding her i silver mines. In our case* there are no such [. conditions on which to base railroad specula| Hon. We can expect no sudden expansion of e business, nor the wonderful results which 0 followed railroad building In sonio of the t newly settled territories. 0 We must remember, too, that tho Capital II sunk in Colorado was foreign capital, voiunli tarlly sent there on speculation, seeking great ! gains, in the lace of possible loss. The capls tal we risk in these new enterprises is to be drawn from our own people, for the most part e unwillingly, by taxation. We, ourselves, are r not without some severe lessons in railroad - I oiiii.wiHiani In this Statu. We have already a , I city, town and comity debt Incurred for "the r building of mil roads of ! '{",570, to wit. I- By the Citv of Charleston?111 ua o Ridge Itallroad 81,019,(XX) li Cheraw and Darlington Kail road s Northeastern Railroad -lOa.iHXj n Charleston and Savannah Railroad.... a'o.rm il Memphis and Charleston Railroad 'JV),(*.?I 5, Nashville and Charleston Kail road.... oOtyxxi ?f Greenville aud Columbia, Ciiarlotto and South Carolina (no telegraph).... Jin.fMJO r Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston. (Vl.tXKJ n i- Total S2.0T7.-IIK] e Iu the rest of the State a largo indebtedness 1- has been contracted in the last ten or llfieen d years. In the report of the comjitrooller genit eral for liW4 we find the following which, how>f ever, is not given as a complete stateiueut ol ! the town und county debt i y Anderson?Savannah Valley Kaild road S 1M,U(K Jf Chester?Chester and Lenoir itallroad J- $Vi,iHX), Cheraw and <.'hester KaiIroad ?7.-.,tWO 130,001 >- Chestcrileld?Cheraw and Chester >t itallroad 5,071 is Colleton?Green I'ond, Waltcrboro' ts and Urauchvllle Itallroad 1,'JX Edgefield?Kdgefield lJnuich Railroad ffi.000, Kdgclleld, Trenton and Augusta Railroad Slw C,I(H Georgetown?Georgetown and Lanes 1*i? 11 rimil bO.OOt Green viile County?Kiel) inond and Danville Air Lino liallroad 5170,000 ? Greenville and Lauren* llaii" road 50,000 a i Greenville City?Kiehniond ? i mid lJanvillo Air Line Hull* ."I road 51,000 ~.r> Greenville and Laurens ltail011 road 1?,000 206,001 ,,i I Lancaster?Cheraw and Chcs! ter Kallrord 100,0tX ~ ; Laurens?Greenville Ijiurens j,.i and Spartanburg Kailroad 70,000 i? I Greenville and Laurens Itaili?l road 11,500 149,501 v. j I'ickcns?Air Line Kailroad.... loo.ooi : Spartanburg?Atlanta and ~ : Richmond Air Line Kailh road : 150,000 Sparlaubug and Ai-hevllle .?1 I tail road 100,000 ..( i Greenwood, Laurens and .Sparer burg 75,COO ... I Spartanburg City Air Line " I Hail road '.'0,500 35-1.50 '; Union?Spartanburg and AsheX ; ville Kailroad 115,20 ..J York?Chester and Lenoir j J tall road OC.U) ?sj Total $1,100,17 cs | Iii addition to these there remain tlieclalm r- 1 at;?lnst the State for lis guarantee of the Cluu lie lesion and Savannah Kailroad bonds to tli rs amount of gKOO.OGO. and upon the revonu ng bond scrip of SS!)0,(iUO, which will piobably ous he our State a considerable sum to arrange. \V gs ' have thus an iisfertuim d lailroad dedl in tli , I fctute of ti,l'j7,57y, _aud unliuuktated cluiai *V 1 y ,/v-; ntnl nst I lie Sialo to the nr.mlnnl amount o f.VIW.iI'M, otir railroad indebtedness Is tnen* lore* already as large as the freneral of I In Slate. I" it. vljrlil 10 impose further luxallot r for tlie building of inori- railroads? "* Wlmi we really need in tliu South, a*id it this Stato parliciiltrly, is the improvement i> our country road*;. \Y'c have, as wo linvi seen, already more mile* of railroads in tin s tut Is In proportion to population than the) have in the North and W est. Wo have not i it l.s true,as many In proportion to area as a the North, hut in litis respect, t"r,, we havi more than Inihe West. In New England lilt . proportion in mileh of railroad to 10.05 >quar inlles. In the middle Atlanta States tlicie t a iniin of railroad to each T..1)! F.-uaio milcf, li I the .southern Atlanta Slates a mile of rall.oai to every 'il.U'! square miles, mul in the wesi ern ami Southwestern suites a Jinllo of rail * rami to something over 27.82sqtiaic miles, !j If one will try with u compass on a rnllroiu * map of llio Stale he will find Hint except li the few plaees we name below lie can ilesoribi 1 no circle with n rcilitts of fifteen miles whlcl ' will not strike some railroad tit- some point " The few points which are not witnln IIfleet ' milesol some railroad aro these: 1. Along the Savannah 111ver about Roberts vlllo. ? In Colleton above Wulterboro'in the vl J" citiity of Hull's store. 1 .I. I-'roin about Mill's store near the polu " where Aiken. Orangeburg, I'tirnwell and Lex * ington Counties corner ami In the direction o 1 IJnicsburg on the Charlotte, Columbia am " Augusta Railroad. ' 4. Some Territory between a line drawr ' from Cmndcn to Lancaster on the Clieraw um ' Chester Railroad. s ft. Country about Vance's Kerry on rithe; ' side of the river and other portions of Uerke s lev and (Seorgetown Counties. * il. Parte of Harry and Williamsburg nni l* some portion of upper .Marion towards tin " Nortll Carolina line. 1 These, points, it will be observed, are almos r entirely within the upper nine belt of tin : I State, whieh, according to -Major Hammond'.' ' statistics in the book published by the Stall ' Hoard of Agriculture on the resources of tin " State, has a population of but to tin * squai'O mile?a population certainly unable U - support more railroads. ' Kxcept then in the upper pine belt of the * State, and one or two parts of the lower, w< have already sutlicient railroad facilities U ' allow one on good roads to go Irom any poini ? In llie State to some railroad ftml return In ' the same day. Hut It is urged that while thl! * Is true with the map nml compass, that It ii r not true practically, hccausc our toads are sc 1 laid out, or rather have so run themselves [ that the distances from railroads which innsi 1 be travelled Is In many Instances much more * than the map nnd compass would show 1 Granted ; but which, then, Is the better reine'! dy?tostinighten und improve our countrj ! roads or to build more rallrUart*? This Is tin ' cjUestion we would have considered. . We would have our peoplo bear ill mind 1 that it Is not within the design and scope ol ' railroads to run to every barn door nor to run 1 on both sides of every stream. Railroads can never take the place of highways. As Mr ; NinuntJ, the chief of the bureau of statistics 1 treasury department, in his hist feport on tht ' internal commerce of the United States; ol> ' serves: "The fact that the railroad Is an avc. 1 i nue of commerce, the pathway ol which Is nc ' wider that1 the wheel of the vehicle which i moves upon It, at the very outset forbade that 1 It .should become, In the ordinary sense, a free !| highway." "Tlie lullroad.'"?is he elsewhert ' | says, "became, therefore, at tho very beginj nlng, and from the very exigencies of its be.I ing. a monopoly." The building of highways ,1 has every where and always been the proper subject for taxation; Out however the court* I mo// have ilcci'lrd a< t'j the tcchnlcul, count it titlon at i i'/ht to Inuftl raitroa'ls by t/ixut(on thepropri! etfj of (lotnf) to iiiuxt ulitt remain to question. ! [ The argument Mutt ft ranroau, uiougu u niguw;.y. Is ill Hie same time not only private properly but ft monopoly, nnd that tho public should not be taxed to build that the prollta of which enure always lo the bcnoflt of a. few private ituilvldualK and practically never to repayment of the taxes in not ansWeied by the technical decision of the cdlirls. 0:i the other hand, the Improvement and repair of our country roads Is to the emolument of no private Individuals, but to the | benellt of chn public, and all the public alike. 1 In regard to them thore Is no monopoly of u i highway. Kvery person may use tnem, ride I or walk upon them without (lucstion from any one side. lie may carry his own goods upon ihem and the goods of others as well. | Wc lntre often Wandered lo observe the towns j moviiij/ in new railroad vntvrpri.se*, for '' Uh the yenerul thioinjh connection we already hate, it is j seldom their iiUercsl to do .10 Railroads arc ab sorbcrs nf towns?they axe flickers to the ffrent cities?the money centres. Let us Illustrate. The town of Camden is now al what may be j termed the head of railroad miTlgiillon. In that section. All the produce in the country ; around, In a radius say of fifteen or twenty I miles, comes into Camden to the railroad j there Hut Its citizens are dissatisfied, and lliink that by Inducing a railroad from Ha inlet or some o:her point lo the north to come lo Camden they will improve its condition! I Is not this a mistake? It such a railroad if. j built will not all the cotton that nowcomcs lo 1 Camden fro r, the north and east of it go to I noari'si. station north of Camden rather than i bo hauled in Wilsons to Camden and then hy rail again north? This has certainly been i the result to Chester u)ion the bnlldlng of the | Clicraw and (hcsier Railroad. Before that railroad was built Chester did all the business I between the Charlotte, Columbia and Augus! to I tall road and the Catawba Klver, but si nee I that railroad lias been opened It. lias lost thouwinds of bales of Cotton. The cot ton that lb I put on the railroad at Fort f?i\rii and Klch. imrg docs not stop in Chester, but parses | through to Baltimore or Now York, Chester | loses this year 2,'i.ss bales shipped from Hlchi burg which, but for the Clieraw and Chester i ltaiiroud, would have conte to it. .So ugain with lUackvllie. Since the building of the | Birnwell ltaiiroud Hiaekvllle has lost, many I bales of cotton that formerly were handled in ] that town. | Hut it will be said the community at large ! is benefited even though these towns sutler. I If so then let the couinuniit// at large build the railroads, ami do tiot rtdl uj>on the towns to do to. | But is the community at large bcnelitcd by I the "drying up," if we may use the cxpresI slon. of our small money centres. The cenertil dW.iston of wealth has been urged iih one ol the fundamental maxims of political eeonlosny; but ls not the etl'ect of our building of 1 railroads the exact rcversetif this principle. ! The necumul'itlon of the capital In the towns ?small though such accumulations may iu each instance l>e?keeps the means of plant| tng and of Improvements within reach of the farmers, especially of the small farmers, but i the shipping of cotton directly from the waystations to the great money centres is destructive to the banking interests of the towns; and yet the farmer who has avoided the town in t he sale of his produce Is forced to return to It lor the capital to renew his operations and purchase hit; puppilfcs. The making of good country roads, on the other hand, certainly tends to the building up of our towns and the accumulation of capital In their banks. Suppose, for instance, that the money cxpciiueu ior uuiming i .- n*nroads Irom Clu-stor anil JHackvll'e had bct'n expended Im-te-id in bttlldinggorid turnpikes radiating from these Unviis In different directions until thpy readied territory tributary to other towns, would not the money have becrl much better expended In their Interest? Then their business Wo'.lld have been Increased Instead of diminished. It wotlld fc:tl)y have cost the Tanner no more to haul his cotton on good good roads to these towns, snv ten or fifteen miles, than to haul It, us he still must do, five, six or seven miles over bad roads to the nearest station on the new railroads and then pay the railroad freight for the rest of the distance to the towns. We need In this .Stale not so much more railroads us more towns with capital. We ! need, no doubt, better and closer connections i with the West, but except with regard to the j West we have already enoujh through Hties, I and our territorial and physical position be! twecn the foot of the Blue ltidge and the sea j will secure for us whatever more Is needed In I the future at the cost to us only Of tho right I of way. Our great, need Is good turnpikes to feed, Strengthen and build up our towns, and | not moro cross railroads to sap and "dry them : lip." j ISv the United States census of 18*0 the I building and repairing of fences costusannuI ally S!H7.0ji). This sum, which we have saved by I lie Stock law, would give us a vustsystem | of improved turnpikes which Would build up ; and develop our resources far more than any ; iurthci' extension of our railroads. liUWAISD McCkady, Jr. ! Editor Peru* nnd Runner : ! In tho AVie.t and Courier of lfllh Inst, there appears tho following: Notice.?The Joint Summer Meetlnir of :the South Carolina Agricultural and Mcrchanlcal Society ami of the State (Irango will I convene at Ilenuetuvlll'*, S C., on.ith of AuI gust." isSj. Kncli county society or club Is entitled to three delegates, nnd any county j having no organization Is requesed to meet ! on Saleday next, or os soon as convenient thereafter elect threo delegates, forward names, with the railway station from which delegates will start, to Thos. W. Holloway, Sec., I'omarla. S, C., that the free passes that tlie railroads have granted may be forwarded in time to each delegate. The JJcnnettsvlile Meeting promises to bo one of unusual interest nnd a full attendance Is requested. 1). ]'. DUNCAN, President. TIIOS, W. HOLLOWAY. Secretary. Since the demise of the "Abbeville Agricultural Society," our county has no arganlzatlon, to.entitle it to representation at this meeting. I therefore suggest that we hold a public meeting in the Court House Sale day In .lulw for the numose or selecting three del ' CRatoH, who will attend the UCnncttsvllle I m eel Inc. Marlboro County Is reputed to be the most | productive cotton scctlon of State, and surely with an urgent request to send delegates, and free passes furnished, Abbeville can secure the attendance ot'some her progressive farmers, at this meeting. I have attended tlieso gathering and know, that it will fully repay any|pluuter, who will attend. Hope you will push up our farmers, and let us have Abbeville County represented at liennettHvllIC; A. M. AIKEN. 1 BIRTHS. At Ahhevllle, June 21, l&tf, Mrs. W. C. ttenct?a son. Hsm Jones continues to amaze his hearers by his plain talk. "Some of you little feini'tiers," ho said the other day, "aro sitting jaround here waiting for salvation to strike | you as It did St. Paul. Snow bird waiting to i be hit with a cannon ball. God adjusts his I j ammunition to the size of the man ho is i after. Mustard seed shot will do tor you. God II won't keep a man sober who has a quart ot ; j liquor in him all the time. God won't keep I a young lady pious who has her waist eneir! cled seven times u week by tho arms of a spi. der legged dude." r One reason why farmers are so often urged to compost or make at homo all tho manure possible, Is that home-mado manure can bo 1 used with less discretion, and It carries with It the chief Ingredient of all rich land, to wit, ijmnstol the commercial, or concentrated fertilisers can not be profitably used. 1 It look the Wilmington and Weldon forco . of hands Just four hours Wednesday to chantro the cull re gunge of the road from Cii>ldsboro toSmllhlleld?twenty-three milos. The worlc . of changing ihe gauge commenced at 0 o'clock a. in., and at 10 o'clock was ilnishcd. 1 'J'hat Hacking Cough can be so quickly cured by Shiloh's cure. We guarantee it, Speed &. N'euller, Abbeville; I). C. lnil're. (jreenwood. Will you snfJer with Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint? Shiloh's Vitallzer is guaranteed to cure you, Speed & Neull'er, Abbeville; D. C. Uul're, Greenwood. Sleepless nights, made miserable by thai * terrible cough. Shiloh's Cure is Ihe remedy lor you. speed iV NculTcr, Abbeville; D. C, > Uul're, Greenwood. Catarrh Cured, health and sweet breath se cured, by shiloh's Catarrh Itemed}*. I'rie?i , 50 cents. Nasal Injector free. Speed .V; Neuf0 fer, Abbeville ; 1>. C. Uul're, Greenwood. l-'orlame back, side or chest, use Shiloli't l'orus Plaster. Price 35 cents. Speed .t Neuf Icr. Abbeville; I), C. DuPre, (Jreenwood. Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure It ur.lilhv n<i on il L'ii:ir:iiili>i>. ll. cures CousnmD< I Ton. "speed <fc Neull'er, Abbeville; IJ. C. DuPre, Greenwood. .. Shiloli's Vimli/.er is what you need for Constlpatlou, Loss ol' Appellte. l>izzlne.-?s, and all . symptoms of Oyspopsia. 1'rlee luand " "> cent! per bottle, speed ?C Neuller, Abbeville; I), q C. iJul're, Greenwood. Croup, Whooping Cough and Uronchl list I inntetllnlely relieved by Shtloh's Cfire Speed A Mealier, Abbeville: 1). C. Dul're i| Greenwood. P Ginghams,o cents per yard, at 1'. Koscnbcrt ,. ?t C'o's. I If you need a nice casluncro dross you eat e save money by buying it front llell ?!t Ga! e pbiu. They have the trimmings and every t> tLifig to n;atcb. ' * ' ||| , ;1 \ jREGISTRATION ) i 1 f s Town Electiont 0 3 K ! Notice to the Voters of th< i?o#n of AbBeville. i D 1 j Pursuant td fitE act of the gen cral AsseniKlJ', approved December 21,1?8: registration of all voters in the town of At " bovlUe of the ago of twonty-ouc years, and c t those who shnii attain the age of twenty-on years on or before the second Mondny in Hep ljtcniber lioXt, ivill bo mado at my office 01 J Thursday, Friday and Saturday, tho i'jtli 1 2'>th, and 27th days of June, 188.5. All voters who full to register at the tim . aforesaid will be deprived of the privilege o j voting at any regular or special niunluijin 3 election that may be hold in the town of Ab t bcvlllc bctorc the next annual registration. ; J. F. MILLER, Registrar. \ Juno 21, 18S1, 2t 1 The State of South Carolina Probate Court.?Citation for Letters of Ad ministration. IJv J. Fui?t?eh Lyon*, Esq., Puoijate Judge WIIEHEAS. O. A. Visaiibka, has mad salt to me, to grant iiiin Letters ot Ad ministration dc bonf* now ot the Estate am ctli'cis of Arthur Benedict, late of Abbcvilli County, deceased. Tin-so are therefore, to cite and admonlsl nil and singular the kindred and creditors o I the said Arthur Benedict, deceased, that the; ' be and appear before me, In the Court of l're bate, to be held at Abbeville C. II., on Tues day June ??ih 1885 after publication here of, nt 11 o'clock in the nfu-ruoilli, to ?hov cause if any they imve, why tlio said Adiniu istration should not be grunted. Given under my hand uud seal, thisrithdaj iif J.uj.ie, in the year of our Lord on< thotisand eight hundred and eighty-fou: ami In the ltolh year of American Inde Published on tlic 17th day of Juno 1W> li: tlic Pre*)t nnd Jlanner nnd on the Court Houst door lor the time required by law. Fruit Jars. ? 1,000 Mason's ImjrM Fruit Jars, al PARKER & HILL'S. June 17, I8G0. tf To Tax Payers. IIIB Inwnntolho lime of milking Re!urnhns been changed from Mny nnd June tt .jimunry 11ml February. There will therefore be uu Iteturns innde until January next. J. T. PARKS, Auditor. June 10, lfiS5i ? Something that Every Body has been Looking for Fonnd at Last!! Tile .American Fmit Preserving Powder & Lipid A CERTAIN and .SAFE PRESERVER ol all kinds Fruits or Vegetables without the cost ofjuiylng llbrnietically sealed cans, A SI.IX) patikage will keep perfectly sotlnd and fresh '2Zft pnulull* IrtilL or vctretahles, In any kind of vessel Hint will hold It. Trial.size ?">c. Call on Cotliraii A Pcrrin. Druggists, Abbeville, S. C., for testimonials unci proof, wlic also have it lor Hale. HILL BROTHERS, Wholesale Agents, Anderson; S. C. June ll?, 188T?. Jim 9 Wanted to Sell on Time. Af\ bricks. Payable first day ol next October, at Jive dollars per thousand. A. E. ROGEltSi June 10, l'Si. tf Master's Sale. THE STATE OF NOITH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF AUHEVILLE. IN TUK COMMON PLEAS. F. W. "Wngener ?fc Co. against T. W. Mars, In Re F. \V. Wascner i Co. against Lucy J, Mars.?Foreclosure. BY virtue of an order made In tlio abovt stated ease on the 'JIM day of April, 1SJ\>, 1 will resell at public outcry ot Abbeville C. H. s. C., on Monday, July filh, 1^.">, being Salt Day, within the legal hours of sale, the following described property, situate in said State and County, to wit: All that tract oi parcel ol land contaluiug One Hundred nnd Eighty-live Acres, more or less, bounded by lands of the Estate of Josluh Wells, 8. It. Morrah, J. E. Caldwell and others. Also, tuut tract or parcel of land, containing Ono liundrcd Acres, more or less, nnd bounded by lauds of Jamet McCnslan,said T. W. Mais and others, and known as the MeCeivey place. Also, thai tractor pared of land, containing Two Hundred Acres} riirirti or icss; and bounded by lands of James McCuslan, A. It. Lindsay mid others, known also ns the McCelvey tract, being the trael willed to said T. W. Mar* by Ills father John A. Mars. The mi id lands to be sold In accord' unce with the Decree of foreclosure heretofore jtusst'd on the i:Uh day of June, lh-S-1, und nl the risk of the said Lucy J. Mars, former purchaser; at'J'KKMS OF KALE?One-half cash, balancc on twelve months with Intercut from day ol suit; the cmllt portion to be secured by bond with sufficient security and mortgage of the premises sold. I'utellrifitft to pay tor papers. J. C. KLUGH, Muster. Juno 1, 1885: 4t LOCATION OF DEPOTS. NOTICE Is hereby given, that the Hoard ol Directors of the Savannah Valley Unit road Company will mcetut Anderson .S: C.. on June tfilli at 10 o'clock, A. M., for the purpose of locating the Depots of said llond. All persons or communities Interested arc requested to communicate with the Hoard, either in person or in writing, what aid they are willing tc give to sccure the location of Depots. The company will expect from the different communities not less than SlJUl) with which to build the Depots loeated In each, besides one ac:o of land. W. H. Humphreys, President. May 27, lKS-j, 5t For Sale. I OFFER for sale, at low figures, the following property: 1 Flve-horsepowcr Upright Engine. 1 Farqnhar Thresher. ? 1 Gin, (jO saws) ami Condenser. 1 King Cotton Tress. The nbovo property, is considered in good condition, ami may be bought very low by irp> plying to the undersigned at the .ifrxwiit/ci Office? JaS, s. I'KllllIN. May 27. ISSj, tf Tta AlMle Medical Society Wlr.r. meet SAT,K I?AY IN Jl'NK nl 12 M. \V. T. Jo.NKS, President. John A. KoitixsoN, Scerulary. Dec. 10, 1881. lyr The Prospect of War j T>KTW'I\KN Kngland and I'vtssla will not, at j present prudent |P, ROSENBERG & CO., j trom offering to the public an Immense sln^k 1 of Spring and Summer 'iao-.ls at astonishing, i Iy low prices. They have on li.uul a compleU j line of Mi's, Boy's aii Ysutii's Clothing just arrived, thai you can't hulpbuylng if you only bear the price mentioned. White Vest* almost given away. Insjiecting their stock oi DRY GOODS ' wo find n beautiful line of figured I.awns at i only !'i cents per yard. v<iin?han)3 5 cent* per yard. Bleaching from cents up. Calico ]liomr>to7 cents. All printer goods will be ; sold at net Cost. They can also give entire ! satisfaction in Shoes, llats, Trunks, Jewelry, I Roger's Triple Plated Silverware, ; Croekcry. Hardware. and an Immense stock ' ot (Jrocerics, Corn, Flour and liaeou always I on hand at lowest market prices. Their j "Celebrated Pearl Sliiit' ! already takes tlic lead for durability, and a> I the best rutins; shirt made, (inns, Pistols imd .{Cartridges, of all kinds, constantly In stock I In fact you can be supplied with nearly every ( tiling l>y them at in<*t reasonable prices , Don't delay paying thciu a visit. P. ROSENBERG & CO. > April. 1">, lss-i, tf Harness G1' on!) machine made barn<\=sfor.saleehea] l y TilOri. BEUUS. 1 cc.,1? , 1581, t! Vy. . , .- ' I II II I m AT THE -OFJ.D.CHALMERS & CO, ABBEVILLE, S. C >1 1 PaRDOR SUITS, In Mnlinlr. Mobnlr rind it plush bunds; One sot in CRIMSON I'LUSII. tlllAMHER SUITS, In WALNUT, CIIKR/ HY and OAK, latest styles. lf pHAMBER SUITS, Painted In beautiful 1 v> colors. 17IN E SIDE BOARDS, and CHIFFONIERS . SAFiiS, &c. H A I.T. STANDS, nnd HAT RACKS. The Ilnll Stands arc new and Ueuutiful goods. WARDROBES-MAHOGANY nnd WATj>v NUT?wii.li fine FRENCH GLASS In the doors. Splendid Roods. m BUREAUS rnncinj: In prices from Ss.OO i U to StO.tfl, all Willi the best of glass. I OCA BEDSTEADS at prices from ?2.00 to L U U . 8:20.00. Bottom fig u res. . 4 CA CH.MRS-~PARI.OR, CANE, AND tJu WOOD SEATS, at prices from 7") e cents to STJ.CO each. j \f ATTRESRES?nil sizes. SPRING BEDS 3 ItJ and COTS. We sell a good Spring Bed for 51.70. HTwrrrruF. Fit a m es? i n veia*f.t. ero l* l NY, and GILT, from CAllI) sizes to CA1Ji. INETS, and PANELS: Flue ASsortinclitl I 1JINK PICTURE FRAME MOULDIN(Ton f hand, from the lowe-t- prleo to best, nil .sizes, can be put up In best manner. PICTURE CORD und NAILS. ; WINDOW SHADES, In "DADO" stylesr ' * latest and bent?Just to hand. All sizes. . Call and Hec liicm. Very low In prices. , f|'0 ARRIVE In a few days?Tho Itandsoin, 1 est lot of WALL I'APER III the up-couutry. Wo are going to sell It ut city priced. HPIIE ABOVE ANNOUNCEMENT wl'l tell 1 you of a pu t of the goods we have on hand. We will sell them as low as the lowest prices. Respect fully, J- D- CHALMERS & COOctdber 23, IK*!. Card. i Thankful to tho public for past favors and f soliciting a continuance of the same, I would L announce that I have Just returned from the Northern markets, where I have bought a large and varied stock of Spring mid .Summer Good* and would be pleased to serve my friends and customers to the best and cheapest goods In my line. Mr. R. B. JOHNSON Is still with n?o In the store and will always wdicbtnc his friends and serve them to the best of his ability. A. ROSENBERG Greenwood, R. C\, Mhrch 10,18S5. ? ? ?: i J Wanted?School and County ; Claims. \ [WISH to purchase SCHOOL nnrl COUN- i TV CLAIMS, nlfo WITNESS and JURY ' TICKETS. I will take all approved claims, i A. W PARKER, I At \\ liitc Brothers. June3,1W. lm ? Home Made Grain Cradles. Miller brothers hnvo a good lot or grain Cradles nmde br COUNTS, of Fros erltyf which ure light and durable. Call and see them. June3, IHS5. tf ' Leather. CALF FKIXS, Kip Skins and Harness leather on hand and for bulehy March 21, 1S*\ If THOS. BBCGS. ; THE LISHT-RDNNIN6~ NEW^ H(^EE IS now the favorite anions; Sewing Machines , rnil Is certainly obove all competition. 1 Doing the widest range of worlc, equipped | with nil the latest Improved attachments, It Is beyond all dispute the easiest and lightest . running shuttle machlnoon the market, and Is fast growing to be tho most popular ma, I chine sold. Parties who contemplate buying ' a machine will certainly And it to their interest to sea and try tlio ''I.lffiit llmuilug < >eiv Homo" before buying. Solduponeasy terms, within the reach of all, either on i i monthly Installments or on time with a cnsli payment. Try tho LIGHT RUNNING NEW , HOME and you will buy no other. For sale I i E. M. KEATON, Feb. 28,1885. 10m Abbeville, d. C. 1 ; "DISSOLUTION.; TlHE partnership heretofore existing between W. S. COT H HAN and E. L. LVON under tho flrin name of W. S. COTrfRAN & CO., Druggists, Is this day dissolved by mutual consent, W. S. COTIlItAN', E; L. LYON. Jan. 2,1SS5. NEW FIRM. r The undersigned have this day entered Into M - - ..! / ! n partnership unucr mo nrin iiuiuc tu wi n' KAN it- PKltKIX. for tho purpose of conduct' lng a general JJKl'G m'slNliss. They have , sccured the services of Mr. F. K. IIAKitlSON a pharmacist of undoubted skill who will de- ' vote his exclusive attention to the prepara' tlon of prescriptions ttt any time of day of , ' nlSht. W. S. COTIIRAN. T. C. 1'ERKIN. ! Jan. 2S, 1SS5, tf Well Boring. rlMIK undersigned with his large 10 inch JL auger, and tho iioublfeglazed Terra Cotta curbing can put you up a well that will i.'lst for ages, at one half the price of dug wells, ile uses tho ordinary size wood bucket for drawing water. The cleaning out of these wells Is the work of a minute, by keeping a tin bucket, In bottom of well to be hooked out ut will. Ho also lias the ageney for Abbeville county for the celebrated Porcelain lined Cucumber Tump, which he can furnish and put In at'less than Factory prices for a single pump; ("HAS. M. CAl.IlOUX. Greenwood, S. Jan. 11, usi. lyr Ho for the Commencement. , TJ'.iINU in your harness nml have them re paired. washed, and piled, In time to go to J'n?- West nrxi month." May 2T. ISM, tf THO.-s l'.K'lGS. i J3e in Time. ; /"1A !.fj soon If you want a hand made barVy uiv'. ? < nr.' trying to keep u," n May ?7, ISSj, tf Til US. JJiii.GS. Now is the Time TO have your saddles ami harness repaired and pl?i 1st oilier for plrnMiie, don't put it I oil' umi 1 somcUiiug break.-; and someone guts ' burl. TliUS. HKJGS. March 23,1SS). tf School Books! School Books! j^ LAIIUE stock of all klniln ot Scliool Books! H. "W. LAW50N & CO. ' Jan. 'jx, IS>"), If i I f Garden Seed! Garden Seed! ! "1 E have Just rccL-lvcit a larjo stock of LAWDRETH'S ; FRESH GARDEN SEED i , II. \V. l.ANVSON & CO. ! Jan. 23, 1SS.I, tf i I Drs. Mabry & Hill. WK? avo tillsilny formed a copartnership| III tlio 1'K.Yl I U 1'. Wl' ,ILI',1>H I.<r. Ill' . all lis branches. In eases where the attention of both of us may bo needed no extra charge will be niailo. T. .1. MARRY. M. D. I.. T. HILL. M. I'.] Maacli 12, lSfM.lf Second Hand Harness. IF you cannot afford to buy a new harness call on the subscriber, ami l.e will sell yuti i a seeoiiil band .-?'i in g'jyil rei-air. ??(' . P. [v-t. if Vi:?;M. I'.F.tiHS. j r. . ' ' *7y M WfinMT W 1,!'i TENTH Are Opening* Their large and Well Selected Stock of All Kinds of GOODS. And are Ready to SERVE THE PUBLIC AT TIIJ3 LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. Will Advertise More in Detail Next Week. April. 1, 1885. tf THE TOWN STEAM MILL, We hnvo progressed so far in fitting np our Corn Mill that we will grind for the public on Tuesday's and Saturday's. We have the best, machinery and will give prompt attention and a full "turu out" to all our natrons. When you come lo town hrlns your corn with you and lake 11 home in the s'.iapo 01 good meal. Ou Washington St. nenr the depot: smith. a henry. April, ir,, ISSTi, tf "patent tire adjuster. W, G. CHAPMAN, i Buggy and Wagon Maker, Abbeville, S. C., Has tiie rest patent tire adjuster that has ever been used in Ab ville. . It tightens the loose tires of wheels My n new process which swells the rim of the ivheol to any tightness desired, and Is held so by means of washers placed on the end of the spoke*. The machine works perfectly, md can l)u n^eil on any wheel. In half hour ill the wheels any vehicle may be tightened, without taking tlicm oft' the axle-trees. It I jerialnlv the best machine of the kind, and the work Is done at a reduced price, and in a belter manner thau by auy other machine. April 2J, 188.-), tf dwbbtv nnrrrtdau i lAAum a# ' 1 i .Attorneys at Law, ABBEVILLE, S. C. Axle Grease T>Y tho box, dozen, or gross, for ?nle cheap ? by TIIO& HI'XIGB* i ROBERT R. IIEMPIIILL. WILLIAM I\ CALHOUN. HEMPHILL & CALHOUN, .Attorneys at Law, ABBEVILLE, 8. C. Will practice In nil the Courts of the State. February 4, 18S5. WM. II. PARKER W. C. McGOWAN. PARKER &~McG0WAN ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS, ABBEVILLE, C. II., S. C. WILL practice also In the Circuit Courts oi the UnltcdStatesforSoulh Carolina* Jan 7.1880, .... tf For Sale. By virtue of an innate desire to supply Llio demands of the trade, we will sell that largo and dosirable stock of Ready-Made Clothing and Overcoats. situate in the town of Abbeville in the i upper part of tbe Dry Goods establish- ] ment of W. Joel Smith & Son, and , bounded on tbe right by their well known and extensive stock ot Fine Hats, ind on the left by their immense reserve 1 stock of j Boots and Shoes, bounded in the rear by a barricade of Saddles and Trunks, surmounted by an armory of Breech loading, siuglo and double barrel Shot Guns, and in front by a continuation of that 1 same immense stock of Clothing till you reach tho rock wall of low living priccs. Sold to satisfy tbe demands of tho trade. , TERMS?Reasonable. 1 Smith & Son. Merchants. > Nov. 20, 1SS4. tf C, C. G. & C. ?AN ft? A. & K. RAIL ROADS. ALL the talk. but ns I deal In J!u?gics nnd Harness I inn an advocate of pctilnj; about the country In the old fitsliioncd way, so I have supplied myself with material to make any kind of harness wanted. Call and , L-cta supply as the Spring Is about to open. T1I03. BEUU8. M.trch 45, 18&3, tf "V57" ctxitc CL TO SELL WITHOUT PROFIT 1,000 Bushels White Corn. 100 Barrels Flour. i- %r A..1 ou juarreis ivew unc?ua Molasses. 50 Barrels Sugar. 25 Sacks Coffee. AT PARKER & HILL'S, Dec. *Jl, ISM. The Place to Get What You Want! THOS, M, CHRISTIAN HAVING bought tho interest of Mr. 1 JOlIX WILSON in tho business | n.l.. .ximlnntnl 1... inintlv will I ' IW. I.w.mn.viv.1 ..J i7 ,( keen always in store, a completo stock ol fancy (;kocki;fks, canned [JOODS ami CONFKCTIONhlKIFS oi" nil kinds. The best and cheapest CI- " It A RS and TOIJAUCO. Tho FINEST! WINES and LKjUOlW. Sweet Masli Corn Whiskey! For medical purposes a specialty. Also, I Choice Liquors of any kind lbr medical' purposes. iJivo him a call. Satisfaction guaranteed j jic ah poisons indobtcd to tho firm j, of'Christian ?fc Wilson must make inline-! diato payment. j( TEOS. M. CHRISTIAN, j' Abbeville, S, C. i Feb. lU,lb?J, It i t FALL AND WINTER GOODS, 1 Constantly on Handi:| a Large Assortment Jfl Dry Goods; 1 Notions, Domesti6s| '' Clothing, Boots and H Shoes^g* Groceries, and ^ ^ &Jj Everything ' MjgH Wanted Tradei J9 W, JOEL SMITH & SON, 1 Abbeville, C. H., S. C. : - JH ififlii/1 Abbeville) SC. < 1 JUST OPEKNEI) AND READY FOR THE accommodation of guent?. Poard by th<> day 2 00. Hoard by the week 10 0>r . -. yBU Hoard by the month :?hkh Table board i>e\- mouth 3) U0 v?S^H MRS. El KELLY; :?JM Proprietress. u. wn i\Ett, g Aluuiigcr. January 7, ISM. tf cv ^ Seal, 11 Mcllwaine 1 &^l|j JJaVE on Hand almost every variety o CARRIAGES, 1 BUGGIES, :j WAGONS, | vJilch they orter to their customers on iht nosiudvunlngmis ti-rrriK. .'.V. MM A SPECIALTY., With the best of workmen In every brnnch of -ollg nur business, and an abundant supply of m lumber. ami otlicr material*, we are prepared -S to <Jo nil kinds of repairing in the very bentr - .? manner,'nttlie shortest notice, and ontho . /? ! most acporamodiUlng terms. Alt tforit fully- . warranted. SEAL & McILWAINE, - >*? . , Washington Street. Something New TJunder Sun. '.. &U rWIIJj bo ready on mid after the 1st of -SH March to do any KEPAIRINO wblcU.,, may bo wnnted to your SADDLES and HARe/ %g5Ii N'Es.S. Don't postpone the matter top < v,aH lone. The cyclone may come along.' ready for the emergency ' ipfmk THOS. BEQQS, Feb. Z7th. 1881. tf " ' fARBLAfT EDWARDS. I NOW HAVE THE PIXASUKE OF announcing the arrival of uq iltrractivo * FINE SHOES. I Consisting of a full assort*' J| I inent for Men's, Ladies's and Children's wear, in all tfia Jjj Latest Styles. Marfth 26, 1884, tf I Brushes. PAINT and Whitewash brusnes for sale J cho?p by " Doc. 17,1S?I, tf THOS. BEGGS. >r- " DISSOLUTION? I rllE copartnership heretofore existing be-> I tweeu SPEED A LOVVKY In the Drug 3m business was d Involved by mutual eonseuCon . " >' January 1st, 18S5. P. B. RPRED. I S. L. LOWRY. I NEW FIRM. I We the undersigned have this day entered aH Into a partnership under the Arm name and '-? ;lylo of SPEED & NKUFFER, for the pur- i-VM pope of carrying ou the Drug business otAl>~ oeville Court House. We solicit a share of tho public patronage and will deservo It by ? close attention to business. . P. B. SPEED, G. A. NEUKFER. *9M Aprils, 1S85. tf .-v.'* fiflPARTNERSRIP NOTICE M WW* aaAvan'n * W pv w vj OTIC'K Is hereby given tlint the under- *- T0 ll signed have thin uav associated them-: "S? >el ves toKPlticr under the llrm uame of BELL J 1 GALI'HIN, for the purpose of carrying on i MILLINERY and DKY GOODS business. W. E. HELL. B. F. GALPHIN. *' ? Feb. 25,188o. tf Spring Times Come Gentle Annie. YOl'NG Indies send In your slde-flnddle'ff' and have them put In good repair, a stlch In time save nluc. May 27. lNi5, tf TIIOS. BEGGS. ; Now is your Time.' IIIAVE Just received a lot of So 1 hnruess leather. If you want a harness or anything In my line mado to order. Call soon as we are lnwy at thl3 season. v*..^ May 27, 1*5, tf Til OS. BEGGS. LAW CARD! :| >.y i WK have this day forn'ed a partnership for tin- practice of law under tho llrm uarao ? of CANON A HON HAM.. Mr. Bonhain has retired from the Master's oftlce and wlLl de- " "Vvi vote li_l>Mvh??IeattcjUlon to the practice. so vrnti; v iivu* .-.g? SAM'L C. CASON, 1 M. L. BONHAM, Jr.' | January 23, 18S3. tf Guns! Guns! 1 . Breach Loaders and ? {I Implements Shells, &c., | at the CORNER QUAHIES & THOMAS, -I, 1SS-I, if A Long Jfccdcd Want SUPPLIED. MILLER BRO'S., 1 HE AGENTS Foil WANXAMAKKR ?fc iV liltoWX, Merchant Tailors, tin? largest imixo of tin* Utr.d tn the I'niud States', and ire prepared to take measure* for Ki'inlcinen'a uits of every description, over two hunJretl samples are on exhibition at the store of Ml J,LEU IJHui'ilEIW. December 2-1, 1SS4. W. L. MILLER, j Attorney ?A.t -Law, s. c. t-oiiars h N,v! ' !' l? ?i> coilus s t?"? fit 1i?>r?cs >t " or nniics for by T;i. ,s. 1-I-If.. jhc. 17, i'M, tf The Ecsc-s have corne Again. rp'j'JS the season for I'M in;: for plpas1 nr.', ppivons in \v:uil i*i :i nrv; ;'mvmiiIliniul liuriii'.-.- cf.n tv mijh'1 ii'il I'V i*:i 1111 ut . t!ji->:cic ?.i