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V *A 4 . f *. < > m m ????? Tha Press and Banner Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1885. Jumped from the Third Story Window. T>avid Wilson, the young Irishman who avjis Imprisoned a few days ago under charge of theft, made his cscape from the jail yesterday evening. He jumped from the third - - ?'- I-- - l.lo story winnow, ngiiLiiiK ?>"i iiiv kh?uiim v>u feet. The noise attracted attention, and when he struck the ground he was heard to exclaim "Oh. my Door feet." He did not tarry on that account, however, but made ofF in all possible haste and had not un to last report, been captured. Mr. Cicero Hughes and others are in pursuit. Declined Reflection. The Bonnl of Trustees of the Lethe School inet last Friday, when Mr. T. M. Jay, the su fierintendent of the farm, declined re-eiecton. The Board, in consideration of his past efficient services, passed some resolutions extr pressing their their hisih appreciation of iiis work, and giving evidence of their kindly regard for him personally. Mr.JGeorsre B. Morraii was elected his successor, who will no doubt perform the office of superintendent to the satisfaction of all concerned. New Clerk. The Board of County Commissioners, on ! the resignation of Mr. Klugh, who had tilled the place so acceptably for three years, elected Mr. I). IiUcien Mai?rv to fill the place of Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners. Mr. Mabry is a centlemen of education and ability, posesslng all the requisites for the efficient discharge of the dolieate and important duties of that office, and we have no tloubt that he will be acceptable alike to the people and theCcnnty Commissioners. The Fair. The ticket agent at this place sold on Monday ten tiekets to the Fair, and on yesterday nine tickets. It is understood that an extra taain will leave here this morning and tomorrow morning at four o'clock. Round tritt as fur as we know there are onlv Mro exhibitor* from Abbeville. Dr. I H. D. Wilson exhibited his seed planter, and j Mrs. Benetsent down some pretty pictures.; Fine IIorseH and Cattle. At the Newberry Fair last week. Mr. E. Y. ^heppard, of Ninety-Six. exhibited his fine Norman horsf-s and Mr. J. McL). Kinard his tine cattle, which have so frequeutly taken prizes at tlie State Fair. We Want the News. We want the news from every section of the county. If anything happens in your neigh-r borhood tbdtyou thihk Would be of interest. pend it io lis. We will greatly appreciate the favor. ? * . Mr. W. P. McGowan, of Abbeville, and MissClella P. Matthews, of Charleston, were Jnarried last Wednesday. They are now off t?ii a bridal trip to various cities of the North, and will return to Abbeville next week, Where a host of friends will extend their hearty congratulations and good wishes. No yotinsr man In this county stands hicher In The estimation of onr people than Mr. MoGownn, and his splendid abilities will win for him a name in the State, while his nobleness of heart will make his wife the happiest wo- ! Wan iu all the country round. Patkiok Calhoun*, of Atlanta, Ga., grandson . of John O. Calhoun, was married last Wednesday night to Miss Sarah JPorrcr Williams, eldest daughter of Geo. W. Williams, of Charleston. A large number of visitors were present from Georgia and other States, as well as South Carolina. Fresh arrivals of ladles cloaks. White Brothers have received two additional shipments of ladies cloaks in the last week. Their Mock in this line in now complete and attractive. Ladies might find it to their Interest to look at the assortments of cloaks to he found at White Brothers. 11-11 The County Commissioners ordered a safe for the Master's office Ion*: ago. .but which has not yet arrived. Mr. M. f\ PeBruhl has also | ordered a new safe for Ills office. Messrs. CaFon A Bonham will eet the safe which has been used in the Master's ottice. Thf repairs on the bank bu1ldln<r are progressing finely, and by the time the first In11 ?**/-? r? f \a rv)i<] \ r? t.hrt hilUilmnr will hrt in ' readiness Tor occupancy. The great iron door to the vault has been sent North that a new Jork may be put upon it. Mr. James S. Norwood of this town who went to Louisiana last winter is quite ill, though the telegram yesterday evening gave iiKsuRinee of a decided change in his condition for the better. At last accounts the work of building a temporary trestle across Little Itlver on the -Savannah Valley Railroad was pro^re?si ig, ami it is thought the ears will cross the bridge In a very short time. Mr. Beset was amone the distinguished guests at the swell wedding In Charleston, jriven by Mr. George W Williams, to his m daughter Miss S&llle and Mr. Pat Calhoun of Atlanta. We are glad to note the fact that wo have a pood correspondent from Troy, who will henceforth write letters of interest from that beautiful and prosperous town. The city of Augusta gave their Spartanburg friends a grand blow out monday. <ireat preparations had been made, and every thing went off delightfully. ^ Tiie wise man will call at the Prrsx and Banner office for prices on printed letter heads, bill heads, note heads, or any other kind of job printing. Cow peas! cow peas!! 500 bushels of cow pews are wanted by White Brothers. The highest market price will be paid for them. Dr. W. W. Dt'nfan of Wolford College will preach at Gilgnl church In Santuc next Sun uuy moram?, ami ui woiiiuus ui mgiu. Messrs. Wallingford <0 Russell have ? lot or fine horses which they are ready to sell on the most favorable terms. Mr. W. P. Calhoun* left yesterday fpr Union. He goes to see Judge Wallace. There is (nothing wrong witli tils eyes. Messrs. Seal, McIlwaine <t Co. have a Iftrtre lot- of the nicest buggies oi every variety, shape, and price. Tuf. swanbugsry of Messrs.Seal, Mollwalne & Co., is the prettiest vehicle which has ever Keen on our streets. No one need spnd off to get job prlnttnc pone, when it can be done better and cheaper art home. Miss Class ofCokesbnry returned home yesterday after a visk. -to licr friend Miss Zeigler. The work on the Methodist church and and the Presbyterian parsonage is progressing. Mtss Katie Klttgii of Greenwood has Iuevn tin u viaii uiu lUivses rmuipii 111. The changed form of the Presr and Banner scorns to meet with favor. Dr. Marshall is thinking of raovleg his family down town. .Four' members ofxhe Abbovllle Bar will marry this Winter. Mr. II. Galloway, of Due West, was in town last Friday. Mr. Kxox will occupy his brick dwelling house next year. The Press and Banner does Job printing very cheap. The Literary Club has not been met sincc last. July. Dr. Lindsay was in town last Monday. The bridal wave has struck Abbeville. This is Fair week In Columbia. Contributed I,oenls. Mr. Willie McGowan will soon bring home lii*charming oride. Mr. Davis and family will quarter at the WardlHvv:fcouse lor the ccmlngjrear Mr: Hodges wiN occupy the dwelling that Mrs.Coogler now occupies. Many weddings are on hand for the coming fi'W u?pf?ks Miss Lilly Hanckel has returned from her cummer trip. Jack Frost comes upon ns with tardy footsteps. Mrs Taggart does dress making at Bell & 4&*lphin's. i Mr. David Thomas and Miss Annie Thomas will move to the Archer house the first ol the ^ coining year, they having bought that place. "We congr.itulate these our esteemed lriends on .their beeomlyg permanent cttizons of our tOUH. Mr. Arthur Parker paid a flying visit to our town last week. He bought iu Dr. Parker's dwelling, which was sold on Inst sale day. Gentlemen's hats do not change materially in sjyle. Dainty long white aprons are much worn by ladies." npp rnmtn" Info the marifpt. I -Abbeville Wholesale Ktore Mas Failed ] To sell all the goods their Western houses have shipped them. They Im-v-e now on haod i\ large stock of the following: goods: Red I oats 53 cents per bushel; granulated sugar 7% ; rents per pound ; eofTees, very hest at to j iVA cents per pound; syrups 25 to -JOeents "per : gallon-, flour $1.50 to ?.'>.25 per barrel; soap, 100 j boxes, at prices that will astonish you; starch per box.? ocnts per pound; salt, eoarse and line, at75 to 80 cents per sack; com shellers that will last a lifetime for only ?>00 each? Just think of only ?J.(iO for Rogers' Corn Shell- ] er. You may be very forcibly struck with these prices, and perhaps feel some uncasi-1 Iness about the soivency of the Wholesale | Htore selling at such smashing prices; hut; they ark you not to fret about them as they! are selling these goods for some of the laegest I houses North, East and West, and got com- | missions on same. A telegram just received authorizing them to deliver these goods atl any depot in t lie up-country at the above fltr- J ures. Kemenibor these prices for the present: ?tock must be sold within (SO days to make room for the large stock of curu aud meujt which will theu roll iu. ; ? "V 'ODE MMMAL CENTRE.; : ir PEN PICTURES AND POINTED PARAGRAPHS IN REFERENCE THERETO. J c< tt ; Erskine'!) Surrounding:* to be Beauti> ii fled?Adorable Divinities Eiiffag-e in a Labor of Mercy to Benighted b< Heathen ? "Biff (Juns" do Great Service in tile Good Fight of Faith ti< ?One Preacher and Six Young La> "j I diesThe DifTcferiee Between rc rt Granting1 License in Due West and ^ Al>l>evlllc RuInvn the Question as w to Whose Ox if? Gored?The Evil which Befell a Comity that voted o' Bonds with "Conditions'' Attach- jJ ?<? H) Duk West, Nov. fj JS83. The ttev. Dr. Boyce will deliver a lecturc ^ this (Wednesday) evening in tlie Associate !> Reformed Presbyterian churcll. We are not ti advised as to his subject. We understand that Miss Eliza Calhoun, of ,i this county has become an inmate of the ... "Louisa Home," ?i magnificent institution es- f'| | tahlished in Washington, D. C, by Air. W. W. Corcoran, the noted philanthropist, for the L benefit, of elderly Sout hern ladies. We doubt if the people of any town in the ?!! country wero favored with better sermons lr last Sabbath than those delivered in the As- zi sociate Reformed Presbyterian church at this d( place. In the forenoon the He v. W. L. Press* . ly discoursed very ably on "Obedience to God ' is Love to God," and in the afternoon the Rev. \V. M. Grier, I). I)., ravorea us witii an i u. earnest and most eloquent sermon, mainly t'. directed t*> the young people. We have most ()Jf of the "big guns" of all t lie dchominations, 0<and give it as our humble opinion that no jchurch in the country lias abler exponents of n. the word of (?>>d than these two cclttlemcn< We see it. stated in the Medium that $1,100 ol worth of whiskey was sold in Abbeville the n( day Cole's circus exhibited. If this be true? Su and we have no reason to doub?. it?how do cj, you account for the fact that no one was kill- vc" ed on that occasion ? ... We should call it now the "Dutch" Gap ., Railroad. fr, ,,f 11 ?* ? K a . r\ AAt Ivsir r\C f hn TM ro^trtl'C . , ' W C ri'llicc UJUI) nit Iiimui. .... .-..vvv... . jjj ot the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chica- p, so Railroad he'd in Aiken last week adjourn- ,.j, ed without action. Perhaps the action of those "dirty Ditch" down there was ail-suffi- er> cient, The Rev. W. F. Pearson 1ms six young lady ?v! b arders. All of#these are members of Pi es- n byterian families, attracted here by the excel- J)n lent educational facilities afforded by the Fe- _|i male College. g. Last Saturday the Foreign Missionary So- .... clcty put three Squads of young ladies in the ti( field ?o solicit subscriptions to the 4 bracelet an fuhd?" and It was laughable to see the "lords .. of creat'on" trying to dodge these fair beg- ?.. gars; but they were all "rhn to Cover"' and ,1. made to disgorge. They got your correspond- en ent for his last nickel, acd as a consequence m. we will have to go without a clean collar for the (.next three weeks. The l>e:rging teams were Miss Jennie Grn>r and Miss Julia Kennedy ; Miss Mary Miller and Miss Jennie Edwards ; Miss Elite Prcssly and Miss Maggie Lowry. Their Joint collections amounted to about S35, which, added to previous subscrip tlon?, ssvells the amount realized irom me " bracelets donated by a lady to the Society to about $->1. The meeting of the Foreign Missionary Society last Thursday evening was well attended. Professor J. McC. Todd delivered an interesting address on Missions and Mission Wo tic, a copy of which was requested for publication. Dr. Grler has issued a circular, asking contributions to aid in improving the Catnmis of Erskine College. The grounds of this old seat of learning are capable of a high state of Improvement, and it is hoped that the friends of the institution will resporid.promptly nnd Mhomllv to tHe Doctor's c?tll. It is estimated -pr that $591) will be sufficient to put the Campus j of the College in the condition In which iti{j, should be and in which all friends of the in- -vy stitniion should desire to see it. .'n Why should not the State bo allowed a nfJ change of venue in cases where, In the face of , positive evidence of guilt, it becomes patent wi that a. conviction cannot be had. It strikes us that a change in the law granting the State j this privilege in such cased would subserve r,.j the emls of justice. 1 We were glad to see the Press and Jlniincr ,iy and the Medium properly reply to the intofer- co ant article in last week's Messenger signed "K. i S. G." We have seen nothing to equal it since ?0 the days of Know Nothingism. Itwasa eratuitous, direct insult to every German and de- or scdndantof a German in the State, and we us are surprised that the gentlemanly proprie- -p'j tors of the Messenger found a place fur it in hC their columns. ,, It seems that the "Aiken Dutch," notwithstanding the hideous picture of th*m pre- nr seated to us by "It. S. G. in last week's Mes- ?i senger, have sense enough to attend to their jn own business aiki jiiiow ouittpwipiu wuu mv <>. same. "When the railroad election was held in Due West we didu't see any of these "dirty t Dutchmen" up iiere endeavoring lo instruct out people how to vote on a question of taxa- lj tion which atl'ecled the peopie of this town- ?. ship alone. I)t Does "prohibition prohibit" in the prohibition State Of Majne ? Let us place the Hon. *? Neai Dow, of that State, tlie creat apostle of Drohibition, upon the witness stand and hear ia, his testimony. He says: "In the large cities i>. wiiere the liquor sentiment is strong and! ?i where the parties engage in open competition i for the rum vote, the law is practically a ueau eo letter/' In o:hor words, you cannot enforce a ov law against the sctitlmentp of the people. jf) Commenting upon Mr. Dow's words, tbe Uni- ...i tccl l'rcxbytcri'in says: "Tills appeals to be nf about a statement of t he case for all places where prohibition is tried upon a large scale. <? The evil thing in it is that free liquor, anil ' hence unmeasured debanch, is the result in *n the communities where the law is jnopera- \ u, tive." All this attests the truth of the Kev. I.... Ilenry Ward Ileecher's noted aphorism?"Ab-! L solute prohibition is an absolute impossibll- ?? ity." i" Now that. Tammany has again saved New ,r. York to the Democracy, we shall expect so- hf called Democratic papers to "let up," for a I while at least. In their abuse of that time-lion-1 pi ored organization. Tammany is not compos- of ed of kid-gloved gentlemen who vote the Democratic ticket only when they are allowed j .n to dictate the nomination, but of hard-listed ' Democrats who stand by the party through evil as well as through good report, and roll .j' up the majority that is depended tipou to pull j. the Democratic ticket through. If Democrats ua everywhere were as true to their party as n Tainmany always has been and always will h. be. we would have no fears for the future. 1 That article in last week's Messenger signed hf "R. S. G." effervesces and fairly overflows I with that spirit of true Christian charity (?) j toJ which should characterize all that is said and ft, done by an humble follower of the meek and lowly Nazarene. ' Here is a paragraph from a religious paper which we commend to parents generally : p, "Speaking generally, American girls need morerepression than is given them. They p' are not kept propurly under restraint. At an f() age when in many other countries they are counted little children they are thrust into m society and made to feel capable of judging for .themselves. It is an awful risk that such imprudeuccs are committed. If parents take these risks tiiey must, expect to bear ttie consequences. But it is sorrowful to see so many youth in whom the promise is so bright, sacrificed to conditions that ought to be different and that can ue iiinereui u society wilt omy determine to make them so." In your reply to our query whether one must lavor prohibition in older to be considered a friend of temperance you propound to us tills question : "If it Is right .to prevent the sale of whiskey in Due West, is it not right to prevent it in Abbeville ?** To this we answer, no not necessarily right. We presume that the liquor traffic is suppressed in , Due West because the.people ot the town so desired and so expressed themselves-; but, that is no reason why such traffic should be |, suppressed in other towns whose jieople <lo , nut desire and have not asked for the sup-!, presslon. Di such matters the people of Due ! West have 110 right to dictate what shall or |ct) shall not be done by the people of Abbeville. . and vice versu. Each community should be1'" allowed to republic jts wvn all'aU's. No ob-! , ? jectinn can be urged to a local option law. 110 provided the voting territories are confined |M to proper limits. We Mould not favor a law,',*" however, which permitted a man living twen-' r' ty miles distant from Abbeville, and who vislis that town only when he is compelled to, , lo say ny Ilia voie wiuu } <?ur ptupic miouiu ur i should not do 111 Iho matter of the liquor tnif- ?'' lie. Let the t?eople of each Incorporated town settle this question lor themselves, and out- , side of the towns let the votins he confined f to townships, or better still to school districts. We want no paternal govern men t in this ? country, The writer knows something of the evil re n suiting from the Issuing of bouds to railroads and other enterprises which have an exist- " .ence only in the Imagination* and we can .name several localities in tUe West where,!: should a man publicly advocate the issuing of bonds tor any such purpose, bis body would f: decorate the limb of st tree in vwy snort or- 0 der. A county in Missouri in wiiich we re- , sided issued, just after the war, $22>,0(i0 in bonds to the Kansas City and Memphis Itail- e road. The bonds were to be delivered in three equal Instalments?the first when, the ixrid rf.'ichpH thp Wflsfprn limit, of I lift r.ouutv. the second when it reached the county seat, and th-e th-ird when it reached t lie Eastern limit of the county the schemers who wer? interested in getting the bonds out of the hands of the county Court and into tiieir own succeeded in Retting the Court to issue tliem in a. lump, using theargument that they could be disposed of to a better advantage in thiKKhapc. They succeeded in tbelr efforts, S< the whole amount of the bonds was turned ,n over to them, and they were taken to >'ew w York and put up as col lateral security for tti about two-thirds of their lace value. These J'1 bonds fell into the hands of innocent pur-!vv chasers, and notwithstanding the conditions j hi under which they were issued were recited on is their face, the Supreme Court of the United States decided that they must be paid. That railroad has never been built, and the origi- cl nl debt, accrued interest and the expense of ghting the payment of the bonds in the Uni;d states Courts, now foots up considerably ver half a million dollars. But this is not II. The county has been in a state of turloil ever since, immigration has bedn retnrd1. and everything brought to a standstill, he sessions of t lie county Court have been ..i.i i.. il.?n,aa/l0 (AuuaIH Mio carvlrnr of nro CiU III Itic tvnvwiM vi.v WW. '---cp ( ?.sses upon its members by United Stales larshals, nnd when the lat ter have succeeded 1 serving those processes and the Court has rdered a levy of taxes to meet judgments, rmed mobs have come In, seized the tux ooks and burned them. The writer was ''apired by one of these mobs, and in company ith six others, kept a prisoner while the ofce of the county cierk was being forced open ail the tax books abstracted. Such are some t the results of issuing bonds to paper rail?ads. The whole system of building rallmds oi* factories or anything of the kind 1th the money of the people is radically rong. If individuals of corporations want > engage In these enterprises let the money > build and equip them come out of their ivn pockets. No man should have the right > vote away the money of another for any ich purpose. Thai 'ittle bunch of free-traders whoassemT eu themselves together in Columbia a few ?ys ngoperoetrated a huge Joke when they jpointed Mr. Trenholm, of Charleston, a Jlcgate to the Chidago Free Trade Convenon. Tills gentleman has been, for some me past, pleading through the columns of ie Acivs a/ul Courier against ft reduction of le tariff on rice. But that Is the way with icse free-traders; If not Inconsistent, they e nothlnsr. The Senator from West Virginwants free trade in everything but coal. rhy ? Because their State Is a laree producof coal. The Senators trom Missouri wunt ec trade In everything excopt Iron, lend and nc. Why? Because l heir State largely proices these articles. The Senators from Alaima want fi'ee trade In everything but coal id iron, and the Senators from Louisiana In 'ery thing but sugar. Why? Becauso Alaima Is a large producer of coal and Iron and :>uislana of sugar. The inconsistent course these so-called free-tradorR is good evidence the correctness of the protection principle, r if it be right lo protect the rice of South irollna, It is right to protect the products ol i I the States. The writer, although thoriohiv T)Hinr>p.r?tt<\ does not favor free trade ' >r any near approach to It. No tiller of the il and no workingman?to which latter iss your correspondent belongs?should fii>r tree trade, for protection secures good Hges for the workinginnn, and this insures.a ai'kit for all the products of the soil. Free tde orators endeavor to make it appear that e wages paid to mechanics in free-trade lgla dare equal to what is paid the same vss in this country; but the presence of ousandsof English mechanics in the UnitStates is a complete overthrow of this ariment. There is but ode consideration that ill induce a man to leave the homo of his itivity and all that Is near and dear to him, id that is to better his dohdlliOtii The EnIsh mechanic comes here to better his contlon, and the fact that he does better it is an mnswcrable argnment in favor of protec>n. No American workirlgman who knows lything of the condition of his fel low-work ginen in England is likely to be found castg his vote tor a free-trader. Protection gives e laboring man good wages,and good wages ab es hiin to clothe himself decently and r-e respectably. FROM NINETY-SIX. am fimnt Cnlrilintion ttf till* Ntate Fair?Her Royal Stock?Her Progressive Farmers---What a Distinguished Citizen Says Abont the "Press and Banner*' - - - Northern Journals and What they Say of Ninety-Six?Mr. Ij. M. Sfoore Gives a test in Cotton Raising - - - Other Matters. Ninety-Six, S. C., November 9,1R8-5. We have a larue representation at the State lir this week. Ten or twelve car loads of ock were shipped from this place. Among e pricipal exhibitors are E; Y. Shonpard, . H. l'Yazier, R. A. Griffin and J. McD Klird. Will give u report of their succes xt week. Dapt. McCaslan's little boys were presented ith a pair of handsome dogs last week, by r. L. M. Fonche. Vtlss Tj Elwell *ho has been absent visiting <jnds has returned. For the benefit of those who are not. Inrmed. we will state that, a lawful bushel of (ton seed snould weigh thirty pounds. [)r. Blake, who, by the way. is a mighty od judge, says, cut down the Press and Dimr to its former size and issue twice a week, do away wltli the patent outside and give four latresof home-made talk once a week, le Doctor says he Has a distinct breed of ?2s. He has named thein the Cambridge ?ds. Mr. Larkin A.Stuart, who has been North id West for several years doing business for Itman A Co., of Canton. Ohio, Is here visitg his mother and other relatives. He is in I.I, , l ,..11.1, O .rr.n.I lil.-o .. U'mI. n Yank fee, Hie Greenwood correspondent of the Prexi ul Banner exiled oil us one day Inst week, e elves a pood account of nis town nnd sayt> is bound to be llic Atlanta of South Carola. But you JuSt wall awhil& The narrow iage Is bound to be built, and Greenwood 111 be but a Manchester. Mr. A. C. Collins, of Coronaca. was In town =t Satmday shipping some fine corn to Col. ltler. Mr. Collins is a One farmer and wlthone of the cleverest men in the country. Mr. Lewis M. Moore has given the Peterkin tton a lair test, and the yield was a fraclion er forty per cent, froiu the seed. This is a ne: ways ahead of any otner cotton, and 111 he extensively planted in this vicinity (\t year. It seems that everybody has either gone or going to the State Fair. If the wettiher 11 tin lies good we predict a grand success, fact it is the duty of every citizen of the ate to contribute as much as he can to this irpose. Northern agricultural and stock urnals are already commenting upon us. lproved stock of every kind are being oneht Into our State, and the interest manssteil by our people la increasing. Every irse, cow and hog brought into the State ds that much to the taxable property beJes yielding bcneflclent results to many its p ople. Mr. J. S. Wilson, the express agent, is quite disposed, which occasions a hitch in the nress business tills wceki large crowd passed dowh on Saturday to e Fair, and while the piissengers Were at liner the "Boy Band," of Anderson, gave i some fine music. We Immediately enged their services for the next Fair at this nee. Mr. Qnattiebatim shipped a car-load of nice eves to Charleston on .Monday. Mr. William H. Mays, of Bradlpy, was in wn last Monday, accompanied by his bright tie boy. L>r. Wenclc is temporarily in charge of the press office. Mr. James Rogers, Jr., has received another ullgreed Berkshire. Mr. W. Y. Sherard, traveling for Messrs. ttterson & Rcnshaw of Baltimore, was in wn this week. Patronize Mr. Sherard; he lis the best shoes sold from the Baltimore arkets. EAST END. LIVELY LETTER. 1 ? he Trade of Troy?The New Associate Reformed Church?Oyster Supper for the Beuelit of the Methodist Church *? Troy's Need ? Accident to Capt. Youtigblood?Other Items. Troy, S. C., Nov, P, 1885. Trade at this place is daily improving, and a cotton market it has no superior. The erchantshave a full stock and are gaining e best custom for miles around. l'he work on the Associate, Rerormed Pres'terlan church is progressing, and when rnpletcd will be an ornament to our town. Iroy Is sadly in need of a good hotel bnildg. The one now in use Is in a dilapidated ndltion, being the oldest, building in the wn. An oyster supper for the benefit of the ethodist church was given here Inst week, tiich was quite-a snecess. Miss Laura Jolinn deserves muck praise for her uianageent of (lie* all&ir. The an mini ball of t*he Ta'oy Social Club m<-s oil' on tlie 19th instant- W'e hope to e a la rue crowd from Abbeville in attendice. It will probably end with a german. The young foiksof our town nre determined have a good time, 4u the way of having ociables." A splendid one was given at the sidence of Mr. Ben Chiles 011 last Thursday ght. Our townsman Oapt. J. T. Youngblood, hile returning from the wedding ot his jphew near Bradley, on last Wednesday gilt, was thrown from his buggy and sus,ined serious injuries on the hand and arm. was a narrow escape, and though confined his bed, he Is dally improving. Dr. W. P. Addison now boasts of Ihe finest rl In town, even if it does keep him awako rery night. A young man In town Is waiting until iristuias for an answer from his girl, ('apt. M. L. Bonham passed through town 1 rnnto fm* Kdowfttdd ?n lust. Snt.nrdiiv nlciit. The health ol our community is excellent, TROY. Ah Fnfr n* Can Be. Seneca Free Press. We give In Another column the speech of >llcitor Orr, in the trial of Ferguson for the urderof Benedict in Abbeville county. Wc onl<i like to give the whole pioceedings in ie ease but want of space forbids. The pubc have taken much interest in this trial,and | e give Solicitor Orr's speech because it is I ief, covers tlie whole ground, and we think i as fair as a speech on one side can be. The Press and limincr does good work, at leap rates. our railroad centre. The Price of Cotton?Matrimonial Error?Citizens in Angnstn?Tlie Enterprise <ff the "Press and Banner" Highly ComplimentedSensible rtn<l Tlhicly Kemarks on the Subject of BegwarB. GuEEN^dot), S. C., Nov. 9, 18S5. The price of cotton has been very low and but little coming in during the post week. It was Mr. Edgar Owens who was married to Miss Mamie Bailey Instead of Mr. Martin as we reported. Quite a number of our citizens attended the banquet and bull giveri by the citizens of Augusta, ia^t Monday evening, in honor of the completion of. thp Oreenwood Laurens and Spartanburg Road. Work has been commenced on Prof. Blake's new residence.' We hear the enterprise of the Presx and Banner highly complimented, everywhere we go; The hotel is finished. Oats and wheat arc looking very flnp. We have always tried to be as charitable as our means would allow, giving a mite to every worthy object, but professional beggars aregeiiuig bo common, inai our puti?ucu i? last ue'coming threadbare. There arc we suppose In every community, ns there is in this, some who have no other means of support and to whom the thought of the poor house is very shocking, yet this is the proper place for them, and we hope that we can soon get fid of at least one of our cases, by securing her comfortable quarters in the poor house. Some of our county official already have tlie case in har.d, but It seems that they are slow in act ttj. Alkcn Not n Jfamery of Igriorunce* Editor Press atl'1 Banner: The noted ra'lroad "slump" revivalists who emigrated from Due West to Aiken for the special purpose of utilizing their railroad arguments in bcliHlfof the pro-suhscriptlon party at the recentelectlon, failed prodigious l.v to achieve their desired goal. To apply a slang phrase they returned "down in the mouth," much mortified or chngrllined at the nAnrtlllnti flint. tnwn A f trlK. ut.es the defeat of the enterprise to a degraded setuf people, unrefined, uneducated, and tinworthy of tlie epithet-first-class Inhabitants. Perhaps the Abbeville Messenger will he ordered as a missionary contribution to enlighten that bctiiifhted people. The letter underscored with the signature It. S. G. was not tempered with the generosity and moderation in keeping with the sentiment he enunciated as to the "diversity of opinion" at the meeting that was called In Duo West township prior to her railroad election. Consistency Is a jewel of priceless value. The personality used unscrupulously in that production is rather of a defamatory Import, hence retlders the author amenable to the law for libel. Look out, trouble is liable to brew up, and then lawyers will enjoy a rich feast. I will not sutler mj-self to be persuaded that Aiken is a nursery of ignorance and worthless characters. I presume Fne Is hot reduced in the scale of intelligence to that degree, requiring outside Influence to dictate what would be thd tnost advantageous for her future prosperity. I presume she is not suffering for a guardltin tjr trustee to look after her interest. As a d&a^h-ftlQ.vtr has been given to that langhlshlng mllfohd scheme, from which reaction is not likely to occur, would It not be consistent to wttat Is right and just for the official authorities to declare publicly, with their seals affixed, the bqijds that have been voted as null and void? I, for orie, would hail that announcement as freedom, freedom from an everlufitlng oppression of taxation. 0. P. H. Accident at Erwln'a Mill. Greenville Enterprise and Mountaineer. Willie, the twelve-year old son pf Mr. M. Erwln. of Iirwin's Mills, while rldlriga frorse on Saturday,the 31st ult., had his collar bone bro Ktii i>y umiiy cinuwii iroiu me umiuui a uiirn. to the gronrtd. Dr. Parker, of Honeii Path, was called in and re-set the bones. The Uttie fellow Is ntJw Improving. mm 9 f H ? . Ai.t kinds of job \Vork quickly and neatly done at this office; We have just received a new supply of bill heads note heads anil other paper, and can furnlKh them in pad* if desired. Our prices will compare with any other market. The following paragraph appeared in the Sencca Free Presn of last week: "A good practical printer desires a situation. Am also a good local editor. AddresB T., this office." ' The Prcxx and Banner prints letter heads bill heads. hand bills, etc., as well as they can be printed elsewhere, and as cheap as the cheapest. Gen. J. Walter Gray, who was formerly proprietor of the Mansloh House, has taken I'lmnrti /\f tho ninhp Tlofpl nf A iii/nfitii.? GrtciXiiille iVer vs. Prize Poem on ''How to Get a Husband." Helping; cbeerlhg tired mother; Loving words to sister, brothel-; lining patiently thy duty? These nttruct fur more than beauty. Modest dress and gentle bearing, Kindly actions never sparing; Milking cloudy places sunny? 1 litSc win trut hearts nlore than fuoney. Aiding those who nfd hot colHMy. Brightening homes however homely; Striving lor a noble life Crowned at last?a happy Wife. uThe maid whose manners are retired, Whom patience waits to be admired, Though oVer looked perhaps awhile, Her modest worth, her modest smile. Oh 1 she wi.l find, though soon or late ; A noble, fond, and faithful mate." ~~ Births. At Abbeville, Nov. 8,1885, Mrs. It. M. Hill? n son. market report. COTTON?Market steadyt Stains 8 8'4 Better grades 8% SAGGING.* Good pieced bogging per yard.. 10 New bugging per yard 10)4 12 New Arrow Ties, per bunch 81 40 to 1 r>0 Pieced Ties per bunch 1 25 1 35 PROVISIONS. Mont 6\i Lard 10 Coffee 10 15 Sufffir, Yellow 7 7]4, White Granulated 7% 8 Salt, fine, per sack ; 75 85 Liverpool, 200 lb sacks 1 25 Nails 3V* 4 Rice 7\% 8 Tobacco 40 50 Molasses....; 30 40 Syrup 25 50 DRY GOObS, Prints, j. 5 7 Bleach Cotton G'4 10% Shirtings . 5]A 7XfthlrMt.fr ft 7 4-4 Shirting :: 8 10 Pluids...:. 8 10 Fine Horses. WE have for sale in our stable ft fine lot of HORSES. Among trio lot are u number of excellent BROOD MARES. WALLING FORD & RUSSELL. Nov. 11, 1885. tf Day Book and Notes Lost. I" OST Friday or Saturday of Court, my day l book, in which were tlie following notes: James Link note, $250, with credit of S25. Willie McGaw note,321. D. F. Diuisby note.SlO. Clai'k Link Uote and account.. ?02.50 JOItN EVANS. Nov. 11.1885, 3t iiiiLiwi If you propose going West or NorthWest, to write to me, I represent the Short Line. F. D. BUSH, D. P. A., Atlanta, tia. Nov. 11 1885, 6 m. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. IN PROBATE COURT. In the -matter of the Estate of Jacob Miller, Deoeased.M. M. Miller, Administratrix.? Petition for Settlement and Discharge. MKS. M. M. MILLER, as Administratrix, having filed her petition in this Court praying for settlement and discharge. It Js ordered: tha-t Wednesday, the 9th of Decwntier next be fixed for settling said estate and gnuitlngtlie discharge as prayed for. J. FULLER LYON, Nov. 9, 1S85. 5t The Scate of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE, IN T1IK l'KOBATK COUKT. DR. J. D. NEEL, as Administrator of the Estate of Patrick Gibson, deceased, has applied for settlement and discharge. It is ordered: that Saturday, the 5th day of December next, be fixed for the settlement and discharge prayed for. J. FULLER LYON, J udge Probate Court. Nov. i, 188-5, tf ?ih?i? FRESH Carrants, nn^.M-n liaising^ Citron, Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Northern Apples, Fl&ridrt Ofanges, tttihrfnas* Cocofin(i{s$ Cabbage; ?Can ttlwft'ys he had at PARKER & HILL'S. Nov. 4, 1885, tf "tup tight ftmromfi lUJU UiUUi 1IV1UYUYU NEW HOME IS now the favorite among Sewing Machines and Is certainly above all competition. ^ Doing the widest range of work, equipped with all the latest, improved attachments, it Is beyond all dispute the easiest and iluhtest running shuttle machine on the market, and is fast growing to be the most popular ma- i chine sold. Parties who contemplate buying f a machine will certainly find it to their inter-, est to see and try the "Light Running New Home" berore buying. Sold upon easy terms, within the reach of nil, either on monthly installments or on time with a ensh payment. Try the LIGHT RUNNING NEW HOME and you will buy no othor. For sale *< E. M. KEATON, I Feb. 28,1835. 10m Abbeville, S. C. e WM. H. PARKER W. C. McGOWAN. ^ PARKER &McGOWAN 3 ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS, AKBEVILLfc, C. If., S. C. WILL practice also in the Circuit Courts 01 the UnitedStatesfor South Carolina* s Jau 7,1880. tf Vacuum BCarness Oil. rpo keep your harness soft, and mnke them _ 1 wear well, you must get some, tot sale In I hnlf-pints, pints and quarts by I Dec. 17, 1S84, tf THOS. BEG(3S. I Axle Grease "RY the box, dozen?' oi* gross. for iale cheap -D by I'HOS. BEGGSNow is the Tinle j 1*0 have yoilr Saddle and harness repaired I I > ?f/\i* nlflucnro Hnn'f nilf. if. I HIIII |>Ut IU UIUCI KM l/ivonx-v, .... - _ off until something breaks and some one gets hurt. THOS. BE3GS. March 25,1885. tf Leather. u CALF SKINS, Kip Skins and Harhess lSath Jj( . eron hand nnd for sale by March 21,18?5, If THOS. BEGGS. The State df South Carolina, COUNTY OP ABBEVILL& l^robttte Court.?Citation for Letters of1 Administration. By J. Fuller Lyon, Esq., Probate Judge: WHEREAS, TheopMlas Baker, Iihs made suit to me, to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of James M. Latimer, late of Abbeville county, deceased. These are therefore, to cHe and. admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said James M. Latimer,deceased,'that rhey be ahd anpeitr before mfc", i n the Court of Probate, to be held rtt Abbeville C. H., on Klon- "I day, November 16,1885,after publication Mere- 1 of, at 11 o'clock in the afternoon, ,to show rc cause if any they have, Why the said Admin- T Istratlon should not be granted.. I ...J . , : .r. 1 a Uivei) linutTIIIj' I1IIIIU UIUI acni, iiiini^iu uuj of Ociober, in the year of our Lord one ^ thousand eight hundred and eighty-flve w and In the 110th year of American Independence. , , Published on thg 4th dny of November) 1885, p In the Press and Iicmncr and oil the Court u House door for the time required by law. J. FULLUli LYfiNj Judge Pl'obate Codrti Nov. 4,15S5, tf N ? e.? Meeting of Stockholders Greenville . and Port Royal Railroad. NOTICE t? hereby given that a meeting of the Stockholders of the Greenville and Port Royal Railroad wl'l be h?'ld nt Ninety-Six, S. C., on Friday, November Is. 1SS5, at 8 o'clock p. m., for the purpose o! electing a President and lioard of Directors of the said road and transacting such other business as rtiay be nedes^ary. C. C. LAW, A. 1). Wii.liamb, Chaifmah Board Corporators. Secretary. Nov. 4,1SS5. ? I JOHN Mill, I J C( B B CONGAEEE iimi won; Cottmbia. S. C. Agnt for CHAPMAN'S PERPETUAL EVAPORATOR,6 13 rpIIESE WOI!K8 WERE ESTABLLSAED in I 1847 by Messrs. Geo. Sinclair ami James An^- g derson and purchased by me in the year 1S5G, and fn>m that Ulrte till now carried on successfully by a myself. My friends and customers will bear witness J of the large and stupendous jobs executed by me. It I was ut my works where the larcest and almost only ^ job of its class ever executed in this city was done viz.; the making of the pjpes for the City Water Works in tho year 1S5S. In the branch of BELL _ FOUNDING, I can say that I have made the largest | bells ever cast in the State, such as the bell for the Citv Hall in Columbia. My stock of patterns for ARCHITECTURAL WORK COLUMNS for Store fronts, is large and various, and in RAILINGS for Balconies, Gardens, and Cemeteries I have the largest variety and most modern patterns; many of these are patented and I have purchased the right for this state. In the machine line I can furnish my patrons with STEAM ENGINES and BOILERS of any size and description. My CIRCULAR SAW MILLS have carried off the prize at cv<ry State Fair held in this city, and in their construction I have taken pains to combine simplicity with the most useful modern improvements, and may flatter myself that my CIRCULAR SAW MILLS find favor "with every sawyer who understands his business. The many orders I am steadily receiving for SU - ? ? ' -1 in ?~1 -?- I M GAlt cane mills prove mill me puonr-upprruiuiu m the mills of mv make, and so it Is with my GKAK- \ INO for IIOR^E POWERS. GIN WHEELS, GRIST WILLS nnd other MACHINERY. I Imvo the manufacturing right of many PATENTS such as castings for ROCK COTTON AND HAT PRESS and tlirvo or four different FEED CUTTR8 and other implements. . I will bo pleased to send my circulars to any appli- I cant, together with price list or estimate. My prices are moderate, and I assuro the public that they are lower than those of Northern manufactures, and that my work will compare favorably with that of any other inakor. * Address John Alexander, Coxoakee IitoN Works, Columbia, s. C, *3} -?... ..... ??? ' , :'*^v * * -9KB *'.':^^I THIS SPACE BELONGS TOv 9 Cunningham & Templeton/||S They are to6 busy to write ap advertisement; I Their store is brim full of every desired article at * TH lowest prices'. LEADERS OF LOW PRICES, 'fjl J. K. DURST & CO., ;'ffjj {aving Moved into o.ur handsome and commodious new stores, we h are prepared to offer THE LARGEST, BEST AND CHEAPEST STOCK OF GENERAL MERCHANDISE I ?ever shown' In Abbeville County." Our stock consists of a full line?? ? )ry Goods and Notions, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats I and Caps, Hardware, Grocerigi, &c. fhlch we propose to sell at BOTTOM PRICES. We keep no shoddjr Roods for advertlsltig?.' 9 id allow no misrepresentations. All we nsk Is a trial. We guarantee satisfaction. Our spe- H al freight rates give us advantages over our neighbors. ' "Merchants Supplied at Jobbers !Prices.' B J. K. BURST & CO., Greenwood, S. C; Js'ov. 4,1885,3m 7*? * A. E. SOGERS, 1 VHIESALI 111 ? ! | DEALER IN" * ':MmM MI, FLIt IMlilTjf Hams, Lard, Sugar, uottee, molasses ana soap. AM SELLING THE ABOVE GOODS FOR SPOT CASH and CASH ONLY. fl . I will make It to the Interest of all CASH buyers to buy tnelr goods from me. Bellevlrie 1 iat LOW CASH prices will be appreciated by the trade and that It will be to our mutufll I >terest to sell only for SPOT CASH. I have adopted this rule and will not break them un? fl ?r any consideration. SPOT CASH or no go will be onr motto. fl We thank our friends and customers for past favors and promise lower prices than ercr at I THE ABBEVILLE WHOLESALE STORE. Hfl .fam 28,1884, tf I NEW DRU(TST^~ fj Cotliran db Perrin vigi I AVE Just opened a new and elegantly fitted up DRUG STORE on the Marshall House Corner, under the Press and Banner office, and are now receiving and will continue to 1 ^ icelve till their stock.ls complete a full line of VffiM )rugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Dye Stuffs, &c. Iso, all the popular PATENT MEDICINES kept in a first-class Drug Store, all of which we 1 arrant to be fresh and good. j Wi also otter a well seicctcu siock 01 r/vrnji uuwo^uuonn.ubui . olognes, Foreign and Domestic, Handkerchief Extracts in great variety, Handsome Vases, Lamps, &c. Otifllneof BRUSHES AND SOAPS is simply complete. Every variety of HAIR, TOOTH :? AIL, FLESH, SHAVING AND SHOE BRUSH SOAPS from the finest toilet to the cheap January 28,1885, tf " 3^1?j riTiTITITk 0- \TWTTtH7rD "J arums oit up i7Tj.gr grists, 7"EEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A FULL AND WELL SELECTED STOCK OF PURE V DRUGS. CHEMICALS* etc.. etc. All the latest and popular line* of PAT* N'T AND PROPRIETARY MEDICINES. H ICR BINE, the best Liver Medici ne, cures yspepsia. For sale only bu its. Try our BLACK BERRY CORDIAL for Summer Complaint, ui our COMPOUND SYRUP SARSAPARILLA with IODIDE PCTASH for tho Blood. ED BUG POISON', the most convenient way of destroyins these insects. DIAMOND DYBfcJ II tiie staple and fashionable colors. A full lino of FANCY GOODS, TOILET ARTICLED, f ATIONARY, etc.. etc. Tiie best brands of CIGARS, TOBACCO AND CIGARETTES. A nnplete stock of WHITE LEADS, PAINTS. OILS VARNISHES, ETC., ETC PAINT RUSHES, WINDOW GLASS, GOLDEN MACHINE OIL. We sell the celebrated Harrison ros. PREPARED PAINT, the best iu the market. Special attention paid to the !Prescriptiori Department. Physician's prescriptions and Family Recipes filled at all hours of day and night by exp?? enced and competent hands. Orders by hand or mall promptly attended to. - ' i SPEED & NEUFFER. April 29, 1SS5, tr * B.F.SMITH, 1 ABBEVILLE, S. C., 'Jj Is now prepared to furnish all kinds of Rough or Dress* d Lumber, and is ready to fill all orders for Carpenter -,.JC Fork of any kind, at the very shortest notice and at the lost reasonable prices. June 15, 188-1, tr Buns! Guns ! REAL ESTATE > t, r J AG-ESKTT. ireach Loaders ^ ^ and fHE undersigned offers his services to tho 1 citizens of Abbeville county as agent in y * i the purchase and sale of Real Estate. Where I TJl T) I ATT1GHLS no fule is made tlie only charge will be for WW ...l..ni.|lcl,irr f'/vrn m 1 euf/in'c nnf? nilfl nllft hlllf * per cent, on all sales. Shells, &C., J. T. PARKS. of For sale in Ninety-Six township 420 Acres . - A - _ of valuable1 land, a part of the original BurTrip nn K N K K ruttville place. The land will be divided 111 imav/ waui aj? two or three tracts or sold as a whole, public \TT it TIT TIO o mTTAW A 0 r?UtIS t0UCh 11 ?? lW? SidtS" ITTARLES QC THOMAS, Also,800 Acre tract In three miles of Mt. * Carmel depot on Savannah Valley Railroad. Sent 24 1S84 tf On the premises Is a good dwelling house, gin ' _ house, and all other necessary improvements, TWo^o -tfTnvlr PrefArr^rf Rl*Za"dJ "f. b. "C0h JidiAiy AIAU>U V *f VA AJk A A VAVA* V%*? Ull 111 YUWWIIf 1WUI iiuiiuivu itwi vo 4*1 vi 1511KU FIND the citizens of Abbeville County rl^onaCie^ VUlUablG p,aultttioD' advocates of hememade harness. etc. I *crn?s reasonauie. ave supplied myself with material for the Also, 2-10 Acre tract on the Moslev Ferry lanufacture of all such work. Call and ask road four miles from Abbeville Court* House. >r what you want in my line; If it is not on This is a good grain and cotton farm. A good and. I will with short notice have it made opportunity to any one wanting a small >r you. place. For terms and particulars apply to THOS. BEUUfc}* J. T. PARKS, Agcut, March 25,1885. tf August 5, 1885. ' *