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f*- . .... . *TSV[BdB? iiiiiiiiiinwiM inlaw? mil The Press and Banner, j ABBEVILLE, S.C. Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1885. V . I I I The of Abbeville. The first four days of last week passed on* Entirely swtfcfactorily to our merchants. | Their sales were larger during those four days Hhftii fo^ any same number of days during, the Fall, and they have had no special i'eas'on to complain since that time, j The sales of cotton were also larger, and as a consequence much money was paid In liquidation of current accounts. The low j price of cotton has had a depressing efJVct on i the people generally in every part of the! State, and we sec from the newspapers that, money is scarce elsewhere as well as in Abbe Vint it hi i,> While money is scarce, the farmers, as a rule, are not in a distressed condition. They i have a reasonable amount of provisions, and j will enter upon the work of making another vrnp with renewed energy, and in the belief that better fortune awaits them. From present Indications we are led to believe that the demand for plow animals will not be great this spring. Our people have to! a greater or less extent, paid atteution to their! pastures and have not entirely negh'cted to I raise either a mule or hcrso, which is now j in many instances ready to take part in thei production of the next crop. There seems to be a good supply of fine milk cows in the country, and many fanners j have enough and to spate. While it is true that there is not a great j amount of surplus eush in the country, yet it is true that it will require much less money to make the next crop than it has taken to make any of the previous crops. This, bccause our people will need a small quantity: of goods, and because goods ot every kind, are at rock bottom prices. The new law which disturbs the credit of those citizens who may need the help of the merchant and who may need the benefit of good credit, may work a hardship in I some instances, and it is believed that the; owner of the land will be compelled to put I liis credit or property in jeopardy or else let i iiis lands go untitled. The establishment of the bank at Abbeville, if its advantages are properly understood by j the people, may bring about a change in the i conduct of many farms. Instead of buying foods 011 a credit from tlio stores, it is bo- j Jicved that many farmers will borrow the' ready cash from the bank. This will in many j cases be of advantage to the farmer, and will incidentally result in benefit to the town.! If the people come here to get their cash, they will most likely find it greatly to their advantage to make their purchases here, where , large stocks of goods may always be found. J Again, in the Fall of tlie year, when these farmers come to pay off their notes in bank, they will uaturally spend with our merchants a portion of their surplus money. The loss of trade which Abbeville will sustain by the completion of the Savannah Valley Railroad is often referred to, but wo are; inclined to believe that the aggregate gains; will very nearly, if not quite, compensate for the aggregate losses which we may realize That portion of the country surrounding Abbeville village is improving, and the increase' of population and tho development of new | industries hereabout will all tend to keep Abbeville up to its present standard. The reduc-; Tion of business because of the building of; the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad, is more apparent than real. It is true that: there has been aslight decrease in the amount of trade, in a money point of view, but the; actual amount of goods sold is perhaps larger 1 this year than for any proceeding year. All1 classes of goods are low indeed when compared with former prices. Their cheapness.' iMf.ro fVmn nnv nmf mmnn! itinn lias reditprvl the sales this year to a llgitre in money, which if t?closr that of last year. The gins which work for the public have i done a greatly increased business* over that of last year. Lost season Mr. McMillan ginned only about 400 bales. This year he lias ginned about 1,'K'O bales, and Messrs.; Smith & Henry, at their new establishment; nbovc the depot, have ginned perhaps 800 bales. This increased business is due in a measure to the trouble and delay incident to getting work done in the country, but chiefly ; from the fact that these establishments which | are convenient, to market, kept close up with ' their work,and were always realy to serve j customers promptly. The cotton seed were in market, and a saving of time was realized in the marketing both the cotton and the. seed. The gins at Abbeville will no doubt j gin three thousand bales next season. Abbeville in IKSj has lost some trade temporarily because ot the freight diserimina-' llons against her in favor of Greenwood, but j It is now believed that bubble has burst, and that each town will henceforth receive its legitimate trade. It is understood that the (ieorgla Central Railroad and the Clydes have , agreed upon freight rates which are just and equitable to all the towns, so that it is hoped ! the question of freights has been settled, and that we need fear no further injury from the Railroads, The I.owConiitry Took Advantage ol'j tlie I'p-Cotnt Sry. Charleston has come ofT victorious in the legislature. Through means which wo do not understand, -the General Assembly consented for Charleston to monopolise six seats .in the House of Representatives which did iint h^lniic to her_ tint which belonged In the country districts. As our readers know, Charleston, through favoritism in The organic law of the State, lawfully claims two seats in the .Senate while other counties have but one, and now she by the defeat of the Census Wll, is allowed to usurp seats in the House of Representatives to which the world knows uhe has not even the .semblance of lawful right. Charleston Ihen may boast of the ad. vantage which she takes in this matter, but *ve trust the wrong which has been thus inflicted upon her neighbors may awaken them *nd arouse in their hearts a just indignation at the act which has been practiced upon them to their own injury and to Charleston's reproachPresumably, we are all citizens of the same State and equally interested in tbe welfare of every locali'y within its borders. If we mislake not, wc have in times past heard sectional feelings depreciated by the newspapers and by our distinguished citizens. At least we )iad become so much impressed with the desirability and importance of allaying all feelings of sectional suspicion orjealousy that the times really looked as it an era of liarmony and a universal brotherhood of feeling was about to set in, when every citizen would Jiavean eye s'uijde to fiie welfare of the whole Slate. Did Charleston realize this senliinent? If so, tiiduhe take ml vantage of (lie onnfulence which she Jwd gained, n;??1 tl?ti>r perpetrate a most grievous wrong upon the iip-country? If Charleston meant t<. deal wilh tvstts neighbors and friends. as citizens of the same State, enjoying equal privilege* with herself, why did she not in a frank and neighborly way.admit that theie was a no<?es*ity <or a change in the apportionment, juid thatslie had no desire to take advantage of the up-coiuiiry ? But Charleston did no *uch thing. Is'oi satisfied with having two ;fr5 uatoi?f she lakes from tlie countrv six seats in theJIi>uscof Represent a tiyes U> which she (knows that she is not entitled. Such an act ?s unprecedented, and wo hope that the country district*may assert their sejf-reppect. at an early day, and take from CttarleMon wh:?t Khe holds> unjustly. She has no right in jus.liec t<s two Senator*, and we leave others in >nv whwlier-^he has usurped six seats in the iIoukc of Uej)i;e^3ntatives by means of which Charleston i^iociid /eel no pride. , m Wot'i.v it not have been creditable to Charleston to yield up Iho scats the lutd no right MBWWB?aB niv?i',iL'fWfci<?wwwtrr^MJuejwr/^wi The Prohibitory Law. There scorns to bo a great diversity of opin- i ion as to whether prohibition prohibits. We presume as a matter of fact, that there is no way of proving to the satisfaction of every' one the true result of such a law, but wc are inclined to the opinion that prohibition does to a greater or less extent prohibit. This; opinion is strengthened from the fact that the various small towns in tlie country are oppc sed to license. Kven after years of ex peri - j eneo by other towns in the county, the town t of Ilodges has been made dry upon the petition of citizens. \\*c cannot believe that the , people of Ilodges desired to see more whisky drank in thnt town, and we cannot believe that the great army of prohibitions in every, part of the country have anydoutt as to the, boncfieia! effects of the prohibitory law. We believe, however, that there is a onir-' mon mistake as to the object of the nrohibi tory law. As we understand it, the object is not so much to prevent t he. lovers of whisky from providing themselves with a supply of j tlie article, as it is to close the places where! it is lawfully exposed to sale, and where the. young. or others, may the more easily ac-> quire the love of it. Another common mistake is to suppose because the prohibitory law may be enacted that we arc to have no more drunkenness. We will have diunkenness for all time to; come. No matter what laws we may have, we will find instances of violation. Again, it is said that prohibitory laws can-; not be enforced. This we believe to ben! mistake. Under {lie system of county prohibition, as at present attempted, it is admitted that it is difficult to enforce the law and its violation is made easy from the fact that none of our citizens like to assume the office of in-; former, and from that other fact that a law minority of them do not even oppose its violation, bat it is presumed rather lend theircountenance or encouragement to such acts as will bring the law into disrepute. This Conclusion is arrived at from the fa'-t that any drunkenness in a dry town is heralded abroad with great gu^to while drunkenness in a wet town is takrn as a matter.of course, and little remark is made upon the violation of the laws of temperance anil sobriety. Bat. if prohibition should become a State law,and if the ! enactors of that law should be in earnest! about enforcing it, they will create an office : and appoint an office with power to appoint deputies, whose business it.shall betosec tint.i the law is not violated, and if vlola'cd to hunt down the violators thereof. The United States enforces its law in every part of this great Republic which prohibits the manufacture and sale of whisky without license, and the State of South Carolina can as effectually stop tiie sale of whisky withir. its borders J There need lie 110 doubt 0:1 this point, if our law-makers are only in earnest. But it. is lit- ! tie better than idiotic clatter to talk of enact- j ingthe law, and then trusting to our people to become Informers. They won't do It. It may be that when Charleston again di- j reels her attention to "economy" as in the; matter of the Stnte census, there may be a clamor about the expense of enforcing the law. As it is, we are put to groat expense in i distributing the school fund. Wo might reduce the salary of the state Superintendent of Education from S2,l(!0 to i<* or p'?iibly >">(P. In this single instance almost or quite enough could be saved to employ an ofliccr to see that the prohibitory law is enforced, Hut the' trifle of cost in dollars and cents is a matter not to be put in the scales against the welfare and morality of our people. , 1 I The Southern Christian Advocate. In the issue of the above named newspaper for the;S5th instant, the retiring editor, the licv. Mr. Weber, among other tilings, makes the following reference to the publishers of the paper: ' W.w.kkk, Evans ?fc Co?swi:t.L.?In takin<r lenvo of tlit> publishers of the .-I ami ot their numerous business household, from the biiul -ry on the four'.h floor to the heads??!' this large establishment, to :U1 and singular, the retiring editor heirs to express his 'unaffectedand unabated interest. lie 1 ?a?^ it in his heart, without the slightest hint or solicitation 011 their pari, to as'.c lor the puh-: Ushers of the Advocate the continued symj athy and co-operation of our preachers and people, in the work of publishing and circulating our paper. Let our pastors, as they have never done before, rally to the support of the Advocate." I While the Press and Manner is indeed very remotely interested in the printing of the Chris/inn Advocate, yet we would protest: against the carrying out of the retiring ed-' i tor's suggestions, which, of course, are made, witn the Dost 01 intentions, me .mi'iihiuims ; in South Carolina number, we believe, some fifty thousand communicants. They are able ' to have a better paper than Messrs. Walker, Evans it Cogswell are now printing for them or ever have printed l'ur them, and we think it about lime that the Methodists should put a little practical business tact in an enterprise which is second in importance to none in wnich the church is engaged to-day. Wc make 110 reference whatever to the editorial management of the paper, but as a mailer of fact, there is not enough reading matter in the paper, while on the other hand there is an excess of improper advertisements. The large type on which the rending matter is printed and tno great number of refuse or improper advertisements to be found in its columns preclude the possibility of the Christ inn Adcoeatc reaching the high standard which the Methodists should, in our opinion, demand for their pn.p^r. We trust therefore that the printing committee, in awarding their contracts for printing the Advocate may reduce the si/.o of the type, and may emphatically and uncjuiv locally forbid the appearance in its columns o!' the advertisements of medical > frauds. For instance, every intelligent physlcian in the State of Mouth Carolina knows ! that there is positively no cure for ennsump| tion, and yet the publishers of the Southern i Christian Advocate have been filling its column* year in and year out, with the ad venisenients or vile medicines which would j hold out tiie pretence of a euro to sullerj ing humanity, whom they would in reality , hurry to their graves. The Methodist* are ' able and willing to pay for a Hrst-class paper, i and we trust that the printing commute mny j do their whole duly to the people whose inj terests have been confided to them. The <d! ltorlal work of the paper In !he past has been ] well done, and we shall expect much of the j able divine who wiil preside over its columns ; in the future. V.'e trust that he may lie allowed to edit not only the reading columns, but the entire paper. If he, and not the pub. lisher, shall determine what advertisements i may appear in \\h-SwHiern ('hrlatinn Adcocatf, : then we shall expect a clean advertising co!j umn, as well as a faultless reading page. j Ail things being e'jual, it wo'ild seem that ?i.... !?>iii.iii-.r uyiiiIiI lie (lie ni-oner nlaee to ! have it printed. The College ami the newspaper would be good eompsmy. ; The suggest ion Ot I lie retiring editor thai the preachers give bearly support, lo the pa, per is si good owe. For years it would so?*ni ; that tin* preachers hsive taken little interest in it, other I han lo solicit subscribers. C.'di <or::tl Visit, : Co}. J. \V. It. Pope of the Oihnnbia JtcyUlcf came to town to spend his Christmas holiday*. The go-id o!d town which gave ill ill si good V'iii, always gives him a ! hearty welcome within ils gates. The I ItcyI*!< > te to oulspokeii, and so well known to our people for ils honesty of purpose and for ils patriotism and love of all .South Carolina, that Colonel Pope, v. ho :? almost us much at home with our people, ys we are our.seIf, | ean have nothing added to his lame in Abbeville by anything that ue might write of jhini. Colonel Pooe i* a good writer, mid n^v: er f:dIs to us." los pen when there is n cause lo ?.dvocatc, or an < vi! to combiii. J.ivf al! the world tsike notice of the voting1 ' which the jow-eountry did in referenee to | Charleston's double and unlaw ful represent a tion i;: the- General Assembly. The low-couni try has jinute the issue openly, now l- t theupj country do Charjestjon no wrong, but let it de'mamljts right?. JLIJUMJJMJ^JOU^UtWLJJLM^aj. IMIWIIIIIW HIWTWWj MMI r The Gr.skinc Sfiirtent. This is a handsomely printed monthly paper whie.ii is edited by some of the. members ; of the graduating class of Erskinc College.' Y\*c believe the printing of a College paper by j the students to be an excellent work forj young men. College students, like other j young men, must, have sonic recreation, some J rest from their daily work, and it seems to us that writing Ibr the public eye is not only a recreation for (he student, but. that it is also an improving practice. It has been adjudged well for the student to write articles at stated j interval; for the criticism of his teacher. On j the same principle, it is well for him to write | articles for the public eye. Tly Ibis wc have. ?v?rnt'i?!U'e Irt Mm r?n f i ml v nrl ??i nnl ink OS find . exceedingly funny paragraphs at the expense i of "I'reps," (hut have been made to do ser-, vice fiii* dignified Seniors for the last thirty, years, neither do we include within the scope j of the student-editor's work the preparation of pieces for the press, any of those j delicate references to tiio opposite sex, w hich I sometimes give a charm and a grace to the; columns of a College journal whose articles are not reviewed hy the College Professors. j The editing of si College, newspaper is quite a diO'erent occupation from the work of printing a newspaper which must tie self-sustaining, and which must make a fair return for the daily labor expended upon It. The printing of a College newspaper is a mere picnic in journalism, where the excursionists may expend a little of their surplus pocket money, and where the useful work of writing may be indulged in for a time with profit to the stu. dent, and without injury to any one. It is well then for the College authorities to allow their students to print such wipers?if the teacher reads, approves, correct--, or suppresses their articles as the requirements in each case may appear best to him. The work of the College newspaper is a specimen of t he educational work which is done in the College, and for this reason we believe these publications should be, by right, supervised by some of the College authorities. Though we have not examined it thoroughly, the issue of the Krs/dnc S'udcnt which is now before ns, appears to be fully up to the best standard of all that should be expected of any College ne .vspapcr. We place the Student on oar exchange list with pleasure, ami shall look to its columns for matters which may lie useful to us and enter .lining to the readers of the I'ress and Jhi uncr. The iVe.v? and JJanncr extends the best of wishes for each of the young gentlemen v. ho contribute to the make-up of so excellent a journal us mat, wn:en nuns irom j^rsjiine <.01lege. The Clu'sli'r, tirecnwootl and Abbeville Sljiilrond., No enterprise of the kind has more to recommend it to tin; favor of the county of Abbeville limn the Chester, Greenwood and Abbevilie Hail road. Its success will benefit this entire county. The intention of the corporators is to construct a Uailroad from Atlanta, which is i lie centre of a net work of lluil roads running in every direction, to the town ol Monro;; in North Carolina. At this last point the load will connect with the system of roads running North, including the Wehlon, Portsmouth and ]>a!tiuioiv, and the .Seaboard aud lloanukb Railroads, and the l'altiniore .Steam Packet Company. 1 litis oll'ering facilities for shipping cotton never before enjoyed by this section, with reduced rates of freight and consequent higher prices of cotton. The farmers are especially interested in tlie success of this line. The advantages, ottered by this road, will surely enhance the value of their lands and will cheapen that which thc-y arc coin! pe'.iCw to buy, and give them higher prices for that which they have to fell. It will bring them a market to their very doors for their timber, old pines and many ether things which are now almost valueless for want of a market. Jt is believed that ii the people alone" the line will made the road and - I furnish tl:e crossties, liiat. <>t!ior parties wit* readily consent to puttheroadin full running order, The l.u itiers could readily Ktib.\eribo crossties, which have a money value Jtncl take pay in stock. They would searoe :y feel it and could secure the road with all it* benefits. What will tho townships do ? A fairer opportunity for a great road was never presented to us. Think the matter over maturely and decide wisely. x I> <? it !? 3 e EioprcNCdiiUioii for Our "Vu'iilth.v and SiJielli&eiii"' I'ii'f.'.i'its. The Senate and House of Representatives did not, iii our opinion, manifest the best of temper towards each other,and reminded us of pouting children, who refused to settle their diflerences. As a ru!e \vc think men may honestly diner l'rom each other in opinion on all questions of public concern, and there seemed to be no just cause for irritation because the.Senate disagreed with the House, or via: versa, lint so it was. The most important questions of disagreement was on tlie free tuition in tlie University and on the Census bill. A compromise was made whereby the free tuition in the South Carolina College was cont in tied, and tho C'en.-us bill was defeated, thus securing to Charleston six scats 111 the House of Representatives which did not belong to her. Charleston, besides ridiculing country delegates, and ridiculing second-hand census, when she did not want tirst hand census, lias carried her point and now she has double representation secured to her tor several years in both branches of the General Assembly. If the methods are satisfactory to her she has reason for seif-conL'iatulat ion, and the up-country people, even if cheated, may thereby be hereafter nerved to assort their manhood and to demand their right.*. "Our wealthy and intelligent"' brethren by the seashore, have certainly got the advantage of her green horn country cousins this time, but the arts which were practiced to secure the present situation may yet result in good to us. ? tV* ? The Pvioi'iJy 2SilS. The Legislature in Its efforts to enslave*tIie poor man, we fear, will yet work i uin to the landowning class of our citizens. If the Legislature-in JLs wisdom had chosen to repeal the lien law it would have been honest for 'them tiuloso, even if it may have procured a hard-hip to many of their constituents, but as the law now stands, ior as the bill was published last week,) the best lawyer in the.State e.?uld scarcely explain the status of the poor man and whether iie has any rights at all. Neither could the best lawyer in the State tell when the merchant would be safe in trusting customers for his goods. In Ibis unsettled condition of affairs, the merchant will be more camious about making credits, and will more certainly require the)amlow;;er to waive his: prior right to rents,or else the landowner will be compelled to put his land in Jeopardy to secure the necessary goods with which to conduct the work of making the crops. Except in raiv Instances, we believe the landowner had better let ins lauds lie out, thai; to ; involve Jjis erodit to fujppiy provisions for I others to make the crops. The jirrat loss to ! tho niereiuint attendant on the lion law a.* it. wax. will he increased a hundred fold, unless the landowner shall make his claim tor rent jtuiior to that cf tlie merchant for supplies. < The merchant Ik not so anxious to net rid of iiis goods as to give them out without a reasonable hope of receiving p.iy for them. iSiiV'; I'rniKO. ; The-1 ityiixi'i Chronicle of the 5th nnd 12th inst snt yivi-s very ph-a^ant notices of tlio I'rcss mid IS<(n?rr, whleh we copy elsewhere. Kind words lYo:?! any souivc-are appreciated, hn! when ! I icy come Iron; such a hi^li source as the Ciirvitielv they arc gratifying indeed. | Cn.\j:rj>:tox may, by the arts of ilie l'arli:unentar!an, or hy tho work of the politician, ho!a on to what .?he hits not the semblance of lawful right, but the day is coming j when she must toe the mark, and rcceive only her just reprcscntaliuii. " Charleston's Wealth nnd IntelliKonoc.'' II really seems to us that Charleston is asking too much because of her''wealth and intelligence." She now has two Senators, and j by the defeat of the census appropriation bill, j she lias twelve members in the House of Rep- j resentatives when she is entitled to only six. | We admire "wealth and intelligence" in oth- j crs, but when "wealth and intelligence" arrogates to occupy thi: seats in the General As-1 sembly that rightfully belong to others, then i we think we are paying dearly for "Chrrlcston's wealth and intelligence." But we may he mistaken as to what wealth and intelligence may consist. We confess that we do! not understand it. Is it something that Char-} 1?. cinm vJiitl t. <> or it n 1 specified commodity? or, Is it attained by comparison Willi country people? If so, why not tlx some public standard, and award "double representation" alter a competitive examination? What is "Charleston's wealth and intelligence?" Isn't it an expensive luxury? Perhaps it's a nuisance that should be abated. We do not. exactly understand the | magic; power of "Charleston's wealth and intelligence." What is it? It secmsto be about I time to investigate the matter, and have itexi plained to country delegates in the General | Assembly. ' Our Women in ll?c War." The stories of love and War form a large part of the literature or the world, and no series of the stories of war could be more interesting i to the people of the South, than the stories , which relate t lie heroism and the suffering of I our own women in the Confederate struggle, j Their part in the war deserves to be a part of j the records of the "Lost Cause," and no pul ->\ ; Usher has devoted as much time, labor, talent | and money to the perpetuation of Woman's honorable record in the war as the Kcws and Courier has-done. For a King period of time the Xews and Courier's columns contained weekly the most interesting sketches of the experiences of our women during the historic j times, and now that paper has compiled the ! whotp. and Jnrinted them in a book, which : will l?e found exceedingly valuable to All lov* jcrsof tlie chaste In language, the noble in I act, and the adorable in person. Send the j Xews and Courier one dollar and get the book. ; Cili-isliJia* Week Antony the Counlry Editors. According to a custom which has long been honored by the country press, very many of our country exchanges have printed or will '.print only half sheet this week, or else will j suspend entirely. We have tried the plan of i printing no paper at ail, and of printing only I half sheet, but have been for a number of 'years printing a whole sheet 011 Christmas I week. We like the plan, l.y reducing the < amount of reading matter a v.''hole sheet can be printed nearly as easily as a half-sheet. ! During Christmas week there is often a spei <*ial reason for printing a paper, which will likely not exist during any other week in the 'year. For this and other reasons we print I the J'rcss and Manner every week in the year,| even if we should be prevented from putting ; anything in if. ! WO, 8421 ? ? ? I I Treasury Department, I Gfiico of Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, December 16th, 1835. I j 'irllKRKAM, by .satisfactory evidence pre; VV Rented lo llm under.-igned, it lias been , made to appear that f'Tlis Rational M of Alsfillc," in the TOWN OK ABREYILLK, in the Ouitii ty of AMJJKVIIjLK, iinil State of SOUTH i CAROLINA, lias complied with nil tlx1 pro! visions of the Keviscd Statutes of the United I Slates, required :o lie complied with belore an : association shall he audio: ized to commence 1 tbe business of Hanking ; j Now therefore I, HKNttY W.CANNON, : Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby eerti!fy tint "TlflO NATIONAL HANK OK AltlJKVJLLK," in the Town of Abbeville, in the | County Of Abbeville, and State of South CV.roliii;i. is authorized tocommenee the business of Uiinkini! as provided in Section Kil'iy one I hundred :?nd sixty nine of the Revised Statutes of the United States. In testimony whereof witness my hand 1 |L.S.]and Seal of oiliee this 10th day of December, LSii-l. JI. W. CANNON, Comptroller of the Curiency. , Dec. 23, ISSo, If 'Ah Ordinance To Raise Supplies for the Town of Abi | beville, S. C., for the Year 1SS6. i t\t.' ttnifn \tvivt) nv tttk INTEXDANT 13 and Wardens of the Town of Abbeville, | S. in Council assembled, and by authority jot' the same, That a tux lor the sums and in the manner hereinafter named shall be raised and paid into the treasury of the Town Council for Iheuses stud purposes thereof for the year 1 | skction 1. On every one hundred dollars of tile cash value of all real and personal es: tale within the incorporation of the said Town : of Abbevilie the sum of fifteen cents. j Skc. 2. (.m each billiard and poo! table or ; ten pin alley kept for hire the sum of Twenty liye Dollars on the first table or alley and j Twenty-live Dollars for each tabic or alley more than one kept by the same owner. On i each bagatelle table kept for hire the sum ol : Fifteen Dollars. j skc. u. For each Urease to retail spirituous i liquors in tli?! Town of Abbeville the sum ol j Two Hundred Dollars for I he year. be?inniny j with the lirst day of January, and endi ins on the first day of January. 1ss7. The said | sums payable in three equal installments in ilMVUllCl', Ml 111 lll'icrr <11 Ul-.lll-IJ in ui'im and security for | aym.nt of said sum of money,and if at any tirtict during the year the said (lculor or dealers should go out of business tlu: whole amount of Two Hundred Dollars shall immediately become due and payable, and any person or persons: doing business t'?c j whole or any partoftlio year shall pay tile i whole Mini of Two Hundred Dollars. i Skc.-1. That all male persons between the j ages of sixteen and fifty years, except those j physically unable to earn a support, are liable to mad duty and shall be required to , work on the roads, sidewalks, and streets ! within the incorporation of the Town of Abbeville live days under the direction of (he Town Council. The commutation for said I road duty to be the sum of Two Dollars to be jpaidatthc time of payment of other'I axes, to wit, on or before the itrst day of Maivh. 'All persons refusing or failing to work live lull days to be accepted an I approved by the , Council or pay the above commutation shall ; be liable to pay such line and penalty as the : Council may impose. i Skc, ii. 'that all itinerant auctioneers, peddlers, and other transient persons, except venders of la! m produce raised in the County, tillering at retail any goods whatsoever tor sale, shall pay a license of not more than Twenty-live Dollars nor less than One Dollar per day. 1 Skc. o. That all circuses shall pay a license I of One Hundred Dollars for each ami every exhibition; and all other shows, including what are commonly known as side-shows attached to a circus, shall pay a license of not more than Kilty nor less than Two Dollars for f:jch exhibit ion. ! Skc. 7. That nil returns shall be made milder oat h on or before the fiist day of Kebrujary, IsSij, an-l all taxes shall be due and payi;il;lcon or before the liist day of March, lssii. If a?iy person or persons shall refuse or ncg' lect payment of the taxes herein levied within Hie time specified the Treasurer of the ,Town Council is hereby authorized and re quired to add iwcnxy per crtUtun penalty, and if tm* tax with the penalty is not paid within I lii rl v-<l:iv*s I I'liT. if stlsi.M h(> flic (llltV of tin* 'treasurer of tin* Council to issue oxecutioiis tlifjvlbr immediately and collect. tin* same l?y due process of Ja\y, sis provided in I lie charter of said Town of Abbeville. | Six1, s. Tim Town Council or a quorum : thereof sha'l constitute a board of assessors j.'oaiJix the value of pro pert y returned for : taxation. 1 Skc. ! . If any person or persons shall refuse or ueuli ct (<? make a relurn of their property for taxation within the time prescribed herein, tin* return nf lasl year wilh tv/cnty per ceuliiui added shall be doomed and taken by ihi; Treasurer to be the true value of their properly for taxation and it shall bo assessed at fljat rate. lionoand Ratified in Council and the seal of the Town Council atlixed this A'iril day of , December, eighteen hunndrod and eighty-live. J. S. HAMMOND, ! j Intendant, I .JONES F. MILLEIi, Scm-larj. Dec. ?o j.s.0, Ut. Greenwood MLESTip. J 1ST RECEIVED, a lot of Fine j MOLES AND HORSES. Give us a Call Uefore Buying Else- I where* HARTZOG & HAYS, Proprietors. Deo. 23, 1^5. Tlis Afevills Meal Society WILL meet HALE DAY Wi .JANUARY, at 12 M. W. T. JONES, President. John A. Robinson*, Secretary. Dei-. 10, ISSi. lyr Master's Sale. TIIE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. court of common* i'leas. "\V. N. Hall against Surah A. Boyd et nl. T?Y virtue of an order of sale made in tbc above stated case, I will oirer for sale at public outcry at Abbeville C. II., S. C., on Saleday in January. 1 \S'I, within tlie legal hours of sale the following described property, situate in said State and County, to'wfr: All the interest of Sarah A. Boyd and James F. Boyd, deceased, in that tract or parcel of land, ccn, tainlrig Ninety Acres, more or less, lying on the East, side of Rocky river, on the North side of Cannon's creek, bounded on the North by J:ine Mu"dock's land, on the East and South by \V. N. Iiall. TEH MS OF SALE?One half rash, the bal*l mice on a credit of twelve months with interest from day of s:ile, secured by bond of pur* I chaser tied a mortgage of the premises. Purchaser to pay the Master for paper*. J. C. KLT'GH, Dec. 10 lS8i>. Master. Master's Sale. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COl'NTY OP ABBEVILLE, rorirr of common pleas. ' James II. Dunn vs. Alice A. Ferguson el al.? Parti! ion. i T>Y virtue of an order of sale made in the i above stated case, I will otter for sale at public auction, at Abbeville ('. II., S. C., on Haled ay in .la.iuary 1 * >'<>, within the legal hours of sa'e, the following described property, situate in said state and County, to wit: All that tract or parcel of land containing Two Hundred and Forty-Nine Acres, more or less, bonnded by lands of T. J. Ellis, j W. (!. Martin, Margaret E. .Simmons, and I others. TKlt.MS OF RALE?One-half cash, balance in twelve months with interest from day of sale, secured by bond of the purchaser and a mortgage of the premises. Purchaser to pay the Master for all papers. J. U. KLUG1I, Master. Dee-11, lSS-j, St I The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. i Abraham Y. Thompson et til. vs. Jane L. Todd el al.?Belief. j f N accordance with the provisions of flic j will of Junius II. Todd. deceased, and by vir tin? of an order of sale made in llio above (staled ft;isf? by the Hon. J. s. fnthran, Judge i of t!n> Eiuhth Circuit, we will offer lbr sale at j public outcry, at Abbeville 0 II., s. C.f on ; Snlcday in January, within the legal : hours of sale, the foilowin*: described proper! 1 y, situate in sai l Slate and County, to wit: | J. All that tract or parcel of land known as {the Elbert Johnson Tract, containing four Hundred and Forty-Two (442) Acres, i more or loss, bounded by lands of Estate ol I Thomas Davis, deceased, by hands once the hinds of Joel,.!. Cunningham, and others, j 2. Also, that tract or parcel of land, containing One Hundred and Ninety-Three (193) Acres, more or less, bounded t?y lands of Mrs. Marigaret. F. Ellis, Cyprian Print, and others, j 3. Also, that tiact or parcel ot land, con! tainlng Sixty-Two (G2) Acres, more or Irs% bounded by lands of Jno, MeDiil, \V. 11. Austin, and others. I t. Also, Unit tract or parcel of laud, eoni tabling One Hundred and Forty-Nine and One-IJalf (1-40i) Acres, more or loss, bounded by hinds of \V. II. Ack! er, J. P. tioidon, and others. I Also, that tract or parcel of land, conItaining One Hundred (100) Acres, more or loss, hounded by lands of Jane Tayj lor, \\r. Davis, and others. i 0. Also, that tract or parcel of land, con, taining jTwo Hundred and Five (205) Acres, more or less, hounded by lands of Moses !Smith, J. 1). Ned, and others. .! Divisions of larger tracts mentioned above | wis 1 be announced on day of sale and plats ! exhibited. Purchaser to pay for papers. | TERMS OK SALE?One-third cash, balanec . on one and two years time, with leave to pur1 eha<er t:> ant ieipatc payment. Credit, portion . to bn secured by bond and mortgage of premises sold. Interest from day of sale at lu per i cent, per annum. , A. Y. THOMPSON', i HEN'UY M. YolTNG, JAMES E. TODD, Executors of James It. Todd, Dee'd. I Dee. 10, is.?5, tf Sheriff's Sale, Edwin Ilates it Co., and others ajrainst Young & Xa p i e r.?E x e c u t i o n. ! T?Y virtue of an Execution to me directed, JJ in the above slated ca.-e, I will sell to the ; umnesi niwurr, ;ti pumic aui:i nm, tviunii mi; I I hours of salr, :it Abbeville (,'ourl House, on Monday, ihe fourth day of January, A. I). , ISSfi, the following; descrimd property, to wit: ; All that tract or parcel of land, situate, lying ' mid being In the Coiwity of Abbeville, Soutn Carolina, and known as Hie Jay place, and ;containing ! THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE lie* !.') ACRES, , more or less, and bounded bv lands of J. F. Cresswell, Estate \V. K. Bradley, and others. Levied on and to be sold as the property ot S. (>. Young fp satisfy theaforesaid Execution and costs. **old ;it the risk of the former purchaser. TERMS?Ca sh. j J V. C. DfPRE, I Dec. 11, ISS-j, Sl-.eritr A. C. I Sheriff's Sale. Mary T. Quarles, as Survivor Ae., "gainst J. L. and E. Widenum.?Exeeution. By virtue of an exeeution to pie directed, in the above stated ease. I will sell to the , highest bidder, at public anetini, within legal hours of sale, at Abhoviilo courthouse, on Monday,!he !th Hay of Janttary, IS ?, all t he rin'hl til I.. 11 w 1 i n t ? n.t I i ill ' ! ' W iiletiiM 11 ill Hit.' following described property, to wit : All tliitt tract or parcel of land, situate, lying ami being in the eonnty of Abbeville, South C:irolina, ami known us the J. II. Widonian Home place ami containing SIX 111 * XI) KI: I > AND SKVKXTVXIXIC Ai'KKS, more or less. bounded by lands of Mrs K. 1'. Ilarrison, Mrs. ! '. E. Pcrrin, S. S. Chiles and others. A Iso. that tract of land on Hardlabor crock, containing TV."i) JirXDRKl) AM) SKVKXTV-SKVI'.X ACKKS, ' more or less, hounded by Mrs. ] '. 1*. Harrison I Mrs. ! '. K. Porrln and others. Levied on and to be sold as tiic property of <"!. K. W'idcninn lo satisfy Iho aforesaid cxecui lion and costs. TEllMS? Cash. J. F. C. DCPKK. | J>o\ J - ISS3. Slier 111 A. C. wwMjgggw; imiiiiiii liilTfliilfiTV "'ilf in W. JOEL SMITH & SON I at>tt vrwv fivpr-nrvn \ , COMPLETE .AND MACtTSTIFICENI' ^ *STOCK OF Merchandise for Fall and Winter Uses. | 'jniEIIl VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS ARE FILLED WITH Well Selected, Seasonable, Attra6iive Goods, % containing MANY real T?\T CD VTUI lUr* n,)d Persons wishing to lay in thefp bnrgnlns. Tl.ey keep. L V L K I 1 111 11U WINTER SUPPLIES can not only g6t -j WHAT they want, but the best of it, and ut REASONABLE prices. C LI n C C ?m" ptock of Shoes is very large, Ladies, Misses, Genii1, Boys and Children alt ijrIUllijf complete. HATS. Our stock of Hats cannot be surpassed. ' fT flTUlWr Our stock of Ready-Made Clothing is always iargO: TWtf Reason we LLU 1 n iUUi can suit you. Come mid see. * nrvv rnOinC Twilled White, Red and Bine Flnnnels, Dress Flannels, Flannel Dill UU'JUj. ChmkinsH, Water Proof Goods all prices, Blankets, Robes, Counterpanes, Blenched and Brown Sheetings, Hosiery. These goods are all very cheap and you would do well to examine them. DRESS GOODS. Always in^ stock a complete line of Standard and Fashionabi^' I W. JOEL SMITH & SON. ^ Oct. 7, lSSo, tf SPEED & NEUFFER7 Druggists. I jrEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A FULL AND WELL SELECTED STOCK OF PURE I IV DRUGS# CHEMICALS, etc.. etc. All the latest und popnlnr lines of PAT-* ENT AND PR( JpRIETARY MbDICiNils. W KHB1NK# the best Liver Medicnld, enrea Dvspciisia. For *(fle only bpnx. Try our BLACKBERRY CORDIAL for Slimmer Complaint, " ami our COMPOUND SYRUP SARSAl'ARILLA with IODIDE PCTASH for the Blood. BED HUG POISON, the most, convenient way of destroying these insects DIAMON D JDYR8 nil the staple aiul fashionable colors. A lull line of FANCY GOODS.TOILET ARTfCLES/ STATION A RY, etc.. etc. The hist brands of CIGARS, TOBACCO AND CIGARETTE8. M complete stor-k of WHITE LEADS. PAINTS. OILS. VARNISHES, ETC., ETC PAINT BRUSHES, WIN DOW GLASS, GOLDEN MACHINE OIL. We sell the celebrated Harrison Bros.- PREPARED PAINT,-the best in the market. Special attention paid to the Prescription Department. Physician's prescriptions and Family Recipes filled at nil hours of day and night by cxpe^ rlenced and competent hands. Orders by hand or mail promptly attended to. SPEED & NEUFFER. April?, IKS. tf . ''1 PALMETTOSALOON. Tlis Largest aiii Best Mi lose ii tie UpA* ?| WITH SELECT BRANDS OF JjMNE 0LD "^yillSKEY, JJRANDY AND ^yiNES, JJ<OREIGI* AND JQOMESTIC, JQUBLIN AND J^IVERPOOL pORTER AnD ^LE, JpRESII jgEER J^LWAYS ON JJAND. ' ^1 4 Tt-n A -ar-mr.r. r fxrtfc" r>T? mORACCO: /CIGARS* AND /^t^G/fcftE'ite.r '. I x ^ ^ JyjOUNTAIX Q>AP J) YE AtfD gTONE J^?OUNTA*J$ QORN "YyillSKIES A igPECIA-I/FY. Thos.fflcGettigan, Proprietor f J No, 4 Washington Street. * j Elberton Machine Works, | j ELBERTON, GEORGIA. : fl BIJILD AND KEPAIR AI.L- ISlftDS?=? ! Miiierj, Engines, Boi ers, Saw Mills, Grist Mills, Cane Mills SHAFTING, PULLEYS, &<s. I Agents for tiie best Stationery; Portable and Semi-Portable Engines in the market. Korting's tfniversal Irjector, the best Boiler Feeder known. The Van Duzen Jet Pump, for raising Water to Tan&s ?h<I If ' ? M T) *-* a O iULlilJUlg X uipuoco. The Vanwinkle Cotton Gins and Presses. Freeman's Patent New Era Power CottoH Press. Keep in ?tock Steam and Water Pipes and Fittings, Glafr? Valves, Check Valves. Steam Guages, Guage Cocks, Oil Cups, Malleable Oil Can?, Lubricators, Files, Soap Stone, Asbestos, and Best Italian Hemp and Gum Packing; Set Screws, L<$g Scrcws and Bolts. ?7r Will behind to furnish estimates forauythloglieeiled in the MACHINE foe. Oor? j tespoiKlcnce so.Jelled. lies-peel fully, PHILLIPS & GARBQTT. .! Xov, 4,1S.S", fim j~" A. IT ROGERS, i DTCALEE IN" Hams, Lard, Sugar, Coffee, Molasses and Soap, T AM SELLING THE ABOVE GOODS FOR SPOT CASH nnd CASH ONLY, ; 1 I will make it to tiic Interest of nil CASH buyers to ntiy their goods from me. Believing .that. LOW CASH prices will he appreciated by the trade and that It will be to our mutual interest to.11 only for SPOT CASII. I Have adopted this rule and will not break them un* der any consideration. SPOT CASH or no go will be our motto. We thank our friends and customers for past favors and promise lower prices than ever at ! THE ABBEVILLE WHOLESALE STORE. ; Jan. i*, 18*1, tf | YOU *W-?LHNTT Sash. Boors, Blinds, Shingles, / - ___ j mouldings, laths, Liime, Cement and BARBED FENCE WIRE, i CALL OiST I B. K. BEACHAM, AGENT, ABBEVILLE C. H.. S. C. July 22, 1SS5, tf mmjuw ! ??????mag? |' " B F. SMITH, abbevilless. cm Is now prepared to furnish all kinds of Rough or Dress* ed Lumber, and is ready to fill all orders for Carpentei Work of any kind, at the very shortest notice and at the imost reasonable prices. | Juno K?, 1>M, If