The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, May 12, 1886, Image 4

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^mrnatmamammamamttr mmh w wurinwrcti The Press and Banner. ABBEVILLE, S.C. Wednesday, May 12, 1886. The Chester, <2roemvooil, Abbeville and fclberton Railroad. The Elberton papers announced a pubi:.? tn t-iL-n nl.-iofi on the first IIU lliwuu^ KW V....V- r Tuesday in May (Sale Day) to take into consideration tho llail road problem. Two schemes were before them?one a through line from Augusta to Chattanooga, through Elberton. The other a branch road from En right's store on the -Savannah Valley llailroad to Elberton. Elberton and Abbeville are in the same condition, needing additional Kail road facilities, so the idea was conceived if Elberton and Abbeville would unite in one grand road across the country from Raleigh, X. C., to Atlanta, Ga., taking in the intermediate towns, that our common ills "would be jiooled and a ten strike tho result. A committee was appointed to bring <iip matter before our Georgia cousius. When the committee arrived in Elberton it was ascertained that the meeting had been postponed, but the Elbertonians, withttrue Georgia courtesy and pluck, soon tilled tho capacious Court House with substantial citizens from town and county, who gave a patient and an appreciative hearing to tho committee. The audience soon understood the practical benefits to accruc to their town and county by the building of this cross country road. The responses to our committee showed a lively appreciation of its advantages, and the appointment of a working "committee to work up the scheme, gave ? practicable turn to matters. Our committee was much encourage:!, and are confident that the ball was set in motion which will result in good to these sister towns. We are sure that the more our Georgia friends study this scheme the more they will be impressed with its importance and advantages. No other one road can compare with this cross-country scheme in the opportunities and advantages which it will secure to all the localities through which it will pass. The nu *> morous lines of Railroads now operating in the direction of the seaboard to the mountains are fully sufficient to the requirements of the country in that direction; additional] liues will not bring results equal to the expenditure, but cross country roads are far between and are much needed. The road from Atlanta to a point in North Carolina through this section, will put us many hours nearer the great markets of the world, and the numerous roads crossed will present great facilities for going everywhere quickly, and competition in ireigiu in every direction. Let us in conjunction with our Georgia friends press the good work forward. Onr committee were very hospitably received and treated, 2nd enjoyed their visit socially and v>e would like to see and know more of our cousins across the River. x The CambcrlautI Gap Road. The directors of the Cumberland Gap Railroad are to meet In Greenwood tomorrow, We heard a report 011 the streets yesterday that Mr. Suholield is in New York and will be unable to attend. It is presumed, however, that he is still hopeful. We were glad to greet in .our oflice vesterda}' evening Mr. A. S. Todd of the -Ivderson Journal. lie is one of the handsomest men in Anderson, and prints e a.. 1 4. ? Sr. -fJ.? OHO Ul Lilt; uerilp Iluv\ BJ-IUJJCI a III uiu Ubuii.. Ko better tnan than Mr. Todd can be found in the ranks of journalism. We wish him a pleasant stay in Abbeville, and trust that he may fall in love with some of our charming divinities who might bless him all the days of his life. Tiie editor of the Press and Banner lias been sick of "cold" for two or three weeks. I?e has not been able to work on this issue. Mr. R. C. Wilson has kindly furnished most of the editorial work this week. t.ofiat.s. Natnral Park?Narrow Clause ? Fine Cows an<l Other Notes. Cokesbuky, S. C.. May II, 1SSG. Mr. James II. Jones Milt five fat beeves and two in ilk cows to the Charleston market a few days ago. An election was held on Tuesday for intendant of the town. This office was made vacant | by the death of Col. B. Z. Herndon. Dr. Stephen T. Lea was eluded without opposition. I lie immediately entered upon the duties of ]iis office and lists appointed as a Board of Health .Mr. G. Conner. Mr. D. Wyatt AikJr.. and ])r. W. Townes Jones. i Miss Nannie and Miss Lucy Dawson, of Jlavenwood, Florida,are visiting Mrs. G. L.J O>nnor. ]>r. F. F. Gary was in town Tuesday on profaacltmol Kiminnuk I The Juveniles have enjoyed several surprise I parties lately at L'apt. Cnu?. Smith's. Mrs. John Riser is in Allan la. Georgia. Kev. It. II. Dagrall has a grade Ayreshire cow now with her third calf that gives live; gn I Ions of skimmed milk daily. This, too, ujK?n a diet of green food and bran. The heaviest work on our Narrow Gauge from Ninety-Six to Mulberry creek is an j eleven foot cut and a corresponding "fill" j Justin town. Mrs. Lambert J. Jones, of Newberry, visited j Mrs. Aiken on Friday. Miss Annie Hart went to Abbeville last week. There will be a basket picnic at the ''spring" on Tursday. All are invited, lias-' kets can be left at the store of A. M. Aiken. ! Mr. A. E. Norris has bee n appointed by the j Governor a Trial Justice for Abbeville coun- [ ty. The pupils of Mrs. J. F. Ilodjres' school gave an entertainment in Simmons' Hall, Hodges, on Thursday night. Good recitations, good music, pood crowd. Mr. Frank Anderson, who is In business at Greenville, S. C., spent a few days with his family here ia?i weeK. Mr. W. J. Moore went to Ninety-Six on "Tuesday. He had a case in that court. Mr. Duckworth and family, of North Carolina, have engaged rooms for the season at the Globe House. Mr. Zach. McGliee went as a delegate from ?his school to the inter-county Sunday School 4,'onventiou at. Lowndesville on May 7th. Mr. H. L. Odiorne is in Augusta, Georgia. Cakesbury's natural park never looked fresher, cooler, or more beautiful than it does just now. Returned visitors from Florida say *hey saw nothing esroute or iu that "Land of i<'lowers" to equal it. Important Meetings. Dr. T. M. Bailey, Corresponding Secretary ./of the Convention of Baptists of South Carolina will preaefc at ' Xkmaid's, Wednesday, 19th May, at. II A. M. .Due West. Wednesday. 19th May, 4 P. M. Midway, Thursday, 20th May. 11 A. M. a wnc viilp Thursday. 20th May, 8 P. M. Bulah, Friday,-21-st May, 11 A. M. KScoen wood. Friday, 2I?t May, 8 P. M. ] tairuiscuri, Saturday, 22nd May, 11 A. M. .Drpdley, Sunday, 23rd May, 11 A. M. Troy, Sunday, 2Jrd 31ay, 41*. M. McUormlek, Sunday, 23rd May. 8 P. M. Cnroiuica, Monday, 21th May, 11 A. M. !Xinct.V'Six, -Monday, 21th May, 8 P, M. ^istt'.r'^ Springs, Tuesday, 2ath May, 11 A. M. ..Fellowship, AV-cdncfiday, 26th May, 11 A. M. 311 Morjah, Wednesday, 26th May, 4 P. M. Hodges. Thursday, 27th May. 10.30 A. M. Deacons of tJie above named churches will .please have Dr. P.ailey convoyed to their rehpective churches from the jiext preceding fippoinltuent. II. C. SMART, t'btai. Ex Board. I OUGHT TO BE HAM. I I | NO HOPE FOR THE MURDERER OF LILLIAN MADISON. CI liver in*, the Arch Hypocrite, hoars i the Decree of Death Without n! Tremor---History of the Foul! Crime. yews (me! Courier. Richmond, May fi.?The Supreme Court of | Appeals of Virginia to day rendered :i deeiI siou in the ease of T. J. Cluverius, convicted I in this city of the murder, on March IS, JSS\ of Fanny Lillian Madison. The case is known as the reservoir murder mystery. The judg, incur ot the lower Court, is lully sustained, the eight hills of exception filed by the prisoner's counsel being all overruled. Cluverius will surely be hanged unless Executive clemency interposes. The tune first iixed lor his execution having long since passed by, iuMvill have to be brought betore the Hustings Court lor resentence. Uluaerius received the news very calmly. Not a muscle of his face quivered when he remarked, "I am surprised. I expected a dlllerent result." He talked quietly with his counsel. \Y hen told that it would be necessary to put him in solitary confinement he said: "Very well. I make no objection. I do not want to give any one here any trouble." L. W. Hose, the aged keeper of the Richmond city reservoir, discovered the body of a young woman floating 111 the reservoir at 7 o'clock in the morning of March 14, 18S5. There were foot-prints ot a man and 'woman on the embankment. When the body was taken out it was covered with mud. Tne arms were bent up in front of the body, with the hands clenched, and lumps of mud grasped in the hands. There was a slight bruise on the forehead and another on the lower lip, both of which seemed to have been made by a blow. The coroner's examination showed llllll M1U B'UUIU IlilVU UUVU111U ??. lliuuuvt about one month. The body, alter several days, was identified as that of Fannie Lillian Madison, of King William County, and circumstances led to the arrest of T. J. Cluverius, a young lawyer, whose home was in King and Queeu County, about thirty miles from Richmond. He and the girl were second cousins, and had been very fond of each other. At the time of the death of Miss Madison, however, Cluverlus was engaged to be married to a reputed heiress in the county. Since his incarceration this young lady has married another man. Fanny Lillian Madison was the daughter of a farmer of King William County. At the time of her death she was '12 years old, Cluverius being 23. She had borne a reputation above reproach. Cluverius lived with Mrs. Tunstall, an old aunt, who was devoted to him and fond of Lillian. Between Mrs. Tunstall and the girl's father, however, a coolness existed, but Lillian declined to let this interfere with her intercourse with Tunstall. For this reason the father and daughter did not get on well together, and she secured a situ tiou as governess in the family of Mrs. Dickinson, it Bath County. This was about eight months before her death. Before she left her home she and Cluverius were frequently together. An occasion recalled by a witness was when Cluverius stopped all night at the house of a relation in the country. Lillian was staying there at the time. The ... , ,1 V/. lr?,.L-c Ulis; WilS till UIU-JilMlUtllUU WIJC. luvuo were on the doors. Cluverius occupied a room with a young man. In the middle of the night he not up, and explained to his companion that it was necessary for him to go outside. He left the room, and did not come back for an hour. On a subsequent visit, when Miss Madison was staying at the house, Culverius left the room agam"at night, and it is presumed that at these times h<?j wronged Lillian Madison, though there is no positive proof. At her home in Bath, just before she came to Richmond, no one noticed that the girl was about to become a mother. 8!ie bore a character above reproach there as she had in j her former home. But she must have known j that the time of her delivery was near at hand, and the presumption is that she went to Richmond to hide her shame. Before she left Mrs. Dickinson she said "Cousin Tommie Cluverius" would meet her in Richmond, and on t he train she told the conductor her name, and during conversation with him appeared very despondent, saying she would not care if the cars ran oil'and killed her. She register. .1? oc \ticc 10 r,. IffV. WU ill llll' -Vllll.il V.UU lit/IVi UO 4M..7.J A . ton, of Roanoke. On the night of her arrival a young man culled t<Tsee her. and many witnesses test! lied that the young man was Cluverius. This was on Friday. Saturday was tlie girl'* last day on earth. A well known Richmond merchant, who had a previous acquaintance will) Cluverius, swore positively that he saw him stauditig with a lady in front of the American Hotel some time beteen 11 and 4 o'clock on Saturday. The couple were looking up and down the street as if : waiting for a car. This witness identified a photograph of Miss Madison as the likeness I of the young lady he saw with Cluverius that J I day. The couple were next seen on 1 telle | ; Island, famous as a prison for Federal soldiers ! j during the war, and now the site of big iron I works. A number of workmen identified Cluverius as the man who was on IJelle Island j on Saturday in company with a lady. Sonic i of them noticed her condition, and comment- j ed on the fact. A few of those who saw heri dead body recognized her as the lady whowas with Cluverius. One witness heard the j lady say to the gentleman as they passed | lliini: "Why, Cousin Tommic!" The time ot'j. j this visit is placed by these witnesses as being I between 12 and 1 o'clock. Then the testi-| mony ot the two inmates 01 a nouse oj infame was to the effect, that between the hours of 12 and 2 on that day Cluverius visited t lie | house with a young hidy closely veiled and j wearing exactly the description of clothing j ! worn by Miss Mndison. Then a colored hoy j | who drives a tog horse to the street car iden- \ i titied Cluverius as the man he saw about Oj i o'clock that night near the American Hotel j in company with a lady. The boy stopped a | j car for them, and they got on. The car ran to ! I Reservoir street, the terminus of tlie line, i I The ear driver said the prisoner was very j much like the mail who got on his car that night with a lady closely veiled. The couple got out at Reservoir street, and the man asked him: "Cuii you tell rue where Reservoir ' street is?'' l he driver pointed them to the 1 street and saw them on it. This was twenty live minutes to 10 o'clock. The last, witness who connects ttie pair with Reservoir street is a physician. He met a couple about twenty minutes to 10 o'clock walking in the di- 1 rection of the reservoir. The man turned around and asked him the name of the street < and when Informed asked the time, which , the doctor gave him. Then, when they moved off, the witness heard the man say, '! j know that fellow, but he does not know me." < 1 * ? ' *- - * ~ 1 * 1 I , . \ nesrro swore mat m- uvaiu, uuuuui u uhh-k i that Saturday night, two cries in the direction of the reservoir, and then a voice say, , "Oh, Lord!" [ When Ciuverilis was arrested it was noticed i' I that the back of his hand was scratched, as if! I by finger nails. The physicians said the j j wounds were such as would be made from i ( ! this cause. CJuverius, when asked how they [ | came tliore, said they were caused by a car : seat which had caught his hand. His lather, J1 when asked, said positively that these marks I I were the result of a full against a knot in a ; fence. j Miss Madison left her trunk at Mrs. Dickinson's when she went to Richmond. This was I opened after her death. Only one letter from i Clu veri us was found in it. This one was dat- J ed in September, and contained only allusions |, to relations. It. closed with the following par- j: ugraph, which has never been explained; When sire you and that fellow going to be J married? You know you told me it would be ' this winter. I think it would be the best [ thing for you. So do, this winter. One other specimen of Cluverius's hand writing was in the trunk of the dead girl. This was a shockingly obscene piece of doggerel, called "On the Delaware," so atrocious that the Judge would not permit it to be read j in Court until the room had been cleat ed. There is a singular fact in connection with ; Miss Madison's signing her name "F. L, Merton" on the occasions of her visits to Richmond. A nrostitute. who testified to know ingChivenus three years ago, said that he told her Ins name was Merton. When (Jltiverius was arrested he said lie , would be able to account for every hour of his time spent in Richmond, but at the trial lie failed to do this. The only motive ascribed ! for the crime is that Cluverius ruined Miss Madison, and that beinu at the same time engaged to a wealthy young lady, he deemed it ; necessary to remove a possible obstacle to his I marriage. 1 | The reservoir is situated in a bleak spot Just i beyond the corporation limits. It is not a | place one would care to visit at night. The. smallpox hospital and cemetery which are so j near it make tlie place at night even more for- j' bidding. In order to have entered the reservoir grounds at night it was necessary to go | ; through thesmallpox hospital graveyard. Jt [ is not 'thought that Lillian .Madison knew i | anything about this section, hut wtien Cluvc- i i rius was a student at Richmond College, some : years ago, it was the custom of the students j who went bathing to go around the reservoir < grounds and follow a path to tlie river. It is' the theory that the conplt> went out that night j to look for a lying-in place for Lillian Madi-j1 son, and it may be that he made her believe!1 that the wooden buildings in the reservoir en- j closure were houses wherein she could haven attention. i( j The evidence showed that Cluverius was an j ! arch hypocrite. Ho stood well in his comma- j 1 ?,lh' %? ??cs on nnnnpont.lv <lovf?nt. P.nntisL n.! ! Sunday-school teacher and superintendent, j yet for years he had been consorting with women of ill fame. lie was re lined in his lan-i' guage, and yet wrote his cousin one of the! foulest productions ever put on paper. He j sang Gospel hymns when the officers were bringing him to Richmond, and when com-1 mitted to the prison cell told the officers that; he wanted to retire and pray. Jle has been one of the coolest criminals ever seen in j Court. He bas never winced or shown tineas-1 jness save once, and that was when he thought the mob around the Courthouse were ready , to lynch him. Thk Abbeville Farmers Club will meet in the Court House ou Saturday afteruoou the 29tb, at 2:30 o'clock. ': McCORMICK AND THE RAILROADS. ?. Now Depot?A Cotton Chopper?-Tlie Fireman'* Drill?Watermelon*, Excursion* and Other Matters. McC.'oumick. C., May 10,1SS0. Last Wednesday was stockholders day in Augusta from tlio Augusta and Knoxviii" 1'ailroad. 'Die morning train was crowded with poisons going down to the meeting. The ISaptists have commenced work on their church. They will piaster the sides nnd ceil overhead. Wc hope the streets and side walks will be well worked this year. They certainly need it badly on all the streets. Miss lit) la Tray lor, after spending quite a while in the country, returned last week. We heard that two or three boys were sorry she lett so quick. Look out for wedding bells before long. A good many persons went up on the first paying excursion on Friday, last week to Lowndcsville, on the Savannah Valley llailroii d. Mr. \V. O. Sturkey is having the streets put in tolerable good condition. lie makes a good overseer. The work done on Main street in front of J. W. Peak's store, has helped the looks of that part ot the town wonderfully. Mr. Joe Edmonds has planted near town S10 hills of watermelons. He says he wants one good bait of melonsand thinks the number of hills planted will gratify this want. Wc too, think so. The depot frame is up and the rafters are on. The size has been somewhat exaggerated. It is only SO by 30 feet. The first slice was supposed to be !Kix4(> lect. The work is being substantially put toget her, but it will fall short of our expectation. We were under the impression that it would be as nice as Greenwood's depot. Surely it ought to be, as there will be more freight., we think, shipped over the Savannah Valley Railroad than is transferred from the Columbia and Greenville Ilatiroad to the Augusta and Knoxville or Greenwood. Laurens and Spartanburg Railroads. We think tlie reason thedepotwns not built longer or lamer, was because it would interfere with the present platform, which was erected last fall. Mr. Joe Britt, of Sandover, and daughter, Miss Mollie, were in 011 Saturday. Mr. Britt brought in a most exquisite bouquet of roses. This quill-driver's mouth was runniug water for it, but it passed 011. We suppose tha fortunate managers of the Advuncc got them. One E. w. Mooie passed through our town some weeks ago claiming to be the general travelling agent of the Atlanta Constitution. Several persons fiubserlbed and paid cash for their subscription, but the papers have never come and Moore has never been heard from. We wonder if the Constitution is aware of this fact. Mr. P. B. Calhoun has written them about it. Col. Cut Corlcy was in town on Saturday exhibiting a cotton chopper, which, he says, will revolutionize the labor question. The Colonel has bought the county of Abbeville to sell this machine. He arsued the cotton subject at the present prices lor some time, and finally said, "Why, gentlemen, you can with this machine raise cotton at from three to five cents per pound." Colonel, we will take the agency at McCormick, if our business qualities suit you. Call and see us. Mr. Jus. Coihran, Jr., conducted the Sunday School last Sunday, in the absence of the Superintendent, Mr. P. L. Sturkey, who was in attendance at the Lowndesville Sunday School Convention. Mr. and Mrs. McLane took a flying t.rlp to Savannah last week. Mr. P. P.. Calhoun has bought Mr. Jack Cox's lot on Oak street. This is the third lot with buildings on it that Mr. Calhoun has bought since he come to McCormick. Mr. Calhoun is a business man and doubtless ere long will own a great deal of property in town. A young man, Mr. Jno. Laugford, of Hampton county, S. C.. who litis been sick ut Mr. Mikn Mm'irnt.li's for some Lime with uneumo ilia is ia a destitute condition. Monday mornins; Mr. Calhoun took a paper and raised $3.55 for him In a few minutes. "Blessed is themun that eonsidereth the poor." Mr. Geo. D. Wadley was in town on Monday from Augusta en route up the Savannah Valley Railroad. Quite a crowd went down to the fireman's parade in Augusta to-day. A large procession of negrnos passed through town last Monday following the remains of "Old Aunt Dinah" to Its last resting place. She died Sunday evening. McCormiek sent the tollowing visitors to the fireman's parade to-day : Miss LulaTraylor, Miss Lizzie Wardlaw,MissSurrl1ia Smith, Miss Bessie Cox, Mrs. S. R. Smith, Mrs. A. D. Smith, Mrs. John Cox. Mr. and Mrs. O.Henderson, Messrs. Thomas Traylor, Jeff. Henderson, J. W. Ferqueson, Joe Patterson, J). J. Palmer, Marion lfendrix, \V. O. Sturkey, Mike McGrath, George Edmonds, G. N. McKinnoy, Jas. Reynolds, Louis Ludwich,Joe Ludwick, John Edmonds, P. 15. Calhoun. Win. Bradley, G. \V. Bindley, John Palmer.and G. \V. Andrews. This is pretty good fiein one town, don't you think? Mr. John Morrah took in tho excursion to the Savannah tournament last veek. The railroad authorities on the Augustaand ,11,1 nnl fnm icl. .in AVUol. lent car for the stockholders to he curried to Augusta on hist Wednesday. Th -y h.ul only one passenger coach for the entu'C road, consequently the stockholders had to ride in a box car with no seats from this7dace to Augusta, forty-three miles. There w ere several ladies along and you can imagine the accommodation they had. This is shameful, and the stockholders should investigat;)tho matter. Each stockholder's script, may be ever so small, still they are entitled to a free firstclass ride over the road once a year. The Farmer's Convention. Palmetto Poat. The Farmers have met in couucil and have adjourned. There is no gainsaying the fact that they were a very representative body of men. This is proven by the very conservative course they adopted throughout their deliberations. UnJike any similar body of men in such large numbers assembled at the State capital, tuey eschewed politics. It was something very remarkable for the average assemblies of this nature are almost snro to dabble in politics. This they wisely eschewed, and for once in South Carolina there was a big meeting ana there was no politics. The fact is there were some admirable subjects touched upon by the Convention. We think that the Agricultural Bureau could very well be dispensed with, ami if the shaking up given it by the Farmers who are most interested in the institution can bring this about, it would be a good thing. But the Farmers are to blame for many of the ills of which ;hey complain. It is not that the land is not fertile, that the labor is not good, that planting is not profitable. The average farmer in South Carolina does not consider himself set up in business unless he is provided with a liorse, a gun and a stump-tail dog. Many ilemand a pack of egg-sucking, sheepkilling hounds. Then tbey must be able to meet at the cross-road store or tavern, irabble as to what they think they know libout politics, curse" the Governor and State ollicials, and adjourn to the farm to find that the "d?d niggers" have not been working. The end of the year comes, and the "d?d Jien law" takes whatever they can't spirit away on the underground railroad, and the "d?d lawyers" are employed to foreclose their mortgages, so that it is one "d?d bother" from the time they bow the seed until it is time to pay up. We do not wonder that they are "down upon the "d?d Jien law" and the "d?d lawyer:"' and the "d?d r.iggers." CLUVERIUS DOOMED. The Supreme Court of Virginia Overrules tlio Motion for a New Trial, anil A Minus the Verdict. JVews and Courier. Richmond, Va., May 6.?'Tho Supremo Court of Appeals of Virginia to-day rendered a decision In the caso of T. J. Cluverius, convicted in tlie Hustings Court of this city of the murder, on March 13, of Fannie Lillian Madison. The caso is notoriously known as the reservoir murder mystery. The judgment of tho lower Court is fully sustained, eight bills of exception liled by the prisoner's counsel being elaborately discussed and successively overruled. The opinion was delivered by Judge Fauntleroy, the Court standing four to one in favor of sustaining the judgment of the lower Court. Judge IIinton dissented, being in favor of a new trial. Cluverins will surety be hanged unless executive clemency interposes. The time first fixed for his execution having long since passed by, lie will have to be brought before the Hustings Court for resentence. A writer in the Michigan Farmer says unit ocotcu siuui lsivsuru rmuuiiy u^uiuai/ sheep pests. His directions for applying it are the following: Open the ile?ce in I several places 011 each side, or all tho way round them is better, and"silt in a little of the snuff. A socond application is seldom necessary. I have tried it and it proved satisfactory. It is cheap and harmless, and if you will try it you will bo surprised at results, and would soon be willing to offer a prize for eycry tick found upon your sheep. GRIMM COMMENTS. HER SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND RAILROADS Matrimonial Fever?Commencement i;xerci.s('8"ltcitMons for Closing1 the Public Schools?Railroad Meeting' and Other Matters. Gkkenwooj), S. C., May 10,18S6. The public schools in Greenwood township will dose this week. A larger per cent, of the teachers of tills township hold first grade certificates than usual, and the fact that they are paid according to grade, accounts for the eurly exhaustion of the school funds. McKinzie's Pantomine and Lecture show was pronounced the besteheap entertainment ^yer exhibited in Greenwood. The admitj/auce fee of ten cents placed It within the patronage of all. Hon. J. S. McGce, of Walnut Grove, paid our town a visit last week. The course of true love never runs smooth. This was exemplified in the case of our fellow townsman Thomas Ducket and Miss Gussie Calhoun, who were married last Thursday night, at the residence of the bride's aunt, Mrs. DuPre, by the Rev. W.T. Mathews. They were to have been married about three weeks ago, but measles doomed thein to temporary disappointment. We trust their future will be as propitious as their present is bright. One mercantile firm of Greenwood sold over a car load of corn Saturday. Next-week we hope to give the amount of corn, bacon, flour and guano sold in this market since first of January last. Mr. Thomas Ducket, of Ninety-Six, attended the marriage of his son last Thursday. Mr. Jas. Davis, the efliclent agent or the Aufrnct!. nnrl Knnvville Hullrofid. was elected delegate to attend the Sunday School Convention which was held in Lowndesville last week. Two brick yards are in daily operation here, and a third one will beain about llrst of July. Mr. D. A. P. Jordan, who lepresents the hardware house of W. M. Bricc & Co., ot New York, spent several days in town last week, awaiting developments in the illness of his j brother, Mr. G. M. Jordan, who, we are glad to announce, is convalescing. Col. Pierce, the proprietor of the quarry, has probably the fastest trotter in the State. Last fall he won the purse at Ashevllle, N. C,and put up a wager of one thousand dollars that he could surpass Jn speed any horse in this Sta te. A call meeting of the Greenwood Bnilding and Loan Association convened at Riley's hotel last week to make some necessary changes in the constitution. Four hundred shares have been taken up, and Mr. J. S. Bailey purchased the last installment, and several bidders await the next installment. The matrimonial lever is at high tide in our midst. Three marriages are already booked for while a host of bachelors are looking anxiously for the wheel of fortune to turn. Col. Pierce and the Greenwood, Laurens and I Spartanburg Railroad have erected a side tract connecting the rallrond and the quarry. We understand the railroad authorities also contemplate building a side truct and depot near the Book church at an early day. All who are Interested in the Rock church cemetery are requested to meet there next Saturday lor the purpose of cleaning oft' the yard. On the 17th of Juno the commencement cxerclecs of the Greenwood Female College will take place. Although the institution has been in existence only a few months, yet its success has surpassed the most sangulneexpecta UOI1UI lis irieiiun. in iiii'tui j luiiiiiiu ui muuies and ability of facility it stands second to none of the Bister instlt.ut.IOD6 of the State, while the magnificent building, with hII its commodious and conveniently arranged apartments scarcely hns an equal among Female Colleges. Now, Mr. Editor, we take the liberty of extending you a cordial invitation I to come down on the I7th of .Tone and participate in the festivities of the occasion. A meeting of t he Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railroad will be held here on the lKth instant, at 3 o'clock, and we understand business of importance will he transacted. (Probably if the friends of the enterprise will 'admit into their deliberations the railroad magnate of Greenwood, "Sunset" Boozer, he might give them some valuable points in railroad building. Dr. J. H. Wilson will be absent from his ofI flee from the 12th to the 21st instant,on a visit j to friends and relatives in Anderson. I The anniversary of the Bethlehem Sunday i School will he celebrated on Saturday. May ! 2'Jd. We understand Unit Rev. (4. T. Harmon, j Messrs. J. W. Greene and James C. IChigh are j expected to deliver addresses. V. Z. THE OLD STAR FORT. NINETY-SIX'S MAP OF BUSY LIFE. ? Revolutionary Spring?Farmer.* Club Fine M'ool?Rcsi^nntion of Intendant ? Costly Lnnsuit ? Fine Cattle. Ninety-Six, S. C., May 10,18c6. The prettiest pair of animals we have seen for a long time wtis shown at the Abbeville stock show by Mr. W.Joel Smith. If we mis! take not, they are Red Chief colts. Among the cattle we noticed Miss Catcr's Jersey cow Pansy, and Mr. Pressly's bull Carolina Chief. both very handsome. We are glad to see that the prejudice against tins most desirable breed of cattle is fast passing away. The politician and office-seeker is now busy plying his persuasive talent, and as John Bradley says, we are sure of an opportunity to "?li!i Iro his iiniv"?overv niir> of lis. I Capt. G. T. Jackson has purchased the stock of fancy srrocerioH of H. R. Turner, and has opened at No. 2 -Miller block, where ho will be glad to see his friends. The bonds of the Narrow Gauge Railroad arc being taken up as fast as they are put upon the market. Treasurer Pope has contracted with reliable parties to prude thirty miles of the road from Johnston's to Ninety-Six. They will take bonds for tho entire work. Vasmer is entitled to all lie claims. We disclaim any intention to wound his sensitive nature and trust we will work together in the future, and both uphold the council in their attempts to execute the law and bring all offenders to justice. Dr. Bo/eman's half Jersey cow "Martha Washington," has presented him with a beautiful heifer calf. Sir. and Mrs. F. M. Pope spent several days in Augusta last week. R. L. Pratt, recently elected Intendnnt of our town, has resigned. It is rather unfortunate for our town. Mr. Pratt made a vigilant, efficient officer, and we are sorry ho found it impossible to serve. Revolutionary spring revived. The spring on the late Dr. Stuart's place near town has been cleaned out. A cum was taken from ten or twelve feet below thesurfiice, which must have been nlaced there many years airo. Sev eral gums have rotiecloiit from time to time during the recollection of somn of our oldeHl, inhabitants, but no one can remember when the ttrst mentioned gum was placed over the vein. It is a bold stream and Jurnishes over ten thousand gallons of pure fresh water per day. It lias been nicely walled up and cemented, and is a nice resort for our people. Don't forget to plant some mangolds. One acre will produce more cow food in this than in anything else. A costly lawsuit. A lawsuit over a three dollar glass door has been tried thrpe times before Trial Justice Moore's court. The cost now amounts to about forty dollars, and yet it is in the courts. The defendant says it is not a matter of doltarsand cents but the principle that is involved in the case. He says he is amply able to pay and would willingly do so if he thought lie ouwht to. A car loaded with Hour has recently been broken open at this place, and five ban els have been taken out. The ordinary wire seal used on car doors is no barrier against, thieves. 1'lctures of the holy land were exhibited and explained at the school house on last 11 uwrbuuy m<4UL, uy uu cuuiumumiu oujiuir man. Jle talks well,sines well :ind plays well on an organ. It is well worth 10 cents. I Dr. II. J>. Wilson, of Abbeville, has been in I town for several days on professional busiI ness. The Doctor is a fine dentist and lias many friends at Ninety-Six. Mr. James JI. Rice delivered an address to the Cow Grove Sunday sehool on last Sabbath evening. It w.'is well received. This senool is presided over by Mr. James N. King and is in a nourishing condition. Prof. Lovejoy will address ttie same school on the first Sunday evening in June. Mr. E. S. Addison, from near Ninety-Six, on last Saturday shipped to W. P. Harvey it Co., of Baltimore, a large bale of wool. We examined it and without, l'earof contradiction pronounce it the best hale of wool we have ever seen in South Carolina. Some of the fleeces weighing from eight to nine pounds, with not a burr or tag in them. Mr. Addison's flocks are of the Broad Tail and Merino variety, and have passed through the winter nicely. The Farmer's Club met at this place on last Saturday evening, and a permanent organization was effected with Col. G. Mel). Miller, as President; Thot?.L.Moore, Vice-President; \V. A. Sanders, Secretary and Corresponding Secretary : J. C. Young, Treasurer. Executive ! Committee, E. Y. Shcppard, K. C. Calhoun, L. J I M. Moore, J. N. Lipscomb and James C. Grif-; fin. The club adopted the by-laws and consti- j tution of the Central Club with a few minor j j changes. A committee on membership was i i nrinr?inff>f1 m )v?nrvrf. ill novt. nior?tiiwr i\t u'hi^h time I>r. \V. L. Anderson will read an essay on Clover. Politics aro excluded. Capt. \V. R. Smith, of Chappells, was up last j week on business. Mr. Smith lived amongst us for several months, and we hope he has not i given up the idea of returning. Chinese Gordon. This is t he name of a half Norman colt owned by Mr. Tlios. L. Moore. He is the finest specimen of tlie Norman we have yet seen, lie is now 13 months old and weighs 860 pounds. Mr. Wr. J. Moore, of the Abbeville Bar, was in town last week on business. The bridal party has returned from Augusta aud will spend the honeymoon in NinetySix. EAST END. Silk net ladies' veils at Win. E. BcU'e. 4-21. CORONER'S INQUEST, If nl <1 Att f lio Tlod V n f .Inn ^nnnlnfRa j hum. C'olored?Yerdict of the J?ty. Bkicf. Bukt, sworn, Pays: That morning, loth April, Joe said to Ceesnr, what lie was that you told on me last night? I Joe said now I am going to stop you from telling lies on mo. Caesar said, Cunningham what have I done to you? Joe said never mind yon will find out. Joe says hush up, il you fool with me I will cut you with my knife. I wns In my house; when we all com* to dinner Joe come in to light Ills pipe, and said toCicsar, there has got to he some dividemeut.; Joe went out ; Caisar went to the door and asked Joe what he was mad about; Joe said you will tind out soon enough ; Joe told him to hush up; Caesar got the poker, but 1 did not see him strike Joe; I was a few feet ot! in thewtme house; I saw Joe's knileand pipe; I know it was Joe's knife; I heard the lick; Joe was down when I saw him, and I thought lie wus dead; Joe was smoking at the time; Joe's knife was right by him. Wm. Jackson, sworn, says: Joe come in the house and lit his pipe and said to Cresar, we will have to make a divide lUVUlf ivy* uv v UUUI1 liw IJXiWCi U1JU IUUI , Joe went out; Ciesur went to the door bihI asked Joe, what have I done? Joe says yon will know soon enough; Ciesar went-to the fire place unci got the poker and went to the door; I heard the lick; I can't say if G'tesar went out or not, but Joe was lying by the steps; I don't think Caesar went out of the door; Joe was lying 011 his facc when I Rnw him; his knife was right by him, also hlf pipe; I do not live on the same place; Joe's knife was a common pocket knife about eisht inches long; never had heard of the difficulty before; did not know they were going to light; Joe was not dead when I picked him up; his knife was open by him. Andy Burt, sworn, says: We were at the Kiipatrick bottoms; nil were not there; I lay down on the ground till the others come; I had gone to sleep; Cfesat woke me up and I asked nim where the othei boys were; he said they had not come yet: Cfosar said ho saw two women coming; Crexai told me when t hese men, Joe and Humphrey Jackson, saw the women coming they walked slow ; Ceesitr walked oft and left them; I said nothing that day; work on a Saturday; Jot and I were hauling manure and Joe coin. menced lnuehing; I asked what about and he said about something that Humphrey aud 1 did last Saturday; he would not tell me what it was; he found out from our conversation we had thnt I knew something about It and wanted to know what I had heard about It; ] gave him no satisfaction; on Monday next Mr. Iladdon went to carry his horses and senl me, Brfce, Humphrey Jackson and Ins broth or Lewis to scatter manure; Lewis stayed it; the wagon; Joe said I know who told that lie but I would not. tell him any thing; Joe saic Ciesnr told the lie, and Joe said there was go ing to be some killing done about it; Joe ww not speaking to Coesar; at that time friendly that day that Joe was hit he tried to run i horse over Caisar.and it seemed as if Joe want cd to pick a row with Ctesar. Humphrey Jackson, sworn, says: We were plowing In the bottoms, planting corn ; Caesar. said, what have I done to yoi Joe? Jog said, never mind you know yoi told a lie on me last night. Coesar come on t< the house; I did not hear any more of th< quarrel; I was about a hundred yards wher Caesar struck Joe; Jce fell when he was struck; Caesar hit Joe with a piece of busigj tire two and a half feet long; after Joe was hi his knife was found by him open ; I know i whs Joe's knife; Caesar begged Joe to tell bin what was the matter or why he wanted t< quarrel; ?0ct0r'8 certificate. This is to certify that, I have this day exam Ined the dead body of Joe Cunningham, ant And that he died from inflammation of tin brain as a result of fracture of frontal bone re cclved April 15, 183(1. J. \V. WIDEMAN, M. D. verdict of jury. Statk of South Carolina. County of Abbeville. An Inquisition indented taken atT. L. Had don's, In Abbeville county, the 7th day o May A. D. 1?SG, before J. A. Shilllio, Corone for siiid connty, upon the view of the body o Joe Cunnlnghuin, then and there being deac by the oaths of D. Crawford, H. R. Wilson, T G. Ellis. M. G. Donald, M. H. Baker, W. Fitz gerald, It. W. Crawford, J. T. Miller, J. E. Ul ; drlch, J. 13. Sharp, W. B. Uldrich, Henry Kil | lingsworth, being a lawful Jury of inquest who being charged and sworn to inquire loi the State of South Carolina, where and bj to Ills death, upon their oaths do say: and s< the jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths afore said do Siiy that tlje Aforesaid came to hii death from the effects of a blow with a plcci of wngon tire in the hands of one Cajsa Thomas. In witness whereof, I, J. A. Shillito, Corone aforesaid, and the jurors aforesaid to this in quisition have interchangeably putour hand: and seals the day and year above mentioned J. A. SlIILIilTO, [L.S.J Coroner A. C., CANDIDATES." FOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONER. "We are authorized to announce Captain E COWAN as a candidate for County Schoo Commissioner. rORCOUNTYCOMMISSIONERS. .T. P. GORDON, of New Market., S. C., is an nounced as a candidate for County Commls sioner, subject to the action of the Democrat ic party at the Primary election. Abbeville and Auffusta Warehouse. The Abbeville and Augusta Warehouse ha In stock and ready for shipment hy retun freight lo any point in Carolina or Georgia : 2"> car loads prime white corn. 500 barrels Hour?all grades. 100 boxes meat. 50 Tierces choice hams. 50 barrels choice fresh grits. 2-100 bushels meal. These goods are shipped on consignmen with instructions to sell nt the market price Any orders from Abbeville county wllJ havi our best, attentfon and will be filled at lowes market price. ' ROGERS & CO.. Augusta, Ga. A. A It. It. K. Stock. The market price will be paid for A. A K, R R. stock. T. P. THOMPSON, Abbeville, S. C., April 8, 1886. Abbeville axb Augusta Warehouse Augusta, Ga., are selling choice white corn and meal at 57 cents per bushel free on bonrc of cars. Freight on corn and meal to McCor mlck and Troy is 8% cents per bushel: tf Bradley and \erdery 9 cents: Greenwood 6-'/ cents; Chap pell's and Dyson's 11%; Ninety Six and Hodges lO'-i'; Honea Path (ind Don aids 11 l/t. They will keep a car of corn at Abbeville and will continue to sell at 67 cent! until further notice through the Press ani Marnier. Corn in car lots ouo cent less. Rog ers A Co., Augusta, Ga. Mr. Jan. R. Cunningham will he glad U have nil Ills hidy friends to call on him m Win. E. Bell's. 4-21 Miss Ella Bell Is still with Wrn. E. Bel 4-24. Mrs. Mary Taggntt has charge ofWra. E Bell's dress-making department. 4-21 Beads! heads! tor hat and dress trimming in all shades. Win. E. Bell. 4-21 Gloves, silk and lisle thread in tans, beige cream, gulden, brown and black at Win. E Bell's. 4-21 Ti.t-f nf hntc in nil new shapes and shades. Win. E. Bell* 4-24 Our lacing klcl cloves is the hest to buy We have them in all shades. Wm. E. Bell 4-21. Fresh lot of dress ginghams just received Wm. K. Bell. 4-21 Thurber's Bird Seed at Speed & Neuffer's 12-9. Diamond Dyos and Diamond Taints ai Speed & Neuffer's. 12-9. It. will do you good to see Speed it Neuffer's pretty goods. 12-9. Linen paper and envelopes in boxes at Law son's. All kinds of Job work quickly and neatly done at this office. We have just received >' new supply of bill heads, note beads and otlv or paper, and can furnish them in pads if desired. Our prices will compare with any oth> er market. Ladies Jerseys very cheap at White Brothers. Sept. 30. If vou want a trood breech loadlnc shot ?un at New York cost, call on P. Rosenberg ?fc Co j j^eniemner, wncn you wiun iu i>uy u ptmuu or two of nice French candy for vour girl that we have again added it to our st<xtk and in! tend to keep a fresh, nice lot, always on hand. Spesd & Neutfer 2-17 The lace braid hat. This?shape will become immensely popular before the season is over. ! Every lady should have one. "\Vm. E. Bell. 3-3]. I can set you up something new and nice in hats. Wm. E.Bell. 4-21 Fearl buttons from 5 to 3.5 ceuts per dozen. Win. E. Bell. -1-21 Hone, hose, ladies nnd misses, in all the light shades at Win. E. Bell's. 4-21 Paint! Paint! Paint! Speed <fc Ncnfler have a full and complete stock of white lead, oils, varnishes, colors, ready mixed paint. Ac.. ?fcc. This is the time when a coatof paint will do your houss tho most good. Call unci see prices before you purchase elsewhere, A1so Johnston's dry sized kalsominc. For sale by Speed & Neufler. Mr. T. T. Hill's gallery is open every day, where the nicest work can be done. The specimens which he has on hand are work of art. 3-17 Millinery, millinery, in all tho new goods, at Wm. E, Bell's.' 4-21 ' UNDER THE NI T. C. JPUJI HAS just oppned ft new .ind elegantly fitted np DI ,"NK\V HOTEL, and is now receiving and wfll , complete u full line of Drugs, Medicines, Chemica . Also, nil the popular PATENT MEDICINES kept in t warrants to be fresh and good. Prescriptions Carefully Compounded at II<5 also offers a well selected stock of FANCY GOOI Colognes, Foreign and Domestic, " ? ?"-"A Afli TAI ill gTCitb VitXXCbJTy^lUCDb AVI His line of BRUSHES AND SOARS is simply comp NAIL. FLESH, SHAVING AND SHOE BRUSH SO, i c.st. He has always In slock a full line of STATIONEl ! January 28,1885. tf : SPEED & m i Druggi TTEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A FULL AND "1 ; KNT K vVlNISs^HERE Dyspepsia. For Mile only by u*. Try our BLACKBERl and our COMPOUND SYRUP SARSAPARILLA w I BED BUG POlaON, the most convenient way of destr< [ nil the staple and fashionable colors. A fall line of ] ! STATIONARY, etc.. etc. The best brands of CIGARS . complete stock or WHITE LEADS, PAINTS. OILS, I BRUSHES, WIN DOW GLASS, GOLDEN MACHINE [ Bros. PREPARED PAINT, the best lu the market. S| i [Prescription De [ Physician's prescriptions and Fatnlly.Rcclpes filled i ; rlenced aud competent hands. Orders by baud or wal L [ April 29, 1885, tf I PALMETTO I . The IuibI aid Best Stttl H urTrpir C?T7*T rT"T T>T? A ] TV lili. 4/lVii ; yiNE Q^D "^yHISKEY, J^RANDY AND J^OMESTIC, JJUBLIX AND S AND E, JjiRESH JJEER LSO A JjUJLL J^INE OF fJlOBACCO, i jy?OUNTAIN Q.AP B.YE AND QORN 'YY'HISKIES A < mi TUT /N A A Alios, jueueuigai r ' NO, WHITE BR< Would call the attention of Buy( Their stock dress goods is unitsu; They have the cheapest line of BLACK SILKS tl some handsome COLORED SILKS. They have w ko<u ED VELVETEENS, for dresses and trimmings. Th?j all colors, the latest thing for trimming. Their stoci Cannot be Sur They have bestowed nnusnal care In the selection or all rljrht In regard to color, quality and price. A good than ever before. It would astonish any one to see HOW VJERY" FLANNELS and -BLANKETS are this season. Buyp ine the stock of WHITE BROTHERS. Carpets ni ' reach of all. A jrood assortment of CARPETS and R1 1 Brothers. The above are only a few Hues in which SPECIAL BARGAINS I Thp general stock of FALL and WINTER GOODS BROTHERS is the largest, best assorted and most a' It is Complete in all September 30, 18S5. mmmmmmmmm i wmammmm?mmmammmammmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmm IF" YOU 1 ) Sash, Doors, Blin MOULDINGS, t Lime, Cem BARBED FEN j CALL C i B. K, BEACHAf j ABBEVILLE C. . July 22, 1885. tf ; Elberton Machi ELBERTON, 61 BUILD AND REPAIR nir 1 ' "n?. M,*11 lacmnery, iiiipcs, jjuntirs, caw mi > shafting, pu: , Agents for the best Stationery, Po] Engines in the market. t Korting's Universal Injector, the b , The Van Duzen Jet Pump, for rais: Mining Purposes. The Van winkle Cotton Gins and Pj 1 Freeman's Patent New Era Power ; Keep in Stock Steam and Water I Valves, Check Valves. , Steam Guages, Guage Cocks, Oil C i lubricators, Piles, Soap Stone Best Italian Hemp and Gum Pa Screws and Bolts. j JT7T- Will be p:lnd to furnish estimates for anything nee< I respondcncc solicited. liespectfully, PHILLI Nov. 4,18S5, fim b7f7sm" ABBEYILL] Is now prepared to furnish all 1 ed Lumber, and is ready to fill a] Work of any kind, at the very shi most reasonable prices. ? JuuelD.issi.tf SW HOTEL. . , tUG STORE on the Comer under the continue to receive till hi* t?tock'J?' ile, Bye Stuffs* &c. ' . '' ' i first-class Drug Store, all of which be all honrs, Bay and Sight. - . p\ )S, consisting of : . . ' ?, V/"' Handkerchief Extract* >acco, Cigars, &c. lete. Every variety of HAIR, TOOTH \PS from the finest toilet to thocheap tY, which is unsurpossed. SUFFER, Lsts?. - > f'K WELL SELECTED STOCK OP PURE 1 the latest and popular lines of PAT* UNEi the best Liver Medicine, core# IY CORDIAL for Stwrumer,Complaint,, ith IODIDE PCTASH for the Blood. >yln? these Insects. DIAMOND DYK& KANCY GOODS. TOILET ARTICLES^ 1, TOBACCO AND CIGARETTES. A VARNISHES, ETC., ?ETC PAINT*' OIL. We sell the celebrated Harriaott )eclul attention paid to the partment. rat. nil linnrs nf rinv and nierht hTHTtlfl? ] promptly attended to. SPEED & IfEUFFER. SALOON. onse in tie Up-Cflnntry. .NDS OF AND ^INES, J^OREIGN J^IVERPOOL JpoftlJER ^ LWAYS ON pjANP. 0IGARS AND 0IGARETT8, gTONE jyjOUNTAI?N gPECIAL,TY. l. Proprietor 4 Washington Street. )THERS 3rs to a few Specialties. ^ .v' ^LLY LARGE AND ATTRACTIVE fiev have? ever offered. They have ?Uo I assort ment of BLACK AND COLORj ' have a nice line of WOOL LACES -a nt Hr.Afriv rmHMRRKS passed f iliese sroode, and arrmwurwl they ??? ,'ino of JEiWEY JACKETS, cheaper CHEAP rs Jn this Ifne would do well to ?xnm e s<> very cheap that they are In tbe JtiS can be found at the store of Whit* OAX BE HAD. now offered to the public by WHITK ttmctlve they have ever curried. Departments. !_L'l ! .1 '? /!? ClllVlA?l A0 UOj UUUIglCO^ LATHS, *1 ent and CE WIRE, :sr ff i n rim n, Au&m, H., S. C. ne Works, JOROIA. ATjL kinds s, Grist Mills, Cane Mills; LLEYS. Ao. .'table and Semi-Portable est Boiler Feeder known ing Water to Tanks and :esses. Cotton Press. 'ipes and Fittings, Globe ups, Malleable Oil Cans, Asbestos, and eking ; Set Screws, Log icd in the MACHINE line. Cor PS & GARB [ITT. ITH, 3, s. c., rinds of Bough or Dress1 AW/) AVO <1 Knontar I U1UCIO IVi VMJL |/biibVl ortest notice and at the