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^ The Press and Banner. ~ ABBEVILLES7C7~ Wednesday, March 14, 1888. Abbeville Ahead. Cadet J. W. Perrln, of Abbeville, now In citadel, Is ahead of his class in every depart" ment, as appears from the published catalogue. This we believe is the first instance where any student has stood first in every do partment. We congratulate the Cadet, and we congratulate the father, in having so worthy a eon. We trust that Cadet I'errln's future life may always be marked by the same notable success. He comes of good stock, and will no doubt add honor to a name uhir.h has already sohonorabloa record in the history of Abbeville and of South Carolina. Upon enquiry of Mr. Benet, we learn that he^will not be a candldate.forre-electlon to the office of County Chairman. It is said that Col. E. B. Gary will be a candidate for the position. The County Club will likely be called to meet next Sale Day. Let the local clubs take on life. Payne's Millinery Establishment. It would be useless to call attention to Mr. _J. W. Payne's advertisement. It will be seen ?*w! n roon \vr*or1 will bo k nown UJ oil nvui^u, nuu Mtvvuff or all men. Mr. Payne's stock Is all that heart could wish, or that tasto and skill can devise, or that money can buy. Liberal and ?alr In all his dealings, Mr. Payne deserves and will receive a large business from the people of the surrounding country. In Memoriatn. On the night of the sixth of this month at 12 o'clock, Fannie Josephine, the five year old daughter el Mr. and Mrs. J. H. DuPre, after a short Illness, fell sweetly to sleep to awake In heaven. Fannie was a sweet little girl, with a bright mind, a simple child like heart, and a devotion to her parents that was truly beautiful, and that made the pang of separation all the harder to bear. A tender little flower has been gathered from earth, by the angels and heaven is all the richer lor its fragance. The little treasure has only gone before. Sleep in peace little one. ? * * Medium copy. Compliment to an Abbeville 3Ian. The Budget. No one should fuii to read the scholarly address of Mr. Parker in another column of this page of today's Budget. It is worthy of a veteran speech-maker, but coming as It does "" " ?11 *hA mnro f\o. irom a very yuuug uiiiii it. jo on serving of commendation. The address was delivered before the Washington Light Infantry on the night of February 22?Washington's Birthday. The subject?George Washington ?Is popularly supposed to have been already worn threadbare, but. as will be seen. Mr. Parker handles the matter In so able and entertaining a manner as to make it delightfully Interesting reading. POR THE EYE OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. A Muddy Road to Dry Grove A Horse and Wagon bad to be Dng Oat of a Hole tbat bad no Bottom. Editor Press and Banner: Will you please call the attention of the public in general, and the County Commissioners In particular, to the very bad condition of th? road leading from the Court House to Dry Grove. To the writer's knowledgo this road lias been in a very backward slate of baduesa for eient years pasi. Four years ago I came near losing a fine horse and on Saturdr.y last I had a very similar experience. I was on the same road between twelve and thirteen milo posts and was obliged to get help and dig my horse and wag on oat of mud with hoe and shovel. "A light wagon and no load." Banks on each side prevent turning out to right ?r left, and there seems to be no bottom to the beaten track. You will confer a favor upon myself and also upon one of the very largest taxpayers in Abbeville County by giving this vexed question of road mending a drastic editorial?Pro bono publico. "TAXPAYER." March 13tb, 1SSS. Rogers & Co., or Augusta, Gn., Moved from Abbeville, S. C., two years ago, to the city of Augusta, and opened up a Brokerage and Commission business. This house was well known In Upper South Carolina, as reliable and progressive merchants. They have gradually enlarged their territory until their business covers South Carolina and Georgia. They are the only Brokers in the city that sells to the retail merchants. This enables the retail merchants in the country to bay their goods from Rogers <fc Co., atjobbers prices, xne reuiu mercuaniH ujiprvcime mio advantage and have bought largely from them. They represent some of the largest houses In the West, and have also the benefit of the brokers prices, so they can always meet prices from auy point In the United States. They 6hip in car lots, direct from the West, or reshlp from Augusta just as their customers prefer. Retail merchants can save money by figuring with Rogers & Co., when they are buying in car lots. They are also doing a cotton factorage business, and have knocked the botton out of high prices for handling cotton, their charges is only CO cents per bale. Quick sales and prompt returns is their motto. If you have anything you want to sell ship it to them and they will sell to best advantage and cheap, only a small commission. They will from this date outsell to merchants. To the Clergy and Laity or the Diocese of South Carolina. Dear Brethren: You have all doubtless heard of the total loss by fire of St. John's Church, Wlnnsboro, on the night of the 1st Instant. By the advice and direction of the Bishop, I appeal to the rector of every parish and church, in the Diocese, large or small, that he will give me an offering from his church on i Easter Sunday, and if that is already devoted to some other purpose, then on some Sunday before Easter. (jur people ana town nave coniriuuieu gen erously to help rebuild our Church, but the amount subscribed Is not sufficient, and wc must depend on your aid for the required bal' ance. We ask the laity to send us individual sub Bcriptions. The calamity is great, and we urge a gener ous and prompt assistance, without whicb, w< cannot hope to rebuild. Very truly, yours, JAS. G. GLASS, Deacon in charge. Wlnnsboro, S. C., March 8,1888. Bkiekwood, March 13th, 1SS8. In glancing over a back number of the Presi and Banner, my eyes fell upon an editorla containing these words: "We do not believe there Is a man in this (Abbeville) town who would seek to violate the liquor law. If the county goes dry, the town goes dry." Then are people all over Abbeville county who hopt that you are not mistaken in this belief and assertion. But you know and they know that tho rule Is, whenever and wherever the devil wantt dirty work done, he generally finds dirty peo pie ready and willing to do it. Abbeville maj be an exception. I and many others hope she Is. Some other towns in Abbeville countj nave uui pruveu muiusi'iveb UAcepiiuiih IU tut. rule. For Instance, Greenwood. A few years ago her citizens decreed by their votea that 11quor should not be sold as a beverage in tn< town; but, in consequence of the fact that thi detll found willing workers, and the cause 01 Law and Morality found none to strike a blow In its defense, a curse, perhaps more damuing In Its influence than the open bar room, fastened itself upon the town. May bo some body, who would like to grasp one side of tht question with one hand and the other sid< With the other hand, and as a consequent catches nothing, will leel like advising Briei to "tend his own patch;" but such advict would not weaken nor strengthen the truth For years the baleful Influence of Abbeville'f bar rooms have been felt throughout tlic county. Now let a counter influence emlnaU from the same source. Let our beautiful lov ed county site set her sister towns a glorious example how to enforce and obey law. BRIEK. Come to Headquarters for Millinery. Dress Goods, Trimmings, Ac. To those who may not bo able to visit us or either of our opening days we extend an in vltation to come at any other time that maj suit their convenience. We are confident no other house in upper South Carolinacan show you such un array oj pretty and useful goodB. We are prepared to supply the wants of all who may favor us with their patronage. R, M. Had don & Co. Gardener**, Remember! The A. B. Cleveland Co., whose advertise ment is in another column, will deliver tc your nearest express or rail rod station al! seeds ordered from them. Write for catalogue. Males. Messrs. Smith & Co., are closing out theii stock of mules at low prices. If you want a good mule at a fair price, call on them at the New Hotel stables. P. Rosenberg & Co. are busy opening theli new Btock. Their advertisement will appeal next week. L^WNDESVILLE'S SHORT STOPS. All Sorts or Personal Notes?The Cars Kill n Deaf Man?Efrect of the Pension Act Most Demoralizing;--Prayer Mootlnif* and Court Contests--.! Plaee Where Saint and Sinner is Welcomed. Lowndesville, March 12tli, 1888. The approach of spring Is shown in the full bloom of some of our fruit trees. Some fears were entertained that the late cold snap would kill a good deal of the fruit, but it is still safe. With favourable weather this week our plauters will at least, begin to plant their upland corn. l)r. S. B. Moseley and Mr. J. M. Baker went to Abbeville on last Monday. Miss Alice Humphries, of Anderson, is now visiting lier friend Miss Willie LeRoy. Prof. J. F. Harper has been on a visit to C'apt. J. E. Brownleo and family, on Penny's Creek. .ludsre T. A. Cater and wife of Montery, spent several days In town last week, trie guests of Dr. A. J. Speer. Miss Annie Baker Is now visiting Mr. S. S. Baker, and other relatives and friends in town. Mr. Wm. Colcock, former conductor on the Savannah Valley Ball Road has been transferred to a similar position upon the A. & K. Kali Road. Mr. Wofford is now filling the place made vacant by the above change. Mr. Charles Clinkscales left last Tuesday for Lexington, Ky., where he proposes to enter) into business. Judge W. N. Ranson has bought Mrs. Mar-| ion Latlmer'6 place on Rocky River, near tills place. Mr. Scott Young about 33 years of age, a deaf man, was overtaken on last Wednesday near Starr, by the up train on the Savannah Valley Rail Road, aud not hearing tlie signals given, was knocked from tlie track by the engine and his back broken. He lived but a few moments. Messrs. T. Baker and Son now have hands U n IaI An tho pfffhf fiiri P nf ilL WUI'a liupiv/v 111^ IV 1W w?. ?MV ..DUv ?. bell Street, ou the Latimer square. Mrs. Brockington, of Kingstreo, Is now here on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. W. S. Martin. Our Baptist friends have made quite -an addition to the inside of their handsome church, i. e. a stove and a beautiful chandelier. Rev. W. S. Martin went to Anderson C. H., ou last Wednesday and Thursday. Rev. R. C. Ligon in charge of ProvJdence and Good Hope churches spent several days in pastoral visiting in town last week. The passage of the pension act by the last Legislature has had a wonderful effect upon Home of our citizens so report says. Some are claiming Its benefits who never even smelled Yankee gun-powder,others are now incapable of any physical exertion who were not before even suspected of being on the invalid list. There were no services in any of our churches except the Methodist on yesterday. There Is now held in the Methodist church every Sunday evening quite an interesting young men's prayer-meetine. Young men and old men too. from all of the churches are gladly welcomed to this institution of the church which no doubt will be of lasting benefit to this community. "If nothing breaks" Judge Moore's court will convene here on next Saturday, for the trial of quite an important case. 'Tis said flint p.ioh nartv to this suit will be defended by one of Abbeville's most talented young lawyers. Mr. P. L. Sturkey the efficient manager of the house of E, H. Mathews, has moved into and is now occupying the Baskln house. Mr. J. M. Baker will very soon begin "housekeeping" in the Latimer house Just vacated by Mr. Sturkey. TROUPE. Honk a Path, S. C., March 12, 1888. We had a severe freeze last night, and grad, eners, who have planted vegetables are uneasy about them. The inclemency of the weather last Sunday morning, prevented a great many from attending church, but those that went, were , fully repaid. Rev. Mr. Hlott gave us one of ! his very best sermons, his subject, was, "Prayer. it's nature and it's power.'* Mrs. Weldon Adams of the Barker Creek community, died la6t Friday night alter only a few days illness. | Mr. J. C. Milford spent one day last week in Anderson. The reading circle met at J. J. Shirleys last Friday night. Mr. xnompy uox 01 eeuou was present, and gave a fine rendition of "Poe's Raven." Mr. Cox certainly has some elecutionary power. Misses Llllle Mllford and Clatle McJDaniel also, gave a splendid recitation. About sixteen of tbe Gentsville Reading Circle were present, and expressed | themselves ns being very much pleased with the exercises. Misses Corrle Mattlson and Nannie Callaham spent Friday night in town. Misses Lela and Ida Burts worshipped with us last Sabbath. Rev. R. W. Burts has so far recovered from his recent accident, as to fill bis appointment i at Turkey Creek last Saturday ana Sunday. Some of our boys went fishing Inst week, but did not meet with much success. Our merchants, are receiving their stock or Spring goods, and from the amount of goods, | they expect a fine trade. Some of the parties engaged In the row last week have come up and paid their fine; the others have religiously avoided coming to town, but we will get thom yet The time for paying town taxc? without the penalty will expire on the 15th instant. To avoid trouble and the penalty, come up and pay before that time. All who wish to know what tho Town Council does with the money they receive from the taxes. If they will call at J. R. Callahain's store, he will take pleasure In showing them where it goes. Bridges etc., cannot be repaired without money. CALLY. Messrs. Smith & Co., aro giving bargains 1 in mules. No doubt about that. Call and see Orders by mall promptly attended to. It. M. Haddon & Co. BIRTHS. To Mrs. P. Rosenborg, February 24, 1888, a daughter. I To Mrs. John T. Cheatham of Lowndesvllle, March 4,1888, a daughter. Come One, Come All. dlD OPINING. SPRING &SUMMER. All the Latest Novelties in French and American iMILLINERY, Pattern Hats, Copied from the latest Paris designs. Plain and Fancy Ribbons. j Ostrich and Fancy Feathers, r FRENCH FLOWERS and LACES. B mi.mi Both Foreign and Domestic Fabriques. Trimmings, Braids, ; Silks, Satins, I Parasols, Gloves, 5 Together with a Full and Extensive Line of Ladies Furnishing Goods. THE LADIES I ; Of the entire County are cordially ini'SfoH i r? oynmSno nnr />nm All * HVU V^H?iU?MW VUl D twrv f WUi- , mencing, [ THURSDAY, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st March R. M. HADDON & CO. > | March 14, 1888, tf NOTICE. A LL persons knowing themselves to be indebted oither by note or mortgage to the estate of R. T. GORDON, deceased, will call and settle the interest on the same on TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY or THURSDAY of next week, at late residence of deceased. JANE L. GORDON, March 12,1688. Administratrix. ? Vfc-Ji.??3M w The Ilight Sort of Tnlk. Anderson Intelligencer. Capt. \V. C. McGowan, of Abbeville, has been spendiug the past week In Anderson attending Court and becoming acquainted wit h our people. Capt. McGowan is in the lleld as a candidate lor Solicitor. He is a son of Hon. Samuel McGowan, und is truly "a'ehip off the old block." He is a young man of flno address, is one of the most prominent young members of the Abbeville Bar, and he is destined to bccome one of the most popular and influential citizens of bis grand old County. By his genial disposition and pleasent manner he made a host of friends in Anderson. We feel safe in saying that should he be elected to the ofllce of Solicitor, the State will have zealous and efficientofllccr. Letter From I>yj?on. Dyson, S. C. March Ctli. 1SSS. Mrs. T. H. Hill has 50 young chickens, Some of the farmers are planting corn. Messrs. Geo. T. Ueld A Co., are doing a large time businessUp to date 13 cars of guano have beeu reoieved at this place. "Hubbard," a fine dark bay horse, so well known by me gooa people 01 DucKievn, ??? sold this week by A. W. Still C. L. Kinard at a fancy price. We notice every day our farmers hauling off 1>rovisions by the wagon load, all on time. >oor farmers, you never can better your condition, unless you adopt a new rule, that Is you must raise your corn, bacon, wheat oats, and everything else you possibly can at home when you do this, peace and plenty will Bmile upon you, but as long as you continue to plant all cotton and no corn you may expect hard times. CITIZEN. Letter From Riley. Riley's S. C. March, 6th 18ss. The prohibition election is over, it was certainly a quiet one, don't suppose there was many enemies made during tight. We have not heard the official report, but from other sources we heard that No License was carried by a large majority?we truly hope it will prohibit?but guess wecan always find enough for snake bites. If our people will Invest as much In home comiorts, as they spend In bar-rooms there will be more happiness in our homes,?our little ones will seem more playful, our wives will wear a brighter smile?how much unhapplness a drinking man brings into his householdonly God knows, how many once happy homes, are now a hell on earth,;caused by rl?.(V Wfl hrtnn fn con firAAnvlllp. vote the No License, for she Is as badly in need of reform as old Abbeville. The weather of last week, was all that the farmers could ask for?much work was done. Much guano has been hauled In, more than for any one year in a long while. J. B. Aguew. was confined to his room for several days last week, he Is out again greeting his friends with a smile. Abby Grabnm, is still quite sick. Mrs. M. B. McGee, is al home again after a few days visit to her daughter, Mrs. Sproles. G.B.Riley, had the misfortune of loosing his fine colt, a few days ago. W.G. Gambrel and wife, of Triangle, have been visiting relatives in these parts. Rev. Mr. McGee, preached a very Interesting sermon on Sunday at Walnut Grove, his sermons are.al ways appreciated. Mrs. Carter and her- daughter, Miss Suzie, are visiting the family of neighbor Beac 11HIU. Snipe bunting at night is quite popular just now, a fellow feels lonesome and sad when he finds himself left alone in a swamp holdihga bae open. In the silent hours of the night. We see where a good many people of the North-West, are wanting Southern homes, they would do well to vifcit the hills of mulberry, here they would find good lands, plesant neighbors, plenty of labor, good water &c? in everything that is pertaining to a good home. Ourfarmers call should be reorganized at an early day?we don't see any use for It to have oft years orgo into winter quarters, for they certainly do much when all take interest in them. NAVILLU8. Patterson's Bridge. Tue building of a new bridge at Patterson's Bridge will be let on Wediieiday, April 4, 1889, at 11 A. 91 at the Bridge. Specifications win do maae Known on me day of letting. j. w. LITES, County Commissioner. March 14,1888, 3t P. ROSENBERG & CO. in En 0dm i Ctte it sortment of Goods. Bridge Notice! f PHE contract for building a bridge over LltX tie River at WARDLAW'S, will be let to the lowest bidder on THURSDAY, the 15th of MARCH next at 11 o'clock A. M. at the bridge. Specifications made known at the time of letting. At the same time and place the contract for constructing a CAUSEWAY on public road near the bridge will be awarded to the lowest bidder. W. D. MANN, Jan. 30,1SS8, 3t Commissioner. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. probate court. In the matter of the estate of Chas. P. Allen, Deceased.?Petition for Settlement and Discharge. WM. G. Watson and A. A. Dean, as Admin* istrators of the estate of Chas. P. Allendeceased, having tiled their petition in this Court praying for settlement and discharge. Now on motion of Brown & Tribble, attorneys for petitioners, It is Ordered: that Tuesday, the third day of April next be llxod for granting tho relief praved for. J. FULLER LYON, Judge Probate Court. Feb. 21,188S, tf Dissolution of Copartnership 1MIE FIRM OF SEAL, MclLWAIN & CO. . have this day dissolved copartnership. The business will hereafter be run by Seal & Mcliwain. All persons Indebted to Seal, McIlwain & Co. will please settle with Aug. \V. Smith or Seal & Mcliwain. T. C. SEAL. H. P. MclLWAIN, AUG. W. SMITH. March5,18S8. tf Notice to Creditors. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. IN THE COMMON PLEAS. In the matter of the last Will of John Robertson, deceased. ALL creditors of Johd Robertson, deceased, are hereby required to present their demands and establish the same before me withlu thirty (30) days from this date. Dated March 13, 18SS. J. C. KLUGII, Master. March 14,1888. Mortgagee's Sale. T>Y VIRTUE of a power of sale, contained In a mortgage deed, executed to me by Wm. T, McGee on the first day of December, 1835,1 will sell at pubic outcry 011 salimiai IN APRIL next (2). all that tract of land owned by the said Win. T. McGee, situate in Abbeville County, containing two hundred and 2-10 acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of James Carlisle, N. James Lomax, Henery A. Tennant and others. TERMS?One-half cash, with a mortgage of the premises to secure the unpaid purchase money. MRS. V. D. LEE. March 7,1888. 3t Mortgagee. NOTICE OF Stockholders Meeting. . I^HE annual meeting of the stockholders of j the Georgia, Carolina and Northern Rail- ( way Company will bo held at Athens, Georgia, THURSDAY, APRIL 5,1888. The transfer books will be closed from this date until | April 6th. A. L. HULL, Secretary and Treasurer. Athens, Ga., March 5,1888. ' - . j ~ Extracts from Lowndesville Advertiser We now huve two church hells. The ladies of the Baptist church have succeeded in getting a well-toned bell for their church. The bell has been successfully placed in its position in the church. The ladies deserve much credit for their perseverance in placing in their church a bell, as no church is complete without one. The freight train on the Savannah Valley Raihoad killed Mr. Scott Young, a citizen of Anderson county, last Tuesday near Starr station. He was walking near the track, and lieing deaf did not hear the dauger whistle, and as the train was going down grade it was impossible to stop. Prof. J. F. Harper, spent Sunday at Capt. J. E. Brownlee'a. He expected to attend the dedication of the new Methodist church at Abbeville, but the rain prevented. He says he is going to see the "dedication" next Saturday if he can get out of town without being seen. Lowndesville has the smallest telegraph operator in the county. A lad twelve years of age. The agent, Mr. W. G. Johnson, informs us that "small officials" are in demand, as the railroad authorities like to have the "size" of the official and their "salary" to correspond. Mr. M. B. Sturkej', of Greenwood, spent last Saturday in town, the guest of his brother, Mr. P. L. Sturkey. He came up to look after his property here. He is ,an enterprising gentleman, and win soon begin to improve his dwelling here by the use of the paint brush. Congressman Cothran is coming to the front. Amos J. C. Cummings in speaking of him in the New York World, stiys: "Hon. James S. Cothran of South Carolina, is also a Confederate soldier, and is one of the most graceful speakers ou the floor of the House." Mr. J. M. Latimer speaks of building an eating house near the depot. The railroad men and the trav Ciliug JJUUIlli HUU1U liUt LliCll UC IVICCU to fact from Anderson to McCormick as they now have to do. Friday, March 16th, is South Carolina's day at the Sub-Tropical Exposition at Jacksonville, Fla. Tickets to be sold only on Thursdav, March 15, good to return within Twenty days from date of sale. Judge W. N. Ransom is in luck. He has just drawn the sum of thirty dollars in the Louisiana State Lottery. He says ho expects to get the prize in the next drawing. Cor,. T. M. Swift, of Elberton, Ga., was in town last Wednesday night, the guest of Mr. T. Baker. He left Thursday for Charleston. The Rev. P. H. Martin, of Wellington, preached last Sunday to the colored people. His next appointment is the third Sunday of April. iuiss iuinnie xjkk is in j^inerion, Ga., where she went to attend the marriage of Miss Vo Hammie Heard to Mr. Marcus Pharr. Mr. Charlie Clinkscales left last Wednesday for Lexington, Ky. He goes to attend the Commercial College at that place. Tiie ladies of the Baptist church have purchased a nice chandelier for their church, and night service can now be held. Dr. B. A. Henry left Saturday for Elberton, Ga., where he goes on a visit to his relatives, and to see his sweetheart. Mr. P. L. Sturkey has moved into the Baskiu house, and is much pleased with his new quarters. Miss Alice Humphreys, of Anderson County, is visiting her friend Miss Willie LeRoy. Mrs. Brockinoton, Ivixgstree, is here on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. W. Smith Martin. Mr. J. J. Moseley is giving the public a first-class causeway at the Double bridges. Judge T. A. Cater mas in town last Tuesday. Mrs. Cater accompanied him. Mr. \V. Johnson spent lost Wednesday in Anderson. Mr. J. C. Thomas, of the Fork, was in town Saturday. Latimer Local*. Latimer, March 10, 1888. Considerable excitement was caused in Mr. T. H. Graves' store Monday by the appearance of a mad dog. The gentlemen present took refuge on aud behind the counters. AVhooping-cough is prevailing to such an extent that Miss Wright was compelled to close her school. Our society has been greatly brightened for the past week by the presence of Miss Jennie Harper. Mr. George Brown lee, from Belton, was in town Thursday buying cattle. Owing to the inclement weather, there was a very small congregation at Salem Sunday. Mrs. Bethea, the wife of our beloved pastor, is rapidly recovering from her recent illness. She hopes soon to visit relatives in Marion, her former home. Mr. D. K. Cooley, the wide-awake merchant of Lowndesville, was in town a few days ago, selling guano. A very sad accident occurred near Cook's station last Monday afternoon. Mr. Young, a deaf and dumb man, was thrown from the track and killed. This is the first serious accident that has ever happened on our road. The ladies of Salem are very much , interested in missionary work. They will organize a society for foreign missions next Sunday. Honor Bright. NOTES FROM ABBEVILLE COURT HOUSE. Dedication of tlie New Methodist Church?VisitorsCounty Chair mau?Polities and Mad Dogs. The Methodist church at Abbeville was dedicated last Sunday, Bishop Duncan, Dr. Henry Moore, of Alabama, and Ilev. P. B. Jackson, pastor of the church, officiating. The Methodists of the place should feel proud of then* noble efforts in building such a neat and beautiful church. It shows ' their zeal in the cause and what united efforts can do. Bishop Duncau [ preached a very able sermon on Sun- J uay morning. The sermon is very j highly spoken of by all who heard it. ] In the afternoon he addressed the young people in a very happy manner. At night Dr. Moore preached. , When the Presbyterian church is , completed Abbeville will contain | more beautiful churches than any Cli'ta in fllQ Rtntp L VW 11 i to oifcv in i?i\/ ] Mr. \V. T. McDonald, of Mount Car- . mel, attended the dedication of the new Methodic church. His many friends in the home of his boyhood, < and in fact the home of his whole life i until he left us to live in Mount Car- r. mel, were glad to see him. Mount ^ Carmel'sgain is Abbeville's loss. ? Col. E. B. Gary will be a candidate for County Chairmanship of the Dem- c Dcratic party. Mr. Benetwill not of-l/ Per for re-election, I am informed. 12 ' *' ' i< " * It seems that the guano men cannot supply the demand for guano this season. Lowiulesville should insist 011 a better schedule between Lowiulesville and Augusta. It takes too long to make the trip now. The road is in good condition and there is no excuse for such a snail-pace schedule. Everything is perfectly dry si tree the prohibition election. No grumbling is heard. The Methodist church has .a good choir. The roads of the county are almost impassable and what is the County Commissioners going to do about it ? Politics in the State are quiet now, but there will soon be an eruption of the political volcano. Look out for it. The radicals are organizing. All persons who failed to register before the last general election cannot register until the law is changed. The mule market at Abbeville is still good. Durin?rl888 Hester station 011 the Savannah Vallfey Railroad will get on a boom. Several stores will be built. It is bouud to grow. Mad dogs are on the war path in the western portion of the county. Rossdhu. OUR DUE WE*ST LETTER. Due West, S. G\, Mar. 12, 1888. The frost has injured the fruit. There is no acid phosphate to be had in our market. Dr. Lindsay has been kept busy recently delivering addresses, lectures, and sermons. The Doctor is always able. Mr. Patton, of the firm of Gilreath & Patton, paid Due West, a visit last week. He seemed to be combining pleasure with business. Mr. Ira McDavid left his cases in the A aanoinfp. PrfnrmrA Prr.ahutp.rirm of fice, and entered Erskine College last week. Mr. Livy Grier is again at home after having conducted a pleasant school term to its close. There has been more clover sown around town this year than formerly. Mr. John A. Devlin has the brag Jersey cow of the town. Her butter and milk qualities are fine. Lorenzo Jackson is cleaning off ErskineCollege campus. This is about the prettiest original oak grove in the State. Prof. J. H. Miller, of late, has quite a partiality for Augusta, or thereabouts. The Associate Reformed Presbyterian office is to be treated to a new and elegant press. Mr. John Giffen and family, of TTrnrnf will anil fr>r fViia POIllltrv first of April. Mr. John F. Calhoun, speaks of moving to Augusta with his family in the Fall. The article in the last Advertiser on "Secular Newspapers" is capital. The lesson taught is wholesome, and if followed by all would make a new era in journalism. Rev. Rufus White, of North Carolina, made this place a flying visit last week. It is expected that a first-class band from Augusta will furnish the music at our approaching Junior Exhibition. For the benefit of our ssteemed friend "Troupe" we will say that Due West beat Lowndesville on*the "Dry." The solid vote of the town was polled for No License. The few License i. ? fAmrtehm Hilt VUltJN UclUJC 11 U Hi ilUC tvnuoiU|/i J^ub then we all did well. Don't let the Advertiser forget to "boom" her mineral spring this summer. Lo^'ndesville's high altitude and her favorable surroundingss might make a summer resort "with her mineral spring to draw." Here is the dish for Commencement: Hon. Leroy F. Youmans will deliver the commencement oration. Rev. James Y. Fair, of Charlotte, will deliver the baccalaurate sermon on Sabbath. Dr. D. G. Phillips, of Georgia, will deliver the medals in the Philomathean Society, and Hon. Giles J. Patterson, of Chester, presides over the debate in the same Hall. Mr. Cowper Patton, of Columbia, S. C., will make the medal oration in the Euphemian Literary Society. R. S. G. Extracts from Christian Neighbor Why will newspaper writers, editors or contributors, use words or phrases with which they have a slight and uncertain acquaintance? Take, for example, the frequently misused word nee, pronounced na. Simple reference to the dictionary will show that it conies through the French naitre from the Latin natus, to be born. It is "a term used to denote the family name of a female before her marriage; as Madame de Stael, nee Necker." She was born to the name Xecker, no other?any other she received by choice of her parents. How often, however, in obituary notices, or when reference is made to a lady recently married is she spoken of, for instance, as Mrs. Smith nee Miss Susan Jones or nee Susan Jones. This is an error, for she was i certainly entitled by birth to the name ] of Jones only, and not to the name Susan or to the address Miss. It should j be nee Joues, using only the surname of the lady before her marriage,?no more. , ? 4/^ A bit of rich rascality is being unearthed in Charleston. Insurance companies of various names and meth- ( ods have been defrauded of policies taken out for men who were still liv- , inir or who had never had existence. ' Forged certificates of death and demands upon the potter's field for "subjects" to figure tw the late deceased ! make up a portion of the ghastly con- I spiracies. Punishment will doubtless overtake these traffickers in death and < money. ? ? 1 The earthquake which visited the province of Yunman, China, December 15. was attended with frightful , mortality. Five thousand persons are ' said to have been killed by the falling walls and buildings. At Lo Chau large tracts of land have been swal- , lowed upand the surface changed into a lake. More than ten thousand are reported as killed. * "Root Pig or Die" is a far bettor motto for a young man than "Eat Pigfr? 1'a "Aiif gqoq "?cnor<in11v t gic auu iai\u juui u?uv ?. when the dinner of the hitter is nt the cost, not of the daddy and mamma of c *aid piggie but by taxing neighbor , rooting herds for the benefit of dear ^ pet piggie.?Antwerp Scale. March 7, the office of the Evening 1 Union, Springfield, Mass., was burned. c rhe building was six stories high, and 1 ;heflre had made considerable progress jefore it was discovered. Six persons f net death either by burning or jump- o ng from the windows?as many more fi ,vere badly injured. Five little negroes were burned to I3 leath in their mother's house four 11 niles from Greenville, February 29. rhe jury rendered an opinion that it o vas ''accidental," but the contrary is P generally believed. p The Young Men's Christian Asso- 8 iiation of South Carolina will meet in Annual Convention at Florence March A !9?April 1. Z -... "V; r * 'i Reuben Dailey, Editor of the Jcffcr8onville News, litis joined the Presbyterian Church. This fact is telegraphed all over ttic land; for he was an outand-out infidel of the most aggressive type, bringing lecturers to that place, | paying their expenses, advertisements, renting halls for them, etc. So bitter was he that when he started his paper he gave but one special order, ami that was that "God" should be spelled with a little "g." The dispatch to the New York Times further adds that "his wife has beeu for all these years a consistent member of the Church with which he has now connected himself." Perhaps this is the cause, and the general revival the occasion. For I Peter iii, 1, 2, says; "Likewise, ye wives, be ill subjection to your owu husbands; that, if any obey not the word, tliey also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; while they behold your chaste conversation coudled with fear."?JV. Y. Christian Advocate. There is a "Presbyterian Social Club" in New York city. At a recent meeting the subject of discussion was "The Relation of the Roman Catholic Church to our common Work." Dr. Philip ScliafT was exceedingly liberal in his views of the Romish church. He took the singular position (singularly weak) that as the Catholicchurch had survived the terrific shocks of the Reformation and stands to day the largest visible Church God must have some great work for it to do. The answer to this by Dr. Jno. Hall was complete when he said that there was no more reason to think that there was ? A it.! yuuu.iu U1C vmuuuwuM.v had lasted so long, than in some heathen religions. Confucianism could make out a stronger case on the score1 or antiquity and present number of adherents than the Catholic church, j It has been decided to present to the city of Paris a statue of Washington, in acknowledgment of that of Lafayette given by France to New York in 1876. It will be the work of an eminent American sculptor and cast in this country, that it may in every sense be a purely American gift. The intention is to have it finished and sent to France in the time to be uuveiled in Paris, with properceremonies, on April 30, 1889, one huudred years after Washington took the oath of office as first President of the United States of a ? mu? A/%nf Af f ha dtahiP onH America, xuc cuiii ui iuv, H..v aud sending it to France will not be more than $20,000. The Chinese government is, it reported, about to employ a dozen bright young men as reporters of civilization. They will be chosen by competitive examination, and will be sent abroad for two years to study foreign countries. Each will take a specialty to work up, and will send a monthly report to Pekiu. After two years the government will use the sen-ice of each in the department in which he has done best, and the most promising young men will be ennobled. Some people esteem it a great favor to the Lord to atteud His church aud get religion and be saved from perdition ; like the beggar who asked alms of Dr. Guthrie and received a larger piece of money than he asked for, and said : "Thank you sir; I will come and hear you preach next Sunday."? Methodist Protestant. The preacher who can find it in his heart to use his influence to prevent a brother from taking a religious paper, because he does not want the one he - ' ? Inn of V? ? 1 f represents or owns, is at icimi u?>. brother to that preacehr who would rather siuners should continue in the downward road, unless they unite with his church. Both are unworthy the high and holy office of the ministry.? Central Methodist. A New York dispatch on Sunday says : The executive committee of the Republican leagueof the United States has appointed a committee on the organization of Republican clubs in the Southern States. The newly appointed committee will at once begin work, with a view to completing the organization of the Republicans of the South before the Presidential cainnaicn hecilis. Germany lia3 passed a law making heating railway cars by means of steam from the locomotive compulsory on all trains runniug within the empire within seven years. It is stated that this method of heati ng trains has been in satisfactory use in that country for several years.?Boston Budget. London, though by far the greatest city in the world, is remarkably healthy. Its death rate last year was only 19 per thousand. No other large citv in the world can show as good a record. New York's death rate for the same year was 26 per thousand. In a free government it is little less thau a crime for a citizen to fail to appreciate and execise his elective franchise. Congressman Hemphill has introduced a bill into the house prohibiting the giving or furnishing of tobacco in any form to boys under sixteen years of ago. The Regents of the Lunatic Asylum have elected S. D. Pieraon, of Clarendon, to succeed the late W. F. Turner us Superintendent of the Asylum Farm. ? i o on 11 nr 1 n firo O.OU Jr. an.) iuaivii mv v?v..v out in Winnsboro which burned the Episcopal church and several stores ind warehouses. Loss $25,000. At Pasadena and Los Angelos, Cal., March 7, there was a sharp earthquake *hock. Houses badly shaken and tho people frightened. Capt. Byron Holly has been elected ' jngiueer to finish the Columbia canal. ' Bishop Taylor is now enroit/c for the 1 L'nited States. Tt is stated that he svill reach New York May 1st. < The people of Asia Minor are in a i itarving condition. Several deaths , from starving are reported. . There are 2,000 Protestant prirls in ?onveut schools in the Canadian Pro /ince of Ontario. ; The Mavor of Buffalo. N. Y., and t sixteen others of the city officials are < iquor dealers. ( The "Life of Dr. J. B. McFerrin," j by Dr. Fitzgerald, is going through he press. ' The London fireman aro to be cloth- ' id in asbestos garments, which will i lot burn. The experiment has been i ried already in Paris and works well. Tlio Lancaster Ledger lias entered ! ipon its thirty-seventh year under en- J ouraging prospects. May it have ' nany more returns. f It is said that a siugle day of heavy | og takes the additional snm of S200,(M>0 ut of the pockets of the Londoners ^ or gas bills. The editor of the Texas Advocate ? * ' A _ i... 1 J roke ins arm trying 10 ovenuKu nueu- a ng robber. t Berlin lias a po]>ulation of 1,000,000, ? uly 2 per cent, of which go to s ublic worship. With nearly 400,000 v eoplein Hamburg, only 5,000 attend a ervice. il The Publishing Committeo of the [rkansas Methodist has elected Rev. 'j i. T. Bennett editor of that paper. v ; f A Woman Mayor. A paragraph lias been going the rounds of the press, saying Mrs. Baiter, (he Mayor of Argonia, Kus., had just killed the place, and other things of like character. It was written by one Ward, who bad been Marshal of that city under the whisky reign, and the entire letter gives very good reason for such a man's dislike to her, reasons greatly to the little womai^s credit. Alter telling how "his crowd" nominated her for ajoke, continues : "You know she was elected. We had a jollification, and when she took her seat likea man, all our fun was busted. I sent up to Kansas city for some crabapple cider, just to please the boys. ?She heard of it and asked me to stop it. You can't fight a woman, and she the Mayor. Then I started a little poker room, more for sociability than anything else. Chips were only ten cents. She heard ot it, came to me, nua i naa 10 stop it. Then the druggist, before she was elected, used to keep Blue Grass Bitters, lemon, rye, extract of malt, and a few other things like that. He don't do it now ; the Mayor heard of it. Then ^ the two billiard-rooms were running. They are closed up now. The Mayor don't think it fashionable to push the ivories. That's the way with everything. I just couldn't stand the town, so I came up here."?Union Signal. A general storm is reported as raging at the North, and the telegraph lines are all down beyond Richmond. Some say the snowfall has never been equaled, others that it was as deep in '55. In New York City frozen ears and noses were never so numerous, and one woman was frozen to death at the corner of Broadway and Fulton Streets, popularly supposed to be the busiest four corners on the earth. Mr. Wilson, President Grevy's sonin.law, has been sentenced to two vears' imnrisonment. a fine of 3.000 franc9, and is deprived of his civil rights for five years?all for complicity in the Legion of Honor decorations ^ scandal?not too heavy either. A Methodist preacher, E. H. Gammon, who has made a large fortune in the manufacture and sale of agricultural implements, has just given $180,000 for negro education. This goes for the maintenance of the Gammon Theological Seminary near Atlanta, which he established a year ago. In consequence of the strike on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, three machinists have left the "shops" in Columbia for engineers' places ou the deserted road. The name of the postoffice on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta . t Railroad in Chester county, heretofore known as Chester Grove, has been changed to Lewis' Turnout. Georgia is probably the only State in the Union that can 9how a county wherein not one foot of land is under mortgage. That county bears theap- . propriate name of Liberty.It is a singular fact that gypsies do not mourn the death of their young, much as they love and cherish the living. They frequently follow a fun- < eral with merrymaking. The little farmhouse in which Hor- ' ace Greeley was born, together with 129 acres of farm land, is to be sold at auction at Amherst N. H. for taxes amounting to $20.25. There are 4,000 theatres in the United States, and $1,000,000 a day if paid for amusements in this country, or ?365,000,000 a year. For missions less than$10,000,000. ^ m . Respectable Rascality. Is there any such thing as a respect- ^ able rascality? This seems at first glance somewhat paradoxical, but on reflection it will be seen that there is in modern society auch a thing. Only few who are classed as practitioners under this head are ever stigmatised with the appellation, but every conscientious, thinking man is ready to admit tk&V there is such a thing, and that respectable rascality is but the fruitage of some man who is really a respectable rascal. Successful rascality is always respectable, and whenever government legalizes It by any enaotment she only increases inducements, and educates her subjects to look upon trickery and sharp games as accomplishments, and the man who succeeds best !aHin oirorrucci'vn fttiH wArfhv After this state of affairs assumes respectable proportions and becomes the ruling sentiment of the country, backed up by the recognized government, then the effect is appalling. It intimidates good people, and many who are outspoken on all subjects, where wrong is not respectable, are struck dumb with silence, because of the fearful odds iu favor of what they believe to be criminally wrong, It is always questionable as to the wisdom of legislating on any evil which only looks to the protection of isolated cases. Such legislation always ends in Hooding the country with deception, and in the building of a fortification of protection arouud respectable rascals. j The creation of special or separate property rights in marriage, the homestead law, and various other modes of of protecting supposed cases, ''",0 come scnoois or nigu graue, irom vvliicli eoine numerous full-fleilged rascals annually. The country is always in a dangerous state when wholesale svils are prompted and rascality protected until it succeeds ; when a man an buy goods under false pretence, md when charged with the crime can ^et a verdict of the jury in his favor; ivhcn he can deceive his neighbor and :he law defend him; when he can get n debt to scores of people, and the law <av you need not pay unless you choose .0 do so, ?when he can do this and still norc, and then be a hail fellow well net by the leaders of society. lie pays poll tax only, lives in a fine louse, runs a big plantation, talks poltics with a conceited air, and is perectly willing to set a juryman on a >ettv case of theft to judge of the ?. juilt of some poor wretch who has K'en charged with stealing a hog. The law protects him, and he faces he public with the conceit of a sage md the cheek of a locomotive. He is. ilways ready to criticise otherneonle ibout small matters, but neve^?S^!!9^*, o know himself or to know that he is mown to others. His own life is a muggle and a swindle, and yet he rouId have the public to adopt him as , standard of honesty aud respectabilty. He wishes to be considered as the pillow of propriety." His is the afected air of an -'Israelite in whom here is no guile."