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The Press and Banner , ABBEVILLE, S. C. j - c ^Sff^Published every Wednesday at $2 c a year in advance. t Wednesday, April 29, 1891. | Prise EMkys. ' f ^m^bbeviHe Press and Fanner raalces the offer for l'rlze Essays on th6 value I of i^Kountry newspaper as an educfttor and W ?, Aher of morals. (Competitors/are exI pec? to show the necessity ol'botnglng the I local' r Into every household, and R to p%seMt the au"<?Jtflge* which news[ papers furnish as aids to the parent, to the | school teacher and to the preacher, and also L to present the disadvantages under which ? families labor because of having been de V pnvea oi uewHjJupcip. | For the first best article S8 wlH be given. [ Kor the second best article 80 will be given. < | For the third best article one year's sub- i f scriptlon to the Press and Banner will be I J given. 1 Competitors to exercise their own judg- I ment as to length of article. I The award to be made on the first of Jun by an impartial committee. Pot the name of the author in a separate envelope, not to be opened until the award Is made. April 21,1891. tf. I \ COOMW. , W* have not tried to understand theintrl- < easies and legal points of tht injunction against the Coosaw company in the matter of t ' digging phosphate rock, but the iact that the i -? ???" i? nnrwH mnnema every tax payer, I and it It easily anderatood tbat the deficiency I must be made good in some way. Unlets operations are resumed one or two I y tblngs will;be necessary, namely: the asaew- < . ment of property must be raised, or else tbe < tax levy must be increased. "All tblngs / which are lawful are not expedient." Every 1 (man In the State will realize tbe force of this ' L remark, and It is quite likely that some of our eltlxens will be impressed with tbe Idea that ' , the government is committing error by arbl- 1 trary action against the largest tax payer In 1 v the State. 1 The Press and Banner has no feeling whatever for or cgalnst the Coosaw Company. We are in position to hope that the Courts may " hew to tbe line, let tbe chips fell where khthey may." I But we do not want the revenue stopped while tbe process of scoring and hewing is I r going od. i A strong sentiment will no doubt be deve). i I oped before the beginning of the next cam- < I paign, and the people will probably demand < I to know of candidates for political preferment | whether they are for or against tbis ao- I | tlon of the Government Which is killing the < f ' goose that lays the golden egg. ' While Governor Tillman will have the sap- I port of a large following, no matter what be I doe#, and while it Is equally true that be will I L have pronounced and active opposition, no I I. matter bow faithfully he may discbarge tbe ? . public trust, yet ihere Is a much larger con* < servatlve element, who will support the right i as they see it, no matter who Is in office. It is useless for Mr. Tillman to undertake to please or placate that element which 16 unalterably opposed to him. It ia likewise unnecessary for him to do any- ' thing merely for tbe purpose of strengthen- ' lng himself with those who will endorse bis 1 &>' course under any circumstances. < His friends and blB opponents are factions ' '' As tbe Governor of the State be should Beek 1 to be tbe Governor of the whole people, and 1 ' b'lfcourss should be to serve tbe best Interest* 1 I of all. : The 8tnte can have no spite against tbe coouw Company. It can only demand its rights against the Company, bad in demanding iboae equities, the Government should not punish tax payers by taking unnecessary acHon whereby the people w ill suffer tbe loss o! |pj>:. <120,000 annually. Another matter which concerns us Is this: , While tbe Coosaw Company is stopped, the demand for phosphate rock is not decreased This may have a tendency to develop the Florida phosphate rook in such quantities as to permanently injure the value ot our own phosphate beds. W: , 11; Divorce*. I I The Columbia State is discussiug the di- | vorce law, and asks Ub contemporaries to . i'1\ give their views on the subject. It may be that we are intolerant, blinded, or prejudiced, ( L but, without attempting to give reasons ( s therefor, we are unalterably opposed to dl- . orce. We think legal MorraoDlsm, or po y lygazny, more in accordance with Justice and equity. If marriages are to be terminated at the pleasure of either party, then the wording V" . or form of the marriage vow should be changed to something like this: "As long as the relation may be agreeable to both partiesor "for, and during the term of one year," with the understanding ? that, as in the case of a lea*e of land, the contract shall be considered and renewed I and binding for the each succeeding year, antll notice of a desire and change is given by either party." By making a simple and easy form or marrage, the trouble and expense of divorce ~ uriiH be saved. The expense of a divorce is quite an it?m. In South Carolina husband and wile may se pa rate, if they make It too hot for each other. Better let a few mis-matched couple* y suffer the penalties of their folly than to Interfere wi:h tlie sacredness of the marriage relation. One difference between polygamy and divorce is; In polygamous countries the husband may marry as many wl ves as he chooses' and line them, but in divorce granting countries, the husband muBt put away a wife before marrying another. ' We want no blot on our statute book against the sanctity of marriage. All marriage licenses are against women. It was once said in our hearing that in no part of the earth was woman so well protected as in Scotland and in Sonth Carolina. Why the Difference ? The Columbia State seldom fails to come by the 10:40 train. Then why not orlng as the Register and the Evening Record by the same train ? Is it private enterprise that gives os the State, or is it Railroad partiality I that deprives us of the other dallies ? If the,j State goes to extra trouble ana expense to | r send the morning paper here by first train ! the enterprise of our contemporary is to be eommended. If it is the partiality of the Railroad folk that deprives us of the other, paper*, we would ask Capt. Dodson to forbid his employees to lend themselves to any such a scheme. The Railroad should neither! build up one p<iper nor tear down another,! but should be equally accommodating to all. If the discrimination ik due to Kail road favoritism, we venture to suggest that Caplain Dodson will see about it. Chmterflrlil Reporter. Tlie Chernw Reporter publishes a two-page,; history of Cheaterfleld county, giving Interring facts br to "Its natural resources and advantages that weed development." The & paper is remarkable, coming as it does, from a country office. It Isn't often that we And so thorough ana exhaustive aa article in a local newspaper. We congratulate our' W' ./contemporary on bis enterprise, 11;. The Cumberland Gap. We have been permitted to make the fo] owing extract from a letter received b, udge Cethran from the President of th -umberland Gap lioad, written in New Yorl ?n Tuesday last the 24th instant: "We have done nothing whatever abou bunging location of our line from Abbevlll o Greenwood." The time for issuing the bonds having s tearly expired that it would be impossibl or ths railroad company to comply with th erms of contract to finish the road by Jan lary 1,1892, new arrangements for pledgin ,he money will now have to be made. Speaking l?.r the Tress and Banner, w ivould prefer that a new vote be taken, unde . now ion- mov nnthorlzft the exteri sion of time for Issuing our bonds. We d lot think the bonds could now be legally ii >ued and to Issue thorn illegally would b ust to neither the railroad nor the people < the town. Whntever opinion Individuals may hoi is to the propriety or expediency of votin jonds to the railroad, yet a majority vote, ut ier the forms of law, has a binding eflec ;vhlcb|shouid be, and no doubt will be, recog ilzed by all. If the railroad officers will make some def ilte offer, and pledge themselves, in prope guarantee, to carry out their proposition, w aave no doubt that the town will do it whole duty In the matter, and do it cheei 'ully, but we are beginning to be tired of d< ng everything ourselves. We are fatigue with vaguo or glittering promises. The Industrial School. Nearly every newspaper In the State i talking up tbe Importance of securing th IVofban's Industrial School. Abbeville has wasted much of her breat in railroads whose benefit, if secured at gres cost, would be problematical, but as far s tve can see no special effort is being made t secure tbe location of tbe Woman's Indui trial College In our town. The presence of fine State Institution will be of lasting ben< lit to the town wbich gets it, Tbe addition of other railroads to our facll itles may possibly be of benefit, but of tb id vantages of a fine school there can be n loubt. The advantages of a factory is not denie >y any, but nobody seems to care more for 1 ,han they do for a College. If an equal amount of money or bondi which we proposed to give for additions railroads, were pledged for a factory or a co ege, we feel sure that one or the other coul je secured. Newspaper Ethics. We copy from the News and Courier an ai Hole on "Country Newspapers." Like the News and Courier, "we fear thu .here is a lack of fellowship among the Jou nallsln of the State," and we believe tht there has been among us too much eagernei Iadott hlmonnofoh nr i 11.ll U mnrPfl t.hlllCf8 ( A.? OQJ lit U4HI.UV1VU v. ;ach other. We would note the circumstance which w bad in mind when we wrote the paragrap which our contemporary quote?. Not loo igo we copied a contributed article, from th ftegister, and through carelessness on ou part, and nothing else, we failed to give tb proper credit. That paper immediately mad itself disagreeable and we were in no fram if mind to try to give the recently retlrin editor the notice to which his merits and h Ability so much entitled him. Hangings. The Laurensville Herald notes that Brown was the third execution at that place withi :he last four years, all colored. Laurens, lib Jther counties, seems to have little trouble 1 enforcing the law against negroes. Willi men in this State are seldom convicted < murder, and even when a chance jury doi its duty, the Governor, or somebody els lndsgood reason for commutation or pardoi Strange, isn't it, that a negro is so often at a Inquest, and nearly always at a banging? Laurens Juries, we presume, And verdicts i ibout the same way that other Juries do, an we attach no blame to anybody. We merel iotea fact. Abbeville juries have not coi dieted a white man of murder since Demi ;ratlc reconstruction, though u negro no ind then has been offered premature pasaag jp the golden stairs. Quite a number negnx were hanged in different part# of the Hout ast Friday. A I>rj Ciooilw H*uwe'of Merit. Heath's new advertisement in this week issue will be read with profit by all who hi looking for bargains in white goods, gini tiams, table linens, gloves and hosiery. long as they last," housekeepers can get o ihoy need for a very small sum of ruone, His windows are a great attraction on a< sount of the beautiful display of handsorr Jress goods arranged with artistic tast. Stc In and look at the "Brooklyn Bridge" in mil Intnre made of towels. Ac.. H1b ribbon sa will be on May 4th, and all are invited to a tend^ as his display of ribbons on that da will be without precedent. In the way of giving the most goods for tl least money this house takes the lead, ar we can only say, give them a trial and yc won't regret it. In it Toadyism ? Why the Southern cities should go crazy i eivlng Harrison and \Vauna.naker receptlor - 1 ?on ??l IB UCJUL1U UUI CUlll|il04ICI10?wil, UliU V??I VIII be accounted for In a spirit or toadylsn Harrison and Wannamaker are not frlendl to the South. Mr. Harrison pushes the For< BUI, and Mr. Wannamaker ha* exercised b spleen against the people of the South mo: than any other officer at Washington, has removed more Confederate widows, 1 place objeotionable characters in office tha was ever done before In the history of tt Government. We do not think Harrison and Wannam ker should be lynched, but we think tb< ought to be allowed to go through tbe soul without Insult, molestation or Injury. ? Not Able to Do tbe Subject Justice. Our credulity waB stretched to concert pltc when it was announced that lots outside the town of Greenwood were sold la Wednesday at from 65 cents to 81.25a froi foot, but when smaller lota in an old field. I an uninhabited part of tbe county called Cu bouns Falls, Is bid oft at $s a front foot, we a: speechless. It may be that actual, solid do lars were thus invested last Friday. Ifs then the day for reckless buying is upon u There are lew lots in the town of Abbevill with no greater depth than 130 feet, whlc would bring 88 a front foot, three hundrt yards from the publle square. We have not made the calculation ourse but we learn that others estimated the sali to $2.H0? un acre. XnuKhty Advertisers. Various advertisers are denounced by tl Barnwell Sentinel bccause of the non-pa rnentof their advertising bills. We are glad to say that the Press and Bn ner has little or no grievance of this so against any advertising agent. U'e seldoi notice their propositions. They seldom c tor nsu price which we can accept, even palrl In advance. The I'cnplc Believe iu llie Prew? i*n Ritnuer. Pickens Sentinel. The Abbeville Press and Banner publishe last week a full list of Its subscribers, wit |K>8toflice address, and date to which eac one had paid. The list numbers 1.230 pay in subscribers, and it is well paid up. It is showing of which Editor Wilson is just! proud, and shows that his paper is on a soli basis. The citizens of Abbeville believe I lh? frew ?hd Banner. / I SALE AT CALHOUN FALLS. e * Considerable Number of People Ast semble at the City, That is to Be. I e o e EXCURSION FROM GREENWOOD, ABBE- H * VILLE, ANDERSON, AND OTHER POINTS ? e -SMALL LOTS SELL AT REMARKABLE a e HIGH PRICES. h r * a A Uooil Dinner and a Plennant Day. P ' n o The excursion to Calhoun Falls last Friday . was a pleasant one for everybody. Quite a d number of citizens of Abbeville, Greenwood a e and Anderson were there. A few came from ^ >f Augusta, and Elberton, Ga., was not without a representation. . Mrs. J. T. Robertson, Miss May Robert- & d son, Mrs. W. A. Templeton, Miss Lilly Tern- Ji g pleton, Miss Fanny Wilson, Miss Llia Nor- ti . wood, Mrs. Jobn A. Norwood, Miss Sadie Calhoun, Miss Cuddle Calhoun, and Miss T Marie Gary, Miss Mary Wilson were among the ladles who went from Abbe- ii ville.and towhom this editor andothersare indebted for a first-class picnic dinner. w '* The sale took place under a big shed on a ft ir hill at considerable distance from the depot. e Preceeding the sale the assembled crowd lis- o tened to various speeches of more or less in g * lerestand originality. In rear of the auc- d > tioneer. was stretched a canvass on which o was delineated or marked out a map of the n town, that is to be. The terms of the sale o d were also primed thereon, in which it is said deferred" was spelt w ith one "r." The view from the depot is an open fleld, not different in appearance from a thousand F other fields In Abbeville County. It had I oeen laid off into streets and avenues on , which were "building" lots and "business" V lots, and beyond which and outside of which * e were a splendid park. U The lots ranged in size 25x130 feet and up- a . ward, and the prices ranged from 81U0 to 8215? n or in price, all the way up to about 88 per G it front foot. ? -8 The sizes and situations considered, lots b sold fully as high in that old fleld, as they ? ? have been sold In the town of Abbeville?and |j s- the first mentioned lots were laid on on lanas c B that were recently sold at S20an acre. II If the sales were bona tide, they show a remarkabie degree of faith In the future of the > ulace. C I. Because of the wonderful water power some two miles distant, It Is not for us to intimate n e the possibilities of the place, G 0 As Vienna, Lisbon, and the Point, were once the chief centre of trade Id all of Upper Carolina, history may repeat itself when s d these old towns live only in tradition, and it build near by at Calhoun Falls a city whose E limits aud greatness should exceed the city of Augusta. S( ' For $25,000 a canal may be built which will il furnish more power than the canal at Au- w 1 ijusia,'which cost, we believe, 82,000.000. If so, B as one ol the speakers said last Friday, the d power may be rented at half the Augusta j rates, and then make double the profits. ,x We believe the leading spirits In this grand enterprise have conceived the idea that Abbe- p vllle Is Jealous of the prospective city. At q least we have heard intimations to thateflect. We believe the Press and Banner is fully a r" warranted by the facts in saying that Abbeu I?... lAi.fUi. /* %-?/* t/Mirn .?*>H ftorl ulnlv . VIllDUilOJCUIUUOICO Ul 1IU IA/TTU) ouu vvituiuij u lt she has cone at all of Calhoun'8 Falls. It is r the earnest desire of every citizen of p r" this town to see that town and that water it power developed to the fullest extent. Abbe!g vllle has,laith in herself, and is conscious of y ' the rectitude of her course. With Implicit * >' confidence in her ability to uphold the town as a ^business centre and to maintain her \ ,e countrymen she has nothing to fear. p The development of the proposed new h town will help Abbeville County In every g way, itand will hurt Abbeville village In no a . particular. It will Increase the population And taxable d ? property of Abbeville County. a e It will make fertile her now unprofitable D i? lands. h The lonesome hills will be peopled, and the t wasting waters will be utilized. g The unsurpassed climate, the unexcelled c , purity of the water and the beautiful scenery d which surrounds it, will make It especially the home of the pleasure-seekers and the health-seeker, The present unshapely granite and the towering monarch* of the forest will combine to build monuments which will bless all sorts 'p and conditions of mankind. The natural resources of forest and Stream c will become profitable servants. ;e They will enable those, who have the power n to erect a city that will be fllledi with happy homes from which will proceed good and useful men and women in all the walks of life. ?(. We hope, therefore, that the projectors of " Uie proposed city will not do the town of t, Abbeville the Injustice which Is embraced In a J- any Intimation that we are opposed to the t n development of Calboun Falls. c Calhoun Falls Is our own beloved daughter, In whom we are well pleased. n d , i i _ e 1 THE COUNTRY NEWSPAPERS. L t > r * Some Kind Wonla Tor the Pre** and J '** Banner, nnd Nome Words or Wi?- c if dotn in Itefereuee to JonrnalUlic F h Etbln. J. (i News nnd Courier. 8 Editor Wilson of the Abbeville Prpss nnd Banner is all out of sorts. We cannot lmax. J Ine who It Is that has given htm offence or '.< why lie should nre a oroaasiue ai. hii uie . ... daily newspapers bee?use some particular 1 dally paper lias goue out of Its way to quarrel c I with its country exchanges. Our contempolk rarvsays: a i "While a bigdally may not care n contlnen- . tal red cent about the friendship of anybody y. or any country newspaper, yet we think the n c- friendship of the coutry press Is worth a at least as much as their 111 will, and their 8 kindly offices are not generally unpleasant, ?P even ifjnot profitable. But we presume It \ n* will be so until the end of the world that tbe 0 . local and editorial writers of the dally press F will show their discourtesy to their less pre- 1 t- tentlous country cousins. It is a big thing 9 tv for some inen to move under the shadow of ~ a city dally." The News and Courier pleads not guilty to 1 ie this sweeping Indictment. We do not under- ? ul rale ihe friendship of the country press. We L have never shown any discourtesy to our Jj IU "less pretentious coutry eous "Ins,'' although }i we limy be pardoned 11 we say that we have 11 received at their hands more than our fair . sliure of discourtesy. But we are far too busy to quarrel with anybody, and journalism, as ' we take it, consist* In something far higher and belter than In keeping up a continual ? " caterwauling with our contemporaries. The * is public does not care a button for Editor ly Brown's personal opinion of Editor Robinson, 8 or whether in Robinson's Judgement he runs a* a far better paper than Brown's or Jones' or ? ly Smith's ot any other man. We believe that ;e | the country newspapers of South Carolina J . I nro hetter oADers than are published In any other Southern State. Their editors, as a v re rule, are honest and capable men, who do far le more for the State than un equal number of n . men engaged In any other vocation. Not f 10 many of them are rich, few of them receive * n the support to which they are entitled, none . ie of thein think as well ol their journalistic 1 nelehbors as they ought to think. ^ Why should any one employed on a dally a- paper be alscoui teous to Editor Wilson, for >y example? He publishes one of the best 1 '. weekly newspapers in the South, be Is a . in faithful and enlcient worker, he is an honest I man and a gentleman, he Is mil afraid to say 1 what he thinks, and Is as much interested as 8 any one else in all that contributes to the , prosperity of the State and the good of society. His views may not commend themselves to z 1)1 every man's acceptance, but this is no reason , ' . why lie should be treated with discourtesy; J or and so with all the other editors of the coun- c st try newspapers in the State. We fear thut Jt there is a lack of fellowship among the Joum- , " allsts of the State, that they have no common 1 ID standard, that they do not observe the goid1 en rule, that they set the skill of the detec- 8 re tiveabove the temper of the Judge, that, while striving to serve the public, they do 1 injury to themselves anil to their calling, o Many of our contemporaries have, at sunB* dry times and in divers manners, said things about The News and Courier for which there e? was no justification, In our opinion, and ib which we presume our Abbeville mentor !tj would classify under the general terms "dls courtesy," but really life is too short and ' time Is too precious to be eternally at war If, with us. They may be riitbtaud we may be eB wrong, but at least we can be charitable enough to one another to think that each in his own sphere and with the lights before him believes that he is right. The disposition to D give a Roland for an Oliver is ever present with us, but there is something far higher I B and better even in daily Journalism, of which j. ie our friend ill Abbevil e effects a contempt!1' than to eo around continually with a chip on 111 -v one's shoulder forsome adventurous persons l' | to knock off. This kind of Journalism is suited tosome natures, butat the best It Is ? " I very hollow and very sorry kind of jounal- ' rt ism which the reading' public is certain to!K ro j repudiate in the end. j ^ Cof.umiita, H. j., April 17, 1891, i Mr. Hugh W'Unon : I d I Peak Sik-I enclose yon an article for thp s> farmers thai appeared In theColumblaWeekiy t| ,j I Register, of April 14th, which suggests, it I seems to me, some valuable plans to the sons fj of toil, In whom we all feel an Interest, and ' upon whose aucoess is founded Hie general i welfare of our country. I p fjj If It strikes you as being something worthy " a place in your miuuuic ^m<-uoC , ,, " If you have not already done eo, this week, ft *> It, may do some good, rm i know a great many ! a u farmers In your county who have capital t< y.' 1> lug idle, who may find something In 11 for a them. Q, Conferring this favor, you oblige. Yours truly, J as. r?. Rvnamakeh. 12 DOTS FBOM DONALDS. nrmcra' Talk?Cootiaw Ca*e? Frill I Crop?Warrlajce?Interesting School Programme?Charades, &c. Donald, S. C.. April 27, 1891. Donalds and vicinity are all tranquil. Th? irmers are making good use or their time reparlng and planting their crops. If w< ldge the cotton crop planted by the amount f fertlllior sold thlR season the crop will b( bout the usual acreage. The difficulty witti taly. and all the big war tulk do not dlsturt 8 in the least. TheCoosaw law suit, Is (lis uased occasionally and judgment for anc gainst the State rendered, but will go tot Igher tribunal before It Is finally settled. The fruit crop was not bo seriously dam ged as was at first supposed. There will b< lenty of peaches and apples, cherries, <&c. 1 othing happens to them. Corn continues to rule high In price. Th< einand exceeds the supply. The price o otton however, does not change much. Tb< rheat. and oat crops promising. Tin creage planted is small. Mr. Asa Baldwin of our community and liss Power of Laurens County wera married ist week. May happiness and prosperity at snd them. M. M. Mattlson has gone to Chattanooga enn. on a business trip. Charlie Tribble of Abbeville spent Snndaj a Donalds. A. E. Haddon is bome again, arter a tnre< reeks trip through Union county selling ruit trees. On JuHt Friday night we liad the pleasuri f attending an Interesting entertalnuienl iven by Miss Nannie Mnttlson's school. Tb< llTerent parts were well carried out. Eact buruoter being uustalned In a credltnbli nuinar. The foi.owlng was the programmi f the evening: Opening Anthem?The Lord is good. 2nd. Salutory?Brazeale Gambrell. Jrd. Welcome Millie May Pratt?Maggi* Loblnson, Etui lilackwel), Alice Beasly, Leu lavis, Maud Davis and Claudle Johnson. 4th. Work Conquers?Carrie Moore, Laun Williams, Mamie Allen, Georgia White, Liz le Vermillion, Claude Johnson, Brozeu lambrell, J limes Robinson, Mollle Vermlllloi nd Gena Vermillion. 5th. When we are men?Farmer, SammU lambrell. Carpenter, Ernest Mattison llacksroith, Turner Gains. Mason, Beutoi Hack well. Shoemaker, John Robinson JOUi/Or, wiiue rntii. ivmuHier, wit lams. Teacher, James Robinson. Schoo ommlttee, Andrew Allen. President, Phil p Pratt. Oth. Seen on a Railroad, a P!ay?Wl!ll< loore, JRobert Vermillion, James Robinson alvln Vermillion. 7th. Charades. Aunts Legacy?Laura Wll ams, Carrie Vermillion, Claude Jobnson [eorgla White, Mollle Vermillion. 8th. Aramlnta Jenkins, Corrle Moore. 9th. Song?1*11 away to the Oak Grovt chool. loth. What little Boys know?Recited by Irnest Mattlson. lib. When we are women?Recited bj jven little girls. 12tb. Children's Wishes?Benton Black' 'ell, Willie Pratt, EmeHt Mattlson, EtUi ilackwell, Lela Davis, Millie May Pratt. 13th. The Evening Visit?Willie Moore ames Moore, Brazeal Oombrell, Robert Ver lllllon. 11th. The Flowers?Lela Davis, Maggie oblnson, Maud Davis, Alice Beaslv, Ola Bel! tambrell. Etta Blackwell. 16th. Then and Now?Benton Blackwell nri Markev Gambrell. ltfth. Drama?Mechanics Daughter, Mollie nd Lizzie Vermillion. Georgia White, Cor le Moore, May Blackwell, Millie May Pratt lobert Vermillion. 17th. Song.?School house on the hill. 18tb. Taking the Train to Mauro?Jamei loore, Mollie Vermillion, Benton Black fell. Dancing Dutchman?Robert and Calvlr rennllllon, James and Willie Moore, Jamei Inblnson, Brazeale Gambrell. Valedictory?Mollie Vermillion. Closing Bong?God be with you till we raeel gain. The house was insufficient to aceommo ate the large crowd In attendance. A large: nd more commodious building Is very muct eeded. Efforts will be made to erect a gooc ouse suitable to accommodate the wants o be community. Rev. J. A. Brown pastor of the Baptis burch proRched at 11 o'clock, a. ra. last sun ay, and Rev. T. A. Reld at ulgbt.| X. GEENWOOD'S GATHERING. trawberrie* and Cream - Chnrcl Festival?Y. M. C. A. Building? >'l?ltor??Klnjc'i* Daughter* Enter islBment?liiiKinc Nehool. Greenwood, S. C.. April 27, 1891. We have bad no entertainment of any kini >ere for a long while; Gretnwood has beei sleep socially. It will awake, however, wltl he coming In of the strawberry and ici ream weapons. The ladles of the Methodist church ar naklng arrangements to have a dellghtfu ntertalnment on Monday evening, May 4th in interesting programme Is being prepare* or the occasion, out of Greenwood's grao ,nd talent. Mrs. Jas. G. Glbbes has charge o he iiiubIc and Is doing all In her power ti n;ike It a success. There will be recitation ,nd other ways of entertaining the audience Lfier this part of the programme has beer arrled out, another, and (to the gentlemet lerhaps) as more attractive feature will bi ntroduced. Any quanlty of nice viands u omfort the "Inner man" will be preside* iver and sold by fair maidens. Ice cream trawberry. lemonude, etc., will be daintll; nd prettily served. Everybody is cordlall; uvlted to attend this entertainment whlcl s gotten up for the benefit of the new Meth dlstchurch. It will he In Wilson's Hall nuy 11/11. S\UIIII LUIUl'C LX I'CIIUI, VUI1IC UIIC oine all. Mr. I). A. P. Jordan is home again, srulllni nd affable as usual. Mr. ('. 0. Waller spent Inst week In Charles no, he returned on Suturdny, bringing som ine strawberries. Mr. F. H. Wells, of Laurons, was In towi laturday. The many friends of Mr. Bennet Reynold cere grieved to hear of his death last Tue* lay. He has been seriously III lor five week iast, bnt hopes of his recovery were enter ained to the last moment. He was a veterai if the war of 01 and 65, company P, Second 8 !. Regiment. He was a good citizen and Inter sled In all the various enterprises calculate* n build up Greenwood. The Presbyterlai hurchlosesa good and consistent membe n him. He leaves a large family ana man: rlends to mourn his loss. The whole com nunity sympathize with the bereaved fain iy. The friends of the cause are contemplatlni mlldlng a tine hall for I he use qf the Y. M. C L. Such a hall ts much needed here. J. K. Durst k Co.. have let out contracts fo everal new houses Just west from the A. <! Z. depot. There Is talk about Greenwood having i treetsprinkler very soon. An immense crowd of visitors were in lowi in last Wednesday to attend the large lan< ale. Among them were many wealthy an< iromlnent men. The land company had ad ertlsed two days for the sale, but all the lot fere sold at a good figure on one day. Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Johnson, of IiAurens re visiting the family of J.T. Simmons. Mr. Green, attorney of the G., C. & N. fron 'Woolnn nrnu horfi An hiifilnPOO Utut tVPAlf Mrs. Roger#, of Laurens, spent Wednesdaj n town. Messrs. Claud Garrett, Sum Wilkes and ? llmson.ot Laurens, were up to the sale. Mrs. Lambert Jordan, of Sc-neca, returnet o her home yesterday. A band of King's Dausters has been organ zed and will give an entertainment at Mrs )unbar's thin evening. The proceeds will bi ;iven to the Thornwell Orphanage. Already has the graded school done goo< or Qreenwood. It Is beginning to draw elt 1 ens on account of the free tuition. Mrs. McNeil, of Newberry, has Just fin Isbet hree neat little cottages nea^he G., C. Jt N lepot. The orphanage committee for selection o Ite have come and gone. They located 01 he Maxwell place, near the cotton tactory. Mr. C. C Hart is here for the purpose ol or anlzini; a singing school. Efforts are being made to get a train to tak< ho nl/iitinuru In Plltllnn An \1flV 1?t. P IV p.LU.vv.a ?? V. - ??rf ? FROM THE VALLEY TOWN. flaitorH? Flowers Fishing Parties 4-c?The Best Paper. Mr. CAKMRL, S. C., April 27,1??1. We have been blest with good rains in and round Mt. Carmel, and the farmers are li etter spirits. Mr. John Cade, of Georgia, paid our town i hort visit Inst week. AII ol the money men of town wen t up to th< md sale at Calhoun Falls last Friday, but Id not Invest much of their cash in the new own. It Is reported that A. M. Mosely will leave ur town tlie tirst of May and locale In Beau ort, S. C. The Sliver Cornet Hand regret t< Ivn him up. May will soon be here with its beautiful lowers, and sweet songs ot birds. Pri-ttj iris and picnics and ttishing parlies and verybody will be happy and gay. This community Las been worried a great cal of late wi(.h women peddlers. They hould be made to pay license, especially It: Ite town. Opr people are struck on grazers and wire mcing, what will be next* Mr. W, L. Itiley Is visiting in our town, The Press and Banner Is the best country aper In the Suite. Mount Carmel thinks ihe will be the suii./.Poiiinnn'c V?ll nitv In the neai lture; very likely she will, but there will bo large space of woods between the two >nws. T. M. K. Ginghams In plaids and 9trlpes from 7e to VjC. NV. E. Hell. ^ J. S. COTHRAN. L. W. PERRIN. -J. P. COTHRAN.- " i COTHRAN, PERRIN & COTHRAN Attorneys at Law. i Abbeville, S. C. [ April 29, 1891, U. i Strayed or Stolen \ I TIDdU Ih. ?n,l?,|0nail ohnnf tho 1.1th nf I i March, two young hound dogs, one a A solid red dog and the other, red with white - breast and while ring around his neck and s white streak In forehead, will pay Ave dolf lars for their delivery to me at Abbeville C. H. L. H. RUSSELL. ) ; Alliance Notice, . >rHE County Legislature Council will meet i at Abbeville on the 8th day of May for x [ the transaction of Important business. The I Council consist of the lecturers of the sub- , alliances In the qounty. T J. S. GRAVES, * J. A. ANDERSON, Co. Lecturer. r Secretary. C I STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, J ? nnnvty or Abbeville \ I COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. 3 James T. Heater, Plaintiff, ( against ( J W. N. Mercler, as survivor of the late firm of ^ 1 W. X. Mercler & Co., said Arm having 1 been composed of the said W. N. Mercler 3 and one A. D. Smith, now deceased, Defendant, > ! Summons. For Relief. } (Complaint not Served.) ' J ( " To the (Defendant, W. N. Mercler, as sur*. i ' vlvor of the late Arm of W. N. Mercler & Co., said firm having |been composed of J ! the said W. N. Mercler and one A. D. . Smith, now deceased. , J You ARE HEREBY SUMMONED ANDs lequlred to answer the complaint In tfal 1 uctlon, which was filed In the office of the *< t ^;iera 01 uomraon rjcau, iot ine saiauoaD* ty on tbe 14th April, 1801, and to serve a 1 , copy or your answer to the said complaint [ on the subscribers at their office at Abbe- } ville Court House, youth Carolina, within twenty days after the scrvice hereof, exi elusive of the day or such service ; and if you fail to answer the complaint with' in the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to tbe Court for the re* # lief demanded In the complaint. J Dated 14th day of April, 1891. . ] PAIIKER & McGOWAN, J ' Plaintiff's Attorney. j April 22, 1891 61. I L j r I 1 South Carolina Bailway Co. f Commencing Sunday, March 29. 1891. Passenger Trains will run as follows, "Knstens time." [ TO AND FKOM CHARLESTON, Daily. Depart Columbia 6 50 a in 5 25pm 1 Due Augusta 11 50 a ra 11 15 p m J Depart August* 440pm Due Columbia 10 05 p m Connections nt Columbia Union Depot to and from all pointson Columbia aud Greenville Kullroad dally except Sunday ; to nnd from all points on Spartanburg, Union and Columbia Kailrosd, and beyond daily by I trains leavitig Columbia lit 5:85 p.m. and arriving at 10;48a. m. Connections made witU C., C. N A. K. C K. by all trains to and from ull points .East. 4 Through trains between Colombia and Blocksburg viu. Camden, Lancester, Kock Hill and Yorkvllle as per above Schedules. At Pregnnll's to and from all pointson Eutawvllle 3 Railroad. At Charleston with steamers for New i Tort, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; with 3 Charleston anil Savannah Kailrosd to and from So3 vnnnah&nil Florida nnlliU ilnilv. At Augusta with Georgia and Central Rallroud to e and from ull points West and South. 1 At Blackvillc to and from polntB on Barnwell Ralli rood. Through tickets can be purchased to all points *1 1 South and West by applying to e G. P. MILLER, U. T. Apt, Colombia, S. C. f C. M. WAKD, General Manncer. _ J S. B.PICKENS. Gen. P. a Tl A. } 8 Columbia, Newberry A. Laurens. ? SOUTH CAROLINA RAILWAY CO. LESSEE, i D. 11. Chamberlain, Receiver, e Columbia, S. C., December 7,1890. > Pass. Mixed. tPass. 1 kast bound. A M. P. M. A. M. i Lv Newberry 8 (X) 2 00 8 00 y Ar Columbia !) 55 6 la 10 00 t p Daily except Sunday. tSunday only. " i * Pa's. ,Mixed. +Pass. T west bounl) P.M. A.M. P. M. I I, Lv Columbia 5 85 1100 .180 i, Ar Newberry 7 35 1 42 5 15 Daily except Sunday. tSunday only. g C. M. WAHD, General Manager. g H. O. DUNKLE, Master of Transportation. t : 1 ? ALL SORTS OF ; BUILDING MATERIAL.1 i I ORDERS FOR ALL KINDS ^ !IBs lira1 ? LUMBEK, SHINGLES, LATHS, r And olher BUILDING MATEHIAL solicited, t :i HAVE WAGONS i And can deliver any goods ordered from me, J | and will contract to ? BUILD HOUSES. c :S. G. Thomson. p Abbeville, April 15, 1801, 12m. > CLEAN YOUR PREMISES. I g j The Good Health of the T wn Must be Preserved. li ] rpHE Town Council of Abbeville will npX point u committee to examine the suni- 4 f Ury condition of the lots In town at an early I ' diiy. Lot owners are therefore requested to \ make their premises ready for a careful in speotlon by the committee, who will be In- I structed to perform their duty thoroughly e and impartially. A. W. SMITH, Intendant, J, F. MILLER, Sec'y. j April 15,1891, 3t. ? " " The State of South Carolina, l COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. I I PKOBATE fOURT. 8 Petition for Settlement and Discharge. . In the matter of ihe Estate of It. H. Wardlnw, ^ deceased. WC. WARDLAW, AS EXECUTOR FO R | ^" said Estute, having applied for settle-jQ ' ni?ntand discharge: L I JT IS ORDERED, that Saturday, the ninth fc , day of May next he fixed for granting the rei Hot prayed for. S' 1 J. FULLER LYON, Judge Probate Court. V ; ^pril 0,1891. R H. HENDEESON, | * Attorney at Law. Cfreenwood, S. C. OFFICE over Lee <fc Bailey's store. Prompt attention given to collections. j April 15, IHfll. 12m* I Go toSmith A Son for the host bargain ever offtTert In Linen Shirts. / - ' WHITE BROS'!' ni?sum stock ftcnar^l TiTowVa w^ieo I \JJL MWAiWiUrfii AYfcVA VMAWaLAVAAWV i Is Larger, More Complete, and More Attractive than any they have ever offered bebre to the people of Abbeville County. All ire Cordially Invited to come and see for Tiowoalvflia Grreat Bargains are to be had In all Lines, a great many articles of Mer-. jhandise being cheaper now than they were jver known to be before. Special attention is jailed to LADIES' DRESS GOODS! | Their Assortment in* this Line embraces nany Choice and Select Novelties, Black . 3-renadines, Colored Silks, Surahs, Cash* neres, India Pungees, Pine-Apple Cloths, Mousselines, Challies, Satines, Batistes, Bniiantines, Etc. inr BLACK DRESS GOODS 5Tou will find Cashmeres, All-Wool and Silk Waro Henriettas, Toxnises, French Serges, 3urahs, Buntings, Nuns Veilings, etc. WHITE GOODS | Has always been a Specialty with us, and a, Line in which we have always carried a Heavy Stock. "We do not hesitate to say that this Season we have a Larger Variety, and it Lower Prices than we have ever shown before. Here you will find at all prices, White Lawns, India Linens, Bulgaria Lawns, Dotted Swisses, Trioked Lawns, Persian Lawns, lem-Stitched Lawns, White and Colored Plaid Lawns, Spring-Tide Checks, Checked Nainsooks, and many other Materials suitable for making White Dresses. Ir. Addition to these we have the Largest md Handsomest Annmn neC< O tUUA Ui JL XV/ UUUiAxg kJ Ever Seen in this Market. 6ur stock of Embroideries also is immense, and no such variety of Forchon Laces have ever been offered in this Town. We would not omit to bring to the attention of our Customers and friends, our Stock of Bleached Muslins, | - ' 1TT11-A.3 C11 J.: Van And Uieacnea &hq uiidigsiCiisu ououtiii^bi ittuio i/cuuao&oi [ins and Doylies. Examine our Stock of Towels, and you will' be surprised at the large Line of these Goods we always carry. In addition to the above, we have an unusually fine Stock of 1ANDKERCHIEFS, HOSIERY AND GLOVE?, ' i ;,;3 We would call special attention to our stock of Black Hosiery^e have the most desirable Line of these Goo<jls we have ever offered. IN GOODS FOR MEN AND BOYS' WEAR Ve have almost everything. Cottonades, Denims, Jeans, Cashmarets, Fweeds and Cassimeres. In the last few years our Trade in Ready - Made Clothing I las grown to such large proportions that now it is one of the most ? 1 ? ??? *liniinimrJi]ir flftl* ft mportant features 01 our ousmeuis. ?*o arc buviuugmj v UUi^^VU AV* W arge trade in this line this Spring. Our stock is large and attractive,, or Mens' Youths' and Boys'. We sell all kinds of Clothing, from the heapest to the finest, but the Specialty with us is FINE CLOTHING! We sell the HIGH ART CLOTHING, Manufactured by Strome & Jrothers, of Baltimore, who have recently moved into the largest ' ' 11 1 ' TTJ O+n+Aci \A/n mill friiaron+.oo f.fl lotting estabiisnmeni m me uuncu ukuoq. ns TT XXi gUUlUUVVV *?r uit any one in clothing who will favor us with a call. Another Department which has grown enormously with us in the ast year or two is that of SUITS AND IllUVIil. We can show you a very large and desirable collection of White nd colored Shirts, varying in price from 35 cents to $3.00 each. )on't fail to see our STOCK OF STRAW HATS, 'or Men and Boys, We have all the choicest Styles, and more deirable Shapes. It is impossible in one Advertisement to even begin to enumerate he many seasonable and desirable articles which contribute to the ttractiveness of our stock. Those who are familiar with the character f the Stock of Goods we generally carry, can come with the expectaion of being pleased. For more than twenty-five years we have triven to please the people of Abbeville County. Believing there is irtue in experience, we do not think any one will charge us with arroonnu TirVinn WP rlfwlarfi we are better able now to serve our patrons. dilUO TY UUU fi w ?V ? _ rith satisfaction than ever before. All are Invited to Call on us. Quality of Goods the Best, and Prices as Low as the Lowest* WHITE BROTHERS. April 13, 1891, tf