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The Press and Banner f By HUGH WILSON. J At Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1891. ?? . T1 Historic Spot for Kale. Secession Hill, the lot which will go down in history and tradition to future generations is now offered for sale. It. Is the highest and most picturesque point in Abbeville, surmounted by native oak and trailing vine, by opening flower and cottage home. Ed Aside from the natural beauty, which has j been made lovely by artistic skill and the ex- in penditure of time and labor, the associations ha which are connected with this place, should th 1 make it an object to be sought after. cei If a stick or limb from the grave of the dis- ig < tlnguisbed citizen Is valuable, what shall we t[1( say of the value of the acres of magnificent tin oaks that crown the home and birth-place of iCa the greatest revolution that ever shook a con- j tinent, or rose so fair and hopeful, and which wa went down so gloriously as to command the th< admiration of the world. wo While the Confederate veterans are build- m? ing monuments and singing pa-ans to her nu honored dead, the State itself should have a as care for her historic spots. tin ?. jn, Dj inc Cattle. 6aJ Reports reach us that the cattle are dying i n e(i Edgefield and in some portions of Abbeville j county. We know nothing of the extent o ?h] the fatality among cattle, but we do know be that a certain editor in this county has a pas- lo, ture on Hard Labor, near White Hall, in cr, which thirteen have died recently. We also Da, bear that a neighbor has lost six head of cattie with the same disease. We have heard it crc called "bloody murrain." But this can't be egl the disease. If so, it may be said that all the cattle of this country will die. The disease is a)r infectious aud fatal. ret Doi Off for New Goods. doi Mr. Heath of the firm of O. P. Heath & Co., |Ln. will leave to-day for the Northern markets, ?' 1? *" ? ??? or* I mmunco " wuere lie prupusus wj 'aj iu .i. stock of the Dewest and best goods. Since "H the firm of 0. P. Heath & Co., have been lo- r* cated in Abbeville they have established a X? food business, and their good bargains, po- 11?, ite attention, and fair dealing are bringing new customers from every direction. The RT' people come here from all parts of the coun- J , ty to buy from them, and every sale is the f best guarantee of increased custom. ^ * ? t he New Store in Abbeville. jor It looks like Abbeville is on rising ground. ex| Besides the new industries, and the new grc stores recently opened, Mr. Mlnter, of Lau l a eens, was here last week and rented a store, tac In which he will open a large stock of furnl- brc tnre, including everything usually kept in for that line. He represents a rich firm, and will on open a splendid stock of goods, and he will but put Into the business great energy and busi- me ness tact. He will open his store November lea the 1st. say From Abbeville to Elberton. sue Mr. L. K. Bowie and family took their departure for Elberton yesterday, where they propose to make their future home. Mrs. Bowie will open a millinery store in the growing city, and it is believed that skill and j, experience in the millinery business will brine success to her. Mr. Bowie, we presume, will go into some of the many business pursuits at Elberton. Many friends extend good ri, w lshes for their prosperity. Fnrmnn Unlvernlty. ter This well known|lnslltution announces the opening of anew session September 30. and [ t ? our people will find it of high rank, and a th5 good place to educate their sons. One of the bec Professors, H. T. Cook, is a native of Abbe- in,, ville County, and has many Jrlends among U) , our people. His success is their pride, and rec] they lore to honor him. ,mt it i Gone Home. pro Miss Mcllwatue and Miss Irwin, of Selraa, ?{" Alabama, who have been visiting the families lu~ of Mr. H. P. Mcliwaine and Mr. Frank Hen- ^ ry, left last Monday for their homes in Ala- Jr ' bama. Their beauty, style, and charming manner made them a centre of attraction aud r j devotion. They were quite popular, and won * the sincere regard ot a host of friends. > 1116! Another Cotton Need Buyer. gus Let our farmers make note of the fact that of Mr. H. J. Roper Is now buying cotton seed for trai the Charlotte Oil Mill. He is at the C. &G. ma depot, and will pay the highest price for all ton thRt iuav be ottered. We are glad to welcome but Mr. Roper to our town, and hope that he may V Btay forever. all sit! Jiiwt So. Jus If the dates to our communications should f.? suggest "a back number," let the reader not ] forget that we filled our entire paper last week with nonpareil type; and that much of * the matter In this Issue was of necessity left ,h" over from last week. loB, *~7 Thi Yellow Ochre. hen Mr. J. A. Ellis exhibited to us yesterday a anc splendid specimen of yello-v ochre, taken um from the Martin's mill l?nd> at Dover. The anc supply apparently is Inexhaustible. thl fro Moved to Town. var he i Mr. R. C. Wilson has moved Into the house noi recently occupied by Mr. L. K. Bow ie. wh ? sen DR. F. L. Pakkek, distinguished oculist anc and Professor in the Medical College of tra Charleston, came to town a tew days ago on a tioi visit to his brother, the Hon. W. H. Parker, for The Doctor has been spending a month or lDt more in the mountains, and on his return to 1 his home, pays his annual visit to Abbeville, bac where he always finds a cordial welcome from orii our people. ?bc Ocr people have been delighted to enter- ^ tain forse7eral weeks past Miss Mary McCall, a most charming young lady from Darlington. Miss McCall was visiting her aunt, c Mrs. Dargan, and by her sweet and agreeable , disposition succeeded in winning host of friends in our little city. Miss McCall re- vl turned to Darlington Monday, and we sincere- * ly hope she wlli come again?soon. Abbevii,lk is dow on me teiegraph line mo from Anderson to Columbia. The line is double to Hodges, and hence all telegrams be- Ne tween Anderson and Columbia will pass Ab beville, aud we can send telegrams without cea waking up Hodges. tioi Rkv. W. L. Pressly, D. D.. will preach for the Associate Reformed Presbyterians in 1:" the Court House, Thursday, 8.80 p. m. Ser- 'J, vices each night through the week. All are invited. Mr. M. F. Sanders, of Ninety-Six, a most cai efficient salesman, is now with Messrs. P. Ro- tra oenberg Co., prepared to serve the public Xh With the best of everything in their line. in We see by the papers that some of the high sa\ titled military gentlemen have Joined tne A < Alliance, and can now work their way into wo any burn, where un Alliance Is in session. to The report of the town council shows a }? most gratifying condition of the flnauces. The streets and the good order of the town speak for themselves. MIhs Minnie Adams, of Abbeville, S. C., Coi who has been visiting Miss Agnrs Carter In all Klberton for some time returned home last IQ, week.?Klberton Gazette. 5 The ladles of the Methodist church will give an lee-cream festival In Mra. J. Chauncy * v Miller's yurd, next Friday evening, begin- lDJ ning at six o'clock. 1 Mr. J. L. Taguart, of Troy, can now be found at the store of Messrs. P. Rosenberg & Al Co., where he will be glad to see bis many ?B friends. jl(( Thk Democratic citizens of the town of Ab- " Levi lie are ri>quest d to meet lu the Court He room next Fr.'day evening at six o'clock to in< nominate a ticket for Intendant and War- an deu s. an Let everybody bear in mind that the excursion train passes Abbeville this morning *' at half-past eight o'clock. Get ready and go th on a delightful trip. M' Mr. J. Frank Keller, Miss Ida Keller and Mr. James Keller have arrived home So from Greenville, Chick Springs and Paris ' Mountain. ha Don't forget that Mr. J. F. Miller Is still lu re! the market for cotton seed. He is always w< ready with the cash, and Is a liberal buyer. th Mr. C. T. Baker, of Lowndenvllle. and Mr. ^3 R. \V.Coffin,of Augusta, were In town yesday, the guests of Mr. J. W. Perrin. cli The Long Cane Alliance will meet on " Thursday, Sept. 17th, at Hock Spring. Busl- i ness of Importance. y<; JI'due McGowan and Mr. aud Mrs. Benet it returned from the mountains last Saturday, id Improved in health. it. Mr. Walter D. Tusten Is at home, hav- ?P lng come oj a short stay from his place ol wl business in Louisiana. f?"< Mr. George W. Lomax has made up a school which will be taught in the Dendy cor- ?y ner- Ct Mr. J. B. Stone, a leading farmer of the tic lttdge section, was in town yesterday on bus- to in ess. Miss Maggie Latimer was in the village , last Saturday shopping and visiting friends. AJ Mr. M. O. McCrackkn has moved to the ne country?to his brother's, on Savanuah river co Mr. James H. Rice, Jr.. has been elected co principal of the Barnwell High school. nl Miss Lila Bowie's school will have a pic jjIc and exhibition next Saturday. There were eleven accessions to the Methodlst church last Sunday. H8 Mr. James M. Baker, of Lowndesvllle, an was lu town yesterday. wi Work on the side track to the oil mill has ?|j not been commenced. 10 Capt, John G. Edwards will leave to-day /or the Northern markets. H BE AUGUSTA WlffilUK. r INTERESTING LETTER FROM THE FOREST CITY. le Mistake Wblch ihe Almighty Miulc in J.nyluR Oat (be Coame or the Savannah RIver?Dcmamlt for Experienced Surveyor* to Straight* en the Stream?The City of Anjcnsta on a Booin. AUGl'sta, Ga., Aug. 26, 1891. llor Press and bauuer : 'he usual anuual scare has been Indulged by the timid, about this river of ours and, pplly, has about passed away. These ings will contluue to come on us, and to a tain extent upset matters, until something lone whlcti will guarantee immunity from 38e annually threatened freshets, and conlUlng so, will continually operate as a handp to our advancement and prosperity, 'or though we may not have another high ter as we had lu J888, in forty years, and ; chances are a hundred to one that we n't, still the apprehension that it can and ly come with every annual or semi-anal spurt of the old stream, works almost much injury to the city by keeping out nid investors, as the actual flood would to festments already in operation within our tes. South Carolina, at least the section ol ^ordering on Georgia, Is as much interestin this matter, as we are. Even more so. \>r though the slight rises of the river may reaten Augusta, and caus6 grave appreoslons, they are certain to overflow the v lands below the city and desolate the ips of that country as it has done for the si lour ur iive yours. xucac iunu? ?.Mv est In your State and tbe loss of the corn ip there is one of Incalculable disaster, and >eciaily is this the case this year, when all i cereals promise to be dear, owing to the nost total failure of crops in Europe. Tbe 1 nedy lies within our Joint reacb. Everyiy ag rees that "6ometliing has got to be ne," but nobody takes the Initiatory todo It. other words we seem not to appreciate the uatlon until the waters are upon us, aud th its subsidence, comes again lethargy 1 i indillerence. f the Representatives and Senators of orgia and Carolina would unite and bring ' >ir Joint pressure to bear on the rivers and 1 rbor committee, they could get an approation commensurate with tbe demands of ) occasion, and both protect Augusta and 1 ieve while it reclaimed the magnificent e lands below us, equal in fertility and in- 1 aaustable phosphoric properties to any In 1 i famed Mississippi valley. In my oplni the first step necessary would be to get jerlenced engineers to come and view the 1 iund. When I say experienced engineers, lean Hand not any gim-crack who can I k a blacking box top on the end of a >om handle and run a hair pin through it a needle, and start out to inflict himself a credulous public who loves to be hum- 1 ;ged anyway. Get United States Govern- 1 Lit iimnuc cugiuccio nwvciic ou|/jwovu ?v st to know their business, and let them 1 what shall be done. he river below Augusta Is one continual ceHslon of bends and turns, some of them outrageously tortuous that a persou can nd at one point ot the peninsular-like fortlon and toss a rock to the other, while to around from one to the other point, would e eight or ten miles of water travel. I is simply impossible for the volume of ter from above, to get away; it can not get und these twists and turns as fast as it nesdowna comparatively straight chan, and. perforce it backs back over the surnding country and the city behind It. }u might as well take a barrel and run wainto it from a two Inch pipe and open a ! inch pipe laucet at the bottom and extanequasion. It can't get out as fust as els in the barrel runs over. This is Just waywithourrlver.it simply runs over ause it is practically slopped up below. ; remedy is simply to put a bigger faucet [he bottom of the barrel or, to spenk diLly, straighten the river below here. The ural fall is sufficient to take it all off, if only has the chance, and once started perly the river Itself would be the biggest id ol a dredging machine, und do most of work Itself. a much for the river. It wont hurt Augus,b!s time, but I sincerely sympathise with good farmers down the river who are aldy losers of many thousands of dollars, was talking with one or the most astute , I thorough-going business man In town ' terday and he told me that the flour and al milling and the grocery business of Aula would amount to 805,000.000. Just think , It, 65,000,000 of dollars from one branch of J UC UlUliO UUU LII1B UUCO UUt OIDUIUVC VUC mmoth manufacturing Industries In coti and iron, nor the equally large lumber .lness which Augusta now boasts. ihy Augusta Is the most favored city In the land and It only remains for an expoion or two, such as we are on the eve of t now, to introduce these advantages to outside world, when they will be made to Bsom like the proverbial green bay tree, 1 our waste places all be tilled up. There one man In Augusta, who amid all the latlons, vicissitudes and set back6, which dear old city has experienced, ha# never L faith in her nor hope for her future, it man Is the Hon. Pat Walsh, the present id of the Augusta Exposition Company, 1 he shows the faith that's In him by his iwervlng devotion to her every interest I his never tiring watchfulness of everyng affecting her. He Is always In the foretit of anv movement having Augusta's adicement in view and be never sleeps unf.il accomplishes his object. He is getting up iv a magazine Exposition Trade issue ich promises to eclipse anything heretofore I out in the South. It will be bandsomely 1 durably gotten out, and will be an llluuted hand book of the city from its founda to the present date. It will be looked ward to as valuable In statistics as well as eresting in subject matter. he North Augusta bridge had a little set :k yesterday by the floating trash and de- ' s coming down the river from the swamps ive. It collected about the piers and ried off a portion of the false frame work d by the workmen. No very serious i uble entailed, and only a little delay and paratively slight expense occasioned. < lanager Piatt has secured the finest sysi of eneines ever seen in the Houth for hlB tive power, and the electrical department i 1 be ho complete as to attract men from all < Hons of the country. Ir. J. VV. Ryckmau, who has probably had i >re experience with expositions than any n of his age in America, writing from w York sayr: Augusta is fortunate. She must be con- ; iling a mascot somewhere. Her Exposi catches on with surprising avidity. You ir expressions favorable to iton every hand, d many regrets that the time for preparan is so snort. But think what will be < >wn despite this latter drawback. The mo- i e power will consist of the finest system of jlnes ever Been in the South. The electridepartraent will be so complete as to atct men from all sections of the country. ! e mechanical novelties wl 11 be surprising number and deeply interesting in laborring, fuel-savlog and perlectlon of service. :omplete model shoe factory, to do all rk by machinery, from cutting the leather finishing the shoe, Is under contemplation Boston to take the place of the cotton ms. A full line ol gas illuminating, cook5, motive-power and fuel appliances and paratus is promised. The miscellaneous niuitswuiDe almost countless, wnai a nbinatlon of object lessons, Instructive to classes of people. It will contain. What a rriad of new avocations it will suggest." rlr. Hyckman is In no manner connected th the Exposition Company beyond being veil wisher, and his testimony is therefore partial. u concluding the letter of which the foreing Is an extract, Mr. Ryckman, speaking an Important and enterprising citlzea of igusta, and oue who has done and is doing ioucU as any man for the advancement of 5 new home, says: 'I hope the public-spirited wife of your pub-spirited citizen, Col. D. B. Dyer, may be luced to put into the Exposition her large d valuable collection ot Indian trophies d relics. During a long residence among b savage tribes, he and Mrs. Dyer gathered uost interesting variety of mementoes of Bir experiences on the Western frontier, iny of the trophies were gifts from various lefts in recognition of the uniform kindness the popular agent and bis courageous wife, me of them recall thrilling adventures d terrible hardships. The whole collection s an Intensely interesting history, best lated by the charming owner herself. It )uld make a splendid feature. I venture e statement In this connection that if Mrs. rer could be Induced to act as ptesldent of a mmltteeof ladies to take women's work lu arge, there would be a memorable showing the most useful department you can delop." rhls is all as it should be and I trust that lur county may see tit to send a good exhlbover in November. It would be a splendid ea for you to make a permanent display of Get specimens of wood, ore, geological eclmens and agricultural products, ail of itch, except the last, could be stored away >m time to time and serve as perpetual adrtit-emeuts of your great resources. I saw ime magnificent specimens In the custody Luther Kansom at Col. Butler's office In lumbiti several years ago. Such a collec>n would be a great thing for your county exhibit. Gibbs Gardiner. Bill Nye put it exactly right when he said: man may use a wurt on the back of his ck for a collar button, ride in the back neb to save interest on his money until the nductor gets around, stop his watch at ght to save the wear and tear, leave his l's id t's without a dot and cross to save ink, it a man of this sort Is a gentleman and a liolar compared with the fellow that takes a iwspaper two or three years and when he is ked to pay for it puts it back In the office id has it marked "refused." When a man unts his paper stopped he ought to pay up id Inform the editor that his paper Is no nger wanted. Men's pants at fifty cents per pair at O. P. eatb <? Co. EAST END ON DECK, lie Tells Un of Everything and Everybody About the Old Tort. .Nijcety-Six, S. O., .Sept. 8,1801. The delegates to the Baptist Association arc already arriving; and tlic prospects are thai we Will liavo a large ooay. uur jii-opie art well supplied with edibles, and 1 know of nc community better prepared to entertain man acd beast than Ninety-Six. Miss Aurella Carter, one of our loveliest and best young ladles, was happily married on last Thursday evening at 5 o'clock to Mr. Wallace Townsend, one of Edgefield's most exemplary young men. The Kev. M.M. Brnoham performed the ceremony In the presence of a small but select party of friends. W'e wish the young couple all the joy and happiness that the world can alford. Mr. F. C. Green, of the city of Greenwood, spent several days with his friend, Mr. A. S. Osborne, last week. The venerable Col. John T. Sloan, of Columbia, who has been visiting his son, Dr. H. N. Sloan, has left for his home. The pretty Miss Jessie Felder, of St. Georges, has left, and many of her admiring lrlenda are weeping. The recent electric storms destroyed several trees and some cotton In the vicinity of our town. Our oil mill and ginnery is being overhauled and refitted for a large business this (all and winter. Mrs. Denny, of Newberry, has been visiting Mrs. M. F. Sanders. Mrs. Harris, who was the pretty Miss June Taylor, of Laurens county, has been visiting her sister, Mrs. M. A. Fellers. Master J. Q,. Phillips who has been visiting his uncle in the low country for some months past has returned. Mr. John Corley, who clerked for Mr. T. C. Lipscomb last year, may now be found with Messrs. J. D. Watson & Co. this year. The prize story by Mrs. Cromer published last week is very much appreciated. Mrs. Cromer deserves great credit, and is a writer of rare excellence. We hope she will not lay aside her pen. Dr. Thrasher nald Abbeville a visit last week, and was much pleased. His business was to register his diploma. Mr. J. A. Calhoun Is erecting a line two story house on liIs hue plantation in Cow Grove. Mrs. Frank McUowan, ol Laurens, has beeD over on a visit to her mother Mrs. Charlotte Calhoun. Hurrah for Mr. Kansome Chauey we think he can beat MaJ. Nance for the oltice of County Commissioner. The Rev. T. B. Craig, wife and two little ones gave us a short visit last week. Their many friends were glad to see them. Mr. James Cork, who lives above CokesSury, was down last week and purchased a fine Jersey bull from James Rogers, Jr. Mr. William Burkhalter, of Edgefield, has purchased a house and lot in our town and will move in very soon. The Annual Review of the City of Charleston, published by the News and Courier is i grand thing. Our merchants and business men generally, think the work par excellence, and many nice things are being said about Lhe enterprise of the News and Courier. Forty and fifty bushels of corn to the acre on the low lauds around Ninety-Six is quite common. Richard Floyd, the overseer of the road from Ninety-Six to the Edgefield line has Mb mud in flnp fix and other road overseer might profit by bis example. Col. Utsey says he is in the cotton market tor 1891-92. A few nights ago the dark figures of a man md woman were to be seen ascending the rentle slope of oue of our favorite thoroughfares, seemingly all was pleasant, but sudlenly a vo'jy of stones like canister irom a revolutionary martar pourd forth, the imprudent young man retreated, but when at isafe distance, he hoisted the white flag and promised to sin no more. Miss Kachie McCall, of Georgia, is visiting friends in Ninety-Six. Mr. Thos, H. Walker and wife, of Greenwood, are in the city for several days, visiting friends. The Rev. Mr. Henderson preached two fine jermons in the Presbyterian Church last Sunday. Our school will open uext Monday. East End. TREASURER BLAKE MUST BE PAID. >itrung Endorsement or tlie I*resN mid Banner?Fine Stock .Show. GUEF.NWOOD, S. C., Sept. 7,181U. Editor Press and Banner: Your fearless and Impartial discussion of all questions of public interests, whether It concerns high officials or humble citizens, places the Press and Banner upon a high plane of lournallsm and makes It a welcome visitor to avery fireside. The criticism in the last Issue of your paper In regard to the settlement of the Comptroller General wllh ourCouuty Treasurer,Is Just md deserved. Neither the letteror spirit of Ihe law intend that an official should devote tils time and services at personal expense wlthuut compensation. Treasurer Blake has faithfully discharged thedutleBof his office, under trying circumstances, and at personal sacrifice, and should be paid for his services. Greenwood extends a nearty welcome to the public to attend her land sale and stock show on the 15th Instant. Every effort is being made to contribute to the pleasure of those present. The finest stock of the county will be on exhibition, and as you, Mr. Editor, have always been an ardent advocate of diversified farming, and the raising of mules, we will expect a liberal contribution to the exhibits in ihe way of colts, cattle, <fcc. What say you ? More Anon. LOWNDES VILLE'S NOTE AND COMMENT. All Sorts of Paragraphs Front llonr* ing Kocky River. Lowndesville, S. C., Sept. 5, 1891. Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Allen, of Starr, were In town Saturday, guests of Mr. E. W. Harper. Mlb.j AgnessCooper after spending a week or two at Mr. Ed. Swearingen's and Mr. J. F. Harper's returned home Saturday. Mrs. J. B. Moseley went to Wellington, Saturday to visit the family of Mr. Albert Glbert. Mr. Wm. Scott, of Augusta, Ga., was in our town Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Moseley went to Abbeville, Monday on a few days visit. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haddon, of Antreville paid our town a visit Saturday. Master Will Tennant went to Abbeville, Monday to take a position In the store of Mr. R. M. Hill. Mr. Clyde Horlon, of Wiillamston, came over Monday to visit the family of his brother. Mr. E. R. Horton. Mr. J. H. Oldham, of Greenwood, was here Monday, the guest of Mr. T. Baker. Mr. T.J. Baskin, who has been with Messrs. Siherard <k LeRoy for several years, severed his connection with that firm on Tuesday. Mr. H. B. Humbert began thu exercises of his school In this place Tuesday. lie made a very creditable beginning, and the prospects of a good school are flattering. Mr. J. O. Chambers and his sister, Miss Marcey Chambers left for Tallcdeen, Ala, Wednesday, where me laiier intends 10 mate her home for sometime to come. Mr. It. A. McConnell left on Wednesday for Augusta, Ga., where lie expects to engage In business. Mr. J. J. Johnson and his sister Miss Nannie Johnson went to Anderson Thursday. There was a festival at Latimer Friday night to raise money to complete the school bouse which they have recently built at that place. Miss May McCalla, of the Fork, and Miss MaudLomax,of Latimer, were our guet -s Thursday. Mr. U. T.Reed, of Anderson county, was in town Thursday and Friday taking orders for grape vines, bis own raising. He lias a vineyard of two acres, but a few years old, from which be made this year fourteen barrels of wine, besides selling a quanity of the grapes. Mrs. S. S. Baker left yesterday for Texas, where she will make her future home. Mr. D. Barnes and Mrs. J. B. Moseley went to Abbeville Friday. Mr. E. R. Horton has bought a ginning outfit which he Intends to have ready for business very soon. Mr. D. L. Barnes has bought out Mr. II. A. Tennent's Interest in the sale and livery slables of Messrs. Moseley and Tenuent, and has moved into the house formerly occupied by him, Mrs. Joel Keys, of Walhalla, is on a visit to Mrs. E. W. Harner. Mrs. Berkley Bryan, of Columbia. Is visiting the family of her brother, Mr. J. C. Lomax. We very much regret to have to record the death of Mrs. H. H. Harper which occurred last Sunday, In Greenwood, at the house ol her son-in-law, Mr. J. U. Nlekles. ller re. mains were brought to this place by rail Monday, then carried to the Ridge jshurch where the funeral was preached by Kev. J, E. Beard, then they were carried to the fain lly burying ground near Harper's Ferry, where they were committed to the cold and I silent grave. A l(irge and sorrowing crowd attended the obsquios. Mrs. Harper was life long, consistent member of the Methodist church, was a true and good woman, In all ths relations of life, and is to-day in her hom< beyond the skies. Troupe. IIIRT1IM. At Abbeville, Tuesday, September 1, 1811, t< Mrs. Richard Soudley, a son. The steam mill Is doing a good business 01 the Alston lot. Mr. G. li. Lythuok Is at home visiting liii mother and sister. | Mr. J. F. O. DuPrk Joined the Alllnnc< last Saturday. Miss Li la Bowik was In town last Satur j day. [ Men's fine shoes at 0.1'. Heath A Co. V/'V- "* Master's Sale. The State of South Carolina, COl'NTY OK ABBEVILLE. COTKT OF COMMON l'l.KAS. ; Joseph W. Tolbert against Sallie Burtou nt al. ?Foreclosure. By VIRTUE of an order of sale made In the above stated case, I will offer for sale at public outcry at Abbeville Court House, South Carolina, on S A LED AY IN OCTOBER, 1S91, within the legal hours of sale, the following described property, situate In said State and county, to wit: All that tract or parcel of land, on waters of Henley creek, containing Thirteen Acres, more or less, bounded on the East by lands of AL J. Galphln, .South by E. AL Lipscomb, West by lands of \V. A. Liinbeeker.and North by lands of L. Aloragne, formerly lands of L. AL Aioore. TERMS OF SALE?Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. J. C. KLUUH, .Master. Sept. 9, IH?1. 4t fiflTTON SEEI) WANTED. VV W*1 NMWW ? i m mm mm iWILL be In the market from this date, and will pay the HIGHEST cash price for cotton seed, representing the Charlotte Oil and Fertilizer Company. Headquarters at the old depot. H. J. ROPER. Sept. 0. 1X01, If Notice to Creditors. ALL CREDITORS OF JOHN ABLE, deceased, are hereby notified to present their claims against hlH estate, duly proved, on or before oth OCTOBER next, either to me personally or to my attorneys, Parker & McUowan. SAM ABLE, Executor. Sept. 9, 1891, 3t LETHE FARM TO RENT. HHHE LETHE FARM will be rented, at pub1 lie outcry, on the promises at 12 o'clock M. on the first FRIDAY in OCTOBER next, for one or two years. TERMS made known on day of letting. Hj. uuwajn, un. if. t. Sept. 9,1801,3t BURIAL ROBES, J. W. Sign, Undertaker, HAH Justreceived a full line of lJurlnl Itobes for Indies and gentlemen, ranging in price from i?, up. They ure handsome,convenient nnd exceedingly low priced, being less than half the ordinary price of a dress or a suit of clothes. Kept. II, 1S91, Cm FERTILIZERS AND COTTON SEED, I HAVE ACCEPTED THE AGENCY OF the Standard Oil Co., for the purchase of Cotton Seed and for the sale of their celebrated Fertilizers. I am prepared and Intend to pay the highest prices and to sell at the lowest, prices. Will give good bargains in exchanging Fertilizers for seed. J. F, MILLER. Sept. 9,1891, tf mi ivran, GREENVILLE, S. C. C. Manly, D. D., President. 'PHK NEXT SESSION WILL OPEN ON 1 September :J0th. 1S91. The College Department Includes the usual College curriculnm TliPro lo nlwn n PrnnurntArw llnnni-f. raent thoroughly organized. Severn] professors have been added to the faculty. For further Information, apply to the President or, Wept. 9,1891 tr.* PROF. II. T. COOK. A most select stock of fall and winter goods is daily arriving for Messrs. P. Rosenberg &. Co. Our first arrivals of fall clothing are very stylish and nandsome. P, Rosenberg & Co. A tremendous line of stylish hats Just received by P. Rosenberg & Co. Call early and secure the choicest. Plain and striped flannels?Just the goods for blazers at Haddon's. Black dress fabriques in the latest wears al Haddon's. Fall ginghams <i Mc. up at Haddon's. Embroidery silks and cotton at Haddon's. 40 Inch all wool plaids Just in at Haddon's. 52 inch all wool plaids, the very dot for boys kilt suits at Haddon's. Fall dress goods and millinery coming by every freight at Haddon's. A car load of the purest "Texas rod oats" ever brought to this place to arrive this week. Smith & Sons. Seed rye ana barley to be found at Smith & Sons. OJ1IILII IV OUIJ3 iUt' WUfI I Un IW(. Ill \CIJ" choice barley nnd rye. Now is the tune lo sow your patch. It certainly pays to sow fall oats unci Just us surely pays well to row tl?e best. Sueli can bo had ut Smith A Sons. Go to Smith die Sons for oats, barley and rye liloomsdale poari onions are the finest flavored, mildest, table onion known. We have alotuf sets.and now is the time to plant for early (spring. Coll and got them when yon can. Smith A Sons. Something nice for early spring eating. A large white mild onion. Sets of these inn be uad at Smith A Sous. Going very fast. Those fine pearl onion sets at W. Joel Smith & Sous. You hud hitter call atoncc or you will be too late. it. A G. corsets. None better made. For sale by O. P. Heath A Co. New winter styles of ginghams at O. ;P. Heath & ('o. Figured lawns two cents per yard at o P. Heath & Co. Ask to see our W>c. corset. O. P. Heath A Co. if you need cither men or women's shoes don't fail lo see O. P. Heath A Co. The best line of women's fine shoes in the country at O. P. Ileath A. Co. llomc-mudc shoes f>r men and women, livery pair guaranteed, O. P. Ileum A Co. Ask to see our Ilt?e of men's 52.7"j shoe. O. P. Heath &. Co. Try our new brands of cigars. The best in town for the money. "Git thar Woodoll," "George and \Vill,""Ta Da." A. .M. Hill it ' Sons. Wo have just opened up the best line of men's flue shoes ever kIiowii in the Abbeville trade prices considered, u. P. Heat a & Co. Increasing shoe trade.?Wo are daily receiving our fall anil winter stock of ladles, misses, children and Infants line shoes, which will interest all in search of ee tnonilc and handsome foot wear. It. M. 11 addon A Co. Don't forget the homemade ladies shoes for . SI.'A'i and men's lors l.'m, at C. 1'. Hammond a , Co. _ ? ?? [ Disinfect in;; City SI reel*. Dr. John (J. Peters says it would In* > an easy mailer to clean city streets, (anil at the .same lime purify the air, by the use of a delation of bromide. Sixty cents' worth can be diluted in three or four hundred gallons <>f water, which, if sprinkled on the streets, will j be found effectual in purifying the germ-laden atmosphere of the heated , city. Used on the streets it is one of lite most powerful disinfectants. If i city streets were sprinkled with a dilution of bromide, the sub-ways llusli3 ed with it, and back alleys and the | dock disinfected, it would do much to ', break up disease which rage in certain i districts of our cities. 1 GOING NORTH j w QJ bi w Our buyer leaves to-day si for the Northern Markets.j? Tl He goes in the interest of a trade that we feel i gl [justly proud to have es-S tablished in our five g th months career before the;! th Abbeville trade. i w Promising' to show! ^ SI nothing this season except I best qnalities of both La-5 y tv dies and Gents' Goods and I ui at unmatchable prices. J; Feeling confident of as continuance of yonr pat- jj PArtQfvn iirVi"i nYi WP "nvnunQP 1 ullcigKj vv axxvaa. yv \J v^/v/wv m to merit, we are * bl Yours truly, : 0. P. HEATH & CO. ! Headquarters, N. Y. City. d< P, S. worth of Men's and Women's Shoes iu m to be slaughtered in next 60 days to make room for November t shipments. m report r j > n 1 s _ WtorSMr Town Conscil of Atoille, S. C? For the Year ending August 31, 1891. dy virtue and authority of the ^ D will of JOHN ABLE, deceased, I will sell 1U dr. am a a t Tin i tr m n/imnnnD m To cash from last report U? oAllfiUii I 111 UHUDBft " " Taxes 2,(JC9 0". A I4, Whisky License. =.,100 06 next, at AbbevJUetbS CO Billiard License o0 00 tract8 ^ pg,. recent survey. gl " " TenPlnAIIeyLlceu.se... # 00 0f : : _??Tract li. 1.1425 Acres,more or less.? Total p.?B?Tract No. 2,132 Acres, more or" less. ? Tract Ho. 3,60 Acres, more or less.; By paid Sundry Hands 51,047 71 Sundry Merchants l&'t 02 Plats to be exhibited on day of sale. ?' " For Hauling 128 35 Said lands bounded by lands ol Mrs. Dren:: SiS 8Kfcjf2iaD,v"1 Morra"' " ' Woi.G. ltlley - ooo oo f J. M. Klrby t;00 00 TERMS CASH. Also one sorrel horse. " J. S. Hummon J 673 00 " Extra Police 80 00 SAM ABLE, " Tlios. Kirk & Co. account 224 95 41 E. B. Gary, attorney's fee 25 00 ExeClltOr. T. I*. Thomson for Depot St.... 2?0 00 Sept. 9, ls>91, 3t 3^ " For expense opening Church si street 7IS 7*1 IE :: The Slate of Sooth Carolina, % " Furnishing office 50 00 COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. P" " W. Joel Smith ds Sons acct 10144 IS It. W. Cannon 6 55 court ok common pleas. ai " P. Rosen berg & Co S3 So \ " A. B. Hamblln, agt, for mules it and wagon .'502 50 Martha A. Tolbert, Plaintiff, tl< i " standard Oil Co. oil 140 98 analnst " M. O. McCracken amount re funded on whisky license... 100 00 John J. Gulllebeau, Champion Gulllebeau, ir " B. K. Hemphill, printing 28 75 Harriet A. Leroy, John B. Bouchlllon, Lem- Cl Walker, Evans & Cogswell, uel Bouchlllon, Martha Bouclilllon, Jane W printing 18 00 smith and Guilford S. Cade and J. A. Le- tl " C. 1). Brown, freight 9 44 Roy, as Executors of P. L. Gulllebeau, de- 9 " J. \V. Sign account 48 42 ceased, Defendants. & " Press and Banner printing.... 42 35 W " J. Q. Edwards account 20 00 ti ' White Brothers account 108 37 COPY SUMMONS. FOB BELIEF. ' W. Joel Smith Jc Sons acct 18 !? {Complaint not Served.) It, M.Hill account 5 15 " 1\ B. Speed account 1128 (]( T. I'. Quarles 2340 xo the Defendants: " W. Joel Smith & Sons acct 13 19 9f " j:?:SZomZ::z:::: ^o"ark her??by summoned AND ^ :: r~ , s:?1 ? " (. ash on hand 1,1/7 .K> ?, of Common Pleas, for the said county, and . , c-ihmoo to serve a copy of your answer to the said Total $7,082 22 r complaint on the subscriber at his office at c| _ __ onrxmTT Abbeville Court house, South Carolina, with w AUG. Wi bMIln, In twenty days alter the service Hereof, ex- r, T a 3 a. elusive of the day of such service; and if yo>: ai IHlcIlUctlllii fall to answer the complaint within t'ie urne rc Jones F Miller Clerk aforesuld, the plaintiff in this action will ap- ei ' ' ' ply to the Court for the relief demanded in Sept.!?. Uflll, tf tlie complaint. Dated. August 31st, A. D., 1S91. y< CliiriilCCIftM HIII !" I%|||||||%I%|||1 HII || | To John J. Gulllebeau, John B. Bouchlllon, [)| J|/ | JilLUll 1 II11 111 Lemuel Bouchlllon, Martha Bouchlllon, *n and Jane Smith, Absent Defendants: 111 Take Notice: That the summons of;111 hi ??X "?' "| which the above is a copy with thecomplalnt, ? has this day been filed in the Clerks office at Abbeville, S. C. I m W. A. LEE, ' j f T OFFER FOR SALK, until 1st NOVEM- Plaintiffs Attorney. Ar 1 BElt next, my HOUSE and LOT on Se- ? . 0 . ? OJ cession illll, consisting of about 12 acres, on ?epi. , o. i, ui pt which is a cottage residence of Reven rooms, necessary outbuildings, green house, orchard, * vlneynrtL NOTICE. ta Pasture with branch running through It, hi ami various other conveniences. T FORBID ANY PERSON TO HIRE OR TERMS liberal. ! harbor Daye McBride as he is in contract -r -n n tvttt>titi to work for me tor the year 181)1, will enforce j J. F. C. DUPRE. the law against any one j'ijI^^'^HAM 1 Sept. 9,1891,3t Medium copy. Sept. 2, 1891, 4t ' ; Nellie's Gift. "Did you ever waut any thing--2 tfful bad, and then have it come? 3 ben you know how I felt when that ^ tckage came from my auntie in New; A 1 T j Jr j or>alf~-?g uih, auu l upeueu 11 auu wuuu jg real silk mitts. Jack said they ere just 'splen-dor-if-ic;' and Jack's "z y brother, and he knows. 'I had wanted some for ever so long, . '5 it I didn't say mucb about it, 'cause ben you live "in a little cuddled up :-*< >use, and your papa has to buy bread id shoes for so mauy, the money es away before it gets around to what ;tle girls want. "I don't know how auntie found it /' V it, unless Santa Claus told her; and ft wasu't near Christmas time, either. hey were such pretty brown mitts, r; lly Jones said they were just the , lor of my hands, but I didn't care r that. Little hands will get brown hen they weed the garden and do sor any things. I looked at them'most ;i hundred times in two days, I guess: id then it came Sabbath. Wasn't I \; ad ? I put them on and walked to lurch, just so. Jack says I hold my . iws like a scared rabbit, but I didn't rer see a rabbit with mitts on. "It isn't right to think too much >out what you wear when you go to ibbath-school; and by and by I didn't :?4 r we had such a good Sabbath-school 2| lat i rorgot every ming eiee issionary man told all the folks 2>out some poor little children away f; how the fire had burned dowtt^gl leir school-house, and they hadn'c ly nice houses or clothes or any thing,, A jt they were trying so hard to get ong and to learn. And he said that hat was given to those little ones as just the same as given to Jesus. . ^ bink of that! Just the same as ^ ven to the dear Cbristchild! tpS ipposed that everybody would give, ig fhy, some of the folks are worth as i uch as $10 or $100, and yet that * isket staid 'most empty. ' I did wish that I was rich, and all $ ouce I remembered the poor widow '|9 > the Bible. I'd read it that very M orning?how she had given her .fl w mitts, evry living mitts she had; it fi lid so. Bo I slipped mine off ropped them into tne basket; and I ? as glad, if my throat did all choke '|3 >. But pretty soon, when ths basket ^ as carried up, the gentleman picked em right out. " 'Has any little girl lost her OVCS?' "Nobody said any thing; and he ^ ked again : 'Did any little girl drop ' ^ ?r gloves in the basket by mistake?, J-g "It was awful still in that room, and ^ thought he was looking right at me; '^58 11 had to say something. u 'It wasn't a mistake,' I told him. wanted to help, any hadn't any oney; but I knew how the poor ?3 oman in the Bible gave her two itts, and so?' "Then those folks just shouted, they d; and I felt as if I'd like to drop^S ght down through the floor. "I knew I had made some dreadful under, but I couldn't see what; for ^3 m-i-t-e-s don't spell mitts, what "rg jes it spell? Course I cried, but my ^ acher put her arms right around me,AJgj id m hispered : 'Never mind, little -'V-3 ellieand she stood up and said, '-'0, ith her voice all trembling: 'Dear lends, this little girl has given her '^B eatest treasure. Have we older onea" ::si" )ne as much?' "Some way the money just poured ito the basket after that, and the issionary looked gladder and gladder. hey brought my mitts back to me, ad my teacher said she wonld show e how to get some money to give. . "But O how full the basket was! '2 nd when that gentleman counted it is eyes grew all wet; and he said^ ftlv, I didn't know what he meant, y: Lnd a little child shall lead them."' Presbyterian. So Potnible Escape. Mark Twain's interview with the alian guide is recalled by this little 1 - .? ? a V,? hlnti ClUttlJ I, V erilj, XLiU^iouu uao a ui^u * gard for the safety of the mortal re- I/C ains of lier heroes. When a prominent Amerian was i Europe last he visited Westminister.$? bbey for the first time. As ho was ^ mtemplating the tomb of Nelson, the J aide, said: "That sir, is the tomb-ya ' the gratest naval 'ero Europe or the \i hole world ever knew?Lord NeMs| >n's. This marble sarcoughogus eighs 42 tons. Hinside that his eel recepticle weighing 12 tones, inside that his a leaden casket, $| rmetrically sealed, weighing over^g vo tons. Hinside that his a mabogiv nnffin. holdiner the hashes of the reat 'ero." "WeYl," said the Amer- ^ an, after thinking awhile, "I guesa ou'vegot him. If he ever gets out ^ that, cable me at my expense." Vif Prohibiting boys front Smoking vj On aud after September 1 boys find J 3uths 'actually or apparently under xteen years of age" will be arrested ^ i New York for smoking cigars, cig^ etts or tobacco in any form in any j|| ablic street, place or resort, and fined ^ om $2 to $10. In Maryland there '-x a law prohibiting the sale of tobacco id cigars to children. The New" *^j ?* ? A--4,~ n ftfArv fftff h OrK SlUtUlC S^CIllS IU gu a ovcy iai VUVA *^73 1 punishing youthful smokers. It is ota wholesome practice for the very ?3 aung to indulge in tobacco. Boys lay think it manly to go around puff- : ig cigars or cigaretts, but it only* extes pity among those who wish them 3 ell and sympathise with ihem in * ieir delusions. They injure them*^^ lives without kowing it, and contract habit they are almost bound to regret '% lienever they reach maturity.?Balmore Sun. Obedience must be the struggle and^S jsire of our life; obedience, not hard id forced, but ready, loving and >outaueous ; the duty, not merely J: lat the duty may be done, but that ^ te soul in doing it may become cap)le of reciving and uttering God. Out of suffering have emerged the rongest souls and the most massive laracters are seamed with seamed ith soars. Martyrs put on their ^ -ronation rol>es glittering with fire ? id though their tears have the sor- 3 iwful first seen the gates of Heav- l| ?. You will do a very foolish thing, if ,/a ?u tiirow oil' your friend because you ive found him wanting at a single :% )int. Friends are not so plentiful ? lat you can afford tod?*al with them >3 1 that way. More than this, the ^ an whom you are about to discard ay have virtues. The good can never be happy while ^ eiug others misreable around them. > lie truly kind will share t lie last crust. ' the facts were the measure of our v linion, and the regulator of its ex- vj ession, many people would have less see and more to hear. Be ready to : ce all thy deeds, and life will then ive no pitfalls for thee. J Even for the (lend I will not bind My soul to trlcf? death cannot long divide; r* Kor Is It not as If the rose that clirabe'd My garden walJ, bad bioow'd the oihertlde? . '? mM -m yJia