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tm -y.tassit W '^ -4:^ IrfSgM _ . ; " Vi.r^V'rSBP ^ - - - The Abbeville Press and Banner. 1 . ..... -li--? RY TTITftH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1893~ ESTABLISHED 1844 M Durst i WHO Foreign and Domest NEW SPRING GOODS FOB TMWTVSP STOMf np CLOTHI] MGHTY~CHEAP. "if you wi give special attention to OUB PRICES AS LOW AS THE LO f The Last Promise in the Bible. trar W1' Hlv. xxil: 17. a It reads like a psalui of the sea, III it sings like the chime of the rain, pen It flows like a river net free giv< From springs in a great mountain chain; K 'Tis sweet as the breath of the flowers the When bathed in the dew of the morn, Geo It shines as the mn on the showers Tt Where rainbows In beauty are born. pari Wb It follows us whither we go, j The Rock, with its deep-rifted side, [)/} Whose wate re in beauty outflow Mie Froin fountains of blessing supplied, We kueel in our thirst at the brink, ABU WRC U|l (UO WWIU ww?^"Cwiif" wltb us, 8in-bligbted,and drlufc Ye weary from desert paths long. Beyond the great chambers of rain, Th? Arid-deeper than springs of the sea, ( 0 Jesus, thy love in refrain The jby of thy pilgrimage be; ' As cups to the IIihi of the faini Tt We press iby dear promise. 0 Lord, ^ Our bitternessgone and complaint, ^or Thy blessing in fulness restored. [tle , aod 1 " prec hod THEY WANT OUR SHOPS. win l alon "MUM WAS THE WORD, " BUT THE ATLAN- ^a TA PAPERS TOLD. did sbou lng PrfiO * U'lth Aha r?A tlz -Bivcrtvu ? ?? ?j - our Open," but Abbeville Never Sleeps ^>8] ?The Price or Shops Is Eternal 0pen Vigilance, Though Some Rend; Fo Cash Is Needed. will For reasons which we presume were satis- 1st factory to tbe railroad folks, all extra work man on tbe 6., C. A N. road was suspended several Abb< days ago. 2n< Of coarse all friends oI tbe road werennx- of hi ioUB to know the cause, and many rumors log e were set afloat wblcb should not have gained trail currency?tbia being one Instance when per- In o feet frankness on tbe part of the railroad offl- long clals with tbelr employees mlgbt have been Wl better. not, Tbe rumors were of a serious nature as to 'owl tbe welfare of the road, but never whs there a give word In reference to the compauy^olng back on their contract with Abbeville. Abbeville has never lost faith In tbe friend' dhip of Ibe G., C. A N. people, and we bave never doubted that this Is the place where the A E *bop? will fce built?the only question was as to the possible delay. A We have the geography on Elberton, and every other town, and they can't rub that out Geor with "mum was the word," or any other strategy against our Interest*. rme The (act Is, that the company bave gone In' conn to a oontract with the people of Abbeville. '?5w That agreement has been placed In writing, oul ? and a dozen of the wealthiest men In Abbe- posh vllle have signed a paper pledging the forth- )n'j^ coming of our money at the proper tlrfio. Cv>i?i Abbeville has been anxious all along to Uie c bave the shops completed, and she has been c^rea ready, from Ibe beginning, to yay tbe money yuan which was promised. Gain On the part of the railroad folk moch work has already been done. Some SIS.OOJ or 514,000 has Deen spent In levelling tbe ground?and gettl that work is finished. Including other work, Frc a total of 918,000 or 820,000 has been done. nelgl The train despatcber's office and tbe im- fort mense store room Is In an advanced state of that completion. are o A great number of side tracks have been Ab laid. If Tbe tarn-table is on the ground, and much tlon work has been done lu that Hue,and all need- been cd material is on tbe spot. fact, Two car loads of cemeut and much sand has i bas been received within a week. recel The foundations lor the water tank have oblig been laid, and the lank In lu knocked down euce condition is ou the ground. 'I'Iia reservoir ut. iIim liunch has heen mm pleied. Ad engine for tbe shops In here. With these facts before tliero even the little Abb town that "sleeps with oue eye open" might y bee that they bad no chance of luklug tbe 9 r shops from a town that never sleeps. 1 Abbeville keeps both eyes open all the time, and her neighbors that sleep?even c(rcu with one eye open?need not think to take q ^ oar shops. dgr That our people may know the situation ' we copy irom me ?,meru>n ?tnr 01 ia?i jg week some paragraphs below. Why It watannounced that Elberton was wide-awake Mr> may be accounted for in the fact admitted be" De low, that Elberton sleeps with one eyo open, ence Somebody must have come along and wuked tbe old town. Tbe Star says: Elbe lerv! Wide-Awake Elberton. cnlle It was rumored a few days ago that the ^loo< work ol grading lor the shops of the S. A. L 'J? railioad In Abbeville had been slopped, and 'f8U the cause assigned was the possible removal quee to Elberton. On this faint clue a committee of citizens went yesterduy irom Elberton to call upon Mr. Winder of tho G., C. & N. and ltie< learn officially concerning Untruth. The an- to fe derstanding among the delegation was thai r^8P 111 uiu wu mc wuru, imiiKiiie uur vui|?iar -- when reading the Atiantu Evening Journal In to see this: bav< * Pres THEY WANT THE SHOPS. J?ur ?? A Delegation From Elb?rton In the City Thla Horning. The city of Eiberton, on the line ol the Georgia, Carolina and Northern railroad, is well represented here today. . A large party of her progressive citizens An< find officials came down this morning to confer with General Manager Winder, of the Mi (Seaboard Air-line system, and discuss the feasibility of moving the company's shops zen 1 from Abbeville, 8. C.. where they have been wha temporarily located for some time, to Elber- jty c A long conference was held with tbegener- refei ai manager and strenuous ellorts are being tlvit innilA in Induce the official*! of the road to to An Elegant ] F. M. AIj] fc Co's i T i""iiSAT ahi . Are now pre] lie DRY GOODS, EVERYBODY AND AT PRI< ffGr, SHOES AND DRESS GO wt A NICE SPRING SUIT I GROCERY AND HARDWi WEST. Large warehouse Respec isfer the shops to Elberlon. Manager lett ider protniKeu 10 give mem au bubwci iu k|e( iort while. . _)f i ease it Is not decided to locate the shops wu manently at Abbeville, Eiberton will be >n a chance to secure tbem. Mr Iberton huh shown more progress within D last few months than any other small clif rglacity. ad\ le following gentlemen composed the I w ly: Hou. W. O. Jones, mayor; W. M. out Ite, manager of the Eiberton Star; Col. r. wei Swift, li. K. Gairdner, John P. Shannon, ton Oglesby T. O. Tabor, L. J. Meison, H. C. bev ble and H. J. Brewer. reft _ wa? the SOFT SOLDER WONT DO. P'u tba tra< ? Stnr Unwittingly AmIkd* Re*, out ions Why Eiberton Can't Get the tak ibop*. fQat le Star goes on to say this : ?Jor Winder of the G., C. A N. R. R. Is a uugb gentleman and business man from jrown of bis bead to. the soles of bis feet, the good people of Eiberton cannot ap- nn late nlm too highly. Mr. Jobn P. Sban- (jU , wbo was requested to act as chairman le delegation, presented to Winder the ct of our visit and did It succinctly and he point, In that graceful, urbane and 11 Qlng manner peculiar to Jobn Shannon e. Our wants were?the shops. Mr. Wlnissured us of bis appreciation of our visit business matter, and said If Abbeville not come up to ber contract Eiberton ild have tbem. We propose to say notb- w about tbe publication In the Abbeville f}D(j sand Banner only tbat tbe prospect for xhl getting tbe shops eventually seems iter. On this subject tbe Star leels sure mui r ton's citizens will sleep wltb one eye 2rai > H r tbe reasons assigned above Eiberton ext: notget the shops : . Major Winder-is a thorongb gentle, nit ." Having entered into a contract wltb Nin svllle he will notgo back on bis word. I. He Is a "business man from tbe crown riBi! 8 bead to the soles of bis feet." Tbis be- tbe o be will not take his shops from a cen- {"J?, y located town, and throw away $18,000' The rder to set bis shops down In a town a Kev way irom tbe centre. aether by accident, or Intention we know vlsl the Eiberton Star did not copy tbe fol- M ng from the Atlanta Constitution. We heading, and all: M ? Nor en-t AMBITIOUS ELBERTON. Rt last turr lelegntlon of Citizens Nuke an Of* fo^e fer to tbe Seaboard Alr-Llne. agal delegation of prominent citizens came Or fpAin RlhAPt^n voatjtrdnv anrt nn 1 IpH nn mat aln John Winder, superintendent of the 1'Q" gin, Carolina and Northern, In regard to busl ug the division shops at their town. corn ey staled tnat they had heard that Abbe- Stat was slow In performing ber part of the Pr?' ract made with the road lu regard to the Prlv Lion of the shops there. 61 ow If Abbeville Is not prepared to carry The ler agreement Elberton will make a pro- dlsp Jon," said Mayor Brown. the! e matter was talked over, but the super- that ident suited that he was in no position to has der a proposition with any other place, as Stat ontracl with Abbeville has never been de- does d off. The Elbertonlans, who called ufac : Mayor W. O. Jones, Messrs. John P. peni mon, ft. F. Wright, T. M. swift, H. K. Ml dner, D. P. Oglesby, J. H. Brewer, Mel- tlve Mlckle aud white. They went away Cto the Impression that if Abbeville falls to 8ati ' out the agreement that their town will well be shops. by i )m the above It will be seen that onr ibors who sleep received but poor com- dres in trying to gel the shops from a town ^be < never Bleeps. (The Italic In the above h,*u urs.) mot bevllle is certain to get the (hops. wilt our Elberton frlendB took any consola- ha?( from the fact that all out bonds have not ercli sold, they will find hopes based on that P">} will amount to nothing. Mr. Winder b8e*j lotbing to do with our bonds. He is to It ve the 8pot cash, which our citizens have K004 ated themselves to give, without refer- lbea to the sale of the bonds. boot - will ? bee WHAT ME. WINDER BAYS. ?nr! sam enoi eville Has Thus far Compiled fron Vlth Her Contract, aud lie Haw io Reason to Feel tbat She Will all In the Future. "if 1 ter i 'lngtothe many rumors which were Id for' ilatlon last week our townsman, Mr. W. felU [cQowan, wrote to Superintendent Win- plal to ascertain the facts In reference to the itlon. The following letter la not only tactory, but 1b gratifying Indeed : Atlanta, Oa., June 2,1S93. W. C. McGowan, Abbeville, 8. C.: ar 8lrI have yours of the 1st., In refer- W. to the shop matter. I am very sorry to , w that tde Abbeville people are uneasy the Interview held In my office with the ' Tton people. The Journal reports the lnlew Incorrectly. The Eiberton people id on me and stated that they had under1 that Abbeville was not complying with w ontract In relerence to the shops and. tbal 88ci cb was the case they desired to re-open the He itlon as far us Eiberton was concerned. I Abt :d In tbe shortest pon?ible way to them Der Abbeville had absolutely complied with an5 ;on tract thus far and tbal I had no reason wa8 ?1 thai they would not oomply in every Rog eel. This was the extent of the Inter- BO s Trei this connection I beg to advise that I this j been trying to get the contract from the raot ldent for the last two weeks, but have Btrc as yet succeeded. I suppose it is on ao- Doi it of his absence from Baltimore. resl Yours truly, S? John H. Winder, Supt. tarj tun PERFECT FAITH IN ABBEVILLE. tdl ? nlgl not ttber Letter of tbe Knme Sort, and r?D Mill More AMurlagr. . G. A. Vlsanska, a public spirited cltl- to i of the town who lakes a lively Interest In But lever pertains to the welfare and prosperif Abbeville also wrote to Mr. Winder In of c ence to the recent rumors, and the ac- S( ,y ol our neighbors who sleep with one open. From the tone of Mr. Winder's no I UR J In addition to my LA Line of CAI which I L.BKT, G-R] Co-Op< AMD RE1 pared to furnish their patron DRESS GOODS, IT 3ES THAT WILL PLEASE T ODS, and respectfully ask y DON'T MISS SEEING OUR LEE DEPARTMENTS?WHC for the storage of Cotton, ( tfully, era it appears that the town that never sps is still ahead of the town that sleeps? ,h one eye open. Here it is: Atlanta, Ga., Jane 2,1893. ;. G. A. Visanska, Abbeville,H. C.: ear Sir I have yours of the 1st., covering T] >plhg from tde Atlanta Journal. I beg to 'ise you that tbls clipping Is Incorrect. As rote Mr. McGowan this morning: wlthwarntng or any information that they re coming, I met a committee from IJIber. and that thev had understood that Ab 1 lie bad not complied with Its contract In irence to the shops and that the matter 9 again open, and If such was the case, y desired to make a bid for them. I reid that they had been misinformed and t Abbeville had complied with the con- oc ;t In every particular and that I bad no ni son to believe that they would not carry oc every obligation that they bad under- G' en. This was the whole of the lnierview. la m sorry that I have been misrepresented J be paper. Yours truly, th John H. Winder, Supt. P8 m m ' Tl RONACA'S GOOD LETTER. <jj pe In yon Can't Bear a Bee Ntlnfc. Better Not oet Stiinr-Children't Day? J" Prohibition or Liquor?Large Shipment of Tarnlp Heed. Is Coronaca, S. C.. May 29, 1893. re were glad to wake up this morning and 0f i that the earth bad been well watered, r s section had been very dry for a good faj le and crops and gardens needed it very 0j? 2b. The tune has been, "No ruin, no eD but now it Is ''More rain, more grass." ic, arvesting bag begun. On account ol the eri reme dryness and cold of this spring the ? In crop has been considerably cut off. iveral of this community attended on the of i the marriage of Miss Genevieve Fuller of np lety-Six to Mr. Steele Brlce, of Yorkvllle. an i bride was lor many years one of our yv it charming young ladles. The groom Is a th g young lawyer of Yorkvllle. They went gci next day to Due West, where Mr. Brice been quite sick, but is now considerably iroved. Yorkvllle will be their home. re i above ceremony was performed by the Vq '. W. H. Rogers of 8parlanburg. Mr. Rog- ou better known here as "Bro. Will," was t'D oeriy our pastor ana spent toe next a ay , ^ ting in our neighborhood. lss Annie Morrow, who tins been with an w t in Virginia for several years 1b on a visit W( ,er parents. ex r. J. D. Fooshe recently shipped to a M them tirm 2,800 pounds of Southern sevop-tarnlp seed. The crop from 6]/2 acres. n0 ;v. A. Q,. Rice visited relatives in Union y week. His brother, Mr. 8. M. Rice, re- 0i, led with Mm. col r. W. F. Roderick, who has been traveling Dl( leveral months in Georgia, is at home ^ >Q* tn ie month for barkeepers to do the ilieglti- m? e business of selling diluted and mixed of ors to the drinking public, and then ! the fle ness oi dispensing pure liquors will be- n e legitimate. And why? Because the e treasury is empty and Tillman has nlsed to fill it up. It seems to me that a q ate citizen would have justas much right iQI ell liquor to pdy off bis debts as the State. u J whole truth of the matter, whether the ensary falls or succeeds is simply this: ?el State has no right to engage In a business It denies to Its citizens. South Carolina oa become a whiskey monopoly. If the , els going into the liquor business, why egt in't sheigo In decently and do her own man- fro turlng? We want prohibition, not dlssarles. ^ lss Minnie Lee Smith is on a visit to rela- jD s In North Carolina. iav illdren's Day was observed at Bethlehem mi irday. All the work of tbe day was done Dr( i. but we note tbe singing and recitations .fi, the younger ones as being exceedingly \ i. The flret speaker wok Prof. J. C. Cork, jjg 'inety Six, who gave us an excellent ad- j s. wblcb should prove profitable both to th( old and young. The' pastor Rev. 8. D. j gban, followed with a talk delivered In ^ usual manner, his subject being "Solo- th) i." Rev. W. H. Hodges was to have been \ 1 us, but was kept at home by Illness. wl know that we would have been edified to e heard this devout man of God. The ex- ^e( ses were very pleasant and we hope will lav le profitable to the Sunday school, which dlP ready on the lncreane. Tbe grouuds had ^ 1 well cleaned off for the occasion. aD bas always been our opinion that no ,er 1 thing should be withheld from the pub- ^ nd therefore we copy from Ellery Crum lh( following remedy for bee stings: Just as ag| > as you find you have been stung, which vj, not take more than 15 minutes after tbe wc bas got In his malicious work, you will n 3 calin and cool; for If you get mad It will t worse. Remove the stinger, and at the |Q e time and motion apply a little saliva. ^ ugh to wash off tbe poison and keep it ,al a soaking In. This simple remedy will Pel cure entirely, but will save you lots of w ting. There are hundreds of remedies, fie( no perfect cure except amputation, and Lhat Is too much for you, why, you had bet- r make up your mind to grin and bear It; jQ Krhenfivfir a hpn Rfinks hla stlncar Into a >r's nerve, there ts bound to be some com- fo. nlng." J. Frank Foosbe. <] ABBEVILLE'S PLUM. ml 8U O. Bradley of Abbeville Appointed h Chief of Division in the th Treaitnry Department ? The Pat- a]( ronage Question, Etc. tb The State. 'j ashlngton, May 31.?Senator Butler has pe ired one appointment since bis return, he has succeeded in landing W. O. Bradley of t )eville as chief of division in the Treasury th >artment at a salary of ?2,000. It is an out- to out Buller appointment, as Mr. Bradley rel i not endorsed.by Senator Irby. James th ;ers of Ninety-Six, Abbeville county, is al- su > Aun/llHota fnr u L'lmllor nnclUnn Irt tllP fo i asury Department, and it is probable that lit (appointment will affect hU chances. The J that Rogers la an ex-Kentucklan Is pt ngly against hlm,ns Secretary Carlisle Is er Inclined to recognize aDy more former of denU of that State. fu ;nator Butler had an interview with Secre- pi r Carlisle to-day. It was of a general na), and nothing was settled upon. The In- tu lal Revenue Collector will uot be appoint- ot before August. The Senator was seen to- st ht, but Bald that Just at present there was us hlng to say In regard to government pat- ' age for South Carolina. He will leave for us vYork tomorrow morning, with Senator >rhees. On his return be will bucliledown no vork for his constituents. It Is Senator ler's intention to see that good Democrats io the offices, regardless of faction and feuds, pr s patronize will be distributed with a view w geographical situation also. pi mator Irby has not yet shown up. It Is reted here that he is "on his ear" with the tli ninlsiratlon, and ha? said that he will ask m more of President Cleveland. bl LTTE] RGE anil WELL SEL] IRIAGES, P; am nffpinno* to C V 111. VilVXXll^ w V EENWOO 3rativ 'Alia GET s and the public with any QTioisrs, cloth: HE BUYER. Give us a ou to inspect our goods 1 LINE OF CLOTHING. 1 ILESALE AND RETAIL? [Jrain, Etc. YOUR PAT] THE LIQUOR BUSINESS. 3E STATE HAS A PERFECT RIGHT EITE ER TO CONTROL IT, OR SUPPRE8S IT. he Mlfttake of Allowing Oar Npll Afcuinut Governor Tillman to In dace lT? to Aflfinll the Good Nam of the Ntate. It Is a matter of surprise to us that some < ir weekly contemporaries copy so great imber of paragraphn credited to newspapei itside of the State, which reflect on oc svernment in toe matter of the dlspenBar w. Of course the newspapers at a distance g? elr ideas of this State from the daily newi iperswlth which they exchange, and as 1 ay be Inferred that some of our dally newi tpers have one chief idea in view, namely latof bringing Governor Tillman Into put ! contempt, while forgetting or overlookln e efl'ect that such a course may have upo e good name of the State. Due and pr< ir weight should be given to the surrounc g circumstances. We presume it will hardly be denied tba the hearts of an exceeding small faction c e people of this State there is a deep-seate itred of Governor Tillman?a hatred whici so intense as to blind the individual evei his virtues or good intentions, and whiel ay lead them to blaming him for the act others. rake for instance, the dispensary law. A r as we recollect, comparatively no crlti ira has been made of the Legislature wn lc acted the law. The abuse, or effort at rhi lie, seems to be directed solely at the <;o\ oor, who. Is only trying to carry oat th w of the State. L'he reading public should never loss sigh the fact that, as a rule, cities and cil; iwspapers are exceedingly sensitive as l y interference wltb the liquor traffic illle we think the people of the cities am o novDnanprunf thp nlMpfl ftrn an r?nr ientloua and Just as good as others, ye ey are surrounded by different money In rests. The whisky irafllo means a larg venue to the cities, In which profit tb untry people have no interest, and const ently it costs them nothing to clos e bars, or to otherwise Interfere wit! o sale of liquor in the towns and cities. far as the editor of the Press and Banne tows himself, be is a prohibitionist, and >uld, If he could, stop the whole business cept for mechanical and medicinal put sen. Jut, on the other hand, we think we ar it stone blind. ATlth the determination of the town am y people to bring prohibition Into publl i)tempt, we do not see how the oouatry pec 9 can enforce a prohibitory law in tb ivns and cities, and tne prohibitionists, u| this time, have never, by legal enactment ide sufficient provision for the enforcemen a prohibitory law. They have been satis d with putting the law on the books, rhe dispensary law Is not prohibition, bu It Is properly enforced it will certainly re ce the evils resulting from the drink habit ?be talk of the disgrace of the State enter ; Into the business must be considered ai nlsiake when it Is remembered that th< ite has been legislating on the traffic foi aerations; and, by Its system of llcensei s been praotically In the business fortimi t of mind. Iny talk of the unconstitutionality of thi ablisbrnent of dispensaries must comi m those who fall to do their own thinking is true that It Is possible for the Leglslaturi have neglected some of the technlcalltiei enacting the law, but the Idea that such i v, properly enacted, Is unconstitutional ist come from a brain that is swayed bj jjudlce against the law, or is influenced bj illke for Governor Tillman. Vhether the State Is disgraced or not, th< ipensary law has come to stay. t will prove to be a good law in restraining ; drink habit. t will be a good law for putting money lnt< ) treasuries of the State, the counties anc > towns. Vben the country people learn that thej II receive an immense revenue from it, anc j town people And out that they have no m hurt by the law, the opposition to tbi v, as pronounce^ lu the newspapers, wll tappear. Vhile It Is true that there can be found hen d there a man who prefers the license sys n to the dispensary, yet, if a vote wen ten on the subject, it is quite probable tha 3 newspapers which vociferate so loudlj ilnst tbe law would themselves be con iced that they bad no following at all trlli speaking of. ?be State of South Carolina has not beer igraced by the dispensary, it has only let a great movement which is bound to ox id to other State*, and if the prohlbltionlsti led iu ttielr efforts and desires they have -talnly put an end to the license system e believe that no one now living will eve s the citizen licensed to deal in liquor a rotofore. jf course IrTan entire new system, deleot the original law are oiten found, and i >uld not be strange if defects were no and In this law. ["tie prohibitionists muRt hereafter seek t< lend tbe law so as to reduce, as far as possi 3, tne evils resulting from the dispensary e cannot hope to wipe out tbe traffic, bu j can further reduce its evils, as the publl< Ind becomes couvlnced of the necessity fo ch further reduction. \t present, the bars are open from early ii e morning until ten o'clock at night. I e dispensary Is kept open daily for fou mra less time, the shortening of the tlmi jne Is a great advantage, even admittlni at the dispensary is as objectionable as th< re. By the dispensary law about one hundre< rsons will find employment, and about fift; tuses will be used. \s a set off to this. It Is computed that on ousaud houses will be vacated, and sublet: better uses and live thousand men will b leased from the business, to co Into someei e many useful pursuits, and an immens m or money will be free to be Invested li dories, or other Improvements for the re f and up-bulldtng of the State. / But, If some should contend that a laiy sr cent, of the men so released will go to oti States, we would still have a large numbe men remaining with us who would be use 1 citizens In contributing their share to th lbllc welfare. If half should go away, and lend their ft ire lives and labors to the up-building c her Slates by the erection of bars, we woul 111 gain twenty-five hundred men to th ieful pursuits. The houses would remain, and be subject t le In more profitable business. A large per cent, of the capital would re a In. And so it will be seen, from llie present ou: ok, that the dispensary law promises mor acticai good to the State than any la' hlch has been put upon the books since th issttge of the slock law. But suppose for the sake of argument, ths ie dispensary law should be found to be lstake. Would that result warraut th ackguardlng of the Stale, and Justify th nttio: ECTED STOCK of F ELETONS, I )T CASH BUYERS , e Store. <TE5RAIj ME and everything they need in the m, SHOES, HATS, ( , look. We will endeavor to mal 3EF0RE BUYING ELSEWHERE. rHE LARGEST and BEST SELEC and you will at all times find RONAGE SOLICITED. J. K. PI holding up of our Government to public ridicule? Many States have repealed old laws, and It would be a special wonder If the dispensary law of South Carolina, doesen't need amend- The 1 n cr nnmotrhflra havo Kut^n M n lr orl n or [_ with the liquor laws of the State for many yearn, and up to thin time no step has been Th taken backward. In the dispensary law, we f0rt! think the changes will be onward and for- tend ward?and not backward. tram e We think we can suggest one change now, will which will have to come, sooner or later: oouli The price of pints and half pints is entirely tion e too low. The object of the law Is to dlscour- are t age the drink habit and to stop the sale of it iw hy the drink. A drink now costs ten cents, and jf Then why sell half pint lor twenty cents, vvitl a and throw In the bottle? Half pints and thosi -8 pints should be sold at much higher figures, to a ir Thirty and fllty cents would not be too Napi y cheap. In buying liquor the less a man gets couli for his money the better it is for him. if a from >t man has money to spend In liquor it would as tb s- be well to give him the least amount of the torn It fiery fluid. There is no use of the dlspen- and 9- sary selling lower than the bar room sells, seen] : and thus encourage the drink habit. child >* Prohibitionists and lovers of temperance beau g should Insist upon an increase in the price, so ingc n as to do as little harm as possible with a glv- fair > en sum of money. When llqooris offered fresb 1- too cheap the temptation is greater than all o when a higher price is charged. bless ^ m m the 1 >f gage 2 LOWNDESVILLE'S LOCALS. D ClOUl b and H Cyclones on the Go?Houses on the r iFly?The Boys Homeward Boand? thosi Lotcm In Distre?s. a P?' and i I- Lowndesville, S. C.. Jane 5,1893. girls r- Rev. Baxter Hays of Anderson county were e preached at the Ridge church Sunday night, and was in town Monday. Ha t Mr. John J. Baker of Anderson was here Ha y Tuesday night, the guest of Mr. T. Baker, All o Monday morning we were awakened oy the Ms :. falling of gentle and very acceptable showers "F< ui raiu. ine (jruuuu was won eua&tw. iiie _ i- rains, lrom what we can gather irom the lot it newspapers and other sources, were general, Ma i- and at some pKces were accompanied by very it violent winds, producing terror and destruce tlon. At Starr,a few miles above here, on the ?- savannah Valley Railroad, on Mr. P. B. Ale len's place It demolished 27 bouses, and al- 001 U most totally destroyed 200 acres of bis cotton. He has this last week been replanting lu His Th r losses will aggregate several thousand dollars, m? I, Surprising to say, only one lire lost on the 1, place, which was that of a little negro. Much f?: - other damage was done by the cyclone, this ir' side of the Savannah River, < It crossed the m e river from Hartwell, (ia..) but not near so Gn much In a lump as was done at Mr. Allen's. Gn 1 How very grateful we should all be, wboare Gn c not In the track of these terrible visitations, Thi for many times and at many places, It seems Bit e as if the demon of destruction were turned Rio p loose. * Bei ? Prof. H. B. Humbert left for his home In Ho t Laurens county Wednesday to spend his va- Ma h cation with the family of his father, Hon. J. ? B. Humbert. Fja t Miss Lucia Moseley and Miss Nannie John- Fla . son went to Anderson for a visit Thursday. Cul Mrs. J. E. Swearingen and ber daughter, Rei - Miss Leila, spent Thursday in our midst. All r Mr. J. B. Moseley and Mr. E. R. Horton An b went to Latimer on business Thursday. Rig r Mr. E. R. Horton is already making prepa- wt s rations, by securing an Improved ginning out- Re< 0 fit, to gin all of the cotton that may be She brought to bim In short order. Tb< 3 Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Moore went to Anderson Nol a Thursday for a visit to the slater of the latter, nre . Mrs. Jas. H. Giles. a Messrs. Clement and Earl Allen, who have 3 spent the last year at Young Harris College ^t(, a In npnr^lR. returned home last WedneRiiav ' , to spend their vacation, and Mr. Foster Speer ci? r who has attended the came college returned 7 Saturday. Mr. J. C. Thomas visited his mother and j"" j family In Anderson county Saturday. Ty. Mrs. Tom Hill of Anderson spent two days V|{ ; of last week at the home of her mother, Mrs. ?} , Jas. M. Latfmer. Jr. u > One of our young men a few days ago re- \yh 1 ceived quite a sentimental and compllmen- o tt tary piece of poetry (anonymous) mailed at All r Ashevllle, N. C. He is now somewhat puz- We 1 zllng his brain to determine the sender? we t would be clad to know who it was. TeD 3 The cold wave which brought to some of the 1 Northern States quite a heavy snow, after tra- The versing a more Southern clime, thereby hav- them j lng much of lffi rigor removed, reached this says . section in a materially modified form the first stolei 3 of last week, and morning flres felt good. uysoi i From last week's Press and Banner it 1b fellov r seen that there are nine cases of murder to be byter . brought to the attention of the June term of randj Court in our county. Sbocklug is it not. Ob, the times 1 the times! i For the past week we have had more than i enough rain, we by no means grumble. Children's day was observed at Beulah d ohurch yesterday evening at 4 o'olock p-m. 3 Quite a large crowd was In attendance, Rev. . Mr. Durant pastor In charee. Several appro- wew r prlate addresses were maue, and an admlra- bi s ble program in other respects was carried out, ? and a very enjoyable hour was spent by all. B Lost Monday evening quite a destructive t| hall storm passed through the Antrevllle sec- Dr. t, i tion, wmcn so Dauiy aaniHgea toe young coi- was 1 [ton In some places thai the owners of It are Re\ 3 planting over. Troupe. In tbi - Mr. Ida l? S THE G., C. & N. corn! r . Juc souai i They Have Decided Not to Press for r * and \ r the Individual Subscriptions? Let we oi e Kverybody Give the Road a Hearty y Que 8 g Support in Business. The The people of Abbeville and theG., C. &N, (V.!5?,? i folk have always been on the beBt of terms. y und It If* to be hoped that the most cordial re- uy. tlons may exist forever. Abbeville has never PnH' e failed to do anything that the rosd has asked, *?na? t and we believe the town will always be true y?. e to the people to whom we are so much Indebt- rtt.u " 'f ed. not only for their own road, but for the ^flie^ u Improved accommodation which the compe- wasc i tltlon forced the K. Jc L). to give us: wa"e President's Office, was > Baltimoi e, May 13, 1893. , e L. \V. Perrin. Esq.. Abbeville. S. C.: 'ro.?n H My Dear Sir?'f he management of the Sear board Air Line have had a consultation upon ??ku M tne subject of trying to collect the Individual Inon e subscriptions made to the Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway, where the proviso i- was, that if their towns subscribed, that they *y8 P >1 were to be relieved. I believe that Abbeville p-eat d is one of these points. Now while we thlnK e that it is rather hard that we should not ret w? the money upon which we depended when we w?f o went into the construction of the road, yet it Mr does not seem to us well, to press the Individ- *Jay.e i- ual subscriptions, where they acted in good neT?' faith and passed the township subscriptions, 3 t- which however were Invalidated by your f^".c e Courts. I have therefore given Instructions big hi iv to drop all el forts to collect from individuals yel e at Abbeville, but I do think that it Is incum- mlck bent upon the people of your town, to give us it at least their hearty support in business, as . a we are to get nothing else. ' .J1! ie Verv trulv vours. ?i"J le R. C. Hoflnaan, President. 1 ? N, PL] URNITURE, MATTINGS, i )TTrLnTPC! TKT A t > U VJVJXJJU, VV -CX' at ROCK BOTTOM PI Next IDc , Green ROHAKTDI way of jEUTS FUHUISHI :e it both pleasant and profitabl We believe in CLOSE PRC JTED we have EVER OFFER! us with a LARGE and com] JRST, Ma CLEMSON COLLEGE. Waving: Fields of Grain and the It ?l Charge of the Fresh Brigade. 8t ey are about ready now up atClemson 3,1 be boys, and In a few weeks six hundred J,, er lads are expected to arrive, aiid be e/ stormed Into agricultural artists. They v,il? J* nnflrr fhlntr thora that thfl hoart iDCll 1 desire, and a few things more In addi- 5KI5? I'm afraid, sooh as 800 acres of land that {J'rJrrV 0 oe planted and plowed. 8UfP? rent over the place with much Interest, , ? " thought of the precious boys as I went, 1 my powerful Imagination I could see __v!? e noble young artists chiseling oat coltoa stand, or mowing down the grass, like "SFJr aleon did the Russians at Austerlltz. I ,he? J see them hewing down the shrubbery the stumps, or using familiar quotations iey plowed In the new ground, and I said jrr1 yself, "This is a glorious future for them f,1 ?8 as." I saw a wheat Held there, which "J06 ted to be lying In wait for those innocent yp t Iron?it was far-reaching and exceeding PV Z_ tiful?acres upon acres of glorious wav- l*1*, !om?and I thought that It was In some |r<?>r?' field like this that those Blx hundred V i lads one day, would cover themselves "Viv? ver with, glory and perspiration. Some ed morning when the thermometer Is at rylng point, they will march out and eu- Ji??rv! In this most poetical of all agricultural . rslons?the gathering In ol the golden i: for I know that one of the most dell- L" ?}.rl ) things In this world Is to sit In the shade ? listen to the song of the reapers and be J? 1,* I with the Joy of the harvest time. ?Fnr I pondered upon those broad acres, and rhv ? s fresh boys, my meditations turned Into if ,.?{? jm, for I naye always been a born poet, i my thoughts take to verse as naturally as to kissing, or ohlcks to water, and these rr'?" the lines that rushed In upon me: bars It a mile, half a mile, may b If a mile onward, thougl i Into a field of wheat cheap< rched the six hundred. *the ft orward, the Fresh Brigade! bound tiarge for the grain I" he said: Some o the field of wheat aging rched the six hundred. a>ay s< for a t arward, the Fresh Brigade!" Spe u every uuj BUISUJBJT U, WUUIU r the freshman knows posed me one has blandefd: Peop (His father I n ever little a getting blm into sncb a-aorape.) major! sirs not to make reply, moqej eirs not to reason why, view o airs but to work or fly. of the 0 the field of wheat paymt rched the six hundred. As tl iln to right of them, thecal dn to left of them, ten ap iln In front of them reqnlr Bre to be snnder'd; f8 ster'd by the heat as It fell, \ w wly they walked, but well, cupled leath a blazing sun, heard Iter than words could tell? the bai rched the six hundred. of juj, sh'd all their cradles bare, sh'd as they turned In air, ,ting the grain out there, } iplng whole acres, while the State wonder'd: d tho' it made them smoke, ;bt thro* the field they broke. Baseli teat and briars pr jl'd from the cradle stroke , Ltter'd and sunder'd. n,< 3n they limped back, but not t the six hundred. Quit* dn to right of them, ^?w^e' iln to left of them, .. . iln behind them 1 to be sunder'd: mCr"' He boys fell weary, o'er h naming from every pore aatura >y that had reap'd till sore ???* ne back from the field of wheat ^,88 >arlng they'd cut no more, onaca, that could drag of them, "IR11?: that could drag ,. e1 the sbatter'd six hundred. thing dry. en can the memory of it fade? Rev. le wild work they made! berene me state wonaerea. noose i ep for the havoc they made! Thef ep for the Fresh Brigade, ? atTrar der k!x hundred. Mr. E i8e are touching lines and have about the real Are of poetry, but Morandy ond'lnf they are not original, and that I have aeCKKi 1 them from an Englishman named Ten- ti^e jc 3, as if any body ever beard of such a mote fi v. I wish there was some fcindofPree- KaDizir y or Conference that could silence Mo- any, T anyway. Andy Crunoh. ich0<fl m , _ will tal one. TEOY'S TIMELY TALK. ci?i2 evenln, Netted a le??Cotton Square*-BaseeiIli and Dancing: Pi?rtle??Cornet End, Etc. Troy, s. v.. May ia, iswj. H. L. Culbertson, of Llncolnton, Ga., Scieni n town last week. R r. E. J. Forester of Greenwood preached a Baptist church Sunday night. \o T. A. Tolbert returned home from Flor- n,h. , i8t week. oTiLh jene, son of Dr. B. A. Mattison of Mc- Pffr?? iick, died last Saturday. ? lns IgeOook says be has plenty of cotton ,r,J~ UJ~ es. This Is the first we have heard of. }??;lJ?, )schedule was changed again Sunday, ',0 W , ve are well pleased, as we get our mall as jcedld. North bound mall due here at j'clock a. m., and the south bound mail ?t 7.30 p. m. The . > young men of our town have organized e ball club. They are to play McCor- S9 .? on the 2nd of June. T.V last Thursday our town was very quiet J. ."1 10 o'clock, when an excursion train Jff? f ! >d here with 225 persons from Augusta, They were the employees of the Central Thov oonnmnied In the town Dark. r,.9 e they enjoyed all kinds of games. Tbe , mic Hall was then filled, and dancing ingaged in nntll 5.30 o'clock. The day fery pleasantly spent. ? J. M. Multlnax returned home last week V ? " Sparta, Ga., where be has been buying tie Frank, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. apsoti, Is very sick at Mr. G. C. Bradley. J. M Kennedy was commissioned to go ?rt Kiley, Kansas, where he goes to nil ositlon in the United States army. Dr. ledy is a worthy young man, and we for him success. Thos, were glad to hear from East End last Kerehs ? cause i J. F. Wldeman has the prettiest corn we the go seen. It is about waist nigh all over the wblcb ago, an rou want a good price for your beeves, teeny* in Mr. J. W. McCaslan. He is paying the suit of sst market price for good ones. of the i . all Sunday school scholars go to McCor- atlon t :on ibe'Jnd of June. Nick, ly retu waited * * of tbe ress patterns in summer silks left, which The < be sold at 20c, worth 40c, in figured goods, afler b I. Bell. the sht BASE tp . r lmvft added SONS AND tICES. >or to Oit; wood >A)raE SE. ITS GOODS, ic. e for you. we have an )FITS and will sell yon ED THE TRADE. We ilete assortment, and at nagei4. THE DISPENSARY, 111 Probably b? Opened In the ore Boom Recently Occupied by p. Perry. e Is no longer any doubt that Abbe* i to have a dispensary. iding tbe additional names that were to the petition for Its establishment two-thirds of tbe real estate owners are led to have signed it. ir as we bave been Informed ODly two J freehold voters refused to sign It. County Board of Control metlantSatand made progress toward the estabentof tbe dispensary. dispenser will forward his requisition State Board for stock in tbe oonrse of tor so, and it 1b thought the goods will itore by the 20th instant, ready to supply t any demand for liquors, when tbe Domes for the opening of the dispensabls arrangement it will not be necessathe thirsty to go without their Uqaon day. The bars will close on the last In June, and on the first morning In be new plan will be Inaugurated In llle. re the Inauguration of the new plan, ifore the time for closing of the bars, unty Board of Control will adopf rules ) conduct of the business, and regn!av> e profits to be charged. The Board are erlng the propriety of fixing forty per a the maximum profit to be mAde for no and tbe county. various reasons the dispenser believes oflts on the business at ibe beginning * much leas tban It Is generally sopit will he. One cause leading to ibis rathe probability that a number of peril] lay in a supply beforehand from the This course on the part of Individuals e lndnoed from various causes. It may be at that such supplies may be bousbt it now than latter on in the year, and ict that the dispensary liquors are to be pore may be forgotten for a time. from conscientious motives in disoourthe State from going into the bualnera eek temporarily to suppress the sates .lme. aklng for the Press and Banner we give it as our opinion that the proper cent, of profit is too low. ile who wish to drink liquor care very ibout the price and we think in a great ity of cases, the less they get for their r. the better it is for them. Taking this f the matter the greater the per cent, money, thus spent, that goes to the >nt of our taxes tbe better. ae sales or tbe occasion may require, tbe ser will have help in tbe conduct of Ies. Owing to the syBtem of filing writplications for liquor much time will be ed.if many sales are made. ir as we are now informed, the dlspen111 be opened in the store recently ooas a bar by Mr. Perry. We have not / If any of the stores now occupied by re have been rented longer tban the first 7. ?INE GROVE ECHOES. tall CI aba and Sunday Schools? eacbers and Pretty Girls?Pie* ei and Refreshing Rains. Pine Grove, S. C., May 29,1893. a a number from this community went picnic at ML Moriab on the 20th. Etta Cobb of Greenwood and Miss j Hlnton spent Saturday nlgbt at Mr. Davenport's. swill be a picnic at Back Level next ay, as Miss Moorle Adams school will MinniePinson anther sister of Corspent last with Mr. Jas. Strawhorn's ad a good rain last nlgbt and everylooks refreshed after having been so W. H. Wharton is visiting his memtar here, and preached at the school Sunday nlgbt. Ourth Saturday will be Children's Day iqull. I. Z. Batenball of Prosperity, who or1 Pine Grove Sunday school two yean Hi ted it Sunday and gave us a pleasant itructlve talk. Mr. Batenball Is doing work. He spends almost bis entire i going to neighborhoods tbat are re om a place of religious worblp and orig undenominational Sunday schools. . . >ne knows of a place wbere a Sunday is neeaea, ana win write to mm, tie ie pleasure in coming and working up ronns: men have organized a base ball id play in Arnold's pasture Saturday gs. P. Q. WEATHER MAPS. tlflc Searches for Cyclones, ' Inatorms, and Other Things w In Hiding. flag signals of the weather bureau are In the city of Abbeville. People with are at work In all the departments of Hfaat oHnan/taa ova Ho tUr *ma.4a In UJCOuau??uv,vn aic uauj UJIKl? III medioine, in all the arte which affect [fare of humanity, and perhaps In rellrhe great mass of the people see the ef) get the benefits. Who can say they Department of Agriculture Is at work se conditions which directly afiectour and our food supply. A large force of era Is at work all over the States. They facts, and the information derived is distributed among the people by the itlons of the department and by the ipers. And the people appreciate It. iys they do not? a centres are developing daily. Ia the ?k they have been observed In the rest. In Texn*, In Illinois, and In the Territory. We may be In peril here! lot know it? Dally weather maps (or >t week will be at the Abbeville post of,ook at them. J. W. Thomas, M. D., Observer, Watts, S. C. For His Sister's Soke. , E. Watts killed John D. Betume In iw County one day last week. The of the tragedy was an intrusion upon od name of the sister of the slayer, occured considerably more than a year id at which time the girl was but sixjars of age. The long delay was the ret he hope that an amicable settlement affair might be made. The usual repar- . laving been demanded, was persistentsed and the aggravated brother, having long, took upon himself the execution vengeance. jeueusfu jiycu iui iwu ur luree uaj'B elng shot. The slayer nurrenderd to jrifT, and is now In Jail. I ' HARNESS y Bank..