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f The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S. C. I TIT 1 1?? ?f ?0 . ^tr~jruDii8iiea every >* euuoauoj ax ^ a year in advance. b h Mr. ROSWELL T. LOGAN, of Charleston, 1 Is not authorized to take advertisements for n this newspaper. P Wednesday, Sept. 13, 1893. * ? h Making Figures of Themnelven. 1 t The fight between Judge Slmonton and b Governor Tillman goes on. Judge Slmonton ^ recently sent one Swann, a State constable. t to Jail for seizing a barrel of liquor which was found In a railroad depot that was in the g bands of a receiver. Plain every day citizens do not quite see bow receivers can disregard the laws of the ^ State, and they fail to see wherein the Judge la mapnnlilH In Infllntlncr siirh KPl'PrP Dunish meat on an inferior officer who thought he was obeying the mandates of the law. The Judge sent Swann to Jail for three months, and until be should pay the tine. Since then' 1 however, the Judge has ordered the Sheriff to release Swann on condition that he reports dally to him. t We believe this Is the case in brief. j Now comes Governor Tillman's turn. As t usual, be talks too much with bis mouth, and beta too bitter in bis utterances. It doesn't r soaud well for the Governor of a State to be a talking so much about an officer whose po t slUon is equally important and as dignified t as bis own. s Of coune In the enforcement of the dlspen- f sary law ibe Governor baa the sympathy of all the temperance, or prohibition, people In t the State. 1 The Press and Banner hopos that the Gov- * ernor will enforce the law to Its fullest extent, r and wllJ relax none of hit, determination on t that lloe. He should teach the saloon men c and all others who violate the law the necessity or expediency of respecting the law. 11 .Indue Simonton is wiser than Governor | Tillman In that he keeps bis moutb shut. He just "says nothing and keeps on sawing wood." Although he may entertain as much bitterness for the Governor as the Governor expresses for the Judge, yet he says nothing. He just embodies that bitterness In a decree, wblcb, on the surfaoe, Is as gentle as a May s morning, but wblcb In fact, cuts worse than t a two-edged sword. Then the Governor gets mad and shows bis band. The Press and Banner, however, hopes that tbe governor will go on arresting whiskey barrels wherever illegally held. Tbe curtailment ol tbe whiskey traffic Is what this State now demands. - - The Greenville dispensary turned over to tbe city 839 for the month of July. Aithls rate tbe city of Greenville will realize Annually tbe prodigal sum of $468. About $100 leu than It would recelvo from one bar room. ?Chester Bulletin. Could anything be more gratifying to the lovers of temperance? Formerly Greenville bad many bar rooms, tbe keeper of one of wblcb, we believe, not long ago boasted that bis profits often bad been about SCO a day. It r the sales at tbe dispensaries are kept down to t the present figures, taking antl-problbltlonlsts statements as true, the dispensaries will t: sell less than tbe "blind tigers" would have nnHor nrnhlhlUnn Tf.a t.hfl llnimr mpn and not the temperance men, that are kicking because of the small sales at the dispensaries. The dispensaries have come to stay until we are tired of being sober, and until there li an Imperative demand for recruits In the army of drunkards. When that demand lssufflclently strong to makf Itself a power then tbe State of South Carolina u 111 license stations for mustering iu recruits to the grand army of drunkards. Talklov Back at the Governor. Is Governor Tillman losing tils hold on the people? Some time ago be suggested tbe possibility of calling tbe Legislature together to pass a "stay law," against the collection of debts. Various Reform papers oppose the measure. For Instance, the Edgetleld Adver. tlser says: "We can scarcely believe the Governor Is In dead earnest about tbe "stay law" for tbe enactment of such a measure would benefit no bouy except tbe rascals, and, uniesx the ran cats are id the majority Id South Carolina, it wouldn't even be good politics?to suy uotb- I lng an to statesmanship/' 1 Wben a good Reform paper, like the Kdgefield Advertiser,takes Issue with the Governor and talks back, we may Dot be surprised to hear sometblog drop. Independence ol thought will crop out now and then, acd we should Dot wooder to see reason again assert Itself even Id South Carolina. One man can't long do all the thinking for a great State like Sooth Carolina. / The Lsii la n Good One. /Let problbltloolsts and other lovers of tem- * /peranoe and morality stand to the dispensary ' / law, as now enforced. They need have no / better evidence of Its good work than Is fur / nlabed In tbe solid opposition or the anti-pro' 1 J hlbltlonlits. Liquor men Id every partof tbe / State oppose tbe dlspeDsary. Their opposi- j I tlon to tbe law, and tbe small profits arising I ldence of tbe good results of tbe law. II flrij \ dispensaries can now scarcely live out of It, \ bow did a thousand saloons exist before? \ Answer that, and deny the wholesome effect | Xrt the dispensary law, if you can. < Perry?McCalla. We see by the newspapers .that the Reform I ers are greatly exercised in Washington for j fear Senator Butler will be able to have B F. j Perry, of Greenville, appointed Collector ot 1 InUrnal Revenue. Tbe Reformers at the cap- j ital want I. H. McCalla, of Abbeville, to get , the place. Tbe antlsdown this way are not < greatly excited over tbe issue. ' As between 1 tbe "Reform" candidates, Ferry and McCal- ( la, the Press and Banner would vote for the I Abbeville man. Abbeville l? on Velvet. Active preparations are being made for the * Fall trade at Abbeville. We are led to believe from reports received at this office, that Abbeville county will make tbe Hnest crop 1 on reoord, and the beauty about It is, the | crops have been diversified without in any i way curtailing tbe acreage in cotton. 1 Governor Tillman assumes a good deal, ! ha t hinira that Judee Kimonton Is run- I nlng the United States District Court to spite i him. The Governor doesn't seem to like the Judge. Asa matter of convenience it might be well for somebody to abolish the United States Court In this State. If that could be done the Governor might elect new State Judges and have a good time. The "lion and the lamb might lie down together" then?the lamb being Inside, of course. It is to be hoped that Governor Tillman will he do ways backward about arresting "blind tigers." He ought to euforce the law with sufficient vigor to satisfy the most implacable foe of the dispensary, Arrest all violators of the law and give the dispensary a lair showing. The Press and Banner is glad that the Commissioner of Patents refused to grant the Governor the exclusive right to use the Palmetto tree as a trade mark for whiskey bottlesThere Is no use for any such exclusive rightI have for sale a number of acres of land that I desire to sell within the next six , weeks. It will pay you call on me, roi m 3, National Bank of Abbeville Building. Ttrms very reasonable. Come at once, \ * Win. P. Calhoun. ' m Cotton Weigher at Xtuoij-SU. ' For two or three years past Reformer J. W. Hake has been the successful candidate for oHod weigher. This year, however, he did' ot wait for an election, but repaired bis plat>rm, greased his scales and took possession." -East End. Anythlngstrangeft that course, neighbor? l11 that, we see strangeabout It is that any free orn white man In South Carolina should ave for "two or three years past" submitted; he question io his neighbors whether he night exercise the privilege of using his own roperty. If the neighbors of the Press and Banner hould assume to elect an editor of this paper r presume to say who should edit it next winter, the probability Is that they would ave their trouble for their pains. If Mr(lake owns the scales and Is a free citizen of be State of South Carolina we do not see why ie should ask his neighbors if he could use betn. If bis neighbors should get mad at ilm because he asserted his manhood and his iroperty rights In not crawling on his stomch to them for permission to serve the public* hen they can carry their cotton to some other iDd more subservient citizen. That is the rlew we take of it. mm ? THE COTTON SEASON. The Hejflnnlnjc or the New C'oimnercliil Year. The oil mllland the different ginneries In own have made all the*necessary prepiiraions lor promptly ginning the cotton a? it Is >rought irom tbe field, and the pressing ol be seed will go on with Increased machluirv. Tbe advertisement of each ol these flrrr.R nay be seen in this paper, and each solicits a bare of the business of tbe people. The good market lor the seed aud the staple ogetherwltti the excellent facilities for glnilng almost any amount of cotton on the horte-t notice make It to the interest of the teople to bring their cotton straight from the ield to tbe mills and the money at Abbeville Ttie Lawson ginnery Is expected to run at be shortes* notice, with Mr. Ambrose Klemug In charge, who will s.Tve the public this ear at this popular place of business. Tbe Enterprise ginnery wheels have aleady been In motion, aud some new cotton las beeu put ready lor the market at thisoid ,nd well known stand. Mr. Henry will have hante as heretofore. Mr. Hpnry has ginned for the following paries: Henry Taylor 2 bales. Jas. H. Barksdale 1 bale. Jas. H. Cheatham 1 bale. P. A. Cheatham 1 bale. t hult?. JllCU F. Henry 1 bale. Capt. Julia Lyoa - 1 bale. John Ferguson 1 bale. Harry Lee 1 bale. The oil mill ginnery wan flrst to start thin eason.and up toTuesday evening cutlon had teen glnuea us follows: A. M. Hill & Sons 2 bales. K. B. HaUdon S bales. Sam Nell 1 bale. Hani Crawiord, col 1 bale. W. H. Parker 1 bale. While Smith, col 1 bale. J. E. Jones 2 bales. George Hays, col 1 Dale. Patrick Lee, col 1 bale. E T. Link 1 bale. W. H. McKlnuey 1 bale. D. W. Thomas 1 oale. Sunders Crawford, col 1 bale. Alfred Ellison, col 1 bale. Alfred Eakln.col 1 bale. Charilou Sondley 1 bale. Richard Sondley 1 bale. P. A. Roche 1 bale. J. H. Link 1 bale. L. H. Russell 1 bale. J. R. F. Wilson 1 bale. Mr. S. T. Eakln has charge ol the ginnery. Mr. \V. P. Ferguson tukes care of the oil nlll machinery, and Mr. F. L. Morrow keeps be accouuts snalght. The crops have been selling at Cy2 to 7% ents. with plenty of money to pay all that las beeu uttered. SiVTKraS "RANTTR Ull I XJL1 \J KJ UUUUWI III Mechanic* nn?l Other PemoiiN Receiving Waice* Should Nave No/iiething. In every city the mechanics and others who eceive salaries put a portion of their money nto some of the savings bauks. In Abbeville we have at the present lime a uacb larger number or "mechanics, laborers ind others who receive wages than ever be'ore. The machine shops, the oil mill, the Inireusetl business at the stores, and the ?reat ush of buliclng and repairing bouses is un>recedented. To keep all these Hues ol Inlasiry moving requires a large outlay In sash, but despite the cry of bard times It teems that a large per cent, of the wage earujrs are spending their money as last as they ;et It. They neither indulge their employers >y postponing their demands, nor deposit inythlug lu our banks. This ought not to be so. Every man should ay by something for a rainy day, which Is lure to come to every one of us sooner or ater. Let every wage earner make some safe and x>tl I able investment, or else put his savings u a bank. Having made so many mistakes ourself, we lo not feel warranted In giving advice, but r/e think that the bonds of the town of Abbeville afford a safe Investment. The bonds un thirty years and pa? seven per cent The SUiiAjr oj ilie i icsn ouu uniiuci nuuiu uui ucotate to buy as many ol them as his money ivould pay lor. We mention tnis to show our xmfldence In them. If every wage earner could lay by one or nore of these bonds they will furnish a lair ncome.and it the owner should ever waul to )uy a home they would be taken In payment >f the purchase. Judge CoLhran took some llteen or twenty or them in payment for the and which be sold for the railroad shops lu>lge McUowau bought a number of the school bonds, paying cash for them. ??? ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAIL. fniler Nance Oct Knocked Down but Sustains No NerloiiN InJury?The Prisoner Turns the Key of the Cell on the Jailer. On last Saturday evening about dark Bunk L^wton knocked Jailer Nance down as he \rutnaii t h? r?lI rinnr to Innk iid .Tuck I'rlnfl. who 1b allowed the liberty of the corridors luring the day time. The prisoner knocked ;he jailer down by running aaalnst the door that had just been unlocked to adult Price. Mr. Nance fell beneath ;he bar of the greut iron door which closes .he cell, and thus It was that he was protected rrom two heavy blows from a bed slat which Lawton aimed at him as he rose to his feet. He might have been killed except for the lucky circumstance that the Iron barshlelded aim. At thlB Instant Jack Price came to the rescue of the jailer, and In the scramble Price ind the Jailer got inside the cell, when Lawton as quick as possible escaped to the outdde and turned the key on them. Lawton then had things his own way and proceeded leisurely down thestepes where he expected to gain his liberty. The door down stairs was locked, and be found himself still a prisoner. During his efforts to break barriers to his liberty Sheriff Nance, bearing that his son had been killed came running as last as possible. Lawton was then secured and placed in a dungeon. Hunk Lawton is a white man, now confined In Jail, we believe, charged with murder, in the killing a negro. His strange conduct is ot accounted fir. The probability is, that he will be acquitud at the uext term of the court; and at wcTBt he would have only a short time to remain prison. The inconvenience of a short Imprisonment hardly warranted the extraordinary effort wblcb he made to gain bis freedom. The lories at ADoeviiie never, or ai worst, Beiaom convict a white man for killing a negro or anybody else. In sell-defence. It seems, however, that lie wiib determined to get away, lfhecould. At the lime of the melee he had on Lis cell-males clothing beneath a suit of his own, and had a razor and a bed slat in his hand. WELCOME THEM. Square Around and <>ive (lie StranK?rit a Place iu Your Homes. The railroad folk will probably move from ?lberton to Abbeville on or about the first of jctobei, ana fear is enteruiineu iuut 11 will be difficult to find shelter for all. The Master Mechanic was In town a day or two ago, and he spoke In the highest terms ol the personal character ot the men who are to jonae. There will be for a little whllea great demand lor houses, but that demand cannot be tuilclpated. The people at Abbeville know neither the size of the houses nor the location ,bat will be most desirable. Therefore each man that comes must let his wants be known, ind he need not lear that all the needed louses will be built. Capital Is always ready for sale and profitable Investment. Cabbage and fruits are received every week it the city grocery of A. M. Hill & Hons. Do you want a carriage, phaeton, bujigy, oad cart or wagon ? if so call at the r< poMtoy of A. M. Hill & Hons. DOINGS AT DUE WEST. iRHionnrloM?Aijpnls?C'ollPjfP* ?Boll* PI ?C'lookw?Tenchor*?Prenchor*. I)ue West, S. C., Sept. 11.1893. Rev. O. Y. Bonner Is canvassing the Associate Reformed Presbyterian churches In the .Second Presbytery In the Interest of Foreign Missions. The church Is to send out three or four missionaries this fall, and these Inii(Ik are lor their support. The response to 1 his appeal to the Due West church SKIS was elt raised In addition to the foreign mission an- an segment. Mr. Bonner makes a fine agent. th Good news is coming in to the colleges. It pe is expected that there will be the fullest open- Gr Ing for yenrs. The faculties of the two col- j leges are busy drumming. Some students so have already come In. The session opens the Sb Hrst Monday of October. of Krskine College Is completed and is a splen- rlf did building. A new McShane bell weighing ur about (>09 pounds, and a new Seth Thomas th town clock will soon be placed in the build- ] Ing. It will then be equipped and an orna- fri metll to me town, roumj :?uu .luuc, j no institution deserves a good patronage. fo Mr. Grler Pressly of this town will have J charge of a school near Antrevllie. The An- lai soolate Reformed Presbyterian of last, week fo thus speaks of Mr. Grler: Mr. Grler Pressly he Ik to wield the rod over about Antrevllie. ar When he rises to thehelghtof the occasion, er It will be time to "stand from under." He Is th 6 feet 5 Inches. vl Miss Ellen Edwards goes to Lowndesville to ar teach music In the High school of that place, cr Kev. H.C. Fennel, the principal, has been for- ey tunate In securing her services. ac Mrs. Llla Bonner and Miss Jennie Edwards M are can vanning for students in North Carolina. In Mrs. R. S. Galloway is spending some time i with lrienil?lu Georgia. on The missionary society met last Thursday ] evening, Dr. Lathan In the chair. Mr. Joe L. sh Pressly made the address o! the evening, th Prof. E. B. Kennedy wus elected president for 65 next quarter, and Mr. A. S. Kennedy secre- tu tary. wi Mr. Clifford Brice is visiting friends in Due lb West. I Mr. Dunlup of North Carolina is already on Sli the ground preparatory to entering Erskine. Sp Mr. Pressly Brice leaves for Winnsboro ibis l'c week. Hh will return to college In October. ' Dr. J. J. Lindsay, who is now located near ta Lowndesville, was In town Friday. gr The prospects of the colleges are flattering. a< Messrs. Bradley and Lyon, of Long Cane, at sons of Rev. R. F. Bradley and Capt. John th Lyon, paid Due West a visit recently. Mr. wl Bradley will return to Erskine. Mr.Scuddy 1 from Long Cane will accompany him. sli Our cotton and corn has been damnged by di the storm. We are fortunate however, compared with those along (liecoast. Governor wl Tillman makes an appeal to the people of the J United States for help. Twenty thousand ov people will have t<> be supponed lor utnn < months. Nine-tenths of them are colored of people. Their crops have been swept away j onri in niaiiv nluces their houses. Due West to forwarded money aud supplies last. week. The destruction and destitution Is worse even frl than first thought. One thousand lives were Jo lost. Tt Mr. Jessie Bell will have charge of the prl- tl< mary department in Krskine College next J year. We trust the department will be well la patronized. Mr. Bell is an excellent gentle- NI man and well liked by our citizens. Hegrad- ! uated with distil cilou. He is the only sou of Bl Dr. Bell of this place. co Mr. M. B. Sullivan has taken bis position In nc the traded school at Hock Hill and is delight- fo ed with his surroundings aud prospects. ] If you know or a pupil that thinks ot going fie to college drop a card to the facility at Due West to that effect. Let everybody help to br build up our Institutions which are a pride to go the church. si A number of inquiries have been received ! from persons wishing to move here to live, of They will be heartily welcomed If they come, th We know of seven such inquiries, we have fr( been authorized to name the following com- j nilttee who will be glad to correspond and ai furnish Information to all parties who may ' wish to make Inquiry or arrangements with re a view to moving here: Itev. 0. Y. Bouner, pi prof. P. L. Orler and R. S. Guiloway. This re committee will furnish all desired informs- fu Hon. re Prof. E. B. Kennedy has Ju?t returned from ' Cornell University, N. Y. He has been tak- m tug a course in German and Greek ; the chairs m that he will fill in Ersklne next year. The ' Professor made good u?e of his time at Cor- Ca Dell. ni Prof. P. L. Grler visited Moffuttsvllle and sti a ? ^' ?? ? ? '? "? uioiilr I i thn Infprput. nf I A1IUCIOUI1 VUUUij null TTvvre ..mv v. fcjrsklne College. Three or four young men m ,-peuk of f-nterinir Ersklne from there. wl Mr. Sheiard, of Geuerostee, Is here and has taken charge of Ihe new college building. w< He will be monarch of all he surveys lliere ve for one year at lt-ast. of The lown clock has been ordered and Is ex- sc peeled to arrive bete about the 15th of Sep- ' tetnber. Our place certaluly ueeds a town m clock. Wc have three public Institutions besides the churches. Heretofore the tline has been variable. Now It will be regulated. There Is a general desire to see the clock up. It will be put In the tower of the new college. Ilev. 0. Johnson is In Due West on his way to Princeton from Atlanta. He ttlied the Associate Reformed pulpit last S.bbath night. ^ The Home Rule bill for Ireland has been defeated in the House of Lordn by a vote of 411) to 41. e, We understand ttint Miss Carrie Sullivan leaves for Abbeville this week totakeapoel- ^ lion In the graded school. Miss Sullivan Is _ an accomplished lady as well as an excellent m teacher. Mr. M, B. L-Jtban left for Mt. Carmel last a Monday io take charge oi the school at that y, place He Is a first-class teacher and has the ability to advance his scholars?which always ?r pleases the patrons. We expect to hear a )n good report from him. K, The Teachers Association met here accord- a. ing to appointment, and while the attendance y; was not large, and while the weather was very unfavorable, still the sessions were in- b. toruuilmr Thrt ipm-h.rw who atLended these meetings seem anxious to make the most out y of such conferences. They are quick to nee w and adopt any Improved methods of instruc- Cl tlon or discipline. Ilev. I). G. Phillips and family left for Bar er tow, Fla., last, week by way of Louisville. Ga. t) Prof. Hood also lett lor the same place to take uc charge of the Sunimerlin ln<altute there. He gave the Sabbath school here an Instructive address last Sabb>ith morning on "Search the g scriptures." His earnest words will not be w forgotten, we trust, by the young people. ,n The young men and young ladle* of Due ^ West ate being sought after for teacbars. They are tilling places of usefulness all over ,r the State. R. S. G. le ? > . ? pi VISIT TO CLEMSON. ? ir et Big: C'ollrKC-BiV NtoveH?Blir Ration* tl -Big Tilings Generally. Greenwood,8. C.. Sept. 11,1S93. The excursion from Ninety-Six to Cletnson t, College last Friday was one of the most pleasant it has ever been our privilege to enjoy. lr Although there were some four hundred (l| persons on board the train which was under ^ the management of Mr. L. P. Smith, oi An- |? derson. The order both going and ret urning whs the very best. j,, The route selected was via Greenville city. Leaving Green wood at 7:15 a. in., we reached Calhoun, a station on the Air Line, at 12:30 p. ^ in. Here we found quite a number of convey- ^ ances ready to take passengers to the College w which Is about three quarters of a mile trorn j the depot. Rt In a few minutes after our arrival the road was tilled with excursionists eager to reach their destination. We had gone on ly a short ri distance before the steeple of the College C( loomed from up among the wood-covered ? hills but was soon obstructed Iroui our view >] by the intervening forest. Cl At last the long-talked-of and much-wrltten-about College was reached. H| We must admit thai we had not realized (ll the mngnitude of the College and Its surrounding*. The main (College building stands on tlie summit of a high hill fro to any (ior- .,j Hon of which can plainly be seen the Blue KUIte Mountains. (I1 This structure Is three and a half storleF ll( l.itfii nn.l coiiinlnH rooms for recitations. of flees, library, museum. literary Koelet.v rooms (j and oueof the largest and best tin lulled chap- st els we have ever ?een. e, The dormitory Is a three Blory brick build- pj lng and contains 152 bed rooms, a spacious Jj( mens hall and store rooms. This building Is lighted throughout by electricity and is sup- w plied by water under pressure. ^ The l.'liemleal building Is a two story brick |? structure containing thirteen rooms. jH Mechanic Hall which Is also a brick structure contains three rooms. t| Comfortab e aud substantial dwellldgs hnve p, been constructed for tho accommodation of j( the members of the faculty. I'rof. W. S. Morrison Informs us that there V) t?re V?i students In actual attendance and ICO (j, more already eurolled lor February. We are certainly favorably Impressed with Clemson College. Located as It Is In the healthiest, portion of Souih Carolina, and being under the control aud protection of the Stale. We see no reason why the number of Its buildings cannot be doubled or thrloblcd H t necessary so as to accommodate all who may wish to be educated within Its walls. While speaking of Clemson we must not forget to mention that the old homestead of hi the illustrious John C. Calhoun engaged the ,ii attention of many visitors. xl Quite a crowd visited the well cultivated m uaiuen, ori'iittiu nuu vuicjniu wiiiwi nic uii- Hi tier the supervision o! Abbeville's lornier m townsman Air. J. K. C. Dul're. In the cooking department we saw a 75 gal- cc Ion collee pot, a 100 gallon soup boiler and a gj $750 stove. We were told that It lakes three ai barrels of Hour per day besides corn meal to feed the students. At 5:15 p. ni. our train left for home. Everybody expre?sed themselves as being delItjhted with Clt lnson, and the students speak in the H highest terms of President (.'ruluheud. The Greenville string band furnished de- gr li^htlul music for ttieexcursionist*. Your correspondent is Indebted to Mr. Ed- ' ward Knight, a t'lemsoD College student from _ Fountain Inn, S. C., tor his kindness In pointing out to us many things of luierest which would otherwise have esi-uped oiii no- or tlce. N. o. 1'yles. l>< EAST END, lcn*ant Word* to the Editor? Broken J Leg-Delinquent PoNlmatder-Slne ty-SIx High School?Cotton Weigher Who Didn't nwk II In \eltfhborft for Permission to I'Ne HIn Own mi Wcale*?Other blotters. Ninety-Slx. S. C.,Sepl. 11.189:1. A'e all thank you Mr. Editor for your very f tborate description oi the Great White City i % d the Columbian show. It Is a great pity I I at times are so bard and that more of our ^ ople could not see what Is to be seen In the ent Went. \n un'oriunate difficulty occurred at Dy- ke n one day lad week between Mr. E. Y. lenpanl, of Abbeville, and W. H. Boulware, Edgefield, !u which Mr. Sheppard had his ;ht l?-g broken below tbe knee. Some mtsiders'amilng about a business maiter was e cause of the difficulty. A Mrs. Irwin, of Chappell, has been with M lends at NTlnet.v-Slx. X About flriy tickets were sold at this place ^ r the Clemson excursion last Friday. N [ did uot report the post office trouble here Bt week because I could not get reliable Inrmallon until It was too late. I will state, an iwever, that J. W. Tolbert. postmaster, was rested and carried before U. S. CommissiouC'ulvert at Spartanburg, and bound over to e U. S. Court which Is to be held at Green- 0 lie in July, 1S94. The charges are detaining M id suppressing mail falllnt: to pay money V ders when he nad or should have had mon- ^ ou bands, and paying office rent and store counts |n stamps and In post office orders, r. Tolbert says he will be able to prove his nocence. Storm cotton is bringing about 0 cents in ir market. Prof. CX?rk with Mrs. G. W. Anderson as as?v,Q VI nul V.St * Uli/h School Ik morning. The attendance Is large, over scholar*, and will be greatly Increased. The Itlon Is free except a small contingent fee llch must be paid to the treasurer before eapplicantcan be enrolled. Capu McCaslan, Mesnrs. Joel C. Wler, J. L. lumate and A. McNeill Turner went to tartunburg last week as witnesses In the an ilbert case. I'he me uy friends of Capt. Shell, rpprpsentlve of the Iron District In 6'A1 and 53d Con- _ ess, regret to hear that he was so Injured by ? :able car In Washington as to be unable to tend to bis duties. We see by the papers at he he returned home, where we hope be III soon recover. Mr. A. McNeill Turner recelvedhlscommls>n on last Thursday and was on that day ly Installed as post master of Ninety-Six. Miss Jessie Robertson, of Laurens, has been Ith her aunt Mrs. W. B. Anderson. Prof. J. Henry Rice, Jr., of Chester, came er last week to see his parents. Considerable new cotton Is coming In, but a very Inferior quality. VIr. Robert Fooshe, of Coronaca, whs In wn last week on business. We are gratified to hear that ouryonng lend and former townsman Mr. J. Nick hi>sou Is in charge of the Western Union ilegraph office at the Columbian Exposl >n. Mr. R. L. Pratt and others went to Clemson st week on the excursion and report* the inetv-slx bovsas well and getting on nicely. For two or three years past Reformer J. W. ake has been the successful candidate for tton weigher. This year, however, he did it wall for an election, but repaired his piatrm. greased his scales and took possession. Miss PoplePayne, one of the bells of Edge'ld, was up last jreek. Mr. Ellis G. otuart has been assisting his 01 her Robert L. to open a large stock of ods. He will return to Furman Unlverly, however. Now Is the best opportunity yon ever had educating your boys and girls. Send them em to the Ninety-Six High School. Tuition :e. Mr. T. M. Braz*ale, of Anderson, Is here on pthort visit to friends. The Rev. Mr. L. T. Carroll, who has been the sldent pastor of the Baptist church at this ace for several years past, has sent in his slgnatlon. He has certainly labored falthlly for the Ninety-Six church, and all will gret to see htm leave. The Rev. Mr. Mathews preached a fine seron in the Presbyterian church yesterday omlng. The Rev. J. L. Onzts, of Edgefield, filled Mr. irroll'B pulpit In the Baptist church last ght. He preached an Interesting and Inructlve sermon. Capt. E. M. Lipscomb return" d from Baltlore and New York last Saiurdav night, here he bought a large stock of goods. Messrs. L. I'. and R. L. Stuart will bore a si I on tne school lot free of charge. This Is ' ry kind in these gentlemen and the citizens the town as well as all the patrons of the hool thank them for their liberality. l'hey have decided not to have the tent eetlng in Cow Grove for the present. East End. LIGHTNING RODS, Good-Mnnnered Piece on n Big Subject?Rend It for Yourself. 31 tor Press and Banner: My dear Sir?In your last Issue you had a ion piece condemning the use ot lightning ds. I beg to differ with you and will give y reasons for doing so. I took the ground you do until some time ;o. Science and lacts have convinced me. du know all laws established, whether by ad or man, when transgressed the transessor must suffer for should.) and often the nocent suffer with the guilty. For Inance: bome fiend in human flesh should jply a midnight torch to some house in )ur town and thereby destroy thousands of illars worth of property besides some souls !lng burned while asleep?and this Is done i avenge some trivial wrong done to biui. ou s?e ibis natural law in regard to Are as disobeyed, and great suffering was ihe insequence. But suppose there had been a itllclent force of water, and Are engines tough to force that water In sufficient quanty to have stayed the Are, would you have indemned the fire company for thus using lelr power and skill ? Of course you would 9t. Just so in regard to lightning rods, od has established laws In the heavens, and hen these laws are violated, very often ian und beast suffer for It, though they be inooent. Now, to the point: What causes these elecica] explosion* tn the heavens? Science lis us ll Is tbe "hot air and cold air, the IraLire and pure vapor coming lu contact. )U8 causing an explosion." When in small irrents I he explosion takes place, the Impure Ir or vapor is consumed In the heavens, but the current of Impure air arising from the irtb Is so great?loo great to be consumed in >e heavens, the electricity Is bound to foiiw this current till It is burned up, thus urlfylng I he atmosphere and making this trlh durable for man and all living creaires. But if thlscurrent of electricity is not cot>oiled, tbe laws are bound to be executed, id often we suffer death and destruction. utUodlnhls Infinite wisdom and mercy *s raised up men to invent means whereby lese destructive agencies can be?conducted > many ways for our good, such as the tele aph, electric cars, lightning rod, &c., <&c. There are two ways to rod a house, barn, c.: a proper way and an Improper way. No mbtyou had in view the improper (or old ayj In view when you wrote what you did. lie Improper or old way Is to rim the rod ralglii up the chimney, thus affording as khi as no protection to the building. The proper (or sclent Itlc) way Is to run the h1 from one side of the building over ll and mnectmg 11 with the ground, thus forming complete circuit, as in a telegraph battery. Ills is always tested by u baliery before >111 pleted. A house thus rod Jed will keep the Impure r that Is always, more or less, accumulating 'ound and above every house, carried to and i the ground, keeping the atmosphere above le house pure and thus preventing an exloslon when an electric storm approaches. Now, Mr. Editor, I wisn to call to your ilnd one fact, lhai can't be (or never has ?en) denied, and that Is: there Is not one tse un recoid where a house or steamboat nil was properly rodded that was ever ruck by lightning! Yet there are houses ^ery year destroyed by lightning, and peo- I le killed, all around the world, and the rod. d house untouched. Tills seems strange, does it not? No, when e will think for a moment that it is one ol od's natural means for our protection, as we h ive means of protection In our natural ,ws. " There have been houses struck by lightning iat bad rods on them, but they always m roved to be the old way (or Improper) rodsd or a disconnected rod, i ;say,always.and JV you can prove to the contrury, It will be 1/1 lluable Information to the L. H. Co. as the rst case ou record. 1). J. Raborn. DON'T FORGET IT. L h' here In Plenty ol' Money nt Abbe* I VI lit: IU HUJ nil * 'Ml. I ^ Mr. K. \V. Cannon has plenty of money on ; >5 iiitl, will) plenty more acomlng, to pay lor i w 1 I lie collon tliul he can gel. He Ik no an-1 (j lous to put ready money in circulation that i goetf to the expense of i<dvertlsing for col-! rv hi, knowing that that Is the only why to put' loney In circulation. j <je Don't you talk about scarcity of money In | innectlou wlm cotton at Abbeville. The! 'eeubacks are iiere for distribution. Cornel ong and get your share. I T We will sell you Oxford ties at cost for cash.: addon St Co. j a II you want anything to eat, go to the city ' oeery of A. Al. Hill A .Sous. j th Special bargains for spot cash are now made , wl i Coal aud Wood In round lots by A. M Hill j . Sons. j Do you want a nice set of harness, a whip, t a Oeaolilul lap rolie? tin u cull tit the re-j Jsltory of A. M. Hill & Sons. 1 iai I L M. H tie public are now excited over perplexi: Staple and pt hv up, nml offered at PRICES THAT DEFY COMPI When In the city call and see for youraeli, as we oHf We keep the only COAL and WOOD YARDS In / tl will furnish OAK and PINE WOOD In any nuaall )UR SALES A1 Are the best equipped In the up couutry?furnish! Our R( In thin department you will find CARRIAGES. 1 id MILBURN WAGONS. Also, HARNESS, Wt Remember 7IFURJ mm 1 Underbv & ? iSpSfiJ Almost two years ago ^ of your patronage ai Hi for the least mone ronage, and hoi ronage is Equipped with t . the county With prices redu ||f With best facilil ,|Sj| ! ing our ov Wo |jsP j That no matter wh< t MIK Will be the place y p|g||| can have weight with y The largest and 1 JPlf II, The most exper i ing close. 1 III- The best good Hp Or Rememlx ? ' ai .a nc _ i Kocinng unairs ai ivc. 0 | Solid Oak Kockers at $! g Ladies Elastic Rockers i jjj Solid Walnut Bureaus, Glass, Quarter Marble jas&i Solid Oak Sideboards at Qg? I Poplar Sideboards at $7 things at like prices, jgpjf We have added a fu ing any kind of furnitr see us. SHU Mr. M. WILKIN 9i many friends, gzr PICTURE I i Remember these fac m I J. R M Underbu i ELECTION ig -FOR- IN SL rown Council. Cani i N ELECTION FOR INTENDANT AND SUI*! \ four Warden* will be held In Die Court ouReon MONDAY the Dtb September. Polls will be open at 0 o'clock a. in. aud re- , Hln opec until ti o'clock p. m. AHiJ The following named perRonx will act A3 nnneert.: Frank Henry, J. S. Cociirsn, W. Dul're. S. (J. THOMSON, JAMES CHALMERS, Inteudunt. ? Clerk. . M: Hi Aug. 23,18!M, 8t I L. \V. V i J NO. G OfTTH CAROLINA COLLEGE,! n?. COLI MIIM, S. C. as our cou 'KSSION begins September '26th. Four . ' Courses: Classical, Lllerary, Scientific, Ith elective studies In higher classes. New j .. ymnaslum. Well appointed Laboratories, i itM? li. lemlcal. Physical, Biol >Klcal, etc. Necessa-! expenses, Irora 8145 to ?2!o. For further Iulormatlon address ihe Presl:nt. JAMKS WOODUOW. Aug. 11, 189:1 tf 'I'Mfl Cxecutor's Notice. i LL CREDITORS of Francis A. Connor.de- C?1 ^ censed, are hereby notified to present elr demand, on oath, to the undersigned m __ _ Ithout delay. m?.J O. 1,. CONNOR, LJokesburry, S. C. Kxecutor. TTvOES G Aug. 14,189.'}, tf J) Hons wards. It Reese a Dupre have bracelets ul the v?-ry m?s luoren lest style. [ill & S ng questions, so are one and all ovi Fancy Gn STITION. 1 >r SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS to "CASH BIJYEl Hibevlllp, and are prepared lo make CLOSE FI ly on SHORTEST NOTICE. YD LIVERY ng nay and all klods of turnouts day or ntglit, epositc PHOTONS, BUGGIES, ROAD CARTS, and the iipm i.ap robes and UMBRELLAS. rn-U -5 -> m We guarantee UL M ? 1 i W 2 Invite your in?pe flTURE iy k Underst re landed in your midst soliciting id promising to sell you the best g y. We received a part of your pa v far we have deserved that patTi__x I not for us to say. dux ;he best line of Fnrniti ? f ced to the lowest notch; * ties for handling and de ra g oods; Do Sa < 3 else wishes to sell you FUENITl njuK ou will buy if any of these consic ou: best selected stock in the county, ienced buying?and buying close me o fnr t.hfi lflast, mnnflv. U JkV* W**w *VV.M - ?. ;r these as sample pric Bedsteads at $1,50. L. Centre Tables at $1. at $2. Solid Oak Table at $2. German Good Fainted Chairs at 5( at $10. Spring Mattresses at 75c $10. Good Mattresses at $2. .25. Nice Lounges at $4, and rniture repair department, and thof ire repaired or re-touched would do SON is with us and will be glad tc 'RAMUS MADE TO ORDER, ts and only give us a oall. urs to Sell and Please, JLLN 1JLIX, U y and Underse tional Bank of Abbeville, tal, ' )lllS, EN SMITH, President. W. C. UKNJ. 8. BAR.WVELL, C JULrectov PA1IKEK. Abbeville, S. C., J. C. K JllTE, Abbeville, S. C., w. Jut . Eli WARDS, Abbeville, S. CM >V. C. i J. ALLEN SMITH, Abbevil General Banking business, provides the greater! sltors. Is ready at any and all times to make luai nty affords. PARKER, President. A, JULIUS H. DiiPRE, Casl Farmers' Bank c DEPOSITS SOLI pltnl rpl iim ENEKAL BANKING BUSINESS. Buys and s< i. A Savings Department li'is been established, iterest at 4 per cent, payable iiuarterly, -January ise rapidly. if ??? Sons. j ' :w sr the splendid line of k oceries I nrTDPj nn r*AA T. in mnml lnf a { , STABLES I t'M - I i CELEBRATED STUDEBAKER HDDS and PRICES, and cordially clion of our a took. ? H' m * a ire in |j . liver%T SL j -I JRE 19 :-v| s % lerations ans sellDo. Je? 36 want- w/m^ went# g i see bis ?fe % fmrn R0 <$&> ai. 1 Abbeville, , s. c. - $75,000 ' - - 15,000 X McGOIVAN, Vice-President, ashier. 'm s LUG (I, Abbeville, S. C., L SMITH, Abbeyille, S. C., IcGOWAN, Abbeville, S. V. le, S. C. , Kecurltyand convenience forJU 38 btiHt-d upon sifcb tiare collaiera Sept. 11. lauz lyr , W. SMITH, Yice President, tiipr. ji Auueviue. CITED. * $65,790 5,000 ills Exchange and makes CollecAroouniH received of SI t?ud up. April, July. October. Small aav[Muich 1, ISM, 12m