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The Abbeville Press and Banner. |
BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1893. ESTABLISHED 1844f fl
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Is the F
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It is true Cotton is
but if you con
you will find i
10 Cents f<
'Wfi Onlv Mfin
s Man1
3 *
Plated Tea Spoon, good
Plated Dessert Spoon, g
Plated Forks, quadruple
Plated Knives, quadrup'
Rolled Gold Lace Pins,
Rolled Gold Ladies Chz
Rolled Gold Gents Chai
T-? 11 j /? .u
i\ouea ljoiq ^uii oullu
Gold Filled Ladies Wat<
Gold Filled Ladies Wat<
Solid Gold Ladies Watcl
Nickle i Day Clocks,
Nickle i Day Clocks, w
OWriUlgMdilVtfl' 4
Always kept in stock
est, cor
Spectacles
Having made the fitting <
optician, we are able to fit
make no charge for anythinj
stock in prices from 25 cer
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At W. Joe]
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Abbeville
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^ace to buy your
tstPresents.i
low and money is scarce
le and trade with us
.t is equal to getting
>r your Cotton
t.ion a Few of Ou]
y Goods: ^
I quality, - $1.25 set and up
jood quality, - $2.50 set.
: plate, (Rogers) - $2 25.
le plate, (Rogers) - 2 25.
(guaranteed 5 years) 50c each,
lins, - - - 1 25.
ns, r - , - I 25.
ns, - 50.
:hes, (guaranteed 15 years) 15 00.
:hes, (guaranteed 20 years) *6 50.
ies (i,gSo?fnrm) 20 00 and up.
nT.nnTcs
v w MhM 1-w ?
:orrect going clock is a necessity of
1 regulated household. Havir
lght a lot of 8 day Solid Walni
)cks we are able to offer them ;
g as they last at the low price of
$3.2S Eacb.,
1 guarantee them to give satisfactioi
7c Cents.
, J
ith Alarm, - - $i oo.
I Silver Plated "Wax
and prices as low as the lowlsidering
quality.
3 a Specialty
)f glasses a study and being a gradual
your eyes in a scientific manner an
* except the glasses, which we keep
its to $10.
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ind Manfg. Jewelei
e next door to W, J. Smith & Sons.
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. Smith & Sons
Press and Banner.
BY HUSH WILSON.
Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1893.
^ Twelve 3?a.ges.
;
The Connly Question.
By reference to the news columns of the
Press and Banner It wilt be seen that tbe
new county Bill was defeated yesterday by a
vote of 17 to 14.
Although the question bad been mooted but
a very short time, yet a large proportion of
, our people had become much Interested one
K way or the other, and In some Instances we
[( believe there was more or less feeling,
H As dividing or a county, or cnttlng por'
lions from different counties to make a new
county Is a public Issue in which the citizen
sides as seems to bio Interest, we think, if all
the parties have acted with fairness, that there
Is no room for ill-feeling to auy one.
It Is nut unnatural for auy progressive
)) town to desire to become acouDty seat, and
perfectly natural that those towns and those
citizens of the county whose Interests might
be injuriously afiectcd to oppose the measure.
It is foolish for eltberjslde to charge the
other with selfishness..
The fact is that both parties are prompted
by exactly the same motives?patriotism and
SOU JUlBIt'Bl.
* The citizens of the townp are to be more or
less affected, while to those living in the
county, it is a matter of Indifference, except
as to taxeB.
The advantages of a Court House to a little
vlllHge is generally over-eEtlmateU, as may
r? be proven by the fact that many of the moot
prosperous towns in this State have no Court
House, and on the other hand, s.<me of the
deadest towns are 10 be found among the
Court Honse towns.
The prosperity or non-jh-osperlty of a town
is very little effected either by the presence
I or absence of a Court House. It Is the energy
and push of the business men of a town that
builds up a city. A cotton factory, or a large
business house pf any kind is worth more
than a Court House. Abbeville's banks, her
UUSI (I cms iucu, ttUU UCI ouvpo mono biio vunn
anil give employment to more men than
would a half dozen Court Houses.
Again, proximity to a Court HouBe is worth
but little. As a matter of fact the Auditor
goes to nearly every neighborhood to receive
return*, and tben the County Treasurer fol.
lows in ble footsteps, ready to receive tbe taxes,
and by far the larger proportion of tbe citizens
never come or have business at tbe
Court House.
If, however, the people want a Court House
established at any new point, they Bbould be
willing to pay for tbe public buildings. It is
too mnch to expect a town to tax itself for
public buildings. A Court House on Buch
terms is scarcely worth tbe cost.
It was to be expected that tbe people of atoy
old county would object to its rautllatloi).
A r\A oo tlio nonnlo e\t AhhAvlllA hftVA nft nn
kind feeling for those who Bought to establish
a new county at Greenwood, those who wished
to establish It should not feel unkindly to
those who objected.
The severaqce of the county was a public
question, and as It was one which effected the
prejudices or Interests of us all there Is nc
ground for assuming that one side was more
patriotic or more Beiflsh than the other. Reduced
to tte last anulj sis, it was either sentl'
ment.or supposed Interest, that prompted tb<
action of each.
The Press and Banner notes with grtal
pleasure the total absence from the report o;
any statement noting the expression of 11!
? feeling on the part of anyone in the whol<
Lit of the discussion In which men on both sldei
evinced such great earnestness. ,
as _
THE COTTOlf MOVEMENT.
Progress of Ibe Crop In Getting t?
Mnrket?The Work ot tbe Gins.
Tuesday, Dec. 19,1898.
Up to last Saturday night tbe aggregate
umber of bales ginned and packed at the
different ginneries, was as follows :
Corresponding
week
1S98. 1892.
Oil Mil! 1022 1081
Henry Ginnery 1090 922
Lawson's Ginnery 6H3 1047
Total 2781 3000
Lawdon'R ginnery was not started tbls yeoi
_ until Monday evening, October 2.
C HhlDment*.
BY a., C. A N.
Shipments to and Including last Saturday.
Previously reported 3412 bales.
Shipped since last report 443 bales.
Total to Saturday night .8960 bales
To same date last year 4675 bales.
BY B. it D.
Shipments up to last Saturday nieht.
Previously reported 6028 hales.
Shipped since last report 439 bales.
' Total to Saturday night. 0467 bales.
I To same date last year 6000 bales.
Total shipments by both roads 10,827 bales.
^0 Total to Bauie date last year... 9,581 bales.
j Comparative Statement.
u
SHIPMENTS OF COTTON FHOM ABBEVILLE.
in For the convenience of the reader we icive
the total shipments for the years and monthi
aa Indicated below:
1887 1888 1889 1S90 1891 1892 189!
Bales Bales Bales Bales Bales Bales Balet
Sept...l,647 324 775 1,743 1.141 1.0C9 1271
Oct 2,400 2,242 2,889 2,423 4,770 4,159 402<
Nov,.?l.HttO 2,222 8,021 1,955 2,441 3,126 213;
Dec-... 1,273 1,997 1,798 2,329 2,116 1,517
Total..7,140 6,785 8,473 8,452 10,468 10,001
p Cotton Market.
' * Tuesday, Dec. 19, 1893.
The prices paid to-day are as follows:
Middling, u%.
Strict Mlddlirg, 6%Good
Middling;, 7.
Strict Good Middling, V/s.
Aug. W. Smith.
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^ A Word About PitlulN.
^ Painters charge Just as much for puttlnz t
J coatol common cheap stuff on as they wouli
for putting on a good paint. We shall onta
offer llrst-class paints, oils, white lead anc
oolors. and offer such at a close profit. Wher
you want the best, at best prices, don't forgel
Harrison & Game.
Auction to-night at Lawsod's.
Don't fall to call on Win. E. Bell froin now
until the first of January. He will give you
bargains in ladles wraps, chlldrens wraps,
dress goodi. shoes Ac.
Ladies under vests In all grades at Wru. E
Bell's.
Full line of chlldrens ribbed hose 3 pairs foi
25o. Wm. E. Bell.
Do you want a winter wrap at cost? If r<
call on me between now aud the first of Jan
uary. Wm. E, Bell.
Go to Coleman's for your Christmas goods.
Get your shoes at Coleman's. He will savi
you 25 per cent, on them.
_ See Coleman's new shipment of dress Roods
xney are oeauiien. mey ur*> miuun n?v
L tfc up.
Go toColeunan's for your calicoes at
17 TO 14.
if HOT KILLED
SENATOR HEMPHILL'S WORK
x itu:.. .f I. .
H? HUllUS Ul lULcllUUU III Mil i
New Connly Hal Not Been Given.
+
TIE SENATE SUSTAINS HIM
Closing Scenes in the .Most Hotly Contested
Struggle in Which Abbeville
County Ever Participated. *
SENATOR MOWER, THE TREASURER 0]
ER8KINE COLLEGE, GOES AGAIM8T
OLD ABBEVILLE.
Abbeville's Fidelity (n (be Old Inntl
tntion Whs Totally Disregarded
nurt II*r Tranted Ofllcer Gives i
Wound In Ibe House of Hit
Friends.
- Mi>?i
VTa?iWa/? Wnaf VaUVAilltr
UICOUWUVU D wou tt Vi avv* juuav aomuuuuj
and Came Near Succeeding.
Columbia, Deo. 10, 1893, Nigbt.
The Senate has killed tbe Green wood coun
'ty BUI, on a preliminary p>iut raised by Ben
ator Hemphill. He made the point of ordei
that under tbe statntes any petition seekini
charter or incorporate any body politic
sixty day h notice shall be given. He made i
strong and clear presentation of the point
He argued that tbe supporters of tlie Green
wood county Bill bad given its opponents m
opportunity to meet tbeir statements and do
IngB. That when a party is sued In the Cir
cult Court on a petty account, due legal nc
tlce must be given, and thirty days are allow
ed by law to answer, and wfthoat tbU time t
answer tbe complaint could not be heard
That surprise was a good cause for contlnu
ance. That there was a petition to create i
new county at tbe expense of Abbeville am
, Edgefield of much more Important lnteres
than any possible suit at law, and yet the of
' poncnts of the measure has had no notice, n
statement of facts, no thaps, nothing to Hhot
. where they were KOlng to be hit, or how the;
were going to be hurt. That the Green\voo<
1 men were his constituents, that he did uo
i desire to take any advantage of them, and al
, be asked was that the Senate would kIv
hia ronulJliiAnfji In the rest of tho Countv 111
' same fair treatment wblcb had been accord
ed to Greenwood. Recurring to tbe mall
, point, he argued lhat the petitioners ha
only in part compiled with the requirement
(if tbe statutes, but had failed to give th
l sixty dajs notice, and that tbe original pet
r tion baU included a portion of Laurens Cour
ty which had afterward been excluded, an
' that thus the petition did not correspon
) with the Bill.
, Senator May 11 eld Insisted that the Act r<
ferred to and applied only to private Intel
esta ; that it Is too late to ral*e the point tha
should have been raised in the House; ths
we were estopped from raising) it in tbe Set
&l6?
Senator John Gary Evans replied that tfc
point could not have been raised sooner
that this was the flrKt opportunity that w
* have had to make tbe point. The Senato
from Barnwell would not consent that th
Senate was to be controlled by tbe action c
me ciouBe.
> Senators Moore aDd Flnley supported Set:
> ator Mayfleld.
Senator Hemphill closed the debate wit
; the convincing argument on ihe true poin
above Indicated.
The President of the Senate, Hon, R I
Gary, before putting the Question said ibat
similar point bad (>een raised Inst session <>
the stock law Bill from Berkley Countj
Thaton thataccouut he had left Itto IheSer
ate to decide the point. That the Senate b
. its vote sustained the point. That for stron
reasons now because of bis preseut relation
to one of the Counties to be effected by lb
Bill, ho would refer the potut to the Senutori
and leave It for them to decide, which he ha
a right to do.
By the rules of the Senate he thereupn
1 called for the Ayes und Nays. The reMtlt w:i
seventeen sustaining Senator Hemphill an
voting aye?fourteen voting nay.
The Bill was thus rejected and the old cour
ty saved.
The following la the vote:
Aye?Beasly, Brloe, Bulst, Derham, Job
Gary Evaos. Fuller, Gleno, Harrison, lleini
hill, Jeuklnx, Tlmmerman, Verdler, VVIIsoi
McDanlel, Maglll, Miller, Regan?l".
Nays?Abbott, Bltfham, Brown, Eflrd, \Y
D. Evaos, Finley, Mayfleld. Moore. Mnwe
O'Dell, Peake, Eedtlrn, Strlbbllug, WilliamsWhen
Senator Smlthe's name was cnllrd h
voted a lusty aye, and then be announce
that he was paired with Senator Sloan, wh
favored the new county.
Abbeville county will And it hard to pa
the debt she owes to Senator Hemphill an
Representatives 1II1I. Maglll and Gury, an
i to Lleut.Governor Gary, whos-e whole sot
I was with the friends of tho old Conuly, In
whose office practically prevented his takln
> au active part In tiie battle.
. Hill, Maglll, mid Gury fought nobly fur t
i on ihe floor of the House, and never reste
. ouUido in working for Abbeville County.
| Nor should she forget the faithful servlcc
" of A. W. Jonfs, who tins spent the who]
month In Columbia fighting the new count;
To him Is largely due our fluul success.
W. C. McGowan was a wheel-horse. A<
mirable work was also done by other cltizei:
oi Abbeville: J. T. Robertson, John K. Bra(
ley, I. H. McCalla, W. K. Bell, w. u. uuiioci
Joseph Speed, L. W. IVrrlu, G. Henry Moon
Amos B. Morse, W. \V. Bradley, J. S. Grave
John A. Devltn, W. P. Widemah. W. I, Ml
ler, W. It. Powell, L. C. Maulden, John Kno:
\V. A. Lnnler, ana others.
They had a hard tight. The ox was In th
ditch. The ditch was deep. Greenwood
men was splendidly disciplined,and worke
with vlrn and method. They captured th
i House by 8.5 lo (il.
I The furniug point In our favor was the ca|
r ture of the Senate committee, who uv..de a r
I port favorable to our side.
i The Grt en wood people take their defeat Ilk
L good soldiers, who had fought a noble tight.
The new county side ot the question wh
most skillfully and ably managed, Ever
detail had been attended to and the (test po
slble presentation of their case was madi
' So well did they perforin their work that t
one time they had practically won their cans
> The exactness with which they had covere
every polut, and the force and vigor wit
. which their attorney, George Evans, Ksq
presented their claims before the House Con
r mlttee, supplemented by the business Ilk
manner In ubk-h Mr. Durst struck sled;;
tiAmmpr h'nws lor the cauxe which he e
> poused, attracted the attention of the Slat'
" and the subject became ot great Interest eve
beyond the bounds of the territory Immed
ately concerned.
? No r?an ever did better work /or any caus
than did Mr. Durst lu leading a movemer
which has attracted the attention of th
whole Stale. No mitn has done more for tli
1 growth and prosperity of any town than Ik
Mr. J. K. Durht and his brother Mr. W. I
Durst. Their names are associated with i
ot Greenwood's important enterprises?a\
the best part of it Is, they bring success
whatever they tonch. and it Is saying nol
ing to the disparagement of anybody to si
that no other men could have made as go
I Among those who zealously supported J
Durst was Professor George C. Hodges, w
has been In Columbia during nearly all t
session, and on more than one occasion el
quently spofce belore Committees with ze
and ferver for the cause which lay next to li
heart.
Mr. AValler did a noble part In aid oft
cause. /
I Mr. D. A. P. Jordan was prominent amoi
the leaders and never failed to work at i
uruea.
Dr. Eptlng wus among those who took i
active part.
Mr. Arch. Ellis never tired In his efforts.
MaJ. J. L. White never ceased to glve'h
best efforts to t lie cause. He stuck to It to tl
last, and deserves as much credit as anyhod
CapL E. W. Watson catne Into the Held
little late, but he made up in activity ?r
earnestness for what he lacked in startln
He came down some ten days ugo and i
matned to th" finish.
] Mr. Thos. F. Riley, who has at heart all tl
? best Interests of Greenwood, entered the flel
from the start, and worked with a will nn
the last. No enterprise that was for Gree
food's upbuilding has ever fatled to recel'
his support, and no more pnbllc spirited c
Izen lives in Abbeville County than Thos.
Riley.
Pestdes the gentlemen named might be I
eluded nearly all the citizens of Greenwoo
but at this hour your reporter cannot reca
, all their namen.
Mr. Benet'B position as Judge elect preven
ad his taking a hand In the fight for the cou
ty that has been so true to 111m. He argu<
our case bsfore the Senate committee and 1
uiuur waj# ma guuu worn who irn nucio
was not seen.
Judge MrGowan's whole sonl was with t
He says be could not sleep untl! the Sena
committee made their report. He coi
pllmented the boys and said that battles a
always won by thoce who fight hardest dt
Ing the last five minutes.
All honor to Senator John Gary Evans. I
came to onr aid when our prospects we
darkest and our hopes were nearly dead.
Cokesbury boy, he could not see the county
his birth mutilated and destroyed. Stroi
Influences were brought to bear upon him
go against us. but he stood Arm and fougl
with as to the finish. He was a tower
strength.
The large map prepared for the Abbevll
delegation was the battle flag which led us
victory.
The delegation from Edgefield aided tin
the fight. Senator Tlmmerman was true
bis old county.
The Charleston Senators handsomely con
to our aid. AbDevitte, rememner tnm.
Senator Stanyarne Wilson stood faithful
, on onr Hide from the first.
Senators Maglll and Derham rendered e
i cellent service.
It Is now known that on n full vote on tl
? merits of the BUI that we had a majority
seven?fourof our friends were absent.
B. B. Evans, brother of John Gary Evai
was a true and valuable friend.
It was a desperate contest, and we ha'
won.
* SIMONTON CONFIRMED,
a
. Brawler to Get Nlmonton"* PInce?
A. Towns to be Rovenoe Collector
[ Washington, D. C., Dec. 19,1f93 ?The Se
, ate to-day confirmed the President's srpoli
'X ment of Judge Charles H. 8lmonton of Hon
Carolina, to flU the vacancy on th? Unit
.* States Circuit Bench, occasioned by the dea
r> of Judge Bond.
k MoJ. W. H. Brawley, of Charleston, It
.. thought, will succeed Judge Simon ton
United States District Judue.
The appointment of Collector of Intern
0 Revenue for South Carolina will be made I
1 fore the adjournment of Congess. It Is pn
tlcally settled that Samuel A. Townes,
? Greenville, will get the place,
j J. M. B
o Shoes for every lady at prices that w
<r please you. Wm.E. Bell
V Dress Gc yds! Don't fall to avk for the bi
J galus In this line. Wm, E. Bell
| Coleman has the Inside on gents and ladi
' underwear. See his gentleman's shirt at 5
? a pair, and his Indies shirt at 40c a pair. Th
_ are special bargains.
Q Corsets at Coleman's 75 per cent, under r<
j n lar concerns price.
s m r
e
I- Amoug examples of "pious sen
!i ments missing their mark," the folio
u ing beats all competitors that I lia
come across. It is said to come fro
? a tombstone in the Northwest Provl
tt ces. I do not know whether it is n?
t but it is good enough to bear repe
l" tion :
e Sacred to the Memory of
The Rev. ,
? Who, after twenty years' unrem
0 ling labor as a Missionary,1
>' was accidentally shot by his K
magar.
h "Well done, thou good and faithl
1 servant."?London Truth.
t. ,
a
f ?We are not at all sure that ^
)* shall have any posessions, anythii
y of our own, in the future Jire, an
f thing, consequently to give awa
e Perhaps it will all belong to all. I
*. let us have enough of giving while >
d can, and enjoy the best part of p<
n session.
18
d A Christian recently remarked:
will not say much of my love to Qc
but J would speak of my love to h
manity." The love of humanity pi
" ducing words and deeds of kindiu
is Christlike, and proceeds from lo
, to God.
[; ?Little self denials, little honestii
little passing words of sympathy, lit'
ie nnniolonn nn.is nf kindness, little sile
q victories over favorite temptationE
these are the threads of gold whic
y when woven together, gleam
a brightly in the pattern of life that G<
ii approves.
it
g A soul which sincerely longs aft
l8 God never considers whether a tliii
d be small or great; it is enough toknc
that he for whom it is done i* inti
,e itely great, that it is his due to ha
/. all creatures solely devoted to 1
glory which can only be by fulfillii
his will.
? Truths we sincerely and heartily I
b! lieve govern our whole life. I
wrought and powerful convictions
auv kind mold the character of a ma
whether for good or ill. Consequent!
',e our beliefs are the real factors in o
d history.
e ?Let this be thy purpose, 0 frien
f>- To observe the law of right aud <
^ it. Then the sunshine and thestori
;e the night and the day, the heat ai
the cold of life's discipline will fest
? aud mature the grain for the game
J. in the sky.
P.
it If you have grit and perseveranc
& you cannot fail. Choose your nude
. i tnbiiirt tin/inrHinir ?r> vnnr hoot, ffimmi
I, iun.iife v..b ,w
., seuse and stick to it. You are bouc
'* to win.
:e
j? Christian love feeds on liberulity
B" well as on devotion. The highe
n points in Christian experience a
' more often gained by giving than I
10 prayer.
it
e The Methodist Herald puis this t(
ie to our toleration: "No one can li
claim to be truly tolerant until he
able to tolerate the intolerant."
!S DEATH OF CHARLES EVANS.
,o v
Eiy End of n Lone Career?A Good Clt*
0(1 Izen Cioe* lo IIIn Reward.
Ir On Saturday niornlu?r, the 16tb Instant, at 6
bo o'clock, Mr. Charles fc*vans died. He had
he been ill some time before his deatb. and his
lo- general health had been affected for some
ni twelve months or more.
il8" He emlernted from Ireland in 181U ana settled
in Abbeville county and made bis borne
he In and around Lebanon very nearly the
whole period of hln life.
43 In 1846 he was married to Miss Elizabeth J.
til Robinson, who wltn five children still survive
blm. Mr. Evans connected himself with
in Lebanon Presbyterian church nearly half
h ceutury ago, and consequently has been intimately
associated with the church during i
i|8 that period. He was soon after his connec- i
tie tlon with the church elected to tbe responsl
ya Die poHiiioD or ueacou wijicu oiuce u? uciu
a until 1880. when he was elected to the Slder- ,
id ship. During bls>ofllclul life as Dencon l.ebak.
mod church was rebuilt, and Mr/Evans was i
e. ihe chairman of the building committee, and
the whole responsibility fell upon him and be i
ie did the work to I he satisfaction of every '
Id member of the church, and he not only gave I
Ul his lime and labor but gave hlu ir oney freely |
n- to tho upbuilding of the cburch be loved so
?e well. I
It. Mr. Evans was a man who always was at ]
p. his post and always whether as private inera- I
ber or Deacon or Elder did his whole duty i
n. conscientiously and faithfully. As a hiin
d, bund and father he whs kind, genue ana a:- <
til feotlonale; a? a friend he was honest and true (
and lie took a deep Interest in his neighbors, i
I. whether rich or poor, and never was any on<9 <
n. turned away wltlfbut advice, sympathy or I
id more substantial aid, and the writer never <
Id met any one who was more generally correct I
It In bis views on all current subjects th?n Mr. '
Evans. But whilst be kept up with the times i
is. on all matters pertaining to our State and <
te county he was pre-eminently a Bible student. I
n- He loved Qod's word as we fear too few Chrlic (
re turns love it, aua as no man can live the life |
ii". he lived who does not love It.
I never saw any one that loved mu&lo so I
le well as be, not lb* mere harmony, but the I
re spirit of mi:Slc. Oftentimes bas the writer I
A *een his eyes till up with tears of joy at the [
of rendering or Rome or ine suoume nyimie oj i
jg our church. He understood In every partlcu- ,
to lar the art of singing and was a musician of J
tit the highest order.
or During 1881 or 1855 Mr. Evans was elected as <
director of the Abbeville Bible Society. Mr. i
)e Evans was par excellence an honest man. He
tu not only was honest legally but he was nior- 1
ally honest. i
Id Ihls.Mr. Editor, Is an imperfect tribute lo a |
to Christian friend by one who was Intimately
acquainted with him ever since his boyhood, I
ie and who feels be was honored tn his irlend- I
Khlp of such a man. Not only has his I m 1110ly
dlate family met a loes, but this whole community,
and more particularly our church,
x- but we feel mre that our loss is hit gain.
Dr. J. Low rle Wilson condnctett'the f..nera) i
he services In the churoh at 8 o'clock Sabbath
of evening to a crowded bouse from Psalms 37th
chapter and 37th verse, "Mark the perfect
is, man and behold the upright for the eDd of
that man Is peace."
ire The pastor. Rev. J. O. Lindsay, was absent
In Augusta, Qa? with his daughter who met
with an accident. A Friend. 1
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WARRENTON.
8.
Christmas Xotea Abont the Clly nnd
Her People.
Warrenton. 8. C., Dec. 18, 1893.
fh Dr. and Miss Grace Thomas and D. W.
ed Thomas visited the Augusta Exposition last
th week.
G. 8. Wilson went to Orangeburg counly, to
je look alter bis saw mill business, taking in the <
a8 Augusta Exposition ns be went down. He
returned Saturday accompanied by Mrs. i
iai Joseph B. Wilson, who comes to spend Cbrlstjfl.
mas with her parents.
lc. Miss Annie Wilson is expected home Wed0r
nesday Irom Mllledgovllle, Ga., where she
bas been to school. She expects to return after
the Christmas holidays.
Mr. F. W. Wilson goes to Athens, Ga, tomorrow.
<<< Mr. D. W Thomas bas recently painted bio
1 new house at Watts, which adds much to' Its
looks.
*r- no?o.i a.ilornoM?i1 Ihrntiffh WRrrentfinOM ,
day last week on his way home JVora Clemson
lee to spent Christmas.
19c Mr. D. R. Penney sUrted out one day last
ey week selling a nnteut chair rocker. It In a
good thing and the public could not do better
than patronize Mr. Penney.
"B" Miss Bessie Thomas expects to visit friends
In Laurens during her holllday*. .
The party xeason has opened In earnest in
. Warrenton. The third one will bent Mr. J.
tl- T. Cheatham's next Friday, n'ght. 8upoose
w- thev will have one every week ror sometime.
vp Mr. Jus. H. Cheatham is sowing oats again
vv near Latimer. He has sown there for the last
m three years and has just got his seed back
q. every time, but will give it one more trial.
1W Mrs. Dr. Thomas visited Augusta Inst week
', to buy goods for her store and take in the Exti
position.
Miss Carrie Speer leaves tomorrow for her
home In Mootery after several months stay
with Mrs. J. C. Ferituson. She goes to spend
Christmas with ber family.
it- We were nil glad to hear of the promotion
Or Mr, >v. U. rsenei nnu mi. a. a. umj,
very sorry that Judge McGowan was retired
It* the most of us believed .In this case, partisan
politic* bad no play.
We are sorry that the prospects for a new
. county are so fair for it does seem that there
Ul will be one, taxes are high enough now and
with a new county, there Is no telling where
they wlll-go It looks like something always
turns up to make the Reformers raise taxes,
instead lowering tbern, as was promised; but
ye with so many lawsulte forced 011 the State, I
suppose It is ailrigbt, but that don't help pay
"o them the taxes.
y* Thanksgiving has Ju?t passed and Chrlst,y.
mas here, both comlne almost together, hut it
seems that tbere is little room for rejoicing,
3 limes are so nard.cotlon below, the cost of
*'6 of production and cotton seed lower than
)g. have been for years, from these two, the farmer
gets his money. Northern speculators
keeping down the price of cotton and severely
condemned for it,and the Oil Mil* of South
1 Carolina and Georgia keeping down the price
id of beed, it shows very plain that greed with
1 money to back It, will go as far In one place
lu~ as another It makes yery little difference
ro? whether It Is North or Souih.
VfAnfflww onl/l nnh hla
3gg JIT, o. m iuuiei vr? iuuuivivj u??u um.
farm produce, household goods, wtth other
ve things last friday and will move tomorrow to
the convict camp below Edgefield, C. H., to
superintend the works. Sain Miller is a good
gg man, and we are sorry to see him braek up
tl' and quit farming, but hope he will do well, lu
l,~ his new undertaking.
nt Passing through Warrenton the other day
l we come to the conclusion there were more
. hogs and children in Warrenton than any
:u? place of Its size in the State, the road was foil
SO of children and every potato patch was full
of hogs. "Jlmmle." .
tientleneflfl.
n Gentleness is love in Society. It is
love holding intercourse with thoee
n_ around it. It is that cordiality of as
v"e pect and that soul 01 speecu wmcn iisjjg
sure that kind and earnest hearts may
still be met with here below. It is that
? quiet influence, which, like the scentj
ed flame of an alabaster lamp, Alls
>e- many a home with light and warmth
n- and fragrance altogether. It is the
of carpet, soft and deep, which, while it
n, diffuses a look of comfort deadens
y, many acreaking sound. It is everyur
j thing included in that matchless grace
I Hio cronllonpta nf Ohrist."
"*V b
The dominion of any siuful liabit
n, will fearfully enstrange us from His
!d presence. A single consenting act of
er inward disobedience in thought or
irs will is enough to iet fall a cloud between
Him and us, and to leave our
hearls cheerless aud dark.
;e.
:r- Language is life. Men not only
>a merely build sentences, but sentences
id build men?build them, or tear them
down. Slipshod use of language
means siipsnoti luiiiKiuy ?uu acnug. i
Extravagance of speech does not coJst
exi*t with simplicity of dress and food
're and habits of life.
by
Waste of wealth is sometimes re-j
trieved: waste of health, seldom ; but
waste of time, never.
,g In the arithmetic of heaven nothing
ouuts but love.
DUE WEST, ||i
Ttlffc nitilrP?ilno> loolHani #h?i R^fAll >A
Dr. Llndnay't Dungbttr and Grand
Child. %
Dae West, 8. C., December 18. . . 3
We have this mornln? the hardest freeze
of the ceasoD. \ "
Mr. Haj De McDIll of Abbeville ?pent tbe '
Sabbath In Dae West'. He worshipped in the '"<'48
A. R. P. church.
The friends of Mr. B. M. McGaa nt nnm. Em
vine, are glad to see bim. He]* in town for -'r
a few days. Time seems to deal gently with
him. He Is looking; well
The annual meeting of the A. R. P. congregation
will take place next Wednesday
at 11 o'clock. The deacons desire to close np
tbe financial matters of tbe congregation
wltb tbatday Instead ot the last day of tbe 23
year es heretofore.
Tbe pastor of tbe A. R. ebnrcb preached *T.
An excellent and well fitting sermon S*b- at
Ing from tbe text "Wine Is a Mocker." Ha rA
rave many and very practical reasons wby jj
we shonId abstain altogether from tbe intox- h
Icatlne cnp. and tbe temptation that tbe ap> - '
prnacblng feftlve sefison brings wltb 11. ' ,>i
Miss Leila Brlce is assist! nsrMlsa Rnsaall 1b ?
the Prlmajy department at the Female Ool- . ^
lege. Mtsaea Ruraell and Brlcearo both line o J
teacher* and we bespeak for that department
i ancceasful year.
The clttienB of oar town and tbe students
if Ereklne eDjoyed a treat at. tbo Female
College last Friday nlabt. Tbe entertain
ment consisted principally of music render*
>d hy tbe talented teaebers now In that lnstl- .
:utlon. It was tbe first time a Doe West an* 1
Hence bad been afforded tbe privilege of hear . rl
ng Ihe sifted Mioses Benneson and Hyde. j
rhey both bave tine and well cultivated
voices.' MIps Hyde is tbe vocal teacher, and 9
:ertalnly she understand* tbe department abe S
a In charge of. The recitation by Mirs Addle j
3ny. a pupil, was greatly enjoyed. 8be dls- ' . ?
slaved talent aa well astboronch training. !
Mr. James Prnitt and Mlas Janie MrOsr- W
er were married last Wednesday, 18tb. Rev.
Y. Bonner performed tbe ceremony. Mr. f m
Prultt brought bis bride to Due West on i
rbarwJay, and a dinning was given them at , . M
Mr. F. V. Prultt's. tbe father of tbe groom. ]
\ number of friends from Bradley and Level
Land were present, at the marrtace. MIm <jl
AlllePrnitt. Mr. Ed Rusb, Mis* Orrle Me*
Cbrter and Mr. Enock McCarter accompanied II
ihp bappy couple to Dae West
Rev. 0. i. Bonner filled tbe pnlplt of tbe ?
Baptist cbnrch at Donalds last Sabbath after*
noon, Dr. Qrler preaching for the A. R. oon- Pa
gresatlon. *3
The remains of Miss Sallle Nance were laid aM
Lo rent in the A. R. cemetery last Saturday. ~3?
he*lde those of her mother who preoceded .fm
ber to tbe grave Just one week. This yoong < . 3
lady was a victim to thai, dread disease, oooRuinptlon.
She had barely merged from ~j%
happy girlhood to that of womanhood. It >
Beeuifl bat a few months iilnce she went in and v
nut. amond her friends with tbe glow of yoath
and beauty on her yonnf; face. The destroy-* -vgj
er came and laid bis baud on ber who soon .
yielded to bis bllcbting touch, Miss Sallle
was a very pious young lady, and early gave *
herself to ber Savior. She has now gone '"j.
to be with Him whom she loved and served.
Tha tamll. I. ikla
j. ue muiiij ua>c iu? ucvj.ni t/ui|iaiujr iu hii*
Ibeir doable sorrow.
Dr. Lindsay was called to Angasta last week
to tbe bedside of bis daughter, Mrs. Tennant, ' : ?
wbo was tboogbt to be seriously Injured by
an electrlo car. Her little son, some six
yearsof age, was with ber at the time and , j
whs instantly killed. This is a distressing accident,
and the sympathy of Mends Is ex- intended
to tbe afflicted family. Tbe last word m
from Mrs. Tennant was tbal ber injnnes were
not so severe as at first feared.
Due West is considerably stirred up over
the new County.
Christmas Is near at bs.nd with bearty good
cheer for all and Intense delight for the little - rfolks.
We extend to all a "Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year." R. 8. O.
EAST END.
HI* Personal Paragraphs Mid Maay ?
Pencil Points.
Nlnety-Sli, a C.. Dec. 18.1888.
Tbe ladles of the town and vlelnity will
[rive an oyster supper on Wednesday night In
Cb) lstmas, 27th, for tbe benefit of the school.
Tbe proceeds will be used to finish up the hall
1U IUC MTWUU Biurjr, J.UIB 19 It IHUUflOlt) tJUbOT*
prise, and we hope the people generally will "
liberally patmolze It
Mr. Lutber McCord, the artist, has been taking
some fine photographs.
Mr. A. C. and Miss Lizzie Richardson have
returned from the AngnstA Exposition.
Jndge W. C. Benet passed up from Colombia
on Saturday.
We suppose the fate of Greenwood county
will be determined within a few days. The
Senate committee made an unfavorable r* ' >
port, but the friends of the new county have
hopes thnt It will pans the Senate
Mr. George M. Anderson, who has bad a serious
case of grip. Is convalescing.
Dr. J.J. Bozeman so far as reported bas killed
the largest porker of the season.
Miss Kate Holloway. one of onr most accomplished
young ladles, is teaching at Chappells.
A Charleston capitalist la buying 800 balea
of cotton and having; It stored at Ninety-Six.
The Juniors had apleasant party at tbe rail- i
dence of the Hon. H. J. Kinard on last Friday
night. (
Col. David Aiken, of Coronaca, was down
last week on business.
Tbe opponents of tbe new county elalm
limit luoy uuvtj uuwneu uio nuaiiijiauauuu>
Now we think such talk does a great Injustice
to Ooveraor Tillman, and we deny that
the foundation of the new county has any
thing to do with the administration. The
Governor signed the petition believing It was ^
best for all concerned. There are many others
though in our proposed new county who
would like to see a new county, bat are afraid
to say so, but if we are eucoeaaful they will
rise to the surface like "horse apples," and bo
the first to want the pap.
Mrs. T. C. Lipscomb nas opened a large as- . J
sortment of toys and Christmas tricks in No. S
4 North Cambridge street. Call and see her. |
At. tbe residence of the bride's father, Capt. J
J. W. Lipscomb, on tbe 14tb Instant, Miss J
Mary E. Lipscomb was by>plly married to , 1
Mr. Thomas A. Calhoun. This happy young 4
couple have tbe best wishes of a host of
friends.
The Rev. M. M. Brabham will move this
week to bis new station. Edgefield. We are
Indeed sorry to see him go. We presume his
successor, the Rev. Mr. Stoll, will be here
shortly.
Mrs. Sidney Haltlwanger and Mrs. Samuel
Cooper, of Edgefleld, were up last week shopRev.
Mr. Carter, the Baptist minister.
will occupy nr. aiaaison wcuaruKiu i uuuh
South of Kate Fowler creek.
Sir. W. H. Frazler has purchased a number
of fancy pigeons. Among them are tngihlera^
fan tails, carriers and others.
Capt.JaraesN.KIng; is now absent building
a bridge over Little River near Due West.
Eggs are scarce In our market and are
bringing high prices.
Mr. A. W.Jones, phosphate commissioner,
passed up to Abbeville last Friday.
Dr. Joseph Harris, of Pickens, Is visiting
his nephew, Dr. \V. H. Holland. Dr. Harris
contemplates moving to Texas this spring.
The price of cotton is having a depressing
effect on trade. Many of the planters have
held their cotton nnd now And themselves
unable to meet their obligations.
Mrssrs. Archie and Will Smith, two bright
young men from Chappells. were op last week
calling on the girls. They are students of
Clemson College. East End.
Tbe deepest river is the river of
rum. / 8
A mean man can gee religion, out ne
can't stay mean and keep it.
Goii'd mercy is as unfalliDg as his |
love. ' "
The Wine ami Spirit Gazette evidently
understand* tnesituation to-day
when it fays "prohibition and liquor
selling are natural enemies."
?Perhapsyou have a great mind;
perhap? you have an eloquent tongue:
it. mftv hp vnn hav? a lurtrH nurse, and
can glorify God and bless mankind
with that; but perhaps you have nothing
in the world but a kind bright
smile; then let that fall upon some
poor life that has no smile in it. Remember
that a dew drop glistening in
the sun is just as beautiful as a rainbow.
They arenever alone that are accoratvifli
nnltU tVirmcrhtft.
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