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> . ' The Abbeville Press and Banner. J BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1896. ESTABLISHED 1844 Jj DENTAL NOTICE. Dr. S. G. Thomson, _s OFFICE UP-STAIRS ON McILWAINl' Corner, Abbeville. S. C. JUggs for sale. |? Eggs for sale from pure breed h S. C. b. Leghorns, and Barred Plynioutn ! g Rocks. J.R.GLENN, I e Jan. 13, IS9G. 2m Abbeville, S. C. b . a li House and Lot for Sale. ? OVER 50 fine fruit trees, six kind of plums 1 grapes, scuppernongs and raspberries Good water. Mrs. M. J. LYTHGOE, u Pec. 31,1S95, 3 m Abbeville, S. C. ? Restaurant. | I would announce to my friends and pusm-J^ mers that I have moved n>y RESTAU- l< rant to Oothran's Block, on Washington fy Street, where I will be glad ro serve the pub- ' lie with as good meals as the provisions of j 01 the market will afford. I HARRIET E. ADAMS. " Oct. 1.1395, 6ms. Desirable Place for Sale, J 1I7E offer our homeplace at Cokesbury for r* *? sale or exchange. Premises in flnere- " pair, ai acres of flrstclaSs land. Land welll ' adapted tofraltand all crops. Pure cold wa-l ^ ter and perfectly healthy location. Wyatt Aiken, Abbeville, S. C. J. S. Aiken, Cokesbury, S. C. ?! Sept. 3d, V5. tf. * j rl House and Lot for Sale. 1 OFFER MY HOUSE AND _LOT in the j b( JL town of Abbeville lor sale. Tbe lot con* e( tains two acres, the bouse eight rooms,and ai rt the premises ia perfect repair. Every lm- 0i provement and easy terms. ai Apply to W. C. AlcGOWAN, w Dec. 12,1894, tf Abbeville, S. C. \\ 01 M. P. DEBRUHL. J. FULLER LYON. DeBRUHL & LYON, Attorneys at Law, ABBEVILLE, 8. O. S' Office?Law Range, O'Neal Building No. 1. hi WALTER L. MILLER, | Attorney at Law. |j -Abbeville, S. C. ' d< I also represent a number of Investment [,j Companies. Loans made on Abbeville or Li Greenwood City real estate. b< OFFICE on Law Range. ? H M ic Mutual Aid, Loan and Investment Co., g vl Atlanta, Ga. A e\ a onrvrr.r.p t.apat. ROARD. f1 ir J. R. Blake. Jr.?President b< Walter L. Miller?Attorney. A directors. jj R. W. Cannon, C. V. Hammond, A Walter L. Miller, C. D. Brown. Be Jin excellent Investment company. Pi uly 31,1895,1895, tf Livery, Feel and Sal! Stables. r. Having bought the interest of ? W. S. Cothran In the C( Livery, Feed and Sale Stables, a< I Will Continue Business at " the Old Stand. [J Thanking my friends for the support injthe n past, I solicit a continuance of the same. T. S. STARK, a NICE PHOTOGRAPHS! | All Sizes ^ ? o ^ All Prices. u IN LATEST STYLES OF FINISH. Also copying and enlarging done at reasonable * rates. a I have GALLAGHER'S negatives and will w make photographs from them. j. M. Y. LOMAX. ci |y Over HADDON'S store. it 81 " \s School Books? i m rirtnm nnn ninn ' Ai UUol m UAon ; The Days When the School Com- jj niissioner Will be in his w s( Office. a; rpHE COUNTY BOARD of Examiners have ^ A bought. for Abbeville County SCHOOL a TEXT BOOKS and placed them In the care of g( School Commissioner wbo will sell them AT COST FOR CASH. w I will be in the School Commissioner's office b during the next scholastic year as hPretofore n ON EACH SATURDAY OF THE MONTH, , except the 1st Saturday. Also on all Sale u Days or other public days, for the purpose of t< transacting all official business; and selling v school books that are purchased by the County Board during the year. * In order to accommodate the people every 1 day in the week, I have made arrangements ^ Wilu Ur. B. r. is.iuinK8woriu wuo may uu , iouud at his office In "No. 4 SEAL BLOCK" to u attend to sale of books for me, during the ? times that I am absent from the office. All a books will be sold for CABH. W. T. MILFORD, " Oct. 26th. 1895?tf. School Com. A. C. V Iff HOSPITAL! fl. I REESE, SURGEON. I THE place to carry your SICK WATCHES jj and BROKEN CLOCKS, where they will j be looked after and attended to at all hours of | llieuttj Willi bftklll auu DAJJUICUVC. V IUIUlog you away or sending Patieuts off to have them treated elsewhere, but I will put them > golDg at prices to suit the times. Weiioi Presents, Clocts, 5 and JEWELRY.r Prices Down. c H. D. REESE, ? THE PEOPLE'S JEWELEK. ^ All tbe spring medicines and blood purifiers . I at Harrison & Game's Drug Store. Under Ho- 1 (el. 1 J *5 SUNDAY MOKNING. icrvire in (lie .ttethoiliMt Churcli by ' n,r Wr. Clifton. *' I)r. Cliflon had an attentive audience last: " uuday morning. He preached from the! qui rords: "On this rock I will huilil ray, Even hurch.and the gates of hell shall not prevail, monI gainst it." The truth ?1 the christian reli- i week ion, the divinity of our Saviour, and the bank xistence of a Supreme Being were all proved j strati y the universal desire ot man for a Saviour,! en for nd by t he longing of the human heart for a | ic( jvlDg Father in whom we could entrust the i W(,rc] oul's deepest desires, and to whom the trou-1 implied spirit might pour out the swelling floods jOQ O( DaiOineriviM; nuum u.s.nu^..... CUUD1 The Almighty did not reveal the contour of j is personality to the natural eye of man. but (;t,ar| II the testimony of all the senses, and ?lie cou jnglng of every heart, like a ehain of cir- ,,ol j umstantlal evidence, all go to point toone tvrau real fact, the existence of the Almighty. ()"ld cl hile the inspired word is full of testimony i s to tlie beautiful hie and character of our u(at< lesseu Lord and Saviour, who came not only etj a ^ > redeem u lost world, but to show us by his in sample how we might make our lives sub- \ye me, and win the covtted crown in our home p0rar eyonu the stars. thorn .self denial, the preacher said, was necessary d|Spe > all excellence. Whatever was good in our eDfor ?tures, or whatever was pure in our hearts, are as due to that self-denial which came from la|j{|| ghting against the evil nature that is ever re(Uj ( resent an-i is ever striving lor the mastery aiar|, F man. In whatever pursuit we enter we ance" lust practice self-denial to achieve the best -phii jsults. If a man seeks riches he must deny |jCeu ie gratitlcatlon of his extravagant desires. Soull ' he seeks preeminence in theleamei pur- |ttWlits he must deny himself of tbe pleasures to eo< F idleness. If he seeks health and length of tlieir jys he must restrain himself from sin ll)e g ;ain8t bis boily and obey the laws of health. jjave he seeks to be a follower of our Lord and rale ( ches and forego the glory ot power. Our n[ng iviour said: "If Ihou wilt be perfect, go )n(, t id sell thot tnou bast, and give to the poor." g^te As the preacher expected to give an account align ;fore the Great Judge for his stewardship on remai irin, lie would urge his hearers to accept the own ligion of our Saviour. Even though we did pUl0[ at expect an eternal happiness, the precepts id example of our Saviour, It regarded, few ould add to the sum of human happiness. anow 'ith all the cumulative testimony pointing le way none could doubt. ^.11 l the in ? ' peopl impol REDUCED RATES, ggj this b the c< [ aboard Air I^ine to the Sontliern bly " BaptiHt Convention, Chattanooga. of St1 On account of the above convention to be who 8 ski in Chattanooga.Tenn., May 8th to 14th, laws le Seaboard Air Line system, the recognized of the vorite route of the Southern people, has ar- send i mged to run a "Baptist Special" from Wash- We igton, Richmond, Norfolk and their entire if in stem which takes in all prominent points tho G i Eastern Virginia, and North and Soith iguor irolina to Chattanooga, Tenn. low ci This "special" will leave Washington, Rich- praise ond. Norfolk, Portsmouth, Petersburg, Wei- It h jn, Wake Forest, Henderson, Raleigh, l)ur- destn aui, southern Fines, Wilmington, Aiaxion, eiiect aurinburg, Hamlet, Rockingham, Wades- that iro, Marlon, Rutherfordtou, Shelby. Lenoir, sneeri Jckory, Newton. Lincolnton, Charlotte, what onroe, Chester, Clinton, on May (ith, arrlv- borsn ig Chattanooga ou the 7th. toot tl Special will also be arranged from Charles- If si m, Florence. Orangeburg, Columbia and able t ewberry by way of Chester, and from Green- If c llle, Spartanburg via Greenwood and from greati nderson via Calhoun Falls. as pa This will be the grandest "Baptist Special" she u rer Inaugurated in the South. Rate of one turuii rst class tare for the round trip is authorized If Ch om all stations. Schedules and rates will state 3 published later. offlcei For further information apply to Soliciting no pr gents or Ticket Agents; or, to the under- tyran gned: Wm. B.Clements,Trav. Pass. Agent, forcei . A. Newlaud, Gen'l Agt. Pass. Department, We tlanta. Ga. T J. Anderson. General Passen- but v sr Agent, H. W. B. Glover, Traffic Manager, hope ortsmouth, Va. count State. can u How a Great Man Proposed. logs t Abraham Lincoln's offer of mar- cba age was a very curious one, and sin- un'Q* ularly enough it has but recently ""tilt )ine to light. ^Numerous as his leutir iographers have been, and closely la"'81 i they have gleaned for new facts and frfeQ< laterials, it was left for the one, Mr. state esse Welk, of Greencastle, to discover iis unique aud characteristic producouofMr. Lincoln's almost untutored | lind. The letter is one of several ritten, presumably to the lady he fterwards married. Addressed to wn? My Dear Mary," it reads thus : "You lust know that I ?an't see you or jink of you with entire ludifFerence ; Abl ud yet it may be that you are mis- ??e^iken in regard to what my real confe :eliugs towards you are. If I knew * r?' ou were not, I should not trouble you (jj,? ith this letter. Perhaps any other leudt lan would know enough without any city j ther information ; but I consider it l,ro^ iy peculiar right to plead ignorance, We i ud your bounden duty to allow the [>aBb lea. I want in all cases to do right, ud most particularly so in all cases win i 'ith women. I want, at this particu- ness' irtime, more than anything else, to 0U^D' o right with you, and if I knew Abou : would be doing right, as I ratner put" aspect it would, to let you alone, I con?p rould do it. And for making the ry ai be matter as plain as possible, I now ?>ur p iy you can drop the subject, dismiss v^\\\ our thoughts?if you ever had auy? Mai om me forever, and leave this letter yQljn nauswered without calling forth one ccusiug muimur from me. And, I ion. c ill even go further and say, that if il 'ill add anything to your comfort and eace of mind to do it, it is my sincere Ream 'ish that you should. I)o not under- (,u :and by this that I wish to cut your PJ?^ equaintance. I mean no such thing. Mr. Vnat I do wish is that our further Lake cquaintance shall depeud upon your- 8 Mte ill'. If such further acquaintance youu ould contribute nothing to your aDdsJ appiness, 1 am sure it would not to m?j'p line. If you feel yourself in any son, egree bound to ine, 1 am now willing {ierP ;> release you, provided you wish it; d" a /bile on tlie other hand. I am willing >lu ud even anxious to bind you laster it of*ei can be convinced that it will in any egret add to your happiness. This in- Yoi eed, is the whole question with me. ^0U(' Jothing would make me more miserble thau to believe you miserable; lectiV othing more happy than to know you 'Mr< /ere so. In what 1 have now said I I,/'"' bink I caunot be misunderstood ; and aboui - l it ....,1,.?<1... ....l.. find J LIJUKt; IU^SCll UUUC191UUU 1? LUC KJUiy o? ? bject of this letter. If it suits you enl"r eat not to answer this, farewell. A mem mg life uud a merry one attend t,ccrs ou. But if you conclude to write ack, speak as plainly as I do. There Ma an be neither harm nor danger in j!ls?l( aying to me anything you think, just i^Vii u the mauneryou think it. other "Your Friend, tt"d ] "f ivrvn v " u" v Probably this is tlie queerest love- ?so o Jtter on record, and the most I emarkable oiler of marriage ever i jlm v lade. It is a love-letter without a,Audi ^ord of love, and a prop< sal of mar-1 iage that does not propose. | tues a t B Howl He is thy friend who speaks wellj ii uiee ueuiuu uiy uaun. I purp People who say sharp things often! ;et the reputation of being blunt. ty?>u It is when we are most helpless that ,'hrist is most willing to help us. The devil has gained his point when le convinces us that little sins work 15n 10 ill, ci^ui -?tr?j~..vr rf. / * :rTTC ~ -~"r~ y x . " -".'i CHARLESTON AND THE STATE. l'iiui??lom ami Impolicy of Main* titling it Yawning Onir Belivccn lie People. - respected contemporary, the Charleston ing Sun, takes issue with some states which appeared in these columns lust about the merchants, business men and ers of that city making a street demonlou when the State Constables tried to ce the dispensary law In the case of :o. We are not certain as to the exact s, but we are perfectly certain as to the ession which theXewsand Courier made ur mind at the time when giving an act of the incident. .0 the tyranny of the Tillman faction over leston : intry people living at this distance have lad it explained to them wherein any my has been practiced upon the good ty, iu sending the metropolitan police, metropolitan police are a necessity for :ity, or else the dally press have convey viwu6 HU|.IW0.UU a~i |.UVUC>^?1 "nuai.UL lit town. leave il for our much respected contemy Ut say, If It has not been published u sand times by the city papers that tue nsary law could not and would not be ted In that city by the authorities? We ot now quibbling about words. We are og as to facts. Let our contemporary Lhe tiles of the News and Courier partlci as to the advised and proclaimed resistto the law la that city. ,l resistance made the metropolitan ponecesstty and the people of the State ol i Carolina are determined to enforce the If the good people of that city, choose :ourage forisners in violating the law of adopted country, and If they thus force >tate to send metropolitan police ihey no one to blame but themselves. At auy Charleston makes an exceedingly unfaily showing before the country by runoff to the negroes in the hope of defeathe majority of the white people of the If Charleston gentlemen prefer to themselves with the negroes rather than In true to their own kindred and their race, then the country people are n notice. Is Charleston's fidelity to the of South Carolina to be skaken because Italians or liquor-selling people are not ed to trample our laws under foot? would say this to the Evening Sun : ol South Carolina is proud of the wealth, itelllgence and the respectability of the e of Charleston, but for some unwise. Ittlc or suicidal policy that grand old ias chosen to antatroulse and Irritate the e Id the country districts. She has done y Insults through her papers In calliug ountry members of the General Assem'Three-for-a tiuarter Statesmen." She one this by vne and unwarranted abuse llman and that portion of the people ire supporting him. She has defied the of the State by encouraging violations ; liquor law and has lorced the State to metropolitan police. leave it for the Evening Sun to say the past the country members of ieueral Assembly have not either been sd or ridiculed, while the city and other ountry delegates have been boosted and1 :d to their lull value. as teen said that whom the gods seek to >y they first make mad, or words to that . What has the country people done they must have the contumely and o of their uppish city neighbors? By right do these same uppish city neightsbume to beat down aud.trample* under be laws of their own State? he has not done all this, then wc are not o understand her newspapers. harleston in her wisdom and in her less could recognize the country people rt of the great Stale of South Carolina rouid nave less reason, or excuse ior ug her back on the Democratic party, arleston would ooey the laws of the and cease to villily and abuse the chosen rs of the Government, she would have etext lor complaining about the alleged ny, which alleged tyranny she has 1 upon herself. have no advice to give to Charleston, fe may be pardoned, if we express the that she will ceate to make war on the ry people and the good name ol the We hope that she may feel that she nite with us, and be of us and among itertalnlng and cherishing fraternal feelletween the city and the country people, rleston as a metropolitan city has a te position, In that she is the only city rth that tries to degrade the government j State while making bitter and uure* >g war on the country people and the of the State. ?se let us have peace. Please let us be Is. We are tired of war. The whole wants to be friendly with Charleston. f CONTRIBUTED LOCALS. t "M" Sees and Ileiirs on 111m ItotuxlM About the City. Abbeville, S. C., March 18,1890. jevllle is looking out for another railAt a meeting ol the Young Men's BuslLeague a committee was appointed to r witn Anuerson wuu a view u>securing Iroad lrom Port Royal to Knoxville, essee, via Abbeville. , Kdmund Herkley, of Atlanta, Superlnmt of the G.. C. & N., was expected In I be esterday (17th) to meet with tbe dlrecif our cotton factory and locate side track factory to main line of tbe G., C. & N. earn that about $7,000 worth new Block een taken Just recently ; besides, several stockholders have doubled their stock, his means business, and that Abbeville iave a line cotton factory ready for buai:>y next fall. ather progressive step In the history of little city is the telephone exctaahge. tone hundred poles have already been p, and stll the work goes bravely on. s organization of the tire company is ileted, and they are making all necessa rungemeuts looalug to the protection of ruperiy. ill?At Abbeville, March 4th, to Mrs. ip Rosenberg?a son. iter Wallace Halley, one of Abbeville's gest poultry fanciers, received a few ago coop of beautilul Wyandotte fowls, iased from Mr. W. L. Link, of Wliiing)r Lluk, S. C. '. Dr. Clilton will close his series of seri on next Sabbath morning. His subject )e, "The (ireat Kin of Infidelity, and the jnableuess ol Christianity." next Sabbath evening a sermon will be :hed iu the Methodist chuch in tbe mLof the Columbia Female College. W. K. Hell chipped one day last week to City, Florida, a coop of tine silver spanllamburgs. is Eula Cobb, one of Greenwood's best g ladies, is visiting friends In the city, it present is the guest of the Misses Haaa1. s. Anderson, with her handsome little after a nieasant visit, of several days to arents Mr. aud Mrs. S. N. Williams, reid last Saturday to her home near Ann, S. C. is Leila -Met'alia, the handsome daughter nator 1. H. McCalla, spent last Saturday her parents, returning to Abbeville ou ay. n can buy from Mrs. (?. A. Douglass a uet of lloweis so bright and beautiful thed will make your girl's eyes sparkle. wougiass nits a oeauuiui una vitrieu coiin oi the flaest hot-house plants. Will Owen, of the G.. C. & N., left last lay night for the home of his boyhood reeushoro, N. C.. where he will spend t a week. We wish for this trusty en:r u ploasant trip anil safe return. last Thursday evening Judge K. II. Gary tuined in a most sumptuotis manner the hers of the Abbeville liar and public of. together with other Irlends The evenfas spent most pleasantly,and will lluger In the memories of those present. tray Adams, colored, while lleeing from :e. was overtaken to the wreck on the (J., S. near Abbe\Jlle last Monday morning, ig both lower limbs crushed, besides serious injuries. He was taken to Jail, Ur. L. T. Hill was prompt In rendering ossible aid which could only alleviate orarily his sufferings. He died about 'clock the same night from shock caused injuries sustained. This was one of the uers who escaped from the Greenville .ith Yenuer Ray.and more recently from ;r*on jail. (Murray Adams is no more; lid dearly for his crimes with his deatli unexpected hour, llo was also in the hooting scrape In Long Caue w here a Mr. e was shot. beville Is still on the upward march. A itnr of the citizens will be held this after at live o'clock In t lie Court House for the ose of establishing waterworks in our Hurrah for old Abbeville! Next wo have electric lights and street cars. If want to keep in line and in the front , move to the progressive and historic old i (uow cltv) ol of Abbeville. ? - i uce'8 restaurant keepH a full line of line 8 and cigarettes. :M?/ IN GREENWOOD'S GATES. "M. S. Writes an Entertaining I.elter of Eriilicntion. Greenwood, S. C.. March 16tb, 1896 I wrote my letter last week at Johnston, i C., but It did not appear, I know not th cause, I suppose It. reached the editor too lat for publication. I have Just returned from two weeks trip In Edgefield Counts. Tim and space forbid me giving anything like rull description of my trip. I will say,ho*i pver, that I had a delightful time. I vislte Klrkseys, Pleasant Lane, Meeting stree Edgefield C. H., Johnston. Trenton, Ward and Fruit Hill, together with intervening se< lions. Edgefield town Is only about one ha I had pictured In my mind, with about 1,(K inhabitants. Johston is a beautiful town c about 1,000 or 1,200 Inhabitants, with the C. ( & A. railroad running through the center ( the town. Mr. Editor, If you should ever g to Johnson, don't fail 1o take a buggy ride t Trenton, seven miles away. You would se Knmfi of the finest, and levalest farms In th country. This ride would carry you throug Senator Tillman's farm. He has a henutlfu home near Trenton. I counted 19 head c fine jersey caHle on his farm. You would se on this ride oite field said to contain 200 acre without a hill or a hollow In It. They rui their corn and colton raws perfectly straigh which give It a tine appearance. THE DEAD. Abbeville is surely and sorely bereaved c late. 1 am sorry to hear her losslng anothe of her brightest young men, William Hll Just buding Into young manhood: with such bright future before him, but the monste death, claimed him for his own. How sad I is to see a young man die. We cannot briu him back to us, but we can go to him. Unci Prltchard Is no more. He has fought a goo tight has kept the faith and Is now wearing crown that was prepared for him In glory, desire to tender my heartfelt sympathies t all sorrowing ones in Abbeville. FINE LECTURE. Greenwood was treated to a fine lectnre lae Krlday night In i he Methodist church by Re\ Dr. Clifton, of Abbeville. The Doctor had fo his subject,Education,and he handled it wel I think everybody was pleased. Dr. Cllftoi is a fine lecturer and a splendid entertalnei Kev. Mr. Alrial and M. P. DeBruhl, Esq., wa also here to hear him lecture. LIGHT. /tit v fatharu ha uo nnt nn a fatv utrcn lamps which Is a step In the right direction only a few more and it would be so much bet ter. Mr. T. JL. Parker, of Trenton, S. C., has cas his lot with Greenwood and can be found be bind the counter .of Drs. Burkhalter and Pref cot's drug store. BIO FIGHT SETTLED. Bony Williams and Bob Hackef, colored had an altercation a few days ago. In the em Bony seems to have came out first best. H went into.courts with Bob. Bob soon propose! a compromise of $15 wblcb was readily ac cepted by Bony. Not baying the cash, Bol agreed to pay Bony $2 per month until th whole was paid. As security he gave Bon;s his cow In pon and feeds her himself, am Bony milks and has the ubo of her until sb is redeemed. Another Wallstreet case. Mrs. Donoa Rawlins, of Mississippi, Is vis ltlog her aunt, Mrs. Al. L. Major and othe relatives In Greenwood. Miss Annie Major is visiting friends in An derson. Miss Annie Davidson, from Manning, S. C. is to arrive today. 8be will opeu a mllinerj store In the Waller block. This fills the las vacant store I n town. Messrs. Leave 11 & Gage sbipped a nice mon ument last week to Abbeville for Mr. Itob. A Haddon, to be erected In Little Mountalt temetery to the memory of Clarance Haddon S. G. Major will go and put up the monumen tlJlH wcr-i\. Col. NValllngford returned laBt week front Atlanta with a car load of males. THE COTTON MILLS. The Greenwood cotton mill shut down theli mill a few days ago while putting in somi portion of their pew machinery that coulc not be put in while the mill was running. The stockholders of the new cotton mil met last week and organized the company and elected the following directors: Messrs D. A. P. Jordan, J. S. Bailey. J. L. Orr, J. K Durst and W. W. Klugh. D. A. P. Jordai was elected President and Treasurer of the mill. It is called the Grendel Mills. Mr. Motte Logan, an old Oreenwood boy who for many years has been living In Texaj and other western states is in the city vlsltln) relatives and friends. Mr. J. L. Andrews who has been so serious ly 111 for several months past expected to g< to John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, las week, but he was unable to lake the trip. J K. Durst was to accompany blm. Mr. J. \V. Duckett Is still quite slcir. GREENWOOT) AND HElt BONDS. The bill authorizing the town of Green wood to bond itself for the purpose of build ing a court house and Jail succeeded in get tin? through both houses of the Legislature and Is now a law. What is the use to flgb Greenwood any longer, she is bound to ge there. Greenwood Is fighting no man, but i simply taking care of her self, and with th liberal use of her money, Is building up om or the prettiest and busiest cities in the state She Is already known as a railroad center an< manufacturing town. She Is not standing ldl and thinking that a court house is all tha constitute a town. Greenwood always ha been Dossessed of a moving spirit. I bellev It Is said that secession was born In-Green wood, we got whipped In that, but it was i blessing in disguise, I am in favor of seceeil ing again if needs be. Yes. we are going t< secede and form Greenwood county. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Stra^vhorn lost, their lit tie son last week. He died of some throa trouble caused from measles. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bailey's Infant, aged flvi weeks was burled last Saturday. Hev. E. G. Forrester, D. D.. pastor of thi Baptist church was sick last .Sunday. Hi congregation worshipped with the Methodis morning and night. Dr. Fogartle was too un well to preach Sunday night. The three con gregations worshipped together at night ii the Methodist church, ltev. Marlon Dargat gave two good sermons Sunday. Mrs. J. T. Simmons left Greenwood yester day for l'ensacola, Fla., where she goes to re cuperate her health. The Legislature has adjourned at last. I set it quoted In Greenwood Journal that the pres ent Legislature cost the Stale over S-'jO.OK). In Senator Tillmans letter to ltev. R. H iieid I see he said that we must go Into tlx convention as democrats, but go prepared t< bolt If that convention don't give us what wi want. I thought he was In favor of the ma jorlty ruling. Secretary of State D. H. Tompkins and wife were in Greenwood one day last week. ltev. and Mrs. Auld is quite sick at thii writing, may they soon be restored to healtt again. If I have written anything in these coiumni that has wounded the feelings of any one . here make an apology. M. S. G. ANOTHER SQUIRT GUN, Repetition of the 01<l Joke in Cutting Out KiroN. That anclcnt Joke of taking a few dry goodi boxes out on the square to make a bonfire wai repeated Monday evening. The boxes wer< set on fire, and the flro extinguisher was sei to playing on It. In perhaps less than a min ute from the time the match was applied, th< blaze rose high, and was put out. The Idea of entertninlug sensible people with any such exhibitions is perfectly won derful, and the idea of trying lo couvlnce ra Clonal beings that actual bona fide tires, whlct burn houses and stores could be put out it any such way after the tire had become ho and had gained headway seems preposterous Such exhibitions are Jokes, ana we presume no one believes that a seething mass of fin could be put out easily by any little squlr gun that might be oflered. Tlie JMoytta l*ni?l Up, Troy, S. U. March 3,181)0, To J. Kraser Lyon, Agent, Abbeville, S. C.: Received of The Llovds (51.170.78) elever iiimrirorl uuvontv nnrt 7K-1IK1 dollars, amnun due nit* from policy covering my stock of mer chandlse which was destroyed by fire. March IS, 188(5,2i J. a. Han is. Freuli Oyster*. Hruce's restaurant will from this date fur nish Iresh oysters at all hours. You cau find the best seed Irish potatoei froiu selected stock, and of the finest and ear liest varieties, at A. M. Hill & Hons. NINETY-SIX. ? S A BIk Budget of Pleasant Paragraphs Ninety-Six, 8. C.f March 16.1S96. The Quarterly Conference of the Methodist 3. Episcopal church convened here on last 8ate urday. The Rev. Mr. Harman, the Presiding e Elder of Cokesbury Circuit, presiding. Yesa terday was known in the Methodist church e as Columbia Female College Dav, and Mr. a Harman preached a fine sermon. Iiwhs more ? of a speech than a sermon, but was one of the d finest efforts In favor of female education we t, have beard In a long time. s We hear that our old friend, ( apt. J. Watt 3- Lipscomb, contemplates removing to Hldgelf way. Capt. Lipscomb was one of the first K) men we made the acquaintance of when we >f came here In 1865. 3. The old veterans company J. Foster Mar>f shall camp, No. 577, reorganized on last Sato urday evening by the election of the follow o ing officers: e T. L. Moore, Commander, e E. Y. Sheppard, 1st LieutenantCommander. h w. G. Rice, 2nd Lieutenant Commander, il P. C. Bullock, .id Lieutenant Commander. >f James Rogers, Adjutant. e Ransom Chaney, Quarter Master. !8 Rew. F. O. S. Curtis, Cbaplaln. n I)r. J. J. Bozeman, Surgeon. t Tbe members of the camp are earnestly requested to meet In Knights of Honor hall on the fourth Saturday at 3:30 p. m. In the meantime tbe per capita tax of tea cents can ,f be paid to the Adjutant, or any other officer ii* of tbe camp. j Just before preaching in tbe Metbodist on q last Sunday, Mr. Thomas Vines and MIssHal,r lie Hastings, of Edgefield, presented therajt selves at tbe altar and were married by tbe g Rev. J. C. 8toll. The groom was a stalwart, e tine looking speciman of old Edgefield, and d the bride was indeed a beautiful "blushing a bride." Tbe preacher, who has tbe faculty of j dispatching business of this sort, congratno lated tbe nappy couple, and they went on their way rejoicing. Dr. Joe Anderson and his two little boys, George and Will, were down last week among t holr frlpnrls nrwl relatives. Dr. Anderson, as everybody knows, 1b one of tbe solid men of ' Antreville. ,r Capt. M. B. Lipscomb, after several weeks of ' confinement to his bouse, Is out again. ? Miss Etta Blake-and Miss Rosa Plowden, " two pretty young ladles from Greenwood, are 8 here on a short visit. Mr. R. L. Pratt, who severely sprained his ankle a few days ago Is out again. The Rev. P. M. B. Kinard and wife have l been attending the Quarterly Conference, i, Miss Mamie Vaugban, a charming young lady from Saluda, and Miss Rosa Hart, a pretty young lady from Cokesbur.v, have been the t guests of Mrs. D. Wardlaw Moore for several i- days. ! Mr. E. P. Lipscomb and family of Rldgeway were here for several days last week. Col. James Bozeman has bad several horses sick with pneumonia, but they are all over it now, and are improving. i Ninety-Six is putting on airs, and has realB ly a strong case of "cotton mill fever." j There must have been In the neighborhood of sixty babied at the Methodist cburch last j. Sunday. g Thp early part of last week was devoted by j the NlnetySlxlans to gardening, j A petition was extensively signed here on B last Saturday praying tbe County Supervisor to allow the citizens and farmers of Nlnety. Six township to work the roads on tbe old r plan. Mr. Jeff Dyson and Miss Sal lie Jones wor . shipped at tbe Methodist church last Sunday. Tbe pbanton or masque party, we don't know exactly what to call it, at Dr. R. R. Cal j nouns OD last, i- riaay uigai wuh u hucccsk. t Tbe masques were beautiful and complete, and tbe evening was very much enjoyed by . all present. Two freight trains lie over here every night j from 10 p. m. to 6:30a. m. next morning. This Is quite a convenience and gives our people a i chance to go up or down the road and return tbe same day. , ) Mrs. J. S. Wilson has been quite unwell but is now better. Mr. Wallace Fooshe and wife are visiting at Mr. J. C Foostie's. Prof. Ducella, of wild western fame, has r been camped here on the Public Square for ' several days. 1 An election forlntendantand four Wardens . for the town of Ninety-Six will be held on the 1 first Monday In April. Miss Bessie Aull, a beautiful young lady from Elberton, Ga., Is visiting Mrs. J. C. uorK. 1 Mrs. \V. T. Heard and daughter, Miss Metta. ! will leave soon for an extended trip through Virginia and Maryland. Miss Elite Beard left last Saturday to re9 same her duties as teacher In Newberry Couo? ty. He school has been closed for sometime on account of measles. Miss Lll Calhoun was In town Saturday. J Her friends were delighted to see her. 1 That famous artist, Mr. Jeff Davis Beacham, Is painting Mr. T. C. Turner's house. He wields the brush and pushes the putty with a dextrous hand. Under his touch old things become new and ugly things are made beautiful. Mr. \V. H. Whltlock ol New Market wa6 here last Saturday attending Quarterly Conference. East End. s 1 TflOY'S TEA CUPS. e ^ All SortM of Interesting Paragraphs, t aw Collected by "Nick." | Troy, S. C., March 16,1896 After an absence of some weeks we will try j to Interest your many readers. Mrs. Mary Lltes Is In town with relatives. 0 Mrs. T. P. Thomson, of Abbeville, has moved to town.akd is boarding at the Park Ho. tel. t Quite a riot occurred in town yesterday among the darkles. George Lltes, Dave Lltes, e John Mance and Arthur Martin are the ones implicated. Pistols, shot guns and razors e were handled promiscuously. This broke up a services in tbe colored Presbyterian churcb t for a while. Alter one halt hour things was . quiet. Arthur Martin shot through the hand. . George Lltes a well bruised nose, others re2 cclved light wounds. 1 Thursday, March 10th, Dock Gossett, a mediclne vender, of Augusta, Ga , was killed two . miles above here by the southbound passen. ger train. His remains were brought to the depot. Trial Justice Cook empanelled a |ury 9 of inquest. Tbe verdict ol the Jury was that . he came to his death by a lick from the truck box of engine belonging to P. R. ?k W.C. R. R. , in the liandH engineer E. C. Morris. 2 Among the sick of town are Mrs. 4. T. Soloj mon, little Shirley Ivan, Mrs. J. VV. McCaslan s and the little daughter of Mr. J. F. Cllnk. scales. Rev. T. W. Sloan gave us one of his best sermons yesterday. He will preach a special ' sermon to men In the near future. 3 Dr. H. L. Culbertson, of Amity, Ga., was In j town last week with friends and relatives. Mr. T. C. Lltes has one of the nicest horses n In town. [ We learn there was a shooting scrape at Verdery Saturday. Do not know particulars Messrs. J. W. Mulllnax, J. F. Puckett aDd J. N. Robinson took In Port Royal. They came back well pleased with tbesLlp Indiana. On last Friday morning to the great surnrlHt> r>f nil thn prminrl wan white with snow. but it only stayed a very short time when mother eArth had on ber same old robe. Mr. J. L. Taggart, after an extended stay at Mt. Carrael, returned home yesterday. Miss Sue McCaslan, of Clear Sprang, was in town last week. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. McCaslan gave quite an enjoyable sociable one night last week. Messrs. Norman and Kred Cason furnished the music. It was delightful. Come again, young men, at an early date. Rev. Mr. Johnson, of Abbeville, preaches in the Haptlst church every second and fourth Sunday evenings. We must compliment Mr. O. G. Prentiss on the good work done at the depot. It is first class. Dr. Alford, of Marlon, is In town practicing his profession dentistry. He Is giving entire satisfaction. There is more guano being hauled from here L than has been tor some years. What dues this mean ? Some say live cent cotton. Where are the convicts that were to come down here to work ? It Is our time now. Look at your money good. There Is a great deal of counterfeit money being circulated.! watcu ana catoti mm. .thick. 5 CITY PRIMARY. ? For NemberN of the lty Council. Tlie white Democratic voters of the city of , ADDevuie, a. u., win 1101a a primary on mi'sday, March 31st, lSlMi, from 9 a. rn. till 5 o'clock p. m., Id the Court House, In otl'icc opposite to council ottlce, for the nomination of a mayor and four Hldermati. s Managers of Election?J. T. l'arks,T. O. Per-! rln and E. A. McMlllen. | By order of majority of voters In the city of Abbeville. 2t WM. H. PARKER, President. JULIUS H. DuPRE The Farmers' Bank DEPOSITS SO C! Profitii DOES GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. Bays Lions* A Savings Department has been estab wards. Interest at 4 per cent. nayable quarterly^?Ji I "UMJHHP rapioiy. JJireOlOrH?W . Xl. ruratrr, a. *T.o McGee, P. B. Speed, R. M. Haddon, Dr. F. E. Harrlso: P, B. SP Is the Place to Get Anyth OH MO C Orders by Mail atten National Bank < Abbevill Capital, Surplus, J. ALLEN SMITH, President. ' L BENJ. S. BARNWE1 Siirecti J. G. EDWARDS, Abbeville, S. C., J. L. >v. white, Abbeville, S. C., w. BENJ. S. BARNWELL, Abbeville, S.C., / J. ALLEN SMITH, At DOES a General Banking business, provides the g Depositors. Is ready at any and all times to ma as oar county affords. I Buists' tell ( A ?SOLD B"V J H. W. LAWS ^ We have just received a large st w All kinds that are used in $ H. W. Laws W. JOEL SMITH. SPECIAL AMO Having served the pu many years it is with announce that we are stand fully prepared 1 mands of all with the the lowest possible pri complete in every depj daily receiving' large sh Dry Goods, Notions, SI ware, Groceries, &c., of ticular mention will b< p.n.k of this iiftwsnnnPT' W. Joel Smi ^^%%%%%%%%%%%^%%%%%%^ j Tlios. i R. 5 THE EXCLT | Boot and She { GREENW0( J ... HEADQUARTERS FOR BO J ROCHESTER, 3 5 Ladies' Fine Shoes 0 All the latest styles, widths, lasts and < A STRIBLEY & CO. celebrated HEN J aud OXFOIIDS. Button $2.00. Slipp( J and the very best fitting shoe in the w \ with the correct style. # ALLEN & CO.. Philadelphia, Misse # and slippers in all the up to date styles. 4 colors. 4 LADIE'S .WHITE KII) STRAP ? a always on hand. Price Si.00 and ?1. \ pumns. J HEISER and GEO. G. SNOW ME J are sellers. Price $3.00 to $0.00. Tai J kaugarooes. J A full assortment of medium grade s F please every person. Call and see me ^ I am next door to Post Ollice. Will s p you your money worm. iou i TIIO! A THE UP-TO-1 0 P. ?S. Prompt attention to mail ordei A. W. SMITH, Yice President* !, Cashier. of Abbeville. I LICITED. $75,000 IJ 6,500 ?g and Bells Exchange and makes Colec- , Ushed. Amounts received of $1 and np> jfl in nary. Aorll. July, October. Small sav- fWM mltb. W. C. McGowao, J. K. Blake, H. P. ,i n,A. B.Morse. ^ EE1/S 1 ing in the Line of ururruc IlLHUiyilLD. | Lded to at once. v?l of Abbeville, I e, S. C. . $75,000 - 15,000 '^1 . W. WHITE, Vice-President. iL, Cashier. ' % OlTlIS C. KLUGH. Abbeville, S. C., JOEL SMITH, Abbeville, 8. C., L. B. MORSE, Abbeville, S. C. beville, S. C. neatest security and convenience for 1U ike loans based upon such safe collatera w xxxxxs* I nnrl AH C^AA/T f mm iot i | ON & 00. | I ock of SCHOOL-BOOKS. # j the public spools. W ton A Co. ' jj^ V' A. M. 8MITH. U2TCEMENT. blic faithfully for ' pleasure that we at the same old to supply the de? best of goods at ces. Our stock is artment. We are lipments of choice ioes, Hats, Hardwhich more pari made in the lo> ? th & Son. I (My ' JSIVE | >e Dealer, $ 3D, S. C. * 4 LTON SHOE CO., . . . } NT. V J and Slippers. * jolors. Price $2.25 to S3.50. d RIETTA LADIES SHOES X ;rs $1.50. The best wearing J orJd for the price, combined J 3 and children's fine shoes ^ Prices oOots to $2.00. All p SANDALS and OXFORDS 2 50. A full line of dancing ^ X\S FINE SHOES. They J j, DIack and vici kids and noes at prices and quality to # when you visit Greenwood. # how you the goods and give m rs for Shoes, 4 ft T* l^AVTS. t date shoe dealer. x