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The Press and Banner. BY HUGH WILSON, ? ABBEVILLE, S. C. a . , . _ hi sc * * * ' A/1 nao/latT of ?aT'.ruOlisiJeu etcij .icuumuuj "> $2 a year in advance. Ten Pages. ? T Wednesday, April 22,1896. The Kegistration?The Pension. tb There Is not half the rush at the Registrar's tjoffice, that there is at the pension office. The [D pension office is crowded, and a guard is pi placed at the door. At the Registrar's office w the .surrounding is lonely, and Its dreariness ar reminds one of the quietness of a stone that pi does not advertise. hi About 400 white men have registered, and several negroes have applied for tickets. The negroes are said to be reading and studying the Constitution at nignt, so that they may be reaay to explain the unexplainable intrica- hi cies of that document. J*'1 There is a lamentable ignorance of the law jD . governing the granting of pensions. The pi pension law looks nice and fair on its face, but there is many a provision by which the soldier must be knooked out. The Legislature did not deal with all in the same manner, and it Is quite probable that thoae who are P knocked ont do not see the Justice of denying tbem while giving to another class who are not more deserving. Those who were knocked out by the last Legislature should look to their own Interest in the future. We ; need a Legislature that will deal out favors fairly, and not make fish of one and flesh of ed another. The last Legislature bad Bome an shortcomings, but none were more glaring and none were committed with less reason ve than that which discriminated against a pa- of trlotlc soldier because he is not sixty years of age. The great State ofSouth Carolina should ab' treat all herchiidren with impartiality. au de; Oft to Chnrlestou. Many soldiers of the "Lost Cause" and many of the editors of the State are off to s<| Charleston this week, where all will no doubt be royally treated. No people on the face of the earth can entertain better than the people of Charleston. This editor appreciates the fact that be was no elected delegate to the Confederate Veterans utl and It would afford him pleasure to go, if clr- ?ra cumstances permitted. ' sin It would also be pleasant to meet many of As the brethren of the press and we bavegener- ^ ally gone to their meetings in former years, for The editors in every State, we believe, have in* organizations, and annual meetings are held. These meetings are no doubt productive of wa much good In cementing good fellowship where the amenities and proprlties of journalism are observed, and in coming together they may be benefitted by the experiences and observations of the brethren. The example, however, which Mr. Dawson sot in former years is still followed in South Carolina, and thus it Is that bis evil example a lives after be no longer exists. May all?Soldiers and Editors?have a good (j time, and may the good old City by the Sea In b$ well repaid for its kindly offices to the "P* ijountry cousins. May peace and good fellow- the < ship fill every heart. Brl j to 1 r r ten ^ cm . More .VlNNionnry Troubles. . . The Baptist missionary Diaz in Cuba has been thrown into prison, and the home folk are greatly disconcerted thereat. For our own part, we have very little sympathy for missionaries who go abroad trying to force their religion on an unwilling people. i When the Mormon missionaries come to Cic Christian communities and begin to preach meir aooirine, mey ao not, get respeui-iui uuu kind treatment from us. In a land of Bibles, Christian love, and a sweet civilization these Mormon missionaries Pr , are sometimes beaten, and sometimes killed we by mobs. If we with all our religion and civ* llizatlon thus rudely treat people who are try" yei ing to spread their religion, what are we to expect Irom people whom we regard as less civilized? People will fight about their religion, and if pestiferous missionaries come to grief at home or abroad, we do not intend to give our' ^r) self any deep concern. We shall not lose any sleep about the matter. People who inter- ^ meddle with other people's religion are not Qf generally richly rewarded in this world. sen por m joc a s] Neglecting II 1h BoNinesN. tbii Dri It seems that Tillman is already neglecting the business of the high office to which the nonnla him TnRt.e?d of remaininer In the Senate in Washington and looking after the Interests of the people, he is careering x around over the country making buncorab eig speeches and talking to newspaper reporters. ^ If we are not mistaken be thought In 1890 thn that Wade Hampton ought to attend to the F business of the people Instead of leaving, Washington and presuming to talk politics to t the people. yea The people of the United States are paying him about S16 every day In the year to sit in con the Senate, during its session, but instead ol nor doing so and rendering faithful service to the country, he is drawing his S16 dally while he kn< Is gallivanting around making speeches and Nel threatening to bolt from the political parly to ^ which he is Indebted for his position. of I The people should hold him to a strict ac- llH,t countability, even as he held others up to ch^! public gaze, and our people should see that he ligl does not become a political tramp. inK tlei nui am A few days ago In one of the flourishing tha towns of this state, a contemporary published wai the fact that its local competitor was one of wai the best newspapers in the state. Thereupon nle the said comDetltor renrintea the statement II with a broad" Binile anil full credit.?Pickens ma Sentinel. the We do not know to whom our good brother refers, but why the wonder that any brother editor should treat bis competitor fairly and of kindly. It Is certainly more pleasant and iHj' more profitable to be a little courteous than n01 to be snapping and snarling at a neighbor. tab No editor has yet gained anything by tryIng to injure the business or good name of his > (} competitor. We see no reason why a com- goc petitor might not be one's be6t friend. PrinterN'' Ink Johnson. An ink maker under the name of P. I. Johnson is doing a sight of advertising and a qoi deal of blowing. He offers ink at almost no of price at all. lD Thinking we would like to get ten pounds of two-dollar tnk for S5 we sent the money, les The ink came, but it is not satisfactory. It 111 has the appearanc of having been made with ^ kerosene or cotton seed oil, and skins over try We don't want any more of P. I. Johnson's be^< (treat bargains in ink. ter the lty Nnnthprn Exhibition. lm clr A full account of the Business Convention ,ja. that met last week at Spartanburg will be caf found In our supplement this week. Head It, c0. and heed it. We all remember the pleasant time which we had at the World's Fair in Chicago, and we have no doubt that the Southern States Exhibition will be a pleasant j and profitable occasion. be' ? . m ? nei Where's Onr Ladder ? (, As a matter of precaution, in case of lire, ? the Press and Banner kept a ladder In the j back piazza. Some time ago some one car- Mo ried It away. Now, whoever has it will con- ^ fer a favor by either returning it, or reporting \ Its whereabouts. "Utfht." Hen Tillman looks to the West for men political light," but when Southern ente ises need money they go to the East. Hoi any Western capitalists have spent a cec ? develop this Southland ? There is scarcel hamlet within the Southern boundary ths as not Eastern money to develop Its r< mrces. OTHER KIND WORDS. he RemnrkN of Two Dlslinjfiiishei Editors on the Press and Banner. Anderson Intelligencer. On the 1st iDRtant Editor Hugh Wilson, f ie Abbeville Press and Banner, celebrate le 37th anniversary of his connection wit iat paper by publishing a lengthy but ver teresting sketch of bis life as devil, printei lblisher and editor. As is well known, All llson gets up one of the best papers in th uto anri his exneriem-e shows what nlucl id euergy, properly applied, will accom ish. We congratulate Mr. Wilson,and hop s remaining years will con?'.jae to be year peace, happiness and prosperity. Newberry Herald and News. Two weeks ago Mr. Hugh Wilson, edilo id proprietor of the Abbeville Press an< inner, celebrated the 37th anniversary o s connection with the paper. The sketcl hich he gives of the p >per since hiB connec m with it and of his career Is both Interest g and Instructive. He has published a goo< iper and has prospered, and has now, wi ppose, one of the best paying newspape ants In the .State. MISS MARY HEMPHILL. te Brightest and Prettiest Editor It South Carolina. diss Mary Hemphill, after spending i >nth very pleasantly In Charleston return last week and resumed her duties as loca Itor of the Medium. She Is the prettleB d brightest editor In South Carolina, ant a news which she falls^to hear and report Dot worm printing, sne has a wonaeriu rsatlllty of talent and is master of the ar printing. She can set type as well as any dy, can make up the forms, and makes uf 3 malls, she can, and does do, anything out a printing office-she can use the pet id the paste brush, and run the mechantca partment, too. INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION. >uth Carolina to be Ably ReprO' sented. The State. lajor B. F. Whitner. president of the StaU r Association, has made the following an uncement of the appointment by the exec ve committee of the State Bar Association the State committee on international arbi tioD, this committee to cooperate with a ailar committee of the New York State Bai soclation to devise and recommend a plan the organization of a permanent Interna' no 1 trlhuno I /-? tr h I nil chnnlH Ho raforroH peaceful settlement all controversies arls : between English speaking people. Tlx nmlttee Is as follows: Judge J. H. Hud l, chairman, Bennettsvllle, S. C.; Gen. Ed rd McUrady. Charleston ; D. S.Henderson q.. Aiken; B. L. Abney, Esq., Columbia , C. McGowan, Esq., Abbeville. JOHN D. KENNEDY. Well Known Figure in Month aro. Una PasseN Away. eneral John D. Kennedy died ot bis home Camden Tuesday morning last week ol >plexy, aged 5(i years. He was soldier, polnan, diplomat. Was wounded six times In : war. Was promoted from Captain to gadler.General. Was elected to Congress, :he State Convention, to the office of Lieuant Governor, and sent by Cleveland tc Ina, as diplomat. agricultural liens. Great Increase in 1806 Over 1895. 'hrough the courtesy of Assistant Clerk :ero Hughes we are enabled to present the lowing figures: Liens In 1895 5,250 Liens to date. 1S9G 5,607 Increase to date 857 he figures speak for themselves. The readIs no doubt as able to draw conclusions a f are. The Press and Banner believes that i crop ol cotton will be much larger this ir. d. McNeill turner. nyon .Portrait of the First Presby* (prlfln Pnvlnr nf Ahhpvlllr. ev. Dr. D. McNeil Turner, the first pastor tbe Abbeville Presbyterian churcb, has t to Captain W. T. Branch a fine crayon traltof himself to be presented to his old gregation at this place. Tbe portrait 1b plendid likeness. It can be seen any day s week prior to Friday night at Speed's lg Store. ? ? Amiiverntiry. oday?April 2, 1S96?is exactly twentybt years since tbe first No. of tbe Christian igbbor was issued. Fifty-two numbers re been Issued each and every year since t time. rom tbe beginning to the present the pahas been an advocate of peace versus war. ice forever, war never. be Neighbor's advocacy of peace /or these rs has not been as emphatic and constant ,be importance of the subject demanded, has it, at all times, satisfied the editor's victions of loyalty to the Prince of peace, of the journalist's duty toward the hun family. xcepting the proprietor, no human can >w what tbe continued publication of tbe ghbor bas cost, not only on account of decent subscribers, but in contending with indifference and blindness of tbe mosses :be people as to the teaching of the Chrlsl Scriptures on peace and war. o demoralized and dejected were many irch members after the war that their reon bad too much of tbe war spirit remainto give the cause of peace a fair and pait hearing. Probably, in the proportion of libers, this anti-peace spirit was prevalent ong men who naa not been in tne late war n it was among those who had been in the r and knew from experience what war i, and what war is?'"the sum of all villaR." I were needless to attempt to name the ny incidental hindrances that have beset i Neighbor in its peaceful mission, rough it all the Ood of peace, with the co ratTon of many substantial subscribers, i brought it in peace and safety to the end twenty-eight years, and to the first [this] le in its twenty-ninth year. etal) the friends of peace Join with theedr in thanksgiving to the God of peace, and ;e courage. The record of the peace-maker >n high. Could we live to the end of time, would from now until then, proclaim, lory to God in the highest, and on earth >1 will toward msn." Jmlge Beuet. (From the News and Courier, April 11.) udge Benet has Just closed the work of the artof Common Pleas, which with the Court, Session makes one of the longest terms had Charleston in many years. This has been Uge Benet's first term In his own circuit 1 he certainly has received from the Charton Bar a very warm welcome officially. Is considered In Court circles the highest npllment a Judge can receive that the mbers of the Bar should all be anxious to their cases before him. Judge Benet lias ?n highly complimented In this respect, taring the term a very large number of Inestlng legal questions have come before the ) Court and Judge Benet has disposed of !in with conspicuous promptness and abll. He presided with much dignity and has pressed most favorably the lawyers of his cult. JudgeBenetwillbeeugaged for some > s yet in disposing of equity matters on the endar, and will have Jurisdiction In this inty as presiding Judge until May 24. Unclaimed I-clter*. .etters remaining in the post office at Abrllie, for week ending April 21,1SU0. >?Miss Fannie Dixon. p. W. Edwards. ^ _ v Va ?J11BB Anna Jane rinuni, i-W. V. Gill. ?1. N. Johnson. W. N. Logan. I?D. MarcuR, Miss Mamie Moragne, John ?ley, Mies Mattle Morris. ?John Small. F. A. Townsend. V?JJr. Geo. Waddell, N. B. Wlllard. K. S. Link, P.M. i CONTRIBUTED LOCALS. Di rp j What "M" SeoM nn?l Hears on His ,t! Ronnd About the City. y 1 Union services were held In the Methodist . church last Sunday evening, the church was 11 j well filled, and a fine sermon from Rev, J. t-1 Lowrle Wilson, D.D., of the Presbyterian ! church claimed the undivided attention and Interest of his bearers. Mr. C. D. Haddon Is In this city, at tbe home of his brother, quite sick. Many friends here wish for his eariy restoration to health. Rev. I)r. Clifton will preach next Sunday morning In tbe Methodist church, a special sermon to the "Independent Order of Odd ri Fellows. The public are also cordially Invited. Tne many frieuds of Mrs. Lucas, nee Miss | Mamie Perrln, will learn with sorrow that she is now extremely ill at her borne In )f Greenville, where her brothers, Lewis and d Jimmy, with their Uncle T. G. Perrln, now " are watching, and watting, most anxiously y Hie improvement for which they, and many ' others are earnestly praying. - I ui.ik _A* Ahhevlllft Anril fha 10 *r\ M wt, ID e P. Martin, a daughter. 4 Capt. Hranch has Just received a splendid life size portrait ol Rev. D. McMeil Turner e which he will present to the Presoyterian 8 congregation of ibis place, on tomorrow evening. No more suitable person could have been selected to perform this pleasant duty, as we are sure his remarks will be well chosen f and delivered in his usual happy style. f Dr. Turner was for many years the beloved 1 and honored pastor of this congregation. 1 This remarkable Patriarch now has charge of " a church in Morrillton, Ark., and although In '* his eightieth, year, hhs step is steady, uud his 1 eye undimmed by the flight of years. B The posts for the telephone line from r Honea Palh to Abbeville, are now being placed along the line to Due West, and will soou be set up to this point, when we will be ready to talk with our neighbors. Another lot of Phones have just been received by the Abbeville Telephone Co., which will be placed In position at once. The gold mines near Little Mountain are now yielding up their richest treasures in , small "nuggets" of pure gold. Something , smaller than the one recently found in one ol the mines of North Carolina, but none the , less rich and pure. ( The correspondents as well as the many , I readers of the good old Press and Banner read with pride, and much pleasure the very com plimentary notices from the leading Journals i of the State given to its Editor, and with one i i accord they all extend their hearty congratu, latlons, and best wishes for his future pros- ' perity. and that he may in the future achieve , even greater, and more abundantsuccess than , in the past, and that long life may be given J him 10 enjoy the success he so richly deserves. \f ra Tit* A iiopm m loft vaaiar/tar fnf hot* aIM 1UI a. A/1 i l. ijwi u ui ivm J uniui unj iwi uvt wiv home In the "city by the sea" where she will < spend a few days. Mr. Richard Hill who has been 111 so long, is 1 now Improving, and getting on nicely, being able to sit up nearly a whole day at a time. ( Dr. J. L. Ancrum's condition Is so much improved that he hopes to return home very soon, probably next week. i Monday began "Pension week" in Abbeville and from the number of old Veterans present we are Inclined to think the Legislature fell far short in the appropriation ) made, for it looks as if the amount would - scarcely be sufficient to satisfy the demands - of Abbeville county pensioners, as they came i from far and near, and from every side. - Some of them not having honored Abbeville l with their presence in forty years perhaps, r We heard numbers of the Veterans say they i thought it just and proper that this appro. prlatlon should be paid to widows of our [ soldiers, and to those old Veterans whose . heids are whitened by the frosts of many i winters, and whose shoulders are bent with - the burden of years, and not able to earn a support, rather than to those wounded yet , healthy and strong and able yet to make a ; living. We heartily agree In this opinion and hope the'"Pension Board" will view It in the same light. As we believe such is the true Intent and meaning of the act. The first of May will soon be here when our stores will close at six o'clock, and then what . a time the boys will have. i "M" received last week a trio each, of < partridge cochins, and black mlnorca chickens Thfiv ?re handsnms In nnnpnranno. and ' from America's finest strains. Mr. tieorge Uambrell came home last Monday quite sick. We trust be will soon be ready I for duty again. Trade is good in Abbeville, our merchants all have large and well assorted stocks, which 1 they are selling at prices that deiy competition from any quarter. I i Work on the Abbeville cotton mill is pro- 1 gressing, the foundation will soon be ready I ' for the laying of brick. Contractor Cagle understands his business and keeps things mov- I lug right ahead. One of the finest operas, known as the Pirates ofJPenzance, In which our local talent have ever been employed will be presented to the public on next Tuesday evening in the Court House. This play will be unusually interesting and entertaining, as the best talent of our city are engaged in the play. The pro, ceeds are for the benefit of our graded school, : therefore the public need not to be told of ' their duty. Only a bint to our progressive people is sufficient. Mr. M. V. JLomax arrived In the city last Monday afternoon, and will be here for a few days. I Ambrose T. Fleming after a short illness ' died at bis home near this place on last Wedj nesday, the 15. The deceased was a good citizen, and o>je of our roost prosperous Jarmers, , ? who had by hard work and economy gatheri ed around him a sufficiency of this world's I goods to make himself and family comfortable. He was 48 y eaYs ot age, a member of the I Methodist church ; and as the time for his | departure drew nigh, he was perfectly calm (and expressed himself as ready to go. The I j funeral services were conducted at Ebenezer ( . cnurcn oy nev. wnarion in me presence 01 a j I large congregation who bad assembled to pay 5 j tbeir last tribute of love and respect to the ( memory of tbelr friend and neighbor. HI* remains were Interred In the cemetery close by. A wife and five children now mourn the loss ot a devoted husband and a kind and J loving father. Pari bearers, J. R. Blake, R. E. \ Hill. R. E. Cox, W. A. Calvert, J. E. Jones, T. A. McCord. I APPLIED FOE PENSIONS, r - - ? | XameN of Worthy Patriot*!, nnd Their ^ Widows, to Whom n Pension Should be Given. Mrs. M. L. Long, 69 years old, Hunter. Mrs. Mary Drennan, 67 years, Troy. Mrs. Katie Soence. 0'2 years, Troy. Mrs. Elizabeth Napier, 71 years, Hunters. Mrs. Sarah I. Beacbam,C>2 years. Riley. Mrs. Mary E. Simpson. 05 years, Due West. Francis J. Fergurson, 68 years, Autrevllle. Mrs. M. L. Sutherland, age 03, Antrevllle. Mary Ann Ellenburg, age 65, Greenwood. A. E. Morris, age G4, Links. Laura Brown, age 63, McOormlck. Mrs. Allie A. Nlckles, age 63, Hodges. Catherlue Taylor, age 70, Antrevllle. Matilda Botls, age 72, Abbeville. Sarah Ross, not quite 60 Phoenix. Nancy Yeargan, age 71, Lowndesvllle. Mrs. Mary J. Cochran, age (15, Lowndesvllle. j Mrs. K. C. McMahan, age 61, Antrevllle. [ Mrs. Jane Palmer, aue 62, PettUru. ! Mrs. Mary E. Patterson, age 00, Lowndesi ville. Mrs. Susanna Walklns, age 01. MoCormlck. Mrs. Harriet L. Flinu, uge 66, Due West. Mrs. Elizabeth V Bell, age 03, Lowndesvllle. Mrs. G. A.. Franklin, age 01, Cokesbury. Mrs. E. J. Belpt, age 74, Lowndesvllle. r i Mary Jane Hall, age 01. Antrevllle. ; Matthew Knight, age 00, Hodges. I i Boggs Wldeman. age 00, Troy. t G. w. Boyle, age G7, Greenwood. U T. W. Cann, age 72, Antrevllle. g F. M. Calverl, age 00. Greenwood. s J. W. McCurry, age 00. Lowudesvllle. Josephus Bowen, age 60, Antrevllle. T. A. Moore, age 02. Lowndesvllle. ; S. A. McCurry, age 70. Antrevllle. ' ; J. A. McAllister, age 70, Lowndesvllle. II. G. Fuller, age 02, Mattlson. W. E. Bruce, age 01, Latimer. J. J. Palmer, age 05, Peltluru. n T. E. Hampton, Antre?llle. v ! ENLARGED S0BSCBIPTI0N. ? j The Abbeville Cotton Mill CoiiNtantly 11 (irowluff in Public Favor. I mi? ""I"'*?'l Piinnooufn 1 ntfivon V 1 IJMl. |1UUIIU n|lll IICU auu nuvvsnniu. uuiivu, Mr. Johu A. Harris oi this city, has Increased his subscription to the Abbeville Cotton Mill I lrom 3500 to 85,000. As Mr. Harris is one of r tlie wisest as well as one of the best financiers lu town this liberal subscription from so good n a source Is especially gratifying to the frleDds j of the Institution. Other good business men in the town contemplate an Increase of their subscriptions, of which we hope to give notice next week. i The mill Is on the high road to success, and ; there now remains not a shadow of doubt on e "| that score. J Abbeville Supply Co.'s LorikN. e | Hest lump starch 5e lb., 4!4c lb. by box. c ' Harvey's pure leaf lard?the finest. c Just unloaded car flour. I Try a bbl. of Holler King and Kxcelsior. j Dried fruit at lc lb?a bargain. A 2 lb. package oat flakes for a dime. 'I j Come and see our rice. Aunt Jemima's pure cake flour 15c package. t is.nox s irujt geiuuLicij?new. H Always fresh snowflake crackers. F Cottolene?best shortening. Morrison's hams?try one. I We are up with canned goods and want to v | show all that we have. C I Van Hanten's cocoa 25c box. s | Lots of plckels. Try a 10c bottleI Octagon and clalretter soaps. Try a pound of evaporated pears. STORES TO CLOSE AT 6. Onr Merchants Cherfnlly Consent to. (live Their Clerks a Rest. We, the undersigned, agree to close our places of business at six (8) o'clock p. m. (Saturdays excepted) from May 1st to September 1st inclusive. Amos B. Morse, Abbeville Supplv Co., P. Rosenberg & Co.. C. P. Hammood Je Co., C. V. Hammond, express agent, R. M. Haddon & Co., 1st June, J. G. Edwards, T. P. Quarles, A. Coben, June 1st, W. Joel Smith & Son, L. W. White, J. H. Latimer, J. D. Kerr, F. Rubin, B. Hlllman, J. E. McPavid <* Co., R. W. Cannon, W. A. Calvert, L. A. Tannery, J. F. Miller, Aug. W. Smith, McDlll d* Lyon, H. D. Reese, G. A. Douglass. Mr. J. C Cox and Miss Kate Schroeder were married yesterday afternoon by Rev. At rail. Dre. Harrison <fc Oame will soon put up a soda fount at their drug fctore. Bicycle Ordinance. Be it ordained by city council of Abbeville, S. C., and by authority of the same, that from and after the FIRST DAY OF MAY, 1S90, the riding of bicycles In the city of Abbeville shall be subject to the following restrictions and regulations: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle on any sidewalk from James Taggart's corner lot on South Main street to J. R. Blake's corner lot on North Main street, or on any Bldewplkon any side street within one block of Main street within the limits of James Taggart's corner lot on 3outh Main street and J. R. Blake's corner lot on North Main street. Sec. 2. Any violation of this ordinance or iny proviHion mereoi snail De punianeu oy Qne not exceeding five dollars or imprisonment not exceeding ten days. Done in City Council this 21st day of April in the year of our Lord 1896. ' R. M. HILL, Mayor. James Chalmers, Clerk. April 21st, 1896,2t. InlF \TY HOUSE AND LOT in the city of Ahbevllle, bounded by lands of A. W? Jones, Lewis Parker, Trinity Church lot and others.. Further information given on application. Also, rhree Hundred and Forty-One (341) Acres, more or less, in the County of Abbeville. Lowndesvllle township, bounded North by lAnds of Jacob Martin, South by lands of G. W. Speer, East by estate of Thomas Cunningbam, West by lands of William Cook. E. Arthur Parker. Abbeville, S. C.t April 22,1896, tf Gilbert & Sullivan's -MOST DIFFICULT OPERATEE PIRATES OF PEHZAHCE, WILL BE GIVEN IN THE COURT HOUSE TUESDAY, 28, inst., >y the muslcale people of Abbeville. Doors >pen at 8 o'clock. General admission 50 cts. rtesesved seals 75 cts. Children, 12and under, Ltnffi Tlnlrala fr?r oala af SnoAH'o Hrno Bt/tro >D Monday and Tuesday. MUte Meeting! rHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE Stockholders of t.be Abbeville Cotton . Jills will be held In the Court House on THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1896. W. H. PARKER, Treasurer. April 22,1890, 2t "KING CECIL." W1 I rHIS paragon of beauty, bred in the royal , purple, winner of numerous premiums ' n Kentucky, where he was raised and reglaereu, is 8 years old, 10 hands high, of great inivlditnllty and magnificent style. Call and < ee him at my stable. Will remain there this ' euson. J. S. STARK, I Abbeville, S. C. P. H. Npeed'* Locnh. < Dr. Warner's medicine can be had at Speed's t lowest prices. When you get your clothes ruined (as you i could say) with grease, go to Speed's and get he best cleunser on the market. , Ladles who wish to cleanse their white loves should get a bottle of Renovator from . Ipeed. , We ore handling that new kidney remedy j iow, "Swamp Root." Call and get a bottle. My llneof soaps Is morecomolete now than : han it has been for years. Call when you cant the nicest soap on the market. Now is the time to paint that old buggy. )on't forget to call at Speed's and get the lght palut. My fountain Is now running at full blast* | nd you can get any tblng in the way of Ice ;rlnks at 5c a glass. Kerr's Locnln. j j To arrive tills weak, lace cover lor parasols, xtra parasols hucI all parts for baby carriages. . D. Kerr. We will have the following tn In about ten lays: jolntless fancy and cotton m?p .Jhp>ii>se mailing In rolls In 8 and 10 loot leutfth, olors, walnut, mahog <ny and oak, moquilo anoples, etc. J. L>. Kerr. See nur lot of easWs, pictures, shades, and urtaln rods In oak and enamel finish, J. D. Kerr. See our 24x21 Inch polished oak table at $1.50 'he cheapest thing on earth for the money. J. D. Kerr. We have the best bed spring on earth for he money, sold exclusively by us and guarnteed by the manufacturers for Ave years, 'lenty or them now In use and can furnish aore testimonials. If you are not satisfied aoney refunded. J. D. Kerr. We are selling mattresses. Why? Because; te give you the best mattress for the money. >ur line contains hair, husk and cotton and traw is complete. Give us your order. J. D. Kerr. 1 If you have a picture you want framed or ne enlarged bring it to us. Satisfaction guar- 1 uteed. J. D. Kerr. 1 I IS PUT 1" On the Right Track. < COHEN t TTJP T P A "HPT? HP T.HW PRTflES 111U iJJJUJL/JUJLU \JX JJVfl A WILL DO IT. We don't expect any man to buy here who can do better anywhere else, but he'll have a < fruitless hunt. We put our whole heart Into clothes?buying and selling. We employ every talent, profit by experience, strive for * every perfection, and have got the art down to a nicety. While some are shouting how cheap they've got, we want to tell you how fine we've got. Anybody can sell cheap clothes?there's no knack about that. We've got suits as low as^o, but at $7.50, $10, 812 to815 and S20, is where expertness counts, cleverness Is taxed, wheni competition Is declared out of the race, where its "neck and neck" i with the best of custom tailoring. And Just \ think of what a saving it is. A little more than Is asked for the cheap truck, but a great deal less than the tailors demand?about half. , What worth have words when everybody . claims the largest stock? What weight have 1 published prices unless you can prove the values? You've got a standing Invitation to 1 look us over and see if we are not showing ' three times the variety of suits that is to be found any where else. Yon are assurred sat- 8 i8factlon in every purchase, not the "as goodas-kind," but a guarantee tbat there can be no better made. There's no chance of our not being able to suit you. Such an Immense line must hold everybodys' size and every body's style. Some of the "back-clotheire" advertize clothing in any shape as the fashionable sort, but their idea Is like their clothes ?ancient. The styles this season are of the i moderate sort in length, both cutaways and sacks. This way for the correct style at low- i est prices tbat can be made for the best " clothes. a COHEN, The Clothier and Furnisher. L. W. White's Locals. Don't forget those beaut) ful silks for waists. They are simply lovely, and are selling very last. Look at my lineof fancy silk ribbons. They are pretty and cheap. I have Just opened another lot of percales In entirely new designs. Call and see them. I am having a big sale on mattings. I have a great many styles that are entirely new. I have Just opened a splendid assortment of umbrellas and parasols. I have some good bargains in this Hoe. A special announcement to the teachers of Abbeville county. It is oiten hard to get saltable prizes for children nt a small cost. I have the very thing for this purpose. I have two hundred and hfty books of standard authors, well bound, any one oi which can be bad for the small sum of 25 cents. mm Locals C. P. Hammond A Co. Nature's nap Is over. Jt has awakened from lis winter sleep and put on Its spring gi'.rb. Men and women are like nature, for they also need spring clothing. To start at the bottom, they CAnnot do better than buy a patr of J. B. Lewis Co.'s "Wear-Resisters" shoos that Messrs. C. P. Hammond <fc Co. are selling. They have a complete line of all the latest spring styles. Lap dusters In all styles at C. P. Hammond Je Co. Bee those beautiful slippers at C. P.HammnnH M, Q^lKtr A, A iuuuu u uu< i^iorr cci u J ub vu? o mane. g We are working to please you. Making harness at low prices and we want to see you. a C. P. Hammond & Co. " ( Abbeville Lumber Co. | The Abbeville Lumber Co. has Just received a car load of sash, doors and blinds, which 9 they will sell at bottom prices. Call on the Abbeville Lumber Co. and buy your 8x10-^-12 light windows at 75c for the next 30 days. Also : 0. Y. doors 2xc 90c. O. Y. doors 2.6x0.6 $1 O. Y. doors 28x6.8 $1.05 " O. Y. doors 2.10x 6.10 81.20. ; O. Y. doors 3.0x7.0 $1.25 for the next 30 days. t All kinds of dressed lumber at lowest prices t Now Is the time to put up your blinds. Call C and buy them from the Abbeville Lumber [ Co. Ring up phone No. 2 and tell the Abbeville _ Lumber Co. to send you 1000 ft of bedded cell- 8 lng for $10. a v IlnUdon's I,ocaI*. a For the present up to date millinery go to \ Haddon's. Haddon's stock of wblte goods and em- a broidery can not be excelled. You ought to . see them. * 1 The standard silk glove of America?the ' "Kayser" patent?double finger tips, at Had- a don'a. Foster book kids, black and colored, at e. Haddon's. White chamolse kids at Haddon's. You can always rely upon getting the very ^ latest styles and lowest prices In millinery 9 and dress stuff at Haddon's. f< Black goods. Our 46-lnch black drap detl t finish beurletta at 50c and 70c. A new fab- ? rlque. Beats anything we have ever handled at Haddon's. 3 When you want a silk-waist go to Haddous. When you need a black or colored silk 9 dress, 24 Inch wide, a beauty, go or send to a Haddon's. 1,000 yards dress giDghams 5c, net cash, at v Haddon's. Next week we will show the greatest bar?aln we have ever offered in 36 lDcb bleached v aomespun at Haddon's. si For white quilts, lace curtains, window o ibades, curtain poles, drapery cloths, <tc., go Ci o Haddon's. You should see those beautiful cotton fab iques for waists which are being shown at a Haddon's. p h ti > Mrs. Thjc{flirt's Locals . Please let me call your attention to Mrs. e raugart's nice millinery, call and see us be- ,J 'ore you buy. K We can give you a prettier hat for the price ;bat you can get at any otner place, we >nly ask you to look over our stock. Come to Mrs. Taggart's to get nice caps, Tam 3'Shanters, ami every thing In that line. We aave Just received a full line of nice sailors In g] Jlacks and white. u Go to Mrs. TaggBrt'8 to get the most elegant T lowers for the least money. 1 If you want to get your veil In the latest n Jtyle, go to Mrs. Taggart's. y You will find that Miss Connoly will spare tl no trouble to please the customers. She p tnows what to do with a hat. If you don't nelleve It, try her and see. a Uo to Mrs. Taggart's to get your dress made w up in Paris cut. a Mrs. Taggart only ask you to bring your 8< iress and she will give any kind of trimming pou may wish. Sba has all the novelties in . trimmings. 'J Allow me to say again that you will save ^ mouey by buying from Mrs. Taggart. ei w b W. Joel Smith A Son's Loral*. a A large lot of Bull Dog breeches for men and boys Just received. a We have J list received a lot of the finest pat- al 3nt flour the country affords. If you would economize, buy a pair of Bull ^ Dog pants for yourself and your body. For Fr rale only by W. Joel Smith & Son. We baven't a single last years straw hat In } >ur store, but have hundreds of new ones and n :an please anybody. 5 We have something unusually good and w pretty in 5 cents prlnU). A nice line of summer worsteds Just re- . :eived. We aro offering a pretty line of summer Iress goods as was ever shown in Abbeville, ti md the prices are as low as the lowest. if Call and see us. We take pleasure in snow- Qng goods, and If you are not pleased both In . juality and price, we don't ask you to buy. 11 We have a full supply of Palmetto and im- al )roved Brooks cotton planters. IT1 We carry the largest stock of flour, corn 85 lay, bran, Jtc., to be found, and are prepared JT ,o give you Inside prices. W. Joel Smith & Son. 81 W You can And a few fine Irish potatoe seed, m il reduced price at A. M. Hill & Sous. Fresh tea cakes, pine fruit Jams curtls >rand, breakfast coco, and chociiolate Just eceived ot A. M, Hill <& Sons. A j r. , \ -3mThos. R. The Shoe jiREEN WOOD, -HAS EVERY K! SHOE AND ! o make your feet look pretty and comfor lie reach of the millions. Call and see wha Yours for Pretty Foot 'l HARNESS! E harn: C. P. HAMMC VRE WELL STOCKED and hkve the p ife any longer with that old worn out Ham AThips, Lap Dusters, Saddles, Bridles, ilways on hand. Call on us. Very c. p. h I Opening! ( i New Spring | j HADP1 v p All the new ideas in mij ^ combinations of colors in Flowers, Sil P Unique patterns copied from latest Pa J SILK, WOOL, AND C0T1 5 IN THE GREATES1 The most complete stock of entir W shown. The Ladies are cordially invl 0 Bespectfull j R. M. HADD Some Uses of Ekrh. i A ram arerr anjflllnlvprT immpdlntp] V. I XV XX ?an V%. - ------?J 7 9 very effective in removing a fish- T( >one which has become lodged in the whe hroat. The white of an egg is an ex- Y< ;ellent application for a burn. If dow nustard is mixed with the white of an awa igg, a blister will seldom follow the help ipplication of the plaster. toili Hoarseness and tickling in the throat aftei ire relieved with the gargle of the time vhite of an egg beaten, to a froth with ants i tumblerful of warm sweetened her rater. a p] If the yolks of eggs are well beaten friet md a little flour sifted over the top, the hey will keep for a day or two; but ing eave the whites unbeaten, if not used anol ,t once. othe An old but very effective remedy It or an obstinate cough is to place two a ha r three whole eggs in very strong but inegar (boiled down to increase the augi trength if necessary). In three or see t our days the acid will have consumed B< he shells. Beat the mixture well and chai bickeo with honey. 'rase two iauie-1 nap] poonfuls before each meal. f blesi Tbe yolk of an egg is a very good tie," ubstitute for cream in coffee, and will nswer for three cups. A raw egg beaten with a little pulerized sugar, half the quauity of p ream or milk, is excellent for con- . alescents or elderly people. Very 'n?t( ick people can sometimes eat the yolk g!:ea f a hard-boiled egg when the white bl?. annot be eaten with safety. j??bti Tbe skin of a boiled egg, moistened nd applied to a boil, will caused sup- ^hl( uration and relieve soreness in a few ^,aa ours. It is also an excellent applica- bacK ion for a sty or inflamed eye-lids. ?(lua A plaster composed of the yolk of an i *oun gg and salt will often relieve pleurisy, < ?'9 a idney, and neuralgic pains. j puni WHNliiiitf Flannel#. knev The It is important that every woman moti liould know how the woolen Winter v nderwear should properly be washed. tjjen 'he timehonored joke that the fathers ew Winter flanuels will fit baby next w' ear approaches so closely to tbe truth r,aatsome of us can hardly smile at it. * 'robably, however, iu the hands of the verage washer the allwolo fabric rill be converted into material so stiff ,y cn hnnrdlike that babv would re- | snt its touching his tender skin. Flannels should be soaked for several ours in water made soft by the addi- covel on of a teaspoouful of borax to ?10i ach gallon of liquid. The water iu y rhich the woollens are washed must J?. 3 e warm, but not hot, and to it is added Vs ' large spoonful of ammonia. A mlxe :rong suds is made of some mild soap, ani ud the flannels are put in and washed P'?ul t once. As soon as they are clean 9^ ley may be transferred to rinsing-wa- fle ,? sr of the same temperature as that l? oui which they have just been taken, hey should be pressed between the auds to remove the superfluous water, ut must never be wrung. If properly A 11 ashed, they are now white and soft, l0"'und must be hung up at once until aDj. Imost dry, when they are rapidly Lad, oned. In bright, sunny weather you m ley can be dried out-of-doors; but h08e* the weather is damp, so that process A P' lay be protracted, or if the tempera- cl^e'8' Jo i hp freezincr-Doint. they e best kept iu-doors to dry. They I ~Hau lust not be allowed to become so dry ' Renl ) to require a second dampening apron launels thus washed should be so;ham8 ft aud pliable through two seasons,! Abl ear as to make them amply repay the I ,vner for the high price such gur-j Spoo lentscost. I sll0 I should I tit yoc The best cream augur corn 10 cents can at Try hi . M. Hill & Sons. | ?? ~? " t Davis, Dealer, - - - . s. c. IND OF SLIPPER . I table and the prices are not out of t he bas to sell. Wear, THOS. R. DAVIS. [ARNESS! ! EBB! >ND & 00. rices to suit you. Don't risk your ess. Gig Saddles, Sweat Pads, etc,, Respectfully, AMMOND & CO. Ipening! | I Goods, | ft*?! HHENHHHM %%%%%* ? - ^ LLINERY. THE LATEST ^ * ks, Ribbons, and Lace effects. ^ ris and New York styles. 0 'ON DRESS STUFF J [".VARIETY. ^ ely new stuff we have ever ^ ited to examine our stock. . W ON <fe CO. i *wwww* "Lend A Hand.'* hen? Where? >-day, to-morrow, every day, just re you are. , ou have heard of the girl who sat u and sighed the morning hours y louging to he a missionary and i somebody, while her mother was ng in the kitchen and looking r three little children at the same i. Perhaps your mother has servin the kitchen, but you can lend a band all the same. You can And lace to help brother, or sister, or * id, and you can help everybody in bouse by your patient, kind, obligspirit, "in honor prefering one ;ber," self-forgetful, and mindful of irs. seems a very little thing to "lend ,nd" in these quiet home ways, if vou could see the record the ?ls make of such a day, you would hat it was a very great thing. >ys, girls, watch eagerly your * ice. Don't be cheated out of your py privilege. It is a great, noble, jed thing to be af?le to "help a litno matter how little It may be. CnptAln Carter'* Monkey. ptain Carter, who lived in Washon, D. C.. when ou land, had a t fancy for fine fowls, and among collection prized a fine old king tier. On his last cruise he brought e a mischievous young monkey, :h gave him so much trouble it a good deal like an elephant on his Is. One day, hearing a terrible wking in the hennery, the captain d Jocko with king gobbler under ,rm, while he was deliberately pulout poor bird's last tail feather, captain rescured the turkey, and shed the monkey severely, who 11 ?1? u. v very wen wuv ne wtw cutuiiocu. next day, again hearing a comon among the feathered tribe, irent to (he scene of action, and i sat Jacko with the much persecugobbler between his knees, while as trying to put the feathers back, ioteutious were good, but the ey did not appreciate them. lien stable manure is composted, a ring of soil over the heap will save >m loss of ammonia. A very thin ring only is required. Clay or I is best. Either has a large capacir absorbing ammonia. Most farcover the heaps too thickly. As earth in turning the heaps will be d with the manure, it makes the jre bulkly in proportion to its ; food. There is no object in car; a large amount of earth to the i, as it will cost more to baudle m it will he worth a9 a fertilzer. McDnvld'N IrftcnlM. ne of hosiery that can't be beaten in x>d half hose at 5c. A No. 1 half hose, >lor, 10c. les hose, black, blue and any other color lay wish. You should see our ladies l&c retty line of ladles and gents bandker, See the ladles handkerchief at 5c. els from 6c to 23c. The 10c ana lixs towi daisies. > and caps at a low figure. v ^ lember we sell calico at 5c a yard, also ginghams 5c, and tbe best dress glngat O^c. g lot of white homespun, drills, check ipun, bleaching, <?c., all or which I will leap. >1 thread 3.3c dozen. is. Do you wear shoes? Then yoo 1 see ibose shoes at MoDavld's. He cao i lu any kind of shoe, at any price, in belore you buy.