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WATER WORKS. I itimc Siitfcetlious lor llio >? <?!? <' lo' Tliink About. While we believe there Is no general deaaud lor water works, and while we believe he propriety or expediency of the movement s a doubtful oue, yet there can re nut in but ittle doubt that the election will be carried u favor of add ins a still greater burden to mr already heavily taxed citizens. We believe the election will be carried for be debt for the simple reason that we may earn lessons trom the past. As far as our nemory serves us, we Uo not recollect of a inglelustauce of a failure of any proposition I The Press and Banner ! * ABBEVILLE, S.C. I ^ ^"Published every Wednesday at 82 a t year In advau.e. ii l i Ten Pages. | ? i 1 Wednesday, June 24, 1896. it 1 The Nomination. " on the first page of this paper, may ?>e i found some notes of the Republican nouiinat- j t ing convention at St. Louis. J , The platform of that p.irty Is uuequlvo- J j cally ill favor of a gold standard and a protec-1 J tlve tariff. Both these planks will commend t themselves to the people. j n If the Democratic nominating convention , r at Chicago should adopt the pewter dollar j platform, it will simply commit suicide. No > political party which seeks to impose upon 11 the country a depreciated currency deserves ! ? to succeed. No political party that seeks to i disturb values, unsettle business, and bring is distress and ruin to the people can succeed. J The only hope of the Democratic party L rests in the abandoning of the Populist doc- ^ trine of afiO-cents. dollar. If that party goes ] ? bef(.re the country with any platform that j ?. means destruction to all the best luteresis 01 - the country Its defeat is sure. Is Hut the Democratic leaders of this country j w sire not foolish enough to commit any such j *' mistake. They will let Tillman and all Pop- j tl ullsts withdraw from the Democratic conven- n Hon before they will consent to go before the country with a platform pledged to the flnan- v, cial ruin of the country. It is not at all pro- w bable that the Populists can engraft their doc- li trine on the National Democratic party, as g they have done in South Carolina. i? As between McKlnley?protective tarift and r( honest money?and the Populistic demand tt for cheap money the people of the country will not hesitate to choose. The best element ? nf ih? riomnprntip narfv In the United .States would renounce their allegiance to a party " which demands the destruction of all our " best Interests. Protection and good money wonld set in ? motion all our wheels of industry, give employment and good wages In good money to p laborers of all kinds, while cheap money and no protection would shut up all of our manu- t factories, throw mechanics and laborers out a of employment, bring starvation to the poor and ruin to the rich. sl The evils which would follow the election w of Populists to power and place cannot be foretold, and we really see no reason to be- e lieve, or to fear, that such a calamitous result p is at all probable, or even possible. The Democratic party may preserve its or- u ganlzatlon by repudiating the Populist de- ri mand for cheap money, but if it goes over ^ body and soul to the destructlonists, its doom is sealed. "Flattery." I)r. Bays delivered the first annual audrass I before the Wlnthrop graduating class. The address was an able and learned speech. His text is quoted as follows : "Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but j a woman that feareth tbe Lord sball be praised." d Dr. Bays began by saying that the words rendered "favor" should be rendered "flat- (, tery." Hence we shall have It "Flatery is j deceitful and beauty is vain." Dr. Bays, like a great many other learned a divines, found fault with the translation, and ' then put a strained construction on the injected word "flattery." t There is no word truer or better than the 1 word "favor" which was used by the transla* ( tors, who we believe, were ehoseu for the 1 work by King Jaines because of their great Jj learning. "Favor Is deceitful." The English v toungue can make no sentence which is s purer language or truer sentiment. "Favor s is deceitful." | o "Flattery" is a diCerent or a doubtful word, which has a multiplicity of meanings, or ^ shades of meanings. "Flattery" does not ne- \ cessarily mean deceitful. At present, for in- I stance, the prospects for a good crop are "flat- c tering." t A young man who'has ability, Rood habits d and high Integrity begins business and has a c nui/ieriuK jjruspeci ueiure uim. i t A young man "flatters" himself that he may | find In his sweetheart a "woman that fearetb I ^ the Lord," and he may or may not win the 0 prize. ' The Standard Dictionary quotes: "A man [ whom It Is proper to praise cannot be flatter- t, ed, and a man who can be flattered ought not ^ to be praised." Webster quotes: "Others he flattered by c asking their advise.'' V The books set down a flatterer as one who seeks favor by adulation, fawning, or other fl form of complimentary speech. ' * ti The Foul SliuiUer Kefntetl. \ The slander which has gone abroad (. against the State officials In the matter of re- J funding the State has been fully refuted, and the officers have shown up their mallgners in c a way which should be gratifying to lovers of J fair play. Kobody in this State who Is not moved by i hatred will likely be fouud to believe one J word of the insinuations or charges which ,, have been made. a Treasurer Hates makes a full, frank and 1 open statement of the whole matter and < Tillman disposes of his accusers iu short I order. 11 J Abbeville's Veterans. I While all eyes are turned toward Ricli-j 1 raond, let us not forget that our own little 1 band of survivors in Abbeville County are to ( meet at Abbeville Court Honse on Sale Day j > in August. At our last meeting, which was * on Sale Day in August, we resolved to have a I, grand picnic, on Sale Day In August next, at j 1 which time it was thought that all of us 1 might have a pleasant re-unlon and a further I ' cementing of the old friendships of the i stormy days now long since passed. Judge J Lyon, at the head of an executive committee, j j we believe was charged with the prelicilna-11 rles. I Jnilce Knrle in the Knee. ; The Press and Banner received the follow- j iog telegnun yesterday afternoon : < Judge Earle'a pledge for U. S. Senate has! been otlicially tiled and accepted. A telegram was sent to Chairman Tompkins at Sumter | notifying him that pledge was to oe filed, but i i It was not delivered. j < From this it will be seen that Judge Earle ; , is in the race for United States Senator. j 1 John T. Duncan of Newberry is also in the j | field. I, Governor Evans has been there all the time. I So these three are the candidates for United 1 States Senator. .,, ^ 11 j I "A Female College for Women" is the head- { lug In an exchange to au article which relates,. to the founding of a school In Newberry, j . I^etsome one start "A Male College for Men," | or the women will get ahead of us.?t.?reeu- , vllle Mountaineer. Isn't "A Female College for Women" as i good as "A Female College?" Is there sex ! in College? "A College for Women" Is cor- ( rect, but there is no such thing as a Female n College or a Male College. Correctly, there 1 are colleges for men and colleges for women,'t as the case may be. Hut it Is not correct to t say "A Female College," or "A Male College." : ' A new line of belt buckels and belts Just re 1? celved at K. C. Bernau, the jeweler. | * Sterling and plated stick pins at all prices j j and designs. Also sterling belt pins. tt. C l bernau, the jeweler. i i U IllUI CUM' llic UCUl HI UUJ V"i I'vuiuv/u. i ?v lections certainly, us a rule, are iu favor ol iliing on the taxes. For a little town like ours, which pays ibout 322.50 ou the assessed value ot our pro>erty lo assume au additional debt ol SJft.UUU s something lor conscientious citizens to hink about. When we recollect that we are now paying he heaviest town taxes that we have ever mid, it might be belter to enquire into he reasous for these liberal expenditures hau to run pell inell to the ballot box to in- I :ur an additional debt. If we run tiie water vorks on the same expensive scale that We uu tiie school and the city government the axes will be oppressive. Wnile we expect the additional tax to be roted, aud while we do not expect to ask any nan lo vote agali^i tiie debt, yet we presume I might not be amiss to stale some ol the reaous tliat move us against it. 1st. If the present extravagance iu tiie icliool and municipal affairs, are lo boextendsd to the iiianagement t?i the water-works >ur taxes will be oppressive, without giving in adequate return lor our money. Jud. Tne water works must of necessity nvolve the health of the town, or incur the idditionai expense ol drainage. Anderson, ..I.>? ),in !uni (iifenville have suffered witb yphold lever, a disease almost unknown to ur people. Spartanburg has fouud It ueeesiiry to aild a sewerage system to her water .orks, thereby addiug a bonded debt o! J.IKJU. aid. We don't need the water works, and liere Is no necessity lor them, because a'very irge per cent of our people have good wells jut atlord cool and refreshing dralts of the urest water. The water lrom these wells rill answer a better purpose than the warm ater which may be drawn lor a great dis ince through Iron pipes. 4th. There Is now no need to throw away ood wells to Incur great expense to the dil jreut families in laying pipes. 5ih. The idea that the water works would educe our insurance, We believe, has been baudoned. Gih. Because only an exceeding few of our eople, who live oil the square can realize ny benefit from the water works, "ih. Because it is unjust to tax the people iving ou the outskirts ol the town to pay lor . ater for people who live on the square or in lie more lashiouable parts of the city. S'h. Because it is not fair to lax luur-llftbs f the people to give water to one-nun 01 me eople who may be more favorably located. When the city becomes populous auii the resent supply of the best water on earth beomes inadequate to answer the demand, we . ill need water works, but we submit that tnlt time has not yet come. We have an bundance of the best water that can ever be ad. When the city is crowded, and when lie earth becomes contaminated so as to detroy the purity of well water we will need rater works. What we need now is a more economical ity government, and a diminution 01 the xpeoditure of the public money In ayiug laucy prices to keep our school open We liave said ttiis witnout seeking to inueuce anybody, aud it we have erred, we ave done so in time lor our errors to be corBCted before the election. We may be all rrong, but we make this deliverance, and ;ave the balance to be decided by the people. r nmKTn-pcurTT TTMC5 T rTTTD LiVJ VV 111/HO V J..U.LLU u uu j. i jjxn ? ,1 fe Size Portraits of the Men and Tilings on (lie ICocky Kiver. Lowndesvllle, S. C., June 22,1S%. Mr. A. B. Edwards and Miss Ellen (iumbrel I Abbeville U. H , spent a pari oi last Sunay, with friends here. 1'rof. J. J. Jonnson returned from a several ays trip to Anderson C. H. Monday. Mr. H. E. Butler, representing the Marietta ieorgla marble works, was In this place for a ay or two the first of last week. our town and community, furnished a ood sized representation, at the commencement In ErsRine College, iast Tuesday and Vednesday. Some watermelons, the first to be seen here his seasou, passed up the S. V. II. It, Tueslay to Anderson C. II. Mr. J. T. Latimer's little sou Jimmle, had luite a wild dangerous ride, on Tuesday, lewent horse buck, after the cows und iu oming back, the horse became frightened ud ran several hundred yards with tiim khen he fell of, fortunately only getliug u 111haken up and bruised. Mr. Jas. M. liarbln of Anderson County, pent several days of last week at Ihe home if his brother-in-law, Mr. S. C. Thomas. Mr. Way man Brownlee, who has spent the asi term in the Wiufiion X. C. Military in Utution, having returned home to spend his 'acutlou, was lu our midst lor several days ast week. Mr. \V. V. Cllnkscales of Abbeville, came ip Wednesday, aud carried Mrs. !>. 1). Keniedy, back with hi in to the home of his laUKUter, Mrs. Frank Rodgers. liuue a large crowded excursion train ol olored folks from (Jreeuwood, weut to Vuderson and back Friday. One ol the Couvlcts a trusty worked by Mr. Jayles Cooley ou his farm near Holland's itore in Anderson County, escaped Wedueslay night. It was not known till the next norniug when a reward of fifty dollars was ill'ered for his capture. Two men came lu tnu .lirofilrtn who wer? fortunate enough to ivertake aud capture him. Mrs. J. K. Hrownlee aud her children of Jenny's Creek, were in towu Saturday. Kev. P. li. Ingram of the South Abbeville ircuit occupied the pulpit iu the Methodist ,'hurch at 8.30 p. in. yesterday, and gave to lis hearers a good sermon. Yesterday the Methodist iu Church meeting issembled, gave to their Pastor Kev. E. \V. dasou, several week's furlough, which he aclepted, aud will utilze as lncliualion prompts, le has worked very faithful and deserves ind needs a rest. 1 Yesterday evening Kev. Foster Npeer aud ilaster Edward Mason went to the Kldge ;hurch, usiDg Kev. E. \V. Mason's horse and tuggle. As they were coming back in letting he umbrella down, the horse became frightmed aud ran. It did not lake the occupants >r the buggy loug to seek and reach "terra irma," when tne animal went according to ler own sweet will, running over in her mad light, a big wash pot, two darkles and u uule, and numerous other things, tried to un over a gin house, struck it but it wouldn't le run over, then on for a mile or two, when he was caught, still hitched to the buggy, md strauge to say, it will take but a few dolars, four or five to repair the damages to it. There is a general complaint as to lice on :otton. The oldest iuhabltauls never saw the ike, cotton seems to be dead aud dying iu nany places. Kev. Kobert Martin, and his daughter, Miss lennle Martin aud his grand daughter Mi>s Jessie Martin, of Anderson County, worshipled with the Methodists yesterday. Miss Meta Allen returned from Greenville 'riday, where she has been atlending the 'emale College, for the past term. Miss Mary and llatiie MeWhorteu, of >f Denver, Anderson County, catne down Saturday, to spend awhile with their friend Miss Kdna Smith. Iu conclusion, a word as a forerunner to lomination of another candidate, for the louse of Kepresenta lives. Considerable iressure, all alotig the Savannah side of the ouuty, is being brought to bear upon Mr. inn i i.nm?v to eel him to make the race. mil It iH now almost u certainty that he will lo so. in advance of his candidacy, it Is tllowable lo say, that he Is a mail in the jrlme of life, a worthy son of an honored Ire, and well fitted for the position so urgently offered to his acceptance. The Woman's Missionary society of the Lowndesvllle lSaptist Church will give adlme reading at the lforton house next Friday night 'JCth, tor the benefit of Foreign Missions. Troupe. icrvice in tlie Associate Itifornicil Church. The former pastor, llev. F. V. l'ressly, who s beloved by all ol the Abbeville people, coniucted religious services in the Associate Ueorined 1'resbyterian church lust Sunday nornlng. Jle took the ground that Christians A'ere persecuted for righteousness sake. He lidn't state where the persecution takes place, >ut we presume tie relerred to L'hrisiians A-ho are in China, .Japan, nuua or oilier auds where the Christian religion is repuglant to their forms of belief. In this country eligiouK people, as laras our observation goes, seldom reach that degree of perfection in liolneHH that they excite persecution from their ess devout neighbors. While It is true thai Jhristlans in other lands occasionally get a >rick batshyed at their bends because of their levotiou to the cause of our .Master, yet we hink it is seldom that such men as Dr. CarIsle, l>r. (Jrier, or tiie learned diviue who adiressed'UH on Sunday morning are the subects of persecution in this land of religious reedom because of their Christ-like character md deportment. Hut as a matter of fact, the world judges a iree by its fruit, and estimate# a man by his ictions. It may be that there are members of lie Church whom outsiders believe to be hyp:rilesand whited sepulchres and it may lie Hint hat such men are not accorded the high respect md homage which is paid in this country to - very truly Christian man and woman, Viowins the matter from our standpoint de . out Christians need have no fear of persecuiou because of any denreeof personal purity ind integrity to which they may reach in this vorid. il they get to anything like purity md integrity of character they are certain to eceive the love and homage of their neighjors, no matter at how great a distance lliey uay follow alter our beloved Haviour. ' / THE COTTON MILL. 'lis lleitelit-i.tl KH'oels Already Felt by ' Our People?Some Kcply to Prejudice. Last year the Abbeville Cotton Mill paid S out several thousand dollars for vacant or c hitherto unprofitable lands, and later on they 1 Invested large sums )n bricks. Every dollar t of these sums was paid to home people. 1 In March of this year the directors Invited f bids for the erection of the Mill bulldlug. t The lowest bidder who was able or willing to t put up the proper assurances or pledges was Col. .1. W. Cagle of Greenville. 1 For some two or three mouths the brick- 1 makers and the contractors have been at J work, paying out to lnnds perhaps aQ aver- c age of over jotX) a week. This much money j paid out to mechanics and laborers has been i some help to all of us. While it is true that t some ot the mechanics have come from a i distance, yet we believe that none of our t mechanics have beeu turned away, If they I were cibable and willing to work for the t length of time und at the price which was t ~~t.i '>lft>ai*c f.\r Ihfl oamn stlaoc r\f tnnrlr * JIUIU luumvm IW. VMU viwon v? * I'lloso who cannot afford to work at the e prices at which their fellow-craftsmen work r have no reason to complain, especially when r they find more desirable or more profitable g em nloyment elsewhere. We are under the Impression that an effort t has been made to prejudice the mechanics a-id others against the mill because men a have come from a distance to flud employ- t ment in its construction while our own peo- 1 pie either did not care to work under the rules or were unwilling to give their services s at the rate at which others were being paid. f All things being equal It is well to give c home-folk the preference, and the directors did this in the brickmaking, and they award- I ed the contract for building the factory on s I? ura u nnrnVPll hv tllft mc (;runii|iicB v? ...v- -ki -? best business methods, and in doing as they t acted as other intelligent conscientious men li would have done. To show that the directors t oi the factory are not alone in glviug a contract to a citizen of another community it t would be only necessary to call attention to a lew tacts: I First?The Railroads, Instead of giving em- ? ploymeut to Abbeville men, sent agents from elsewhere to serve this community. The n Kail road companies are good business men, I and they sent us good agents. t Second?In our stores we can And many clerks or book-keepers that came from other J places than this, and we believe our mer- e chants are good business men and patriotic f citizens. e Third?The oil mill gives place to a bookkeeper and to a business manager, both of v whom came here to flil places, while s there can be but little douot, that A.bbevllle c men would have been glad to have had the t places. The President of the oil mill Is one oi ine mosi enierprisiug uuu ?.o won ?n unv x the most public spirited citizens in tb^ town, c | In the practical aflalrs of life he takes an ac- ? live and successful band at whatever comes s | along. 11 he can employ others than citizens g of the town, why may not the cotton mill \ directors award their contract to the mau i I who will do the work on the most advantage- l ous terms? v Fourth?The school trusteessend away even a to the great State of Florida for a principal f aud other teachers la the high school. Why t may not the cotton mill directors send to a Greenville, In our owu State, for an ex- l perlenced mill builder? a Fifth?The Churches?the churches of the c true aud living God?Ipsteua of employing our j own men to administer the bread of life to c tarnishing souls, send otr to get preachers to a explain to us the plan of salvation and to Im- c press upon us the christian truths as exem- c plified in the life of our Saviour. If this is v so,(why should the cotton mill directors not ( go abroad to employ a man who is ex- j perlenced in the art of mill building? a c THE OLD STAR, \ [ Whiif n Mi?ii "W1 Hi n Hundred F,yen IIiin Seen Since I.nNt Week. Ninety-Sx, S. C.. J une 22d, 1896. * We have had nice ruins since my last and j the crops are looking finely. The commencement exercises of MIsb Mar- t ion Klnard's school near town took place on ( last Friday. An unusually large crowd of , friends were present and everything passed j oil'well. After a beautiful picnic alDner the young folks danced to tUeir hearts content. , Miss Marion Is very popular and her num- ? erous friends congratulate her a? a most sue- ( cessful teacher. , Mr. Samuel C. Turner, of Bennettsvllle, S. , C., died at his father's residence near Green- i wood on yesterday. He was about 32 years of . age. He leaves a wife and three small child- j ren. , l'rof. Spencer Rice, ol Cokesbury Academy, j was In Ninety-Six the past week visiting Mr. . and Mrs. R. s. Nickles. Prof. Rice is an accomplished gentleman and successful teacher, ( as his efforts at Cokesbury will attest. The barbecue on last Thursday in the woods near >'iiieiy-?ix was a iiiobi enjuyuuie nunu. | ll was a private concern gotten up by a few gentleman In town, of no political significance. Messrs. J. T. Langston and >1. L. Illce | were the promoters and right well did they succeed. Capt. McUaslau made about thirty bushels j of wheat to the acre. w u i8'r. A "cinch club" is a party of gentleman who play a fashiouable game at cards, whose participants are neither lor a gold standard or sliver. i The local board of school trustees was reorganized on last Tuesday. The following gen- i tlemen were elected: H. J. KInard, Chairman, H. P. Gnlphin, C. I\ Roberts, E. N. Uevore, J. 1*. Phillips, J. W. Blake and K. L. ! Pratt. It is decidedly a good board. THE REPORTER IN TEARS. Mrs. Col. G. Mcl). Miller has sent us some of the llnest onions we have seen this year. We hope she will accept the thanks of Mr. and Mrs. East End. 1 Col. James H. Rice has been elected principal of the Ninety-Six High School., The school will be opened about tne nrst monaay In September, aud every effort will be made to make It one of the best schools In the up country. The assistants will be selected later on. Mr. Stewart Lewis, of Meeting Street, Edge- 1 (Jeld county, was In town lor a short while last week. More than a dozen Edgefield candidates were at the picnic given by Miss Kinard's school. ANOTHER CAMPAIGN DOCUMENT. Some evil disposed persons are circulating the report that Mr. Thomas L. Moore has withdrawn from the race for county clerk. It Is not true. Mr. Moore will be in the race to the finish. He will cheerfully abide the action of the primaries. Col. Wilson, of the Greenwood Journal and Mr. W. H. Chafee, a popular member Abbeville bar were In town a few days ago. A great deal of stubble corn is being planted as well as a large acreage of cow peas. Miss (Jena l'lnson closed a most successful school at Mt. Lebanon the past week. Miss (Jena is an accomplished young lady and most popular teacher. We hope she will teach for us another year. Miss Emma and Alma l'lnson are at home from Cooper Limestone, lor the vacation. These are Jbright young ladles and we trust they will make their mark at this famous institution. The liidles of the Methodist church were very successful with their ice cream last Thursday. It was nice and they sold It out. Mr. John C. I'ouche is the most enthusiastic silverite in our community. T1IK KA KM It It's KKAU. Some of our farmers are afraid that the lice infesting the cotton in our community will turn out to be the Texas beotle, a great enemy to the plant In the south-went. McKinley, protection, and Borne money, Is the cry now, Mr. I). T. Klnard and Mr. (Phillips Stoll are at home from Woflbrd Collene for the vacation. Mrs. J. S. Hrloe, of York, Is here spending a short tlrno with hor parents. Mr. aud Mrs. H. ' K. Fuller. Ho not tie your cows too near the side walks, is the town ordinance and a good one, too. Mrs. J. I). Beacham, of Greenwood, Is the guest of her friend Mrs. A. X. Osborne. Miss Fannie Bradham a pretty young lady from Edgefield is spending a while with her sister, Mrs. J. S. Wllsou. East End. SENSIBLE APPROPRIATION. Wollord College Doom ii lioixl Tiling in Supporting Her .lonrmil. Charleston Evening 1'ont. The trustees of \Vof ford College have appropriated one hundred dollars to assist, in the support of the Wod'ord'College Journal, and In this have shown a wise and liberal spirit. It Is a dillieull matter to make a college magazine In a Southern Institution pay expenses, hut In these days a college without a Journal Is behind the times. A college publication Is one of the best stimulants to Intellectual exertions that a college can have, and the Wofford trustees have shown rare discretion in so recognizing. HONOR YOUR DEAD. l'alriolic Women I rue Villi to Do Your Duty. A meeting of the Long Cane Cemetery Society will be held In the auditorium of tlie | school building hext Tuesday evening at six o'clock. The ladles of town and thehurrounilIng country are earnestly requested to attend this meeting and become a member of the I Society. Mrs. K. S. Link, I'res. I Miss Mary Hemphill, Secty. CONTRIBUTED LOCALS, iVIint "W" Noon nnil Hean on II In KoiiihIn About Town. Abbeville, 8. C., June 24,18%. The ladles' Foreign Missionary Society of South Carolina will convene In tne Methodist hurchinthis city on next Wednesday, the ?t day of July and regular dally sessions of he Conferrence will be held. Rev. Dr. W. W. ^Vardswortb of Atlanta will preach theConerrence sermon before the society on Sunday he 5th. Our people may expect a treat In he sermon, as the Doctor has Justreturid lrora a trip around the world. Mrs. S. M. iiggsbeewill deliver the address of welcome n behalf of the laUles Missionary Society, ol Abbeville, and Miss Alma Gambrel in behalf tf the Juvenile Missionary; society of, this ilace. Altogether the people of this commulily who may have the pleasure of attending he meeting will be highly entertained, Ibout seventy-five delegates are expected ind we have no doubt but that the fullest lospltalltles of our people will be extended O mis iitsw V^uuicicuto \JI iouicd c*ci noociu* iled In our city. We must not forget that Ab>evllle's people are noble lor their hospitality knd kindly greeting to strangers. Our comnunity will be honored by the presence of so nany Christian ladles enlisted in 6ucb a ;reat and noble work. Hon. George S. Mower, of Newberry, was in he city last week. On last Wednesday, the 17tb, Greenwood ind Abbeville third nines crossed bats and at he ending of the ninth inningthegame stood (i to!), In favor of ADbevllle. The first water-melons of the season were old oy Mr. J. F. Miller, and were shipped rom abroad; there being none as yet Irom lur home markets. We notice our merchants have on sale a urge stock of fruit jars. Fruit will be rather carce and we expect fruit jars will be cheap. Chickena seem to be scarco and never in he history of Abbeville have they brought a tiuher price than this season. Eggs and but* er ure in good supply and cheap enough. Blackberries are plentiful and bring from GO o 75 cents ner bushel. Vegetables are scarce and few offered. (noolltio ocactt n ro ||1K?. onmllltr In fit 10 Cf.'Iltj* ler dozen. Mrs. Annie Bowie, of Elberton, Is here on , visit to relatives and friends. Airs. Bowie ins many friends here who are always glad o see her. Mr. J. R. Blake Is repainting his dwelling, ohn Crawford Is doing the work and knows xactly how to blend colors to produce the Inest effect, that will be most pleasing to the ye. Miss Aylette Cbalmera and Miss Bessie Edwards alter a two week's stay at Harris Litbia Springs returned home last week greatly relewed In health and delighted with their rip. President B. F. Bailey returned from the forth last week where he hud been to purbase machinery for ttie Abbeville Cotton Jill. We have not heard him say, but preume bis trip was successful, as he always ;oes At things in a business like manner rblch generally insures success. The build ng of the factory ib progressing rapidly, and f do bad weather lnteferes the sec^d floor elll soon be put down. It Is a huge building ind when you come to town you should not all to go and see it. This is an enterprise hat we trust will greatly benefit our people is a class, and thereby be the means of largey Increasing the population of our growing ind enterprising city. As an evidence of the ulture. thrift, energy, and enterprise of our teople, we point the stranger to our splenlld modern school building, our haDdsome ind costly churches, our railroad facilities, tur public buildings, our oil mill and ginlerles, and last but not least our cotton mill vliloti will speak for Itself In the near future. )ur lands are as good as any In the state, i'he best free stone and mineral water found iny where, tcllmate unsurpassed. Who can ilfer more, or who would ask for or desire uperlor advantages. Then cast your lot with is; yes, In the old historic city of Abbeville 'ou will now And a live, pushing people who ntend to occupy the front rank in the line of >rogress, and wno will extend to one all a learty welcome. Fine ruins have fallen recently over porIons of this county and the crops have been [reatly refreshed. Owing to the cold nights ind mornings receutly, the cotton Is not lookng as well as It otherwise would. We also iear much pomplalnt of lice upon Its leaves. Jorn looks well, ana generally speamng me :rops though later than lust year, have been ,vell worked and are in good tlx for growing, jeing thus far at comparatively little expense, Today 1b Masonic day in Abbeville, a grand Mass meeting of the Masons of the country, md a splendid barbecue dinner?to which ailllated Masons and their families are invited it the "old fair grounds." The public are corllally invited .to the exercises in the Court House about 12 o'clock, at which \V. T, Brat'di, Past Grand Master of Masons oi South Carolina, will deliver the address 01 welcome; after which he will Introduce the ttev. Dr. Clifton who will deliver the address ,>f the occasion. The beautiful "cherokee" so long an orna ment around the McGowan-Gary lot ou MagizlneHlllls now being shorn of its beauty Its growth has become too rank.aud It now has to bow to the keen edge of the renp hook >ir. J. n, r 1MUCI IBBUpcuuicuulug LUG num. The citizens of Magazine Hill are gratefu to the board of health and to the council lot their prompt attention to the complaint o Magazine clvllllans, and promise In return tc do all In their power to assist them In abat lue all nuisances. Miss Lizzie and Miss Willie Willis, two charming young ladies from Elberton, hav< returned to their home after a pteasan weed's stay with friends here. Rev. J. Lowrle Wilson left last Monday U attend Presbytery at Anderson. Mr. F. H. McGee, Master Mechanic at ih< G , C. & N. shopp, Is now attendlug the Mastei Mechanics convention at Saratoga. Mr. and Mrs. It. C. Bernau will leave nex Saturday for Berlin, Germany, on a vlalt t< his parents. They will sail on the Columblt July 2nd and will be absent several months Messrs. H. W. Johnson and James Perrln wll be In charge of the store, and will attend K the wants of customers. Many friends wist Mr. and Mrs. Bernau a pleasant trip and i safe return home. Mr. A. Cohen, Abbeville's clothier, Is en larglng his already spacious store room.lt proportion to the Increase In his buslnessi which has been even beyond his most san Kuloe expectations. Mr. Cohen will add t< his stock of gent's lurnishlng goods, the cele brated line of Hess Bros, shoes, besides otheri of like reputation. ??T] TI7Vy-? 1 VV nil J Casl OFFERS everything in SILKS fc ful patterns in the lot. Full lin WHITE GOODS and EMBROIDJ KI'M\Tv.n DRESS GOODS at half I Full line of Ladies9 and Ch just received. Try our fast black hose Call and see bargains we have in tfr French C Former price 10 and 12 1-2 cents. >i cents. Former price 50 and 75 cents, what we mean. We will continue the mouth of June, at the very lowest Yc The Wm. E. KEEPING PACE AY f WOULD CALL ATTENTION lie, to SUMMER, SPECIALS, Weight Black Alpaca Coats, and C< gee Shirts, Summer Ties, Straw Hats I For the Housekeeiwrsi we have F Freezers, Oraded Pine Apple, Chocc Mp and Hulk. For Comfort and Pleasure for all, Hammocks, Base Ball Mitts, Masks, J General Stock of the is always full. Bacon, Flour, Sugars, to see you. I appreciate past favors c comers. Yo L. W i SUMMER I AM HAVING A LIVELY TRA trade getting dull this Summer. I give me a call, I will make it intei week, and I would call special attentioi ' ^ LACES I have quitea number of new styles a supplies of BLEACHED AND CREAM-COL rrit-nr n k riTTt . AJND U JN.DljJjA.Ulll I can give you the best values in BL of BLACK SATINES, ranging in p five cents GINGHAMS. They are wc I still offer some excellent values in ?^ggSE Blac I have HENRIETTA, 4G inches few of the bargains to be had. I o Try me. WOOD FRAMES DEAD. Oilc to Kerr'ii All-Meel Spring. , Dear Buyer, list to what we say, Nor tare your patient ear away, f Hear well (and profit while you may) d Our simple song of all-steel springs, whereon to lay. * Our all-steel beds are known so well . . There's little new for us to tell. % While others "stick." these always sell. d And hence we chant of wood frame springs 2 the oad death-knell. f This cleanest, lightest, strongest spring, g As brilliant black as raven's wing, f Sweet balmy sleep to eyelids bring, i And thus the death of wood fratno springs 2 we loudly sing. * The wearied one. with o'er-wmught brain? 2 The sick and suffering, wrecked with pain? f Will seek for springs like these, In vain. 4 These chant the death of wood frame springs J in loudest strain. * No bloody-minded insect dread 4 ' Can flourish on this perfect bed, * Not even one from foot to head. ( This fictaloneshould class the wood-frames g with the dead. ' i Conclusion (au Nature!.) ^ , Who seeks for calm and sweet respose. In slumber deep, or quiet doze. I Buys all-steel springs, and only those Of Kerr's make?wood-frames are dead, f the whole world knows. j j ? J McDnvld'N I.OCillM. i A line of hosiery tliat can't be beaten In town. [ A good half hose at 5c. A No. 1 half hose, \ any color, 10c. f Ladles hose, black, blue and any other color you may wish. You should see our ladies 10c hose. A pretty line of ladles and gents handker' chiefs. See the ladles handkerchief at 5c. Towels from 5c to 25c. The 10c and 15c tow- < els are daisies. liats and caps at a low figure. . Remember we sell calioo at 5c a yard, also | apron ginghams 5c, and the best dreBs glng- . f hamsatO^c. , A big lot of white homespun, drills, check . homespun, bleaching, &c., all of which I will sell cheap. ? Spool tbread 35c dozen. c??,t?a vaii titoor DlinonO Thfin vnn 1 should see those shoes at MoDavld's. lie can lit you In any kind of shoe, at any price. ' Try him belore you buv. t ATTENTION, DEMOCKATSl t j Meetlns of County Democratic Kxc> cutlve Committee. | The Democratic Executive Committee Is hereby called to meet at Abbeville Court. . House on Monday, the (ith of July (Sale Day) , at eleven o'clock a. m. The object of the s meeting Is to make rules tor the government . of the party and to arrange for the approachj lng campaign. A full attendance Is earnestly [. requested. Frank B. Gary. 5 County Chairman. 3E?? E. Bell i Co. >r WAISTS AT COST. Some beautie WASH GOODS cheaper than ever. EIIY just received. FINE ENGLISH )riee. These goods must go. ildren's Slippers of in mifl -2f> cents Dair. None better. le Tow 6 cents. Colored Silk Gloves at Now we lueau what we say, and say * to receive new and stylish goods during ; cash price. iurs Respectfully, Bell Cash Co. I ITII THE SEASONS ! OF MY FRTENDS AINU rni'i jruiias for instance, mi elegant 1 iue of Light ilored Coats, and Coats and Vests, Neglifor Men, Boys, Ladies and Children, iy Fans, Mosquito Netting, lue Cream ilate and other llavoringa, Pickles in ISotyou have your choice of Croquet Sets, ialls and Bats. My ? "Year-Round" Goods iyrups, Bran, Meal, &e. I am always glad ,ud am always ready aud opeu for new urs truly, AMOS B. MORSE. I V*.. i. 1 r ; : k . WH ANNOUNC DE EVERY DAY, AND AM DOIN om rpp.piviru* XFAV flOnnK nvprv wfii resting to them. I have received a grea 3 to my fresh stock of AND BMBROIDB nd they are very cheap. Call and see the OEED TABLE DAMASKS, NAPE 3D SHIRTING AND OTHER ART! nise Furnishing Lint EACHED HOMESPUN you ever boup irice from 8 to 25 cents a yard. Don't fail >rth more mouey. ? -? ^ _ _ Jc uress true wide at 50 cents?a goods that cannot be fter at all times a full stock of goods at p L. W. -> WHENV" YOU DISCOVER A HUMAN being, who, by any combination of circumstances* can make us play second fiddle to the tune of prices of FURTURE and let them lead, you can bang YOUR SIGN as a genius besides whose discovery Edison's pale into iusignifi ca n ce. We are not in business either aa a health or pleasure resort, nor yet to be undersold. We are here to sell everything in the Furniture Line at prices that cannot be beat. We defy all competition. Give us ft a call. Yours for Furniture, J. . *%%%%%%%% %%%%^%%%%% GEO. WHITE, Proprietor, Abbeville | TTERE WE AltE FOR OUR SUMMER BAR -H Have refilled our line. All our muslins an< GRAHAMS yard wide sea Island at 5c a yard. FOR SHIRTS we have hickory stripes, cbevlo CROCKERY. Just opened up a nice line of df New lot Calicoes, blue and light, at 5c. Our stock of ^^GROCl plumb lull of bargains. Sugar. Peaberry. Rio fresb. Morrisons Hams uncanvassed. Harve 3 lb. can Pineapple 10c can. Fine Rice 20 lb. for eeislor Floor. Cheap. * - Ann 5 -IS THE WATCH WOf f *HADD ^ lir1 A STORE BRIM ! ^ T uew goods, at prices wh 4 fore. If new fashionable stuff* al ^ anything, you win nuu uunug n Q need in the way of 1 Summer 1 White and Colored Organdies, Liu 0 Dress Fabriques, Trimmings of lal A asols, Black, Tan and White Hos< Q Tan Slippers, &c. Res 1 r. m. had: & P. S. No goods taken back or ^ ours. K R. M Hitildon's Locals. Tha riroMiosf and cheapest Jest. Those new silks for waist* just received^ The latest fiid In funs?very small and looks like a butterfly's wings. New linen lawns for waists or dress. i The best ye-i?1<> in all wool black drap dete 1 finish henriel ta ">i?c. Another lot Just receiv- ' ed. White silk parasols. Now Is the time to secure bargains in short ends of dress materials. We have them every day. Locals 1*. II. Speed. You cau set gasoline to clean white gloves f with at .Speed's. 10c a bottle. , Speed's arotnutie blackberry cordial cures | < diarrhoea and dysentery. Now is the time to kill Ilies Uet a box of' tanglefoot from Speed. |' I have just received :i lot of the llnest linlrj.' brushes ever brought to Abbeville. Speed. j Did you know Hood s sarsapaiilla is one of the best blood nii*dlciues. It stops that tired I feeling, at Speed's. See that flue f?uo hair brush at Speed's. ' You should go to Speed's and see ills sta-| tlouery before you buy. He has something , extra line to show you. If you want to save your fruit use the j American preserving powder. It Is the, heapeslaud best preparation on the market, peed. 1 Try sure kill fly paper at Speed's. II uyler'scandy Justin. Speed. - !,r - / <_ . J n H ITE'sl !EMENT. I ? - M G ALL I CAN TO PREVENT ek and if buyers uf goods will only t many new things during the past m. I have received also additional uj TVT? Tv/-kT7T'TT?Cl "DT "P A /"?TTP"n SI LlINiS, DUIJLjJLXjO, DU1AJ\\JU.iuj m [CLE3 IN THE 9 i ;ht. I have also in stock a full line H to secure some of those bargains in )(/vS.g=-$-? excelled. I have only mentioned a rices that are sure to suit all buyers. WHITE. I D. KERR. I 1 %%%%%%%%%%%% j 1 W, D. BAKKSDALE, Manager. GAINS AND WE HAVE LOTS OF THEM , 1 dlmutles at cost. In, percales and bomepsuns. .'corated and white ware. Also glassware. \ % , Arbuckles and Loverliifcs Coffees all kept i.vr Lard. Gold Dust Washlm? Powder 5c lb. si Fruit Jars, come early. Try 1 barrel Ex VITY-?. * ID THIS SEASON AT- J OWS, j FULL OF BRIGHT, FRESH ^ ich have never been reached be- ^ ; LOWEST PRICES couut for f j je month of May just wnai you ^ Millinery, \, tens, Laces, Embroiderys, Silks, test design, While and Black Par- 0 ?, Fans, Gloves, Mitts, Black and ^ ipectfully, W DON & CO. i I exchanged, unless the fault is W I . HADDON & CO. ? ATTENTION, VETERANS! ilcre'H Uic Way to Go to KIcbmond. A special train to accommodate the vete- J rans and their friends who wlRh to attend the fl reunion at Richmond, June.'tOtli and July 1st J jud 2nd, will leave Monday, June 2!?. Abbevil le 5.'js a. m. I iireenwood 5.5(5 a.m. I Cross Hill ti.17 " I i'I in ton 7.25 " I Carlisle S.22 " T ('Hester s.&'i Catawba 9!V> " Monroe 10.17 " Arrive Hicbmond 7.-10 p. til. This will be known as the S. Veterans' Speclul. and will be In cburgeof one or more i?f the S. A. L. representatives. An opporLunli.v will be given those eolm; the route to return by Norfolk via the.lames ltlver. JSpeL-lal coaches will be provided for the different Ramus If desired. f. J. Anderson. H. A. .Newianci, i\ a. (i.A. 1'. l). .J. N. Wright, s. 1'. A. Altlicvillo I.iimbor Co. The Abbeville Lumber Co. has Just received II ear load of sash, doors and blinds, which they will sell at bottom prices. All kinds of dressed lumberat lowest prices Now Is the time to put up your blinds. Call and buy them lrom the Abbeville Lumber L'o. Kine up phone No. J and tell the Abbeville \ Lumber Co. to seud you 1UUU ft of bedded cell lllg till