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The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S.C. 1 BPTublisbed every Wednesday at 82 a j year in advance. < t Ten !Pages. { Wednesday, July 22, 1896. AmmiDK I'anrihlateN. It seems that the political parties can "see" the church extortioners and "go one better." In the first place candidates for a State office and for Congress are compelled to pay a good sum to the State Executive Committee to defray campaign expeuses, and now the County Executive Committee of York county, have put in a bill like this, which Is copied from the Yorkvllle Enquirer: The chairman and secretary of the county executive committee shall cause to be printed a sufficient number of county ballots, con- i talning the names of nil the candidates, who subscribe their names to the required pledge i within the time prescribed by the county ex- \ ecutlve committee, and who file the same with the chairman of the county executive a committee within the prescribed time, and ? who, at the same time, shall pay to the treas- (J urer of the said executive committee, the following assessments for the purpose of defray- c ing the expenses ol conducting the campaign t and for printing the tickets, to-wit: ' c OFFICK. ASSESSMENT, u , Congress 00 Solicitor. 10 00 8 State Senate 8 00 t Souse of Representatives 4 (10 fi erk of the Court 10 00 11 Auditor. 8 ?0 h\ Treasurer 6 00 o Sheriff. 6 00 Supervisor 5 00 ti Superintendent of Education ft 00 Coroner 2 00 p The ticket used in said primary shall have 1 at the top printed instructions to voters. 5 The following assessments have been also 11 lAvimi linnn the candidates upon "state bal- J iot," towit: Candidates lor the U. S. Senate S10 f>0 Candidates for Governor 5 00 Candidates for Lieut. Governor 3 00 Candidates for Secretary of State 3 00 Candidates for State Treasurer 4 00 Candidates for Comptroller General.. 4 00 Candidates for Attorney General 4 00 Candidates for Superintendent of Education 4 00 Candidates lor Adjutant and Inspector General 3 00 Candidates for .Railroad Com'nr 8 00 All fees of candidates upon "state ballot" shall be paid on or before Monday, August 10, 1896, and no vote for aDy state candidate who refuses to pay the above assessment shall be counted; nor shall tickets containing the names of such be distributed, nor will the executive committee tabulate or report the vote of such candidates. May we not expect to see the time when a man without money will not be allowed to run for office. The extortionate charges as now practiced may deny the State the advanluaee of the services oi some of her ablest men. We may yet live to see the offices sold * to the highest, bidder. c 0 Georgia Interference with Sou 111 Car- e ollnii A Hairs. 1 It Is a matter of regret that so good a paper v as the Atlanta Evening Journal places so low t an estimate on the decency and respectability f of that editor's native State. The people on | this side of river will try to bear up under the severe denunciation, even If we do not try to 8 adopt that paper's standards. If that paper f would throw mud at its neighbors, among whom it has a good patronage, It will find in a contest like that that it will be beaten by j home talent. The Atlanta Journal is a firstclass paper and our people love to read It, but we presume that there are few readers of tbat paper who are not wounded by the malignant ] and uncalled for abuse whlcb tnat paper volunteers to heap upon the people of this Stale. If that paper knew our people better, it would not go out of Its way, to say uncalled for things. These articles seem to convey the idea that they are written under the misap* prehension that by so doing .respect or patronage for the paper is gained. Such writing ? do not sound like the real sentiment of a ' man who is writing about his own home peo- t pie. Instead of being the maligner of South Carolina the Journal should be the defender f of the honor of the Commonwealth tbat gave i birth to its editor. ' InHuring Tbe Dispensaries. -j Some politicians have been trying to make t capital against John Gary Evans because his t brother B. B. Evans was awarded the business of insuring the dispensaries. Assuming tbat c B.iB. Evans and John Gary Evans are about as f good as their accusers, and presuming that J wABnAnelkla onH rol In. 15. 15. r^vauB rcpi cnou us i co^vuoiviw uuu > v.<? ble companies, we see no reason why he c should not get the business. When Wade ? Hampton was Governor be gave appoint- i ments to bis friends, and we see no reason c why his successors should not do the same. Governor Evans need not deny or apologize, j if the facts exists. He has othodox precedent I lor giving official favors to friends. > i t Let aw Have a Chanice. t Up to this time we have heard inoch In dis- ' paragement of rival candidates for office, aud many reasons have been assigned why t "the other fellow" should not be elected. Now, ler us bear some reasons for electing the accusers. About the poorest campaign that we have ever had is now in progress. The people are getting tired. The mud slinging, we presume, has had no perceptible effeptrm lh? nnhlln mind. t Wiped Out. The old political lines seem to be disappearing, arid, under the new constitution, new alignments are being made. On the liquor question it Is generally conceded that we must have the bars or the dispensary. The practical workings of the dispensary has solved the problem, and our people are now chiefly for the bars or for the dispensary. Those who opposed the dispensary because of belief Id Its unconstitutionality do not longer urge that objection. The new constitution was made to answer all such objections. ? I General Farley was In town last week, look- j lng after the rolls of the military companies In the army. He left blanks of Companies B and U, Orr's Regiment, with General R. R. . Hemphill, and rolls of A and G, First Regl- , inent of Cavalry with Mr. L. H. Russell. ; These gentlemen will be glad to have help In 1 tilling out the blanks. If you know anything ( of the companies named, let the facts be ( known. i ( i About Platforms. We see that the Populists are at sea since | tlie Democratic party adopted their platform, i They do not seem to know whether to make a new platform or try to scrouge on to their , own platform which the Democrats now occupy. The Populists ought not to run. They will find good company in the Democrats. Tl>? \p?lierrv Herald an<l Mews. We assure our friend of the Newberry Herald and News that the Press and Banner did not mean to be more sarcastic than we thought that paper was. We merely attempt, ed to answer In kind. We are sorry if we were so. We always try to be more polite than the other fellow. Iron Coinage. We ask your attention to an article on coinage of i>lg Iron at the rate of 10 to 1. WEST END.' UiuipeiiliiKN mid Incidents of u Work Around the City. Business has begun to pick up with theS, V. L., and the number of extra freight trains m the increase. The cut iu freight rates will jring to the road a large patronage, besides heir regular business. Mrs. A. Cohen and son are in Athens, where hey will remain several weeks with Mrs, Cohen's parents. Miss Allle Kerr is visiting her sister, Mrs. >ytues in Green wood, aud expects to be absent several weeks. Mr. W. Joel Smith has gone to Glenn Springs, where he will remain for two or .nree weenh. Capt. J. B. Lyies left Sunday for a visit to elatlves in his old home, Camden, S. C. There was a general re-alteration of candllates to the eountry last Saturday, as there >vere three or four picnics In the county. Tnat >ne held at Warrenton was largely attended, ind most of the town lolks wont there. The Mcnlc was a success. Mr. McD. Cater was in the city the first of ;he week, and his many friends were more ban glad to see him in his old home attain. Vic has a good position with It. S. Hill in Aulerson and is getting on nicely. Miss Nell Orr returned to Green ville Saturlay, after a dellghsful visit to Miss Florlde md Miss Willie Calhoun. Mr. M. T. Coleman came in last week from a rip through Alabama. He will lay ofr for ?? H.?airo until k"h!i reason opens. IUIUD nctao uu... , . The S. A. L. pay train came in Monday afernoon, and the K. it. employes are happy. Miss Janie y uarles left lor Seneca City Satirday, where she will spend a week or so vitli her cousin, Miss Livingstone. Mr. H. G. Smith has gone to Greenville for i month's stay with his grandparents, Judge nd Mrs. J. S. Cothran He left last Saturlay. Union services were held In the Methodist hurch Sunday night, Kev. W. B. Lindsay of he A. it. I', church tilled the pulpit. Kev. Ir. Lindsay 1h now pastor of the A. it. P. hurch here and lu making his home in our nidst. Mr. J. F. I.eHew left for Virgiula Monday Iternoon. He will was joined at Raleigh, N. by Mrs. LeHew, who has been in that city ar several dayB. While absent they will vlsL many points of interest In the North. *>1188 JTiVa iviroy weui iu auuctsuu iu&v wcca u a pleasure trip to friends. Mr. Foster Kirby was expected home yeserday evening. It is rumored that the S. A. L. shops at this lace will be very much eularged, and that his improvement will take place In a very hort while. While we have no positive conIrmation of the above, it is most probably he case, us the .Seaboard's business is plckng up, and the capacity of the shops too Hinted to do the work. The force now at work s much larger than it was some months ago. Should the shops be enlarged and the worknen Increased our city will be greatly beneited, and our people still stronger friends lian ever of the S. A. L. Miss Ellen and Miss Lillian Gambrell are n Batesburg on a visit to their aunts, Mrs. iates and Mrs. Hardin. Friends of Miss Lelia Swearlngen will glady learn that she is convaleschag. Mrs. M. E. Owen and Mrs? P. B. Speed are risitlng Hon. 1.1. H.McCalla and family near jowndesville. A crowd of young folks visited Mr. A. M. lill last Friday atternoon and sampled his uclous melons. Miss Ellse Cbafee, of Aiken, Mrs. Harmon, >f .Savannah, are visiting Miss Meta Lythgoe. Mr. W. H. Parker has returned from Atlana. Mr. W. C. AlcGowan left Monday for a veek's stay at Glenn Springs. Mrs. B. P. Martin returned Sunday from n Ix weeks' stay with relatives in Alabamu ind Florida. mr. u. v. naiomuDu uuu iuiuh; nuu i?n. jee Miller aud family are at Little MouDtuln Springs. Watermelons are more than plentiful, and >rlce very reasonable. Mr. J. C. Younger Is getting ready to start lis canning factory, and In a few days will lommence to put up tomatoes and other vegitables. Mr. Younger Is a bustler and will nc loubt make a success of ibis enterprise. Mrs. J. C. Cothran, after spending a week vith Mr. W. S. Cothran, left for Bradley yes erday. Miss Mamie Taggart has returned from a ileasaut week's stay at Capt. J. E. Brown' ee's. Cadet David Henry Is at home from Clem on College lor a short vacation. Mr. Brooks Livingston is on a visit to his arents. S THERE ORGANIZED WARFARE AGAINST A FAITHFUL OFFICER ? It I* Xeltlier Creditable to the Voter** Sense or Intelligence if He Itlitmc * r?. Iho 1.1 VIM |,r 111. State?The County Commissioner* Take I.anTul Responsibility?X? Man Fit to be Supervisor Would Bridge Lesley's CreeK. In the last Issue of your paper M. S. G. hltt i lick at the present Supervisor that is entire' y underserved. lie says that he would Dot rote for any man as Supervisor who would lot build a bridge over Lesley's creek. Now it seems tbat M. S. G. is not very well >osted on the new law governing the workng of the public roads, building bridges, &c, The fact is tbat under the new county governnent bill the Supervisor has very little to do vith working the roads, building bridges, &c, 111 those matters are left to the Iioard ol 1'ownshlp Commissioners and the Board ol 'ounty Commissioners. With the Boards ol Township Commissioners the Supervisor has lothing to do. By law he is made the chairnan of the Hoard of County Commissioners, >ut has no vote in anything, unless in case o! l tie vote. Now this very matter of building a bridge iver Lesley's creek has been brought up beore the County Board and a majority of them *oted against it. and ol course the Supervisor lad no voice in the matter. The appointment of overseers, the working if roads, the building of bridges, &c., has been intlrely taken out of the hands of the Supervisor, and is now placed in the bands of the ioard of County Commissioners which is composed of one man from eacli township, o if any blame Is to be attached to anybody or the condition ot our roads and bridges, ilace the blame where it belongs, and don't >ut it on the shoulders of a man who has nc roice In the matter. i>o puouu U1UCCI IB auuic VI IblVIBIU, UUI lone should be criticised for Dot doing what be law says sball be done by some ODe else, I am satisfied that If M.S. G. will examine be law he will find that he bas made a mis ake, and If be does And it out, then I know le will correct it. M. S. G. is the last man on earth to do an In eutlonal wrong to any man. * COTTON MILL COTTAGES, Work Already Begun on their Erec< tlon. Contractor W. H. Long Is actively pushing he work of constructing the cottages lor th< Vbbeville Cotton Mill, aud in a little wbil( be lumber will be on the ground and busj lands will make houses rise like magic. For y houses will furnish two hundred rooms I'hey are to be first class houses, painted ani :eiled. Other bouses will be needed, but th< . ontract has not yet been awarded. Tin ;rounds have been laid off in an attractivi nanner. with streets and avenues, and va :ant space for church and school bouse. Du< egard has been bad In arranging the housei >o as to secure the lowest rate of Insurance ind to adapt the situation lor the convenient >f the mill people when the mill Is doubled n ilze. KOLLOCK'M Ill KSTKIXS TO EAKLK References to the Judge's Past Atti tnde in State PolitieM. The etltor of the News would like to as! ludge Earle a few questions : Why did you, Joseph H. Earle, withdraw from the Democratic Legislative ticket ii Sumter In 1K7U, at the darkest hour of th< Hampton campaign ? Did you not, in the House of Hepresenta lives, when Sumter's Earle delegation wai turned out of the convention, advocate, In f speech to those around you, a bolt and a tick et in opposition to Tillman ? Did you believe then,as now, lu what yoi call the rule 01 uie majority v Did you consent to run against Kichardsot in 1SSS as Tillman's man, after you bad de nounced Tillman in .Sumter lor false charge against tbe Iiichardson administration, o which you were a part? Who brought you out In 18'jo after the "21' conference bad brought out Bratton as a can dldate against Tillman ? Will you be kind enough to tell the peopl bow General Bratton was treated in you owu county, Sumter, when be was runnlni with you, making common cause against Till man and your committee was In charge o the arrangements for the campaign meeting Are you willing to say now, as you often said In lS'JO on the stump, that the Shel manifesto, which Tlllmau himself wrote, be gins and ends with a lie and is a lie from bt ginning to end ? If you have changed you mind about this manifesto will you kind); tell the oeople upon what ground and wha newly discovered facts have wrought such i wonderful change of view in so short a time The columns of the News are at your sei vice, and by answering these simple ques tions, you will confer a great favor upon i mucn perplexed puuuo.?uariingiou ?ewn. I)o your own hair cutting anil get your ?1 i| pers from Amos H. Mor.se. CONTRIBUTED LOCALS, ? I Wlutt ".M" Spcn and Honrs on HIn Hounds Alioiil the City. ' Mr. C. P. Hammond and family are rustlJ Seating at Little Mountain. Also Mrs. L. T. [ i Miller and son. i Mips Jessie Trowbridge, one of Anderson's ' prettiest young ladles, spent several days of , last week vlsltlDg relatives and frleudsln our ' i city. Miss Trowbridge Is by birth an Abbe' | vllllan and has many irlends here wbo are always glad to see her. The many friends of Mrs. Huntley, nee Miss Orene Hughes, regret to hear ol her extreme Illness. Mr. J. C. Ambers, alter a delightful trip to Richmond, Va., returned a few days ago. , Mrs. Ambers and her pretty little daughter will remain in Richmond for a long visit. Mr. C. M. Pemberton and family will soon oecupv Mrs. Gary's House on Magazine Hill. I Mr."Jhh. A. Hill lias Just returned from al* I delightful trip over the .Seaboard Air Line to | different points of Interest. j Air. Frank Beckham lelt a few days ago for ' Concord, N. C., where he goes on very Important business. From thence he will visit nls i home In .Sumter, and very likely on his next ! trip he will not be alone. Mr. Beckham has ( irmde many Irlends In our city who would be I glad to claim him as one of our citizens. ! Mrs. B. P. Martin, after spending a week | most pleasantly with friends In Brunswick, Cia., returned home last Monday. Mr. G. A. Visanska and son Earnest have gone from Tate to Galbralth Springs. Mr. VI; sanska Is Improving. Master Albert, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Rosenberg, who has been sick so long, Is much better. Mrs. Alice Simmons has a very sick child. Our Doctors pronounce the disease scarlet fever, but of a mild type. Mr. John Burnett, one of the popular salesmen nf p Rnsenbere & Co.. has been off on a trip for his health and will return perhaps this week. Mrs. S. N. Williams, after a pleasant visit to her daughter in Anderson, returned home Monday. Miss Kloride Reese, with ber brother, Master Fuller, are having a delightful visit, to their grand-parents in Pickens. They will also visit relatives at Easley. Rev. Dr. Clifton was Intensely In earnest last Sunday, and preached a most impressive and eloquent appeal for sinners to return to Christ before it was forever too late, and urging upon them the importance of improving the opportunities now offered. At the close of the sermon an opportunity was given to any one so disposed to connect themselves with the cburcn, and as an appropriate hymn was being 6ung, two persons came forward and joined the Methodist church. iU! Jrrcss uiicntuaiu auu tauiuj ujv*?>u wr Utile Mountain Monday. Mrs. J. A. HarrlH, who was quite sick last week, is now able to sit up. Our friend McD. Cater, now of Anderson, was In the city a few days ago huvlnij a general band shake with bis many friends. Mc is always a welcome visitor in Abbeville. In the sudden death of the Rev. Robert A. Lee, who whs burled here last Friday, our , people are once again admonished of the uncertainly of life. Surely, we especially, are a highly favored people, having "time upon time" and "precept upon precept," for in the past few months we have been called upon to mourn more of the saddest, most sudden and unexpected deaths than in many ytars of the * past. What means all these sad warnings? J God's invincible and mysterious hand is seen I in the heavy rolling trains as well as in the Ilgniuiugs UUHIlCa, uuu IU ail UII.OV nv v?u hear"the still small voice" saying unto each one of us. "Prepare to meet thy God " The sympathies of the people of all over the Stale are extended to the bereaved families. Mr. W. C. I)uPre who has been sick the past week Is now improving. Under the management of PresldentBalley and Contractor Caglo, the Abbeville Cotton Mill is progressing rapidly. You should see this great building whose proportions are gigantic. Fine grapes suob as the Ives and Concord are selling in our city at 2 ^ cents per pound. Can you buy them for leBS in any city ? We think not. Our Board of health officers should keep in motion, as there is great cause for complaint, . the result of which may be seen very soon. Be careful how you buy and eat chlckons, , as they are dying all over the county with cholera. Fine rains with splendid prospects for good , crops, bespeaks better business for our people this fall. Crops were never more promising than just now. Mr. Joe Hughes left yesterday for a vlBlt to relatives In Anderson. ' ' r..l ?rlr> Allt'r It must DUCVCOOIUl vuniuvnn v*.f' . through Alabama, Mr. M. T. Coleman Is liome lor a rest. Mr. Walker Edwards Is on the sick list, we . 1 hope for a few days only. Prof. George C. Hodges, of Greenwood, arrived in the city yesterday and reports the "City of Railroads" as nourishing. i a , , ; A JAIL CONSPIRACY. i ? ' Veil nor liny LeHUw Another Attempt to Secure IIIn Liberty. * l 1 Greenville Mountaineer. The colored gentlemen who are guests at the county boarding house on Broad street had made a plan to leave their present abode, but the host, Jailer Cooksey, has persuaded , them to stay awhile longer with him. The colored prisoners are confined in the cells upstairs, and in the day time are allowed to go > Into the hall-way. There Is a donble door leading into the ball from the stairs. The first door is a piece ol solid iron, with only r one eye-hole in it. During the day Ibis is left r open and at night is locked by a very secure ( | method. The inner door Is of iron bars, the . appearance being that of lattice work. This is secured by two bars running Into the outer r hall and there locked to the wall by a padlock. These two bars arc fastened to the door by large bolts. Wednesday morning, on opening the inner door, Mr. Cooksey got some grease on his . bands and knowing no reason for it being on the door, he made an investigation. He J found that the heads of the bolts had been partially filed off and the grease was put on, . presumably, to cover up the work. The files . , used were not small and the work must have been very laborious, though It was nearly completed. If not discovered, the ten ne- , groea would have made their escape on Wednesday or Thursday, ' It Is not known how the files were secured, | and all the prisoners profess to be Iguorant of the whole business. Venuer Ray, the murderer of Constable Moseley, is supposed to have been the Instigator of the whole afialr. When Ray's case was called at the last term | of court in Abbeville, the defence produced a ! physician's certificate saying that the prisoner wan too ill to be moved. He has, however, re- ; covered, anu is penecuy wuuug uuu ?u.c >u . move himself were It not for the troublesome bolts and bars. Mr. Cooksey made a thorough search of the cells aud the persons of the prisoners on . Thursday morninir. and found two flleB hid in i one of the cells. They were large implemeuts i and could have been used very effectively as wenpons. One of them was comparatively ; new, but the other had evidently been used | before. .Several of the prisoners slated while being searched that Venner Hay bad done the filing, but there is nothing to prove that any one ol ; them would have refused to lake advantage of 3 the opportunity to escape. 3 Since the recent lynching scares and this r attempt to break Jail, the question of a high - rock wall around the jail has again been . agitated. With a wall fifteen feet high, sur1 mounted by an Iron railing, attempts of this :> sort would be useless and a half dozen men 3 could defend the jail against a mob of a bun? drpii. it mic^ht be expensive, but it is also ex - pensive to uuiird the Jail so often at) has been 3 done recently. 3 , i ^ I DKCIJNKS T1IK LEGISLATURE. Killers the Riice lor Supervisor. Editor l'ress and Banner: I gee my name announced In the lust Issue . of your paper as a candidate for the Leglslature. This was without my knowledge or consent, and while feeling grateful to my c friends for the Implied honor, I beg to decline. I regard the office of legislature as one ' requiring peculiar fitness and qualification, i in order to be filled with honor to one's self s and satisfaction to his constituents, sucli as I do not flatter myself thatl possess. However * that my friends who are desirous of honor? lug me by electing me to the Legislature may II not be deprived of the pleasure of voting for * me. and because I feel that I am much better {qualified to fill such a position than I am i j mat of a member or me ijegituuiuic. j 1 hereby announce* myself as a candidate i for tbe olllce of County Supervisor, subject to * the action of tbe democratic primary. ? <j. N. Nlckles. f i If you are seeking bargains In summer . i goods drop in at iladdonV ! A good line of black and stap le colored b dress goods alwayft to be found at Iladdou's. M You ought to see that :>C inch bale Sea In? | land homespun only 7Jr; cts. at lladdon's. f j Heats the reccord, 25 yards good broad Sea ? Island for one dollar at Haddon's. i | For lowest cash prices on domestic goods, I ! go or send to Haddon's. I' A pretty line of checked muslins and nain' ] sooks at Aug. VV. Smith's, and cheaper than ! you have ever seen them. v i J II See that fine 50c hair brush at Speed's. 51 We will have the following in In about ten | days: jointless lancy and cotton map Japnn' | ese matting In rolls in 8 and 10 foot length, " I vcuinnt- tnahosuny and oak, moquito a i canopies, etc. ' ~ J. D. Kerr. Don't forget celluloid starch and that I keep all of the best laundry soaps, "l$'g Brown i- Cake," "Clalrette," "Octagon" and "Magnolia." L. W * QTTWlffl * UUlfllTlUll I AM HAVING A LIVELY TRt tradegetting dull this Summer. I give me a call, I will make it inte week, and I would call special atteDtio * ^ LACBS I have quite a number of new styles ? supplies of ? ? "tttitn a irn n A ir nrVT JjUtiAUMiilJ AJND UJtliiim-UUJ AND UNBLEACH I can give you the beet values in BI of BLACK SATINE8, ranging in j five cents GINGHAMS. They are w I still offer some excellent values in I have HENRIETTA, 46 inches few of the bargains to be had. I c Try me. NOTICE. 1 Supervisor's Office, I Abbeville County, f July 21,1896. 1 WILL BK LET TO THE LOWEST BIDder on August 18th, it 9 o'clock A. >1., the building of bridge over iocky River near Antreville. Plan made cnowo on day of letting. JNO. LYON, S A (I k_/? ajkv -w * hi in, The annual meeting ok the abbevllle DlHtrlct Bible Hoclety will convene (D. V.) Id the Abbeville Presbyterian jhurch at 11 a. m. on WEDNESDAY, the 29th JULY, 1896, llev. K. Y. Pressly, D. D., is expected to deliver the annual sermon and Hugh Wilson the annual address. The Branch Societies and Churches in this bounty are requested to send up contributions it money at that time. ( Public are Invited. The Board of Directors will meet at 10 a. m. 1 same day In the office of Perrln & Cothran. | By order of the President. L. W. PERRIN, Secretary? July 22,1888.2t " 1 The State of South Carolina, i ABBEVILLE COUNTY. PROBATE COURT. Citation for Letters of Administration. i BY R. E. HILL. ESQ., JUCGE OF PROBATE. V|7'HEREAS, John W. Hampton has made ( ? ? suit to me, to grant him Letters of Administration cumestamento annexo of the Estate and effects or Frances Hampton, late of Abbeville County, deceased. These Are Therefore, to cite and admonish ill and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Frances Hampton, deceased.that they oe and appear before me, In the Court of ProDate. to be held at Abbeville C. H., on Tburslay the6lh day of August, 1896, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon to ihow;cau#e If any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. I Given under my hand and seal of L. 8. the Court, this 21st day of July, in the I year of our Lord one thousand eight aundred and nlnety-slz and in the 120th year }f American Independence. Published on the 22nd day of July, 1880. In tbe Press and Banner and the Court House Joor for the time required by law. R. E. HILL, Judge of Probate. July 22,1896, tf Sheriffs Sale. " r* ? T ?1 f Pa., *.? Af Prnhota Ui mil. lib JUU^U UJ IUD VUUI b VI a I vwwv for Abbeville County, against Wllliart) P. McGee. Michael B. McGee and Jesse S. McGee.?Execution. By virtue of an execution to me directed In the above-stated case, I will sell to the highest bidder, at public auction, within the legal hours of sale, at Abbeville Court House, South Carolina, on Monday the third (3rd) day of August, A. D. 189(J,all the right, title and interest ol Jesse S. McGee in tbe following described property, to wit: All that tractor parcel of land, situate, lying and being iu Cokesbury township, Abbeville County, State of South Carolina, known as the late homestead of Jesse S. McGee, containing Two Hundred and Fifty (250) acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of T. R. Blackwell, Lucy J. Mars.S. C. Merrlman, J. H. Bramlett, and others. Also, all the right, title and interest of Michael B. McGee in the following described property, to wit: All that tract or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in Coaesbury township, In the County of Abbeville. Stale of South Carolina, containing One Hundred Lv.i,. D?n. /iai\ aoroa more or less, and I auu I'Ui IJ'A'UUi ^411/ I*v> VW| ? ? r hounded by lands of S.O.Harvey, D.S. Jones, H. C. Henderson. and others. Levied on and to be sold as the property of Jesse McOee and Michael B. McGee to satisfy tbe aforesaid Execution and costs. Terms?Cash. F. W. R. Nance, July 13,1890. Sheriff Abbeville Co. At my fountain you can get all the latest drink. Speed. In this week another bale ot tbe best full yard wide sea Island homespun ever offered ut retail 3c a yard. IiOcaln C. P. Hammond A Co. Nature'6 nap Is over. It has awakened from its 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-Resistors" shoes that Messrs. C. 1'. Hammond & Co. are selling. They have a complete line of all the latest spring styles. Lap dusters in all styles at C. P. Hammond St Co. See those beautiful slippers at C. P. Hammond & Co. Drew Selby <fe Co.'s make. We are working to please you. Making harness at low prices and we want to see you. C. 1'. Hawmoud & Co. m m ? Grape phosphate Is the most refreshing drinks served at fountains. Call at Speed's and try one glass. See the new lot of baby carriages offered by McDIll & Lvon. Patent wheels, patent brake, servicablo and durable. Drink oherry bounce at Speed's. Call at Speed's and see the finest stationery ever brought to Abbeville. Don't let your fruit rot, but put It up with that preserving preparation at Speed's. I propose to keep up my stock of corn, hran. hay, flour, sugar, bacon, molasses and all heavy as well as shelf groceries. A few fresh home raised oats for sale and 1 want a few bushels of cow peas.brlog them In to me. Now Is the time to kill files, Uet a bos of tanglefoot from Speed. 1 I . WHITE'S ^ ^ ( ANNA NPflUPNT < null vim uidtimi i. r iDE EVERY DAY, AND AM DOING ALL I CAN TO PREVENT am receiving NEW GOODS every weeK ana 11 ouyers 01 goous win uuiy nesting to them. I have received a great many new things during the past n to my fresh stock of : AND EMBROIDERIES. m " ind they are very cheap. Call and see them. I have received also additional ORE!) TABLE DAMASKS. NAPKINS, DOYLIES, BLEACHED ED SHIRTING AND OTHER ARTICLES IN THE juse Furnishing JLine. jEACHED HOMESPUN you ever bought. I have also in stock a full line srice from 8 to 25 cents a yard. Don't fail to secure some of those bargains in orth more money. xfr Dress Goods.S5?$ wide at 50 cents?a goods that cannot be excelled. I have only mentioned a )ffer at all times a full stock of goods at prices that are sure to suit all buyers. L. W. WHITE. i Patronize Home Institutions! i ^ TWAT T.Q f If They Are Worthy. f f -THE- (m i . . Due West Female College ? . ^ X OFEEKS TO THE GIRLS OF ABBEVILLE COUNTY AND OF THE STATE, W \ The Very Best Advantages for the Least Money. ^ Fifteen Instructors. Literary, Scientific, Classical, Mimical aDd Business ? ^ Courses. English Diplomas and Certificates given such as do not wish a Classlcal Course. 8150 will pay board, tuition, washing, fuel, lights, &c., for the nine months. For further information, address the President, > EEV, C. E. TODD, Due West, S. 0. d '%*%* %%%%%%%* \ Of a dollar is measured uo so much W \ J by the cents it contains, as by the T^WVappllMIlBHftllBJij a \ " sense of its possessor. We are sorry, f ^ that the sense of our ads. does not, 1 J P SHOW liaeil 10 t: vei y icauci Ui C^zrnu"m laHWnihBMHIllu'llllWI^ J paper. We try to work our ad9. for B ^ 2 the general public. Thi9 is no place j ] ? W VVjfvV fl # 4 to air our Greek or other dead lan- 1 MtAAyV wV T/ I \ guages, but, landsakes, give us X X ft J J credit for telling the truth, and send . Mp? I 4 J us an order. "Papa," said the: Efiff |||lrill|\lili n j r preacher's boy, "was that story you lr ' ^ JB \ 4 what we*practice. We are grateful j 4 ^ for the degree of public confidence , j ^ we have gained and for the fact that 4 J in 99 instances out of 100, having VM lj5 i \ w sold a Derson once he becomes our \j\ | A J ^ permanent customer. Q " 0 Yours for Furniture, d | J. D. KERR. } *%^%%%*%% -%%%%^%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%%% %%%%* ttrTrriT TUT? fiTdKONS ! llHE-FUM* JfAUi:, vv mi L X AXJU 1 WOULD CALL ATTENTION OF MY FRIENDS AND THE PUBlie, to SUMMER SPECIALS, as for instance, an elegant line of Light Weight Black Alpaca Coats, and Colored Coats, and Coats and Vests, Negligee Shirts, Summer Ties, Straw Hats for Men, Boys, Ladies and Children. For the Housekeepers we have Fly Fans, Mosquito Netting, Ice Cream Freezers, Graded Pihe Apple, Chocolate and other flavorings, Pickles in Bottle and Bulk. For Comfort and Pleasure for all, you have your choice of Croquet Sets, Hammocks, Base Ball Mitts, Masks, Balls and Bats. My General Stock of the "Year-Round" Goods is always full. Bacon, Flour, Sugars, Syrups, Bran, Meal, &c. I am always glad to see you. I appreciate past favors and am always ready and open for new nmiiftrs. Yours truly, AMOS B. MOKSJi. S ?.ACTIVITY*? J ^ ?IS THE WATCH WORD THIS SEASON AT? J ; HADDONS. i ? /u, unrfiHT KRESH ^ M A STO'RE BRIM J? UJULI -, _ ^ Tf new goods, at prices which have never been reached be- ^ fore. If uf.-w fashionable stuff at LOWEST PRICKS count for ^ ^ anything, you will rind during the month of May just what you ^ 9^ need in the way of ^ | Summer Millinery, 1 White and Colored 1 Organdies, Linens, Laces, Kmbroiderys, Silks, ^ Dress Fabriques, rJ .'rimming.s of latest design, White and Black Par- 0 ^ asols. Black, Tan and White Hose, Faus, (.Jloves, Mitts, Black and ^ ^ Tan Slippers, &c. Respectfully, ^ 2 E. M. HADDON & CO. i \ * & ^To -goods fcakeu hack or exchanged, unless the fault is W O'JIs. A ^ It. M. IIADDON & CO. f #V%^?|^<tAVVtVVVVVV*Vt%i ^?? Hints for the Honaehold. Cream or railk that has turned, bat Is not soured, mav be made sweet by stirring inlo it one teaspoonful of carbonate of magnesia to each quart of milk. Never eat a full meal when bodily 2xhau9ted A cracker and a cup of hot tea will be the best thing to take. The tea will give enough stimulus and a little strength, allowing the body irraduallv to regain its usual vigor, and in two hours a hearty meal may be eaten without auy ill results. The beat way to remove sand aud grit from small fruit, when washing is necessary, is to lay the fruit loosely in a clean basket aud dip the basket into fresh, clean water. Currants dried at home for winter use are much nicer than those that can 1 1*- P i n Lr ue UOUgUl, aun IB eitMii_y uuuc. x ?? ? them over and remove the stems, spread them on plates, sprinkle well with sugar, and dry them in the sun or in a slow oven. If a cloth is wet in vinegar, and then wrung out as dry as possible with the hands and wrapped around cheese and then the whole put in a large paper bag and kept in a cool place the cheese will retain the moisture and freshness of a new-cut cheese, and will not mould. Ib is said that if a lamp-wick is soaked in viuegar twenty-four hours 1?? --J tUA Inmn a ueiure ueiug pmueu iu iu<j imup ? dearer flame will be insured. Wicks should be changed often, as they soon become clogged and do not permit the free passage of the oil. If oil is spilled upon a carpet, immediately scatter corn meal over it, and the oil will be absorbed. Oil that has soaked into a carpet may be taken out by laying a thick piece of blotting paper over itand pressing with a hot flatiron ; repeat the operation, using a fresh piece of paper each time. A thin coating made of three parts of lard, melted with one part rosin, and applied to stoves and grates, will prevent their rusting during the summer. Mice love pumpkin seeds, and will be attracted to a trap baited with them when thav will nuss bv a piece of meat. To keep flalirons clean and smooth, rub them first with a piece of wax tied in a cloth, and afterwards scour them on a paper or cloth strewn with coarse , salt. The severe itching and smarting produced by being poisoned with ivy oak or dogwood may be relieved by washing the parts affected with a solution of saleratus water?two teaspoonfuis to a pint of water?and then applying cloths wet with extract of witch hazel. If every pot and pan or any utensil _ used in the cooking of food be washed as soon as emptied, aud while still hot, half the Ipbor and a great deal of time will be saved. If new butter is covered with a < brine it will keep sweet a year or more. The best way is to make the butter into f onrioll rnl 1 j ?r?ll WMn PRflll On6 iu H muslin cloth. Put the rolls in a large crock, and pour over them a brine strong enough to bear up an egg, in which has been boiled a quarter of a pound of granulated sugar and a tablespoonful of saltpetre to three gallons of brine. The brine should become cold before being strained over the butter. A weight should be put on the top to keep the butter under the brine. Signal LlghtM. I once knew a little girl called Mary. Her hapa was captain of a big ship, aud sometimes she went with him to sea. ? . * One day on one of these trips, she sat on a coil of rope watching old Jim clean the signal lamps. "What are you doing?" she asked. , 'I am trimming the signal lamps," ! said old Jim. "What are they for?" asked Mary. "To keep other ships from running into us, Miss; if we do not hangout our lights, we might be wrecked." Mary watched him for some ume, i and then she ran away, and seemed to I forget all about the signal lights; but she did not, as was afterwards shown. The next day she came to watch old Jim trim the lamps, and after he had seated her on a c il of rope he turned to do his work. Just then the wind carried away one of the cloths, and old Jim began to swear awfully. Mary slipped from her place and ran into the cabin, but she came back shortly and put a folded paper into his hand. Old Jim opened.it, and there, printed in large letters?for Mary was too young to write?were these words: "Thou sbalt not take the name of the Lord thy God iu vaiu ; the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain." The old man looked into her face and asked : "Whatis this, Miss Mary ?" "'It is a signal, please. I saw that a bad ship was running against you, because you did not have your signal 1 light hung out, so I thought that you . had forgotten it," said Mary. Old Jim bowed his head aud wept like a child. At last be said : "You're " * 1 ws T fAKnrnl^iin If, MV rigDC iwisay; x uou iwb?.... ? mother taught me that very command- I meat when I was no bigger than you, I aud for the future I will haag out my I signal lights, for I might be quite I wrecked by that bad ship, as you call I those oaths." I Old Jim has a large Bible now which I Mary gave him, and ou the cover he I has printed, "Signal Lights for souls ' bound for Heaven." I Talk from a Home. Don't ask me to back with blinds on. I ) I am afraid to. I Do't lend rae to some block-head I 1 that has less sense than I have. I Don't be so careless of my harness I 1 as to find a great sore on me before j you attend to it. I Don't run me down a steep hill, for I i if anything should give way I might break your neck. Don't whip me when I get frightened I rnml. or I might expect it I next time, and maybe make trouble. I)ou't think because I go free under H 1 the whip I don't get tired. You would H move up if under the whip. . I ' Don't put on my blind bridle so that it irritates my eyes, or leave my fore- I lock so that it will be in my eyes. i Don't hitch me to an iron post or H railing when the mercury is freezing. H I I need the skin of my tongue. M Don't keep my stable very dark, for H I when I go out into the light my eyes H are injured, especially if snow be ou H I the ground. H Don't make me drink ice-cold water, B I nor put a frosty bit in my mouth. H Warm the bit by holding it a minute H > against my body. H ' ? I AtleuUou, Pensioner* : h In reply to the muny Inquirers In reference l to the names of applicants for pensions, pubt lished In the oounty papers of last week, I deslro to state that the list was unofficial. | As a matter of fact, the Slate Board has nol^^l 1'iaan " ami no rer?ort wlll^^l yeicuiupincu w, ? k be made until the work 1b finished. As soou^H 9 as the County Board Is notified to whom the^^l State Hoard has awarded pensions, it will at^^H z once publish an official list; so that all par-^BBl ties Interested can govern themselves accord-^BB Ingly. Respectfully, J. R. Blake, Jr. I