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V*v ,, . ' ' The Press and Banner. BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C. Published every Wednesday at $2 a year in advance. = ? Ten lJa^ess. Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1896. ( ?-; saiirii r,uiicmion. We call the attention of the people of south ( CrtrolliiH to an advertisement of the "Washington Seminary," of Atlauta, Ga., that will be found In this Issue of the Abbeville Press and Banner. The Principal, Mrs. \V. T. Chandler is a ; distinguished educator of girls. ' Some years ago she purchased Washington j Seminary and has as Associate Principal, Prut. L. D. Scott, who is an experienced j teacher and educator. This school has a faculty of fifteen officersj and teachers, both native and foreign, with I art. instrumental and vocal and violin teach-1 ers, (Vassa and Weiesley graduate,) who are specialist* In their respective departments, with experience and ability to impart Instruction and to make study a delight, aud not a drudge. The teachers reside in the Seminary and are | ouly interested io Its success and the advancement of the best interests of Its pupils. The beautiful home life of the Seminary : the refined and cultured associations; the special genial and motherly attention given i to the young lady pupils: the smallness of | the classes and the attention given to each young lady iu teaching her bow to study, >, | with the high standard ot its corriculum and the thoroughness required lor graduation, i makes this school one of the leading educa- ^ llllUUl lUBMLUIUIlin III UUI UCI1IICU ouutui...... , The Seminary bus beeD put in thorough or- t der Irom basement and dome tnls vacation, v and this with the well known bealthfulness of Atlanta, which is the third highest city in a the United Slates, being 1085 feet above the . sea level, guarantees that Sooth Carolina may J safely place herjoung daughters under the fostering care of Washington Seminary. t I'nclftimed Letters. letters remaining in Abbeville S. C., post ( office for week ending August IS, 18!W. , C? Miss Magia Cllmmon. c D?A. H. Devsafphlneal. E?Jennie Ellis, Joe Henry Emans. , H?J as. C. Harris. r J?Wane Jones. ( R?Miss Janle Richardson, Charlie Kobson. 8 M?Tomle Slomes, Marshal Sheard. W?Lawrence W eaver, Elsie F. Wilson, J. t A. Willing, H. L. Woodroard. ? Robt.S. Link, F. M. * c mm - ? CliniiKe ol Date. The Cemetery Association of Upper Long ? Cane have chHDged the date of their picnic ( from Friday, the 21st Instant, to Thursday ( the 20th instant. f i ; Prompt Nettleinent. t i The Orient Fire Insurance Company which t is represented by Ci?pt. W* T. Branch, has 1 settled lolses in the recent fire at Mt. Carmel. ' 1 Kundny Hour*. Our Drug Store will be ope'i Sunday's from | ? to 11 o'clock a. in., and from 4 to 7 o'clock p. < in. P. B. Speed. - I The Long Cane Cemetery Society will give a series of dime readings and seasonable entertainments, the first of which will bo on Friday evening at the home of Mrs. W. D. Wilson. A most interesting programme of music, recitations and readings Is promised. Mn>. Wallace's Glee Club will begin program with full chorus at 8.30 o'clock. Refreshments served throughout the evening at small cost. Mr. Foster Kirby will leave tomorrow to resume his situation with the Franklin Printi ing Co., of Atlanta. He has been spending his Summer vacation with his parents. Koi two or three weeks he has been very kind In assisting the Press and Banner on Tuesdays, reading, proofs, <fcc. He Is a most efficient printer, and the Press and Banner rejoices at uls prosperity in his adopted home. Mr. and Mrs. Kearsey, after a pleasant stay in town of two weeks, will leave tomorrow for their home in Augusta, where Mr. Kearsey has a profitable bustnes. Mrs. Kearsey was Miss Fanny Martin and she comes back every year to see her mother, and to visit the friends oi former days. They have three pretty little children. I Miss Makik LaMott, of Columbia, who has been visiting tbe family of Mr, U. P Mcllwaine, left for ber borne yesterday. Miss LaMott has many friends here who wish that Mho may return at an early dale. The body of the Infaut daughter of Mr. ArthurSyfan, was brought home yesterday for burial beside her mother. Mow Leila White after a very pleasant visit to ber sister Mrs. Harry Leach, returned to ber borne in Atlanta Monday. Muss Fcobenck Harrkllson, of Harrell oonvtlle. Is visiting her sinter, Mrs. W: J. DeVore. Swamp root can be had at Speed's. If yoa want a nice cool drink, try celery pbospbate for 5 cent a glass at Speed's. Do you want a good hair brush. Go to Speed's and get tbe best. Now Is tbe time to take Johnsons chill and fever.tonlc for sale at Speed's. At Speed's fountain you can get any kind of drink you want Joe cold ginger ale at Speed's all the time. Have von seen that Johnsous candy at I I Speed's." It is very Uce, and you should try a J box. Keep cool by visiting Speed's often. Hei1 /serves tbe cold drinks. We rarely ever miss a eale of flour when t| given tbe opportunity to show our goods. Why? Simply because we carry In stock at all times a full supply of all grades froui a l ?90d family to tbe finest that cm he made i from wb?it, and at the very lowest possible prices. Our leader at present Is a good family i flour aISiJiO per barrel, it downs them all. W. Joel Hmith & Son. Vou can buy (rom us three 125 pound sacks of good Hour for $1. K your are bunting bargains in flour. W* Joel timitb & Son ?re Use wlks you are looking for. A loll supply of Tennessee seed barley and rye Just received. One case Warners Corsets C styles can fit | any Lady perfectly guaranteed to be as good | as tbe best at Hadddous. W jl (I i*j\ru?>ta at Ha/irt/in'a Thompson Ulove fitting cornet til Haddon's. Our "VlgHaut" Corset fit like a trlove anil best cts. Corset ou lLie market at Haddon'sEmOroUley silks all colors reduced in prices! at Haddofl'ji. 11 Kail goods coming In at fiaddon's. Navy and b ack vales suiting the new fab. I rlque for (all suits just received at Haddon's- j Navy and black serges Just received at Had.. don's. Navy and black benrleUus Just recelvee at Haddon's. tflack and colored checks for early fall weas *i Haddon's. i F?f 1 line staple dress goods at Haddon's. Full Mne worsted goods suitable for fall I | waisUtO, Haddon's. Black mileus at Hadpon's. One case CLeached homespuns cheaper than |H evor at Haddoti*. Par, l Bale 30 locb Jsland 4VJ els or '?> yard n^ur 81. L. W. Wblte'n |?cc?Im! greatest bargains ' yet In black dre8B Kgjlhud*. An all wool black serge Su lcches for 30 cents. 9ra|^An entirely new line of prints, light and K^Hk, handaome styles, all for 5 cents a yard. ^^Bpew stock of lace curtains and chene-; M&S^Hable covers just received. B&H^Hkck satins at 111 prices from S to 25 cents M^Wd. best assortment of Cheviot shirtings ; WIHlsJiuu'n In Abbeville. I Cached goods at all prices from S to YIK ! s per yard, aod tbe best yard wtdehSei I id browa homespun, sold for.5 cents a f 'itrooery store Is at present well filled. I I I Flour, Meul.Corn, Oats, Bran, Grits, Ba-J Hams, Lard.lMolasses, Salt, Sugar, Cofreas, and everything in the way of fam nd household supplies. iny one wauts to buy a box of J,aundry | > 1 can sell them a great bargain In this j |^f.N'ow is the lime for Nails, Axea. and CrosijSH eut-sawa. J have a good a'ssortmeol of all S^B Cbesearilciea. ? Jf you waul to buy aoy thing coll on K&I L. W. WHITE. m m > Era The nicest Ice cream can always be had at H Bruces'. wot You can get gasoline to clean white gloves -with at Speed's. 10c a bottle. hK$ Saddles! A new, Fresh shipment just re Rfl calved at C. F. Hammond & Co. PROPOSED LAND DEAL, j Many Thousand Acton of I.aml lo Im> j Converted Into a Hct'l Farm. For sometime back there has been on the | streets talk or rumors of large land deals in > this county. N<> mention of the fact was! made in thesp columns lor the simple reason . that Hon. W. P. Calhoun wrote lo us asking ! ttiat we make no reference to it.as If publicity was given to the matter the sale might tie interfered with. Mr. Calhoun further said that lie would see that the I'ress and Manner should have an opportunity to publish the matter as soon as the Atlanta papers. Nut wishing to do anything that might possibly hurt anybody, and yielding to the request of our friend, we said nothing about the proposed land trade. Since then we have heard nothing from Mr. L'alboun, but the Atlanta Kvening .Journal | ?i last Friday had a long article which we :opy. It seems to this editor that there are a number of people who never fail to make an effort :o prevent country newspapers from publishng anything until alter It has been printed in i city paper, and we admit that in this instance we have been "scooped," and have been lereliet In publishing local news, but we have stated tbe facts as extenuating circumstances. Tiie Atlanta Evening Journal speaks of gentrallties without stating particulars, but the naln tact Is given away. - ? ii,iu ?,?i me URIHHK, HS 111 try HpiH'iu iu u.^ ???. imn v?.? >f the line, are somewhat us follows: The Atlanta. syndicate sent Hon. \V. l\ Caljoun here as attorney to look atter titles and o take the necessary ieg.il steps looking to ,he consummation of the large laud sale. In he meantime an agent was sent here to spy >ul the land, and get options on such tracts as heageni might deem desirable. The uniform >rice, we believe, being S> an aero, except in :ase of the Calhoun estate of l.iiHl acres. For ,b)s estate Slft.iXlO was to be paid?one-third in Ulanta property, and the remainder in two innual installments in money. The agent who came also secured an option >n the Turkey Hill land of perhaps SOI)acres vhlcti belongs to Hie Gilliam estate. It is said an option has been had on the 1 and known as the Itlley tract, but we do not enow the number of acres. He sought an option on the estate of Dr. \V. ' f vim ..orm u'hicti iioiones lo minor ' II. ?, ? ? ihlldreu.and Is now iu the hands of the Court. iV'hlle tbe Court would nodoubt readily order he estate sold for that price, yet the Court voutd Dot go into the option business. In tbe matter of the Haskell estate, 3,00(> teres, no option would be given, though It Is )ossible a sale could have been effected at the >ption price, S24.UOO. But the agent would buy nothing, and has 1 >ought nothing, as far as we have learned, ie merely wanted what is known as "opions" ? that If, the payment of a small urn which would bind the seller tosell, wlth?ut obligating the buyer to act otherwise than ie pleased?he was to have the "option," vhlle the owner of the land entered into an >bllgfttiot>. The Norwood, or Calhoun land, Is being surveyed Into small farms, and the surveyor is eported to have said that forty families?of iermans, we believe?have promised to come, tnd will be here by the first of January. The legal status of the affair cuts a figure in his great transaction. Mr. \V. 1'. Calhoun, Utorney, entered a friendly suit to briug the s'orwoud land to sale for partition, aud to pay lebts. t The land was willed to Mrs. E. B. Calhoun, tf lss Llla Norwood, and Miss Bessie Norwood, laughters of the widowed teslator. Miss Bes(ie Norwood marri< d Hon. K.Mays Cleveland >f Greenville, and to them were born two jhiidren, after which Mrs. Cleveland died. In sntering the first suit Mr. Calhoun forgot to nake R. Mays Cleveland a party, and when he omission was discovered a new suit bad o be entered, which suit is now pendlDg. In vinding up the estate of Jatnes A. Norwood, he larte tract was divided Into various small racts. it does not appear from the records hat three of the small tracts were sold at all, md if that be true the testator, his widow, jas no title to the unsold part. But this detect, if defect there Is, can be easily remedied. We have not been informed if the necessary egal steps have beeu tuken to make it posbi>ie for the transfer of the Ulllam laud or Turkey Hill property, but any sale would lave to have tue sanction of the Court. That part of Abbeville County in which ;hese large tracts lie has a very small white population. These estates iu some instances ire as they were belcre the war, and are oc:upied chiefly by negroes. There Is practicaly no demand lor the laud. It lies in the neighborhood of the estate of James Kdward Cai:oun, which is of Itself 12,000 acres. For a vast stretch of country lying between ..owndesviile and Mount Carmel there are 'ew white fainlles; the number of school louses and churches we do not know. The and which is not close to ttie river is nearly evel, and is reasonably productive. The jealth is tjood and the well or spring water Is pure. The laud Is susceptible of improvenent, and otters the best possible induce ileitis lor toiuuicB ui niiiiiiginuiis, As we understand, the Atlanta syndicate jroposes to Induce thrifty immigrants to come x> this County. It Ik desired to bring such as lave some money of their own. Now, we have told you about all that we (now of the subject. It occurs to us that the whole scheme Is, at least Jor the present, uigb in the air. and of very doubtful materialization. The Atlanta people seem to be loo cautious. They are afraid to invest but ire willing to make a profit, if it can be had without risk. The plan. It seems to us, is feasible. But it may require nerve and the ippllcation of practical methods to bring ibout desirable results, even alter big money lias beeu luvested This comparatively untitled part of the county, so tar as white people is concerued Is crossed by two Important lines of railway?one going East and West, tnd one going North and South. Before the war. and during slavery the now 4lnco"t untenanted part of Abbeville County tvas the garden spot of Western Carolina. It was the settlement of some of the richest and most aristocratic families of the State. It was the home of Calhoun, AlcUuffie, Burt, and scores of other great men who made their Impress upon the politics and legislation, not jnlv of the State, but of the nation. It was early settled by the wealthiest and most Influential white people of the country who were drawn thither because of the fertile lands and because of the advantages of schools and churches, as well as for the prlv ileges wliicli were vouchsafed in the pole boats, which plied regularly between Vienna ind the city of Augusta. It was here where lived many of the men who pave fame aud glory to Abbeville Couniy. Illustrious statesmen and the noblest warriors that ever defended a home sprang from this section.. All that section Is historic ground. Her citizens were the foremost In the land rbey took a leading part In whatever looked to the public or private welfare. 15ut tier glory mid her wealth have departed. Her statesmen and her patriots are dead. Her scholars mid her orators have been gathered to their lathers. Her teachers and her proud yeomanry have finished their work, and their high cultivation, thelrrelined civilization and their glorious manhood have been succeeded by the civilization and the citizenship of the unlettered African. As far bacR as lbtfo or 1M0 the wealthier real estate owners began to Increase their lauded possessions. As their fields broadened and as the number of their slaves increased the demand lor wide possessions grew apace. The rich directed every energy to the enlarging of their estates. One after another of the small landowners found it unpleasant to be surrounded by slaves. They parted with their lands, and dreams of happier homes lured them to the unfelled forests of Mississippi, Alabama, and other Western Slates. As the white families moved away their their grist aud saw ml lis ceased to turn, their school bouses were torn down, their churches were allowed to decay, aud now where tbeir grave yards are known, they are only guarded by bunches of high grown trees. When the war broke out, except the slave owners, very lew while men remained. The others tiad sold their estates and bad gone to the haunts of the Indian or had made tiieir way to th?5 recessesot the Western wilderness. Ait ttiat country, under slave labor, pospered and flourished. The best known methods of agriculture prevailed. Intelligence, money and power directed the unlimited labor and physical force of the immense hosts of black men w|)o swarmed from their quarters with the rising sun, and who returned to their cabins at the close of tile day, after having performed the most laborious service, under exacting and sometimes severe |,ask mas ters. A white '"Overseer" took charge of all the slaves on the plantation, aud where the number was large, he usually had under him a negro "Driver" who was equally In bondage with his brother slaves. Sometimes the Overseer was cruel?sometimes he was merciful? but the Driver was always more cruel thau the Overseer. With intelligence to direct the labor of the most prolific aud most docile people on the face of the earth, it is not wonderful that the slave-owners grew rich and extened their widening fluids with the harvest of each succeeding crop. Uuder task masters with but limited coinforts of life, it Is a notable fact, ttiat the negroes were the healthiest people on earth. CouKumDilon was unkuowu to the negro as a slave, but as a freeman?If t lie fact itial tie! does not Inherit the disease be taken into , consideration tie Is peculiarly subject to Its ravages. However the day of procperity on the Sa-j vaunah came to an end. At the close ol the war the shackles fell, from the limbs of the slave, and he was a freemati. Endowed with all the rights of citizenship, and invested with all the responsibilities that follow the assumption of duties Incident to self-preservation and the care of the family, he has labored and struggled against adverse fortune and a difficult environment. He has made a useful citizen In his way ?ud he has made some progress in culture, virtue and the accummulation of the the comforts of life. While learning the new duties and discharging new obligations his preseuce has been of great advantage to the agricultural Interests of the country. But for all that, the old estates; In their hands have largely gone to waste. The form er oppolent owners have goue to their gru ves. I Their heirs in many instances si ill hold titles to their estates and the negroes still rent and aud live on tiie laud. 'J.'be uegroe'ts lack of luouey aud their liberal waste of time, as compared with their unremitting labor as a slave, have contributed tn bring blight to J lie prettiest garden spot in all this country. The elements and neglect have brought their inevitable consequences to the brightest, happiest and best part of Abbeville County. Now, If tlie Atlanta syndicate can resuscitate and bring to life the land on which lived the greatest and the richest men this country has ever knew, they will be public benefactors, while giving to deserving foreign Immigrants the best of homes In the freest of all the countries. If the right people populate that part of Abbeville County, which is included in the proposed deal, they will make It even better and greater than It was during the years of slavery. The same land is there. The same sun shines, even as it did before the war, and with proper etrort the same earth will yield the best of harvests to the deserving husbandman. The following article appeared in the Atlanta Kvening Journal of last Friday, and is here reproduced In order to give the fullest In formal ion reimrdlni? !he ininnrtnnt. mniinr under discussion: Mr. Julius Hurt man, the mnn who laid off and established I.ittle Switzerland and who afterwards made little Tyrol from the rough and rugged hillsides of Ponce de Leon, will shortly hid adieu to Atlanta for a season, as he is preparing to return to his nalive country, Germany, lor the puruose of bringing back about a dozen families to the South, the advance guard of a little colony of thirty people who have tired of theold country and are anxious to seek their fortunes in this new world. Mr. Hartman's success in this country has been watched with a great deal of interest by his many friends In Germany, and lor several years they have been trying to get him to go in with them In forming a colony. ForalODg time Mr. Hartman was unwilling to do this, but his friends would not take no for an answer so he finally consented and agreed to help them establish their colony and live with them, as soon as a suitable body of land could be secured. This having been decided upon Mr. Hartman began prospecting and after visiting tracts of land that were offered him in Georgia and other Southern States he decided upon a tract of land in Abbeville County, S. C., where preparations are being made for the colony. Mr. Hartman now goes to Germany after the first installment of families. He expects to bring back with him about a dozen families as a starter, but they will be followed later on by many more, and then some thrifty farmers from different sections of this country who desire to go in with them will be allowed to sellie in mecoiony unu 10 participate in iu< benefits. In speaking of the colony Mr. Hartman said: "The emigration which the West has had for the past twenty-live years has now turned to the South. Our millions of acres of good farming land will soon besettled by Northern and European farmers. The land is cheap and when the work is done here there are far better results than lu any other section of the country. "Many farmers from my native country wanted to come to the South, provided I would agree to remain with them. This I at nrst refused to do, but I finally consented, and tbe next question with me was where to find the right sort of land lor the cultivation of our chief crop, sugar beets, as this will be a profitable business, with no lax to pay for the production of sugar as In the case of Germany. Tbe Import of sugar Is enormous, and amounts yearly to over 8100,000,000 but this will not last, and the German farmers are well aware of It; consequently It cannot surprise us w hen a large immigration of farmers, well acquainted wlta all the methods of raising a high standard sugar beet, sets into this country, and when they are guided well it will be a blessing to them. "After a search of two years I have found exactly what I have been looking for In Abbeville County, S C., near the line of Georgia and In the same latude wltu Atlanta, having the same fine climate and delightful winters with plenty of sunshine, where the summer days and nights are not of thatsultry nature existing in the North. The place Is known as tbe 'garden spot' of South Carolina, consisting of a plateau of many thousand acres, with a flrstciass soil and the land nearly level, having Just fail enough to turn off tue nurpius waiui miu iuo oujan uiuucuco running through the property. It has many springs of the oest freestone and mineral water. Tbe Seaboard Air Line Railroad runs through tbe tract and will erect a station thereon. "To start a sugar factory it has been neccessary to get all the land on this plateau under our control. This has now been done and a company organized. ' We have laid oil a town site and platted small larius around it In 25, 50 and 100 acre tracts with streets and roads to tbe best Interests of the colony. We have aa agent nuw in Germany, aud X will Join him there and will bring back alnumberol my countrymen who I will locale on this property. These German farmers are well to do and will soon make a line settlement with a flourishing town in the centre. Good farmers on good soil always make a good town. These farmers will not only pay cash lor the laud they buy, but will build upgood homes, aud will also lake an Interest in the sugar factory, lu 1898 we will be ready to raise sugar beeis and have a factory built with German capital to make them Into sugar. The power will be electricity. A large plant at Calhoun Falls, near by, will soou be erected. "There aro at present only seven sugar beet factories in this country?three In California, oue m Ulan, iwu in rveurastta, auj a miju.ii one la Virginia. There are 403 large ones In Germany. The pecuniary results nere have been exceedingly profltable,even In Nebraska where the season (or good maturing of the beets is ralber short and the price for labor Is double what It Is In the South. '.Splendid food Is felt alter the sugar Is extracted from the beets, to fatten cattle for the market and the deep cultivation necessary to the successful raising of the sugar beet enriches the land. "It will be a benefit to our farmers and the country generally to keep this money here, which we send at present to foreign countries, Having the right kind of soil, well fitted for deep cultivation, there Is no better place In this country to raise sugar beets than the South. With plenty of sunshine, but without drought, and a long season of delight/ful weather with the heavy Southern morning dews, such as I have never seen In any other parts of the country, It brings Just what is needed for the successful raising of the highest standard sugar beet. A twenty-five acre farm in this colony with seven ncres yearly In sugur beets will give the diligent farmer a good and prosperous home. \V. J. Schafer, a German, near Chlno, Cal., planted last year flvtj and a half acres in sugar beets. His "harvest was 140 tons, or 251-2 tons per acre with 14 1-2 per cent. Sugar. The lactory In Chlno paid him 8C5S for his crop, or over S119 per acre. The price of the Calllomla land has gradually doubled and now costs over $200 per acre. Our laud Is just as well adapted to raising sugar beets as theirs. It would be easy lor us to settle all the land lu this colouy with farmers from Germany, but It would not bo to their best interest, and we D;*eler to have some thrifty American farmers, especially (jermans, between them, as the farm work done here is so dlirerent from that in the old country, and besides, I want to see these Germans become In the shortest time possible good American citizens," The colony is to be known, in honor of its founder, as Colony Hartman. I IK Cl'RSKl) THE DISPENSAltY. A Xew Orleans Nrii Who Wanted a UlasN of Iloeraiul Couldn't Get One. (Charleston Evening Post.) A New Orleans gentleman who is visiting here to-day raised a blister ou Charleston'* back. Oh ! he was furiously #iad, almost rabid and the good Impression he had formed ol Charleston on previous vilsts was destroyed and the way in which he denounced and ridiculed the old city from the neck down to the 15attery and back again would have made the natives shudder if they had heard him e.v press his detestation. The whole trouble was all on account ol the oflensive aud objectionable dispensary law which prevented the visitor from quenching tils feverish tmr6t lor a cool glass or beer. The gentleman said that after several hours or hard work at his legitimate business he started on a tramp for a glass of beer and he says he walked for fully an hour and was unable to f}nd a place where he could satiate his appetite for beer. He says he viiiited several places which he Judged lrom outside appearances that he would be served but in each instance he wat mistaken. The last man be tackled he unhesitatingly nsked lor a glasi 01 beer and he said he al most lei 1 on the floor prostrated when he re celved Hie answer. ".Sir, you cau't get any beeriu Charleston." Furiiiuii University. Furman University, Greenville, S. C., oll'erf to your county a tlfty dollar scholarship foi the session ol l*>'.iG-ii7. The appointment is to be decided by a competitive examination conducted by the County School Commissioner at your county seat, on Friday, August 21, 1S'J8. The branches which will bo cotered hy the oYiimhint imi iirp* tfmrliwh (iriimmiir nnil Composition, Arithmetic entire, Algebra through ouadratics, unci elemetitafy Jjatin. Tlie competition it open tu young women ut well as to young men. For catalogue or any further Information address CHARL.KS L. DURHAM, Secretary of the Faculty, Furtnan University, Greenville, S. C. July 2'J, l!fcW,3l ? ? We have the best bed spring on earth foi the money, sold exclusively by us and guar' anteed by the manufacturers for five years Plenty of them now in use and can furnish more testimonials. If you are not satisfied money refunded. J. 1). Kerr. Do you like eaudy, good candy, the kind that tastes just as (pod when yciu are eating the last piece as it did when you picked "ut the nicest lookiug one to commence on ? W* koII iust that kind. K. C. Wilson & Co. WEST END, Happenings anil Incidents of n Week Around the City. Mr. Calhoun Marshall came home Monday alter noon for a short stay with his homefolkH. Next Friday evening, there will be a Dime Reading at the residence of Mrs W. D. Wilson. The proceeds of this entertainment will go to the Long Cane Cemetary Funds. The ladies In charge have arranged a most delightful program lor the occasion. There will be readings, recitations and music, delicious refreshments will be served, and those who attend may be sure of spending a most pleasant pvanlnir un.1 ul tlin coma tlmA nKRlKf. In Jl good work. A work that has for a long time been badly needed, and that would not now be in progress, had not the good women of our city taken this matter in hand, now that they have done so they most certainly deserve. and should get the hearty support of the whole people. He sure and attend Friday night, and by so doing, show your appreciation of their etrorts. After the readings, recitations, and music of course you will want a delicious Ice. Go to the entertainment Friday night, and Invest tn something cool and delicious. Mr. Joseph Calhoun of Cartersvllle. Ga., is in the city the guest of l)r. and Mrs. Marshall. Mr. Calhoun is a nephew of Mrs. marshal). .Mr. K. M. Heck ham has returned to the city alter several weeks itbKence. He will be located here during the cotton season and will be one of tbe buyers of the fleecy staple. Miss Caro Miller, a charming young lady of Anderson, Is on a visit to her cousin Miss Corrle McClung. Miss Miller Is gifted with a voice of great sweetness, and is an accompleshed vocalist. She has numerous friends here, who are delighted to welcome her to our midst ouce more. Union service were held in the Presbyterian church last Sunday night. Rev. Mr. Lindsey of the A. R. I\ church preached. Mr. J. Belton Lyles, Jr., who has been sick for the past three weeks, Is getting along nicely, and will be able to be out In a few days. ::Next Tuesday will decide the fate of the candidates, or at least many of them. There will be more than one headed up salt river ere the sun goes down on that day. Mr. A. M. Smith, who has been lor the past two weeks in the mountains of N, (J., Is expected home to day. The big guns of tbe campaign are on us today, and is to be hoped that the meeting will be one of peace and quiet, not a repetition of some of the meetings which have not added to the reputation of South Carolina for good In the past, Mrs. W. H. Arlall has gone to Laurens, County to visit her parents. Prof. A. M. DuPre came down from Clemson College Saturday. He with tbe family of his brother Mr. w. C. DuPre have goue to Little Mountain spring for a week or too. Mr. W. 8. Cothran Is at Paris Mountain near Greenville with his famly. Mr. Cothran left here Friday. Mr. W. H. Parker, Jr., of.Charleston, Isjln the city on a visit to his parents. Mr. H. G. Smith after a month's stay In the < Mountain City came home Saturday. Mr. and S.|.I. Link are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Chiles, Jr., near Bradley. They went down on Monday jasi. Miss Mammle Lee and brother Master Qua. . went down to Bordeaux, Tuesday morning for a week or two's visit to relatives. Mr. J. C. Younger has put up nearly 2,000 cans of veglvabies and fruit, and is still at work. Mr. Sam Shiver is at Hot Springs, Ark. Mr. Shiver left last Wednesday and will be away { several weeks. Miss Dixon of Columbia Is the guest of J Mrs. J. C. Ellis. Miss Dixon taught In the , Graded school last term, and has many . friends here. J The Abbeville "Tin and Plumbing Co." will open businessou the 1st. of September, on j Washington Street. Mr. C. B. Vlrone, the ] manager of this new enterprise, 1b thoroughly , up In the business, and first class work will be j turned out, and the prices will be to salt the < times. I Mr. J. L. Speed came In yesterday after- | ' noon. i M. F. Ansel came down from Greenville j yesterday, and Is taking in the campagln | meeting to-dav. I Miss Alice Michael of Charleston is visiting ( Mrs. Legare. ( Dr. W. A. Ancrumn has gone to Charleston | to see his uncle wbo Is extremely ill. _ _ < ^ r j LOWHDESVILLE LOCALS. , Wbnt u Wide Awake Scribe ReportH from the Neven-HllleU City. 1 Lowndesvllle, S. C., Aug. 17,189C. i Messrs. C. T. Baker and CJ. It. Coffin went to Abbeville Tuesday. ! Joe Pressley, colored, was at work Tuesday i at Vaughn's saw mill, accldently fell against i the saw and badly cut up. Dr. B. A. Henry, < of this place and Dr. Samuel B. Wharton, of < Cooks, went down to cut his arm off, but he | was so far gone that it was useless and he died In a few hours. < Mr. Mac McCalla, who attended Clemson i College about two weeks ago, was taken sick i Isst week and returned home is better at this writing. i Hon. I. H. McCalla bad a fine mule to get I hung on the wire, enclosing his pasture, and It was so badly hurt that It died. ? liev. H. C. Fennel having been offered a few weeks leave of absence by bis several charges, left Tuesday morning accompanied by Mr. J. B. Lelloy and Mr. Dave Thomas, of Warrenton, for Fairfield Valley, Jackson county, N. C., where they hope to be beneflt1 ed. Miss Jennie Harper went to Elberton Friday for a sometime stay with relatives. MrB. A. L. Latimer was at Anderson for a day or two last week. Misses Katie Boyd and Alma Powell are with Miss Kate Hutchison. Mr. J. A. Reld's many friends here were sorry to bear of his unexpected death at the home of his brother-in-law, Mr. Sam JackBon week before last. This writer had known him for years. We were in Co. H., 2nd 8. C., Calvary together, and the strongest friendship existed between us. So he is now freed Irom the tolls and troubles of life, temporal. We hope that he has entered the pleasures of life eternal. Mrs. D. L. Barnes spent several days last week at tbe home of Col. J. T. Barnes. Mr. Clement Allen, who Is connected with the Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.t came in Friday to spend a short vaoa-. Hon with the family of his lather, Mr. B. Bolin Allen. There will be a reunion of Co, I., 14th S. C I. in this place on Wednesday, September 2nd, That being tbe date, 1801, that the company commanded bv Cant. H. H. Haroer left this place for the seat of war. There are Bald to be < about twenty-five nurvlvlng members. It Is ! proposed to have a big time, a basket pioulc dinner and several distinguished speakers will be Invited to address the crowd. i Mrs. Mary Cochran spent several days with her son-in-law, Mr. W. G. Huckabee, who has been sick. Mr. lieKoy Sadler, of Anderson, was the guest or Mr. W. T. Cunningham Saturday and yesterday. Mrs. R. L. Moorehead had her right hand ami arm bauly scalded Friday morning. 8Lie had Just filled the coffee pot with boiling water and in attempting to put the top on, it slipped to one side and her band and arm went into the hot water. She has since suffered very much with it. . Mr. It. J. Smith and family leave today for Mlddleton, Ga.. the first named to do business with and for Col. L. O. Martin. Mrs. T. B. Cllnkscales and her children are : visiting the loved ones at her old home, Bori deaux. Mrs. Jas. H. Bell and her children are at I Abbeville with the family of Capt. J. G. Ed> wards. Mr. W. H. ShankUn left Saturday for Grov, I town, Ga., to visit his relatives. Mr. C. E. I > Horton Is In charge of the depot in Mr, Shanklln's absence. < Hon. I. H- McCalla left home last Friday was a week ago for New York, to attend the i formal notification of the uorolnees for Presi- i ' dent aud Vice-President, which took pi nee i there Wednesday, but our Senator, was pros- I trated with heal on reaching Washington, ' p. C , and returned home, He in now about 1 ' u I luivll ogaiu, i A shower here and a big rain there are tbe I weather aftercasts for the past week. The ' benefits arising from these conditions are i slim, As to crops, old oorn nas made all that i 1 It can, and It is pretty good. Young corn, > peas, potatoes, would have been bettered by < ) more water. There has been a big falling otr i In cotton In the past few weeks. The good cotton Is only in spots. Our section will fall I far short of furnishing Its proportionate part, I of the predicted 11,000,000 bale crop, or even i the fall to a 9,000,000 bale crop. i Mr. Irvin Uleckley brought In the first bale I for this place aud season Saturday, August i 15th, aud sold It for cents per pound. At the same lime this was the earliest bale ever sold at this place. i During Dr. A. J. Spcer's absence looking " after his candidacy for the Legislature, Dr. B. < A. Henry has his bauds more than full, having to do ills own practice and as much of D>'. Speer's as he can. ' ? ' iuite a number of our people went down to Millwood, Fr|day morning, where they stay- i > ed till Saturday, hay(ug had a most delight1 ful time. Ao unoccupied four room cottace i is open at all times to visitors, and many > persons go there during tbe summer, i Troupe. To the democratic Voter* ol Abbe..._ i vine i.uiiiiij. Not having made a thorough canvass of Abbeville county la this race for Congress, I . feel It my duty to slate my reasons. I am known in Abbeville county, and was not as well known in the mountain counties, i In the short time I had to make the race, I thought it best to put my time and work up there. It is not from Indifference that I h^ve I not made a thorough canvass of this county, r I trust you will apprepiatp the situation and lavor mo with your votes. 01 wnicu, 11 ih 1' ueedleKs to Kay I would highly esteem. Very truly, W. P. Widemau. | BARGAINS! . GrOO. -DURING COST F A lot of Summer Clothing, Alpa Cassimere Coats and Vests, Summer Neck-Wear, Everyl Morie Cristals, Colored Muslii One piece of Heavy White P Balls, Base Ball Shoes and B .besides inese gooas at COST, of v to be ready for FALL GOODS. I have Heavy and Shelf Groci I have just replenished my stock of ? A. Barrel of * 3 24 lb. sack flour for $1.00. Bug These are a few sample prices. Come i . . . COST and this offer hold goods only until SE LATIMER'S RECURD. )NE OF HIS CONSTITUENTS CAREFULLY AND ANALYTICALLY REVIEWS IT. | "J> Me Hhh Served Tbe People Faithfully Daring Hi* Two Terinn?Hhn Never Obtained a Leave of Abueoce. Editor Register The voters of the Tblrd ? Congressional District will soon have an op- ( gortunlty to cast their ballots for their next Representative in Congress. It is well remembered by all who are familliar with tbe politics of the day. what was said of oar present Representative in Congress (Hon. A.C. Latimer) by tbe anti-Reform press of tbe State immediately after be was declared tbe nominee of tbe Democratic party in 1892. It was openly asserted that he was unfit to rep- < resent the Tblrd Congressional District in Congress, and being tbe candidate of the far- sj mers he was styled as an "ignoramus." This, , together with many other expressions of a ' ilmllar nature, which need not be repeated { here, were circulated on all Bides, endeavor- t Ing to weaken bis bold on the people who ' bad elected him. But instead of having the ( desired effect, It strengthened him witn his . constituency and he was returned to Congress ' a second time. I Now let us review the situation and the . records of Congress, and see If the calamity ' bowlers and those who could see nothing but \ political ruin In this election were correct In their estimates and predictions. ( |In 1876 the Third Congressional District t sleeted as Its Representative in Congress the ' Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken of Cokesbury. This i was the Forty-fifth Congress. In this Con- t gress he Introduced Ave bills, presented eight petitions and memorials and made some In- 4 cidental remarks on tne Dins introduced, t None of the bills were reported by the com- ' mittees to which they were referred, hence \ did not pass. His tlrst speech, and only t speech In this Congress, was on the petition of the McKay Sewing Maoblne Association i asking for the extension of the Mathles ( patent. Col. Aiken was re-elected to the Forty-sixth \ Congress and be presented 35 petitions and t memorials, and Introduced three bills, none ] of which passed. He made Incidental re- i marks on tneae bills and one Joint resolution, t ind made a speech on the "Refunding of the national debt." d It was In this Congress that Mr. Muldrow : of Mississippi Introduced a bill to make the f Agricultural Department one of the Execu- | tlve Departments of the United States. Col. ^ Aiken Introduced a substitute for this bill I but It failed to pass at that Congress. { He obtained leave of absence four different ! Limes during his term of service In the For- I Ly-flfth and Forty-sixth Congresses. His 4 term of service ended with the Forty-ninth ^ Congress. In Fiftieth Congress, the Third Congressional District was represented by Hon. James S. L'othran of Abbeville. He presented three petitions, offered one amendment, and made J Ibree reports. He made incidental remarKs on the "support of prisoners" and was granted leave 01 absence seven different times. Judge Cotbran was re-elected to the FUtyflrat Congress. He presented two petitions, made some incidental remarks on "Southern Affairs," and ootalned leave of absence Lwlce during the first session. The record shows that he attended the second session, but took no part In the proceedings. In the Fifty-second Congress, the Third Congressional District was represented by Hon. George Johnson ol Newberry. He presented five petitions, Introduced seven bills, ill of whloh were private bills'except one and none passed, except one of the private bills, which was for the relief of the heirs of John ft. Trentlen. He made remarks on the following subjects: "The Colored Race," Indian appropriation bill, Public printer, and Word's Columbian Exposition. He obtained leave of absence twloe, and took no part in the proceedings ol the second session. In the Fifty-third, the Third Congressional District was represented by Hon. A. C. Latimer of Belton. He presented one petition. >ind made six reports, and Introduced four bills. One of the bills passed the House and Senate, which was to "prevent Interference In the collection of State, county and municipal taxes assessed against corporations." Another one ol the bills was the Newberry L'ollege bill, which was defeated in the House by a narrow majority. Another one was the bill to change the distribution of seeds, and then the Dill to refund to the State certain tines Imposed In the United States Courts. He made Incidental remarks on refunding tines to the State of South Carolina, on public lands, and a speech on the Newberry College bill, railroad taxes, school lands, and the coinage of silver bullion, He v as granted no leave of absence. In the Flfty-fauth Congress. Mr. Latimer , was returned* as the Representative of the { fhird District. He presented one petition, made two reports. Introduced one bill, which Is still pendiug, and made a speech ou the ( bond issue and silver coinage. His seat In the Fifty-fourth Congress was con tested by a i Republican and he retained it In a llepubll- ' can House. Now, Mr. Editor, here Is the record of the \ different Representatives ol the Third Congressional District since 1K7(>, for two Congres- t <es for the present Representative, except as " to the last session, which Is yet to be held. . This record has been made and must stand f For all time to come as history. The record of Colonel Aiken was a long and an honora- { ble or.e, but his flret two terms of service ^ were taken In order to compare them with the 2 same length of service of our present Representative. It is not our purpose to indulge In Invidious comparison, but this record stands lor Itself, and It needs no comment to prove that our Representative has made a record unequalled by any other Representative who has ever bad the honor to represent the Third Con- I jresslonal District. lie went to Congress as > the Representative of the toiling masses and c his record Is the proot of what be has eu- 1 ileavored to do In behalf of his constituency. His remarks and speeches when in Congress were upon the great questions that are now J before the American people for adjustment at ! the coming electious. Is not this record a | 1 complete vindication of his ellorts to serve c bis constituency faithfully and well ? Is It 8 not an answer to the charge that be was Incompetent to represent the Interests of the | farmers of the Third Distract? Does It not oompare favorably with the record of those who represented the district heretofore, and 3 who have stood high In the political history of our State? Let any fair minded man and , honest man read this record, compare It then ! answer lor himself. : Aside from this record, It Is a well known (act that our present Representative has:" sent out more Congressional literature/0 and seed tban all his predecessors put to- i gether sent out It should also be rein em-: Bered that as a representative of the people j be has distributed these seed and documents irrespective of former factional differences, j * And now the.Hon. A. O. Latimer is seeking i u i-a.nlontlnn hnuorl nnnn ft rn(!ord Wlllch lie i . has made against groatocldH and against the ,l combiued opposition of ttio President of the 11 United HUtes and his entire Cabinet. Thlsrecordlsthe proof of the trusts that were re- . posed In him. let It go to the people and they ! J will see to It that he Is returned as our He- j presentatlve to do battle for their cause. I s Kariuer. j Abbeville, S. C'? August 1?>. I ^ f BARGAINS! D8 A.T O THE MONTH OF AUGUST I OF] OR CASH ca Coats, Serge Coats and Vests, Men's and Boy's Negligee and thing in the Straw Hat line, is, Colored and White Dimities, ( ique, Fly Fans, Fly Traps, Ice ( ats and Croquet Sets. fliich I have only a limited quantity, a good stock of regular goods, such as sries, Shoes, Hardware, com, meats, Hour and so on. Here is s 5 Good. Family Flou ;ar 17 and 18 lbs. for $1.00. 14 lbs. bee and see me and I will do you good. R ARE FOR SPOT C ;PTEMBER 1st. AiW OW. Bargains 0. P. HAMS -ARE MAKIK \Brogan 81i We are filling our Store aa never before with ind SADDLES cbeap, and a tremendous stoc ;et we give Family Rati FREE SHINE to patles wearing our shoes. C. P. |C p? {The jMoney ^Question i T1 i HE ALL absorbing topic of converi sation. Shall it be silver orgold? Nor vember will decide It. 9 have already decided that ours Is the * place to buy your ^Furniture, Picture Shades, Clocki Sewing Machines, Etc, We are winding up a successful Summer campaign. Our FALL STOCK will arrive in the next ten days. Yours for Furniture, J. mwvtwt i ? AC:Tl ^ -IS THE WATCH WC I... uinn I ? mwgj a "imtith a store brim ? f'T new goods, at prices w W fore. If new fashionable stuff' ^ anything, you will find during W need in the way of Summer ^ White and Colored Organdies, L W Dress Fabriques, Trimmings of 1 j. asols, Black, Tan and White Ho W Tan Slippers, &c. R \ E. M. HAD r P. 8. No goods taken back c A ours. ? R*. ]V *wv%wwv* A. M. Hill <L' Sons Locals. Keep your horses, cows, sheep and hogs lealtny by using our "International Stock \Dod," which Is also a sure prevention of hog iholera. 3 feeds for one cent. Only 50 cents a mckage. Poultry fanciers will greatly enhance the ralue of their poultry birds, increasing largey the production of eggs by using our l'oulry Food. Your young chicks will be strong tnd vigorous. Only .'55 cents a package. It is ilso a sure prevention anil cure for cholera. If you value the life of your horse, get a jottle of Dr. Sloan's Sure Colic Cure. Try our International Worm Powders lor rour stock. It will do the work. We sell Dr. Sloan's celebrated Nerve and tone Llnearaentg?good for man and beast? "hill and Fever Remedy, quick cure, condlion powders. Every farmer should keep uch goods on hand, and be ready for any emmergency. She's an odd girl who can taste our candies irilhout a feeling of affection for the young nan who brings them. They Just melt in the oouth ; the girl's eyes melt with tenderness? he young man also melts, and the questiou s settled. Try it. K. C. Wilson J: Co. Harness going aheap at C. 1'. Hammond i Co. Came one, come all and see our line of hoes and slippers. I have just received a lot of the flneftt hair rushes ever brought to Abbeville. Speed. , I ? 1 " 111" 1 .vV BARGAINS! I r "*i r i 1 L/^5 -1 ?ER AT? : ONLY J flalinn flno+a on<1 T.ifflit. WftiorVlt. VU11VV VVU/VU MUU * I VAguw Laundried Colored Shirts, Gents' In Dress Goods, Tassar Silks, )ne piece of Linen Finish Duck, >eam Freezers, Hammocks, Base H ' /A but have detormiued to sacrifice so as \?g Staple Dry Gods, &c. i "Corker r for .... . .... t leaf lard $1.00. no ibs. oacou ?j.uu. eraember the goods at iASH, . . . B. MORSE. ^ ===== for Fall! f EOND & 00. ! fG A G00Doe for i bargains and we mean to sell. HARNE8S :k. Examine our very large stock. Don't for^s on Shoes. UUIl UUU OCC UB. HAMMOND & CO. D. KERR. rvitym * >RD THIS SEASON AT- J ION'S. t| FULL OF BRIGHT, FRESH ^ liich have never been reached be- ^ at LOWEST PRICES count for f tbe month of May just what you ^ Millinery J inens, Laces, Embfoiderys, Silks, X atest design, White and Black Par- 0 se. Fans. Gloves. Mitts. Black and ^ espectfully, W ?ON & CO. j >r exchanged, unless the fault is [. HADDON & CO. ? Morse'* Locals. I.ook at tliesepricesonsugarand then come nnd buy. 17 lbB best standard granulated, 18 lbs best New Orleans brown or 20 lbs soil "C" lor SI. Soft C sugar 5c a lb for any quantity. Grandma's golden, Goldene and Pearllne washing powders, octagon, clalrette, Fluted. Red River, Steamboat and Big Brown are all good soaps, and I have all of them, but the best thinu yet Is the "Globe Family" at $2.40 I a box or 7 bars lor 25c. Don't forget the best lump starch 5c a lb, or I Celluloid, the pride of the laundry. I can give you a good smoking tobacco put In half pound packages at 15c each or two for 25 cents. I Now is the time to buy grass blades, steel i yards and cotton balances. I have what you need in this line and prices way down. ! Shoes, clothing and hats coming in. Good ! stock of heavy and shelf groceries always on hand. At my fountain you can get all the lates uiuirt. ojjeeu. In this week another bale ol the bent full yard wlile sea island homespun ever offered at retail 5c a yard. .See the new lotnf baby carriages offered by McDlll & Lvon. l'atent wheels, patent brake, servlcablo aud durable. Drink cherry bounce at Speed's. Call al Speed's and see the finest stationery ever brought to Abbeville. R\V? till all orders by mail promptly. P. B Spued.