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V /he Press and Banner I AHBEYILLE, S.C. ^"Published every Wednesday at Si s j-ear In advance. Ten Pa^es. Wednesday, March 10, 1897. I'iirltilined Letter**. Letters remaining in tiie Abbeville, s. C., post oftice lor week ending, March 'J, 1S!'7. A?.1 times P. Arnold Miss Niuer Audeison. \i -H. F. Bradford, Andrew Bowey (eoi).J.B. Bru ce. C?Miss Ella Chiles, Mrs. Xaucie Charlie, Mrs. \V. H.Crawloid. I>?Donald Donaldson. F?Henry Krazier. H?Miss Addle Hawkins. J-rJ. A. Jones. J. F. Johnson, Istnoc Jenk in, Kev. J. it. Jones. M?Lonyz Morrow, Mr McTuylor. P?Miss liolvan Pa Lion. K?Miss Eidont It* p ley. S?J. S. Sanders. Mis. i^nla Simpson, Miss Gertrude Steward. T?Tnomas Thompson, .miss jviizem-iu Tomes. Kob'i. s>. Liuk, i'. .M. CouifrcMsniitii Lalluier"* Garden ami Fiolil Seed*. Congressman A. C. Latimer hasseut to tli!? couuly u bag of garden and field steds loi free distribution. Hifoie doing so had m?i ed seeds to every body wnose adures?he tiad,and in bending ttiis last lot, lie intended tliat an should have seed*. Colonel lJuliocK, Cierk m the Court, now has tiiem in charge and will distribute ttieiu lit accuidance wilti tno Congressman's wishes. Mr. Latimer tias made a careful aud faithful representative of the people, and has seldom been absent from his seat In Congress Noibwithstanding ins public services he has ever been ready to extend personal favors whenever the opportunity 01 tered. Iu Washington lie nus preset vcu mo moral aud personal luiegrity, aud lell uudone nothing that tie could accomplish lor liU people. JL ist Between Abbeville anil Due West. Man's blue Macintosh coat witb cape was '"?t last Tuesday bet ween Abbeville and Due W^t. A liberal reward will be gi veu for its leturu. Win. K. ltell. Here'* Your .Honey. Wanted?To loan alter April 11, IsOT. ?2,OCO at 8 per ceul. lor one, two or three years, on unencumbered real estate. Borrower to pay for paper*. Address "X," care Press and Banner, and state security. feb 21?St Fine CliivkciiH. J. K. Glenn will sell you Kgsxs for hatching ' from llie b?-ft Barred Plymouth Rock Chickens. Also S. (J. U. Leghorns. He will be glad to have you inspect bis stock. tf AllllUIIIICFIIlCllt. The many friends of \\\ J. WELLS hereby announce biio a candidate for the office of Snp?rviaor of Greenwood County, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. tf CiibbiiK? Plants. H. C. Wilson & Co. can supply you next we?rk with early Cabbage 1'lants at '??: pet hundred. See them. Their plants are expected to arrive Tuesday evening. Judge Ernest Gary is in town on a visit to his brother Associate Justice E. R. Gary. The?e gentlemen were down at the Cotton Mill yesterday. Mr. asp Mrs. R. M. Haddon have just returned from New York. Look out for R. M. Haddon <fc Co.'s spring announcement next week. They are now receiving and getting their goods In shape, and will have the handsomest stock ever shown In this market. Strayed, March 2, one spotted, stump-tailed pig, welching about 00 pounds. Reward. \V. J. DeVore. Buy your Cabbage Plants from R. C. Wilson ( &. Co.; 2.5c per hundred. / ? <?Ipii-Jones Hardware Co.'n LaciiIh, ) Now for the water works. Aw soon as the L main pipe Is laid we will he ready toestlmate ( on and superintend all plumbiug work, such I as putting hydrants lu yards and running J pipe Into houses for bath and kitchen use. ) We know thai we can pit -?ne you as to price, .1 and guarautee the work. Let us know your >' wauls as early as possible. Water works. (jleu-Jones Hardware Co. i Water works. ' Work has commeuced on the new water works system. We are prepared to do all plumbing work, aucli as lapping water main*. making house connections for hydrants, balh-lub*, wash basluf. kitchen siuks, etc. R, C. Wileon i Co hereby return thanks to their many iriends lor their help In putting out the Ore last Tuesday night, and it you will call on them they will give you a bar gain to stationery. Call at Harrison Jt Game's drug store and get ti Urler'B almanac, and buy your gardeu seed. Sow is the time to commence gardening Buy your seed and oulonsetsof Harrison & Oa roe. K.C. Wilson & Co. can plow your garden and sell you the Cabbage plants wit!) which to set them out. See them. Stationary at and below cost ut 11. C. Wilson <& Co. BeltiK Olilltfitii;. Wlieoever Jiui was asked to run an errand or do any little thing, he would t>HV, "1 don't want to." n.,a niurht In- hmilorllf a honk ffl Ills "v v* ??? ? ? mamma, who was busy knitting, sayiug : "Mamma, read me a little story." His mamma wanted to teach him a lesson, aud said, "I don't wan't to." Xekt day Jim went to his papa with a broken whip, "l'upa please mend my whip." "1 don't want to," said his papa. At this the little fellow began to cry. The her mamma put her arms around him and told him that they were trying to teach him how naughty it was for to say, "I don't to," wheu he was asked to ob'ige others. Jim saw how naughty be had been, aud the next day, when mamma asked him to bam! her a drink ot' water, lit rati immediately and brought it to her. He saw that he mu^t oblige others iI , lie would have others oblige and lovi Lira. Tlie Three Kleien. It was a rule of Peter the (Jreat never to say anything about a persoi if lie could say nothing good. This is a good rule. Here is a little story thu shows how one mother taught her little girl a very important lessou : "O, mamma !" cried little Blanche Powers, "1 heard such a tale about Edith Howard! I did not think she could be so naughty. One?" "My dear," interrupted Mrs. Powers "before you continue, we will see i your story will pass the three sieves." "What" does that mean, mamma?' inquired Blanche. "I will explain it. In the first place "Is it true?" "I suppose so; I got it from Misi White, aud she is a great friend o Edith's." "And does she show her fiiendshi| by telling tales of her? In the nex place, though you can prove it to to true, 'Is ;t kiud "I do not mean to be unkind ; but atu afraid it was. I should not 1 ik< Edith to speak of me as I have of her.' "And, 'Is it necessary?'" ".No, of course, mamma; there wa no need for me to mention it at all," "Then put a bridle on your tongue If we can't speak well, speak not a all." ) > ' " If after my removal, any oneshouli think it worth his while to write m; life, I will give you a criterion howyoi may judge of its correctness. If h will do me justice. Anything bey on i this will be-too much. I can plod, can presevere in any definite pursuit To this I owe everything. HMCaBBMMMWpMaBBBa?HBWWnW?WBB WANTBJX We want everybody to know thai W/-v TTT-ill nova Trnn lmrmoir Vitt 11 c Will OA V O JUU muuuj ujr 11 buying your goods of us. This sounds like big talk, but we are prepared to prove every word of it. Of course we cannot mention in j this short space all the Bar' | gains We are offering but a few staples will suffice, We are selling Nine pounds Good Rio Coffee for $1. And this is not shoddy painted stuff but good honest coffee. We also offer two cars HIGH 1 GRADE SECOND PATENT FLOUR at $4.85 per bbl., and a good Family Flour at $4,25. We want your trade and believe the above bargains along ii ? i witn many otaers we are now offering will get it. | W.JOEL SMITH 4 SOI : WEST END. IlftpprniiitfN itml Incidents of 11 Wee .About I lie Cily. Miss Leona Make left Saturday for Elberto tia., wb?*re she visits Mrs. .S. L. Wilson. Miss Murioa Thomas left last week to vis her sister In the upper part of the Suite. Mr. ami Mrs. W. U. Conyers, o| Greeuvlll have beeu the iruests of Mrs. \V. A. Lee If several clays. Tney returned to tueir hom Monday. If... A ., .olio PiijtL-or rvf Allmnc fin tnoC a few days lust week with relatives in ih city. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Harden visited the'gal city" last week. Dr Sam Visanski and Dr. W\ Perrln Nicl olson, of Atlanta, were in the city Suuday o professionalfbuslness. Mr. and Mrs. Aug. W. Smith have gone t Baltimore, Md? lor a short stay with reiativ? Miss Lucia Parker has returned from a extended visit to relatives in the "City b iheSta." Miss l'arker arrived Friday. HAltniTS IN STORK. Messrs. Harrison A Game have fiomethiti this city. Tlil? pretty window attracts a grei deal pf attention, aud tbe beautiful little rat bit* with their cosy home ure the especial di lightoi the >oung loiks. The handsome mid commodious cottage b log built, by Mr. W. H. Loug for Supt. Peel bam, of tbe cottou factory is rapidly going u and will soon be ready lor occupaucy, that with suitable weather for buiidlug. Tin: AKTE3IAN WELL. By some means the steel caslDg used In tfc artesian well broke off one (.lay last week, an Hiat al quite a depth?between 00 and 75 fe< Ueiuw the surface, we l-arn. Part of the ca mg is still In the well. Tbe balance was take OU', llllll it ??M U1C1I lUUUgUl ucai LUMUU uew well. Accordingly the machinery w? moved a short distance, ami the drill agai slur ted in search of water, it seems that t?i luck has attended this work ever since It hi ^an, and now jut?t a little good luck woul come iu all right, and we would soon hav water. Mouday morning the drill had gone dow over sixty leet. and everything was workln nicely. The work goes on day and night, an will he pushed ahead as rapidly as possibl uutil a sulticient supply of water isohuiiuei Oneul the gentlemen engaged In the wor said that lie did not expect to have to dri over 750 feet to find all the water necessary. Messrs. Ab. and John P. Garrison wei ! called to North Carolina last Monday the sa news of ihelr brother's death. Rhv. W. K. Karle, of Anderson, has bee called to tlie pastorale of the Baptist churc uere ami has come to make his home In 01 midsi. To bim our people exieud a most co diut and hearty welcome. JUG KREIOHT It US I NESS. The S. A. L. is doing a big freight buslnei just now and Abbeville is furnishing a lar* share of the same. One day last week a Roll train came In lor this place. Iu this trai were 11$ cars ol machinery for thejrottonfa tory aud 5 cars of piping for the water-work sjiuce tueu there have been a number of cai received over the same road for the factor and water-works. I'KETTY 111'.IDE AT HOME. Hon F. B. Gary and his charming brie are now "at home," having arrived last wee from Columbia. A STORY OK ATLANTA. "Experience is a dear school but a goo one" is au old saw and true, so some peop have louud out to tlie tune of a considerab sum III dollars and ceo Is, besides tbe worr and trouble involved. The case lu point Some months ago a u timber of our clt /.ens took stock lu an Atlanta concern know as the "K<juitable Loan and Security Uon pauy." This company, it seems, through I agent here, made promises to the certiticat holders (or bondholders or whatever the may be called) of a golden harvest, and tin at an early date. Tills the company b? failed to do, I To make a long story short, the weeks ha\ passed into months, the mouths have hi themselves, and the golden harvest comet not. .See! Now, those parties having tl: i above experience, have invoked the "st-ron | arm of the law" In their behalf, aud throug j their attorney, Mr. \V. S. Ci ray don, are mal ing an ellort to at least get back their iuves meat. Monday's Atlauta Journal stated that " receiver had been asked for by the Sout Carolina investors, for the Kqu'.table Loa and securify Company " What the resu will be remains to be seon. ! GREENWOOD LIFE, Personal PHr?srnph? - Depp Well Water Witliiti Fifteen Feel ol? III Top. Greenwood, S. U? March S. 1S97. Miss Dantzler, a pretiy yount lady Hodges, is visiting relatives in the city. Capl. Berkly, tiie popular and ellieieut Su] ' erintendent ol the 8. A. L., was in town la 11 Thursday and Friday. ; j Mr. Jerod llartzog returned home last We uesday. He lias been working in llambe ' j lor the past six months. Ij Mr. Lewis Moore entertained a number ? hii friends last Wednesday evening. MIks Susan Arnold entertained r(ulte number of tier Iriends lust Wednesday eve hit; in honor of Mr. and Mrs. \V. 1*. Hall. Mr. Percy Periled has been transferred fro MvCoruilcK back to Greenwood. He is dt clem at tbe C. & W. C. depot. Everybody glad to see lilm in tlie city again. t j Mr. Albert lioo/.ler Is here to take tbe pla i ol Mr. O'Neal at the Southern. Miss Etta Reynolds left last Tuesday f s 1 Griftin. Ga. Miss Etta will be absent for se t! eral week*, and will tie missed by her mai j j iriends aud admirers. The Knights of Pythias enjoyed an oysl supper at the Central Hotel. ? L. W. Perrin, Esq., was In the city lust F t du>'several of the eanidadtes are sick this wee i1 Mr. Arch Iler has been confined to his rou : for several days. s Miss Allle Kerr, much to the delight ot !] f many friends, is back at her home iu Gree ? 1 wood. Miss Kerr has been teaching school the lower part of the state. > Every store and dwelling house la (tree wood is occupied, and it is almost iuipos to uet either?a bouse or store. | Messrs A. G. Faulkner and O.S.Cobb, Abbeville, were In the city Sunday. Messrs. Parllow and Chafee speut last Su s 'day in Ninety-Six. f Mr. Fra/.ler, of Calhoun Falls, was In t ' city la?t Sunday. j On last Thursday night Mr. Frank Chei P | ham, of Augusta, aud Miss Mary Carr, of tl t city, were happily married. Rev. Marl bargain officiating, Both are very popul here. j Mr. VV. T. China, who has been clerking I I G. A. Bird leaves today for Georgia, where _ has a betier position. , The Life of Mirtln Luther or The Story the Reformation was given last night a will be repeated again Tuesday night In t ? opera hotise. Of course It will be "nice" a 3 enjoyed by all. There is quite a crowd in town today, mo >. ly candidates. Work on the artesian well 1s progressl nicely. The drills are 5ou feet In the grou and still going deeper. This water rises within fifteen or twenty leet from the top the ground. yr Bruce's restaurant Is the place to get fre ,. I oysters. 14 Children's jewel caskets In while met e prices ranging from 10e. to 75c. Handsoi [J wlilte metal framed mirrors at 25c., toi j , cases, etc., at R. C. Beruau, the jeweler. Horse aud cattle powders, blood puritie * ! gardon seed and oniou sets Just in at Hur i son & Game's. KILLED FOR HIS MONEY, t llolnlh ol a Crime in la?Millard Hunt Iiille?l aixl Kobbeil I IK' smrj an Kim >* nn nrui?n ?The Slayer* in Jail. A profound sensation wan created In the vicinity of Belton, (ia., by the killlug of Millard C. Hunt, a mercnar* of thai place. Hunt was well-known In this county, having formerly resided at White Hall. He was a native of the Honea Path section. Ttie (irqenville News bas tbe following: "You never saw excitement run so high lb alii our i ile," said Lawyer C. J. Hunt at bis oillce yesterday when a reporter called to question blm in reference to tbe ten days' euuse ol Ins brother's murderers and robbers. "Why, one lellow we arrested over tbere on suspicion was so frightened that he vomited lor elghteeu hours aud until we released him. For a wetk I never ilept at all? punmlng ihe chase all uuy and spending most ol the ni^ht writlug letters ?uci sending telegrams. luu know we caught Reynolds ttie day alter we got there bill 11 was nine du>s alter that belure we captured Brooks, and during that time the whole country was up lu arms assisting us. The people were terribly wrought up, and we could scareiy keep them lrom lynching brooks and Reynolds. After we got Brooks and were carrying him to Jail a fellow came down the road as last as his horse could carry him, ana warned thatoOti mounted men were ou the road alter u* to ly neb Brooks, but we carried him around a circuitous route aud lauded him salely behind the bars, and all the while be was crying and praying at the top o' his voice. jQ their coniession the men corroborated each oilier lu every particular except one?as J to Who struck the blow that killed my brothel er, each accusing the oilier ol this. We then 1 brought tbem together, but still this point was not cleared up. They would exhort each other to tell the truth, aud theu start out 10 " tell itie uleol the murder, but would always halt aud accuse each other ol striding the oiows, aud during their Interview of each other each accused the other of having confessed to him ot other murders." Jlere the lawyer paused lor breath, and 14 asked to give a brief history ol the chase as he saw It said : "On the alternoou of February 23d, I received Information through Mr. .Mcliee, the Air . Liue depot ticket ageut, that iii all probabili iy my brother, Al. C. Hunt, of Beitou, Ua? uad been murdered aud robbed; tbat he had .' disappeared mysteriously Irom Helton on the ie uiorutug of the 15th ot February. I immediately telegraphed my brother, i. Dr. \V. '1'. Hum, at 'i'ownviile, Andersou i. county, to meet me at Seneca City and i|took the first train for Beitou, Ua. We arrived at [t. Helton on the morning ol the 2ith and sent out for the mayor of the town, Justice of the , peace aud the yoilceman. They came in aud i I asked them the name of the party who brought my brother's horse aud buggy back 0 and auo who had charge of his store. I then ' asked the uaines of his closest associates. /.tMArt! RnH Rrnnl; a Q ruey gave muuus uiuv . "I immediately issued a warrant charging 3 Grady Reynolds aud Hud Brooks with tlje murder ot my brother and called lor six men lo acl as deputies. Throe were seut through the country, one down the railroad to Harg mony Grove, and two followed on loot down D the railroad. *t "in ihe aiternoou I received a telegram Irom >- the officers stating that Reynolds hud been caught three mlies west of Harmony Grove and within 150 yard of where my brother was e- murdered. He was brought to Helton that afJ teruoon and was first interrogated by Mr. P Kauikuer, a lawyer of Helton. He was then turned over to me for Interrogation and 1 so completely surrounded him by a chain of circumstantial evidence, coming from his own mouth, that I located the murder withiu ie :IijO yards irom where the body was coucealed, 0 twenty miles from Helton. 4t "1 then (old him that he and Brooks killed s- my brother between tneiiuuer nouse auu me d river and that, they had thrown nlm in tbe a river and I would get the body and produce u> it before him before the sun went down the d next day. d "lie was then confined In chains, placed In e- tbe guard bouse and nailed to tbe floor, wltb d a heavy guard around him. re We leli tbe next morning for Harmony Grove to search tbe river for the body, and as n the train rtflled up to Harmony (irove a leieg gram was banded me dialing tbat Reynolds U bad confessed all and gave a minute descriple tlon as to where the body could be found in j. Ocouee river, in water three feet deep, held k down with a rock weighing 3IXJ pounds. We II went immediately to the spot and found tue body within two minutes after we got there, e "He was raised from his watery u rave after ,d being there ten days and It was found that he three ?evere blows on tbe oack n of tbe bead, one of wblcti broke the saull aud b the body bad bceu cut open with au axe, beir glnnlm; at the heart and extending down ber low tbe stomach. We also found inugun in the river and his satchel filled with blood, dlrtjand rocks. "Reynolds staled that he and Brooks bad planned tbe murder aud robbery six weeks before hand; that he (Reynolds) was to pretend to buy my brother out and Brooks was d to pay the money?pretending that he had It D in hank at Harmony Grove. iStock was taken c" on the l-th and nth of February and Rey8 nolds stated that he would return on Monday rs and they would then go to Harmony Grove >' in brother's buggy auu settle for tba stodk of goods. They left Belton at 10 or 11 o'clock in the morning aud ou the way to Haimony Grove Reynolds stated to my brother that le they would go by the Butler place where he Lr ami Rrooks had been getting cross ties; that there were a great mauy birds there auu that they could kill some game before going to Harmony Urove. '-When tbey arrived at the Butler place the Ip horse was taken out and Reynolds and my Ip brother went toward the river and found Brooks, wbo was waiting lor them. They \H then suggested to him that they hunt a while v. and then go on to Harmony Urove. '* "Very soon a bird flew up and my brother killed it. Shortly alter this Brooks said to ,* my brother: 'There goes a bird, give mq , your gun and let me kill it.' .. "He handed him the gun. Brooks stepped to the rear as though he were going to shooi and instead struck brother on tbe back of the head with the breach of the gun. hurrying the bammer in his head and breaking his a skull. h ' As he lell brother drew bis pistol ana triea " to turn and shoot, but the first blow of iirooks was followed up by three more vicious u licks und he wus dead in two miuutes. "They then robbed him of all the money he / had, some $2,000 or S2 300, took three gold watches and lour pistols. ia "Tney th#n cut him open and buried Ulm h iu the river. n "On the Wednesday following Reynolds reii turned to lJeiton with brother's borse and buggy, his hand umbrella, one gold watch, two pistols, his finger ring and the invoice 01 the stock of goods, telling the people brother had sold out and gone West to the prize fight. "lie immediately opened the store, claiming he had bought it, put several men In selling. and disposing of nearly everything he had before we got there, a week later. Reynolds even tried to gel possession of brother's trunk and clothes, uut failed. le "Reynolds claimed in the division that he was to get the borse and buggy, one gold watch, two pistols and the stock of goods and that Hrooks was to get the money. ? "After Reynolds wae caught and the body recovered, we Immediately started men in P) pursuit of Ilrooks. We bad telegraphed to hl all parts of the country and had completely , cut oil bis escape. The men lu pursuit ran Jr" bim Into South Caroliua where we bad parB ties in walling near Oak way to catch bim 11 nf be came there to see bis wife, or paramour, and on last Friday, the 5th, he was caught lu the woman's house and carried to Georgia. ? "I met him at Lula, Ua., and when I faced him lie completely broke down and confessed m ?*? "lie called for ti preacher to pray for bim rL and said he knew he would be bung lor the terrible crime he bad committed. "Brooks tolil us where we could tma ?1.j in money ami two gold watches hidden In u chestnut mump at Five Forks, Ga., on the G., " U. AN. road. We sent two men there Satur " day night and got the watches and money, ' He told uh at the same time where we could f|nd about Stoo in South Carolina. This is all the money we have any trace of up to tilt present. ' "The people of Georgia showed us great con ,, sideration and rose up to a man and Joined in the search and capture of the criminals The people were very much excited and II looked at times as though lirooks am! Hey * nolds would be lynched In spite of all thai "* could be done. They say they will petltloi: the judge to order an extra session of tlx court that these murderers and robbers maj be speedily tried aud hung. "We lelt both prislouers in the JefJ'ersor of Jail aud came home." in- . he Take the self denial gaily ant cheerfully, and let the sunshine o lis thy gladness fall on dark things ant on bright alike, like the sunshine o liir Almighty. he We dream of success or triumph ii any walk or contest of life, hut oulj ?[ in the degree in which we (vase tt ",'e dreani and dare to do, do we really ad ami truly became that w hich we lonj ...to beng Unless a Christian's walk corres nd ponds with his talk the less he has tt JjJ say the better. President Thwing says more younj women ate hurt by too much dancing I and candy eating than young men art ai, by too much smoking. ne j let i Warm button suet applied to colt 'sores will soothe the pain, allay the iutlummation and soon cause them tc I disappear. The Baliy.n Bunk. It was a little tin affair, which a relative of the family had given to a three-vear-old eirl, and into it she had dropped her first savings. She was looking forward to Christmas, and thinking what beautiful things her 1 pennies would purchase by and by?so one by one she dropped them in, until her bank seemed to her to treasure up untold wealth. One day her father came in. He had been a respectable resident of the city, kind and loving, a good husband, a tender father ; but he had looked upon the wine when it was red, he had fallen under the spell and curse of strong drink, and so one day he reached up and took down the little bank. "Don't take my Kiesmas money; papa," pleaded tile little child with tears. Jiut in spite of her entreaties the father robbed the little tin bank of the twenty-six cents, the baby's little all; and disregarding her tears and cries he strolled away independent and indifferent. An hour later his heavy, hearted wife found him in a neighboring saloon roaring drunk, drunk on liquor bought with his baby girl's first Christmas money! This is what drink does to fathers and mothers and children ; this is the outcome of the "social glass," of the "good times" which men enjoy who "tarry long at the wine," and are "miirhtv tr> minclft kroner drink." "At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder." It quenches the light oflove, it stings the sioul with remorse. It hardens the heart against all the tenderness oT parental and filial and conjugal love. It makes a man a savage, a brute, and demon ; and turns him loose upon the world to crush and ravage and destroy. For drink a man will rob his child of her pennies, will steal her baby's shoes, will squnder bis household treasures, will break his wife's heart, will sink down into degradation and crime, and finally into "the blackness of darkness forever." The safe thing to do is to "resist the beginnings of evil;" to spurn the cup ; tnflpfi fhe temnter: to cast down the deadly draught; and to seek in the fear of God, in sobriety and temperance and righteousness, to walk uprightly and escape the snares of Satan here, and aud damnation of hell hereafter. EMlrayH. A correspondent, upon whom we cm depend, sends iis a copy of a notice which he has seen affixed to the church door at Whitechuroh. Of many devicee for arresting the attention of the people who will not listen to sermons this one of the most curious. The following are the terms of the notice: Missing, last Sunday, nom'j families from church. Stolen, several hours from the Lord's day, by a number of people o! different ages dressed in their Sunday clothes. Strayed, half a score of lambs, believed to have gone in the direction of "No Sunday-school." Mislaid, a quanity of silver and copper coins on the counter of a public house, the owner being in a state of great ekcitement at the home. vvailieu, heyfiai yuuug jjcujuc. When last seen they were walking in pairs up Sabbath Breakers' Lane, which leads to the city of No God. Lost, a lad carefully, reared, not long from home, and for a time very promising. Supposed to have gone with one or two older companions to Prodigal Town, Husk Lane. Where the Shine Coiiiea Front. "Well, grandma," said a little boy, resting his elbow on the old lady's arm r?h?ir. "what have vou been doinehere at the window all day by yourself?"' "All I could," answered dear grandma. "I bave read a little and prayed a great deal and then looked out at the people. There is a little girl whom I have learned to watch for; she has a wealth of sunny brown hair: her eyes have thesamesunny look in theni, and I wonder every day what makes her look so bright. Ah, here she comes now." "Who, that girl with the brown npronon?" cried the boy. "Why, I know that girl; that's Susie Moore, and she has an awful hard time, grandma." "Has she, indeed?" said grandma.^ "Then wouldn't you like to know where she gets all that brightness from ?" "I'll ask her," said Arthur, promptly ; and to grandma's surprise he raised the window, and called, "Susie, Susie, come up here a minute; grandma wants to see you." The little girl seemed surprised, but she turned at once and came in. Authur met her at tne aoor, ana said, "SuBie, grandma would like to know what makes you so bright all the time." "Why, I have to be," said 8usie; "you see papa,s been sick a long time, and mamma is tired out with nursing, and baby's cross with her teeth and if I didn't be bright, who would be?" And grandma put her arm arosnd the little girl and said : "You could not have a better reason for shining. Keep on shining, dear little sunbeam." ; Tlic Fume Blue Lhwm. The blue laws of (,'ounecticut were so called because they were printed on blue tinged paper. These are some of them : No one shall be a free man or have a vote unless he is converted and a member of one of the churches allowed in the dominion. ! No disventer from the essential wor. ship of this dominion shall be allowed | to give a vote for electing magistrates , or any other officer. No food or shelter shall be offered to : a heretic, No one shall cross the river on the t Sabbath but an authorised clergyman. " No one shall travel cook vituals, , make beds, sweep houses, out hair or i shave on the Sabbath day. 7 No one shall kiss his or her children , on the Sabbath day. The Saboath day shall begin at sunset Saturday. Whoever wears clothes trimmed I with gold silver or bone lace above f one shilling a yard shall be presented \ by the grand jurors, and the selectf men snail tax the estate ?300. Whoever brings cards or dice into the dominion shall be fined JEo. i No one shall eat mince pies, dance, play cards or play any instrument of > music except the drum, trumpet or r jewsharp. r No man shall court a maid in person or by letter without obtaining the consent of her parents. jLo penalty for the first offense, iJlU for the second, >1 and for the third imprisonment during i the pleasure of the court. ! > ? Rumor is the scape-goat upou whose head we lay our sins of gossip, and then II dismiss him to the wilderness. 3 Keep your conscience clear in the > I sight of God, and you need not fear I what men may do to harm you. T) maaII X 1/1 rro&u m New Orle v ? Byth Hams and L,a; I HA1 In Coffee and Teas w ^ PnTir RLENDED T MUTUAL lU HUH! 5ft 400.000. TTfTRITE TO OR CALL on tbe'underslgned *? or to the Dlreotor of your Township (or any information you may deiire about our plan of Insurance. We insure your property against destruction by ME, W!NDST0BU JE WHIMS, and do so cheaper than any Insurance Com pany In existence. Remember we are prepared to prove to you that ours Is the safest and obeapest plan of Insurance known. J. R. BLASE, Jr., Agent, Abbeville, S. G. J. FULLER LYON, Prea. Abbeville, S. C. BOARD DIRECTORS. T. C Turner -Ninety-Six Townsblp. J. M. Major Greenwood " P. W. Sullivan Cokesbury <" W. B. Acker Donnalds " M. B. Cllnkscales ?...Due West " T. I?. Haddon Long Cane " -T. W. 8cott_.. .SmllbyJIle " E. W. Watson White Hall J. W. Lyon ..Indian Hill " Capt. John Lyon Cedar Spring " W.E.Leslie Abbeville " Dr. J. A. Anderson.Diamond Hill " H. A. Tennent Lowndesvllle " A. 0. Grant Magnolia " J. T. Horton Calhoun " li. N. McKlnney Bordeaux " Abbeville, S. C., March 1, 1697. miW msm UUAHU VI liuuuuuvuu To Canvass the Returns of Personal Property of Abbeville County. The returns of the various Townships have heen forwarded to the Township Board of Assessors. It is the duty of the Board to scrutinize each return carefully, and to see inai eaCD liem ui yrupcny uoicu incic* on, is assessed at ITS TRUE MARKET VALUE. There is no rule to return property 60% per cent, of Its actual value. When parties are suspected of having credits, above their Indebtedness, or any otber charaoter of property that does not appear on tbttlr sworn return, it is the duty of the Board to enter such property, or report the matter to the Auditor. In every instance where there Is a material change in the return of an individual, BE SURE TO NOTIFY the party, so that he can appeal to the County Board. n*i. r/..?afuA?i..n mui KaM 1UO U'UUIJ uuaiu vi ijijuantabiuu nni uviu Its annual meeting in the Auditor's cfllce, THURSDAY, MARCH JSth. The Township Boards are expected to closely examine the returns and to forward them to this office on or before that date. When new buildings have been erected since last return, toe Township Board of Assessors will value same. Where parties have trausferred town prop erty and still retain a portion; or where transfeis have been made to several different, parties, the Township Board will prorate the value of each item, In order that the proper division can be made on the Auditor's books The Township Board of Supervisors, as now organized, are required by law, to act as town' ship Board of Assessors; and the Chairman elected at their first meeting will serve as a member of the County Board of Equalization. As the members of the Board of Assessors appointed recently by the Governor have not yel quaiiiiea, me oouru uh uereioiore organized will perforin the above mentioned duties. W. W, BRADLEY, JNO. LYON, Auditor, A, C, Chairman. March 10,1S1W. The Ynlue of Money. Hat her make up your mind what you want to do and then try to make a financial success of it as well as all other kinds of successes. If it is the hide and leather business, try to make money each year, but try also to make money fairly, to learu the trade thoroughly and to keep pace with the literature, the politics, the life of your own day. If it is the ministry or law or literature, try lo make both ends meet each year, and to make money just the same, but don't forget that all "these branches of work require something besides cash to make them successes. In a certain way it is just as wrong to try to believe that money is an evil as it is to let yourself believe that money is the only thing worth having. It is a great and good thing when you have learned how to use it and a mighty poor thiug when it is abused. Decide, therefore, ou what work you will set out, without regard to money, and then try to make a financial as well as an intellectual success of it. Fruit trees that are near and apiary often bear large crops, while those that are not frequented by bees have very little or no fruit at all. It seems very clear to us that the bee is the friend rather than the enemy of the fruit grower, aud think that both the bees and the fruit would do better if | the hives were set in the orchard. rivals of Groceries! 1 ians Molasses v -v I e Barrel or Gallon. 1 rd of the Very Best Quality. ' /E SOME SPECIALTIES I m hicli are veyy desirable >d Java and Mocha Coft'ee in Fancy 2 lb. Tins. ' 17 A Q Tlie Finest in the Market*^.. ""O ^At 50 Cents a Pound. VTP"iTPl "V mm# mm# ie filial Li. W. W Hl ? Jli. I mMmUHmvMMM || Spring Goods |l # COHINQ $ At Haddon's! if Q WE WILL OPEN NEXT WEEK 9 Fifty Pleccs of New Percales, 8 to 121-2 cents 9 Fifty pieces of New Cotton Dress Stuft for early spring wear. Fifty-Inch Black Brllllantlne, the 75 cent grade, now only 50 centa. The ' ^ (p. 50 cent grade now only 35 cents. The 81 graae now only 75 centa. t : J Black Dress Goods * J The most Complete line we have ever owned at this season of the year, ^ Fifty pieces White Check Nainsook* Lawns, Piques, Dimities, ?tc. ~^r' ^ Ten plecesNew Flannelets. Dainty stripes and beautiful quality. jL* $11 One Hundred and Fifty pieces Embroideries, all new patterns,very cheap >' '"?$ ^ Twenty-five pieces New Spring Woolen Dress Goods. The latest designs f In Checks and Fancy Weaves. F^very thread Wool. 0nly25ceDts. ^ ~ w ? r-r~ t? ? i x i ?? r\ /n m l?" rf-x -c v /-? rt ^ V A CUMFLLlt JLUNL UUIYltO I 1L,?>. ^ 0 WE STILL SELL ? That extra quality, yard wide Sea Island for 5 cents a yard. < 4.4 Bleacb Homespun, 10-4 SheetlDtf, Pillow-Casing, Bleached and Unbleached Drilling, Check Homespuns, Chevolts, dec. v^ Respectfully, 5 J?. M. HADDON. M , The State of South Carolina:! . IDT IK] D[|T VA|[ | County of Abbeville. UOlUi lUl) In the mailer of the Estate of ROBERT P. .?a CRESSWELL, Decensed. A . . n, , , _ PROBATE COURT. ()jj JJjg Notice to Debtors and Creditors. w ALL persons Indebted to said Estate njust seti lelwlthout delay, and those holding claims against the Estate must Ipresent them /"X TT TT1 HT V ' ^' ss, CQHP1W ! March o, 1897. ; }jv? Estate" of G. S. Cade. Deceased. * ? J, wmflDa THE LEADER OF LOWPEICES wlthlnVtrucTionsto coll eel unless the Interest VVILlLi JJU 11i , 1b paid promptly. Debtors will take notice. PARKER & McGOWAN, We don't expect any man to buy here who/> Mch. 10.?2t Attorneys. can do better anywhere else, but he'll have t/ef '*v ? * fruitless hunt. Wepujour whole heart intf ? nnd PlattillfiT. Clothes?buying and selling. We emplo; surveying' allU ITlttLli 6 every talent, profit by experience, strlvefov , _ . r ?very perfection, uud have KOt the art down T ANDandTown Lots. Also Terracing, Lev- toa nicety. While some are shouting how ellng and Grading. Aocurate wora done cheap they've got,~"we want to tell you how where local attraction makes * un- flDe we've got. Anybody can sell common reliable. T. C. ANDERSON, clothes?there's no knack about that. We've vf Ninety Six, S. C. *ot suit* as low as $i-all wool and will give March 10,12m you satisfaction, but our belter class of goods. ' ? where expertness counts, cleverness is taxed, R. . Bernau'u Local*. where competition is declared out of the race. Belgian lamps give the most and best light where Its "neck and neck" with the best of and are the most durable. Fine Imported custom tailoring, and we are selling that i?mno qs well as the class of goods at actual cost now to make ; cuimuevM iui IUCOO ? ? . ^ . lamps, can now be bail at R. C. Bernau, the room for spring stock. And JuBt think of Jeweler what a saving It Is. A little more than la I 4 r,?m Hnortf flno loofhor nnrsPR and card ?8ked for the cheap truck, but a great deal i ver just received at K. C. Bernau, tne jew Cja|me the largest stock? What weight have ' e'?r* . , _ | published prices unless you can prove the Have your old gold Jewelrv melted and values? You've got a standing Invitation to made over Into new designs. I am prepared look us over and see if we are not showing to make plain and set rings, chains or any- three times the variety of suits that is to be 1 thing you may want. Can also have your lound anywhere else. You are assured satj old broken silver melted over and made new isfactlon in every purchase, not the "as good | at a low figure. R. C. Bernau. as-kind," but a guarantee that there can be I New sets of any description put Into rings no better made. There's no chance of our not and so on at lowest prices. R. C. Uernau, the' being able to suit you. Such an immense ! leweier line must bold everybody's size and every, j _i i,i? body'8 style. Some of the "back-clothlera" , Y,ou ?hV?ay,8 oanD leH?B?nWhm?rue todav advertise clothing in any shape as the fasbtools. This is an old ?d.arK?-b"^rpu? l^\aA: ionablesort. but tbelridealslike thelrclothes I I invite comparison, and if you have a watch ?ancient The styles this season areoftbe tUat needs mending, a trial will convince you moderate sort in length, both cutaways and ; that we can do flrstclass work and at reason- Hacjj8 This way for tbe correct style at lowj able prices. R. C. Bernau, the Jeweler. esl pr|ce8 that can be made for the best ^ t m ~ ~ clothes. W. I). Harkftilale Co.'h Locals. T^TJQ 7\J" Big lot of Ojtagon Soap. l> bars for 2octs. -?-< 3 Also Lump and Celluloid Starch. cpt pj. . j ti 1. Grubbs and Imperial Brooks Cotton 1116 UiOtflier and I UTIllSIier. Planters. Remember we have added a first-class Jin? Cotton Seed Meal. Leave your orders here, of Shoes at low prices. Bran, Hay, Oats, Corn and water-ground Meal Tierce Musoavodo Molasses. Very fine. TVS'VT AT WHTTPP I Kerosine Oil by gallon or barrel. JL/XjIV liLLi JNUiltxi. Canned Goods of all kinds. All standard. o -p Snow-flake Craokers, Salad dtesslng, Sauce, .IV1 ?11II g & W UA 1/119 Plckle-Mlxed, Chow-chow and Plain. No. 4 Seal Block, Abbeville, S. C. still selling C'ottolene as the greatest short ! enlngof the age. I A lot ef nice Cigars, Cigarettes ahd Tobacco. liauaen s i^ocai.s. a Ir,trtf nireHmtlnnerv Tablets etc Come Dont miss a chance to see that line of Ladles ' h^e aud see what w?h8^r"o. ^ ??">? on bargain counter at Haddon's. Ri? vtni-k Irish Potato seed Rose Bur- We sim bave a good assortment of short bank, Peerless and Hebron. ' ends In Prints and Worsters at Haddon's. A few Plows left* Also a few plow tools. Something new in Cotton Dress Fabrys. a fresh lot of Morrison Hams. ? inches American Woolernetts beautiful 8 lbs. good coffee, 81. W. D. Barksdale & Co. ? Galatea Clothes. Plain and striped Canass Back Ducks. | Mailt clojie at Abbeville, .. ? o* 30 Inches black Mobalrs the greatest nolves Otlice. on the market. 10:30 A. M.?going West Kemmauts calico at 4 cents. / 11 :!^<)U)g~NorthSoUth' Simpous 3 4 Percales :> cents. 4;45?going North and South. -16 Inches Percales. In all the new Spring ;>:00?North and South. colorings. All mall for the night trains should be de- The new thing in Kid Gloves-Pearl gray, posited in the Post Office and not In street black Kmb backs, 100 letter boxes afrer 4 K ^ postmaster. Yard wide Sea Island 5 "nts. Feb. 7, lS'Ji. -? *** yards best 11-2 black Hipen 7 1-2 and 3 cents. ? J * " Bleached and Unbleached 10-4. mnortAnt Voilcp If you wish a real good shoe at less than important notice. cost, look at our bargalu counter. ! jnii^tnirB 8P baa?alua lu <-arPets 1 case (30 doz) Southern made towels the anu ivugs. best values we have ever oilered at 5, S, and 10 I have also a few pairs tine Bed Blankets cents at Haddons. ! which ban be bought cheap. Whlle ^ullls_The large8t and besl whlte Any one in need of a Suit of (Jotnlng can quiltif we've ever oilered lor SI at Haddons. | be well pleased lor a very Utile money See lbRl ,tne Qf Qew percftle(J aQ(1 Qlber ' wash materials at Haddons. Grip capsules are harmless, they do not coi> Bruce's restaurant keeps chickens, eggs and tain morphine or opium. Sold only by Har- country produce for sale and exchange. rlson & Game. Bruce keeps a very nice line of cigars. Go to It. C. Wilson & Co. for Kerosine, A