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The Abbeville Press and Banner.! ABBEVILLE'S NEWSPAPERS, A Ilfiiiiinil lor I lie l*?>rpvt nation of Their History ? II" Ton fan the Historian. Flense Do So. Charleston, S. March 20th, 1S!?7 Mr. Hugh Wilson, Editor Abbeville I'ressatid banner: DearSir ? Lastyear, at the request of the S?.uth Carolina Pre?s Association, I gathered' someduta tor sketches oi tlie newspapers and editors of the Slate, past and preseut, outside >i i 'hjirleston. A number of my sketches of Journalism m j the various counties have been published with a request for torrectlons and amendments, and additions from any and everybody, ihe intention being to preserve many interesting facts and traditions which ?re last fading, and which are worthy of perpetuation. J send you my (?) sketch of AbhevilleCounty journalism, witti ibe request thaiyou supplement what I have drawn almost entirely from your very interesting history of the J'ress and Bauner. 1 would ask you to publish my manuscript if it were not "ancient history" to every read er of the Press and Btnner. 1 arn indebted to General Hemphill for Ihe few addenda I have made to your own work. I am, dear Sir. in unwilling haste, Yours truly, S ates Snowdeu. The first newspaper published in Abbeville county was The Wulg though the period 01 publication and the name of it* Editor are lornotlen. It was succeeded in 1831 by The Republican, published by John Taggart. in 1"44 Charles H. Alien be^an the publication ol The Abbeville Banner. Ilschangesot ? ..? M? Mll<r|, ownersnip are mu.i irpuucu ??USm Wilson, In his recently published very interesting sketch of his journalistic career of 37 years: In June, 1S5I, Thomas B. Crews succeeded George P. Kvhiik as "publisher," (without proprietary interest,) ot the Abbeville Banuer and continued to no publish tlie paper until January, 1855, wheu lie took an interest in the Laurensville Herald. In January, 185-j, James Hollingsvorth succeeded Thomas B. Crews in the publication of the Banner, which whs tbeu owned by Dr. John A. Logan and W. C. Davis, In April or May of 1855 James Hollingsworth bought Dr. John A. Logan's one-hall interest in the Banner. In March, 18.56. Thomas B. Crews bought the interest ol J ..men A. Hullingsworth lu the Banner. From March, 185(1, until after the beglnniug of tiie war, though both proprietors were among the first to enlist in the service, the publication of the Banner was oot discontinued uutil the prluters volunteered into the army. Mr. Crews entered the service and did valiant service ior the cause iu which all the enthusiasm of bis heart was ennsiea. ni? partner, CapU W. C. Davie, did the same, anil whs killed In battle. Id uctobef, lstio, Tborot s B. Crews revived the publication of the Banner, with James S Colli ruu as Ills partner, he having bought the halt Interest of \V.C. I) i vis, deceased. The Independent. Press was started in Abbeville ou May 12, ISM, by Ben Lane Posey, of whom, Air. Hugh Wilson gives the lollowlng cbaraclirissic pen picture: "When Ben Lane Posey started tbe publica tion 01 tbe Independent Press, be inaugurated a system ol lauit finding with everybody ami everything, exposicg all the errors, sins or crimes with which people who held up their heads had ever been suspected. He, In a man ner, blazed the way lor Tillman iu that line Besides this he assumed the role of bully and proclaimed time and again his readiness to light anybody that might chose to resent hi? insults. He,of course, vented ail manner o spleen aaainst his local competitor, the Abbe vllle Banner, aud no etlort. was spared to ininro its renutuiion and business. The p iper created a sensation. For u time everyboJj wauted to see what (lie brilliant eilitor had to Hay. He was a scholar aud used perfect English. Because of the low price 01 the papei. and the sensation which It created, the nub script Ion list In a very short time had run up to fifteen hundred copies. Hut the peopit tired of Mr. Posey's methods and began to slop their subscriptions, aud In order to save the paper from wreckage, he sold the office at the end of the first year." On the 25th day ot May, 1S54. Benjamin L. Posey sold his paper to Coleman C. Puckitt and George Fanl for 51 ,5U0. Uo April 6, ISM, JHIIIH I'UPKPII. WI^o^ucct t,u e<\ Oeortre Fant. sold his biilf luterest to Win. Henry Wilson for $1,0-0. On ttie 9tfci of September, 1S-"G W. H Wilson sold IiIh half Interest to Coieiuau C. Pucketl for $1,000. On the 2Mb day of October, 1850, Coleman C. Pucketl, transferred the paper to W. A. Lfe and Win. H. Wilson for$1,500. On A pril 1, 1856, Wm. H. Wilson sold bis balf Interest to Hugh WHsod, t >r $1,51). b Of tbe consolidated paper, Tbo Abbevil'e ^ Press and Banner, Mr. Wilson writes; In April, IStfi. Thomas B. Crews sold bis bait Interest to Junies S. (Jotbran, and ue afterward *old It to tbe Farrow brothers, who tailed to pay lor It, and in 18G9. re-conveyed to Mr. C'othran. and Mr. Cotnrau )n turn sold the oftlce to W. A. .Lee and Hugh Wilson, as stated above, and tbe Abbeville Banner as a separate and distinct paper ceased to exist. On tbe 7th day of September, 18C9, J-imes S. Cotbran sold the Abbeville Banner to W. A. Leeaud Hugh Wilson lor Jf.'.tiOii. On tbe lltb day of August, 1870. W. A. Lee sold his half interest in "In* c tusolldaled paper to Hugh Wilson lor ?1>hj. On November U0, 1877, Hutch Wilson sold one-half interest to W. U. B'tier. for81.600. On January it, lt><0. W. C Benet. so-d his half interest to H. T. Ward law h.. Sl.jiM). On January !>, 18S-J H T. WardUw sold his lin.lt Interest to Hugh Wilson for $1500, since which time the paper lias been under the sole mauageineut of the present editor. The tlgursas miuuty given by Mr. Wilson, nr here recorded, as indication of the value of newspaper plants iu this State before the war. Of the career of the Independent Press during me civil w ar, i?ir. >v nson says : "in December. IStil, Mr. YVtlnoa mortgaged his half Interest iu tl>e ollioe to secure his sureties against loss in the payment of lliat port ion ot tbe debt which then remained unpaid, closed the odice and volunteered Into the Confederate army. On bit. return lrom tbe war Home SOUO was slni Uue on tbe purchase money, which amount was paid before the close of tbe year. "In lfcK# Mr. Wm. H. Wilson, published the palmer, dividing the prod is, which were lu Confederate money, peruaps something like ${,000?'?r, 31.500 to til nisei I, ami Sl.duu to be divided between the owners ol the plant. "The paper whs slopped during IStil and was not published again until the Summer of 1SG5, when the publication ot the paper whs re sutueu uy w . a. i.et- ami iiugn ? nson. The Abbeville llullrtln was published in l.sd"). but dia uot long survive. The Abbeville Medium whs Blurted in lt>71 by lloberi It. Hemphill. The ue\l year J.C. Hemphill was associated with it the Abbeville Republican whs published In 1873. There was but a single issue. The Abbeville Messenger muk published about ISJvJ by M. L. liophaiu, T. 1'. Cothr.m, and James S. IVrrin. It prospeied for nearly three years but soon after Mr, Dunham's election to the otHce'of Adjutant aud Inspector Genera! 11 ceased publication. The JClnety-^tx Guardian was published at Ninety-Six in 1S7S by M. L. Bouham and M V,. McHweeney. Greenwood lias beeu a newpaper center since 1880. The list included The Sentinel, The Saluda Argus, The Tribune, The Light, The Observer, The New Era and the Journal ot which the JournalJ^lone survives. In ihe lorties Samuel Jordan, who lived not far from Lower Long Caue, published his ?>ook, "John C. Calhoun, or the Wicked One Revealed." To publish that book he bought the Smith hand-presu and typo upon whicn the Hamburg Kepubllcuu had beeu printed. Henry L> Wray aud H. L. Holland came as journeymen printers. An old store .house was used as a printing office. When the work of printing the book had beeu finished, the press, type and printers were transferred to Due West in ls')0. The Krskiue Miscellany began publication ot Due West in 18.10 by the Key. Messrs. J. I. Jtonner, J.O. Lindsey aud W. K. Hemphill. It was devoted to the support of the doctrine of the Associate Reformed I'resbyteriun church. Afterward the name was changed to the Due West Telescope, and It is nowknown as the Associate lit firmed l'resbyterlan and Is edited by the Rev. W. M CJrler. MeCormlck has had three newspapers. The News, The Telegram and The Times The Times is published by A. M. Carpenter. The Psalm Singer, by Rev. R. F. Bradley was published at Troy. Some years ago a newspaper was published at Lowndesvllle, by James M. Baker. It lived but one year. The studeuts of Erskine College have published a monthly magazine with more or jess regularity for thirty ytars. Fortunately lor the luture students of life and time in Abbeville the tiles of the I'ress and Banner Hre neatly bound, and are complete since 18.01. A special case was built In which to hold the volumes, with ?. wooden partition between the books. In addition to the flies of the Independent Press and the Press and Banner, we have two volumes of 11lie Abbeville IJunner, Including 184C und 1S4T. In addition to these volumes the tileR of the m' Abbeville MeHKenner, which was published > Iroin October, 1JMI, to sometime In 18S7, are W I hound iu two bookK. J i THE DESPISED POLICE. $ | A Viiirt- From t'llarltHluii?A I.imi*' i! I - ^ iihlc Ktiilc wl .Minirs?< rcmor jc.ni* | cicncy Affdi'il in I'olioo Circlcm. 0 | Kdllor, The Press and Banner; # I wlMi loiominend you highly, or, in other 4 words to say thill i am almost entirely In accord with your editorial of the llih. Summed w up, I hut euilonal practically says mat if the 4 niovenifUt lor the removal of the uietropol- \ [ itau police in Charleston springs from a de sire lor local selt-governmeut, then ibe metro- 4-1 pollian police i>hould be removed: if it Is a icl.eme of ttie "Uiiua nuers - 10 ue released ? from restraini. then the metropolitau police A should be retained. Speaking Iioiii an intimate knowledge of 0 the tacts. .1 can assure you that it Is the liberty 4 , loving people, those In who the spirit of v true Ameruau principles is strougesi, who 0 are most, anxious lor the removal of the 0^ metropolitau police. ^ Tliebilud timers are satisfied. They could 0 not fare belter. They liourisb on every side. A <" t.V I.1.IIMVO t>Wl IhuU W 1 Ml'l'l? in C*V?; ?v..u . ^ %.*??, t-.-VJ u preler the present order of things to tliut #j wuich would follow the removal of the metro- 0 poliloa police. It would be too much lor me v to that says Chief .Martin does not attempt to V enforce the dispensary law. It is not too m 'much for me to say that he does not enforce it. \ One of the "kings" among the beast* said to 0 me"Uhiet Martin Is a gentleman. We do not m want him removed. Make another man chier. and the blind tigers will have to go out of ttie butlnes*." The persou referred to, m was bomewhai, under the influence ol'liquor ^ at the time, but in vinoc.it verUats. W There are those who say that they believe # that the whoie police force is In the pay ol \ certain of the blind tigers. There are others V wbos<iy that the metropolians do not en- m force the law because they wish to make poi- \ itical allies oi the element represented by Wi the blind tigers. There are still others who pi believe thai ttie law is oemsj eniorceu as wen i as il 1h possible for it to be entorced. I do noi \ say which Is the correct view, but what 1 do m Know is that I here is absolutely no enforce- \ menl, and that iiquor is sold almost openly t id huudreds p Hces In the city. You may 4 think my estimate large, but from my obser- \ vuiion iu the city I would say that liquor (7 can be had in at least live hundred places iu ^ Charleston. Tbere are scores of places which W hardly even make a pretense ot doing any*- M thing else. Which every one recoguizes as "barrooms." You can order liquor over the _ phone, and have il sent to you through the " streets iu day light. These are facts. JKire it> nuiHirei H?v<. mum, uvi. uvnlook. Chief M-trtln was chief lour years helore the metropolitan police was Inlllcted on Charleston. Ile was made Chief by a "relorm" administration, aud when a "eonservnti\e" admiuistoatlon succeeded the "reform*' mayor the full of ISti.l, and It become evident that Chiti Martin was to lose his place then our most highly despised gover- r\ nor, John Gary Evans, made Chiei Martin 11 chief ol the metropolitan police "becausethe II dispensary law was not being enforced" iD v Charleston. Certainly it wax not being en lorct'U, uui n mju uemg euiurceu oj Chief Mhitin, HDd 1( has not beeu enforced. Whether it could be better enforced or not by another man can be decided only by giving another man a chance. Chief Martin certainly has made a most lunoble failure. Again, suppose the metropolitan police were removed. Does it not'stand to reason that the Mayor and police officers would be com pel leil to make all reasmable efforts to enforce the law to prevent a re-establishment ot tno metropolian system? All sincere patriots, who regard the metropolitan system mi as most despicable, and as contrary to a I i II principles of a Iree government, and as utterly repugnant to every American sentiment, would uot only stand by the Mayor aud police lorce in enforcing the law, but would A usea l of their moral and political power to , lequiie it, in order that a system so thorough- f* ly.uespiseu uy lucui r.uuuiu iiul ue luuicieu upou us again. . As an American, and as a loyal South Carollnnlnn, who loves bis Slate, aud wishes ? to every command ot her law makers respecied and enforced, I appeal to you to help ? uh. Oar condition Is hutuillallag lu the extreine, and the Imposition of this tyrrauy on n Charleston is a disgrace to South Carolina. Simply because Chief Martin is recognized L as one of the most wily politicians that has i ever raised tiis head in South Carolina, aud the "reform" party consider his retention as chief ul police as necessary to the life of ttie ?ifi "party" lu Charleston do not aid in the retention of the metropolitan police In Charlesion. _i As for the petition of the ministers, Chief ie(i Martin and his friends simply played upon ?v them. They areas Innocent as babes and as It/nnfii )i I in tlm mult^r nf hitnrt Ak the tnau of Macedonia said unto Paul Pa "Comeoveraud Help us." So say I uuto you. )o< th __ _ foi 1st THE NEW LABOR LAW. be llr bo V Correspondent of (lie Anderson ad Journal 1'olutM Out Uclech. lot Our Legislature did a wise and just thiug in ~f ..n..,.lln.r .. nou> Itiltrie Itui? Kilt ..loot - ?UA "H serious defects it contains. As It nowstands, it is so amazingly unjust to the employer ?,' ihat It is a great wonder the defects were not C1C discovered by its makers. According to its provisions, the penalty for violation of contract, where advances have been made, is either line or imprisonment? of the former from twenty-tive to one bundled dollars, and of the latter from twenty to thiity days, in either case the employer , loses the advance debt and butlers also f damages In the way of purchase of guano. feeding stock and preparing a crop with no | one to tinlsh it. Suppose ttie laborer is lined j >ay fifty dollars, and is able and willing and does pay the sum, who gets the mouey ? Is any part of It applied to the advance debt ? and damages? Nay, verily. ]>oes not the JL I payment ot the fine release the laborer also irom the contract? It not only pays money I to the State, that the employer ought to ] have, but sets the laborer free. And so It Is also in case the peualty is imprisonment. (Suppose the laborer is sentenced to thirty (j. days in prison, and owes his employer thirty uonars, is it uui puiiu iuai ne cau go u> ja.il, 1 be f?d and cared for and pay oil his debt at | i he rate of one dollar a day. And not only bo, hut Is under no obligation to return to his _|j | employer and compieie his coutract. Flue anil imprisonment do not pay the employer mi lor ills advances aud for the expense he has Ba I lueurred. It compels him, howeves, to take a I clear receipt with round O's in place of dol- on ! lars and cents lor his outlay and liberates the leg j laborer. The law Is not worth the paper ou nr j which it Is written, II the laborer Is disposed to take advantage of its delects. There would wl be some justice or value in the law if the fine or Imprisonment could be made to reim- M burse the employer lor his outlay. Let the L" tine be large enough to pay costs of suit aud also the debt and damages. Or let ttie ltn prisonment, if that be the penalty, be lu labor to the State or County sutllcient to do the m same. ' Justice. | ___ _ Pi Appearances. jc A man can he a man without his clothes au but society reckons a man partly by his out- , side fixings, and lor this reason the wise mun goes to Cohen's lor hi* clothes. ' foi A business may be a business without any advertising to it, but the Immutable law ol j custom, belore which men and nations rise or J [fall, has written in letters of unquenchable ? fire that men must advertise aud that by | their ad ver Using so shall they be judged, that " is one of tiie reasons that cause the best merchants ol Abbeville to stand ho high with the people. Until those words of fire can be quenched no man Iihs a right to practice or to preach an individual dociriue opposed to the rule or custom. 1 will admit that the advertisement n^ver brought a reply or never created curiosity, and yet 1 am willing to stake my reputatlouupou the assertion that If the value of adf vertislng ?a< limited Jto the appearance of j adveitislug that advertising would be neces| sary to proper conduct of successful business. The man who advertises stands belore the j public lu the full, legitimate and dignified prominence ol one who is proud of his business has a right to be proud of it. Is doing I lots of It and wants to do more of It, and lie > is the kiud of man that everybody wants to f do business with, for just so long as the ^ moth will be attracted by the candlelights, so _ long will trade swarm around tne advertising of business. These 'acts account lor the many advertisements ol progressive firms that apperlu the local uewspapes or Abbeville. j ' ? 1 wl Have It. C. Beruau. the Jeweler, to repair re your watch, lie guarantees his work. ABBEV1 rtTT.n WTTTTE An Elegant L Goo Ladies' Dress Goods1 Outings, AC. M Embracing Mulln, i Full Stock of Lace Full Line of Cassimers, Tweed Bargains in Ready 1 1 HATS?Me siloes ! My Stock of Shoes Grocerie V Good supaly of Flour, Bacon,! ] GEO. WH1 *%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%' I ill1 ? ? n the Right Track. / COHEN .? SE LEADER OF LOW PRICES WILL DO IT. >Ve don't expect any man to buy here who do better uny where else, but he'll have a litless hunt. We puj our whole heart Into thes?buying and selllnc. We employ ery talent, profit by experience, strive for sry perfection, and have got the art down a nicety. While some are shouting how eap they've got, we want to tell you how e we've got. Auybody can sell common ithes?there's no knack about that. We've l suits as low as $4?all 'wool and will give u satisfaction, but our better class of goods, iere expertness counts, cleverness is taxed, >ere competition is declared out of the race, iere Its "neck and neck" with the test of stom tailoring, and we are selling that L8s of goods at actual cO*t now to make ?m for spring stock. And JU6t think of iat a saving it Is. A little more than Is Iced for the cheap truck, but a great deal ts than the tailors demand?about half, bat worth have words when everybody ilms the largest stock? What weight have blished prices unless you can prove the lues? You've got a standing Invitation to )k us over and see If we are not showing ree times the variety of suits that is to be jnd anywhere else. You are assured sataciion In every purchase, not the "as good kind," but a guarantee that there can be better made. There's no chance of our not lug able to suit you. Such an immense le inust hold everybody's size and everydy's style. Some of the "back-clothiers" vertlse clothing in any shape as the fashaable sort, but their idea Is like their clothes indent. The styles this sea^ou are of the xlerate sort In length, both cutaways and *lra Title ftinv fnr I hp pnrrpnt Rlvlfi at low , prices that/ can be made for* tbe best >theu. COHEN, The Clothier and Furnisher, Remember we have added a first-class line Shoes at low prices. "i JYiaster's ?r>aie. he State of South Carolina, ABBEVILLE COUNTY. COURT OF COMMON I'LKAS. Cade, Assignee of William II. Parker, I'lalDtiO', against Redmond Ulbert, De fe n d ? n t?Forecl os u re. t k *Y VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE ide lu the above stated case, I will offer for le at public outcry at Abbeville C. H., S. C., i Saleday In APRIL, 1897, within the jal hours of sale, the following described operty. situate In said State and County tot: "All that tract of land, containing inety-Three and One-Half (93 1-2) Acres, ore or less, in said State and County, as at of J. A. McC'ord, I). S., will show, and mnded by lands of Robert Boyd, Samuel irdan, W. R. I'owell, William H. Parker, id others. l'ERMS OK SALE?Cash. Purchaser to pay r papers. WALTER L. MILLER. March 10th, 1SU7. Master. tani 1Oil, IJURE-PKoOK OIL. nr>?, THE BEST oil that can be made. An oil that Hives a brilliant llubt, and does not smoke the chimney, can be bought for the same money as low grade oil. Special prices by the barrel. x. W. LOMAX. Surveying and Platting. ANDandTown Lots. AlsoTerraclne, LevJ ellng and Grading. Aocurate worn done iiere local attraction makes a Compass unliable. T. C. ANDERSON, Ninety Six, S. C. March 10,18'J7.-l2m /%-%%%%%% ILLE SUPF ? /ine of Springe ds Just Receii SLACK AND COLORED SERGES, CASHMEI llantlfTes.I Satinee, Percalea, Lawns, OrgandU j Stock of White Goods is Complet* Lawns, Dimities, Check Lawns, Nainsc s and J ?-? ??\ Embroideries .ss, Oottonade3 and Gents' Furnishi] ?ade Clothing. Boys' and Childrens' Reduced Prices. Pants at all Prices, ns' Boys, and C'hiJdrens' Hats. In Felt i is is full. Gents', Ladies' ana unnu Ladies' Oxford Ties and Slippers. 3S and Farmiii Molasses, Sugar and Coffee. Plows and Farmcng Implements of a All are cordially invited :TE, Proprieto] ITRE PASSTNft OF TTAMPTflW.1 The TI lines Change, and We Change Willi Them. About twenty years ago Wade Hampton, < because of a serious accident to him, lay for I days and weeks so 111 that bis most Intelligent and most intimate friends were In doubt as to ' whether he would survive. At that time all I of South Carolina?each individual citizen? felt a deep personal Interest In the fate of the 1 beloved aDd honored Carolinian. Whenever two persons met the first question usually 1 asked was about Hampton's condition. Bulletins were not Issued as to his condition, and ' it was'with the greatest difficulty that the I newspapers and the public could ascertain < the physical symptoms of the great sufferer. 1 Every tongue spoke bis name, and every 1 heart felt that the fate of our best beloved cltr ' leen wavered in the balance. Wp hAl'iAVA fliA fihnva iu u nnrreot nlotAmant I I of facts. . J Last week this same beloved Carolinian was 1 prostrated on a bed of slckuess In the city ol 1 Washington, and those who attended him < thought his time had come. Seemingly, the newspapers bad no trouble in reporting his condition dally. ' | Except In the newspapers we do not now 1 recollect to have seen or noticed any iuterest | iu the fate of the distinguished Carolinian in I tils recent Illness. Except as a factor in mat- < lug the history of 18T0, he seems to have pass- ' ed out of mind. There are, of course, rnany old friends who feel a lively Interest in him personally, yet It ' is true that in twenty years a new generation has come on the wtatre of action. He has ! 1 been practically a citizen of Washington for < twenty years, anil tbere are today in South ' Carolina few men of forty years of age, who ' ever saw Wade Hampton. Having lost the touch of the elbow with tbe ' | people, and having passed from power, the * politician* may regard blm as a back num- I 1 ber, even if they are not opposed to him. For i these reasons tbe people do not manifest that I extreme anxiety for blm today that they felt lor him twenty years ago. ; In 1876 he led this people as no other man < J ever led any other people. At least ninety or ninety-five per cent, ot the white men of tbe i State were enthusiastic supporters of HampI ton. They supported blm not only with i their approval and tbnlr votes, but they con-! tributed -thousands of dollars by voluntary i i payment of money Into the Treasury to enable him to prosecute the cause of "Home I Rule" and Democratic Government. He was I ! triumphant aud for a time he was the idol of the. people. He was chosen to the leadership of that campaign largely because of the love or tils old soldiers for their gallant commander In the battles of the Lost Cause. A nd, while the 1 politicians have deserted him on every hand, yet We believe that It is a fact that his old . comrades in arms are today as true to him as 1 they were twenty years ago, but their nuin- < hers are small, and their influence is not to- | dav what It was twenty years ago. i Old soldiers are true and steadfast in their friendship, and may be relied upon. But poi-11 j ltlelans are sotaetlmes governed as much by ! policy as by principle, and are liable to | change their minds and set their sails to cutcb the popular breeze. ' In Wade Hampton's history prominent I ! politicians may learn a lesson, even If they | i i do not see their own fate reflected. Hampton ; 1 | went to Washington with the good will and I moral support of alt South Carolina. He was 11 the choice of all the people. In 181XJ the people turned upon him, and his <' I place was 11[led by a new man?a man who' < i was at that time not well known. He filled j | Ikjui uio cia yrmn lit m unuiujjwu, anu uuw , another holds bis place The same wave of popular Rentlment that: < swept Hampton from the political arena also < retired Senator Butler, a few years later, and : , Governor B. It. Tillman became the Senator. I 1 Tillman waR enthusiastically supported by 1 two-tblrds of the people, while about one-1 | third were hostile, ar:d are still opposed to I him. If he remains out of South Carolina. ! and becomes practically a citizen of ihe city I of Washington, it is only a question of a Milt* | i time when he will become in fact: a citizen of : i South Carolina. 1 | ( I ' | A Carolina Preacher. I I The Charlotte Observer says : "The Rev. Dr. J. Y. Fair, of the Grace Street Presbyterian church, in ' Richmond, and formerly pastor of tliej l Second Presbyterian church of' Charlotte, is considering u call, says the 1 i Richmond Times, to the Independent;-; Presbyterian church at Savannah, Ga. I< "The Independent Presbyterian church is one of the oldest churches of j the Presbyterian faith in this country, | and stands on land granted ?o the con-j ' gregation by Geonrell. The church ' ; antedates both the Synod and the Pres 1 I bytery, and still adheres to the ritual < ! of by-gone days, the minister being- 1 required to wear the Geneva gown, I which closely resembles that worn by Episcopal ministers. This Dr. Fair1 savn he does not object to." I)r. Fair is a native of Abbeville, was for a long time pastor of the Presby- " terian church at Laurens and is well.., kncwn in Greenville. i ???? ? m I want to be a better man. If so, I will be a better man. Everyone can be as good as he wants to be. "My' ' ' grace shall be suflicient for thee." If, instead of a gem or even a llower we could cast the gift of a lovely thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give, t If you would think a little more of. ; the service that you owe to other peo' pie, ana a little less of that which other I people owe to you, it would be well. i LV CO. . . Proprietor. md Summer red. *ES, HENRIETTAS, BUNTINGS, RRIL, is' Lace Grenadines, Ginghams, Prints3 ' >oks, Piques, &c. of all Descriptions. ig Goods. I am offering some Suits at Greatly ind Straw. Shoes ! ro nc' T^roaa KhnPU g Tools. 11 kinds. to come and examine my stock, r A. S. Co. A Mere Mockery. Spartan burg'Heral Mr. W. T. Coon, of Denmark, wan here, i It la said that be was under the Influence liquor. He attempted to arrent a ue<ro v wan wanted id Denmark. The negro lown Main street and Mr. Coon pulled pistol and fired, missing the negro but pall did its work in tbe foot of a young n who happened to be in the streetabout hundred aod fifty yards away. Mr. Coon was promptly arrested and v lined S25 by tbe town conucil this morning Upon which the Spartanburg Herald marks, as follows : The above Is from a Bamberg special, i while it is but tbe repetition of what hast pened half a dozen times within a week, lesire to call attention to the fact that $2 aot enough for tbe privilege of shooting r< lessly in the street and hitting an lnuoc nan. The man wantonly pulls his gun and f *> ?Ka rtnklln olpaof t\f a tntnn r\r nit V !hpf eoparcTzing tbe lives of the innocent ban jeings. ougbt to be punished. No mal .That tbe provocation, tbe use of Are arms bis reckless manner ougbt not to be tolei ed. Yesterday tbe telegraph told of a little who was playing on tbe streets in Blrml Ham,killed by a policeman whosbotat so oody else. It Is getting very common, and lone as men can sboot out grievances for }r $25 and officers can Jerk their guns and when they choose, we can never have pro lion. What did this officer care for $25 fine ? \ It deter him In (he future!' If Instead of fining, tbe alternative of,w< Ing on tbe chain gang had been given, hunoes aro whpn In shonf. as when he was liable to hit bystanders, would desist. We are fast approaching a state of affair LhlR country where citizens will have to w soatsof mall to protect themselves from Ice pistols. There is no mistress of a househi who has not felt an uncertain hospiti ibout asking her guests to join in 1 family worship. Everyone hasacqui ances she would not hesitate to ask the table, and would hesitate the home altar. Perhaps the rel tance arises from a dissimilarity jreed, and a fear of offense in con ^uence. More likely it arises fri that sin of restraining spiritual c< fidence which is a peculiarly besetti me in this materialistic age; fort Jiversity of the creed is no bar. Pra^ Is the universal religion, and men* jvery creed aud men of no creed ra meet together at the feet of o Heavenly Father. The relectauce mi likely arises from that weak shan facedness which too often prevei sympathy between friends on spiriti ...Utnn?n m l\ A MA nfonS/1 f A rv SUUjeuiS. i aic anaiu tu ?u understood, smiled at, criticised. T1 latter idea is one which even good a jreat men have not always met brave for when Dr. Fuller once had so: jue^ts of great quality and fashit Gfod-fearing as he was, he omitted 1 family worship on their account. T1 ict. which he bitterly repented, iesignated as "a bold bashfulnc which durst offend God, while it t tear man." But we should rememt with the grand preacher that our gue though they be ever so high or ric are yet by all the laws of hospitalii aelow us while tliey sojourn uuder o roof. Therefore, whoever corues wit iu our door should also come with lur household customs and di9Ciplii [ftbey sit at our table for meat, it jut kind and right that they shot jow at in in prayer. ? When Li Hung Chang visited R Gladstone, last year, lie asked hii 'What do you think of war?" ' ivhich Mr. Gladstone replied : "W benefits nobody. In all cases o ;ountry is in the wrong : and very oft joth countries are In the wrong." As all are aware, Easter is a mo\ ale feast. "It is always the First Su lay after the full moon, which happe jpon or next after the twenty-first d if March." Easter this year will >u the ISth of April. NEW Brooks' Cotton,P y'a ^ c?|.^ Celluloid Star ^Cottoline, alVSizfcPacka jflf W. 9?BARI !* N. (<)rniid?^AWl Fr?e Coiling< >, BOOMING GREENWOOD. ^ Xeed of More Houses?Primary Elec ^ lion?C. A W. C. Stockholder* Meetf ?Work on Artcainn Well Snnpend? \ ed. > Greenwood, 8. C., March 22,1897. W Last Saturday and Sunday were clear and m warm days; but it is raining again to-day. \ The farmers are greatly behind with their W work. m Miss Annie Hodges, who has been quite \ sick is able to be oat again. W Mrs. M, McCariey, ol Whitmlre, is in the 4 city, the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. \ E. F. Andrews. / W Mr. E. P. King, of Atlanta, AssistantSupm eriDtendeut: Hallway Mall Service, was Id tbe \ city last week. Mr.Klng spoke very hluhly V ofMr. Moore, Greewood's offlclent post master m and he will very likely serve out his full \ time. 5 MlssTudie Hill, visited Mrs. E. M. Libs6 comb, of Ninety Six, last week. ^ Mr. Will Moore spent last. Sunday week, W with rplnt.lvPK In \lnnt v Sir d Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Scott, of Aiken, are now ^ comfortably settled In their home In east F Greenwood. m Why don't some ot Greenwood's business a men build a few more houses. Houses of six W and seven rooms rent t&emfrom 89 to S10 per m month. It would be a good Investment for li some of their free silver. ^ Mr. G. M. Moore, ot Lowndesville, spent last 0 Sunday with relatives. ^ The primary election came oflf last ThursW day. The second primary will be held Thure4 day. All of the candidates that were defeated a seemed to take their defeat well enough. W Several of them however, patronized the 0 blind tigers quite freely the next day. ? The stockholders of the C. & W. C. railroad W met In Greenwood last week. They will 0 make a great many Improvements Id tbe 1 near future, having bought ?600,000 worth of 5 rolling stock. 0 The machinery for tbe Grendell mill will 4 begin to arrive soon and It wont be a great W while before Greenwood will have two cotton 0 mills In operation. What's tbe matter with 4 the third one? If Greenwood wants to she ^ can have a third one, and we believe she will 4 before long. 4 Work on the arteRlan well has been sus^ pended, a depth of 500 feet has been reached. '0 As soon as tbe pump comes It will be put In 4 and If the supply or water Is sufficient It will 5 not be bored any deeper, but If the supply Is V not sufficient they will probably bore 500 leet 4 ' more. Skinnie. ;; ??? NINETY-SIX. 1 I ? ? All Sorta of Items Abont the Old Fort d. Ninety-Six, S. C.. March 22,1S97. ind Miss Llllle Calhoun and Mr. Talbert were s ol married tbe 11th Instant at tbe home of Mr. rho T. C. Turner. Miss Calhoun la well known ran and popular In town. A host of friends exhis tend hearty congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. the Talbert. nan Miss Carrie Miller entertained her friends one In a most delightful manner last Friday eveni Ing. Tbe time passed all too quickly and il sps was with many regrets that the guests bade ;. their fair hostess good-night. A delightful re- supper was served In the course of the evenI log. and j Mr. and Mrs. M J. Patterson, of Newberry, lap- passed through Ninety-Six Friday enroute we for Greenwood. Mrs. Patterson has many 5 is friends in this town who still retain a pleas;ck-1 ant remembrance of her as Miss Etta Blake. :eut Mr. .Hal Sloan attended services at tbe Methodist cburch yesterday. ires Tbe young ladles ot tbe Presbyterian eby church contemplate giving a Dime Reading inn in tbe near future. Tlie best talent in tbe iter town will be gotten for tbe occasion and we In rnav unfolv nrprilnt.an inforARllntr anH pnfpr. at- talnlng program. Ml88 Bensln Plowden and Mr. Dick Reyglrl nolds were In town Sunday. Ing- Mr. Tom Blake spent several days last week me- at bis old borne. i so Miss Tudle Hill, after a pleasant visit of a 820 week to her aunt, Mrs. Lipscomb, returns fire borne today. tec- Mr. Carr was In town Sunday. Dr. Calhoun and Mr. J. W. Blake attended Vlll tbe Pythian Jollification at GreenwoodTburs. day night. They report a fine time, irk The friends of Miss Mary Blake will be surthe prised to learn of her marriage. She was ;aln married March 17th to Mr. W. B. Stuart, oi he Iva, Anderson county, wblcb place will be her home In tbe future. ear fruit trees are budding our rapidly, po- Sunday was a regular spring day. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Sberard died Friday night. Cambridge. old | ~ ili-1 3er Co not talk too much about your nt- own troubles unless you wish even to [your best friends to grow weary of to! you. uc" You must ont allow a drum-beat to of; answer for the voice of conscience, nor se": crowds to carry you with them to do om evil. onngl The minister who forgets that he is he | also a man, loses one of the chief eleper ] ments of miusterial power and usefulnf! ness. ay i . iiDiin 1 RIB ft ms ? ? hjg "<Al r U?jU 01A.ItK.UJL riViUUi r utt . . . p. Cotton Seed lid >er or will make a good exchange of MEAL and St, HULLS for SEED. Farmers should sell their Jh, ueed to the Oil Mill or exchange them for ty, ur Meal and Hulls iin I le.! *1 Our Ginnery , ; Is equipped with the very latest Improve ir#, meuts for haudllng and GINNING COTTON !?' ; which Increases Its value one eight to one quarter of a cent a pound. Send your cotton ar to Oil Mill Ginnery and see if it does not com: mand a better price than when ginued uii old style machinery. Cotton Se<;d Meal and Hulls for Sale. n | J. M. HARDEN, us ?y Manager. ue | Sept. 15.18'JC, tf FIRM. lanter ilson Cotton Planter GET YOUR PLANTERS, EARLY. Plows to couie this week. inds. Special prices on Octagon Soup. ch, ">c aud 10c package. ges. />==:^>Come and see us. LSDALE & CO. i p Flour Jti?t In. tf DENTAL NOTICE. S. F. Killingsworth, \ No. 4 Seal Block, Abbeville, S. C. Fine Chickens* THOROUGHBRED Indian Games, Buff J A and S. C. Brown Leghorns, from the -1 finest Strains. Having a surplus of Eggs, I will sell them tS cheap. MRS. L. H. RUSSELL. " 1 Mch. 19.?3m. E. F. GtlLLIARD, | T AILOR, HAS moved, and occupies tbe room recent* ly occupied by j. l. Clark, the gun- >> smith, and Is now prepared to do all kinds of ' repairing and cleaning of gentlemen's clothes j on short notice. Samples of suits always on hand. Charges reasonable TO RENT ill That large and commodious ; House on Pickens street known as the White House. . "X&Sti There are eight large rooms in the house, -A which have recently been painted and kal- * >! somined. Tbe place Is very desirable fork residence, and is laree eooa* h to be occnDled by two families. Terms reasonable, ^ppfyto L. W. WHITE. II Feb. 24, 1897. ' -'v The State of South Carolina: County of Abbeville. ; In the matter of the Estate of ROBERT P. '-ft CRESSWELL, Deceived. PROBATE COURT. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. | \ LL persons Indebted to said Estate mast seule|w)tbout delay,Jand those holding, claims against the Estate must Ipreaent then* . ''"'I properly attested to 1 MARY P. CRESSWELL, :^| Administratrix. M M. -1 1COT < Guardianship Notice. 4 Notice is hereby given that a i Petition has this day been filed in the offloe of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas .4* for said CouDty. for the appointment of B. E. Hill. Probate Judge, Guardian of the Estate v of Eleanor C. Sherard, Minor, by James F. Clikxscales, as Executor ol the Wlll,x>f ? Martha E. Shebkabd, deceased. aaTd ;.| Minor has an estate consisting of a conslde- . "p rable amount of Real Estate, and,of some. V" Money in the hands of said Petitioner as -i Executor?the whole being of about the alae"t>jr of Five Thousand Dollars, coming to her no- - ;v der the Will of her mother, the said Martha v. ? E. Sherrard, deceased, and no fit, competent ' " and responsible person can be found who is 1 willing to assume such Guardianship. Ap> * plication will be made to the Judge of tne Elehth Circuit, on March 25th instant, at ;;3j Chambers, for an order appointing R. E. Hill > Esq , Probate Judge. Guardian of said Estate^ JAMES F. CLINK8CA.LES, jij As Executor, Petitioner. Feb. 9,1897.-6t ; ' DeBRUHL & LYON, -4 Attorneys for Petitioner. i You Want the Best M AND WILL PUT YOURSELF to' V||j A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE TO GET IT. WE WANT TO SAVE YOU TIME AND TROU- '*|| BLE BY TELLING YOU WHERE | YOU CAN GET YOUR Groceries, ' jjBI Vegetables, Fruits, ^Jg Tobacco and Cigars 1 SENT TO YOUR HOUSE AS YOU NEED THEM-AND IN ANY QUANTITY-AND BE . ALWAYS SURE OF GETTING THE BEST. WE ARE ALSO PREPARED TO DO YOUR -J HAULING AND PLOWING ^ ? J AT ANY TIME. Phones 75 and 77. i*. (J. Wilson ctf UO. :: TO the ~ Southern - Baptist Convention \ AT M WILMINGTON, N. C., May 5th to 14th, 1897. THE . .J SEABOARD AIR LINE < OFFERS THE BEST SERVICE ! ' QUICKEST ROUTE! HALF RATE ! In addition to the Regular Superb Double Daily Skkvice, it js proposed to run Three" Baptist Special Trails" FROM 'j Virginia, Nnrth Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Making immediate connections with trains from all point* North, East, South and Went. For special printed matter, maps, tlme-ta* bles, rates, tickets,sleepers, and all Information, address or call on B. A. NEWLAND, Gen'l Pass'r Dept., 6 Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga. or T. J. ANDERSON, Gen'l Pass'r Agt.. Portsmouth, Va. . Reader, is it well with you religiously ? Are you growing in grace and in usefulness ? If not, there is something radically wrong. - .|| BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1897. ESTABLISHED 1844?