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I IN GREENWOOD'S GATES,
Clowe of tlie Kcliool ? An Auspicious ]
Occasion ? Officers at Work ?The
Klin Till*.
Greenwood, s. .1 une 5, ]
The school year of our (Jraded School closed <
ou yesterday. It was our pleasure to be pres- (
ent aud see the closing exercises. As we i
neared the building on that morning we l
heard the voices of more than a hundred chll- I
dren rin? out on the air to the time of Dixie. I
Every one seemed to leel good over the year's i
work, aud yesterday morning books were i
Hid aside In order for the pupils and teachers
to spend a few hours together in genuine en- f
joyment. Uupon entering the building we f
lound each ol the teachers with bis or her pu- I
pils lu their rooms, conducting exercises to fc
suit each one's taste. We went first Into the f
room of Miss Xellie Screws to see and bear
from the little folks. We were very much
impressed with the work in this room. It
was wonderful to hear the amount of information
which had been crowded into those
little he?ds bv their teacher. In the line of
a primary teacher we do not believe any
school is Hhead of ours, and few. we think,
have Miss Screws' equal. From this room we
went in to hear Miss Mary McUhee's pupils
recite and sing the old national songs. One t
would think there was no longer any doubt s
of the fact that "an orator Is mnde," if he J
could hear those children recite, since all did *
so well, even though he might believe Coog- c
(er aid the rest of the pouts were born as
such. When the teacher had the pupils slntr t
"Dixie"' and the "Bonnie Blue Flag" it wan j
impossible for the old soldiers, who happened I
to be in our party, to restrain themselves. In
the excitement one of them had to exclaim, e
"That is history." From Miss McGhee's room t
we went to hear from the pupils in Miss An- r
nie Scruggs'department. Here we found the 1
same kind of exercises in progress, and being
performed In an equally commeudably way. i
Miss Scruggs favored us with a recitation hersels.
which was very good ludeed. After ?
Chairman Waller had "laen on" a little phy- 1
KlOIOgy WC wcic auiuLuuuuu iuvw ?uw ? ? ??
rium to see tbe graduates presented with
tbelr diplomas. Prof. Spencer made a short
talk lo the pupils, urging them to aim high
in life, and try to develop in themselves true
types of manhood and womanhood. He then
stated that tbe President of Converse College
had at the opening of the school term offered ,
two scholarsnips to gir's of the graduating
class, who would prove themselves worthy 01
such in scholarship and departmeuf. He presented
these scholarships to Miss Daisy Jay .
and Miss Lottie Miller. After tbls certificates '
ot graduation were handed to Miss Daisy Jay, ?
Miss Lottie Miller, Miss Lillian Austin, Miss *!
Mamie Cobb, Miss Viola Holllngswortb, Miss ?
Jonsle Wilkinson, and Messrs. Willie Marse
and John Henry. This was our second visit *
to tbe Graded School, and our observations }
prompt us to say that In the school is to be
found some of the best teaching talent in the
Slate. The children are thorough In all the
studies which they uave gone over, ana reflect
much credit on themselves and their
teachers. We don't believe any man can go
through the Greenwood Graded School without
being Its friend.
On yesterday an election was held by the
trustees;for a principal of our school for next
year. After a great deal of deliberation and 1
discussion of the merits of the respective
candidates, the choice fell upou Prof. Sheridan,
of Barnwell. He comes to us with a
good record behind him, having graduated at t
the Peabody Normal, and having taught for (
twelve years of bis life in the schools of the >
State. Many candidates of merit were before
the Board, and It is safe to predict that they <
have chosen a good man, when they had so '
much material to select from. [
King Winter's Karnival was presented for
the second time in Greenwood last week.
This play was under the management of Miss
* Mary McGhee, and was participated in by
about sixty children of the town. The costumes
were very pretty Indeed, and altogetb- e
er u was one oi iae qiobi pieasuui muti euitsr
tainments given In Greenwood for sometime. I
Capt. W. C. McGowan, of Abbeville, was In c
Greenwood during last week. He came down '
to attend the funeral services of Mr. Frank r
Arnold. * t
F. Barron Grier, Esq., is absent from town, v
being in bis old home, Kingstree, on professional
business.
Rev. Mr. Leper, an evangelist of the Charleston
Presbytery, will begin a series of meetings
in the Presbyterian church at this place
In the near future.
MIbs Daisy Waller has returned home after
three weeks absence In Waynesboro, Ga. .She
has with her her friend, Miss Sallle Burton,
of that place. I
Mrs. J. L. Orr, of Greenville, is in the city,
being on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. W. P. t
Hall, who is sick with fever at Riley's hotel, h
Court convenes in Abbeville on Monday.
Messrs. E. S. F. Giles, D. H. Maglll and W. P. t
Greene, of the Greenwood Bar, will be in attendance.
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Prof. E. B. Kennedy, of Due West, was in
Greenwood on Saturday. c
Query ?Did Abbeville hear Greenwood
County slip into socket on night of JuueSrd, J
at 12 o'clock?
Prof. G. M. Moore has returned home from
.Lowndesville lor the summer. Mr. Moore hah
laugtnas principal oi me L>owuuesviue mgn i
School during the past year with marked sue- <
Mr. M. Leland Smith, of the Press and Ban- v
ner, was on our streets Friday.
Prof. Coleman Waller, of the Union Graded 1
School, Is expected borne today for the summer.
The Register's correspondent speaks in
glowing terms of Mr. Waller's work in Union.
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The officers of Greenwood County have all
been quail tied and entered upon the discharge I
of the duties of their respective offices. For
present they have beeu assigned apartments
, in the Graded School building.
Mayor D. C. DuPre is holding frequent receptions
in the chamber of the town council
to which, from time to time, be invites lawbreaksrs.
The bank account of the City
Treasurer is growing, and the guilty begin to .
tremble. So much for the law promptly enforced.
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MAY BE BISHOP.
A Greenville Boy Highly Honored In '
Arkansas.
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Greenville News.
The many friends here of the Rev. John
Gass will be pleased to know that this able
young Greenvlllian and minister has become
Nso well known and much thought of in his
adopted State, Arkansas, that at a recent
election held to name a bishop coadjutor Mr.
Gass tied the vote, and the election was postponed
for two months in order that it might
be accomplished at a special session.
In the report of the council of the diocese of
Arkansas, published in a paper of that Slate,
. "the following in reference to Mr. Gass is
given:
"The momentous question before the council
was that of the election of a bishop coadjutor?a
subject which Bishop Pierce had
urged upon the church for decision at the last
two councils. At the bishop's request, after
several able speeches bad been made by members
of both clergy and laity, the clergy accompanied
the bishop to his residence across
the 6treet, for a private conference, in order to
make the nomination. After a two hours' ,
conference the clergy returned to the church '
and submitted to the laity. who bad remained ]
there, the name of the Very Rev. William ]
DIUWU, rttUUUfttWU \l I IliU U1U* f
cese ol Ohio, for confirmation, to All the office
of bishop coadjutor.
"The nomination was rejected by the laity.
Tbe meeting adjourned till 8 p. in., having
come to no choice between tbe two clergymen,
the Ilev. William Montgomery Brown
and tbe Rev. John Gass, of Christ church,
Little Rock, who held a tie vote. At 8 p. m.
the clergy again retired to the Episcopal residence
for consultation, with no more satisfactory
result. It was then moved and
adopted that tbe choice of a bishop coadjutor
be postponed for a special session to be called
by the bi6hop at the end of sixty days."
FAIR ASSOCIATION,
The Tonne Comity of Greenwood is
Wide-Awake.
Greenwood, 8. C., June", 1S97.
A call was issued about ten days ago requesting
a meeting of all citizens who were
Interested in an organization of a fair association
to meet here on the first Monday in
juue. tapi. vv. n. r razmr waNcaneu iu me
chair and Mr. J. L. White acted as secretary.
R. P. Blake was requested to state the object
of the meeting, and to give his views on the
advisability of organizing a fair association.
A temporary organization was effected to be
known as the Greenwood Fair Association,
with Dr. W. B. Mlllwee, President; Capt. W.
H. Krazler, Vice-President, and 1). C. lJuPre,
Secretary, with the following executive committee:
Capt. W. H. Frazler, R. P. Blake,
David Aiken, D. C. Dul're, J. A. Marshall, K.
C. Rice, G. M. Kiuard, R. H. Henderson, E. P.
Dargau. J. H. Brooks, J. Mc Klnard, J. M.
Rasor, E. W. Watson, J. W. Scott.
The second Wednesday in August was decided
upon as the day when the first exhibition
will take place. Only horses and cattle
will be exhibited. Every man who has flue
stock can get them in trim for this date. After
the exhibition is over a permanent ortran
izatlon will effected with a view of buying I
grounds and having the adjoining counties to
co-operate with us. So, Mr. Editor, consider
you i^nd the editor of the Medium have standing
invitations to attend Greenwood Couuty's
First Fair Association. Spectator. ,
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Regard not much who is for thee or
who against tnee; but give all thy
. thought and care to this?that God be
^ witlfthee in everything thou doest; for 1
whom God will help, no malice of man ,
shall be able to hurt. i
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SPARKLING EDITORIALS.
l*rotly r.riitor That Wears a &*il? lifork |(
IlatltfC. M
Nashville Dally Sun. ?
Miss Mary lleropbill. daughter ol KoberlK.
Ueinphlll, of the Abbeville Medium, in h ,
slever young woman. She Is associate editor il
)f tiie Medium and iier sparkling editorials y
ire subjects of comment in many portions oi
be Stale. She is an advocate of woman suf
rase, anil is sure that, the day is noi iar uis- u
iaiit when tbe women of Sonth Carolina will a
(vielU much influence iu political campaigns '
iod cast their ballots for tbe right candidates "
She is a thorough Tlllmanlte and wears a li
>ltchfork badge. She is about 20 years old f|
it)d pretty. Miss Hemphill resides in an ,
llstorlc county?Abbeville?the birthplace of 11
Secession and the last meeting-place of Jef- c,
erson Davis' Cabinet. |t
THE COTTON MILL.
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.Xacliliiery Still llrinc Placed. SI
The machinery that has been put iu opera- r'
ion at the Abbeville Cotton Mill is working
plendidly, and giving the best of satisfaction. ?
Vnotber picker will be put to running this .
veek, and as each picker starts, other ma- 11
hlnery is set agoing. n
Expert hands began to put spools on tbe s|
varpers last Monday, and before this reaches
four eye, webs of cloths may be ready for the **
ooms. a
Tbe capacity of the mill when all the ma- sl
shlnery now In the mill is started will be
llnety bales a week. When the house is lull N
>f machinery 120 bales will be required to ei
:eep the wheels running.
It will be perhaps a month before all the
nachinery is ready. 11
If you cannot go to the mill to see the work o
is It goes on, call at the Press and Banner of- ]
Ice and see a sample of the thread. ^
A GOOD CITIZEN GONE. a
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it Ihc Ajfe of Sixty-Five Years Mr. u
<iPO. W. Collins Passes Away. v
Mr. Geo. \V. Collins died at his residence o
ast night. He was ftj years of age. In bis n
ieath this community loses oue of its most ?
kctive and useful citizens. He stood for peace
ind goodwill among our people on all occu- H
;lonsrand contributed much to the progress a
ind improvement of the community. He
vas a true friend, good neighbor, devoted u
lusband and parent, and sincere Christian. e
"Charity for all and malice toward none" t
vas the governing principle of his life. ?
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THE WELL. ?
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rbe Commissioners Determined to
I)i(C Weeper. v
The pump In the deep well drew up seven- f:
y-flve gallons a minute all day Monday. The
Jommissioners met last night, and deter- r
nlned to dig deeper. The present depth Is
12 feet. Except about seventeen leet of 0
jarth at the surface, the balance ol the well [
s In a solid rock. The water Is cool and .
>ure. . ,
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Declines With Thanka.
Mr. Editor,Press and Banner:?Some time *
igol notice my name mentioned In your paper s
or the House of Representatives. I have ?
rled to arrange my personal business to ac:ept
the intended honor. But I find It lm- t
>osible for me do so, therelore I respect- f
ally decline. Thanking my friends for men- f
Ion of my name, and for the very flattering 1
rote they have given me In the past. ?
I am very Respectlully, li
W. C. Shaw. j.
Due West Dwcn.
Due West, June 7th, 1S!)7.
Rev. R. L. Grler conducted services in the
V R. P.Church Sabbath evening. II
Dr. W. M. Grlerattended the dedication of a ]|
lew A. R. P. Church at Generostee Saturday
ind Sabbath day. r
Dr. F. Y. Pressly preached at Abbevile Sab>aih
morning. t,
Messrs. Rose and Tucker of Anderson were
iown Tuesday looking up evil doers. s
Dr. F. Y. Pressly entertained the senior "
ilass of Erskine Friday evening. c
Miss Minnie Black is visiting her sister Mrs. u
fohn McDill of Dondald.
Mr. Marshall Bigby and daughter of Honea ji
Path have been visiting Mrs. S. VV. Davis. ^
Invitation for Commencement exercises of .
Srsklne and the D. \V. F. C., have been sent ''
)Ut.. J
Messrs. G. E. Hngan and D. S. Edwards 0
vere in Anderson Thursday.
Messrs. Vaughn, and Fisher of Abbeville, v
teep the peace duringCommencement. t
Mr. Millen Bonner of Alabama is visiting a
Due West.
Miss Mammle Ramsy of Kentucky, Is on a a
dolt to Miss Eupbemia Young. 0
Mrs. Mary Tageart of Abbeville spent Sab- ;<
bath in Due West.
Mrs. Steltsof Dover was in town last week. r
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Delay in ltntlflcntion.
There is tbis to be said iu the matter a
>f the Senate's delay to pass the Treaty J
>f Arbitration, that it is only withiu a p
;welve-montb that the minds of many U
>f our people have reached the point of
iccepting, as really practicable, such a
lolution of international differences as
;hat which is now definitely proposed,
[t is being seen on all sides that the 0
neans in order to this are all available, w
f there be only the willingness present ti
:o lay hold of them. The eudeavor for b
he rescue of tbis most beneficent 8i
principle of state polity, has endued It s
with an elementof worth and preciousjess
which it might not have possessed c
)ut for the risk of its loss. It does t
lot do, however, so.trifle with a con- h
fiction, and this, I fear, is what the i<
najority of the opponets of the treaty j{
n the Senate are doing. They aie ?
well aware that the sense, the moral i\
weight of the Americau people is on s
;he side of the enactment of the treaty, ](
;hat the latter is primarily operative (j
or five years only, and that if in the j|
interim it exhibit defects aud weak- t
lesses these can readily be cured when
he time shall have arrived for the a
:reaty's re-enactment and extension. v
[add here a circumstance of recent c
lappeuing, taken from the Chicago
Fribue, supportive of the view of p
uauy that, irrespective of the moral i
ind religious argument, the time has u
'ully arrived when war ought to be H
loue away with because of its exceed- (j
ng barbarity and cruelty. Following 0
s the Tribune's statement and wise S;
jonclusion: The suicide of Captain j,
Philo McGiffen is a most pitiful thing, ti
ind is an event which directly con- u
^noirol rvAWOt* in t ho WHI'IH.
XlUn g ? 11 J Ait* TWA J/V ? \'? ? ? V*<V -r v..... yThe
Tribunegave the particulars of bis j]
ifllictiou some days ago. He com- j.
uended the Chinese fleet in the fight a
>fYa!u river in September 1894. He ti
tvas on board the ironclad Chen Yuen. f(
He came out of the battle a physical
wreck. His clothes were torn from
aim just by the concussion of the shots
igainst the ironclad. The drums of
ioth ears were broken by the reports
)f the big guns, and the shock to his y
aervous system was so great that he n
;ould not rally. In a few months he
became insane, and finally, to end unwearable
tortures, he took his own life.
[f ever a fleet of great ironclads engage v
n war, that is, fleets of first-class j
lations, the result will be a moot anxi)us
one to all civilized powers. Wheu r
shots are so fearful that, striking jj
lotincjf ?in imneiietruble wall of armor
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the concussion of the blow tears the ^
jlothes from the people on board, and ^
.vhen the sound of the guns is fearful t
Miough to break the drums in men's ^
-ars, it would seem as though the limit
iad been reached and that it was time ^
;o resort to arbitration.
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Vou should see those beautiful silk aud
ffool dress patterns. No two alike. Cheaper ,
,han ever known. Haddons. k
French organdies, In all the newest lints k
it Haddon's. ll
For tbe newest, premesi ana cueupcnt uu g
luery go to Mrs. Taggart.
Mrs. Taggart receives new millinery every
week.
Crinkled and plain Cblffon In all sbadeF. .1
Uusilineand China silks In different colors 11
it Mrs. Taggart's.
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The spirit of unrest which prevail!
very where is one of the most charac
eristic features of the times in whiol
relive. Excitement is the'one thin*
re care for; boredom is a terror to us
nd no one seems to have either th<
iclination or the time for rest. W<
rowd our days to their utmost capaei
y, lly from one appointment to an
ther, and the amount of work we d<
nd the number of engagements w<
jlfill in twenty-four hours would hav<
lade us stand aghast a few years a^o
'he fashions change so quickly we car
ardly keep pace with them; ou
lothes are out of date before they an
iilfworn out. We stick at notbinj
liat will help us to keep up with th<
mes and save us from the curse o
lonotony. We choose our friend:
ritli the same object iu view. Ai
mg as they amuse us, we are glad t<
ie them ; it matters little what thei
:?al worth is.
The net result of all this is that w<
re terribly superficial, for we do uoth
ig thoroughly. We never have !
loment to spare; we have nothing t<
bow for all the energy we expend
ud we wear ourselves out both in bod;
nd mind. In these enlightened am
uperior times we tell one another tha
*at does not mean inaction, bu
hange of occupation, and therefore
'hen one-half of us is worn out ant
nfit for further effort, we think, b.1
verworkiug the other, we can restor*
lie first to its normal condition. Thei
oines the climax, a general collapse i
nmineut, and the overtaxed brain i
rdered rest and chauge of scene au<
ir.
The one thing we never do is to rest
jook at the faces of the people yoi
.leet in the streets. Do you not see i
mtteu there? In addition to the pre
ccupied and thoughtful look you ex
ect to find when people are goini
bout their daily vocations, is ther
ot something else? A restless energy
nervous anxiety to finish what the;
re about, aud get on to somethini
Ise? In church, in the theater, ii
he concert room, this is even more ap
inrpnt. still. Thev are as much in re
lose as lhey ever are anywhere, am
et there is an unmistakable air c
estlessness about them, which mua
>e apparent to the most casual obsei
rer.
We ask ourselves occasionally wha
ri'1 be the end of all this? It caunc
nil to have some influence on the ract
>oth in this and suoceedinggerieration:
'an nothing be done to arrest the evil
r will th ings run on in the same chat
lels until we have turned the corner c
he new century, and shall we som
lay learn to regulate our lives mor
visely ?
Let us hope that this wave of unres
vill soon have passed over us andh
pent; that we may, at some not dis
ant date, recover our balance and fac
he reiaities of life with more courage
or there are evils more to be dreade
bau ennui, and if we would make th
nost of our lives, we must clieris
oftier aspirations than that of mere!,
;illing time.
The Art of Beintc Patient.
A wise man in an address to youn
nen advised them to learn the hardss
essoninthe world?the art of bein
>atient. He said:
'Do your duty aud leave success t
ake care of itself aud then you wi
ee the wisdom of the old proverb
'Everything: comes to the man the
an wait.' You know, for instance
iow hard it is to learn a difficult sul
ect. All the ideas are unfamiliar, a]
he words are unfamiliar. We goo
nboriog and seem to make no waj
sow this disheartens nine student
ut of ten?the nine out often tha
/ill always be obscure people?but th
euth man goes on. He works harde
ud harder, he lets his mind pla,
round the subject, he lets the idea
f that subject soak into his brain, h
3 determined that nothing can possibl,
esist persisteift efl'ort, and one fin
ay a ^reat Hood of light comes in?h
uddenly sees about it. His wor]
i easy, his;work is delightful. Everj
ody says of him : "What an amazin
mount of ability that young man has
fo, it was not ability, it was patien
erseverance. The mau had learned t
loor and to wait."
9Ietlio<li*t Singing:.
Methodist singing lacks a great dea
f being what it used to be. Iti
wanting in the power that formerly at
ended it. It may be more scientific
ut less spiritual. Comparatrvely feu
ing at all. Choirs usually do th
iuging, and largely they sing newani
oaproved(?) tunes, with which th
ongregations are not familiar, an<
liey are left to sit and listen. The;
ave simply gotten behind and Iargel;
)st interest in the singing. The las
5sue of the N. Y. Advocate says
These things have interfered witl
he power of Methodist singing: Th
ubstitution of mere sentimental ba]
is for spiritual hymns aud songs, th
estruction of spontaneity by makinj
t difficult or counting it disagreeabl
hat volunteer singers should star
unes, and by the introduction of music
1 instruments into prayer meetings
fhich, unless played in the spirit o
ongregational singing, without in
erludes, the singer following the im
ulses of the people, deaden fervor
"he reedy notes of a melodeon ii
aany churches have destroyed bas
inging, and at the same time obscure*
lie sweetness of women,s voices. Om
f the greatest helps to congregationa
inging is the ability of the singer t<
ear himself and others at the sam
ime, and the best effects are producei
pon those who do not sing when the^
an distinguish the words. Of course
n some places, where neither the min
*ter nor anyone elsecan raise the tune
Jnofunmant nmilM Itu nfll 1
hough usually some one could bi
juud." I
The Vitality of IlarNh Worih.
"Kind words can never die." &
.*e used to sing in the Sunday school
Ve only wish it were true. Byt as ?
latter of fact, ugly words are possessei
f the most vitality. The gray-hairet
lan wishes sometime that he couli
>rget the harsh ami cruel things tha
- ere said to him in his far-away youth
tut the iron entered into his soul then
ud fifty yea& afterwards it is stil
unkling. Much of the unhappiuess o
fe is caused by good people who cat
ever doa paiulul. act, and seldon
peak a gentle word. One ofthecuri
us contradictions of human nature i:
Iiut people who are morbidly aeusitivi
o physical sull'ering are wholly indif
erent to spiritual anguish. We hav<
mown men who could giveaway thou
amis of dollars who could not speul
ne kindly word to children or depen
ents. The Bible beautifully describe
lie life of God not only as loving aru
iud, but as characterized by "loving
iudness," a distinction which few
ave mastered, but which contains
reat trutb.
The chief trouble with our hearts i:
hat they are under the rule of golf
nther than the golden rule.
Observe, we do not pretend to offer
j, you a life of unbroken prosperity or of
. undisturbed repose. Righteousness
j will give you love, joy, peace; but it
r will not give an invincible amrlet
| against misfortune, nor a continuous
j immunity from pain. J'ain, bereaveI
ment, failure, may be tbe needful fire
. to purge away the dross of your uaiure
. from the seven tin es refined gold.
> Let Satan tempt you with the transient
? spasms of enjoyment or the mean baits
j of ease ; the service of God disdains
such lowwr allurements. Yes, the path
1 of evil is broad aud smooth and downr
ward, and uear at hand. But t'?il
2 stands in the path of righteousness,
r aud that path is narrow and steep aud
I rough. Jiut who would exchange its
f saddest sigh for the laughter of fools,
* which is as the crackling of thorns
s under a pot? Who would excnange
> the (ears which God's hand shall wipe
r away for "the troubles of the envious
or the fears of the cowardly, the heavie
ness of the slothful or the shame of the
_ unclean"? Nay, who would exchange
i the banquet of the prodigal, at it?
-) maddest and most luxurious moment,
for the sternest duty and the heaviest
f affliction of his Father's home ? WhatI
ever happens to you, if you hungei
t and thirst after righteousness, yoi;
t shall be satisfied; for then your hungei
is not for the stones of the wilderness,
j but for the tree of life. You thirst
f not for poisoned fountains, but for th<
e river pure as crystal, proceeding out o
! the throne of God and of ths Lamb.
s For you that tree was planted ; foi
s you that river flows. Christ is thai
\ River of living water; Christ is thai
Tree of life. "All tnings are yours
ami ye are Christ's, aud Christ if
j God's." Young as you are, have yoi
i never thirsted for something to calrr
and satisfy and give peace to youi
> souls ? Well, he that corneth to Chris
? shall never hunger, and he that be
e lieveth on Christ shall never thirst
and if you have failed to win the bless
y ing, may there not be a special meaning
g for you in that appeal? "O that thoi
a hadst hearkened to my command
ments! Then had thy peace been as i
river, anil tny rignieuusneas u? m?
j waves of the sea." But if you hav<
,f hearkened to God's commandmentsit
if you have, at least, striven to hearkei
to God's commandments?then you set
that what God gives he gives richly
,t he gives abundantly. It is no dribblinj
rivulet of peace which he pours int<
>f the thirsty soul, but a rejoicing river
no transitory torreut, butan abounding
? tide, rising in his children as wate
rises in a fountain, dwelling iu then
,f as water dwelleth in a mighty sea
e This is his promise, and it we fulfil
e its conditions, it can never fail ; fo
the mouth of God hath spoken it, au(
it God is true.
e
}e
The Lord Glvca.-Wlll We I'ay On
Debt.
d We are accustomed to talkofgivinj
e to the Lord's work. That is a grea
b mistake. The giving is from the othe
y party. The sliver and gold are tb
Lord's. We only dig it up. The cat
tie upon ? thousand hills are His. W
ouly herd them. The wheat does no
germinate by our power.' The sm
does not shine at our bidding. Th
K nnt full at. OIIP word. 'Til
. lama viv* iiw <M??
soil is not fertile through our wisdom
& Our opportunities and faculties to mak
money are gifts from God. Pie givetl
[j thee the power to get wealth. Let u
' pay God His due.
)! Measure not men by Sundays, with
II out regarding what they do all th
D week after.
\ Do little things now, so shall bij
s things come to thee, by and by, askiiij
.t to be done.
e The habit of jesting about aacre<
r things implies the possession of a lev
y and coarse nature.
.s
e
^ Oxford tics black and tan at Haddon's.
e Sandals with steel buckles, ladies, Mlsse
e and children at liaddon's.
k White french organdies CU Inches wide, 2
>- to 50 cen ts at H addon's.
g While and cream cashmeres at Haddon's.
? Terrls corset waists, ladles and Misses a
^ Haddon's.
O .. '
** __ 1 11.. Tl.-i
I on w ant ule cesx.
ll AND WILL PUT YOURSELF TC
8
A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE
J> TO GET IT. .WE WANT TC
IT
e SAVE YOU TIME AND TROU
d 13LE BY TELLING YOU WHEF.I
j YOU CAN GET YOUR
y Groceries,
Vegetables,
e_ Fruits,
f Tobacco
t and Cigars
I, SENT TO YOUR HOUSE AS
VfiTT NRP.n THEM?AND IN
ANY QUANTITY-ANI) BE
ALWAYS SURE OF GETTING
I
S THE BEST. WE ARE ALSO
PREPARED TO DO YOUR
e
1 HAULING AND PLOWING
0 AT ANY TIME.
e
J
Phones 75 and 77.
'?
? It. C. Wilson Co.
: ABBEVILLE MILL
I and MACHINE CO,
! STEAM KXGIMvS.
1 r\6D3 TS < oi ro>* ?ixs aiKi
f 1 r SAW
1
1 Engines and Machinery of all
* Kinds for Rent, Lease, or
Sale, second-nana or
1 New.
V ALSO AGENTS -
* Automatic Engines and Earns,
1 We are fully prepared
to do your plumming
and gas Ilttiug.
' We also run a grist
1 mill on Saturdays,
itmagnim" and are making a
splendid meal.
Shops adjoining old depot,
j Address,
J. E. Gadsey, M auager
V-. c ? .
. '
V* * * ?
DENTAL NOTICE.
Dr. S. G. Thomson, c<
OFFICE UP-STA IKS ON Mel L WAIN Sj
Corner, Abbeville. S. C. lii
Ui
0
RICHAitD UANTT, Is now prepared to do a;
all *ork In bis department in tiie best
manner and at reasonable charges. Monthly
customers shaving hair cutting and sham wvlror
HI Y\cxr mAnth Rquopb hnnAri and Dill
V* fv? -Wv>v.w ? - m ?
n t he bast condition for 25 cents each.
OUR deadT^ I
The natural promptings of the
human heart goes out In tenderness for
the dead,and wesbow respect for ourselves by n
l giving a decent burial to our friends as they J
, go out from amongst us. b
:|j. V. SIGN, UNDERTAKER, i:
B'
! has two FINE HEARSES, one for the white _
, people,and one for the colored people. He U
' eiubalmes bodies, and keeps on hand !
! ALL LINDS OF COFFINS,
' from the cheapest to the finest.
He takes orders for all kinds of MONU
MENTS and HEADSTONES.
. When the services of an Undertaker i?
needed, or monuments are wanted, call on
J. W. SIGN,
i Telephone No. 40, Shop. Kesldenc, No. 55.
; Julyl5.189G.tr
MUTUAL
ill INSURANCE!\
r $ 400,000.
\T7rite to or call on the'underslgned
I ?? or to the Director of your Township
- for E.ny information you may desire about
, our plan of Insurance.
5 WO insure your property ngmuct wxhuv ?
> tlon by
nu, W1NS5TQSU os hiietto,
a and do bo cheaper than any Insurance Com
pany In existence.
Remember we are prepared to prove to you
l tbat ours Is tbe safest and obeapest plan of
? Insurance known.
i J. R. BLASE, Jr., Agent,
' Abbeville, S. C. r
| J. FULLER LYON, Pres. i
j Abbeville, S. C. ?
n
0 1
I BOARD DIRECTORS. f
fl
T. C Turner Ninety-Six Township-11
J.M.Major Greenwood " 1
_ P. W. Sullivan Cokesbury " e
W. B. Acker Donnalds " t
M. B. Cllnkscales Due West " p
T. L. Haddon -Long Cane " o
? . J. VV. Scott- JSmittivllle " o
t E. W. Watson White Hall
r J. W. Lyon Indian flill " t
Capt. John Lyon Cedar Spring " t
e W.E. Lesllt Abbeville ' a
Dr. J. A. Anderson.Diamond Hill " a
p. H. A.Tennent Lowndesvllle 41 a
. A. O. Grant Magnolia " a
1 J. T. Horton Calhoun " a
i G. N. McKlnney Bordeaux " *
e Abbeville, S. C., March 1, 1W7. J
i Lifingstoa & Ferris, j
-DEALERS IN- a
1
? ? I E
; All Kinds or Groceries,;
V
y FRESH MEATS, SAUSAGE. HOG HEAD "
I CHEESE AND FISH. r
jCANNEDGOODS8
I c
of every description. S
.Fresh Bread;
5 always on hand.
c
Give as a call when In need of anything in v
1 our line. We guarantee satisfaction.
b
: Particular attention i
given to our ?
i if i Tkirnm I
; iii am til i
> t
. department.
5 Remember the place, No. 2 Washington F
street. c
, e
Fancy braids and get trimmings at Mrs h
Taepan's t
R. C. Wilson and Co. have a full stock of
Helnz's Pickle and condiments.
liruce's Icc Cream r.usiness commences to
day
Send your orders for Butterick patterns to
B. M. Had don & Co.
9^8 E l^H
Jolmsoii Chill and F
cure for Chills and
no pay. Money vt
f.l
WM. II. PARKER, President.
JULIUS H. Diif
The Farmers' Baa
DEPOSITS S
I *?.JL
DEPjr ? filw
Does general banking business, b
Hons. A Savings Department 1ms been ei
wards. Interest at 4 per cent, payable quarterly.
Increase rnnldlv. I Jlrectors?W. H. Parker, A. V
I McUee, P. B. Speed, K. M. Iladdon, Dr. F. E. lliir
National Bank
Abbevil
Capital, Surplus,
J. ALLEN SUITII, 1'residcni.
it EN J. S. IIAKNW
J. (i. EIIWAICUK, Aouevme,
L. W. WHITE, Abbeville, S. C., '
BENJ. S. BARNWELL, Abbeville, S.C.,
J. ALLEN SMITH,
DOES a General Banking business, provides tt
Depositors. Is ready at any and all times to
as our county affords.
,' \
Nnniliij ExourNlon Kn(?H,
Via Charleston & Western Carolina Raihfi
). Tickets are sold for nil passenger Iral
lied tiled to pass sin I Ions after lli.00 noon i
iturdays am) until fi.lK) j>. m. 011 Sunday
mitAd'ior return passage until l'J.UO noon <
ie Monday following dale of sale. For ral
r?ny oilier further Informutlou call oa ui
;eiu of the Company, or
Wm. J. Craig,
General Passenger Agent.
Augugta, Ga
IILLE EMI
i. a bed, mm
HHE place to carry your SICK WATCH]
L and BROKEN CLOCKS, wbere they w
e looked after and attended t<> at all hour*
jeday with skill and experience. No tui
ig you away or sending Patients off to ha
lem treated elsewhere, but I will put tb<
olug at prlccs to suit tbe times.
Mil Presents, Clods,
and JEWELR1
Prices Down.
H. D. REESE,
THE PEOPLE'S JEWELER
mm 11
)ld Certificates of Kegistratii
are Void?Jti very body Mi]
Register.
he Books of Registration will be Open
on the First Monday In December n<
and kept Open for Three Success!
Days for the Registration of Vot<
Entitled to Registration unter the Cc
stitution?For the Information of t
People Attention is Called to the F
follng Provisions of the New Law, J
proved the Fifth Day of March, 1896.
rHE BOOKS OF REGISTRATION SHA
be opened by tbe Boards on the 11
Jonday In April, 1S9G, at tbe Court House
ach County, and kept open for at least i
ooBeeutlve weeks. They 6ball be opec
gain at tbe Court House on tbe first Mondt
a June, July, Augustand September, A.
S9tf, and kept open continually ffir at le
- - ? ? ? ? ? ?/ ? l J Un Thfttf O K
oe wees id eucu in smu muuiun. j.uOJ
e closed thirty days before tbe general el
Ion In 1896. After general election in 1896,1
looks or Registration shall be opeued on I
Irfit Monday of each month at tbe Co
louse and keptopen for three successive di
n each mouth until thirty days before I
lqptlon In 1896, when they shall be closed i
II the said general election shall have tab
ilace. Tbe offices and books must be ki
pen from 9 o'clock In tbe forenoon unt
i'elock in the afternoon.
The Board ot Registration in the Judge
he qualifications of all applicants lor ref
ration up to January 1st, 1898. Up to Jai
ry 1st, 1S98. every male citizen of this 8t
,nd of tbe United States, twenty-one yeari
ge, who is not an Idiot, is not Insane, is i
i pauper supported at tbe public exper
,nd is not confined in any public prison, a
vbobas not been convicted of burglary,
on, obtaining goods or money under fa
<retenses, perjury, forgery, robbery, bribe
dultery, wife beating, housebreaking, rece
hg stolen goods, breach of trust with fraui
ent, intent, sornlcatlon, sodomy, incest,
auif. with intent to ravish, mlscegenatl
arceny, or crimes against the election la
nd who shall have been a resident In t
State two yeurs, (except ministers In cha
if organized churches and teachers of put
chools, and they after six months residei
u the State,) a resident in the County Ion
nonth.s, and In the polling precinct f<
ii on lbs, and who can read any Section In I
Constitution of 1895, or can understands
xpluln any section of said Constitutl
pben read to blm by the registration offli
r officers shall be entitled to registration a
lecome a elector upon application lor su
esistratlon. If any person has been convl
d of any pf the crimes above-mentloaed
urdon of the Governor removes the dlsqu
II cation.
In case any minor who will become twen
me years of age after the closing of the Boc
>f Kegistratratlon and before the electh
ind in otherwine qualified to register, mat
implication under oath showing be is qui
led to register, the Boards thall register su
ipplicant before the closing of the books.
Any person whose qualifications as an el
or will be completed after the closing of I
titration Books but before the next el
ion, shall have the right to apply for and
ure a registration certificate at any tl
el thin sixty dayB Immediately preceding I
losing of the Registration Books, upon
ppllcatlon under oath to the facts entllll
ilm tohueh registration.
The registration of voters must, be by p<
ng precincts. There must be a Hook of R
st ration for each polling precinct, that is
ach township, or parish, or city, or twoc
ess than five thousand inhabitants, or w*
f cities ot more than Ave thousand inba
ants. Each elector must vote In the polll
irecinct In which be resides. If there is mi
ban one voting place in the polling precln
he elector may vote at any voting plsce d
jnated on the registration certificate. 1
loar.ls must designate In the reglstratl
ertlflcate the voting place in the polling p
iuct at which the elector is to vote. If tin
4 more than one votlug place in the polll
irecincts, the Boards shall designate on I
ertlflcate the voting place selected by I
lector.
Old certificates of registration are void. 1
ry man wdo may uesire 10 cxerciac iuw nj
o vote must apply for Registration.
J. D. CAR WILE,
S. S. BOLES,
J. T. ELLIS.
Board of Supervisors of Registration.
ever Cure is a sure
Fever. No cure,
ifunded at ouce.
B. SPEED.
A. W. SMITH, Vice Preside
'RE, Casliicr.
k of Abbeville
OLIOITED.
$75,00
6,5 O
uys and sells Exchange and makes Col
stablished. Amounts received of ?1 and 1
?January. April. July. October. Small si
V. Smith, W. C. McMowan, J. R. Blake, H.
rlson, O. A. Vlsanski.
of Abbeville
le, S3. O.
criry KT r\r\
4 U,W
- - - 15,OCX
^ arm x
L. W. WHITE, Vicc-PreHident.
ELL, Cashier.
3 C?ZBTM X
J. C. K LUG II, Abbeville, S. C.,
JOEL SMITH, Abbeyille, S. C
, A. II. MOUSE, Abbeville, S. C.
Abbeville, S. C.
le greatest security and convenience for 1
iriulfa 1/innil hlflfcl nnAll HIlPll Nttfrt <Vlllnt.f
2SF
% p
u
?y riPTT! 17r? T AW PHR HnTTSV KRRPER. 1H
(.'nil or ttddroHH tlTe undorHtnguod. Bradley.
S C. Mrs. E. P. Youngblood. M
DENTAL NOTICE.
S. F. Killingswortli,
No. 4 Seal Block, Abbeville, S. C.
Surveying and Platting. .
T ANDandTown Lota. Also Terracing, Lev|
-*-* ellng and Gradlug. Aocurate wora done
I whflpfl Iii/'qI utfponHnn moboo o PnmnQBt nil.
Ij reliable. T. C. ANDERSON,
Ninety-Six, S. C.
March 10,1897.?12m
Fine Chickens
THOROUGHBRED Indian Games, Buff
h1?? A and S. C. Brown Leghorns, from the
finest Strains.
Having a surplus of Eggs, I will s^ll them
r?' cheap. MRS. L. H. RUSSELL.
Men. 19.?3m.
WALTER L MILLER,
[, Attorney at Law. ^
Abbeville, C. (
I also represent a number of Investment \
Companies. Loans made on Abbeville or J
Greenwood City real estate. " \
OFFICE on Law Range. , /> V
- E. F. GILLIAM), 1
J .". TAILO R,
i n moved, and occupies the rooms upJi
O stairs In Knox's Hall, and la now prepared
to do all kinds of repairing and cleaning
of gentlemen's clothes on short notloe.
3D Samples ol salts always on baud. Charges
reasonable
gt
Restaurant.
t ."V;
T would announce'to my friends and cuato
mere that i bave movea my kksiauted
RANT to Cothran's Block, on Washington
Street, where I will be glad ro serve the pubirt
ic with as good meals as the provisions of ... ,
vo the market will afford.
tve HARRIET E. ADAMS, 1
3rs Oct 1,1395, 6ms.
in- ?:
ihe Charleston and Western Carolina R. R
olAngnsta
and Asheville Short Line.
ip" In effect Feb. 7,1S97.
LL, Lv Augusta. 9 40 am 1 40 pm
rst Ar Greeowood 12 17 pm
in Ar Anderson 7 30 pm 6 10 pm
Ar Laurens 1 15 pm 7 00 am
)e(j Ar Greenville 8 00 pm 10 15 am
tyg Ar Glenn Springs 4 05 pm
j) Ar Spartanburg 8 00 pm 9 25 am
aH{ Ar Saluda 5 28 pm
Hii Ar Hendersonville 5 51 pm
ec- Ar Asheville.. 6 45 pm 7 00 pm
the Lv Asheville 8 20 am
the Lv Spartanburg 11 45 am 4 00 pm
urt Lv Glenn Springs 10 00 am _
lys Lv Greenville 11 55 am 4 00 pm
the Lv Laurens 1 30 pm 7 10 pm
an- Lv Anderson 7 00 am
:en Lv Greenwood 2 28 pm
3pt Ar Augusta 5 00 pm 11 10" am
''8 Lv CaTbouu Falls 4 44 pm
. ArBalelah 2 10 am ..
Ar Norfolk 7 80 am
Ar Petersburg 6 (W am
ate Richmond 8 20 am
, 0f Lv Augusta. 2 55 pm
not Ar Allendale ...... 5 00 pm
i9e A.rJ"'alrfsx 5 15 pm
md Ar Yemassee 9 30 am 6 20 pm
or. Ar Beaufort 10 3^ am 7 20 pm
lse P?rt Knyul 10 50 am 7 80 pm
rv Ar Pavannah 8 00 pm
,jyl Ar Charleston 8 08 pm
dii- Lv Charleston 6 50 am
as- Lv Savannah 6 50 am
OD. Lv Port Royal 1 55 pm 8 15 am
ws, Lt Beaufort 'i 10 pin 8 25 am
his Lv Yemassee 8 15 pm 9 25 am
rge Lv Fairfax ? ... 10 32 am
He Lv Allendale 10 47 am ?
ice Ar Angusta... 12 55 pm
six 1
>ur Close connections at Greenwood for all points on
the S. A. L. hud C. <Sc G. Hallways, and at Spartanburg
tnd with Southern Railway.
ion For any information relative to tickets, rates, schedoer
ule, etc., address \
Dd -L ('RATG. Gen. raw. Agent, Augusta, G?.
ich E. M. NOliTH, Sol. Agent.
icl- I
, a
LIMITED
S ^^^S^DOUBLEDAmr
? SERVICE
an
leg To Atlanta, Charlotte, Augusta. Athens, Wilmineton,
New Orleans. Clmtt&noo^a, Nashville and New York,
>11- Boston, Philadelphia. Washington. Norfolk, Kicheg
mond.?Schedule in effect Feb. 7, 1897.
for
i of SOUTHBOUND. No. 403. No. 41.
Lv. New York, viaPenn. R. R.'ll 00 a m *9 00 pm
?1" ? Philadelphia, " M 1 12 p ui 12 06 am
" Baltimore, " " 8 15 p in 2 50 am ' '
, u Waahhington, u " 4 40pm 4 80 am
[f? " Elchmond, A. C. L., 8 50 p tn 9 05 am
'he Lv. Norfolk via S. A. L.? *8 85 p m *9 05 am
OU ** Portsmouth, " 8 45 a m 9 20 am
re- Lv. WeTdon, via 8. A. L. ....*11 28 pm ?11 55 am
ere Ar. Henderson,viau *12 53am *1 39 pm 115
Ar Durham via 8. A. L t7 32 am +4 09 pm
j,e Lv Durham " +5 20 pm til 10 am
Ar. Raleigh, via ri. a. l........... *2 18 a m *3 34 pm
5v- " Sanford, " 3 35 u 5 03 u
;tit " Southern Pines, " 4 22 u 5 55 "
" Hamlet. " 5 10 " 6 53 "
" iVadesboro, " 5 64 " 8 11
" MoDroe, *' 6 43 " 9 18 "
Ar.Charlotteyla8.aTiTIIT....T*8~30 am *10 25pm
Ar. Chester, via 8. A. L *8 10 a m *10 47 pm
Lv. Columbia, C. N. a L.j f6 00 pm
ArTCHnton, 8. A. L *9 45 am *12 10 ain
" Greenwood, ' 10 35 " 1 07 am
?' ?' ABBKVILLE, " 11 05 ' 1 40 "
I" Elberton, " 12 07 p m 2 41 "
" Athens, 1 15 u 3 45 "
" Winder, " 1 59 " 4 30 "
" Atlanta, (Central Time) 2 50 " 5 20 "
NORTHBOUND^ No. 402. No. 38.
Lv.~Atlanta,vlaS.A.t..(Cent. T.)*12 00 n'n *7 50 pm
" Winder, u 2 40 p w 10 42 "
" Athens, " 3 16 tt 11 20
" Elberton. " 4 15 w 12 33 am
" ABBEVILLE " 5 15 " 1 40 "
" Greenwood. " ... ........ 5 41 " 2 09 " "
' Clinton, " *d 84_ u *3 05 *
IrTColutablaTcTN. & L., R. K- t7 0J am
Lv. Chester, " *8 13 p m *1 38jim
Ar."Charlotte, via >. A, Li1..?. *10 25 p^tn_* 8 SOjmi
Lv. Monroe, via Si A. HZ...... *9 40 p m *6 05 am
" Hamlet " *11 23 " 8 15 '
r .T ii-1_ tS~9il nm ?10 '<n nm
"'? ' "" ? -- ? I?
Lv. Southern Pines, " *12 14 am *9 20 am
_ " Raleigh, " *2 16 am 11 35 am
Ar. Henderson " 3 28 a in *1 00 pm
Ar Durham via S. A. L +7 32 am +4 09 pm
Lv Durham " to 20 pm til 10 am
Ar. Weldon, " *4 55 am *3 00 pm
" Richmond, A. C L,, S 15 " 6y50 '
'* Washington, via Penn. RR 12 31 p m 11 10 pm
J " Baltimore, u 1 43 p in 12 48 am
4w " Philadelphia, " 3 SO p m 8 45 am
" New York, ? ?6 23 " *6 58 "
Ar. Portsmouth, S. a. L., 7 .'SO it in 5 50 pm
" Norfolk. " *7 50 ? 6 05 "
0*Daily. tDaily, ex. Sunday. JDuily ex. Monday.
No?. 403 and 402. "The Atlanta Special," Solid VesOtibuled
Train of Pullman Sleepers and Coaches botweeri
Washington and Atlanta, also Pullman
Sleepers between Portsmouth and Chester, S. C.
ec- Nog 41 and 38, "The S. A. L. Express," Solid
J P" Train. Coaches and Pullman Sleepers between Ports*v
mouth ami Atlanta. Company Sleepers between
^ Columbia anil Atlanta.
Both trains make immediate connections at Atlan_
ta for Montgomery. Mobile, New Orleans, Texas, California,
Mexico, i'ha'.tanooga, Nashville, Memphis,
Macon, Florida.
For Tickets, Sleepers, apply to
J B. A. NEWLAND. Gen. Agt., Pass. Dept.
J 6 Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga.
GEO. Mo. P. BATTK.Trav. Pass. Agt.
Charlotte, N. C.
K. St. JOHN. Vice-Pres. and Gen'l. Mgr.
OV. E. McBEE, Gen'l. Su[>erintendent.
II. \V. B. GLOVER, Traffic Manaeer.
n T. J. ANDERSON, Gen'l. Pass. Agent,
k. General Offices: Portsmouth, Va.
Bicycles repaired promptly at C. P. Ham
motid &. Co.
K. C. Wilson A. Co. want your hauling and fl|
plowing.
Just received another case of those extra
heavy 11-4 white quilt for SI at Haddou's.
, Printed muslins fast colors 4 and ~> cents at
- Haddon's.
Tuafees summer millinery just received at
^Hdon's.
li^Vlf you want the best bed spring on earth
the monev call for one No. .Six. Bold ex
K:lu?ively l>y ua. J. 1). Kerr.
\
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