Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Section II. ^^^say: "The General Assembly may license persons | or corporations to manufacture and sell and remn uicooouc liquors or oeverages wiinin the Slate UDder such rules and restrictions as 11 deems proper; or the General Assembly may.problblt the manufacture and.saleand retall of alcoholic liquors and beverages within the State, and may authorize and empower State, County and municipal officers, all or either, under the authority and In the name of the State, to buy In any market and retail within tbe Stale liquors and beverages In such packages and quantities, under such rules and regulations, as It deems expedient: Provided, That no license shall be granted to > sell alcoholic beverages In less quantities than one-half pint, or to sell them betwetn sundown and sunrise, or to Bell them to be drunk on the premises: And provided, lurtber, That the General Assembly shall not delegate to any municipal corporation the power to Issue licenses to sell the same." From this it may be seen that the olty coun" cil could not license .an open bar, and that under no conditions can liquor be sold between "sundown and 6unrlse." The Constitution, it seems has completely wiped out the bar-business, and publio sentiment will likely forever sustain the crippling of the wbl6key traffic. \ Great^effort seems to have been made to cUsgost^tJje temperance people with the "blind tlger?vfcvttia>i?ope of -having our people return to the open bars. The dog returns to his vomit, but we doubt if South Carolina ever returns to her bare. Even admlttlug that there are "blind tigers," a dozen of them would hardly work the. demoralization and drunkenness that might result from one open licensed bar. The General Assembly may license the municipal officers to buy or sell liquor, but no town council can grant license to anybody. Even if Judge Slmonton should choose to annul all of our liquor laws, It is quite likely that the temperance people of this State will remain true and steadfast to their principles, not yielding a question where there is moral principle involved. Senator Tillman is making effort to have a law passed by Congress which will rectify matters. * > Filth, and Nut the Lord, is Responsible. Last year fever was epidemic at Clemson College, and this year some thirty-six students are sick of fever. There seems to be some disposition to diB* regard this matter and make light of It. Bat this affliction is neither to be denied nor concealed. There can be no doubt that there Is a cause for this sickness. It Is the duty of somebody to look into the cause without a moment's delay. ; . Self-preservation would dictate the propriety of parents refusing to send their sons back there until the cause is ferreted out?for cause there must be. Nobody who is fit to remain out of the lunatic asylum will deny that there is cause. The day has passed for blaming the Lord for the presence of that fever which can alone be attributed to filth. It is filth, and not the Lord, that makes typhoid fever. There is no disputing this fact. Ten chances to one the water at Clemson is impure. Clemson has had more sickness in two years than has afflicted both Erskine College and the Due West Female College since the war. The certificate of the college physician at the Due West Colleges would go to prove that be Is starving?at least, as far as the student patronage Is concerned. Don't blame the Lord for the presence of filth In our water. Hon. J. H. Miller. | One of the ablest men that have ever gone I out from Erskine Colieee Is the Hon. .1. H Miller, of Birmingham, Ala. He 1b cot only a scholar, but he Is a gentleman of the highest type of an upright manhood. Of him one of the speakers at the recent Dae West commencement spoke in filling terms, and the Birmingham Daily Ledger speaks of an address whioh he delivered lo Birmingham: A large and attentive audience filled the chapel at Howard College laet night, the occasion being the address of Hon. J. H. Miller, of this city, to the Phllomathlc and Franklin societies. The address was a most able one, the orator speaking on a variety of subjects that were of especial Interest to the Btudents, and arousing among bis hearers an unusual V40SIWJ ui puiuuMiBfjm. ine auaience frequently expressed their appreciatioa by applauding the speaker. The Election. The election next Saturday may settle the late of some of the new county schemes, whereby it is proposed to make new Court Houses at Honea Path and at Wiltlamston. This newspaser would be sorry to see any part of Abbeville County cut off, but more especially would we regret to part with Due West and herJColleges. Abbeville has always been friendly to Due West and this city Has felt that it has had friends in the Athens of upper South Carolina. If oar friends could consent to remain with as the ties which have bound us In the past will be strengthened for the future. Dae Went CommeiieeinentN. Dae West comtneacements last wee'* were the best In the history of the Colleges^ The College year was the most successful, and the public was better pleased with the closing exercises than ever before. Be Sure to Vote. There Is no doubt that one-third of the vot. ers in some of the townships oppose the formation of the new county. Then, turn out and expresB your wishes. Preserve" the old connty from further mutilation. BICYCLE AND BASE BALL, Big Bicycle Parade and Baceti on ' July IStb. I The track will be put in good shape, and ! practice for the races and parade will begin ' next week. Let all the wheels in Abbeville turn out to make the occasion a grand success, as Abbeville always does. Riders from other towns will be Invited. Several gameB ( of bane ball will be arranged for on July 13th , end 14th. Boys, practice up. It is the intention of the promoters to jutiK.c a Kiuu ox uaia wees, uuu iuo mor . chants should aid in the undertaking. 11 - for ^^6W|ttBgg|HEaySjUA|BK<^^^^^ departto have H9BMBHKMMtHW^^PiiasB lieutenants. BwBm^SMBflBKPH^HcleDt set of bosses mil!. This news^MKBH^^nE^^^ertaln that In tbe matH^nRBBB^Vuglneerthat the mill is for^bBbM^P^hs ]f each of the pickers will throught the machinery, six EwK^WTtly. If so, eighteen bales will dally ^ ninuractiired Into cloth when all the Machinery la Bet to rnnnlng. _ ^ Room lpr machinery to use up six bales dally is still unoccupied. When the company has tbe money the additional machinery will be put in position. NOT QUITE AN ACCIDENT. One of the Hen At tbe Cotton Mill Discovers a Defect In a Railroad Bridge. Yesteraay evening as toe <;zv im^uu umu parsed over tbe bridge across the putrflc road, in front of tbe Abbeville Cotton Mill, one of tbe factory people was near by looking at tbe train. He beard tbe crash of timber, and at once went to examine the bridge. He found that tbe long sleeper on whlcb tbe cross-ties rest was broken. He immediately reported the fact to the station, when a flagman was sent to flag down the 8:40 freight which was approaching. A telegram was then sent to Greenwood instructing tbe engineer to stop and examine the bridge before crossing. Upon examining bridge tbe engineer bad no hesitation in pronouncing it dangerous, and be would not cross it with bis train. He was willing to leave the engine and attempt to board it after the bridge was crossed. But it was deemed best to "break" the train on tbe track. s A force from the shops wen"down to make toe neceEBary repairs, ana ai iu;~v me imgiuou were whistled In, when tbe train moved safely across tbe bridge and up to tbe shops. CHANGE OF BUSINESS. First Young Business Men Do a Little Trading Among Themselves. Messrs. C. P. Hammond & Co., have sold their retail shoe business to Messrs. Cobb <fc McDavld, and the new Arm has possession of the stock and are oflerlng it to the public at prices wbich will please. Messrs. Cobb & McDavld are excellent business men, and pluck and energy will bring the best success to the new Arm. These young gentlemen have within them tbe elements which will make them a factor In the business circles of Abbeville, Personally they stand high with tbe people, and are distinguished for their strict integrity. Messrs. C. P. Hammond & Co., who are known of all men, as the embodiment ol energy and business thrift, are still in tbe harness business at tbe old stand. Tbey not only deal in harness, but they are headquarters for thesaleof bicycles and for repairing tbem. OFF FOR RECREATION, President Bailey Taken a Deserved Rent from the Cotton Mill. President Bailey, left yesterday afternoon to be gone some two weeks. He will goto Boston, aud visit friends and relatives in Pennsylvania. He goes for recreation and rest from the cares incident to tbe building of tbe best cotton mill in upper Soutb Carolina. Everything is progressing finely at tbe mill, and in a little wbile all tbe machinery will be running. RENTER FIRES BACK. m There whh Two Siden to Landowner 'and tbe Lnrch. Lowndesvllle, S. C., Juue 19,1897. Editor Press and Banner: I noticed in last Press and Banner a sketch from "Troupe" in regard to some of tbe remain in tha seoureed district, as giving up the land they had rented and leaving the land J bolder and merchant in the lurch. Well, as to tbe merchant, we cannot Bay tbat he is left yet. If Providence still continues to send destruction after destruction upon us he in all probability may be left. As for the land bolder being left, he or sbe, whoever the land belongs to is responsible for being left. When tbe scourge came upon us it left us without tbe least prospect of anything whatever. Mr. or Mrs., he or she, whoever tbe land belongB to was sought and asked to lend a helping hand in the way of a reduction in rents, or take a part of the crop, which was positively refused. Consequently both renter and subrenter was compelled to give up the ghost. If all the landholders in this scourged district were like the one in question we certainly stand in need of a missionary, but such is not tbe case as they all with one consent agreed to do what was right and give these renters a living chance. MODEST CLAIM TO RELIGION. A word or two in regard to our religion. We do not claim to have au over abundance "r Mlno Oftlnla Knt ruck rfn /Oalm tn hft V* lUC^CUUlUC BltiVIVi vu? nv V.H.? w Sunday observing people, and we are loth to believe thai such a disaster was sent upon ub simply because we were not church goers. We are not so ignorant as to not know that no coin but the true one ever enters the kingdom of Heaven. We kindly ask Mr. Troup to read the chapter on Character Sketches and Churchgoers and see who is left in the lurch. Renter. PRESIDENT CRAIGHEAD, A Call for HI in to Bemain?A Former Pupil Pays a High Tribute to the DiMtinguisbed Educator. The friends and admirers of President Craighead, of Cletnson College, note with much regret his determination to leave that institution. It is by no means pleasant to know that the educational interests of our state are to sutler lue loss OI a rnau wuu ib ?u pumueu and whose education is bo finished, but above ail, one who possesses a character so worthy of emulation. It was the writer's privilege to sit, during a space of two years, at President Craighead's table and enjoy his instructive and refined conversation, aud we feel that it would be nothing less than a lack of patriotism to (ail to lift up our voice to call on him to reconsider his action and also to express the hope that the trustees of Clemson will demand, in such terms that he cannot refuse, that he remain and serve that institution. President Craighead is the son of a prosperous larmer of Missouri. He graduated at Central College which now calls him back with one voice to guide her prosperous course into greater prosperity. After leaving Central College be entered Vanderbilt University where he spent several years. After finish lug a ik ouurse hi iuin iusuiuiiuu us was defied President of a large and flourishing Institution of learning In Tennessee. In this position his ability as a director of students was shown bv the success he attained. Hut possessing that truest of all ambitions, a desire to cultivate tbe mind, he resigned bis position and sought tbe atmosphere of the German and French universities. lie spent sometime In this congenial employment after which, on a visit to Rome, be was confined with smallpox, for several months In a hospital In tbalclty. During bis stay In tbls city he became well acquainted with the language of that country. It was his purpose to perfect himself in Greek, and the study of Greek In Germany and France necessitated a perfect kuowledge of the languages of those two countries. Aside from his mental attainments he has the happy faculty of endearing himself to all who come in contact with him. This Is evidenced by the fact that whenever he goes on ! Written) cnllpfp camDUB. where be served as i professor of Greek so acceptably for several ( years, the students turn but en menure and gave bim a rouslug leceptlon. Unlike many college professors, be does not stand on that platform wblcb lifts one a little blgher than most men. He iscongental with men of low estate, still he is a man among men. The success with which he has met at Clemson, an Institution which was almost entirely experimental, me law, oraer ana uincipiino which he has established and maintained In ! this college shows the wisdom of the trustees ! In selecting him and it they succeed in keeplug him, Clemsoa and our State may well fee 1 proud. L>. I Summer colds are the worst, tut can be jured In one day, with Laxative Bromol Quinine, for sale at Speed's Drug Store. Mrs. Bushe's Specific gives Immediate relief ! ft burns. If applied at ouce the burn will uot I Ulster. For sale at Speed's Drug .Store. > v. ' MffiHnHHprci.y ARairi BmWMIHBp and Prluted ^HeBHRMT-TIpn from (hcOm|i HH^HVplione. THE VETERANS. E^Woilowlng veterans of this vicinity 1 special train Monday afternoon I Re Confederate Veterans' Re-Union at Nae vi lie: Cupt, Jas. Pratt, Co. G. Orr's Rifles. B.J. Martin, 19th S. C. R. H. Armstrong, Corps 3, Confederate F glneers. Rev. Dr. J. Lowrle Wilson, (?d Tennessee. R. R. Hemphill,Orr's Rifles. J. Fiazler Livingston, 1st Cavalry. J. Fuller Lyou, l^th S. C." T. J. Bowen, S. C. Reserves. The special train for the survivors reach the Seaboard depot at 3.30 Monday afternoc When the shops wera reached orders we found to wait for another sect ion to come frt Wilmington at" o'clock. This was not w come news to the people en route for Naf ville, but people who bad faced much woi situations In bygone days were not dispos to complain at the prospect of spending few hours in historic Abbeville. Many came over to town and visited.i rious points of interest?Secession Hill, t Burt House and other places. All evinced lively interest in their surroundings. All them werejubilant over the prospect of me lug vhsl uuuiuers in "iue uuyn at iinnuvii It was good to see these grizzled heroes es berant aud nimble Id spirit, though brok Id body. The special train which lelt the shops a o'clock Monday afternoon contained elg coaches. The Wilmington train did not t In ou schedule time, and the original Hi section went on alone. There were two slee ers and two or three special coaches. Delegations from the following camps wt od board: Ft. Mill Camp U. C. V.. No. 920 Mtcab JeDklns Camp, No. 702?Yorkvllle. Catawba Camp, 27N?Kock Hill. Camp Hampton, 8. C. V., 3S9?Columbia. Camp James D. Nance, 336? Newberry. Camp UarllDgtoD, Laurens. There were small delegations from Wlni boro, Clinton and other pieces. The coaches were decorated with bunli and palmetto?lots of it. MaDy people d played their Ignorance of the palmetto. T decorations were Intended to uphold the ti dltionB of South Carolina In other States, b the decorators unwittingly enforced the ne of more knowledge or state lore on me pi of their own fellow citizens. The Columbia coach was particularly hat some. The Columbia people wore paltaei badges. Gen. C.Irvine Walker, Commander oft Survivor's Association, was on board. Miss Isabelle Bratton, Sponsor for Sou Carolina, was with the party. She was tended by her maid of honor, Miss Huger, Charleston. Miss Bratton Is a daughter Gen. John Bratton, of Fairfield. These you ladies wore Queen's Jubilee badges sent frc Scotland. Hon. F. H. Weston, General commandl the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Dr. C. Stanley," Quartermaster, and Mr. E. J. Wi son, repeettentlng the Sons of Veterans, w? with their fathers' comrades. Mayor H. H.Evans, of Newberry, was o of the party. Mr. E. J. Watson, of The State, was with t veterans. He will tell the story of the ti and of tbegreat re union In an elaborate i tide In the Slate next Sunday. Abbevl will figure somewhat In the story. In special to hie paper yesterday Mr. Wats says of the stop here: "Quiteunexpectedly the seven carloads repsesen tat Ives or toe comederate am bound for Nashville on the veteran's sped made a charge upon this historic old tot jo-day aud weut Into encampment, at t soda water founts and In the park. Ge Walker had Issued no order Jor the re When the stop was made the lair spons and her maids of honor were the first to brei ranks and give the command for a short to of sight-seeing. The citizens were tak completely by surprise." Col. T. B.'Crews, the veteran editor ol t Laurens Herald, was one of the. d tlnguished survivors on board. Ere this our veterans have joined th< brethren gathered Irom all the Southlac The people of Tennessee have provided abu danl good cheer and have given them eve privilege of fellowship. South Carolina bids her veterans Godspe on this glad yet pathetic pilgrimage. Tea of Joy and tears of sorrow will fall as t thinning rauks muster once more this si the shadowy camping ground. Bent fori aud shattered voices will take on old-tli vigor and hearts will dance and eyes glist when the bands Dlav "Dixie." Such eath< ings will not be after awhile. Tbe soldlt ol the Lost Cause file into tbe mystic beyoi ?alone but undismayed?with sad regularii Tbe ;contlnual decimation cannot be staye but tbe getting together of those who ling with uh lightens tbe burdens tbey bo lo have borne and is good for those aroui tbem. Sentiment Is good for all. We should think ol the old Roldlera kind and treat them with all possible deferent We should lighten their way as best we ci as "their feet press onward to the Infin! Isles." not yet a while. The grand Jury recently recommended tta a fire-proof vault be placed in tbe Clerl office for tbe safe-keeping ot tbe coun records. The grand Jury had intormati that such a vault could be constructed at cost of about S300, and recommended its en lion provided the cost should not exceed S3i Supervisor Lyon is convinced that a reasc ably safe and adequate vault can not be pi vlded for anything like $$00. The gra Jury was evidently misinformed. Abbeville County will not have a flre-prt vault right soon. 1 DEPOPULATED. The recent term of court very nearly ole; ed out, tbe county Jail. There are only t' prisoners In tbo building. John Mitchell, who was last year senteoc to a life-term in the Penitentiary for murdi HIb attorneys have secured a new trial i him, and it isqulte likely he will beacqultti The man whocommltted the murder has be banged. Wade Adklns. under a cbaingang senten of twoyears for the assault on Thomas Pi rlnat Mt. Carmel, Is held pending appeal Supreme Court. Both these cases wsll probably be decld In a few days. THE CHAINGANG COLONY. The late Sessions sent nine recruits tot county cbaingang. There are now twenty men on tbe gang. Wm. Moffatt was released Monday, was serving an eighteen months term fori sault and battery. On acoount of bis cont uous good behavior be was released a mon before the expiration of tbe term. GONE TO GREENVILLE. Mr. J. Arthur Morrow, who has been c( nected with the Press and Banner for the pi five years, left on Monday for Greenvll wnere ne nas a position with snannon <k < Mr. Morrow Is a genial, exemplary, relial young man, and will not fall to win frier on every hand. PRETTY LITTLE ROMANCE. "All the world loves a lovf." Few tail to read every sto-y of love tl comes to the surface amid the rush and drl and hard materialism of life In our work d world. A pleasant romance In which an Abbevl young man Is very much concerned came public notice last week. The following Is the story as told by the i lanta Constitution: "Miss Mabel Bancroft, the sixteen year-< daughter of Mr. George Bancroft, of this cl and Mr. Younger, a young man of Spartu burg, have loved each other since chlldho< Years aito the young couple lived next dc to each other. "The boy was sixteen and Mabel liancr waR eleven. When the two children part they vowed that they would love each otl always and would some dav marry. Tt vow wax kept on yesterday. The two you people eloped and are now happy In th Houth Carolina home. ".Several days ago Miss Bancroft went visit her Sister, who Is the wife of Itev. W. Wood, of Fairburn, Oa. Yesterday mornl she started home, but when she reached t depot she left for Spartanburg with Mr. C. Younger. "Before leaving Kalrburn Miss Bancri had confided to Miss Lizzie Marshms another young lady visitlug Mrs. Wood, th she Intended to elope. She first bound M Marshman to keep tiie elopement a seei until after 1 o'clock, by which hour *he sa she would be married to her lover. At o'clock Miss Marshman broke the news Mrs. Wood. "The parents of theyoung girl, who live < Marietta street, are very much agitated ov the marriage. The first, intimation they hi of the elopement waK from a telegram fro Younger himself, saying, "Mabel and I wl be married at5:;W o'clock." The Spartanburg Herald of last Tuesdi says: The bride and groom arrived in the ol yesterday afternoon and are now at M Finch's boarding place on East Main. M Younger has been doing business for M Finch for a long time, and not only has II confidence and esteem of his employer, bi has by his gentlemanly dealings and bearic endeared himself to many of tlie citizens the city, who will do all in their power welcome him back' also his charming bride. Charles Fleetwood Younger is well know in Abbeville. He is the second of Mr. J. < Younger, the market man. The flrstknownhereofMr. Younirer's hanr departure was a special irom Seneca In II Greenville News ol last Wednesday. The w - y were paarried in the presence of a fe^f friends at the Oconee Inn, Seneca's Hotels NOT TALKING.,? It is certain that Mr. R. R. Tolbert, State ' in Chairman of the dominant (Webster) faction [ie of the Republican party of Houth Carolina, Is sawing a good deal of political wood these >? long days, and it is equally certain that he 1 Isn't saying much about it. Chairman Tolbert was In town Monday and a Press and Banner reporter asked him eft aboui the poRtoffice situation. He gave out Cor no direct information, but Intimated that ib- something might be expected to drop when the decapitating machine began work. He knew when some Interesting official rotations in State circles would occur, but he ;n. hadn't anything to say about the time. FARM ERS' INSTITUTE. In compliance with the request of the Abbeville County Alliance, President Craighead of Clemson College has ordered a Farmers' Institute to be held in Abbeville early In August. Information as to date, programme, ed etc., will be publiuhed later, >n. (re SCRAPS SCRAPED UP. g1?1 The Abbeville County Alliance will hold Its V" quarterly meetlD|j here on Friday, July 16. " The annual election of officers will take place ed lhenThe Greenwood contingent of Veterans, occupying two cars, passed through Abbeville en route for Nashville at 1 A. M. Monday. . " Some fine bicycling and good baseball are _ In prospect. A three days' meet is promised nf about the middle of July. e. Master Bob Hemphill went with the Vete rans to Nashville. The Ferguson-Williams College commencee " ment Is in progress. The exercises began on BU Hnnrlav nnrt u-111 mnllnno thrnilph t.hn wnpfr NON EST. 17 ht A grest deal of talk has been Indulged in ;et about tbe opening of "original package" rat stores in town. Several have been reported tp. as started. But as a matter of fact the only place in town where liquor in original packire ages is sold openly !b tbe dispensary. Mr. C. E. Bruce stated yesterday that he had secured United States license and bacl been appointed local agent for a large liquor bouse la North Carolina, but that he would not open at present, in view of the uncertainty as to the legal status or the business. He proposes to abide strictly by the law?if he can find is- out what that is. MAYOR'S COURT, The p'oceedings of tbe city court for the >s- past week have been of a graver character be than formerly. raf' Ben Robertaon, colored, was tried Monday Ut mnrnlnc fnr Hlanrdprlv nnndnnt. nnd aon. ,e<J tenced 10 30 days on the street. Tuesday lrl morning Robertson's case was heard on appeal by the full council. Council found Rob'd* ertson not guilty. F.B.Gary, Esq.,coniuctep the appeal. Tueseay morning Mr. M. Read, a traveling salesman, was up on the chs.rge of disorderly he conduct at the Seaboard depot, he having had an altercation with Mr. J. L. McNeil. M^yor 111 Hill lined Mr. Read 825. He appealed to the a* full council. The fine was reduced to 810. ?\ This case excited considerable interest. Mr. of Reud was represented by W. C. McCowan, DK Esq,, in the appealed cases; Mr. McNeill by L. w. Perrln, Esq. ng C. - COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT. ne be Pretty Young Ladles March G racefula'P ly to the Vediliut March?Pretty lie ('up* and Lovely Gown* Adorn llaudnouie Ladies. Tha commencement In the Due West Fe- . of mule Col lego was, according to common coniy, seut, the very best ever held In the history of al, the Institution. vn Promptly at 9:30 the procession marohed he upon the platform. The Senior class, beautl>n. fully dressed In caps and gowns, filed in to at. the sweet strains of the wedding march. Rev. 1 lor, G. N, White, of North Carolina, offered the ak prayor. The following program was rendered: i ur i en PROGRAM. ( . Piano-The Wedding March?Mendelssohn ?e ?Misses Belt, CllnkscEleii, Cowan, .Branyon, ; 18' Crockett and Pressly. Prayer. ' 1 Essay?Romance of College Life?Miss Ro- < " Z6lla Bowen. Piano?Overture?Oulilaume Tell ? Rossini ( " ?Mlsaes Cowan, Pressly, xoung, Hardeman, , y Hunter and Welch. pj Es8a.y?The MlBelon of Music?MIrs Leslie Branyon. iff Mandolins?Beneath the Thatched Roof? Gelbel. Essay?The Influence ol the Wom?n of the I Nineteenth Century?Miss Mayme Enloe. < Vocal Solo?Surely ? Strelezkl ? Mlse Ida i Nlckles. fil Essay ?Historic Flowers ?Miss Xlmeria Hunter. rr Piano?Grande Valss Brllllante (Flowers) I Op. 12?Llebllng?Misses Branyon, Cowan and 1 Miller. i Essay?The College Girl In Search ofaSub?5 )ect for Her Graduating Eisay?Miss May Lyon. , Piano ? Mouvement Perpetuel ? Weber ? I 'J Misses Enloe, Hunter and Welch. :?' Essay?The Uses of Knowledge?Miss Lula McGee. 116 Vocal Solo? Waiting ? Millard?Miss Lee Crockett. Essay?Do the Duty thai Lies Nearest You? Kfifjo Iila XioklPR at Piano?Polacca Brllllante?Weber ? MIbsbb i's Cowan and HardemaD. ty Essay?Reality of College Life?Miss Ida on Patrick. a Vocal Class?Where the Wild Flowers Bloom jo- ?N. S. Hand. BO. Essay?The Influence of Nature In Mould>n ing Us into Beauty?Mlas Viola Poore. ro- Piano?Die Stum me Van Portlol (Massanielnd lo) ?Auber ? Misses Enloe, Miller, Brlce, Young and Crockett. x>f Essay?Opposition Essential to the Greatest Success?Miss Mary Pressly. String Club?Amelia Waltzes?Juv. Rosas. Essay?The Voice of the Passing Period? ar. Miss Carrie Wideman. Vocal Solo?Jerusalem?Henry Parker?Mlns Xeoiina Hunter. e(i Valedictory?'"Perhaps ft May Turn Out a Br Sermon, Pernaps a Song"?Miss Lillian Morf ' rlson. GuJtars-Sebastopol?Warrell. e Awarding of Diplomas Mandolins?Classles' Galop. ce PART SECOND. nr. to Piano ? Overture ?Faust?Gounod?Missed Bell, Morrison, Carlisle, Craig and Brlce. led Alumnae Essay?Miss Willie Klrkpairlck? Prosperity, S. C. Vocal Class?Down In the Dewy DellSmart. . Anniversary Address?Prof. H. ST. Snyder? he Wofford College. Reception at Female College?Hours 8 and He 10:30 p.m. Bg. Tbe essays were all well written. The 1D. music, both instrumental and vocal, was unttl usually fine, and the teachers may well congratulate themselves on each performance. The President then delivered twelve diplomas and three certificates to tbe young ladles. The scholarship of 8150 In cash offered by Jn* the Faculty was divided between Miss Lillian I4?1 Morrison, of Statesvllle, N. C., and Miss Kitlie' tie Patrick, of White Oak. 8. C. Miss Julia Galloway, of Gastonla, N. C., received honorb'e able mention. ,uo in tneauernoon rroi. tt.ri.snyaer,01 woiford Colleee, delivered a very eloquent addross on "Our Literature " Rev. W. O. Cochran, of Bristol, Tenn., In a very graceful manner delivered two medals iat from the Amellan Society. The first for best Ive pssaylst. In tbe Junior class was won by Miss ay Florence Cowan, of Arizona. The second for eeneral excellence was given Miss Eugenia lie M^EIroy, of Doravllle, Oa. to Thus closed the most successful commencement of the most successful year of this splendid Inslltutton. >ld ly, Y.ocal* Aino.n B. Morse. Read my ad In reeard to kerosene oil. Big )Qj inducements otlered to cash buyers. Just received a fresh lot of Block's celebraoft ted soda crackers, salt lea flakes, snaps, d-c. ed i have a remnant of fruits that I want to ier close out. See these olose casii prices : Nice 1111 prunes 9c per pound, London layer raisins Oc nS pound, California apricots (worth 15c) for ouelr ly 10c pound. , I have Just opened a half barrel of frfish, . bright, new catoh mackerel. They are fine. Try them. he A new lot of lobster, tripe, salmon, Just Id. I have an elegant stock of teas?black and greeu,stralghtand mixed. The"Keglna" put up in quarter, half and one pound packages Is in, a very flue mixed tea. Try a package of it. If you drink coffee come and eet your coffee where you can buy 1* oheap. Eight Dounds of good green coffee for SI. 1 The best 12j^c green coffee on the market to right hers. i Fruit season almost hero. I would like lo on sell you your fruit Jars and Jelly glasses. < 5T If the files bother you got a fly fan for your n, table and a mosquito net for your bed. Ill A hummock ifr nice to hold or swing In. and I a croquet pet for an evening's pleasure. I can furnish both. I ^ A few ice cream churns left. Prices way ty down. 5 lr. Hey sports! I have the best "sweater" In r. black, blue and maroon you ever had ottered lr. at fifty cents. ije lit " \ ik 1 of Westmoreland Telter Ointment sure cures , to ring worm. We've tried it. For sale at I Speed's Drug Store. | ? n Swamp Root Is the finest thing in the land I for kidney troubles. You are only to try It to1 oe coiiviuceu. iuu can nnu tuis wouueriui )y 1 medicine at Speed's Drug Store. le' A ("refill lot of Huylers & Nunnally's cauily a y on hand at Speed's Drugstore. I m mm TO THE TAYPAYF.ES (>r (be Proposed >'ew County of lionen Path. A.8 the day for the election to determine the question of the formation of the new county of Honea Path will soon be here, It has beeu . thought not amiss to lay before tbe taxpayers \ of tbe proposed new county a few salient facts, by way of refuting tbe repeated assertions. on the part of the advocates of the measure, to the pffect tbat the formation of the new county will not necessitate a higher rate of taxation than la now paid by those embraced within the limits of said proposed county. The first matters to which we would call attention is: 1. The small amount of taxable property embraced within the limits of the proposed county aa compared with, say, Anderson county, the former being only a little more than the minimum fixed by the constitution, viz: 81,500,000, while the taxable property of the city of Anderson alone exceeds that amount. 2. Tbat there Is not a manufacturing establishment of any kind within Its borders, while Anderson has the Immense factories at Pelzer, a portion of tbe Piedmont factory, thncn In tha stiff? r?f A nrlorflAn onH tho Ppnrtlp. ton factory. 3. That Honea Path Is tbe largest and most prosperous town In tbe proposed new county, and returns for taxation only $12,000 of both real and personal property, wblle tbe taxable property of the city of Anderson alone is, as above staled upwards of $1,500,000. 4. That there will not be exceeding twenty miles of railroad properly in tbe new county, while there is at least three times that much railroad mileage In tbe county ot Anderson . 5. That there are five expensive bridges on ( Saluda river, besides numerous bridges on y other smaller streams in the new county, costing lully as much to build and keep up as all tbe bridges In the county of Anderson as now constituted. fi. That there will have to be the same number of officers whose salaries will have to be provided for, la tbe new county, as there are now In Anderson, &c. . Now, If with all tbese advantages in favor \ of Andeison connty ber tax levy Is 3% mills for county purposes, what will the tax levy necessarily have to be In a small, poor connty, such as tbe proposed new county of Honea Patb Is shown to be ? The constitutional provisions for the formation of new counties require that a new county shall assume, and be liable for, its proportionate share of the indebtedness, bouded and otherwise, of tbe several counties from wblch it 1b formed.?Article VII, Section 6, State Constitution. Tbe bonded Indebtedness of Greenville county Is 875,000, besides a past lndebtednexs of about $50,000 Anderson county $51,000. Laurens county $149,500. To meet wb Icb, together with current expenses, there Is a levy of mills in Greenville county, in Anderson county 3% mills, in Laurens county A% . mills. Now assuming that tbe citizens of Honea Patb will build the court house and Jail? ( when we remember ^that these are to be fur nisnea, tne county oraces wuu in,e necessary books, furniture, &c., tbe poor farm ami buildings to be provided, ami tbe small amount of taxable properly from wblcb to raise these sums, there is noway under the sun to prevent the tax levy of tbe new county belngat least 5% mills for county pur poses. While there might be some reason or common sense displayed by those taken from the other three counties, where taxes are already pretty high, being willing to go Into tbe matter, we utterly fall to see how any one living t, in Abbeville county, where the rate of taxa- V Hon for county purposes Is only 2% mlllR, and no bonded debt, unless It be some one living wilhln a mile or two of Honea Patb, orone who hopes to get some office In tbe new county, can get his consent to a measure which is bound 10 entail upon bim, for a number of years, a large increase in tbe matter of taxes. Kerr'n Locals. I J Now ' hear the talk. Itsaeem. What? AH full size solid oak cane seat high back dining ^ chair for only SI. Just tblnk of It. Ladies rocker to match the above In size. ~ Compare it, and look how perfectly It match- r e? the line. Everybody buys It, and all it I costs is 81.25. 1 The biggest solid oak gentleman's rocker, = nicely carved, cane seat and is certainly a familiar. Made by the celebrated Haywood people, which is in luself a guarantee of Its quality, for only 82.50. We always give the trade the best thing mit. See our line of solid oak rockers and iivans. Hurry and get some. Buy them while they last. The best of their kind. Fine Chickens. J. R. Glenn will sell you Eggs for hatcbiDg rrom the bent Barred Plymouth Rock'Cblck3ns. Also S. C. B. Leghorns. He will be glad ? lo have you inspect his stock. If For that tired feeling and tbe other feelings ihatone usually has In the spring time, take Milford's syrup of hypopbOBphates. For sale it Speed's. Try our new Celery, blood and nerve tonic* ifou will find it cheaper, stronger and more palateable than any other. Speed's Drug Store. WE WANT "3 We don't expect it unless we can be sold. We deal witli i of us that you find is notjas cheerfully |refunded" We d are not already u customer, g T "Pi o. iJ. Phone No. 80. W. D. BnrkNtlale <1- Co.'n Locals. Cotton seed meal delivered from store to p any place la the city. gi Come and see the cream freezers. A large tl size for SI 50. Fly traps only 15c. J* Hoes, sweeps, extra bolts, plows and plow I f0 :ools of all kinds. Big bargains In 3 lb. can grated pine apple I Uc. Come and try one can. Lots of dried fruit. Apples, pears, peaches ,, Lnd Drunes. , Grandeur flour?flue. j gt( Full cream cheese, also macaroni. A splendid "Rio C'oiree" 9 lbs. for a St. The , 'ery best In town for I he money. W. D. iurksdale & Co. cu McCau ley's home cured hams?a lot Just re- Jp elved?flue and Jblcy. \V. I). BarkBdale <jfc jr Another lot of Granduer flour to come In ] his week. tl Come and get a nice cream freezer?Artlc | nd White Mountain. A nice size for S1.50. cr< - ^ . i >. I eliuioiu ftiarcn ;? ana mo pRCKftgen. | 'V*' r ^vVi V n- ' ' ' " : : ' Where Shall we| | A RnrrriTR -M. -*?< II JurDaughters? jj) ?, ? *b? ?a\\7ij |j !* BECAUSE: 1st. It Is a Christ 2d. It 1b tboroug meat. 3d. It is the ch , State. (Tbl 4 th. There Is no the South, mro i our Dnuiio : on v. For 60 days from JonelOtb, we will eel If you need anything in tbe shoe line; ing fast, and the sizes will soon be brofe iVe have ^3^==^ 8doz. pairs of Ladles' White lOdoz. pairs Ladles' Black O 8 doz. pairs Ladles' Black Oi Chlldrens' Fine Shoes in Lo Jas. A. Banister'* and Loala Crossetta Drew SUby's .Ladles Fine Sooes. Then sett 8, BaDDlster'8 ana Selby's goods, i COBB & 1 Old Stor Still in the Harnt C. P. HAMMOND & C Are at the Old Stand e - Fnnrlr for the Harness a for their natronatre: in?th our successors, Messrs. C< Ve are gorng to Revolutionize th We are making Harness: u^. We also sell all parts Repairing. Summer Lap Robes In sU Belter fixed than ever lor (Jive us a call at the Old ? 3. P. HAM3V DON'T YOU WANT I Want to sell y have the follow I handle only a superior quality of to tbe best tbat Is sold In this marke Jy the Single Gallon, lyo. 1 per G I bave a good assortment of one anc prices. If you will buy a can 1 will for 15c. a gallon. Tbls Ad. Is Inter Am c j? I ^ TOUR TRAD merit it. To do this we buy reliable fou on the square. We guarantee eve represented, we don't want'you to k< lon't allow any dealer to undersell i ive us a trial. We will treat you rig! "D THE LEA] ,JX FURN Important Slate Xews. Dr. James Woodrow proposes to resign as resident of South Carolina College. He veB ax hlH reason age and Increasing lbflrmies. Dr. Woodrow Is 70 years old. Chairman Tompkins has called the Slate emocratlc Executive Committee to meet ;xt Tuesday. It Is probable that a primary r Senator will be ordered. Water Worn*. 3. B, Veronee Is the city plumber. See him you want any work done. 3fllce at the Misses Matthews (Bell's old ire) next door to Cohen's. 4t Wanted?Antique mahogany claw-footed airs, table, sofa, ball-clock, etc., handsomecarved, Colonial style. Also old solid silr. Give full description and prices. Adess Ramsey St...St. Paul, Minn. Uruce's resturant Is up to date with someilng good to eat. Bruce's is the place to get good pure ice jam, we sell to white or colord. We sell for e money and money only. m I * VBKESB HH T THE ^ vH Due West.? 1 y,vFemale College. Ian Institution. hly equipped In every depart i c [EAPEST Female College in tbe Ik last statement will be verified. if better location for a College in J >ES! "SHOES! | 1 any pair of Shoes in the boase at cost. \ you bad bttter come early, as we are sell cen. \ 1 Kid Slppers to run at SI.10. xford Ties Old price, $1.50. To sell now at$1.20 iford Ties. Old price, 81.25. To sell now, 90. w quarters, Tan and Black, to go at cost. Qents Fine Sboes to go at cost. Also i are^io better Sboes made tban Cros"ry a pair and you will buy no otber. McDAVID. e of C. P. Hammond & Co. ? v\ 2ss Business. I :0- ' 1 > T-'l d Leather Trade. We thank oor friends e Shoe Buslnesa and bespeak the same for )bb & McDavld. e Harness and Saddle Business. ow from $5 to 520, and It will pay yon to see 06 Harness separately and do all kinds of >ck, A big line of Eidlns Saddles. Bicycle Repairing. Hand. Very respectfally, IOND & 00. LIGHT? j ___ . .a ou your Kerosine Oil, and to do so ing inducements to offer for SPOT CASH TRADE : Oil and guarantee It to be equal to ; it. 'hree Gallons and up, 16 1-3 allon. I Five Gallon Cans at rock bottom buy a Can I will All It tbe first time jflSj ided lor your benefit and mine. >s B. Morse. % >E. goods. We price them as low as they rything we sell. Any article you buy jep. Return it and your money will be is, quality of goods considered. If you it. DING riTURE DEALER, _ Abbeville, S. U. Restaurant. Bruoe's is the place to get your chickens, eggs, butter, tlour, meat, sugar, coffee, lard, tobacco aud cigars, and In fact everything kept In a first-class grocery. Phone No. 39 Meals at all hours. April 7,1S97. 8 mos. I Trespassers Will be Dealt Willi. All persons are forbidden to trespass In any way, or to pull flowers from any of the . graves In Long Caue Cemetery. The sexton J has orders to stop all trespassing aud to re- | 1 port ull guilty persons, who will be dealt >J Willi accord I tit; to law. ? The Long Cane Cemetery Society. April 28,;iS?7, -it. * lkuctorN to Organise. To tiie Physicians of Abbeville County:? You are respectfully invited to meet at Abbeyllle Court House Monday. June 7tb, 1S97, for the purpose of re-organizlng, or of reviving the Abbeville Medical Society. Respectfully, t vu IVIHomftn m i).. Due Weal, S. C. ' J