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The Press and Banner ABBEVILLE, S.C. "... ? tyPubllshed every Wednesday at $2 a year In advance. Ten Pages. Wednesday, July 21,1897. Government By Police. * 'J Hftilc/lon /JortloroH of TllPSrlftV'f! AlUCIUiBU VIOUOULU UWJU.tU ? meeting of council that It was useless to pass a police ordinance since the city had no power to enforce ft, the police force being beyond the control of the city. This Is a perfectly correct view. It Is almost a waste of time for the city council to enact police ordinances for there is no possible way in which their enforcement pan be guaranteed under the peculiar system of government which Evans and Ellerbe placed and hold upon the city. The state police under the rule of Marshal Martin is supposed to enforce the city ordinances. Indeed we believe they are instructed to enforce them. But II they fall to do so we know of nothing the city can do to bring them to account. We are therefore, at the dictation of our police marshal. The city council when It passes police measures acts simply in an advisory or suggestive capacity. It has no administrative power. The mayor has no executive function. It all rests with the marshal ol police, and he may have other things to do than enforce municipal ordinances. It Is a nice state of existence we enjoy under the beneficent reign of Ellerbe bv his satrap Martin.-Charleston Fost. To one not acquainted with the facts, it would seem that Charleston 1b a down-trodden city. If that j)aper bad also said that several citizens of'that metropoliton town were denied their liberty and were locked up behind great iron bars, that too would seem to indicate a iearful state ol affairs. But aa a matter of fact, it is often the best safeguard to liberty that some men are locked up. So the statement of the Poet may Indicate a necessity for the presence of the much despised metropolitan police. If our memory serves us correctly, the newspapers of Charleston boasted that the * dispensary law could not be enforced in that r wflQfanAf in orrnr oorfiln t h A Hhflpl. efcton newspapers defended the violators of tbe law and ridiculed the officers who were trying to enforce it. Foreigners coldly assumed to disregard tbe law of theiradopted country, and tbe newspapers cbampldned them in their unlawful conduct. If we are not mistaken the violators of tbe dispensary law have received no other attention from the newspapers of Charleston than the utmost kindness, with incidental encouragement in their unlawful conduct. And if we are not mistaken again, the ministers of tbe gospel of that city were held up to ridicule and were subjected to Bevere criticism because they were law-abiding citizens themselves and desired to see other people respect even tbe dispensary law. Preachers ridiculed! Defiant foreigners upheld ! Is there any wonder a metropolitan force Is necessary ? Because of the nullification of one of tbe most Important laws of tbe Commonwealth it becomes the duty of the Governor ol the State to appoint a metropolitan police force to see that the law was enforced in the good old City by the Sea. That police is a necessity to day, and the Governor, if. he would be true to his duty will keep that force in the city of Charleston until the gentlemen of foreign birth, with proclivities for dealing surreptitiously In liquor, shall have learned to obey the laws of their adopted country. It is a tiad thing to deprive a citizen of bis liberty by locking him up. It may be a bad thing to have a metropolitan police. But sometimes there is a necessity for "bad things." Here to Stay. The dispensary law is the solution of the liquor question. It is the crowning glory of the Reform movement, and the great majority of our people demand its enforcement. The best evidence that It Is a good law, and that It is the work of the temperance people, lies In the fact that the saloon men and liquor men every where oppose it. They are spending largesums of money to break down the restrictions that are being placed on the sale of lntoxlcannts. .Tndplnp from th? enthusiastic dpslrft of the opponents of the law to attend a funeral, we are impressed with tbe idea that the liquor men are getting tired of the fight. The friends of the dispensary would like to see peace, but they will see tbe law enforced first. When you find a man wbo thinks the dispensary is dead, or ought to be dead, make a little examination, and you will likely find that be is an "original package"?that is to say, that he has not at any time been a friend to the law. A real friend to the law would not desert It because of tbe detractions, or assaults, of its enemies. Why Should Kill tors Testify ? Id a great number of cases where the negro is the offender the newspapers proceed to give a certificate of character?and that certificate Is generally for bad character. Instead of giving facts of the case or facts concerning the life and doings of the crimnal, matters of opinion are given. In like manner, If some bank cashier steals the money of a bank he Invariably gets from the newspapers, a certificate of previous good character. He nearly always belongs to the best families of the place, and was generally a star in society. If a woman should act so as to get her name unpleasantly conneoted with some event that ' startles or shocks the community, she is often described as being beautiful in person. The point which we would make is that 117 sxrtA io rtAAil nrattv fa o TV UCbUCl UUC JO 5VAAJ UI uou VI pi VUJ 10 u matter of opinion, which opinion is irrelevant to the case in point. What the public want 1b statement* of facts, and not the stereotyped expressions about "bad negroes," the social standing of dishonest cashiers that steal their banks, or the editor's expert testimony as to whether an erring woman Is pretty. Police Ontrnge. The police of Atlanta broke up a masked ball one night last week, and sent a number of men and women to the guard house. The charge Beemed to be that the women were "Improper persons"?not that they had dressed more scantily than is customary among stage actors. When the police force went to do something to make themselves notorious they can raid "Improper" women?or women who are suspected of being "Improper." Of all the disreputable acts that men ever commit, the greatest are among those which are perpetrated against "fallen women"?wo men woo nave noi a iriena on eunu, suu wuu may have but little hope for the hereafter. We have no proper words with which to characterise the act of oppressing the friendless, even though they fall to come up to the ideal of oar orthodox standards. Tlllmau*s Bill. Senator Tillman's dispensary bill passed the Senate unanimously, as it deserved to do. ?ach State ought to have the right to regulate its own whiskey supplies. It Is presumed that Hon. A. C. Latimer, and other Congressmen will see It safely through the House. The bill is right and should become a law. Tillman is Drettv smart If be can have a bill pass the Senate without a dissenting I voice. This is especially a victory, when It la remembered that the prediction was made that the bill would not pass. f j KenNonv Why (lie Metropolitan Polli .Must be Maintained- In <'liarlo*t?i ? City of OiKlawN ? The Chailestou Critic makes tbe followii j statement putting the country on notice th the public sentiment of Charleston is in syi ' I pathy with the violators of the law reguli j lng the sale of liquor. With a knowledge of the facts, and In t ! face of such declarations of the Chariest Critic, the people of this State could not p: | serve their self-respect and yield to thei | matid for the recall of thfc Metropolitan f lice. Kecenty a mechanic in this town suggest that the United States trade off Charleston Spain, for Cuba. He seemed to think thati would have less trouble with Cuba thau wi Charleston. K Charleston could be transferred to s other country, Georgia for Instance, i would have peace in South Carolina. O chief disturbing factor would be remove and if the Charleston Critic is correct in I estimate we are inclined to sympathise wi the suggestion to trade off Charleston. UuarieBlon chu i ruie me omit: iiitti, ui i?v . ways seems to have the sulks, but Ifltdoesi secede from the State the disnensary will y be euforced In that city. If the rest of t people of the State deserve a deceut respe from the public they will make Charlestoi liquor dealers obey the law. It is indeed nice state of affairs if the saloons are abo the law. Hut here Is the Critic's boast or threat notice. Tkli, the Tkutii and Kijamk the Dkv ?In its virtuous and iudlgnantoutbursL ih morning against Governor Ellerbe, our < teemed contemporary, the Newsand Courh loses Its accustomed self control and forego Its usually calm and studied method of sU ing things in one important point. It d clares that: "The failure of the grand jury to indict tl blind tiger keepers was due uot to 'their opp sition to the dispensary law,' but to a lack sufficient evidence to warrant their lndl< ment." The Critic believes in looking facts and co ditions squarely in the face and dealing wl tbem as they are aud as we Know them to t We believe it better to stand upou the trul ihon InnnmnmrnlsR ?lt.h It. It is a Relf-PI dent truth lu this community which ueei only to be stated to be accepted by every 01 that Charleston is and has been opposed the dispensary law. And wuen we say Chs lestoo, we mean that portion of the commu ity who, to all Intents and purposes, vole the accepted sentiment here. There are mac good people here who regard the dlspeDsai ftystem properly managed as a moral blesslt and who are sincerely grieved that the syste should be honeycombed with corruption ar abuse and thus emasculated of its poteu< tor good. There are others who could appro' of it If it was not for this inherent tendeni in the system to go to the bad. But these two latter classes of people do n represent Charleston In the seuse which meant by that term. Their course ot lile quiet, contemplative and philosophical rat er than active and potential. Their very ab ity to look at public questions in thecal light of an undisturbed and superior Jud ment is perhaps'due In large degree to tl lact that they continually keep aloof fro the melee and, whatever their own oplnloi may be, leave It to less disinterested elemen to wage the battle and shape the results. We may put these classes down then asm figuring at all as representing Charleston ] any practical, political or actual sense?thf oniy represent Ideas which are of the uc verse rather than of locality. The overwhelming majority voice of tl active, militant, potential factors In Charle ton is opposed to the dispensary law and e ery fibre of this representative part of tl community is set in unison with and is r sponslve to the sentiment. It is renpec able?nay praiseworthy?lo Hell into? lcatlnir MplrltM In defiance of the pr< vInIoiin of the State law. It In <ll*r< pntable to aell It under the conntei aiiee and in accordance with tlio* provision*. It lit a crime to enforc the law. It In an act of patrlotlNin I evade It. It is the protestof a people again an unjust, oppressive and tyrannical measui Imposed on them in disregard of the preval ing sentiment of the community. Wha then ? Shall we repudiate the higher law an principle for which we stand? Shall we dl avow and dishonor our cause ? Shall we a] pear to be ashamed of it? Shall we weakl attempt to put it upon a false ground ? Bba we. with evidence In refutation starfng i: in the face at every turn, declare that it ] the lack of that evidence and not the worth ess of the cause upon which we take 01 stand i Shall we have the hardihood to stan upon the statement that "the failure or tfc grand Jury to Indict was 'due not to their oi position to the law,' but to a lack of sufficler evidence to warrant their Indictment? Sue a course would prove futile if It were notur worthy. If we adopt It we desert the soil ground of truth from which there is no pov er to dislodge us and Involve ourselves In course of prevarication from which it is In possible to escape without detection and wit honor. Let the News and Courier reflect a littl< But a few days since It staled in its news co umns that Governor Ellerbe had "received voluminous ireport from Chief Elmore Mai tin. of the Metropolitan Police, which, it i said, Is devoted to the statement of the prosi cutlons during June of the violators of th dispensary law in Charleston." Let it think a moment what this repoi may contain. Not assertions merely that n well-Informed person?not even those wh make them?Is prepared to-believe. But ri cords of the court?testimony submitted t the grand Jury?sworn affidavits?evident that may be very far from appearing to oth( eyes than those of the grand Jury as nc "sufficient to warrant Indictments." If, thei the grand Jury's consistent action in tbrov Ing out tbe dispensary cases Is put on thl ground Instead of honest and avowed oppos lion to a bad law, it re not easy to see what cul de sac we shall have run our beads Into? No. There are certain truths that are sel evident. Among them we think may b classed tbe statement that tbe fact that th grand )ury did not And any indictments wa due to their "opposition to the law." Am assuming that such is tbe case, they shoul stand on that ground. It was long since con monly reported that the foreman of tbe bod had said that he would "sit in bis cbair unt hls-boots dropped off bis feet before he woul return a true bill In any of these cases," c words to that effect; and the course of thejur has apparently been in strict accord with th sentiment, it is tbe only tenable ground t occupy, in view of all the circumstances, an we deem it due to Charleston that it shall n< be weakly abandoned. Don't IHhiiiIhs the State Coustublen. We notice that there has been a demand f( iorce. To dismiss tbe constables is to give up tt flght. If Governor Ellerbe is true to the pe< pie, and we believe that he Is, be will coi tlnue tbe constables now in tbe employ i the State, and, If necessary, double tbe fore Better spend every cent of the dispensai revenue for its enforcement than to have tt law set aside by those who oppose it. If the profits of the dispensary are notsu flclent to enforce the law, then call on tl Legislature for an appropriation. Sucb course would be necessary, If we had proh bitlon. Viewed from the standpoint of the Prei and Banner the people are now more In favi of the law than ever before; and the ternpe ance people of the State will thoroughly e dorse t he officers in their every ell'ortto inai lain and enforce tbe law. While there may have been some mistak or mismanagements in so large a busluet only those who are opposed to the law, ha^ found fault with the law. The public should not forget that the ml takes or wrong doing of an employee nev destroys tbe business and good name of tl Arm?if the firm repudiates the impropi acts, and secures the services of one mo competent or more faithful. The suggestion has beeu made that tbe dl pensary could not stand against the compel tion of the original package dealers. The reason for believing that the State ca not compete with original packages stor has not been explained to us. The State c< do business as cheaply as an individual, at when the public is to be benefitted by glvli Its custom to the State, there cau be litt doubt as to WHO Will ao me gremer pun the business. The State has no taxes to pa The States realizes no loss from the liablt giving credit. The temperance people will win this flgt if the State officers are true to their trust If they obey the lnstructionBof the eneml of the law, and turn oir the constables, tbi then give up the tight. j Now , we have had a good rain. It's time think about sowing Turnips and Ruta Hagt j I have just opened a big variety of fresh sei (lrow Wood & Sous?very cheap by tLe poun Amos B. Morse, Come and get a nice cream freezer?Art and White Mountain. A nice size for Sl.&u. [ ?? <ir??injf Popularity ?ml S(rpngi '? I lie DlHppiiMtry. Having seen uotices in newspapers t( g ellect that public seutlment was lur at against the dispensary, our "Local in- Special" interviewed a number of peopli it* the subject, and bis report was that"S ment seems to be all one way." Asking tin nomocha ronnripd as endorsing the law, E 011 of those who were once most pronou re- against the law. Implacable foes of Till le- also eudorse the law. Our opinion is, the opponents of the law will not ex more than from five to eight per cent, of ed community. 10 The dispensr.ry is the solution of the II question, and we are more firmly couvl th than ever that the law wiri triumph ove enemies. Its enemies having pointed ou weak places, and the lav having *e strenghtened where it was vulnerable, ur Courts and the liquor dealers will be pc !d, less to defeat the will of the people. ' Its may defeat justice for a time, but when th .pie conscientiously work for the right, tt If suit is inevitable. &1- Double the police force, and let the G< i't uor do his whole duty, and temperance et morality will triumph over drunkenness be debauchery. ct Temperance and moralily on one >'S Drunkenness and debauchery ou the o I ft Let the citlr.en align himself, ve or WliiNkey t'onstiiblos. Any demand from the opponents of the peneary law for the reduction of tbe com ;ti. ulary force should be regarded-for what sr. worth. The same people who seem tc splse the profit system of the dispensary le- call for the reduction of the police force. No doubt that every opponent of the and every man who contemplates deallr ot liquor surreptitiously would eudorse 5t* course. n_ But there Is another class who main ih that the majesty ol the law should be n e. talned. Speaking for the Press and Banner w Js lieve tbat'the number of the whiskey stables should be doubled, and the enerj lr. all of them should be doubled, n- Having been constantly reminded of e8 expense of enforcing the dispensary law 'y are led to enquire if there is not great exp in attended in the enforcement of any law. j" there not expeuse Incurred in enforcln* ;y law against thelt? 'e It seems to us that the State paya out I sums annually for attempts to punish i 01 derers. jc It will be apparent to any one that off with large salaries are employed to do r H. Ing else than to enforce these and other 1 m But no sneak seller of liquor would f the employment of any constables in m neighborhood. The fact is, we doubt ] 3K could see any special reason for emplo ls constables in any part of the Stale. ot ? . ? In Visitor# to the Cotton .Hill. During the construction of the Abbe ie Cotton Mill, and since the operation ol * machinery has commenced, those in ch ie have welcomed all visitors at all times, e- Ample time having been given in whlc [* may have seen the mill, it is now prop ?. to Impose some restrictions. % s- While President Bailey will take t '* pleasure In showing all friends througl !e mill, if they really come for that purpose o the doors must be shut to those curious pie who come merely to spend an idle ho |. .Visitors, to a greater or less extent, dis t, the operatives in their work, and It ls tfio ^ best in consideration of this fact, to re > the number of visitors to the mill, y Superintendent Peckham is generally 1 ^ and has but Utile time to spend with si Is gers. Those who really desire to go tbrc 1- the mill 6bould apply to President Ba '<[ who ls always courteous, aud ls ever obllj ie if the circumstances permit. [>it *?? ^ Tlie Denil (7) DiwpenNnry. d The opponents of the dispensary law 1 ,m thrown every possible obstruction in the ? of its enforcement. h Dealers or would-be dealers, on one pr and another, have been in Court ever s I* the law went Into effect, and (he r.ewspa a have constantly gave encouragement to t [" In their efforts to bailie the officers who wi Ir e_ enforce the law. e The ruin or the death of the dispensary been announced time and again, and w D the original package decision came outs o of the enemies of the law thought It B* about time to bury the law, aod even ind ed the sort of license that should be sold. J: Why Vtet? 'jR Some people oppose the tariff on the grc a that the South ls an agricultural and n manufacturing country. If the South is not a manufacturing c 10 " ,e try, why Is it not so ? is The South Is better fitted for manufaciu cotton than the North. We are in the co a j. fields. We have the cheapest labor in y world. We have an immense popula ? that has no remunerative or constant ,r ployment. y If we had more cotton mills, more of ? people could find profitable employment d _ . THE BANNER OF PEACE The Kent oT Feeling KxIsIn B?tw >r the M. A. I.. Hull road ami the y beville Cotton Mill. Mr. J. M. Sherwood, Assistant Treason the Seaboard Air Liue, was in town last J > day In consultation with their attorney a. W. Perrln, Esq. Mr. Sherwood came ui f instructions from VIce-Presideut E. St. J to adjust all open questions of a finat e. character then existing between theSeabi y Air Line Road and the Abbeville Cotton 1 His visit was eminently successful and tirely saustaciory loan ine pariies. ine board and tbe Cotton Mill are harmonl {. and good f.-ellng prevails. The mill , think that the roaii has been both just generous, and they know of no other fee a on the part of the road toward the OUT t 1. that of friendship and cordiality. "r TEACHER'S INSTITUTE. D' The CitlzenN of Abbeville Will En a" lain Those Who Come. A. committee of the Young Men's Busl en League will call on our citizens today in ib, iuterests of the Teachers institute, w meets In Abbeville during tbe first wee August. It is proposed that our citizens tertaln the teachers at their homes durlni [8- time of the Institute. An attractive program for tbe Institute been prepared, and the Young Men's Busl ie Leagure is taking the matter In hand wi 3r view to make the Institute one of the i pleasant occasions of the year, and we k re that our citizens will most gladly co op? with any effort to add to the pleasure and is. fit of our guests. LI Warren ton Kiln. Warrenton, July li), If es I Just want to wrlle enough to show in we were not drowned during the hard ral 1(j The picnic has been changed Irom the of August to the 31st of July. We hope change will be noticed and more people c le with better filled baskets. 0f Mr. W. H. Wilson spent Sunday nigh the city. " Mr. K. B. Cheatham has been elected ] of cipal of the Antrevllle High school. Mr. J. C. Cheatham spent Saturday nlgl Lebanon. ll> The picnic at Mr. Billy Hammond's Si Is. day was a success. The ruin Kepi the ca PK dates from speaking. Mrs. S. 10. Cheatham, Mrs. It. M. tiari and Mr. J. C. Cheatham spent Monday n with relatives in Antrevifle. No one Irom the city took advantage ol excursion to Atlanta. There Is a war raging between Warrei to and Sharon about the supposed school .o A o ?r? linu' If mill orwl Prnf firlur 2d decide about next Monday, d. Mrs. B. M. Cheatham spent Suuday nlgt the city. Several people from Warrenton and Shi lc went to hunt Prof. Urler last week but he lu the swamp. h ?rj WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK, > the! ti(?? WorkliiKN of the J>iNpoiisnry bn ( Qlng| KeKitrUeU by ItepreMenfatlve Cltland ' z?nN-"IInN Workenl Well" Say They B on | All?DrunkeiincNK on the Dccllne. The ort repeated assertion that the dlspen' for sary system is doomed beoause the sentiment lome of the people Is against It caused a Press and ppd Banner representative to try to find out what the people actually do think about it. w man Inquiry has been made of representee citl- a that zeus ot various political opinions, various a professions and irom several sections of the county. Following are some of the opinions o this given on a direct inqui/y on the dispensary c system as it relates to Abaevllle County. quor W. A. Templeton, merchant, said : tl . The dispensary system Is a marked Im- t< ncea provement on any other system of handling " ir its the liquor traffic I have seen tried. I there- P t the fore favor It over any other system. I whs a one among the original opponents of the dlsbeen pensary in Abbeville. I attribute the success ? the and the good effects of the system here to the ^ we_ excellent management the local dispensary tl has had. I believe the principal trouble with, rhey and consequent objection, to the dispensary peo- in other places comes from non-adherence to ie re- the letter and spirit of the law. Faithful adherence to the law has been our advantage " over other communities. The illicit liquor jver- trade in this section has for several years been ? ian(J Insignificant. . Slierin r . >v.rt. ivance nam: ' anu I am a dispensary man. It in the beat system tried in my day and time. But I believe n Bide the end of the dispensary is at band. Simonton's decision gives unlimited license to llllctuer. |t uquor dealers, every encouragement to ^ blind tigers. I( Max Below, farmer, native of Germany, a twenty-eight years in America, said: The dispensary is the best solution yet. It L lms been much to the advantage of the peo- a > dis- P'e* ? stab- I'atterson, contractor, said : The system has Improved the morals of the ? it is people. There to much less disorder than un- L > de- der the no system regime. The morals of the ? D0W country people as well as those in town have been improved. However, I favor the plan 1( of allowing each county to regulate its own law, liquor affairs. Leave the matter of dispensa- g jg jn ries or prohibition to the people. ,hlB P. A. Cheatham, farmer, said : y It is the best law ever put on our books. Whiskey drinking is on the decrease. a tain judge J. Fuller Lyon, lawyer, said: A lain- The muln features of the law are good. Of w course it has been abused. The effect of the o system in Abbeville County has been good, ir e be- Excellent management is one of the reasons C con- lor its popularity.* The constabulary feature ? , Is bad^aDd arouses great hostility to the whole ,y oi T favor I ha regulation bv each coun- h ty of Its dispensary affairs. " d the Treasurer J. R. Blake said: we My official duties bring me into contact ' with practically ail the citizens of the counense opportunities forjudmg the effects |J Is of the dispensary are unsurpassed. During ^ ?the the winter months my office is crowded all 11 ' day and into the night. In bur room days these crowds, mixed and variegated as they a arge were, often became boisterous, quarrelsome ei xiur. and disagreeable generally, and night was e the favorite time. Since the dispensary has ft been in operation I have noticed very little leers drunkenness and no disorder among the ioth- thongs that necessarily wait about the office. " The change is marvelous. I regard the dlsaws. pensary as almost a perfect solution of the t< avor liquor question. Under the conditions of the 01 },!? times prohibition is Impossible. Since preju- & dice against the system has died out there If be has been no friction in Abbeville. My Judg- f< ylug ment Is, seeing all sorts of people as I do, the ' dispensary has worked a great good change I' among the whole people. Chief of Police Riley said: I have been an officer in Abbeville fifteen years, and I have served through license, provnie hlbltion and dispensary systems,- The dlsnf?nnHrv In far the best wbinkey leeulatiou I f the have seen tried. Sin re tfce dispensary started argd' Ihere has been much less drunkenness and 4 disorder. There have been fewer arrests 6lnce the dispensary was eBtab lshed than for a like a11 period before, notwithstanding r,he fact that osed the population of tue tow a has nearly doubled since 1893, when the local dispensary was opened. ;reat Auditor W.W.Bradley said: M i the i am a thorough dispensary man. Tbeef- B i, yet feci of the system has been good. The best q evidence of its virtue Is In the fact that It has ^ p overcome factional prejudice ai'd now has , ur. the support ol'practically all our people. The , turb dispensary system has created a sentiment g against bar rooms to such an extent that e whiskey will Dot again bs sold in South Caro- w duce Una except under a plan the salient features v of which will be tbose ol the dispensary. ^ jury Master Walter L. Miller nald: f The dispensary system Abbeville County I ran" has worked well. I tb Ink that It Is one Im- t )ugh provement on the bar rooms. The restrlc- J Hey Hons thrown around It, such as the limited t . ' hours of sale, prohibiting drinking on the f premises, the fact that no sales are made at night, are especially desirable features. All I classes of people In Abbeville County sustain c the dispensary, without regard to factional 1 diflerences. t It. W. Cannon, merchant said : bave it is a decided Improvement over barrooms. ' way Drunkenness has decreased over half. . J. U Dins, lueuinutc agcutnuu vunuu uuju, fligT Pflld . The dispensary bents isitber bar rooms or lnce prohibition. It has greatly enhanced the sopers brlety of the people. bem Probate Judge R. E. Hill said : Duld There Is no doubt Ihet the effect has been salutary. There Is much less drunkenness than formerly. People generally regard It as , has the best solution of the problem, ana a popu'hen lar vo,e w?uld by a large majority sustain the dispensary. ome G. A. Vi&anska, merchant, said: was xhe dispensary has, I t alnk, been beneficial icat- in some respects. 1 seriously object to the monopoly feature. The best feature of the 6 system Is that it largely keeps young men . from being up at night, and keeps them out 1 of bad company. There is not as much e drunkenness as in the days of barrooms. c P. B. Speed, Druggist, said: t mnd it is the best solution of the troublesome r ota whiskey question yet offered, and I want to t see it continued as It is. It is much prefera' i ble to bar rooms. Night drinking, so demor- <j oun- aliziug and deadly to young men, Is almost j entirely stopped, xi ib a morouguiy guuu [ ring 'aw* ,, Frank B. Gary, lawyer, said: C The dispensary has has worked well In 1 the Abbeville county and I believe through the F tion State generally. Except In Charleston and Columbia r.nd other places where the law has t era* been so bitterly fought, It has worked well. 1 The dispensary has not only helped the mor- p our als of this town, but has enhanced the value v or property. One street, formerly a row of p grog-shops, has been made decent. t Mayor R. M. Hill said: . The dispensary, as It has been managed L here, is the best regulation of liquor I have v ' seen. Several causes have operated to 1m- . prove the behaviour of this town, and the ^ dispensary is one of them. The best feature * een of ,tie dispensary system is that it does aw.*y ? with social drinking to a large extent, de- . Ab* creases night gatherings and consequently lessens night lawlessness and disorder. It " does away with bums. Under the bar room ? ;r of system street rows were numerous. The l< .Ion- facilities for getting liquor have been lessenr, L. ed, particularly in the way of doing away ider w|tii the credit business. The management a ohn |)a8 been admirable. icial n :>ard ? ? P Mill. tl enSea Further ftriuaiuls Tor Ansnnr. w nils. _ ... O men Editor fees ana isanner : p an(i Inquiry was made through your paper two line weeks ago calling for an explanation from t,< ban Mr"I -1'' McMillan coucernliiR the extra quota registration books It Is said he had for Don- a aids and other precincts. This special repre- t< sentatlve was commissioned by.the people's servants. Abbeville with records and Instructions address not nor delivered to commissioners election but to private citizen who no doubt was In full accord with the assumed bosses rather than the servants, ter- Certainly the voters and taxpayers are entitled to a full and fair answers to liuery. If A the records and Instructions sent out by this thp 8Pec'al ambassador on June 2(Jth past for parhtph 'y or Pftrtles other than the legal officials apiV i" pointed by the county board who had charge " enrolled register, having been qualified to r r a! " pass upon each and every person ottering to ' cast his ballot and if properly equipped, administering oath, ?&c., complying to all aud {' nPKK every letter of law. L ih a- Will the clerk, commissioners or the custo, diau in charge registration records now come now forward and with clean hands tell the people >rRif> wby ll,e 8a,(* books and Instructions given nro over as before stated herein, and what use p and effect could be made conducive to honest vote and count. Adieu for present. Tuynnvpr ftnit H"nlr I'lftV. >97. -?? llmt wj?t|irM|) College Scholarships nn?i I' 14tli Eiiiriuicc ExiimliialioiiN. U (the Tbe examinations for the award of vacant ome scholarships In Wlnthrop College and for the tt admission of new students will be held at the u t lu county Court House on Aug. lUth at !) a. in. h Applicants lnunt not be less than tltteen n prln- years of age. When scholarships are vacated t| aller August l.'lth, they will be awarded to p it in those makirg the highest average at this ex- it amlnatlon. Uur- The cost of attendance including board, ndl- furnished room, heat, light, and washing Is only SK.50per month. :lner for further information and a catalogue s.dight dress President 1). B. Johnson, Rock JII11, S.C. E I* jton finrvlvorM AMtocint lou. ^ dis- The annual meeting oJ the Confederate will (Survivors Association will be held In tbo Court J louse, at Abbeville, S. C-, on W'ednesit In day the 4th of August next. Business meeting at 10 o'clock a. m. iron W. M. drier, President, was J. Fuller Lyon, Adjutant. al July lit, 1897. 11 \f VS- .. - . .. mmumm wwmi itmmmmmmmmmrnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm EDUCATIONAL EXERCISES. ?. Anchors mid Trustees to <}et a Work II of Special Training ? Extensive 'reparations for the Teacher*' IuNlitute, at the Conrt Houne, Amcnnt C 2(1 to 6th?Home Talent for LeNNonN a ?Imported Talent for hectare*. Preparations for the Teachers' Institute, rhicn will commence on Monday, August 2, rs well under way. A large attendance and profl table occasion are confidently expected. The County Board of Education Is getting ut a circular which gives in full the exarlnes arranged for. All the branches taught In the schools of be county will be exemplified by the best V, iucbers of the connty. Every attendantwlll 1 eat once teBcber and student. All are exected to take part In the discussions which f. n to follow the exerclsas by the leaders. u There will be no regulation taculty. Lead- a rs selected from the ranks of the teachers of ? Jjbevllle county will conduct the exercises in ? 30 various branches. * 11 The following leaders have been secured: g Arithmetic?Mr, H. L. Scaife. Troy. Writing?Mr. S. B. Lathan, Mt. Carmel. ? Reading and Elocution?Miss Rosabelle mart, Troy. ' " Geography and Map Drawing?Mr. W. T. p lunch ter. McCr.rmlck. History?Mr. G. M. Moore, Lowndesville. * Drawing?Mrs, R. F. Gilliam, Abbeville. 5 Englisn?Mr. Robt. Perrin, Charleston. , Other leaders are to be secured from those 11 'ho attend. r .Some distinguished Educator will address ? is people at the Court House each night p uring the week. The invitation to these v >c:tures is general. The people are urged to tiend. r Dr. Edward S. Joynes, Professor of Modern * languages in South Carolina College, will ddress the public on "Education, the Light f the State." Tuesday morning he will lecare before the Institute on "Analysis and arslng of English." Everyone should hear ?r. Joynes. He is one of the foremost men f the South. Prof. John G. Clinkscales, of Clemson Col- ? !>:e, will speak Tuesday night. President Grier, of Ersklne, President John >. Rice of Columbia Female College, and resident Robt. P. Pell,of the South Carolina D ollego for Women, will probably speak on J, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights. The yoting people of the city are arranging % n excellent musical program for the week, j, .t the morning sessions the entire Institute '"i '"'n in ?t"> (iincinff. At nieht solos and ? ther selections will be rendered by tbe hest. luslcal talent of tbe city. Miss Corrle Mc- e iungand Miss Lucy White are in the leud j, 1th the musical program Teachers who attend the Institute may y ave their certificates renewed without unergolng an examination. Arrangements are being made for board >r those who attend. Parties who will take carders for tbe week are requested to notify ir. R. F. Gilliam or School Commissioner lilfoni. All those expecting to attend tbe * nsiitute will please report also. '' J t is apparent that tbe Board of Kducation ? nd tbe people of the city will put forth every fc tlort to make the Teachers' Institute of 1897 utlrely profitable and pleasant for all who ri t'.end. The prediction la confidently made * liat this will be the best attended, most in- l< sresting and most profitable Institute ever * eld in Abbeville, JAn urgent invitation is extened to all D ?achers and trustees to attend. The pro- P eodings will be of direct interest to trustees a WPI! on IPOPHatp ?uper"ntendent of Education W. T. Mil- ' )id or Prof. R. F. Gilliam will take pleasure 5 furnishing Information concerning the ? nstltute. ^ 1 IN GREENWOOD'S GATES, 'ourl House Work About to Commence? I>r. Forrester for I'rcslnent of Furinan-Mr. .Matthews Improving. Green wood, S. C., July 19, 1897. Oneot the most pleasant evenings we have pent In a loDg while was at the reception 1 iven by Mr. and Mrs. Frazer Saunders on 'uesday evening In honor of Miss Nina t "ince, of Vanceville, La., who is visiting ? hem. All the young people of the city were nesent, and all agreed in pronouncing the ivetting a most enjoyable one. Mr. Pierce Matthews, of Klrkseys, who has r teen sick of typhoid fever for some three . peeks. Is reported as Improving. For several " lays past he has been considered by his phy- " licians as a very sick man, but at this writ- . ng it seems that skill and science are about , n get the better of the dread disease. Mi. Matthews Is one of the best men in thecouny of Greenwood, and his many friends hope or his early recovery trom his sickness. Lightning struck the home of Mr. J. R. r >avell on last Saturday morning and did icnsiderable damage. This is the third buildng that has been struck in Ihe city in the last wo or three weeks, the other two being the louse of Mr. Frazler Saunders and the New baptist church. Among the men who have been suggested or the presidency of Furman University no iottor man nan be found than the Rev. Dr. Forrester, pastor of the Baptist church In this ilty. He Is one of the ablest men In the hurch in point both of intellect and learnng, is broad-minded In his views and would naKe as much success at the head of the colege as Is possible to be made by any other nan. We hope to see him elected, though )Is congregation and tbe city at large would 'egret to lo*e him. Tbe muslcale given by Miss Anne Dell Bariett and her pupils In tbe Graded School mlldlng on last Thursday evening was prolounced by those competent to Juaeeasone if the best entertainments of the kind ever ;lven in our city. Communion services were held yesterday n both tbe Presbyterian and Baptist church's. Rev. Dr. Nail preached at the former hurch. and Dr. Forresterat tbe latter. Tbe Court House and Jail pre the talk of he town, and tbe fertile source from which a nan from town receives more interrogatories ^ ban all others. Mr. Partee, the contractor, s In the city, and will begin work In a few lays. Mr. Blake has already moved, and his ot bas been bought and paid for, and is now ;ourt House property. Two prisoners have been bound over to ,'ourt, and are in the bands of Sheriff McCasan. so that it seems we will really need the iiiblic buildings for the county. The Presbyterian Sunday School were enertalned on last Tuesday evening at the iome of Mr. William Bailey. An interesting irogram consisting of music, recitations, etc., phich had been previously arranged by Sulerlntendent McLees was the attraction of be evening. Mrs. Dr. Crymes, who has been visiting riends aDd relatives at her old home in Vinnsboro, is at home again. D. H. Magi 11, Esq., went up to Abbeville on J ist Thursday on professional business. Vhlie there he appeared before Judge Klugh nd asked for ball lor Mr. David Milliner, who i charged wltb assault and battery with Inenttoklll. BhII was granted in the sum of ve hundred dollars, which was promptly lven, and the defendaut dismissed from cutDdy. r Dr. and Mrs. Wm. M. Grier, of Due West, rere In the city for a few hours on last Frlay. Prof. Samuel McGhee is spending the sumler months at home reading law. He exects before a great while to be admitted to lie bar, and enter actively Into its pracLlce. John Earle, Esq., son of the late Senator, :as in Greenwood during last week looking ver the field with a view to comlug here to ractlce law. Miss Rennle Plouden has returned home af;r severs! days' stay at Ninety-Six. Mr. W. H. Hatley is spending a vacation in .sheville recuperating. Mrs. Bailey leaves , jmorrow to Join him. COUNTY ALLIANCE, in Interesting Meetliiff?A I<ivc Subject IHnciinn<hI?Ollicor* Klcctril. Seven sub-Alliances were represented at the leetlng of the County Alliance Friday lust, he road question came up for discussion and everal Interesting talks were made. Judge [ill's paper on the road question, read at this leetlng, will be published In the l'ress and tanner next week. Theannual election of officers resulted as jllows: President?John Lyon. Vlee Praslddnt?A. F. Calvert. Secretary-Treasurer?-W. T. Milford. Lecturer?M. Lelaud Smith. Assistant Lecturer?J. H. liluke, Jr. Chaplain?J. S. Graves. Doorkeeper?W. T. Maglll. Delegate to State Alliance-J. S. Graves. Delegate to District Alliance?J. H.Todd. t Executive Committee?L. W. Shannon, A. I '. Calvert, M. Leland Smith. " Commltteeon Good of t)jder and Arbitraion?John Lyon, F. W. K. Nance. Jas. Kvans. The roatier ot llie farmers' insiuuie was ikeu up. lOvery member was Instructed to rgs the people generally to turn out to (lie lHtltute. It Is hoped to have Senator Tillfan address the people lu connection with ae institute. The Alliance committee on ubllctty and invitations consists of M. Le- n md Smith, J. it. Iiluke and J. L. Ilughey. | Colored Institute. Hon. W. D. Maytlold. Superintendent of ducatlon, authorizes me to announce tliata nlored Teachers' iustltute will be held at bbeville Court House, beginning on August h f.ud continuing to the 1 Ith. W. T. MILKOltD, ' 'a Sin tit 1?\1 limit inn July 13, 1897-:it When In search or bargains don't fail to call I Haddons. They carry the most complete ue ol' Ladles goods In the market. ' ' r . ;CW'> * SURVIVORS MEET. i i le-lTiiton Postponed?Monument Project Approved?Ofllcers Re-ElecteU. | Camp Secession, U. C. V., No. 416, met at the |i ourt House Tuesday atternoon, with a good ; ttendance. Commander Lyon presided. | The old officers were re-elected to wit: Commander?j. muer L.yon. 1st Lieutenant Com.?J. T. Robertson. 2d Lieutenant Com.?Jas. Pratt. .'{J Lieutenant Com.?J. S. Gibert. Adlutant and Secretary?W. A. Templeton. Chaplain?Rev. J. Lowrle Wlieon. Treasurer?J. G. Edwards. The usual routine business was transacted. A beautiful poem, entitled "The Gathering f the Camps," by Mrs. Lee G. Harly, of New ork, was read by Adjutant Templeton. Interesting speeches with reference to the reat re-unlon at Nashville were made by len. R. R. Hemphill, Dr. .J. Lowrle Wilson nd Judge J. Fuller Lyon. On motion, the executive committee of the urvlvors Association was asked to postpone lie annual re-unlon from August 4th to Auust Gth. The Daughters of the Confederacy appeard, by committee, stating that they had In lew a basket picnic for the veterans. They rill co-operate with Camp Secession in prearlngfor the re-unlon on the 4th prox. Tbe Daughters also stated that they had iu lew the erection of a monument to perpetate the memory of Abbeville's gallant sollery and asked the co-operation of the Camp q the enterprise. A resolution was passed heartily giving the laughters of tlie Confederacy the desired aid | nd co-operation and full sympathy of the amp In their undertakings. This was the best attended and most Inter-1 sting meeting Camp Secession has ever held, t was enthusiastic and encouraging througbut. BASE BALL. i Lively Time Is Expected on the Diamond. Abbeville has been wishing, waiting and exectlngagood game of ball. The time will ome on Thursday and Friday. Spartanburg nd Abbeville will play oall on July 22d ana id, and you may expect the finest ball play g ever seen In Abbeville. Abbeville will be prepared for the occasion nd staDd their band. A large crowd from all over the county is zpected. Let Abbeville out and help the oys. Piedmont battery is expected to help Abbellle against Spartanburg. a iifiniiynmp S. A. T, Souvenir. The'Seaboard Air Line aDd Merchants' and liners'Transportation Company In arrangog for farther details of the Personally Conucted Tour to Providence, R. I., and the !nst, August 11th, have Issued a handsome suvenlr badge and buttoo. The badge repBsents one of the latest souvenir designs, nd 1b made of blue ribbon and white cellu >ld medallion, with metal rim. On the medlllon appears the S. A. L. Pullman Vestibule jlmlted Trala running at full speed, and is amed "The Cyclone." On the button ap ears the M. & M. T. Co. and 8. A. L. flag rade-marks in blue and red, with the words Are you golog on the Providence Excursion, Lugust 11th ?" The badges will only be given to the purhasers of excursion tickets for this occasion, mt the buttons can be secured by addressing \ J. Anderson, General Passenger Agent, 'ortsmouth, Va. The _A.bbevi.lle District Bible Society l,VILL HOLD (D.V.) ITS ANNUAL MEET? ? lng la tne Associate KetormeU Presbyerlan Church at Abbeville, S.C., at 11 o'clock m the morning of July the 28th, Wednesday. )r. Clifton will preach the sermon and Prof. IcElroy will deliver the address. The public ,re invited to attend. The Board of Directors rill meet In the office of Perrln & Cotbran at G:3i) a. m. on same day. By order of the Presdent. L. W. PERR1N, July 20, 189*. Secretary. Look * at tbose 50 In blk., secllllaa cloth educed laprice at Haddons. AIKEN BFtOi Undertaker Coffii Fune] Aiwa] Brand New Hearses Colored, re ORDERS FILLED DAY OR MACHINE SHOP, WHERE W ling up 'Phone 98 when in need of anj Greenwi Branch Store, COKESBURY, S Branch Storr, CORONACA, S. HA.RNBSS C A H D TTa TYITVI %-/. XXttlilJLXJ See our lb and pric bottom ]s repairin 0. P. Hamn W. 1). Baric finware, agate an i In above ware wc have a great than ever. Milk I'ans, all sizei Buckets,covered aud milk, all Spoons, Agate Kettles, Steel l'i 1 tippers, copper bottom Colloe size Wash I'aDB.jc. Oil Cans Fine Toilet .Sets, splendid for SI son's l-'rutt Jars, all sizes. Kxti lu a few Cream Freezers. Coi /^Bas :SH | Do You Know g J that I can repair your broken J w m Watches as good as Dew,cheap- \ 1 A er than you can get ltdoae any A I 4 where else, and thai I will regu- i ' 0 late any watch absolutely # | FREE j ^ of charge, no matter where re- ^ A paired? Get my estimate of f # cost of repairs and get the best ? # work at prices that defy all 0 J competition. J J OLD GOLD JEWELRY $ j ^ made over Into new designs J J ' such as pi or, rings and watch ? 4 chains. 4 \l C. BERNAU,| | \ ^>The Jeweler<^_ t I t 9 %,%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%? The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. l-KUBATJS WUBli In tbe matter of the eHtate of Wells Gary, deceased. I Petition for Settlement and Discbarge. WA. LOMAX, JR.. as Administrator for said Estate having applied for settlement and discbarge. It is Ordered, That Tuesday, tbe 17th day of August next, be fixed for granting the relief prayed for. R. E. HILL, J n ly 10,1897. J udge Probate Court. " ; ? Estate of Mrs. S. E. Johnson, Dec'd. ' : H ' . Notice of Settlement and Appliplication for Final Discharge. ???????^ TAKE NOTICE that on the 9th day of Augast, 1897, I will render a final account, of my acilDgs and doings as Administrator of the Estate of Mrs. S. E: Johnson, deceased, in tbe office of Judge of Probate for Abbeville County at 10 o'clock a. m., and en the same day will apply for a final discharge * frr\m m v PIT fit OM 811ft h. All persons having demands against said estate will present tbem for payment on or Defore that day, proven and authenticated or be forever barred. J. J. JOHNSON, July 19,1S97. Administrator. ,. >2 Sunday Excursion Rates, Via Charleston A Western Carolina Railway Co. Tickets ar& sold for ail passenger trains scheduled to pans stations after 12.00 noon on Saturdays and until 6.00 p. m. on Sundays, limited lor return passage until 12.00 noon on the Monday following date of sale. For rate* orany other further information call on any agent of the Company, or Wm. J. Craig. General Passenger Agent, Augugta, Oa. r. ) s is, Caskets <fc ral Supplies rs on Hand. for Both White and sspectively. NIGHT AT THE STEVENS 'tt? 4 nci maw r nr?ATl?n rthing iu our line. Orders appreciated Dod, S. C. i. C. W. M. Calder, Manager. J C. David Aiken, Manager. 1 JJFZBAI3 JVOW T ? Lond & Co's. NTE, COMPLETE !ES DOWN AT rOTCH. G PROMPTLY aond & Co. sdale & Co, ) GALVANIZED WORK. i variety of all staples cheaper > j, beginning with a 4 qt. al 5c. sizes. Pish Pans, Plates, Cups, ans, Cuiree l'ots, Wash l'ans, l'ots?will last years. Large from 1*2 gallon to 5 gal size. . Extra Tuba and Jars. Ma. a fruit fjar rubbers. Bargains mo and see us.