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_ - n,,.;,,,.;- ???????i ??? "irr ? r" ~r ?I ^The Abbeville Press and Banner. I BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1897. ESTABLISHED 1844j| ENLIGHTENING THE EDITOR. i ltiiilriiiiv: of n Political Cotton .Mill on :i Theoretical llusis at Iiarn nel I. Burueivell Sentinel. The above captiou appeared over a lengthy i article iu the Abbeville l'res* Hud Banner oi the lih iust. It Is undoubtedly the most won-, dertul production of misstatements 1 have 1 f ever read in a prominent newspaper in this , *! '? miH 1 state, it AUDevuiecuuuij nwiut , I tit- world Abbeville county, then there | might be some reason for the assertions made; ^ but fortunately lor South Carolina, Abbeville county is only a small part of the slate. As | , the editor ol the Press and Banner views Ihe;^ IIfid ol cotton mituuiaciuring, any suggestion j ol a low couuliyinan,and any comment made upon the propriety ol such an enterprise and j encouraged by such papers as The Bnrnwell Sentinel and theCharieston Newsaud Courier j Is perfectly preposterous to say the least of It. .fl We are sorry that we did not cousult the ed-; s ltoroi the Press and Banner as to what we j ? should do belore we attempted to do any- I thing. Had we have done this we should uot have beeu so promptly called down by the \ said editor and have it heralded all over the 1 state by his widely circulated paper that we did not know what we were talklug about, ,j with au exhortation Irom him to let this en- j c terprise expend Itself lu talk. The editor's ; ^ remarks are quoted in part, as follows; *\Ve are not quite certain whether a cotton | (J mill on the coast is desirable or uot. We are | ? not Informed as to the amount of labor to be 11 had on tlie level lands mat skiil uie s?.-u. n ^ tliere be a scarcity of labor in that section, it | 8 would be lolly to build the Uaruwell null on i either a practical or a political basis. "lu the hearts of the people who live on the ! high aud rolling sections ol the hill lauds tliere is a deep-Heated prejudice or dislike lor'1 the low country. Although the low eouutry 0 may be just us healthy as the Blue Kidge, no P ellort to induce the up-country people to go " down there In great numbers has yet succeed- I 11 ed. "Nearly everybody talks of bringing the: cotlou mills to the cotton tields, but the right j way to do Is to bring the mills to the labor, j ii NV here the labor is plentiful, there the ml'ls li should be built. I a in thi. tirwniinirv thprn is an abundance of w good labor iu every couuty for oue or more ; a 111 i I Ik. "Abbeville county has Just put up what Northern mill men and strolling tramp mill 1 w bauds are pleased to call a "small mill," but ; r< you may be sure that it is a mighty big thing J e; lor us to build. : a "Abbeville being In the belt where labor ! g' abouuds, aud against which there is no pre-| si judlce, the cottages or the Cotton Mill at j Abbeville are crowded with operatives of the ; h best kind?inen, women aud children?who ' li come here because this is a desirable place to j w live. The appllcauts lor places by our own , b people are not a lew, aud as soou as the people | Hud out how much better it is for their faun- P lies to be employed in the cotton mill thau it ] b is 10Y them to be employed on the larms, or i u to be toilers on reuted lieids, many other of) our neighbors will join the great army ol mill operatives. "Hut It will be fouud that Barnwell has no ^ such advantage of labor lroni the up-country. I ,j The up country labor will not go to the low ! h lauds." ! tj WIIEKK TilK WHITER UNINTENTIONALLY j tl does a wrong to the press and banner. Now it will readily appear to an average intelligent man that the editor of the 1'ress and Banner cau'tsee outside of Abbeville county s and Is not familiar with the geographical situation of Barnwell county. Barnwell Is located at least 70 miles from the sea, 470 iect above the 6ea level, and has a climate equal to 1 that of Abbeville. It is situated between the Savannah and Kdisto Hivers and is on the;' same ridge as the ianious health resort ol Aiken. With an abundance of labor, aud not asking any outside help, (especially from Abbeville,) we expect to pursue the even tenor oi our way, build the Barnwell County Karmere' Cotton MIN with Barnwell county money, run It with a line set of Barnwell ei county boys and girls, have it managed by it Barnwell county talent, and herealter treat oi with contempt any insinuation coming troin ol an up country editor that the people of his tl section of the state alone possess the funds ft. aud the brain to build and successfully run a u cotton mill. It has tver been thus. In poll- ic tics as well as business the up country has ci claimed all the royalty, while we havo been willing to sltjdown and let ttiem nulld schools, colleges and manufacturing enterprises to develop their section at the expense of the lowcouutry until uow, when we begin to talk i aboutbelpiug ourselves, it Is perfectly out- j - # U ? * I. ... .. >1.1,,? 1 Abbeville Pressaud Banner. Frank 11. Creech, * Barnwell, S. C., Aug. i>, 1SJ7. V cl * " h COTTON MILLS ON THE COAST. I S ! (1 The Prwx and Bnuocr In Partly Ml*iiiKlorMliiiMl-Siiiiip Error* and Sonic w Wisdom in Kefc-rence lo a Vital " Subject. y NValterboro Press aud Standard. " Our astute contemporary, The Abbeville d Press aud Banner, taking the proposed build h lngs ot a cotton mill on the installment plan d at Baruwellasa text, devotes a column set in a solid ^nonpareil to the effect of sliowlut; that j this particular enterprise Is impracticable and n tlial all enterprises oi a similar ciismtier uu u the '"level lands that skirt the sea" are uode- d slrable. The force of The I'ress and Banner's argument, however, Is weakened, if not lost, li by a prefatory confession of ignorance as to |i the condition of the low country with regard n to the amount of available labor and its suit- c ableness as a place for factory opeiatlvea to a live. "In the iiparts of the people who live on the high and rolling sections of the hill lands there is a deep-seated prejudice or dislike for the low country," avers our coatein <, porary. and consequently we lowlanders i, need not expect up-country people to move i down here and make our enterprises sue- !. cessfui. We are aware of tlie existence of this "deep seated prejudice," but must ackuowl- ? edge our obligations to The Press and Banner for the Information that factory operatives !. are so fastidious as to refuse to dwell among a people that are the peers in every respect of J any on the earth. The low country oilers to- , day a better Held for tlie rapid accumulation v of wealth than any other section of the State . and it is a notntile fact that wherever Intelligence is Jolued with industry prosperity pre* ^ vails. The general belief of up-couutrymen . that the sea-coast counties and those adja- ' cent to them are unhealthy and poor in natu- i ral resources is erroneous, and their besotted ignorance of the conditions of the country is , fnf uiioh u hdliitf 'I'horo lu or* ' , abundance ol labor In tiie low country, so It ' i will not be necessary to draw upon the hills j , for operatives. "The idea of building a mill in t lie country ;.. on the Instalment plan is impracticable and i can't succeed," says the Press and Banner. i Again our contemporary is in error. Walter-1 boro lias a mill built on tiiat plan and expe- i rlenced mill men say that It is equal In ev- j ery respect to mauy of the mills now opera-j ' tine in the cities ol the South. ! t We concur, however, witli The Press and j 1 Banner in the opinion that it would be folly |c for the Barnwell people to commence work with a cash capital of only S-'U.UOO. The idea 1 of limiting the subscriptions and the number 1 of votes of any stockholder is likewise absurd.; The only wise course for the projectors of the j ^ enterprise to adopt is lo procuresubscrlptlons ;1 for the full amount of the proposed capital: stock before beginning the work of building.;' They will find it not only wise but necessary [ to sell each subscriber as many shares as he i can be induced to buy, allowing him as many > votes as he has shares. If i lie Barnwell pen- I _l? I.nllrin mill on tin. Iltiuu here suggested we believe they will sue- 1 ceed?and be able to operate their factory independently of Abbeville lubor. THE CHANGE CONDITION. Tlie and (tanner's Estimate ol ChIIioiiii. Walterboro Press and Standard. Abbeville was the native county of the dls- i tingulsbed statesman to whom Mcl.aurln's ! trio of opponents now resort for aid in their j dire extremity, and we cannot forbear quoting froin The I*res? and Banner the editor's j estimate of the value of .Mr. Calhoun's due-! } trines in the emergencies which have arisen since they were promulgated and which now exist. Aoknts Wanted?Mule or fernnle In every | county. Business resectable. CompensatIon good. Mo trouble to make some mmey. AddressChronicle, Augusta, Ga., lor particulars. tf Cobb & McDavid wsll sell you shoes of all kinds from infants' to mens' shoes cheaper than anyone else. CONTRIBUTED LOCALS. What ".11" Sees anil Hoars on Ills Koiuuls About flic 4'il.V. Abbeville, S. Aug. ls>, 1S!)7. AHHKVI I.I.K'S SI.ATK TIIIS WKKK. United Confederate Veterans of Cump Sesession will meet to-morrow at .1 udge KlughV ark, where will tie served a barbecue anil asnet picnic. All veterans and their fami ies are invited to come and tiring weli-lilied laskets, and Join together In making this thf ;rand social occasion of the season, l'ruml' lent veterans will speak, and everything wli ie done to contribute to the pleasure and enoyment of all. A IlltKVI I.I.R AND ASH KVI I.I.K. Tills and to-morrow afternoons two ol the Inest. games of hall may be expected. Aslie^ k'Ua! the Abbeville team Ik. Let all be on land at the baseball ground on Magazine ill! promptly at o'clock. GILLIAM'S HAB11KCUK. This annual barbecue was given last Saturlay, and was a grand time for all. A large rowd assembled to hear our Legislative canlidates speak, as well as to enjoy the feast ol ood things. The (iilliam brothers know excily how to manage these affairs so as to aake all have a good time. Mr. David GUlam acted as Chairman, while Hon. K. B. i.iry had the pleasure of introducing the peakers of the day. AT LITTLE MOUNTAIN. Four or five families still linger at this ealth-giving resort, Quite a number have eeu tiiere during the summer. All are iruroving and hope to return home fully iuvlgraled and renewed In health, so as to begin lie Fall business with reuewed euergy. NEW KIKMS?NKW STOKE DOUSE. Messrs. P. Rosenberg A Co. are now buildas a large brick store adjoining the wareouse to be occupied by Mr. C. P. ilammoud bout the first of October. Mr. Hammond rill engage in a new Hue, so look out for his dvertisemenl and you will see what he is oing to do. The Aaron Cohen Company are already at oik enlarging their storeroom, and will be iatly for the fall business with a full corps of tticient salesmen, and an unusually large ud attractive line of millinery and ladles' uod-i, together with uii the novelties ol the :ason. The new firm of T. Lorton Robertson & Co. aveopened upon Washington street a full ne of faucy and staple groceries, where they ill make It lively for customers seeking argains. Several change*are now on foot that will erhaps develop in the building of several rick store rooms aud the coming of other ew firms. IlAUCJIITEKS OK THE CONFEDERACY. The organization alresdy has a large memersblp, who, under the guidance ol their lnefatigiible aud never-tiring president. Mrs. S. Liuk, will accomplish all they uuderike. This organization have undertaken je raising of a beautiful Confederate monulent for the city of Abbeville, which will be laced on our public square, surrounded by a eautitully-shaded park, that will he orualented with ever-ilowing fountains, and lade more beautiful still by the addition ol jecimeUN of rarest ilowers. This city park ill be made a place grand, lovely, picaresque and beautiul lor the eye to gaze pon. On the mouuiuent will be engraven je names of our illustrious dead. He sure ud let your uame be honored by being inong the contributors. You will have au pportuulty of giving something to this landt>le enterprise on the l'Jth at the re-uulon of le U. C. Veterans at Abbeville. LONG CANE OEMETEltY. This cametery is now well kept, and when ticlused by a feuce, will be made by those iterested a bvautilul city of the dead, where ur loved ones shall rest uutill the great day I assiz?. Too much praise cannot be given le ladies ol the Long Cane Cemetery Society >r what they have already done, and expect i accomplish in the luture. The noble ef>rts of our heroic women will ever be :owued with the success they well deserve. DEATH OF MRS. E. h. WILSON. "Lo! the pris'nur is released, Lightened of ln-r ikslily load: Where the weary are at rest Slu- is gathered unto God.' On last Thursday alieruoon at four o'clock, Irs. E. L. Wilson, beloved wife of Dr. E. Ij. t'lison, breathed her last at her home iti this Ity, surrounded by loved ones and friends, ho did all in their power lo administer to er comfort, but alas! the dread summons nme and took away the suushine of the oiue-a loving aud affectlonale wife and a evoted mother. The deceased had been in declining health ir a long time, so that the end was not unxpeeted at any time; yet when It came, It ras sad In the extreme. A mill all her tedi us niness anci suiiering, sue no wen wun t.rl>tlau fortitude, merkly and humbly iu bedleuce to the Divine will. She was a lemberof the Methodist church lu this city iuce early girlhood, and continued uutil the ay of her death. .She was also a laithlul nd constant render of Uod's holy word, und ied trusting and triumphing in the faith ol rn-en Saviour. In her death a loving and sorely-bereaved other, together with three sisters and one rother, a grief-stricken husband and three ear children, mourn her loss. The funeral services were conducted at her otue Friday afternoon at live o'clock by her astor. Rev. J. A. Clilton, after which her reualns were gently laid to rest In the quiet lly of the,dead at Upper Long Cane cemetery, mid a large concourse ol sorrowing friends. KKMUIOUS SEKVICKS. llev. Aiken Kelly preached In the MethodMt church last Sunday morning from 1st Corntblans 1,:}i): "Hut qt him are ye In Christ esus, who of God 1m made unto us wisdom, ,nd righteousness, and sanctlflcation, and edemptlou." The discourse was able and loquent, delivered In an earnest and imire?sive manner. Kev. Kelly is a hard stulent, and bids fair to occupy tt prominent ilace In the South Carolina Conference at no ery distant day. He is zealous and faithful n the Master's cause, and as such a servant pill win many sheaves Into the kingdom ol he Lord. Rev. I. A.Clifton preached at Uethel Sunlay morning, tilling the appointment ol Kev. Viken Kelly. Regular services were conducted in the iaptlstand A. R. i*. churches last Sunday. Jnlou services were held in the evening in he Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev. I. ! '. McKinnon, who preached g line sermon, lulding the attention of his large congregaion all tlie while. A protracted meeting will begin at lObene *er UCAI nuuu ny. i lit' }'umui win uc ansinicu >y liev. Brabham. VISITORS COMINfi AM) UOINC. Mr. G. L. Baker, private secretary in tlie Juited States Senate, and Mr. J. C. Thomas, >t Lowndesville, were in the city last Monlay. Mr. Baker is boinu on his summer vacation. MaJ. Legare, of Charleston, after a pleasant ,isit to his friend Dr. Aucrum, will return tome to-day. Mr. and Mrs. Kearney, after a pleasant stay vith relatives in the city, left last Friday lot heir home In Augusta. Miss Moneta Osteen, one of Sumter's fair laughters, isiu the city visiting her cousin Miss Lou Vose. Miss Julia Lee, of Greenwood, after a pleas^ ?nt visit to her cousin, Miss Sadie Lee, re.urned home last Monday. Miss Nannie Johnson, of Lowndesvllle, h registered at the Moseley House on a visit ti Her brother, Mr. J. J . Johnson of this city. 1IOMK AUAIN. Mr. T. T. ("apeheart,one of the popular con ductors on the G., C. Ac N., lias just returnei home alter a delightful visit to home folks it: Kittrell, N. C., also a pleasant trip to Wash ington. 1). C. Mr. Ed. Acker, after a pleasant vacatfor with relatives in Williamston. is home, again and reported for duty 011 tlie G., (;. it N. Mrs. Bollman, after a very pheasant visit tr her home in Newburyport, Mass, returuei last Saturday. Mr. W. K. Uill, after spending several dayi with his friend Mr. Lambert Caldwell, o Donalds, returned home last Monday. Mr. Lambert Caldwell, one of the most pop ular youhg men ??f Iionalds, has engager with the well-known linn of it. M. Iladdon d Co. for the coming season, and will be dowi soon, ready for business. Mr Caldwell is i favorite in our city, and Ills many friends an inlrtmur lie 1 u ci?n i i n\* hnr*k?putif?niiil ly tbe young ladies. Alter a fileHHunt visit to friends In Klher ton. Mr. J. N. Cochran returned home Sun day. Mrs. Rosenberg and children, after a dc iightlul trip to the mountains of Tennessee are expected home to-day. Mr. Visanska wll remain a week longer. Dr. C. A. Mil ford Ik home again, :>.fter a fe davs trip to IIoDca Path. Chief Riley returned last. Monday from visit to his sister, Mrs. Stielle, of Verder who has been very ill, but is now convale cms. STKAY SHOTS II KICK AN1) TIIEKR. Mr. 1). H. Smith lias the contract ior ri shelving 1 he store lo be occupied by the Co he Drygoods Company, and commenced wor yesterday. Mr. Smith is u lirst-ciass wort ! man, and will do a nice Job. I Mr. Aug. W. Smith, accompanicd by Mi - Goo. M. Smith, left lust Monday for Cashier I Valley. They will return home in about tw : weeks, Mr. Aug. Smith bringing his farnllj who have been spending the summer iu tha I delightful retreat. Our Abbeville boys enjoyed their trip t Greenwood last Friday, and rejoiced wit! their Green wood friends In the complete vl< tory over the Columbia team. Mr. Gordoi , White acted as pitcher for the local nine, am did his part well, to the complete dismay o the Columbia boys. State lecturer, J. R. .Blake, Jr., has Just r , turned from Walhalla, where he went by spe rial Invitation to attend an Alliance meeting He reports a most delightful trip. Mr J. s. Fisher has just returned from An dcrsoti, and reports the finest crops he eve saw, Doiii in inai couniy ana aiong me route i A noted statistician reports the present cot ton crop of the United States for the cominf season to be about ten million bales, whll< the wise men of Abbeville say that the splen did rain Monday last will give Abbevilli county au extraordinary large crop. Mrs. Marie Pfrang Is now ready to start hei classes for French, German, Piano, Organ ant Uuitarre at 82 per month during vacation Please to apply at her residence on Malt street, opposite Youuger's butcher shop. MISS RACHEL HEMPHILL Typewriter and Stenographer. LKGAL PAPERS PREPARED AND ALI kinds of copying done on short notice. Prices reasonable. Okkick? No. 3. National P.anlt Building upstairs. Cotton Wanted. THE Abbeville Cotton Mill wants to buj COTTON. The highest price will be paid The mill is nearly ready to run, and the cot tou is needed now. B. F. BAILEY, May 4,1697. Present. RICHAltD GANTT, in now prepared to dc all tfork in his department In the bes manner and at reasonable charges. Monthlj customers shaving, hair cutting and sham poolntc 8! per montn. Rasors honed and pui n the bast condition for 25 cents each. Davidson College... Davidson, N. C. Sixty-Fifth Year. . . . . September 9, 1897. Ten Professors and Assistants, Four Scientific Laboratories. Three Courses for Degress. Classical, , Scientific, Hathematical, Literary, BiblicalTerms Reasonable . . . .... Send for a Catalogue. J. B. SHEARER, Pres't. June 23, 18'J7. MUTUAL 111 HUN! $ 400,000. WRITE TO OR CALL on the'underslgned or to the Director of your Township for any Information you may desire about our pian or insurance. We insure your property against destruo tlon by FIRS, W1NDSTIM OK LIESTNIKS, and do so cheaper than any Insuranoe Com pany In existence. Remember we are prepared to prove to yot that ours Is the safest and cheapest plan ol Insurance known. J. R. BLAKE, Jr., Agent, Abbeville, S. C. J. FULLER LYON, Pres. Abbeville, S. C. o BOARD DIRECTORS. T. C.Turner Ninety-Six Township J. M. Major Greenwood " P. W. Sullivan Cokesbury " W. B. Acker Donnalds " M. B. ClinkRcales I)ue West " T. 1j. Haddon Long Cane " J. W. Scott Srnlthvllle " K. W. Watson White Hall " J. W. L y o 11.................. I n d i a ti Hill " ('apt. John Lyon Cedar .Spring " W.E. Leslie Abbeville " l)r. J. A. AnderHon.Dlamond Hill " H. A. Tennent Lowndesvllle " A.O.Grant Magnolia " J. T. Horton Calhoun " G. N. McKlnney Bordeaux " Abbeville, S. C., March 1, 1S97. Charleston and Western Carolina R. i Augusta and Asheville Short Line. In effect Feb. 7, 1 SOT. 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A. I., ami (!. it O. Railways, and at Spartanbur * with Southern Hull way. _ I For any inlormation relative to tickets, rates, scbed *: ule, ete., address J W. J, CKAIG. Gon. Pass. Agent, Augusta, Go. 1' K. M. NOKTH, Hoi, A^ent. DENTAL NOTICE. i: S. F. Killingsworth, No. i Seal Block, Abbeville, S. C. n Surveying and Platting. k I c. T ANDand Town Lots. Also Terracing, LevU ellng and Grading. Aocurate work done . where local attraction makes a Compass unreliable. T. C. ANDERSON, n ruiuety-oi*, o. v. K March 10,1897.?12m t I Estate of Lewis ClaytoD, Bed. n f Notice of Settlement and Appli: cation for Final Discharge. r TAKE not.iCB that on the 27th day of August, 1897,1 will render a final account of I my accounts and doing as Administrator of - the Estate of Lewis Clayton, deceased, in the office of Judge of Probate for Abbeville coun9 ty at 10 o'clock a. m.,and on the same day will apply for u final discharge lrom my trust as such. All persons having demanda against said estate will prtsent them for payment on or r before that day, proven and authenticated or 1 be forever barred. CHAS. T. BAKER, , July 26, 1897. Administrator. ) You Want the Best i , AND WILL PUT YOURSELF TO ] A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE \ TO GET IT. WE WANT TO , SAVE YOU TIME AND TROU- ' BLE BY TELLING YOU WHE itE J YOU CAN GET YOUR | uruucric?, Vegetables, Fruits, Tobacco | and Cigars I SENT TO YOUR HOUSE AS YOU NEED THEM-AND IN ANY QUANTITY ? AND BE ALWAYS SURE OF GKTTING THE BEST. WE ARE ALSO PREPARED TO DO YOUR HAULING AND PLOWING / AT ANY TIME. Phones 75 and 77. K. C. Wilson & Co. imillci Old Certificates of Registration are Void? Everybody Must Register. j I The Books of Registration will be Opened \ on the First Monday in December next ' * , | and kept Open for Three Successive I Tlava fnr t.h? P AfHat.rfi t.lftn of Voters Entitled to Registration unter the Con- 1 Btitution?For the Information of the People Attention is Called to the Folfoling Provisions of the New Law, Approved the Fifth Day of March, 1896. f rnHE BOOKS OF REGISTRATION SHALL X be opened by tbe Boards on the tlrst Monday In April, 1S9G, at Ibe Court House in each County, and kept open for at least six consecutive weeks. They shall be opened again at tbe Court House on t he first Mondays in June, July, Augustand September, A. ?)., IbiKi, and kept open continually for at least one week in each of said months. They shall be cloned thirty days before the general election In 1S9(>. After general election in 1S9(J, tbe Books of Registration shall be opened on the flrnt Mnndfiv of each month at the Court House and kept open for three successive days ] in each month until thirty days before the election in 1890, when they shall be closed un- . til the said general election shall have taken place. The offices and books must be kept i open from 9 o'clock in the forenoon until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The Board ol Registration Is the judge of j the qualifications of all applicants for regis- ! tration up to January 1st, 1898. Up to January 1st, 1S9S. every male citizen of this State f and of the United Slates, twenty-one years of t age, who is not an idiot. Is not insane, is not I a pauper supported at the public expense, and is not confined In any public prison, and j who has not been convicted of burglary, arson, obtaining goods or money under false ] pretenses, perjury, forgery, robbery, bribery, adiritery, wife beating, housebreaking, receiv- i ing stolen goods, breach of trust with fraudulent, intent, sorulcatlon, sodomy, incest, as- t sault with Intent to ravish, miscegenation, ( larceny, or crimes against the election laws, 1 and who shall have been a resident In this ( .state two years, (except ministers In charge t " yf organized churches and teachers of public schools, and they after six months residence ' in the state.} a resident in the County lor six months, and lu the polling precinct, four months, and who can read any Section In the Constitution of 181)5, or can understand and explain auy section of said Constitution when read to him by the registration officer } ? or officers shall be entitled to registration and . become a elector upon application lor such i registration. If any person has been convlctn ed of auy pf the crimes above-mentioned, a u pardon of the Governor removes the disqual- j . lflcation. n In case any minor who will become twenty- i .. one years of age after the closing of the Hooks . of Keglstratratlon and before the election, ? i and Is otherwise qualified to register, makes application under oath showing he is quail- j jj lied to register, the Boards shall register such i applicant before the closing of the books. Any person whose qualifications as an elec- ( ? lor will be completed after the closing of the | u Keglstration Books but belore the next elec- t tion, shall have the right to apply for and se,J cure a registration certiiicate at any time ] within sixty days immediately preceding the j " closing ol the Registration Books, upon an ( application under oalh to the facts entitling him to such registration. I The registration ol voters muni, be by poll- ( : lng preclnctH. There must be a Hook of ltegii 1st ration for each polling predict, that is for j ii each township, or parish, or city, or twou of j 11 less than live thousand ihhabitants, or ward ( ii of cities of more than five thousand inbabl11 j tants. Each elector must vote in the polling ( ii | precinct in which he resides. If there is ir.ore 11 than one voting place in the polling precl net, ii the elector may vote at any voting place des? I ignated on the registration certificate. The I Boards must designate in the registration certificate the voting place in lire polling precinct ut which the elector is to vote. If there is more than one voting place in the polling . i nreclncts. the Hoards shall designate 011 the j, certificate the voting place selected by tlie ?' elector. Old certificates of registration are void. Evil ery man who may desire to exercise the right ! S to vole must apply for Registration. J. 1). CAR WILE, I S. S. BOLES, \V. A. LANIER. Board of Supervisors of Registration. 1 THE SEVEN-HILLED CITY. 1 The River that Roam?The Town that Grown-The People that Are Happy aa?l Prosperous. Lowndesvii-le. August ICtb. 1897. For the greater part of the past week. Rev. E. W. Mason has been assisting Rev. W. J. Snyder, in a protracted meeting, at Bell's chapel. Rev. W. S. Duncan of the South Anderson . circuit was in town Tuesday, the guest of Mr. ' B. C. Kay. 1 Misses Allle Wycheand Pauline Fortson.of Elbert county, Ga., have been since Tuesday, with their friend Miss Ethel Speer. Some of our young folks indulged in a straw ride Tuesday night, and had a memorable time. Messrs. Towns Robertson and Sidney Can non. of Abbeville C. H., came up Wednesday on their wheels, and have since been with friends In and around here. Miss Lizzie Pressley, of Elberton, was lor J several days last week at the Kay House. Dr J. B. Moseley took a business trip to Anderson C. H , Thursday, by private conveyance. , Messrs. J. L. Fennel, G. W. Speer and Misses Ethel Speer, A. M. Fennel, Allle Wyche and Pauline Fortson, drove over to Capt. J. E. Brownlee's Thursday and spent a very / nloouonf /lav ' Mr. Joe McGee.of Abbeville, was In town last Sunday. Rev. C. D. Mann, of the Providence circuit, parsed through this place Friday evening, enroute to his old home for a few days stay. Mr. Marshall Cllnkscales, who ran a tailoring establishment in this place about 40 years ago, was here again for the first time last week. He was, of course, very much surprised, at the many and great, changes that have taken place here. There has been a wonderful increase in the business of our town in the time mentioned above. Then there were about two stores and a piece,?now there are eight stores In full blast, including i first class drug store. Many new homes bave been added, and the old ones improved, so much, that tbe place can hardly be recognized by a fifteen or twenty-year absentee. 1 Mr. Ed. Edwards, bis sisters, Mispes Bessie ind Helen, Edwards, and Miss Mary Du Pre, af Fort Hill, who was on a visit to her Abbeville friends, came up Saturday, the first three named to Mr. J. Hart Raskin's, and the last I] to i?ir. w . vj. nucKtiuee a. Capt. W. D. Mann, of Antrevllle, was in = town Wednesday. Mrs. W. C. Pressley, of Elberton, being on a ^ visit to tbe family of her father, Mr. James ' M. Young, attended services at the Methodist church yesterday; and her many lrlends in attendance, were very glad to welcome her. rUHNIPS AND POTATOES?A WISE DISPOSITION OF SPARE TIME. Our planters are now enjoying a truce between their fight in making a crop, and the ( beginning of the flgbt in the gathering of it. fhese then comparatively leisure days, have t?een properly utilized, in preparing and planting turnip seed, sccond crop of Irish potatoes, etc. There is really less time, that the ibove numerous class of our citizens, can idle iway, than any others of our people. A ory sf bard times, would be as common among those engaged in other pursuits, if as much Lime was thrown away by them, as was done in many of the farms, but a very few years igo. I am very glad to report that a wonderful change has taken place In this direction, aven within the past year or two. A new malady seems to bave broken out in LUIS HKCllUU. 11 bccIIJH U? V?L lO OB CODI1QUU lO [he baok door. A lew days ago Mrs. J. T. Latimer fell out of the back door, and was imartly shaken up?fortunately not very ?uch hurt. About the same time, Mrs. Edivard Smith fell out, at the back door too, and was rather badly, but fortunately not very se iously hurt, It is sincerely hoped that this lodlly ailment, will not become epidemic. We have bad some more hot weather, and Iry enough, on some of the farms to damage ,he cotton considerably. As yet there Is very lttle cotton open. At this writing 6:30 a.m., i most delightful rain is lalllng. Troupe. 4^4 GOOD RAINS. * [ L'rops are Laid By?The Anunal As- L mini on ine nirongnoius 01 sin- ? Charmlnic SIukIdk ? Lovely Women. Ninety-Six, S. C.. Aug. 16,1897. After several weeks of hot, dry weather, Monday dawned cool and cloudy, and a most efreshlng rain fell during the day. Protracted meeting begun at Fellowship :hurch last Sabbath. We were told that the :rowd on that day was unusually large. A arge party of the town people attended the lervices. Miss Turner from Augusta and Mrs.Walder- p mer Wenck are visiting Miss Magda Wenok. *Mrs. Talbert, nee Miss LUlle Calhoun, Is visting Mrs. T. C. Turner. Miss Plowden, Miss McFall and Miss Land ire with Miss Anne Blake. Miss Margaret Young, of Union, is spendng awhile with Miss Lense Sloan. Miss Anne Dell Barnett, the beautiful prima lonna who has charmed so many people with tier sweet singing, gave a musical at the resiience of Mr. G. M. Anderson last Thursday jvenlng. Miss Barnett has a voice one might tvell be proud of. It is full, clear and harmonious. Her selections were very fine, and <be showed her complete control over so wonderful a voice in every note. Miss Bar- M aett also gave several readings during the V jveulng, which received hearty applause from > the delighted crowd. We are glad Miss Bar- m [iett came among us with her charming man- ^ iers and delightful singing. We feel that one A ;ould not come under the Influence of such \ music without yielding to its higher power? ~ Ihe power to raise ones thoughts and im- d pulses above the cares and trials of dally lite. ^ Mr. F. G. Tompkins, after a pleasant visit to > \nderson, returned home via Harris'. fl Dr. Bozeman and family have returned ^ from tbe mountains. A Mrs. D. B. Phillips is sojourning at Harris'. ^ Last Tuesday Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Holland ;ave a most delightful dining In honor of Mr. 4 Stanley, the father of Mrs. Holland. " Tbe many friends of Prof. J. C. Cork were A ;lad to see him, and sorry his visit was so ^ ihort. Come again. Professor, and bring the A 'amlly. Mr. E. C. Rice was In town last week. He Is ^ ust. back from New York and looks well. A Miss Hart from Cokesbury Is wlih Miss ^ Sorma Moore. ^ Miss Marlon Klnard, after an absence of a nonth, Is at home. ^ While In Greenwood last week we drove A Lround to see the work being done at tbe ^ }ourt House. It Is a busy scene, every oue lard at work, and In a short time Greenwood ? ?ourt House will rear Its proud head against he sky. Cambridge. ? 5 ABBEVILLE'S FAIRFIELD, * Voles Uiirnereil to IntcreMt tbe PrcMN \ mid llamier. f Kalrfleld, S. C., Aug. 11,1S97. J Miss Zelraa Langley, daughter of Mr. J. H. # jangley, Is quite sick. m Mr. J. W. Long and family have been visit- \ ng relatives and friends at Hodges. W Mrs. .1. H. (Tnx who has hfien nulte sick for A i number of weeks, Is convalescent. ^ Pretty little Miss Hertha Price, of MoCor- 0 nick, is visiting her grandfather, Mr. Samuel m ^eard. v Those of our people who attended the Teach- 9 >rs' Institute and Association at Abbeville 4 nst week report a good meeting and enjoy- ^ ible occasion. w Messrr. J. P., John and Will Crawford, of m Hunters, spent last Wednesday with the fam- \ ly of J. W. Young, aud furnished some fine ^ nuslc. 2 Dr. L. N. Kennedy, with his charming sis er, Miss Onle, are on a visit to Bordeaux. Dr. L. Kennedy Is filling his absence. ? Miss Annie Barksdaie, who has been visits ng relatives in Troy, has returned to her tome in Abbeville. She made many friends SS luring her stay here. Mr. J. W. Faulkner is visiting in Georgia his week. Unknown. l] JUDGE McGOWAN. J ? CleitrcNt Insight Into His Private Life. * Much lias been written about the notable 3 wbllc career of Judge McGowan, but the Ab-1 jevllle Press and Banner gives the clearest _ nslght Into the noble virtues of his private I ire.?Columbia Record. In White frenoh organdies tVi inches wide, 2 .0 Mi cents at tiaddon's. Mai Aid, Loan and Investment Co., M Atlanta, Ga. ABBEVILLE LOCAL BOARD. J. R. Blake, Jr.?President po Walter L. Miller?Attorney. lei DIRECTORS. ] X. W. Cannon, C. V. Hammond, ~~ Walter L. Miller, C. D. Brown. An excellent investment company. July 31, 1895, 1885, tf ^ . an Aiken & ElLis ; REPRESENT The Travelers9 juixo <x- JLcciaent c Insurance Go OF HARTFORD, CONN. J\ Dne of the Oldest and Best in the World. ALSO m TUT THE LIVERPOOL & ?I LONDON & GLOBE THE LANCASHIRE Of England J THE QUEEN, THE HOME ^ Of New York. iVe Write First-Class Country ? Risks. Office : p rpatalrs, next to Hotel. 'Phone 97 Where Shall we | AT BDUCATB DurDaughters? j ? ? ?_ *3- *3- I *1 BECAUSE : 1st. It Is a Christian 2d. It is thoroughly ment. 3d. It Is the CHEAT State. (This lai 4th. There Is no bett the South. DON'T YOU WANT L I Want to sell you have the following I handle only a superior quality of OlTi to the best tbat Is sold in this market. 5y the Single Gallon, 173. Thr per Gall< I have a good assortment of one and F1 prices. If you will buy a can I will buy for 15c. a gallon. This Ad. is intended AfllOS WWV1 > > Buist's Qar AT Harrison A We have bought the Seed and Sti & Co. and OFFER BARGAINS. W, S. COTHRAN, Proprietor, Till ABBIVILLI ? We are prepared to fill al Rough Lumber, Doors, Sash, Brick, Lime, Cement. In she construction of a House. ^W^mrmrmrmrw^^w wwwww ? ?-ww w M. H. PARKER, President. JULIUS H. DnPR Che Farmers' Bani DEPOSITS SC J?. #**. ProfltM \OES GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. Bu; ) Hons. A Savings Department has been esti irds. Interest at 4 per cent, payable quarterly.? crease rapidly. J-Mreotors?W. H. Parker, A. W. cGee, P. B. Speed, K. M. Haddon, Dr. F. E. HarrH ?. . nils close nt Abbeville, 8. Po?' Ofllce. 1 10:80 A. M.?going West I 11:15 A. M.?going South. ? 1:15?going North. 4:45?going North and South. < SflO?North and South. S \I1 mall for the night trains should be de* V w sited In the Post Office and not In street Iter boxes afrer 4 P. M. I Robt. S. Link, Postmaster. fl h'eb. 7, 1897. * 1 Water Works. I r,,rn V?*r o man that 1 Ln. v rj jruui wuin uuuu u; ? knows his business and save money d health. C. B. VERONEE. m Practical aDd Licensed Plumber. : (Vbbevllle, S. C., Jan. 12,1897. DENTAL NOTICE. Dr. S. G. Thomson, - J i'FICE UP-STAIRS ON McILWAIN - % Corner, Abbeville. 8. C. i Complete and Full f o STOCK OF THE CELEBRATED etrojolitan Brand of Miied Paints -or- . _M OHN LUCAS & CO. | always on hand at the ^ lity Drag Store. (RICES IN ONE GALLON CAN8 by the j single can 91.28. A liberal discount to Inters using large quantities. J >ot. 25. 1898, tr ' m Due West. .Jl Female Jj College. ji Institution. ' equipped In every depart est Female College iu the at statement will be verified. er location for a College In IGHT? ll your Kerosine Oil, and to do so | inducements to offer for SPOT CASH TRADE : . 1 and guarantee it to be equal to ee Gallons and up, 16 1-3 ve Gallon Cans at rock bottom a Can I will fill it tbe flrst time ' lor your benefit and mice. ! 13. Morse, - ? den ^eed *:.J| : Game's I I itionery Business of if. W. Lawson A. G, FAULKNER, $ Manager, i JIH CO. 1 .1 orders for Dressed and $ Blinds, Frames, Shingles, J irt anything needed in the S ' A. W. SMITH, Vice President E, Cashier. : of Abbeville. ELICITED. $75,000 6,500 ps and sells Exchange and makes Colecibllshed. Amounts received of 81 and upJanuary. April. July, October. Small sav Smith, W. C. McOowan, J. H. HltiKe, U. r 1011, U. A. VIsunHlti.