The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, October 20, 1897, Image 4
The Press and Banner
ABBEVILLE. S.C.
C3P~PubllBhea every weanescuiy at ?z t
year In advance.
Twelve Images.
Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1897.
The AuUerNon Intelligencer.
Last week the Anderson Intelligencer cami
out as an eight page paper?seven columns tc
the page. All home print.
The Intelligencer has always stood high
and its management lias been excellent H
does a fine business. The circulation is great
CI lUi%U IJUUt U1 ttUJ UlUCi wuuuj J'wt'v. I ?"V
Its advertising patronage is enough to mak<
the proprietors rich.
The Intelligencer Is conservative in its bus
Iness management?slow to take a step for
ward?but when it does take a step it nevei
retraces. For Instance: It was one of ihf
first of the country papers to use a cyllndei
press; It was, perhaps, the first to use steam
It now uses electricity to run the press and t<
light the office.
The Intelligencer is one of the very bes
paying newspapers of which we have any ac
quaintance. The editor lacks one thing, however,
and that Is a wife. We put him on no
tlce that we will not associate with bachelor
after the first of January. So If he doesn'
get married be may lose a friend.
I'.rnlnnutinn
Without giving any public notice wbict
came to our attention, resolutions In respecl
to the memory of the late Judge McQowac
were introduced at the close of the last term
of the court. Heretofore Intention to offei
such resolutions have been made public, whec
Mends of the deceased could appear on th?
occasion. But In this Instance, as far as we
know, nobody knew of the Intention to present
the resolutions in respect to the mem
ory of him who was so greatly beloved by ai:
of our people
The resolutions were afterward sent to varl
ous papers outside the county and appeared
therein a week before the copy was sent to us
The lack of the usual courtesy of the reBOlu
tion as to publication, and the failure to send
the copy to the local papers, until after it had
been sent to and published in newspaper!
which were neither requested nor ordered t<
copy them, is our reason for not publishing
them at this late day.
As may be evidenced by the editorials an
nouncing the death of our distinguished fei
1 ? m lk? <? nf ll.o tnn
lun'ivnuouiau, iuc ^uk/Jit in anaio ui iuv mv
that the local editors bold the memory of tb<
ate Judge McGowan In the highest esteem
The Fair.
The newspaper talk Indicates that the StaU
Fair will be a grand occasion. The people 01
Columbia are exerting every effort to mak<
the occasion an attractive one for all visitors
We presume that low rates on the railroad)
will furnish a great inducement to visitors
If the people of the State could come togetb
er more frequently we would know each otb
er better and would love each other more
While we think that It would not, as a rule
be profitable to Abbeville exhibitors, vet we
believe that such exhibitions and such gatb
erings are highly beneficial.
John Gary Evans.
John Gary Evans is again receiving atten
tlon. This time for some of bis speeches dur
mg ttie campaigD. 11 reaiiy occurs 10 us mm
be has bad enough. He has been defeated
and, as Jar as we know, has do political aspl
rations. Ex-Governor Evans seems to lacfe
tbeartof lasteniog friends to bim with books
of steel. In the recent Senatorial campafgn
' - we believe that no newspaper espoused hit
cause. In former years he failed to show hit
friendship for the newspapers and they lei
bim severely alone when be needed friends
In a normal condition of public sentiment nc
man could be elected to office, with the entire
press of the State arrayed against him, and
no wise politician will unnecessarily incui
the displeasure of the newspapers of hit
bailiwick.
We Were Right.
It will be remembered that our good friend
of the Greenville Mountaineer some time ago
took us to task for saying that President
Craighead belonged to the wroDg church, and
it was thought that a member of anotbei
cburcb was needed as President of Clemson
College. It seems to us that the subsequent
facts fully warranted the assumption on oui
part.
We have no sort of objection to urge to the
new President. We have no doubt that he
will come up to all the requirements of a first
class President. It was the demand that 8
Baptist should fill President Craighead's place
of whiob we spoke and which we believed t<
exist. Future events would verify that be
lief.
(Jiving Credit.
The Columbia Register notes that some o
Its exchanges copy from that paper without
giving credit We do not know whether we
have sinned in this respect or not, but the
fact is, we try to give everybody credit.
While it is well to give credit, yet, as foi
ourself, we never give the matter a moment'!
consideration. Neighbor, if you 6ee anything
in the Press and Banner that could be of use
to you, Just help yourself. You needn't lose
any tfleep, whether you give credit or not
You are welcome to anything that appears lr
the Press and Banner, and you needn't giv<
any credit at all, if it suits better to leave of
the source. Help yourself.
Whal's tbe flatter ?
Senator Tillman is with his brother-ln-lav
at the hospital for the Insane. What's thi
matter?
RECKLESS SHOOTING.
A Citizen Who Was Mistaken for i
VA?mln? /'a tun V'aar T.Aflill 110* Hll
Life.
Abbeville furnlRbes another instance of tbi
danger of the ever-ready fire-arm. A gooc
lady of this city about four or five o'clock oni
morning last week was aroused by an un
usual noise In ber cbicken house. Thinking
that a coon or a possum bad invaded thi
sanctity of her hen roost, she fired In the dl
rection of the noise, sending one deadly bul
let right alter another In quick succession
little thinking of the human life which wat
so Innocently endangered.
It now turns out that the racket In the her
house was not brought about by a lour-footec
varmint. It seems that there was no othei
cause for all the fuss and shooting than the
appearance of one of her neighbors wbo hac
come to get a chicken for his breakfast.
Some of the bullets passed close by the per
son wbo bad called lor his chicken, and ai
his shadow flew through the moon light tb<
bullet* flew faster, and greatly endaugerec
the life of the gentleman who was putting
distance between the pistol and himself at i
rate which endangered the fences.
It is not our purpose to lecture anybody
but It might be well, before shooting, lor peo
pie to be certain whether It Is u neighbor or t
varmint that Is disturbing the poultry. A
varmini ougni. tu ue suui, uui u u scuucul?L
is in the pursuit of his legitimate business
and calls for bis chicken belore daylight, h<
might be shooed away, and not shot. If tin
business of cblcken-llftl^kls to be stopped
and our neighbors are notsliowed to "raise'
a chicken now and then the coutHry is com
ing to a pfetty pass.
Mrs. DeFontaine is dead.
Don't neglect the oat crop.
, War Records?Civil Hiatory.
The Greenville Mountaineer of a recent
date contains the following
Governor Ellerbe has recently appointed
Col. John P. Thomas, of Columbia, to com;
plete the work of compiling the records of the
war, which was In charge ol the late Gen.
. Farley, who In his turn succeed Gen. Kershaw.
The Couiederate roils are yet Incomplete,
needing corrections and additions, but
it ought not to require many months for the
records to be made as nearly perfect as Is now
possible. Captains and orderly sergeants
who have died since the war might have perfected
these rolls, but in many instances there
' Is not an officer surviving who can give accurate
siatistics of their companies. We
agree with the Laurens Advertiser, edited by
a ealiant soldier who was in the field during
' the entire war, that the completion of these
records is all that the State needs to do at this
time, and that the hour i6 not yet come to
> write the history of South Carolina, civil or
* military, In the stirring days of 1861-5, Con
tributions of men who participated in the
struggle are desirable, and the Legislature
might provide for gathering such material.
t The Press and Banner quite agrees with the
. sentiments above expressed. Now is the time
I to enter and make permanent the proud rec>
ords of the historic scenes. This generation
owes it to Itself and to posterity to note all
. the facts. But further than this, we need not
. go.
r Facts are now what we want. It Is too soon
3 to write a history which will be acceptable to
r all.
There are too many living participants in
3 the different battles, and there are too many
living witnesses to the Important acts of our
I rulers In those stirring days to have the his.
tory written now. Gather the facts?the ac
cepted facts as to persons, aompanles, reglt
ments, etc., and permanently record them, so
s that when this generation shall have passed
t away, the future historian may arrange them
In history. No acceptable history of any
event, of which there are so many living witnesses,
can be written. If no two eye witnesses
can agree in the description of a dog
. flohf. how can we exnect the historian to
I write correctly of the 6ubllme efforts Incident
i to a bloody battle f Ab long as thereare thoui
sands of living men to criticise?to correct or
to commend?that work should be postponed,
i The history of the late war can only be sue*
I cessfully written alter tbe participants in the
. struggle have passed away.
Let us preserve the facts. The historian in
. future ages wiil use them.
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Pious Charcta Members Nnttt Shut
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' The great Wallace Shows will be hereon
) Tuesday, November '2,1897. It has now been
r two years since we have bad a circus, and
' our DeoDle may be hungry lor a show. This
show is said to be a good one, and we bave no
- reason to doubt the promise of tbe show peo.
pie to entertain us.
For various reasons the Press and Banner
1 is g'ad that the show Is coming. We love to
> see a great mass of assembled humanity. We
love to see our merchants worked to death,
selling their goods. We love to see the street
parade. We love to see the show itself. A
little relaxation from the daily grind, with
an opportunity to bave a hearty laugh, does
our people good. A majority of our people
) have worked hard all tbe year, and now when
r they are selling their crop they can well af,
ford to spend fifty cents for a day off.
Another good thing connected with the
coming of tbe show is the fact that It generalI
ly gives oar beloved preachers and much reunited
RDirltual advisers an opportunity to
. tell us of the vileneas of the circus, and ibea
It furnishes a few laymen a fine opportunity
. to stay away from the clrcuB, and thus prove
to the world that they are not as other men
' are.
, And so It may be seen tbat the circus serves
, a good purpose In more ways than that of lu
performance.
The demand of Christian people that we
should have clean shows has done much to
remove tbe objectionable features which characterized
their exhibitions in former years.
Nice people may now attend, but some
people stay away so religiously that tbey
have not learned of the improvement on tbe
circus of former days.
Get your preacher in the pulpit to describe
and advertise the coming show, and then go
1 out to see if it comes up to his description.
, By doing this you may form your own con.
elusions as to tbe value of bis suggest ons in
reference to shows and other subjects.
||Very pious people may shut tbelr eyes
i as the procession goes by. If they do not
they may see a lion eat a little negro or wit'
ness tbe elephant in his favorite act of throw'
ing a little wblte boy over the fence into
i somebody's back yard.
I We are unable to make any suggestion to
pious people which would prevent the music
. of the band from falling on their eardrums.
) We doubt if cotton in the ears would have
, tbe desired effect, so they may have to use
^ their Angers.
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W ?iST .LJND,
HnppenlDKN mid Incident** of a Week
I Abont the City.
i Monday the standplpe and all the water
, mains were thoroughly cleansed, and now
' the artesian water has been pumped In and
I our people have as good water-works water as
can be found ariywbere. A. sample of the
water will be sent to the State Chemist at
Clemson College in a few days to be analyzed.
' Miss Cutsle Aldrich, of Barnwell, who has
been visiting Miss Lela Norwood for several
weeks returned home on Monday last.
The Western Union Telegraph Office?City
> Office?was opened for business last Saturday,
s The office is In charge of Mr. Watson
formerly of Columbia, S. C.
Messrs. J. S. Cothran and W. C. Cothran
i came down from Greenville Sunday for a
) short stay.
Mr. Levy Watson, one of Bradley's mer'
chants, was In the city Monday.
Saturday afternoon a horse bitched to a
buggy got on the war path and made things
lively in the Public Square for a few minutes,
making a tryclcle of the buggy In short orTho
loot wo saw of ihft Derl'ormance was
the animal going down Main Street at a two
minute lick, the buggy a good second if it
I was on three wheels.
t Monday morning the Mayor's mill of Justice
ground out a few sheckels for the city
1 treasury. A dusky damsel, who had gotten a
i little ahead on one star or o. p. booze, did a
little flrstciass cussln', and paid 83 for the fun.
85 was donated to the city by a young darkey
r Just for toteing a gun and using a few cuss
i words. The Hue was 810, but on account of
, previous good reoord his honor remitted half
' of the tine.
Mrs. P. B. Gary, who has for several weeks
) been visiting her parents in Florence, came
home last Saturday, accompanied by her sis'
ter. Miss Lucy Evans, a charming young
1 lady.
i Rev. J. M. Lawson preached in the Methof
d 1st church last Sunday morning.
The Volunteers are drilling three times a
week, preparing for the inspection which is
appointed for the 2Sth Inst.
Our merchants are fully alive to the fact
that printers'ink used in advertising in the
city papers each week are the best evidences
of the faith in Judicious advertising.
7 Union services were held In the Methodist
3 church Sunday night. Rev. J. Lowrle Wilson
preached the sermon.
Cupid has been quietly but with unerring
certainlty using his arrows, and in consequence
this week will see two happy marriages
in our city. This afternoon at half past
four o'clock at the residence of Mrs. J. D.
maimers, iue auni 01 iuu unue-cmui,, ui. i-?.
W. Collet and Miss Lulle Hughes will be
made busband and wife, tbe ceremony will
be performed by He v. J. A. Clifton. Only the
relatives of the contracting parties will be
present. Immediately after the ceremony
the happy couple will leave via the 8. A. L.
for North Carolina on a visit to tbe former
home of the groom. Mr. Collet has lived
here for a number of years, and has made
many warm irlends. He Is a gentleman of
sterling worth, and a tried and trusted engineer
of the S. A. L. Miss Hughes Is one of
our city's sweetest and best women, and ber
frienus are innumerable. To them we extend
In advance our best wishes for their future
happiness and wellfare.
Tomorrow (Thursday) morning at half past
ten o'clock at tbe home of Dr. and Mrs. J. W.
Marshall. Iheir daughter. Miss Sallle, and Mr.
K. C. DuPre will be married, Rev. Edward McCrady
will perform tbe ceremony. Only tbe
Immediate relatives of the prospective groom
and bride will be present. On thell:0o8. A.
L. train tbey will leave on a wedding tour.
Both Mr. DuPre and Miss Marshall are to the
manor born, and lrom childhood have had
, friends by the score. Mr. DuPre is one of our
\ best citizens, a young man of high integrity
> and fine business qualities. The bride-elect a
truly uood aud Jovely woman. May their future
life be one of unalloyed bliss.
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If you want some flrst-claRs goods at rock
J bottom prices, cull on Mr. McDavid who is clo3
sing out the remainder of his stock.
Thad E. Hokton has resigned his place on
Uie Atlanta journal 10 lane a position 011 me
New York Times.
The constitutionality ol the fertilizer tax Is
to be tested in the United States Court, with
. the probability that the decision will be
against the law.
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All the new Fall and Win
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$12.50
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$2, $2.50, $3, $3.50, $4, $4
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Nothing lacks but space t
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Stripes, Checks, all new
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endless patterns, all nev^
Bows, Tecks, Clubs, FourPuffs
and de Joinvilles *i1
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Men's Fine SV
Men's Vic Kid Bal. coin toe,
model, everywhere$4. Coher
Men's Calf Shoes, all styles
from, bal. or cong., real va
Cohen's price
Men's "Solid Leather" Satin
five styles of Toes; Hub, Gor<
actual value $2. Cohen's price.
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Clothing at
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$15.00. $4.50
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Trousers. No store in
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1.5? $5*??- $2.50
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prices?98c, $1.50, $2,
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Special at 15c, others
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Sight is Priceless.
Dr. Chas. W- Lowe,
(FORMERLY OF CHESTER, 8. C.,)
Now Id Abbeville, at McCants Hotel. Office,
Room No. 5.
Dr. Lowe comes to Abbeville with tue
highest class ol endorsement to be had In
this country, and while the valne or such
commendations at tbe bands ol eminent
physicians of this country, would be known
and understood by Abbeville's well-kDown
medical gentlemen, tbey could not be appre>
elated by tbe public at large; hence It Is tbat
Dr. Lowe enjoys the honor of Introduction
by Abbeville s distinguished physicians:
Abbeville, S. C, Oct. 18.1807.
Dr. Lowe brings us letters of Introduction
and recommendation from the leading people
of Anderson, 8. C? which convinces us
tbat be thoroughly understands tbe sctenoe
of optics. Any one In need of glasses wonld
do well to consult him.
Very respectfully, Dr. L. T. Hill,
Dr. F. E. Harrison, *
Dr. O. A. Neufler.
MANY PERSONS
do not see as well as they should ; others see
well, but their eyes soon beoome tired; others
suffer wlt'u constant headache, which medl'
cine does not relieve, because tbe headache
comes from eye strata, and tbe proper remedy
is a pair of GOOD glasses CORRECTLY
titled.
DR. LOWE, to SINGULARIZE HIMSELF
from the boot of pretenders in bis profession,
wltb pardonable pride sabmlts for Inspection
oopies of testimonials and letters of commendation
from well-known gentlemen of
distinction wbo have worn bis glasses, tbe
originals of wblcb be will be bappy to show
to tbose wbo may request it.
Do not fall to see Dr. Lowe at once. His
stay will be brief. Office boars 9 to 5.
No agents employed or appointed.
An Ordinance '*
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To Baise Supplies for the City
of Abbeville, S. 0., for the
Fiscal Year 1897 and 1898.
Be IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR and
Aldermen of the City of AbbevVle, 8.0., in
Council assembled and by authority of the ;v'r-x<
same.
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Section 1. That a tax for tbe soma and In
tbe manner hereafter named shall be raised
and paid into tbe treasury of tbe City Council
for tbe uses and purposes thereof
. For the Fiscal Year 1898.
For City Purposes 2% mills.
For Water Works 2% mills.
On each Dog $1.00.
Sec. 2. That all male persons between tbe
ages of eighteen and fifty years, except thoce
physically unable to earn a support, and
those excused by law, are liable to road daty
and shall be required to work on tbe roads,
sidewalks and streets within tbe InoorporaHon
of Abbeville, five days by tbe direction
of tbe City Conned. The commutation of
said road duty to be tbe sum of Two Dollars,
to be paid at tbe time for payment of other .
taxes. The time for payment of taxes shall \
be from November 1,1S97, till January 1,1688.
Penalty and execution to follow after expira- 1
tlonofdate. All persons failing or refusing I
to work five full days, to be accepted and ap- *
proved by tbe Council, shall pay a fine not exceeding
Twenty-Five Dollars or be imprisoned
not exceeding thirty days.
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Sec. 8. Tbat all circuses or shows shall pay
a license fee lo tbe discretion of tbe City
Council for each and every exhibition, and
all other Bhows, including what are common*
ly known as side 6hows, attached to a circus,
shall pay a license of not more than Fifty norleea
tban Two Dollars for each exhibition.
R. M. HILL, Mayor.
James Chalmers, Clerk.
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E. 0. BERNAU, JEWELER.
Trespass Notice.
HUNTING or FISHING, day or nisrht. Is
prohibited on our lands. Trespassers ,
will be prosecuted. Please do not ask for 4
privilege. *
P. Rosenberg & Co.
J. Allen Smith.
F. E. Harrison.
Lewis A. Jackson.
R. sondiey.
C. H. Sondiey.
W. H. Long for
Mrs. F. E. Allen.
L. C. Haskell.
J. C. Miller.
F. B. Gary, for
Oct. 15, 1397, tf A. J. Salinas & Sons.
Vacancies at Lethe.
rpHERE are SEVEN vacancies to be filled
J- among the pupils in the LETHE school
which Is now well managed and flourishing.
Applications for these vacancies must be
made at once to
W, A, STEVENSON,
Widemans, S, C.
Ont. 18. 1S97. 4t
40 Inch dress flannel all wool only 25 cents
at Haddon's.
46 Inch black Henrietta, slk finish, the best
50 cent goods. Haddon's.
November Delineator. Metropolitan of
Fashion "Autum and Winter," Glass FashIon
and Butterlck Patterns for sale, at Haddon's.
Colored Broadcloths and ARtrocons In all
the new and leading shades. Bell, Ellis & Co
All Colored Calicoes at 5 cents. These are
tbe best goods and do off shades on goodsBell,
Ellis & Co.
Ladles Wraps to suit you. If you want a M
Coat or Cape, we have it at prices that, defy E
comparison in price or quality. Hell, Ellis A 1
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We have everything a lady can call :or In
tbe ladies good's line. Bell, Ellis A Co.
Big line of outing at 7cents, S cents, 10 cents.
.? w AMall Kills ? Co.
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Our Silks for waist is a dream of beauty.
Bell, EIIIh & Co.
Shoes for all in Men's, Ladles, Misses, Children's
and Baby Shoes, as cheap as the cheapest.
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