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"4? The Press and Banner v. ABBEVILLE. S. C0f~Pobll8hed every Wednesday at 82 a year In advance. Ten Pages. Wednesday, Noy. 10, 1897. Unclaimed Letters. Letters remaining In Abbeville, S. C. postoffice for week ending November 9,1897. B? Rollle Baker. C?Jesse Camoebell, Hev. J. W. Cotbran, Mtus Matlle Cotbran. D? A. D. Davis. G?HeDrv Grlggery. H-D. H. Hill. J?D. Jones. M?Mrs Lousle MorrlR, (col.) Miss Sallle McLane, W. J. Muse, (2). J. E. Mitchell. R^Jobnson Richie. Miss Georgia Reed, (2), John Robertson, E. Richie. S?Lewis Scott. T?Miss Georgeaner Thomas. W-Jltn Wlllard, (col), Mr. L. Walton.. Annie Wat. R. S. Link, P. M. Will Depart. Dr. Lowe, the scientific oculo-optlclan, who has bad an office In room Xo.5. at the McCantu hotel for the past mont.b, will leave Abbeville November lltb. Dr. Lowe bus done a great deal of work for onr citizens since his advent here. He bus done good honest work at living prices. No man ever done so much effective work here in bis line. His glasses seem to please everyone. If vou need glasses have him test your eyes by all means at once. Don't forget ihe day and date of his departure. He charges nothing for examination. Death of Mr*. Hnghey. Mrs. Elizabeth Hughey, aged about seventy years, died last Thursday at the home of her aepbew Mr. W. R. Buchanan, near Greenwood. She was tbe widow of William Hughey who died during tbe war. She lived at Abbeville for many years and bad many \ friends among tbe people of this city. Her body was brought to Abbeville on tbe cars, and was carried to Long Car e where she now x sleeps. V Death of a Good Cole red Woman. Jennie Baker, wife of George Baker, died last Monday and was burled yesterday evening. A large company of colored people attended the funeral. ( Important. A meeting of the stock holders of the Cotton Mill will be beld at four o'clock this evening. Important action Is to be taken in reference to the properly. Lunch Counter. Bruce's restaurant has attached a first class lunch counter to Ills business. Lunches served at all hours. New Buildings. Abbev!l|e never had more new buildings In process of erection than at present. As yet we have not had a "killing frost." Although this iff the tenth of November the leaves are still on the trees aud the cotton is still green and opening. Messrs. McDill <t Lyon will move their furniture store in January to the west side of the public square. Read an article which we copy from the Rock Hill Herald In reference to the value of partridges. What Mast I Uet for Dinner? This Is a question that often puzzles the housekeeper. If yon are in doubt ring up 99 and Thoa. Thomson will convince you that be can supplv your every want in groceries, green groceries and the fresh meat line. Phone 99. oil- Kills * Pa'r. I.ncnls. We will sell everything la fine novelty dress goods at New York cost. Goods worth 65,60 and 65c, now 47^c. Bell, Ellis & Co. All fine colored dress goods at New Yorh 1 coht. Goods worth 25, 30 and S5c now 18J^ and , 20c. No goods charged at these prices. Bell, , I Kills <* Co. People are not a tbe to pay profits on goods this season, bat tnty are compelled to boy < some good*, and we are going to help you get tbem cheaper titan ever before. Bell, Bills & C Co. We doiWt expeot to allow tbe first of January, 1899, catch us with a large stock of goods. Tbe goods must go, aDd will be sold. o don't put off buying until everything has been picked over. Bell, Ellis & Co. Don't send or go off alter goods when you can buy tbem at home cheaper. It costs 15 or 20 per o<nt. to have goods shipped by express In small quantities, aud H costs 10 or 15 per cent. to go. So don't be fooled by thinking you can buy goods cheaper away from home. Bell, Ellis & Co. Yon can buy ladles capes and Jackels - L New York cost, or less than you can ha.e tbem made now. Bell, Ellis <fc Co. We will sell you a hat for less than you can buy tbem In Paris. Everything In millinery must go. Profits Is not in it this fall, but gel off tbe large stock of goods we bought thinking cotton would be 7 or 8c. Bell, Ellis & Co. Boys bats at 8c and lOo, worth 20c and 25c. This is a dead loss to us of 20 per cent., but they must go, as we don't care to carry them over. Bell, Ellis <fc Co. vuuurou B tuucO ICUUtCU IU pilkxuu CICIJ shoe In tbe t-tore. When in need of children's shoes give us a call. We have a large stock lo select from, and tbe children must have shoes. Bell, Ellis & Co. Don't forget our Jlne of ladles fine and medium price shoes. We have a large slock lo select from. Bell, Ellis & Co. Buy your millinery from us as we will save you good money on anything you wish to , buy from a bat pin to a flue velvet hat. Bell, Ellis & Co. See tbe boys bats we will sell you for 8c and lft. 20 per cent less than New\ork cost. All Iresh goods, but they inusl go. Bell, Ellis & Co. Everything In the store roust move?5c cotv ton or no 5c cotton. Bell, Ellis & Co. Hnddon's Local*. When you come to town to do your nbopping, bear in mind that R. M. Haddon & Co., are offering tbe greatest bargains in Dry Goods, Shoes and Millinery. Economical Drees?Nothing wears better than a good all Wool Serge, black and coloraH of. T4iiHr1nn,a Carpets?We are closing out our entire line of Carpels. Call early and secure a bargain at Haddon's. Plush Capes, at reduced prices at Haddon's > " Tbe Original Jack Horner. Jach Horner of the Christmas pie really existed, though whether he deserved the title of "good boy," is exceedingly doubtful, says an exchange. He was, however, a fortunate rogue. When Henry VIII, suppressed the monasteries and drove themonksfrom their nests, the title deeds of the Abbey of Mells were demanded by the commissioners. The Abbot of Glastonbury determined that he would seud them to London, and as the documents were verj' valuable, and the road infested with thieves, it was difficult. cefc them to the rrietronnliM safely. To accomplish his eDd he devised a very ingenious plan. He ordered a savory pie to be made and inside he put the documents?the finest a pie ever bad?and entrusted this dainty to a lad named Horner to carry up to London to deliver safely into the hands for whom it is intended. But the journey was long, aud the day cold, and the boy was hungry, and the pie was tempting, and the chance of detection was small. Bo the boy broke oft' a piece of the pie, and beheld a parchment within. He pulled it forth innocently enough, wondering how it could have found its wav there, tied up in pastry, and ar rived in town. The parcel was delivered, but the title deeds of Meils Abbey were missiug. The fact was that Jack had them in his pocket. These were the juiciest plumbs in the pie. Great was the rage of the commissioners and heavy the vengeance they dealt out to the monks. But Master jack Horner kept his secret, and when peaceable times were restored, he claimed the estates and received them. , Uncle Shiu'x Domiiiioiis. "The Britons proudly boast that the sud never sets on the Queen's dominions, as if they were special subjects of solar favoritism, writes William CJeorj-'e' Jordan on ''The Greatest Nation on Earth," in the July Ladies' Home Journal. "But it is equally true that there is always sunshiue on some part j of Uncle Sam's great possessions, i When it is G p. m. on Attoo's Island, | AiasKa, u is u :ot> a. m. 01 uie uay joilowing at East port, Maine. If we locate the centre of the Uuiied States, calculating it as midway between longitude sixty-seven of Eastport and longitude ouehuudred and ninety-three of Atto's Islaud, it TCill be found 011 the one hundred and twenty-sixth degree of 1 longitude, about two hundred and | eighty miles westofSau Francisco, in the Pacific Ocean." "The area of tbe United States is | 3,02o,600 square miles ; with Alaska it 1 is a,602,990 square miles, equal to the 1 area of all Europe, with Italy and Turkey excepted. Texa?, its largest State, is two hundred and twelve times the size of Rhode Island. Texas might , invite every man, woman and child now living in the world to settle within its territory, offering each individual a plot of ground forty-nine and a half feet by one hundred feet. The State would not really be crowded, for each individual would have four times the space taken by each person in New York City, England, Ireland.Scotland, ( Wales, Italy and Portugal could be transplanted to Texas and th ere would < still be room for a good-sized prome- ' nade where curious Americans could \ walk while studying this bit of Europe. * Three of the cattle ranches of Texas 1 rtrwrar na mnnh forritnpu HQ (hp KnnH.I wich Islands, which we were to annex t our years ago. 1 Many or' the misfortunes and disasters which afflict humanity come in cousequeuce of carelessness and neglect at some particular moment. The man who ''didn't think" finds the labor of a lifetime wasted. The woman who "didn't think" finds her plans disarranged and her efforts vain because of some lack of watchfulness at a particular "time. Napoleon said, "There is a crisis in every battle ; ten or fifteen minutes on which the issue of the battle depends. To gain this is victory^ to lose it is defeat. So there are hours in each man's life which if rightfully improved lead to success and victory, but which if neglected ensure defeat and overthrow. It is a great thing toknow when a critical time has come, to grasp the opportunity or grapple with a difficulty; to resist the adversary and conquer iu the strife: and in order to do this we t must watcb continually, yea, more, we must beseech the Lord to watch over us, and to guide us with his eye. There is no moment when we can safely cease to watch. There is no hour which may not prove the hour of defeat and overthrow, if we neglect to improve it. So day by day we must watcb. Watch against evil; watcb against sin; watch and pray lest we enter into temptation; "Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the son of mau" (Luke 21 :36. Dr. F. E. Yoakum, of Los Angeles, believes be has made a discovery through his X-ray investigation which will revolutionize the present method of mining valuable ores. He says that it is now possible to detect bv the use of the X-ray gold and other ores in the rocks in which they may be hidden. | BELL, ELL ^ . . WILL OPEN f Cut Pri S * *op t WJ nAnrlnTT Ift MM], 1mte will meet any i V you by persons selling o /grj^x large stock of Dry Goods, Dress tv^7 and Notions this Fall and II They M A shrewd buyer gets down 1 comparison of goods and prices that we are selling goods cheapi them iu Anderson or anywhere ^9) 9t c'a8S f?ll5S are worth gettint shoddy poods and shoddy peopl you tired. Experiment?yes, loi and then come and see how easi tbat prevail elsewhere. NOVELTY DRESS GOOD f x worth 55c, fiOc, and 65c, now 47 )) All FINE COLORED DR] syZ York Cost. Goods worth 25c an (?m BROADCLOTHS and AS! York Cost. (?jX\ Every line of goods reduced we are selling them for less than store for. Great cut in CHILDREN'S stock to select from. LADIES' PLURH and CL price. The very latest styles an< fj0|; from the factory in case lots for ment. Aim lirTTTTlTTini ? UUfi HllLLinJlftl is one of the largest in the count HATS down at actual New Yoi The people haven't the mon we are determined the first of Ji with a large stock of Winter Go You will be compelled to buy fax S,10U^ 8? down to 3c a pound at them as cheap as they can be so! Don't run off after so-called ml) bet?er goods for less money them by express it costs you 15 < aud if you go it will cost you 10 If you need goods give us a call m You o Bell, Ell: ^51) P. S. These prices ar / >*\ goods charged at these p ' '.J '.-'.r '?*f?. I For Sale or Rent. A TWO HORSE FARM pIx miles sontb of Groeuwood. Place known ah the Porter place. Terras easy. Apply to S. O. BOTTS, Nov. 10,1897, 2m * Abbevllla, S. C. flntntn nf ffllinmon T TDinonn Tlan'd Mid 10 U1 MUUIM U. 11JIAUJ1, ur'bu. Notice of Settlement and Appliplication for Final Discharge. rrAKE NOTICE that on the 29th day of November, 1897, 1 will render a final account of my actings and dolDgs as Executor of the Estate of THOMAS J. PINSON, deceased, In tbe office of Judge of Probate for Abbeville County at 10 o'clock a. m., and on the same day will apply for a final discbarge from my trust as sucti. All persons having demands against said estate will present tbem for payment on or be/low ni-ftoon nnH u n t han t ir?ated nr hp forever barred. K. P. PINSON, Oct. 29,1S97 Executor. Estate of Thomas J. Maliry, Dec'i Notice of Settlement and Application for Final Discharge. TAKE NOTICE that on the 3rd day of December, 1897,1 will reuder a final account jf my accounts and doings as Executor ot he Estate of Thos. J. Mabry, deceased, In the office of Judge of Probate for Abbeville Coan.y at 10 o'clock a. m., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust is such. ... 1 Qtrolnof Oftlf! All pel >UU O uaviug uviuauuo state will present them for payment on or jefore that day, proven and authenticated or >e forever barred. J. T. CHEATHAM, Nov. 3,1897, tf Executor. %%% %% Clearance ?j * Sale! HAVING Just closed my store at J Greenwood, have no roomjor all # f me gooas huu win, mciciuic, ovu (.ivu. _ I many lines at \ > Reduced Prices. # Breast pi ns, regular price, POc, goat 35o 5 f " " " 75c, ' 55c # ft " u gold front 81.25. " 95c A . Chains gold plated guar. 5 yrs 81.95, 81.20 x Silver plated butter dishes, syrup w ft pitchers, fruit stands, pickle dishes, j etc, worth 82.00, sell for 81.40. < ' 15 dozen solid gold rings at greatly w | reduced prices. 4 l Solid nlckle silver tea spoons 40c set. J " Silver plated spoons from 75o set up. W ) 81.00 small eye spectacles for 25o. A I -Biggest bargain out. v | R. CrBERNAU, | | The Jewelei\ j mi A GREAT.; || ce Salef AT.__ I AIL 1 IV. lUUL | PRICE YOU HAVE MADE (jm\ ut at cost. We bought a very ^0/ Goods, Shoes, Ladies Wraps, ust G-o. w to the bone. A keen, close (ESp is all we ask to convince you er today than you can buy ?||) else. First class goods, like * acquainted with. Whereas e have a tendency to make ak around a little, If you HKe, ly we can beat the best prices >S at New York Cost. Goods (fai7 lm2c- fctik ESS GOODS reduced to New (1 30c. now 18 l-2c and 20c. 'RANCANS reduced to New f(s|M in price, except staples and i they can be replaced in the SHOES. We have a large fP iOTH CAPES at. your own d the goods can't be bought what we will sell a single gar [ DEPARTMENT | iry and we have marked all k Cost. ey to pay profits on goods and inuary, 1898, shan't find us ods. We mean what we say. /vjr&i some goods eveu if cotton (&2p ad we mean 10 help you buy Id this side of the importers. ^^3 cheap goods, when you can at your home. If you order >r 20 per cent, to get them, percent, in travel, board, &c. rs&c" ' is & Co. f e for SPOT CASH. No ? ri<'eS* Mp The Count* < County Auditor's Settlement wi County for State Taxes for ] 1st, 1895, DR. Original assessments for Stat.fi Taxes, 414 m 1 11b on 37,268,235.00 $32,602 05.6 Additional assessments ior State Taxes, mills on 5199,445.00 897 50.2 15 ppr cent, penalty on 3852.39.4, Delinquent Taxes 52 85.7 Railroad assessment, sapport of Railroad Commissioners 1,220 00.0 Total amount charged 834,832 41. BACK TAXES. To Rtntn Tftips on lands credited avdellnquent" in laRt settlement, lncludlngTreasurer's costsg 2 17.8 Executions not accounted for In last settle meet 3 46.8 Collections from any source, to wit: From P. R. & W. C. R. R 1,479 20.0 Total for back taxes 8 1,484 84. Total for State 836,317 25. I do Hereby Certify, That I have ca have compared it with the books in t merit of all charges against J. R. Blak furnished to Comptroller-General fort Year commencing 1st November, 1895 allowed above are based upon vouch< Tax, this day shown me by said Trea have examined each and every one at JAME8 K Settlement with County Treason Taxes for Fiscal Year Oomm by the County Auditor in Pi XX Statutes, Page 348. COUNTY DR. Original assessment for Ordinary County purposes, 2y. mills on $7,253.235.00 519,960 14.8 Additional assessment for Ordinary County Purposes, 2% mills on $199.446.00 648 46.3 Original assessment lor O. C. & N. Shops tax, 2 mills on 8749,955.00 1,449 98.0 Additional assessment for G. C. & N. Shops tax, 2 mills op 923,880.00 46 70.0 15 oer cent, penalty on 8215 85.2, Delinquent taxes, Ordinary County,?... 32 30.2 15 per cent, penalty on $2.36.4, Delinquent Taxes, Q. C. & N. Shop tax... 35.5 Fines and Licenses, 8079.89, Commutation Road Tax, 84,820 5,499 89.1 Cash Balance Ordinary County Tax transferred from pre* lous year,- 2,898 94.0 Cash Balances G.C. & N. Shops Tax transferred from previous years 28 98.S Special Local Township Purposes, Ninety-Six and Cokesbury orlg. assess. 11-12 mills $852,705.. 923 76.4 Special Local Township Purposes, Ninety-Six and Cokesbury Addlt. assess. 11-12 mills 819.045 20 63.1 Special Local Township Purposes, Ninety-Six and Cokesbury 15 per cent. pen. on $17.00.7 2 68.6 Commutation Road Tax, cash balance, transfers cu jrurn previuus year, passed to County Fund- 531 81.0 Cash borrowed "Farmers Bank" current 1896-97 15,000 00.0 Dispensary Profits 1,895 52.0 Total amount charged 848.385 18.! BACK TAXES. Cash on band last settlement for Ordinary County purposes S 11 61.9 Executions not accounted lor in laet settlement, pen. Included 8 44.6 Collections from any source, to wit: of the P. R. & W. C. R. R 984 25.0 Total for Back Taxes 8 949 81.; Total for the County 849,284 49.1 BALANCE TO BE ACCOUNTED FOB. Balance of lunds In band, to wit: Com. Road Tax..8 1,207 46.0 Balance of funds in hand, to wit: G. C. & N. Shop Tax 45 22.4 Balance of funds In band, to wit: 1st and 3rd bond suit .. 13 80.6 Total to be accounted for.. We do Hereby Certify, That we hav and have compared it with the books i correct statement of all charges agai as per Abstracts furnished to Comptro ty Taxes, for Fiscal Year commencing ] tify that the credits allowed above ar both on account of State, County an Treasurer of Abbeville County; and one and find same to be correct, this 2( J. R. BLAKE, JR., (L.8.) County Treasurer. Settlement with County Treasure and Poll Taxes for Fiscal 1895. Made by the County troller-General. XX Statut SCHOOL. AND DR. Original asspssment. for Schools,3 mills on $7,258.285 00 821,774 70.5 Additional assessment, for Schools, 3 mills on 8199,445.00 598 33.5 15 per cent, penalty on 8284.98 0, Delinquent School Tax 85 24.0 xoiai roiin oy original assessment. (No. Polls 6.582, at81.no each.) 6,582 00.0 Total Polls by additional assessment. (No. Polls 1261.) at 81.00 each.) 1,281 00.0 15 per cent, penalty on 732 Delinquent Polls 109 95.0 Cash balance* of School Taxes brought forward from previous vear 2,466 19.7 Special Local School Tax, original assessment 88.221.25.0, additional 8176.64.5 8,897 89.5 15 per cent, penalty on Special School 8 48.6 Oa?h balance Special School Tax transferred from previous year 9164.7 Total amount charged 841,820 39.C BACK TAXES. School Taxes credited as In loot cot. Moment S 2 18.0 Collections from any ponrce. ?o wit: Of the P. R. <fc W. C. R. R 022 91.0 Polls unaccounted for In last settlement, wltb 15 per cent. pen. on same.. 24 15.0 Total for back taxes 8 649 24.C Total for Schools 41,909 03^ Wo rln Hdpphv Psrlifv Thftf. wp hft^ and have compared it with the books i correct statement of all charges apains per Abstracts furnished to Comptrolle and Poll Taxes, fot Fiscal Year commi tify that the credits allowed above ai both on account of School and Poll 1 urer of Abbeville County; and thatw find same to be correct, this 20th day < J. R. BLAKE, JR., (L.8.) County Treasure W. T. MILFORD, (I u flinanpco J lllllUiUUU. th County Treasurer of Abbeville Piscal Year Commencing Novembei CR. Paid State Treasurer on ! account of State Taxes.432,900 71.1 Proportion of Treasurer's Commissions of $1,000 00, paid oat of State rands- 500 00 Deductions and abatemontfl of RtotA Tftt fll. ' lowed by ComptrollerGeneral ........ 158 46 2 8tale Tax on nulla bona executions 73 24.2 Cash paid State Treasurer for support of Railroad 5 Commissioners 1,200 00 Total credit 834,882 41.5 BACK TAXES. Paid State Treasurer on account collections for State, P. R. & W. C. R.R8 1,382 65 Deductions and abate' ments allowed byComptroller-General, P. R. & W. C. R. R 140 55 1 State Tax on nnlla bona executions 5 64.1 6 | Total credit for back taxes 8 1,434 84.: I Total for State 888,317 25 < irefully examined tbe above account, anc ny office, and fiud it to be a correct state e, Jr., County Treasurer, as per Abstract ind on account of State Taxes, for Fisca . And I further certify that the credifc ;rs for moneys paid on account of State surer of Abbeville County; and that ] id find same to be correct. ORTON, Comptroller-General, (L. S.) Br of Abbeville County for Comitj enoing November 1st, 1895. Made resence of the Comptroller-General, TAXES. CR^ Paid County Commissioners' Orders on Ordinary County Taxes... $21,019 95.1 Paid note at Farmers' ? Bank for easb borrowed 20,000 00.0 Proportion of Treasurer's commissions or 81.000 00, paid ont of County Funds, 250 00.0 Deductions and Abatements of County Taxes allowed by ComptrollerGeneral 96 59.7 County Taxes on Nulla Bona Executions, Including $2.77 Delinquent Spec. 1st and 3rd Townships 47 52.9 Paid Commutation Road Tax 3,012 54.0 Cash on band for Special Purposes, to wit: Q. C. A N. Shops 46 22.4 Cash on hand Com. Road Tax .. 1,207 46.0 Balance Special Funds of this year carried to 1897, Ninety-Six and Cokesbury 18 80.6 Discount on <15,000 borrowed at Farmers Bank 875 00.0 Abatement by Comptroller-General, Ninety-Six and Cokesbury bond suit 10 57.5 A Kg amont hd rV\mntvr\L ler-General, Abbeville R. R. bonds 2 08.0 Aad. and Treao.com. for collection of O. C. & N. Bond Tax 74 73.0 Cash paid Ninety-Six aad Cokesbure Bonds.. - 919 93.0 Cash paid O. C. <fc N. Shop Tax 1,399 00.0 ? Total Credits *19,574 42.2 BACK TAXES. Paid County Commissioners' Orders Ordinary Tax, P. R. & W. C. R 8848.00, general 111.61 9. ...$ 859 61.9 Deductions allowed by Comptroller-General, P. R. AW. C. R. R 86 25.0 County Tax on Nulla Bona Executions... 3 44.6 ; Total for Back Taxes 8 949 31.S 3 Total for the County BALANCE DUE COUNTY TREASURER. Overpaid on account of Ordinary County Tax...S 1,239 28.9 Total amount e carefully examined the above account, n the Auditor's office, and find it to be a not T "R. "Rio bo .T? Pnnnf.v TVonnnrpr Iler-General for and on account of Coun1st November, 1895. And wo further cere based upon vouchers for money paid d School, this day shown me by said that we have examined each and every )th day of July, A. D. 1897. W. W. BRADLEY, (L.8.) County Auditor. )r of Abbeville County for School 5Tear Commencing November 1st, Auditor in Presence of the Compes, Page 348. POLL TAXES. CR. Paid School orders from Constitutional 3 mil! ! lax $19,631 89.0 : Deductions And abate; ments of School Tax al! lowed by ComptrollerGeneral 105 89.6 Proportion of Treasurer's Commissions of 81.000 00. ! paid out of ScboolFunds I also Polls 250 00 ; School Tax on nulla bona executions. Including SI 68 Special School.. GO 50.8 Cash on band for School purposes 4,888 87.3 1 Paid Sohool orders from 1 collection of Polls 7,266 70 Poll Tax abated by County Auditor, with 15 per rant, penalty on 9 poll*.. 219 85.0 Pol I a non est 466 90 Paid Special School bonds Greenwood and Abbeville 2,515 00 Abatement SpeclalSchool hv Comptroller-General $16.28 general, $289.61 for Troy 805 87 Paid Special School or > aers o.ozi iz Auditor and Treasurer cornmlRPton for collect'on of Special 8chool Tax 237 29.3 Total ored 1 ts 811.408 38.C BACK TAXES. Paid Rchool orders from two mill tax. to wit: P. RiW.C. back tax $ 535 41 ; Deductions and sbatemen ts allowed by Cora p' troller-General, P. R. & : W. c. R. R 57 50 > I School Tax od nulla bona executions 2 18.0 | Polls dod est 24 15.0 Total for back taxes .. 8 649 24.C Total for Schools 842,057 62.0 BALANCES DUE COUNTY TREASURER. Amount over paid Special Scbools S 87 98.5 /e carefully examined the above account, in the Auditor's office, and find it to be a it J. R. Blake, Jr., County Treasurer, a? r-Ueneral tor and on account or scnooi ancing 1st November, 1895. And we cere based upon vouchers for moneys paid 'axes, this day shown me by said Trease have examined each and every one and )f July, A. D. 1897. W. W. BRADLEY, (L.8.) >r. County Auditor. j.S.) School Commissioner. V.".; r-.,r r$9M? f Worth of < Y /. TO BE ISACRIFI | THE ALLIANC! ^ . WILL GO OUT OF BUJ | AT THE CLOSE OF ... IF NOT EARLIEI fMy physicians have advised that I can the mercantile business any longer. The c ' unwilling to accept my resignation as mat i w man in my place. So the only alternate 1< y* realize fully in order to do so speedily, it w | great inducements in prices. Unfortunate . w we bought a much heavier and better stocl | I Ball and Wintt r than ever before. It was error in my judg 1 ^ July and August that we were making a c fand would get a good price for It, but it is < idea is the first loss is easiest borne. We hi partv in New York to take our entire stock ' Jfr lar, but it is so much less than real intrinsi j w desirable goods, we have decided that whei "t* awayanything we prefer that our own peo > Jt. it. Hence we inaugurate a f Slaughter all through the store. Heretofore we ha tain the one-price system, but now in orde while, quantities will necessarily be booh prices, as it is necessarily less expense to cl a take a long time to do so. Again it is impi ^ at a uniform cut rate. It is important to r< x. ly so as to keep a good assortment intact tl I up every customer. Any articles we are s we will naturally cut lower at first, and ai X. further reductions on lines not moving so i * A MA A?7Al?lAQ<1n/l 111 J SHOES, MEN'S CLOT] AND FURNISHINGS, A FINE DRESS GOOD I NERY AND NO! NT and we have cut prices oil many of these # t member these special prices are for PROi early visit to our store will handsomely pay Very Respectfully, JR. S. Hill, f AKTDERSO fN. B. It will be to the interest of come and see'our goods. The State of South Carolina, How r ABBEVILLE COUNTY. . how ^ Probate Conrt.?Citation for Letters of Ad- if we ut ministration. understa i Once a e , By B. E. Hill, Esq , Judge op Probate. t0 weav? "VSTHEREAS, R. J. ROBINSON, has and patl ?? made salt to me. to gmrt him Letters ftn(j of Administration of the e? 9 and eflects of t* . SARAH COOK, late of Abuevllle County, his peo| deceased. indulgei These are therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of , j > the said SARAH COOK, deceased, that would t they be and appear before me, In the Court of troublini Probate, to be held at Abbeville C.H., on Wed- inatmoH nesday, 2ith November, 1997, after publication lu?irui'11 hereof, at It o'clock in the forenoon, to show Amonj cause if any they have, why the said admin- busy at t lstratlon should not be granted. arhnm 11 Given under my hand and seal of the Court " this 9th day of November, In the year of to worK. ' [L. S.J our Lord one thousand eight hundred labored, and ninety-seven and In the 121st year r>na Hot , of American Independence. u e Published on the 10th day of Nov. 1897, In were dlfi the Press and Banner afld on the Court House silk tbrei ' door for the time required by law. jD_ unjj R. E. HILL, , ? ... . Nov. 9,1897, tf Judge of Probate. the cbilc "Tell bappy ir Estate of Dr. J. G. Johnson, M ? - told us tl no. ?... on Wl Notice of Settlement and Appli- di^t^" cation for Final Discharge. T^AKE NOTICE that on the 9th day of De-L cember, 1897,1 will render ft final account ha of my actings and doings as Administrator of tha the Estate of Dr. J. G. Johnson, deceased, in :uaJ office of Judge of Probate for Abbeville Coun- ID little, ty at 10 o'clock a. m., and on the same day 0Dg 0f < will a^ply for a final dlsharge from my srnst precjate? All persons having demands against said that wri estate will present them for payment on or Ported t before that day, proven and autentlcated or be forever barred. J. J. JOHNSON. be COD Nov. 9,1897, tf Administrator. reading these inj jour nails Trespass Notice. dudethi HUNTING or FISHING, day or night, la method prohibited on our lands. Trespassers times ar will be prosecuted. Please do not ask for , . , . privilege. wnicn t William Wilson, sentence -T. S. Ij. Wilson. in fhom J. H. Watson, /,?i?Xr? , Jno. H. Morrah, column < Hunter Bros., measure Baker & Tarrant, ?ivA thn Arthur Parker, g'*? w. w. Black, donejusl Mars Plantations, not subs Geo. G. Morrow, lt>nr>p 14 A. K. Watson. s. g. Thomson, columns P. H. McCaslan, what or J. C. Kennedy, iimns ? J. R. Thornton. J.H. and J. J. Link, gave tba Oct. 1897. James Taggart. is much 1 Sound is more de; Trespass Notice. professio HUNTING or FISHING, day or night, Is llv,D2prohibited on our lands. Trespassers will be prosecuted. Please do not ask for ? privilege. John A. Devlin. P. Rosenberg & Co. J. Allen Smith. F.E.Harrison. Lewis A. Jackson. |^y( || } iv. auuuioji C. H. Sondley. I \V. H. Long for Mrs. P. E. Allen. L. C. Haskell. "IVTOTICE J. C. Miller. IN ingo F. B. Gary, for Cotton >11! Oct. 15,1397, tf A. J. Salinas & Sons. 10th day ol II. at 4 o'( poses: T< the increa : NOTICE. I on which THE annual meeting of the stockholders of redeemed, the Georgia, Carolina & Northern Rail- of said ml way Company will be held at the office of the directors. Company In Atlanta, Ga., on FRIDAY, NO VEMBER, 12th, 1897, at u o'cjock a. m. J. M. SHERWOOD, Oct 12,1897,4t Secretary. 5i Inch flannel all wooll, only 40 cents at Five or Iladdon's. long. Apj ' . - . - . 53561 I i Goods | A CED'l F STORE I I 3INESS ... ^ THIS YEAR. 1 1 i not stand the strain of w lirectore of the store are -y" lager and elect another jft is to close out, and we m/ ill be imperative to offer -\|r ily^for the Stockholders ^ > | Br Goods 4; 1 ;ment, but I thought in ?ig crop in this country ^ .'/M ;ut both ways, and our JL. avea cash offer from a. w at so much on the dol- "jr '% c value for fresh, new, Jl re we are forced to give w ,l/m pie shall get the benefit of *y* ; ,;$j Sale | ve endeavored to main- !S. ;'VJh r to close out in a short I . 3thing of a leverage in ' H oseout quickly than to X racticable to sell all lines I educe the stock uniform- /ffiM lereby enabling us to fit X necially overstocked in, I forwards we will make ' 2K apldly. For instance we ^ HXNtf, MATS, -m JVD LADIES | .f|i S, MILLI- i I0NS' . I m oods to the quick. Re- "y* dPT CASH only. An jL ; j*0 any would-be-purchaser, Mgr., | INT, JS. C. | peo^e^om ^ Asking (he King. any troubles would disappear ' 3v burdens would be liehtened iderstood "prayer" as a child ' .vp ,nds running to his father! reat king employed his people i for him. The silk ana wool ?rns were given by the king, Tm expected diligent work from )le. He waa, however, very ? it, and told them when any 7 arose to send for him and he '.?h| ielp them, and never to fear ? him, but to ask for help and g the many men and women Iieir looms was one little child, lekingdid not think too young Often alone at her duty she cheerfully and patiently. r, when the.men and women itressed at their failures?the Eids were tangled and the weav- - 'M ke the pattern?they came to ' "? I and said :? us how it is that you ane so ' ' / Jg 1 your work. We are always ' ulties." .. i why do you not send to the said the little weaver. "He bat we might do so." 3 do, night and morning." said the child, "but I send I find a little tangle." Sketching It Oat. ,ve long been taught to believe multum in parvo, the "much ," method of expression, was jreat excellency, and one apl by the public. We know ters especially are often exo "condense," "boil down," cise," and we believe the public heartily concides with unctions. Our experience in m. however, leads us to con it there are people with whom im in multo, the little in much is far preferable. There are id things when and about hey Tpant many words and s, whether thpy have anything or not. You must give a )r a page to a certain man, or or institution; and unless you ,t much space you have not tice to the great cause. Space, itance, is their idea of excelA certain paper gave so many to such an enterprise." But how much was in those col"Oh, I don't know, but they t number of columns!" This after the order of the day. 3 better than sense, space is sirable than substance, and n is more orthodox than right ABBEVILLE tton Mills, i is hereby given that a special meetf the stockholders of Abbeville lis will be bflld oo WEDNESDAY, / ' NOVEMBER. 1897, at Abbeville C. Hock p. m. for the following par* 3 act upon a proposition to make IBCU capital hiuck UI WUO UUUUICU ty-flve thousand dollars preferred to fix the terras and conditions aptbe said stock shall be Issued and or converted Into common stocfc 11. By order and resolution of the B. F. BAILEY, Preat. and Treas. fg . Wanted. six cords of pine wood eight feet >ly at the Press and Banner office, | *$i x-1., j.--.