The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, March 08, 1899, Image 4

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i iHTrt ~ The Press and Bannei ABBEVILLE, 8.C. ^"Published every Wednesday at 82 i " ' ? o.I uonr>A 4 Wednesday, March 8,1899. v Two Homicides. Columbia has recently been the scene o two homicides. We published full reports o the killing of Mrs. 8tuart by the constable Later accounts of the affair very mucl modify the first reports, and show that tb> constables were not near as much to blame as was at first supposed. The newspaper which favor the bars and oppose the dlspen sary made much of the occurrence, and the? seemed to think that this affair would Bea the fate of the present restrictions on tbi f' sale of liquor. * a;. The next wees auer mo i;uuou>um u? their killing, a citizen of Columbia voluntarl ly insulted a man because he was thought t< be a constable.. A fight ensued, and the cltl zen killed the man whom be supposed to be t constable. The same antl-dlspensary newe papers made but a smail showing of thl wanton attack upon a citizen who had glvei no reason for being attacked by insultini epithets. It may be that the fierce and unjust attack upon the constables by the newspapers in duced the perpetrator of the last homicide t< Insult and kill the man whom be suppose! to be a constable. This newspaper ventures to suggest tba Columbia Jurors may do justice by botl slayers. Tbe dispensary has lost nothing by IColutn bla's opposition to tbe law, and Jurors wll likely sustain the constables In maklni searobes ol blind tigers, wben they hav warrants for so doing. All this Staff about tbe uacredness an< sanctity of a blind tiger amounts to little ^ The right to searob Is as old as tbis system o government. The United 8tates never stop to ask whether the oltizen Is willing to ex amine his still house, his bar-room or hi home, when tbe < fflcers have reason to be lleve that there Illicit traffic in liquor. The dispensary will stand. It doesn't seen possible that the present representatives li " the General Assembly oan go back on thel constituents, even If they as individuals S Bhoald seek to flood this country with fre liquor. To Bednce Representation. If tbe efforts of the Republicans to reduc the Democratic representation of the Soutl In Congress, because of our registration laws should be successful, and by that success w are relieved of tbe constantly recurring vea atious assaults upon oar good name shoul< be averted, the obange may not be an un mixed evil. If southern people should be relieved o national Interference In onr elections, peac won Id soon be restored to this section. Th strength of the South Is seldom sufficient t< affect general elections, and If we should b relieved of political slavery, tbere might be < division of sentiment, without Injury to any body. If Southern white men were free to vote a they pleased, the Individual could, lor In stanoe, very properly vote for free sllv^ if h \ wished to do so, or if he waB opposed to ina Ko rtAnM thon mlo ocrninot 1L fe" " ' The Fight on BIcEiuley. While It is true that the American cltlzem may honestly differ on the question of add lng new territory to this nation, yet we believe a large part of the opposi tlon to aooeptlng the immense benefits of thi victories of onr army and navy, Is based up on opposition to the Republican party, whlcl will olalm all the honors of the war from thi simple fact of the accident of their being li power at the time. T^Am/utMto honfl nnnnooH atjoruthlna tshlnl baa been gained In war, and are opposed u the Nicaragua canal. Bnt for all tbls, their opposition will no avail. We will annex Porto Rico and tb< Philippines, and It will be a cold day In Au gust when Uncle Sam takes hand off of Cuba ? The Dispensary. If the friends of the barroom system fine the enforcement of the restrictions of tbi dispensary law so objectionable, how macl more objectionable wonld be the enforcemen of prohibition? If it requires- a score of constables to en force the restrictions of the dispensary v^trtdn't it take about a thousand to enlorc 'prohibition ? If the liquor sellers should kll ~ a man now and then, under the dispensary and If constables kill an occasional man wouldn't they kill a hundred under problbl uon 7 Advertising Colombia. The Columbia Record Beems to think tba great good would come to Colombia If thi city were advertlaed. From tbe way tba people resist tbe officers of tbe law, and fron the way the officers of the law shoot people as well as from tbe way citizens Insult anc kill men beoanso they are thought to be con stables for tbe enforcement of tbe dlspensarj law, it seems that Columbia has good ground to be thoroughly advertised. Peoplo of tbe city of Columbia seem t< have an otter disregard for human life, espe daily if tbat human life la directed towarc the enforcement of law and order. I ^ I Popular Merchant. Mr. J. L. McMillan, who Is so popular wltl onr people, and who le so favorably knowi by all, has succeeded to tbe business of Mr. A Cohen, and at tbe bead of tbat large clotbloi ' bouse be will De glad to see all bis owi friends, as well as tbe friends 01 tbe forme firm. Mr. McMillan Is one of our best bus! ness men and deserves, as we bave no doub be will receive, a large share of tbe publl patronage. tm m SALE DAY. s Variable Weather?Auction Sales 01 the Public Sqnare?Bnftlness li the Stores. Last Monday was a remarkable day. I succeeded the warm spring-like days of Frl day and Saturday, which made tbe cbang of temperature more noticeable. We ha< tbat day sunBblne, cloud, ralu, snow, ant wind. Toward evening tbe wind became s< cold, tbat It sent tbe shivers tnrougb all man kind and all animal life, that was exposed Tbe cry or tbe auctloneer.and tbe crowd tba surrounded a poor mule or a shabby bora was the chief attraotion on tbe public square Our business houses were reasonably wel satisfied with their work of Belling, collectini or granting credit. Tbe printing oflSces received a numbe oftbelr friends, and all were accorded a goo< warm place around tbe stove, while the agree able work for which tbey came was being pet formed. The absence other friends wa noted, but the welcome awaits them, and w have no doubt tbat they will be in before th sun shall flush our Southern bowers wltb lea and flowers. SALES BY THE MASTER. uumeB w. ?oioeri against Alary L. Hadley 10 by 100 feet, on Pine street, town of McOor mlck, to J. W. Tolbert for S60. A.8. Hawes and Q. W. Cade,administrator against Fed Freeman : 65 acres, bounded b; Gaddy Dixon, Xatbanlel Brown, John Klc and Martba<4ones, to A. 8. HaweB for $50. A. 8. Hawes and G. W. Cade, as admlnlstrs tors, against Sallle J. Cowan et al: 875 acret bovnded by J. 8. Brltt, J. H. Morrab, 8. 1 Morrab and others, to R. C. Cowan for $200. J. M. Golden agaloBt Mattle 8. Golden et al 219 acres, bounded by James Anderson, Jame Evans, Estate Rev. B. F.Miller, T. M. Tolberi to J. W. Golden for <*^90. I f J % , * ' ? ; v : EMIGRANT AGENT'S TROUBLI "Peg Leg" Williams Will be Kxpcct e?l to Return and Answer Charges. . "Peg Leg"' Williams has been operating about Calhoun Falls and baa been reasona ? ble successful in raising a rucus, and in secur in? emigrants. He also succeeded In gettins away from Calhoun Falls, before the arriva of the Sheriff, who desired to see the gentle ' man. nib HUUCCOB 10 BUUWU Ujr l/UG luuuniug wr respondence with Sheriff Nance, and the buc cess of our energetic Sheriff is also shown bi the following various telegrams : f Letter to Sherffl Nance. f Calhoun Falls, S. C., Feb. 28,1899. Dear SheriffWeexpeot to possibly hav< !* a riot hero tomorrow, (Wednesday night) oi i Thursday In the day time. 0 Won't you communicate w'th the Governor and get authority to bring soldiers here, i. '? needed.' Yours, s Granville Beal, A. O Grant. Henry Hester, r Geo. M. Smith. 1 _ Telex rams. j TROUBLE EMMINENT. Abbeville, S. C., Feb. 28,1699. 3 To Wm. H. Ellerbee: Riot feared at Calhoun Falls tomorrow Precipitated by Emigrant Agents exciting * negroB. Best men there notify me to be read j h with mllltla atjmoment.s notice. Answer. F. W. R. Nance, Sheriff. s i 8HKRIFF GIVE DISCRETION. Columbia, S. C., Feb. 28, 1899, To Sheriff F. W. R. Nance: b If you deem it expedient use your Mllltls - Company to suppress any trouble that maj r, arise. W. H. Ellerbe, Governor. i In response to a letter or telegram, the copj t of which we failed to get, the following tele i gram was received: MILITARY DEEMED NECESSARY. i Calhoun Falls, S. C., March 1,1999. 1 To F. W. Nance: g We deem It necessary. Bring military or e morning freight. O. M. Smith, Granville Beat, Hester. 1 _ ' WILLIAMS IS WANTED. Abbeville, 8. C., Feb. 23,1899. To Chief Police, Memphis, Tenn.: Arrest R. A. Williams, Emigrant Agent b quick. Have a warrant for him. Wire me. F. W. R. Nanoe, Sheriff. j WARRANT ASKED. ] Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 24,1899. ,. To F. W. R. Nanoe, 8herlfl: * A <1A v.n non K/-> ci r-r-aui a, I irhon oouu a nai laul, ou ud tau uo ai1 cot^u, n uwu 1. here. Jerome E. Richards, e Chief of Police. DESCRIPTION SOUGHT. Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 24,1899. To F. W. R. Nance, Sheriff: Wire full description R. A. Williams, and e charge. Jerome E. Richards, a Chief Police. i. ? e HIS HEIGHT, HIS WEIGHT, HIS AGE, HIS I- MUSTACHE AND HIS LEG. ^ To Jerome E. Richards, Chief Police, Mem phis, Tenn. Williams is about 55 years of age, weighs 185 pounds, height 6-% feet, ruddy complexion " wears mustache, has one leg, known as Peg e Leg WilllamB. Charge. Violating Emlgra e Hon lawa. F. W. R. Nance, Sheriff. o ~~ e ONE LEO K. A. WILLIAMS. a Abbeville, S. C., Feb. 27,1899. . To Chief of Police, Atlanta, Ga.: Arrest one leg R. A. Williams, Emigrant Agent. Will be In Atlanta today. 'Look out B F. W. R. Nance, Sherlfl. e THE GENTLEMAN IN THE HANDS OF THE t POLICE. Atlanta, Ga? March 5,1899. ToT. W. R. Nance, Sheriff: R. A. Williams arrested. Come at once. W. H. Manly, Chief Police. 8 DECLINES TO COME WITHOUT REQUISITIOH PAPERS. 1 Atlanta, Ga., March 6,1899. To F. W. R. Nanoe, Sheriff : b Williams will not return without requlsl ? tlon. Out on bond for appearance Thursday twelve o'clock. Get papers and come foi 1 him. Answer. W. H. Manly, e Chief Police, j ? The Law Which "Peg; Lejc" WllllauH ] Is Chanced With Violating. * The law which "Peg Leg" Williams if charged wltn violating reads as iouowb: t Section 1. Be It enacted by the Genera; e Assembly of the State of South Carolina, Thai from and after the approval of this Act no per * son shall carry on the business of an eml > grant agent In this State without having obtained a license therefor from the Stall Treasurer. Section 2. That the term Emigrant Agent as contemplated In this Aot, shall be con strued to mean any person engaged In hiring 1 laborers or soliciting emigrants In this Statt a to be employed beyond the limits of the same. Section 3. That any person shall be ent titled to a license, wbloh shall be good for on< year, upon payment into tbe State treasury . for tbe use of the State, of Ave hundred dol 1 lars in each county In whlcb be operates oi , solicits emigrants for each year so engaged. e Section 4. That any person doing th< . business of an emigrant agent without bav 1 ing first obtained such license shall be guilty . of a misdemeanor, and upon coQVlction shsl be punished by One, not less than five bun dred dollars and not more than five thousand " dollars, or may be Imprisoned In the county Jail not leBS than four montbs, or confined In tbe State prison, at bard labor, not exceeding two years for each and every offense, wlthlc '.be discretion of tbe court. Section 5. That all Acts and parts of Acli t Inconsistent with this Act be, and are hereby 0 Approved the llth day of February, A. D t 1898. 1 ? THE BILL WHICH MB. WILLIAMS WILL 1 LIKELY SETTLE. If Sheriff Nance should succeed In having 7 Mr. Williams brought back, and If, upon hie B trial be should be convicted, be will llkeij settle the entire cost of sending the militia tr Calhoun Fails, and be will repay the Sberifl ) for all other expenses Incurred In getting the _ defendant in Court. The aot of inducing laborers to leave tbe farms after being sup 1 ported all winter, under contract, is a serious matter for our farmers and Involves tbe wel fare of tbe agricultural interests of tbe country, and Mr. Williams's effort to evade tb< license may prove a serious one to him. l ; CARD FROM MR, COLLINS. g 3 Ra WluhpR In Rpfnrn In Y?flu Hnmf r and Live In Peaee With All Bfen. t Editor Press and Banner: Dear SirI wish to make you and the read c ers of your paper this statement. I have hoped for an invitation that I might express myself in a few words through your paper, i ask as a courtersy and in Justice that you allow me this space. I ask the careful consideration of your readers aud see If I have wronged any one. I certainly bad no such intention. I etand ready today to prove thai I am not an agitator or trying to keep up 1 strlte. I wish to live in peace with all and i according to the laws of our county, none 01 wbloh I have ever broken or violated. We will consider the past four months, prior tc t this time I enjoyed the friendship of our peoI pie. 1 shall endeavor to explain this period e of time. Now, this Is my llrst experience In 3 active politics. 1 might have made some J mistakes, doubtless I did, If so, 1 am heartily 3 sorry for It. lama white man and propose i* to live so, advocate a white man's govern . ment. 1 am Republican. I believe in our pre i sent administration as a good one. l attenue ed only one meeting and I will state through ?. the press my advice to all present. I told i tbem tbey could not vote unless they bad g tbelr registration ticket and tax receipt, a requirement the managers of election would r exact of tbem. Wben tbey bad voted then 1 go home and attend to tbeir dally buslnesfc '* and not stand about the polls. There was a blank used by the unregistered and I told s tbem tbat tbey could not vote unless tbey e come up to tbe requirements of the law and 0 their only hope was to try and reach tble f mark. To educate themselves and try to accumulate some property. Wherever 1 mentioned this subject my advice was as above, On the 8th day of November, 1S9S, I was In : Abbeville. Voted and I appreciate the kind. ness oi the managers of election. Tbey conducted a lair and straight election. 1 was in s Abbeville on December 31st, 1898. The follower lng week a committee of Abbeville men came e to see me and advised not to return to Abbeville. I have not been In Abbevllleslnce thai t- date and I appreciate their visit. I have given you a true and correct statement. 1 >. wish to return to my county and home and live in peace with all her people in (he right - tz7oo ortH hnnnrohlo tho a! a our laws county and State. I, Very respectfully, J. M. Collins. * . / ; HOME ENTERPRISE. The Cheapest mul Best Innnrano (hat W?n Ever Ottered to Oni , People. Elsewhere appears a statement of a botiv - enterprise which commends Itself to thi : hearty endorsemeutof the public. We bav I refernnce to the "Abbevllle-Ureen wood Mil tuat Insurance Association." This Companj was organized in 1892, and now has half mil - lion dollars of property Insured, and has pah claims to-amount of ?13.000 at an annual aver ' age assessment of one half of one per cent It has speedily and honorably adjusted al looses at one hundred cents on the dolla without litigation and In not a single in stance has it resorted to the courts to collec an assessment. This record Is seldom equalled In In i surance circles, and Is the strongest evldenc r of the safe, economical and efficient manage ment of the Association. Under the plan o old time companies, this amount or lnsur f ance against Are, only would have cost the In sured over fifty thousand dollars, all of whicl I .......ih hooo hppn sent nhroad to enrlcl foreign corporations; whereas, under -th plan of this Association the cost of Insurant against "Are, lightning, cvciones, tomadoe or windstorms," has not exceeded one thlr< of this amount, and not a copper of it ha been sent out of the Counties of Abbevill and Greenwood for any purpose whatsoever It has clearly shown the folly of sendlni money abroad, when greater protection t< property Is offered by a home company a one third the cost, and not a dollar takei from the community. f The editor of the Press and Bannershows hi faith and confidence In the Association Oj insuring in It all his property that was eligl ble under the by-laws. Much of the success o the AbbevlIle-Greenwood Mutual Insuranc Association is due to its efficient officers, am the Company was lortunaie In lte selection Judge J. Fuller Lyon, President, wlih hi legal knowledge and training, Is specially fit i ted for the position he occupies. Mr. J. B ' Blake, Jr.. General Agent, (Secretary an< Treasurer, by bis thorough business quallfl cations and long experience in financial mat tera 1b eminently qualified to .discharge thi r duties ol bis office. With snob men at tb bead of the enterprise, aided by an efflclen board of directors, this Association offers th< cheapest, and safest Insurance to all who de sire protection for their property. There are a hundred houses in the town o Abbeville whose owners should avail them selves of this safe and cheap Insurance \ mere are muiiy eAyeuNi ve iijtiurnuue funuic on property In tbls city which would b scaled In case of loss. ABOUT 30 LYONS. ' The Deatb of HIh Widow?An Inter estlne Story. A friend kindly sends us a copy of tb< Gilmer (Texas) Mirror, of date February 28 1S9P, accompanied by tbe following note, Iron wblcb our older citizens will recognize a for ' mer well known citizen in tbe days lonj gone by. Tbe note is as follows: Mr. Wilson: I send tbis to bring to rememberance an ol( friend, Jo Lyons. Once a printer, then i olotblng man, after tbat a soap man. I dan say you remember blm, long since dead I Tbls is an announcement of tbe deatb of bli widow. Hespectfally Mrs. S. S. Lyons, widow of the late Jndgi J. J. Lyons, died at her lesldence In Gilmer Monday at 7.15 a. m., after several week'i Illness. Mrs. Lyons was born In Charleston married at Abbeville, 8. C. Lived at Colum - bla ana otner towns in i.nai Riaie ana arrivei In Gilmer In 1859 or '60. They bought Mr i Tom Galeskl's place, a part of which was th< , homestead of Mrs. Lyons up to her death ! February 20,1899. Mrp. Lyons had two grea tragedies In her life?the murder of her hus band, Judge J. J. Lyons, county judge Upshui county, In spring of 1882, and the accldenta death of her husband's nephew, Maser Free Lyons, April 11, 1898. Mrs. Lyons passed some months In a farrr bouse in Arkansas during the war while bei i husband was In prison, having been captures ii t A 1*tf QnfiRfl Pftcf The editor of The Mirror has known Mrs Lyons for twelve years, llvlDg In tbe? saro< house with her for over nine years. Th< longer we knew her?wife and I?the bettei we liked btr and came to look upon her as i dear friend. She was a splendid bustnesi woman, kind to her friends and soolai in he) home Hie. Her sister, Miss Maggie Godfrey, of Jeffer son, was with her several days before sb< died. Dr. Godfrey, brother, lives In Florida and a deceased sister's children reside it r South Carolina. The funeral took place at 10 a. m., Tuesdaj and a large number of relatives and frlendi were present. Rev. Stewart Nelson, pastor o Gilmer Methodist church, made* an eloquen - address at the grave side and a sweet voicec < choir sung several hymns. * All her old and new friends regret that shi has been called away and The Mirror volcei the sentiment of our whole community whet It offers heartfelt sympathy to the bereave* sister and other relatives. Messrs. James and John F. Lyons, of Dallai and Fort Worth, were culled home and at tended the funeral. ' Mrs. W. E Lyons and her daughters, Mlsse Anna Lou and Bessie, were constant am I vety attentive all through Mrs. Lyons' ill l ness. Other friends helped as much as possl b!e. OTIS AND DEWEY. i Ready to Strike Final Blow In th< Philippines.?Olia Will Form Col umoi and Will Push Them li ' Parallel Lines Through the Jon glen, Clearing Oat the Insurgent r in Every Direction an the Troopi Go Forward. ? Washington, March 6?There is some reasot to expect important news from Manila with . In the next fortnight. It has developed tba General Otis has practically completed hi plans for a grand onslaught on the lnsur gents, which is expected to deprive them o offensive power at least. It Is probable that he will form a large par : of bis force into columns, as soon as his rein forcements are all at band, and will pusl . these in parallel lines straight through tb Jungles, clearing out the insurgents in ever: ' direction as the troops go forward. The American troops are getting restlea and nervous under the petty but annoylDj sharpsbooting of the Filipinos and are si anxious to put a stop to this that Genera Otis has yielded to tbelfcUesire. OTIS' FULL ^TENGTH. > , Forty one thousand officers and men of thi 1 combined army and navy forces comprise tbi ' approximate total American strength now a ' or en route to and under order for service It ' the Philippine Islands. No further reinforce ! ments are now in contemplation. The force ' of the two cervices already stationed in anc ' about the archipelago consists of twenty regi 1 ments of Infantry, one engineer battalion seven troops of cavalry and eleven batterlei of artillery, an aggregate of about 24,h00 mcD 1 Nineteen vessels, with an aggregate of 29 officers, 2,91)0 men and 253 marines, make uj the naval contingent. This Is exclusive o the transport Solace, with 1G2 officers aD< men all told, which Is constantly passlnf back and forth from' Manila. There ari about 4,900 re-lnforcements on the way t< Manila, making as rapid progress as possible and there are nearly 7,5?0 men in the forci ) under orders to proceed to the Philippines, DEWEY'S STRENGTH. The following ships are now at Manila o Hong Kong under the command of Admlra 1 Dewey: litUL'LLHire, JDUUUIU^IUU, .DUbKJU, DU1JH1U Callao, Charleston, Ccucord, Culgoa, Dot i Juan de Austria. Helena, Jsla de Luzon, Islt - de Cuba, Manila, Manadnock, Monocaoy > Monterey, Olvrapla, Petiel and Yorktown. These vessels carry 297 officers, 2,990 sallori - and 253 marines. The transport Holace doe not remain at Manila. The Castlne am I Princeton are now on their way through tb< f Red Sta to Join Admiral Dewey, and tbi > Oregon and ber attendant vessel, tbe Iris, an > traveline through tbe Pacific to tbe sami destination. These vessels will add to tbi naval forces at Manila 59 officers, 739 men an> 84 marines. Tbe captured sblps Don Juan di > Austria, Islr De Luzon and Isla de Cuba, an not available for immediate service as (be: 1 are in need of repairs. The Solace has takei - out a number of recrnlts and with these tbi Islade Luzon will be manned. Tbe Wheel ing will Join the Manila fleet but is not to bi continued as belhg available in tbe immedl l ate future. REINFORCEMENTS OX THE WAY. Reinforcements for the Philippines now ot , the way aggregate lu the neighborhood o 4,800 men all told. THOSE UNDERS ORDERS. To swell this formidable list of men already i on the field and en route, five regiments of In . fautry and the crack Sixth artillery, will: . approxlmlte strength, additional, of 7,5U< , men In all, are under orders to proceed tc Manila at the earliest ..opportunity. These reinforcements which go to the archlpelagc under an order issued by the war departineni ow contemplated lor service In tbe islands Cotton seed meal delivered anywhere In th< city when bought at Glenn's. Mllford & DuPre handles the best malt ex\ tract on the market. For promptness and politeness go to Mil; ford & DuPre. , All goods delivered at your house at onqe Mllford <fc DuPre. < jJS&s . ' '& " ? -<V V 'S . ! i ?f e '??~ i ? has ' w. spri: I rag FINE e ever seen in Abbevill i ?Eg is selling them at the t J|ijp ly been made in thes< HI Fancy and SI sn ^as rec?^ve^a - gandies, Piques, Due! e ing /such articles will I ||| The Ver^ r Hi' Colored ] yjtM Plain W1 S ||g White CI |||i Bleached pjd| Unbleacl ?|| Wool Bk A Few P 0 ||| A Large 1 Ipffil Since the first of 1 j and plenty of them, i ! |. Lt r/vMO>MA?aman pprrv Paralyzed,j r Greenville News. J The friends throughout the State of Ex' Congressman W. H. Perry, of Sans Soucl, . this county, will regret to learn that he is ' critically ill, and that it is feared that be will f never again be a well man. His health has 1 been falling for nearly two years and ha has been confined to bis borne at Sans H?qc1 * nearly that length of lime, not having viMted ; the city for the past nineteen months. Dut2 log the early part of last week he was feeling r much weaker than usual, but It was not until \ Thursday that the change in bis condition 3 came. He bad been reading in his library r about an hour and upon attempting to rise found that he had lost the ubc of bis lower ' limbs and that be saw double. The paralysis 9 attacked the optic nerve and both legs from ' the hips down. He is now confined to his 1 bed. t, D. H. Wlder'a Local*. ( 1 Go to D. H. Wilder when yon want fresh groceries, rice, pickets, tomatoes, corn, sar: dines, salmons, crackers, oatfiakes,chocolate, 8 grits, hams. 1 Something extra nice in syrups and molasses, cabbage and seed potatoes, cocanuts, 9 oranges and bananas. <- 10 lbs. good green coffee for 81. 16 lbs. granulated sugar $1. 1 18 lbs. Y. C. sugar for 31. [ 12 3-lb. cans tomatoes for SI. !" Special prices on kerosene oil by the barrel. Call and Bee me before buying. Headquarters for all kind country produce, chickens, eggs, butter, eto. I deliver good anywhere in the city free. e L. W. White's Locals. We have Just received an entirely new i stock of checked nainsooks, ranging in price from 5 to 16 cents a yard. Also, white lawns, ' English long cloths, piques, ducks, dcc. s L. W. White's stook of domestlo goods was 1 never better than at present, and notwithstanding the recent beavy advance in cotton } goods, you can buy our goods in tbls line at . old prices. We bave some special bargains in t, bleacbed goods, which all tne ladies would do B well to see. ' Go to L. W. White's and buy full width 1 bleacbed and unbleached sheetings, bed llck. logs, table llDens, towels and all kinds of house-furnishing goods. i Now is a good time to buy blankets, carpets e and rugs. Go to L W. White's and see the 7 bargains be Is offering in this line. ' A few ladies capes l?ft. They can be bought 8 Khonnnt.r. W. WhUa'B. j L. W. White dow bns a full supply of all 1 kinds of blacksmith tools aod plantation hardware, such as bellows, anvils,"vises, aDd shop tongs and hammers. Hames and hame* strings, trace chains, back bands, leather and duck collars, blind bridles, plows and plow 8 points, farm bells, shovels, spades and mae nure forks, mattocks, picks, axes, wheel bar1 rows, rakes, nail" and all kinds of tools used 1 by farmers and carpenters. You can get all the garden seeds you want j at L. W. White's grocery store. There are no . better seed on the market than Bulsts. We have been selllDg these seeds for at least g twenty-five years. They are well known and need no recommendation. , T Go to L. W. White's and buy a wheelbar} row, a spading fork, a long bandied shovel a f rake and a boe add you will tben be well 1 equipped for gardening. ? Groceries of all kinds, of the best quality, 3 and the lowest prices can always be had at j* the well known grocery store of L. W. White. 9 -?? W. D. Bnrksdnle's LocaIo. r P. R., C. O.. O. K? Glenwood, Ribbon Cane, i New N. O.. Ga. svrun. and Muscovado molas nes and syrups. Good and cheat) tbls seasoD. , Come and get your oil cans filled here, or i get It by barrel. * Come nnd see the plows, stocks, extra ban' dies, bridles, gearing, etc b Fish?white fish, mullet, trout and mackr erel.1 Black diamond axe only GUc. Lots of axe s handles, both kinds. ? Seed oats. Very flue rust proof oats, e Down on the ground floor with tobacco In s 10 pound boxes. 1 Cottolene aud lard. All sizes. ? Come and see me and look at the goods and f prices on canned goods of all kinds, i Prunes, buckwheat, rolled oats, coffee, etc. e W. D. Barksdole. - Feb. 7,1SDD. 3 ' Coats spoil cotton wholesale and retail at Haddon's. 1 ri'An SWIOACI r>^?TT el.Aao Ino* In XJn/1 i on v-ooco ucvy n^i tug ruwon juot iu ab iinu f don'8. Ail grades nnd branches of smoking tobacco are ound at Harrison & Game's drug store Go to Mllford & DuPre for fine soap and toilet articles. Blue grass seed, /or sale by Mllford & DuPre. Millet seed, for sale by Mllford & DuPre. When In the city call and see the handsome drug store of Mllford 4 DuPre. For promptness and politeness go to Mlllord & DuPre. One Minute Cough Cure, for sale by Milford & DuPre. Syrup Tolu, Tar. and Wild Cherry, for sale < by Mllford & DuPre. 5 see that beautiful Clipper and Columbia vuniiiicoo wueui ait. r. nanimooau. Bicycle lamps, bells, etc., at 1 j C. P. Hammond's. Have your blcyle repaired and cleaned up for spring by C. P. Hammond. 1 School books and supplies at Mllford & DuPre's. ! i ?'/ * %. is JUST FILLED UP HI NG GOODS.' HE ST LOT OF / =Indigo Blu i e, embracing more than one h i same old price, 5 cents ayarc 3 goods. Besides the above ] flirting Prints, Mo -Short Length Pri good stock of WHITE GOOI ks, English Long Cloths, &c. do well to look after: r Best White Counter] Percales, One Yard W lite Lawns at 5, 8, 10 lecked Nainsooks at 5 L Goods, a yard wide, ied Sheetings at 4 auc inkets at $3.00 and $4 lush Capes at $4.50, Smyrna Rug at $1.50, the New Year the weather Has md are eager for business. W. A. NEW School District. Application has been made to the Connty Board of Examiners to form a new school district as proposed territory will be taken from School Districts Nos. 20, 22, 23 and 24. For the information and guidance of all whom it may concern the following resolutions- adopted by the County Board of Examiners is published : Resolved, That before the County Board of Education will consider any ???IUoHnn tn nliancro an? linPA f?f the i aHl,i.wuvu ?, ft J present school district to form a new school district of this county, the application must be accompanied with a survey of the proposed school district, and that before any such application is granted, notice of the formation of such district shall be published for two weeks in one of the county papers, and notice of the same shall be posted on the door of every school house in the districts to be affected thereby, and that those making suoh application shall pay in advance the expenses of such proceedings. Provided, That no survey shall be necessary where two districts are proposed to be console dated. Provided further, That if the proposed new district shall be formed, the trustees of such district may in their discretion reimburse such applicants for aucn new scnooi uimnuiu vi duw portion thereby as they thiDk just. J. S- Gibert, W. P. Greene, R. F. Gilliam. Kotce! ILL LEI' TO THE LOWEST RE9P0Nslble bidder on Friday, March the ioth, at 12 o'clock M., some REPAIRS on bridge near Antrevll'e, over ROCKY RIVER. Specifications made known on day of letting. JOHN LYON, S. A. C. Feb. 28,1809. i The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. probate court. In the matter of ^tae estate of Mary F. Widemao, deceased. Petition for Settlement and Discbarge. JL. WIDEMAN, ns Administrator for said Estate having applied for settlement and discharge. It is Ordered. That Saturday, t he 8th day of April next, be fixed for prantlDp tbe relief prayed for. R. E. HILL, March 4,1809. Judge Probate Court. The State of South Carolina, ABBEVILLE COUNTY. probate court. Id tbe Matter of tbe Estate of A. J. Cllniscales, Deceased. Petition for Settlement and Discharge. SARAH C. CUnkscales, Jas. F. CllnkscaleR and Jno. T. CUnkscales, as Executors for said Estate having applied for settlement and discharge. It is Ordered. That Tuesday, the fourth day of April next be fixed for granting the relief prayed for, R. E. HILL, March 4,1899. Judge Probate Court. G1 pair ladles and mls?es shoes, numbers 2 to 3^. Former price 51.50 to 82.00. Your choice on bargain counter for 50 cents. Haddon's. Law Briefs al 60 Cents a Page?Good Work. 3ood Paper, Prompt Delivery. Minutes cheaper than at any other bouse. Catalogues In the best style. If you have printing to do, It will be to your Interest to write to tliePress and Banner, Abbeville, 8. C. tf Harris Lithla Water, 15 cents a gallon, at Speed's. " ' ' r ' w". -' '. WHIT S STORE WITH NEW, IS NOW OFFERIN e Prin ts ? undred different styles, and whs I, notwithstanding the big advai tie has all kinds of urning Prints, Red nts for Quilts, &c.? )S, such as Nainsooks, Plain W! Here are a few bargains, whic jane Ever Offered at $] ide, at 6 1-4 Cetfts. and 12 1-2 Cents. Cents a Yard, at 6 1-4 Cents, worth 8 I 5 Cents. LOO, worth $5.00 and $ orth $7.00 to $8.00. worth $2.00 to $2.50.. i been bad and trade quiet. 1 Gall on us and see what good ba WHIT MILL ^ NEW ASSORTMENT Afresh lot of flour, meal GRITS. Call and see us before bu CRACKERS?We have that departmei we bave been in business have we sold so some of our fine Tea FJake Crackers an< Sweet Crackers are up to date. SYRUPS?Our line of Syrups are not city. Call and try some of our Georgia C Among a lot of new goods just in and t case of Lobsters, Shrimp, Deviled Crabs, and Tongtie. Also some nice Jellies and Our line of Pickles are up to date, both sweet. Call and try them before buying. Remember, we are headquarters for Special price to parties buying by the bar go around Three Days in each week?Tue Our line of Vegetables, Fruits, and Coi see ue when you are in need of anything Yours to pie T. & T. Jk \ 4 HoU $ The Acme Tei $2.S SIMPLE IN CON- ^HnT? STKUCTION 8 I DURABLE. y PRACTICAL. ANY 12 YEAR OLD BOY CAN OPERNEVER GETS OUT L,?jgjjL 0F PIX- ^ Reliable Agents Wanted to Sell th Farmer? Terracing Level E Manufactured by the Id ventor and sola at a tru expectlngour profit out of tbe volume of buslnes mem. Tbe first man In a community cutting ou order will have one Acme Level shipped to bis same, and will be assigned territory as agent upo day easy, and bave a picnic traveling through tb Be quick and get in tbe first order and establlfi bard up when the grasp of fortune la in easy reac ACME TERRACII F. 0. Box No. 6, Tie State of Sonth Carolina,! COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. IN PK011ATE COURT. w. 0. Shlrlev. Exeoutor Estate of J. W. Sblr- ? ley, Deceased, Petitioner. ? Petition to Prove Will In Due Form of Law.?Summons. To Sallle Shirley, T. F. Shirley, James M. 'J Shirley, Elizabeth Jane Ashley, A. M. Shir- 0] ley. Luclnda Hlgler, Ella Shaw, Emma Shir- B ley. Ernest Shirley and Mamie Lindsay : 'E Y di -* OU. AND EACH OF YOU, ARE HERE- tr by summoned and required to be and appear In the Court of Probate for said County, to be b, holden at Abbeville C. H., S. C., on SATL'R- b( DAY, the 15th day of April next, to show cause, if any you can, why the will of J. W. Shirley, deceased, should not be proved in due ! 9 form of law as prayed for by petitioner. j I Witness my hand and the seal of the Court, this 28th day of February, 1S99. (L. S.) R. E. HILL, I J. P.. A. C. To T. F. Shirley, Absent Defendant: X Take Notice that the petition In the above stated ease Is now on file In this Court and you are hereby summoned and required to make answer thereto on or before the 15th day of April next. K. E. HILL, I 09 1 GOO j. p., a. c. | t 01 pair ladles and misses shoes, numbers 2 Tf to 3 1-2. Former price 81-50 to 82. Your cboloe * on bargain counter lor 50c, at Huddon's. Speed can give you nice toilet soap at 5c a . cake, or 3 cakes for 10 cents. iy \ II FRESH |1 G THE ggj fl it is best of all, he ice that has recent- |ffl|' Prints and 1ft j hite Lawns and Or- # * h all persons need- |g5| 1.??. g : ; i Cents. . 'Pfl~ G.oo. . g; We have new goods irgains you can get. jj ^ ^ FD'Q | tLgmd Mi m OF GROCERIES. J i * * r " . i * ' ' >v ." ' ., CORN, BACON, LARD, RICE, ying. at now in great shape. Never since many crackers as now. Call and try i Block's Fine Sodas.; Our line of to be surpassed by anything in the lane Syrups. They are very fine. , , o arrive in a few days, we mentioo A Corned Beef, Roast Beef, Boiled Ham Syrup in 3 lb. cans. Try them. in bottles and bulk ; both sour and KEROSENE OIL in any quanlity. * ml Aiir Ail Waonn nri 11 /mnHnna tn l^ll VUI VII TT Hgvu mil VVUVIUUV W sdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, ifectionaries are up to date. Call and in the Grocery line. i ?ase, 4 ' - ' ,7: f. MILLER, f 3l T?frrfr ^ r! racing Level. SO. f- PRICE TO SUIT THE HARD TIMES. IN REACH OP EVERY FARMER. WILL PAY FOR IT SELF IN ONE DAY BY DOING YOUR OWN TERRACING. ' *f v X c? e Cheapest, Best, Most Accurat iver Put on the Harket. llngcost. We place tb Is Level on the market H 8 done. Several hundred now ready for ship t this advertisement and sending $2.60 with nearest railroad station, freight prepaid for n application. Live met. can make $5.00 per . e country. BW ib yourself Id a good paying Job. Don't bo :b. Address all orders to TGr LEVEL CO., I , Hodges, S. C. Istate of Mary S. Gillam, Dec'd J lotice of Settlement ana Appnv cation for Final Disoharge. ' i PAKE NOTTCE that on the 10th day of L March, 1899,1 will render a final account ' my actings and doings as Administrator D. , N. of tbe Estateof M?ry S.Glllam, deceased, i the office of Judge of Probate for Abbeville ounty at 10 o'clock a. m., and on tbe same ?y will apply for a final dlsharge from my ust as such. All persons having demands against said itute will present them for payment on or sfore tbat day, proven and Authenticated or ; forever barred. HUGH K. AIKEN, Feb. 10,1899. Administrator. Before Buying SPLENDID LOT OF lORSGS AND IDLES ~ TO ARRIVE THIS WEEK AT THE ; STABLES OF V. M. Hill & Sons. Kgg white soap makes tbe skin like velvet. , your bands or face chap, It's tbe soap ytou sed. For sale by Speed. Haddon's sboe department will be unuan&l* attractive this Spring.