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FIRST TO ANSWER.
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Patriotic Citizens Who Responded to
the Call of Their Country.
We have been furnished with the following
roll of the company of Mtnute Men, who flrnt
responded to their country's call to arms In
1861:
Full of Life, Patriotic Impulses and
Hopeful.
CAPTAIN.
James M. Perrln.
LIEUTENANTS.
A.M.smun, J> \jt' DUwaruo,
A. J. Lythgoe.
.SERGEANTS.
J. M. McDonald. W. C. Moore.
K. J. White, E. Westtteld,
John W. Leslie.
CORPORALS.
B L. McLaughlin, \V. T. Tatum,
S. H. Jones. A. E. Leslie.
Samuel McGlll, Lewis A. W ardlaw.
PRIVATES.
Allen, J. C. - McCord. A. F.
Alchel, O. Miller, Q. McD.
Baskin'.J.G. Miller, G.W.
Beloher, H.C. Mcllwalne. And.
Belcher, J. McCurry, Wm.
Belcher, J. N. McCracken. W. A.
'' Belcher, W. \V. McBryde, J. M.
Belcher. W. P. Martin, J. M.
Bowie, R. E. Martin, L. L.
Boyd J T. Marshall, W. J.
Boyd,' W. B. ^a^ry- Sa ael
Brown. J.N. Mabry.J. F.
Brownlee, J. A. Means, T. B.
Cobb, J. E. Murrell, A.
fev Cobb, A. B. Norwood. W. R.
Cuthbert. E. Parker, E. K
Crawford, R. W. Palmer, J. M.
Cochran. J. B. ?enne.y. P' BLi>.
Davis, W. C. Russell, L. A.
Davis, E. W. Russell, S. L.
Davis, J. M. nune, job.
%J Douglass, G. A. Robertson, J. T.
Ellis. J. R. Seld,Jobn?r Kc?
Gilmer, W.J. Robertson, W.
Haskell, W. T. Stephenson, F. A.
Haskell, A. C. SbHllto. Jas.
Hncbev. J. M. Small, John
Holges, A. E. Stephenson, H. W.
fe Jordan. J. T. Thomas, Walter
Knox, R. P. . Taggart, J as.
&V Kerr, H. S. ' Thomson, Jno. A.
Kllpptrlck, W. Vere , J. F.
Lee, W. A. Verell, E. O.
i Lawson, H. W. White, Geo.
& ' Loohle.W.B. White, W.H.
Leslie Thos. W ardlaw, R. H.
Llgon.J. H. Wilson, J. B.
McGowan.A. H. Wright, J. A.
J.J. Wlmbush.
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They left Abbeville on the same day on
which the "Star of the West" was fired upon
from Morris Island by our batteries. This
was the 9th day of January. 1861.
The company of Minute Men was quartered
In the Moultrie House on Sullivan's iBland.
While there, about the tenth of February,
the first private named in this list accidentally
lost his life In running against a
bayonet on a rifle in the hands of the last
named soldier. In passing from one room to
another J. Clark Allen came Id contact wun
tbe bayonet, wblch entered his brain through
the eye. Death was Instantaneous, and thus
It was the place at which the Orel Secession
meeting was helt], lost tbe first man. In a
straggle wblcb became tbe fiercest and bloodiest
In the history of nations.
This company witnessed tbe firing upon
FortSnmter. All was excitement in camps
and In city. It 1b said-that "tbe homes were
emptied of their excited occupants, and tbe
living stream passed through all tbe streets
leadftiK to tbe wharves and to tbe battery."
The firing on Fort. Sumter began before daylight
on tne morning of tbe 11th of April,
1881, tbe batteries on Morris Island making
the attack.
After the most exciting soenes, for fifteen
hours, Major Anderson of tbe United States
surrendered Fort Sumter to tbe Confederates.
None were killed on either side, and there
was great rejoicing at tbe result.
Tbree days later Abraham Lincoln called
for 75,000 mllltla, because of the "combinations
too powerful to be suppressed by the
ordinary Judicial proceedings."
In tbe spring of tbe year this company was
mustered out of service. Tbe war was beginning
in earnest, and the men who first responded
to tbe call, came home, and in a
short time all bad re-enlisted. Tbeir experience
of several months of camp life and military
drill, went to prepare tnem for more
1 active servloe. Because or that experience
many of the members of that company were
chosen as officers of tbe new companies that
were then being formed. In tbe future hlBtory
of the war they took important parts,
ana an acted no as 10 Driog ooaur to mrmselves
and credit to Abbeville county.
We bave tried to make a record of eacb,
and bave entered notes opposite tbelr naoies.
Of some it will be noticed we bave no Information,
aDd of others our knowledge Is very
limited. Of otbers again, we may nave been
mistaken as to facts.
Reading between the lines our subscribers
will find a text for a sermon on tbe transitory
affairs of life. Although these mqn
risked tbelr lives, and endured tbe severest
hardships from which soldiers ever sufiered,
yet in the short space of forty years we are
nnable to trace a remembrance of some of the
individuals who risked all and lost much on
account of that patriotic Impulse which
prompts men to dare and to do for their
oountry.
Departed Glittering; Hopes?Realities
?Fatalities and Disappointments
Are Manifest.
? We repeat tbe list, with notes of the men :
Jas. M. Perrln?Killed at Chancelloi-svllle.
A. M. Smith?Killed at Gaines Mill.
J. Q. Edwards?Merchant at Abbeville.
A. J. Lytbgoe?Killed atMurfreesboro.
J. M. MoDonald?Killed In western army.
W. C. Moore?Lives at Abbeville.
R. J. Wblte?Died In Texas.
E. Westfleld?Died on his farm near Abbeville.
John W. Leslie?Lost an arm In tbe war,
died on his farm.
B. L. McLaughlin?Lives ia North Carolina.
_S. H. Jones?Contractor, built tbe National
Bans. LMea id Auania.
A. ?. Leslie?Lives near Abbeville.
Samuel McGlll?Dead.
Lewis A. Wardlaw?Died from wounds.
J. C. Allen?Accidentally killed on Sullivan
Island.
0. Alchel?Went to Charleston after the
war. Found dead In batblng pool In Charleston,
1897.
J. G. Baskln?Died near close of war.
H. C. Belcher?Living.
J. Belober?Removed to the West.
J. N. Belcher?Lives at Calhoun Falls.
W. W. Belcher?Lives near Shreveport, La.
W. P. Belcher?LlvlDg in Shreveoort, La.
R. E. Bowie?Died since war In Mississippi.
J. T. Boyd?Died In Virginia, 1890.
W. B. Boyd?Lives In Virginia.
Joseph Newton Brown?Lives at Anderson.
J. A. Brownlee.
J. E. Cobb?
A. B. Cobb?In Texas.
E. Cuthbert?Lives in New York, newspaper
correspondent.
R. W. Cochran?Lives near Due West.
J. B. Cochran?Lives near Abbeville.
W. C. Davis?Killed.
E. W. Davis.
J. M. Davis.
G.A. Douglass?Merchant, Abbeville.
J. R. Ellis?Died several years subsequent
to the close of the war.
W. J. Gllmei^-Dled Id the war.
W. T. Haskell?Killed.
A. C. Haskell?Lives in Columbia.
J. M. Hughey?Lives on Long Cane.
A. E, Hodges?Died at Adams Run.
J. T. Jordan?Lives In Atlanta.
R. P. Knox?Died of consumption after the
war.
H. S. Kerr?Died in Abbeville, 18S1.
W. Kllpatrlck.
W. A. Lee-Died 1897.
H. W. Lawson?Died in Abbeville, 1881.
W. B. Locble.
Thos. Leslie?Died of laundice in army.
J. H. Ligon? Lives at Saluda.
A. H. McGowan?Died staoe war.
A. F. McCord?Lives in Atlanta.
G. McD. Miller?Lives near Ninety-Six.
G. W. Miller?Died in Anderson, since war.
Andy Mollwalne?Dead.
Wm. McCurry?
W. A. McCracken?Dead.
J. M. McBryde?Preaching in Virginia.
J. H. Martin?Lives at Due West,
ji i L. L. Martin?Lives in Texas.
W. J. Marshall?Living at Pelzer.
Ramnol \fohrv Tloart
fcw J- F. Mabry?Dead. _
, i T. B. Means?
A. Murrell?Joined Cavalry. Killed In
North Carolina after the war.
W. R. Norwood?Dead.
E. P. Parker?Dead.
J. M. Palmer?
D. R. Penney?Dead.
L. A. Russell?Living at Pelzer.
S. L. Russell?Killed In battle.
Joa. Rufle?Returned to hlB home In EBgland.
J. T. Robertson?Lives at Abbeville.
John Reld?Dead.
W. J. Roberson?Severely wounded In three
battleB. Died In 1SS7.
F. A. Stephenson?Died of wounds after the
WJas. Shllllto?Dead.
John Small?Dead.
H. W. Stephenson?Killed or died In army.
Walter Tbomaa?Joined calvary. Killed In
the war.
W. T. Tatum?Lieutenant in regular army.
Killed at Battery Wagner. Head shot ott'.
J as. Taggart? Dead.
Jobn A. Thomson?Dead.
J. F. Verrell?Joined cavalry. Went to
Texas and died.
B O. Verell?Living In Greenwood county.
Geo. White?Lives at Abbeville. Merchant.
W H. White?Killed Second Manassas.
R.H. Wardlaw?Died at home from wonnds.
J. B. Wilson?
J. A. Wright?Living In Alabama a few
'i years ago.
J.J. Wlmbmh?Dead,
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CONTRIBUTED LOCALS.
""" Hoou itiid Heartt oil IIIm
RouuUn About (he City.
Abbeville, S. C., April 22.1S99.
ABBEVILLE WIDE AWAKE.
On last Monday afternoon two meetlngB
were Held In tbe Court House. Tbe first
round was to nominate four Aldermen for tbe
city of Abbeville, one for each ward.
Last but not least come tbe railroad meeting
wblcb was well represented by our business,
and public spirited men, the result of wblcb
was tbat Abbeville City should have tne
Black Diamond Railroad via Antrevllle, anu
on to Edgefield. Our people are wide awake
and up-to-date in all business of a public
spirit pertaining to tbe interest of Abbeville.
Tbe unamlnous voice of one and all Is "We
must, 6batl, and will bave tbe Black Diamond
Kail road." Thefaot is?wecan't afford to let it
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ABBEVILLE'S MERCHANTS.
Tbe Abbeville merchants are known In
New York as among tbe best business men of
South Carolina. Tne irutb of tbis saying Is
evidenced by tbelr mammoth stocks this season.
Peep in at their windowc, ana look
through their slocks and you will oe convinced
that they carry a full line, suitable to the
wants of one and all. Look to your Interest
and buy your goods at home, Instead of
sending abroad for them.
VISITORS 'AND HOME FOLKS COM I NO AND
GOINU.
Doctors Hill, Ancrum,and Gambrell attended
last week (be Medical Association ol
South Carolina, convened at Cross Hill,
Harris Llthia springs. They had a delightful
trip, the memory 01 which will ever remain
fresh in tbelr memories. Why can't Abbeville
have tbts assembly to meet in this
historic old city? Let them be invited and
we have no hesitancy in saying they will be
hospitably entertained.
Miss Mabel Dlckman after a most delightful
visit to her friend Miss Lucia Parker left last
Monday for her home in Cleveland Oblo.
Aliss Dlckman Is a most charming and accomplished
young lady, and having visited our
city once before, is no stranger,- but by ber
sweet manner, and sunny smile, has again
won hosts of friends who regret to see her
leave, and who will ever give ber a hearty,
and cordial welcome to this our sweet sunny
Southland.
Mr. Aaron Cohen and family left Abbeville
last Monday for Athens, Georgia, where they
will make their home for tbe present.
Mr. Coben and family came to Abbeville a
few years ago and cast tbeir lot with ours, being
most cordtally welcomed by Abbeville's
best people. During tbe business career of
"Big A" as "Abbeville's Clothier" be won for
himself hosts of friends and a reputation that
will forever be remembered by this people.
I in ht? business transactions he was always In
the froDt rank, possessing qualities of head and
bean that gained tbe conildence and friendship
of all. "Big A" was generous to a fault,
ana by bis affable manner, and Indomitable
pluck and energy built up a fine business,
and won to blmself hosts of friends who
regret to see him leave, and hope the wheel of
fortune will soon roll around and bring him
back to Abbeville.
In bis departure, himself and family carry
with tbem the best wishes, not only of this
community but of many friends over Abbeville
County.
Mrs. M. V. Lomax left last Monday for a
visit to her parents in Greenville.
Mrs. Ralph Wlnstanaiey of Indiana has
been visiting Dr. Kllllngsworlh and family
the past week, and left yesterday lor Aotrevf
He where she will visit friends and relatives.
Mr. J. H. McDlli and Dr. C. A. Mil lord went
Due West yesterday on ouslnes*.
Miss Belle Qlrard left last Monday for the
Gate City, where she goes to visit relatives.
Miss Nora Hammond after a pleasant visit
to friends in Greenwood returned home
yesterday.
Mr. H. H. Hill returned last Sunday from a
businesM trip to Richmond, and 16ft yesterday
lor Atlanta on special business.
After a few weeks stay at home Miss
Mayole Taggart returned last Monday to
Converse College, Spartanburg.
Supt. P. I. Wells of the Southern, arrived
1 n the city last Monday evening, for th e transaction
of special business pertaining to the
Interests of the railroad company.
Mr. L. W. White, after several days stay in
Northern market*, was expected home last
night. Capt. White Is one of Abbeville's
finest merchants, and has as usual, purchased
a large and well assorted stock of dry goods
and groceries, which are arriving dally, to
which he Invites the inspection of the people
of Abbeville, and surrounding country.
Mrs. and Mrs. E M. Sharp and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Agnew, Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. Rasor, Mr. W. E. Algary and sister.
Mr. Johnnie Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. .
MoDUl, were shopping at Haddon's emporium ,
last week.
FIXING UP.
I
Ml)ford <fe DuPre, are still adding to the ,
beauty of their store-room, by the addition of
pretty paper decorations in fancy colors,
which adds much to the attractiveness of i
their store. The frescoe work in paper Is j
handsomely executed In the most artistic and
up-UHiate style. You should Bee It.
Mr. P. B. Speed has Just bad water works
putln bis store, which is both convenient
and useful to blmself and customers.
Mr. Gaines Hammond, one of Abbeville's 1
best young men, is doing a good business in
Ae City of Greenwood, and Is welt pleased
with present prospects. Gaines is In love with
the City, and all the people, and especially 1
with the young ladles, one In particular.
HEAVY ^PRIL FROST.
On last Wednesday morning the 5tb of
April, a heavy frost fell in this section, tbe 1
largest perhaps In tbe memory of our oldest
citizens, almost equal to a snow. The result
was a deatb blow to the fruit crop, and early
garden truck.
OUR SICK FOLKS. .
The many friends of Mrs. P. Rosenberg who j
is now in Atlanta, will be glad to koow she Is 1
rapidly Improving, and hope she will soon return
home to friends and loved ones, fully
restored to health.
Mrs. Neufler 1b slowly improving and by
way of change expects to spend tbe week at
the home of ner parents in Fort Pickens. It i
is hoped tbe change will prove beneficial.
Miss Bessie Edwards, who has been quite
ill for tbe past week, is considered better at
this writing. Miss Bessie Is one of the popu- i
lar teachers in tbe Abbeville Graded School,
and is mlBsed from her place. Many friends
wish for her a speedy recovery.
Mrs. W.T. McDonald, who has been ill for ,
Ave weeks, is now Improving and hopes soon
to be up and about. If tbe best medical aid
ana ine auenuon 01 irienas ana neigauors
avail anything, she will bocq be herself again. ,
personal mention.
Congressman A. C. Latimer, with Mr. Baugb,
Arrived In theclty last evening and will perfect <
arrangements Id regard to tbe special mall
delivery contract.
Alt88 Fannie Wilson was most cordially received
by tbe matrons and nurses of St.
Vincent Hospital on ber arrival, and bas
already entered upon ber duties and Is mucb
C leased wltb ber situation, and speaks In tbe
Igbest terms of tbe management of tbe
Hospital.
Judge J. C. Klugta has Just arrived In tbe
otty lrom CbarleHton, where be has been holding
court. He will remain In tbe City for
several weeks.
AMUSEMENTS FOR ABBEVILLE.
Mr. Emory Penny opened bis skating rink
over W. D. Barksdale's store last nlgbt for tbe
first time t.blB season. A good crowd and
nlpnlc nf fun fnr all nrpfiAnt..
The base ball and bicycle club now bave
their grounds and truck id first class trim,
and our people may expect lively times this
season.
Miss Plevna Seal will conclude her dancing
school with a "Dotnino ball," next Friday
evening. A merry time Is anticipated by all.
soda founts.
Our drug stores will soon open up their soda
founts, and their customers will be refreshed
by delightful and ooollng drink.
Messrs. Mil ford & DuPre, are dally expecting
a beautiful soda fount, from which they
will dispense the most delightful up-to-date
beverages.
Get a pound of nice letter paper and fortyeight
envelopes to match all lor 20 cents at
Harrison <k Game's.
Pitts carminative syrup elves relief to tbe
bowels when nausealed. Try a bottle from
Harrison & Game.
DnPre'B Horse <fc Cattle powder Is better
than aDy 25c powder On the market. Try It
and he convinced. Price 15c, Mllford &DuPre
Druggists.
Lawn sprinklers and all water work fixtures
at C. P. Hammond's.
We carry all grades, colors and Btyles of
writing paper and envelopes. Box paper 5,
10,15, 20,25,35 and 50 cents a box.
Harrison & Game.
Go to the up-to-date Drug store of Mllford <t
DuPre and get anything you want at living
prices.
DuPre's Horse & Cattle powder Is what you
want for your horses and cattle. For sale by
Mllford & DuPre.
I claim a great deal in the
way of good goods and fair
prices, and this you say is,
"Hlftwincr wniir nnrn V?nrn "
TT J VUJl VfVU AAWJk***
But I ask you, "Isn't it a
credit to any man to attend
to his own business V*
R. C. Wilson. ]
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BERMUDA GRASS. a
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The Jersey Cow?Her Nllk-no<l the ^
I'rolitN on All. J
One of the leading spirits iu the j
dairying industry of Georgia which s
has developed so rapidly durning the t]
past few years is Mrs. B. W. Hunt, of g
Eatonton. u
i ..???/?a oKa on orfi.
oevnai _ycuia ag?J auo rnun, uu ??? y
cle which was widely copied at the tj
time, but it has not been seen in print u
for some time. The article is so full ^
of practical and valuable information u
about the dairy industry in its rela- 9
tion to Bermuda, the blue grass of jj
Georgia, that there is considerable de- e
maud for its publication, and the Atlanta
Journal reproduces It: b
The question has been asked me j,
what advance dairying has made in e
the South since ttfte war, and I cannot 0
answer the question better than by r(
giving some facts and figures (rained ^
in a personal-experience. g
The country 1 reside in is geographically
the center of the State of Geor- H1
gia and lies in that "black belt" (ho 9(
called because the negroes far out j
number the whites), devoted exclu- ^
aively to cotton culture, extending t]
from Virginia to Texas. The i-oil v
origiually fetile, has been much ex- ^
hausted by the ruinous system of j
farming known as "clean culture." a
So deadly aud persistent a fight bav- j,
ing been wagea ror years ugmusi luc 8,
two enemies of the cotton plant, grass
and shade, that our once rich planta- 9
tions have long been iu danger of be- a
ing transformed into arid deserts. C1
Years ago my husband purchased
North and brought here a tmall herd *
of Jer.-eys, and we began selling the "<
butter and increase from the herd, A
under the difficulties of acclimating a
the animals and controlling the ther- F
mometer in this semi-tropical region.
From our litMe experiment, however,
such results have followed that mupt
impress the most confirmed and hard- j,(
ened disbeliever in that "specialized" "
animal, the butter cow! Let it be e
borne in mind that at the time we
brought our Jerseys to the county, the
small amount of butter made here was "
principally consumed on the farms D
where the animals were raised, only 9(
an insignificant portion finding its
way to the market. The native
Southern cow wan a wretched creature
poorly fed, and cared for, and J3
managed and milked by ignorant negroes,
who starved and beat her with- "
out mercy, her unhappy offspring also
coming in for its share of abuse. No
calf was raised on the bucket or pail. 11
The negro allowed it to suck to start cf
* '? ^ ! '? * V* r* r atta If frnm CI
ILlt) IIUW U1 IXilltV* IL1CU vuuvo IV 1IVLU ,
its mother witb blows, and this suck- h
inland beating continued during tbe "
whole process of milking varied by a
occasional whacks on the cow when a
she did not "give down her milk.', 81
This mode of treatment, coupled with n
insufficient food and exposure to incle- n
ment whether, did not produce a
breed of cows calculated to make r<
dairying a *afe or profitable business 11
in the Southern States. The result ei
was, takinglmy section as typical, the 81
South drew large butter supplies from w
the North, it being generally conceded
that this commodity must be always }*
imported here, as neither grass for the 11
making nor ice for the saving were a'
iudigenous to tbe realm of King Cot
ton. *
A wonderful revolution, however, j*
has taken place in 10 years, in ideas
and methods agricultural in my sc*tion
; and while it is due in part to the
general breaking up throughout the el
South of prinoely plantations into ?c
*mall farms, and the turning of atten- A
tion to diversified industry, the intro- 01
duction here of the Jersey cow has D!
been the greatest factor In producing P1
the result. Once acclimated she has
thriven on the tropical grasses through ?'
the long summers of this latitude as ^
though to the manor born, and by bi
that subtle alchemy known only to her P1
kind, she has transmuted the g<Bd of "
Southern sunshine through her butter P(
into the farmer's pocketbook. ^
My county, that so short a time ago 'S"
' * " - ?' -i. I
imported its outter, now manuiaciurss all
itd home supplies, and exports v
largely!
I quote from the books of the express
company here. From April 1, "
1886, to March 31, 1887, exported 33,000
pounds; from October 1, 1887, to T
September 30, 1888, exported 5o,000 81
pounds. An increase of 50 per cent. P
in one year, and the demand has fully -A
kept up with the increased supply! J si
reiterate the statement that the introdnction
of that little butter machine, tl
the Jersey cow, has accomplished Vi
these results a few years under untold 01
disadvantages. P
Every dairy in the county that i* ri
making money has now its herd of al
Jerseys, puro or graded, and the breed r(
once tried has never been abandoned 01
.. - mi. - _l i. 1 r>^., I
for any omer. x ue suun uuiu, uwon,
Ayrshire and Brahmen have all el
been successively, if not successfully ej
employed, but it was left for the little ^
Jersey to put dairying on a paying
basis in the South. al
Remembering that our county ships di
more butter than any other in the ^
State, the fact9 pay eloquent tribute to
the profitableness of this breed. With
the introduction of these valuable butter
cows has come naturally an appreciation
of fine pastures, and of all a
grasses that are indigenous to the climate,
or are capable of cultivation fc
here; and with grass has come shade, M
moisture, rest and fertility to the worn
out cotton fields. The hitherto worth- n
less Bermuda lands are proving a
source of greater revenue to the planter
than all his proud acres of "fleecy TR
staple," and plantation* run over with
this pest(?) that were once offered, on
that account, lower than others,, are
now held at higher prices.
And strange it is to see a gray-hair- _
ed Southern planter coaxing the once .
despised Bermuda grass to live, thus J
mutely and touchingly acknowledging 8
his life-long error in fighting his best
friend?now the last hope of his old 6
age.
Perhaps the Northern reader may
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Undertaker an<
DEALER IN
Coffins, Caskets am
*>11 fV*A rtnnlSonnnci r\?v> Kn 1 tvt111 rv
YY 111-1 all tuo appuautwj nn ciuuaiujiugi
perieace in this line ensures satisfaction ai
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sh, "What is Bermuda grassVI-The
otanist will answer, it is the Uynodpn
actylon, but one may look deeper
han nomenclature and learn more,
t is the child of summer and a prouct
of the tropies! It riots in the
un, droops in the shade and dies at
be touch of frost. It has been In the
louth the Ishmaelite of grasses, with
every man's hand against it." A
wandering outcast. A "Bedouin of
be desert." A free, wild rover, ever
uconquered and unconquerable. Uner
the fircest down pouring solar heat
; will pover a desert with an emerald
heen, where the whole family of civlized
grasses, timothy, red top and
lover, would wither or perish.
Its origin is a mystery, and its life
as a history?a history of never end
:ig perneuuLiuu auu auug^ic iui cai.-ince.
Tradition says, it is an alien to
ur shores, a waif from far off' coral
eefed islands; borne on the wings of
lie hurricane from Bermuda to the
iouth Atlantic States. It thrived and
/axed strong here where it found
uch sunny skies and genial soil, and
r>on began to wander far and wide.
Jut alas! it had entered the realm of a
oary tyrant "old King Cotton," and
be mighty monarch who rtffed the
rorld, swore by his whiie, white
eard, death and destruction to the auaeious
fvraigu invader.. Then began
war of extermination ! Inch by
ich, year by year, hunted by fire and
word, the Bermuda grass retreated to
s stronghold, the inaccessible
momna anil roiM rtrmt.hfiPn ilinP'lfH.
nd there it bided its time. But there
ime a day when* the realm of the
prnnt was invaded by a queen.
3h, every Inch a queen was phe,
nd sbe came from an Isle tbat 1b over the
pea,
nd sbe came (o set tbe country free
rom a despot's sway, King Cotton."
She quickly found the long perseuted,
hidde" one,' and called : Come
)rtb, and bless this land. Fear not,
>r lo! I am thy friend and ally for
vermore."
Then with a mad scamper, the unimed
little runway grass went over
ie valleys and billa of the South, but
ever far from his friend and prejrver.
Close, close to her he ever
reeps for protection. When you see
ae lifted head of the Jersey Queen,
om Texas plains to Georgia "canerake,"
look down at her feet and
aere you will find her faithful fol>wer?Beamuda
grass.
What I have written is not a poet:al
fable. II is a true story and more,
t is an epitome of history, a brief
ampendium of all the marvelous
hauges and transformations that
ave silently, like the unseen forces of
ature, been at work in the South for
) years. And I wi>-h the gift were
line to state the wondrous facts with
jch power that tbe most careless
?ader of these lines could not forget,
or slightly pass them over.
One might almost say that from a
volution that shook a continent with
s throes, all the stupendous results
/olved in tbe cotton States, might be
immed up in two comprehensive
ords?Bermuda grass.
For to the thoughtful student of
ten and events, they embody tbe beef
that "old things have passed
tuith oil the nnthnn anil nvpr.
helming change these words implv. |
hey represent the new South, with
a new life, dew aspirations, new conitions
aud destiny, and they contain
le "buui and substance of all things
oped for," if yet unseen in the Soutb:n
estates, diversified industries and
:onomical, iuteiligent agriculture,
nd may a Southern woman, whose
jly interests and hopes are in her
ative land make in conclusion a probecyJ?
The Northern traveler to my section
'the South a years hence will see not
le God-forsaken, tree-girdled wastes,
at waving fields of grain, and green
astures with fine cattle and welllied
barns, and every sign of a proserous
farming people. The whole
jautiful region that stretches at the
ot of the-Alleghanies through the
arolinas, Georgia and Alabama will
[f with the famous "blue gras lands"
p Kentucky in rich meadows, choice
airv products and blooded stock.
[ere are no drifting snows nor icy
orms, no blizzard frozen pastures,
bat nature bas marked tbis garden
)ot witb the sign and seal of her aproval
as the true dairy region of
riuerica, who can doubt ? Over it
le bas arched skies as Bunny, and
inned it with air as soft, as those of
le island of Jersey ; and given it adantageover
all the other sections, not
uly in never ending summers, but in
erpetually flowing pure waters and
eh responsive soil tbat only needs
ppreciative care and skilled labor to
;ward the husbandmand witb plentejs
harvest.
With the vivid interests justawakned
in dairying, the abandonment of
(elusive cotton culture, the emigraon
here of Northern people wbo will
;ach us their habits of industry, thrift
ad economy, there is a future at last
awning for those of us wbo live in
>a "Kluolr holt-, nf Hnut.h."
Mrs. B. W. Hunt.
Go to Mllford & DuPre's wh'n you want
nice box of stationery.
Kodal that greatDyspepsla remedy at Allied
& DuPre's Drug store, Phone 107.
Get a package of red cedar moth klHer at
11 Iford & DuPre's Drug store. Phone 107.
Garden hose, wire wrapped at C. P. Hamload's.
We are dally expecting the arrival of our
,nre assortment of garden seed. We handle
, W. Wood & Sons seed, the very best.
Harrison & Game.
A little money goes a long
pay when good taste and
udgment are used. My store
tands at all times ready to
ixemplify this fact.
T> P WiloAn
Mil Vl TV AAWVMl
r* SIGN, I
I Embalmer.
1 Metallic Cases
Thirty-three years of business ex
id guarantees the best results.
WwfF;' ' "/[v '
E. P. GILLIAM,
TAILOR,
HAS moved, and occupies the rooms up
stairs In Knox's Hall, and Is now pro
pared to do all kinds of repairing and olean
lng of gentlemen's clothes on short notice.
Samples ol salts always on band. Charges
reasonable
J. L. HILL & CO.,
No. 3 ROSENBERG BLOCK.
\Jt7E HAVE MOVED OUtt WAGON AN1
*? Carriage Repository to the store ro?ir
recently occupied by Mr. J. D. Kerr. Oar spe
olalty Is
0W11IM
These wagons were given first prize over al
competitors at the Nashville Exposition. Wc
also have a fall stock of
Buggies, Carriages, Harness, <$c
Give us a call before bnylng. We guarantee
ailslacliob.
J. L. HILL & CO.,
No. 3 Rosenberg Block.
MUTUAL
IIIIRM!
$ 425,000.
TTITRITE TO OR CALL on tbe'underslgne*!
~ or to the Direotor of your Township
for any Information yon may desire about
our plan of Insurance. ,
We Insure your property against destruo
tlon by
nsE, vmmut is jum
and do so cheaper than any Insurance Com
pany in existence.
Remember we are prep&red to prove to you
that oars Is the safest and cheapest plan ol
Insurance known.
J. R. BLAKE, Jr., Agent,
Abbeville, S. C.
J. FULLER LYON, Pres.
Abbeville, S. C.
BOARD DIRECTORS.
J. Add; Calhoun?....,..?Nlnety-81x Township
8. M. Benjamin - Greenwood "
G. B. Elley - Cokesbary "
W. B. Acker .Donnaids "
M. B. Clinkscales Dae West "
T. L. Haddon .......Long Cane "
J. W. Scott .Jdmltbvllle
Joseph Lake .White Hall '*
J. W. Lyon ....... Indian Hill
Capt. Job n Lyon Cedar Spring* "
W.E.Leslie ......Abbeville '
Dr. J. A. Anderson.Diamond Hill "
H. A. Tennent Lowndeevllle u
A. O. Grant. Magnolia "
J. B. Tarrant Calhoun "
G. N. McKlnney Bordeaux "
Abbeville, 8. C.. Jan. 18, 1898.
Charleston and Western Carolina R. R
Augusta and Asheville Short Line.
In effect Jan. 8,1899.
Lv Augusts...., Z 9 40 am 1 40 pm
Ar Greenwood 12 15 pm
Ar Anderson 6 10 pm
? rtA rr AA
Ar Laurens i tv pm i w aw
Ar Greenville .... S 00 pm 10 16 am
Ar Glenn Springs ....... 4 00 pm ,?
Ar Spartanburg .. 3 10 pm 10 20 am
Ar Saluda ? . 5 88 pm
Ar Henderson vllle. 6 08 pm
ArAahevllle. 7 00 pm
Lv Ashevllle 8 20 am
Ly Spartanbarg 11 45 am 3 06 pm
Lv Glenn Springs 10 00 am
Lv Greenville 12 01 am 4 00 pm
Lv Laurens 1 3T pm
Lv Anderson . 7 00 am
Lv Greenwood 2 37 pm 5 00 am
Ar Augusta . 6 10 pm 11 10 am
Lv Calhonn Falls .. 4 44 pm
Ar Raleigh 2 10 am
Ar Norfolk 7 80 am
Ar Petersburg 6 00 am ..........
Ar Richmond 8 15 am ..
Lv Augusta,, 8 65 pm
Ar Allendale 6 00 pm
Ar Fairfax 5 15 pm
Ar Yemassee 9 45 am 6 20 pm
Ar Beaufort 10 50 am 7 20 pm
Ar Port Royal 11 05 am 7 85 pm
Ar Savannah 8 35 pm
Ar Charleston.. .. 9 10 pm
Lv Charleston- ti 40 am
Lv Savannah 7 00 am
Lv Port Royal 1 40 pm 8 30 am
Lv Beaufort 1 66 pm 8 40 am
Lv Yemassee 3 05 pm 9 45 am
Lv Fairfax .... 10 51 am
Lv Allendale 11 05 am
Ar Angusta 1 10 pm
Lv Greenwood 4 25 am
Ar LaarenB 6 00 am
Lv Laurens 7 00 am
Ar Spartanburg 10 20 am
Lv Spartanburg 8 10 pm
Ly Laurens 6 80 pm
ID OK nm
Ar Oreenwooa ~
Close connections at Sroenwood for all points on
S. A. L. and 0. & 6. Hallways, and at Spartanburg
with Southern Railway.
For any Information relative to tlokets, rates, schedule,
etc., address
W. .1. CBATG. Sen. Pass. Agent, Augusta, 6?.
E. M. NORTH. Hoi. Aeont
T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
I SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
1 -K*Coad?n?ed
Schedule In Effect
Doc. 4th, 1898.
' STATIONS.
Lt. Charleston ,..TT! 7 10 a m
Lt. Columbia. 11 06 a m
u ^osperltr 12 10 n'n
- Newberrr. 12 25 p m
H Ninety-Six. 1 SO p m
" Gro?nwobd. 7 40 a m 166pm
Ar. Hodges 8 00 a m 218 p m
At. Abbaville. 8 40 a m 2 46 p m
Ar. Beltoo <60 a m 8 10 p m
Ar. Anderson 0 89 a m 8 85 p m
Ar. Oreenvil]# 10 10 a m 4 15 p m
Xr. Atlanta..3 66 p m[ 9 80 pm
STATIONS.
Lr. Greenville 5 80 p m 10 15 a m
" Piedmont 6 00pm 10 40 ? m
" Wimam8ton 6 22 p m 10 66 a m
Lr. Anderdbn 4 45 p m 10 46 a m
Ev. Belton 6 46 p m 11 15 a m
Ar. Donnalda...., 7 16 p a 11 40 % m
Lv.AbbeTilla. e"lo p m 11 20 a m
Lv. Hodgea... 7 85 p m 11 66 a m
M Greenwood BOO p m 12 40pm
u Ninety-Six 12 56 p m
" Newberry 2 00 p m
At. Prosperity- 2 14 p m
" Colombia 8 80 p m
At. Cbarieiton 8 00 p m
& STATIONS. IggftB
IflDp 7 10a Lv....Charleston....Ar 80Op 1100a
T55a 11 80a ' Columbia " 8 2Up 9 80p
907a 1216p ' Alston Lv 230p 8<50a
- -*- " ?? ^? it % oo' n
10 04ft 1 &p " DStntuo...... x wu i luu
10 90a 200p ' Union " ,106p 7 88p
10 89ft 23Jp " .... Jonesville.... " 12 26p 663p
1064a 2 87p " .Paeolet " 1214p 642p
1126a 8lOp Ar.. Spartanburg...Lv 11 46a 8 16p
1140a 840p Lr.. Spartanburg...Ar 11 22a OOOp
P tfrp 700p Ar.... AsbeviHe.. ...Lv 820al|06p
"P," p. m. "A." a. m.
Pullman palace sleeping cars on Trains 86and
M, *7 and 38, on A. and O. division. Dining oars
en these trains serve all meals enroate.
Trains leave Spartanburg, A AO. division,
northbound, 6:45 a.m., 8:37 p.m., 6:10 p.m.,
(Vestibule Limited) | southbound 12:20 a.
1:16 p. mv 11:84 a. m., (Vestibule Limited.)
Trains leave Greenville, A. and O. division,
ijuprthbound, 6:60 a. m., 2.-84 p. m. and 6:22 p. m.,
Vestlbuled Limited): southbound, 1:26 a. m.,
(30 p. m., 12 JO p. m. (Vestibuledlimited).
Trains 0 ana 10 oarry elegant Pullman
sleeping oars between Columbia and Ashevllle
en route daily between Jacksonville andOlnoia
oati.
FRANK S. GANNON, J. 1L OULP,
fiiirrl ViP. A Gen. liffr.. Traffic M trr.
Washington, D. a WMhlnftoa, D. 0.
W. A. WBK, S. H. BLXBDWICK.
fliin. Pui. Ag't. X?'i (Hi. Faia. A?t
^yngq,p,a ^ Itlaatyfo,
a
The man with many wants '
is simply a slave to himself.
My wants are simple?namely,
I want your patronage. 1
Let me nave it, piease.
R. C. Wilson,
i ?
i
Extra Fine Lot s
!
'OP SADDLE AND HARNESS
: HORSES AND MULES
WILL BE RECEIVED AT OUR STABLES
THIS WEEK.
' A. M. Hill & Sons.
_____
! ft I Am Nice
' | IN MY NEW ((DARTERS,
where I am prepared to look afl
iof as well, if not belter than ever befo
hope for better things all around in
I fcJ Good Goods, Living Prices, and
I will try to bold the OLD and b
IHf me a chance to help vou, an well as
II THING, specially GROCERIE8.
P. B. S
Druggist, - - A
Complete and Selected Stock
n/Mir ni it Aiiti 1 r~ 1 r"
INUINC. DU I VUML.IT IC
ALLOWED TO DISPE
A Ml Line of Toilet and Mi
??*NIUHT CALLS ANSWERED J
| J. A llen >S
M/ "iBl WILL HAVE I
W A FULL STOCE
# Guano, A.cid
MB. FRANCIS HENR
2J FERTILIZERS FOR
*1? YEARS WILL LOC
JIH BRANCH OF THE BU
JUST ARRIVE
I
25 Gross R. R. Mills S
10,000 Cigars. Egsft
Box Paper and Envelope:
Fresh Drugs arriving evei
Call.
it a t?t?t&ni\r
AAA. jk-jm*. v-r r
vk i-t-t yfo ?-t< >-k vfc vfo vt-r i-t-t
3|k /f\ *?' *FH'* /f* H' *r
I Horses ai
I * ^ FOR SA
| STARK'S
^ One car load new stoc
tat prices that will sell th<
horses that I have taken ir
Don't fail to see them I
$ J. &.
i?t vte i Vt yfc
/*f\ >|\ /f* /ft /'ft /fx /f*
Mil I
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^NEW ASSORTMENT
Afresh lot of flour, meai
GRITS. Call and see us before bu
CRACKERS?We have that departme
i we have been in business have we sold st
some of our fine Tea Flake Crackers an
Sweet Crackers are up to date.
SYRUPS?Our line of Syrups are nol
city. Call aud try some of our Georgia C
Among a lot of new goods just in and i
case of Lobsters, Shrimp, Deviled Crabs,
aud Tongue. Also some nice Jellies aud
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?Tut
Our line of Vegetubles, Fruits, and Coi
i see up when von are in need of anvLhincr
Yours to pl<
L. T. & T. ft
4 Hoti
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I he State of South Carolina, >
COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. ' /
PBOBATE COURT. ( ' ;
ta the matter of the estateof Bfiny F. Wide- < *
man. deoflsuied. >.
Petition for Settlement and Discharge.
JL. WIDEMAN, 'aa Administrator for
Bald Estate having applied for settle*
nentand discbarge.
It is Obdebed, Tbat Saturday, the 8tb day
)f April next, be fixed for granting tbe \?
ellef prayed for. E. E. HILL,
Marcb 4.1899. Judge Probate Court. . G.
C GAMBRELL, H. D.,
Physician and Surgeon, '*
ABBEVILLE, 8. C.
ET Office In tbe National Bank.
May 25, 1898. tf
A bottle of rose almond cream will keep
pour baDds and lips from chapping, 10 and 26
jents, at Harrison <& Oame.
? ? - ? . vy
ily Fixed. 1
NO. 5 WHITE'S BLOCK, I "
ter the interest of my customers, M J
re. '98 was a tough one, but we Eg-, M
'99. By means of ^ fl
! Close Attention to Business m V
riug in NEW TRADE. Give || 1
myself, when in need of ANY- IHf ?
amos b. horse. '|| i
PEED, x J
Abbeville, S. C.
of Pure Drags and Chemicals. 1
d assistants
:nse prescriptions.
i Articles at Reasonable Prices. 1
PROMPTLY. 8
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N' DITE TIME Afc j? f ?
l OF X JH
anil Kainit | l
Y, WHO HAS SOLD ' _ J, fl|
A NUMBER OF H
)K AFTER THIS Jg H
'SINESS. ?
D ? 'J
?' $
miff Swee* Scotch
"HI!, and Maccaboy.
Washington Irving,
s, all color and shapes.
ry week. Give us a
& GA.ME. I
ndMnfesl
"j
.LE AT ^ ^ "fl
Stable. i i
k right from Tennessee,
;m. Some mules and \I/
i at your price. J
before buying. /'fx H
STA.RK. ^ 1
vfo ?-t-> ?-t-? ? ! > >t-> >t-> >t< A 1
/$x /|\ /fx /fx /fx /fx /*!< /fx V
.ER'S
An rrnAnnninn ^ '
ur imuuMm i
jf CORN, BACON, LARD, RICE,
tying.
nt dow in great shape. Nevey since
> uaany crackers as now. Call and try i
d Block's Fine Sodas. Our line of
t to be surpassed by anything in the ^
?ane Syrups. They are very fine.
to arrive in a few days, we mention a
Corned Beef, Roast Beef, Potted Ham
Syrup in 3 lb. cans. Try them.
l in Domes ana buiK; both sour and 1
KEROSENE OIL in any quantity. |
rel. Our Oil Wagon will continue to *
jsdays, Thursdays and Satuidays.
afectionaries are up to date. Call and ,
in the Grocery line.
?ase,
f. MILLER, j
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