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Newnan, Ga., April '28.?Ia the presence of nearly 2,000 people who sent aloft yells of defiance aDd shouts of Joy, Sam Hose, a negro who committed twoof the basest acts known to crime, was burned at the stake In a publlu road one and one-half miles from here this afternoon. Before the torch was applied to the pyre, the negro was deprived of his ears, fingers and other portions of his anatomy. The neero nleaded Dltlfully for his life while the mutilation was going on. but stood the ordeal of fire with surprising fortitude. Before the body was cool it was cut to pieces, the bones were crushed into small bits and even the tree upon which the wretch met his fate, was torn up and disposed of as souvenirs. The negro's heart was cut in several pieces, as was also his liver. Those unable to obtain these ghastly relics direct, paid their more fortunate possessors extravagant sums for them. Small pieces of bone went for 25 cents, and a bit of the liver, crisply cooked, sold for 10 cents. One of the men who lifted the can of kerosene to the negro's head is said to be a native of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. His name Is known to those who were with him, but they refuse to divulge it The mob was composed of citizens of Ncwnan, Griffin, Palmetto aDd other little towns In tbe country round about JNewnan, and of all the farmers who had received word that the bnrning was to take place. Hou. W. Y. Atkinson, former governor of Georgia, met the mob as he was returning from church and appealed to them to let the law take Its course. In addressing tbe mob he used these words: "Some of -vou are known to me and when this affair is finally nettled In tbe courts, you may depebd upon it that I will testify against you." A member of tbe mob was seen to draw a revolver and level it at Governor AtklnBon, but bis arm was seized and tbe pistol taken from him. Tbe mob was frantic at delays and would bear to nothing but burning at tbe stake. Hose confessed to klllioe Cranford. but denied that be bad outraged Mrs. Cranford. Before being put to death tbe negro stated that he bad been paid 312 by "Llge" Strickland, a negro preacher at Palmetto, to kill Cranford. Tonight a mob of citizens is scouring tbe country for Strickland, who has left bis home and will be lynched If caught. Sam Hose killed Alfred Cranford, a white farmer near Palmetto and outraged bis wife, ten days ago. Since tbat time business in that part of the State has been suspended, tbe entire population turning out in an effort to capture Hose. Governor Candler has been asked to send troops here to preserve order for a day or two, as it is feared the negroes may wreak vengeance, many threats to the' effect baying been made. THE DETAILED STORY. Hose has been on the farm of tbe Jones brothers, between Macon and Columbus, since tbe day after be committed bis horrible crime. His mother is employed on the farm, and to her little cabin be fled as a safe refuge. She fed him and oared for blm.but it is not believed tbat sbe knew be was b?ibg hunted for by tbe autborltles. Tbe Joues brothers were not aware of the crime until a few days ago, and were not sure that be was the much wanted roan. Saturday morning one of tbe Jones boys met Hose and be was talking to bim when he noticed that bis "ginger'' face was ebony black, but Just below the collar of his shirt the copper color was discernible. Convinced tbat tbe negro had blackened his face to escape detection, Jones became convinced tbat be was the negro for wbom ^he authorities, assisted by bloodhounds, bad been scouring me country ior it-u uajn, auu they determined to arrest blra. Sunday morning they brought the negro Into Macon and put blm aboard a Central of Georgia train with the Intention or bridging him to Atlanta. At Griffin some one recognized Hose and sent word on to Newnan, the next station, that tbe negro was on the train bound for Atlanta. When JVownan was reached a great crowd surrounded the train and pushed into the cars. The Jones boys were told that tbe negro could be delivered to the Sheriff of Campbell county and that it was not necessary to take him to Atlanta. This was acceded to and the negro was taken off the train and marched at tbe head 01 a yelling, shouting crowd of 500 people to tbe Jail. Here they turned him over to Sheriff Brown, taking a receipt for the prisoner, thus making themselves sure of the 81,250 reward for the "arrest and delivery to the Sheriff of Campbell county, of one Sam Hose." Word was sent to Mrs. Cranford at Palmetto that it was believed Hose was under arrest and her presence was necessary in Newnan to make sure of the identification. In someway the news of the arrest leaked out, and as tbe town bae been on the alert for nearly two weeks, tbe intelligence spread rapidly. From every house In tbe little city came its occupants, and a good sized crowd was soon gathered about tbe jail. Sheriff Brown was importuned to give up the prisoner, and, Anally, In order to avoid an assault on tbe Jail and possible bloodsbed, be turned tbe wretch over to the waiting crowd. A procession was quickly formed and tbe doomed negro was marched at its bead through several streelsx>f tbe town. Soon tbe public square was reached. AM APPEAL MADE. Here tbey formed and Ex-Gov. Atkinson, of Georgia, who lives In Newnaa came hurriedly upoa the scene, and, standing up In a buggy, Importuned the crowd to let tbe law take Its course. Governor Atkinson said: "My fellow citizens and friends: I beseecb you to let thisattalrgo no further. You are Hurrying this negro on todeatb without an Identification. Mrs. Cranford, whom be Is said to have assaulted and whose husband he is said to have killed, is sick in bed and una ble to be here to say whether-this Is her assailant. Let this negro be returned to tbe Jail. The law will take its course and I promise you it will do so quickly and effectively. Do not stain trie honor of tbe State with a crime such as you are about to perform." Judge A. D. Freeman, also of Newnan, spoke in a similar strain and Implored the mob to return the prisoner to the custody of the Sheriff and go home, Tbe assemblage heard tbe words of tbe two speakers In silence, but tbe instant their voices bad died away, shoots of "On to Palmetto," "Burn him," "Tbink of bis crime" arose, and tbe march was resumed. IPENTIFIED. Mrs. uramoraa mmuer ?uu moid mo denta of Newnan. The mob was headed In the direction of their house and in a short time reached the McElroy home. The negro was marched in the gate and Mrs. McElroy called to the frontdoor. She identified the African, and her verdict was agreed to by her daughter, who had often seen Hose around theCranford place. "To the stake" was again the cry, and several men wanted to burn him In Mrs. McElroy's yard, To this she objected strenuously, and the mob, complying with her wish, started for Palmetto. Just as tbey were leaving Newnan word waa brought that tbel o'clock train from Atlanta was bringing 1,000 people to Palmetto, This was thought to be a regiment of militia, and the mob decided to burn the prisoner at tbe first favorable place rather tban be compelled to aboot him when the militia put Into sight. Leaving the little town whose Sunday bad been so rudely disturbed, tbe mob, which now numbered nearly 1,500 people, started on tbe road to Palmetto in a line of buggies and vehicles of all kinds, their drfvera fighting for position in line, following tbe procession at tbe bead of which, closely guarded, marched the negro. CONFESSED THE CRIME. One and a half miles outof Newnan a place believed to be favorable for the burning was roacbed. A II(tie lo me siueoi uie iuhu jwuj a Btropg pine tree. Up to this the negro was marcbid, his back placed to tbe tree and bis face to the crowd, which Jostled closely ubout him. Here for tbe first time be was allowed to talk. He s*id, I am Sam Hose. I killed Alfred Cranford, butM was p/*ld to do it. Lige Strickland, tbe ntgro preacher at Palmetto, gave me 812 to kill him." At this a roar went up from tbe crowd as tbe Intelligence imparted by the wretch wac spread among them. "Let him go on ; tell nil you Know about it," came from tbe crowd. Tbe negro, shivering like a leaf, continued bis recital. "I did not outrage Mrs. Cranford. Somebody else did that. { can Identify them. Give me time for thut." THE HOUBOK BEGINS. The mob would hear no more. The clothes were torn from the wretch in an Instant. A heavy chain was produced and wound around tbe body of the terrified wretch, clasp, ed by a new lock, which dangled at Hose's neck. He said not a word to this proceeding, but at the sight of three or four kn ives flashing In the bands of several members of the crowd about him, which seemed to forecast tba terrible ordeal he was about to be put to, be seal up a yell which could be heard for a mile. Av'l'&'ljO/i ' E.M MU 11L./11 n?i?. Instantly a band grasping a knire shot out, and one of ttie negro's earn dropped Into a hand ready to receive It. Hose pleaded pitifully for mercy, aDd begged his tormentors to let him ale. His cries were unheeded. The I second ear went the way of the other. Hardly had he been deprived of his organs of hearlng before his fingers one by one, were taken | froai his hand and passed among the members of the yelling and now thoroughly mudIdened xstoivd. The skrleklng wretch whs quickly deprived ol other portloas of his jinutomy, and Uxa words, "come on twi'iii 77/k on," brought a huge can of kerosene the foot of the tree, TUe negro his, body covered with blood from head t>o foot, was striving and tugging at his chains, The cod was lifted over the negro's head by three or four men and its contents poured over him. By this time a good supply of brush, pieces ot fepce rails and firewood had been placed about the negro's feet. This pyre was thoroughly saturated and a match applied. thk burn i nf j, A {lame shot upward and spread quickly i ' over the pile of wood. Ar Jt licked the negro's legs be shrieked loudly and began tugging at his chains. As the flumes crept higher and the smoke entered his eyeR and mouth, Howe put the stumps of bin hands to the tree back of bim and with a terrific plunge forward of his body severed the upper portion of the chain which bound him to the tree. His body, held lo tbe tree only as far as the thighs, . lunged forward, thus escaping the flames . L which roared and crackled about bis feet. "*! One of tbe men nearest the burning negro * quickly ran up and pushing bim back said : 8e* "Get back into tbe fire, there," and quickly . 1 coupled tbe disjointed links of the chain. 001 The road for a distance of half a mile on co! each side of the burning negro was black with J conveyances and was simply impassable. mi Tbe crowd surrounded the slake on all sides, nLJ but none of those nearer than 100 feet of the J centre were able to see what was going on. W Yell after yell went up and tbe progress of wc tbe flames were communicated to those in the rear bv shouts from the eye witnesses. lD.< wl HORRIBLE SOUVENIRS. 'J The torch was applied about half past 2 and at 3 o'clock the body of Sam Hose was limp j and lifeless, bis bead banging to one side. a | Tbe body was not out down. It was cut to aif pieces. The crowd fought for places about ca) tbe smouldering tree una with knives secured ( sucb pieces of bis carcass as did not fall to '8|f pieces. Tbe cbaln was severed by hammers, . tbe tree was chopped down, and, with sucb |Rf pieces of firewood as bad not burned, was car- ?, rled away as souvenirs. a "c THE CONSTITUTION'S SUMMARY. an. I Atlanta, Ga., April 23.?Tbe Constitution Inf will say tomorrow: "The terrible retribution rel which Sam Hose was forced to pay lor his I crime will arouse a flood of discuss|on, car ml rled on by those who know the facts on the a s one side, and by those who do not care for 1m facts on the other. pri "But, while the lorm of the criminal's pun- 1 ishmeut cannot be upheld, let those who are In disposed to criticise It look Into tbe facts?and bu by these facts temper the Judgment they may Co render. sei "An unassuming, Industrious and bard : working farmer, after bis day's toil, sat at bis ml evening meal, around blm sat wile and cbli- etc dren, happy In tbe presence of tbe man who ml was fulfilling to them every duty Imposed by T nature. At peace with the world, serving af God. and loyal to humanity, tbey looked for- tui ward to tbe coming day. mc "Noiselessly, the murderer, with uplifted 1 axe, advanced In tbe rear and sank It to the Oa hilt In the brain of tbe unsuspectlDg victim. Tb "Tearing the child from the mother's breast ret be flung It Into tbe pool of blood oozing from Cn lis father's wound. fl "Then began that tbe culmination of which fln has dethroned tbe reason of the people of sec western Georgia during tbe past week. As I critics will bowl about tbe lynching, Tbe bo Constitution will be pardoned for staling tbe 1 plain facts. * est "The wife was seized, choked, thrown upon sir tbe floor, where her clotblng lay in tbe blood for of ber husband, and ravished. Po "Remember tbe facts! Remember tbe dark to nigbtln tbe country home! Remember tbe arc slain husband, and above all, remember that gel shocking degradation which was inflicted by the black beast, bis victim swimming In ber husDand'8 warm blood as the brute held ber to tbe floor! "Keep tbe facts in mind ! When tbe picture V] Is painted of the ravlsher In flames, go back ilJ and view that darker picture of Mrs. Cranli rd outraged In tbe blood of her murdered husband!" Til SPECIAL TRAINS FROM ATLANTA. Atlanta, April 23.?One special and two regular trains carried nearly 4,000 people to Newnan to witness tbe burning of Sam Hose, or to visit tbe scene of tbe horrible aflalr. The excursionists returning tonight were loaded I down with ghastly reminders of tbe affair In lat Ibe shape of bones, pieces of flesh and parts kll of tbe wood which was placed at the negro's mc feet. da, One of tbe trains as It passed through Fort 1 McPberson, four miles from Atlanta, was lyi stoned?presumably by negroes. A number hei of windows were broken, and two passengers tld were painfully Injured. ha wl PREPARE!} FOR TROUBLE. . q Governor Candler stated during the evenlng that he bad been advised that a mob of !'? oltizens of Fayettevllle and Woolsy were coming to Atlanta to take George W. Kerlln from Jail here and lynch him. Kerlln mur- P dered Miss Pearl K noit near Woolsy several J * days ago and threw her body In the river. Tbe governor lmmedlatly ordered eight companles of the Filth Infantry (State militia) to be in readiness to march to the Jail upon or- pVj der. It Is believed, however, that the troops . 1 are held In readiness to be sent to Palmetto in case of an uprising of negroes. WHAT GOV. CANDLER SAYS. 8lg Atlanta, April 23.?Gov. Candler tonight |D{ gave the Assocmieu rress ine lunowiug smue- wa mem on the burning of Sam Hose near Mew- j)|fi nan, tia : "The whole thing Is deplorable, bin and Hose's crime, the horrid details of which ani have not been published, and are loo horrible tor lor publication, 1b the most diabolical In the roi annals of crime. Tbe negroes of that com- tin munlty lost tbe best opportunity they will aff ever have to elevate themselves in the esti- at mation of their white neighbors. Tbe dla- hie bollcal nature of tbe double crime was well known to every one of them ; the perpetrator was well known, and they owed it to their race to exhaust every means of bringing Hose / to Justice. This course would have done fro more to elevate tbem in tbe estimation of caj good people and to protect their race against cla tbe mob than all tbe rewards and proolama- be tions of all tbe governors for tbe next 50 1st years. But they lost tbe opportunity, and it twi Is a deplorable fact that while scores of Intel- tin llgent negroes, leaders of their race, have 1 talked to me about tbe Palmetto lynching. Ms not one of tbem Jbas ever, In the remotest way, lac alluded to either the burning of Palmetto, fall which provoked the lynching, nor the dla- inn bollcal crime of Hose. I do not believe these S men sympathized wllb Hose or tbe Palmetto tafi Incendiaries, but they are blinded by race am prejudice, and can see bat one side of tbe kn question. This Is unfortunate. They must T learn to look at both sides. I want to protect tot tbem in every legal right and againBt mob up violence, and I stand ready to employ every bu resource of the State in doing so, but they ne< must realize in order to merit and receive the T protection of the communjty, they mustsbow de< a willingness to at least aid in protecting tbe J til community against tbe lawless element of all their own race. The good and law abiding tbi negroes muRt separate themselves from tbe tre lawless and criminal element. They must denounce crime and aid in bringing criminals -= to Justice, whether they be black or white. In this way tbey can do more to protect tbem- ( selves than all the courts and juries in tbe State can do for them. To secure protection m ?, '- ?' hott m not ohnm a /Ha- 1 ttgm [1HI law icon nuncn, IUCJ u ? t, v, .. .. position lo protect the white people against ** lawless blacks." to < her THE NEGRO PREACHER CAUGHT. My am Palmetto, Ga.t April 23.?Elijah Strickland, tbe the Degro pieacber here, who was accused by Ham Hose, tbe negro burned to death near ft Newnan today, of paying blm (Hose) $12 to murder Farmer Alfred Cranford, was cap- ? tured by a mob of people from this vicinity ^ three miles out of town tonight. He was T brought to Palmetto and at mlcjnlgbt was IT placed on trial for bis life by a court composed those who bad arrested blm. Speeches for and agalmtt his character were made, and tbe trial |s in progress at this hour, (12.30 a. m.) H WRITING ON THE BEECS, P?? ?, rea A Concord of Sweet Soands?OfflcerH, Committees, Etc. Beech, S. C., April 1st, 1999. A singing convention was organized on *> April 1st at Midway Baptist Church, Abbe- I | vllle County. The pastor liev. B. P. Mitchell I I took tbe cbalr and stated the objected of the I meeting. I The following officers were elected : JI T. P. MUford?President. E. C. Shirley?Vice-President. T. Earl Elgin?Secretary. J. B. Hampton?Chaplain. Tbe president then appointed a committee of "our consisting of W. D. Mann. E. C. Shir- TJ ley, W. S. C. McClelland and the Secretary to ? draft the by lays. for Mr. Eskew, of Anderson (Jounty, was asked oui by President Mllford to take charge of the V singing exercises, which he did with credit, tlo: Prof. J. T. M'lford, of Anderson County, also rendered valuable services. . An intermission of one hour was then 1 given for dinner. In the afternoon, Prof. T. M. Locke, of Bowersyllle, Qa., had charge of the sinking. it goes without saying that Prof. Locke is a talented singer and hlseupbor p nlous voice added much to tbe ocoaslon. th. Prof. P. W. Banister, also of Anderson County, was present and his singing was much enjoyed by all. The by-laws were then read to the convention and approved. J Saturday night an Interesting sermoa was preached by the pastor to a large and appreciative audience. Singing was again conducted on Sunday. Prof. M. L. Willis, of Anderson, being present, together with the J above mentioned singers added much to the exercises. An urgent appeal was made by the pastor for the orgliange. A committee was appointed consisting of tbe following: P. E. Elgin, Chairman; \V. p. Mann, C. M. Cllnkscales. John Knox, whose fluty It shall be to receive Invitations from different churohes in the county that may wish the convention to njeet with them, tnorramm me time aixl programme fpr the next meeting. " j T. Earl Jslgin, a Secretary. G V T WM. H. PARKEIt. WM. P. GREENE j PARKER & GREENE, I Attorneys and Cousssllors &t Law, j' OUlce on LAW RANGE. G ABBEVILLE - SOUTH CAROLINA. A May 4, 1898. tf MOUNT CARMEL DOTS. I NortN of Good ThlnfCN About the Good Peonle ot the NitVHiiUHh Valley. Mt. Carmel, April 22, 1899. Jol. W. N. Mercler of; Augusta G., was in ?n last Tuesday on business. totton planting bas begun In earnest In tbls itlon. # w ?be Town Council will In the near future jln to put the streets and sidewalks In good ?i idltlon. r. F. Sutherland has started bis brick ichlnery and will make a considerable mber of brick at his plant In the town. I Messrs. 2. L. Cozby and Thomas A. Box, I ants for the Butler Bros., monumental I irks of Marietta, (j?., was In town last week I iking proposition to erect the monument at mi 3 grave of M. L. Kay, which the W. O. W. II place there. foe steeple of the Baptist church will he n down and a more modern one will be ;cted In a few days. . W. Morrab has been to marketand bought aenutlful line of dry goods and nolIons tor t Mt. Carmel store, and Is prepared to dupll- ? Le any prices, boy your goods at home. ;api. James uobinson, who has been quite k. Is much better at this writing. |l drs. Annie Cade of Washington, Ga, spent II it week witb her brother, Messrs. It. J. and 11 U. McNeill of Mt. Oarrael. Mrs. Cade Is laughter of Wm. McNeill of Ellington, S.C, d Isa refined and cultured lady. diss Mamie Patterson, who has been teacb; school In tbe Level Land section, has .urned to borne In town. it iunter Bros, will take down a part of tbelr /? ill bouse and rebuild it, tbey will also build A' trong rock dam across tbe river, and other / provements will be made on their mill operty. P. J. Brouzh spent last Monday with friends town. Mr. Brough is sixty-five years old, t looks like a man of forty. He wasagallaDt nfederate soldier aud was wounded in /eral engagements. m Urs. M, B. Pascball has oppned up ber I lllnery stock In the rear of T. G. Baker's ^ >re. Mrs. Pascball Is one of the most expert miners In the country. rhu ladles of the Methodist church will in a ew days place a beautiful set of pulpit furnlre in tbecburcb. and other needed Improve;nts will be made. Vlr. G.Cade last fall planted a row of White ks, around tbe Methodist church property, e plants are doing well aud tbe people are julred to keep their stock up. May Mr. dellve toseethese trees In tbelr beauty. ilessrs. Edmond and Lanier are doing some r e work witb tbe road machine in this L ;uuu? )r. Thomas J. Hester la very unwell at his me, 011 Vienna St. "be people of Abbeville seem ereatly lnte-?d In tbe Black Diamond Railroad. We ' oply throw out the bint that natural course th? Black Diamond from Anderson to rt Royal is via tbe Savannah R. R. Augusta Ga-, tnen to Port Royal. We i expecting to get this road, but If we don't ; it we would like to see Abbeville have It. Rex. EGRO PREACHER HANGED. 1 ie Palmetto Mob Let Him Oil Mer. R clfully ? He Protected hlN In nocence?The Indijfimiit Citizen* A I- Vj ter Another Fiend Who Will Meet R the Hnme Fate. M almetto, Ga., April 24.?Rev. Llge Strlck- |L id.who DftlilSam Hone twenty dollars to K I Alfred Cranford, was hanged by tbe same |C >b last night that burned Hose here yester- W?'be mob Is still after Hewitt. Allnlgbtthe ichors sat at court on tbe first publlct-qunre KJ re, and tbeD at one o'clock' this morning PC; iDgs of possible Interference by state troops ?4 vlng reached here, they adjourned to the r? Id wood. Kj 'he preacher was taken out of town deep Fu iong pines where huge bonfires furnished |C ht,and warmth. The white haired minis- F2 weeping wltb an appeal to the throne of BJ ice, was tied to a tree, while his counsel Fp jceeded to defend him before tbe mob KL9 jrt. Tbte negro bears an unsavory1 reputa n. He protested constantly that he feaA ilty, calling on God to witness bis Inno- ? ice and pleading lor mercy. He was a stare of abject terror. 'here was a rush from all quarters to the ichlng by train and tearno. Several speIs came in from Atlanta and other points, d regular trains were crowded wltb eager nt seers. lose was bnrned by tbe mob Sunday evenf. He was terribly tortured before a match s touched to the kerosene wblcb saturated i clothing and body. His ears were cut ofi. i fingers separately slashed from his hand d bis body otherwise mutlllated before tbe ch was touched to tbe pile of wood surindingbim. The mob cut up charred por- A ns of nls body as souvenirs of the horrible ft *ir Hnne hat] killed a white farmer while supper with bis family and then outraged I i wife In her husband's blood. itlanta, April 24.?A telephone message m Palmetto at ten o'clock says the mob >tured AlbertSeweli.a negro who had de* . red that the death of every negro should A avenged and put blm to death. The mob fl, >tlll on the bunt for negroes and probably o more will be lynched before the work Is f Isbed. "he mob found Strickland at the bouse of Jor Thomas, his employer, who said Strlck- ? id bad nothing to do with the Craolord af r. Others said Strickland was a law-abid; citizen. i ome members of the mob favored the law / :lng its course and suggested going to lm sther place where several others lived who JL ew Strickland. his met with approval. The court moved Lhe woodsand there Strickland was strung two or three times in an eflort to make n confess, but Strickland denied his con itlon with the Hose Crime. be crowd was evenly divided and Anally tided to take Strickland to the Kairburn I. This was the last seen of Strickland ve. A couple of farmers coming to town s morning reported seeing his body to a e shockingly mutilated. ? ? D SELL YOUR LAND. ANDOWNERS Id this County having land for sale will find It to their Interest :ommunlcate with me as tolocatlon, num1 of acres aDd very lowest price for same. ' object is to Induce good cltlzeos to settle ongst us and I hope land will be quoted at : very lowestpoSBlbte figures. WYATT AIKEN, [arch 1,1899. tf RICHARD aONDLEY. !. F. GILLIAUD, a TAILO R, [AS moved, and occupies the rooms up* L stairs In Knox's Hall, and 1b now pre- nr ed to do all kinds of repairing and clean- yr : of gentlemen's olothea on short notice. Lji amples of salts always on band. Oharges sonable MUTUAL If IIE HUH! $ 425,000. [/ RITE TO OR CALL'on tbe'un designed ' or to the Direotor of your Township any Information you may dellre about se r plan of Insurance. Ve Insure your property against destruou by ' ^ IE, VDnSTOBX OS IIBBTSISB, $ i do so cheaper than any Insuranoe Com N ay In existence. -4, lemember we are prepared to prove to yon it oura Is the safeat and ohoapest plan of N mrance known. / R. BLAKE, Jr., Agent, \ Abbeville, S. C. ^ FULLER LYON, Pres. Abbeville, S. C. * 0 -4 BOARD DIRECTORS. ^ . Add. Palhoun Ntqety-SIx Township V. M, Reujamln Greenwood " I 1. B. Riley Cokesbury " V. B. Acker Donnalds " \ I. B. Cllukscalea Due West " "*< L. Haddon LongCaue " . W. Sc.ott .SmIUivllle " \ ooeph Luke White Hall " . W. Lyou Indian Hill " apt. John Lyon Cedar Spring " v ^.E. Leslie Abbeville " "4: )r. J. A. Anderson.Diamond Hill " I. A. Tennent Lowndehville " v i. 0. Grant Magnolia " I . B. Tarrant Calhonn " I. Jtf. McKlnney Bordeaux " v kbbevllle, S. C., Jan, 18, 180j>. j I MHLL1 LIII . s. cothran, i DEALERS Proprietor, j ^ IB, M, M AND ALL BUILDINC IRS. MARY 1 Grand Opening, Wednesd 1ARCH the 30th t WE HAVE BARGAI EVERY DAY IN TH he Leading Dress Making IN ABBEVIL Bounets, Corsets, Crepe, Feathers, Handkerchiefs, Infant Caps, Laces Ribbons, Satins, Silks, Veilings, D >resses Cut to Fit an On short Notice. Also a nice lit We have on hand a full line of 8 DRESS GOODS of the season. MISS BURNAP, ol Baltimoi the MILLINERY DEPARTMEN | I Ana Nicely i IN MY NEW QUARTERS, NO. I where I am prepared to look after th Ias well, if not better than ever before. ' bope for better things all around in '99. IGood Goods, Living Prices, and Clo< I will try to bold the OLD and bring Ime a chance to help vou, as well as myst THING, specially GROCERIES. | PHONE NO. 13. AA P B. SP Druggist, - - - A Complete and Selected Stock of 1 * NONE BUT QUALIFIED A ALLOWED TO DISPENSE Full Line of Toilet and HonseboM J (6TNIGHT CALLS ANSWERED PROI j TTENTION, FARMERS i | TRY A PACKAGE OF J uPre's Horse and ( Prevents many diseases. Makes ho Guaranteed to be equal to any 25c Price 15c. Manufactured by ? Milford & Phone 107. JUST ARRIVED, > Gross R. R. Mills Snuff 1,000 Cigars. SStWM Box Paper and En\elopes, all Fresh Drugs arriving every we Call, HARRISON t-t >t-i >t-> >t-? >t-? >t't >t< t-f-t rtt ' ^ /-j-x /:}N 7f\ /f\ f Horsesand R- s k. ' ^ FOR SALE | STARK'S S One car load new stock rig 1/ at prices that will sell them, horses that 1 have taken in at y ^ Don't fail to see them befon I J. S. SI "'lift jj-r +*... . :" -. .,;f?',i:'.'. - ."-:. i urn. I < M . j wlLL ! A. G. FAULKNER, Manager. i III HI, i / t i MATERIAL. 11 rAGGART'S i ay and Thursday, ind 31st,. 1899. | ns for you e year at and Millinery Store | LE. 1 Flowers, Gloves, Hats, p , Ornaments, Plushes, ress Braids, aud Trimd Made to Order I ae of SAILOR HATS. amples of the leading e, will have charge of 7 Fixed. | i| 5 WHITE'S BLOCK, | | e interest of my customers, M . 98 was a tough one, but we KJ By means of ^ M ;e Attention to Business kja in NEW TRADE. Give H slf, when In need of ANY- M tos b. horse. H ! ?????????? EED, | bbeville, S> C. Pore Drags and Chemicals. J SSISTANTS : PRESCRIPTIONS. jticles at Reasonable Prices. 1 tfPTLY. battle Powders, j rses strong and healthy. powder ou the market. SCX DuPre, i J Dl-uggists. ? 1 ??-???=-9 i . 1 1 Sweet Scotch ? and Maccaboy. ihington Irving, '1 ' *4 color and shapes. :ek. Give us a h game ;f i-t-i >t-t >t'i V-t-i >t< i-t-. f,T?F "A " i? ~?T? "?!i" /f\ /f\ /f\ /fN / TV' /?' I Moles I | T I AT-*?' 4: I TABLE. | | ? ^ T i ht from Tennessee, Some mules and our price. " N.f./ i buying. /ft rARK. ^ 1 - ? i . 1 . . k . v A . i , . v;