The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, August 30, 1899, Image 4

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?yV v m $& ?; The Press and Banner. BY HUGH WILSON. ? ABBEVILLE, S. C. k -WPubllBhed every Wednesday at ?2 a year In advance. Wednesday, Aug. 30,1899. >. j.. Gen. Butler's Letter. Mr. Wyatt Aiken requests us to publish the letter, wblcb he has received from General Butler. The General's Idea of deportlDg the negro |g about as practicable as would be an effort to remove the sands of the seashore, and the removal of the negro from this country will be accomplished about the same time that the sands which are washed by the Atlantic la exhausted Id ibe erection of forts, churches, public buildings, and private dwellings. When tbe supply of sand for such purposes is exhausted tbe negro may disappear from tbe land. Tbe practical question of tbe day is, bow may tbe wblte man find more profitable employment than is now to be bad on tbe farm. Tbe low price of ootton and tbe blgb rent of land, combined wltb tbe blgb prices charged for supplies on a lien make It almost Impossible for wblte families to exist on tbe farm. Because of tbe discouraging conditions on tbe farm, hundreds of wblte families are seeking employment at tbo different cotton mills. It would seem to as, writing from a practical standpoint, that tbe solution of this question largely depends upon the development of the manufacturing industries. To tbe average renter tbe cotton mills afford much better, or more profitable, employment tban can be found on the farm. This fact is attested by tbe great numbers of families tbatare leaving the fields and going to the mills?with very seldom an instance or men leaving the mills for the farms. When the publlo mind Is cleared of its prejudice against corporations a greater number of factories will be built, and a multitude of whtte people will find better employment than they now have. The tendency of the white people Is to the abandonment of agriculture for other employment, and It seems to ut that It Is only a question of time when the labor of the country;wlll be divided?the black man growing the cotton, and the white man manufacturing It. Cotton mills cannot be ballt exoept by corporations, or the united effort of Individuals, and as ootton mills give employment to labor of all sorts from the little boy or gjrl to the full grown man or woman, the greatest encouragement should be given to the organization of such industries. Suoh industries benefit all. The mill operative and the stockholder Is alike benefitted. Neighboring farmers find ready sale for all their products, and bnslness men In the community have a better trade. When a man leaves the field the ootton production is oertainly lessened to the extent of his labor, acd oy bis services In tbe factory cotton is lnoreasea id vaiue. a manufactured bale of coUod?Instead of being worth 825 as It is brought to market?will brlog from 860 to 875. The Increase In the price of tbe raw cotton to tbe manufactured product is Just that much gain to the community? the profit being divided among Individuals. Tbe wealth of this State consists In its labor and tbe productiveness of its soli. We have labor enough to grow tbe cotton and we have labor enough to weave It Into cloth. It will be a long time from now when General Butler can persuade this people that a larger area of waBte land woald be more profitable than the cultivated fields from which a rent Is received that few white P men could pay. We have vast stretches of waste land In Abbeville oounty. Altbough the productiveness of our land la greater than lands In Anderson, yet tbe price of onr lands will average but little more than onethird of tbe Anderson lands. We know tbe sterotyped answer which is nearly always given as a cause for tbla dlflerence In prloe, but that cause may be found more In tbe number of Ibe farmers than In the color of tbelr skin. Instead of worrying ourselves about tbe negro?bis welfare, bis presence, or bis absence?we may find enough to do In looking after our own best Interests. IF WHITE PEOPLE ABE DEPORTED EVIL CONSEQUENCES MIGHT FOLLOW. It mlgbt be ludicrous If the 700,000 negroes of this State should assemble and adopt resolutions deolarlng tbelr 400,000 white neighbors nuisance*, and then proceed to deport them. We hope tbe negroes may not do this. If tbe white people should be sent to Kansas or Nebraska the free silver cause and Bryanlsm would suffer In tbe Soutb, to say nothing of the individual hardship such a course would Impose. If tbe Democratic party should be deported serious consequences might result. Tillman might lose bis seat In the Senate, and his old pitch fork mlgbt "rust and bend away." Charleston mlgbt take charge of tbe government of the8tate and wipe out tbe dispensary. With Democrats deported to Nebraska, and with the dispensary gone, South Carolina aud free silver would be In a bad way. If tbe negroeB should ask Congress for an appropriation, urging tbelr olaims as being ? oupviivt iv vuio ucutuoo ui vui ivnvi uuu?bers and the consequent great saving; in the cost of transporting 400,000 white men, as compared to the great expense of deporting 700,000 negroes,there 1b no telling what an economical Republican Congress might do. It Is earnestly hoped that the negroes may not deport tbelr white neighbors. If they jf; ... should succeed In destroying the free silver pcgty and in putting the country in the hands of the city of Charleston the dispensary and Tillman will be gone. The last cbapter In the glorious history of South Carolina will be finished, and the State might be left in the hands of the Prohibitionists, the license men, and the foreign born barkeepers of Charleston. ft, 1 " The statement has been made that the South was chained to the Democratic chariot, and the minority is compelled to submit to the will of the moJonty.no matter how unreasonable or despotio it may be. And we presume this oondltlon will exist as long as the election laws remain as they are?and 0 they must remain forever, or as long as the existing dangers threaten. i, - For our own pan. If the skeleton of the negro vote coald be removed by so doing, we would be willing to reduce our representative In Congress. But this reduction may not be made for the simple reason that the Republicans consider the South good fighting ground. They are willing to give the Democratic representation in Congress In order to have the vole of the Southern negro In their nominating convention. The number of delegates to the National Conventions la regulated by the Representation In Congress. While a large Democratic representation In Congress from the South, increases the Democratic minority, the Republican delegation from the South represents no good which can be delivered, yet in convention their votes count. All you have to do when in need of any thing at the drug store is to rlog my phone 107. Those boys will do the rest. Dr. Hill's Heacbache will knock that headache Into a oocked hat. For sale by Milford ? <x Durre. me Druggist. rnone iu<. Keraember to carry your prescription to the up-todate drug store ot MlUord & DuPre. rnone 107. Save time and money by buying your smooklng tobacco, clgaretta and cigars from ,M 11 ford Jt DuPre. Pnone 107. u .A;c ?Y " .. The C?nne of the War. We are sorry that General Hod ham regard our notice or his speech as "harsh criticism. No sach thing was meant. We were anxlou to be entirely agreeable in that notice an tried to find him at his hotel to show hit proof of it before publication. Without disputing with anybody about tb war, we submit: 1. That Secession resulted from slaver: and that Secession caused the war. 2. The President of the United States the declared war for the preservation of tb Union. The abolition of slavery was a wt measure, and proclaimed long after the wt hud been inaugurated, and had nothing wba ever to do with the action of the North 1 commencing the war. Tne official declaration of the cause < secession, wbloh brought on the war, we fin quoted In tbe following words byacommittf of tbe Secession Convention : We assert that fifteen of tbe states have d llberately refused for years past to falfll the constitutional obligations, and we refer I tbelr own statutes for tbe proof. Tbe oonst tutlon of tbe United States, in its fourth art cle, provides as follows: No person held t labor or service In one state, under tbe law thereof, escaping into another, shall, in cot sequenoe of any law or regulation therein, t discharged from Bach service or labor, be shall be delivered up on claim of tbe party t whom such service or labor may be due. Tb: stipulation was so material to tbe compac tbat without it that compact would not bav been made. The greater number of the coi trading parties held slaves, and tbe state ( Virginia bad previously declared her est mate of its value by making it tbe conditio of her cession ui me inmuij ?ui?u uv< composes the states north of the Ohio rive; The same article of the constitution stipulate also for rendition by the several states of ft eltlves from Justice from the other statei The general government, as the com mo agent, passed laws to carry Into effect thes stipulations of the states. For many year these laws were executed. But an lncreasln hostility on the part of the northern states t the Institution of slavery has led to a dlsn gard of their obligations, and the laws of th general government have ceased to effect th objects of the coustltutlon. The slates c Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Mass* chusetu, Connecticut, Khode Island, Net York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Ohlc Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa have enacte laws which either nullify the acts of coDgresi or render useless any attempt to execut them. In many of these states the fugltiv Is discharged from the service or labor claim ed, and In none of them has the state goverr ment compiled with the stipulation mado 1: the constitution. The state of New Jersey, a an early day, passed a law for the rendition c fugitive slaves In conformity with her const . fhartnrrant nf onf tUUOnai UDUuriauiuK, uuv ? slavery feeling baa led her more reoently t enact law? wbloh render Inoperative tb remedies provided by ber own law and by tb laws of congress. In tbe stale of New Yorl even tberlgbtof transit for a slave has bee denied by ber trlbanala; and tbe states c Oblo and Iowa bave refused to surrender t Justice fugitives charged wltb murder an wltb Inciting servile Insurrection In tbe stat of Virginia. Tbus tbe constitutional con paot bas been deliberately broken and dlsn garded by tbe non-slaveboldlng states, an tbe consequence follows that South Carolln is released from Its obligation. Tbe ends fc which tbe constitution was framed are di clared by itself to be 'to form a more perfet anion, establlsb Justice, Insure domestic irac q unity. provide for tbe common defence, pr< mote tbe common welfare, and secure tb blessings of liberty to ourselves and our pa to'ii*' ThflM Anas it endeavored to accou pllsh by a federal government, In which eac state was recognized as an equal, and ba separate control over Its own Institution Tbe rlgbt of property In slaves was recogni; ed bjtglving to free persons distinct politics rights; by giving tbem tbe rlgbt to represen and burdening tbem with direct taxes fo three-flifths of their n.aves; by authorlzln the Importation of slaves for twenty-years and by stipulating for the rendition of fog lives from labor. We affirm that these end for which this government was Institute have been defeated, and the government 1 self has been,made destructive of tbem by tb action of tbe non-slaveboldlng states. Thos states have assumed tbe right of decidln upon the propriety of our domestic lnstlti tlons. and have denied tbe rights of propert established In fifteen of tbe states and reoof nlzed by tbe constitution; they have d< nounced as sinful tbe institution of slaver? tbey have permitted tbe open establlsbmec among tbem of societies whose avowed obJe< is to disturbed tbe peace and to eloln tbe pn perty of tbe citizens of other states. Tbe have encouraged and assisted thousands ( our slaves to leave their homes; and tboa who remain have been Incited by emlssarlei books, and pictures to servile lnsurreotloi For twenty-five years this agitation has bee steadily increasing, ontll It has now Becure to Its aid tbe power of a common goverr ment. Observing tbe forms of tbe constat tlon, a sectional party has found within tbe article establishing the executive departmeo the means of subverting the constitution 1 self. A geographical line has been draw across tbe Union, and all tbe states north < that line have united in the election of a ma to the high office of president of the Unite States whose opinions and purposes are hoi tile to slavery. He is to be Intrusted wit; the administration of tbe common goverc ment, because be bas deolared that that 'goi ernment cannot endure permanently ha; slave, half free,' and that tbe public mln must rest In the belief that slavery Is in tb course of ultimate extinction. This sections combination for tbe subversion or the const tution DBS oeen aiauu 111 Buuje ui we gutics u elevating to citizenship persons who, by tb supreme law of tbe land are Incapable of be coming oltlzens; and votes have been use to Inaugurate a new policy, bostlle to tb south, and destructive of Its peace and safety Mr. Stephens said In a speeoh at Bavannat March 21,1861: "Tbe new constitution has put at rest foi ever all the agitating questions relating 1 our peculiar Institution -African slavery t It exists among us?tbe proper statutes of tb negro In our form of civilization. This we tbe immediate cause of the late rupture an present revolution." We again assure General Bonham that w meant no "harsh criticism," and that we ai sorry that he so takes our remarks. W only spoke of the facts as we understoo them. For tbe faots neither of us are respoi slble, and each should have the right of pn ting his own interpretation. What Makes a Democrat. "We lay down the proposition that a newi paper that prefers the republican candldat tiiiu uiutiurui LU IUU unuiwmuwv?uuiuoto ?u platform is not a democratic paper.''?Spa tanburg Herald. The Press and Banner baa always thought man's vote determined bis politics. A man's Individual preference 1b the resu of oonvlctlon from facts or circumstances. a they appear to him. He may. after the part bas spoken, subordinate bis own Judgmec to the dictates of party, and vote for the Den ocratlc candidate whom be, as an lndlvldua prefers to see defeated. The Democrat wh opposes Bryan sbowB bis loyalty to the Den ocratlc party by disregarding his own wish* In order that party Interests may be advancec It Is fair to presume that thousands of Den oorats voted for Bryan in 1S96, who were gla of his defeat If the Democratic party should make fre silver and tbeabandonmentof the Philippine planks In their platform, we believe tbey wl be beaten, and ought to be beaten. War In the Philippines may have been mlBtake, but, right or wrong, the Unite RtiitM rannnt nnv nhnnrlnn thn Islands, an will not do bo. The Spartanburg Herald may classify 0] ponents of free silver In a way as to It seen proper, and the Press and Banner may com under the ban. But, all tbe same, we are 01 posed to free silver and are In favor of holt lng to the Philippines. We have no specli or personal objection to Mr. Bryan, bat w are opposed to the nomination of any ma holding bis principles. When tbe Democrats were In power expac slon was a good thing, and we believe th boast has been made that the Democratl party had annexed all tbe acquired terrltor up to the time of the Spanish war. The Ri publicans have added landed possessions as result of tbe recent war, and we are In favt of Keeping them, even as we are In favor ( holding the acquisitions under Democrat! rule. UP-TO-DATE FIRM. Messrs. Hall A- Aiiderson Have Bai gains for Everybody. Don't forget to read the advertisement < Messrs. Hall &. Anderson In this paper. The have one of the largest stocks of olothln shoes, hats and gents' furnishing goods In Al bevllle, and offer some big bargains. Be sui and call for a ticket, which gives you a oban< to get $10 free on September 22d. Messrs. R. I Link ana Henry StubbB were tne lucky on< on the 22d August. You may be the luok one next time. i -r ,1 . * \ . Death of Prof. J. F. C. DnPre. ?! Our people little thought when Prof. DuPre whs among uh a few days ago, In apparent c( IR; health, that he would bo soon be a corpse. ^ d But we hold our life by a very uncertain n tenure, and those of us who are seemingly the 0 healthiest, may be the first to answer the e summons of Death. For about thirty years, Mr. DuPre was a fr? citizen of Abbeville, and during the greater part of that time he held places or offices r* n of public trust. His popularity with the l? nonnio haa npvnr hppn suroassed. He was H ir elected to every office for whloh be offered, " ir and on one occasion received ninety per cent. ^ of the votes. n As a politician he never assumed intolerant e| or extreme measures, but acted so as to 8 receive the endorsement of the people of w different shades of politics. Je In many respects Mr. DuPre was a remark- 8 able man. Commencing life with a limited e- education, by reading and study he acquired 1 y a fund of Information, which enabled him to fill the various positions to which be ^ I- aspired. ? , He was a great lover of flowers and delight}. ed to grow them. He found great pleasure In * e ornamenting the grounds around his home 'i on Secession Hill. It was because of the 4 ? t.: is beautiful appearance or that place that " Tillman nominated him for Professor of j? Horticulture. And we venture to suggest n >f that Clemson College bad no more popular c I- and no more efficient Professor in the lnstltu- a ? tlon than J. F. C. DuPre. r. , t is Editor Conner's Mistake. t! 11 Our good brother Charles T, Conners, of the . | Lancaster Review, means well, bat in writing j. g of the editor of tbe Press and Banner last ? week, be gets some of his facts a little mixedg There 1h not a single instance on record where & e this editor partook of "stale beer, musty Pass- g( ,f over bread, and able-bodied herring." As a 1( v consequence we never developed "much sym>, pathy for that unfortunate animal that swal^ lowed a man," who afterward soared on tbe e big flsb'B stomaob. We bad nothing in the c e stomaob from which to "raise cain," or anything else. t] a Thefaotsare: This editor was in Georget towa at the time stated. He was behind on ? eating, but could get nothing at tbe hotel, 1. and went to bed sapperless. He never drank 0 stale beer, or red wblskey, and be eats flab of | no kind at any time. 1 Further on Brother Conners speaks of this ri a editor's visit to Lancaster. We leave others ? ^ to say whether be bit or missed tbe mark in ? d this paragraph, in which be says: e "By the way, speaking of Bro. Wilson, we i- are reminded of bis first visit to Lancester 3" some weeks ago, wben everybody in town T d mistook him for a preaober. That be was a & minister of tbe gospel nobody doubted, and >r the only debatable question was as to what ! denomination be belonged. Even bis former y) :t acquaintances did not at first recognize him, >- so strikingly clerical Is bis appearance be> coming as ibe years roll round. Though Bro. Wilson is not a preacher, be is good enough * to make one. we have often wondered wby u > so model a man as be bas never married, II v- A b lng too, as he does, in a community noted for ji d tbe fascinating beauty of Its women. His 5- failure to wed may possibly be due to his j s- absent mlndedness. But there is one thing g d tbe brother never forgets to do, and tbat Is, to a t, get out on time eacb week one of the beBl j8 r, newspapers published in tbe South." t( B The Press and Banner will have no dispute C l'. with Brother Conners in this paragraph. ? Whether bis Judgment 1b correct or not, we a ? shall not Inquire, but shall accept It all in a e good faltb. Brother Conners is a good man, e and we like him, even if he did get some of 0 ? tbe facts wrong. a y a b Rallrondn. o ? n Beside the Black Diamond, there seems to be tl y another Richmond In tbofleld. It is now pro- T y posed to build a single traot railroad from ^ )f Chattanooga, Tenn., to Walhalla in this State. ,e The proposed new road is an unpretentious w 'll nffati" nnlw 1V1 mlloo Innff anrt vtll mat hut y, n $3,000,000. ' *' o || This newspaper Is not Informed as to the a i- probable effeot which tbe new road will have, f, lt If any, on thlB part of tbe country, but It 1b u t. fair to presume that Abbeville will share In ? any benefits that may accrue to tbe country In the way of cheap freights and close con- n ? neotlons with the West. ^ ) Tbe Black Diamond, with Its double track, t| b will give us tbe fullest and best accommoda- r! Hon, but It Is well to have two strings to our ? If bow. h d The survey of tbe Black Diamond, we be- si tl Ucve Is nearly finished, and we have seen ?j 1- uotlces in the newspapers that quote Captain 8] y Kirk as an authority for tbe statement that u j. the building of the road Is a certainty. Capt, ?j d Kirk having bad much experience as an en* 0 ? glner, and being at the bead of tbe corps, we * * have no doubt that he knows whereof be ? ' speaks. L Our people would be delighted at the com- u o log of so good n road which would put them b is In direct communication with tbe west, and ti Capt. Kirk's assurance is a very grateful one. d Tbe line has been permanently located hereabout, the only break in tbe line, that we e have heard of, being at or near tbe 8. A. L. e coal shute. Tbe 8. A. L. authorities made e some protest against the iiiacu Diamond ires- -j d passing on their property or their right of i- way. t- . , m Senatorial Candidates. We see by the newspapers that L. W. Yon- li mans,'of Hampton county, ^111 run for the v a. 8enate against B. R. Tillman. a e The Press and Banner is not informed as to t: d Mr. Youman's platform. He will hardly get 1 on Tillman's dispensary platform. 3 a Tillman will probably run opposition to t! the Government's position on the Philip- ? II pines. On this issue we would hope to see 4 lB Mr. Tillman defeated. Hut we would sustain p y him, if Youman's makes his leading olalm to " H senatorial honors on bis opposition to the dls- q j pensary. a 1* If the dispensary 1b the great issue, then we o will support the dispensary. fi j. If the Philippines is the issue we are sup- t ,g porting the man who maintains our right to ^ ]. the Islands. n j. On the dispensary Tillman oan get the vote t d of South Carolina. In opposition to the ? Philippines we hope that he may not be sube talned, and we believe be may not be subis talned, If be is met by an opponent possess11 lng ability to present the right side of the question. a ? j d 4 Thirty.One Per Cent. Yorkville, Aug. 16.?The net earnings of the w cotton mill at Clover, York County, for the v year ending July 30tb, was836,940?31 percent. e 18 on the capital stock of 859,000. The original F e capacity of the mill will be trebled next Octo- ,, . ber. This year'B dividend completes the pay- " ; ment to stockholders of every cent Invested , '* In tbe plant since the mills were established .. il eight years ago.?News Item. e There seems to be quite a difference In the management of cotton mills. We known ^ n some that have been running a number of years with quite a flourish of trumpets and ? . the dividends so far are 03. Wby the differ- * ence??Local In Associate Reformed Presby- ? e terlan. 10 YeB; there Is a difference In the manage- ^ y ment of cotton mills, and there Is also a dlf- D ferenceln the promptness with which sub- v a scrlbers pay to the capital stock. When a t ^ a subscriber to the oapltal stock of a cotton mill refuses to honor his obligation, It 111 be0 comes that particular subscriber to complain at a condition to which his own act contributed. Until a man has paid hlsownsubscrlp uon ne nas no rignt to casi siurn or insiouutlons at tbose who were compelled to assume the obligation which he repudiated. - I The Story. b Don't fall to notice that the continued story ? g, goes on. The paper failed to come on time p o- one time, and hence the delay. ? re t :e m ? m fi 8. li 38 Remember Johnson's chill and fever tonic y Is guaranteed to oure by Speed. No cure, money refunded. The License Orillnauee. The license ordinance as passed by our city juncll will be read with Interest by our peole. Wl From a hurried glance at the list of fees lortrorl vcp ape Inclined to think that this Is , bout as fair a way to raise money as would b by levy of taxes. In some Instances the cense la the only way to be Jnst to tbe cltl- * 3D8 of the town. Speaking lor the Press and tlv anner, we are perfectly willing to pay the 1 cense, and regard tbe principle as good, 'hen tbe fees are equitably arranged, as they ^ 2em to be In tbls Instance. pei The only question with us Is, as to the ex- * endlturo of tbe large sums which are collect- lu'; d. While the cost of publishing an Itemized pa latement might be something, yet the plan rhlch some cities adopt, of publishing fT\ monthly or quarterly statements, would be a co ource of satisfaction to the tax payer. Such JMj course, It seems to as, wouia oe more bbwb- w| ictory to the council. lo' The coudoII certainly have no concealments 3 make, and for this reason we are quite sore of bat there can be no objection to the publlca- th Ion. except lor economic reasons. The Press nd Banner believes that the council would ]a; e more than Justified In making monthly or pe uarterly publications of their financial ransactlons. . Mi But, whether the publications are made or m< ot, we have no objection to urge to the 11ense ordinance and shall cheerfully pay our ai ssessment. ?' th ?-?? trl ly, Question. wj This newspaper Js nnaer the Impression da bat Congress appropriates annually a sum, N< possibly $120) for the benefit of Senators and ? a In^.nnnntnHnoa l? CnohlC Pflfh Of thfittl tO UI ubsoribe for their State or local newspapers. 1 Now, is this true? If so, have our Senators ^ nd Representatives drawn this money T It vli o, did they spend It for the purpose for which B? ; was Intended ? If the appropriation was T]l iado, and they did not draw It, why not? Being under the Impression that the appronation Is made, we ask the question to know ^ srtainly, whether or not it is made. ba We presume that any of our Representa- wl ivea could answer the question, and settle jj' ny doubt on the question. w{ , pl< - an flr Blew Cotton. j Ninety-eight bales of new cotton has been ecelved at Abbeville. Most of it was good f0, ilddling. The price has ranged from 5% to So 14 averaging about 6 cents. The cotton mill e' ought nearly all of It. re< bo 1 St] )EATH OF HUGH WILSON, SR j br ifter More Than Four Score Years of Activity, He Enters Upon Eternal j Rest. tw Hugh Wilson. Sr., died In tbla city after a ngerlne Illness last Thursday morning, UKU8t 24, 1899. at eleven o'clock, having ved for more than four score years. The deceased was born in the city of arbolton, Scotland, more than 60 years ago. DJ1 [Is father and family came to this country ?' bout. 1822 while he was a mere boy. They mi inded in Charleston, and from there moved Pa ) Newberry, and afterwards to Laurens ?a oanty. His father and two others built a ? , otton Mill on Raburn Creek in said County bout 1832. He afterwards withdrew from the 1* rm owing to a disagreement as to the ^ mount he should receive as manager of the 'u [ill, and bought the property now known as le Ervin Mill, together with a water power n Broadmouth Creek, ai which place be died rf nd was burled In 1836. The deceased was married to Miss Mary odfrey in December. 1887, and to them were orn five daughters and two sons, the eldest ( fwhom Is the editor of the Press and Ban-iey or the aannnri win And fonr daughters bvlnl lis marriage preceded him to tbe grave, dl: be first wire died in 1868. His second mar- laf lage was to Mrs. Brooks and to tbem were po orn five sons and two daughters. th The deceased was, like bis lather, a MillTight and in his day and time, which was ery different from tbe present, he visited , le mills throughout the country, repairing, M, verbaullng, and setting them up, wblob was r, great work In tbofe good ola tiroes when ,1 ar fathers aud grandfathers used flour made r -om their home raised wheat, and ground r pon their own mills. Those were tbe "good *. Id times" we read of, but which will never J*1 ome to us of the present generation. A Mill wrlght in those days was tbe rlgbt , a an In the rlgbt place, as do wheels could irn without bis skill and surpervlslon. The eceased was well and favorably known arough Abbeville County as an honest, up- 1:0 Ight, industrious man, having tbe respect Dd confidence of every one. He led an ctlve life and was bale and hearty for one of ] is years having already passed his tbree it) core and ten, and by reason of health and A1 tremgtb, had gone even beyond the allotted is [me of man, and mow at the close of a well oil pent life, be peacefully falls asleepand enters en pon bis reward, resting irom tbe tolls and ba ares of his earthly pilgrimage. The atten- to ions of bis son were a stay and great source an f comfort to blm. Tbe funeral services m rere conducted by Rev. Dr. Wilson ftbe Presbyterian oburcb of this olty after rhlch his remains were Interred In Upper j >ong Cane Cemetery there to await tbe res- te< front Inn u n The editor and other surviving members of lis family have tbe sympathy of many j rlends. no frl ? ? 2 NEAL ARRESTED TODAY. ?J tlr wl 'he Charge Brought AgBlmt Him? 1 Expected to Arrive In the City To- jj1, morrow and That Ball Will be 1 Promptly Furnished. a' Colombia Record, August 28. Magistrate's Constable Roach went to Eassy tbls morning for tbe purpose of serving a warrant of arrest upon Col. W. A. Neal. It was decided Saturday to make tbe arrest nd a warrant was sworn out before Maglsrate Smith, Mr. Cunningham, chairman of d, be board of directors, making tbe affidavit Colonel Neal will be arrested under seotlon 01 of the criminal statutes, wblcb provides bat a retiring officer must turn over all state j aoney In bis possession to bis successor with- an a thirty days. Tbe penalty for falling so to la, o Is a fine of one thousand dollars and lro- j rlsonment for twelve months, the offlolal ga ona also being liable. It Is expeoted that Constable Roach and ga lolonel Neal will arrive In the city tomorrow j fternoon and Colonel Neal will be taken lm- Bt< aedlately before Magistrate Smith. There Is ] o doubt that be will be able to promptly trc urnlsb bond for his appearance at tbe next da erm of tbe court. d8 It was generally supposed that tbe charge j rould be embezzlement, but the case bad so De aany legal Intricacies connected with It and j be attorney general, after careful study, de- m, ided that be should be arrested under tbe g tatute mentioned. ?t, J * Mi THE DEEP WELL. % Wf 1 Lrrangements Being Made to Get a toi Better Supply of Water. The new pump for the air compressor, pr rhlch Is to lift tbe water out of the deep nil rell, arrived a few days ago over the South- J rn. Messrs. A. M. Hl!l <Sc Sons w ere awarded tei be contract for moving the machinery, and 1 i Is now being placed In position. scl The new appliance for lifting water out of ua be well has a capacity of four hundred gal- a } 3ns per minute, or twenty-four thousand gal- fit ons In an hour. ] Tbe only question now Is, tbe supply of an rater. If the supply of water Is equal to tbe ] apaclty of tbe air compressor, then all our ba eople can Irrigate their gardens and keep w? wlmmlng pools. As It Is, only a few of our Pc itlzens can Irrigate their gardens. wl Tho pumping of water Into the standplpe ar wt H 4- ? ~ * 'ah Ann ni? rrrr\ /luno Tuhllft t hfl 1 nil u?uiup|>cu IUI www w? ?ituua/<> frw.w ?MW M ew appliances are being put In the well. lai Ab soon as the air compressor Is In place, we J Mil then be enabled to ascertain the flow of st( he well. th ] " tri AT HIS OLD HOME. ^ ah fartln L. Bollock, of Lnarenn, Hetarns to the Scene* of IIIn Youth. Mr. Martin L. Bullock, of Laurens, Is In own. He was a citizen of Abbeville for jq ears before the war, and was a clerk In the ti tore of John White, and was afterwards in ll] aslness with him. He left Ab- at evllle In 1856, and did not return for ten or welve years. His last visit before this was early twenty years ago, and he says that the lD ilace has grown so much that he hardly rec- W gnlzed It as the Abbeville of long ago, and te he fact Is, that a large part of our own people ailed to recognize in mm tue Martin j-i. uuiock of former years. ? * CO Go to Speed's for Btyllsh stationary. fo r -7- .. v CONTRIBUTED LOCALS hnt "M" Seen and Heart* on IIIn Ronndfi Abont the City. Abbeville, S. C., Aug. 29,1899. I COMING AND GOING. j lev. Mr. and Mrs. Edward McCrady and lldren after a moot delightful visit to relaes la Tennessee, returned borne last wfefc. rliss Nora Hammond alter spending two >ntbs most pleaxantly among the mounns of Georgia, visiting friends and relaes In different cities and towns, was existed bome yesterday. Urs. Mary P. DuPre relict of the late J. F. DuPre with her daugbter. Mls<8 Mary, rerned to Abbeville last Monday, accom nled by her three sods, Prof. Mason DuPre Spartanburg. Mr. Eugene DuPre of Clema and Mr. J. H. DuPre of Abbeville. Many ends rejoice that Mrs. DuPre ban so far revered an to be abale to stand the trip from emson to this, her old bome, and bid her if and daugbter welcome baok to Abbeville lere tbey are surrounded by frlendB and tred ones. Messrs. W. D. Wilson, J. Allen Smith, Jr., d 8. J. Link, have returned Irom tneir lour the Northern cities, much pleased with elr trip. Mr. Aug. W. Smith and H. F. McGee, who ,ve been In Northern markets for sometime ping In their Fall and Winter stock, are excted home next week. They have bought arge and attractive stock. Mr. Smith has Qted the corner store recently occupied by r. George White which he will largely reDdei preparatory to the reception of his dry ods and millinery. In tbeso lines he will hlblt to the ladles of Abbeville city and )bevllle county, a large and handsome line goods embracing all the latest no velties of e season In the way of ladles dress goods, mmlngs. silks, ribbons, laces, and especlalln millinery. Watch for his add, and you II see and read for yourself. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Haddon with their ughter, and Miss Nannie Seal, are still in iw York purchasing their Fall and Winter >ck, which will be as large, handsome and rled as heretofore. They will not return itil sometime in September. Mr. W. C. Moore and blB two daughters. Iss Fannie and Miss Annie, have returned their home in Abbeville, after a pleasant Bit to his daughter, Mrs. Morton of Plum anch. Vitus Monnle Sign lert last Monday for a sit to Irlends Id Warrenton. CLERKS CHANGING AROUND. 3d tbe first of September Miss Ellen Gamell, tbe polite and popular saleslady who a been with tbe firm of Aug. W. Smith, 11 leave bis employ and return to R. M. iddoD & Co. Mlas Ida Matbews, tbe charm2 and attentive saleslady wbo has been tb R. M. Haddon & Co., will enter the emdv of Aug. W. Smith. Miss Florlae Reese a Miss Lou VoBe will also be with tbls m. Miss Fannie Morrow will still remalD. Mr. W. T. McDonald wbo has heeo with tbe 1 reliable Arm of A. M. Hill & Son's for 9 ars, will now change his base, and will be and In tbe well known firm of Aug. W. iltb, where he most cordially invites his any friends, and wbere they will receive a arty welcome. Mr. "Will Lawson bas Just jently entered the employ of this firm as ok keeper, and promises to keep accounts raigbt for his customers. ABBEVILLE'S VISITORS GOING HOKE. Miss Vivian Caldwell one of Donalds Ightest and most cbarmlng young ladles 10 bas been spending a lew days wlih relates in tbe city, returned home last Monday. Miss Ludemelia and Miss Lilian Hammond o pretty young ladles from Columbia, will :urn bome today, after a delightful visit to latlves In tbe olty. ABBEVILLE VOLUNTEERS MUSTERED IN. 3d last Tbursday night tbe Abbeville Voliteers were musierea Id by Col. J. C. Boyd Greenville. Sixty members were carolled, my of wbom were members of tbls Com? ? ?* Wa? nant In tha Mnanlah.A marl. UJ nucu tu \JJ TTCMU WV VUU N#|/MH>UU n War. The following officers were elected : 8. Cochran Captain, A. ?. Edwards First euteoant, W. J. Rryson Second Lieutenant, lis la a line Company and will 'rank among e first In the State, and will stand In tbe tnre aa In tbe past, ready for any emergensubject to tbe call of the Governor of tbe ate at all times. Tbls Company bave alEtdy made a record tbat tbe people of Abbelie are proud of. LIGHTNING AMD BAIN. Jn last Saturday afternoon Mr. C. R. Richhad one of bis fine cows killed by lightng. Fine ralDS bave fallen tbrougbout Berent portions of tbe county wltbln the it few days. From a pecuniary staDdlnt alone these are wortb a great deal to e people of tbe county. HOME AGAIN. Mr. snd Mrs. Klcbard Hill with Mr. and rs. James A. Hill after rusticating for severweeks at Little Mountain returned bome it Thursday. Che "6 o'clock" session is over tomorrow Lernoon will be tbe last atternoon the stores 11 olose at 6 o'clock tbls season. Tbe oprietors and olerks have enjoyed tbe 6 ilock recreation since tbe 1st of May and w return to their "all day" work with Dewed energy quietly waiting and looking 'ward to tbe time when the "Swallows me again." ABBEVILLE CORNET BAND. Sas never been organized, remalolng still tbe future. What's tbe matter the city of )bevllle cant get up a cornet band? There nothing tbat so enlivens, and stirs up a ,y as martial music.?but tbe Summer is ded and tbe harvest is past and we bave no nd yet. Abbeville is fat behind ber sister wns in this respect. We bave the material d should have a first class band, who will ake the move? PEBSONAK MENTION. T~l- ? Ikot rrnnlal on/I Aftlir. nr. JUUU lUUX uoai OUU luai ^wui?? job gentleman of Charleston Is spending rhile with bis friend Dr. J. L. Ancrum Is s beautiful suburban home. Mr. Will Smltb formerly of Abbeville, but >w of Qreenvllle is visiting homefolks and ends in and aronnd tbe city. dr. Will Sberard of Anderson is in tbe city i business. 2apt. L. W. White left last Monday for irtbern markets where be will spend some ne in tbe pnrohase of bis Winter stock, ilch will be unusually large and attractive. Mj. J. L. McMillan has been quite sick for e past week under the care of bis physician '. Hill. Miss May Rogers of Troy is spenping rbile with her aunt Mrs. John A. Harris. MOUNT CARMEL, its From (be City on tbe Savannah ?Her People and Her Neighbor*. Mt. Carmel, S. C., Aug. 28,1899. Mrs. Berneau and son, and Mr. Clement d sister, of Charleston, are visiting tbe mlly of Mr. J. C. Clement on Quality Row. ~ ' ? * I- fp A are. uouniB, 01 jaamuurg, is at iuio, a. v>. .ker's. Sfew cotton brought six cents on the streets turday. T. W. Morrah has moved Into bis large new >re, and will carry a line line of goods. Itev. Henry Stokes commenced bis proicted meeting In the Methodist charcb toy. He will be assisted by the Rev. J. W. tnlel, of Abbeville. r. F. Cllnkscales was In the city on bustss last week. r. F. Sutherland has started bis gin and Is iking some fine samples. 3. D. wells has rebuilt his barn that was de-oyed by lightning some time ago. Vlt. Carmel Is full of drummers, and the jrrah house Is doing a fine business. Miss Victoria Heard, one of Mt. Carmel's Igbtiest and best young ladles, has returnborne from a protracted visit at Green>od. Hiss Nora McNeil and Miss Louise Stanq are visiting the family of Mr. Wm. Mo>11, Of ElliDgtOD. rhe colored people are having a series of otract?d meeting, and are making the zhts lively "coming through." p* ? " ? rn t-t j ta- rn t >ir. ana Mrs. j. x. neeier uuu xji. ?. ?. aw r look lu tbe Elberton Carnival. Hiss Mae CovId will teacb tbe Flatwoods bool this year. Miss Mae la a recent gratite of tbe Due West Female College. She Is poung lady of great wortb, and will make a le teacher. Sew patent school desk have been order d will be placed in tbe Graded School. Vlrs. M. B. Paschal will bring on a floe lot of ,ts and ribbons, etc., and can supply the ihts of any in her line Patronize her. irtles who will go away from bome to buy aat they can get at home at tbe some price e not patriotic. [lev. Henry Stokes and Mrs. Stokes spent Uweek in Greenville county visiting. Mir. T. B. Frazier will move into his corner >re the first of September, and be ready for e fall tradfe. Vllss Irene Stanton, who has been on a proicted visit to her sister, Mrs. CoBby, of Aurn, Ga? returned bome last week. rhe corn crop will be much belter than was ought some time ago. Cotton will be very ort. Rex. "The moral difference between a an and a beast," says Rusbin, "is at the one acts primarily for use, id the other for pleasure." And yet lere are people who cannot see why ie thing which we for want of a orse term, call "society life," should nd so strongly to degenerate into limalism. God will reverse the verdict which mdemns a woman and acquits a man r the same sin. . * " \ .^5sL 'TTT Our Mr. and p. are now in Nev ^ will show in th what they ai ^ you. # i*. M. Had Jb. Jfr. Jb. ^JS. Jl\t JJSt JJS? . | Beginning I WEDNESDAY MORI Jk I WILL OFFER / I PRIME A THE STOCK OF GOOD /j\ BY THE ABBEVILLE jjK TERMS CASH. Vii -w 4 -rf-tf r | J. Alien z Electric THE ABBEVILLE ELECTRIC I construction of their ELECTRN pleted, are now ready to make contracts Light and Power for 1 For terms and rales apply to our agenl Very Respectful! Abbeville Electric ] I | A.ugust B ift HOMESPUNS. ?'Xiu jj\ Bales of heavy yard wide Homespun at t W Bale 8. L Homespun. nice at same moi /IV Cheap at 60 and 60. Our Best Banrata la " "I" values at more than the prices asked. Bl /!? P?nnd* Splendid for SblrU, Waists, Drei " If let u? show you Just what they are. Che' /|\ and Hickory 8trlpes for Shirts. All Colo *1 ralirnpc Blue and Figured, I i|W V^ctllCUCb. Remnant Calicos a "If lngs. etc. Osenberg's for Cotton Sacks. /AV The Best Coffee In town for lOo per lb. tv Tntnl/c Trunks are moviDg fs /l\ rUIlKS. LOW PRICES. C i W. D. I w UnaerraKer ?u DEALER IN Coffins, Caskets ax With all the appliances for embalming, perieace in this line ensures satisfaction Charleston and Western Carolina R. R Augusta and Aaheville Short Line. In effect July 23,1899. Lv Augusta. 9 40 am 1 40 pm Ar Greenwood 12 16 pm Ar Anderson 6 10 pm Ar Laurens .... 1 20 pm 7 00 am Ar Greenville ..... 3 00 pm 10 IS am Ar Glenn Springs - 4 00 pm Ar Spartanbnrg 3 10 pm 10 20 am Ar Saluda 5 83 pm Ar Hendersonvllle 6 08 pm Ar Aaheville 7 00 pm j Lv Aaheville 8 20 am j Lv Spartanburg 11 45 am 3 05 pm , Lv Glenn Springs 10 00 am Lv Greenville 12 01 am 4 00 pm ^ Lv Laurens 1 37 pm Lv Anderson 7 00 mo Lv Greenwood 2 37 pm 5 00 am Ar Augusta 6 10 pm U 10 am Lv Calhoun Falls 4 44 pm Ar Raleigh 2 10 am ....... .. Ar Norfolk 7 80 am Ar Petersburg 6 00 am ......... Ar Richmond....T 8 15 am , ....... Lv Augusta 1 20 pm Ar Allendale 8 15 pm Ar Fairfax 3 23 pm Ar Yemaeaee 8 45 am 4 20 pm Ar Beaufort 9 45 am 5 20 pm Ar Port Royal 10 10 am 5 85 pm Ar Savannah 7 SO pm Ar Charleston .. 7 15 pm . Lv Charleston 6 28 am Lv Port Royal 1 15 pm 7 10 am ' Lv Beaufort 1 30 pm 7 20 am LvTemassee 2 45 pm 8 20 am Lv Fairfax 9 15 am Lv Allendale 9 85 am Ar Angusta. 11 25 pm j 1 Lv Greenwood 4 25 am J Ar Laurens 6 00 am ^ Lv Laurens w um . Ar Spartanburg - - 10 20 am Lv Spartanburg 8 10 pm Ly Laurens 6 SO pm Ar Qieenwood 12 25 pm Close connections at Greenwood for all points on , 8. A. L. aud C. & 0. Railways, and at Spartanburg ^ with Southern Railway. For any information relative to tickets, rates, ached- " ule, etc., address W. J. CKAIO, Gen. Pase. Agent, Augusta, 6?. E. M. NORTH. Sol. Anent. e T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. ? ^ ^ SJr *^r *y* *Y" *Y" ?S? I I Mrs, Haddon ^ < J v York. They . I us space soon jg s4v . .sj e buying for ^ ^ I don <fc Co. ^ -1 . I *** "a* *** "** *if* *^* fflfi, AUGUST 30,1 J lT and below % COST I I S RECENTLY OWNED W ? SUPPLY COMPANY. W; Smith, Jr. | Lights! JGHT & POWER CO., bavin* began 3 PLANT, which will Boon be comfor furnishing Iny and All Purposes. i, Mr. C. P. HAMMOND, . ' j Iv. Light & Power Co. 1 \i! ? ' argains t ji First?Drilling At old price*, 60 a yard, m lasts, only one bale of It. Also two W . be same low prioe, only 60 a yard. One tlif iny. Two Bales Checked Homespun, \W 'Poand Percales," which are splendid tlJ g values ate cts. per yard, or 22 ots. per W 9ses, etc. Only see them. Come and fcl/ riots for 8hlrts. A nloe line of Cheviots W rs, Checked and Stripes. \M Jlack and Mourning, all 60 per yard. W tonly 4o per yard. Sheetings, Bleach- KM A lot of "Grandeur" Floor Coming, yfr at, and we have a nloe line of them at VUJO OUU DVW MO* ^ iarlzsdale. I PiiiL Ld Embalmer. r ? Ld Metallic Cases. Thirty-three years of business ex . and guarantees the best results. AIM HOSPITAL . II H RKSE MEAN ill III UUUNUJ MVUMWoi T^HE place to carry your SICK WATCHES A and BROKEN CLOCKS, -where they will 36 looked after and attended to at all hours of the day with skill and experlence> No tuning you away or Bending Patients off to have tbem treated elsewhere, not I will pat them jolng at prices to salt the times. Minn Presents, Clocks, and JEWELRY. Prices Down. XT n TPTP/TCRTT. THE PEOPLE'S JEWELER. . ; jj Extra Fine Lot OF SADDLE AND HARNESS HORSES AND MULES J VILL BE RECEIVED AT OUR STABLES THIS WEEK. n. Hill & Sons. | QhftwJnor hrnRhpfl noli hriiflhpj tnoth brUfih 8, cloth brushes, world without end at the ip-to-d&te drug store of Mllford & DuPre.