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I: The Press and Banner. i?1 I' BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. O. ?i- , -^Ti?knuKaij flMPv WpdneHdav at $2 ? 4*ri UUMOuvu V.VW year in advance. Wednesday, Oct. 11,1899. f:' TUp Dispensary. Tbe Slate dispensary has been furnishing Interesting readily for those wuo oppose tbe dispensary. This newspaper, as far as we are acquainted with tbe facta, is better satisfied with tbe law a than ever before. Tbe most objectionable feature of the system?the beer privileges?has been abolished, and after the lirst of next month tbe beer hops must close, and those who wish to drink beer must thereafter go to the State dispensers to buy it. Bat the most assuring fact lies in the determination of the Board of Control to free the system from all Irregularities. For selling a bottle of liquor contrary to orders chief clerk Outs has ben dismissed. For lack of precision In filling orders or dispensers, and In substituting one liquor for another, and for placing the labels of one brand on the bottle of another, and disregarding the xx's which Indicated the strengeth of the liquor, Commissioner Douthlt has been removed. While we are sorry for the gentlemen who lost tbelr Jobs, yet the Board of Control, If ibey would oommand public confidence must require strict obedience to their orders, and tbelr orders must be in strict compliance with the law. The fact that the offence of the dispensary officials has been made publlo, with no desire to conceal anything, proves the determination oftbe Board to discharge Its duty, and that determination will command publlo confidence la their Integrity. One great good which will result to the public In tbis law, reste In the watchfulness of its enemies, wbo seek every opportunity to expose the slightest Irregularity. This V. watchfulness Is very gratifying to the friends ;>, of the law. If the law Is enforced In a slip-shod way Instead of to the letter of the law, It might be brought Into public contempt. The revocation of the beer privileges removes the most obJeoUoQable feature in the conduct o! the business. The granting of the beer privileges was contrary to the spirit of the law, and very discouraging to Its friends, wbo Beek to promote temperance. M LOWNDESVILLE'S ITEMS. "TronpeW Conclusions as to the Dispensary. . Lowndesvllle, Oct. 9,1899. Mr. F. B. Harris who hae been for sometime onr depot agent and telegraph operator, having been transferred to Greenwood, left for that plaoe last 8aturday was a week ago. Mr. !', Harris gave entire satisfaction to both the railroad management and to onr people. Mr. R. W. Collier who spent several years among us and has been living in Mt. Carmei since then, has been assigned to duly here in Mr. Harris', place. We welcome Mr. Collier and family here; as they have been tried here, ' we have no hesitancy in saying that they will be fully np to all of the requirements of the position that they will occupy in our community. Miss Blanche Jones, of Columbia, came up last week to spend sometime with Mrs. J. B. E. Franks. Mr. Robert Coffin, of Augusta, reached here a week ago to spend a few days with his friend.Capt. C. T. Baker. Mr. E. F. Latimer left Monday for Atlanta to atteod another course in the Dental College In that place. Mr. J. F. Barnes left last Monday for Wotford College, which raises the number of our departed young men to six and which temporarlly at least, removes a majority of this class of our citizens. Mr. Clement Allen who Is In tbe printing department at Washington, D. C., reached here last week on a furlough, which be will spend at his father's, Mr. Bolln Allen and other kindred In and around here. Mr. J. C. Harper who has spent tbe past several month's In Cashier's Valley, came down to his brother's, Mr. E. W. Harper, where be spent a day or two. Rev. Peter Stokes left Wednesday for a stay of a day or two alCoketfbury and Greenwood. Quite a number of our people were called to Abbeville Wednesday: Messrs. H. A. Tennent, B. C. Kay. A. L. Latimer, J. T. Latimer, Dr. J. B. Moseley and Capt. C. T. Baker. These were all witnesses In a case In Court. PROTRACTED MEETING. Beginning with the services in tbe Baptist church in this place on next Sunday, 15tb Inst, at 11 a. m.. and 8 p.m., there will be preaching In tbe same cburcb every night daring tbe most of tbe week by tbe pastor, Rev. J. A. Brown. All are cordially Invited to attend. Tbe western approach to tbe Iron bridge aoroes Rocky River near here, was sometime ago lei oat to be rebuilt. Mr. J. H. Bell was tbe contractor. Tbe work baB been done and seeming)^ well done. ixir. A. Li% uuwuiau uao a uuo )uuu^ iuuic about six months old, which is and always baa been from appearances entirely blind, yet by instinct can get about without trouble. ABBEVILLE, C. H. A week's sojourn at the above named place brings out the following. Abbevilllans of a decade and more ago, would see without oboernlng closely, very much changed conditions at Abbeville. Abbeville then seemed almost destitute of that push and energy, so essential to her progress and prosperity now sbe is fully alllve to all of her interests. Her stores are filled with uiMo-date goods, artistically and tastefully arranged, so as to be most pleasing to the eye. Her business men are kind, obliging and attentive. Her splendid cotton factory, under the wise, judicious management of President Bailey is doing a good work for town and community at large. The operatives and their families are dally placing many a dollar In the hands of the business men of Abbeville, and are scattering in the county, their w?ll earned wages, among the truck raisers for everything In the eating line. The manufactured produots of the Factory for several months to come are already engaged and the demand, exceeding the supply, brings about a necessity for Increased capacl \y lor wuiuu ? uiuvcuioui uoa ttiicaujr ucou started. THE DISPENSARY BENEFICIAL TO ABBEVILLE?TESTIMONY OF AN ONLOOKER. Ad occasional onlooker Is obliged to conelude tbat the adoption of the State's attempted solution of the whiskey problem,?the dispensary?has been by no means a powerless factor In the promotion of Abbeville's < . Interests. As proof, witness the very great change for the better which has taken place In the past few years, on the Northern Bide of the public square. Then almost every door on tbat side of the square lead Into where the legalized traffic In spirituous liquors was carried on, and on public days, the sidewalk was so crowded with those who patronized such places, and whose language was not of the most refined klDd. tbat Indies always passed by on tbeotber side. Now how is it? flourishing business bouses take up the entire space, with the exception of one small building in whloh Is the Dispensary. This writer was in Abbeville on Saturday the last day of September. and on the following Monday, saleday. on both of which Abbeville was crowded with people, and noone In passing up or down the sidewalk by the Dispensary, could have told, without looking, where ll was, as there was no noisy, profane crowd Inside or oat, to deslgnateite locality as Is usually the case, with an ordinary dramshop. A GREAT NUMBER OF SCANDALS NECESSARY TO OVERCOME GOOD OF DISPENSARY. What If an occasional scandal In the management of the dispensary Is unearthed, as was the case along that line with Commissioner Doothlt. It would require a large number of such cases to overbalance the good done by It Mr. L. J. Moorbead, of Woodlawn, spent the Rreater part of last week with the family of ?5fr ; his mother, Mrs. A. E. Moorbead. Mrs. L. O. Martin and Mrs. Henry Heard, of Bp- ; Mlddleton. Ga., came over the first of last j week to the home of their brother, Prof. J. F. EA Harper, at Barnes, where tbey spent a few - days, then to Messrs. E. W. Harper's and I). E.",\ L. Barnes, this place where they spent a day Brtor two?then home. BBfc . A rather uncommon sight, cattle turned Into cotton fields In places, and the cotton being B?p5jj ploughed up at this date. Troupe. jte Have you seen the new corset offered by ||k Smith's DryGoods and ijfl Millimery 1 ? tasmmmmmmmxmmmmmammbaamcbcabbsm 1 i. llui WHAT At 7* 11111 111. |s it an impossibility for a that there is nothing impossible tial. When we entered into t more up-to-date goods. Oui of Dress Goods and Millin reorder Dress Goods and Millii you will find that we have sold tribute these sales to our supe We have sold Dress Goods, IV forty miles of Charleston. Tl c "Origin IN COLORED ^ DRESS GOODS * n t/ As well as BLACK, we are showiDg all the newest and latest weaves. ^ PLAIDS, as you know, are very good this p* season and we have them in Domestic and Im- ^ ported, from 4c to $2.00 per yard, and more to ^ arrive. ^ One of the newest and most popular Dress p" Goods this season are HOMESPUNS. Possibly you have not seen them. We have a full ^ line, various prices and widths. For a Hack or Street Dress you should by all means have a "Homespun." j ^ . MIL ^ Have you visited this ] *y\ partment? If not, you h; a treat to be looked forw; H to?that is, if you have an ( 'H for artistic Millinery. ^ J[^1 are showing everything tha new and are on the alert c< I stantly to get the first n W Tr iTrr : Some .Ipl. V \||| I B0BBI1N I TUC i: !||B^> I I tit I GRACEFU justabie Everything as advertised. SMUTS WHITE FRONT. 0 iiri WILL I iOPTTT" new concern to do the leading 3 in business where a concern \ his business we decided to mee experience this far has shown ery that would have done crec rierv?the class of goods that c a majority of the best dressed rior salesmanship, but to the cl? lillinery and Silks in Greenville, his proves to us that we have ' >UR AIM, I a tors # 1 Our stock is comprised of the fol- TM 1 lowing: , 1IN Broadcloths Plaids Homespuns & Cashmeres Henriettas Camel's Hair Serges Coverts Camel's Hair Stripes Fa Cheviots Venetians |! You Zebyleens # JJSo Camel's Hair f?rw Serges, with the large Tear-Drops. 75* LINERY. De- *i" things that come out. ive ^ wish it was possible for ird | to hear all the complimer rvel t-? remarks made of our ]V i/Vej 3 nery. All agree that for t is quisite styles there is not on- to equal it in the city, ew "i" m tAtmiw thing' New Again! IET RUFFLED CURTAIN SWELL WINDOW DRAPERY! Ij. | STYLISH. J WASHABLE. | IXEXPEX: * have them in prices 1.2510 $4.50 per pair- MR also handle the "Pari- JnSSgE ouble Brass Rod. AdMoney refunded if goods are n< > .. VT II ill 1U IM1 HI can "rr r business the first season they open i las the cash to back it, the judgment ai ?+ rlomonrlc of +h^ r?Annle> What ' L LI 1^/ U&l I IUI IV4W V1 11 iv p/ w wp# ivi ii us conclusively that our judgment was Jit to a city five times the size of Abbe\ competitors said would never sell in a t< Ladies in the city, and a goodly nun iss of goods we are handling?always Anderson, Laurens and Greenwood co fHE GOODS and THE PRICES, h is C ) l > t< _L 1 Not # It SILKS^^ CO ?it( t?l ^AND SATINS 5" Qj Fur We are showiDg an incomparable ^ stock?all the , a You can't get Collarette or a I II WHoHoc tun VifvlPC liftvfl the 11 4J1AUVIVO 7 ivw< (J) i should never pass this line, if you pj Collarettes fri o purchase a full dress, a waist, or silk ing. We have just received a line Silks j ?? . aists (that are $1.00 values) at ^ | 1116 IJ ; While They Last. j ^ Shoe? We gi qq you r This stock we are proud of. 1 LtaXV ki UU ?niy sell LADIES', CHIDREN -.--r r reach of all. We have all shapes, 111 h- UJ 1 and Children's 60c, 75c, 80c, 85c, 9i . ex_ H | ^ Ae to our LADIES' FINE SH< L_J DITTMAN CO.'S goods. The d ^ [ I ] tion is perfect, a9 well as the most \,Lr and Douglass Lace and Button, B ^ saoqg ! KID GLOVES. j I SWe were lucky to fiud in market a Kid j Glove?a good oue?in dressed kid, in black j ? I and all shades for 75c. Compare it with a $1 j ?nri omi roil] nnt; find the difference. I I j S'1"5 J "? I j 1 " j Here is where we save you money ? J to be bought before the advance in ci J following prices while they last : yM Cts. Five Bales 36-inch Sea Island in 4*: remnants. R^Cts. Lot 83-inch Bed Tick. KCts. One Case 36-inch Bleaching, worth 6 cents. i yM Cts. Five Bales 25-inch Cotton Checks, i 4k- easily worth 5 cents. ? Ready-Made Sheei Plain and handerchief bordered Pillow Cases stitched Sheets, full size, as cheap as the material ot as represented. Come and see for your m mm nil W Any in NEXT DOOR TO r i 1 ;v.: Kiiill! M? I BE DONE ? jp? We answer in the negative, rid the nerve. The three are essen- || were these demands ? Better and II right. We opened up with a stock /ille, and every week we have had to ; | UWa +hie If v/mi pnnnirfi a littlfi ?/ VV I I llfAV LI 11 s^a ii j wm w ? .j iber in the county. We do not atthe NEWEST and UP-TO-DATE, unties, and parts of Georgia, and in J sn't this conclusive ? M nitators A T>T7P A We have received ^Ar u ^ Cape or a Jacket. Well, of pr4 TaOor | : have a fl> ' *i W a small' lot of Tailor Collarette. ^ Sultii for Hack along without one. Either a Qlllfo Joa. Which shall it be ? We ^ UUIIO A* ?? , a i n SZI or 8treet wear. Fly W $2.00 to $11.50. g Browns, H^y, Ud ^ Striped^ for Soas from $1.25 to $4.00; 5 ' | "?t?.?* ? -Hi ?ir. 1 cfi $(i fin i Lape or jhukci, wc vrm waive ^ st to give us a look. Shoes fl ? "1 We OQly sell good SHOES?solid-all leather. We U aDd MISSES. Our prices are economical and in the styles and sizes. The line of medium priced Ladies Oc, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 cannot be equalled in the city. DES, we continue to lead, with the KIPPENDORF, eeigns are elegant, the finish is beautiful, the construc- pM comfortable. We have them in Patent Leather, Kids i^{_j [eel and Spring Heel, from $2.00 to $4.00. ri ? i -vff Jj HOSIERY. ^ Q Here is where we save you money. A very f""* uk heavy Ribbed Hose from 5$ to 7J at loc., from JJ 8 to 10 20c. This price we guarantee to be less Jpj than you can buy them at anywhere. We are _' CT3 .V-J Cm selling a lady's hose, stainless and fast black, O jJ0 double heel and toe, Esty patent, worth 20c. per CZ3 Lgt pair. At present we are offering them at 10c. O ^ per pair, $1.20 per dozen. j ? r"'~ n -?* ni>iooa fllPV had I ^ again. iu sen ?i i?vov ? otton. These Goods are offered at the rT o KCts. Three Bales extra heavy Jeans (drill- 30 Q v ing) in remnants. fn 3 "o /? ^ts. ^De ^a8e 30-inch Outing, 5cts. every- gO C/} where. fTI H CO 2? ^Cts. Just received lot of 32*inch Cotton fTI S 3 O Plaid Dress Goods. 10 cts. is a r3 cut price. ts and Pillow Cases. S i, full sizes from 10c. to 16 2-3 cts. Plain and Hem, 2\ yards long, from 50c. to 70c. each. I self. Iff VMM ihmhauii THE FARMERS' BANK. ; . 'M