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f ? - V- . <-s The Abbeville Press andlH^H BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1900. ESTABLISHE^^B WEST END. HappeulugH and Incident* or n Week About tbe City. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene B. Gary left lust Tues-1 day for an extended visit to Washington, Baltimore and New York. Miss Mazle Cason returned to Spartanburg Thursday, after a pleasant month's vacation speot with relatives here. ? Mrs. Charles A. Mllford leaves on Tliursday for a visit to the quaint old city of New Orleans. Mrs. Mlllord will be tbe guest of Miss Viola Gorcbe, who Is pleasantly remem bered here. Mr. Aug. W. Smith went to Anderson Monday on busluess. Mr. R. M. Haddon went to Due We*t on Saturday to see his father. Mr. Z. Haddoo, who has been confined lo his bed for sometime. Mr. James Hawthorne, one of Latimer's most prominent citizens, was in tbe city on Monday, last. I Miss Pearl Martin Is able to be out. after p i ?tiiness. Her many friends are | prunavwv. ... glad to know sbti Is well again. Mr. and Mrs. Q. Y. Devlne have taken tbe Cohen bouse and will make tbelr borne there. Mr. Turner Kills, olSaotuc, wan one of tbe fortunate farmers who beld bis cotton until It reached tbe ten cent price. Kev. Ham Betbea. wbo ban charge of the Methodist Church at Verdery, was In tbe city last Thursday. Mr. Betbea made bis borne in Abbeville lor several years, aud while here made many lasting friends. Miss Isabel Haddon aud Mr. Clifford Haddon, went to Due West on Friday to attend the Eupbemlan Celebration. MR. GARY FOR GOVERNOR. Hod. Frank B. Gary oame up Irom Colum ? bla for several days last week. Mr. Gary has been announced as a candidate for Governor. He has been Speaker of the House for several years, and in this oapaclty has won for himself many strong and able supporters throughout tbe State. ELECTRIC LIGHTS. Tbe work towards tbe eleclrlo lights moves steadily on. The authorities hope that tbe town will be lighted by tbe first of Maroh. This Is another long step In tbe direction of progress for our city. Let as hope that the close of 1900 will see Abbeville In the lead, n Court opened on Monday. Judge J. C.Klugb presiding. Mr. J. W. Huckabee, wbo for so many years bas been tbe Press and Banner's able , correspondent from Lowndesvllle, was In oar olty Mouday. Miss Lizzie Nanoe, accompanied by herllttie niece, MIbs Ruth Dunn, went to DaeWest nn FrMav to attend tbe Eupbemlan Celebra* tiOD. WL' Miss Mary Starke Lee went to Bordeaux on Saturday to be present at the marriage or MIm GuBsle Mcintosh to Mr. J. N. Allston, Wednesday. MIm Mcintosh hat been a fre qaent and popular visitor to oar olty and numbers ber Irleods here by ?0? score. Mr. George Speer. accompanied by bis pretty little daughter, Mlse Soflb Speer, were Id the city one day last week.?$4 ' -# THa* Miss Virginia Allen, who has bean here for sometime staying wiib her sister, Mrs. R. C. Wysong, went to Verdery on Tuesday to visit relatives. Mrs. T. C. Gower left on Monday for her borne In Greenville, after a pleasant two week's stay with Mrs. Victoria D. Lee. Mrs. A. J. Garrison has returned after spending two mouth's in Warblngton, D. C. Col. J. T. Robertson and Mr. John R. Blake, were prevented from attending an Interesting', meeting held at Liberty Springs Saturday* on account of the rain. The meetlng'--'?aa>JJt Interest or tbe Guano Trust. The Mollneux trial nas at last been concluded. Tbe trial of ibis caee has Melted, j great Interest throughout tbe country. Moil*} neux has been.found guilty of the mnrder'o! Mrs. Adams. Many believe him lnnotentjfiaa Solicitor M. F. An eel, of Greenville, la Inl the city attending Court. Mr. Ansel la stop ; ! ping at Dr. Frank E. Harrison's. v," 'ISc Tbe leoture delivered by "Bill Arp" In Itf* Court House on Monday evening, waajpSfi ! attended, although many were debarred tbe pleasure or attending on account or die rain. The lecture was "Behind tbe Scenes during tbe Civil War," and was full of Interesting. > and amusing Incidents. M vint/iria 1>. LiPfi and Mln went to Bordeaux Monday to be present at tbeMcIntosb-Aliston marriage tbat^irfll be solemnised Wednesday at blga nppri.. Miss Nannlta Norwood, Of Dnwden has been in tbe city Mr aometime staying with her annt, Miss LII&% Norwood* Mrs. Carrie Lag are expect* to go to/flew Orleans in a few dayf tor a Visit to frl/Hda. Mrs. Lagare will % in that city dnriag Its most festive season^ $.' . ' . . J __ Installation ser?|Saewe? held In the Presbyterian Cborch Bonday. Mr., Jobn M. Harden and Mr. Agios B. Moras were lnstallTbeiee by> Mto^Mar^et Kkiln, t^wfrnaiV Glnb'was greatT^ffSjoyad by her hearers. Miss Klein taaa bRd admirable training, whleb erlnoes itaalf lnher' mil voloe ami pore accent nrwel.l ago Hp?*? perfection of her ebaraoterttattoBj, jV Tbe Woman's Clnb will tnaeVTburtday afternoon at Mrs. Colemanaav half past lour. CLEMSON COLLEGE. ' '.'"g ' ' j Oratorical C?Dt?at- Bswe Ball -Beleyntes te Y. M. C. A. Convention. Clemeton College, B.G, Feb. 12.1*0. Prof W.M. Biggs went to Columbia laat week on butiDew penSnlng to the EfcetrlOBl' BeS'I Tbe baseball muod bas opened wltb^nsl p roe pec la for tbo approaching season.; JftoMakln, who pitobed (or as last season/ fyH/ enter oollege In a tew days, mach to toe joyof* the baseball eranks. Tbe Annual Id ter Society Con test will oooie off In the oolleKe chapd on Marah 2nd.;3fi>? object of tbi? ooatest Is to select a represented tlve for tbe State oontest to*>ebeid la (ireenwood on April 20th. The following men WtH lege contest; C wTMacldlo. Galbonn Sod ety; E. T. Hughes, Colombian Society j W. G. Hill, Palmetto Society. Tbe eoqunlt(ee?%declelou wlW be Gov. M. B. MoSweeney; Solicitor M. F. Ansel and Pressdent Geo. B.- Cromer. . Cadet T. S. Perrln, who was sick a short while back. Is oat again. - 1 Cadet J. T. Robertson, who baa also been on the sick 11ht, 1b now back at hie studies. President Hartzog In back from Columbia,' where he went to make bis annoal report to tbe Legislature. Miss Kale Marshall, of Abbeville, has been visiting tbe Misses Calbonn daring the last T. H. Tamer, of tbe Class of '99,- was here last Sunpay. Tbe following young men are representing Clemson College In Y. M. tJ. a. uodt6duod Greenwood this week. Cadets Scott, Matthews, CareoD, Ganby, Lawtoa, Epps, Bryan,,' and Dock worth. 'iWk Additions will be made to each division- Of the mechanical department during tbe oomIngyear; also to tbe textile department. The great Increase in demand for these oonrseeoecessltates this. ? isf PEETTT STENOGBAPHEE. does Into Court for tbe First Tiaso, and Acquits Herself Handiomelr, Stenographer Wyatt Aiken was necessarily absent from Court on Monday, and Miss Rachel Hemphill took stenographic notes of tbe proceedings of tbe Court. Her skill and efficiency as a shorthand writer Is well known to those for whom she has written, *and her work on Monday was up to her highest standard. giving entire satisfaction to Judge,'80llcltorand litigants. Of course, It. was a trying ordsal to appear In oourt for tbe first time, with pencil and paper to Jot down the actings and doings of that august body, bat her wlir<and determination to sucoeed brought ber tbe ooveted honors. Her efforts In accomplishing herself In one of the difficult arts have been crowned with success, aod ber labors In seeking to earn ber own support is commendable In the highest degree. She exerts herself for tbe glorious privilege of belog Independent, and ber worth and energy are being reoognlzed by all. We claim to have the best 1 J )1.00 Kid Glove that is soia. Smith's Dry Goods and Millinery. i ah p I of JV Wv . ^ standing the faotthai one in need of Goods they can be bought a' several bales thsjfwe We have, made great ' buyers of Goocls. Try us, and we 1 v . - Grateful to a gei we respectfully solicit a$$fraring the year 1 WATCH TINKER LAWYER. Thiti Way Mr. Graydou Lost Five Dollars?Wntcb Tinker'* Legal Advice Given Without Charge. Slnoe Ellis Q. Graydon, Esq., moved tc Greenwood, bis offlce baa beeu occupled^by ^4r. J. W. tiynaru, whwd repairer, uuc ua/ feceatly an old darkey came Into the office, addressing Mr. Kykard, as tie was hammering on a piece of a watch, he said: "JAr. ttraydon, a white mau whipped my ion, and I want to have him arrested." Mr. ftykard?What provocation did your son give the white man that Induced him to whip your son? Old .Darkey?Ob, nothing at all. He was away oat ia the back part of the plantation, in a place where the white man seldom goes, and finding my boy there he Just whipped dim. Mr. Rskard?That Is very straDge. Your boy ma&bava"tassed" him some way ? Oj#?i6ltejr?No, sir; my boy is always mlJfty polite and respectful to wnlte meii. vSEr. Rytard?Well, what excuse has the wSlt?'ln?n for assaulting your son ? Old Darkey?He had no excuse at all. He iustfBfPped my son, Just so. vMrfJj&JMfcrd? Well, ibe wblte man has made fcllBMirnilblQ to heavy penalties In the court, ij&rwtU aee that he suffers for bis unlawful ^ld Darke*?Now, boss, you is atalklng. That was a-mighty bad thing In the white tnin to beat a poor little boy. ' Mr. Rykard?Can you prove, the assault ? Old anybody see It? Old Darkey?Ob, yes; we can prove partol thn whlDDlne. His brother Jim was with him, when tbe whipping'commenced, out wben the white man was done with John, Jim must have been a mile off, Judging by the time tbe hollering lasted. Mr. Ryk.urd?So you can't prove that John got more than half a whipping. Why didn't Jim wait so he could prove It all. Old Darkey?Well, boss, tbe Jact 1b, Jim was afraid his time wan coming next so he Just left, knowing he couldn't do John any good. Yon see Jim saved tbe white man from being arrested again. Mr. Rykard?This lsjnost outrageous proceeding. Tbe wblto man whipped your son without any cause? Old Darkey?Yes, *Ir: my boyH were off 1l tbe back part of the plantation, not homering anybody. The 'act is, wbeo my boys go otr Id tbe woods they don.t want to be both red by any white man, or nigger, either. Mr, Rykard?ThlB Is h strong case, and tbe ijrhlte man must suffer for his attsauU, Old Darkey?Well, now, you sure la atalklng, boss. I knew you would see that a poor nigger gets Justice. This thing of white men beating niggers will stop when you "fit* at* DtWrJUV iivwwoi ttiey sboot Tbey ^Wpb't^bW^fow foi anything. And wbea Jim ghotftuit rabbit, tfttte wasn't a cow or a white man in a qaartejofBmlle. Tbe white man came tunning to Jim and said: "Ob, you rascal; you are Mboy tbat sbot my yearling last week." Sc TOtf^see bow unreasonable Democrats are. Tfbey won't let a Kepubiloan shoot rabbits 01 Smudges In Lbelr pastures. A Republican baano cbanoe in this country. No use being tfiUepubllcan If we can't eat possum ana rab blj." Democrats are mighty curious, when (boy 'souses poor little Republican or sboot Ing calves in tbe pasture. Mr, Sykard?Ah, tbat explains it. Yom baya war* trespassing on tbe white man'i land, trying: to catch bis rabbits, and accl u&aotalrf shot Home of his cattle. Tbe mac wgc&Mrrested for whipping yonr boy. Youi boy can be arrested for trespass, and stealing .rabbits. When, thewhite man is tried, N SfiSfbaacquitted- -Whenyour son la tried, he Will be convicted and sent.totbe chalngang Shall 1 bave tbe white man arrested ? 1 Old Darkey?You can pnt it oS for a day 01 tw?r. Maybe tbls experience will be a warn ing tO tbe white man to be more particular It fliture abont patting oat trespass notices ; Tblstfctng of patting a notice along the roai | toKtibOK an honest Republican outof his rab UVdlfeser is a very serious matter. Of coursi ft itt(b'tfcd to whip Jim, but, boss. Just tblnl OtakHjftrlte man trying to keep a nigger fron . catoftffijSrabbit. How much do you charge rap ; CALHOUN'S FALLS. # Sale of B. P. Calhoun's Intercut li the James Edward Calbonn Estate. We learn tbat Mr. B. P. Calbonn, throng] bis agent, Mr. Granville Beal, has sold his Id terest In tbe estate of tbe late James Ed wan Calboun, to Messrs. AugiiRtlne T. Smytbac CbarleBton, and Henry J. Bowdelo'of Ball more. The property conveyed was bio Intel est In 13,000.acres in Abbeville oountTMi 3 000 acres lu Elbert county, Georgia, iBAkfcj Ing tbe water power of Trotter's ShdOHfj Savannah River, and the.pjtSqe honn's Interest wan Wblle we know oottilngof tbeJntfinMcm c tbe parties to tbe purchase, we^hbp? that i looks like getting ready for tbedeVelopmen of tbe Immense water power wtjloh'.fiM * long goue to waste. Electric power ufficlen to run all tbe mills In tbla section coaW b I developed there, and nothing oonld add * ?' much to tne proa pernor m utilization or that power. Tbfe Ume Is rip and the demand In great for more power will which to ran thousands upon thousands c spindles. ? .r";/ Just arrived at Smith's Dr] Goods and Millinery the ne^ shapes in Ladies Collars. ersons lerchandi ? ? ? A t G-oods of all kinds ha1 can make a mistake tc t wholesale. ' We have V , ' have never opened, an< reductions in all Goods f ' : cvill appreciate it, and ] lerous public for past fi ; its confidence and pa 900. i LIFE AND LETTERS. t ' ' * v5 <'liHiiiCino: Scene* In tbe Rcvolvlif It ulftlilnacnnp ? Klnnllnsr Cblefca-I 1 nuw?Chiming BellN?etimy Bfode *f Fainting. > [Tills letter come on Wednesday of lut , after the paper had been printed.] < Due West, S. p., Ea|.6. lflOO! Mr. J. W. J. Simpson baa beea-iramrlag for several weeks with rheumatt*E&v bar Is noiy more comfortable, ,?i The friends of Coroner A. r, Sjte&tfrlgbt wIIH . be sorry to learn that Mrs. fleawrlgbt -has been In a critical condUloa';?ln<?:(iM|MjM; Eugene Winn and 'd?gro operate a pea bnller. Tbey expgMBKhpU about four hundred boabels of peu'fretoiV quite a short crop. Laifc-year, or. rarher last season, i hey hulled about one tbooa^nd , bushels. - ' Oak wood, two feet long and corded, Is now being sold In this market at $140 per cord. Panl McCain acts as dispenser for Prof. E. L. Reld In the laboratory of Ersklne College, tils duties are to measure and charge up '.be chemicals used by the students and to keep a record of the articles broken or destroyed, and for which the young men are responsible. Miss Mettle Winn, a graduate of tbe Female College, Is teaching a good school at tbe Hogan school house. She Is well equipped for the work and makes an acceptable teacher. 1 Prof. Abrams, principal of the Doe WeBt Graded School, is boarding at the Kennedy House. r Mr. Sam Davis and W. B. Goings have been putting a coat of paint on tbe public school building wblcb adds much to Its appearance. Since tbe holidays Mr. W. C. Haddon has sold a plantation ol fine land to Mr. Arnot Bills of Bethlehem. mm piace is on me ruuu leading from Due West to tbe Brick House. The Graded School began work Monday morning with an enrollment of eighty-nine pupils. Tbe number will no doubt soon run up to a hundred or more. There is room for as many more. Send along the children and give them the advantage the school is designed to atiord. A reception was given on Monday night from 7 to 10 o'clock by Mrs. Dr. J. H. Bell in honor of Miss Alpha McGee of Greenville. Delightful refreshments were served ai)d the lime passed swiftly by. ,, Miss Fannie Strother of Ralada County, Is Visiting Dr. and Mrs. C. B. Cowan.. Dr. J. H. Bell is tryjlug a new'covering; on his pantry floor. Tbe fauoet of bis molasses barrel was left open and a nice ooat of Porto Rico syrup soon covered tbe floor; 'Tbe covering Is easily applied. All that la necessary Is to leave the faucet open and go'on about your business. Friday night of this week tbe semi annual oelebratlon of tbe Eupbemia Society will | take place. Some good speeches are being , prepared for the occasion. ^;Prof. J. E. Vauss has a hundred pupils In . bis school near the colored Methodist Church. > He Is assisted by his wife. ^Mr. J, H. Wren has learned the name of the 4>erson who shot bis hoise about Christmas. Mr. Lewis Hickman preached for tbe con* jBfeS&tlon of Presbyterians at Pendleton last 4j?Due West Is pleased to learn that tbe j&paUonal Educational Association will meet gHOtbe city of Charleston in July. No doubt a SBaitttoer of teachers from this inace will - fatten d ^be meeting and receive fresb lnsplra, r?bn andenthuslBsm for tbelr work. ' Dr.jwd Mrs. C. B. Cowan reiurnea irum ; [Obappells last Saturday. Mrs. Cowan was / VMUag-relatlveii. and tbe Doctor was engag; ed in professional woru. ? . Ad interesting meeting of tbe citizens of tbla school district was held In tbe Eobool : building last Friday afternoon. Much lnfor{ matlon was given in regard to tbe work of , tbe building oommltiee, tbe boys were | formally transferred to tbe board of school , trustees, and facts were stated In reference to . tbe teachers and the school to begin on tbe following Monday. Prof. Abrams, tbe prlncl. pal, was present and made a good talk and a , pleasant impression. He Is a graduate ot . Newberry College, and has had three years , experience in teaching. r Mr. Thomas Aiken has the contract for . building a bridge across the creek on the ; Abbeville road between Due West and tbe 5 residence of Mr. H. W. Haddon. An entertainment Is expected to take place at the Female College Tuesday night of this . week. A good delegation will attend the State Y. ) M. C. A. Convention at ureenvme mis ween.. Wby cannot Abbeville County have tbe i oounty fairs formerly held at tbe Court . House. The county could certainly make a 9 better exhibit of stock than was made in c olden timeB. Sometblug is needed to bring t tbe people together for purposes other lUau , those political. What say the county papers? ' Wbat say tbe people? Pro. J. Grler Pressly and wife, spent last Friday night with their mother, Mrs. Lois Pressly. Mr. Pressly was married to Miss Farmer, of Louisville, Ga., In Augusta on Febnrary 1st. Tbe bride and groom leit Due West Saturday morning for Mount Carmel Where Mr, Pressly Is engaged In teaching. A big crowd pawed through town Monday i on tbe way to Abbeville. Miss Annie Green, daughter of Mr. J. H. Green, is teaching a good school in Anderson h County. 7 You flni^the gootfti at 7 Smith's Dry Goods and Millinery just as advertised. in Nee se of any tre been advancing stes i bay them, because ql a large lot of . mm I these axe particularl; > of this class. Our ei promise to give you th ivors, | itron- , i > *. mvm t ciritor inniTnil inii LEiUiiSLAiunii. ' 1 ; .-I* Tills Week May Close the Correal ,Chapter.? The Sonne Calender Ha? Yet 175 Bills to be Disposed of. The dispensary bill has passed bothbonaea; tbaaspai^teooach or "Jim Crow" oar law baa b^Q-'Mnfrnflod; tbe pension bill nss passed theiosj'Srbouse ; the appropriation bill with 11*nnosuai rider baa passed tbe bouse, SptfMatte tbe two supply bills and the Wlc fajPPdormitory bill. n||Prer tbe general snpply bill tbe levy In tbe several counties Is, as a inle, abont tbe i same as last year; bnt there were redactions [its to the number of counties which expeot increased revenue .from dispensary profits. Then, too, there are some oounties wbfob are laying up a sinking fund, and bope in tbls way to get on a cash basis soon. Under tbe legislative supply bill the-per diem for tbe members Is on tbe basts of a 40 day session. Tbe senate has fixed tbe 17tb, Saturday, as the day for adjournment; but the house has not yet couourred. If it does so, a number of bills will die on tbe calendar tbls week. Last week witnessed closer application to work on the part of tbe bouse. An Important bit of legislation was tbe enactment of tbe 1 bill which provides thai the State will become, as It were, an Insurance company, assuming risks on all 8late and county buildings, except scboolbouses, at half tbe rate of premium paid the Insurance Companies. Tbe antitrust bills will come up before tbe house today and tbe flgbt will be finished. l oereure g?verm impui u>ui; wuut; ument bills to be considered before adjournment. Mr. Jenkins has one to pat every ooaoty officer In the State on a stipulated salary, and to do away wltb fees. Mr. Hydrlct has a measure to provide for a State geological-and industrial survey and another to provide for cleaning of streams and draining swamp and bottom lands. Dr. Wycbe has a bill wblcb proposes to have all food, drugs and liquors innpeoted and to provide punishment for adulteration thereof. Mr. Maglll has a bill of great Importance relating to election preclnctB. * The last few days of the leglslatnre will be crowded with work, but the members will have some recreation this week. The address of Prof. Holmes a few nights ago Interested and benefited many; many felt the mind exhilaration and soal inspiration of Dr. Carry's address; and the visit of the great "tribune of Democracy" Thursday next Is looked upon as a feast of reason and eloquence whloh will be enjoyed for months to come. Tuesday night the doors of the Merchants and Manufacturers club will be thrown open and an lmformal receptions tendered the legislators. St. Valentine and St. Scatterwood will divide honors Wednesday; and many are Indebted to the patron saint of good rations, Col. Stanland, for unlqne "Billy do's." The election of dispensary officials win iaae plaoe this week. A number of candidates are in tbe field. The contract for tttate printing will be let by tbe Joint committee on printing tbe last day of tbe session. Mr. McCullough's (resolutions of sympathy to t.be Boers will come op and create some discussion. There has been few, if any, unpleasant incidents ibis session, and the members of tbe present assembly will separate wltb more kindly feelings toward all olaues and sections and with stronger confidence in the anre success of South Carolina. THE WORK OF A WEEK. ' j WbAt the Senate flas Done WithlB tbe Laat Seven Days. - 4 Tie State. As tbe session draws to a close, the reralta r\t n on pi v Am wppifR of work become more evident. There are now a number of measures which have passed both houses and are ready for ratification, but the calendars are still very full. The senate calendar cootains a number of second reading bills although most of them are bouse bills, but If the senate amends or delays them few will become laws. vj The last week has been characterized b'y the careful If somewhat lengthy consideration of many Important matters In the senate. The always absorbing toplq of political Interest Id South Carolina Is the dispensary. The senate agreed to all the house amendments and the bill becomes law In ten days after approval by the governor. The only amendments to which objection was made In the senate was that fixing 10 per cent, as the State's profits on sales to oounty dispensaries above cost of the whiskey*; This reduces the profit of the State on the Wholesale business and consequently oats down tbe dispensary sobool fund. Senator. Gruber said It "means cheap whiskey at UWBxpense of tbe oommon schools." Bnt there Is another side to tbe question. The counties and towns wblcb have dispensaries will get n larger share of the profits under tbe new bill, tbe money to go Into tbe general oounty funds, wblcb may result In decreasing tbe couDty levy. This will have the effect of enhancing tbe financial benefits whloh tbe counties and towns receive from tbe dispensary; may maae tbem more anxious to nave dispensaries, more willing to enforce tbe law through the town and county officers as the bill provides aDd viewing It politically It may diminish opposition to tbe dispensary, and thus prove a good strategic move on the part of the dispensary forces. Be that as It may, there Is still another view. Tbere has been complaint that counties having no dispensary come In for a large share of tne profits with which to keep .op/ibfelrscbools. The redaction of tbe State's wmha wilt change this somewhat. But not IwlthstaDdlug those ooniiaerauuux, h0vD1?, faenutors wbo opposed the 10 poroeoL olanse rTOled for the borne amendments on the groundtbatIf 4henenate refbsed toconcur in tnpmthe'btlijnltotbji killed and the present The senat?^foed?S0from Its amendment* in the rCaus!] man separate coach bill ?o that theMJfcijwI fitblo 60 day* after approval beoom?8fca>ifl- the railroads will bave to provide f&ifctrain* with o ooach of equal acrompodhUoh* ror ea&b race ; the uniform fare to be 8 eapta per mile with na secondclass cor nor'a^oond-class rate. This Is elmlXhe senate pused'the boUM-bUI- toi tract a monument on Gbtokamfeafeii battlefield to the memory of the South OMollna aoldlera ,g JK store (J I Gr< kind I ^ idily for the last six mc iite a number of article Sv > v * : 7 cheap. Special atter itire Stock is in first-cl e worth of your money w. who foogbt Id that battle. Ibe appropriation la only fKfcOOO. The marriage license bill was summarily I killed,"there eelng no debate when the final vote was taken. , I Mr. 0. P. Sander'sInsurance bill and bl> oil Inspection bill. both ot which passed tne bouse, were defeated in the senate. The biennial session measure is still pendlog and it 1b doubtful if It oan secure tbe neoessary two-tblrds vote in tbe senate tboagb it ran tbe gaantlet in tbe bouse. Senator Livingston's bill giving tbe counties preference in hiring convlots when tbe bids are tbe same was substituted for tbe boose bill on tbe same sabjeol and it is now on tbe calendar. '< Tbe senate has passed and sent to Ibe ' bouse tbree measures of some importance, i Tbe first is tbe bill to complete tbe Btate house at an appropriation of ?>0,000 a year for tbree years, wblob the comptroller says will not raise tbe levy on tbe present basts of re* , turns. Tbe seoond is tbe Dill to provide for tbe sepration of young convicts In tbe | penitentiary from tbe old and tbe white boys < from tbe black. This measure has developed talk about tbe unfortunate state of aflalrs at tbe penitentiary In regard to quarters for tbe ( prisoners. Tbe third measure, over wblob < there was a bard figbt in tbe senate, is tbe | bill to provide for tbe licensing in tbis State , of hozneopfltblo physlolaoe. ? j Tbe senate killed a number of bills, perhaps tbe most Important being tbat of Senator j Ragsdale to reqalre an Inspection of cotton , seed meal sold for feed staff and to lay a tag , tax upon tbls product. , Tbe sentiment ot tbe senate is for ad- , Journment on Friday or Saturday, bnt a few < think tbe session will bave to run over into j next week even If the members stay without < pay. The appropriations are yet to be | considered by tbe senate and tbls will take < some time, as tbe senate never acts hastily, | but it Is possible that after disposing of these t absolutely necessary measures, the senate | wiuasaior adjournment wnnin me iony , days, though It Is yet nnaettled whether this is a limited or an unlimited session. < " , I SAHTUOK. Point*. Santuck, Feb. 5, 1800. Miss Mamie Btephenaoo and her brother, Will, visited Mrs. Smith, of Lebanon, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Cochran are keeping house Just across the road lromHbelr mothers. They cordially Invite their friends to fee them. Mr. Mann, a handsome yonng gentleman of Sbaron, called on one of our fair ladles recently, and oarrled her out to chnrcb. Mr. Morrow Is quite sick at this writing. We must have a valentine party somewhere the 14th. Who will give It lo us? Don't all say "I" at once. Messrs. R. E. Simmons, of Abbeville, John | utile ana waiter trice were caning in oar t mldsiMunday p. m. Mr. Will Ellis Hold thirty-one bales of cotton last Thursday. Mr. Ellis la making Aim success at terming. >; ' .? Mr. Crowther baa reoently purobased a fine pair or mules and an up-to-dat*1 well windlass. Mr. Fvans Gordan la boarding with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mllford. Mrs. Nlckles is slowly Improving, and ber son, Dave, la doing nicely. Pro Boer and pro-British arguments are plentiful;, in* oar community. In Santac, though, as In the Tranivaal, tbe Boers aeem to bare tb? Mat o( It. Mr. and Mr*. Will Ferguson apent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Mllford. { Mrs. Donald la quite siek. Her life la de- . paired of. Mlas Nanoy Calvert and Mr. John Calvert, of near Greenwood, are visiting In Ban toe. i Hlsa Lola Sutherland, Miss Rosa Hill and < Mr. Will Bell were expected down from Lit- , tie Mountain last Friday. Several of tbe , young people were greatly disappointed by , their not coming. , i Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Nelson tendered the , yoong people a party laat Wednesday eve , nlng. .There was a large crowd present and , all enjoyed "Come and trio. It, as yon go, on < tbe light fantastic toe," till tbe wee hoars of . the nigbt ( 1 Miss Ix>ls Crawford has a flourishing school near her bome. - ( We understand that Mr, Jack Cocbran's > barn^ oarriage^wagona, Ac., were burned one | There will be' preaoblng at Gllgal church < next Sunday a. m. Mr. Will Mllford caught twenty-elgbt rats in a trap be set In bis corn crib last Saturday , night. . , l ? * i THE KNITTING MILL. ! The Town Seems to be Nearly Uoanl< inoui on (he Subject of Getting It. While we bave spoken to comparatively , few of oar citizens In reference to complying with the terms upon which it la supposed the New York Knitting Mill will locate in Abbeville, we Infer that the town la aa nearly unanimous In welcoming the Industrial enterprise as our people ever are on any subject. We bave beard do man aay that he objected to tbe tax exemption. We have asked no man to subscribe to tbe bonus, but we have heard one man say tbat be would give 9200, and about bait dozen others voluntarily said that they would give 9100 each. It Is thought tbe ootton mill will be able to supply tbe thread, as soon as additional maxMnsra nut hM had. With all these requirements complied wllb. we hardly think tbat tbe Knitting Mill will fall to come. and we think tbere Is little doabt that It will come, onless tbere Is some unexpected torn In affairs, and some unexpected demand la not made. I'he outlook la indeed encouraging for at least one step forward from wbere we are now altting, waiting for something to turn op. Mr C D Brown, one of our moat usefaland moat' public spirited citizens, .representing Abbeville, will leave no atone untamed to eoare tbe priw. v > ^ ^' Dr. Hill's beadacbe powders both old and new style at Speed's. i II' ' find it greatly to tlieii of L. W- White and s 3at Bargains now onering in an nn ly large for this seasoi s a great many Goods mths, and the tendenc is are now being ofFere ition is called to our ! as'jf condition for supp every time. WITT STORY OP AN OLD WAR. \ Great Hen of Today are Following the Errors of Great Men In the PastSome People Never Learn Any* thing. Greenville News. . Tbere are no new situations In politics. We were looking buck over tbe flies of tbe Greenville Mountaineer for January, 1848? exactly flfty-two years ago?and found some things In It aoremarkably like tbe oontents of tbe newspapers of today tbat we were startled. The war with Mexloo bad been In progress two years, on der a democraatlo administration. Tbe abase now being showered on tbe republican administration is light compared with tbat which spouted from a thousand joupees upon President Polk. The Mexicans were apbeld tben as tbe Filipinos are now, as suffering martyrs, saints and beroes battling In a Just cause against oppresion. Prominent qm&ln this country even went so far as to org* that supplies be cut off from our troops la Mexico. Tbls drew from Colonel Morgan, of tbe Oblo volunteers, at bome on forloogb, some remarks at a banguiet ut Colum5as wbicb tbe Mountaineer reprodaoed, us follows: "As Christians we are bound to protect tbe Mexloansfrom tbe mad Intentions of tbelr rulers; and it can only be done by keeping ind protecting tbe territory we have conjuered. Can It be tbat tbe gallant men who tvent fortb with high hopes to battle for their Muntry's rlgbts and tbelr country's honor In a war, Just on our part as was ever war ivaged, are to be compelled to return deleated syibelrown countrymen at bome (for they jould not be by the enemy,) disgraced by ibeir witbdrawl from tbe scene of tbelr :rlumpbs and tbe graves of tbelr companions, before tbe objects of tbe war are accomplished ? "T nald that men who are safely at home I while tbelr coaDtrymen are flgbtlng the battles of their country?enduring privations ol every kind BDd braving death almost every boar?who will advocate the withholding of supplies or withdrawing oar armies, disguise Lhefr sentiments however they may, under whatever artful pretext they choose, are traitors at heart." The anti-expansion sentiment of that day was met by the 8avannah, Ga., Union with remarks like these: "It strikes ns that there never was a more unreasonable Idea advanced by a sensible nan than that oar institutions wonld be weakened by extending oar territory." John A. Speers, a Greenville man serving In Lhe army, was correspondent of The Mountaineer. His letters read exactly like those written by the soldiers in the Philippines and aow being printed In the county newspapers. Sere la part of one of them which sounds hmlllar: Aa to the prospect of closing the war, I cannot for my own part come to any satisfactory mnoioslon, for they will give us battle at [heir strongholds between their towns and sltles and surrender when we approach any jf them * * Besides this, I have not the east doubt that, after catting oar way to the capital tbey will surrender and treat us with ipparent friendship, and still the ory will be war to the knile. It s<>ems to me, bad I jontrol of the war, I would change my course, iltber by adopting Mr. Calboan's plan or by laytDg everything In ruins as I advanced. > * The Mexioans,I bear, are disinterring )ur dead and divesting them of their clothing, ind tbe coffin they paint over and resell to is. Tbls shows tbe kind of people we have to jontend with." . Mr. CalboQQ made a great speech in tbe lenate, wbtob we find printed In full In tbe Mountaineer of Jannary 28th, 1848? fifty-two rears ago tbe day before yesterday. Tbe South Carolina statesman's views were as gloomy as many we now hear expressed by leuer statesmen. Here is what be *ald : "But what has all this splendid achievement aooompltshed? Has tbe avowed object it tbe war been attained ? Have we conquer* 3d peace f Have we oompelled Mexico to sign i treaty? * Not a single object contemplated by tbe campaign bas been effected; ind, what Is worse, our dlfflcnltles are greater now than tbey were at tbe commencement and tbe objects sought more difficult to be accomplished. * It appears to me that we have lost abroad as much in civil and political reputation as we have acquired for jur skill and valor In arms." Yet peace was made with Mexico In February, less than a month after Mr. Calbouu's predictions, which eeem to indicate that even be did not know quite all of It Tbls country acquired an empire by tbe war and bas not suffered in consequence. We have grown greater all tbe time since, Mexico Is yet alive and Is prospering nominally a republic. Probably fflty-two years rrom now the moralists of tbe time will look back wltb cynical pity on the rantlngs of the antl expansionists of today, will marvel that his forefathers could have endured such vapid silliness. Unclaimed Letters. Letters remaining In poet office for week ending Jan. 22: B?Nellie Belcber. C?Matilda Cannon, Miss Ida Coleman. D? Armeeda Donaldson, Jan. Duvls, Fannie Dixon. F?Leonllla Flndley, John Flndley, (col.) Eliza Fair. G?Miss Henretta Grant, Willie Grant. J?Margaret Jonnson. M?Jim Mitchell. P-A. T. Paul. R?David Slmptson. T?John Thomas. " W?Mrs. Silvia Walker. RobtS. Link, P.M. Smith's Dry Goods and Millinery are offering both bleached and nnbleached Table Damask, 72 inches wide, at 50c. Every one that, has seen it says it is the ta*t t&By over saw at the pric*|L Gist one of those razor strops at Speed's wllT Hake shaving a pleasure. interest to call at the^ see inn " m aa Tlio o+rtnlr io nr>_ uui xxio oivua jlo uu~ 1 of the year, and that at old prices, notwithy is still upward. No id at prices lower than ? m B1 SriP m '--M Stock of Dress Goods*. lying the wants of all r! , ,-M Ttt I '. Jl C. C. GAMBBELL, M. D.,-^ ^ Physician and Surgeon, / ABBEVILLE, 8. C. ' \<lM Cf" Office In the National Bank. May 25, 1898. tf r' WM. EL PARKER. WM. P. GREENE' V PARKER & GREENE, Aitoraeys asi Gotnsellon atLaw. .. Office on LAW RANGE. ABBEVILLE - SOUTH CAROLINA. May 4, 1898. tf E. f. GILLIARD, I /.TAILOE, /. HAS moved .and occupies the rooms op stairs In Knox's Hall, and Is now pre pared to do all kinds of repairing and olean lng of gentlemen's clothes on short notloe. Samples o! suits always on hand. Charge* .< reasonable I I DMDIiii J. l. lmiiiiii,*! DEALER IN I r. J FISH OF ALL KINDS, FANCY GROCERIES,: AND ICE IN SEASOl All orders promptly filled. Store lint door below Stark's Stables. Jan. 8,1900. tf J. L. HILL & CO. J * ' v ; *5 Wa 1 RARRWBF.RO BLOCK. ' >' ftjp \\TE HAVE MOVED OUR WAGON AND ? *? Carriage Repository to the store room recently occupied by Mr. J. D. Kerr. Our specialty is 0WENSB0R0 MI These wagons were given first prize over al competitors at the Nashville Exposition. We also have a full stock of Buggies, Carriages, Harness, h. Give us a call before buying. We guarantee atlsfactlon. J. L. HILL <6 CO., No. 3 Rosenberg Block. . u m*S ' ? g S | ?=> OS | ' 3 q cassffl g ii US i (5MS B ^ n"i~^ ?&/ ? - if* r^jjr ! ; > ' Foreign Exchange cigar leads in Abbeville Mllford & DuPre has hold twenty-six thons and since February lOtb, 1399. l>tf. Bill's Headache Powders, both old and new style, at Mlirord <& DuPre's, the druggists. A BoyifcboyB, your girl loves candy. If you .WOTit aw- to love you, get a fresn box of ^SMjHBiMly*fc?.I get a tresh lot every week. C. A/Wfrfor^TS^^rugglHi, Phone 107.