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I The Press and Banner. I BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C. *?-Pobli6heil every Wednesday at SJ a year In advance. Wednesday, July 25,1900. ' The Yeternns. The A^eteraun heard some good speeches at the school house last Wednesday. Commander Lyon of the Abbeville Regiment, called the meeting to order. Adjutant W. Templetou read the roll. Chaplain J. Lowrle Wilson said a prayer. The Commander in suitable remarks Introduced the various speakers, namely: Gen. C. I. Walker, Gen. Thou. W. Carwlle, and Gen. Hemphill. Gen. Walker, among other thiDgs, referred to the unfairness of the historical school books. He said that to have a correct history was of vital Importance. That Impressions on school children were lasting. The North has long tried to excite public sentiment against the South, and gained but little headway until they put their I poison In the school books. The work of a generation then did the work. Gen. Carwlle made some pleasant personal reminiscences In which he or our people were actors aud made a' most pleasant talk for a few minutes. General Hemphill spoke in more than his usual Interesting manner, and entertained bis audience In his inimitable way. He, like General Walker, believed In school books which were fair to all, while presenting the facts in their true sight. He had been working for years to have Justice done to the Confederate soldier, and it was astonishing to liim that the sons of veterans would permit Injustice to their patriotic fathers. When the speaking bad been finished, the veterans were asked to one of Mr. Wilder's new store rooms, where a good dinner had been set for all. The Daughters of the Confederacy did this, and the veterans never bad a better dinner. Tbe speakers were provided with a carriage, and a carriage bad been ordered especially for Mr. John Wllkerson, tbe only veteran of the Mexican war, who was present, but the ' carriage or the order miscarried, and Col. J. T. Robertson bad the honor of having tbe Mexican veteran ride with him. TeterHDN at Their Bent. Sitting at one side of tbe hall at the school house last Wednesday the old soldiers presented a subject for study, and suggested ' thoughts of the thrilling scenes through which they had paesed. They fought bravely and nobly without questioning the right or the wrong of the contest. Their only object I was to obey tbe call to duty, and in doing so they shed lustre on American arms and upheld American valor. And did it in such a way as to reflect a halo of glory on the home of their nativity. They were all 6haved, dressed In neat, but not expensive clothing. Their behavior during the day was without a fault. They are good citizens today, even as they were brave soldiers In the war. The saddest of all facts Is the smallness of their number. It has been estimated that there uow survive in Abbeville County not over 250 of all the vast number of men who shouldered arms in the sixties?being only about one In ten of those who fought for Southern rights. In December, 1846, a company of about one hundred men, enlisted for the war in Mexico, and marched away along the public roads. They didn't travel then as our soldiers do today, in Pullman palace cars. Of this number Mr. John Wilkinson, of White Hall, says about twenty returned. Some of the others were killed in battle, but by far the greater number succumbed to the dangers and exposures of the camp. Since the formation of Greenwood County, Mr. Wllkerson is no longer in Abbeville County. Mr. Spruell, of Long Cane, Is the only survivor of the Mexican war now living in Abbeville County. I Mr. Alexander Turner and Mr. Steven Elmore, of Greenwood, and Mr. J. J. Martin, of Atlanta, Ga., complete tho list of living Mexican from this county, as far as we are in formed. Their days of activity are past, aDd they ure only 11 tigering awhile longer on the HtioreK ot Time. The Confederate veteran* are with us in greater numbers, but they are far out on the western slope, and may be called hence at any time. Many of them are In needy circumstances, and It seems a pity that all the needy are not paid a pension. Election of Judges. The Greenville News speaks of the election of Judges by the people, and our recollection of that article Is, that 'paper lavors a change, taking the choosing of Judges from the General Assembly.and Investing the power In the hands of the people. For various reasons this newspaper believes the present system should be continued. The members of the Legislature are made up largely of lawyers, and they are better prepared to select a good lawyer, or a good judge, than a layman would be. The present provision for rotating the ludp-ps In trrmA anrt tho term of four years Is long enough. The Master and the Magistrates la ihe different Counties should be, as now, appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Or, It seems so to us. The provision by which the Auditor is appointed by the Governor seems well. But, it may be, after all, more a matter of sentiment than anything else, tp let the law stand. Where there is not some good reason to change a law it would seem well enough to letltstand. Too many changes In the law has a demoralizing effect. The Effect of the War lu China. We see the gloomiest speculations as to the effect of the war in China. Some believe that the bottom will drop out of the whole cotton business from the grower of the staple to the weaver of the cloth. Some art- alarmed for fear of the acquisition of Chinese territory which can produce cotton as a result of conquest, would develope the cultivation of cotton which would come in competition with our cotton. That competition having the effect of reducing the price of cotton below a nrlr?p af whlf?h it k** i? ? i 4 v wuiu uc it* this country. It Is certain that the price of cotton aDd the price of cloth do not correspond with each other. Cloth 1b low, and cotton is high. With the Chinese trade cut off other markets will have to be sought for the product of the loom. The Chinese war may result to the damage of both planter and spinner. But we must look forward hopefully, and strive to ward off the evil which threatens. The ('HmpaigD. Thus far the campaign seems to be progressing very satisfactorily to at least three of the candidates, namely Gary, Hoyt, McSweeney. We put them down alphabetically. Each one seems confident of a favorable result, and we know of no one who can dispute the assumption with any degree of assurance as to the drift of the current. While many have a preference for various reasons, yet as a matter of fact, the state will lose nothing whichever way it goes. The preference for any one of the men above the others Is based largely on sentiment, and when there is nothing more substantial than sentiment on which to base a preference the danger cannot be great. The Slate is safe at all ev?nts, and the voter need lose no sleep, let the result be as it may. A (resh lot ol American Preserving powder and liquid, just in at Speed l)ruK Company. A SueKentiuu. While It is true that the subject of calling on the state for aid to the Charleston Kxposltlou has beeu suggested, yet we would suggest that Charleston make no such request. 1. There is today a belter feeling in the country toward the city than has existed for years. Any proposition to lax the country people at present lor the benefit of Charleston will certainly be resisted, and will surely prpnip nntfleonisms or lll-feellng. Kven If Charleston should succeed Iu getting the appropriation the antagonisms would counterbalance the benefit. 2. We trust that our Charleston friends may not attempt to palm oir on us any old gag about Charleston's big show benefitting thl6 part of the State. Beiore they do that, they will please tell us how much Macon, Chatta* uooga, Augusta, Savannah and Abbeville were benefitted by the Atlanta Exposition. '5. Instead of benefitting Abbeville, the Atlanta Exposition cost this county perhaps 810,000. If 500 persons went there, and their average expenditure was 520 the sum would be made up. 4. If the overflow benefits of the Atlanta Exposition failed to reach Abbeville, which Is distant 135 miles, how much greater Exposition must Charleston have to extend Its over flow benefits to Abbevslle, 285 miles distant? 5. It is to be hoped that no such tomfoolery as "benefit to the State," will be urged as a reason for making a State appropriation for Charleston. The simplest minded creature on earth might see through a plea as thin as that 0. This newspaper wants to be friendly to Charleston and It wants to be friendly to the Exposition, but we are dead against taxing this struggling people to further build up a city, which already owns so large a per cent of the wealth of the State. , ? ? Free Culm. An election is to be bad In Cuba November 15, to adopt a Constitution by wliich the island is to be governed. The United States imposes conditions on the Island not to form political or other obligations to foreign governments, by which debts may be incurred. Alliances, offensive and defensive, may not be entered Into. The Constitution is to be modeled after our standards. The island will not t>e sent adrift, so that patriots may organize another war. The fact is, the Island will be absolutely free when it becomes a part of this political body. The Interests of the Island will be best subserved by the wiping out of the tariff duties between the island and the rest of the Union. And it would be worse than foolish for the United States to abandon the island to her fate. C'tanrleitton'N Water Supply. Charleston is Just now exercised on the subject of water supply for the city. We learn that out of one hundred cisterns or wells recently examined at random, forty-four were reported to contain water unsuitable for drinking purposes. Water Is not only un" healthy, but the supply is inadequate. Of course this condition must be changed before the people are invited to go to the Ex position. The CnmpBlgoerN. On Saturday, August 11, tbe State Campaigners are expected to speak In Abbeville. We notice that Newberry is talking of entertaining tbe candidates. Cannot Abbeville give them all a hearty welcome and the best , hospitality In tbe world ? Tbe time is short. Make arrangements. HOME AGAIN. After an Abweuce of Jinny Yearn Mr. ' tieorire R. Sondley Returns. Mr. George H. Soudley, a native of this city, " but who has been a resident of Georgia for twenty-nine years, came to town yesterday, looking over the scenes of his youth. Since he left Abbeville he has been back once?In 1SS3. He sayR few persons knew him on the street, and there were a great many that be did not know. Abbeville has grown much since be left us. Mr. Sondley Is in good health with promises of many vears more of activity are in store for him. He and his wife i are guests at Mr. Haddon's elegant home on Main I.treet. 6 SCHEDULE OF CAMPAIGN, ' . j ' '?.? ?>..?! n?f/.u nhntk ilio l?AA. Itle Mny See Their CiMHliUnteM. J Tlie County Democratic Executive Commit- i tee met in tbeofilce of Col. F. B. Gary. The t committee arranged a schedule for the county < campaign meeting as follows: McCormlcfc, Tuesday. August 14th. Wllllngton, Wednesday, August 15th. Mt. Carmel, Thursday, August Kith. ' Lowndesville. Friday, August 17th. Antreville, Wednesday, August'22d. Due West, Thursday, August 23d. \ Abbeville, Saturday, August 25th. A committee of three, consisting of Messrs. J.B. Holloway, W. N. Graydon and John E. | Bradley, was appointed to pro rata tbe assess- , ment of twenty dollars, levied by the State , Democratic Executive Committee, and not , less than twenty-five dollars for county campaign purposes. Capt. J. B. Holloway was elected vlce-chalr- , man of the County Executive Committee, with whom the pledges of the candidates will j be filed on or before August 14tb. Candidates for Magistrate will benomlnat- f ed by primary Election. *, Kesol ved that these transactions be publish- j ed in the county papers. John A. Robinson, F. B. Gary, ! Secretary. Chairman. ' * 1 Robbed. S. T. Till Ifi rohhintr hlmnplf nf nil fhp nrnflu i for you during this ooet sale, until Aug., 10th. ' % ? ? ? l NEW HOME. . A Prosperous Citizen In Building a Handsome Dwelling. Mr. John A. Harris has torn down his | own home?tbe old Noble homestead. The eagles?when the eaglets are old enough to ] fly?tear away their nests from the cliffs of ( the mountains and thus force the young i eagles to go out Into tbe world, and be of tbe , world. Not so with Mr. Harris. He tears , away the old home that he may build a newer, a larger, and a more beautllul home. ( wblcb will present greater attractions aDd , grander mansions for the pretty daughters and bandBomesons that are developing Into a charming womanhood and a noble manhood. Mr. Harris's new home will be a comfort and a pleasure to all the household as , well as an ornament to the town. j HE DIDN'T SAY IT. i Capt. Jack Perrin is a Stannth ftnp* | porter of Bryan. Editor Press an"d Banner : In your editorial of last week yon published trie views 01 several men auoui town ou National politics. One was Irom a young man who took an active part in the Spanish war. , The Impression has gotten out that I was the i young man alluded to. I would appreciate it if you will publish In this week's paper that I was not the one referred to. J. L. Perrin. FROM INDIAN TERRITORY. , * I A Sou of Abbeville Kelnrns to HI* i OKI Home. | Mr. June Haddon, who, twenty yeari agjt J was well known on our streets, has beenawf? since the stirring days of '76, wheu be woryfc red ehirt and did his full share In redeeming ; the State from the hands of the negro and the alien. Hampton had no more courageous or ; more devoted follower than June Haddon, For fourteen years he has been leaching a 1 public school for Indians, and he gave a most interesting talk of these people of whom our , people know so little. ] """" ] Miirilereil. J. s. Till has murdered the profits on his 1 goods ami is selling at cost until August unit. [ CL( BBS:5 Smith's We have to close TT r4 IT Vl o TTfi Will ILCt V C things at price. , rami That i All Millim C\r\nrkPk in V/VJLLiiV XXX want at once Smith's OUR COLLEGE CENTRE. Hue West to Have a ltHuk-Bent Cotton Pntch in the County?Carnival Xoten ? Personals and Other Items. Due West, July 23,1900. Dr. S. A. Wldeman returned to Leslies Monlay morning. Dr. Jesse It. Bel! Is spending part of the iummer at Caesars Head, and while there *111 be Physician to the hotel. Mrs. A. S. Kennedy returned last week rom a pleasant visit to friends at Cedar FallB, J a. The meeting at the Baptist Church closed ast Friday morning. The sermons of Mr. Carrot were interesting and edifying. Miss Fannie Wldeman is visltiug Miss ljucy Wallace at her home at Sardis, N. C. These roung ladies were close and intimate friends .vbilo In College and will enjoy relating to ;aeb other their experiences since their graduation. . Mrs. D. G. Phillips and children are with he family of Dr. J. W. Wideman, while Dr. [). G. Phillips is away on a trip to Denver, Jolorado. Mr. Patton Kennedy lias a twelve acre aatch of cotton that he proposes to show ?fjaln6tany twelve acre patch lu the County, tie has four acres that he thinks will make jne and a half hales to the acre. Mr. Samuel A. Preswly. a prosperous young srokerof Gastonla, X. C., Is In Due West on a visit to his fattier and mother. He reports Lbat there are three cotton mills going up In :he town of his adoption and everything is lu a flourishing condition. Mrs. J.McC. Caldwell, the eldest daughter jf Mrs. A. M. Brlce, is visiting her mother. Mrs. Caldwell lives In Chester County, near Lbe old homestead. Miss Statle Wideman has been chosen sponsor for Camp Sam McGowan at the State meeting ol Confederate Veterans to be held in Greenwood In a few days. Miss Janie Young is attending the State Summer School at Rock Hill. For next session she has accepted a position in a school at Oak Hill, Ala., and will teach art and the primary department. in ine scnooi oi waicu I'rof. John T. Young 1b principal. Hev. J. A. Martin preached at Bradleys last Sabbath. Hq was accompanied by his daughter. Miss Eva Martin. MIbn Alma Kennedy Is visiting friends in the city of Anderson. Mr. B. Frank Mauldln. Cashier of the Bank of Anderson, was in Due West again last week. He will likely be president of the Bank of Due West which is expected to have i capital stock of twenty thousand dollars, rhe other officers have not been selected as yet. I Mr. James Kennedy, of Yorkville, S. C., has been elected principal ol ttie preparatory department of ErsKine College. Mr. Kennedy Is a graduate oI Ersftine. He Is a young man jf splendid character and has bad considerable experience In teaching. It Is hoped that a good deal ol enthusiasm will be thrown into this department and make it a success. Mrs. Ida McCllntock and children of Ora, came over last week to visit Mr. J. A. Devlin nud family. They Will remain for some days. J. Altheus Jobnson, Esq.. of Washington, D. C., reached Due West Saturday afternoon. Mr. Jobnson has many friends of his boyhood In Due West, and ttiey are always pleased to see him. He Is prominent among t';e South Carolinians In the Capital City aud merits the success be has attained lu the profession of the law. Mr. David H. Shields and wife are spending part of their vacation In Due West with Prof, and Mrs. D. G. Caldwell. When we went to school with her, just a few years ago at tho Female College, she was known as Miss Eliza Sltton. For several yearn Mrs. ssnieius nve? In Atlanta, but now she has no fixed abiding place. Mr.Shields In a successful salesman for a manufacturer in tbo Northwest and from, time to time Is Joined by Mrs. Shields at various distributing points. Miss Jennie Edwards is spending a few day* at Asbeville, N. C., combining business with pleasure. Mrs. J. 8. Moffat, of Chester, with some oK her children, is visiting her mother, Mrs. W. M. Urler. How pleasant, yet how sad this visit. Pleasant to associate onCe more with, the mother, but sad to see the vaeaut chair. \Ve spent two or three days in Abbevillelast week attending the Carnival and incidentally attending to some olher business. We found the people there very kind and hospitable and some of them laiJ us under special obligations by their attentions. Our i Interest and sympathy were especially enlUted in the old soldiers as they marched from the school building, down Wain .street.; #nd through the Square. It was a grand light. Some with one arm. others with onet leg, others with disfigured faces or hands..: tnarohed aalf freeh from the field ot carnage.. All honor to the brave Confederate Soldiers i who suffered and fought for a cause that was ' iear to their hearts. There were about two-' Hundred In the line. But the number is tie- 1 ng rapidly reduced and the ranks of the sur-I mors ?II be more rapidly thinned in the f 33a3MutO!'e. What are we doing to perpettatetheir memories'.* We suggest that the Wople of Abbeville County undertake to | ttise twenty-five hundred dollars with which .. o erect a monument in U?u public square al : VbheviiiR and to I"' dedicated lo Ihe Con fed-1 rate Soldiers of the i >iunty. ' )SINC Dry Go( * only 40 c our Stool i an ormor about P \ ; v \ $$? i' * '-* 1 in Sill s to be Usei try at. One every dky? yo ?half the reg Dry Goo POWER OF INFLUENCE. Efforts of .Silent Force?Ponltive nntl Nfirnllve. BY LUTIIKR S. IJKADI.KY. fBHore Palmetto Literary Society, May 23, 1900.] Every flower that springs out of tho earth, all vegetable matter of whatever kind, paitalus? of 1 he elements of the atmosphere by j whi Jb it In enveloped. A tiny brooklet trickling down the mountain side partakes of mineral, animal and vegetable matter with which It comes In contact along its whole course to tbe ocean. A cher oical examination of Its mouth will develo p the story of its march from tbe mountain to tbe sea. Animals brought under the Influence of man. have their disposition completely transforn ted. Now tbe higher order of animal Is not an exception to the rule. There Is that wbl< :h is called heredity, and Its power on the hurr mn race Is ereat. but greater still Is the In tluei.ice of man on man. Hi jrldlty Indeed is but the 6on of consecutive'and aggregated Influence. Pelreonai Influence may bo both positive andlnegative; it may be both positive and negative In aHlDgle belog. Good men exert a po'ettlve influence for good. The preacher, ever' baring his breast to the taunts and Jeers of tlhe scoffer, ever stopping to grasp the nand of Rj)me moral wreck and pointing him to a Goaot mercy and pity, exerts an influence whBch cannot be calculated in our mortal existence. They are, or should be, types of our Savpour, the great exemplar, ol whom even Enwleson said, "He pitied the thief on the \ croSr because be loved him, and God would ; notstrample under foot the smallest blossom of Hove that ever shed its fragrance In the human heart." Tlfia Christian philanthropist exerts a positive* influence for good, for charity carries wit i it a double blessing; Itsoftenstbe heart of I be giver, and touches with a divine spark the poor, needy and hungry recipient, and onl; j at the great and final accounting will the gum of such an influence be reckoned. Tl.ic Influence of a depraved man Is generally positive; with a serpent's cunning It wre.ps its coll about the unsusDectlng and fro; o its cover pierces with Its poisonous fan {?. T; :e bad Influence of one bad man In a com mu ,o(ty has wrung the heart of many a wife ; has sent gray-haired parents to an untimely era-ve; has laid the lash upon thousands of hel .piens children, and has led victims to the woi nt of vice and debasement. A father's evil habits usually exert a posttlvi} iufluence upon his sou. We are all faml Jar with the story of the man ascending a dai i^erous mountain pass, who when be was at ;he most Imminent point of danger, looked bac ik and saw his boy following him. and in grt at dread of a fatal accident, called to him to dc careful, and we recull the answer of the bo c, "Father, I am following in your foottste pa" 'J'lie father's example shapes the son's destin.y, and he Is a superior man whose iutellite' Fe and manhood can surmount the fath" sr's evil example and negative its elFects. No creature Is so insignificant and debased as to be without influence. J.t Is a startling thought that every outward actofour lives makes its Imprint on some on.eof our fellow beings, as a pebble dropped | upon the bosom of the placid lake starts in motion wave after wave, rolling higher and higher until it breaks upon the shore. So the g )od or evil influence of man reaching his feJIow and by him in turn transmitted to another, will roll on the sea of time until it breaks upon the shore of eternity. Was the Influence of Napoleon burled at Helena? Is not Voltaire still talking to the French people? What was true of these men in a great degree, is true of us in a leas. We are every day receiving Impressions from others about us and transmitting them to nt hftr? i Influence unlike almost everything else, paradoxical as It may seem, may be divided and imparled and yet remain whole In the oue exerting it. Among the shadows of the j world of Muful darkness our struggling lives I are wandering, lit here and there by some asj tral light of Almighty graee, which pierces, ! through the interminable gloom. Unobserv| ently we grope in heedless apathy, while far above our despicable surroundings wh? 'i gleams the heavenly tires, where darknttg fades away before the eternal throne of Q<w? ! there is light. Conditions as distant as zenqjg i ! from nadir, and yfit but a step divides. Frftjt fc -man, whoso days are an the grass, belore: W 5 tale of your life is told and the InflaeoflCijmf j your surroundings has shaped the destiny #f woo?cease to wander in yonr gloom, patuft and listen to* the mystic warning that will I soon resound as music, and l&d yon Id the 1 utu re to an everlasting weal, ' , ; m^ ^?i Fonnd. S. I. 'l'lli finds it is cheaper to move money ( 1 iiatv. goods. So lie Is selling out at and below ?wl for the next 15 days. \ i \ Jl 11 ill )ds ?l M " ' } lays more c. Every tunity to Le-Half th k:\?. 6*.' itarnri || | N ff .p d for this S Dftrfn -Mil negi u will get s< u3ar price. i ds and ; "The Dexte Comfortable, Clean, Pure White Cotton, size G feet, 4 it on 30 days trial. A full stock of Pillo< always ou band. Yours for fu Phone8. | J". 13. ROSENBERG BLOCK. "Plant Tu: The Season for Turnip Seed i Seed for Every One. 1 Seven Top, lied Top Strop Leaf, Pamvanian White Globe, Early White Flat Dutch, Long Island Ruta Baga, Pimple Top, flaT COME AND GET SEED S w. p. b Do your trading for the next 40 days at Smith's Dry Goods and Millinery. OSBORNE FARM IMPLEHENTS SUCCEED WHERE OTHERS FAIL. GET OL'K PRICES ON MOWERS AND RAKES. ABBEVILLE imnnn/nnr nn /'^Reliable Farm Implements." ;V .Norse's Locals. Prepare for war la-tlme of peace?Buy coal whefi^the weather is 'hot. Morse, tbe "New ^fhe onlp Holt coal that leaves no half burnt pieces i? tbe "Sellloo," tbe kind I Kelt. Amos "Red Ash," Is tbe kind of want, band me your order ^H dADHH mlers for Ice at J. L. A car load of ice J mt let r?_ illinery. i in which, day you O?D+ TO on "IT JULXUiUJ Le regi|ar leason. fliP| ilar Prir.ft t uui x i ivu m M Dinething yoti W'M' 1 * jf' Milliner^ :r Mattress " Elastic, Economical. iches long, 4 feet, 0 iucheff<fl^|fc . Sold tvs, Bedding and Furaituro^^^Hl kinds kerM, Abbeville, S. C. rnip Seed." is Now Upon Up, and We Have Only 25 Cts. per Pound. Red Top Globe, Ruta Baga, Yellow Abberdean, Yellow Globe, Cow Horn, Large White Globe. ;o\v. tarksdale. ;| U/nffnrrl Pnllonn i ! rrunuiu uuiicyc,! i Jas, H. Carlisle, LL. D,, Presid't, 1 ___ Eight dpunrtraents under eight professors, j Two courses leading to A. B. and A. M. degrees. = ' Library, Gymnasium, Athletic Grounds, Lecture Course. Terms as reasonable as at any flrstclass college. Session begins September2Stb. The expenses at Wofford Fitting School Have been reduced from to $107 for the year. For Catalogue address J. A. Game well, SPARTANBURG, S. V. Millinery at one-half the ! price at Smith's Dry Goods j anil Millinery. I Orders for ice promptly filled when left j with J. lj. JVrrlu f :o gel what yon waut, Speed >' IjIk week at Hadilon's: 1 case ' Itnon.s. 1 case staple notions, 1 < i^au bleached homespun, 1 case iir orders for Tangle Foot Fly 'oison Fly Paper. A1 i I lord'a ( hone 107. s now prepared to luru IrIi ice ' . i I Tbe Sick. For the last four weeks Mr. W. T. McDonald lias been wrestling with the grip and la dow about to be successful. He Is agalu on his feet considerably used up, but bopelul and cheerful. Mr. W. P.Ferguson lies at his home In this city in a.very precarious condition. For a week he has been, so to speak, on the very brink, but at last accounts, there seemed to be a change for tbe better, and hopes are entertained for bis recovery. He has been ailing for a month, but took to his bed only two weeks ago. Dr. J. L. Anerum has been a very sick man for some time and his condition Is still regarded as serious. He went to New York several weeks ago, but he returned with very little, If any, improvement Mr. James Tagg&rt went fishing on tbe Fourth of July, and hasn't been well since. He went to bed more than a week ago, and has been pretty sick. He was no better yesterday evening. Mr. J. Wesley Rykard, as honest a man as ever looked into a watch, or soldered a piece <>i jeweiry, vas very hick lam v? euuewuay, uut he is better now. when seen on his plaza in the a^oules which seemed Dear to death he was asked, what tbe matter was. He said he tad a cold streak up bis back, and was suffering with cholera morbus, bat the hash at the soldier's dinner had nothing to do with It. Hosts of friends wish all the sick a speedy recovery. Additional Prize*. Rev. Mr. McKlnnon, brood mare and colt "Dexter,' received first prize. Mr. .1. L. Hill, nmre and colt, "Jlmmle Stark," prize. Mr. Jim Cllnksoales, brood mare and colt under one year old, blue ribbon. Mr. Jim Cllnkscales, chestnut sorrel filly, un<ier one year old, blue ribbon. Mr. Wm. McKenzle, mule colt, one year old, blue ribbon. v The Bowman will case which was to have . been heard In the Probate Court yesterday, B was postponed nntll August 18th. We are often asked why It Is our drinks at * the soda fountain are better than they get elsewhere. Our answer Is, we use the finest crushed Irults and juices that money can buy, and we know our business. Yours to please, i Mllford's Drag Store. Phone 107. Slipper sale. Broken lots and odd sizes. All this seasons goods at a price. Call and see them.atHaddon's. i CANDIDATES. For SfinrlMtrnfe. We are authorized to announce J. FRASER LYON as candidate for Magistrate, subject to action of Democratic primary In Abbeville township. We Rre authorized to announce M. ?. H0LLING9 WORTH as candidate for Magistrate, subject to action of Democratic primary | in Abbeville township. I . Fop I'oncreM. I am a candidate for Congress from the l Third District, subject to the primary elect *Jon. E. E. VERNER. gsE. T. Wyche Is hereby announced as a canittdate for Congress from the Third District, abject to the action of the Democratic prlnary. : I hereby announce that I will be In the rare for Congress in the coming election in Augut-t flrpro the Third District, and will abide the result of said primary eleotlon. A. C. LATIMER, s ' ~ 1 For Solicitor. k We are authorized to annooooed JULIUS E. B0GG8, of Plckena, as a candidate tor Solicitor of the Eighth Circuit, subject to tbe Democratic Primary. I , We an 'authorized to annou^S^J. -A. IMOONEY, Esq., as a candidate for FwjbJect to the action of the Democrat1^flPH^|| For the Legislature. |/'lAt ,U? solicitation of friends. 1 announce . candidate for House ol BepraMn- ? (MltcApr next General Assotobiy^ , i' I hereby announoe myself as oandidate Wl" tbeJHbusenf Representative*, sabjcfll to toe Democratic primaries. i ' J. B. McGKE. We'sire authorised to announce Hon. M. P. ' DiBRCTHIj as a candidate for re-election lo 1 ^*e Dpt>refi?i|jlt>>lt8' 8Ub<^ect 10 llle WJvak* Authorized to announce J. C. LOiMAX ?? a candidate for h neat in the House to'r Representatives, subject to action Vftf.tbe Democratic primary. (yyayV v -r, ^.:We biC authorized to announce J. S. GRAVE3 ??f* candidate for a seat In the House of-Bopreeentailvep. subject to the action of the Democratic primary. T^j myiy friends of MELVIN J. ASHLEY berOTf^Sooounce htm candidate for ^.he , House ol Representatives, subject to tb*ac^od'of the Democratic primary election. r Vfe 'authorized to announce Hon. J. B. MUL/L.U w A l us a cauuiumc ior u ?eai in mo House .of Representatives. subject to the action of the Democratic primary. We are authorized to announce J. D. CARWILE as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. For Nfiperlutendeut of Education. We are authorized to announce H. E. BONNER a candidate for County Superintendent of Education, subject to actiou oi the Democratic primaries. We are authorized to announce JAMF3 a. GIBERT as a candidato for re-election to the office of Superintendent of Education, sub-?- . . Ject to the action of the Democratic primary. We are authorized to announoe W. A LANIER as a candidate for County Huper' lntendent of Education, subject to the action of the Democratlo primary. ^ For Treasurer. Greatly appreciating the generous support of the public In the past, I again respectfully offer for re-election as County Treasurer, sub Ject to the action 01 uemocrauc primary. J. R. BLAKE. .IK. For -Supervisor. . We are authorized to announce G. N, NICKL.ES as a candidate for County Supervisor, subject to action of the Democratic primary. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for County Supervisor, subject to tne action of the Democratic primary, JOHN HENRY BELL. We are authorized to announce DAVID GILLIAM as a candidate for County Super- , visor, subject to the ac(4>n of the Democratic primary. We are authorized to announce CAPT. JOHN LYON as a candidate lor re-electinn to the olllee of County Supervisor, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. For Auditor. We are authorized to announce R. E. COX as a candidate for Auditor, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. Wp are authorized to announce T. P. MILL FORI) as a candidate for the ofllce of County Auditor, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. For Clerk of Court. We are authorized to announce W. K. BULLOCK for re-election to the ofllce of Clerk of the Court for Abbeville County, subject to the action of Democratic primary. We are authorized to announce JOHN E. BRADLEY as a candidate for Clerk of the Court, subject to ?he action of the Democratic party. I respectfully announce myself a candidate lor Clerk of Court, subject to the action of Democratic primary. J. L. I'ERRIN. For Mlierlif. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for Sheriff, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. ^ B. J. MARTIN. We are authorized to announce WM, L. MILLER, Sit., as u candidate for Sherlfl, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Sheriff, subject to the ticilon of the Democratic primary. J. R. KENNEDY. U A pi, ha n n fVA f A C tVl 1 f Vl ' D -uc suic uuu. gu iu uixiibu o Dry Goods an Millinery for what you want for the next 40 days, Lots of stuff will go at one-half the regular price.