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f I % ' < I \ The Press and Banner t ABBEVILLE, B.C. i r, i EfTubllshed every Wednesday at 52 a > vear In advance. (Wednesday, Feb. 13, 1901. Floe Railroad Service. Mr. R. E. L. Bunch, who was appointee) General Passenger Agent oi the Seaboard Air Line Railway System, January 1st., has In iaugnraied a service over this railway secoud to none, and the best ever given In thesouth. There are two trains daily In each direction, the "Metropolitan and Florida Limited" and the "Florida and Atlauta Fast Mall," each composed of the hnest equipment made by Pullman Co. The trains carry Pullman Drawing Room Sleepers, Compartment. Observation and Dining cars and also day coaches of the finest make for which no extra fare yls charged. I Professional Anuouucemenl. I will leave to-day for New York, where I will take a course In the hospitals of that city, giving special attention to Diseases ot Children, and Surgery. I expect to return about the last week In February. My books are at,the store of the Speed Drug Company, and ihey are authorized to receipt lor any payments made on account, tf G. A. Neufler. R. SI. XlAdUon A Co's?ForWard Movemeut fur 1001. Realizing the fact, that the old way of long credits must give place to the new Idea ol doing business on a cash basts. We are now adjusting ourselves to the new order of things. Either cash, or prompt paying customers will find a decided advantage In giving us a liberal share of tlieir trade. PleaNRUt Letter. Ludlow, Mass., Feb. (i 1901. Messrs. McDIII <k Lyon, Abbeville, S. C. Gentlemen- Enclosed please find check to cover amount due your Arm in connection with ray brother's death. In regard to the condition of his body when it arrived north, will say other relations and 1 were highly pleased, (if I may use the expression at all) and w? wish to thank you for the pains you evidently took wttn the remains. Yours respectfully, Kobt. Kyle. February 17th at the A. R. P. Cbureb. Service at 11 a. m. and 7 30 p. m. next sabbath at the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Subject ol the morning sermon. The Anohor of the Soal," evening, "Business and Religion." The evening sermon will be addressed especially to business men. AU are very cordially Invited. "The OlNtrlct School." The ladles of toe Long Cane Cemetery So , clety are getting up a play entitled The District School." The Bent Paper Shell PeacanN. We have placeed our Pecans on sale at DuPre's Book Store?2ocents per pound. Now Is , the time to plant. Kot<u S. Link. Shoe Bargain. We have Just gone through our Shoe stook and called out all the odds and ends, they go on the bargain counter at 50c. 75j. and 51 pair. Call and see them at Haddon's. Dwelling Hoaftc to Kent. That commodious dwelling house of Mrs. Agnes Robinson Is for rent. For particulars, apply to B. S. Barnwell, National Bank. To Bent. Two rooms, together or single. One furnished, apply to Miss Winton Parks. 2t. (The ladles of tbe Associate Reformed church are arranging for a George Washington Birthday Party for Friday night the 22ud. All tbe young people In town are invited to take part and, no doubt, the affair will be a pleasant one. Tbe young ladles will wear colonial oostumes and will represent tbe thirteen origiuai oiaies. xne pniceru-* vi tuc entertainment will go towards buying the . bell. Hon. C- A. C. Waller, of Greenwood, was in town yesterday. He Is one of Greenwood's best men, and Ik also a good man on general principles. Abbeville Is always glad to bave * him within her gates. Tbere will be services in tbe Catholic Cbnrcb, next Sunday, 17th at 10,80 A.*M. also lo tbe evening at 8 oclock. Mr. W. D. Addle of Greenwood Is back wltb bis friends again and wish blm much suocess. Lost?A bunch of keys containing two post office keys a desk key, a square screw key and others. Ring bits name on It. A reward will be given to anyone returning same to the editor of the Medium. Foe Sale?An extra nice harness mare, five years old. Apply to J. P. Drennan, Abbeville, s. c. New Spring Shoes, 5"case just arrived at Haddon's. Mo rue's Locals. Fresh Canned goods in great variety. Aspangus, siring beans, pear, Boston beans, olira and tomatoes. Try a can of corned pork, corned or chipped beef, veal loaf, salmon, shrimp, crab. Olives in bottles 15c to 50c. "Bramanrelon" for a dessert can't be beat, Id the best fine flavorings. An excellent lice of Wood's fresh garden seed. Plant alask peas now and Woods hardiest and earlestsnap beans a little later. Flower pots Id all sizes and prices, come and get wbat you want. Try a dollar's worth of bulk roasted coffee, heiierand cheaper than Arbuckle," lbs. for $1.00 Thisis th* hardest time of the year on housekeepers. We would like to lighten the burden icr them, and with this in view, we offer a nice Hue of dried fruits apples, peaches, prunes, also canned fruits and vegetables In great varety. Big hominy, buckwheat etc. a good molasesjust In. Good Xews to Our House Keeper**. The Abbeville Steam Laundry Is doing fine work on cleaning carpets, rugs, malting, matresses, etc. ' There is no need of sending off your work to bave It cleaned or dyed, as the home laundry can do It here in first class style. Clothes cleaned and pressed, and made to look new. Silks, satins, woolen or cotton goods, dyed la any color. It does look like Mr. Hammond should get all the work now. since he has spent so much to equlpp his Laundry up-to-date. Send him your work. Bridge to Let. Ox Thursday, the 14th day of February, 1901, at 11 o'olock, A. M., I^wlll let to the lowest re* sponsible bidder tbe rebuilding of the bridge across Long Cane Creek atEUIs's Mill in Long Cane Township. Bridge will be one covered span of 100 feet. ^111 also let separately the the building of one Stone Pier, and W feel approaches at east end of said bridge. The right Is reserved to reject any and all bids. Contractor to give good and sufficient bond for faithful performance of contract. Specifications made known on day of letting. G, N. NICKLES, County Supervisor A. C. Jan. 28,1901. Examination for Teachers' Certificates. Applicants for teachers1 cektiflcates will be examined at Abbeville, Friday, February 15th. The examination will begin at 9 o'clock a. m. J. S. GIBERT, Feb. 4,1901. qo. Supt. of Education. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. PROBATE COURT. In the Matter of the Estate of Mary Jane McCelvey, Deceased. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. ALL persons Indebted to said estate must A uitic without delay, and those holding claimRiagatnst the estate mum present them properly attested to P. L. MeCelvey, Feb. 4,1901. Executor. To-day's hero may be forgotten tomorrow, In seeking, power, it is not necessary to seek a place before the world. J ' I Counterfeits. During the past decade strange people liave moved to some of tlie quiet places of the far south aud .Brandle county has had its share of them. As a rule they brought northern energy into lazy neighborhoods, and they prospered accordingly, geitinggood liviugs where nature was kind, aud laying up something for rainy days. Braudle is also the name of the county seat, one of the delightful old towns where it is always afternoon except when asleep at night. .But for a whole hour one day it woke up. Johu Heath was the State's attorney. He was a young man who had inherited the olVice aud the wealth of his uncle, old Judge .Bodge. Heath was looking at the world American fashiou over the toes of his Iwisvtu orwl Whorift* rIV\r>? ill I and asked if there was anything new. | "Now, ?*heritt," was the reply, "why ask that ? You know the only thing that goes on in this office is the cloek." "Same down my way. I'm tbiuking of hiring somebody to commit a crime so as to have company." Just then a curious-looking person, medium in height, shoulders bent, hair gray almost to whiteness, face wriukled and yellowish, entered almost on a ruu. "My name is Faith?William Faith" he said. "Used to live in Wisconsin, but daughter's health was bad and 1 looked for a warmer climate and moved down here. You're the law officer, ain't you ? Yes. Well, I bought a small ylace about five miles out of town for 5>2CM)U, paid $1UU0 down and gave a mortgage. A mouth ago I got the rest of my money from Wisconsin and I put it in the bank here. Day belore yesterday three meu came along and wanted to buy the place?offered me S3U00 if I could show I was able to pay the mortgage A+f SJn I t?an\a fn fftivn VOQfprHuv aud got tbe money, and this morning we struck tbe bargain aud they counted out their cash and I counted out mine and they put it all in a box and sealed it aud give it to my daughter Matilda to keep untii to-morrow, but after they left we got kinder curious and?" "You opened the box and found nothiug but paper" interrupted Heath. "Old man, you have been buncoed? swiudled." Mr. Faith fell back in his chair as if in a faint, but suddenly he jumpped up, exclaming, "There they go, now! There they go, now!" aud tore out of the office after them, the sheriff and Health following and all shouting at three men iu a wagon. The men evidently did not know exactly what to do. Apparently they first meditated fight, but when they saw Sheriff Price draw from the recesses of his wardrobe an ugly looking gun, discretion made them ha t, anu where the team slopped was almost in front of the Brandle bans. At that moment the excitment was greatly inteuitied by the appearance ot a Haxen Daireu, uiue-eyeu auu altogether attractive young woman, wbg was crying hysterically and asking ber father if tbey would get back tbeir money. One of the three men in the wagon jumped down and asked Mr. Faith if ne would talk the matter over privately. He invited Mr. Faith into tbe bank, and with perfect sangfroid asked the cashier if tbey might use the private room for a few minutes. Miss Faith insisted on accompanying her father, and when be said it wa3 not necessary she replied, with great temper: "You've made a fool of yourself once to?day, and you shan't do it again if I can help it." After the interview, which lasted less than ten minutes, Mr. Faith came out with bis daughter close behind him. When he started for the door she grabbed bim by tbe coat and said: "No, you don't. Put the mouey back iu tbe bank?every cent of it. Don't go out with it, or you'll lose it again." The old man acted as if dazed, but did as he was bid, and shoved through the grating 10 new one-hundred-dollar note*. The cashier looked at them sharply, then put tbem under a microscope, and tinally said: "I don't like this uew money, it may be counterfeit." "They're the bills we got from you," said the well dressed man, speaking to Mr. Faith. "That's a lie," was the response. "I gave you the ones I got from the bank, and-you know those weren't the ones," addressing the cashier. The cashier corroborated him. The well-dressed man seemed knocked out aud called his associates in. There was a hurried conference and they asked to have another conference with Mr. Faith. It was grauted, aud the youug ludy again stood by her father, to the manifest admirauou of the gathered population. She came out with him and steered him straight to the cashier's desk aud another pile of notes was pushed through the grating. "This is the money I paid out to you yesterday, " was the comment of cashier, whom theexcitment was making so nervous that 1*? had to say something or faiut. "That's right, " said Mr. Faith. "And you can give that o'her stuff' back to the men. I only want my own and 1 feel pretty low down ashamed for making sucn a fool of myself." Here Heath and the sheriff', who had been watching the proceenings and had kept a faithful eye upon the three men, came forward. "You are ready now to swear out a a warraut agaiust these men," said Heath to Mr. Faith. "Father" said the girl, "dou't you do another thing, but come right home with me." " But," said Heath, "we must have something to arrest these men for?we must have his complaint." "I dont't want nothing else to do with'em," replied Mr. Faith, with emphasis. Iu vain did Heath aud the sheriff' try to stop him. He had all he wanted, his money was safe in the bank aud he was not going to bother with anything or anybody nnv Inneer. I Heath told the sheriff to watch the men while he had a talk with the cashier. "Can you swear that these notes are counterfeit?" he asked. The cashier paused, looked, flushed and stammered. His self-possession was gone. "I suspect they are," he said, "but I could'nt swear to it. I really don't know. I?i" and lie broke down. "Then you don't know whether they are or not ?" And to this he gave a reluctant. "No." When the spokesman found how things were going he simply walked to the cashier anil asked for the return of the money, and no one could keep him from getting it. Then, with a bow to the attoney and the sheriff, he said: "Gentlemen, as you have nothing against us, I trust you will permit us to resume our journey," and with set faces they drove off. Heath and the sheriff held many quiet conferences in the old office, 1* still be moaning the quietude of the county, but finding material for endless speculation in Mr. Faith's experience, and tbey wondred what had become of the Faiths, for the old man sold out and moved away soon after j tbe aflair. But a month later an unsigned letter came to Heath from New York city. The writing was evidently disguised and there was nothing on it tnat could possibly lead to the identity of the writer. It ran: "My Dear Sir?Some things are too good to keep. We got busted in Florida, having runup against it too hard down there,and we started on a buncoing expedition toward New York, living off the country, like soldiers, as we traveled and we had mighty good luck until we reached your heathenish land. . "There we fouud William Faith? the saints protect that name!?and he seemed about the easiest thing we had ever run across. We did bim up In our best manner, and that yellowhaired angel beamed upon us like a heavenly vision. "But O, what a difference in the morning! That old sinner can give us ell cards and then beat the baud. He shoved those counterfeits on us and he had us. It took all we bad gathered from the whole trip to make up the thousand, and even then if that cashier had known beans from watermelons we WOUIU nave ueeii yuur gursis uu tuc charge of counterfeiting. "But the slickest trick all was the way be fiinoflammed the thousand we handed over and then handed into the bank the thousand he had drawn the day before. O, he is a jewel!" But of course this was not evidence, aud even if it were, nobody to this day knows where the alleged William Faith and the flaxen-haired daugnter have gone. IlandaomeMt and Fastest Train Ever Run to the North and Northwest. Leaving St. Augustine, Ela., every day except Sunday at 12 o'clock High Noon, the bandsoraem aod fastest train ever operated bei weeo Florida and the North acid Northwest, makes a smooth, quick run lor Chicago, passing Jacksonville at 1.05, p. m., Atlanta, at 10 3d p. rn., arriving Cincinnati at 12 o'cloek noon, and Chicago at 8.80 p. m. This train Is known as "The Chicago and Florida Special," and is a solid Pullman Vestibule train of Drawing Room. Sleeping Cars, Observation Cars and Dining Cars, St. Augus tine and Jacksonville to Chicago, through without chalnge. The rout of this elegant train is via the Florida East Caost Ky. St. Augustine to Jacksonville; Plant System, Jacksonville to Jesup; Southern Railway, JesuD lo Chattanooga: (iueen & Crescent Route, Chattanooga to Cincinnati and from Cincinnati to Chicago the train runs over the Big Four Route. C. H. & D. Monon Boute, and Penna Lines on alternate days, leaving St. Augustine Mondays and Thursdays via Big Four Route; leaving St. AugustlneThursdays and Fridays via Penn. Lines. By using this train our St. Augustine and Jacksonville passlncers are only one night out to Chicago, the run being made between St. Augustine and Chicago in 82 hours and to Cincinnati In 24 hours. Through Sleeping Cars are also operated on this train between St. Augustine and Detroit, Mich., Cleveland, 0., and Pittsburg, Pa., leaving St. Augustine for Detroit dally except Saturdays end Sundays ; for Cleveland daily except Sundays and from Plttuburg Wednesdays and Saturdays only. -it. When In need of paints, oils, window glasa, putty, etc., do not fail to see Speed Drug Co. Try a box of Dr. Hill's Headache Powders. C. A. Mllford. Read Mr. Bernau's ad and see bow to get an Eastman Camera free. He also has a lot of new 81.00 Brownie Cameras, the finest camera ever produced for even double tbe price; they make a picture 2% Inches pquares, and you can eret a developing outfit lor these cameras for 75 cents. Pratts Poultry Powders makes larger fowl*, quickens tbe growth of young chickens, prevents and cureB all poultry diseases and Is a fine egg producer. For 6ale by Speed DrugCo. Next Monday, 18th, special sale of embrod-l erles and while goods, at Haddon's. In Order to Meet th Supplies, I Have Be and now Offer 2,500 Bushe 300 Barrel 300 Bushe 65 Barre 200 Bushe Besi Groceries of all . Sugar, Coffee, Te all kinds of Canm Any one in need of a articles would do well L. W. iwith'th'eA Mr A f "W r\ P 11 i?tt 1 vi luc hcw vcutuljf j Jjf New Goods for old When in need of Garc Sf and Tools, Groceries, Mf Shoes, Clothing, Hat Jk thing else, give me a W See locals for specij | Amos ] I.. T. A T. N. Miller's IjOCbIn. liulBts garden Heed, onion sets and early corn just arrived, all new seed. Try a can of our beaf steak and on lone, something new in tbe line of canned goods. We handle anything you may want to eat in tbe way ol groceries. Log Cabin Hyrup is tbe very best In the other markets; we have quarts,^ gallons and gallons. The choicest brand hams always fresh breakfast strips and plclnlc hams. Ourstock of crackers is complete. ~ We make a specialty of keeping constantly on hand a supply of fresh sweet aud soda crackers. Cheese, cheese; we handle the very beat cream cheese. Coffee, coffee; greeu and roasted. The very best roasted coffee in this market can be found on our counters from IS to 3- cents per pouud, grinding it while you wait. Fresh garden seed In aDy quantity at Milford's drug store. Phone 107. Landretb's garden seed at Mllford's drug store. Floe soaps and extracts always on hand at Milord's drug store. Phone 107. I CANDIDATES. For Sheriff*. We are authorized to announce B. JASPER MAKTIN as a candidate for Sheriff, subject to a primary eleotlon. We are authorized to announce CHARLES J. LYON as a candidate for Sheriff, subject to a primary election. | llntltfous New .Spring- Arrival*. Haddon's attractive store Is full ol bargalus. Iiemnants In white goods. Remnants In white dimities. ] Remnants In white indla lawns. Remnants In checked muslin. UAmn.mla In ^ m.,ollnQ Remnants in light and colored percales. Remnants in calico. We ara oflerring bargains in all the above "goods. SIIOES ! SHOKS ! ! Ladies, Misses, and chlldrens shoes to salt everybody. Ladies and Misses slippers for the Spring trade just arrived. c Some bargains In shoes at Haddon s lor g 50, GO, and 75cts a pair. W. D. UnrkMilale'n LocbTh. I have a large and complete line of can goods with prices to suit every one. Have Just received a fresh lot of Grandeur flour, wnlch is known the world over as the best. Don't fall to see me when you want molasses. I handle the genuine J. B. Myers, and keep a full stock on hand all the time. Genuine red rust proof oats, at rock bottom prices I will keep from now on ootton seed hulls. When In need of Sewing Machine don't fall to give us a chanoe. I handle the best that is made, Wheeler a Wilson, and will give easy terms. Remember that i always carry a full line of groceries, such as rice, coffee, sugar, lard, meal, grits, etc.. and will give prices that will almost "Jar you." W. I). Barksdale. .Kerr'N Locnls. New furniture Is dally arriving all of the latest designs woods and marble wood tops, at Kerrs. A new lot of Dexter mattresses just arrlevd. Our sales on tbem are way beyond are expedatlons and seelbem J. D. Kerr. Have you ever heard a person speak discouraglngly of their Dexter mattress. One and all say it Is tbe best tbey Lave ever seen J. D. Kerr. Lamps to beat tbe band, pictures by tbe whole sale, rugs of every description at Kerr.s. When needing anything in the furniture be sure to get our price, Kerr. DuPre's Locals. Buy your garden seed at DoPre's Book Store and have a good garden, Tbe best garden seed for tbe South can be found at DuPre's Book Store. Yon will make no mistake If you buy your garden seed at Dupre's Book Store. White multiplying onion sets at DuPre's Book Store. Fresh beans, peas, beets, tomatoes, cabbage, and other garden seeds, at DuPre'a Book store. Don't forget that DuPre's Book Store Is the place to buy novels, magazines, school books and school supplies. Wanted customers for The Delineator Designer, Elite Styles, Soilette and other magazines at DuPre's Book Store. Christmas stock is going at cost at DuPre's Book 8 tore. t 1 Speed's is the place to buy school books. ? Try and see.lf we are not rigbt. a Long experience bas proven that Muresco Is tbe best and cheapest preparation for plastered walls, any color. For sale by 8peed Drug Co. A full line of paints, oils and white lead at Speed Drug Co. If you want your horses, hogs and cows to thrive through the spring begin now and give them Pratt's Food. An ounce of preventive Is worth a pound of cure. For sale by Speed Drug Co. j If you need a few 10 foot counters you c?n buy them from Speed Drug Co. A nice prescription desk for sale by Speed ' Drug Co. I ' I e Heavy Demand for' )ught Very Largely ; for Sale_-^?s\ I ils Corn. Is Flour, 7 i ils Corn Meal, | Is Molasses, Is Seed Oats. ides.... Kinds. , ( i a, Salt, Lard, Rice and ; ed Goods. ny of tlie above-named , to call on i White. > 1 dvent | j [ am at the old stand with JK ' and new friends alike. JK len Seeds, Farming Seeds, W Hardware, Dry Goods, W s. Flower Pots, or any- y/ call. W s B. Morse. & HamH, Hiiiun. You crd get the very best sugar curpf1 hams at Thomson Bros, for 12J^c. per lb Everyone guaranteed. If you don't want a whole one, we cut them for you. We always have a lot of fresh pork sausage on band. Something nice. Trj them and be convinced. Thomson Bros. You can always get freshfoysters at Thomson Bros. Give them a trial. Phone 90. ( Shirts, collars and cuffs, laundered right at ; the Abbeville Steam Laundry. Send your work to the home Laundry and help build up the town. Clothes cleaned and pressed at the Laundry. Mllford's Neuralgia Powders never fall to relieve. Try them. For sale by C. A. >111ford. Phone 107. Send yourolotbes to the Laundry and have them cleaned and pressed. Lost.?An amethyst gold ring. A liberal reward will be paid for Its return to Mr. Payne, at the Carolina Hotel. To make room for our spring stock, winter goods must go at Haddons'. A fresh lot of candy always on hand at Milford's drug store. ~ 1100,01 Io the Credit of I SEMI-ANNUAL S1 for the six months ending December .... THB SI lii ii i im OF ROME, G irganized under the laws of the State of Georgia, a ;la, pursuant to tbe laws of said State. Principal Office 225 Broad ! I. INCOME DURING LAST 8 1. New business 2. Renewal Premiums Total paid by members 5. Interest Total Total income II. DISBURSEMENTS DURING L, 2. Losses and claims 3. Commissions and fees retained by or paid toi 5. Salaries and traveling expenses of Managers ral, Special and Local Agent* ft. Medical Examiners' fees 7. Office "diaries 8. Rent $388 75, taxes 845.79 U. Advanced to Agents 10. Advertising 3110.15. printing 8531.28 11. All other items, viz: license and fees 8118.15, s Office expenses 8119.03, legal fees $98.37, Excba Total Total expenses, footing of items, 8 to 11, Total disbursements Balance III. INVESTED 1. Cost value of real estate, in cash 5. Cost value of bonds and stocks 6. Cash in office and bank 7. Cash deposited in banks on reserve fund acoc Total - 8. Agents' debt balances Less agents' credit balances Less medical examination...^. 9. Bills receivable All other assets, office furniture - Total net assets ?... IV. CONTINGENT 4. Market value of bonds and stocks, over cost. 8. Annual premiums or payments due and unp 9. Deferred premiums 10. Total due from members 1. Deduct estimated coet of collection 5 per cent Net amount due from members Total assets V. LIABILI1 2. Losses adjusted and not due 4. Losses resisted 5. State taxes dae~ .... 9. On reserve fund account...;:. - Surplus over all liabilities Total liabilities A copy ol the Act of Incorporation, duly certifli he Office of the Insurance Commissioner. STATE OF GEORGIA, County of Floyd?Pert ["hompson Hlles, who, being duly sworn, depos lute Mutual Life and Annuity Association, an ind true. Sworn to and subscribed before me tbis 22nd da A. C. WADS Summons For Debt. State of South Carolina, I ABBEVILLE COUNTY. I " 3y M. E. Holllnesworth Esquire, Magistrate V Abbeville County. ^ r>r\ r D A VTM7DQOV . LU ?! Ot iXHA/umWAi pOMPLAINT having been made unto me by L. T. Miller that you are Indebted to tj-i ilm lo tbe sam of Fifteen and 68-100 dollars i31 dd account of goods sold and delivered to pou at your request. This Is, Therefore, to requlreyou to appear >efore me In my office In the City of Abbeville, State of South Carolina, on the 21st day ifter tbe Bervlce of this summons upon you, exclusive of tbe day of such service, to inswerto the said complaint, or Judgment pill be given against you by default. . _ Dale Abbeville, C. H., 8. C., January 1st, A1 fV. D., 1901. M. E. Holllngswortb, Maplstratfi A. C. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Abbeville. To J. B. Anderson, absent defendant, take aotlce tbat tbe complaint In tbe above stated jase was filed In tbe office of Clerk of Court jf Abbeville county on the 1st day of Jan- cat nary, 1901. Given under my band and seal this tbe 1st January, 1901. M. E. Holllng6worth/ Magistrate, A. C., S. C. New Year Locnla. Granducr flour tbe best. Sugar, coffee and lard right. Tbe very best cheese, also macaroni. A splendid line of stoves from $10 up to tbe aest. Fine Calafornia packed goods tbo best. xi fanned peaches, canned apricots, canned Qat pears, canned cherries. Okra and tomatoes, tomatoes, corn, peas, M Deans', Boston beans, Ham, flt>b, tongue, salraon. JK A lot of fine mackerel. R Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines, also K Ixtures. VI Hardware?will have plows, gearing, stocks ^ louble foots, etc. Big lot of all sorts of tobacco at low prices ay box. Come and see us for anything. IT1 W. D Barksdale. New Year 1901. ID Real Estate Agency. rHE undersigned having established ao agency Id tbe city of Abbeville, will give * special attention to tbe collectloo of reDts, ind renting, as well as buylDg and selling clal iny kind of property, real or pprsona'. pro M. E. HOLLINGS WORTH. D >9oi i GROCE Our Aim in the Tear 1901 is t Groceries Money Will Buj Complete Stock of Flou Handle the Famoi m m eal, (\v ftter G-round. /?/ CAT /'ffamH. Bvpakfas IT loLASSES* (From : We have in Stock auythiug that yi | CANNED GODS !_ | VEGETABLES ^ FRUI3 APPLES, ORANGES, BANANA ^ VBGBTA JNIONS, SWEET AND IRISH POTA' n \ JFnWK A complete assortment of the Famous ...KEROSENE OIL IS T. & T. M. Phones 75 ami 85. H< P. S.?If your goods are not delivered c i. i , ' V.VA . ?. J' 00.00 ! Drtl i mt TIftl/lflre i rVJnLWJ AtWAUWJLM. TATEMENT 31, 1900, of the condition of | ATE.... I tsuii,, EORGIA, laaejo the Governor of the State of GeorStreet, Rome, Georgia. IIX MONTHS OF 1900. 8 31.450 67 13,65(1 02 9 45,000 09 288 13 $ 45,294 62 r..... 8 45,294 82 A.ST SIX MONTHS OK 1900. $ 868 60 agents 18,602 17 of Agenoles and Gene 1,867 43 1,409 99 1 QM Q4) 884 54 .. 400 40 (147 4:; it amps 1299.27 417 42 nge and discount $7.15... 225 15 , 8 25,788 42 825,758.42. ; 8 26,627 22 : 18,667 60 ASSESTS. ? 146 37 10,600 00 .. 14,781 83 mot 50,000 00 ^ 8 75,528 20 875,528 20 812.783 70 8 103 70 171 04 274 74 12 508 96 4,715 80 583 34 817,767 60 8 93,280 80 r ASSETS. S 300 00 8 300 00 laid 8 1.199 16 5,955 72 8 7,154 88 ... 357 74 8 6,797 14 8 6.797 14 3100,382 94 ?IES. 5 1,785 60 600 00 10 00 S 2,895 60 1 S 50,000 00 50,000 00 47,987 84 47,887 34 J t $100,382 M i sd, is attached to the Annual Statement In j lonally appeared beiore the undersigned, j es and says that be Is the President of the 1 d that the foregoing statement Is correct 6 y of January, 1901. ' 3WORTH, N. P., Floyd County, Georgia. 1 ILENTS ?: I iss' Early Triumph Seed J Potatoes, t MUCH EARLIER AND MORE PRODUCTIVE THAN ANY OTHER VARIETY. exander's Garden Seed... WATERMELON, CANTALOUPE, SEED CORN, MILLET AND ONION SETS. "ALASKA," tbe best pea grown. alogue, Almanac and Memorandum Book given free, when seed are bought from J. R. Glenn. 10 lbs. Good Coffee $1. 35c. Jeans fori 25c. OTHER GRADES CUT IN PRICE. EETING, SHIRTING, TICKING, CALICOES, DOMESTICS, NOTIONS AND SHOES. be very lowest price on Flour, Corn, Bran, a, ate., i SLENNS ie State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE. PROBATE COURT. the Matter of the Estate of Samuel Allen Deceased. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. LL persons Indebted to said estate must settle without delay, and those holding ms against the estate must present them perlv attested to Jas. E. Brltt, ec. 27,1900. Executor. iRIES. JMJ o Handle the Very Best r, and Always Keep a ir, all grades. We is "Obelisk." ) st Strips.) 20c-i to 75c. per Gallon.) >u may call for in the way of MEATS | FRUITS rs. S, LEMONS, COCANUTS. BLBS. ^ rOES, CABBAGES, TURNIPS. SEED ___ ? Buist Garden >Seed just arrived. ^ OUR LEADER... MI L L, B R,i 8 otel Block and Factory Hill. t >n short notice, ring Phone 75. t === Hi (Ml. 1 DID YOU KNOW THE ABBE' J VILLE STEAM LAUNDRY AND - 5 PRESSING COMPANY CAN CLEAN, PRESS, DYE or REPAIR ^our Cloths at Rear ? sonable Prices 1 Patching, altering, putting In new linlnga " or any repair work done on Salts. In toy Pressing Department we are prepared to /i handle your work. Carpets and Rugs Cleaned.... In flrst-class manner. Send us your Laundry. Very respectfully, li. I 111 SAID IN SHOBT WOBDS. k Strong Talk In nono?ylIables Hade 'Jjf By an Ohio Mttn. In these day9 of turgid eloquence, i V| which public speakers seem to vie with ,;5S >ue another to see how many triple iral ointed words they can lug into aspeech ? 'M ind seem to scorn the strength and jeauty of short words, an address de- ' ivered many years ago by A. P. Edg- - I'-a :rton, of Ohio, has peculiar weight and s an eloquent argument in favor of ,ill ihort, direct methods of speech. Mr. v>w Edgerton served in congress and was ;<jgB si vil service commissioner under Presilent Cleveland. The address was de- * , i'Jj ivered in 1882 at the commencement $ >f the Fort Wayne high school, in Inliana, and, while it was impromptu,' ? kod not at all a studied eirort at mono- -v.; yllable diction, each of the words con- ' . '/Y ains a monosyllable. Not, only that, )ut as an oratorical effort it ranks high. {ft Fhe address is as follows : ? "This day we close for the year the .j i'ort Wayne free schools, and we now ?art with you, the girls and" boys we -"m ire no more to teach. ,?"^8 "I say girls and boys, for when hreescoreand ten years have come to -i rou you will be glad to have your JJ riends say that health and peace of >'- ? aind have kept your hearts warm; hat you wear no brow of gloom, are - Sty lot borne down with age; but still, in If leart, are 'girls and boys.' When 1 hree-sore years come, and I hope they J vill come to all, the tide oftimewiu ' oil back and tell you of your school- , 7 ime days, when the fair, the kind and * V.J he true found love; but the false *3 leart found no friend, no tongue to s*? jraise. These days bring rich gifta to ige, and when you shall cease to think gs if them your fire has burned low and 1 V 'our light has gone out. You have ; .V >een here taught in the hope that the ree schools of Fort Wayne would help . ; o make you of use to your friends and o the world, would give you faith in ill that is good and true and lead you , $ o seek worft, for that you must seek . ij * ind do if you would have a good name, 1 vealth, a home, a charge to keep or a rust to serve. Go forth with a bold, rue heart to seek the work for you to A y "Keep in your mind that the hours $j| o work run through each day and ' * hat God's great law of life is, 'In the weat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.' "Now, for you,young man,this truth ^ s told. "Go where you will through the $$ vorld and you will find on the front ioor of shops and mills, of stores and >anks, aud on ships, on farms, on :? oads, in deep mines where men toil or wealth ; where laws are made that nake some men too rich aDd men of vorth and work through ali our land ?i? ? i? i UU puui j wucic uicu ujr law axe mu^uv ,o plot with sin, to spurn tbe right, bat charge and cost and spoil may nake old 'Quirk's' law firms rich; vbere law is so plead that the judge nustguess to find what's law; where juacks most flgbt o'er sick men's pain ind dead men's bones; where types ire set and none to mind the proofs; vbere priests do preach and pray and vbere schools are taught this sign, Brains Will Find Work Here.' Dont fear. Step up and ask for work; >rains will get it. Don't let I dare not vait on 'I would'?libe the cat that oves fish; but dares not wei ber foot. If it be said, 'what can you do? will fou learn a trade?" say, 'I have none; )ut I can learn one and put brains in t.' wnen you go 10 a piace wnere arains should hunt for work and be < sure to find it, it may be said to you. Do you see that plow ? Can you hold md drive Jit deep?; That plow in its ivise use, gives all men food. "Do you see that wheel and that ;rank and those shafts aod that press, md do you hear the rush and the hiss W )f the steam which moves them ? Can fou make and hold and run them? Dan you build and drive the works md wheels which make the wealth of ;he earth and cause it to roll and to float to and fro from place to place, vhere it is the best man to use it? "Can you spin the threads and weave it which makes robes for kings > md sijks for the rich and vain, and Iress for the poor and all that skill and irt have wrought by loom and hand v 'or man's use? ^ "These things are all shot through vith threads of light?the light of niud and art aud skill which shines >aoh day more bright and dims all the >ld by some new found light as the 'ears go on." If you have a irood watch and w?nt It re aired bo 11 will keep time, you know the est Ih always the cheapest. Mr. Bernau only eeps the bent materials. Jewels and malnprlngs, and as he does not charge any more ban any one else for same amount of work, he cheapest In the long run will be to give dm your watch for repairs. - " 'V ''ft . , _ /