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The Abbeville Press ^ and
BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1902., ESTABLI^^||?^S
TELL HIM NO. If
If yon have a word of cheer
That may light the pathway drear r
Of a brother pilgrim here,
Let htm know.
Show him you appreciate .
What be does; and do not wait
Till the heavy hand of Fate
Lay* him low. u
If your heart contains a thought
That will brighter make bl? lot, u
Then, in mercy, hide it not;
Tell him so. M
Hide Dot till the end of all r
Cnrrles him beyond recall. e
\Vben betide bls??ble pall,
To avow u
Your ufl'ectlon, and acclaim, a
To do bouor to bis name, g
And to place ibe wreath of fame B|
On bis brow.
Rather speak to him to-day, b
For the things you have to say w
Mny assist blm on his way ;
Tell blm uow. Ii
Life Is bard enough, at best; '<
But the love that In expressed
Makes It seem a pathway tleet
To our feel;
And tbe troubles that we share
Heem tbe easier to bear,
bmlle upon your neighbor's care,
As you greet;
Rough and stony are our ways; t
Dark and dreary are our days;
But another's love and praise
Make them sweet.
Walt not till your friend Is dead j
Ere your compliments are laid;
K<>r the spirit that has fled, b
If it know, w
Does not need to speak It on p
. Our poor praise; wbere It bus gone g
Love's eternal, golden dawu
Is aglow. g
But u~ to our brother here
'lhat poor praise la very dear ;
If you've any word of cheer
Tell him ho. jj
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EAST END. ?
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Wbal "M" SecN aud Heart on His
Bonnda In Country and In Towu. "
Aobevllle, S. C., Feb. 5. li)02. X
CAEKIEKS OJf THEXK KOCSDS. tl
The Carrier boys bad a rough time lasi u
week plodding through rain mud aud com,
think of one big mud boie 25 mlle? Ion*. .
through which each one of ibem traveie<t '
every day except Sa urday when high walei .!
g*ve them a days ieat. an the streams ?ere ?.
swollen they could not be crost-ed. On Mun b
day the roads were In a little better condition
owing to the winds lhat swept ov?r them oil
Sunday. We often hear the "town boys" ex- \
press sympathy for the Carriers, bui we om?
laugh in our sleeve at toem as we go merrily
on thinking of the ba< my days of spring wheu '
we will eDjoy the fresh country air as we ride ,,
- ?io hul( i Ha <io v fr\r miii .
BlUUg CftUU iviuiu bv un>? uaii *mv .w. w?.
selves. I KueHB In the borne run we can about
even up with mauy advantages oq our side. ,
Many patrons along ibe routes have put uitbe
new metal boxes, while others are waittug
ibe arrival oI tbe next order, aud stll.
others white and colored, are sending it
orders for boxes. We believe iu 80 day* time
every patron who appreciates tue R. F. JJ
Mall S>stem will have a new box with lock
and ke>. Tbe opening and unioc&lug 01 .
these boxes make tbe work of tbe Carrier
more troublesome, bnt tbe patrons are ver>
considerate, as tn ny of them leave tbelr
boxes unlocked, especially wbere they are It
sight of their dwellings for which the Cai- e<
rlers are very grateful.
coming and going.
Miss Alma Spearman, of Auderson, Is the
guest of ber frleud, Mies Druie Penney. .
Miss Nettle L. Brunson, au acompllsbeo
young lady of OranKebury, is now,eugaged iu ^
the Press A Bauner Office.
Miss Mary Bherard after spending a while *
Wltb her uncle and auut, Dr and Mrs. Sber r
ard, returned to ber home at tva last week.
Mr*. Kennedy is spending a while wltb bei
daughter, Mrs. ?dwlu Paiker. "N
Alaj. AriDur r-araer weui 10 iuouui, k.uruit
last Mouday In tbe Interest ol tbe telepboui
line which is now being built from ibe Va.lej
town to Abbeville. We believe Ibe holes are
dag and posts ready to be put Id posltioi "*
alouK the entire toute, 10 miles. We heard K
Ibat Mr. Joe Harmon Is getting up a lint "
along the hn?ke road from what point w? "
don't kuow, but will perhaps connect wltl u.
the Mount Carmel line, at least It vc111 come
to Abbeville. While the ncleutiflc progress u<
tbe limes Is marvelous, tbe hustle of the peo
pie Is oiore or iess greater. Id a quarter ol t>
century this entire country win be a oei
work of railroad* and telephones. Look oui
for tbe "Black Diamond" whose ?brlii
whistle will?end over the gold hills of Lt it it
Mouuinln. *'
Mr Bub Hill Is now day operator at tbo S
A. L. depot, Just as we predicted from Hit
first. Rub would soon be piomoie i and have .
a good position commanding a luerativt 11
salary. His friends are glad he has returned 'A
to Aobevilie. ,
Mrs. Ella Latimer returned borne last week ^
after a pleasant visit to friends and relative ,u
at Lowudesvllle, b?<r old home where she bar
the love and esteem of hosts of friends.
Mr. Thomas Cosby has been in the nlty foi
several days on bu?luf*ss; during his stay ht b'
was ibe Kutst 01 bin alt-t'r, Mrs. Latimer. a
Mr. J J. Suyib, U. S. Post Otflje Inspector, .
passed through our city last Saturday maklug
a pop call on Po*t Master Link. Mr. "
Snylh In a bustler, movng along pleasantly f'
and efficiently lu his business. He left on tbe ,
alteruoon train lor.tbe City of Greeu wood. u<
special mention.
Congressman Latimer Is wldi awake In.the
JUieicninui uio tuimuuiu m uui wuijr iu tn^
hulls ol congre-n, bu- In the >?eed department
of the government a* well. The Carrier* wil
8<*m hnve plenty of flue need to dthirlbut*
along their tomes through tue kindness ki
H<>o. A C. Laiimei.
Mr Hir -in W. L iWhoo in now In charge of
the ount> chain gang of (-outlets. L> ring a;
the recent epeii of rainy weather he ha* hau m
ihem employed ou the Pot House (arm. i.
Mr Lhwsou it? a man of good piai:<ica> tieus* hi
i Hud will no doubt manage this labor force n> t<
the gi>"d of the county and with lasting a
credit to bluiKeit
FARMING INTERESTS.
Farm wotk lu tbe way of ploughing batbeen
stopped by tbe rainy spell but there itmuch
that can be done even lu the rainy w
weather, ?ucb a* mending plow gears, flxtny
ud piow stocks looting up, and getting pious f\
In Mhap<-, mi>king up rnaoure pens, greasing i*
v and pu ting up machlnety out of tbe weather,
and a tbou?aud and oue things can be done.
A good farmer, like a merchant, can always m
. find something to do. We notice reapers II
urtrl iiiAsori. huv nrpKHPft flmi nlhpr furm Im. n
plement* tying around In tbe lots and fields,
exposed lo Hit kin (its of weather. To In In h
care.ens practice, many have drilled Into, and ,
la to Hay tbe len?t o( It, bad management by "
which those who persist in It will lose mou?>
t<
watch their advertisements. fl
HI
Our wide ? wake merchants are now making tJ
room for their spring stock and are dally ad
ding tihd> saleable and seasonable goods to p
tbelr baigain counter, stock at greatly re- p
dueed urlces. Watch tbelr "ads," and read
tbelr "Locals." and you will see wbeie u> go
to get tbe best values for your money, thev R
mean business, and you can save money by *
keeping up with ibem. a
personal .mention. ?
On last Monday. DrJ. W. W. Marshall was (!
taken very 111 and yet in a critical condition, 2
At this writing (Monday ulghi) he Is resting r
more comfortably and thought to be a little
Letter. Dr. Marshall Is among Abbeville's c
oldest and most esteemed citizens and the
interest in bis behalf was manlfe-ted by the 0
gieat number of friends who called Monday ?
afternoon to Inquire alter him, 'Tin hoped
be will soon be himself again. 'Tib a remarkable
coincidence that to the very day
two > ears ago he was taken extremely ill.
Tbe announcement of Editor Wilson In regard
to tbe safe In bis office was timely, and
we sincerely hope , should tbe safe crackers E
vMt Abbeville, they will give blm the go-by d
Mnnv frIpndfl nf Mm. TiM varrii nao Uiau t
Mi*s|Mattle Mann, regret to bear of her extreme
nines* ftorn small pox at ber borne In
Charlotte. N. C., and bope she will soon be
fully restored to health. r
DON'T FOWGET THE TIME. 8
t
February Is a short month and will soon
oass by, and with It the time for tbe payment
of tax*** without penalty. Kemenber ibe
time of extension co*es with I bin month. I
PERTINENT QUESTIONS. ^
1 ?
Is any effort helnit made to again furnish !
oar city with electric lights? If not what w I *
cunj'-oi th?-"iigbi tax*-*?" *
Wutti has become ol tbe Confederate Monu- j
cent. Will It ever be bnilt? If not, why
lol ? Let the memory of our Illustrious dead
>e perpetuated honored aud revered by fuure
generation*. Let the monument be built.
What Is the Youug Meu'n "BuHlnens
,eague" of Abbeville doing lor the upbuildug
of ihe city ?
Are capitalists visiting our city properly
itkeu hold oi and shown around? 01 all
lasses they should always be looked after
ud ha\e the honors of the city conferred
ipon them.
?yiii /itiuuviiitt nave auuiuer cunuu uiiu i
be can 11 she wills it.
Will our city have an Ice platil tbe coming
t'HKOU ?
What's tbe matter a city of 4000 Inhabitants
an'thavea hand? Tbeie is notblDg more
I vatlug and Inspiring than martial music.
Wbat can't Abbeville have a first, class can*
log factory? Tbecapltal required la small
nil tbe profits good In tbe midst of a fruit
rowlug couutry. We see no reasou why It
Uould not pay.
Otber cities not do pretentious as Abbeville,
nve many. If not all of these Industrie*, and
rhy not Abbeville?
Abbeville netds more money, more bustsrs,
more capltallUs not afraid to ventaie
lore unlttd effort. With these she will be
>remost in tbe line o: progress.
WEST END.
InppeuiuKM nntl Incident* of a Week
About the CHy.
Abbeville, S. C., Feb. 4,1002.
Dr. Charles A Mllford returned last Tbursay
Irom a short pleasant trip to Charleston.
Mr. James H. Perilu left Wednesday for
Is home lu Macon, after a short stay here
ltb his mother, Mrs. James H. Perrin. Mr
erriu has a position in the ottice ol the Georla,
Florida and Western Kaliioad.
Mr. Tueodore H. Furmau, ol Atlanta, speut
unday in the city, in? guest of friends.
KUCHKE CLf 11.
The Club had a most delightful meeting last
bursday evening at the home of Miss Plevna
eal.
Mrs. R. Lawton Oargan went to Atlanta ttu
rsl of last week and is I he guest ol her cousj.
Miss Mae Walker while tu that city.
Miss Emily Verner has returned to her
ouie lu "olumoia, after an extending visit
ere to her lriend. Miss Leon a Biake.
The friends of Mrs. Matlie Maun Edwards
ill regret lu learn of her illness at her home
? - I Mku LMurumu 4u U uifilpr ill I
cm ^UOUUIIO, uunoiuo io ? w~vv. ?
Ira Jame? Wllker?on.
Mm. iheodore H. Furman bas returned to
er home iu AiluQla, alter a pleusaut hIh\
ere witb tier grandmother, Mrs. Fannie
.lien.
Mr.and Mrs. Lawton Robertson, who have
>>eu living at Lockhart, nave returned to Abeviiie.
Mr. R >bert?on has a position with
it- firm ol J. Allen Smith, Jr.
Mr*. Ellen Perrin, ol Richmond, who batreu
beie lor a lew days, the guest of ber un
e, Mr. W.Joel Smith, bas gone to Florida
ir u lew weeks. Mrs. Perrin will come to
bbt-vllle beloru returning to ber borne.
Miss Maud Hawes, who nas oeen tbe charmi*
guest 01 ber sister, Mrs. W. A. Wells foi
le past two weens left Tuesday lor ber bome
i Atlanta.
Miss Corrle Holllngsworlh expects to leave
i a lew days Asbevllie, N. C., wbere
le will attend school.
Mm. A. Garrison Is at borne again, after
u extended stay wltb irlends In Atlanta.
Mrs. W. A. Wells has gone to Atlanta on a
isitto ber home people.
Mr. W. C. Cothran. of tbe Greenville bar,
as in the city Monday ou business.
Mrs. W. C. Owens bas returned from a pleasol
trip to relatives In North Carollua.
WHIST CLUB.
Tbe Gentleman's Whist Club was entertainJ
lueiday by Mr. George Penney.
Mrs. W.P. Ferguson bas gone to Madison,
a-, wtiere Mr. Furguson bas a position.
Mr. Cbariey Hugb McClung Is In tbe city
jeuding a tew days.
Rev. hdward McCrady bas been quite sick
?r tbe past lew da>s, but is lmproviug.
MraJoe Hughes has given up bis position
1th tbe Aboevllle Branch roud and win
j to Columbia to take a position.
Tbe ladies Aid Society will be entertained
hursday afternoon by Mrs. Rlcbard Hill.
Miss Rafella Kerr, ol Greenwood is in the
ly spending a lew days wuu her orotutr,
lr. J. JL). Kerr.
SAD DEATI1.
Mrs. J. C. Ralnei died at ber homeliest
aturday morniugafter a short illness. Mrs.
.amen has oniy recently moved into our cllj
aviug lived out of town. Hbe leaven a bUB
and and seven children. The entire cotumnlly
sympathize with the bereaved.lamlly.
TILLMAN'S COLLEGE.
If ted t lir HativeyM From I he Farm
lo Higher Position** iu Itie Worlil.
Mr. G. A. Hanvey was In town 'ast Monday,
e is an enthusiastic Tillman man?and he
an a right to ue. HI* son James Thomas
lanvey wa? at the opening of the Clemnon
ullage which Tillman estab>lshed. and he retained
there fur live year*. Tnlinnn tee uphed
for him to come to Washington, am:
le Senator seourtd a good Job tor bim at
ortsmouth, where the Government emiili)>?
Im eight hours a day, and pajs him ?100 a
loulh.
Mr. Haney's second fon, George A. Han vey,
r., Is a chemist, and is employed by ihe Camna
Chemical Company. He lik- his broth
. was graduated at Tillman's College. His
ilrd son, Cannon Hauvey, is now in the
ass rooms ol Clemsou.
CONFIDENCE SHAKEN.
be E?*y Hay Irou .Safen are Opened
In a Ri'vlailoa nnil a Surprise.
Dr C. B. Cowan, one of the handsomest
ieu In Abbeville County was on our public
)tiare last Sale Day. Since the Due W?-st
nbery he doesn't place his whole coulldence
lid trust to locks and Iron safes. He thinks
e idea or safety Id sales is a delusion auu
snare.
Ii. T. ?fc T. M. HIller'N Local*.
Our stock of something to eat Is complete
ben lu doubt as in what you want for diner.
riot Pbone No. 75, and see wbut we can
lrnlsh on short notice. L. T. & T. M Mll;r.
I'bODes 70 aiid So.
Butter, butler, we have It all the time and
et It fresh from th* country every day In
ie week. L. T. & T. M. Miller. Phones 75
ud 85.
The finest bams and shoulders ?re to be
>uDd at L. T. <fc T. Al. MUlerSj city grocery
lore. Pbone 75.
(jardenlng time Is very near here, we want
> nell you your seed, we have just received a
esh lot of Bulst's & Farreys Seed These
?ed ar? all fresh. L. T. & T. M. Miller.
nones 7o ana so.
Our stock of dried fruits Is complete, apples
eaches apricots, etc. L. T. & T. >1. Miller,
bones 75 and 85.
Molasex, syrup, maple syrup, all can be had
t our store from 20cts per eullon to SI 25 per
anon. L. T. & T. M. Miller. Phones 75
nd So.
Pickles, olives, preserves, apple butter,
ilnce meat, sour kraut, canned koodn, In
ictanyttilng found In a city grocery store,
uuwl'l And in ours, L. T. & T. M. Miller,
'bone 75 aud 85.
If you have never traded with us ulve us a
all and you will be so well natlefled wilh our
oods and treatment you will be bound to
all again, only try us once and thence h'
rajs. L. T. ii T. M. Miller Phone 75and 85
They are the most frivolous and su?erficial
of mani-ind who can be much
leli hted with that praise which they
hemselves know to be unmerited.
lLie uiguej<t spiritual oiesMiigs uo
lot accomplish their end unless they
>re transformed into wholesome acivities
for the benefit of the world.
A cheerful temper, joined with inloceno.p,
will make the beauty attractve,
knowledge deliirlitful and wit
food-rmtured. It will lighten sickness
>overty and sffliction, come t i<jnoinice
into an amiable simplicity and
:ender deformity itself agreeable.
ROADS OF KENTUCKY
OLD TURNPIKES TO BE SUPERSEDED
BY MODEL HIGHWAYS.
Method of Reconstruction of the
Limestone Pike*?Point* to Consider
In the Maintenance of Stone
n nn.l.rov.
The limestone turnpikes of central
Kentucky have been famous for more
than half a century, and now Fayette
county is the first cf localities iu the
great west to take up the molel roads
system on ai:"thiug more than an experimental
basis, says the Louisville
Courier-Journal. Thirteen great turnpikes
radiate from Lexington like the
spokes from a wheel, and for two
miles on each one of them, commencing
at the city limits, the fiscal court
has ordered to be constructed a turnpike
on the model road system. This
means twenty-six miles of roadway,
and it Is more than probable that
before the contract for this length of
road Is completed other contracts for
additional road construction on this
principle will be let. As there are 400
miles of turnpike iu Fayette county
the complete reconstruction would
mean the investment of $500,000 in
new pikes for the county.
It is expected that by the fall of 1902
the twenty-six miles of model road
contracted for will be completed. The
fiscal court is then expected to issue an
order for an additional two miles on
each of the pikes until all are reconstructed
throughout the entire length.
The model road when completed is as
smooth as a billiard table, sheds water
like a duck's back and, it is asserted, is
more durable than the regulation macadamized
pike, where the cracked rock
is simply thrown upon the roadbed
and allowed to adjust Itself to condition.
As a preparation to reconstructing
an old turnpike a fifteen ton spiked
roller is run over the old road to tear
up the metal, as the rock is called, of
which the pike is constructed. This is
followed by a half ton harrow, which
completes the work. A modern grader
then shapes the metal so that the road
will have the proper "crown" for shedding
water. New cracked rock is added
and the entire mass rolled until it is
apparently solid. Then it is watered,
Inrrf aw "f V*n omnll nt'O/T
auu ov;i ccnixi^o vi lug oman ciucucu
MODEL HIGHWAY.
rock dust is spread over the road and a
second rolling given until the bib machine
makes no impression on the
roadbed. In ibis way the soft limestone
rock is we!:1-id or cemented into
a solid mass and a road equal to a
dark driveway created.
Of course there are a number of details
connected with road construction
which add difficulties to what appears
to be a very simple mode of building,
and to avoid these various artifices are
resorted to. In discussing the question
Professor M. A. Scovell, director
of the Kentucky agricultural experimental
station, said:
"A number of things affect the durability
of a road. First, if water stands
on It; second, if the roi.d is not so constructed
as to prevent water from permeating
It; third, if the roadbed on
which the metal rests becomes soaked
with water; fourth, if the metal is not
firmly bound together by first compacting
and then cementing; fifth, if
the metal Is too soft to stand wear.
To prevent standing water the road
should be well crowned. If water can
permeate the metal of a road, especially
In freezing weather, It soon disintegrates
It and causes ruts. The metal
should be compacted and cemented by
having heavy rollers run over it, wetting
thoroughly and rolling and then
wetting again and rolling with fine
rock scattered over the roadbed. This
cements the entire mass. If the dirt
foundation on which the metal rests
becomes filled with water, it soon settles,
and this causes the metal to break.
When It freezes enough to freeze
through the metal, the soil underneath
expanus, anu tins expansiuu suou
breaks the metal and destroys the
road. It is necessary, therefore, to
well drain any places in the road which
are liable to be wet. For this tile
drains are put down at the side of the
; road three feet deep. Proper crown,
I thorough cementing and compacting
' and drainage of the foundation roadbed
are the essentials of model road
building, and these are essentials In
I the constructing of the Fayette county
roads.
Special Agent Joseph A. Holmes of
the national department of agriculture
visited Lexington for the sole purpose
1 of Inspecting these roads and declared
that the material and construction
were equal to uny in uie wurxu.
State Tax For Roads.
The best method yet devised for levying
taxes upon city property for the
purpose of building country roads is by
the medium of a state tax. This is
levied upon city and country property
alike, upon all classes of people, so that
every locality, every taxpayer, contributes
proportionately according to
the amount of property owned, the
wealthy property owuers contributing
the largest amounts.?Otto Dorner.
GOOD ROADS DEPARTMENT.
Commerce and Transportation May
Haye Place In Cabinet.
Good road enthusiasts are confident
that the bill providing for the creation
01 a new government uepuriiueui win
be passed at the coming session of congress.
The measure, as proposed and
as it will be backed by the good roads
people, provides for the establishment
of a department of commerce and
transportation or commerce and public
works. It is intended to establish under
its direction a bureau of good
roads. At present the bureau of public
road inquiries is under the department
of agriculture. It is also the Intention
to place bureaus now under the direction
of the Interior and treasury departments
under the proposed department
of commerce. President Moore
of the National Good Roads association
recently said:
"I have talked with a great many
members of congress this summer,
with the result that I am confident the
new department will be created at the
next session. Every senator and repre
sentatlve I have seen favors it
"Heretofore the politicians have not
understood the situation, but now they
are getting their eyes opened. The
people are also beginning to see something
must be done toward building
permanent good roads. Our mission is
to educate, and in establishing this department
and making a liberal appropriation
for it the government will also
be educating. No one expects the government
to build the roads. Such a
proposition would be foolish. The government
can. however, build sample
roads and thereby let the people know
what the advantages are. The states
must build the roads.
"The railroads are Interested In a
movement for good roads because they
realize good roads are essential to their
Interests. At present shipments practically
stop in a large part of the country
for five months every year because j
the farmers cannot get to the railroad
stations. The result is the railroad
companies must try to have cars enough
to carry the business when the farmers
can get to the stations. This compels
them to keep large numbers of cars
I irlln mnph nf tho timp. and ns thev
don't want to maintain any more rolling
stock than Is absolutely necessary
they are usually short of cars when the
rush comes. With good roads all over
the country the traffic would be distributed
through twelve months of the
year. This is the reason the railroads
want good roads."
STATE AID IN NEW YORK.
What It la Accompllahlnff For Road
Improvement.
In a recent bulletin reviewing the
work of road improvement in New
York state State Engineer Bond says:
The legislature appropriated $420,000
for road improvement this year, and
In the three years In which road improvement
work has been In progress
20 roads, having a total mileage of 43
miles, have been improved at a cost of
$367,600; that 36 roads, having a mileage
of 122 miles, are now undergoing
Improvement at a cost of $773,730; ;
that funds have been awarded for the
Improvement of 3 roads having a mile- 1
age of 7 miles at a cost of $56,600, and
that plans have been approved by {
boards of supervisors of 12 counties \
tmtM?A?Ainonf r\P rAO^a hnV
lng a mileage of 134 miles, which
would impose an expense upon the
state and the counties, if adopted, of
$1,091,443.
When all the roads already Improved,
those under Improvement and
those whose Improvement is suggested
have been improved, 100 will have
been constructed In 23 counties, covering
310 miles, at a cost of $2,289,374.35,
of which the state will have paid
one-half and the counties one-half.
ROAD PROGRESS IN OHIO.
Improvement Doea Net Keep Pace
With the Demand of the Tlmea.
Ohio has by no means kept pace In
the matter of roadbulldlng throughout
the country districts either with the
progress made in steam railways or in
the improvement of city streets, where
within the past twenty-five years the
old macadam and bowlder thoroughfares
have given way almost entirely
to the more perfect and lasting granite,
brick and asphalt, says the Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
It is true there Is In this state a law
which enables the townships throughout
Ohio to Improve their road system,
known as the free turnpike law, and it
has done wonders for the common
roads of the state during the twentyfive
years or more that it has been In
force. Perhaps a few other states have
similar laws, but they are not general.
The ordinary country roads throughout
the country generally are, as they have
always been, things to avoid in the season
of freezing and thawing, during
which they are usually impassable.
I
Road 1'rogreai In Tennessee. I
Judging from the enthusiasm which i
attended tne recent annual meeting ui <
the Tennessee Good Roads association, <
much work in the improvement of ]
highways will be accomplished in that i
state next year. The convention was i
not content with academic discussions ]
of the advantages ot good roads, the
best material for roadways and the j
like, but took practical steps toward a j
realization of the ideals. To secure ]
united action throughout the state and i
co build up an organization which :
would be strong enough to demand leg- :
lslation each county court was urged
to send three delegates to each annual
meeting of the State Roads association.
It was decided also to ask the legisla- i
ture for the appointment of a state cn- 1
gineer to consult with county super- i
: intendents in the matter of roads and i
j bridges and for legislation which would <
I AUa /imnlATTtnonf r\f -fall inmfltofl I
Iperiiii; uuc uuipujiucui. jv*** *****? ?%??
In roadmaklng. <
BURDEN OF BAD ROADS.
Vut Expense They Annually Place
on the Farmer.
In a country as large as that in
which we live, with the greater part of
its producing regions widely separated
from the markets which they serve,
the matter of transportation is one of
vast importance, writes Hon. Martin
Dodge in Forum. This applies particularly
to our agricultural products; for,
while a great portion both of our manufactured
output and of our farm
growth must be moved long distances
by rail or water before reaching a market,
practically all of the latter must
also be transported for greater or less
distances over the public highways.
The question of marketing these agricultural
products, amounting in the
United States to $1,000,000,000 annually,
on terms that the dealer can afford
to pay and the grower to accept, often
Hoolf o nnoctlnn nf phafln
H.UUV.V.U <??*? < " " v? r
and quick delivery; In other words, to
a question of economical transportation.
As far as the railways and steamship
lines are concerned, this problem has
been dealt with very Intelligently and
satisfactorily. Skill and money have
been applied without stint to the provision
of enlarged means of conveyance,
improved ways and increased
power. These influences, under the
stress of strong competition, have reduced
long distance freight rates to a
reasonable level
There is one phase of this transportation
problem, however, which has approached
no satisfactory solution. That
Is the matter of wagon road haul. As
has already been said, while the greater
part of our farm products travels by
steamship, canal or railway for a portion
of the Journey to market, virtually
all of them are conveyed for some distance
over the public highways. It Is
unfortunate that this is often the most
expensive part of their journey. It has
been shown by mathematical demonotmHnn
fViot It mnro tn mnvA fl
bushel of wheat or a ton of hay ten
miles over the average country roads
of the United States than to transport
the same burden 500 miles by railway
or 2,000 miles by steamship. It has
happened many times In different parts
of the country that farmers have let
crops go to waste because the cost of
hauling them to the nearest market or
railway shipping point over wretched
and ill kept roads amounted to more
than could be realized for them afterward;
whereas, If good roads on which
heavy loads could be hauled bad been
at hand, the same crops could have
been marketed at a small profit to the
producer, while the economic gain resulting
from their application to useful
purposes would have been very considerable.
HIGHWAYS OF EUROPE.
France Leads In System of Bnildlnff
and Maintenance.
Two hundred years ago England naa
the worst roads In the world because
the peasantry living on the roads alone
were required to work them, says the
Ajnerican Asphalt Journal. In* speaking
of them Macaulay says "that a
route connecting two great towns which
have a large and flourishing trade with
each other should be maintained at the
cost of the rural population scattered
between them is manifestly unjust It
was not until many toll bars had been
violently pulled down, until the troops
bad In many Instances been forced to
act against the people and until much
blood had been shed that a good system
was Introduced."
Every class now contributes to the
maintenance of the road system in England.
The French have probably the
most efficient laws and regulations In
the world for the building and repairing
of highways. The minister of public
works has the general superintendence
of all roads and ways by land and
by water. There are four classes of
road recognized by law?namely, (1)
national, (2) departmental, (3) military,
(4) crossroads. National roads are built
and kept up by the national treasury.
Departmental roads are a charge upon
the departments through which they
pass, and part of the military roads are
kept up by the government and part
by the departments through which the
roads pass.
The crossroads are kept up by the
communes, though sometimes in thinly
populated regions these communes receive
assistance from the government,
especially when these roads become or
Importance.
The '.ational roads are paved like a
rtreet, having an average width of 52%
feet. The departmental roads are 50
feet wide, and the military and crossroads
are of variable width. Piles of
broken stone are placed at convenient
Jlstances, and a man Is constantly employed
In repairing each section.
Concerning Side Dltchea.
When the road is In an excavation,
great care should be taken that a side
ditch is provided on each side to carry
away the water so that It shall not run
3own the middle of the road, as Is frequently
the case. Every road should
have side ditches, even one that runs
straight down the side of a hill. The
3teepest road needs the side ditch most,
but often has none. Frequently the
water runs down the middle of the
road on a side hill and wears it into
ijullles, which are a discomfort and
rmi*iiana dnnirprnns In hnth wet weather
and dry. The water must not be suffered
to run in the road, but must be
made to run off the road.
Cities and Roada.
One of the speakers at the good
roads congress at Buffalo maintained
that If the tide of migration to our
cities is to be turned it will have to be
clone by means of roads that make easy
communication with the surrounding
country. In that light the good roada
question takes on a new aspect
L. W. White's Locals.
We have two qualities of black sllkg, whlol
are tbe beat bargains ever offered. Oar blacfe
laffetta 30 Inches wide at one dollar a yard
and a heavier artlole of tbe same width a
81.25 a yard. Tbe best material la tbe worlc
for making a nice black skirt. Let all tbe 1?
dies look at tbese bargains.
L. W. White will receive tbls week frest
supplies of prluts, glngbams, and outings.
Don't fall to see our Jackets and capes. Oui
Jackets are acknowledged to be tbe best fit
ilni? corm?nts on t.hfi market.
If you want a blaok drees or a black eklr
the place to bay It is White's.
Look at White's line of clothing, over eoats
underwear and hats.
Try a pair of Hamlltoo-Brown Company'!
shoes. None better. Tbey are unexcelled foi
fit, comfort, style and durability. You cat
only find them at L. W. White's store.
Get our prices on Bagging and Ties before
you buy. J. Allen Smith, Jr. '
t
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
-cjR~
Condensed Schedule In Effect
. June 80th. 1901.
STATIONS. NcA ICTT
Lv. Charleston 1100pm 7 00am
" Summerville. 12 00 n't 7 41 ft m
M Branehville 2 00am 9 00 a m
" Orangeburg 2 43am 928am
" Klngville 4 05 a m 10 24 a m
Lv. Savannah 12 80 a m 12 80 a m
' Barnwell 4 18 a m 4 18 a m
" BlackvilJe 4 28 a m 4 28 a m
Lv. Columbia 6 00 a m 11 80 ft m
" Prosperity 7 14 am 12 20 n n
" Newberry 7 80 a m 12 86 p m
M Ninety-Sue 880am 180pm
? Greenwood. 8 50 a m 2 06 p m
At. Hodges 9 16 am 2 26 p m
Lv. Abbeville 8 85 a m 146 pm
At. Bel ton 10 10 a m 8 20 p m
f.v- Anderson 9 40 a m 2 46 p m
Ar. Greenville 11 20 am 4 26 p m
A r. Atlanta.(Oen.Time) 8 56pm, 9 00pm
STATIONS.
Lr. Greenville. 620pm 9 40 $ m
Piedmont 6 50* p zn 10 05 % m
M Williamaton 7 12 p m 10 25 a m
Ar. Anderson 8 15 p m 11 15 a m
Lv. Belton 7 85pm 10 46am
Ar;Donalds.. 8 05 pm 11 10 a m
Ar. Abbeville 9 06 pm 12 01 n'n
Lv. Hodgea.. 8 20pm 11265?
Ar. Greenwood 8 50pm 1160?m
- Ninety-Six 9 10 p n 12 05 p m
" Newberry...., 10 15 p m 1 10 p m
M Prosperity- 10 82pm 124pm
" Columbia lliSOpm 2 40pm
Ar. Blackville? 2 52 a m 152 am
" Barnwell 8 07am 8 07am
" Savannah. 460am 4 50 a m
Lv. Kingville 2 82am 8 46 pm
" Orangeburg. 8 45am 4 42pm
" Branchville 4 25am 625pm
" Sommerville 557am 642pm
Ar. Charleston 700am 780 pm
MnB! stations. Hffl
U 00p 7 00a Lv..Charleston..Ar 7 30 p 7 00a
12 OOn 7 41 a " Summerville " 6 42p 6 57 a
2 00 a 0 00 a " .Branchville. " 5 25 p 4 25 a
2 45a 0 23a "Orangeburg" 4 42p 8 40ft
4 05 a 10 24 a " . Kingville . " 3 46p 2 32a
ETaTa L v.. Savannah Ar 4 60a
4 18 a "..Barnwell.." 8 07ft
4 28a " ..Blackville.. *' 2 52a
T 20all 80a " ..Columbia.. " 2 15p 9 80p
7 ff' a 12 15p 44 ..-Alston.... " 1 25p 8 60ft
8 Ma 1 28p " ...fiantuc... " 12 16p 7 46p
9 15 a 2 OOp " ?... Union..... " 11 87 ft 7 10p
0 84a 2 22p " ..Jonesville.. " 11 17& 6 58p
9 40 a 2 87p " ...JPacolet.... " 11 06 ft 8 42p
10 20 a 8 10 p Ar Spartanburg Lv 10 85 a 6 15p
10 85a 8 40p LvSpartanburgAr 10 26 a 6 OOp
2 00 p 7 15 p Ar... Asheville ...Lv 7 05 ft 8 0 Op
"P" p. m. "A" a. m. "N" night.
DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN
CHARLESTON AND GREENVILLE.
Pullman palace sleeping cars on Trains 85and
86,87 and 3?, on A. and O. division. Dining cara
en these trains serve all meals enroute.
Trains leave Spartanburg, A. & C. division,
northbound, 6:58 a. m., 3:3< p.m., 6:12 p. m.,
Sestibule Limited) and 6:55 p. m.; southund
12:20 a. m? 8:15 p. m., 11:40 a. m., (Vestibule
Limited), and 10:80 a. m. *
Trains leave Greenville, A. and C. division,
northbound, 5:56 a. m., 2:34 p. m. and 5:18 p. m.,
(Vestibule Limited), and 6:55 p. m.; southbound,!^
a. m.,4:80p. m., 12:40 p. m. (Vestibule
Limited), and 11:80 a. m.
Trains 15 and 16?Pullman Sleeping Oars
between Charleston and Asheville.
Elegant Pullman Drawing-Room Sleeping
Cars between Savannah and Asheville enrouta
daily between Jacksonville and Cincinnati.
Trains 18 and 14 Pullman Parlor Cars between
Charleston and Asheville.
FRANK S. GANNON, S. H. HARDWICK,
Third V-P. & Gen. Mgr., Gen. Pas. Agent,
Washington. D. Q. Washington, D, O
W. H. TAYLOE, R. W.J3UNT,
Asst. U-en. .fas. A.gt, jjiv. jras. a gx.
^^^AtlantajQaj^^^^^^ChariestonjSjO.
Abbe ville-Green wo od
MUTUAL
IIMICE
ASSOCIATION.
Property Insured, $725,000.
WRJTE TO OR CALL oil the:aDderalgxied
*? or to the Director or yonr Township
for any Information you may dealre about
our plan of Insurance.
We Insure your property against destruc
tlon by
USE, W1ND5I0SH OS IIEHMS,
and do so oheaper than any InBuranoe Com
pany In existence.
Remember we are prepared to prove to you
that ours Is the safest and cheapest plan of
Insurance known.
J. R. BLAKE, Jr., Gen. Agent,
Abbeville, S. C.
J. FRASER LYON, Pres.
Abbeville, S. C.
? ?
BOAKD DIKEUlUm
J. Add. Calhoun -Ninety-Six Township
S. G. Major Greenwood "
J.T. Mabry Cokeebury "
W. B. Acker ....Donaids "
M. B. Cllnkscales Due West "
T. L. Haddon ..Long Cane "
8. F. Cromer JSmlthvllle "
J. W. Lyon Troy "
A. K. Watson Cedar Spring "
W. E. Leslie Abbeville
Dr. J. A. Anderson Antrevllle "
H. A. Tennent Lowndesvllle "
A. O. Grant Magnolia "
J. R. Tarrant Calhoun Mills "
S. L Edmonds Bordeaux "
W. C. Martlo Hodges "
S. M. Benjamin Walnut Grove "
P. B. Cnlllson, Callison and Hlbler "
P. B. Kemp Klrkseys "
Joseph Lake, Fellowsnh. & Phcenlx "
J. C Rush Cambridge "
B. B. Klnard Klnards '
J. D. Coleman Coronaca "
t li r<hiia>, ir Rradlev "
U. II. VUltvu, ? J.W.Scott
Verdery
Abbeville, a C., Jan, 20, 1902,.
A. M. Smith A Co s. XiOeala.
? We have Just received a shipment of Geo. :
- G. Snows shoes for men, these are undoubted-<
ly the best shoes sold at Abbeville. CafaMHOHM
| examine them. - A. M. Smith 4t Co, *?j8j
We are selling several kinds of anaar ai 20"
poands for a dollar. You jkUI sorely be rtv. paid
lor examining oar goddanod prloea. - .
i .Aas.sssaaKS^^^B
The best black bat in town for fl.OO, doc't
. take onr word tor It, bat calf sad aeIt tor I
, yourself. , A. M. Smith & Co. . ?
A few cases throe pound California lamoh /V
cling peaches redoced from 85 cent* to; *>
cents, and tbey are very flae, Ring up phone .;? ?
29 and see how promptly yonrgoQde will be ,
? delivered. A. M. Smith <St Oa - '- mW Wj
Fresh^MonnUln buck whMt ^loa^al^r*
Our stock of fancy and heavy groceries i?.
complete In every detail. Call OS np, phone ,J
29 and let us deliver ^
Charleston and Western Oaroiliia ^
Anfnsta and Aiherille Short Lisa* ^
In effect Dec. 29,18CL '*1$
Lv AayasU..... 10 05 nm * 3 6f> pin |
Ax eroenwood^.^,.?TO pm' 'V
At Harris SpriflgB. ?? ?** 1 l?po ""jiT'' ju ' J ' yl
Ar Anderson ....? ? : t-^ '
Ar flreenvliie8 25 pm 10 3Bun M^pS
Ar Slean Spring*......~?? <<5p?
ArBp&rtanbnrg.. J?!"1' ' ' ilfl
tf^gSSBJl= ;Sg- '.=g;?
L? 8wUoborg_ ...? li 15 pm 4 00 pm , ft ^
Lv Glenn Springs- ; A?? ? ' - - :&
^ pm no pa Lt
Andereon ...?? ??. 7 3? (tt . V'
Lv Greenwood ? 8 0? pm ^|.g' ' |
Lt ?... ? m...? '
Ax AllendtJe *g;P*
Ar Yeroaesee........ 9 00 1m. - 7 35 pm'' , ->.?
Ar Beaufort 10 15 km 8 8? pm ; M
Ar PortRo^al... 10 80 am , 8-4S- pm r-LrOharleatoiu........
....... 'A"M
Lv Port Eo}&! 1 00 pm 8 '?;?BT^Sn
LiV Beaufort 1 16 pm ? W am > ;
LrYecnaMee....... ... 2<a0pa. |j?>? ^
Lt Greenwood 4 Otj lsn y j
Ar Laurens.. ?UV ? 00 ? '4\
Lv Laureni?? ..... ~ 6 16 ?n (
Ar Spartanbnrg.................. 9 COmb \ \
Lv Spartanburg......... .^.?.-. J..?8 80 pa
Lr Utnrena. .........
Af Qt66flW00d?.t>tw .8^ PfP--'*&5!MhbB
Close connections at Greenwood for all point* on - \?j*8.
A. L. ?nd 0. A 6. Railways, and at Spartanburg " : 3k
with Southern Railway. , >
For any Information relative to ticket*, rates. Mbe<V \*M
ale, etc., address ^
W. .1. CRAlG, Gen. Piu. Af eat, Anfnrta, ft*.
R. M. HORTH. t*ol. Amnt 7
T. M. EMEB80N, Traffic Maoa***. ' $
SEABOABD AIB LINE B. B.
"CAPITAL CITY BO0TE."
Shortest line between, all principal cities tforth, ';?2
haat, Sooth &nd west Unequalled schedule#. .
Bhedale In efiect Dec 1st, 1003.
? iW .
NORTHBOUND. "No. M. No, 81. Local i
Lv Savtnnah, Ceo. T......11 80pm 1 SSptn 1 4 ISpoi '
Lv Fairfax ,?t Oftun 9 aOpitt / # iTpm
Lv Denmark. ?....... 1 OOun 4 27pm T Wpm t
Lv Columbia, Eaat'n T... 4 10am 7 05pm 0 OOpam
-Lv Cam n en ? 5 07am 8 OOpm......a.-..., |
kr riK 7 Qfftni iff lfipoi
Lv Calhoun FaUa.EasfsT 1 OOun- 4.21pm 18 56am .
Lv Abbeville 1 83am 4 54pm 12S7*m j
Lv Greenwood. ........ 1 58om 5 39pm 1 2Spm
Lv Clinton....^. .....2 45am 6 08pm 2 lflpm .'. A
Lv Cartiile, ... 8 88am 6 58pm , r <y*:3SSP
Lv Cheater 4 00?m 7 20p?..?_^....
Lv Catawba Janotlon_,.. 4 85am 7 Mpm ' > .-ylB
\t Hamlet 1 00am 10 15pm ...?
Lv Haujlet.... 7 25am 10 40pm....~~.^.i . '->S|
Ar Balelgh. 10 20am 1 Stem I
Kr Petersburg... 2 S6u?i 6 54am.. .
At Elcbm"nd.. 8 05pm 6 ' wOfSB
Ar Washington. 6 88pm 10 ''M.
Ar Baltimore. 1125pm 11 36am.............
Ar Philadelphia 2 Warm 1 86pm '653*
Ar New Yorfc.. 0 18am 4 13pm j
Portemonth-Norfolk :. 6 26pm T lSam..^^.?_~ '?, ''--jam
Dally Dally T&M
SOUTHBOUND. No. 8L No. 27 Local ., ?1
Lv Choraw, Kaat'n Time. 7 11am 11 Qflipm.. '<.
Lv Camden?. 8 S4ara 12 BSpm ? ' ''*yt
Lv Colombia, Central T_ 8 40am 1 05am 5 40am
Lv Denmark. .....9 52am {2 17am 7 80am^
Lv Fairfax....?. 10 30am S 07am 8 09am, ? &K
Ar Savannah 12 06pm 4 40am 10 00am -'
ir Jacksonville 8 60pm 0 05am..%9
Ar Tampa .. 6 00am 6 40pm. '.1Fj8|
Lv Catawba, Kaat'n T..?. 9 07am 19 57pm... <?9|
Lv Chester 9 46am 1 58am....
Lv Carlisle...? 10 IBam 2 00am '.??
Lv Clinton 11 06am 2 57am 3 46 pm "3SI
Lv Greenwood 11 56pm S 48am 8 33 pm v >' 5$
Lv Abbeville -.18 20pm i 08am 4 06 pm
Lv Calbonn Falls 19 50pm 4 38am 4 45pm ; ,'h
Ar Athens 2 21pm 6 13am 6 28 pm
Ar Atlanta 4 55pm 8 50am 8 50 pm .; *tT.*S|
Mo. 66 connects at Washington with the PennsyN V *?
vsnla Hallway Buffalo Express; arriving Buflalo ;"ifj
7.85 a.m.
Colombia. Newberry a Laurens Sail way Train Now f (Vjj
52, leaving Columbia, Union Station, at IL88 km. (SS
dally, connects at Clinton with S. A. L. Rj. No. 58,
affording shortest and qnlrkeat route by several hoots , "'' S
to Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville, St. Louis, Chica- . jj. Ji,
go, and all points West.
Close connection at Petersburg, Richmond, Wash- , i'%
lngton, Portsmouth-Norfolk, Columbia, Savannah, . . -.jV
Jacksonville, and Atlanta with diverging lines.
Magnlflclent vestibule trains carrying through Pall- ^
man sleeping cars between all principal points. For 4
reduced rates, Pullman reservations, eto., apply to V
T. P. 8CRUG98, D. P. A., 8avannah, Ga.
J. J. POLLER, T. P. A., Columbia, fl. 0. ,1 . .
J. M. BAR!', 1st V. P. &XJ. PortsmouthjVa J'
R. E. L. P UNCH, G. P. A., Portsmouth, Va. &
: . M
v%Ti?rm A -w ?TAi>iT41?
JJJMV'XiLb nuilufi.
Dr. S. 0. Thomson.
OFFICE OP-STAIRS ON MoILWAlN
Corner, Abbeville. 8, 0.
?? .
DENTAL .NOTICE.
S. F. Killingsworth,
No. i Seal Block Abbeville, 8.0. , V '
DR. J. A. DICKSON,
SURGEON DENTIST. ^
r*J
GOLD FILLINGS; CROWN AND BRIDGE
WORK A 8PKCIALTY.
A GOOD PLATE....'. - -..$8.00 V:,
AMALGAM FILLINGS 75o and. I.OO 4V.
OFFICE OVER BARKSDALE'S 8T0BK.
WM. H. PARKER. WM. P. GREENE ' ' ^
PARKER & GREENE,
Attorneys and Coinsellon atL&v. :
Office od LAW RANGE.
ABBEVILLE SODTHJCAROLINA.
May 4. 1898. tT
CHARLES P. PRESSLiY,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
302 and 304 Leonard Building.
Commissioner for Sooth Carolina.
Augusta, Ga.
For ice call at Maxwell's Market.
Phone No. 1.
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