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' ' ' jg . ^ ' ' \- ^ ^ ^ - ^ | ! v : ^<-;gg|>?tv.;/.., ^iy.^c BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12; 1902. ESTABLISHED WEST END. Happening* and Incltleutn of a Week A boat the Oily. Abbeville, S. C.. Feb. II, 1902 Today Is Ash Wednesday the beginning ol tbe Lenten Season. Mist Mary Lou Smith and Master W. Joel 8rallh went to Charleston Friday for a week's tay with Mrs. Georgia Gordon Miller. Mr. Z B. Rogers, ono of ?lberton'M rising yonng lawyers, was In the city several days ia*t week. Rev. Mr. Overcash, of Charl >tte, wbr In the city several days last week representing the Standard Presbyterian. Dr. A. S. Hawea was In the city last week on buslnesa. Ul urilllo VVIIlln nt T?1 hortnn la in the city the guest of her irlend, Miss Nell J?d wards. Mrs. S. H. White returned Tuesday from a * two weeks stay with friends In Newherry. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Speer, of Monteiey, peat Friday In the city. Mr. Marvin Maun was In town Saturday the guest of his slHter; Mrs. J. M. Wllkeraon. PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT. Miss Grace Sralth entertained Thursday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis T. Brvatu of Atlantic City. i Mr. and Mrs. James Cllnkscales, of Monterey, were In the city Saturday eliopplog. Miss Lula Power went to Antrevilie tiatnrday and spent several days with friends there. < Mr. and Mrs. Lawton Robertson have moved to tbelr home recently occupied by Mr. J. S. Owens. Mr*. A. L. Garrison returned Saturday from a month's stay in Atlanta. 1 Mrs. J. D. Chalmers has returned from a ] pleasant stay with relatives In Newbery. WHIST CLUB. Miss Nettle Russell entertained a number of her frleuds mat Friday afternoon at WbM. Mim CasKle Fleming was shopping In tbe City Saturday. Mr. Henry Power spent Sunday In the city * tbe guest of bl* sister, Mrs. James McMllUan. 1 Mrs. Jarae* Mcllwaln, from near Hoden-, Is j 1o the city t he guest o( ber sister, Mrs. W. A. ' Nick lea Miss Caroline Ree?e was very badly humed last Saturday. The burns are paiuful, but not serious. s MlssSaldee Wilson, of Piedmont bas been ( In tbe city for ibe past week, the guest of ber t aunt. Mrs. Harvey WIIbou. Mrs. R. Law ton Dargan bas returned from a pleasant stay with ner cousin, Miss Mae Walker io Atlanta. ~Mi. J"bn Aubre>, from Fori Mill, Rock HIH J county, bas b?eu hi ending sometime with ' frleuds lu tbe city. woman's club. i fc Tbe Woman's Club bad a meeting Saturday afternoon at ibe borne ol Mi.h Mary Hemp* bill. The papers wore on "Politics In North anO South before the war." Tbe papers wen- , read t>y Miss Mar.v Hemphill and Mrs. Frank B (Jury read a paper prep ired by Miss Brim on, as Miss Brunton was unable to be present. Mr. C. D. Brown went to Anderson Sunday 1 to attend (be funeral of bis uncle* Mr. Kul ledge Osborne. 1 Mr Clifford Haddon spent several d -ys in Due West last week. Miss Annie Cochran, of Long Cane, Is Id tb? city (be guest of ber brother, Mr. A. b. \ Cocbran. c Tbe friends of Dr. Marshall are glad to see J . him out again. I , Mrs. A. B Cochrane Is In Due West spend- 1 Ing some time wltb ber sister, Mrs. Walker * W ?)dw&rd^ * n Mlfls Llia Wilson and Miss Nina Wilson c were tn tbe city several days last week. t L. T. and T. M. Miller bave opened a branch \ t apa tn Hiia Witkl Tho utnra la In aharva t\f t Mr. Tom Miller and Adam Bradley. Eiberton was visited on ibe 9,h by a mom dlHtrurtlve fire In tbe buslnes* port loo or tbp city. The loss la estimated ai8100,000. I Mrs Frank Bovd G*ry entertained a few o' , her friends at a Euchre Party Tuesday even e In*. Rev. Dr. Tarbenux, of the Conference ol Brazil, preached In tbe Metbndlat Churcb Monday morning and evening. Dr. Tarbeaux i? bere in the Interest of tbe Metbodlst Cbarcb In tb la far offoountry Mra. Oscar Cromer was tn the city Monday f Ibe gueat of ber brother, Mr. R E Cox. S CAPT. W. C. SHAW. i gin Views on Pablle 8cbooli,-Wbsl | be Tbluka or Free Nohool BooUn ?He may Ban For Ihe House. Capt. W.C Shaw, of Lowndesvllle, was In (own yesterday. Tbe Press and Banner ask- 1 ?>db1mlfbe would be la politics tbls year, s and be said tbat be bud not yet made up bis ? ro nd. Several friends bad urged blm to run t for tbe House of Representatives and be I mlgbt possibly consent to make tbe race. He has clearly defined views on tbe Bubjeot of compulsory education and bis convletlonaon tbe subject of free school books Is not less ? dearly defined. He la opposed to botb, and a will Maori squarely against any thing looking c to the tinkering with the school laws or the t giving away of school books. He thinks that j under the tree books law, h few whl'd peorle > and all I be negroes would be benefitted. He t believes tbe governmedt ?bould not forcibly t Interfere with tbe education of children. He believes that the Stale's paternatlam should lop wltbtbe free schools. In botb these propositions Capt. Shaw does not differ widely with the views held by this newspaper. He 1 la perfectly right on tbe school books and the ** compulsory education. ' - - , FOE THE PHILIPIN.ES. 1 Mr. nod Mr*. W. R. Bradley Will L?ave Tomorrow for thene Far-off Islrtud* j oftbfSen. ( Mr. and Mrs. W R. Bradley will leave home to-morrow, F?'?. 18.11W2, for the Phlllplne Islands, where Mr Brtdley will teaoh the Fl!iplio youth somebing of the English lan- 1 guage. I Mr. Bntdiey Is endo'wed with natural ability, and 'iIs education and experience as teacher eminently qualify him for the position to which be has been assigned. He Is a native of Abbeville County, w*s educated at c Vrutr 1 n? P .1 Iptf e r.Hlluh I Ufhnnl Ahtifwlllo tr\* t year-, a'id wb -n lie was re?<dr 'o go away ou ' hN Ionic Journey t?e married one of Abbe- ( VlMf's v.-rv best young 1 idles. t Tbev wilt letive uh to-morrow, stopping for two or three dayH at Wa?blogton, and then proceeding to N*w York, irom which city ibey will wall on Ihe 22nd of the month. The voyage from New York to Manila cover* Qtt> -flvc days The route ext"t>ds across the At O'-an in o thu Mediterraneans'*. thr ?ugh th Suez Oa-al into the Red Se-t and I-titt <n Oca i, with slops at Grlbraltar, Malta Port Said, Ceylon, Aden and Singapore. The CrtU?e of Her Capture. One of our exchange- stales that MistStone's bro her In a recent Interview ssld that bis sister was c.-iptured by the brlgtuds not because t-he was h mlt-slonary but because ebe was an American citizen, and that. If ?he had been a subject of any one of the great powers It would not have happened. Of course her capture whs a carefully planned scheme to mase money, and It Is only possible that those robbers thought that the American government would be less able on aocount of distance to use lorce than 'he kov eromenlof Europe. It Is possible, too. ihat * iliey m?y have thought, au<J may t-tlll think, I as (be Hpanlardn did a Ikw yearn ago, that the I Americans couldn't aDd wouidn't fljcbt. We * have do objections to the money being raised 1 to secure her release, but tbat doesn't release ' our Kovernment from its duty in tbe case. Vigorous steps should be taken to convince I tbat part of tbe wortd that our government J cau aod will protect Its citizens. A large Indemnity should he demanded from tbat gov* eminent for Injuries and indignities to an American citizen.?A. R. Presbyterian. Tbe Bev. Ira R. lllckft' Almanac. This splendid bo< k of 200 pages Is not only a work of art of tbe highest order, but H Is tbe most?otnplete and valuable book of Af-tron? omy aud Meterolgy for 1002 to be found In tbe world. No woDder tbe tlrst edition of one hundred thousand was about exhausted by tbe end of January Tbe bible excepted, no other book can be fouDd In so many American homes. Tbe millions have proven its value and will not be witbout it. Tbe publishers will supply this book for a month or two for tbe regular price, with tbe IncteaNedl' postage added. Send 30 cents to Word and WorkuP bUsbing Company. 2201 Locust St., ! 81. L"u1b, Mo. aod tbis splendid book will be mailed to you prepaid. Do ool pass the year ' ^ltlioul It io your office or borne. j| .. . ... , //. GENERAL NEWS NOTES. TliiiifrM That We All Should Know A GREAT FIRE. On Feb. 9th, Patterson, N.! J., w?8 visited b> a most disastrous fire, resulting Id h U)KHofteu rallllou dollars. The lire lias left hundreds homeless and thousands without nmnlovin?nt. Kverv npiirhhorlntr loitv and towd whs called to the a&slstauoe or tbe local Are department. ijutthe flames could uot be gotten under control for quite a while. BAD KOH CHARLESTON. On account of tbe Illness of Theodore Koosevalt Jr., the president will not. beablejto visit tbe Exposition as expected. His condition is unchanged, but as pneumonia is always alarming, tbere is no telling at present what tbe outcome will be. In all probability, arrangements will be perfected for tbe president's visit later. CJOK COUNTY DEMOCRACY. The Cook County Demooracy, of Chicago, arrived In Columbia Monday inuruiuK, where ihey will be entertained. The mayor of Milwaukee, Mr. Rose, is one of the party, and Will make an address on Monday night. There are two hundred of the most prom Ineut men of the organization oo this trip nod they have with tbarn the famous DeBaugh military band of 50 pieces. STILL RAGING. The Pbilihplne storm still continues In tbe jeuate. - BROKE THE RECORD. i ne sieamsmp ruimuwipuia, 01 ui? <iiuercan line, which arrived .Sunday, broke Ibe reowrd for having tbe longest oommuoioutlon with tbe land by means of Ibe Marconi wireless telegraphy. FIRE IN ELBERTOJJ, Ga. Enrly Sunday morning nearly all of the justness section of Elberton was destroyed >y Are. The Are at one tluie threatened the :niire oily ana Atlauta was called on lor aid, ?ut before the special train could be gotten eady, the shifilug ol the wind saved the iown. Y. M. C. A. MEETING, The twenty-flfib annual gathering of tbe Unto Y. M. (J. A., held its first meeting Sunlay mgbi In Coluuibia. Delegates are In utendance from a'l over the Slate. A DELIGHTFUL TRIP. After a most pleasant and profltlble visit o ibe Charleston Expontttou, our lawnakers reiumed to Columbia on Saturday light. Tbe trip was one of pleasure to every oeiuber of the party. Tbe general verdict is hat no Exposition ever held In the Nouttv surpassed the Charleston Exposition. TO DEVELOP GREAT BRITIAN. R. Lancaster Williams, of the firm of J L. tVililams & .Sons and a brother of John *kelioD William-, president, ol tbeS. A. L., vlll leave New York the last of tbe month Or England. He will study the trolley sitlatlou In that country and on his report will lepend the luture Investments oftbe Great irlllan Railway Development Company. CHILD LABOR BILL KILLED. The child lAhor bill was killed by a close Ki t/N CO <-? w* C*Ak C th Thfl (rii. A ruic ui ?/i l\/ lib uu i tw uiui a uv ?uiw n oo a slone one, much doner than was expected. V little more than a casual glance will prove nterentfntf. Greenville, Uulon, Newberry ic-k^ns, Oconee, Lancaster and Anderwm .oted solidly against the bill, while Aike< md Richland were the only counties with :ommauding mill Interests that favored tue >111 as a unit. The Spartanburg delegation vas divided, the majority being opposed to he measure. CITIZEN JOSH ASHLEY HAPPY. At leaRt one man whs made happy by the tilling of the child labor bill, and that mun *a8 Citizen Josh Ashley, who was heard to ixclalm above all the turmoil and confusion: Thank God! It's over." PRINCE HENRY RATHER EXPENSIVE. It will cost the United 8tatca 840,000 to enertaln Prince Henry of GermHny. Quite a mm to expend for the entertainment of s [aestwbowlll not come farther south than be Mason and Dixon line. A DELIGHTFUL IDEA. The time appointed for th* "Old Home Week" at the Exposition Is March 2 to 15. tVbat a week of pleasure and enjoyment hat will moan to many who have left their lume State for distant climes. A GRACEFUL ACT. Gov. McSweeney has commissioned Col. SsMil, ofSavannab, as honorary aide on his nafl and exreets him to serve In that capicltyon Military Day. In view of the fact bat Col. Extill In a native CbBrlestonlan, It a ? veij Binuciui FIRE LOSSES. I It 1b remarked In Insurance circles that ;omlng on topof the Norfolk fire last week, ind the almost unprecedented number of orllnary fires throughout (he country, during he month of January, the Walerbury fire iS calculated to prevent sny substantial improvement dnrlng the first six mouths of .his year over the dlsastous fire record of .he last three years. RETIRED. Admiral Sampson was put upon the reared list of the navy on Sunday. GAS EXPLOSION*. Several days ago In Chicago, a whole faool.v, five In number, were annihilated and it * said that at least six other persons were tilled. PYTHIAN DAT AT J.HE "EXPO." Feb. 19th will be known as Pythian Day it the Exposition. As the time approaches, ne Interest Increases and It bids fair tobea treat sucoess. To CIVILIZE CHRI8TIANS(?) A Bostoe Jew has left on? thousand do), ars for the purpose of distributing Ingersol's ecturts among Christians. A FAIR REPRESENTATIVE. MIsr Allcf Roosevelt, tbe eldest daughter >f the President, will go to London to attend he coronation of King Edward. She Is to go vlth Mrs. Coles, wife ol Commander Cole*. >f the US. A, who Is detailed as naval aid ,o thb President. \T 1 T> n . u. D. Lftnicdon Cheve* Lltroa. Aiken Journal aad Review. Intbedeatbof Langdon Cheves Llgon Alien sustains a great loss. He was pre-emilently a good citizen. In every walk of life ledldhlsduty as be saw It, but especially bould be placed on record bis work In the eautlfylng of our streets and parks. He was i self-made man and whk content to do the vork he found around blm and not aspire to l<? great things that be felt were beyond bis ibility or strength. He had little taste for jolilloal life and though he was often apoacbed fur the use of bis name on local tick>ts be uniformly declined to run for office of iny kind. From the organization ol the Aiten Improvement Society be took great inerestlnthe work of civic Improvement and be result of bis personal labors Is to beseen >u every baud. His love of flowers develop<d late in life and he been me greatly interestid in raising roses and chrysanthemums, In .he latter achieving considerable success. He encouraged ail by word and example to improve the beauty of their premises and the jurks In (rout by planting trees and shrubbery, and laying oni walks: bis labors In this ilrectlon will bean undying monument to lis memory. Mere words cannot but fall to expre?s the personal loss we feel in tho death of Mr Llgon. tie was more to us than a co-partner: we ;ver looked on hlui as a true friend and counsellor. In our seventeen years of almost daily ntercourse there was never any lrictlou or jnpleatantuess. He was always considerate tnd helpful; on gloomy days wh?n every-1 Lhi?g seemed to go wroDg Id the office his ;herry laugh would do much to brighten thing*. As a printer his hand never lost its :unning and when the work of the printing iepartment was behind hand bis coal would :omeoff and he would pilch into the work as If he eujoyed the change of duties. He will be greatly missed, and bis family ind relatives have the deepest sympathy ol .bis communlly. Our prices on every tiling to be found in an up to date drug store. The Speed Drug Co. Tablets from one cent up, at DuPre's Book Store. Dont forget our fine line of pocket books wbeu in th& market. C. A. Milford, the druggist. DEATH OP MR. L. C. LIGON. The Nenlor Editor of the Journal nud Review PHN?ew Away. Aiken Journal and Review. Mr. L C. Ligon, Sen or Editor of tbe Journal and Review, ulecl on Saturday evening lam He passed away peacefully and free from pain and tbouKb ibe community was prepared lor tbe oews of bit* deaib, tbe actual event came a? a sbock to all. For weeks bis family and friends bad been praying and fnr hlo punrtuaro All (hfl! h Id nhiul. clans could do for him wan done. His devoted wife nursed him talllilully out lu spue of all lie gradually sank uuill toward tbe last bis heart action became weak and be bad a succession ot sin king spells wulch ended Id his deatb. His brother, Rev. R C. Llgon, of Newberry, his sister, Mrs. S. F. Klug, of Charleston, aud his niece. Miss Gertrude Llgon Klug, his niece Mrs. E. L. Perry of Moneita, were with him hL tbe end. Mr. Ligon was an Abbeville boy, and was 41) years of age at bis deatb. He wan too young to enter the Confederate army at tbe outbreak of tbe war between tbe States, but be did noble work at home helping bis mother run tbe (arm to raise the necessary supplies to live on during those long sau years oi war. Re has often told of bis recollections of tbe returning soldiers in 1665, how bis mother would give them the best she bad in the way of loud as they passed the place on their weary marcu homeward. When a young man Mr. Llgon entered the otttce of the Abbeville Press and Bauuer under that, veteran editor Mr. Hugh Wilson. There he thoroughlo learned the priming trade and received bis taste lor newspaper work. Desiring lo better tit himself for a business life be attended a commercial school in Atlanta aud later came lo Aiken to work tor Mr. Tbos. J Adams, who bad started tbe Aiken Review, Mr. James Gray Porter, the editor, dad, and he paper was sold 10 Mr. F. B. Henderson, wbo was then publisher of tbe courier-Journal. The Journal and Review was the result of this consolidation. Mr. Llgon brought with him no capital except sterling honest.) und a willingness lo work and these, as ever, were ail that be needed. On March 17, 1880, Mr. Llgon ahd M. C. Hammond, Esq , tormeu a partnership aud bougbt the paper, and one year later Mr. J, C. Hutson nought Mr. Hammond's interest aud under the firm name ot , Hutson <fc Llgon the business was continued lor many years. Besides paying tor his interest in tbe paper Mr. Ligou gradually accumulated enough lo purchnse a building lot ou 1oi k. t-ireei unu ereeipu a nanosouie collage, lu beautliylng Hie surroundings ot winch be look a great deal of pride. Mr Ligou wum iwlee married. Ills first wile wan Miss E. Wilson, a slsier of Mr. Huxb WlUob, 01 Abbeville, S: C., who died lu 1878. li wait afiet lbi?i that be came to Aiken. lu October, 1680, be ninrrlvd Miss Katberlne U. bow, dauguier oi Rev. Jouu it. L>ow, wbo survive* bull. Tuelr married lHo was a most happy ouo aud nowbere will be be more luisctd ibuu irom mound bis own bearlbalone. Mr. I,<gon was taken Hick on the 23rd ol Novemb. r lam and was sick about len weeks. He was always luieresied lu news Irom ibe otflce'and ne>ped us to select the uew dress oi typo lor tue paper. Wben be saw a prluted copy on Jauury 1st, be looked at the type careluily aud said, "1 like thai. It Is a good eizn, and easy 10 read." Mr. Llgou loved bis profession and was devoted to ibe beta interests of bis pauer. He bad a blgu Ideal oi the dignity of Journalism aud always kept Its columns Iree from personalities. He was a good news galberer aud paid special attention to writing articles thai wouid ot> heiplui In ibe upbuilding of tue couniy and lowu or people at lar^e. Just uow much ihe development of Aiken as u resort is due to bis persistent advocacy ol important measures In the columns of this paper durlug all tbes? years it Is m>t for us to say, but Idri a share ot .tbe credit for tbe cliys progress is due him we do not doubt. Mr. Llgon had many friends and no enemies. He titled all the responsible duties of me well and his genial manner, klndne6 ot heart and sense ot justice endeared him to all wlln wnoui he came in contact. He bad maud friends HlllollL' tli? pnlnrmi niuinla mhn [jever came to him la vafn tor help or advice, tie was of the Presbyterian faith and loved bis church. He (showed hits love by bis devotion 10 its best luterests, contributing in timeaDd money for Its support and carrying oul every duty ibal fell to bint an a member. Tu? laneral services were beid at tbe Presbyterian church on Sunday aiternoon at 1 o'c.ook, Itev. Frank D. Jones officiating l'bere was a very lance congregation. A voluuteer choir (mug the hymns "My Faith looks up to Thee," aud"Rock of Agen." and the pastor read the beautiful burial services ol tbe cburob. Alter the church service the remalus were >ald to real la Bethany cemetery. The floral offerings were many aoil beaullul. A bead piece lrorn Augusta bad tbe word "Asleep" in flowets on a background of white. Mr. Thorpe'* Trlbnfc. LA NO DON C. LIQON. In this hour of gloom and mourning, I fain would pause, to pay a last tribute to my dead friend. Tbe beginning, over twenty years Ago, of our friendly Intercourse, was marked by an Increased social and bunlmss relationship, which ripened Into confidential relations as iiujo V'ooccu UII. ?. "CIO muru upuu III nnnini In contributing to the columns of bin paper frequently, as my Identity with the Journal unu Review extended oeyond Its present name, a score and a half years ago. in the many consultations aud conferences upon public, private, business, political and social affairs bis chief aim was toobtalu reliable and trustworthy Information and publish It with h view of reducing friction, or any cause of of fence to sensitive minds. While gentle and tlrm In conviction, be was energetic and cautious and prudent in the affairs of life, a composition which does to establlnh ability ot character and a sturdy maintenance. "He (iad butlded well and bis works remain" as monumects of his ?klll and enterprise. In common with bis co-worker, between whom I only saw the utmost interchange ol confidence a singleness of purpose In promoting their business intererest and the public wel? fare, he was universally recognized as possessing an unusual degree of fitness for newspaper management In securing the news, and the element of business suited to a profitable enterprise. There Is no gainsaying the fact that bis death Is a great and irreparable loss to this city and county, where he wellded an Influence farreacblng, Influential and extended, so we pause to exclaim: "Is It ever tbns?' the strong and sturdy of today, only seems to he turned to the weak In the morrow. In the steady and uninterrupted stream of business ltfn we do not stop or halt, but to go forward little dreaming ot our accomplishments, sue cess. or revernes, with the eyes of myriads 01 human beings upon u?, until we reach the dark valley of the shadow of death which leads on to the great mysterious beyond, leaving behind the marks ot time as a heritage to our successors. His fortitude In Illness was marked by resignation to the Divine will, and wblle the sor rowing widow and relative* are encompassed with tbe weight of thetr loss, tbe ureal conso Hon luaffordrd In a retrospect to the grand and noble Relf-denlal of him who did so much In life, for those he loved and watched over. "Safely, Safely gathered In Far from sorrow, lar from iiln ; Passed beyond all erlefor pain, Death lor thee Is truestgaln ; For our lost* we may not weep Nor our loved ones long to keep From the home of rpst and peace. Where all sin and sorrow cease." G. W. E. Thorpe. Aiken, S, C., Feb. 4,1902. Car load of New Orleans molasses just received. Flour, corn, meal, brand at lowest marke prices. J. Allen Smith. Jr. Five Drops for sale by The Speed Drug Co. Glass and putty can be bought cheapest at The Speed Drug Co. The Speed Drug Company Is head quarters for paints and oils. J. L. HILL & CO,1 BUGGIES, | WAGONS, CARRIAGES and HARNESS REPOSITORY No. 3 Rosenberg Block i ... . GOOD ROADS BY EAIL ^ TRAIN LOAD OF EXPERTS ON EDUCATIONAL TOUR. T Third Train That Hai Been Sent Out ' by the National Association?Sonth n Bp Tnnirht to Bnild Hlirhways ^ Scientifically. 1 A train of twelve cars, known as ! the "Good Roads Special," left Wash- y ington on the .lines of the Southern x railway early In November to stop at j ten or twelve of the chief cities reached t by the system and aid in organizing 1 good roads associations and at the t same time give a practical Illustration t of modern roadmaking. The tour will end Jan. 1. * The train carried a full equipment j of roadmaking machinery and a party t of eighteen persons, all skilled in th3 r manufacture of good dirt and macad- ? am roads. It Is the third 6uch train j to be organized through the efforts of t the National Good Roads association, one having been sent along the route 1 V of the Illinois Central from April to 1 July and a second- Laving traversed the ? district between Chicago and Buffalo along the routes of the Lake Shore route and the New York Central. Ev- j erywhere the meetings have been wide- g ly attended and have produced per- j manent organizations determined to r better the country roads of the section concerned. * t Mr. Martin Dodge, director of the of- p flee of public road inquiries in the agri- j, cultural department, and M. O. El- j dridge, his assistant, with Mr. W. H. e Moore, president of the National Good 8 Roads association, are in charge of the ^ "Good Roads Special." Under their di- a rnoil dytioH c \Tt* 1[ I 1CV.UVU JLV/U1 vcvu * uuu v?]/v?wi| ^ W. Richardson, secretary of the na- c tlonal association, and several clerks will undertake to organize in each of ^ the cities visited a permanent good B roads association. To this end they j will confer with the mayor and city E council of each city and the officers of 0 its commercial organizations, arrange t LOAD IN WRONG PLACE. , j that a suitable hall shall bo hired and e obtain the use of ten or twelve teams, as many men ahd a sufficient supply of crushed stone to construct a length of good road as a sample. F When the train arrives, the engineers will begin at once to build about a ? M - 11 ?.1 >?UU *V?a fftftma mnn ^1 mile 01 UH'L i'UUU Willi iuc icuuio, uiwu m and materials furnished by the local- tl ity. They, will then surface or macad- v amize aa much of that road as their A time will permit When the practica- li bility of the movement has been thu9 r< manifested, the mayor and commercial h organizations will unite in a call for a e; public meeting to organize an assocla- c tlon. b President Moore of the National Good Roads association says of the v project: h "The south can have good roads if It a will, and the sooner the citizens get to- b gether and work along some well organlzed and practical line these results will be reached the quicker. There is n nothing that will do more to increase if the value of virgin lands and advance n! the development of the rural districts tl than well constructed public roads, h The Improvement of the road system 11 will have a wonderful effect upon stim- e] ulating the settlement of people on b farms, and as these settlements are be- r< lng made so will the value of the land n increase. , (4 "Wherever a city or town Is found a possessing well made roadways lead- E lng therefrom you will find the bus!- tl ness of that point Is In a prosperous p; condition. Therefore the citizens of k every town in the south will be pro- b; moting their own interests if they give r< this movement their moral and If necessary financial support c< "It Is hoped that every state, county, p city and town officer will give this sub- c< Ject of better roads serious consldera- ei tlon and then take the matter in hand ii immediately and show his constituents ' that the movement for better roads si will receive his utmost consideration f< and utmost co-operation. f< "It is universally decided that good r< rnnris nro tvhnt we want. In order to b; secure them we must pull together, d working systematically and on practl- p! cal lines. This grand tour, planned by the Southern Railway company, Is a signal for action. If the states visited are not alive to this and do not avail g; themselves of the opportunity to secure d information rendered by the good roads a special train, no one will be at fault d except the citizens of the states In q which the exhibits are made." h si Grades of Roads. si The grade is the most Important fac- b tor to be considered in the location of w roads. The smoother the road surface r< the less the grade should be. Whether g the road be constructed of earth, stone p( or gravel, steep grades should always ai be avoided If possible. xney Decome r< covered at tiroes with coatings of ice n or slippery soil, making them very difficult to asce-nd with loaded vehicles, aa well as dangerous to desrtnd. They allow water to rush down at such a r< rate as to wash great gaps alongside tl or to carry the surfacing material cl away. As the grade Increases In steep- d< ness either the load has to be dimin- c< lshed In proportion or more horses or c< power attached. q BURDEN OF BAD ROADS. TtLmt Expense They Annually Place on the Farmer. In a country as large as that In vhich we live, with the greater part of ts producing regions widely separated 'rom the markets which they serve, he matter of transportation is one of rast importance, writes Hon. Martin Dodge in Forum. This applies particuarly to our agricultural products; for, vhile a great portion both of our man- ! lfactured output and of our farm jrowth must be moved long distances )y rail or water before reaching a market, practically all of the latter must ilso be transported for greater or less listances over the public highways, rhe question of marketing these agricultural products, amounting In the Jnlted States to $1,000,000,000 annualy, on terms that the dealer can afford ;o pay and the grower to accept, often educes Itself to a question of cheap md quick delivery; In other words., to i question of economical transportaion. . As far as the railways and steamship ines are concerned, this problem has >een dealt with very intelligently and latlsfactorily. Skill and money have )een applied without stint to the provision of enlarged means of conveyance, improved ways and Increased wwer. These Influences, under the [tress of strong competition, have reluced long distance freight rates to a easonable leveL < There Is one phase of this transportaion problem, however, which has apiroached no satisfactory solution. That s the matter of wagon road haul. As las already been said, while the greatx part of our farm products travels by teamshlp, canal or railway for a porion of the Journey to market, virtually .11 of them are conveyed for some disance over the public highways. It Is mfortunate that this is often the most xpensive part of their journey. It has teen shown by mathematical demontratlon that it costs more to move a rnshel of wheat or a ton of hay ten ailes over the average country roads f the United States than to transport ho on mo hurdfln Rflfl tnllpR hr mflwUV r 2,000 miles by steamship. It has iappened many times In different parts f the country that farmers have let rops go to waste because the cost of lauling them to the nearest market or allway shipping point over wretched nd ill kept roads amounted to more han could be realized for them afterward; whereas, If good roads on which leavy loads could be hauled had been t hand, the same crops could have teen marketed at a small profit to the iroducer, while the economic gain reultlng. from their application to useful mrposes would have been very consldrable. HIGHWAYS OF EUROPE. 'ranee Leads In System of Building and Maintenance. Two hundred years ago England had ' ? 1 A ? J ? * ? VmytAiifiA ne worst ruaus iu me wunu uccbuoe tie peasantry living on the roads alone rere required to work them, says the Lmerican Asphalt Journal. In speaklg of them Macaulay s$ys "that a jute connecting two great towns which ave a large and flourishing trade with ach other should be maintained at the ost of th& rural population scattered etween them is manifestly unjust It ras not until many toll bars had been lolently pulled down, until the troops ad in pany instances been forced to ct against the people and until much lood had been shed that a good system ras introduced." Every class now contributes to the mintenance of the road system in Engind. The French have probably the lost efficient laws and regulations in ie world for the building and repairlg of highways. The minister of pubc works has the general superintendace of all roads and ways by land and y water. There are four classes of >ad recognized by law?namely, (1) otinnnl (2\ ripnartmental. f3) military, [) crossroads. National roads are built Qd kept up by the national treasury, epartmental roads are a charge upon le departments through which they ass, and part of the military roads are ept up by the government and part y the departments through which the >ads pass. The crossroads are kept up by the >mmunes, though sometimes in thinly opulated regions these communes rejive assistance from the government, specially when these roads become of nportance. > The national roads are paved like a jeet, having an average width of 52% set The departmental roads are 50 iet wide, and the military and crosses are of variable, width. Piles of roken stone are placed at convenient [stances, and a man is constantly emioyed in repairing each section. Concerning Side Ditches. When the road is In an excavation, reat care should be taken that a side Itch is provided on each side to carry way the water so that it shall not run own the middle of the road, as is rreaently the case. Every road should ave side ditches, even one that runs :raigbt down the side of a hill. The :eepest road needs the side ditch most, ut often has none. Frequently the ater runs down the middle of the )ad on a side bill and wears it into allies, which are a discomfort and erhaps dangerous in both wet weather ad dry. The water must not be suf;red to run In the road, but must be lade to run off the road. Cltlea and Road*. One of the speakers at the good jads congress at Buffalo maintained lat if the tide of migration to our ties Is to be turned it will have to b? one by means of roads that make easy )inmunIcatlon with the surrounding juntry. In that light the good roads uestion takes on a new aspect. L. W. Whites LochIn. We have two qualities of black silks, which arf the best bargains ever offered. Oar black <* taffetta 3d Inches wide at oDe dollar a yard, j, and a heavier article of the same wldih at e S1.25 a yard. Tbe best material In the world for making a nice black skirt. Let all tbe ladles look at these bargains. > L. W. White will receive this week fresh supplies of prints,ginghams, and outings. fi Don't fall to see oar Jackets and capes. Our jackets are acknowledged to be the best titling garments on tbe market. e If you want a blaok dress or a black skirt the place to buy It is White's. . Look ?t White's line of clothing, over coala, o underwear and bats. Try a pair of Hamilton-Brown Company's b shoes. None better. Tbey are unexcelled for " flt, comfort, style and durability. You can * only flud them at L. W. While's store. cl ?- *. ? CI 21 Get our prices on Bagging and Ties before 4 'you buy. J. Allen Smith, Jr. 2? SOUTHERN RAILWAY. ? Condensed Schedule In Effect _ June 80th, 1901. . jjSTATIONS. I I f Lv. Charleston 1100pm 7.00 ? o, f " Summerville. 12 00 n't 7 41 a m L u Branchville 2 00am 9 00 a m f " Orangeburg 245am 9 28am A " Kingville 4 05 a m 10 24 a m A Lv. Savannah 12 80 a m 12 80 a m * " Barnwell 4 13 am 4 13 am ^ " Blackville..? 4 28 am 4 28 a^m L< Lv. Colombia. 6 00 a m 11 80 a m ? " Prosperity 7 T4 a m 12 20 n'n. r M NewDerry 7 80 a m 12 86 p m p M Ninety-Sue 880am 180pm ^ " Greenwood. 850am 2 05pm jr1 Ar. Hodgea 9 15 a m 2 25 p m ^ Lv. Abbeville. 8 85 a m 1 45 p m ? At. Belton 10 10 a m 8 20 p m ^ LV. Anderson 9 40 a m 2 45 p m A. Ar. Greenville'. 11 20 a m 4 25 p m ^ Ar. Atlanta.(Oen.Tlme) 3 55pm 9 00pm ^ STATIONS. ^6. ? Lr. Greenville 6 20 p m 940am L' " Piedmont 6 50 p m 10 05 a m L' " Williamston 7 12 p m 10 25 a m L' Ar. Anderson 8 15 p m 11 15 a m Lv. Belton 7 85 p m 10-45 am., Ar. Dona Ida. 8 05 p m 11 10 a m ?. AT.ADDeviue ? w p m x* m. ui ^ Lv. Hodges .... 9 20 p m 11 25 & S> L' Ar. Greenwood 850pmll50am a " Ninety-Six .. 9 10pm 12 05 p m L M Newberry 10 15 p m 1 10 p m l M Prosperity.. 10 82pm 1 24 p nr & M Columbia 1150 pm 2 40 pm Ar. Blackville 2 52 a m ? 52 a m , " Barnwell 3 07am 8 07am ' " Savannah 4 50 a m 4 50 a m Lr. KingvUle 2 32 a m 8 46 pm *1 " Orangeburg 3 45am 4.42 p m " Branchville 4 25 a m 5 25 p m " Summerville.. 5 67am 642pm Ar. Charleston 7 00am 7 30 pm toll to"l STATIONS. " 11 00 p 7 00 a Lv..CharJeston.. Ar 7 30 p 7 00 a 1 12 00 n 7 41 a " Summerville " 0 42 p 5 67 a 2 00 a 9 00 a ".Branchville." 5 25p 4 25 a 2 45 a 9 23a "Orangeburg" 4 42p 3.45a al 4 05a 10 24a " . Kingville " 3 46p 2 32a 12 80'a Lv..Savannah Ar 4 50a 4 18a " ..Barnwell.. " 3 07a _ 4 28a "..Blackville..4' 2 52a 7 1#a 11 30a " ..Columbia.. " 215p 9 80p 7 (Ta 12 15p " ....Alston..,. " 1 25p 8 60a i 8 6* a 1 23p " ...Santue... " 12 15p 7 46p ?,, 9 16 a 2 00 p " ^... Union..... " 11 87 a 7 10 p ^ 9 84 a 2 22p " ..Jonesville.. " 1117a 0 58p L 9 49 a 2 87 p " ?.Pacolet.... " 1105 a 0 42 p L. 10 20 a 8 10 p Ar Spartanburg Lv 10 85a 0 16 p l, 1U tidal A 4UpiL/VspartanDurgAriiu a>i vwp i 2 00 pi 7 15 p|Ar... Asheville ...Lv| 7 06 al 8 OOp ? "P" p. m. "A" a. m. "N" night. y DOUBLE DAILY SEE VICE BETWEEN ft CHARLESTON AND GREENVILLE. fc Pullman palace sleeping oars on Trains 85 and J" 86, 37 and38, on A. ana 0. division. Dining cars L on these trains serve all meals enroute. } Trains leave Spartanburg, A. & C. division, I" northbound, 6:58 a.m., 3:37 p.m., 6:12p. m., (Vestibule Limited) and 8:oo p. m.; south- A bound 12:20a. m., 3:15p. m., 11:40a. m., (Vesti- A bule Limited), and 10:3D a. m. A: Trains leave Greenville, A. and C. division, Ai northbound, 5:55 a. m., 2 :U p. m. and 5:18 p. m., Ai (Vestibule Liniited), and 5:55 p. m.; south- Ai bound, 1:25 a. m.,4:80 p. m., 12:40 p. m. (Vesti- p, bule Limited), and 11 :30 a. m. ? Trains 15 and 16?Pullman Sleeping Oars between Charleston and Asheville. Elegant Pullman Drawing-Room Sleeping Li Cars between Savannah and Asheville enroute L' daily between .Jacksonville and Cincinnati. Ci Trains 18 and 14 Pullman Parlor Cars be- Li tween Charleston and Asheville. L1 FRANK 8. GANNON. S. H. HARDWICK, Third V-P. & Gen. Mgr., Gen. Pas. Agoat, . Washington. D. CJ. Washington, D, C. ,1 W. H. TAYLOE, R. W. HUNT, ^ Asst. Gen. Pas. Agt, Div. Pas. Agt. $*i Atlanta, Ga. Charleston. S. C. r1' ???????? Li Li Li , Li Ai Aj Abbeville-Greenwood ? MUTUAL I mmiici! ASSOCIATION. V Property Insured, $725,000. rtTRITE TO OB CALL on the'nnderalgned the niPAAtnr nf vnnr Township for any Information you may desire about n, our plan of Insurance. u We Insure your property against deitrno tlon by _ FIRE, ffM OS LI5HTKM, and do ho obeaper than any Insnranoe Com pany In existence. Remember we are prepared to prove to yon that ours is the safest and cheapest plan 0/ Insurance known. ? J. R. BLAKE, Jr., Gen. Agent, ^ Abbeville, S. C. J. TEASER LYON, Pres. u< Abbeville, S.C. ( BOARDlDmECTORS. * J. Add Calhoun Ninety-Six Towtship H. G. Msjor Greenwood J.T.Mabry Cokesbury " . W. B. Acker ...Donalds ' L M. B. CllnkHcales Due West H| T. L. Haddon Long Cane U H.F.Cromer JSmithville J. W. Lyon ..............Troy A. K. WnlHon Cedar Spring i W. E. LeHlle Abbeville Dr. J. A. Anderson Antrevllle * 11(11 H. A. Tennent Lowndesville " _ A. O. Grant Magnolia " J. R. Tarrant Calhoun Mills ?. L Edmonds Bordeaux " W. C. Martin Hodges " A1 S. M. Benjamin Walnut Grove " P. B. Calllson, Calllson and Hlbler " P.B.Kemp Klrkse^s " Joseph L?ke, Fellowsuli A Phoenix " J.C Rush Cambridge " B. B. Klnard Klnards J. D. Coleman Coronaca " J. H. Chiles, Jr -.Bradley " _ J. W. Scott Verdery " ] Abbeville. ? C., Jan. 20, 1902. b( A. M. Smith A Cos. Local*. . We bavejust received a shipment of Qao fI. Snows shoes for men, tb?M art undonbted7 tbe best sboos sold at Abbeville. Call and - z xnmlne them. A. M. Bmltfa * Co. \ , We are Belling several klnda of sager at 20 . oands for a dollar. Too will surely be re* aid lor ei&qainlog oar goodB and prloea. A large stock of Hardware, plow/tool* 'mtt ai mlng Implements coaetaDtly on hand. A. M. Bmlth <fc Co. ! A Tew bushels nice wheat for sole. Bailable ^ Itber lor sowing or feeding to oblfckeiu. 1 A. M; Smith & Co. Don't fall to call oo at for saddles, midMi i;( nd borae collar* of all kind*. A large stock V'v f the fatuous "Gee Haw," collars at 60 cents. - A. M. Smith 4 Co. The best black bat In town for $1.00, don't ' ike onr word for it. bnt call and im If. far ' oqreelf. A.. M. Smith <ft Co. ; ; V A few cases throe poand!GalM>rol? lemon /v snts. aDd toey are very floe. King up phoae v-^y?S ) and see how promptly you^goci^jg^be Frpsb Mountain back wheat flour always > Our stock of fancy and heavy groceries Is jmpleie Id every detail. Call as up, DhODS ^am i andlet ua deliver your goodyirotnjjuy^^ Angnsta and AftheviHe Short Line* In effect Deo. 29,1901. ^ V Aagosii, wro?m . zoo pip r Greenwood..............?.., 18 89 pro > . ... 3 .. r Harris Sprloga. 112 pm ?f, r AuderBOB HHHHf'M / 16 pQX t L&urena..... 1 40 pm 5 85 Ml r ereenvflte U"..,..'..,.,... 8 25 pm 10 00 un r Glenn 3priag? 4 45 pm i gay* 1S{2 f | r HenderBonvllle. 6 08 pm ;> V I ' rAEheylll>^. ...... 7 IS pm *, ';> rAaherille 7 OS am -,>,i r Spartanburg.., 18 IB pm 4 00 ?& t Glonn Sprlngi...... - - j r Greenville 12 28 fcm 1 45 t? rLaMOM...^ 1 45 pn? ' p Greenwood |07*pui ^4 M iaj ^ r Aagurta .... 4 IB pin < x Allendale ... to pm. r. ?$ r Fairfax. >iimk*( ' 6 83 pin r Ye maM&o....... 0 00 am 7 35 pn* r Braofort 10 13 am 8 55 pnr r Port Eoyal 10 30 am 8 45 pm " -$ 7 Port Royal 100 pm 6 40 mi 5i; ? Beaufort t. 115 pm 8 SO an ' ;&-.WS y Temaaaee 2 30 pm 7 40 km 1 . v Allendale ! 8 58 am t Anguata, ItM. r , i M 7 Greenwood 4 06'tin ' ? Lanrcna_ ....................... *40 MS V$2raj 7 m.t'MfWXt fl 16 Ml r Spartanburg .. 9 P0 <W 7 Spartanburg.....^ |,g pan r Qtgenwood r ^; - -j Cloae connections at Greenwood for *11 points: oo\ A. L. aud 0. 4 G. Railway a, tod at SparUabarg $ Ith Southern Railway. m) For any Information relative to tleketi, ratal, e, efcx, addreaa W. J, CRAIG, Gen. Paae. Agent, Aufu?ta,G?. K. H. KOBTH. Bol. Arent T. M. EMERSON. Tr&fflo Manager. SEABOARD AIR LINE R. R. / "CAPITAL CITY ROUTE." lorteat line between all principal cities Worth, ''"ft East, South and West. UnaqaaUedaofceihitee. Shedale in effect Dec 1st, 1902. a Daily Dally ~ ' >-v5 NOBTHBOUND. So.M. VoM. local ' :j 7 Savannah, Cen. T 11 80pm I 55pm 4 15pm U ? Fairfif_ 109am 8 40pm/ 637pm 7 Denmark. 1 60am 4 21pm 7 20pm :;>J8 v Colombia, Eaat'n T? 4 10am 7 05pm 9 00pm . ; v Camden 5 07am 8 00pm ' ' >/ rCheraw 6 89am 9 40pm.............. ' *.> r Hamlet. .... 7 05am 10 15pm.:..?.....~... ;vX?| 7 Calhoun Fall#,Eaat'nT 1 00am - 4 21pm 19 95am >/* 7 Abbeville 1 38am 4 5<pi& 1257am ^ C i 7 Greenwood. _...... 1 56am 5 19pm 192pm v ' 3 7 Clinton 2 l&am 6 08pm 2 16pm 7 Carlisle................ ,8 38am 6 58pm.........?! 7 Chester 4 00am 7 20pm ; , '' 7 Catawba Junction..... 4 85am 7 54pm... ' .'/.vwfi r Hamlet 7 00am 10 15pm..,....'...? ' 7 Hauilet ~... 7 25dm 10 40pm.??.- . \v,|K r Raleigh ......... 10 20am 1 85am..... >.. **? r Petersburg... 2 96pm 0 54am ,?. r RIcIilD' nd....^........... 8 05pm 6 85am - ' H r Washington. 6 85pm 10 lOam-..^ r Baltimore 1126pm 11 25*m...u.......... . ' r Philadelphia ... ..... 1 56am l'^B6pm._ New York ?....? 6 13am .4 18pm- rvSj irteniontb-Nurfollt.. 6 25pm 7 15am Daily Daily SOUTHBOUKD. Ko. 8i. Bo.21 Local, ? .< K{& r Cheraw, Kast'o Time. 7 11am 11 06pm...-..;.'.-... '< i Cauiden..; 8 34am 12 63pm...?.? * 7 Colombia, Central T... 8 40am 1 05&tfl 5 40am J i Denmark. .... 9 59am 2 17am 7 SPam y 'l'-Sal ? Fairfax 10 80am 9 57am 8 09am. '-si* Savannah 12 05pm 4 40am 10 00am r Jacksonville 8 50pm 9 (I5am?....^.. ...M r Tampa - 5 00am 5 40pm............... ' fymsh 7 Catawba, Eaat'n T 9 07am 19 57pm...'-~..-r. ' \8SB 7 Chester 9 46am 1 53am ? . j Carlisle- - ?.10 15am 2 00am?? 7 Clinton .'....1106am 9 07am 9 45 pm . '* Cgg 7 Greenwood .... .?..11 66pm 8 48am 8 85 p^'rtf1".mH 7 Abbevlll* ?13 90pm 4 08am 4 05 pm . 3gM 7 Calhoon iStlls........?12 50pm 4 28am 4 45 pm r Athena ...... 2 91pm 6 18am 6 29pm V Atlanta 4 56pm 8 50am 8 50 pm No. 86 connects at Washington with the Pennsyi- j nlft Hallway Buffalo Express; arriving BnflWo 55 a. na. Columbia. Newberry * Lanrena Railway Train No. ,t , leaving Columbia, Union Station, at 1L83 a. m. lly, connects at Clinton with 8. A. L. Ej. No. 5$,.;, \ "ordlnc shortest and qslrkectronteby several boon ' 'r Atlanta, Chattanooga, Naahville, 8t. Loui?,Chloa, and all points West. Close connection at Pfter?bnre, Richmond, Wash* '" '' A gton, Porismouth-Norfolk, Colombia, Savannah, cksonvllle. and Atlanta with diverging tinea. Mognlficlent vestibule trains carrying tnronrh Poll' in sleeping cars between all principal points. For > Juctfd rates, Pullman reservations, etc., apply to /''v? . P. 8CRUGG9, D. P. A.. Savannah. Oa. J. J. POLLER,T. P. A., Columbia. 8. 0. J. M. BARR, 1st V. P. St, 0. M.. PortamootVya R. E. L. BUNCH, G. P. A., Portsmouth, Va. Tv." DENTAL NOTICE. Dr. S. 0. Thomson, PFrCE QP-STAIR8 ON MoH/WAIN 3orner, Abbeville, 8. 0. ' : DENTAL ,NOTICE. S. F. Killings worth, No. 4 Seal Block Abbeville, & a )R. J. A. DICKSON, g| SURGEON DENTIST. 3LD FILLING8; CROWN AND BRIDGE " . . } WORK A SPECIALTY. : & A WOOD PLATE- .....$8.00 , ' j? . w ? f n A \? n>rr T TTMOU 7S? and I.AA 3FFICE OVER BARKSDALE'S STORE. M. H. PARKEK. WM. P. GREENE PARKER & GREENE, ttoroeys and Conssellors atLaw. M Office on LAW RANGE. 5$ ABBEVILLE SOUTHJCAROLINA, ay 4. 1898. tf CHARLES P. PRESSLY, \ \ ^ FORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, V . V ' 302 and 304 Leonard Building. \ A * Commissioner for South Carolina. \ Augusta, Ga. Lowney's candy fresh every week at the i up to date drug store of C. A. Mil ford.