The Abbeville Press and Banner,! :Jmm ?-?-?- ? - ? ?? pi BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, 8. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19,1902. ESTABLISHED 1844 | ? - -? --- - . - '1 EA8T END. What "I" Mrni awd Nmh Hit B?nad? la (' try ?nd la Town. Alt barilla, 8. C.. March 19.1UW. MAIL BOl'Tg KB??. Abool 40 daye ago the patrooa on the differ am routea ware notified by government aiip? UmI aoiaaa ibey provided metal boxa* "ap proved" bj the government. their malli would not be delivered. Again last week poatmaatar Link received poalllva Inatrno tlona to atop the delivery of all ma! la on the t K.K.D. routaa onljr to tboae who bad provld r ad boxea aa per government requirement! and aoeordlagtjr tva m> Instructed tna carrier* to duly notlfr pairona, which tbojr did givini team avao several mora dajra grace by carrj Ing tbelr malla. 80 if yon readera are among tboae wbo have not yet gotteo a box. don't grnmble at Iba carrier*, or tell oat with tbc poatmaatar, or ~ea?a** tbe government, hut nrflHct and you will And the poat offlcy dtjtrtbmot baa boo having your kdsii* uf tlTtnd lo ;oor"ufo way" lor 6 months, ind loo, free of charge, ud Dot U you vou'i ooa Cy with government rolrt tt is ynor ova nil ud yours alone uwl too arc not iiln receiving yoar ntli. If your dally mail la at worth tbs price H SO of a boa, Uiao don't boy ooa, tbat'a oar boa rat opinion publicly expressed, Ibr lb I* la a gnat Nroaflt conferred npoo tba people at tbeexpeoeeof tba United SUba Government and will bo eontlnoad all tho aaaa. We ara glad to state that naarly all tba Patrons have provided proper boiea, and tboee wbo bava naglaotad to do ao, ara getting tbam now. As many aa wiab can bay * box together wbleb bring* down tba coat. Wuen yon bava mall In yoar bos Ibr carrier*, be sure tba "signal flag" la banging on tbe ootalde, aa then tba oarrlara ara obliged to Mop lor yoar mall, otherwise they may drive by. _ There are bow over ooe bandred meta boxee oo tbe three routae and otbere belot boagbt every Oay, all of wbleb ebowa not oolv tbe great advantage to the people, but their blgb nppraeiattoa of tbla R. P. D -ir-' - MBW BBITOB IfiM ??ITrt CBSBK. 8ap*rvlaor Nickels bu Jo?t had a n*w l(MpMlto*(r Wblta'a Creak oa lbs C*i Sloan Mill road ?b>oi 912 nlleeitoatb of Ab tevl 1 la. Tba oontntcw.rs were Mr. A. T. Brown and Mr. J. D. MKJaw Wa woald aou |t*t Ibat railing* be pot on ea?b aid*, other win* a brktg?$l* not wbat It la Inunded lb ? *a ?a? of aaJMj" to tba traveling pablla ABBKVILLB* CITY BAKEBY. Ob** *?ala Abbeville baa a Bakery, and tbia Uaa* a Aral etaaa one. aa Meaora. J. W. , Bralbabn a Co.'nave everything In flrat elm?? ?(jr style, up tba mlnni*, eiaaa and bright a* a new pin and bav* come toatajr. Watch fur tbalr -ad" aad too will b* eur* to mil on thra* at ttpaad'a block on Main airrat?old Poet Office ataod. BISCUIT BAKIBO COBTB8T. Tbla vw a merry (lot* tor the .little tlrla, ud when yoo iblok of 71 ntn fla? eooka an itii4|toc doogb la tba iiort room. you Mi li nil IB lags llfii;, moay of Umbo looked qalt* Jaunty la tbalr May wblta proa* and ?ala little cap*. Wail tbay all bad a pieadki tlm?at tba expente of tba Nieboiaoo Farol tare Co. of Aboevl le, wboaa bmt will no* oolj beeoaoded abroad far tad ammx. bat Ibelr aanarooa mi will ever b? rtoimbrrsd b> tbOMpnatDL Miaa Anaa Klogb. the hiigbt little* >?ar old daagbtcroi Mi. P. 1>. Klagb woo tba priseaed claimed tba eooklac ot vblcb aba W loteoaelr proud, sod will oniUuaetomake, aad t?k<\ tbe mo* kiodoi blaoalta aa >bla ato*e ai that laaehera and aebolara who daalre can Vtoll ttM Expoaltkoo, IDtl S** ID* DMD) Si?D to I* Mm lo tb!? qoklat old eltf. I PiUTTTT HUILDISaS. Mr, L. T. Miliar hwjnm dumbed on* of it>f o*al**t Hill* collagen id lb* oil/, vblcb la f<i*r mo o? ?c?u |ur Hodtea !*ave Abh?v|||*. H. C., No. St (dally) 14 85 a. m.; Na i (dall>) lO.jO a. no.; N-?. i (dally) 1.4* P ro.; No 54 ( )7.10 p. m. Train* Iroui HudmarrWt Abhe*llla, No. 51 u.K.il Ua ?. Vn I lilBllfl lilll n. in ' No. S ( telly)2Up n.; No.?(dally) 9.u6 p. no. Clme connection at Hodfea with tbroofb trains tor Oreenvlll*. Co iamb la, Charleston, etc., connecting at Gre*o*Ul? lor A. A C. Dlvliloo poloU and tbe Kaat, atoo A?bevllle, Atlaoia, etc. Through ?le?pera Hodge# to CbartMtoo, oo train ooonecUn* with M. I f SF I SI for LOWNDESVILLE NEWS. i Pir?Ml paragraph* ? Mr. HeCalla atolls Catlea ? Ikallaff ? Traa|M'a Plaa for Pratllw. m (i n iownd-a*nie, March 17. 1902. tnwa Monday. | Mr. L. P. Harkneaaof Antrevllle came over ] Monday ana ?p?nt few boon In oar midst Mrs. J. D. Wilson went op to Moffalsvllls 1 yesierd?y a week ago, and spent till lb* next da? wl'b bar fathers family. Mr. Iva York or Starr was In town Tuesday l for a sfcort while on business. Mr. C. Mr-Cal'a of "The Fork" spent two days, Wednesday and Thursday, with us last week. i Messrs. J. O. Hackabee and J. T. Barnes wrnl to ADdernoo od business Toevday. ! Miss ?. Taylor, of Atlanta, Is wllb her kins- i folk. Mr. W. L Bowman and temlly lor a ?tay ol sometime. Mr. O. W. Mpeer of Monterey on bis way to , Vnderson, slopped bere for an bour or two 1 Saturday. On Wedneadar. Hon. I. H. MeCalia began ibs hauling of 2*0 bales of eotton from bis < oomo place to our depot, wbleb be bed Just old a. and was to deliver bere. As cao , be readii> seen, the sale of tbe oottoo brought i to the owner a sum of money of wblcb a very , argo number of oar people would like exceedingly well to be possessed of. t VMimiiv i> auDiMiaMi to be the day on 11 which tu? ground bog ends bin second win- { utri ilwp-i a? Drat coded tbo 2nd of Febra- i arjr. Well. If be came oat of bis bole on ume, doabtlM* after seeing the weather pre , vaillog tlll.after mid-day, be mum have gone back tor another nap, as from all Indication* . old Winter's reign (aud rain) la not over yet. Mr. T. Baker baa 10 blayatd a small beech ' tree about ten or fifteen feel blab, and about *ix Inches lo diamater near ihe ground. For ' several years it baa not abed Its leaves of the . nrsvlous year's growth, till the winter breaks. To date It bas allot Its old leaves, and Juilg in* by tbat criterion, we may expect tui>re < cold weaiber yet. Yesterday morning's downpour of rain pre- I vented there being any services In our i cburcbrs. It also caused our streams to overHow their baofcs and gave to our planter* < another backset In their fsrm work, and the i indications now are tbat the planters wll not * >?' ready tor planting time when It cornea. J Pranamllniii ara Iwlni made for the oer I formaoce of "a play" in tbla place tn the aear future. Kebearaala are belu* bad evrry '*? nlghu, and It la aafe to *ay tbat a creditable entertainment will be given?one well #ortb tbe price of admlMloo. Our Presbyterian Irleodaare making an ef 'ort to build a new paraonage. At iaat accounts they were getting a oog quite enrour ?crlpil?u Data. It la proponed, ao aald, to locale tbe parsonage upon the cbureb ground*. Our youDt people propoee to form a skatIngrtok berw aa aoon as tbe dealred arrange wenta can be made. It would be a good Idea | tor tbe members to practice In tbe street wblle tbe ralne continue, at taut till tbay get "tbe bang o< H," ao that would bave a toll J place to tail. A day of bum Illation and prayer la oow In , order. Humiliation because of tbe tarolab mt upon tba good nana of our beloved J State, and wblcb almoet tba entire preea ol tbe wbole country baa adversely commented upon and condemned, and prayer tbat we may In tbe future be freed from like occurreuces. Troupe , ... fllcaa'i Lotala. Kcga foraalllng from tbe flne*l U. P. Kocka Now I* tbe beat tcuno to act rggaioget Uoui iiMiitb; cblek. J .K.Uipod. If you want good groeerleaat loweal price* and prompt deliver, call at Uleou*. Ueun buye lo larne quanitle*, paya apol , cH?h. ONMMi 1 Will awl at ibe loweat 11 v- , lug price*. Hboe*, dry good*, ootlon*. bat*, . farm tool*, collar*. pada. b*rne?a, trace* Ac , Never ??uy flour, cum. br*o. nat*. sugar, (good , augar Si) I be. 91. Coffer, rice, fnola**r*, Ac., be , 'ore you get price* from Ulenoa. , Mardm *eed *11 kind*. A:?o bl!?* trlumpb ?eed polatoe*. ibeearnest aud b??i mi Oieuu'*. AH good* delivered promptl/ at (ileuo'a. I A. . ftmllh Ik Co n. Locale. We are aelllng *everal kind* of *ug*r af 20 pound* Tor a dollar. You will ?urea'(l lor examining our good* *ml prior*. A. M..SmlHi a Co. A la>ge*torkof UnnJwHtr. pi?.w tool" and | faimlbg Implement* cout?.Nutiv on hand. A. M. Sin lib A Co. A few bufctiei* nice wheat for M?le. Suitable el'ber lor Bowing or fetdlug in cblrkrti*. a \l sin Mil a Co. I Don't f?ll to call on u* for *?ddV?. bridle* 1 and horaecollara of al! kind*. A lar*e ? ?>ok o( trie (aeuouk "(Jr? Haw" col at* at .'in cent*. A.M. soil: ii it Co. i The bent b ack hat In town fo- SI i>0. don't take nur word for It, but caM and ?e? Ii for you*?e'f. A. M. Stalln .V Co. I A frtr rw?> tbrce pound CaM'ornlH lemon eiln* peartie* redured f'oiu 2*? cent* to SO i renin, and luev are ve-y One King up phone 2? and ?ee how promptly your good* he i delivered. A. M. Suit it) A Co. When you p'ubt yonr km den he ?ur* you ' K?t flrat r!a?* !re?h seed. We are opening a iar*e a??U-iv In every detail. ? nil un nr. phone itnud let u? deliver your good* promptly. A. M. Mm11n A Co Ju?t rt-celved i cur of nice liny which we offer cbt-Hp. A M Still! h A Co. C ll tKL? F. PRfcKNLl , ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, 303 and 304 Leonard Building. , Commissioner for South Caroliuu. Augunta, Ga. ' Lowney'a candy fre?b every week at the , the up to date drug atora of C. A. Mil ford. 'RING JITS 1902. RMlk ONIIM D?j at ?IH*IUM. Lowrata*and convenient schedule* vis the Soultiern Railway. i A oku?la. Ua....._ ?.$ 2 79 Abbeville, H. C .......... 4 SO Itonalda 4 I*) , Hodge* 4 36 Greenwood 4 IS Ninety-Mix 4 00 1 Ticket* at tbe above very low rata* will be , old for all trains oo March 19ih and ann. Tickets K'xid lor reiurn Ave days from date or ssle. Ticket* sold March ltftb will be good re> turning to leave Cbiirlestoo nn ill ntgbt Sis rob iUtb. Tickets sold sold March 'JOth will be good returning to leave Charleston until night March !Oib, 1008. Tbeso rates from all points on the Southern Railway are the lowest ever s(forded, and are inteuded to give everybody In theHtstelbe very beet opportunity to see the beautiful South Carolina Inter Mtste snd West Indlsu Kx position. Excursion Rales Assonserd by Ibo fleelhere Ksllwsy. Southern Bant 1st Convention, Ashevllle, N. J., May 9?15, IMS. Account of this occasion jqutbern Railway announces rateof one first :lsss fare (or Ihe round trip from all points on us line* to Ashevllle. N.C..aud return. Dales , jf sale M*y (Jib to 10th Inclusive, final limit , liny SI. IWU, except IUHI djt aepwi. ui nr?ri? lib Jolol Agent Aahevliie ud or before May 1Mb, mod payment of fee of fifty centa, to ex- i lenalou 10 out Inter than Jane Sod, 19W, may m? obtained. Annual Meeting General A'aembljr of the Prenby icrlan Cburcb, Jackaon. Mlaa., May l-J7 | (Mjuibern Railway innounm rate of oue lr*t-cia?a fare (or ibe round trip to Jackaon, Minn., and return, from all polufa; ticket* ill b? Mtid May 12, 13, and U, wilb flual limit May :ula. Mo. and tbla aplemlld book will be mulled to you prepaid. Do not paaa the year j without It In your offlce or borne. Cure that cold with Mllford'a Cold and Grip . Tablet*. Nocure.no pay, Phone 107. Mil ' forU'n drug niort*. We are headquartera for anything in the i'.rug Hue. Mllford'a Drug Store. Mllford'a Neuralgia powdar will relieve you ?verv time. No cure, no pay. Mllford'a Drug I Htnre. Phone IU7. Syrup* ?nU mo'Hme* ch?p. A good 25c mol???ea lur a*. a toe inoianMW lor :?c, good 50c ?> rup lor ?ic, i ? m For InmcloDtn ?eed go to Mllford Drug Store I'hone Iu7. Our price* on every thin* to be round In tin up lo date drug alore. Tue Speed Drug I o. Tablet* from one cent up, at DuPre'it Book Store. ? H. M. TAr HAVE K INTO THEIR NEW .STORE ON WAHIUNG1 nerve tbelr euMtouier* with a Dice line of N Ladies OreMN GiknIn, Ijuviin, 1 >iit Shirtings, Staple l>ry I Cheviots. Cotton Check Ciiiiirhiim la notion* we bave C(ir*et?, I,iff*. 11 u I f Hi u full line of Uroctrlra at v?ry low price*. Ul OUR MOTTO : "Most 0< We alto have a large ntock of Hhoe? that ? H. M. I r ?; ence, j i m the m f * we ex Oi trade. Dr ?Ilia BarkMlalc't Unla. "Gueas I'll try Bark*dale,**? tbat'a bo* moat of oar beat caatumer* began?tbey trle< rbal'a what we want you 19 do, try. Garden aeed, garden eeed. tbat'a tbe crj ind Barkadale can auppty you. Dried pea c he* and apple*, prone*, *c., Jut received. W. D. Barkadale. Corn, meal, flour, braa, rlee. meat, mola lea, aoapand otberauppllea alwaya on bam Try Pratt'* Food foryo-jr aiock and pnulir; rou won't regret II. Sold by W. D. Bark la e. Don't bay your fertilize until you ge [>rleee Irom Barkadale. Hee our line of (arm Implement*, plowi tameo, col ar*. tracea, plow atocka, &< W. D. Barkadale. "Mao want* but little here below," ?ay philosophy. Butuauaily be wanla a lot fo ii* tnouey, and we are tbeonea loglve It ti ilm. W. D. Barkadale. DnPre'a Loeala. Read DuPre'a Ada. and bla atreet algn, ant rou will make no mlatake If yon buya bt roya. DuPrebaaa flne line of Iron Toy* at 10c md Ik., better lino tin toys si the Mini irlce. DuPre baa a Job lot of Toya be la selling on rery cheap. You can bay a doll almnat aa large aa a iwi ream oid baby for Si .*wat DoPre'? Store. Call and see tbe line of Wall Paper al Du ?n?'a etore. The moat comp'eete line of brushes to b duqiI in town laat Th?8p.?ed Drug Co. Tooll trusties, natl hru?t?e*. balr brushes, clothe truabea. wblat brusbea, In fact any kind of i iru?b you want. Tbe Hpeed Drug Co. Try our aeeded raisins, currants and elirw f you want to make good frull cake. W. I 3arksd*l?. Our aiock of Xmaa goods la the largest li \bbcvllle. Come and see. The Hpeed Drug Co. We exchange reboot book*. Speed Drug O Call and aec our line of holiday stationary C. A. Mllford, Tbe Druggist. mm Ka Kftnahl ahaaitMf tt Tbe Mpt ej Drug Co. Glaaa ?ud putty at llvlog prlcM, at Mil iitl't Drue Miort*. Prallt Food at Mllford'a Drag .Store. Phoo OT. DENTAL NOTICE. Dr. S. 0. Thornton, )PPICB CP-3TAIR8 ON McILWAIf Corner. Abbarllle. B. a DENTAL NOTICE. S. F. Killingsworth, No. i Seal Block Abbeville, 8. C. DR. J. A. DICKSON SURGEON DENTIST. iOLD KILLINGS; CROWN AND BKIDGI WORK A SPECIALTY. A GOOD PLATS. |H OO AMALUAM KI LLINGH 75e and. I.M OFFICE OVER BARJCBDaLE'8 STORE. AM. H. PARKER. WM. P. GREENf rv i r\u nn a nn nnn r rAKMLK & UKLLNL, Utoneys and Councilors &t L&w, Offlc* on LAW RANGE. ABBEVILLE . BOUTHJCAROLINA. May 4. 1808. it J. L HILL & CO., BUGGIES, WAGONS, CARRIAGES1 and HARNES8 REPOSITORY (To. 3 Rosenberg Block rE & co., IP VED 'ON KTRKET. AND ARK NOW RKAUY T< few Spring Oootla of all kllida. lit it's, Perculm, [iihhIh, Drills, Sheeting, is, llleuchliii;, llcritirkiiij;, Ktc mc, Shlrta, Underweir, etc. Wt ulao hav ve un a rail and bo couvlocrd. xmIs for Least Money." re are cicmiuic out nv v?r> iow pntm. TATE A GO. Spring Si e firmly believe it judgment and our s ills can produce. is merit iiuu vtuui pect our customers it Goods are mami > not fail to see th: 11 & An< HRrDTVTifi HAT/T IT # I I. Aug. W. Hmllb against N. M. Benton?Exe^ cation. t By VIRTUE OP AN EXECUTION TO ME 11 directed. In tbe above stated oaae, I will tell ( a to the hlgbeat bidder, at Pnbllc Auction, wl tort In tbe legal hours of tale, at Abbeville C. H? H. u. OD MONDAY, me 7U> day Of April. A. D., 190t, all tbe rigbt, till* and Interest of N. < M. Benson In tbe following described property, to wit: All tbat tract or panel of land 1 situate, lying and being In Abbeville Coanty, Soutb Carolina, containing One Hundred and Thirty-Seven 0 (137) AoreB, Hiuir ur ic*?, iuu uuuuuru ujr iiuui ui n. ?i. Benson, Qui* B. Roger*. Foster Williams and other lands of N. M. Benson. 1 Also, t. All that tract or partel of landslinate, lying ' and being In County and Btate aforesaid, con^ talning One Hundred (100) Aores. 3 more or leas, bounded by Foster William*, Ed h Williams and other lands of N.M. Bensoo. AIbo, * All tbat other tract or parrel of land sltnate. h lying and being In Htate and County aforel said,containing m i One Hundred and Forty (140) Acres, more or lea*, bounded by land* of Jobn 0 Kvans, Ina Htellz and other lands of N. M. Benson. ' levied on and to be sold aa tbe property of t N. M. Benson to satisfy tbe aforesaid Execution and costs. 1 TKRMM?Cash. C. J. LYON. ' Sheriff Abbeville County. . March 8,1902. SHERIFFS SALE. J. c. Preaaly aa Administrator or Katate of A. L. Gillespie, deceaaed, against Haooab Brown?Execatlon. By virtue ok an execution to me directed, In tba above statad ease, I will sell to tbe hlgbeat bidder,at Public Auction, within tba Irgal bourn of sale, at Abbeville C. H., R. G\. on MONDAY, tbe 7tb d*y of April, A. D.. 1001, all tbe right, tUle and Intareat or > Hannah Brown In the following deacrtbad property to-wit: All that tract or parcel of land adnata lying and being In tbe County of ? Abbeville, 8. C.. containing Thirty-One and One-TJhird (311-3) Aores, r more or leM, and bounded by landa of Uallna m k Davla and JtiDN Uoiemin, being the lot aur-1 " eyed by O. A. Dong!**. levied on sod to b? told aa the property of < Hannah Brown, to eatlafy the aforesaid Ksedition and coat*. I TEttMS-Ca?b. C. J. LYON, Sheriff Abbeville County. March Tth, 1902, , JUST REMEMBEM! WE ABE HEADQUARTERS FOR EVERYTHING : IN ' FARM . IMPLEMENTS AND TOOLS ' OF EVERY DESCRIPTION; 'NUF SAID. AbbevUle Hardware CO. He* un when yon need druga. The Speed l>rug Co. 9 lits for 1902. j ' - In . y ?j is the strongest line that experir% ? ? * i A ' system 01 casn ouying direct xrorn b we demand for our money, and' 'V to demand it of us. factured esneeiallv for the southern is line. You will like it. | f;' (& ierson, The Clothiers 1 ' '" Anything In the school book and stationery More school book s^ oat received. line to be bad at Mil ford's Drag Store. j Tb? Speed One OPw Ths Hpaed Drag Company Is bad qnartars ooe night 1sall yoo wanttebraek ape eotd or painu and olla. or grippe with Millard's Cold tad Grippe Dont forget oar fine line of poeket book. TmB,#u- Art your D^ghbor?bo?t lb?. vheo In tbe market. C. A. Mllford, the drag* ? _ , . - ^ (let. Five Drops for sale by The Speed Drug Co now is iob rare at *uur auuws If it isn't entirely satisfactory allow us to make a suggestion. Let us send you a barrel of our Superlative Patent Flour, a few cans each of Sugar Corn, Early June Peas, Lemon Cling Peaches, Columbia Hirer Sal- , A mon, Sausage with tomato sauce, Okra and Tomatoes, Ac. And we will then leave it to you as to whether or not the fare has been improved. Remember our Dray is ready at all times to deliver goods at a moment's notice. Try ns. A. M. Smith & Co. | PROVISIONS . GROCERIES. ~ | Ve Have Them for Yon at Liring Prices: VEGETABLES. COFFEE, Green and Farehad. FRUITS, TEAS, (0. ft 0.) CANNED GOODS, FLOUR, LARD and COTTOLEHE, MEAL. HAMS and SHOULDERS. GRITS. BUIST'S and FERRY'? GARDEN SEEDS. KEROSENE OIL OUR LEADER. Motto: "Prompt Deliveries." We ran two delivery wagons. L. T. & T. M. Miller. Phone* 75 and HS. il Virginia=Carolina Chemical Company, CHARLESTON, S. C. RICHMOND, VA. ATLANTA, GA. Largest Manufacturers of CAft4K r ermi^cid m mc WVMMM Importers of . . . Pure German Kainit, Muriate cf Potash, Nitrate of Soiia, Sulphate of ?olash. It is import Jilt in l>u\in?; your fertilizers, not nnlvrnhuv iroodsof established reputation and high grade, but to buy where y ur wants of every character can be supplied. We are in position t;? furnish all classes of goods and in such quant irijs buyers desire. It will pay you to see us before purchasing. Address Dirginiai("aronria Chemical Co., Charleston, J. C. Vnd tor Virginia Carolmi A1ki4>i3i . lire tor the atkin^. J