Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

The Press and Banner/ BY HUSH WHSOH. ABBEVILLE, H. C. i == SrPabllilMd evwy Wnlondajr ?' f-' * ymr to advance. Wednesday, July 23,1902. PrwMral Bailey** It ?u rumored od I be atreeU lul Monday IbatMr. B. K. Bailey bad reetgnrd I he f'reetdaocjr of the Abbeville Cotton Mill. Mr. Btllav ?m never a very robunt or atont wan, and lor acme Una back ha ban been I quite feable. Heapent eeeeral weeke during tbe baa tad terns In tba mountain* and while there be teemed to recruit aomewhat, bat upon bta return to Abbeville heeoon roJ?p*r?i tuto bla former 111 physical condition. Mr. bum; came among ua *nme ten yearn fo to take charge or the Abbeville Graded Mebool, and after he bad been wlib ua for a f?w yeaia the movement to build tbe AbbeTiUeOMtoa 311:1 vanaetoo foot. KclDg public aplrltac* he made a liberal aubacrlptlou to ibe capital atock of tbe enterprlae, and aa evl. dene* of appreciation of tbe act and, aa at* auranee of good will and confidence on the r part of tbe promoter* of tbe undertaking, he vaa alerted director In the corporation. When tbe corporation bad made aotne prograaa and when It aeemed tbat failure vu possible be threw blmaelf loto ibe breach aod pat mrr dollar of bis private estate loto tbe eaterprlse. Is cooseqaence of tbU moat liberal eabeertpUoo ba was made 1'resldeot of the mill, and 1U ftienda took new heart, applying addlUooal energy and tben aapplem en led bla libera) aet by anbeerlptlooa In their own behalf. Mr. Stereo Green waa ebocen architect, and. matll tha day of bla death, be waa a ateedfbat fe ' frteod to both tbe mill aod to Mr. Bailey. Throatb Mr. Greea*a Influence Northern capItalleta wore lodooed to iaveet largely with tbe AbhwWe Cotton Mill Company. The liberality or pabllo aplrlt of tbe Ab hevllle Meoda ot the lnduatrial enterprlae ta. perhaps. wltboot a parallel. Tbe aaMM< property of tbe whole town for laxabin was, we believe, at that time about SMOw Oral V thlfl pmnunL innwi AM OHO vti inh I ml tod and paid into the enterprlee?being aboat 11% par cent, of tbe wbole property of tbe town. Northern capitalist* or machinery men pat lato tbe mm wtarprtaa some Hoc,000. Thenar* in tbe a>UI nearly 90.000 aplndlee and about MO Northrop loom*?SB inches and 40 Incbea. And all tbe preparatory machinery la at Um latest and beat patent*. Ttta oompany own* 100 aorea of valuable land, on which are aboat 100 booaea, of varf MB kind*, l ud od lng the beat of booaea tor op an Uvea. Tbe mill baa been In operation tor about Ufa years, and baa baan.oT great advantage to all tbe boalneaa la (areata of tbe city. Real aetata baa advanced In price, tba population baa more than doubled, and tbe demand for dwelling booaea baa never been aaUafled. By tba bonding of tba mill tba people wbo bad been ooateat with tba earronndlng eon iaiuoaa wan awuaenea 10 meir own intense i ud to the vtlllui of the town. Under Ik* quickeolcg Influence exerted by UM prtmtiof Um ootioc null, oar Mora Id* flfWHd IrOCD NTMIMO tO SlXtJ. ultpbooi 11m was established. TM town built a i/itcn of water work*. Are company wm orculnd. p?Ml? arareboMe wm ballt. A furniture teotory bM bwo Ml lo operaUon. W. H. Loot's splendid roller mill to another of Um Mat (binge that have oome to na ft ' fomsad of poplai oar way by dingy keromm lamps, wo walk about at night under brilliant elaetrto lights. TM Mlagrapb olBee bM been established np town. company bM btra organised to bolld a Oar poet oOee baa bean ralaed to- a higher grate. And ft new cotton mill and a now furniture Mory may appear oo the eoene at no dletant day. Lota that bad no commercial value, and (or wblek aeon nominal pricm eon Id not be bad. now eommewd bigb prlow and find ready fcvI n/viv* r All Ikli Ufa ud animation baa baan dewlOfad la tba Iowa by lb* oomlnf among at na of aa adacauo gantlemmn of modaat demaanor and tba aooraga to tank bla jadgmant by tba lavaaimant of bla an lira aatata. Ol ;i'V. mm ^a knaw tbat tba lavaatmant would lnnra to tba baaaflt of tba town, and, ba 5& bopad bv flood raaalta to blaaaalf. He atrncfMagalaatadvavoa etronmatanoaa, and baa aatbad tba tooeb of tba a I bow (torn aoma of aa boat wbom ba aapaatad aapport, bat ba Mvt- Infaly loagbt tba battla, aopported almoat aloaa, axaapt by bla local board of llraetora wbo Mood to blm through all tba boara tbat w?m darkaat m wall aa tbrongb all tba daya tbat mamai tba brigbtaat and tba baat. ' No PmaMant avar bad mora llbaral support than I were given tojilm by Mwn U. A. Vliutki, B.I.Iub?iII and V. H. Parker Id lb* uarller dayaoTthe undertaking. when ihejr rl?ked Udi Whole estates for Ibe socos?sfol building of the alii. Prom tbla It will be eeea thai Mr. Bailey baa been Abbeville's greatest beuetMtor. Altfaoof b mcc'.eel and unassuming, be awafceaed the old town from the slumber into which U had fallen atfiy year* ago,and [' 'now wo have aa active bustling city, wbcee latoabltanta are praeperoaa and bappy. While Mr. Bailey may go away from amoagat aa. and while bla preaenoe in u few years may be forgotten, yet Ibe monument whleto ha baa balldcd will stand to bis credit aad to bleaa thla people for agee jet te come. He baa eet wbeela la motion wnlcb will never atop, aad be baa awakened ue from a lethargy la to which thla town will never Call again, aad all right-thlaklng people will reg?et that he himself baa not realised a return equal to tha beoeflt whloh ha has oonferred upon thla eoaimanlty. No man ever made a greater Inpiai upoa tha town or led the people to a greater trtampto; aad do one ever realized for hlwaalf leea advantage because of a great benefaction wblcb bad been conferred upon odm Peraoeally. Mr. Bailey la popular with oar ywyli. Tbey regard blm and bla fam-.y blgbly and *111 be pained to learn tbat be nod tbey wf iphile leaving tbe elty. Tbe good wlebee of a boat of good people will go wltb bias, aad be will be remembered aa bavlac aaooaapllabed much tor tbe old town. Wa have bo Intimation aa to wbo will aooeaad blm m President of tbe mill, bnt we aaeqiae that Um Northern people will name tbe a aw President, under whose management cbanggi may or not be made. Of tbls we know notblqg. Mr. Bailey la yet a young man, and It la boped tbat many years of usstolnssa are still la stoaa for bias. Ha la a man of culture end refinement. and literary pursuits are In accord wltb tbe current of bta mind. tesiregotleaal Media*. Tba Associate Reformed Presbyterian cun grsgotlon bald a meeting iact Sunday, 1mmedlalely after tba conclusion of tbe religtana aarvioee, wbleb were conductad by Rev. V. Y. Prseaiy. By rceolutlou. Mr. W. P. Onto*, WH appointed at committee to do Lbe BiBM?ry correspondence. looking to tbe prosarin* of uolbw pastor. Altar lbe drat Habkfttk la Auguat the ebnrcb wilt be cloax>U until Uatmaabbalb lo Haptambar. No action was taken lo rafaraaoa to protecting tbc IHMH troso the leak In lbe belfry, and tb? assd far painting Uie woodwork of tbe eburcii t?. received no alien lion. ^PntUi food at Miltord's Drug 8lore. Pbooi i ;" 7- "> -! '* J. S. STARK. The P. S-?If you want ( Ulmlnc T talus*. Tha candidatea for Heuatorial bonora are tood elalmera. We believe that all elalm to have done aome particular thing for whlob they abooid be rewarded. Gentlemen, thla la not the way to apeak. It la fair to presume that eaoh of you, under the different eircumatancea, acted from the eon* vlctlon duty. Instead of In tha hope of reward. A man who aervea the people in the bop* reward, dnerve* less than the miu who servee bis coustltueuta boneatly and rearleeely without hope of lee or reward. Tbe people owe none of tbe candidate* anything, and thoj abould reeenl tbe preaentatlon ol a bill or charge to settle op old Mores. Tbeae gentlemen la tbe pa?t, It la presumed, were paid for tbelr aervleea at tbe dqek o( tbe treaaury.aud It la ungrateful and Qnjuat to now bring In n bill of obllgatlona against tbe voters. It la not a question of paat aervleea. It la a question as to who can best serve tbe people In the future, Tbls newspaper repadlataa all claim* of any candidate for revrard for past services. We owe ibem nothing. On tbe contrary, tbe candidates who are now claiming votea on tbelr past reoords are Indebted to tbe people. If the speeches, aa reported In tbe newspapers, are a fair sample of tbe apeeebes that would bo delivered In Washington, they certainly remind the people of tbe country of Calhouo, Mo Duffle, Clay, and Webster?that Is to say, such speeches remind na of tbe lact that these oratora or la teamen are dead. There are plenty or national laanea to be il I ecu Med. Personal claim* ibat bave been barred by tbe atatote or llmllatlona mlgbt be omitted. Eeclea Calfcbert. fl,hh?r< >hn came to Abbeville aa a plasterer a year or two before the war to work under Daly, in ibi. ooo a traction of tome ol tbe Ana realdenoea, wbieh ware then belni; built, Is dead. He died In Richmond, aged 6U years. Ha volunteered In tbe Coo fed era tu army In tbe first Regiment tbat weat Into tbu aervlee from tble Stats. After the war be became a eorroaponflent of tbe New York Herald, and no man tbat ever cams amongst an was more loyal or more faithful to tbs land ol bis adoption, lie did bta duty In tbs war, and In IS78 Houtb Carolina bad an able defender In Ecelee Cutbbert. fila contributions to tbe New York Herald defended before tbe world tbe people In tbelr efforts for while supremacy. In Eceles Cutbberi we are reminded tbat we may entertain tbe beat of men unaware*. He came here as an Irlab Immigrant, without pratsnae. He helped to plaster lbe big bouaea wblch James M. Perrln and T. C. Pcrrln were building at tbat time, and tbe people hereabout tbougbt no more of him tbau they though: of other strangers to like employ ment, but be bad brains and principle. He IMTtlOfM mio QUI OI ID* Dint [n|iKicu newspaper man In the South, and waa, owing to tb" peculiar altuitloa la Iffitl, enabled to do mora for thla aectlon than waa dona by any other newspaper man In thla country. X?Im af the PmL The publlcalloo of the Abbeville Baoner waa, commenced In April, 1H4I. Tbe Independeot Frew flmt it* the la>l la May, 14U Both paper* were auapended (luring the war. After the war thay were pabllaberi again uuIII wbeu thay were conaolldkled. Tbe preaenteditor baa,since April 1, 1SW. owned a half lntereat in tbe Independent Preaa, afterward tbe Abbeville Preaa, and later the Preaa and Banner?more than 41 yearn. In I85&,Tboa. B. I'rews, James A. Hoyt.and Hogb Wilson were printers In tbe I>auiea? vine nvrmsu uuicr, ui wuiku i'o^h iv. m. Stoke* ?u editor. In KM Hugh Wilson entered tbe Krsklne Miscellany offlo* at Due Weal a* an apprentice. Of all tba men wbo were Id town or In tbe vlclnty at tbat lime, as far aa we can now recall, only Prof. J. K. Lee, Jamc McGIII, and K. W. Haddon are there now. K. W. Pratt atlll Uvea, but be la at Greenwood. Hi* LmI Mandny. Rev. T. W. Hlasn will take bla departure from amongst ua tbla week. He conducted religious aervleea Id tbe Preabyterlan cbarch lasiHuDday morning, and In tbe evening be preached at tbe Metbodlst church. Tbla was ui? M?v trvico in .iuuc?uiq uoiuio vuwiiu? upon ibe dutlea of pulor uf the First Freabytartan eburcb ol Ureenvllle HN urvlcm In Abbeville were eminently aaimfactory to verybody In thu city, and We doubt II Ureenvllle could have found a man who wou. 1 be aa acceptable to them if Mr. Hloao baa been to Ibe people of Abbeville. He bu fone to a larger Held of uaefulneaa and tbe goodwill of <>ur people go with Mm, He will reat until the drat of September. The t'aadl?l*ie?. A li. aorta of gue*?ea liave been made aa t( tbe lucky men now before the people, liui tbey are all at aaa. Nobody know* anythlni about wbo will gel tbe Mate office# or tb< Senatorial plum. Kxcepl Jobn Uary Kvnm all the candidate* would tbrow away ibi t.?ll mar In VKllllllff BOniPitllni - w . on declaration* of the policy of ool needlea* ly offending the majority.. We agree will i Lalluier on tbat poiui, and agree wltl) Kvam lo believing tbat thin country thould bolt the Philippine*. i Did you evor notice how many efflcleut, rc i liable aud conatanI oorreapondeuu the Frea i and Banaer baa. They, In l*ct, make lb paper, and what the editor don In merel; thrown In lor good meaaare. 1 AaM joarfrlenda about Mureeco, we aell II The Speed Draf Co. ' -4 ' V W? ; KER] \lanufactu c Our store i improvement rive witliin tl paying spot c tomers the b< The ] to move we will pack I la II n Premium Lnrlt of Thrift? Tbe Newberry Herald sayn: la tbe matter of tbe artificial arm food whlcb ?m Intended only for tbe maimed , Confederate* who are unable lo purchase the limb*, we notice complaint that aevsral wbo are amply able to buy artificial limb'* have accepted tbe email allowance. Tbat I* tbe trouble wllb tbe pensions. Only those wbo really need tbe help waa tbe Intention of the < law. i lo our opinion the artificial limb* should j be given to every Confederate soldier who | I loata limb. Tbe Stale should not offer a pre- | mlum for Ibrlftleeenesa, which the Herald |, seem* lo Indicate. Viewing ibe mailer from oar standpoint. ' the whole pension law would require a brave | | ! and gallant old aoldler to eal a lot of dirt be-! j fore giving him a pension. i' > But when It come* to artificial limit* every , unfortunate should fare alike, whether he lias I a dime or a c'ollar lo hi* credit. ' Several candidates for Ibe (foiled states 1 Henateand their friends have asked for tl?e , support of thla newspaper and lis editor, and 1 . In view of theee facts we deem It only proper ] to say tbat we are taking no internal in Ibe < I Ik. .* I1 press our view* ou ijiiestlona of puMic policy, | no there N uo re>Mtn why we should favor any of tbem. True, we ?h >11 vote, hut do not , expect to get eothmnvlj over Hay c-tuili- ( date.?Bainourg Herald. Ttie above paragraph expresses our own feelings. All the candidates would *et the Philippine* i flout derelict. Title newspaper Is an expandonlst, and will vote for the man wbo aeema leaa dlapoaed to disintegrate tbla country. Tbla editor endorsee tbe politic* of uooe of tbe Henaiorlai candidate on tbe l'blllpplne <|ueatloi, and would be glad to vote aglast all of tbeui, and for a pronounced expannionlat wbo favored bolJIng tbe Phlllpplnee. J Malice far Blacknaa. Tbat waa a One piece wbieb "A. B. W." publlabed In tbe Greenville Neva yesterday. It la manly and brav> Mr. Black man deserved all tbe praise tbat waa given.. Wo always i knew that the ownere of tbe Greenville News i would not select a disreputable person to represent tbem. Mr. Blarkman, up to this time, we believe to be aa good as any of bis traduoara. We bave no aympalby for the act of any man, wbo seeks to destroy tbe good name ( ofinnlhur , I' I Kewerair. 1 A petition baa been numerooaly signed, pray Ids the city council for a sewerage ava- 1 lent. Tbl? edlloi signed n on faith Ibal tne J projectors bad Investigate! tbe neoeaaltjr for tbe work and tbe expediency of making tbe < expenditure. Tbe Carolina Chemical Co. at tbla place ban > reduced Ibe pneeof ginolog cotton from $1.00 ( to 75 cenU, and lonreaaed tbe price of cord ( wood from 91 ST. a cord to 81.75 a cord. Up lo tbla time tbe former* have stood the J change* without murmur. It In probable that 11 ncy can nua some use i >r me extra h? cema j '<m cord wood, mui can sp<>nd (he '?> ownla which they nave on cot Urn bale*. We wll'. j; uotlfy lite public as soon an tbe wall In net up 4 ** * < Tiik town council arc at work on the aide- ' walk of Washington stret-i, laying dowu concrete. It la to be boped that breathing hole* ' will be left for Ibe treea. The trees are h pro- | | lection and a comfort, and It would he a pity i I to deatroy them. We apeak for the treea. j* Tbe oflleers of tbe founty Fair are at worl:. | The premium llat will be published In the p ?' pera next week, and the aame will also be i printed In book form for the eonvetilence of exhibitors and oftlcers. i | ' ^ , m I | IiiNtcad of blindly and foollahly oppoalng corporation*. wonld It not be well for tbe politician* to make out a bill of particular*, bowing wherein corporations Nhould be treated as public enetule*? j Head the apeecb of lion. I. H. McCalla. It apeak* tor Itaelf It will entertain you, nnd you will know bow he *tand* on varloua queatloM. | President Hartr.og of Clemaon College haw ! 1 been offered tbe l'realdenoy of a college In 1 ' Arknnxa*, and he ha* accepted the poaltlon- j I Without exception, all expressions which we j have heard approve of hi* irolng. Ill* uaoful. ne?* had ended at Clemen. I | ? - - m ? " A (iOOD EXAMPLE. Abbeville'* Thorough Way of Ulvlng *ee?leU luforiumIIou. The Hlate. ' I Slowly tbe different couutlc*are wending In , > the Inforoirtlon needed by the State h iard of I | ' equal latum In the Important work of, ri|UHilr.lng tbe taxable property Id the rttate. I | ; Tut- iHMtrd I* to reautne It* dutie* at noun on , i the ?Mi luat, aud all thin lulorinatlon mint , be lu and collated before that time. A model . < report l?a? beeo aeut Id from Abbeville county. It fchowa by lowoablp* the number of | i traualer* recorded, the number ol acre* aoWt, i ; the celling value. the helling value per acre,: ; the number ol acre* aaaeaned, the ??* *? ?? <I I | i va>ue, tbe aa?ea*ed value per acre, a'd tbe | ratio of HM?c?cd value to the aellitig value. , j ' Tim* ratio lu the caw of Abbeville counly I , 1 happen* to be ss? I ? per cent. Tbe romp- < > troller general remarked that the atatemeuin could well be uted by other cuuutlea ai a! , model. I j ? Our l'reacrlplton bualnea* I* Increawlng rap- . Idiy. There mu*t be a reaaou. Judge for , f yourself what It la. Mllford'a I?ru?store. I'hone 1"7. ( Our palut aalea have been a grand aucceaa. TUIa reaaou, quality, will tell. Mllford'a Drug .Store, I'hone IT. '' ' **v. rgi ? r- " -yr -- - (-r? - RFU rers, Jobt rf all Kii room is now being: rep; s being: made. Five s lie next .TO days. We ;asli, saving freight, ai enelit of it. Let us sli Yours for ] Kerr ] your furniture for you west end. ; * H?|i|MBla|> Mad laeldeal* of m Week I A bond the Clly. " Abbeville, July a, 1H02 ? Mr. Herbert and Mr. Sam" Koeenber*. of * Jrecnwocd were the gueal of Mr. Erneal VI 1. ?1 <! ? It uI wtteb ! MIm I/ols Robertson returned last Thursday * rum a pie?Miit two weeks atay with relatives _ la Lowndesvllie. Miss F'orlde Reese left Thursday for Honea . l*Htb, where she baa gone for a two weeks' it*y with friends. ? Dr. Lewis H. Rns?rl I. .Jr., ol Greenwood, whs In theetly M\>rm .la>? last week. (l M l*s Lucretia llrunson Hiid Miss Cleora | Mrunson, two of Kdgt-tleid'a moat attractive I J, iroung ladles. >tf lo tbe eltv, the gueata ol ? belrtlawr. M?s. Wade H. Colbi ui. Mis* Kvelyu Clarke. ol FortMmnutb. Va., vlio, for MV?rsi ?uiiimer?, bn> Iwn the rharmok guest of Mis" Wliiin Meal, is in the oily [or an extend* d *i?ll. Mrs. Mamie Wititilaw left Tuesday for lllacksburg, Va.. where she toes to apeod u>me time with Mr*. Hnmuel I'rltchard. Mlas Mary Kobertaon returned Monday Trom Elhei ton, where the baa been the guest jf Mrs Albert H liaws lor several days. I Mr. W. Coulter Column of tbe Oreenvllle Bur. In >n the ally, the guest of Mrs. H. Gillespie Smith. r.rt'HKK ci.t'ii Miss l*arker entertained the Korhre Club nl ? nleassnt luei-iing Thursday ? v?nlnc. o Miss Ida C. Alexaud'T and MIm Kuolce F. (i Jaihoun left Friday for AnderHan. where ibey have gone for a week's slay as the guest h >f Rev. and Mrs. Carll*lg*. 1. Mi?s Florence Templeton, wbo haa been vis-: p itlug relative* lo Liberty for tbe past ten lays, lelt Monday with a camplo* parly Kir j c Jaenar'a Head and Table Hock, where ahe win i > ipend aome time before returning to Abberllle. . tl Mlaa Snr? J. Lee wu tbe guest of Mr*. A. H. * iiawea Id Elberton aeveral daya litnl week a Mlaa Elolae Carllale. of Spartanhurg. la In ibe city, tbe gueat of tier aunt, Mra. W. H d Lon<. M Mr. Warren Allen, of Columbia, accompanied by bla Utile aons. Edward and Warren, & amc to Abbeville Uat week. Maatera Ed ward and Warren will spend aome tlrue here 1 villi tbelr grandmother. Mrs. Salile Allen. Mr. "Ilflord Haddon Is spending'bla num. n mer vacation at Little Mountain with bla ancle. Mr. W. T. Branch. Mr. Haddou apent V Saturday and Monday In the city. J Mr. J. E McDavId baa withdrawn from the L race for Huperlnlendeut of Education to sc- e *pi a poalilon to travel for Drew Helby Shoe c Company. Mr. McDavId has been In thesboe sualnetii for a number of years and thorough- F !y nuderatanda tbe trade. Mrs. J. C. Ellla baa returned, after spending tome time wlih lier mother, Mra. Hodges, at p Her home In Hodgea. e Judge and Mra. J C. Klugb have returned c fo their home alter a pleasant week's stay at v iilenn Springs. y Miss Anna Huaael, of Hue West la In tbe m :ity spending sometime with her slater, Mrs. e L. H. Iluoaell. p Prof. Mark E. Hradley, of Ciemaon College, 1 saa in thfe city aome day* la?t week. (j Miss Ollderaleeve. oi P.irt?moutb, V?.. la o tiere for an extended visit to Mra. Joe Wllaon e nd Mlaa Willie Seal. Mlaa Ulldetsleeve Is b >ue of Portamoutb's fairest daughters. Ii Dr Frank Y. Presaly, of Due Weal, preach* H k1 In tbe A>*orl%te Reformed church Sahbath a morning Dr. Preaaly was the guest of Mr. J. S llay ne McDlH while In tbe city. h Mr. Albert Carlisle.of Spartanburg. la In ?he v ;lty spending some time with bis cousin, Mr. a Mien Jjong. u Mr*. Eugrne C. Hicks and Master Eugene n ind Misa Sarah Hicks left Satorday for a r monih'a aiar in Kichmond and Kalelcb. .V Prof. It. K. Ullllam returned Friday from v IC<>ck HW. where he Lad beeu to attend the p -inmmer 8cb"ol. w Mr*. I.ara II. Montgomery l?*ft Haturday for <i Her home lu !Ulel*b. after a thrwt week* atay M here with her daughter, Mr*. K. O. Hick*. Mr*. H;?ldee Mxxvck and Mauler Haul h Mwsyck are lo Koek Hill, the gueat of tbelr I onaln, Ml** Kmma Perrln. II Mr. and Mra. Frank l^wnon arrived In tbe F Ity Hnt unlay from Itowemcr, Ala., where b [hey have been living (or tbe pa*t two year*. *< Mr. I.awnon haa accepted a position In IheH. c \. L abo|M here, und will make thU their; w liome. ! I< Mm. J. I>. Monlock riled *uddenly al her a Home in Hay. Mr*. Munlock bad been In [ ,'eehle health for a number of yearn, but her, M le*tb w*a a alines to every one. |u I'rof. J. U'.lhom*on,nf Koek Hill, ha* been ! M ii the ell v for the past ten day*, the gue*t of' 'aptalo Jack Perrln, u ! r? WOMAN H ('LITIS. Th* W?min'?(.'lnh w?? entertained Hatur-' lay afternoon by Mra Claude Jonea. The pa- . [?era on I hi* occxHlen were read by Mr* L. II. ' j. h'uller and Mra l>amhert Caldwell rend a p?-l [?er written by Mra. W. E. (.fcraon, the aubjeet .. *a?. ' Tbe Ijik: Year of tbe War." The meetnk va* a pie*Maul one and wa* enjoyed by . a'l preaent. Mlaa Maxwell will entertain tbe ?'lnb at ?h? next meeting. K Mra. W. K. Caraon baa returned from a abort i /, itay with Mend* at Willi*maton. | Mlaa Llla Wllaon. of Warrenton, wa* the t. neat of her aunt, Mra. K. C. Wllaon, several j laya la*i week. , Mlaa Nellie Cochrane *n?nt laat week In the , ilty with her aunt, Mia* Fannie Meana. Ml'a Cochrane baa Juat returned from a month'* T lay with her irlend, MIm Lottie O.I>anlel*, , tt l*ort?i?'<uii?. i f. Mr. W W. Holm**, ot Colombia. wh* in the . :li.v Monday, the ?ue*t of Mr. M. P. l>eltruhi. | . Mr. It Ijtwlon Darwin In peDdlag several | i ?ya In iho city. Mlaa Kllen Male, of Trnnpn, Florida, arrleed < 10 the city Thursday and win be the iuwi of, tier friend, MIm Florence Henry for somelima. . Mlaa Carrie Klley, of MrCorralck. la In the.0' sUy, ataylns with her friend. Mlaa Hu?l? Mill, t Mr. and Mra. Ualnea Hammond, of Green- d wood, were lo town .Sunday vlaltlou their1 dome people. 1 I Mr. anrt Mra. Deaale It Mltlchner left Moo-1 lay for Millwood, where they ko to apend a week. They will be the gueal ol Mr. Urankrllle Heal while at Millwood. P Mra. Auguatu* W. Hmlth returned to her Dome In WoodruU Thursday, after apendlmr ibree vre?-k* here with her parent*, Mr. aod ; , Mm. I,. W. IVrrin. d( Mlaa Mildred Froat. of Charleaton la In the ?lty. the Kue?l of her coiiHln. Mlaa Parker. , Mr. and Mr?. M. A. .Mien, of Warrenton, . 'Pcni Sunday lu the city with Mr. nod Mra 1 11 11 M Wllaon. M i"? Dalav Hrock retorned lo her home In Itue Weal Friday. after n delightful alay here 1 _ with hejre friend. Mlaa Marie Cheatham. , |J ll"V. T. W. MlWU prtDCIieu HI Ilie l irmv y >r!?n rburrh Hunilav morning mid at the [ MfiIkhIImIchurch Sunday evening. HfMIAT MtllOOI. IXNTITItTK. The Sunday School ln?tlluie of the I'rentiy-1 tery of South Cxrtilln* will-lie held on the night* or An gum the filth mid xtxih In fheJ l're?byterian church her?. Anionic tho?e ?ho 1 will H??lht in the Hireling are I>r. I'ell of Contrer?e College, l?r T. II. Law. of .spurtMnhurg, J* l>r. W. K. IVllham, of Newberry, H<-v. It. O. I MrLvea, o' (ireen wood. Itrof. .1. Wldeman | |" l.lg 'h, of (ir.ienwood. Mr. Samuel (' llodgcN, . " [if Ureenwood, lie v. Hugh Murchloon, of Anlerwo. Mr. J. Adger Smith. Jr.. of I'e'y.er. Mr. W. A. Tempieion mid Kev, J. K. MrKinnou, Hie luxtllutn In for tins benellt of the SmiilHy ichoo'g of llm county. Hinl II Ik to ??? hoped I hint nil the (earlier* will hvmII ilien)m*l vm of y< the opportunity ot Htteudlng Ihene meeting*. | m ARUKVILU (.VtlMTY K A I It. 1,1 Wbal are you going lo bring to the fair?! I hi* u the <jin*!loii every one I* iik lug. < lur | fU RNE >ers, "Whc - Jl _ _jC T71. 1CLS UJL r Hinted and some much olid cars of Furnitur bought in large <|u id are going to give < ow you through. Furniture, Furni Rosenbei [ and deliver anywhei *lr la golr.K in tn* * great ?ueceaa. Kvery one riiiu in help ?lmr? the glory, no we muat elp >o make It what il la txiutid lube. Mlm Dnrlt Brork, of line Weal, waa the Heal of her friend. Ml** Mirgaret Broofca, pveral daya laal wet k. Mlw Sara i,ee left Tueaday for Trenton, ibiTfl abe K(>e? to vlall MIm Addle Hughe* rbo In plea Handy remnuihernd here. Mia* Bella Haddon haa left New York and i dow In Wa?hlngton. the gueat of mi?aSttl de. Mlaa Haddon will Join Mr*. H iddon la 'Irglnu the Aral of August, and will remain way until fall. Sir. W W. Ilolme* and Mlaa Marlon and laaler Joliu lioiiuea left Kunday lor I'eudle-1 i>n, alter pending aome lime bere wltb their ncle, Mr. M. C. IleBrubi. Hev. R. G. Mcl-eea waa to the elty Saturday, lie gueat of Mr. W. A. Templelou. Mr. Me?? preached at Llltle Mountain sundtay ornlng a.id a Vareonea In tb?evening; he, rill hold a aerie* of meetlnga at Varenuea. Dr. John I.sou. of Ninety six. ia iu the city ( landing a while wltb bla parenta. LOWNDESVILLE LETTER. lemllag Local Evcala Terwljr Nla* I IN ? Prolrarled Meeilnga -Kxcurklaa Partin- Banc Ball. liowndeavllle. July 21, lttrj. 1 Hon. W. 1>. Maoo of Antreville waa u?er n i>u?lDoi Mouciay. and waa tbu gueat of Mr. I Huckabee till Tueaday. Mra. J. 1. Daulel and ber two children who 1 ad apeot aeveral day* at tier old home lot1 aurena county, returned to her borne In tbiaj lace Monday evening. ^ UaiiPD t\f I ho PrlnMlnn wnrk i I iui? over Monday to ild I lie p*ator of I be It-lhoUI*i church lo a protracted meeting. .Mrs. Ellen Latimer who bad xpenl wme' I me wltb her daogbter, Mr*. Hill, at Anderi>n,cauie back to ber botue it ere a few day* Ko. I Mr. Will Bell,of I>ue Weat, Hayed aeverml aya with relative* tu iLw aectlon the flml of ml week. i Mr. I'uatell Cater of An demon wan bere oo londay. I Mr. It. W. Speer of Monterey waa here oo louday. Mim lloaa King of Vnlrevllle apent the loat of laal week al Mr. H. A. Bella. Laal Wednesday Mt^ars. J. J. Jobnaon and V. W. Tbompaoo. Mr*. J. B. Moaeley, Mta. , . W. Huckabea, Mlna KtUel .Speer and Miaa , illlle Huckabee, went lo Andernon, and all, | xct'plioK Ibe flrat and Ibiril went on au exuraion the next day toTallulab Fall*. Dr. J. E. Wataouof Iva was lo our town ' 'rlday. Mr. Will Kerr, or Aboeviue. came up r riuay i Quite* crowd of vi*ltor? w?nl to Iho very ie?*ant home of Hon. 1 H McC'alla Monday veiling. Collectively they make up a rlr*t Ian* boOM p.iriy. A word auto tb*-ra indiIduaily. Toe ttrxt lo be tuctjiiout-d 1m Mr*. I. 0#en. lu ber home towu, Abbeville, j nd wherever *be U known, *be m highly teemed and greatly beloved becauaw or tier oaaeoaing tbe ea?eiiU*l* to a perfect woman. | lie next, Mm* K*r Hpooewir. of Xewnmi, i la., now of Abbeville, be*lde* Iter al traction* ( ( mind, heart and" per*on, In an accompil*bil uiu*lclan, which In al leant partly Nhowu , y ber*ervice* being utilized by the Method* ' it church where *be now lite*. Next, Ml** llunche Gary, daughter ?>| Judge K. B. Gary,' rho l?*a beeu bonor*d by liti c<>nniy and late. <ni fal'* lo tlie lot or hut comparatively , w. She I* among the firm of Anbevllle'N Inured daughter*. Next, Mim Nora Joue*, rhoae home i* lu the I/me sur Slate, l* here u a 1*11. iler parent* claim ihi* a* their i I alive connty. She orcuplea the honorable i nattlou of Oiuil Monographer al home. Next, | 11** Jeaaie Speed, I* a daughter of a Ixjwnde*- ; llle boy, Mr. P. U. Speed, of whom we are rond, and wbo ban made a ?ucce** of llle for rblcb be de*erve* great credit. Sbe, though . ulte young, give* proralac of an enviable , Hure. Tne protracted meeting In Smyrna church egun a week ago by the pa*ior, Kev. J. I,, J wnlel. From Monday uighl, Including I lit Friday night aervlce, llev. S. W. Henry oi Tlnceton rouducied the wervlce*. giving to i I* bearer*, two plain, pr*cll<*al iiiipre*alve i :rmoi>* a day. at II a. nr,. and K9I p. in. So | Inlly and mlulaierially hi* *tay atuong?t ua III doubtieaa prove a benediction. Itcv. J. L. ( i?nlel occupied the pu'pn oo Saturday, at II ? . in., and yeMerday at II a. in., and ?: '? p. m i Ml?* Mary Wolfe, of Orangeburg, and Ml?a|< t\t Mnl 'ortnink raniH In ! rdav. and are for awhile with the family o ? Ir. H. P. Kppa. it Mr. C. K. Horton of ttavaonah. Ill,, came! | p Thur-day and will remain fur a time wlib | dative* here. 1 Mr. John Ferguson, of near Abbeville. waa -I ere on a plea?ure trip Friday. Mia* Mary I.ewlN, of Ueltou, for the pant few aya, haa ?eeti With her klaamau, Mr. T. ll. | alley and family. A match came of baa* !>%ll waa played here rlday avrnlnu between l.<>wnde?vin? and j I'arrenton. reaulllUK lu a acore of 16 to l"? lo ivor of the latter. Mr*. W. C. Tenuant of Atlanta came over , xturday and will remain for aoipelime with ie family ol her father, Mr. II. C. Kay. The writer failed to elate at the proper place ] ml the pretty and accomplished Mlaa Mamie J 'Winof Waablmcton. I> 0.. mude one of the r nu?e party mentioned above for two or three ' ava. |' Mr. II. J. ArmaironK went lo llouea I'alh huraday, and brought home with him hla / nughter, Mlaa Iteaulah, who haa been thure * >r aome time. Mlaa Ada Fennel went lo Abbeville Mutur?y to remain aometlme with frlenda. Troupe. , | t ? - ? ? ? u llniltion a l^tcnla. A new supply of muallba al 5 cia.at Had- f; on'a. White dolled nwUaut ll".,. and !!? eta. for lalea' walala at Mndduu'a. fatal* Ik.IIu ( Inuna biuI iVmlntl nwuk lor mid summer dre**e? ut il addon'*. A full assortmrnt blnrk. blur, white unci ilortd Duck* lor Indira' summer skirl* al all \ rlcm nI {{addon*. A good HHHiirliDviit of Covert Cloth lor. ttrl* at HncMoii'm. While lace Curtain* at all price* at Had>n'?. I A new supply of Window Hhad-s al all ] J rlee* at lladdon'a. I Von ean get souie bargain* In Slipper* al 1 addon'*. I MM Milt Hit, FOR BOYS AND OIRLS. ESHVTKKIAN t'o.NTKOL KUM. , glair. Mimic, Art. rrepttrr* tor Junior cinkn I Mil College*. I'U|>II? boarded in private M !?. ? ? cheap. I'ure water, cilmule, rellKlou* ifluence. c l?. W. ItlCHA r Jul)' V, IWU. If IVuillrtiiO, N. C. j I V our S<hI? Waler |?)U*iim->.h Increase* every j n par. Tliete Iiiunt lie ? reu?on. 4 *mII hiiiI l?*l ! (j ? explain It to yon. It won't iNke Ioiik, and ity unci X Kay will be delighted m do mi. Mlllord'ii I>ru?; Store. j Shoe*, nliocft? **?e our line of fine ?hoe* be. I ire liny Inf. \V ) liarksdule | . 7T' IURI ?lesalers, urniture. needed e to arantitios, >iir ens- ^ tare g Bloclc, Abl L*e in this city. COAL! COAL! COAL! CHEAPER THAN EVER. WILL SELL NO. I LUMP COAL AT $4.5? DeliveredAT YOUR DOOR SPOT CAS"*!. auuuht delivery only, orders taken until kir8tok august. A. M. HILL & SONS. J ii ly si. IHh:'. :m2 i . Report of the Condition of Tie national M of AMle it Abbeville. to the Htai* of Month Carolina.' I tlie clnto of bualneaa, July l(i, l?*. UBHOCRIK*. I/kdi and discount*............... ftrj 014 41 i i iverdraiu, nccured uud unsecured.... 'IMt XII U. M. Bond* to Mfcure circulation 1(1,731) UU j Hanking nouae, furniture and tlx lure* *4M00 IMber reui e?uie owned ~ V**> oU Do* Irom National Bank* (ool Henerve Agent*) 4.7W 4S Due from hi ale Bank* and Banker*.. ??> 8b Due front approved reserve agent*... 5.444 80 Votes of other National Bank* l,?M 00 fractional paper currency, nickel*, and cent*. 621 7ft Lawful Money Keaerve In Hank, vis: Specie .91,318 ?? I egal-teuder note* C.ISI (JO? 10,717 00 Redemption fond with U. H. Treas'r (5 per cent, circulation... )W7 6u Total - JfW.WI OH LIABILITIES. L'apltal stock paid In.. 9 75 000 00 <urplu? fund ?15.000 001 Undivided profit*, lena expenses aud Htm paid SJM& X3 National Bank note* outstanding.... lb.760 (X) Dividend* nnpxtd _ It* no Individual drpoolt* Nul>J**ct to check 'ft MS '.17 I'emand cerllfUatea of depoaf 21,(111 9* Bill* payable, Including certiorate* of depoall (or money borrowed... loooonoj Total ttl&WI OB HUte of Souih Carol I ua. I County of Abl?eville. | I. HenJ. M. Barnwell, Ca*hier of the above, named bank, doa-ilemly awemr 1 lint tneabove , ?t?t?iD?nt la true lo the bentni my knowledge ud belief. BenJ. M. Barnwell, Uaabler. j Hnbarrlbfd and nworo In before me thla luib , Jay of July, 1902. Juliu* II DuFre. N. F?. 8. C. : CoRttMT-AtteM: AMIN H. MOItMK, ) W. JOEL XMITH. r Kfrectora. I L. W. WHITE ) THE BIBLE SOCIETY. fileets in Abbeville, Wednesday, July 30th, at 11 a. m. j rilE Tvril ANNUAL MEETING OF THE Abi>eviiie l)i?iriet Itib'e rtnrletjr will con * Wk.?MuiM ? II /?'Ml/w*kr on 111#* III A""?o ?iiic, m t i tf ? ?> W( ?- | mnrultiK ol Weduenday, the -Rllh day of .luly, l??. i 'I lie public iirp reapeclfully Invited lo at :end. A collection lor I lit* l?t*o?*l11 of thecau*e il IIIlil** distribution will be taken. Anybin* you rim iclve, however ?mall, will be le voted lo a Kind cnuf. Ilev. W. T. Duncan will preach Hie wrmon ind Wm I*. (ireenc, F.?<|.. will deliver the ad-, 1 ie??. The Hoard ol Director* will meet at Oa. m. L. W. Perrin, F. Y. Pressly, Secretary. President, i Farm for Sale! loFKKIl Foil HALF. MY I'l,ACE. TWO <*> j nun* from Abbeville. S. l'? on I)ue Weal oaii. The above place contalua )ne Hundred and Eighty (180)' Acres, u high *l*te of cultivation, well improved mil wrl I watered. Would exchange lor land t"U liable lor Mock arm. (i. C. Dusenberry, j June IM l??i it ABBKVILLK. S. f. VM. H. I'AKKKK. W>l. P. CJKKKNF j PARKER & GREENE, lttonwyi ud Cnudlon it Law. Office mi I.AW KANOK. ABBKVII.I.K vymJlTTII CAllOMNA l?> 4. Ivjo u n mu AM ritKI'A IIKl> AT ALL, TIM KM TO itiilnhrii my cuniotnerN 'RESH BEEF. PORK, SAUSA3E, ij And Fresh Loaf Bread 're?h lloli tm l-'ridity and sniurtlny. Hlghex! ? larltrl |irlm paid for llwvcn nud tlogn and i lrtt?n Halt Hid?*. T. II. MAXWELL. Plioue No. I. Ji Di EERRi 3 CO. Retailers BBBSB3SBEBBJ& Co. t mi-m^ r>* -*~-+ oevuie, ?. u * State of- South Carolina, COUNTY OF ABBKVILLK. To the t'ounty Board of Kdacatlon for aald County : We, the aoderalgned voters and freeholders of school District No 14, do hereby petition your honorable body to give oa district aa lb* IIiim will hereafter show, and plal annexed will ' determloe the area wbleb Is 9 square miles. Respectfully submitted, bis Joho I). X Bowie. nark. hla tlahla X Wldeman. murk. tola Napoleon X Wideraau, mark. Krancla Wideman, bla Henry X Wideman, mark. J. U. Palmer, W. H. I'almer, L K. Palmar, bla J. H. X Howie, mark. J. H. (>ray, W. H. Kennedy, H. W. 8 pence, H. M. Palmer, 8. B. Wideman, O. W. Wideman, I. H. Spence.' A. C. Kennedy, K. H. Gable. Bud Creawell. Tbe pmpoeed new tobool dtatrlet eontalna nol leaa (ban nine ?qoare ml lea. and tbetak* Inn or territory from adjacent ecbool dlatrtcta ii.iea not reduce any of tbem below tbe Coo* illallonal llmiU m lo are*. Tbc children living In Hie proposed school district cannot coovenlently attended any of llie schools lo the adjoining districts. Alt persons who may he opposed to the for* mcllon ol said school district are hereby nodded to appear In my office at Abbeville at 10 o'clock In the forenoon of August Snd, 1901, and make known their objection. J. H. (JJBKKT, County Superintendent of Education. July I?, l?ol ff ol'ord College SPARTANRTTRa. 8. Cf H. N. SNYDER. M. A.. President. FULL COLLKOK fOfilsBH. Kavorabl* surroundings. Tb? b?ni Influence*. Xecwwiiry expense* from liCO lo * ITS tor lha ymr. For catalogue or oilier In forms lion, apply lo J. A. (iA.MKWF.LL, Heeretary. Wofford College Fitting School, SPAItTANBURO, S. C. Kletcunt nrw building. Careful attention 10 individual student. Ttmrd and tuition |.?r year. Jll'i. All Information given by A. M. Dt'PRK. July x. lwrj. tf Head Maau-r. Charleston and Western Carolina R & Aafiita and Aaheville Short Line. In .tTi-ct .ruly , 1902 . lv ao<U.^ ?;?*? *? Ar flrr^nwnnrf It M P? - Ar IHrrU Mprln?. 1 " P ? ="?'?? ar lmttbi"' :z'z l ? w ? Ar GU*d? Hf>rlnf? ? '??? VuO M Ar Ipirtubitf I ? P" " w "* \r 8*lu<U ?- ? n Ar Umder?on?llU. 6 { P ? Ar AaktTllte- - ~ ,s - Lv AahvvtlU ,J ?5 *Vgf" Lv H|*runbarf-. - | Lr Glenn ?J(.rln*?~ >? "j-VLv Gr^nvlU* - W ' P" 1 *' ?*" Lv ? * P? "j"g* ? Lt Ahilrnun ,.. .m S?? * ) U t>ai L? . \"\2 Ar runti . r_ Ar Yoina??f?.. 9 UU >m '? t'i pot H Ar B<-aofort SO 13 im 6 :Ci |>m H Ar Port lfoytl .. lo tj aiu 6 5u |>n Ar haTtnnah ?... H Lt < harl.tl<>o SS Lt Port K?>yaJ 1 00 [im 7 U'? ? ? is Lt Kcauforl 1 li pro I IA am h I.* Yi'iniutv 2 :u pm > Hi an jra l.v Kalrfav .... ! 07 am m Lt Allfmlalo ... ...... J h an h Ar Aiicimta. 1 9' " ?9 Lt Hrrrn wm*J 4 04 am H Ar Laurrnn _ 6 00 am H Lt Lauren* ?i 16 am ?? Ar Mi>art?nl>urg <0 am H Lt Spartanburg - t 00 pm jSj Lt L*.ari'n? H V> pm k Ar Ohvii w-?m! it ii pro C>?v oonnrctlima at Qrovnwimd fur all polata on Pfl !*. A. I.. auJ t'.AG. Kallwayi, an<! al Sparl*:.t>B;g Nj ?rlth Southern Killway. Kiir anjr information relative to tick eta, ratea, Kh?i. 'IIf. fte., ailtlrraa KKNt-ST WILLIAMS. Oen. Put. AfVAn*oau.O?. H K. M. NORTH.*ol. ACfDL. R2 T. >1 j rmm mbu ??.. \\> are often n?ked bow It ! wr have built BM j|>Rurh a iitrtjf ou?liien? tu wo abort a tune. MM \n?wcr i^-iallty. Promptneaa, I'ollteueaa, Ac- EM uracy ami ;?(teiilli>ii l<? l>uiiin?-? will (ell. M llinrd'* Drug Mtore. gyf Kor catarrh. headache, neuralgia. croupe JB| Ntula, onto arid urn*, u*e faint hoi, For Mile, it Muforti'N L>rti|{ store. Plione In;. AB faody fre?h every week al MlUord'a l>rui{ BB Hiire. I'hone lul. MS When you are looking for achool book a ableta, pena, etc., don't forfet the Speed Mrug Bai o., they ran (urnlah what yon want. RR