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The Abbeville Press and Banner,! BY W. W. & W. R. BRADLEY. ABBEVILLE, 8, P., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 1905. , ESTABLISHED 1844? Mk I A fll 11 \ DEVOTE JpMj|' IN5PEC1 Ml OUR CL( Will be profitable to yi garments that are cori / prices are moderate, mum value at the mil & S." clothes are "i r\ ri ? Hi. l\/0 I IC o ! ui vv uo u u.i we will welcome . the through. PERRIN CI | COTTON GROW Sm is the rao9t interesting topic these dayf Ujf to get the best results all planters shou! | ANDERSON FERTIL. |i|jf Ask your dealer for them, and If be 1 X got them, make him get them, and wi ^ us for our book on cotton. f Anderson Phosphate and W ANDERSON, S. C. Cash or Credit. Goods Dc Refrigerators - = - Re jp2|^ Ice Sa I IB "11 ' i Low 1 ture * ^ ^*Sp GURNEY. We Guarantee the GURNEY 1 er degree of temperature with of ice than any refrigerator i statement, don't you think. W ed to prove same; Ask your r . has a GURNEY. Everything in Fu i Kerr Furniture C< nTTA\TT? O riiui^ xLi o. > m mmw h hwia i a ji mml. i&\! '4- I l^ni i JS 3 * ifcily* u.v | vamgy me ' [||! :D TO AN II s riON OF JgN^ S )THES | pip : ! a b; ou. We can fit you out in 2 1 rti sc ect in every detail and our * We give you the maxi- s it nimum price. The "S. M. I nade right at the. right ?] ITTLE OF YOUR TIME, I ' 61 re opportunity to show you ? rl HI iOTHING COJ STATEMENT r Tl^Fr^ v lowing the condition of the , \!> Peoples Savings Bank, ; ' and W Of ABBEVILLE, S. C. ' Id use U/ c VJ. At close of business March 31st, 1905. c f7.T!!Tl? W . 1 ? ??? uommencea ousiuess i\iarcn zuw, iuih. lasn't W Resources. 1 *te t0 , W LoaD9 and discounts $87,814 82 1 \? Real estate 3,00() 00 g ^ kl'i Safe, furniture, etc 1,632 42 t Oil CO., yf Overdrafts 1,823 59 ? fj\ Ca9h and due from Banks 37,682 25 f flb $131,953 OS \ ?r*5r'5r*5"5r,5r'5,'fJ Inabilities. ( ???????? Capital stock $21,800 00 j Deposits 67,187 17 ilixipvorl T7iian Re-discounts 33,321 50 IllVClCU. riCC' Profits aDd logs lessexp. paid 6,742 80 t * . , Due Banks 2,901 61 * urigerators . ---: South Carolina, ' Abbeville County. I, R. E. Cox, Cashier, of the above } Darned Bank, do solemn swear that n the above statement is true to the best t # of my kuowledge and belief. ' ' Ving, E- Cox' Cashier. . Sworn to before me this the 4th of i p April, 1905. | CrnpCf"3.= Albert Henry, N. P. S. C. Correct Attest, , - C. C. Gambrell, S. G. Thompson, H.G.Anderson, Directors. , ' i ttv r i v iv Am 1 v * r r iitiii viu jnuin?ji Ji ILL bo give a low- CHILD. 10SS quantity Body or Infant Found STenr Donalds? nade. Broad "ZZ" ft Sl.Vfi TirftHflT" Donald-', March 81.?On Thursday evening, A while Mr. VV. V. Brownlee. a promonent ? _ tt? larmer living two mlleN from Donalds, whs leigJlDOl. lie walking through a field, ho discovered the body of a negro infant. The body waR partially wrapped In an old skirt and had evidently been burled during the cold weather about nix weeks ago. As the k hole near it was only about a foot square and about a fool deep, tbe body had probably hppn due nn hv dncn or other nnimnlM mid 4 iruiiure, lone leg-torn off. The body was mangled so that the manner of tbe child's deulh could not be ascertained by examination. Magistrate J. C. Martin. acting coroner, s empaneled ajury with W. R. Dunn as fore_ man. Tbe verdict was? that the Infant came , MJJ ITIrj J| V' to its death from causes unknown to tbe 1 Xr %7 jury, with suspicion resting on Edith Craf-|j ton. Officer Shannon arrested the woman , and placed her in jail at Abbeville this 1 morning. < EAST END. iVh*t "M" Sect* anil Ifcarn on HI ItonmlH in Country and in Town. ANNUAL SPRING OPENINGS. Tomorrow. Thursday and Friday, on Indie* emporiums'' wi I hBvc for the In*pe< Ion of the ladles. the inc-t elaborate an esutlful display of spring millinery an ndle* goods of pvftry dlscrlptlon. logetbe Flth al I the novelties ol the season ever b( >re preFenled for their inspection. Ba sur nd visit all these stores and take In th wonders" (in these lines) of the 20th cen ury. OTHERS FALL INTO LINE. Messrs. L. T. & T. M. Miller the enterprlslo ud wide awa ie city grocers will again hav belr "grand t Isplay" of fancy groceries ai *ngeti In the most artistic style to whlcl bey most cordially Invite the attention c be ladles tomorrow and Friday. On these two days a most delightful "fre onch" will be served to all who call. Mr. Ellis representing the well known flrn f H. J. H?lnz & Co., will be present with thl rm and will serve the ladles with the fines ne of plcfcles to be seen anywhere. When your eyes get tired and you grov 'earv looking at the pretty goods Just turi rouDd the corner on"Trinity street and ge delightful lunch and rest yourself. R. 1,. DARGAN Will have on dUplay tomorrow nnd Frlda; 3e most beautiful line of china and tflasswa' 'ltb many other goods that will interest tbi idles that lias ever been shown in tbe city o bbevlile. Be sure and call at this store while on tbi rand promenade at tbe openings. Mr. and Mrs Lambert Caldwell bavemove< >tbe bome of Mr. C. V. Hammond, wberi [rs. Caldwell will take charge of the bouse eeplngand thereby relieve her mother o 3tR routine of dally work. Mrs. C. P. aud Gaines Hammond, two o bbevllle's hustling drummers spent a daj r two in the city last week. Mr. McLean and family have moved int< ie home of Mr C. P. Hammond Just vacatec y Mr. Caldwell qnd family. Capt. Joe Johnson and family are now appy and comfortable In tbelr beautiful new ome, where hosts of friends wish their paltta, happiness and great prosperity. Tbe dance given by the young men of th< ty last Frldnv evenine at Rosenberg's hal as a most enjoyable affair and was honored y the presence of many fuirladiet. Mr. and Mrs. George Mitchell who hav< ben in our city for some time aDd baV< latie many friends among our psople wll ave this week for tbelr bome in. Pennsyl ania. Mr. Donald Caldwel' spent last Sundaj ith homefolksln Greenville. On last Friday afternoon the Eucbre Clul [ the city were most charmingly entertain1 by Mtb. C. E). Brown at her beautiful bomi a upper Main street. RURAL CARRIERS AND SPRING-TIME. The Icy clutch of winter has been removed y beautiful springtime, and all nature li othed In beauty and the rural carriers aftei eezlng through winters storms and cold ar< [>w basking In the sunshine of spring, theli rives now are very pleasant and the rura senery most pleasing to the eye, while th< reezes are watted o'er bill and dale ladei ith the perfume of many flowers. NEWS BUDGET ON ROUVE NO. 3. On last Friday afternoon Shiron and Leba on's team played the Abbevl le school tean 3 the Abbeville diamond, but as they wen it of practice, the Abbeville team bore of >e honors of the game which scored up 11 tc In favor of Abbeville. The Sharon boyasaj ley will play them again next Friday week uou IUCJ mm nuuTT tuc auuciiiiG utou aow to play ball." Abbeville's junior team played Greenwood am In that city last Saturday and after i ard fought game tbe score stood 11 to 9 1c ,vor ol Greenwood. Mr. A. J. Woodhurst and Mr. Sam Wtl. ams came to town last Saturday In tbeli agon and be they were going borne Mr foodburst was thrown out of the wagon by i iddenjerk of tbe rnules while he wan armging h plank for a seat. He was painfull] urt but nothing serious, be In now able u tup. This was a severe shake op for a gen emen of his years and bis friends are glac was no worse and hope be will soon be al ebt. Mrs. R. P. McNeill, nee Miss Ada Penney rrlved In the city 'last Mond.iy from Val osta, Georgia, enrouta for herjhome at Sha >n where she will make glad the hearts o >v<id oues for several weaks.. Miss Lily Edwards, o' Lebanon 1b In thi ity tbe guetto.' her cousin, Mrs. Dansby, o ort Pickens. MlkS Bells McKenzte, who has been qult< Ick for several weeks, is i.ow convalesclni nd hopes soon to be well again. Mrs. George D. Redd, after several month' tay in Virginia, arrived in the city last weel nroule for her home at Sharon, where sb ms called on account of the feeble health o ler mother. 1 Messr*. H. W. Lawson and S. L Wilson wo prominent farmers of the Fiatwoods wer n the city iast Saturday on business. Mrs. J<unes Gilliam, accompanied by he iIamv Miss Rosa Kuox. spent last Frlda rery pleasantly with relatives at Watts. Miss Isabelle Evans accompanied by Pro V. M Hunter, principal of Sharon Htg Jcbool made a quick trip to Greenwood la* Saturday, returning tbe same day. Mrs. Ada Kennedy accompanied by be >rotber Mr. C. W. Cowan, were among tb Msitors to the city last Saturday. Tbe many IrlendH of Mr. and Mrs. Norma ]ason regret to learn of the extreme limes >f Mrs. Cason who was taken last Monday t be Augusta Hospital I or treatment. SrECXAL MENTION. Tbe many friends of Mr. Ben Evans are d( lgbtedtonee him home again "from a fo: rtgn shore" alter an absence of three yean Hr. Evans went out In tbe Spanish America varand rooo received an appolntmont on th ;overnment Hospital Corps where he remalr d until about S months ago when be wa ;lven ottur governmental work which le ilm to see parts of Australia, China and Jf >an, Irom the latter country he returne lome, via Atlanta, last Friday where he r< jelved a warm welcome from home folks an losts of friends. Mr. J. J. Link is through putting dow [Uttno and Is ready to plant as soon as lb moon" get* rtgot. Mr. Link is a first c!aa armertud has bis farm in good fix. Small grain 's growing nicely and look veil, but. is needing rain Just now. We hear it whispered around that whll nany farmersi are reducing tbelr acreage tbe tre doubling their guano bills, which simpl neans fanning on tba Intensive syster naklng as much on 10 acres as they formerl nade on 20. If this Is true tho object of th ;otton Growers convention will not brin ibout the desired object and farmers will ge ibout 5 cents for cotton next fall. In unit; here's strength?in reduction of acreage an ertlllzers there is smaller cotton crops whlc neans higher prices. Let the farmers gras be situation and mean what they say and a vill go well with them. I'lic Exquisite DrnbbilDg Which Judif lionet Ouvv tlio New York BiNhop. The Orangeburg Patriot has said it bstti than we could my It, and we adopt tbi paper's well limed remark!about tbe defent vbich Judge Benet made of South Carolina rood name. A better man or an abler write than Judge Bi net is hard to find. The Pi triot Bays: We have always been slow to criticise th londuct of men in the hlg'i and holy callln >t the ministry ; but we must express ok mtire satisfaction at the thoroughly exqui te drubbing Juiige Benet gave Bishop PotU n the divorce controversy. Had the Blsbo teen lees curt, or shown more of the Christia pirit of forbearance in his denial of the slai ler against South Carolina alleged to hai >eeu uttered by him. he would have bee pared the severe castigatlon that several laj uen put upon him. Truly, Judsje Benet, i tie politest, most courteous and defereuth erm?, literallv fliyed the hauichty and supei :llious High Pr.c?tof New York. Galvanized 1 trallon oil cans at Dai rail's 5 & 10 cents store for only 19 cts 9 1-4 ill plates good quality porcelai "or 5 eta at Dargau's 5 & 10 cents ston Fine China at Daruan'so & 10 cenl <tore in great profusion. While foot Hotery, also black foe n p\'trn luntrflis for Indies anrl mer ind double heel, toe and triple kne 'or girls and boys at Dargau's 5 & 1 ients store for only 10 cents. THE MOST I I i r mill y ; that has ever te b HffABBE} V 3 t = will o e f j Thursday, April 6th. ; I i ; HATS! HA1 j . - ?bo ' In the most beautiful ere H They are very new anc rt 0 The Lady Teasil is an uj r O. is becoming to most an O The Sudway is one of th gfj Leghorns. i-H The beautiful and varioi] hurst in the Santoy sha ^ excitement and is very a d ^ Also our Charlotte Cord ^ among the many and e c. w. h i HTSJ rriTT AT ? vii .iiiii AX e ?i? ? f LOWNDESYILLE, ? ? nnnun M 1km8 Eliza Kay and Emma Bowman 5 I H r spent several days last week with friend* at | I I I HI y Anderson. ' p I I III Iir.aud Mrs. A.J. Speer and their little babe m ml III f- went to Commerce, Oa., last Thursday, the I L I h flrBt came back Thursday, the other two will J SB !1 it spend a while, with loved ones In that j 3 | f a f ?r Some of onr Railroads seem to be out of , ? proper adjustment, must be so when it takes about, ten day8 for goods Bhlpped from Richo mond, Va., to reach this place, and four days for tomes bought In Atlanta to be brought 1 o here, and some of the merchants are com- JflL ?83 plaining of a too frequent division of their J| iST?, II goods, by Railroad employees or somebody. nteJSf t?L. Boxes are opened, a part of their contents 3^7503 j. taken, and tlie boxes nailed up again. r. Mr. Herbert BrooK s, of Warrenton, came In s Friday and will remain her# for several days n among friends. I 1 f\ e Mr. 1'om Swift Jr., and bis mother, Mr?. |~S^ I If Tom Swift, of Elberton came here^Frlday, \r * l8 and were the guests of Mr. T. Baker*tlll tbs d next day. The spring communion In Providence bed gan Saturday with the 1130 a. m. service. 3. The pastor, uev. tt. s. iiamiter preacning iue , J sermon. Another sermon by the same, yesterday at tfte same boar, after whleh tbe / n saorameut of tbe Lord's Supper was adminlse tared to a goodly number of communicants. Ig Mrs. R W. Barber and Mrs. Jaa. T. Latimer T m left for Abbeville Saturday morning, whare I J I1 B tbey will be for several days. I < I I Mr. J. C. Thomas, of Beverly, On. who had j I e been at Anderson on business for some days, a 3 y on his return to his home on Saturday, stop- I i g y ped over with us. His many friends here I J. 3 n were glad Indeed to greet him with a hearty X^V X I v handshake and were glad to hear from him, e that he Intended to move back to bis old g home this side of tbe Savannrh River, before !t a great while. Wno' y Messrs. D. R. Cooley, R. T. Beggs, J. M. and ' vv 'j E. J. Huckabee left here Tuesday morning 1 h for Atlanta and Dr. T. O. Klrkpatrlck want p Wednesday morning, needing a horse. 11 Tbey came back later, having supplied them- _ f March which Is noted for Ita ".high Jinks," IT Vpi'Vf H 1T|J along several unpleasant lines, was remark- J4 I U1 T 111111] ably miet this year, was on her good ba- u ' c havlour. She gave to us, very mild pleasant weather, so much so that during latter half the fruit trees, came out In full bloom. Vage- IUIa-*!*- I tatlon of all kinds grew rapidly and the * It 11QD11 fin I 111 >r planters were enabled to do much of the prep- H Irl IIIIIII | it arption of their lands, and do some planting. IlllUflII Vrlla LUI ia Mr. Motte Barnes, of Anderson, came down ' , Saturday and has slnoe been the guest of his TOU are eSDeci relatives here. r !r The writer cau announce definitely that Dr. fmnn ,r\ i H.N.Snider, President of Woflbrd College, irorn IO a. m, I will be here nextSunday 9th and will deliver , . , an address In tbe Methodist Church, at 11.30 3.S Sp6CI2lltl0S ( a. m. and another address at the same place r ? at 8.80 p.m. It can safely be promised to all who are present at the above named hours ' that tbey will be given a fine treat. Rfimftmhpr ^ Last Saturday, April 1st, was tbe time for wmiomucr IM ? our annual municipal election. As a result ' of It. Mr.O. Johnston was elected Intendent, TVTT , and Messrs. B. Bolln Allen, E. W. Harper, J. IVil T. Latimer and D. C. Cooley, were electad ,n Mr. D. L. Barues came down from Anderson Repr6S6ntlY Saturday and he and his brother, Mr. A. V. I Barnes, ?tnrted for Memphis, Tonn., where a telegram received Saturday told tbem their brother. Mr. W. Herbert Barnes lay critically 111. Another telegram received yesterday ... stated that the last named, the afflicted one Vv ! are On the died Saturday night at 10 o'clock. Mr. Barnes I*. went to Memphis for treatment bat the most skilled medical attention and the best nurs Rl i' lng vrere powerless when In conflict with the fell destroyer. He was a native of this sec II tlon. was known and hlfhiy respected by h mW* p*i ?. very large number of friends. He left a wife I 'I1 and two children and a great many friends A :s and relatives scattered here and there who will be pained Indeed to hear of his untimely death. Troupe. )l . se Ice Cream Freezers at Dargan'a 5 & 0 10 cts. store. The best kind of course. ' V + Pllnnai*^ Ui^iiiuiu^ auu x'ii6/>?ku. SXCLUSIVE Opening iken place in jj TILLED iccur ; Friday, April 7th. : hats : nations are the Polos. ./'JB i novic. E>-to-date shape and ; iy style of beauty. gD e newest and latest ? ;^jh is shades of the Sun- Q ;.l3| ;pe, will create much attractive. V (D lay will be numbered H* xquisite Hats at P M ciq Kendall's POINTED DAYS. '||j I J | % sad ?y tick and Save Money. j Join the big crowd in tJiftir rrmrpih tn - ' 41.1 Miller's re greater bargains than ever await you. jf Fresh, Clean and Up-to-Date. | I(S 01 fitttil! ?l I ally invited to a Royal Treat to be served to 4 p* m., Thursday and Friday. We make >ur Teas, Coffees and Premier Goods. e Days and honor us with your presence. I. GEO. H. ELLIS, 1 ig H. J. HEINZ CO., will be with us during this display. ^ OO + U MnAWA avui wiikuijr muvc. sspectfully, . ' -v & T. M. Miller, I City^G-rocers. I ' ' ' . . ; . . ... -{ i i . ' .V .'^8 j 1.' . ., . (lAA*.,;--. .. .