The Abbeville Press and Banspi| BY W. W. & W. R. BRADLEY. ABBEVILLE, 8. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1905v;||Es|^IISfi^ Unfair Statement. In the discussion of questions which Interest the public, and about which there 1; may be as macy dlflerent shades of opln b Ions as there are men, It would seem to ub s that the ^respectful and fair presentation of 11 faota as well as Just deductions lrom the e: same, should govern intelligent and selfrespecting men. a In the discussion of the dlspensusy It occurs ci to us that there Is neither occasion for self- V laudation nor warrant for disrespect for those e who hold different views. z> If the Press and Banner was on the witness ei stand, we would testify that all South Oaro- A linlans love South Carolina ; that they are all tl patriotic, that men from all the ranks would d take up arms for the protection of the honor of th? State If aualled by the stranger or the b alien; thai we believe the intelligent and a aetf-reapectlng public have little patience b with the man who by Implication claims to ai be better than the man whose principles be may beaaaalllng. p How can the public have more respect for a prohibitionist who Joins the license advocate- *1 than they hold for the license advocate? It How can the prohibitionist claim to be better than the license advooate? Are they not 11 hniMi * Ta not a deiender ol the dls" k -v-v-. . pensary system a> honest aud t>? gcod as the P "prohibitionist," whether or not he affiliates with the license element? ai It l*a matter ol .opinion whether the dig- It pensary ooght to be continued or not. The faot? In the caae warrant us in believing tbat the dispensary system la the ben that hab yet been devised. When the law came Into effect there were In the State, so we wei e told g In the newspapers, 999 licensed giogsbops, and 5,000 men were engaged in the sale ot llqnor. The 100 dispensaries give employment to perhaps &00. c Uader the llcenae ayatem tbeae 899 bar- li rooma kept their plaoea of bualnosa open at jj night, and were not alwaya closed on Bun- r( Say. *' Under the dlapansary do liquor la sold from aunaet until annrlae, aod no liquor bus fc been aold on Sunday. Thla editor waa a prohibition lit all bis life 8( until the inauguration of ibe dlspemiary ie yatem. Alter haylDg In tbla town, llcenae, J high lloenae, prohibition and the dlapeDBary, it oar teatlmony would be that we bave lesa * drunkeneaa and leaa disorder under dlspen- q, eary than under any other ayatem of dealing ol with liquor. 01 We regard high llcenae aa the moat wicked ? * -n ?-- * ? II-~ ?iih llnnnr Ft VI U1 IUV 1UIUIB Hi UWUb| FJiu ?offers more Inducements to Iraod, extortion A and improper use of liquor tbau any other g( form. M In fighting tbe dispensary some most ex- ^ oellentmen have fallen Into errors so grave a( that their statements are not far from wrong le doing. W? refer Just now to statements ?| recently credited to Mr. Cromer of New- g( berry. In tbe paragraphs copied into tbe b< tbe Literary Digest, more unfair, or more on- J* Just, or more unfounded statements, would M be hard to find. As we understand, Mr. w Cromer la a man of education, and one who ?? stands Eohign wltb bis fellovmtn tbat we p! are surprised tbat be sbould resort to tpeecb u that -would not tally wltb tbe facts. None hare been more partizsn or more unfair. Tbe j public It seems to us expects a man post-esf- ri lng his great Influence to conduct bit* cam ^ palgn on higher or better principles tban are lndloatedby the quotations in tbe Literary Digest. Nobody objects to Mr. Cromer fighting the v dispensary. Tbat is bis right. Butbebasno 2! moral right to misrepresent tbe dlspenrary or to malign those who sustain It. There are ? plenty of men aa?talnlng tbe diuptnsary who ^ are Juitaa goodjoetas pure,Just as temper. B ate, and Jn?t a? honorable as Mr. Cromer. l! t< ti ??? b D "Have used one 20 years." r The Iron Sing. * GOODS DELIVER FREE. YOUR 1 Kerr I The T Jewel Stoves and R; world. They have been n 3800,000 in daily use in acres of gro und and they eiffht hundred stoves a dai u jj The nam e Jewel 011 5 its line as the stamp "Stei trade mark "Jewel." JEveryt] Tne Ke Phone 8. Death of Mm. F.'y. Preasly. Mrs. Louise Pressly, wife of Dr. F. Y. Pressp, President of Ersklne College, died at ber ome In Due West, Monday, September 25ib. be was seriously 111 for several days and ttle bope was entertained of her recovry. The people of Abbeville, and especially tbe lembers of tbe "little cburcb around tbe ^rner" have tbe Kindest recollection of Mra. ressly's labor of love amongst tbem. Tbat It xlsts as a permanent and promising organlntlon today, Is due In large measure to tbe irnest work of Dr. and Mrs. Pressly. Wbat polios was to Paul she has beea to her dlrngutshed life companion, keeping vei" aut and tlourlsblng bU planting. Refined, cultured.sympathetic, ?he won tbe earts of those who knew her. While yet In | ilddio life she was called rrom Der ibuuih ut her mission was fulfilled, for she worked i If to meet the hastening day. Tbe funeral service! were held In tbe A. R. . church at Due West. Dr. W. L. Pressly ad Kev. O. Y. Bonner In touching words joke of the deceased and suggested comfortig thoughts to those who mourned. Most appropriate prayers were offered Id le o urch by Rev. James Boyoe and Dr. J. owrle Wilson, t?ud at the grave by Dr. Nell ressly of Alexloo. Every boose In tbe College town was dosed ad wltb one aocord tbe people came together. i sorrow, to do bonor to a departed frlead. ? mtm CORONEB'S INQUEST, late of South Canllna, County of Abbeville. Inquest by M. J. Ashley. Magistrate, acting uroner over the dead body of James Moore. John Moore, being sworn, says: I was at , L. Asbley'a I beard Texle Ashley screamis and say I nc that that negro bad killed >m Monre. I ran across the flpld to where iniee Moore waH lying by the side of the >ad where be was kill. I left and went on fler the negro. J. A. Moore. Dr. J. W.Payne, sworn, Bays: I was sent ir to bold a post-mortem examination over 1 dead body. 1 found tbe body at Mr. Moore's I luse on the floor. On examination I found < >ver8l wounds which seemed to have been 1 ifllcted by a short cutting Instrument. Tbe 1 ound causing Immediate death was one 1 snelrallug the lelt common caiona artery. < lereby causing fatal hemorage. Other ' ounde of minor Importance wan one on top < ' shoulder, another about half or three jarter of au lnoh behind the rosntld process t ' the temporal boor, near the lelt side. Anher over the capu In on the lert side. J. W. Payne, M. D. 1 Oscar McDonald, sworn, says: I live in < bbevllle county. Myself and Jim Moore as riding In a buggy. Jim Moore said lets ] > down to Jim Greasy's. When me and Jim oore got to Jim Greasy's nouse, Allen Pen- , eton was at Jim Greasy'* house In a buggy, 'ben we dro?e up Jim Moore's buggy run salnst Allen Pendleton's buggy wheel. Aln said look out. Jnmei Moore said get out < ! the way. Tbey bad a few more words jwn there at the bouse. We left the bouse >lng up the road. Allen Pendleton came on jblnd. As we stopped beard Allen Pendlfin say something about James Moore, coold , at understand what be was saying. James ioore slopped Allen and asked blm what be 1 as saying ebout him. A1 en said I waa not tying anything, but If yon want anytblng on can get II, Allen got out or tbe buggy, u lied out bis knlf* and opened it and went > cutting James Moore. James Moore was ut of tbe b?'ggy when Alien cut James Loore. AllrJ Pendleton got In bis bnggy and rove off up tbe road towards Honea Path. I m and hollered for Jetms 3 A?hley, told lmtbatAUep Pendleton bad killed James loore. . b'a OSt'flr X McDonald. mark Dave Ashley, sworn, says: I live In Abbe* llle. I bad been to my sinter's boose. I anie across ibe Held. I saw Allen Pendleton landing In tbe road In a boggy. I asked lm to let me ride up to my botue wltb him. le told me I could ride. Me end my wife (rot i tbe hoggy. We rede oot to tbe pnbllo oad. When we got to tbe road Jim Moore nd another boy was coming down tbe road d a buggy. Jim Moore laid to Allen Pendle* dd, wall, at *be same time was getting ont ol be boggy. Allen Pendleton got out of tbe oggy. ron bi5 band In bis pocket. I said to ay wife, get out. Sbegotout. I said to Jim o Jim Moore, wall a mlnote. He said, beJlo )ave, laughing. I Said to Allen, let Mr, loore alone. I started cff up tbe road, xked back. Alli i f* J 1 _ T"^ _ some JNOtes 01 xne ne of Abbeville's Most ?He Celebrates hi of Uninterrupted Home, Successful Every Reason to Blessings that Hav On yesterday Capt. L, W. White of this city seiebraud hl? fortieth anniversary as a merJbant. After following Lee on the bloody flelda In Virginia he returned to the peaceful scenes jf his boyhood. Surveying the field, be determined to enter the mercantile buMness, i business In which bla father bad been emnently sncceasful for many years. Hit Int stock of goods wan opened to vale on September 28.1885, Jaal forty years ago. in those good old days store goods were much Higher than they are today, and tbey were received by a slower and a more expensive method than now. We tben bad do through ;ars to any distant city, and goods bad lo be baoled irom Orangeburg to Abbeville In KTBgona. Calicoes ibat are now sold at 5 jents brought 60 cents; bleaching that now tells for 81-3 cents brought 80 cents a yard; bed ticking that now sells for a trifle then commanded a dollar. The price of cotton and the price of goods went down from that day until 1871, when there was a fall of nearly fifty per rent. For ihesechauges Captain White's SBgaclty and toed Judgment enabled him to be In readldess lor tbe altered conditions, and it wa? i hue that be avoided the reeks upou which ?o many of our mercantile firms met their fate In those dangerous times. For forty years Captain White bas successfully weathered all the stormR tbat came. In all tbat time he never contraot6d a debt wbicb was not paid In mil. And In all tbat time be has never given any debtor or any creditor Just cause to regret having dealt with him. A good Judge of goods aDd a good 1?1? In hla AhoroAi Qnri JUUtf C UI pcupIC| t CMUUHUIV iu Uif vwt- BV. ... reasonable la bin dealings, be bas alwayi done a large business, with a hlgb class ol people, while be always bad tbe beat of credit In the business world. He owns aome ol tbe beat real estate on tbe public square, and be Uvea In one of tbe moal elegant bomea In tbe city, yet tbeae things are not tbe great crown ol bis atrengtb or tbe chief baala of bla credit. Uis character, bit gaod Judgm? nt, bis on tiring energy, together with tbe unconquerable spirit within, com' bine to make bltn greater than money alone could give. To bla great xtrengtb of char aoter, however, may be added tbe welgbt of a constantly Increasing store of this world'i goods. Tbe statistics, we believe, pruve thai ninety-live per cent of those who enter the mercantile business come to grief. Aod the facts, we believe, would bear ds out lu sa> luj that In tbe hundred years of tbe existence ol tbis olty no mun has ever been In tht business as long as Capt. White. Fix edness of purpose, and tenacity of eflort hai made Capt. Wbltea oonspljuous figure In tbe community. He has been a steady worker all bis life, aud be has been blessed with good bealth. Jn forty years be has never been absent from tbe store but ten days on account ofslokness. The Good Book teaches us tbat diligence ic business is rewarded by rlcbes ana bonoi and we have an exemplification of tbe trntfc on this fact in tbe life and eaieer ol I. W White. Disregarding the riches tbat arc counted by gold and sliver, Cspt. White isRloh In health and energy. Blob In tbat nobleness of obaraoter whlcfc Inspires the respect and confidence of bit neighbors. Rich In the possession of a name tbat 1? without reproaob. IVIOU III tt |IIUUU uuuuuuu >,US> MV.?. lowered Its orest before any man. Rich lu that quality of mind and beart thai would regard mouey ai of do more valu? than tbe aandi under bis feet wheo placed os tbe scales against principle and honor. Rich In a happy fireside. Rich la tbe love aod affection of a good wKB. Rlph Id 1b* oharacter of bis manly sons. Rlcft In tbe graces and tbe sweetnesses of bli pomaoly dauKfjltr*. With a veil earned competency of this world goods, and with n family of wbloh an; po^n might be pro ud. a Ionic ?pd useful oa reer has been abundaptly regarded. But still actlye and vigorous he la Dot yet read; to quit tbe flgtyt, an# be may yet oonquei other and greater supcesses It) business. Greater success Id love aod happiness at ftopie he cannot have. }fH4f|oq'? Have on exhibition torday the greatest Hoe of Millinery, Dress Fabrlques aod Ladles Furnishings to be found In this secMod. Prices are as low (quality ooDSldered) at ttpy bouse In tbe State. We are now ready for fall huslness. We * * -1*1- *UA keep conitaniiy id loapu wuu mo ry hjj4 Di')1** tioodi Maritpt. Vou will And In our stocji a gj-eU variety of novelties Dot found elsewhere. Very respectfully. R. M. Haddon t ALbevllle, tbey would crrate a new demand for cotton, snd iben we wotld bate active competition In ibe cotton market If we bad two mills, each would force tbe other to pay a good price for what tbey wanted. And a new mill would draw other people frcm the farm* thereby necersarlly reducing the acreage. Instead of msklDg greater cropa these samel people by quitting the faims, wou'd be spinDlrg BDd wf avlng ibe prcducts of other farmers. They would rrdcre tbe produotion 8D d increase tbe manufacture. If ball tbe surplus cotton wblcb Is now In oar warebouBelwss subscrll td to tbe capital took of a Dtw mill almost any prlee could be allowed for It To build a mill la not a plonlo excursion, J but It should be tbe crowning glory ol onr [ people to unite, and with a little effort we > can have a good mill or almost anything else j that we might want. It mattera not to the i community who la prealdent of eltbcL pf our ' railroads, and In like manner It will .matter ' nothing at all to our people who Is prealdent t of tbe cotton mill. The choice of tbe stockholders la tbe proper man, tbe presence ol 1 tbe cotton mill la what tbe community i needs. II you don't believe In a new cotton mlfl, ' and If you think this Is a sleepy old town, please move on and get out of It. Self re1 spectlng people ought not to live elsewnere ' than lu the best place. If Abbeville suits i you, subscribe nometblng to a cotton mill, according to your abltlty or your zeal. Atf tbe real estate will be enhanced In valae, and L every line o f bualneoa will be benefitted. Subscribe for aome stock, and then, If, for anyreason, you don't want it, why Juat unload on some gudgeon who may be looking for a 1 bargain. That's the way we do. There are always plenty of men looking for bargains, i No matter how low tbe stock or how good It nay be, there is alwaj s a puschaier at a fair > price, r Link'* Lqca|i. Why pay 85 cents for Coffee wben Link will sell yoo a very fine article of roasted ty00*18 and Java bulk at 25 cents per popnd ? The finest enow flake soda crackers tbe world affords, fresh and crisp at Link's new t store. ' Wben In need of flour, sugar, coffee, syrup rice, bacon, corn, mill feed, or anything In the grocery line, call at Link's new store. His goods are the best, bis prices tbe lowest i Bagglggand Ties. We have a very heavy quality of second hand Jute bagging and ties and Invite Inspection by prospective buyers, 8. j. Link, j 8boes, hi^ts ana caps are our long suits, i We bave no old stock to work off on you, i and will show nothing but new fresh this I season's styles, and guarantee our prices as i low as the lowest. i Come to us for the best thing on foot and ] tbe best thing on bead- 8. J. Link. t At Link's new stort> m ?i the burial of Allen Pendleton were duly received. Immediately upon reoelpt of your first letter, I bad Interview over tb? telephone wltb Mr. Shannon at Donnalds aa to the burial or Pendleton telling him wbat you had eald concerning the same and asked blm to have%lr. G. W. Calvert. Foreman or Cbalogang. who waa at work Dear where ti e body was burled to proceed at once to the grave, have tbe body takeq up, placed In a'cbeap coffin and rcburled In soma negro burial ground. Mr. Shannon denied emphatically the allegations set out In your letter, and said among other thlnga that he had given tbe ne? gro tbe best burial poaalble under the circumstances, that be would deliver my message to Mr. Calvert, but that he thought It u?elass. Shortly after bavlng tbe oooversa ion over the telephone, I reoelved a letter from Mr. Sbannon Riving a full account of what be bad done. la tbe mean time I got Mr. Cai\ert to the phone and delivered my instructions to him and asked blm to take wltb blm to the grave two good citizens and have tbem to make affidavits aa to tbe manner In wbleb tbe body was burled. I was satisfied after an interview wltb Mr. Shannon that be bad done all be could and all that was necessary to be done, and that the manner In wbicb Pendleton's booy was burled would not re fleet on Abbeville County, nor an Intelligent community, but wishing to carry out your instructions and to be sure that tbe body wa% gl?en a humane and deoent burial, I Instruct-' ed Mr. Calvert as statsd above. Inclosed herein you will find affidavit* made by G. W. Calvert, J. W. Dodson and V. C. 8eawrlgbf wbloh I think Is a complete vindication ol Mr. Shannon and bis assistants, that be did the best thai could be done under tbe oircom* stances, and that tbe newipapers have gross ly misrepresented the whole affair. The statement that Mr. Shannon baa been paid $23 for bis servloes In this nastier !* wholly without foundation no demand whatever has been made upon me for eompensstlon for servloes in this matter, and no amount will be paid except upon presentation of an itemized aocount of tbe amount expanded. I understand that Mr. Shannon paid out about(8 90 to those who assisted him. and this account will no doubt be presented later. These are the faots as I have beta able to ascertain tbem. Yours very truly, G. N. Nickels, C. S. A. C. State of South Carolina. County of Abbeville. Donalds, S. C. September 21,1906, Capt. G. N. Nickles, Abbeville. 8, O. ?4y dear air; In answer ta yonr phoue, ] beg to nay that} was at tbe burial of Allen Pendleton and gave It my persona) supervli. Ion. Tbe body was burled at least three and one ball tyet deep. Reoouposltlon bad already aet In, realizing tbe neceealty of burying tbe body at once, not having a ooffin nor any means by wblob 1 oouid nuke a bos In tvbjch ta place tbe body, \ did itbe very beat [ could under tbe circumstance* and burled be body by plaolna plank under, around and iver ll, aud placing It In a grave about three ind one balf feet deep. Thl- was absolutely be best \ oould da wltb the time at my dieMsal and tbe implements at band. Tbe trowd bad left, I aid my best as others did, o Ulre negroes to bury Pendleton's body. >ut they would not touob bltu for tave nor noney. J also tried to fcUt a wagon and earn to lake tbe body to some graveyard, >ut could not get even this. ] could not eaye the body on tbe roadside another sight, lecompoeltlon bad set In. and bis bowela >etng perforated with ^unsbox wounds, made t a moat unpleasant task to stay about tbe >ody. Bvery time tbe body was moved tbe ODtents oribe Doweio was iorofa ou? 04 mo eouDdn and tl^e sleocb was sltftply pnfceaia^ lie. -.The oDly gooe lop possible owing to Its state of deoompoWon, besides, \ do pot tblnk It will ba al ES represent the tajp ;e. They are product low results of sklllfi They are kept up-t? tents and convenience ssailable "bridge" coi m distribution of hei >' thus accounting f< ion of "Iron Kings? ft ' ' v . J. eaper grades of sto^m I can salt jonr waul to ve we ' atoll a perfefl salt yon, and ve vfl yon our goods. I B T\TMiT i nr. /iJ :e ikox kln?." i -il BDOB'S To-Day! [I -?? ll artment and Every Bcpart- I 9 sweat and Latest Styles. J1 H , JdTu-. <,.) ?/.A'*^t-.u{ai& of Joton Marlon AableyV Ml mm I ;Yoa tpok? of tending eonrftia Mte tfc do f work if 7oar (o?trneife?a ara not carried a bat Um beet paopla of Dooalda ear iM? BbavadOM the vaay Met tMteooJd bad acd tbal it woo Id not M rl? bt to loraa p !*lcU to do that whlcij ;&M labof WMld : { do. Id order to ntiafjr MkMiut oad to l centlmcnt. ? MMptdlMli^>Mwal TMBlafa of 8oath Carolina, \'\d p.^ss(r.^.salKs?.-.G. w, < ?*ri. Captain of Chaingan*, wfe* fcotag I warn. Mtfa: Aattar tuder lMtnfl from G. N. NIeklit, iMuly BVMTVlM i weal to tba (rare of Allan Fendleioa, tM gro who waa killed laat Banday etabi Mr porpoee of taking ibe body pp and rabair the ?m?. I foond Uie body barlad t ibraa and a balfto tear MMp til'R placed arouad and over it. Tba body WW aoob a atate of deoompoaltion tkat it WW poaaibla to move it to a graveyard* M Wa the undents nad baraby certify tk*t Above atate meat la troe. J. W. Dodaon, ay?, "Get^B Iron King." mM Tbe laxative effect of Chambei^^B 8tomach and Liver Tablets i?M>S| able aud bo natural yon cm hH realise tbat itis propaead bj ajBM cine. These tablets also eure iiM| tioo. For sale by C. A. MilfoBMI H. M. Young, Boa Wcet. We aTwaya pack oor?m braid* tbis I* bov we have made 8p tm H Cigars so fa boss. > ^^rfle " ? J Palm fro hi Bin rftaptly by 4 hantbM-laln'a Palm A little child of MichaaL Vernon, Ccnn., waa itooenUv^^^H pain from a bum on tbe haad^^^HV cold applications only inereasifl^HI flim&tion, Mr. Strauss cam^HPfl James N. Ntehols, a local for something to stop the pa^^^^H Nichols says:* "I ad vised h^^HH Chamberlain's Fain Balm, H^Efl first application drew oat tioa and gave immediate SHH have used this liniment recommend It very often for jstrains and lame back, and hafl| known it to dlseapoint." For^H^H C. A. Milford and H. M. YouMHi ? luluaie'i Locda Every living areatare ku to eat, Just received tlx ear loads of M oo w?, bop, ebiekeaa, hojs ut girta^H^M old folka. & > Over NIctiMef ehoee opea ?p aid^H^^H daring the paatltdaya, when la nfl good ehoe call on oa. Flour! Floor 5 Floor S! ) have afl ox patent tron ibe cheapest to the When the word "maahlDs" la hi^HHB firgt thought la, la It Wheeler and I B W. IK Barhedale sella them. KHB Anything and Every thlaj hept la. ^HB| Merchandise etore well ha foond^^E^H store of W. XX Barhsdal* A eai toad ?I ?h(?m Jut amYMk IfMlMlM. |^H Jn*t reoalvad 200 pair baal %QftMr teolaa. Beit aja teatav oa Uu MrkiJ^H aw. . jfl