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* it1. jauuaujL-?i?!_j?; ! 1?m? mi Crime-At Gaffney and Elsewhere. The State. There should be no surprise at the indignation aud deep mortification of the people of Gaffney at ihe shocking tragedy in that town ou Friday, result ing in the death of Milan Bennet and Abbott Davison. There is no foretelling what a jury will do; there is no snowing what stories will be hatched, how witnesses will be manufactured, how far attempts to buy jurors will be pushed?there is no knowing and so we have ceased to predict. But if there is manhood in Cherokee the doing to death of those two strangers will be revenged by the State of South Carolina's great arm inflicting^ the commands of Justice. What a spectacle do we present to the world? And what do the men aud women of South Carolina think about it? In this State, where the boast is an nften ahmitpri that "OUT Women shall be protected," iD this State where a woman, however humble, is supposed to command a degree of respect from men who call themselves chivalric, two women are grossly insulted at their hotel by one'of the proprietors, and their natural protectors, who protect, are shot to death. "Our women must be protected !" But are their protectors to be murdered for playing the man ? Yes, those women whose insulter Bennett and Davison upbraided are "actresses." And who are actresses ? Often they are women who for the bread they and their loved ones eat must buffet against the roughest part of the world, endure hardships,perform great tasks of labor and expose themselves to the temptations that are ever present. How little the worid appreciates the trials of thoee people! How little i? known of the drudgery of their lives; of their pitifully small wages; of their sacrafice for the sake of those at home. Little is known of their good works, but if one, surrounded by the wolves of temptation, falls, hands are held up in shocked amazement?and the profession is damned. But, certainly in South Carolina, a woman performing honest work and maintaining a respectable demeanor is entitled to immunity from gross insult and, if insulted, the insulter is, deserving of chastisemeut and entitled to no plea of self-defense if he slays the protector of the woman he offended. But those actors were not armed. The life of George Hasty was never in danger. When confronted by two men, the spirit of a coward?already revealed in previous conduct?prevailed and the deadly weapon he carried in the dining room of his own hotel was drawn and used?to South Carolina's shame, unless the law has vindication. On the same day that two unarmed strangers were ruthlessly doue Co death iu Gaflney, the sheriff and deputy sheriffs of Barnwell has difficulty in saving from a mob a negro who was accused of throwiug bricks or threat- ' ening, to throw bricks at the wife of a farmer who caught him stealing, or ! accused him of stealing turkeys. The i stories are somewhat conflicting?the negro maintains that he picked up the < bricks to Bcare another negro who at- ' tempted to bar his passage. At any i rate, the man was caught and while in < the hands of policemen was shot through the body by Arthur DeWitt. j Then a Jarge number of men defied the sheriff and his representatives and the negxo was saved only by taking him to Savauah. The governor has ordered the sheriff to take action against the members of the lawltsa mob. They resisted their highest Jaw offioer and. only the.strenuous efforts of the authorities prevented thiir doing murder. If the negro dies of his wounds Arthur DeWitt will be tried for his life, and, whatever the verdict, will be guilty of manslaughter: The law officers should assert themselves. With the whole power of the State behind them they should demand that the diguity of their office be respected. and the men who spurn the autnority of that office, as did those men of Barnwell, should be made to acknowledge the respect due to the law of the land. Every one of them should be prosecuted; every detier of the sheriff should be sent to prison. And now come the twelve jurors and a "large number of other responsible people of Anderson county" asking the governor to commute the sentence of E. B*. JRichey and J. H. Richey, the former having been convicted of assault and bakery with intent to kill and sentenced In three years imprisonment, while the latter convicted of resisting arrest, was'sentenced to one year in the peuitentl*ry. They have appealed to the supreme court and have not begun serving their sentence, 1 ?s ?U. nnntonno on nfo/1 UUl WISH liiu OCUIOUCU DV7 VVUJLVUIQU "that they may pay out." And who did these men resist; wbct was assaulted with intent to kill? Tbe * high sheriff of the county. They resisted tbe sheriff and one attempted to murder the sheriff*, stabbing bim severely, yet the "twelve jurors and other responsible people" petition that they be allowed to pay a fine ! Have these people forgotton that there are laws and that violators of laws must be punished ? That petition is a positive affront to the courts and to the ebief executive, but it has its birth in a practice of some of the judges on the circuit bench that we have condemned as harmful and demoralizing?that of permitting white man convicted of grave crimes, such ar. hssault with Intent to kill, "paying out," the line being absurdly inadequate. These men ask to be permitted to "pay out" and allege that a sister needs their support and that they are poor. A similar plea could be made for nine-tenths of the criminals. Mauslayers are not banged because because the families of those slain are left destitute ; and they are not pardoned because, by paying the just price of th*ir crime, the innocent will suffer. The law is to be maintained for the good of society and for the maintenance of civilization; individuals cannot be considered. Our storekwill be.Lopen un til 10 o'clock p. m. tbrougn Xmas Holidays. P: Rosenburg & Co. SEE THE SAMPIT, !>? ?. 19th will be a Great Day in the Growing 4'ily. The Georgetown Ceutepnial which will take place on December 19th offers a rare opportunity /or mnny who have never seen that quaint old "City by the Samplt" to catch a whiff from tbe Salt-wster air aud test the merits of the climate of a region tbat Is becoming lamous as a winter resort. Cure for SOre Xipple*. As soon as the child is done Dursiug apply Chamberlain's Salve. Wipe it off with a soft cloth before allowing the child to nurse. Many trained nurses use this with the best results. Price 25c per box. For sale by C. A. Jlilford and H. M. Young, Due West. y*y=:. JL?jL_Lg"JLld- J 1_ . L J'..1.1.', g L. ^ IS THOROUGHLY E TR. ~~M\ recently sec tent lady cl< to give ever New goo< stock is com He has ji otnolr nf kJ LWX*. Ladies and he is nc of Garments in search of sortment be He is ha1 done ih any his prices ai m/\ cenTi UUMJb 1U >3Xi?i A * Dargan'a Locals. AtDargan's5<fc 10c store you will find a de ilrabie lice of beaters. Ladles, oome In and let as show you tb< Rosette Irons, fashion has sailed Its ap proval of these dalDty little Rosette Irons aere, 50c. Dargan's 5 <* 10c store. A large Hoe of books Just In. In the In ire tbe Poets, sn rlob russet leather coverlugi ind then tbe Alger Series, for boys, tbe Hurs: Bouse Series for glrli are attraottve and In itruotlve. Come In and see tbe line. Dar fan's 5 & lOo store. School children should see our line of tab' lets, pencils and paper. Tablets from oni sent to lOo each. II Hit 11 HOME! E. C. MESCHINE, of the Hermitage Farm, Lowndesville, S. C., retiriDg from farming, will sell on easy terms, in Farms of 50 to 100 Acres about one thousand three hundred (1,300) acre*, out of the 1,600 acres of the Hermitage Farm. Apply to E. C. MESCHINE, Hermitage Farm, May 3,1905. Lowndesville, 8. C. iiiii conn mice i HIS OFFICE WILL BE 0PEI FROM MONDAY, OCTOBER 16th UNTIL SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30th. 1905. The Rate of State, Comity, Sohoo "' and Special Tax, Inducting Oni Dollar Poll Tax, One Dolla Commutation Tax. rN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ACT T< raise supplies for tbe lineal year comment log January 1. 1906, notice 1b bereby glvei that tbe office of County Treasurer for Abbe vine County will be open for tbe oollectlon c taxes for said fiscal year from Mooday, Octc ber 16tb, until 8aturday, December 30th, wltto out penalty. Tbere will be added? A penalty or one per oent. on all iaxes no paid on January 1st, 1906. A penalty or two per oent. on all taxes no paid on February 1st, 1905. A penalty or seven per oent. on all taxes no paid on March 1st, 1905. Rates Per Cent, of Taxation are a Follows: State Tax o^mins. County Tax tift " Special Couo'y (Koad) y2 " SmklDg Fond 1 " School 8 " Special Count} (Poor House)..^ " Total 12 % In addition to the above, a special tax wli be oollected (or school purposes as follows : Abbeville Special School b% mills. Abbeville Special R.R. bonds \% " Bethel 3 Sharon 4 " Lowodesviile 4 Ml. Carmel 3 " Willlog'.on 8 " MoCormlok 2 Dae West 3 " A poll tax or One Dollar per capita on a! male citizens between ibe aire ol 21 and 6 Sears, except such as are exempt by law, wll e collected. A commutation road tax of One Dollar wll be collected the name time bb other taxe Irom all male citizens between tbe ages or 1 and 50 years, except such as are exempted b. law. Unlecs said tax Is paid by first ol Marcfc 1905,eight days work upon tbe public highway will be required under an overseer, If bo inuci be necessary. Taxes are payable only In gold and ullve coin, United States currency, National ban! Notes and Coupons of State Bonds which be oome payabletfurlDg tbe year, 1905. A tax c 50 cents will be collected on each dog. As so few avail themselves of tbe opportuc Ity of paying taxts at tbe times and place Iieretoiore aesignatea, i win uiscouuiine iu appointmen ts over tbe County, and collect al tax eg at tbe Treasurer's office. Parties desiring information by mall In rc gard to tbelr taxes will please write befor December 16tb, statlDg tbe location of tbel property, and Include postage for reply, am tho?e paying taxes by obock must include lb obarge for collection. W. T. BEADLEY, mreasurer. October 4. 1905. tf Sbut out tbe cold winds. Qlusand putt blwttya od baud al Hpeed'a. ? v*v F7Wi QUIPPED FOR THE ] IDE HE HAS EVER ] are a11 br III Px most seaso ,Vl CO sirable goo attractive ] ured the services of erks, and every effort ybody prompt and ca ds are arriving ever: iplete in all lines. list received by Expre Cloaks and >w offering the most he has had this seas a Cloak would do w< fore making a purchs ring the largest trad season, which is the *e right and his goodi HIS GOODS. LOOK IS ALL THA L. W. W 4 The largest and n Stationery School Can b< Milford's ! BUILDING MATERIA I am dow receiving a stock DOORS, SASHES, BLINDS, FLOORING, j CEILING, SIDING and FINISHING LUMBER, all SHINGLES, LATHS, LIM] CEMENT and HAIR. Come in and let me give you prices. ' A. G. FAULKNEI TRINITY ST. f Opposite A. B. MORSE. D ; Real Estate for Sale. t s , Mrs.Ellis Gravdonhas place her elegant residence and th house and lot adjoining in m hands for sale. This is ver desirable residences propert 11 being so conveniently locate ii 0 II The Kinard house and lc y has been placed with me fo sale at a very reasonabl price. ? if Il R. S. LIN K. ? Beffinniner Monda: I December 11th an< continuing until Xma we will be open a night until 9 o'clock ; Dargan's 5 & 10 Stor .. 'v'-' H1ITE LARGEST CHRISTMAS DONE. i im full of the nable and de?ds at the most prices. He has three compete. will be made reful attention. y day and his '*5 iss a brand new J ackets, attractive line son. Any lady 311 to see his asise. e he has ever best proof that s desirable. T IS ASKED FOR. HITE. lost complete line of Books and Supplies 3 seen at ' Drug Store. L An Ordinance oi To Raise Supplies for the City of Abbeville, S.C., for the Fiscal Year 1906. Be it ordained by the mayor and Aldermen of the City of Abbeville, S. C.. lu Council assembled and by authority ol tbe same, That a tax for the sums and Id a manner hereinafter named shall be raised aod paid Into the treasury of the City Council for tbe uses and purposes thereof for the fiscal year 1906. Notice Is hereby given that tbe office of City Treaourer of Abbeville, S. C., will be 80 open lor the collection of taxes for said fiscal g year 1906, from Wednesday, Nov. 1, 11105, un' til Monday, January 1, 19C6, wUbout penalty. Rate per centum of taxation are as follows: City Tax -3 mills. Water Works Tax(lntere8t , J on bonds and Sinking > Fund) 2% mills. Sewerage \% " fpKot ?uhon ?i\^ toiroo uriri oukfluamttnlnr anv portion thereof charged against the property or part; on the tax books of the City for the lineal year 1900, shall not be paid on or beiore the 1st day of January, 1906, the City Treanurer shall proceed to add a penalty of one per cent, on the tax boob, and the City Treas urer shall collect the same; and if the said taxes and assessments and penalties are not paid on or before the first day ol Febi uary next thereafter, an additional penally of one per centucn thereon shall be added by the City Treasurer; and if said taxes, assessments and penalties are not paid on or before the flist day of March next thereafter, an additional penalty ol five per centum thereon (J shall be added by tbe City Ticasurer and oe collected by him ; and If tbe said taxts, as" sessments and penalties are not paid on or y before the 15th day of March next thereafter, tbe said City Treasurer shall issue bis tax exy ecutlon for tbe said taxes, assessments and y penalties against the property of the defaultlng tax-payers according to law, A commutation road tax will be collected tbe same time as other taxes of Two Dollars from all male citizens between the ages of eighteen and fifty-five years, except those ex-j empiea oy iuw. uuiess naiu mi i? puiu uu ui beiore the 1st day of January, 1906, six daj s work upon tbe public highways and streeU of the City will be required under tbe btreet Overaebr. All persons falling: or refusing to pay ihe commutation tax or to work six full dajB, shall, upon conviction, be timd not more iban Thirty Dollars or be Imprisoned not If looger tban thirty days. Done and ratified In City Council this 10th ? day of October, 1905. JAMES L. MCMILLAN, Mayor. JAMES CHALMERS, City Clerk. Oct. 10,1905. It A GOOD BOOK. _ A copy of Anecdotal Reminisy cences of Columbia, by Jullian j A. Felby, may be had at Speed's Drug Store. ? This is a well written book and; X contains interesting reading for r all South Carolinians. Call and get a copy at once as ? the supply is limited. V : ; l.1 *^KN!>J.U^LLJA Kin^r of All Cornell MfOicinfl. , .. Mr. E. G. Case, a mail carrier of Can ton ('pnter, Conn., who has been in ihe U. S. Service for about sixteen years, pays; "We have tried many cough medicines for croup, butChamberiaiu'a Cough Remedy is king of all and one to oe relied upon every time. We also find it the best remedy for coughs and colds, giving certain results and leaviDg no had after effects." Eor sale by C. A. Milford and H. M Young, Due \Ve?t. CRA-NOL-INE. ? ' ? ASK C. A. MILFORD, The Druggift, what Cranoline is, or you can finish reading this and learn without at-kiug. Cranoline is a preparation for the removal of dandruff and will paevent the hair from falling out. A preparation not gorgeously perfumed like most? f the hair foods. Cranoline will be used on your hair by every flrstclaf-s barber, if yon will only call for it when In barber shops.. A great many barbers will tell you they have something just as good as Cranoline, but you can get the genuine Cranoline if you will insist for it. C. A "\JT J 1 9. A Tlw. "H r n rrrr ? of hflfl PYPlll A. 1TLIIIUIU, X UC x/i umw five agency for this eminent preparation. If you fail to get it, it will be your own fault. A word to the ladief: All fashionable ladies keep a bottle on their dresser. Sold on a guarantee. For sale only by, C. A. Milford, The Druggist, Abbevitye, 8. C. . 12m * ? ? GEO. WHITE fit., H. S. HAMMOND, Proprietor. Manager. i L- n IB] Mill!. We have bought out : the livery, business of Mr. J.S. Stark and will do business at the , same stand. We are I prepared to do haul ing of all kind. We also have good saddle . and driving horses. H. S. HAMMOND, Phone 32. Manager. ^A/jTTTELEGRAPBERS' NEEDED Annually, to AH tee new positions created by 1 ? - - ...... r* WJ a mailt K'lllroaa MOa ie|t-gr?pu vumjimuc. .? ?/ Yonng Men aud Ladies of good liubttf, to . Learn Telegraphy anil R. R. Accounting. W> furnish "5 per cent, of the Oiterators and Statlou Agenx* In America. Oor six schools are the lnr?e>t exdimueTeietraph Schools Id Ibe wori.d. KHtsbllfhed 20 yeaes add endorsed by all leading Railway Officials. We < xeoute a 8250 Bond to every student to furnish him or her a position paylDg Inm $40 <o $00 a month In bia'es east of tne Rocky Mountain*, or fioin $75 to 8100 a month In 8taies w?st of the Kockus. immediately upon graduation. StudeniN can enter at any time. No vacations. For lull panlcn'atK regarding any of oufSchoo'a Nvilte dlr-ct 10 our executive office at Cl< clnnatl, 0. Cataf gue free. The MORSE SCHOOL OF TELEGRAPHY, CluclnnaM, Ohio. Buffalo, N. Y. t i a' (an ta, Gb. LaUr^Rse, Win. ' T- xwrkan>?. T' x. . Hun Franelsco. Cal. Calvert & Nickles ? Headquarters for ? White Hickory Wagons Owensboro Wagons, Sock Hill Buggies, Summer Buggies, Cheap Buggies, Harness, Laprobes, etc. Calvert & Nickles. Feb. 24. 1904 If We arc Sole Agents here for Vinol The most famous Cod Liver Oil preparation kuown to medicine. Contains ALL Ibe medicinal elements of cod liver oil, actually taken from fresh cod's livers, but not a drop of oil. Delicious to the taste and recognized throughout the world as the greatest STRENGTH CREATOR for old people, weak, sickly wnmeD and children, nursing mothers and after a severe nicknees. Cures Hacking Coughs, Chronic Colds, Bronchitis and all Throat and ? Lung Troubles. Unequaled to create an appetite ai d to make those who are too thin, fat, ro-y and healthy. Try it on our guarantee to return your money if you are not satisfied. I Speed's Drug Store. w. D. ADDIE has open up his business in J. S. Cochran old stand. Rh'vy'Ia jirul ? Sundries, Picture Moulding*. ' Yours for business, W.D.ADDIE. Get our prices on com. flour, bay, bacon and meal at A. M. Hmitb's, i i . . / ' " ; W.E.John! Invite you to e: fall and complet - Jewe . > . the best that cat at prices that v) . ri:'' None Betters i Mn ne CI REPAIRING A SFECL Satisfactory wo your money ba and at your ser W. E. JOHN in fat State, County and President: Vlce-Presld F. E. HARBISON. P. B. 8PE Board of Directors: F. Blake, G. A. Visanska, John A. Harris, 1 W. Parker, W. P. Greene. ^ We solicit yonr business and it safely and coi We are to position to make you loam when placed in Our Saving's Abbeville Luml Dealer Lumber, Sash, Doors, B1 Best Portland Cement, full bar Just received three cars Shingk best. Car of Doors, Sash and Blin Lumber on hand. Flooring, Ceiling Get our prices and we will do t ABBEVILLE L The same old stand, ne TL, Dnnnlrtfl 0, Hi roupm l ABBEYILL OFFICERS. ,' 8. 0. THOMSON, President Q. A. NEUFFER Vice-President. R. E. COX, Caahier. SCHOOL Tablets m. General Scho Speed's Dr Trade Marks designs rrTVf^ Copyrights Ac. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention Is probably patentable. Communlca* ?r tlons strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patents ' sent free. Oldest agency fors ecu ring patents. Patents taken through Mutin & Co. receive ? tpecial notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. largest circulation of any sclentlflc journal. Terms, $3 a year; four months, tL Sold byall newsdealers. ? u I MUHN&C0 36'Bro.dw,y.NeW JQft Branch Office, 626 F 8t* Washington, D. C. DR. J. R. NICKLES, Surgeon Dentist. Office over C'. A. Milford's Drug Store. DR. J. A. DICKSON, SURGEON DENTIST. SOLD FILLINGS; CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK A SPECIALTY. A GOOD PLATE .$8.00 AMALGAM FILLINGS 75c and. l.OO r OFFICE OVER BARKSDaLE'S STORE. Li -' 11 . ii Jr.? I'tii ? <2^S5ri7wmi*ii Wh?m i ii iii i - ;SB?' V t 11 1 '" . ~"T jOD&CO. ' ramine their -4 e line of .: |f? 3lrv * |||| ? V?o ViflH Arid 4%$ ill suit you. I icaper. fcLTY. . , . || rk guaranteed or 'A* .ck. Always here nee. snw Xr no WVA1 ?W wi ) 111 'ir (it Aim City Depository. W wm? . w ..... eat: Cashier: . ED. J. H. DoPRE. E. Harrison, P. B, Speed, John1 B. . : it. M. Had don, A. K. Watson, Lewia 1 are prepared to handle ? Dserrsti73ly. 3, and to p*>y interest on deposits, ; Department. 1 wr Company, j m in 7 i inds, Shingles, Lime. 1 rel, $2.50. -s7j js.from the cheapest to the very I ds just in. Two cars Dressed ; J and Siding. J he rest?viz: Sell YOU.] J UMBER CO. I ar S. A. L. Depot. 1 H liplait, J E, S. C. 1 I DIRECTORS. 1 S. G. Thomson, H. G. Anderson, 9 G. A. Nenffer, C. C. Gambrell, W. E. Owens. C. 8. Tones, ^ J. S. Stark', Ed. Keiqer, Jonn A. Harris. BOOKS Pencils * k * ol Supplies. ?? ? ? A? Ci^AHA Ug U UU1C. I R, G, E. CALVERT, SURGEON DENTIST, t Dr. Killingsworth's office. liUUBt It, 1905. tf DENTAL NOTICE. Dr. S. 0. Thomson, FICE UP-HTAIR8 ON ' MoTT,WAOT omer, Abbeville. 8. 0. DO YOU NEED A , Mower or Rake ? IF SO, CALL AND SEE U8 AT I ONCE. WE ARE AGENTS fl FOR THE DEERING AND HAVE A FEW THAT WE WILL CLOSE OUT AT A RE DUCED PRICE. B Yours for business, M . T. & T. M. MILLER, I