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'v ' | The Press and Banner ' n - thix Bv W, W. and W. R, Bradley. weI1 & _ you HUGH WILSON, Editor. Fr0 ' Uttl ABBEVILLE, S. C. Ti -v mo gt't " Kat jVPobllobed every Wednesdp at. 82 a tlas year m advance. #ct Wednesday, Nov. 28, 1906. b"1 Fatbnekt and Razorbackn. rod ^ , Thq negro preachers of New York city have me C.' worked themselves into a frenzy over thedis- 11 -. charge of the three companies of negro 90I- paI ?~* dlers of the Twenty-Fifth United Slates In- ,rri fantry. Tney have arraigned the President aln and passed resolatlons from the pulpit galore, rat I"';, of which the following is an example: t0 1 "That the action of the President of the ^ ?~. ' United States is most heartily disapproved d,e by us, and U so much the more disapproved bee by us because of the high regard we have ed hitherto cherished for him." " A nice kettle of flsh Indeed ! to? Tn addition to this some sodden-in-bate dre for-tbe-South, pro Africano, right or wrong, hu: members of New York and Philadelphia so- tw< olety have read of the disbanding of these lefl companies In some spicy little sheet and the do' resolt 1b that these disgraced soldiers are to lea be brought to New York and cared for as Is hul * befitting martyrs. - ** Another nice large kettle of flsh! 0V( Of coarse these negro preachers and white cln philanthropists (?) know more about the at- fal1 , fair than the President. The President made wlt ?n egregious blander In not consulting these e8P fellows before taking any action. The ground I' j on wbloh the President disbanded these com- ,he panles was their having conoealed murder! 8UT ergo, they are martyrs. rea All are familiar witb that Texas affair 11 which caused the trouble, and It Is not neoes- we ary to reproduoe the Incident here. It Is a get dlffloult thing for the Anglo-Saxon to keep ohB . bit moral equilibrium when he Joins the reg- for nlar army. Accustomed aa he Is to restrain baT his passions and bridle bis appetites, In 8111 ninety-nine oases out of a hundred bis moral ^ marob Is retrogressive when be becomes a felt soldier. So much Idleness, so many tempta-1 UODfl, CUl Jooae irom an raiiraiui ui uuiue nuu family, companions of the worst stripe soon tarnish blm unless he Is pore gold. d? The negro has not bad the self-imposed evo- I lotion of tbe white man. He has bad tbe opportunlty bat be bas probably involuted in- oen stead of evoluted. He is thousands of years her behind, possibly tens of thousands, who lllI( knows? When it oomes;to a question of self- est restraint bet yonr money on a Maverick eul Polak in preference to colored troops in the al? rer' United States army. ter r.->-v Of tbls Texas aflair tbe President made ? try] thorough investigation and, as is bis custom, be did something. He has changed their ra- vio< tlons from western steak to fatbacks unsup- b1' piled. And now tbe "ouliud brethren" of the yOU cloth and the pbilantbroplc razorbacks are one mad. "J*1 I? COU There is not a self-respecting colored man frie In Abbeville county bnt will say that tbe saw President did right in cutting off the feed of those "murder-concealing scoundrels or tbe Tl Twenty-Fifty Infantry, and If there be one gre< who aralnsays the President be ought to be " 1 ~~ vi*?o ran oat of the country. odti Tbe three companies of the Twenty-Fifth, Ti however, will not be redooed to fatbacks lm- p1^1 mediatelytfor tbe "razorbacka" have them In or v Sp charge and will tee to It. mo< aaf^'r KO? tho Sew Court House. to a When theEmperlors or,rulers of ancient *** oitlea and principalities wished to please mtg tbe pfople and Immortalize themselves prei they built something, g? Tbe Pyramids, tbe Acropolis, tbe Partbenon, tbe Pantbeon, tbe Temple of Diana, tbe mat A1 bam bra (with memerons minor structures, P?* besides aqueducts and military roads with- cre< oat somber, ere mrnuments to those o 1 erei neient and mediaeval times wbo lmme? an^ dlately caused tbeir construction. They are forr en more, tbey axe contributions in history in ad solence, to tbe crtdlt of the people wbo ballt tbem, that would bave been forgotten era. If tbey bad not been thus preserved. It is If now known that the py ramies were not ?PP ballt ofstone, bat that they were built of e(j t cement,andtbe ctmpositlon Is to perfect sing that for thousands of years people bave w?,j tbongbt It rook, and bave wondered bow tbe un(j ancients cut and fitted tbem into place bo ser\ fib perfectly. A people ia Judged by the character of tbe aod rsnhlln hnlldlnar. that erace tbe cities. The w? - - - - w ni tall daks were good enough for the cburob or ^he forum of the savage Gaul or Drald, and tbey cart are good enough for tbe sayage of today, but mQ1 the enlightened aod civilized oitlzen mast have something better. ti Now with do purpose of flattering, it may ber be truthfully said tbat there Is not In this, or Jl0* any other state, a more enlightened and re- the fined people, taken as a whole, than tbe peo- Hoi pie of this county, and tbey are not afflicted ^ with that parsimony that would oling to tbe don homely antiquated struotnre or a previous to<" ace that is called a court bouse. 8tor While tbe old building is objectionable, wit' protruding as it does in all Its ugliness out 'I?1 Into tbe publio square, this is not the only or most serious objection. There Is no arrange, ab 1 ment in the Interior for protecting records of J MrV from lire. Abbeville suffered .enough In tbe loss o{ The valuable records In tbe fire of 1875 to guard 8<jj^ against a recurrence. Tbe people are willing Mei and abundantly able to have a new Court Is t ? .... . . .o ? cets House. wbhvbouui ouperviaor ixiciLiesr nt basn't tbe absolute authority of (be rulers ol dlst: old, put be Is undoubtedly tbe Mogul of bis Atli department. Wben tbe question of paying oat tbe county's money oomes up be bas a join few pet pbrases of protest tbat slip meobanl- ed t oally off tbe end of bis tongue. jj|j ~ In this Instance, fortunately, be bas reacb- din, d tbe point of approving the project, and It 11 Is hoj.ed tbat tbe legislators will get busy and fv'f. pass the order. i.ak Here Is tbe opportunity for the Supervisor If to build bis monument; and on the oorner tone, we will pjaoe bis nam? and tbe name* buy ofonr legislators authorizing tbe balldlng. any Tbe people want It; they deserve It; they are ble to pay for It. Will their servants grant not ? ?* i HT bou i nez W Mr. Wilson Takes Extensive Trip. me The Editor of tbe Press and Banner Is tak. ^jj log an extensive trip through tbe Western tbat anH Hnnth W.<nlnm Statfli. Ha 1h now at yeai Bait Lake City, where be will remain for a week or more, when be will extend bla trip mat probably down Into Mexico. |la? While 8alt Lake City may prove a liitle lonesome for a bachelor. It may be, by seeing sive the otber extreme be may oonclude that ?P,E there are two sides to tbe question. wr?t The Press and Banner regrets to lose bis ever servloes (or.so long a time, but feels that tbe rest and recreation is well earned after^ so a?e v many years of bard work. tlve ifltg wou 8. J. Link's Prize Offer. are. ' S. J. Link offers In tb is Isbuo of tbe paper a barrel of the finest flour that can be bad to the person who suggests tbe most likely rea- tic son that his business bas Increased so during ^*ec tbe present year. One of tbe proprietors of gav< tbe Press and Banner suggested that it Is be- 10 r cause be advertises with that paper. j??c ? ? thin the? Death of Or. W. O. Boms. Hen Dr. W. O. Rom died nuddenly at tbe h >me of bis son ln-iaw, Mr. J. H. Witt, yesterday morning. Dr. Rosa was in ibe yard when nls " daughter oalled him to breakfast. Dr. Koks did not coine In Immediately and his daughter Mrs. Wilt, went out to call blm again and found blm dead. Dr. Rubs was afflicted with I heart disease and died In his nixty-nlnth I a D The interment will take place at his home * x'.; . in BUonton, Va. j afC r-' *; ,?;w ' - v.- <. ... ' r\lJ~ Carnival Sloies. le Carnival people had floe weather >ngb the entire week, nod tbo shows were 1 attended every day and night. The og people especially enjoved the week, m the time the merrwe-round started H It stopped Saturday nlgbt, crowds of le fellows thronged the grounds. be shows were about the same rb are com to street fairs, the Big Snakes and the tzerjammer Kaetle being the only novel i. Tbe Flying Lady and the disappearing at tbe Hindoo Hoodoo's tent mystified ny. Home thought that they cou id explain they haven't done so ye'. Listening to spectators as they m*de their exit, one ild bear, "compressed air," "wires" "Iron ?" "partition box," and many other marrs. L Is said that certain sedate townsmen were 'tlal to the Katzecjammer Kastle. The ?gular movement ot the contrivance bting aost t he same as certain psycoioglcal, or her physiological conditions, Is supposed ae tbe reason. be manager of tbe Old Plantation melo* s will soon be able to retire. Since he has m on tbe road with his show he has cleanupoverelght thousand dollars. L has been safely estimated that tbe shows k la in cai>b, not less than eighteen bund -iollars, and tbe other little schemes eight odred and forty dollars, making a total of jhty six hundred and forty dollars. They : in the city probably about eight hundred Jars, which was paid for expenses. This ves tbe town poorer by about eighteen adred and fifty dollars, but who cares? iany negroes were in attendance. Not >r fifty or seventy five negroes attended the cub of two weeks ago, butdurlngthlsslreet r they have been easily persuaded to part h their dimes. The merry-go-round was eclmiy attractive to them. ' sn't It wonderful how popular the tenia of i fortune tellers art? We areali Juatallttle lerstitlous and prefer to have good fortunes d from our pulms to bad ones. rtbe Irish Egyptian tells us a good fortune re elated, It she tells u? a bad one we forIt. Some have their fortunes told atevery loce, and again some would not have their tunes told for a twenty dollar bill. It 1h d to tell which class Is the most superriOQS. he Bone Yard la a half Inch deep Id con,1. Letter from tbe Editor. Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 25,1906. ir Messro. Bradley : 1 arrived here safely this morning, and an fast train does not leave here until 8 30 ock tonight which will reach Kansas City ,rlv as soon as tbe slower train that left e this morning. I am staying over. had not thought or this being Sunday unit breakfast some one spoke of tbe churobtnd tbe theatre aB being a .means of being erulned. I thought to go to churoh In morning and lu tbe afternoon, if tbe the) was a real ploas one I might go to It, alrellglous exerclxes In church. baked for tbe Presbyterian church, and, Ing to follow directions, went straightway > a Methodist church, where tbe whole seri, except tbe alleged sermon, was up to h water mark. s I oe&red tbe cbnrob quite a number or iDg folk came oat of the Sunday school, ; young lady oarrying a fiddle box, In !ch I presume there was a flddle. I Idn't help from wondering what my pious nd Mr. R. S. Galloway would think 11 he a young lady bringing away a fiddle from Du? WestSabbath school which Is taught Sunday. , ae singing was good, and I presume tbe it orzan save nut suitable notes. Tbe ser js, if not from tbe book, followed very lely to tbe forma laid down In the Metbit form. ae "we praise thee," <fco., tbe apostle's 3d, tbe reading of tbe Psalm*, tbe Lord's yer, and tbe prayer laid down In tbe book, ebieb closely followed it, made a service, ?t delightful, and made me hope tbat tbe d Lord bad not charged against me any Debt of going to a themre tootght. le preacher, however, knocked things incocked bat wben be began to talk, which i little else than a recital of little stories, or two of wbich would have been, or ,ht have been, eflectlve. He mode tbe imssloo on my mind tbat be attempted to be ny or witty, In hts announcement tbat bop Duncan bad sent blm here, and be, preacher, was sure tbat tbe Bishop bad ie at least one good appointment. Hereted tbls twice and nobody laughed. It ned to me tbat bis frequent nse of the sa1 Name bordered on tbe profane or irrevit. It seemed to me like "Me and God," making a plaything of the Name, is oondnot, In connection wllb some perDaDces of other prey hers, raises the doubt my mind as to wnetber ordinary men n of ordinary ability) shonld be allowed ellver alleged sermons and aocalied prayI may Jndge, the prayers, real prayers, eal to tbe heart and take ns closer to tbe , of tbe Cross. Alleged sermonB are dlreolo tbe bead or to tbe understanding. Tbe ing exalts tbe soul as near to its maker as may approach to tbe Author of our being, ie sermon, therefore, is, according to my erstanding tbe least.lmportant part of tbe 'loe, except wben it has a tendency to crea doubt In the minds of bearers. ie church today was filled, including floor baioonies. Chairs were brought for those > were late. e didn't go to any meaire tois anernoon. re wan none to go to. Bat I rode on the i awhile. Toward nlgbt I beard machine bIo and went to hedr it. and foand a mov plotnre show going on. 1 went In and tbe pictures and beard one song. lis Ik a considerable oily. In it are a namof stores, most of tbem being occupied, re are some stores tbat are two or tbree les hitch. Tbe city has electric oars. Bnt biggest tbing bere W tbe Mississippi river. v they ever got tbe river to come by here nknown to me. As well as I can see tbe around bere have been so well graded ?n tbat in some places boles are to be id in good places for bills. bbevllle is noutbe onlv plaoe where pious es may be found. I saw one biic window h a onrtain which oompietely shot out tbe v and tbe rays of tbe sun. i getting off tbe train tbis morning I was loss to know at wblcb hotel 1 should stop, (veil as I could I told a hackman the fclDd lace I wanted to go to. He could take me it there. After awblle be stooped at a ill door, wblcb opened into a narrow hf.li i first door In tbat ball bad a "bar room" t. I asked to be taken elsewhere, tie Piedmont In Atlanta and tbis hotel In npbis are ran on tbe European plan, tbat 0 say, a man orders what be wants and 1 nothing else. Tbe European plan la a a one, u a man can mate out uu u iew ieo. It I bad ordered as mocb at meals Id inta aod Memphis as I get from the Eui every day. I would n w be writing back le-ifor more money. For instanoe: Sirsteak Is $2.50, extra ditto Is 83.50. Iordeienderloln steak, tbe cheapest thine on the It was a solid chunk, and ons: 60 cents. i morning my breakfast cost $1.40 ?nd my uer 95 cents. jo-tponed buying a through ticket to 8alt e City until I reached Atlanta. Tbe tlclc) Atlanta oost $4 25, and tbe ticket to Salt e was about $2 less than In Abbeville anybody expeota to go to Texas, let him t until after tbe first of January when be have two or three months In wblcn to a ticket, and tben he can come borne at time during the year. For tbe return et $2 is charged. Tbe tloket at Ibis cheap and on these accommodating terms canbe bought at Abbeville. Tbey must be gbt In Atlanta. If you are going to Texas tyear, Investigate this matter. bile In Atlanta a man od orutcbes asfeed If I was not tbe editor of tbe Press and ner. He said his name was Up*baw. I d not recall blm at all. He explained . he was in Abbeville some nine or ten rs ago, and that I made an unpleasant noof blm. He seemed a little bot In tbe ir, but bis religion forbade blm bearing Ice, I mentioned tbe Irc! to Mr. R. F. Gil>, who Is now Id Atlanta, and be said that haw was "Wilting Willy" who lectured .bbevllle. I can't tblnk tbat I was offento him. though I may have dlfT? red In ifon as to bin niterances. I make It a rale xpress my opinion ol whatever I may e, bat I try to be respectful and polite to y one. r. Upshaw Is now leading a prohibition t In Atlanta, and tbe problbltlonlsta tbe blgbeat type of men, and tbelr mo 9 are tbe purest and beBt. Prohibitionare f>o good that we presume no one Id claim to be as good and as pare as tbey H. W. in. R. R, Hemphill at Rock Hill. >n. R. R. Hempblll was Invlied to muKen icb hi Wlntbrop College on tbe IBib, lu?i. General responded to tbe Invitation and 9 the ctu>ients and teaobers some things emenober. There are several northern hers at the college and*'It Is safe to that tbey bave been made to look at gs from a different point of view to what are accustomed at the North Gi-m-ral lphlil has a retentive memory and what a* 'o Kay Is not what be has beard or hut what he has actually experiencet knows, HDd his speeches in cooaequeDce ilwajs Interesting. m ? [ome raised pecans for 20c ound at Mcllwains. They ) fine. "SUPERVISOR'S QUARTERLY REP0R1 The Following Claims Were Ai dited and Paid by the Board County Commissioners for Al beville County for the Quart Ending Sept, 30th, 1906, G W Johnston 4 60 M J Link 87 50 Martin and Hbannun 37 50 A F (divert .._ 15 IH) L T Hill, M D 65 00 Edwnrds and Pblier 26 00 D Ft El "8 . 20 75 A R fc.Hn .. 18 75 L. H H?rkne*n and frluce 27 oO J M Lawson IS <W W A Frltb 6 25 B L l llnkucale* 1 0) Ge<? C Grave? 25 00 G N N'ckeln 3'Ki 00 Will Gray :. 9 Itfl . ' M LSianton 12 50 J O McI.Hln 75 H Sonrloy .. 27 7S GnoSKlugb : 5 !K> A L. Soott 1 00 G W 8baw ' ML Soott 2o0 E R Thomson ..., ... ? ? 1, T and T M Miller ..... - (6 fl# H P Mcllwaln ? J L " 32 L W Whltr 21 C A MM ford 10 25 W C DuPr?.. S Abbeville Hardware Co... 18 ?2 \ rnoa B Moroe 18 Jim Devlin ? H Rosenberg and uo 70 ?e R M Kill ?' M F C Di'Pre- of ? Joe F E Imundu 18/5 J M Miner .... ? ?0 RLDargan jW O U Cobb ? 50 h W Keller and Bri>. 22 86 Abbeville Llgbt & Power C<? 5 00 W T. Bradley ; 24 ?0 J G and J M Huckabee 37 50 J M'Huckabee ... 2o 00 ' A B C*eatbano 18 21 W D Barksdale ? ?? J M WHkomoo ? 6 TO G A Neufler 25 00 WE Elite <6 00 j All'd Bmltb, Jr <6 74 J L Perrln 240 00 C J Lyon H oo A M 8no1tb 27 00 WRWll?Q 40 8 W Davis ..... 1?1? W M Barnwell o 2o T P Pnrdy ? \ ou J F Dodson J oO OB Perry man 43 <? W M Mcintosh ? <4 N G Brown and Soon / 40 JBHermou.. 58 06 J A and EC Young 20 00 P K Black. M D ..... 2 00 TJfiFrltb . 6 00 T B Andrews # 76 R B Cheatham - 1" 0B J F Sutherland 1108 W B Bowie 2 50 J F Ellenburg 60 00 A T Bol ts 12 W J 8 end T B Glbert 25 00 Ml Carmel Bargain House... 3 00 G A Hanvey ....... 1 00 T J Brltt. 8 08 Frank Doane 37 60 Horion Wilson ~ i5 00 Archie Lee..; 1 50 AC Ken nedy *4 5/ j U Wardlaw 9 03 8 P Morrah ........ 1 50 8.1 Donaldson 76 F B McLaln. 2 10 Wm Williams 50 J o Hill.......... 6 00 Pleroe Bowen _ 76 F B Gary 12 50 C J Lvon > 300 00 ' HK Burden 3 00 J D Miller - 1 *4 Mrs G M Porcher 81 85 G A Lawtnn 5 00 R F Morris . 10 00 John Cade ~ ?< IB 80 . C J Lvon 144 T R Wilson... ?.. 10 00 . Paul Wardlaw 75 TJ Barrett: Jo W D Harmon 2o 00 John H Sanders 25 00 M E Hoillngsworth 37 50 J J Edwards 8 00 A Bolts 6 26 . H T Wardlaw . - 2 00 B L Cllnkscales 50 A G Faulkner 200 to Will Johnston 18 20 Ellis Hughes 50 . pjphlfer 2 88 WT Campbell 75 W J Crawford 50 J H Hall To HP Prince 5 04 Routborp Express Co 8o W E Gfcrdon 50 WL Tallin r Sod dley 27 78 J Hnnter ~ 48 80 FCDuPre ? 58 88 8am Holmes ... {} 00 B L MorrisoD o w Abbeville Medium 29 00 W M Barnwell .. 1 00 W A Frltb ... 1 93 T H BotU 87 80 ' J C Ferguson 8 60 Andrew Stone - 6 00 J W CHnkscales ....' 8 60 8 A MoCurry ..wl...,. 8 00 L 8 Ashley C W Norrlfi # ^?2 BnrrlM Adding Mi ? . ?00 ECElberldge J . RM Pratt I - . <30 W B Bowie.... ./ >. fe Tboa McNeil 8 T Monday *' J M Baker w A OaUagber.V L A Shannon .J. ; G<?c?C Grave*., .f J M Buckabee JNsndWHi 8 B Cook Jj Thompson Huo?'Sj.-1' JWJorvey \ Julias Bamgaj jas T Xjaumepi - * t , ' fj.. - Oooloy, *peer i N J Tucker....:;' D B Collier a, .. .V C J Lyon \ A B Cheatham.\ yjV J R Glenn , I) PollakofT. 3 LT?ndT M MUl. Joe F Edmunds, A M Smith C V Hammond ; . , P B Speed J Allen 8mllh. J' Abbeville Hard*. LW Keller and I >/.; C A M11 ford W , R M Hill 8 J Link Ri. Dsrgan !?-.iiffi&ajpefci-v ~ L D Edward* -V P Rosenberg and Co.) ? f.' w C I'aPre f RM HaddonaudCat &' ??' W E Johnson i - . R RftmnDB J W McKee C Cud* -JVW R McKinney 0 G J Sanders 68 J R McCoy 1R 00 Dewitt Hall ?j| ?8 G J Sandera, agt*. 40 72 Frank Mnndy 26 00 Boena Wldeman 6 00 H K Burdett 3 00 A J FergiiBOD..... 1 00 R 3 LI nit 6 00 H W Hill 10 40 Frank Doaue 37 60 8 F Hammond 1 75 Geo W Wlleon .. 3 09 L M Strawborn 2 40 Milton Phillips 75 Allred Phillip* 5 00 8 D McLaln 8 85 Hortoo Wllnon..... 25 00 Arthur Irwin - 2 00 J T Hunter 8 00 J F DodBon 2 50 J Will ARhley 6 20 W A Gallaugber 3 00 W A Hunter 44 26 W J Mllford 2 60 G M D Clamp 1100 L P Harkneaa 10 50 J E Hunter..... 50 T M Cheatham 1 00 RT Kirkpatrick 7 50 J E Higan 13 84 M B Clink ecu lea 4 85 J A Pearman . 3 25 J BRobinson .... ISO ?MI?8 Ida Matthews, agt 66 J W Wbarton 18 12 8 A Fan t 2 00 LT Uldrlck 6 25 J R Wilson 17 03 C A McLane 4 00 Oliver Johnston "5 J 8 Martin 10 75 Andrew Speed 75 J R Thorn ton - 3 80 W A Frith 6 25 R H Armstrong 1 00 J F Kllenberg 8 &3 WE Daniels ll 00 J T Hunter 6 25 8 A Hall 4 16 J T Hunter 3u 00 W M Blanchei 1 50 T H Butts 19 25 S D Wellt, 7 15 Arthur Parker 8 75 8 A Allen 25 C J Lyon 12 76 Parker Cobb 1 00 C J Lyon 72 C J Brace 2 00 K Bondley 27 78 ? s I VI ALL GOOD THINGS I: I Yi must win upon their 1_ merits. The International r t , G ? Dictionary has won a ibi | greater distinction upon j ; its merits and is in more ! general use than any other si work of its kind ill the , English language. , A. H. Sayce, IX.D., D.D., of Oxford University, England, bos recently said of it: It is indeed a marvelous work; it is difficult to conceive of a dictionary more exhaustive and complete. Everything is in it?not only what we might expect to find in such a work, but also what few of ] us would ever have thoughtof lookingfor. A supplement to the new edition has i brought it fully up to date. I have been |T looking througn the latter with a feeling J -" ?^AAfMniAtAnML una OX tlfilVLLiDUlUCH V Ub 1LO 1 the amount of labor that has been put into it. THE GRAND PRIZE (the highest award) was given to the In- " ternational at the World's Fair, St. Louis. F R EE?"A Test in Pronunciation," in- ^ structive and entertaining for the whole family. Also / rjjjji \ ? illustrated pamphlet. / Wmmi'S \ G. & C. MERRIAM CO., uxthoutickal) PUBLISHERS, ADICTOKAK/ Springfield, Mass. ( J T Huoter 48 25 Frank Mundy 13 36 Boa I hern Expresn Co 1 85 F C Do Pre 58 88 Horton WIIbou 25 00 Frank Doane 37 50 Ham Holmes 8 00 PL Grler...., 2U40 fl A McCurr> 3 00 H K Burdeit 3 oo | Tbos Box 2 50 JTHualei 14 18 W M Speer and Co 43 97 Coolev and Speer 38 99 A V Barnes 12 41 A E Floyd and Co.. 18 88 * Go* White 2 00 H H Ham mood 2 40 Frank Gray 1 00 J M Wllk'nKon 2 HO W^stum Union 1'el Co 35 G C Gilliam 2 0) B L Maelll 2 00 J B M Wrlehl 12 50 Andy CllnkBoale* 120 MUler Glover 3 5 L W White 53 84 (J A Mil ford 8 70 A B Morse 2 84 ( A M Hill and Buns 14 15 I BL Johnston 2 50 H P U/tTloaln a RQ / Thog B Dugan 3 00 J F Miller 19 80 P Rosenberg ?ud Co 14 30 i W D BarSHdale 34 49 Abbeville Hardware C?> 8 35 J L Roche 3 25 J D J Urlffltb 106 GO * (3 D Brown, axl 1 05 S*mer Wilson Hi 42 50 W B Goings *2 50 W F McCord 2 00 , Walter Gordon 10 00 < J B Wilson 4 25 J C A?hley 6 io J H Handera 25 70 W N Ctlbonn 3 00 T J Brltt 15 24 Brill and Taiberl .... 10 60 1 Joe F Edmunds 12 45 J C G MoAllnter , 20 60 FajetteCarr 2 00B A Wilson 72 WEE lis 46 50 F E Eilln * 1 50 J R WtlnOD 5 05 Arch CUnkscales 5 00 J Lleht and Power Co 1150 OE Wllron 50 ?| J H Wren 50 43 W CBolheiltnd 14 1? RHLInfe 42 00 R W Crawford 3 9B J A King 1 1.0 H L Cole 7 00 J N Nance ... 3 00 Cltv Council 25 34 A R Robluawn 4 50 C J Lvon 37 80 f J T Hunter 1H 97 I J A Brock 6 60 A M Robinson 46 00 R P Glbert 2 25 J B M Wright 3 0i C J Bro<"? 5 40 U T llldrlnlr - Kft RrvBOD and Hhkbd 29 65 J H Brooks 39 88 Mll'er Glover 5 00 L T aDO J C Hill 10 00 WT Brad ley 68)170 J F Burton 1 2> J W Lone 1 75 Warrei Morgan 1 75 J C Baford ' 1 80 J TStrlctflaDd 4 50 T Y H?rrU 24 25 BJ Todd .. 15 12 WW Smith and Co 4 90 Ed KHser 28 40 , Weo< DlPlnieotlng Co 3 00 ' Ga. Vitrified Brick Co 101 ?0 H Stevens Son* and Co 163 00 W Sutherland ; 5 00 JTJobnaton 8 10 J WIMIe Drake 2 25 ) . J W Young 2 00 J L Walker 4 00 i The RtBle Co J*1 (0 I H McCalla 16 84 Henry Bagwell 4 00 , A E f loyd aD<1 C'l 10 00 | $ Thomson aDd Hucfcabee Bro? 12 45 Walker. Evans and Cogswell 1111 tj J H Olanop ? 145 < i-?3 Geo D Barnard aud Co 56 85 fR E Hill - 5 00 Southern Expresx Co 55 C B L Clink poaU* 5<i c J T Hunter.....'. 12 10 ; J ** and T H Giberi 2-t III) J v*? Abbev lq Telephone C? & 25 > | HP MrOee 40 U0 . iv?i Carl Mllford 29 26 ( i?P W Hll1 16 G6 fVt M E HniMngxworlh 2 t0 . Lp-t 1>-J Griffith 6100 ( J M Wright :.... 100 ! v:l\ H K Burdetr 3 (0 . J LPerrln.j. 7ft 00 I MBja ' R Sond'ex 27 78 A A Rand D B Ellin 87 50 J T Hnoier 49 61 w B Goiug S8 75 i W G. N. NICKELS, sw County Supervisor. / Eead in this ipsue Link's offer of a barrel of Sylph flour free, Mcllwain has just received i another fine shipment of that fine New Orleans Syrup and | would like to send you a trial order. We are receiving new shipments of Shoes, notwithstanding the fact that the first of the fall we had more than we could conveniently store. We think this si proves that our shoes are giving y 8ati8i'actioD. You cannot afford to miss our shoe bargains, each and every shoe guaranteed solid ^ leather. S. J. Link, b We have just received a lot of canned goods gotten out in ^ the pure food law aad when J you use them yon can count on them being all right, at P Mcllwains. Why not use Blue Ribbon Extracts ? They don't cost any more than the rest and are better. MoIlwain. Mountain Buckwheat flour, the " dark kind fresh at Link's. * ' I.ccalN. Finp Stationery nnd Comic* Postal Cards li e:?t varlnty at Mlllord'n Drug Store. I'li'ine ijn vmir order for Drugs, Painti Ht.lonerv. B ink". <Sc. We will do the reel :iar? to please, C. A. Mltford. If you want a nipp Dressing Case for you r'-Go to Mil ford's. ' Waterman FoitD'aln Pnns are sold *> narantee at Mllfotd's Drug Store. Flvp Hundred dollars worth of rnmtw an ns'ies on sale at Mllford's at low prices. Nnnnnl'y'B ?nd Lowney's c?ndy frfs iery week at Mllford'a Drug Store. For a nice shaving set Go to Mil ford's If * on w?nt something tlorfant In an Inl and Mi I lord has them. Grain Drills The "Fanners' Favor te" with all latest im jrovements. Special price, Special terms. COLE, SINGLE AN] DOUBLE BOX DRILLS Chattanooga Turn plows Disc plows Middle Breaker* OSBORNE HARROW! i Don't For? et "THE GREAT MAJESTIC RANGE.' Without doubt th greatest cooking ms shine made. Ther a+V? ore "illfifr Q IXC UbUCXB J uu u M food" you know?but W e are making spec: il prices on COOKING STOVES tt will pay you to ir vestigate. ELsktosee Rochester Ware rhe finest nickle plate ware made finisli lo oks, and wear like silver. Anothe shipment in. Nei designs. Every piec guaranteed. rHE HUNTING SEJ SON IS NOW OPEN. We have all you nee ;o hunt with. Singl ind" double barre yuns. Wincheste iporting rifles, huntin ;oats, shell belts, gu: jases, leggings, loade shells. Grrates, Mantels, Tile. HEATING STOVES ror Wood, Coal or Oil. Going to Paint? Be a little particular and ge amething that looks well, wear roll, and costs less, We offer you "MASUEY'S1 ure paints. And guarantee to give you otter cover, for less money. Fine Cutlery OflK'ET TCNTVTIS. RAZORS. SCISSORS, SHEARS, SAFETY RAZORS $1.00. LBiJEVILLE HARDWARE CI .? '* ' ' c. . ... D. POLI t. " r Always watch our { , best values in I hl DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, k LICES, Etc., LADIES' a We earjy a full line of Dry Good: |2.50, $5.00, |7.50, $10.00 and $12.50 < $5.00 to $12.50. Ladies, Jacketsfrom Our waterproof $3.00 men shoei [ Look for our place ty and in price. D. P< D - schoo: xa Diets ] J. General Sc Speed's 3 : LAND! s 353 Acre ;! ' ' ?? r The Healthiest I LSituated near Little Mountain, ' public roads run ihrough plantation, and stables, large cotton house, with well which would supply water for v four spleudid springs well located. 1 cleared land for six-horse farm. In Lies well and practically no waste or Apply to " SOUTHER!! THBOUG] , EVERY DAY d , 'g High-Back Coache r Drawing-Booi v Southern e Finest Gars. Covenient Schedi L" For full information, consult R. W. HUNT, Division Passeuger Agent, d Charleston, H. C. e d ir you want a Gasolin be sure you get t' the brar We sell them : REST/ . a . LADIES ANE r J. W. Breihahn h new improvemen making it attrac He is prepared t vice at all tim'snerSo, iff of his 4-1 ow nn TTTVI A . HBXUaU wuu worIdsr 3 fare and course space. We keep ?the very ' " ?*% " , * } v'- Sy.1r>sr SHOIE, HATS, TRUNKS, VA '* '*1>A nd GENTS* FURNISHINGS. 3 aDd Clothing.- ^Our Met} Overcoats at an not be duplicated. Men salts from u $2.50 to $9.00 splendid values. Ji .. :i : '' : 3 sold everywhere for $4.QQ.; ' . \ we can suit quali ' PeA ink :hool Supplies. Drugr Store. * 4 *^6i' 1 LAND! : is for Sale. 'lace in the Cofffliy. 7 1-2 miles from Abbev?)Je; C#H Two , Has one 9-room dwelling, iarge bam cow stalls. Three tenant'htnyip. D?ep vhole plantation. Has four, streams and Wood and timber in abundance Enough j addition there is valuable mi de^roit. i the premise?. PRESS AND BAJSNER. or T, J. LYON. ';Xr r ' [RAILWAY. H SERVICE. ALL THE WAY. t:' 1 ?1' Ifl a Sleepers, and Railway Dining Cara. Fastest lime. 1 iles on local Trains. : aDy Southern Railway Agent, or BROOKS MORGAN, , Asst. Geueral Pa?eoger Agent, ^ Atlanta, Gfc, ' , ;'< . ' '** e Engine he best which bears id I. H. c. : i* J. W. McKEE, JR. ??j 4 I TH i \TTP \UK/\rMI yf. , ' v ** V ' - I t FOR | > GENTLEMEN as from time made 1 ts in his Restaurant ; itive to the public. Ar*4- nA?i I began to ha^^ifiMi. pOi."star dropsy. I was running doVi*<-v^-~~_ has when I started using Doan's Kidney, alma puis. a wonderful change came and, after using them faithfully for a: e<^5>, short time I was well." 661* Sold by all dealers. 50 cent3 a box. ce J Foster-Milburn Buffalo, N. Y.