University of South Carolina Libraries
Wi' k The Press and Banner ??????? Bv W. W, and W. R. Bradley, HUOH WILSON, Editor.. ABBEVILLE, S. C. 4t*~Pnbllshed every Wednesdp at. J2 a year la ad vanoe. Wednesday, Jan. 23, 1907. Flwu. Some little time ago the cook room In a dwelllDg near tbe BsptlHt cburcb be.'ogln to Dr. NeolTWr was fonnd to be afire. Tbe fire company responded piomptly and excepi tbe roof, naved tbe structure. Lait Wednesday night Ferguson Hall, lloated about a mil* and three quarters from tbe pubilo square was destroyed by fire. Last Tuesday morning about five o'clcok tbe dwelling bouse belonging to Mr. W. Joe, Smith and In ?bli b Mr. U. K. ?eacbam lived waB burnt, wlib everything ln.it. With Mr Beacbam oiber families were living. me Aire company came promptly to tbe reeooi and preventtd tbe spread of the flumep. At one lime It teemed almost Impossible to save ome of tbe neighboring bulldlngo. Better or more faithful woik was never done by eltbei tbe Are company or by volanterB who were axiom to lend a helping band against tbe spread of tbe flames. Tbe burning of tbe Fergason Hall at tbe Harbison college was not known in tbe city nntll next morning. Tbe building was discovered on fire at balf past ten o'clock In tbe nlgbt. Tne nlgnt was unuasully dark owing to tbe dense fog. Tbls was one of font valoablQ brick stroctures on a sixty acre loi fronting tbe. Due West road between Upper Long Cane church and tbe cliy of Abbeville Tbe building wblcb was destroyed was tbt first tbat was built out tbere. Including tbe mansard roof It was three stories, and waiusedasa home for tbe presdents and tbe female teachers, as a dormitory or for tbe tbe boarding girl ^students. Tbe Hall was possibly 60 by 100 feet, with an ell about 60 by 80 feet. Tbe ell was one story and used lor a ?nnk wnm and dlnlnc hall. The loss of the buildlbg la estimates at 910.00J. Tbe value of tbe furniture and other things which were destroyed Is unknown. / Tbe furniture in five out of eight rooms in tbe seooDd story was saved. All tbe furniture or other goods In tbe iblrd story were destroyed, as were nearly all tbe goods In tbe cook room and the dining hall. . Tbe property Is owned by tbe Northern Presbyterians, whose Board of Fretdmena Missions has becdquartsrs at Plttsbnrg, Pa Dr. Henry D. IJndsay^formerly of Due West la one of tbe directors in tbe board. Tbe money to build and maintain these estab. menu Is ralaed by patrlotlo Nortbero people who feel It their duty and tbelr prlvellge to oontrlbnte something toward the educating and christianizing of tbe negroes of tbe South, and we have no doubt that they are as sincere as we are in sending money tc carry the gospel and education to other* From their success down this way It Is fair to presume that we have an objeot letson is oar good work abroad. Tbe agitation of tbe race question has v awakened and intensified tbe race prejudice wbicb seemed dormant or which bad not umn receuiijr cuuie iu me nuniv^ iu h piw nounctd foim. Tbe piecldcnt of tb? Harbison college Is a Dative born negro, and one who seems to be acceptable to a majority o onr people, bnt be bas not opened tbe scboo tbls year. His prrdcessor was a .Northern negro, wbo wsa objectionable to aome of our) people. He lei! and ibe tcbool clotrd lasi August cr September, and la still closed. After Thirty Six Years. Mr. Jewett W. Huckabee, a good soldier, s good druggist, and a good all around clUaeD left Abbeville tblrty-slx years ago, and slnc< then bu Jonrueyed around much. He came back to Abbeville laBt week and got away without tbls editor Beelng much 01 bis old friend.' Mr. W. C. DuPre got him one afternoon nhan ma tKnnntit ira him Thflt oft Of. nuvu no tuuu^u v n? unu uiuii auhv ?v? noon Mr. DaPre took blm drlvlDg over tbf city. Mr. Hackabee hardly recognized tb? old towo. , Tbe Railroad shops are now on what wa> hunting ground tor boys and biding placet for rabbits. Wardlaw Bteeet waa a pln? \ tbloket, and no bouses there. *. Tbe cotton mill land was a waste where tb? boys worried loafing rabbits and tqulrrels. Tbe Seaboard depot grounds was a ooUod patch far Messrs. A. M. Hill's Boos. Tbe new street In front of tbe Associate Reformed cbareb, and tbe new Btreet leading down to Mr. W. T. Bradley's was In (Id field pines. A great number of booses on tbe Due Wesi Btreet were not there thirtj-six years ego. Tbe fine old bouses belonging to tbe estate* ol I. C. Perrln and Jttmes M. Perrln were standing then. Tbe pnbllo square has been rebuilt and presents a different appearance from that of 1876. Tbe Alston Bonne In Its modesty moved back to give place to tbe Taggart Bouse. Tbe Dendy Corner bas been swept Off. and new and elegant structures are there to be found. The farmers warehouse bad not been thought of. Abbeville now has tbe pattern hotel for all tbe State. Main 8treet up town bas cbanged and a whole lot of nice houses stand where vacant space kept the earth together. The street leading from the Baptist cburcb bas lots of nice bouses on either side. When Mr. Buckabee left Abbeville the" whole hlllBide was valued at 850. The oil mill and our banks bad not then been t bought of. In 1876 we bad no telegraphs, no telephones, no electric lights, no water works, no sewerage, no dlppeneary, but a number of bars. We would love to tell you a whole heap about our old army friend, bat we did not UBVC fcUO fICOOUl V UATtUg Cfc ^UVU blUJD W1UJ him. He seems to be as good a man as be was In 1876. His features are much tbe same, and be carries bis years well. His beard Is longer and whiter than It was in 1876. W. E. Johnson. Mr. W. E. Johnson, who ban been manac log tbe Jewelry business of W. E. Johnson and Go. of this city, has bought ont ihe en tire business and Is now going it on bis own hook. Mr. Johnson's success as a business man showB conclusively wbat may be accomplished by a young man of Integrity end energy even on limited capital. He bas bnilt up a splendid boslness aDd be bas the cobfldeDce of all who have dealt with Dim. Courteous and obliging elwajs he has made maDy luBtlog friendships. Little touches of backache should Dot be allowed to go nntended. Rheumatism and many other thing* follow. A box of DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills will brine < relief qulokly. They drive tbe poison from tbe body. Aot on tbe liver bb well so tbe kidneys. A 25 cent box holds a week's treatment. Sold by C. A. Millotd. ^ Food don't digest? Because the stomach lacks some one of tbe essential dlgestaDts or tbe digestive juices are not properly bat anoea. i aen, loo, u is ilub uuuigmuxi iuuu tbat causes sournens and palatal Indigestion. Kodol for lodlgestloo eboald be used for relief. Kodol Is a solution of vegetable aoldfl. It digests what you eat, and corrects the deficiencies of the digestion. Kodol con> forma to the National Pure Food and Drug Law. Sold here by \ A. Mllford. ..i, /: ; j. ' JBj Magni I The W. W. KIMBA1 manufacturers of CELEBRATED H / / / We are vsiting every FAIRS / TO THIS ABBE A Solid Car The PIANOES are elaboratly finished in beautifull Phil Three of our celebrated makes, THE various oase designs. \ The Public generally are invi TheWonderlul Automatic Pis 0 each afternoon. > , ] a A rrTTt 13 1 U ? SPECIAL EMBROII Worth up to 50 CHOICE < 10c. Seee Window Lac? Worth up to CHOICE JjF REM N. All Short Ends in Our Store mcludi Percalaes. White Goods, in fact Everything th Sale at Prices th WILL SELL 1 r\ V\ r~\ "Y"l O O f~\ f~\ \ OO/IC w JUST RECEIVED SWELL LINE OF LADIES NECKWEAR ) Wash Goods recei III ... ... T |J|||| ... y\,r ' '. I jV.i . fi nnn *f Pq LI1WUV Ji CI OF -A.R1 los aii< [iL COMPANY, of Oh Pianos and Organs IN ARTISTIC PIANOS lore thoroughly Advert town and Section of pi which We hav AND I 5 END WE HAVE Si IVTT ,T ,TT. ? load Of SAMPLE I] Upright Concert Gr LATEST n lipine Mahogany, golden English Oa KIMBALL, WHITNEY, and HIN X \ ' ited to call and hear JIW ino Plaver. Concerts jiiJEfzjuliRr [lira ID FT SALE 3ERIES. I ' cents vard. s THE YARD ' 1 Display. . 15c. Yard ' __ THE YARD 4.NTS llll ng Dress Goods, Silks, Ginghams, |J at looks like a Remnant in this Lat. which THEM. 1r ?i._ m Isom ? I KJ IV X J m JLA A* * Ster HAVE YOU SEEN. OUR LATE ARRIVALS IN LADIES EMB'D Collars ved this Week. a winninn/ d ML I II .. . I'M- ifc-irrn'rtM. -nil.; 'v ..i.i.WitWrii'Vii'iiYy>^^7lfrrt?vwriTBartimnini,? ,ctory Dii 7I8TIC? icago, 111., one of the o r THE WORLD, desir I and AUTOMA1 isedin your State.; I il w ominence witn a liis] e been placing at SXPOS/2 I ELECTED AND SH outn uai nstrumentS For ands and Cabinet I designs i,fe, French 'Burl and Circassian, v ZE. The organs are The well fe r GIVEN. ' $2500 in PT _ It is our purpose to exhibit thes ij^lM 'ives at a time, get the benefit of i Then close them out as^STAN Tj ft MEJSTS. We can well afford to do this bee LOT In LESS. THAN A MONTHo average agent does in a YEAE! MANAGER Place of Exhibit next door Abb? The R. M. Haddon Will She w Monday Advance Styles in Spring Drese Goods all the new Shad Bek Dress Goods In the latest weaves. White Goods and Embroideries. The largest Collection of fine Embroideries and Whit we nave ever soown. ai prices wdicu we uauum uwpo i cate later in the Season. The Ladies are Cordially inviti spect our Slock. Respecufully The R. M. Haddon & Com] I If You are in Search of Something 2 in cut Glass, Hand Painted Ch ling Silver in odd prices call on W. E. JOHNSON The Jeweler. -' /' " r> ;;V'v''' > - jgggM >n ggaa rjgg?' -. mm mm ^ ldest and wealthiest e to have their ?1C PLAYERS )lay similar to those IONS IPPED TO 'olma. EXHIBITION S-raxids of VERY walnut and rosewood embracing nown Kimball Instruments ifc . AWAY. Profits. e Instruments in lots of twentyhe publicity which they bring: DING, LIVING ABVERT.TSEause we clos out the ENTIRE 1 rhich is more business than the ' ivijle Hard ware Co. _ STATE OF SOUTH .CAROLINA, (Jq1 ABBEVILLE COUNTY. Pursuant to a commission issued to ' ',? the undersigned as corporators, by tbe j Secretar y of State of South Carolina, on the 17th, day of December 1906, : books of subscription to the capital stock of Abbeville Lumber Company will be opened in the offloe of Abb*> i eo. ville Lumber Co. in trae City of Abbevilie, on Saturday, December 29th, ; 1 06,10 o'clock A. M. Said corporation i to have a capital stock often thousand dollars, divided into one hundred 4'f> shares, of the par value of one bundred! dollars each, wltfr its principal . / ? place of business ai Abbeville, 8. C\ '?"< 6 uOOUH, I an^ tdIII Ko ovitV)nriIa Kntr mftlfA . A I UUU TV 111 UV BUVUvl IWI VW WUJ J U4?BV| ' J todupli- manufacture. use, handle, own con- ?> >. ?d to it- trol and acquire in any manner, sell and in anywise dispose of goods, wares -J v and merchandise pertaining to or used In connection with building?, .struc- '1'. tureu, machines, fixtures, movables,and all other made, manufactured, 4 [MTIV erected and constructed things and ar* Ju.il 7 ? tides, including coal, wood, oil and u other fuel, and also to make contracts for fixing, erecting, placing and using ; such goods, wares and merchandise, . vx -jgg ??___ and generally exercise all powers con ferrod bylaw on business corporations. A-y F. A. Lawton, \ J. M. Lawton, i m O C. S. Sanford, - % .Jffl I V Til? .T A IVmifSflV/ S I I t A/ V i-Ai JL/JlVAAN/VXiy |V I (1 SURGEON DENTIST. J II V/ ooLD FILLING8; CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK A SPECIALTY. A GOOD PLATE $8.00 ,6 AMALGAM FILLINGS 75o and. 1.00 OFFICE OVER B ARKS DALE'S STORE. \ ? : M Notice of Dissolution. f Hand- IVTOTICE is hereby giveD that the eopart> -L-Laxiu. ner8hlp of l t &t m. Miller has tbla day been dissolved, aud tbat L. T. Miller Das ~ . o-m/4 I bought the entire lDtereiiofT. M. Miller In 1 lid ouu the busluess and will contln ue business at Abbeville In bin own name. We desire to ' tbanfc our customers lor tbelr patronage ol the past and trust that they will continue to patronize our successor in ibe future, and we assure them tbat every effort will be luade to give the beat service possible. L. T. MILLER. T. M. MILLER. ' V Abbeville, 8. C., JaDy.'2, 1907. ? Seaboard 8uhednlS. K In rffert Jan. 6ih! 19o7. North bonnd due - ;v at Ai>N'Vtli??. No. 514 Local Passe neer 12:48 ,',A. p.m. No. 82 Jamehtowu Limited 4:25 p. m. No. 38 Ex position Special 1 05 a. m. ' ' South Bound dne at Abbeville. No. 38 Jsmeslown Limited i08p. m. No. 53 Local Passenger 4 08 p. m. No. 41 Exposition Special 2.38 a. m. 1 4 I - V". . ; < i ' v . x . . " *. i '*