The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, December 30, 1908, Image 5
Th? gnniml TT^BBfiSMBy^
hoclalloa will
day, January
County
tbelr annual rHl>
Monday In J<inthe
parlies Bajd
of
claims the Ior
ers belore ,PS
^Rlc:
?l l^n'n^nt
W two
Call and see 0(<e of at a
cottages near bave rtsacrince.
T n r ?tw comerH|
oently been can sell
and the
you a number unless you
apply early cam^^^^^^^P>U for Improved
properly. Not a^^^Vllog In tbecliy,
and tbe supply to demands, so
you bad be?i cottages mentioned.
^HK. UclliDgMWortb.
Siockf^BF Meeting.
Tbe regular aE^^Ptneetln* of tbe Stockholders
or tbe J^Hbal Bunk of Abbeville
will be bel<l at tb^V>kon tbe twelub dtiy ol
January, ]yot>, be^V|ljp ?ecoud Tuesday ol
Ibezaoutb. H. G. Smub, Casbler. *
for Sitle.
80 acres, more o 'esc. situate about 1X miles
from Due West a Cue West aod Uuoa.ds
road. Well lcbpn fed; tbree-room dwelling;
Stable; lot; pastu 9- for cartloularo see oi
wrlie E. R. Hortt . ?i ^uderso-, a. C., or J.
E. McDavid, Abb< C.
IFir? luNiiruuee,
If your dw>llt g. furniture, store, etc.,
should burn up i night would tbe 1 >ss buri
you? if no, see oi ?bone me. I can give you
best Qre Insuranc protection hi very little
cost. J. E. McDavid.
_______ t * ?
Lan for Sale.
I will sell 60 am of land three mUes from
Hodges ana two n lea liom Warevlile, wlttl
Id bulf mile of rt 'road. Terms easy. Ap- **
Ik - ply to * W. W. Bradley.
\ toted.
Tbe people to ki w tbal tbe Hlll-Moseley
Electric Co. furnlt all kmda of tleolrical
supplies una do flr? class work.
| Freeij lot of baite es on band. tf
Eoicllhb Spavl ' tlnlmeui removes
Hui soil or Crtiioi *d JLumpi) and Binnl-b
i en from horses ; al Blooa Spavins, Cath*,
Splints, Sweenej, R g Bone, Stifli-s, Sprains,
?Swollen Tbroats, C JKb8< s*\e <50 by
use of one bottle. A wonderful Blemlst'
Car3. Sold by P. B. peed, druggist.
Yoo !(C Men!
If yoa want to kt >w why jou -should be
come telegraph opei 'ors and what school If,
attend, wrltf to ?{ THERN SCHCl/L OF
L TELEGRAPHY. N< naii.Ga., lor Iree Catalog
"A." EVERY I Y f>h(.ulu read It. iPosltlons
posltl\eiy gu anteed.
1*^ The Ileal Eota ? Market Active.
"How about a nice i -'sRe Id 'he city of Abbeville?
Have aiorH!huL' a dc zen at prices
SSI ranging iron ms to vw. ah.o *e*erai tots
ggf at moderate prices u an y old term*. Cut
Hp well ynd any numb of acres ol cultivated
fin laDdti Dear oit.v, or cc 'try. One utfw cotiag<
KS Just finished, with al Jcdern improvements,
H ciji-ap (or cash. Cot y*>a nothing loioub.
Come to see me. Ah 1 sin office.
if H. ? Hoillugsworth.
Sti MPQlj^H
Strayed. A red ci w'th dark rtrlpes.
liltf hind lee' and t ' of Pars clipped ott.
our rituruiog we will te nberblly
ward
aaWBjp i H. A. Smith.
SKflBSSBf Abbeville, S. C.
D<
RhDied on the mornfi ol December 28,1908,
In tbo sixty-ninth y r of his age, Robert
^r Kt!d Hompblll.
11'arm f^H HiH6,
Five bnodred acreH,rm> situated eluhi
miles from Troy, Id (jmteuwood county, 01
public road. Dear scbtH't daily mail. Oooc
six room bouse. newlJBpaimed. wnd plenty
outbuildings prncttc?sW new. Qood well
three spring*, two fine Blflturfe8 under lence.
Lot of timber, seven bofl: 'arm open. A bargain,
Qood rea*oo iS celling. Without uoubt
one of tbe bent und grain farm>
in the county. Will neHcbeap >1 sold btfon
January 1st. Terms catHM.
Roeers.
St Greenwood, S. C.
233 "SIMMERS" ^ATLANTA Many.
tnvtis. for pi^jBerly Conduct in
Georgia (Jfcital. j
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 2C.?,he record wblcl) i
Atlanta haK Usen inHfelntHJoder i'iohlliiilo> r
i lor a cO'iKlKieut d?-creHf|H'n arres's fur d's- j
orderly cuuduct wn? m^.rJjd Irdty, wb* n 23: t
such caqes were tried iri B- reoorder'n court !
TnIt w is (be b'ghest uunBr for unv one u*\ f
In the past two IrKciuUed 74 arrest- j
r~m ,I,nnkcn??i ?
t Program ot the W Jf of Prayer.
January-4?8, 1909. Sa ,
Fuue??i nut-Jet- : TneflNngd lm of O >rt
[ondti? 7 SO p. tu. A. R. FH orrb. The 15 .oh ,
i the Kiutdoai. Ke?. L.I. Keuuedy. Kov.
lenry Stofc?-*. HD .
uesday 7.80 p. m. BnplHj Church. ManV
'sponslblltty to the c >nolB.,>t the Kingdom. ,
,ev. A. C. Wilklns, Rev. V'Lowrle Wiibou.
Wednenday 7 30 p. m. Bj^hod'-t C mrch. .
he extension o( th? KIdB ?m. Rev. Henr>
toke", Rev. E. B. Kenne?S ,
Thursday 7 30 p. ui. KplH^pal churc*.
Hindrances to the gr<Brn of the King /
ono, Rev. a. JK. Prentiss: Mb
iFridaiy 7.80 p. m. PreabyH an Church. i
The reiaiioa of thj fxraH and the school
.o-ttw-KUjgdom. Rev. J. BWi;son, Rev. A i
Wllkins.
There will be another gB>e ol Foot Bali I
>day between Abbeville afl Greenwood.
The g-tme Christ mas da My as a good one /
ssultlng in a score of 5 ' ; In lavor o' j
.bbevilie. The players ?_M-ln good trim f
na the g?m? an. Interest H one. A great .
'?"? ??nnl<i uvntlt-d I iKrel Ves of the I
topportuuliy of wilnesslntM^ls the moat *
popular winter wport lu^Bnerlctt. Many I
wltneHsed the game who bB never i.eeu a
i ame of foot bull before, amHl were ^nthu- I
rustic. See the game lo-daH ^
I McMurrtij's iJ^LlN. I
Br. b. cough plasters 25c. & / od (or whoop- (
^^oougb.
I^^Mpan whooping cough lilj pplled locally '
raBs that terrlbie whoop ! J a bottle. ,
raX^Ba sachet?everybody 11 es it. '
^jjg^Hcck'B coryluislB of Jipi ) Is a talcum (
posWfcr hard to equal. Wewl i gladly bhow
It to you.
Eureka laxative cough symp 'or all coughs
and colds. We fcuow it Is giod. J
Pipes, tobacco and smoker; go >ds In variety
? ? P
, A Drtiijterou* Opei i Hon
is the removal of the aj?p tndix by a
surgeon. No oue who tabet Dr. King's
New Life Pills is ever sibji ettd 10 liiis si
frightful ordeal. They vonk so quiet- ^
ly you don't feel them Thty cure c,
COUSlipailOU, IieHuaciitr, uiif usurse auu
BBIBB malaria. 2oc at Bpeed'udrug store. *
b
BBgarap o
BctWTOE Scbedalc. for Due Wet J iailroail. T
Morning train leaves Doe Ve? 10:15. P
The eveulug liaiu Jtavt-H lie ' 'ebt at 5:15. ,
PffiSS, Tbe Southern lrom Ureovi e aucl the 11
nO^B Southern lrom Columbia met 1 ' the morn- ?
MaMajaSi log at Sboals JducUod, t o i3liet> below
MUST Donalds. Tbe Due Wetl au u 11 take pasWjjMr
seDgers irom boib tbene Lriiih.
MKg Tbe Southern Tiair>? )u lb ev< ilDg, Kortb
KBSjag and South. meet at Hodges. if Let-e are on
nine tbe Due Webt t:am akt > phbseugerb ..
BH Jioro eacb ol them. Uibey.tfcJ te ll either i]
wans, or runs out to Due Y\et md returns 13
gers can also go outfK Dae West
. tint; or evening IrelgbHln.
your pictures Iramed w.he best style u
rs Bookstore. I ?
HF _
may
WA. W. S~A
rOne of Abbevi
Successful
i 1
In the years that are pist Abbeville
munities many most excelUnt young me
risen to influence and usefulness in th
which they have gone.
Among ihe recent departures from A
for mentioning the names oia few of the
stands so high in the legal profession at
citizen of Abbeville. Lewis W. Parker a
cessful and notable captaini cf industry a
Mr. Parker and Mr. Smythe ire acknowl
manufacturing industry of South Carolin
tbem that is difficult for one at this dist
Mr. A. W. Smith went to Woodruff from
town a $700,000 cotton mill, issuing $350,0
out of debt, and the slock is wcrth a big |
be glory enough for the average successfu
Smith. He goes on conquering and to
sight of an itemized account of ais succes
how many mills there are that tlaim him
less than three, and when he was in Abb
like to let him know that we had not kep
ask him how many mills he had in charg
wouldn't help us to build a new mill. To
his hands full. We told him that our pe
new mill, though we bad no idea of maki
agreed with that sentiment most Tigorout
more sure to make money than wis a cot!
mill the best of all industries in tM Sout
weaving mills, though some spinning m
afraid of knitting milled though he is
When asked If he could not render assist*
he replied that with a reasonable capital ti
r.lrl mill omilfl cph all the orpHifr. that it. Hp
the manufacturers of cotton mill machine
as formerly, to put out their machinery fc
first help herself she could get help from
Mr. Smith is a public spirited citizen,
outside of the directors of the Abbeville G
relief of the Abbeville Cotton Mill whe
dition.
We find in the Union Times the folio
per credits to Spartanburg Herald:
Mr. AugW. Smith, of Spartanburg,
the reorganized Aetna Mills, of Ution, w
future as Ottary Mills. Aetna Mills were
dicate beaded by L. W. Parkei, of G
President of Saxon Mills; and D. II Liftli
Crescent Knitting Mills, are members o
the Aetna Mills. The other memoers o
Ellison A. Smyth, Lewis W. Parker, A
Bea'tie.
Mr. Aug W. Smith was out of the clt;
Law was called up over the phone end ai
Law stated that the report was truetbat ]
president and that Mr. Little and hiauself
of the reorganized company. He Slid t
from Aetna to Ottary, but that the amour
matters as were connected with fhe f nan
ed as yet.
JLHH, tUKrUltATUJtCj I
Aug. W. Smith, president of the mill
Buffalo Mills and the Buffalo Cotton Mill
John A. Law is president of Sax?n ft
burg Central National Bank.
D. D. Little is a prominent cottot tm
president of the Crescent Knitting Mllle.
Ellison A. Smyth i? president of the 1
uring companies. He U director and pres
mills, banks and insurance companies
~ L. W. Parker, the head of the syndic!
na Mills is one of the most prominentmil
ganized the Monoghan Mills in GreenTilli
dent of a number of mills, banks and iosu
W% E. Beattie is president of the Pi
He is connected with theOlympia Mils
the largest manufacturing concerns in thi
A. F. McKissick, of Greenwood is pr<
and the Ninety-Six Mills.
On January 1st the mill will be put In
in the intervening time all machinery an
the plant will be gone over thoroughly 9<
running order by that time.
Mr. Aug. \V. Smith ariived in the oil;
fore midnight last night. When asked if
mat ne naa oeen made president or tne
papers have been passed and I tm not in i
port. I have no statement to make just
[iiTiiTi
s
w We notice from our guess
NS the past week's sales^that the
beyond reason?their guesses
to 1,000,000. To put every c
fu inform you that the window d
(K but one layer of soap and min
? large framework of lumber. ]
piipfir t.hft ptflp.t nnmhar tiabbiI
ij we will continue the sale on<
J tearing it down, in order tha
L guesses vhere you have overe
U Remember the price of eat
ft instead of 25 cts , and the pri
| are valued at $76.
!; Yours truly,
K A i mi PH
? v. a. mn.ru
|
'he State of South Carolina,
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
robate Court?Citation for Letters of Admin- most
lstrailon. . .
By J. F. Miller, Esq., Judge of Probate. /Vvi
Wbereas, Mrs. K. O. HESTER has made j?",?
ill to me, to erant her Letters of Admlnls- uaysi
atlnn of tbe Estate and effect* of Robert gODe
!. Hester late of Abbeville County, de- guar;
?ased. 6
These are therefore, to olte and admonish
II and singular tbe kindred and creditors of
ie said Robt. W. Hester,(deceased, tbat they
o and appear before me. In tbe Court Wa
r Probate, 10 be held at Abbeville C. H., on ty, t
hursday, tbe3ist day of December, 1908, after level,
ubllcatlon heieof, at 11 o'clock In tbe fore- slrabl
oon, to show cause If any they have, why Abbe
je said AdmlnlBtratlon should not be
ranted. H
Given under my hand and seal of the Court,
this 15th day of December, In tbe year r * * '
of our lord one thousand nlnehun- *..,r
dred and olsbt and In tbe 183d year "zrJ .
nf A murlnon Tn/lononHort/ta MCIIX v
Published on the 16ih day of December, Mllf01
)08, In the Press and Banner and on the Court
[ouae door for the Lime required by^la^w. po)(
judge o/Probate.
and 2
tlnao
Have .von seen that Holiday line at Mlljrdb?
It surpasses anything ever shown In a 1i
Abbeville. " for CI
?
/ _ . :.. ; ; ' \
Citf-nii i ' . I ;* -rfii-l..'*ii-i W
/1ITH, I
]
lie's Most S
tlOD
Sons. J*
T|
has furnished to other com- neyi
d, a majority of whom have Tl
ie respective communities to W
GH
bbeville we may be pardoned Di
m: Thomas P. Cothran, who Ti
Greenville is a Dative born R<
nd Aug. W. Smith are sue
t Greenville and Spartanburg.
edged to be at the bead of the
a and Mr. Smith is bo close to
?oce, to see the difference.
Abbeville and built for that
00 of stock. Tfcemillis now !
premium. That itself would ,
1 man, but not so with Mr.
conquer until we have lost
a. We really do not know
t a9 President?certainly not t
eville last week we did not
t up with him, and so we did
e. But we did ask him j?,
this he replied that he had
ople would take stock in a
ng money out of it. He die.
tly, and said that nothing was "
ton mill, He thicks a cotton
h. He favors spinning and
ills have done well. He is ?en
less acquainted with them. mce
in building a new mill
o start with, a mew nil! or^an
(served. But he added that ,p0 t
ry were not as anxious now, Y<
>r stock. If Abbeville could quir
abroad.
^ V nprc
Jtie was oi^e or a very few/
otton Mill, who came to the 8jgn
n it waa in a perilous con- Hou
dayt
excl
wing article, which that pa- and
appl
has been made president of maD
hich will be known in the
i byught Morday by a Byn- <ji0 ,
Greenville. John A. Law,
b, until recently president of rp8
f the syndictite that bought the ,
f the syndicate are Captain
i. F. McKissick and W. E.
fllwi
y last night, but Mr. John A. nf r.
sktd about the report. Mr. #or
Mr. Smith had been elected c ,
were among the corporators ''
he name had been - changed
it of capital stock and such p,
cial end had not been arrange . ^
mini
)F OTTARY. to tt
s, is president of the Union- '
and
fills and president of Spartan- j rpe
)ker and until recently was ^ea(
the
Pelzer and. Belton Manufaqt- twei
ident of a number of cotton
ute whioh has bought (he AetII
men in the South. He or- yor ,
b. He is director and presi- 0f a
ranoe companies. ffuaI
iedmont Mills In Piedmont. 8
in Colnmbia, and otheri4of
6 State. ' * D
ssident of the Grendel Mills
i operation on full time and A Tl
y everything counected wiA
o as to have everything in
Lt
y from Abbeville shortly be- 8bf?e
he would confirm the report and
Ottary Mills, be said. "No - geni
a position to confirm the r?- Jo
yet.?' won
worl
= Tl
and
bird
that1
_\_ _ . i 75 ce
Still! |i
. it but
I W that1
t record books daring $ ubo
people are guessing $ buf,
i ranging from 10,000 (P forlu
me right, we wish to A
isplay Is not all soap, ^
ors built in front of a A\ of?<
!n order that you may jfi\ 1*
jyL' tacki
bly, during this week, w adei
3 week longer before Jg pa^
t you may make new ??,ut
stimated. T bim
W up o
;h cake remainB 5 cts. . 8l.
JjL don'
zes to be given away W* on.
4S D(
ill unle
W ui^a
ilk whe
IRD & CO. 1:
;> Pra:
This la Worth Reading.
o F. Zelinsbi, of 68 Gibson St.,
alo, N. Y., says: "I cur^d the
annoying cold sore I ever had,
Bucblen's Arnica Salve. I ap[
this salve odco a day for two
, when every trace of the soie was
Heals all sores. Sold under
a'fltPft At ftnofiH'a Hmn OIam 1
? ? ? - >W|/VVU O VII 14 ? BlUlt. Miv.
, Good Land Wanted.
Dted?A tract of good land Id this coonwo
hundred to three hundred acres;
and )n good state of colligation, In dele
community. Apply W. W. Bradley,.
vllle, s. c.
irBe coogbB and stnfly colds that may
op Into pneumonia over nlgbtareqnlokred
by Foley's HoDey and Tar, as It
es Inflamed membraneo, heals the Jungs,
?xpeis the cold from the system. C. A.
rd a Co.
>y's Orlno Laxative* cares chroDlo conion
and stimulates Ibe liver. Orlno regi
the bowels so they will act natnrally
?ou do not have to take purgatives con
usly. C. A. Mllford & Co,
irge shipment of Hnyler'a candy freab uA
arlstmaaat Mlllord'i. / if
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,f r I v
. . ' ' 0 \- ..
rtTwririi'i- nr fi&*n*m
IELPFUL WORDS
Prom an Abbeville Citizen.
your back lame and painful ?
oea it aohe especially after exe
there a soreness in the kidne
on ?
aese symptoms indicate weak ki<
?; .
here is daDger in delay,
eak kidneys fast get weaker.
Ive your trouble prompt attentioi
Dan's Kidney Pills act quickly,
iey strengthen weak kidneys.
sad this Abbnvlllft tpflt.imnnw
D. M. Keller, Main St., Abbeville,
S. C., sa^s: "I suffered
for some time from a dull
ache across the small of "my
back, caused by disordered kidneys.
I decided to try a kidney
remedy and went to P. B.
Speed's drug store for a box of
Doan's Kidney Pills. I now
feel much better, I have no
hesitation In recommending
Doan'* Kidney Pills."
>r sale by all dealers. Price ?
b. Foster-Milburn Co.. BuffaU
7 York, sole agents for the Unite
es. /
im ember the name?Doan's?an
i no omer.
Itate of South Carolina,
Abbeville County.
Court or Common Pleas,
ry P. McGee, Plaintiff, again!
Delia Winbush, Cyrus Winbust
Mark Winbush, Mannie Winbuel
Lalla Wlnbusb, Ned Winbust
Maggie A. Winbush, and Amand
Win bush, Defendants,
ho defendants above named:
)u are hereby summoned and n
ed to answer the complaint in tb
re stated action, a copy of which i
iwitb served upon you and to serv
py of your answer on the undei
ed at his office at Abbeville Coui
ise, South Carolina, within twent
i after the service hereof upon yoi
usive of tbe day of such servic<
if you fail the plaintiff berein wi
y to tbe Court for the relief di
ided in the complaint.
Wm. P. Greene,
;c. 14, 1908. Plaintiff's Attorney
tbe absent defendants Ned Wit
isb and Mark Winbush:
ike notice that the complaint i
above stated action, together wit
summons of which the foregoin
copy, was on Decemoer 21st, 190*
I in the office of the Clerk of Com
ommon Pleas and General Session
Abbeville County at Abbeville, ?
where It Is now on file.
Wm. P. Greene,
Plaintiff's Attorney/
Member 21st, 1908. '
> the defendant Ned Winbush,
or over the age of fourteen yean
te defendant Lilla Winbash, a m!
under the age of fourteen yean
to Cyrus W. Winbush, her fathe
the person with whom she jesidet
1- - 41 i 1 ?
iko iiubiuu luiki uuietKi you procur
appointment of a suitable perso
5t for you.as guardian ad litem fa
purposes of this action witbi:
ity days after the service herec
1 you, exclusive of tbe day of suci
ice, the UDderalgned will therea:
pply to R. E. Hill, Master in an
said County for the appointmen
suitable person to act for you &
dlan ad litem.
' Wm.R Greene,
Plaintiff's Attorney,
icember 15, 1908.
I0UGHT FOR EVERY YMNR MA!
AND WOMAN.
tngfellow could tpke a Vorthlee
t of paper, write a poem upon j
make it worth $5,000? that
us.
nn D. Rockefeller can write a fei
Is on a piece of paper and make j
th $3,000,000?that's capital,
le United States can take an ounc
a quarter of gold, stamp an *'Eagl
" upon it and make it wgrth $20's
money.
merchant can take An article wort!
iota and sell it for $1?that's bus
mechanic can take a pound <
and makejt into watch spring
h $4,000?tnat's skill.
lady can buy a hat for 75 cent
she prefers one that costs $10's
foolishness.
cellar digger works 10 hours a da
handles tons of earth at $2? that'
r.
tramp can write a check for $l(
30 one would cash it?that's ui
mate.?Ex. v
A FEW DON'TS.
jn't ask the editor to publish a lit
eddiug presents.
>n't add to the terrors of death b,
ing several stanzas not doggerel t
ith notice.
>n't lug old clippings into a newt
;r office an<^ tell tne editor ths
have brought him "something t
i n nn M \I/ ! > at* mam
>y vu? TV uuu juu UUIUUCI SOU
a IUCB8 of fresh and let him fl
that.
tting on the end of a church pe\*
t get up to admit others. Mov
>n't kick a man when he is dow
sa you are sure he will never ge
gain.
>n't put lard on a man's shoe
n you see the man Is "going dow
" They are already greased fo
occasion.
>n't pray with a hungry man unt
have given him something to eai
rer without pork avaiieth not.
ill nmfurBUR
, W. KTIiAKH
Has just received a
fine lot of
Silverware
suitable for wedding
presents, etc. These
goods are nicely boxed
in satin lining. A selection
from which
any suitable gift can
be had at most reasonable
prices.
me in and see the lol
. n rii r? sr>
GEMS IN VERSE
. Opportunity.
Kutn at Ihwiii destinies am L
game, lor# ud fortune on my footste
Cities and fields I walk. I penetrate
Dsserts and seas remote, an<f> passing
Hovel and mart and palace, soon or I
r- I knock on bidden once at every gat*
If sleeping, wake; If feasting, rise befc
I turn away. II istke hour of fate,.
y And they who follow me reach every
Mortals desire and conquer every foe
Rava death, hnt thnaa whn i!nnM n*> Y
1- Condemned to fallora, penury and wat
Seek me in rain and uieleaaly ImplM
I answer not, and I return no mora.
?John J. Ix
1( BpeaMag From Experleaoa.
War ain't any Jokln, so don't yon pi
traps.
Bather rest la peaoa at home an cult!'
crape.
s Been erlong with Longvtreet, spent set
with X<ee,
An peace I want tec tell yon's satii
tera^
War ain't any jokla. They talks it
high.
Bat It changes its oomplexlon when j
the ballets Hy.
It's fine fun?in the papers?but when 1
shins
V baronets light la front ' ate 111 Ji
Woe la aiaa. '
Ain't no fua lnilghtln. A feller does 1
Bat he slways wears the piotar's o' b
ones on his breast.
Aa thea tsr kiss aa Ware 'sn.'aever s
!). wtaaA k
(j Bar listen Wvngh a lifetime te 1k
turnla tact!
'. . .. \ * "
d War ain't any jokla. If It comae, II?
An I reckon that I'd auwtr telfctn
tha drama,
- Bnt I ain'i in any fanny far paokli
trapa.
Bather rest la panoa at heme an enltt
orapa. N\
- Frank L. Stanton In Atlanta Qanatlt
it Htrlai Company.
?, Tha latter read: "My daareat Sua,
I, Kazt Tharaday I will apend with I
l, I won't enjoy my rialt, though,
a tf any tronbla I baatow." /
"Oh, I'm ao glad," cried Hrs. Wfall
"For oompnny la anoh delight I"
S- But looking round bar In display,
e *1 tnnat gat ready right away."
1b ^ \
Armed with a dnatpan and a brooa
(fee went to work In every room.
li ens onea anapoiishedj cleaned hw
rt And ?M, eooured, washed and
y UA.-^
[' Then tn the kltahen she began,
j j While perspiration down her tu,
11 At piM ud pflfllngt, cakM and b?
> As If an army mod be ted. \
Bhe tolled and fretted, oooked and
. Bhe harried, worried, stowed and i
When Thursday came, aha, nearly i
Jul managed to crawl out at bed.
D And Mrs. Company eame too.
h they klaeed and hogged like wooae
_ And then began tired Mrs. White
a to make aaansae, sever right)
"t HOh, dear, my hooae (then waxen
18 b most too dirty to be seen,
j So ahat your eyes I Yon're looklni
Cake off yoor thingSi I'm Jast wo
"Ton most excuse my eookiag too.
It isn't fit to offer yea.
(Twas fit for kings.) Too bad yon
A Just when I'm upside down at Iran
11
And thus ah* welcomed sad distrw
l* And (polled the visit of her gaeet,
'i Who wished ah* hadn't ooma to bo
ir A tired woman's "oompeny."
9: ?FhnaaadFta
e .
D Xeu, bat Tot Bo hi.
r We talked of life and death. Shea
D "Whicherer of as two first dlea
)f Shall oome baok from among the d
b >. And taach hla friend theea rnjiM
j the died last night, and all thia da
a 1 swear that things of every hind
it Are trying, trying to oonrey
? Borne nuawge to ay troabled ml
I looked op from my tears erewhUi
' That white roae dying in the cog
Was gazing at me with her smile.
It blnahad bar biaah aa I looked 1
It paled then with an agony y
R 1 Of effort to express me anght
Chat weald, 1 think, bring peaoo b
Ooald 1 bat gaaaa, and I oannol
18 And when the wind roee at my dot
It It olamored with n plaintive din,
a . like some poor creature begging at
To be let in. list it in.
v It blew my light ont Bound my 1
It . 1 It whirled and swiftly la mr ear
Bad whispered something ere it t*
ie II had bar volee, ao law, to daar.
e She lookiof glass this livelong day
~ . Baa worn that enricoa, m waning
1 teal it when 1 look aw5
b Reflecting things that an not thi
' for hours no breath%f wind has
, Yet bends the lamp'a flame aa-tf
)T The cloak sajs o'er and o'sr a wen
a But 1-0 Qodl-cant understand
?Gertrude Bali In bdflpa
* ?*
He Writ ? Book,
loader, air, where you ase them hig
y grow
8 An briers wrapt about Mm alab that'
Thsy burled a man there l-o-n-g time i
) That writ a book.
uob'l mod w m? * ?iw obuv ma oaa
Bat pap, who la the eexton hart, ha
Va ma one day about him. All tha aai
Ha writ a hook.
What waa tha book about f I never ki
. Pap net or tola ma that an never tool
lataraat in him further'n Ft* toU 701
Ha writ a book.
y
o *Pnp aayi, aaya ha, "After tha man wa
Btrangere would ooma from mtlaa 1
look 1
' At that grave an 1*7 flaw era abort hii
Who writ* book."
o
li Dm yeart west on, an then, no more i
11 They oome with flowere an with n
look
fla talk about the "genlna that waa go
? Who writ a book.
e
Aa than pap aeen that 'twan't no nae1
Q The gweetea' roaaa in that lonesome
,f WhaaJolka had long atop'd vialttn hla
Who writ a book.
? Par what'i tha oaa, air, if folka never
D Among the man7 grareatonea here ta
ir Per hie, to plant the roeee Jut beeanai
Ha writ a book)
u v ?Prank BeU in XaahTiU
Requirement.
m dw fef faltb, but hmd la hi im k
Of tut and lagand. Raaaoa'a w
God'a,
IKature'a and duty's, never are at ad
What aaka <mr Tather of hla childrao
Joatioe and mercy and humility,
A reasonable narvloa of good daadl,
Pure llvlag, tenderneae to hnnian a*
Beverance and truat aad prayer for Ug
The Maater'e footpriata la oar dally w
Mo knotted aooarga nor sacrificial kx
Bat the calm beauty of aa orderad 11
Whoee tery braathlag la onworded pn
Ufa that ataada. aa all true llraa hat
Hna rooted la the faith that Sod lyg
Dr. Thornton's Easy Teetber bas sa
lives ol hundreds of babies and wll
carry your baby through the most tr
nod of Its life as it is a guaranteed reo
Teething,Summer Diarrhoea, Flax,]
tion, and all stomach and bowel tro
Infants. 25 cents. For sal* by Mc
Drug Co. and oountry merchants, o
Teether Medicine Co., Hartwell, Ga.
Don't wear yourself ont going all o\
looWng for Xmas goods when you
direct to the stores of MUford and g
you want and prices right.
Winter blasts, oauslng pneumonia,
and oonsnmption will soon be her
your cough now, and strengthen yo
with Foley's Honey and Tar. Do
, starting the winter with weak lqnf
L Foley's Honey and Tar will cure the i
stinau coughs and colds, and prevent
j* CA.Mllford4 0o.
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. t " J2&Cw>." I' wVj*.. . .. 1 ! *k- Jjaty
.
irrwgwi^r irmn t f f ri i rrninri f pi
. ' HOOD EOADS BY Ei
W TRAlNLOAD OF EXPERT* ON efi
TIONAL TOUR.
pswail - _
trf nird 1*Mla Tktt Has Been Seat
by the national Association?fl
^ to Be Taught to Bmlld Hlfh
' Scientifically.
X train of twelve cars, know
italtalt "Good Roads Special," left "V
X, Ington on the JJues of the Son
railway early In November to at
IB*^ ten or twelve of the chief cities rei
by the system and aid In orgai
uk y? good roads associations and a1
. tame time give a practical lllustr
a# ?* *> v\A/T*wo1r<nrr 'I'Wa fnni
V* 4UVUUU AUU bViu
m Mac end Jan. 1.
ifniMj The train carried a full equij
x. of roadmaklng' machinery and a
low u of eighteen persons, all skilled 1
manufacture of good dirt and m
am roads.' It is the third such
[ intti to be organized through the effoi
the National Good Bo&dir assoojL
one having been sent along the
^ of the ^Illinois Central from Ap
Js lord July and a second having travera
\ district between Chicago and B
l#r? along the routes of the Lake i
w? route and the New York Central.
erywhere the meetings have been
mmi ly attended/ and have produced
UttH< manent organizations determlni
, ^ ? better the country roads of the
tlon concerned.
rau ta> Air. Martin uoage, director 011
flee of public road Inquiries In the
cultural department, and M. C
dridge, bis assistant, with Mr. ~\
Moore, president of the National
o?* Eoads association, are In charge <
"Good Roads Special." Under tin
rectlon fourteen road experts, fc
I* W. Richardson, secretary of th
tlonal association, and several <
will undertake to organize In ea
the cities visited a permanent
? toads association. To this- end
||W|.' will confer with the mayor art
i got** council of each city and the offlo
? Its commercial organizations, ar
* LOAD IX WBOVO FI^OX.
thit a suitable hall shall be hire
obtain the use of ten or tfreive t
?'as many men and a .sufficient t
of crushed stone to construct a 1
Mi of good road as'a sample.
When the train arrives, the eng
will begin at once to build ab
rvMsb . mile of dirt road with the team*
and materials f urnished by the
lty. They will then surface or n
*4 amlze as much of that road as
^ time will permit When the pn
rim* Wlity of the movement has bees
manifested, the mayor and comix
7 organizations will unite In a call
public meeting to organize an u
a4k tlon.
k President Moore of the Na
GoodBoads; association says c
project: ?
pt "The south can have good road
will, and the sooner the dtlzem j
gether and work klong some w<
' * ganlxed and practical line these r
will be reached the qtftcker. Th
m nothing that will do more to ln<
w the valne of virgin lands and ad
the development of the rural ?li
than well constructed public
The Improvement of the road s
id. will have a wonderful effect upon
ulatlng the settlement of peoj
terms, and as these settlements t
ik tng made so will the value of th<
Increase. ?
"* "Wherever a city or town Is
kirr?4 possessing well made roadways
fuuM* lag therefrom you will And the
* ness of that point Is In a pros]
condition. Therefore the dtife
every town in the south will b
motlng their ow* Interests If the
k wm4i thla movement their moral and J
essary financial support
It 1s hoped that every state, c
city and town officer will give thl
Ject of better roads serious cone
. tl?n and then take the matter Is
m, Immediately and show his const!
' that the movement for better
^ will receive his utmost conside
k ' and utmost co-operation.
'It to universally decided thai
roads are what we want In or
?dMi secure them we must pall tot
iwtr ti working systematically and on ]
( cal lines. This grand tour, plaoi
the Southern Railway company
signal for action. If the states
isurataf EW not *? 41118 no1
themselves of the opportunity to i
Information rendered by the good
special train, no one will be at
lohav* except the citizens of the stai
nook which the exhibits are made."
|r*w
Grades of Roads.
psoas, The grade Is the most lmportai
?look tor to be considered In the locat
' roads. The smoother the road s
the less the grade should be. W
[ the road be constructed of earth,
or gravel, steep grades should s
, be avoided if possible. They h
l0# covered at times with coatings
da. or slippery soil, making them ver;
svs cult to ascend with loaded vehic
well as dangerous to desTtnd.
^ K1IUW YYttlci. tu i urui uwwu a*. O
bttaM rate as to wash great gaps aloi
*J*? or to carry the surfacing mi
away. As the grade Increase* in
ness either the load has to be <
Ma# lahed in proportion or mora hor
power attached.
.ved tbe Estate of George Willian
II safely
ylng peNotice
of Settlement and Applii
iDbiefl e' for Final Discharge.
>Mnrr*y
r Easy- Take notloe that on tbe 26ib day o)
ftry, 1909,1 will render a float acoonnt
aocouuU and doing as Administrator
E^tflte of Qeof-ge Williams, deceased,
r*r tnwn offloo o/ Judge of Probate for Abbevllli
I ran on ^ o'olock a. m? and on tbe sac
?t Kit w!U apply for a final discbarge from m
as eucn Administrator.
t All persona having demands again
ni#n,,,u estate will present tbem for paymen
?rii. before that day, proven and authentic
nr inSit forever barred.
not rtS L- T- MILL]
nwbS - A4?"n""
nost ob" '
I Mrlcrtll ; If it It leather goods you want, Mllfc
what you want.
ffT.J , ^fX'^?li|i^^H
*fr kiMbifijii,'uAWklkgto*;
It touched another cool, when, lo,
UCA- The dark form Into radiance grew,
: And light and cheer beamed forth DMl
A loving heart, and with lta love
It touched another heart, which atrova
t Omt With adverte warn on troubled sea,
oath When oars were plying heavily,
|rmys . And, lo, through rifted dooda Hope raS^
And Love the waarineaa beguiled.
That living coal be mine to glow,
H aa That living heart be mint to ahow,
fash- While earth baa Borrowing hearts that wall
g}ern The opening of Bedemption'a gate.
?AdvaBMk
DP at ?
ichcd HOTEL KEYS. f
ilzlnk fh?7 Are Carried Of 17 Overt* Who
t the ' Foigtt to Gire Then Up.
Btion "Oar key fitter is one of the most iropor- /
. wni tact men on our staff," said the manager
of a large New Orleans hotel. "He ia *
kept busy every day of the year, and
iment sometimes be is so rushed with wdrk that
party he has to call in an assistant. It is no
n thn exaggeration to say that he averages
. from 25 to 80 keys t d^y." acaa
, ?Bnt i would suppose," remarked a ^
train listener, "that even a big hotel would ao
*ts of quire a sufficiency of key* , in the course
atlon. of , .
"So it does," replied the manager, "if
route the public would only Jet It keep fem; but
ril to If tirnn't Tf vnnld HCTnniflh onrfi.iHr not,
id tlio In the business to know bow many guests
uffalo walJc off their room keys when they
leave the housg. When the averagemaa
gets ready to depart, he packs his valise*;
Bv? locks his door and then goes direct to the
wide* cashier's wicket to settle his bilL When
per- that formality is attended to, he fa gener^
^0 ally in a rush to get to the depot qnd is
' quite apf to forget that he has omitted
to return his key at the clerk's desk.
That, at any rate, fa the pay r account
be Of- for g0 jQQch abseutmindedness on the
?agrl- tubject. He clerk doesn't discover that
K El-> the itey fa gone unjil the chambermaid
V. EL applies for it to dean up the room, which
Good is probably an hour or two after the
>fthe ffaest taken his departure. Than
j_ nothing remains but to call in the keyv
" fitter and tell him to prepare a duplicate
as quickly as he can.
e na- "Formerly the \hoteIs tried to guard
clerk* against this innocent kleptomania," the
fch of manager went on, "by having their keys
good made very large and cumbersome and
thcy attaching/them to enormoua metal tags,
gtf. the idea being to render it impossible to
^ put them In one's {racket. To that end ,
they were probably a success, but they
range wert 4n unmitigated nuisance otherjunx
vfae, and guests complained so -bitterly
Wfflk at the annoyance of handling them, that
gffiM they were generally discarded. Ton will
* still find the plan popular in the country,
] however, and in small houses that , have
no locksmiths on the'premises, tod only
a week or so ago I dropped into a quaint
little establishment where the keys were attached
to brass dfaks fully as large as
dessert plates and serrated at the,edge
?like drcnlar saws. '
^ "At prqpent most of the big hotels use
S3" a modest metal check, stamped with theifl
S2 address and a request to forward through
- the mails If acddentally carried off. All
**"/. . that fa necessary fa to attach a 3 ,cent
stamp to the tag and drop the key in-the
d and nearest letter box. Incidentally X may
earns, that about one man in SO takes the
rannly trouble. But, aside from the room keys
carried away by guests, a vast number of
?ngu? a^l kinds disappear through the mysterious
channels to oblivion that exist in all' I'
W??*S large hotels. They vanish, and that's \ ^
out a the end of it?keys to furniture, wardrobe
, men keys, doset keys, bathroom keys, keys to
local- the hdp's lockers, padlock keys from the .
l m nntnlHp stnrprnoms. hiir foal hnnker kpva.
their ke?s an<* *ey8 of every imaginable
tlxe, shape and style. Theyarecontinv"
ually missing and have tcK be replaced.
i tniis if a key turns np later, the duplicate
?erclsl Is carefully ticketed and laid awt^yin a
for t drawer set aside for that purposed Bat
sods' they seldom turn up. They have gone to
/1 the limbo of lost pins, last season's birds';
nests and the snows of yesteryear."?
f ^ New Orleans Times-Democrat .
' 1
^ Eat All Tom Can, Mother 1 '
V* ** An old man whose hair and beard were
jet to- cut in a chaste, rural design appeared in
ell or- one of the table d'hote restaurants the .
esults other day. He had his wife with him. '
ere Is That was more than thfe old lady could
say of her bearing. She was almost stone
vance <*ea*? which gave everybody a chance to
** ont splendid lungs her husband
moria '
roau* The meal was luncheon. The price
ystem which the old man was asfeed after he i
stim- had ordered two meals was 75 cents.
tie on "Seventy-five cents!" he exclaimed. . i
tre be- "You don't mean apiece T*
B land "Yes> sir."
"Gracious!"
. , He thought it over a minute or two.
?Then he looked at his wife as if consider*
lgsa- tog whether he should try to get the
busl- dreaded news past the old lady's^ tym*
>erous panum. Evidently fie gave it up. unt lie
na of did what he could. When the first course
e pro- came on, he leaned over and shouted in *
t give her ?ar:
t "Eat all. you can, mother! m tell you
why after, awhile!"?New York Sun. ;
?Ont7, i Got HU Tips Direct.
s rob- One 0f the shrewdest serving men-whq
ildera- has come to light lately is a waiter in the
band employ of Whittaker Wright, a London
tuents millionaire and director of the Londoa(
roads Globe Finance corporation. Mr.
ration ^IWlt not lon* ?S? discovered that the
waiter was practically running 4 syndicate
on the strength of remarks relating
: good to the milling transactions the millionaire
der to let fall at home. From the dpj that Mr.
,'ether, Wright discovered it that syndicate be-!
?racti- gan to experience a series of misfortunes^
ted by an(* froDi that hour forth the, face of the;
j_ _ domestic, formerly so bright, became
' , . more and more careworn. The ultimatel
,* fate of the syndicate was what might
t avail jjEve teen expected.?M. A. P.
ecure a #
roads A Coin Collector.
fault Mrs. Goodart?YptfSeem to have some
tea in education. Perhaps you were once a
professional man?
Howard Hasher?Lady, I'm a numismatist
by profession. *j
. Mrs. Good art?A numismatist?
" Howard Hasher?Yes. lady. A collector
Ion ol ot r4re Any old coin is rare to me.
urfacs ?Exchange. A
bether . . !a
atom Suitable Books.
Jwayi Customer (hesitatingly)?I suppose?erflH
ecome ~y?a hive some?er?suitable books for
* ^ a man?er?about to be married?
r diffi Bookseller?Certainly, sir. Here, John,
f aim- gfcow this gentleman some of our account
lea, as books?largest size.?London Tit-Bits.
They , v I
uch a Land cultivated by Irrigation is mor^
ttgside productive than land where rainfall moisiterial
ture alone is sufficient to mature tha
steep- crops. ^
^Tnl^ An average sheep yields 01 pounds of
meat; 43 pounds of fat and 18 pounds of
kUe and wooL J
18, Abbeville County Union to Meet. 8
Tbe Abbeville Connty Farmers' Union' will ?
meet at Abbeville, Jaboary 6tb, Instead of tbe
L-atlOC gr?t Saturday as heretofore published. Col.
J. Li. J&.6U, Bit lb Jkiecuwve VUUIUI1UWU1BU
will be present, and wishes to meet all local
fjana- secretaries. J. P. Pressly, f" BmI
or my President," H|
of the . > IB
in the
3 Coun- Formate.
?e,rc|fu>. Four thoroughbred Opplnerton cocks. Apylrusl
ply Mrs. W. W. Bradley.
st said |H
t on or we handle nottflng In the holiday line HH
ated or bat the best we car^-puy. No Bhoddy goods ^B|
for sale. Come and let oe show yon through,
KR, and don't forget the soap deal. C. A. Mllford
rator. & Co. SH
1 Roger & Oallett'a violet and Atklnaon'a
irdlhas white rose extraota are hard to beat. Try
them next time, McMurray. wH