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*S*<amn'.t;iin I IUJMIIW .*? ! She Press and Banner. Published every Wednesday at two dollars t a year In advanee. ' Wednesday, July 28, 1909. Not Yet Out of The Woods. ThlB is the last week In which '.be dlspen B&ry will be open before the election. As tc the result of the election speculation Is rile It Is to be hoped that no sensations will b< sprung on either side In thle.coralng election One side or the other Is going to be defeated and It becomes us In el'her event to subml to tne Will Oi lue peopir. Tbe managers of the election are men wbc are fair, square and honest. They will see U It that a Just ballot le cast. Let us like men abide by the result the^,declare. These man agers are appointed to manage tbe election and It Is sincerely hoped that there will be n< self constituted manager to challenge votei that may be as good as his. We are a law abiding people, we have thai reputation. It Is a mark of our civic cbarac ter. Let us live up to It. It will not be becoming In any one to be sc wrapped np In the result of this election a< to exhibit pique or spleen should the electloc go against his wishes, That man Is smal who thinks more of the event of a polities question than of peace and harmony wilt his neighbors. People who wish to contest elections car always And an excuse to do so. There m?j be loop holes In tbe one Just before us lr which contestors may fasten their lariats. Contest of elections Is more usually promp ted by pique than patrlosm. The people, ai a whole, may be depended upon to do th? right thing, and it Is tbe noble part of the ' .Individual to abide by tbe result. Oar people are too dignified and bonorab'< to get into asquabbla over this question and we do not think any individual will have tbe temerity to draw tbe county into such t squabble over some worthless quibble?1< the subordination to the main issue. There are always a few rabbid ranters or \ either side of any question: they are on youi side, the other fellow has them on his side neither represents the sentiments of thf best people on either Bide, but we will nol let them disturb our equlblllrlum, half thf these fellows do not mean what they say, II 1b only habit. There will be Intemperate talk* on bott sides of tbls question, as there always are Let ns look look on this only ,as a matter o; course, something attending all political issues. . No individual has the right to throw thl oonnty into a foment on account of pique He may have the legal right to do It but h< has no moral rlgh t to so act. Things are go ing to move on after this election just the same no matter what the result of the elec tlon may be. S After the vote has been cast let the result stand?strife has no end, it Is a two edged sword, a poisoned arrow, keep it down. One white man is as good as another in tblc vote.. Let Ins reoonlze .this principle at thf beginning, and when the last ballot has been cast let the question rest?rest in peaoe. This vexing question will not be flnallj settled by thla vote. We have not reaobed tbe Ideal, we are ODly feeling In the dark after truth* It is likely that neither prohlbl' tlon nor tbe dispensary Js tbe final solution] Questions of this kind are like a swinging pendnlum, it does not stop at the center oi gravity. The momentum it gets when 11 reaches one end of its arc oarrles It back to the otber extreme. At present me dispensary Is one of tbeBe extremes, and pre blbition Is tbe other, and the pendulum still < swings as It has swung for oenturles. There Is evidence, tbank heaven, that tbe pendulum 1b nearlng Its center of gravity, It does not swing as far as It need to swingonly a few years ago It swung out as far as tbe opeu barroom In South Carolina; now It stops Bbort before It gets there. It Btops at ^ the Dispensary. But look closely Into this law of nature. Suppose tbe Prohibitionist should try to pull tbe pendulum too far, suppose they should pull It way out bevond Its center of gravity to absolute prohibition, would It stand there? No more than tbe pendulum would stand off Its center of gravity, And tbe law holds that tbe further pendulum 1b pulled one way tbe further It will react the olher way, If It li pulled over to absolute prohibition it will go just as far the other way when it seaots. The same Is true of the open bar and dens of vice and crime, when tbe pendulum swings out there It has gone to the extreme and will not stand, but will Bwlng back to the other extreme. Where 1b the golden mean, the place ol rest, the center of gravity? It Is In tbe mllineum. It Is in Utopia It is not here. We are getting nearer and nearer year by year but we have not reached It yet nor will we in this generation. So, let those of either side tread softly and speak in [a whisper, the way 1b still dark an d we are not yet out of tbe woods. ' Pro And Con. The prohibition act seems to have excited general apprehension, No one bus arisen to dispute that It condemns any uie of liquor & a beverage. There can be no doubt that like Mahomet and the Koran, It forbids tbe use oi wine' and seeks to cut off every source oi supply. In one breath this doctrine Is defended, 1e another tis said twas not Intended, In another that It will be amended, and In another that It may be violated with impunity ,Ye angels and ministers of Grace defend us. But tbe clamp is so tight some relief must be found. A good deal of squirming and squeeling has already begun, as appears by the (following encounter between Probibl tlonlsts (Pro) and Antl Prohibitionist (Con). Con points to tbe law as It is writ and suggests some concern at deliberately breaking It, Pro scoffs at Con for pretending sucb mighty regard for tbe law, and stoutly main tains that Con can order It from Uncle Sam, after which Jt might be morally consumed. He Beemstruly solicitous that Con shall be able to get a . little lawfully, somehow. Con having read what Judga Harlan and Judge Snlras ol the U. 8. Supreme Court have said shakes hie bead gloomily. Con then takes aaother t*ck and breaks out: "This not) senBlcal law will be violated far and Dear &Dd breed a race of hypocrites" Pro replies jauntily: "Well, you can't expect the law to stop all violations. Behold the law against lying, cheating and murder. You Icau't prevent those offenses entirely, but you wouldn't repeal these laws. So it Is with tbe use of llq^r which Is immoral.' Con thinks Pro sufferea confusion of Ideas on morals, and suggests that It would be well tc have a law prohibiting cards because some folks get to gambling with them. Con renews the subject by saylDg "Thle act surely makes any use of liquor as a beverage unlawful. I could not lawfully have a bottle of sherry or madeira In my house.,' Says Pro;'Let me tell you, it really is nc harm to take a little blackberry wine or to ueep it iu juui uuutc miu piemy 01 WEier In It; but you see old fellow, It would be utterly Inconsistent, a montlrous absurdity for the law openly and expresslyto recognize' a lawful and an unlawful use of liquor. That would be a perfect paradox." Poor Con iooke stumptdbut be brightens up and rejolnt "How about tbe law Sn rega.d to killing? Does not tbe law recognize a lawful killing, which Is self-defense and an unlawful killing in malice which is murdei? Is not there lawful Interest and unlawful Interest on usurj'. Is there not a lawful and unlawful speed in running an automoblk? I see you think H criminal to tske a drop. And there la when we totally differ" Pro did not deign to answer, but brough - smmms out a line or BtatlBtiCa to show hott Crime > bad been reduced Id various places. Coo . mentioned tbe butdberles and murders per-' petrated by tbe Turks, who fanatloally ob- I 1 serve tbelr Mahometan creed and are total j abstainers. refers to tbat edict of tbe Sultan making a death penalty to take wine. He '.luotee the; Lancet, which sayB London that seven drunkards to tbe thousand of population and Portland, In dear old prohibition Maine has forty-two. Con concludes:" My dear sir you can prove most anything by statistics. Ho much depends on this ldlosynoracles of the statistician". i The present movement has drifted fron^ ' antl-dlspensary Into a crusade for problbW i tlon, as witness tbe pledges ao widely clrcu' lated. It undertakes to destroy tbe only ' lawful means of procuring any alcohol bev1 erage and to extinguish tbe last spark or freedom In this respect. It Inclines me to look ' upon tbe County Dlepensary with a forbear' ance which Is truly a surprise to myseir. For ' fifteen years I opposed the Dispensary. But I was always careful to say publloly and ' privately that I was not an orthodox prohibitionists and never claimed to be. ' Anil, ranontlrHId I siamlng the act which I was late In publication. Oq perusing It I | was stultified to And It ao radical and aaw that we faced a new Issue. I bad been In tbe ( dark, and thinking tbat others mlgbt be, proceeded to explain tbe act In an article ( which seems to bave oaused somtf"8tlr, Many * were tying tbetr hands to tbe advocacy of this measure by signing pledges before any ' discussion and wltbout knowing fully to what !bey were committed. Thus did I em- J bark on stormy waters against, not wltb tbe , wind, Trimmers are not caught on sucb ? voyages. I There are some who will credit my motives even though opposed to [m; views. To sucb I would suggest tbat tbe disgust and revolt ] of your feelings against tbe State Dispensary ( system may be used to put a ring In your * nose. Vou will bear from those, who defend ] this law. who perhaps may bave framed it, tbat tbe Courts will construe It iull of holes, 1 tbat you will not be bothered for doing what > It oondemns, that it means not what It sayB, J that the next legislature will modify it(bow?) ( tbat it la Invalid .in parl( which part?) that , I you have rights under It which It professes to J 1 tr.ke away, that It was not meant for you. i II you willingly allow a noose around your J : neck and rely on those who put It there not ( to pull It, well and good* I am rather shy of . 1 trying the experiment. ' Thos J. Kirk land, 1 Camden Chronicle? : i ? [ TAKE NOTICE. I Prohibition, Unlike Religion at a Hurrah * Meeting, is Not Free. * I Contributed. A When It may be attempted to pull the wool over the eyes of the tax-payers, It should be t done quickly, If success Isexpected. The peo I pie are beginning to see where voting out me dispensary will send tbelr taxes skyward, i If the same money Is raised. And those " . who remember the prohibition which we had i at Abbeville some twenty years ago know by experience that prohibitory laws are worthless so fair as promoting temperance Is conI cerned. If there was less whiskey-drinking and . leas lawlessness In a prohibition county, > then we might stand the expense. If Abbe. ville votes out oar dispensary the sobriety of | oar people may be pot on a par with that of Anderson and Greenwood. Anderson had 56 8 negroes and 17 white men on the chain-gang j , when Abbeville had only 16 negroes. 0 , Anderson had shipped In by express last ( year 25,000 gallons. Her blind tigers, we are f told, sold liquor over and ab6ve the express b , shipments. p That our people may know something of t the additional burden that will be Imposed t upon us If we vote out the dispensary, these t figures are given: State Tax mills. Ordinary County 3 " Court House 2% " Schools 8 * Total 14 mills. 1 8 The taxable property of the County Is $6,000,000. The County now receives, say, ^ $40,000 from the dispensary. To make good the $40,000 which would be lost to the ordinary county and school purposes by voting oat the dispensary wonld require 6% mills, which 6% mills added to the 14 mills wbloh ^ we now pay would make 20% mills of Slate taxes for all the people of the county, whether ' they live in Abbeville, Due West or McCormlck. But the greatest burden wonld fall upon ^ the city of AbbevHle. The taxes of the oily, } which, in addition to the State taxes. Is: Special Sohools 5 mills. . R. R. and Shops 1 % " City Tax 6% " t Total 13% mills. [ To vote out the dispensary would take from the town, say, 520,000. The taxable property is 81,500,000. To raise 920,000 on that amount g of property would require a levy of 18% mills?or double the city taxes, as at present. KESTATED. ? With Dispensary: State nnd County Taxes 14 mills. | City Taxes 15% mills. ) 27% mills. , Without Dispensary : , Slate and County Taxes 20% mills. ' City Taxes 26% mills. Total mills. i And this is not all, appalling as it may - seem. The extra tax which sixteen sohool districts have voted is not Included In the ahnva Kpulriaa arlrtlnar fho mflla vnffld. thP ' closing of the dispensary will necessitate an . Increase of 3% mills in eaob school district over and above the amount already voted. The voting out of the dispensary being equlv alent to the voting of 8% mills additional in eaoh school district. In Abbeville the tax-payer will be struck ! even harder. The town having Just voted a i bond Issue of $20,000, a special tax of 1% mills will be required to pay Interest and add to , the sinking fund. Including the State, city and school bonds i Just Issued, the tax in the city of Abbeville i will be the enormous sum of 47% mills, or 4% I per cent, on every dollar of of taxable propi erty In the town. And 4% per cent, taxation is bat another way to spell confiscation, i Or coarse the present amount of taxes and dispensary money need not be so much in the aggregate. For Instanoe: We could neglect tha vnaHo anH KnllH fatcor Hrl/tcraa A rtrl than we could reduce the pay of teaobers to the amount which we paid before we had the dls, penaafa money?820 a month. An additional i saving could be had by reducing the ichool term to. Bay, three months. In the town of Abbeville we could reduce i the police foroe, the oost of which was 81,100 i last year If we have sufficient force to catch the drunks, the drunks and fines might pay i the police. When people wish to do so, they can economise. The schools can be stopped, bridges '. need not be built, and rough roads would In- * i crease the business of the buggy and wagon f trade. In case of urgent necessity we oould do In Abbeville as It Is now proposed to do In the prohibition oounty of Newberry, namely: Issue 8300,000 worth of county bonds, to work ' roads, build bridges, Ac., &c. The great troa> ble with the bond scheme, however, Is : Ini terest. ' As a rule, the owners of homes In the i country and In the towns might not object to ; having their taxes nearly doubled, If the order and sobriety of the people were corre' spondlngly Increased. But with the fearful , , condition of Anderson before our eyeB, with j I Its 25,000 of express liquor, added to the blind s tigers, and Its 56 uegroes and 17 white men on the chain-gang, while Abbeville, with ltsdlst pdnsary, has no known blind tigers, and with jjiwiwuyi~M>iwriiii! ?n - <? ' I -I'M' TheR.LDai We beg to call your of Tinware, En Prices are cut v only to look at that this store i Notions I Soap (laundry) 8 for 25c C Dctagon Soap, 7 for 25c f ^aundry Soap, 3 for.. .... 5c ( ralcum Powder 5c I [8 Stick Pins for 10c ^ ) Large Boxes Matches. ..9c \ Silk Ribbon, yard 10c 1 fUn to a inches wide") v w r r Ladies' Undervests ioc splendid Towel ioc Fancy Socks, children.... ioc White Foot Hose ioc Fresh lot Picture Frames.. ioc jood Picture Frame 5c J Ladies' Wash Belts 9c C fabots and Collars, each.. 9c ( jood line of Hair Goods, .ioc 1 jood line Jewelry ioc I Stov If you are wanting July or August, for Cas and at a reduction of August. Take us up. 5 and 10c Stoi awlessnees reduced to a minimum, and when >nly 16 negroes are on onr chain-gang, it Is for be citizen to take the responsibility of at east running tbe risk of disorganizing tbe de ixlstlng good order and sobriety tbat tbe Hi lounty and State taxes may be raised from 14 tb nllla to 20% mills and tbe dty and State tb axes combined may be ralsetTn-op 27% mills to o 46% mills. wl It Is for tbe people to say, whether tbe re- ?! ultant demoralization Incident to tbe clo?- -A-' ng of the dispensary Is worth the cost. Of wl nurse ardent prohibitionists are dreamer* In upposlng that the unprecedented wl!l bap>en In Abbeville. Tbey are perfectly honest, mt tbey bave refused to learn from our own ^ last experience. Tbey are perfectly willing ^ 0 pay taxes for wbat they want and may not v lealtate; to vote taxes on their neighbors for bat which tbey will never get. ; Paralyzed- io His host of friends will be sorry to learn w< bat Mr. Chancey Miller of tbls city suffered 101 1 stroke of faolal paralysis In Saint Louis last ri iaturday evening. He Is at borne now, and ils friends bave reason to believe tbat he is Lc lot seriously affected. Though bis mind was oo lot aflecttd at the time be has so far recov- wJ red tbat blB mind seems to be clear as ever th dr. Miller Is one of the truest aDd best men n this town and he baa the respect and good .Ul fill of all, w< th 1 pe Mr. Warren Allen of New York, was in own last week visiting bis sister Mrs. J. F. Idler. Mrs, John Cllnckscales of this county, and tl ter kinswoman Mrs. Nance of Cross Hill, and J, notber of Miss Mary T. Nance, were in town p ast Saturday. It Is always a pleasure to v. neet such good women. Yon can always get what you want a ? Ipeod's Drag Store. 1 ea Very Desin I I We offer J. short time; lyin? i/4 miles of Du< splendid barn an< 1 T 1 aoor. i^ies Deau right now. Mak Also, we wa: West. 7-room c good well, pastur Sell out or r boys in Erskine c the little ones in You can't af you can't afford t Write to Anderson Real E AJSTJD L. S. HORTON, Secreta v \ sagas* a \afee aaesa rgan Co. 5 < particular attenti lamel Ware and < /ay under the regu the article and t s the place you w? Crockery 'ups and Saucers, set .. ..25c Mates, set 23c ^ov. Dishes, large 35c Jowl and Pitcher,pair.. ..65c fellow Bowls 5c up Vhite Bowls 5 up rhree English Decorated Patterns closing out at cost. Everything Cheap in Crockery. GLASSWARE ^RUIT JARS FRUIT JARS ' elly Glasses, doz 25c 'ov. Butter Dish 10c 'ov. Sugar Dish 10c fall Vases 10c Nasturtium Vases 15c es! Rang a Stove or Range ill, come here and get 10 p^r cent. That re. Tbe K. L i Lucky Publisher. We learn that Rev. P. B. Wells Is In town llverlng a book which be baa recently pub- ( ibed. It la a matter of pleasure lo Snow l at Mr. Wells has realized enough to pay * e cost of printing and bas enough money pay tbe coat :of a trip to tbe mountains 1 :ere oool water and refreshing breezes re- J ve tbe worn or tired system. Everybody In >bevllle likes Mr. Wells and are delighted 1 lb his success. ] _ v. c ?^ 50c quality in men's Sunay shirts only 39c each at ash Bargain Store; Does He Favor long Furnerals rhe Anderson Dally Mall, presents tbe fol wing in Its editorial oolumns, from whlcb s Infer that It does not very heartily favor og furnerali: ' ro those who like Interesting readlner we . mmend tbe oommenta of tbe Abbevlll Press ' d Banner on the fnneral of the late Rev. J. J wriA Wilson. D. D . reoroduced In another t lumn of today's paper. . 5Ve do not nreteDd to say that we agree { th Editor Wll?on'? conclusion. Nor. for 1 at matter, do we pretend to say that we do ] it agree with tbem. , iVe tbink, ihough, that his comments make it abont the moi<t Interesting reading that { > bave ever seen In any newspaper, and for- ^ at reason we reproduced tbem In tblB . iper. We have just gotten in our lird shipment this season of 1 ightning and Blizzard Ice 8 ream Freezers. There is a 1 ;ason. The R. L. Dargan Co. See oor guaranteed tootb brnsb at 25 cents J ob. Tbey will please you. j ihlp tap, IfJIXJ XXV 111 V E. Todd's farm, or any j r on road from Donalds eWest; 12-room dwelli d out-buildings. Cars s tifully. Some of it wort e your own terms. nt to sell W. C. Brock's Iwelling, 2^4 acres, lar^ e and garden. Price ve: ent out and go to Due V i-nA rrirlc in tVlP Kpma IJUU. VXAV AU AAJk V** -w _ the Graded School. All ford to send all your ch o fail to educate them. [state and Invest E3RSON, ? ry. " E. R. I I ; H Oc Store on to our display jalvanized Ware, ilar, and you have he price to decide ;re looking for. GREY ENAMEL WARE 2, 3 and 4 qt. Pans . ice 2, 3 and 4 qt. Pudding Pans. 10c Prev. Kettles 10c Wash Basins 10c Berlin Kettles .. iO( TINWARE ' Pint Cups, 3 for.. 5( Pie Plates, 2 for 5< Wash Basins, 10-inch 5( Wash Basins, 13-inch 9( b qt, Fails 9< io^t. Pails iO( 12 qt. Pails 15< 14 qt. Pails 17c Dish Pans I0( Cov. Buckets . . .. 5c up Special lot ol Prev. Kettles and Saucepans. GS\ Lring the balance ol i the best stove made is a good saving foi . Dargan Co. Cotton Prices Slump Heavily. V New York, July 19.?Tbere was anotbi eDBfltitlonal break Id tbe cotton market ti lav, with cotton for December delivery ? 1.77, or 35 polDtn below tbe final quotation i Saturday, and 110 potato, or ?3.50 a bale, belo be btgb record or last Tuesday. Liquidation continued very heavy, and It ocal bear clique was very aggressive In tt at? trading on reports of rain in the Bontl vest. Tbe greatest weakness was In tbe last ba lour, and during this time December brol rom 11.99 to 11.77. Tbe close was easy at tt nwest point of the day, a net decline of 28 i 16 points. All summer goods must g regardless of cost during ou July end sale. Gash Bargaii Store. Sorry He Is Going. Rev. S. E. Prentiss, rector oFTrinit jhurch, has given notice that be wi eaign his charge in Abbeville on th Irst of October. Rev. Prentiss hs :be respect and good will of all on people, and all are sorry that he wi eave us. His ability and his earnes jess in the work of the ministry, wa: ant him in seeking a broader and greater field of usefulness. Goo vishes will follow him to wherever h nay go. Is This Journalism ? The A. R. Presbyterian at Due West Is a r< Igious paper. It publishes as muoh of tt tatement of tbe Mayor of Anderson as suit ts purposes, but fails to tell tbe whole. Wanted. Saveral responsible men In different se< Ions of tbls State to represent a Legal R< erve Old Line Life Insurance Co. Addrei B. Felton, Jr., Dlst. Agt., Townvllle, S. G. for Sale! >art of it, for a i to Due West, ng, 5-tenants; >top in front of h $100 an acre place in Due re brick shop, ry low. V cat. -L Ul LIlv_ .le College and I free. ildren off and Iment Company, 3. O. HORTON, President 6 r I p * >. ^ I"1' J J J-JiL. J-MM: WOF^ORD SPARTAN Henry Nelson Snyder, M. A Ten Departments. ? Gymnasium ' Grounds. Library and Librarian. S | September 15, 19Ub. For catalogue ad Woftord Collet Spartanb Three New Brick Buildings. St vidual attention to each student. Nexl catalogue and information address* KEEP BY US ELECTRIC FA and run it for only ABBEVILLE WATER I uinnn ta tuc rideiii a nunu iu. ivie rwitiii ; ' Do you d eslre ? liberal erio^ntion for y tages of Erskine College. Due West, 8. C. history, located in a healthful spot. In a " reach of your home. A snbool with university trained mn lish Literature, Languages. Mathematic societies and atbletic/jrganiztiiious. A school offerlrg tree tuition to young to all. A school with the high aim of sec ) Fur illustrated catalogue, apply to The Peoples! ABBEVH . OFFICERS. B.|G. THOMSON, President. * G. A. NEUFFEB, Vice-President. R. E. COX, Cashier. I CHICORA ? ; GREENVILLE, S, C. it Of W . / ;* THE SOUTH ie CAROLINA o~ PRESBYTERIAN ^ COLLEGE - FOR WOMEN, ii ie is if A Christian Home Scboo'. || A High Standard College, t- A. Tuition, Board, Room and Feed 8183. p. ?. All Inclnded In proposition [A] and Tuition In Music, Art or Expressions $203 * to $213 d S. C. BYRD, President, e List your property with us We can find a buyer for you s- If we do nor, it will cost yoi ? nothing. Abbeville Ins, anc Trust Co. J. S. Stark, Pres. J. E. McDavid, Sec. Phone 116 :?? ?SoDth Carolina Military Academy _ Scholarship ExnminafIon. One vacant beneficiary scholarship in tb< , Soulb Carolina Military Academy exist* li Abbeville County, Applicants must be between tbe asres of li | and 20 years of age, physically qualified foi military service, of good m jral character, ant onnbler to bear their expenses at college. Tb< unbjects for the competitive examination ar< I United States History, English Grammar Descriptive Geography, Arithmetic and Algebra througb quadratic equations. Applications filled out by parents or guar dians must be forwarded to tbe Citadel no later than July2Stb. For blanks or furtbei information, address COL. O. J. BOND, Superintendent Citadel, Charleston, 3. C. Bridges to Let . On Wednesday, July 21st, at 11 o'clock a. m., I will let the build ing of a wooden bridge at Mattox't Mill on Saluda River. Plans and spec ideations made known on day of letting. Plans can be seen at the oftlc< of the Supervisor at Abbeville on anc after July loth. The right is reserved to reject anj ? 1 r..i rwiiiV ail uias. oucceasiui uiuuei iu mc hul the Supervisor a certified check for per cent. of the whole bid. On Wednesnay, August 4tha in the oftie of the SupetviFor bids will be received for the buying of foui iron bridges. The right is reserved to reject any and ail bids. W. A. STEVENSON, Supervisor. Executor's Sale. By virtue of the power given to me under the will of B. A. Boyd, I will sell at the late residence of the deceased, ou Wednesday, (he 28th day ol July, 1909, one stock of general merchandise, one ginnery outfit, one saw mill and one grist mill, lot of sawed lumber and boards. Terms of sale cash. J. W. Boyd, Executor. Delay in taklDe Foley's Klduey U*medy 1/ you have backache, kidney or bladder trouble. fastens the disease upon you and makes a cure more difficult. Couimeuce taking Foil ley's Kidney Ketnedy today and you will soon be well. Why risk a serious malady ? C. A. Mil ford <Jt Co. Clean your kid and canvas shoes with ArtUiim. lUoeulu. 4 1 COLLET ' | BtJRG, S. C. ., Litt. D., LL. D., President. under competent director. Athletic Icience Hall. Fifty-fourth year begins dress J. A. GAMEYVELL, Secretary. e Fitting School, urg, S. C. earn Heat and Electric Lights. Indi^ session begins September 15,1909. For A. M. DuPRE, Headmaster. COOL I ING AN a y I You can rejot one H for $1 per month l-2c an hour. 1ND ELECTRIC-PLANT 1 rS OF ABBEVILLE COUNTY. \ our son or daughter? Consider the advanAn Institution with TO year* of honorable * town noted tor Its moral tone, within easy ] on faculty, with courses embracing Eogs, History and Bible, with efficient literary :ladW8ln Wylle Home and res fon able rat ee nrlng gcod pcbolnrsMp and good character. J. S. MOFFATT, Due West, 8. C. Savings Bank. jLE, S. C. DIRECTORS. P. G. Thomson, H. 6. Anderson] G. A. Neufler, C. C. Gambrell, W. E. Owena. F. B. Gary/ J. S. Kterk, R. IS. Cox, 7 Jonn A. Harris. , ' r Abbeville-Greenwood MUTUAL IISME ASSOCIATION. 1 Property Insured, $1,750,000 March 1st, 1909, Vl/RITE TO OB CALL on the undersigned " or the Director of your CQownshlp for any information you may desire about our plan of Insurance. . f We Insure yonr property against destruction by fits, mmu ts uiimins, and do bo cheaper than any insurance Company in exlstenoe. Remember we are prepared to prove to yon that ours is the sal eat ana cheapest plan of Insurance known. J. B. BLAKE, Gen. Agent Abbeville, 8. C. J. FBASEB LYON, Pres. Abbeville, S. C. BOMD_DffiECTORS. 8. G. Majors Greenwood J. T. Mabry ;..Coke?bury W. B. Acker ....Donalds . M. B. Cllnkscales Due West W. W. L. Keller Long Cane . J. A. Keller Smlthvllle W. A. Stevenson Cedar Spring I M. H. Wilson Abbeville City I R. B. Cbeatbam Abbeville Country I Dr. J. A. Anderson Antrevllle . S. 8. Boles Lowndeevllle ? A. O. (Jrant........ Magnolia I Edwin Parker Calhoun Mills , ? B.L.Edmonds ....Bordeaux H. L. Rasor. Walnut Grove W. A. Nlckles Hodgee . M. G. Bowles Coronaca I D.8. Hattiwanger.? Ninety-Six 1 G. C. Dusenberry Klnards Ira B. Taylor. Fellowship Joseph Lake ......Phoenix a Rev. J. B. Muse Verdery > J. H. Chllee, Jr Bradley J. W. Lyon Troy 8 W. A. Cheatham Yeldell [ G. E. Dorn..... Calllson 1 0. E. Dorn ............KlrksevB 9 S. H. SteveDB ... Brooka } ?>.rw?vi|)e. 8 March 1. 1W9 j ' 1 ^ | Dissolution of Partnership r ~ The partnership heretofore existing between the undersigned, under the firm name of Norwood & McDill, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. , Parties indebted to the firm will please make prompt payment to J. Hayne ' McDill, who will continue the business as heretofore. Signed, J. S. Norwood. J. Hayne McDill. ' In retiring from the firm of Nor"|Wood& McDill, I would bespeak for | Mr. McDill the same consideration riand continued patronage which the ' I I ooori fi t tn heatno; nn fhfi JJUU1IU UtU DttU 11 b I.V www,* ~ ? - __ tirm. J. S. Norwood. 9 [ The State of South Carolina, I ABBEVILLE COUNTY. 9 Probate Court?Citation for Letters of Admln< Hj istratlon. [ I By J. F. Miller, Esq., Judge of Probate. nfl . I Whereas. L. M. and L.E. Banister bas made Bfl suit to trie, to grant tbem Letters ol Admlnla- |B I tration of the Kstate and effects or Mrs. caro' line C. Banister, late of Abbeville County, decensed. Hfl These are therefore, to cite aDd admonish ; all and singular the Kindred and creditors of Hfl j the said Mis. Caroline C. Banister, deceased, | that they be and appear belore me, in the H| Court ol Probate, to be held at Abbeville C. Bffl 'm nn Wcrtnpsdav. the :>sth of July, 11109, after HB publication bereoi, ai 11 o'clock In ibe fore- RSfl uoon, to show cause 11 any they have, why H the Bald Administration should not be granted. Pi > Given under my hand and seal of the Court, 9S I this 13tb day ol July, In the year ot our 1 Loru one thousand nine hundred and |H nine, and In the l.'iid year 01 American H| F Independence. 91 Published on the Uth day of July, 1909, In HB the Press and Banner andon the Court House door lor the time required by law. RB J. F. MILLER, |W Judge ot Piobate. Music lovers know what the H McKinly edition of 10c music H is. We now have this line S| and have over a thousand H copies. Come in and get a H free catalog or write us for it. H The R. L. Dargan Co. 10c 89 Store.