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<?l)c iUcsscngct. M. L. BONHAM,Jk., I Editors and f?>- JA8. S. PEBR1N, 'j Pbophiktokb. jv ; TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 17. 1885. Mr. Galloway's Let ter in A ikon Af? was anticipated, Mr. Galloway's letter on his Aiken trip has created quite a stir in that anti-railroad coini:"N munity. The papers all with one accord rush to. the defence of their Dutch citizens. Senator Henderson condecends to notice Mr. Galloway's letter also, and defends his lager-beer-drinking constituency from the imputations cast upon them. We reproduce in our columns what the Aiken Journal, atxl Review -has to say, and also print Senator Henderson's communication. Col Drayton's article in the lie- j corder was too long for reproduction. Both the Aiken papers, however, attempt to make a great deal of the misuse of the word "Golcondn," but our friends inadvertently, we suppose, omitted to mention that the discovery was made . by the Augusta Chronicle. Give the Devil his due, friends. We are sure that neither ourselves nor Mr. Galloway are in any way disposed to do the town of Aiken or its esestimable citizens any injustice. Wo have no apologies, though, to make for our connection with the affair. We know Mr. Galloway to be an honest straiprht-forward gentlemen, and one r \\ ? who would not stoop to do anything that was belittlinc or degrading. The fact still stands, that Mr. Gal loway chronicled his impressions truly, and for those impressions, surely, neither we, nor Mr. Galloway can be held responsible. Our friends in Aiken will . have to turn an eye inward to discern the whys and wherefores of these impressions. Mr. Galloway asserted nothing as a V fact, but merely wrote tho impressions that were made upon him by his visit, f v If those impressions were erroneous, as our friends show, the public were entitled to know it. Had Afr. Galloway not published his letter, he ami his friends wight have gone down in gray hairs to their graves, with the same impressions. No apologies by the Aiken papers to Mr. Galloway were necessary, and no tender handling was expected. The fight on the railroad question evidently was a bitter one, and to that, and that alone is probably duo, the impressions made upon our correspondent. As the editor of the Recorder asserts that its services were so valuable to the antirailroad men, that they would receive no subscription from him to the cam, " pnign fund, it (the Recorder) is probable ^responsible in & large measure for .L _ . . ... ........ mat oiiiorness, inougii me impression made by that editor upon the Messenger correspondent was that he was neutral. The writer of this article was responsible for the appearance of Mr. Galloway's letter in the Messenger and it was admitted solely from a desire to find out the true state of affairs, and as was stated in the outset, we have no apologies to offur or further explanations .to make. C: ' . ======== EDITORIAL. NOTES. Our Ninety-Six friends seem to be in earnest about a narrow gauge railroad. At a .neeting held last week, Col. Ilammeth of Greenville was olnr.fnd Prnui dent, W. J. Kirk, Vice-President, and F. M. Pope, Secretary and Treasurer. Every place it seems can build a road except Abbeville. Is there no deliver^ . ,ance for us ? Are we to be eternally Jiadicapped by the pernieious iufiuence of newspapers ? The marriage fever is going all over p % the State, but we haven't noticed that a ?"single editor has j\r yet fallen a victim. : /. Why is this ? Won't brother Mcflweeney of the Hampton Guardian, '. g?ve us his solution of it ? v '' - 1 The Summerville Herald is the most rampant paper we have seen on the "Ne\y Deal" question. From its tone we 'would judge it wants to make a clean.sweep from Governor to Coroner, all over the State? Go it while you aro young, brother. When you are old you will Know better. Mf. T. M. Scott had withdrawn from ? 1 iVl O \C A rlsi\\ 2 . ..w-^wvvviuKvn J1'IU|(1/|/ mill IIIHI JOUF5: nal is ndw published and edited by Mr. .Colley of Georgia. Carolina welcomes you Mr. Colloy and we wish you good luck in your undertaking. ' To-morrow has been appointed by Judge Hudson as the day on which the i Kdgefield lynchers will be arraigned, i ; ) . . . ? Tho trial of Dr. Bellinger for the kilk ling of Riley resulted in a mistrial, j The Jury stood eleven to one in faror of acquittal. Self-defence was the jp&fitei , . . k ; 4 v- . S ;V * NINETY-SIX DOTS. t The Railroad Meeting- at Ninety-Six-Col. Hammett President--General Satisfaction?Sanguine of Snccess. Ninety-Six, S. C., November 16 1885. ?Tho Railroad meeting held hr-re on the 13th. inst. was a grand uceess On Thursday night a mooting was held by the citizens of Ninety-Six, and the delegates present from other places. Speeches were made by several leading men all in favor of the narrow gauge railroads. In one of these speeches a description was given of one narrow gauge rail road which was only eighteen inches wide, and a successful Road. Our Road is to be three feet gauge according to the present understanding. The regular meeting was called to order at 4 P. M.. on 13th. Col. J. McCullough was elected Chairman. A committee was appointed to enroll the stockholders, or the proxy, present. 597 shares were represented, this being sufficient representation the Chairman declared the meeting ready for business. Nominations being in order. Mr. J. H. llice. after a very line speech favoring the gentlemen, nominated Col. II. P. liainmctt, for President. This was received with much appluse, and on motion of Mr. F. A. Conner, the rules were suspended and Col. Ilammett was uminiinouslv elected bv acclamation. Col. Hammett arose to accept and made a very encouraging speech. Mr. Sulli! van, of Greenville, nominated Capt. Kirk, for Vice-President, this office bein?x subject to the approval of the Legislature, as the present charter did not include a Vice-President. On motion of Capt. James Rogers. Capt. W. J. Kirk, was unanimously elected by acclamation. The following gentlemen wore thon elected Directors, by ballot : Capt. K. A. Sinyth, J)r. T. \V. Chiles, G. T.Jackson. W. S. Allen, \V. J. Muet, F. A. Connor, Col. Jos. McCulIough, L. M. Moore, and J. B. Humbert. The meeting then adjourned and a meeting of the Directors called. At this meeting Mr. F. M. Pope was elected Secretary and Treasurer and the following committees appointed : Executive Committee, President and VicePresident, T. W. Chiles, F. A. Connor and G. T. Jackson ; committee on revisI _ r .1 a i-i i ion 01 cnarier, r. 2\. oonnnr, o. i*. Humbert and W. S. Allen. With such men as these, all energetic and sensible, the lioad must ho a success. Not a (lis senting voice was hoard, every one seemed satisfied, and this is a great deal for the enterprise. The citizens of Ninety-Six are very houyant at the prospects and seem to have gained new 011ergy from this mooting. X Senator Henderson It epics to the Letter of Mr. (xiiilowuy. Aiken, S. C. November 7, 18S5. Messrs Editors: In your issue of November 3rd, I find a letter headed "A trip to Aiken" and signed "It. S. G." who I presume to be Mr. II. S. Galloway, of Due West, who I had the pleasure of seeing in Aiken on the day of the towi sliip election of "subscription" or "no subscription" to the slock of the C., C. G. & C. Itv. Co. I shall not undertake to answer his entire letter, but only the part where he speaks of me, suffice it to say in general reply that friend Gallowaywas badly informed as to "he reasons why the subscription was defeated, a:ul i^ie classes of people who voted against it. I know of Germans (not "vile l)utch," wc have none of that race in our town, but highly respected Germans,) who voted for .the sub sui ipnuu uiiu wui> viiluu nfjaiuiSL 11, nnn l ussort that more than onc-iiulf of the native Americans of the township voted against it. Mr. Galloway says, "the position taken by Senator Henderson against the Uoud was the greatest surprise to us, as he is a gentleman of culture and intellect. Jiut it was said that the Dutch had him employed .is their counsel and that ho was the power behind the throne and the brains, the butch furnishing the money ; Senator Henderson is an accomplished gentleman and has twice beeu invited to Due West to speak ; we twitted him with trying to cut oil closer relations, when he said that he would subscribe $500 to thw Road, but opposed the present tax ; we do hone the Senator, now that the lax has failed will make his word goo44' Let me saj' in reply I have never taken any position "against the Road," but against the tax?two very different things. I have always favored the road, and advocated a liberal private subscription as a policy more preferable than a forctd subscription at the ballot box, and am still willing to sign any feasible subscription list. I now own a small quantity of stock in Road. I opposed the subscription last submitted to the people, among other reasons, and chieflv, because it was sought to put the tax on the iownsh^p^not the town as in the previous election. The road would traverse not three miles of the township, yet the tax would have extended ten or twelve miles towards the Edisto river and would have to be borne by a people who would derive little or uo benefit from the Road. These people had always been faithful to every public duty ; to a man they were opposed to the tax and called upon us not to place it on them; a tax which would hare doubled their taxes for tivc years. Recognizing the justice of their position, I opposed the tax, and am nut usuuuicu 01 m j course. It was ft IocrI matter, fraught with local issues >uid no people can better understand it than the people of the immediate locality. 1 thank Mr. Galloway for what lie has said of me ina complimentary way. I hardly imagined that he intended to leave tho inference that the Germans had employed me as their attorney and that tor that reason I had advocated "no Subscription," because they opposed it. If he did mean this, I ask of'bim his author and his proof, for the inference is without foundation iu truth. As a fact my firm arc not the attorners of all the German citizens in Aiken. Some of my legal brethren who favored subscription ic}>k>cacm lepaiiv some 01 "ine vile Utile!)" who opposed subscription and we represent some ; and all of us hare found them good citizens. ..J I am sorry that 1 was not able to go to Due West when invited there,, but was prevented by extremo illness in mj* familv, ana if it be my pleasure, as I trust it may be soino day, to visit Due West, I hope I shall not leave the impression that I advocate a cause because others advocate it, but that I do my own thinking and act in accordance with my own judgment. Let me say, in conclusion, to Mr. Galloway that he has done injustice to the Germans of our place. When ne comes again/ uiav he come under more favorable auapices and we will show him a little of our beautiful town and nome of its improvements, (which he scums not to have seen.) Reapuotfully, D. S. Henderson. Mr. Galloway's Letter* History repents itnelf, sure enough 1 The experience recorded by the old Scotch bard has become ours, for some one ha* bttn ''Among u? fnkin' notes," and faith "he has prented it" I If we hud only known R, we would have tried to behave better and make a nleasanter impression ; but that is the trouble with these terrible note-takers; when thoy ar? going to say anything bad about one, they ???????? never auk for satisfactory and reliable infoi mat ion, and they never tell us what they ai gointr to do. In a sense, this letto"* of Mr. Gallownv i none of our quarrel. lie is on our side of th subscription question, and he has not sui anything against us. In a sense it is ou quarrel, He abuses and commiserates Aikei We were workiug heart and soul for what w believed to be her best interests when we ad vocated subscription, because we were on with her in sympathy and love?and now an nlwavs. he who attacks Aikeu attacks u: Furthermore, just because Mr. Utlloway i ' on our side on the general question, we mm t?k.? ihsiir with liini in flu? ??r ...... fare which lie sees Rood to adopt. Jn Ui whole discussion, we nave kept ourselves t facts and arguments, carefully avoiding au dcprccating anv port-onalities a?<? anytime, nt ad homivem. We did not consider the niatU a personal one ; we had no axe of our own t grind and did not propose to turn the ston for any one else to grind his axe. Again, we do not forget that Mr. Uallowa is only a private individual and speaks eel taiuly on his own responsibility, hut only ft himself. It would amount to giving tc much prominence to any outsider's piival opinions of our citizens aud their affairs, t make a parade of this letter; and it woul surely be pitiable if Aiken had to muster lit forces and shoulder arms whenever a snei ball from a single rifleman falls soinewliei near her. But Mr. Galloway's letter appeal ed in one of the Abbeville papers, ami anotl ur one honors it with two editorial notice?aiul one of these?spare us, Brother Ilem[ hill!?is a leader! We do not propose to defend Aiken. Hast in Bclf-iustitication argues weakness an guilt. We spurn any man or place who bog leave to live and pleads with the public for good name and a favorable judgincut. Tli French proverb is true, "qui s'excusc, s'ut cv*c." ritill, Aiken has been unjustly dea with, and is hold before the public in an at pect as untrue to her as were Nil si's an ruck's caricatures of lllaiue untrue to th Plumed Knight's physical features. We must comlcmu the class distinctions r Mr. (*'s letter. It is contrary to the gotihi and detrimental to the true interests of ou great Republic. No matter what a man's 1111 tionality may be, when he comes to this com try he becomes an American. Our Genua citizens certainly would not have us defen tliem from the charge of being "low and <1 i 1 tv." We would not insult them by doing si \Ve can, however, say of tliem thai they ai true Americans. Some of them fougli bravely for the Confederacy, and they hav ever been active workers for while supremac and Democratic principles. They are goo< quiet, industrious citizens, and this mean that they add much to the welfare of the lowi They did not agree with us on the ruilrua question ; but wo have always been willing t accord to one who dilt'ers with us what n claim to have ourselves, motives and reason to themselves commendable, full and suit cient. It is false, iu fact, thnt thevcontrol t!i business or Aiken, and are able, it they eve wished to do so, to choke out her life. It i false, in tact, that they either directly < indirectly carried the last election, save i the souse that Indiana or New Jersey olecte Cleveland. It is false, in fact, that they un stock in the litcurdtr. Neither does beer rule in Aiken. We hav nuver seen a more orderly town. Gnu ca | live, for years, on any one of her iirincipi , streets, and scarcely ever see a drunken nia or be disturbed by a drunkard's noise iu th still hours of the night. \f? i< .11?..... i..... r.ii-_ !..i . .1 mi. Kniliinnl liua l.men IOIO I 110 8111110 (MT< which oxplains so much oi the injustice I the South 0:1 the purl of so many Norther visitors. He could not, indeed, see Aikc from the car windows, on account of the cu bin hj did actual It leave the train, .spend night in the town uud a tliiv in the bnsiues portion of Aiken?and lo, he knows us thoi oughly, socially, financially, economically ethnically and morally ! He did not sue single house being built. Well, he must hav been too near-sighted to see even from til centre of our streets. 100 yarn* # >??/? , (?) t the hnildiding lots and premises, as ho rod along! Ihe building boom started before Ui Iiuiiding and Loan Association was organixet ami has steadily increased since. \\'e hav not takcuthe trouble to collect statistics ; br, our neighbor the litcordtr, has done so an informs us that, during the past year, ue buildings have been erected in Aiken t<? th value of $40,001) and improvements and rt pairs to the value of $5,;>00. In addition t this, there is now under contract or in prt cess of erection $13,300 worth of buildings, t bo completed in the cuursc of a few month; This is a good showing for a town of froi 2,000 to 2,500 inhabitants, Mr. Chalfu-li tolis us. too, that never since lie began t keeep the betel here has he received so man letters of inquiry concerning Aiken, us he ha this fall. Well, we believe our citizens have made mistake in voting down the O., C. G. ?fc (. Hoad ; but we wanted the road because w could sec from the progress of the town, tin Aiken could be made an important plac? A ...? ?!.....~W ?.? .12.1 ***.? uiwu^n tuv uiajunv) uiu i?ay "*M> out scription," we have no reason to be aBhanuof our town and no reason to despair of liei ?A ileen <Journal and Jietitiu. Insufferable Imprudence. "The coolness of the Aiken Journal an Review in deprecating the ill-reeling which th recent act of the zealous friends of the 0., ( G. A C. K. R. have stirred up in that town i truly refreshing. It seems, from the Journu and Ktvitw, that it is a great pitjr thut. h and others could not be allowed to tax th people for a railroad which they did not wan and which they did not neod. The Dcople of Aiken have a right to bo :r dignant. These offensive citizens who di not chonsc to "stand and deliver" at th command of an alleged railroad buildci must be spokon of as public enemies. Selah. ?Prctt ai d Banner. ! This impudent little self-appointed cento morum of the State press has presume* more than once before to pass judgment o the Journal and Jievietc. We did not thin the authority sufficiently respectable to ri quire notice heretofore; and cun only just if our condescension now on the ground that w dismiss several criticisms with one or tw remarks. We desire to iuform the l'rt?* an Jianntr that, in our whole course ns journal ists,we keep too strongly inoculated with sell respect, conscious rectitude aud desire for tli common weal to be hurt at all by -the p;iis<> of any such little serpent. We want it to ui derstand that we do not care one copper whf it thinks of us; to its good or bad opinion w are indifferent with an equal profundity Furthermore, we do uot ronnwnirp itu mittim ity aa judge of the press, aim pronounce i> course iu such capacity insufferable itn-pu deuce I We know that this a country of freo speoc and free press; but liberty ia not license. 1 is none ot' the Frest and Manner't busmen what the Jurntil and Jieview and thu peopl Aiken do *?r think. One far wiser than thi censor wrote a-gage proverb which wc condc scend to throw down, as a bit of advice to ou neighbor: "Ilo that nasseth by and meddlet with strifo belonging not to him, is like on that takeib a dog by the ears." If the court of the Journal and Review in tho railroa matter can be characterized as "refreshin coolness" and as involving expression of pit that "inoffensive oitireua" would not choos to "stand and deliver" a tax for a road whic , as judged by the result of the election, the dia not want and did not think they needec then it must be called?what ? in the Pre$$ ? Banntr to use its influence in tryinsc to fore the people of Abbeville into the procrustea cradle of its own narrowness and lack of pre Sessiveneas, and in endeavoring to keep tnei im getting a'road which they obvoiusly want and needed7 iPk. N > 1 n? Aiau %/ j\ev*ew, moreover, wort to some purpose. Wo advocated heartily tb tax tor tne road and the subscription part senrad a majority in the town. In AbbeviM< the Pref* raved and tbo Banner streamed an flattered, bat?tentible A bbetilliant begat leave to diff*r!?Aiken Journal and Jtevtm All Wool, a?d a Yard Wide! That ia Hill the picture man. Ha aooe goo work? v;>-'i' ' ' ' V* V'K-" ' * ?>: /.' v FALL OPIE. I 1885. ie dl i. \ LL arc respectfully invited to inis vited to inspect our stock of l MILLINERY a ?r On tho 124th September ?r "\Ve have now on sale a magnificient "J display of J MILLTXEltX, r NOVELTIES, !p IIATS, VELVETS, - JlIJiBOXS SC. I and a complete line of general millinerv. We would also call your attention to ,l our stock of * DRKSS GOODS, PLAID STKII'ICS, AND !! PLAIN WORSTEDS, <1 BROCADED and PLAIN c SIT, Iv V K L V E T S, >f BROCADED AND 'J PLAIN V ELV 1STE ENS in all colors and prices. lJ Rliick and colored Cashmeres in all .. grades with trimming to match. C3IL<a3>EB,lS.S<? u New Markets, Circulars &c., in great f variety. 'S <?.? "Ik u 0 "Wo have,added to our stock a b^auti-i L> ful line of Ladies, Misses and ChilI. drena shoes. Very Respectfully, 1 BELL & GALPHIN. Sept. 1G, 1885. tf 132 *Eall and Winter >r ! ==r=1885=^ * R. M. HADDON & CO., >*, X NVITE the ladies to inspect their line * JL of * PATTERNS. HATS, 0 BONNETS, RIBBONS, * FEAT HE UP, BIRDS, e FLOWERS, RUFF LINGS, d ? SILKS, SATINS, Z COMBINATION SUITS, EMBROIDERIES, DRESS PATTERNS, " CIRCULARS, NEW " MARKETS, WRAPS, y SHOUT WRAPS. und all the novelties of the season. i HURSDAY 24th SEPTEMBER! it R. M. IIADDON & CO. d r. We have many Novelties to show our friend9 this season, that they will not find in nnv ntlu?p H mim> in this si'ption d Call early if you wish the most desirable e peods, many lines in our stuck cannot be du' plicated on less than twenty-five per cent., " advance. r/: Goods arnadvanciug, hnt as long us our ? st^ck lasts will sell at old prices. e Don't fail to call and see us, we have some it real bargains to offer in the latest novelties. I R. M. HADDON & Co. J; September 16, ft 131 I Notice to Schools. n k ye milE public froc schools of Abbeville 0 * County for the scholastic year d 1885-6 will open on the 3rd Monday in I- January 1880. 1 An examination of teachers, embracing the usual branches, will be held on the 1st Thursday and Friday in January, it 1886, white and colored teachers respecB tivoly. 7' All certificates issued by the present s Board of Examines or by their predei cessors in office are hereby revoked Certificates from adiouimr Counties will ? ra II not be recognized. l8 We earnestly beg the hearty co-operale tion of all who are interested in the i? welfare of the schools. Kespectfully, Geo. 0. Hodges, h C. Klngh, ie ' Jr.o. A. Robinson, ? County Board of Examiners. ? Oct 21, '85. v \ JAS.G. BAILIE & SONS, I rDZEJ-A-IjIEIRS XIsT e ? Carpets, Oil Cloths, Window Cur " tains and Shades, . WALL PAPER8, BORDERS AND e DADOES, J 2 Hearth Rugs, Door Mats &c t 714 BROAD STREET\ i ^iSS^vSili^S' AUGUSTA, GA " ' .-L' -. '< \; . . ' - i f An Oi <Iin an ce j Against Gaming1 BV. IT ORDAINED, In the Town Council of Abbeville, au<l by the authority of the same. Tluvi if ii'\v person or persons xV.a'J play at ' J any tavern, inn, or store for llie retaking ofspirituous liijioir.^, or arty house use' as a place of gaming, or in any .1 llii.y house,j () barn Kitchen, sl;thl>? oilier outhi'.iso, or in j ^ any street, highway, open wood, race Hold or : s open place, ut any game or games with cards | j or at dice or at any gaming table commonly! ? called A B (J or K. O, or any gaming table | known or distinguished by other letters, or by ! ,, any figures, or roley poloy table or at ran^e j and noir or at any faro bank, or at any other t table or bank of the same or like kind, under any denomination whatsoever, (except the games of billiards, bowls, backgammon, chess, draughts or whist when there is no betting on the said games of billiards, bowls, backgammon, chess, draughts or whist) or shall bet on C the sides or hands of snob ns do irinno. imnn - ? r* -I "I"" conviction thereof he or they shall be fined ^ not less than two nor more thon twenty dollars, or imprisonment nut less than two nor more than twenty days. In Town Council this 23 October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eijrht hundred and eigty-tivo and in the one hundred and tenth year of the Independence of the Unit jd States I of America. J. S. HAMMOND, Intendant. o Oct. 28, 1885-tf f< SALE OF LAND. t T WILL soil at public auction 011 Sale- I * in December next "The Burnett place containing TWO HUNDRKD acres more or less hounded by lands of Jnines Carlisle, James Lomax, Isaac Carlisle ami others. This lai.?l is located four miles west of Lowndesville near the Diamond Springs. ft. A. U??nBUTsox. rA Terms Cash. Nov 10, '85. Master's Sales. ? t STATft OF SOUTH CAROLINA, { COUNTY OF ABQEVII.LK. r Court of Common Pleas. t S. "McGowan and K. A. Robertson, against M. V. Mille r, et al. | By virtue of an order of sale made in the above ststed case, I will oiler lor , sale at public outcry at Abbeville, C. II., X S C., on Sale Day in December, 1885, wiinin me ie::ai nours ot saie, mo totlowing described property, situate in . said State and County : All that tract J or parcel of land, containining, ^ SEVEN HUNDRED A CMS, 1 more or less and on waters of Saluda * River, bounded by lands of 1J. F. Cnl- t houn, A. F. Chancy and others. Also Lot No. 1. in the village of c Ninety-Six. known as the Brick store ^ lot, seventy feet front, more or loss bounded on north by \V. R. Hilton. ? south by public square, and west by North Cambridge street, said lot con- ~ tainiup: three brick stores which will be sold separately. Also Lut No 2, in Ninety-Six, about one hundred and fifteen feet in length by thirty-live in width known as Post office Row, bounded by public square, r W. C. Moore, WilUam Johnston, J\ P. { Phillips and others. ^ Terms of sale?One-half Cash, bal- h ance in twelve months with interest li from day of sale, secured by bond o! purchaser and a mortgage of the premises. Purchaser to puy the Master for papers. J C KLUGII, Xov. 10, 1885, 4c Master ^ DRY GOODS, j SILKS, Satins, Velvets, Trimmings, Rus 1 sian Circulars, New Markets, Jerseys 8 R. M. H ADDON & CO ; r 'I ^ALTER L.-MILLER, Si Attorney at Law, Aubevim.b, S. C. BiayOflice formerly occupied by s .Tiiflff* Thnnwnn Ml ?U~ 1 f W.JOEL m ^/^RE now offering for sale a Complete and Stock of merchandise for Fall and Winter ? with Well Selected, Seasox Goods containing Many Real bargains. Th lay in thoir Winter supplies can not only get w RlEASON ABE PKICE8. IXiL' Our line of hats cannot bo surpassed. SHO Our stock of .S'hoes is very large, ladies, tn CXjOTX Our line of ready mttde clothing is always It scu. UressC Always in stock a complotc line of standa Twilled White, Red and Bluo Flannels, Di Proof Goods all prices. Blankets, Robes, infra, Hosiery, Ac. These Roods are all v? them. October 7> '85. 13* <*.' v' "'Ml' .\fa A - * W 1 In Ordinance Lgainst ;! ?. Selling of Spirituous or Slalt Liquors on Sunday. ["> I*, it ordained by the Town Council of the i > town of Abbeville and by the authority f the same. That if any person or persons sell any kind f spirituous or malt liquors, wine or cider on lunday upon conviction thereof he or they hould not be tilled not less than twenty dolirs, or imprisonment not less than twenty ays. In Town Council this 23 day of October in lie year of our Lord one thousand eight hunred and eighty-five and in the one huuefred ml tenth 3'i-ar of the Independence of A.merJ. S.HAMMOND, Intendanf. >ct. 28,18Ri-tf NOTICES. % I The subscribers to the Capital Stock of the ! Jational Bank of Abbeville, S. C. A KK hereby notified that a call for the t\. payment of the first installment (boingnc-lnilf of their subscription) ha* been made Dr DECEN5EER 1st, 1885. The Cashier will be prepared to reccipt for he same at the office of the Bank, By order of the Hoard of Directors. A. B. WAR I) LAW, President. IJENJ. ti. BARNWELL, Cashier. Nov3-tf to Debtors and Creditors. A LL Persons having demands against the Estate of William Buchann deceased, are requested to present hem at Judge Lyon's ollice on or beure the -ilU day of Deeember, 1885. U1 persons indebted to said estate are equested to make payment on or before hat day. MRS. 6. F. BUCHANAN, Administrator. Application for Homestead. yrOTlCE is hereby given to all per? * sons concerned, that Mrs. Edna J. 'ox has applied to me to have the lomestead exemption allowed by law et oil" to her and her children in the eal and personal estate of her husband, he late Edwin Cox. deceased. Dated Nov. 4, 1885, and published mce a week for four weeks in the Ab>eville Messenger. J. C. KLUGH, ^ov. 10, '85 4t Master. Real Estate Agent. rllE undersigned offers his services to the citizens of Abbeville County as agent in he purchase and sale .of Ileal Estate. Vhere no sale is made, the only oharge will ie for advertising. Commission, one and a ialf per cent. 011 all sales. J. T. Pahkb, Abboville C. H? S. C. FOR sale, in Nin< ty-Six Township, 429 Acres of Valuable I.and, a part of the iricinal Iiarrattville place. The land will be livided in two or three tracts, or sold as a rhole. Public roads on two sided. ALSO, !35 Acres, in Calhoun Township, half mile rom Mt. Canned, imnicdietelv on thu Savan,ul, V?lli.r Tln.K.. r.1, v. Klil T UUV.J AkUIII VMM* A HUVVi UIIUU^U VIIU UV old to par for the place. ALSO, 250 acre tract on the Mosely Ferry oad, four miles from Abbeville, C. H. L'his is a pood grain and cotton farm. A :ood opportunity to any one wanting a mall place. White Brother have a good lot of hot guns. Among them are some very ine breech-louders. ITH & SON Mignificient ises. Their various departments are filled table and Attractive ley keep overythinj?, and persons wishing to hat they want, but the beat of it, ana at rsss. ES. isses, gents, boys and children all complet< XINO-. ? irgethia season. We can suit you. Come and toods. rd and Fashionable Dress Goods. 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