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I JlJll ! ! ? te;' di%%- - _ yiijc iincBsnxgcr.. life# .M. L. BONHAM,JR., KEDI^ORS and ivY'.:; J AS. S.PEHHIN, ,P* Proprietors. ffUBSJDAY. March .8, 18B6.. I; TJ?E A^^IXJSTltA fe./.' wox-f: p[, ^s,f>no ,,of the necessary ..conscquen^resulting from the agitation of the jj^ , /'New peal" question, a .very, junneceuvsary, if not a very unjust .criticism of ?>. . ,.Governor Thompson's adimnvKtji\tion v.. .nus appear uu in me ^ugjisia unroHiciv% written, it is supposed, by ling); JTar||. ley. lps<n? pf Spartanburg. S? . Govenjor Thompson, individually, is ^ .ill up^'ay. responsible for being in his : & present high position. It was the "peoju: pie1' who put him there, against his ex|y.: pressed wish.. . He is pre-eminently u people's man.. A great many of the socalled errors of the administration can : V not be justly charged to ttie Governor, tHe is 416t responsible f?>r the present h:il, high rate of taxation. He did not % frame the appropriation bill, but m'Ae ly approved it, a^ the wish of the peopie expressed through their direct repC"'-. resentatives, and as it was his bounded duty to do. It is true that his adminisgjg traiion has not been marked by any extraordinarv stroke of State policy, for there has been no occasion for it. Nor ' has it been noted for any serious blun dersT He has made a faithful, energetic Executive, and has discharged his iuties with fairness, firmness and promptness. The "New Deal'' agitators^are stranger ty inconsistont in claiming to represent the "dear people" and thus striking at the only man, whom they claim was put ii; in .office by the ''people." It is a jewel ' ' **' thov do not DOHsosh. Wp nro xfrsiH tlm KVIV'.'f ' ' ' " r ----- ? trouble with them is, they are the ''outs" i/< .\ .end they want to be the "ins. |V' THE PRESIDENT'S ME9S.<GE. * Much comment has been elicited in ' . political circles by the Message of the < ' President to the Senate, relative to their demand for papers on file concerning the removal of certain officials. The ><r President's political friends seem to be divided in their opinion, as to the wisV'. dom of this action on the part of the President. But whatever may be said of the wisdom or necessity of the Mesv sage, all must concede that it is an abl?> V;> tiiaaly and well written paper. It shows that our President i? made of stern stuff and is not to be bull-dozed into any acW.' tion which'he regards deroeatOrv to bis y- high prerogatives, even by a ltepublib'-r can Senate. The only mistake which we think the President has made in the matter, is that the number of his remov&>' als from office has not been great enoughV ^ they had been more universal the Bopublican Senate would not have dured to force such an issue, for thoy find in tho comparatively few number of ( eases which they hare to consider, that ,in springing this issue, thoy have, so to ^ speak, bitten off uiore than they can I The President may well afford to rest now upon his oar&? and after Messrs. Edmunds, Sherman and company, have /found out, ^hat though in a majority in the Senate, they cannot bull-doze our Chief Executive, they will give in as ? gracefully as possible under thecircumstances. = |?f'' THE BLAm BILL. The Blair Educational bill has passed v l?he Senate by a very large majority, and it.in thought that it will ?1 cn mtoa _ ,ri- -- I'M.IO VUC I? House. A great many objections have ;. ;; becn raised to the .passage of this bill, V'especially in the 8?futh. We believe, . V'liAwever, that it will prove a great bonthe South. > We have no confi -dtfaAe in the negro's ability to receive |; eiUaeation b??yond a certain point, and ^ !ithiiA jtbjit, however much money may ' ^be ?y>?fet^pon his education, as a race Jjritt continue to bo laborers. The |v .. benefit to the whites will be great, as it : will keep our schools open , much longer than we are now able to do. But .laying aside any educational advantages : ,Whi?h may accrue from it, it strikes us jthat from the uvere auumnt of money it would put iu circgtattan in the Southi||^erri States, it woujd be penny wise and ^( '|>o.und fqolisk., to rej#?t it, Millions %: 'are givep ^WtJ^er,n soldier* e*?ery year, from the United ?t*t$* Tr&MKury, and wo fail'to gee why we oygbtnot to <?m0f brace this ^M^tlonity of Rotting htflp v; from Uncle Sam. j^i ' Senator Hampton claims to be the | first man, who advocated suffrage for ; |p^ ,|b? negro. We have no objection to p^-Hhe Senator making this claim, and get^ . " fciury.uui WI IipOHBlUie, out rather agroe with George TSIIuian, hen,he g*ys ''UnWernal suffrage is uni 111 'f KHKHay.or t;mirum;iy or Uharl?i*of> is hoboomrd for Governor as the People's A spepdy trial for any offence is guaranteed to every person, so charged, .under the Constitution. The Edgefield ;lynchers, however, appear not to regard this guarantee of any importance in their trial, ns they have again obtained r? continuance, of the; case pending against ,tiiein. ,4f <hc ;Farif?ers Convention creates no >iuor? enthusiasm than did the Free /Trade Convention, the "Moses" who (iiejuiA them will do well if he can scrape up a Corporal's guard. t'oloucl II. II. Harper. This community has been callted upon to mourn the loss of her honored citizen, Col. H. H. Harper. Ho having Seen in feeble health for more than a year, his death was not unexpected. The older ^itizens are fast passing away and the rising generation will soon bo called upon to till their places. Col. Harpsr was born at Harper's Ferry in this county,' the place where he lived and died, on October 10, 1827. He spent his boyhood days at home on his father's farm, and in attending the High School at. Lowndcsville. Having completed his his course at the High School he entered Krskine College when quite a young man. It was here that he received his college training. It was here that he obtained 1ns store of knowledge, and made nianj' friends all over the State, but more especially in Abbeville county. Many of those now living and who knew him well will regret to hear of his d^ath. Having finished his college course, he chose as his occupation the life of a planter. On March 4, 1851, he Was happily united in the sacred bonds of marriage to Miss Ella Brownlee, the daughter of Mr. John Brownlee, a distin guished cititi/.en who lived in the Antreville neighborhood. Ills efforts as a planter were characterized by,energy, perseverance and progressiveness. When the war came on he gave np his business and the pleasures of his home to join the 14th S. 0. Regiment that fought so bravely for the maintenance of the Confederate Government, lie was far above tho ordinary soldier. By his bravery and gallant deeds he "was promoted and became Lieuteuant-Colonel of his Regiment. He was a mnn who was held in respect by all his fellow citizens. He represented his county in different state conventions, and was three times elected to a seat in the House of Representatives. He was a member of the House before his State seceded from the Union was elected during the war, and was again returned in 1K78. He was watchful and did all he^could to promote the best interest of his people. He was instrumental in placing upon our Statute books the ' best law enacted sinc?; the war, the Slock Law. Not only did he try to promote tho mteiest of his State and county, but he was ever watchful of the needs of his community. He never refused to lend a helping hand to those in n?ed. Unbounded was his hospitality, as he cordially welcomed all visitors. Many a heart will remember him with gratitude and will truly say, a good citizen and a kind n ?ighbor has gone to rest in peace. He was for a goodty number of years a member of the Methodist church, and was a member of the board stewards. He liberality was well known, nnd whenever his church was in need of aid, no one responded quicker than he. By his death the main pillar of the Kidge church has been removed. He will not only be tnissid in the family circle, but in his church and community. For the past few years he has been in feeble heal h. His last sickness was of long continuance and exceedingly painful, but he bore his sufferings with commendable patience. "Pale and wan he grew, and weekly bearing his pain so meekly," till the morning of. tl^e fourth instant, as the hands of the oju family clo?K pointed to the hour? *of;five, the; dre?4 summons cuiuc.' He .could no longer speak, and fell asleep'. Like a beacon light, the ijtorning star seemed to lure the storm tossed spirit heaven ward, and faith pictured an angel above the death couch fanning the still face with the snowy wings of pende. He has left u devoted wife and five affectionate children, with a large circle of kindred and friends to mourn his death. Last Friday, his relatives, friends, and a number of citizens met at his late residence to pay their last tribute of respect to his memory. The Itev. F. Auld. delivered a very appropriate discourse IVo'm the text, "Iilessed are the dead who die jn the Lord"." After which his.honored remains were buried in the family burn ing ground, to rest beneath shade of the green cedars. "After life's litful fever he sleeps well on the banks of Ins native si ream." J. M. B. Lowndesville, S.<C. % * ' . New York, March ?Win. S. Roberts Into . PreKident of the Bank of Augusta. was callerl to-day to plead to an indictment found against.J\iiii in the Court of General Sessions. II is counsel interposed a plea of not guilty some time ago. reserving the right to withdraw the plea and enter a demurrer to the indictment. When the defendant's name was called there was no response, and the eourt ordered bis bail bond of $;10,Q00 to \be vforfejted. His bondsman was John R.^axyell, .Vice President of the Long Island Railroad Company. Bsv. Mason W. Pressley, pastor of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church at this place, received two calls North to preach ?one in Philadelphia and the other in New York Mr. Pressley has decided to accept the?call in New Yoak, and ?o announced his intention of doing so from the pulpit last Sunday He will'preach in a church on 44th street, an d .will probably go as early as the fitrat of May, * Mr Prewiley is a fine orator and an eloquent preacher, and will doubtless soon rank tntong the eminent preachers of New ^'ork city.?('heater Bulletin* mr ;v;-;: J, . Some Odd BouthernlHiiiH. j i (S.Pardee, in "Dixie.") I 1 Some years ago Richard Grunt White wrote a delightfully interesting book on American- , isms. He might well have divided the sub- , jeet into two parts : Yankeeisms and South- ] ernisins. Absolute correctness in prouuncia- ] lion, or in the formation of sentences, is a | most dillicult accomplishment, and few there | , be, either North or South, how have reached | such a perfection that no exceptions can he . < taken by "carping critics" to their utterances. J , In the mutter of prouunciatior, one can ; \ scarcely keep pace with the innovations being [ | introduced by the leading ortheopists. The purpose of this paper is, however, to ! i presen', in u suecinetway. a few of the quaint- I , nesses ol' pronunciation and construction j \ held to by the Southern people us a class. ] < Among these the first /hut comes to mind is ( the custom of omittiinr the last two letters in \ such words as 'inure,* 'store,' 'four,'?which , are pronounced 'mo,' 'sto,' uml fu.' 'What t o'clock is itvon ask the C/iiroliuian, nnd f ten to one he tells you it is 'half pus' fo',' if ( that happens to be the hour. Another common Soutliernism is the use of 'tikeas if,'or 'like' for the words'as if.' 'She looked like she knew me' is a common expression. or 'she looked like us if she'd die.' This is very common in Washington, and in < all the Stutes south of Masou and Dixon's < line. i The word 'funny' is frequently used. i;i- J j mtmi III .tiniugt;, mill woilieiimes Willi Mart- I | ling c fleets. A young Southern girl was vis- j ( iting us once, and a culler w as telling <>f tlio j , death of her mother through swallowing a | tish bono. 'Oh ! uas i't i' funny?' exclaimed | , our visitor, ar- the cios?.- of iIn* narrative. 'I | think yon menu strange,' said the puller, as | hooii as she recovered from li ; astonishment. | Our girl friend has never used the word 'funny' since. \ If you happen to hear anybody say 'rye | cheer' you may know it is intended to mean 'right here.' For instance : A Sou ill Carolinian will say : 'Where was he at last night?' and his fellow-citizen will say, 'lie staid rye | cheer with me.' Djear?pronounced in one syllable?is not a Russian word, as might be ' supposed : il means 'do you hear?' and is usually addicssed to servants in this form : ( 'You, j tin ! Bring in that wood, djear.' 'To get to go'is essentially a Oeorgia ex- j press ion. They sav, l)o, don't fail to come to- , night,'and the reply is, 'I've tried to get to i go three weeks, now, so I reckon I'll be there i t'night.' The expression 'Do don't is heard ] in Oeorgia and South Carolina, but rarely els where. One of the most laughable things < you ever heard is the pronunciation of the word 'ubmit.' It is impossible to express the South Carolina pronunciation, phoneticallv. I . It sounds like ahaout'?pronounced very quickly in three syllables, 'tinaro,'for'queer' is another word. The use of'reckon'for'pre'suine* is said ti> have bjon derived froiu the ! ] Yankees, as was the expression 'right smart' | for the word 'much.' Iu imitation of Knglish, perhaps, is the custom of saying 'I've got it for 'I have it,' and the jreneral use ??f the word 'got' where it is quite unnecessary. Also English is the , use of 'obliged,' as 'I'm obliged to do u' for , '1 must do it;' 'he is obliged to go,' for ho , must go.' Ambiguity of expression is too | prevalent in Dixie, too many people sacrifice | sense for sound. Low country people and the residents of of middle South Carolina say 'gee arden' for , I 'garden,' 'gee yard' for 'guard'?with the ( : hard sound of *g.' So, too, with such words | | as 'card,' 'ear' and 'cart,' into which is intro- | I duced the sound of 'knee,' to take the place of { i the first consonant, thus : 'kee aril," 'kue ar,' j 'kee art.' , The usrt of delirhtful for diU dons, in such I a .sentence as as: 'The ice civtim i-s delightful,' is very common, 'l'rettv' is a word very often misused, for instance: 'Isn't this a , pretty day?'?and this error is a very general j one. North Carolinians say the scenery is , 'pretty* -meaning picturesque: the day is 'pretty'?meaning line; and that person's manners are 'pretty'-?meaning wcl'-bread. 'Yon nil,' or, as it is abbreviated, 'v'all Is ( oncof th j most ridiculous ot all'the Southernisms 1 can call to mind. It usually uu-aus , two or mnrc persons, but is sometines used when only one person is meant. For instance a caller, on taking her departure, says: *Y'all must come to see us.' She means the lady, upon whom she is calliug, and her husband nfav call. "The Yankees have quite as many ridiculous figures of speech as those 1 have mentioned as peculiarly Southern, and it will be reserved for another paper tu present the oddities of Yankee conversation. In the meantime every true hearted Southerner who read^ llmse lines will declare that he never used any of these Southernisms, and will bo jjuat as honest in his belief as the Charlestonian when he vow* that he never says 'dis a way' for 'this way' and 'dat a way' for 'that way,' ..Spartan's" Criticism. Any aevore criticism of Governor Thoinoflon's administration would be unjust ; as, in the first place, the State ticket; iseomEused of very good men, a^a'.ust whom ut little can be said, some of whom do not at all approve of the way afTurs have been conducted heretofore. As previously stated, bia nomination was a compromise, on a good man ; but the trouble has been that it represented no well defined nolicv. anil has m> compliahcd no reform in any of the ? U'uira of the Slate: and's" defbnc*. Columbia, March 4 ?(Special.) Spartan saw iinir "Governor Thompson's ler.n of Zlfli/IA lld^l l.tlHf - - * '* ,.M>vv i??nn "ti ll lil'll HS H soi l or I interregnum, as be was compromise imifk, representing no particular element in the Stale, and without much record of hiiv m riled kiD<i, expect us the exponent -of the educational policy of thu State, insofar ns the common school system wj?s concerned.'' 1 do not understand what Spartan means by Gov. Thompson's term being a sor." of interregnum; but I think I know what he means when he savs the Governor is a man without much record* It is an attempt to deprcciRie Governor Thompson's services to the State, to weaken his influence, and i>> the first act in the new de?l programme. Spartan speaks contemptuously of Gov. Thompson's record in the free school policy, and imwcdiai el t thereafter, admits that the system whico Governor Thompson inaugurated so success i uiiv - is nmy impcriiic- lor lack of iiiouuy (which the people have not given)," ana endorses the Blsir Educational bill which has received the Governor's approval. While ho was Superintendent of Education he urged, before Congressional committee, in person, the pus*age of a bill 'similair to thin. So that Spartan and the Governor are on the name, line in a record on , the school question, and one that a majority of the people of the State will probably* be proud of. Hut he was nominated for Superintendent of Education without his knowledge or solicitation, and iu> well did he dis- , charge the duties imposed upon him, that at the time he was nominated for Governor, he could have been elected to the highest position in either of the two most prominent I educational institutes of the State or could 1 have been unanimously renominated for Su- ' perintendent of Education, but the people called him higher and made him Governor ' aa they had made him Superintendent of ] ' Educatioh without any aolication upon hia < Sart. To go no further back than 1876, it oep team that a man must have made some record and shown extraodinary ability, who had at one time the choice of four of the honorable positions in the State. The people , realized his fitness for public position and 1 conferred upon hiui the highest honor within j their gift. \{ is a great mistake too to say that Goy?r- i hot Thompson was a "compromise man." Ha , , waa not, lot sense of the word. Gen John Bratton atfid Gen, Keunedy had been put forward by thai* .friends who supported them warmly as long as they had anr chance to 1 win, and the friends of neither of theaegentlemen faro ikchr support to Oorernof Thorn p / * i: ;y. V j ".v 'r, V"'^ j?* \i, -J * mmmmmtmmmuEKmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmrnmemmjRM son wliich would have boon nocessat-y to con j ititute a compromise. It was the opponents ; >f these gentlemen who nominated Governor Thompson against, as is well known, his ex- j pressed will on the subject. No man, without a record, ever enjoyed lucb popularity a* this and it is idle to insi'nu- i ?te that Governor Thompson's merits have ! lot fully eutitled him to the distinguished :ionors he has received. As tin chief exocu:ive of the State he has been faithful and r..L.fi<?uc ir. ?-: J-*! --..v..., vuiov..nif,v >11 ma mines uiui II ] je should be a candidate before the next Doin- | icrntic convention Spartan will find that the ; nan with the biggest and longest record in > :he State who opposes him will feel "mighty j onesonie" when the ballots have been east. { 1 have written this much, not only as a [ natter of simple justice to Governor "thornp- I ion but to justify the action of the Kepresen- | ;atives of the Democratic party in South | Jarolina who three times nominated Gover- J tor Thompson for Superintendent of Kduca- j ion, and twice for Governor, the second time inauimously. If he has not deserved vuch miisidcration, theu these representatives have iatislied themselves and misrepresented tlie'r <ousti(ueiits.?A vgunta Chronicle. Discussion on the liln.tr Bill. In the course of the debute Senator Van Wyck said the voting of the colored man of :he South was nauseating to white people. | Would those white people ue any better satis- i tied with negroes voting when they should ueeouic educated ? lie appealed to the Smitor from South Can limi ( Hampton) for intormatioii. Senator Tiampton saiil he pernmally was not obnoxious to the criticism made l?v Senator Van Wvck, for he ( Hampton) could claim that he was the first man in the South alter Ihe war?and he believed the first man in ; America?that proposed to give the negro the < right to vote, and did that immediately after the war. Senator Van Wvck was proud to hear that, but asked : "Did the white men of South Carolina follow your example in that direc- < lion? 1 >it! the people of Mississippi follow j sour example? There was the misfortune. I'liere had been a leader with the rhrlit im- 1 pulse, bul. the followers were rebellious as of j uld." [Laughter.] Senator Vorhees said the Senator from South Carolina (Hampton) was too modest to say what lie ( Vorhees ) would sav, that the people of South Carolina had so far followed that distinguished Senator as to twice make hiin Governor of that State in a way that "stuck," and the negroes had made him such Governor. Senator Van "NVyck was glnd of that, too, and triad To know that Han.ptou was bold enough and brave enough to stand up in advance and advocate a principle that had become so important a feature of the Constitution. Senator Van Wvck disclaimed any unkinduess by his remarks. Hon. W, C. Benet. The President's message claimed so large a part of the Chronicle's space on Tuesday morning that we were unable to give even a faint idea of the admirable address delivered by Hon. W. C. Benet, of Abbeville, before the graduating class of the Georgia Medical College. Mr. Benet is one of the lesuirg lawyers r>f South Carolina, and is a man of extraordinary attainment. Educated in Scotland, liis native land, he has cast his fortunes in the Palmetto State, where he has carried to his profession a mind unusually stored and trained, and a practical intelligence ; thoroughly available. The Chancellor of the ' University who met him here during the ! Medical College couitmn ;??inent, pronounced him one of the best equipped young men he ever saw. and a prominent Justice in Carolina ban stated that he is one of the most gifted and promising men in the South. It is sufficient to say that bis spcec - in Augusta on "Medicinc and Law" was just the address that such a man could deliver, and that the impression left upon our people was that which a polis!.-d intellpct and refined nature alone oould make.?Avyusta Chronicle. Excitement in Texas. Great excitement has been caused in the vicinty of Paris, Tex., by the remarkable recovery of Mr. J. K. Corley. who was so helpless he could nut turn in bud, or raise his j head : everybody sajd he was dying of con- j sumption. A trial bottle of Dr. King's New] Discovery was sent him. Finding relief, he i bought a lanre bott'.o and a box of Dr. King's \ New Life I'ili's: by the time he had taken two boxes of Pills and two buttles of the Discovery, he was well und had gained in (lush thirty-six pounds. Trial bottles of this Great Discovery for i consumption free at T. C. Perrin's. What can bo Done. By trying again and keeping up courape [ maiiv thincs seemintrlv imnossible mav be I attained. Hundreds of hopeless cast's of Kidney ?nd Liver Complaint have been cured I by Electric Hitters, after everything else had bee#tried in rain. So, don't think there is no cure for you, but try Elcctric Hitters. There is no medicine safe, so pure, ami so perfect a blood Purifier. Eleotric Hitters will cure Dyspepsia, Diabetes and all Diseases of the Kidneys.. Invaluable in affections of the Stomach and Liver, and overcome all Urisnarv Difficult ies. Large Hottles only 60 cts. nt T. C. Perrin's. Wednosdav, the lOtlr inst., is the first dav of Lent, Mild known an Ash-Wednesday; socalled because, in the early dava of Christianity, it was the custom to place upon the head upon that day the ashes of palm leaven, which had been blessed on the proceeding: I'atm Sunda v, in token of the humble spirit which the season should excite in the penitent. Lent consists of forty days, corresponding to the length of .Moses' fast, before receiving the Law, of Elijah's before the false prophets and idolatry of Jezebel, and of the Saviour's before entering upon the work of His ministry. It is now observed, with more or less rigor, by tho Episcopal and Koman Catholic churches. Col. 1). Wvatt Aiken, member < f Congress from the Third District, has received notice from the 1'ostoftice Department of the removal of Thomas A. Sullivan, route agent between Columbia and Walhalla, to take eft'tct on the appuintmeiit of his successor. Mr. N. L. Fant, clerk of the postolRce at Anderson has beeu recommended for the position by Col. Aiken, nnd his name forwarded to the department at Washington. Mr. Kant is a worth v young man and has had sufficient experience in the postal business to make a competent route agent. His appointment will Do on probation of mix months, with n salary at the rate of $H00 per hiu.urn, and at the end of that time he (rill be promoted according to hid qnalilicationfl. Judge Cothran reaps golden opinions as he goes on the rounds, and grows more popular with the people. He is courteous, just and able, baring uo superior in th? State. Abbeville county, so productive for brilliant statesman and learned jurists, has reason to be proud of this honored son.?Hampton Guardian. Backlen'g Arnica Salve. The bsftt salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Iiheuni' Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped llands, Chilblains. Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents pur box. For sale by Cothvan A Perrin. 114 At Now York Cost.?-Fine ribbons, neck wear &c., at priccs that will sell thorn at it. M. Haddon & Co's. t %* ' ,?vl i DAY & TA in: a i) qua Carriages, fa pus, Coacl Leather, Shoe 1 The Finest ami M?si. Vflclcil .Assor Krou^ht to t lio < Tidings of Co] To llio. c wliit In* vo ami now ollrr ynb Uk* n?o*t ('.o ifiU: ful vohii Try one ami siivo your IxaUh. Kvory in;i should havc-onc, :is the price is within the DAY & TANNAHILL, Township Board of Assesors, for Abbeville County. THI*', following citizens (Freeholders" have beon appointed Towii>hi| Hoards of Assessors in their respuctivi Townships: Ninety-Six?F. M. Pope, M. II. Coleman. Madison Richardson. G recti wood?(J. A. C. Waller, J. W Green, II. F. Fuller. Cokesbury?M. B. McGee, A. M Aiken, T. .1. Ellis, Sr. Donnaldsville?J. R. Latimer, O. M Mattison. W. K. Barmore. \)ue West?II. P. McGee, M. B Clinkscalcs, Hugh Robinson. Long Cane?R. H. Hughes, T. N Niekles, C. A. Botts. Smithvillcr?W. S. Lomax. J. L.White F. L. Morrow. White Hall?G. II. Caldwell. I). W Jay, S. 1*. llrooKS. Indian Hill?R. J. Robinson. J. 1) Neel, J. H. Chiles. Cedar Springs?J. L. Pressly, John E Bradley. .John Lyon. Abbeville?T. C. Seal, W. C. McGow an, J. W. Thomas. Diumond Hill?J. K. Brbwnlee, I)r J. II. Bell. W. A! Black. Lowndesvillo?T. Baker, I. H. Mc Ca 1 In, John T. Baskin. Magnolia?\Y. M. Taggart, B. 1). Boyd G. W. Speer. Calhoun's Mill?M. O. Tolmnn, J. H Latimer. J. H. Morrah. Bordeaux?.las. (Jothran. -Tr A A Tray lor, W. T. .Jennings. Tho Township Hoards will meet am organize by electing a chairman durin< tho first week in March. The chnirmat of each Township Hoard will meet thi County Ihwd in Auditor'? office on tlx Oth March next, to equalize Township: and hear complaints iXrc. j. t. i'arks, Feb. 10 1S8H, tf. Auditor A. C. i > _ Fall and Winter =1S85^ R. M. HADDON & CO. INVITK the Indies to inspect their lin< of pattkhxs. hats, honnt1ts, rirrons, PKATMKIIP, RIRI>S, FLO WE US, RU FFLINOS, silks, satins. comhination suits, kmhroidkriks, drkss patterns, CIRCULARS, NEW MARKETS, WRAPS, SHORT WRAPS, ami all the novel ties of tho season THURSDAY 24 th SEPTEMBER. R. M. IIADDON & CO. We have niiiuy Novelties to show oui friends this season, that thev will not find in ii 11 v other House in this section. Cull oarlv if you wish the most desirable gaods, many linis in our stock cannot be duplicated on less than twenty-live per cent, udvancc. (roods ari'adranciug, but as lone as oui 8t ck lasts will sell at old prices. Don't fail to call and see us, we hare some real bargains to offer in th"? latest novelties. R. M. HADDON & Co. September 16, ft I 131 Notice. TINS contract for building a new bridge across Little River at Iinrnctt's, Abbeville Township will be let to the lowest re> .... . ? T 1? m.v _r i' > d|Miiin>i'iu uiutici ?u i ucaua> , umii ?i> ri'Dru* ary, IH8G, at 11 o'clock, a. in. Specification! made known on dav of lotting. W. T. COWAN, Jan 25, '86. tf Countv CoinmissionMr. Wo havo still a small lot of Millinery or hand, consisting of Flowers, Hats, Ornaincnti Hair Switches, ctc. We offer lMuuiea and Feathers costing as high as $2 for 50 and 7{ conts, Flowers costing as high as 75cent* foi 2.? ccn'.s, real Hair Switches, black and col.tie I. costing 75 cent* to $1 for 60 eenti Smith d: Son. Subscribe fur (he Me86B.nocr. iwMtfii / V p. nnahillT UTEKS FOU Materials, Saddlery, Harness, bindings, limiting, 11111*11' of Cliiltli-cit's ('uriuiKn? Ever it y, at all IViti'K. in fort and .Toy j< rkt-.l about l?y so called roatti curbs. We i:U', with FINKST wKoHa aiul a*leu for 1 AA in V\ ho owns a horso, or wishcu tr. cnin a colt i'h of all. Augusta, Ga, SAIjOON ) ' Cheap Goods, but Credit Played Out. THOSK wishing to pot the wor?h ?f th*ir money, for this year. will tind it to their advantage to trade at this well-known establishment, as no pains will he spared to keep on hands Finest tirades and tiiw,litie? ?C all kinds of WINKS, LIQUORS, IIHUWES, CIGARS and TOILWCCOS. You who pay Cash are specially invited mm gu tranteed to receive kind ami pnonityt attention, together with bust goods. ( entleinen can at any time find plearfimt amusement in a game of BILLlAlUJS or , 1001., at a reasonable charge. Respect fullv, F. CUNNINGHAM, Jan. 2Pi, 'SO tf SOLE PROPRIETOR. ALL IVrsons hiving clarins agnail j tho late firm of I QUARLES & THOMAS, 1 will plenso prosont thorn to A \V. SMITH, Assignee-. Jan. 20, 188<?. tf No 3421 ! Treasury Department, 1 Office of Comptroller of the Currency Washington, December lttth, 1885. S TT7HEREAS, by satisfactory evidence pceVV sented tofhe undersigned, it ba? bvoub made to appeal tluit - "The National BankofAkeville/' ,n the TOWN OF A11 BEVI U.K. iu ike Co?ty of ABBEVILLE, and State of SOUTH CAROLINA, has complied with all the provisions of the Revised Statutes of tke Unfidetf States, required to be cuvtplied wilh befaiii a:i assoeiotion .-hall be authorized to. (join- ; j , * ineuce the business ot Banking ; Now therefore I, HENRY W. 0ANNftN> Comptroller of the Curruifcv, do hereby certify that "THE NATIONAL llANK OF ABJAE: VlLLE," in the Town of Abbevitle. tn the : County of Abbeville, and State of Sou tin Carolina, is authorized to commence the bwsinetU of Banking as provided iu Section Fifty-one hundred and sixty-nine of tlie Revised > ules of the United States. In the testimony whereof wi'seS- my ? [ L.S.J hand und Seal of office this 13ih day ?f December, lHtta. H. AV. CANNON. Comptroller of tlw Carrcue*. IW. 22, '85, tf The Light Running New Home. L'F ^iiS |- sv^*fl|^RWrrtTr5KRm|^^*j*Bg.:i i > 6wEn^^^T^^3SK9^2S^^QH|flt\ rriiiK New Flume Machine has become nn? o i A the most popular niarbit>c*s bow sold, and is rapidly superseding all other machines and attachment'. It now taJu-a the lend in sewing machines. Almost noiseless, aiinpU and durable beyond all dispute by those that hare tried thcin. The New Home is unsurpassed in light running and1 l*ads the world km a family machine. O'ivr two hnndredof the.se New Homo machines h?re hem bold in Abbe vile County in th? past two years. Th# self-selting Needle combined' with all the latest improrement*. These niftefimes are sold upon monthly payments and are within the [ renoh of all in need1 of a Sewing Machine. Payments nmdc to snit tho pwrehaser. You cannot afford tr do without one of three machines when yon cmu get i| on aneh easy ' I iirma rnm*. mu> Mnm *W rnwt fcl.A V..... ilomu. Yiw wifl buy ?*?? ftflW. For ?nle k. m k baton; * AM?oritfi\ H. 0. July itftVftf. 12hw>. 118 I nn. n. a. nkuffer, Physician and Surgeon, abbeville, 8_c. FoIk 1?B5, 1 yr. %