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Miller & Robertson.
Feb 1o, 1873 "A, If
School
commissioners Office,

ABBEv1LLE c. H., S. c., |
February l2, 1873. !
WNHE following persons are appointed
n SCHOOL TRUSTEES for their
respective School Districts, to hold Office
for two years from the 1st January, 1878
and until their successors are appointed
and qualified. They are required by
law, within fifteen days from their ap'
pointment, to take an oath faithfully
and impartially to discharge the duties
of their office-which oath the mem
bers are authorized to administer tc
each other.-They are exempted by law
from Militia and Road duty and pay.
ment of Poll Tax. Those who decline
to accept this appointment will please
notify the School Commissioner as early
as practical of their refusal to serve.
Ninety-Six, District No. 1, DR.. n
Hart, Warren Harrison and Wesley
Fletcher. .s:.......
Greenwood, District No. 2, J. R. Tar.
rant, Robt. Griffin and G. w. Roe.
Cokesbury, District No. 8, S. E. Gray.
don, Mitchell Goggings, Matthew Will
son.
Donaidsville, District No. 4, G.. M
Mattison, Joseph Hawthorn, ]. r. Lat
inner. r
Due West, District No. S, J. M. Car
vile, Harrison Brown, Jessie Wine
stock. ~
Long Cane, District No. g.; George
Nichols, A. G. Hunter, George Haw-
thorn. ...
smithville, District No. 2, L. n. Ry.
kard, Henry Rykard, Alfred Garling
ton.
White Hall, District No. 8, w. B.
Jones, Couz Williams, Miles Moore.
Indian Hill, District NO. 8, w. G.
Keller, Lewis Coleman and Claeborn
Lites.
Cedar Springs, District No. 10, A. P.
Connor, Jordan Wideman and Samuel
Williams.
Abbeville, District No. IL, H. w.
Lawson, A. J. Titus, Alfred Ellison.
Diamond Hill, District No. 12. Wesley
A Black, Hobt. G. Hardness, Jas. Rouse.
Lowndesville. Dist. No. 13, Geo. w.
Daniels, Henry Heard and Va A. r..
Oliver.
Magnolia, Dist. No. IA, VIM. Wilson,
John Jackson and DR.. J. w. Thomas.
Calhoun's Mills, District No. Is, w
D Mars, Adolphus Cole and Lewis Clay.
Bordeaux, District No. 16, Catlett Cor
ley, Nelson Tolbert, Green Callahan. =
w. M, PRESLEY,
School CON-, Abbeville County.
Feb. 12, 1873, 44-2t
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Notice of Copartnership.
". ?. Russell & D. A. ]. Sullivan,
CHARLESTON, S. C.

THE undersigned have formed CO.
partnership to date from the first
day of February, 1873, under the firm
name Of RUSSELL & SULLIVAN.
To contract for and erect buildings and
in General House Carpentry.
They will also give their especial at
tention to all kinds of Jobbing Work ;,
and are prepared with theirunparalleled
facilities to do work; with neatness and
dispatch. -.
Special attention will be given to put
ting in Store Fronts and putting up
Stores with neatness and dispatch at
moderate charges.
They have facilities not equaled in
the State for preparing buildings for
shipment complete in every part, and
the entire building-finish ready to put
on, and will contract to put up and
finish the buildings in any part of the
State.
Plans, Specifications and Estimates
furnished on application at moderate
charges. Office and Workshops, East
end Hasel street. .....
w. P. RUSSELL,
D. A. J. SULLIVAN.
Feb IL, 1873 43, If .
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For Sale.

ELECTRO Magnetic Machine for
T. nervous diseases.
Hypodemic Syringes,
Abdominal Supporters and Braces
for ladies.
Pocket Tasks with Cups.
Frazier's Superior. Axle Grease.
Simon's fluid Liver Regulator.
A variety of Paints in Oil; | ID,
Cans.
PARKER & PERRIN.
Feb. 19, 1878, 45-tf
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ASH .WEDNEsDAY.-This day being
Ash Wednesday, the first day Of Lent,
there will be services in Trinity church
this morniag.
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NOTICE
TO
Delinquent Taxpayers.

T,HE following realty. charged on the
i Tax Duplicate, in the Treasurer's
Office, is not marked paid; the Penalty
has been added, and Executions will be
issued in few days. This list is pub
lished in order that errors may be cor.
rected, and that further costs may be
saved.
- - ..." j. F. c., DUPRE,
County Treasurer.
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Market Reports.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY
B RN w E,LL]a& co.
Dealers in Staple Dry Goods, Groce
rieS. PrOpiSio1l8. &e.. &c.

New YORK. February 21,-Cotton dul
and nominal uplands 2O5; Orleans PIG
Gold 14s@143. @ ~
BALTIMORE, February 21. Cotton =
net receipts 329 bales; sales $50 bales.
CHARLESTON, February q. Cotton
net receipts 9S4 bales sales 800.
AUGUSTA, February 81. - Cotton -
receipts 579 bales sales 4s2 bales.
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American Regenerative Bit
4 SURE PREVENTIVE of Fever
n and Ague, also an excellent ape
tizer and tonic generally, for sale by
w. II. PENNEY.
Feb. 10. 1879. 45.tf
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hr mn nan per day! Agents wan
M luX2Uted! All classes of work
w ~ YOVing people, of either sex,
young or old, make more money at work
for us in their spare moments, or all the
time, than at anything else. Particu-
lars free. Address G. STINSON & CO.,
Portland, Maine.
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tees. Be-.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of the
State Of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same, 1t shall be the
duty of the Attorney General, the Comp
troller General, and by the Secretary of
State, conformity, to designate, by pub
lie notice lin one or more newspape rs
in this State, in which all legal notices,
advertisements, or publications for the
State, of any and every character requir-
ed by law to be made public, shall be
published; and said Attorney General,
Comptroller General, and Secretary of
State, shall have power to make such
changes and new designations, from
time to time, as they may judge that
the public interest requires.
Sac. 2. All State and County Officers,
and other persons are hereby required
to furnish to the newspapers designated
under this Act, for the State and for the
representative counties, for publication,
all legal notices, advertisements and
publications, of any and every character
required by law to be made public; and
no legal notice, advertisement or publ.
cation required by law to be made pub
lie shall have any valid force or effect
unless published in the newspapers des'
ignated ander this Act; and no publ
cation, of any character in any newspa
per not designated under this Act, shall
be paid for from the funds Of this State
or of any County: Provided, That The
said officers mentioned in Section ont
shall have power, in cases requiring un
usual publicity, to order publication ir
such newspapers, in addition to thos'
designated under this Act, g by ant
with the advice of the Governor they
may select; and bills so incurred shal
be audited and paid in the usual .mau
ner.
SEC. 3. All Acts and parts of Acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed
Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect from
and after passage. Jan. q, 1872.
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Drs. G. v. Glrby 81. B. M0seley

ANILL open DENTAL ROOMS at
w Abbeville G. H., on or before the
first of March next, where they will be
pleased to meet their friends and the
public generally, who desire their pro-
fessional services.
Jan. 20, 1S73-tf
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I'd Township. .
Greenwood-Mrs NJ ] Blackman, As
acres; Mrs M P Slack, lot; Pol
Graham, 25 acres; John Hugh Mar
shall, lot; Mounts, 400 acres; Ri
ley & Boozer, l lot; Estate James
McCready, 13O acres; w G Smith &
Co, 40 acres; George C Waddell, 125
acres; Joshua Waites, 126 acres; G
F Smith, SIS acres.
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10th Township.

Cedar Springs-John Chiles, (col., 16s
acres; John McCraIy, 30 acres; Cal
vim Moragne, acres; Clayton Eel
son, 40 acres Mrs w G Seymour,
200 acres; w R Bradley & Co,
acres; Az Woodhurst, 300 acres.
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18th Township.

Abbeville-Adamson & Mcdonald, lot
Mrs Nancy Colts, 17s acres; John
Enright, lots Estate J NJ Ed
wards, 200 acres; Thomas Jones,
lot; Jerry Miles, lot; L P O'Con-
mel, lot; Bernard O'Connor, l lot
Mrs Nan Nancy Pc Perry vsnesI aores Mrs 1Ga
acres; J F Williams, 116 acres; A
Wnndhurst I 1Ot
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18th Township.
Lowndesville-T Ellis, (Raiford land,
800 acres; H H Harper, no acres
Mrs G Hardin, 400 acres; NJ
Martin, no acres Josiah s White
1913 acres.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-05-16
The Price of Coffee and Tea

Wien Congress placed coffee and tea on the
free list, the expectation was naturally created
in the minds of the public that those articles
would soon sell at greatly reduced prices and
"a this expectation has not been realized, though
many months have elapsed since the abolition
Of the duty, considerable inquiry has been ex-
cited with regard to the causes which operate to
keep the prices at the old figures, or even higher
One Of our patrons calls our attention TO state
ment made in our paper some months ago, when
we shared in the general expectation that both
coffee and tea would soon become cheaper
We have from time to time inquired of dealers
as the prospect Of II decline, and have been fur
nished with a multitude OF causes which operate
to prevent such consummation From the best
information we can get upon the subject we are
led to believe that the prices are kept m by
spectators, who have the means to buy up the
crops, and who invent and circulate plausible
stories of total or partial failures Of the crops
here and there and thus succeed In swindlinp
the public out Of the benefits sought to be con q
ferred by the government in admitting these ar
tices free from import duty.
As an item Of news, we may state that the late
Rio advices have given decided impetus to the
movement Of coffee in Baltimore and Saturday
some G, 500 bags changed hands ia that market
at an advance Of fully oue-half a cent gold on
the prices paid previous 20 the receipt o. the Rio
news, and ;he market closed very strong at the
advance, with tendency Of prices still upward.
Private advices from an intelligent and reliable
source state explicitly that the maturing Brazil
crop will be largely short Of that Of the previous
year but though estimates Of crops are always
more or lees uncertain, there seems little reason
20 doubt this siatement.--Fred HeraH
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-05-16

How TO DO UP LAcEs AND MUsLINs.-
When one has any foe hand kerchicfs. en-
broidery, OF 'aces 60 do up, il is a good way
to put them in broad earthern basin. in
fair, soft water, let US say, on Saturday, let.
ting them stand in the suuniest place that
can be found Cor by tho fire, when the sun
Is invisible,) changing the water several
times before Tuesday mornipg Then put
them in a stone jar, in cold, soft water.
rubbing with CASTLE soap any spots there
may be upon them, aud, setting the lar
on the back part of the stove, let the wa
ter come slowly to boil. Then remove
and rinse in fair, cold water, in which is
The least suspicion of bluoing. The starch
for cambria or fne linen articles is now pre-
pared by dissolvipg little in small por-
ton of cold water, in tin basin kept for
the purpose. As soon as it is smooth, pour
on boiling water sufficient to make a thin
starch, aud boil until perfectly clear; tri.
fie of spermsceti or white beeswax adds a
polish. Into this is dipped each article
separately, which is then dried sufficiently
to iron by being alternately clapped be-
tween the bands and spread out to tho
warm rays Of the sun in summer, or before
the blaze Of clear Gre-wood is the best
in winter. This process is TO facilitate
the drying and eIualize the starch tho
more quickly it can be performed the
better.
Have ready clean, dry towel, and as
soon as each article is dry enough 10 iron,
lay 1t in this towel and give it tight roll.
When all are ready, spread upon the table
an ordinary ironing blanket and over it a
yard or so Of what is known as baby fan
mel Then proceed with the ironing which
should be done with perfectly smooth
Hat heated as hot ns possible without
danger of scorching. The heat Of the iron
should always De tried upon piece Of waste.
cloth kept for the purpose. In using tho
iron, the touch should be firm and quick.
fine linen rag, vet with cold water,
should be at hand to rub any article that
may have become too dry, or any spot that
is inclined to be sticky; bu, where the
foregoing process is carried out, the latter
is rarely the case.
Laces require Uery little starch. A lump
or two Of white sugar dissolved in coffee
cupful of water will impaTt all the stiffness
they need. Where it is considered desir-
able to retain the slightly yellow shade of
real lace, add teaspoonful Of coffee TO the
sugar and water Hearth and Home.
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south Branch 9ntellieeneer.
sOMNEY, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1878.
g q o 1T LON E.b
by JOHN q. SAKE.


There's game much in fashion, think it's
called Euchre,
Though I've never played it for pleasure or
In which, when the cards are 10 certain condi-
tons,
The players appear TO have changed their posi-
tons,
And one of them cries in a confident tone
I'll think might venture to 60 it alone"
While watching tue game, It's within of the
A moral to draw from the skirmish in cards.
And TO fancy he finds in the trivial strife
Some excellent hnrs for the battle of Life,
Where, whether the prize be a ribbon or throne,
The winner is he who can Ego it alone"
When great Calico proclaimed that the world
In regular orbit was ceaselessly whirl'd,
And got-not a convert for all of his pains,
But only derision, and prison chains
at moves for all that was his answering tone,
For he knew, like the earth, he could Ego it
alone
When Kepler, with intellect piercing afar,
Discovered the laws Of each planet and star;
And doctors who ought 10 have lauded his name,
Derided his learning and blackened his fame;
81 can wait be replied, ''till the truth you
shall own
For he felt in his heart he could 60 it alone"
Alas for the player who idly depends,
In the struggle of life, upon kindred and friends,
Whatever the value Of blessings like these,
They can never atone for inglorious ease,
Nor comfort the coward, who finds with groan
That his crutches have left him to Ego it alone "
There is something, no doubt, in the hand you
may hold,
Health, family, culture w.t. beauty and gold
The fortunate owner may fairly regard,
AS each, in its way, most excellent card
Yet the game may be lost, with all these for
your own,
Unless yoG' We the courage to ego it alone"
In battle or business, whatever the game
In law or in love it is ever the same,
In the struggle for power or scramble Cor pelr,
Let this be your motto Rely on yourselr?"
For whether the prize be a ribbon or throne,
The victor is he who can ego it alone"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-05-16
Farmer and House Keeper.

BUGS on VINEs.-To destroy bugs on
squash and cucumber vines dissolve q Ia.
biesPoonful Of saltpetre 10 psilful Of va
ter, put one pins Of this around each hill,
shaping the earth so that Il will not spread
much, and the thing is doue. Use more
salipetre il you can afford lit is good for
vegetables but death to animal life. The
bugs burrow in the earth at night and fail
to rise In the morning. II Is also good TO
Kill tho grub in peach trees--only usc
twice as much, saya quart to each tree.
There was not yellow or blistered leaf on
twelve or fifteen trees to which IL was ap-
piled last season. No danger OF killing
any vegetable with it--a concentrated solu.
ton applied to beans make them grow won
neutrality-suspicious.. 20
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-05-16

"A REMARKABLE case in dentistry is
mentioned by the New Brunswick IN. j. }
Times, Of citizen Of that town, who, after
The extraction Of the tooth With which he
had been so long tormented, but in which
the only part apparently uosound was so
minute as not 70 admit the insertion Of a
delicate needle, discovered on cracking i,
with hammer that it was q mere shell in
which lived noDdescript six legged bug.
which ran briskly about the table on being
released from It's prisoO. As the gentle.
mau Is confident that the animal could no,
have made us way through the perforation
from without, he considers this clear case
Of spontaneous generation.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-05-16

WEAK EYES IN HoRsEs. Make up a
wash Of alum and water, which reduced to
about blood heat, and with a quill blow
the liquid into the eyes. After trying the
above preparation three times, take piece
OF alum, as large as the end Of ones En-
ger, and burning ii slowly in the FIRE, re-
duee II TO powder, aud blow il stoutly by
the same process, into the eye. We have
tried bnrnt alum on a number Of horses
that have had sore eyes, and always found
It a valuable remedy. 1t will removs all
scuE, aud restore cleArness to tho eyes.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-05-16

CEREBRO. SPINAL MENfNsTTIs.-Ws
gret to learn that the terribly fatal disease
known as cerebro-spinsl-mehingilis bas
made DTS appearance IN our community It
- fortunately, however, considered 10 be
oon-conisgious. We hope it will not spread
The case referred 20 vs. Nr. Aquilla Jan
ney's servant woman. The case IL an 80
grsvated one, aod will likely prove fatal
AaTfiHsbHrg Independent
~ The total meat supply Of Great Brit
sin isst yeaT averaged seventy eight pounds
Tor each psFsOu
"A body of losF hundred Indian scouts
viii be raised for service against the Mo.
docs just as fast as &c men can be found.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-05-16
South Branch Intelligencer.
william Harper, Editor.
Office, Corner Main and Gravel Lane SIS.
RoMsEY, West VIRGINIA.
7 + X NJ s

TERMS:
THREE DOLLARS per anhum-or TWO
DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS II paid in ad-
vance.
TERMS OF ADVERTISING:
The rates of advertising are, for a square item
ltneS) or less OSE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CEsTs for
three larger ones in the sane propor-
ton Each continuance Thirty -seven and half
cents. ~ t.rt
Quarterly, half yearly and yearly advertise
menis inserted at liberal reduction on he above
rates.
Yearly advertisers disseminating during the
year will he charged regular rates
NoadvertSement TO be considered by the month
or year unless specified on the Manuscript or pre-
viously agreed upon between the parties
Resolutions of associations communication, n.
limited interest and notices Of deaths exceeding
rsS LiNAs will be charged ten cents per line.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-05-16

\ BILLY COATS RAID ON A PANfER.
An amusing case Of assault and battery
took place yesterday on tho corner Of 9th
street aud Virginia avenue. Three respect.
able ladies' were taking a walk, dressed in
oolors, and while IN the locality named
were astoDi-hed By the head and horns Of
a billy goat coming in contact with the
most prominent por,ion-as fashion poes
of the outlines Of one If tho promenad-
ers making sad havoc of toe fxinrs. The
ladies' screamed at the top Of their voices
az tie rate quadruped persisted in chasing
and butiiog them right aud left. A crowd
soon assembled and among them Ofieer
John y. Berry, who without the authority
OF a warrant, took the dilemma by both
horns, and thus relieved the frightened la
dies, WHO sclmpered of home 20 repair
damages. The sssailant vas pursuaded TO
the lst precinct station house, whore he
butted tbe boards fl bis stsll before his
wrath subsided.-This morning before
Lieut. Gossiotd, bo was turned over to the
tender mercies Of The pound men without
security Washington Star.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-05-16

NJ. ABEBMN, Of Stockholm, places
children afflicted with capillary bronchitis
or Group 10 small rooms whore there are
vessels 10 which water is kept continually
boiling This treatment, il is stated, II
prolonged for days or even weeks, eventu-
ally produces cure. The mortality from
the disease in Paris, Les Moades says, has
been thus reduced from As to Is DER cent.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-05-16

CURRENT Shrubs. Fiji stone Jar
with red currants, stripped from their
stems. Place the jar in a kettle Of water.
Let the water boil around The jar until the
juice is we'll extracted. Let il then drip
through flannel jelly-bsg. To each pint
OF clear juice add a pound Of white sugar
and half gill Of the best brandy. Cork
up tight Use as a Summer beverage.
mixed With ice water.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-05-16

CoAL.-Observation and close ealculs-
ting economy have shown that coal ia
pieces no larger than hen's egg gives the
greatest results as 10 cash and comfort
Fires should be roplsnishsd little ~
time and frequently
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-05-16

THROAT DIsTEMPER IN HORSES. Take
devils bit, or wild turnip, IL green, grato
email one fOe il dry, hesped spoonful,
mix IL with wet bran or oats This repeat.
edly given, has never been known to fail.
1t Is also a certain cure for a cough.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-05-16
Extraordinary Answers.

a pupil Of Abbie sicord gave the following
extraordinary answers
What is grattude7
Gratitude is the memory Of the heart
w hat is hope Z?
Hope Is The blossom Of happiness
What is the difference between hope desire
Desire IS tree ia leaf, hope s a tree in flow
er, enjoyment is a tree in fruit
What is eteruityY
"A day without yesterday or tomorrow
line that has no end
What Is GodV
The necessary being, The sum OF eternity.
the merchant Of nature, the eyes Of justice, the
matchmaker Of. the universe, and the soul Of the
world
Does God reason7'
Man reasons, because he doubts; he delibe-
rates--ho decides. Cod is omniscient. Hsns.
yer doubts lie therefore never reasons
Many friends are like the shadow which
follows you only While the sun shines.
Flora Belle, a ST. Louis marc, has
beer converted 10 $3.50 each.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-05-16

An excellent mother, 10 writing 60
one Of her sons on tho birth Of bis eldest
son, said: Give him an education that his
lite may be useful teach bin religion
that bis death may be happy
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-05-16

SUIT ABOUT SUNDAY ScHooL-Iu
AUGUSTA, Northumberland county, Pa, a
Lutheran and Dutch reformed religious
society united 10 building church under
an agreement that the structure should ne
yer be used for any purpose other than the
worship of God. The two societies got p
long harmouiously enough in their joint
occupation for while, but after time the
Lutherans determined to hold their Sunday
school in the building, This was resisted
by the members Of the Dutch reformed So
cisty, and the matter was carried into court,
where the Lutherans obtained verdict 10
their favor. But their opponents appealed,
aud iioally the Supreme Court sustained
their appeal deciding that the business Of
teaching Sunday school cannot legally be
considered as the worship Of God.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-05-16

--Tweoty seven Representatives AID
Senators have thus far turned their back
pay into the Treasury, amounting in al to
slll,222 o..
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-05-16

hEAn acre is az acre; but By deep
blowing IL becomes equal to two acres
sometimes three.