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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-08-05

have ever obtained this way far claim
ant?''
"lt was for resident Of Long Island.
end reached $lS5,OOO. An estate that
an looking mp now for resident Of
Ohio. it successful, as it now appears to
he. will amount to 100000. have
bad the case in hand since tho beginning
cf the year and it all depended on find
ing Certain will drawn in 174O. Only
this week have received this will from
England, after a long search. 1t is IN
old: musty document and one of its
specifications is that the property left
10y the testatcr shall not be sold nor
mortgaged for one hundred years rromthc
date Ct the will. shall sail forEngland
soon to investigate this case and about
forty others.''
'tHow much money do those forty
claims rcspresent
"To one not familiar with the bnsi-
ness the amounts claimed arc most as
tonishing. This one bundle of claims
which shall take over with me repre-
scnts millions Of dollars-morc money,
in fact, than would pay of the national
debt. The claimants are all Of the bet
ter class of intelligent people, too; bus
mess men. bankers, newspaper men,
and professional men from all parts Of
the country, but particularly from the
West. 1t cost me about $4OO to make
one Of these trips. When get to Lon
don there arc only four or five places to
80 to, and if do not find the names
there I give up the search. The books
on the subject are all open for inspcc-
ton. If find before going that Il per-
son is to get large amount | advise
them to 60 themselves. But when n
person says to me as many do, why, as
you arc going, anyway, just look up my
name please. refuse to do so most de-
cidcdly, for If 1 did business in this
wayI would not get over there ut all
have a great many people come to me
with large claims that they cannot prove
at all, having been started in the idea by
seeing some one else successful. Why,
l have received as many as sixty -four
letters week of inquiries, and lately
the business has grown SO extensively
that have hrd to have special man
stationed regularly at London"
''po You charge for looking into your
lists here ?''
"Yes. have secured at much troub-
IL ind expense lists Of about 10000
names all over the world Of persons
who have been advertised for in these
matters, together with FULL chancery
lists Of England, France, Ireland and
other countries. In order to get some
return for my outlay, charge each per-
son who wishes to look in these lists $3.
Every three years there is published in
England an official chancery list and
this also have. A fine thing for the
hairs Of these unclaimed estates is the
law passed few years ago in England.
This is that unclaimed money Of this
kind shall be used by the government
in building hospitals and public build
ings Of all kinds In return for the use
Of tho money the government allows
three per cent. Thus, when the right
ful heir is found or proves his title, he
gets not only the money originally due
him, but if the government has used it
he gets three per cent. ADDITIONAL
NcW York 4H0H and EHprexs.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-08-05

Solid Trains between Charleston and Column
bia, &. G.
j. +. DIVINE. n. NJ. EMERSON.
Gcn'l Sup't. Gcn'l Pas. Agent.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-08-05

CONNECTIONS.
A. With South Carolina railroad to and from
Charleston; with Wilmington, Columbia and
Augusta railroad from Wilmington and ali
points north thereof; withs Charlotte, Colum-
bia and Augusta railroad from Charlotte and
all points north thereof. II. With Asheville
and Spartanburg railroad from and for points
in Western N. Carolipa. @. With Atlanta and
sCharlotte div Riphmond and Danviile railway
Tor Atlanta and all points south and west.
3 standard Eastsrn Time.
~ N. SLAyaHTER, Conf Passen Ger Art.
d. CAaDwRLI, ASST GenI Pass. Aet,
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-08-05

%Daily tDaily except Sunday.
Tickets on sale at Greenwood to oil points
at through rates-baggagc checked to dcsti-
nation. Connections made at Greenwood
with c. & &. r. X. f. T. CHARLTON, G. p. A.
Augusta, Ga.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-08-05

Made at Columbia with Columbia and Green
vile railroad by train arriving 1T 10 45 a. m.
and departing at 527 p. M: nt Columbia
Junction with Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
gustn railroad by same train to aud from all
points on both roads.
At Charleston with steamers for New York
on Saturday; and on Tuesday aud Saturday
with steamer for Jacksonville and points on
st. Johns river. Daily with Charleston and
Savannah Railroad to and from Savannah
and all point in Florida.
At Augusta with Georgia and Central rail
roads to and from all points West and South:
at Backville tn and from all points on Barn
we'll railroad. Through tickets can be pur-
chased to all points South and West by apply
ing to
ID. MCQUEEN. Agent Columbia, S. C.
JOHN B. PECK, General Manager.
d. G. ALLRH. Gen. Pass. and Ticket Ag't
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-08-05
4 TLANTIC COAST LINE,

PASSENGER DEPARTMENT,
Wilmingt0n. ". g., .June 2sti, 1885
FAST LINE between Charleston and
Columbia and Upper South Carolina.
Condensed SCHEDULE.
GOING GOIS0
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-08-05

Passenger Dspartmemt.-!On aud after May
10th, 1885, passenger train service on the a.
and G.. Division will be as follows:
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-08-05
COLUMBIA AND AU-
w GUSTA RAILROAD.

Going Sou h So4S 500
Leave Wilmington. % 80 pm II 10 IN
Arrive at Florcnce. .......1 Sc m 220 a III
Arrive Mt columbia ..... .6 A. I'm
Going North No 43 Ho47
Leave columbia. ......... 10 90 p M
Leave Florence. a so pm So a M
Arrive at Wilmington. . z 40 y III 6 10 a III
Train No. 43 stops at all stations. nos. 43
and Al stop only at Brinkley's, Whitcvillc,
Flcmington, Fair Bluff, Marion, Florence,
Timmorsvillc, Sumter, camden junction ard
Eastover. Passengers for columbia and all
points on & sGnR, c, @ & A K II, Aiken juno
tinn and all points beyond, should take No. 4s,
night express. Separate Pullman slcepcrs
for charleston and Augusta on trims 4S and
AZ. All traias run solid between charleston
and Wilmington.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-08-05

WILLING TO DO WHAT HE CAM
Wo,nan-lf give yeu SOMETHING to
cat will you saw little wood !?
H'ramp-No, mum. I'm too weak to
saw wood. I'm not lazy, jest weak, but
I'm willing TO do what I can. You give
me good dinner, an I'll sit out in the
corn field for q scarecrow while I'm eat
in it. e
The boy stood by the ditch 80 wide,
Whence all but him had "scud -
He tried to leap to 'tother side,
But landed in the mud.
"There comes burst 0f thunder sound,
4 That boy = oh, where 10 he fs's
Alas he's twisting round and round,
Across the old mans knee.
+ j 4. = - i = lsFEnaE i
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-08-05

TOLUMBIA 4 ND
~ GREENVILLE RAILROAD.
On and after October S, 1884, PASSENGER
TRAINS will run AZ hcI ewith indicated upon
this road and its branches.
Daily, except Sundays.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-08-05

Mr.. "A. RosshbaTg, that sptcrpr;.ing
mefchant ban q Green wooa s ,sypScts 70 oc-
store now IN pann % D. r. Simmons
q Brother. 2l,. 9lf it with new
early and S I.
July ):
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-08-05

CPARTASBURG AND
- ASHEyILLE RAILROAD
On and after Apr. 9th, 1885, passenger
trains will be run dailv. except SUNDAY, be-
tween Spartnnburg and Ilendersonvilic rs
follows:
Up TRAIN
Leave r. Il ID. Depot at Spartanburg 4 O0 y IN
Leave Spnrtanburg, A. l.. depot. 10 p m
Leave Snluda .......................G 6 20 p m
Leave Flat Rock. ....................7 Z 90 p m
4 rrive Hendersonvilie ......... rs = N
DOWN TRIM.
Leave Hendersonvillc. ............. 7 90 a m
Leave Flat Rock k....................7l5 Is n m
Leave Saluda so a m
Leave -dir Line Junction. ...... 10 Is a m
Arrive II. 4 ID Depot Spartanbnrg 10 20 a m
Trains on this road run by Air Line time
both trains make connections for Columbia
and Charleston via Spartanburg, Union and
Columbia; Atlanta and Charlotte by Air Line.
JAMES ANDERSON. Superintendent.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-08-05

T. +. THOMSON. ]. W. THOMSON
THOMSON & THOMSON,
Attorneys at Law,
ABBEvILLE, s. c..
81" Office in rear Nr. Lees.
June 9th, 1885-tf. 100
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-26
The Autumnal Tingc.

Mr.. Gouley has perfected his arrange
ments for giving the final excursion of the
season to the lovely and awe inspiring local
ity of Mauch Chunk, at time when nature
is arrayed IN her most gorgeous costume.
1t is universally conceded that the ''niar-
velous Switchback" and tine enchanting
Glen onoko' are matchless on the Western
Continent, and the only scenery at all al-
preaching in grandeur those localities is
found in the YOSEMITE Valley,
The season being unusually late this fail
those accompanying the previous excursions
to Mauch Chunk bave not been permitted to
enjoy the natural attractions in the fulluess
and completeness OF theirglory.
At no season Of the year is mountain
scenery more attractive or Journey thither
more restful and invgoratiug than in the
month of October-and the middle of the
Fall month is the time when nature is most
elaboratcly arrayed in her Autumnal garb.
1t is a work of supererogation to attempt to
portray the sights to be seen on the Maucl
Chunk October Excursion-sufice it to bt
said, those who never bad the opportunity
of enjoying Kaleidoscope scenes will &c
with Gouley, and those who have once beer
there will want to go only the more.
This excursion will bring much profit
and inauguration to hundreds of our peopl,
WHO have been longing for such a days out
ing at this, the transition period of the Fal
season.
The excursion will leave this city on tn
morning of the 10Th of ,tober at So
O'Clock, via the P. W. & B. Railroad. A
Germantown Junction the excursion part
: will be taken in charge by the Philadelnhi
and Reading Railroad Co., and will be take
to Mauch Chunk direct, passing throug
the well known cities of Bethlehem, Aller
town and Scranton. The schedule time q
this route is four (4) hours either way.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-26
PRICE TWO CENTS.

ure the large tent in which the Brandywine
NJ B. Church have recently held such nter-
esting and profitable services
This tent is now erected on the corner of
Linden and Jackson streets. On Sunday,
September 18th, the Rev. E. L. HubDerd
preached at O'Clock to large aud at.en-
tive audience, and the Rev. A. Scott in the
evening, and on Monday evening the Rev.
B. F. Price preached to crowded tent with
hundreds gathered without who could not
be accommodated with seats; at this
writing the good work still goes on and
twenty persons have professed conversion.
1t does seem that Providence is mysteri-
ously faYoring every effort put forth by the
people to establish the kingdom of the Lord
Jesus Christ in the southwestern section OF
the city. May the good work go on, until
an innumerahe host shall rise up in eternity
to call those blessed who have thus dared
to plant the banner of the cross upon the
very ramparts of the Notifications Of the
Prince of Darkness,
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-26
An Elegant Store.

G.. F. Rudolph's n5w store makes strik-
Ing picture to the passer-by on Market street.
The rich and elegant association OF coloring
gained by tasteful window arrangement of
purple, gold, and silver, tells us what can be
attained by artistic taste.
Internally the store is a perfect gem.
The style of architecture, in the purest
Queen Anne, is delightfully."- attractive, and,
as one recognizes the ingenious adaptation
of rcd-tiled cupboard, projecting in its
pretty and novel antique style, the broad
hospitable fire place, in glinting gold and
brass, handsome Minton tiling, and rich
carving, one is overwhelmed with sugges-
tions as to the success with which beauty
and utility has been combined in the inter.
nal decoration and architecture of this store,
Success of this kind is of course greatly
emphasized by the nature of the furnishings
rich bronzes, gliuting jewels, gold and sill
yer IN every shape anu lorh posslole W Ih'
jewelers. art, this eked out by an effective
back ground of purple velvets help the ar
chitectural points of rich oak carvings, seer
all around on stairway, mautel, and newe
post; these beautiful effects combined witt
the warm low tone Of the general mass o
wall coloring make as beautiful tOute enSenl
| bic as can be seen in the city.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-26
Hard to Move.

1t is said that the department clerks in
Washington are very hard to remove. They
have suddenly all declared themselves Dem
ocrats, and thus have check-mated the
heads of the departments. Some of the
most influential clerks, who held sinecures
under the late government are the most diff
ficult to deal with.
They were discharged, or officially speak
ing "bounced" unceremoniously, but the
trouble seems to be they wont keep bounced,
they return to the offices, or at least, what is
all the same, sign their blank vouchers for
| monthly pay and feel hurt that they cannot
draw their pay right away.
Some far-sceing incumbunts Of fat offices
send in their designations with the hope, as
seems to be t, e immemorial custom in the
bureaus, that a resignation will be handled
only as a temporary withdrawal, when 'in,
auence" may be brought for subsequent
| re.installation Others who have grown
| gray in the service of four successive gov
ernments absolutely refuse TO believe tha
the dark day has a. last arrived, these ar,
the most pitiabIe and incorrigible cases
They virtually believe the business of th'
departments cannot proceed without thet
personal supervision, they claim also tina
the bureaus would lose caste should the de
partments be disaossessed Of their hghl!
respectable individuality,
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-26

Take Care of Baby's Mik.-Too much
emphasis cannot be given to the injunction
to keep milk sweet in hot weather. The in
fant's natural nouiishment needs almost as
much care in summer as does the consumer
OF it. The best method of keeping it un-
- Z = Il II u -
it in clean, cold refrigerator as soon as it
comes to the house. Whom it is needed,
take the pitcher or cup in which it is to be
poured to the refrigerator, not the miik-pan
into the kitchen. Nurses generally neglect
this precaution. The pan is often left in the
heated outer air for five, ten, fifteen minutes,
thus causing the milk to "turn." In the
country where ice is not readily obtainable,
really good cellar, spring-house, Or
dairy through which runs living water is
the next best thing to refrigerator. II
none of these are at hand pour the milk in
tended lor the baby into clean stone jug,
cork it securely, tie oiled paper over the stop
per, and suspend the vessel in tue well.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-26
Civil Service.

Civil Service is one of the most blatant
humbugs of the nineteenth century. The
line of qestions propounded by the Civil
Service Commission is ridiculously absurd.
What tangible connection is there between
the ability to dispose of postal matter and
the knowledge of the name of the mother OF
the first Kickapoo chieftain?
Can you tell us in what way, method, oil
manner, the efficiency of department. clerk
can be promoted by his knowledge of the
breed of aligators common to the river Eu
phratesP Yet these questions and questions
of similar import are propounded by thC
august Civil Service Commission to thos'
who are applicants for certain line Of de
partmental work.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-26
That firesome Question.

In the midst of the wearying discussion
upon the Silver question the report comes
Treasury wards that bills of the denomina-
tion of 81 and SO are selling at premium OF
S1.25 per $1,000.
Among the bewildering theories Of the
non-metallsts and bi-metallsts whose alb
struse arguments can never gain the atten-
ton of the ordinary citizen, it is good to
have at least one clear fact such as the
above, in hand. The ordinary mind can
readily percefVe in that statement that mon
etary legislation that allows of such result
is to be CONDEMNED. In this case paper cur
renoy, of no intrinsic value whatever, is at a
high premium over the metallic current coin
of the country Through whatever course
of past NAL \ ministratior or opportunity
afforded by .ntermeddling by capitalists
this paradoxical condition of things should
arise it may or not be right to inquire.
What the ordinary citizen probably thinks
at present is t,tat for the last two decades
there has been too much legislation upon
the coinage question, and that if from the
first an honest silver dollar worth one hun
dred cents, Oh IN other words equal as near
as possible in intrinsic value to its own
weight in silver, the matter would have
been greatly sirnplified.
One more question is asked-why is it
that it is in the power of certain class, the
Wall street bankers, to snatch and horde up
Immediately they are issued by the Treasury
all the new issue of 81 and 50 bills, keeping
them from the people, unless they, the peo-
pie, pay them a high tax or premium for
this luxury u of small change, which
aught to he their own property to be OBJ.
tained oil demandP 1t would naturally ap.
pear that if these small bills were not lock.
ed up in the safes of New York bankers but
were fully circulated throughout the coun.
try, the people would not have to resort tc
silver dollars for purposes of small
change.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-26
A Disgrace to Wilmington.

Those of our citizens who have witnessed
that repulsive sight of a score or more of
unfoltunates marched along French street
in chain gang to rec eive treat at the pres
ent sitting of the court, must feel acutely
the disgraceful barbarism of the spectacle.
1t is not necessary to refer minutely to
the brutality of the scene where some
twenty-five prisoners, white and black,
manacled one to the other and linked in an
extended chain, old and young, gray haired
men and children of ten and eleven years,
were seen walking along the public streets,
the repellent sight plain to the view of ev-
eryone.
Cannot New Castle county afford to fur
nish some species of close conveyance as is
customary elsewhereP Why should tie
sheriff or his deputies be(we presume) un-
willing actors in such debasing and un-
necessary exhibition. Why should public
decency be irritated by such parade! And
the prisoners themselves, do not they de-
mand better consideration. 1t is highly
probable that some of them at least will be
declared not guilty of an indictment.
When released, these very individuals
will have just and proper cause for feeling
indignant at such treatment as they have
received
There is another point to consider also,
that of the mob of men, women, and child
rem who figure as the tail-piece to this gra-
tuitous show! Think of the children, what
debasing influence the sight must have
upon them. Is not the community itself re-
sponsible in large degree in this connec-
tion.
All we can say is that a chain-gang in our
streets is sickening sight and We fervently
hope that this relic of barbarism will soon
be a thing of the past in regard to the man
agement of the prisoners of New Castle
county.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-26
HISTORY OF THE WESLEY
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH.

On Sunday, January 18th 1885, few
christian men among whom were the Rev.
S. 7. Gardner, an tinerant minister, Jabez
Hodson and W. II. Mullen local ministers,
met in private house at the corner of
Maryland Avenue and Linden street, and
proceeded to organize Sunday School by
the election of superintendent and other
officers.
The school was opened by the superin-
tendent with singing, and prayer by the
pastor the Rev. s. T.. Gardner. At the
close Of the first session the secretary report
ed II scholars and 10 officers and teachers
present.
The following Sunday the interest had be-
come so great, and the children crowded in
so numerously, that the two lower rooms
were found to be too small for accommoda-
tion of those who presented themselves,
when it was suggested that Mrs. Mary
Beckley who bad been made superintendent
of the infant class, should use the ''uppei
room" for her class, which was done.
Tie school thus organized, and under tile
efficient and jealous superintendent, Jabez
Hodson, continued to flourish in interest
and numbers, and in three months thereaf-
ter it was resolved to obtain better accom-
modations if possible, and also to organize
new church, ior that purpose committee
was appointed who did the best they could
and secured small room, (though an i'm
provement over the first meeting place. at
the corner of Maryland Avenue and Bird
street, which furnished seating capacity
for about so persons which was soon amply
provided with benches through the kind
ness of the Board of Trustees of Asbury NJ.
E. Church, who presented the school with
quite enough of benches to fill the school
room.
At present the school numbers rs officers,
teachers and scholars, it is in coed working
order, being furnished with few library
books, papers, the Sunday School journal,
and the lesson leaves.
About the middle OF May six trustees
were elected; W. E. Gray, W. H. Mullen,
W. T. Morris, E. S. Meeteer, ]. A. Stone
and j. r. Wright. The Presiding Elder
the Rev. CIas. Hill had previously ap-
pointed the Rev. S. T. Gardner pastor, in
charge and W. 7. Morris had been appoint
ed to take charge of the class which was
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-26
A Sunshiny Husband.

A sunshiny husband makes merry, beau
tiful home worth having, worth work
ing in and for, says an exchange. If the
man is breezy, CHEEKY, considerate aud sym
pathetic, his wife sings in her heart over her
puddings and her mending- basket, and re-
news her youth in the security she feels of
his appreciation and admiration, You may
think it weak or childish, if you please, but
it is tile admired wife who hears words Of
praise and receives smiles Recommendation,
who is capable, discreet and executive
have seen timid, meek, self distrusting lit
tie body fairly bloom into strong, self-reliant
womaphood under the tonic and cordial Of
the mpanionship of a husband who really
went out of his way to find occasion foI
showing her how fully he trusted her iudg.
ment and how fully he deferred to her opin.
ion.-Household
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-26
CLEVELAND DEFEATED.
New York Democrats Repudiate
Cleveland's Democracy.

Cleveland's Democracy.
1t has been an undisguised fact for some
weeks that the administration at Washing
ton was bent on defeating David B. Hills
aspirations for the gubernatorial nomina-
tion, but the administration was routed foot
and dragoon as the vote in the convention
stood 1888 for Hill to AZ for those represent
ing the administration. The Presidents s
fishing scheme over among the New Yorkers
did not pan out.
Mr.. Hill succeeded to the govelnorship
upon the resignation of Governor Cleveland
and his administration up to this date has
been as creditable as that OF his immediate
predecessor.
Governor Hill believes the Democratic
party is entitled to the offices and acts ac-
cordingly: President Cleveland believes
believes that he is the United States, and
acts accordingly.
The friends of the administration may
pooh hoo the result in new York, but the fact
is patent to all that it prognosticates seri-
GUS rupture in the Democratic party, and it
is warning to President Cleveland to pre-
pare breakwater to protect himself from
the congressional storms which are even
now lowering.
The Wilmingtonian., 1885-09-26
A Change Has Come Der His
Dreams

Some time siuce an applicant for office,
by the name Of Cleveland, applied to Presi-
dent Cleveland for governmental position,
but the President informed said Cleveland
that he had such horror of nepotism that
he would not even appoint his reputed
mother-in-law to office, bnt as the announce
ment was made few days after that a
brother-in-law of the President had been ap-
pointed to lucrative position, it follows
that Mr.. Cleveland has revised his opinion
on nepotism.