The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-22

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Ayers. Cathartic Pills are suited t,
every age. Being sugar. conted they ar,
easy to take andsthough mild and pleas
antin action. IRE thorough and scarchin.
in effect. Their efficacy in all disorder:
OF the stomach and bowel is certified t,
by cminenephysieians prominent clcr.
symen. and mahy of our best citiz:nS.,
W. Joel Smith g. Son have ON cxhi.
bition n of. the Largest and most At.
t%ractivc stock Of Spring and Snmmc,
Goods they have ever offered. Good,
are mnch prettier than usual, and cheap
enough, to satisfy the closest buyer
Call, examine u stock and get you,
wants supplied. Smith & Son.
We are sorry to hayc to chronicl" the
death Of Mrs. W:N: Ransom. Of Mag
nolin. which OCCURRED very uncxprct-
rdly on last Thursday evening. The
deceased WAS the. wife OF Judge W. y.
Ransom, and made him n loving wifi,
and agreeable companion. She was
buried on Friday ut Sharon Church.
Rev. Mr.. Pritchard preached the tu-
neral.
Due West township will vote to-mor-
row on the question Of subscription to
the G, E. q. e. e.. Railway. Some of the
unpleasant feelings and excitement that
have been here on this subject have
reached that place. But we have no
fear that Due West will not vote right.
Her strong, sensible men are confident
OF success. They are working. and arc
Keeping a stiff upper lip, and the goose
hangs high.
We had the pleasure Of meeting, in
Chester, our brethren Mr.. Buchanan
and Col. Mcclure Of the Rcp0rtcr, and
Mr.. Morgan Of the Bulictin. We arc
glad to put these excellent papers on
our exchange list. Mr.. J.. l.. Simms,
of that Staunch old Democrat Organ,
the Ordngcb"ry Times, was also pres
>cnt in attendance on the Grand Lodge,
and vic were. very much pleased with
him. Just rs much as we have always
seer with his spendid paper.
While Mr.. y. J. Clinkscalcs was 90
ing out Of town on last Monday ON
horseback, he had slight hcmmorhangr
from h Stomachc. which caused him
I" faint and he would have been Syri-
rlously hurt had not rasSrrs-hy caught
him before he fell to the ground. lie
was taken care of by DR.. Gary, who had
him moved to his house. On yesterday
some Of his family came down, and he
WAS we'll enough to be carried home.
We hope he will soon recover entirely.
for h" is one Of Abbcviilc's most sub
Stantial men.
We have still a'small lot Of millinery
on hand. CONSISTING. of Flowers. Hats.
Ornaments, Hair Switches &c. We Of
fer plumcs and Feathers costing as
high rs 80 for so and IS cents, Flowers
costing as high az 75 cents for % cents,
real Hair Switches. black md coiorcd,
costing % cents to 81 for 80 cents.
Smith & SON.
The stock Of Goods which White
brothers are now prepared tn show the
public is large aud attractive. II m
braces almost every thing. and the most
attractive feature in the estimation OF
buyers il the fact that goods are so
chcSp. A little money will buy Il great
many goods. Buyers will lose nothing
by calling at Whites Block, Numbers
! and 2.
On last Thursday night our fellow
citizen. Col j. II. Robertson, wax in Co.
lumhia on his way to Chester
to attend the meeting Of the Grand
Lodge Of the knights Of Honor. AZ
ter supper on that evening, in
with friends, he attended n meeting Of
the local Lodge Of the Knights of Hon
or. Whilst in the hall, and Just after
made a pleasant little speech, he
was stricken with appoplcxy. lie was
borne to his room at Wriyhts Hotel,
and DIR. Howe was summoned to his as
The stroke affected his left
side. lie remained in Columbia till
when being much improved he
was brought home in Il special car, mak-
ing the "trip in comfort and suffered no
bad effects from it. lie has received
much attention from his friends since
his return, and was the recipient Of
much Kindness from the members Of the
."cal Lodge in Columbia and from per-
'onal friends. The grand Lodge re-
him Grand Treasurer, which
position he has held for years. AS his
friends here and elsewhere will
to know that he is doing well,
md will Join with MS in wishing him
sure and speedy restoration to his usual
'obust honlth.