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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09

w. +. Bell leaves to-day for the North
for the purpose Of buying his Spring
and Summer stock Of goods. Mr.. Bell
is u gentleman of elegant taste and our
ladies may be sure that he will bring OF:
goods Of the latest style. He expects
also to bring on a milliner with HIM.
We enjoyed a nice serenade OH Fri
day night. 1t was intended for the
senior editor, but in his absence we en-
joyed it for him. 1t was by the string
band composed Of Messrs. James Hill,
Mason DuPre, d. w. Hicks and Toinmie
Cooglcr. These young men make good
music.
You cannot be too careful about fire
at this season. Burn out your chilnneyS
when it rains. DO not carry fire to fields
and leave SO it will set the woods on fire
The man who burns his neighbours
woods OF old fields through carelessneSs
is liable for the damage caused by the
fire.
We would like to have n good CORES
pendent at every postoifice in this
county. Something of interest surely
happens in your ncighborhood, and we
would be glad to publish it, if We only
knew Of it. Don't stand bach on ac-
count Of modesty, but send us the
news, and we will be responsible for its
proper appearance.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09
Greenwood Gleanings.

Gardening is the order Of the day.
Mr.. Rykard who had q very severe
stroke Of paralysis has so far recovered
as to be outGagain.
The town is almost crowded every
day with wagons carrying away low
priced guano.
And really there was not any dance
ut Mr.. Partlow's.
Rev. Mr.. Carter Of Ninety-Six occu-
pies the Baptist pulpit every third Sun
day.
Our Baptist brothers are making
preparations to add a new front to their
church and otherwise add to its appear
aace.
Mr.. b. Odell Duncan formerly minis
ter to France paid Greenwood n short
visit last week He says the road from
Edgefeld to Newberry is a sure thing,
Our genial friend j. w. Payne took a
run down to Newbcrry lately. From all
reports we hear that ne will take
another trip soon and on another mis-.
sion.
Spring goods are arriving and they
are marve Is Of beauty and elegance,
They are all for the women
Mr.. Joel S. Bailey is building a new
fence around his premises.
AS we came up town last Saturday
we saw two very Industrious young
ladies working among the Greene
foliage. and they seemed to enjoy it
too.
'Peace Maker Of the Light is trying
to bring abouta reconciliation between
Greenwood and N%inoty-Six. Go ahead
and count me, sn. l..
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09

t0n last sunday morning, at twenty
min utes to eight O'Clock, as the sun was
shining with unusuul brightness and be-
fore the town wa.s -aEtir, sn this blessed
day Of rest, the aagcl Of death hevered
.o'er us, and bore all that wus marital of
Miss Lizzie C.. Cater to another sphere.
Her death We understand. was q cain.
and peaceful one. though she had been
u great sufferer, far some months. Her
sufferings were berEe with the humility
of one who hath sn abiding faith in
4 Him who dacth all things wc'l," and
only OH the Sunday proceeding her
death, had she p~artsken in her rcons, at
her own request Of the ''kroken bread
and poured out wine" an memory OF
Him she had put her faith III. During
her sickness she had every attention
that motherly love, sisterly affection, or
friendly feeling could furnish. She
died as she had lived q christian woman,
mourucd By relatives aud friends, who
DOW find u sweet comfort sn the blessed
assurance that she is free Erom SORROW
and pain aud with the deed who die in
the Lord
The funeral was preached an the Pres:
byterian Church OH yesterday, Rev. j..
G.owrie Wilson ,condscting the services,
and her remains were INFERRED in the
cemetery of Rocky Eiwer Church, along
side of other relatives.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09

Bishop Bcckwith has rendered his
decision in the case of Rev. j. G.. Arm
strong, rector of St. Philips Episcopal
Church. Of Atlanta, whose trial on the
charge Of immortality in Cincinnati was
concluded n few weeks ago. The
Bishop r~atifics the findings Of the &C.
clcsiastical court, and sentences Dr..
Armstrong to five years suspension
from the pulpit. The report Of the
Bishop has created great discussion in
the city and Cincinnati, and rccrimina-
ton is being INDUCED in by the Episco-
p~alians. st. Phillips is the most fash
ionable congregation in the city and
al out two years ago had q m%isundcr-
standing with the Bishop about the title
Of the grouud on which the church vas
built. The Bishop enjoined the church
from selling a part Of the lot and o.
the suit. 4 division Of the church oc-
CURED and st. Lukc's was built and was
made by the Bishop his cathedral.
Since her there has never existed the
best Of telling between the two congrc-
cations. DIR. Armstrong has ben in At
lanta about three years, at once becom-
ign very popular in the city.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09
BuALevel Bits

News has been 40 scarce that it is
somewhat difficult for one to find any
thing of interest to write, but while l
have been silent for sone weeks l have
not been altogether idle in regard to
your paper enclosed you will find the
names OF 3 subscribers for the MEssEN-
GER who wishes you to forward it to
them for one y .ar.
The nice weather has brought about
q great change with farmers. you can
hear nothing but the gee-hawing OF
plowmen all the day.
Contract breaking seems to be on the
increase from the effects Of that won
|:derful live aud lA live Lein law. As il
now stands the landlord has to sign
away his crops and some refuse which
causes the brake.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09

We recently heard of 4 wealthy
widow who has been welded the second
time to a very energetic man and after
some parleying concerning her property
she refuses to give him any interest in
her estate On the grounds that she could
not bear to meet her first husband in
heaven after giving him n share, as if
Heaven was made up of this worlds
g o Is.
1t seems that the Buck Level mail
gets very badly scattered by some means.
Some families never get their mail at
all.
Measles. humps and whooping-cough
are raging in some sections.
a colored woman living at Mr.. John
Samples, near Greenwood dropped dead
on the Bid.
Married on the evening Of the 3rd at
the residence Of brides father, Miss
H; tie Sample to Mr.. Still Of Ninety
Six. "Tim."
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09
SHERIEF'S SALE.

q. w. Jack and others against T: J.. Dou..
ass.-Executions.
10y virtue of sundry execution to me {
- rccted, in the above stated case, | "
sell to the highest bidder, at public aucti
within the legal hours of sale, al Abbey. .
Court House, on Monday, the fifth day,
April, a.. ID. 1856, the following descril e..
property, to wit
AL that tract, or parcel of land, situate, |.
ing and being in the county OF Abbcvili.
South Carolina and containing .
TWO HUNDRED ACRES.
more or less, and bounded BY lands of G.
Douglass, L.W Smith and Henry Harper.
Also ONE HOUSE AND LOT in the to
of Abbevillc, bounded by Thos. Mc(icttig;
Mrs. r. j. Mashall an, others.
Levied on and to- be sold as the propertv 9
ment and costs.
TERMS.-Cash.
j.. F. G. DuPRE,
March 8, 1856. At. o
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09

Col. Henry b. Harper, Of Harpcr's Fer
nv, died on last Thursday. Col. Harper
was .oaae Of the most influential as well
al NEST useful men of his section. His
individual merits were well known. He
was elected Representative frem this
county in 1873, and served his 'csnst;tu-
ents faithfully and we'll. He declined
recollection on account Of personal bust
ness. He leaves a large family of chill
dren who mourn his toss. Wordso OF sym
pathy from us are useless, but we know
I'm the death Of Col. Harper, Abbeviale
County has lost q true and noble son.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09

All forms OF contagious itch, mango
and scratches cured in 80 minutes by
Woodford's Sanitary Lotion. For sale
by Speed & Neuffer.
Everybody bear in mind that we ard
still offering almost our entire line oi
millinery at and below cost, determines
to reduce our stock before the LIST Jan,
uary. r. NJ. Haddon & 20.
Johnson's Kals6mine, tho prettiest,
cheapest and most durable preparation
Of the kind in the market. For . testi-
moniai examine Speed & Ncuffer'.
store.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09
Troy Truths.

Mr.. j. T. Solomon is building a store
room where he will keep on hand a we'll
selected stock Of furniture.
Miss Kate Smith, of Ridge Spring,
who has been spending some time with
Mr.. $. A. Glover returned home on
Thursday.
Our young friend Mr.. L. N. Kennedy,
returned from Baltimore last week,
where he has been for several months
attending medical lectures.
Mr.. Bunch aud wife. relatives of our
townman Mr.. w. A. Smith, has moved
in our midst, and We understand Mr..
Bunch will enter in copartnerShip with
Mr.. Smith, in the mercantile business.
The Baptist Church has a new stove,
and there is no excuse for n one
staying away on account Of cold wealth
Gl.
The Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Church will be completed in a short
time. and it will be one of the pretticst
churches on the Augusta Il Knoxville
road.
MessrS. Lites e Robertson have built
a large house in rear Of store, where
they expect to run..a henncry. We wish
them much success in their new enter
prise.
Mr.. j. S. Jay has for sale the last re-
mains Of a Sleight hand show, which can
be purchased Mt reduced rates. This is
a fine opening for some young man.
Eight or ten bales Of cotton sold in
town on Thursday, and our steam gin is
kept busy all the time. 1t seems that
some of our farmers are on the sure
road to success.
a meeting is called for Monday, for
the purpose Of organizing n base ball
club. We certainly have fine material
and we expect our boys to come out
victorious not only in our county. but
in the State the coming season
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Napier, spent
several days at the ~latter's mother above
Bradley. on last week.
Prayer meeting in Baptist Church
every Thursday at candle light.
1t seems that Mr.. b. r. Tillman Of
Edgeticld has created quite a sensation
among the people Of our State, in his
effort to organize n farmers convention,
and while we do not endorse all Of his
sentiments. yet we feel bound to give to
him all the benefits that may originate
in his scheme, and while Mr.. Tillman,
may not himself be able to rally the
farmers Of our State together in conven-
ton, yet some one may come forward,
and taking up, and carrying into effect
the ideas put forth by Mr.. Tillman,
thereby gaining for himself all the
honor. We Ear see no plausible reason
why such convention should not be or
ganized, purely for the ad, an cement of
the agricultural interests vi the State.
1t is surely a mistaken idea that our
turner's should not be enlightened, they
are not to plod along in the same old
path our forefathers did. They are to
grasp new ideas. in order to make farm
ing a paying, instead Of n losin, busi-
ness. We. should mako every effort to
climb to.the topinostround ef~the Had
der. introduce new plans, away with the
old fogy ideas Of q century ago, use i'm.
proved implements, raise your hog and
hominv ut home, reduce your
acreage in cotton, and what cotton you
do make have it as a surplus, thereby
Yourself independent Of the cot
ton rnctor and merchant, and then, and
not until then, will the farmers of our
county and State be looked upon as an
and progressive people.
MORE ANON.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09
Deaths.

Mr.. Goo r. McCalla, who lived near
Lowndesville, died at his home, OH last
Fr day merning. Mr. Mccalla had
been in bad hesltk fer quite a long time
and his death was net altogether un-
expected. Heis we'll known through
out the county and has always been q
ahriving energetic fsrHer. DE acquired
considerable property which wiE &c to
dis children.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09
Bridge to Let.

VIE bridge across the waters of ROCKY
hlfEk at or near Burdctt's Mills, will
DC let to the lowest responsible bidder at II
NJ. on the 18th day of March 1886.
bids. ' " III
ting. ' N
The remnants Of the old bridge will be sold
Oh same day.
WILLIAM RILEY,
County Commissioners.
March 2, 1886. st
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09

Judge Sturkey a citizen Of the An
treyille neighborhood, az years old. rode
horseback to town OH Yesterday. and
was. looking as spruce and as active MS A
map half OF his years.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09

We witnessed on Friday evening an
exhibition Of the Lula Hearst force. A
number ef our citizens had been inrit-
cd to the Commercial Hotel, aud Mrs.
II. y. CoogIer and Mrs. Henry Moore.
were the operators. Nearly all Of the
fcats OF Lula Hearst were performed
very successfully. We do not know
what the ladies claim as to the power
manifested, but it was evident there
was a good deal Of magnetism or some
Tuch force about them. The evening
was enjoyed by ali who were present,
and the performances were about as
good as those Of Lula Heurst.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09
The Literary Club

The club held its usual monthly
meeEng on last Friday night at the Cen
trail Hotel, being entertained there by
Hugh Wilson, Esq. ut was the annual
meeting of the club and consequently
the night for the election of officers.
The following officers were elected :
President, L. W. Smith ; yice-Prpsidcnt
Geo C.. Hodges !; Secretary, II. C.Pcrrin
Treasurer and Librarian. B. 5. Barn
well Committee on publications :; ~.
q. Benct L. ". Perrin and W. y. Tom
pleton Committee .an Essays and
place Of meeting, l.. w. White, j. Full
der Lyon and S. c. Cason.
Hugh Wilson, Esq. read the essay on
-.Hygienc." The essay WAS a very en-
tertaining one and was thoroughly en-
joyed by those who heard it. 1t was
rcplete with good common sense and in.
tersperscd with witand humor. 1t clio
ited a very interesting discussion: The
remarks Of DR. Gary were especihfy en-
joyed, a. the club felt. that he knew
whereof he spoke.
An elegant supper ~as furnished ny
ahe host, ample lMstice to which was
done by all.
Col o. r. Calhoun'was appointed the
next essayist, with Prof. Wister Archer
as alternate: "
Mr.. +. B: Gary will entertain tho
club at it's next meeting.
At eleven O'Clock the club adjourned
and it was the universal verdict that !,
was one Of the pleasantest meetings
this now famous club, had ever held,
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-03-09
MARKET

Corrected weekly by Messrs. Parker
& Hill.
National Republican., 1886-08-02
Great CLEARANCE snIn.

Entire stock Of shoes aud slippers must ba
closed out within the next ten days without rc.
gard to cost.
All of our 81 % ladies' hand-sewed. patent
leather trimmed oxford ties reduced 10 SIC.
All Of our 81 ladies' kid opera slippers,
French heel or low heel, reduced to 5Sc.
All of our $3.50 ladies' fine kid, warranted
hand.sewed shoes, opera or common sense
style, reduced to 81 20.
All of our 81 misses slippers. with beaded
bows, and misses low Oxfords reduced to G0c.
Broken lots Of chlldrens slippers, with and
duced to 2ic.
. All OF our $3.50 mems -quartered shoes re-
duccd to ggc.
lace reduced to 75c,
Boysi and youths sl canvas shoes reduced
to 6ic.
Everything In the way of footwear at re.
duced prices at
THE STAR SHOE HOUSE,
726 SeYonth street between G and II.
National Republican., 1886-08-02
TIE SMALL THINGS oF A DAY.
Minor Occurrences In and About the
City Briefly Put.

bANN hTleuN AVts
Tooth filling made painless by the use Of
cocaine by 9. 4. Mason, dentist. as Four-and-
a.halt street northwest.
Kangaroo skin shoes for gentlemen, button
lace, and congress; the most comfortable shoe
made. Mrs. VIM. II. Rich, III Market space.
The report of Col. T. s. Hams, Of the army,
shows the utter worthlessuess Of tho fortlfca.
tions of this city.
The commissioners have approved tho bill
Incorporating. the Washington and Western
Maryland Railroad Company,
Jerry oConnell and W. +. Beech were fined
81 each in the police court Saturday for dsor.
derly conduct at the base ball game on Friday.
Bernard Cleary, an employe Of the District
Las been held for trial tomorrow for assault
iiE l3.ycar.Old white girl In the Smithsonian
grounds.
Mir Frank Hume has secured ivo delegates
the delegation from Culpeper county will be
unanimous for him.
The board Of equalization, which has been
in session TO hear appeals from the last assess
mtnt of property, Will adjourn on Monday. II
Is believed that the assessment has boen in
creased.
Mrs. Cornelius J. Murphy died suddenly Sat-
ufday morl8ng Mt 3 o'clock at her house, 705
Fourth street. The evening before she died
she went on an excursion and was In good
health on going to bed.
Frank Weeks and Peter Burke, two young
coorcd men, got into dispute on Saturday
night at Fourth and l. streets northwest, dur.
lug which Weeks drew a pistol and fred at
Burke. The ball missed Its mark. Weeks was
arrested.
Chief Paris recommends that hereafter no
cars be allowed TO drive over hose while In
service at fires unless provided with bridges.
Also, that during a fire the Electric Light Com.
pRny be requested to break the circuit on its
| line In the ncighborhood.
Public Printer Rounds was, on Saturday
! presented by the employees Of the government
| printing Office with an engrossed copy OF reso
| lutiOns thanking him for his advocacy o
| the bill granting employees of the government
| printing Office fifteen days leave.
Susie Il. Benncr has entered suit against the
| Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company Ia
| recover 5000 damages alleged to have bcou
| done her property ou Maryland avenue, be
| tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, south
| west. The grounds are the same rs tho Othcl
suits brought against the company by property
holders in South Washington
National Republican., 1886-08-02
WOULD NOT GET HIS MONEY.
what Congressman Geddos Thinks OF
His Slander Suit.

In answer to the suit for slander brought
against Congressman Geddes by Sarah
Zimmerman, in which she claims $50, 900
damages, he has made some statements
which, doubtless, will appear in his sworn
reply. The woman comes from Mansfield,
Ohio, which is the home Of Mr.. Geddes as
well as Senator Sherman, and has been
making llf6 very unhappy for the congress
man for several months, insisting upon his
finding place for her in one Of the depart
ments, and loaning her money enough to
live until she got 1t. He has declined to
have anything to do with her, has refused
to give her any assistance, and has warned
people against her as an impostor and
blackmailer. Mr. Geddes says that the suit
was brought to extort money from him, but
would not succeed. He supposed he could
settle 1t for few dollars, but should de-
cline to do so. The same woman has tried
to blackmail him at home, and had brought
a suit against him In Mansfield, which the
jury decided In his favor without leaving
the box. AS he was about to leave this
city, and the political campaign was com
ing on, she thought that she could annoy
him enough to bring him to terms, but she
would find herself mistaken. The woman
nor her lawyers would never get their hands
on any of his money by any means.
National Republican., 1886-08-02
FOR THE PUBLIC GROUNDS.
Amount Necessary to Keep Them in
Good Condition.

Hh'Nehh NoNSsShEg W hotP Ahbh ~
Good Condition.
In bis annual report to tho chief OF en-
gineers, Col. J. NJ. Wilson commissioner OF
public buildings and grounds, recommends
appropriations as follows for the work
under his charge during the fiscal
year of 1888; Salaries, $51,10O; care,
repair, fuel, &C., of executive man
sion, $2s,000; improvement and care OF
public grounds, $126,000; lighting public
grounds and the white house, l4,000; re.
pairs TO water pipes, $500, aud for work
on the telegraph lines, $4,000. The com
missioner proposes to relay the old pave
ment In front OF the white house, replace
the old wall with another more ornlmental
and suitable.
He intends to lay an asphalt pavement IN
Armory square and Seaton park, between
Third and Seventh streets; a similar pave
ment In front OF the Smithsonian Instltu.
tlon, between Seventh and Twelfth streets,
and asphalt walks In all the smaller parks,
where there are now gravel paths. He does
not recommend the Immediate removal Of
all the high iron fences around the parks,
but while In favor Of that plan, he simply
recommends the removal OF those fences
around the smaller reservations at present
with walks through them, In order that a
trial may be made Of allowing the public
free access TO these breathing spaces.
National Republican., 1886-08-02
Comp meeting at irving Park.

The union camp meeting of Baltimore
and Washington districts, Washington con-
ference, Methodist Episcopal Church, will
be held this month at Irving Park, on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad between this
city and Baltimore, very near to Annapolis
Junction, The meeting will commence
next Friday and continue for eighteen days.
The following churches will unite in the
meeting From this city, Ebenezer, Asbury,
Mount Zion, John Wesley, and Central;
from Baltimore, Sharp Street, John Wesley,
Zion A. NJ. E.; also, Asbury, Of Annapolis,
and those from the Patapsco and Bladens-
Rev. Benz. Brown, president; Rev. w. IL.
Draper, vice president; Rev. E. W. s. Peck,
treasurer; j. II. Smith, secretary, and I. /.
Hall, assistant secretary.
National Republican., 1886-08-02
TIE NEW LIBRARY SITE.
An Increase of $4,000 over the Award
OF the Jury of Seven.

The second jury appointed by Marshal
Wilson on July 10 last to view and CON
demn the property in squares 729, 73O, and
731 for a site for the new congressional
library, the owners Of which appealed from
the award made by the jury Of seven, con-
cluded their labors last Saturday afternoon,
submitted their finding TO the marshal,
who presented the same to Justice MerricI,
sitting in the district court, and the jury
were discharged. The verdict, after re-
ferring to the meeting and course taken by
the jury, says
Each Of the assessments OF damages herein
below contained includes the value OF the i'm.
provemcnts upon tho parcels Of land to which
such assessment relates,
As to several of the parcels In each Of said
squares, the verdict Of the jury Is not unani-
mous;but in every case the amount of damages
is agreed upon by majority Of the jury after
duly hearing and weighing the views OF tho
minority.
The table below will show the amount OF
the last and first award and difference be-
tween the two. The second jury gives
$27,375.64 in excess Of the verdict OF the
jury Of seven on the same property. The
damages assessed were as follows: