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The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-01-12
Election Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that in pur-
~ suance Of the provisions of an act
pf the General Assembly of the State
of South Carolina. entitled san act to
charter the Greenvillo and Port ROYAL
Railroad Company" approved December
2Srd 1882. an election will be held on
the 10Th day Of January, 1885. at the
voting precinct for Cokesbury Township
in the town of Cokesbury, at which
election shall be submitted to the quail
flied electors Of said township, the
question whether or not tho said town.
ship shall subscribe the amount of five
per cent. Of the assessed value of tax
ation Of the total property in said town
ship in the intesest bearing bonds Of
C~okesbury Township maturing in TWEEN
tv years, to the capital stsck Of Green
VILE and Port Royal Railroad Company
according to the provisions of said act
Bnd the amendments proposed thereto
by the bond Of corporators Of said Rail
road Company.
at said election those voting in favor
of said subscription, shall cast ballots.
having writtdn "pr printed thereon the
word "SUBSCRlPTION,". and those
voting against said subscription shall
cast ballots having written or printed
thereon the words mo SUBSCRIP-
TON" The polls shsil be opened at
8o.clock. a. m, and remsin open until
8 o'clock, p. M, Of said day, and upon
closing. the managers Of said election
shall ut ono proceed to count the votes
and shall return the same with their
statement and tally sheet, and the DOLL
list to the office Of County Commission
.ers for Abbeville County, on Monday
next succeeding said election.
M. A. Cagon. j. G.. Ellis and VIM.
Henry Moore have been appointed Man
ayers to conduct said election according
TO law and tho provisions of the said
;act.
By Yesolution Of the board.
JAMES a. McCORD.
Chair Bird. Go. Com. Abb. Go. s. G..
Dec. {, ,sb.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-01-12

We have still IL small lot of Millinery on
hrnd, consisting Of Flowers, HATS, Ornaments
Hair Switches, etc. We unvr rlumcs and
F~ratlirrs costing as high IL. 81 for 81 and rs
c"nt-, Flowers c".tinS M high AZ IS cents for
- ccm:s, real Hair Switches. black and col
orod. costing IS cents TO 81 for 50 cents
Smith It Srn.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-01-12
VXIILMINGTOS. COLUMBIA AND AU-
w GUSTA RAILROAD.

Going Sou h MOI NO 10
Leave Wilmington. ......9 80 p m II 10 p M
Arrive Mt Florence. Scam 2 30 N
Arrive ut columbia .......6 40am
Going Worth No 43 NO II
Leave columbia......... 10 90 p m
Leave Florence...........4 so p m SO a IN
Arrive ut Wilmington. ~ 4Opm & lUam
Train No. AZ stops Mt all stations. Nos. 4S
and Al stop only ut Brinkley's, Whiteville,
Flemlngton, Fair Bluff, Marion, Florence,
TimmorsviIlc. Sumter, camden junction ard
Eastover. Passengers for columbia and all
points on 9 & q X II, G, C 4 A Il II, Aiken juno
ton and all points beyond, should take 40. AZ,
night express. Separate Pallmnn ~slecrers
for charleston and Augusta ON trains 48 and
A.. All trains run solid between charleston
aud Wilmington.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-01-12
CONNECTiONS.

"A. With South Carolina railroad to and from
Charlcston; with Wilmington, Columbia and
Augusta railroad from Wilmington and all
points north thereof: with Charlotte, Column
bia and Augusta railroad fran Charlotte and
all points north thereof. Is. With AShcyila
and Spartanbur.- railroad from and for points
in Western n. Carolina. G.. With Atlanta and
Charlotte div Richmond and Danvills railway
for Atlanta and all points south and west. :
Standdrd Eastern Time. q
g.. Il. TALCOTT, Superintendent.
NJ. SLAUGHTER, Gent Passenger ACT.
ID. CARDwKLL, Asst Gent Pass. 4 ct.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-01-12
Notice to Schools.

THE public free schools Of Abbcvillc
L County for the scholastic year
1856 will open on the Bird Monday in
January 1886.
An examination of teachers, embrace
ing the usual branches, will be held on
the 1st Thursday and Friday in January,
1856, white and colored teachers reSpec-
lively.
All certificates issued by the prrs.n
Board Of Examines or by their prede
ccsSors in office are hereby revoked
Certificates from adjoining Counties will
not be recognized.
We earnestly beg tho hearty co-opera-
ton of Nil who are Interested in the
welfare Of the schools. Respectfully,
Geo. c. Hodges,
j. G.. klugh.
Jno. \. Robinson,
County Board Of Examiners.
Oct 81, 'S5.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-01-12

CPARTANBURG AND
~ ASHEVIkLE RAILROAD
On and after Apr. 9th, 1888, passenger
trains will he run daily. except Sunday. be-.
tween Spnrtanburg and IIcndersonville as
follows
Up TRAIN
Leave r.. 4 d. Depot at Spartanburg 4 90 p m
Leave S~partanburg, A. l.. Depot. & 10 y m
Lcav &c Snluda. .. 6 % y m
Leave Flat Rock. .......7 90 II M
-Arrivc Hcndersnnvilie .......... Is N
DOWN TRIM.
Leave H~pndersonvillo. ......... 7 90 q m
Leave Flat Rock IS m
Leave Salnda 50 n ~
Leave dir Line Junction. :. .....l0 Is a m
Arrive X. 4 ID Depot Spartanburg 10 20 a NJ
Trains on this rond run bv AIRLINE time.
Both trains make connections f.: Columbia
and Charleston via Spartanburg. Union and
Columbia: Atlanta and Charlotte bv Air Line
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-01-12

S"lid Trains between harlestnn aud Column
bin. SC.
j. +. DIVINE. T.. NJ. EMERSON.
Gcn'l Sup't. Gen'l Pas. Agent.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-01-12
A TLANTIC COAST LINE,

PASSENGER DEPARAM ENT,
H~iImingto". ". e., lug. Ed, 1885.
FAST LINE between Charleston and
Columbia and Upper South Carolina
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
GOING cooYS
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-01-12
For Sale

T OFFER for sale, at low figures, on Sale
4 dry in July, the following property:
Fivc-horss power Upright Engine.
l Farquhar Thresher,
The'above property, is considered in good
condition, and may be bought very low by APP
plying to the undersigned at the MEssENGER
oftlce. JAS. :. PERRIN.
May 6, 1SS5-tf GS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26

A good many Democrats have asked
us whether, from the article in Tues
days RecieU, on the mayoralty question,
that paper was in favor Of or against Mr..
Carney's candidacy. Not being much
given to deciphering enigmas, we give
it up. The only really plain feature Of
the article is that Wise has been taken
in and thoroughly stuffed with cold
victuals regarding the so-called prom
Uses and pledges Of the editor Of the
FREE Press, and he deals them out IN a
"aairiiGd-over condition. The assertion
IN the RecieT that the editor Of this pa
per ever promised to support Mr.. Car
ney two years ago, or that he pledged
himself to support that gentleman this
year is false in both particulars. The
northumberland report that some
weeks ago the editor Of the FREE PRESS
expressed to a mutual friend his dissat-
isfaction with the existing administers
tion," also lacks the element of truth
fulness in every particular. Evidently
some of the boys have been filling Wise
up on some very airy food. But all the
same he grasps for it with the same
ayidity he would were it of a substan-
tial kind. Poor Johnny, you are to be
pitied.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
M anlafnn


Mr.. E. A. Berry came up from Mankato ant
spent Sunday with his people.
Prof. Russell, the blind musician is in towr
getting up a benefit concert.
A young lad here convicted of petty larceny
has been sent to the reform school for three
months.
Stephen Reb met with a serious m ishap last
Sunday. one of his horses jumping upon him
In the stable and fracturing one Of his arms
Memorial services for the late John B.
Cough will be hel d at the Baptist church next
Sunday evening This is not our John A
Goff, but the noted temperance lecturer
The donation for Elder Leigh was we'll at.
tended, the receipts being $40, and the dona-
ton for Mrs. Wing at the rink Saturday night
was a financiai success. The rink managers
are deserving OF thanks.
p. G. Johnston says trade opens brisk, and
Troendle has just got I'm an immense stock Of
clothing and dry goods. Notwithstanding our
merchants have to pay very much higher
freight rate than Mankato merchants they
manage to hold their own, and our wheat buy
ers manage to get stray load once I'm while,
but when John C. Wise and his friends get
their warehouse started In MankatO, and Cap
tain James comes up and fixcs the grades, and
the selling out Of the Austin & Mankato Ry
is thoroughly aired, and John Diamond gets
Justice" and the court house ia built and
paid for, MankatO will have about all the good
things there are. and we might as well sell
ont and go I'm and enjoy II with them
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26

OCCASIONAL" takes occasion now and
then to write letter to the Winnebago
City Prpss-Ne,cs from Mankato, and it
would appear that he does so more for
the purpose of Willing away little
time than for any valuable forecast of
political probabilities that are likely to
materialize from his representations.
1t is very evident that "Occasional"
would like to see Judge Severance re-
tired from the judicial bench and Hon.
]. B. Wakefield from congress-neither
of which is likely to occur this year.
Judge Severance, while Democrat, it
is true, and residing within very pro-
nounced Republican district, has little
to fear. He has made an excellent
Judge. The position is one that should
not be entangled with politics, and If the
temper of the people of the district is
what We take it to be in regard to this
office it will not be allowed to sacrifice
any of its dignity in this respect. AS to
Mr.. Freeman, we do not believe he has
TIC IcuiolCot iiCd VI DCiiiS u Sfthuiudto
for the Judgeship this year. That he
would make an acceptable judge no one
familiar with his legal abilities is ready
to deny. But like the other lawyers of
the district he is entirely satisfied with
Mr.. Severance. The numerous would
be congressmen-on paper-that have
been held up as candidates, are mostly
myth. That there may be two or
three candidates against Mr.. Wakefield
is possible, but no less than a dozen
have been named as being in the field,
and some of these have positively an
nounced that they would not enter the
contest under any clrcumstan ces, while
others haye been brought out without
their knowledge. The feeling through
out the district is very pronounced in
favor of returning Mr.. Wakefield. He
has made the district a representative
such as any man may feel proud to
claim, and it is but just to him that he
should be returned. But trot the cam
didates out, both for congress and judge
ship. The more the merrier: A large
party is always more fruitful of interest
than small one.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
A WORD TO MR.. DIAMOND.

In Tuesdays RerieW Commissioner
Diamond subscribes to an article cap
toned a Demand upon Justice, land
asks if the editor of the FREE Press, in
admitting to its columns the article en-
titled "Jno. c. Wise and the Court
House." which appeared in this paper
last week, "claims that the commission
ers received for their action a considera-
ton, the same as charged against the
directors" of the Austin, Mankato & St.
Cloud road.
THE FREE PRESS, ike every equitably
conducted paper, opens its columns to
the discussion of any and every question
of public concern, and in so doing it
gives place to many things which its
editor by no manner of means SUBJ
scribes to. So far as Justice" treats
with the inconsistency and double-sided-
ness Of the editor of the Rerieu on gen.
eral principles, we will state for the IN
formation of Mr.. Diamond that he
echoes our sentiments eractiy. So far as
his illusions TO the commissioners are
concerned, We can as emphatically say
that Justice" is unjust to the County
Board, for, as we have repeatedly said
in these columns, the commissioners
have ample reasons and the best of
authority for proceeding exactly as they
have upon this Court House question.
"THE FREE PRESS has tried to make
the people of Mankato believe that it is
in favor of building Court House," is
the language which Mr.. Diamond uses
IN his endeavor to cast reflection upon
our sincerity in this matter, and after
dealing in considerable more of this sort
of borrowed phraseology concludes by
egotistically expressing the belief that
he has echoed "the wish of every men,
Der of the board who has favored the
new Court House improvement" Now
Mr.. Diamond may have expressed the
wish of every member of the board, but
we frankly believe that he is the only
member of that honorable body Of gen.
tlemen whose bump of comprehensive
ness is so small and whose intellect is 80
narrow as would lead to the authorship
of such silly, swashy, and conte mpta-
BILE letter of insinuations toward the
editor of this paper, whose defense of
their action has been open, honest and
consistent. The article signed "Justice"
is from gentleman and scholar; a
farmer who is one of the heaviest tax
payers in the county, and to exclude
him from an expression of opinion, no
matter how much at variance portion
of his article might be from the views
by ourself, would have been
an act of injustice that this paper would
truly be ashamed to own.
If Mr.. Diamond has anything to say
to Justice" let him confine himself
strictly to the text; if to THE FREE
Press, our arms are open to receive
him. We have had to deal, during the
past four years, quite considerably with |
just such slippery Johns" and we will
endeavor to entertain him for a season |
with the best we have, if il be his desire. |
In the meantime THE FREE Press is
ready to strengthen the arm of the COM
missioners in their commendable efforts |
to- provide the county with safe and re-
spectacle public buildings.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26

GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, .of Harper's
Weekly lin recent editorialsassumes for his
little mugwump faction the lions share
ofthe glory for the election of Cleveland,
and vehemently reiterates his oft ema-
mated assertion that cleveland is bet
ter than his party" Mr.. Curtis must
either divine Grover too highly, or look
upon the Democratic party as a poor,
stupid, inferior old thing, judging from
what the public know of Mr.. Cleveland's
history. Geo. VIM. evidently thinks
that there are but few "chosen" ones
besides the doughty president, and
they are George William Curtis and his
genial mugwump followers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
THIRD WARD CAUCUS.

A caucus az the Republicans of the Srd ward
Of the city of Msnkato for the purpose of Sc
lecting seven delegates 10 the city convention
and for placing in nomination one member of
the school board and two aldermen for said
ward, one for a term Of three years and one
for term Of one year, the latter 10 fill Va.
cancy; and also FOR the election of a ware
committee for the ensuing year will be held
in the WickerSham \ Brown building on
South Front Street, on Saturday evening
March 9Th, lSS6 Polls open from seven {,
eight O'clock.
By order OF Ward Committee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26

HoN. GEO. A. PILLsBURY, present may.
or of Minneapolis, was renominated for
that trust by the Republicans of that
city in convention last Tuesday. 1t has
always been understood that Mr.. Pills
bury fatty declined such an honor, and
he even went into the convention and
publicly expressed his declination, re-
guessing his friends to cast their votes
for some one else. This,th convention
would not allow, for after several inef-
fectual ballots the Mayor was urged
anew, and finally yielded to the impor-
tunities of his friends and was unani-
mOusly re nominated.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
OF INTEREST TO THE FARMERS.

Knowing that there are hundreds OF
acres of land in Blue Earth county ola
low marshy nature, yet the richest and
most endurable soil we have, we APP
pend here few statements from Hon.
Jos. Bookwalter concerning the effect
of tilling such tracts.
SIN September 1884 / laid at depth
of three feet and deeper, 76 rods of 4
inch tile, the route of the same being
through chain of little basins in which
the water, during wet weather and in
the spring, would stand about IL inches
deep. The water would finally evapor-
ate but always too late for crops. With
view of finally subduing the land and
drying it, the same was plowed during
dry weather, but when the rains came,
the grass grew and formed sod.
Notwithstanding the tile was laid dur
ing very wet weather, within ten days
after, the land was dry enough to pillow,
and was plowed. This spring soon after
the snow began to thaw, the water found
it's way into the tile, and for several
days fine stream of water has been
running from it. Where every spring
heretofore twelve inches of water has
been standing over several acres of land
and soaking into several more adjacent
to it, no water at all is to be seen on the
surface. and stream is constantly run
nlng from beneath through the tile. I APP
prehend that this land will be dry first
for the reason that the waters workin,
through 10 the outlet below must hasteI
the removal of the frost.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
Sterling.
- nv

Geo. II. Perry bought W. \. Growers team
of mares to go to Dakota Territory.
We understand Z, II. Furman has purchased
the old plumb place. Consideration $500.
The sociable ut the Sterling Centre school
house Wednesday evening, was well attended
and very ple,sant-eips enjoyed.
X. d. Boyer has returned from Kansas
Judging from his description of that country
he has found the Garden of Eden"
Our pedagogue is chopping wood for w. II
Johnston al present. He tried holding down
Ellis counters for few days, but il proved
too much for him.
On account of the evening being very un
pleasant last Saturday, the alliance did no
meet, but will be held next Saturday evenin,
the 9th inst when we hope To see large at
| tendance.
The horse ,FayetteiDecker, bought of Leonar
johnson ofCastle Rock, Mimi, attracts con
siderable attention from the farmers, an,
| they all agree that he rs noble animal. w,
understand the contemplated Sterling stoc
company failed TO connect, and that Mr.. Dec
ker ia sole owner, e. +. Alverson purchase
Mr.. Decker's other horse, Duke and starte
with HIM for Wentworth, Dakota Territory
last Monday. 500 was the price paid for hin
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
Lakewood,


Miss Daisy Warren has gene to Dakota Il
teach school the coming summer.
The Misses Robinsons have returned from
the Normal, and will begin their schools soon
The farmers here arc talking of forming Q
company and buying horse of C. H. Piper ,oi
Garden City.
Miss Hattie Barnes attended teachers ex.
animation at Mankato. She is to teach in the
Cable Mill district.
On Saturday morning, when our railroad
agent entered the depot, he found that thieves
had been there during the night and opened
the money drawer and did other petty, mean
tricks. Loss about six dollars. They also
visited Mr.. Barnard's store, entering through
n back window taking about fifty dollars
worth of goods. Barnard says he don't care
30 much for the goods, but they painted their
sign on the side of his store and he is afraid Il
Will draw too much trade
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Madison Lake

Madison Lake.
Spring delights are returning, also mud by
the Wholesale
Weasles, or some other pesky little animal,
is making sad havoc among the feathered
tribe.
Miss Minnie Ha slip was unexpectedly: called
home from visiting friends at st. Peter, IN
consequence of her mothers sudden illness.
We learn that Miss Emma Goodwin, of Man.
kato, will return to district no. l04, where she
has been employed in teaching the past year.
Miss Emma is successful teacher.
Mrs. John Wybern died at her home in
Madison Lake on the 18th inst. She leaves a
husband and infant son. Mr.. w. having since
disposed of his property, will leave the scenes
of his sad berev ement VIC.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
FOURTH WARD CAUCUS.

A caucus OF the Republicans OF the Fourth
Ward of the City of Mankato for the purpose
of selecting ten delegates 10 the City Conven.
ton, and for placing in nomination one alder
man and one member OF the school board: al,
so for the election of a Ward Committee for
the ensuing wear. will he held AT w. T. Mills
warehouse on Saturday evening. March 9th
ISs6. from to- o'clock.
BY order WARD CON-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26

Miss Flora Lang returned to Mapleton thi.
a. m, from her visit to Mrs. Jessie Houk Sax
ton. We are always glad to meet Miss Lang
and lament her departure.
Our new lawyer, Mr. Halves, is having Q
good run OF business, being already retained
I'm large number of suits. many OF them i'm
volving considerable amounts
On Tuesday last, Mr.. John G. Graham hell
an informal reception, the occasion being
the anniversary of his birth. number OF
his friends from Napoleon, Garden City, ant
Mankato we're present.
Since our last communication, his honor, o
II. Austin, has been taxed Ia his utmost in Is
suing summons, warrants, and marriage Ger
| tificates. No less than five couples have beer
married In Good Thunder within ten days
This speaks well for the town, but what will
become of our two old bachelors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
little Cobb

8. Qualm, ESQ.,, is in quite poor health.
MIR. Warwick is home on flying visit To his
family.
Miss Gertie Hong who has been studying
music at Waseca during the winter, has Just
purchased II new organ.
We are informed that Miss Mae Barron will
organize a class I'm music in this locality dur
ing the summer.
A literary society has been organized In tho
"round" school house, and q good healthy I'm
terest is manifested in lis maintenance.
John Steel, who gave up his position i'm tn,
Little Cobb school recently, on account o.
failing health, is rapidly recovering his form
er robustness.
Miss Bessie lngebritson has had excellent
success completing Mr. Stecl'a unexpiret
term OF school, and will teach In the same dis
trict the coming summer
Ole Ingebritson, our postmaster, who wa
striker with paralysis last November, is gain
ing slowly, and 1t is the sincere wish of hi
friends that the Improvement is permanent.
A young daughter of Mr!Folkcdal's is quit
poorly, and is supposed to be gradually tail
ing with consumption. The mother died witt
| the same disease about year ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-26
FIRST WARD CAUCUS.

A caucus OF the Republicans IF the First
Ward will be held nj Chris. Roos' wool-mill
store on Saturday, March =, from 10 O'Clock
p. m, for the purpose of selecting delegates
To the Republican City Convention and placing
in nomination one candidate for alderman,
and one candidate for member of the School
Board. and to transact such other business as
may properly come before the caucus.
Per order WARD Con-.