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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
Spring Work with Poultry.


This is the time when farmers wives need
to be very particular about their breeding
fowls. Fanciers or practical breeders have AL
made their arrangements before this; they
have separated the different breeds and the
different types OF the same breed have mat
ed cocks with pullets and cockcrels with mems
US the case may be, anu procured COCKS from
other breeders to take the place of those not
suitable in their own tlOcks by reason VI reli.-
tionship, DC.
Farmers wives do not study the subject up
SO closely and, like their husbands, they 90
not always make preparations beforehahu 1or
spring work and to get the best results from
the mating of their tiocks. Where there 1s no
division OF the tlocks and no yards to make
such division, tn ere should be no cocks allow
ed to run al large thatare not good. LII the
production OF eggs for market 1t does not
matter, but in the production OF young poul-
try, either for our own use next year or lor
sale, The cock is half the flock, and 1t Will
therefore pay to get goou ones, even at nigh
prices.
Nests must be provided for the use Of the
hens and 1t Is important that they De clean
and we'll arranged. Nests should be acccSSi-
bic and yet not so public as TO cause constant
annoyanc &c to the hen Withdrawing. The coops
must be kept positively clean from this on TO
prevent disease; little filth in winter, Whlle
not recommended, may be permissible, out
not so in summer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
Things to be Corrected.

Some of our people are beginning to think
that they are called upon very frequently for
aid to those who may have met with losses in
any way. and sometimes subscription papers
are presented to persons who have less prop
erty than the proposed recipient of their ben
elections. We think, as rule, such proceed
ings are demoralizing, and should be discon-
tinued. While charity to relieve the imme-
diate wants OF the distressed should not be
withheld, yet gifts should not be asked of
poor people to replace the loss Of propery.
Another matter is the "eXcurson' on
the cars, which offer cheap transportation
TO all who may apply, is, in our opinion,
both Objectionable and demoralizing, and we
are glad to hear that increasing numbers Of
ovr citizens have reached decided convictions
on this matter. We think ladies and chill
dren are just as happy, just as we'll protected,
and just as free from immoral or evil con-
tingeacies IL they remain at home on excur-
sion days.
Another matter: The habit Of demanding
from candidates for office, or soliciting aid
from meh already in office, is system which
should be discontinued. In one sense of the
word. We think IL Is kind Of backmailing
or highway ROBBERY. The candidate may have
the foolish idea that If he contributes to build
q church, in which he has no interest, that
his chances of election may be increased, or
he may, by word or significant look, under.
stand the applicant to mean to say that If
he Is refused, his chances for election will be
decreased If any such state of affairs should
exist, it Is a species of corruption, and when
Il candidate for office is compelled to give
money to church or other charitable pur-
pose, We think, as a rule, it is creditable to
neither glver nor receiver. AS a matter OF
fact honorable candidates should not give
cause for away suspicion that they may be
buying their way into Office.
Many men who are candidates for office,
seek the place that they may be enabled to
make an honest living for themselves and
their families. and they are not able to give
away their substance in this way. But even
if any are rich and can afford to give away
much money. 1t would be unfair to impecu-
nious competitors, if they we're to do so. Let
us shut down on this business of allowing
candidates to buy votes by subscribing to To-
cal charities in which they cannot be inter
ested.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
Five O'Clock Tea.

1t used to be in former days
They played for filthy lucre,'
But now they've got ncw-fangicd ways
They call progressive cuchre.'
'TiS very harmless, suppose,
Nor strains the mental powers
or girls who entertain their beauX
That brings them pretty flowers.
"ReceptinnS,' too, are al the 60
Dcceptions, rather, call them
And tea parties, the Mi-la-do,
think, Is what they call 'em;
Where ali trick out like Japanese,
Or, say, like dolly Farden;'
And gabhle like lot of geese,
Penned mp in u flower garden.
This does not tax their mental powers
Nor do they feel regret,
The dudes help while away the hours
70 please some vain cOquctte.
All this is called Gstheticll-
4 "crazc," to call 1t mild;
TO quiz and quote pathetical
\ la sweet "OScar Nilue.'
Alas, such is "socicty"
In these progressive days!
May reason and sObricty
Restore the good old ways.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
Still Another Railroad for El5ertOn
EYje1t0n LeuGcrl

Last week we copied from the Bonner- Watch
man a letter from Mr.. w. e. Benet, Of Able
Vile, S. c., to r. B. Russell, Esq, saying that
the people Of Abbevile were anxious to push
the project of building railroad from Mon
roe, n; C., via GheSter, Greenwood and Able
willie, S. G., and Elberton, Ga, to Athens, Ga
On the first Tuesday in April DR.. d. A.
Matthews will address the people of Elbert
county at the Court House on the subject OF
this proposed road. He will endcavor to show
the great and vital importance of having this
road to come by Eiberton. Dr.. Matthews is
one Of the braniest men in ElbertOn county,
and those who remember the part he took in
securing for Elber'on her present railroad
have full house. This is q vital question.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
Our Twenty-Seyenth Anniyersay.

On the first day of April we celebrate our
twenty.seventh anniversary in the Press o,ul
Panner. Before reaching our majority we
hecame interested in the I'tciepentteM Press
now the Press and BGnnei'-and we have new
.er severed our conaection with the paper
from that day to this. No business firm who
advertised with us then has remained as il
was, and the changes OF names on our sub.
scriptiop list, remind us that we are passing
away.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

THE Sumter Aduance doesn't like for editors
to appropriate it's items without giving cred
it. If any brother editor ever sees any thing
in the Press and Banner that may be worthy
to fill q little corner in his valuable paper he
is perfectly welcome to it, credit or no credit
He may even give the credit to a competitor,
If it suits him better. We sometimes get cred
it for what we did not write. We can even
stand this, without being at all offended.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

Henry Stewart, in Country Gentlemen. says
that dry corn fodder alone makes dry crum-
bly, butter, while too much cotton seed meal
makes brittle, granular butter. Bran makes
white butter, while exposure to cold lessons
the quantity, hardcns and whitens the butter,
and makes it dry and brittle. FarrOw COWS
fed upon corn meal. The incest winter butter
comes from II COW that is feeding for beef,
which gets an abundance of corn meal, and
yields only Il small quantity Of milk that is
excessively rich In cream.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

THE Neacs and Courier will accept our
thanks for a lithograph picture of the first
page Of Representative Journals Of the
United States" The NeaCs and Courier and
Capt f. W. Dawson appear with Others. We
have had the sheet nailed to suitable sticks
and it now ornaments our editorial room.
We appreciate it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
A Narrow Escape.
D<}Droon To,,,.n<,I

We learn that an attempt was made one day
last week to wreck Il freight train on the Co
lumbia and Greenville Railroad, a short dis
tance below Honea Path. An old rail was
placed across the track. and, being dirty and
rusty, the engineer failed to see it until he was
close upon it. Fortunately 1t gave way under
the weight Of the engine being cut in two as
if by Il chisel, and the train was saved from q
smash.up. The evi-docr is unknown, but NO
effort should be spared to discover and bring
to justice any one guilty Of such an outrage.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
CONSIGNEES.

FHElGHT--T. Baker. Emma J. Marshall, T..
G.. Baker, W. Il. Powell.
son, X. y. presSly, +. B. Gary, j. VI. Baker, w.
II. Hanckel. T.. NJ. Kcaton, DIR. brennan, Aug.
W. Smith, q. w. Abncy, J. +. c. DuPre, Mrs.
Sarah Baker, X. b. Hill, Shcrard & LeRoy, j..
u. Alcwne, \. o. Grant, NJ. W. Parker.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
The Greenwood Tribune.

The name of the Greenwood Light has been
changed to that of the Greenwood Tribune;
Mr.. ]. S. Daily, formerly of the Edgefelo
Chronicle succeeds Mr.. Cunningham. we
wish our neighbor much good luck. We shall
take advantage of his columns to place good
piece In the Press and Banner now and then
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31
This IS what the American people Spen
cYerY Year for the fol lllOMiu1 commodities:

Some idea of the vast amount of capital in
vested in farming tools in this country may
be gained from the fact, shown by the last cen
sus. that the value of agricultural implements
manufactured in the United States in single
year was :GS64O,i36.
Depend mainly on the barn for your ma
nurc supply. Stable manures do doubte or
triple duty: they not only Supplant plant
food, but have Il mecancal or chemical action
that brings out the tcrtilizing qualities Of the
soil, a very important item.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-31

Dress goods, kiber cloth, nuns yelling, En-
glish plads, Henrietta cloth, black anu col
Ored cashmere, and stripe bouclc cloth for
con- binatiOn suits. VIM. L. Bell. 3-3l
The Cecil Whig., 1886-08-07
Personals.

Miss Emily Smith is visiting friends in
Delaware City.
Mrs Charles NJ Ellis is at the ''SheIdon
House, Ocean Grove.
Miss Mollie Purnell is visiting Miss Eey
nods near Briesburg, New Jersey.
Hon. James Il. Groome left on Monday
for two weeks stay in Canada.
George \. Blake, Esq, and wife left on
Saturday for two weeks visit to relatives
near Trenton, y. J.
Miss Ella Griffith, of Calvert, is visiting
Miss Mamie Brown, on Bow street.
Miss Lessie Bowers, who has been on an
extended trip to Western PennSy ylvania, re
| turned home last Thursday.
Miss Ella Todd, of Newark, Del, is now
! visiting Miss Mary Strickland.
Miss Hattie Cook, of Baltimore, is on
visit to Miss Neltie Mcfarland, at Holly
Hall.
Miss Minnie Hall has returned from
| visit to CheStertown. Md.
Mr.. Chas. Cummings formerly of Elktor
was in town this week.
Mr.. John f Davis of the firm of War,
& Davis, formerly of Elkton, hut now o.
Bridgeville, Del, was here this week to Sc
| his friends.
Misses Rachel and Belle Harlan, sste
and daughter respectively of George +
Harlan, Esq, have been at the Nationa
Teachers Convention in Topeka, Kansas.
States Attorney, Daniel Bratton, wifi
and children left town this week for Cam
bridge, Md, where Mrs. Bratton and tn
children will spend August. The State,
Attorney will return III a few days.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-08-07
THE SHEEP FUND.

MR.. EpIToR The annual statement q
our County Commissioners contains list
oi awards paid from The Sheep Fund. ,
III gAe years 1883 1854, 1SSJ, the amoun
beng 81, l3t 81. The statement shown,
tie ilnaucial condition of Cecil County al
the close Of business June 3OJh 1856 ha,
under the head Of "ReceiptS' this item.
''Sheep Fund, 1883 } Sl,294.2S; under
head OF disbursements. this item
sheep Fund, " 81, ,194 G7, and under head
OF liabilities, this Item "Shee? Fund, y
$1.s35.54.
What are we to understand from these
several items?
Does the statement mean that in the
years 1851 > S 294 IS was realized for
the sheep Fund" from tue dog tax, and
that 81, l9l 81 was applied to sheen
awards? This would leave balance OF
s99.6l III the treasury after paying all
awards for sheep destroyed or injured in
the county up To the date OF the state
ment.
Why is the sum of 81, S3G "a published
among the liabilities of the county as on
account of the ''Sheep Fund 30
IL any sum remained on hand Sept. /.
1888 was 1t paid over to the School Com.
mlSSloners as required by the act of 1852.
chr. 3Ol sec. lSt? And if not why not ,
he annual statement of the Sheep
+ uud does not show how the fund
stands iii each year So taxpayers and ali
Interested may understand what part is
diSburSed for awards for sheep and
whether each year on Sept. /, anything
.S LETT applicable to school purposes. Why
is this not done? O.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-08-07
Democratic Congressional Con-
VentiOn Called.

The Democratic State Central curnmitte,
met at Barnum's Hotel, on "Wednesday and
fixed the time for holding the congressional
nominating conventions. VIM. y. Evans
was the only member of the committee
present from Cecil county. Ii was decided
to hold the convention OF the second district
at Belair, on Wednesday, September l5jh
The only evidence Of political autaguuiSm
at this gathering of the Safe democracy
were shown among the Shaw and Talbot
men in the second district and by the DR.
Wills people in the fifth district, but th,
differences We're, by no means, pr1uounced
in the first or + istern Shore district Con-
gresham Gibson will be rcno.Yinated The
outside indications are for a sharp fight in
the second district between the Shaw and
Talbot wings. An anti-Talbo;t man in
Baltimore county said: "AIr. Talbot is po
litically dead, and is not worth talking
about" \ Talbot man of influence in
Baltimore county said ''If Senator Cor
man will keep his hands of, rs he says he
will, and will 90 to California, Mr. Talbot
will win the fight" y prominent Hartford
man i'll discussing the political situation by
IA slip OF the tongue spoke of the Talbot
side As lis. lie did not i:lean to give him
self away, but these expressions may serve
Strlws
The Cecil Whig., 1886-08-07
THE COUNTY STATEMENT,

MIR. EDIToR.-The statement OF couut,
expenses Is, without doubt, sufficiently
'detatieu, minute and accurate" in speci
tying every particular item of expense OF
the Circuit Court. Clerk, bailitfs. crier
sheriff, attorneys, jurors, witnesses eacl
and all receive their share of the atteu
tons which the law requires.
Bat how about the Roads and
Brldges?"
Does the statement give any idea OF
the expense OF any particular bridge OF
opening amy particular new road by show
Ing the Item i'll each case? This is what
the law requires. We don want "a lump
statement of S5l, ,l31 81 including what
Is called Hood account, with no items
gwen showing what each bridge and
load cost. The law requires the items.
not merely the names OF the persons who
received tie money, but specifying the
work tor which each sum was paid.
" hat dld the repairs Of the bridge at
Gtipln $ ford cost? aud what are the
items: What did the stone cost? What
dld the labor cost? and to whom paid9
" hat was paid for the other bridges on
the Big Elk? and what for the bridges on
the Octnrara? and what were the items
III these cases? Large sums are paid TO
printers for this information and the in
tentIon of the law is that people should
have j7H lHJoJm"tjon in regard to the ex-
pen..iture OF the peoples money.
The tax payers would also be glad to
know what the engineering has cost the
county during the current year, and
what salaries were paid. Does Mr.. Sent
man 5 bill include a charge for engineer
ING? 1t is reported that his account does
include such a charge. How could Mr..
SentmaL, being himself County Com
missioner, contract with the County
COMMISSIONERS TO attend the engineering
oi the roads and bridges, and afterwards
and the penalties tnerefn y. s'!om of see
The Cecil Whig., 1886-08-07
A Charge of Robbery.

On Saturday afternoon last Samuel
Mcconnell of near Mechanics Valley came
to Elkton and fell in with Harry Morgan
and Frank Ferguson, two young men of
this town who procured some wniSkey
for him. He drank freely of it and be-
came greatly intoxicated. Blilitf King
was told that Mcconnell lay dead drunk
in the marsh back of town where he
might possible be drowned by the rising
tide. The bailiff succeeded in getting
him to Jail. Later Frank Ferguson be.
haved in disorderly manner and it is
reported struck his wife on the nose He
was arrested and lodged in jail, but was
afterwards released. On Sunday, McCon-
nell having sobered up discovered that
his pocketbook which contained $40 was
missing. He had brought the money to
town to pay for horse. Mcconnell
charges Ferguson and Morgan with steal
ing the money while he was drunk. Fer
guson was arrested on Sunday on this
charge. He was brought before Magis-
o'clock at the SnerlHs once. tie walVeu
a hearing through his counsel VIM. S.
Evans, ESD, and was held in $l0O bail
for court.
Morgan left town in a sailing craft a
day or two after the occurrence. On
Wednesday Bailiif King was deputized
by the sheriff to arrest Morgan and left
for b fillmore where, it was thought, the
vessel that Morgan was ON hoard WAS
bound. The officer watched the wharvcs
carefully that day but the vessel owing
to head winds did not reach Baltimore
until Thursday afternoon. Morgan was
arrested at 6 o'clock that evening ShCrtly
after leaving tie vessel, brought to Elk
ton on the uight train ard lodged i'll jail.
Frank Ferguson has made confession
to several persons among them the baili!i.
It. was intimated to him that Morgan
had blown on him. He then sent for the
officer and told him that Morgan had
taken McConneil's pocketbook from his
pocket, united the string and took IA roll
of notes from it. He handed part Ui them
to Ferguson and kept the balance him
self.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-08-07
The Nelly White Sunk.

The steamer Nelly White on Wednesday
took an excursion from Chesapeake City to
Tolchrster While on her way from Chesa-
peake City to Annapolis from which place
she was to take party of colored eXcur-
sionists to Eockaway Beach, the steamer
collided with the schooner Ida j Farren OFT
Sandy Point about O'Clock on Thursday
morning. The schooners bpwSprit tore away
the steamers guards on the starboard side
and a hole about 20 feet att, apparently as
large as hogshead was made in the steam
er's hull. The schooner kept on her way
not being damaged to any extent. Captain
| WooIford headed the Nelly White for the
| shore and beaChed her in uiuc feet of water.
! Only the crew of ~ persons were on board
and they were not injured. The steamer
| Will he raised as soon possible. The
damage to her is estimated at between $4,000
and $4,000.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-08-07
Fined for V iOIating the Local Op.
ton Law.

Charles Rineheimer of Elkton, son in
law of Marks Licberman. the clothing
dealer, and a clerk in his store was ar
raigued on Saturday afternoon before
Justice A. J. Scott on the charge of vio-
lating the local option law. The witness
for the state was Mrs. Murphy wife of
Lloyd Murphy, an employee of Sim
gerlys Mills, who testified that several
months ago her husband was sick and he
asked her to get him whiskey. She
bought pint OF Rlneheimer. the ac-
cussed admitted his guilt and was fined
$50 and cost which was paid. Mrs. Muir
ply also charged Lieberman with having
sold her quart of whisky on the 5tll
The Cecil Whig., 1886-08-07
Rising Sun Beams.
S-ENTERTAINMENT FIGHT
SERMONS TO YOUNG MEN.


SERMONS TO YOUNG MEN.
RISING Sun, August 4th.
S. p. Ryan, wife and son, of this town
have been spending week at Atlantic
City.
Benjamin Taylor of Baltimore is visit
ing his father Squire Taylor at this place.
Miss Hattie Ballou of Ohio is visiting
at E. p. Passmore S.
The entertainment in the NJ f. Church
given by the |. 0. c. r. on Wednesday
night Of last week was very well attend
ed. The entertainment consisted of eS
says, select reading and an address by
the Rev. Mr.. M1lligan of the Zion Pres
byterian Church
Two young men while drunk got into
a disgraceful fight on our streets on last
Saturday night. No arrest were made
In the NJ. E. church on Sunday even
ing last Rev Isaac Jewell preached a SER
mon on THE Fast Young Man taking
Absolum as an illustration. Next Sun
day night his topic will be " The Model
Young Man.
W j. Aukrm had watermelons for
sale as early as Friday of last week.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-08-07

day of July. She stated that she asked
Rineheimer for the liquor and he said
something in German to Lieberman who
replied in the same language. The latter
brought the whisky to her in tonic
bottle. She also bought shirt and the
bottle with the liquor in it was wrapped
in the shirt. Both Rineheimer and Lie.
herman said this was lie. The magIs
trate held that the second case was not
made out by the state and discharged the
accused. Albert Constable Esq, ap
peared for the defendants.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-08-07
Has no Superior in the Market.

ELKToN, MD, July Il, 1856.
MEsSRs. d. SCOTT & Bro:
Dear Sjrs:-We used twenty-oue tons
of your Sure Growth Super Phosphate
last year on wheat, on our farms in Sas-
satras and Bohemia Manor. We have
used it for some years with good results,
and expect to increase our order this
Fall. 1t is as good, if not better, than any
Phosphate We have ever used, and for its
price has not its superior in this market.
Yours very truly,
JOHN S. WRIT.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-08-07
2S Bushels Wheat per Acre.

RED POINT FARM, Elk NECK,
CECIL Co., Nd, July 16, 1856.
MEssRs. ID. SCoTT e. Bro:
Dear .Sirs:-1 have just finished thresh.
ing one field of eighteen acres of wheat,
on which | drilled in last Fall 400 lbs. of
Sure Growth Super-Phosphate, and it
averaged me- twenty-eight bushels to the
acre.
We have used Sure-Growth on all
crops for years-aud | hope my landlord
will continue to get it. He is as much
delighted with it as | am.
ours respectfully,
ROBERT MCCULLOUGH.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-08-07
Will Use it This Fall.

WARWICK, Md, July IL, 1856.
MEssRs. ID. SCOTT Il BRO:
GentemeH:-Last Fall used seventeen
90 tons of your Sure-Growth Super
Phosphate which bought through your
agent Mr.. f. f. Marsh. and | am per-
fectly satisfied with my prospects for a
good crop this year, so much SO at least
that expect to give him my order again
this Fall tor Sure-Growth.
Respectfully.
+. G. LYNCH.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-08-07
THE FIGURES.

Mr.. EDITuR.-The amounts appearing
IN the statement o! this year as having
been paid to the members of the last
j. lard of Commissioners cover "a period
within the past year. In the statement
oi last year, the same Cummi sSioners are
credited with per diem and mileage for
the preceding seven months as follows:
Eli :. = ntman SlOS;W. :. Potter $316. 60;
W. D. PierS0n S299 10. These items be-
ing added to the accounts for this year
Will make the Gntal compensation of the
tn!i term OF two ECars-Eli ). Sentman
F22dl. 20; W. ). Potter 1291.05; w. d.
hicrsou $Sil.9D. Y.