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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-15

Nothing that GrGenvllc has done, has dis
played In stronger or better light the energy
and unity of her people than tho splendid
start that has been given tho Summer gala
week scheme. The Same hearty cot pcration
that has started il we'll will carry it out to Il
magnificent success, if IL Is kept up. A long
pull, n strong pull, and pull altogether,
Is what we need To make the summer gala
the crowning achievement OF Grccnvilcs S
push and pluck GrecHriHc Ncus.
An moral and humane people should thank
Gen. Iiemphill, senator from Abhcvillc, for
the bill introduced by him, and which Is now
q law, prohibiting cock-lighting within three
miles Of any chartered institution of learning
i'm The State. That such barDaronS sport was
so long allowed In South Carolina was u
standing rcproach, Il gross outrage Oil dccun-
cy and humanity.-Chcstcr Reporter
Judge Colt, Of Boston, holds that tEc per-
foratcd paper used in an organcttc Is not
sheet music, and is therefore no infringement
of copyright. This is far fetched. He had
better have taken the ground that I! Z air
blown through these holes simply makes q
noise and is not music. The public would &C.
cord with this most heartily Columbia Regis
ter.
so dozen ladies linen collars. now styles Just
received. r. NJ. uuddon & co.
Full limo blcachod and brown homespurs
just received. II. NJ Haddon Go.
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MARRIED..

MARRIED-By Rev. w. Il. buchanan,
Tuesday evening, February II, ls3S, Mr.. J: +:
WATSON, Of White Hall, to Miss FLORlE
STACEY, OF Stony Point
MARRIED-On Wednesday noon, Janu-
ary %, lsSS, ut the First Presbyterian church
in Augusta, Ga, by the Rev. +. j.. Lowry
Miss KATE LOMAX, daughter Of Col. W. j.
Lomax, OF LowndcSyillc,. Ahhcviile county,
umbia, s. C.-No cards.
MARRIED-Fcbruary9 Q, 1883. by Rev. ". f.
Pearson Mr.. RUBT. STEVENSON and Miss
JAMIE BELLE eldest daughter Of Mr.. Sam
ucl Monday all of Abbevilic county, > c.
MARRIED-On February l. lSSS, at the re-
sidencc of the brides father in Grecnvllc, $.
C., by Rev. ]. 0. Wilson Miss BRUCE
WHITE to Mr.. II. Y. HALLAM all Of that
county.
MARRIED-Fcbrpary l2, 1888 by W. Smith
Martin at tho home Of the brides father Mr..
W. NJ. BAKER to Miss FANNIE GRAVEYARD
all of Abbcville county, 5. {.
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SnrCiinrc Ended.

Rev. a. B. Stephens, Of Collcton
county, S. G., died February =, lSSs
at the home Of his son-in-law, G.. W.
Brunson, Orangcburg. Brother Ste
phens had strong mind and was al
able and 4 successful minister in tic
more active days of his ministery
For several years before he died Broth
or Stephens suffered much bodily af:
Fiction and on that account was una
bic to preach as in the days of his
vigorous manhood. During his last
illness lie spoke of dying as calmly as
if going OH journey. In peace and
triumph he closed the battle Of life in
his siXtys-cvcnth year
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-15
Every Day Kindness.

1t has always appeared to us q silly
thought, what difference will it make
Il thousand years hence? We are liv-
ing now, and not q thousand years
hence ; the matter concerns the pre-
sent and not the future. Yet many
things concern both present and fu-
fure.
Suppose we wound the hearts of
those we love, those that love us.
What future satisfaction can we de-
rive from the fact that we have attain
ed our own aims at the expense of the
comfort, convenience, of those who
love us? So many thousand ways are
open to us of hurting our friends and
companions, and it is quite possible
to wound them beyond healing. One
offence seems unimportant, u mere
trifle, look, tone, q word, yet these
repeated again and again ALLEVIATE the
strongest love-that love seeks SYM
pathy, companionship, elsewhere-it
no longer turns to us with lighted eye
and Frightening smile to find re-
sponse to its regard. Then-we would
repair the i'll we have wrought, we
would win again the love we have
estranged-Heaven grant it be not too
late. Yet even then all cannot be as
it was. The grief suffered cannot be
forgotten, least of all by him who
causes it. Then let us remember noaU
tc be kind to those about us. What
recompense is there in the thought
that we have gained our own will but
lost the love of one who should be
dear to us? Which do you think
will give most pleasure when youl
friend is gone from you, the remem-
brance that you pleased yourself OF
that you pleased him? This lesson OF
kindness to those about us we preach
too much and practice too little.
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The Railroad Case.

Master ]. G. Klugh was busily engaged yes
tertay in taking further testimony in the case
OF Jefferson Floyd and others against j.
Wardlaw Perrin Treasurer. a large delega-
ton Of witnesses consisting Of some thirty in
number were in attendance, and the testiino-
ny was chiefly directed to prove the execution
of the title deeds of those who claim that
they constitute a majority OF real estate own
crs of Nincty.Six township who did not sign
the petition asking for the election under
which the tax was issued. While there are
grave questions of law involved in the case
the principle issue seems to be one OF fact,
namely, as to whether the conditions OF the
statute chartering the road have been com
piled with in getting up the petition. me
case Is one of great public interest to the rail-
road as well as to the taxpayers. The arSu-
ment will be made to-day before his Hon
or Judge Norton without q jury. Messrs:
McGowan Smkins and w. w. Butler, OF
Edccfieid, are here representing the plaintiffs,
while the railroad is represented by w. {.
Benct, ESQ,
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Education and Crime.
atlanta COnStit,ttiOn.


In his speech against the Blair education
bill, Senator Vest said:
"1herc were other things that affected
crimc-such as climate, religion, conditions of
life nativity and density Of populations.
AZ they listened TO the speeches In favor OF
the bill they would have 10 believe that 1t WAS
the universal panacea, the philosopher stone,
that solved all difficulties. II did not do IT..
Education made men, If not better, moro use
full : but when any men undertook to tell lim
that they had discovered the great ultimate
solutions of the art of covering mankind In
ore single omnibus measure like this, he
hoped to be excused for expressing slight
dissent.
Senator Vest spoke on the right line, and 1t
would have been an easy matter for him to
have brought forward an imposing array Of
statistics. In the older states the majority
of the prisoncrc in the penlteutiarics are men
who have had some education. In the south
there has been an increase Of crime among
the negroes since they have enjoyed the bcnc-
fits Of Il free system of education.
If Il man has q criminal bias education sim
ply renders him all the moro dangerous.
Our schools do not bother themselves about
the morals of their pupils. They turn them
out with conventional stock of Information,
and leave them to follow their bent.
Perhaps we cannot change this state OF af-
fairs, but the fact nevertheless looms mp
that the educated citizen Is not necessarily
q moral citizen. There will always hc GER
tain percentage Cf crime, and the education
of the So-called dangerous classes will simply
make them all the more powerful. II Is well
to think OF these things as we go along.
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United States Military Force in Time
of Peace.

The Secretary of War has transmit
ted to Congress tabulated statement
of the military force of the United
States, which shows that at the last
returns there were 50 general officers,
1,105 officers Of the general staff, ! ,63S
officers of the regimental field and
staff and 5,3S5 company officers, max
ing a total of S,2l0 of commissioned
officers. There were 1881 non-com-
missioned officers, 1900 musicians and
II, 1856 privates, making in all 92,627
enlisted men, and grand total (offi-
GERS and men) for the militia force Of
100,837 men. The number of men
available for military duty (unorgan-
ized) is set down at 7,920,76S, but in
some cases the figures are based upon
estimates made in the War Depart
ment.
Does over 100000 drones in the
"hive" of q Christian Nation in time
of peace help on the Millennium and
serve in the meanwhile to prove that
the world is getting better?
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The 1;crman Last Night.

The younr ladies of Ahhcvilc gave leap
wear dane. IN the New Hotel last night, with
a varied programme of d:'nccs u,. .
We had the pleasure OF Only SNORT stay
hut we can testify to the beauty OF the ladies,
and the glarc of their movements on the.iloor'
4 friend has furnished Il list of the dancers
and II description OF their elegant dresses.
Charerones-Mrs. Vi. L. Bonham, jr, black
satin, lace, pearls, ILL ,,o
monds. ,, , ~.
Mrs w. {. MCGOWAN, PINK Satln, Etcc, ui;t-
Mrs. j. s. Norwood, black brocade satin.
lace, diamonds. ,,.
Visiting Iadies-Mrs. ). MEG. SlmkinS,
Edgcfcd, white satin, pearl trimming, dll-
1nond ornaments. .,,-
Mrs. l.. e.. Haskell, Monterey, black SILK,
lace pearls and natural flowers.
Miss Lila Calhoun, CartcrSville, Ca, creme
satin, square corset, diamonds.
Miss Papc, Savannah, Ga, garnet EelFet,
creme satin overtireSS pearls.
The following young ladies from the town
were present.: ~ .,,o
mords. ,,-
Miss Lucia McGowan, pink satin, illusion,
diamonds.
Miss Sallic Marshall, creme ambatros, satin
trimming, pearls.
Miss Jennie Delphi, creme satin, lace pink
flowers, diamonds.
Miss Fannie Lawson, beautiful yellow satin'
lace, pearls. ~
Miss Annie Hcmphill, creme satin, Illusion,
pearls. ,,,- ,,,o
Miss Corric McClung, red satin, black lace
overdress, natural flowers.
Miss Celia Chalmers, pale blue satin, lace,
natural flowers.
Miss Addic Russell, creme satin, lace.
Miss Hannah Hemphill. shrimp pink satin
Miss Cuddic Calhoun, white illusion, satin,
diamonds.
Miss Sadie Calhoun, white illusion, satin,
diamonds.
q distance:
Mr. II. $. Sparllman, Georgetown, S. {.
Mr. Wyatt Aiken, Cokesbnry, s. {.
Mr. watkins, Richmond, Va.
Mr.. S. Mc(iownn Simkins, Edgcfeld, S. {.
Mr. sam Martin, Atlanta, Ga.
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Ben Ross Struck by LiGhtninG-'-J. +.
GordOn's Six Inch Smilc-.-Oats'--
Sermons -. Pretty Girls -" Light
ntot.

PUoENIX, s. c., Feb. II, lSSS.
We are enjoying this fine weather after nav
ing SO much rain. .,.,,,.
The small grain is looking well, especially
oats, the trouble is we have not enough sowI.
The Rev. Mr.. BooZcr preached fine ser
mon At Rchoboth, on last Sunday morning,
from the text. "Watch."
The Young ladies expect to have leap year
party in town next Friday night.
Miss Lula Haclett left here on last WedhcS'
day, for Augusta. where she Will take col
Icsiatc course. George Chipley has the blues.
Our people seem to be somewhat DIVIDED on
the prohibition question. This is bad. Let
us be united and work together, prohibition
Is n good thing if properly carried out.
Miss Mamie Blake, charming ana accom-.
plished young lady Of Nincty-SiX, has charge
of the school at this place. Miss, Mamie is a
most excellent young lady and our people
were fortunate in securing her
Mr.. J. T. Gordon Is wearing q slA lncn
smile on his face. Miss - must nave SAID,
yes. m " ,,f,or
Ian will move to Phoenix soon.
One OF our young men, after eatlh2 louI
biscuits, three pieces of ham, SIX eggs ana
drinking three cups OF coffee. SAID that ne
was living on love and conscqcntly couldn't
eat.
Tompsins Mabry has gone home.
Bcnj. Ross is desperately in love. Hal"
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Changing I'm Telegraph Management.

Mr.. Il. w. Coogler, operator at Abbcville, Is
in receipt of tho following:
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH Co.,
81 SOUTHERN DIST,
AUGUSTA, Ga, Feb. \, ISIS.
Under the contract Just entered into between
the Western Union Telegraph Company and
the Richmond and Danvillc Il. X. Go. the
offices on the following lines arc embraced in
the I'd Dist Southern Division, Western Union
Telegraph Go.
Columbia and Grecnvillc,
Lancaster and Chester,
North Eastern of Georgia,
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta.
acquisitions for w. L. supplies have been
made for new offices on Lancaster and Chcs-
ter, Columbia and Grecnvillc, and North
Eastern X. Il. From and aftcrFcb LIST, ISIS, all
monies received for tho transmission OF COM
mcrciai business, will hc sent ut end Of each
month to II. ii. Rochester, Treasurer, w. L.
Telegraph Co., New York. Until w. L. Tariff
Books can be made up offices on above lines
will maintain tho rates they have heretofore
used and will pay over TO the Western Union
offices ut transfer points, tolls on messages
going to W. L. offices as heretofore. w. U.
offices will observe same rule. Monthly Ac-
count Current No. /, Check Report No. I. Free
Message Report No IS will he sent at end o.
each month TO Mr.. {. a. narlton, Supt K. d ID.
Telegraph system, Washington, ID. Z. Rcqui.
sitions for Office supplies will be made ont ON
RcuuisitiOn Blanks No. 5. w. L. Tel. Co. and
will also he sent to Mr.. Darlton.
You will enclose Express receipt with Re-
ports for the balance rcmittcd Treasurer. and
if sent by Registered letter or Draft send also
receipt showing remittance.
J. a. BRENNFR Sunt.
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The BLESSING of the Tariff.

When sewing woman slips on her
thimble taxed 25 per cent? and threads
her needle taxed 25 per cent? with
thread taxed SIS per cent? and ships it
off with scissors taxed So per cent? },
and sews a button (taXed 25 per cent
on her husbands winter flannel shirt
taxed 60 per cent? she is quite uncon-
scious, in her efforts to get on i'll the
world, how the blessed tariff bears down
upon her. Probably not one woman in
the land ever thinks of it. But it is
high time she should think of it, and
make her husband, who is clothed
with the right to vote, act upon it.
High taxation is the blight of labor
phiIu1eLDhi0 Record.
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Plain Talk.

At meeting of the Lisbon Farmers
Club, held at Prospect Church, Laureus
County, Saturday, February 4th, the
following preamble and resolutions,
offered by J. D. NJ. Shaw, were unani-
mously adopted, and ordered publish
ed"
Omitting the preamble and four of
the six resolutions the following two
are here given:
"2. The rights and protection of the
people can only be enforced through
the ballot box, and believing in the
sovereignty of the people, and to put
at rest all doubts concerning the re-
suits, we declare our preference in
favor of the primary plan Of selecting
candidates for every office in the
State, from Governor to Coroner.
"3. The militia, including the Cit
adel Academy, and many other similar
expensive and unnecessary append
ages, are just as useless to the State as
would be national horse trainer.'" "
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A Railroad RumOr.
COllimbiu RcgiStcr.

a basis could not be learned last night. that
at the next session Of the United States Court
in Charleston application will be made to have
The South Carolina Railway placed I'm the
hands OF n receiver. Mr.. John III. Fisher
of New York, who held that position during
the former recclvership of the road, Is men.
TONED us the man most likely TO be asked ia
take the same place now The road, rs
shown by the recent reports OF the Rairond
Commissioners has greatly increased in its
earnings tho present year, the figures fol
January last being $4,000 in excess of those
for the: same month the previous year. In
spite of this Is said the large expenses of tho
road and the heavy burden of the interest on
its Indebtedness cause its present alleged en-
baraSSmcnt.
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The famous Libby Prison, of this
city, has been purchased by Western
syndicate for 81, 900, and will betrans-
ported to Chicago. 1t was the proper
ty of the Southern Fertilizing Com
pany. Mr. Grady, Of Chicago, who
originated the scheme, says: 81 have
consulted with the architects, and they
inform me it can he taken down, re-
moved to this city and rebuilt just as
it now stands. Wc-that is, the COM
pany-proposc to number every brick.
Stone and shingle. The building will
be taken down in sections, the mate
rial will be boxed up and transported
by rail to Chicago. We will carefully,
draw every nail that has not rusted
away, we will bring up the mortar, and
use itas far rs possiblcin in the rebuilding,
Every beam, joist, door and window
will be set in place. The enterprise
will cost about $200,000. Wcwill sur
round it with another building 200 by
100 feet, with glass roof, and on the
wall opposite the rear of the prison we
will have painted panoramic view OF
the James river and the country be-
yond. 1t is our intention to make an
elaborate collection of relics Of the re-
bellion; in fact, make it perfect mu-
scum. We will have panoramic views
of the engagement between the Non
iFOr and the Mcrrin1dc and other we'll
known events Of the war. l have
been informed that some Of the Rich
mond people will kick, but il will do
them no good" The Company Will
have capital of $4OO,OOO Chicago is
$50 miles from Richmond. Libby
Prison was erected about the year lS45.
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Level Headed Tax Payers.

SUMMERvILLE, February 1.-THE citizens
of the Summcrvllc school district residing In
Colleton County met tonight ut $50 o'clock
for the purpose of voting on the question OF
the levying of ~ mills for school purposes.
Several speeches were made on the subject,
after which q vote was taken which resulted
in the defeat of the proposed levy. The vote
as expressed last night on the Berkeley side
and that tonight on the Collcton side shows
concluslvely that the propcrty-holders in this
special school district are not In favor OF m
increase In taxation under the present circum-
stances for school purposes.
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A Suggestion.

The Mcthodists OF this place contemplate
dedicating their beautiful new church III q
little while from now. AS the Rev. James
Moore and his wife were the first verts to
that branch Of the Christian faith at Abbc.
willie. and as they were largely instrumental
in establishing the Methodist church at this
place, would it not be 4 token Of respect to
The sainted dead, to invite their son, the Rev.
Henry Moore, TO participate in the dedicatory
services of the new church. The act would
certainly be n proud ovent in his history, and
cause him to hold the occasion in grateful
remembrance
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THE G., G. s. N. K. r.
yro7, ss Rcing Enia-.-Thc Work Fro
-Sessin" Everything Assuring
Aha. the rsoah will bc ieuiif-.e'naS
, s;ftsc Slow for Anxious People.
hc%trr BUlhfin.


Chester y1"Ncfin.
7, hos been reported that tho Georgia, Caro-,
lima & Northern Railroad had been solo! TO tho
Richmond x nanNilir linllr"ao. rms rrPTro P,,a
has found its way int0a few ncwSnaprrso Oh thG
state The I0LcriNc PiCSS dId Bnnhcr st;ltc'i
y few. weeks ago that it. WAS rumorcd that INC
I;cnvria. carolina Il Northern Railroad hai
been sold to the Richmond & Danvi!ic, ana
that the road would DC buIIt lrohl -holi"e "
Chester and no further .
We never believed tho report 10 DC lruC
from the first we heard OF II, ana l;ls! MeeN on
while President IOkc was here we LOOK ncG.,, Ie =
sion TO ask him abOut it, l'rcSideht Iohe
said the G. G. & y. Railroad had not Dcen
sold. and furthermore ii was not for Saic.
The road will nc built from Monroc 10 AZ,
lanta, and. when completed, II VIII DC 4''o u !; ~
the best constructed ana llncSt euupPeo 'SA't
roads in the South. , ,,or.;-
President Hokc and Chief Engineer Mnrri-
son, Of the Georgia Carolina u Northern isa,i-
road, were here last year triuaS a," iNur1o it1
to this place. Mr.. r. +. McLurc one Oh inc
directors of the road, and several 9tels o,c mo
companicd them over the line, ana give ,,o um,
couraging reports OF the "orh o'' 'N'
road. , ,,,,roo ond
lion is being put down between Monroe nil hnM
the I'atawba River at the rate of one nall
mile Il day, and in a short timc Trains III
be running between Monroe I anu In1 I,ah The con.
tract for building the bridge over the CataWDa
River has had his contract taken aMiS i'H,,, t1,o
him, because he was 100 SLOW III p'Iu,G t,sG - al
bridge. He contracted to have II conpleleti
ly the fl'rst of last November, and 1t is nol
half completed yet. His tools have been pur-
chased by the g., G. n KaiIr0naM on M fpnPa1SL fpPscSL
Lee. of Columbia, who will push the work
vigorously until it is finished. .,,rorob
Three fines have been surveyed thr1mgm ,hoa
town, and estimates Of the cost OF thc tniCe =;
iinon orc now being considered, and, IL Is
lhonrht, li f the route through town Will soon be
decided upon. From what we nave lcaIlleu,
we arc inclined to think that thc route oo"h
Tanyard branch will be selected. ,,.,
T:;ros tbouuht at first that the road would
be completed and trains running between
Chester and Monroe by. the first OF April, Dm.
the building of the bridge over tnc Sara%oa or
River has been so retarded by the contractor
that the trains will hardly be running be-
tween here and Monroe now before the llrSt
of June. BY that time, however, II IN, mere Is
the road will be completed and trains running
between Chester and Monroe.
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Good Farming,

Passing Waterloo recently we enqured for
shc Abbevillc folk now sojouring at that
place. and were informed that Mr.. Eph. Griffin
with one-horsc, and the occasional aid Of a
borrowed horse. made eighteen bales OF cot
ton last year. Good enough. The Abbeville
boys always 60 head, no matter whether al
fnrminp, or any other line of business.
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Jones the Murderer.
l2d1rfeld 1drcrtiScr.

Some three weeks ago, when ths case OF
Jones, tho triple murderer, was called in the
Supreme Court. it was quietly continued.
Why. or upon what grounds, we havo never
been able to find out. In the meantime the
5th Circuit will not be called in the Supreme
Court again until the 18th OF May. We un-
derstand that Jones, with his wife and chill
dren, arc somewhere in Georgia.
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d. B. Haselton, of Charleston, has
invented a cotton gin which has un-
dergone years of investigation IN the
patent Office. 1t is said to work on
now principles. Patents will be Issued
in few days, controlled by 4 syndicate
of well known Charleston business
men.
An interesting question before the
pension board is whether widows of
soldiers who lost their lives in the
Confederate service, and who have
since married, but have again become
widows, can be legally considered as
entitled of pension an account Of
their relation to the first husband.
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l[el. copy

The following resolution was passed by the
Board of County Commissioners OF Oconce, al
their last meeting: Rcsolvcd. That this
Board will hereafter audit no account of any
person for mileage unless the account shows
on It's face an itcmiZcd statement OF the
place or places to which the person Travelled
in making said account for mileage.