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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-01
Contributed Locals.

Court began Monday morning promptly at
the hour fixed. Judge Norton. was on the
Solicitor Orr as is his custom was promptly
on hand to deal out his sledge hammer blows
in behalf of the State. The Jurors were
promptly In their seats and Court T0rk NOV, m0r
Stenographer taking down the proceedings
We print the Judges most excellent charge;
a goodly number Of our citizens were IN
town on Monday, though 1t was not Sale Day.
many of our staunch friends, and was pleas
antly engaged in writing receipts and receiv-
ing some Of the "hard pam"
Col. w. J. Gaines, representing the stauncn
augusta Chronicle, was in town this week
looking after the interests OF his paper. The
Colonel as we'll as tho Chronicle receives a
warm reception at this office.
The farmers generally start this year In
more encouraging condition than for years.
They have on hand more corn and bacon
than usual. This is especially advantageous,
when corn in the West is higher than usual.
The accounts of persons freezing to death in
the North Is heart-rending. The casualties
run up into the thousands. The account OF
young lady school teacher, taking refuge IN
there with her limbs frozen for y hours is
pitiful. When rescued her limbs had to be
amputated. Eight thousands sheep was
found stiff in death before their owners door
one morning. The trains In New York are
nearly at q stand still in the snow.
When we read Of the fearful mortality of
the cold In the west ana NOrtn IL SIrlckes US
that the South and South Carolina is good
enough place to live and that our citizens
need not 60 to Talapoosa or any other place:
We see in the papers that farmer In Fair
field county, has kept an accurate account OF
his expenses on his cotton crop as raised on q
three horse farm and wi ith hired labor. and
that his cotton costs him just about 81 cents
per pound. Whilst this is encouraging must
be remembered that this last year was an
unusually fine year for farm and that the
crop was worked out at the least expense
known for decade Of years
Judge Norton has q pleasing face and looks
well upon the bench.
One of the curiosities OF the Court House
was the conducting of his own case, by u dar-
key Indicted for stealing the chattles of an
other darkey, by breaking open his house and
helping himself His procedure was alike
amusing to Judge, lawyers and jurors. He
was not wanting in the comodlty known as
"cheek."
We hear great complaint about our roads.
Some system ought to be adopted for their
better working. Most Of our county roads
have but day or SO work put on them.
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MORE OF OUR WASTED MILLIONS.
An Interesting Chapter In the His
tory OF Canals in South Carolina.
Rock HUI Herald.

A movement is on foot to organize a COM
pany to build factory at Catawba Falls, on
the Catawba River. The projectors contem-
plate building railroad from the falls to
Bascomville, and there connect with the Che
raw & Chester road, or to some convenient
point on the Georgia, Carolina and Northern
road. A meeting will be held at Chester on
Tuesday of next week, when the company
from the Secretary Of State q, charter for the
railroad and another for the factory. The
proposed incorporators are Messrs. F. A. Bar
ber, ]. H. Smith, j. L. Agurs, j. Stringtellow,
w. s. Gregg, j. X. Henry, G. w. Gage, James
Gayden, w. NJ. Lester, and DIR. Sam Ander.
son. The capital stock Of the company will
be S5O0,0 ,0O0 and this amount Is to be expended
in erecting and equipping the factory and
cleaning out the Catawba River canal, which
was constructed around Catawba Falls many
years ago by the State Of South Carolina.
This canal is an exceedingly valuable prop
erty. but it has been lying idle since it was
abandoned siXty-two years ago. AT the recent
session of the Legislature an Act was passed
ceding to F. II. Barber and others all the
right and title of the State to SO much of the
canal as lies in Chester county except that
portion heretofore cedcd to Mrs. S. A. Boyl-
ston, upon the condition that Mr.. Barber and
his associates shall eXpcnd not less than S5O,-
600 at that point within five years. The canal,
or that part OF it controlled by the factory
company Is nearly two and a half miles in
length and in this distance has fall OF l35
feet. The State expended over two millions
immense amount OF magnificent stone work
done there by four hundred Scotch rock ma.
sons is in perfect state of preservation and
as good to-day as ever. The stone used in the
construction of the canal locks is n splendid
quality of granite and 1t was so perfectly hcwn
and cemented that no piece of 1t can be re-
moved to day without blasting.
The building OF this canal was undertaken
by The State of South Carolina with the inten-
tion of opening up the Catawba River to
navigation. Operations were cmmenced In
in lie M nf no NJ.
pleted, and for awhile boats passed through it,
but 1t was adjudged impracticable to finish
greater lengths higher up the river; so after
an expenditure Of three millions of dollars
and years OF labor and toll. the whole work
was abandoned, and from that day to this the
canal has been lying idle and useless.
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Extracts from Lowndesville Advertiser
SPARKS FROM DUE WEST.
Court Mt Abbeville--.ROads
..-COttOn Misunderstanding Bells
..-Other Matters.

Court ut tAbbevilIe---ROais- s-.Personals
-..COttOn Market-.-WeddinS Bells
..-Other Matters.
DUE WEST, S. c., Jan. 80, 1888.
Lowndesville is well represented at
Court this week.
Judge Norton presides with ease and
dignity and has good face.
We write these items for the Advcr-
tiser from Abbeville and in the Press
and Banner office-newspaper head
quarters for Abbeville county.
We met with pleasure, for the first
time, Mr.. Isaac McCalla, of Lowndes-
Vile, one of the solid citizens of the
seven-hilled city. Mr.. McCalla is do
ing jury duty. So is Mr.. B. G. Kay,
of same place.
Ask Rev. Mr.. Fennel, of Monterey
when the 5th Sabbath occurs and
what almanac he uses? Hereby
hangs tale.
From all accounts the banquet at
Augusta was a grand affair. Our
friend Mr. Hayne McDill is enthu-
siast over it.
Mr.. McCalla reports an elegant time
at the marriage of Mr.. J. NJ. Baker
and Miss Adams, of Augusta. We
wish them a hearty God speed on
their life-voyage.
Due West has been a capital cotton
market this season. The top price has
been paid for the fleecy stable-some
times above larger markets nearer us.
Let Lowndesville make strong
pull for the new railroad across the
county, and her salvation will be COM
plete.
We see that the advertiser is pa
tronizod as an advertising medium.
This is all encouraging sign.
We met Col. w. J. Gaines, of
the augusta Chronicle in Abbeville.
The Colonel is a veteran newspaper
man and reports the Cerouicle in good
shape.
We invite the editor of the Adver-
tiser to come down to Due West on
next Friday evening and attend and
write up the Semi-Annual of the
Philomathean Society, aud have a
pleasant time generally.
We had the pleasure of meeting
"Rossdhu" of the advertiser. We
enjoy reading his pencil points on
Abbeville life.
The marriage of Mr.. J. Olinthus G.
Flemming, of Laurens, and Miss Car,
eie l.. Todd, of Due West, on last
Wednesday, 25th, was one of the most
brilliant weddings that ever occurred
in Due West. Rev. w. L. Pressly d.
D., officiated. This was the first cere-
mony of the kind performed in the
new church.
A considerable amount of stock
have been bought in Due West this
season, and other parties are wanting
to buy principally mules.
Solicitor Orr makes an excellent
officer. He "tills the bill"
We enjoyed quire pleasure in meet
ing Rev. Mr.. Hanckel, of Abbeville
on Monday. We found him quite a
cultured and pleasant gentleman.
We hear a great complaint at pres
ent on the condition of the roads.
Should not something be done. 1t is
nothing uncommon to stall in a single
buggy. The system needs overhaul
ing. II. >. u.
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Reports from the New England
States say there is the severest snow
storm in that section that has been
known in thirty-tivey years. The snow
is from fifteen to eighteen inches
deep, and travel is greatly impeded.
At Nantucket Shoals fifty vessels are
frozen in the ice.
Two white men, J. w. Brock and
Robert Lynes were, it is thought. ia
tally injured January 26, while taking
down the walls Of building in Char
lesion which was injured by the earth
quake.
A telegram, Victoria, b. G., Janu-
ary 25, says that at Wellington Col
licry there has been an explosion
which it is feared has caused the death
of thirty-five miners. Twenty bodies
have already been recovered.
Asbury H. Perkins, of Lancaster,
bought from William Rogers of New
York, $4,000 of "green goods" Both
men have been detected and arrested.
The Annual Meeting of the Colum-
bia Street Railway Co. shows that the
road is doing a good business, and that
it is in satisfactory condition.
A fire in Philadelphia, January %,
destroyed fifteen or twenty millinery
shops. Loss about 81 100000.
Eighty per cent of Dakota declared
for local option in the recent election,
only six counties voting for license.
At the recent election held in Tai
lahassec, Florida, under the local op-
ton law, the city was carried for prohi-
bition by good majority.
Among total abstainers the mortality
falls short by 30 per cent of ordinary
expectancy, while 80 per cent of mod
crate drinkers attain it.
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X. NJ. HaSdon Il Co, have full stock Of the
celebrated =. Cot shoe. Made expressly for
our trade in Rochester, y. y.
Clothing at cost! clothing at cost! T..
Rosenberg d Co.
Blankets! blankets at cost. i. Rosenberg
& Go.
If you want good overcoat at cost. Call on
r. Rosenberg Il Co.
If you want good suit Of clothes at cost
Call on Z. Rosenberg Il Co.
Seed wheat! seed wheat!! at cost. p. Roscn-
berg & Co.
A few bushels blue stem seed wheat left,
which will be sold at cost. r. Rosenberg q
Co.
Entire stock of ladies dress goods at cost
2. Rosenberg & Co.
Call and 6 ct good suit at cost p. Rosen-
berg & CO.
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The Cumberland Gap Road.
.NclCS and Courier.

Mr.. w. II. Schotcd, Jr, the general Supcrin-
tcndant of the Carolina, Cumberland Gap
and Chicago Railr";ld is in the city OH busi-
ness for his company. lie gives Il favorable
account of the condition of the road and its
prospects. Just now the construction Of tho
first section of the road between Aiken and
Edgeflcld Is in progress. Eighteen miles of
this part of the line was graded several years
ago. The ungradcd portion is now in the
hands Of the contractors. 1t is expected that
the road between Aiken and F.d.cilcld will he
In opperation by first Of April next.
The contractors of the first, or Akin section
have the option TO construct iurthur sections
of the line up to two hundred miles of
road.
MIR Schoflcld is quite hopeful OF the ulti-
mate completion of the entire line and be-
licvcs that 1t will he of incstimablc benefit to
South Carolina and Charleston.
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A Negro exodus to South America
is being talked about by one Col. A.
A. Jones, himself one of the "op-
pressed brethren" By May l, he ex-
poets to get the first party on the road.
Col. Jones says:
"Our people do not want to come
North and West because of the climatic
conditions, and because the prejudice
against black face follows them even
there. In South America, as well as
we'll as in other parts of the world,
the color Of the skin does not bar a
man out of the race for the best. We
shall start our emigrants from Eastern
points. We have agents at work in
the South now, and we shall get as
many emigrants as possible out of
Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama,
while not neglecting Missouri and
Kentucky, and if there is not q big
emigration before next summer then |
miss my guess"
This scheme, if carried out, may be
a benefit to all concerned.
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Mr. j. NJ. BAKER of our county was mar
red to Miss Minnie Adams, of Augusta.
Tbey nre off for two weeks to Northern cities.
While in Washington they will visit his
friend and kinsman Judge Lamar, now AS
soclate Justice of the United States Supreme
Court. Many congratulations are extended
to the happy couple.
MAJOR r. A. CHILDs. Of Pickens. Is In town
to make application for writ of habeds corpus
for DR.. T. ". Folger and D. f. Garvin access
cries in the lynchlng OF Waldrop by negroes
at Central. The case will be heard at cham
bers Thursday night.
MISS WILLIAMSON who was at Mr.. Bells
left for her home in Baltimore yesterday.
TwENTY-SIx head of mules and horses were
sold at Hill Sons's stables yesterday.
OUR people were glad to see DR.. Grier on
the public square last Saturday.
WE are greatly indebted to Mr.. r. S. Gal
loway this week.
Mrs. INA MARTIN has pneumonia, aud Is
very sick.
THE attendance on the Court Is not large.
JUDGE MCGOWAN is off to Columbia.
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MARRIED..

MARRIED-January 10, 1888, by Rev. S. ].
Bethea, at the brides fathers, Miss LULA
MANN to Mr.. JOHN WILkERSON, all OF
Abbeviile County.
MARRIED, by Rev, J. s. Jordan, Tuesday,
January 10th, 1888, Mr.. WILLIAM Fl. BENT
LEY and Miss MARY EUPHEMIA, dangh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Howard Of White
Hall.
MARRIED, Wednesday, Januury. 25tl 1885,
by Rev. w. +. Pearson, Mr.. WILLIAM a.
CALVERT, and Miss MAMIE f., daughter
OF Charles Bolts, ull of Abbeville.
MARRIED, January 25th, 1883. at the
Presbyterian church In Augusta Ga. Miss
KATE LOMAX Of Abbevillc to Mr.. r..
BERKELY BRYAN Of Columbia, S. G., Rev.
T. NJ. Lowry, officiating.
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NOTES FROM ABBEv1LLE COURT HOUSE.

Candidates for Sheriff..-Snail Pace
Schedules...The Georgia, Carolina
and Northern Railroad to be Built
..-The Prohibition ElectiOn..-COurt
...Criminals Drawing Certificates
for RatiOns of Justice..-NOtes.
1t is rumored that Mr.. DuPre will
not again run for Sheriff and many
men, all good and true, have their eyes
on the office ,and are counting up how
many friends they have in the county,
and so forth, and so on.
The sale of mules still continues very
lively. The prices paid are high. 1t
takes long time to dig one hundred
and forty or fifty dollars out of the
ground to pay for them. Better raise
mule colt or dig your money first.
It is risky to buy on time.
The public would like to know for
whose benefit the present snail pace
schedule is kept up on the Savannah
Valley railroad. 1t takes four hours
and twenty minutes to run from Hes.
ter Station to Augusta, a distance OF
about sixty-five miles. This is on the
evening train. All other trains dump
YOU off at Mccormick when you have
to wait for hours before train comes
along to pick you up. This is no bet
ter Than the most abominable of
trains-the Abbeville branch. The
trip from Hester to Augusta should be
made in two hours with all ease.
There is no truth in the report that
the Georgia. Carolina & Northern
Railroad has been sold out. This road
will he built, but judging from the
surveys being made, no one can tell
whether or not it will run by Santuc,
Lowndesville, Latimer, Hester or Mt.
Carmel. The surveyors get lost after
they leave Abbeville going West, it
seems, but nevertheless they will
come out all right by and by.
The sentiment that there should be
no ill-feeling in the approaching pro-
hibition election, is proper and right.
Every man has a right to his opinions
and he should he allowed to express by
his vote without question, but the
question is, will this be done? Pro-
hibition elections generally resemble
a kilkenny cat fight.
Work is progressing on the Court
House improvements.
The new Presbyterian church is an
oddly constructed building, but it will
he pretty. The door is in one corner,
the pulpit at the side and the Sunday
School room is in the rear of the
church proper by means folding doors.
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PARIS, Jan. 26.-The Court of Ap-
peal has decided that priests in France
are entitled to enter in the married
state.
The priests were never forbidden to
marry except in the fulfilment of the
Scripture. I Tim. iv: l, 2, 8: Now
the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in
the latter times some shall depart from
the faith, giving heed to seducing spir-
its, and doctrines of devils; Speaking
lies in hypocrisy; having their con.
science scared with a hot from For.
bidding to marry, and commanding
to abstain from meats, which God hath
created to be received with thanks
giving of them which believe and
know the truth.
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Extracts from Christian Neighbor

The Augusta Gazette says There
arc men who actually believe that ed
ucation improves the morals of peo-
pie and makes them necessarily better
citizens and the whole theory of the
Blair bill stands out from that absurd
hypothesis"
The existing evils Of the "free
school" system in the South would be
immensely augmented by the "Trojan
horse" Blair bill, should Congress
pass it.
One of the benefits of the "free
school" system is given in the follow
ing extract from an exchange:
A STAMPEDE TO THE Cities
There Is regular stampede of Geor-
gia colored people in direction of Ath-
ems, Atlanta and other cities where
the free-school system prevails. Many
farmers are being deserted by every
hand, and one farmer in Oglethorpe
County, who runs forty plows, has not
a colored hand to-day on his farm, the
last one having left for Athens.
Whole neighborhoods haye been de-
serted by the blacks, and every shanty
in the corporate limits of Athens
swarms with the half-starved colored
people. There is nothing in Athens
for them to do, there being more men
than there is work or room for. The
farmers say they would not listen to
propositions looking to contracts for
another year, but intend all to move
to towns where their children can be
sent to school the year round without
any money.
There's many man as has got COL
lege education that goes thorugh life
without findin' out how ter invest it.
There are failures among college
men as there are physical wrecks
among those who are born to sunlight,
air, and other common gifts which go
to the development of the material
frame. The question is the old
one Of what constitutes real sue
cess in life. The college grad
uate may not make his mark as
an author, an editor, "professor''
or president of an "institution," but,
in whatever he may be engaged, he
will, other things being equal, work
more intelligently, more accurately,
and to better purpose in every way
than he would have done without his
college training. No college guaran:
tees diamond for road pebble nor
to insure "success" where there is ma
tive hereditary incapacity. 1t is not
the college training that fails, but a
man who in spite of all helps makes
a failure which could only have been
worse had he been without this sys-
tematic training.
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A HuckIcberry Over Your PcrS:m'

Mcssrs. Alex Zachary & Son, of Cashier
Valley, are i'm town with their excellent gar
den seeds. Mr.. Zachary is Il prince IN CaShier
Valley and an honest man anywhere. He
never fails to remember The Press and B.hlhcF'
on his annual viSiisto Abbcville. This year
he presented us with jar OF the choicest
uckIeberrics that ever s;ltiated the appetite
of printer or editor. Long live Mr.. Zachary
and his son. Muy our people ever do them
selves a favor by planting his seeds. His are
good seeds, and when sown in good ground
will bring forth a hundred fold, and Will new
er fail TO make glad the heart Of the house
wife at dinner time
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"Here'S Your MULE"

The new firm Of Smith & Co, will be glad
to furnish mules OH the best Of terms and at
kncwn to our people and thoroughly reliable
in every way. The large capital at their
command enables them to offer inducements
to buyers of mules and horses. They VIII
them a call at once. They have mule and
q bargain for you.
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The Hot Supper.

The Baptists gave n hot supper last night
and nearly everybody in town came 10 II.
Ali the supper was sold and the demand was
not half Supplied, .S97 was realized-ncarly
all of which was profit. The, occasion
was q pleasant one. and well worth the cost.
The money will nearly put the church out oi
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Now is your time TO secure bargains in
clothing. T. Rosenberg i Go.
II you want good blank ct at cost. Call and
get 1t. p Rosenberg u Co.
Call and get good ovcrcoat at cost. p.
Rosenberg < Co.
% cashmere scarfs just received. H. II
Haddon & Co.,
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"APPORTIONMENT
Or THE
PT]RLIC SCHOOL FUND
FOR 1888.

VNIIE following is the amount of money OF
tho Public School Fund to he distributed
by the Boards OF Trustees OF the School DIS
tricts of Ahbevillo county for the year 1883.
II is expected and required that the School
Trustees will give each school It's share of the
School Fund regardless OF the time OF the
rr,ff In SIhn
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Cotton ShiDments.

The cotton shipments for the January, lSSS,
was $50 bales ganSt 325 bales In January, 1881
The shipments from lst October to lst Feb
ruary, Is S. bales short for the corresponding
months of the previous season.
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Wanted.

School claims! For which We will pay face
value in merchandise at lowest cash prices,
or, will pay the cash at lowest Bank rate OF
discount r. NJ. Haddon & Co.
Jan. IL, 1883.
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The Trustees will be careful not to overdraw
on the amounts appOrtloncd.
Respectfully, l.: dOWhN,,,
School Com'r A. Z.
Jan. 81, 1855, If Medium copy.