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NOTES FROM ABBEv1LLE COURT HOUSE.
Court Items...The LOwndesviIle Cases
-..VisitOrs...LOtte Luck.

Court Items---The LOwndesyiIIe Cases
-.-VisitOrs...LotteryL Luck.
Among the persous from Lowndes-
vile and vicininity who were here
last week were Messrs. J. It. Latimer
J. II. Latimer, D. X. Cooley, B. B.
Allen, r. Baker, J. NJ Baker, Mr..
Johnson, the depot agent, J. r.. Bas-
kin, Mr.. Bell, and others.
Several new stores have been opened
in Abbeville since the first Of the
year.
Mr.. William Riley, of Mt. Carmel,
was in iown last Wednesday.
Mr.. Fouche of Ninety-SiX, and Mr..
J. n. Youngblood of Troy, are about
the largest men in the county, and
no better men live.
The Cumberland Gap railroad seems
to be coming to the front again. Let
'er roll.
The cotton buyers occupation is
nearly gone.
During the trial of the railroad cases
it looked like Lowndesville had moved
to Abbeville and brought Antreville
along with it.
There was pleasant german at the
Central Hotel last week. The german
was under the management of the
young men of the town.
The skating rink is again with US.
1t now makes its annual visit. It Is q
pleasant and healthy exercise.
Major B. F. Whitner, of Anderson,
was in attendance on our Court last
week, and so was Mr.. Ganahl, of Au-
gusta. The last named came in the
interests of the Central railroad and
to fight the Lowndesville cases.
Judge Norton grows rapidly in the
estimation Of the bar. He is getting
good many cases from the calendars.
This term of the court will last all
Of this week and probably part of
the next. 1t is the longest term we
have had for years.
From Wednesday to Saturday last,
the Court of Common Pleas was en-
gagged in hearing the various cases
against the Savannah Valley Railroad
Company for cotton and other goods
destroyed by the burning of the depot
at Lowndesville. There are seven of
these cases involving nearly the same
principles, Each one is fought with
great vim on both sides. Only three
Of these cases have been heard, as fol-
| lows:
r. o. McAdams got a verdict for
eighty-one dollars and two cents, to-
gether with costs.
w. II. MCGEE recovered the value Of
two bales of cotton with interest and
costs. The cotton and interest there
on amounted to ninety-two dollars
and forty-eight cents. A stubborn
fight was made in the case of Allen &
Cooley. The jury, after remaining
out about two hours could not agree,
and the foreman reporting that one of
the jurors was quite unwell, his Hon.
or ordered mistrial. 1t is reported
that the jury stood eleven to one in ia.
vor Of the railroad. 1t is probable
that the other four cases have been
continued to the next term of Court.
The plaintiffs claim that the depot
was set OH fire by sparks from the en-
gine or stove-pipe of the coach of de-
iendants' train. The defendant rail-
road claims that this has not been suf-
ficiently proved and therefore that 1t
should not be liable for the goods
burned. The attorneys in the case
made able arguments on the law
points presented for the consideration
of the Court. ..
The case of J. It. Baskin against
the County of Abbeville was decided
in favor of the county. Mr.. Bas.
kin had horse injured while
crossing on the defendants bridges
and he brought action against the
county to recover damages, the bridge
being one which plaintiff built.
Mr.. N. Gleeson, who has been at
tending Court as witness in the
Lowndesvile railroad cases, and who
is the engineer of the train that
is said 10 have set fire to the depot Is
anxious to see jury that is not conf
posed entirely of men of common
sense. He seems to think that such a
jury is rare thing.
Mr.. Charlton Sondley has drawn
two thousand dollars in the Louisiana
State Lottery. Mr.. Sondley is
young man and farmer living about
one and y half miles from Abbeville.
ROSSDHU.
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