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Masters Sale.
The State of South Carolina.
COUNTY OF ABBEvILLE,
coupr oP COMMON PLEAS

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Nancy A. Higgins against P. w. Sullivan
Foreclosure.
ny virtue of an order Of sale made In the
b above stated case, will offer for sale at
public outcry at Abbeyille g. a., 9: C., on
SALEDAY IN NOVEMBER, 1888, within the
legal hours Of sale, the following described
wit: All that tract or parcel Of land con-
tanning
One Hundred and Sixty.Four and One
Fourth Acres,
more or less, bounded by lands OF Mrs. E. II
Agnew, VIM. H. Moore, A. NJ. Agnew, DIV.
Sharp and others.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash. furcnaser 10
pay for papers. ,,r,,,u no,.o
Dot. 12, 1888, st
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Masters Sale.
The State Of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF ABBEvILLE,

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
VIM. A. Blount against Ida G. Mims.-Fore.
closure.
RY virtue Of an order Of sale made in the
- above stated case, I will offer for sale at
public outcry at Abbeville G. H., 8. c., on
SALEDAY IN NOVEMBER. 1883, within the
legal hours Of sale, the following described
property. situate in said State and County, TO
wit: One lot or parcel Of land, In the town OF
Mccormick, known as Lot No. 10, adjoining
lot Of w. E. Penn, having
Frontage of Thirty Feet and running
back One Hundred,
as will more fully appear by reference to a
plat on record in the office of the r. NJ. G. at
Abbeville, 8. G..
TERMS OF SALE-One.half cash, balance
in twelve months with interest from day OF
sale, secured by bond Of purchaser and mort
gage Of the premises, with leave to purchaser
70 pay all cash. Purchaser to pay fol papers.
J.C. KLUGH, Master.
Oct. II, 1888, st
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The State of South Carolina,

The State Of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF ABBEvILLE,
PROBATE COURT.
VIM. R. Smith, as Admir-, &C., Plaintiff,
against Fannie Smith and others, De-
PENDANTS. - Complaint for Sale of
Land to Pay Debts, DO.
i WILL SELL AT PUBLIC OUTCRY
at Abbeville Court House, on SALEDAY
in NOVEMBER next, for the payment
of debts, the following described real es-
tate, belonging to the Estate of Benjamin
F. Smith, deceased, to wit: All that tract
Of land, situate in said County and State,
containing
Three Hundred and Four (3O4) Acres
more or less, bounded by lands Of J. L..
Presley, J. A. Devlin and others.
TERMS-One-hslf cash, the balance on
a credit of twelve months, with interest
from day Of sale, credit portion to be Sc
cured by bond and mortgage Of property,
or purchaser may have cash option. Pur-
chaser must pay for papers.
J. FULLER LYON,
Judge Probate Court.
Oct. 13, 1888, st
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Masters Sale.
The State Of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF ABBEvILLE,

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Jas. v. Anderson against jamie Bellot ct al
Partition.
RY virtue Of an order of sale made in the
- above stated case, I will offer for sale al
public outcry at Abbeville c. H., 8. c., on
SALEDAY IN NOVEMBER. 1883, within the
legal hours OF sale, the following described
property, situate in said State and County, to
wit: All that tract or parcel OF land con-
tanning
Two Hundred (2OO) Acres,
more or less, bounded by lands Of John Dar-
rough, w. A. Lomax, ]. L. Hughey and others.
TERMS OF SALE-One-half cash, balance
in twelve months with interest from day OF
SALE secured by bond of purchaser and mort
gage OF the premises. with leave to purchaser
70 pay all cash. Purchaser to pay for papers.
j. G. KLUGH, Master.
Oct. 12, 1888, St
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Cheese 10 and 15c. per pound. Maccaroni
1Oc, per pound, E. A. Templeton's.
&C. and 47c. apiece. They are splendid.
We are ready for the planters with choice
lot OF barley and rye for Fall sowing. Smith
d Son.
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TAX NOTICE |!

In ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACT
to raise supplies for the fiscal year COM
mencing November LIST, 1887, notice is
hereby given that the Treasurer's Office
of Abbeville. county will be open for the
collection Of taxes y
MONDAY, OCTOBER l5h, 1885,.
Taxes can be paid until December 18th
without penalty. After that date 15 per
cent. will be added. ~
The rate per centum Of taxes, is as fol-,
lows: f
State purposes. es.................... 8 mills.
County current. 3
County special. J a$
SCHOOLS. ..........".... ,2zl
Total" ..".....". .....".l03
Poll tax $1.OO. ~
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ssDsEy.s tDay except Sunday:
Main Line trains Nos. 81 and IS daily between Co
lpmbs and Alston. Daily except Sunday between
AAston And 6feenvile. ,
ID. QARDW ELL, Div. Pass. Agt., Columbia, 8. @.
JAS. L TAYLOR, Gen. Pass. Agt
&eoL HAAS, Tafao Manager.
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,e0hA5MBIA q ,GREENVILLE DIV
yCoNDENsED SCHEDULE.
SsslSyEor sxP1rxBEB 80, 1888.
Grains run BY 18th Meridian ume.)
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rs the place to SELL YOUR COTTON
i SEED. The Highest Market price will be
paid for good seed every day in the week.
Francis Henry.
Smyrna times., 1888-06-20
The School Commencement.

The Rev. J. H. Wiley, of Milford
will deliver the address at the Com
mencement exercises of our High
School on next Wednesday evening.
A new feature in the way of music
will be a chorus of voices from the
schools, in connection with the Opera
House orchestra, who have kindly vol
unteered their services. The voices
have been carefully trained by Misses
Mcdowell and Storm, and if their re-
hearsals are any criterion, we look for
something pretty good.
The committee of arrangements is
thinking of making a request of the
parents and friends Of the graduating
class, in regard to the matter of pres
ents. Heretofore, much time has been
taken up in presenting innumerable
bOquets and other gifts While pres
ents are very appropriate on such oc-
casions, yet there must, under the cir.
Cumstances, be needless display and
| though this is very pleasant for those
who are so fortunate as to share largely
in receiving them, yet it must be hu.
initiating to the less fortunate. The
custom of making presents at com.
mencement exercises is wisely beina
dropped in larger towns. A consid-
Grafton for the feelings of others should
modify our own actions, and those whC
for pecuniary reasons are unable to dc
as much as they wish for their chill
dren, deserve our kindest regards
The committee would request that al
presents be given beforehand. Yol
will think it wise too when you com,
/ to consider it.
Smyrna times., 1888-06-20
Personal.

DIR. J. +. Register, of Dover, was the
guest of J. W. Denney on Sunday.
Mrs. Kate Pettingill and Miss Louise
Russell, of Philadelphia, are guests of
Miss Minnie Clement.
Mrs. l.. l. Handy is visiting friends
in Princess Anne and Eastern Virginia.
Mrs. DR.. ]. c. Dirickson, of Berlin, is
visiting her brother, A. Lee Cummins.
Miss MOllie Emerson is visiting
friends in town.
Miss Ettie Benson, of Bombay Hook
is spending week in town with Miss
Nora Cotton.
Miss Kate Tschudy left this morn.
ing for BordentOwn, n. j., to attend a
class reunion.
A. W. Cummins will graduate at
Lafayette College on the 9th inst
with the distinction of "Class Day
Prophet"
Miss Lizzie FAIRIES has returned
home, after a visit Of two or three
months TO North Carolina.
Harry r. Bell, who left last summer
to take place with the Edison elec.
trio company, is home" on a visit.
There are several clerk changes an,
nounced this week. H. r. Nichols, ot
Clements store, goes to TallapOOsa
Ala.i Charles Porter, of Winford's
store, succeeds Jas. Wilson at Beck's
the latter having obtained a position
in Wilmington.
Prof Herman Roe will deliver his
Grip Sack" lecture at Odessa to-mor
row evening.
The following compose the Smyrn'
contingent at the Chicago Convention
John H. Hoffecker, VIM. A. FAIRIES
Walter o. Hofecker and John A. Hof
| fecker,
Smyrna times., 1888-06-20
How the Surplus Affects Peach
Growers.

Irwin F. Smith of the Agricultural
Department at Washington, whose ex-
periments and investigations in the
matter of peach yellOws in the PENN
sula last year were brought to a con-
clusiOn before the work was fairly com
menced because the Agricultural De
partment had no available money to
pay for the costs of the work, has Of
fered to come to Delaware to continue
the Investigations for three months,
providing the peach growers will pay
his expenses, which are estimated at
about $3.50. About One-third of this
amount has been raised and an effort
will be made to secure the balance this
month. Delaware peach growers are
proverbially patriotic and realizing
that the poverty-stricken condition OF
the national government is largely at
| tributed to the colossal expenditure
upon the. Department of Agriculture
they willingly relieve the government
of the burden of paying for Mr.
Smiths labOrs. Milford NelUs.
Senator Salisbury had an appro.
priation bill before the Senate last
week amended apprOpriating $4,000
to further the Investigations Of the
peach yellOws, which is pretty sure tc
pass both houses and become a law, IA.
President Cleveland will hardly be
likely to veto it-ED.
Smyrna times., 1888-06-20
For he Smyrhu fEWeS-
Letter from KentOn.

On Monday evening, Mr.. J. =. r.
Polk addressed about Il dozen Of our
citizens on the peach bureau question
in the Town Hall. There were four
or five growers present, and second
attempt was made to organize branch
of the bureau here, with but little sue
cess. Several present afterward said
they desired to ask Mr.. Polk few
questions, and regretted that no dis
cussion was allowed. Mr.. Polk may
be earnest in his expectations of what
the bureau can do; but, when he tells
the growers, as he did here, that where
they realized ten cents from their
peaches through the old way of mar
keting, they shall obtain one dollar
from this proposed plan, they doubt his
sincerity, and look upon such state
ment as a reflection upon their intel
ligence. Mr.. Polk should be more
practical in his explanation of the
system.
James p. Hazel was severely cut in
the leg with a mower yesterday. He
was standing before the machine when
the horses moved forward, and one of
the guards on the bar made painful
cash. DIR. Cooper was sent for to dress
the wound.
The r. r. agent has completed his
estimate of the peach crop at this point.
He places the probable yield at 22O,-
600 baskets.
Thomas Graham returned home
/ Monday from New York where he has
completed his first year in the Univer-
sity there.
AGRICOLA.
KeatoH, Dei., lime 2Oth, 1888.
Smyrna times., 1888-06-20
Looking out for Markets.

J. p r.. Polk of the Fruit and Pro
duce Exchange of Baltimore, and also
of the Bureau of Information and dis
tribution of Fruit on this Peninsula
was in Smyrna on Monday. He is
actively engaged in placing the system
of which he is the originator before
the fruit growers of Maryland and
Delaware and is holding meetings at
different points He claims a large
part of the shippers from this section
for the Exchange. He is now trying
to effect arrangements for shipments to
Canada. w. n. Brown, who was out
West last week in the interest of the
railroad to find outlets for the crop, in
which they are working in harmony
with the Bureau of Distribution, re
ports what is not a comfortable fact to
the growers of this section that there
is a prospect of large crop out there
which makes it more than ever {
necessity to work up every possible
avenue that can be developed for tn,
sale of our Peninsular crop.
Smyrna times., 1888-06-20
On the Order of Going

Robt. L. Cummins is making ar
rangements to build himself a new
house, commencing sometime next
month and to be finished the latter
part of the Fall. The site will be
where the stable stands, corner Main
and North streets, so long used by his
father, DR.. VIM. Cummins, and since
his death by himself. This change is a
matter of some concern to the neigh
borhoOd, the opposite side of the street
having become in the past fifteen years
one of the most closely built sections of
the town and is beginning as an answer
to the oft repeated question, How long
are stables going to be allowed directly
on our principal streets? David J.
Cummins has also a stable right along
side the above, both of which because
of their location have more than once
called for public animadversiou it, we
presume, ere many rolling cycles have
completed their measured rounds, will
also be hunting for a back seat. There
are other stables that ought not to
stand on the order of going, but 90 at
once.
Smyrna times., 1888-06-20

down to the river for the cattle to go to
get water. There were hundreds of
cattle down at the river and standing
under the shade Of the trees. There
are no flies to disturb the stock at this
place.
There are "a great many calves with
the cattle at this time on the prairies
ranging.
Yesterday we went southwest up the
Wolf Creek, about 15 miles. There
are few groves of cottonwood along
this creek. The land is very fine along
this creek on both sides, and is nearly
all taken up by settlers, and they are
busy building, plOwing and planting.
The groves of cottonwood are rap
idly disappearing from along the creek
the settlers using the timber for fence
posts and fire wood. There are several
fine springs along the creek where
thousands of cattle go to get water.
as they have no stock law to prohibit
stock from running at large and not
much Ofthe land is fenced up. 1t ap-
pears that stock raising is the only bus
mess that the settlers can engage in
with certainty Of profit, as the season 5
are not certain to have rainfall enough
to insure good crops, consequently all
the settlers rely greatly on stock rails
ing.
They are cutting bitches for irrigat-
ing the land along the river on the
southwest of the town of Grenada In
TACT the ditch is to extend to the state
line OF Kansas, 16 miles east of Gren-
ada. The ditch west of Grenada is
about to miles south of the Arkan-
sas river, but they have not got the
water IN the ditch vet at this place.
and the crops are suffering very badly
Tor rain. | did not think to state when
| was writing Of Garden City that they
have irrigating bitches there and have
had water in them for years, bitches
running right through the city. but
| they are not making much use of them
| by raising stock.
1nere Is nurseryman who has used
them and the town has had shade
trees set out all over the CITY for two
| miles east, west and north to get them
started for shade. They have some
| streets shaded by trees 3 or 4 years old.
but l did not see a field of corn or
wheat or any vegetables growing within
| three miles of the city of Grenada. and
inquired Of the citizens where they
get their fruit and vegetables, and they
informed me that mostly from Southern
california The great source of profit
III this western country is emigration
! and the advance in real estate. and
when peOplesstOp coming, the crops fail
and business is dull.
Smyrna times., 1888-06-20
News Items -

General Sheridan continues to i'm
prove and the country rejoices and is
thankful forl
The town Of Dubois, in the northern
lumber regions of PENNSYLVANIA. was
almost destroyed by fire Monday after
noon. Nearly 300 houses were burned
and 1000 people are homeless.
The excitement over the gold find on
nc l..hr Superior Iron Companv's
property near Ishpheming. Michigan.
has broken out again. When the
original lind was made the shaft was
hlled up and work stopped until the
company, which was not authorized to
explore for any metal except iron ore
could be reOrganzed., They opened
the shaft again, and Monday the first
blast in the bottom threw up high free
gold bearing rock.
President Cleveland seems both
ready and anxious to sign pension bills
now from which he withheld his sio-
nature year or two ago. In addition
to the annual pension bill of eighty
million dollars, to which he has lust
alhXed his signature, it is said that he
has signifed his intention of signing
the Pension Arrears bill if it should
pass Congress. This bill calls for an
expenditure of three hundred million
dollars.
The sOuth-bound Missouri. Kansas
and Texas express was robbed Friday
night at Nirdigris bridge, near Mus.
koSee, |. I. One shot was fired into
the mail car the bullet passing through
the left arm of Charles Cotton the
mail agent. Two shots were fired
at the front of the smoking car, one
gong through the right arm of Harry
Ryan. The other struck q passenger
named Ben. G. Torver in the left cheek
and passing backwards broke his neck
causing instant death.
Monday, July 2nd will be a mem.
orable day at Gettysburg, as the blue
and gray will meet again on that his
toric battlefield, but not as thev met
twenty-five years ago. Iongstreet's
veterans will be received bv Sickeps
brigade, but instead of shot and she'll
and the roar of deadly cannOns. pune
tuated with the crack of rifles and the
rattle OF musketry, there will be a SOL
diers' greeting exchanged between the
men who dared death on that hotlv
contested field.
Austin COrhin, President of the
Reading Railroad, who arrived at
New York from Europe on sunday
said that just before sailing for home
he paid flying visit to Paris. and
dned with Mr.. James G. Blaine at .
fashionable restaurant. Il am a Dem.
ocrat, said Mr.. Corbin, but DURING
my chat with the Maine man he told
me without reservation whatever that
ne was not candidate and could not
accept n nomination. Blaine liEes
politics, but believe his wife has in.
duced him to stand aside. Although
Blaine's mind is as bright as ever. he
showed signs of poor health. No he
VIII not accept nomination, you car
depend upon that"
Smyrna times., 1888-06-20
An Electric Storm.
DESTRUCTIVE CYCLoNIC GUST.

The electrical display of Saturday
that made it to those most brought in
contact with it a memorable day, was
as unlocked for as it was severe. 1t
came broken, silent, used up cloud,
as it approached from the North West,
so broken as to show only an upper
band with the sky visible below.
When nearly up, what had heen the
advance or wind cloud became charged
with moisture and electricity and with
the mercury above 90', and apparent
ly a light battery, had in it the
potency of immeasurable forces. TT e
comparatively small cloud was soon
over us but with an electric ladened
air that blanched the cheeks Of even
the strong with its vivid lightning and
crashing peals of thunder. The cloud
by this time was too nearly past, but
the cratic condition of the elements,
as if they were all on a spree, threw
out a stiff east wind that gathered the
clouds, drove and held them back, Civ
! ing us altogether half hour of vary
ing showers and a most excellent rain
fall. All this time two miles to the
north and west of the town they were
without the rain and at a safe distance
| from the electric fluid.
Smyrna times., 1888-06-20
GRENADA, Col, June 7th, 1883.

Ff--%f-@-Ai NOA4af ouAO NlA4 AoQOs
l am now stopping at my sisters.
Mrs. Mary Lade, who has a one-uuar-
ter section of land, and is living on IL
with her oldest son, lad of Is wears.
They came to this country and located
last April year past.
They are on Wolf Creek, about 8
miles southwest from Grenada, which
town is situated on the A. T. & S. r.
II. in southeast Colorado, 16 miles west
OF the Kansas state line. The railroad
runs on the south side of the river at
this place.
The land is very good on each side
OF the Arkansas river at this place. No
sand hills on either side for several
miles east of the town, but q mile west
the sand hills again begin to appear on
the south side. Two miles from the
river the hills are high, but no bluffs
along either side of the river at this
point. There are few groves of
cotton wood appearing along the river,
some OF them have 40 acres, more or
less, and scatter back from the bank OF
the river one-eighth of a mile, and
some places spread along for 2 miles
or more
We went down to q picnic, about 5
miles west of this place, on the Arkan-
sas river, where there is a public lane
Smyrna times., 1888-06-20
THE following is the time-card {
steamer Iggert for July:

THE grapes, blackberries and other
fruits have got beyond the blossom
state and out of the way of the rose
bugs, which have taken to the green
leaves. Some vineyards have been,
despite all efforts, considerably dam
aged. Henry S. Anthony fought them
persistently with four men for two
weeks, DESTROYING possibly, millions of
them, Notwithstanding which, many
vines will not have a grape on them,
and large number of the grapes will
mature with imperfect bunches.
AT the annual meeting of the Trus-
tees of Delaware College yesterday to
choose a president as successor to DR..
J. II. Caldwell, A. n. Raub, who has
been in charge of the Newark Acad-
emy for several years received 13 votes,
Prof Charles w. Reed, of st. Johns
College, Annapolis, 8, and there were
several scattering. The vote for Prof.
Raub was then made unanimous. The
general feeling was that there are
much brighter days ahead for Del
aware College.
WE gave in our last issue the names
Of the officers elected for the base ball
association the players here before
being picked nine as suited circum-
stances, from those having some
knowledge of the game. At their
meeting. last Thursday they enlarg-
ed the idea into athletic sports in gem
eral, and an organization to last all the
year round. They start out with a
membership Of fifty what direction il
may take in the way of gymnastics re-
mains TO be seen after the season OF
out door sports.
ISAAC SINEX, one Of the clever, we'll
tO-do farmers Of the Alley" took his
neighbors and friends by surprise last
evening in the cute way that only a
widower can. He and Miss Ella Hur.
lock started out ostensibly for an
evenings ride, it being most delight
fully pleasant and serene, but they
knew what the rest didn't, that the
objective point was the residence o.
Rev. w. S. Robinson, He readily un
derstood that they wanted ceremony
performed. small Ia itself but wonder
fully binding in It's relations, which
was properly solemnized, and thu
twain made one, went home happy.
The strawberry market broke yes
terday in the cities, the northern ber-
Fies coming in. and fortunately no
until our crops were about all mar
keted. Jas. w. Anthony reports ar
exceedingly satisfactory crop, the best
paying for years, and be thinks acci
dental, from frost or something in the
states Immediately to the north Of US
as the break usually comes at the enc
q the first week of our picking. Jacol
LeinbeFger takes the lead of any We
nave heard 10 returns. He aims al
ways to have his patch as good as /
can be made, and his two ceres o
fi.. f5iharpp5less, pp5ea, It is stated, have yielded