The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-02
Wednesday, Jan. 2, 1889.
NOTABLE EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF
ABBEVILLE.
All the Bar Rooms are Closed h"e'
the prohibitnry i.aw.

Tho bar.roomS ut Abhcviilo were closed iaSi
Monday night, to remain closed until Er';.'
revolution shall take place Ill thc P""'| "'
timent of Nbbeville county. ,.,,, -.
No cnecial demonstration oi amy KIM az
tended the notable event. business WeNt va
as usual during ;he day, an9 Wien "'St, + II
came on, all the bars were closed except ~;
McGettgan's, which rem rema,ncI% a1r cIos;n% nI when
Tho hands before the dial of the CLOCK PollIeu
ut ten, Mr. McGottigan invited me conirPand, pm ~
which was present. to come 10 t"v o.' ,,r'rr,, a
drink. This was the last But he was ), u, VIZ" ,h"
to keep open till twelve o'clock. he saia thS d,
laws of Tic town required him 10 cioSe az ~ sS,I
o'clock. The lights were put ouI' an" ''e
oG9r w M''e Estimated that the entire stock OF
WHISTLES left on hand would not amount 10
fifteen gallons. .,,;.,.ios ,d
Owing to the limited supply, Whistles , no.
sold bS the gallon. This increase IN rrlGc
was made in order that the supply misht
"hold ont. ,. ,r ;,,or- filing I'M.
tho trodr has been brisk during the Fan.
like other merchants, the whiskey ue;1ierS
did good business. 49, ',,. or tho
The town goes dry rs inc reSu't res. ~ v, ,,,,run .r
ance of an Act OF the Legislature snoh!i .is
the Question of License OIL No-lAcehse 10 INC
people of Abbevilc county. ,o.;o,
The campaign which preceuem arIS r.io bic ever
recorded in the history OF eleclioIs. -, A,'
thoneh there were great interests lnvoiEeu'
vet there was no excitement' OF Ii,ieei,irE , ,Ij
Observation-Disclosures felt no estranSemehl.
The omen. cheerful way in which the whis-
kew dealers have complied with the Ia" h"N
made the opposition feel most klhuly., ,,.
Messrs. A. NJ. Hill e Sons will open at thclr
old stand n stock of fancy contectionerles.
together with an assortment ol tie st'ti'ie ~ Y
goods which are generaiiy neeueu ~ o,n,;m', n., IVY
farm. They manifest no bitterness OF leelnS,
and Weld to the voice of the people WIN
good grace and commendable spirlt IN the
Change of their business. they want all deDl.
ors to come forward with their dues SO thair im;i
they may the more e1liciently carry on tnelr
new business. Mr.. A. NJ. Hill, the senior
member of the firm, is an OLD cltlzeh, VINO
has been in business at TINS pace ior iIi'.ns
Years and few men are better known TO the
people of Abbevile County, anu no man mas
extended favors 10 a greater number OF men.
Since the war, he has taken his TWO sons,
Richard HI and and Hen1y IL tc i've Vcry nsn and Stock
business. They have accumulated hand
some estate. ,,,.
Mr. Thomas McGettgan makes no murmur
at the withholding of the license, anu taxes
the action OF the people in good part: ne
will either go into some other BUS. ness IN Ap-
beville or will seek home ELSEWHERE. ne
was the first man in ADbeville 10 make CA-
pensive and attractive arrangements 1or lhe
sale of LIQUORS, and he kept 1irSt class st-
losn, in which good order was always pre-
served. Soon after he came here, SIX years
y
Abbeyille by buying house and lot In town.
and his manner has been such as 10 win hosts
of friends in his new home. He was eiecteu
for several terms as member OF lne town
council. Our people would De sorry " see
him 60 elsewhere. 49, ,.
Next door to Mr.. McGettigan is the saloon
of Messrs. Haddon & Milford. we nave
not seen them, but learn that they intend to
return to their farms in the coutry. Ihcy
have not been in the business for many
years, but are quite popular among the
"boys" They suffered conSldernoly oy the
fire wdich occurred about month ago ihey
are both young men Of merit, aud III theli
departure abbeville will lose two gooo CIT
izen. -.,-a
were partners in the same kind Of business.
MIR Christian has been in Abbeville for the
greater part Of his life, and nearly everybody
has kind word for Tom Christian. Before
ness ahd the shoe business. Since the war he
has sold whiskey. Mr.. Brooks has lately
come. The fire in December swept away
everything they had. ,
business for about year or SO. Owing to the
dullness Of trade we learn that 1T Is quite
likely they would have gone out OF the BUS
iness, even if the license system had cont "a
ued.
expensive arrangementSiort the retail business
He had built two story brick store. The
bar fixtures, the billiard and other tables, and
the house are now idle. He Is one OF the.
richest men in town, being partner i'll the
firm of Wallingford & Russell.
No former bar-keeper in Abbeville Will
violate the prohibitory law. II whiskey is
sold here now, it will be sold by other men.
Now, that the licenses for the sale OF whis-
key no longer exists, the prohibltionlsts
should see that the law is enforced The peo-
pie must either prohibit the sale of whiskey,
or else expect to return to the license system
It is due to those from whom license has
been denied, that 40 violator of the law shall
nnnnpishpl Law abiding men muSt
either enforce the law or expect return to
the license system.