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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-11
THE ALLIANCE MEETING.
The Brethren SOIidIy OppOsed to tile
Alliance Bank i'm Columbia.


A called meeting OF the Abbevllle County
4 l!iance was held In the Court House last
Friday.
Some interest was manifested In discussing
the proposed Alliance Bank In Columbia, and
from what We could learn the sentiment was
unanimous In opposition To dlrerting the
money now in the hands OF the state Execu'
tive Committee, which money the brethren
meant should be held to give credit TO the
buying agent for the State.
One Of the brcthren In speaking uf the pro-
posed bank, said: I'VE live too far from taW
for the bank TO be of any use To US. We want
q bank which can accommodate us. The COL
umbia Bank would do us no good, and we
don't want stock In It,
While we know nothing OF the proposed
bank, We think we would. on general princl.
piles, be perfectly snfe In saying that the oank
in Columbia can never 6c source OF much
put their moncy In IL Will regret their act.
y little bank with SlS,OW In Columbia would
he practically useless 10 either the Alliance or
10 the public.
Coumbia Is n city in which there are sever
nj large banks, and the S1S, QUO bank in com.
munity like that, would be counted az no,h-
Ing l., ,,,o.,uo ,ouo o ,oa o,,v ono
small bank. the Farmers Bank. with some
$50 600 OF paid up capital has not been eia.
bled 10 answer the demands upon IT. and the
President demanded larger capital, with
The President Of the Farmers Bank made
no charge for his services last year, and the
Cashier was paid only nominal fee.
Does anybody then suppose that the bank
in Columbia can be conducted rs cheaply ns
was our own bank?
Docs anybody believe that little bank In
Columbia would advance Il dollar 10 any fur
mer In Abbeville county?
II seems TO us that the right way tor The AL
lance To dL, would be to stand to their own
local bank, which has done, and will continue
to do. much good TO the individual farmers OF
AbbVville cuuniy
Stock in bank In Columbia would be
worth nothing to us beyond the bare possi-
bility of II small dividend, In case the con.
cc-n didn't go where Wards ducks went.
While no stakeholder in the Farmers Bank
of Abbeville has received cent In dividends,
yet II Is certain that much good has resulted
To the people because OF ills existence,
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HAPpENINEss AT HoNEA PATH.
Gossip and News About the People
I'm the Town and Country.
HoNEA PATH, S. c., Feb. 8, 1891

HoNEA PATH, s. Co Feb 0, 1891.
Rain! Rain! Rain!
Ing his mother. Mrs. II. f. Watkins.
MIR. Esther Moore, Of Anderson, Is on visli
Mrs ]. J. Trussell is quite sick.
Mis-. S. N Latimer, after visit OF seyera
days to Greenville, returned last Friday,
son lot from Mr.. e. L, Harper, and Is erecting
nice dwelling on same.
Mr.. K. M. Shirley and wife spent last
Wednesday night ut Erwin's Mills.
Mr.. W. D. Brown, OF Anderson, spent last
Friday with US.
Miss Zula Brooks music class gave mnsi'
cal last Friday night at Mrs. Il. +. Watkins
ut which only Il few were invited. Miss Iula
will give public musical In the near future
The young and handsome dentist, j.. f.
for the people.
young ladies are to be seen riding horseback
Miss Ellen Trlbble, of Donalds, presides
over the school at Broad Mouth. The pa.
t-ons are very much pleased with her as q
Mr.. Joel +. Smith died at Brewcrton, G.au.
rens County, last Thursday evening. He died
OF heart failure. He was about 73 years old.
For many years he was engaged In farming
and merchandising, III but for the last few years
has been engaged exclusively in farming.
He loayes quite u large family.
Rev. r. II. Smith, of Anderson, delivered
his lecture last Wednesday night upon
astlcally received. and every body seemed de-
Lighted: l. ,,,.
Ing the family OF Rev. a. &. Stcpp.
Rev. A Z. Stepp preached In the Baptist
Church yesterday morning. and Rev. l.. NJ.
Rice last night.
er cur load Of mules. CALLi.
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FROM THE OLD FORT.
A New Judge OH the Bench..RaiIroad
Whispers-.-Death Of Mrs. Utsey---
tailed Together.

NINETY.SIx, s. c.. Feb. 10, 1891.
Trial Justice McCaslan has received his com.
mission, and the court Is now ready TO dis.
patch all business that may come before IT,.
Farmer Foster was in town last Sunday dis.
cussihg farming and poultry raising He will
purchase an incubator and hatch out hun.
dred chickens every three weeks.
Mr.. Il. NJ. Moore and family were in town
last week
Col. Humbert. president of the e., X. & w
Railroad, was In town this week consulting
Col. Phillips, who is director. Business
ahead.
Died, at her residence In this place, on Fri.
day night, Feb. 4, 1891, Mrs. Matte Lou Utsey
The deceased was member OF the Methodist
church, and passed away calmly In the Chris
tian faith, blessed with the Christian grace
that sustained her In the passage through the
valley OF the shadow OF death. Her dealh
was beautiful instance of the triumph OF
with the God she trusted. Her bereaved huS.
band has the sympathy of many friends
Col. Crayton, OF Anderson, was in town q
short while last week.
Capt NJ. b. Lipsconib, who has been down
for q short while with grip, Is better
Several negroes had Il regular whisky fight
last Saturday evening. Their cases were reck.
oned by the town council.
Mr. W. w. Bradley, our efficient new Audi
tor. was In town last week. The people were
pleased with him.
Pertvile Academy Is presided over by Miss
Major, an accomplished young lady from
Greenwood. IL Is in Il t1ourlshing condition
Captain Shanklin, The guano sampler, was
among the boys last week.
Mrs. w. II. Frazier has been down with the
grip, but Is out again.
Hon. e. w. kinard and Mr.. Walter ]. McD
kinard with their wives have gone TO Florida
on Il short pleasure trip.
Mr.. 5. B. Marshall, OF Greenwood, was In
town lat week.
Mr.. a. =. Osborne has returned from Green
Vile, where he has been serving us a United
States juror.
Mrs. Hunter, Of Walhalla, is visiting hel
niece, Mrs. j. {. Cork.
The town council are using every effort tt
suppress the liquor traffic in and around the
town. IL Is very evident that somebody |.
selling IL. EAST END.
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ImDertinence.

The New York Cotton Exchange has made
itself merry over the request of foreign cot
ton exchanges to formulate some plan which
would save them from loss In the weight oI
wet cotton. The New. York Exchange grave
Iy annouced that they knew Of no way to con
troll the weather and that they had no power
TO formulate plan which would prevent
crop that grew in the open air from getting
wet.
Civility costs very little. The foreigners.
possibly ignorant of our methods, might have
been answered respectfully.
AS the foreign cotton exchange are not fools,
and as they generally know how 10 take care
of themselves. 1t Is not at all improbable that
they will do for water in cotton what they do
for jute on the outslde-deduct a sufficient
amount TO cover all losses.
II they should take a step in that direction
the course would cost the farmers OF this
country many thousand dollars annually.
The action OF the New York exchange will
not satisfy the foreign cotton buyers, and it is
barely possible that their impertinence will
be met by stern rules
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COTTON GOING TO MARKET.
Sensible Arrangement 10 Buy Guanos
..-WOGord COllege...ElectIOnO OfOf-
GccrS for DOnaIds...Other Matters.
DoNALDS, s. c., Feb. 8, 1891.

DoNALDs, s. c., Feb. 9, 1891.
Editor Press and Banner;
Mr.. Joseph Reed, Of Newberry, is spending
q few days with his brother, Dr. d: W. Reed.
A dog supposed to be mad caused consider.
abe excitement In town one dny last week.
II was afterwards killed.
Some OF our farmers have decided 10 hold
their cotton no longer, but are selling. II has
not paid many OF them to hold, and num-
ber say they Will never hold their cotton
again. There Is great deal of cotton Ia the
country yet, but II will all go on the market
al MrJ dn Ja'y y. osy McD of Abbeville, one of P.
Rosenberg & Co.'S most popular clerks, is up
10 spend few duys. Mack has many friends
at his his old home who are always glad to
see him.
Miss Mollie Reid is visiting at Green wood.
The Donalds Alliance Is receiving bids on
s this YEAR and W will pay spot cash for ali Of Il
and no doubt will get their guanos at close
figures. The organization here seems to be In
a aourishing condition, and has on It's roll
nfers that can be found.
Miss Ellen T:ibble spent Saturday nnd Sun.
day with her parents. She has good school
near Broadmou:h Church.
Mr.. l.. f. Agnew has Joined the singing class
and meets regularly every week with them
for practice.
Both ginning companies have about shut
down. They have done good business this
season.
Rev. Mr.. Kilgo, OF the s. c. Conference. and
financial agent OF Wotford College, preached
for us in the NJ. +. Church Sunday night
After his sermon lie gave talk IN behalf ol
Wotford and made an earnest appeal 10 hit
congregation for help, in response 10 which
there was liberal contribC tion.
The election for town council came OIL
Wednesday, and the following ticket was
elected: Judge c. V. Martin, Intendent
Messrs J. G. Hodges, p. Henry, w. A: Lati-
mer and DIR: Dodson, Wardens. This is u
good council.
| Mr.. l.. A. shannon has been very much un
we'll for several days with the grippe. HI,
trip 10 the Court House did not agree with
him.
A letter has been received from Prof A. ]
Showalter, OF Georgia, wanting another Nor
NAL singing school here this summer to bt
conducted by Prof. Moore, Of New York, s
very fine musician and teacher. Prof: Sho
walter can not come himself, as he made en-
gagements several months ago for this whole
summer. The Normal last year was perfec
success and should be supplemented thi!
summer by another. Since The last Norma
our people have come together in the matter
of singing, and there Is q decided improve.
ment In both churches and Sunday Schools
A class has been organized that meets every
| week. x.
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music AND SONG.
Accomplished Ladies' --COQrtly Gentlemen,
CHARMING TALENT At
TRACTIVE GRACE.
Pretty Visitors --Honored Guests

Last night the Court House was the scene OF
chaste and elegant ameteur performance by
actors OF superior talent, notable beauty, and
charming grace OF manner.
The interest never Tagged, and for several
hours delighted audience listened to the
most pleasing music, and witnessed the beau
liful women and the most handsome men in
the poetry of motion and in the most enter
! tanning scenes in theatrical life.
The stage hsd beea tilstefully and appropri-
ately arranged, and ornamented In such O
way as to suggest display In fairy land,
while the female loveliness that appeared
thereon commanded the highest admiration
| from all.
The costumes OF the ladies were simply
splendid. Nothing could have been more
beautiful, except the ladies who wore them;
TO our native talent and beauty. those who
| have lately come amongst us, lent crowning
feature. while our sister town OF Greenwood
added the Splendor of her richest jewels.
This editor has poor ability for describin 6
music and fine acting, and viii therefore have
program was acted In Il manner so rs to meet
The highest expections.
The opening piece by Mrs: Glover, which
selection, elicited the highest praise fol
| excellence.
Mrs. DuPre's solo was delightfully."- sung,
and Miss Gibbes'a piano music was up to the
The New MaId," by Mrs. Glover and Miss
Upchurch, couldn't have been better perform
ed. II was charming little piece, charming
ly. performed, by charming actors.
audience with their artistic touch of the
piano.
| The vocal duet by Miss GlbheS and Mr.
Sphrkmun was enthusiastically ehcored.
| The solo by Miss Upchurch was pretty The
singers beauty of person anu grace OF man
ner lent charm to the sweetest song.
| The solo hy Mr.. Spurkman was fttine
| piece to follow the pretty singers sweet song
When Miss Hill, Mrs. DuPre, Mr.. Spark
man, ana Mr.. McGowan. sang, Come Where
cry hearer and touched every heurt. AT tho
the encore comtinned Until tiie singers return
ed nd reneated The SONG
Tie f1pTes from Ta ffrosca r,rnIshed ner
hnrs tho nra,iiest snane IN tho whole per.
formance, and presented a tnbleaux of beauty
"Rev. Kin lock from Jim Island" convulsed
| the audience with laughter In the deli very o.
his inimitable sermon, which was followed by
speeches from whole convention Of coloreJ
| Publicans.
( Miss Chalmers acted an important part ir
| furnishing instrumental music, and III that
way contributed full share TO the pleasure
of the evening;
ended.
% MI IL. ~ iii HI sou tiGHets ~ ti.e ooo um,
~, r.i,. ~ , % ,nma. .nr Sh,
W. III ~ ~, liz ror NJ r,n1ad nd die
trihn,esd IL the dpndHtannn do p''"''o XII" "''
''''''e0 ~ ''e 'O"'e'e
| SCENES FROM MIKADo.
Nu. c,,,
| Yum num-Mrs. Glover; o ,,,o,
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The Atlas Fiend,

lie makes his appearance and sings bis
song with regularity and uniformity that
would make 4 parrot blush. In vain you tell
him you have just hought new atlas, and
Cuid SI5 for il. and that 1t Is nll you want
But you got last years atlas, he will reply;
VIC sent ii to you last week. This is our this
years, published this week, and contains nine
million more miles Of railroad around
Chicago alone than the one we sold you last
week and am instructed by the firm, that
rs you got an ATLAS last week, TO say they will
take IL In In exchange for n NV one, you
paying us the difference. fourteen dollars and
cighty-hre cents; fifteen dollars Is the regular
price. but we want To do the liberal thing.
No, you will say, we Will try to get along
with last weeks purchase. II by any chance
you are swindled into making The exchange,
the fcnd Is followed next week by man
with newer edition, showing ten new lines
to the moon. and ten million more miles OF
road around Chicago than given In last week 's
issue. But he Is more liberal than the other
fellow; he will allow twenty cents for your
old one, but the price of the new one has been
raised to slG. This keeps up year after yenr
without bOOtlshed. Now, why IL II? This Is
Il matter for the TypOthct;" to look Into.
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NEWS AT LOWNDESVILLE
Personal NOtes...IrreguIar Trains...
Marriage of MIR. Albert Gibert...A
Good Man In Deep Water Re-
marks About DIR. s. G. ThomsOn's
I.nwHDEsv1LLE, s. c.. Feb. 0, 1891.

I,nwNDESvILLE, s. c.. Feb. 0, 1891.
Mr.J NJ. Baker Was In Abbeville Monday.
Another drove OF horses and mules came in
Monday.
Heavy rain Monday night and Tuesday.
Mr.. Auld, contractor TO build the approach.
es to our iron bridge came Tuesday, bringing
sOme'hands to begin work.
Mr.. j q. Chambers returned Tuesday from
q week s business visit TO Atlanta, Ga.
Miss Lena Brownlee, of Pennys creek. came
Wednesday on u visit to the family Of Mr.. r.
w. Harper
owing to run off of the down freight We'd
nesday evening, Just above here, the up pas
senger had to spend the night at this place
and returned to Augusta next morning
There being no mail from Anderson Thurs
day morning the weekly visit OF the Press
and Banner was delayed till Friday.
Mr.. Johnson Cleckley, of Latlmer was on
our streets Thursday.
died unexpectedly Thursday evening OF con
gestion of the lungs. Rev. j. +. Beard per
formed the funeral services on Friday. We
Sympathise with the bcreaved family.
Judge j. b. Leroy and Mr.. ]. +. Carter fol
several days past have been houSe-bound with
Miss BELL Burch, of Elberton, arrived Thurs
day on n "isit to Miss Willie Leroy.
Rev. W. r. Buchanan. OF the Hardeevllle
circuit, came Saturday evening. was the gues
OF Judge j. }. MoSelcy that might, and occn
pied the pulpit In the Methodist church yes
tcrday.
Invitations are out lOr the marriage ol Mt
Albert Gilbert, of Bordeaux, and Miss lielci
McMaliin. of Spartanourg, next "Wednesday
Several Of our towns people have been com
pllmented with summons "to be and ap
pear at that time and place.
Our town council Is having some shade tree
set ont where those set out last winter, die,
in the summer.
The gins In our section have about finished
the ginning of last years crop of cotton.
Mr.. K. l.. MUorhead went to Anderson tht
latter part Of the week before last, and bough
n fine horse and buggy. AS he was returning
home on Sunday, lie got into swollen stream
and IT. was with considerable difficulty tina
he saved himself. aud his horse and buggy.
In last week s Press and Banner Is O crop re
port of DIR. =. Il. ThonsonS farm. In IL Il
given an average OF n little less than twenty
one bales Of cotton TO the horse, on Il ten ant
Il half horse farm. which Is certainly n re
markable showing. 1t would have been IA
more satisfactory and beneficial 10 the farm
ing community ut large, If the net gain hat
been given, as big crop does not every tlm'
stamp the max OF 1t q good farmer. Alway
give us the number Of acres planted, mode o
preparation. the quantity, as we'll NJ kind o
fertilizers used, &c., SO that some Of the rest o
MS can 'go and do likewise" TROUPE.
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Wednesday, Feb. II, 1891.
Are the Old Papers to be SuppIantsd "

In various parts of the State new papers
were started during the campaign, and as far
as we now recollect, each and every one
claimed to be special friend of the "people'
We believe majority of those which were
started last Fall, have already closed their ca
reers, and their obituary notices have been
published.
Lately other friends of the "people' have
appeared at various places, with what might
be termed special pleading for favor from
particular class. by making war on another
class.
1t is we'll when any enterprise falls to give
satisfaction, for new men and new enterprises
to enter the field of competition. The pubic
are generally better served, but the expert
ment is sometimes q costly one for those who
venture.
AS a rule new papers are started by mel
who are inexperienced in the practical busi
ness of publishing newspaper, and whether
they develop the elements OF success or not
their first step was certainly mistake.
If any man or company OF men should
come to the conclusion that they are "called
into the newspaper business atany particular
railroad tank or rural village, he or they
j
Interest In the old established paper, for tht
simple reason that If there is room for but one
newspaper, or the newspapers already estab
lished, and If the ability and energy In 'h'
old and tho new enterprises are about equal
the new paper must finally go down because
of the great advantage which old papers al
ways have over new paper.
Rival papers are generally public Deheiac'
tors. They stimulate each other to their beS
efforts, but when one paper tries TO crowd on
the other, by undertaking in prices of work
they cripple themselves without doing any
body any good.
Old established papers must keep up with
the procession or else expect young rivals u
enter the field in an effort to answer a public
demand.
The papers which expect to exist and estao'
lish themselves on class prejudice Will GER
tainly fail. Nothing short OF answering Il
public demand will put newspaper on a sol
i'd footing.
Asa rule the "peopie" do not subscribe for
newspapers. If they do, they soon rise 10 sui
ficient intelligence 10 be considered members
of the educated class OF their respective com
munities, who have no sympathy for the de-
ception which would appeal to the ignorance
and prejudices of the people"
A newspaper which avowedly seeks to array
the people against the intelligence and decen-
cy OF the country must of necessity have a
very limited field of usefulness, and as 1t edr'
Gates its readers, it 10 that extent, circum-
scribes its Influence, and lessons the field from
which 1t must draw its own support
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when Mr.. Simmons asked II he would be.sls
lowed TO give bond. Colonel Davis said he
did not think that it was IN his jnrisdiciion
10 grant bond and be would not do 60. with.
out Solicitor Ansels assurance that he had
The right. Friends OF MIR. Simmons went out
for Solicitor Ansel, and after long search
Inid that he was undecided on the jurisdic-
tion Of Colonel Davis and could not author.
we the Justice to allow bond until he investi-
gated the matter. Sheriff Gireath then took
simmons 10 Jail. Bond will pcobaoly be ap-
piled for before Judge Wallace at Anderson
Mr.. simiaons was asked by News report.
,ald lie did not. He SAID he had not seen j.
B. Williams since Friday afternoon al
d clock.
A telephone message from Travellers Rest
at II O'Clock yesterday morning said that MIR.
simmons had just past there coming back TO
his city. He was reportest AZ being seen
driving near Marietta, seventeen miles above
here, yesterday morning with nlan sup
posed 10 be Williams. He returned here yes.
terday afternoon about Ave o'clock
with his horse and buggy covered with
| mud. 4
December IA, 1857. In Abbeville County, near
NInety-Six, his father being Colonel VIM. A.
Williams. His early iife was spent In this
young ones remember him as boy. He at
| Tended school here and was also student ut
the military schools at York; lille and Char
lotte. NC He afterwards studied Inv with
the late James p. Moore and attended the
Columbia Law School ut Washington. He
was admitted 10 the bar when very young
and began the practice OF his profession here,
being unusually successful for young
man.
His military training made him prominent
| In local military circles. aud he commanded
| the Butler Gnards at the Yorkville centen-
nlal aud was for q long time first lieutenant
Of the company. He was captain Of the
| (3rao " q n a Ia fOr a
| In public life he had promising future
before him. His popularity with the masses
| led TO his election to the lower house OF rep.
resentatives for this State, and he was only
| defeated for the senate by q small plurality.
For number or years he was city attorney
and held other public and private positions
Of honor and trust. -.
He was Royal Arch Mason and q MEM
ber of Blue Ridge Lodge. Knights Of Pythias,
having held high positions in each. At the
| time or his death he was district deputy OF
Knights OF Pythias.
He was married to Miss Willie c.. Hudson,
| 1881. His widow and two small sons survive
| him.
| The slayer Is W ell known In this city and
county. lie was ut one time proprietor OF u
Sc loon on Pendleton street. West End. Un-
til a few weeks ago he had been living in
Portner brewing company's establish
The funeral services of Major williams
will be held some time on Monday. ~
| Chief OF Police Kennedy. through relatiyes
Of Major Williams, has offered g reward OF
A description OF Williams accomp panies the
reward. The amount. will probably DO In
creased by other relatives and by the govern
or.
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Judge Hudson has again resumed his lee
lures on the jury system, in which he seems
TO advocate verdicts from less number than
the whole-so to speak, by a sort of primary
election.
This matter has become "a chestnut, with
long hairs on Its front teeth" and we suggest
that some measure be adopted which will
save the State from the infiiction.
It is the province OF Judge 10 administer
the law as he finds it.
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We are Waiting on You.

We have the list Of our Subscribers already
In type, but as there are few who are still a
little behind in their Payments, we will wait
o little longer on them. We want to make
az good q showing as possible. and we hope
= have the cooperation of every subscribe
Let dellnquents pay up, and let new subscri
bers hand In their names at once. We want
to publish the name of every good man In
the county. Don't delay.