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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04
WHISKEY AT ABBEVILLE.
What the Legislature Bida't DO to
Prevent its Sale-A Feeble Effort
Which Was Showed Under.
DUE WEST, $. c., Oct. -, 1901.

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Editor Press and Banner:
Under the head line Press and Banner in
Reply in last weeks Issue, ! find some state
ments that are untrue and unjust To the pres
ent members OF the Legislature. The present
Legislature did not sanction the sale OF whis,
key at Abbeville, and 1t did tnlie due notice OF
the act OF the previous Legislature.
Soon after the Legislature was organized
QaSt SESSION. l introduced bill to repeal an
act passed by the previous Legislature au-
thoriZlng the town council to issue license,
aud also II bill to provide for the submission
TO the qualified voters OF Abbeville county OF
the question Of license or no license. These
bills both passed the third reading In the
House and were sent to the Senate December
OF the House. You will also find that these
bills were before the Senate December l6, and
and on motion were placed on the calendar
and continued until next session. See pages
Ni and 2i9 in the Journal Of the Senate. The
fact that these bills were continued In the
Senate showed that the Senator from Abbc-
Willie did not favor them. and in order TO get
the Senate to pass them l prepared the fol-
lowing petition which wanted every prohi-
bitionlst in the county 10 sign, land by the
way, Mr.. Editor, paid You to print it for me.)
To the Honorable Senate of the State OF South
. Carolina:
We the undersigned citizens Of the County
Of Abbeville and State of South Carolina re-
spectfully petition your honorable body TO
pass the following bills now on your calendar
so that they may become laws at the mp.
pToacnlnB session Oh your honorable body, be-
lieving as we do that 1t will be to the interest
of the morals and good order of the county
that they should become the laws Of the land,
to wit:
bill to repeal an act entitled "An Act to
amend an Act entitled An Act to provide for
the submission to the qualified electors of Alb
beville and Greenyille counties OF the ques-
tion OF license or no license In the incorpo-
rated cities, towns and villages In said colln-
ties at special elections" Approved Decem-
ber "a. 1897, approved December "a, 1889.
And "A bill TO provide for the submission to
the qualified voters Of Abbevile county Of
the question OF license or no license In the in
corporated cities, towns and villages in said
county"
I gave copies Of this petition to different
ones. hoping TO have long list of names to
present TO the Senate. I was not aware that
pie ana Sfoa ming under heavy bu urdae from
whichit they hoped TO be erelievs.~oauAa[:oun-
ttypeops pec'aily the members On t1e Leg.
3Aiature sy j. E. Todd.
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04
THE COTTON TRADE.
The Amount of Cotton Ginned and
Sold at AbbevilIe.

Owing to the continued good weather and
the activity on the farms in gathering the
crop, the sales for the last week have been
lighter than they otherwise would have been.
Up 10 this time, however, the sales this Fall
compare favorably with the sales of last
year. Last year many farmers held their cot
ton back In the hope Of receiving better
prices later In the season, but this year there
has been no general movement OF this kind;
though in few isolated cases our planters
are holding portion Of the crop In the hope
or more satisfactory sales at later date. y:
Reports OF the cotton from various sections
Of the County are conflicting. In some Sec
tions the crop Is as good az the land and fa-
vorable seasons could be expected to make,
while IN other sections the crop is very short
and most OF It. has been ginned and sold.
There are portions, however, OF the County,
where the crop Is from three-fourths to four
hfths Of q good crop.
The gins in town have not been very busy,
during the last week. One. ginnery, Messrs.
X. G. Wilson q Co.'S, was stopped TWO days
because of q slight break in the machinery.
The bales for the last few years have been !: =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04
DONALDS DOINGS.
The Short CrOp-The Unsatisfactory
COllectIOns-Ten Acres Of Cotton
Death-Small Grain.

DoNALDS, s. c., Nov. 2, 1891.
The weather continues dry. The dust Is un
comfortable.
Our people are busy gathering the cotton
crop, and selling generally as fast as gathered
There will be a falling Off OF twenty per cent
from our expectations the middle Of Septem
ber.
Tie receipts up to October 3lst has been 1860
bales The price paid Saturday was ~ cents
for the best grades. The prices are unsatisfhc
tory TO both farmers and merchants. conse.
be.
Some fields have very little more cotton to
open. The crop will all be gathered early,
givlmg time to put In n good crop OF small
grain.
The prospect for planting larger grain
crop this fall Is good. The experience of this
year has shown our people that 30 much cot
ton and so little corn, wheat and oats Will not
do. The prices paid this year for provisions,
and cotton at present prices, will bankrupt
any people.
have heard OF no action being taken yet in
our county In reference to the plan OF plant
ing ten acres Of coito TO the horse another
year. II carried out as proposed it Will be
better for our country. Hope TO see II adopt.
ed by every farmer In Abbevile county.
Our people are calm and serene in regard to
the prospect Of war between the United
States and Chill. We see nothing TO cause a
war. VIII exclaim In the language Of Uly-
sees the butcher, "Let us have peace"
Mrs. Baldwin, wife OF Charles A. Baldwin.
died Saturday morning and was buried In the
cemetery ut the Baptist church at this place
Sunday morning. Funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. w. E. Mason. her pastor Mrs
Baldwin was q devout and cons. .stent member
OF the Methodist church for a number of
years ami died In the faith. She leaves hus-
band and several children to mourn her loss.
Moses Smith, one Of our Oldest citizen, llv-
Ing one and half miles west of here died
Sunday November lst, after a protracted Ill
ness Of several weeks duration. He had been
in declining health for several months. He
Joined the Baptist church years ago. and
lived Christian life until the summon
came. His remains will be buried from the
Baptist church at this place to-day (Monday)
at II o'clock. His pastor, Rev. j. A. Brown,
conducting the funeral services. X.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04
WALKER RUSSELL IN WASHINGTON.
TIE Wgylgfs the aReRAblican Official
D spsfdf rsea5ls MI vexa'ion OF

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#4sHiseTsox. 0uto6er 81 William Walker
Russell, the scnf1et beardea postmaster at
Anderson, =. e., Is in distress. He has been
turned down By Postmaster General Wana
maker, and his recommendations nre nc
1t Is peculiar state OF affairs, and 1t is espe
cially annoying, not 10 say embarrassing, 10
the Independent Republican leader. He Is
said TO have Congressional aspirations, and Sc
long as lie was permitted 10 dole out the
fourth class post offices In various parts Of his
Stnte he expected 10 manipulate the wires
and capture Congressional nomination, pro-
viding the Republicans ever regain control ol
the House of Represenl latives something
which seems almost impossible at the present
writing.
Mr.. Russell was seen about the post Office
department for several days last week, and II
was said by his friends that h. was here sim
ply 10 fix up a few postal mmtters In his dis
trict. Upon Investigation find that he Is no
longer the referee in postal cases for b Is dis.
trict, and the recent appointment IN Andcr-
son county was not made ut his instance, but
with the sanction Of Collector of Internal
Revenue Webster, who has been selected as
referee In chief for the entire Palmetto State.
Post Office officials are not disposed TO be
very communicative on the subject, but
learned enough to know that Russell's en-
dOrsements are no longer recognized at the
who desires to preside over post office In
South Carolina must make his peace with COL
lector Webster. One of the principal objects
Of Russell's recent visit TO this city was to
urge the administration to restore to him the
privilege Of serving as postal referee in his
district. His request has not been granted up
to date, and the indications are 1t will not be.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04
In Reply.

AS the general public have no means OF
knowing what the Legislature did except by
the Acts Of the General Assembly, as publish,
would show from that book wherein any no.
tice at all was taken OF the whlskey business
at Abbeville.
done by the Legislature, except by Its pub.
lished Acts, and we would like TO know
wherein the last Leg gslature failed to sanction
the sale of liquor ut Abbeville, or did any
We care nothing for any debates or votes or
private talks on the question.
What we would like for Represen tatlve
Todd to do is to show the public the act which
Abbeville.
Please point 1t ont. Until it is pointed out,
we do not see how Representative Todd can
claim that the Legislature did anything. AS
a matter of fact 1t did nothing. AT most, ao-
cording to Mr.. Todd's own statement, the
House made an effort to do someth Ing, but by
the non.action of the Senate, the effort was
defeated.
AS 10 petitions of which Mr.. Todd speaks:
We leave 10 for the people of Abbeville
county TO say, whether 10 the last ten years
not made the most hum mIliating demands of
their constituents on this subject.
Haven t we been called upon, so TO speak, 10
PROSTATE ourselves and approach them on
our stomachs?
We have time and again been required to
furnish yards OF petitions with many hun.
urea signatures before we COulQ ReC Il law
passed which would even allow q free people
to vote on the subject.
Mr.. Todd is not aware that Abbeville is
peculiar people,"
In that expression be may be right for Alb
beville Is seeking at the hands of the country
people exactly the same protection for which
Due West asked before Mr.. Todd was born,
and which favor his own town has ever since
received at the hands of the Legislature, with
out any reference To the wish Of the country
people.
Abbeville wanted the same protection that
has been granted to the towns Of Donalds,
lerdery,- Troy, Bradley, Mccormick, Mount
Carmel, Lowndesville. and every other incor-
porated town in the county. Only this, and
nothing more.
. Our Legislators in the past needed no vote
OF the people to make these towns dry. Why
the exception in the case OF Abbeville? Why
should Mr.. Todd and other members, by their
own dictum, make the other towns dry, and
then when 1t comes to Abbeville, avoid re.
sponslbility by referring 1t back to the peo-
Pile?
II Mr.. Todd had been as well informed on
this matter as he Is on matter of petitions,
Legislature did not So, he would probably
have withheld his Sheer at Abbeville. which
town has given no other offence than that
Of asking the same privileges and protection
from the whiskey nuisance that he receives
every day at his own door.
We diSclaim any intention now, or In any
former article, to do injustice to any one. and
IL Representative Todd had been satisfied
with setting himself right before the public
we would not have had q word to say in re-
ply.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04
OUR CORRESPONDENT FORGOTTEN.
In tho Excitement Incident 10 the
Augusta Exposition Tom Is
Overlooked Other Distinguished
People.

MCf'oRMICK, S. c.. Nov 2, lS9l.
1t Is very quiet In the town of Mccormick
to-day, supposed cause the great excitement
in Augusta. i do not miss any one from
town. Pm here. and very likely to remain.
as the exposition has not set u day for me,
there must have been some mistake in ih'
printer or proof reader, but shall not look it
up unless Gov: Northern or the Hon. Pat
Walsh shall make some complaint.
l think there must he some change IN the
schedule on the railroad this morning. \
tralp went down here this morning mighty
quick. 1t was so quick ! could not see If H.
was loaded with big: men or little men. feel
satisfied that Governor Tilnan was not on II,
if so he has made big mistake by not having
his photo pasted u:J on both sides Of thu car,
so as TO do Justice to both sides OF the road.
for might be on one Side OF the road and the
other half Of the people on lie nlnrr.
Mrs. Eliza Walker. q very old lady living
out of town, WAS burned to death Oh las Tue'
day. No particulars.
The ginnery Of Mcssrs. Sanders & Black well,
Plum Branch, was burned on last "Wednesday
night about O'Clock. Fully insured. Tom.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04
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MOUNT CARMEL.
'POssum Hunters and Prayer Meet
ings- Cotton Seed-Tramps - Sum
day Schools and the Exposition.

MOUNT CARMEL, s. c., Nov. 2, 1891.
Mount Carmel is still dry, and the dust is
Mrs. NJ. d. Drennon died Mt her home near
this place on Monday the 9th OF October.
Mrs. Drennon was about cIshty-five years
old, Her remains were laid 10 rest In the lam
Mr.. Partlow, of Greenwood, Is visiting his
sister. Mrs. d. b. Cade, Of the Point.
Cotton seed Is bringing l112 cents, and they
are coming at the rate OF thousand bushels
Rev. A. L. Patterson has returned from
Synod which was held in North Carolina.
Abbeyille Court House is north 30 degrees
The r., g. & c. railroad is all the talk in
town now.
The whiskey and the seed cotton traffic hus
become q nuisance around town. The farm
ers and revenue officers should look after
this.
Rev. w. A. Gaines is pushing the F., G. & C.
railroad for all It is worth. Mr.. Gaines means
Mrs. Prather, Of Atlanta, Ga, and Mrs. ].
o. Lindsay, OF Due West. returned to their
Mr.. W. NJ. Wilson is getting up petition
to ask the County Commissioners to open q
road from Calhoun's mills 10 the old Charles
ton road, by way Of his mouse. This road is
badly needed and we hope Mr.. Wilson will
be successful in getting the road.
Two tramps with bagpipe and a monkey
passed through town asst Friday.
The opossum hunters horn is heard in ev-
cry direction these nights. Opossum and
potato are not hard TO go.
The young mems prayer meeting was very
poorly attended last Sabbath. We hope the
young men of the town will take more ac-
tive part in this good work.
There are two good Sunday Schools in the
city. One in the Baptist Church and one in
the Methodist Church.
S. ID. Wells of Wilmington, worshipped in
our churches last Sabbath.
Everybody Is going TO the exposition that
can raise the money TO paw their Way.
Mr.. Hamilton, of Abbeville, Is visiting Mr..
w. L. Miller.
Some of the Mount Carmelites want TO get
Blind Tom to come here and give us some OF
his music.
Mr.. T. p Paschul went to Georgia Sunday
to see his best girl.
Let every body attend prayer meeting We'd
nesday night. Il. NJ. X.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04
BUCKLEVEL'S STREETS.
what is Going OH in the Unpreten-
fiOns City.

what is Going OH in the Unpreten-
tiOns City.
BUcKLEvEL., S. G., Nov. q 1891. :
We have been having some beautiful wealth.
or for the past week.
The cotton fields are now snow like.
Mrs. NJ. u. Thompson OF this vicinity, form.
ully OF Nineiy-Six, was stricken down with
paralysis on last Thursday night. No hope ol
her recovery.
Mr.. j. H. Verell and family visited rela-
tIves In Bucklevel on Saturday last.
Mr.. Quit Pyles, of Coronacn, was In this
community last week Oh important busi-
ness.
Mr. Joe Milford Is having a new dwelling
erected on his plantation near the Quarry.
We don't know what's up.
Rev. Mr., Rice preached at trinity church
on last Sabbath.
Mrs. S. F. Buchanan, who has for this past
week been visiting her daughter, returned
home Saturday.
Mr.. William Norwood, of this community
Is one of he best gardeners. He raises beeIs
inches In diameter, II inches long, and sweet
potatoes ten pounds to the hill.
Mr.. Eugene Davenport, OF Hodges, spent q
few days In Buclileye last week. Eugene Is
an Industrious young man.
Mr.. j. II. Buchanan aud wife. or Coronaca,
attended services NJ Trinity on last Sabbath.
Mr.. John Pullian Is now through sowing
wheat.
One Of Bucklevel's farmers sold cotton last
Friday and forgot his team. Don't know
what was wrong as Greenwood Is a dry town.
Bird.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04
GREENWOOD'S SOCIAL CLUB.
4 Handsome EnicrIaInment by II
PriMceIX Host.

The Greenwood Social Club was Hospitality
ent .rtained n few nights ago at Rilcy's Hotel
by Mr.. y. A. u. Jordan. By nine o'clock forty
or more members Of The club had assembled
In the hotel purlor " here the following pro-
gram was successfully carried out:
Reading-AfiSs MaTgie Williams.
Vocal SoIo-Miss Hattie Reynolds.
ReciiatiOn--Miss Nellie Oldham,
Instrumental Duet--Aflsses Reynolds and
Kerr.
Recitation-MiSs MOlle Murse.
When the program was concluded tho
guests repaired 10 the dining room where
they partook Of an elegant supper which had
been specially prepared Tor this occaston.
After supper was over q dance till haripasi
twelvs O'CLOCK ended this pleasant and long
to be remembered OCCASION.
The club returns many thanks to Mr.. Jor-
dan for this brilliant reception
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04
Prominent Citizens and Farmers
Wagons Must be Protected.

Just week from the day on which an elec-
trc car going too fast collided with horse
car and came near causing the death OF q
prominent citizen, another electric car flying
at the rate of twelve or fifteen miles an hour,
struck the wagon of q farmer from an adjoin-
ing county, breaking it up and hurting It's
owner to the pavement.-Atlapta Journal.
This anxiety about prominent citizens"
and farmers wagons" Is truly commen nble.
But suppose the accidents had occurred to
an every day citizen and q town dray?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04
Card.

In severIng my connection with the Abbe-
willie Press and Banner to accept q position
with the Augusta Chronicle, shall not for.
gel the many favors conferred on me by KIND
friends in various parts of this County and
TO thank the Editor Of this valuable and pop
ular paper for the various courtesies shown
me nj different times.
Wishing the good people of AbheVllle Coun'
ty the Continued success which they deserve,
bid them, mt least for the present, adieu.
n. y. Pyles,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04
THE RATTLE OF THE RAILS,
Our Railroads---Their Progress and
Improvement.

The G., C. & \. track is now laid to q point
about forty miles beyond Athens, where the
track-laying Is temporarily suspended while
laid last week. The track is now laid to
within twenty-seyen miles of Atlanta.
The c. 4 g. is finishing a new passenger
depot at Abbeville. The side track TO the oil
mill Is finished.
Through trains from Columbia to Green.
VILE. by way of Laurens were put on the road
last Monday. Schedule time, four hours and
thirty minutes.
The world moves and we are keeping up
with the procession.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04

o boxes Florida oranges just received at A
Nj. Hill g. Sons.
Another lot OF candles, French and plain,
just received at A. NJ. Hill Sons.
New crop New Orleans molasSes al A. NJ
Hill & Sons.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04
GREENWOOD OIL MILL.

The Amount Of Cotton Ginned-The
oil Shipped.
Up TO last Saturday night the Greenwood
on Mil had ginned 1878 bales.
The oil mill up TO the same date had bought
about 700 tons Of cotton seed. The seventh
car load Of oil was TO be shipped last Monday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04
CHARMING CHRYsANTHEMUMs.
COX esbury Is Famous for Beautiful
Women and Beautiful Flowers.

MRS. G. w. CoNNoR, Of Cokesbury, grows
the most beautiful chrysanthemums, which
attract admiration from al whose privilege
1t is TO see them. She will likely bear off the
premiums at the Augusta Exposition and at
the State Fair.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04

6. H. Moore received yesterday q nice as
! sortment of beautiful apples. He has on
hand cucumbers for pcklipg, chow chow
pickle on draught. A large variety Of ket.
chups. sauces, mayonaise dressings, salads,
etc. Fresh fruits OF all kinds arriving daily
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04

Editor Press and Banner,
Lust Wednesday Gueided the funeral of
Maria Strawer, cOlored, member Of Cross
Roads church, Vcrdery, S. c. She was Sc
years old and IS years q devout member of
the Baptist church. Peace to her ashes.
ID. S. Klugh:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04
PROHIBITION AT CLINTON
Some Facts Which May be Attribute.
bic to the Interference OF Temper.
ance Crank

WE are told that there has not been a MUIR
der in Clinton, S. c., within the past sixteen
years. and only one fire of any consequence
within this period. Previous TO the act OF the
Legislature prohibiting the sale OF intoXi-
eating liquors. some sixteen years ago, there
had been from one 10 two murders every year
for perhaps twenty years, within the corpo-
rate limits of the town.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04

12j dozen pairs of those splendid seamless
socks just received. Only 10 cents per pair.
P. Rosenberg & Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04
SHIPMENT
.Total...."..2,@

The above figures indicate that the plant
ers are hurryins their crop TO market, and
with two weeks more OF favorable weather,
the crop will be nearly all marketed. ~s
There has been good demand for all the cot
ton that has been offered, and the staple has
graded high. Some bales brought eight
cents, but the majority OF 1t was sold at 1dg-
ures varying from ~ to ~ cents. Two or
only ~ cents. S.
There has been some talk of neighboring
markets paying higher figures than Able
Vile pays for cotton, and 1t might be welt
enough for our buyers 10 adopt the same
methods Of grading their cotton as we be-
lieve Is adopted elsewhere so as to pay o
higher price for some, and then do, as we pre-
sumo they do elsewhere. pay q price CORE
spondiDgly less for cotton which they may
grade shade lower. E,IIzszs
The complaint about the difference In the!
price of cotton seed in this market, and other.
places we think is just. and we see no reason
why planters should receive more for their
cotton seed at the different railroad tanks;
than can be had In AbbevilIe.
We hope that 1t cannot be truthfully said
that more is paid anywhere for cotton seed
than Is paid In Abbeville.
Is there any. reason why any planter or 9TH:
er person should sell his cotton seed In the
Abbeville market for less than is paid else
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04

Just in from the knitting mills 50 dozen la
dies vests, pants TO match, al HaddonS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-11-04

Buy your breech loading shot guns from P
enberg & Co.
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Estate Of Howard Strother-half cash:
AZ acres. bounded by James Burnett, S.
G. Young, w. l.. Pressly and others.~.S 2G0
Average per acre, S5.0J.
BY p. A. CIIEATHAM, AGENT FOR HEIRS.
Estate Of VIM. H. Brooks and Annie c.
Prooks-cash:
The Nal rtin Hollow tract, 81 acres, bound
ed by DR.. T. j. Mabry, A. NJ Hill, and
others. bought by 2. A. Cheatham forS 9l5
The Weir tract. l45 acres, bounded by D.
r. Penney, John Walker and others,
bought by John nPenney....---....-.... 567
The Robertson tract: 81 acres, bounded by
Alfred Gray. and e.. Z. and n. K. r.,
bought by +. X. Andrews ........... ..... 500
The Johnson tract, So acres, bounded by
John Sprouse. Sam Wade and others,
sold TO John 9. Ferguson. ..... 295
The Kennedy tract, 90 acres, bounded by
George S. Wilson. and Johnson tract,
sold to George S. .Wilson...................... 225
The Home place, one acre. In the town Of
Abbeviile, opposite Baptist church,
bounded by +. q. Graydon, Mrs. w.
V. Clinkscales, sold TO P. \. Cheat
1865