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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-05-20
Lafimer's Locals.


The weather Still continues cool for this
season Of the year.
Rev. II. e. Fepnel. Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Haw-
thorn and others, boarded the train last Mon-
day Tor Augusta.
Oac OF our bachelor friends enjoyed fish
dinner. solitary and alone, on Rock River
la Tut sdny.
Lalimer seems favoritc place for drum
mers. One OF our merchants WAS visited by
three in n sipgle day.
People vino travel the S. V. r. II. all remark
on the polite line of conductors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom McAllistcr and Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Alexander, of Elberton, Gu, were
the guests OF Mr.. {. 6. Mc.,llister last sun day
and Monday.
Or. Mosclcy. OF I.owDdcsyille, spent last
Friday i'm Latimer on professional business.
Mosclcy may feel assured of Il call.
The pupils ol our ign School arc enjoying
n weeks holiday. Their popular ahd efficient
instructress Is absent OH visit To her parents
in Ilue West.
Professor Hood Mr.. John +. Calhoun and
daughter. Of Due West, were the guests of Mr..
Geo. &. Graves last Saturday and Sunday.
The people OF Latimcr are delighted that a
schedule of the q. G. e n. II. II. has at last
been arranged.
Don't forget the picnic at Cllnkscales S mill
next Saturday.
Last Sunday dawncd bright and beautiful
Salem church was tastefully decorated and
filed with children and their friends 1t was
Childrcn's Day. The children acquitted
themselves with 20 little credit. After q
hountlful dinner addresses were made by Mr
w. \. Tenn petnn, of bbevllc, and Professor
Hood, OF Dnr West Both speakers held the
close attention OF the audience, and every
enc felt Ihnt IL was good to be there. The
day vas Il grand success. PHYLLIS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-05-20
Columbia.s Ovation TO Hampton.

The city papers seem well pleased with
the Centennial which came Off last week
May 10, IA and 18th.
People from all parts OF the state were
there though the crowds were not larger
than were expected.
The city was dressed in holiday attire, and
every street made great exhibitions Of bunl-
ing and flags.
General Hampton made the big speech OF
the occasion, which has been printed in the
daily newspapers.
The Abbeville Rifles under the command OF
Captain McGowan, went down, rs did few
others from this place, going 1t may be, will
out the wedding garment-an arch.
A visitor fell from an arch, and died from
his ijuries. Besides this, we believe no serious
accident occurred.
Judging from the accounts in the papers,
the centennial was IL grand success, in so far
rs 1t may have been intended TO show the
which the beloved Hampton has on the great
public heart.
The editor o ( the Press and Banner did moi
20, but the paper was not without repre-
sentation in the grand old city, which starts
out on q new century with such bright pros
meets.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-05-20
Wednesday, May 20. 1891.
Prise Essays.

The Abbeville Press and Banner makes the
following offer for Prize Essays on the value
of the country newspaper rs an educator ana
a. teacher of morals. Competitors are en-
pected to show the necessity Of bringing the
local newspaper into every household, anu
to present the advantages which news
papers furnish as aids to the parent, TO the
school teacher and to the preacher, and also
to present the disadvantages under which
families labor because of having been de-
prIved Of newspapers.
For the first best article SIS will be given.
For the second best article So will be given
For the third best article one years suo'
scription to the Press and Banner Will DC
given.
Competitors to exercise their own Judg'
ment as to length Of article.
The award to be made on the first OF Jun
by an impartial committee.
Put the name Of the author in separate
envelope, not to be opened until the award Is
made.
April 81, 1891. If.
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The AhheYille Rifles.

The Abbeville Rifles, feeling that they
would be as welcome in Columbia as any
other Company, attended the Centennial last
week.
We have no doubt that they were welcome
but we believe they were either not Invited
TO join in some Of the parades or else thcIl
name was omitted from some OF the pub
lished lists.
tits also noted that the Mayor yesterday III
giving thanks through the columns OF lh'
State to the people generally, and to the Mill
tary Companies by name. forgot TO mention
the Abbeyille Rifles among the other Military
Companies.
Although we believe their names were
omitted twice, when others were mentioned
we cannot believe that either the newspapers
or the Mayor, would thusintentonaliy sliSh'
the Abbeville Rifles because OF the failure O
Abbeville County to build an arch. Neithei
can we believe the fact that Abberille Will
three exceptions, voted the regular Democrat
ic ticket at the general election contributed
to the omission Of which we speak.
Abbeville owes no apology and makes
none-not even to Hampton-sor doing what
she conceived to be her duty in the politica
contest.
Butfor all that, perhaps no people In Sout!
Carolina honors Hampton and Haskell moro
than do the people of Abbeville.
No man in South Carolina has greater con
fdence, love and respect from this people
than has her own beloved son, Hon. n.
Haskell.
While we are obliged to believe that the
Abbeville Rifles were not specially honorcd
vet we do not believe that Mayor McMastel
would pointedly and Intentionally slight
them.
The omission OF their name was surely
mistake OF his own, or else the type-set'e'
and proof-reader OF the State put him IN
wrong position.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-05-20
BROKE HIS BROTHERS HEAD.
After Eais Skull was FrnnfuTcH, Allen
Wilson Walked 10 T0Ta, where
Isc Died.

"Atd CAN ak. d vi II Abel his br';h r: nrl it
,rir l., p,ss wliru ly were III tie Held, that Cain
rose up against Abel hi. Lro,hrf, an Sew him. -
Gen. lv: 3.
Last Saturday morning, Willie and Allen
Wilson, colored, were ut work on Mr.. y. W.
Smiths farm within the incorporate limits
OF the town Of Abbeyille. when they became
In volved in a quarrel about the payment OF
town taxes. 1t seems that the town council
had served notice OIL one of them 10 the et-
feet that he must pay communication for
road duty. The brother had not been so no.
titled, and from these facts quarrel rnSucd.
They had Il scuflle and atterWard separated.
The quarrel was renewed, and Allen threw
down his hoe and went toward his brother
willie, when the latter raised his hoe ANA
struck him n blow on the head.
Allen WIS stunned, and fell 10 the ground.
Being helped to his feet ngain, lie seemed 10
recover himself, and came To town In seirch
of a doctor. After walking around town for
some tine. talK!ny with his friends ana look.
ing for n physician, lie WAS examined ABOUT
two hours after receiving the bow.
\ little " hic later he became unconscious,
and IL wnS evident that lie could not 1--we. lie
died III about SIX hours after being hurt. Inc
pOSt-nOrIcm examination. showed tlat lne
Skull had been badly fractured, an,i that the
Immaculate cause of his deat II w:Is Tie break
ing of a blood vessel in the brain iruIn which
he blcd prolGsely, which cause pressure on
the brain, that klliel him.
The man who struck Tie bo" WAS lodScu
i'm Jail. He Is about eighteen years oi age.
The dead man was aged twcnty-0ne. Tn"S
are the sons Of George Wilson, cUlurcd, and
were unmarried. The ial herand Other DruiN,
ers came Tor the body Of the deceased, ana
carried il OF that evening.
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NINETY-S[X NEWS.
Schools Strawberries - Pretty WO-
mcn--.teliS iOuS Nuis.Dec--Preach-
crS-..viSitOrS, etc.

NIHErY-SIx, $. c., May IS, 1891.
There has been plenty OF rain here, and the
crops are looking better.
\ large nunbt. of the citizens OF Ninety
Six attended the Columbia Centennial.
Among the number was Miss Amelia Carter
one OF Nircty.SIXs preltlCS, young ladies.
Miss Edna Richardson and sister of Ga1l'
ney City are visiting friend here.
Mrs. A. Men. ruruer has been sick.
Strawberries are III great drnand here.
Miss Daisy Orchard has Il ilourishing school
OF small children III town.
Miss lcuOna Griffin, of NiHctN.SiX Is teach.
ing school at NJ Moriah.
Miss Annie Ma! nard who has been teach.
ing at Calhoun'S school house closed lcI
school Friday.
There was Il picnic at Culh0un'S school
house on Saturday. Prot. cork made Il speech
Oh the Importance OF sustaining the public
schools which was sensible and practical
talk.
The Sunday schools Of Ninriy.Si will hold
their union meeting in the prr&hytrriai
church OH the fifth Sunday. AN address will
be made by some prominent Sunday school
orator.
The Quarterly Con ference of cokcsbury
district Will he held at kinard's church ON
Dr. II. VI. Julian lost n house by fire last
week. The cause is unknown.
NinCty-SiX has town marshal.
On last Wednesday morning The Baptist
church of Grecnville, WAS filled To witness
the marriage of ). w. Richardson formerly
of this place but now of GrecnviIle to Miss
Maggie Arnold, OF the same place. The ccrr.
mony WAS performed by the Rev. /. K. Mer.
rrS.
Mrs. Wallace. OF s;umtcr, and Miss Luitie
Lculhcckcr, of Aiken, have returned home.
Miss Emma McAlIstrr, IF Calhoun's Mills,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Richardson, OF this
pla'c
The town council of Ninc:y.Sx are prose,
cutting some and whislSey sellers.
The negroes of this section are Oh the war
path. There has been no less than five Sc
iious cutting scrapcs among them III the last
week.
Friendship church. colorcd should be re
ported To The grand jury as Il common nuts.
ancc. There Is whiSkcy selling, lighting and
shooting going on there every sunday. The
ladies of the community are afraid 10 pass
by there Oh that day. CULLEUkA.
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The Cumberland Gap.

We are reliably Informed that Mr.. Potts has
been ordered to grade the Cumberland Gap
road to Cat Tail pond, fifteen miles from
Edgeficld, on the surveyed route to Abbevillc,
The direction of the road from that point
will be determined by the South Carolina
railroad managers, who wish IL connection
with tire Georgia, Carolina and Northern
road in time to carry OF the next cotton crop.
In due time the South Carolina road will in
ves,igate the situation, and determine the
route-they being practically the owners and
builders Of the road,
Neither Mr.. Potts nor Mr.. Gallagher Will
have much to do in determining who is 10
get the road.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-05-20
PUBLISHING THE POLL LIST.
TIE Results which Came From u Pub
lie Inspection Of the Bookshelf the
Property Returns of individuals
Were Published The World Would
be Startled.

Meyer in The history of Abbeviilc county,
has there been as full tax returns rs will be
turned over for collection to Treasurer Blake
this fall. This has been brought about by the
publishing of the poll list by Auditor Brad
ley. The TrcaSurcrS duplicate this year will
contain at least fifteen hundred more names
than was ever furnished to him by the Audi
tor at one time-uUt that there are fifteen
hundred tax payers who have been dodging
poll taxes on personal property, bnt because
Onc-cight OF the tax pay payers In THIS county
one thousand men-havc fallen into the un-
buSincSs-l like practice of putting oil making
their returns until the period of collecting
taxes, when they go into the office OF the Au-
dilur, make Il supplementary return, and pay
the same day. This practice would have been
stopped had the law been such that Il penalty
could have been attached. AS the law stands
there can he no penalty placed upon II poll
lax payer for refusing To assess his poll during
the time prescribed by law, but he can at any
Zine before the closing of the taxes. Such
being the law, there is no motive power thai
the Auditor can use with ihiS class of Tux
payers to force them 10 comply with tie law.
Should there bc Il law doubling the amount
of the poll where the law is not complied
with, this incOnvcnient part Of the collection
oftaXSS would he materially lcSSrncd. il moi
done away with entirely. From what we r;ln
learn, there will be somewhat between five
and six hundred extra polls added to the list
in this county. Auditor bradley wishes To do
his whole duty, and the citizens are coming
forward and assisting him in his efforts 10 IN
crease the school term of this county.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-05-20
The I.OwntIesyille killing.

It's reported that Solicitor Anscl has sum.
moned a large number OF witnesses in the
case of the recent killing OF Il negro al
Lowndcsvillc. 1t has been also suggested that
indictment for conspiracy may issue against
several persons In the neiShborhood, and
that the mother of the deceased will bring IN
action against the Railroad company dc.
manding money damages for the contribu-
tary conduct of the employees on the train
on the morning of the killing.
1t Is barely possible that the killing of Ed
Anderson may bring trouble The Solicitor,
when he was here, manifested dctermina-
ton to put q stop to murder, and the mother
of the deceased having ground for suit, may
seek money damages from the Railroad COM
pany.
We give the above rs rumors, without
knowing how much truth there may be In
Them,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-05-20
The Presidency of the South Caro-
lima College.

The News and Courier places Mr.. Benet-
no doubt tunintentionaily-in an unfair posi-
tIon before the public in reference to tho
South Carolina College. Mr.. Benct has not
sought the place.
Whatever he might do now in accept
ing or declining the place, in the past NJ r.
Benet has twice declined to allow his name
to be used In connection with the Presi'
dency.
But we would say this: We believe the
Trustees could not do better than to elect him
to the Presidency.
His ability, his education. and his adapta-
bility for the work, eminently qualify him
for the position. and the college would be for
tunate In having President who is the equal
Of any man in the State.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-05-20
The COOSaW.

The CooSaw Mining Company have leased
the creeks and marshes belonging TO the
Pacific Guano Company. The Coosaw Will
heucelorth dig phosphate rock in the same
neighborhood as heretofore, but Will hcrcai'
ter pay the royalty to:the Pacific Guano Com
pany, instead of to the State.
The Coosaw Company is now in condition
to wait on the courts to decide the questions
at issue between the State and themselves.
or course patriotic tax payers VIII moi
mind footing Tie bills for this llttle pll o'
foolishneSs on the part OF their Legislators
and State officers.
1t is barely possible that the State officers
may save the great mass of the people from
heavier taxation by increasing the assess
ments Of corporations and other large prop
erty owners.
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MEMORIAL DAY AT DUE WEST.
Survivors ASSoeia.ion-.t Monument
to the Memory Of the Confederate
Dead.


Dead.
Memorial day here was observed on tho Sth
OF May.
At six o'clock p. M. the \. II. +. church
bell was tullcd, followed ny the bells OF the
Due West Fem lie Lullcgr, EIsklnc College,
anu the baptist church III ORDER mentioned.
Loud ana strong uIu these uolclni sounds
mIuSIe and their sad a:d niournInl peals
StIIrru the Inward souls nj stern Old soldiers
and beardlr>s youths, urttrouS grave and
rue maIdrns lair ANA pure, and was Tie sig
nal Tor the villagers To a>scl"0lc at t"S eeiiic-
tCiy.
i,ror Wm. lIoHd delivered an Grafton In
which lie referred To The days tlaL "lrieu
mem S souls" and the b;ave aud courageous
deeds of our worthy dead in a very pathetic
munuer.
Dr. j. W. Wideman was called Oh and pre-
Sculcd himself; stating that lie had no speech
to make. lie thought That We ought 10 pay
more attention 10 llis matter in the future
aud suggested that We orsanize Survivors
Association and take steps looKlnS towards
the erection OF Il monument In the town OF
Due West TO pcrpciuatc the memory OF lEese
"ial len heroes" who died in defence OF the
"IOSt Cause
All soldiers present were invited to remain
in Tie cemetery alter the decoration Of graves.
Prof Hood then announced that the graves
were in different Earts OF the cemetery, but
that all were mark ed that bore the ashes of
soldier, and could ue easily found.
Many were the floral tributes laid on by
gentle and loving hands. consecratcd by the
tears of those who mourned Tor their dead.
The survivors remained alter the Strcwlng oil
flowers, and DR.. J. w. Widcmtn was called to
preside. 1t was determined that the meeting
bc called on Saturday, May 2jrd at O'CLOCK
p. H.. in Liudsuy's Hall 10 effect perman-
enL organization, aud the following gentle
:nen were appointed 10 iOnli ai;cr the enroll.
ment Of names: II. w. lluddUn, W. !.
Cowan, Samuel Agnew, A. L.. Ellis, +. v.
PruiLt 10 report at The next nircting.
Prof. WIN. Hood was requested TO prepare
system Of bylaws and constitution.
There Is Il wide spread interest being felt III
the move, and large Turnout OF the survi-
vUrs is expected next Saturday.
AL arc invited and IT Is hoped that none
who live In the vicinity Of Due West may
fail TO be present. j. w. WlDEMAN,
Il. T.. POLIIILL, President.
Secretary.
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Before the decoration of the graves OF those
who lcll in defense OF just cause, on Satur
day, the 9th inst, Prol. Hood, Il Confederate
veteran, delivered q touching Grafton appro-
pirate to the occasion.
After the speech OF Prof. Hood, Dr. " lde-
man was called upon. This gentleman, like
Mark Antony, plain, blunt man, said 'lhnt
he was not prepared nj that time to del ivcr
an address, but fully endorsed the remarks OF
Prof Hood" though he made suggestion
that i'm the future we should pay more atten-
ton to these memorial ohscrvanccs.
After the decoration OF the graves or the
heroes who now peacefully slumbcr, await
ing the day " hen they shall beawak kcncu and
summoned 10 appear before HAT Judge who
Is all.li.hicutls, the survivors remained at
the cemetery and held conference, and
STEPS were taken Ia uurL;lniZc Il Survivors AS
suclatIun OF Cunirlcrate Veterans, and the
errciiun OF Il Confederate monument. After
some discussion IT, was determined that Il
melting hc hcli nj Lindsay hal! OH saturday,
The sd day OF May, the committee To lCok
after the enrolment %! mrmbrrs consisting d;
the following gentlemen: +. Y. Piuitt. Sani!-
81 Agnrw, a. X. Ellis, W. T.. Cowan and j. w.
Widcmun. Pro-. Hood WIS then asked L."
prepare Il SYSTEM of bylaws and - consitu-
tion To be adopted, ana 10 effect permanent
organization. L. 5. y.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-05-20

Our post of duty Is never In more
than one place ut the SAME time. For
the time being, we always belong in
one place, in one place only. If we
recognize this truth, we shall never
have reason to fear that we ought,
perhaps, to bc somewhere else than
Just where we are, when we are in Il
place mere our present duty lies,-
and We Erver have Il right to be any
where, even for moment, where it is
not our duty to he. There is no such
thing as Il choice between duty and
its Sinking. We ought always to he
where we belong; and it would be
wrong for us not to he there's. $.
Times.
a good start in life! Often we
hear it said Of i young man that he
ought, rs matter Of course, TO turn
out well because Of his worthy parent
aye, his pleasant surroundings in
youth, his educational opportunities.
But is it not as true that many Il one
turns out well largely because he had
no goodly inheritance, but rather cold,
defiant urloundingS, and hard-carn-
ci acquaintance with books: Only
he turns out we'll who improves his
and environment to aid
him upward, be they pleasant or un-
plca*ant, smooth or rough, full ar
Scau>.-S. 5. Times,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-05-20

The Chicago Fair people must mean buSi-
ness when they spend tn" ENpoSition's cash
in Il forty-eight column advertisement III Il
New York paprr.-New York Press.
The same people have been spending some
thing periodically in the way of postage send
ing us proof sheets Of interesting paragraphs
in reference to the same, expecting us to go to
the expense of putting the same in type ut
our own expense. Unless we change our
mind, it will be Il long time before we eXpend
any OF our cash in that way.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-05-20

n big drive in Fans, lust received, at Had
don's.
We still have good assortment of. .tho> G
"Pnriian and Gloria SIX Tara>olS, winch
We are selling ut close prices. Gail al Had
don'S.
We have some Lig bargains in Mems, and
Boys straw Hats. l.. Rosenberg IL Co. II.
a hie lot OF Straw Has ut greatly reduced
prices Is now being ollcr,d by L. Rosenberg Il
Co. Il.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-05-20

This paper publishes pictures and sketches
OF the editors and proprietorsI and a descrip-
tlon Of the improved machinery in the office
It is a fine showing for the machinery, ano
the editorial history is of an interesting ma
ture.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-05-20

MR.. r. L. McCAUCHRoS has been elected
President of the Piedmont Manufacturing
Company, to I'LL the vacancy occasioncd by
the death Of Colonel Hamnlett.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-05-20
The Register.

The Columbia Register is out in complete
new dress of type, and is as pretty as possible
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-05-20

Ifyou want real stylish and very cool
summer Shirt, buy one OF our Madras Shirts.
Guaranteed not TO shrink when washed. p.
Rosenberg IL Co. II.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-05-10
THE UNITED KINGDOM.

IT is proposed to build an open-air theater at the Crystal palace, London, with seating capacity for five thou sand people.
 THE consumption of tea in the United Kingdom during 1890 reached the un- precedentedly high figure of 5.O2 pounds per head.
 ABOUT half of the kerosene consumed in Great Britain comes from the United States, three-eighths from Russia, and one-eighth from Scotland.
 IN England the old four-posted bed. stead is the pride of the nation, but the iron or brass bedstead is fast becoming universal. The English beds are the largest beds in the world.
 THROUGHOUT the whole of British In- dia 105, ,s3S, 357 males and III, ,332, ,927 fe- males, or 217, 7l,2S4 persons in all, are totally unable to read or write and are under no instructions of any kind, more than one-tenth of the males and about one-ninth of the females belonging to Bombay.
 AT recent meeting of the Geological society, London, model of the largest gold nugget yet found in western Australia, known as the Little Hero" weighing 33O ounces 8 pennyweight, found at Shaw's Fall, 200 miles from Roeburne and so from Nullagine, at & depth of inches, was exhibited by Mir. Harry Page Woodward, F. c. S.
 MRS. BLANK-"My dear, during the summer you said the only reason you went to the races was because the country air was so cool and pleasant. Why do you go now when the thermom- eter is almost at zero!" Mr. Blank "Um-er-I go now, my dear, because the excitement of the races warns me ,rv,