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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-01-14
A Clem.on Cellese Cirenlar.

The following circular letter from the Glenn
son College trustees will Interest the railway
companies md all those interested In stock
raising and buying fertilizers:
.. N...". JANUARY II. 1891.
By an Act of the General Assembly, ap.
proved December g. so. all the functions
and duties OF the department OF agriculture.
Including the official fertilizer inspection OF
South Carolina. were devoived upon the board
OF trustees Of the Clemson Agricultural Coli.
lese ofSouth Carolina.
The attention Of the general freight Agent
OF all railroads operating In this State IL ac-
cordingly called to the following extract
from the Gpnernl Statutes Section 595:
- %"And all railroad companies ana
other common carriers are hereby prohibited
from delivering any commercial fertilizer
that does rot bear tile prescribed tag or other
evidence that the tax has been paid.
Every person or corporation violating this
section shall forfeit 10 tile State n sum OF
money equal To the ralue OF the Fertilizers
y = recei we'd. shipped or delivered, etc.
Cotton seed meal Is q fertilizer, and must
bear the tags Issued by me, unless II is sold tO
specifically as "stock food" would sug-
gest t0 railroad agents the ndvisabiity OF re-
when cotton seed meal is offered for shipment
without tags. q certificate that IL Is TO be used
| only as "stock f,od."
The hoard OF trustees intend 10 enforce this
as well as all other requirements ef the fer
tilizer law r. w. SImPson.
President Trustees G. A. @.
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CALHOUN FALLS CITY.
RAILROAD MAaNATEs--c1TY BUILDERS.
Distinguished Capitalists Viewing
the Lnnd...The Foundations OF a
villa Ennnrv

On last Thursday morning an importan,
meeting was held At the new town OF Calhoun
Falls, at the junction OF the Savannah Valley
and g., G. & N. Roads.
The down passenger train from Anderson
landed there Gen. w. w. Humphreys, Col. j
and Others.
soon afterwards an engine and two private
cars with Mr.. Cecil Gabbett. Hon. Pat Cal.
houn, Col. VIM. 2. Calhoun, Mrs. VIM. p. Cal
houn, Col. j. Fl. Ayerlll, and Messrs. Harriet
Of New York, and Brown, OF Ohio, aboard, ap
peared on the spot. Capt. Dodson, Of the q.
6. & n, was also present. Mr.. Gabbett is Gen
eral Manager OF the whole system Of the Cen
trail Of Georgia; Mr.. Pat Calhoun Is genera
counsel OF the same road, and Col. Averill II
Superintendent or the +. X. & w. c. Roads.
Messrs. Gabbett and Averill were looking af
ter their road, and MIR. Pat Calhoun wanted tt
see after the estate Of his uncle, aid also NEE
the gentlemen from Anderson in the interes
OF Calhoun Falls. The ground WAS lookee
over and talked over, and good results may
follow the conference.
In the afternoon Captain Dodson kindly pi
loted the special train over his road to Able
Vile, where 1t came u leave Col. and Mrs
VIM. p. Calhoun. Mr.. Pat Calhoun and party
then returned to Augusta.
From what Col. VIM. p. Calhoun says there
seems to be great Improvements and develop
ments ahead Tor the Western part Of Able
Vile county.
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The Animal Man.

Here is Babb's definition Of Gods imsge
and likeness,
vhe man is an animal who can be fiattered
to drive him the muIe.iike nature is upper
most. ..-.. -. ...- 57s. ~ y 3;
A man is an animal who thinks be ts q lit.
tie tin god on wheels. and never realizes that
the malaria and woman has 10 welt on
him.
A man Ia an animal who is deslrable when
you are In trouble, because the brute In him
being greater, he can swear more and hit out
straighter from the shoulders than You
can. ,ss8s
A man is an animal who eats the very best
he can get and who prefers 70 drink the same
quality, but frequently becomes q tank for
holding bad whiskey.
A man is an animal made for the benefit OF
woman, and the more she can get out Of him
In the way Of kit dness and love the more he
has fulfilled the duty In life, but-with all his
faults we love him still. ~ g
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EAST END ON DECK.


NINETY. SIX, 8. c., Jan. l3, 1891.
On a recent trip 10 Abbeville l was quite
surprised TO see 50 much Improvement going
on. The town seems 70 be on q boom, and
expect to see her putting on city airs.
Margie Williams, young colored woman,
caught fire last week. while in the field pick.
ing cotton and was burned 80 fatally that she
died.
The lovely Miss Lila Cowan, Of Due West,
but now teaching music at the Laurens Fe.
male College, was in town last week visiting
the Misses Bozemau.
Mr.. A. j. Quattlebaum, OF Green wood, was
In NinetySIx on Saturday.
Ninety.Six has a real live butcher and O
good one 1t that. Something she has needed
for long time, a butchers shop"
Mr.. B. 3. Jones, OF Greenville, was in town
last week. He has grown 10 be a handsome
young man since he left US. We scarcely rec
MIR. ]. 4. Ouzts has purchased and moved to
the old MerriWether iarm near town.
Miss Annie Rudd, OF Laurens. who has been
visiting Mrs. Rogers, has returned home.
Cotton has begun to come in after q long
have held 1t will not realize their expecta.
tions. "Dear cotton"
Mr.. John Utsey, OF st. Georges, Capt. Jack
Calhoun, Of Clinton ward. apd Mr.. r. G. stuart,
business and pleasure.
Mr.. James Rogers sold q lot Of nice Berk-
shire pigs and = Jersey bull last week.
MT. JOnu VI cOuCu6b u6W mouse lS nearing
completion. and he Will move in soon.
Mr.. Noah Griffin has rented the Boozer
place and gone To farming. Success 10 you,
Noah.
Miss Mamie Maynard, one Of the most &C.
conplished and efficient teachers In the coun.
ty, has charge OF Oakland Academy in Cow
Grove.
Mr.. John A. Moore len recently on a trading
expedition, having several mules and horses
The trial justice office Is still vacant.
Hard rains last Saturday aud Saturday
night.
The patrons Of Mt Lebanon Academy are
fortunate In the selection OF a teacher. This
time 1t IL Miss Matte Anderson, graduate OF
the WILLIAMSON Female College, and daugh-
ter OF DR.. w. l.. Anderson. Miss Anderson Is
well qualified and The community is fortunate
In securing her services.
While at AbbevllIe last week we took din
ner at the McCants Hotel, kept by the Misses
McCants. formerly OF Ninety-Six 1t Ia need
less to say that their bill OF fure Is "par excel.
lence"
Supplies are beginning 10 roll into Ninety.
Six, and ere long our merchants will be pre-
pared 10 furnish anything and every thing
necessary for man and beast on the best and
most accommodating terms.
Guano agents can be seen at Ninety-Six al.
most every duy In the week. Our farmers
should remember that our OIL Mill here makes
first class fertilizers. Our money should be
kept ut home. EAST END.
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TIP TOP TEACHERS.
All About the Town OF Due West.

All About the Town OIL Due west.
DUE WEST, q. c.. Jan. II, 1891.
Mrs. Fleming OF Laurens is In town.
Have had great deal OF rain in last few
The Colleges are moving along. In good
Mr.. j. F.. Calhoun, Jr, lef1 Saturday To TAX g
charge OF q school at Welbrldge.
The week Of prayer was observed with reg
A young Doctor from Chappels visiting Due
West was somewhat disappointed that bis
lady love was not here.
Seminary at Alleghnay entered the Seminary
here last week. This makes eleven stu
dents.
Major Thompson OF Anderson County Is
dead. He was the father OF Mrs. w. F. Pear
sou and was "a years old. He was buried at
Varennes Church. Rev. H. G. Fennel preach
ed the funeral in the presence OF q large
Mr.. L. o. Cowan of fKingman, Arizona, has
just been elected Judge Of Probate the second
the the brother 70 o7 Dr.. c: 5. Cowan and Mr.. WIN.
ItiI general hope that the corner stone OF
the new College building can be laid with
iIpp posing ceremony at the approaching Com
mencements. This will be an apspicious
Judge Hollingsworth married colored
couple the other night. Furnishing the cere-
mony and the prayer, For further partic.
uIarS apply tOmT. FRANK GfeTR.
lege building can be forwarded to Prot. p. J.
Grier, who Is now the acting treasurer. He
will receipt you with thanks. We think we
can promise our friends Of Abbeville County
one OF the handsomest buildings OF the whole
up-cuontry-one that will be o pride TO the
county.
Mr.. P. L. Lowry left last week to 20 into
mercantile business In Louisville, Ga.
Mr.. w. w. Bradley Of Troy will assist Prof
r. B. Wilson in conducting the Green wood
Male High School. Mr.. Bradley IL q good
teacher. He and Prof. Wilson ought to pull
well together.
we attended the daily prayer meeting. We
were somewhat startled, having taken O back
seat, 10 be called on by the presiding minis.
ter, Rev. Mr.. Carter. to lead In prayer. We
were counting on tho fact as we supposed
that the minister did not know US. We were
glad to see that the leading men Of Green.
wood attended these meetings.
Mr.. Terrell. Superintendent OF Rail Mai.
Services promises to make the efforts TO have
mail service put OH the new Road from Clin'
ton on this way.
school at Hickory Grove, y. C., In few
Mr.. ]. X. Hood left for Anderson last Mon.
day TO locate there for the practice Of law.
Mr.. James Sltton and Miss Sallie Sitton are
on visit to Atlanta.
Mr.. B Z. DuPros family left for Columbia
last Friday. Mr.. DuPre has position on the
Register.
There ~ to he a new brick dwelling put MP
heiwnru Mr.. Agnew's store and that OF ]. T
McDill & Co.
ing OF the Greenwood Bank last week. The
is held at lSO. The deposit fund Is about
$4,000 r. 8. q.
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RAILROAD MAGNATEs IN TOWN.
Various Officers Of the G. 6 6. Come
to AbbeviIIe...The Object OF Their
Visit Unknown.

Last Friday evening special train brought
to town Mr.. Caldwell, Mr.. Talcott MI. Green.
and other high officials Of the Richmond and
nanville system.
walked up tow n, and after looking around, re:
turned to their cars and went flying toward
Hodges,
AS far as we know, they had no talk with
were here, until after they were gone. There
is some speculation as to the object OF their
visit.
II ia thought that they contemplate various
Improvements and accommodations at their
depot.
A side track will be put in between Mr..
Penney's house and the depot, running up tu
and perhaps beyond the on Mill.
Main rs street, not distant from the Oil Mill, and
the old depot will be used as q freight depot.
The new passenger depot will be put In such
position as can be reached by ladies In muddy
weather.
Separate waiting rooms for ladies and the
general pubic win be furnished.
The additional side track will be great con.
venience to both the public and the Railroad
Under present arrangements the necessary
delay in getting freight Is annoying TO the
putlic and must be expensive TO the Railroad
because of the great delay In unloading their
cars
Besides this, under the present plan, the
Railroad will lose much OF its trade In the
shipments Of cotton and the products Of the
OIL Mill.
Because of the delay and annoyance incl.
dent TO loading cars that must be so often
shifted, the OIL Mill sends Its oil 10 the depot
Of the e., G. l. N, which Is half mile distant
While nothing Is known OF the cause OF the
visit OF the railroad officers last week, yet we
are inclined 10 think that they were induced
70 conIe here on account of the fidelity OF our
local agent in giving the company facts which
we're important 10 their best interests. Mr..
Brown, the local depot agent. Is live energet-
ic officer, who is jealous OF the best Interests
Of his employers, and 1t seems that he intends
to get his full share OF business for his road. or
else let the company know the reason for not
doing so. While MIR. Brown was looking after
nifty are none the less obliged TO him, for
whatever is for the company's benefit Is also
for our good.
1t is said that 1t Is barely possible that y
connecting link between the railroad muy be
some time an accomplished fact, and that
then we would have union depot.
II we had union depot 1t wouldn't be old
Abbeville any more.
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GREENwooD's GREETINGS.
Rain, Rain...VIsitOrs Coming and Co.
fng...Week Of Prayer...New Pianos
for Many Homes...Capitalists IN,
the Growing City.
GREENWOOD. 8. c., ia

GREENWOOD 8. c., Jan. 12. 1891.
Rain, rain. We have surely had over our
share lately. Some Of our older citizens fully
expected snow on Thursday, but rain alone
came.
Hon. G. A. G. Waller made a flying visit to
Clinton over the new road on last Monday.
Mr.. K. s. Sparkman, who has been absent
the Past ten daSs yls 70 ms Mnn
day. His friends are glad to welcome him
Mr.. A. j. sproles left Sunday for Augusta,
where he will be engaged in business for
month, perhaps longer.
Mr.. I. F. Riley went to Augusta on business
last week.
Mr.. 6. r. Jordan: one of our popular young
He viii leave ON the 2Oth for his new home.
The good wishes OF u host OF friends 60 with
him. We regret to lose him from our midst.
Messrs. A. j. Bell and 4. Darlington spent
Sunday In Greenville.
MIR. N. Willie Miller, OF Anderson, was In
town last week for short while.
MIR. Bradley, the new assistant In the Male
College, arrived Tuesday, and has begun his
work.
The week of prayer was observed here In
the Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist
churches
A neat platform has recently been erected q
in the rear of the Baptist church for the use oi
'nS Mr.. r'S &c. Waller spent Saturday and Sunday
at home with his family.
|
citizens are realizing the great pleasure and
happiness derived from having plano In the
home. Some one has said, "a house without
a piano IL like rose without Its perfume, O
bird without its song" A great many pianos
have been sold in town recently BY an enter.
prising Augusta frtn.
| A gOodly number OF little tots five and SIX
years old, entered the Female College last
week.
Green wood Is justly proud OF her two -four
| lshing Institutions OF learning, the Male and
the Female Colleges.
MISS Hattie Reynolds returned Saturday af
ter an absence OF several weeks spent pleas.
antly with friends in Florida.
| Mr.. w. 8. Montgomery is here on short
visit. He has many friends here who are al
ways glad TO see him.
There was no preaching In the Presby terian
church yesterday, owing to the absen ce OF Mr.
Matthews. who left Saturday for Lowndes-
ville where he was summoned 10 preach the
funeral services OF his friend, the Rev. Sam.
Riley.
Mr.. John Vance, OF Louisiana, arrived In
the city on Saturday. He is visiting his SIS
ter, Mrs. e. A. G. Waller.
Mcssrs. John Barksdale and Ed. Reynolds
are In Florida.
A company of capitalists visited Green
wood last week with an eye TO future Invest
ments They could not do better any where
In the up.country than right here. where the
climate Is excellent and lands are not very
dear, considering the many railroads and 9th.
er advantages +.
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What Say YOu {?

We propose, as piece OF Interesting mat
ter, 10 publish our entire subscription list ir
u little while from now. The names are ar
ranged alphabetically at each post Office
showing the date TO which each subscriber
has paid.
In order that we may make MS good show
ing as possible IT is hoped that our friend
will coli attention TO any errors which may
exist as to the dates opposite their names
and we would feel further gratified II every
subscriber would pay up before we make III.
publication-this last request being as mucl
in behalf OF the credit of the list as for oul
own profit.
In order that all may have on opportunity
to pay up before the publication, we give no
tice row OF our intention to do so. II
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The Pine Fibre Factory Burned.

County. was destroyed by fire last Tuesday
evening. The fire was discovered in the wet
room, the place where the straw was hrst de-
corticated, and which is always saturated
tinguish the flames, bat as fast as they were
put out In one point they would start In AN
other. The building was well supplied with
patent fire extingushers which worked well
and saturated II with water, but failed TO put
out the fire. All OF the light machinery was
destroyed. but some OF the heavier, together
with the two boilers and engines, do not seem
to have been much Injured. The factory Will
be rebuilt at once. aa.
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KNEW THE WAY TO his HEART.
Well known Abbeville Preacher fl
Treated with Deserved COpsidera.
tiou.
(Keowee Courier J

Dear Courier: Allow me little space In
your valuable paper to return my sincere
thanks TO the good people Of Walhalla for the
kindness shown to me and family on Thurs.
day, January lst, 1891 On that day the mem.
bers OF the Baptist church ard other friends
came 10 my residence and took possession oi
myself and family. Each one who came
broue ht some necessary article. The ladies
went into the dining room and In a few mo-
ments arranged the table and announced
that dinner WIS ready. And such a~dinner
Every ything TO be desired and tempting to the
appetite was there In rich abundance, and
In the corner OF the room were bundles with
out number. There was coffee, sugar, rice
grits preserves, jelly, syrup,:d dried fruit, dou
In respect and through Kindness to their pas.
tor. 1t was happy day for pastor and peo.
pie; 1t win be long remembered. In this
public way I return many thanks for the
gifts so kindly donated. God bless you, dear
brethren, sisters and friends. This kind.
ness biuds my heart to you. and may this
year.so pleasantly begun, be spent by Us to
the glory OF God, the advancement Of his
cause, and the bettering of humanity. I ap.
preciate your Kindness, thank you for your
kind REMEMBRANCE Of us. and pray Gods
richest blessings upon you.
R. W. Seymour.
. January lst, 1891.
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Irreverance.

II seems to us that Christian people have ex-
hausted their Inventive genius and satiatet.
their depraved appetites in search OF ways In
which TO desecrate the most sacred of the reli
glous holdays-the birth Of our Saviour. Re
Gently College magazine said: "The faculty
kindly gave us two days for Xmas this year.
and this magazine is published from an insti.
tuition, all of whose tutors are professed Chris.
,ians. Truly we make progress
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Intensely Cold Weather Reported I'm
Great Britain and the COntlmeut.

LONDON, Jan. l2-Throughont Great Britain
intensely cold weather still prevails. Dense
fogs are general, but there has not been any
more snow. In the Hebrides the tempera-
ture Is degrees below zero.
The Continent is still suffering from snow
storms. SO severe that several express trains
between Hamburg, Cologne, Berlin and
Vienna have been showed up. Mails have
been considerably delayed throughout Eu.
rope.
PARIS, Jan. l2.-The Seine and other French
rivers are frozen, except In mid stream. The
harbor OF Geneva is frozen over the first time
since 1890.
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THE G., G. & N.
TracklayiHg and Bridge.building Be
ing Pushed with Energy.

While the passenger and freight schedules
are being run regularly North from Abbevil:e
the workinen are pushing the Southern end OF
the road toward Atlanta
The track has been finished to Savannah
River-seventeen miles West OF Abbevlle-
and The work Of building the iron bridges
across :he Savannah Is progressing most salts.
factorily.
The work at the river consists Of two iron
bridges and wooden trestle across the island.
From the Cilrnlna bank 70 the island tres
tllng, and one span OF III feet OF iron bridging,
span the arm OF the river which runs between
bridge IL finished. TIE track has been laid
across the island, and the temporary work ior
the next span Of the iron bridge IL nearly np
I! ON the island to the Georgia bank there her
total length Of the trestlng and bridges from
Curolipa TO Georgia IL 2, 100 feet
The road runs under the Savannah Valley
Railroad, and stone piers and an iron bridg
will support the road up stairs.
The side track connection between the Two
roads has been completed, and the depot
builder is on the ground, putting up the
While IL Is thought that the passenger trains
will not run beyond this place until Elbertou
Ia reached. yet II Is believed that the company
will send their freight trains forward 10 the
The Railroad Commissioners win lie soon
asked TO receive" the road as lar as the So
vannah. when the line passes beyond theil
Jurisdiction.
The bridge builders have until the first ol
March TO complete the bridge across the Sa
vannah, but with favorable weather the track.
laying will be far on the road towards EIoer
ton before that time.
It is sai6 that construction force has been
organized to work at lracklaying from Athen.
toward Elberton. and that they are expected
TO 60 TO work this week.
With two tracklaying forces at work, the
iron will soon be stretched bet xeen Athens
and the Savannah River.
The g., G. Il N. will be blessing to all that
and 1t opens new territory, and turns ou,
faces In new directions. With the road finish
ed to Atlanta, we hope to have swift train,
going past US every day, and we may then ex
pect 10 become neghbors and friends OF thu
cities OF Elberton and Athens.
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Due 10 his Efficiency and visOr,

The Columbia correspondent OF the Char
lesion World says:
The board Of phosphate commissioners mel
to-day with all the members present.
A. w. Jones, OF Abbeville, was elected
phosphate commissioner. He received three
out OF five votes and his election was then
made unanimous. Mr.. Jones is at present
auditor OF Abbeville county. Gov. Tlliman
stated that Mr.. Jones election was due TO the
efficiency and vigor with which he prosecuted
his work rs auditor. The salary Of the IN
make Beaufort his headquarters.
The election OF Mr.. Jenes was quite Sur
prise to everybody here, as nobody knew tina
he was nh applicant for the place.
The election. we believe, is for six year:
and is a deserved promotion Of faithful ant
efficient officer. Mr.. Jones will likely make
his work tell on the phosphate business, and
we doubt not he will make big returns TO the
State.
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Wasting His Time.

The Rev. Mr.. Toison OF the Missionary Bap-
tist has gone to Columbia, and has nosed
around and unearthed more rottenness and
wlckedness than was known to exist by the
oldest inhabitant Mr.. Tolson is simply
bringing reproach to the church. and doing
An iujury to public morals by advertising tn.
places OF wick edness. II he would preach
afler the manner and example OF our saviou
he might effect some good, and not make
himself figure before the public. But, pc:
haps, he Is seeking filth and notorIety. He
seems to have found both.