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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-08-26
wARRENToN's HOUSE OF WORSHIP.
Life and Animation in the Old Town
With u New Name.
\V,ppp~-ro~ g n

WARRENToN, s. c., Aug. %, 1891.
Masters Rob and Cliff Cheatham have re.
turned from pleasant visit 10 relatives and
friends i'm due West and Donalds.
The members OF the Warrenton choir met
at Mr. l.. A. Cheatham's two evenings OF last
week TO practice. The evenings were pleas
antly and pr01itably spent.
Miss Mamie Stevenson after a pleasant visit
TO her cousin, Miss Ionic Thomas, returned
to her home near Long Cane last Monday.
Mr.. d. II. Penny and family left this morn
Ing to visit relatives In Level Land.
The meeting which commenced at the War
renton church last Saturday Is still going on,
and Is doing great deal of good. Eloquent
sermons have been preached by Rev. Mr..
Henderson and Rev. Fl. G. Fennel. Rev. j..
Lowrie Wilson, ID. d., conducted the services
Sunday evening and preached the sermon
which set aside our church for divine wor-
ship.
Miss Bessie Thomas will leave next Monday
for Honea Path where she will attend school
during the next year.
Mr.. j. II. Cheatham has been visiting q
friend (?) again, but where's her home and
what's her name? Nobody Knows.
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EIIiptic Springs on II Campbell Press

Hearing that our friend, Mr.. James /.
Crews, had prt elliptic springs on the Camp
bell press uSel by the Laurcnsville Herald,
we went to .,urenS TO see the press some TWO
months ago, and since then we have been cX-
pcrimcnting with elliptic carriage springs on
our own press.
or course we are indebted To MIR. crews Tor
the sugyestiou without which we would have
never thought of using them, and we give
him all the credit for any improrcm
which we may have made on our press. He
is a genius, and he ought 10 make fortune.
By the use of the springs we have increased
the speed of our press fifty per cent, and we
think that we run the press at the increased
speed with less jar than before.
AS we generally go 10 press carly WcdneS-
day morning. after an alI.night's hard work
the increase in running the press Is Of great
advantage to us. 1t saves onethird of the
time for six hands in running the press and
engine, folding papers and making up the
mails, and enables US TO wait longer before
closing up the forms.
AS We regard the addition Of The elliptic
springs as of value to any one having a
Campbell country press, we would be glad to
show our machine to any brother editor who
may feel enough interest in it to come to see
it. Let him come on Tuesday night, or any
other time that suits him better.
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Free Advertising.

The managers Of various eXpositions send
us periodically lot Of advertising matter.
AS our subscribers are not especially inter
ested in any Of them, and as we have not
learned any scheme or plan by which we can
get type set without cost, we have published
none Of them.
If the publication Of the notices is worth
anythink, the authorities could pay enough
TO cover the expense. If they are not worth
that much, we would consider ourself ma
turi.l born fool to publish it at our own ex.
pense, and 10 no profit for the expositions.
We presume, however, the cxpositions will
60 on, regardless Of any action on our part.
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MANY Thanks.

Through the intercession Of our most oblig-
ing depot agent, Mr.. Brown, the e. & G. au-
thorties have promised to deliver the pack.
ages of the Press and Banner for Donalds and
Due West at Donalds by the 1l.3O train on
Wednesdays, which enables our friends at
these places to receive their papers some
three hours earlier than by the regular train.
The railroad authorities will receive the
thanks of everybody for this kindness.
In addition to this favor from the c.. & &
we hope to be able to send our packages TO
Cokesbury by the first train.
We hope to make arrangements to send our
paper by express TO Lowndesville, so that ii
will arrive by midday of Wednesday.
We now send our paper by express over the
G., c. & y. for Greenwood, Coronaca. and
Quarry.
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LETTER FROM MR.. KEITT.
He Thinks President Stokes "De.
serves Credit for SO FOrcibly Re-
peIIing nn InsuIC' After He Re-
turned Home From Prosperity.

TROY, S. Co. Aug. %, 1891.
Editor Press and Banner:
see in your Issue OF August 10Th the fol-
lowing as an extract from the Cotton Plant:
1.-The man who borrows at any price and
neUer intends to pay 1t back Is q thief and a
scoundrel."-Senator Butler at Prosperity.
/ think upon examination you Will find
that Senator Butler did not use the above Ian.
guage. The Senator described three classes OF
borrowers.
!. That class who borrowed money at diff
ferent rates of interest and made money and
repaid principal and interest.
2. Those who borrowed money but on ac-
count of misfortuncs could not repay 1t, but II
honest they would work until 1t was paid.
3. Those who would borrow money at diff
ferent rates OF interest, but who never intend
ed to pay II back and never did.
It is this class he said who wanted to bor-
row money ats per cent. did not hear him
use the words thieves and scoundrels.
think this emphatic language originated with
President Stokes against whom IL Is now un-
justly and incorrectly used.
l think you will find that President Stokes
in reply to criticism OF the News and Cou-
rIer said that any one who borrowed money
without intending TO pay it back was q "thel
and scoundrel." While Senator Butler did
not use the language 1t Is the logical conclu-
sion Of his premises and entirely applicable
to the members Of the Alliance.
/ trust, Mr.. Editor, that If am correct you
will give the President of the State Alliance
the credit he deserves for so forcibly repelling
an insinuation OF dishonesty made against
the Alliance Jos. l.. Keitt.
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NEWS LETTER.
Ninety.SiN in All It's PhaseS-.-Her
PeOpIe...Ier Crops -. Her Enter
NINETY-SIY. S, c.. Aug, 25,

NINETY-SIY, S. G., Aug. %, 1891.
Since our last we have had fine rains and
the crops are looking fine, having the locali-
ties visited by the hail storms.
Mrs. DR.. Turner and children, Of Edgefleld,
have been visiting Mrs. DR.. Wenck.
If you want suit OF good, nice fitting
your measure and have them made to order.
The committees appointed by the Ninety
Six Alliance 10 look over the crops of the
community have perfor med that duty. The
The condition of pasture lands good, fences
only moderate except in n few cases. a part
of the committee dined with Mr.. +. s. Addi-
son he has fine farm wcll.fcnced and his
Improved sheep, besides having threshed
large crops of his justly celebrated "red rust
proof OATS" wheat and barley.
Miss Mamie Hughes; of onen Path, has
The ram and wind storm at Ninety-SiX on
the 18th inst, did considerable damage. a
large tree feel upon Mr.. J. A. Moorc's kitchen,
burylng two negroes In the debris. They
were rescurcd, more scared than hurt. Mr.
Moore had also several outhouses blown
down and his crop was more or less injured
field of corn riddled by the hail. Some OF his
ncighhors say that Capt. McCasan has the
finest crops of corn and cotton in Ninety-SiX
township. Mr.. Il. :. Chcatham hos the finest
Mrs. Mike Watson and her two pretty little
ones from Ridge Springs has been visiting
Mrs. james Rogers.
Mr.. Henry Williamson is clerkIng for Maj.
Fouchc at the racket.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Richardson have returned
from a visit TO Mrs. Richardson's relatives in
upper Abbeville.
County Commissioner Dul're was down last
week on business.
The Farmers Alliance on last Saturday
elected j. w. Blake, the present incumbent
cotton weigher.
Private Secretary Tompkins was up to sec
his family last Saturday.
Prof j. {. Cork has returned from q trip to
COkcSbury in fine spirits over the prospects
OF his school. More scholars will be enrolled
another year than ever before. His assist.
ants are par excellence and we are quite for
tunatc in having such Il school at our door.
Mr.. Editor, sec that we are associated rs
Judges OF sheep at Greenwood would 1t not
be In taste for the cDtcrprising gentlemen TO
have quarter Of each of the breeds barbe.
cued? May be we could judge more salts
factorily.
Mrs. Roland Chatham and Miss Eta Blake,
Greenwood, were visiting at DR.. Blake's last
week.
y good deal of rain and some hail here last
week.
Major Watson and family have returned
from the mountains.
Mr.. ]. L. Buchanan left yesterday for Abbc-
vile to do business for Mr. Bell. All we can
say for Mr.. Bell Is that he is q sober honest,
Christian young man. and a fine salesman,
and that his employer is fortunate in secur-
Ing his services. We wish him success
Sunday sinners suffered at the hands Of the
town council on Monday. East End.
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ABBEVILLE's SUCCESSFUL SON.
MIR. s.. j. Zeigler Has Made More
Money Than Anybody .--Interest-
ing Notes OF Him.
Arkansas Gazette.

Arkansas Gazette.
S. J. Zeigler, cotton factor and commission
merchant, has been In the trade of Shreve-
yort since 1895. His individual control dates
back three years, ut which time he succeeded
Perrin e. Ieigler, successors of Perrin 4 Nc
Cutchen, who in turn had succeeded 5. b.
McCutchen &, Co., or In effect, In his interest
of to-day he represents the prestige and ex'
perlence OF q cotton concern which com.
mencing twenty years ago has continued un.
interrupted 10 the present day. Antedating
his direct connection to the Shreveport cotton
market. he had been engaged In general mer'
chandizlng and as n partner. He is from Ab.
neville, S. c., and has been identified with
louisiana twenty.one years.
Being an illustrative case and the gentle.
man comparatively n young man who by dint
of energy and good business judgment, has
forged 10 the front since his advent In this
region, 1t should be mentioned that Mr.. Zeig
eT Is RnoTn o S o eReusSe 10
capital invested by him In business to the
amount of $4,000 to $4,000. His realty hold.
ing in this and the adjoining parish consists
In Of nine Red RTeG NeG panta lions
tivation, the rental from which probably
pays him $4,000 to $4,000 annually. This, eN
elusive of 10000 10 10000 acres uplands form
ing the sites and envIrons of towns along the
Louisiana division Of the Cotton Belt Rail
road exclusive of valuable city realty, and
exclusive OF landed property in other parts o.
this State and Texas.
1t should also be mentioned as evidence D
his enterprise and public spirit, and there
fore as evidence Of his ability and opportun
ity to pass upon the merits Of Shreveport
and It's surroundings. that he haudles annual
try stores with sos 900 to $4,000 worth O.
goods, owns more buildings than any man ir
North Louisiana, has put up three saw millt
now In opporation in which he is interested
and is connected substantially with nearly
every Incorporated interest in the city: Al
of which is but the more q monument to his
business ability and enterprise, the gentle
man being In addition one of the most LID
eral property owners In the State. And IN
deed upon the latter score authorizes the
writer to announce that with view TO aid
ing in the development of the country vii
sell his landed property. town site realty
farm and fruit lands, on ten years time. INT
same liberal predlsposition applies to proper
ty owned In the city. He is willing to sell o.
moderate Agurcs if 1t will locate the pur
chaser or the Investment.
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Second Annual Convention of the
AbbeviIIe County Sunday School
Association. nation
all to be Held at AbbevilIe Presby-
tcrian Church. September 1. =,
1901

PROGRAM.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER lsT.
10 o'clock a. m-Opening Devotional Exer-
cises, by Rev. VIM. NJ. Grier, D. ID.
Temporary Organization.
Enrichment of members present, including
ministers. snperin tcndcnts and delegates
from schools.
Permanent Organization.
Reports from schools including statistics.
RECESS.
2:SOp. m.-Devotlonal Services, by Rev. ]. E.
Beard.
Sunday School and Why" by Rev. X. F..
Stackhouse, Il. G. McLees and Prof. Wm'
Hood
Toplc-"Progress OF the Inter-Den omtna'
tonal Work." by G. J.. Fike. State Organizer
Toplc-"The Bible in the Sunday school,,
by Prof. j r. Blake and Rev. II. II. Law, d.
d.. of the American Bible Society.
Topic-"iiow Shall we Improve our sun
day Schools" by Rev. II. w. Hawkins, Hon
j. II . Rice and G. " Hammond.
Opening query box.
RECESS.
$50 y. m.-Devotional Services, by Rev. j.
Topic-"The Duty of Parents In Connection
with Sunday School Work." by DR.. j. Fl. Car
lisc, Rev. NJ. NJ. Brabham.
Adjournment.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER IND.
$50 n. m.-Scripture Promise Service, by
Rev. ]. o. Lindsay. ID. ID: ~,
Normal Sunday School Work, by Rev. j. w
Wallace, of Augusta, Ga.
Topic-"The Supreme Aim of All Sunday
School Work" by Rev. o. Y. Bonner, Prof j.
e. Cork and e. p. Hammond
RECESS.
$50 p. m.-Devotional Services, by Rev. j.
a. Brown.
Temperance cause presented by Rev. w. A
Gaines.
Report of Comm ittees.
Miscellaneous.
Opening Query Box.
Closing Services.
Let every one interested in Sunday Schoo!
work arrange to be with US. Brethren named
above are expected 10 occupy about twelve
minutes, each to be followed by others, i
time permits
Praise Services will be held at the opening
Of each m Getting.
All ministers resident in the Count ty, Super
intendents and one delegate from each Sun
day School compose the Convention.
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As TO Ourself.

The Press and Banner seldom refers to It's
work.
We prefer to let our work speak for itself.
We never brag, but we trust that we may
be pardoned If we refer to some facts.
Within the last six years we have added to
our previously we'll equipped printing Office:
A Campbell prngting press;
An Acme Kerosene Steam Engine;
A half Medium Gordon Jobber;
A pamphlet stabber;
A 3O-inch Rival paper cutter
An improved mailing machine;
Two cabinets of type;
An immense assortment of job type, bor-
ders, ornaments, labor saving rules, &C.;
Three imposing stones
Several hundred pounds of metal furnI-
ture:
500 lbs. leads;
A large amount OF body type;
Quantities Of office furniture, stands, gal
leys, racks, safes for stationery, blanks, etc.
Besides the printing material and presses
which we have added, we have put in n large
and varied assortment OF paper, card board
and stationery.
In that time we have more than doubled
our subscription list.
We have two or three times rs much pro-
fitable advertising rs we had at this time six
years ago.
We are now doing perhaps five times rs
much job work as we did then.
The outlay for material was made from the
net proceeds Of the office, and in that time n
little money was laid by for n rainy day.
Except few hundred dollars incurred for
expenses this Summer, we owe no man
anything but good WILL
But we believe that our growth In the favor
and good will of the people has exceeded our
material prosperity.
AS the successive storms have ragged against
us, the people have been drawn to us, and to-
day we have good reason to believe that there
are host of people in Abbeville county
who are to US as true as steel.
Even those who may have differed from us
In times that are past, have been convinced
Of our sincerely Of purpose, and to-day
many Of them are numbered with our truest
and best Of friends.
Taken. all in all, the Press and Banner en-
joys much qualification in reviewing the
past-in contemplating It's struggles and its
successes.
We would be ungrateful indeed If we did
not love the people of Abbeville county, and
we would be unworthy of them if we did not.
in all the years that are TO come, remember
their fidelity to us.
Encouraged by their support, we make new
resolves to serve them to the best OF our abil-
ity.
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The County Trca surcr. and the Ali.
Qncc President.
GREESwooD G G. An,

GREENWOOD S. c., August Il, 1871.
Last Saturday we had the pleasure of meet
ins, our much esteemed friend. Mr.. j. r..
Blake, County Treasurer OF Abbeville County,
He had just reached Greenwood from Abbc.
ville where he joined his family who had
tivcs in Williamson, Greenvillc and I.Own.
desville. He says the health of the mem
bers Of his family were much improved by
their visit. Mr.. Blake is one among our best
men. He is candid. conscientious and en-
ergetic gentleman Of the highest refinement
He successfully taught schools Il number of
years near Greenwood where he has many
valued friends as well as in other parts OF
the county. Later he was elected President
Of the County Farmers Alliance which
position he SO acceptably filled till he was
appointed County Treasurer NO. Pyles.
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Glad to See Him.

Mr.. Il. f. Polhill, OF Due West, was in town
yesterday evening. We saw him but min
ute, and then he was in mighty good COM
pany, and in that moment he promised to
come to see US. While he could not get n
more cordial welcome anywhere than in the
Press and Banner, he was in the presence Of
those whose charming manner and beauty OF
person was SO attractive that we presume he
entirely forgot TO call TO sec bachelor.
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AS far as we are able TO judge, the springs
are working well, and answer the Pur-
pose for which they are intended.
The Spiral Springs for the same purpose
we believe, cost from sl25 TO $50.
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PatrOnize Home Industry.

Messrs. r. c. Wilson d Co. invite your pat
ronage in the way Of grinding corn meal
They have ample machinery, and are oblig
ing, clever men. Let US stand together, and
support all home enterprises.
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Notice..

r HAVE for sale two fine JERSEY MILK
= COWS with young calves, also two good
mules.
]. w. w. MARSHALL,
May S. 1891 Abbeville c. H., $. e.
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We have just opened up the best line Of
mems fine shoes ever shown in the Abbevllle
trade prices considered. 0. p. Heath & Co.
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Come and look at the ladies fine shoes, we
VIII show you for 81. OO per pair at .. p.
Heath Co.
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Mems pants at fifty cents per pair at o. p.
Heath C Co.
10 yards colored challies ut 2j cents. w. T..
Bell.
The Republican., 1891-09-25
A FLOURY CLOUD,
A Five-Year-Old's Distressing Adventure
Hot Day.

Five-Year-Old's Distressing Adventure
Hot Day.
A hour-besprinkled battalion of small
boys moved along the Western boule-
ward, near Ninetysecond street, yester-
day afternoon. Every face was a study;
sadness, anxiety and flour contributed
to the expressions. They moved slow
~ because in advance of them was q
forerunner. He was a diminutive speci-
men of humanity, and he was spotless-
y white from his little hat crown to
the toes of his sturdy shoes The tears
were flowing over his checks, and from
mis- lips poured volume of sound
The unfortunate 5-year-o had been
sent to the corner grocery for -four and
had dropped the parcel. He had tried
to pick it up and it had emptied itself
over him. His vociferous demonstra-
tions of grief brought flock of diminu-
tive friends. They appreciated the
gravity of the situation.
They scooped up as much as their
grimy little hands would hold. The
5-year-old looked on for a minute hope
fully. Flour never looked so white to
him before and he had no idea there
was so much flour in the world. The
four pounds spread about good bit.
There we're six friends, and they
couldn't begin to lift it all with their
twelve small, black paws. The baby
brain grasped the truth. The 5-year-old
renewed his walls and directed his
erring and four-tipped toes toward
home.
AS he announced his distress he drew
interested spectators all along the line.
But the 5-year-old was philosophic. 1t
was not alone or chiefly the loss of the
flour that troubled him; it was his own
undignified situation.
"Mamma-dear,' he walled, ''please
-take-some-keros oil-and rub
my clothes-hard-a then-take some
water some cold - water, Mamma
,-and-then--the ll-be-all right.
Just-rub 'em hard-and please-to-
excuse me;-I'm SO sorry" Sob-so5-
sob
Then the body guard arrived. Each
pair of hands deposited it's share of
the scattered 1our-like trophies at the
mothers feet. They had done what
they could, and every tlour-smeared
face was turned to hers for the verdict.
Then everybody laughed. Every ybody
brushed every body else, and in spite of
the heat it was pleasant day.-N. Y.
Recorder
The Republican., 1891-09-25

the same work, interested in the same
cause, having daily intercourse with one
another, and exchanging views, must
necessarily acquire a more thorough
knowledge of their profession than any
man or set of men confined to the
private practice of one city.
The technical branch of the office
has heretofore worked under all the
difficulties found in an overcrowded,
badly lighted, badly ventilated room,
but recently the new draughting room
erected in the south court of the treas
ury has been completed and is now oc-
cupied. The clerical force of the office
is in every way efficient. And in this Of
fee there is special need for efficiency
since there is so little mere routine
work to be done, and SO much that re-
quircs special knowledge on the part of
the employe. There is not clerkship
in this office that could to-day be com
petently filed from the outside. True,
there are many who could acquire the
proper knowledge by experience, but
the work of this bureau requires an
experience nOG ODGdllldDle III d InOuUH,
a year, or two years; being, as it is, SO
intimately associated with the techni-
calities Of designing, engineering and
construction.
If any improvement could be made
in the force of the Office it would be ac-
complished by more liberal allowance
in the matter of salaries. Men of pro-
fessional education, experts in their
several branches of architecture, or any
other scientific profession, should by all
means receive pay commensurate with
services rendered. This however is not
So On the contrary to this principle,
the salaries, or per diem, paid the en-
ployes Of this Office are proportionately
less than are paid in many branches of
the government service, for mere routine
work requiring no special education or
scientific knowledge. Congress could
do no better work than to show a solid
appreciation of the scientific branches
The Republican., 1891-09-25
A NEEDED REFORM.

Advanced Ideas of Victim of Thieves.
A worn looking man was exclaiming
against what he termed the irrelevance
what he meant.
81 mean," said he, ''that thieves
ought to have more sense of fitness, or
applica bleness ! was moving my office
to-day and tcamster stole a volume of
Shakespeare. You would naturally eX
pect a teamster to steal in his own line,
to take bride or halter or set of har-
ness or something of the sort, but feel a
jarring sense of incongruitv when he
steals the worlds greatest collection of
literary work. | had something to do
with a worthless jack carpenter, the
other day, and he stole saw, but as it
showed the fellows mind was going
hand in hand with his occupation, said
nothing. I would say nothing if a
blacksmith were to steal bellows, or
if a plumber were to purloin roll of
lead pipe, but do cry out in just de-
nunciation when carter, that couldn't
read his name even if it were thrown
with a calcium light on the bosom of
Lake Michigan, steals rare volume of
Shakespeare; and | shall not permit it
to drop with a simple denunciation. No,
sir, | shall take more effective steps. |
am going to have law passed by the
next legiSlature-a law that will impose
severe punishment upon irrelevant
theft. | am determined that reform
shall be effected in this direction and 1
will vote for no man who does not
agree with me."-Arkansaw Traveller.