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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-05

THE Synod of South Carolina will meet al
TINS place ON Tuesday the 18th inst. ut ~
o'clock. tull attendance is expected, and
interesting services may be expected.
Miss READIE HARPER and Miss Sarah
Hearst have returned from Greenwood on a
visit to their uncle, Mr.. J. Frank Keller, to
their home in Elberton, Ga.
WANTED.-Shar.s In the Farmers Bank
for which the highest price will be paid In
cash. Apply at tue Press and Banner office.
II.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-05
Masonic Notice.

There will be special communication Of
Clinton Lodge No 3. 4. F. NJ, on Tuesday The
llth, October 1892. The Most Excellent
Grand Master OF the Grand Lodge OF South
Carolina Will visit the Lodge in his official
capacity. 4 full attendance is therefore
earnestly requested, By order Of
Frank B. Gary.
Master Clinton Lodge, No. 3, y. F. NJ.
+. l.. Wilson, Sec.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-05
Pleasant Entertainment.

Some half dozen young ladies' gave a de,
liyhtful entertainments last Friday night al
Mr. Kirby's. The program consisted OF sing
ing and acting some nice little plays IN the
presence OF an appreciative audience. Ihose
who heard the music were so much pleased
thBi they hope the young ladies may prepare
another program aud gave us another pleas
pyeniDV
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-05
Bows That Raised a Noise.

At the entertainment last Friday night The
pleasure of what would have been otherwise
II delightful evening was marred by the CON
tinued shrill whistling OF little boys. We
ieusive or ill-mannered. They merely enjoy
cd themselves giving discomfort TO others by
conduct, which they may have thought was
funny.
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Hopored Son Returns.

MR.. j. ALTHEUS JOHNSON. formerly OF Abb
bevllle. but now OF Washington, was In town
last Monday. He has been In W Washi ington
for years, and stands high in the capital city.
Abbeville is proud OF her representative In the
city,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-05
RELIGIOUS Notice.

Special services in the Court House Friday
and Saturday nights At halipast seven
O'Clock. Preaching by Rev. r. F. Bradley.
Communion Oh Sabbath morning.
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Notice Of Stockholders Meeting.

THE Animal Meeting OF the Stockholders
i of the Georgia. Carolina and Northern
Railway Company will be held at Athens,
Ga, Tuesd,y, November Sth, 1892, at eleven
o'clock a. m.
The transfer books will be closed until No.
vember Sth -
Oct. 2. 1892. Sccretaly.
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sF,' .
'Onr motto-"Sell shoes" ""Take care of the
home trade" "Guarantec salts faction" {. l..
Hammond j. Co.
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4 lead pencils for SC. W. f. Bell.
Ladies' hand knit capes cheap at VIM. e
Bells.
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The State of South Carolina

ABBENlLLE COUNTY.
Probate Court-CitatiOn tor Letters of Admin
iSLration.
BY j. FULLER LYON. ESQ, JUDGE, PROBATE
COCRT.
WHEREAS, Henry p. McGse e,,nrS has ~ nade ah,
miniSlratlOn cum TrSianlcntD AnnrXo. OF the
Estate and effects of J. ]. McAdams. late OF
Abbeville county, deceased.
These are therefore, 10 cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors OF
the said J. j. McAnans. dcceaSed, that they
be and appear before me, In the court OF Pro.
bate, to be held AT Abhc.ilIr G. H., on We'd
neSday, October 18Th, le92, after publication
hereof, at II O'Clock in the forenoon, TO show
cause If any they have, why the SAID Admins
tIutiOn should not hu granted
Given under my hand and seal of the Court,
this Ith day of October, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and nlncty-twO and in the llIth
year of American Independence.
Published on the 9TH day of October lS92,
in the Press aud Banner and on the Court
House door for the time required by law.
j. FULLER LYON,
Oct ), 1892. Judge Probate Court.
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The first cold snap will put you TO thinking
abnut winter dresses, winter hats, winter
shoes wraps. &c. You will find good stock
to select from ut Haddon's.
Cold weather will soon be upon US. You
will want tlannels and wraps. Haddon can
supply you us cheaply as any house In the
trade.
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TAX NOTICE.

In ACCORDANCE WITH AN ACT Tf
raise supplies for the fiscal year commencing
November lst, 1891, notice is hereby giver
that the Office OF County Treasurer Of Able
vile county will be open for the collection
taxes for said fiscal year from
Saturday, October 18th,
- UNTIL
Thursday, December 18th:
without penalty. Rate per centum of taxa
tion as follows:
Stale Tax............. ......".... AZ mills.
Ordinary County Tax...-....
Special County TaX.".....".. a
School TaX...........-".-......2
Total.".-........""-...... ~ mills.
In addition to the above Special Tax vii
be collected for school purposes as follows:
Town Of AbbeviSe iSe.."....."....... A mills.
Town Of Greenwood .-.."..... mills.
4 poll tax OF 81 per capita on all male citi
zens between the ages of q and 80 years, ex
ccpt such as are exempt by law, will be col
lected.
Taxes are payable only in gold and silver
coin, United States currency, National Bank
Notes. and coupons OF State Bonds which be
come payable during the year 1892.
In order TO accommodate tax payers have
arranged the following schedule of appoint
ments, and tax payers will please take due
notice thereof. as the Office at the Cour
designated.
wndesville-Afternoon of Monday, 9th
October. and Tuesday 25th.
Mount Carmel-Wednesoay Goth October.
McCormick-Thursday, 9th October.
Troy-Friday, 2Sth October.
Bradley-Forenoon Saturday, Goth October
Nerdery-AfternoonS Saturday, 29th October
Ninety.SiX-From arrival of down train
Monday, 3lst October, till arrival OF up train
next day.
Greenwood-From arrival Of up train Tues
day, lst November, till p. IN. next day.
Coronaca-Forenoon Thursday, Bird Novem
ber.
Donaldsville-From arrival up train Thurs
day, November 3rd, till ~ m. Friday, Novem
Der 18th.
Due West-Afternoon November 4th, till !:
m. November 5th.
Hodges-W Wednesday, November 9th.
Parties desiring information by mail in re
gard to their taxes will please include postage
for reply, and those paying their taxes by
check will please include the charges for col
lection.
J, R. BLAKE, JR.,
County Treasurer.
Oct. |, 1892, II
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| The State of South Carolina,

COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE.
Probate Capitalization for Letters OF Ad-
ministration
By j. FULLER LYON. ESQ, JUDGE PROBATE
COURT.
IAJHEREAS, W. #. Townsend has made
w suit to inc, to grant him Letters OF ID
rIinistration cum feStdmentO anne1o, de 6onts
nOu Of The Estate and effects OF WIN. II. TAM
pey, late OF Abbeville county. deceased.
These are therefore. TO cite and admonlsn
ali and singular the kindred and creditors OF
the said VIM. H. Rampey, deceased, that they
be and appear before me, In the Court OF Fro
bate, to he held at Abbeville G. H., on Mon
day, October l7h, 1892, after pub licdtion mere.
of, at II o'clock In the forenoon, to show cause
If any they have, why the said Administra-
tiDn should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal Of the Court:
this first day Of October, in the year Oh
IL.S.1 our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-two, and IN the ll1th year ol
American Independence.
Published on the 5th day OF October, lS92, In
the Press and Banner and on the Court House
door for the time required by law.
J. FULLER LYON,
Judge Probate Court.
Oct. ), 1892 If
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To ii. w. Longfellow.

Read on the anniversary of his birth Feb.
u, 1892.
Oh thou, who knew and loved fair Nature,
Interpreted her secrets and her hidden
lore,
Thy life of pure and earnest, true endeavor,
With noble words and thoughts was
trimming DER.
In thy songs we hear the sweetness
OF birds among the forest leaves green,
Thou hast interpreted the language
OF mountain brooklets, dashing pure and
clean.
As in vision, by thy words awakened
see Evangeline in her Acadian home,
And can feel the SORROW, as she by her lover
kneelng,
Sees him die whom she had loved alone
Although our words may be forgotten,
And years may pass and youth grow Old,
Still shall thy words live on forever,
Thy legends by the freight still be told.
The Republican journal., 1892-03-10
The Tale of a Tooth.

There has been picked up on the beach
near Rockland what appears to be a tooth of
some defunct animal 1t is about 3 inches
long and "a of an inch square. A similar
specimen was found on the same beach some
to be a tooth of the hippopotamus: This cir
cumstance brings to mind again the burning
of the steamer Royal Tar, with menagerie
on board, some 50 years ago. Exchange.
The Royal Tar was burned off the eastern
entrance to Fox Island thoroughfare, below
Widows Island. The hippopotamus prob
ably had false teeth and might have gone
over to Rockland to consult dentist Last
summer the Marjorie went down to North
Haven to find the elephant that belonged
to the Royal Tar menagerie, and the COM
ing season will devote a trip to the hippopo-
tamus.
The Republican journal., 1892-03-10
How She would Obtain the Secrets of
MaSOnrY.

In the early days of Masonry in this State
lodge meetings We're held at the houses of the
members. Freedom Lodge met at the house
of Daniel Weed, in Knox. in a large room in
the second story. There was a large fire
place i'll this room. An old maid at Weeds.
who had been hired to do the spring cleaning,
was determined to obtain the secrets of Free
masonry and resolved to secrete herself in
the large chimney when the next meeting
was held. On the day of meeting she care
fully brushed out the chimney, placed a
cushion in it and crawling up made herself
as comfortable as possible.
Before opening the lodge the Master took
the candle to the fire place, snuffed the wick
and threw the snufed portion into it, 1t so
happened there was quantity of straw in
the fire place which took fire in an instant
and the flames and smoke went dancing up
the chimney. In a short time down came
the old maid, cushion and ALL plump into
the fire place before the astonshed Masons
OF course there was scene. To the end of
life the woman believed the Masons knew of
her hiding place and that it was trick to
smoke her out, and nothing made her so ar
CRY as to allude to the seer cts ot Frttn n
The Republican journal., 1892-03-10
Transfers in Real Estate.

The following are the transfers in real
estate in Waldo county for the week ending
March LIST: Eleanor Butterteld, Prospect,
to John Butterfeld, same town. James P.
Butman, Searsport, to W. B. Rankin, Bel
fast. Francis Butterick Waltham, to Hay
ward PIERCE. I. 1. Huxford, Brooks, to
Ralph d. Ellis, same town. H. L. Hopkins,
Prospect, to NJ D. Herman, same town.
William Jackson, Montville, to Levi T.
Drawn, same town. Olive M. Knight, Sears
mont, to John F. Knight, same town. H.
c. Marden, Belfast, to Harriet E. Elliot,
Monroe. James Severance, Searsmont, to
Mary F. Severance, same town. Eliza A.
Trevett, Winterport, to Hannah A. Mason
same town. John Whelden, Winterport, to
RhOda H. Whelden, same town.
The Republican journal., 1892-03-10

THE STEPHEN d. GEORGE PLACE.
Our Prospect correspondent writes:
Since Mr. Daniel Webster was burned out,
IN what was once the Stephen D. George
house, he has moved into the old Elwell
house, now owned by the widow Bassick.
built and lived i'll the house that was burn
ed sold out and moved to Winterport
nearly 3t Years ago. and the numerous
tenants that have lived in that house
would b hard to GET at now. The dis
lance ac oss lots is only about mile from
my place Among the number We're Stud
ley. Brown and Webster. One family had
lived near the Wlitcomb place, North
Searsport. and were burned out there
Then came another Studley, and so ON
round again to the end 10y fire. The farm
IN early days comprised some Of the best
land in town. Two small barns were on
the place. The farm in nearly all these
Years had mortgage knawing every day.
Ii has been reconstructed, re- sold, and still
remaiLs to be re-sold, re-mortgaged and
remode led. In the early days Mr.. Steph-
IN d. George was quite a prominent man
in town among the Democrats, and his
endorsement was essential. He controll-
ed more votes than any other man ever
known here, taking all the circumstances
INTO consideration. There were but few
men that had a taste for getting votes or
who We're his superiors in controlling in
The olden times among his class of people.
MI George was delegate to nearly every
convention and caucus for a number of
years in Prospect.
NEW LAWS HARD ON LITTLE TOWNS.
Our new laws begin to tell on these lit
tie towns. New record books had to be
bought for births, deaths. etc Australian
ballot system changes will bring other
bills soon, and before long Il change of
school books will be recommended. A
new book treating on agriculture will be
the word i'll schools soon, and the town
system adopted, and extras for that.
All these little things count in the
town where everything comes from the
hard knocks of the farm and where Il e
roads fill up with snow in some places for
Il mile and half, with perhaps only two
did woIn out farmers To shovel out and
keep clear in these big snow storms, and
their pay to 90 on their next years tax
Then to square it mp at the March
meeting it is necessary 10 raise more in
labor Ia pay them for perhaps a week $
work. There has got to be some milder
and more encouraging legislation, with
greater economy, to enable us to stem the
tide and hold our own in the rural districts
in Maine. The young men will not take
hold, on even our best paying farms, al
though farming pays very nearly pro
portion to the efforts put forth.
The Republican journal., 1892-03-10

President Eliot closed the discussion.
He said that his views on the grammar
school system We're based ON long study
of universities. The same principle APP
piled all along the line. The curse of
many American colleges was that they
had curriculum prescribed. That was
the trouble with the grammar schools.
There were two stages, always, in reform
movements. In the first, DIRECTORS said
there was nothing to reform; things were
all right as they were. In the second,
they said there was nothing to reform-it
had all been done. Laughter. He was
glad to know from Mr.. Brooks that his re-
form had reached the second stage. He
believed, however, that there were still
some traces of the former evil left High
school principals complained and statis-
tics showed that grammar school children
were held back. No child, unless excep-
tionally dull, should remain in the gram
mar school after IA years of age As to
the study of algebra, he said he had never
been so indignant as when he came to
Harvard at Is and found that two
thirds Of the problems in arithmetic,
which he had been fighting over for years,
could be solved in few hours by algebra.
There were plenty of difficulties in life.
Never give child the hardest way. AS
The Republican journal., 1892-03-10

to geometry, should We admit that our
children of u cannot do what French and
German and now English and even Scan
dinavian children of that age did? Prof.
Eliot agreed with MI Brooks that more
men were needed in the schools, but this
was not because women were not so bright
as men. If women devoted their lives to
teaching, as men did, they would accom-
plish as much, but women had less ex-
perience than men; their average expert
ence was three years.
The Republican journal., 1892-03-10
Educational Problems.

The proceedings of the recent session OF
the National Educational Association at
Brooklyn, n. Y, contain much of inter
est, although the reports in the daily pa
pers are somewhat meagre. The first pa
per read was by Prof. Raab, State Super
intendent of Education, Springfield, ILL.,,
and his subject was 1.-THE Rural Prob
lem He described the schoolhouse and
its surroundings in great many rural
districts, the manner of lighting, heating
and ventilating, the way cleanliness is
NoD preserved, and the hiring of teachers
for the rural schools. The causes for the
inferiority of the instruction and disci-
pline in the rural schools he said are to
be found in the general apathy of the
farming population; their want of care in
the selection of competent men for the Of
fee of school director. The means to i'm
prove the country schools, according to
the speaker views, are the following: In
the first place, the farmers themselves
must show a greater interest in their
schools 10y electing the best men in their
districts directors of schools: by uniting
in larger or smaller committees for intel
lectual and social Improvement, for estab-
fishing libraries, lyceums and other agen-
cies, as well as providing social entertain
nents of sufficient nature to keep the
boys and girls from seeking intellectual
improvement and social amusements in
cities Districts should be kept large SO
as to enable them to maintain good,
strong schools. The State should provide
for a closer supervision of the schools by
superintendent of single townships OF
several townships, OF who might be amen
.,ple to the county superintendent, and for
better instruction and discipline by the
training of teachers in State normal
schools.
The Republican journal., 1892-03-10
The Short Lobster Case.

While in Portland recently, Fish Warden
Frsbee of Belfast, seized barrel of short
Holsters that had been landed from the
steamer Merryconeag. The steamer plies in
the waters of Casco bay. The lolste $ We're
from point down the bay and consigned to
New York parties \ Mr. Daniels, who was
handling the Holsters, was arrested. He
claimed that under the interstate commerce
law the Holsters could not be int fered
with. Judge Gould, of the municipal court
rendered the followil de, ison: LAS to the
points raised by counsel regarding. the case
coming within the interstate commerce act
the examination of Bennett VS.. the Ameri-
can Express Company, Maine SD, would
show that the possession by the plaintiff was
lawful and that the gist of the whole case
was fou Il i'll the end of the case, quoted,
which says: The transportation of the sub
Ject of interstate commerce, where 1t is such
as may be lawfully purch sed. SO or eN-
changed. is, without doubt, Il constituent of
commerce itself, and is protected by, and sub
Ject only, to the regulations of Congress.
In this case the short lobster is not an at
tlcle of commerce that can be lawfully pui-
chased, exchanged e, en- possessed and so
does not come within the purview Of this
decision. AS matter of fact the evidence
shows that this barrel of short Holsters was
TO be delivered by the Harpswell Steamboat
Company to another carrier in this city and
not to be transported by them beyond the
limits of the state, and therefore it does not
come within the provisions of this act. The
common carrier has certain duties to per
form towards the laws of the state. " hen
they receive an article in the usua WaV of
freight, the criminal intent necessary to he
made out would ordinarily be lacking.
While in this case there may be some uues-
ton whether this barrel was received and
handled in the ordinary manner of handling
freight the Judge didn't think the positive
evidence was sufficient to find the defendant
guilty and he therefore ordered his dis
The Republican journal., 1892-03-10
Rev. @, r, Brooks

says that his little girl is troubled with ma
laria very severely, and that since he gave
her Sulphur Btters, he never thinks of leav-
ing New York for his summer resort without
few bottles, for they always cure his fami-
ly, and are far superior to quinine
The Republican journal., 1892-03-10

President Low OF Columbia College said
that when he was in politics, he thought
he was competent to fill any and every of
flee; but when he entered the educational
field, he found that one of the best things
a man could know was what he did not
know. Laughter. In conclusion he
said, there should be unity in the educa-
tional plan; kindergarten and university,
and all between should be parts of one
educational system.
The Republican journal., 1892-03-10

thing else did her any good.
We could get no rest day
or night with her. In my
extremity I tried the Gu
TICuRA REMEDIES, but |
confess l had no faith in
them, for l had never seen
them tried. To my great
surprise, in one weeks
time after beginning to use
the CUTICuRA REMEDIES,
the sores were well, but !
continued to use the RE
SOLVENT for q little while,
and now she is as fat a
baby az you would like to
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BABY ONE SOLID SORE
Tried Everything without Relief. No
Rest Night or Day. Cured by
Cuticura Remedies.

My baby, when two months old, had breaking
out with what the doctor called eczema. Her head,
arms, feet, and hands were each one solid
tried everything, but neither the doctors any
The Republican journal., 1892-03-10

After the grip Hoods Sarsaparilla will re-
store your strength and health, and expel
every trace of poison from the blood.
The Republican journal., 1892-03-10

see, and sound dollar. I believe my baby
would have died if had not tried CUTIcURA REM
EDIEs. l write this that every mother with baby
like mine can feel confident that there is medicine
that will the wost eczema, and that medicine is
the CUTICURA REMEDIES.
MRS. BETTE BIRKNER, Lockhart, Texas
The Republican journal., 1892-03-10
The journal on the Pacific Coast.

The Republican journal is a weekly visit
ur to all points along the Pacific coast from
Washington To Lower California, and our
Subscribers frequently tell us how welcome
il is with its budget of home news. These
are Waldo county people for the most part
many Of them retired seaf;trers, now rest
ing under their own Vine and fig tree. Their
appreciation of the Journal is thus easily
accounted for. But the paper has also
found friends III an unexpected quarter For
some wears we have been exchanging with
the Coast Seaman's Journal of San Fran
cisco. weekly paper which has developed
from folio into a compact and prosperous
Looking journal of y pages. We have no
acquaintance with editors or proprietors.
and do not know that any one connected
with the establishment halls from Maine.
but we find in a recent issue of the Coast
Seamans Journal this handsome editorial
tlityip
The Republican journal., 1892-03-10

There is an old saying that lyon can tell
q people by its newspapers, and without
doubt the old is that by which the tray
eitrs and sight-seers judge the cities, town j.,
AMI villages they may visit. A paper that is
neatly printed, well-wrtten editorially and
It's local columns filled with the happenings
Of the day, written uI-not in the sensation
al style OF the 'catch-penny'' or,ler-in an
entertaining but truthful style then that
paper commands the respect of the edu-
rated, as well as the advertising portion of
the community. While the sensational OPEN
nY-a-iner' is generally struggling along on
the brink of bankruptcy and forever fixing
up libel suits, its reliable contemporary is
reaping a golden harvest. Among the fore
going class of journals we find our old friend
the Republican journal of Belfast, Maine
At the beginning of this year it enlarged
from four-page to an eight-page paper.
Besides adding to its pages the Republican
journal has not forgotten to add to the quail
ity of its news, which was very entertaining
before, but is better now. This enlargement
appears to have added grist to the proprie-
tors mill, and the journal hopes that 1892
will have crowded the columns of our
contemporary with advertising as to make
il necessary to further enlarge in 1898. The
steady growth and fine Typographical APP
pearance of the Belfast Republican is proof
enough that it circulates among class who
are not "penny-a-ine" readers. We wish
Ullr contemporary success