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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12
Earthauake and Meteor.

A distinct shock of an earthquake was felt
last Friday morning about six o'clock, but up
tu this time we have heard OF no damage
from 1t. About ten o'clock on the night OF
the same day an immense meteor was seen
falling from the sky toward the earth. When
near the horizon 1t burst into many blazing
fragments, presenting a sight which Is seen
only once in a life time.
Mr. r. o. BRANYoN was in town last week.
His son, Mr.. l.. &. Branyan: Is now 10 tne
Glasses at Erskine College. He leaves tve or
six miles from the college and rides on MS OF.
cycle to the college every day, taking ABOUT
forty minutes TO make the trip. One day last
week be went from Due West to Donalds In
fifteen minutes. This is Mrs. Branyon's first
visit to Abbeville. Heretofore she mas gone
To Anderson for her millinery, put oelns az
tracted by the millinery advertisements In
the village newspapers, she came to town,
and is SO we'll pleased that she VIII come
again.
THE Presbyterian church was closed lasl
Sunday in consequence OF the absense OF tue
absence of the pastor, Rev. J. Lowry wilson,
ID. D attending the meeting OF Presoytery,
which took place at Hopea Path.
In writing letters for publication In the
Press and Banner, sign your real name.
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DO YOU want beautiful and sty lish buggy? ?
II so call on A NJ. Hill & Sons.

DO you want beautiful and sty lish buggy? ?
II so. call on A. NJ. Hill & Sons.
New buggies phRtons. road carts and sur
reys Just received by A. NJ. Hill & Sons.
We have the largest and prettiest line OF
samples for ordering gents clothing that we
have ever carried. Smith Il Sons.
w. Joel Smith & Sous business In ordering
clothing to "ft' is increasing very much this
season. Call on them II you want nice suit
or garment OF any kind made 10 order.
We have had long experience In ordering
tailor made clothing anu can guarantee nj
and satisfact lon. w. Joel Smith & Sons.
Another lot Of 75c. Blarltz gloves at Had
don's.
Gentlemen's night shirts, 6O cts. IS cts and
81 ut p. Rusenb berg Co.'S
Fish hooks and lines for sale by g. w. Lo-
max.
octagon soap, best for all uses for sale by G.
w. LomaX.
Smoke "Llttle Sadie" cigars, 10 for l0c for
sale by G. W. Lomax.
The largest and best selection In neckwear
ever display ed in this market at +. Rosen-
berg i Co.
White chame skin gloves at Haddon's.
CP. Hammond & Co. have received their
New Russian Calf Shoes. See them they are
all the style
"Bull Dog" knee pants for boys s. cents and
so cents pair. The best for everyday wear
at W. Joel Smith & Sons.
Cigars cigars! from eT to 20 cents each, at
Penney's Drug Store.
II you smoke a pipe use the Seal Of n. T.
plug cut tobacco, 10 cents package. Stop
and see 1t. Penney's Drug Store.
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The Methodist Times Nondbn) say

The Methodist Times Uond6n) says:
The recent disappearance of the
London edition of the New York Her
aid is immensely gratifying to all hu-
name citizens, because it indicates the
total and crushing failure of the most
brazen and determined effort ever
made to destroy the sacred day of rest.
Every one will remember the conf
dence with which the New York Her
sid attempted to establish in this coun-
try the degraded and disastrous GUS
tom of issuing daily newspapers on
Sunday-a custom which is one OF the
greatest social curses of the United
States. Fortunately the good sense of
the English people snutted out that
base Yankee institution, and the fail
ure of so wealthy and powerful jour-
nal will discourage everybody else
from repeating the odious experiment.
One of the best "take offs" of the
season is that OF DR.. B. B. Tyler in re-
gard to Monsignor Satolli's interest in
our public schools. He says that 1t is
rather strange thing for a man to
come from Italy, in which SO per cent.
of the people are illiterate, for the pur-
pose OF giving instructions on methods
of education to the United States, not
less than IS per cent. of whose inhab-
itants can read and write. When we
see single country under the domi-
nation of Romanism that has made
marked PROCESS in the diffusion of in
telligence, we should be inclined to
look more favorably on the movements
that are made by Papal authority in
our own land.-Christian Advocate.
1t is said that the Chilian Govern
ment is considering the subject OF
lighting by electricity the dangerous
Straits of Magellan. AS its greatest
coal deposits are on the northern shores
of the straits, this can be cheaply eff:
fected. Such system would, OF
course, be hailed with delight by the
mariners, who would use that passage
between the two great oceans.
Those were noble words spoken by
President Hayes, when it was
sueeringly said he had been chosen
supervisor of roads in Fremont: "Ii
is not true, but if l had been chosen to
that place, would have done my best
to fill it credibly. 1t is principle o1
my life to do the one duty of the hour
as we'll as can, without any question
whether that duty seems great or little
to me-"
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The late c. H. Spurgeon in ser.
mon said: II remember q minister
who preached with much earnestness,
but saw little result till, all of sud-
den, first one, then another, then
many came forward impressed under
the sermon. There was one present in
the congregation who would come
forward and acknowledge faith in
Christ. 1t was Christian lady who
had seen that very little was done by
the preaching of the wori, and com
menced to pray for the sitters In that
house of prayer. One after another as
they were laid upon her heart, SO 1t
was that, a. she pray ed, they came un.
der serious impressions. In that last
great day, to whom shall the work be
Imputed? TO the instrumentality Of
the preacher, or to that pleading wo-
man? How much more might min.
listers be able to do if they were always
accompanied by the pleading prayers
that men might be saved ?"-And may
not prayer avail for International
Peace also ?-Herald of Peace.
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Here we Have no Continuing City.

Hundreds of those who were our ear
nest co-laborers when we first entered
upon the Peace work, twenty-five years
ago, have gone to the reward of the
Peacemaker. But it Is a comfort to
know that as the old veterans are pro-
NOTED and called up higher, younger
men and women are buckling on the
armor and stepping into the rank Of
the Peace army. There are probably
one hundred active advocates of peace
to-day to where there was one twenty
five years ago. Still the church of
Christ is sadly behind its nilsson on
this subject. AS Christ is the Prince
of Peace, and is the acknowledged head
of the church, every one of his follow.
ers should have the spirit of Christ, ,and
if they are filled with the Holy Ghost
there will be no room for the spirit of
war, or any Of the lusts or desires that
lead to or produce war.-Christian Ar
bitratOr.
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Our people should build churches.
Don't depend upon the church exten.
sion board, but build independent of
the board. 1t may be that, in many
instances, log houses will be the best
you can do now, but log house is
much better than school house, or a
finer church with a debt to the church
extension board hanging over it.-ok,
Ch. Ad.
Scald the drinking vessels not less
than four times year, and you will
find it a preventive of poultry dis
ease.
Tough poultry may be made more
tender by putting soda in the water
with which 1t is washed. This applies
to the cooking of all meats aDd yegee-
tables, especially when they area little
old.
1t should be remembered that lice
attack ill-fed towels first, and that it is
next to impossible to feed up into a
thrifty condition fowls that are badly
infected with lice.
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Coming! coming! Spring millinery, spring
and Summer dress goods. K. NJ. Haddon 4

Coming coming! Spring millinery. spring
and summer dress goods. K. NJ. Haddon 4
Co.
Household ammonia. The incest thing you
ever saw for bathing. AT Harrison i Games.
Is cents bottle.
First class white lead. and other paints, ut
the lowest price, at u. B. Speeds.
Any one wishing 10 purchase bicycle OF
either the Western or Colum bia make will DO
we'll to call on A. w. Smith, who is their
agent, and will sell You bicycles on easy
terms.
Shoes, shoes, shoes, all kind and every size
at w. Joel Smith l. sons.
Calicoes at Aug. w. Smiths at &c. yard.
Miss Rose Holden, OF New York, Is with n
NJ, Haddon Il Co this season. She Is q lady OF
cultivated taste and and knows lust how 10
trim pretty hat.
Five gallons best kerosene oil for So cents at
G. w. LomaX.
DIR. Harrison's headache and neuralgia pow
ders for sale at Speeds Drug Store.
ID, NJ. Ferry & Co.'s standard garden and
flower seed for sale by q. w. Lomax.
Our neckwear will certainly be In before
Saturday. p. Rosenberg 4 Co.
Come in and be supplied with night shirts.
i. Rosenberg IL Co.
Look at c. P. Hammond & Co.'S window
when passing.
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DEATH OF T. YANCY MARTIN
One OF the Best Friends the Press
and Banner Ever Had Has Just
Passed Away.


r. Yancy Martin died at his home near
Hodges, Abbeville county, S. c., on Saturday,
Aprii 8, 1898, at the aye OF 70 years.
The deceased leaves an only son, w. q. Mar.
tin. three grand children and two greatgrand
children In sad bereavement on account OF
their loss.
Mr.. Martin was q consistent member Of
walnu: Grove Baptist church. and was In
love and true fellowship with the brethren;
About twenty years ago the deceased iell a
victim to that dread disease asthma, and from
time TO time during that long period suffered
untold agony, which he bore with that patti
ence and Christian fortitude that we seldom
see in any one so sorely afflicted.
His wife left him In solitude about hve
We wears ago. She died in the seventy. ninth
year of her age. They lived together in love
and harmony for fifty years, and now he has
gone to Join her, and be reunited In that
home OF blessed immortality, where parting
is no more and the weary are at rest.
The writer OF this notice feels special sor-
row on account OF the departure OF these TWO
good people. He has known them from his
early boyhood. and they were his lifelong
friends.
These two were known, for long time. as
Uncle Yancy and Aunt Sallie. Their hearts
and home were always open TO their friends,
and those In need of their charity never went
away from their door empty handed.
The remains were laid away In Greenvilie
church cemetery by the side OF those of bis
departed vile. Rev. E. w. Mason. OF the
Methodist church, officiated. A Friend.
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Kid gloves All the Spring shades at Had

Kid gloves. All the Spring shades at Had
don's.
All sorts of plows and plow-stocks, noes
and forming impliments are 10 be found at
w. Joel Smith Sons.
Fancy and plain stationery to suit all at
Speeds Drug Store.
Rubber. chewing and smoking tobacco bags
and choice varieties Of smoking tobacco, and
an assortment OF pipes that would interest
any smoker at Speeds Drug Store.
For that bad cough. try bottle of our wild
cherry compound and be relieved. Price 25c.
Harrison Game.
Aug w. Smith has got the nobbiest line OF
straw hats In Abbeville.
Come boys and see our pretty new cravates
and colored shirts. w. Joel. Smith & Sons.
You ought to see that line OF assorted sizes
and styles Of pipes at Speeds Drug Store.
They came in Monday morning.
Fresh lot lobster, crabs, break fast bacon and
light weight Magnolia hams, at Aug. W.
Smith.
of Speeds nickle cigars, and it suits me ex-
actly.
Harrison & Game are prescription druggists.
and have line of physicians supplies.
R. NJ. Haddon & Co. will have their open
Ing next week, commencing on Thursday
Ord.
Perfecto SC cigar at New Drug Store. Har-
rison Game.
Now is the time to plant Irish potatoes.
Call and get the finest seed from A. M. Hill q
Sons.
Early Rose and other varieties seed pota.
toes at A. NJ. Hill l. Sons.
DIR. Harrlson's headache powders cure ner.
vous headache. For sale by Harrison &
Game.
For com fort, durability and perfect cleansers
use the Prophylactic tooth brush. Sold Only
at Penney's Drug Store
The most stylish line OF neckwear In Able
Vile. p. Rosenberg & Co.
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Just received by ]. X. Minter. Jr., new lot
OF kitchen safes.
Just arrived al the City Drug Store-A lot OF
shop bottles, paints, plain and decorated
lamps.
Slippers for Easter. All styles, ut Z. T.
Hammond & Co.
Sterling silver stick pins from 81 10 SOC. each.
Reese q DuPre.
Sterling silver hair pins. Reese Il DuPre.
Just arrived at City Drug Store.--A lot OF
the best horse collie cure on the market, ana
fulllIne OF DR.. J. H. McLean's medicines.
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Teachers Examination.

LII teachers whose certificates have ex-
"A pired and those desirous OF promotion
viii meet the Board OF Examiners at Abbe.
Vile on Friday and Saturday, the 2lst and
2nd of April, 1898. The white teachers VIII
meet on Friday 2lst, and the colored on Sat
urday following al 10 o'clock a. NJ.
T.. COWAN,
Chairman Board Of Examiners.
March 81. 1893, tt
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School Fund
for 1893,

THE apportionment OF the Public Scnool
i Fund for the Townships OF Abbeville
County Is herewith annexed, snd the School
Trustees are strictly cautioned not to over
draw on the amounts designated for their re-
spective School Districts. ,o
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R. M. HADDON & co,

P.S.-In sending to us for samples
please state (as near Us you CAM the
color and price Of goods you wish 10
purchase. 1t not only necessitates
great deal Of work, but Is very expen-
sive to send full line of samples to ev-
cry one. II. NJ. II. " Co'
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"Our Aim"

Is to handle first class
goods, and sell them as cheap
as they can be bought In this
market. Very respectfully,
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N,B.-Our stock Is too large and too
varied to give more than the above
faint idea OF what we have to snow
you. Come and see.
March 22, 1893, At
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We handle one make only.
Shipped direct from manufac-
turers in Philadelphia. Silk
Glorias %, "a, 26 and Is inch
from 90c up. Assorted handles.
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Produce and Merchandise.

New YORK, June l6.-Flour steady,
moderate demand; Southern fl our quiet.
steady; common to fair extra, 2 loo
BIO; good to choice, 3.l5@4 %. Wheat
frmer, moderately active; No. 2 red,
store and elevator 7e%@7314, afioat 10
@7lA; options fairly active, higher,
o'ening firm and advancing closed firm
%@lc over yesterday; No. red clos d,
June, 7215; July, 739l; August. s5%.
Corn higher, strong, quiet; No ?, ele-
vator So36, ahoat 500; No. white.
sos; options more active. excited, and
1%@21s upon withdrawal of duty py
France with free foreign huying and
shorts covering; June. so; July, 5O5$;
August, 81. Oats moderately active,
iirmer; options firm, ss@1]sc. advance,
fairly active; June, as; July, s7]s: Au-
gust, S41@; spot No 2, 3s@3sl4: No .
white, 40; mixed Western. s8Msq5:
white do, 39M@45
Wool dull, weak; domestic fleece, .7@
SO; pulled, 96@37. Beef dull. STEADY;
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ranama Canal Prisoners neleases.

PARIS, June IL. Considerable excite
ment has been caused by the decision of
the court of cessation on the appeal of
Charles de Lesseps and the other defend
ants convicted of fraud in connection with
the Panama Canal company.
The court handed down its decision
gushing the sentence on the ground that
the statute of limitations covered the Of
lenses charged, and that the Indictment on
which the prisoners were tried was irreg-
ular.
In consequence of this decision NJ. Eifrel
was at once liberated from prison.
Nj. Fontaine was also notified of the re-
vcrsal of his sentence and he was given his
liberty
There were five defendants convicted in
the trial, which ended February o last.
These were Ferdinand de Lcsseps, his son
Charles, Marius Fontainc, Henri Cottu and
Gustavc lIiife.
In addition TO the sentence Of five years
imprisonment imposed upon NJ Charles
dc Lesscps he was sentenced at II later
trial To serve year for bribng certain
members of the chamber to vote for the
Panama lottery bond bill This sentence
has not been set aside. Tine sentence of
one years imprisonment ran consecutively
with the heavier sentence. NJ De Lesseps
chose to serve the one year sentence in II
cell and by this means, according to tho
prison regulations, the time was reduced
one half. 1t is probable that the unscrved
portion of this sentence will be immcdi-
ately RENTED and that NJ De Lesseps will
be free to leave the hospital us soon as he
=. all
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beef hams quiet, steady; dressed beef
inactive. Cut meats dull, frmer; middles
easy, quiet; short clear, 1875. Lard
quiet. weak; Western steam, 10.07x;
city, 25; June, 1905 nominal; July,
1925 asked; September, 10 80 asked;
refined quiet; continent. 1910; South
America, 10 80; compound, s4 Pork
steady, quiet; old mess, 10 so; new mess,
1000. Cotton seed oil quiet, easy.
Petroleum quiet, firm. Resin quiet,
steady. Turpentine more active, firmer,
SeH@3o; sales, 275 barrels. Rice quiet,
firm; domestic fair to extra, 2%@5I;
Japan, 4%@4A6. Molasses. foreign
nominal; New Orleans open kettle,
good to choice, dull. steady, ao@3s.
Peanuts quiet. Coffee, options steady.
5@l5 up; July, 1905; Septem Der, 1888
% Il, 95i December. ID eo@14.65; spot Rio
dull, steady; No. 7, 16%@16%. Sugar,
raw firm, quiet; fair refining, az; CEN
trifugals, o6 test, AZ; refined fairly
active, firm; off A, 1916; standard A,
59s@5 gle; granulated, 5s6@5 1I.16.
Freights, Liverpool, quiet, firm; cotton
sd, grain Sd asked.
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CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
vioiators of the Law win be summari,,
Punlshed

Sioiators OF the Law win be sumrnrily
Punished.
The attention Of the public is respect
fully called to the following extract
from acts of assembly of Virginia, 1892,
chapter 544, paragraph 1886, approved
March 1, 1892:
cruelty to animals: How punished-A person
beats or uniustihably Injuries, mains mnt,Iatas
OF kliIs any animal, whether belonging to him
sen OF anotner, or dcprivcs any animal OF ncccs.
cary sust cnarce, food or drink, or causes any OF
inc ABOVE Things; or who wilfully sets on foot
lnstigates, engages in. or In any way furthcrs
In custody a manned, diseased, disabled or inIrm
animal ana abandoned such animal, or leaves
sucn ANIMAL or leaves II to die in a public street
ROAD or pubic place, or who shall carry or cause
70 oc carried IN or upon any vessel or vehicle or
otherwise carry any animal In cruel or inhuman
manner, or so as to produce torture shall be
nneq not more than $50 for each offcnse Be II
furthcr enacted, That the provisions OF his act
may 9e enforced by any justice of the peace,
IN cities' towns or counties where the
found, ana every such offender shall have the
right OF appeal to the corporation court in
cities and county court in counties
rms act shall be in force from passage"
The public is respectfully requested
to report any violation of the above law
to the undersigned for prosecution.
DIR. III. BANNIsTER.
Secretary Of Roanoke Society for Pre-.
vention of Cruelty to Animals.
j. S. KNEpP, Agent.
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vILLARD's RESIGNATION.
1t VIII Probably be Accepted by the
Northern Pacific Board To-day.

New York, June lot was expected
that the board OF director of the North
ern Pacific would accept Henry Willard S
resignation as chairman of the board
yesterday.
The resignation has been in the hands
Of the directors for weeks, but action
upon it was delayed pending the com
pletion of the plan to underwrite the
Sl2 oo0,o00 issue of new bonds. This
l.n was completed few days ago, Mr..
Willard and his German. American
friends, together with the Rockefellers,
ia ing aiority Of the bonds, SO that
now he is left perfectly free to get out
Of the directory.s
President Cakes and Mr.. Willard were
out of the city, and tho meeting was ad-
journed until tomorrow, when, it is
said, Mr.. Wizards resignation will be
accepted. 1t is also said that the Office
OF chairman of the board will be abol-
ished and other reductions made, so
that salaries will be reduced SIOO. 600.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-17
1t Should he in Every House.

j. b. Wilson, 81 Clay St., Sharps-
burg, Pa, saws he will not be without
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consump.
ton; Coughs and Colds, that it cured his
wife who was threatened with pneu.
monia after an attack of La Grippe, u
when various other remedies and
several physicians had done her no good
Robert Barber, of Cooksport, Pa claims
DR.. Kings New Discovery has done him
more good than anything he ever used
for Lung Trouble. Nothing like it.
Try it. Free Trial Bottles at Christian
Il Barbee's. Large bottles, so cents and
Sl,OO.
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In tho Police Corr.

In the police court yesterday Susie
Anderson was fined SIS for disorderly
conduct; j. II. Trent was fined $40 for
getting drunk Thursday night and
breaking up colored prayer meeting;
Sam Saunders, vagrancy, 80 DAYS in
the chain gang; ID. Is. Lovelle was
sent on to the grand jury for selling
liquor on Sunday; Charles Saunders
was discharged for stealing shoes from
the wager Shoe Company; Abe Russell
Davenport, charged with serious
crime, was discharged on acc punt of his
youth and the uncertainty of the
evidence against him.
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| owe my LANDLORD
OVER A MONTHS RENT.

he annoys my wife about IL. What
must do? 1 knowl I'll get the
money and pay him, then I'll buy
one of those beautiful new six-room,
houses up on the hill in Belmont.
III pay $50 cash and SEQ per month,
and thus pay my rent into my own
pocket. These houses are built on full.
size lots, have six rooms, glass, man ties
fencing and outhouses complete. Price.
Sl.GSO. Terms to suit. M. II. G. JOR.
DAN, Masonic Temple. 66tf
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NOTICE OF MEETINGS.

THE UNDERSIGNED, HOLDING 10
Il per cent: and moro OF the capital
STOCK OF the RoanokeAcademy of Music,
hereby calls a general meeting of the
stockholders of the above named asso.
citation to be held in the Office OF the
president, rooms Is and Il, Masonic
Temple building, in the city Of Roam.
oke, at l q. M, July 10, 1893 Given
under my hand and seal this 10th dav
of June, 1898. JAMES D. LAZELL.
ii sod
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Electric lyitters

This remedy is becoming SO we'll
known and so popular as 10 need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song OF
praise.-A purer medicine does not
exist and it is guaranteed to do all that
is claimed. Electric Bitters will cure
all diseases OF the Liver and Kidneys,
will remove Pimples, Boils, Salt Rheum
and other affections caused by impure
blood Will drive Malaria from the
system and prevent as we'll as cure all
Malarial fevers. For cure OF Headache,
Constipation and Indigestion try Elec.
trio Bitters-Entire satisfaction guaran.
teed, or money refunded. Price SO
cents and Sl.00 per bottle at Christian
Il Barbee's.