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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-11
CADET WILLIAM q. HILL.
A Noble and Worthy Young Man
Yields UP His Life.

Cadet Willie II. Hill returned nome Iroin
the Citadel last Wedn esday, the attn, eHLrene .
Iy III, and after lingering for lour Gays .s, - a
semi un conscious state, died about hall past
five O'clock Saturday afternoon the 7th OF
The best medical aid was in attendance dur,
ing his illness and all that medical sk III coulu ~
suggest, together with the minlstrauons, VI
loving and gentle hands proved OF no aVa!L.
The deceased was in his 18Th year, ana war
the eldest son of Dr.. L. 7. Hill OF inns c,,yi
His death was especially saa, as me he vonne.
est member of the graduating class, ana not,
withstanding he suffered with mis- eyes, ue
stood high in his class, being close sIuuSuu "
were blighted in his untimely deatn, anu d
shadow OF gloom cast over our entire coin nu, y
nifty, for he was genial iaVorlte, l0rea ano u
respected by all who knew him. he was d
able Tor his veracity at all times, anu unueI
all circumstances he was warmheartea anu
generous TO q fault. His manaer was lranR
manly and dignified. AS a,,snn.fe son ne "n IN
very many respects he was model young
man. The very high esteem In which ne was
held by this community was fully snown Us
the im mense throng Of all classes OF peop,e
who crowded the Presby terian churcn 10 over,
flowing last Sunday afternoon at his lunerai
services, as was spoken In oeautllqi ainu
touching language by the pastor. Key ). Low
rie Wilson. D. D. VINO, ,as assisaea oy Se o' Of his
classmates, Messrs. Rogers and kamlna, came
to pay their last tribute Of love and respect 10
bis memory. and they, togetner VIII Mess,S. o
Penney, Edwards, Perrin, ana Hill ac'eo a'
pallbearers. .,c,,
A great profusion of rare and oeautiiuI
flowers breathed in silent language tne loVe
and esteem OF hosts Of friends HIS a;nrv in
the presence of q large number OF Sorrowlns;
friends. to await the resurrection When lo'eo
ones will meet to part no more
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Abbevilie Supply Co.

That delicious grated cocoanut In bulk FOL
custards, cake, etc., 25c 10.
Canned apples In gallon cans at 3Oc.
A fresh lot snowflake crackers. Splendid
In bulk or ID cortous 15c 10.
Dried peaches &c h.
Plenty of garden seed left. Also Irish pota
TO seed, standard kinds.
Octagon soap. Best lump starch DC ID.
Plows going fast. Also d. b. plow points.
The largest plug OF tobacco In town for 6
dime. Come In and get IT.
Roasted coffee, Arbuck les & lowering. Also
green coffee. Fresh lot peaberry, hne.
Cottolene. Cottolene best shortening.
Cheese wafers-so rething new in fancy
crackers, delicious l5c box.
Morrison's hams always In stock.
Animal crackers for the children.
We are leaders in cheap tobacco this season
and have some bargains TO offer at 2Oc and 25'
per 10.
Thurbers rolled oats sc 10.
Leggetis buck wheat sc ID.
Very best full cream cheese l5c 10.
Come and see us ;or prices when wanting
anything.
We are hauling In bargain In flour now al
Our lace show case Is up to date In styles
and prices.
A bargain. Dress percals, beautiful style!
at lac and SC per yard.
Splendid plaids at &c per yard.
Crepons, all colors, beautiful dress and walls
patterns.
bale yard wide sea island Sc yard.
Cloth top ladies dress shoes for Sl.5O.
Hecker's selfraising buckwheat, dried ap
Piles and peaches, cheese and rnaccaroni, lot
of other things. Abbeville Supply Co.
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Admiral Byng.

The government equipped Every badly
q feet Of ten vessels and gave the COM
mand to Admiral Byng. He fought an
action with Comte de la Galissoniere, In
which he was defeated and fell back to
defend Gibraltar. At Gibraltar, Hawke,
who was sent out to replace him, deprived
him of his command before the whole feet.
He was brought to trial by court martial
In England, condemned and shot. Old
Blakeney was deservedly loaded with hon.
ors. He lived another five years to enjoy
his peerage, q colonelcy and the red ribbon
and was buried in Westminster abbey.
Byng has never been properly under
stood. Few people even at the time of his
iniouitous execution really supposed that
he deserved death. In all mems eyes
Newcastle was the real criminal. But
the people must have victim, and New
castle was beyond their reach. The loss
of Minorca stirred the people to their
depths. They were in no mood for dis
eliminating. All they could insist Oh was
that some one must hang for Port Mahon,
and so Byng was flung to them as scape-
goat for the ministry.
But Byng was not exactly martyr. he
was at the time Of his death gentleman
of IS years of age, the son of the founder
of the TorrinRton peerage and might all
his life have had any appointment he cared
to ask for 1t is no proof of cowardice
that he chose easy posts. Byng was
brave man, but he was a dawdler, and
when he came to fight his last engagement
he reaped the fruits of his dawdling life,
for he was outmaneuvered. Temple Bar.
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A WOrId.Language-U Good Eng.

A WorId.Language-U Good Eng.
1l1,1O0,OO0 people speak English
while only 75,2OO,OOO speak German,
and only 81 ,2OO, 900 speak French.
English is fast becoming the Ian.
gauge of the world. Five times az
many people use it now as at the be.
ginning of the century.
The English classics are everywhere
studied, and the great wealth of litera.
ture is in English.
The Anglo.Saxon race sends more
than one-half of all telegraph MESA
pes.
Three-fifths of all the railroad tickets
sold in the world are used by English,
speaking people.
Two-thirds of the tonnage Of the
worlds merchant ships is ADglo-Sax
on.
This race now possesses a third
portion of the earth and rules $1,000,
900 of its inhabitants.
Do not neglect your English q!
No liquor has been sold for 40 years
in the town of Bessbrook, Ire., where
John G. Richardson employs 5000
people in the manufacture of Irish
linen, and there is neither policeman
prison, pawnshop nor pauper in the
town.
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HEAD Us.
on II Great Run for C0vef.
ell Prizes.

ed Prizes.
Poles are now being erected for the new tel.
ephone system. Abbeville Is prospecting, peo'
ole that have not been here In year or
two saw they don't know Abbeville. There is
no big boom but e are going slowly, steadl'
II is an established fact that towns that
have some resource, as natural gas, coal OIL
ETC., out Of which motive power can oe cheap
ly made will prosper and grow mucn laslel
Than an inland town, solely dePen"ent upon
the farming population around.
The writer has heard 1t affirmed grea'
many times that around Abbevllle there Is
sufficient water power to supply a great man }
enterprises and does by no means donol
this statement. This being true IL Is on.
This power Why can not Abbeville use this
power? 1t is true this motive force may be
miles away, but this Is no impeolment 20
modern invention. Water power can De
transformed into electricity and this can oe
In turn conducted from ten TO twenty miles
without great loss OF motiye power.
The citizens of our town have money ano
brains. and If we have not enough money 10
bring this power here, we nave az leasl
enough TO form an organizatlon Win ,,,as SUIT
tigated. buy such lands and water power that
has sufficient horse power that when brought
to town would max a profitable investment
and the writer ls sure we could get capitalists
from somewhere to work out the scheme.
Having once ch cap power In our town, rae
tories would be obliged to follow. and general
prosperity also. There would be no more
waiting for new crops, etc. The writer Is In
terested in AbbeVlle. and though lie has not
much money would invest his share.
this town. wish we had dozen more men
like him. Men OF Abbevllle, come to the
49, More Anon.
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At Home Again.

The members of the Legislature are at home
again, and that august body, the General AS
sembly OF South Carolina, has been dissolved
The members of that body seemed to dote on
their own salaries, while they talked greatly
Of reducing other peoples salaries, but they
managed TO make pretty stiff tax levy FOL
their constituents to pay.
Notwithstanding the profits on the liquor
they have raised the taxes. They talked o
reductions OF payments to public officers, but
they succeeded In raising the taxes on the
private individual, for which a benefited pub
lie will no doubt be graf A pretty poor
Legislature 1t was.
II any Legislator claims to have reduced
expenses. compare your tax receipts, and zee
II they saved a nickel in one place, they did
not spend dime elsewhere.
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One of the vagaries OF Memory.

A child of American parents was born
In Spain, and although the language Of
the family was English, she learned to
speak Spanish fuently. She then re-
turned to America and went into board
ing school where French was the only
language spoken. OF course, hearing no
Spanish, the child gradually seemed to for
get it. Her knowledge of French was per-
feot and that she used as we'll as English.
When she became an elderly lady, her
health failed her, and she sank into a con-
dition of physical and mental weakness.
After time her attendants observed that
she seemed not to understand anything
that was spoken In English, but conversed
in French with ease, and comprehended
whatever was said to her In that tongue.
At last she lapsed into long interval OF
semiconsciousness, during which she un-
derstood nothing. During the last days
of her life she suddenly rallied, and her
command of Spanish came back to her, 80
that she talked luently in 1t and thor
ouphly understood it. AS case Of mental
lapse and popularity Of memory, this Is
considered quite worthy OF note.-NeW
York Ledger.
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Campaign Year.

1t is presumed that this will be year of
unusual activity in political circles. The Re-
form element has about swallowed up every
thing, and because of their great strength, 1t
is fair to presume that the Kickers will hardly
do SO foolish thing as TO antagonize the ma
jority.
The election last year for members OF the
Convention was conducted on high and
honorable plane, and no one seemed disposed
to draw the factional line, but each voter cast
his ballot for the candidate of his choice, and
no candidate assumed to insult the people
whose votes he wanted.
The Conservatives. or Kickers, will hardly
organize as against the Reform element, and
we will likely have a peaceful and quiet elec'
ton. Already we have heard the names OF
quite a number of probable or possible can
didates. Let the readers watch the columns
of the local papers for announcements which
will soon be made.
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THE NEW ROAD LAW.
Mr.. Patterson Talks u Little More OIL
the Subject.

Editor Press and Banner:
was asked to write letter for your paper
concerning the new plan OF working the
roads. did so, but II seems from the many
Inquiries received that have to write anoth-
er. will confine myself to q general descrip-
tion of the new plan adopted by the County
Board known as the hired overseer plan.
am asked by many II this plan is law. 1t is
law. Our late Legislature has made II so.
The Board say that the reason they hire the
overseer is, they don't think the old system a
good one and that they cannot get enough
money to let the road by contract.
There are, taking the new county map,
about LOO miles of public roads In the coun-
ty. There are about 5000 polls paid In the
county, and there are about, we would say,
1000 between 16 and 20, boys that will have to
work, but there are many exemptions. SO
we would say there about 5000 liable u road
duty, at So each would be $4,000 To work the
roads with or its equivalent in work for 200
miles OF roads. So you see that you have Sl2
per mile. If that is not sufficient there can
be some taken from the general county fund.
say $3,6O0,-that would give SIS per mile. So
you see there is ample funds, so the county
will not be bankrupt as some would have you
think.
My observation is. that the people generally
are opposed to the new plan. We hope the
Township Boards will consult these people
before they 60 into this plan.
have endeavored to do my duty and not
hurt any man. We still think the old system
as good as any and good deal less friction.
NJ. N. Patterson.
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w. JoeI Smith 4. Sons Locals.

We are selling Leverlngs roasted coffee at %
cents pound, IL makes delicious drink.
We have very large stock OF tobacco In
dozen different kinds, ranging In price from a
very good chew at % cents pound, up 10
StultZ A. A. A. A., at 500 a pound.
We offer for sale cheap set Of second hand
platform scales. Capacity 1000 pounds.
Good matches cents dozen boxes.
We have just received q large lot OF very fine
seed irish potatoes. call and get supply
w. Joel Smith & Son.
We are prepared 10 supply the demand OF
all with all grades Of flour, molasses. sugar,
coffee. corn, brand, and in tact every thing
needed for man or beasts, ut astonishingly
low prices. w. Joel Smith & Son.
We have just opened up large and well
selected lot Of shoes, hats, dry goods, aud no.
tions which we are selling at very low prices.
Good lead pencils cents dozen.
Call on us when in need Of goods OF any
kind, and sou shall be pleased both In quail
ity and price. W. Joel Smith Son.
Just received large line OF Palmetto and
improved Brooks cotton planters.
We are showing the handsomest line OF neg
ligee shirts 10 be found anywhere.
We have Just received case Of the prettiest
pound calico In assorted co!ors we nave ever
had.
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The Whisky Law.

About the best thing the General Assembly
did was in the way of en- forcing the liquor
law.
They strengthened the law IN the weak
places which had been kindly pointed out by
the enemies of the system. Shippers of whis.
key in defiance Of law will now have a hard
road to travel.
Charleston's kicking and squirmlng because
OF the Metropolitan police shows more plain
ly than anything else, that the city has not
been enforcing the law and does not want to
have it enforced. If they did not want blind
tigers, and did not wish to evade the law, why
such objection to the presence of the men
whose business 1t is to enforce it?
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HaddOns Locals.

New satteens for waists at Haddon's.
"Tassar Silks" the new labrique for waists.
at Haddon's.
SO inch parcales for waists. at Haddon's.
Short length satteens only SH, at Haddon's
Black and colored silks for waists, at Had
dons.
100 pieces new white goods just received at
Haddons.
20 pieces black henrietta and serges just re-
ceIved at Haddon's.
10 pieces new colofed dress goods just re-
ceived at Haddon's.
One case R. & g. corsets just received at
Haddon's.
One case Thomson's glove fitting corsets
Just received at Haddon's.
One case parasos. The best values we have
ever shown, at 81, sl.25, Sl5O and 81, at Had
don's.
See those beautiful white parasols at Had
don's.
Before buying your spring shoe- and slip
pers take look at Haddon's.
You can invariably get what you want In
hosiery, at Haddon's.
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Estate Of J.JODes McAdams, Decd
Notice Of Settlement and Appli'
cation for Final Discharge.

U,AKE NOTICE that on the End day OF
l. April, 1896, will render u final account
of nv actings and doings as Administrator
c. T. A. OF the Estate of J. Jones McAdams,
deceased, In the office OF Judge OF Probate for
Abbevllle County at 10 o'clock a. M. and on
the same day will apply for final dlscharge
from my trust as such.
All persons having demands against said
estate will present them for payment on or
before that day, proven and authenticated or
be forever barred. h. +. MCGEE
March 2, 1896. Adm'r Z. L. a.
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God often takes the spiritual concei
out of his children by allowing then
to suffer the ill effects of their own
follies.
1t was an acute brother in black who
declared that hecould talk more relig.
ion in a day than he could live in q
year.
We do not reach the last and lowest
stage of moral degradation until we
have become thoroughly blinded to
our faults and sins.
Never allow cows to drink waterthat
you would not drink yourself. Milk
from common cows when grass fed
contains nearly 81 per cent. water.
The COW has no filter in her to purify
water, and if the water is impure the
impurity goes straight into the milk.
Create in me a clean heart, o God,
and renew right spirit within me.
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Ieeberes In the Antarctic Ocean.

Icebergs Of large size were everywhere
to be seen and showed distinctly whether
they were broken from the big barrier or
discharged from the glaciers on Victoria
Land. Like fairy palaces we're these mas
serpieces of nature floating about, SO clean,
so pure, that the eye of mortal man seemed
unworthy of such beauty-beautiful be-
yond description, terrible in their gigantic
majesty the crystals Of their walls gilt
tering in the sun, while caves and arches
were half hidden in mist of azure blue,
and about them the ocean, roaring some
times with great fury, threw waves far up
against their perpendicular sides, to fall
back again In clouds of foam.-'The First
Landing on the Antarctic Continent by
c. E. Borchgrevink, in Century.
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Perfect, unquestioning trust is the
way TO peace.
1t is enough that a man be con-
scientious; he must also be enlighten-
ed.
Learning without thought is labor
lost thought without learning is peril
GUS.
He that would be angry and sin not,
must not be angry with anything but
sin.
1t is not necessary to be light in or
der to be cheerful, nor morose in order
to be serious.
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r. C. Bernau's Locals.

Cut glass Is all the fashion now, but IL Is
very expensive. Imitation of cut glass is
now made. that cannot be distinguished from
the real article. r. q. Bernau has new line
OF these goods at prices that are marvel Of
cheapness. 1t will pay you TO examine these
goods.
The Domestic sewing machine is the star
that leads them all. 1t can be bought cheap
for cash and easy payments at r. c. Bernau's
the jeweler.
American watches are the ones. for the
American people. Don'torder cheap imita'
tion when you can buy real Elgin or Walt
ham stem winder, or open face for the
email sum Of I've dollars. r. G. Bernau sells
them at that.
Silver plated tea spoons at rs cents q SET
Guaranteed to give satisfaction for the mon
ey, at r. c. Bernau, the jeweler.
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Twelve Thousand $4,000 Acres
of land, more or less, in the said County Of,
AbbevilIe, and
Four Thousand $4,000 Acres

Of land, more or less, in the County OF Ebert,
in the State Of Georgia. the said Sixteen Thou
sand Acres OF land consisting Of one tract
through which the Savannah River runs.
Said lands In Abbeville County, South Car
olina, being b nded on the North by Rocky
Bell, Frank C5wan and DR.: Taggart; on the
East blythe lands of the Western Carolina
Land & improvement Company, Geo: NJ.
Smith, 8. ]. Hester. Kate G. OFarrell, Will
lam P. Calhoun, William F. Boyd, Frank An.
derson, Ben F. Boyd, Gus Gown, Preacher
Patterson and Alex. o. Grant; on the South
east and East by the lands OF Tom Brough,
William Brough, Doc Jones and Benz. Cade,
deceased, and on the West by the Savannah
River.
said property in Georgia being bounded
on the North, West and South by landsof
Fayette johnson, Agnes Carter, Anthony
Johnson, Wash Dey, Robert Jones, j. L.. Tate.
Mrs. Cowan, Robert Saxon, W. r. Tate, as
bury Tate and the Public Road, ana on the
East by the Savannah River, saving and ex-
cepting two farms or $50 acres each, being
special legacies. Said property In Georgia
and South Carolina is trayersed by the Geor-
Port Royal & Western Carolina Railroad.
Running through said property for about
seven miles Is the Savannah River. which
there forms what is known as TROTTER
SHOALS, having q fall OF l15 feet and an Inn
mense water power susceptible OF easy utlil:
zation for manufactory purposes. Along said
river are many factory sites. Said property 10
fit for the cultivation OF cotton and all the sta.
pie crops OF this section and possess sum-
cheney OF timber for the purposes OF persons
living thereon and cultivating said land.
Said saie will be for CASH.
For further information apply to
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RAILWAY ENTERTAINERS.
Their Delicate Tasks In the Society Of
Capitalists Prom Abroad.

Their Delicate Tasks In the Society Oh
Capitalize Prom Abroad.
"He's the entertainer of a railroad COM
pany," said one man to another about a
third man who had saluted the speaker In
passing.
"And whom does he entertainG"
"Mostly men from the other side Of the
Atlantic whom the company wishes to In
terest in it's schemes or securities. Other
persons, too, If need be- Doubtless he has
work of other sorts on hand, but he is
chosen primarily because he knows how to
entertain"
The entertainer Of q railway company Is
a we'll spoken man, who knows just what
to say and when to say it. He takes the
visiting capitalist in hand, introduces him
to the right people and sees that he does
not fall in with the wrong people. Per-
haps he sees that the stranger is made
comfortable at some good club or even in
yited to fashionable houses, although the
entertainer does not make use unnecessa-
rily of what is known as society In further
ing his ends. There are still some rich
Britons who hope to be richer through
transactions in American stocks, bonds
ly green foreigners who have visions of
sudden wealth to be had in such transao-
tions. For the most part, however, the
visiting foreign capitalist is in search OF
investments that will pay higher divi-
dends than investments at home. 1t Is the
business of the entertainer to make such
men see his road as the managers wish 1t
to be seen. The task is delicate one, for
the visiting capitalist Is often shy and sus-
picious. Being a great man at home, he
would resent palpRble attempt to manip-
ulate him. If he is to see the right people
and be kept away from the wrong people,
the machinery that compasses all this
must be kept out OF view.
The entertainer comes out in great form
when he sends party Of capitalists on q
tour of inspection over the road. Some
such tours are historic, and when their
history comes to be written 1t will be
found vastly more entertaining than the
list of distinguished guests given to the
press through the agency of the entertain
er. That shrewd person sees that the TRIP
is embellished with all the luxuries Of the
table, solid and liquid, that the right mer
encounter the visitors at the right places,
and that the proper statistics are thrown
in the way of the strangers. There are g
great many clever persons employed II
managing a railway system, and consider
able sums are expended by every company
for lubricating oil to keep engines and
other machinery in order, but there Is NJ
cleverer person and no more efficient lu
bricator than the entertainer. 1t has beer
said that he could not stand the test fol
moral color blindness, but doubtless this
ia an invention. York Sun.
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.swith"' or "FrOIn."

The Augusta Chronicle often lists common
grammatical errors, and we do not recollect to
nave seen one in that paper until 1t said In d
heading last Sunday: "Dihers wih the
the Silver Pilchfork, but does not abuse him"
The Chronicle evidently meant "differs JTon''
&c. According to Judge Benet: 1.-TWO jurors
differed ,rith each other from the other ten.'
See?