The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-03
LOCAL AND SPECIAL.
short Stories OF the Week-POintS
Picked UP at the Court House and
on the Streets-Pencil Pictures
without FlOurishes.

Picked Up AT the court hOuAc anu
on the Streets-Pencil Pictures
without FlourisIles.
The work of the sisn-painter is seen in the
land.
The city's employees wore their sweetest
grins Monday morning. The band wagon
arrived on schedule time.
The inevitable phonograph was here on
aleday.
The Sons OF Rest are organizing. The man
W no tells the biggest fish story will be presi-
dent.
The saleday crowd was large but the actual
Saleday was failure. No official sales were
Dispenser Calvert took In about $3.50 on
Monday.
A lawu-.ennis revival Ia imm inent.
Messrs; J. G. Ellis and Manning Black last
night rode the goat, climbed the pole and did
all those things the X. P g usually do when
they take the third degree.
CHARMING VISITOR.
Miss Carrie Healan, who has been visiting
ed To her homo In Beaumont, Ga, last week.
Miss Heaan left numerous friends here who
will gladly welcome her back. Few visitors
have left more admiring friends In this Town
LECTURERS AFIELD.
Abbeville people may expect several lee.
lures in the near future.
"The Reformation" will probably be pre-.
sented here In some form or other. Luther,
Melancthon, Calvin and Knox are being
represented on stage and platform In various
parts OF the State.
tlvated AbbeviIIe last tall, Is on a lecture
tour and has had several dates In this State.
II ia sincerely hoped that date may be made
Hon W. P. Wideman will "IIIt the Grit"
In Abbeville soon.
DISPENSERS OF JUSTICE.
The following have been appointed Magis.
trates for Aobeville County by Governor El-
X. E. Cox. Abbeville.
r. H. Armstrong, Hamptons.
j. l.. Gown, Mt Carmel.
T. j. Price, Mccormick.
A. A. Edwards, Magnolia.
w. +. Cothran, Bradley.
F. A. Cook, Troy.
CIV. Martin. Donalds.
J. l.. Gilbert, Lebanon.
y. T.. Calvert, Calvert.
w. g. Austin, Greenwood.
K. F. McCaslan, Nlnety-Six.
J.C. Moore, Hodges.
s. B. Knox. Antreville.
]. q. Hardin. Lowndesville.
NJ. E. Hollingsworth, Due West.
TROUBLE FOR THE TIGER-sEvERAL .CAsEs
UP-!Two BARRELS OF wHIsKEY-A WIT.
NESS WHO WOULDN'T WITNESS.
There Is confusion and sorrow In blind Il
IN his lair. Verify, the Abbeville blind tiger
Is In peck of tronbe.
Tilton Glover, culored, was arrested last
week for dealing In liquor. He was tried by
u jury Ia the Mayors court and found not
guilty.
State Constables Rankin and Eppes and
the city policemen made lew pilgrlmages
10 Jerusalem lately and saw great sights.
They found whole menagarie OF blind H.
gers and proceeded TO tame them.
w. B. Groves, who Keeps store In that
part OF town faIuiliarly known as Jerusalem,
was visited. A gallon Of liquor was found In
his store and coptiseated,
Saturday morning Grove was arraigned be-
fore Mayor Hill on the charge of maintain
Ing d nuisance aud was fined S25. The case
was given tu Magistrate Cox.
On Friday night the constables and police
men visited the Seaboard depot and found
Two barrels consigned to w. B. Groves and
supposed 10 be 'glassware'-irom Richmond.
The officers, being somewhat acQuain led
with the ways of the world and knowing that
innocent glassware IL often found In bad
company, looked further into II.
One barrel contained siOrty-eight quarts
bottles Of rye whlskey aud the other Iorty.
eight quart bottles OF corn whiskey. The
stuff was shipped TO the State dispensary.
Ebert Wright, colored. was arrested Mon.
day for dealing In whlskey. Yesterday alter
noon Magistrate Cox gave him hearing and
dismissed the case. The witness on whose
visited the prisoner Tuesday morning aud
evidently got converted. He told the Magis-
trate story vastly different from the o.e he
told the policemen and the States case was
gone.