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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Tax Notice

The Trustees whose names appear in this
Issue OF the county papers for the special
School Districts of Abbeviles Mt. Carmel,
Mccormick and Sharon are hereby requested
to hold meeting saturday, Sept 1lth. All
persons having property In said School DIS.
tricts are hereby notified to appear before
tb cir respective Board and make the follow.
ing statements. to wit: lst. Whether or not
the whole OF their property is within the
District. I'd. Where real estate is divided
how much is within the District; and In
Gale there Is such division. whether the per.
sonalty is within the District.
The Board OF Trustees, acting on THIS ana
other Information they may possess, or may
obtain by inquiry, are hereby requested 10
make list Of said property-holders with the
property of each, liable to special taxes.
which list the Chairmen of the above named
School Boards, or such other person as may
be best in formed in the matter, are requested
to bring to the Auditors Office MONDAY,
Sept. 18th.
Il ia desired that the list be brought. not
sent, by some one informed in order that
We may cheek same Off with the books OF the
% The places % Of meeting In the above nnmed
School Districts will be Sharon, Gilllam's g
ginhouse, MI. Carmel and Mccormick.
All lands, ETC.. OF the above named dis.
tricts. encompasse by Prof. Grier's recent
survey. are liable for special taxes for this
fiscal wear, w. w. Bradley,
Auditor Abb. Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Dicouraging to Mosquitoes.

A mixture of glycerine and carbolic
acid is said to form wonderful pro-
lection from mosquitoes as we'll as a
cure for the bites. These directions
are given in the New York Tribune.
Take about 90 drops of the acid and
nut 1t into bottle containing an ounce
of glycerine and half an ounce of rose
mary water. If used freely at night,
the sting of the bite will be almost
miraculously cured and the disfiguring
blotches removed by morning. If the
odor is found too disagreeable, two or
three drops of altar of roses will per,
haps make the remedy pleasanter and
will leave it quite as etficacious.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Prosperous Furniture Dealer.

Mr.. ]. D. Kerr has in him as many OF the
elements Of success as anybody. His appll-
cation to business, his good judgment, and
his politeness TO customers has assured to
him a good trade. He is one Of the many
solid men OF the town. and he will do you
good, and not harm, II you trade with him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08

Caterpllars have been doing a
great deal of damage to hay anu
potatoes around GAINESVILLE, Fla. (,
thoroughly over one field after
another.
Railroad engineers in Germany are
rewarded for carefuln ess. If they run
ten years without accident, each en-.
gineer receives gold medal and about
$500 in cash.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
LETTER FROM MIR. JOHNSON.
The Way I'm Which Mr.. Robert E. Lee
Received the News of His Election
nrafnr

Washington, D. c., August q, 1897.
Dear Mr.. Wilson:
I have shown TO Robert E. Lee. who is one
of the young members OF the bar here, and
who was In my Office few m inutes ago, the
article In this weeks Press and Banner IN
which you make use OF him as text to salt
down folks whose chief claim 70 respectable
ity Is the fact that they are akin to some great
or we'll known man. Young Lee was very
much pleased with the notice and seemed to
enjoy the way in which you expressed your
SELF
or course this was the first he had heard o.
the use OF b lis name as speaker at the nexl
anniversary Of the Confederate veterans al
Abbevile, and he inquired about Abbeville
with great deal Of Interest. Our converse
tioh had never before been upon subjects
local TO Abbeville or Its history. He com et
fax county Virginia.
am very truly yours.
j. Athens Johnson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Twelve Pages.
Nv ednesday, Sept. 8, 1897.
Prosperous Firm.

FThat old and we'll known firm Of A. NJ. Hill
Sons present their annual fall advertise
bent to remind the public that they are still
b their old stands with the best Of every
hing from candy to fine horses, and from
Fheelbarrows to excellent wagons and gu
erb carriages. Their prosperity has been
henominal. Their business methods. thelF
nperior judgment, and their constant applica-
lon to business have made them rich, and
hey are still growing richer.
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The Newberry Observer.

We are glad to note the name OF Mr.. Il. d.
ireneker, Jr., at the head OF the Newberry
observer. he is a ready writer and an expert
nced newspaper man. We welcome Mr..
aseneker into the editorial fraternity, and
now that In him we find fair and courteous
k-other. He deserves success and we doubt
y that he will win good place in the hearts
HE people.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Worthy Young Merchant.

Mr.. Thomas Thomson, is q new merchant,
Who succeeds to Mr.. McKays business on
Ehe east side Of the public square. He is
|aithful and deserves success in his new call.
Ing. Give him a trial and he will convince
Hou that he Is a good merchant, and good
man who understands his business.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08

Miss Fannie Morrow Is now with Aug. w.
Smith and will be glad TO see her many
friends.
H. Frank McGhee is now north buying q
large and assorted stock ofGoods for Aug. W.
Smith.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08

One OF the Most Enterprising Firms.
MIR. Aug. w. Smith is one Of the best mer.
chants In South Carolina. Honest and square
In his dealings, judicious In his purchases
and liberal In his sales, he takes rank with
the best merchants in the Palmetto State.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
High Place In the Hearts Of His
Customers.

Mr.. George White is an old merchant OF
|ng standing. His faithfulness and fidelity
b the interests of his customers has always
wen him good pla CO in the hearts Of the
Fading public. A host of polite and atten-
I've clerks will show you profusion OF the
hoicest goods. Call at the Abbeville Supply
o., and verify what we say.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Two OF the Largest Stores In Upper
South Carolina.

Mr.. Cohen, the Clothier, and the Cohen Dry
Foods Store, are receiving splendid stocks of
foods. The Cohen Dry Goods Store is new
tore which Is about to be opened. Cohen,
the Clotheir, has been an eminent success
In his line.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08

Don't fail to read the Auditors Tax Notice
In reference to the Special School Distri cts of
Sharon. Mount Carmel, Mccormick and Alb
beville.
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We want the ladies to come and examine
our goods before buying. Aug, W. Smith.
LosT.-Gold trimmed spectacles. The finder
Will please return TO MIR. Bernaus store and
be rewarded.
Judge Miller spent Sunday with his uncle.
Col. G. M. D. Miller OF Ninety-Six.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
BEAR IN MIND.
The Second Primaryiwill be on Mon
day, September Is, 1897.

The second primary will come Off Monday,
September 18th, according to advertisement.
According to law 1t should have been on Tues
day, September 14th. but the County Demo-
September 18th as the day, and authorized
County Chairman F. B. Gary TO advertise 1t.
SO you must vote On Monday, September
18th.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Election OF Cotton weieher.

In accordance with resolution OF County
Board OF Commissioners there will be an
election at Lowndesville on the 18th instant,
for cotton weighter for that place. All Quail.
he'd electors who are growers Of cotton, and
market their cotton at that place are entitled
to vote John Lyon. s. A. G.
]. L. Mcmillan. Clerk.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08

Five counties in Illinois have chosen
women as superintendepts of schools.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Religious Service.

Rev. w. L. Pressly will preach ut Upper
Long Cane next Sunday morning.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Selection of Trees.
Preparation of the Tree.

Before planting remove all broken roots
Cut back one-year Peach and Apple trees to
q naked stem two or three feet high-leave
no side brances. Ttro-year-old trees should
have their branches cut back to half their
length or more, the lower less than those
above, cutting in shorter as you go up
ward, and leave the leader the longest.
Plant as deep as the tree was standing in
the nursery row, except Dwarf Pears and
Cherries, which should be planted suffi-
GENTLY deep to cover the stock from two to
three inches. Bear in mind that it is best
to allow the tree to form its head in its per-
manent place, rather than in the nursery
row.
To insure the earliest crop of fruit after
transplantiag, al,Days select one or taoo-year
Trees
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Full OF Energy-Plenty of Business

uIE Oh Euerky-FTeuIy Oh buSIneBS
Tact.
Mr.C P. Hammond has more energy than any
living man. He has in himself the elements
success, and he has in his shop all the
seded material to mend your bicycle or to
fepair your machinery. He can At your
and do almost any kind of work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Yellow Fever.

yellow Fever.
New Orleans is reported as having 100 cases
of yellow fever, and there is consequent un-
-easiness in the country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08

THE PRIMARY ELECTION.
AbbevilIe County, August 81, 1897.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
General
Information.
Preparation of the Soil.

The most desirable soil for fruit trees is
a rich loan, naturally dry, or made 80 by
drainage Before planting prepare the
land by thorough plowing and subsoiling,
first using two-horse plow, followed by
subsoil plow Lay off the rows at required
distances, and dig holes at least two feet
wide and two feet deep fill the holes by
breaking in the sides, commencing at the
bottom and going upwards: Use surface
soil in filling up and with this mix a
shovelful or two of cotton seed and stable
manure compost we'll decomposed, or bone
meal Avoid the contact of the roots with
heating manures.
Selection of Trees.
For this climate experience has taught
us that one and two-year old trees, OF thrift
ty growth, are the most desirable. Pur-
chasers should bear in mind that such trees
can be removed from the nursery with all
their roots; whereas four or FIVE -year-ol
tree cannot be taken up without cutting
away large portion of them. Success in
transplanting is increased according as at
tention is paid in selecting well rooted
trees, instead of heavily branched ones.
Give as many sound roots to tree and as
little haa6 aa nosaihla
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Time of Planting.

trees.
Time of Planting.
In this climate vegetation, although in
active in winter for the formation Of leaves
and new wood, is never so as to new roots.
A tree transplanted in November or De-
cember will, by the ensuing spring, have
horned sufficient new roots to give it
firm hold in the ground, and will grow on
rapidly when active vegetation com
mences. Plant as early after the first kill
ing frost as practicable, and do not delay
it until the spring months. Apple trees
can be transplanted as late here as March,
and in some Seasons until the first of April,
but success is increased if the planting has
been done in the fall or early winter.
After Culture.
For Gardens-Keep the soil free from
grass and weeds, and stir frequently dur
ing the summer. Remove all suckers or
branches which start below the head of the
tree. Mulching is advisable for trees plant
ed late in spring.
For Orchards-Sow COW peas broadcast
in May-one to one and half bushels per
acre but owing to the rapid increase OF
Root Knot (Angulola) in lands sown in
COW peas, the use of this crop in orchards
is not advisable in Florida. Keep the
ground planted in cotton, melons or vege-
tables. Avoid corn and small grain crops.
For stiff soils devoid of vegetable matter,
sow rye or scarlet clover or barley In fall,
using fifty bushels of crushed cotton seed
per acre, and plow the green crops under
in April. If devoid of lime or potash, sup
ply deficiency by top dressing OF bone
.,oo1 ,1o,+o, ~ oond co,nrn ercia1 fertili-
zers.
Remember, that to ensure a healthy
growth of fruit trees, the land should be
kept well supplied with plant food. Lands
exhausted by years of cropping cannot re-
turn a crop of fruit unless the trees are
well cultivated and regularly fertilized.
Wherever stable manure is obtainable, use
it literally.
Insects.
The rapid increase of insects injurious to
fruit and fruit trees necessarily compels
the horticulturist to obtain knowledge of
their habits, that he may provide means to
oppose their ravages, otherwise he must
remain at their mercy, and find that pay
ing crops become, more and more uncer-
tain. The limits Of this Catalogue allow
only space for the enumeration OF the
most destructive and abundant species
which infest the orchards and vineyards,
and best remedies as suggested by leading
Apples.
Borer (Saperda Bivittata) - Examine
trees in spring and again in June, and dig
out the grubs with barbed wire Then
wash the collar of roots and part of the
body with mixture of lime and sulphur.
Caterpillar (Clisiocampa Americana
Destrop nests as soon as they appear IN
spring.
Cooling Moth-Spray with London Purple
or Paris Green, so soon as blossoms have
fallen second application with Bordeaux
mixture and arsenites may be made 8 to II
days later.
Grape Vines.
Phylloxera-Various insecticides are re-
commended, but must be applied below the
ground with the aid of specially construct
ed apparatus.
Leaf Hopper Erythroneura Wits :.
Passing with torch between the rows In
the evening and shaking the vines to dis
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08

We earnestly urge the careful spraying
of all fruit trees and grape vines if sound
fruit is expected. Unless great attention
is given to this disastrous results must fol-
low from insect depredations and fungous
disease. Many excellent apparatus are
now manufactured, and every fruit grower
should own one of size commensurate
with the area of his orchard. In the use
of the various solutions, much care should
be given to their proper strength, and
especially that while being used they be
kept continually stirred in order to keep
them uniform in their effects, and nearly
all should be used spring cloudy weather
or late in the afternoon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Apples.
Grape Vines.

PhyIloxera-Various insecticides are re-
commended, but must be applied below the
ground with the aid of specially construct
ed apparatus ,...
Leaf Hopper (Erythroneura VitiS -.
Passing with torch between the rows IN
the evening, and shaking the vines to dis
turb the insects.
Leaf Folder Desmia Maculatis)-Kero-
sene emulsion or London purple as spray;
Borer (Prionus)-Its presence is detected
by the unhealthy appearance of the vine
Search must be made at the roots, and the
grub destroyed.
Flea Beetle (Aaltica Chalybea)-Dust
leaves with dry lime.
Grape Curculio (Caliodes Inequalis)-
London purple solution as a spray so soon
as fr1it ia SET
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-08
Chronicles OF the PeriOd-Pavevmeut
Paraxraphs-The Grapevine Tele.
phone, the Passing Show, and the
Course OF Human Events Here

RbOuts.
Monument to W. A. Lee, IL. D.
A handsome sarcophagua has been erected
to the memory of the late DR.. w. A. Lee In
the Episcopal cemetary.
The sarcophagus is I've feet In height, three
feet four inches in In breadth, surmounted
6y sIG osse Two tees esns 1hcnes ne bs
In square raised letters is the word "Lee."
with Maltese cross on either side. The air
block IL twenty two inches by three feet ten
inches.
The inscription is:
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-14
The Stranger From Abroad.

AS a learned professor tells this one on
himself, it must be given full credit:
Partly to appreciate Detroit more when
I came back and partly to visit somo rela-
tives, I went down into New Jersey last
season. Riding over tho Camden and
Amboy one day, went into the smoker to
enjoy the one weed / allow myself in tho
"a hours. IL was pretty well crowded, and
found a seat by rather ordinary look
ing man who lit a match for me and en-
tered into conversation. 1t was plain To
see that he was an Englishman, and L
asked him If he was doing America.
Been tryin to-, he laughed, and had
bloomin good luck so far
I" Been south or west yets'
knocked about biz in Mexico and
made flyin tripover sone of them bloody
states down there, and he, laughed again.
"He seemed good natured, and / asked
him his impressions of America.
" She's all right, he sail. I'm doin 4
htt.S Impression work 0pIr here myself, ;
still chuckling. You sec, he went on,
I'm blacksmith's striker and am strivin
to make hit or two. I'm some on sledgo
hammer blows, and there's sometimes bel
lows to mend when get very busy
~ couldn't quite make the man out
but put him down as an eccentric English
man Of good intentions, and gave him my
card as ieft him, asking him to see me IL
he ever came 20 Detroit. He said that he
had no card but told me that his name
was Fitzsimmons, and again laughed as
he said, Professor, I'd DO glad to have a
scientific gent like you at any of my enter
tainments. '"-Detroit Free Press.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-14
A BOWERY SATURDAY NIGHT.
The Weekly Egress Of Actors by the Sur
face Carr.

The Weekly Egress OF Actors by the Sur
face Cars.
Late Saturday nights the cable cars that
plunge northward through tho Bowery and
the cross town cars that run through
Grand street east and west carry successive
installments of east side actors. Each OF
the half dozen theaters that line the Bow
cry between Cooper Union and Chatham
square discharges at the midnight hour a
large il not talented, company of travel
ing actors. Vaudeville and melodrama
are the accepted forms of amusement
upon the great east side, and they require
plenty of people.
Sometimes one of the Hebrew operas
that are'placed on the stage of the Thalia
theater makes calls on the services of near
ly 100 men and women. So when the
lights are out in the Bowery playhouses
fully half a regiment of Thespians may seek
the sidewalk. The engagements are for
one week only, contracts expiring Satur
day night and when the actors set forth
on that night they take their luggage with
them.
They belong mainly to what are known
as road companies, few of them living in
the district where they perform. So the
majority of them get out of the Bowery by
the surface cars. These vehicles are com
monty crowded around midnight, and the
spectacle OF the mummers holding on to
the straps with one hand and their grips
with the other and recounting to each
other the successes and disappointments of
the week has proved interesting TO the
nultitudes who are abroad down town late
at night.-New York Mail and Express.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-14
American Geographical Names.

America can show many geographical
names taken from novels. California comes
from the name of n fairy kingdom in a
Spanish romance Of tho early sixteenth
century. The Antilles take their name
from Antiglia, an imaginary island flgur-
ing in Italian legends connected with the
wanderings of ST.. Brendan, and marked
In the latitude Of the Sargasso sea on Ca
talan and Genoese Portulani of the thir-
teenth and fourteenth centuries. Montreal
is by some said to take its name from a
legendary castle mentioned in French ro-
manccs OF a very early date. The island OF
Barataria, lineally descended from Sancho
Panza's imaginary governorship, also fig
urcs on the maps Of Louisiana, while IL Is
moot question whether the strait of
Juan de Fuca does not take its name from
historical geographical romance, n Ia
Rider Haggard, devised by a Greek sailor
Of Queen Elizabeth's day for the benefit of
her majesty's resident at Venice and his
own pocket. 81 Brazil" IL fesnd In early
Irish legend as an island in tho Atlantic
and 1t Is n moot question whether the en-
pire Of Brazil DERIVES It's name from this
creation of the Celtic fancy or from wood
from which dye resembling in color
burning cinders was made. San Francisco
ArgOnaut
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-14
Inspecting Diseased Cattle.

Boston, Apra 1.-THE joint committee
OF the legislature appointed To ascertain
whether certain cows from Lowell and
Dracut, condemned as tuberculous by
the state cattle commission, were really
diseased. visited the Brighton abattoiI
yesterday and witnessed the killing Of
36 animals. All the cows were found to
be more or less affected with the disease.
The committee was accompanied by Pro-
fessOr Harold c. Ernst Of the Harvard
medical school, DR.. Theobald Smith of
the same institution, and Drs. Kimball
Of Pittsfield, Woods of Lowell and Bill
lings of Grafton. The lot Of cattle which
the committee was directed to investi-
gate numbered 40. If the whole lot is
Inspected most of the week will be con
sunled In Che work
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-14
Not What She Expected.

"Mrs. Duboy, am plain, blunt spo-
ken man."
"Yes, know, Mr.. Carter"
81 never beat around the bush. When I
got ready to ask my first wife for her heart
and hand, did not waste five minutes in
coming to the point"
ooh, Mr.. Carter, but don't he too sud
denl You know our SEX
MRS. Duboy, have called this evening
to ask you question"
"Yes, but-but"-
"And I want a plain, plump answer
either yes or no."
Its awfully sudden, Mr.. Carter but
I'l-I'll try to-to'-
81 have known you three Months
Yves"
"I don't think I'm mistaken in your
character.
"Oh, Mr.. Carter!''
"Now, then, I am to be married to Miss
Giles tomorrow. DO you want position
rs housekeeper?"
When she revived and sat up, he had
vanished, and though she reached out with
her fingers for his hair, they clutched
nothing but emptiness. Strand Magazine.