The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-17
LOCAL AND SPECIAL.
Short Stories of the Wcek-POin!s
Picked Up af the COuri House nnd
OH the StreetS--Pencil Pictures
without FlGuriSllcS.
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
Messrs. w. B. Mckinney and T. Ii. Davis
of Greenwood. were In the city Sunday.
Clerk OF Court Bullock Is In Columbia.
Messrs. w. Il. Calvert and Il. f Cox went
to Charleston yesterday. They are takin IN
the festivities attendenl on the White Squad
ron blockade.
Mr.. w. 2. Lindsay, Due West theologre,
preached at the a. X. z. church last sabbath.
Capt. 5. n. Williams, after a dangerous III
ness, is running his old reliable Abbeville:
Mr. j. W. Martin is visiting his sister in
Augusta.
Sam Jones will bring his war with sin to
AbbeviIle March lst.
The stock holders of the Farmers Mutual
Insurance company had full meeting yes.
lerday.
Esq, OF Greenwood. was married on the lltb
instant To Mr.. W. J. Patterson. of New wberry.
Cotton coming in--guano going oul.
Mr.. 7. Il. Speed is manager for the Sam
Jones lecture. Sec him for tickets.
The time for making tax returns expires
next Saturday, Alter that the penalty.
All in quiet in police circles. Sinners are
scarce aud shy.
The people OF Abbevllle may rest assured
the water mains will he properly laid. The
Ioa ferS will sit in Judgment on the work:
Mr.. Harris, late OF Macon, Ca, ls Master
McGee, formerly Master Mechanic has a
similar position at Amcricus, Ga.
INCIpIENr PANIC.
The recent failure Of The Southern Mutual
Building and Loan Association, Atlanta
causes several citizens OF Abbeville To dis
trust building and loan associations generally
Several prominent citizens hold large blocks
OF stock in that receiver.ridden corporation.
Some shareholders in other companies are
inclined out early possible.
GOLD IN LITTLE MOUNTAIN.
Mr.. l. w. Hutchison, who is prospecting nj
Lilile Monntsiu, was In town Monday. He
has examined the vicinity with reference
| to It's mineral properties during The past six
months aud IL convinced that Little Noun tain
has standard boons other than scenery and
climate.
Mr.. HnLchison is trying to interest capital
| in the mineral riches of Little Mountain. Ht
Is so far impressed with the explorations
made ~ to have announced 1t certainty
that gold and monaZite exist In paying quan
titles. Monazte Is found In the gauge OF the
vrlns-the Irregular veins running In the
| same direction as the main lead.
He has exhausted HIS facilities for develop
| Ing the mine, aud now needs superior pump
ing and hoisting machinery. Capital j.
needed TO discover the deep source OF wealth
| MIR. Hutchis son has had extensive practice
in mining, having worked phosphate miner
| in Florida. gold mines 1T DahIonega, Ga anC
| in the Black Hills and the Rock les, and Iron
mines in Alabama.
The lands in the vicinity of Little Noun ii
are owned by various parties. It may be tt
the advantage OF these landowners to inter
est themselves in this matter.
NEW KU-KLUX KHAN.
A young man who recently came to AID
| bevilie, will carry away with him The follow
| ing epistoary evidenc. Of assumed illitrrac,
on the part OF those who are not greatly ad
dicted To- attending to til cir own business
The letter was evidently not the product o
an immense intellect. we'll drawn sknl
aud crUSs-boneS ornanented the diSreputabIt
piece OF foolscap on which the the letter wa
| written:
SIT has bin noticed that you are Mighty Fa
milar Whith the nigsers aud hear you wa
| hunting bOrd for one and wanted 10 Sleel
with him we think you come from the niege
loving north and don't no any better or w
wood hang you without giving any notis bu
will Civ you days We no WHARF TO Find you
"klua klux."
GOOD OFFICER.
Mr. A. w. Jones. OF this place. has been re
| elected State Phosphate Comm isSioner. HI
has filed this Office ior several years witt
signal ability.
BLIND TIGER PULLED.
| Hilary King, coIured, who has for a c0nsd
eruble lime been.suspected Of selling liquor N
the vicinity of Abbevile, was arrested on the
| o'c!ock train last Thursday night by Police
man Mcmillan.
King had been IN Monroe. y. c., for severa
weeks and was returning u Abberille Taurs
| day night. Tht officers were l0O; ing olt fol
| him. Officer Mcmillan was In GIsenw0nd
and in boarding the l o'clock train, brought
about the wished-for ronsurn matirn-the
cessation Of the operations of at least one
| sIghtless but otherwise abe-bodied blind
| tiger.
King was given q preliminary hearing be
| fore Magistrate Cox, and his case was sent uE
| to the Sessions Courl-lhe charge being viola
| rion Of the Dispensary law. II, Is now II
Jail.
SAM JONES.
Rev. Sam P. Jones. the only and original
will speak TO an immense audience IL
| the court house Monday, March 1st.
| There IL no name among men which will
draw bigger house than the name o. Sam
| Jones and no man who Will better entertain
every body than that same Sam
| He has uckled, scared, scOlded and Savet
people In city and country, In the wild and
woody West, in dark est Chicago and tly
| In cultured Boston. Having shaken the "hui
of the universe and all adjoining crcum
terence, he is amply prepared 10 shake Able
vile.
1t if not necessary TO urge people 10 hea
Sam Jones, but IL Ia important that seat
should be reserved early. II you delay, yol
will not gel a reserved seat.