The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
Tillman to Speak In Abbeyille.

i. lie VIII bpGdh III COUu6CGlOQ Will Gut
farmers institute and by invitation of the
County Alliance. He has formally onser ted
to the arrangement.
Senator Tlllman has not announced hi.
subject, but 1t Is known In advanch that be
will interest the large number OF people who
will hear him.
Railroad Meeting-A Pull for the s. A. L,
Extension.
Last Wednesday there wal held at the
Court House q meeting Of the citizens to con
slider the Abbeville-Piedmont railroad project
The stores closed and the citizens turned on,
In force. Judge r E. Hill and Mr.. j. c.. ELLIS
were made chairman and secretary respect
lively.
Capt. Ellison A. Smythe, President of the
Pelzer factory, reported the status OF the
scheme. He and President Orr, OF Piedmont
with the Seaboard. They and the Seaboard
authorities have about agreed on q plan.
President Smythe stated that 1t had been
decided that the most feasible plan would be
to form a distinct corporation TO build the
extension.
The cotton mills require connection with
the Seaboard. Three routes had been sur
veyed-to Abbevllle via Due West, TO Able
Vile via Autreviile or TO Watts or Calhoun
Falls. The Antreville and Calhoun Falls
route is preferable for two reasons-being the
cheaper n aftorling connection with the
Savannah Valley road. But TO go there
would require Northern capital, A home
corporation Is preferred.
President Smythe said. however. that there
were several logical reasons tapping the Sea-
board at Abbeville. The principal Induce.
find 1t very much TO their Interest tc subscribe
heavily TO the capital stock and to whoop up
the enterprise. Abbeville can't afford TO let
the road 20 anywhere else.
The plan reported by Capt. Smythe is about
as follows: Capitalize the road at $3.50. 600 and
bond IL at S2H,OOO-6 per cent. bonds the cap
ital stock to be taken by the Seaboard, the
cotton mills and the places along the line
Bolton, Honea Path, Due Vest Z Abbeville.
DR.. J. w. Wideman, Of Due West, reported
that the people of Due West were anxious for
the road and had at a public meeting taken
steps to bond the town: Due West Will take
Hon. Joshua w. Ashley, Of Honea Path,
made an enthusiastic speech In favor Of the
road. His section ls for It,:
usually In favor of bonding thu town, but he
was ever In favor OF building railroad. Alb
beville needs this road and 1t Is advisable to
issue bonds to build 1t.
The city is already heavily bonded, but we
still nave a small margin. We can float
about $4,000. This can be supplemented by
subscription.
for talking, but would be on hand when the
time for action came.
Mr.. MCGOWAN moved that a committee be
appointed to canvass for subscriptions.
SlDC0 G06 m66IlUR d p6IlLlOH lOT au SlcCLlOu
on the question OF Issuing bonds has been
circulated. Nearly all the freeholders have
signed the petition.
Teachers Institute.
The indications are that the Abbevllle
County Teachers Institute next week will be
brilliantly successful. Nearly all the teachers,
many Of the trustees and a goodly number
Of other people will attend.
Those who attend will be gladly enter.
tanned by the people OF. Abbeville. Mr..
j. G.. Ellis, chairman Of the entertainment
committee Of the Business Mems League,
states that he has canvassed the city sufh.
cIently to find accommodations for any prob
able attendance. Only a few teachers have
formally notified Mr.. Ellis Of their intention
Wednesday eight, 4th, DR.. ]. A. Rice, OF
Columbia, will speak on the Teachers
Abbeville is ready for the Institute and
waits 70 welcome many friends.
Personal Perigrtnations.
MIR. and Mrs. w. w. Edwards nave returned
from a visit to Col. q. Med. Miller. at. Ninety
Six.
Prof J.. F. c. DuPre returned to Clemson
College Monday. He will be here with the
Institute next week.
Miss Virginia Miller, Of Ninety-si1. who
raj months. left for home Saturday.
Miss Fannie Morrow has returned from a
visit to Wideman's.
Mr.. J. A. Mette, Of the Register. was here
Miss Leona Blake left on Friday last for the
Tennessee Centennial. She will be away two
weeks.
Among the Naughty.
The summer solstice witnesses spasmodic
m~isbehavjour and the breeZes which linger
around the police court often bear the scents
Of the sinful while the Mayor takes the re-
naming cents and tells them to have more
sense next time.
Will Grant Is progressing very well with his
job Of pulverizing the decalogue. His last In.
stallment was trespassing. disorderly conduct
hand at breaking rock. After ten days he
will be returned to town life, liberty and the
the pursuit Of something else to break. You
Jim Bailey was infatuated last week. His
prentice hand he tried on q man and-got
left for 81. He was disorderly. but not danger
GUS.
Jim Hopkins. white and gloriously full and
from : most 7 g anywh e e. was SAG assessed ass 81 g. he ,os was .
unable to join the Kirby brigade, and was
requested to strike Abbeville from his calling
Sylvia Bassill, who held forth with q loud
voice saying lots OF things, was dismissed.
Kimball Grant invaded q regiment of pick.
aninnies with his six story pugllism and
started in to fight 1t out II II took all summer,
He won the victory and Is engaged in a 10 day
i loGlOho vi 49, IlSCG
VIM. Aiken, Jim Butler and Jim Calhoun
rode part of the way to Atlanta on the
'scursion. After they rode q few feet they
talked to THE Mayor about 1t. The fare was
81 each.
TO Columbia.
District Lecturer ]. r. Blake and Delegate
tend the State Alliance. II is expected that
this will be q lively meeting. The alleged
McLaurin-Neal-Crews sell-out and cuss.ou,
and the whole Cotton Plant complication
will be ventilated.
Prayer Meeting.
Rev. DR.. Wilson will condnct the prayer
meeting services at the Baptist church this
evening. Pastor Earle Is absen t.
Lethe School.
The Trustees of the DeLaHowe schoo
will hold their annual picnic in connection
with the closing exercises OF the school a.
| Lethe next Friday. A number OF the friends
of the school will attend from thisp place.
Killing in the County.
Jim Herbert. colored, wss sent to jail Sat
urday by Coroner Seawright for killing {
out about the killing. 1t seems that the two
Negroes engaged In a row on general prlnci
Piles at uerbert's house, four miles above Due
| West, Saturday morning. johnson went a.
Herbert cut him in the shoulder and necl
with an axe.
Barbecue Dinner.
The ladies of the Long al Cemetery so
ciety will sell barbecue dinner at the Cour
House on Wednesday, August 4.
Fun Ahead.
Two new candidates for the Legislature ar
expected to announce 10 a few days. One @
these, an avowed candidate, is reported q
| no wing q noclat fnl IF rnoka IN Uifh III
dance.
The grapevine telephone is working vel