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SALE DAY.
Public Sales-Great Multitude of
People.

Public Sales-Great Multitude of
People.
Always on Sale Day in January there is q
great gathering Of citizens from various par ts
Of the county. The colored people were large.
:. When Mr.. II. W. Bowie called the sales
from the Court House, about an acre. more OF
less, Of people assembled around him. The
first sale was that Of seven shares OF the
Greenwood Cotton Mills, under order from
the Probate Judge. $3.50 was the first and
only bid. The efier tried his best to get a
raise Failing In securing a higher bid the
seven shares were nccked down to j. G.
Aiken for $3.50.
SALES BY PROBATE JUDGE.
Estate of Arthur Bass: so acres, more or
less, bounded by lands of ]. J. Bass, Thomas
Mann. Lewis Ramey and P. A. Cheatham, to
A. L. Bass for 1885.
SALES BY THE MASTER.
VIM. b. Parker, as Executor ofthe last VIII
and Testament of Samuel MCGOWAN: 200
acres, more or less, bounded by lands of John
G.. Edwards. W. A. Lanier, the A. j. Poore
and others, to James Evans for 81 ,4S5.
Mary A. Gillian end others: 8 tracts, 500
acres, more or less, bounded by lands of Gil
liam Bros, lands formerly known as the Mill
the Aston lands, lands formerly known as
lands Of Vernon, the Haskell lands, lands
formerly known as Estate Of Jas. A. Nor
wood and by Little River, being the Southern
half Of the land conveyed by Hutson Lee to
James A. Gillian ,iSr., and Thomas Robertson.
Sold as follows TO Jas. Gillian:
Tract No. !, SO acres...""......"-.S1 17O
Tract No. 2, 202 acres.......-............ 500
Tract No. 8, 225A acres..-..-....."... ,09O
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Christmas Holidays.

Abbeville has no reason to complain of any,
thing this Christmas.
The weather has been splendid. Our peo'
pie haye been blessed with good health. Our
business places, as, q rule. have had good
business. Some Of them have had better
business than they bad at this time last year.
But Notwithstanding the fairly good trade
which our merchants have had during the
Christmas holidays. the years business has
not been as profitable as they had hoped.
Some Of them have large per cent. of uncol-
lected bills, but which will be paid in the fut-
ure. The banks have made good collections,
and they have less reason to complain than
the merchants. Several subscribers to the
Press ana Banner, up to this time, have failed
to pay, but as their bills at the office are small
we expect them to pay up.
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until be had drunk a toast, fold asto-l

until he had drunk a toast, told asto-l
ry, or sung song. He replied,
cannot sing, but I will give you 8;
toast. although / must drink it in wa
ter. It Is sour Mothers" The men
were so affected and ashamed that.
some took him by the hand and thank,
ed him for displaying courage greater
than that required to walk up to the.
mouth Of q cannon"
Now, it would be Interesting to con-3
slider Just why that toast touched the
hearts of that company Of wine-bib-
bers. Of course, the reference to "our5s
mothers" awakened tender memories
and made deep impressions, both as to
the subject Of the toast and the cour-
age of the man offering 1t. But in
both of these is a recognized appeal to
that which Is the highest and n0blest
in every man. No man with any ele-
ments in him wants bis mothers
name associated with wine.drinktng
and whiskey revelling. That demon
strates that all men at heart feel that
such indulgences are wrong. Hence.
all men who revere their mothers,
should, for their sake, abstain from
ruch revelling. They know that their
mothers want them to be Of upright
and good character. and If they respect
their mothers they ought to respect
and seek after what those mothers
most desire in them.
But WHY was the offering of that
toast a brave deed? Why should not Z
any and every man dare to speak and
act his convictions when occasion de-
mands? This question Is especially
pertinent when man knows his con-
victions are right, and when he knows
that to act them will win the approba-f
ton of manly men, as in the above
case. The only reason why it was re-
garded courageous, perhaps, was that
it was not common for men to act their
convictions in dealing with this whis-
kew business. Even in this case the
brave deed had to be fortified by an
appeal to a common tender emotion.
How much better and braver it would
be for that man and for all men to act.
what they believe to be right because
It is right. 1t is we'll for a man to 90
right because of his respect for his
mother, but he ought to be strong
enough to do right because of his Pu-s
right character, That is what his
mother would have him to do.
A generation of such men would not I
only stop the wine-bibbing of the DAY,
but would soon Danish the whisKey
traffic from the, country. 1t wouid
give US church members who would
be unit in such action, and leglsia-
ture that would sweep the liquor tra1.
fic from Georgia at one short stroke OF .
it's strong hand. --.
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Oct. 1S.-At noon to-day the island
of Puerto Rico passed out of the hands
of Spain into the formal possession OF
the United States. Gen. Brooke Is
both the military and civil governor.
A large number of former Spanish Of
ficials of the island are taking steps to
become naturalized American citizens.
Oct. l9.-Admiral Schley has been
placed in charge of the naval station
at San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Oct. 2O.-U. S. Army officers in
specting and locating camp sites in
South Carolina.
Oct. 21.-Col. Jos. X. Aston. of the
1st Regiment, S. G. troops. died In
Yorkville, S. G.. and Sergeant Nor
gan #. Mooney of the End Regiment,
S. G.. troops, died in Jacksonville, Fla.
Second s. G. regiment leaves JacR-
sonville, Fla, for Savannah, Ga, from
which place they are scheduled TO sail
tor Cuba next month.
Oct. 22.-Second s. G. regiment
reaches Savannah, Ga, and goes into
camp.
Time for occupation of Cuba by o.
s. troop. postponed from Nov. l to
Dec. l, in order for soldiers to be Some
what safe from yellow fever.
Additional time (beyond Dec. y
granted Spain for evacuation OF CUBA,
a. it is admitted to be an impossibility
for the 10000 Spanish soldisrs to be
deported by the date first set.
Despite protests of u. 5. commits
sioners, Spanish officials in Cuba are
selling, as we'll a. shipping home, gov
eminent property which is claimed by
the United States as prizes of war. .
Oct. 24.-Time for evacuation OF
Cuba by Spanish troops has again
been extended: Jan. l, 1899, is the date
now set by our Government.
Oct. 25.-Work has been bgun on
the winter camps at Columbia. s. e.,
for U. S. soldiers. 1t is adjoining the
Fair grounds.
The 1st S. c. regiment is to be mus
tered out Nov. 10.
1t. Col. J. H. Tillman has been ap-
pointed colonel of the 1st 5. C., regl'
ment, vice J. X. Alston, deceased.
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WATCH NIGHT.
Interesting Religious serviees-Pray.
IS !: er, Singing, Talk.

Interesting Religious Servtees-Pray'
H. il, er, Singing, Talk.
At twelve O'Clock last Saturday the church
bells sadly tolled for five minutes the kneil o.
( the departing year, which tolllng was quick
ly followed by the joyous peals Of the merry
bells for the birth Of the New Year.. This
custom Of ringing out the Old, ana ringing 10
51be New Year, was inaugnrated here many
1y1Ars ago by Judge Benet. 1t has been Kept
mp eRery year since. 1t was "watch night" at
4 lie Mathodist church, and many deyout
to the coll Of the bell at
I6elockss The time from eleven to twelve
bS p@z4 brefhren. The whole congrega-
oS4 tntnE y singing appropriate and famil-
others saas5 id issssss ~ q he he meeting By their
Rev. Dr. 5ssiss % Is -, ,asa 81 sa,u conducted the
Wsfsh RSnf IT sa 6ossor mads ms
short talk. in which> ffkene6 the 1856 dayH0f
the year to book OF 36s white pages, q1py
OF which was in the possession OF each Of US,
and we were entrusted with the duty OF In
scribing In 1t our daily actipgs and doings.
The leaves OF the book for the New Year at
that moment were pure wbite-not q single
page Of 1t was then marred or blurred by the
record of sin or the note of crime. AS that
book was entrusted 10 the special keeping OF
each of US, he hoped that each might
take special prize In striving to have In II
thoughts. He hoped that evil might not be
inscribed on any page The book for the last
year was now closed, and our good deeds will
therein appear. Whatever faults or sins 1t
may have recorded against US, its pages are
made up. The book Is sealed. and its con.
tents are only memory. The recorded
deeds have become history. From this we
should learn lesson, and, however good and
pure our lives may have been last year, we
should seek to make the record Of each sue
ceeding year better than its predecessor. The
desire 10 become Christ-like, and the effort to
nDsnIata Great EYQmnlar RhNul6 helm QS
on TO perfection.
= The Doctor thought that 1898 was one OF the
most important in the history OF the nation.
tended our territory, and added new and i'm.
portant responsibility to the Christian
church. He believed that the blessings Of
this government would add to the spiritual
and material welfore Of the people.
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New Year.

The Press and Banner extends hearty greet
ing, and good wishes for the happiness and
prosperity Of all its friends. This editors con-
nect.on with the Office runs back for forty
years, but we are not going to write long
piece about 1t. We are only going to thank
good friends lor their continued support
through all these years. To have had the
support Of this good people for forty years is
something Of which we are very proud. The
people Of Abbeville County have been good
to this editor, and from the innermost recesses
of grateful heart he offers the love and fidel.
ity OF one who hopes to be ever true 10 them,
and their best interests under all scircum.
stances.
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We Thank You.

Those correspondents. and others, VINO have
recently sent pleasant Christmas greetings
have the sincere thanks Of the Press and Ban
ner. Kind words can never die, and should
never be forgotten. They make life more
happy, and inspire the recipient with hopes
of better things in the future. Returning
good words for good words, and kindness for
kindness, we thank you all, ,and extend best
wishes. -.
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An exchange gives us paragraph
which not only points a moral but
teaches more than it says. The para
graph is this:
"A western paper recently invited
the surviving Union and Confederate
officers to give an account of the brav-
est act Observed by each during the
Civil War. Col. Thomas w. Higgin-
son said that at a dinner at Beaufort,
S. c., where wine flowed freely, and
ribald iests were banded, DIR. Minor,
a slight, boyish fellow, who did not
drink, was told that he could not go
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Come over to "Mlke's" new quarters. The
books and papers on hand are: The Colum-
bIa State, The Charleston News and Courier
New York World. Sunday and daily; New
York Journal, Sunday and daily; Democrat
Magazine fashion; Delineator, Magazine
Designer. Magazine fashion: Harper
wide world over land aud Strand: Metropoli-
Ian, Cosmopolitan, Munsey. Recreation, Cen
Jury Magazine, Frank Leslie. Puritan. Chr
rant Literature, Review OF Reviews: STAND
ards Big Magazine, Black Cat and many
otbers. I also take subscriptions for these
and will make the terms to suit YOU.
A. s. j. Cassidy.
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Lowndesyille Suffers COnside reble
IOaR.

Saturday morning about l:3o o'clock, we
dread cry. especially In the night time, fire
fire! 1t being learned the Mr.. T. ID. Cooley's
store, near the deport, was on fire. In very
few minutes quite a number OF our people
white nud black. of the town and country,
gathered there. The fire had already gained
NJ much he idway TO attempt to save the
hniIding or even it's contents. Harper Lat.
imer's stores adjoining, were soon enveloped
in flames. and In a short time they, with their
contents. were burned.
The loss 10 these merchants will be consid
orablr. They were only partially insured
They have not AZ yet positively decided as To
what they will do, but suppose that they Will
rebuild.
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have moved my paper and book stand
over TO the enterprising firm Of Jones F. Mil
Ter. on opposite corner from the hotel. will
be pleased to have all my customers to come
over and see me. ! assure you that you will
be better suited there. will carry the same
lines as l have heretofore. am also In a bet.
ter position TO call at your homes and will
gladly do SO. a. 3. j. CASSIDY.
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In Danger-Hon. ID. HI. Magili's Great
D Peril.

!; Hon. D. H. Magill OF Greenwood was in
town Monday. He is member OF the Legis-
lature, and threatened to make an effort to
reduce taxes, and thought he would cut some
salaries in serving the public. We would
call bis attention to the fact that people, as
rule care nothing abou: taxes. In the State
of South Carolina, the people in different
cities and townships, within the last twenty
years, have voted on the subject OF increasing
the taxes at least one hundred times, and In
about ninety.six Of the elections they have
voted to increase the taxes. Any old humbug'
no matter how apparent the imposition, 1t
ISeems, can get bonds. As for reducing the
salaries, we are opposed to that. too. We
need good officers. and are willing to pay
good salaries for good service. We would not
interfere with anybody's job
. /SSt let MIR. Magill take notice, that he will
sound his political knell, II he bothers with
our taxes.
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To Grant Callahan. absent defendant:
TAKE NOTICE that the Complaint In the
above entitled case was filed In the Office OF
the Judge Of Probate for Abbeville County on
the End day Of January, 1909.
R. E. HILL
+, J. P. A. G.
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State Of South Carolina,
County Of AbbeVille.
COURT OF PROBATE.
Copy SUMMONS. For RELIEF.
Complaint not Serred)
VIM. F. Jennings, as administrator, &C.,
plaintiff, .s..-.
against

Mary Ann Callahan and others, defendants.
TO THE DEFENDANT Grant Callahan.
L GU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND
required to answer the complaint In this &C.
tion, which is filed In the office Of the Judge
of Probate, for the said County, and to serve
O copy OF your answer TO the said complaint
on the subscriber at his office at Abbeville
Court House, South Carolina, within forty
days after the service hereof, exclusive Of the
day OF such service and II you fall to answer
the complaint within the time Aforesaid, the
plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded In the complaint.
Dated Srd day Of January, 1899.
r. E. HILL,
Judge Of Probate.
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When You buy goods at Milford e. DuPre's
you can depend on getting the best, and
everything fresh at lowest prices.
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REPORT OF TRUSTEES
ABBEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT

6UEPoRT OF TRUSTEES OF ABBEvILLE
School District for term ending June l, 1893.
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STATEMENT
showing the condition Of the .
Farmers Bank,

South Carolina,
Aobeville County.
I, Julius II. DuPre, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best Of my
knowledge and belief. julius 81. DuPre,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
January, 1890. j. 6. Aiken,
N. p. s. G.
CoRRECT-Attest:
p. B. Speed. SDlrectors.
Aug. w. Smith.
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RESOURCES.
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Locals Bell, Ellis & Co.

We have strong competition from Anderson
with US and we are real glad they came down
as 1t will enable US to show the trade how
cheap we are selling goods. Our styles are
correct and prices TO suit the most expert
buyer. Bell, Ellis 70.
Colored lawns at l2c, former price &C.:
Colored organdIes at 3 l-2c former price and
Colored organdies &c.. former price ~ ana
12 l-2c. Colored organdies at lOc, former price
20 and Csc. Bell, Ellis & Co.
Colored calicos 4c, former price DC. Sum-
"ei 'A'''0' o. W. '''' Bell, Ellis & Co.
We want the trade, and If close price and
style will suit you, then we WILL get It.
Why leave home to buy goods when you
can buy anything you want from as?
Bell, Ellis & Co.
Don't leave home to buy your organdie
dress or hat, for fear II you buy at nome your
neighbor or some person will have dress
dress you bought. You don't need bolt ol
organdie TO get one dress, and even then they
could get one like yours, trimmed win the
same lace. Bell, Ellis & Co.
Ladies' and children's straw hats In the lead
ing Partisan styles. Bell, Ellis q 20.
Great cut in shoes and slippers.
A good shawl for 75c, former price sl.25.
Bell, Ellis & Co.
Slippers at Csc, former price 81 .25 aud sl.50.
Bell, Ellis & Co.
See the great bargains we have in laces and
embroid cries. Bell, Ellis & Co.
Fans, Fans! at Bell, Ellis & Co.
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THE BLACK DIAMOND.
Citizens Take Steps Looking to the
Securing Of the Road.
Abbeville, 8. c., April l3, l8s

Abbeville, 8. c., April l3 1892
A large and representative meeting OF the
citizens was held In the Court House this eve.
ming. MIR. L. w. Perrin was called to the
chair. Mr.. j. F. Miller was elected Secretary.
The chairman stated the object OF the meet.
ing. Explaining proposition made by the
officials Of the Black Diamond Ry. Co. at q
meeting held this morning by the citizens of
Abbeville. The matter was discussed by
Messrs. A. w. Smith, J. r. Blake, w. H. Par
kerr VIM. N. Graydon and g. A. Visanska.
These gentlemen made extended and enthu-
siastic remarks advocating that the city put
forth every effort towards procuring the loca-
ton and building Of the Black Diamond Rail-
road.
Capt Parks moved that citizens aise the
100000, amount asked for by the Railroad
Company for the purpose of making survey
from Anderson to Port Royal, =. g. Adopted.
Mr.. A. w. Smith offered the following reso-
lutiops: See paper marked "a"
On motiop. the meeting confirmed the ap-
pointment Of the committee consisting OF
Messrs. l.. W. White, A.. w. Smith, j. Allen
Smith, J. r. Blake and ]. F.. NIL Ter at the
meeting held this morning. The object OF
this com mittee was TO consider ways and
means TO raise the Sc, 10000.
The following committee was appointe ted by
the chair to procure signatures to resolution
adopted at this meeting: Messrs. NJ. P. De.
BrphI, G. P. Ham mmond and R. f, Cox.
On motion, the city council was requested
to pay preliminary expenses Incurred by the
different committees. l.. w. Perrin,
J. +. Miller, Chairman.
Secretary.
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sales are turned into the State treas

sales are turned into the State treas
ury.
All officials are salaried men, anC
have no interest in the sales. They
must also be known as temperate men
A petition signed by majority o.
the voters of any town or township |:
required. to get local dispensary. II
must be plainly fitted up, open during
the daytime. closed on Sundays, holi'
days and election days. No liquor
can be drank on the premises. Moth
ing sold less than one-half pint o
strong liquors, each package to bt
sealed and a certificate of purity
attached. In each case the buyer
must make out an application, giving
name, etc. Not less than bottle o
beer is sold.
No liquor is sold to minors, intoxica
ted persons, known drunkards, or tt
one whose family has entered pro-
test against selling to him.
All the profit from the sale Of Ii
quors-about 4S0, 900 per year-goes tc
the several counties of the State fol
public school purposes and is expend
ed without discrimination.
NINETY DIsPENsARIEs.
There are ninety dispensaries in the
State, whereas under license there
were more than a thousand legal
places for the sale of liquor.
Public sentiment heartily supports
the execution Of the law, and the sum.
mary effort to abolish the low dive
called in South Carolina the" Blind
Tiger"
The unquestioned success attained
under the law should commend it to
the study of temperance people of all
shades of opinion. A request addressed
| to Hon. s. w. Vance, State Commits.
sioner, South Carolina Dispensary, Co.
lumbia, S. c., for copy of the law and
other data necessary to understand its
operation, will secure favorable and
prompt reply.
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ID. HI, Wilder's Locals.

60 to D. H. Wilder when you want fresh
groceries, rice, pickels, tomatoes, corn, sar-
dimes. salmons, crackers, oat flakes, chocolate,
grits, hams.
Something extra nice in syrups and molas-
ses, cabbage and seed potatoes, cocanuts,
oranges and bananas.
10 lbs. good green coffee for 81.
l6 lbs. granulated sugar 81.
IS lbs. Y. c. sugar for 81.
123.lb. cans tomatoes for 81.
Special prices on kerosene oil by the barrel.
Call and see me before buying.
Headquarters for all kind country produce,
chickens, eggs, butter, etc.
Idelivsr good anywhere In the city free.
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Wednesday, April 10. 1899.
The Literary Club.

The Abbevile Literary Club met last Fri.
day night at the home OF DR.. Harrison. Rev.
McKinnon was the essayist, and read paper
on Influence" Although the subject may
be thought to be dry one, yet MIR. McKin-
non made 1t exceedingly interesting not only
by the range OF thought which 1t took. but 1t
was equally so by the thoughts and ideas
which 1t suggested to his hearers. 1t was an
able paper.
DR.. j. Lowrie Wilson Is the next essayist.
He bias chosen for his subject England under
the Plantagenets," and the club looks for
the paper,
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Right In the Swim on the Following
Goods.
lyd white lawns at 6, 8, and 10 cent. very
fine and nice.
Calicoes, cheviots, drills, sattiens, etc.!
Sheetings, bleechings etc.
A bargain In towels at S. 10. l5c.
Some bargains In ladies and childrenS un
derwear.
A nice line of SC. shifting.
Lots OF straw hats cheap, and lots OF notions
buttons etc., low down.
Canned goods down to nothing, pork and
beans Sc. can, 8lb cans lOc, okra and toma
toes 10c, can.
Leader and excelsior flour, the finest.
Salt, soda, soap, baking powders, etc.
Kerosene oil, any way you want II.
Come In and see,
w. D. Barksdale.
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FERGUSON ACADEMY.
Program of Closing Exercises.

Friday, April 2lst. Primary Exer-
cises. Admission, ten cents.
Sunday, April 23rd, Annual Sermon,
II A. M, by Principal.
Wednesday, April 26th, Boys Con-
test. Admission ten cents.
Friday, April. 28th, Annual Com
mencement. Eight o'clock, P. M.
GRADUATES.
Miss Jessie Gaines. West
Miss Henrietta Murray, Taboga, w. I.
Mr.. Henry yGantt.................Abbeville
Mr.. Homer Kennedy.........Due West
Mr.. Thos. Jones...............Mo Mountville
Mr.. Solomon Morton...........Abbeville
All exercises begin promptly at
eight o'clock. and will be held in the
Second Presbyterian church. The
general public. is invited.