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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
Greenville Cotton Mills.
Graan villa Monnfainaar

The condition Of the cotton market In
Greenville has been source OF much per.
plexity and annoyance to the merchants and
business men VINO are aissat'snea InSa %th WI @ tne
handled, because there is little inducement
for the farmers to market their cotton in this
city. The buyers represent the mills In this
vicinity. and there is no competition. in the
markell, as q price Ia fixed each day, and all
cotton OF whatever grade is bought at that
price. The consequence OF this arrangement
has been TO destroy the market. and very
little cotton has been brought here this sea-
son. Twenty or thirty bales day is abou,
the average, and some farmers have come ic
the city with cotton only TO turn away and
seek another market. A prominent farmer
who lives not far from Easley brought cotton
here this week, and he hauled 1t back homo
going TO Easley with II. This market hat
been from one-fourth to one half cent below
Easley, Grier's, Piedmont and Pelzer almost
every day since the season was opened
which is due TO the fact that a uniform price
was paid here while elsewhere the cotton IL
graded, and only the highest figures art
quoted where comparison is made With
Greenvills.
This condition Of affairs was calculated t
excite comment and promote action among
the business men, who naturally do not wlsf
any retrograde movement 10 the CITY, ant
are in earnest about instituting change II
plans and methods. so that the cotton marke
will keep pace with other activities In TIT
ed Inducements to bring their cotton wher,
the largest and most extensive stocks o
goods are TO be found In this section OF tn
State. The prime movers in this EFFORT t
change conditions for the better were careful
and disereet in their action, for there 10 NJ
disposition to conflict with the cotton mills
which are recognized as feeders to the trade o
this city. But the interests Of the merchant
demand that the cotton market be revived
and the farmers shall recognize the fact tina
Greenville can AFFORD 10 pay as high prices 10
market in this section. Tor the merchant
can be satisfied with nothing less Their ain
is not to ipjure any one, but 10 repair dam
ages already done to the trade OF the city, an!
aunited purpose will be found to xist which
can overcome the apparent obstacle TO tn
accomplishment Of their object.
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State Of South Carolina
COUNTY OF ABBEVlLLE.

COUNTY OF ABBEVlLLE.
PROBATE COURT.
Pate Weeks, as Administrator OF the Estate
of Elizabeth Weeks, and In his own right
plaintiff, against Matlie Henderson, Henry
Weeks, Cartledge Weeks, and others, de-
fendants- Com plant to Sell Lands to Pay
Debts.
In VIRTUE OF AN ORDER FROM THE
Court of Probate for Abbeville County, Will
sell at Public Outcry ut Abbeville Court
House. on Saleday in NOVEMBER next, fof
the payment of debts, the following descrio
ed real estate belonging TO the estate OF ELIZA
beth Weeks, deceased, situate In said state
and County, to wit: All that tract or parceI
lands, known as the Elizabeth Weeks home
stead containing
Seventy-Six (76) Acres,
more or less, bounded by lands OF Kelley
Deason. Estate OF Searles, J. Fuller Lyon and
others.
TERMS-Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers
K. E. HILL,
:. Judge Probate Court.
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Our buyer went to market
late and found many bargains.
He bought literally and while
our splendid goods and low
prices are bringing a s tie ad y
stream of customers to our store.
We still have room for more and
the reader is cordially invited to
call and examine the many bar
gains we offer.
w. Joel Smith & Son.
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Bridges to Let.

On Wednesday, November l3, 1901,
at 10 o'clock a. m.; L will let to the
lowest responsible bidder the building
of the following bridges:
Two over creek one mile south o1
Prices mill on Rocky River.
One bridge over creek Oh road from
McMahau's gin and Lamar Clink'
scales. - =.
At 8 o'clock same day, I will also let
uhe two bridges over Penney's creek,
one on the L0wndesville road and one
On the Hamlin's bridge road.
Also at same time will let repairs
au the Hamlin's bridge over Little
River. The first mentioned will be let
at McMahan's gin, and the last three
q bridge over Penney creek on Ham
Inns bridge road.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
Contractor to give good and suffl,
cient bond for faithful performance OF
contract. ,
G.. n. NICKLES,
G.. S. A. &.
Oct. 81, 1901. If
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30
An Ordinance.
To Raise Supplies for the
City of Abbeville for the
Fiscal Year 1902.

De 1T ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR
and Aldermen Of the City Of Abbeville s. u,
In council assemble and by authority OF the
same:
| That Tax for the sums and In manner
hereinafter named, shall be raised and pald
| into the treasury OF the city Council Tor the
| nses and PURPOSES thereof for the fiscal year
| 1902.
Notice is hereby given that the office OF
City Treasurer OF Abbevile will be open ior
| the collection of taxes for said fiscal year.
from THURSDAY, November 7th, 1901, until
TUESDAY. December 3lst, 1901, WITHOUT
PENALTY. Rates per cent. of taxation are
as follows:
CITY "a
Water Works Tax (interest
on Bonds and Sinking
Fund. "a HILLS.
7mllls.
A Communication Road Tax OF Two Dollars
and Fifty Cents q SOY will be collected the
same time as other taxes, from oil male cltl-
,o,s ba,ween the age Of IS and 55 years, ex'
cent such AZ are exempted by law. ohiess
said tax is paid by the first day or JANUARY
1902, sIX DAYS WORK upon the pnohc
bipbways and streets OF the city Will De re-
onIred under the Street Oyerseer.
All persons falling or refusing to pay the
communication tax or to work SIX fnll days.
upon conviction, shall pay fine OF not more
than thirty dollars or be Imprisoned TOT not
more than thirty days.
| Done and ratified in City Council this 10TH
day of September, 1901.
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LITTLE CREEK-DEEP MUD,
Men May Come, and Men May 60,
But the Oft-impnssable Mudhols
At Dendy's Bridge Remains For.

There 10 perhaps not another town 80 dead
that It would perm an often impassable bar
rier between II and Its legitimate trade. al
now exists between tho people or AooeVllls
and those beyond Dendy's bridge.
Trade goes TO Greenwood that Justly belongs
to Abbeville because Of the bad crossing al
Dendy's bridge. People OF progressive toWnl
generally try TO draw trade, but Abbevillt
gives away trade In her refusal TO make a
least an effort TO change the crossing a.
Dendys bridge to place where high bridge
and good road would be an inducemen
to come TO Abbevile, instead Of q barrier tt
business.
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While in New York we found
some special bargains in hats
and underwear. Drop in for a
few moments and let us show
them to you.
w. Joel Smith & Son.
anvtbinv in the school book and stationery
line 10 be had at Milford's Drug Store.
Ro,p in chickens is positively cured by
mentholatum at Speed Drug co.
Anew supply of ladies, misses ana chil
dren ribbons at Haddon's.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30

The most complete liue Of brushes 10 oe
tound IN town u at The Speed Drug co. room
brushes, nail brushes. hair brushes; cl9tnes y, n
brushes. whist brushes, in fact any Rlnu OF d
brush you want. The speed drug w.
Get our prices on BagRing and Ties before
YOU buy, j. Allen Smith, Jr.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-10-30

The Factory Church is In need OF q stove,
the cold weather. About two hundred dol
lars will be necessary for this work. The
citizens OF the town who are interested In
this work will be asked for q contribution
by the committee that has been appoin ted
by the officers Of the Sunday School. This
is worthy obbject and we hope that the
Christians Of all the churches will respond TO
this call.
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Fire Mt Verdery.

Last Monday q fire occurred In the cotton
on the depot platform at Verdery. inJurlng
some thirty. eight bales OF cotton. Damage
estimated at $780, The cotton belonged TO MIR.
J. W. Scott, buyer.
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BOARD DIRECTORS.

p. B. Calison and Joseph Lake, 1eIueI
Township. 1o,,,
Lake, Kirkseys Township. ,,,
Il Add. Calhoun, Joseph Lake and r. W
Townsend, Fellowship Township. ~,
7. Add, Calhoun, Joseph Lake and X. w
Townsend, Brooks Township. ,,,
]. W. Lyon and A. X. Watson. Indian Hill
Township.
Abbeville, 8. c.. Jan. IT, 1900.
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contests, we may say that in 40
instances the duration of the
trouble was not stated; in %
others the places of the dissatis-
fed employees were promptly
filled by others; in one instance
the disagreement lasted but a
few minutes; in one but a few
days, and in 7 but a few hours.
In II cases the duration of the
contest was reported as l day; IA
lasted 2 days; 7, 3 days; 3, 5
days; 8, 6 days; Is, / week; 6,
8 days; z, 2 weeks; 8, IL days; I;
=, 8 weeks; A, 4 weeks; 8, 5
weeks; 2, 6 weeks, and the fol-
lowing periods apply to one dis
pute each: One and one-half
day, 46 hours, 4 days, 10 days, IL
days, II days, 13 days, 16 days,
Z weeks, 2 months, 10 weeks, 35
days, 3S days, 80 days, AZ days,
81 days, go days, IS days, 20 days,
70 days, rs days. There were
four contests pending at the
close of the year.
Not stopping to discuss whether
labor triumphed over capital, nor
whether capital was successful in
the contests with labor, one fact
remains, and it is the one fact to
which both capital and labor
should address themselves inear-
nest and sincere efforts to find
ways and means whereby labor
differences-to give them the
name adopted by the Massachu-
sets bureau-may be speedily
adjusted, and in time, come to
be a thing of the past. That fact
is that pending settlement, and
not regarding whether the differ
ence existed for one day or for
365, the laborer lost his hire and
the employer lost his business.
In other words, both lost and
neither was the gainer.-Cincin-
natl Commercial Tribune.
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The Chronology Of Labor.

Among the States of the Union
there is none so careful and me-
thodical as Massachusetts, in gath
ering and publishing statistics of
labor and the causes of differ
ences between the employer and
the employed. The report for
1900 has just been made public,
and it is in no respect behind the
previous reports issued by the
Bureau of Labor and Statistics of
the Old Bay State. While the
data are with reference only to
conditions of labor within the
Commonwealth, they are so care
fully gathered, compared and an
alyzed that they may fairly be
taken as indicative of the con-
ditions of labor and Of the rela-
tions between employer and en-
ploye-between capital and la
bor-as to warrant their being
fairly indicative of the relations
between the same forces in other
States. Promising that the bu-
reau makes no distinction be-
tween strikes and lockouts-
classifying all as labor disagree
ments-the following table of
strikes, in 1900, is given, with
the ultimate result:
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doer is too husky for us or has
the reputation of drawing quick
ly and shooting too straight for
comfort.
"We bespeak your forbearance
until we get thoroughly into the
harness.
While the odor of Jockey Club
and New Morn Hay will undoubt-
edly be missed, the cheerful
aroma of the cob pipe promises
to furnish a more than satisfac-
tory substitute. There is every
reason to believe that the people
of Piute will be furnished with
as lively and readable a weekly
as.there is in the State, and the
Herald predicts that the editor
will not be forced to subsist on
a diet of sage brush and atmos-
phere.
The bee., 1901-09-05
HELD UP POLICEMAN.
First Night Of Union Camp at
Burton's Grove Sisnalized
By Disorder.
MINERS ARMED FOR PROTECTION
Officers Ordered to Leave by Men Armed
With Guns.

Only few nights ago citizens
of Hopkins county were held up
on the road in the neighborhood
of Nortonville by pickets from
the union miners camp near that
place. They were halted and
their business inquired into by
armed men. The camp has
moved to Madisonville. A large
tent that was used at Norton
vile has been shipped to the
county seat and Burton's grove
in the northwest outskirts of
Madisonville was occupied by the
union men Tuesday night for the
first time. Some seventy-fiye
men were seen at the camp
Tuesday evening.
The first night of the camp at
Burton's grove was signalized by
outlawry, as the well informed
citizens of Madisonville had an
ticipated. Some extra police
men were put on duty on ac-
count of the coming of the camp
ers and the wisdom of the city
fathers in doing this was demon
strated before the camp was
full day old.
Policeman Brandon, who has
been serving that city efficiently
for some weeks, was on duty in
the neighborhood of Burton's
grove. Shortly after nine O'Clock
he was held up by three men
armed with guns and ordered to
leave that neighborhood and
quit nosing around. The three
highwaymen told him he had no
business there and must stay
away. The officer returned to
the City Hall where the council
was still in session and after re-
ceiving instructions and rein
forcements went back and kept
watch the rest of the night with
out further incident.
Burton's grove camp is near
"Baileytown" where live a num-
Der of the colored employees of
the Reinecke Coal Company.
These miners believe the camp
intends to try to terrorize them
and those who were not already
equipped with guns provided
themselves Tuesday and made
ready to resist any repetition of
the many night attacks that have
been made upon the homes Of
employed and contented miners
in Hopkins county since the
union agitators established head
quarters at Madisonville last No
vemher.
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NORTONv|LLE UNION CAMP
Disbursed by Order Of County Officers Move to
the County Seat.
DRILLED LIKE SOLDIERS AT THE NoRToNvILLE CAMP.

agreed they had guns. 1t is an
established fact that they re.
ceived there by freight boxes, re-
sembling in weight and size and
shape, guns and ammunition
cases. Many were seen carry
ing new guns.
From trustworthy sources the
news comes that they drilled
with guns like soldiers and that
two ex-army men put the
campers through the Manual of
Arms while near Nortonvllle.
Two reliable men report hav-
ing seen some fifty union men
camped Monday night near Un-
derwood, and say the campers
were quarreling as to whether
they should make an attack upon
st. Charles.
Many citizens have feared a
repetition of the recent ambus-
cade of officers by union men at
st. Charles but this fear was
somewhat allayed by the disburs-
ing of the Nortonville camp.
A force of deputies in charge
of Deputy Sheriff Thomas and
the city marshal have been con-
stantly on duty at st. Charles.
All the mines of the county are
carefully guarded and the en-
ployed miners ready to defend
their homes and their right to
work.
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Boxes Thought to Contain Guns
Received and Men Seen
With New Guns.
CITIZENS HELD UP BY PIcKETS.
Men Heard Discussing an Attack on ST..
Charles Mines.

The Nortonville union camp,
which was the cause of much ap-
prehension to citizens of Hop
kins County last week is no
more. The campers obeyed the
vigorous message they received
from county officials through one
of their number ordering them
to go to their homes. Then they
gathered again and again dis
bursed. Now they have shipped
their large tent from Nortonville
to Madisonville and pitched it in
the northwest outskirts of the
county seat, in Burton's grove,
where about rs men camped
Tuesday night for the first time.
How a policeman was held up
and ordered to make himself
scarce that night is related in
another column.
Reports of the number of men
in camp near Nortonville varied
at different times and from va
rious sources ranging from loo
to 250 or 800. All accounts
The bee., 1901-09-05
Doin.s at Veazey.

Farmers are very busy at this time
with their tobacco, and more hands
are wanted very much, at prices
ranging from 81 to $3.50 per day.
Mr.. William Carnal is building an
old log barn, which brings our minds
back to olden times.
Mr.. James Nance had the misfor-
tune to lose a valuable family nag
worth $3.50 one day last week, killed
by COW.
Mr.. William Fawcett of near Ash
byburg visited his father and mother
on last Sunday.
Mrs. Saphronia Veazey and Mrs.
Lenea Veasey of Darlington are on
an extended trip to this place to
meet their old friends and relatives.
Mr.. Wes Jones is having a new
dwelling erected which will be
nice little home when completed
A big meeting will be started at
the Christian church next Sunday
night. Preaching by Rev. Story of
Madisonville.
Mr.. VIM. Neal has been on the
sick list for several days but is
better.
Mr.. J. NJ. Fox has sold his farm to
Mr.. John Buchanan and will move
to Nebo.
The bee., 1901-09-05
Saved a Dollar and Lost His Wife.

There is such a thing as being
too close. 1t may be a good
idea for a man to be a little
near, but whenever a man is too
stingy to subscribe for his county
paper and sends over and bor-
rows his neighbors', he is too
near for comfort in more ways
than one. The following story
with moral was related. by a
Todd County man, and if neces-
sary can be washed down with a
little saline solution:
sold man Pike had the rep
utation of being the stln-
giest man in Todd County,
if not in Kentucky. He
was too stingy to take the Todd
County Times, and sent his son
John over to borrow the paper
from a neighbor. John was GO
ing fishing that day and in his
hurry to make the trip, instead
of going out through the gate he
climbed the garden fence and
upset a hive of bees, worth five
dollars. In ten minutes he
looked like a warty summer
squash. His cries brought his
mother and father to the scene
of action, the mother falling
over a plow, broke her arm and
the father frightened a mule in
the yard causing him to run
through a barb wire fence cut
ting him so he died. The mule
was valued $3.50 and the doctors
bill was twenty-five dollars.
Two jersey cows took advantage
of the gap in the fence and ate
so much green corn they both
died. This was a loss of 1926
more. Hearing the unusual
racket the daughter, in trying to
ascertain the cause, upset a four
gallon churn of cream into a
basket of young chickens,
drowning the whole lot. The
baby being left alone crawled
through the cream into the par
lor running a new fifty dollar
carpet. The wife has sued for a
divorce and alimony claiming
her husband was the cause of all
the trouble on account of being
too stingy to take the county
paper.n
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The Initial Performance.

The opening attraction of Morton's
Theatre Saturday night, 1.-The Irish
Pawnbroker," will be the first time
it has ever been put on any stage.
The managers were lucky in secur-
ing this company, and feel that their
patrons will be pleased with this
musical extravaganza. Darlington
theatre goers who wish to attend can
secure seats by applying to Frank
McGary or telephoning Morton's
Bank. The prices will be 20, 80 and
1eo
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Late Songs.

There are nineteen musical num-
bers in "The Irish Pawnbrokers.'
Seme of the late successes that will
be heard on Saturday evening are:
"The Chappie Song"
"When Mr.. Shakespeare Comes to
Town."
"Honeysuckle and the Bee"
Grace"
"Jack O'Lantern Coon"
"Baby Nine"
The bee., 1901-09-05
Mr.. Cleveland on Fishing.

Mr.. Cleveland's next contribution
to The Saturday Evening Post, of
Philadelphia, will be an extremely
readable paper, in which he sings
the praises of his favorite sport.
The Reflections of Fisherman
shows verv pleasantly the genial
"unofficial' side of the former
President.
The bee., 1901-09-05

The Fulton Hustler is the name of
new paper started by John NJ.
Dennis.
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Director Horace G. Walden,

Director Horace G. Walden,
expressing the result in percent
ages, shows that 2S.O4 per cent of
the contests resulted in the sue
cess of the employees; 500 per
cent met with only partial sue
cess; 1922 per cent were COM
promised; TAI per cent were
satisfactorily adjusted; 1915 per
cent wholly failed; PIP per cent
were pending at the close of the
year, and in 4.76 per cent the
results were not stated. Contin-
uing, his report says:
AS to the time lost in these
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Married.

Mr.. James Austin and Miss Hat
tie Peyton were married Wednes-
day, August 28, at the residence of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
c. Peyton, Rev. Chas. S. Jupin Of
fieiating.
The bee., 1901-09-05

The Illinois Central will enlarge
it's shops at Paducah.
The bee., 1901-09-05
HOSPITALITY INDEED.
Lieutenant Governor Lee Tells Why Ken.
lucky is Famed.
Other Cities loath to Measure Courtesy
With Louisville in Entertaining
Conclave.
From the Courier Journal.

Governor of Missouri, and mem
ber of st. Aldemar Commandery,
No. s, of st. Louis, is one of the
thousands of visitors who are en-
thusiastic over the splendid
treatment accorded them during
the conclave. He said last night
81 have attended a great many
national assemblages, fraternal,
political, commercial and indus
trial in all parts of the United
States, but have never attended
one that was more appreciatively
entertained, literally and even
lavishly honored than was the
Twenty-eighth Triennial Con-
clave of Knights Templar, just
ended.
"One feature that has not and
cannot be sufficiently praised is
the universal spirit Of kindliness
and courtesy on the part of all
classes of Louisville's popula-
tion toward The visiting Knights.
''The population, white, black,
rich and poor, humble and great,
seemed to be inspired with an
unobtrusive, tasteful, but earnest
thoughtfulness for the welfare
and comfort of the knights and
those with them.
evidences of this klndl y
courtesy, which comes from the
heart rather than the head, in my
personal experience, were so nu-
merous that it would take col.
umn to describe them.
"Just one as a sample: l was
standing late at night in the
southern part of the city waiting
for a delayed car to take me up
town, l having escorted a lady
home from one of the balls. A
trap came by and the colored
driver pulled up to the curb. He
said, Are you going uptown?'
l said, 4 was.' He said, Get in
and ride / did so and was ia
ken where l wanted to co. II
was Mayor Weaver's trap driven
by his colored coachman.
81 know cities where l might
have stood on the corner for a
thousand years and had no such
courtesy extended me. The il.
lustration shows that from the
Mayor to the humblest citizen,
the people were possessed of q
spirit of consideration for stran'
gers, which is the true spirit Of
hospitality.
81 am not surprised that other
cities were reluctant to apply fol-
the honor of entertaining the
next conclave; they realized that
to equal Louisville's effort was a
difficult task; to surpass it, prac'
tically, impossible.
81 spoke to the toast, ken
lucky Hospitality at the re-
ception of my commandery, st.
Aldemar, of st. Louis, Wednes.
day evening and thought l was
doing the subject justice, but
after spending the week in Louis
vile l feel like being given a re-
hearing. l feel that the tribute
/ then paid to my subject was
meager and inadequate.
81 predict that the fame of this
city will be spread and the
praises of her people sounded to
such an extent that you will have
no trouble in securing all the
great meetings you care to have
hereafter.
"The 'conclave editions of the
Courier-Journal are magnificent,
and one of the finest exposition'
of the perfection of modern news
paper possibilities and facilities
l have ever seen. They are a
triumph of artistic taste and
talent and typographical perfec,
tion; and l earnestly advise
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every Mason to read them, as
they contain a condensed Ma
sonic education"