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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-26

MARRIED In Decatur, Georgia. January q
i9O9. by the Rev. ]. A. Beck. DR.. Harvey L
MONTGOMERY Of Mioanopy. Fla. and Mis-
Misa Wilson was formerly . printer In ths
Presa and Farmer once, and afterward abe
learned 70 Be- . trained nurse, and was em
ployed In Atlanta. Georgia, at the time OF bel
nnaYrisee. Mtls w Wilsou Il one OF the prettIesl
brides 10 bs found in Georgia or South Caro-
lima, and she 10 ~ happy ~ bird, with notn
ing 10 mar her pleasure. Young and happy
rssson TO DO proad We have not the pleas
nre Of his cQuainaancc.
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Tickets will be on sale April 18th. 18th and
9th, with final limit May 2nd. with privilege
OF extension OF return limit 10 May 18th. by
deposit!ng tick cts with joint agent at Dallas
on or before A pril JDth and upon payment OF
fee OF 50 cents For further Information rel.
alive TO schedules. sleeping car facilities. ETC..
apply 10 nearest ticket agent OF Seaboard Air
Line Railway.
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For AldePsnan.

We are authorized 10 announce w. D.
Barksdaie N o candidate for Alderman from
Ward Three Ca), subject 10 the Democratic
primary.
We are auth orized 10 announce E. A.
Thompson as q candidate for Alderman from
Ward Three (s) subject TO the Democratic
primary.
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nov have the agency for the Gates stea m
Lsundry, GreenviiIe, 8. c. ltSoa would like
10 have them do Jour work give me youf
iSundry. J. W. Mckee, Jr.
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BY JAMES BUcKHAa.

BY JAMES BucKHAM.
How beautiful 10 be With God,
When earth In fading Ike dream, e
And from this mist t.eucircled shore
We launch upon the unknown atreami
No doubt, NO fear. no anxious care,
But comforted by stan and rod,
Iu the faith.brtghtened bouf Of death
How beautiful TO be with God
How sweet 70 lay the burden By,
The task inwrought with toll and prayer,
Aaaured that He Who calls will send
One better still the yoke 10 bear.
What peace. when We have done our best, Z
To leave the pilgrim path. long trod.
And In yon fields Of ashcdei,
Snow.white, be evefmofe with God
Beyond the pertings and the pains,
Oh: beautiful 70 DO With God
Through all the endless, blessed years:
10 see his face, to hear his yoice,
To know him better day by day,
And love him as the flowers love light,
And serve him a. immortais may.
Then let u fade, this dream Of earth,
When have done my hfe.work here,
Or long, or short, On seemeth boat-
What matters, 20 Gods win appear?
will not fear 70 launch my bark,
Upon the darkly rolling Hood:
'Tis bot n pIerce the mist-and then
How beautiful 70 bc With Godl
'The last words Of Frances e. Willard.
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Siugiug Coavensiou.

Abbevi,ie County Singing Convention VII
hold its spring session Ia April. Any church
NAV sof,d iis Invitation 60 the Secretary as
eoou as possIble. Jos. J. Ktigoe. Sec.
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Rannslfu, Saoek or Goosls.

Mr. C. W. Kendall has returned from tn
Northern markets, " here no bought . hsauti
fol line Of the most attractive goods. He VII
be- prepared 20 Offer the best OF oargains ex'
week, although u woIald Do hard To heat ~
soods or the prices " whlch be 10 nov Offering.
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ALL At HOME PRINT LARGER TYPE.

Before the war the newspaper were all-at.
h0me-print. The type averaged larger than
that which 10 now used. Among tho papers
Enquirer. II my memory 10 not at fault, IN
The early nries. the frat and fourth pages
were set In plea. The Associate Reformed
Presby teriau, which was then called the
Erskine Miscellany, was set IN small plea and
long primer. II was customary then, even u
II was not considered necessary, to have twr
sizes Of type on every paper. and the editorials
were set In the smaller type.
unk nown then.
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The Man % Avoid.

The Man 20 Avoid.
Preserve me from the man vho says:
We'll, really, must go!"
And who, then. settles down to chat
With me an hour or 10.
Preserve me from the man who says:
I" was about TO say
That I won Id feel obliged II you
Would lend me IS to-day"
Preserve me from the man who treads
Upon my corDs To nee
Ifthey are pain nful. then who says:
~ hope you'll pardon me-"
Preserve me from the man Who tries
Whens'er We ctfance TO meet.
To psss me on both sides nt Gncs
And take up all the street.
Preserve me from the man who has
The only kid. and who
Ia always telling me about
The things that kid can do.
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The Press and Banner
Wednesday, March 26, 1902.


The Ladies' OF Due West and vicinity VIII
bear in mind that Haddon's store will exhib-
it on Thursday and Fridsv, q and y inst. the
most attractive stock OF Milling Dress Goods
WeaI Mr.. w. w, Edwards and bis accom-.
riished assistants will make it TO your Inter
X. NJ. II addon l. Co.
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Here's Year Aoney.

II you need money On your own terms, and
can Give good security. you might learn some
thing Ia yoar Interest by applying 70 Mr. X
\, Link, aI the Abbevili0 post once. u.
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Reduced Rates 90 Texas via the Sea.
board Air Line.

Account onfederate Veterans Reu nion, the
Seaboard Air Line Railway will sell from al!
It's stations round trip tickets TO Dallas, Tex
ns, at rate OF one cent per mile. Following
rates will apply from stations named:
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E. F. G1lLIARD,
=. II A AILOR. -.

II stairs In Knox's Hall, and is now pre
pared 70 do all kinds OF repairing and clean
Ing OF gentlemens clothes on abort notice.
Samples OF suits always on hand. ChaxRe
reasonable
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Reduced Rates TO south Cnro1fon san.
day school Convention.

Account OF the above occasion the Seabcard
Air Line will sell round trip tickets from
all Of lts stations In South Carolina To Green
wood 1T reduced rates. The following total
rates will apply To important points namely
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Are acknowledged to be the best In
the world. We have u select lot ol
Hens, Hawkins Il Thomson strains,
Yard headed by full blooded Thomson
Ringlet Cock. No stock for sale. Fol
the next two months will sell limited
number OF Eggs for SOC. for IL. Ad'
dress all orders to
Sunnyside Poultry Farm,
p. o. Box IS3. ABBEVILLE, 5. 6.
March 20, 1902. u
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Al the Associate Reformed Preaby terisn
Church the paator vIii preach next Sabbath
nlorniuR on The Risen Christ"
All are cordially invited.
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Tickets on stle March .Ith, 25ih and 18th,
limited To retui passage until March 18th.
For further Information, tickets, ETC., call
on nearest ticket agent.
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E9w u INIT.

The ladies OF the Episcopal church viii have
On egg hunt on Mouday evening, March 81, IN
the Calhoun yard.
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CITY AND COUNTRY NEWSPAPERS

Before the war the city newspapers we're
generally on good terms with their country
brethren, and the country newspapers were
glad OF any recoR milton by their distipguish.
ed coutem poraries. The public sentiment nf
State was largely controlled by Charieston.
and the echOeing OF the opinions OF q Char.
lesion daily was expected. and the number OF
country newspapers that concurred In opin-
fuence In controlling public sentiment.
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ARcHY TODD AND T. Ii. RUSSELL

T. II. Russell Of tho Anderson Gazette quit
journalism In the nfiies, moved To the cnun.
try and has since then devoted his energy
and skill 10 farming. He stiil writes for the
newspapers. He ID now about eighty years
old.
Archy Todd was ono OF the ,first mall
clerks on the GreenvilIs and Columbia Rail
road. In 1890 he was stricken with paralysis
~ f,elton and was taken from the train ON the
main line To Anderson. whore be died nj
home within the mex few days, surrounded
by his family.
and seems IA be a pity that u should
have been allowed TO die. and its fame Ia
be blOtted from memory. and iis name 10 bs
forgotten. Mr.. Todd was connected With the
Anderson Gazette certainly AZ far back a.
1915. when the office was destroyed and
the town suffered no severely by nre
H,R partner then was Er. Wyatt.
II is said that in the early mites, an old
woman from the mountains came Into the
Gazette ofiire. and said that she wanted q
Bible printed. She brought her Knitting
along, and would wait for II. The oblig,nR
printer told the old woman TO be seated. tie
went out TO a bookstore and bought the Bible
with which she was we'll pleased. and said
tnat II didn't take long 10 do the work.
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NO MENTION or RECENT EDITORS.

No MENTION OF RECENT EDITORS.
II will be noticed that no mention 10 made
OF the scores of editors who have come on the
aceue since 1852 Many OF them have disRp.
p+ared from Journalism. and scores OF
places In other lines of activity.
Oi them and their successors who are
today In the newspaper business. l make no
mention, because ! am making notes oi
men who figured In the nfties.
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SURVIVING EDITORS.
or all tho editors OF 1853. only two re-
main In the same city In which they then
lived. ! refer 10 that veteran and superior
journalist l.. NJ. Grist Of the forkSille I'm.
quirer and to the editor OF the Press and
Mr. CRISIS Journalistic career commenced
In lSs5-four years earlier than my own.
Col. X. A. Thompson long ago gave up
James A. Hovt aud T. b. Crews are stilI
editors. bot Col. Hoyt moved from Anderson
10 Greenville and Hon. T. b. Crews moved
from Abbeville To Laurenx.
d. X. Durisoe OF the Edgefsld Advertise
Is no longer with that paper, and is only
nominaliy connected with the printing
W r. Price Is in Georgia. and no longer
John G. Bailey IL Probate Judge and cares
nothing more for circus tickets or deadbeat
subscribers.
EDITORS AND SUBSCRIBERS HAVE GONE To
THEIR REWARD.
Not only have the editors changed. The list
OF subscribers To the different newspapers of
today, would not be recognized N the list oil
subscrioera TO the same papers In lSi9. In
the case of the Presa and Banner, We pres ume
not over half dozen would be found whose
names appeared In 1859 are there today, Prof.
r. Lee Of Due West. DR.. ID. Neal OF Troy.
WIN. IL. Hurker ana l.. IL. 6ussell OF AOO6-
Vile, and Prof William Hood OF Barlow,
Fla. We believe, are the only names that are
now On our books that were there In 1880.
TWO ouT or f,uR AHnEvILLE EniToRs
sTII. LIFE.
OF The iour 0wu uers of the two papers nj Ab.
beVilie In lstI, one Is still In Abbeville,
and one II at I.aurens. or the eight
hundred aubscribers In 1873 only nve are re-
cognizrd subscribers to this paper In l90S.
Some still live, who do not take the paper.
but far The greater number have Joined the
silent msJority. or the four owners Of the
A Abbeville ne wspapers In 1850. two survive,
one was killed In battle, and one died nj
home In honorable old age
GREAT PROGRESS IN THE PRINTING BuSI-
NEss SINCE ls1.
In the printing business great changes have
taken place. In 1850 there were very few Job
presses In this part Of the state aud printed
stationery was not common with business
mep. In the early Mules, when cylindar
presses were being Introduced for printing
newspapers. the printers were alarmed at the
threatened encroachmeut upon ths work OF
the tnnn who manipulated the hand presses.
No such thing as steam for running presses In
this pari oI the state was known to ne In the
fifties. But now every printing Office has one
or more Job presses, and nearly everybody
uses printed stationery. The old style hand
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-26

Hon uer's Interest IN his behalf when he was
q helpless slave have never heard OF It.
Tome, Mr.. Bonner was a most Interesting
and pleasing preacher. He dod not preach
the terrors oi The law. He preached love, ana
appealed TO the heart. Because Of the love for
that which II better, he would have us re.
the Joy and happiness resutius from the
higher lie he would have Us cultivate the
purer aod better side Of our nature. He often
dw cit upon the lore aud humility of our SaV.
Tor, and would have us believe that he was
likened 10 the Lamb because Of his purity
or Innocence, and because Of bis meek ness
In yielding himself into the hands Of those
who despitefully used him.
In business NO man ever had higher stand
ards OF truth and fair dealing than did MT.
Bonner. Where honor. truth or Integrity
were iHvoived, he regarded money not OF
greater Importance than the sands under MS
ieet. In years Of iptimRte knowledge oil his
daily conduct, never knew him to swerve
one iOta from the straight line to turn cent
| In bis direction. In settlements he cared not
which way the money was going. His Object
| was 10 be right. While he desired all That
was his own, yet, 10 there was question, ne
would rather yield than claim q doubtful dol.
Thos. Z. Slider and James NJ. Crosson Of the
Newberry Rising Sun. were lawyers. MT.
Of the Rising Sun was commenced. In
died. Mr. Cro.son moved TO Texas lie was
soon ses!,d judge and 6f s. EresS
| DIR. u. W. Reid Of the Newberry Sentinel,
lived but few years after his connection
with the newsps per business. Thos. +. Gren
ekrr succeeded him m editor OF the Sen tinel.
After the war he published the Newosrry
Herald for perhaps thirty years. The paper
stood high among its contemporaries He
was successful In business, nnd was iloeIai
and d.vout Methodisi. His brother, Richard
M. (ireneker, during long life, was factor
In Newberry Journa ism. He originated the
Newberry News and for many years the pa
per was distinguished for the excellence OF itn
editorials. ,,,.
Herald In 1859. moved later To Columbia ana
pubiisbed an agricultural monthly magazine.
aflervard he went 20 Ashvllle, n. T., ana
was there for several years In the newspaper
business. From that city he went 10 Union,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-05-28

North BluehilI.
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas-Death has again entered orr
grange and taken from us our worthy and re-
spected sister. Nancy Gray, therefore be it.
Resolued-That, we, the members of Halcyon
grange. extend to the afflicted family our deep
sympathy in this their time of afllictiop, and
point them to Him who never errs; He doeth
all things we'll.
Freed from the tolls and sorrows Of earth.
Her spirit has taken It's flight
Across the dark valley and shadow of death,
To beautiful fields of light"
Resolued-That copy of these resolutions be
sent to the bereaved family. also put upon the
records of the grange, a copy sent to the Bangor
Commercial and THE ELLSWORTH AMERICAN
for publication, and that our charter be draped
in mourning for thirty days.
MRS. ID. p. DUNBAR,
IDA u CUNNINGHAM,
CHARLES c. ID. BowDEN
Committee on resolutions.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-05-28

STATE OF MAINE

HAEcocK sat- probate court held at
Bucksport, In and for said county OF Hancock,
on the sixth day OF May, in the year Of our
Lord one Thousand nine hundred and two.
A CERTAIN instrument purpogting to be
"A copy of the last will ard testament of
Mary shannon, late Of Newton. Ii tne5c0unty
OF Middlesex. and Commonwealth q Massa-
chusetts, deceased, and OF the probate thereof
in said Commonwealth of MassaC hu sets.
duly authenticated. having been pfsss nted 10
the judge OF probate for our said courty OF
Hancock for the purpose of beiDg 81 9wed
filed and recorded In the probate cou3t OF our
said county OF Hancock.
Ordered, That notice thereof DE given to
all persons interested therein, by publishing
copy Of this order three weeks successfully
in the Ellsworth American, d 10 sspaper
printed at Ellsworth, in said county OF Ham
cock, prior to the third day Of June, a.. d.
1902, that they may appear at probate
court then to be held at Ellsworth, 10 and for
said county Of Hancock. at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon, and show cause, IL any they have
against the same.
o. P. CUNNINGHAM, Judge Of Probate.
true copy. Attest:-CHAs. P. Dom. Register.
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STATE OF MAINE.

To the Honorable, the Judge of the Probate
Court s II and for the county Of Hancock;
III Tribou, Of Brooklyn, Kings county, In
the state OF New York, that there remains in
the hands of Rebecca Il. Tribou, OF Bucks
8. Tribou, Of Paris, oxford county. Maine,
executors of the will of Silas X. Tri,ou, late
Of Bucksport, in said county, deceased, ON
the settlement Of their first and only account
made at probate court held at said Bucks
port, in and for said county, on the seventh
day Of May, .. d. 1901. property not necessary
ministratfon, nor specifically bequeathed. to
the amount OF fifty nine thousand four hun
dred and twenty and thirty. two hundreds
lations including Interest, income. &C.,
thereon remains to be distributed among the
persons whose names, Residences and Iela-
your petitioner to be as follows;
Names. Residence. Retaf ionship.
Rebecca H. Tribou, Bucksport. Me-. daugh-
ter.
Frederick G. Tribou, Paris, Me-, son.
daughter.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that your
honor may determine who are entitled to said
under the said will and according to law, and
order the same to be distributed accordingly.
or such partial distribution thereof as to the
Dated this sixth day of May, a. d. 1902.
MARCIA H. TRrBou.
STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK sat- probate court held at
Bucksport, in and for said county Of Hancock,
on the sixth day of May, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two.
On the foregoing petition ordered: That
notice thereof be given to all persons inter-
ested, by causing copy of said petition and
this order thereon to be published three
weeks successfully in the Ellsworth Ameri-
can, g newspaper published at Ellsworth, in
said County, that they may appear at a Pro-
bate Court to be held at Ellsworth, in and for
said County, on the third day of June A. ID.
cause, If any they have, why the prayer of
the petitioner should not be granted.
o. p. CUNNINGHAM, Judge of Probate.
true copy, Attest:-CHAs. p. DoRR. Register.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-05-28

Cape Roster
Mrs. Garrison Is at home again after a
winter at Castine.
Charles Blake and son Hiram will fish
for salmon at Blake's Point.
Fish are reported plentiful in the bay.
Darius and Warren Brakeman bring In
good fares OF cod and paddock.
Sherman Gray has built the chimney
for the Gilbert cottage, and is now build
ing chimneys for L. F. Sawyer at "The
Cedars'.
Sherman Calham, who was born and
grew up here, has studied for the minis
try and is here accompanied by his wife.
He spoke at the Creek chapel every even
ing last week except Friday. He resides
at Camden.
All are glad to have the steamer "Flor-
ence" back on the route to Belfast. c. E.
Redman and Richard Clifford are receiving
quantities Of freight by the "Florence".
People coming from Boston are better
accommodated by changing at Belfast
than at Rockland.
May rs. B.
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pY VIRTUE of an execution issued on a
ID judgment recovered at the May term of
the Ellsworth municipal court for Hancock
county, Maine, 1902, in favor of A. F. Burn
ham. of Ellsworth, Maine. and against d. b.
Weber, of said Ellsworth, for one hundred
dollars debt, and twelve dollars and thirty
four cents costs OF suit, with fifteen cents
more for said writ of execution. have seized
and taken the hereinafter described real es-
tate as the property Of said d. b. Weber, to-
gether with ali the interest and title which
the said ID. b. Weber had in and to the same
real estate on the twentieth day of Novem
Der, a. d. 1901, at l o'clock and 25 minutes in
attached in the action on which said judg-
ment was rendered, viz:
A certain lot or parcel of land situated in
that part OF Ellsworth, Hancock county,
Maine. called Ellsworth Falls, and bounded
and described as follows, viz: Beginning on
TIE southwesterly side of the road leading to
Bangor and at the northerly corner of the
lot formerly owned by solomon Jordan;
thence running southwesterly on the line OF
said lot six rods; thence northwesterly and
parallel with said road six and two thirds
rods; thence northeasterly and parallel with
the line of said lot six rods to the road afore-
said; thence southeasterly on said road six
and two thirds rods to the place of beginning.
containing one-fourth of acre more or
less, with the buildings thereon; being the
same premises conveyed to ID. B. Weber by
William Fennelly, administrator of VIM. H,
Weber. dated Dec. z. a. d. 1892, and recorded
in vol 265, page 306, of the Hancock county
sgistry of deeds.
And on the twenty eighth day of June, a. d.
1902, at the sheriffs Office in Ellsworth, Han
cock county, Maine. at 9 O'Clock in the fore
noon, | shall sell said real estate and all the
title and interest which the said d. B. Web
Der had in and to the same said twentieth
day OF November, a. d. 1901. at one O'Clock and
twenty five minutes in the afternoon, the
time when the same was attached on the orig
inal writ in the action in which the aforesaid
Judgment was rendered, at public auction to
satisfy said execution and costs of sale of said
real estate, unless before that time said exc
cution and costs shall have been otherwise
fully satisfied.
II. F. WHITcoMB, Sheriff.
Dated this goth day of May, a. d. 1902
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COUNTY NEWS.


North Deer Isle.
William Knight arrived home from
coasting last week.
Mrs. George Knight was in Sargent
vile last week visiting friends.
Mrs. William Jones, of Beverly, Mass,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. George Small.
The sidewalk society held its meeting
this week at the home OF Mrs. Meredith
Ellis.
Capt. Ralph Gray, in schooner "Mary
Langdon," arrived in Thompson cove
Saturday.
Capt. Collins Powers, who has been at
home for few days, has returned to New
London, Conn.
Miss Grace d. Holden, Of Boston, ar
rived here Wednesday, and will stay with
her parents this summer.
Master Edward Thompson shot a s,a
loon this week which measured four feet
two inches from tip to tip.
Mrs. Fred Howard, OF Beverly, Mass =,
who has been visiting her brother, Capt.
Roland Lowe, has returned to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Allen, of Sargent
vile, were the guests Of Mrs. Frank Hardy
last Sunday. Later they went to Sunset.
Frank e. Hardy has opened lunch room
at his place Of business, and will serve
ice-cream, cakes, fruits, soda waters, etc
George A. Holden, agent for the Dun
hams Point Mining Co., arrived home
from Boston Thursday. Mr.. Holden
brought handsome horse with him.
John M. Brockie, student from Ban
gor, preached at the Congregational church
here Sunday afternoon. He will continue
to fill the pulpit at this church during the
summer.
May 26. e.