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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18
southern Railway Schedule.

Trains for lodges leave Abbeville, 8. C.,..No
ia daily $40 a. M; No. liz daily 1850 g. m.
No. ITO daily ]. .55 r. M; No. n8 daily.
daily 1920 a. M; No. l13 daily 12.05 p. M;
No. Ill daily 0p. m.
Nos. ll6 and III (night trains) discontinued.
Close connection at Hodges with through
etc., connecting at Greenville for A. & G. Di.
vision points and the East, also Asheville, At
lanta, etc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18

The A bbeville Union will be neld with the
Due West Church, Saturday and Sunday,
Nov. q and %. A good program has been
provided, and good attendance 1s expected.
Let ali the churches OF the Union be repre-
sented. The public are cordially Invited to
attend all the exercises.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18
Shoes |! Shoes /!

If for nothing more we would
like to have you come in and find
fault with our shoes-if you can.
There are no better shoes at the price.
Come in, slip your feet into a pair,
test their comfort-giving qualities,
you will not feel their newness. We
have none but the very best for La I
dies, men and children. Every pair
guaranteed. . rs
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18
Clothing Sale

The low prices we have put on
our Clothing will soon have them all
gone. Come while you can be suited
in size and pattern, and save from
$3.50 to $3.50 on every suit. Here are
our prices:
S1S Suits, best made for $3.50.
15, IA and 1850 Shuts for $40.
10 Suits for $3.50
At prices quoted we save you big
money. We guarantee these goods
to be the best.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18
COTTON MARKET.

Reported by w. d. BarRsdale.
Number of bales received since last Tues
day SUI.
EPrlce ranging from 10 7-S to II Scents.
Market closing at 10 3 4cents.
Cotton seed is IL cents per bushel.
liEstimated loads OF hay Price ranging
from 40 to 60 per hundred pounds.
Cotton firm. Receiptsiheavy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18
TresDass Notice,

Hunting birds or coons or "poSsums" or
other game or fishing, day or night, on our
lands is prohibited. Please Gentlemen do
not trespass or request privilege 70 hunt.
T.. Arthur Parker.
Eben w. Watson.
- j. A. and S. l.. Wilson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18
MIR. Sans Called Home.

Rev. w. B. Sans was called home on Mon.
day night by the death of his father, Rev. B.
B. Sans, OF Edisto Island.
MIR. Sans hopes to be back in time for Sun
day, but in case he Is not the Rev. Mr.. Will
liams will preach In the morning and also at
night at the Union service In the Episcopal
church at night.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18
Shirts !! Shirts !

Shirt comfort is desire An ill fitting shirt
irritates, sleeves too long, neck too low, or too
high wrong slope Of the yoke If it binds any
where it is sure to disturb you. Try our shirts.
You will find comfort and perfect fit here. All
unlaundered white shirt, splendid material, re-
informed for only SOC. The best SOC Negligee
Shirt on the market.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18
MInStreIs,

The celebrated Ted Faust Minstrels will
perform in the city opera house Saturday
afternoon and night. See them. Popular
prices and good time. Matinee in the even
ing and performance at night.
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Repair Shop.

Furniture repaired, upholstering done, all
kinds Mattresses made and old ones retack-
ed as good as new. Shop on Church Street.
Terms reasonable William Pope.
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EGGS Wanted.

:, j. w. Breihahn, the baker, will pay the
highest market price tor eggs. Give him
call before you sell.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18

Wanted. Dogwood, Hickory
Am: James Ceckshot, Charleston, s. G.
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NOTICE OF
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
Abbeville Cotton Mills.

Notice is hereby given that the An
nual Meetsng of the Stockholders of
the Abbeville Cotton Mills will be
held at the office of the company, at
Abbeville, S. u, on Friday, Novem-
Der Goth, 1908, at $50 o'clock a. M.
John A. Harris,
w. =. Greene, President.
Secretary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18

The long >swagger overcoat from Hall =
Anderson, have been in evidence on our,
streets for the past few days.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18
Boys Clothing

New shipments of Boys Cloth
ing coming in daily. All the new
patterns and styles. We are pre-
eminently headquarters on boys
clothing. Bring your boys in and
see what we have to offer you in this
line.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18

Through train service between Augusta and Char
lesion.
For information relative to rates, etc., apply to
W. B. STEELE, O. T. A., Anderson, 8. q.
GEO. T. BRYAN, 6. A., Greenville, 8. G.
ERNEST WILLIAMS, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
Augusta, Ga.
T. N. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18
For Rent.

1000 chairs to rent for all kinds Of entertain
ments, 8 cents each. Kerr Furniture Co.
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Hats! Hats!

We made an efforts to secure the
best hat possible to retail at $3.50.
We have paid the top prices for them
and have right to expect to sell a.
good many at $3.50. In addition to
our $3.50 hat, we carry the largest
and best assorted stock in the coun-
ty. We can suit you in a hat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18
AhheYilIe Cement.

The dirt used in the city park walks was
obtained from MIR. Roche's place near the
city. 1t is called by some cement dirt.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18

Great bargains in Table
Damask in short lengths, also
twilled and wove flannel at
16 2-3c and zoe per yard.
a. N. Smith & Co.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18

Look at those goods for making waists at
L. W. Whites,
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D0naestics +!

Always on hand a big line of Domestics,
Cheviots, Plaids, Shirtings, Sheetings, Flannels,
etc., at the lowest market prices.
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G. W. FULLER, Local Agent.
Abbeville, 8. c., April 10, 1903.
Try one of Hall & Andcrson's double wear
Collars 2 for Is cts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18

Seaboard Air Line Railway.
Double daily service between New York. Tampa,
Atlanta, New Orleans and points South and West.
In Effect April 10, 1903.
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Masters Sale.
November II, 1908.

The State of South Carolina. County
of Abbeville-COurt of Common
Ploas
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18
Masters Sale.

. November II, 1908.
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Note.-t Daily except Sunday. Central Time
Eastern Time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18

The State of South Carolina, County
of Abbeville, Court of Common
Pleas
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-18

The State of South Carolina, County
of Abbeville.-Court of Common
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The State of South Carolina, County
of Abbeville, Court Of Common
Pleas.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-01-07
Original Notice.

In the District Court of the state of Iowa. in
and for Winnesheik County, February
term, 1903.
Mary o. Thompson, Plaintiff, VS.. Ole Olson,
Betsy Olson, Anna Olson, and Ella Olson,
Defendants.
To Ole Olson, Betsy Olson, Anna Olson and
Ella Olson.
You are hereby notified that the petition OF
Plaintiff in the above entitled cause is now on
file in the Office OF the Clerk Of the District
Court of the State of Iowa, in and for Winnie
sheik County, claiming that she is the owner
in fee simple of the y. K. d OF the 8. w. 4 OF
Section d in Township 9S north and Range Z,
West of the 5th p. M, in Winnesheik County,
Iowa, and praying that you and each OF you
be forever barred from having or claiming
any right, title or interest therein.
And that unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon of the second day of the
next term. being the February term of said
Court, which will commence at DEBORAH
Iowa, on the I'd day of February, 1903, default
will be entered against you and judgment
and decree rendered thereon as provided by
law.
Dated the SOth day of December, A. d. 1902
534 j. j. CAMERON,
Attorney for Plaintiff
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-01-07
Sherifs Sale.

By virtue of a General Execution, issued
out of the office of the Clerk Of the District
Court, in and for Winnesheik County. State
of Iowa, dated the 30th day of December, A.
ID. 1902, and 10 me directed and delivered.
have levied on the following described real
estate, situated in Winnesheik county, Iowa,
to-wit:
The undivided u of Lot No. 2, n. E. OF
the S. w. ID of Section No. 2, Township No. SO,
Range No. g West of the 5th p. M, Winnie
sheik County, Iowa.
Which property l shall expose for public
sale as the law directs, on Monday, the 9Th
day of February, A. ID. 1913, at the hour of
10 O'Clock a.. m of said day, at the Front Door
OF the Court House in DEBORAH, in said county,
or SO much thereof as shall be necessary to
satisfy judgment for the sum OF Three $500
Dollars. Damages, with interest from the 18Th
day of August, 1901. at the rate of q per cent
per annum, and Five $500 Dollars. Costs,
which Geo. w. Schamel recovered on the Both
day of December, 1902, in the District Court
OF said County, against Jake Dinger, together
with interest and accruing costs.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, January ., 1902.
H. f. BARTHELL, GEO. MIZENER.
l-2 Attorney for Plaintiff, Sheriff.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-01-07
Original Nutice.

In DISTRICT COURT, WINNEsHEIK COUNTY.
iowa.
Andrew Steffes, Plaintiff, VS.. the Unknown
Heirs of Gardner Waters, deceased, and the
Unknown Claimants of the North West
Quarter of the North East Quarter OF Sec
ton Thirty.two, Township Ninety Isl <,
North Of Range Nine, West of 5th P. M,
Defendants.
You and each of you are hereby notified
that on or before the 10th day OF January,
1903 the petition of Plaintiff will be on file In
the Office of the Clerk OF The District Court in
and for Winnesheik County, Iowa, claiming
that he is the absolute owner in fee simple OF
the premises named In the title OF this cause.
And alleging that the heirs OF one Gardner
Waters, deceased, who are claimants un-
known to plaintiff, make some claim adverse
to plaintiffs estate in said premises, and that
such 40 verse claim is made as heirs at law of
said Gardner Waters, deceased, who was at
one time the owner Of said premises.
And alleging that plaintiff and his grantors
have been in quiet, peaceful and uninter.
cribed premises under claim OF right and color
of title for a period of more than ten
years last past, and asking that his title to
said premises be Quoted in him and that de-
barred and forever estopped from having any
right, title or interest adverse to plaintiff
therein;
Now unless you appear thereto and defend
before noon of the second day of the 1903 term
of said Court, which will commence on the 3D.
Ody VI rtbTudTy, lJuo, at Iuc COuIb HOuSC III
DEBORAH, In said County and State OF Iowa,
default will be entered against you and q
decree entered thereon as prayed.
DAN SHEA,
Atty. for Plaintiffs,l
Upon reading the foregoing notice 1t is here
by approved and ordered that the same be
published in the Pub lic Opinion, week.
ly newspaper published in the county of
Winnesheik and State of Iowa, for term of
six consecutive weeks the last of which shall
not be less than ten days prior to February,
1908, term of Court in and for said County OF
Winnesheik, Iowa. -
Dated DEBORAH, Iowa, Dec. 5, 1902.
A. N. HOBSON, Il
Judge of the 18th judicial District Court of
Iowa. SIG
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-01-07
Notice of Expiration.

To K. c. Chapman and unknown owners:
You are hereby notified that the folio Sing
described real estate, situated in Winnesheik
county, Iowa, to- wit:
Undivided one-half of East one-half of
southwest one fourth of Southwest one
fourth of Northeast one-fourth of Sect on
Number Two, Township Number Ninety
eight, north Range Nine, West from 9th prin-
cipal meridian, was sold for taxes OF 1856 on
the fifth day OF December, 1887, to Jacob
Meyer, that the certificates of sale thereof
have been assigned to and are now owned by
III. l.. Cofieen and +. n, May and that the right
of redemption will expire. and a Treasurer's
Deed for said land will be made unless re-
demption from such sale be made within
ninety days from the date of completed SER
vice of this notice. You will govern yourself
accordingly.
Dated this Third day of December, A. d. 1902.
II. l.. CoFFEEN.
503 f.. MAY.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-01-07
FARMING
IN THE SOUTH

Tie Passenger Department of the Illinois
Centr Railroad Company is issuing monthly
gardening, stock raising, dairying, etc, in the
State of Kentucky, West Tennessee, Mississippi
and Louisiana. Every Farmer. or Homeseek-
the undersigned, will be mailed free, Circulars
Nos. /, 2, 3, 4, 8 and 9, and others as they are
published from month to month.
IF. MERRY,
Asst. Gen'l Pass. Agent,
52-4 mo Dubuque, Iowa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-15
The Pioneer Preacher.
By J. G. Cisco in Nashville American.
9. . @ e E

The pioneer preacher was an import ant factor in the body polite during the formative period of American society, and he wielded a powerful influence for good. It was his influence that kept the pioneer within the pale of civilization
 He was one of the people, one who, in his early youth, had been noted in his neighborhood for his great piety and for frequent and fervent prayers in public. He was the pride and the joy of his mother, the hope of his father and the model to which all the mothers for miles and miles around pointed in directing their sons He was favorite with all the pious girls, and the butt of all the young men, He felt that he was ''called' to the ministry, and that he had no choice but to obey the summons. He usually married while yet quite young, and the general verdict was that he had made a very grave mistake in not marrying some other girl But mistake or no mis- take, in due course of time he was sur rounded by a numerous brood of chill dren, which, if rumor may be credited, were the worst children in the whole set Element.
 The worldly possessions of the Pioneer Preacher consisted of horse. bridle and saddle, a pair of saddle bags, a pocket Bible and a hymn book, the last two well worn, thumb-marked, dog-eared and greasy. He also owned a meager lot of household furniture, only such as was absolutely necessary for the needs of the family, more than this would have been an extravaganza and burden to a man who had no permanent abode, a shepherd with a scattered flock. He was extrava- gant only in piety and prayers.
 The "circuit" embraced several contig- uous settlements, some of which were many miles from the home of the preach er. The Pioneer Preacher had sublime faith in Providence: he trusted ProvI- dencb to provide food for his family auring his absence and there is no au- thentic record of any member of such family ever starving to death. Provi- dence also provided for the preacher and his faithful horse while on their itiner- Rry. He did not confine his preaching to Sundays, but he dispensed" the Gospel every time he found few faithful souls "gathered together in the name of the Lord" His vacations were spent "ras- Bellin' " with sinners at camp-meetings. There were but few roads in those days and the preacher was often forced to travel over mountains, across valleys and through forest without even a "hlazed path" When night came on he found a welcome at any cabin he was fortunate enough to discover. He sometimes camp ed in the woods. sleeping with his back to a tree. while his horse grazed about. Sometimes he was overtaken by storms. rain or snow. for which he was illy pre- pared. Swollen streams were not infre-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-15
Consolidation of Country Schools.

Baltimore Sun.
 The movement for consolidating many little scattered country schools into few large, well equipped central schools Is extending rapidly through the Union, the change having added greatly, it is found. to the value of the education obtained by the pupils. Consolidation is made possi- ble by the use of carriages with good teams and reliable drivers to collect the school children every morning from their homes, convey them to the schools and return them to their homes in the after noon. This plan is on the whole cheaper than the old one and more efficient. It also secures better teachers and better attendance. In Iowa, for example, of 13,- 900 schools 5000 have an average attend ance of under 20 while 2,500 schools aver age under 10. That means poor teachers and poor results. Such puny schools pre- vent illteracy, but do little more. By consolidating these small one-room schools, equipment can be procured with out increased expense for first class build ings. with surroundings and teaching of stimulating character.
 Eighteen States have adopted the scheme of consolidation for part or all of their territory, the list embracing the six New England States, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania: Ohio and In- diana; Wisconsin. Iowa, Nebraska, Kan sas: the Dakotas and Florida. The edu- cational gain of lengthening the school year, bettering the equipment. raising the standard of teachers, classifying pupils, securing emulation-this is obvious Life in thinly settled sections loses some of its drawbacks when the social feature of the new method is considered. Tn all this matter" observes The New York Even ing Post it is more interesting to note local jealousies and theories of subdivis- ion of power yielding to practical needs. while it is a temptation to forecast the effect of school consolidation upon social conditions in the country. It is plain that the improvement of school facilities will tend to keep the more prosperous farm CTS from moving to the towns to give the children a chance for an education. It is clear, too. that children of foreign par entage-refractcry material for the dis trict schools-get their Americanization. with their education. more rapidly in the larger. more efficiently conducted classes. One may hope also that the greater se- riousness of the work of the new school will gradually create a better class of school committeeman, less given to petty politics and less open to the blandish- ments of the school book agents. What the observer of democratic institutions will welcome in the movement is the spectacle of a complicated and relatively inefficient order, by some unconscious process, working out into simplicity and efficiency"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-15
Indian Corn for Athletes.


 The preference of the athletes of an- tiquity for maize has, it seems, received the emphatic approval of the modern scientist. Nm. Donard and Labbe have submitted to the Paris Academic des Sciences an ideal food, which consists of the albuminoid matter in maize, and for which it is claimed that 1t contains all that the body requires for its sustenance. This ideal food, which is called maxine, Is dry, white, impalpable powder. Five or six tablespoonfuls a day will, it is sad. support robust man, and third of that quantity adequately nourish a child. It is easily digestible, and with milk would be particularly suitable for invalids. For military purposes. and for all purposes in which it is desired to carry a maximum of nourishment with a min tmum of weight and bulk, such food would be particularly valuable. It is calculated that 10000 men could support life for twelve months on PA tons of maizine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-15

and devout men have all gone to their reward, it makes ones flesh creep to re- call the awful pictures they painted in such frightful colors in their efforts to turn men from sin. We can see the doomed soul the moment it leaves the body plunge into the depths of eternal perdition. into a lake of torment, 1t Is seized by gloating demons with hooks of red hot iron and Is thrust into flames thousand times hotter than melted iron. thousand devils scream and yell with internal delight at the sight and sound of its awful agony.
 Imagine, If you can, yourself to be cast into a furnace where your pains would be as much greater than that oc casioned by accidentally touching a coal of fire IS the heat Is greater! Imagine, also. that if your body were to lie there for a quarter of an hour, full of pain and all the while full of quick sense, what horror would you feel at the ent- rance of such place! and how long would that quarter of an hour seem to you and after you had endured the pain for one minute how frightful it would be to you to think that you would have to endure 1t for the other fourteen! But what would be the effect on your soul if you knew that you must lie there en- during that agony to the full twenty-four hours! And how much greater would be the torment if you must endure it for a whole year! And how vastly greater still If you knew that you must endure it for a thousand years! O, then, how would your heart sink If you knew that you must bear it forever and ever that after millions of years and millions of ages your torment would be no nearer to an end! and that you never should be de- livered. Thank God for his tender mer- cies and loving kindness in providing such place for the unrepentant"
 After all these years have come and gone that favorite text of the Pioneer Preacher still rings in my ears, Depart from me, ye cursed. into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels" favorite illustration of eternity was:
 Grind the world into sand. place the sand in an immense hour glass, let these grains of sand drop, one every million years, and when they have all passed through, eternity will only just have be- gun!"
 How many years and centuries shall the lost soul be imprisoned? Forever! How many years shall 1t groan in tears or regret and despair? Forever! How many years shall 1t burn in flames? For ever! Will there be no interruption of these torments? Never! Stretch your Imagination; add years to years, ages to ages, multiply them by the numbers of leaves in the forests, the sands of the seashores, the drops of water in the im- mensity of all the oceans-you will not conceive the meaning of ever, never! On the brazen arch of hell Forever is writ ten in letters of eternal fire.
 Such were the pictures painted by these
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-15

Ihen came the long, weary tramp South. ward, toward that sweetest of all places nome. But when the poor. tired, soiled. worn soldier with heavy beard walked in. tnere was not much resemblance to the lad who rode away so proudly in his ''suit or gray. for glory. and for love of the sunny southland. He brought with him the Testament his mother had sent biro in which her hand had written these words:
 All things work together for good to them that love God.'' N'
 In the back of the Testament his own hand had made this record;
 This Testament has been through cam palgns of General Morgan in Kentuckv virginia and Tennessee, carried by ", oipany co, A: Major Casselrs Battalion, mand." Virginio E
 Marion, Ala.