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Masters Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Abbeville.

SIAIE OF SOUId CAhOLlNA,
County of Abbeville.
Court of Common Pleas.
A. M. Crutzbug ct al. as Trustees, etc.
against Wilben E. Power and others
Foreclosure.
By authority of a Decree of Sale by
the Court of Common Pleas for Able
Vile county, in said State, made in the
above stated case, I will offer for sale,
at Public Cutlery, at Abbeville G. H.,
Sc, on Saleday in November C7th)::
A. D. 1904, within the legal hours of
sale the following described land, to
wit All that tract or parcel of land
situate, lying and being in Abbeville
county, in the State aforesaid, on
Shanklin creek, containing TWO
HUNDRED ACRES, more or less,
bounded by lands of James w. Craw-
ford, Mrs. Kittie Tillman, estate of
Thomas Cunningham, D. l.. Ward
law and others. Known as the E. F.
Power place.
Terms Of Sale-One-third cash, bal
ance in equal instruments in one and
two years with interest thereon at the
rate of eight per cent. per annum. the
credit portion to be evidenced by a
bond, which shall be secured by a
mortgage of the premises, to bear in
terest from day of sale, with provision
for 10 per cent. attorneys fees, if same
be collected by an attorney, and if de-
fault is made in the payment of the
first instalment then the whole credit
portion to become due and ~collectable,
with privilege to the purchaser to pay
all cash. Purchaser to pay for papers.
L. w. Perrin,
Master A. c., S. G.
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Delinquent Land
Sale.

PY VIRTUE OF SUNDRY TAX Exc.
- cutions TO me directed by the Treasurer
OF Abbeville County, l will sell TO the highest
bidder at public auction within the legal
hours of sale at Abbevil!e G.. 81, on Monday
the 7th day of November, the following de.
scribed property, returned for taxation In the
name of the following persons, to wit:
40 acres and building in Donalds township,
bounded by
Levied on and to be sold as the property OF
w. c. Branyan.
! acre and building in Abbeyille township,
bounded by
Levied on and TO be sold as the property OF
Geo. Harris.
l lot and building In Abbeville township,
bounded by
Levied on and to be sold as the property OF
Harriet Robinson.
l lot In Magnolia township, bounded by
Levied on and to be sold rs the property of
Miss Jane Carroll.
One lot and building in Calhoun Mills
township at Wilmington, bounded by
Levied on and TO be sold as the property OF
b. G.. Reese.
Levied on and to be sold to satisfy the
aforesaid Tax Executioners. penalty and
costs. CD. Lyon.
Terms cash. s. A. c.
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Masters Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County Of Abbeville.
Court of Common Pleas.


Court of Common Pleas.
Ezekiel Harris against Joe M. Ashley
ct at.-Foreclosure.
BY authority of a Decree of Sale by
the Court of Common Pleas for Able.
vile county, in said State, made in the
above stated case, I will offer for sale,
at Public Outcry, at Abbeville G. H.,
s. c., on Salesday in November 9TH,
A. D. 1904, within the legal hours OF
sale the following described land, to
wit All that tract or parcel of land
situate, lying and being in Abbeville
county, in the State aforesaid, con-
tanning ONE HUNDRED AND
EIGHT and the quarters
Acres, more or less, and bounded by
NJ. E.. Ellis on the north. M. G. Don
aid on the east, estate of Mrs. Amanda
Robinson on the southeast, Jasper b.
Ashley on the south, Charles Mckay
on the west, and Robert Pratt on the
northwest.
Terms of Sale-One.half cash, bal
ance on a credit of twelve months, the
credit portion to bear interest at the
rate of eight per cent. per annum from
day of sale, to be secured by a bond
of the purchaser and mortgage of the
premises, With privilege to pay all
cash. Purchaser to pay for papers.
l.. w. Perrin,
Master A. c., 8. G.
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Masters Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF aBBEvILLE.


STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF A%BBEviLLE.
Court of Common Pleas.
Martha Callahan, az Executrix ct al.
against James Callahan ct al
Partition.
By authority of a Decree of Sale by
the Court of Common Pleas for Able
Vile County, in said State, made in
the above stated case, I will offer for
sale, at public cutlery, at Abbeville G.
H., S. c., on salesday in November
(7th) A. D. 1904, within the legal
hours of sale the following described
land to wit: All that tract or
parcel of land situate, lying and being
in Abbeville County, in the State
aforesaid, containing THREE HUN
DRIED ACRES, more or less, and
bounded by lands of Sam Tompkins,
w. s. Chamberlain, Jim Callahan
the Home Place.
Also Tract No. 2, made up by the
Harmon and Banks places, contain
Ing II DhED
more Or less, bounded by lands of J.B.
Harmon, w. s. Chamberlain, Susan
nah Thurmond and others.
Also Tract No. 8, known as the Muir
ply Tract, containing ONE HUN
DRIED ACRES, more OF less, bounded
by lands of the estate of Mckinney,
G. w. Cade, Perry Holloway and
others.
Also Tract No. 4, known as the
Martin tract, containing TWO HUN
DRIED AND FIFTY ACRES, more
or less, bounded by J. B. Harmon, G..
W. Cade, estate of Gilbert and others.
All of said lands are in Abbeville
county.
Terms of Sale-One-half cash. The
other half to be paid in one year, with
interest from day of sale, secured by
the bond of the purchaser and mort.
gage of the premises, with privilege to
the purchaser to pay all cash for each
tract respectively. Purchaser to pay
for papers.
l.. w. Perrin,
Master A. c., s. G.
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J. S. Gihert Magistrate.
Number cases Docketed 2. -.
Amount of Fines collected $3.50.
J. A. Young Magistrate.
Number cases Docketed |.
Amount of Fines collected $500.
NJ. L. Stanton, Magistrate.
Number cases Docketed II.
Amount of Fines collected 1925.
Number sent to G. G. 0.
Number committed to Court 1.
w. w. Wilson, Magistrate.
Number cases Docketed 2.
Amount of Fines collected $1,000.
Thomas j. Price, Magistrate.
Number of cases Docketed Z.
Amount of Fines collected $51.OO.
Number committed to Court 2.
We find the total amount of fines
collected is $382.58 for the year end
ing Oct. the First 1904.
Number sent to Jail 30.
Number sent to G. G. 10.
We note farther that some Of the
have not submitted their
Dockets for approval regularly
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State Of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF

COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE.
PROBATE COURT.
G.. B. Wosmansky, as Administrator,
&C., Plaintiff, against Ursula Ham
mond ct. al, Decentralization.
plant to Sell Lands to Pay Debts.
By virtue of an order of the Probate
Court, I will sell at Public Cutlery at
Abbeville Court House, on Saleday in
November. 1904, for the payment of
debts. the following described real es-
tate belonging to the estate of Mrs.
Alice E. Simmons, deceased, situate in
said State and County, to wit: All
that lot or parcel of land, with the i'm
provements thereon, in the city of Abb
beville, S. c., containing ONE ACRE,
more or less, bounded by lands of J.
Allen Smith, the Miller Hotel lot, Es-
tate of Cabbell and others.
TERMS-Cash. Purchaser to pay
for papers.
r. E. HILL,
Judge Probate Court.
October II, 1904.
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The Press and Banner
Wednesday, Oct. 10, 1904.
Letter to w G.Chapman
& G.

Abbevllle, :. T..
Dear Sir: Would you rather have your cu'
toners speak of Your shoes as wearing well
as not running down at the heel, as turning
water, and aking a shine; or wag their heads
and say nothing?
We'd rather have ours, at long intervals
say I'VE want some more paint, and We
want Devoe." We know II Isn't in human
nature to paint very often we dom expect
'em to. AL we want IL 10 paiut what they
have TO paint, whenever they paint IT: the
longer thu time, the surer they are to come
back. There's business enoug In the world
there are houses enough 10 paint let ZEN
take their time.
II we were a shoemaker, we'd make shoes
to last q helfa lifetime, and shoe the whole
town. Yours truly
40 FW Devoe & Co
+. s. P. E. Speed sells our paint.
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EAST END
What "M'' Sees and e Oh His
Rounds In Country and In Town.

ROunds In n In TOWN..
Abbeville, s. c., Oct. 10th, 1901.
ALL AROUND ROUTE NC. 3.
The white schools 4 in number opened last
Monday with a fair attendance. Miss Lem
mie Tribble the assistant teacher IN Sharon
School IS sick at her home In Due west, and
her place Is supplied temporarily. by Miss
Lucy Gilbert Of Lebanon. Miss Tribble hopes
10 be at her place by the first OF next week.
Miss jamie Kennedy q pretty and accom-
pIished young lady of Troy is principal OF
the Flatwoods School II is conviently situated
boarding with her sister Mrs. Edwin Parker
near her school.
morning.
near Little Mountain, returned last week
after a pleasant stay OF several months WITT
his family In Chicago. MIR. Calias while
North purchased a fine $500 pump, and Ii
now fully equipped, and prepared TO 6ri DC
up the "shiny stuff" from the great depths fc
the earth.
ness. for q short stay. Mr.. Mcneil Is now
with his company in Mississippi.
Mr.. r, W. Knox and daughter Miss Ross
spent last Friday In the valley town, M
Carmel.
MIR. Joe Johnson and children of the city
are visiting home folks in the Sharon SEQ
tlon.
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Fifty OF our lannon's Victor Springs sold IN
the last ten days. Fifty satisfied customers
fifty persons singing the praises of the Victor
Springs. The Kerr Furniture Co.
C Ifyou are troubled in mind and body and
unable TO sleep at night let us place q Dexter
Mattress and Victor Spring upon your bed
use sixty nights and II not satisfied return
same. If you keep same a 5 year guarantee
goes with it. The Kerr Furniture Co.
Everything to finish your home from cellar
TO garnet can be found at the Kerr Furniture
Co.
10, OOOO0 dollars worth Of Furniture T.
select from at the Kerr Furniture Co.
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$50 Acres two miles from the city OF Able
Vile; has two tenant houses;
timber enough for fuel, Ia we'll
watered and lies very we'll. Price
$3.50 per acre.
I4O Acres one mile from the city of Able
Vile; has fine old Southern Man.
sion, good tenant houses, barns
and all necessary out houses. we'll
watered and enough wood for use
of the place.
900 Acres seven miles from Abbeville and
six miles from Due West ; we'll
timbered and watered; has ten
ant houses. Price 81 an acre.
$50 Acres seven miles from the city of Alb
beville; good water, well timber
ed, good pasture lands and ten
ant houses. Price 81 per acre.
S25 Acres seven miles from city OF Able.
Vile; well timbered, good water
and good pasture lands and ten
ant houses. Price 81 an acre.
700 Acres twenty miles from Abbeville,
lies on Savannah River; has fine
bottom lands Is q fine cotton
and corn plantation and Ia an
ideal stock farm, being we'll wa
tered; fairly good dwelling and
tenant houses. Price $1,000.
ITO Acres three.fourths Of q mile from Hod-
ges. This place has one six.room
dwelling we'll furnished, gooo
out building. Price sl,SO0.
1876 Acres one.half mile from Hodges, good
dwelling, five rooms, we'll furn.
ished. All necessary out houses.
Price 1000.
500 Acres nine miles from Abbeville; has
good dwelling good tenant houses
and plenty Of water. very well
timb red. Would make q splen-
d ,tOck farm and also leave
p ..ty OF land for farming pur-
poses. Price Sl,7W.
34o Acres eleven miles from Abbeville and
three miles from Calhoun Falls.
Seaboard Air Line Railway runs
through the property. Good cot
ton and corn place, no improve
ments. Price 81 per acre.
One Place In town Of Hodges: s. C.. con.
tanning sixty acres, nice dwelling,
good pasture, well watered. Price
1900.
one.half miles from the city Of
Greenwood good dwelling. Price
$3.50 per acre. One-third cash,
balance one and two years. This
place rents for 1000 lbs. lint cot
ton.
o4s Acres in Greenwood County, four and
one-half miles from city of Green
wood. good dwellings; rents for
$500 lbs. lint cotton. Price Sl2.0
per acre. One-third cash, balance
oneand two years.
so Acres six miles from Due West, twelve
miles from Abbeville. Price s.
per acre. One.third cash. balance
one and two years.
Is9 Acres four miles from Due West, ten
miles from Abbeville. Price S.
per acre. One-third cash, balance
one and two years.
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Notice.

The Union Service on Sunday Night, Oct.
23rd. will he held at Trinity Episcopal Churct
at 7:45 q. m. A cordial invitation Is EXTENDED
to one and all to attend this service. As MAJ
Offering will be for the orphanage, and a liber
al offering is especially asked for al this ser
Vice for the Church Home and Orphanage II
Charleston.
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conscientious Tb0roughness

The manufacturer whose product shows
[ at be slurs over the minor details OF con-
struciion is not the manufacture who acquir'
es q permanent place 10 the estimation ofiht
consuming. public. In Hall & Anderson's
ad elsewhere In this Issue the fact is empha
sized that the Schloss Clothing handled by
them is made with coDcientious thoroughness
and that, therefore a Schloss suit while cost
ing actually less thai ordinary clothing. wear
twice as long. It's q point worth consider
ing.
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Estate Of G. N. Davis, Decd.
Notice Of Settlement and Appli-
cation for Final Discharge.

TAKE NOTICE that on the 10th day o
Il Nov. 1904, 1 will render a final account
the Estate Of c. NJ. Davis. deceased. in the
office OF Judge Of Probate for Abbeville Coun-
ty at 10 O'Clock a. NJ, and on the same day
will apply for a final discharge from my trust
as such administrator
All persons having demands against said
estate will present them for payment on or
before that day, proven and authen ticated or
be forever barred. J. L. Perrin,
Oct. Is, 1904. Administrator.
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Honor Roll.

The following fifth grade pupils have dom
excellent work for the month ending Oct. l
1901:
Louise Allen.
Bernard Fuller.
Frank Harrison.
Caroline Gary.
Annie Hill.
EDWIN kinard.
Olive Fleming.
Louise McDill.
Roy Miller.
Albert Rosenberg.
Annie Roche.
Mary T. Nance, Teacher.
o Oct. is 1901.
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An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for the
City of Abbeville, &C., for
the Fiscal Year 1905.

DE 1T ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND
Aldermen OF the City of Abbeville, 8. c.. in
Council assembled and by authority of the
same, That a tax for the sums and in a man.
ner hereinafter named shall be raised and
paid into the treasury of the City Council for
the uses and purposes thereof foA the fiscal
year 1905.
Notice is hereby given that the office OF
City Treasurer OF Abbeville, s. c., will be
open for the collection OF taxes for said fiscal
year 1905, from Monday, November, 1904, un-
til Tuesday. January 2. 1905, without penalty.
Rate per centum Of taxation are as follows {:
City mills.
Water Works TsxQnterest
on bonds and Sinking
Hills.
SeWerage."."""..."".-".lH
That when the taxes and assessmentor any
portion thereof charged against the property
or party on the tax books Of the City for the
fiscal year 1905, shall not be paid on or before
the End day Of January, 1905, the City Treas.
urer shall proceed 10 add u penalty OF one
per cent. on the tax book and the City Treas
urer shall collect the same; and II the said
taxes and assessments and penalties are not
paid on or before the first day Of February
next therea fter, an additional penalty Of one
per centun thereon shall be added by the
City Treasurer; and If said taxes, assessments
and penalties are not paid on or before the
first day of March next thereafter, an addi-
tional penalty of five per centum thereon
shall be added by the City Treasurer and be
collected by him ; and II the said taxes, as
easements and penalties are not paid on or
before the 18th day of March next thereafter,
the said City Treasurer shall issue his tax e1-
ecution for the said taxes, assessments and
penalties against the property of the default
Ing taxpayers according to law.
A communication road tax will be collected
the same time as other taxes of " Dollars
from all male citizens between the ages Of
eighteen and fifty-1ve years, except those ex.
empted by law. Unless said tax is paid on or
before the 2nd day of January, 1905, six days
work upon the public highways and streets
OF the City will be required under the Street
Overseer.
All persons failing or refusing to pay the
Communication tax or to work six full days,
shall, upon conviction, be fined not more
than Thirty Dollars or be Imprisoned not
longer than thirty days.
day of October, 1904.
JAMES MCMILLAN, Mayor.
JAMES CHALMERS. City Clerk.
Oct. 10, 1904. II
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Singing Convention.

The time for the fall meeting OF the Abbe
Vile County singing convention will be Oct
%. ANY church wishing the convention Il
meet with It will please notify the secretary
Or President T.. P. Milford.
j. g. Smith, Secetary.
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Masters Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County Of Abbeville.
Court of Common Pleas.

Court OF Common Pleas.
S. J. Jay against S. S. Mcbride.
Foreclosure.
BY authority of a Decree of Sale by
the Court of Common Pleas for Able
Vile County, in said State, made in
the above stated case, I will offer for
sale, at Puplic Cutlery, at Abbeville G.
H., S. G., on Saleday in November 9TH
A. d. 1904, within the legal hours of
sale the following described land, to
wit :: All that tract or parcel of land
situate, lying and being in Calhoun
township in Abbeville county, in the
Stale aforesaid, containing EIGHTY
ACRES, more or less, and also one lot
containing ONE ACRE and q build
ing thereon used tor a gin house, and
bounded by lands of J. A. Leroy,
Mrs. Q. Link and lands of T. J. Britt.
Terms of Sale-Cash.
l.. w. Perrin,
Master A. c., s. G.
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TrespRss Notice.

All persons are forbidden to tresspass "
any way upon the lands Of the persons nam d
hereafter
Ann Taylor.
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l.. w. Whites Locals.

4 few things that can be found at Whites
store which are undoubtedly cheap.
Four hundred pieces OF tandard prints all
going at 5 cents q yard.
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There are many millions Of twinkllng stars
And precious few real good Cigars.
But the Cigar that pleases rich and poor,
Is sold by Speed, It's called "CINCO."
Lots OF Druggist have come TO grief,
From buying a sorry NATURAL LEAF"
But after giving all others a test.
Speed says "HARVEY'S Ia the BEST"
For nervous people.
Columbus, in fourteen hundred and ninty
two,
Discovered the land where Rich and Ripe
grew;
But the poor old fellow died In rags,
Because he failed to save the tags.
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Lost.
Locals.

One sorrsl mare mule on Tuesday, Oct. is.
II. 2. McIlwain.
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The Club.

The Literary Club will meet next Friday
night at the home Of DR.. Harrison. Kew
Mr.. Wells will be the essayisf.
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We ~lead-others follow. Join the merry
throng that Ia ever journeying to the busiest
store In town Kerr Furniture Co.
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Notice.
Money 10 Loan.

Build ers and contractors should write tho
Cook. Dormopy Co., Fitzgerald, Ca, Tor Lum'
Der and Shingles.
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Salesman

10 look after our interest in Abbeville anc
adjacent counties. Salary or com mission.
Address, Lincoln Oil Co, Cleveland, Ohio.
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I have eight thousand (sS. C0O) dollars to loaI
on real estate. K. A. Richey,
n Abbeville, S. G.
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We will guarantee one chew of "Rich and
Ripe" to last longer than three old maids
X lHses.
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900 Acres seven miles from Abbeville and
six miles from Due West well
timbered and watered; has ten
ant houses. Price 81 an acre.
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40 Acres one mile from the city of Able
Vile; has fine old Southern Man.
sion, good tenant houses, barns
and all necessary out houses. we'll
watered and enough wood for use
of the place.
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REAL ESTATE
y ~
FOR SALE,

$50 Acres two miles from the city OF Able
Vile; has two tenant houses =;
timber enough for fuel, ia we'll
watered and lies very we'll. Price
$3.50 per acre.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-08
CURIOUS CUullNGS.

Much amusement is being caused in
South Africa by the adoption by ladies'
Of young calves as pets.
A farmer In Addison, Me-, has
sheep which last year yielded two
1eeces, one as black as ink and the
other as white as snow.
Within the space Of two hours an
Illinois man was married, arrested and
thrown into Jail. His bride was so
angered that she went on her bridal
tour alone.
Natures infinite variety is well illus
trated In the collection of photographs
Of snow crystals made during the past
twenty years by Mr.. w. A. Bentley Of
Vermont He has now more than
1000 photographs of individual crystals
and among them no two alike.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-08
CHURCH AND CLERGY.

Right Rev. Robert MacPray, Episco-
pal archbishop of Ruperts Land and
pr1mate Of Canada, died in Winnipeg.
aged seventy three.
one or the most popular preachers
N savannah, Ga, is Rev. Lincoln Nc
oonnell, now of the Methodist church.
out formerly prosecuting attorney OF
Atianta. Before that he had been a
detective.
IL is said that the Church of England
authorities are about to introduce .
new order of readers" into the
church, and in the near future the Eng
hsh church Will recognize minister
VINO Is above a layman and beneath
minister who has received orders.
tlfty-three women have been regu-
larry ordained and are doing the full
work OF ministers. Forty-fve of the
nIty-three are married, although some
oI them were ordained before marriage.
Most OF them have independent parish
es, where they preach, make pastoral
VISITS and otficiate at marriages and at
funerals.