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The Press., 1907-01-23

We clip the following, which will
be of interest to many readers of The
Press, from Mondays Courant: "Hor-
ace G. Holt of Ellington avenue,
Rockville, died Saturday morning,
aged 76. Mr.. Holt was only confined
to his bed for two weeks, although
he had been failing for some time
past. He was able to attend services
at the Union Congregational church
three weeks ago, which was the last
time that he was outdoors. Mr.. Holt
was we'll known and highly esteemed.
He had lived a consistent Christian
life, and was man of many splendid
qualities. He was unassuming and
domestic in his tastes. Mr.. Holt was
a native of Wilmington, where he was
born November 21, 1880. He came
to Rockville in 1S46 and took posi-
tion in one of the mills as picker.
He later learned wool sorting and be-
came boss wool-sorter of the New
England mill. He was for twenty
years wool sorter at the old Leeds
mill, now part of the plant of the
Rock Manufacturing company. Af-
terwards he learned carpentering and
engaged in that line of business. For
a number of years he was salesman
for the late George M. Paulk, when
he conducted lumber yard on Mar.
ket street, and afterwards with Thorn
as A. Lake, who succeeded Mr.. Paulk.
Deceased was married in 1852 to
Miss Jane Lyman of Tolland. She
died in 1899, and Mr.. Holt married
for his second wife Mrs. Elizabeth A.
Emery, sister of the late Lucius
Brown. Mrs. Holt survives him, to-
gether with one sister, Mrs. Selinda
Calkins, of Mansfield. The funeral
will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2
o. clock -
The Press., 1907-01-23
END OF THE UNIVERSE.
How 1t Will Come According to the
NOrse1and Myth.

How 1t Will Come According to the
NOrseland Myth.
One of the most striking of the Morse
land myths is that in which is pictured
the end of the universe when all the
gods of Asgard and Niffleheim and the
inhabitants of Jotunheim and Midgard,
together with their habitations, would
be destroyed That this catastrophe
would come to all the visible creation
they firmly believed, for their untaught
minds could not conceive Of immoE
tality. .
And this is how they pictured the
fearful time: Three winters would
come upon the earth, one after another,
without the tempering influence of a
single summer. Snow would fail from
every quarter of the heavens, wild
storms would sweep over the earth,
with tempestuous winds that nothing
could withstand, and the sun would
lose it's heat.
| Three other winters would succeed
the first three, during which red Wis
aged war would stalk over the uni
verse, leaving blood and death in its
ruthless track. Then the earth would
begin to tremble in uncomfortable fear,
the sea would rush from its bed, the
heavens would be rent, and the eagles
Of the air would feast upon the still
Quivering flesh of multitudes of men
slain without warning.
Fenris, the wolf monster, would
throw Off his bonds; the Midgard ser
pent, whose gigantic form encircled the
world, would rise from its lair, and
Loki, the evil genius of the universe,
would desert the gods and go back
among their enemies. Surtur would
lead his followers to the Bifrost bridge,
devouring flames before and behind
them, and, having destroyed 1t in
their passage, they would join Loki
and the frost giants on the battlefield
Of Vigrid, where Fenris, the Midgard
serpent and the hosts of Hela had al
ready assembled.
Meanwhile Heimdall, the watchman
Of Asgard, the abode of the gods, would
sound the alarm with the Giallar horn,
summoning the celestial cohorts to the
field. Odin, clad in all the splendor
of his supreme Office, would lead forth
the gods in martial array. Fenris,
pressing forward, would throw him
self upon Odin with a fierceness that
the deity could not withstand, and the
Ali Father would fall, pierced with a
thousand wounds from the monsters
fangs.
Then Vidar, the son of Odin, would
fall like thunderbolt upon the blood
reeking wolf and avenge his celestial
fathers death. Thor, the all powerful,
would slay, with his great hammer,
the Midgard serpent, but even as the
monster gave up its life it's venomous
breath would wreak vengeance upon
the slayer, and Thor would sink down.
suffocated to death.
Meanwhile Loki and Heimdall have
been seeking each other, and, having
met, they would fight with the fury of
demons until both were slain. Thus
all over the bloody field gods and
giants, good spirits and evil, would
meet and slay each other, and when
the dreadful carnage was ended Sur
tur would send his fiery flames abroad,
and the universe would be burned
The sun would lose its light, the
earth would disappear, the stars would
fall from heaven, and time would be
no more!
The Press., 1907-01-23
Chronic CO. stipation Cured.

One who suffers from chronic consti-
patton is in danger of many serious all
ments. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup
cures chronic constipation, as it aids di-
geston and stimulates the liver and bow
els, restoring the natural action of these
organs. Commence taking it to-day and
you will feel better at once. Orino Lax
ative Fruit Syrup does not nauseate or
gripe and is very pleasant to take. Re-
fuse substitutes. Anders Jacobsen.
The Press., 1907-01-23
JacObSen'S Pharmacy,
FOR SALE,

My place, situated in the village OF West stat.
ford, near electric road. consisting OF two
story house, with ell and basement, barn Yoxas
with cellar, and about 20 adres OF land. DIVIDED
into moving, pasture and woodland cuts hav
TO keep two cows Brook runs through nasture
Water brought In house with pump from never.
railing well. M. A. CADY. West Stafford
The Press., 1907-01-23
Special Announcement Regarding the
National Pure Food and Drug Law.

We are pleased to announce that Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar for coughs, colds
and lung troubles is not affected by the
National Pure Food and Drug Law, as it
contains no opiates or other harmful
drugs, and we recommend it as a safe
remedy for children and adults. Anders
Jacobsen.
The Press., 1907-01-23
". {. DEMOND
N. M. WILTON.

Read over this list of Nice Bound Books
for soc each:
The Crisis, by w Churchill.
The Pit, by F Norris.
The Leopard's Spots, F. DixoI, Jr.
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come,
j. Fox.
Castle Craney Grow, G.B. MeCutcheon.
The Wings of the Morning. L Tracy.
The Eternal City, Hall Caine.
The Right of Way, Gilbert Parker.
AFTER DINNER STORIES 6Oc:
Knocks Witty Wise and
Completed Proverbs.
The Wisdom of the Foolish and the
Folly Of the Wise.
Extra Dry. Further adventures Of the
Water Wagon.
Daily Cheer Year Book
Spaulding Year Book.
The Roosevelt Bears-Teddy B-Ted-
dy G-their Travels and Adventures.
FARMERS ALMANAC and DIARIES.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04
Court News,

The September court opened at 8 O'Clock
Monday morning, Judge Ernest Gary presld-
ing. Ali the officers OF the court were pres
ent, including solicitor Cooper, stenographer
In bis charge 10 the grand jury, Judge Gary
paid the county q high compliment. He
spoke Of small criminal docket an arguing a
Healthy condition for Abbeville county.
He urged the Grand Jury 10 frown down on
all crime by Furnishing The criminals. He
said that it was their duly to protect the IL
nocent bu9 none the less their duty TO pun
ish the guilty.
The following bills are before the Court:
State VS.. G. W. Stalnaker assault and bat
terry with intent to kill. No bill.
State vs.. Herman johnson assault and bat
State vs.. Carmel Williams assault and bat.
terry.
terry.
]. r Blake, r. A. Ware, w. b. Goings, A. L.
Bass, Chas. Schripe, WI. sutherland, Joe F.
Fergerson, Jas. l.. Pruitt, +. A. Carwile, p.
A. Wardlaw, ]. {. Nance, r. 8. McCombs, W.
E shehse. ". ". Campbell, J; 2. M9Edock'
Henry Ashley, Joe H. Hill, Frank L.. Crow.
Their, j. Allen Hagsn, Fred Cason, g. l.. Burt,
Jno. Walker, Jaseph b. Ashley and A.. D..
Kennedy.
Geo. Carter pleaded guilty and was sentenced
by his Honor TO two months on the gang.
In the case OF the State against Marshall
Giles the Jury found q verdict Of not guilty. g,
The case of the State against Joe Smith re-
suited In Smith pleading guilty and receiving
Augustus Coleman pleaded guilty n was
sentenced to one year on the gang.
! Chas. Ellis our guilty Of running stolen
goods.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04
The B%lacksburg Chronicle in commenting

The Blacksburg Chronicle In commenting
on the shooting OF doves says:
"Women try ell sorts Of devices to give
themselves pretty and attractive shapes and
forms, but With all their ingenuity they can
not come up 10 one OF Gods little doves"
OF all heresIes that were ever put on paper
by q printer, this takes the cake and licks out
the plate. The writer of this must be a
misogynist by nature and O misogymist by
practice. He evidently got up on the wroi. G
side OF the bed on the morning his muse IL
dited this article, MIXED the COW In a rain.
and cooked battercakes for breakfast.
A pajaro prettier han O woman Well, gee
whizz! Why q without q single
feather Is more beautiful than all the birds OF
paradise that fly about the equator! Ho-
garth's line OF beauty fades into the shadow
OF q shade in comparison with the turn Of q
wrist or the arch OF an eyebrow. The noblest
OF all the Almighty's creation ia man and the
most beautiful of all creation is woman, and
the Blacksburg Chronicle is the first 10 gain
say the fact.
The Chronicle has another look coming.
Take another squint. brother. at the dove and
the woman. The p~rettiest thing this side the
milky way is woman Nothing in nature
can be compared to her. She deies competi.
tion and soorns contravention.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04
Notice to Liquor Dealers.
Office of County Dispensary Board for
AbbeVille County.

Abbeville, S. c., Sept. 8, 1907.
Bids are hereby requested, in accord
ance with the terms of the Dispensary
law now in force, for the following
kinds and qualities Of liquors, beer
and other articles herein enumerated to
be furnished to the State of South Car
Dina for use of the County Dispensary
Board for Abbeville County, to wit:
125 bbls. corn whiskey, give proof
and age.
25 bbls. gin, give proof and age.
5 bbls. rum, give proof and age.
bbls. alcohol, give proof and age.
2 bbls. sherry wine.
Bids will also be received for case
goods, including rye, corr and Scotch
whiskey, brandy. gin, rum and wine
and beer. Also glass, cork and Unfold,
wire and other articles used for q coun-
ty dispensary.
All goods shall be furnished in COM
p~liance with and subject to the terms
and conditions of the Dispensary Law
of 1907, and bidders must observe the
following rules
L. The bids shall be sealed and there
shall be no sign or mark upon the en-
velope indicating the name of the bid
der.
2. All bids must be sent by express
or registered mail to w. T. Bradley,
County Treasurer for Abbeville Coun-
ty, at Abbeville, S. c., on or before IL
o'clock of the 4th day of October, 1907.
The contract shall be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder on each kind,
the board reserving the right to reject
any and all bids and any parts of bids.
The board reserves the right 10 increase
or decrease the above quantities at the
same price as therein submitted.
3. All goods to be delivered f. o. b.
Abbeville, S. c., freight prepaid,
Terms: TO be paid for within 80 days
and subject to regauge at our ware.
house. Bids will be opened in the Of
flee of the County Dispensary Board al
Abbeville, s. G.
G.. A. VISANsKA,
w. F. NICKLES,
II. J. PRICE.
County Dispensary Board for Able
vile County.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04
The Messrs. White to the Front.

For years 1t was the custom OF Mr.. L: w
White to 20 to the northern market In order
that he might personally supervise the buy.
ing of goods. That duty now devolves upon
Mr.. VIII White who frequently accompanied
his father on these trips.
Mr.. VIII White has just returned from
New York where be went to lay in his stock
OF fall and winter goods. The mantle Of the
father has fallen on the son and happily fol
the firm and for the public. 1t has fallen on
he shoulders OF one who is skilled In selec-
ton and who has been schooled in finance.
We predict another prosperous era for this
we'll known and reliable firm.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04
Ah,,rYiifs RfaHfh.

The tirst of September marks the begihhihE
of 8 new year with US. The hustle of bust
ness and noise of machinery pervades the at
mosphere. Everything seems to take on
new life and activity.
We seem to be nteriug a most prosperous
season. Cotton opens up at a price which
warrants the producer a margin Of profit for
his labor, cotton seed also will command q
good price or should do so at the present
price Of oil. The country is full of corn and
small grain audit will not be necessary for
this part OF the state to draw 30 heavily on
the western markets.
Land Is enhancing In value every day and
immigrants from adjoining counties and
states are flocking into our borders.
The merchants of the entire county are
laying In larger stock OF goods, notwithstand.
ing the higher price that must be paid for all
classes OF goods.
We are coming into our own again. For
forty years we have been struggling against
odds that to q less determined people would
have meant overwhelming Encouragement.
Through all these years the untiring energies
and unremitted toll OF our people have
wrought wonder for our southland.
The schools both in the city and country
are taking on new lie and activity. There is
an ever growing demand for better teachers
and the teachers are being better paid for
their labors. The city schools OF Abbeville
have ouGgrown their respective buildings
and CLASSES must be divided in order to &C.
com modate the ever increasing attendance.
There It's an imperative demand for new
buildings.
A new Court House and City Hall are be-
one hundred thousand dollars. Mr.. j. G. e.
lis Ia building four elegant dwellings at an
cost OF about nine thousand dol.
lars. MI. j. S. Norwood has ju st finished q
model residence at q cost OF over six thousand
dollars. The farmers bank are preparing TO
build a new bank building at a cost OF thirty
dollars. Messrs ]. T. Bradley, and
w. w. Wsrdlaw ARE building residences In
the city. The Rosenberg mercantile COM
pany have just finished .one OF the largest
stores in this part OF the country at a con.
sldera Bile cost. And 30 we grow.
This Is no sporadic growth but a growth
that has been continuing steadily for years
and 1t is is only an earnest Of what is 10 come.
There is not q more prosperous tow in the
county today than Abbeville and theIe Is not
q better county in the entire Palmetto state
than Abbeville.
The grunter and the kicker and the knock
or are gone to the n where the whang
doodle mourneth and the CROSS vine twines
There let him grunt and knock and kick and
rest.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04
Asaault in Level Land.

Mr.. Dewitt Halls Rix year old daughter was
criminally assaulted by q thirteen year old
negro living on Mr.. Halls plantation al
Level Land. on last Sunday morning.
Tillman Black. the negro, was accustomed
TO play around Mr.. Halls home and frequent
" played with Mr.. Halls little girl. On Sun
day morning be took the little girl away on
pretepse OF going TO q peanut patch. Instead
Of going TO the peanut patch he took her to q
cotton house on the place. After he had &C
complished his purpsoe he told the little
girl that be would kill her II she told, and
probably nothing would have been known Of
the deed had not the mother discovered 1t.
Constable Wilson was summoned and
Black promptly apprehende d and brought
to Abbeville and lodged In jaft.
Th grand Jury In passing on the case rem.
dered q verdict OF true bill, and the case will
be tried at this court,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04
Letter 10 J.. r. Glenn.

Dear Sir: A ~ten-year-old boy came
into q store for a quart of white paint
and said: "They are nice letters De-
voc writes, amt they, MI. Knight ?"
In Bridgeton, Maine.
"Are they what brought you here ~
asked the merchant. HYes; ma said
get q quart Of white and I've come
for the Ieast.gallons paint"
That boy'Il be a man before his
mother. Yours truly
80 F w Devoe & Go.
P. s. P. B. Speed sells u paint.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04
Real Estate Transfers.

Judge H%ollingsworth bought the Dusen-
berry property for 5000, and sold dwelling
with fifty acres to Mr.. Jas. and Thomas Hun
ter. This place was known as the Davis
place.
Mr.. ]. g. Stark sold to Captain Long a tract
in two miles OF the city tor sS3 per acre.
10 Dr. g.. g. Thomson sold to Captain Long ITO
acres at S35 per acre.
c. J.. Lyon bought q tract On lanyard from
Mr.. C. v. Hammond for 1915.
Hollipgsworth and soDdley sold to Z. j.
Lyon so acres OF land on Double Branch for
$1,000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04
Mr.. Ralph Grier Comes 10 AbbeviIle,

Mr.. Ralph Grier who has been with the
Charleston News and Courier for some time
passed through the city on his way to Will
Iington. MIR. Grier was accompanied by Mrs.
Grier and son.
MI. Grier comes to the Piedmont for his
health. The coast country did not agree
with him. He has charge Of the Wellington
school for the coming session. The people Of
that thriving town are fortunate in securing
his services.
. Mr.. Grier ia q son of the late DR.: w. NJ.
Grter, and is a young man OF most agreeable
personality, broad in views and high in
ideals, and is the possessor Of a we'll rounded
and finished education. We welcome him
back to his home county.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04
The p. Rosenberg Company.

The new company have about completed
their new building.
1t presents beautiful 'front.' OF plate glass
marble and mosaic on both The square and
Trinity street, the building contains more
floor space than any store in town and ls
equipped with elevator and everything need
ed in g. regular department store.
The cellar OF the building is cool and capa-
cious and as a place for storing groceries can
not be equRled in the city.
The company intends to carry the largest
stock OF goods In the city.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04
Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold.

A. ]. Nusbaum, Batesvilie. Indiana, writes:
"LasL year / suffered for three months with q
summer cold 80 distressing that 1t lnterfered
with my business. 1 had many OF the symp-
toms OF hay lever, and q doctors prescription
did not reach my case, and 1 tool several
medicines which seemed to only aggravate
my case. Fortunately l insisted upon having
Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow pack
age, and IL quickly cured me. My vile has
since used Foley's Honey and Tar with the
same SUCCESS" Z. B. Speed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04

Hon. j. R. Blake Is preparing to move bis
house nearer to Main street. This will open
up several very desirable building lots, which
Mr.. Blake intends selling. These lots can
not be surpassed for residence in the entire
city. Here is your opportunity.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04

The Daughters OF the Confederacy will meet
at Mrs. Lucy Thomson's next Tuesday after
noon, Sept, 10Th, 1907, at S o'clock.
Mrs. M. +. Hollingsworth leaves today FOR
WILLIAMSON where she will spend a month
In recreation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04
Death OF Mrs. Crawford.

Mrs. Robert Crawford died very suddenly al
her home near Troy on last Wednesday OF
heart failure. She was preparing to milk
when the attack came. For a long time she
had been q consistent member Of Lower
Long Cane Church, near which she was bur.
led.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04
The New Pure Food and Drug Law.

We are pleased TO announce that Foley's
Honey and Tar for coughs, colds and lung
troubles Is not affected by the National Pure
or other harmful drugs, anu we recommend II
as a safe remedy for children and adults.
p. b, Speed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04
OF Interest to Many.

Foley's Kidney Cure will cure any case OF
kidney or bladder trouble that Is not beyond
the reach OF medicine. No medicine can do
more. 2. b. Speed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04
MONTHLY STATEMENT

of the Dispensary in Abbeville County
for month of August, 1907. Dispen-
sary-Abbeville. Location-Abbe-
vile.
Total invoice including stock
on hand first day of month $22, 1853 80
Total Observation-Disclosures. 9,549 IS
Operating expenses .".- 3l5 81
Breakage. 20 70
Stock on hand last day of
MOI tn 14.l60 SO
State of South Carolina,
Abbeville County.
Personally appeared G.. A. Visanska,
w. F. Nickles and T. J. Price, mem
bers of the Abbeville County Dispen-
sary Board, who being each duly and
severally sworn, deposes and says that
the foregoing statement is true and
correct.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this Sd day of September, 1907.
J. E. McDavid,
Notary Public.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04
New Building

Work is being pushed as rapidly as
possible on our New Building and when
completed will be one of the most modern
as we'll as one of the most attractive in
the State. We shall carry every line of
merchandise heretofore carried by US
with additions. We will specialize on
Clothing, Shoes, Hats and Mems Furn-
ishings, and will be able all the time to
furnish the buying public the newest and
latest styles in these lines.
Our long experience will serve us well
in making selections, and buying only
from the very best houses insures to us
the full value qualities.
We have already secured the Cuppen-
helm and Hackett Carhart lines of Cloth
ing--any one at all familiar with the best
Clothing makers of the country needs to
be told nothing by us of these people.
We shall continue to handle only the
best Shoes. Krippendof's for the ladies
and Hanan's for men have few equals and
no Super1ofS.
We expect to keep a large stock of Farm
Implements than ever before, and hope to
be able to furnish to the farmers every
thing used on the fran. We want your
Business. We will be prepared to serve
you. Good credit customers appreciated
as well as the cash buyer. We will look
carefully after the interests of all.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04
VALUABLE
Land for Sale

We will offer for thirty days only
our farm known as the J. T. Mann
estate, situated four and one-half miles
from Abbeville. and consisting Of One
Hundred and Seventy.Six Acres. The
place Ia one mile from the Sharon
High School, has one large dwelling
and one small dwelling and two ten.
ant houses. The place Is we'll i'm.
proved and has three stream running
through 1t. Apply to
EUGENE MANN.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04
Big Bargain in Land.

lis acres, two miles of Abbeville.
Plenty of good bottom land, lot OF pro.
ductive cotton land, and pasture land
to spare. Will sell cheap for cash.
l.. r. WILSON.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04
Lots for Sale.

I offer five desirable residence lots
for sale, corner Of Main and Wardlaw
streets. These lots sdjoin the Graded
School Building and are conveniently
near the churches and the Public
SQUARE. Terms reasonable.
J. r. BLAKE.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-09-04
MI. ID. Poliakoff is ready for fall bust

Mr.sD. Poliakof has just returned from
fall and winter stock OF goods. Mr.. Polia.
koff says that he has the goods and the prices
and 10 ready for the biggest opening he has
ever had.