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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
AT 1T AGAIN.

The City Council of Abbeville is O.
very accommodating body. The
latest public benefit which it pro-
vides is the planting of two hundred
gallon gasoline tank in the public
street in front of bargains store with
stand to supply customers with
gasoline as per the Standard Oil
Company. With this permit comes
a request from the Gulf Refining
Company to be allowed to do the
same thing in front of the store of
Henry DuPre, and another from 6.
A. Harrison, representing the Texas
Company, to be allowed to bury a
tank in Confederate Square, and
place a filler on the curb. Do the
members of City Council know that
streets are dedicated for the benefit
of the travelling public? Do they
know that a gasoline station in front
|'of bargains or DuPre's-store means
congestion in traffic at these impor-
tant points? Is the Standard Oil
Company, the Gulf Refining Com
pany, or the Texas Company so poor
that they cannot rent property as
other men do in order to expose
their wares? There may be points
where a station might be located on
a public street without inconvenience
to the public, but it certainly is not
at either of the points named. Mr..
Dargan has driveway behind his
store, and so has Mr.. Henry DuPre.
Why not locate the gasoline tanks
and stations there? Streets are pub
lie property-they are not laid out
either to furnish places for horse
racks, business on wheels, or auto
mobile drinking fountains,-and in
no case should an explosive like gas
oline be buried under public street.
We believe it is about time Abbe-
Vile went under a commission form
of government-under three or five
commissioners who would agree to
serve the city without pay. Such
follies as we are having cannot be
tolerated. If we cannot get relief
from City Council let us try injunc-
tiop
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
Recei iver's Sale !!
The State of South Carolina,
County Of Abbeville.
p. Court Of Common Pleas
Ex Parte w. 81. White,

\
In re-
Perkins Manufacturing Company.
Plaintiff, against r.. e. Cox, as,
Trustee, ETC., ct al, Defendants,
wherein d. H. Hill was appoint.
ed Receiver of all and singular
the property of WI. Tucker.
By authority of Decree Of the
Court of Common Pleas for AbbeviIle
County, in said State, made in the
above stated cause, I will offer for sale,
at public outcry, at. .Abbevtlle T.. H.,
s. c., on Salesday In March, A. D.
1915, within the legal hours Of sale the
following described land, to wit:
Thirty-Nine and One Eighth
" Acres, situate, lying, and being in
Magnolia Township, AbbeviIle
" County, and State Of South Caro-
" lima, and being bounded by lands
" the Estate of Dr.. William Taggsrt,
" Estate of G. @. McAlister, Flat.
woods Greek, the @. A. Tucker
" Tract, and others, and being por-
" ton of tract Of land sold by r. O.
!" Bell to w. ]. Tucker"
Also,
Fifty.One and 3.8th Acres, situate,
lying and being in Magnolia Town.
d" ship, Abbeville County and State of
e South Carolina, and being bounded
!" by Estate of d.. William Taggart,
" Mrs. R. O. Bell, and others, and be-
ing more accurately described by
plat made by William l.. Mitchell,
"Oct. 1918" .....
Terms of Sale-Cash. Purchaser to
pay for the papers.
D. II. HILL,
Receiver of all aud singular the prop
erty formerly belonging to w. J.,
Tucker
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17

worked by the individuals interested
and not by the public.
Finally, the laying out OF new
roads by the county supervisor or
county commissioners should be
strictly forbidden. A practice has
grown up in this county, for which
no supervisor is more responsible
than another, of constantly opening
new roads. Half of the time OF the
convicts and half of the money of the
county is spent, we imagine, in open
ing, working, and keeping up these
roads, intended to benefit only few
individuals. Whenever few voters
can get up a petition for a public
road, it has been the custom to open
it, and when this has been done in
one place, we concede the right of
other people to demand the same IA
vors. The result is that Abbeville
county now has about twenty-five
hundred miles of public roads, with
none of them properly worked; and
proper work never will be done on
them under present practices.
The delegation in the General AS
sembly, or the Grand Jury, should
therefore declare what roads are pub
lie highways, and the delegation
should require the Supervisor to
work only these highways with the
convicts and general tax. The right
to lay out new roads or to work them
should be taken from the Supervisor.
No discretionary duty should be i'm
posed on an elective officer as long as
men are human. The boards in the
different townships should appoint
an overseer, or overseers, according
to the ancient custom of working
roads, and call out the men liable to
road duty and work the public roads,
employing other men with such
funds as are paid into the county
treasury for the several townships.
With some additions and amend
ments perhaps from those more COM
petent to talk on the subject than I
am, I believe this general system will
be of great assistance to the people of
the county if adopted. AS Court is
soon to convene and the grand jury,
drawn from all parts of the county,
will be with US land the present
grand jury is an unusually able and
conservative body of men) we sug-
gest to them that they take this plan
and any other plan into considera-
ton, and let us try to evolve from
the mass some system that will give
US present and lasting relief from the
bad. roads we are having, and keep
US from mortgaging 10y issuing
bonds) the birthright of our children.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17

hogs were forbidden in the city. We
suppose that he has had no reason to
change his ground; but if he has, he
should express his views in a public
meeting of Council and 60 on record.
Mayor Gambrell is a doctor. We
take it that he will not say that the
opinions of the leading men of his
profession are wrong, and that the
profession is fraud on the public
unless he is prepared to SO state, ne
should call a meeting of Council, as
early as all members can be had, and
ask and vote for a repeal of this in
iquitous ordinance.
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to Canning Club work, a whole line
was left out and the name of Repre-
sentative F. G. Robinson did not ap-
pear in the notice. This was most
unfortunate and entirely uninten-
tional.
Mr.. Robinson is greatly interested
in the Girls work and helped in
every way to secure the appropria-
ton. He has the interest OF our
young women at heart.
Senator Nickles and Representa-
tives Graydon and Robinson approx
ed of this work and credit should be
given them for it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
Masters Sale.
The State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville., y
Court of Common Pleas,

Court of Common Pleas,
Steve Parthemos against s. B. Baker.
By authority of Decree of Sale by
the Court of Common Pleas for Abbe-
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 March,
A. D., 1915, within the legal hours Of
sale the following described land, to
wit {: All that tract or parcel Of land
situate, lying and being in the City of
Abbeville, in Abbeville County. in the
State aforesaid, containing One Q
Ac e, more or less, and bounded by
Estate of Taggart, Marie Miles, John
Patton and Brooks Dixop-being the {
same tract of land conveyed to 8. B.
Baker by William johnson by deed
dated October 1st, 1890.
Terms of Sale-Cash. Purchaser to
pay for papers.
R. E. HILL.
Master A. c., SC.
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State Of Ohio. city Of Toledo. In
rnoo ro,1nfu (OSs

State Of Ohio. city Of Toledo. L.,
Lucas County,
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he "a
senior partner Of the firm Of F. ]. Cheney
& co., doing business in the City Of To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid. and
that said firm will pay the sum Of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev-
cry case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 9Th day Of December,
A. D. 1886.
(SeaD A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system. Send Tor
testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by all Druggists. TIC.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
Death of Mrs. Sam Gilmer.:

Mrs. Samuel Gilmer, of the Buck Stand
died on Monday, and was
buried at Gilgal Tuesday. She was a
daughter Of Martin W. Baker and his wife,
Carrie L::(Simpson) Baker. and had many
relatives in the county. She was mem
ber of Gilgal Methodist church from early
womanhood. Besides her parents anu
husband, she is survived by number OF
small children.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
Colds are Orten Most SeriOu 4.
,Sfan Possible Complfcaiions

The disregard of q Cold has often
brought many regret. The fact of
Sneezing, Coughing, or Fever should
be warming enough that your system
needs immediate attention. Certainly
Loss of Sleep is most serieus. 1t is q
warning given by Nature. 1t is mans
duty to himself to assist by doing his
part. DR.. Kings New Discovery ,s
based on a scientific analysis of Colds.
SOC. at your Druggist. Buy a bottle
today. -,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
THE HOG ORDINANCE

Unless the City Council calls a
meeting and repeals the hog ordi-
nance at once, the people of the town
should demand the removal Of Coun-
Gil itself as a public and continuing
nuisance. 1t is undoubtedly true
that there are half dozen property
owners in town who own large lots,
widely separated from their neigh
bors where hogs might be raised
without becoming too Objectionable
to the public; and it is probable that
this might be done without endan-
Fgering the public health, though we
do not admit it. There are some
people in the town who will take
the utmost care to keep the pens in
as ''sanitary condition" as hog pen
ever was. But we cannot lay down
the gap to this evil; at least We
should not do so. 1t will not do to
say that there is no danger because
one has raised hogs all his life, and
never had typhoid. A man might as
we'll argue that the Germans have no
bullets in their rifles because a
Frenchman went into battle and
didn't get shot. We have heard the
argument in some quarters that the
city water was not pure and that it
was safer to drink we'll water. For
many years some of our citi zens hav
done this. They had as good reason
to claim the purity of well water, as
others have to say that hogs are not
dangerous. They had never had ty-
phoid. But while they slept the
wolf came last summer. This town
had an epidemic of typhoid, and not
a case of it was found that could not
be accounted for on the theory of i'm
pure water. We believe this is cor
rect. No person who drank city wa
ter exclusively had typhoid, we be-
lieve. It was a rude awakening to
some of us.
In these matters, we can we'll af-
ford to follow the advice and theories
of the great men of the medical pro-
fession. We should listen to them.
A little rope here and there, and the
town will soon be full of hogs. Peo-
pie in one part of town will feel that
they are Disseminated against; and
license here and there to raise hogs
but invites people in other parts OF
the town to break and disregard the
law.
There is but one safe course in this
matter. There is no ''sanitary" hog
pen; and there are no sanitary hogs.
The City Council should not make it.
self ridiculous. Hogs must be driven
from the city, or else we will have
them roofing even on Confederate
Square.
We believe that the ordinance was
passed at a meeting when only seven
members of Council were present.
This should not have been the case.
A matter of this importance demands
the presence of every member of the
Council. Mr.. Mcmillan was absent
and so was Mayor Gambrell. How
they would have voted we do not
know. We understand that the vote
was three to four. The other two
votes might have changed the result.
When Mr.. Mcmillan was Mayor Of
Abbeyille. and be made 9 good one.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
Southern Railway Schedule.
Stan fhat COuSh-N0W

When you catch Cold, or begin 10
, onoh the first thing to do is to take
Dr.. Bells Pine-Tar- Honey; 1t pen,
etrates m the Innings of the Throat and
Lungs and fights the Germs ol tne
Disease, giving quick relief and na1'
nraI healing. "Our whole family Ge-
mend on Pine-Tar.Honey for Cnneh'
and Colds" writes Mr.. E Wll,lams'
Hamilton, Ohio. 1t always helps
Csc. at your Druggist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
DR.. Harper Ill.

DR.. W. G. Harper left Abbeville yester'
DIV afternoon for Philadelphia, where ne
goes for an operation for gall-stones.
Mrs. Harper, his young bride, went with
him. His many friends in Abbeville hope
for him speedy recovery.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
OFF TO CHARLESTON.

DR.. and Ms. G. A. Neuffer LETT
Tuesday for Charleston where they
will spend the week in attendance up
on the Tri-State Medical Association
Some of the most prominent physl-
clans in the United States Will be IN
attendance and a pleasant and profit
able time is anticipated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17

A big show at the Opera House on
Friday night, Mary Pickford in line
EAGLES Mate" in 5 reels, also three
other good reels including Keystone
comedy. Eight reels in all.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17

not that he will be reasonable with
the city in its:endeavor to serve the
public. Chief Justice Gary has been
kindly treated at the hands of the
public. He has had conferred on
him the highest judicial office in the
State. He has served the public
well, but he also owes the public
much. He is interested in the pro.
press of the city. He will not he a
stumbling.block in the way OF his
neighbors, we dare think. Because
these gentlemen are prominent cltl-
zens is no reason, brother, why they
should not answer the demands OF
the public, and be ready to spend and
be spent in the service of the City;
but it is a good reason why we should
expect them to do something for the
City.
AS to the valuable property
which these gentlemen lave, we are
not willing TO admit that it is 80
much more valuable than other pro-
perty about town; the tax books do
not say that it is. And while we
shall reserve for a future day some
comparisons on tax values in this
city. we are now prepared to say that
on the basis of taxes paid the editor
of this paper pays the interest ON a
mortgage on just as valuable a lot as
is owned by either of these gentle
men. We do not desire to trade with
either of, them. Nor will we talk
about "valuable" property when a
little strip of land about the size of a
piece of pie at summer picnic is in
volved. We now propose to give to
the city a sidewalk on our side of
Chestnut street the whole depth Of
our lot (Which is a greater length
than Mr.. Stark's and Justice Gary's
lots combined) when the city shall
have acquired and constructed a side
walk the whole length of Greenviile
street on the west side thereof; and
we do not care whether it is acquired
by gift, purchase or condemnation,
the offer stands. The only conditions
are that the fences be moved without
charge to the owner, and that the
walk be constructed and kept at the
grade of the adjoining land so as to
prevent erosion. And if this is not
enough, we propose, en- the same con-
ditions, to give a sidewalk on the
west side of Parker street, if. our
neighbors want it. Will Mr.. Stark
and Chief Justice Gary do as much?
and will Brother Horton urge them
to do so, and "pull for Abbeville?" or
will he hold the brief for them, re-
fusing, while the chief residential
street of the city, extending within a
stones throw of the public square,
continues with one sidewalk, an eye
sore to the traveller and a mOckery to
us, in the eyes of other towns9 Can
Abbeville do anything, or are we all
so completely selfish and wrapped up
in ourselves that we dislike to ac-
commodate our neighbors and the
public.
In conclusion, we would like to say
to Brother Horton, that we are here
to serve the public, not to defend
supposed private rights of individ-
uals. We would like him to join US,
cock his Howitzer and get in the
fight, but whether he does or not, we
will try still to work on the old town,
get its machinery right, and if posi-
BILE make the old thing run. Will
the brother join us? or will he "pull
out?"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
City Registration

The City Books OF Registration are now
open for the registration Of qualified elec-
tors, and will remain open until April LIST
1915, at the Office of City Clerk.
T.G. PERRIN Registrar.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17

Eight reels Of good pictures at the
Onera House Friday night, including
Mary Pickford IN q FIVE reel feature
.sFhe Eagles Matss Don't miss this.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
GIVING MIR. ROBINSON

Last week in giving notice that
AbbeviHe would gel money enough
this year to carry on the Girls Toma-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-02-17
Making Greenwood Famous.

W. P. Greene, formerly an attorney Of
Greenwood, has assumed editorial man
agement Of the Abbeville Press and Ban
ner, which has been converted into stock
oompany.-Camden Chronicle.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-14
10 BE USED BY ENGLISH MANU-.
=, FAcTURER FOR BEEF JUICE ..
Il AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS.
OFFICIAL EmphstieaIIy Denies That Lo
cal Plant Is Filling British Gov
eminent Contracts.

One of the higher officials of the
Hazel-Atlas Glass company to an In.
telligencer representative said lasi
evening that his, frm- had about I'm.
ished the order for about 100000
gross of glass bottles. given some time
ago by the Bovril company of Leeds.
England. The bottles are to be. used
by manufacturers OF beef iuice and
similar products. which. are packed in
TIN cans by American manufacturers.
= The official said that since the out
break OF the war the belgium glass
industry is dead and that American
plants are filling the orders that for
merly went to that country. He EN-.
phatically denied that the Hazel-Atlas
company was filling the 100000 gross
order for the British government TO
be used in sending liquid food. such
as soup. milk. etc. to the sol
diers in the trenches, according
TO press report sent out from
Wheeling yesterday. I'VE have not
nos do we anticipate any such orders
from the British government" de.
clared the official He further said
that there was no scarcity of workmen
in the local glass industry. as also
reported in the press dispatch.
The official continued by SAYING
that naturally the exports from Amer
lean glass manufacturers will continue
TO be large owing 10 the war. as there
are practically no large foreign glass
plants operating,
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GREEK BORDER
tcontinusd from FirIt Pars1

Of Salonika and under the guns or
their ships
The remains OF the Scrvian army
are still resisting tho Austrians and
Eulgarians in Albania. while the Aus.
trisns are making very slow progress
iu their efforts to OvorwhoIm Monte
negro. where heavy nghting continues
only small actions havotaken place
ON The eastern and western fronts on
tho GalliDoi peninsula fall or SNOW
b. impending the operations. although
Tho entente allied ships keep THINGS
lively for mo Turks whose attempt
a. an offensive last week seems 10
have failed
4 British official report SAYS that
he Turkish attacks af KutcI Nmara
where British roinfOrccmcnfs are ar.
irving, have been ropulsed The at
.ackF we're made from ail sides. but
f1r British position was -o strong
that tho Turks were unable to make
an impression on Dr.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-14

late tonight and the snowfall before
morning. Il was predicted. would
amount to six inches. In some sec
lions of the greater city street car
traffic come to a standstill In the
outlying sections where they are, the
telephone and telegraph wires came
down
When the storm was at its height
the fire alarm system in the Bronx
was rendered useless and the fireuen
worked in conjunction with the police
in patrolling the streets in that Dor
ough on the outlook for fire.
All points adjacent TO New York. es-
pecially on Long Island and in New
Jersey. suffered.
Late tonight the telegraph compa-
MES reported increased wire troubles.
One of them lost all communication
between New York and Albany ano
had TO route it's business from here
to Chicago. thence via Buffalo in or
der 10 reach Albany All of fits wires
TO points in the eastern half of the
state came down under the weight of
the wet. clinging snow. The telegraph
companies also reported intermittent
communication with important points
along the Atlantic coast. The trouble
seemed 10 be principally in the terri
tory north Of Washington and west
Of Boston.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-14
NEWS BRIEFS

OiVil service examination will be
held in bridgeport January TO fl.
the vacancy for postmaster at Bar
ton. o.. which pays 1917 a year.
A meeting of the board of direc.
tors OF the Ohio Valley AutomobiIe
club will be held in the Board of
Trade rooms Thursday evening at \
O'Clock
Notice has been posted at the in
formation bureau window of the most
ohrce reading. BE brief This win
dow Is for business. not for personal
talks"
DR. William Bryan OF Pittsburgh
VIII lecture in the Ohio Valley Gen
cTai hospital on Thursday evening.
December l6. on Vaccine Virus
Physicians and graduate nurses are
Invited TO attend
M. p. Shawkey yesterday and
nounced the dates OF the tests for
teachers examination. The elemen
tary tests will be held February 9 and
=. March 10 and n and May Is and
~ The uniform teachers examine
ton will be held April Is and June
] and . and July 20 and q.
DR.. Charles n. Robinson will con.
duct his Bible class at the Y. NJ. c. A.
this evening al o'clock The eighth
lesson In the Life Of Paul" will b.
taken up. Paul the Man" will be the
subject
The weekly devotional meeting
OF the evanFelistic committee OF rnc
Young Mems Christian association
viii BE- held today At noon
The Glee club. under the dircc-
ton Of Walter ID. Brown. met last
evening 20 the y. VI. c. A.
Tn the list Of veniremen called for
jury duty yesterday was found tine
name Of deaf and dumb man Hs
was Immediately excused by Judge
Robinson.
Two boys who cndeavorcd 10 rob
the Gregory Schneider store on the
South Side received a shock when
! they came IN contact with "a trap that
had been placed for them
All Of tho public servants ON the
City and county pay roll viii receive
a pay before Christmas
George Smith. charged with tot
ing a pistol. was ordered released by
judge Robinson yesterday