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v' " v-' ' f \ . :v ' ~ - > * ; > :. ; The Abbeville Messenger. v > , M. L. BONIIAV, Jb.,1 AW? T- P. COTIIUAN, J- ?M?mTOM W .JA8. S. PEKRIN, > PaoFaiktokb ^ - - " " m WEDNESDAY, MAY, 13, 1885. h THOSE QUESTIONS. jt Sometime sine? the Medium pro* nl pounded certain qurations to tl?e Pre*i- tl dent of the C., 0.. G. & C. Railroad, and oi claiming that they ar? unanswered now h challenges any friend of the road to rc- tl ply. In default of a Kpaedy response ho tl threatens to hang tho scalp of thai cor- n p oration to his belt. As it would be c< wrong to scalp that body if alire and a w pity to mutilate it if dead, let us seo if r? the Medium is unanswered. \Y c think ai that the public. Tor whoso benefit (he tl questions purport to have been asked, ft bad then beforo it or bus since been fur- u lushed with nil the information sought o io bo elicitod. Let ub cee: and for con- ii enionco wo will group the questions. a fn Relatlunto the Flounces and Man- q agement oTtlio Koad since Con- (,] Bolklntion. I. How much money was on liand when you to?k charge of the enterprise 1 1. How much does the Company owe fur o work, baliirius, survey*, printing, offica rent Atr anything else. \ 3. llow much grading has been done tinder ^rour administration. In' the lotter of the President'to Dr. (; Wideman who asked quevtionR siinilnr H .to the first two aliitvo ntui which h?ftor _ .was R?nt for publication to nil the county papers including tho Medium is giv/unin explicit reply to the sntne. We .extract. T ' At this time" the beginning r.f the present t? administration "the roads referred to bad iu 11 #lie aggregate aud in round numbers outstand- H jng liabilities to amount say $4,000 and un- " collected assets to a larger amount. These c alijM passed into the hands of and under the ? management of tho C., C* O. cf* C. Railway company." ? "After colsolidation the company received the Williams- v |i>n subscription in part." * * * "The u management of the present Direction may be briefly sammarizsd. They have collcctcd and applied to debts of the two original roads a part of the assets of said roads placed in their ? hands, and they have applied tha Wiliiainston it subscription to the surrey and locution of the Carolina Division of the lino." . g The President further stated (see the d latter itself) that there was now due and p unpaid the remaining liabilities of the j< two <oyigtf)a} roads and certain balances u of salaries to officers. He added that e ?he now uncollected assets on the books j of the company exceeded its liabilitiea I n - - 1 unpaid of this date: and that writing a without ihen, access to tho records of ? the company he would cause to bo for- \ warded to Judge Cothran the resident J director at Abbeville for reference a 0 transcript giving figures in detail. This ^ was done: and the figures aro, Axsuts t $22,666 63, Liabilities, $J.6,637 16. . The property of tho road outside of H ihat considered above was shown to be jta valuable franchises, its rights of way c and depot sites donated or paid for, and JJ an aqao^nt of work cheaply dono by p ronrict Jabor and valued by competent ^ Engineer* ov,er $100,000. I Dr."Wlderaan did not ask the 3d ques- * ?ion above relating to a matter of public n notoriety. He might possibly under the " circumstances have regarded it as fiip- r pant. Jf the Medium has any doubt * however in the matter we infortn it that in point 01 lact no grading ti&s been done, f, Question in Relation to Mr. Scbofinld. i( 4. Has any agent for the company solicited t aid io New York, Chicago or any other moni?d centre in thia country 1 II' not why pot? 1 A. Has Mr. Schofield invested one dollar iit Q the stock or bonds of thti road 1 Has he yaistd a dollar from any other source? Has paj individual or cotn|ianv |(i veil tiin; a IokuI J obligation to assist in builtyng the road iu any , ? * Extract from the Widemau letter. \ "By tbe Hchofield contract." entered into before the present management assumed oflice. r. ''Mr. 8chofleld was created Financial Ageni r of the 0., C. G. cfe C. Railway Company with sole management of tbe negotiations for t funda to complete the road, his coutracts to v ?bat end to be subject to the approval only <>( tjxtf direction of tlie company. Mr Schotield as ia known decided to try his firrtmie abroad ij and has been for two years engaged in prosecuting his efforts in Kugland." a His reasons for doing thia neem to 11 us apparent. The sum lo be raised was R large and money is cheaDor abroad than ir in the United States. London is the J| money centre of tho world, and its cap- a italists ro?trict their investments to no 1 quarter of the globe. Tho United Stated jup, favorito field for them; Government 11 bonds, mines, cattle ranches farming r Jands, forests, city property, rail roads in i, this country alike attract favorable at- * Mention in that market, j, Thow *ro rootiopu that may have in- ? flue ce,<J Mjp. Spho,field, beside the f?ci of i, hi# haying % favorable business connec- ? there,and having met with former sue* b cess in England in a similar negotiation. " Jlis efforts hava been for thu negotiation ? tone time of the full amount to com/ piete tho through line to Kentucky: and p jrithopt discussing the reason why, f( though, we aro disposed to think that in 0 the depressed and unsettled money mar- 0 ket which has prevailed for th? two ^ years of his agency, any one elso would n k?re fared w> bettor, the fupt rem sins ^ that Mr. Scbofield has foiled to date, to | |, pl*?e pi#r bonds. lm? nut vet *e- j, pijred tfow for the through line. f Jt it tfris Tory eonditjon of things that j brings ?bowt the discusxion now occupyg ipg our pegplf, Tljoy #re yr. willing to f await the cpptjngcncici attending the larger enterprise; they feel t}i*t a locn} road in needed by thorn row, and having i R already expended timo and moitoy in j that direction tome, at leant, think it is v beettoepend more, and while noi u'haii- f doniag the hope of the road to Ken- f v tacky, to get at least a road to Abbevilla. p For tbiajrarpose the expenditure ia not e beyond the reionrcea of raonied centres nearer than London or Chicago or New f York and as we nnderstsnd it the pros- * ent question is whether the City of ?i Oharlaatoi aud the people along the <; line will twee the necessary funds. c The Wideman letter informs as that J po bonds hare been issued up to date, ft . v.;. in therefore assume that Mr. Schofiold as made no investment in oonds of the C. . G. tfc C. It. R. lu fact his appointment as to sell bonds to other people, and nplied no obligation to buy thuiu hini>If. Neither have wo heard that he KB invested in tho stock of the road, ut recurring to the Widouian letter for (formation, vr? ftnd that, "He haB born" t his own charges u 11 the expenses of 10 Financial lgoncy : neither salary or ther expenses connected therewith ave been paid by or are chargeable to 10 Railway Company." We aHsume >at Mr. Schofleld and his associate* are either fools or philanthropists. Their nraponsation must como in some here, and it seems to us it does not squire any special financial sagacity to t leaBt discover tho tail of this cat in le meal tub. Mr. Schotteld and his iends are casting bread upon the waurn T t <Kiu nvnnn^Slnfa In ??! ?/.!? ? ur bondR, vitalizes their company, havig tho contract for the construction of road ovor 400 miles in length and reuiring six millions of dollars to build it, boy will realize their reward before tho nd is reached?and we will realise a lirough line to the great trade-conters f the Wvst. Vlien will tho Whlatlc .Dluw In Abbeville? . Did Charleston or the citixens of 'harleston promise to contribute $?>00,000 if pe would raise a five per cent. tux. 7. How much money will be required to rade and equip the lino to Abbeville? 8. When will tha road be completed and quipped to this place, provided we vote a 6 er cent, tax? State the exact diile. j ne v? laeman letter buys : "1 ou will note udcr tlie condit ions of tliu subscription to be oted, not a dollar is produced to the rail rond j go into construction or any oth?r e.tpendiure, till after the locality voting it is paused, iefore that time the only aid it gives ti ards construction in in so far as it may opratc to induce third parties to put their inony into the enterprise." Now an Charleston is the third party re havo in our oyo just at this tiuio lot a hoc where she stands. In the New* and Courier of the fith f February 1885, appeared ihc followag : "A number of well known busiuess men asembled in the Chamber of Commerce vosteray at ths invitation of General Hagood to ear a statement of the condition and prosects of tho Cumberland Gap Road, the ob?ct being to ascertain whether Charleston ras sufficiently interested iu that road to lake it worth while to hare a formal coufuruce here later in the month. Among those present were Mr. E. Hurry 'rost, President of the Chnmber of Cnmwrcc, who presided ; Capt. F. W. Wegener ; 'resident C. 0. Witte, of the Peoples Nation1 Bank, President A. Simonds, of the First lationat Hank, Mr. U. W. Williams, Mr. J. I. Gibbs, Col. J. H. Ii. Sloan, Gou. C. I. Vulkcr, Major W. II. Rrawley, Capt. F. W. )awson, Mr. A. S. Johnson, Muior G. L. luist and Col..J. H. Pock, General manager f the South Carolina Railway. After heiirng General Hagood's statement and discusing the whole subject, the following reaoluion vraa adopted unanimously. RtaolvtJ, That it iit the senseof thisincetng, that earnest and immediate support hould be given to the railway from Aiken in he directions of tho mountains. That the ine of the Carolina, Cumberland Gap eft Chiago Railway, is in the judgment of this meetng the most practiceble for obtaining a good qcqI business in South Carolina, with the ossibility of extension to the trade centers f the West and also for uniting with the Saannuh Valley Road. That a committee oi even be appointed by the chairman to confer rich tho President and Directors of the C. !. G. A C. Railway, tu determine upon the ioat practicable i?lan of irivinir aid tn Mint uterprise, and that the same count) ittc do alno confer with the President and I)icctoraof the South Carolina Railway with a iew to enliuting such company in any plan hat may be adopted." On the 4th of March, the formal coneronce above rwferred to, was held, and 5 reportod in the yaws and Courier of ho next day. It was not only had with he Presidont and Directors of tho 0. C. }. & C. Railway, hut with representaive business mon from all along the ine, whom the people in their reawaened interest had sent to attend. Pickn?, Kaslwy, Helton, Willianiston, Duo Vest, Donalds, llonea Pnth, Abbeville, Jdgefield, Trenton and Aiken were repescntcd. The business men of Charleson filled the Chamber of Commerce in rhich iho meeting was held. The stockholders of the South Caroina Railroad Company, who had just djourned, forwarded, and the Chairnan had read the following resolution. " NitolttJ, That this Company views with real interest the line of ltailwuy from Aien ;n the direction of the mountains, pro,.>..1 l. - .u- 1-. n <1 ? ~ .ncu itj iuc v>, v. u. ct m. ituiiwar tominTi and will sanction any effort in aid of uch enterprise, which, in the judgment of he Hoard of Directors, may be proper." After free and ample discuBnion, the neeting itself expressed its views in a osolution unanimously adopted. "lUtulvtd, That this meeting is confirmed j the opinion heretofore expressed, that it is matter of great importance to the City of Iharleston that the Railway of the C., C. G. : C. Company should be built. That it rennsmends to its fellow citizens sncli conti ibuions in aid of that enterprise as will assist i the building of said Rnitroud, and that the ommittee heretofore appointed, be requested n report, to a meeting to be cnlled hereafter j tho Chairman, such plans for giving subtantial aid to that Railroad Company us they lay in their judgment deem most "likely to ccomriliKh the objectdcsired. Subsequently the Directoru of tho oad and the committee of seven conprred, Tho result was the acccptanco f the position that Charleston's aid could uly be given in the purchase of our tonds; that a pledge of local subftidy must precede apy successful call upon Mijirleston investor*, and that #500,000 in >ondx was nwccBiat-y in addition to the txr it'eted local aid to complete and equip tho oad as far as Abbeville! These reaontions werp all reported b? tho dele ates from the eountry on thejr rctijrp o their constituent*. r?n* in further denning Charlestons oxition, the committee of seren hav? lan spi?k<?n. On the 21st March, Maj. ka\?*l?'v, Chairman of that committer, >'ag interviewed hy thv Xatr.i and (Jouierp,nd apuko freely. The interview ran published in full in our County paera, but we make the most important xtracta froin it. "The committee only wait now for a report rom Geo. Hagood of the rcault of the effort* rhieh we understood were to be made to scare local subscriptions. When we know hat, we can sty what In onr Judgment Charleston ean and ought to do." * * * * We could not, with any prospect of sue ss, appesl to the people of Charleston, to ike bonds enougb to build the road unaided, nd unless the people along the line are sufciently Interested in,it to grade It and pre - - " : pare it for the rails, I should doubt very much * whether any bonds could be placed here." n Now will 5 per cent, of th? assessed ^ valuation voted along tho line from Aiken to Abbeville, raise a sum equal to the cost of completing the preparation of the road for the lails? The estimate of the Chief Engineer, i Kirk, submitted and discussed a: r Charleston is to complete the grading, * bridging and trestling, . t From A.iken to Edgefield : $ 8,780.00 M Edgefield to Abbe- J ville : 81,276.00 a Cross-ties for whole dis- ? tanco : 40,000.00 1 t $iso,G55.oo ; Five per cent upon assessed Yalua- j tions sb reported will yield. I AbbcYillH : $ 28,750.00 1 Townships Edgefield : 58,000.00 1 Village Edgefield : 5,000.00 J Troy and Trenton : 10,000.00 , Aiken Townships : 47,009,00 i < $149,159.00 1 But we haYo not yet fixed the exact 1 date nor the hour on that date,- ( when the whistle will blow in Abbeville. ( A little later, perhaps, wo may be will- 1 ing to bet on the day and tho hour when that note of glad tidings will bo sounded. j Tlio Route of tho Ronil. I 9. Ilaa your company decided ex RCtly upon ' the route tho road will take, or will another ' .....p... K.. 1... -1 9 Tho Act of the Legislature incorpo- < rating "The French lirond and Atlantic ' Railroad" (the South Carolina division , of the present C , C. G. &. C. Hy.) which < Act was recently republished by the > Press and Banner, fixed between Ai ken and the mountains the following , points through which the route should ] run, with power of variation by the < company in certain exegencies : to wit. 1 Trenton, Kdgefield C. II., Troy, Abbe- ( ille C. II., Due West, Relton, Williams- j ton, Kascly and Pickens C. II. At tho date of consolidation into tho C., C. G. ' A f!. flotnninv n?j ia wnll Ifn^u-n tk<>J " ? 1 "J 7 **? "% 4MV j survey had been made through theso j points, ftnd nil tho grading that has been i dono is between these respectively. In 1 the consolidation contract with the , Bchofteld Company, set forth in the . printed prospectus of the C., C. <"?. it O. < Railroad, widely disseminata 1, it in pn - 1 vided (Article 1) that, "The line of the ' route of tho said railwu}-, from its | southern torminul northward, shall be such as has been already selectod and ; in part located." When (treenrille made tho Company very advantageous proposals to deflect the main route by her bonders, it was decided that the foregoing proi visions precluded the consideration of her proposition. Wo think it may be safely assumed i that Iho road will run through the towns i named, if tho towns will let it. Tlic Residue or the ltemuiiidor. II?TC you mado an effort to aeenre the I 1 shipment of iron rails by any olhcr Company < 1 at a cheaper rate thai> the Houtli Carolina ; ' Hailroad i Well roally ! We must beg the Jfc- i diinn to let us off from this question un- 1 til after the election. It will hold water till then. We have given tho public little, if any ( ' information it did not possess before, but we submit that our neighbor is indebted to uh for collating for his behalf that which has strangely escaped his usual watchful attention. i AT IJAST. We have always believed tho people 1 of the town of Abbeville' were not so unmindful of the vital interest* of the place as to refuae to at least attempt to secure further rail road facilities. The 1 petition presented to the Town Council j asking for an election on the" rail road'^ question shows that wo were right in i our belief. We belivve, furthermore 1 that this is but a precursor of the future, and when the election doe* come off, it j will be cartied overwhelmingly for nub- j scription. Those who have opposed it, ] wo believo has acted in good faith, hut ' wo trust, now that they see, so largo a j majority of the property holders desire, i the election, that they will be willing to i assist them in the good work. Minori- ' tics, it is true, havo rights, but tho greatest good to the jrcatefit number is necessarily the foundation of the government. ' We all arc called upon sometimes to inaku great sacrifices, and the patriot is , ver ready and willing to tnako thede i sacrifices, when in the opinion, of the majority ot, the State or coupty-or town iS| such becomes necessary. Let- us now , dwell togc/ther in peace and harmony,. < promoting our own wellfarc, by advancing the interests of th? town and vi ' . ? -I cinity. "DIED OF TOO Ml'CH HC'HOl'l JKIjD" ' Bros. Wilson and Hemphill have been funking n gallant fight ngainst the < C. C. (>. iV C' lUilroad. But why will i lite men fight a corpue ? Tuke olf your j ivnr paint, gentlemen. That thing is 1 dead. It died of too much Schofield."? ' '"Brother" Kirkland iu Church lite- \ Ord, \ Wo were under tho impression, hut rIah ! it may he and doubtlea is a dtlu- i aion, that the paper from which the shove extract in taken, together with the reverend "brother." who hits the honor to edit it. mT" d' voted tntite intercut of ) 1th? church which ii represent*. 11 uw { the church has any part in this "fight" I as the reTerend 4,l?roth?r" rhoosus to j term it, we arc at a Iohb to know. He ( may he ami doubtless is, supreme in his , church, and his dictum may b? law, but i he will probably awake sometimes to 1 the fearful reality that kki church is not the whole State *or even the whole of 1 Abbeville county. He will also proba- ' bly find the C. 0. G. A C. Railroad the livest corpse he evet attempted to preseh funeral over When his services are j eeded they will doabtless be requested. | i'ake off your funeral robes, "brother," nd don't be in such a hurry to officiate. Communicated. \fessrs. Editors: A copy of your last | ssue made its way to my abode and was eceived and read with pleasure, I asure you, its presence is no insult to my 1 lousehold. I feel grateful, and my 'partner in life," who is a lover of ntwatapers, also, express thanl to the donors 1 or the. gratuitous contribution. You ' >re perifoctly welcome to mail it to my iddrcss as long you have been duly au- ; horized. The time stipulated was for ho "year 'round," and 1 hope its visits *ill be weekly, until the time expires. [ entertain the expectation of denying a benefit from its columns, of a more in.rinsic character than the importance of :iaving my nasal protuberance fastened to the grindstone, in being taxed "eternally" to build the Cumberland Gap rail -oad. I have no idea that your journal. I which, I presume, is the organ of this ail road taxing scheme, will eversuc:ted in muking a prnsulyto of your hum jlc servant. He is Ephraim-like "joined to hiH idols." Howevur, his mind is 'oncn to conviction" and will carefully undergo the ordeal and risk the sequel, ->f course, at tiro expense of the charitable party making the experiment. It is one acknowledged fact, of which pon are aware, that diversity of opinion prevails in human nature. Such has tjebh* Its chnraoter from its inception in ihirt mundane rotundity and will continue to exist until the wheels of timo :c ase t-> male a revolution. I recognize the right of every rational man to ;?xpre*s his opinion, however, insignifi:ant it ma}' seem in tho eyes of a "lew." jn whatever subjects that may be promulgated for discussion, if be seen pr??p3r bo to do. f'fully accord to your lord ship the absolute right of expressing your views on this contemplated Cumberland Gap rail read tax and adiniro pour hcroitiin in essaying to maintain them, until, you are conscientiously sonvinccd by reason and experiment, that they aro based upon false premises. I do abominate an editor, correspondent or speaker, .to advance ideas on disputed points in a manner arrogating "what they don't know is not worth knowing." If you can achieve hucccss, upon an honorable and equitable basis, in impressing upon the tax payers mind that itMs to lh(4r inioj*es(t.lo aid in building this road, all right.' if'your adjoining contemporaries. (Jfetlitivi and Pratt rind JJ (inner,) whose comments on this subject are equally entitled to credit, which 1 endorse in toto, with duo deference to the contrary, can establish opposite results, all right; Let no advocate pro or con. become offended "keep cool." Let no stigmatizing epithet or reproach Itrand any ones sentiments. Due Went townuhip has voted the tax. It is not my purpose, in this communication, to narrate uiy belief how it waH done. If tho advocates pf this tax, and they are men noted for erudition, iutegrity and iiobriety, can faM tho world and their t?od and say with a clear conscicnce that they resorted to no unfair means in iny shapo or form to obtain this result, *11 right. 1 renistod it with all my mental villi and force of atitTrage; 1, knowingly, made no requiaitions upon any foul means to. trvko unduo advantage of any ovation. -,I-expressed views consistent to my bel.rof and the people were at liberty to ?rt"di)fse, *>r ignore them. I, Confedorncy-lilfe, itfas *\not whipped but BVerJiowored."'"Next thing, required, I pivauiu*, nm oc iron-viau "OKIIi Ol allegiance," id Railroad tux. I would Luke the liberty... of Baying that a portion r>f the intelligent class of citizens in l)iic West arc Tory ungenerous in bemeaning ho sarcastically the sentiments of tlte Maliuhi and iVe** nnd Manner on this rail road enterprise. They aro the mouthpieces of the public and have the liberty to advance thoir respective views in whatever W,ay thar concieve to be firo bono publico. They harbor no ill feeling for the propriety of Due West and would not,,by any mean, advance an idea, if they thought, would have the least weight to diminish her measure of Rucceas in any praisoworthy undertaking. Their past record, in eulogizing so repeatedly th,e. jnerits of the place, is a sufficient guaranty to testify to this fact. I do not think they aro proper subjects upon whom vials of wrath to be uncorked in this Christian town discharged unspairingly, derogatory to their reputation 48 jo.uruaii?l8, siiuply. becauan a little difference <>f 'toWhion is'brought to hear on the Hailroau." Courtesy and respect should characterize'all debatable topics, ospooially when public interest is at cttk u ' P fs (f? An Ol /V f fUn x-. vihu. va ??n- n|ic4mrm ?clectod for tho recent Railroad campaigu io Duo We*t township, in favor of imposing a tax, anil by the way, ho mad* commendable efforts in his faith to mako eon verts, wax an oxception of being too prefeuuiptuous in knowiug everything. His speeches did not ignore tho right of diversity of opinion and were tempered with less sarcastic slang. My nature is to give the ''devil his due." O.1\ H. Trenton Follows Due West and Troy. The election, an regards voting a tax in lid of the Carolina, Cumberland Gap md Chicago -Railroad, took place at l'renton on Thursday of last week. And the municipality voted unanimously in rivdVjpjf-th*: k Aridrthutrjtonr Trenton ctince that she is abreast of tho spirjf the nineteenth ccr\tury. Tronton, Troy, Diic West! 53"ow let the Townihips of l'ickens, Wise, Moss, Blocker iVul Hiblepr;> i?ll nobly into lino !? Edgefield Advertiser. Three Cheers for Trenton. At trie cfctftion in Trenton Thursday in the Railroad subscription question, a lolid vote waa polled for tho Railroad mhncription, not a single vote having been caHt against it. The people of Fronton knovr the advantage* of Railroads and like sonsible people they are (rilling to assist in building them.? Eilyejleld Chronicle. i 1 mmmmmmm? p. a. r, m. a.. t. h. G./O. KOBINSON ft CO. offer a Mason fe Hkmlin Organ to the correct interpretation N.f A\ A. ,T. U. An these'Inters hare a don hie interpretation, each person will have two trials, ind the winner must find out readings. The names, with solution, will he entered in a book, and when tb? correct inswcT is received, ii will be- advertised irid tho party notified. This offer remain* open until May 1st, 1886. A Careful Reading of our Advertisement is Advised. r. m. it. o. t. ft. G. O. ROBINSON ft CO., 80 Augusta, Ga. j '' /. x ' ' ' fL*/ ? jgfe ft' vs . > ! V, " I TS it : '. . Speed &Neuffer ID^XJC3-C3-ISTS. KKKI' constantly on haud a full, and well 1 selected utvck of pure J Drugs, Chemicals etc., etc. All ilu? Infest nnd i oj>ular linos of Patent m>l l'r<i|ii'i?tary Medicines. in- ur?i i.i*er nil-memo, cures l?yapepiiia, for Su It i.niy l-y v*. Trr our BI.ACKBF.UKY CORDIAL for < Summer Cmimlnint ; niui ?mr Compound Hr rup Sorsaparilia with Iodide l'otauh, for "the Blood. bki> nvu rorsoy, the 11111*1 cnnvcul?nt way of dcatroring these induct a. DIAMOND DYES, 1 all the Staple aud Fashionable Color*. A full line of Fancy <>o<xlw, Toilet Articles, Stationery etc. etc.i The beat brands ?f Clears, Tobacco, aiul|Ciffftrette8. A complete stock of White Leads, I'ninta, Oila, Varnishes, etc., etc., Paint Brushes. J Window Ulass. Golden Machine Oil. We sell the celebrated Harrison lirothor's Prepared Paint; the best in the market. Special attention paid to the , Prescription Department. PhrMician'B prescriptions and fa.nily re- , cipes filled at all bourn of day and night, br experienced and coiniu-tent hands. Orders bj hand or Mail, promptly attended to. SPEED & NEUFFER. April 2?, 1885. tf 83. A FEW HINTS FOB THE USE 07 ? I"f IQ Dow.? To more tht bo?> *U 0**tlp, 2 (o 4 Pills; ^ ^ thoroughly, 4 to 6 Pills. PI f T Kxperitnc* will dtcitU ihs ft proper don in sdcA case. For Constipation? or Oolttrnwii, no remedy is so effectlvo as Aykb's Pills. Thsy insure regular dally action, and restore the bowels to a healthy condition. For Indigestion, or Dyspepsls, Area's Pills are invaluable, and a sure ears. Heart-bam, Lois of Appetite, Tool Stomach, Flatulency, Plato?s, Headache, Numbness, Nausea, are all relieved and eared by Am'l Pills. la Idrer Complaint, Bilious Disorders, and Jaundice, Aril's Pills should bo given in doses large enough to exalte the liver and bowels, and re more constipation. As a cleansing medicine in the Spring, these Pills are unequalled. Worms, caused by a morbid condition ot the bowels, are expelled by these Pill*. Eruptions, Skin Diseases, and Piles, the result of IndlgssUon or Constipation, are ctltod by the um of ATtK'i Pills. For Colds, take Ateb's Pills to op?n the pores, romovo inflammatory secretions, and allay the fover. F6r DUnhiM and Dymtery, sensed by sudden colds, Indigestible food, ct&, int'l Pills are the tra? remedy. Rheumatism, Ooat, Vcmlgls, lad Sciatica,often result from digestive derangement, or colds, and disappear on removing tho cause by the use of Ara's Pills. Tumors, I>rop?jr, Kidney Complmlnts, and other disorders eaoaed by debility or obstruction, are eurod by Aybb's Pills. Suppression* and Painful Menstrua ties, have a sate and ready remedy in AYER'S PILLS. Pull directions, fan various languages, a* oompany each package. fbipaud bt Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mats, Sold by all Druggist* 34 1885 At TBB For this year will be found Absolutely Pure Spirits. NORTH Carolina copper distilled Corn, Finest brands of Kentncky Rye, frem two dollars to aiz dollars per gallon. Imported Cognac Urandjr a apeoialtj. Also Ales, Porter, Champagnes Ac. Is fact all the popular and standard goods that can be obtained. Together with an assortment of Tobaccos and fins Cigar* that can not be oxcelled in quality. Persons needing sueh goods wonld not be humbnsrgcd br buying from them. Th? plaee it Peeeond Door frem Court IIouRe. O'DMLL & CUNNINGHAM, Proprietors, Abbeville, 8. C. jan 14-tf ^ ? Notice to Board of Health. THE following persons bare been appointed members of the Board of Health, for the town of Abbeville : G. A. Vi8annka, H. T. Tustin, J. M. Gambrklt., F. F. Gary, M. P. They will be required to look .aftor (he sanitary regulations of the tnwn, and will commsnco their inspection of all the premises, on Monday", 25th of May, 1885. Property holders and residents will govern themselves accordingly. By order of the Council. JONKS F. MILL Kit, U T C Kay 13, 1885-2t ' 92*. Watchea, Clocks and Jewelry. Ma. H. D. Rbksx, of Abbeville, Is prepared to do all manner of repairing of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, ana will pay all express charges on work sent to him from stations on the 0. and G. road.. He alwavs keeps in stock a handsome Vine of Jewelry and Plated Ware at moderate prices. Send in yonr orders. Addraas, H. D. Baas*, Abbeville, 8. C. 17 For Sale. [OFFER for nalo, at low figures, (lie following property: 1 Five-horse power Upright Edgine. 1 Fanjuhur Thresher, 1 Oin, (30 Haws) mid Condenser, 1 King Cotton l'ress. The above property, is considered in good iondition, and may lie bought very low bv ap>lving to the undersigned at the Mksskmukk Jifice. J AS. S. FERR1N. May 0. 1885-tf SO The Place to get What You Want THOS. M. CHRISTIAN, HAVINO bought the interest of Mr. JOHN WILSON in ilie business formerly Muducted by them jointly, will kerp always in store a complete stork of T? &i11 mr jl niio) wi ucei'ics, CANNED GOODS ? AND? CONFE.CTlOXE.Uir.S \ of all kinds. The Best and Cheapest Cigars and Tobacco, THE FINEST WINKS ami LIQUORS SWEET .MASII CORN WHISKEY for mo ilicinal purposes, it specialty. Also choice I LIQUORS of any kind lor medicinal purposes. (Jiv? him <i call. Satisfaction guaranteed. All persous indebted to thu firm of Chris-! tian & Wilson must make immediate payment. THOS. M. CHRISTIAN, l-3m-33 Abbeville. H. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY. WE OFFER TOTI1K FARMERS OF ABBKVii. J*-; The Derrlug, Jr. Twine Binder--weight 1,250 lbs. SIMPLE, STRONG, DURABLE and EFFICIENT. PRICE, $230. THE 1 tarring Light Reaper, weighs 750 lbs. price, $105. The Derring Mower, cog gear mado of malleable iron, the best mower in use, price |75. The celebrated Thomas Hay Rake, price, $30 The Corbin Disc Harrow, with friction rollers and chilled boxes, price, $40. Farquhars, Cardwells and Butterworth's Thrashers, and "Ajax" Portable Engines. The Iron Age ?nd Planet Cultivators. We solicit correspondence from farmers and dealers. McMASTER & GIBBKS, Columbia, S. C. Apr 1 4n? 55. Grand Opening WE inrito ererjrbodj to como and examine our superb stock of ladies goods of erorv description. Hats, Bonnets, Feather*. Flowers, Ribbons, La cor Ac., in endless varietr. Roman Stripes, Plaid Silk and Tinsel and I.acc Scarfs, beautiful designs. Everjtinp in neck wear, Rtichit>r?, i cents and up. Linen and Lace collurs, Fishues, and evcrytliinir that makes woman more beautiful. Handkerchiefs, black and colored border*, white and colored, Silk, Lace, kc. Wonderful barpnins in white poods, Lawns at 8 cents per _vard and upwards, nic? India Linon 10 cents, colored Lawns from 5 to 12 Cent# per yard, best poods erer sold here at these prices, (litiphair.s, Seersuckers and suitinps, Cashmeres, Nuns Veilinp, Lace Runtincr, Plain, liroeades and Flowered, Beautiful Plaids in colors and black and while, Black tiuntinps, Cashmeros Tamise, iiazellc and Henrietta Cloth, Buttons and Trimininps for everything. Silk iilorcs, White, Black and Colors, eall for our Foster "William" Kid, in Blaek and Colors, only $1.00 a pair. Ladies aud Children's llose and Shoes. R. M. H ADDON & Co. March W. 1885-tf. 1 PROCLAMATION. Static vr Sorni Caroj.ixa, > Exkcutivb Dki-aktment.) Wheroas information has been received at this Department that an atrocious murder was committed in the County of Abbeville, on or about the 15th day of March, A. D. 1885, upon the body of Pros Murchison by Isiah Wright, and that the said Isiah Wright has lied from justice : Now, therefore, I, Hugh S. Thompson, Governor of te slathe of South Carolina, in order that justico may be done and the majesty of tho law vindictated, do hereby offer a reward of One Hundred Dollars for tho apprehension and delivery to the Sheriff of Abbeville County, of the said isiah Wright. Said Isiah Wright is a dark mulatto,- about 5 feet 10 inches in height and weighing 160 pounds. Ho is about 25 years of age, and is quick in his movemonts. In testimony whereof. I have hereunto ?*t mv hand nnd caused the Great Seal of the Stato to be affixed, at Columbia, this 23d day of March, A. D. 1885, and in the one hundred and ninth year of the Indepenence the United States of America. HUGH S. THOMPSON. By the Governor : J AS. K. LIPSCOMB, Sccrotnry of State. March 25, 1385-tf 11 GARDEN SEED! GARDEN SEE!)! I have jast recoivud a l?rg link of Landreth's Fresh Car ilen 8eedf All Varieties 7L W. Lawson & Co. Jan 28-tf 2t .'v.'; '< ? . * J* >"V - ' < '.i-V- ? '1* - \x I W J Mil k Son IIA V R 25000 FOUNDS BACON, 1003 Eusnels oi Corn, 200 Bbls of FLOUR, 00 " f Molasses Iu Stoflk mir) tn Arrivo PARTIES in need of those goods will do Trel) to examine our stock. A Varied and extensive stock of nearly everything usually needed Wy the | trade, to be found at SMITH & SON. jan 14-tr 18 Pnthm Ct Poppin uuim uii a luiiiii H.\ V R in Ktock a complete am;?rt~ ment of Dnigs, MedicincH, Chemical#, live Stuffs, Varnishes ?frc. ^I.SO ALL THK POPULAR Patent Medicines new in many of them Non-gccr*t preparation, consisting of the Terr best Congh Mixtures, Dispeplio and Kidnej preparations, Rheumatic and Neuralgic preparations and IleHt Liniments for Maa aud Horse. THE VERY BEST FEMALE PREPARATIONS. J^YDIA PIXKHAM'S Female Rested j, ; RRAI)FIELD'S Female Regslator. HOLMES' LIHIMENT AND MOTHKK'M ' FRIEND. SHOULDER BRACES au* 8KIKT SUPPORTERS, so necessary to Woman'* comfort ' and health. Also Abdominal Supporters, Campbell's Repository &c. RUPTURE instantly reliored by a?ing tho Celebrated Fry Traaa. Tho only truss giving an upward and inward pressure, same as holding the rapture up with the hand. No pressure as the back. No thigh strap worn. - 1st premium and medal awarded at Cincinnati. '"xposiiioa 1884. PRYOR'S PILE OINTMENT. Tha best Corn Cures. Cora and Bam- '-*1 ion Pads. Also excellent preparations far . Chapped Skin, for restoring Vigor to the Hair, Tor Preserving aad Cleansing tha Teeth. qur LINE OV IF^USTOY GOODS will b? foand r?ry complete? consisting of Colognes, fereiga and domestic, Hankerckief Extracts in great variety, Tailek Soapa from tha cheapest la tka finest. Hair, tooth, nail, shatiw*. ' SHOE AND CLOTBK8 BRUSHES. COMBS OF ALL SOETS. ALSO nianjr articles for llou&ekold and Cooking: Purpose#? Baking Powders, Extract* a?4 Spieos, and Yinagar. Close Attention Given to PRESCRIPTIONS at all Hours, Night and Day. December 24, *8-4-tf 19 Mortgagee's Sale. Calhoun and McAllister to Mrs. C. C. Ferris. BY virtue of a mortgage given b* CiW, hottn and McAllister t* Mra. K. <*\ Ptrrip, which mortgage in now dna and oWiar T nill noli at public otitcrr, at AbbavHla C. fl., on Saledaf in May 18S6, tb? followiag 4* acribeu property to wit: One Fiue Horse-Power Parqobar Upright Engine. One King Cotton Press, * j One Yoke of Oxen, One (60) Fifty Haw flin, o be aold to satiafjr the afurenaM mortgage. Terma, Canli. JA8. 8. PKRKIK, * A rent of li?rl|?|rM. April 52-tf 82 x , Legal Notice. plmm iur. is hereby Riven to all parties L' harboring, hiring or eiring employment to ono, MKATS DAVIS, alias l-d. . Davis, that the law will be ntrictly tn? ..... forcod aprainxt them, ok ho i? nndei; cniv-, troct with me for the year 188f>. and ha*. ... left without my ron?ent nnd without * oauHo. W. 0. GRIFFIN. Bradley, S. C. ' April 20-f f 84 DRY GOODS, SILKS, Satins, Velvets, Trimminri, Rua ian Circulars, New Marketa, Jersey a * Ac., Ao. B. M. 11 ADDON A 00 .62