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t mraLE mK '. Jackson Resigns. y Jackson resigned 1 (| Baptist church ft Tuesday night B arewell sermon H Mr. Jackson, he Baptist church ville, has accept B ^ Vienna offt him a A e 'beville church :h y E --np!e. Wilson, f ei\'ed Vbbeville id, who t C the 1-ting his rge, l-tight syrup ant^ttUg it tin is of\ has set a ■tion by ot„ has alrea s() ld\ syrup at-munera f d'and for it \ \ Court. 1 unty court llarge number It parts of \ the leases Bist Pat Clark ■ negroes, Bjasseter, Ham Lewis Red ^B ||Hs convicted 1 n each T l months on t of forty ®Mr. Will ^Uie H. Non- P. < ^^The bride is ihter of Mr. C. p proprietors of room is one of hgineers on the aihe Chronicle ns. :d. Ill and Mr. David ried jesidence last Sunday * of the 1 - Lydia Harrell, - Abbeville. Jus ■ performed the land Mr. Id last Thursday A- bride's lOcial. fial at the inroe last Fri lost pleasant fte was large B of the B season. BBEVILLE, GA., THURSDAY. JAN. 6, 1898. The Court House Contest. The fifteen days allowed the con tjestees to rehut the testimony of the Contestants, and to secure evidence against them closed on Tuesday aud the contestants re-convened their court at Rochelle yesterday to con tinue for five days. The advocates of retaining the court house at Ab beville are confident that the case of the contestahts will fall to the ground. They Are Welcome. Mr. J. F. Waltz, a prominent citi zen of Sharon Center, 0., who spent last winter in Abbeville, has return ed with a party of fifteen homeseek ers from his home and vicinity. The Chronicle extends a cordial welcome to Mr. Waltz and his friends and hopes that they may be induced to remain with us perma nently. DefttH Of D. W. Mann. Mr. D. W. Mann, familiarly known to his. friends as Dave Mann, died\at his home near Abbeville last Sunday night of a kidney trouble. Deceased has been an invalid for years and was confined to his bed in his last illness for several weeks be fore his death. That 6 O’clock Dinner. A very enjoyable 6 o'clock dinner was given by Mr. E. A. Moody last Thursday to a party of select friends. The menu was varied and appetizing and the turkey served by “Aunt Mit” Fitzgerald, the special cook of the town, was roasted to a turn. Opening Of Public Schools. The spring te.m of the public schools of Abbeville will commence next Monday morning. All pupils will be required to carry their tickets of admission. Abbeville merchants say that the free fery across the Ocmulgee, river, established a few weeks ago, has al ready overpaid the cost of the ferry, in the trade, tiiat has been attracted from Dodge county. Our streets are daily thronged with people from our sister county. The Chronicle took no holiday Christmas week, as did most of the weeklies in the State, preferring to avail itself of the first week in Janu ory for that purpose, in order to close up the business of the past year preparatory to a change of management. Hence only a small sheet is issued this week, and this is to comply with statutory require ments of legal advertisements. LOCAL HAPPENINGS. GATHERED HERE AND THERE, IN CITY AND COUNTY. Abbeville needs more industries, and now is a good time to take steps to get them. The acreage in fruiteulture in Wil cox county, will be greatly increased this season. A large excursion of Western home seekers is expected at Forest Glen this week. Dr. Jay Shrader went to Savannah on a flying business trip last Wed nesday. Mr. E. W. Millican, of Waldo, Fla., was in Abbeville on business last week. The handsome livery and sale stables on Main street are finished and ready for business. Mrs. Sidney Lascelles accompani ed by Mrs. McIntosh of Fitzgerald was in town seeking legal advice this week. Presiding blder h. If. MeOeehee was in town this week and presided at the Methodist Quarterly Confer ence on Monday night. Miss Lillian Reid has returned to Cox College at College Park after a pleasant holiday season with her many friends. Miss Nita Alison, having enjoyed the holiday season at home has re turned to her Studies at Wesleyan Female College. Mr. J. L. Pittman and sister Miss Daisy of Irwington Ga., are visiting friends in Abbevihe, and Sibbiu, for a few weeks. A fair proportion of the cotton crop of Wilcox count! this season is still in the hands ofltlic producers, who are holding it for an advance in the price of the staple. Messrs. Carithers and Anderson have moved from the Stubbs build ing on Commeace street to the Rog ers building on corner of Stubbs and Commerce streets. Our young friend Oscar Snow who came home for the holidays returned to Atlanta, last Monday, where he is taking his second course of lectures at the Southern Medical College. There will be a public installa tion =-. ble officers of Wes tern e- Lodge F. & A. M. for the ensuing year at the Audi torjum on Friday Jan. 14th, and the bretheren will be given at an oyster supper in the ing. Then then- will also be work in the third degree. NO. 51. Rooms For Rent. One or two furnished rooms ■ for gentlemen. For terms apply to Mrs. J. R. Monroe, Abbeville, (la. Citation. GKORGI.V~\Vllcox County. To ull whom it may concern: Lizzie R. Si riel, - land w.'dow of Edgar L. Strickland, deceared having applied tome for the setting apart of the twelve months allowance for her and min or child, and appraisers having been appointed and having made their return, setting apart said allowance, within thirty days from the date of the application. All persons interested are required to show cause, If any they can can. at the Feb. term 1898 of Wilcox court of Ordi nary. Why said allowance should not he con firmed and the return of said appraisers mad,“ the judgement of the court- This Jan. 8d IHdh. John M. Warren, Ordinary of Wilcox County. Notice. } Whereas. W. if. Greason, J. T. Owens, J. A King, C. Snapp, J Gregory, and others. j petitioners, have made their application to this cour t praying for an order to change a portion of the Rochelle and Seville road which will he to the best interest to the traveling public, commencing at the line of J. J. Gregory and Jus. King's land, running thence due south to the Pitts j*oad, thence west by the residence of Mrs. Roberts through Pitts, thence In a north west course to said Rochelle and Seville road. Now this is to elite and admonish all that on the First Monday in February said road will be ! granted if no good cause Is show to tne con j Trary . This 3d day of January, \m. L. F. Nance, 1). McDuffie, M. K. Me Anally, j J. N. 10vans, Clerk. Com. of Roans and Rev. GO TO Aft. a. Brown, BOWEN ST., NEAR DEPOT, FOR STAPLE AND FANCY . . GROCERIES . . Prices the Lowest. Quality the Best. Georgia Seed Rye and Texas Rust Proof Oats A SPECIALTY. Country Produce of All Kinds Bought and Sold. ABBEVILLE, ■ _ • GEORGIA Fitzgerald Nursery TREES AND PLANTS. 1 wish to say to the people of Ab beville and vicinity that 1 carry a full and complete line of nursery stock, including all kinds of large and small fruits, and flowers in great variety. I make a specialty of strawberry plants, and have the famous Thomp son Berry. My prices are very low and everything warranted first-class. E. M. WINSLOW, Manager. FITZGERALD, ; - • GEORGIA. A very pleasant social party wa given at the residence of Judge T, L. Holton last Thursday evening in honor of his cousin Miss Annie Li 11 jott of Tattnall county, who is visit big Ins family.