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THE CHRONICLE. OFFICIAL OrtGAN WILCOX COUNTY. A. K. Jksninus, Edjtoii. ,). It Monroe, Publisher St'HSi KH’TTON' RATES. Twelve month*.......... It SIi months.............. Three month**.. -........ Iriv«ri*bJy In advance. furnUhedonapplies!Ion. Advertising rate*. The Cmhomk i.k U published every Thur&dfty. at Abbeville. Git. <'ouimimlctttious to insure than Insertion xhouhl reach tho oUlre not Inter Mofi<inv. ami mils*! uUoyn he uerompuu ed by the writer's nlgniiMire: not ncee-.sarllN for onblleation, but um u guarantee or good raltfi Kor advert iking r*to* apply at thin office. TELEPHONE NO. 44. Entered at the I’ont oftlru al Abbeville, Oa., a. .arond-cliHx mutter. THURSDAY, FEB. ‘24, 1898. One of the most potent evidences of the stringency of the times in this section, is the unusual and morbid greed for petty offices. Property amounting to many thousands of dollars, iu timber, fenc ing and houses, have been destroyed by lire in Wire-grass Georgia within the past few days. Anv community m which the con sumers outnumber the producers, under ordinary circumstances, is bound to suffer for the lack of a requisite supply of money. The gold iu the United States treasury now amounts to $1<>U. (>-la,- 7:tb including the one hundred mil lion reserve for redemption ol i nited .States notes, under the act of 1892. The Ameliens Evening Ihrald is Dili* of the brightest and most read able pajicrs that readies our ex change table, it is manly and out spoken iu its sentiments on every topic it touches. When will our law makers, state and national, revive the good old patriotic custom of legislating in the interest of the people, without re gard to the perpetuity of their term of olliee. Tlie Dingley tarill is producing prosperity throughout the country with a vengeance. Even New Eng land the birth-place of high protec tion tariff is squirming under the ef fects of its pet measure to produce prosperity. If the average man who is con stantly complaining of hard times, would turn Ids land to something that would bring him a daily revenue iu cash, however small tlie .amount, a long step toward a return ol pros perity would be taken. Having one idiotic revenue war on hand, says the New York World, there is a rapidly developing senti ment in favor of another with Can in la. WJicii we shall have shut out all foreign trade perhaps the cam paign contributors will be satisfied with their ••home market,” The locntiou of 11 now South (<eor ^iti colony is now :i daily umiounee juent. The tide of emigration to this section 4s styeijin^ as it advances mnl the day is not far distant when the wiregress region will teem with sin industrious and puosjieroHs idtUeofchip. The Finaiioial Review says that ■••while Mr. Teller and his associates who point, to Mexico as the financial .example which (the United States ought to follow, were urging this government to pay its bonds in sil ver dollars, the Mexican government was negotiating a hundred-million alollar loan, to he repaid, principal and interest, in gold.” Upland Rice. Upland rice is growing in favor with the farmers of Wilcox county. A few years ago very little rice was cultivated except on the sea coast. In speaking of upland rice as a money crop the 1’oubui News and Immigrant says: Comparatively few of our own people know with what ease and •certainty, and with what profit up land rice can he grown in this section, l^and that will make fifteen to twenty bushels of corn, will make til) to 75 bushels of the rough rice; 75 bushels of rough rice w ill make 25 bushels of clear rice, which at CO pounds to the bushel, at the low rate of .'l| cents a pound gives $5(1 per acre. Rice straw and hulls are a valuable feed and valuable feni Jizcr, The Road Sgt:j To Prosperity. -- The editot ornhe Chhoniclu has for the past eight years, labored with unremitting energy to impress on Un people of Abbeville and Wilcox comi ty the importance of bending their every energy to the building and fostering of industrial enterprises, however small or iinseemihgly im portant. Every industry that em ploys producers of money is most desirable to every town or communi ty. By this means money is placed in circulation and the entire com munity reaps the benefit. Abbeville has been endowed by nature with pe culiar and special facilities for the establishment of such enterprises; with a navagalile river and ample railway facilities for truns|«irtation, with ftn inestimable wealth of pine timber and hard woods i t great variety in practically iuexl,unstable supply close at band, she possesses remarkable advantages, and induce ments for the building of such money producing plants as a helve factory, bam I factory, furniture factory, hub and spoke factory and other similiar enterprises. Small indus tries once established invite and produce large ones. The impression that such industries as these above mentioned, require a large capital is a mistake. The Chkoxiclk will continue to advocate this policy from time to time in the hope that its readers may in time lie lead to agree with, and fall into line with it for the rebuilding, and future prosperity of Abbeville and Wieox county. In tliis connection we hereby re produce a brif but suggestive article from the Moultrie Observer. Paid Seventy-Nine Percent, The Observer has constantly urged that our people give more attention to manufacturing. Many of our merchants who have large sums in vested in merchandise, would have a much larger income if they had money invested in a small factory. We cite as an instance, the Colquitt County Cooperage Company" This concern is only two years old, and has been so unfortunate as to be burned out one time, iu vertlu-less it recently declared a dividend of seven ty-nine percent. It must also be re membered that it was meeting close competition at the time, there anotner factory here making the same barrels it makes. Meeting of Democratic State Execu tive Committee. Washington, Feb. 1U. —The members of the State Democratic Executive committee are requested to meet at the Kimball house on March 1 7, 1898, at 1J o'clock a. m. to fix the time for holding the state convention, am] to fix the time and provide the manner for holding pri mary elections to nominate governor and state house officers and for other purposes, 1 will thank the newspapers of the state to copy this notice. A. 8. Clay, Chairman. The Maine Disaster. Tim cause of tlie explosion which destroyed the .United States battle ship Maine iu Havanan harbor last week is still enveloped in mystery. The ship was blown to atoms hy the explosion and three-hundred and fifty of the brave men on board were either killed or wounded. The Maine was one of the finest battleships in the service of the United States, and cost the government $5.(1(1(1,000. The Spanish government extends that the explosion was an accident and occurred in the ship's uiagi/.ines. The United States Naval officers and the authorities .. . . at i n- M ashington i • , are reticent as to their theory of the cause of the disaster, lit tlte mean tinie a thorough invostigation of ilio entisf of the disaster is lieing made By competent and experienced naval officers. If the investigation (level ops the fact that the explosion was the work of Spaniards, the gravest reslilts would be 1 precipitated; 1 ’ would inevitably result unless Spain should make prompt ami satisfactory reparation. The situation is jin t now of the gravest possible nature ami may at any moment develop in to bloody war. Are we prepared for such an emergency? DeVVitt’s Little Early Risers, Tbe fttnou* Uttle pill*. The Pension Burden. Erom tho New York Journal. Americans arc accustomed to fe licifitc themselves in a superior way upon their freedom from the military burdens that are crushing the suifer ing people of Kurope. They wonder how much longer the jealous powers of the old world can stagger under the loads of their enormus armies without bankruptcy-. They are look ing for an early war, leading to a general disarmament, as the easiest way to escape from an intolerable situation. Unquestionably the European mil itary burdens are heavy. Italy spends on her army $54,000,ODD a year—over a third as much as we spend annually for pensions. The Austrian array costs $70,000,000 a year or nearly half our pension bill. Great Britain pays $00,000,000 for military purposes, which is three fifths the amount of our annual pen sion outlay. Germany is taxed$120 000,000 a year to support the most efficient army in Kurope, or four fifths of our pension expenditures. Tlie extravagantly maintained French army absorbs no less than $138, 000,000 a year, which is about eleveu twefths of our pension account. Finally, Russia, with a wasteful ad ministration and no public opinion to call it to account, spends $142, 000,000 a year in supporting the largest army in the world, which is only from $8,000,000 to $12,000, 000 less than we shall spend next year in pensioning a million people, more or less remotely connected with a war that ended before half of the present inhabitants of the United Stiltcs were born. The accompany iug diagram illdi ' tilt* lvliltioil , elites U Olll poll sio» expenditures ami the military expenses of lue great powers of 1 hjiU’OpC : «Lilian \ army raa^ao ■ British army.............. SS£33SmM German army............ i French army...........Ejs&iaeSi-SSSala^ESiSi li.issian army..... KRK g--^anaKaaaaHBBl l. s. pensioners. HaaaBfiiBBiflMM _ _ J I ins comparison does not show the full extent to which our military burdens exceed those of the stagger ing nations of the old world, for in addition to our army, of pensioners we have to support another army of soldiers. Jf the cost of army, navy and pensions for ail countries were combined it would he found that the American expenditures for warlike purposes were by far the heaviest iu the world. The equivocal announcement oi Sam Jones for governor of Georgia created almost as great a sensation throughout the state as if the an nouncement had been serious, The method thus adopted by the great evangelist to strengthen the cause of his able and worthy friend Col. Can dler was unique and characteristic of the original and only Sam Jones. The earnest support of Col. Candler by Mr. Jones will only add to the certainty of Mr. Candler’s success in the gubernatorial race. The people will see to it that lilount and sturdy Allen D. Candler shall be placed in charge of the helm of the ship of State. Notice. GKORG1A Wilcox county. Notice is hereby given that I intend to apply to non. (’. ( Smith, judge of the Superior court of said county, on the 28th day of March next (lsu8) at the court house in Abbeville, said county, for leave to sell, for veimestment, the following real estate, belonging to Lillian F. Reid, minor child of George R. Reid. Jr., dee d. to wit 210 acre of lot of land No. 22 in the 1st district of Wilcox county Georgia: said 210 acres being in the southerly and astern part of said lot. The reason for desiring to sell and reinvest the proceeds is: 1st The said land is unimproved and at pres ent yields no income. Sml 1 desire to Invest in other land which Avill yield an income, i.amiic !■:. Monroe, ouardinn of s. F. Reid and Lillian K. Reid. Citution. GEORGIA W ilcox county. To whom it nitty concern: -Lizzie McMillan, widow of George MeMifl'an. deeeused, hav ing ttpi'lied to me for the twelve months allow nnee to her and her minor children, and ap praisers having been unpointed and having , m(d0 thelr retlirn mxlng apal , sllld ullmvance within thirty days from the date of the appli ,ion ; 'll persons interested are re.,uired ,o show cause, if any thev can at the March term ItW of Wtleox court of Ordinary, wnv -am * l, °"'* nee sho " ld not '' c <onft ' mi ' d ! "> li ' return of said appraisers made the j;; :* in or said court. This tva rtii. ivw. Johii M. Warn Ordinary or Wilcox ~ Exemption Notice. GEORGIA* WUcox cut;nty. llattlo Sutf.lt li:.- an,-Pc: -r e.Nemptloti of personalty -1 t ,uk apart and valuation of homestead, and i will pass upon th. same at 10 o'clock .. in . the 7?;t cay of March I8J8. John v, Warr. n, ( utiuary. MAX K. LAND, attorney-at-law. |3F*Ofllce in Hundley Hulkling. Depot street, Residence Thorn* No, fift. A HHFVILLE, GA K i. mu dob Citts. IIai, Lawbon CCTTS & LAWSON, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. llroad street, near court House. Abbeville. (J KORGIA. W. R. GOOGE, M. D., 1 lywioitm iSc Surj^LM >n, Calls answered promptly, day or night. ABBEVILLE. GA T. C. TAYLOR attorney-at-law. Hawkinsville, Georgia City Barber Shop. First Class Work. IIAIR CUTTING IX AI.I, STYLUS, 25c. shavi.no 10c. Commerce St.. Op!>. Post Office. M. 1*. WEARSOL, Prop. Si'ER.'Fl- SALES 'FOR MARCH. pFORM A. WILCOX cor NT Y Will be sold ^ before the Court house door, in the Town of Abbeville, said county, between tlie legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in March, 18us, the following property, to wit: Fifty acres of land lyin.tr and. bein.tr in the southeast corner of lot of lai.d No. 92. in tlie tilth land district of Wilcox Count containing fifty acres more or l«*ss. <.,*1 the A b bevilleand Vienna road, being on line running east and west. Levied on as the properly ol .L T. a nd Annie Hay to satisfy a mortgage ii fa. hi favor of Geo. W. Wooten, administrator, vs. . 1 . T. and Annie Kay: property pointed out in said ii fa. Feb. 1, 1898. L C. Covington, Sheriff. Alsoat same time and place will he sold one Vaughan Ideal printing \n‘o.ss and outtit; also one Chandler A Price Gordon printing differ- press and job press and out lit waned (description defendant): of ent small articles beinif b.v satisfy sold as i he property of K. IT Monroe to a mortK'ap'e ii fa issued from superior Court Brothers of Wilcox county, in fa\or of Barnhart A Spindlcr vs! F. F. Monroe, prepevty pointed out by iriort&ujfer. L. Covington, Sheriff. (.’. Iso at the same time and place, M acres of bin;; cast of the Irumville and Hawkins vibe road, same being pavt of lot of land No. ! lying ill the 1 st district of Wilcox county. more fully described as the Webb place. Levied on as the property of A. 15. Cain to satisfy a superior court fi fa. in favor of 1>. s. McDuffie vs. u. It. Vaughn and W. e. Conner as prinei pals, and A. 15. Cain as .security on appeal. Alsoat theKiime time ilnd „, ace wlu he one house and lot in the town of Rochelle, da.. known as the Pollock place, situated on the north side of the G. A A. Hy.. and bounded on ihe north and wist by lands of S. II. Ashley. and on the west by Lee street, containing two acres ' more or less - sai<1 property sold .to satis " « mortgage 11 f “- from " iicox s "l*rtor court in favor of .1. P. Dost or vs. Mrs. Emma K. Lot Th|s Feb * |Wia L. c. Covington, Sheriff. Application for Leave to Sell. (JFOKG1A —Dooly County. To all whom if may concern:— J. M. Warren and C. W. Holliday, administrators of Thos. Warren, deceased, have in due form applied to tlie undersigned for leave to sell the lands be longing to the estate of said deceased: and the ordinary of Wilcox county, Ga., in which said lands are located, and of which said Thomas Warren was a resident at the time of his death, and in which county said estate is being ad ministered. belli# disqualified, said application will be heard by me on the first Monday in March 18'JH, at Vienna, Ga. This Feby, 7, J. I). Hauguovk, Ordinary, Dooly county. Election Notice. .Stale of Georgia, Wilcox county. Office of County Commissioners of Wilcox county:—It is he ref ore ordered that on Wednes day the <>th day of April 1898 an election be held at the various precincts of said county of Wil cox to elect a Tax Collector in and for said county, to till a vacancy that now exist in said tax collectors office, for said county under such regulations and in the manner as now provided by the statutes in such cases made and provi ded. It is further ordered that this order be published once a week for four weeks in the Rochelle New Fra and the Abbeville Chronicle, the newspapers in which the sheriff of said county publishes his leiml notices. Granted this 7th day of Feb. 18R8. Uy order of L. F, Nance, I). McDtiffee, M. F. McAnally, ,T. N. Fvans, (rierk. Corns, of Hoads A Rev. Road Hotice. State of Georgia. Wilcox county. Whereas: (i. W. llerrald. .lames McCall and others have made application to tliis court praying for an order to change a portion- of the Rochelle and Seville public road that leads via of Union church, said change to begin at west end of lane, west of James Owen's old place, at the north east corner of lot of land No. 120 . twelfth d'strict, in said county, running due west, on lot line about 300 yards. Thence in n northwest course to said public road, Now this is to cite and admoni.*h all persons t hat on and after the first Monday in March 1898 said change will be granted, if no good cause is shown to the contrary This the 7th day of February rs98. Ry order of L. F. Nance, D. McDuffie. M. F. McAnally. ,T. N. Evans. Clerk. Corns, of Roads a Rev Road Notice. State of Georgia: Wilcox county. Whereas; A. J. Gibbs and others have made their application to this court praying for an order to change a portion of the public road known as the Rochelle and Lam Taylor road in the 1171 district, commencing near the resi dence of A. J. Gibbs. running about 3ft0 yards east, thence southeast about Jpo yards intersec ting again with the said public road, Said change goes through the hinds of A. J. Gibbs. W. 1*. Owens and Sy Gibbs. Now this is to cite and adr,'.t.;;>h all persons that on the first Months;, ic Mate:] said change will be granted it' no good cause is show to tne- contrary. Thi> Till d;;\ of February. 1898. Ry order of L. V. Nance. P. .McDuffie. M. L. McAnally. J. X. Evans. Clerk, Corns, of Roads A Rev % WgnfgQ--fifl , . _ Inga S^aSVmplo *■ ivawv* thUig to patent? . Writef wLuuEkbSrx i 8 W h ' JOILN ca, Patent Atto r neyB. Wasiilnmon. p. c.. for their $t.8ua prize offer and new list of one thousand inventions wanted E. H. ANDERSON Dealer in WATCH ES, CLOCKS All Work Guaranteed. ('orner Commerce ABBEVILLE, GA. A Stubbs Streets. J. K. IIiviks, Pros. A . .1. ('A LI, Alt AN, V. P r V, J. llivixs, Cashier. Capital $50,000. Surplus $8,000. First national Bank, cor i > r: i- ic, oa. Accounts of Banks, Corpora*ions, Firms an Individuals Solicited. Collections made. Six per cent, interest paid on time deposit a. For Handsome Turuoutii and .... Good Horses, For Harness or Saddle, call at the LI VERY and FEED STABLES of J. H. HAMILTON, DRAYS run iii connection with stable. Stables near G. & A. depot. Abbeville Georgia. ABBEVILLE GRADED - HIGH SCHOOLS. The curriculum of the Graded School will extend to the 7th grade and in the High School to the Junior class in the leading colleges. A CLASS SN PEDAGOGICS Teaching teachers how to teach is a specialty of the Abbeville School The tuition will lie free to all persons within the school age residing in the School district and receiving instruction in grades 1 to 7, inclusive. Tuition for pupils residing outside the School district, in grades 1 to 7, inclusive, 50c per month where public funds follow. Tuition for pupils in 8th grade, $1,50; and in 9th and 10th grades $2,50 per month. Fall term will open Monday, Sept.. For further information address J. R, Monroe president of trus tees, or R. J. Prentiss, Principal, Abbeville/Ga. Georgia and Alabama Railway. SAVANNAH SHORT LINE. Passenger Schedules Effective December 12, 1897, MAIN LINE. No- 19. 17. No. 18. 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Connects at Savannah with IMunt System. F. ('. A I> nml steamers At “ l N,' :; no^ a d ; IL . tor Albany and and the Columbus. north, also At with Montgomery \V. Hy. of with Alabama, L. A X. for New Orleans ami bevond' ' ' for 1 ' i - minttlmm for Selma. TRAIN NO. 17. connects at Savannah with Blunt System and !•'. c. A t> n n it it„i,.m with southern I!y. No. 16 south bound and No. la north bound. At Abbeville for l.’itzvenil V,mt Ocf',11. with At Itordetu Division With G. S. & F. R. mbits R. No. i south llama bound and No. 2 north' Montirom’erv* lioimd M lileh iaml C. A A. for Coin and A also for Albany, tt 'with I A N. t«>r Nj-'V Orleans ana beyond, for liirnilny’IJum and tlte north, also with Western fly. of AU TRAIN NO. 18. Connects at MontRomery with L. A N. from New Orleans and from tlie north, also with Western By. of Alabama Iron. Selma. At lliehlund with c ,v l ltivisien for Columbus and Atlanta, also for Albany. At Cordele with Ii. s. A r. Ry. \ 0 a for Tift on ami \ uldosta. At Abbeville for Fitzgerald and Oeilla. At Savannah with Blant System J1 and F v c ‘ v v 1*. Railroad. * > TRAIN NO. 20. connects of Alabama at Montgomery with L. A X. from New Orleans and from the north, also wit .1 Western Ry. from Selma, At Cordele with G s A F fv N„ a south bound. At Abbeville for Fitzgerald and Oeilla. At Helena with Southern Kv * No 'u ’ south bound. At Savannah with Plant System, F. C. A I*. If. R. and Steamers Nos' an‘d •'(S'" 1 ' 01 l ’ a, ' l0r Cars 011 Tnlins > ' os ' 17 and ls - E'lllman Palace Sleejiing Cars on Train* l» e. n. right, A. 1*01* K \ vs! start! Genl. Passenger Agent. and^enera/.Marmge”!'' 1 IW ' n er CECIL GAUUETT, Vice President " Tifton and Northeastern Railroad. “SOLDIERS COLONY ROUTE.” I^ocn I Time Tabic No. O. H. H. TIFT, General Offices: W. 0. TIFT, President. TIFTON, GEORGIA. Vice President NO. 7 NO. 3 NO. 1 I*. “Sansits? I*. M. A. ~ LFA VK 3 8 10 8 § 0 3 3 23 8 r V 3 :?: ° 8 y 8 F * 3 r.2 4 F 3 3 AS Pi .fi 4 lb 9 1;\ 20 F ■; 4 2ft 0 no 25 ARRIVE Trains Nos. i 2. 3and J run daily excotd Sunday. Trains No*. 7and 8 run on Sumter L oniv ! t :ags'a!t. ; ti. Train-stop only on sr.-nai. All trains make connw-ion with |w System and Georgia Soutnmn and Florid* at 'i Hum. and the Ceonri# and Uaham. at k a mxwwt. REPA {RING A Sl‘iu‘UL-XL'I‘Y. Miles. w ' . i EFFECTIVE >er lOtli, 1HQ7. TIFTON. RRIGHON HARDING PIN i '.TT A MYSTIC. FL FTC HER, FITZGERALD. AND JEWELRY. Boiler and Machinery Repair Shops. All kinds of boiler and Machinery repairing. Executed on Short Notice, ^LL^yORK Quaranteed. Second Hand Boilers Bought, Sold and -O Exchanged• Stio|>sou lloweo »irw-t near railroad crowing. JONES & ED ENFIELD,* Props. Abbeville : : Georgia. New Iron Shops. Blacksimthing and Woodwork of all kinds at rock bottom prices—at.................. CITY.. .. REPAIR.... SHOPS llorse shoeing a Specialty. Ford’s old stand. Abbeville : Georgia. GO TO M. 1. ®rown t BOWEN ST., NEAR DEPOT, FOR STAPLE AND FANCY . . GROCERIES . . Prices the Lowest. Quality the Best. Georgia Seed Kve and Texas Rust Proof Oats A SPECIALTY. Country Produce of All Kinds Bought and Sold. ABBEVILLE, GEORGIA Miles. ARRIVE V. 1 *. M. 1 *. 2d lft ft 25 fi 20 to fi io r> 17 11 hi 6 iff 5 111131 ft 41 ft 1* 11 2ft ft m ft r. n 14 fi 23 ft LEAVE « it oO ft 10 ft NO. 2 NO. 5 NO. K