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Abbeville Chronicle
UME V,
I and Personal.
tent of Interest Prom Town iand
County—Concerning People
end Things.
'See Dock Bowen for Baggies.
The oil fever continues unabated
in tuk neck ot the woods.
Mrs. E Wall, of Fitzgerald, is
visiting Mrs, J R Monroe.
Miss Annie Powell of Crisp is
visiting friends in Abbeville.
A number of strange faces art
seen on our streets every day.
Finest Georgia cane syrup in cans
at P. S. Oliver's. 6-27 tf
Mrs. W H Wilkinson and family
are visiting in Athens, (Ja.
Mrs. Robertson, of Dublin, Ga.,
is visiting friends in Abbeville,
Mrs. Samuel Drew, of Americus,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs J W
Dougherty.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W Mixon, of
Pitts are visiting the family of Mr,
L Story this week.
I can tell why I do it. I buy in
car load lota—Buggies. See Dock
Bowen. 8-15
Mr. C £ Melton came up from
Moultrie last Saturday and returned
on Monday,
Then* are too lnauy idie negroes in
Abbeville. Apply the vagrant law
Mr. N E Ware. of Fitzgerald,
spent the day in Abbeville last Tues
day.
For balance of summer season 1
will positively sell my suiuiner dress
goods at cost. P. 8. Ol.IVEH.
6-2«tf
Miss Maud Johnson after a pro
tracted visit to friends and relatives
iu Pulaski county is at (tome again,
Abbeville has eutertained a great
many visitors from different points
of the compass, within the past few
days.
Buggies!—I have just received a
car load aud got them at inside
price*. 8-15 Dock Downs
Mesdaiues E 11 Anderson aud A
G (Janther, are at house again after
a protracted visit to relatives in Fori
Valley and middle Georgia,
While the cotton crop of Wilcox
county this season has becu dama
ged by excessive rains recently, yet
it is better than in almost any other
scctiou of the state.
Zf you want a good Buggy cheap.
i will tickle you on ju ices.
Dock ttovvxs.
Mr. F B Colbert is suffering from
a severe rheumatic attack. Al
though able to be up bis right arm
gives him continual pain.
Mrs. B J Reid is visiting her
father’s family at Inwood aud will
bring her younger sister back with
her. Miss Lola will attend the G.
N. C ami B. L
Last Monday w«* the regular date
for the sitting of the oourts of Or
dinary ami County Commissioners.
Vo business of such interesting or
:ri<Mas import a* in on* o$ the aes
ms «f the latter court rocantly.
iws transacted.
Just received m Ml Mild
complete line of b#y$, two
end three piece, knee
pant* suit*. We «re *elt*
Inc them cheep call and
see them. CO*
BARNES ft
Saveraf" prominent tiiiiMk of
Fitzgerald came to A\)Wville last
Saturday, U'iugiiig with fhem * man
Supposetl to be expert in thi' discov
ery of oil indicatlnna, Hi* party
proceeded to investigate, transpired, with what
result, Has not yet
Tha Skill and dispatch with which
Mr, M B Goodin rapairetl creditable the holler
at lie artesian well i* to
him h* a skilled atf*£*U. Th* re
pairs required neatly a patch executed oh Ihe toilet if
which Was as at
done by A master mechanic.
Devoted to the Upbuilding of Wiicox County and Abbeville.
ABBEVLLE. QA., THURSDAY; SEPTEMBER 5, 1901.
Mr. W, C. Oliver Accosted by a High
wayman.
Last Monday night between 8 and
0 o'clock Mr. \V C Oliver left his
store to go to liis home more than a
quarter of a mile distant. The moon
was just rising when Mr. Oliver
reached the branch ouc hundred
yank from his residence. In a
meditative mood with ius eyes on
the plank crossing at the branch, he
was startled by the clear and curt
order, “hold up your hands.”
booking up the dark hurley
form ot a negro six paces away stood
in his path Mr- Oliver was all un
armed. but has cool courage and
dauutless spirit. Quick as a flash
lie bounded forwant throwing his
Hand to his hip pocket, “You black
scoundrel I wiU kill you ’ shrieked
Oliver as he rushed on the highway
man. The blutr succeeded. The
negro quailed and abjectly begged
for mercy, saying that tic mistook
Mr. Oliver for a negro.
After admonishing the negro that
’it would be advisable to make no
more mistakes of the kind. Mr.
Oliver proceeded to his house se
cured his gun and returned to pur
sue the negro, overtaking him near
SAL Depot. Here he surrendered
to Sir. Oliver, and again begged for
bis life. Mr. Oliver turned his
over to au diBcer who"car
ried him to jail. The negro proved
to lie Tom Leak a brick setter, who
lias been f< r several weeks employ
ed at the brick works of McLeod uud
Grantham. lie came from Albany,
Ua., several weeks ago to work for
the above named firm.
lu default of bail iu the sum of
$200 he was remamh-d to jail for
trial at September term of Superior
court.
OR Indications Continue To If*
Found.
The exitement consequent to the
indications of au oil deposit that has
lieen discovered here, whilo not so
demonstrative iu manifesting itself,
a* wlieu the discovery Was made, is
settling into a firm conviction that
there is a deposit of liquid wealth,
under Ute soli of Ablievillc and vi
cinity. This conviction appears to
lie sustained by increasing evidence
that is regarded by people who have
lived in the oil regions of the north,
and are now here, as conclusive. It
will require both time anil capital to
make satisfactory investigation as
to whether there is an oil deposit
here or not, Arrangements are be
ing made to this end ami the inves
tigation promises to be thorough.
In the meantime inquiries are com
ing from ail quarters aud prospec
tors are on the ground.
Has Bought th* Abbeville Hotel.
Mr. Andy Obadwell, of Uhauncey
M*$ one of the largest farmers of
Dodge county, has purchased
Abbeville Hotel sitnatad near the
conrthoube, now «K*cupi«d Mrs. G Q
WilhaiM Biro's (vase Will hot expire
till January til, 1962.
Mt. ChwdWell hat a family of
twelve living children, ten of whom
will enter the G N C A B I m Janu
ary uett. This was foully the
magftet that attraetesi Mr. Chadwail
to AbbevWe.
The Cbtotltcle Wdt Mr, Chad well
and family tteWvue to Abbeville.
Fa* Bui*.
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A good mule will Sell for cash or
oh lima for goad paper*,
8-13 4t \f. H. WiLkl.YvoN.
r .prior
RIBT.
FLOUR, LILY WHITE; $4.60 bll
FLOUR, CAPITOLA, $4,15 bit
FLOUR PER SACK 60 cts
RICE, BEST, Hlbs. to $1.00
RICK, GOOD, i81bs. to $1.00
GREEN COFFEE,
- • GOOD, 0 lbs. to $1.00
GREEN COFFEE. I2lbslo$1.00
GREEN JAVA tints to ii.oo
ARBUCKLES, 2 PACKAGES 2ftc
SUGAR • itifis to $1.00
MEAT, PER POUND, 10$ cts.
BEST HAMS, 14 cts.
SUGAR CURED
SHOULDER 11 cts.
CORN, PER BUSHEL, $1.00
MEAL. PER BUSHEL, 90 cts.
HAY, PER HUNDRED, $1.25
OATS, PER BUSHEL, 60 cts.
TWO POUND BAGGING 0] cts.
TIES, PER BUNDLE, $1.25
* We have a complete
line SHOES and DRY
GOODS Which we are
selling data? :
THE CASK ONLY.
YOU as AR840UK
YESTERDAY, TODAY eni TOMQEROW,
McLeod & CO.
PUBLIC 9QUARE.
County Alta Doasn’t Move,
In the injunction case of Lasse ter
et al vs. Reid ol ai which was heard
before Judge Roberta at Kastman
last Thursday, thb decision was in
conformity with the views repeated
ly expressed by Ihe Chronicle, Viz.:
that there was nothing in the case
by reason of the laws under which
the commissioners were acting iu
their effort to change the site of Wil
cox county, being otsuletc as Well
as unconstitutional. The Rochelle
New Bra, in a brief article iu its
last issue say Si “Oapt. Martin is
very confident of n final victory and
the New Era bases its hopes of suc
cess ou the Captain'S well known
ability as a lawyer," (Vpk. Martin
has oil former occasions been equal
ly confident of success and failed.
In fact confidence is one of Martin’s
characteristics. Well as We have
bad occasion to remark before, we,
in this neck of the woods hare lost
no sleep over the matter.
Sunfiag Schaal Convention.
The next Sunday School Cnui efition
of the Little Rivet Baptist Associa
tion will lie with the church at Cedar
Creek on the 5th SblHrdiiv afitl Sun
day in this month,
O. V. Fcli.kr,
Paster,
A Happy Man.
Mr. J W Dougherty was the hap
piest engineer on the Seaboard Air
Line Railroad last Monday. A fine
toy bad arrivad at hi* house the
night previous, to take op hi* j»er*
uianent atode there. The Chronicle
extends congratulations,
L. J. WHITEHURST, Editor and Publisher • *
ATTENTION
FARMERS!
Why gih unloading work yourselves to death at the
small your cotton and loading
yourcotton seed, when by hauling it a few miles
further to the*
Wicox County Gin and Warehouse Go's.
Gin you can get your cotton ginned and
have your seed put on*your wagon, ail in Fifteen
Minutes—to say nothitigrof the Superior Quality
of the Sample—which alone: will increase the
value of your cotton $ 1.50 pur bate.
in Then again If you want to have it packed
round bales you can do so. We give figures
below showing the net gain to yout:
Round Bale. Square* fitafct
5oOV> Lint. 500 lb Lint.
81b Bogging and ’lies, 241b Bagging and Ties:.
508tb 624 lb
8.54 price. 08c Price.
$43. 38 $41.92 -
3.10 Bagging, ties, ginning 2.50 Bagging, Tie*ami Gih
$40,28 net val. [compression. $39.42 net vat.
Expenses.
Rpund. Square.
$1.60 Ginning
7W Bagging and Ties, Ginning-:
1.00 Compression. 1 .00 Bagging and Ties.
$3.10 ‘ $2.60
Comparison.
Net Round Bale $40.28
Net Square bale 39.42
Set profit over .Square Bale . 86
The atove will show a net gain of 86 cents for the found bate
over »he squarv.
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There IS a guaranteed peremluhi over local square bate market
at all times. All cotton in Lowry or found hale form is always
sold at original weights as stamped oh each bate—thus avoiding
any loss In weight—as in square bales.
Our outfit is the most complete this side of Macon. We wtH
pack your cotton in either round of square bales, it will pay you
to haul your cotton l» or 12 mile* to our splendid pUfut.
Wc will pay you the highest market price for seed right ai. the
gin— you don't have to move them.
BEWARE OP fitS CUT COTTON.
WILCOX COUNTY OIN ft WAREHOUSE CO.,
Abbeville. Ga.
Llv«ry, Feed and Sale Stables.
BOWEN LIVERY OOMPANY,
Know the Roads. Reasonable Rates.
GOOD * TEAMS • AND • GOOD * DRIVERS,
Gfanfi ant tr»v$fse Jurors Drawn
For Saptambar Tarm Wilcox Su
perior court.
OBANO JOUV.
T J Dcnnard, 1! J Cook,
T, McGlammorv, J U FarlclotL,
W H Faircloth R J Cook,
K k' llowen, IS tv Flower*,
D K Gammage, ■ J Mumlewiiite,
J A King. W L LoVett,
D Me Duffle, Itehry StWnc,
L M AtcDiffliu, Joe M HMiHh,
Joel T Hill, it n H«H t
II T Grien, Jha. ti i'Dfrtvrits, ''
,1 C Dgrsey, J I) TipjXHt,
W W Clements, L C Covington,
1* II Cotree, L U Gibbs,
W L Holt, W H Wilkinson,
W B Owens. Bennett Pate,
TRAVEKSK JVUr.
Troy Nasworthy, Joseph Miller 8r.,
J W Sheely, L C Calhoun,
J D Fitzgerald, Y H Britt,
Wm. H Gibbs, W 1J Carswell,
L U Tltshaw, J V Lamb,
M Clements, W N Howell,
NO. 30.
M W Oarbutt, Jas. N King,
J F Brown, ti 8 Ambrose,
K A Stubbs, W M Coop*i Sr.,
D J Cook, J H Nijipvr,
W F Ragan, N I* Wilson,
J J Parsons, Isaac Atkius,
A U Ku*«ell, •I B l.and,
L I* Wimberly, Jno, Stathau.
J 0 Maahburu, Early Glides,
Hurtm King, >t II Ofteus,
Jns Fitagefatd, Mark Miliar
•t T LoVctt, W It HIimhmi*
Rshtfcafi tan Rtf*.
The Crthhty Commiasioners at the
regular monthly meeting at the court
house, at Abbe+ille last Monday fix
ed the tax*rake of the county for
ensueing year at $9.56 per 1000,
Itcing 24c.. tan* on thousand than
last year. The state rate lias'riteni
increased to $5.44 jjpe^ tli^usaad^lol
lars The Stats 7ind cqtiuiytsx
therefore in this county from Uio>
ensuing year will be $11. •