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Sale Of Government Lands.

4 u sEFs y yG .
We learn from Mr.. Andrew Small,
Auctioneer that On Monday Of the
last week, he2aold ats public out cry,
about, three thousand acres Of Gov
ernment land, known as the Marshall
tract, in this District, at prices
ranging from $1,000 to $4,000
per acre. The lands we're divided in
to homestead lots OF from fifty to one
hundred acres each. Terms, $40 cash,
for certificate, and the remainder on
credit of from three to four years.
The purchasers were oil freedmen.
Thoro wero some three hundred pres.
ent, and there was still q lack of lands
for many.
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: ADMISSION TO THE BAR.-Wo take
pleasure in announcing that Our young
friend Joel S. Perrin, Esq, has been ad
mitted to the practice of the law, du'
ring the present Term of tho Court.
lie is a gentlsman of fine talents and
attainments, and will, we feel assured,
reflect credit upon an honored family
name. Our best wishes attend him,
in the profession of his choice.
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HoME AaAIN.-Aftcr q short and
pleasant eycursion to tho Fairs in
Aususta and Charleston. the Editor
once moro resumes his duties at homo.
He cordially appreciates, andhearhly
reciprocates the kind congratulations rat
Of his friends, including those Of bis
hfethren Of the press.
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"A DESIRABLE
RESID +. NC''E|I.,. N !! I, !.

Il 4 i. d - /. N
TNHE subscriber offers for sale, his
residence with soSnauch Of the
land attached thereto as may be de,
sired, less than Two Hundred Acres.
The House which is just o half mile
from the Court House. is o GOOD
TWO STORY, WE'LL FINISHED
FRAME BUILDING ,sI containing.
eleven rooms, besides paptries, closets,
and other ACCOMMODATIONS ThereSg
arc in the yard a superior Dry.wellor
Cellar, and a first rate we'll, atfording'
nm abundant supply Of good water.
There are on the place the usual out
buildings and several good springs,
bathing house, Sc The place, natur-
ally, one of the mostbcautifll in the
neighborhood, is susceptible Of the
highest degree Of Improvement and
ornament. I;
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OUR CoURr. - The regular Fall
Term of our Court, after weeks in
PERMISSION, was resumed here on Mon.
day last, his Honor Judge Orr presi.
ding. The jurics were discharged at
tho previous sitting, and the Appeal
and Equity Dockets will occupy the
Court during the present week.
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Stat Of South Carolina.
ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
In Probate Court.-Citat;on

IN Pr06afe 'C0urf.-CItal'0n.
VIZ HEREAS Thomas R. Puckett applicant
w hs- made suit to me-, to grant him
Letters of Administration of The Estate Of
Thomas R. Puckett, Sr., deceased, late Of raid
County. 2,ls
. These are therefore, to cite and admonish
sll and singular the kindred and creditors of
the said Thss. K. Puc EFT, decd. that They be
anI appear before me in the Court Of Pro.
tate. /" be h-ld at Abb-ville G. W., on
18th, Nov. 1870. after publication thereof
at o'clock in the afternoon. T., show cause.
If any th"y have why the said Administration
should hot be granted , .r,
Gwen un'lef my hand, this 7th day of Nov.
Ammo Domiui 1870. VI
WM HILL, J. P. A. c. |. S.
Nov. 1870. 2S--2t.
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State of South Carolina.
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

Thanksgiving Proclamation.
~ lie year that is rapidly drawing to's
/ cIosr, has been crowned by Almighty
Gud with manifold blessngs. The ear!!,
hns brought forth l,ar kindly afrn'ls, and
abundant hsrvests have rewarded The hus-
bandman; honest labor has received re-
mnnera,ing compensation, and the general
prosperity has heen increased, political bit.
ierness has been ameIiora'ed, and the pub.
lie tranquility has been greatly improved;
health has prevailed within our bordeis,
and we lave been preserved from the pes
thence tina, waIkelh IN darkness, aud tfe
destruction that wssteti, at MONDAY. In
view of these inestimable t'eDe6ts and al
vanlages, aud in accordance with time
honored custom. ]. ROBERT K. SCOTT,
Governor nf Tue S,a,sSof South Carolina.
do respectfully recommend the observance
BY The people Of this Commonwealth, OF
Thursdny, the 24iIr day of November, rs
a day Of PUBLIC THANKSGIVING,
upon which, laying aside all secnlar pur-
suits, they may assemble in their customs.
a,y places OF wnr,hip AMI return feryen.
thanks 10 that Ben 6cent Providence. to
which We are so much indebted and. in-
voking the continuance Of His smiles and
bIrssi"gs, during the coming year, in the
pre*ervaneo Of peace and harmony, and
he Fastening OF the time, when the wolf
.haIl dwell wi,blhe lamb, AID the leopard
shall Tie down with The kid; that ,hp pas
sious of violent men may I've assuaged, aud
the st,.reis.up Of strife, who have made y
covenant with death, may be rsbuked, and
their counsels come 10 uaugkt; for the
spread Of intelligence, and the general diff
fusion Of, education nmong the people: 'ot
the promotion Of industry, 10 The building
up pf cur wnsle places, when the desert
.hall rejoics and blossom as the rose, and
every man shall sit under his vine and nr-
der his 6g tree,. and none shall nolest
them OF maks them afraid.
Given under my hand and the great aea
The Sn,e. 1T Columbia, this eighth
Ills. day Of November, A. D. 1870. and
in the ninely.6ftb year Of the Inde.
p,n.lence Of the United States OF
America.
ROBERT X. SCOTT, Governor.
F. L. CAkDozo, Secretary Of State.
Nov. lit
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VALUABLE -TowN RESIDENCE FOR
SALE.-Dr. D. S. Benson offers for sale
the valuable Residence in Abbeville
village, formerly owned by Mr.. John
A, Wier. See advertisement, and ap-
ply al this office for terms.
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NOTICE

NTDTICE is hereby given that a
IN Steward for the Poor House for
tho ii year 1871, will De elected by The
Board Of County Commissioners, on
the 4th Friday, November, instant.
Applicants will mako known the
number Of family. Address r. Jones,
Clerk of the Board.
By order Of the Board.
r. JONES, Clerk.
NeT II, 1870, 80 b
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Friday, November II, 1870.
RESULT OF TIE STATE ELECTIONS
OFFICIAL COUNT.

We learn from the Columbia cor.
respondent of the Charleston Nsws,,
that the State board Of canvassers
met in that city on Friday last and
disposed Of all the reports submitted
70 them except those from Charleston
and Chesterfield. The official returns
show that the total vote is as follows:
FOB GOVERNOR.
Scott, Radical, -, ..,...,....., "a, ,475
Carpenter, Reform, so, ,lo4
SCOTS majority ity,.......".......54,37l
FOR L1sursNAsT.aoyIRsoR.
Ransier, Radical. ,ssS
Butler, Reform, ,S'.""oe' '44l
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F See notice Of the meeting Of
the Directors of the Abbeville Agri-
cultural Society, on Thursday the
.24th inst, by Vim. 81. Parker, Secre-
.tary.
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Office School Commissioner.
Abbeville G. a., S. C.

s NOV. 1uth, lo|V.
All Trustees Of the Common Free
Schools, for each Of the Free School
Districts of Abbevillc County, are 70
quosted to meet at my Office Tuesday
the 18th inst, with report of the
condition Of tho. Free Schools in their
respective Districts. Also, to aoopt
some system by which to govern tho
Free Schools for the ensuing year.
Any Trustee failing to meet as above,
will be considered as having resigned,
and new Trustee will bo appointed
to fill such vacancy.
Respectfully, &C.,
81. J. Lomax,
School Commissioner A. G.
Nov II, 90, 1t
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Office County Auditor.
Abbsville G. d., S. G. |
Nov. 10Th, 1870. {

The Board of Equalization for Alb
bevillc County are requested to meet
ut my Office on Wednesday the 18th
November, for the purpose of Equal
iziug tho Assessments of Real and
Personal Property Of said County fol
tho year ending Sept. 1st, 1870.
... L. L. Guf1in,
Auditor Abbcvillo County.
Nov II, 20 1t
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VALUABLE VILLAGE LOT

THE subscriber offers for sale the
valuable House and Lot situated
upon Main.street. in the village of Ab-
beville, formerly owned By Mr.. John
A. Wicr, and containing four acres.
Upon the premises is large and COM
modious dwelling, with suitable out
buildings, also, good well, u fine or.
chnrd and garden, and other improve
ments. Altogether, it is one of tho
most desirable residences in tho vii
lage. For terms, apply to the Press
and Banner Office. |
D. s BENSON,
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"A = ;, :,
Republican majority on joint ballot SO
OF the thirty-one senators, (one va:
cancy) eleven are colored men, and
twenty white men. Out of tho one
Hundred and twenty!four members Of
the lower House, about eighsy are col
ored men. Is .ss#
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Notice.

THE Board of Directors of the
l. Joint Stock Company of the
Abbeville Agricultural Society will
meet at the Secretary's Office on
Thursday the 24th inst, at eleven
o'clock, precisely. Every member
must be panctually present.
By order Of the President.
.... ~, W. II. PARKER,
Eev II, 20, It Secretary.
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Z Sale Dag

H ~ : s..r -
There was 4 good attendance Of our
fsllow-citizens on Monday Inst, attrae-
tsd doubtless by the large amount Of
property which was advertised for
sale, Owing to the low price Of cot
ton, the scarcity Of money, and other
depressing causes, real estate sold at
less than the usaal rates. The day
paassd OF without any disturbance.
saIss sY run Jupex or PRoBATE.
il6 acres, the real estate Of Eliza
beth 4. Porter, deceased, was purchas-
Cd By Samuel ]. Porter, for $500. &,
2o2 acres, real sstats Of J. Willis
Cobb, decd, By Lorberry Arnold, for
Sl0l5. @
1876 acres, real estate Of David Press.
y, deed, by Mrs, A. 6. Pressly, for
1856. q
SALES By THE sHsRzsr.
2o9 acres, property or Robert Simp-
son, was parchased BY B. 4. Davis, for
e255. ~ "
100 acres, property Of John R. viii
son, decd, (Hook Trset) By Reubep
Clinkscalss, for s2045. s.
800 soras, property OF hams, by
: Thomas Thomson, for $1,000.
$50 acres, trust property Of Q. s.
Jones, by B. i, Jones, for 5000
b50aeres,, property Of Phsres Mar
tin, deceased. (Hemestead tract) by
p. A. Gown, for $l64o.
3os acres, property Of same (Ac'
Murphy traat9 by Jamos Banks, fol
$1,000.
81 acres, property Of samet cWillis
tract) By J. R. Nelson, for sore.
81 acres, property Of same, (part o
Willis tract) BY P. A. Gown, for s6lo
21 acres, property Of same, (part o
Willis traot) by J. A. Gilbert, for $40
EOS acres, property Of same, (sur
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has at last come ins lBiieso /
were made To order for Uur Z
supecialIy. and 40 ;caH confd
"a rrecommsiid them ~ the bes g0cdg SSs
The kind lii markot. FnllE a,s4Es FslI e.
their woreh ourselves md anxi3a 4
introduce this class OF work tIl0rS ex 81
tensiysiy We dfsss sttbesss shoss AZ /,
very Vel. ssnalI adrance son the cost ot
manufacture. e q sold the apie KIND ,s g
of shoes, last Spring, aad We hare ystt s:ss.
ID bear afty omplAiat of them 2kl !,
HAND-Sll c; j n and { tis} e 81.
SKIN O0TEES areF tho .baat ahpss !. sss
for constant wearing that lare made
Give them q trial md NO gaarsntee
'satisfaction C sass I.
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FIRST DIsTnlGT. 1
Dudley, Rebrm,. m,...,..........."....11 ,43o
;EAineY Radical, ............."....2o,zoo
sIooND DIsTaIcr.
DeLarge, colored, Republican, 1885
Bowen, white, Republican. l6, o42
THIRD DISTRICT.
Elliott, colorsd, Republics an,......so, 5e4
Bacon, Reform, ....,.............. 1a,9s7
FOURTH pIsTRIcT.
Wal.ases Republican, 1s,,1s4
McKissick, Reform, -. 40. Il. .2O6
The State board of ,canvassers
throw ont the repor. Of the Commits
sioners Of spsrtanburg County, who
lad rejected every box found to con-
sain seven votes moro than the poll
list called for. This excluded pre-
eincts which gave the largest Reform
msjorities, and elected the Radical
sicket in the aeounty. The action of
the State Canvsssers in restoring the
rejected boxes gives the County to
The Reformers By small majority.
A similsr action Of the StateC an
.vassers with reference 10 the report
OF tho commissioners Of Chesterfield
County, gives that county also to the
Reformers By . small majority.
It is supposed that the final action
Of the board ofeanvassers with re-
gard to the election to Congress in
the second District will give De-
Largea majority of 1000 over Bow
en--snd that ths election for State
Senator from Chstleston viii be de
clared void, and that . certificate Of
election will be refused to Mr.. Edwin
Bates, the Reform Candidate.
In.another colamn we publish .
list Of the members Of the General
Assembly, tho composition Of which
it is an follows:
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We have large Stock Of Light RtGGlES
AND RO, kAWAYS. Of our.own make. also
s, ock nf Northern built BTGGlE'-ooth
low and high priced, for those who wish to
purchnse Northern work. a. cheap A. any
Southern dealer. We call special attention to
the improvements taking in our SPRING
WAGONS. Withoet raising the price, we are
furnishing them with great care, painting
them elegantly.
Price Lis. promptly m"iled on application.
Send Us all your REPAIR WORK. Freight
only charged one way on it by the X. r.
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Notice..

oToLEN from the subscriber, on
y the 30th nit, D zBROWNISH
BLACK MARE, Is or 153 hands
high, short-coupled, heavy set, and
low in flesh from sucking. A liberal
reward will be, paid for delivery of
the mare and apprehension Of the
thief. s...s,-.5 ~ s
Address .s,3:.s
). s. WAITE,
g. Cokesbury, s. G.
Nev. II, 1870, as-st
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ESTABLISHED 1885.
Coach Factory.
COVER, cox & MARKlEY.

41TE would announce te our customers. that
w ue are prepared now to fill all orders
for VEHICLES, We have addedto our Stock
Of wo"d. Working Machinery, and increased
our S,nlf of Work,nen to about 10, and there
sore trust that none Of our patrops will b. d':.
appointed in having orrers promptly hlled.
The Stock of One, Two. Three, Four and Six
Horse Iron Axle Plantation WAGONS viii be
kent full: and now, o. ior one-hird OF cem.
turv past. these Wagons shall be the STAND.
ARD of EXCELLENCE.
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The Lats aAbbevins Fair-Prsmiums
Awarded - Wall-marited Success OF
the Society.

cnarAcIeriStlC6-to Wu0u VIZ oheiSy
and enterprise Of tho Committees in
charge, and the public spirit and lib
erality of the people generally, alike
contributed.
The Committees did their full duty
in tho work of preparation, and su-
perintendance. Selecting one of the
most romantic spots in the up:country,
enclosing on area Of six acres, erecting
a large two-story building, putting up
one hundred stalls, and making all
other preparations in . style equally
commensurate, they were ready to
give q fitting reception to the influx
Of gay visitors, and imposing array Of
rich contributions, which camo in
from this and the adjoining Districts,
Y Of these contributions we shall not
attempt to speak. in detail. Compe-
tent judges pronounce the exhibition
of horses to have been magnificent
comprising the most beautiful speci-
mems Of double and sing's draft, sad
die horses, brood mares, colts fllies,
geldings and ponies; among which the
distributors Of the blue and red ribbons
found it difficult to decide. The cattle
display afforded a most creditable OK
hibition of Brahmins, Durhams, Aver
shires, Aldeneys, and grades of every
name and variety; whilst among the
sheep, pure bloods and grade Merinoes,
afforded an attractive exhibition. A
fat hogof four hundred pounds headed
the column of his swinish brethren,
where Essex and Berkshire, and other
crossings competed for the prizes.
In the feld.crop Department. the
comparative excellence of the exhibi-
tion is seen in the fact, that the entries
of the present year, werc 14O against
As ofthe pastyear. Grasses ofevery
variety, grain Of every degree of ex- y
|celIenoe, potatoes, turnips, cabbages,
cotton Of silky texture, made up most
attractive exhibition.
In the household department, the
swhitest Of bread, the incest of butter,
the most delicious Of jellies, jams, pre-
serves aud pickles-the best favored
of wines appealed equally to teste
and sight.
Specimens of ladies' handiwork,
paintings in oil, drawings in crayon,
photographs, and other exhibitions OF
artistic skill, added the attractions OF
the beautiful and ornamental, to the
solid and sober-hued features Of tho
scene.
But the browning attraction OF all,
was the array Of spectators itself
such an array as few Districts can e.
quail and none surpass-lovely ladies,
Edecked in all the brilliant and varied
Itints of the autumn costumes, and
supported BY fathers and husbands,
and brothers and lovers-the solid
mon Of sAhbeville: And to add to the
beauty Of the scene, were many fair
lowers from the mountain Districts
This feature OF the exhibition. we
learn, sxtortsa the openly expressed
admiration Of President Bush, Of the
G. & C. R, who was present.
The Society has been converted 'nto
q joint stock company and thus placed
upon substantial basis. It is now
one of tho institutions of our District,
and Is destined 70 do q good work, in
the way of restoration and reeupera-
|tion.
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COVER, cox & MARKLEY.
Agent at Abbeville. Dr. J. ". Marshall; At
Greenwood. J. A. W II. Bsiley:.at Ninety
Six, T. c. Lip.comb; at Cokesbury, J. J. Ellis
Nov, IL. 1910. 90 I'm
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- School Commissioner A. G.
Nov II, 90, 1t
The Ouachita telegraph., 1870-11-12
The Time of Cutting Timber.

Formerly there was much difference
Of opinion on this subject. Now it
seems to have been generally settled
that the best time to cut timber is in
midsummer, just after the sap has
ceased to flow upward, when the leaf is
fully formed. Some contend that mid
winter is equally as good, but while
conccding that timber cut i'll midwintcr
lasts we'll, we may say from experience,
and according to the authorities on the
subject, that the former time is best.
Again by cutting i'll midsummer, the
bark can be stripped off and saved,
which, in many localities, is matter
of great Importance. This is Il difficult
thing to do in winter, when it ciings
closely to the wood. In clearing land
where one docs not desire to save the
wood or the bark, the tree should be
girdled in spring or fall, while the sap
is running up or down, as then the tree
will decay quietly. With the great dc
mand for timber and stevcS, as well as
for qucrcitron, tannin, and extracts of
various woods, but few localities arc
far enough from transportation to adj
NIT of any waste of trees. Only where
they are plenty can the settler afford to
burn is:rm for the sake of the ashes.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1870-11-12
Onathita Tele9raph.
MONROE, La, NOVEMBER L., 1870.
WHO WAS KISSED!

AS Annie was carrying the baby one day,
Dear to its father and mother, 10 doubt
To the rest of the world more lump of
humanity
Sam came along, and was thinking then,
maybe,
Full as much Of Annie as..shc of tho baby.
'Just look at the baby" cried Ann in a
1lutter,
Giving tho locks round her fingers a twirl {;
".If was a man, know that couldn't
Be keeping my hands otfa dear littlc girl. "
And Sam gave wink, as if to say, 6 Maybe,
OF the girls I'd rather hug yon than the
baby!'
''Now kiss it, she cried, still hugging it
Its mouths like the roses tho honcy-bee
sips!"
Sam stopped to obey, and, rs heads came
together,
There CHANGED to arise confusion of lips
And, as it occurred, it might have been
maybe,
That each got a kiss,-Sam, Ann, and the
baby!
It's hard to tell what just then was the
For the baby was the only one innocent
And Annie flushed up like a tuli-blowr
And Samuel turned red to the roots Of his
hair;
So tho question is this-you can answer it
Did Annie Kiss Sam, OF both kiss the baby
The Ouachita telegraph., 1870-11-12
Profits of Poultry.

If the object is to get the largest num-
Der Of eggs, probably the Hamburg arc
the best where the range is free and un-
restricted, and the Black Spanish or
the Brahmas where it is necessary to
keep them more or less confined. All
these varieties are good layers.
"Cochin chickens,' says Miss Watts,
"and the same applies to Brahmas,.'
are backward i'll Hedging, and chickens
bred from immature fowls are the worst
in this particular. Although backward
| in Hedging, however, they earl y reach
maturity, and we have had pullcts lay
ing at fourteen weeks old and wanting
| to sit under six months from the time
of being matched. Cochin breeders, OF
course, try to- prevent such precocity,
as it intcrferes with size, at any rate at
an early age. When the young birds
show an inclination to develop too ear
| ly, it is advisable to avoid giving meat
and all forcing diet. The Cochin hens
propensity to become broody very often
| is great inconvenience to those who
keep them, since many hens will take
to the nest several times in one season.
A little care will obviate the evil, but
of course interfcrcs with the supply
of eggs.
The different varieties of fowls pos
SeSS marked peclll;IfltleS. SONIC ;tie
distinguished for laying at all seasons
of the year without at any time show
ing any inclination to sit upon the eggs,
others lay well at particular seasons,
while others seem to think that when
they have laid a dozen or fifteen eggs
their business is over and they can &C
right ahead and hatch them.
The fowls that lay freely and also sit
readily are-1st, Bantams of all kinds
2d, Game fowls of all varieties; 2d
Dorking; 3rd, Cochins and Bramas.
The fowls that lay well but very rare
ly want to sit, are-1st, Spanish of III
kinds; I'd, IIamburg; Sd, Pol,nds
; We include the Lcghorns among tho
Spanish.
, Now to make a profit on Poultry il
is necessary to take care in selecting the
right kind to keep. The specl>lco
Dorking, the Leghorn, the Brahnla
, none older than one year, Will be rs
profitable as any, where the object is tc
get both eggs and chickens. They will
give Il plenty OF eggs and fine chickens
, for the table. The Brahmas are per
T haps the best winter layers, though il
, the keeper has Il warm and sunny poul'
try house, the Leghorns will some
times lay well in cold weather.