The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-01-01
BY W. A. LEE AN b HUGH WILSON.

a receipt for cotton. By reference
to the advertisement of Messrs,
Quarles 4 Perrin it appears that
|they are still in the market. !
Rev. W. T. CApERs.-From fhe
Conference Appointments publish
ed in our last issue, it will be. e.seen
that Mr.. Capcrs will be continued
here another year. Mr.. c. is avery
able and eloquent minister and a
most acceptable pastor, and wecon-
graduate his congregation on being
able secure his services fo' the
present year.
Snow fell here on Tuesday and
Wednesday of the past week % the
depth of several inches and the
ground is still covered with the
heecy mantle. So heavy fill Of
snow is without a parallel here.
The winter has been of u4rece-
dented severity everywhert - in
New York the snow is severa feet
deep, and the running Of trains
has been seriously incommo&d.
CHRISTMAS, owing to the iRclem-
ent weather, passed off verytquiet-
ly here. On Monday and Tuesday
of last week our. merchants did a
thriving trade, and our street were
thronged.
THE New BRIDGE at Cade's
Mill has been completed. D is a
substantial structure, and does
credit to the skill of its expeli ienced
builder, Capt. D. NJ. Rogers
WcoD has been a scarce article
during the past week.
The CoLoRED FAIR on aeco ount
of the weather has been potpoied.
Pay Your TAXES, says Mr. J.
F. F. G. DuPre in his advertise
ment which appears elswhere.
Be prompt as the penalties attach
by the 18th January. Lei every
taxpayer come up as soon IS prac-
ticabfc: Do not forget alto your
license tax.
THE DENDY CORNER Bt Hiding
has been rented by DR.. Tent pleton.
and Mr.. Jas. G. Giles. The corner
store, now occupied by Mr.. Rosen-
burg has been rented by J. D Chill
mers & Co. as a furniture stole.
Mrs. Lythgoe has opensd al
iboardir house in rooms aboIe the
stores of White, Hill & Cunning
ham, and Mcdonald & Haldoa,
land solicits the public patrotagf.
We commend her to the support 1t
@our friends. | |
4 Onr friend Col. G. Med. Mlkr
i've learn contemplates removinfto
'the neighborhood Of Ninety3ix.
'The Colonel will be missed in ab-
! Ibeville.
/ SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION. A
heeting will be held here on tale
Day next, at p. m. for the FUR
pse Of organizing a Survivor'sAs-
bciation for Abbeville.
The Posi- OFFICE will be oen
q New Years Day, from 4 o'cbck
u 5 o'clock p. m. The Postmater
Gains the same privileges thathe
id on Christmas Day. See hst
, isue for particulars.
REIre1oUs.-On Christmas Jay
: Rhop Quintard, Of Tenneee,
all Gen. Kershaw, according to
pevious announcement preseted
th claims of the University oflhe
sGth, in very clear and imp pes-
size manner. 1t is proposed to
= rase from the ten Southern Sites
, AM endowment Of S50e,000. |he
l.. quta of South Carolina WILDE
= S5lO00-of this sum Charleson
y has already subscribed $500.
Doations of any amount howter
n smal are solicited-and either.he
"a cas- paid, or note given payble
At wia interest at any period within
y tensears.
"a M1s BEING New YEARS AY,
'ee andalso the Feast of the Circuici-
sioGservices will be held to-da in
to Taity Church, being at 1iSo
I'd a. n
III AZ LAST the new registersin
70 TriIty Church have been erectl
andlow with good supply IF
ne eoallon hand, the congregatiFn
~ mayaope ODE comfortable. /