The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-10-14

pccted scitisef- .-of lFfslsetfs was ffouic
deadfinsAis bedsos flsts siiprtsi sint;
MI. s.. c. More Ole, Iforngrl .tlSis
place is ypertIy !. triafnll of iflse, New:
berry Division o. Sous OF perance. /
S Tic editor. Of the ssociutc RI Retorn,ed
8 %Pres6yteridn was much pleased with
his visit to Maury County, Tennessee.
From all that we can learn, there will
be a large crowd at the Fair next week.
Bachelors and maidens will take note
Z fthis. 80 = =
The Marion Sta,. draws the leads out
of short Articles. The wild pigeons pass
Ing over,fhis place last Sunday did the
SAME, 'tetheir hurt - -
The newspapers of Sumter are spar.
ring, Not iaauch to be made at that.
There is room for both. Live ailde ailde let
live, is good motto :" y :. =
The Darlington SoutAsymer q neatly
printed and 81. .irited exchange comes to
us this week: without its usual good
make up: Esintcrssfvtk we presume.
= A pretty good gsoos.d-sihzed i crowd were in at,
tendance or Monday last, but we heard
vi fl0ltlES 'DuO pNoh SosNoA " Nfl ~~.~>&
""no oney.a-,LaureusrHte Herald.
Neither Conservatives nor Republi-
cans will make nominations for office In
Anderson County. EACH" man will run
on his own merits, as before The war.
The Daily Eagle which halls from
Spartan6irg has Been received! Mr.. r.,
k:"AIarti,,, formerly Of this place; and
w. S. Gfpggory, jr.. are ut its head.''
At.the Anderson mass meeting on
the 9th instant, the Hon: J: +. Reed
offered resolutions in favor of Chamber
lain, which were indefinitel y postponed.
Friends from the country who will
call and give us the news from their
ttmrticular localities will 'confer'a favor
upon themselves and the editor OF the
Press and Banner.'' . "
The williamsburg Republican don't
understand how it is that that County!
was represented in the "Indepchdent
Convention" That paper don't know
che constituents REPRESENTED. = ;>''
The wedding season is about to open
IN EdEeKel&. gY.efe now !.'set your
head to guessing>-EdeSeld Adnertiser.
no. Well, it wouldn't take US long to
gues one who avants to marry.
Se;by of the Cel.tnt5ta Phtenis denies
having sold out to Chamberlain-says
the report is lie, and honlinates Gen
eral Kershaw for Governor. We'helieve
tSelby. .-Marion Star. na- So do ave.
.Selby is as good as his traducers. ="
Hon. J. P. Reed, of Anderson, has
DECLARED in favor of Chamberlain in
to Green.. He saysif he goes
with the Republicans heprefers to march
i'm the van ut the head of the party, and
not to bob at the tail of bolt.
The LdurensciUc Lcra1d, speaking in
complimentary terms Of one Of the
4preachers of that section, among other
things SAYS ale is au excellent beg
gar" EreA adj such, good Lord, deliver
lis, .....
The Edysfcld Adrertiser advises his
"friend, Mr. 3. +. Landrum, Jr., to ele-
rate his fancy for singular flowers to q
/. violet or rosebud of hatnais beauty"
y@- we are reminded of'tAe fox that
had his tail cut off. .'.
All bills for advertising in the Press
&aa Banner arc-due OIL the first appear
HIce of the advertisement, except when
otherwise arranged by contract, and
will be presented when the money is
: needed. 80
Reuben Cooper, Esq, one of the old
est, worthiest, most prominent and most
beloved citizens OF. the Saluda' country,
died at his home on Friday last, in the
S7th.year Of his age.-Etlyc1teld Adccr-
tiser. =, - .-........,
The past ten days has been success
sion of cool nights and warm, sunshiny
days, lust such weather as is needed to
mature andopen the cotton crop. The
crop is Being harvested rapidly, and
will prove much lass than was for time
anticipated.-RcoWee Courier.
We are glad to hail the improving
spirit of advertising at home and
abroad. Nothing tells SO we'll abroad for
u town as the spirit manifested through
the advertising columns of tho local pa
pers. Then he who invests in them
knows that they are working day, night,
and Sunday, without breaking COM
mandment. The Press and Banner
carries: on its face the signs of health,
and the marks of the prosperous condi-
ton OF our town and our county. 80
TOMATOES FOR WINTER. - BY this
method we may have tomatoes all the
wear round, which can scarcely be dis
tinguished from those picked fresh from
the vine. Dissolve tcacup of salt ina
gallon of water. Pick ripe tomatoes,
but not over ripe, leaving a little stem
on. The tomatoes must he, kept weal
covered with the brine, and they Will
keep till spring er longer.
Rev. w. A. Gaines, of Chester, called
at our office on Monday last. Hespeaks
cheerfully Of his County in comparison
with other and less favored sections of
the State. The corn crop is good, but
the cotton is injured by drought, and
will not be more than half crop. The
town Of Chester is increasing in popula-
ton aud extending its business accom-
modations. It's large and elegant iron
front stores will surpass anything in this
State outside of Columbia. This town
will likely be at no distant day great
railroad centre. The religious denonii-
nations are prosperous.
E@- The Augusta papers announce
the death of Col. James Gardner, at his
residence near that city, in the sixty.
second year of his age. For twenty
years he was the editor and proprietor
of the COnStHutiondlist, the acknowl
=. edged leading Democratic editor in
Georgia, and in brillia.fcy and vigor o
intellect, one of the abfesr editors Of hi'
day.
The Columbia County Convention, a
its meeting last week, split into two fac
tious, and county tickets were n0mina
ted headed respectively by G. II. Minor
and w. b. Nash, Us candidates for tn
State Senate. The threatened war be
tween the factions seemed so immiDen
that Governor Moses applied to the ritl