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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-06-03
The Due West Commencement.

We had the pleasure on last Mon
day of receiving a visit from the Rev.
J. l. Bonner, the esteemed President
cf that wcll-known and popular insti-
tuition, the Due West Female College,
and also Of receiving an invitation to
attend the annual Commencement on
the Cd Of July next. The College, we
learn, was never moro prosperous,
and the occasion promises to be an
attractive one. 1t will afford the
opportunity of renewing pleasant as
socialions, and Of participating IN q
literary festival, which We rarely
neglect, and hence promise ourselves
the pleasure Of being present.
The Commencement of Erskine Col
lcgo, now under the presidency ol
Rev. Wm. NJ. Gricr, d. d., The worthy
son of an honorcd sire, comes off on
the previous day, lst of July, and
will present all Of its Usual attractions,
We anticipate largo attendance.
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DEER AND DEARs. - The Union-
Herald refers to our paragraph
about the "pet deer ter sale at this
office, and informs us that the Co.
lumbia "dears' are "wooed and
Won" We beg leave to inform our
friend that we too have a good
many of the same sort of "cears'
in Abbevillc-at least they are often
woocd, and sometimes won. So Ire
may take his choice, pay or no pay
deer or Mcrs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-06-03

TIE CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK.-We
are authoritativcly informed that diti-
dend of twenty-five per cent. will be
distributed othc depositors OF the Citi-
'zens' Savings Bank on and after June
Is. This is an encellent beginning, and
warrants the hope that further divi,
dends, of considerable amount, will
speedily be declared. In the meanwhile
the paying out, next month, of more
than Sl7O,0OO to the depositors who arc
scattered throughout the State, will re-
lieve many persons whose need, since
the suspension of the bank, has beer
exceeding great.-Charlcston NcaoS ant
Courier.
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Cor. JAMES EDWARD CALHOUN,
who carries the burden of three
score years and ten, with all the
ease, vigor and elasticity of youth,
was in town On Monday. His life
is an illustration Of what may be
done by active habits and temper
ate living in securing health.
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ALARM OF FIRE.-About twelve
o'clock the cry of fire brought a great
many of our citizens out in the sun on
Friday last. The fire originated OH the
kitchen roofof DR.. Lyon by sparks from
q stove 1iue. Prompt action on the part
of some of our citizens prevented the
total destruction of tho premises. IN
such emergencies Jack Gordon is a host
in himself. jacks promptncss with a
bucket superseded the necessity of Card
ner's fire cxlnguisher.
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B@4 Mr.. Ames Baker is the
best planter to be found on the
Blue Hill, and we would not be
surprised if he has claims to being
the best farmer in all the country
round. The majority of farmers
are we'll pleased if they can produce
one good stalk Of corn from one
seed, but Mr.. Baker produces two
stalks from a grain, as the speci-
men exhibited at this office will
certify.
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IIoyoRED GUEsTs.-We had the
pleasure on Monday last of recciv-
ing visit from Judge Samuel
Bonner, and Mr.. William Bonner,
both prominent citizens of Green's
burg, Indiana, who are now on a
visit to their brother, Rev. j. I.
Bonner, the esteemed and popular
President of the Due West Female
College. They are both noble
specimens Of a hale and vigorous
manhood, and of the energy and
progressiveness of the West. We
welcome them to our .own sunny
homes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-06-03
Contempt Of Court.

We learn that the quiet town OF
Greenwood was thrown into consider
sole excitement under circumstances
something like the following:
Mr.. John Seal and the farm hands
Oh his place went to j. r. Tarrants
Office in Greenwood to reduce their
agreement to writing. Seal objected
TO Tarrant's debating the terms Of
.agrecment and to allowing him to
Guy what should be inserted IN writ
ing in the agreement. Some unplcas-
ant words passed between Tarrsnt
and Seal, when they both left the
Trial Justices Office. Afterwards
they went in one Of the stores in town.
Seal talked to a party of gentlemen in
reference TO the matter within the
hearing of Tarrant, using words
(which Tarrant considered offensive
to himself, and be thereupon retired to
his Office and issued warrant for
the arrest of Seal for contempt of
court, deputizing two colorcd men to
.serve the warrant and make the
arrest. Seal demanded TO SEQ the
warrant or to hear the same read,
but the consta5les refused at first to
accede to the demand, bnt afterwards
exhibited paper which they asserted
was the warrant, but refused to read
it. Mr.. Harris, q bystander, remarked
to Seal that he would not allow him
self to be arrested without seeing
the warrant, and perhaps in this re-
mark he might have emphasized the
same by the use of a few strong
adiectivcs, but Seal submitted to
arrest and went to Tarrant's Office
Tarrant then ordered his constables
to take Seal to the calaboosc, when
Seal resisted and refused to 60. lie
was then taken to the ca.aboose and
lodged there. Tarrant then issued a
warrant for Harris, and he was ar
rested for what he had said to Seal
Tarrant refused to give him q hear
ing, but sent him to the calaboose,
and he had not up to last Saturday had
an opportunity of having a hearing.
Seal gave bail, but Harris, up to
Saturday, was still in confinement.
Upon some Of the citizens refusing
to assist in the forcible arrest Of Seal,
Tarrant threatened to apply to the
Govcrnor for company of militia to
preserve the peace. The excitement
was great, and fears were entertained
of a general row, but in the course of
two hours matters were quietcd
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THE SALE Or CoNFIscATED Pro-
zRrY, consisting of males, wagons
and whisky, will be made by Mr..
J. F. G. DuPre, on Friday next.
A rare opportunity will be present
cd cf getting good mule, and a
quantity of the 90 be joyful" that
makes a man forget that he is poor,
and rise "o'er all the ills of life
victorious" Don't forget the day.
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The Aston House is one Of the
best kept hotels in the country.
Good and substantial dict and COM
Portable lodging may always be
found there. The travelling public
would do we'll to make a note of
this when they come to Abbeville.
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AN EXCURSION PARTY S to leave
Atlanta on the 10Th inst. for Ncbras.
ka, to be absent a month. The round
trip ticket will cost only $50, and the
whole expense will be covered by
$500. A pleasant trip to all who can
spare the time and the money.
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r5" The Junior proposes to
amend the second section of the
Beef Ordinance Of Due West so as
to insert the word "quaatity' after
the word "price,'' and before "and''
so as to make it read, "That all
persons cncgaged in this business
shall be required to give general
satisfaction othe citizens in price,
7'7antiy and raality of meat sold. "
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A Coon WAY TO SPEND TIE ScuooL
MONEY is 10 pay ordinary field hands
from fifty to scvcnty-fvc dollars
Il month 10 teach little boys and
girls something that they-thc teach
ers-lnow nothing about. Such q
course viii! enable the School Trus
tees to spend all the public money III
from three to six months doing tho
least possible good.
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The Cunard Steamship Company have
withdrawn their Boston line, haYlpg
run their steamers from that port ut a
loss for several months past. After June
2Gth, Boston will only be port OF call.
This is in consequence Of decline OF
the export trade of Boston. The rates
of freight from the West are adverse to
that city and favorable to New York,
and Boston merchants have diverted
their trade to New York to such an eX.
tent that the company have been forced
TO accept rates that would not pay them.
A reduction of rates, it is said, will not
help the matter, as the real difficulty is
in the inability Of Boston to cope with
New York III the control of q large trade.
The exports of Boston have fallen of
almost a million within the last year.
CUSHING IN TROUBLE - LONDON,
May 2G.-Several Madrid newspapers
accuse Mr. Cushing, the American Min
lister, of being present at banquet
given by the opposition deputies, inclu-
ding Figucras and Castelar,. The cdi-
tors suggest that Cushing must be igno-
rant Of European diplomatic usages, as
well as the syMpathies of certain names.
Counterfeit ten cent bills Of the new
issue are in circulation. The difference
between the genuine and bogus consists
in the stamp, which in the genuine is
green and in the imitation red.
The House passed the bill for the
gradual reduction Of the army by q
vote of G19 to 1O4. 1t fixes the num-
Der Of cavalry regiments at nine,
artillery at four, and infantry at 90,
and requires the consolidation of cX-
sting regiments.
County Commissioner Pendergrass,
Of Chester, has boen indicted for
grand larceny.
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SALE DAY was hot and dry, and
furnished but few attractions to draw
Our fellow citizens from their homes.
Asa consequence, there was but q slim
attendance. There wcrc no official
sales. 4 quantity Of damaged hay
was sold at IS cents per hundred.
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nap Col. IIollinshcad has rented an
office in Cothran 4 Wilson's range,
where he expects to hold forth during
the coming campaign. lie has set
up a high pole in front of his Office,
from which the "Aag of our Union"
is flying at halfmast. Whether this
is ominous or not, we do not pretend
to say. Perhaps it may be a call for
mourncrs.
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CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK.-Dr. j.
Fisher publishes an advertisement
in the another column by which
dcpositors are notified that a divi-
dend of twenty-five per cent. will
be paid them, beginning on the fif-
tecutll day Of juno. The appll-
cant must present certificate or
book as evidence OF claim, and
sign a receipt for said dividend,
either personally or by attorney.
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~ Mr.. John L. Ellis, one of
the oldest and most esteemed citi-
zens of Due West vicinity, sus-
tanned a severe fall from his horse
few days since. Ills foot caught
in the stirr,p, and but for the rare
docility of his horse, the accident
would have bee a serious one.
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CIRCULAR
County School Commissioners, S

OFFICE STATE Sup'T EDUCATION,
t Columbia, S. G., April 25, ls74;l
To ~. M PRESLEY, County School COM
missioner Of Abbeui1e eoi'ay,& q;
s1R-AccoonrpIanyiug this Circular,
You will find a COPY Of "An Act to
Establish Certain State Scholarships
in the University of South Carolina"
and also Summary of the same,
which Act and Summary your Board
of County School Examiners is earn
cstly requested carefully to examine,
to the end that the duties enjoined
upon the Board by said Act shall be
fully and correctly understood.
You will observe that Section 8 Of
the Act aforesaid authorizes and re.
quires your Board CT County School
Examiners to hold at the County Seat
of your County, on Monday, the 9th
day of July, 1874, free public COM
petitive examination of those who de-
sire to avail themselves of the advan.
tagcs offered by the State Scholarships
established and provided for by the
aforesaid Act.
You will please sec to it that due
public notice be given Of said exami-
nation.>
The final examination by the State
Board of Examiners will be held at
the University, commencing on
Thursday, October lst, 1874, and all
persons who desire to appear before
tho State Board, for Examination,
must present themselves for registra-
tration at the University Library, on
that day. Candidates not presenting
themselves at the examination by the
State Board, will not be entitled to
compete.
Please promptly acknowledge your
receipt Of this circular.
Respectfully,
J. X. JILLSON,
= State sup't Education, S. c.
June 3, 1874 SIT.
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p@L Rev. r. n. Pratt, the cs-
teemed pastor of the Baptist con-
gregation at this place has been to
Jefferson, Texas, attending the
Baptist Conference. lie was much
pleased with his trip. We greet
him back to his home.
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usA1rn.-We learn that there is
now but little sickness in our COM
munity. For some weeks past
there has been all abatement in the
prevailing summer complaints, and
the town and vicinity arc now COM
paratiycly healthy.
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DAVIDSON COLLEGE.-Wc nave re-
ccived the catalogue for the present
year of this well known and popular
institution, which has always enjoyed
a good share of the patronage Of our
State and county. lis rolls show one
hundred and seventeen students in
attendance and with an able Faculty
of seven professors, and 4 compre-
hensive course Of study, the college
offers to the students an excellent
education at cheap rates. Two OF
the Faculty arc Abbcville men-J. r.
Blake, NJ. A., Professor of Natural
Philosophy and Astronomy, and Rev.
James +. Latimer, NJ. A., Professor of
Psychology, Logic and Ethics. Pro-
fessor Blake is also Chairman of the
Faculty. They arc both ablc men
and worthy sons Of Abbeyille, and
give the college new claims to the
patronage Of our people.
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r9l. Mr.. +. w. r. Nance, the man
who has undertaken to give general
satisfaction to the people and Town
Council of Due West, both as regards
the quality and the price of the beef he
sells, was in town few days ago. He
didn't claim the free copy Of the Press
and Banner offered by the Junior to
persons dealing in his line. From this
fact we guess that he gives it up.
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ID =

Benp Rev. Picrson, of Due West, was
in town last Saturday accompanied by
half dozen handsome young ladies, who
were buying desired articles of orna-
ment for the commencement occasion.
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New Advertisements.

The following is a list of new
advertisements:
Circular to County School Com
missioners-J. K. Jillson.
Teas, &c.-Parker & Perrin.
Another Supply-Emporium OF
Fashion.
School District Meeting-I. W.
Lawson.
Corn-White Bros.
Furniture--J. D. Chalmers & Co.
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Our Auditor and Treasurer have
made their final settlement with the
macnates OF Columbia. They re-
ceived credit for their promptness
and for the correctness Of their
report. This was the second settles
mcnt made. The officers there eX-
pressed themselves as highly pleas
ed with our officers.
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M We learn that the Rev. II,
T. Sloan, of Cedar Springs, has
been called away suddenly ON a
visit to the afflicted household oI
his deceased brother-in-law, Rev.
David G.. Kerr, of Arkansas, who
died recently in that State.
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REPUBLICAN MEETING We are
requested to state that Mr.. i. Cass
Carpenter, of the Columbia Cn;on,
and other speakers, will address a
Republican meeting here on Fri
day evening next.
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Ey- Mrs. Sealcr, of New Orleans,
and her ncicc, Miss Carrie thinner
man, passed through Abbevlllo on
Monday last, en- route to the Hope
we'll ncighborhood, where they pro-
pose making Z visit to their relatives.
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A PLEASANT PARTY.-Onc Of the
most agreeable parties of season
came Oft at the residence of our
townsman, DR.. J. ". W. Marshall,
on Wednesday last. There was n
large array Of the young people of
both sexes, and nearly all partici-
pated in the dancing, which was
kept up to a late hour. The Doc
tor himself took part, and seemed
to enjoy himself with the merriest
of the party. These entertainments
contribute much to promote socla-
bility among the young people and
add a great deal to the life Of the
town. We arc pleased to state that
this is only the beginning of a Sc
ries of entertainments, which the
young people are anticipating with
pleasure.
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sa- This is the day set for hearing
the motion for q man9anus to compel
State Treasurer Cardozo to issue the
State certificates Of Indebtedness, in
accordance with the Act ot the Leg
iSlature.
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p1= The Rev. James Boycc, D.
D., Of Due West, preached an able
and impressive sermon, at the Grog-
gy Springs Baptist church on Sum
day last.
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900.

.I5" Mr.. Robert Pratt, of Due
West, We learn, wants to sell fat
beef. As he can not sell it TO his
neighbors in Due Wcst, We suggest
that he bring it down to Abbevillc.
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RSy Mcssrs. James and Willie Evans,
contrary to their custom, shut down the
gate Of their water-whecl and closed
their store door on Saturday last, and
made trip to town. They are getting
rich.
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B@ We regret to learn that
Mrs. VIM. Agncw, an esteemed
lady of Donnaldsville, experienced
a severe paralytic stroke on Satur-
day last. Her condition was better
on Monday.
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WE regret to learn that our
friend W. w. Vance, Esq, was
thrown out of a buggy on recent
visit home, and several OF his ribs
broken. We wish him a speedy
recovery.
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ns5" Mrs. +. B. Milford, 4 pious an

n@ Mrs. +. B. Milford, pious and
christian lady, died ut her residence
in Abbcvillc on Thursday evening
last. She was a lady of many amia-
bic qualities, and was much cndcarcd
TO y large family. Impressive funeral
services were held in the Methodist
church on Friday by the Rev. r. n
Pratt, Of the Baptist congregation
here.
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BsA- The Luthral IiSitor has changed
hands. 1t is now published in Charles
ton. Rev. J. Hawkins, of West Vir-
ginia, and Prof. +. J. II. Dreher, Of
Walhalla, are the new editors.
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SATURDAY was a good day for the
dry goods trade III Abbcville. Our
streets and stores presented a bust
ling scene, and our merchants drove
a brisk trade.
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p9- Mr.. Gaines has just brought Oh
twenty immigrants, with their families,
said to be fine set of men. They left
Columbia for Laurens and other places
In the State.
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The celebrated Presbyterian di-
vine, DR.. B. NJ. Palmer, has re-
signed his charge at New Orleans,
and accepted the chancellorship Of
the University of the Southwest at
Clarksvillc, Tennessee.
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pG The trains on the G. Il c.
r. r. begin already to show the
pressure of summer travel, and the
road seems to be doing a good bu-
siness.
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liens ON CEop.-It is astonishing
TO know the number of liens that arc
daily being recorded to enable the
impccunious to raise the whcrcwithal
to Fl .ish their crops.
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m- The prisoners convicted at the
recent term of the Court were taken
to Columbia by Sheriff Guflin on
Wednesday last.
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r. r. ITEMpuILL, ESQ, oar efli-
cient Trial Justice, has been re-
We extend our con.
gratulations.
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FINE RA1Ss-The upper section
of our County was visited with
heavy rains on Sunday evening,
which revived the crops.
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GSy" Last week we had beautiful
delegation in our village from the neigh
boring town of Cokcsbury. They know
the best place to buy pretty goods, and
always patronizc the best market.
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near There is great demand for the
scythes and cradles to.harvest the present
wheat and oats crop. The Winter oats
arc the best we have ever seen. The
Spring oats are not so good.
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DRY. WEATHER'-Alost sections
of our county are sadly in need OF
rain; and the crops of cotton are
alike suffering. ..
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Sartoris' connection with the Grants
has not improved him grammatically.
When asked, "Wilt thou have this
woman to be thy welded wife ?" he
replied, q do"
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We are pleased to learn that our
friend, Mr.. A. B. G. Lindsay, who
has been seriously i'll, is now con-
yalescent.
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SCHOOL DISTRICT >MEIHING.

I'm accordance with Section 40 Of the
= School Law of South Carolina, the
Annual Meeting of School District No.
II, of Abbeville County, will be held on
the last Saturday Of June, in the Court
House at Abbeville. The law provides
that the inhabitants qualified to vote ut
a school meeting, lawfully assembled,
shall have power:- 5;,s.3ss.,
1st. TO appoint Chairman to preside
over said meeting.
ID. To adjourn from time to time.
3D.. To choose Clerk, who shall pos.
sess the qualification of a voter. -,
4th. TO raise by tax, in addition to the
amount apportioned by the State to
their use, such further sums OF money
as they may deem proper for the sup.
port of public schools, said sum not TO
be more than three dollars for every
child in the District between the ages OF
six and sixteen, as ascertained by the
last numeration. -: q rs.,.
81. w. LAWSON,
Clerk Board of Trustees School District
No. II. ;,rgs3s.i ssfs. p;.E.ths
-1una.9 1874 sat u - aIaHssq5 ~
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h. This is court-wcek at Wal
halla, and several Of our lawyers
are in attendance.
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Eg- On our first page will be found
an interesting letter from our friend
L. A. G,
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TIE Columbia Union has suspend
cd its daily issue during the sum-
mer months.
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Mr.. A. NJ. Hill has removed his
family to the rooms upstairs in the
McIlwaine building.