The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-10-07
NEWS ITEMS.

only half sheet last week.
Professor lowry of Due West,
returned on Thursday last with MS
bride.
The KeoUee Courier endorses the
nominations made in the Convention on
I the 284h, at Walhalla.
Humbert, late county treasurer OF or
angeburg, is in Jail again. His public
funds are 50, 900 short.
The Newberry College opened in Wal
haifa with sixty students, being large
Increase over any former year.
Mr.. L. c.. Ligon left Abbeville on
Friday last for Atlanta, to be gone three
months at one of the Business Colleges
Mfr. Thos. Cater and family, Of An
derson, spent day and night last week
with their relatives at the Aston House
Grading on the Spartanburg and Ash
vile Railroad has been commences
Mr.. Clayton, of Oconee, has twenty
miles.
The Keowee Courier speaking of thu
organizations and their marching ant
coIntermarching in Edgefield, yer,
truthfully, says: "These parades, ou
side, of the law, are simply disgrace U
the State"
Mr.. B. F. Crayton intends to con
struct wire coops for the purpose of eX
hibiting poultry to better advantage
during the coming Fair at Anderson.
Cotton is being picked out rapidly II
this section. We have heard seFera
farmers complain that they will no
make more than half crop, and some
not so much. Dispatch.
Our friends, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B: G.
f,indsay. returned on Thursday las
from Six weeks trip to Toccoa Fails
Mr.. Lindsay, who, it will be remcnl'
bered, was sick SO long last Summer
has quite recovered, and is now i'll his
usual health.
The Junior and bachelor partner
of the Press and Banner bares his head
and makes his best bow to the lady who
writes for the Progressive Age over the
signature of "Wlcket, Mallet and Balls
If she will honor him with game,
we'll beat "Mallet" and his partner at
croauet, and take the risk OF offending
the Divine, whom she has croquettcd
entirely OH the neld.
AT present there appears to exist q
disposition Oh the part OF some polltl-
clans and editors in the State to lampoon
everybody that doesn't see exactly as
thew do. If one politician differs in
tODfnioii from another, they each set to
abusing the other very much in the
;styleo of "kettle calling the pot black"
-. AS the cotton market is now opening,
wespeak word for the Abbeville mcr-
chants. We know they can afford to,
,an'd as they are liberal enterprising men,
.we believe they will, pay the highest
market prices for the staple. Let our
farmers patronize home merchants and
thus add to the prosperity of the town
and county.
:, THANKS, FRIENDs.-Some OF our
friends this Fall, in coming to town,
have considered the sorrows of the poor,
and have not been unmindful OF the
printer. They have paid up their ar
rearages in money, and made the edl'
tors heart glad by furnishing him
sdots" for his paper. Other frlends are
expected soon.
I, OuERY.-Is there not many a hare
pressed farmer in this county who
wishes he hadn't gone in debt for guano:
Think of this, friends, this winter, anC
make arrangements to make your OWL
fertilizers. The money spent in fertl
lizers this year has been almost an en-
tire loss. The investment at least has
swept away the profits of the cotton
crop of the county.
Johnny Drake was the only living
son of Wm. HI. and Margaret Austin, O.
Due West. On last Saturday evening
he was in perfect health, full of life ant
spirits. About night, however, he com
= planned Of his head the pain steadily
grew more intense, resisted all treat
inent, and in the early light of Sabbath
morning he breathcd out his youns
life. aged seven years. The afflicted anc
sorroWing parents have the sympathie'
0f the community in their sore bereave
ment.-A. R. Presbyterian.
~"Adyice to the colored people," anc
all similar articles, we are tired OF see
ing. What advice do the negroes lteeG
that is not applicable to the whites
What advice do they ask or receive
from US? Advice given gratuitously Is
generally no} appreciated. For giving
advice and writing letters there seems tc
he a perfect mania. We have had
enongh and read enough letters to last
us year. Letu have peace.
The following nominations were made
in the County on the 2Sth, at Walhalla:
For the Legislature-J. w. Livingston
and A. b. Grant; For Probate Judge
-. p. Dendy; For School Comm nissionel
w. NJ. Woodin; For County Commits:
sioners-L. Rogers, VIM. Thrift ano
Thomas Bibb; For Coroner-Wm.
Hunter. We are glad to recognize the
name of our friend, Col. Livingston,
as a nominee for the Legislature. We
know him to be true man, and we
trnst that Oconee may ever he repre-
sented by such men.
Let us suppose, for the sake Of argu.
nient, that tile good people of Edgefeld
could carry out their plan of proscrip-
ton to all those who differed from them
in religion or politics, what would be-
come of about six thousand hungry
men, their wives and children? Would
not bread and meat riots occur? Would
they starve while their neighbors had
plenty and to spare? Would they not
make raids upon the rich store houses
of the county? Would not such vast
set of starving people be more damaging
to us tflen the locusts and caterpill:r-
have been to the people of the West
Hunger is. a powerful prompter. 1t is
arrogance in one set of men to assume
TO do the thinking and voting for an
other class Of men.
The associate Reformed Prcsbytcrtdn
spealls hopefully of the prospects of the
Colleges at Due West, and, among other
things. SAYS: The sessions open next
Monday, October 5th. Our friends will
he clad to know that the prospects OF
both the institutions located i'll this
place are quite encouraging. On every
hand, rooms, closed since Commence.
.nnent day. are being opened up and