The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-09-22

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THE Cup?dCn JOWTm is very nucn
i'm the same condition of the ITGSs 0nt
j,yuu,,r, and the editor uttcrs our sentl-
mcnts when he says:
"Wautcd at this of1ice-a first-class
"tootrr.n Our horn needs blowing bad
lv. but we cannot perform on our own
instrument. We would say, though we
blush to do 50, that the circulation OF
the Jom.nal falls something short of ten
thousand. Of course no body reads our
Door little paper, and as for influence
pshaw we do not expect or claim any.
But we do want little money very bad
y indeed. =
GRANGE MEETING AND PICNIC AT
LEVEL LAND.-Tnere will be ameeting
of the Level Land Grange, and a picnic
dinner, ut that place on Thursday the
3Oth inst, at which addresses will be de-
livered 10y Col. Jas. n. Lipscom5, Prof.
VIM. Hood and others. We have been
invited to attend, and trust that it may
be in our power to do SO. The meeting
I is to be held il; one Of the most prosper
Gus sections of our county, and promises
to be very interesting OCCASION.
A little war broke out near Lebanon
between Dennis Padget and Ed Brown.
The belligerents met at Browns house,
and if the "gun had not snapped
Brown would have lain dead at P.'s
feet, but fortunately for Padget the gun
snapped. They ended the battle that
day by Brown doing picket duty behind
a tree, and Padget attempting little
at snapping without shot. Your mil
itarv Organization up town would learn
something from them by studying their
tactics.
BEAUTIFUL VISITORS. - For beauti'
full, educated, accomplished and attract
i've Young ladies', Due West beats the
world, and our neighboring town had
good representation Of these dlvinltles
in the village on Monday last, looking
for the goods that alorn beauty ano
make loveliness more engaging.
TIE ,Spurtanbuy Spartan has cor
respondents from various sections ol
that County. A good idea. Won't
some friend from each neighborhOod III
Abbevillc County write for the i. ano
Is.
Me. JAS. GILBERT, Of Lebanon, says
we were mistaken about the scare-crow
coat which we reported had brood OF
vonng birds in the pocket The coat
belonged to q freedman.
Our Mt. Carmel reporter was in town
on Monday. He declined toglve MS any
dots from that locality, as he came near
being whipped by a neighbor for what
he reported last week.
TIE base ball club play every day at
Jowndesville. Mr.. Pritchard and Mr.
Lofts collidedonc day last week. Both
left measures in the sand for new suits
Of clothes.
THE Young ladies of Miss Schofield's
school at Lowndcsvillc, will give an en-
tcrtannlcnt of charades and tablcauX al
the close of the school in December
next.
THERE is many i poor fellow in Alb
bevillc County who wishes he hadn't
rome in debt for guano last Spring. Let
all profit by past experience, anu not
throw away any more money IN 1hal
line.
WE learn that r. r. Hcmphill, Esq,
of the AJbcUiNc Medium, will soon ac-
ccpt the agency of several good fire in
surancc companies. We extend our
best wishes to our ncighbor.
REV. r. G. L1aoN has received an
invitation to preach at Lowndesvil!e,
Little Mountain and Honca Path. we
CONGRATULATE minister and congregation
MIR. NJ. NJ. TARRANT, Of Mt. Car
mel, was in town on Monday last chap,,
eg'oned by u bevy Of the most beautiful
young Indies Oh the globe.
WE learn that our friend, Mr.. John
f. Calhoun, of Wilmington, has some
land that will make this year thirty
three and third bushels OF corn to the
acre. Good for him.
Mr.. ANDREW McALLIsTER's corn
crop will not turn out as much as he
first thought it would-not more than
thirty-five bushels 10 the acre.
Mr.. A. M. ERwTN's buggy was bro.
ken on Thursday last by runaway
horse. Nobody hurt. Pocket damaged
$40. -
OUR Charleston correspondent, More
Anon,n will please accept our thanks
for his favor. We hopo that he may
write again.
THERE will he protracted meeting at
Wilmington on the first of October. DIR.
Plummcr and others will be present.
THERE will be Sunday-school cele--
bration at Wellington on the second
Sunday in October. -.- .s...
A YOUNG man recently went out to
warn hands to work the roads: he warn
ed only the young lady's brother.
The cotton crop of the Lowndesville
section is light. The corn will be an
average crop.
YOU are not apt to die this year., SO
don't throw away any money insurlng
your life.
NEVER mind buying guanos. Pen
your cattle and make your own fcrti-
liZerS.
MIR. JAS. GIBEET has singinS-clasa
of beautiful young ladies at Mt. Car
mel.
WHEN man goes around town ell
during for coacoanuts, isn't it ominous:
DIR. THOMPSON is back again at his
Office, ready for the winter campaign.
TIE young men of Mt. Carmel and
of the neighborhood so deer hunting.
WHAT has become Of our Due West
correspondent? Is he dead?
The people are coming to the Fair
from every quarter of the County.
Mr.. SAM. MCBRYDE expects to go to
Georgia soon. What's up now?
Mr.. ALoNzA BOWMAN is getting
rich. He always sows oats.
THE Democrats of New York have
adopted hard money platform.
ALL the planters of Lowndesville are
sowing oats and wheat.
COTTON picking is progressing finely