The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-11-03

several hunQreQ DuSnelS or COrH, laTS
amount of forage and other articles
was burned on last Friday night, th'
act of an incendiary.
WE learn that Mr.. George Crome
had four thousand bundles of fodde
and his barn burnt one night last weel
near Abbeville.
MIR. CHARLES Aliens gin house an(
five bales of cotton, near LOWndesvllle
was burned one night last week.
SUNDAY.-The Presbyterian church
was closed in the morning in conse
aucnce of the absence of the Pastor
At night Mr.. Pearson preached. Rev
Mr.. Pratt was filling other appoint
ments and the Baptist Church was no.
opened. The Episcopalians listened to
lay reading. Rev. Mr.. Mood preached
to the MetEodists.
PoLITICs are of small consequence tx
YOU and l.. What we want is materia
prosperity. Any country is good fol
the man who has money. Let the dar
key attend to politics, but you and
should SOW barley, wheat and oats.
WE learn that Mr.. George B. Sondley
has purchased an interest in the Green
eUood NeW Era. We wish him much
good luck in his new enterprise, anC
wish for the Neav E'r0 a liberal patro
mage.
MIR. r. w. CANNON has sold out the
remainder of his stock of good to Capt
d. r. Williams, and his store is now
closed. He hopes soon to resume bu
sines5.
MIR. J. ". GREENE arrested negro
at New Market on Friday last with
stolen goods. The negro in making eff
forts to escape shot Mr.. Greene anG
came near killing him.
REV. w. F. PEARSON at Due Wes
wants copy of Rev Ralph Erskine's
sermons and sOnnets. Amy one having
a copy will confer a favor on him by
lending him the book.
The editor of the Ne,v Era laughs al
our misfortune in not being married.
After making the efforts that we have
made he should lecture somebody else
Mr.. VAN LAwHoN, formerly OF
Abbeville, died in Augusta on Thurs
day of last week, Of dropsy. He was
we'll known to many of our citizens.
WE learn that the Abbeville minstrels
are to give performance at Due West
on next Friday night. We trust that
they may be literally patronized.
Mr.. r. r. ZACHARY can furnish oul
readers with the mosteXcellentp pictures.
He will have some beautiful specimens
on exhibition at the State Fair.
THERE was a great quantity Of cotton
on the Public Square on Sale Day, ano
all was readily disposed of at prices
ranging from III to Il cents.
Mrs, ROBERTSON, at Anderson, keeps
q first class hotel, and we advise all in
want of something good to eat to stop
at the Waverly House.
OUR friends Messrs. A. G. Latimel
and B. c. Kay, of Lowndesville. took
q premium on their pair of fine trotters
at the Anderson Fair.
DON'T forget to send something nice
to the Fair in Columbia next week
Abbevilie is expected to do herself cred
it on that occasion.
REMEMBER to SOW largely Of small
grain-thc darkey has to attend political
meetings next year, whether the cotton
is hoed or not.
The "boys" about Lebanon had a
good time on Sunday night, building
fences and moving logs across the pub
lie road.
THE Lancaster Ledger is tired of so
much talk about N. G.. P. That paper
thinks we ought to look after the $4,000
bond.
THE number of @dowers and back
elors who went to the Anderson Fair in
search of wives will never be known.
DR.. T. J. MABRy thinks we'll pumps
injure the water and as consequence
affects the health of those who use it.
REMEMBER that one bushel of barley
will feed q COW and calf for three
the barley is sown now.
The work on Mr.. Benjamin Barn
wells dwelling progresses. 1t will be
q beautiful place when finished.
VERY little corn was shipped to Bel
ton during the past year. The planters
in that section had corn to sell.
REV. J. L. MARTIN and.Rev. w. F.
Pearson preached at Bethiason last Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday.
Sow an acre of barley for each horse
or mule OH the farm, and that acre will
last until your oats come in.
ALL the roosters about town have
lost their tails. The missing feathers
may be seen on the streets.
THE painting which has been done
on Col. J. S. Cothran's premises has
much improved his place.
MRS. l.. B. CALHOUN, her two chill
dren and Miss Bessie Norwood are of
on visit to Pendleton.
Mr.. w. w. SPRoUsE has bought q
portable steam engine and gin, and
will gin for the public.
WE hear some jokes on Mr.. w. D.
Man, of this County, about his trip to
the Anderson Fair.
WHEAT is a good crop, costs but little
labor and comes at the very hardest
season of the year.
To take premium next year on the
best yearling, SOW barley for it to feed
on this winter.
Mr.. THos. NJ. DENDY has gone into
the drug business with DR. Taggart at
THERE is rumor that more boarding
houses are TO be opened in Abbeville
next year.
No man can succeed at farming who
gives lien prices for corn to feed lean
old horses.
NEXT year farmers who buy corn and
guano will haul them home by the
back way.
Mrs. GEN. MCGOWAN and Miss Nc
Gowan have returned from their North
ern tour.
No man who oypects tO nav his debts