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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-11-03
Address
TO THE EXHIBITORS At THE
LATE FAIR.

The Fair has passed, with all its ex-
elements, its joys and its disappoint-
ments. Though every exhibitor may
expect a premium, yet be knows that
every one can not obtain one, and when
the arbitrament is left in the hands of
competent and disinterested judges all
should cheerfully acquiesce in the result
and resolve to try again. It is not to
make money that we exhibit the articles
Of our handy-work and the productions
of our farms, but to promote the general
interests of the farming community. 1t
| is, besides, social annual reunion of
tthe white weople Of the County, where
old acquaintances are revived, and new
ones formed and loving attachments
contracted. We trust therefore that ev-
cry farmer, and the ladies particularly,
to whom the success of the late Fair is
40 much indebted will at once begin
preparations to make the next Fair bet
ter than any ever yet held.
a committee was appointed by the
Society to take charge Of any articles eX-
bibited at the Fair or that may be con-
tributed, and have them put on exhibit
ton at the approaching State Fair in
CVluLID'o " SoAipSpS A"A thS PiShtAG ~
offered to the County making the best
exhibition of products. Though it may
be troublesome to us we consent, for the
General good and credit Of Abbevile, to
perform the duty to the best of our
ability and to relieve you of all trouble.
Box up your articles and send them
next week to your Depots addressed to
l"Col. D. w. Aiken Sec'y of State Ag-
ricultural Society, Columbia, S. c., aud
he will have them hauled to the Fair
Grounds. The Committee at the close
of the Fair will repack them. and send
them back to you when the freight you
pay to send them to Columbia, will be
refunded.
Be sure to send an exact list Of all the
articles you ship.
Persons sending stock must send
grooms to take care of them on the
grounds.
Any further information requires can
be obtained on application to either of
the Committee.
F. A. CONNOR,
r. a. GRIFFIN,
HUGH WILSON, JR.,
Cokcsbury, Dot. %. Committee.
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SALEDAY.

There was a large attendance on Mon
day last, but there were but feW sales
official orsotherwise. The majority o.
the cases advertised for sale by the Sher'
iff were continued until next Saleday
Sales were made in the following cases
Land of U. NJ. Mars, 20 acres, sold tt
G.. w. Guffin, for $50. ..~
House aud lot Of Arthur Jefferson, !;
acres, sold to John Hamilton, for S26O
Mule of S. B. Cook, sold to T. 3. Mil
ford for sol.
Mule to r. G. Perrin for S54.
Land of n. and NJ. S. Ingram, III
acres, sold to r. H. Mounce, for $500.
Land of Joshua P. Milford, deceased
40 acres, sold to J. G. Wosmansky, fol
S415. -,
The real estate of James Fair, decd
on Little River, l,l4l acres; was sold to
Col. Thomson for $1,000. =
The house and lot of Thomas Eakin
deceased, at Hodges, was knocked
down to Captain Cochran, at So, 500.
The real estate of John Ehilito, III
acres, was purchased by VIM. Wilson:
The day passed off quietly, and tho
crowd dispersed at al early hour.
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Country Newspapers.

Publishers Of country newspapers con-
etantly complain Of want of patronage
The complaint may have some founda'
ton, but another complaint of the peo-
pie TINT the country newspapers are
generally poor Is quite as true as tile
other Country newspaper people rarely
understand the wants Of their patrons.
A country newspaper is published for
local patronage. Horace Greedy could
not have published weekly newspaper
in Whittletown that would have had
four hundred thousand renders; but he
published one in New York which had
that number of readers. The point is
this: q newspaper should meet the
wants of the people who are expected to
sustain it. A local newspaper Is not ex-
pected to be a journal of the. worlds
events but it ought to be journal OF
the locality where it is printed. That it
ought to contain an epitome of the
weeks news, every one knows, but no
one looks for the worlds commercial re-
ports, but all expect to have the price
current of its locality.
Now, pick up your country paper and
see what there is in it of local interest.
The people of the locality patronize it
for its local interests; bnt in place of To-
cal items, the editor, as rule, says
baout this: "Before going to press, we
started out on the lookout for a local
item, bnt marry one could we find"
An editor who would write that ought
to be tried by the press association for
high crimes and misdemeanors. Items
of news are not gotten up that way.
Every thing should be noted as it oc-
ours.
For an editor to thank Mrs. Smith for
q peck of tomatoes is an otfense to good
taste; Not that Mr.. S. ought not to be
thanked, but the public have no inter-
est in private donations to the editor.
But to say that Mrs. Smith has raised
fine tomatoes, and tell their size and
saw q word as to their mode of culture, is
news, provided they are in fact fine.
1t gives the people Of a community
more interest in paper which notices
all matters of local concern than it does
to say that the sultan has fifty wives.
1t is not at all uncommon for superb
or court to be held in country, and the
local paper never mention it, and for
the most imporatnt cases to be tried and
the fact never appear.
Some simpleton may say that is all
known anyhow. That may be true or
not; but it is true that four-ffths of ell
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LEBANON ITEMS.

Lebanon Grange met last Saturday,
23d instant; transacted but little busl-
ness; conferred degrees on four canoi-
dates, and conferred together as to the
best plan for supplying ourselves Win
pork. This Grange is constantly recelV-
ING additions to it's membership; lts
success is owing to its having one OF the
best presiding officers, in the person OF
John r. Lyon, W. NJ.
"Ma, when we 60 to heaven will we
have TO sing praises to God all the tlme?'
ives Joseph." "Well, I 'spect ! will
get very tired.n Ma, when you and pa
20 to heaven are you going TO leave tEe
guineas for the hawk TO catch y:
Another battle, but without guns this
time, but green-eyed jealousy had some
thing to do with 1t. Two colored wo-
men, Fannie Alston and Greasy Hurst,
did the fighting in Mr.. Clark Llnk's
cotton field their tactics were tussle
and choke; Greasy did the choking /;
since that time Fannie has taken up her
bundle aud walked, and left her darling
iyv to mourn and keep his own house.
Crops are turning out better than was
at one time expected; the farmers are
very busy gathering the corn and cotton
sowing oats, and Will commence so"!NS Z
wheat in a few days; some are hurried
,,p now to get cotton ready to pay 1of
That curse OF the country, guano; some
Of the farmers, so called. have recently
Lcen liberated from General Green by
the annual visit of hoary-heaqed 1rost'
Miss Maggie Baskin. of LoWndes'
Vile, is spending few days with hel
friends in Lebanon.
Why don't you, Messrs Editors, III
yite some experienced bee keepers 'o
write short articles on the management
of an aipery? There are good many
bees, but more ignorance; viii! Dr AL
terson or some other successful aplafst,
Give us an occasional article: Who can
inform US, through the Press and Bdn'
ucr, where a bee journal is publlShen?
If the rich mans hog did eat the pool
mans taters, the poor men are holding
on to the "fence law" therefore let them
make q lawful fence-whicn Is nara le
door lose their crops; there are many
fences in this County over when nia'
can stand, with one foot in and the 9th
er out, with the holes and breaks stopped
with brush; bad fences make BAD ahe
vicious stock is the eXper,encs O.
F'1'9'0 LEBANON.
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Ills SPEAKERSuIP.-The NeW York
Herald arrives ay the following conclu-
sions after a careful review Of the indus
trious but quiet personal canvass that Is
going on beneath the surface OF politics
for the speakership:
Judging from present indications the
real choice Will lie between MIR. Kerr
and Mr.. Randall, with q preponderance
of chances in favor Of MIR. Kerr. MIR.
Wood and Mr.. Cox weaken each other
by being from the same state. Neither
viii be supported by the unanimous
democratic delegation from his own
state-and advantage possessed both by
Mr.. Kerr and Mr.. Randall. It is for the
interest of Governor Tilden that the
honor be conferred on New York, since
it would be an impediment to taking
the presidential candidate from this
state. Governor Tilden's friends desire
that the speakership be given to the
west, and now that Mr.. Sayler is out of
the question their influence will be CIV
en- to Mr.. Kerr. But, quite apart from
Governor Tilden's wishes and aspira-
tions, MIR. Kerr's election to the speak
ership would be for the advantage of the
party. Whether Governor Tilden shall be
nominated for the presidency or not, the
reform Issue is the only one on which the
democratic party can win, and the sim
eerity of its devotion to reform would be
attested by electing as speaker q man
whose honesty is as little open to ques-
ton as that of Governor Tilden himself.
There is no better practical method OF
committing the party to reform than by
comforting ,theffrst national honor Sc
curely in its guilt on Michael G. Kerr.
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THE WAY TO Stop CoTToN STEAL
1Na.-On Saturday night, disguised
men went to storehouse of Robert J.
Smith, in this County, and awakened
Mr.. Willie Smith, the clerk. They
then inquired for the barrel of kerosene.
and saturated the building with oil and
applied the torch; the house and all it
contained was soon pile of ashes.
Mr.. Smith was constructing two-story
building across the road, which was
fired, and was also consumed. There
was also five bales of cotton outside the
storehouse, which the clerk begged
permission to remove, but was sternly
refused, and it shared the fate of the
storehouse. The loss is estimated at
about $4,000; no DEMONSTRATION
(Ga.) SOutir0n.
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Unvelling of the Stonewall Jackson
Statue.

The ceremonies connected with the
unveiling of Jackson's statue, work
of art contributed by English admirers
of the great Virginia chieftain, came of
on the 9th ult., in the Capitol Square
at Richmond, and were of the most inl-
posing character.
Decorations of every description were
TO be seen in every direction, embracing
eyergreens, in every conceivable shape,
festoonincs of the national colors, ap-
propriate inscriptions, banners and fags
of many nations, the federal ana En-
clish colors predominating. At an ear
" hour the principal streets began to
present an animated appearance, the
crowds augmenting steadily until the
procession moved, by which time the
sidewalks along the route of march
wee crowded with surging masses, and
every available place wherea view could
be had was filed with eager spectators.
The procession occupied one hour ana q
half in passing a given point, moving
RAPIDLY, and was composed of all the
city military, infantry and artlilery,
visiting companies frop1 Norfolk, Pe'
tersburg, Charlottesville, Staunton, Will
liamsburg and North Carolina, the
corus of cadets of the Virginia military
institute, with their battery, the cadets
of the AGRICULTURAL and mechanical col
lere at Blacksburg, Va, surviving
members of many commands Of the late
war. including those of the famous
Stonewall brigade, the Catholic socie-
ties of Richmond, the students OF Rlch-
mond, college, singing societies, &C.,
besides long cortege of carriages ana
other vehicles, containing many dlstln-
cuished individuals.
General Joseph L. johnson was mar
shall of the day the prayer was MADE
by Bishop Doggett, of the Melnoalst ST
church &; the Introductory ADDRESS oy
Gov. kemper; and the Grafton by ReV.
NJ. D. Hoge, OF the presbyterian
church. -
The Grafton was frequently interrupt
ed by enthusiastic applause. AS the
last words of the orator died away the
yelling of the monument was WITH
drawn, and, amid the thnndering cheers
of the multitude, the firing of musketry
and the booming of cannon, the bronze
figure of Jackson greeted the gaze or
the assembled thousands. At this
point, General Page, OF Norfolk, intro
duced to the crowd General Jackson's
only child, little girl of thirteen, who
was received with deafening and con-
tinued cheers. The ceremonies We're
concluded by the singing Of Luther's
anthem, "A castle of strength is our
Lord,n by the Gesang verein, of Vlr-
gnia, the Richmond philharmonic asso-
ciatiop, and other amateur singers,
numbering early one hundred and fifty
male voices, accompanied by the c'm-
bined bands that were in the procession.
The city was brilliantly illuminated,
and there was a gorgeous display OF IRE
works on Capital Square.
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GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER.

It is natural for people suffering with
dyspepsia and liver complaint "r,.a or any
derangement Of the digestive organs ,
such as sour stomach, sick headache'
habitual costiveness, palpitatlon OF tne
heart, heart burn, water-brash, gnawSinlgg =
and burning pains at the plt Oh tlis AZ;
stomach, yellow skin, coated tG'isue ue,iu- in~
dissgreeable taste in the mouth, coming
up Of food after eating, low spirits, &s:'
to to- put off from day to day buying an az
ticfe that they know has cured their If
neighbor, friend, or relative, yet they
have no faith in it until it is too late;
But if you will go to your druggist gSsa,,,ns ana
get bottle Of Green's Auguss a gsrsin nao%en' as vo
i've Sample bottles of this medicine
can he obtained for 10 cents, to try its
'snnerior virtue. Regular size IS cents.
Try it, two doses will relieve any CASE
Oct. 6, 1878 s8-H
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Common Schools IN the South.

The recent appointment by the Schoo
Board of New Orleans of two coloret
persons to be teachers in the public
schools has been opposed and denounc
ed by some of the citizcns. A publl(
meeting was called to give expression tt
the sentiments of the opposing whites
and the Rev. DR.. b. NJ. Palmer, lead
ing, Presbyterian minister OF ne" Or
leans, was asked to address it. lie sem
letter drclining the invitation, because
the subject, though not a political one,
could not we'll be touched without
"skirting at least the edge of politics, !
from which he desired to hold aloof
DR.. Palmer then proceeds to say that nc
school system can flourish which Is not
rooted in the public confidence. The
teachers must possess the proper qualifi'
cations and high moral character. The
only guarantee for this is found in the
wisdom and integrity of the appointing
power.
Under our present administration, ne
says. it is notorious that every guaran'
tee needed by the public is withdrawn
Native born teachers, known and tried
have been displaced in favor of strang-
ers and adventures, for the most part
who have little or no stake in the com.
munity. Our old citizens of established
reputation have been retired from the
Board and their places supplied by han'
cry and factious partisans, who can sub
sist only by agitation and misrule. II
is, morever, openly av0wed that the
new movements have been made as Q
test of the power which they WELD and
of the degree Of patience which SUI
fering people may be made to exhibit
The Whole system, therefore, ceases 10
be public benefit and has become an
instrument of oppression ana wrong,
against which it is proper to roll up a
public and indignant protest.
Let all necessary facilities OF educa-
ton be afforded to the colored people
among us, in their own schools and un-
der their own teachers, and let every
opportunity be allowed for their ad-
vancement in knowledge, in morals,
and in religion. But the first great les
son for them to learn is that they can be-
come historic race only by the same
method with every other race which
has achieved history at all, viz. ny a
process of development from within
themselves. If they are incapable of
this. no amount of external patronage
can exalt them to the historic rank, ana
no man is true friend to that people
who ohscures from their view this prlp-
ary truth. The ivy may creep upon the
wall, but it is only parasite. The oak
of the forest grows its own root and buf-
fets the storm.
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CONFLICT OF LAWS.
Stock Have a Greater Liberty Thar
the Owner.

Under what is known as the fence law
lin this State, stock of all kinds is fenced
out, while crop of all kiuds Is fenced in.
Cattle and all other kinds of domestic
animals roam at large, and Craze at thelI
own will and pleasure upon all unen.
closed lands. And they do so lawfully
Their going upon other lands besides
those of their owners is no trespass
This is the direct result of the fence law
which is to fence out the stock, AMI
fence in the crop. The only way man
can prevent the cattle of his neighbol
from grazing upon his lands is to fence
in his lands. This all seems to DO vel
enough. But there is another Law
which makes a peculiar conflict with
this and we call public attention to it.
so that the members of the Legislature
whose business it is to look after the in
terest and rights of the people, may pro-
vide remedy. In 1866 astatute was en-
acted which provides that "every entry
upon the enclosed or unenclosed lands
of another, after notice from the owner
or tenant prohibiting the same, shall DC
a misdemeanor and punishable at the
discretion of the court" .........
Now we will suppose q case. A ano
B are neighbors. AS cattle and Other
stock have right to Craze on the unen:
closed lands of B, and they do so. Z
may have become unfriendly to A, and
he finds A on his land hunting up his
COWS, horses, or other stock, and ne
gives him notice not to enter upon nj:
lands again. AS cattle have right
notice or no notice, to go on B,s land
but A has not after notice, under tht
penalty of fine and Imprisonment. A.
ter notice not to enter, A goes on BIZ
land to hunt up his hogs, sheep or COWS
and B indicts him, and he is subjected
to a heavy punishment. Is this not {
singular conflict in the law? The truth
is, they dou't fit each other. One or tht
other ought to be repealed. Either re-
auire all persons to fence in their stock
or so modify the act of 1865 as that own
ers shall have as much right as theil
stock-so that If cattle or other animals
90 upon the lands of another, the owner
of them shall'have the right of entry TO-
the purpose Of getting them back
Kingstree Star. . -.
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THE Two CAMPAIGNS. = The Neu
York Sun holds that there is no similar
ity between the Ohio and Pennsylvania
campaigns, and a Democratic defeat In
the former affords no reason to antici-
pate q like result in the latter. In Ohio
there were no State issues. No fault
was found with Governor Aliens ad.
ministration. Hence it was easy tc
force into the field quarrel over the
currency and the Catholics. But in
Pennsylvania there are State issues Of
transcendent importance, which eqral
if thew do not surpass those in New
York. And quite unlike those in New
York, it is the Republicans alone who
are the robbers to be exposed and pun
ished be Democratic victory.
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Abiding to the fact that the criminal
indictments against Francis d. Moulton
and Theodore Tilton have been qhash-
ed, the New York Tribune says /: No one
knows better than Judge Nelson the
folly and indecency Of reyiving that ug-
ly scandal, and his action will be com.
mended by all even halfway familiar
with the case" The Herald says !:
"Under all the circumstances perhaps
this is the best for it would be weari-
some indeed to have another Beecher-
Tilton trial." The Mew York Times
says: According to Beecher'si law
yers' statements.he has been fodlly ca
Illuminated and black-mailed. He un-
dertook to prove this in a court of law.
And yet, when it comes to the point he
retires from the field. It seems to US a
very strange course to adopt. Suppos-
ing, however =, that Moulton has not IL
belled Beecher, it is clear that Beecher
has libelled Moulton, and we should
recommend that Mr.. Moulton take
proper measures to vindicate his charac-
ter. -... r.
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the news in daily is known before it
appears (here is meant local news;) yet
no enterprising daily would have it out,
and the people look for it there even If
they know it, for the editor is supposed
to have the correct version Of every
thing. ....... .--
No editor of sense expects to make a
village newspaper of general Importance,
that being so, labor to give it the most
local interest. II
A brilliant French woman once said,
"Oh, liberty, how many wrongs
have been committed in thy name!
And I say, oh, "we," the roy
al, rogged pronoun, how much non
sense is perpetrated in thy name !-"Ar-
not" in the Sunny South. -
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State of South Carolina,
Abbev1lle County.

By THOMAS B. MILFORD, Esq,
Probate Judge.
KNIHEREAS, w. D. Mars made
w suit to me to grant him Letters
of Administration, de, bonis non, cum
testa,ncnto dnnezo, of the Estate and
effects of Joshua DuBose, late Of Able
vile County, deceasee.
These are. therefore, to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said Joshua Du-
Bose, deceased, that they be and appear
before me, in the Coort Of Probate, to
lie held at Abbeville Court House, on
the 18th instant, after publication here
of, at ii o'clock in the forenoon, to show
cause, if any they have, why the said
Administration should not be granted.
GIVEN under my hand and seal, this
second day of November, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hum
dred and seventy-five, and in the one
hundredth year of American Inde-
pendence.
Published on the third and tenth days
of November, 1876, in the AbbeviNe
Press and Banner, and on the Court
House door for the time required by
law.
[sEAL] #. B. MILFORD,
Judge of Probate.
Nov. 2, 1875 3O-2t
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onp Granville exchanges announce

OUR Greenvile exchanges announce
the death of Mr.. George e. Elford,
long the editor and proprietor of the
Mouataincer, on Monday the 25th ult.,
in the fifty-first year of his age. lie
was prominent member, of the Bap-,
tist church, and the superintendentt OF
one of the most flourishing Sunday.
schools in the up-country. The deceased
was respected and beloved by all, for
his gentle and quiet manners, polite
aud courteous, modest and retiring DIS
position. Greenville has lost one of her
best citizens, and society the example
of an upright and honest man.