The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-06-30

few years negro suffrage will be as dis
tasteful to the North, as it is now to the
South. Such a result may be brought
about in Georgia and other Southern
States where the whites formSthe great
body Of the population, but We think
that South Carolina will have to wait
long for the promised issue. -
Wouldn't merchant or printer be-
considered rs crazy who entered bust
ness with a contract to pay eight per
cent. month for money? Farmers do
this who give liens. IA. *E
Sow your own clover, red oats, barley,
peas, timothy, corn, wheat or anything
else to feed your stock on next year.
Don't give five or ten per cent. o month
to get credit for corn.
BApTIsM.-Thc infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. NJ. IIaddon was bap-
tscd at the Presbyterian Church with
impressive cercmopies by the pastor,
Rev. J. L. Martin, on Sunday last.
Mr.. WILLIS MAKs who has been in
attendance at the Military School in
Charlotte, n. c., under Col. J. P.
Thomas, returned on Saturday last,
passing through the village OH his way
to Calhoun's Mills.
TIE Mctlodists had very interest
ing Sunday-School meeting on Sunday
last, at which meeting a very. consider
able amount was raised for foreign mis-
sions.
EDGEFIELD spends S25 a month on
her paupers. Mr.. Jacob Miller takes
good care Of ours at S9.75 month";
Can't the Commissioners of Edgcfcld
take the hint?
CoMMUNIoN.-Next Sunday will be
communion. day at the Presbyterian
Church. Rev. DR.. Howe, of Columbia
will assist in the exercises.
DEDIcATIoN.-The Baptists dedicated
their new Church on last Sunday at
Hodges Depot. Rev. R. n. Pratt, of this
place, took leading part in the exer'
cises.
Mr.. H. T. TUsTEN. Of our town, ha:
journeycd much around the world, bu
still occasionally loses trunk on tht
Railroad.
ONE of the bridges ut what is known
as the Double Bridges on Rocky River
near Lowndesville is down, and th'
traveller has to cross OH other bridges.
MIR. r. r. MARTIN has quit the type
sticking business and has been at th'
more profitable business Of carrying th
mails to Elberton, Ga.
REDUCE your farms if you can't soy
enough oats to feed your stock next year
Better do it than give ruinous rates 0
interest to get corn on credit.
DUE WEST AIIEAD.-We hear Of sew
en- matrimonial engagements in an,
around Due West. The names and 9th
er interesting particulars may be given
next week. a''''-.'..s'
RUMoRs reach US Of recently maturet
matrimonial arrangements between sew
cral of the young bcaux and bellies, O
Abbeville.
DURING the past week VIC have ha'
some of the hottest weather of the sea
son, the thermometer ranging amoni
the ninctics.
TIE awning over Messrs. DuPre
Gambrell & Co.'s, and Mr.. w. Rosen
burg's stores adds to the comfort of pro
prictors and customers.
| WHEN o man gets to giving lien OF
his crop or buying corn OH a credit it i
only a question of time as to when tn
land will be mortgaged and the farm
sold.
OUR planters to avoid giving eight o.
ten per cent. a month and liens OF
their crops for corn should now max
calculations to SOW largely of red oats.
HENRY HEARD while building
bridge at Burdctt's Mills received yer.
severe injuries on Wednesday last b.
the falling of tinbers while raising tn
bridge.
Mr.. G.. BROWN CowAN, of Donalds
Willie, has one of the incest and mos
comfortable new dwellings in the Coun
| ty. The painting was beautifully don
by Mr.. w. G. Moore.
THE case of Henry Scegars, the Ger
man who shot and killed Miss Tucker
of Anderson, has excited some interest
He was cleared at Greenville last week
THE young men about town are or
ganizing base ball club For amuse
ment and healthy exercise, every othe
game is thrown in the shade.
Mr.. HENRY HILLS entire crop wa
overfowed by the late rains. The GRO
was in the cellar next to Barnwcll'
store.
Doc. SLOAN and Lizzie Dixon are one
-Purson Baker OF the colored churcl
did the work, Oh Friday last. N
cards.
Ira young man goes to see his sweet
heart in the rain, may she not conside
him q rain beau?