The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-11-10

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WE call the attention of our readers
to the fact that Messrs w. Il. Richey &;
J. NJ. Miller have formed partnership
in the mercantile business at Hodges
Depot, and are occupying the new store
adjoining Messrs. Vance, Moseley &
Co., where they will be pleased to serve
their friends with dry goods, boots,
shoes, hats, groceries, furniture, &c, at
the lowest living rates. They are polite
and reliable gentlemen, and we wish
them liberal patronage. They will
speak for themselves in the advertising
columns in a week or 50. -
Col. MILLER, DR.. Boazman ard Mr..
john Moore, of Ninety-Six, came to
Greenwood, on Tuesday night last, on
the look out for stolen cotton and wheat.
They found at Jerry Holloway's five
hundred pounds of seed cotton, which
belonged to DR.. BoaZman, and at Grif-
fin Wright's they found five bushels OF
wheat which belonged to Col. Miller
Other parties are concerned in the steal
ing.
LAST week we had call from Mrs.
John Wilson, of Charleston. The suit
in reference to her farm at Due West,
instead of being ended, is now just get
ting under way. She is now collecting
her rents from the farm. She keeps
posted on Abbevile matters while in
Charleston, by reading the Press ana
Banner.
1.-THE PARTISAN DETECTIVE" our
new serial story, in length is tifty-siX
columns of small type, and would make
d book which would readily sell for a
dollar q half. This story and much
other valuable matter may be had by
subscribing for the Press and Banner.
The story will he continued about fifteen
or sixteen weeks.
The RURAL CARoLINIAN for No
vember has been received, and as usual
comes freighted with mass of valuable
reading matter, alike interesting and
profitable to the farmer and the general
reader. The leading article, on "Soils,
and their improvement" offers many
timely and useful suggestions, and the
other articles in the various departments
will repay perusal. The price is So
Walker, Evans L. Cogswel!, Charleston,
are the publishers.
The Minutes of the Abbeville Bap,
tist Association held at Fellowship
Church, Oh the oath and 25th Septem-
Der, have just been published at the
Press and Banner Office, and were VIC
disposed to brag little, would furnish q
good subject. 1t shows our capacity for
getting off a first-class job. We have
all the appliances for doing good job
work. Send in your orders.
TIE ABBEv1LLE CoRNEr BAND ere
daily expecting their instruments, which
are Of superior quality, with net cost
of over S400. The Band will consist OF
thirteen instruments, and promises to
be one of our most popular institutions,
Success attend them.
THE legality of the State legislation
affecting the charges upon railroads, is
now before the United States Supreme
Court, in a case arising under the law
of Wisconsin, and presents a very i'm
portant question for decision.
SOME fifteen or twenty eff our citizens
went down to our State Fair on yester.
day. The Junior was among the mum.
Der, and will give report in our next
Mr.. LEWIS Gown, of Mt. Carmel
is seriously ill with erysipelas. He is
one of our best citizens, and we wish
him speedy recovery.
| THE STATE FAIR.-The G.. & G.. r.
r. are issuing round trip tickets to the
State Fair, good until the 18th Instant.
The fare from Abbeville is S6.40.
THE farmers of thp Jowudac,.;Ilo cor,
ton are sowing largely of wheat and
oats.
DR.. BENSON was in town yesterday
and reports the Mt. Carmel section as
generally healthy.
THE fire in the neighborhood OF
Hodges Depot did considerable damage
to the fencing and timber.
MISSISSIPPI has gone Democratic by
large majority.
THE E7berton Gazette is neatly print
I'd and is good local paper.