The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-09-01
OUR DEAD.

! Charlotte Lesly, the wife Of Mr.. Jas.
+. Lesly, of the Clear Spring neighbor-
hood, after q few hours illness, on Thurs
day evening last Death came without
nrcmonition, and bore her off from the
society of loved relatives and friends.
The deceased was Miss Watkins, a
member of. q well-known family of
Richmond, and the sister of Mrs.
! Moscley, of :; Greenwood: She was
lady of lnauy cstimable qualities, and
! leaves a large circle of relatives and
| friends to Icplorc her loss. The inter-
ment took place at the Upper Long
Cane Cemetery on Friday last
DEATH or Mrs. DUNCAN.-We re-
grct to announce the death of Mrs. La
vinu Duncan, ut the residence OF her
brother, Mr.. w. S. Mccoy, in Mem
phis, on The 20tll inst. Her funeral
took place on the following day. The
dcccased resided for several years in our
community, and secured the love and
respect Of Il large circle Of friends. An
invalid for years, her submissive tenn
per and serene Christian department
under aflIiction. shone pre-eminent
and furnished q bright example for i'm
itation, and q rare exhibition Of all the
CnrlStlan SraccS.
Mrs. JAMES GORDON died at her res
idence five miles northwest of Abbe-
vile Court House, on Monday evening
last. He husband died only few years
ago. She was an estimable lady, and
leaves II family of small children. Mr..
w. joel Smith, we learn, was appoint
ed executor of the estate, and guardian
of her children. *. ..
DEATH OF AN ABBEvILLE MAN.
Edgar +. Dean, formerly of Abbeville,
died ut Chupcl's Hill, Kinds County,
Miss, Of hemorrhage, on the 22d July,
1875.
\ New SURVEY Of the corporate
limits of the Town Of Abbcville under
the authority Of the Council, and in
pursuance OF the Act of the last Legis-
lature amending the charter, has just
been made by Mr.. &. y. Douglass. The
Act directs that the corporate limits
shall be embraced in square, which
shall extend a mile and Il quarter to the
four cardinal points, and thus excludes
Mcssrs. DuPrc, Coogler and Sassard.
1t works Il great wrong and should be
corrected by the next Legislature. The
Courcil are not responsible.
4 UNION MEETING Of the iAbbcvillc
Association was held in the Baptist
church at Greenwood OIL Saturday last,
and continued during Sunday. On
sunday morning an impressive memo
rial sermon in behalf Of the Rev. Tllos.
II. Pope, deceased, was preached by
Rev.. ID. Furnan, of Greenville. LII
the afternoon Il Union Sunday-school
meeting Was held, and interesting ad-
dresses made by Rev. DR.. Furman, and
Revs. Townes and Mcbride. There
was 4 large attendance, and the meeting
was of Il very interesting character.
OK Wednesday last there was a barbc-
cued dinner ut Mckctricks Mills, at
which there were some six hundred
persons. y good dinner for all, music,
dancing, cOurting, &c, &c., made up the
amusements. Col. NJ. o. Tolman and
Capt. w. *. Bradley furnished the in
tellcctual feast in good speeches. Both
speakers advocated the advantages oftht
grange. Mr.. T.. Il. Trewitt was present,
and was called upon for Il speech, but he
declined to speak. Our big delinquent
was not PRESENT.
HE ltcN. . Y. lIlSoll, vi NC" oSliO
tenders through the UCrnid, his thanks
to the ladies Of one of his congregations
for the gift of Il valuable and beautiful
quilt, as well as these and members OF
other congregations his thanks for SINH
lar favors repeatedly received. In this
respect the ministers are u more favored
class than we poor editors. Besides we
arc expected to return an equivalent III
good current praise for what we get.
A SUGGESTION has been made by the
NcwJc,ry PrOyrcssirc Ayc, to the South
crn Press for an editorial excursion
Westward, to extend from the Queen
City to the Golden Gate, and requests
the State Press Association to move in
the matter and ivite other Southern cd
itors to Join. Perhaps an excursion to
the Philadelphia Centennial next year
won Id be more pleasant, anh 40 some
thing to promote unity and fraternity
between the sections.
OUR present town council seem tt
have been discharging their duties very
faithfully and satisfactorily. to the pc:o
pie. The debt has been reduced, Will.
the taxes have not been raised. we al
appreciate the good plank walk to tho
DEPOT, and for which we are as much OIL
more indebted to Mr.. Christians efforts
than to any one else.
SEE the notice to road oversecrs by tho
Board Of County Commissioners, re-
ouiring the public roads to be put in
good order by the first of October. Now
is the time for doing the work, and We
trust that the OverSeers Will not be re-
miss i'm the performance of their duty
Let us have good roads before the croI
comes to market.
The LIEN LAw.-We beg leave u
make the dnacndc to the NcW Era II we
have misreprcscntcd him. urVlews u'
not differ materially, if either or us
have any decided views on the subject
We all deprecate the present abuse oI
credit, but the trouble is in correcting
! the evil.
THE anderson MtcNigenccr complains
of the recent election by the Town
Council of T.. Z. Keese, a brother-ln'
law of Intendant Cochran, over j. Is
McGhec, the choice Of the merchants
us cotton weighcr; and also OF q late
town ordinance fixing the dcductlon tc
be made for wet cotton. There is live
ly war in progress.
THE town election comes off on tho
secondary Monday or 18th of September
and it becomes all citizens to sec thai
good men and true are elected. Let
! there be free conference and an orga
niZcd effort to secure good council
It is a matter which comes home to the
interests Of all, and should secure I'M
mediate and earnest attention.
AN exchange recommends newly
married couples to abstain from travel
iur for at least two weeks after marriage
as they make themselves ridiculous ny
rivinp way TO the transports OF the