The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-11-24
GOSSIP WITH OUR EXCHANGES.

"a widow lady Mrs. n. G. W. called at
our office, a day or two ago, and renewed
her subscription to the Herald, stating that
she land her husband togetherD had been
subscribers to this Paper for the past twen- l..
ty-eight years Such patrons are worthy
Of appreciation. We return our sincere
thanks to the kind lady for long patronage
and promptitude in making payments
Laurensville Herald,
gayA Our neighbor expresses our ap-
probation of old subscribers, and we
adopt his remarks.
THE ELAURENsvILI.E HERALD.-That
staunch old paper celebrated its thirtieth
anniversary on last Friday. Its edito-
rails and general management has the
energy Of youth, combined with the
sugacity of age. The editor, Mr.. T. B.
Crews, is well known to our people in
Abbeville, as once the energetic and
popular proprietor of the old A6bevalte
Banner. May he ever prosper.
THE Newberry Herald says: The
area sown in oats this season is gratify-
ingly large-our farmers being deter
mined to stop some of the many leaks
which have been wasting their sub
stance. If they lessen the quantity of
cotton next spring, and build heir
hopes on something else, they will be
wise.
OF all the misgoverned Counties in
the South, poor Edgefield is perhaps in
the most deplorable condition, If we aro
to Judge from the Edge,feld Advertiser.
The County officers have either given
no bonds at all or worthless ones, and
then these officials are totally incompe-
tent.
A citizen of Camden, has an acre of
ground from which he expects to get
three and half or four bales of cotton.
Journal
gG5" That's nothing. One cotton
bagger in the up-colntry can make
thirty or forty bales without any land
at all.
"Abbevlle's new Methodist Church
was dedicated on Sunday last.-Aiken
Courier Journal.
n9. This is news in these diggings.
Where did you get your information,
Bro. McRay?
wv. It. Branch, insurance agent, was
in town last Tuesday, and, judging
from the amount Of business transacted,
the structures of the Press and Banner
avail nothing in this locality at least
Greenwood Ne,U Era.
n@. More's the pity.
We learn that an effort will be made
at the next meeting of the Legislature
to expel Crittcnden, editor of the Enter
prise and 1lountuineer, from the House
of Representatives, for sending chal-
lenge last Summer to 4. Blythe.
WE see it stated in our exchanges that
James a. Hoyt, Esq, of the anderson
hteyigencer, will likely go to Charles
ton in the interest OF the new daily
which is to be started there. In that
event he will sell his interest in the In
teiHgencer.
WE are glad to welcome to our sanct-
um the tri-weekly Winns6oro NeaUs
edited by r. Means Davis. The editor
compliments Mrs. a. q. G. Lindsay
very highly for her articles on eXhibi-
ton at the State Fair.
Mr. J. D. McLUCAs has purchased
the entire interest in the Marion Wcr-
chant and Farmer. The editor has our
best wishes for the prosperity OF his
paper.
R. r. Hemphill, ESQ.,, of the Medium,
left for Columbia on yesterday, to attend
a meeting of the Executive Committee
of tile Press Association.
WE are pleased to welcome the Chris
tiun NcighGor to our office. This is q
good pit per, edited by Rev. Sida IL.
Brown.
THE editors Of the Charleston NeWs ex-
pect to enlarge theil paper early next
month.
THE Newbery Herald is Il good paper.
We never fail to get good locals out OF
it.
THE GreenviUe News is urging the
necessity of street car III Greenville.
WE learn from the Lancaster Ledger
that Dr. Richard E. Wylie is dead.
The Merchant and Farmer says the
County Court costs $40 an hour.