The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-10-25

which was still going on in h public
square. Our meeting continued until
after four O'Clock.
BANANA TREE FROM FLORAL
H1LI.-Mr. J. +. c. DuPre, of our
town, had in front of his store on
Thursday last 4 banana tree, twelve
or fifteen feet high and six inches
in diamater at the base, with a guam
lity of ripe fruit on it. The tree grew
in his hot house, Oh Floral Hill. Mr..
DuPre has the greatest quantity o.;
the rarcst flowers which he is sell
ing at low figures.
THE RAIDS had high-jinks at their
precinct meeting in the court house Oh
Saturday. We We're not allowed to see
the show, but learned that Everidge
Cain and William Pope took occasion
in the middle of the meeting to prac-
tice the manly art of pugilism. The
RAIDS had a little love-Geast on Monday
night in the Court House.
PROF. GREENER, Of the University
of South Carolina, a man of education
and culture, speaks of his race rs the
negro race, and of black people as ne.
grocs, and yet half-witted babboon>
around here want to be called "cul-
iurd' people.
WILLIAM JACKSON a colored man
on Mai. r.. A. Griiliu's plantation
near Ninety-SiX WAS badly cut with Il
knife in the hands Of q colored Radi-
cal on last Saturday night. DR.. Boaz-
man has been called to the relief OF
the wouuedd man.
THE colored Radicals denounce the
colored men who have the manhood
to express their Democratic sentiments
and say that they will eat Democratic
bread but will vote the Republican
ticket. We think by such assertions
they SANDER the race.
Miss ANNIE CONFER and Miss Mamie
Mcintosh, of Eiberton, Ga, two OF
Georgia's iairest daughters, have been
in town for several days on a visit to
Mrs. w. a. Lee. They have many
admirers here.
The fever in Savannah has ceased
its ravages-as much on account OF
the pleasant weather as the actual
lack of material-everybody in the
city having been more or less affected.
TOMORROW being the day set apart
for humiliation, fasting and prayer a-
recommended by the State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee all our
stores and places Of business will br
closed.
Mr.. T. l.. MOORE, of Nin"ty-SiX.
was in our Office yesterday. He re
ports encouraging prospects for the
Democracy at Nlncty-SiX Oh the Nti
, or November.
BUILDTIG.-Mr. J. w. Robertson
is building an addition to the bank
and will arrange the building for u III"
tel. Mr.. Andrew j. Woudinrsl /,
doing the brick work.
!, AS reliable and cheap remedy 70;
the various affections Of the throat ant
lungs. we heartily recon mend Dr
| Bulls Cough Syrup. Small %, ant
t large bottles 50 cents.
MIR. BAYLAss MAYS, Of the Eel
, lowship neighborhood, had the mis-
, fortune to have his hand badly cut i'll
. a cotton gin u few days ago.
Mr.. CAPT. J.. B. HOLLOWAY re
turns his sincere thanks to his compa
, ny for valuable assistance in the los:
f of his horse recently.
LAST Sunday was a beautiful day
and there was a full attendance in al
the churches.
The RAIDS are mad because colored
men are leaving the corrupt party ev'
cry day.
REV. Mr.. MARTIN left yesterday
to attend the meeting of Synod al
Camden.
Mr.. JOHN HILL, of Ninety-Six, is
twice as happy as he was two weeks
ago.
) THE Band made $50 on last Friday
night by their performance.