The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-07-26

of Augusta, for the last six years.
SUDDEN DEATH.-After recovering
from spell of fever, Mrs. VIM. Mann
had an abscess on the neck, which so
affected an artery that it bursted, on
Thursday last, when she died in few
minutes from the loss of blood.
THE Young Mems Christian Asse-
citation will meet in the Methodist
church next Sunday afternoon at six
,o'clock. The public are cordially IN
vited. Turn out and encourage the
young men by your presence.
AN enthusiastic meeting of the
Democrats of Hodges and vicinity was
held on Saturday and speeches were
made by Col. D. w. Aiken, Mr.. +. A.
Connor and others. A straight-out
ticket was recommended.
MIR. w. ROSENBERG has returned
from his Northern tour. He saw won
ders at the Centennial and felt highly
pleased with the exhibition. He
thinks all who can do so, should so to
the worlds wonder.
A HEAVY thunderbolt struck the
house of our townsman, Mr.. J. ID.
Chalmers, on Friday last, without
damage. There was y strong smell of
sulphuric acid in the atmosphere after
the occurrence.
AFTER five weeks of tho hottest
weather, the temperature changed on
Monday evening, and yesterday hres
were necessary in our office. TO pre-
vent sickness the utmost prudence is
necessary.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.-TheB Bap-
tist church at Ninety-Six was struck
by lightning on Friday last, and the
steeple, roof, doors and windows were
damaged to the amount of aboutSloo.
ALMOST complete outfit fora coun-.
try printing office may be purchased
from the Press aud Banner Office.
Will sell part or the whole at very
low figures on accommodating terms.
THE editor of the Sumter IVatchman
was robbed of forty dollars in cash at
the Charleston Centennial. What we
want to know is, where did that prln-
ter get as much as forty dollars?
OUR Townsman, VIM. II. Parker,
ESQ.,, we regret has been confined 10
his house and bed with an attack OF
fever, but is now convalescent. we
wish him speedy recovery.
THE Quarterly Meeting in the Meth
odist church at this place closed on
Sunday evening, Presiding Elder
Browne preaching an impressive SER
mon to large audience.
DIR. PARKER says there is now but
little sickness in this community, and
that he is glad Of it. Putting charges
on his books, he says, don't make him
rich nor fatten his horse.
VERY excellent meetings We're
kept up during the past week at the
Baptist church, and learned and I'M
pressive discourses were delivered by
Rev. Mr.. Broadus.
THE cleanliness of your premises
should be carefully attended to. At
ter this warm weather we may expect
sickness, if matters OF this KIND are
not attended to.
: No good housewife should neglect to
see that turnips are planted in abund-
ance. Better have two acres too many
than not to have enough. Get the
seed early.
DEcL1NED.-Generals Kershaw and
MCGOWAN both decline to allow their
names to be used in connection with
the Democratic nomination for Gov
efnor.
Mr.. John McGill returned to An
derson on last Tuesday evening from
Jacksonville, Fla. where he had been
engaged in journalism for some time
past.
The avenues leading to an early
grave have often been opened by a
cough or cold. Thousands have been
cured and saved by DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup.
So1REE.-We learn that Miss Rhett
will give O soiree at the Female Acad-
emy on to morrow evening to which
the friends of her dancing class are ill.,
vited.
ATTENTION is directed to the law
authorizing the taking up of stray an
imaIs. The owner of the freehold be-
ing the only person authorized to 90
so.
THE ladies of Abbeville propose
soon to present a banner to the Aboe,
vile Rifle Club. The fund ia raised
and the flag will soon be forthcoming.
THE Quarterly Meeting of the
Methodist church began here on Sat
urday last, the Rev. Manning Brown
presiding, and closed on Sunday.
WE will publish in our next an ar
tiele from the Washington Gazette,
in reference to our account of the
Washington mail difficulty.
Mr.. IT. W. McMILLAN's mill is
getting good custom. We are glad
of it, and hope that he may get rich
and have plenty of fat hogs.
AS our people are 30 thoroughly
convinced as to the advantages of the
oat crop it will be useless to say any
thing more about it.
ORR friends should be careful to re-
move all rotting cabbage from the gar
den. They are most prolific source
of typhoid fever.
MAJ. B. F. WH1TNEB. of Ander-
son, has been in town several days
during the past week, the guest of
Gen. MCGOWAN.
L1DDELL GRANGE.-The Council
meeting of the various County gram
ges will take place at Liddell Grange,
this morning,
Mr.. AMOS MORSE, having spent a
month with relatives in Alabama, is
now back at his post with Messrs.
White Bros.
THE Labor Reform Constitution of
the Cokesbury Association received
too late for this issue. Attention next
week.