The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-07-12

Nor So.-Mr. w. A. Clay, of CAL
,houn's Mills, authorizes US to contra
dict the statement which appeared in
our last issue that his son John Clay
committed suicide by jumping into a
well in Elbert Co., Ga. According to
MIR. Clay's statement, the son fell in
accidently, and it was not case of
suifide. Since writing the above we
have received further testimony con-
tirming the above statement, and pro-
wing 1t to have been case Of accident.
A FALSE REPoRr.-We are glad to
be ablesta contradict an unfounded re-
port which appeared in our paper last
week, that our former citizen, Mr.. B.
C. Crawford, had committed q homi-
eide on the person of one Boggs, near
his residence in the vicinity of Pen
dleton. Mr.. G. was here last week in
person, and gave flat contradiction
to the report.
WoFFORD CoLLEGE.-Our Spartan
burg exchanges contain full accounts
of the recent Commencement at Wof-
ford College. The graduating class
consisted of some twenty-one mem
bers, among whom we see the names
of John G. Clinkscales and George E.
Prince, now of WILLIAMSON, but for
merly Of Abbeville. The latter de-
livered the vale8ictory.
POSTAL CARDS.-It seems not to be
generally known that the post office
authorities collect five cents on the de-
livery Of every postal card passing
through the mails which contains on
the printed side anything whatever
except the address. We assume this
is not widely known. for almost daily
payties are receiving cards which are
charged with such a sum.
THE Fourth at Ninety-Six, was du-
ly honored by large assembly from
contiguous portions of Abbeville,
Lawrence, Edgefeld, and Newberry,
who assembled to do honor to the one
hundredth anniversary of American
Independence, and to recall the past
glorious memories of the "Old Star
Fort" Col. ]. N. Lipscomb delivered
stirring and patriotic address, and O
bounteous picnic dinner was enjoyed
by all.
Eighty bushels of oats to the acre in
Sumter County! twenty-five bushels
of wheat to the acre in Edgefield
County! Why should man or beast
starve? Why should any one 60 to
Texas? We do not believe that any
healthy; industrious family has ever
been obliged to beg for bread in South
Carolina.
BIBLE MEETING AT ABBEvILLE.-
We direct attention to the announce
ment OF the Bible meeting on the last
"Wednesday of this month. We may
expect something interesting and in.
structive in the sermon of DR.. Jocobs
and the address of Mr.. White. We
invoke large audience.
To Recommendations and
their friends will please remem'
Der that our price for announcing 8
candidate is five dollars, strictly in ad.
vance. When the above is not com.
piled with no notice will be taken o.
any announcement.
WE are pleased to greet ". Christie
Benet, Esq, who has been recently
admitted to the Bar, and designs prac
ticing his profession in Abbeville
MIR. B. is q gentleman of talents anC
high attainments, and we extend tt
him cordial welcome.
Large ratification meetings have
been held in all parts of the Union
since the nomination of Tilden. NJ
nomination was ever received with
greater enthusiasm.
Mr.. 8. NJ. Mathews, of Edgefield
has q pocket knife bearing date 1772
It is curious relic, and has been in
the family many years.
THE connection between the break
on the Anderson Branch Railroad and
Seneca City is now made by hacks.
Mr.. ANDREW NOBLE passed
through our town on Friday, on s
visit to relations in Georgia.
Hon. ARMIsTEAD BURT left or
Wednesday last to spend the summel
months in Cashiers Valley.
OUR Judge of Probate, Mr.. T. B
Milford, went up to the mountains OIL
Friday.
THE dancing school Of Miss Rhet
opened here on Friday last.
Tilden is an old bachelor aud is saie
to be worth S.. 100000.
Gen. Hampton went up on Fridays
train to Cashiers Valley.
An effort is being made to endow
Newberry College at Walhalla.
Col. CoFHRAN delivered Bible ad.
dress at Einfty-SiX on Yesterday.