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OatS..What to do With Them.

Many of our planters are unnecessa-
.rily anxious about their oat crops,
and seem to be in doubt whether to
sell now or to hold. At Ninety-Six
we learn that the merchants are allow
ing their debtors credit for them at the
rate Of sixty cents a bushel, but the
cash price offered for them is far below
these figures. We learn that forty
cents is offered in trade for them at
Hodges. At Abbeville some have
changed hands at figures as high as
tifty-five cents, but forty-five cents
may be set down rs the cash price
here. We learn that gentleman
here has bought thousand bushels in
Newberry ut fifty cents cash, to which
T. may be added the freight from that
point to this place. AS these oats are
bought on speculation 1t is fair to pre-
sumo that the spectators are counting
strong on rise in the price. Wheth-
or the price will go up or come down
depends, we think, upon our
own supply and demand. If we have
to ship oats to the cities the price will
probably remain not higher than at
present, but if the demand in our own
county is sufficient to consume the
stock on hand the price will probably
reach much higher figure than they
are at present commanding. Our own
opinion is that seventy-fve cents or
more can be realized for every bushel
in the County, provided our planters
will hold until the planting season,
which will soon be here. From pres
ent indications the demand will be
much greater than ever before, and
many planters are already making ar
rangements for seed. The red oats
have been been planted with such
universal satisfaction that many plant
ers who have heretofore neglected this
crop will do SO no more, but will turn
their attention to this most important
crop. We say important because OF
the cheapness of its production; its
certainty as q crop; and the vast
amount which the crop saves the
planter in the feed of his stock.
We would suggest that our planters
hold their grain for sixty cents at
least, as the oats are bound to be
worth that amount as long as corn is
worth dollar. Planters whose mer-
chants will take them at sixty cents
might do we'll to pay their accounts in
this way. With oats as low even as
forty cents, there is more clear money
in them than there is in cotton at ten
cents. Don't be In hurry to get shut
of your oats. They will keep, and
you may need them next Spring if
you didn't save your straw.
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Sounds from Trottcr,s Shoals.

Sounds from Trottcr'S Shoals.
REV. PATTERSON left, accompanied
by his brother Eddie for Louisville,
Ca, on the 18th inst, will be absent
three weeks.
REV. SLOAN, delivered two excel
lent sermons at Lodimont on the third
Sabbath of this month.
Mr.. COLE, of Augusta Is spending
some time with Mr.. f. D. Pickens.
THE dry weather has made some of
the old men down on the Savannah
side 80 very cross, that their wives are
thinking seriously Of sueing for a di-
vorce.
MIR. REUB1N SMITH must have
heard from his fair lady love, for his
heretofore long face has been wreath
ed in smiles for the last four days.
CROPS in the Flat Woods are suffer-
ing very much for rain.
Mr.. w. P. CALHOUN expects to
take a trip to Georgia very SOON he
seems almost determined to find a
wife. He is a good example. Hope
others will soon initiate his precept.
A BRIGHT-EYED little girl who at
tended the last meeting at Lodimont,
caused dart to pierce the heart of q
gentleman from the Flatwoods. He
says he intends to 60 to see her, If he
never gets to Heaven.
ALADY near Trotter Shoals wishes
to know something of the Lowndes::
vile Reporter; if he has honest blue
eyes, DC.
A GENTLEMAN whose straw hat is
very much worn, says he Is not able to
purchase a new one, but if any one in
your village will supply him, he will
be very much obliged.
|. A CERTAIN lady thinks John Dis
content Is growing to be very hand
some. Oh! John it may be your old
sweetheart.
A LADY in the sTrotter Shoals
neighborhosd would like to dispense
with her uncle's company wien her
beaux calls. The old gentleman
won't give the young men chance
Ito slip in a word edgeWays,' thus
made one heart-pierced fellow mad,
guess he will not be troubled with
him again soon.
Mr.. JIM BELCHER has the finest
watermelon patch in the county.
Mr.. LATIMER relieved the old lady
whom Mr.. Clark starved so long; she
now speaks of going to t be Centenni-
al.
THE dry weather has forced the rat
tle-snake TO leave the Flat-woods, and
take refuge in log.
The gentlemen on the Savannah
side expect to have fish one day next
week. May success attend them.
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The Book of Common Prayer.

Rev. Mr.. Kershaw has, for the last
three or four Sunday afternoons, been
giving series of lectures on the book
OF Common Prayer as used by the
Episcopal church in this country and
in the Church of England, and on
Sunday was answering various objec-
tions that have been made to that form
of worship, as well as explaining GER
tain ceremonies which that church is
accustomed to observe. At the con-
clusion of the lecture Mr.. Kershaw
pointed out that the principal objec-
tions which were made against this
church and her services, arose from
ignorance of them or misrepresenta-
tion," and he felt satisfied that as they
became better known and We're more
carefully examined, these objections
would disappear and the service be
more highly appreciated that he de-
sired to make the church and her ex-
cellencies understood, without detrac-
ting from those of other churches; to
speak a word for his own communion
without assailiug other bodies oil
Christians. He is evidently not an
advocate of what has been called the
"destructive criticism
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Vicious Cow.-A child of d. S.
Maxwell, Of Anderson, was hooked by
COW and tossed over her head. The
timely interference of friends, saved
the life of the child.
The Ne,U Yorh Herald is raising a
fund for the erection of monument
to Custer, which amounts already to
over $4,000.
BEFORE it is too late buy your tur-
nip seed. The supply at the stores is
not sufficient for the demand.
Mr.. B. 81. GLENN, of Fair Play had
his arm mutilated in thresher. DE
J. B Brown amputated it. A1-s1
Ohio had little lamb,
Which had such winning ways,
They put him up for President,
And called him Gov. Hays,
PREPABE to SOW barley.
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conEsRrRy. 8. c.. July IL, 1875.

CoKEsBURY, s. c., July H.. 1875.
NOTICE is hereby given that the An
IN nual Camp-meeting Of the A. M: e;
church, will commence at aplace called
Tabernacle. in Abbeville comfy, on the
Sd day of August next ;-said day being
the 1st Thursday in the month. Among
the divines who are expected to be pres
ont, are the distinguished Presiding Ed
or. Rev. A. Weston Revs. G. w. Mos
sell and r. H. Cain.
Dear friends it is highly hopeful that
you will begin now to build and rebuild
your tents SO as to have every thing in
good trim for the occasion. The editica-
ton Of the church and the conversion of
tho unregenorate-being our chief object,
we cordially invite both the prepared and
the unprepared to come and be benefit
ted. Yours Fratcrnally,
NJ. NJ. NANCE, Pastor.
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Wednesday, July 26, 1875.
Preparing to Die.

Father A. NJ. Folchi, of the Roman
Catholic faith, visited Jerry Coleman
in his cell yesterday morning at six
o'clock, and in the presence Of Messrs.
E. Roche, Thos: Enright, John r.
Enright, j.: c: Wosmans,ky, Z. w.
Guffin, l.. L. Guffin, and the father
of the prisoner, administered to him
who Is appointed unto death, the
Holy Sacrament of Baptism accord
ing to the Roman faith, Mr.. f. Roche
acting as sponsor. The Catholics, as
we understand, do not regard any
"given name" except that given in
baptism. Jerry asked the Priest to
suggest a name, who proposed for the
penitent the name of "Joseph," and
THE HOLY WATER
was poured from a vial on Jerry's
head by the officer of the Church and
he was baptised as "Joseph," and
now has hope of being numbered
with the Saints whenever he shall be
called upun to enter the life to come.
During the baptismal ceremony
Jerry kneeled and repeated the Lords
PRAYER. the Apostles Greed, and the
Act of Contrition. After the baptism
HE WAS INVESTED WITH THE WHITE
GARMENT,
emblematieal of purity, and the light
ed taper vas presented to him when
he helSS2n bis right hand while the
Priest pronounced his blessing on the
new convert.
Father Folehi left yesterday morn
ing on the cars, but will return TINS
afternoon to render
FURTHER SPIRITUAL COMFORT
to Jerry, and it is supposed that the
ceremony of the Amounting will be
performed between now and Friday.
The Reverend Father will be with
Jerry OH Friday, and accompany him
to the scaffold.
Yesterday afternoon the Junior WIS.,
ited Jerry and found him sitting be-
hind
TWO SETS OF IRON BARS,
in 8 dimly lighted compartment, with
a catechism in his hand. He was very
nervous and but little disposed to talk.
Standing in the presence of him who
it was reasonable to suppose would so
soon appear at the great Judgment
bar, feelings intermingled with sor-
row and sadness involuntarily came
over US. While we are not believer
in the Catholic religion, which he had
embraced, we could not but hope that
his spiritual advisers might enable
him to And favor in the sight of Him
who cleanseth us of all our sins; for
Though they be like scarlet, they
shall be white as snow, and though
they be red like crimson they shall be
as WOOL"
There is little prospect of averting
the impending doom, yet he would
readily catch at any hope of executive
.clemency. When we asked ''if we
could do anything for him." he re-
piled:
NOTHING, UNLESS YOU CAN GET NE
A PARDON"
A paper asking executive clcmency
is being circulated for signatures, but
the better informed seem to think it.
useless.
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CAPT. R. +. MCCAsLAN, of Charles
ton, was in town on Monday night, as
large as life. He says the people eve
rywhere are going to sow oats.
THE Governor, it if thought, will
not pardon or commute Jerry Cole
mans sentence. His soul is imnor-
tai. He needs spiritual aid.
IF not too late by all means plant a
large Irish potato patch. The Fall
Irish potatoes will keep all winter if
taken care of.
A oNE-EYED mouse colored mare
mule was arrested in Abbeville on
yesterday and put in the Marshall
House stables.
CANE TO THE HANGING. - CIoe
Miller, an old colored woman, arrived
on Sunday to see Jerry Coleman go
off on Friday.
THERE are hundreds Of people look
ing for seed oats. Double the quanti-
ty sowed last year will be sowed this
year.
DIR. w. A. LIMBECKER, of Ninety
Six, was in town yesterday. He says
oats are held at sixty cents at Ninety
Six.
EVERY good farmer in Abbeville
County is making arrangements to-
sow oats as soon as the crops are ''laid
BY"
IT takes one hundred dollars a week
to pay DR.. Townsend's freight. He is
doing q very large business-all for
cash.
THE Junior is not paying either ten
cents or twenty cents bushel to have
his grain hauled from the plantation.
OUR old friend, Mr.. J. G. Willard,
we regret to say has been quite sick at
Wier's Hotel for the past three weeks.
Two Companies Of the IS U. S. In
fantry, numbering u men and OFF,
GERS have been assigned to Aiken.
WHY is it that the political parties
of the country are held responsible
for riot by a crowd of fifty men?
OUR esteemed friend, Maj. Ward
law, recently mashed his thumb very
severely with the safe door.
EAsTERLY winds with rain have
made a very admirable change to our
atmospheric temperature. !
FATHER FoLcH1, Catholic priest,
is here to see Jerry Coleman in his
priestly capacity.
JERRY COLEMAN, unless he breaks
Jail, will in all probability be hung on
next Friday.
OATS can be raised for fifteen cents
a bushel and they are worth half as
much as corn.
MR. VIM. MOORE, of Cokesbury,
exhibited to US last week full grown
cotton boil.
Buy your turnip seed on Sale Day,
that you may have them ready when
needed.
MISS RoLAJNE, who bas been ab-
sent for the past six months, is now
at home.
PLANTERS who need seed oats
should buy at once. The price is sure
to 60 up.
Gov. CHAMBERLAIN denies that he
has.asked for, or desires United States
troops.
Mr.. JAMES McCRAvY says that he
has the best crop that he has ever had.
Mr.. MAC. MosELEy, we learn, will
90 to the mountains this Summer.
THE Democrats of Edgefield have
nominated a straight out ticket.
MR.. BULL, of Charleston, he's been
the guest Of Gen. MCGOWAN. !
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Let us Publish q History of Able.
Vile County.

Let us Publish History of Able.
vile County.
An esteemed citizen has promised
to give us some historical facts in ref
erence to the early settlement of the
Savannah side of the County, which
will no doubt be read with great inter-
est. AS there has never been any his
tory of Abbeyille County published
we think the centennial year good
time to put all historical matters on
record, and any one in possession Of
matters of interest will confer favor
on the County by handing them to the
PRESS and Banner for publication. If
the old people .of each portion of the
county would contribute something
we would be enabled to publish an in
teresting history of our county, and
possibly at future day we may pub
fish it in book form, that the history
of our county and the personal renlin-
iscences of our old people might never
be lost. Facts and circumstances re-
lating to the lives of our old and hon
ored citizens would be treasured by
the present and future generations.
The "reminiscences Of Abbeville by
a former resident are, as far as we
know, remarkably correct and are
read with much interest. %
Let every one contribute something
BY putting on record the facts that
may he known to each. tf
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THREATENING.-Thefo following no
tice which was posted in Greenwood
a few nights since, shows feeling OF
fiendishness on the part of certain
evil disposed colored persons, which
calls for the utmost vigilance on the
part of the citizens of the community.
A meeting of both whites and blacks
has been held, at which due watchful-
ness was recommended:
.Notice. Addressed to the white scdizens
of Greenwood. We do not purpose to fight
for the wickedness did us by you, and for
what you are yet doing to us. Bui, sirs. we
will turn into ashes the polish buildings OF
YOUR town. What we say to one we say to
all, with the exclusion of one, Mr.. Christ
Waller, for he has done us no harm. Unless
you cease to harm us we will do ct unless
the living God for bid u.s."
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BIBLE MEETING.-Our readers will
not forget that the Anniversary meet
ing of the Abbeville Bible Society will
be held this morning in the Episcopal
church at IL o'clock, and We trust to see
large attendance. The sermon will be
preached by the Rev. Ferdinand ia
cobs, D. d., of Cokesbury, and the ad-
dress will be delivered by Mr.. L. W..
White. of Abbeville, and we may an
ticipate efforts worthy of the occasion,
and which shall prove pleasing and
Instructive. Our Bible Society is a
time-honored institution and needs no
word of commendation to the chris
tians of all denomination.
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Look Him Up.

LowNDEsvILLE, s. c., |
July %, 1875. !
Editor Press and Banner:
GENTLEMEN:-Clark Jones, colored,
escaped from the calaboose here on the
night of the Goth inst. He had been
indicted by Tom Lomax, colored, for
vagrancy, and was confined in the
calaboose awaiting trial. He is con-
victed cotton thief, regular gambler,
reckless disturber of the peace, and
rumor says q forger. He Is coal
black, very muscular, six feet high,
weighs about 10 lbs. and is almost "a
years of age. Let all look for him.
It is thought That he will 60 about
Walhalla or Seneca City.
ROBT. S. BECKHAM.
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WE had the pleasure of meeting
last week on the cars, Mr.. Thos. F.
of that excellent paper the
New6er7y Herald. We were sorry to
learn that he had for month been
suffering with an affection of the eyes
from which he has been unable to
read or write for month. We know
how to sympathise with him as we
once had an affection Of the heart,
from which we couldn't sleep for a
long time. Mr.. James McCravy came
i'm as we finished the above. He says
Greneker is a gentleman, if he is an
editor,
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Democratic Meeting.

THE President Of each Democratic
J. club in the County Is requested to
meet me at the Court House on Friday,
the 4th of AUGUST, at 10 o'clock a. m.,
being the last Friday before Sale Day In
August, to consider some matters OF i'm
porfance to the political interests of the
County. In case the Presidents of clubs
cannot attend, some other officer OF the
club will be substituted. Every club
must be represented.
President County Club.
July II, 1876.
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TRoops.-We would like to know
the necessity for troops in this State.
Is this thing of intimidating White
men at the elections never to be stop
ped? In this State the negro party
have a majority of thirty thousand
and yet they cry for troops and thus
acknowledge their inability to run the
government. The fact Of their calling
for troops to control the elections is
evidence OF their own consciousness OF
weakness.
KNOCK HIM DowN.-The Boston
Ecening Traveller speaking of that
most estimable gentle, Mr.. A. A. Gil
bert, of the Sumter Waterman, calls
him Major. If the editor of the
Wutchnaan don't knock the editor of
the Traveller down the next time he
sees him, we shall think there is a
hole where the bump Of destructive
ness is generally located.
THE negroes of this County have
got some sense, n they do lack educa-
tiorf. They can tell when a fellow
herds with them just before the cleo
ton for the purpose of getting office.
They generally find it out by the way
they abuse decent white people. A
good negro knows that he is better
than trifling white man.
JIM ROBERTSON, colored, has quite
a reputation as q good mechanic and
as good gardener, but he excels rs a
good lecturer on the duties of woman
to the sterner sex. His lecture to q
pugilistic sister few days ago was
amusing If not instructive.
A. J. HUNTER, a colored man of
the Temple of Health neighborhood,
called at our office last week. He
knows how to put a little of the ready
money where it will do the mostgood.
He is a farmer and says that he won't
have to buy corn next year.
THE young lady who thought. we
were personal in reference to the leas-
ing of the front gate, is Informed that
we copied that paragraph from anoth-
er paper, which paper we presume had
not the slightest intention OF wound
ing anybody's feelings.
APPRECIATED.-A neighbor wri-
ting to US says: "The Press and Ban
,aer is the best weekly exchange that
comes to my Office"
PHYSICIAN, HEAL THYsEI.F.-Dr.
Marshall, who has been sick for the
past two or three weeks. Is up again
and on the streets.
THE number Of men who are look
ing for oats is as large as the army OF
candidates-and the men seeking oat
seed will be the richest.
To young men seeking employment
Join the Abbeyille Rifle club and
you can get a job to keep a musket
bright.
THE poetry about "Bessie and II
has been received, but owing to its
great length we are unable to publish
it.
WHEN a dirty fellow joins the negro
party and then fails to get office, isn't
he a pitiable creature?
Mr.. GEORGE WHITE is the happy
man this time. It's girl.
EVERY man in Abbeville County
should have barley field.
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Messrs. Editors Our State and
county administrative affairs have be-
come 80 corrupt and demoralized under
the black republican regime that it will
require our very best material to rescue
them from the pending doom and intro
duce the reformation that is desired by
the honest and Intelligent class of peo-
pie. Let us as party, concentrate our
voting strength upon men, especially
the lawmakers, that are above medi-
ocrity, noted for sOeight of intellect,
soundness of judgment, can reason and
discuss subjects tiuently, with force and
eloquence; in short, know how to enact
laws for the good of the country.
acknowledge is power" that is the
great desideratum associated with
honesty that our legislative halls re-
quire. Taking this view of the present
status Of our country, we respectfully
ask permission to suggest the following
ticket for the consideration Of the DEM
ocratic Nominating Convention.
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS.
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VERY NEAR A Row.-Some ne
groes on Thursday last offered abuse
and insult to a drunken white man,
when white man demonstrated and
drew the abuse of the negroes. Blows
were passed, and it was only by the
merest chance that general fight did
not ensue. Forbearance has ceased to
be a virtue here, and the whites are
apt to teach insolent people that we
have some rights which should be re-
spected. The dirty white men who
teach the negroes to insult us, as we'll
as the negroes themselves, should
cease to irritate us and forbear to ex-
cite bad blood.
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The News and Courier for the
Campaign.

The canvass now opening is the
most important in which the people OF
South Carolina have been engaged
since the momentous election of 1860.
upon its result depends the veal or
woe of the States and the Union.
The NesUs and Courier will, as ever,
be in the front of the fight, sustaining
fearlessly and faithfully the candidates
of the the National Democratic party,
and the action, whatever ii shall be, OF
the State Democratic Convention. TO
this we pledge the whole power and
influence of a journal, which in the
past, has done what it could to serve
the interests, and preserve the rights
and liberties, of the people Of Sonth
Carolina.
In order that it may be within the
means of every Democrat in tile State
to read the Nel0s and Courier during
the canvass, we have established the
following campaign rates, free Of Pos
tage and for country subscribers only,
beginning this day and running to the
18th of November, q period of four
months:
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PHRENoLoGY.-Dr. w. H. Barker,
the Phrenologist, has been delivering
lectures during the past week to
crowded audiences in the Court House:
The lectures have been interesting and
instructive, and exhibited the fruits of
enlarged observation and research.
In connection with each lecture some
one or more of the audience was ex-
amined, and furnished an amusing
feature of the entertainment. The
Doctors lectures were invaluable.
We only regret that lie didn't stay
longer, as he thoroughly understands
his profession.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

ALsToN HOUsE.-W D Gator, Baltimore !;
Thomas Howell, Atlanta; R NJ MCGEE, W
Haddon, Newton McAdams, Due West; "
Cowan, Coanama Miss: E 4 Mars, Calhoun,s
Mills; Rev. r Ligon,. LoWndesvilie; q T
son Jr Columbia.
Ianta 'Henry B Gillispie, Cotton Gin Miss ;
T B James, Philadelphia; Frank c Taylor,
Capt R F McCaslan, Charleston; pr w a
Limbecker, Ninety-Six; Wilson WATKINS,
Long Cane: r W Haddon, Due West; Maj J
L White, Mountain View; Y Jones, NJ
DeBruhl, City; Henry Field, Fronto Canada; !;
John w Thompson. Atlanta Ga.
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Solicitor. S. Cothran.
Senate-Thomas Thomson.
House of Representatives-T.C q. Per-
rim, R. R. Hemphill, VIM. Hood, DR..
J. G. Maxwell and J. F. Calhoun.
Clerk of Court-John w. Lesly.
Probate Judge-J. w. Perrin.
Sheriff.. N King.
County Commissioners-J.Y Y. Jones,
'Malcoln Erwin and James McCaslan.
School CommissionercRev. w. r.
Hemphill.
CorOner-J. A. Wier.