The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-16

at Cade's store, with the following
officers: r. B. Cade, Captain c. A.
McClung, lst Lieutenant; S. c. Link,
I'd Lieutenant James Hester, 80
Lieutenant J.. n. Belcher, Orderly
Sergeat. Captain Hester, Mr.. John
Mcneil and Capt. r. B. Cade made
appropriate speeches.
Mr.. GILMORE BOWEN, 0 Of the
late Sterling Bowen, died near An
treville, on Friday night last, of acute
rheumatism. He was taken with q
pain in one leg a few days before his
death, which continued, grew worse
and extended until the sufferer could
no longer endure. He never had an
easy hour from the time he vas taken.
He leaves q young wife and children
to mourn his death.
WE had the pleasure of a call on
Yesterday from Mr.. John G. Clink-
scales, Principal of the Cherokee
Springs High Schaol in Spartanburg
County, who is here on a visit to rela-
tives and friends. This is a good
institution, and he would like for any
number of boys and girls in this
County to avail themselves Of the ad-
vantages Of 80 fine a School as the n
of which he Is Principal. We wish
him a pleasant trip to his old home.
WHEN our friends in the country
have fruit to sell, we would advise
them to let it stay on the trees until it
is ripe. Many persons frail the fruit
from trees as soon as the earliest is
ripe, and three-fourths of what they
1 hrtt,r nc 10 rrann nr hadIv hrnIGnd
Such fruit is hard to sell and never
brings a good price. Good fruit can
always be sold at reasonable figures.
ONE MAN WHO AGREES WITH US.
Capt. McClung says if a farmer
were given plenty of corn at the viii
lage, he could not afford to stop his
plows to haul it ten miles. He had
however a load of corn on his wagon
yesterday, but he says this is the last
he is going to buy, and we believe
him. He will hereafter SOW oats, bar
ley and turnips.
JUDGE Cooke was interviewed the
other day by the editor of the Green
riUe Nevs on the Abbeville distur.
bance, and to the question whether he
thought the presence of the United
States troops would be necessary to
keep order in his circuit. during the
pending campaign, replied that he
would be able to preserve the peace
without the aid of soldiers.
TO SHOW the scarcity of hogs in
this county, we would mention that a
gentleman from the village in a recent
trip to the country, saw q watermelon
vine growing in the road with the
usual number of small melons on it.
Gals was in the neighborhood Of
Fopewell church, some ten miles from
the village.
PUBLIC MEETING AND BARBECUE
AZ LIBERTY.-A public meeting and
ard barbecue will come off at Liberty
Church in Bordeaux township, on
Thursday. 9th inst. Gen. Butler,
Col. Cothran, ond others distinguish
ed speakers are expected to be present,
and a rousing meeting of the Democ-
racy is anticipated.
J. J. DARLINGTON, ESQ.,, formerly
of Due West, but now a rising young
lawyer Of Washington, D. c., we
learn, was in town last week, but he
failed to call at the Press and Banner
Office, where he would have met a
cordial greeting and a hearty shake Of
the hand. None are more pleased at
his success than we are.
Mrs. LARK1N BARMoRE, All esteem
ed lady of the Donaldsville neighbour
hood, died on Monday last only one
day after her husbands funeral. She
had been q sufferer for years, and sus-
tanned her long sickness with christian
patience and resignation. She leaves
a large circle of friends and relations.
GONG TO A1KEN.-We learn that
Mr.. J. b. Wier and Misses Annie Mil
Ter, Meta Lythgoe and Lilly White
will 90 to Aiken by private convey
ance in q short while from now. Miss
Lythgoe will remain several months.
but the others will return after an alb
sence of a week.
Capt. G.. A. McClung was in town
yesterday and subscribed for the best
newspaper or the globe. During the
war he held a commission as Captain
of artillery, and did gallant service in
the western army, but o in times
Of peace he has been elected lieuten-
ant of a peace company.
OUR friends and neighbors Of
the GreenviUe Daily Enterprise, sent
us their paper on Tuesday of last week
and we were glad to get it, and we
gave it what we thought a good no.
tice, but it never came again. What
sort of q way of doing is that, friends
Bailey?
JOHN WILLIAMS, who was sent to
the penitentiary from this County for
rape, and who q few weeks ago made
his escape from that institution, was
captured by Mr.. William Cobb in the
neighborhood Of Greenwood, and
brought to this place Oh Saturday last.
From a card in another column it
| will be seer that Mr.. John Nj. Gam
brell withdraws his name as q candi-
date for Sheriff. He contemplates
leaving the State. We regret to lose
so good q citizen, but wish him well,
wherever he may 60.
A PRoTRACTED MEETING at Upper
| Long Cane church was concluded on
Monday last. On Sunday the sacra-
ment of the Lords supper vas adj
ministered. The Rev. G. b. Stewart
preached. The occasion was an in
teresting one.
THE Temperance Banner is the title
Of a new paper in Columbia, by Mr..
w. s. league, formerly of this office.
Mr.. league is a clever young man and
deserves o better fate than to become
an editor. We wish the Banner sue
cess.
Mr.. JAMES H. CoBB's cotton In
town is 70 heavily loaded with bolls,
that many Of the stalks are breaking
down. If this Is any indication OF
what the crop in the country will be,
it must be enormous.
1T seems to us when oats and barley
can be produced on the farm at sc
low a figure, that a farmer should be
ashamed to 60 to any of the towns and
beg for t~hesprivilege Of buying corn on
a credit.
WOULDN'T it be a good idea to put
a piece of velvet in the bottom Of the
contribution plate at the Episcopal
church, A MAI might be afraid to
put In a nickle, for fear it would sound
like a quarter had gone for aims.
DAVIS BRIDGE on Little River has
been pronounced unsafe by the Coun-
ty Commissioners and persons are by
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