The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-01-10
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The CHGTiCStOn NCW3 UnD courier
appeared OIL now years day in an en-
| tifely new outfit and dress Of type,'and
is beautifully printed. For enter
prise and ability no paper OF the Con-
tinent is ahead of tho NcVs and Co..
ricr. AS for the style of it's edito-
rails we will say that n Of our most
distinguished lawyers recently re-
marked that for purity Of English
they were cqun! to, that of Addison in
the Spectator, and that,any young man
might read them with equal profit.
The Lexington Dispatch has secured
the services Of Mr.. II. w. Rice in
the editorial department. We hope to
see more locals in that excellent paper
III the future.
The Siom'tnn of ~Srartanburp, has
entered upon It's thirty-tourth Volume,
and each succeeding volume in All i'm
provcmcnt Oh the previous one.
Tho N,cwccr7y Hcrold, with the last
issue, begins its thirteenth volume,
and is Of the best paper for Locals
received at this Office.
The Edgcfe1d Adpcrtiscr has enter
Ell its forty-sccond year. 1t is n Of
the very best weekly papers in the
State. and always strikes out sqHarcly
for tho right. The editorials in that
paper give no uncertain sound.
TIE Ncw5cr7y Herald says there
were $500 persons on the streets Of
that town on Christmas lay. Very
different in Abbeville. There were
not over fifteen persons in this town,
including Mr.. John Devlin and Mr..
John Ables, the senior.
The BarnwcN Sentinel, on the 4th,
enters upon its 18th year. May it ev-
er live to continue It's good work and
be numbered among the journals Of
the next century.
TIE Lexington Dispatch has the
number of lot Of graeeless men on
his subscription books who do not pay
for their papers.
TIE editor of tho anderson JoM'-
nal had a square meal OIL Christmas.
We congratulate him.
THE Kcowce Courier says that the
snow is fifteen inches deep on the
Blue Ridge.
Tho Constitution says that the city
authorities of Atlanta arc giving out
wood TO the poor.
A RARITY.-Broad and Saluda Riv-
ers are frozen hard to within q few
feet Of the middle Of the current on
each side, while floating ice in i'm
menso cakes tumble along through
the open space.-PhOcnir.
The coolest snap that has come upon
us for many years WAS last Wednesday
morning. The mercury in q Their
mometer exposed to the open air ut
sunrise went down to two degrees be-
low zero. Henderson Journal.
The man who pays taXes to the
Chamberlain concern IS q traitor to his
State. If there should be such, mark
him.-Pickens Sentinel.
The Columbia Rcg;stcr is q live dali
ly and always full Of late news.
The LauTenSviNe Herald announces
"a Masquerade Party for the benefit of
the Presbyterian church !" Honor
your partners.
The augusta Constitutionalist says
the Columbia Register deserves q pen
sion for the fearful way it has fought
the thieves for the past three months.
Send down your name and money.
TIE Ncubcr7y Htrahd says official
sales were postponed on Sale Day on
account Of The SLOW.
TIE Camden journal says that
somebody stole DR.. a. A. Moore's
horse and buggy, and that after an alb
scrce Of several days, the horse calnc
home with the b~uggy-all right.
The Springfield Republican states as
q curious fact that, in that hard-money
country Of Oregon, just about enough
Democrats voted the Soft-m0ney ticket
to lose Tilden the State, and that Brick
P0mcroy'S teachings are responsible
for it.. Hiypaper was taken out there
because it was violently Southern and
rebel but il also distributed grsenback
doctrines, with this singular result.
The RuraL CaroAnian is dead.
Its editor says: "Not for q want Of
breath SO much as for a want Of bread"
The RcJistcr for several days has
had az advertisement for n of the
Columbia merchants, which common
ces with: Elegant mems, youths,
and boys clothing, in SUITS" DC, sc.
This reminds us of the oma who
wanted "black ladies' stockings" and
Representations Shoes"