The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-05-30

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death of 10 Crews in Laurens there has
been no trouble i'm that county, and there
would be none here either, if it were not
for a few t%olnentcrs Of strife, and if they
DO not desist hereafter they will be dealt
severely with.
THE maps which we have presented in
our paper, and will present in the future
are indispensable to those who seek to in
form themselves on the great movements
of the war in the East. They were got
ten up with great care for the best paper
in the world, and of course by this every
body knows we mean the NeU York.
Herald. and but for our plan OF having
our first and fourth pages printed in
New York W. could not afford to furnish
them to our readers. We are gratificd to
know that our readers are approaching
our paper now fully as much, if not
more than ever. While we do lot claim
any ability in editing the home printed
side, we know we are safe in saying that
no home printed paper is edited with
more ability than the outside OF our pa
per.
FUNNY.-For a newspaper to call it
dripping the fantastic toe,' when the
III lie ilddC up SSllto " -No.
10 brogans, and whose heels come down
Oh the floor, like so many "Fifty-siXcs."
We will give Il years subscription to the
Press and Banner to see the first account
of Il dance in which the original remark
about 1.-THE fantastic, &c, does not appear.
1t may be eXccntric in us, but we have a
desire to see just one such account.
THE teachers and children of the A.
NJ. +. church had q picnlc in the shade
on the Blue Hill branch last Friday.
They marched through the public square.
at the tap of the drum. They were nice
~ dressed and marched in good order.
AS they returned all had green leaves in
their hats and bonncts and the colorcd
band footed a II II which sounded to us
something like Dixie"
STAND FROM UNDER.-It is under
stood that Legislative committees are 60
ing to work energetically on the exami-
nation into the debt of the State, the
fraudulent Land Commission and other
disreputable affairs. and will "go for" the
parties implicated to the fullest extent OF
the law.-Phocnir.
Two little sons Of Mr.. G. c. Tennent
at Wellington, were at the wood pile a
few days ago cutting wood. One wanted
the other to stop cutting, and to do this put
his foot in the place where the axe would
strike. The Doctor who Seweu up his
foot thinks it will not have TO be amputa-
ted.
DIED. Mt the residence of her husband,
near Bordeaux, Mrs. L. b. Guillcbeau,
after a protracted illness, on the 18th Of
May, at an advanced age. She was for
many years a member of the church.
She leaves a husband and NAM devoted
friends to MOURN her loss. blessed are
they who die in the Lord"
Mrs. John A. Wier left here last Thurs
day, with her daughter Miss Kate, to
consult eminent physicians in Baltimore
years suffered intensely from spinal af-
fcctions. We trust that she may find a
sure and speedy relief.
Mrs. Col. NJ. o. ToLMAN, a highly
respectable old lady at Calhoun's Mills,
accidentally fell on her oor step n day
last week and broke the small one of
her forearm. She has suffered consider
ably with it. May she soon %
a GREAT many children have been
named Wade Hampton within the past
six months. And office seekers will like
ly petition this Legislature to allow
them to change their first III to w.
H., as a shibbolcth to Office.
THE President of the Greenwood and
Augusta railroad has applied to the Leg
iSlature, or the Governor, for two hun
dred of the public boarders now lodging
at the elegant granite building on the
Congaree.
WE. have been expecting Genera,
Bradley to say something III the Pres
and Banner about the Greenwood anC
Augusta road. What say Greenwood t.
joining teens with Lowndesville
SINCE Court the Trial Justices of the
County have been complying with th'
law which requires them to flo theiI
oath Of office with the Clerk of the Court
WE regret to say that Mrs. A. NJ. Al
ken, of Greenwood, is very i'll. DR.. w. l.
: Tcmpleton vas teleeraphed for on Sat
urday, to consult with other physicians
REvs. MARTIN, of Abbeville, ant
Pearson, Of Due West, left here las
Thursday afternoon to look after a new
church to be established in Edgefeld.
IF you want a good dinner when 20,
come to Court, just try Mr.. Jacob Mil
ler's hotel. We know whereof we speal
when we say he feeds high.
Town MISUNDERSTANDING. J.. w
Robertson is contemplating converting
the alley between the Bank and White
Block, into q store 0
IN buying newspapers people general
ly observe the same discretion that the,
;. do in other m~atters-they get the bes
for their money.
Mr.. j. A. WIEn will soon commenc
to deliver his lectures to the schools OF
, the subject of education. They will b.
interesting.
} Mr.. A. NJ. HILL, will build his new
store as soon as Mr.. T. w. Mcmillan
burns the necessary brick.
REY. Mr.. LAWTGN preached an earn