The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-01-17

THE Ncw York Herald of Th ursday
exposes mOrc of the uncertainty OF the
solveucy of Life lnsura ,ce Companies
That paper says: There arc shown tt
he SSS,5W in fraudulent sccuritie:
claimed by the New Jersey Mutual q:
valuable assets. With such q wretch
ed exhibit it is hardly to be wondered
that the company finds itself unable
to bear examination. 1t leaves room
for belief that more OF the same tran
sactions have been accomplished, and
creates vague apprehensions as 10 tht
iau,ount of the assets thus fraud ulent'
~ procured.
1t is no matter for our people who
may lose by them for VIC have warned
them against such investments.
Mr.. Hugh Wilson, editor of the Ab.
beetle Banner, called on us yesterday.
We don't know, but suppose he came
over to see q ''girl," as he ncrer goes
"to see Il man!n Wilson prints first
rate paper, and if The wasn't 4 rcd
headed man would be popular with
the womcn.-GrCCnriUC -NCUs.
eeN That's wherein lies our Strength.
Did you never hear Of Samson:
Mr.. JOHN G.. SQUIER, of the Daily
! R%Uistcr pleased us with a cali on
Monday. He is tray cling in the into
rest OF that sterling paper, which has
been unwavcring on its support o!
Hampton and our cause and we doubt
not his visit to Abbeville will be a
profitable one. Mr.. Squirr is a profit
able guest. He brought us the name
| of q new subscriber. When q man
wont take the Register he does the
next best thing in subscribing for the
Press antl Banner.
TIE Ncmbcr7y Herald published
seven marriage notices last week, anu
the L0urt7,sriUe NcruM announced
that twelve mel and women had been
made happy. The Sp0rtnnbWy Spar
tan gives notice of ten happy couples
in that county.
MISS JOE JENNINGS the daughter Of
DR.. Joseph II. Jennings, an old army
friend of ours, was recently married
to Mr.. Ralph Bozcman of ChappelS.
We wish the happy bride and groom
the realization OF their fonucst hopes.
The editor Of the S,artanhMrg Spar
tan is in luck, ten rabbits presented to
him all in one day by one man. He
won't have to buy beef for 4 week to
come. Would that some Of our friends
were rabbit hunters.
WARNING OLD SHACK.-The large
stove which has warmed the Press
und Banner Office for more than TWEEN
ty years has been sold to Old Shack
for So. Ii will warm q shoe shop
hereafter.
DIR. TOWNSEND. of Hodges il a
happy man, rs we'll rs q prosperous
merchant. He married Miss }. b.
| Lomax on Sunday last. Rev. Joel W.
Townsend performing the ceremony.
The wedding veil, the orange
| wreath, the marriage bell and "eycs
! that loolS. love to eyes again. are the
time and scenes that we have many
years been longing for.
THE Register with commendable en-
terprisc sent a Reporter to see McEvoy
ut the guard house, but McEvoy didn't
interview worth q cent.
THE True Southern is one of our
best weekly exchanges. 1t is always
weli-printed and ably edited.
| CuUHCH BELLs.-Legal steps are
being taken in Philadelphia to "adju-
dictate the question whether church
corporations are vested with the right
10 disturb entire neighborhood," by
the ringing of their church-bells.
EVERY paper We take gives an &C
count of the accidental killing OF
somebody by the careless use of fire.
arms.
The President is reported by II of
den gets in, it is probable that Re pub
can officials will not be allowed to
leave the Southern States alive.'
TIE Union Times has been reduced
to five columns to the page. Hard
times.
The Kcoree C0uviCr last week paid
the Press and Bunacy' q very high
compliment incog.
|w TIE Herald reports the death of
Capt. Basil M. Blcase, of Newbcrry.
WE looked for locals in the Cumdca
Journal this week.
Do not run into debt this year and
YOU will have no bills to meet at tie
beginning Of the next.
JAS. ROBERTSON, q good colored
Democrat, says he is bound to give his
taxes to Hampton.
THERE are in Georgia 3~7,l20,GoO
acres of land, only 7,0o0,OOO OF which
are in cultivation.
GOVERNOR SMITH in his message to
the Georgia Legislature, urges appro-
priations to secure immigration to that
State.
LAST week we spent q night at
Grconvillc. The mud there was
equally as susceptible to the touch OF
he foot US it is in Abbcvillc.
TIE GrccnriWc Enterprise dnd
Mountuinccr will adopt tie "patcnt'
outside. Sensible.
A meeting of tho Calhoun Mills Club
has been called for next Saturday 2Gll 1T
10 o'clock at Calhoum's Mills every mun.-
Der is exported to attend.
BY order OF the President.
Mr.. T. i. Milford, the defeated Re-
publican candidate for Judge Of Probate,
ut the recent election paid to Capt. Perrin
Monday the Hampton tax.
The Special agent, Capt. Perrin, has
made his first remittance Of Five Hun