The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-05-02
The Lowndesville Prisoners.

BRYANT, DAVID JORDAN, n. d. SarWlle,
S. NJ. Tribble, Mitchell Gogyins.
The L~owndesville Prisoners.
The Governor has not yet announced
any conclusion As to the LOwndcSvil)e
prisoners, but from present n ca ions at
least a portion, if not all OF thlm. will be
executed on Friday. The matter has
been pretty fully discussed of late, and
considerable feeling is manifested.
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THE price Of corn and flour is strong
and is daily advancing, while co,ton is
weak and getting weaker. Farmers with
an eve TO their Interests will see to it that
their corn crop will be sufficient to sup
ply their own needs and have some to
spare. 1t would be wise to plant corn in
aportion of the ground they have pre-
pared for cotton.
\ NUMBER of mad dogs have recently
been seen in Union county, II of which
bit Mr.. Thomas Homes OF that county.
Our people should he OH the lookout for
these dangerous animals, better kill as
many as are of no use, before they do
damage to human life.
Mr.. JOHN EVANS has taken charge of
Mckitrick's Mill, on Long Cane and will
be pleased to serve his old friends and
customers. He will put the mill in such
repair as will enable him 10 do the very
best work. Good work and polite alien
ton is guaranteed TO all VINO may favor
this mill with their custom.
Four YEES. John Ga nc>. convicted
OF IODbiDy tue post file 1t G!C&nwuOd.
WAS tried Delplc the Tai cl States Cou'.
a. Cha'it stpn last wee Il ri sent ,ucl 0
pay Il fine Of one hunarc,i drl!aG> al: ini-
~prlsounlent for fOur years at hard lanor.
Mrs. ELIZABETH ID. TAGdAEr, aged
siYty-SiX years, died at the residence Of
her son-in-law Mr.. c. T.. Bruc.. ON the
18th uitiIio. afer q prniIc'~i illness.
She leaves a large numhrr "f relative
and friends 10 nlpuIn her Grt.h.
Ben NErrLss,' of Long Cane should
hurry up those cedar buc~r;: . LIS asr"i-
Gus mater to keep Mr.. j. Ii. MorTah
waiting Blk months for iiir>a jnGi>lcnSi-
bic articles when such iln;n. ant events
depend upon them.
Nh. j. 4. WEIR has just renrncd / on
Charleston, wila.e he has D"sl holding
United States Cuii.. fOf Nr,o..I weeks.
He will re.urn about the m.d.t'e OF tue
present month to remain pc. maps Tor a
month lonyc..
DANIEL II. CHAMBERLAIN Havt ,
Wheeler Robert Eliot Ha d'1-"h is
the name by watch a negro boy is kDomn
on the plantation Of D.. j. ID. Ncc!, nc.ir
Midway. The boy VA sill alive al las.
COMMUNION. The Spring communion
in the Due West church occurred la-I
Sabbath. Services commenced III F:idnv
afternoon. Rev. J. L. Pre>>ly Was eN-
pec,cd 10 ASST on the Occa>. ~
THERE is nothing so chclp, no ais o
education so imnoc.an:, no ll>tiumc ui''-
tie, which assist Sd largely in mailing 4
home bright and pleasant, a, books.
newspapers, and magiZint>.
THE Union Times says That he emit
consent to q union OF towns, with Spat-
tanburg but that lie is perfectly wi! ing
for Capt. Farley to "make a partial union
on u purely domestic basis"
TaE rafting of tin-pans and the ring
ing Of bells at Mr.. Quarle,' on Sunday
morning was not aserenade. His bees
had swarmed and he took this me.hod 10
induce them to Settle
CAPT. W. A. BLACK requested US 20
slate The Pension Ell for the soldiers OF
the Mexican war failed 10 become Il Lax in
~n,cquea o: the fact that the Senate
did not pass the bill.
TIE annual meeting of The svockhold-
ers of The Greenville aud Columbia Rail
road will be held in columbia on The Sd of
May. The stockholders will be passed
freq as heretofore.
THE INAUGURATION BALL.-TheM Man.
ayers will accept our thank for Il card of
invitation to the Hampton Inauguration
Ball, at the Opera House, ON Thursday
evening, Mays.
DEATH.-My. George Palmer, a rcspcc e
able citizen of Buffalo neighboriiond. died
last Thursday, aged 10 years. IleleavcSa
widow and many friends to mourn bis
death.
MISS PAULINE MosE.EY, of Green
wood, Is on a visit TO Lowndesville. We
know the beaux of that section are reaGv
10 fall down and worship at bcau.s :
shrine.
Mr.. f. f. TRUwITT, went to church
last Sunday night in good company, and
listened to Mr.. Martins sermon a> we'll
as he could, under the circumstances.
= A NEGRO named Killingsworlh caught
on Captain Pratt's plantation a few days
ago, weighing fourteen pounds.
Our friends at Lowndesville will please
accept our thanks for an invitation to a.
Tend a picnic at that place. We regret
that we were unable to attend.
THE Town Council of Abbeville have
put up lamps in various parts of the pub
fic square. They were lighted for the
first time On Saturday night.
MISS MAErHA JOHNSON, died Tues
dav OF las week, and was buried at
Sharon. The Rev. J. +. Gilbert preached
the funeral services.
OUR neighbor of the Union Times
wants our farmers to plant more corn and
less cotton-and the Times man is about
right.
TIE Changers gave an excellent din
ner at Lebanon last Thursday, and we le-
greet that we were unable to be present.
MEs,ns. f. z. TEUwIrT, Ellington
Searles, and Catlet Corley, came TO the
village last Sunday evening.
DoN'r take off your fiannels yet. An
imprudent act Of this kind may be al
tended with serious results.
WHEN The town is drll the county, 10
lively. Orr farmers 8 q pushing ,lri ,
this beau.: i'll weu hec.
EooKsR GUS. a hard working black
man. who was fbe be t aSe-lnan in this
commonly, is dead.
SAaUEL Moo..s. a wor Thy colored man
of tn, village d ed lo.t week.
Mas. JoRe"H HAMwo,D has been
quite sick for Tue past weeb.
Mss HATE SLoAN. OF Anderson, j,
IN ,own at NJ {. VIZ s HO.el.
De. JoHv A. Ro8tS,oy, Of Due West,
was in tow IL t TuuT.cay.
Hon. D. W. AIKEN, was at the Leba-
ION Ora ige last week.