The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-06-13

COMMENCEMENT At WlLLIAMSToN.-
We acknowledge an invitation to attend
the Summer commencement of Wiilllm-
StUn Female College on the 10Th inst.
The programme Of the exercises are as
follows: Sermon. hy Rev. ~. Coke
Smith, Of Grrcnvil!c, on Wednesday,
June Goth, p. M: Address before the
Irosophic Society, by Hon. 5. Dibbie. OF
Orangcburg, Thursday, June DIST. II a.
m. kindergarten Exposition, Thursday,
$50 y. H., and the Alumnn Address, by
Rev. W. w. Duncan. of Woilnrd College,
Thursday. s p. nj. The graduating excr-
ciScS will take place Immediately after
the Erosnnhic Society Address.
Many ladies' who attend church arc too
much occupied with their W hats to
notice the dcacon's AZ he passes it around
for Il collection Wi,sb0rO NcWS ant
Ucrold. These remarks may apply II
the ladies Of Winsboro. bat they won't
hold coed with tic .Abhavillc ladies.
our me- however. are sometimes 50
much taken up with their dcvotionS that
! ti.rv are entirely Oblivious Of the fact that
there is Slch an officer as 4 deacon until
! somebody crops Il nic!i!c III the plate,
! when il seems to rouSc them for 4. mo-
mcnt.
Now that the fence law. or stock law, is
to 30 before the people. the average poll
tician is ION the fence" and afraid to get
down, for fear that if hctal;c either side
Of the question. he ma become unpop-
ular with the ''dCar people, No class
of men are more undecided in their
opinions jand do less good than those
who seeking publi" favor, instead OF til"
public good. are always trying to g,a@c
public sentiment. When ,you see a fellow
irving to "riur tn" fence on any question
knock him off with 4 rock.
orr SHERIFF GOES COuErING.
Twas ON Il lcaiy night in !unc.
When bees and hli@S were all in tune,
Two lovers walked beneath the moon;
Her name wAS-and his WAS Josh,
And she WAS tall and he was slim.
Says he, "By all tho frogs and snake
That crOak amid these hO9S and brakes,
| love you better than buckwhcat cakes
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.-Thc conmlt-
tee on public health will promptly ;tbatr
nuiSanccS when reported. Parties know
ing Of any matters affecting the general
health will please report to McSSrS. Rob
crtSon, Barnwcll, or 'rcmpleton, and they
will receive prompt attention.
AFFLICTIoN.-Thc infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. +. J. Caldwell, of Ncwbcr-
~. aged thirteen months, is dead.
We extend our SympathicS to the be-
rcavcd parents. and especially to the
grandfather Col. T.. A.. Conner, whose al
f~lirtious within the las: few months have
been severe indeed.
BOILING SrKING.-Thc Ihcn Courier
JOWrnuL say that Henry Smith was dig
cling a well last week when he struck Il
..boilinr spring. Mrs. Smith will HOW
have no excuse for having cold coffee
water.
WE welcome NJ. l.. Bonham, ir. Esq.
into the press gang. He is Il young gen
tlcman Of fine talent, possessing the nee
csSary vim to make an excellent news
paper. Subscribe for the GGuTdtnn and
make it Il sllcrc::S.
j. w. BOYD, ESQ, formerly of this
place, but now of st. Joseph, Missouri,
will leave that place the latter part OF
this month 10 visit relations and sweet
hearts in this State. The ladies may
Look out.
Miss ELIZA CALHOUN has returned
from her visit to Columbia, and is now
with her mother, Mrs. Col. NJ. O.. Tol-
man, at CaihOun'S Mills.
Ir HAS brcn suggested that the new
county should he called "taInhridTc'
and not N~inctv-SiX. We rather take TO
Cambridge, though there may be little in
4 name.
RETrRNED FROM CoLLEG".-Mcssrs
Goodc Thomson and Willie McGOwan
returned to their homes on Saturday last,
after spending Il session ut the University
OF Virginia.
Our Ninctv-SiX ncighhors speak Of
lcvying one mill to erect public build
ings. 1t took Jom mills TO erect our
Court House alone.
IMrRovlHG.-Our friend Baily Of the
GrccnrjUe Enterprise, had four columns
Of locals last week.
MEsSH$. TILMAS and Lewis WardlHw,
Of Charleston, arc now guests OF Mrs.
Perrin.
Mrs. BEQUEsT. after an absence OF
several weeks in Charleston, has return
cd.
Hon. 4. Butt will 20 to White Sui
plcr Springs about the first OF July.
MEsSHS. AMOS MORSE and W. l.. Bell
would make very good Dcacons.