The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-09-19

road corporations VINO La@e euoSS
conyicts should be required 10 take 'heth
from the county jails nearest them.
WE LEARN from our polite and atten-
tive telegraph operator, Mr.. Joseph
Wurdlaw. that the rates Of telegraphic
despatches nave been greatly reduced;
This will be good new to the publlc ana
we hone the Company may lose nothing
by their Iberality. The following circu-
lar explains fully the change:.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. IL, 1877.
ITO an Operators The
and Columbia Railroad Telegraph COM
pany on and after this date Will charge
for kilograms on this hne t"euty-nsc
cents for ten words, and w cents 1or
each additional word, between any TWO
points. including the Blue Ridge line.
NJABEZ NORTON, JR., Manager"
ADVERTISING ON THE FENCE.-Some
e~ntorprising firms who are either unaD!e
ar unwilling to advertise i'll q respectable
nowspaper 20 to the back lots of the rural
towns and paint their signs on the fences.
One of these artistic painters recently
fnlnd his way into the Marshall House
stable lot, and printed his sign IN pig
letters. Some man soon after hltche9 MS
horse to tho fence when part OF Inc
nlAnK W1S II oh
IALE. Manuf'g Co., Charleston, S. G.
Builders-Supplies." Builders may now
know exactly where to get their bic.
Mr.. TusrEN, silver smith of our
town. this spring gathered enough OIL or
three acres TO keep his family in flour fof
two wears. and yet we have seen men
calling themselves farmers, drive their
wagons to the front doors of our stores
and carry off,tiour in broad day light, at
fourteen dollars o barrel. We believe
the farmer who doesn't raise his own
grain should be turned out of the grange.
Oun youup townsman, Mr.. John b.
Wier, left Abbeville last week to take a
situation in the store of Mr.. J.. Gittieson,
dealer in clothing, dry goods, &c, az
Greenville. We wish our friend muen
our friends visiting Greenvllle may call
TO see him.
OUn YOUNG LADIEs.-Miss Fannie
Lawson and Miss Lily White will 20 to
college in Columbia IN a week or so;
Miss Mamie Hill, will be absent j year
attending school in Charleston; Miss
lila Norwood will soon return to Bal
timore to complete her education. ..
CUNNINaHAM & TEMPLETox have
onened their large and varied stock OF
General merchandise for the fall trade.
Tbe goods were selected in the Northern
markets with great care. and they prom
Use to give satisfaction in price and q~du-
iy to all who favor them with their pat
ronage.
THE different military companies, are
expected to drill OIL the grounds the sec
ond day Of the Fair. Those companies
heard from announced their determina-
tiou TO come. This will he a new fea-
tnre in our Fair and will certainly draw
the largest crowd that we have had for
years.
A LOVELY little daughter of Rev. Mr..
Melton of Antreville, aged seven years
in running across the yard stepped on a
board with a nail in it, viii n entered tho
foot, producing fever, of which she dled
last Thursday.
TIE Secretary Mr.. T. P. Quarles, finds
II AT. there is some work attached to the
office of Secretary of the Fair Associa-
ton. Heis now preparing a list OF the
committees. Look out for your name
next week.
THE town council have ruined DR.. Par
ker's businesses. Last year at this time
he was kept busy prescribing quinino ior
for the chills. Now there Is nothlng 70
do in that line. Ditching the creek ala II.
THE GREENWOOD AND AUGUSTA
RoAD.-The stockade for the keeping OF
conyicts to work on this O has been
finished and one hundred laborers were
expected by last Saturday.
Mn. J. w. TRowBRIDaE and Capt. w.
r.. White of our town have situations Of
fered to them in Greenville. 1t looks TO
us as if tho Abbeville people arc gong
crazy about Greenville.
HERETOFORE the whites have not been
allowed to lave guns, or form military
romantics. Turn out at the Fair ana
show that there is yet q martial spirit In
our young mon.
THE noise at one of the colored church
es Sunday night was a nuisance. IL
seems strange to US that preachers cannot
learn that such noisy worship Is not gen.
teel. ...~ e
To test the truthfulness of a man ask
him how much his fodder weighs to the
bundle. After he has made the state
ment, weigh it and you'll be convinced.
MEssRs. CUNNINGHAM d TEMPLEToN
have received a superb lot of new goods,
which they are Offering to sell at very
short profits. Give them n call.
No man in Abbevilleville county has
money to lend, who neglects to SOW oats,
and then buys his corn.
THERE will be a great cry for bread
next year, and those who neglect TO SOW
barley for their horjes and COWS will be
compelled to "bust."
Mr.. r. P. QUAR- rs has,;returned from
market where he bought a large and va.
ried stock of goods. Give him d call and
get a good bargain.
TIE man who does't find q sweet
heart at the next Fair will most likely be
shot at some future time-by Cupid.
THE pump handle should be oiled.
There is not an hour in the day or nigh
that it does not screak.
THERE is not q solvent farmer in Alb
beville county who makes q business 9
buying his corn.
REV. r. N. PRATT, Of tho Baptis
church, preached in the Methodist church
Sunday night.
A christian regardeth the life of hi
beast, and will SOW red oats and barley
for his horse.
THE FARMER who has no barley
wheat, or oats might be put down as
"poor shote.' .
A PRUDENT man foresceth the evi
that is to come and soweth Literally o
small grain.
DRILL your company and compete TO-
the honor as we'll as the prize to be glveI
at the Fair.
MEssRs. RARNwELL & Co., are offer
ing special inducements to cash custom
ers.
Go to Cunningham & Templeton's anc
get anything you want at a low price.
THE man that does not SOW barley
should be turned out of the Grange.
There will be 3 general hurrah and
special turnout at the coming Fair.
IT costs only fifty cents to send a tele'
graphic dispatch TO charleston.
THE Lowndesville Railroad is all thu
talk now. This road will be built.
Sow a patch of barley. have fat cattle
and plenty Of milk and butter.
THIS is just the season for ~exclangin:
sweet sentiments at the gate.
REMEMBEB that tarnips are food 70
man and beast, Sow now
Mr.. GUS. MARS has gone to market
L. l,~, ~ ,tooly ~ ynpIo