The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-02-07

thirty wears sooner than he had any
reasonable expectation.
MR.. WILLIAM BARR, Of Mississippi
formerly q citizen Of this county, is
| dead, Last winter he went to Virgin
ia, where he contracted pneumonia,
from the effects Of which disease he
never recovered. His lungs being so
much effected that he took consump-
Ition, anddicd of hcmorhagc, at Ficks-
burg q few days ago. aged about .?
wears. He leaves q wife aud small
children.
Our farmers should SOW plentifully
of oats. The corn crop of last year
was short, and in consequence, many
will he tightly run for corn to make u
crop. Bv sowing oats they will he en-
lablrd to feed their mules and horses
and ret through. Be certain to SOW
oats on at least onc-lalf the ground
| YOU have selected for cotton.
WHEN we see a little ticky paper
which is set up inside and outside, in
loaded small plea or long primer, with
about two locals in it, casting inslnua-
tons against papers using patent out
sides, that set up twice as much on
two pages rs the miserably printed pa
per sets up Oh all four, we think he is
simply -phool that ought to at
tend to his own business.
TIE members of Mt. Carmel Lodge
No. 81 l.. c. of q. n. are requested to
meet at the Hall at Mt. Carmel on Sat
urday next, 10th instant, at 10 O'Clock
\. NJ. for the purpose OF reorgan'za-
ton. All who desire to rcmaln mem
bers Of the Order will meet punctually
at the hour. by order Of the l.. d.
DR.. r. V. Picrce's twenty-six noti-
ccs will no doubt appear soon in some
of the pale faced home printed sheets.
The Doctor knows where to 90 to get
q GOOD bargain. 1t would take more
than Sl4 to get such stuff as the Doctor
wants published to see the light in
these parts. We advise u readers 10
let him and his medicines alone.
4 GIrT.-We learn that Professor
Schmidt who died at Due West sever
al months ago, left his whole estate,
realizing some 81 500 TO the Due West
| Female college. Wehave not learned
how this money is to be used, but we
presume it is to pay debts OF the col
iege, to buy libraries, to improve the
structure, or to educate ~impecunlous
young ladies.
ANOTHER LAWYER.-Capt. ). w.
Rock, q promising young lawyer has
rented the Office recently occupied ny
Messrs. Gary d Graydon and o: 1.
Calhoun, ESQ, and will in the future
practice at the Abbeville Bar. we
are always glad to welcome so good Il
man into our community.
IN Salem, Indiana, some mischiev-
Gus boys sawed the under side or q
foot-log so us to let some ladies into
the creek as they were going to church
a Sunday or two ago. The Dcm0cr0t
thinks the perpetrators of this practl-
cal Joke should be punished.
THE man that would cheat Maj.
Galphin deserves to he shot. The Ma
Tor is a small man, q chistian man and
a Sunday school superintendent, nut
we advise our readers no to ask INN
about his Owe coat just now. us
sore subject.
CAPT. w. r. WHITE says he has
no confidence i'm white labor. lie had
4 plantation rented and thought 10
give employment to about twenty-five
idle men in this community. Not
man is going.
WE had the pleasure a few days age
Of meeting our old friend Capt: j.. =,
Wardlaw, formerly Of AbbeVllle, bt,
now of WaIhaIla. lie is looking wei
and is ever 50 proud of his little girl.
Roswell ~. Logan, Esq, will here
after conduct the advertising agency
business at the office of the NetCs dno
C0uyicy.. We wish him much sue
cess and hope to. heal from him often
er in the future than We have of late
MAKING A CLEAN SwEEr.-Tht
G%overnora few days ago removed al
the Auditors and Treasurer of the
Estate, who had received Commission
ers from his predecessor. He ha:
made no appointment Of Auditor ioI
this County.
IN Laurens they still compel al
merchants to close their stores Jane
nut out their lights at ten O'Clock a
might. No exception made to wills
parties.
IN another column'we give some in
tcresting facts in reference to boil
Florida and Louisiana which we have
no doubt will be read with interest.
SOME man is going to miss getting
a good house at low figures if he fail
to apply promptly to Mr.. w. Hoscn
berg.