The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-09-05

tcring to sell the county right ut 1on'
hundred dollars, but fortunately, no ont
invested, \ medical friend, after read
ing this paragraph says there is 10 doub
the preserving qualities of the Texas
COMPOUND. bn; being Il chemical product
some attention should he given to tho
laws regulating such compounds. II the
preserving fluid is exposed too much t
the air lis properties are entirely
changed.
REV. T. s. DANIEL died very suddenly
af his home in ~-tbhrvii!e, on the - Aug.
lie had preached the day before. and
seemed to be in sua health up to within
Il half hour of his death, which was
caused, it WAX supposed, 10y heart disease,
He was a member OF the South Carolina
Conference for forty years, i'll the active
itinerancy thirty years, and Il local
preacher ten years. He was irrcproacha-
bic in his ministerial character during
this long period, and tho trutlrtulnrSs OF
his hlMmclcss life, and the sincerity OF
his christian character. give horcto his
brethren that he has gone to his reward.
The youn" may die, the old must die, and
those who knew him best can SAY OF him
"wcll done good and faithful servant
WE publish the prospectus of the -iu-
gUsin Chronicle 0nd CUMSttutiOnntiSt, 4
superb paper printed just beyond the Sal
vallnah, but always taking the livclicst
interest in South Carolina politics. This
paper was the first to suggest to South
Carolina the propricty of adopting the
straight-out policy in the last campaign,
and many of our people regard it with
high favor. This paper is one of the
ablcst in the South and has ever been true
to our best interests.
PIANOS AND ORGANS At FACTORY
PRIcEs.-AlcssrS. Luddcn Il Bates, of Sa-
vunnah, Ga, the great Wholesale Piano
and Organ Dealers Of the South, have
withdrawn all Local agencies for the saleo
their Instruments. and will hereafter sup
plv Purchasers, direct rithout the uil or in
teruentiOn Of -iycNtS at Strictly FHctorV
prices. There are no more rclible men
in the music trade than Fuddcn d Bates.
Read their advertisement, and send for
catalogues, etc.
VERY DnY.-Thcrc isa section Of coun-
try from Abhcvillc Court House to Salu-
IA firor, and from the Anderson line to
Ninctv-SiN, in which area no rain has
fallen for nearly six weeks. The crops
are much injured, in consequence. The
cotton crop will be reduced to at least one
half of the ordinary yield. The county
SNiNitiiy ~ NV y" IN AoA
rain as these sections, but the crop OF
the great staple will certainly not he over
two-thirds of an average crop.
Mrs. JAMES 4. NORWOOD and the
Misses Norwood and Parker returned
last week from the quietude of Il visit to
Cashiers Valley, where they had spent
the summer in Il cool and hcaltl-giving
atmosphere surrounded by sublime
mountain scenery, and all its attendant
beauties and attractions. Abbevillc
society, by the return of her highly es-
tccmcd abSentccS, will resume its wontcd
c~hccriulnesS.
LAST Saturday VIC received q call from
Mrs.. w. Baker, who is travelling in the
| interests of McssrS. w. Z. Goodwin Il
Co., of Grccnvillc. If people will buy
the kind Of goods that he is dealing in,
we think they could not do better than to
trade with him, rs the firm for which he
travels are reliable and liberal merchants.
he is III old typo and for this reason VIC
would like to see him do well.
Col. II. i. GILLESPIE, after spending
several weeks with his brother, Mr.. 4.
L.. Gillespie. of this village, took his de-
parture for Mississippi Lst Saturday.
Tho Colonel was formerly a citizen of
this county, and has not lost his love for
the land that gave him birth. Our pco-
pie honor him and always give him a
hearty welcome on his visits.
MIR. TuOs. COrHRAS, since we pub
'lished the notice of his being struck by
lightning, has received letters from sew
cntccn lightning rod agents, but he is in
vincible. He knows that lightning doesn't
strike twice in the same place, and that
he is safe, for there is nothing in the
anne place for it to Stril q. The young
lady still has his heart, and there Is now
Il vacuum wherei it once was.
AT A meeting of the colored military
company in the school house on the 3Otl,
u~ltinlo, at the suggestion of tho Captain,
NJ. +. Thomas, it was determined to
unite with the whites in their support of
the old town council, OH next Monday.
This, it seems, is'cvidencc of good feeling
and confidence on their part, and should
be appreciated by our people, If they
shall do SO.
RETURNED.---Mrs. Calhoun and the
| Misses Calhoun, Noble and Lonlax re-
turned last week from Porter Springs,
Ga, where they had spent Il most de-
ligltful summer. OF all the company
assembled ut this popular Watering
place, we know hat none possessed
more of the sweet attractive graccs than
.Abbcvill's fair representatives,.
Mr.. GEORGE ALLEN, and Mr.. J. G..
Carter, of Cokesbury, are in G%rccnrillc,
Mr.. DantzIer, of Cokesbury, is selling
goods III the house of William Bcattic
4 Co., and Mr.. +. c. Conner, is with T..
b. Dixon Il Co. They are of II best
young men and will no doubt attract
trade from this county.
Our esteemed townsman Mr., W. l..
Teuipleton, WAS off two or three weeks
holding United States Court ut Green
vile, and returned a'wcek or two ago,
but is now off again. This time he is III
New York buying a largo and varied
stock of goods for the firm of Cunning
ham q Tcmplcton, which they propose to
sell very cheap for cash.
BISHOP HOWE was with Trinity con-
cation on Thursday last. There was one
baptism, and five persons were received
into full membership OF the church by
the "laying on of hands by the Bishop.
The state Of the church is encouraging.
TIE Egyptian correspondent Of the
associate REFORMED Presbyterian writes
the finest letters that we find i'll any OF
tho newspapers. If she is us SucccsS,n.
in teaching and converting Copts as she
is i'll writing letters, She is accomplishing
a most excellent work INCUR Masters
vineyard.
WE learn that Capt. f. w. Dawson was
at Hodges on Monday. lie ought to have
come to Abbevillc, where his country
cousins would have given him Il hearty
welcome. Our people appreciate Ills pa
per---thc Nc,1s and Cou11e,---and they
would be glad to sec the editor.
The Bold Spring Baptist church, Gn
Edgeiield county, below Phoenix, has
had q great revival-twenty-iive wore
added to the church. Rev. X. w. Scy.
mour breaches to this church. lie was
assisted by Rev. Il. +. Miller, during
this meeting.
The meeting ut Mount Moriah contin'
ned for ten days. The church was great
ly ELECTROMAGNETIC good all the
time. Twelve were added to tho church
Some of the best citizens in the ncighbor.
hood were among the number.
ED GRIFFIN, who has been a fanati,
on the subject of religion went crazy las
week on that subject and now
has to be tied Mt home. A little moro
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