The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-06-20

kcrshaw has been elected a Circuit
Judge. Is it proposed by this step tt
place him on the shelf, that he may be
ont of the way when Wright's place Is
tillcl. In "peacc' as well as "aoar,' II
seems that Gen. Kershaw's modesty is t.
be the occasion Of his being set aside 1ol
Younger and less deserving men.-SpaM'
tanburg Spartan. How dare You talk
thus, before finding out what the Cover
nor wants? If he should nave q pet 70
Dat to put in Wright's place we know
YOU will feel sorry for having said this.
ALL the hogs, cows and dogs which
were bitten by the mad dog. at Honea
Path two weeks a5) nave since uie!.
Fortunately nobody was bitten by this
ra5bid animal. AS yet we have heard OF
no serious results from the bite of the dog
supposed to be mad in this town last
week. lie bit as least nine persons and
any nIabcr of animals. 1t is to be mop
cd that we were mistaken as to its being
mad.
EDITOR J. l.. Harper, of El5crton, Ca,
shed the light of his countenaace Oh lis
last week. He is the local of the Ga
yetr, and plays a good hand at short stop,
while some of our young ladies thouglt
that he would make a good catc!L Ne
regret that we did not see more OF our FL
berton neighbor. The Gazette, as every
body knows, is one of the best county
papers in Georgia.
Coolers Laoly's Book for July is upon
our table with its illustrations OF steel en-
cravings and wood cuts fully up to the
highest standard Of artistic work. In
fashionable designs it contains many
varieties. The reading matter IS intc,
resting and instructive. The houSelold
and kitchen departments are 1nll ana
complete. Published by l.. a: Cooley,
Philadelphia, at 81 per annum, with peau-
tiful chrome.
ME,sRs. G. r. LEROY, A. G.. Baskins
and Albert Gilbert, who have been attend
ING the exercises OF the Charlotte Militia
nv institute arc now spending their raca-
cation at home. These are from among
the very best Of our young mon, and we
learn that they intend to return at the
commencement of the next session..
Col. J. r.. ROBERTSON, the new Aud
itor. has gone into office and is actively
,t work putting the tax levy on the
books. The duplicate will be ready for
\ the Treasurer bV the first of next month,
when the collection of taxes will COM
mercc. Mr.. X. L. Hill has been retaln-
cd in the office.
FISHING PARTY.-Yesterday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Chalmers, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
II. Mcdonald, Mrs. a. NJ. Hill, Misses
Jane Ramev, josephine Hill, Mamie,
Mr.. henry Hill and a number of Juve-
niles. went to Gibert's Mill yesterday on
fishing excursions.
We learn from some our exchanges
that Cpsar's Head Hotel was opened fol
The reception of guests by tho proprietor,
DIR. +. A. Miles, on the 18th. If oul
friends desire to visit the mountains NJ
better place can be found than Caesars
Head. and DR.. Miles is n of the best
of hotel keepers.
IN CONSIDERATION Of a very excellent
address delivered before the Dental AS
ISOLATION last week, DR.. II. d.. Wilson
was elected Vice-Presidcnt Of that body.
\ deserved compliment. The Doctor
will now pull teeth in the most approved
style.
THERE was none of the delightful mu-
sic from the fan in the Court House this
week, Judge Lyon and Major Zeigler
think the music will arrive at Ter. ectlon,
us 0 rs Master Hiram Tusten leases
the hall as a skating rink.
Mr.. JOHN II. BAUGHMAN, of Long
Cane, always pays in advance for his pa
Der. and never fails to raisethe biggest tur.
] miss in the County. This Year some o
his Spring tIrnips measured sixteen
inches in circumference.
THE Adjutant and Inspector Genera
has, rs appears from advertisements II
city papers, ordered in all the State Arm:
in the hands Of persons not authorized t(
!; KEEP them. Country editors will be eN
pected to give the information gratis.
The shooting Of a dog on the Alstor
House lot last Wednesday drew a larg'
crowd. From ten to twenty shots were
fired, and the ~loafcr's club Immediately
adjourned TO the scene Of carnage
about fifty were present.
Mr., J. NJ. MosLEY, Of Lowndesvillc
, advises his farming friends against tn
use of parcled goobcr seed. He is salts
fled that the raw seed are the best 10
planting purposes.
f DIR. EoYCE, of Due West, has been sui
/ ferire with chills for. some time. ii
t should 90 to Caesars Head. No maa wa
, ever known to have the second chill OF
this mountain.
THE many friends of Miss Kate L
: Weir will be glad to know that she is faS
| recovering. She is being treated by DR.
: Miles, in Baltimore, at the Church Hon
5 InfirEary.
e THE Ab5eville Rifles are raisin;
money, by subscription and otherwise
to buy a uniform for the company. Cap
. tain White has infused new life into tn
company.
n JUEGE LYON has received notice iron
: the superintendent Of the lunatic asylum
that no more cOlOred female lunaticS vii
be received at that institution. The plac
is full.
S. 6. CAsoS, ESQ, received a posta
d card from his box of paper collars las
week. She wanted to know if he wa
1t dead, or if his heart had grown cold.
THE williamsburg Republican, til
Chesterfield Democrat and the Horr
8. Neus have recently suspended. Truly
< this is a day of journalistic suicides.
J The BILL to prohibit the sale of see
cotton after sunset has become a law, an
10 the business of the cross roads cotto
~ Dagger will hereafter be curtailcd.
:. THEY may all have their say about tt
"a Charleston News and Courier, but if
~ isn't the peer of any paper in the Soutl
ern States you can take our hat.
II ONE half interest in the GreenUil
le Enterprise and M0unt0tncer is offered II
l. sale. \ rare chance is now offered to 8
erterprising newspaper man.
THE Commencement of the William
ton Female College comes OFT to-ia
We regret our inability to accept an il
q v~itation to be present.
i REV. JAMES p. Pr EssLY, D. D.,
Duo West had five thousand dollars il
surance on his life. The payment is no
,e under adjustment.
Mrs. NoRwooD and family, and MI
n Z. b. Calhoun, will spend the summer
n Cashiers Valley. They go about Il
II first of July.
! WHEAT is sprouting.