The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-10-10
Locals Contributed by Oranges Sam.

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kind enough to show the Abbeville boy:
around the different departments.
PEnsiSr.NG IN ERROR ENowlNaLy-
Ask nine farmers in ten sis it not in thu
interest of every farmer to raise his owl
supplies and make his farm self:sustain
ing?" What is the answer? Is it not IN
cvitablv, eyes? and still in the face o
such knowledge and admission. yea Silel
wear, the farmers Of this county plan
large crops OF cotton and small provision
crops. buying provisions at a per cent. in
,crcSt to make the cotton which
would bankrupt any other profession
and which has broke 4 large per cent. O.
tnem, and this is done knowing it to he
DISASTROUS.
A COOP HAUL FOR HALL.-Hall town.
ship, OF A ldcrSou county, adjoining Alb
beviIIe, voted last Saturday a tan Of tif.
teen thorSand dollars towards the Sava''.
nal, Valley Road. II Lowndesville,
Magnolia, Calhoun's Mills and Bordeaux
will do Likewise; and if Diamond Hin,
AbbeviIle, Cedar Springs and Indian
Hill will give half aS much, say seven o.
eight thousand, we will raise two hundred
and twenty Thousand dollars.
TIE LlGHTs T. BURNING Low
The most solemh and affecting scene VIC
have seen Tor some time happened at the
close of the protractcd meeting nra'
L~owndesville, at Smyrna church. last
Saturday nj: hit, about ten o'clock. This
being a country church, they have nc
lamps, and OIL extra occasions use candles.
The sermon by DR.. Barnes was long, 70 :
cible and impressive. When his sermon
was finished, the lights had burned very
low. In fact some of them were t1icke,
ing in their socket when brother Lawtou
0 and in his most earnest tones point-
ing to the fast disappearing lights, TOLD
the Congregation that their lives resent
bled those pcrishing lights, that their lives
nigh. be bright and joyful for a season,
but i, was gradually drawing to close
mat in a few short years at most, they
would 20 out, 10 he rclit in heaven, or III
Ina; world where there will he weeping,
Willing, ind g~nash;ng Ofteeth. Not one OF
hi large congregation but was stirred 70
Vie very center of their being.
TIE MOUNTAIN CiTY.-Wagon after
Waco, leaves the counties OF Abbevillc,
Ande son and Laurens with cotton week.
", ior the Mountain City. The induce
mems must be very great to cause a far
mer 20 drive sixty miles 10 market with
abou. two hundred dollars worth of cot
,ou. G~reenville bids fair 10 compete with
Augusta and Charleston. We learn from
one Of our friends who has just returned
from a trip with cotton, that over three
hundred bales were sold in that city,
from wagons last Saturday.
LowNDESvILLE RAILEoAD.-The resi-
dents along the Savannah Valley Rail-
load are determined to have it and a;e
moving forward with all enthusiasm
aud determination, which, if not allowed
TO fiar, is bound 10 succeed. The report
is in circula. ion that Abbeville is oppn>-
ed to it rom the fear that she will be ma
(~erialIv iniuied We hear OF no marked
opposition. OF couIse it will iniure our
town more or less, but the immense adj
vantage il will be 10 the Savannah side
will Overbalance the injury ten fold.
Let the Dad be built. Let ADbevillc as
II county holG her time honored name, rs
he banner county OF South Ca olila.
Orr F.trE.-We thought during the
last campaign mat i our gigantic effort
for redemp: ion and the Inauguration o: a
beile; government was successful. thai If
the State government was W'enciIeG rom
he gasp Of aliens and once more placed
in ;i,c ha lads OF ilct sons. 10 the mannct
born. thai nros; ,eritv would again cover
on. old nanhe. county as the waters COW
or ,l,c decp. and tbat The Fni.' OF ~ would
ne the l..O>t successful that has ever been
seen ~yviti,i' ori borders, but the long ~
,iiued Il ouyht will cause the field crop
dcpari mcnt 10 be lighter than even, last
year.
GrANcEHs TO THE FEoNT.--Wc want
the Changers of ibis county 10 come for
wa.d at The next fair and show of what
metal tue Changes of this county are made
OF. We want to know what they propose
% do towards advancing the material
prosperity of U commonwealth. Let
ihem start now. Let them build up Ill
agricultural society. If all the Oranges
in this county will do their duty we WI!
nave a successful Fair.
SUITABLE SoiL FOE WHEAr.-Ti,e
cotton and " heat re%iol SIT each otiie.
in one respect, tiE,t is cotton leave. Inc
soil suitable for wheat. and wheat leaves
he soil suitable ior cotton. 1T j fac.
well known TO Obsc wing farmers at
W heal sown OH rough trashy soil wilt no..
weld ~ heavy as ..i,at grow y upon clean,
well pulverizcd soil. Wheat zoos a"e
small, hal Like threads. and il the sol is
moi settled and compact around them,
thew cannut abstract the Ingredients OF
he soil as hey should. Farmers in con-
>idera:ion 0" ibis we'll known iar,, should.
as it j. near the lime OF planting ibis val
liable crop. not only take The stronSe>;
bot tie clearc>t land upon tie fam.
SEvENrY-f:vE POUNDS or HONEY
l. W B'vES.-A young bachelor
friend OF ours. whose bobby j. bees. rob
bod ,wo OF bis gums some time SihcC
from which was aiken serenlv-tivC
mounds OF clear, delicious hOne.'. These
Gums did not cost him a cent. only 4 lew
moments OF examination durih4 The
moth petiod. We always have thought
il strange tliat an intelligent iarme'
should be without bees. We know OF 10
better Investment in ibis climate Than
.hab Of Bookkeeping. il. will sometimes
yav a thousand pee cehi. upon ,he invest.
meDt.
PREpAEE For TIE END.-ITS DAYS
ARE NUMEEESD, AND II END DRAW
NEAE-The much rallied at lien law en-
-, !e> in January ne:t, aid those who are
likely 10 he short in corn had petter dcal
i'll futures. by planting barley, clover and
rye patches, as well as 0at and wheat
fields, for just so sure as the lien law en-.
pires in January 1878, just so sure vii
the coming year be The most trying upon
the sou, of toll of any sicne Francis Mar
ion astonishcd the Eritish officer by
eating roasted sweet potatoes.
THE AEBEvILLE BAEEFOOTs GO TIC
THE EoENEE-ARE CORNEEED AND
WuIPpED.-The Abbeville bere:oot club
of this place starred last Saturday morn
inc for Due West, 10 try the skill OF The
Hasseola club Of that thriving little Town.
Mr.. Thomas c. Perrin, acted AZ umpire
with complete satisfaction. The Able:
vile boys were badly handled. a. ihe END
Of the niuth inning The score siooG Has
~eola. 81. Baie;oo,S, ii. This ends the
base ua!i season.
The American People.
No people in The world suffer as nue.