The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-09-26

A CoTroN DAGGER BAGGED.-Near
Bradlcy's Mills the ncighbors fr weeks
have been lying out night after night
irving to catch a cotton Dagger. They
failed until last Thursday night about
clevcn.o'clock he was caught in the act.
Two of the party came at once to the vii
lagc, reused Justice Calhoun at two
o'clock from his peaceful dreams, made
the proper affidavit for Il warrant, went
to the Jail, pulled Sheriff Jones out at
3 o'clock. and proceeded to the place oil
barter and trade, after dark. Trey arrived
about seven o'clock; found their man and
arrested him; thinking it was a peniten-
tiarv offence, he concluded to die before
he would 60. but he did not die and he
came to the village and was fined fifty
dollars and costs for breaking the recent
democratic law against buying cotton
after dark. This is the beginning of the
end.
some Of our citizens arc in favor of
calling q railroad meeting to take steps to
bring the road from Anderson to connect
with the Greenwood and Augusta rail
road by this place. They think if they
can offer greater inducements than other
sections of the county, that they should
have the road, but if others put forth
more capital and labor, why let them car
~ off the palm. Let the honest victor
always have the laurel, is Il motto.
Lowndcsvillc will not be outdone.
Mr.. GAINES SCUDDY, our handsome
young law student, who is so popular
with the young ladies. says that he knows
q man who is so eloquent, that his words
flow from his mouth like wa.er. He
didn't state however, whether they came
out as the sweet murmur of the silvcry
rivulet as it mcanders through roseatc
bowers, or whether they came with the
majestic roar of the mighty waters that
rush down the laundering cataract.
WE. look forward to the fall of 1878
with much pleasure, for, from what the
small birds whisper in our ears we arc
forced to the conclusion that some Of our
Young professional brethren expect to
take the all eventiul step. Go on and be
happy, we hope to follow suit-atter a
while.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.-Isracl
Bowie the man who rings Trinity Church
bell and blows the organ for the services
in the church, was married last night to
Judy Baccus, a dusky damsel who lives
OF Magazine Hill.
. A NOT from q gentleman at Green
wood, dated Sept. p, says: 'Convicts ar
rived yesterday evening, and the ccre-
lnony of breaking DIRT was formally i'll
auguratcd by a speech from Hon. q. ID.
Tillman. Immense crowd present"
WE are indebted to the ~politencss of
Mr.. Joseph Wardlaw for the following
statement of the shipment of cotton from
Abbeville: This year only ITO bales have
been shipped to date, against 900 at the
corresponding date Of last year.
THE FAIR.-As the Greenville Fair
comes of on tho 18th, 18th and 18th, and
the Anderson Fair on the 9th, 18th and
Goth, we suggest that our Fair be post
poncd until the next week after the An
dcrson Fair.
WE have engaged the services of Mr.
+. +. Parker az assistant, and will soor
90 out TO teach singing schools. Thi:
will present a rare opportunity to those
desiring to learn how to Sing.
MISSES Ivy PERRIN and Nuna Perrin
are in the country on Il visit to their un
Gle Mr.. f. Calhoun. If the DeauN in tia
section are not struck by lightning, W.
are no prophet.
REMEMBER that the shoot or sucker
from the stump Of sugar cane is poison
Gus to cattle. Quite Il number have al
ready died from the effects of eating sucl
growth.
WE learn that the young people o
Cedar Springs contemplate giving tab
lcaux, charads, &C., at an early day 10
the benefit of Hopewell Church. Motto
will be given of the date in IL next is
sue.
MEssRs. WHITE and Smith have re
turned from New York, where the,
bought large stocks. All the other mer
chants will be back in a few days.
MEssns. TEos. CoTHRAN, Willie Nc
Gowan, Albert Gilbert and Gus. Smith ar
going off to school or tomorrow. w
will miss their presence.
SERENADE.-The Abbeville Silver Cor
net Band serenaded the young ladies a
Mrs. Calhoun's on Monday night.
Mrs. HEARD and Mrs. Ruckcr, 0
Gedsgia, and Mrs. Simonds, of Charles
ton, have been visiting their mother, Mrs
John K. Calhoun, at this place.
The death of Senator Bogy, of Missis
sippi, will not affect the political com
plexion of the Senate, as a Democrat vii
I've appointed to succeed him.
THE Pee Dee WdtchmUn skirmish
around among his exchanges right sma
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