The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-22

AMESDE.-Our readers have doubtless
read the many very excellent lgricullu-
ral articles which we have published OF
| l;ltc from the Charleston NcWS dnd COHr-
jcr. They wcro from The pen of our cS-
tccmcd friend Col. ID. w. Aiken, recently
editor Of the RaIWi Gtr0tiMinA. The RH-
raj was discontinued about the first OF
the vear, and since that time he has been
editing the agricultural department OF the
". and c. Tho Colonel may form some
estimate of our appreciation of his pieces
from the number which have been repro
duccd in these columns.
TIE Long Cancand White Hall pcopl"
arc solidly opposed to the new county,
and we learn that only n man ut Green
wood, Capt. J. Il. Tarrant, is in favor Of
the new county.
We understand that Major McKcllcr is
somewhat discouraged III not selling
more of his machines. Don't you be
alarmed Major, the Little MONITOR is a
good machine and is bound to sell.
Mr.. PRESTON ALLEN has one hundred
and fifty acres in cultivation, from which
he will make onc hundred bales of cot
ton. This will be enough to set him and
his sweetheart to house Keeping.
Mr.. SAMUEL WELLS of Mt. Carmel
attends divine service ut Salem. When
he sees his sweetheart, he has to swallow
his Adams apple two or three times be-
fore he can get it to stick.
THE full session in the Williamson
FcnlalcC College opened very satisfactorily
as to numbers. Scventy-ninc present at
the opening, thirty-nine Of whom board
in the College building.
TIE crops Of grain this year are nnprc-
rodentcdly good. If our people will act
with common discretion in sowing oats,
barley, wheat, milict, turnipS, DC, they
will lave no use for the lien law next
year.
N1SErY-sIx wants a moncy-ordcr Of
flee. We hope she may get it soon. 1t
will he q great accommodation to the peo-
pic of that vicinity, ami We suppose 1t
could bc got for the asking.
SEVERAL gentlemen from Greenwood
and the vicinity Of Nincty-SiN wcrc here
last Monday, not n of whom express
I'd himself as in favor of assuming the
burtllcn of the new county.
THE charadcS and tahleauX Mt Mt.
Carmel OF Thursday night next will be q
delightful time to those young gentle
men who have been struck by lightning.
TIE "Indcpcndcnt Candidates. seem
to be the greatest nuisance in our politics
ut present. They should DC owned
down as traitors.
SEE the advertisement Of MesSls.
Pickett e. Turner, who will apply to the
Legislature for j removal OF the charter
Cor this ferry.
THOSE who believe in blowing up tho
roots Of cotton, should look ut Jim
Robcrtson's patch. 1t was plowed in
that way.
Mr.. JAMES TUCKER, Of Goshen, OK
hibited tho first maturcd open cotton at
Office last Wednesday.
Now that the busy season with the far
mcrs is about over they might. hitch up
and 60 see their witc's folks.
THE COWS are dying in Columbia from
eating ~mock-orange leaves. Prosecute
those who put out the poison.
WHENEVER some of our exchanges
ret short Of something to say they talk
ibout JEFF DAVIS and his new book.
IN Rarnwcll a negro fooled with a pis-
:ol. lie has no wife now. The jury after
sitting two days, said it was an accident.
MIR. ARTHUR PARKER, formerly Of
Abbcville, bnt now of New York, WAS III
last week, visiting relations.
DIP. JOHN r. PARKER, Of Augusta, is
here on a visit to his mother and his
brothers.
Mr., JOHN TARRAST, Of Mt. Carmel
rocs to Wilmington to worship at bcauty's.
shrine.
Picnic Mt Harpcrs Ferry last Saturday.
Mr.. Johnson Mosclcy had a good Time.