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pleasant parties of the season assembled
mt the residence of the Rev. j. Galloway
last Thursday night where the retinemen
beauty, grace and manly valor tina
adorns Due West had assembled for al
evenings enjoyment. This is the secon'
enjoyable party that we have had to-
pleasure of meeting at Mr.. Galloway
residence within the past month, and W.
cannot speak too highly Of the elegan
hospitality dispensed on these OCCASION
by MIR. Robert Galloway. The evanin,
was spent in the parlor, talking to one
sweetheart, listening to the most excel
lent vocal and instrumental music, or IL
p~romenading in the moonlight, the walk.
of a beautiful flower garden in compan,
with n chosen divinity. where II whis
rerings of love could be made with per
feet neutrality-suspicious., always, o
course, the lady had no objections.
RAILROAD NoTIcE--From and afte
the 2Sth, until further notice, passenger
from Greenville to Anderson and Able
Vile by the Greenville and ColumbiI
train, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdays, can go and return the same day
This is a great accommodation to mer
chants and business men, and we gladl.
extend the notice. From the 9th to tn
18th of Augurt, excursion tickets TO tn
Grange meeting at Anderson, good to re
turn in ten days, at one dollar and thirty
five cents will be sold. Embrace the OPP
portunity.
SuNpAY.-The Baptist and EpiScopa
churches were closed on Sunday in con
sequence Of the absence of the pastors o
these congregations. Rev. Mr.. Martin
held services as usual on Sunday morn
ing, while at the Methodist church Rev
Mr.. Lawton, of Lowndesville, preached
At night there was preaching only at TIT
Methodist church and Mr.. Lawton wa
honored by a full and attentive congrega
ton. Our people like Mr.. Lawton ant
never fail to turn out in large number:
when it is known that he will preach.
MASTER JAMES MILLER, son of DR.. J
L. Miller at Due West one day last week
met with a very serious accident, which
came near proving fatal. The horse tina
he was riding became frightened
him against the fence Of the Female
College, iuflicting injuries about thu
face and head, from which he remained
unconscious for hours. We are glad II
learn that he is in a fair way to recover
without sustaining any permanent in
jury.
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aldsviile, was a complete success. Th'
congregations large and very attentive
on Sunday it was difficult to seat then
all. Rev. r. n. Pratt, pastor Of thu
church, will carry on a meeting thor
during this week, assisted by Rov. B. F
Miller and DR.. Hidden Of Greenville
The delegates will long remember thu
Kindness and hospitality Of the people o
Donaldsville.
THE FAST ScHEDULE.-The thanks O.
this community constantly go up to the
Railroad authorities for the fast schedule
to Charleston. If it was possible, how
ever, we would suggest that the trair
leave Charleston two hours sooner, 81
that the mails aud passengers may reacl
the different stations along the route be
fore night.
$,257.25 for the free schools, our proper
tomato share Of the hundred Thousand
dollars appropriated for the support o
the schools in addition to the polls, i
now in the hands Of the Treasurer fol
distribution ON the order of the Schoo
Commissioner. To persons holding
school Claims for this year, this will be
pleasant news.
Mr.. JAMES PURsELY RIcHEY died
suddenly at Donaldsville last Thursday,
aged more than eighty years. He had
for many years been a member of Green
Vile Presbyterian church. He leaves a
wife and children, and many friends to
mourn his death.
Some of the ministry declare that the
rule of the mob at the North is a direct
visitation of God on the people for sup
porting great railroad corporations in
breaking the Sabbath. There are q
thousand and ore theories. The prime
cause Of all this country's trouble was
the Abolition war. T
Mrs. SULLIVAN, nee Miss Ellen Clink-
scales, died at the home of her husband,
near Tumbliug Shoals, in Lau-ens coun-
ty last Wednesday. She only three years
ago, was a beautiful and happy bride.
She leaves a husband and a little child.
J. WASH BOYD, Esq, of st. Joseph,
Mo-, was in towns few days ago visiting
friends and relatives. Mr.. Boyd was
once a citizen of our town AMI he |. f:
many warm friends here who were glad
to greet him.
CAPTAIN PERRIN on Monday in five
hours received nineteen hundred dollals
taxes. If we mistake not this e~cliipses
Oconee which claims to I've the banne.
county in the payment Of taxes.
Mr.. JOHN A. DEvLIN, OF this vicini-
ty, has twelve or fifteen acres of the best
cotton in the county. It will average
three feet high. The field is near
Friendship church.
THE Sics.--Messrs. Alex. Chalmers
and Chauncey Miller are still quite sick
of typhoid fever. Mr.. J. c. Wosmansky
is n with consumption. Our best wishes
attend the afflicted.
a DARKEY with O basket of little peach
es and large worms called at our Office
yesterday. We were Illustrating on the
elegant peaches sent us by frierds and
didn't buy.
Mr.. Hill McGhee, Of Cokesbury, has
just finished a handsome dwelling. The
young ladies may be on the lookout fol
him. He wants somebody to take charge
Of it
THE LARGEsT.--L. ". Perrin, Esq.
Yesterday placed OF our table the largos
peach Of the Season. 1t measured twelve
and-a-quarter inches in circumference.
THE local editor of the Press aud Ban
s,cr has been worshlpping at beauty
shrine this week, and has somewhat neg
lected his business.
WHEN a man goes driving with hi
sweetheart he should keep both feet il
the buggy. 1t looks q little awkward t
hang one out.
We are informed that out of the Who'll
number Of persons who paid taxes, a
least three-fourths have paid the whole o
their taxes.
Col. JAMES EDWARD Calhoun, tn
prince of tax payers of u county, pai'
up his first instailment one day las
week.
Mr.. W. n. BROOKS of Warrenton ha
twenty-five acres Of the finest corn IL
Abbeyille county. Result of good farm
ing.
The books of the treasurer for the col
lection of the first installment of take
will be closed tomorrow, the I'd instant.
A colored man q few days ago tenderet
a fifty dollar bill to the treasurer in pay
ment of his taxes.
MRS. W. A. TEMPLEToN, Of this vii
lege will visit relations about .Montere,
this week.
Miss ANNIE HUcKABEE of our villag
has gone to Donaldsville to teach school