The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-07-03

The examinations In both our Colleges arc
progressing as we go TO press. Visitors began
10 arrive last week, and The number Is daily
increasing. a large attendance is expected a!
the commencement. Gov. Hampton and
| Lieutenant Governor Simpson, and Other
distinguished mon Of the State, have been in.
vited, N arc expected to be present. 1t Is
proposed to make this the grGndcst Conl,
mencemcnt ever held in Due West. Come
and join the throng.-ASsoctdte Reformed Pres
byterian. ,t....
The lecture OF Professor Hood last wecl;
was Il. very interesting one. The professor
took rs his subject Oxygen" and we guess he
convinced oil who were present that they die
notknow much about IL before. Some one
said that the Professor went through the mo
lions splendidly and he Guessed 1t was q fine
lecture, If he could have understood it. Thai
man was probably not alone. Oxygen Is q
very subtle thing, and 1T Is difficult to mako
people understand what they can neither
see nor feel, nor smell. 10 studcntS-and fol
intensely interesting and Observation-Disclosures.
ciutc reformed Presbyterian. .
Nincty-Six has had q grand celebration, In
honor of the Old Star Fort, one of the best
preserved relics OF The Revolution. The
British made a stand at this place, and Gen.
cral Greene underworld to disIodge them,
But achievements coming up at.the nick Of
time, and the Americans being repulscd IN IN
assault, Greene raised the siege. One OF tho
traditions is that Emily Geigcr, the daughter
Of n Fairfield farmer, carried important dis.
patches for General Greene to the remainder
of the Amy. On the occasion Of the celebra
ton Governor Hampton and other leading
men, besides four thousand lesser lights were
in attendance. 1t was Il great day FOR Ninety
Six and Old Cambridge WinnSGoro NeWs aho
Herald.
The children in the Academic Department
Of the Due West Female College closed their
year Tuesday evening with an Exhibition
which was pronounced by the two lundred
| nanrtn r,rscnnf rntn1N1ntnlv Sl1r1RSSfDl TIN
College Chapel was crowded by deeply inter.
csted fathers and mothers, and others, and
the verdict at the close was that the children
played their parts well-tliat they had been
well drillcd.-ASS0ciute Reformed Prcs6ytc'
rfan.
The following arc n few Of the notices in
scribcd upon the banners carried by the
procession OF Chicago Communists last Sun
day; uo,,.,
"All for one, and one for ALL"
without bread we Cannot live; for bread
we will go unto DEATH
"DOwn with privileged bread"
Land belongs to society,""
Capital is stolen wages"
Mr.. Pope is q leading merchant, originally
an Anderson man, and married, we arc told
to 4 daughter of an old Edgeticld-Mt. Willing
citiZcn-Bud Matthews, Esq. His new house
thing ut Ninety.SiX. 1t Is Il grand mansion,
of brick, with brown front, ManSard roof
and every appliance and ornament OF mod
crn art. 1t faces the railroad, and is certainly
a proof Of the rapid strides Nincty-SiN Is
making.-Eugefctd Adrertiser.
The Old Star Fort Celebration at Ninety.
six last week, was Il grand success. ltamp
ton, simpson, McGowan, Bonham, Noise
and other distinguished men delivered ad'
dresses on the OCCASION. The crowd was i'm.
mcnSc and from NIL accounts everybody had
Il good time neutrality-suspicious. Herald
Mr.. Christopher Ellis, of Level Land, wa
thrown from his buggy on Saturday afternoon
last while on his way to his home from Due
West. We learn he WAS badly hurt.
Magnolia organized Il Democratic club last
Saturday with tilty:cight mcmbers.. Sainucl
Hester President; Vice Presidents DR.. Vim.
NJ. Tagsart, J. G. Lyon, Senior ID. W.
Thomas; Secretary, $. Z. Riley; Treasurer
John y. Brooks.
Drs. Thompson and Patrick have connected
their offices on opposite sides OF Main street
In the Cleveland Buildings with Il telephone,
which Is In perfect order, and conveys even
a whisper with perfect accuraSy.-GrcenriHe
NeUS.
Those who have about dcspaircd Of the com
Ing of genuine hot weather, have but to wait
until the Due West commencement. II the
mercury then don't try to crawl out of the
top of the thermometer 1t will be be cause it
has either lost its cunning or forgotten the
day Of The month.
Fifteen sick cOnyicts were brought down on
the Grccnvillc and Columbia Iiailroad yes
tcrday afternoon. They had been at work on
the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad. An
equal number OF sound and healthy ones will
be- sent up to-day.-Itcgister.
a change of venue to Anderson County has
been granted by Judge kcrshaw to the rcve.
nne officers who are charged with the murder
OF Aaron Ladd, of Pickcns County. The
case will be tried in Anderson at the Scptcm-
Der term.
IN make n picnic lcmonade.-Takc q bar
rel, fill it with water, put in two pounds Of
sugar, add one lemon, and refill with water
every time the barrel Is empty.
ESrEEpRIsE.-The Inst Abbeville Press and
Banner contains a large and clear Illustration
OF tic Palace OF the Trocadcro, being Il por-
ton Of the Paris Exposition buildings, with
a SKETCH GrecnrWe Enterprise ana Mountain
ecr.
The ~kindrinvitation .of Presiding Elder
Brown to attend his District Conference at
Abhcvillc Is under consideration, with q de-
sire to go leaning up against a d~oubt.-Chris-
fiun .NciyhOOc.