The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-01-09

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These young ladies all left -Abbcr!ll'
last Thursday morning. and had the mlSior
tune TO meet with delay on tsici: Journey u
Coiumhla by a railroad accident near Ninety
! six. fortunately nobody was hurt. Sohi'
cattle were killed.
We publish this morning an account given
in the Wump,on Herald Of festivities In which
our representative +. \. Conner, ESD, was
host. The surmise as to his removal To Rock
Hill is surely ut fault. Mr.. Conner IS toe
much of an. Abbeville man and too well liked
in .Abbcvlllc to leave his native county
When Il man mprrieS ne IS expected 10 ic2H'
his father and mother, and rIcaNc unto ms
wife: but it would be too ltucil to leave his
county also
We congratulate Mr.. J. Allen Smith Oh his
promotion. He is now associated win NiiH
/ father Mr.. w. Joel Smith in The grocery nnSii,,
hess. This is n good firm and or friends VIII
find these gentlemen always reliable. Give
them Il call.
Mr.. ]. F. Clinkscalcs. with his handsome
military Uniform Is now at home after spend
ing IL session at Kings Mountain m,llta:!
school. He will return to this school IN Il III
tie while. It's Il pity that our people 90 nor
pat ronize Erskine college more than theS CO.
1t is said that Mr.. Roh't Jones, Jr.. has been
collecting taxes in the Lo@ndcSvillciownShlp
but has never gotten outside OF Incorporation
yet-not that he has so much pubic business
to attend TO; 1t is private business.
At the nominating convention in Ncwbcr-
nv the other day, the following extraordinary
invitation, according to the -Nrr0rrry metT,a'
was given to the press: On motion, Inc re
porterS OF the Press were invited 10 seas "Po"
The floor.
We had the pleasure Of meeting here on
Sale-dav Mr.. Toe Lyon OF Augusta. He is a
native of Laurens. an enterprisinG merchant.
married to one of the best Of the daughters
OF Laurens County, and he believes In the
Press ana Banner.
The Merchant dndFirmer says that the invrs-
tigating committee OF that county find that
of the mount now due by the county there
are sI.ME of illegal claims which they say
should not be paid, leaving still due by lhc
county, S9,021,2O.
If YOU know your subscription Is paid up
you needn't read this. but If You ami sure
about II, we would suggest that YOU cast your
eye on the slip pasted on the margin or your
paper. and see If it reads IS. If It don't you
understand what we mean.
Mr.. Carter. of the firm Of Goodwin 4 Carter,
Grccnvi!le, called on us last week. tie Is one
Of the .Abbtrill!anS that now are anon" ihc
most thriving business men OF that thriving
town.
Cokcsbury and Hodges have had q merry
Christmas and n jolly New Year. Dining was
the order OF the day. ana d;lnclhS was me or
der OF the night. Due West h;"t Il perfect
round OF Tayety, cautataS, concerts, anu tour
nanlents.
The South Carolina Ministries under the
charge of Capt. Mack Thomas, are going ON
an extended tour this week. turkeys ana
chickens Will take que noticc vi tAis i''S'' "'io
sleep on Il higher limb.
Gen. McGowan went to Edgeilcld last Sat
! urdav to attend tOSOmc business on Sllc-uaE,
An Nhberille man has to makca long. wea-
ry Recommendations to reach our n"iEhoorihG
Court House.
Miss Annie Black has returned from
Charleston after Il visit of several months,
and on her return sh. spent two weeks IN
GrcenviIlc. Now the Grcenville people visit
her.
RIrrus.-At Abbeville. on Saturday 2th
ult., Mrs. John 5. Thompson, a daughter.
At Abbcville, on Saturday, 9TH OF January.
Mrs. George ". White, Il daughter.
The cars now run to within three miles of
L.aurcnS village. and friend Crews eagerly lis
tens for the whistle when the train shall safe
~ arrive INTO the haven under the nil.
Now is the time to plant ont shade and or
n%aIncntal tr1cs. and we hope that the ktown
council and the lot owners about town may
pay q little attention to this matter.
Miss ittie Latimcr und Mr.. Il. &. Kay are
to be married this week. Some of the young
men about LOwndcSrillc are broken hearted
and will sell out cheap.
The CAROLINA Spartan has begun rs thirty
fifth volume. May ii flourish until it can
boast of T.irce Hundred SpartanS and make
Il New Thcrmopylac.
Tour representatives are all home cn.joyinga
holiday recess, and persons having SrlcN:tn-
ces to present should consult them before
their return.
Tho Central Democratic Club, of .Ahbcrilic
county, will meet in the court House to-Nipl-
row. To fence or not to fence, liat Is ile
question:.
One of the Strcct-lamps WAS stolen iatciS.
The mean thief deserves 10 be ictl to the
and beaten with forty stripes save
one.
Mr.. Tones. the Sheriff was in LOwndeSville
evening. and attended Il party III
Mrs. Bakers. He thinks of going back soon.
The .Ninety-!Sir Guardian has turned ovcra
new leaf and adopted Il patent outside. mat
Is right. Progress is the order OF the day.
The people OF LowndcSville are well pleas
ell with their new preacher Mr.. Franks. lie
Mr.. Eugene Wilson may now BE- found at
the store Of McSsrs. White Brothers., where
he will be pleased 10 serve his friends.
The New Year has brought q large number
OF nov. Subscribers to the Press 0ud Banner.
We desire no better compliment.
All kinds OF commercial and legal print
Ing done at the Press and Banner Office rs well
and rs cheap ats in the city.
The cry of Mr.. Leroy WilSon7thc auction
Ger has been heard on our pubic square cN-
cry day for the past week.
We invite the attention of the public TO the
remarkable fact that candidates are Soci"blc
election.
Mr.. VI. \. Watson publishes to-day a very
Interesting explanation OF the GREENWOOD
lyncling excitement.
The lawyers are oil preparing anil printing
briefs and arguments lor the supreme
;'oIrt next week.
sheriff Livingston closed the Office Of the
Orun1r5urg T.mey on Friday last an or
der OF Court
In Mr.. H.. W. Lawson, .Ahbcvillc has the
best and most o3.ising Post Ma>tcro on the
globe.
Mr.. y Jones has been to Grccnrille a?ain.
We believe that hi can now read his tltics
clear.
Rev. w. \. Therrell. OF Gre"nvillc. pnrtook
81 the View Years dinnef Al The -\lSton
Euu>c.
Rev. J. &. BisScll aud family will board AZ
Sir. W. V. C!iukScalcs, during the present
year.
Trustees Of Schools. and Sch"nl-teachcrs
should read the School commissioner no
tics.
Talk Of turniu" over a new leaf his year.
SOME OF yDu ought to begin Il new volume.
Among Tue wicked people OF Newark a GER
tain baptist church is called tho Aquarium.
The anderson Journal looks healthy and
well. II has adopted Il pate!i outside.
The Sumter Watch man is without locals, but
has Il religious editor.
Mr.. J. Allen Smith and falnilT are boarding
at the Central Hotel.
Miss Lille White, Of Grcenvilic, ie ut
I.ownlcsville.
"Guano Agent advertiSes an important
notice.
TIL pavements arc in very good condition.
Listen for the sound Of marriage bells.
y,,o,r Civ 10 Mirrorpd by the Guar.