The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-06-05

hCakt w Eoko ~ oooY ot"
moved thereunto by the Holy Spirit, she
went forward on November l, 1868, in
Trinity Church, Abbeville, and received
the apostolic rite of confirmation at the
hands of the late Rt. Rev. Thos. F. Davis
d. D., Bishop of South Carolina. What
she then protested she ever after illus
trated by a walk with God, close, con-
sistent and faithful"
WE have read with much interest Nc
Kinley's graphic account in the NeUs
and Courier Of his visit to Bald Noun
tain, in search of the big crack in tnat old
rock, which was expected to open and
swallow the mountaineers in all the
country round. The NewS and Courier is
one of the most enterprising papers in
the Union. In fact it is the New York
Herald of the South, which is from our
stand point a high compliment, for we
believe the Herald to be the best paper
published in the world. The nearer any
of the great dailies approach the Herald
the nearer they reach perfection.
OUR most enterprising neighbor the
Ninety-Sz Guardian has entered upon
it's second volume in the full vigor OF
usefulness. We have so often spoken of
the excellent Typography and the general
excellence of the locals aud editorials
that have nothing new to add. 1t is one
of the very best papers in the State.
Last week two persons lost their lives
in Charleston by lamp explosion. An
exploded lamp came near burning the
Hotel and business portion of Spartan
burg during the same week. Look out
for lamps keep them clean and well filled.
If 80 kept there is little danger.
A Greenville merchant sold a bill of
goods to a farmer yesterday amounting
to $51, and after the bill was completed,
the prices were compared with those of
cd that the same bill of goods in that
wear would have cost the farmer 1898.
a considerable fall in prices.
The Williamson Democratic Club at
its last meeting passed a resolution sta
ting that 1t is the sense of that Club that
mon should be nominated for the Lcgis-
lature who are in favor of reducing the
per diem of members TO three dollars q
day.
Mr.. G.. P. O'NEALL, Of Cokcsbury,
sent us Il splendid peach from his orchard
last Friday. He has a fine orchard and
he has tried to sell our people some OF
the same kind Of trees from which this
specimen was taken.
THE oats and wheat crops about Due
West are very good, but there are i few
men claiming, to be farmers who have
none Of this grain sowed.
FIRE.-LaSt Saturday night the dwell
ing of Mr.. r. NJ. Pratt, of Little River,
was robbed and burned in his absence,
while OIL q visit to his father-in-law, near
L~owndesville. Besides the old dwelling
the new dwelling a large W story house,
which was in course Of construction, was
also burned. No insurance. Loss sew
al thousand dollars.
Our most excellent neighbor, the Edge
field Advertiser has turned out to be q
regular picture paper. This week ne
presents a good likeness of Governor
Hampton, That's enterprise.
MISSES. SALLIE and Hattie Latimel
stopped at the Aston House last Friday
night on their way from Augusta tt
Downdesville, where they will spend the
summer.
The GrcenuiIe NewS notes the fact that
several patches of barley in that county
headed out finely, and were cut for green
food for stock, since which they have put
out q second growth, not Of hurley, but
Of oats. We ave noticed the same thing
to a very marked extent IL patches upon
the lot Of Hon. J. S. Murray, in this town
Can any our farmers explain f?-
anderson InteItigencer.
Major r. NJ. Orme thus sensibly dis
courses upon The 'dance of death:'
"Priestly ~denunciation from the pulpit
will hereafter fail either to terrify, re-
strain OF win those of a strong and decl-
ded individuality but it will most eff
f~ectually divide any church that attempts
to enter a mans home and dictate to him
how he shall amuse and entertain his
guests"
PoIsoN OAK.--The following is said to
be a certain remedy for poisoning from
poison oak:
Stir one large te%aspoonful of unslacked
lime into a tumher of water, and let l,
settle until clear. Put in a saucer two
tablespoonfuls Of sweet oil, and stir in
very gradually small quantities of the
lime water until you have a mixture the
consistency of and not unlike buttermilk.
Rub this upon the poisoned places, in q
gentle manne six or eight times in the
twenty-four hours, and see If you are no
as easily cured as poisoned.
BILL ARP AS A LAY EvANGELIsT.--
The Greenviue Enterprise and Mountain
Ger says: 1.-THE ladies of the aid Asso
citation" of the Presbyterion Church, ex'
pect at an early date to have q lecture de
iivered in this city, in their interests, by
tho famous hunlerist bill Arp" o
Rome, Ga"
Mr.. A. L. Cobb informs us that h,
robbed one of his bee gums a few day
since, obtaining from it n hundred
pounds of honey.-Ente'prise and Noun
taincer.---Was that petit larceny, Baily
REV John KERsHAw will preach at VIII
lington chapel on Wednesday, 18th instant
ut II o'clock A. NJ.
w. X. Blake, Esp, Is spoken OF by Greer
wood as their choice for member OF the lowe
house OF the Legislature. His speech ON In
Hampton resolutions lifted him.