The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-03-27

Miss ANNIE MARIA bAENES. cuItor ui lh'
-icsuihux, Il monthly publication for the l,rnc
tit OF children. was in town last week takin!
subscription tor her excellent paper. MIS-!
Barnes Is Il native south tar"liniali and dc
serves we'll at our hands. She received ahnu
twenty subscribers in !ibhcvillc and coult
have obtained Il much larger list Il she hat
remained d. day lonS"E; Snc WaS lme Su w.
trust that she may have good luck Ill her ell
teTpriSe.
SlCK.-Mr. Robert Jones, who has been sc
long and so n~vurably known TO our people
is still lying quite i'll ut home in this village;
Mr.. Jones by his courtesy and the faithful
discharge of his official duties, has madt
many friends here who deeply Sympatllizt
with him in his ailliction. We trust that Mr..
Jones may Soon he restored TO his usual
health.
MULE klLLED.-Last Monday Mr.. \. VI.
Hills horse became frightened and ran with
the bride reins attached to n plank, the horse
and plank coming In contact with /. mule on
the public square belonging to Mr.. L. &. Gas
ton. intiicting such injuries that the mule
died I'm an hour or two. y SUBSCRIPTION was
passed around town and q sufficient amount
OF money was raised TO replace the lost ami
NAL.
TIE Ee,cbcrry NeuS wants Ncwberry to he
chartered rs Il city, bu; fears that .Abbcvillc
and Sumter would "kick up about 1t. You
are very much mistaksn, friends Cirenckcr
and HouSeal. Ahbcvillc thinks Newberry
should be Incorporated as a city, II she IT,
sircS to be So known, for under other clrcunl-
stances nobody would suppose that it was Il
city
PEHsoNAL.-Judge Thomson returned ohis
homrin Abbevillc last Saturday, after an alb
scncc of several weeks holding Courttn Aiken
and Barnwcll. The Judge Is looking. wei
aud, from the reports OF his work which. we
see in the newspapers, he wears his judicial
hOnors with grace.
The Columbia Register has changed owner
hin. Col. Hoyt and Mr.. Emlyn withdraw,
,nI NInSSrs ('o1vn & Parton with McSSrS.
Mcdaniel and Wells OF the old firm, are now
the proprietorS. Cot. Hoyt remains editor,
and Mr.. Emlyn continues his business con-
ncction with the paper.
The Azor, the long-lookcd-for vessel which
is to carry OIL about 3O poor dcludcd negroes,
has arrived in Charleston, and will soon set
sail for the land of pancakes and frittcrs.
Hurry up ye dcfunct RAIDS, and procure
a passage if you::dcsire office, as you can't get
one here.
h friends OF DR.. P. II. Adams, of Phoenix,
would like TO see his name before the people
rs a candidate for the next Legislature. He Is
q clcar-headed man and would most likely
not waste much of his time or the peoples
money In speaking.
THE Chronicle and ConSitutiomalist says that
the heirs OF Monsieur l. d. Robert, Il French
emigrant who settled in that city, have re:
Gently won q suit in Kentucky for 1000 acres
Of land lying in Manifce county.
Gen, MCGOWAN went to Anderson yesterday
DIV private CONVEY tllCt. Ilc II " SlSdN iiSI
to-day along. with iovcrnor Hampton. He
will return " Abbevillc III Thursday, bring
ing the Governor with him..
CAUGHT IN TIE AcT' of purchasing his
supplies, but released on account OF his good
Judgment, and to spread the news that Nor
u~p-country.
FIRE.-The clubhouse Of Mr.. John Edward
Swcaringin, near IowndcSvillc, was burnt
last Friday morning. Lost iW bushels corn,
other feed for stock, and a good house. In
cendiary.
THE good condition of the streets and the
pleasant weather have induced many of the
beaux and bellies to give their fine vehicles
and fast animals airings OF an AFTERNOON.
Somebody sent the editor of the Hyperion
Gazette a plate of "hapjacks,' which dcilgh
ell him SO much that he wrotea Wholccolulhh
OF poetry on the subject.
We trust that Governor Hampton may
commute the death sentence OF McEvoy to
one OF Imprisonment for life in the Penitcn-
tiary.
DIR. JOHN W. CALHOUN, of Ninety-SiN,
has been spoken Of as n suitable person to
represent Abbevillc county In the next Lcsis-
Why is this haste to hang McEvoyc He's a
poor devil, it's true, but then he should be
trcatcd with Christian charity.
Don't read this but remember that Norwood
& Jones will duplicate Grccnville prices. Call
ut once and satisfy yourselves.
Speaking Of dancing, q clergyman remarks
that people usually do more harm with their
tongues than with their toes"
Some ~delinqucnts who now read the Pres"
and Banner will have their supply OF SaS
suddenly cut OF.
The Press and Banner is strictly n County
paper-ninc-tenths OF its circulation being III
the County.
IF W. h. Blake, Esq, doesn't quit MAKING
Hampton speeches he will be sent to the Leg
%islaturc.
The Grecnrilc.. Enterprise and Mountainccr
now gets DIR. Wilson'S buggy and US slightly
mixed.
THE Nerbeyry Herald thinks it "would be a
good thing to eXterminate the breed Of mad
logs.
If McEvoy had been tried in Abbcville, we
doubt very much If he would have been con-
victcd.
ANOTHER lot of good sound tobacco for for
ty-tirc cents per ponnd ut Norwood 4 Jones.
THE Ne1c6c,ry .Nrws cries out for q calico
ball. Wouldn't Il base ball, answer ns we'll:
THE Savannah side is determined to have
representation in the election.
There are still q few lunatics who talk about
Hayes title to the Presidency.
We had the pleasure of q call from Mr.. Gus.
Mars last Monday. ,