The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-17
Wednesday, Sept. II, 1879.

InFSc niles Wlue WllLln d very snort time.
He has onlclated At four funerals recently.
Mrs. Sloan's health is improving.
THE photograph gallery on the Aston
House corner is quite an institution. MIR.
Alexander, the artist. is very proficient in the
business, having served q year in Il first class
city gallery FOR the purpose of periccting him.
self In the business. Call and see his pictures
and be convinced OF the correctness OF our
statement. Mr.. Alexander IL 4 gentleman
who makes a visit agreeable.
MRS. Dr. BONNER OF Due West has returned
from Charlotte, y. c., where she had gone In
qucsto of health. We regret TO learn however,
that she Is yet quite feeble. but she has the sat
i~>fac;ion OF knowing that many warm friends
wish for her still many days OF life and cheer
~fulness. One OF the excellent of earth, her
modest Christian graces have ever adorned a
life OF usefulness.
WE had q call last Friday from Mr.. B. F.
Ellis, OF Greenwood, who says his wife wants
him to 20 TO Pickef1s County, but he says he
docSn'Llike TO move out OF .Abbeville on &c
count OF the stock law. II Pickens had u
stock law. he would go TO that County. Mr..
Ellis says his COWS now gives double what
they did unGer The oidlaw.
THE Treasurer's office was opened on Mon
day last for the collection OF taxes. Our read
crs are asked to read Capt. Pcrrin's advertise
ment elSewhere In this paper. He will go on
the "grand rounds next week, commencing
at Due Weston Monday and closing the week
at Sinety.SiX, spending ntcrmediate time at
other points.
Mr.. II. ". LAWSON has returned from At
lanta. He was delighted with his trip TO the
Gate City, He was the only Abbeville man
there, but numbers from Pendleton, Ander-
son, Greenville. Spartanburg. &C., were there.
lie says that the Tree passes brought S2o0,0Uu OF
trade to that city. He believes Atlanta
is alive city.
a FRIEND in Florida when sending a sub
scription TO tho Press and Banner among other
thugs, thus speaks pleasantly Of Abbeville
Though ( am a Floridian by birth | still have
q iond and lingering affection for dearold Alb
beville, which has really seemed since leaving
your town u be the home of my adoption"
WE have received the Premium List of the
Greenville Agricultural Fair, which com
mences on Tuesday, October Ia, and continues
for four days. We hope that the managers or
our own forthcoming Fair may do something
in IL similar way. The work isSrom the press
OF the GrrenutHe Daily Neus.
Mr.. LAWSON, the post master at this place
desires US To state that the office will be OPEN
cd in twenty minutes after the arrival of the
mail. to remain open for the delivery of the
mail about half hour. The door will be lock-
ed and all persons excluded during the open
ing Of the mall. .
we have received the catalogue OF the
Kings Mountain High School, which has on
It's rolls the names Of one hundred and twen-
ty-siX students, Among the teachers we rec
osniZe the names OF two Due West young
ladies, Miss Katie X. Patton and Miss Jessie
NJ. Raob.
LAST Saturday Mr.. VIC. Cromer was award
ed the contract for building The bridges at Nor
tons Mill, across Ions Cane. for S22i. The
bridge Is l66 feet long. Mr.. ], F, -Adamson
says he thinks Mr.. CrOiner will have another
job OF the same kind at the same price,
FINE CorroN.-Mr. L. II. Russell exhibited
to us u few days ago some OF the finest sam
pies Of cotton that we have seen. 1t was OF
the cobb variety. The stalk was full of bollS,
and the quantity Of lint Is such thai IL COM
inands q premium In the market.
RETURSEp.-Mr.L j. w. Robertson and wife
have returned from a TWO months trip to the
mountains. They have been impro sed in
health by their trip, Mr.. Robertson is now
ready TO serve his customers TO buggics and
wagons at the lowest price.
THE bachelors boarding club In Erskine
College, proved so profitable and pleasant last
year, that IT. Is LOW thought that another
Incncement II the College exercises on the
9th Of next month.
Mr.. JoAB ELGIN OF Donalds, and Mr.. J, G.
Kay. OF Honea Path, were in town Moniay
doing a good thing for their families, by sub
scriDinS for the village Diapers. These gentle
men report good croIs in their respective
heigbborhoods.
AT the penny.reading at Colonel Cothran's
the ladies' never looked prettier or more
charming. We had among the number some
beautiful and accomplished visitors from Il
distance who lent additional charms to the
occasion.
IT IS said that Long Cane Creek is drying
mp. IL Is thought ~ be not much over half as
large tS " " dS wv City years iISO. luz ICSulIl
Is attributed to the fact that so much OF the
low lands lying along its course have been
cleared.
FRosT.-Don't be scared, Mr.. Jacob Miller
says that we have had frost in September on
ly twice In eighty years. He has but little
fears of frost in september. and thinks our
people need not be uneasy about the cool
nights.
Mr.. EDWIN B. TREuTLEN. OF the firm OF
Messrs. Moore & Quarles: at Ninety-SiN, has
i,-, - -lnHn In ~ nk~rn ~ Eone~- uK1l T.
Iowrance, Columbia, where he Will be pleased
to serve his friends to anything kept by that
firm.
Mr.. JOHN D. CocHRAN and his father Cap
tain IN. Cochran: ofLonS Cane, were In
town Monday. They report evidences OF
more beavers about their mill. We hope
they may not kill the nextone they catch.
New PARTNERSHIP.-Mr. E.. F. Parker, at
the store OF the Messrs. Barnwell & Co., will
furnish customers with watermelons at 50
cents adozen, and his brother DR.. Z. Parker
will supply the quinine at $500 an ounce.
DR.. EDWARDS OF Due West will soon move
to his new residence near the Female College.
The house which will be made vacant by,hls,
removal will be occupied by Mr.. J. w. Power
who as trustee has bought the premises.
CORNELIUS GLADDEN. last week yielded to
the temptation offered by Mr.. F. Edwards
fine roasting ears, and Is now In Jail, awaiting
the remarks OF the Judge and Jury on the
crime Of stealing corn from the field.
THE health Of Abbeville village and vlcIni-
ty Is better than 1t has been for Years at this
season Of the year. The fact is, we have had
nearly no sickness here since the town coun-
Gil had the branch cleaned out.
Mr.. ]. ALLEN SMITH has worked over the
Nelson house so much that you would scarce
~ recognize it. The house has been greatly
improved In comfort and appearance. Lon
may he live TO enjoy 1t.
WE have received a copy Of the Greenptte
Daily Directory by our old friend Mr.. T. A,
HAYDEN The nQner ic UaI Onffpn mn ond
neatly printed. We wish the Directory great
success.
SoLIcIToRs PRO TEM.-Messrs. 7. P. Goth:
ran and II. G.. Scudday filled the Office OF Sd.
Cothran remaining over until Monday after
noon.
OFF TO CoLLEGE.-Messrs. F. B. Gary, n.
g. Evans. J. H. Evans., Chiles Trentlen, Of
Cokesbury left on the l3.h instant for Union
College. Schenectady, New York.
REcEPTIeN.-Rev Mr.. Gallaudet apA family
will receive Mt the parsonage the members or
Trinity congregation from eight 10 eleven
o'clock on Thursday night
Mr.. JOHN DEvLIN's portable engine. was at
Lewis Richeys shop last week to receive the
necessary touching up, preparatory ID the
work OF ginning cotton.
sTHE weekly Columbia Register will be en-
larged to "a columns, on the lst Of October,
and IL will be then, as now: one Of the best
papers In the State:
BIG. MAtL.-Dast Monday evening onethdu-
sand letters were received Mt the ,Abbeville
post office. This was an unusually large mail
FOR this town.
a Go0b opening Is expected in both the
Colleges at Due West on the 9th, OF October.
Your sons and daughters should be there oh
that day.
MISS McIsrcsH, Miss Matte Mitchell. Of
Bordeaux, and Miss Amanda Lee, OF Due
West. are on q visit to Mrs: w: A. Lee OF Alb
beville:
Mr.. P: L. LANCE. the great auction man, is
in town and he will soon be on. the public
square With his splendid bargains for every.
body.
Mr.. P. ROSENBERG is now in New York
buying goods by the car load. He thinks o
eularging Of his Store. Call and SEQ his stock,
THERE was d good attendance at the Episco
pal Church on Sunday afternoon and all were
pleased with Trinity's hew Rector.
JosHUA WAfsoN, colored, was lodged In jail
lest week. charged With the burning Of H. H
Cresswell'S barn, near New Market:
MAI: BOWIE and Mrs. Bowie. and Mrs
Simpson Of Atlanta, Gn:. are on O visit TO Mrs
w. Joel Smith OF our town.
SEE the adversisement or the Excursion L
Sandy Springs. The rates are cheap enohgt
for oil. Be sure 70 60.
THE meeting of the penuy:reading CLUB a
Colohel Cothran's last Thursdny night wa
quite 3 pleasant one.
IN a little while our town will be full OF tn
choicest goods ever offered In this market
Come and see them.
Our young friend Mr.. j.: NJ: lawson. Is OF
for New York. We wish him d pleasant tril
and q safe return.
W. E EARLE, ESQ, OF Greenville had bust
ness Id dur Court last week; and attended III