The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-02

men of the Legislature and the Senate To
erect Il monument to their memory rs onr
of the best acts they have ever done Tor
the people Of this county. or ever can 90.
If the farmers conclude to erect Il llonu-
mcnt | would suggest that College Hill,
in this city, would be Il suitable and prop
er place for it,
AN EMPTY JAIL.-Abbevilic Jail is al
most empty, having only two inmates.
One OF them is Il thirty days boarder
whose time is nearly out. The other is
Liza Arnold, the wife of Joe Arnold.
Her husband is in Anderson jail, charS-
ed with the Franklin murder, and she Is
here, charged as accessory. Blu for her.
Sheriff DuPre would be able in a few
days to hoist the traditional white flag on
Il tcnantlc>s Jail.
ORD RELIcS.-Mr. Joseph S. Britt, Of
our county, has I complete set OF alma
macs for every ear since Ia. to the pres
. ent time. Mr.. Britt Is one of the very
! bcS, farmers in Abbeville county. He
always has al abundance of wheat. His
meat house is tAl OF bacon of his own
raising, and his cribs are never without
corn. His fences are the highest i'll the
county.
The vcStrv Of Trinity Church are TAX
llI- ltl'o w lg' " w 49,
John kcrSllaw, who will leave Abbevilic
for Beaufort in May. 1t is understood
that the vcstrv will extend a call to their
former Rector, the Rev. r. r. Miles.
This community. and especially the
Episcopal congregation, will be glad to
welcome him back.
OUR town council deserve hanks for
the improved condition of the highways.
/ Mr.. Kirby and his posse arc busy mend
ing Il ways in all directions. He IS do
ing excellent work. Take the Due West
road as Il specimen. From the town out
to Long Cane it has been put i'll better
condition than we ever saw 1t. Kirby
has ten miles of road to work,-onc and
a quarter miles on each OF eight roads.
WE are glad to learn that friend
Major NOV Revercnd) II. NJ. Galphin
will have a respite from his ministerial
duties next month and will he thus cna-
blcd to pay his many friends here Il short
. visit. MIR. Galphin, we understand. will
have charge of Il church in Beaufort
county during the summer months ana
! will return in the Fall to the Theological
Seminary in Louisville, Ky.
REV. MIR. SIMMONS preached a most
excellent sermon last Sunday morning
in the Methodist church at this place on
the subject of "ChriStian Unity taking
for his text the words from Gal. III, s.
1--WE are all one in Christ Jesus" \ large
number of Pres,yterians were present, as
their church was closed.
WORTHY OF ABBEvILLE.-Onc Of our
| Abbeville boys, w. III. Parker, Jr. stood
first in his classes 1T Charleston College
in the examinations held last week.
That is the place which the boys of Able
- l,.Ii ,Iu.,,. r,,3 1arN.V-hprp np-
cupy if they wonld be worthy OF the
town that gave them birth. Well done,
Willie.
THE ISCESpIARY ASH-BoN. The
dwelling house of Mr.. Joe Hammond Of
this place narrowly escaped destruction
by fire on Monday night. 4. l.. McCas-
Ian, ESQ, saw the flames in time TO pre-
vent their spreading. 1~nccndiarism
again, alias the ash-box.
THE South Carolina Prcsbytcry will
hold it's seini-annual session in Abbeville
beginning on "Wednesday 9th April.
About sixty delegates, clerical and lay,
are expected to attend. They will be en-
all denominations.
As A BRAND FROM BrRNTNG.-
In the Grccnvillr fire, Mr.. +. {. Conner,
son of our friend Mr.. L. ID. Common, bare
" escaped with his life. He, with three
other clerks was asleep in the burning
building, and had to flee for his life in
his might clothes.
MARCH, came in like q lamb but went
out ike Il roaring hon. The high winds
that prevailed last Sunday made every
BODY watchful 10 prevent fires. and for
tunatclv Abbcville has none to chronicle.
r-.a..;tln ,.,c MT On CprttIpofn
Mcssrs. J. G. NJ. Perry and w. G..
MCGOWAN will attend the Supreme Court
in MAY on important business. We wish
these young gentlemen great success NOT
only in their first step but in their sub
segment practice of their chosen profess
sion.
THE pupils ut the Graded School ram
not exactly tell how it turned out veStor-
dav-whcthcr they fooled their teachers
or the teachers fooled them. One thing
they do know, it turned out we'll and
wet.
Our merchants are beginning to re-
ceiye new Spring goods. Our advertls-
ing columns will keep our readers advis-
ed rs to where the greatest bargains can
be had.
THE wcathcr-wise looked for frost last
SUNDAY night, but although it was pretty
cold, the high wind prevented frost. III
would have been the death of our early
vegetables.
Mr.. AND Mrs. J. G. HEMPHILL have
gone to keeping house on Magazine XIII,
and are now the lapuic>t couple in Alb
bevillc. May they always prosper ana
never bc less happy than now.
WHICH i; the proper phrase, a Sitting
hem or q .Srting hon? 4 Sitting of eggs,
or II Setting of eggs? The Len Sits, or
the hen !Sctse
RETrnHED.-After an absence Of
raj months Prof. J.. G. NJ. Perry has re-
turned to Abbcvillc, and will remain
with MS for a while, pursuing the study
of the law in the meantime in the Office
of McSSrS. Mc(iOwan 4 Parker.
March dust was flying around the
streets in clouds last Saturday.
ALL Saints Day is sacred to the dead.
All Fools Day is sacred to the living.
Mrs. JAMES SuILLIro rs usual is
ahead of us all in flowers and vegetables.
Her garden is a sight worth seeing.
THE bride of the wood has donned her
veil. The prose Of that is, the dogwoods
are in blossom.
YESTERDAY heavy rain kept All Fools
indoors. Those who left home without
All umbrella felt all foolish before they
got back.
THE Stock Law is bringing every
square inch of ground under cultivation.
Every nook and corner is now ploughed
and planted. Patches that have lain un-
fenced and useless for years are now gar
den spots.
MIR. LAWSON is having improvements
and repairs made on his dwelling house,
Mr.. ID. b: Smith is doing the work.
GENERAL McGowAS has been quite
unwcll for several days. DIR. Parker pro-
nounces it Il case of the champion grip"
COLONEL. CoTHRAN was at home for 4
few days. but is off again ut Greenrille:
He suffered L good deal from Il bruised
foot.
THE editors Of the Ncmbcrry News have
been reading the Bible.
THE price Of corn is advancing. Far
mers note this and plant L large crop
this Spring.
THE Presbyterian church at Abbcville
val closed last Sunday.
DIR. II, d. WILSON was on Long Cane
last week filling teeth for some OF the
good people OF that locality.
LAST Sunday was Communion day at
Lower Long Cane Associate Reformed
chtirch, DIR. Sloan in charge.
Mr.. W. JOEL SMITH has returned from
the New York markets.
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