The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-11-05

Mrs. g. NJ. BARNES, widow OF the late Rev.
Chris. ian Barnes, died 1T the resldencE W H..
Is. L. DuPre of this town at Wednesday
night, aged about ~ years. her death was
very sudden and unexpected. She WIS Hiken
with pneumonia and survived OILY wv ="
llilee days. She lived the lie o. u coHsls'snSS
Christian and died in the hope OF u olesseu
immortality.
OUR tow constables did good work on FRI
day and saturday by adiulnlsterinGn dose %!
The calabnoSe to several fiery ,plrits, Mntin.ni
cooling effect Some Of the fiery spirits 1T'cu
to cut their way out .; the ca'aon . w.
~liutr!,rt which some kindred spirits mo ."mI
veyed to them. one Of the cnnStto. eS Na'eu
them the trouble and Wake them o'ei ~
the Jtii.
MIR. J.. y. KING Of Ninety-SiX. wash town
q few days ago. He says thai ne h'tS :" ~,
c,ni,n t.:linSI the county. which would nave
hccn paid IL the railroad had PAID t1eir G!a:
He authorized Us To Use 1t in playing WHIST
with The Register. lie didnt care Tor tue re-
suit Of the game.
TREASURER Perrin reports the tax reScipts
as lcltcr this year than ever before. mere
are not near NJ MANY d~clinqucntS rs lllerG
usually are. This goes to conIirm the genera
beiiet that our people are In II lIuch netter IL
uanciat condition than III previous He''S.
Mr. WILLIAMS. of the .NcWS and C0u Ter
st,tf. WAS in aitrn lance at our tnir. lie rs IL
line rrpurt"r, and the H* ana courier, 20
energy and vim, has not its superior IN me
South. We regret that we did not see more Vi
Mr.. Williams while he WIS In our town.
TIE clustering fell from the ceiling In our
office and covered "ur press, lhk'iounl'l',,
rollers. etc, all over. and-and-tnd-tlc rest
cam he better imagiucd than .-iSpdr-.
trnbarg II rald. The editor of Thai paper Is II
deacon in tbs Presbyterian church.
Col. \. II. HorSroH of Augusta. Is entliu,
siu,tjc ON the subject of the Greenwood ana
Augusta Railroad. and says that Augusta Is
ready To pu. the iron on tn" r0al to The river
and fhu: that city is actively 1T work Oh the
bridge.
MIR. THOMAS SruARr OF NinrtycSix WAS
amo ~ the guests ut the Methodist hot upper
which proved such ~ great success IN AFFORD
Ing II p!ea.nnt time 10 the young people
while raising money fer a good purl ose.
ALTHOUGH the mail comes half after seven
o'r,nci in the evening our ;ct~omin"d'iln"
nos, master delivers in half an hour after II.
arrival. No other such nili-ing postmaster
holds Office in South Carolina.
IL Won want to read all the news, n fine
story eve-y week. sOine GOOD poetry, ana a
gre II deal of useful information subscribe for
the Press and Banner. The patent outside
alone Is " o:th the money.
II you want to know all about cabbage cul-
turc. send iiftcen cents TO j. w. Nandlfcr'
field and garden seed producer mt Weaver.
vile. North Carolina. and receive his manu-
book on this subject.
WE had a white frost on Monday morning,
which cOilDltlSIS CDtbkSu Lnc CN'ilpt iNhNS"'
A little warm sunshine will open the hoIis,
and we shall har IL fair crop, after all our
giumbling.
MIR, J.. NJ. LArIMER. SENIOR, president Of
the savannah Valley Railroad and n liberal
patron Of the .Abbcvillc Fair, was In attend
uuce upon the exhibition last week.
Nix. JAMES NJ. GILES has laid of his front
yard in walks and b"ds surrounded by cut
tinys OF bnXwOuI. The work has bcautiileu
the appearance OF the place.
FROM reading the Hampton Guardian we
would infer that the frlal Justices ul mat
section are used principally Us targets III pls-
tol practice by iitiSantS.
CoLoSEL ADDISON +. PosEY, the "eG-Ab-
bcviliun,' Is again on his icct, having recov-
cred from his recent attack OF chill and lever.
Captain JOHN l.. BRowSLEE has so far re.
covered from his recent ;,ftliction-tie wound
In his leg during the %war-tlint he wiiS able 10
be Oh our streets during the past week.
NorlCE Is hereby given that Speciac!eS ana
Eye-.lassrS suitable for all ages are now on
hand at the cheap cash store Vi T.. ftosehocrS.
Call OH him and hc suited.
GENERAL. HAMPTON returned TO Columbia
an Monday, While here as the guest OF Gen.
MCGOWAN he Was called on by numbers ol
our citizens.
that on November Is. you
agreed Ia pay for your trees from merry M
Nurseries, and they expect you u Comply
promptly.
Tn. charlotte Obserrcr observes that "every
wear a short cotton crop Is predicted, ana
year by year the crop increases over the veal
previous"
THERE Is n general belief that there Is more
money IN this county now l0r INVESTMENT
tn,n liner. has been for years. Land Is look
ing up.
OUR friend Bailey OF the Grccnrtue Adre''.
n,,,. thinks its about time for The Press ain
Bunncr and the Register to give Gen. flaS"ou
u rest.
Col. AIKEN has more energy than any Nv
In" man. He Is now president ~ Tie Ahuc-
willie Agricultural Fair. Anew broom sweeps
clean.
Mn. Joseph You've. q Staunch friend OF
the Fair. and his beautiful daughter Eula
were vt Abbcvilie du,in. the past week.
GENERAL BRADLEY. president OF The g.
4. X. H.. and Capt. W. X. Bri'lley The Noble
old Roman" were patrons al the FAIR.
pho pu,,.ki Marcel, is the namc Of 81 new
mud .yc,.iieut piece If music sent Us u!
Mcssrs. Luddcn Il Bates Of Augusta.
ON, fields are full nf cotton blooms. Such
, SirlIt has seldom been seen In AbbeVIile
County vt This season o! the year.
MR.. T. WILSON OF our town is doing well
will, his Dia!fnr,L. St"tieS. AMI Is making mon
-. Pluck and cnc;%y Will tel.
IF v,u don't wall, to ~ct a postal card. YOU
had ,,r,,r unv that title bill you W at III"
prrsy uni Banner "H'c".
THm ly,rS. presses. >t'nls. &c OF The Green
rifle -',7rs viii; 10. sgd IN GicchVli'c on Ai"''-
day 10Th November.
MANY of She 'cNccS about town nrc "ninG
Il, decay. Our c~itixenS are saved thousands" u!
dollars by that law.
Nn. T.. G, IUpRE Is moving 10 his farm
near D"naldsvilie, which was part oil the lar
more estate.
Miss HART Of Nincty-Six and Miss Hart.
"id." OF Florida, returned to Ninrty-Six iaS'
Monday.
TIE lawyers are actively at work rrcrarin'
for the December term OF the Supreme court.
Mr.. MCMILLAN is about TO burn 'nothti
thrick-ki n. He ought 10 have 1t insured.
THE Archer dwrliin" on Main street, neal
The rutlic square, is now u~norrupi"t.
f., G. nAYDoS ESQ. Is now ocrnpyih:
.Le Duprc house. on Floral Hin.
Nh. Il. i. nuARLEs. OF N~incty-SiX, is wor
>l,lrpin: at b"auty's Shrine.
JoIIS TITUS and lila Ellison, colored, OF
this place, died last week.
TuE Aston House had Il heavy run Of bus
mess during the Fair.
The Ecrsh 10 Gazeue Is the largest country
;;ii.er In AmcIich.
TIL IS Is milan Summer, and the newspaper
poets are busy.
SENATOR MAXWELL was in town on Mon