The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-02-05

hpREclArISG the liberal patronage be-
ned upon the Press and Hammer. We hopo
arrangements in . few weeks. where
IouY patent outside will be printed on
Her type. thus giving about four coiumss
c OF reading matter in the same space.
r columns OF small type weekly, will be
nmcnse Mount In q year. II present
hive perhaps more reading matter than
weekly paper in the State and with as
In rs four columns, added by means or
Her type will mako the Pres and Banner
led n good uaper. at least as far AZ the pat
Int outside of the Press and Banner, is the
st publication OF the Kind in the United
les. As for the home printed side we will
G IA friends to speak. We shall hope 10
x with more energy than ever before, and
3tevcr we can do TO make the Press and
ncr an entertaining paper, Will be don
E had the pleasure Of a call yesterday
present help in time OF need. To him
are indebted for substantial 1avorS.
Ong other matters discussed while In our
e he said. that he fully ]concurrcd in our
bsition to the the license imposed on !iir-
horses and wagons. lie thinks oil such
impolitic and injurious to the proSpcri-
a town, They SAVIOR too much OF protec
tariff.
ts. MCLEES, son Of Rev. John McLeeS, OF
enwood, met with a serious accident last
rday afternoon. lie and n number O:
IN boys were out hunting. when n double
= ell shot gun in the and OF Robert Tar
-, son of Capt. J. r. Tarrant, was accident
discharged, the whole load going into The
of Gus McLees. It's said that he will
Gy lose his eye-Sight. Another warning
= nst the use OF firearms.
TIE PENSION ROLLS.-Captain W. a.
K. informs us that the following widows
b!diers of the war OF 1872, have recently
put on the pension rolls. and each WI
the first Of las: March,, receive eighl
airs a month for the remainder OF their
5: Mrs. Elizabeth Logan, Mrs. Elizabeth
hey, Mrs. LOvinay Daniel, Mrs. Francis
hran, Mrs. Jerusha McCOrd.
K. JOHN \. CALHOUN will start ou from
place, in a few days on = business tom
fessrs. Naumburg. krauS. lauer d Co.
= York, wholesale dealers In clothing ol
Y kind. Our friends may expect MI.
oun TO sell them good bargains in every
G and quality of clothing.
RsoNAL We had the pleasure Of meet.
Hon. +. A. Common in our town last Mon
who is In ~endnn upon our court.
kCor nor although absent occasionally Is
n citizen of whom old Abbcvllle has
reason to be proud. His record AZ Il Leg.
kr is above reprOach, and he Is regarded
e Of Our ablest citizens.
e-proposed railroad from Ninety-SiX to
on has been surveyed and located as tal
$hnston. The entire distance is twenty
miles, and the engineer estimates thai
road marrow gauge, we supposel can L,
for about s2S,0TD. or with convict labor
II, G0o.-AuguStd Chronicle and Sentinel.
are indebted to Mrs. w. C. Moore fol
kift Of a handsome wedding cake las
Her daughter Mss Mamie is now the
~ bride OF the nc less happy groom, Mr..
Hill. and hence we received h bcauti
lake. We rejoice with all In the happy
n. May they live long and happily.
E friends OF Mr.. Newton Cameron viii,
BIT to hear Of his death. which occurred
time since in PontotOc County, Aiss
cameron IN owed from the n~eighborhoot
bcky River Presbyterian Church in thii
~ many years ago.. and was O substantial
pm and a Christian gentleman.
NsIBLE DARKEY.-A darkey from th'
Moods who was in town recently, OK
bed himself as delighted with the Stocl
He was unable to build these enor
sIences that keep stock from eating hi!
and hence has T. eretofore been q grea
by other peoples stock.
CHARLES E. BRUCE, of our town ha
bottled OF his appointment to the posi-
- 8of superintendent Of the Shoe ant
her Department in the State Peniten
!. WEI are pleased with his good luck
8 honest, capable, energetic, and wei
fled for the position.
X your Cigars from Rogers.