The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-09-10


THE Daily Directory Is an evening journal
Just established In Greenville. Its nrst num-
Der contains O very interesting account OF the
organization OF the Free Graded Schools In
two hundred pupils. H. T. Morton is princi-
pal and Miss Mary Earle Is one OF the six as.
uistants.
Coon WoRK.-The road leading TO the Fair
Ground has been put In splendid repair: The
have been broken and thrown into the gully
on the opposite aide. The road there Is now a
really good thoroughfare. The Council de-
serve the thanks Of the community for this
work.
attendance on our Court OF Common Pleas. E.
h. Murray. ESQ.,. AZ scudday, ESQ., and ].
&C; Featherston Esq OF Anders9n. ): w.
John c. G Hasseli, e Of Columbia. A'
REV. ME-. GALLAUDEr and family arrived
Parker, ESQ.,. General MCGOWAN and
Mr.: James A: Norwood until Monday,
Mr.. Gallaudet preached his drst sermon to
his congregation on Sunday.
MISS ELLA QUAMBY and Miss Maggie
Wing, Of Charleston, who have been on a "trip
TO G%reenville. and have been spending some
E. Hills to-day or tomorrow. Miss Mamie
Hill will return with them.
BOARD OF HEALrH.-Dr. W.. l.. Templeton,
Dr. s:I Edwin win, Pasfs e; + IT, r s,s Ssf Rnssd E 81 He have
a Board OF Health for the town Of Abbeville.
Clean up your premises At once. Have all
garbage removed and save trouble.
JOHN FOSTER, aged 70 years, died at his
home In White Hall township last Monday
night. He was at one time one OF the veal.
thy men Of his neighborhood. was a promi.
nent citizen. and died highly respected by all
who knew hitD.
THE election for own Council last Monday
messed wss shs IN m HSSe eSias aa fh Q, S sns s,ma ever were ~ ali
closed and 1.-THE mournees went about the
streets" The old ticket was reelected with
out opposition.
c~oNaEsrrvE cHiLLs. - Mr.. Isaac Richey.
near Hodges Depot. had Q congestive chill last
Friday. Mr.. Albert Hamblin Of Antreville
suffered from a sIurilar attack last Sunday
week. Both parties are recovering.
AT the post office and at the Auditors Of
nee may 6e found splendid specimens OF cot
ton stalks. The former grown on the farm Of
OF Col. Robertson.
RoBBERY.-During the absence OF MIR. and
Mrs. Harvey M. Wilson, unknown parties en-.
tered their house near Barnett's bridge and
stole from q bureau drawer about thirty dol
lars In greenbacks.
REV. PROF. PATTON and Rev. w. M. Gre,
u. D.. preached at Long Cane last Sunday u
large audiences. It was Communion day and
over three hundred COMMITMENTS partook o
the sacrament.
tive about receiving postal cards should pay
IN at once. We intend to dun every mat
who does not pay up. Our terms are cash II
advance,
NEARLY every day a buggy is turned oyel
in the neigh6orhood OF the pubic wei; Ini
persons tie their horses TO the wheels OF tn
vehicles.
CAPT. r. B. CADE on Trottcr's Shoals. with
twenty hands, had six thousand pounds o
cotton picked from his fields. This Is the big
gest work Of which we have heard.
fold at the opera house IN Greenville las
week. and was killed. His family were de
pendent on him for bread.
LAST week we had the pleasure OF q cal
from J. {. Feetherston, ESQ., q prominsn
lawyer OF the Anderson Bar. He was at GU
Court on legal business.
MR. BiRKIS 1YTHaoE's services have been
engaged at the store OF Mr.. Rosenberg, wher
an immense stock Of goods will be on exhibi
tlon this winter.
THE Winnsboro Nesps and Herald thinks It.
time to give Tilden Q rest. We think SO. to.o
and would include the Sprague business II
that rest.
Mr.. P. RosENBERa has on hand the bes
flour that comes to this market, called Savan
nah Valley Mills, ground by D. b. Cnde, Jr.
THE s~parsaubu~g Krusd wants anothe
bank In that town. It would be better TO In
crease the capital Of the one already here.
Mr.. ]. II. NIcKLEs sold the first new bal,
Of cotton at Hodges TO Mr.. N. A. Cason Ni
l0H cents. Weight Of bale, 1872 pounds.
BLAsTINa.-The rocks that have 80 lon
been In the highway over the Blue Hill ar
being removed by the own council.
REMEMBER that the Lebanon Grange meet
next Saturday ut one o'clock. All the mem
bers should be present.
DEXrH.-Mrs. Betsy Richey, aged ninet.
years, died at Donaldsville last "Wednesday
af1er . lingering illness.
die OF fever last Thursday evening 4th In
slant, aged four years.
Mr.. FOSTER MORRIS was in town yeeterda
with his mother. Foster will 60 to Walhsll
about two months.