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

In our vacation rumDleS We happened utol
Kings Mountain wucre we reiiaiheu lou
days. We do not mean the Ferltlolc noun
,alu itself. We refer 10 the village vi Inn
name which Is located upon the AIR Line
.tuilruau. and Is II creature ol Tic same. ~
mad no eNistrlice previous to the bul'uinS o.
luis road. 1t has sprung up mo feSpcct'ple
propurliUnS, h,vIn. stores, hotels, Il depot,
private dwellings, All academy, ana ciuLcLrs'
There are three churches, At Lutller;!Il,a Aietli-
uuisl and an Associate lieiorlIed. lilc Aciu
ri,y Is occupied by Captain W.T.. X. Bell win
Il corps uI three teachers. One morning when
on Il visit 10 the High school, we asked lht
principal how many pupils he had, "Ohe
hundred Ms morning. was the answer. IN,
rooms were full vi boys ana girls hve SIX an"
seven years OF age up TO twenty or more.
Bluck-boarls are extensively used in tcacli'
ing Tie languages rs well rs mathematics.
Ne were present when u class OF beginners
were drilled in the Latin G'nmlnar by Cap
lain Bell himself. Mathematics are taught
ny Prof. Parsons. u sentielnnn distinguished
for his Httainments In that science.
Miss Kate Patton OF due West Is the Pro-
lessor OF Music and seems to give very gener-
NJ satisfaction. We had the pleasure OF wit
Messing her skillful manipulation OF M KEY
uf the instrument. and Of herring The excel
lent music which resulted therefronl.-J IL.
IN 4, Il. f1esbyterfan.
A FALLEN TREsrLE-ONE MAN PROBABLY
KILLED.-Ile Airline passenger Trail. uut
| ltTt CStSIuuN luOl lIs q I O.'JV NV liot
The trestle adjoining the bridge across the
seneca river had partly fallen dow ON tho
evening before, The bridge builder OF The
road was engaged in putting In IL new bencl.
On the second story Of the tie>tl., anu just
when lie WAS about to get 1t In position.
some OF the timbers slipped and the bench
tumbled, Knocking down with IL four others.
one OF the wOrkmen was struck In the head
by the falling timbers and his skull broken,
though ut last accounts he was not dead
CHdTtonc Observer.
HoSEA PATH.-Our farmers now think they
will make about two-tnlrdS of Il cotton crop
aud about half u corn crop. Dat saving las
commenced, and from present indications q
large quantity will be put In. This is IL move
in the right direction, and we hope our Whole
codntry will adopt Ii. The Washing way OF
the AbDeville side Of the bridge ut Erwin
mills CAUSED considerable incunv eniencc tC
the travelling public, but Mr.. Erwin has REM
edled the evil by putting In q boat, so that
parties can still cross l~ree.-IndersOn Inteiii.
QcnceT.
Who says that Laurens Is not coming out IN
the way of u cation market? On edncsdny
last cutton from the lower edge o! the County
On Suluda River. which has heretofore been
sold ut Gieenville and Hodges, Was brought
To this place and disposed OF also one lou,
was brought from over ON the Abbeville side
, aud they who brought 1t expressed them
selves so we'll satisfied with the prices they
got and the clleapneSs oi supplies that the.
vowed they would bring all their cotton K
lulS piuCc.-Luufe btSttte x1eTutu.
"WE."-"Silanks"and "Wolf Creek" desire
to know If the editorial fraternity have mo
uopolized the word eve" We answer no
but by common usage, %clergyneH and editor
only use IT,. Editors when absent by writin;
to their papers when referring to tl:emSelve
use the singular pronoun a." 1t Is not prop
er or In good taste for correspondents wheI
referring t. themselves to use the plural pro
noun "we."-Pickcns Sentinel.
CROPS n CAsH.-CottOn factors predic
an early decline In the price OF the staple. Blu
n further"boom. With the heavy European
denIand for provlsionsit Is certain that price
, of breadslufiS Will advance fully twcnty-tiv
per cent on present rates next Spring, and
viii pay our planters to put In large crops o
wheat and oats.-BarnweH People.
! A damper was thrown over the Fair yestei
, day by the falling Of Il window shutter from
the second story of the building, cutting
culored man In the head, from the effects q
:. which he L. lying In al insensible conditiol
with apparently little hopes Of recovery
Orange6ur0 Times.
= WHAT DO YOU MEAN?-A correspondent
from Edgeheld says, Judge Mackey adjourn
ed Court 1t 4 o'clock Sunday morning.
hear the laSt hours reminded one more of
mock session OF the Legislature than an
thing else. 1t was squally indeed. Nobod
hurt however."-Orange6urg Times.
The last day OF the Fair was quite a bolster
ous one about the har-rOoms. Several fight
, occurred, but our efficient tow Council 500
:, quelled the observation-disclosures Sentinel.