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LARGE LASDowSERS.-Dr. J. A. Gilbert OF
our County last Monday bought the raluaoie
Tenant lands on the Savannah kiFer, CON
Sisting OF about went six hundred 'rI's'
Before the war these were the most valuable
lands In the County, and for which the '"ri,',
or owner paid s3l.W In cash. They were hiu
of last Sale Day at an average or s2.'0 an
acre. ih.S place had two valuable dwelling,
and out iOuses Oh 1t. General Hasoon VIII
please make note OF this. Before maKlnS
this purchase Or. Gilbert owned an iil'iieiiS
body Of the most valuable lands in the tonn-
~. aud with his purchases on Monday, ne Is
now the largest luud owner In the County.
with a single exception, Colonel j. r. Cal
hOun.
DURING the past week we had the pleasure
OF calls from MessrA. \. Il, Houston and j."
seph +. Lyon of .Au su>ta. T!ese gentlemen
are well known Abberille inch, doing bust
ness In our height ,ring city, at which many
OF our citizens sell their cOtton and make
many Of their purchases. When they are III
Augusta they suunld call on MesSrs. Houston
and Lyon, who are In the cotton business.
and always ready to buy cotton ut high
prices or u advance money 10 planters OH
The most favorable terms
W. X. BLAKE, ESQ, OF Greenwood Is much
Interested In the Columbia Mill Race, com.
monty called the states canal. he hopes 10
live TO see the time when the.Leglslature WI.
nOt Uc dllG upot w utHN I" p'S''N
money In a foolish endcatv0r to build up
Columbia. When the Savannah Valley
Railroad Is finished we think we might with
equal propriety ask the State to put up II good
FISH trap for the use OF the nelShOors about
Calhoun's Mills.
NEARLY all the newspapers ara doing
something extra In the way OF enlarSlnS or
issuing Supplements. Gentlemen II you
would throw AWAY your large type ana use
ponpareil and miniOn. you could publish
more matter on smaller sheets III II much less
cost. 1t Is all u mistake 10 suppose that the
readers do not know the difference between
small type aud large type. Tue small type Is
much easier read.
THE absence OF the usual nuniber OF young
ladies from the Due West Female Cnllts" was
noticed by all. Due West generally Is yer!
attentive at our Fairs: F., AGoev,.te never y, t !,,,.
management, The Fair and The commence,
nlcnt make Abbeviile aud Due Vest soou
friends. Fairs effect much good In bringing
our people together.
THE friends OF the Abbeville Agricultural
Fair now have no fears us tU the future Ol Ina
Society. The liberulitS OF our citizens IL
contributing TO liquidate the debt Will set tit
fears Of It's friends ut rest. Those WHO nave
been predicting IT'S demise VIII no uUuuS ~
The society Is Ill right now, ana anAeo III
stitutiOD.
QUIZ worthy Representative James II
Rice, Esq, OF Ninety-Six, honoreu our SANE
tun by his presence last Wediesday evening
Mr.. Rice Is an able and elficlent member y
the Legislature. He has PROMISED 70 hfeI
the rea lers II the Press aud Bltner WIN SOM
interesting dots, which should be placed lair
ly OH the record.
Those of our farmers who intend piantint
small graih,. would do wei. 10 pue ~ - ~ y
once. a good cut crop Will he needed Dy W.
stock next spring to make up the uel,clehc.
in the corn crop this !e~ur.-Cuntde1 Jourha'
Tue farmers OF Abbevlile County ""ulu prom
By needing the suggestion made ny our .u'a
den friend. .
EDITORIAL VtsrT.-Our friend Mr., A. e
Todd. OF the anderson journal hoiored US o!
his presence ut the Fair Iast week. ar. lou'
Is one of The best new Spaper men III tue uppe
mart of The State, aud we slIal aiwuyS oe Sia'
10 see him IN ADberille.. he has u nish ie
gard for his relatives" In this section.
Hampton aud Editor A. >. Todd, arrived IL
ADueyille Friday morning In time To ,tteh'
the Fair. The former made q speech W vi
Assem- crowd while the latter enereetica
~ addressed his remarks only 70 soihe v -
diviuities who were present.
A very large meteor was seen at GREENWOOD
Monday morning, about hve O'Clock ny AT
c. A. q. Waller. We were In bed at thaL titn
and did not observe II ourselves. accoiisI :
To be OH hand the night OF the l3th liicItnI :
you would see u grand sight about one y cioch
THE Board Of Health in Augusta recon
mend that the pumps be taken out 81 III
wells In the city This recommendation u
made because of the supposed In furious eHec
O! the Use Of pumps on tile health OF ine CITY
Our citizens might make q note OF this.
THE GreenpiIe Enterprise and Mountatnee
has u ine display Of paying Advertisement
We are glad 10 see such evidence Of the pros
pe.Ity OF an old friend.
Glass lamp wicks for kerosene m ar
among the last aud newest inventions saiu I
supersede entirely Tie ordinary cotton "icks