The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-01-22
Trustees

his cOlnLN, representing NiI!INCiI rs IL S'"l IL
machine agent. He gave his name as john
Brunson. said he WAS from Illinois, and that
his father was sheriff OF a county IN tii:.i
State. He also expressed IL wish that he did
not want his people to know where he WAS.
lie fell Ill shortly after his arrival with con-
sumption, and ciec on last Saturday. The
town council bought him n very nice coffin.
and had him Geccntly inferred. A TELEGRAM
10 Gaiena, Illinois, failed to elicit my lnior-
nation.
If any mar believes that there are few per-
sons in Abbcviile out Of employment. let
him buy q load of wood and have ii tilI'wI
where the public can see it. He will have
two dazen applications 70: the job OF cutting
it up within fifteen minutes. While sp:a<-
ing OF wood 1t might be well enough TO state
TINT we have hired q boy with q gun, 10 stand
ut the foot Of our steps 10 shoot the next man
who shall offer 10 pay his subscription in
wood. We have more wood now than We can
burn in W winter.
LAST week we unirtent!opal,y omIt:e TO
notice the fact that Mr.. H. c. Richardson, one
OF the best newspaper men in the State had
laid down the local pen OF the Register. Mr..
Richardson Is n man OF energy and ability.
and we wish him gr 1T success wherever he
may 60. We have always found him court
eous and cordial. He always made the "HCg-
istered Dots" spicy, comprehensive and IN
teresifpg.
FRIEND Stokes Of the Union Tines com
piaiIs Of the dulines of the times. and says
his exchanges are as dull rs Il quaker meet
ing" We suggest to our brother that he
employ some OF ms spare Time IN cutting Oh
the margin of his paper. Otherwisct the Times
Is one Of the the very neatcSt papers received
at this Office.
DAvIDsoS'S HIsToRY.-We have received
from Mr.. W. }. Dufle, OF Columbia. the well
known bookseller. a copy of Davidson'>
School History OF South Carolina, one OF the
books adopted by the State Board for use in
the public schools. 1t Is neatly printed and
nicely bound, and is sold at the low price Of
sixty cents.
ONE MORE EDITOR MADE HArPY.-Mr. D..
A. Smith of the Kcowee CUuIfcr has reason to
he the happiest editor in south CAROLINA
Wednesday morning. The newly married
couple have many warm friends here who
wish them the greatest amount OF happi-
ness
chufas for YOUR hogs. For particulars and
advantages Of this crop, consult Colonel J. T..
Calhoun, OF Wilmington, Who has had some
experience iu this crop. He should write an
article on the subject and send II to the Press
and Banner for publication.
On Thursday afternoon, Alfred Buffers
wife WAS thrown from q buggy and kicked by
the horse which caused fracture OF the pa
tella. or knee cap, besides considerable con-
tusions to the parts. Drs. McBrydc and
Kcllar were called and rendered medical
aid.
SOMEBODY bored a two idch augcr hole in
Rogers store door near the lock, last Thurs
day night. Upon examining 1t next morn
ing Rogers came to the conclusion that a
would-be thief had been fooling around there
the night previous.
We had the pleasure OF n call last Tuesday
from our old friend, Mr.. VIM. Dunn, formerly
OF this County, but now OF Easily. Pickcn s
County. He has been a subscriber for q iiir-
time, and does not expect to be dunncd this
year.
JERRY POWER, confined in our Iail for
arson, now sees scorpions. horned lizards,
and snakes, in his cell, which are not visible
to other eyes. He says that it always did
make him sick to eat bacon.
THE E!isto Clarion has changed Its name tn
that OF the Ordngcburg Democrat. Under the
management of MesSrs. sims and Sheridan
itpromises to give the people OF Orangcburg a
live Democratic paper.
SKATING on ice three inches thick last
week, and sitting without fire t~his.-ChuffDTt
Observer. Didn't you sit down last week
without fires? or perhaps you didn't go sliat.
ing,
SOME OF our citizens are having their gar
dens plowed, preparatory to planting. /
they have an extra amount OF seed il would
be we'll to putthem in the ground u: once.
Mr.. CHARLIE PETTY has bought out tho
Sp%artandurg Spa'tGn, and will conduct it IN
the future. Mr.. Petty is wide awake ant
well posted, and will make a good paper.
GENERAL GARLISGToN has retired from
the editorial department of the G1rcnriU,
Neus. We extend our best wishes to the Gen
cral and to the paper which he has left.
AFTER this issue a number Of names will
NC SI dStu HUH Oul NIDSCI IIllbIl Dtth. lIl'N
are good men, but that doesn't enable US t
send them the paper without pay.
VANCE CHALMERS has an cmpty piSto
now, 1t was loaded once. The powder WA
burnt one night last week, and he now car
rles the ball about in his arm.
Miss X. BORROW OF the Iia
mond Hill section, adjudged = lunatic ny DrS
A. J. Speer and ]. G. Johnson, will be takci
TO the asylum this morning.
MANY timid. shrinking maiden, who las
cumnnr S\pupu pppr hpr Hlthor'S Oota will
her lover. is now engaged In half selling tn,
same individuals pants.
Mr.. THOMAS THOMSON has engaged in tn,
mercantile business with Mr.. r. NJ. Hill. |
energy and business tact mean anything, thi
firm will do well.
MEssRs. TRAY and Fowler. of Laurens
nave taken Il large lot Of c~onvicts from tn,
penitentiary to Laurens to ditch Durbin ant
Warrior Greeks.
WE are constantly receiving words of con
graduation as well as subscriptions from ouI
readers relative to the worth OF this paper
Thanks.
WE ask our friends from the various por
tons of the county 10 give or send us item!
OF news occurring in their several neishbor
hoods.
THE aiken Courier Jomnd and the Lnio,
Times came To us last Saturday containin.
the Governors farewell address.
A NUMBER OF subscribers have recently
come in and renewed with the cash. Thank.
TO them let others do likewise. =
NORTHR0P Is in a small business now.
you don't believe II, read his letter tow. NJ
Pressly, and pardon Cardozo.
Gov. SIMPSON has appointed Mr.. F. A. Cal
vert, of Hodges Depot. trial justice. This II
an excellent appointment.
Buy your Bacon Flour, Sugar Coffee, Rlc,
and everything else you want in the grocery
line from w. J. Rogers.
LOUIS MCKINNEY, q well known hotel ser
want, died last Friday night at his fathers
house on Blue Hill,