The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-23

We have dropped q number Of names from
our subscription list this week, as we an
,aounced last week we should do, but we hope
all OF them will renew their subscription be-
fore our next issue. Many Of them are in ar.
rears only a few weeks: but the largest NUM-
Der are in arrears from two 70 five months
and the aggregate amount due Is more than
we had supposed. Our past experience Is thai
never renew or take the paper In other per
sons .os 5, 5 ;na mfs,i and 7y never R PTe,en Srd IL pay oar ar
past experience Is Just like yours. We,strucls
OF deadheads by the score years ago. and
never losta cent by t. The man who pays
when he 10 reminded that he is a few weeks OF
months In arrears. Those only get mad who
never intend to pay.
SHUT 'YoUR GATES. - The stock law has
much to recommend 1t. but its effect in some
respects Is not beneficial or improving. FOr
example; because thievinC cattle no longer
roam tina streets, the necessity of keeping
gates shut no longer exists; and now many
or our t~ownspeople are getting quite careless
about their gates. 1t is not TO see
front gates and lot gates standing wide open,
gates which open outward too, and block the
sidewalk. Some benighted pedestrian will!
break his nose against one OF those gates, and
then there will be o howl.
THE STOCK LAw.-It only needs that one
take q walk through the woods and along the
lanes to see some OF the advantages and ben
Gifts OF the no-fence law. The woods are full
OIL young trees winch are now peTHliLteC ~
grow, and there Is more grass growing in old
fields and In the woods than have been seen
in fifty years. An interesting fact 1t would
be to know how many acres of old field have
been reclaimed and titled during the last year
In Abbeville county.
HuRRAH FOR JARFEEL.-The negro repub-
iicans here do not know much about the new
republican candidate. They pronounce his
name "Jarfeel." The other evening a number
OF republican negroes were loaflng ut the
buzzard roost opposite the big oak, while at
the Aston House corner were gathered some
Democratic darkies. A black rep shouted
"Hurrah for Jarfeei" The9 came from, the
Hampton"
A COPY of the catalogue Of the Due West Fe.
male college hes been sent us. There are al
present, at this Institute one hundred and
, ,bs sdTsat Ppe,'s Of The the s sesaoi' the sei ieca dGftS
exercises begin tune q. with the commence,
ment sermon nj by yn Rev ~ Inv :; B. s io MS;cb D. is d. Conc S'
mencement day.
THE establishment OF the bank Is still be
ing urged, and the subscription increases
Greenwood and Ninety-Six and Due Yves,
ought to contribute literally to this enter
merchants in moving the cotton. which i
bought at these places. An opportunity vii
be given them to take stock, and we hop
they will do 1t and help build up their OWL
County. .
THE season OF College commencements !:
in full blast. Furman University. WoifoId
the Columbia Female College. Carolina Mill
tary Institute hav bad theirs. This weet
Newberry College has hers, and next week
Erskine calls us to Due West. Already vehi
oles are being engaged for the occasion, ant
other hearts than those Of the graduates arr
beating joyously in anticipationof the event
SOME OF the lawyers have proposed to clos,
their ofices during the month OF August u
take summer holiday,-on condition ina
all the members OF the bar will do the same
Why not? The next court will not be nell
until the end of October. and It would be Q
great benefit to all the lawyers to take
months rest. The New York lawyers do SO
and Abbeville might follow the example.
Mr.. L. D. CONNER, enumerator for tn
town Of Abbeville informs us that the popu'
lation Of the town is about 1900. He has no
quite completed the enumeration; Mr.. J. !
Jones enumeration for the township outside
the village finds the population to be l7oC
Mr.. G.. NJ. Hodges, enumerator for Long Cam
informs Ms that the population Of that town
ship is Zoo. -
AT all hours the Bakery and Restauran
will furnish Lunch from 10 cts to Scots,