The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-07-28
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REV. DIR. ADGER has q letter of "explana-
ton" in another column which is taken from
the AsoOcirfe Rrfrrmrtt Presbyterian, We do
not know how much good it will do, but as q
ON the defensive. Better suffer wrong than TO
defend. h report was so cont cry to the
Doctor's well established character that 1t
cOuld do him no harm with people who were
conscious Of their own worth. 1t Is evidence
OF weakness to be too sensitive as to what
my lie said Of us In q casual or thouglitlcss
manner. We have the greatest admiration
Jor DIR. Ad.cr, and regard him rs one Of the
best men In upper South Carolina, while the
Associate Reformed Presbytcrians have no
Supporters In the world. All this being true.
other any harm in word or thought, and We
cannot believe that either would say or DO
anything to wound the feelings Of the other.
rians would write letters like DR.. Adgcr's We
are Of opinion that the "SccCders" would not
60 over TO them, but would stay in their own
apologize to such Us have already gone over.
The editor of the Lnurenriue Ntrald apollo
giEcS for being able 70 send out only a half
sheet this week. If we could whisper TO him
across the Ennoree, we would say stick tothc
half sheet. 1t Is the best number Of the Her.
aid VIC have seen lately..Curoiina Spartan:
YOU mean.-Laurcnrtle Hcrald.-We take n
different view from that taken by the Carroll
III Spartan. When the Herald uses the pat
CUI y u oIS " IlC NCly pCSb ptpClS
that comes to this office. When II prints a
half sheet 1t lacks the miscellaneous matter
SD necessary 10 the existence OF a country
newspaper. II the Spartan meant q fling at
patent outSideS, ii only argued a want Of in
formation on q very important subject.
The meeting which began in the P~resbyte-
rian church on last Saturday morning closed
Tuesday night. Rev. Mr.. Nall of Greenville,
Mr.. Morris until the close of the meeting. Mr.,
Nall Is a fOrciblc and practical preacher and
made q good impression on those who heard
him.. II Is to be regretted, however, that our
people took sO1ittle interest in this meeting.
The empty Jews at the morning and evening
services told a sad tale as to the religious stat
us OF our church-2oing people.-ReoUee COu-
more attractIve and more Interesting. and
there will be no lack OF audiences. Good SER
mons will draw.
WE have been told that the Associate Re
formed Presbyterian replied 10 our article in
reference to the Rev. r. a. Ransom, u. D., in
which that paper held that we were not en-
tirely respectful to the aged divine. In SO far
rs our article may have had the appearance
OF d~lsrespect to the Doctor, we would say that
we disclaim any Intention to be offensive. 1t
is our aim to be respectful ut all times to
those who may differ from us. The article OF
during our absence at Cincinnati, and we
have not seen 1t. In this we only disclaim
the idea that we meant to be disrespectful.
MAJOR w. X. BRADLEY is actively Mt work
vi Lfe new nullTOdu 10 run lTOUl DOTnS Mine
by Abbeville, Due West. and Honea Path to
Bolton, where 1t will connect with the French
Broad road which is now in process Of con-
struction. Public meetings will soon be call
ed FOR these places. when spec hes In the inter
est OF this great enterprise will be made. Put
your heads TO thinking about this matter. as
the voters will In all probability be called
upon to tax themselves for this iron highway.
ONE half.nile of Hard Labor Creek In
White Hall township has had the logs and
TaffG fpmnvPd from II II IL hnnnI thaf hy n
little ditching, and the renova OF the logs
and RATS that sixty acres OF bottom land on
ono small farm, which has heretofore been
Hooded by every heavy rain, can soon be cnl:
tivated without fear Of overflow. II Hard
Labor Creek was ditched the bottoms on thai
stream would make enough corn TO feed Alb
beville county.
"MERcHANT," q correspondent OF the %
lMnsbid Yeomnn and the Register have been In
acontrovery rs to the reason why the Column
bia merchants. have withdrawn their adver
Using patronage from the Register-the "Mer
chant claiming that the Register, high price
had killed Cock Robin while the Regis:e,
seems to think that other causes hav'
brought about the result. Our opinion Is tina
there Is O little fault on both sides.
C1NDA MARTIN the wife OF Abram Martin
colored. at Mi!way, died on Tuesday ~evenin,
from the effects OF a wound on the. head In
ficted by her husband with an ordinary choI
axe. Abram Is now In jail. The colored PEG
pie OF the neighborhood are very indignant a
the atrocity OF the crime. The husband enc
wife are about fifty years OF age-the VIII
being the mother Of seventeen children.
THE papers have an occasional paragraph
or letter on the C~ash-Shannon duel. Colorc
Cash wrote q letter to the Ne,Ds aud Cburte'
which that paper very properly refused T.
publish. It was afterwards published In. tn
Greenuile NcDs. We believe in giving bot
sidec a fair sho wing, but It's wording Is sue
as to preclude It's publication in our paper.
Nh. W. B. MILLER of Mountain View con
templates an extended trip In the far ives
very soon. He will visit Missouri. kansa
and possibly California. He leaves for tn
puapose OF Visiting his brothers and looking
at the country. We hope he will have
pleasant trip and return with q loftier opln
Ion OF Abbeville County.
WE Inadvertently omitted to maker mentor
last week Of the serious loss which Mrs. f. NJ
Lyon, Of Labanon, had sustained In tn
burning of her dwelling. The fire 1t Is sai'
caught from a stove. We offer Mrs. Lyon gu
slcere sympathies. No one knows better
han ourselves how to sympathiZe with those
who suffer by fire.
In the cases OF Guilford Cade against J. "
Perrin and Daniel Thomas against the sam
TO recover taxes improperly assessed. in b.
half of the Greenwood and Augusta Railroa
the nonsuit has been set aside by the Suprem
Court, and n new trial granted. Tho contes
will be renewed ut the next term Of the coul
Mt AbbeyiIle.