The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-12-08

announce that Il petition has been prepared,
addressed to the Legislature, praying for an
act submitting the question OF the stock law
to the voters of this county and all persons
desiring such an act, or interested IN the SUD-
jcct, are requested to come In on salesday
next and sign the same. The petition Will be
found ut this Office EHgcicid HdrcrtiScr.
Your Representatives should pass the stock
liw' in the same way that they pass any
other law. The representatives, ought to
to know t!at this isl progressive step, when
must be taken SOOntr or later. The law IN
oar Opinion j. worth To Ahb"rillc c"u 'tE
more than all the laws on the Statute books d:
but not wltlIStanding our firm brli" IN TIE
matter, there are Il few inca here who oppose
SOME MATEIMoSIAL CoSIEcrrEEs.-A st.
I.Oui> yu,ln. woman enters into S'inc inter-
resting Il IiSticHl AMI matrimonial c''nl"'-
lures. She figures ont that She knows perhaps
lnI IOun" men, in round numbers. tl THESE
Sh" thinks She knows about 30 intimately:
and OF these - tllcrc arc not more than !
whom she would consent To marry. FOR love
or mlolry, on the spur OF the moment. II
may not be- Il IhciScnt way OF putting II, hut
what S!" says i that, taking 10 young men
as they come and go, only out of every .
can he sci down as unniyccti"nahlc ana able
to make a living for himself and wife.
PEEsoHAL.-Wc Lad tie pleasure Of n call
last week from The Hon. +; y. Conner, now OF
York. but recently q distinguished member
OF the legislature from Ahhcvilic county.
Mr.. Conner and his gcut VIII" have been
visiting llltlF blu nOlnc iulHlIlClNuN III -AD'tt
Vile for the last two or three weeks. and
they Will som return to his new home In
York. If he hadn't eonc To another county
we wOulG have called him again 10 serve Inc
pubic in an official clpaci!r. \ man of his
ability should Pot be allowed To retire T."
private life:
A ROPER MAERIAGE.-"Lit'lc Brown
Wren" writes from i;lmira, O., to 4 MICHIGAN
Journals; ! do not think it Std for a woman
children to tie fed. who cling to her skirts,
and then it is pilifl! indeed, y proper mar
rir.c. when the heart and mind both nc
Knowledge. is the happicSt AMI best thing for
either lnan or woman : but 10 see u girl, or
q family OF girls. sitting ut home, where their
help is not needed. permitting their father To
support them, and simply wiit;ng Tor some
man 10 comc and get them, Is disgusting.
DR.. JOHN S. THOMPSON Is tho grand mogucl
of a new insurance urgn ni2atiom known as
the knights of the Golden Rule, or some such
high Sountin, name. He has consented to
insure the senior editor OF ihG ITcSS Tmm Hnm.
policy will he raid when lc mtrricS. lIic
money will be forthcoming as soon as some
wii! consent t. wear the orange bios
his company doesn't burst In the
meantime.
THE SUNDAY School ciild.en of the Mctho-
dist church here. celebrated tic anniversary
Df their Missionary Society last Sunday. The
WAS handsomely and appropriately
decorated. Stirring and pleasing addresses
we're made them 10y the RcvS. Mr.. Strickland
and Mr.. Morse. and the Little folk will BEGIN
the new year with Is renewed dctrrmination
10 put by their little mites. to assist IN spread
ins tive gospel to al heather lands.
JAKE ANDERSON, the best AMMAN In
Hall township, was informed some
lime ago that h. could max" Il dollar a day ut
in the phosphate works near thniiGso
ton. lie reports that when he got there the
works were under water, and he got no work
It. all. He lInd no money. and walked back.
He IS now III work CLEARING land on which 10
Il crop next year.
notwithstanding the cold last week our
office door wis lett open any numhcrof lines.
.NcuberTY RerutH. The reason the door was
eft open IL. To" numbct of your customers
Who live in saw mills. You can always tell Il
nan who lives in II saw MILL He lnYdrluhiy
caves the door open.
A member of the legislature has introduced
bill to prcvcnt country editors from marry
is proposed to charge q license to marry
which fee il is well known a country cdl;or
pay.
Mr. JASPER r. CARL.ILE Is a man Of the
ruc>t, stripe. He can't live without the
rrcss and Banner, and never feils tn make the
printer happy la the Fall OF the year Sue
to him.
To Judge from the price which lands brought
asst Sale lay, VIC are led to believe that our
haven't yet lost faith In the country.
t will be seen that lands brought Il very fair
nice.
IT seems strange to us that so few Of the
eli IiOuS newspapers publish sermons. Inc
Of tn" s. culnr r"SS esteem the ser
us the most interesting part OF the pa
'er.
We zee by the BnrrrrN Sentinel that the cd
tor Of that PAPER has been fiQuiring of the
itr.rpnt post masters, what tic circulation
his paper = ut their respective offices.
MIR. w. II. PAHKER Obtained n leave of alb
rnrr for three days from the Legislature, ana
an up hun" to be here Sa!cIny. lie returned
lunuay on the l2:jD train.
The Palmetto |c0nlrn is always interesting.
/ never falls to have the cream of the news
nd in every Number may DC fOand some
EN- of thought.
NEWS items are respectfully solicited at
his office; We want to let the proiiC Know
What is taking p ace in all portions Of the
OuntN.
TIE Chester Rcporfcrot last week says: Ctl.
NaTtilaw, nf the .itE,r:N" Press and Tanner,
'urrirs a sound, lcvc! head on his shoulders.
IF you are in n""d OF Il geo Wagon. Call on
,ir. J. w, Robertson FOR Il Milhurn wagon. II
The best ana cheapest iii til" wo:li.
SEAL & NICKNAME have all the grades OF
tre1n the chcapcS, To the best, which
viii he sold 1T the lowest figures.
WHAT has become Of all our country cor
eSijOiuchts" Wake up and let us know
what is going on in your section.
TIE most s~rbs:antiai or the mos, Gl;ttcr!nI
Gun be boa: INT at Mr.. J. W. Robert
on's carriage repository.
If YOU arc in want Of Il vehicle Of any kind
I can be had ut ltubert.on's carriage lcpusi-
CRY.
TIE Charlotte Observer is the Sricics' and hest
published in the old NortI state.
New Crop New Orleans Mo!a>AcS ana self
Using Buck-wnca: liuur at While Bro,:.eTs.
-MESSn9x JONES & MILLEH have dissolved
Ol a:lncrSliIp ana YoG had better pay u.
AlfL;IRS wagons /. G al the rage. Gc: one
Il ltobeIls0n's carriage rcrosito Y.
WE have lla | II perfect III Of cotton TO
Dwn for several days.
PARTIES indebted to Seal & Mcllweinc viii