The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-07-07
Typhoid fever creeps into the hou.

the cellar. Decaying vegetables and accunlu-
miasmatic diseases. 1t Is now time. as the
warm weather has set in, for every cellar in
the country and in town to be thoroughly
never be allowed TO get in an umcleanly con-
dition and If Il choice must be made be-
tween the pnrlor and the cellar, clean the col
lur first. The doctor may lose, but you will
gain by it. Residences that have no cellars
should have plenty of ventilation underneath
and be kept perfectly dry and clean.
WE had the pleasure Of meeting w;lilc in
Atlanta last week, Maj. Geo; w. Harvey, an
here for many years. He made numerous ell
Quirics after his relations here. and 1t gave us
great pleasure To tell him what we could
about them, but a great many asked after,
were belort our day. and we had 70 norate
second handed. 1t will be gratifying to his
numerous friends To know that hc Is In robust
heolth and the proprietor of 4 first class hotel,
the Cannon House, where you will always
meet with a cordial welcome and be well car
ed for.
STREAMS WIDEN1NG.-The first settlers in
this county said they found the water courses
marrow and deep, and orcrhung. with a
and shrub5ery. In even the branches q canoe
could be carried for miles. The hillSides were
covered with q stunted growth OF cane. Since
the I'D vance of civilization the streams have
been filed up and con>e1ucntly widncd.
while the destruction OF timber has caused
many springs to sink deeper into the earth
and disappear.
SILK "ORNS.-SNOut .lS-b ttEc culllNlllosl
OF silk worms was extensively Carried on in
this county, and the white mulberry trees,
now SO abundant, were imported to bear
leaves 10 feed them. Some Of the reels used
for spinning the thread can occasionally he
found stored away III lumberroons: This
Industry did MT prove very profitable: and
with the successful! production Of cotton twas
abandoned.
WHITE SERvANTS.-Soon after the war
there was a great hue and cry raised in this
county for white labor; bat II has subsidized
lta IT, 49,. st tLN nrrN In,p
farmers now don't want any European labor.
1t won't suit the South and we won't suit
them. There Is no doabt OF the darkey being
the best labor for the South. He has his fail
ings, but then, too. he has redeeniinS traits.
CUR1os1rY.-Last Mo:day Captain E. Cow
about here. Yesterday Mr.. james Shillit
opened 1t and inside the large shell was found
an egg OF the ordinary size, perfectly tnrmed,
encascd in ordinary hard egg shell. This is
the first instance of the kind, Of which we
have any knowledge.
The Hodges Depot Club held an interesting
meeting last Saturday at which eloquent and
patriotic speeches were made by Hon. D,
Wyatt Aiken, Capt. J; \. Cochran, Colonel
w. A. Moore, Or. +. F. Gary and Colonel b.
q. Herndon. There was a large attendance,
and we regret not having an abstract Of the
various speeches.
MAI. w. ]. Houston. the efficient, enter
prising and Intelligent Ticket agent OF the
Air Line Railway Company; IS an Abbeville
man. He was born near Calhoun's Mills, and
says nothing would give him greater pleasure
than TO see his old home and friends, after an
absence of furty-five years.
Typhoid fever Is now regarded by our best
physicians as filth fever. and in many cases
thsimmediate cause is TO be found In access
Of fifth Of some sort to the well or place from
which the water is obtained for domestis pur.
poses.
JEFF LEVY and ODE Jackson in the Cal.
hanna Minc noiohhorhnrH 0Of ipfo a Al fnrt1l-
ty last Saturday about their sweethearts
ODE cut JEFF twenty-seven times with q knife,
infiicting ugly wounds in the face, arm, side
etc.
DEArH.-Mr. David w. Erwin. OF Charles
ton, died last Friday at the residence OF his
brother, Mr.. NJ. Erwin at Honea Path, aged 81
years. Mr.. Erwin had long been a sufferer
and died in the hope OF a blessed immortali
ty.
AT Boazman's Mill one day last week two
negro women engaged in a fight and one OF
the belligerents bit Il piece out OF the face Of
her adversary. about the size Of a silver dol
lar, charging her mouth to that extent.
WE showed ourselves in the National Con
vention at Cincinnati for two days. in the
hope of becoming the dark horse OF the
party. But Hancock's nomination was SC
unanimous that we lett in disgust.
Mr.. w. B. MERRIwETHER went out hunt
miles North of Nincty-Six found and killed q
large Gray Eagle, measuring six feet and three
inches from tip to tip of It's wings.
Accidentally the accidental discharge O.
a pistol one day last week Mr.. John L.. Perrin
bedded in the flesh, but he seems to suffer
very little from his wound.
THE Auditors office will be open until the
10Th of July. after which time the penalty vii
attach for failure to make returns. The tax
payers and citizens generally would do vel
to bear this fact in mind.
U friends Messrs. Benet and Bonham fill
ed the Press and Banner so well In our alb
sence we fear that our readers will wish thai
we had remained away.
The Antreville Democratic Club will meet
on Saturday. the 18th instant, for the purpose
Of recognizing. A full attendance Is desir
ed.
COLONEL CoTHRAN's speech o n Sale Da,
must have been rather discouraging to In
few RAIDS who were in attendance.
CAPTAIN j. w. PoRRIN is growingin popu
lar,ty, He received every vote for de1egat
to the Judicial Convention.
Bln this county always pulls of hi
6elons. as he says they will b
small Ind defective.
THE accidental discharge Of a pistol sent
ball into the leg OF O mule at Due West during
Commencement.
Mr.. G. NJ. HARMoN's family, OF Lexington
who were visiting relatives in town returne'
= last Wednesday.
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bama. ~
NEARLY every portion OF the county ha
been favored with good rains during the pas
week.
DIR, ", C. WARDLAw Of Augusta Ga, arr
we'd here yesterday on a visit to his relations
The next annual meeting OF the State Pres
Association is to be heldin Beaufort.
TIE candidates furnished Ice water q
some OF their offices last Monday.
MISS SARAH PERRIN and Miss Clark
Cothran are of to Rome, Ga.
CAPTAIN HESTER is now one Of the strong
est advocates OF the Railroad.
WE have had excessively hot weather 70