The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-08-04

Mrs. Susan w. Lyon, wife Of Captain John
f. Lyon. of the Savannah side, died on the
night Of the 18th ultimo, at the advanced ase
OF seventy-flve years. She was a meInbei OF
prevented by atlliction from attending inc
Sanctuary OF HIM who first loved us, She lived
the life OF n meek and humble.Christtan.
THE mail to Calhoun's Mill will in q week
OF two be changed 80 as TO leave Abbeville on
Thursday morning. All the horse mails VIII
then leave here Oh Thursday morning.. Inc
mail from FraZierSville to Dorn's Mine shoulu
DC SO changed as To connect with the mai
from Abberillc Court House.
Miss PATTERSON of Griffin, Georgia, who
has been on u visit to Mrs. Cater und her
daughters leaves to-day on the afternoon
train Tor her home. Miss Patterson during
her stay has gained many friends In our town
who regret 10 see her go away, anu VIII Dc
glad to see her come back.
If YOU want TO read q really good letter cast
your eyes over General liancocNS letter 10
Gen. Sherman in 1876. 1t Is an able and man
" letter, which speaks to the point; S Islh
letters arc as chapters OF history, anu well
worth reading and preserving.
Typhoid fever SNOW regarded by our best
physicians rs filth fever, and III many cases
the immediate causes Is to be 1ounu IN access
OF filth of some sort To The well or place from
which the water IS obtained for domestic pur-
poses.
EDMUND SHOW $ family, colorcd. near Dom
aldsvili. have typhoid fever, and three OF his
children have dled-all over ten years OF age.
Three utl,rrs are now sick. The cause OF ty-
phoid fever is either lmpurcalr or impure Wa
ter.
MEssEs. W. S. BAsKINs, T. j.. Baskins, T:
J. Iiowman, w. l.. owma il. Speed, ana
/. Is, speed, OF Lowndcsville, are OIL for the
mountains. They expect TO go 10 CteSarS
Head, Table Rock, and Cashiers Valley.
SHE LOVED Too WELL.-Adcline Likens
was lodged in Jail Monday by Justice calvert.
She loved Peaches too well and now has TO
serve Il term Of ~ days for stealing theln out
OF James N. COchran's orchard.
THE proceedings of the Board Of EQualiza.
ton Which met lust Monday, may be found
in another column of the Press and Banner.
II will Ue interesting at least 10 those whose
petitions were beard or refused.
Offices are not intended rs rewards for in
dividuuls, or as prizes TO be cOntcnded fur 10y
ambitious or impecunious citizens: Offices
should be dispensed by the people with refer
encc solely TO the public good.
Hall township, which has been suffering for
some time for want OF rain. Recently the
crop has been attacked by u fly that seems to
be doing some damage.
THERE has been but one duel fought in the
State of indiana since II became a state. The
survivor OF that duel was tried and the males
ty of the law was yindicated in the hanging
Of the murderer.
WE ask attention to the call for n meeting OF
our citizens to take place this afternoon In
the interests OI TIE ICW TttIlIOtu. IL - III
portant that we giAe this matter our atteI-
zion.
THE Ncuberry Herald has made one step
forward, in that 1t now sets the local page SOL
id. All that paper now needs Is Il patent out
side and smaller type for the inside.
MISS SALL1E LIVINGSTON and Miss Lila
Wardlaw are off to-day to visit n friend on
the Hudson river. From thence they expect
to visit New York city, Boston, &c.
CANDIDATES are coming to the front. That
Is right gentlemen. Nothing like being utto
time. Your constituents will want full time
TO interview you.
THERE are seventeen hundred and thirty
two candidates in this County-only about
fifty of whom have been so announced III the
newspapers.
Mr.. BURT has had his portrait OF John c.
Calhoun shipped 10 Charleston at the request
Of The ladies OF the Calhoun Monumental AS
ISOLATION.
SOMETHING NEw.-Lowndesvlllc had a pic
, mic at ioung'S Mill on the I'D instant. 70
liiical candidates were not allowed to be pres
ent.
THE County Board Of Examiners and
School Trustees are exempted from Jury, mi
litia and road duty, but not from poll tax.
MISs PATTERSON, who has been on n visit to
the Misses Cater for several weeks. Will re-
turn to-day to her home In Griffin, Ga.
Mr.. J. r. Cunningham will leave to-day for
Monterey and Mountain View, to remain In
that section for several days.
TIE Lebanon Democratic Club will meet
on Saturday lIth instant, ut 3 O'Clock at the
usual place OF meeting.
MIR. AND Mrs. ]. NJ. N1sASsKI. of I%taurcns
G., H.. are on Il WISH 10 MT. ". n. ' lSalSku ana
family at this place.
MIR. JAMES T. LATrMER. and family, Mrs.
J. =. Young, and Miss Eula Young arc at
Clarksvillc, Georgia.
Col. JAMES NJ. LATIMER of L.owndesville Is
now in GAINESVILLE, Georgia, where he Will
remain until frost.
TIE Ncmhcrry Herald copies n portion OF
DR.. McIntoSh's speech at the Doctors COLA
ton in Abberillc.
Mrs. DIR. F.. C. Jones. Miss Alice Klnard and
Miss Gussie Dickert are ut Cokesbury.-Ne u-
berry NcWs.
LooKISG-GLAss PLATE for r%c-lliins Francs,
constantly kept ON hand 1T Chalmers Furni-
turc Store.
REV. II. w. SEYMOUR. OF White Hall made
one hundred and twenty bushels or oats on
six acres.
Miss MAMIE and Fannie Lawson. who have
been so sick, we are glad to state, are now I'M
proving.
REV. w. F. PEARSON of Due West is at
Highlands. n. G., where he will remain a
month.
THE case of Alexander Laughlin has been
continued to the next term of court for Rich-
land.
Col. J.. + ]. CALDWELL, Of Ncwbrrry, de-
y 'shhN
tor.
Mr.. JAMES NJ. BAKER and Miss Etiic Pa
kcr, vi Low ndcSvillc, were intown yesterday.
RECENTLY, VIZ d mt hear anything OF Col
onCl II. G. Watts OF the LuurensctNe III raid.
Mrs. L. OF our town and Miss
Lravcll OF Ncwbcriy are in Grccnriilc.
\ NEW lot Walnut Beds'ca.ls just received
at Chalmers Furniture Store.
rn'on Is to have another paper with Col
Onel Dave johnson as editor.
COLONEL CoTiIR AN aud family arc still
absent in the mountains.
THE merchants are going TO New York this
Fallc earlier than Usual.
4 SLIGHT rain fell yesterday about
enough TO lay the dust.
THE roof Is being put on the new stable Of
Seal & McIlw aino.
Mrs. CALHOUN gave pleasant party last
Friday evening.
Col. j. F. CALHOUN Is of ut Glenn Springs
for lis health.
Mrs. KERR has finished the additions to
her house.
Mrs. LYTHGoE has just returned from
Aiken.
BRUcE's HOTEL is dong IN excellent busi-
ness.
THE town WIS full-of candidates last Mon
day.
Miss ELLEN PARKER Is at Port RS SPRINGS
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