The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-16

tiuce thercfr0m lessons d. wto"Vni +" - III.
ehnrch on the 18th inst. 9th Sahhath) ut lE"l
a. M. and addressed by Mcssrs. Parks, Sproies
n Watson OF this church: EHSrSondy Is
benefited by Sunday School work. ana II Is
hoped that everybody VIII h'or anu "l'e'to
this meeting.
JupGE ALDR1cH's remarks on s~uSpcnding
Messrs. Earle and Dargau from the Pritclicen
law i'm the courts OF this State will be foundli
another column. The facts and the clrGuIn,
stances wo think fully warrant the p@S.,, no
I'm the future 60 further, and protect not only
the court, but witnesses, from insult oy attnr-
news who take the cowardly advantage OF n
ence Of the court. We think the dignity OF
the court should be preserved, ana ihat INC
time of that expensive body should not DC
wasted In foolish and vindictiVc pcrsohaii'
ties.
Jeff Davis has been sustained In his possess
ION of the estate LEFT him by Mrs. Dorsey.
The Court held that the will was good. We
hope that t, the he f eS,pre somIn- T Ioo! ee TO siv ing
in full his opinion OF the propricty, of men
leaving their families 10 live IN ano;het stare
IN the house OF rich widows. He might oIcr
some valuable suggestions on this subject.
THE name of Hon. d. Wyatt Aiken appears
in the column OF candidates. he Is on inc
track, and ready for the fray. He ! be hnru
IN heat. In fact. he Is such q swift courser
that We think there will be few entries against
him. fearless and o~utspoken, active and en-
eryetic, he has made hosts or friends by MS
conduct Mt the nations capitol.
Il. NJ. HADDoN & Co., now call the attcn-
f;on of the ladies to their stock OF goods,
which Is large and well selected, ana well cal,
cnlated to please the ladies, both young nna
To call and xumin their stock before puf-
chasing elsewhere. Sec their advertisements
in another column.
THE Baptists had n most enj Iyah!e enter
tainncntin KpoX's Hall last friday. night,
nuI realized over one hundred dollars Tor
church purposes. We wish that our christian
brethren would furnish other and similar oc-
casions that the local editors VIII } have grown
Immensely rich may spend IL little OF their
surplus change.
THE Hot Supper last Friday night brought
out such an array or beauty Us To takctiie SiS-
ccptib!e bachelors heart quito away. We
know of ut least one man who Is ready TO give
himself away since that OCCASION. The only
trouble Is, that he finds II difficulty III Heiht:
accepted.
off for the Press Association and the Clnciti.
natl Convention. McSsrS. w. G. Brnet ana
MI. Eonhum. Jr. will take chnrsc OF the en-
itOrial columns OF the paper during lhe " y
scnce OF the proprictorS.
TaLMAGE'S sermon on ~rcvivalS is good.
Read IT.. lie has recently worked up n great
revival in his own church. when lie ScoopcI
in four hundred and twenty converts. The
commandments ut his church now number
over two thousand.
THE side walk down Washington street Is
still in IL bad condition.. Our council could
very easily remove the plank further down
the street aud make n good walk on inc
g;ound. We hope they may give The mater
their attention.
Mr.. Alexander. the photographer who
held forth for some tiincin .Ahbcvillc and after
wards at Hodges, Is now on his way to l;lbcr-
ton, Georgia, where he VIII reflect on paste
hoard the beauty OF our Georgia cousins.
TIE Co,nmbiu Ealy Mercury has ceased To
exist. Mir. G. NJ. Aicjunkin OF thc leDmon
bought the good will and subscription. Good
luck 10 Mac and his paper. May the retiring
gentlemen prosper and live long.
THE anderson IntcifigcRccr, the Grccnri!ie
Moutaineer and the Abbcville papers are the
only papers that published the full account OF
the proceedings OF The State Convention US
taken from the NeUs and Courier.
WATER SPoUT.-A water spout fell on Mr..
Lcwis brennan S plantation South OF the vii.
h,ye. doin. great damage to his place and
crops. 1t Is estimated that the damages Will
be about five hundred dollars.
You needn't ask Mr.. James S. Wilson for
his six seat vehicle to 90 to commencement
mt Due West. We have already engaged II.
We are ahead this time on going to Due Wes'.
TIE Abbeville Rifles were drilled on The
Can't. Bonlnln. They did some graceful
"wheelings" under the big Oak
Mr.. GEORGE w. SYFAN may roll the cars
up to the depot without blowing the whistle,
but the mail can't come on the square With
out the usual rattle OF his wagon.
REV. Mr.. NEWELL Of Walhalla, will preach
Mt Green villea and Long Zane churches FOR the
next three months, In the absence OF the pas
tor Rev. w. +. Pearson.
When COWS have learned to read, and horses
10 appreciate dry goods, 1t Will pay some
enterprising firm to advertise itself on rocks,
trees and fcnce-boards.
DIR. TALMAGE discusses in a very interest
ing manner the subject OF %reviyals. LikI
everything the Doctor writes IL VIII DC louho
interesting. Read 1t.
THE Auditors Office Is now closed, and that
officer and his assistants arc going over the
County in accordance with the requirements
OF O very foolish law.
HON. A. BURT Is of to Cashiers Valley, tc
be gone three months. Correspondents may
write to him ut Cashiers Valley, Jackson
County, N G. E.
THE Railroad excitement seems to have
ouieted down somewhat. TIL people neco
Cautain Bradley to stir them up OIL the SUB
ject.
COMMENCEMENT at Due West, the grca'
event OF the year with us, Is approaching
See the full programme sewhere IN this pa
per.
Rev. r. w. SEYMOUR, Of White Hall, was
In town last Tuesday. We were glad 70 gree
him In the sanctum Of the Press ana Donne'
Mr.. JAMES s. WILSON'S fine turnout Is
great convenience to those OF our citlzcn'
who may desire TO drive in the afternoon.
We may look for cheap bread this year
Europe is harvesting a large wheat crop ah'
the crop in America will be immense.
Miss Lucy WHITs and Miss Ivy Perrin ar
going to Newberry In o few days ID spend
Short while with friends in that town.
WE give in another column the comment
of many OF the leading newspapers on III
Presiden tiai nomination.
THERE never was more beauty and youth ii
Knox's Hall than was to be seen at that piac'
last Friday night.
Mr.. ]. FRAME GREER OF Williamston.. I
now employed at the carriage shop OF Seal
McIlwaine.
SEE change of schedule on the Greenvill
and Columbia Railroad to which we referre
last week.
DR.. THOMSON. Dentist. has opened an oflc
over the Emporium Of Fashion In White
Block.
THE s.ndau Netos Of Charleston is a hig
toned paper, and always exceedingly interos
Ing.
MIR. J.. w. ROBERTSON Is going 70 Cincil
natl. He will combine business and pleasur
M,ss WILSON has returned fro,
Honea Path, and is now ct Mrs. PERKINS,.
Tho amount now paid by the United State
for yearly pensions Is about S5o
A SuMBER of our young men have concl
ded not to 60 to Cincinnati this Time.
WE had O light shower Of rain yesterday q
ternoon-just enough to lay the dust.
If you do not know how to pronounce ole
margarine, call it "old margaret"
READ an article in another column an
. iSfSE INV " w 80
WE get q smaller mail on Tuesdays Ina
any day In the week.
Mr.. CHANCEY MILLER isalmost persuade
to go to Cincinnati.
THE excursionists to Cincinnati will haV
moonlight nights.
J.. T. HARDY. died last Sunday night, age
about forty years.
The bottom Of the James river is one emo
nous oyster bed.
Wghaye had excessively hot weather 4
several days.
Al Sunday was decidedly the hottestd de
OF the season. -
MRS. TRowBRIpeE returned to Greenvil
last week.
THs demand for Ice was never better in a
heyiits