The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-23
THE E]eventh Animal commencement G

grounds OF which VIII he llSnteu up VIZ
chinese lanterns for the occasion. The INV
tutions are handsomely done, aid we III
honOrcd with one.
DIR. d. G.. ToMPKINS of EdUefcid, mas nee
on IL short visit to his daughter. Mrs: Gray
don. DR.. TompiinS is one Of the leading q
among Il large circle of friends. connection
and acquaintance. He Isl genial, hoSp,lta
BILE gentleman. and was. wlthul, II g:illal
Confederate officer in McCiowan's Brigade.
CONGRESSMAN AIKEN Is ut home. In on
estimation his reelection is perfectly assured
Wallace of Columbia and Orr of Anderson Hr
his councillors. Col, Aiken has made Il mo
efficient member He looks after the Interest
Of his constituents closely, and Is an lndelat
gable worker. lie deserves reelection, an
we are confident Will get II.
Lnurcns has 3; candidates In the field, spar
tanburg u, and Elgciic.d -. Other c0untle
around us are equally neutrality-suspicious..
where the primary election i'i;ih OF no,ilh"
ting has been determined on.- Cnton lim''
When The census returns are published "
shall lie able to tell how many candidates Their
are in .AbUeville county.
CANDIDATES In this county are few In nun
Der. if we are to judge by their cards. III
EdgCtield. Spartnnburg ana other coultte
whole columns of the papers are taken III
with these announcements. Can IL DC ina
offices will go II begging In .Abbcvillc" III s.
the millennium approaches.
Nh. NcliII.L was ut Due West last week
He reports that there was no ram. " tatn a
Due West done that there should pc com
nrncrmrnt and no rain: Think OF the duS
and heat if rain does not descend and TN
, floods do not come before next WcdncSdny
1t Will beat CincinIatl.
MrSD YOTR FENCES. Because q fence !:
. not a necessity now TO keep cattle out OF you
gardens and flower yards, Is that Il sullicieh
reason for letting yGnr fences go 10 ruin
Mend them and restore them. \ Shabb!
fence, ia town or village especially, prove:
a shabby householder.
sadjourncd on the l5tr. A resume
of It's labor may he fOunl In another col
ulnn. Few bills Of general public intercs
were passed. Both parties were LOrernc by
very cautious tactics during the campaign
wear lest they should furnished material
therefor.
SENATOR ZEB VANCE wa married last Fri
day night TO Mrs. Florence Steele. Martin o
Louisville. Ken. Senator Vance is just flil!
years old, hale, hearty and handsome. Hi
wife is much younger and is petite. pretty ant
wealthy. The wedding was IL grand affair.
THE North Carolina Democratic Conven'
ton haS nominated Gov. Jarvis FOR re-eiec
ton and James !. Robertson for Lieutenant
Governor. The delegates to the Cincinnat
Convention are uninStructed. but favor Sey
mour with Bnyard as second choice.
MESSRS. T. +. RILEY & Co., have secured
the privileges of the campus ut Due West
q md are getting ready to sell ice cream, soda
" uNSlt IL sbitsN " Sh'hS
week. TOm Walker can beat any man max
ing cooling drinks in the State.
Miss Lucy WHITE and Miss Ivy Perrin
went to Newbcrry on Saturday.. 1t was a sin
gular thing that young lawyers had to go 70
the train that morning to mall letters! We
berry.
AT the Emporium of Fashions. all those
pretty "fcminine tixinyS'' which are i%ndispcn'
sable to a handsome toilet are being sold al
reduced rates. II Is a closing out of spring
stock, and Of course things are going cheap
to speak at the State Fair this Fall. The
"Talt Sycamore OF the Wabash rs he Is call.
ed Is a well tried. prominent Democrat. and
his presence will lend Interest to the Fair.
JURIES OF the low country are not afraid to
do their duty. A. j. GIL has just been con-
victed Of murder at Hampton aud squire
Clark of the the same offence Mt Lexington
An appeal has been taken in Clark's case.
REV. g. II. s. GAILADET. rector OF Trinity
church, will bid his congregation farewell
next sunday. He has accented. q call 10 the
church in Spartanburg. He has been rector
of Trinity church since last september.
THE banquet to be given by the Medical So
cicty of Abbevilic County promises to he n
grand affair. 1t will take place IN the Court
House on the evcningot the 9TH July. y hap
is the man who has an II notation.
THE four prisoners convicted ut Greenrllle
on burning lllt opera llpuSS. wiz VII
fenced to be hanged on last Friday. were not
hung In consequence Of an appeal having
been made to the supreme Court.
Mr.. ARTHUR PARKER came to his native
town and his old ON the week before last,
and stayed until yesterday. He was not very
well when he came, but the wholesome air
of Abberillc soon restored him.
Col. CoruRAN returned from Anderson
last Tuesday. Judge Wallace got
through with the work In one day. Court now
sits In WaIhalla. and the solicitor left Abbe-
vile OIL Saturday to go tiithcr.
THE young folks cnIoyeda pleasant little
''sociahle'' ut the house of Mrs. Barnwell last
Friday night. blessings on the houses that
open their hoSpitnble doors for the enjoyment
and amusement OF the young.
MEsSRs. II. r. Wardlaw. Chauncy Miller.
w. J.. Robertson. W.P. Wardlaw. T.C. seal,
son are now IN Cincinnati seeing the Conren-
ton and drinking Lager Beer. ,
MIR. D. II. MAGIIL returned last Friday
from q visit tn hue West. He seemed sur
priScd ut tho signs o! the heavy rain which
fell on Wednesday, and says they had not n
drop ut Due West.
Orr friends in the country will do us q IA
our IT they will send us the news Of their
ueighbourliood. That Is the sort Of thing
which blesseth him that gives n him that
takes.
SOME Of our tnwnsfoIka are going to Porter's
~Dsl1VS, st)llc W SitSlIIS - ~ ohi' w
some here and some there. The
number Of the Kantgctotls. however, is very
ANOTHER livery stable wanted in .Athevillc
to supply the demand for vehicles, If Il man
to hire the famous aud fashionable
CRIPPLE he has 10 give a month or two notice.
THE Press Association is at Cincinnati.
They will rcturn ny the way OF the Great
Lakes. Al! thi, kindly treatment IS ut the
OF the Air Lin Railroad authorities.
QUERY. The young men of .AbbcvilIe have
tried for II lun2 time but In vain 70 solve the
following question: Why 40 orange BIOS
SONS bloom So seldom in !Abbcriile?
BIRD OR DEVIL. - The strange. devilish-
owl which was here u few weeks ago.
is said to have been bought by SONS one In
Ashsi!le for one hundred dollars.
THE Rifles were out on Monday evening In
full dress. The boys with their new caps and
pompuus made n Soldierly appearance. They
have nov n handsome uniform.
Mr.. w. NJ. HIGGINS, near Dona,dsville
told us on Monday, that there had been no
rain In thai section for three weeks, and the
crops and gardens arc suffering.
THERE is some talk OF the formation Of nm
Ice-crean Club in Abbeville for the summer
months. 4 very cool proposal, which we
hope will be warmly received.
THE colored masonic lodge had q great feast
last Friday night, with oceans Of lemonade,
mountains Of cake. and volleys OF toasts,-
lies like de white folks!"
A IL on foot among the Able
Vile lawyers to form a Bar Association. This
is a good idea, and we wish the undertaking
great srcccSS.
PROF. JONES has taken fifty Of the students
the Columbia Female College on a trip TO
Washington. Baltimore and elsewhere at the
North.
CoNuNDRrM: Why is the Secretary Of the
Abbeville Rifles like the apostle Paul? Be-
.,,.N Lo lN. r~tffn nm M IN Tho HH
THE Prohibition National convention has
Neal Dow for President and 4. NJ.
Thompson for Vice-President. What a farce.
SINCE the rain Marshal Kirby with the
street sT;es f orcssh has g el m%sS b sp shs a ppeais seeaFe'
CAN'T Abbeville get up a fire company?
Would 1t be difficult to organize n main
tain q Hook and Ladder Company here7
Rev. Jno. r. Adger d. d. Of Pondleton 8.
will preach In the Presbyterian Church OF
this place next Sabbath (27th) morning.
Hon. \. BURT and Master Tommie Parker
vent to Cashiers Valley last Thursday, to
spend the summer In the mountains.
CHICAGO took q leap in the dark and nom
mated the unexpected Garfield. Will Cincin-
natl also nominate an unexpected?
Mr.. F. NJ. GoDBoLD. of Cokesbury, last
Wednesday, 10Th inst. exhibited to US q cot
ton bloom, the first OF he season.
ABnEvILLE sent a delegation Of ten to Gin
clnnati. They will see to 1t that the common
wealth shall suffer no detrimcnt.
Smi thville club will meet at Evans Mill
Saturday June 26th., at three o'clock P. NJ.
BY order OF President.
THE Columbia Fircman'S Tournament was
n grend afair,-said to have been the best ever
seen in the South.
CoNUSDRUM: What will the Abbeville RI
do when they 60 to Rome? They will do
as the Roman DO.
THE cenSus-man still gocth his daily ound.
He askcth many questions; but many more
n 70 ovlyn3 IF MIN,