The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1884-03-26

n TaODlL L1aN X anu ii IL kbihSh ut'hS'
clinched together on tho ground last Mol,-
dav. Tho hawk, no doubt, had attempted
to kill and Cat the snake, bit when they
were found the snake had the advantage
Of the hawk, rs it had wrapped itself twice
| around one OF the hawks wings, and
three times around its neck. The hawk
| ONLY had hold of the snake with the claws
! of one foot. MIR. Russell thinks the snake
would have killed the hawk If they had
never bcen found. The snake was about
three and a half feet long.
Col. EUGENE Is. GARY w%ithdraws from
the Money Loan Assoclation. In conse-
Onence OF tho destruction OF the Court
House, he finds it difficult to trace titles
to the satisfaction of the company which
he represented. 1t will thus he seen that
ono good has resulted from the burning
of tho records. Our farmers Should raise
their own provisions. Tho m~ortgaSed
land may be set down as a loss to the plan
r. The only question beiug as to the
length of tilno he will be allowed to &C.
cupy it after ~mortgaginS it.
The latest news is brought to US by
the Charlotte Observer. 1t reaches here
at two o'clock, while the Charleston and
Columbia papers do not arrive until after
five o'clock. Nearly every day some OF
OlT tUGICIllllIS dNaIk ~ VIZ
| Observer to note cotton quotations, and
other news. The Observer is an excellent
paper, and VIC should be pleased if more
OF our citizens wero more intimately ac-
auainted with it.
MIR. GEORGE G. HODGES. will make the
race for School Commissioner al interest
ing enc. Mr.. Hodges is Il man OF ability
and education, and his success ut estab-
fishing Il first class school at Ninety Six
is tn be set down to his credit. lie Is
thoroughly identified with the business
of teaching, and his whole soul is in that
line.
PASS in your five dollars, and let us
put your narne in the paper in connec-
ton with the Office on which your head
lights are set. This is one OF the years
that we would ooner be printer than can
didate. We are waiting for the money to
como in, but candidates who do not eX-
pect to be elected will save money by
putting their am In only one paper.
THERE'S magic in a pretty foot, and the
| ,dics know it. The mex thing for them
to do Is to learn where there is Il
pretty shoe. Let them examine our adj
vertising columns. Club-t0oted men
may also learn to find shoes that will
give their pedal e%Xtremities u handsome
appearance, if they scrutinize our COL
uInIs
THE South Carolina CoUrgian-J. A..
Mccullough, editor in chief; l.. w. Par
ker. D. D. Towers. r. p. IIarner, D. A.
6. Outz, editors: Prot. II. Means Davis,
Alumnus editor. We have received the
| March number, for which the editors hive
our thanks.
MIR. J. CowAN, Dry Grove, sleeps with
the printers blessing. I1e has been a
reader of tie Press and Bdnner from
the beginning Of tho world, and ut the
! present time owes tho printer nothing
but GOODWILL.
THE Columbia and Grcenville Railroad
authorities have made Il righteous YER
! diet for Clappell's Depot. Let them
stick to it, even if they have to close the
depot. Sec what Editor Blake says on
tho subject.
THE Erskinc Student.-Elitors p. l..
Grier, J. Y. Henry, b. NJ. Miller, I. Is.
Stewart, II. II. White. We thank them
for n copy of their excellent little paper,
which isquite readable ana neatly printed.
DIR. 7. e. GRIFFIN, formerly of Cokes-
bury, S. G., died at his home in Lake
City, Fla, March 10, 1884. lie was one OF
tho most useful citizens, and his place
cunnot be easily filled.
DR.. JAMES BOYcE is in receipt Of some
handsome checks for the endowment of
the Theological Seminary. Recently lie
received one for twelve thousand dollars
from San Francisco.
"ROTAToR' has a word or two to say
about the reelection of county officers.
We do not endorse his views, nor do
we propose to discuss the question.
A CONGREGATIONAL meeting was he'd
at Dur West last Tuesday for the purpose
of raising funds for the endowment Of
tic Theological Seminary.
NEXT Tuesday will he "All. Fools
Day. and ynu will be authorized to play
off some of your original jokes Oh the
first gudgeon you meet.
PROF. Hoop has sufficiently recovered
from his recent illness to resume his du-
ties ut the college and Ut the Sunday
School.
THE man who wants to ruin his neigh
! boris bottom land will find the legal
plan fully described III another column.
Rev. enables TODD, a recent graduate
at the Seminary. preached the morning
sermon ut Duo West last Sunday.
CAPT. MATrIsoN turns a big bug loose
in "H.'s' ear, and threatens to CAUSE
way Penney's creek mud hole.
DR.. r. G. Brown, Stain Senator from
Newborry, was paralyzed last Friday.
His whole side is affected.
EDITOR HOGAN of the iSu{ui0 l1rgus
was in town n day last week. His pa
per look as neat as a pin.
WE are to have u Convention in June.
See orders of the Chairman OF the En-
ecutive COMMITTEES.
Mr.. l.. L. GUFFIN, formerly Of this
{ place, but now Of Charleston, was in town
last Monday.
If the citizen sees an Office which he
would like to have, he should let the peo-
pie know it.
For fear you may have noticed the
the fact we would say that rain has fallen
recently.
CAPTAIN II. G.. SHARP of Due West is
quite sick, and Mrs. Sharp is also in bad
health.
THE Associate Reformed Presbytory
will meet at Troy in April.
THE Wizard Oil men left for Ander-
son on Sunday morning.
THE Wizard Oil concert Noted $500
frr the Abbeville Rifles.
THE woods will DO full OF candidates
In a little while.
Mr.. BURKEN LYTHGoE was in town
last week.
"RrvERDEND" throws light or Nc
Cormick.
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