The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-10-07

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TIE County Board Of Examiners have de
cided not to open the public schools OF :tbhe
willie county before about the third Monday II
January. 1855. They have very properly dc
tprmined to raise the standard OF Qualifica
ton. and hence will revoke all certificates pre-
viOnsly issued by themselves or their predc
ceSsors in office. All those desiring to teach
In the public free schools Of ALberiilr county
Board of Examiners during the firSt week In
January. lSSG. Official notice will appear III
our next issue.
JOHN DAVID STUART, Of Coronaca. was borr
Dec. 10, 1861, and died Sept. 81, 1885,. He Joined
the Siloam Baptist church In the summer o.
1851. Industrious, earnest. Mithful and KIND
he had attained unto himself q confluence
and esteem in this community none surpasS'
cd by one of Of his ,Eo ye Hnsiuc Ise Of s"c his Widn mS@
mother ubunhantly illustrated his sterling
business qualification. S.
Miss MAMIE LAWSON who has been for q
year visiting relatives in New York. delight
cd her relatives and friends In Abbeville by
her return yesterday afternoon. She is look
ing we'll and in the best of health. Her trtr
has been OF great advantage to her. Miss
Lawson has been missed from amongst us,
and all her friends nre glad to welcome her
back.
REV. Mr.. STEPHENSON and wife Of Virgin.
In, spent last Thursday night In .Abbevillc
They left o Friday morning to visit friends
In Fairfield Mr.. stephenson and Mrs. Ste.
I DnonSOn formerly MISS EHitlU itlTlNllitnj hIc
both graduates OF the Colleges ut Due West,
and came back to attend the meeting OF
Synod.
DR. T.. T HILL will leave Abhevillc on the
first of November to be absent until the first
Of January next. He goes to New iofs 70
cine csee and surgery. During RRis absence Ills
partner. DR.. r. J. Mabry, will take care Of tho
sick.
- NJ r , NJ r D,,h,r,
| and S. c.. Cason are going to Anderson to-
morrow to argue q case In the nature OF an
| appeal from the decision OF the town Cnnn'
Gil Of Mccormick In It's proceedings against
Preston B. Calhoun who was charged with
selling whlskcy without license.
DIR. DABNEY of McCorm lex, DR.. Hurd. OF
LOwndesvilie, and Dir. Blake Of Nineiy-Six,
have had their names enrolled In the Medical
Society. At the meeting last Monday DIS.
Wideman, Gary md Mattison discussed In
tercstinS topics among the rcsf' senile gan
creme.
Mr.. w. w. GILBERT, OF Monterey. made
seventy gallons OF syrup from three.9nar:ers
or an acre Of cane. Tho secd and fodder from
which were sufficient to pay expense or cnlti'
Walton. The crushed cane fnttened his stock,
and filled the washes In the lane on his farm.
Osc,R CowAN. ESQ.,, formerly Of Due West,
but who hns been In the West for several
years, Is ut home on q visit to his mother,
Mrs. John Cowan. lie was on tho public
square lQSL sale IIay. ana STcetc I Lluny Olu
friends. who were glad to see him.
SEVERAL new buildings are to he put up II,
Lowndcsville. Mr.. James 7. IAtimer Is build
Ing n fine dwelling. Nj. {. u. Watkins Is re-
modelling his home, and bringing 1t into q
more modern shape. Mr.. NJ. Erwin Will build
q store house and dwelling.
Mr.. J. W. SION Ia general superintendent
Of the work Of construction Of the new Meth
od,st church at Abbeville. which Is a very
sure sign that tho work will be we'll done.
Judge Lyon, Mr.. c. ". Hammond n others
are efficient helpers.
MI kinds OF Job work quickly n neatly
done at his office. We have just received n
new supply OF bill heads, note heads and 9th.
er paper. and can furnish them In pads II dc.
sired. Our prices will compare with any 9th
or market.
We learn that Mr.. w. D. Mann, q brother
OF Rev. {. u. Mann, of the S. C. Conference
and Recording Steward OF Abbeville Circuit
will soon move to Abbcville G.. H.. TO take
charge Of the Jail and to act as deputy shcr.
III.
THE County Commissioners will meet on
the 10Th instant. for the especial purpose 81
approving and ordering Your claim paid
These officers did but little business on Sale.
day, and held no meeting yesterday.
SOME OF our brethren OF the press have beer
recently violating the post office laws by en-
closing alleged "extras' or "surplements.'
We think they do this under n misapprehen'
sion rs to the terms OF the Law.
Mr.. j. Y. JONES Is now with the force
which nre ut work OH the Savannah Valley
Railroad. Mr.. Jones holds an important pc
sition. and discharges the duties thereof ir
the most satisfactory manner.
s. B. ADAIR, dentist, Of Elberton, Georgia
came over to Col. Calhoun'S place last week,
and after three days work. returned, to bis
home with sixty three dollars OF ready cash
as the profits OF the trip.
THE Press and Banner has some stock or
hand just now. and can print nice bill heads
letter heads, &c. Mt the lowest prices. All per
Sons are invited 10 examine our sample ano
prices.
IF we are to Judge by the offers which art
made TO us. some OF our brethren Of the pres
are publishing Rev. Joseph T. humans ad
vertisernent at a very low !ate.
vERDERY is on q boom now. Greenwood
rates OF freight have been accorded to tina
town. and Messrs. LomaH Brothers are payins
Greenwood prices for cotton.
COLONEL JAMES EDWARD CALHOUN con
tributed from his forest. the necessary cedar
poplar and china wood to make the altar 70
the new Catholic church.
THE wise man will call at the Pres. ant
Banner office for prices on printed lette
heads, bin heads, note heads, or any othe,
kind OF job printing.
REV. Mr.. HAssEL. pastor of Smyrna Pres
hyterian church In Ncwberry, preached at tn
Presbyterian church last Sunday mornin!
and evening.
TIE Press and Banner prints letter heads
bill heads, hand bills, etc, as we'll rs they cal
be printed elsewhere, and rs cheap as tn
cheapest.
MIR. r. II. wARDLAw and Mr.. L. W. Perrin
attended the meeting Of the South Carolln;
Prcsbytery. which met In Greenwood, las
Friday.
THE frame work OF the roof Of the new
Methodist church was placed In position lns
Friday by the contractors Mr.. Il. f. Smith.
MISS SAIIIE WARDLAw daughter OF Ma
jor A. B. Wardlaw. left yesterday to attent
one of the high schools OF Augusta.
COLONEL. EUGENE r. GARY. in leaving MI
DeBruhl's law office, last Saturday, misplace'
q foot and sprained bis ankle.
Mrs. w. II. PARKER and family have re
turned from their trip to the mountains, Ii
good health and good spirits.
PROF. EUGENE PATTON. OF Columbia. wa
visiting In the neighborhood OF Coronaca las
week.
THERE is fine bloodcd hog in town tina
sucks y milk COW whenever 1T gets q chance
AN interesting social event will take plac
at Mrs. Coogler's tomorrow morning.
Mr.. J. II. LArIMER has bought Rev. MI
kirkland's fine horse.
DIR. GREER and Prof. Paul Grier were Ii
town last Wednesday.
Mr.. BESEr returned from Laurens Oh
Thursday evening.
GET YOU printing done at the Press an
THE Press md Banner does good work, q
Miss BELLE McCAw has gone to her HON
In York.
L. W. SMITH. ESQ.,, is of to Atlanta.
Whiskey Selling I'm Mccormick.
Mccormick Adrance.
We had concluded not to have anything t
do or say OF the above subject but we arc nov
forced to do so. For several weeks past, a fe'