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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-30
Breech loading shot guns at New York cost.

Rreech loading shot guns at New York cost.
P. Rosenberg d Co.
If You want n good breech loading shot qua
at New York cost, call on p. Rosenberg & Co.
a small amount invested in window glass
and prepared putty will make your houses
much more comfortable for the winter. Glass
cut to tit any sash By Speed Il Ncutfer. 1873.
Always on hand, q large lot of white lead,
prepared paints, linseed Gil, paint brushes,
which you can buy in any quantity from
Speed u Neutlcr. l2-9.
Buy the Golden Machinery Oil for engines,
gins, &C., sold by Speed Il Neuffcr. 1873.
Buy yegr tceaGeo and cigars from u.s. The
fer 1873.
We have just opened mp our large and we'll
selected stock of Christmas goods which we
have marked very low. Give US IL call before
buying. speed q Neuffcr. l29.
"Wcddlng Cake'i is the best tobacco In the
market for the money. Try 1t. Sold by
Speed Il Nsutier. 49,
aSappoto Tolu," the purest chewing gum in
the mdrkct. Positively will not inlure the
the teeth. For sale by speed & Nehtfer. 1873.
A handsome line Of picture frames, various
styles and sizes, a Spced & Ncaffer's. l2-9.
Thurbcr's Bird seed 81 Speed e. Ncuffcr's.
Diamond Dyes and Diamond Paints at
Spccd < Ner;Trr's. 1919.
1t will do You good to see Speed & NeptFsr's
pretty goods: l2-o.
Linen paper and envelopes in boxes at Law
sons.
Don't fail when you come to own to visit
Hill, the picture man.
GET your job printing done at the Press and
Banner office.
Miller Brothers have or hand 2 Buckeye
Force Pumps which they will sell cheap. Call
II sec them. l2-9.
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Mir. ,toHS LYON will live in the Pfcsbyte-
rian parsonage, as soon as it Is finished.
Mrs. McISTosH, of BordeaX. was on a visit
to her sister, Mrs. Lee. last week.
Miss JAMIE BOWIE, Of Atlanta. came home
with Miss lone Smith yesterday.
IT Is thought that literary choppers
will be in demand next spring.
LET the school authorities establish q pub
lie school on Floral Hill.
Miss JOSIE RUSSELL is at home from the
Charlotte Female College.
Mrs. II. n. PRATT was in town during the
Christmas holidays.
WALTER l.. MILLER, Esq., spent his christ
mas at Due West.
MIR. JAMES LAWSON was quite sick for n
while last week.
MIR. j. G. KLUGu will sleep in the room
over the bank.
MISS LESA Epr1SG is on a visit to Miss
ALL the dwelling houses of Abbeville are
occupied.
SERVICE in the Episcopal church or Christ
mas day.
Mr.. II. w. CASNos's brother is on a visit
to him.
f'HE remark has been made that money is
MIR. D. w. TnoXAs is Putting up a barn on
his lot.
THE Greenwood bail comes off tomorrow
night.
OUR Legislators arrived at home oh the
TIE matrimonial cyclone has about pass.
MR.. RoBERf MARRY Has 4 shepherd dog.
Mr.. w. S. BELL was in t6wn yesterday:
Miss IBERIA MORSE will arrive today.
THE public roads arc in fine condition.
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Generous Words.

SOUfHG1H CNTtNluH HttOcuC.
The kind words which VIC insert below are
taken from the last number Of the AssoctHtc
Reformed Presbyterian, Due West. AbEcville
county, S. c. They are from the pen of that
prince Of Christian MINISTERS and christian
men, DR.. w. NJ. Gricr, the able and courteous
editor of the paper in which they appears;
The Methodist Conference OF this State has
lust closed n very interesting session In Co.
lumbin. This is, after the Baptist> the strong
est denomination in the State. Its member
ship is over fifty thousand, One of the chan
ges made at the late session, of general inter
est, is the appointment Of Rev. W. ID. Kirk.
land, as editor OF the Christian -ldrocntc. We
will miss the genial and versatile Weber, who
had charge of it for several years. The paper
has steadily improved under his manage
mcnt. and its circulation has materially In
creased. We wish him better health and a
larger usefulness in the Passionate. We wei
come him to Abbevillc county.
Brother Kirkland has proved himself mas
ter of Il tersc, i~nciSive, vigorous style, The
Church Record, which lie has edited for two
years, son ofour most interesting exchanges.
Brother kirkland Is earnest and fearless. lie
never minccs words where wrong is to be re-
bukcd and right defended. We congratulate
him on his deserved promotion, and assure
him Of our high expectations.
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COL. D. ". AIKEN'S SICKNESS.
Seriously Affected. There ts
Hone that he Will be Well Asn in.
Nome OuH Mur 10,

NcWS ana Courier.
"What is the matter with your" I asked
Col. = iken.
This question is difficult to answer" re-
piled Col. Aikcn. IF you will allow me Will
give you the history of my disease. Last win
ter. while at hon!c during Christmas, l fell
upon my right hip, which pnlned me Tor sew.
lily In Washington on the Ice on the same MP
and the stroke was so heavy l was unable TO
rise from the pavement without help. From
have I had for one minute since. 1 ontinu.
ell attending to my duties till Congress closed.
| then went down to New Orleans to visit the
Exposition. and worked like a laborer in en-
ton in ten days time. Willie there my hip
hurt me worse, almost every day. but still
self cease after awhile, as l could find no en-
tcrnal evidence of injury. / returned home
about the first of April. and found, after an ei-
fort, that l whs unable 10 riue horseback.
the matter. I consulted a physician, who ex.
amined me and pronounced it %Sciattca. Not
knowing what sciatica II cant. for had never
heard the word before, l continued In y mob
bling way to attend 10 my business. Finally
| had Il chill three chills In succcSSion; three
weeks after I had three more chills. and three
weeks after three more MY physician pro;
nounceu my system so full or malaria that
had togo to the mountains to avoid the chillS
that were quite common in the vicinity or my
home. About the first OF August I started for
the mountains, and in Grccnrille consulted
a physician. who advised me that he had been
cured of s~ciatica by the spout baths of the
Hot Springs of Virginia. / went there iinme-
diatcly. On arrival I was told that twenty
baths would tell the tale. | consulted the res.
idcnt physician, who said l had no scintica at
all. but that quinine and hot 'spoutS' would
| knock the disease ont Of me. l stAid there
long enough TO swallow two hundred ana flity
grains of quinine and took forty two baths.
returning home with my general health much
improved. but no release from my suffering
hip. I remained ut home about forty days
and did almost nothing except to take n n.y.
podermlc injection of morGhine t. secure me
went 10 Baltimore to consult DR. +. L. Miles,
who has a national reputation rs II specialist
In nerve ailments. lie gave me four weeks
attention, advised Inc to go home, take my
bed and remain there ninety days and l
would be a we'll man. l AM ut once to my
bed and here you tiod me. 1t Is well. proba.
meennt inflammation of tie sucrum pleris of
nerves, caused by those two falls last wlnter.'
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TIE ABBEv1LLE HIGH SCHOOL.
Its Progress and StaIidfng...1fs
Scholars and its Teachcrs-:.1ts
Cheering Prospects,, and Whit IL

Although 1t has not been customary to
make n published report of the condltion OF
our High School, l consider this as the s1fest
and best means OF atforIing the trustees and
patrons n definite idea Of its progress and
standing.
1t the opening Of the school in
September, the roll Numbered ~ pupils, By q
gradual increase, it had reached II maximum
Of S. pupils, when the school closed for the
Christmas holidays. OF these, 30 were present
In the principals room y, in the first assist
ants; and 33, in the second assista1ts l eN-
p~erience great satisfaction in saying THAT ting
advancement of each pupil has reached MY
highest expectations. ! do not attribute this
success to my etfor1snor to the efforts, OF my
assistants, alone, but to the combined efforts
of teachers and scholars, and OF teachers and
parents. The attendance has been very salts.
factory, although l must insist, strenuonsly
upon the cooperation of the parents In ms
connection. 1t would he utterly Impossible
for the teachers, alone, to succeed, were they
not stimulated by the assistance of the pm.
irons. Let me, therefore, urge upon them the
necessity for close attention to the scholars
while ut home, so that they may either rally
understand and know their rrcitations. at the
OPENING of the SCHOOL, or may know upon
what particular subject to obtain Information
for, as we all know, the few hours Of teaching
must he devoted, principally each day, 10 the
rccitations and to such explanations as may
he necessary for the pupils proper under
standing Of each subject. I would like, also,
to rpli the attention of the patrons, once aGnin
10 t.1c CoItuIllDu VI, Jul SCl!Otl'pNiluluS. ~
should not Nbbevillc boast of II more suitable
and more attractive building Tor this Hur'
pose? Why should not Abbeville boast, also,
of Il school OF such q grade that the patronage
will not be restricted to It's immediate ,tcini.
ty? Is not the building one condition of the
schools success? Are the people Of Able
Vile willing, ,iier, to DC SURPASSED by. other
places, o: mitch less mGahs and Importance?
Although the trustees deserve much credit for
their efforts and intcrc>t in this enterprise, 1t
would sneih that they are not properly nppre'
clated. If we Judge by the slight general inter.
est, evinced In this direction. II will require
more than the efforts Of the few to ensure
this success. Let us; therefore,, turn our at
trntion to this matter; fnf we all must kn?"
the value of education in this aye and the ue;
pendency Of our children's success Upon IT:
Allow me, then, to say that hope to see
soon, Il lively interest awakened In this be-
half: for by some such assistance alone, ran ]
warrant the future, permanent, success Of our
WI$TER ARCHER, Ma, PHI: B..
Principal Atbevllle High School
Dec. 2S, 1855.
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ELECTION NOTICE,

IN Office is hereby given that in pur-.
suance of the provisions Of an act of thel
General Assembly Of the State Of Southf,
Carolina, entitled IAN act Of charter the
GrGeitifle and Port Royal Railroad Gems.
panty" approved December 2srdaissz anf
election will be held oil the 10th. day Of.
January, 1856, at the toting precinct for,.
Cokesbury Township in the town of,
Cokesbury, at #fiitit election shall be
submitted to the qualified ELECTORS of said
township, the question whether 5f not
the said township shall subscribe the
amount of five per cent. of the assessed
value of taxation of the total property in
said township in interest bearing
bonds Of Cokesbury Township maturing
in twenty years, to the capital stock Of
Greenville andiPort Royal Railroad Com
pany according to the provisions of said
act and the amendments proposed there
to by the board of corporators of said
Railroad Company.
At said election those voting in favor OF
said Subscription, shall cast ballots, hav-
ing written or printed thereon the word
SUBSCRIPTION" and those voting
against said subscription shall cdst bat'
lots having written Or printed thefsoh the
words mo SUBSCRIPTION" Tho
polls shall be opened at 8 o'clock, a. d.;
and remain open until S o'clock, p. M, of
said day, and upon closing, the managers
of said election shall at once proceed to
count the votes and shall return the same
with their statement and tally sheet, and
the poll list to the office of County Com-
missioncrs for Abbeville County, ON
Monday next succeeding said election.
NJ. A. Cason, Jesse G. Ellis and VIM.
Henry Moore have been appointed Nam
ayers to conduct said election according
to law and the provisions of the said act.
by resolution of the Board.
JAMES NcCORD.
Chair. Bird. CO. Com. Abb: Co. s.. G.
Dec. 8, 1855.
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Return. We Rnnsemcd Sinners.

Q1ite a numbcr of e~nterpriSinS and wide
awake negroes in this county, who desired to
III wealth and to realize happiness
anuch more speedily thar they could do III
Abbcrille county, listened to the sweet prom
Uses of the emigration agent last Fall. yielded
10 his s~olic;tati"n, BID us all aGieu, and set
ont for the Land of Promise which lies be-
y+lnd the swelling waters OF the Mississippi.
Like the children of Israel. these people
wanted q spiritual adviser and leader on their
journey. Preacher Morris, of the Beptist va
ricty of religious faith consented to be their
guide and friend in that land where friends
are unknown and where chill and fever
do most abound. Visions of great stacks
the good Old preacher did not refuse TO
Speculate on the i.ountiiul harvest which ne
expected to realize from the liberal hand OF
the wealthy col0rch man of the West. For u
time he prayed with renewed zeal, and
preached with increased carEcStneSS, but the
stream Of gold dollars did not turn in The di.
rcction Of his depleted porkets which had
been made larger in consequence of the en-
Iectcd flow Of money. In Il little while he
tOuitd out that chill and fever WAS no respect
pr of persons. They took a lodglnent even in
the preachers system and they shook hlin
until his teeth fell out and his toe nails were
nowhere to he found. Every bon III his
body achcd, and there was a distressing Vosd
in his bread basket. where that fox which is
found III every breast seemed to be continual
~ IT .w>fk. His flock became sick, and the
world seemed dreary indeed for them. Then
they turned their eyes l0Dgingly TO their old
homes in Abbcvillc. The preacher by selling
everything he had, and collecting as much as
~3~,Ssible from those 20 wliom he had gwen
Spiritual conf r, gathered together h,arly II
sufficient quantity of gold wherewith to buy
q railroad ticket 10 his old home Sick ut
heart, feeble in body, and distressed IN mind,
Ills followers began 10 a to be delivered
from the evils that surrounded them. Alarsc
saajori'y, OF them were hop'icssy poor, and
could only contemplate the prospect Of an
car y arrival at hospitable graves in IL far-osf
land. Representatives, from their number
however. were more fortunate. They secure
q little money, and by it they wc:e enabled to
return. They give Il w'iul account OF their
trip. and all pledge eternal loya'tv to the
home of their BIRTH One man., Wells Gray,
left his family IN the swamp Of tnc Vest,
and is now seeking 4 money lender from
whom he wants to borrow enough money 10
bring hiS family nome. lie proposes to mort
gage the homo Which he left in the PROMISED
Land to secure the cash. Preacher Morris is
shorodshly satisfied that the West is no pince
f,r q respectable coiorcd Preacher. The Iro.
pie out there have NJ pride in paying the
preacher, and do not care for his intcrccssion
for them at the throne of grace. They waste
their money on doctors and collins.
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GREENWOOD POINTERS.
Our mnch Respected Correspondent
Bids us Farewell.

Bids us Farewell.
GREENWOOD, s. e.. Dec. 2S 1885.
The holidays passed OF pleasantly anu
The entertainment at the College was large
~ attended, and the young aides acquitted
themselves nicely.
We are sorry to learn that one Of Mr.. j. T.
Simmons lit!ie daughters was badly, tnmugh
RolIa Ryan had full houses, both Friday
and Saturday evenings.
Rev. MIR. Willard delivered n lecture in the
Presbyterian church Sunday evening on the
life OF Martin Luther. IN Monday ereningin
the Baptist church on the life OF Sir Thomas
Moore, both Of which. were highly instructive.
We regret to learn iiiat Capt; l.. f.: Rykard's
mind has become very much impaired, by n
soltening of the brain. He retired on Christ.
mas night with his usual good sense, but
arose the neSt ,nornimg n!'n nnsat " smaerar from
ca,buncles. He has been confined 10 his
room for several weeks.
Rev. II, e. Smart preached his farewell ser.
mon to the Baptist congregation SUNDAY.
Having made our ari~nngenients TO carry on
business in Newberry next year, we VIII
move thence At an early day. This VIII OF
necessity sever what, 10 us. has hern q rIeas-
ant. and profitable connection with the Press
and Banner, as local correspondent. We nave
endcavorcd 10 furnish the news from this Sec
ton, without giving otlense to any one: II IN
the course OF our corr.spondcncG We 1nSe
WItltei IL HE tHhC hao mouii"It lno
Of any. we would gladly make repatriation.
While we are persuaded that the move "" are
about TO make Is q good one in many respects
we are very 10th to leave the society OF Able.
vile, ard sever the ties OF friendship formed
here in the past ten years. If we. are never
permitted to return fond recOllccti0nS OF
this people will follow ms wherever we may
20, and in after years 1t will be our pleasure
and pride, in retrospective musings, to allo"
memory to dwell on the decade spent here
which will ever he to our life as on oasis TO n
desert. In taking our leave we must thank
the editor of thlsp paper for courtes!cs extend.
ell to US. To its readers we would say that
they will not be without the news from this
section, as the services of a more competent
correspondent have heen secured. We are
sure that the weekly budget of our successor.
will be most acceptable and prove him equal
to the undertaking. Wishing yOu oil, and
the Press and Rnnncr q. prosperous and happy
New Year, we now bid YOU an attictionate
arcWell. a. j.
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JOHN ALEXANDER,
CONGAREE
Iron WORKS,
6. G.
Agnt for
PERPETUAL EVAPORAHOR

u,HssE WORKS WERE ESTABLISHED IN
1871 by Messrs. Geo. Sinclair and james An
drrson and purchased by me in the year 1856, and
from that time till now carried on successfully BY
myself. Ny friends and customers ail bear witness
of the large and stu pendous Jobs executed by ME. It
Was ut my works where the largest and almost only
lob Of its class ever executed IN this city was done
viz: the making Of the pipes for the City Water
Works In the year 1855. In the branch Of BELL
FOUNDING, can say that / have 1nnde the la gest
bells ever cast In the State, such as tue bell for the
City Hall in Columbia. -
WORK COLUMNS for Store FONTS, is lurge and
various, and in EAILiSGS for Balconies, Gardens,
and Cemeteries l have the LARGEST variety and most
modern patterns; many Of these are patented and l
have purchased the right for this stute. '
In the machine line 1 can furnish my patrons with
STEAM ENGINES and BOILERS of any size and
description. My CIRCULAR saw MILLS have
carried off the prize ut every State Fair held In this
city. and In their construction l have taken pains to
combine simplicity with the most useful modern i'm
proyements, and may fatter myself that my GRCQ-
LAR SAW MILLS find favor with every sawyer who
understands his business. II.
The MANY orders l am steadily receiving for SUI
GAR CANE MILLS prove that the pn6Itc sprrseiate
the mills Of my make, and So It is with my GE Az.
81 for HORSE POWERS. GIN WHEELS. GR1ST
MILLS and other MACHINERY.
have the manufacturing right 81 many a ENiS
PRESS and three. or four different FEED CCIifS
and other implements
/ viii te pleased to send my circulars to any appit-
cant, together with price list Or estimate. as prices
are moderate, and | assure the public that an o. ,S arc
my work will compare fav"ratly with that VI any ON
cr maker. Address
John Alexander,
CoSGAREE IRoN WORKS, Columbia, s.. c.
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Decrease in 1857. 332 bales.

In consequence of the low price Of cotton
masy farmers are holding their crop for a bet
ter price. At various places in town cotton Is
stored for the same reason. Last season.
through the hostility of the railroad to this
place, much Of the guanO trade was driven
ava from this market to the little towns on
dhe Augusta and Knoxville road. AS q mat
ter of course, the planter took all or q portion
OF his cotton TO the market in which he bmlght
his guanoS. This aruitrary ruling OF the rail
Ioad. 1t is estimated, drove from us 1T least
S.om six hundred to one thousand bales which
I~egitimateiy belonged TO us. The trade Of The
gown was otherwise injured by the cheaper
rates o: freight which ruled at Greenwood
during the whole of the year. Much Of orr
trade was temporarily drawn. to that town.
While.we have bad all these disadvantages to
con end with, our shipments Of cotton this
year will fall very little short of the shipments
for last year. That we should have realized
only 50 Small q loss we think is a matter OF
congratlE;t:ioR
We will commence Gile new year lndcr
much more promising auspices. Tie unfair
determinations against MS in fteights has
irren discontinued, and We will enter compe-
tition for the trade Of the county with encOur-
aging prospects of receiving I'm Increased bus
mess for 1856. Our bank Is in operation now
and our merchants will receive an advantage
from it which will be considerable. We have
elegant store roomS,a and we have nav more
facilities for doing business than ever before,
and there can he no doubt that the farmers
will find it 10 Their interest to trade with us.
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Kind Words:
'-esteDan UTixtain AdtocaIe.

Wesleyan ChTlStdlN 1dtocdte.
We are sorry to lose from the editorial fru'
GUS confrere of the South~,n Christian Adco.
cate, Rev. Samuel 4. Weber. Our best wishes
go with him to his new and important field OF
labor. He has been stationed at Abbeville;
S. &.
No less heartily do we welcome his young
and vigorous successor, Rev. W. d. Kirkland
He. we believe, WAS the youngest man ever
made a presiding elder In the South Carolina
Conference, when. three years ago., he was
placed In charge OF the Cokesbury District
Ind he Is 10Y the youngest editor who holds
the helm of our Church papers. We doubt
not he will hold 1t steadily and keep the bow
seward. He is fnll of nerve and energy ind
the helm first Of January.
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Public BenefactOr.

Mr. J. T.. Mcneil. one of the best citizens OF
the vicinity of Vcrdcry, was IN town one day
last week. lie has partially promised to
make a slight change in the road near his
house, which, If made, will bc an honor t.
him and a blessing to the travelling public If
every man i'm tho country would do; as Mr..
Mcneil no doubt will do, the path OF the tray
roads would be more easily kept in Il passable
condition. If Mr.. Mcneil makes this change
he will forever have the blessing of thiSs scribe.
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Good Citizen Moves on.

We regret the circumstance that calls our
highly priced Greenwood correspondent TO
another county. We arc sorry to lose him as
\ citizen and We are sorry to lose so good ~
correspondent. but We have assurance that
another will take his place, and we trust our
with him may not be less pleas
and profitable than was our association
with Mr.. Spro!e>. We wish Mr.. Spr0lcs great
success and happiness in his new home.
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Tho Methodist Parsonage

The stewards of Sharon, Zoar, Bethel,
Salem, and Shiloh are requested TO meet at
Abbcville in Cunningham & Teinbleton's
store, ut twelve o'clock on Sale Day in Janu-
ary, for the purpose of taking steps looking
to the payment of the debt incurred In the
building OF The AbbeVille Circuit Parsonage.
J.. II. RAMEY,
j. II. LATIMER,
i. +. SMITH.
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December Dust.

The wind lifts the dust from our streets In
great clouds, and instead of mud and slush,
on our feet AMI in our houses, we have the
pulycrizcI clay, on our shoes, our clothing,
and dust on everything. This is unprcce-
denied for this season OF the year. The rOalS
are rs dry as they: Wsuslly are IN July. but
with less dust. and hence the travel now IS
more pleasant to the individual and more
easy for the horse.