The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-09-09

GREEHWoon, S. e.. September :, lSSl.
No preaching in town again Sunday
Whittier are We drifting?
In noticing last week where tho ditlcrcn
Young men were clCr!iin- VIC inaurcrtantl
omitted TO mention that Mr.. Mart coleman
OF t%oronaca, would be pleased 10 serve hi
friends ut The store of Mr.. j. G.. Nick,cS. MI
lOicman represents one OF the most prosper
Gus. sections of this county, from which
through his influence, MI. NlcklcS may OK
poet a large trade.
/ Mr.. Willie Warwick, from Nincty-StN, ha'
been quite III Tor several days with typho
malarial fever. He came up to clerk 10
Me>srS. J. n. burst e Co. but was stricken
down on the day Of his arrival.
One of our oldest and best physicians say
he never knew Of as little sickness In Thu
community at this season of the year.
Our sire cts were crowded with cotton
wagons on Saturday. and our merchants hat
u large trade; Cotton "a cash. Already i've
wagon scales have been erected Tor the rur
pose OF buying cotton seed. There Will prob
ably be several buyers.
Col. Haskell. president. and Mr.. ID. Card
we'll. General Freight Agent of the COLUMBIA;
Il ]tircenvillc Railroad. were in town last
week for the rurp0Se. we suppose. OF having
Il business talk with our merchants. We
found them both fluent speakers, exceedingly
kind and courteous gentlemen. Col. Haskell
is in favor Of narrow cage roads. Said he:
II could do all my work OH II road OF this
kind n Il much less cost.
The down train on the Columbia & Green.
I IL tlll't W. Wa w i'N ~ ~ 80 1880 'f'N
Thursday on account of Il wreck Of 4 freight
train near liOnc;l Path.
h .Ncus amt Cburie' had rather m anus.
Ing editorial one day last week on the de-
struction of lO,UN terrapins by the recent cy.
clone. 1t would have graccd the olumnS OF
4 paper of more humorous pretentionS.
The patent soap man was in town Satur.
day with the plraphernaIia of q minstrel
troupe. We suppose his audience was a
clcanly one, as he didn't sell much soap.
\ change has at last been made in the post
office here by the rc-app0intment OF DR.. +. &.
Parks, who was removed by the Republicans
something owe: a year ago, and a young
man, Mr.. r. r. Tolbcrt, appointed. ;Dr.
Parks took charge on the LIST of september.
BE 1t said to Mr.. Tolherts credit that person
ally, no one had aught against him ollicial-
~ he was prompt, attentive and courteous,
and, so far as we know, efficient. But politl-
cally he was our enemy his political, career
was such that rendered him extremely par
tiSan. For this canSe alone he was removed.
AS it is generally known on this side OF the
county that we were an applicant, we beg
leave to state that we were not defeated 10y
the office. We arc profoundly grateful to al
most the entire business men and II large
majority of the most prominent patrons OF
the office for the warm support given us, yet
we bow submi>sireIy TO the will OF our rep
rcSeniatives, whose edict in this State seems
to be the qualification OF personal preferences
rather than the will OF their constituency.
The people OF Walha!la may think 'the
Democratic administration Il BlaTlllS dliuTc
because their choice of 4 candidate was not
needed, but such Is not the case here. We do
not attach any blame to the Administration
because OF odium to some of its standard
bearers. We are not Democratic from Il hope
OF reward. therefore we will stand by Its
principles in future rs in former campaigns.
We were pleased to see our young friend
Hartford Parks in town last week.
last Thursday.
Miss Iiose, who has been on q visit to her
aunt. Mrs. {. NJ. Calhoun, LEFT ior her home i'll
Brooklyn last week.
York where he bought Il large stock Of goods.
IS moving into his new store this week.
Our cemetery has been cleaned OF. McSsrS.
Gillian and CrtsSwcll deserve the credit.
We are to have another dru. store IN addi-
ton to the four already in operation. To a
this would appear like we were Il
very unhealthy people. To one who Is &c
QUainted with the amount of phySic neceSS;t-
rs for this community, their good CONNER
cinl rating is a mystery unless it be that they
have a lucrative splcmcnttry business. such
as wines, liquors, cigars, pool and billiards, &c.
Mr.. NJ. B. Kelly has been suspended as mail
agent on the Angus 4 l. Knoxville Railroad.
Mr.. Kelly Is q good Democrat and 1t Is un1or-
tunate that he got his appointment from the
Republicans the day Of Cleveland's inaugurd-
Prof, Boozer attended the Teachers Insti.
tute vt Mulberry. He returned chock full of
eood ~victua!s. fully convinced that the hos.
pitality of that section Is not surpassed by
lie thinks Mr.. NJ. b. McGce'S deliberu-
tive us we'll as executive ability par excellence.
1t is now certain that we are to have u pa
per.
Cotton picking goes bravely on at fifty cents
per huIdred.
One OF our young married men received n
valuable present through the express last
neutrality-suspicious. boiy and parasol top.
Mrs. y: N. Blake has our thanks for a nice
basket OF fruit.
MIR. j. II. Hogan is in town. We suppose he
intends IT, settle here.
Little Eva, oldest daughter Of Mr.. mt Mrs.
F.. +. Waldroup, died from congestion last
Thursday. We condolc with them as one
who has experienced such anlicliOn.
Rev. W. \. Rogers churches have given
him q respite for Il few weeks from his clcrl'-
II! duties, in consequence OF which he and
his family are frustrating In the m )untains.
That iutemporancc is the banp Of our coul-
try all will admit, but inst how to affect Il
remedy Is Il problem yet unsolvcd. Local op.
ton and special legislation wherever tried
have not only Slgnaily fni,ed, but have served
diminishing inte,nperancc. THERE'S In every
Il Class of business men. drug
gists and doctors, whose influence In the
is equal to that of any, other
class. and TO whom the idca of bar Keeping
is very revolving. yet these local prohibitory
laws, with Il demand as strong as ever for ar
lent spirits, opens the way for them to en-
gage. under cover Of the law, in what they
Nv w NC t AIl.SiL IL ilVl III eitA
in whiSkcy. There is but one other remedy
for the friends Of temperance to a1ply In the
line Of Legislation. and that is the enactment
of u prOhibitery law. 1t is fair to presume
that this too you'd fail. Then VIC had better
return to our former sin of granting license.
AS the lesser of two evils give us Il licensed
barroon instead of 4 modern drug store
where buyer and seller may indulge without
crime to sin by u fragrant violation OF
the law, where neithcr's veracity Is likely to
be called into question.
The Misses Giles arrived last week and will
open school in due time. Their college build
ing Is 0 being painted.
The Misses Bright left last Thursday to nc
cept positions In the college at Jackson. Ten.
ncSsce. They are ladies Of sterling worth
and fine teachers.
We have not had the pleasure Of inspecting
are informed that it is the finest in the up
country, erected at Il cost Of 5000.
We regret 10 learn that our sister town,
Nincty-SiN, Is again stricken with fever.
Quitea number of cases, some fatal have
been reported.
Two very fine engines passed down the
road Monday for the Atlantic Coast Line.
We suppose they were found necessary TO
keep up the fast schedule between Columbia
and Charleston.
Rev. b. W. Whildcn. q returned missionary
FROM China and the father OF Miss Lulu Will
den, will visit the Rev. Ii. c. Smart shortly,
and will preach for him in Greenwood on the
second Sabbath Of this month. On the
Thursday following. at 8 O'Clock p. M. he
will address the Woman'S Missionary Society
Church." Every one should avail themselves
of fbiS pppnrfppitv ia brpr this 1iStiuvuiShpl