The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17
BENI:T 6 SMITH.

William Christie B"nct born Scotland, 1SiG.
Educated in parish schuol, high schoIl and
Elimburgh University. Came 10 SUnlh Caro-.
lima lSli*. Taught school in Cukrsbury and
in Abbrvilr, lS7G, having fur some years read
law with Judge Thomas Thomson. Formed
pu'tncr.hip, Ecnct e Eicc, alt"rward Brnet
Rice d Smith, now Bcnct Il Smith.
l.WarGlaw Smith, born ut Ahbcviilc, s. G.,
July | $50, and educated in sch0clS OF Nhbc-
willie. Graduated III University Of South,
Scwancc Tennessee. Studied law under Mr..
y. Burt. Was admitted to the Bar Drcrm Der,
lSsl. Formed II partnership with Mc>Sr<.
Hcnrt Il Rice under firm name OF Hrnrt. Rice
Il smith. Mr. Rice in lSS5 Withdrew from the
firm and the firm is now Bcnrt & Smith.
CALHOUN Il MABEY,
OF. Calhoun was born at EuGaua, Ala
September Il, 1877. and was rdIc;lt:d ut 1Abbc-
vile and in Georgia military institute. Read
law with Perrin * Goihran, and admitted in
Isl. Partnership formed July, 1851.
u. l.. Mnhry was born in Abhcviltc county,
nrcrmbrrG, 1855, and received collegiate cdu-
cation at Woll"rd College and ti:c University
of Virginia. Received legal cilu"aiiOn at the
University of Nir%in;a, where w;l* graduated
with the degree OF 'liacic!nr of Laws Was
admitted To practice law in Dc"rmhcr. 1881.
Formed partnership with y. +: Calhoun in
July, l'Sj.
C.ASON, EONIIAM d RICE.
Samurl G. Cason WAS born in Abbrvilc
",
at AhLcvilIr, %Ioor"'S business University,
Washington and Lee University, STUDIED law
under Perrin Il to!h:nu and Mr. Burt, and adj
mittcd 10 t!,c Ear in l%.G. Formed PARTNER
ship with VI. J.. Bnnhal:l. February. lSij.
ii. l.. HunIlam, born in Edgcfcid in October,
lS;"', was educated ut Carolina Military InSti-
tui", and stu,licd law with Robert .tldrirh in
l;Hrnwcll county. admitted 10 the Bar in 1871.
in $50.
James II. l!irr was born In 1>@o Ills
mother Cis Gather died when H. was au
in'anD moved Ia Sumter, lSl2 he lived
there until l>:'. when he moved to Green
willie. He graduated there i'm i&ES. lie
read law with sullivan Il Stokes of that
Bar, and was admitted in 1884 He then
went To Harvard University and remained
there until his state seeded. After the
rwdr closed he came to Ahb"villc, August S,b,
'lS:l. III" taught school two years ut Nin"ty
partnership in law with II. J.. B"mham. Jr.
In IS>n WHEN Mr.. l;Onham was made Mas
ter, Mr.. Rice formed partnership with
McSSrS. RcnrL Il Smith. In lS'3 Mr.. Bon
Eam retiring from the Masters place lie re-
ncwed ihr present partnership. Office at
Nimciy-SiN.
rEEEUTIL & BRADLEY.
NJ. p Dri,ruhl WAS born in .Ahl"vIllr conn
~, near Lowndc>rilIc, hut WAS reared and cd
ucrlrd in the town nf .\hh"viilr. He Stntlird
lazy under the late Ju,i.c Thomson, at Ahhc-
willie. for nearly TAO wears. and afterwards for
several months in the office of W. \. Clark,
Esq. of Columbia, =. g., and Was admitted Ia
tie lar l,y The supreme Comr; on th" 1th day
of May, lSIG. In the tall of the. Slinr year he
hcgnn The practice of his profession 1T .lhhc.
willie, =. G., and rrat !iccd hy himself until
january, kS;, when he formed Il partnership
with W. q. Bradlcy. Esq.
W. o. Bradley was born Sept. -, 1ST7. ut
Bradley, aud educated at ErSkine College.
Studied law with J. j. iicmrhill, Chester, ;;d-
miltcd To the Ear, June, lSSl. i'rncIr"d at
AhhCvilr by himself until u" formed part
ncrShip with NJ. T. DcBruIll, January, lSSG.
GRAGDuN u GE.iInON.
Ellis c. Graytlon, born ut COX CSbury. Able
willie County, August II, lSj2. Educated at
thc rGkcShury Conference School AMI III the
University uf South Carolina. Took the law
course 1T the University Of Nirsinia. Nd
mIiIrd tn practice in The circuit and inicrcr
courts in October, lt7G, and admitted lo the
supreme Court December, ET4. Has rrac-
t'srd continuously III .Ahhrvllc. Was in
partnership With Col. Eugene l.. Gary from
Nov. inhrr, 1875, 10 April, in1!. Was in put
ncrs!ip With Hon. Arnii>t"ad Eurt from
y prii 1871, To December, lsSI. Then p-arii-;-
cd by himself until January. l5 }, when he
formed his present partnership.