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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16

Overgrown newspapers are going out OF
fashion. The majority Of readers buy news
papers in order TO get the news. and have no
time to search for IL in wilderness OF pad
ding. This accounts for the decadcncc of inc
many-pagcd newspapers. They were invent
cd on the SuppoSition that cornstalks would
sell as well as corn. This was mistake.
When business man can keep up with the
world by buying his news 50 condenser that
he can finish II with his toast and coffee he
will not waste time and money IN picking
what he wants to know bit by bit out Gi Il
wcarying waste of rcrblagc. Lille Is LOO SNORT.
Chester Reoa'ter.
We do not know where our friend got his
information, and are disposed 10 believe that
lie IS mistaken. VIC do not observe any great
"dccadence of the many-paged newspapers y
but VIC do believe that the practice OF print
ing newspaper on type large enough for bill
posters, will be abandoned. There is a "dcca-
dcncc" in the use of large type, and it may be
that some practical business men have learn
ed that q given amount Of matter printed in
good small type on small sheet, is Infinitely
better than the same amount Of matter would
be, If printed on Il large sheet in correspond
ingly large type. Does the Reporter believe
that It's sheet Is more acceptable in the pres
ent size than 1t would be if the same amount
of matter was set in nonparel and printed on
O six column paper, instead of an eight col
umn paper as nowe We believe the smaller
size paper and the smaller size type would be
more acceptable. 1t the amount and quoli.
ty of the matter that pleases the reauer, and
not the large type. 1t seems 10 be waste of
paper to use twice as much Of 1t as may be
necessary.
We have used every size type from small
plea down to nonpareil, and we are sure that
nonpareil is the standard to which our news
papers must come sooner OF later.
The habit of buying small fonts of BREWER
and long primer on which to print country
newspapers, must yield to the better plan OF
buying one large font of smaller type. 1t
may be well enough to have more than one
size OF type in the Office, but when it comes
to the work Of printing! u newspaper, IL should
be done on one large font. There are thou
sand objections to the old way OF printing II
paper on two or three sizes of type, which
any practical printer will readily admit, who
has once tried the plan Of using only one size.
If the Reporter will throw away its large
type, and buy small type, its prosperity will
be increased.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16
Reduced TO Writing.

The plan Of committees writing to persons
at n distance for subscriptions to build church
es in which they are at least very remotely
interested, is becoming common. Recently
ouite n number of these letters came to Able
Willie asking subscriptions to rebuild church
in IN adjoining county. The ictters were all
riyht hut the amount asked of each one
varied from the assessment OF MS heishoor'
and here is where the committee erred
For instance, the I1an who was asked lor
only 500 felt that he had been slighted In
the presumption that he was unable 10 give
us much as the man of whom the sum OF
of 500 had been asked; and so the man OF
whom 500 was asked, was displeased that
he should have been asked for larger
amount than his ncighbor who was let OIL
with S35.OO request.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16
CALLED MEETING OF TIE DIRECTORS.
The Contingent For Us.
Ne,cJc17y Herald and Nc,us.

Give US as subscribers, advertisers and GUS
toners, the farmers, mechanics merchants,
ministers, lawyers, doctors, dentists and other
Democratic voters of Newberry, who would
vote for Mr.. Lipscomb, Mr., Johnstone. or some
other Congressman III Il primary for Congress,
contingent who would prefer Il candidate
from another county" is Il myth. We are for
Newberry, until OcOr ee, Picllens and Andrr-
son can convince us that they hive better
TIMBER and we believe that the voters Of New
berry County are; and believe further, that
the Observer, whether Intentional or not, has
done both Mr.. LpScomb and MIR. JChnStOnC a
contingent of voters in Ncwberry who would
vote for a candidate from another county be-
fore they would vote for either We do not
think there are twenty-five men In the cour-
ty who would vote for n candidate outside of
the county If q contest should take place be-
tween these gentlemen, and few, If any, OF
that number would do so on account of their
credit TO their district, but would do so Oh ac-
count OF some personal matter that they could
not rise above. If they enter the race, and we
know Capt. LipScUmh is in, we expect to sec
Ncwbcrry capture more votes from the other
counties than any other candidate VIII get
from Newberry, and we 90 not eNpeeta large
cOltingent' from amy of the counties when
have candidates of their own, unless Ahbe-
willie decides that she has had long enough
With four candidates, and one In II good
place that lie can keep If he misses Congress,
there is little hope OF Abbcvillc doing this.
If he would resign his position as Judge lie
might be convinced that IL was Il mistake for
fair to the other candi dates hat he should IT
they are defeated for rhc position they arc pri-
waite citizens, if lie Is defeated he Is Sill Judge
OF the Eighth Circuit.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16
The IIonca Path PIaindcnIcr's State
meNt.

On Yesterday morning q lawless body OF
armed men from Abbevile county, consisting
of \. B. Hamln. Gus Williams, VIII Cox,
Thomas Southerland, and Bud Lee Clink-
scales went to The house OF james Il. Nelson
of this Township. for the purpose OF taking
away a sister Of Nelson with whom IT. Is allrg-
ed Hamlin has been too intimate. When the
party reached Nelson's house he ordered them
to leave, but Hamlin went into the house, and
Mr.. Nelson says fired at him with pistol,
and that he (NcISon) then got his gun and re-
turned the fire, shooting him in the back.
The wnunll made in Hamlin'S back Is an ugly
one. and looks rs If 1t contained Il heavy load
of bird shot, but it Is not considered danger
GUS.
AS soon as the shooting was over, Nelson
came to this pluce and took out q warrant for
the parties, and MS they passed through the y,
ny special ConStables Ashley and Donnald.
To-day preliminary trial was held by j. j,
Trusscll. Esq, and the parties required to give
bonds for their appearance at Court Mr.. j. S.
Fowler of Anderson went on Mr.. Hamlins
bond and Mr.. SOutherland gave his fnther.
Mcysrs. Cox and Williams were unable to give
bond, as their friends did not know Of their
trouble. and rs their only alternative was to
go to Jail they concluded to turn States evi.
dcncc and let 1t be known who was princl-
ply to blame.
We have bcen unable to get hold of their
statement, but it Is believed that they will
impIicnte Hamlin very heavily. We should
have Stated that Mr.. Cllnkscalrs was not with
the party when they reached this place, ana
therefore was not arrested.
From what we can learn this Is one of the
most dastardly outrages that has been perpe-
trated in this community for a long time, and
we hope our Courts will int1ict due punish
ment on the guilty ones. That the parties in
tended to accomplish their object at at all haz-
ards was proven to our mind by the fact that
they were fully armed, three pistols being
found concealed after they were arrested.
If Mr. Nelson's neighbors had known of the
occurrence while the parties were at his house
1t is very probable that n Coroners Jury
would have been needed, rs the whole COM
munity Is greatly inccnsed, and the only re-
gret expressed by q great many Is, that Mr..
Nelson's gun was not loaded with buck-shot.
In justice to some of the younger ones of
the party. we do not believe they realized
what they were going into. and we hope this
will teach them a lesson that will benefit
them through life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16
The Primary Plan.
Woodruff Progress.

There is no mistake about the primary plan
being the best plan of nominating candidates
for nil offices. We believe the State officers
ought to be nominated by this mode and thrn
the people could know for whom and for what
To vote. Let the different candidates so before
the people and state their platforms and dis
cSs the many questions freely and boldly:
We never thought it just and right for hand
full of men to meet and put a ticket IN the
field without consulting the wishes of the reo-
ple The conventions which nominate onr
members for Congress should he thing Of the
nle and state their positions on the Silver
question, Blair bill, the Tariff and other lead
ing questions. This is hut fair to all parties
and why not let the will of the .ncople be
known at the box. If the rule holds good In
county nominations it certainly holds good i'm
all other nominations and why not let 1t he
adopted? Let this be done and our Congress
men will not dare vote against free silver and
low tariff. They will keep fresh In their
minds the thought that the Will OF the people
Is the paramount consideration, and thus the
people will he heard one way or the other.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16
The Canvass for Congress.
Eeo,Cee Courier.

The canvass for Congress In the Third Dis
trict wakes warm. We have, therefore. from
time To time printed in our columns articles
on this subject, taken from our exchanges IN
the District. We do this 10 keep our readers
Informed 0f the different phases OF the can
vass. We shall continue to do SO, perhaps,
but ut the same time we do not endorse these
articles, but publish them as matters Of news
or general information. The article from the
Newbcrry Herald and Netcs, published last
week, without this explanation, might be mis-
Leading. Further, there Is no combination
among the lawyers TO elect Judge Cothran, sO
that Col. Orr may be Judge and some one else
Solicitor. This story will be correctly appre-
clated when we state the fact that one OF the
editors of the Herald and NeWS Is Col. LIP
scomb's Secretary. ~
The Anderson InteUigenccr says that Ahbe-
Vile has had the Congressman for tile last ten
years, and intimates that her claims In this
time. As tho InteiL,0encer. AS well as Others,
have raised this question, we mny he excnsed
for referring TO It, Anderson, according TO
our rccollecti"n has fed at the Congressional
and Col. Ashmoro enjoyed Congressional hof-
ors for d long time. There may have been
others before them. Judge Rerd was also
elected to Congress, hut did not take his seat.
Bnt we DO not regard this question OF locali-
ty or nativity Of very much consequence
There is one of still more importance. We
think the ability and qualifications OF the
candidate of far greater prominence than that
date from Oconee. PickcnS or elsewhere;
should have a fair chance to divide the hon
ors wit the other couE ties In the Distrfct.
Abbevile, in the past, has furnished many IL
lustrious names and they have earned and re-
ceived The highest honors. Calhoun, Chcves,
McDuttie, the Wardlaws, Burt and perhaps
Others furnish roll of which any country
might justly be proud. Later, she has given
TO the Stale Judges McGowan, Thomson,
Cothran, Col. Aiken and Others. The namo
and fame of these great mon is the common
heritage of the people Of the State, and we are
us ready to appreciate The condition OF affairs
in this respect as any citizen Of Abbevilie can
be.
But, MS we have said BEFORE the candidate
for Congress should be selected for his ability,
experience and qualifications. instend OF from
any particular locality. We have In this
broad land sixty millions Of people. The Con-
gresSional Districts are becoming larger IN
population as each census unfolds It's wonder
ft,l Increase. A man of small calibre would be
comparatively unknown at the Federal Capt.
tol We want to he represented there by our
best and strongest men. With this duty Kept
constantly in view, with primary election
to enable the people To make An unbiased
choice, we shall be more than content with
the result, whatever 1t may be. -..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16
Editors Going OH n Bender.

The State Press Association will meet this
year in Spartanburg. Already wc begin to
see plans for trips to tho mountains, and
threats To "haul' the members urc already
made If the Association was something
more than frolic we think more good would
be effected. If the practical business of edit
ing and printing q newspaper could receive
more attention the public, rs well as the
brethren, would realize some good from such
meetings. AS far as we have noticed no 9th
er profession devotcs its annual meetings
chiefly to froliclling and running about from
place to place. and in offering resolutions of
thanks for ciyilitieS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

Capt JOEL w. LITES is announced MS n
candidate for County Commissioners subject
to the action Of the Democratic primaries.
TROY.
The Donaldsville Democratic club unani-
mously nominate Capt. &. NJ. MATT1SON as
q candidate for County Commissioner, at the
ensuing election, subject 10 the action Of the
primary election.
The many friends or JAMES A. MCCORD
announce him rs Il candidate for reelection
to the office of County commissioner at the
coming election, subject to the action OF the
Democratic primaries.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16
Chambers i'm South Carolina.

There seems no longer any room for doubt
that this terrible disease of the horse liis
made its appearance in York county. Upon
information received from DIR. Black, o
Blncl'S Station, ON tho Air Line Road, in YORK
county, the Board of Agriculturc engaged Dr.
McInniS Il veterinary surgeon OF charleston,
tp proceed to the locality Indicated ana make
an invest i@:lti0n of the facts. -
Yesterday telegram was received from ior
McInniS by Commissioner Butler, Informing
lie latter that he had found four cases OF IN
fictitious glunders clearly and Enthusiastically
dcvrIopcil, and one case yet doubtful, In
horses belonging to MessrS. dickinson: Kirby
and Cotton, near Blacks station. The sur
groh expresses the opinion that the four
horses should be killed, and the d"uhiini one
uliarantincd as prccauton against tho
spread of tic disease.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16
Companion Pieces in yulgnrity.

We think about the most objectional para.
graphs that have been in any newspaper in
South Carolina for many months are the two
which we find credited respectively to the
Baptist Courier and the Southern Christian Id
rocdtc in reference to "Mcthodist ROSTERS
and "Buptist puIlcts." We are sorry that SO
many of our secular papers have seen fit to
copy these paragraphs which cannot possibly
do any good, but which, If nothing more,
certainly encourages the use OF language
which should not be tolerated for an instant
in gool society.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.

We are authorized to announce Colonel
ORVII.LE T. CALHOUN as candidate for O.
seat in the House of Representatives.
We are authorized to announce Hon. w. Fl =
PARKER as a candidate for reelection to
scat in the House of Representatives.
We are authorized to announce ELLIS G..
ESQ.,, as Il candidate for nomina-
lion for the House of Repr esentatives by the
Democratic party at the Primary Election.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16

CoLCMBIA,S $. c., Juncll-The farmers mean
business. Their leaders think that they con.
stiLute the Democratic party % the state, ana
they propose to boss 1t. They have served
written notices on the State Democratic Exec
utive Committee that all will be lovely II that
committee "tolrs fair and does whatever tle
agricultural leaders demand, and If the com
mittcc does not accedr to these demands, then
well that can he settled hereafter. The FAR
mcrS leaders do not intend TO Srcrdc, but to
swallow the party, nr fling the Democratic
banner to the breeze and declare all opponents
traitors. The situation is getting vcfy inter
CSting. ! really feel very sorry for the few
lawcrs in the State who have the tcrncrity to
offer Us candidates. They are committing 20
litical suicide R1CHLAND
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16
A New Proposition.
Rack Hill IIeru{d.

Suppose we try some one who is not
Judge nor has ever worn Il mil; ;tary title.
The country is becoming diSgusted win the
sycophantc habit of pushing forward for
public office the generals, colonies, majors,
Judges ETC.. to the exclusion of all other men
in the State 1t has been nearly quarter or
u century since the war ended, and we think
II high time that the claims OF the "mistcrs"
should receive some attention.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16
CONSIGNEES.

ExpREss-J. L. Haddon, Mrs. ]. H. Latimer,
Mrs. j. +. Brownlee, r. o. McAcams, Mrs J.
B. L. Jones, W. P. Pickens, Wardlaw & Ed
warde. A. N. Hill & Son, Mrs. Mary Perrin,
Il. Adgcr Calhoun.
Mitchell.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16
CANDIDATES..
FOR THE STATE SENATE.

The many friends Of Gen. ROBERT II.
NEMPHILL announce him as candidate
for The State Senate, from Abbeville County,
subject TO the, action Of the Democratic pri-
ntaries.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16

We must apologize 20 some of the ovcrlonl-
cd candidates for Congress in the Third Dis
trict. We had no idea that So many over
there were willing tn he inundated. Here Is
the list up 10 daic: Judge Cnthran, W. &.
Bcnci, j. &. Maxwell and las. II. Rice Ahhr-
vile; Il. i. Whitncr, II. W. Simpson and T..
NJ. Fucker, Anderson George ,lohnStunc and
J. y. LipSromb. Ncwbcrry; l.. H. Bowen,
Pickcn>. UcOncc hasn't reported yct.-Chcstc1'
Reporter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16
Mr.. Benet and the Negro Question
Greenwood Tribune.

We have received in pamphlet from copy
of Mr. w c. Benet's recent admirable article.
on The question lis the Negro failure?"
Mr.. Benet is one of the most profound think
ers In the State and his views on this subject
are as clear as they are accurate ond convinc-
ing. He IS master of logic and practical
sense, q nd he is justly regarded as one OF the
most scholarly gentlemen in the State.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16
FOR PROBATE JUDGE.

We are authorized to announce J. FULLER
LYON, E.s7., as a candidate for reelection TO
tho Office OF Probate Judge at the coming elec-
tion, subject 10 the action of the democratic
primaries.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16

Judge Cotbran has entered the field as a
candidate for Congress from the District. No
one else need apply. AS this will leave the
Bench vacant, we nominate Solicitor Jas. L..
Orr for the position, and will wager q hat that
he gets it, -Honca Path PlQindcdicr.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16

THE Ferguson trial is to commence this
morning
Hon. J.. F. YOCMAr;s is at Court to assist
In the prosecution of Ferguson.
Colorcd lawns and Crinlllc Seersuckcr cnli-
Goes will be used for cheup wash dresses
VIM, f. Bell, S-S1
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16
Prohibition In North Carolina.

They have recently had Prohibition fight
in North Carolina, with the following result
so far us the towns named are concerned:
D,y Column. Vet Column.
Raleigh, Charlotte,
Winston, Ashcville,
Salem, StatcSvillc,
Concord, GoldSboro,
Oxford, Durham,
Kinston, Franlilinton,
Henderson, lt"idsvile,
Warrentun, Holly Springs,
LouiSburg, Norchcad city,
ApeX LitLlcton.
Beaufort,
Madison,
Cameron,
Monroe,
Scabord,
Lumbcrton,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16
FOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.

We are authorized to announce Captain e.
COWAN as a candidate for County School
Commissioner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-16
Mectin. OF Stock khOldcrS.

Meeting called to order at half-paSt eight,
Vice-PreSdent II. +. Bowen In the chair. he
said: 1--WE thought q short time ago that ar
rangemcnts had been made to raise suiil-
cipnt amount Of money to finish the whole
line. but one Of the parties to the contract
failed to carry out his part of the agreement,
and hence the present failure to secure mon
cy. / feel with proper efforts on our part that
we are bound to succeed. We might ourselves
60 to work and do something. We have SlCS.-
OnO of subscriptions, although these SubScrlp-
tons are conditional.
l think we should make an effort to find out
if we can not get convictS to do the work. III
we could get the convcts, and some ready
money, and with O further prospect OF real
izing on the subscriptions already made along
the line, we might commence work. we VIII
run no risk in doing so. If the general plan
succeeds the company claiming the road Will
have to refund every dollar of our money.
With the grading which has already been
done, and with other townships on the lime ITO 10
vote subscriptions, together wi Tn the Sl0S,OOO
already voted we certainly can do something.
/ believe we can build from Aiken to Trenton,
and continue building from each of the towns
along the line. Other companies have sue
cecdpd by Titles, and ] see no reason why we
should not succeed I'm the same way.
1t has now been seven years since the first
work was done in Plckens. If we had not
gone into the present arrangement, and il we
the cars running to Pickens to-day. But in
stead Of continuing to work, we have since
then depended entirely upon Mr.. Schofeld.
We have paid so little attention to the road
that our enterprise Is better known IN Eng
land than 1t is along the line between Pickcns
and Aiken.
We have met with unexpected difficulties.
Great corporations that we thought to he
friends and supporters In ourtnterHrise, have
gone to work to defeat the road, and have en-
crled their utmost ability to thwart our pro-
ioct. We must ultimately finish the whole to
Kentucky. We can 60 to work without fear
of loss. The company, under terms OF the
contract, cannot take it from us without re-
funding every dollar which we may spend up
on it.
Judge Cothran moved that secretary be
appointed.
act as secretary.
AsCERTAINING IF A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
DIR. J. D. Neel moved that committee be
appointed to verify and examine the stock
and proxies represented at this meeting.
Committec-Dr. j. D. Neel l.. w. Perrin, j..
Fl. DuckwOrth, Charles Evans. j. Il. GosSett,
who afterward reported rs follows:
Your committee beg leave to report that
there was represented at The Aiken meeting
stock to the amount Of............-...SSi,l lG2OO
Additional Stock represented at this
Whole amount of stock S97 7732 10
J. ID. NEEL,
Chairman of Committee.
The whole amount of stock is Sl3S,D00.