The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-15

Mr.. Z. S. WILLIAMS, Of our county, who
has been In Tallapoosa, Ga, for some weeks,
paye q hopeful account OF the magic city.
He is going back, where he Is promised an In
crease of pay for services from aoiiar day
to higher figure. He says If "thc com.
bound to be great place. (We have never
doubted this latter statcment) He says Mr..
Hugh Wilson, senior, is not so despondent as
he had been. He seems TO thlnk when the
spring opens up that all Will be well.
SENATOR HEMPHILL has received a COM
munication signed by two hundred and thir.
ty.three members of the English Parliament
asking his cooperation in an effort which Is
the United States and the GoverDmen OF
Great Britain which shall stipuate that any
differences or disputes arising between the
two governments, which cannot be adjusted
by diplomatic agency, shall be referred to Ar
bitratlon.
Col. CHARLES F.. X. DRAYToN, editor OF the
Aiken Recorder, died on the morning OF the
9TH instant. He died Of pneumonia and was
cially prominent in this State rs q leader OF
the temperance movement. 1t will be rccol.
iected that he presided over the meeting ol
the Grand Division of Sons Of Temperance.
which was held in Abbeville last year.
AN impartant meeting will be held at
SLOAN on the 18th and 18th Of this month
Rev. c. p. Scott, OF Newberry and Rev. J; ).
Jordan, Of Phoenix will assist the pastor Rev.
H. w..
Saturday. And Rev. r. H. Griffith, d. D.. OF
Grcenville is expected to speak on sunday in
behalf Of education. 4 largo numb of our
readers will no doubt be interested
THE following grand and petit jurors have
been drawn from Abbeville county for the
next term OF the United States Circuit Court
which will he convened in Charleston on the
first Monday in May. Grand jurors-R. +;
McCaslan, S. B. Hodges; petit ju1ors-Samuel
w. King, George r. Dorm.
,,,ora 10 IN r1nocurn of thp
the dance last evening than tho charming
Miss Pape of Savannah, Ga, who leaves this
morning for her home after spending few
weeks with Miss Lucia McGowan.
CONGRESSMAN CoTuRAS returned to Wash
ington last Saturday, after spending several
days In town to the pleasure Of his friends
and neghbors.
THE first Quarterly Conference for Abbc
willie Circuit will be held next Saturday and
Sunday at Sharon church, Rev. A. j. Cauthcn
presiding.
MR. ASBURY LATIMER, of Bolton, was In
town one day last week. He Is still in love
with his native county, where he has many
friends.
days with her father, Maj. NJ. q. Icigler, re
turned to her home in Mccormick last Friday
DIR. II. ID. WILSON will be at Mt. Carmel
next Monday. on professional business, and
will remain for three or four days.
Miss Lila CALMorS, after ten 1oa long ant an,
pheasant NlSlt 10 our people, VIII iclNo lO-ulS
for her home in Gainesville, Ga.
THE time is nearly out in which to make
tax returns. The penalty for failure to make
returns is fifty per cent. added.
Mr.. AND Mrs. SAMUEL MARTIN, nf Allan
ta, Georgia. are visiting relatives In town.
Mr. AND MRS. MCG. SIMpKISS al, visiting
their kinSnan, Col. w. e. rlcGowan.
GREESvIII.E will have her prohibition cleo
ton on Tuesday, the lith Of March.
Mrs BETHEA, the beloved wife Of Rev
5. j. Bethea, is now extremely i'll.
MRS. X. s. LINK, who has been quite sick
Is now improving.
Mrs. l.. e. HASKELL, Of Monterey IS II
town,