The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-12
Abbevtr1e Ideas, and AbbevilIe Talk.

The origin of the fire here last week
is still unsolved. Some seem to be OF
the impression that the store of MIR.
Christian was first robbed and then
set on fire, but there seems to be no
proof to that effect or any suspicion.
Abbeville has been unfortunate about
fires, but the town seems to put great
faith in Providence to prevent them.
This faith goes to such an extent that
the town does not keep either bucket
or q ladder for use when providence
forgets us and allows fire to destroy
our property. There is nothing like
faith in its proper place, but when 1t
comes to fire there is nothing better
than water, buckets, ladders, and a
fire-engine. :
Every person you meet with will
tell you that there is no money In Alb
beville County, and if we had to judge
by our own purse just now, we would
back the assertion. The sales of real
estate last salesday were o surprise to
many. Lands brought good prices
and the purchasers seemed to be flush
with the ready cash: thus refuting the
assertion that there was
no money in the county.
Please take notice-That on and af-
ter the first day of January, 1889, the
barrooms of Abbeville G. II. will be
closed for an indefinite period, in ac-
cordance with the will of the people
of the County and State aforesaid ex-
pressed by their ballots last Spring.
After the date aforementioned, to wit,
the first day of January, 1889, all those
desiring to keep up their spirits while
visiting or attending to business at the
Court House town aforesaid, must
bring their spirits with them. This
notice is absolute and to remain in
force until the wet ticket wins, which
will terminate the indefinite period
herein above mentioned.
If report is true, we will have very
few single people in town after next
Spring. Your correspondent and sew
eral other hardened old bachelors in
town will be so lonely after that time
that they will have to form an amuse-
ment of some kind or join baseball
club to keep from dying of disappoint-
ment, old age or "ennui." None, of
us, of course, are over thirty, and are
all quite spry and gay:
The A. NJ. E. Conference has been
in session here since last Wednesday.
There was large crowd in town Sun
day attending services.
President-elect Harrison is opposed
to the Blair educational bill, if he
stands up to his record as a Senator.
There are great many men here who
will side with him in that matter.
When Senator M. G. Butler voted
against the bill several years ago, he
was telegraphed to and congratulated
from this place, and his position en-
dorsed. The bill is evidently uncon-
stitutional and if it ever passes both
houses, it is to be hoped that Harrison
will have the manhood to veto the
bill and to protect the constitution.
The above reminds me of another
man who has followers or rather men
who agree with him on the negro ques-
ton in part. refer to ingalls, and
his utterances in regard to the negro
as citizen of the South. There are
those who believe with him that the
two races cannot live here together for
any length of time, and who favor any
plan to remove the negro from our
midst. RossDHU.