The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-09

Last year-fiscal, April ], 1885, March
80, 1887-the Juvenile Missionary So
ciety of the South Carolina Confer.
enee made a net contribution oi
$615.66. The following year, just
closed, the collections net, amounted
to 690.30, more than sixty dollars bet.
ter than last year. This education Of
the children will tell favorably for the
church of the next generation.
Miss Mollie Green, a school teacher
in. Perry County, Tennessee, aged
some eighteen years, defended hel
pupils from q mad dog which entered
her school house last week, April 26.
She fought the dog with heavy ruler
till the children all escaped, then man
aged to shut the door on him, and fell
fainting outside. - -. g..
Mgr. Bouland,i many-titled dig.
natry of the Roman Church has re-
nounced his allegiance to the Pope and,
it is said, will shortly be received into
the Protestant Episcopal Church
without reordination as "the Episco-
pal Church recognizes aud accepts the
ordination of other APOSTLE church
Ees.n ..... .
In Virginia, Norfolk and Staunton,
there have been heavy frosts, damag-
ing the truck farms, it is said, from
one-half to three-quarters of a million
Of dollars. Beets, beans. cucumbers,
watermelons, and tomatoes were en-
tirely destroyed. Also the pear, plum,
and damson crops. Peaches much in
jured. ..
At Rushylvania, Ohio, on the even
ing of April q, public hall where a
school exhibition was in progress col
lapsed, precipitating 400 people to the
ground, twenty-five feet below. Two
ladies were killed and many persons
fatally injured .>....
The Willard Literary Society of the
Columbia Female College gave pleas
ant entertainment to their friends on
the evening of April q. Music, reci-
tatiOns, etc., made up an attractive
program. Thanks to them for the in
vitation.
In the recent libel suit in this city,
McCrady Vs. Robertson, the jury re-
turned verdict of $2,5O0 for the plain
tiff. Motion was made by DR.. Robert
sons lawyer, Lyles, for new trial.
The State Board of Medical Exam
iners met in this city April 10. The
Board determined to examine all ap-
plicants who may have graduated
from institutions without the State.
The Great Northern Railway Of Eng
land insists that its engineers shall
take at least nine hours rest between
one days labor and another, as a pre-
caution against accidents.
Friday, April 20, is the day set apart
for fasting, and prayer in behalf of the
approaching Executive Meeting of the
Woman's Board of Foreign Missions.
A cyclone visited Pratt, Kansas,
April 26, dsmolishing several houses,
and killing Mrs. VIM. Fisher. Many
persons were seriously injured.
Lewis Stroman, (colored,) Orange
burg County, had four children burned
to death in the destruction of his
dwelling by fire April l6.
The Massachusetts, House of Repre-
sentatives, April %, by vote of 107 to
SO defeated the bill granting municipal
suffrage to women.
ut was not very long before I made
two very useful discoveries-first, that
all mankind were not solely employed
in observing me "a belief that all
young people have); and next, that
shamming was of no use, that the
world was very clear-sighted and soon
estimated man at his just value.
This cured me, and I determined to be
natural and let the world find me out"