The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-23
CANDIDATES AND THEIR TROUBLES.
Church Beggars Must Not Corrupt
the Candidates-.If Candidates are
Caught Buying Church Votes they
Should Not be Elected.-.Odds and
EniS

Caught Buying Cnurcn tOtes theS
Should Not be Elected...Odds and
Ends. ,
LowNDEsvILLE, May 2lst, 1883.
Since my last we have again been blest with
good showers. $50
The planters arc now very busy and will be
for nearly two months. .,.,o
Mrs. w. II. Martin having spent some time
here, returned to her homo in Spartanburg on
last Tuesday accompanied by her son Kew.
w. s. Martin.
Mr.. John T: Baskin's twelve months old
babe died last Wednesday from CONGESTION OF
the brain, and was buried at Providence GEM
etery. Rev. R. c. Ligon conducting the funer'
al services.
tie babe last Thursday. Its remains were
buried at Midway cemetery:
last Monday on his return home from Good
Rev. r. G. Ligon in a communion meeting
Mr.. George G. Graves of Latimer paid our
town "pop call" on last Wednesday.
gagged with Messrs. T. Baker and Son, where
he can be found during business hours ready
and willing to wait on all customers:
Some Of our country friends report eGnsd e
fects being seen on vegetation.
Mrs. D. H. Shields, OF N. c., Is now in our
midst for the purpose OF raising and teacnlng
u class in wax.
VILE, the place of his birth and boyhood to
visit his relatives in that place and surround
ing country.
have some pretty severe wind and hail storms
during the remainder Of this and next month,
and that I'VE will have seasons occasion ally"
The accommodation daily train that has
point hereafter will be changed into tri-
weekly.
last week attending the State Convention IoIa as
Mr.. L. G.. Clinkscales returned home last
Saturday accompanied by his son Mr.. Charlie
Clinkscales who had recovered sufficiently to
undertake the trip.
here in temporary charge Of the telegraph Of
flee during the absence Of Master Ned Fox In
Mt Carmel visiting kinsfolk.
Mrs. Marion Latimer who has spent seyeral
months in Augusta came here last Wednes-
day, and has since been visiting her nepheW's
family Mr.. j. T. Latimer.
Mrs. Ernest Brown, of Anderson G: H.. hav-
fathers Mr.. ]. p. Young in the Fork, returned
Master "Pet" Smith, Of Mt. Carmel, is now
sojourning for while at his sisters, Mrs. T.
L. Sturkey.
Mr.. E. II. Mathews, of Atlanta, has spent
the past few days here with Mr.. p. l.. Stur-
key, the efficient manager of'his interests IN
Prof D. H. Shields who has been successful
ly and satisfactorily teaching class In pcm-
manship in this place for the past two weeks,
will close next Friday night with an exhtnl'
tion, which is to be a "free fight" The public
Last Tuesday Mr. w. w. Starr, Superlnten-
dent Of the Port Royal and Western Carolina
Railway, and the State Board OF commission,
ers came up on the Savannah Valley Rail
Road on special train, inspecting road and
Depots.
Henry Alexander who has for the past few
months been attending Clafin University re-
4 h0v, fnr flot
fledged graduate, yet sufficiently near one TO
take charge Of school near the Depot, which
he will do as soon as the house IS finished
which the colored folks are now building for
that purpose.
A few days ago was handed to this writer a
photograph Of the Rev. Jas: Dannelly, who
spent many OF the years Of his life laborlng
with and for this people and VINO was Soln pres,S
man Of God in existence.
In last weeks Medium, editorially Is q short
paragraph headed shoot him on the Spot
the "him' alluded to being all individuals,
corporations. societies, etc.. for the very con-
demnable practice Of blackmaiiing 1g tn the can
good people should unite to put down this IN
Iquitous practice.
The Press and Banner also "goes for"
churches, &C.. for calling upon candidates for
aid. A gentleman after reading the & well yell,
Banner, denounclng all such beggars, at such
times, remarked that he thought 1t about
time that the newspapers particularly In our
County, were "calling halt" in their charges
agaips the candidates.. Well let's ventilate
that matter little$Where there are only
one or two newspapers published In a Conn.
ty, this the usual tax give dollars) is not very
onerous, but as there are six papers published
in our County, and each candidate may con-
clude If he does not have his name announc-
ed in each one, then he will lose the support
and influence Of every one not patroniZed, be
has to pay thirty dollars to bring his name
before the people. That is too heavy for
poor fellow, even when elected and when not
elected 1t Is crushing. TROUPE.