The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-08
Extracts from Christian Neighbor
Resignation Of Mr.. L. ID. Palmer.

Resignation OF Mr.. L. d. Palmer.
AT meeting of the Book Committee
held on Wednesday, January 25, 1888
Mr.. L. D. Palmer, who has held tn,
position of Business Manager of thu
Publishing House of the NJ. E. Church
South, since 1878, rendered his resigna
ton, which was accepted.
DR.. Barbec, Book Agent, has appoint
ed Mr.. David NJ. Smith Business Man.
ager in place of Mr.. L. D. Palmer, re.
signed, and the Book Committee has
ratified the appointment.
The New York State Board of Arbi
tration reports that there were fewer
labor disturbances there in 1887, than
during the preceding year, and what
few there were mostly concerned other
questions than that Of wages. This
indicates the laboring men are now
disposed to think before they strike
and not strike first and then think.
Clerk of the Court Arthur, Richland
County, S. c., has received the first
application for pension under the new
law of the last South Carolina legisla.
ture. 1t was filed by Mrs. E. M. Rose
widow of Martin Rose, who was shot
through the lungs and instantly killed
at Gettysburg.
All the training schools for nurses in
Philadelphia are free. This is onepro
fession for women that Is not over
crowded and where women can carr
good wages. The Chief qualifications
are good health, good temper, genera
intelligence, and a fair common-schoo
education.
If you don't like to have our bills
stuck in your face, send us the money
due and we will keep our bills al
home.-Central Methodist.
Ben Ross, (Greenville County, an il
licit distiller, while in his bed room
with wife and children, February End
night, was shot through an open win
dow by an unknown person and in
stantly killed. Ross was out on bail.
Col. E.. B. Thomas, General Man
ager Of the Richmond and Danville
Railroad for the past four years, has
resigned that position. He was sue.
ceeded February by Mr.. Peyton
Randolph.
The introduction of type-setting ma
chimes into the office of the Louisville
Courier-JournaJ, has caused a strike.
Twenty machines take the place OF
180 printers. New men operate the
type-settrs.
While Lester Singletary and wife,
near Scranton, s. c., were off at
preaching few weeks since, their
locked-up house burned down and six
children perished in the flames.
Bills have been passed in the Ma.
tional House of Representatives for
the erection of public buildings at
Greenville, S. G., and Asheville, N.
G., at a cost of 100000 each.
The Columbia City Council, Janu-
ary "a, elected the following Trustees
of the Canal: Mayor John T. Rhett,
R. S. Desportes, w. B. Lowrance, F.
w. McMaster, G. J. Iredell.
After some time of indecision it is
decided to leave the headquarters of
the Richmond and Danville Railroad
at Washington, and not change them
to Richmond.
The people of Darlington are doing
a good thing in digging an artesian
well. This they are now beginning.
1t is to be eight hundred feet deep.
The steam saw mill of the Bryan
Bros, on the Georgetown and Western
Railroad was destroyed by all incen-
diary fire January 20. Loss $500.
Rev. Thomas E. James, and family
will leave their native section, Will
liamsburg County, in few days for
Oxford, Fla.-Star and Herald.
Tubac, a small town in Pima Coun-
ty, Arizona, claims to be the Oldest
settlement in the United States. It's
town record extends back to 1889.
All current subscriptions will con-
tinue at the old rate until they are
either settled or discontinued and ac-
cordingly charged OH our books.
Postal employees on the Western
railroads are being armed by the Gov
ernment, by reason of the frequent
robberies on exposed routes.
We hope that subscribers in ar
rears will pay up at an early day and
place themselves among those who re-
ceive the paper at one dollar.
The M. E. Conference (colored) of
South Carolina met in annual session
February l in Centenary Church,
Charleston.
Four steamers from China have ar
rived in New York with smallpox
on board. They were properly quar-
antined.
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