The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-01-18
Extracts from LOWndeSville Advertiser

Abbeville sends greeting to Lown-
desville, her people and her paper.
The advertiser has many friends here
that wish it every possible success and
a long life of usefulness. The energy,
push and pluck of Lowndesville is ad-
mired by all.
The Act passed by the recent Cen
eral Assembly submitting the question
of License or No License to the voters
of the county requires that the elec-
ton shall come off within ninety days
from the time the Act became a law.
There seems to be no effort on the part
of the prohibitionists to bring about
the election. This is strange, since so
much fuss and noise about the matter
a year ago. Time does not wait on
any thing or any body, and the above
is thrown out as gentle reminder.
Besides, this matter should be decided
as soon as possible and before the polit-
ical campaign opens. 1t is not proper
ly a political question and should be
Kept apart from politics.
Messrs. II. Baker, J. B. Franks and
J. NJ. Baker, were in town last Tues
day on business.
1t is thought that work on the Geor-
gia, Carolina & Northern railroad will
be begun here sometime in May. The
report is that one thousand hands are
at work on the Chester end. This road
is q certainty and will be of great ben
eft to Abbeville as we'll as to that por-
ton of the county through which it
will pass.
Court meets here on Monday, SOth of
January, Judge Norton presiding.
This will be Judge Norton's first Off
cial visit here. He is good man, a
sincere Christian and an upright man
in every respect, as we'll as learned in
the law. There will be but, compara-
lively, few criminal cases for trial, and
none of very great Importance, except
one murder case. When this trial
comes off the facts will be reported in
the advertiser.
Abbeville has large number OF
schools presided over by good and
competent teachers. Since teacher
cannot handle properly more than
twenty-five pupils, the number of our
schools is great benefit to the public.
1t might look better to have one large
school, but unless it be a thoroughly
graded school, our present system of
many schools is the best.
Numbers of mules and horses are
being sold ut Abbevile at high figures.
Judging from this there will be great
increase in the farming acreage OF the
county in 1883.
The Abbeville cotton factory appears
to he asleep just now; or it may be
that it is watching the progress Of the
Due West factory in order to take
bearing for itself in the future.
1t may, if asleep, awake and march oil
to completion. Understand, it is not
dead.
More land is being opened and pre-
pared for cultivation around Abberllle
than ever before. and with fair seasons
the cotton and corn yield this year
will be very large.
ROsSDHUE.
BILL ARP, the famous author OF
Georgia slang lecturcd last week
in Anderson. His audience was ell
tertained by his lecture called, "Thir-
ty wears among the infantry"
MIR. BOLLIN B. ALLEN, spent sew
eral days in Anderson last week, re.
turning home Saturday. Mr.. Allen
favors another railroad, and hopes to
see it built by Lowndesville.
Rev. c. V. Barnes in charge of
Townville Circuit has moved from
Anderson G. Fl. to Townville.