The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-10
Contributed Locals.

On last Friday the white teachers Of the
county were Examined and on SATURDAY the
negro teachers went through the ordeal
There was large number Of negro applicants
The Quantity of provisions hauled out Of
town every Saturday is truly alarming, one
wagons, OK teams, and all kinds OF mules
and horses pour into town every SATURDAY
and carry off corn, meal, hay, Hour, pacon,
M1n,s''T hame' The Nilance should make it its bus
| mess to put stop to this. 1t should require
| its members to raise these things AT nome.
| Let il be made a qualification OF member
ship that the members raise their thelr own ~,
SUPPLIES at home. That would be move IN
| the right direction. The farmers would then
| be in great measure independent OF ohs'
ging trusts railroads and high priced provls.
ions. The main object OF the alliance seems
70 be to reduce the price Of provisions, but IL
appears to utterly Ignore the fact that the
way to accomplish this is by raising the
said provisions at home none 0l rant tdGs1 waV oI
They make terrible war on shadows elS an1
pass by realities in way that is Wonde[lul:; y;
What would farmer care about the price OF
corn. flour potatoes or any other farm pro-
duct If he ha0 q supply, OF them, Of his own wv,
raising, on his farm. The way for the ALL
nnce to be q success is to go to work on the
9oIars eihItV viii iii take care Of themselves" Let
each farmer take care OF himself py ralslhg
his own supplies. and there will be no trouble
with the farmers as whole; lie Let snem nt 100 n0
hauling provisions from town
The wild onion is greatly on the increase 10
this section. Cattle are very 1ond OF ~ ahu
made useless. not only this, but 1t renders
thcm unfit for beef. The onion gives the
milk, buttor and flesh OF the cattle, q very
nauseating smell and taste that no paiaate aU
can stand. There is no known method OF de-
stroying this onion. When 1t takes posses
sion of land Vt locates to stay. ,..
Every man who claims TO have an interest,"
in our town should show 1t by taking slock
4 GOOD many farmers were planting cotton
last week. Nothing is gained by planting De;
,ore the 18th Of April. Wait till the grouhu
gets warm and then plant.
Mr.. Richard Wilson is progressive lar.
mer and he believes in raising colts. lie now
has several.
there are very few OH hand TO supply the de,
mand The people cannot, IL seems, hoid
their seed. They feel sorry for the seed mills
and let them have them all: No doubt, . cot
ton seed will advance very much in price.
Western beef is sold by the butchers in Alb.
beville. The next step will be to order our
Vegetables from Chicago. The prevailing
Idea seems to be to raise as little as possible al
Miss Alice Clark one of Augustus most
charming citizens is expected IN AbDevllle
,Iis;tf miss Bessie :ste Norwood. S1s 90 W '
Miss Ellen Parker rides one of the best
horses in town. =,
Mr.. II. S. Galloway, Of Due West was In
town not long since and this writer was
pleased to meet him. He is one of the Al
Citizens of Due West and well known as an
able correspondent OF the papers.
party Of gentlemen from town Went doWn
to Island Ford on Little river to fish last
week. They were gone twenty-four hours and
fished diligently. Result: two small hsh
and about five very tired men.
Mr. lanes r Iatfmer of LowndeSville, is
one among the best men Of this county.
The Episcopal church is being generally
repaired. Mr. James Taggart Is bossing the
During this mont four persons In Abbeville
will give up single blessedness and there are
good many more who desire to do like
wise.
among the negroes on the upper end OF wash.
ington street. These are the kind OF negroes
who complain of hard times.