The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-29
sEMINoLE's CONTRIBUTION.
Fact and Comment for the Entertain.
ment Of the People.
LONG CANE, May IS. 1889

Fact ana comment lOr TIE LuteEtttlh>
Inent Of the People.
LONG CANE May rs, 1889.
Messrs Willie and James Stevenson have the
finest upland corn in the township. They
make a success of every thing they attempt
ways has q luxuriant growth even on worn
out land. .
The teachers of Abbeville county could be
benefited greatly by having, an Association
themselves. Teachers, paying their own ex
penses, will strive harder to be benehteo
thereby. The county has no more right 70
bear the expenses of Teachers Associa lion
than merchant has TO pay for the education
Some of the tillers of the sol say they, have
a good stand Of cotton-but 1t STANDS lar
apart. ,,,,
ing more religious and hospitable. There Is
flourishing Sunday School In nearly every
school-house and church, while the grown
people in every, neighborhood take an actiVe
Master Marcus D. Kelley, who has been
sick sometime, is improving.
II always pays to raise colts. Among tnose
who find this ind ustry prohta6le, We t1 mighl
W. w. l.. Keller. James Anderson, and we
could be able TO name dozens Of others who
are just as successful. Every man can raise
Il colt If he will only try. Heed the advice OF
and YOU will never have cause to regret IT..
Miss Jennie McIlwain, who has been teac n.
ing 1.-The young idea how to shoot" has CLOSED
her school near Due West, ana come nome ehs 10
Men in seeking new homes should consider
we'll before making the change. NO man can
be happy and contented in an Ignorant and
superstitious community. AN 1nteiilgenl
people, while exacting and severe In criticism;
are more reasonable and forgiving. The one
remembers wrong with hatred, while the
other forgives and forgeis. Intelligence
makes a man reasonable, while ignorance
his fellowman.
Miss Annie Agnew. OF Due West, was down
visiting relatives last week.
Roost" last Sunday. He will have regular
appointment there after this.
A vain man imagines be Is the pivot on
which society turns. A woman's vanity Is
nothing when compared to the Stiffness Of
Darwins monkey.
Some one has said, or was 1t q dream? that
new steel rails will actually be put on the
Abbeville branch railroad at an early day
The business done at Abbeville requires
new track, the thousands Of passenges over
this road daily demand 1t, and the tremen-
dous business which will be done by the cot
ton seed oil mill makes 1t an absolute necesl'
ty.
To be at Abbeville on Saturday and see the
amount Of corn and hay purchased by the
farmers makes one think this country mas
ceased to be agricultural. Men could save
money by cutting grass in the fall. Farmers
will continue to be "hard pressed" as long as
they depend entirely on the merchant for
supplies. Quit 1t at once.
Miss Emie Morrison, who Is attending the
Due West Female College, spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents.
A man leaped from the famous High Bridge
on the Cincinnati Southern railway, across
the Kentucky River, recently. The leap was
faa of
deep. He was not injured in the least, and he
says any one can do the same thing II ne
knows how to do it, and has confidence In
him SELF
Talmage's sermons in the Press and Banner
are alone worth the subscription price.
Miss Mary Mabry has fourishing school
near Long Cane creek.
Notwithstanding the dry weather Mr.. G. w.
Cromer has fine crop of small grain.
Mr.. Thomas j. Robertson goes to Donalds
very often. A pretty girl is the chief attrac-
tion, we presume.
We suggest that the County Commissioners
planks of the floor OF the bridge across Long
Cane at Morton's MILL.
Very little sickness. in this neighborhood
at this writing while insSmithville there is
Mr. G. W. Collins says that his cotton which
he planted in March looks better than that
which was planted In April. This Will be
some encouragement for farmers to plant ear
lier.
The man who stands on the merit Of his
and who has no worth In him,
self, should remember that all OF us have had
great grandfathers.
Mr.. W. H. Brooks, OF Abbeville, is doing
some nice work on Mr.. Oscar Cromer's house;
There will be a picnic at the Oak Hill
school house in Smithville township next
June lst. Mr.. Andy Church is ex.
pected to be on hand, OF course, will deliver
one of his funny speeches.
The grain crop will be short. but Mr.. oseor
Cromer is encouraged enough to purchase a
new reaper. Now he can with his sickle
keen. reap the bearded grain at a breath, and
the flowers that grow between"
Plums are plentiful this year but unusually
small. The dry weather is the cause no
doubt.
Mr. S. T. Cromer drives one OF the finest
horses IN the county.
Your correspondents r. S. G. and j. O. L.
should make up and be friends and bear in
mind that man in this country:s free to ex-
press his opinion without fear Of being pun
ished.
Miss Nancy McIlwain has been spending
the week at Abbeville with Mrs. II. p. Nell
vain who is quite sick.