The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27
A NEW FACE AT THE DOOR, MY FRIEND.
Welcome Dots from q New Source.
Andy Crunch as q spellar, and N
Farmer.-Sewins Machines to be-
Rum by a Mysterious POwer...The
Press and Banner on the TOpmost
Wave OF Public Favor-..Sensible
Talk on Schools.
SMrTHvILLE, 8. c., March %, 1880.

SMITHvILLE, 8. c., March %, 1880.
Mr.. T. N. Tolbert and Mr.. John II. Davis
started to plant corn on the 18th.
Mr.. Steadman breaches at Tranquil on the
second and forth Sundays. and Mr. Dantzler,
This is Mr.. Steadman's first year on the
Greenwood circuit and he, like Mr.. Dantzler,
is giving general satisfaction.
Mr.. William I. Radcliffe, OF the Gilgal set:
tlement on Long Cane, was happily married
TO Miss Mamie Gordon, on Tuesday the 10th
inst.
of humor and common sense. Those who
have been reading Mr.. Crunch's writing In
the Greenwood Tribune will notice that he has
made wonderful Improvement In spelling.
distant day. Like him, we believe such spell
ing will be adopted gradually, but surely.
What blessing Il Vii be TOR school Gh,aren, h
phonology shall be brought about
Mr.. John a. Davis and Mr.. Isaac A. Keller:
have each three as fine colts as can 6e fSana 70
raise their own horses: Their example should
be initiated. II the advice OF the Press and
Banner in regard to this subject should be
ntaqeJ Mr J. ". Rykard, the Eison Of South Car
olina, showed US his model Of his sewing ma
chine motor The operator has nothing TO do
winds the motor. and the machine will be
kept In motion. We are firmly convinced
that this invention OF Mr. Rykard,s will
be complete success: u Mr. Eykara mas al
fly fun, and 1t was whispered about that
this Edison had deceived nature..and applied
perpetual motion tO watch. what next?
Mr.. William Riley, OF Abbeville. visits In
this community quite often. Some attrac-
tion.
The young people have organized a singing
club and meet every Saturday evening at one
&c fIA ainhh Thav
quite a delightful time at Mr.. Thomas N.
Smiths last Saturday evening.
Rev. Mr.. Kilgo, Of Spartanburg, Will preach
at Tranquil OIL the 5th Sunday In thia m onth.
Mr.. Jay Hinton always has sweet potatoes
the year round. Others can, too.
The people Of Smithville are loud In their
once have we heard this, 1t Is the best county
paper In the State. They look for its weekly
visits as anxiously as they do for their daily
meals 90,
will build mill at the old site OF Morton's
Mr.. w. Oscar Cromer is building, a new
house. He had the misfortune to lose his
Able bodied men In China work for one and
two cents a day. In this country they COM
plain when they receive from two to five dol
Mr. James w. Fife, the teacher of Oak Hill
Sunday School, is quite popular with the
young folks. His explanations OF the scrip
lures are clear. simple and concise.
A public road Is needed from Mr.. Foster
Crorner's by way of the Raply Shoales, out to
MIR Willie a. Calverts. This route would be
great convenience to the travelling public.
The roads In the county are better worked
than we have ever seen them. 1t has truth
fully been said that the roads are an index TO
the character OF the inhabitants OF q country.
The public school system, the financial
part, will continue to be failure so long as
the people expect the county to support and
superlntend the schools without their assis-
tance. They expect too much from too little.
We heartily agree with the Press and Banner
that the public fund should be used merely as
q supp pleinent AMI not as alwhole, as Is too Of
ten the case. The scholastic year should be ten
months, instead Of four or five. The average
child will learn more In one year OF tel
months. regularly at school, than he will ny
going three years, five months each year. we
Know whereof we speak when We make this
last assertion. ,
DIR. George Jones, of Anderson, the travel.
Ing dentist, was In this community not long
since
Mr. r. G. McLees Is visiting the schools or
the county. From what we hear, we are satls-
fled that Mr.. McLees will make an excellent
'0"o0' SEMINOLE.