The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-08-20
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Agricultural, Statistics, Chickens.
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Names. Officers. and Jimscracks
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q. w. Johnson, OF DonaldsviIle, was In the
city a few days. He reports every thing quiet
in his section, good crops and fair outlook
The friends of D. II. Magill will be glad to
learn that he has SO far recovered as to be able
to read the papers and talk politics.
field of bottom corn that shows Rap" has
not lost his cunning in producing corn q dry
year.
T. w. Morton has recently travelled from
Liberty Hill to Due West. He reports crops
between these points at 25 per cent. below last
year. He owns 1900 acres of land near Li6er-
ty Hill, in Edgefleld County. That section
the land can make. He thinks Of moving on
his Edgeneld place another year. We hope
he will not. Abbeville can spare some of her
citizens without loss, but IL Is not the class
that Mr.. Morton belongs to.
Mr. J. G. Mundy was seen upon our streets
last week. The recent continued rains follow
ing protracted dry spell has caused cotton to
not promise to mature in time to avoid an
a very early frost. He reports his Sabbath
School in flourishing condition. Mr. Mum
dy is doing good work in his vicinity.
Miss Anna Jones and Miss Susie Graydon
of our town have taken charge of flourish
ing school at Woodruff, in Spartanburg Coun'
ty; Miss Jones will take charge Of the MUS,
the exception OF Abbeville, they could not
have found prettier town or better people In
the Piedmont section of the State.
MISS kaLe BULLOCK, after SpeDulHB Il lew
weeks with her friends Misses Jones and
Graydon, has returned to her home near
Greenwood. She as all who visit our town
was delighted with her visit.
The March Convention is over "The Hurry
Burly's DONE" The battle is lost and won. II
the battle was still in doubt, this would be
one of the most bitter County campaigns ever
seen in this County. The MAXWELL Hemphill
| fight" would be bagatelle compared with It.
Tillman's early victory is all that stopped the
intolerant feeling that was growing apace;
and gradually separating life long friends.
notice very little feeling now. 1t is gradually
disappearing like the dew before the morning
sun now that reason has resumed It's sway
Things are as they should be. We cannot NJ
ford to get far apart, for our old enemy is pa.
| tiently waiting to enter the fray, and back ed
by the party in power, 1t will take all Of the
sons of Carolina to conquer him.
The office of County Commissioner is the
most important office in the gift of the people
slider it the hardest office In the Court House
to fill faithfully and economically. There
should never be q clean sweep In this Office II
it can be avoided AT least one OF the old
board should always be returned In order 70
drill the new officers. new officer Is usual.
ly slow and fearful OF making mistakes, and
until the faculty, which only comes by prac.
tice and experience is acquired, mistakes Will
occur. These mistakes, errors, and want ol
Judgment and experience In this Office means
more dollars out OF the pockets OF the tax
payers.
| The Tax Books In the Auditors Office show
that Abbeville has eight thousand five hun
dred tax payers The given names OF seven
teen hundred and fifty Of them begins with
| the letter j, or an average of more than one IN
| m a., To chnyc hot bo N q