The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-30
Write to the Press and Banner.

The Press and Badner wishes to secure a
correspondent from every part OF the county,
and will be glad to hear from any one who
may be willing to write. We wish to have
every community interested in the Press and
Banner, and will strive harder than ever 10
make the paper OF value to the people OF Abb
beville county.
While on this subject, we presume it would
not be amiss to copy letter which Pennsyl
vania editor sent to his correspondents
Some of the things to write about are shows,
concerts, etc. church stivuls, fairs and do
nations accidents asd destruction OF proper
ty by fire or flood deaths marriages men
ton people, who are at least comparatively
we'll known In your community, who are Ill
or are leaving your place for visit or to stay,
and whero they are going, or who are having
visitors, and the names OF the visitors and
the places where they are from Improve
ments in your community in the way OF new
buildings, etc. private parties, picnics, etc:
Accurate accounts of deaths, !. e., age, full
name, where buried, ETC., and marriages In
your neighborhood. If the pastors, at least.
are aware you are corresponding for paper,
they will no doubt give you oil the n>urriage
and death notices. and also church notices,
that they have. BY conversing with the ply
sicions In your community before writing,
you can keep we'll posted on accidents and re-
ceive only accurate information.
If you frequently put your neighbors'
names In the paper, they will take an interest
in your letter and also In the paper itself;
but be careful and spell all proper names cor
rectly and write them very plainly, SO that
the printer cannot make mistake, for there
is nothing that will disgust most people more
than to see their names spelled wrongly In
print. Write news that Will please the INTEL
ligent class Of people in your community, for
1t is they who will support the paper and who
will read what you write. There Is nothing
gained In attempting to please the worthless,
for they never read paper except occasional-
ly. when they mny borrow It, An occasional
puff will be appreciated and would not be out
Of place If the person Is worthy Of 1t; and AL
ways speak well OF churches and everything
else that Is for the public good.
The following are some OF the things not 10
write about: The weather and the condition
OF the mud, and old jokes they have read III
other papers. All accounts OF scandals or
street fights, or any other news that would be
unfit to bring into the family, or anything
that may lead to quit for libel, should be
left out. BE careful 10 say nothing that will
tend to make enemies. The correspondent
should never write letters Of which lie or she
would be ashamed TO have 1t publicly known
that they are the author.
We have seen letters published which con-
taincd Items like the following: III. u. went
to see his best girl the other night, but anoth-
er fellow was there and had cut him out. We
are onto you" No one but l.. q. would know
everyone else would be disguStod. No good
correspondent will say 81 certain parties
do not improve in their conduct in the future
they will be exposed" or lots Of scandal Is
being reported" or "Gossips are numerous
besides foolish and rOInlless Jokes. 1t does
not seem as though any one would write such
trash, but they do, and it is published.